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came from! If someone had notified me of this story in advance, I could have corrected it: The article was started here, on the English Knowledge (XXG), by Jennavecia and Malleus Fatuorum in June 2009 as
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I looked at the box at the FT log and saw May "0 FT"; I was dog-tired after preparing this huge page (21 FAs?). The lost FT would no doubt have been picked up next week (which will be the case). Thanks.
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Senate House, home to the University of London's administration offices and library. This example of the 1930s monumental style was designed by Charles Holden, the subject of a new featured article.
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New featured picture, the V-22 Osprey in flight over New Mexico; this $ 27bn project has created a tilt-rotor aircraft that is capable of advanced vertical and horizontal movements.
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The sheet music cover for a well-known piano piece by American rag composer Zez Confrey (1895–1971); his
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After two weeks off from promotions, featured articles has caught up, with an impressive 19 promotions:
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says, "a very obscure little guy, but papal intrigue, royal prestige-seeking, and wild accusations".
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From the new featured article on WWII German commander Ernst Lindemann, who inspects the crew on the
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had an award for the most imaginative username, Jim would be a very strong candidate.
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Ah, pity, we certainly would have included that information as "good copy". Thanks.
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This week's "Features and admins" covers Sunday 1 May – Saturday 7 May
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