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'The Amazing Race' recap: And the winner is ...
Reality CheckHere's Bucky's report on the finale of this season of The Amazing Race. Take it away, Bucky!The final leg of The Amazing Race begins in Shanghai and we learn the teams will have to fly to San Francisco, make their......Tags: San Francisco, Entertainment, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Television
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King of Tonga dies: Flamboyant ruler brought democratic change
World NowKing of Tonga dies: The flamboyant king will be remembered for his legacy of democratic change as well as his monocle.... -
New salt and pepper mill from design icon Richard Sapper for Alessi
Daily DishNew Salt and Pepper Mill from design icon Richard Sapper for Alessi... -
Pacific-wide tsunami alert lifted
La PlazaThe tsunami from Chile's devastating earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared. Hundreds of... -
Glendale college's Grace Zamudio has eye on another triple crown
Having already captured three Western State Conference and Southern California championships, Grace Zamudio would next like to make a name for herself statewide. The Glendale Community College standout distance runner will seek to complete the task when...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Track and Field, Road Running, Running
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Developing the deep
A young humpback whale swam less than six feet away from Bryant Austin while he was snorkeling off the Kingdom of Tonga in 2004. Lowering his camera, afraid it would get struck out of his hand, Austin was mesmerized by the marine mammal's subtly hued...
Tags: Oceans, Atlantic Ocean, Aquaculture, Pacific Ocean, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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UAA Student Collects 50-Thousand Books for Tonga Library
A University of Alaska Anchorage student has collected 50-thousand books to be housed at a Tonga library still in the works, in the aftermath of a 2009 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami. 29-year-old Kato Ha'unga heard from family members in...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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NSU Project: All-time NSU football rosters
The American News has been and is continuing to work on a project of the history of Northern State football: 1902-2012. The project will be published in its entirety in the Oct. 5 edition of the American News. Here is a preview of the all-time NSU...
Tags: Woodridge, Groton, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Spring Hill (Hernando, Florida), Chad
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Global Coffee Trade Routes Lead to Lindsborg, Kansas
At first, after entering Blacksmith Coffee Roastery in Lindsborg, a visitor might see the burlap bags flopped in stacks on the brick floor and then note a few wooden barrels nearby. The visitor might wonder why the place looks like some cargo ship just...
Tags: Imports, Companies and Corporations, Photography and Video, Sales, Services and Shopping
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Navy ship returns from 5-month aid mission
SAN DIEGO -- The amphibious transport dock USS Cleveland returned to San Diego Thursday from a five-month humanitarian mission to the South Pacific.
The Cleveland deployed March 21 as the command vessel for "Pacific Partnership,'' in which humanitarian...Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Navy, Charity, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Romania, Nigeria, Belize, Libya, New Zealand
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'You Deserve Nothing' by Alexander Maksik
![Fans of "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips" and "Dead Poets Society" may be drawn to "You Deserve Nothing," for it shares the ever-rich context of a gifted teacher who inspires even troubled students to great success. This first novel, however, set in Paris at an international boarding school attended by the offspring of the rich and famous, is a marvelous variation on the theme. The charismatic instructor of Camus, Faulkner and Sartre has his own issues, and the novel, told from his perspective and that of two of his students, is provocative and suspenseful.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65530375-19204150.jpeg "Fans of "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips\" and \"Dead Poets Society\" may be drawn to \"You Deserve Nothing,\" for it shares the ever-rich context of a gifted teacher who inspires even troubled students to great success. This first novel, however, set in Paris at an international boarding school attended by the offspring of the rich and famous, is a marvelous variation on the theme. The charismatic instructor of Camus, Faulkner and Sartre has his own issues, and the novel, told from his perspective and that of two of his students, is provocative and suspenseful.")
Literary editorFans of "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips" and "Dead Poets Society" may be drawn to "You Deserve Nothing," for it shares the ever-rich context of a gifted teacher who inspires even troubled students to great success. This first novel, however, set in Paris at an...Tags: Elizabeth Taylor, Environmental Issues
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