Word: zebra
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...seven members of Team Zebra are discovering that sometimes even the best efforts are not enough to earn one’s stripes. A group of Harvard seniors has taken up the apparently self-constructed challenge of bringing two live zebras to Harvard Square by Monday at midnight, with the goal of raising money for hurricane and earthquake relief. If they succeed, they say, an anonymous donor—to whom they refer as the “Contender”—has agreed to purchase a boat large enough to fit the team and the zebras...
Madagascar twists the fish-out-of-water premise into animals-out-of-zoo. A lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), a zebra (Chris Rock), a giraffe (David Schwimmer) and a hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) forsake the friendly confines of Central Park Zoo and end up on you-know-which island off Africa. The plot, by co-directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and co-writers Mark Burton and Billy Frolick, asks whether a carnivore, the lion, can keep from eating his friends...
...Then, after lunch?chicken or beef, rice, maize pap and salads?at a local restaurant, it's on to the spot where McCall Smith met the woman who inspired his feisty heroine. Back in Gaborone, fans can see some of the most memorable places featured in the books, including Zebra Drive, where Ramotswe lives, and the garage that inspired Speedy Motors, the company owned by her husband-to-be J.L.B Matekoni. For those who want more, a second tour goes out to the "edge of the Kalahari" where some of Ramotswe's most intrepid investigations have unfolded. Later...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder most memorable places featured in the books, including Zebra Drive, where Ramotswe lives, and the garage that inspired Speedy Motors, the company owned by her husband-to-be J.L.B Matekoni...
Hopkins says that her passion for research—she has worked on cancer and now investigates the developmental genes in zebra fish and their similarities to human genes—prevented her from realizing that she faced discrimination within her field...