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• Review: Stand and Deliver by Scarlet Blackwell

  
  Speak Its Name — Authority: 128
  When Lucien Mayer, 14th Earl of Ravensberry is taken hostage by a gang of highwaymen, he is drawn to the damaged, reclusive Ambrosius and the dangerous, brooding Dante. Torn between escaping and satisfying his body’s needs, his life will never be the same again.Review by ErastesOh dear, I thought. Another ...
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• Saint Laurent’s everyday objects to be auctioned (AP)

  
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  AP – The 18th century porcelain Yves Saint Laurent ate from, a Cartier watch he used to wear, the leopard-print couches and gilded chairs he lounged on: It’s all to hit the auction blocks as the late French couturier’s longtime partner liquidates their art-and-knicknack-filled residences. Originally posted ...
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• George Whitefield Comments on Jonathan Edwards’ Family Life

  
  Lex Loizides' Blog — Authority: 458
  This is Part Four on Whitefield’s Visit to Northampton (see Part One , Two and Three ) When Evangelist George Whitefield visited the American colonial town of Northampton, he had the privilege of staying with Jonathan and Sarah Edwards and their family. Edwards and Whitefield – Similarities and ...
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• 1780: Corregidor Antonio de Arriaga, by his slave

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 425
  On this date in 1780, Incan-Peruvian indigenous leader Tupac Amaru launched his insurrection against the Spanish with the public execution of a Spanish corregidor . Antonio de Arriaga, as Spain’s man in Tungasuca, had as part of his job description forcing curacas to extract the crown’s tribute from the ...
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• Walkin’ about Wallabout

  
  Ephemeral New York — Authority: 528
  Wallabout is either a dressed-up name for the gritty area abutting the Brooklyn Navy Yard and sliced by the BQE. Or it’s a true neighborhood with a vibe distinct from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to the north. Whatever your take, Wallabout is a stronghold of Brooklyn history that’s worth a look. The name ...
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• 18th Century Russian Mini Portrait Sold At Auction

  
  bLavish — Authority: 126
  A miniature portrait of 18th century Russian Czar Peter the Great has just sold at auction for $1.3 million.Sotheby’s auction house hosted the event where the diamond-encrusted frame received much attention.  This mini portrait pictured with Czar in blue cape and sash, there are thought to be 10 of these minis ...
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• Stand and Deliver by Scarlet Blackwell

  
  Speak Its Name — Authority: 128
  When Lucien Mayer, 14th Earl of Ravensberry is taken hostage by a gang of highwaymen, he is drawn to the damaged, reclusive Ambrosius and the dangerous, brooding Dante. Torn between escaping and satisfying his body’s needs, his life will never be the same again.Review by ErastesOh dear, I thought. Another ...
  3 days ago

• No Signal

  
  blue cat — Authority: 118
  Just in case anyone tries to get me on the mobile this week, its switched off, because there practically no reception in this part of the Highlands. Which did lead to this slightly frustrating answerphone message: PHONE: Hello, this is (static) from BBC Drama, (static) to say that (static) commission! So thats good! ...
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• Rare cloisonné enamels sold @ Bonhams

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 150
  A rare cloisonné and champlevé enamel figure of Guanyin, 18th century. © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The tall and graceful figure dynamically posed slightly turned to the left, with the hands held in front, the left hand held in harina mudra and the right holding onto to the left hand, the gilt face with a serene ...
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• George Whitefield visits Jonathan Edwards (part 3)

  
  Lex Loizides' Blog — Authority: 458
  George Whitefield, probably in his twenties Part Three ( see Part One and Part Two ) In the autumn of 1740, English Evangelist George Whitefield finally met the man he had so respected, Jonathan Edwards. Both these men were Reformed, (or, ‘Calvinistic’) in their theology and practice, ...
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• Review: Drawing the Veil by Stevie Woods

  
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  The exciting prequel to Beyond the Veil! Read how Malik became the pirate captain who fell for Robert, and how he was forced into a life of pain, fear and violence following his capture by the Corsairs.Review by ErastesThis is a prequel and sequel to “Beyond the Veil” which was reviewed earlier on the Blog.Like ...
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• Child scurvy cases rising

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Scurvy is on the rise among children in England according to official figures.
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• Writing, writing

  
  Gina-B Silkwork, Passementerie & Costume Accessories — Authority: 98
  Ive just finished my latest article for Your Wardrobe Unlockd: the Costume Makers Companion , "Embellinshing with Ribbons: Bows, Rosettes and Cockades". This should be published in the December issue. It has step-by-step photos so that you can produce some of these yourself, and Im hoping that all of my instructions ...
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• The Shunpike - Charlemont, Mass.

  
  New England Travels — Authority: 114
  Still lingering in Charlemont, Mass. (see Tuesday’s post on the Bissell Bridge), we come upon this historical marker for the “Shunpike.” You can read for yourself that it marks the spot on the colonial road (now called The Mohawk Trail by the tourism industry and called Rte 2 and Rte. 8A by the mapmakers), ...
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• George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards (part 2)

  
  Lex Loizides' Blog — Authority: 458
  Part Two (see Part One) Whitefield preaches in Edwards’ home George Whitefield continues his account of meeting the Edwards family in Northampton in 1740: ‘In the Evening, I gave a Word of Exhortation to several that came to Mr. Edward’s House. My Body was somewhat weak; my Appetite almost gone; But my ...
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• Just £199.00 for Two Night Bed & Breakfast Break For Two At The Royal Oak Hotel - Experiences

  
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  £199.00 Info / Buy Product Information The Royal Oak Hotel in Sevenoaks was originally built as a coaching inn in the 18th Century and now offers a range of individually furnished rooms which are sympathetic to the hotels historic charm and provide modern ...
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• Coffee Lovers Dream Discover Costa Rica Coffee

  
  Food & Recipes Tips — Authority: 131
  If it’s been a while since you tried Costa Rica coffee, you may want to try it again. Changes in coffee production and an attempt to keep up with the growing market for coffee and gourmet coffee has caused some…
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• Bayonets at Midnight: The Battle of Stony Point

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 124
  When British troops captured the river fortress at Stony Point, New York, in 1779, George Washington was determined to drive them out with force and fixed bayonets.
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• George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards (part 1)

  
  Lex Loizides' Blog — Authority: 458
  When he was just 25 years old, the English Evangelist George Whitefield visited Northampton, the town made famous by a revival in the 1730’s . The Princeton Theological Review (Vol 2, No.4, 1904), speaking of the impact of  the Great Awakening in both Great Britain and America, declared that ‘The chief ...
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• 1793: The smitten Adam Lux

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 425
  Among all the strange and pathetic love-stories of the Revolution, when hearts were won within prison walls and wedded by the guillotine, is there another as fantastic and wonderful as that of Adam Luchs? ( Source ) Adam Lux (as he’s better known, and a fitter name to his character could hardly be invented), ...
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