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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
Gambino, the musical stage name of actor Donald Glover, was sued by Emelike Nwosuocha, who performs as Kidd Wes, in May 2021. Regarding copyright fair use, are we being ruled from beyond the grave by artists who died young? The Supreme Court just decided an important fair use case...
London’s National Portrait Gallery reopens today to the public, after the Princess of Wales officially was invited to unveil its latest commission by Tracey Emin. The National Portrait Gallery is the UK’s premiere exhibition space for portraits of important figures in Britain’s history and culture. First opened in 1856, the...
A new display of photographs shares the journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK. From 1948 to 1971, a remarkable chapter unfolded in the history of the UK, as hundreds of people from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean embarked on a voyage aboard the...
Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
LONDON.- This seasons major evening sale of Modern & Contemporary art at Sothebys London is set to star four extraordinary pieces by three visionaries of British Art: Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach and Frank Dobson. Coming to auction from a distinguished private collection, all four works were created within just a...
Who is Laufey? Well, a simple search will reveal that they are a figure in Norse mythology and the mother of Loki. But in reality, it is the first name of an Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist that has brought the world of jazz, bossa-nova and to a whole new generation....
Deadline to apply for Finance Committee June 9 at 5 p.m. The town is accepting applications to fill a spot on the Finance Committee. To apply visit andoverma.gov and look under news and announcements. Members of the committee oversee the town’s finances, including by reviewing budgets and making recommendation on...
Members of the Delaware County Public Safety Committee were impressed by a new accident reconstruction software demonstration. “The software has already proven worthwhile,” County Sheriff Craig DuMond said. Investigator David Barnes said he was completing part of the training on the software when a fatal accident happened along county Route...
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