Nelson Mandela’s Long Goodbye Has Lessons For All of Us

Firstpost, Commentary, Sandip Roy
 
Nelson Mandela is dying.
 
Hard as it is to accept the fact, the world has to come to terms with it.
 
It’s not surprising that South Africans are praying for his recovery. But perhaps a final gesture of gratitude to the man who is indisputably the Father of the Nation is to pray for his peaceful death. Or passing. Or transition. If those euphemisms offer some solace and sound less final than death.

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Vitual Tourist: 10 travel tips that are good for the environment

A French woman fills a bottle of Evian water to take to her home in Evian, France.
Dallas Morning News
 
 
Saving resources can be a lifestyle at home and abroad. And for those who are just getting started, here are some environmentally friendly things to think about when you travel. In collaboration with staffers from World Wildlife Fund, members and editors of global travel website VirtualTourist have put together 10 tips on how to travel with conservation in mind.

 

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Trayvon’s Dad, Tracy Martin Speaks to The Root: ‘My Kid Was Perfect to Me’

Trayvon Martin 
Family photo
 
(The Root) — June 10, 2013 was the beginning of jury selection for the second-degree-murder trial of 29-year-old George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Trayvon Martin. The trial comes just ahead of Father’s Day, and The Root spoke with Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, to ask him about the son he knew and loved.
 
This was printed in the June 16, 2013 – June 29, 2013 Edition
(Please note that a correction was made to the date.  It originally stated July, 10, 2013.  We regret the inconvenience.)

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TOP 10 PLACES TO SEE ANIMALS IN THE WILD

The Scarlet Macaw in Corcovado National Park
Courtesy of Costa Rica Tourism

 
 
With the thawing of winter in many parts of the world, animals and humans alike are starting to wake up and get outside. As avid wildlife watchers, members of VirtualTourist.com, a leading travel website, compiled a list of the “Top 10 Places to See Animals in the Wild.”

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A-bomb survivors tell stories of love, loss, migration

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 70 years after the United States bombed Japan in 1945, Michigan State University has acquired the world’s largest collection ofinterviews with bomb survivors living in North and South America.

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Massive Explosions Disrupt Marathon Celebrations by Kenyans and Ethiopians in Boston

 
 
 
By Harrison Maina and Moses Mathenge, AjabuAfrica.com 
 
BOSTON, MA– The increasingly popular Boston marathon celebrations by the Kenyan community in the Boston region were abruptly thrown into disarray today.

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News Spotlight: Don’t Get Caught Alone in the Woods

  Spring in Michigan means a lot of diverse outdoor recreationalists taking to the woods in search of edible mushrooms, migrating birds, wild turkeys, fishing spots or just some solitude. Michigan’s conservation officers are offering some common sense safety tips for anyone taking to the woods for some fun and adventure.

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The Top 5 Hotels You Don’t Need to Leave

The view of the Pacific Ocean from the Namale Resort. You won’t need to leave during your vacation, but you’ll also be tempted to never go home. Photo by Namale

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The Onion’s Big Fail, And What It Demands Of Us

In 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012). She is also the first Academy Award nominee who was born in the 21st century. She will be playing the role of orphan Annie in an African-American film version. 

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Virtual Tourist: Top 5 worst travel scams and how to avoid them

 

Artists along Las Ramblas, in Barcelona.
 
 
The pros of traveling definitely outweigh the cons, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind when exploring new places. 

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