Arruza named football coach at Randolph-Macon     WVEC.com (subscription)  18:24 12/03/2004 CST
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Pedro Arruza, the 2003 Division III Assistant Coach of the Year, has been named head football coach of Randolph-Macon College, a school official said Friday.Arruza, who spent five years at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., as defensive coordinator, replaces Scott Boone, who resigned in December. ... More...16014

Medal of Science winner George Pake dies at 79     Contra Costa Times  05:46 12/03/2004 CST
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George E. Pake, a physicist who helped found the research lab in Palo Alto that gave birth to the first personal computer and other tools of the digital age, has died. He was 79.Pake died March 4 of heart failure at his Tucson, Ariz., home.Pake's broad career as a university physics professor, nuclear scientist and research director earned him the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest science honor, in 1987.In 1970, Pake helped establish Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center, a hotho ... More...15704

Researchers find potential gene link to diabetes     New York Newsday  04:10 12/03/2004 CST
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BETHESDA, Md. - Two research teams have found variants in a gene that may predispose people to the most common form of diabetes, work that could lead to better understanding of the disease.Variations were found in a gene on chromosome 20 that helps control function of liver and pancreas cells, according to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and senior author of one study.Having the variation doesn't mean a person will get diabetes, Collins said at a bri ... More...15694

Gay, lesbians rally at Southwest Missouri for protection     Kansas City Star  16:55 11/03/2004 CST
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Gay and lesbian groups vowed Thursday to remain stedfast until they persuade Southwest Missouri State University to revise its nondiscrimination policy to include protection for sexual orientation."We do not give up. We have been back here year after year for 12 years," said Holly Baggett, an associate history professor at the Springfield campus. "They don't want to hear it, well I'm very sorry. We're going to continue on until they do."Baggett spoke to about 75 people during a rally on the step ... More...15608

Actor-writer Spalding Gray found dead at age 62     Kansas City Star  00:00 08/03/2004 CST
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Actor-writer Spalding Gray, who laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia," was found dead over the weekend, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared. He was 62.Gray's body was pulled from the East River and was identified Monday through dental records and X-rays. The cause of his death was still under investigation, according to a spokeswoman for the medical examiner. But Gray had a history of d ... More...15606

Anthropologists Hail Romania Fossil Find     Kansas City Star  00:00 06/03/2004 CST
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Experts analyzing remains of a man, woman and teenage boy unearthed in Romania last year are convinced that the 35,000 year-old fossils are the most complete ever of modern humans of that era, a U.S. scientist said Saturday.International scientists have been carrying out further analysis to get a clearer picture on the find, said anthropologist Erik Trinkaus, of Washington University in St. Louis. But it's already clear that, "this is the most complete collection of modern humans in Europe older ... More...15600

Rover Finds Mars A Hard Place     CBS News  11:58 11/03/2004 CST
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The rovers are trying to gather evidence on the formation of martian rocks, hoping the chemical composition will reveal what Mars was like when they formed.  (Photo: AP/NASA/JPL)JPL scientists have been trying to identify an object seen in film of the martian surface that resembles a pair of "bunny ears." It appears to have been part of the rovers' landing equipment.Scientist Ray Arvidson, left, confirming Spirit rover has now also found evidence of past water activity on Mars. Spirit's findings ... More...15349

Fetal exposure to lead linked with schizophrenia     The Medical Posting  08:07 11/03/2004 CST
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High levels of lead in the bloodstreams of pregnant women have been associated with an increased risk of later schizophrenia in their children."This is the first study of an environmental toxin as a potential cause of schizophrenia," says Dr. Ezra Susser of Columbia University in New York.Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness involving delusions, hallucinations and social withdrawal. It usually strikes in the late teens and early 20s.The lead particles may disrupt the formation of nerve conne ... More...15315

Carbon found to be older than the solar system     The Hindu  14:46 10/03/2004 CST
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ORGANIC MATERIAL in the interplanetary dust particles (IDPs), gathered from the planet Earth's stratosphere that was made before the birth of our solar system has been identified by American researchers.The material was identified on the basis of its carbon isotopic composition, which is different from the carbon found on Earth and in other parts of the Solar System.Isotopes are variations of elements that differ from each other in the number of neutrons they possess, making them very much simil ... More...15149

Award-winning Video Captures Water, Oil, Mixing     Science Daily (press release)  17:03 09/03/2004 CST
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All Jobs by Job TypeAll Jobs by IndustryAward-winning Video Captures Water, Oil, MixingSteven Spielberg, eat your heart out.President Clinton Names Outstanding Mathematics And Science TeachersStatistician: Handicapping System Favors Better GolfersYankee's Cone At Odds With PerfectionA team consisting of an art student and mechanical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has made an award-winning movie that captures for the first time the fluid mechanics phenomenon of two things that cl ... More...14658

