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Yesterday | The Orange County Register

UCI students get first hand look at Israeli-Palestinian conflict

IRVINE A diverse group of UC Irvine students got a first-hand look at the divisive Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a recent two-week long trip to the region.

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

Wednesday | The Leaf-Chronicle

Brats at the college gates

SAN DIEGO - When the make-love-not-war generation finally got around to having kids, they were so proud of their accomplishment that they fawned over the little darlings and protectively adorned their minivans with yellow caution signs that warned of precious cargo: "Baby on Board." Now, after many years of being told they were special and ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, California, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Saddleback Valley News

Editorial: Is that you, Jerry Brown?

Limited-government rhetoric at odds with record. Although he hasn't formally announced his candidacy, state Attorney General Jerry Brown, known to many as Moonbeam when he was governor, probably will be a front-runner for California chief executive in next year's election.

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Related Topix: California, San Francisco Metro, Oakland, CA, Opinion

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Cinema Blend News

Interview: Dollhouse's Miracle Laurie

Fans of the hit show, Dollhouse, which airs on Fox on Friday nights, were in for a treat when one of the breakout stars in Season One returned to the show for its Second Season.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Dollhouse

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Phoenix New Times

On Cutting Hair and Killing Gringos

Ask the Mexican at e-mail , MySpace , facebook/garellano, find him on Twitter, or write via snail mail at: Gustavo Arellano, P.O. Box 1433, Anaheim, CA 92815-1433! Mexican hairstyles , lard Why, oh, why do most Mexican women cut their long, black hair after reaching the pivotal age of 40? Not only do they cut it, but they then proceed to cut it ...

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Related Topix: Anaheim, CA, Irvine, CA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Liberals worry about Brown's move to 'center"

Jerry Brown was sounding downright conservative when he told a group of corporate attorneys last week that the state's businesses are burdened with too many regulations.

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Related Topix: California

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Media Matters for America

Quick Fact: Beck advanced dubious claim that "[n]owhere in the...

Contrary to Beck's suggestion that Congress does not have the authority to enact health care reform legislation and the implication that health reform is unconstitutional, numerous legal experts have disputed these claims, including University of California, Irvine law professor and Constitutional expert Erwin Chemerinsky, who explained that "there ...

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Irvine, CA, Health Insurance, Health

Newsday.com

University of Calif. headed to 32 percent fee hike

University of California is preparing to ask students to pay $2,500 more over two years, a plan that has drawn protest at two major campuses.

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Related Topix: California, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles Metro, Berkeley, CA, UC Santa Cruz

Wed Nov 18, 2009

MediLexicon

Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease

An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, is not a modern disease and may have been quite common among ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Kansas City, MO, Medicine, Cardiology, Health

Ottawa Citizen

Ancient Egyptians knew the pain of heart disease

A mummy undergoes a scan at the City University in central London in July. The hardening of the arteries associated with heart attacks and strokes is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egypt's pharaohs suffered from heart disease too.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Science Daily

Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies

Study results are appearing in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association and are being presented Nov.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL

PhysOrg Weblog

Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., on ...

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Related Topix: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Maharishi University of Management, UC San Diego

Mon Nov 16, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Researchers create compound that boosts anti-inflammatory fat levels

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune system.

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Related Topix: Irvine, CA, Health, UC San Diego, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

EurekAlert!

Glimpsing a greener future

It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Irvine, CA, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Newkerala.com

New stem cell treatment raises hope for people with cervical damage

Washington, November 10 : The first human embryonic stem cell treatment for human testing shows promise in helping people with cervical damage after restoring limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Students look beyond state

Alexandra Sherman, a senior at St. Francis High School in Sacramento, works on her application to UC Irvine as her mother, Marlene Sherman, looks on at their home.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Irvine, CA, California

KXMD-TV Williston

Santa Clara beats CS Bakersfield 8481

Santa Clara beats CS Bakersfield 84-81 Eds: APNewsNow. Santa Clara 84, CS Bakersfield 81.

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Related Topix: Kevin Foster, Santwon Latunde, Trent Blakley, Sports, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Sports, California State University, Bakersfield NCAA, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners NCAA Basketball

Fri Nov 13, 2009

MediLexicon

Researchers From UC Irvine Medical Center Find Clinical Advantages To ...

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 13 Nov 2009 Researchers from the University of California, Irvine Medical Center reported last week that image-guided RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems has clinical advantages over earlier fixed-beam approaches to stereotactic radiosurgery ...

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Varian Medical Systems, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Startups

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Jewish News Weekly

Kudos to S.F. State president for stand on anti-Israel speech

Calls to boycott Israeli academics, divest from companies doing business in Israel, and impose economic sanctions against Israel are the latest tricks of the anti-Israel trade that have taken hold on college campuses the world over.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Startups, Stanford University, Irvine, CA, Orange County, CA

MCADCafe

47th Design Automation Conference Names Executive Committee

November 12, 2009 - The Design Automation Conference , the premier conference devoted to electronic design and design automation , has named the members of the 47th DAC Executive Committee .

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Related Topix: Anaheim, CA, University of Minnesota, Syracuse University, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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