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1 hr ago | National Geographic

Top Ten New Species: Snub-Nosed Monkey, Devil Worm, More

A man displays a new species of snub-nosed monkey-which was killed for food-in Myanmar in 2010.

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5 hrs ago | The Raw Story

Astronaut-inspired bone test could speed diagnoses

A simple urine test could soon reveal more about a person's bones than X-rays, US researchers said Tuesday after publishing results of an early phase study funded by NASA.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Chemistry, Science

9 hrs ago | Hotel Interactive

DoubleTree by Hilton Introduces Hotel in Phoenix Area

DoubleTree by Hilton proudly announces the opening of an upscale full-service hotel, just 20 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Tempe, AZ

13 hrs ago | Patch.com

Conference to Explore Life and Work of Oscar Wilde

A two-day conference on Oscar Wilde will draw academics from around the U.S. to Drew University's Madison campus on Friday and Saturday.

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Related Topix: Drew University, Wagner College, Theater, Arts, University of Connecticut, University of Pittsburgh

18 hrs ago | Fortune

I run a business but might get deported

It happens every time Celso Mireles, a tech consultant who runs a successful business in Phoenix, hops into his pickup truck and drives past a police car.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration

Mon May 28, 2012

Yuma Sun

Ciblola alumna named Flinn scholar

Buy this photo at Photos.YumaSun.comPHOTO BY CRAIG FRY/YUMA SUN Amanda Martinez is one of 22 high school seniors to be awarded the 2012 Flinn Scholarship and will be attending Arizona State University in the fall.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Yuma, AZ

BBC News

'Nasa test' spots early bone loss

Currently, the condition can go undetected for years and may only be diagnosed with scans after weakening of the bones has led to a fracture.

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Related Topix: Life, Nutrition, Food

The Atlantic

Supermarket Counseling Could Improve Your Shopping Choices

Though nearly all foods have a Nutrition Facts label, not everyone knows how to read or interpret the label correctly.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Medicine, University of Arizona

PhysOrg Weblog

Study proposes isotope analysis for earlier detection of bone loss

This image of the Caduceus, a century-old symbol of medicine, merged with a rock hammer, the traditional symbol of geology, illustrates the research by scientists at Arizona State University and NASA who are developing a new approach to the medical challenge of detecting bone loss by applying a technique that originated in the Earth sciences.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Chemistry

Salon

Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss

Excerpted from "Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll" by Marc Dolan.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Rock-N-Roll, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Simcoe.com

Sneezing monkey, Spongebob new finds

ARIZONA A sneezing monkey, a beautiful but venomous jellyfish, an underworld worm and a fungus named for Spongebob are all on a new top 10 list released Wednesday.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Yuma Sun

Area residents complete teacher training program offered by Gadsden district

SAN LUIS, Ariz. - A group of students have graduated this month from the Gadsden Elementary School District in order to come back as teachers in the classroom next fall.

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Related Topix: San Luis, AZ, Gadsden, AZ, Education Etc., Yuma, AZ

East Valley Tribune

Higher ed employees favor Democrats when giving to candidates

When they open their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona's public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News review found.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Representative Harry Mitchell, Democrat, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Arizona, 2012 Presidential Election

Sat May 26, 2012

Free Republic

What are the Tax Implications of the Zombie Apocalypse?

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, but how do you handle the taxes when death doesn't go quite as planned? Law professor Adam Chodorow takes a stab at estate planning for the undead in perhaps the only legal paper to cite both the Internal Revenue Code and Weekend at Bernie's II.

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Related Topix: Estate Planning, Personal Finance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tax

Yuma Sun

Sun Scholars named for social sciences

The Yuma Sun Scholars program recognizes students in Yuma County who excel in one of seven academic categories.

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Related Topix: Yuma County, AZ, Northern Arizona University, Yuma, AZ

East Valley Tribune

Mesa to open high-tech business accelerator this year

Mesa plans to open a business accelerator later this year to help technology start-ups become full-fledged, job-producing businesses.

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Related Topix: Mesa, AZ, Peoria, AZ

AmericaSpace

Being There: The 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse

AmericaSpace was fortunate in that it had not one - but three correspondents at this year's annular eclipse.

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Related Topix: Chico, CA, Astronomy, Science

Fri May 25, 2012

AZCentral.com

Wright, Gammage would be proud of venue at ASU

Getting Gammage auditorium constructed at Arizona State University was an endeavor not without challenges, including the untimely deaths of its two progenitors -- project architect Frank Lloyd Wright in April 1959, and University President Grady Gammage in December 1959.

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Earth & Sky

Top 10 new species

On May 23, 2012, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007

Daily Mail

Mars orbiter captures mysterious hollows in the ice on surface of...

The surface of Mars is dotted with craters - but when the HiRise camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured 'holes' in the ice of the planet, scientists were puzzled.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

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