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Review: Jim Holt's compelling 'Why Does the World Exist?'
-------------------- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt Liveright: 310 pp., $27.95 -------------------- "How old is the Universe?" Kurt Vonnegut asked in his 1973 novel "Breakfast of Champions." "It is one half-second...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Higgs Boson Search, Separation of Church and State, Applied Physics, Science and Technology
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'Diving' into a new way of thinking
Fiona Fairhurst and her design team at Speedo faced a hefty creative challenge: to design suits that would improve the performance of competitive swimmers by reducing the effects of drag, the forces that water exerts on a swimmer's body. For inspiration,...
Tags: Honey, Swimming, Sports
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Timeline: Worst U.S. mass shootings
A heavily armed gunman opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, July 20, killing at least 12 and wounding 38. Police arrested a suspect in theater's parking lot. Here are some of the worst U.S. mass shootings since World War II....
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Luby's Incorporated, Eric Harris, Fort Hood (military base), Virginia Tech
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Services Held for Victims of Colorado Theater Shooting
CNNAURORA, Co. -- They laughed, they cried, they celebrated a young life lost too soon. Those attending Jessica Ghawi's memorial service Saturday at a San Antonio church heard numerous adjectives describing the hockey fan and aspiring sports broadcaster....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Monsters (legendary creatures), James Holmes, CNN (tv network), Ice Hockey
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Ricky Williams has found peace with the Ravens
On the eve of the NFL playoffs, Ricky Williams was standing in front of his locker with a book in his hand when a reporter approached him and started to ask a few questions. The reporter wanted to talk about what an interesting and strange trip his career...Tags: New England Patriots, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Joe Flacco, Super Bowl, Vonta Leach
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Western Costume, closet to the stars, turns 100
Los Angeles TimesTo the casual passerby, there's nothing remarkable about the 120,000-square-foot former printing plant fronting a sun-baked stretch of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood. There's nothing to indicate that, just beyond the double doors, gangsters are earning...Tags: Christopher Plummer, Sidney Sheldon, Clark Gable, Companies and Corporations, Arts
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Finding peace in Jerkville
You walk out of the house, and you find that your garage has been spray-painted by a vandal.
You see a guy toss a bag of trash out his car window.
Your lawn is a minefield because somebody walks their dog there and doesn't clean up.
These random acts...Tags: Religion and Belief, Psychology, NPR, Philosophy, Entertainment
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South River student awarded $20,000 scholarship
South River High School senior Caitlin Byrnes says her parents have been stressing the importance of college since she was young, and though she listened to the message, she didn't think it applied to her. The Crofton resident would consider the family...Tags: Newspapers, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Parenting, College Sports
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Teel Time: FSU president Barron details ACC-Big 12 issues in unusual, lively statement
Twitter erupted Monday afternoon when Florida State president Eric Barron, in a statement regarding the Seminoles’ conference affiliation, called the Big 12 “academically weaker” than the ACC. As a keyboard jockey with a mere bachelor&...Tags: College Sports, Basketball, Florida State University, North Carolina Tar Heels, Iowa State Cyclones
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Stratford High School saxophonist leaves legacy as valedictorian
KIAHStratford High School senior Mason Hurtte is known for hitting the perfect notes. Hurtte has earned the nickname "Mr. Spartan" on campus, and for good reason. "Mason exemplifies what we want a Spartan to be, and that is a student who is on his game...Tags: Music, Schools, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Science and Technology
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Texas University gets schooled
KIAHIn an unexpected twist of events, a major university is being schooled on the importance of spell checking their work. The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, is apologizing over a typo on the cover of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Lyndon B. Johnson, Education
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Towson will receive $2 million to launch program designed to produce math, science teachers
Towson University will receive $2 million in state and private grant funds to start a new program designed to increase production of math and science teachers.
The initiative will be based on the 15-year-old UTeach program, which more than doubled the...Tags: Towson University, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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