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29 Aug 2012, 1:10 pm
” That early Roman work was found in 1611, sold to the Borghese family, and later bought by Napoleon and moved to Paris. [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 9:37 am
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 5:46 am
" Of course that's all very interesting, but it's like trying to explain how a traffic light works by relating the history of the Napoleonic Wars. [read post]
3 Jun 2007, 5:35 am
The current constitutional challenge to three of the Bali 9 death sentences may not be enough to save their lives - even if they win.Andrew Chan, Scott Rush and Myuran Sukumaran have taken the case against their death sentences for heroin smuggling to the Indonesia's Constitutional Court.They are challenging the validity of laws used to sentence them to death despite a guarantee of the 'right to life' in the country's constitution.Professor Tim Lindsey, Director of the Asian Law… [read post]
26 Oct 2016, 3:57 am
Napoleon Community Schools, a case to be argued next week stemming from a school district’s refusal to allow a disabled child to bring her service dog to school with her; though the court will decide only the technical question of “whether the Fry family must exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act before they can pursue their suit for damages under the other federal disabilities laws,” a “victory for the Frys in the case… [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 2:03 pm
"Anecdotes" is the operative word here: in sum, 26 more or less free-standing vignettes about people who were, or wanted to be, or should have been, fixtures on the Parisian during "the Enlightenment"--defined by Fumaroli as the 100/101 years between the treaties that ended the War of Spanish Succession (1713-14) and the first fall of Napoleon (1814). [read post]
29 Sep 2007, 10:58 am
Mary, Queen of Scots and Napoleon, Stalin, Ned Kelly and many of the aristocrats who lost their heads during the French revolution have all been immortalised in this way, but the art has, as it were, died out, its function replaced by photography and, more recently, videos of departed loved ones. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 10:33 am
Charon QCAnd Finally...The world's strangest lawsDid you know it's illegal in France to name a pig Napoleon? [read post]
11 May 2010, 8:48 pm
"Hangzhou's Lakeside International Famous Brand Street, one of the city's high-end districts, is the most developed in the country, integrating a high-end business concept modeled after Milan's Via Monte Napoleone shopping district. [read post]
12 Sep 2005, 8:47 am
However, Louisiana uses the old Napoleonic Code when it comes to estates, and while certain changes have been made recently that eases some of the unusual provisions that are not found in a lot of other states, the way Wills are still required to be written (especially those written prior to some of the recent law revisions) seem to baffle many non-Louisiana probate attorneys. [read post]
15 May 2014, 10:44 am
The drafting of the country’s own constitution as an act of independence came after Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden as a result of the Napoleonic Wars. [read post]
1 Aug 2008, 3:19 am
And two, they forced these neighbors to accept their (nomadic) definition of war.Genghis Khan was their prime avatar--with his descendants, perhaps the most successful and effective military presence in history, certainly in the last thousand years (yes, counting Napoleon and Hitler). [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 5:00 am
Did you know Napoleon appointed a woman as his Chief Air Minister of Ballooning? [read post]
16 Sep 2012, 9:28 pm
Napoleon was actually a protégé of Robespierre, and was placed under house arrest after the Thermodorian reaction. [read post]
28 Sep 2024, 12:20 pm
Swearing in of the inaugural BoardLeft) Ron Herman with Judges Samantha Feuer and Sarah Shullman, and Wellington Mayor Michael Napoleone Upcoming Events and Opportunities at JLA As part of ongoing efforts to engage the community, JLA is hosting U.S. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 9:01 pm
But after the invasion of Peter Gelb, the new Napoleon of 66th Street, a production this unobjectionable can seem quaint, almost perfunctory, so much is it dominated by inevitable and invidious comparisons with What They Can Do at the Met. [read post]
3 Feb 2007, 9:23 am
" So, like Napoleon Bonaparte and other enemies of the state sent into exile before him, Phillips left his home in Kingston, N.H., journeying to Massachusetts on Thursday.... [read post]
27 May 2024, 12:46 pm
This is not a plan – it’s a review which could cost billions and is only needed because the Tories hollowed out the Armed Forces to their smallest size since Napoleon. [read post]
23 Oct 2011, 10:55 am
Similarly, Napoleon Hill (pictured left), author of “Think and Growth Rich” wrote many years ago, (paraphrase): “a thought not only impacts the individual who creates it, but once shared, spreads in many different directions affecting many people. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 3:21 pm
Prettier Than Napoleon. [read post]
