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6 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

Out'n'about: NMSU Library, alumni recognize value in hip-hop education

The NMSU Library system includes dozens of books related to hip hop culture, as well as several CDs available for checkout.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Bucknell University, University of Pennsylvania

14 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

Republican wins force Obama to become conventional

Konrad Yakabuski Washington - Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 9:59PM EST W hite House officials went to uncommon lengths to feign disinterest in the outcome of gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, even suggesting President Barack Obama was more likely to watch a Chicago Bulls game on TV than tune in to Tuesday's election results.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John McHugh, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, John McCain

Wed Nov 04, 2009

PressConnects.com

Israeli politician to Cornell students: Stand up for Israel

A former Israeli politician and member of the Israeli Defense Force urged students to advocate for Israel and fight the influence of radical ideologues.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel, Harvard University

Science Daily

Many US Children May Live In Families Receiving Food Stamps

"Research has repeatedly demonstrated that two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child's health are poverty and food insecurity," the authors write as background information in the article.

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Related Topix: Pediatrics, Medicine, Ithaca, NY

The Register

The Meta Cloud gets more meta

RightScale has renewed its quest for The Meta Cloud . On Monday the Santa Barbara, California startup unveiled a new version of its Cloud Management Platform, an online service meant to grease the use of Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud and other so-called infrastructure clouds, including GoGrid and Rackspace's Cloud Servers.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA, Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Linux, Programming Languages

Tue Nov 03, 2009

New York Times

Madoff's Accountant Pleads Guilty in Scheme

Bernard L. Madoff 's longtime accountant pleaded guilty on Tuesday to deliberately producing the rubber-stamp audits that helped Mr.

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Related Topix: Bernie Madoff, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Baruch College, City University of New York, Business News

Binghamton University Pipe Dream Home

First student case of H1N1 confirmed :: Binghamton University Pipe Dream

Officials have confirmed one "mild" case of H1N1 influenza on campus, and say that Health Services is seeing increased incidences of respiratory illness.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Broome County, NY

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Raw Story

Study: In US, 90% of black kids to be fed by food stamps

Nearly half of all US children, including an overwhelming majority of black children, will eat meals at some point during their childhood paid for by food stamps, an indicator of poverty, a study showed Monday.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, St. Louis, MO Metro

The Arizona Daily Star

Bonnie Henry: UA College of Medicine's founding dean was savvy

During his time in Tucson, Merlin K. DuVal was a primary developer of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, which the state adopted in 1982.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro, University of Arizona

Dayton Daily News

H1N1 flu fears affect college drinking games

The rules of beer pong and other college drinking games could be changing because of H1NI flu fears.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dayton, OH, University of Dayton, Ohio State University

Sun Nov 01, 2009

PressConnects.com

Iconic Collegetown sign lands in Ohio museum

ITHACA -- The Johnny's Big Red Grill sign -- an icon of Collegetown for more than 50 years -- has found a new home in an Ohio sign museum.

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Related Topix: Cornell, WI

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Post-Standard

Suicide ruled in Cayuga case

The death of a 22-year-old man Berkeley, Calif., man, who was found dead in a parked car in the village of Cayuga on Wednesday, was ruled a suicide, Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said today.

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Related Topix: Berkeley, CA, Suicide

Fri Oct 30, 2009

PressConnects.com

CU professor plugs video games into autism research

ITHACA -- For Matthew Belmonte, professor of human development at Cornell University, the issue of autism is personal.

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Related Topix: Health, Autism, Video Games, New York

ResourceShelf

Cornell University Library Publishes New Digitization Manual

Our friends at TeleRead.org let us know about a new digitization manual from Cornell University Library.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Travel, Australia Travel, Melbourne, Australia Travel

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Star Online

Body of 18-year-old Cornell student brought home

KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a Malaysian studying at the prestigious Cornell University, who was found dead in his room, has been brought back home.

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Related Topix: World News, Malaysia,

Wed Oct 28, 2009

LENNDEVOURS

Q&A: Hans Walter-Peterson, Viticulture Extension Specialist, Finger...

With these weekly Q&A posts, we typically talk to a winery owner, winemaker, vineyard manager or someone else employed by an individual winery.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Agriculture, Science, Northfield, MN, Saint Olaf College, UC Davis

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

New database will provide consumers with out-of-network health costs

You know how much you pay at the grocery store, what your cable bill is - even your mechanic posts the hourly rate.

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Related Topix: University of Rochester, Insurance, Syracuse University, SUNY Buffalo, Medicine, Nursing

OfficialWire

Genes Keep Close Species From Reproducing

Cornell University researchers say they have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Modern Healthcare

N.Y. moving ahead on price-comparison database

Using almost $100 million it received in settlement money from insurers, the state of New York created a not-for-profit company and an independent research network to develop a database and Web site that patients can use to compare prices for healthcare services, New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced.

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Related Topix: Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, University of Rochester

KXMD-TV Williston

Scientists hope to network Facebookstyle

Scientists hope to network Facebook-style Eds: APNewsNow; will be led. Moving on general news and financial services.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Ithaca, NY

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