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DIED. LAURENS VAN DER POST, 90, South African-born conservationist acclaimed for his books on Africa; in London. Best-selling author of The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), he was Prince Charles' guide to alternative life-styles and non-Christian religions...
...simple case of supply and demand. The inventory of 7-ft. 1-in., 300-lb. human rockslides like Shaq is not deep; you will not find one at Wal-Mart. That's why the Houston Rockets' pivotman, Hakeem Olajuwon, got a $55 million, five-year contract extension and another African-born center, Dikembe Mutombo, signed with the Atlanta Hawks for a five-year, $50 million deal. The Miami Heat is on the verge of re-signing playoff flop Alonzo Mourning for $115 million over seven years rather than lose...
...period in Charles' youth, Earl Mountbatten, Philip's uncle and a tireless meddler in the family's affairs, acted in place of both Charles' parents. After Mountbatten's death came such gurus as South African-born writer Sir Laurens Van der Post. If Diana turned to various therapies, Charles explored exotic lore, became a "green" and an organic gardener. Before long the tabloids had him talking to his carrots at Highgrove...
...Colorado Democrat favors economic sanctions against countries that tolerate genital mutilation. But many African-born women who live in the U.S. are opposed. "Sanctions are stupid," says Dr. Asha Mohamud, a Somali-born pediatrician in Washington. "The practice is not being done intentionally to harm anyone. Mothers do it in good faith for their children. If you cut funding to these countries, you are hurting the people you want to protect. The goal should be to improve the economic and educational status of women...
...African-born residents had a high school education or higher in 1990, compared with 76% of Asian-born, 57% of Caribbean-born and 77% of native-born...