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Galapagos turtle Lonesome George dead
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorean officials say that the famed Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George has died. The Galapagos National Park says in a statement that the tortoise estimated to be about 100 years old died Sunday. He was believed...
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Darwin Day: Michigan State event honors Charles Darwin, rock star
![<span style="font-size: small;">EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sunday <span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">is Darwin Day, the 203rd anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Many science organizations, museums and schools throughout the world will hold events to celebrate the scientist</span> -- schools like Michigan State University, which wants the world to know the evolution science pioneer was a rock star first.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68038279-12055058.jpg "<span style=\"font-size: small;\">EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sunday <span class=\"messageBody\" data-ft=\"{"type":3}\">is Darwin Day, the 203rd anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Many science organizations, museums and schools throughout the world will hold events to celebrate the scientist</span> -- schools like Michigan State University, which wants the world to know the evolution science pioneer was a rock star first.</span>")
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sunday is Darwin Day, the 203rd anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Many science organizations, museums and schools throughout the world will hold events to celebrate the scientist -- schools like Michigan State...Tags: Science, Arts and Culture, Museums
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The Galapagos are now just a click away: Google photographs famous islands for Street View
Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Science and Technology, Conservation, Google Inc., Travel
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Cricket-Resilient New Zealanders resume battle at Lord's
ReutersBy John Mehaffey LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Resilience in the face of adversity has shaped the course of New Zealand cricket since naturalist Charles Darwin sighted freed Maori slaves and the son of a missionary at play in 1835. Although rugby union and...Tags: England, Travel, Sports, Cricket, International Travel
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New ships for the world's oceans on the horizon
Special CorrespondentLike supermodels sporting the latest on the runways of the world’s oceans, each year a group of new cruise ships debuts. Here are some noteworthy ones being launched in 2013: · MSC Cruises – The MSC Preziosa, a 139,400-ton, 3,502-...Tags: Entertainment, UNESCO, Princess Cruises, Personal Service, Tourism and Leisure
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Winnetka students recognized for literary talent
When 16-year-old Josh Hoeflich was contemplating a topic for an essay for a summer class last year, he didn't have to look far for inspiration. The Glencoe teenager said he decided to write about his relationship with his older brother. "We've grown...
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Pre-Raphaelite art is a reminder of Mom's influence
chrisc@herald-mail.comMy mother made me a journalist. And a musician, an artist, a poet and a playwright. I realized this recently while taking in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. —“The Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design,...Tags: Entertainment, Arts, Customs and Tradition, Fine Artists, Artists
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Review: "Daily Rituals" by Mason Currey
I'm working too much at my art, seven hours a day with a break for lunch and a nap. I'm working too little at my art, seven hours a day with a break for lunch and a nap. -------------------- This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered...
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Soccer-FA begins search to find descendants of founding fathers
ReutersBy Mike Collett LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - The English FA is searching for the living descendants of the founding fathers of football - the eight men who created the rules of the game and the world's first football association 150 years ago....Tags: England, Clubs and Associations, The New York Times, Arts and Culture, Lifestyle and Leisure
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10 things you might not know about poison
This month has been one big hazmat spill. An Elvis impersonator from Mississippi was arrested and later released after letters containing the deadly poison ricin were mailed to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a judge. On the other side of the...
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Britain to honour Winston Churchill on new banknote
ReutersLONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Britain is set to honour its revered wartime leader Winston Churchill with a banknote featuring his portrait and famous declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat". The governor of the Bank of...Tags: William Shakespeare, Nazi Party, Executive Branch, England, World War II (1939-1945)
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Lookingglass announces 2013-14 season
Tribune reporterLookingglass Theatre Company announced its 2013-14 season on Tuesday, including world premieres set in far-flung locations and a play having to do with Charles Darwin. The Chicago company's 26th season, under artistic director Andrew White, will include:...
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