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...fellows join a list of Institute alumni that includes 1986 Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to be honored in literature, and current Thomas Professor of African and African American Studies Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham. Phyllis S. Taoua, a scholar of Francophone literature at the University of Arizona who said she plans to write her second book while a Du Bois fellow, said she found the Institute appealing because of its multifaceted approach to African studies. “The reason I applied to the Du Bois Institute was its emphasis on interdisciplinary study,” she said...
...firm, has the only existing large-scale plants, and operates in 20 countries. In the U.S. advocates have suggested for decades that "coal-to-liquid" production is a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil. At least nine other states are looking into it, including Illinois, West Virginia and Arizona...
FLORENCE DENOMME, 71; PHOENIX; ARIZONA; leader of Flow from the Heart Foundation
Pyromaniacs beware. Walls have--fire fighters. More and more city fire departments are turning out hunky calendars to raise funds. New York City is the latest, but Tucson, Arizona, and South Florida have long had their own. (Tucson and Milwaukee even have women in their calendars.) "We don't want to be construed as Chippendale fire fighters," says Mike Aguilar, who heads Seattle's fund drive. There are serious reasons for the calendar: "Burns are terrible, traumatic injuries. The money we raise goes to recovery research and methods...to minimize that trauma." With the calendars, getting all hot and bothered...
...defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry, scanned the field for a receiver, made eye contact with Antonio Freeman, then drilled the ball between two safeties for the TD that put the Broncos away. In one play, he demonstrated strength, poise, acumen and a great arm. (See pictures of the Arizona Cardinals...