Device Detects, Traps And Deactivates Airborne Viruses And ...     Science Daily (press release)  11:04 09/03/2004 CST
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All Jobs by Job TypeAll Jobs by IndustryDevice Detects, Traps And Deactivates Airborne Viruses And BacteriaAn environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis with his doctoral student has patented a device for trapping and deactivating microbial particles. The work is promising in the war on terrorism for deactivating airborne bioagents and bioweapons such as the smallpox virus, anthrax and ricin, and also in routine indoor air ventilation applications such as in buildings and aircr ... More...14541

Sequencing Project Results In Six-fold Reduction Of Effective ...     Science Daily (press release)  07:04 09/03/2004 CST
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All Jobs by Job TypeAll Jobs by IndustrySequencing Project Results In Six-fold Reduction Of Effective Size Of Maize GenomeA team of scientists that includes a Washington University in St. Louis biologist, has evaluated and validated a gene-enrichment strategy for genome sequencing and has reported a major advance in sequencing large genomes. The team showed a six-fold reduction of the effective size of the Zea mays (maize or corn) genome while creating a four-fold increase in the gene identifica ... More...14473

Why They Hate the Market     PHXNews  01:40 09/03/2004 CST
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Spalding Gray, 62, Actor and Monologuist, Is Confirmed Dead     New York Times  23:43 08/03/2004 CST
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Anthropologists Hail Romania Fossil Find     Los Angeles Times (subscription)  10:39 06/03/2004 CST
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NASA Rover Finds Water Evidence in Rock     Orlando Sentinel (subscription)  04:45 06/03/2004 CST
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Silicate Found in a Meteorite     Universe Today  14:08 05/03/2004 CST
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Ann Nguyen chose a risky project for her graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis. A university team had already sifted through 100,000 grains from a meteorite to look for a particular type of stardust — without success.In 2000, Nguyen decided to try again. About 59,000 grains later, her gutsy decision paid off. In the March 5 issue of Science, Nguyen and her advisor, Ernst K. Zinner, Ph.D., research professor of physics and of earth and planetary sciences, both in Arts & Sciences, ... More...13723

Women's b-ball rests up for NCAAs     Washington Square News  02:35 04/03/2004 CST
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The last five times the NYU women's basketball team has played in the Division III NCAA Tournament, it's never done worse than the Elite Eight and even once won the Championship.With that history of success, it would be understandable if, after failing to qualify for the NCAAs for two straight years, Head Coach Janice Quinn and her squad were anxious to peek ahead at the possibility of achieving similar results.That's because Quinn said she and her players weren't even looking past yesterday - w ... More...13164

Greenspan backs cuts in Social Security     The St. Louis Post-Dispatch  00:00 25/02/2004 CST
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should rein in the federal deficit through cuts in spending - including in entitlement programs such as Social Security - rather than through tax increases."The crucial issue out here is the rate of growth of productivity and the rate of growth of the economy, and what history does tell us is that keeping tax rates down will tend to maximize that," Greenspan told members of the House Budget Committee.That ... More...13033

Callie Williams is selected as National Merit Scholar finalist     Paragould Daily Press  00:00 20/02/2004 CST
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Callie Williams is selected as National Merit Scholar finalistPARAGOULD -- Callie Williams, a senior at Paragould High School, was recently declared a National Merit Scholar finalist.Williams began her journey to become a finalist during her junior year, when she took the Pre-Scholastic Assessment Test for initial qualification.In September, she was informed that she had been named a National Merit Scholar semi-finalist and was asked to complete more paperwork and write an essay to be considered ... More...13025

Magnetic Heart Catheter     Washington Post  00:11 02/03/2004 CST
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Green makes the grade     Sherman Denison Herald Democrat  18:55 22/02/2004 CST
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The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has named Sherman High School senior Spencer Green a finalist in its annual scholarship competition.Green became one of nearly 8,000 merit scholarship award winners nationwide, after fulfilling the requirements to advance to finalist standing.The senior, who has applied to nine colleges, said he will find out where he has been admitted during the first week of April. He has applied to Columbia University in New York, Stanford, Pomona College in California, Wa ... More...10848

It's a two-way contest as Dean bows out     Sacramento Bee  06:06 19/02/2004 CST
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It's a two-way contest as Dean bows outA candidacy born with an Internet-fed bang ends with a thud.WASHINGTON - Howard Dean ended his presidential quest Wednesday, concluding a remarkable campaign that collapsed as quickly as it rose.A day after finishing a distant third in the Wisconsin primary - and absorbing his 17th straight primary or caucus loss - the former Vermont governor acknowledged a stunning decline that took him from Democratic front-runner to ex-candidate in the space of a month." ... More...9811

Alzheimer's - how medicines reduce interference with learning and ...     Medical News Today  01:07 16/02/2004 CST
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Save time! Get the latest medical news in your email everymedical news headlines newsletterback to previous pageback to latest headlinesAlzheimer's - how medicines reduce interference with learning and memoryChemicals that block brain receptors for a key neurotransmitter make it harder for people to learn new informationWASHINGTON (USA)- New evidence clarifies how the only government-approved treatments for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's Disease may work to improve symptoms.When scientists chemica ... More...8700

