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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — the nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of... -
China's Bo Xilai scandal revs up news media run by exiles
BEIJING — "Beijing power struggle heralds end of China Communist Party," screams one headline. More sensational headlines purport to reveal how the wife of recently sacked Politburo member Bo Xilai poisoned an Englishman, who may have been her...
Tags: Political Systems, Networking, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Chen Guangcheng, Newspapers
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W.Va. pastor to retire after 42 years of service
The Rev. Richard A. Kroll, lead pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church in Charles Town, has announced his retirement after 42 years of service to the United Methodist Church. Kroll is a 1964 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and a 1968...Tags: Religion and Belief, Methodist, Carroll County (Maryland), Christianity
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Understand realities of a part-time program
You get several advantages from earning your MBA through a part-time program. You can hang on to your job while you get your degree. You earn a salary even as you study. And since you take fewer classes at a time, you're not paying as much tuition all...Tags: Teaching and Learning, College Sports, New Products, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Claremont McKenna College president to retire in 2013
L.A. NOWPamela B. Gann, who has been president of Claremont McKenna College since 1999, announced Tuesday that she will step down from that post in about a year.... -
The Rev. Mary-Marguerite Kohn, Episcopal co-rector
Mary-Marguerite Kohn, the popular co-rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church who was an outspoken advocate for social justice, died Saturday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center of gunshot wounds she suffered Thursday in a double shooting at her Ellicott City...Tags: Loyola University Maryland, Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Howard County, Shootings
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Family, friends, colleagues remember slain Ellicott City priest
They remembered Mary-Marguerite Kohn's enthusiasm and service, even her style — one mourner recalled "a large, bright yellow brimmed hat, terrific dangling earrings." There was hardly an empty seat Tuesday inside the Cathedral of the Incarnation in...
Tags: Madonna, AIDS, Shootings, Burger King, Religion and Belief
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A New Tool To Treat Stroke
The Hartford CourantWhen Linda Ortega came home a couple of weeks ago and saw her husband slumped over in the kitchen and slurring his words, she had a good idea that he was suffering a stroke. She and her daughter put his shoes on and took him to Hartford Hospital. There,...Tags: Groin, Hospitals and Clinics, Brain, Yale School of Medicine, Wethersfield
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Toxic roulette
By the early 2000s, the flame retardant known as penta had become a villain. Packed by the pound into couches and other furniture, the chemical was turning up in the blood of babies and in breast milk around the world. The European Union voted to ban...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Cancer, Science and Technology, Hormones and Metabolism, Politics
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Does too much hospital growth hurt consumers?
As hospitals across Central Florida spring up, expand and get renovated, consumers watching health-care costs skyrocket wonder whether the money could be better spent.
"It's a legitimate question and warrants community discussion," said Shannon Elswick,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Science and Technology, Orlando Hotels
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Easy Peasy Papers
Whether you're taking AP English or not, writing papers is a pain. Especially research papers. Although plagiarism is illegal, getting help on writing a paper is not. Here are some great free websites to take advantage of (and you can keep using them...Tags: Research
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UCF engineering team wins $100,000 for clean energy plan
A University of Central Florida engineering team that developed a business plan for a start-up that promotes renewable and green energy solutions won a $100,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy. Mesdi Systems Inc., the company founded by UCF...
Tags: Science and Technology, Education, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland, College Park, Hybrid Vehicles
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