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Howard's End

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Bad day for Mary, Queen of Scots

There's a new film about Mary Stuart, better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, that's set to be released on Dec. 7, exactly three months from today. Creatively titled Mary Queen of Scots, the historical epic will feature Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan as Mary, and Australian actress Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I, who was consistently antagonized by Mary's Catholic loyalists and survived numerous plots intended to elevate Mary in her place.

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Don't Make a 300 Error

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In the post-television age of streaming video in which we live, everyone watches everything online. Don't give me "cable channels" this, or "satellite package" that. Come on, people. It's 2018. TV is dead. Everyone watches everything online. If you can't watch all the old episodes on Hulu, or stream it on Amazon Prime, or burn through an entire season in three nights on ...

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Enjoy Your Labor Day!

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Happy Labor Day!

The IT Insights blog is taking the day off in honor of the U.S. observance of Labor Day. We'll be back on Wednesday. Until then, please take advantage of our massive Labor Day blowout deal on the Library Suite training and certification package.

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Join the 300 Club

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It's hard to get to 300.

The dog days of summer are about to be replaced by the cool nights and changing leaves of autumn. The baseball season, however, is still rolling forth, with games continuing through the end of September. The Boston Red Sox have more wins (93) than any other team in baseball at the moment, though the rival New York Yankees are hanging in there and actually have more wins (82) than any team but the Red Sox.

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Remember the 300

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It's good to be the king.

Once upon a long-forgotten time — well, mostly forgotten, at any rate; we couldn't tell you this story if nobody had ever remembered anything — a massive invading army of from Persia attempted to overwhelm a vastly outnumbered detachment of Greek soldiers at the coastal pass of Thermopylae. A company of about 1,000 Greeks, notably including 300 Spartans, held its ground against a Persian force more than 100 times as large for three full days of battle.

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