Reviewer's choice     Dallas Morning News (subscription)  16:55 12/03/2004 CST
Writing about long-dead saints can be risky business: either information is too thin for a credible story line or public appetite for such scholarship is limited.Mr. Freeman provides a strong narrative of the life of St. Patrick that moves beyond the myths and presents a man of complexity and conviction. The author provides the context – Ireland during the period of the Druids, Celtic mythology and ancient customs that would threaten any Christian movement.St. Patrick's real life was far more dr ... More...16006

Love and all the rest     Kansas City Star  00:00 07/03/2004 CST
Enter our giveaway for your chance to win free passes to see 'Scooby-Doo 2'!Register me for Scooby-Doo 2!In just 12 years of publishing poetry, Carl Phillips has been short-listed for nearly every major poetry award. Not bad for a man who took up writing after age 30.Phillips, a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, has evolved into one of America's most distinctive voices. His halting, self-doubting lines depict a mind in dialogue with itself. His poems do not telegraph a ... More...15601

Urologist urges self-questioning     The Johns Hopkins News-Letter  23:10 11/03/2004 CST
Dr. Louis Kavoussi entitled his speech "Everything You Know is Wrong." Kavoussi's speech, the fourth in the spring lecture series "Voyage and Discovery," emphasizes the importance of questioning what you have been taught.Dr. Kavoussi, the current Patrick C. Walsh Distinguished Professor of Urology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology, focused on a surgical standpoint. He urged, "Always question the dogma, always question what you've been taught, be ... More...15585

Undergraduates Track Molecules That Trigger a Heartbeat     Newswise (press release)  07:43 11/03/2004 CST
Newswise — Two biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins are mapping the interaction of molecules within a cardiac cell, describing microscopic movements that could be critical for maintaining a healthy heartbeat. The students, seniors Bhuvan Srinivasan and Carol Xiaoying Koh, have presented their findings at two prestigious computational biology conferences and are now collaborating with their faculty supervisor on a paper for a scientific journal.Within a detailed computer model, the tw ... More...15308

The gritty truth about spring break     MidWeek  13:14 10/03/2004 CST
This being the case, it’s a miracle we’re all in class. Some people like to miss the last week of classes before break. It gives their brains a chance to thoroughly shut down before engaging in rendezvous with beer-goggled strangers at parties in Cancun. That’s where my roommate’s headed. But she’s never been there before, so she’s unfamiliar with the sounds, sights, and "meat market" that is MTV’s Spring Break.Or is it somewhere else this year? I’ve never been one to keep track of high concentr ... More...15119

State legislation may jeopardize life sciences gains     Kansas City Business Journal  23:00 09/03/2004 CST
Making the flow go:Adding to inventory brought him more customers.From the March 5, 2004 print editionState legislation may jeopardize life sciences gainsA few states, including some of the leaders in life sciences research, have passed laws legalizing stem cell and fetal-cell research. Missouri and Kansas, meanwhile, face legislative proposals that may limit it.In Missouri, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, and Rep. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis, each have introduced bills that would ban human clonin ... More...14818

ICDs Reduce Death From Heart Failure     WebMD  21:36 09/03/2004 CST
ICDs Reduce Death From Heart FailureHeart Failure Patients May Benefit From ICDs, but Cost Is an ObstacleMarch 9, 2004 (New Orleans) -- A tiny implantable defibrillator may be the best treatment for a broad range of patients with disabling heart failure -- saving lives when drugs alone can't do the job, says Gust H. Bardy, MD, president of the Seattle Institute for Cardiac Research.And Bardy, who just completed overseeing the largest study ever of these devices, says he has the number to prove h ... More...14775

Red Planet in Sensaround     Astrobiology Magazine  12:08 09/03/2004 CST
The wide angle view of the martian north polar cap was acquired on March 13, 1999, during early northern summer. The light-toned surfaces are residual water ice that remains through the summer season. The nearly circular band of dark material surrounding the cap consists mainly of sand dunes formed and shaped by wind. The north polar cap is roughly 1100 kilometers (680 miles) across.Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science SystemsSo what does Mars offer the senses?This generation of Mars' rovers is ... More...14562

NSD Welcomes Chrissy Gephardt as Grassroots Campaign Corps ...     U.S. Newswire (press release)  11:59 09/03/2004 CST
WASHINGTON, March 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National Stonewall Democrats today welcomed Chrissy Gephardt as the new Director of the organization's Grassroots Campaign Corps. Gephardt will lead grassroots efforts to organize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans in national electoral efforts this year."As our number one activist, Chrissy will meet with activists around the country, helping them organize and get out the vote," said Dave Noble, NSD Executive Director. "She will also le ... More...14558

