Novels about the Civil War or set during that time period
... and Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Gilead: a Novel by Marilynne Robinson
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
She initially titled the book "Pansy," the original name for Scarlett O'Hara. Although never seriously considered, the title "Pansy" was dropped once Macmillan persuaded Mitchell to rename the main character. Other proposed titles included "Tote the Weary Load" and "Tomorrow is Another Day," the latter taken from the last line in the book; the publisher noted that there were several books close to the same title at the time, so Mitchell was asked to find another title. She chose Gone with the Wind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The March: a Novel by E.L. Doctorow
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
See a listing at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_Civil_War_novels

Civil War non-fiction
Pickett's Charge by George R. Stewart
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863 by Shelby Foote.
Works by Bruce Catton
Army of the Potomac trilogy
Mr. Lincoln's Army (1951) — The first volume of the history of the Army of the Potomac, from its formation, the command of George B. McClellan, the Peninsula Campaign, the Northern Virginia Campaign, and the Battle of Antietam.
Glory Road (1952) — Continuing under new commanding generals from the Battle of Fredericksburg to the Battle of Gettysburg.
A Stillness at Appomattox (1953) — Catton's first commercially successful work, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction in 1954, it described the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia during 1864 to the end of the war in 1865.
These three books have recently been bound into a single volume reprint titled, Bruce Catton's Civil War, which inappropriately implies that it addresses the entire war (as he does in his Centennial History of the Civil War trilogy) rather than just the Army of the Potomac.
Centennial History of the Civil War
The Coming Fury (1961) — Explores the causes and events leading to the start of the war, culminating in its first major combat, the First Battle of Bull Run.
Terrible Swift Sword (1963) — Both sides mobilize for a massive war effort and the story continues through 1862, ending with the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Never Call Retreat (1965) — The war continues through Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the bloody struggles of 1864 and 1865 before the final surrender. See his other Civil War works at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Catton

The American Civil War Museum of Ohio in Tiffin, formerly in Bowling Green, offers eight exhibit rooms that follow the Civil War and Ohio's role in it. The American Civil War Museum of Ohio is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) public charity and all donations are tax deductible. See hours, address, events and more at: http://www.acwmo.org/

Q: We know that oil was, and is, found in Hancock County. I wonder how landowners know if they own mineral rights to their properties.
A: "Conceptually, a landowner owns everything from the center of the earth below to the heavens above," says Findlay attorney Jeffrey E. Fort. That includes oil, gas and other minerals, unless a past owner sold or gave those rights away, he said. In this region, mineral rights most likely would have been transferred during the "oil and gas boom" of the late 1800s. To be safe, a title search for mineral rights should go back to when ownership was first granted by the government, Fort said. "Often, the landowner would sell the farm, but retain ownership of the minerals, thus severing the minerals from the surface. The problem, then, is that it is difficult to determine who now owns the minerals," Fort said. Fortunately, Ohio, like other oil- and gas-producing states, has a law that declares mineral interests have been abandoned if certain conditions are met, Fort said. "If there has been an oil well on the property, or one nearby, the title search should also look for oil and gas leases that may have been granted by an earlier surface (or separate mineral rights) owner. An old lease may have expired according to its terms," Fort said. Fort has more on this at www.jfortlaw.com.

Q: A question about the courts for the NCAA basketball tourney: Are the logos, such as NCAA, decals or are they painted on the existing courts? It seems it would damage the floors in removing them.
A: Most NCAA logos are decals. Typically, when a site is selected, the NCAA sends various logos, banners and signs for the facility to display, said Greg Gilbert, assistant athletic director for facilities and compliance at the University of Findlay. http://www.thecourier.com/Opinion/columns/2011/Mar/JU/ar_JU_032811.asp?d=032811,2011,Mar,28&c=c_13

Introducing GOING OUTSIDE, the astounding multipurpose activity platform that will revolutionize the way you spend your time. GOING OUTSIDE is not a game or a program, not a device or an app, not a protocol or an operating system. Instead, it’s a comprehensive experiential mode that lets you perceive and do things firsthand. GOING OUTSIDE: 1. Supports real-time experience through seamless mind-body interface. By GOING OUTSIDE, you’ll rediscover the joy and satisfaction of actually doing something. 2. Is completely hands-free. No keyboards, mice, controllers, touch pads, or joysticks. 3. Delivers authentic 3-D, real-motion video, with no lag time or artifacts. 4. Delivers “head-free” surround sound. No headphones, earbuds, speakers, or sound-bar arrays required—and yet, amazingly, you hear everything. 5. Supports all known, and all unknown, smells. 6. Enables complete interactivity with inanimate objects, animals, and Nature. 7. Provides instantaneous feedback of physical movement in all three dimensions. 8. Is fully scalable. 9. Affords you the opportunity to experience weather. 10. Brings a world of cultural excitement within reach. 11. Provides access to everything not in your home, dorm room, or cubicle. Read more in: The New Yorker March 28, 2011

An allusion is a reference to something, usually an indirect reference to a statement by another or to a hint or suggestion, a passing or incidental reference. An illusion is a fanciful vision or a false impression or idea, a mental state in which one attributes reality to something unreal. Delusion is a mistaken impression or wrong idea, but the word also implies action - the action of fooling with a wrong impression or idea or the condition of being fooled or deceived. http://dictionary1.classic.reference.com/help/faq/language/d20.html?1294940293823

The film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge is based on the novels Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge by Evan S. O 'Connell.
The musical Guys and Dolls is based on two Damon Runyon stories, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure".

On March 1, telecom tycoon Carlos Slim gave a sneak peak at the new museum where he plans to show his vast collection of art and collectibles, including priceless pieces by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, French sculptor Auguste Rodin and Italian master Leonardo da Vinci. The Soumaya Museum--named after the tycoon's late wife--opens to public on March 29, and admission will be free. Designed by Slim's architect son-in-law, Fernando Romero, the six-story, anvil-shaped building cuts a dramatic arc through the skyline of the capital's upscale Polanco district. Some 16,000 aluminum panels make up the museum's bending exterior, reflecting sunlight onto broad stairs leading to the entrance.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/art/arts/2011/03/03/293161/Tycoon-Carlos.htm

See images of the museum at: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1916&bih=874&q=soumaya+museum&gbv=2&aq=5&aqi=g10&aql=f&oq=soumaya