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...limited understanding of what purpose Widener serves has not always been the norm. Matthew Battles, Houghton librarian and author of the recent book Widener: Biography of a Library, pointed out in an e-mail that until about a decade ago, “library access was granted on the honor system. Students of local colleges in particular were welcome to use the reading room and had reference privileges. Under the umbrella of this policy, people entered Widener who only wanted to see the place.” Nonetheless, security concerns, noise and crowding all contributed to the restriction of access...
...pirates threaten to capture Mabel and her sisters—and Major General lies to spare them—Frederick is obliged to return to the pirate ship due to an unfortunate loophole in his contract. The remainder of the story unfolds in a whirlwind of action, honor and a final act of mercy...
...really big honor because you knew there were very distinguished guests in the audience,” Shanahan said. Though the crowd was full of VIPs, she said, they were “loosened up, really in a festive mood” when the Callbacks arrived at 9:30 p.m. “The only awkward thing,” she said, “was that...right behind where we were singing and people were giving speeches there was this enormous, 50-foot long dinosaur skeleton...
Most of the former Soviet states have chosen their path to the future—establishing Western-style democracies or drifting toward authoritarianism. Ukraine is now standing at a pivotal moment in its history in which it can choose to honor the rule of law, a foundational notion of Western order, or descend into political chaos. Though we badly want to see Yushchenko become president of Ukraine, establishing the rule of law as the basis of Ukraine’s political system will be more important than defeating Moscow’s candidate this time around...
...Frankly, my expectations were high, and it greatly exceeded my expectations. I came in as a businessperson and wanted to cut taxes. I wanted to expand freedom throughout the world, and we've had great success. To be a little part of that is quite an honor...