Euros concerned for US science     Biomedcentral.com  10:06 09/03/2004 CST
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World briefs - March 9 , 2004     The Star (subscriptioin)  20:30 08/03/2004 CST
Mubarak warns on US planParis - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has warned against a unilateral US plan to democratise the Middle East. The French newspaper Le Figaro yesterday quoted him as saying: "Modernisation of the region can under no circumstances be imposed from the outside." The Egyptian leader said that reforms which the population rejected would only serve to support terrorism.Jails bursting at the seamsLondon - Prisons in England and Wales are close to bursting point, with a record ... More...14377

Jefferson Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Promise In Animal Model     Science Daily (press release)  11:05 08/03/2004 CST
All Jobs by Job TypeAll Jobs by IndustryJefferson Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Promise In Animal ModelA new vaccine for Alzheimer's disease created by researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia has shown promise in initial testing in primates. Vaccinating the animals with beta-amyloid, the sticky protein substance that builds up in the Alzheimer's brain that is thought to play a major role in destroying nerve cells and in cognitive and behav ... More...14249

Chickens' genes unscrambled     News24  23:46 07/03/2004 CST
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Cranking up the publicity machine     Cleveland Plain Dealer  04:44 07/03/2004 CST
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Where are they now?     Southeast Missourian  01:07 07/03/2004 CST
Where are they now?n Jack Boswell, Ormand Beach, Fla.: He retired in 1992 after 30 years with a textbook publishing company, including the position of Southeast regional manager. The Murray State graduate was a coach and teacher in Kentucky before that.n Jim Hency, Rogers, Ark.: He retired after 32 years as a products manager for the manufacturer of an architectural aluminum product, now owned by Alcoa. After service in the Army, he joined that firm and worked in Michigan and Virginia before rel ... More...13977

Anthropologists hail Romania fossil find     MLive.com  10:39 06/03/2004 CST
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Mars rovers find evidence of past water     MLive.com  07:39 06/03/2004 CST
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Mars rovers find evidence of past water     Times Picayune  07:36 06/03/2004 CST
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NASA Rover Finds Water Evidence in Rock     Munster Times  05:08 06/03/2004 CST
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NASA rover finds water evidence in rock     Penn Live  04:30 06/03/2004 CST
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Coleman Brosilow     informIT  10:10 05/03/2004 CST
COLEMAN BROSILOW, a recognized leader in the process-control field, received the 1989 AICHE Computing and Systems Technology Division Award for 25 years of influential, pioneering work in simulation of complex chemical processes and model-based control. He is a founder of ControlSoft, Inc. and served as Chairman of the Board from its founding in 1985 to 2001.BABU JOSEPH is currently Edward D. Dicke Professor of Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches and does ... More...13606

Scientific critic aims at new target     International Herald Tribune  19:42 04/03/2004 CST
Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish economist who outraged many environmentalists three years ago with a book that argued that their claims were overstated and alarmist, turning himself into the darling of many conservatives, is thinking even more globally these days.In his book "The Skeptical Environmentalist," Lomborg countered many mainstream environmentalists by saying there was little empirical evidence that the state of the world was deteriorating. Though praised by some scientists as courageous and c ... More...13427

Taught right     Pioneer Press Online  05:24 04/03/2004 CST
For more Sports stories, click here . . .Motivated Inacker earns 2 state medalsSimon is highly touted; Cage stars in GermanyFraumann stands out at Ivy League meetGrevers, Hamming shine as NU takes third in Big Ten . . .Handball team claims national titleOffense clicks as Scouts advanceWhen it comes to basketball, Lake Forest High School's senior point guard John Burke has certainly had some good teachers.First-year Lake Forest coach Josh Grant was a star at Utah and played in the NBA; his predec ... More...13228

College Debate Tournament     Knox College  15:18 03/03/2004 CST
GALESBURG -- Knox College will host an intercollegiate debate tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, on the Knox campus in Galesburg. As many as ten teams are expected to attend the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament is free and open to the public for viewing.Matches will be held from 12:15 p.m. through 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, and from 9:15 a.m. through 11:45 a.m. Sunday, with the finals beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday.The tournament is directed by Ron Bronson, a student at Monmou ... More...13037

OncoImmune Names Mike Luecke First CEO     Business Wire (press release)  00:00 02/03/2004 CST
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Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. Elects New Board Member     Business Wire (press release)  00:00 01/03/2004 CST
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Washington U. takes part in Military MBA program     St. Louis Business Journal  00:00 24/02/2004 CST
The schools formed a network called the, which allows active, reserve and retired military officers with access to their MBA programs either on campus or online, as well as networking and career resources.The network cited a plan by the U.S. Army to increase the number of officers with MBAs by 350 percent by 2007. ... More...13030

