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Washington's Whiskey

George Washington’s retirement venture had a high alcohol content. Mount Vernon’s Director of Preservation, Dennis Pogue, leads us on a tour through Washington’s whiskey distillery.




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George Washington's Farewell

George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address teems with advice that rings true today. Listen to interpreter Ron Carnegie read excepts from the timeless epistle.




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Williamsburg's Blacksmith

Williamsburg’s blacksmith transforms crude metal into elegant, functional tools. Master Blacksmith Ken Schwarz details the trade.




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The Wooden Teeth That Weren't

At his inauguration, George Washington had just one tooth left. Mount Vernon curator Laura Simo describes history’s most famous set of dentures.




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We'll Drink to That

Alcohol quenched nearly every thirst there was in colonial America. Author Ed Crews explains why the preference existed and how the prevailing medical wisdom supported it.



  • Food and Drink
  • Health & Life
  • alcohol

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Williamsburg's Courthouse

The Courthouse is a symbol of the presence of the law in the colonial community. Tom Hay tells this original building’s history.




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History's Myths

Myths abound in history’s retelling. Historian and author Mary Miley Theobald shares some of her favorites.




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The Colonist's Summer Wardrobe

Southerners adapt to summer temperatures in every century. Curator Linda Baumgarten tells us how to dress for the heat in colonial style on this week’s podcast.




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Williamsburg's Indian School

The Indian School at the College of William and Mary was conceived for the religious conversion of Indians. Professor Jim Axtell shares the storied building’s history.




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"The Black Chambers" from RevQuest: Save the Revolution!

An onsite game embroils players in a Revolutionary spy’s world of danger, loyalty, codes and plots. “The Black Chambers” is game three in “RevQuest: Save the Revolution” series.




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Opening Anderson's Armoury

Anderson’s Armoury opens after years of research and reconstruction. Two of the project’s leads talk about the culmination of a project that changes the shape of the Revolutionary City and the narrative of a country at war.




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Slavery and the School: The College's Forgotten Past

A painful history is suppressed, until a humble schoolhouse provides a means of sharing a story of mercy. William and Mary’s Professor Terry Meyers details his search for the structure that housed the first Bray School, and his hopes for finding proof at the College of “a bright spot in an otherwise dark narrative.”



  • Archaeology & Conservation
  • Buildings and Sites
  • education
  • slavery
  • william and mary

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Raising Williamsburg's Market House

A town’s market house was a bustling hubbub of vendors, shoppers, and business. Colonists from all walks of life mingled on market days: housewives, servants, slaves, and tavern keepers. The market was the heart of the community, and as such, it was tightly regulated and regularly inspected. Architectural Historian Carl Lounsbury introduces the latest reconstruction […]




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The Greatest Actor You've Never Heard Of

Onstage, bombastic actors bellowed. Backstage, privileged gentlemen roamed free. Enter David Garrick, the man who changed acting and reformed the theater. His innovations are with us yet, from footlights to scrims. Supervisor of Performing Arts Kevin Ernst tells the history.




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Sweet Tea & Barley

Sweet Tea & Barley is Colonial Williamsburg’s newest restaurant located in the Williamsburg Lodge. Chefs Anthony Frank and Sean Gonzalez chat about what went into creating a new southern-inspired restaurant and some of the dishes they put on the menu.




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[ASAP] Gut Microbial Profiles in <italic toggle="yes">Nereis succinea</italic> and Their Contribution to the Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07854




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[ASAP] Sex-Specific Bioamplification of Halogenated Organic Pollutants during Silkworm (<italic toggle="yes">Bombyx mori</italic>) Metamorphosis and Their Adverse Effects on Silkworm Development

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07585




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[ASAP] Planktonic Fiddler Crab (<italic toggle="yes">Uca longisignalis</italic>) Are Susceptible to Photoinduced Toxicity Following <italic toggle="yes">in ovo</italic> Exposure in Oiled Mesocosms

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00215




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[ASAP] Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Investigation of Metabolic Perturbations in <italic toggle="yes">Oryza sativa</italic> L. Triggered by Three Pesticides

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00425




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[ASAP] Poisoning-Resistant NO<sub><italic toggle="yes">x</italic></sub> Reduction in the Presence of Alkaline and Heavy Metals over H-SAPO-34-Supported Ce-Promoted Cu-Based Catalysts

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00100




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[ASAP] Low-Temperature Highly Efficient and Selective Removal of H<sub>2</sub>S over Three-Dimensional Zn–Cu-Based Materials in an Anaerobic Environment

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00503




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[ASAP] Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Microbial Reduction of Arsenate to Arsenite by <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Bacillus subtilis</italic>

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01186




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[ASAP] Using CO<sub>2</sub> as an Oxidant in the Catalytic Pyrolysis of Peat Moss from the North Polar Region

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01862




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[ASAP] Water Promotes the Oxidation of SO<sub>2</sub> by O<sub>2</sub> over Carbonaceous Aerosols

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00021




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[ASAP] A Toolkit of Green Chemistry and Life-Cycle Analysis for Comparative Assessment in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Experiments: Synthesis of (<italic toggle="yes">E</italic>)-Stilbene

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00697




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[ASAP] <sup>1</sup>H NMR Spectroscopy Guided-Inquiry Activity Using the NMR Spectrometer: Incorporating Student-Generated Videos to Assess Learning

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00693




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[ASAP] Synthesizing CeO<sub>2</sub>–NiTiO<sub>3</sub>/Attapulgite and Investigating the Conversion Rate of NO<sub><italic toggle="yes">x</italic></sub>, Sulfur Resistance, N<sub>2</sub>

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00820




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Journal of Chemical Education</italic> Call for Papers: Special Issue on Insights Gained While Teaching Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00378




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LexisNexis® Legal & Professional Wins 32 Awards from <em><strong style="font-size:20px">The National Law Journal</strong>®</em> and <em><strong style="font-size:20px">Corporate Counsel&

NEW YORK – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of content and technology solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by The National Law Journal and Corporate Counsel in their annual “Best of” awards for legal technology in 2018. The Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal Best of awards are chosen by the publications’ readers and by working professionals in the legal industry.




