A different world articles
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How Debbie Allen Recruited Whoopi Goldberg for A Different World
[caption id="attachment_3580786" align="alignnone" width="900"] Debbie Allen and Whoopi Goldberg[/caption] When A Different World made the historic decision to address the AIDS epidemic head-on, Debbie Allen knew exactly who she had to call. “I remember the degree of difficulty of doing a show about AIDS,” Allen, 74, recalled during a cast reunion of the iconic sitcom on The View Wednesday, April 17. “Whoopi Goldberg was our secret weapon.” In a season 4 episode of A Different World...
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New research shines light on how expert mapmakers see the world differently
Researchers at Aston University have found differences between experienced Ordnance Survey (OS) mapmakers and novices in the way that they interpret aerial images for mapmaking, which could lead to improved training processes for new recruits. The findings are published in the Journal of Vision.
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'Different World' producer says Whoopi Goldberg AIDS episode saved lives
'A Different World' reunion on 'The View' saw Debbie Allen credit Whoopi Goldberg's HIV/AIDS awareness episode with saving 'millions of lives' as 'advertisers were pulling out.'