June 10, 2012 Tags: AUTHORS, INTERVIEWS, ISLAMIC fundamentalism
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The article offers world news briefs as of June 4, 2012 on topics including an argument in Great Britain’s Parliament between prime minister David Cameron and shadow chancellor Ed Balls, a portrait titled “Spear of the Nation” depicting South African president Jacob Zuma, and the possibility that the U.S. will ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: LAW of the sea, NEWS briefs, World
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The article looks at the sixty year reign of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II and her Diamond Jubilee celebration in 2012. Topics include her marriage to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, her televised coronation as a young woman, her public image as a woman of strong will from the moment she took the crown, and her legacy as a national matriarch. Also discussed are her rehearsals for the coronation, the gown she wore by designer Norman Hartnell, and the social conditions in Great Britain after World War II.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: CELEBRITIES -- Public opinionGREAT Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-, CORONATIONS -- Great Britain, KINGS & rulers
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The article reviews the book “The Day the World Discovered the Sun: An Extraordinary Story of 18th-Century Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus” by Mark Anderson.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: ASTRONOMY -- History, BOOKS -- Reviews, NONFICTION
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The article presents a discussion of the costs of U.S. medical care, particularly hospital stays and end-of-life care, as of 2012, adapted from the book “The Cost of Hope: A Memoir,” by Amanda Bennett, based on the author’s experience when her husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: MEDICAL care costs, TERMINAL careUNITED States
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The article focuses on the Houla massacre in Syria, which occurred in May of 2012. Topics include the Syrian government’s failure to comply with the ceasefire plan created by the Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, Russia’s failure to exert pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end the violence, and U.S. and European Union (EU) sanctions against Syria.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: 2012, ARMISTICESSYRIA -- Politics & government -- 2000-, Houla, HOULA Massacre, Syria
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An interview is presented with novelist China Miéville. Topics discussed include his new novel “Railsea” which is a reimagining of author Herman Melville’s book “Moby-Dick” set on the railway, his views on lush prose versus sparse writing styles, and his popularity among readers of science-fiction and fantasy.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: AUTHORS, INTERVIEWS, SCIENCE fiction
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The article looks at the reunion of the musical group the Beach Boys with a focus on the mental health of lead singer Brian Wilson. Topics include the band’s success in the 1960s, the album “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” and Wilson’s diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder and mild manic depression.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: CELEBRITIES, HEALTH, MENTAL health, MUSICIANS
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The author discusses why the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) should exercise impartiality and present a variety of views on the British monarchy in order to retain legitimacy among its viewership.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: JOURNALISMGREAT Britain, MONARCHY -- Great Britain
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The author discusses what he considers to be hypocritical actions by wealthy U.S. Republicans such as the billionaire businessman Joe Ricketts, former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who claim to want to reduce government spending, but accept government bailouts for their businesses. Topics include Ricketts’s management of the Chicago Cubs, Schilling’s unsuccessful 38 Studios, and the bankruptcy of GST Steel under Romney’s management.
Read MoreJune 10, 2012 Tags: BAILOUTS (Finance), GOVERNMENT spending policyPOLITICAL activity, REPUBLICANS, RICH people
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