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Natural Perspectives: Dire consequences if we don't curb emissions
Britain's Guardian newspaper reported recently that the construction of many new fossil fuel-burning power plants may prevent the world from keeping global temperature increases at a safe level. A manageable temperature rise is thought by many scientists...Tags: Plant Openings, International Energy, Environmental Issues, Parties and Movements, Global Change
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Headlines for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
RAY MANZAREK: Doors Co-Founder Dead at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding Member of The Doors, has died at age 74.
The keyboardist, born Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., succumbed this afternoon (Monday) at the RoMed...Tags: Google+, Motocross, Casino and Gambling, Neil Sedaka, Mick Foley
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The dual-enrollment shuffle: School districts now must pay for popular program
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed a bill requiring Florida school districts to start paying for the classes that teenagers take at local colleges through their high schools' dual-enrollment programs. It's a change that some education leaders predict...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Rick Scott, Teaching and Learning, Government
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Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners
An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Dwayne Johnson, Beijing Games, Trips and Vacations, Harvard University
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Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album
Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...
Tags: Vampires (supernatural entitiess), Martha's Vineyard, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Music, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (tv program)
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: American Diabetes Association, Teachers, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University
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Cannes: Winnetka's Katie Chang gets big break in 'Bling Ring'
“I mean, I come from Winnetka,” says New Trier Township High School graduating senior Katie Chang, in Cannes this week accompanying her big break, Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring.” “So, what I mean is, you don’t...
Tags: Celebrities, Paris Hilton, Movies, Film Festivals, Megan Fox
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Elections, Career and Workplace, Teachers
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Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist
Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...
Tags: Television, Medical Specialization, Diabetes, Long Island, Cornell University
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Digest: Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians
Soccer Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians Two players from Wake Forest, goalkeeper Andrew Harris (Gilman) and forward Michael Gamble (McDonogh), have joined the Baltimore Bohemians of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League. Other...Tags: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sophie Kerr Prize, State University of New York, Towson Tigers, College Baseball
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Bad news can be bad for your health
The terrorist bombings and subsequent manhunt in Boston last month left four innocent people dead and many more injured. But the stress caused by these tragic events could adversely affect the health of a much wider population. The citywide shutdown, the...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Stress, Asthma, Manhattan (New York City), Cardiac Arrhythmia
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'Joe Turner's' actors share August Wilson's gift of gab
Among the pleasures of seeing an August Wilson play, it's often said, is just listening to the people talk. As Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty has noted, Wilson stocks his scripts with "natural raconteurs" and lets them soar in...
Tags: Jack Johnson, Manhattan (New York City), Music, Fences (music group), Greenwich Village
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