Hall of Fame grows; Gardner High inducts 7 more.
Byline: Jay Gearan GARDNER - Seven more individuals entered the Gardner High School Hall of Fame for Extraordinary Achievement last Saturday in an award ceremony and banquet at the Polish American Citizens' Club. Three alumni inductees included Richard "Red" Blanchard from the class of 1938....

History in a glass.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even though milk is already Louisiana's official state drink, some lawmakers wanted to designate Sazerac the "official state cocktail." It's the first cocktail invented in New Orleans and represents "history in a glass," according to Ann Tuennerman, founder of the annual New Orleans Tales of...

Contemporary readings in globalization.
9781412944717 Contemporary readings in globalization. Ed. by Scott R. Sernau. Pine Forge Press 2008 226 pages $29.95 Paperback JZ1318 Designed as a text or supplemental reader for undergraduate social science courses,...

A brief history of the Caribbean.
9780816070213 A brief history of the Caribbean. Figueredo, D.H. and Frank Argote-Freyre. Facts On File, Inc. 2008 310 pages $45.00 Hardcover Brief history F2175 This reference for high school...

Annual review of global peace operations, 2008.
9781588265647 Annual review of global peace operations, 2008. Center on International Cooperation. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2008 373 pages $27.50 Paperback JZ6374 A project of the Center on International Cooperation at...

Helen G. (Mastorakis) Lazarides, 91.
STUART, FL Helen G. (Mastorakis) Lazarides, 91, of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Worcester, entered into eternal rest with her Lord, Thursday, February 21st, 2008, in Stuart, Florida. Helen's husband, George A. Lazarides passed away in 1960. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Lazarides; sister, Mary Fountas...

The prophet and power; Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the international community, and Haiti.
9780742538313 The prophet and power; Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the international community, and Haiti. Dupuy, Alex. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 239 pages $29.95 Paperback Critical currents in Latin American perspective F1928 ...

The double weakness of girls: discrimination and sexual violence in Haiti.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION A. From Slavery to Independence B. "Where Pigs Feast and People Starve" III. PRACTICES OF DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS IN HAITI A. Fieldwork and Research Methods B. Discrimination and Sexual Abuse Behind the Family Door C. The Girl's Body as Property: the...

Negotiating Democracy for Haiti.
Title: Negotiating Democracy for Haiti Review by Lars Schoultz Book Reviewed: Plunging into Haiti: Clinton, Aristide, and the Defeat of Diplomacy. By Ralph Pezzullo. (Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2006), 312 pp. In September 1991 the Haitian military overthrew the elected government...

Haiti and Latin America.
In 2005, several Haitians attended the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil in a desperate attempt to tell all who would listen about the United States-backed coup d'etat just 10 months earlier that led to the ouster of their democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Haiti has always been...