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Total Drek (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Do you remember a while back when I gave you a homework assignment ? Well, just because I love you, I'll give you a hint: the colleges that Ray Comfort is targetting- in both the U.S. and Canada- on November 19th are partly known thanks to the NCSE . The currently known list is: U.S. (19 Nov) Princeton University (NJ) Harvard University (MA) Yale University (CT) Stanford University (CA) University...
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Reboot Congress (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Examiner.com exposes the Marxist leanings of the leftover leftist Robert McChesney and the "Free" Press: Robert W. McChesney is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches in the Department of Communication. McChesney also hosts the “ Media Matters ” weekly radio on WILL-AM radio. Chensey, former editor of the socialist & Marxist Monthly...
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Life Science World (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
[NEWS] Contact: James E. Kloeppel kloeppel@illinois.edu 217-244-1073 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - New insight into how nature handles some fundamental processes is guiding researchers in the design of tailor-made proteins for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centers, long-range electron transfers, and f…
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Gov. Pat Quinn plans today to name four new board members to Chicago State University, the troubled South Side school at risk of losing its accreditation because of poor recruitment, retention and graduation rates. The appointees bring financial, legal and community outreach experience. Three live in Chicago and one, from Oak Park, is vice president of the Illinois Green Party. None graduated from...
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) New insight into how nature handles some fundamental processes is guiding researchers in the design of tailor-made proteins for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centers, long-range electron transfers, and fuel-cell catalysts for energy conversion.
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BiblePlaces Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
If an inscription is discovered today and you want the best photographs of it, you go to the Zuckerman brothers at USC. Their work revealed a more extensive inscription on one of the Ketef Hinnom amulets, and they were called on for photographing the recent Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon. The LA Times has a brief review of their work, including the equipment they use. Researchers at USC's West Semitic Research...
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Wild Rose Reader (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Book Lists & Reviews Our Stories: Native Americans in Books for Children (San Francisco Public Library) Children’s Books with Native American Themes (Amerindianarts.com) Recommended Books about Thanksgiving (Oyate) Books to Avoid (Oyate) Best Native American Books for Children and Young Adults (Children’s Literature Network) Native American Cultures Books and Resources (Scholastic)...
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Legal History Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
This year's Symposium on Comparative Early Modern Legal History at the Newberry Library in Chicago (left), with funding by the University of Illinois College of Law, is "New Perspectives on Legal Pluralism." Organized by Lauren Benton, New York University, and Richard Ross, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, it will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2010, at the...
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) The complicated sex life of the papaya is about to get even more interesting, thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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2009 2010International Scholarships (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Institution/Organization: University of Illinois Department: French Web Address: http://www.french.illinois.edu Level: PhD Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics Required Language(s): French (fra) Description: The Department of French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign offers highly competitive, personalized research packages to outstanding incoming graduate students....
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NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
It's bad enough we have to bailout banks and auto manufacturers or spread around subsidies for wasteful, inefficient forms of energy like ethanol and morally apprehensible institutions like ACORN and Planned Parenthood. However, now a couple of the wizards of smart that have managed to land a spot in the editorial pages of The Washington Post are lobbying for journalism subsidies. In the Oct. 30 Post...
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USA Shopping Online @ 2dayplaza.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In a new scientific study that may improve conservation efforts for migratory birds, scientists demonstrate that, in European robins, a visual center in the brain and a special type of light-sensing cells in the eyes play a much more important part in guiding the bird on its migratory path than magnetic-sensing cells in the beak. The study appears in the October 29 issue of the respected scientific...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
New University of Illinois policies aimed at keeping clout out of admissions face their first test starting next week. The first application deadline of the year is Monday, and students who apply by then will get a decision Dec. 11. This year, outsiders will have to stay out of the process -- or have their efforts recorded in a publicly accessible database. If university employees interfere, they...
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Docuticker (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Roth IRA conversion not a good fit for all, tax expert says Source: Bureau of National Affairs Daily Tax Report (Richard L. Kaplan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via EurekAlert!) Starting next year, anyone can convert retirement savings into tax-advantaged Roth individual retirement accounts, but the much-touted switch isn’t for everyone, a University of Illinois expert [...]
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Greenline (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Solar Decathlon 2009 is over and Technische Universitat Darmstadt (Team Germany) has done it again! With a score of 908 out of a possible 1,000, Team Germany clinched the win by just 11 points over the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A tight race between the two Passive Houses. The peloton came in farther [...]
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Financial Aid | 07/14/2009
I am currently attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am paying my tuition costs with nothing but student loans, and with a cost of about ,000 a year, I am going to be poor when I graduate. Does anyone have any good advice on how I...