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    [The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

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We're obviously looking forward to the Swedish Rally, as it's one of the most enjoyable rallies of the year for read more

We're obviously looking forward to the Swedish Rally, as it's one of the most enjoyable rallies of the year for a driver.

by Chris Atkinson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I threw him back. Then I held him on his back for a minute.

I threw him back. Then I held him on his back for a minute.

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I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six read more

I think other benefits are being utilized today more often than sabbaticals as retention tools. Instead of giving us six weeks off a year, employees are demanding more day to day flexibility, like the ability to telecommute, flex-time and child care or elder-care benefits. Those are the other areas where we are seeing real growth, while sabbaticals are sort of going up and down.

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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

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The war on terrorism is still his strong suit.

The war on terrorism is still his strong suit.

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By broadening their programming (with more entertainment-oriented shows) and still keeping it under the legal drama umbrella that their niche read more

By broadening their programming (with more entertainment-oriented shows) and still keeping it under the legal drama umbrella that their niche is, they've been able to generate higher ratings. They've certainly raised the profile in the buying community with these types of programs, and to separate the two helps distinguish one from the other, so you have an entertainment network that's still Court TV with legal type of programming.

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Steven Ross has concurred that this plan will meet the Office of Human Rights' concern and will disperse the (English read more

Steven Ross has concurred that this plan will meet the Office of Human Rights' concern and will disperse the (English as a Second Language) population across the district.

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I don't think we expected so many medals. I think it's a very good start.

I don't think we expected so many medals. I think it's a very good start.

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