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Wednesday | InfoComm International

Audiovisual Tech Consultant Expands In Challenging Economy

The Sextant Group, Inc., an internationally-recognized, independent technology consulting and design firm announces plans to open a new office inside the beltway in Washington DC.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, James Madison University, University of Mary Washington, University of Virginia

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Russian writer and Soviet dissident Aksyonov dies

Vasily Aksyonov, a prolific Russian writer and one of the last dissidents to be exiled from the Soviet Union, died Monday.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Arts, Literature, Fairfax, VA,

The Free Lance-Star

Elections key to Howell's future

For House Speaker Bill Howell, the outcome of this year's House of Delegates races could be particularly important, because his job as speaker depends on it.

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Related Topix: US News

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

Fall races for House expected to be close

While this year's gubernatorial race will get the bulk of the attention, politicians will be waging 71 other skirmishes this year in the battle over state control.

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Related Topix: US News

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Science, Industry and Business

New Research Shows Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than We Thought

For millions of years, dinosaurs have been considered the largest creatures ever to walk on land.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Sports marketing exec Marc Williams named new head of Indy's Circle City Classic

Sports marketing executive Marc Williams has been named executive director of the Circle City Classic, the annual football game in Indianapolis between two historically black colleges.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Florham Park, NJ

Wed Jul 01, 2009

USA Today

Paying college tuition with credit card gets costlier

Across the nation, a growing number of universities are making it harder - and costlier - for students to use credit cards.

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Related Topix: University of Southern Maine, Northwestern University, University of Virginia

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Millville News

Pirates provide opportunity for quirky study of economics

Pirates deserve respect, too. Maybe not respect, exactly. But, according to a young academic with New Jersey roots, they should be studied for what they teach us about economics.

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Related Topix: Piracy News, US Politics, Frank LoBiondo, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, New Jersey, World News, Kenya, Princeton University

Technology Review Feed v2.1

Allison Macfarlane

In 1982, the U.S. government formally accepted the dirty job of finding a place to dispose of highly radioactive nuclear waste, including spent reactor fuel, which will remain radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, Geology, Science, Nuclear Energy

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa needs more intellectually diverse universities

Last year, the Press-Citizen reported that the University of Iowa's professors are overwhelmingly registered Democrats.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US News, University of Iowa, Iowa State University

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Physics Blog

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than We Thought: New Study

For millions of years, dinosaurs have been considered the largest creatures ever to walk on land.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Loudoun Times

Briar Woods, Freedom graduate first four-year class

In fall 2005, the freshman class walked through the doors of Briar Woods and Freedom high schools and entered the unknown.

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Related Topix: Loudoun County, VA

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Wired News

Mapping North Korean Railways Via Google Earth

For all the saber-rattling North Korea has been doing these days, precious little is known about daily life in the isolated nation.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Fox News

Study: Dinosaur Size May Have Been Overestimated

Some dinosaurs were the largest creatures ever to walk on land, including the classic long-necked, whip-tailed Diplodicus, but a new study suggests it and its many extinct brethren weighed as little as half as much as previously thought.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Independent

North Korea uncovered: Palaces, labour camps and mass graves

The most comprehensive picture of what goes on inside the secret state of North Korea has emerged from an innovative US project.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Kim Jong Il,

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WebWire

ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Secret Creation Of Isolated Housing Units In Federal Prisons

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana today filed a legal complaint challenging the unprecedented and secret creation of housing units inside federal prisons in which prisoners are condemned to live in stark isolation from the outside world.

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Related Topix: ACLU, Prison, Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Metro

KTRH-AM Houston

Live from the White House! Unbiased News Coverage

One major network did an interview with Barack Obama where the host ended the segment with a bow to the president.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Tue Jun 16, 2009

USA Today

For Iranians in U.S.: Anger, hope after vote

VIENNA, Va. - Ali Ghaemieh is like many Iranian Americans who feel both outraged and hopeful as they watch the turmoil unfolding in Iran .

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Vienna, VA, Social Software, Ashburn, VA

Mon Jun 15, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

Issue of Property Rights Is Likely to Arise in Sotomayor x2019 s Confirmation Hearings

Supreme Court nominees almost never comment on recent decisions from the court they hope to join.

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Related Topix: US News, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Port Chester, NY, University of Chicago

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Trinidad Guardian

Crime consultants cost $79m

Government and taxpayers spent $79.4 million or $12.6 million to devise an organisational transformation plan for the Police Service.

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