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21 hrs ago | Health News Digest

New Research Suggests Possible Direction For Treatment of Autism

In the first successful experiment with humans using a treatment known as sensory-motor or environmental enrichment, researchers documented marked improvement in young autistic boys when compared to boys treated with traditional behavioral therapies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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Related Topix: Irvine, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

The Buzz: Lawmakers don't make the grade with UC students

Not a single member of the California Legislature earned an A from the tough graders at the University of California Student Association, who released their first-ever legislative report card at Wednesday's regents meeting.

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Related Topix: UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Thu May 16, 2013

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Roger P. Taylor named new superintendent of Walnut Valley Unified School District

In December, the school board declared a "negative certification" for the district budget, meaning it may not be able to meet expenses next year.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Norco, CA, Irvine, CA, Redlands, CA

RollingStone

Dissecting the 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Trailer: What Did We Learn?

When we last left our antiheroes on Arrested Development , Michael and his son were trading Newport Beach for Cabo San Lucas, Lucille had been caught for all her Bluth Company crimes, and Maeby was pitching the Bluth family story to Hollywood execs.

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Related Topix: Arrested Development, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop, Phoenix, AZ, Movies

Desert Star Weekly

UC Workers Vote to Strike

AFSCME 3299, which represents nearly 13,000 University of California Patient Care Technical Workers, announced Tuesday, May 7 that its members have voted to authorize a strike with more than 97 percent support.

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Related Topix: California

Examiner.com

Charles Darwin wrong: Modern scientists debunk Darwin's 'Tree of Life' diagram

Charles Darwin 's "tree of life," which shows how species are purportedly related through evolutionary history, is wrong and needs to be replaced, according to leading scientists, reports I4U News on May 16 .

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Related Topix: Irvine, CA

Wed May 15, 2013

American Library Association

Karen Williams elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect

Julia Gelfand, applied sciences and engineering librarian at the University of California-Irvine, and Susan Barnes Whyte, director of library and media services at Linfield College, have been elected to the I am tremendously excited to have this leadership role and the opportunity to help advance association initiatives that will benefit our ... (more)

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Related Topix: Libraries, Irvine, CA, Linfield College

CBS Local

Gov. Brown Asks UC Officials To Review Graduation Rates

In his pursuit to hold down the cost of a college education in California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday asked the University of California to identify which factors have the greatest effect on campus graduation rates.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Jerry Brown, California, UC Riverside

TheAlternativePress.com

Fanwood Poetry Reading May 21

FANWOOD, NJ The Carriage House Poetry Series will present distinguished poets Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Leslie Heywood reading their works onTuesday, May 21st at 8 pm in the Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road, off North Martine Avenue, adjacent to Fanwood Borough Hall.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry, Fanwood, NJ, Paterson, NJ, Rutgers University, University of Arizona

Examiner.com

Suffering for one's art

Is it art to nail yourself to the top of a VW Beetle, set yourself on fire or crawl naked over broken glass? Chris Burden, who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine, thinks so.

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Related Topix: Arts, Fine Arts, Irvine, CA

Sys-Con Media

Melissa & Greg Levin Win LPL Financial's Coveted 2012 Insurance Champion Award

With hard work and an esteemed track record, the team of Melissa & Greg Levin, out of a pool of over 13,000 Financial Advisors nationwide, have now earned this recognition for the second time in three years.

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Related Topix: Vail, CO

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Cops test-drive preemptive policing

The Alhambra Police Department is the first law-enforcement agency in Southern California to fully implement Predictive Policing, a cloud-based software that forecasts areas where crimes are likely to be committed.

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Related Topix: Alhambra, CA, Santa Clara University, Irvine, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Santa Cruz, CA

Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

Karen Williams Elected President of Association of College & Research Libraries

Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Research & Learning at the University of Minnesota, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Chicago-based Association of College and Research Libraries .

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Related Topix: Libraries, University of Minnesota, Irvine, CA, Linfield College

The Huffington Post

How Citizens United Sparked IRS Scandal

As the Internal Revenue Service began to use broad search terms like "tea party," "patriot" and "9/12" to target groups seeking tax-exempt status in March 2010, the agency was already facing a major crush of applications for exemption under section 501 of the tax code.

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Related Topix: Tax, Financial Services, Federal Election Commission, Irvine, CA, Non-Profit

New University

Celebrating Engagement

Celebrating students, faculty and staff who are actively engaging the community to make a difference, the Department of Civic & Community Engagement held their fourth annual "Engage UCI" day of engagement last Thursday, May 9. Students, faculty, staff and community members filled Pacific Ballroom D for an afternoon of awards, speeches and ... (more)

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I-Newswire.com

Aranca Adds New Vice President to the US Silicon Valley Sales Team

Dylan Gittleman, an industry veteran will strengthen the US sales team and will drive business development for Valuation and Patent Research practices New York May 14, 2013 - Aranca, a global research and analytics provider, has expanded its team in North America with the addition of Dylan Gittleman as Vice President of Business Development.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Cal State Long Beach

USC Trojans

Photo Gallery: Women's Tennis to Sweet 16

No. 5 USC women's tennis has not dropped a match in the 2013 NCAA Tournament through the first two rounds.

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Citrus County Chronicle

Dr. C. Joseph Bennett, Navigating Cancer, 05/14/13

This simple motto means all of the difference in the world when looking at the chance of successful treatment.

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Related Topix: Breast Cancer, Irvine, CA

Mon May 13, 2013

LiveScience

Nature Aids Science to Take on Bed Bugs

Taking up the fight against bed bugs, research scientists have looked to old European folk practice - kidney bean leaves.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Irvine, CA, University of Kentucky

The Stranger

Daydreaming About Kay Ryan, Poet Laureate

I want so much to go on a bike ride with Kay Ryan. We'd have pizza and then take my favorite route through the Arboretum, slalom between families of ducks and guys cruising in the bushes, and ride out to the middle of that abandoned tract of freeway people call the Bridge to Nowhere.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry