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Big Increase of Brazilians, Belizeans Counted as Latino Due to U.S. Census Processing Error

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Apr 19, 202312 min read

Big Increase of Brazilians, Belizeans Counted as Latino Due to U.S. Census Processing Error

If you answered ‘Yes’, and wrote in a federally defined non-Hispanic country, your response would be changed to ‘No’. However, those...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Apr 10, 20232 min read

Cuckoos: Spring, Music and Cuckoldry

The cuckoo’s call inspires music and signifies the arrival of spring. The bird’s habits, on the other hand, symbolize cuckoldry in...

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Belize Reaffirms Ties With Taiwan on Leader’s Visit

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Apr 3, 20236 min read

Belize Reaffirms Ties With Taiwan on Leader’s Visit

President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City, Belize (Photo by Taiwan...

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April 19: Lithium Plan Deadline Extended for Public

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 29, 202323 min read

April 19: Lithium Plan Deadline Extended for Public

Of the 35 fauna species of conservation concern, 15 are birds. Montagu’s harrier is one of three endangered birds in the proposed mining...

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Smithsonian Head in Egypt: "Power of History"

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 25, 202324 min read

Smithsonian Head in Egypt: "Power of History"

“I (had) always thought that it was much more important that I was the first historian (to lead the Smithsonian) because the Smithsonian...

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Portugal Delays Contested Rural Fire Rules

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 21, 20235 min read

Portugal Delays Contested Rural Fire Rules

Portugal has one of the highest wildfire-risk rankings in Europe. Researchers cite the same contributing factors: shifting demographics...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 17, 20234 min read

Belize Promotes Soursop Cultivation

Brazilian agronomist, Dr. Abel Rebouças, reveals a soursop's edible white pulp and fiber along with a core of indigestible black seeds. A...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 9, 20235 min read

Unsung Riches of Coimbra Museum

The Machado de Castro National Museum is named for the Coimbra native who was a renowned sculptor throughout Europe in the 18th and early...

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Portugal: Have Your Say on Lithium-Battery Plant by March 20

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Mar 1, 20239 min read

Portugal: Have Your Say on Lithium-Battery Plant by March 20

The economy of the municipality of Sines depends on energy, oil refining port activity, fishing, tourism and trade. A proposal for a...

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 8: "It's Up to Me" and Epilogue)

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 28, 20232 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 8: "It's Up to Me" and Epilogue)

Thompson Memorial Chapel, an interfaith sanctuary at Williams College, was completed in 1904 in memory of Frederick Ferris Thompson...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 22, 202321 min read

The Intricate History of Black Colleges

Students at Atlanta University, chartered by the American Missionary Association in 1869 (Photo from Era of progress and promise,...

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 7: "Looking for a Star")

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 21, 20232 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 7: "Looking for a Star")

Baxter Hall (1954-2004), on the left, housed the Snack Bar, student union and dining hall. It was named for James Phinney Baxter III,...

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Portugal’s Iberian Wolf Delays Lithium Mine Approval

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 20, 20233 min read

Portugal’s Iberian Wolf Delays Lithium Mine Approval

The Iberian wolf, endangered in Portugal, is protected by national and international laws. Despite sustained protest, the Portuguese...

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 6: "Choice: Illusory")

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 14, 20233 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 6: "Choice: Illusory")

Mission Hill leads to Mission Park, named for the 10-acre tract of land bought by a group of Williams alumni in 1855 to commemorate the...

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White Storks’ Population Soars in Portugal

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 12, 20236 min read

White Storks’ Population Soars in Portugal

White storks in the municipality of Alvito, Beja District, in the Alentejo (Photo by Ines Catry) Thirty years ago, the white stork was a...

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 5: "Bolting")

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 7, 20232 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 5: "Bolting")

On the Green River, South Williamstown, Massachusetts (By John Lee Fitch, 1836-1895) CHAPTER 2 Like a wild mare, I bolted from the walls...

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Portuguese Students Defied Salazar: A Coimbra Exhibit

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Feb 3, 202317 min read

Portuguese Students Defied Salazar: A Coimbra Exhibit

Jorge Sampaio, (4th from left in center) during a student protest at the University of Lisbon, where he graduated from the School of Law....

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 4: "Bringing Up the Sun")

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jan 31, 20232 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 4: "Bringing Up the Sun")

The dining hall at Williams College's dormitory, Mission Park, whose name is associated with the birth of U.S. foreign Christian missions...

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"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 3: "Riding the Wind")

@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jan 24, 20231 min read

"Sacred Waters: 19 and Pregnant" (Chapter 3: "Riding the Wind")

The Celtic knot represents the three forces of nature: water, fire and earth. The single line is said to signify the oneness of the...

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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood

Jan 22, 20234 min read

Portugal's Oldest Person Dies at 112

Isabel Gomes Sarmento on her 111th birthday in 2021 Isabel Gomes Sarmento, the oldest known person in Portugal, died at age 112 in a...

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