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STATE DEPT.: COMMEMORATIVE STAMP HONORING DIPLOMAT HIRAM BINGHAM UNVEILED
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
By Michael Jay Friedman Washington File Staff Writer
Hiram Bingham IV, a U.S. diplomat whose unselfish actions in saving Jews from the Nazi Holocaust cost him his diplomatic career, was honored by the U.S. Postal Service in a commemorative stamp unveiled May 24.
Bingham's actions and bravery linked the lives of such disparate talents as painter Marc Chagall, political theorist Hannah Arendt, novelist and playwright Lion Feuchtwanger and the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Otto Meyerhof with ...
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DESERT CLAIM WIND POWER ASKS EFSEC FOR WIND FARM APPROVAL.
Newspaper article from: Worldwide Energy
; Desert Claim Wind Power has asked the state of...that could power nearly 55,000 homes. Desert Claim Wind Power made its request in a motion...project director. The request comes after Desert Claim was unable to resolve the county...
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 "The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)")
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Desert beauty awaits tourists in Palm Springs; former Hollywood oasis offers Jewish appeal, too.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
; ...from Los Angeles in the Upper Colorado Desert just east of the 10,804-foot San Jacinto...Moorten Botanical Garden, the Palm Springs Desert Museum and the Agua Caliente Cultural...mountain peaks for spectacular views of the desert. The entire area, which also comprises...
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Desert Partners try new tactic for USG
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...time running out on its tender offer, Desert Partners L.P. has decided to try a...sell the company to the partnership. Desert Partners, made up of Texas oilmen Jack...stockholders to vote their proxies in favor of a Desert Partners-backed slate for USG's board...
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Desert Highs and Lows in California
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...the matter? In fact, the desert of Southern California offers...Adventuring in the California Desert guidebook calls its 25 million...most scenic and most diverse deserts in the world." The national...scattered across the California desert draw more than 8 million tourists...
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Deserts facing serious challenges: UN report
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...to modify the desert landscape...many people into deserts, generate considerable...Arizona to the Negev desert in Israel. Meanwhile...experts believe deserts could become the...been defined as "desert" in some sense. These deserts are inhabited...
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Desert training for whites: Australian road movies.(Cultural narratives)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies
; ...values--must redeem the desert through blood sacrifice, thereby...western nations) with 'the desert'. What this essay hopes to...European encounters with the desert against the larger contemporary...the literal and metaphoric deserts of civilisation. Steven Cohen...
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Desert, Virtue, and Justice.
Magazine article from: Social Theory and Practice
; ...Introduction Those who believe that the concept of desert has any merit typically think that desert is important in explaining the concept of distributive justice. However, the appeal to desert is accompanied by a tremendous variety of desert...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Desert animals designed to survive in their environment.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...Wauconda Area Public Library suggests the following. - "Desert Animals" by Christy Steele. - "Desert Life" by Barbara Taylor. - "Desert" by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty. - "Deserts" by Gail Gibbons. - "Deserts" by Sheri Amsel. - "The...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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DESERT HAWK SPY PLANE IS ON DUTY TINY CRAFT WEIGHS ONLY 7 POUNDS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...like something out of a hobby shop, Desert Hawk controls itself without human guidance...System, or FPASS. It was nicknamed Desert Hawk by the general in charge of air forces in the Middle East. The Desert Hawk is just 32 inches long and has...
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Deserts' future hangs in balance
Newspaper article from: China Daily
; ...which was "don't desert drylands" this year...debuted its "Global Deserts Outlook" report...the more productive desert areas and pose new...One might think of deserts as 'barren' or...according to the report. Deserts present serious challenges...Irrigated areas of desert in China, ...
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