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    Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hopi masks auctioned in Paris amid outrage and legal objections

    This post has been corrected. See below for details. The gavel came down on 70 sacred Hopi Indian masks at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday, generating $1.2 million for the owners and auctioneers – and anger and emotional cries from...

    Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Museums

    2. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. The expat life: Going south of the border

    In June 2009, my husband Sam and I slammed down the hatchback of our Honda CRV, the interior bulging with containers of Legos and books, school supplies and board games, and a box of shoes, a tin of Old Bay in the glove compartment. On the roof was a plastic carrier with as much clothing as we could stuff into it: the necessities of five soon-to-be expatriates.
    In June 2009, my husband Sam and I slammed down the hatchback of our Honda CRV, the interior bulging with containers of Legos and books, school supplies and board games, and a box of shoes, a tin of Old Bay in the glove compartment. On the roof was a...

    Tags: Heifer International, Tacos, Honda, Music, Customs and Tradition

    3. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. International service helps us all

    The following commentary was written by Terry Newton, president of Rotary Club of Petoskey.                                  Recently we have seen a new TV ad asking the question where you will be when you see the news that cancer has been cured. This...

    Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Polio, Executive Branch, Charity, Mercy Ships

    4. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mexico trying to stop antiquities sale at Sotheby's in Paris

    Another antiquities auction has turned into another international art dispute. This time it’s the sale, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Sotheby’s in Paris, of the Barbier-Mueller Collection of Pre-Columbian art from Mexico and Central...

    Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service, Government, Politics, Mexico

    5. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Hong Kong Film Festival: A film that deals with memory (and Macau)

    HONG KONG -- There is a moment in “The Last Time I Saw Macau” -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the...

    Tags: Film Festivals, Hong Kong, Communist Party of China, Festive Events, Josef von Sternberg

    6. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Your Scene: Cave dwelling in India

    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are said to present the start of classical Indian art.
    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are...

    Tags: Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Canon EOS

    7. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Fate of Timbuktu manuscripts uncertain as library burns

    The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as <a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90O0C720130128">French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu</a> from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there.
    The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there. Timbuktu is the last major city occupied...

    Tags: Laws, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Islam, Libraries

    8. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Travel Postcard: 48 hours at the top of Europe

    INTERLAKEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Virgin, the Monk, and the Ogre &mdash; in German, the Jungfrau, the Moench and the Eiger &mdash; are three classic Swiss mountains that for centuries have drawn artists, thrill-seekers and tourists.
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    INTERLAKEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Virgin, the Monk, and the Ogre — in German, the Jungfrau, the Moench and the Eiger — are three classic Swiss mountains that for centuries have drawn artists, thrill-seekers and tourists. For a weekend...

    Tags: Landforms, Railway Transportation, Glaciers, Mark Twain, Transportation

    9. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Paella perfection

    VALENCIA, Spain &mdash; I first tasted paella in an impromptu campground in northern Spain. The evening fog, like a friend with a surprise party up its sleeve, followed my camper down a narrow mountain road, preventing escape. The fog also had brought the Pedroso family to the same spot, and we decided to share a meal.
    VALENCIA, Spain — I first tasted paella in an impromptu campground in northern Spain. The evening fog, like a friend with a surprise party up its sleeve, followed my camper down a narrow mountain road, preventing escape. The fog also had brought the...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Valencia (Spain), Seafood

    10. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Russia by river

    SVIRSTROY, Russia &mdash; On the bank of the Svir River, about 160 miles northeast of St. Petersburg, lies a remote village that symbolizes this vast nation's struggle to reinvent itself after communism.
    SVIRSTROY, Russia — On the bank of the Svir River, about 160 miles northeast of St. Petersburg, lies a remote village that symbolizes this vast nation's struggle to reinvent itself after communism. An 8-year-old named Peter, maybe after the...

    Tags: Politics, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Christianity, Tour Operations Industry, Travel

    11. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Major art museum group bolsters rules for acquiring ancient art

    The ethics for adding ancient works to American art museum collections became substantially more stringent five years ago when the Assn. of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) decided to set the bar higher -- prompted by complaints from Italy, Greece and other...

    Tags: Maxwell Anderson, Italy, Ethics, The Getty, Values

    12. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Timbuktu manuscripts said to be spared

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Ancient manuscripts feared to have been burned as Islamic extremists fled Timbuktu, Mali, appear to have been largely spared, researchers with the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project said Wednesday, citing local sources familiar with the collections.</span>
    Ancient manuscripts feared to have been burned as Islamic extremists fled Timbuktu, Mali, appear to have been largely spared, researchers with the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project said Wednesday, citing local sources familiar with the collections. Sources...

    Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Religion and Belief, Islam, Theft, Research

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