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1 hr ago | Journal News

Ex-schools chief may have lifted Ph.D. work

The Pocantico Hills superintendent who resigned without explanation this month may have plagiarized sections of his Ph.D. dissertation word for word from various sources, and copied newsletters written by a Massachusetts principal.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Education Etc., University of Georgia

Sat Nov 21, 2009

WRVA-AM Richmond

AUDIO: Analyzing Virginia's Mexican Population

Sixty percent of Mexicans living in Virginia are actually American citizens. Mexicans living in Virginia also are more likely to have a job than Virginians overall.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government

News Virginian

Baby-shaking case results in 1-year sentence

Both attorneys listened to the defendant and agreed. Krista Shay Chandler told her story and they believed her remorse.

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Related Topix: Waynesboro, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Physics Blog

Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions...

Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma , according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology .

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Physics, Science, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Influenza

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

19th century Va church to become homeless shelter

A 19th-century church in Charlottesville is undergoing an estimated $5 million renovation that will transform it into a day shelter for the homeless.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Food

Have some wine with that turkey for Thanksgiving this year

My absolute favorite holiday in the world is coming up. No, not Christmas - Thanksgiving.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania, Baked Goods, Dessert, Food, Pies, Potatoes, Vegetables

Roanoke Times

Evaluation could delay Zhu's trial - roanoke.com

A former Virginia Tech student charged with killing a fellow student on campus last year will undergo another psychological evaluation, which may delay his February trial.

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Related Topix: Roanoke County, VA, US Politics, US News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

CulpeperNews.com, Culpeper, VA

West Side shooting victim still hospitalized

A 49-year-old man wounded in a robbery and shooting at a Culpeper convenience store earlier this month remains hospitalized in Charlottesville.

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Related Topix: Culpeper, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro, Culpeper County, VA

WTVR Richmond

H1N1 Deaths in Virginia

State health officials say they've allocated a total of 1.2 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to Virginia sites in their overall campaign to vaccinate people against the so-called swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza

MediLexicon

Ending The 'Endless Adolescence': U.Va. Psychologists Tell How In New Book

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 Parental nurturing is backfiring, and as a result a generation of teens is growing up less independent, less skilled at common tasks - from doing laundry to choosing college classes - and increasingly unprepared for adulthood, studies ...

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Kids, Health

Fresno Bee

Valley swing votes lobbied for health-care bill

A deeply divided House of Representatives passed a health-care bill a little more than a week ago - but swing votes from the Valley are still being lobbied.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jim Costa, Democrat, Dennis Cardoza, Fresno, CA, Fresno Metro

Wed Nov 18, 2009

NPR

Assessing Obama's China Trip

President Obama, in his first trip to China as president, met Wednesday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, China, Wen Jiabao

Savage Minds

Vale Dell Hymes

As Kerim noted, Dell Hymes passed away. My connection to Hymes is tangential - mostly the odd personal connections that come with the small world of academics - and others will be able to memorialize him better than I. The passing of Hymes and LA©vi-Strauss so closely together is sad but also offers a time for us to reflect on these academics, ...

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Related Topix: Science, Anthropology, Reed College

WJLA

Harrington Search's New Focus

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The search for a missing Virginia Tech student, who vanished in October at a concert, continues as authorities ask the public for more information.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, VA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

KIVI-TV Nampa

Dealing with H1N1 while in college

Yes, swine flu is widespread -- and college campuses are particularly vulnerable to the virus known as H1N1.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Lehigh University, Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medication, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

CulpeperNews.com, Culpeper, VA

Research points to help for women with low sex drive

New hope may be on the horizon for women suffering from a frustrating lack of sexual desire.

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Chattanoogan.com

Lee Jones To Speak On Federal Reserve Response To The Current Economic Crisis

Mr. Jones represents the Fed in developing relationships and organizing and participating in activities throughout the Middle and East Tennessee region designed to gather both quantitative data and anecdotal grassroots information on economic conditions.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Ben Bernanke, Virginia Commonwealth University, Emory University

FoxNews.com

LIVESHOTS: Vigil For Missing Metallica Fan

The band Metallica played another sold out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday -- for the second of a two night tear for the hard rockers.

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Related Topix: Metal, Metallica, Charlottesville, VA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Bush selects U.Va.'s Miller Center to conduct his official oral history

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Former President George W. Bush has selected the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia to conduct a comprehensive oral history of his presidency, the Miller Center and the George W. Bush Foundation announced.

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Related Topix: W., Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro, George Bush

EurekAlert!

Boehringer Ingelheim announces Phase III data of flibanserin in pre-menopausal women with HSDD

Data from pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that flibanserin 100mg increased the number of satisfying sexual events and sexual desire while decreasing the distress associated with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder .

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Related Topix: France, World News

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