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Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Luis von Ahn is one of five recipients this year of Microsoft Research’s New Faculty Fellowship, an award that seeks to identify young professors who are likely to become leaders in the field of computer science. [click link for full article]

- Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship Received by Carnegie Mellon Professor

A millionaire football fan and his teenage son are among four people killed in a helicopter crash.

- Tycoon and son die in crash

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.’s public test of its upcoming “Halo 3″ video game got off to a rocky start on Wednesday after many users found they were unable to try out the science fiction-themed shooter.

- Microsoft test of “Halo 3″ gets off to bumpy start

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Lucknow University to offer social engineering course (Calcutta News)Clearly inspired by the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) success with Mayawati’s social engineering experiment in Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow University has decided to introduce a two-year master’s degree programme in the subject from the next academic session.

Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) “appears to still be shopping for a place on the political spectrum” as his first series of domestic policy speeches approaches, but the “emerging picture shows a politician willing to use government to intervene in markets to further core Democratic goals, though careful to avoid hard-edged liberal rhetoric,” the Wall Street Journal reports. [click link for full article]

- Wall Street Journal Examines Presidential Candidate Obama’s Positions On Economics Issues, Including Health Care

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The Foreign Office looks into reports a British oil worker has been abducted from a rig off the Nigerian coast.

- Briton ’seized from Nigeria rig’

Home Secretary John Reid is booed over pay proposals at the Police Federation’s annual conference.

- Reid booed by police over wages

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Stephen spoils the party for Salmond as he says: It’s no deal (The Scotsman)ALEX Salmond yesterday made it clear he was willing to consider a series of possible compromises on his plans for a referendum on independence, as he made increasingly insistent overtures to the Liberal Democrats.

The Election: What went wrong? (The Scotsman)IT WAS a night that will be remembered less for the eventual winner than for the fiasco surrounding what ought to have been a simple process: counting the votes.

Professor Janet Husband, President of the College, said, “The Royal College of Radiologists welcomes the publication of the report Radiotherapy: developing a world class service for England. This report will be extremely valuable in determining future development and in building on the substantial investment in modern equipment achieved as part of the Cancer Plan. [click link for full article]

- Royal College Of Radiologists Welcomes Report “Radiotherapy: Developing A World Class Service For England”

Leaders don’t go to work each day waiting on five o’clock. They are both passionate and caring about their jobs and truly enjoy what they do for a living. But such dedication comes at a price. Find out what it is in this excerpt from The Taboos of Leadership.

- Leadership is Not a Day Job

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Taking her own lessons to heart Teacher of the Year Katie Sullivan uses innovative strategies to engage children (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)ARREN — A boy in Katie Sullivan’s math class projects a long division problem he made up onto a screen at the front of the classroom: “There are 153 turquoise monkeys and four different zoos that want them. How many monkeys does each zoo get?” . - By MEL HUFF Staff Writer

A sheriff tells a murder trial that Polish student Angelika Kluk had revealed to him she was “a bit of a pagan”.

- Sheriff tells of Kluk friendship

Three University of Minnesota faculty members will be awarded special citations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their contributions to maintaining and promoting national food safety and defense. The awards were presented at the 47th Annual FDA Honor Awards Ceremony, “Transforming for the Next Century.” Frank Busta, Ph.D. [click link for full article]

- U Of M Faculty Honored By US FDA For Contributions To National Food Safety And Defense

The American College of Physicians (ACP) this morning commended Marcy Kaptur and Steven C. LaTourette, members of Congress, for their bipartisan sponsorship of the Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility and Equity (CARE) Act. The endorsement was made by ACP president David C. Dale, MD, FACP at a Capitol Hill news conference. [click link for full article]

- American College Of Physicians Commends Introduction Of Bipartisan Health CARE Act, USA

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