We do what we know, usually, not what we think, and we're all, as Arelis" — a former foster child — "once put it, 'the self-destruct buttons of ourselves.' " ● "New York City is like a great toy chest that you can open up daily and always discover some new treasure," Bill Zimmerman writes in his introduction to "City Doodles: New York" (Gibbs Smith, $9.99).
A beloved local treasure that is billed as the "world's shortest railroad," ANGELS FLIGHT opened in 1901 to haul passengers up a 298-foot track to the top of the hill.
"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late," Mr. Schwarzenegger said before signing the bill on Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay.
West's comments followed a row on Twitter in which party members accused the leadership of manipulating a "national treasure" to support the health bill.
But, spying an opportunity, Joice Heth's owner, a man from Kentucky, had taken her on the road, along with a stack of documents to prove her age, including an ancient bill of sale, treasure beyond price, all of which he sold, in June, 1835, for a thousand dollars, to P. T. Barnum, who, when he met Heth, was twenty-five, running a grocery store in Manhattan, and bored.
At Schwarzenegger's behest, former Secretary of State George Shultz -- who was on hand for the bill signing on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay four years ago -- is the other co-chair of No on 23.
Objects themselves are on the move, all property mobilised by money, and all value reduced to sentiment and caprice, like Abel's aunt's secret "treasure" of invalid Lombard Street bills, Kossuth-era banknotes and worthless lottery tickets.
Georgina Adam looks at the temptation for museums to raid their treasure chests to pay the bills – or buy new trophy art.
Previously billed as a "treasure trove of diagnostic potential" [ 5], this region represents a rich source to mine for new biomarkers.
Despite objections, the Hermitage kept it — and the unveiling of what was then billed as a "hidden treasure" is now mostly forgotten.
As individuals, we speak of our freedom of speech which we treasure so much, and other freedoms that the bill of rights guarantees us.
