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LGBT elders grapple with bias, dearth of services
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Dinner still needs to be cooked and the table cleared. There are birds to be identified each day in the backyard, and there are worries, too, about weakening knees, diabetes, money and driving at night. "I'm going to be 80, so I don't think too far...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Physical Conditions, Dwayne Johnson, Defense of Marriage Act
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Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Seattle TimesFormer state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Regional Authority, Labor Legislation, Feminism
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Yuma competition drives auto engineers to excel
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.There's only so much a student can learn within the confines of a classroom when it comes to automotive engineering. In order to better equip future generations of engineers with hands-on experience, the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors have...Tags: Environmental Issues, Chevrolet, Blacksburg, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at Work
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Use gypsum to build soils and buffer weather
Chicago - Ohio farmer Les Seiler has applied gypsum to his fields for the past five years. His farm is based in Fulton County, Ohio, 40 miles west of Toledo and near the Michigan border where Seiler says cold and wet spring weather is guaranteed....Tags: Science, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Weather Reports
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MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, the Silicon Valley company Coursera and its partners at universities and other institutions are courting a new and potentially vast audience, one that is becoming increasingly accustomed...Tags: Environmental Issues, University of Virginia, Teaching and Learning, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Modern Art
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Jolie puts spotlight on a stark choice
Seattle TimesANGELINA JOLIE WON NEW FANS -- some in unlikely places -- when she revealed Tuesday that she'd had a double mastectomy to ward off a very high genetic risk of breast cancer. "I've become a huge Angelina Jolie fan today," enthused Dr. Elizabeth Swisher,...Tags: Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Biology, Mastectomy, U.S. Supreme Court
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Even in changing times, Shawnee Mission aims to remain at the head of the class
The Kansas City StarThe curtain to the new Shawnee Mission School District opens on a stage of cowboys and cowgirls rehearsing at Westridge Middle School. Something they call "positive risk" is in full play. For a troupe of nervous middle-schoolers learning the musical...Tags: Environmental Issues, Biotechnology, Demographics, Media Industry, Medical Research
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Frontier student wins regional competition
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.A Frontier Middle School eighth-grader talked about his plans to become a computer engineer and came home with first place in the regional Gear Up Career Showplace competition. The 2013 competition drew 23 schools. Jah-Mali Jackson was required to...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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Seattle's 'Mr. Sundial' takes his passion to next level: garage ceiling
Seattle TimesLots of people convert their garages into home offices. But only Woody Sullivan painstakingly plotted 700 dots of sunlight on his garage ceiling at his Phinney Ridge home. The dots were the reflections from a 1-inch mirror, attached to a 6-inch pipe...Tags: Glastonbury, George Washington, Architecture, Customs and Tradition, North America
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Three honored for distributing defibrillators to sports programs
The Santa Cruz SentinelThe stars aligned for the boy. When a 16-year-old suddenly collapsed from a heart attack during a P.E. class at Harbor High School in 2011, it happened under the best possible conditions. He was surrounded by classmates, who beckoned their teacher for...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Disasters and Accidents, Heart Attack, Heart Problems, College Sports
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WSU launches 'redshirt' engineering program
Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsIn college athletics it's not uncommon for an incoming athlete to spend one year practicing with the team, bulking up and getting to know the program before actually competing. This strategy, known as "redshirting," will soon be incorporated into the...Tags: Science, Mathematics, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest
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UConn's Herbst: 13th On Highest Paid List
An annual survey of compensation at public colleges reveals that the University of Connecticut, while not yet in the top tier of public universities, ranks quite well when it comes to paying its president. UConn weighs in at #13 on the list prepared by...Tags: Ball State University, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, The Ohio State University, University of Connecticut
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