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FRANCE - APRIL 15: In this handout image provide by the Aga Khan Development Network, Prince Rahim Aga Khan and his fiance Kendra Spears pose on April 15, 2013 in France. The Aga Khan, who is the Spiritual Leader or Imam of the global community of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, said he was delighted to announce the engagement on April 16, 2013. Prince Rahim Aga Khan holds a BA from Brown University and an executive management degree from the Navarra Business School in Barcelona, Spain. He is involved in the poverty reduction efforts, notably micro-credit activities, of the Aga Khan Development Network - an agecy seeking to foster social, cultural and economic development in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Ms. Spears holds a BA in sociology from the University of Washington in her native Seattle. She has a strong interest in arts and architecture and has had a highly successful career as a model, working with many of the most prestigious fashion houses. The couple will be married in a Muslim ceremony. The date of the marriage has not been set yet.
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Italian court orders new trial for Amanda Knox
be reconsidered won't be known until the court releases its full ruling within 90 days.Knox, now a student at the University of Washington, stayed up until 2 a.m. Seattle time to hear her fate and issued a statement through a family spokesman."It was painful Read more »
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Happy 100th birthday to Seattle's greatest female athlete
native Albert Lirhus is a graduate of Ballard High School and the University of Washington School of Business and UW Law School. The married father of three grown children is an adoption attorney who is an enthusiastic Husky football fan. Helene Madison, right, 3:16 PM from The Seattle Times Read more »
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Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: The Liberal Arts Are Alive and Well in Washington State
gaps in an area of great scientific and cultural importance." WaCLA's second-place winner, Eleanor Lutz from the University of Washington, entered college with the commitment to take a class in a new subject every quarter and described how this decision widened 2:51 PM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Supreme Court Invalidated Gene Patents: What's Next?
King, PhD, is American Cancer Society professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She was the first to prove that breast cancer is inherited in some families, as the 12:42 PM from PR Newswire Read more »
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Wash. Teacher Prep Falls Short For Students With Disabilities
training programs require hands-on training with students with special needs. That kind of training is the focus of the University of Washington’s Experimental Education Unit at the Haring Center. There, some of the state’s aspiring special education teachers 11:17 AM from KUOW Read more »
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Inaugural Class of National Digital Stewardship Residents Selected
a benchmark of best practices to ensure that institution’s archives will stand the test of time. Lauren Work; Rochester, N.Y.; University of Washington; Public Broadcasting Service; to develop and apply evaluation tools, define selection criteria and outline 11:08 AM from East Chicago Public Library Read more »
