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7 hrs ago | SCAtoday.net

Medieval pilgrimage topic of the 2010 Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2009/11/25 - 08:40. Coordinators have announced that "Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages" will be the theme for the Sewanee Medieval Colloquium to be held April 9-10, 2010 at the university of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Sewanee, TN

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Providence Business News

EDC told to ease R.I. permitting process

" Rhode Island needs to speed up its permitting process if it wants to attract industrial businesses, a consultant hired by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation said in a report released late Monday.

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Related Topix: Rhode Island, Cumberland, RI, West Greenwich, RI, Newport, RI, Providence Metro

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Fox 8 - WJW

RI slow to spend millions in stimulus funding as governor faults recovery program

In this Nov. 8, 2006 file photo, Rhode Island Republican Gov. Don Carcieri address the media during a news conference at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jack Reed, Democrat, Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Barack Obama

Sat Nov 21, 2009

HeraldTimesOnline.com

Judge hears arguments on house sticker law

A lawyer for University of Rhode Island students has asked a judge to strike down a law allowing p ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Providence Journal

Driver in Cranston fatal charged with DUI

Hours after a fatal crash in Cranston that killed one of his friends from the University of Rhode Island, the 19-year-old man driving the car was charged with drunk driving.

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Related Topix: Cranston, RI

IBM Press Releases

Brown, IBM Unveil Multimillion-Dollar Supercomputer

The supercomputer is the most powerful computational system in Rhode Island and will be used by researchers statewide to tackle "grand challenges" affecting Ocean State residents in climate change, education, energy and health.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Brown University, CPU, Science, Computer Science, Oceanography

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. jobless rate dips, but 73,000 are still out of work

For the first time in nearly three years, Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped, to 12.9 percent in October, offering a faint but reassuring sign that the state's economy may be on the road to improvement.

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Related Topix: Rhode Island, Rhode Island Government, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Providence, RI

Boston Herald

Lauren Conrad loses luster

"Ryan Center employees approached anyone they saw with a camera to remind them that it absolutely must be put away when Lauren came out, or it would be taken," wrote John Holmes , who covered the event for the student newspaper The Good 5 Cent Cigar .

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Related Topix: The Hills, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Providence Journal

Melee mars weekend party at Brown; four arrested

Journal photo The annual Scandalous party was held at Brown University's Alumnae Hall.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Brown University

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Southeast Missourian

SIU president picks new chancellor

Southern Illinois University's president introduced a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrator Tuesday as his pick to be the next chancellor of SIU's flagship Carbondale campus.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Carbondale, IL, Temple University

Providence Journal

Veterans exhibit celebrates service, reflects on war's impact

The Providence VA Medical Center is cosponsoring the 2009 "Veterans Gather" art exhibition along with the University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence campus.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Rhode Island, 9, Narragansett, RI

WLNE

BRISTOL: Sticker Placement on Alleged Party Houses Challenged

Lawyers for University of Rhode Island students will ask a judge to strike down a law allowing police in Narragansett to place stickers on homes that host loud parties.

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Psych Central News

New Therapy Technique Reduces Divorce Rates

According to a new clinical trial, a therapy technique known as client-directed feedback can greatly increase the odds of a couple remaining together.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

MediLexicon

Professor Finds Strong Link Between Counseling Approach And Relationship Success

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Health

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Bangor Daily News

MMA selects new president

Maine Maritime Academy on Friday announced it has selected a Falmouth man to become the school's next president.

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Related Topix: Maine Maritime Academy, Falmouth, ME, Castine, ME, University of Maine

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Hanover WR sets singlegame receptions record

Hanover WR sets single-game receptions record Eds: APNewsNow. HANOVER, Ind. Daniel Passafiume has set the NCAA record for most receptions in a single game, catching 25 passes for Division III Hanover College.

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Related Topix: Hanover, IN, Hanover College, Franklin College, Brown University

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Providence Journal

Her love of languages finally honored: $5 million for scholarships released

Beatrice Demers was a URI professor of foreign languages for 30 years. Collections and Archives University of Rhode Island Library A legal battle over the estate of beloved University of Rhode Island Prof.

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Related Topix: Rhode Island, Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Pawtucket, RI

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Science Blog

Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates

Nov. 6, 2009 -- Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Danville News

Discoverer of Titanic to speak at Bloom U

Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard never grew up. The 67-year-old, best known for his discovery of the R.M.S. Titanic shipwreck in 1985, has declared himself to be "still a kid." In a recent telephone interview, an enthusiastic Ballard described his 50-year career exploring the sea.

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Related Topix: Oceanography, Science

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Providence Journal

New England economic forecast: R.I. will continue to decline

Rhode Island's battered economy will continue to deteriorate and the worst is not expected to be over until the second half of next year, according to a sobering new forecast to be released Tuesday by a regional economic analysis group.

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Related Topix: Housing

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