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20 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

Study builds case for repealing 'don't ask, don't tell'

By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration today has more research to help make its case for allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, University of Florida, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Patrick Murphy, Democrat

Yesterday | Bioscience Technology

March of Dimes honors Dr. Gail Harrison for outstanding work in maternal-fetal nutrition

PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 A- A nutritionist whose research was instrumental in adding fruits and vegetables to the federal Women, Infants and Children food subsidy will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Los Angeles

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Universe Today

Found: Theoretical Supernova Actually Exists

Astronomers have identified a type of supernova that appears to be a type predicted in theory but never actually observed before.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science, Explosion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Alpha One

Call it Wii-habilitation

Forget Wii parties. Wii-habilitation is where it's at. The popular Nintendo device for playing games like virtual bowling or tennis has turned into a rehab tool at cutting-edge health care centers around the country .

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Related Topix: Video Games, Nintendo Wii, University of South Carolina

Fri Nov 06, 2009

MSNBC

New type of supernova discovered

A new type of supernova a ' the explosive death of a star a ' has been discovered in which helium detonates on the surface of a white dwarf star.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science

AmericanBankingNews.com

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) Set To Spin Off Primerica Unit in IPO

John is a Big Four CPA with over 10 years of diversified accounting, project management, internal controls, and financial consulting experience.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, Corporate Governance, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Cinema Blend News

Grants Being Issued To Prove That Video Games Can Save Mankind

Saving mankind is a tall order, I know. However, a few research studies will be underway that will measure the effect of video games and how they may help Parkinson's or help players lose weight while playing certain games.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Nintendo Wii

EurekAlert!

New type of supernova explosion reported; predicted by theoretical physicists at UCSB

A new class of supernova was discovered by scientists at Berkeley and may be the first example of a new type of exploding star.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Physics, Science, UC Berkeley, Astronomy

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sudan Tribune

Ethiopiaa s volcanic process splitting Africa Apart - study

A New study on Tuesday Confirmed that the giant geological crack opened few years ago at the barren Volcanic face in Ethiopiaa TMs Afar region is indeed the beginning of a process which will split the African Continent into two by creating a new ocean.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, World News, Ethiopia, Africa

Tue Nov 03, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Univ. of Ill. to host new US Army computer center

The U.S. Army is financing a new research center at the University of Illinois to develop technology for computer networks used on battlefields and in other similarly difficult environments.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA, Business News

Mon Nov 02, 2009

University of Rochester

African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making

In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia.

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Related Topix: World News, Ethiopia, Africa, Geology, Science, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Examiner.com

Kerry Kennedy speaks truth to power at UCSB Nov. 5

Kerry Kennedy, founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, and chair of the Amnesty International USA Leadership Council, will talk about her book and campaign, "Speak Truth To Power" http://www.speaktruth.org/ on Thursday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara's Campbell Hall.

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Related Topix: Activism, Non-Profit

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Express India

Column: US army and Brit comedy, thank you

Anand Ramachandran Posted: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST : It was 1969, the year Jimi Hendrix played 'The Star Spangled Banner' at Max Yasgur's farm, the year the Beatles broke up, the year man landed on the freakin' moon.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin, Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, John Cleese, University of Utah

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Advocate

Army Secretary: Lifting DADT Can Be Done

Secretary of the Army John McHugh told the Army Times Sunday that he does not believe lifting the military's gay ban would have detrimental effects on the Army.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McHugh, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Patrick Murphy, Democrat, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Pennsylvania

Fri Oct 30, 2009

AmericanBankingNews.com

Democratic Lawmakers Call for Regulations To Limit Bank Overdraft Charges

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Related Topix: Corporate Governance, Law, Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Wells Fargo , JP Morgan Chase

Computerworld

The Internet at 40: History Began With Its First Crash

On this day in 1969, what would became the Internet was used for the first time--and crashed.

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Related Topix: University of Utah

Thu Oct 29, 2009

People for the Ethical Treatment of A...

Fight the Power: Musicians Sign On to End Military's Animal Abuse

What do you get when PETA teams up with Chuck D of Public Enemy and his wife, Dr.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Daily Sound

SB city leaders appoint fire chief

Santa Barbara city leaders made it official yesterday, stripping away the title of "interim" fire chief and appointing Andrew DiMizio as the head of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara, CA, Fire

Tue Oct 27, 2009

AmericanBankingNews.com

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) See Protesters on Monday

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Related Topix: Wells Fargo , Banking, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Corporate Governance, Law

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Stars and Stripes

Panel urges ending UCMJ's sodomy ban

Earlier this month, the Commission on Military Justice delivered to Congress its recommended changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Gay/Lesbian

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