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Kumeyaay culture passed down through generations
ALPINE — Culture is something that is handed down generation after generation to keep it alive. In every culture on earth, the elders teach the young how to live, act, and speak in order to survive in society. The Kumeyaay are no different.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:07:59 -0700
'Culture of dependence' in N. Ireland?
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Northern Ireland suffers from "worklessness," which contributes to high levels of divorce and alcoholism, Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said Thursday. Northern Ireland - Conservative - Iain Duncan Smith - Politics - Government
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:01 -0700
Highland Village Museum Society Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary of Preserving Gaelic Culture
Highland Village Museum, a living history museum and folk life centre, preserves and shares the Gaelic culture and heritage of Nova Scotia with special activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Highland Village Society
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0700
Unsinkable spirit: Margaret Crow recalls fateful summer of '39, when she survived U-boat attack
After a European summer of high culture and spendthrift shopping, the "Dallas society girls," as newspapers would call them, started home aboard the SS Athenia. Margaret Crow was among them, and seated for dinner when the German torpedo hit. It was 71 years ago today.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:22:18 -0700
Are Universities Worth It?
What ought universities to be doing? And are they doing it?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:21:06 -0700
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