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PASSINGS: Dyer Brainerd Holmes, T.S. Cook, Joel Schaeffer
Dyer Brainerd Holmes NASA manned space flight director Dyer Brainerd Holmes, 91, director of manned space flight for NASA when Americans were making their early forays into space in the early 1960s, died Friday at a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., of...Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Cornell University
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What will a new hip cost? Few hospitals quote a price, study finds
Only 16% of U.S. hospitals surveyed in a recent study gave a complete price quote for a common hip surgery, highlighting the obstacles many patients face in comparison shopping. Pricing information remains difficult to obtain from medical providers...Tags: Washington, DC, Hip Replacement, Consumers, American Medical Association, Hospitals and Clinics
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Costs of hip replacement hard to find, vary widely
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many hospitals are hard-pressed to tell people needing a hip replacement how much their procedure is likely to cost, according to a new study. Even when they can cite prices, going rates for the procedure may vary from...Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Internal Medicine, St. Louis, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Eileen H. 'Pat' van Breemen, 88, worked to help children with learning disabilities
![Eileen H. "Pat" van Breemen, an advocate for children suffering from learning disabilities and a Wicomico County political activist, died Tuesday, from multiple organ failures, at her Salisbury home.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2013-01/74009020-14092557.jpg "Eileen H. "Pat\" van Breemen, an advocate for children suffering from learning disabilities and a Wicomico County political activist, died Tuesday, from multiple organ failures, at her Salisbury home.")
Eileen H. "Pat" van Breemen, an advocate for children suffering from learning disabilities and a Wicomico County political activist, died Tuesday, from multiple organ failures, at her Salisbury home.
She had recently celebrated her 88th birthday.
The...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Wicomico County, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Nelson Algren Short Story Awards: A look back at a rich history
An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...Tags: Christianity, Table Tennis, Genesis (music group), Authors, University of Pittsburgh
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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Government, Howard Dean, Parties and Movements
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Daniel Pink says we're all salesmen in 'To Sell Is Human'
One in nine of us works in sales, according to the U.S. government. The other eight in nine of us work in... sales, according to Daniel Pink. We just don't sell it as such. "They're not stalking customers in a furniture showroom, but they — make...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Colleges and Universities, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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What to expect in 2013
A year ago, we predicted President Barack Obama would edge Mitt Romney 48-47 with 286 electoral votes, plus we'd get a Democratic Senate and Republican House; the numbers were a bit off, but who's counting? So plunging past the fiscal cliff, let's...Tags: Politics, Christianity, Mark Sanford, Parties and Movements, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Has breastfeeding been oversold?
If I could sum up my breast-feeding ordeal in one image, it would be me sitting in a hospital bed with one of my newborn sons cradled in my arms. Above me hovers the lactation consultant, her complexion dewy, her curls buoyant. She clearly hasn't...Tags: Science, Arts and Culture, Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Sciences
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Illinois' presence shrinks at U. of I.
Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week. But despite the university's...
Tags: University of Missouri , Media Industry, Teaching and Learning, Engineering, Indiana University
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Daniel M. McGuiness, retired professor
Daniel M. McGuiness, a retired associate professor of writing at Loyola University Maryland who influenced a younger generation of editors and writers, died Nov. 18of Parkinson's disease. He was 69. "Dan was a born teacher because his way of teaching...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Authors, Graduation, Students
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MSU hires experienced bookstore manager to replace one fired because of missing funds
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University hired a woman from Rock Island, Ill., as the new director of the University Bookstore. Sonda Ropp Reinartz will replace Mark Brixey, who was fired on Aug. 17 after an investigation started over missing...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Embezzlement, Accounting and Auditing, George Washington, Corporate Crime
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