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Pirates remain perfect
COSTA MESA — For the third straight season, the Orange Coast College baseball team is off to a hot start. But the Pirates, who claimed a 6-3 nonconference home win Wednesday that made them 4-0, and a combined 25-5 in February the last three years,...Tags: Students, College Baseball, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Baseball
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Killer bird flu? What's behind the controversy over bird flu research
"Engineered Doomsday." "Mutant Bird Flu." These may sound like the names of disaster movies, but they are headlines on recent news reports about experiments involving the H5N1 influenza virus.
The H5N1 virus is known as a "bird flu" because it mainly...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Flu, The New York Times, Politics
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Elizabeth Brumfiel dies at 66; feminist archaeologist
Elizabeth Brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied Aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but what scholars learned about changing gender roles and...Tags: Archaeology, Culture, Field Museum of Natural History, Museums, Culture
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Catholic Texans Fight Contraception Mandate
Texas Tribune
Catholic churches and affiliated organizations in Texas say they won't stand for a new federal law that would require many employers to provide contraception coverage in their health insurance plans.
Although churches are exempt, other...Tags: Health, Judges, Politics, Health Insurance, Health Treatments
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UT Arlington Changes Make Students Want to Stick Around
doug.magditch@cw33.comUniversity of Texas Arlington has traditionally been considered a 'commuter campus.' That's something university leaders say just isn't the case anymore. Enrollment is up at UT-Arlington, nearly 35% from five years ago. It's no surprise to students. "I...Tags: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Texas Fracking Disclosures to Include Water Totals
The Texas TribuneThe Texas Tribune Starting Feb. 1, drilling operators in Texas will have to report many of the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing. Environmentalists and landowners are looking forward to learning what acids, hydroxides and other materials have...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Natural Resources
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Prep Plus: Will Webster return to top of regional wrestling heap?
They are the defending State B champions, reigning Northeast Conference champs and will be the hunted this weekend when the NEC wrestling tourney takes place in Redfield.
The Webster Bearcats will clearly wear the favorite label when the event gets...Tags: Esser (music group), Concerts, College Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Swimming
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Nebraska gov. rips animal advocacy group
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman criticized a well-known animal advocacy group on Monday, saying he would fight any efforts by its lobbyists to push legislation that could hinder Nebraska's agricultural industry. The Humane Society of the...Tags: Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Executive Branch, Dave Heineman, Politics
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New space, quirky ideas could turn around the Contemporary Museum
A 12-foot-long white banner with black letters has been suction-cupped to the first-floor windows of the former Craig Flinner art gallery at Charles and Centre streets. It reads:
"Future home of the Contemporary Museum. Opening January, 2012."
At least,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Engineering, Columbia University, Museums, Fine Artists
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Down with pants, up with telecommuting
I hate wearing pants. They’re uncomfortable and restrictive, the waist too snug, the legs too itchy. And they deny people their inalienable right to see my calves, which I consider two of my best features.
Yet here I sit. In an office. In pants....Tags: Concerts, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Music, Productivity, Facebook
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Smokers don't make better lovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lighting up could be slowing you down in the bedroom, suggests a new study. Men who successfully stopped smoking improved on lab measurements of sexual health more than those who relapsed after a quit-smoking program. The...Tags: Social Sciences, Health, Sexual Health, Quitting Smoking, Education
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McAuliffe shakes up political scene by dropping re-election bid
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsUpdate at 3:50 p.m.: Just spoke to Aronberg. "My only comment is that although we???ve had our differences, Mike McAuliffe brought passion and dedication to the office of state attorney and I have a lot of respect for the people......Tags: Religion and Belief, Greenacres, Trials, Democratic Party, Politics
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