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Friends of the Library: The report of the demise of libraries are hopefully false
I have been reading a lot about libraries in the past few years. I have read that, because of the Internet and eBooks, they are likely to become extinct. And then I read that "it is a big mistake to confuse the future of books or publishing with the...Tags: Book, Music, LEGO Group, Mountains, Landforms
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Israeli opposition to Palestinian state is unwavering
The Rev. James W. Dale suggests that "The harder way, I believe, is the way of continuing to demand that both sides must come to the table if there is ever to be a lasting peace with justice" ("Choosing to stay engaged," May 4). This in contrast to...Tags: Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, Palestine, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Ben Carson and the evolution-morality debate
Almost 500 Emory University faculty and students have expressed their dismay that their commencement speaker on Monday does not toe the ideological line when it comes to evolutionary biology. Yes — gasp — the renowned Johns Hopkins...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Science and Technology, Teachers, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning
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Obesity epidemic's cure: Less meat, more veggies
The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday's "Weight of the Nation"...Tags: Weight, Vegetarian Diet, Diets and Dieting, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Community: Civitan Club hosts a Black & White Affair
A lovely lunch, silent auction, fashion show and lots of socializing kept members of the Foothill Civitan Club, their friends and families entertained during the 30th annual spring event titled “A Black & White Affair” on May 12 at the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Colleges and Universities, Real Estate, College Sports
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Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples for European study
LONDON (AP) — European researchers say new techniques to analyze DNA could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists. In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of Zoology scientists appealed to museums,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Stranger Than Fiction, Europe
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Fatherhood lowers testosterone in men, study finds
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Fatherhood lowers testosterone levels, U.S. researchers said they have confirmed, making it easier for men to be involved in raising children. High levels of the hormone can rev up a man's sex drive, increase risk-taking behaviors and...Tags: Biology, Human Body, Science, Testosterone
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Williamsport student inducted into fellowship at Washington College
Washington College announced that Brittany Weaver, daughter of Curtis and Dawn Weaver of Williamsport, was recently inducted into the Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows. Weaver is majoring in political science and minoring in history. She is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, College Sports, Relay for Life, Education
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Spring Tributes to Retiring Music Faculty Harris, Hemke and Kujala
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. — With a combined total of 135 years of teaching experience at Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, three soon-to-retire …... -
Edson Spencer dies at 85; CEO refocused Honeywell Inc.
Edson Spencer, who as head of Honeywell Inc. first battled IBM's dominance of the computer market in the 1980s, then gave in and focused his company on automation and aerospace technology, has died. He was 85. He died Sunday at his home in Wayzata, Minn....Tags: Japan, Companies and Corporations, France, Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. Department of Justice
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Mary Genevieve Cadmus
Mary Genevieve Cadmus died on 23 March 2012 in Walnut Creek, Calif. Mary Genevieve Bastean was born on 28 July 1918 on a farm near Old Monroe, Mo. After graduating from Troy High School and working in the office of the prosecuting attorney of Lincoln...Tags: William McKinley, John Burroughs, John Sherman
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Dr. Howard Kaufman on aspirin and cancer
According to studies published last week in The Lancet, taking a daily dose of aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer. The new studies, led by Peter Rothwell of Britain's Oxford University, found that low-dose aspirin has a short-term benefit in...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cancer, Chronic Inflammation, Aspirin (drug)
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