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LIFStudent Research Project Leads to New Wind Energy Law
An undergraduate research project by a group of University of New Hampshire students has led to a new state law that supports the use of residential wind energy.
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23-Jul-2008
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LIFBerlin an Appropriate Stage for Obama Speech Says Historian
Berlin is a much different city today than it was when presidents Kennedy and Reagan delivered iconic remarks there, but it remains an appropriate setting from which Barack Obama can deliver an important message about global relations, according to a University at Buffalo history professor who wrote a book about John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin.
23-Jul-2008
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 University at BuffaloView Article 
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Focusing the Mind of the Olympic Athlete
Mentally preparing for the Olympics is just as important as physical training, says Michael Sachs, Ph.D., a kinesiology professor at Temple’s College of Health Professions. The main objective is to keep the athletes focused on their event.
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23-Jul-2008
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LIFFaculty/student Contingent Will be on the Sidelines at the Summer Olympics in Beijing
Ithaca College Faculty and Students Working with Olympic News Service Are Willing to Share China Experience with Interested Media.
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23-Jul-2008
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LIFIowa Law Professor Offers Changes to Improve World Bank Accountability
A University of Iowa international development expert is proposing a new method of holding the World Bank accountable when its development projects damage communities in developing countries.
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23-Jul-2008
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 University of Iowa Health SciencesView Article 
LIFMore Investment In Management Needed To Help Out-Of-School Time Providers Take Programs To Next Level
Organizations providing out-of-school time (OST) services for children need additional investment in administrative management capacity in order to most effectively support, develop and expand their programs, according to a new report just released by The Wallace Foundation.
23-Jul-2008
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LIFMississippi Innocence Project Contributes to Exonerations
In less than a year, the National Innocence Project and the Mississippi Innocence Project have secured the release of two Mississippi prisoners who were wrongly convicted. Levon Brooks spent 18 years locked up for murder, and Kenny Brewer was in prison 15 years for a similar crime, but both men were freed when DNA testing cleared them of the crimes. The exonerations spotlight a pressing need for innocence work nationwide.
23-Jul-2008
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LIF'I Have a Dream': Context, Imagery, Cadence Made Speech Great
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech 45 years ago was "as near perfect a rhetorical event as you can have," Rowan University communication studies professor Dan Schowalter says.
22-Jul-2008
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LIFCalifornia Consumers Appear More Likely Than Kansans to Change Purchasing Habits in the Face of Foodborne Illness
Metropolitan consumers in Kansas appear less likely to change their purchasing habits when it comes to foodborne outbreaks, according to a new study from Kansas State University's department of agricultural economics.
22-Jul-2008
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 Kansas State UniversityView Article 
LIFSerious School Failure Turns Out to be a Real Bummer for Girls, but Not Boys
Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade – being expelled, suspended or dropping out – were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than girls who did not have these problems.
J. of Adolescent Health
22-Jul-2008
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 University of WashingtonView Article 

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