Company Information Center     Business Wire (press release)  00:00 24/02/2004 CST
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Blindness leads to sleepless nights     The Medical Posting  00:00 23/02/2004 CST
Serious eye disease can increase the risk of sleep disorders in teenagers, particularly if it involves the optic nerve that carries visual signals to the brain."We suspect these patients have difficulty using daylight to synchronize their internal rhythms to the outside world," says Dr. Russell Van Gelder, a researcher at Washington University in St. Louis.Van Gelder and his team studied 25 students, ages 12 to 20, from the Missouri School for the Blind and 12 students with normal sight from a s ... More...13028

It's all Greek to everyone . . .     MidWeek  12:27 03/03/2004 CST
A lot of the students I met first semester asked if I was Greek.The first time this occurred (and the second and third times as well) my answer was affirmative, though I was amazed someone could pick up on my heritage so quickly. I don’t see myself as having that Mediterranean "look"—the come-over-for-dinner-and-I’ll-give-you-portions-big-enough-for-five-people look, that is. Although I have been known to finish others’ leftovers when I go out to dinner with friends.At any rate, I soon realized ... More...12974

POLITICAL MOTIVATION BEHIND MOSQUE CLOSURE IN AZERBAIJAN     Eurasianet  14:45 02/03/2004 CST
A Baku court has ordered the eviction of Islamic worshipers from a mosque located in the heart of the capital’s old town. Worshipers are vowing to resist the decision, saying it is politically motivated. The mosque has operated outside the control of state oversight bodies, and its imam is vocal critic of President Ilham Aliyev.Judge Yusif Karimov of Sabayil District Court ruled March 1 that the Juma mosque must close its doors to worshipers. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit brought by t ... More...12669

OncoImmune Names Mike Luecke First CEO     Business Wire (press release)  10:13 02/03/2004 CST
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Philadelphia rabbi, 36, to head Rodef Shalom congregation     Pittsburgh Post Gazette  23:14 01/03/2004 CST
Reform congregation in Pennsylvania, elected a new rabbi Sunday.Rabbi Aaron B. Bisno will assume his position at Rodef Shalom on July 1. Bisno is associate rabbi of Rodeph Shalom Congregation in Philadelphia.Bisno is the congregation's first chief rabbi since Rabbi Mark Staitman retired last year. Rabbi Michael Remson was named interim rabbi while Rodef Shalom conducted a search for a new leader.A search committee of the congregation worked with the Rabbinic Placement Commission to locate Bisno. ... More...12424

Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. Elects New Board Member     Business Wire (press release)  09:03 01/03/2004 CST
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Security issue strands doctor     Columbus Ledger-Enquirer  02:45 01/03/2004 CST
When Dr. Behzad Razavi flew with his wife and daughter to Vienna, Austria, for his father's cancer surgery in November, he expected to return to LaGrange, Ga., to his job at the Clark-Holder Clinic a month later.Razavi, who holds joint citizenship in Iran, where he was born, and Austria, where he was raised from the age of 10, remains stranded in Austria four months later. His attorney said the U.S. State Department still has not approved a security clearance for his family to return to the Unit ... More...12276

Would you hire this man?     Christian Science Monitor  15:47 29/02/2004 CST
Would you hire this man?Judged by the content of your credit reportIf an old boss smears you, hire a detectiveHow the poverty gap fell - and why few are cheeringReaders seek tips on Treasury Inflation Protected SecuritiesBaby boomers face retirement squeezeA not so simple pathWould you hire this man?Charles Cullen kept getting hired and fired until his murder arrest. Why job references say too little.At many American companies, managers face gag orders that make prisoners of war look positively ... More...12245

Radiologist John Pappas joins Allegany Imaging     Cumberland Times News  11:55 29/02/2004 CST
CUMBERLAND — John N. Pappas, M.D., recently joined Allegany Imaging, which provides radiology services to the Western Maryland Health System (WMHS) and Garrett County Memorial Hospital.Prior to coming to Cumberland, Pappas was a member of the medical staff at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. He did his residency in diagnostic radiology at the Duke University Medical Center, where he was chief resident. Pappas completed a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Was ... More...12238

Michelangelo the poet     The Tennessean  00:48 29/02/2004 CST
Italian artist's letters and poems, will be presented Tuesday at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music.Created by Carl Smith, a Blair senior lecturer of theory and composition, the work is described as a theater piece for five singers, cello, harpsichord and narrator.Smith himself will be featured in the piece along with an ensemble of guest, student and faculty performers.''In a sense, I have been working on this piece for years, ever since I became fascinated by Michelangelo's poetry 30 years ago ... More...12194

IUSB's Torstrick to receive honor today     South Bend Tribune  07:55 28/02/2004 CST
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Officials: Tuition hike typical; aid packages also to increase     The Daily Northwestern  06:05 27/02/2004 CST
Northwestern students will pay $1,536 more in tuition costs next year, but this 5.4 percent increase is on par with changes at many peer institutions, and university officials said students on financial aid will not be heavily affected.The Board of Trustees voted Saturday to increase tuition from $28,404 to $29,940, with room and board fees rising 4.75 percent from $8,814 to $9,233. The combined increase is the highest in six years and will help NU meet higher energy and health care costs.At Was ... More...11935

