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3 hrs ago | Salon.com

Military retains religious zealot, boots gays

This column originally appeared on the blog Dissenting Justice . President Obama correctly stated that people should not "rush to judgment" regarding the motivation of Nidal Hassan -- the individual who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Prison, Terrorism, Opinion

Mon Nov 09, 2009

NetworkWorld

How to build a cyborg astrobiologist

Researchers have built an artificial intelligence -based wearable computer with digital eyes that could help future robots or astronauts "see' and discover signs of life in the desert-like conditions found on Mars or the Moon.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Robots

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Ukiah Blog Live

The Carnivore's Dilemma

Is eating a hamburger the global warming equivalent of driving a Hummer? This week an article in The Times of London carried a headline that blared: "Give Up Meat to Save the Planet." Former Vice President Al Gore, who has made climate change his signature issue, has even been assailed for omnivorous eating by animal rights activists.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Activism, US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetarian

Sunday Times

Sidebar: Freakonomics in the cellar

Neil Pendock: Writers of a book about bizarre connections would find inspiration in the SA wine industry Current Font Size: Economists are nothing if not resilient.

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Related Topix: Drink, Wine

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Chicago Indymedia

ZInn on Saturday in Chicago

Howard Zinn Speaking in Chicago! Nov 7 @ 7 pm University of Chicago Mandel Hall 1131 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL Reserve your ticket www.nodeathpenalty.org Howard Zinn in a conversation with Dave Zirin The Power of the People Saturday, November 7th, 7pm University of Chicago Mandel Hall 1131 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL *reserve your ticket now, info ...

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, New-Age, Howard Zinn

Hotel Online

Hyatt Hotels Shares Make Strong Showing in First Day of IPO Trading

Nov. 6, 2009--Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. made a strong showing Thursday in its trading debut.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Hotels, Greenwich, CT

Fri Nov 06, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Davis Says U.S. Policies May Hinder Labor Market Growth: Video

Nov. 6 -- Steven Davis, a professor at the University of Chicago, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the impact government programs may have on jobs growth and economic sentiment.

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Related Topix: Video, Business News

Women-XtraEdition - Indiatimes

Seniors can enjoy sex into their 80s

Todaya s senior citizens are proving that you can enjoy sex well into your 80s. During a survey, published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, conducted by the University of Chicago, men and women ranging in the ages of 57 to 85 were asked questions regarding their sexual activity over the past year.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Byron Williams: Brightest guy in the race for California governor may not get out of the primary

SEVERAL MONTHS ago, I heard Republican candidate for Gov. Tom Campbell give a presentation in Berkeley.

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Related Topix: US News, California, California Government, Berkeley, CA, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

WGNTV Chicago

U. of Ill. to honor Seymour Hersh with journalism award

The University of Illinois is honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh with its annual Illinois Prize Lifetime Achievement in Journalism.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro

Wed Nov 04, 2009

CNN

Anthropologist recalled as 'poet's soul'

Anyone who has taken an anthropology course has probably heard of Claude Levi-Strauss, who died recently at age 100.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, World News, Belgium, Illinois, France, Stanford University

Nature Publishing Group

More Aroused, Less Fatigued: Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Gene...

Tel: +1 773 702 1537; Fax: +1 773 834 7698; E-mail: hdew@uchicago.edu Received 1 June 2009; Revised 19 August 2009; Accepted 15 September 2009; Published online 4 November 2009.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro, Medicine, Alcoholism, Health, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Clover Herald

Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala dies aged 103

Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, died Tuesday at age 103 after outliving the dictatorship that led him to flee into exile.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, New York University

Newswise

Study Lends New Insights into Postoperative Blindness

Imagine waking up after surgery to find out you have lost your sighta 'permanently. Although rare, postoperative visual loss is a well-recognized complication of anesthesia and surgery that is more common after certain types of procedures and in some groups of patients, according to a study in the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia , official ...

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Associated Content

Great Chicago Vacation: Three Free Places to See

Having lived in Chicago for several years, I have yet exhausted the possibilities of the "city of big shoulders." With it's neoclassical architecture, many sections of Chicago look incredibly beautiful and it's a great place to experience many things for free.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Public Affairs

Better than David Gregory with Tim Geithner: Berkowitz w/former...

Better than David Gregory with Tim Geithner: Berkowitz w/former Reagan adviser Art Laffer and FNC's Steve Moore; Cable and Streaming Art Laffer [former Reagan economics adviser]: We all want to see the poor do well.

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

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Earth Times

Additional Data From Fidaxomicin's Phase 3 Study for Clostridium...

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of new data from fidaxomicin's North American phase 3 study at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in Philadelphia, PA.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA, Canada,

PennLive.com

Pennsylvania voters focus on performance, not ideology

In this age of raucous and rabid partisan polarization, it's easy to picture two forces, one on the far right and the other verging on communism, poised to battle each other to the death.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Jim Gerlach, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Opinion

Sat Oct 31, 2009

CBS2

Baby Girl's Death Ruled A Homicide

Share + Oct 31, 2009 3:26 pm US/Central A 3-month-old Stony Island Park neighborhood girl found unresponsive at her South Side home Friday afternoon was murdered.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL

Town Hall

NJ governor's race: Candidates at a glance

Biographical details on the candidates for New Jersey governor: Democrat Jon Stevens Corzine AGE _ 62; born Jan.

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Related Topix: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois, Illinois Government

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