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...What I am hoping is that as this cohort of girls, who are taking calculus in school, pass through the system, they will get more gender equity in the highest level research jobs in science and math," she says...
...performance of the ANC after 14 years in power. On its watch, South Africa has seen increased unemployment, a widening of the gap between rich and poor, lowered educational standards, declining health services, an uncontrolled AIDS pandemic, a justice system in disarray, an inept police force, the second highest murder rate and the highest rape rate in the world, ethnic cleansing of white citizens, the national electricity provider unable to satisfy power needs, and more than half of municipalities approaching bankruptcy. Cynics now predict that South Africa will become the next Zimbabwe. This is Mandela's real legacy...
...London Hard Times Meet High Art Despite a sagging economy, Christie's auction house has racked up $3.5 billion in art sales so far this year--up 56% from 2006, in part because of demand in Russia, China and the Middle East. The two highest-selling works were Monet's Water Lily Pond, top, and a triptych by Francis Bacon...
...Geneva Different Policy, Same Results In its highest-level negotiations with Tehran since 1979, the U.S. sent a top diplomat to join international talks in Switzerland intended to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. The talks stalled, however, when Tehran refused to temporarily halt its nuclear program in exchange for a freeze on any new international sanctions...
...Patricia Gray, the head of the library's Poetry and Literature Center, describes the laureateship as an "iconic" position. It is the highest honor for a poet in this country, bestowed by the Librarian of Congress, who consults with former laureates, the current laureate and poetry critics in making his choice. It is the only government office for a literary artist that is not federally funded. It is an academic-year position (October to May), but poets may extend their term if they choose. The perks include a $35,000 stipend, a $5,000 travel allowance, cultural cachet...