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Fate of Timbuktu manuscripts uncertain as library burns
The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there. Timbuktu is the last major city occupied...
Tags: Islam, Laws, Religion and Belief, UNESCO, Crime, Law and Justice
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Larranaga has UM in rare air atop ACC
CORAL GABLES — This run to the top of the ACC all started for Jim Larranaga a couple of years ago in Erie, Pa., where he was visiting his son, Jay, who was coaching a NBA developmental team there. A phone call came from a Miami friend and...Tags: Mike Krzyzewski, Social Media, Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Cavaliers
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Diagnosis: You're old
Here's a big question: When does old age begin? Will 30 years do it? Is being 50 and the holder of an AARP card with senior discounts enough? Both would be wrong guesses. Until recently, I hadn't thought much about it. Yet, I got the answer to this...Tags: Pneumonia, Healthy Diet, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners, Chocolate Cake
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Wes Welker's wife apologizes for comments about Ray Lewis
The wife of New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker has apologized for her remarks about Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis in the wake of the Ravens' 28-13 win over the Patriots in the AFC title game. On her Facebook page, Anna Welker posted the...
Tags: Football, Wes Welker, Bill Belichick, Ray Lewis, Social Media
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Emily Raboteau's fresh exploration of identity and faith
-------------------- Searching for Zion The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora Emily Raboteau Atlantic Monthly Press: 320 pp., $25 -------------------- In 1965, author and civil rights essayist James Baldwin appeared at the Cambridge Union...Tags: The New York Times, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Israel, Crime, Law and Justice
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Time for a textbook revolution
Change of SubjectFrom Why are textbooks so absurdly expensive? by Jordan Weissmann, Atlantic: You thought the rising cost of college tuition was bad? Then check out the rising cost of college textbooks. The American Enterprise Institute's Mark Perry has put together this.... -
Brain teaser
Change of SubjectFrom Australia comes the right-brain v. left-brain test. If you see the dancer turning "clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa." I can see both, but have a very hard time shifting...... -
Wes Welker's wife critical of Ray Lewis on her Facebook page
Anna Burns Welker, wife of New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, posted some not-so-nice things about Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis on her Facebook page after last night's AFC championship game, according to a post on TheBigLead.com today....
Tags: Football, Wes Welker, Ray Lewis, Social Media, New England Patriots
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Wes Welker's wife issues apology to Ray Lewis
The Baltimore SunLess than a day after criticizing retiring Ravens star inside linebacker Ray Lewis via a Facebook post, the wife of New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has issued an apology. Anna Burns Welker's mea culpa followed her posting the following...Tags: Football, Wes Welker, Ray Lewis, National Football League, American Football Conference
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Social media a bad idea for angry NFL players (and their wives)
The Baltimore SunWhen will they ever learn? Probably never. We all know social media can be a figurative stick of dynamite in the hands of angry, frustrated NFL players. Now it's pretty obvious their wives should stay away from it, too. For evidence, look no further...Tags: San Diego Chargers, Football, Wes Welker, Ray Lewis, Social Media
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Atari founder on venture capital documentary, Steve Jobs
My experience over the years is that Nolan Bushnell, the guy who founded Atari and once hired Steve Jobs, doesn't talk to the press much. So when the opportunity to talk to him came up, I jumped at it. "I basically look at PR as something you do if...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Gaming Industry, Steve Jobs, Zynga Inc., Movies
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Lady Gaga documentary is in the works
Looks like Lady Gaga is tearing another page out of the Madonna platinum-blond, pop-superstar playbook. In the early '90s, Madonna launched a new phase of her career by allowing director Alek Keshishian to make a documentary, "Truth or Dare," about...
Tags: Madonna, Documentary (genre), Warren Beatty, Lady Gaga, Music
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