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Coach Builds Ga. State Football Day by Day
When it plays Alabama in its inaugural football season next year, Georgia State University may get pummeled by the highly ranked Crimson Tide. But the Panthers won’t get knocked down any harder than their coach, Bill Curry, did on his first day of NFL practice with the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s. Curry, an offensive lineman, lined up across from future Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke. Nitschke broke Curry’s face mask and nose. Despite a disastrous start, Curry stuck with professional football for a 10-year career. He is trying to develop the same kind of fortitude in Georgia State players. “We…
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Kenyan Discusses Village Reaction to 9/11
Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, a molecular biologist, Maasai warrior from Kenya and incoming Rotary International World Peace Fellow, told a Sept. 25 Newsmaker that his village's reaction to the 9/11 terrorist attacks was to symbolically donate 14 cows -- sacred symbols of life and healing to the Maasa -- to the American people. The villagers continue to care for the herd as a living symbol of peace, Naiyomah said. As "sacred, healing cows," he added, they can never be slaughtered and remain in the care of village elders. The original 14 have calved, he said, and the herd now numbers 35. "They…
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Amnesty International Says Burma Policy Too Hasty
The U.S. should not revise its policy toward Burma until an American citizen and pro-democracy advocate is released from detention, Amnesty International's advocacy director for international issues told a Sept. 28 Newsmaker. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last week that the U.S. will "begin to engage with ... Burmese leaders to bring democracy to the nation." But T. Kumar said the Obama adminsitration "should first immediately take steps to stop the torture and ill-treatment of (Kyaw Zaw Lwin) and get him released. Get him out, then talk." Burma's state newspaper reported that Lwin…
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First Sec'y of Homeland Security Describes Heroes, Mistakes
Tom Ridge was governor of Pennsylvania for six years, nine months and five days and loved every minute, he told a Club Book Rap Monday. But when the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks occurred and President Bush asked him to come to Washington to create what would become the Department of Homeland Security, he couldn’t say no. Ridge is the author of “The Test of Our Time: America Under Siege … and How We Can Be Safe Again.” He signed copies of the book purchased at the event to benefit the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. Ridge wrote the book because he believed the first Homeland Security…
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Ken Burns: Parks Define Americans as a People
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns told a well-attended luncheon audience Sept. 28 that he hopes his latest series on creation of the National Park system will boost park attendance, particularly by African Americans and Hispanic Americans, to help build an expanded constituency for the preservation and restoration of the nation's most beautiful and historic sites. "Our national parks are a defining part of who we are as a people," Burns said during an appearance in conjunction with the release of one of his documentaries. a six-part, 12-hour series on the national parks that debuted on public…
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Head of UN Commission on Gaza War Violations Reports on Status
The head of a U.N. commission that investigated claims of human rights violations in the 2008-09 Gaza conflict rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhyahu's charge that any attempts to follow up on the group's recommendations could kill any renewed peace talks with the Palestinians. At an Oct. 1 Newsmaker, former South African Constitutional Court Justice Richard Goldstone also said he regretted the reaction to the report by the U.S., which said it would vote against a move by the U.N. Security Council to report the commission's findings to the International Criminal Court for…
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P90X Trainer Takes on Troops 'Too Fat to Fight,' at July 16 Luncheon
Tony Horton, creator of P90X Extreme Home Fitness System, will call on the U.S. military to shape up its physical training doctrine in light of growing concerns over fitness and obesity issues in the armed forces at an NPC Luncheon Friday, July 16. Reservations close at 2 p.m. today, July 15. The traditional luncheon format will take a twist after remarks and Q&A session when Horton leads a Boot Camp P90X workout with audience participation. No sit-down meal will be served before the event; boxed lunches will be distributed at its conclusion. A reception for members with tickets is at…
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How to File a Last-Minute Registration for July 17 5K
Last-minute registration for individuals and teams to participate in the Beat the Deadline 5K on Saturday, July 17, can be submitted by fax or in person. Online registration is closed. To fax, print the form at www.press.org/5K and fax to 202-662-7537 or 202-662-7569. In-person registration and packet-pickup is from noon to 7 p.m.at the Club and before the race begins. The race starts at 8 a.m. P90X fitness developer Tony Horton will conduct a warmup at 7:45 a.m. On-site registration tables open at 6:45 a.m. by the main stage. Cash prizes and random prizes will be awarded, and a…
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Panelists to Discuss Debt, Deficits 10 am July 20
A panel of academics will discuss debt and deficits at a Newsmaker press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, in the Zenger Room. Panelists are Bruce Yandle, former dean of the Clemson College of Business and Behavioral Science; Jeffrey Miron, senior lecturer and director of undeegraduate studies at the Harvard Department of Economics; David Primo, associate professor of political science at the University of Rochester; Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. -- Tejinder Singh, [email protected]
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Lobster Night July 28; $25 for Members
Steamed 1 1/4-pound lobsters will be on the Fourth Estate Restaurant dinner menu Wednesday, July 28. The price is $25 for members and their guests, $30 for non-members. The lobsters are served with drawn butter and a choice of oven-roasted potatoes or fries and coleslaw or green salad. Diners are seated from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance, but some additional lobsters may be available for walk-in diners. To check on availability, call 202-662-7638 or email [email protected]. The lobster night special is offered the last Wednesday of every month for a…
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