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Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album
Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...
Tags: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (tv program), Roseland, Martha's Vineyard, Justin Bieber, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Internal Medicine, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Research, Education
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Michael Bloomberg, University of California, Los Angeles
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Cannes: Winnetka's Katie Chang gets big break in 'Bling Ring'
“I mean, I come from Winnetka,” says New Trier Township High School graduating senior Katie Chang, in Cannes this week accompanying her big break, Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring.” “So, what I mean is, you don’t...
Tags: Celebrities, Film Festivals, Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, Movies
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Columbia seeks to have whites only fellowship changed
ReutersBy Chris Francescani NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Columbia University, one of the nation's Ivy League schools, has joined an effort to have restrictions removed from a decades-old scholarship offered only to white students. The Lydia C. Roberts...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Students, New York City, Awards and Prizes
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic...Tags: Problem Gambling, Asperger Syndrome, Reviews, Allergies, Psychiatry
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READER SUBMITTED: Clowning Around At Hartford Stage
HartfordHartford Stage Adult Studio launches the new MainStage MasterClass series this June, featuring two special topic workshops, Clown for Actors, and Melodrama. Both workshops will be taught by distinguished guest artist, Gregor Paslawsky, who is appearing at...Tags: Celebrities, Colleges and Universities, Education, Hartford Stage
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Norwegian firm to seek ways to trap cement factory CO2
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Aker Solutions has won a contract to make the world's first tests for capturing emissions of carbon dioxide from cement factories as part of efforts to slow climate change, the company said on Thursday. Aker Solutions won the...Tags: Norway
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Similar records, but L.A. mayoral candidates inhabit different worlds
He owns a sleek home in the hills of Echo Park that was renovated with recycled materials, is powered partly by solar panels and was once featured in a top design magazine. She lives in a ranch-style house at the end of a Studio City cul-de-sac, with...
Tags: Moby, Silver Lake (Staten Island, New York), Environmental Issues, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Trips and Vacations
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Anger linked to raised heart attack risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better. In a study of thousands of heart attack patients, those who recalled having flown into a rage...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Research, Medical Research, Heart Attack
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COLUMN-Poor little rich kids-Chrystia Freeland
ReutersBy Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring. We see it anecdotally in the soaring fees...Tags: Teachers, Early Learning, Book, Thomson Corporation, Economic Inequality
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REFILE-COLUMN-Poor little rich kids-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Refiling to fix formatting) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring. We see it...Tags: Teachers, Early Learning, Book, Thomson Corporation, Economic Inequality
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