Talking to Shakespearen stalwarts like Dame Judi Dench and Pattison Joseph, Henry was piqued by their passion.

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Henry Joseph Mooney, 47, of Stockbridge Road, Padiham, Burnley, was cleared of conspiracy to import cocaine.

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Ironically, a study by Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development economist Joseph DiMasi and Duke University professor Henry Grabowski found that between 1990 and 2005, 47% of oncology drugs received accelerated approval compared with 13% for all other drug classes.

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Although most of the works are of submasterpiece quality, the show contains some real treats, among them the everyday beauty of Silvestro Lega's "The Villino Batelli at Piagentina" (1863), the straightforward landscape drawings of Philadelphia illustrator Joseph Pennel (who's a revelation for me), and Sargent's magnificently understated 1913 portrait of Henry James.

WSJ: Americans in Florence | Palazzo Strozzi | The Florentine Mix | By Peter Plagens