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Rapper Psy wows Harvard with global appeal, dance moves
Reuters* Psy tells Ivy League audience that music unifies people * Harvard professor says Psy connected to digital culture By Ross Kerber CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 9 (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy said he "partied hard" when his dance number drew its first...Tags: Music, Human Accomplishments, Muhammad Ali, Justin Bieber, Entertainment
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Brown to launch campaign for governor
Seeking to emerge from the long shadow of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown will make official Friday what everyone in Maryland politics has known for a long time: He's running for governor. Brown, 51, will announce his candidacy in his...
Tags: Anthony G. Brown, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Frederick County (Maryland), Ken Ulman
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READER SUBMITTED: Archdiocese Names Three Northwest Catholic Students As "Summa Scholars"
West HartfordThree outstanding seniors from Northwest Catholic have been named "Summa Scholars" by Dr. Dale R. Hoyt, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford, in recognition of superior academic achievement. To qualify for the award, which was...Tags: Georgetown University, Advanced Training, Education, Career and Workplace, Christianity
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Calming the West's water wars
Last week, Texas and Oklahoma squared off in a Supreme Court battle over water rights that has the drought-ridden West on edge. At issue is a state's control over its own water: Texas seeks to buy or otherwise tap water from Oklahoma under the terms of an...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, U.S. Army
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Using technology to fight cheating in online education
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Executive Branch, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Clemson University
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Saudi embraces U.S. oil boom even as kingdom's output steadies
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The oil minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporter, welcomed the U.S. energy renaissance on Tuesday but added that the boom in new global output may hold the kingdom's production at current levels until the next...Tags: U.S. Military, Environmental Issues, Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Holy Cross College lecture series to continue
The 2012-13 school year at Holy Cross College was outstanding in many, many ways. One striking example was the high note the new Practical Lessons in $uccess lecture series closed on. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, not much older than many Holy...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Students, Education, Catholic Relief Services, Teaching and Learning
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Some push for Edwards to be permanent schools CEO
Education observers were split Tuesday on whether the city's school board should launch a nationwide search to replace schools CEO Andrés Alonso or give the job of taking on the district's daunting challenges to his hand-picked successor. Some, such as...
Tags: Baltimore County, Mary Pat Clarke, Corporate Officers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Sage Hill
Samir Durrani GPA: 4.6 School Activities/Clubs: co-founder of the Organic Educational Center, Honor Committee, Sage Advocates of Multicultural Education, Environmental Club president, rowing team, golf team, Mock Trial captain, jazz band string bassist,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Orange County Register, Judaism
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Book thanks conductor for 30 years of Bach Choir leadership
It's hard to believe, as the Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents its 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival, that before Greg Funfgeld's tenure as artistic director and conductor, the choir performed only at a handful of special events throughout the year as...Tags: Music, Moravian College, Festive Events, The Wall Street Journal, Authors
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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Andres Alonso, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Customs and Tradition, Career and Workplace
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Lawrence Summers: 'Now is not the time for austerity'
The economics commentariat and no small part of the political debate have been consumed recently with the controversy surrounding the work of my Harvard colleagues (and friends) Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff. Their work had been widely interpreted as...Tags: The Washington Post, Barack Obama, Finance, Government Debt, Economy, Business and Finance
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