• Thanks in part to the all out assault on the record books, grossly inflated statistics, guilty admissions, drug testing and the Mitchell Report, the criteria for a Hall of Famer has been in a state of flux.

    FORBES: Cooperstown Finally Welcomes Alomar And Blyleven

  • The final solution came when, in 2008, IPHAN resumed work under the supervision of architect Cristina Lodi and succeeded, in an unprecedented way, orchestrating a set of agents that were decisive for the result: besides IPHAN itself, ICMBio, the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro City Hall, the private sector, led by the Association of Entrepreneurs Friends of UNESCO, and Roberto Marinho Foundation.

    UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

  • Here's a quick starter list: Rometty, Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

    WSJ: 2012 Masters: Freddie Needs a Couple More Days

  • Among the changes was opening to the public the Hall of Governors, which contains portraits of all the state's chief executives except Mario Cuomo, Eliot Spitzer and David A. Paterson.

    WSJ: Reluctant Mario Cuomo's Portrait Will Finally Be Displayed in Albany

  • The Buckeye state also houses the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and has issued a stream of rock stars, including members of Warrant, Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, and the Black Keys.

    WSJ: Heady Metal: Scholars Celebrate a Rock Genre's Cultural Bang

  • When City Hall underwent renovations, the Constitution was transferred to the Department of State.

    NEWYORKER: The Commandments

  • But Dad has always been a man of goals, and he had a clear goal to reach 80 years and make the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, where Roger Maris, Phil Jackson and other state luminaries reside.

    FORBES: Stocks, Optimism and Love

  • Used for state banquets and later for imperial examinations is the Hall of Preserving Harmony.

    BBC: Beijing's once Forbidden City

  • Which is why the Ohio General Assembly authorized that a stretch of State Route 2 in Lorain County -- David Hall's home county -- be named, now and forever, to honor him.

    CNN: In Ohio, signs of soldiers' sacrifice

  • John Lucaswas the No. 1 pick of the 1976 NBA draft, had a 14-year pro career and coached in the NBA. North Carolina State's Mr. Thompson is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

    WSJ: The 40-Year Secret Behind Basketball's 'Hershberger' Award

  • From Ireland, she plans to travel to Britain -- where she spent time as a student -- to celebrate her birthday Tuesday, before she addresses lawmakers at Westminster Hall in London on June 21, an honor usually reserved for heads of state.

    CNN: Smiling Suu Kyi lays out 'ambitious' plan for Myanmar

  • That spells trouble for bubble teams Oregon and North Carolina State, but it should make fans of Alabama and Seton Hall happy.

    FORBES: Calculating March Madness

  • "I don't think they should remove him (from the Hall of Fame), " said Tierra Brisco, a 21-year-old Penn State senior.

    CNN: July 28, 2012 -- Updated 1425 GMT (2225 HKT)

  • It is still their rally cry, one that will be tested and scrutinized all year, but perhaps never more than on Saturday when the Penn State football team starts its season for the first time since 1966 without Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • Nothing can disguise the problems facing a new orchestra of foreigners playing to an unsophisticated audience in an 864-seat concert hall (a standard hall seats about 2, 500), at the mercy of a single corporate sponsor (the state oil company, Petronas), and in a tropical climate that makes instruments come unglued.

    ECONOMIST: The Malaysian Philharmonic

  • You see it every campaign season: A Democratic candidate for Congress or governor or mayor or the state legislature or for president standing on a stage at a union hall seeking the votes of working people.

    NPR: Labor Rift Could Alter Political Strategies

  • Although the building mainly dates from the 19th century, remaining elements of the original historic buildings include Westminster Hall, used today for major public ceremonial events such as lyings in state, and the Jewel Tower.

    UNESCO: Culture

  • The man who restored the ruined gardens of Moseley Old Hall in Staffordshire (soil neutral, altitude 250ft, annual rainfall 27in) to their original state in the 17th century, when Charles II knew the place, did not seem the sort of expert you would ask about growing potatoes.

    ECONOMIST: Graham Stuart Thomas, gardener, died on April 17th, aged 94

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