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Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Town Hall

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Education Etc., Seattle Metro

Boston.com

Conn. auctions off rescued horses

Connecticut officials are auctioning off rescued and rehabilitated horses that were cared for by staff and inmates at the Gates Correctional Facility in Niantic.

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Related Topix: Prison, Storrs, CT

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible

University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Kansas.com

Some find disturbing elements in 'Twilight'

What would you say about a teen relationship in which the guy is so obsessed and protective he sneaks into his loved one's bedroom to watch her sleep; seems to stalk her every move; tries to control whom she sees; and even disables her truck engine so she can't go out? Or how about a girl who is equally obsessed with this guy even though he ...

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Related Topix: Trinity College, Entertainment

WBOY

Report: WVU Fans Are Rude

According to the 2009 Fan Survey, 34.9 percent of Big East football fans ranked West Virginia University fans as the rudest in the conference.

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Related Topix: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

UConn Health Center Faculty Vote To Unionize

In a tight election, faculty members at the University of Connecticut Health Center have voted to form a union.

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Related Topix: Storrs, CT, Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Medical News Today

Lyme Disease-Causing Microbes Seen Moving In Ticks

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks.

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Related Topix: Lyme Disease, Medicine, Health, Biology, Science

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Internet addiction can harm real relationships

Technology can be seductive because it provides an instant reward - a text message from a friend, success in a video game or stimulating news on a Web site - that is not necessarily harmful.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Medicine, Psychiatry, Bradford, PA, University of Pennsylvania

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Bloomberg

Lieberman Independence Hinders Democratic End Game on U.S. Health Overhaul

Joseph Lieberman was re-elected to the U.S. Senate as a political independent after Connecticut Democrats snubbed him in 2006.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Aetna, Insurance, John McCain, Fairfield University

Washington Square News

NYU doesn't see large increase in flu cases

Since the start of the semester, the University of Pennsylvania has seen an average of approximately 100 H1N1 cases per week among its student body, and during the week of Nov.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, University of Pennsylvania, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

Sun Nov 15, 2009

News Times

Marine officer talks about the personal toll of serving in Iraq

Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea returned from Iraq in March 2005 with demons from a harrowing deployment.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, US Military, US Marine Corps, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Police Investigate Two Suspicious Fires At UConn Dorm

Police are investigating two suspicious fires that occurred within minutes of each other Friday night in a University of Connecticut dormitory.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Connecticut Post

Chambers unite to host expo

Every business at the Tri-Chamber Expo at the Stamford branch of the University of Connecticut came with the goal of luring new customers and making a lasting impression.

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Related Topix: Stamford Metro, Stamford, CT, New Haven Metro, Greenwich, CT, Entomology, Science

The Hartford Courant

Cosimo's Restaurant To Join Storrs Center

The Storrs Center has another new tenant as Cosimo's Restaurant Group has signed a letter of intent to be a part of the $220 million complex next to the University of Connecticut.

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Related Topix: Storrs, CT, Pomfret, CT

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Hartford Advocate

Rell drops the "I'm not running" bombshell

Gov. M. Jodi Rell abruptly announced this afternoon that she won't seek reelection next year to another term, a decision that is likely to leave her Connecticut Republican Party lurching in search of a replacement and state Democrats drooling at the prospect of their first gubernatorial victory since 1986.

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Related Topix: M. Jodi Rell, US Governors, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, US News, Federal Prisons, Prison

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Legal Times

UConn Football Player's Killing Puts Sibling Solos in National Spotlight

For attorney Deron Freeman , the phone call was like so many others he has fielded.

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Related Topix: Bloomfield, CT, 9, University of Louisville

Reuters

Connecticut governorship in play as Rell drops out

President Barack Obama's Democratic Party, which lost two state governorships last week, drew hope for winning the governor's office in Connecticut next year after the Republican incumbent said she would not run for re-election. Jodi Rell, in office since 2004, said on Monday she would not seek another term, setting the stage for a wide-open ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US News, US Senate, 2008 Presidential Election, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Barack Obama

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Hartford Courant

More arrests at Lieberman's offices: Capitol Watch

Protestors supporting healthcare reform staged more demonstrations at U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's offices in Hartford and Washington today; a total of 16 people were arrested.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US News, US Senate, Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT, Manchester, CT

CBS 4

3 Set For Court Appearances In UConn Stabbing Case

Share + Nov 10, 2009 12:03 pm US/Eastern Three of the men who have been charged in connection with the stabbing death of University of Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard were expected to appear in court on Tuesday morning.

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