Pigs May Hold Key to Diabetes     Wired News  04:31 27/02/2004 CST
A breakthrough experiment using embryonic pig insulin cells could lead to a new treatment for diabetes.In a study at Washington University in St. Louis, researchers took pig cells from very young embryos and transplanted the cells into diabetic rats. The rats, even without drugs to prevent immune rejection, adopted the pig cells as their own and produced their own insulin.The Art of Rat-Powered Pigs WingsCloning Bill No Laughing MatterMini-Pigs Grown to Farm OrgansFighting for Right Not to Show ... More...11908

Welders preparing for possible lawsuits     Hampton Roads Daily Press  03:00 27/02/2004 CST
Welders preparing for possible lawsuitsFirm: Fumes could have caused illnessNEWPORT NEWS -- A Newport News law firm is investigating whether local shipyard welders suffered brain damage from overexposure to dangerous fumes on the job, gearing up for probable lawsuits against companies that make a key piece of welding equipment.Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, one of the area's largest firms that handles workplace injury cases, is testing more than 1,000 past and current welders employed by ... More...11901

Scientist says rovers getting data to answer key Mars questions     North County Times  02:12 27/02/2004 CST
Arson caused Paradise blaze, investigators sayRegion gets a soaking5 attorneys vie for retiring judge's seatJudicial campaign focuses on incumbent's recordImmigration proposals fuel a strong debateHighway 76, Prop. A dominate State of North County speechState sells bonds for roadsCorrection: Poll hours listed incorrectlyRegistrar open this weekendTobacco sales sting nets threeResidents warned of lottery scamWreckage of San Diego-bound plane found in southern NevadaChildren could be admitted to T ... More...11892

Working with Spirit     Bloomington Pantagraph  01:26 27/02/2004 CST
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. -- A Heyworth High School science teacher and two of her students are studying Mars at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- one "sol" at a time.A sol is a Martian day -- 39 minutes longer than an Earth day -- and that is how Christine Gregory and juniors Sarah Hulen and Ashley Johnston have been reckoning time since they started working with the Spirit rover on Sunday. While on the project this week, they have left the Earth day behind.At work, the Heyworth team isn't ju ... More...11883

North Inland people news     San Diego Union Tribune  10:06 26/02/2004 CST
Christopher and Stacee Thornton of Escondido, a boy, 6 pounds, 8 ounces, Jan. 20.Nefi and Guadalupe Hernandez of Escondido, a boy, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Jan. 20.Brian and Allison Willey of Escondido, a boy, 7 pounds, Jan. 20.Billy and Yesenia Chavez of Escondido, a girl, 7 pounds, 10 ounces, Jan. 20.Lawrence and Darlene Franklin of Escondido, a boy, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, Jan. 20.Craig and Rachel Parks of San Diego, a boy, 6 pounds, 13 ounces, Jan. 20.Dionicio and Laura Garcia of San Marcos, a girl, ... More...11721

Showering with affection     MidWeek  13:13 25/02/2004 CST
Guys go to the restroom in pairs, too.Not because they want to have enthralling conversations between stalls—because they want to have a freestyle rap battle, perhaps, or they’re running late for class and can’t wait their turn.This is another anomaly of college life, obviously.Then again, what I’m speaking of aren’t technically restrooms—they’re bathrooms. Communal bathrooms. As in, used-by-everyone-else-on-the-floor-and-you don’t-know-where-those-hands-have-been bathrooms. (Insert audible shud ... More...11489

OKLAHOMA BRIEFS     NewsOK.com (subscription)  05:34 25/02/2004 CST
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Healthy in Houston: Fighting foot ulcers     News 24 Houston  02:46 25/02/2004 CST
John Hunter has diabetes. That's the bad news.The good news is he's getting fewer foot ulcers, a common complication of the disease."I've had no problem, no recurring problems there at all. So, it has really helped. Especially my right foot, I've had no problems at all," said Hunter.The reason? A new surgical procedure.Doctors lengthen the achilles tendon -- the cord that connects the calf muscle to the heel. Dr. Jeffrey Johnson developed the breakthrough technique at Washington University in St ... More...11270

LOW-CARB CRAZE     Zanesville Times Recorder  14:35 24/02/2004 CST
Through the years, people desperate to lose weight have tried numerous ways to shed pounds.They've lived on grapefruits and cabbage soup, drank milkshakes in place of meals and even worn blue sunglasses in hopes of making their food look less appealing.Today, the two most popular diets are the Atkins diet, which severely limits carbohydrates for the rest of the dieter's life, and the South Beach diet, which limits carbohydrates but slowly reintroduces them once the dieter has lost weight.So far ... More...11192

