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Irish, Indian historians share humanities prize ...
Irish historian Peter R. L. Brown and Indian historian Romila Thapar have been chosen as co-recipients of the $1 million John W. Kluge Prize, a Library of Congress achievement award for the study of humanities.
Source: The Kansas City Star (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:01:49 GMT)
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Civil rights-era singer Odetta dead at 77 ... Polanski seeks to have sex charges dropped ... Swayze angry about tabloid lies ... Kelly Rutherford expecting baby No. 2 ... News from United Press International.
Source: UPI (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:09:54 GMT)
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Civil rights-era singer Odetta dead at 77NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Civil rights movement-era singer Odetta died of heart disease Tuesday in New York, her manager said. She was 77. Doug Yeager told The New York Times Odetta had been hoping to sing at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama next month.Odetta, who was born Odetta Holmes, got her start singing in coffeehouses and wound up at ...
Source: Moldova.org (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:04:38 GMT)
School news ...
Brook debateon a roll Nov. 7 and 8 found the Clear Brook Speech and Debate Team split into two groups as they attended tournaments both at Klein High School and Clear Lake High School.
Source: The Bay Area Citizen (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:33:53 GMT)
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Source: DeSoto Sun (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:08:31 GMT)
Max Planck VP Claudia Hillinger to speak to Palm Beach United Way group ...
For many people, the name Max Planck evokes memories of troublesome physics lessons in school.
Source: Palm Beach Daily News (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:35:48 GMT)
Romila Thapar wins Kluge Prize for study of humanity ...
Romila Thapar and Peter Brown will be awarded the 2008 Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Humanity in a ceremony on December 10, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Source: rediff.com (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:05:13 GMT)
Population left behind in rural areas reaches 87 million ...
According to the Beijing News, the current nationwide population of those left behind in rural areas has reached 87 million. A study on the population left behind in rural areas conducted by China Agricultural University indicates that the population is composed of 20 million children, 47 million women and nearly 20 million elderly people. During the press conference held for the research on ...
Source: People's Daily (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:16:42 GMT)
People on the move ...
ROTHGERBER JOHNSON & LYONS LLP: Announced that partner S. Kato Crews has been appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to the Colorado Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Source: Denver Post (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:50:39 GMT)
$4.7 Million Grant To Improve Public Transport For Disabled ...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York, are collaborating on a five-year, $4.7 million effort to advance public transportation for people with disabilities by bringing together computer science technology and the principles of universal design. Their grant from the U.S.
Source: Medical News Today (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:22:01 GMT)
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