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Asia's Brightest Moments
Celebrate some of the finest accomplishments of individuals and nations.
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Canadian Nobel Winners
Canada has contributed enough to get some nobels prizes. Here is a little view at these either Canadian Born or Canadian Citizens who have won the Nobel Prizes.
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Nobel For Naipaul
A controversy is raging across the literary scene after V.S. Naipaul wins the Nobel for 2001.

Carl E Wieman - The Fifth State of Matter
Carl E Wieman shares the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, the fifth state of matter.
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TEDDY ROOSEVELT: MORE FUN THAN A GOAT, PART II
A continuation of the last article, this covers his years in the White House.
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Toni Morrison's "Paradise"
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V.S. NAIPAUL: The Enigmatic Outsider
The Nobel prize for Literature has been awarded to Sir V. S. Naipaul. Always the consummate outsider, V.S. Naipaul has proven that he has perfected his craft to the extent that when he points his pen the borders between fiction and non-fiction are elegantly erased.
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Doris May Lessing
Doris May Lessing, winner of almost every literary prize, has now completed the set with the award of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Dr. Frederick Banting and Insulin
Dr. Frederick Banting earned Nobel Prize in 1923 and was knighted in 1934 for Insulin discovery. Sir Banting was also an artist, painting with members of Group of Seven
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A-ha: Norwegian Trio on the Upswing
What has this Norwegian pop act been up to?
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Aracataca
Aracataca, Colombia -- the boyhood home of Nobel Prize winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia-Marquez.
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Author Snapshot: Faulkner, W.
A brief snapshot biography of the life and works of Southern American Author William Faulkner.
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Beloved: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Beloved" is named best American fiction of the past 25 years by the "New York Times"
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Biography of Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan
A brief biography of Robert A. Millikan, who won the 1923 Nobel prize in physics for his famous Millikan oil drop experiment.
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Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
In 1910, physicist, Robert A. Millikan, first measured the charge on the electron, which is the fundamental electric charge, with his classic oil drop experiment.
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Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul's Huzun
Orhan Pamuk, author of "My Name is Red", "Snow", "The White Castle", and "The Black Book", is Turkey's most prominent writer and a politically controversial figure.
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Louis de Broglie, Physicist
Brief biography of Louis de Broglie who discovered the wave nature of electrons that established the wave-particle dualism.
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Vern Thiessen
Vern Thiessen is a fascinating playwright, especially if you are a history buff.
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Women in Asian History
Women often played important roles in shaping Asian history, though they can be difficult to find in the textbooks. Read here about some of the fascinating women of Asia.
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HELL AND MARIA! : THE STORY OF CHARLES DAWES
Charles Dawes had a lot going for him, but his Vice-Presidency got off to a bad start and never recovered. The only Vice-President to win a Nobel Peace Prize, he never made his peace with the members of the U.S. Senate. Read about the famous ride made by the great-great-grandson of William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere.
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John Rayleigh : Inert Gas Argon
Brief biography of English physicist Lord John Rayleigh, a Nobel Prize laureate in physics for isolating gas argon, known for "Rayleigh Scattering" and why sky is blue.
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Niels Bohr, Physicist
Brief biography and philosophy of Niels Bohr, famous for the atomic structure model, the foundation of quantum mechanics.
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Philosopher Albert Camus
Albert Camus, author of The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus, considered himself a Humanist, and fought against being labeled an Existentialist throughout his life.
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Dr Martin Luther King Jnr
40 years ago civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr was assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brief biography of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.
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J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist
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Oregon State University Research
Throughout its 150 year history, Oregon State University has focused on researching the sciences and strives to be an excellent place to study.
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Saratoga Springs, Upstate New York
From the Battle of Saratoga and the country's oldest thoroughbred racetrack, to golf courses, hiking trails and natural spas, Saratoga Springs has a lot to see and do.
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Thomas Jefferson and the Iraq War
This article speculates on how the "Father of the Declaration of Independence" might react to the war in Iraq.
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The Work of Amnesty International
An introduction to Amnesty International, a human rights organization, with details on the work of the organization, its history and how people can get involved.
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Friends (Quakers) and Peace
Article on the peace testimony of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Description of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, his life and works under the Soviet Regime.
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Astronomy of a Different Color: New Wavelengths Open New Windows
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Alcoholic Authors: William Faulkner
William Faulkner became famous for his writing and infamous for his drinking while creating award winning novels, poems, short stories and screenplays.
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Classic Authors: Ernest Hemingway
A brief biography of Ernest Hemingway.
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Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 10
Part 10 in a series on Schizophrenia
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The Way Forward
With the UUP's rejection of the "Way Forward" proposal that would have kept the Northern Irish peace process on track, they have plunged the province into deep uncertainty.
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The Web for Book Lovers
There's plenty for book lovers to enjoy in cyberspace.
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Why Women's History Month?
A look into why we should designate another month to celebrate the history of another minority group.
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Showdowns
Showdowns in Myanmar and Cambodia force the audience to think about good guys and bad.
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Making Games for a Cause
They say video games rot your brain, but what if game is about finding peace in the middle-east? Or taking a stand against human rights violations?
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Ouch!
Take heart, it's tough for everybody.
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The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
A review of the novel, "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," followed by the best places online to purchase the book.
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What's Next On The Agenda For This Topic?
This is just my thoughts and plans for future directions for this topic.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Day
On October 24th supporters around the world will hold protests and candlelight vigils to show their continued support for the people of Burma and leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Feria del Libro de Bogota
As UNESCO nominated World Book Capital City 2007, Bogota throws open its arms to all on April 19 for the city's 20th Annual Book Festival
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer
No Southeast Asian writer has ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature but none has come closer than Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This is an introduction to his life.
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The Empire and the Poets
Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize.
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The Photoelectric Effect
The photoelectric effect can be harnessed to create energy from sunlight using photovoltaic cells.
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Classic Authors: Rudyard Kipling
A brief biography of Rudyard Kipling.
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