BLACK MENAGERIE: COUNTRY SEES NEW WAVE OF INTEREST IN ...     Niagarafallsreporter.com  13:22 23/02/2004 CST
As we draw to the close of another full month of interest in all things black, another Black History Month over and done with until next year, behind the scenes, the struggle to correct our sins of the past goes on and on, from the powerful halls of justice to the crowded halls of our nations' classrooms.Every day, millions of American and European students are still being seriously miseducated about Africa. In America particularly, African-American students are dreadfully unaware of their true ... More...11005

New research on skulls hints Neanderthals weren't human     AZ Central.com  02:31 22/02/2004 CST
Since their discovery in the 19th century, Neanderthals have been like the odd relatives who show up at a family reunion. Should they be seated with the closest kin, sent to the back of the room with the distant cousins or tossed out as interlopers, despite a family resemblance?In short, were the now-extinct Neanderthals of Europe full members of the modern human species, a subspecies or an entirely different species? The answer has implications for the ancestry of modern Europeans: whether some ... More...10729

Candidates' tales make all the difference     Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)  19:48 21/02/2004 CST
Democratic presidential candidates who are charging toward Super Tuesday on March 2 are competing as much on their story lines as they are on the issues: It's Sen. John Kerry, Courageous Leader, vs. Sen. John Edwards, Self-Made Man.Down the road, one of those two stock characters in the expression of the American ideal is expected to stand against President Bush, whose story is likely to be that of War President -- a leader who was forced to take up arms after his country was attacked without pr ... More...10716

New book honors WMU scholar     Kalamazoo Gazette  13:32 20/02/2004 CST
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Engineering professor continues to reach for the stars     Dateline Alabama  03:57 20/02/2004 CST
Feverously scrawled drawings of research, line the chalkboards surrounding the desk of Michael Polites, professor at the University of Alabama. Bookcases are stuffed with aerospace journals and other academic publications from studying the dynamics of the football team, to exploring aircraft and space issues.  Polites has worked with NASA for almost 35 years and is now teaching engineering classes at UA; but he is not stopping there.  Recently, Polites began new research in working with the univ ... More...10151

Women's gay relations different from men's     San Jose Mercury News  12:55 19/02/2004 CST
Outside of conservative religious circles, the common understanding for years has been that homosexuality is largely genetic, based on physical attraction, and unchanging. Though an easy model to understand, if not accept, it has a major flaw: It is derived almost exclusively from male subjects.Recent studies of relationships among women suggest that female homosexuality may be grounded more in social interaction, may present itself as an emotional attraction in addition to or in place of a phys ... More...10101

Money numbers crunched well     Miami Herald  12:27 19/02/2004 CST
I was destined to meet Hugh.All the things financial I've ever wondered about -- how much of my mortgage payment chips away at principal, how much money I'd save by brown-bagging my lunches, how my net worth stacks up to everyone else's -- Hugh has wondered about, too.The fortunate difference between us is that Hugh has the ability to formulate calculations and turn them into Internet programs that answer all those questions.Hugh Chou is a software engineer, system administrator and computer sup ... More...9957

HBS Program Lifts Rule On Race     The Harvard Crimson  01:19 19/02/2004 CST
Email this article to a friendSend a letter to the editorHarvard Business School has dropped a rule barring white and Asian students from a summer program after two groups opposed to race-based admissions threatened to take legal action against Harvard.The Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)—which brings incoming college seniors to Allston for a week in June to study under Business School faculty—will no longer restrict participation to racial and ethnic minorities.The American Civil ... More...9610

Talent: Piercings are not required     MidWeek  12:55 18/02/2004 CST
And I wondered who was doing contortion for our class talent show.The funny thing is, such anomalies aren’t as uncommon as you’d expect. Especially not on campus.Now that I’ve become accustomed to college life—a great part of which was accepting those all-nighters and bass vibrations from second floor parties on Thursday nights (some people like to get a head start on that Sunday morning hangover)—I am much more perceptive of things; namely others’ hidden talents. The students I’d consider my cl ... More...9383

Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of The Christ': Expert Available     AScribe  11:40 18/02/2004 CST
Wed Feb 18 09:14:50 2004 Pacific Time      Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of The Christ': Expert Available       ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The soon to be released Mel Gibson movie "The Passion of The Christ" is creating quite a stir among religious experts, as well as lay people. Many say the movie has anti-Semitic overtones. But according to Frank K. Flinn, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Washington University in St. Louis, the Jews had nothing to do with killing Jesus -- the ... More...9345

CBN News Roundup     Christian Broadcasting Network  09:35 17/02/2004 CST
Alcohol More Toxic to Unborn Than Once Thought(CBN News) - New evidence that pregnant women who drink even small amounts of alcohol may be harming their unborn children. A study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that just two drinks can make an expectant mother's blood alcohol toxic enough to kill off the baby's developing brain cells.Researchers say that can cause neurological problems in the unborn child that may last a lifetime.British Think-Tank Says Children of Faith Should Q ... More...9050

