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An old diary throws him a curve
Part two of threeReporting from Orange, Va. On the 19th page of the diary, I saw it. "Spence Mozingo came to . . . get boards for covering the Tob[acco] house." I clasped the back of my head in disbelief. Francis Taylor, a close cousin of James Madison, had kept a...Tags: Health, Human Body, Chemical Industry, France, Biotechnology Industry
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Belgium confronts its colonial past
Brussels -- Generations of Belgian schoolchildren have tramped past glass-topped cases of insects at the Royal Museum for Central Africa, a few miles southeast of Brussels. Now this moldering dowager, created by Belgian King Leopold II around the turn...Tags: History, Tourism and Leisure, Europe, European Union, Ceremonies
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New monkey species discovered
CNNScientists are claiming they have discovered a new species of monkey living in the remote forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- an animal well-known to local hunters but until now, unknown to the outside world. In a paper published Wednesday...Tags: Culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Environmental Issues, Science, Medical Specialization
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Elephants Safe in Congo Park Amidst Slaughter in Surrounding Forests
The loss of 5,000 forest elephants to poachers in northern Republic of Congo over the past five years makes protected areas for Africa’s dwindling wildlife more important than ever, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Conservationists...
Tags: Environmental Issues, National Parks, Wildlife, Organized Crime, Congo
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Congo Park Expanded to Protect Chimpanzees
The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the...Tags: Congo, Africa, Lincoln Park Zoo, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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McCain on sending troops to Africa: Be careful
CNNRepublican Sen. John McCain of Arizona on Sunday questioned the president's recent order to send American troops to central Africa, saying the move could put the United States on a slippery slope. "I worry about, with the best of intentions, that we...Tags: News Agency, Television, Central African Republic, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, CNN (tv network)
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From the desk of: Some favorite summer treats
I have been going to the San Diego Zoo since I was a little girl. I love going there. I just don’t remember getting so worn out even when my husband and I used to have five young children in tow.
When we recently visited the zoo my...Tags: Diesel Fuel, Health, Lifestyle and Leisure, Drugs and Medicines, Entertainment
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The 2 Do List (Jan. 20)
Pulse Dance Company in Concert
Friday, Jan. 21-Saturday, Jan. 22
8:00 p.m. at APU's Grant Hall
Pulse Dance Company takes to the stage for their first official performance Friday and Saturday nights. The new modern dance company was created less than a...Tags: Anchorage, Animals, Dance, Entertainment, Human Interest
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Weekend best bets: Jan. 21-23
Anchorage Folk Festival
Wednesday, Jan. 20-Saturday, Jan. 30
Various times and locations
The free, annual two-week festival features performances by more than 120 acts: singers, dancers, storytellers and a variety of musical groups will perform...Tags: Anchorage, Animals, Dance, Entertainment, Human Interest
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Chapter Seven: The Last Slaves
In a field behind Deep River's historical society stands a small glass building shaped like a triangle. It looks like a greenhouse, but there is a U.S. patent for it filed by a local man named Ulysses Pratt. This "bleach house," as it was called, was...Tags: History, Tourism and Leisure, Samuel Colt, New York Weather, Photography
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City's 5 million reduced to mere survival
Tribune foreign correspondentThe invalids line their wheelchairs along the edge of the pier, high above the Congo River's swirling, deadly currents, as if about to plunge in. But they are not suicidal. They are in a race. And they must solve an important puzzle: How can they board...Tags: Parliament, Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Uganda, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Silence descends on Africa's forests
Tribune foreign correspondentIn the steamy twilight of the jungle, Gilles Bokande hunkered beside a mossy stump and pinched his nose between his index and middle fingers. Blowing air through the back of his throat, he bleated like a duiker, a tiny forest antelope. Nothing happened....Tags: Condos and Houses, Tourism and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Science, Rentals
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