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    Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer

    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written about Africa."
    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Nelson Mandela, Obituaries

    2. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Good fences make safe lions

    During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well.
    During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well. Fifty years ago, human population densities were low in the areas where lions roamed. But...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Wildlife, Ecosystems, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology

    3. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world

    When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s first novel, “Things Fall Apart,” which opened the territory of African literature for many readers around the world.
    When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Authors, Arts and Culture, Nobel Prize Awards, Literature

    4. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  4. Meeting face-to-face is a first for these longtime friends

    Gavin Vermoter and Gladen Maust have an unorthodox friendship.
    Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssac
    Gavin Vermoter and Gladen Maust have an unorthodox friendship. They have been friends for 50 years — but they just met Friday. The two were connected in elementary school when Vermoter, of Johannesburg, was given a list of American sixth grade...

    Tags: Friedens, South Africa

    5. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Students travel world at school

    Students at Aberdeen Christian School got to visit Russia on Thursday.
    Students at Aberdeen Christian School got to visit Russia on Thursday.  Nestled right between the Netherlands and Germany was China.  It was all part of the Festival of Nations, a project completed by fifth-graders at the school.  Teacher Angie...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Netherlands, LEGO Group, Russia

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Scientists sequence DNA of a 'living fossil': the coelacanth

    They're big, they're furtive, they're weird-looking. You almost certainly wouldn't want to dine on one, since they're endangered and are said to cause digestive distress in people who eat them.
    They're big, they're furtive, they're weird-looking. You almost certainly wouldn't want to dine on one, since they're endangered and are said to cause digestive distress in people who eat them. But the African coelacanth is extremely useful in at...

    Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Fossils, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Chan Lowe: Beware the giant African land snail

    As long as Marco Rubio and the rest of the Gang of Eight in the U.S. Senate are presenting their long-awaited immigration bill, they might want to add one more to the list of aliens—the Giant African Land Snail.
    As long as Marco Rubio and the rest of the Gang of Eight in the U.S. Senate are presenting their long-awaited immigration bill, they might want to add one more to the list of aliens—the Giant African Land Snail.   This rat-sized mollusk,...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, House Building, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)

    8. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Nielsen explores changes in young-adult viewing behavior

    Marketers increasingly are focused on teenagers and young adults who are coming of age during the digital revolution -- creating shifts in viewing behavior that likely will have profound consequences for television companies.
    Marketers increasingly are focused on teenagers and young adults who are coming of age during the digital revolution -- creating shifts in viewing behavior that likely will have profound consequences for television companies. Ratings giant Nielsen on...

    Tags: Aziz Ansari, Jimmy Fallon, NBC (tv network), Marketing, Entertainment

    9. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  9. Police: Windber man stole $60K from Angels of East Africa

    Daily American Staff Writer @PeteBosak
    A Windber man faces a preliminary hearing Monday on charges he stole more than $60,000 from a Somerset County nonprofit he felt wasn't paying him enough, according to police. Justin Michael Wirick, 26, of Graham Avenue, is charged with felony counts of...

    Tags: Theft, PayPal, Inc., Trials, Court Preliminary

    10. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82

    Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...

    Tags: Authors, Arts and Culture, Literature, University of Cambridge, England

    11. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Open data for agriculture meeting focuses on global food security

    Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is organizing the meeting on behalf of the United States for members of the G-8 and interested parties. I bet that...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Productivity, Camp David, Invention and Innovation, G8

    12. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world

    In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...

    Tags: Labour Party (UK), Politics, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Harper, Enda Kenny

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