Growing Number of College Students "Going Double"     KFVS  05:55 17/02/2004 CST
Growing Number of College Students "Going Double"Email to a FriendGrowing Number of College Students "Going Double"It may take twice the work, but double majors are becoming a growing trend for college students across the country. At Georgetown University, 23 percent of the 2002 graduates had double majors, compared with 14 percent of the class of 1996. At Washington University in St. Louis, 42 percent of last year's arts and science graduates had double majors or double degrees, compared with 2 ... More...8987

Rankings? Balderdash.     Cornell Daily Sun  05:55 17/02/2004 CST
"Cornell suffers from an identity crisis." At least that's what the Ad hoc Committee on Improving Cornell's Image says. Peter Cohl '05 is the student-guru on the importance of the University's image, and when he presented his committee's findings to the student body, swift semi-resolution followed. The Big Red Box took the brunt of the guillotine.The Student Assembly declared that the "current logo reflects neither Cornell's founding mission, nor the remarkable achievements and traditions of the ... More...8984

Embrace honest debate     Jerusalem Post  13:49 16/02/2004 CST
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UA proposal urges online facebook with opt-in policy     Daily Pennsylvanian  06:28 16/02/2004 CST
Send this article to a friend Comment on this articleThe Undergraduate Assembly passed a proposal last night to have facebook photos posted in the online student directory. The addition would be on an opt-in basis.The proposal recommends that the new feature be made accessible only to the University's undergraduate students. Current directory information can be accessed by the public through Penn's Web site.Discussed in last week's meeting, the refined proposal -- the initial version of which di ... More...8740

Susan Schechter, 57, Author of Books Exploring Impact of Domestic ...     New York Times  20:04 15/02/2004 CST
This unique home is located on an exceptional lot and a half of high ridge soundfront on the Currituck Sound.for this and many other dream homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks onusan Schechter, whose books about domestic violence helped to unify the movement to assist battered women and to bridge the gap between programs addressing domestic abuse and those for children's welfare, died Feb. 3 at her home in Iowa City. She was 57.The cause was endometrial cancer, said her husband, Allen Steinberg ... More...8632

Studies: Alcohol damages fetal brain cells     Penn Live  00:00 13/02/2004 CST
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Just 2 drinks by mom can kill fetus brain cells, researcher says     Cleveland Plain Dealer  06:05 15/02/2004 CST
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Studies: Alcohol damages fetal brain cells     MLive.com (subscription)  00:00 13/02/2004 CST
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Children's organization creates, fills new slot     Jefferson City News Tribune  04:29 15/02/2004 CST
E Mccarty FireChristmas Parade By News TribuneA Mid-Missouri children's organization has appointed a current employee to the new position of director of strategic initiatives.Citizens for Missouri's Children named Candace J. Iveson of Columbia to the position. She was formerly the senior policy analyst and has been responsible for the annual Kids Count Data Book.In her new position, Iveson will plan the organization's policy and program development, oversee government relations and outreach and ... More...8495

Alcohol, drugs kill brain cells in unborn: Study     Times of India  05:07 14/02/2004 CST
He said studies in mice show that just one hour at 0.07 per cent is enough to kill fetal neurons.Get APIC Advantage with Indiatimes MailLog on to ... More...8314

No word of gain in grocery talks     Press-Enterprise (subscription)  02:21 14/02/2004 CST
Negotiations continued Friday between Southern California's three major grocery chains and the union representing 70,000 striking and locked-out workers, but there was no word of any progress.However, both sides agreed late in the afternoon to continue talking Friday night and today, extending the negotiations with the federal mediator to a fourth day. Observers were encouraged that the talks have not broken down.Representatives of Vons, Albertsons and Ralphs and the United Food and Commercial W ... More...8215

New romance for first love     Bloomington Pantagraph  02:10 14/02/2004 CST
LeROY -- Back in 1939, John Amdor and Dona Simpson noticed each other the first day of school at Moore Township High School in Farmer City.They shared a first love, first date, first kiss. He gave her a locket.But the relationship wilted when John went away to college.Now -- 65 years later -- the high school sweethearts are married.As they sit on their couch, holding hands and telling their story, Dona wears that same locket.Dona, 78, married John, 81, on New Year's Day at Weedman Church in Farm ... More...8208

Studies: Alcohol Damages Fetal Brain Cells     Macon Telegraph  02:02 14/02/2004 CST
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loving every minute     Arizona Daily Star  01:23 14/02/2004 CST
Photos by Kelly Presnell / StaffNoel Cline, center, shoots hoops with her brother and sister, Noah and Nora Gustafson, on their home basketball court in Tucson. “Everything is so great here,” she says. But she’ll return to Iraq next week, where she works with the Army and intelligence agencies to ward off potential security threats.Tucsonan revels in two weeks of hard-earned R&RBy Carol Ann AlaimoA withered gardenia in a tiny silver box has become a powerful symbol of the Iraq war for Tucs ... More...8173