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LexisNexis® Announces Third Round of Legal Tech Accelerator Participants

Raleigh, NC—LexisNexis today announced that six participants were selected in its third Silicon Valley Legal Tech Accelerator program. The program was started to give startups a leg up in the rapidly expanding legal tech industry. In line with the broad LexisNexis vision to transform the way law is practiced, each of the six accelerator participants – Attune Capital Group, Digitory Legal, Disputly, Justis Connection, Procertas and Specifio – is driving innovation in a distinct area of the law.




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LexisNexis® Unveils New PCLaw® Go App

NEW YORK – LexisNexis®, a leading global provider of information and analytics, has announced the release of its newest mobile timekeeping application, PCLaw® Go, for its PCLaw® billing, accounting, and matter management software. This easy-to-use application will allow users to track and enter time associated with current cases and matters directly to their PCLaw software, using their iOS or Android mobile device.




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LexisNexis Launches InterAction® for Office 365®

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – LexisNexis® InterAction®, a leading client relationship management (CRM) solution purpose-built for legal and professional services, today launched InterAction® for Office 365®, an advanced, high-performing application that embeds CRM data into existing workflows across Microsoft® Outlook, Excel and Word. Available for both desktop and subscription versions of Office, this application harnesses the power of a firm’s client relationship data, delivering it at the right time so professionals can update, access and consume client relationship data within their natural workflow at their desk or on the go.




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LexisNexis Legal & Professional Awarded 2019 Achievement in Customer Excellence

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced it won a 2019 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award in the Voice of the Customer category. This honor recognizes LexisNexis’ commitment and innovative approach to soliciting real-time customer feedback to deliver an exceptional customer experience.




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Two LexisNexis Legal & Professional Products Named as CODiE Finalists for Best Emerging Technology and Best Legal Solution

NEW YORK, NY — LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced that two of its products – Context and Lexis Advance – were finalists in the 2019 SIIA CODiE Awards, underscoring the company’s commitment to customer-driven product innovation.




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LexisNexis Legal & Professional Rated in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

New York, N.Y. --LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, received a score of 95 percent, on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. LexisNexis is proud to be among the ranks of more than 1000 major U.S. businesses that were also rated this year.




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Nexis® Solutions and Blue Prism Team-Up to Help Clients Mitigate Third-Party Risk and Automate the Entity Due Diligence Process

Raleigh, NC -- The need for organizations to mitigate an evolving array of third-party reputational, regulatory, financial and strategic business risks, has driven an innovative partnership between Blue Prism (AIM: PRSM) and  Nexis® Solutions. The partnership will see Blue Prism’s connected-RPA platform integrated with Nexis Diligence™, in order to help organizations improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entity due diligence process with intelligent automation capabilities.




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LexisNexis&reg; Juris&reg; financial management solution and ClientPay&reg; team up to reduce the time and cost of credit card processing and improve the payment acceptance process for law firms

RALEIGH – Juris, a premier billing, accounting, and financial management software for law firms, has officially endorsed ClientPay®, an award-winning cloud-based credit card and eCheck payment platform as the premier choice for Juris users. Law firms can now provide their clients with the capabilities to pay their invoices in less time, without mailing checks or picking up the phone. ClientPay® is equipped to allow users to tailor a payment solution for their A/R department that can save time and money. On average, firms that switch to ClientPay® save 17% on processing fees and spend 50% less time on payment management. Firms get paid faster and staff are freed from the burden of manual payment processing.




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The barbarian invasions [electronic resource] : a genealogy of the history of art / Éric Michaud ; translated by Nicholas Huckle.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]




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Prints and drawings of Käthe Kollwitz [electronic resource]. Selected with introd. by Carl Zigrosser.

New York, Dover Publications [1969]





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Chandigarh lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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Covid app 'defective' in Himachal Pradesh




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'Corona exposed fastest growing economy claims'

Senior BJP leader, former Union minister and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar on Saturday said that before Covid-19 outbreak it was being claimed that India is fastest growing economy in the world and figures among top five richest countries and crores of people have been brought out of poverty but now coronavirus pandemic has brought out the truth.




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India has potential to become world's biggest car maker: Kenichi Ayukawa, Maruti Suzuki

"We are confident that, under the Make in India programme, factors affecting competitiveness will be removed," Kenichi Ayukawa, MD, Maruti Suzuki India.




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Skoda holding back investment in India due to "uncertainties"

Czech carmaker Skoda today said it is holding back its future investments in the country citing 'uncertainties' relating to policy framework.




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M&M launches new Scorpio starting at Rs 7.98 lakh; to take on Duster & Safari Storme

Gearing to meet an increasing competition in SUV segment, M&M launched the new Scorpio priced between Rs 7.98-11.46 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).




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Mahindra & Mahindra's core focus to be on utility vehicles segment

Mahindra & Mahindra would continue to focus on utility vehicles segment with the launch of fresh products on new platforms, a top company official has said.