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Notre Dame president says it's time to cut costs
AP Sports WriterAs Notre Dame's athletic director weighed the future of football coach Charlie Weis, the university's president sent a message to faculty, students and staff telling them the school is being affected by hard economic times and must take steps to save...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Football, Government, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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Yam flavor ice cream is Cornell contest winner
Cornell University students have come up with an ice cream flavor fit for the holidays. "Slammin' Yamz" is made with a vanilla ice cream base, yam puree, molasses, cinnamon and nutmeg _ with a marshmallow swirl. The concoction was the winning entry in...Tags: Almonds, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Yams, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages
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Celebrations
Alvarez-Woitovich Carla Lindsay Alvarez and John William Woitovich were married July 12 at the Smithtown Landing Country Club, with a reception following. She is a school media specialist for Elmont School District and is the daughter of Denise and Sam...Tags: Mass Media, Colleges and Universities, Melville, Crofton, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated
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Calling Intellectually Active Adults
Special to The CourantAn increasing number of baby boomers are heading back to college — this time to live in 55-and-older "active adult" housing developments built on or near college campuses. About two dozen or so university-based retirement communities' in New...Tags: House Building, Hobbies, Government, Retirement, Colleges and Universities
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GARDEN DETECTIVE: How to force paperwhite bulbs indoors
jessica.damiano@newsday.comNarcissus papyraceus, commonly called "paperwhites," are extremely easy to force indoors over the winter. And while you'll see lots of kits for sale - for $20, $30 or even $40 - all you really need is bulbs, a dish, pebbles and some water. You can have...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking
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Cornell astrophysicist Edwin Salpeter dies
Edwin E. Salpeter, an astrophysicist cited for studies of chain reactions in stars, including the "Salpeter-Bethe equation" describing how helium changes to carbon, has died. He was 83. A professor emeritus of physical sciences at Cornell University,...Tags: Diseases, Biology, Applied Science, Natural Science, Awards and Prizes
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Edwin E. Salpeter, a Cornell astrophysicist who explained chain reactions in stars, dies at 83
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ Edwin E. Salpeter, an astrophysicist whose work in the "Salpeter-Bethe equation" showed how helium changes to carbon, has died. He was 83. Salpeter had leukemia and died Tuesday at his Ithaca home, said Cornell University, where he...Tags: Diseases, Applied Science, Natural Science, Awards and Prizes, Astronomy
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Lean times could be good news for outlets
As the housing market collapsed this year, so did Meghan Sullivan's salary - by about $25,000. The 38-year-old Centreville woman, who works for a builder, is on a tight budget this holiday season, and thought what better place to find a deal than an...Tags: Fashion Trends, Consumers, Alabama, Bananas, Sales
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Deal time
The economy may be forcing consumers to pull back on spending overall, but it is not expected to stop people from braving long lines and crowds for today's post- Thanksgiving deals.
The hope from retailers is that customers will open their wallets and...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Halloween, Perry Hall, Sales, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Love your late bloomers
Asters are known as late bloomers — season extenders for your late summer and fall garden. In Virginia, the native calico aster, Symphyotrichum laterifolium, is seen well into November even though its top performance happens August through...Tags: Nature, Galax (Galax, Virginia), Forests, Furniture, Forestry and Timber
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Steve Jacobson: Steinbrenner was a bully with a fat wallet
George M. Steinbrenner III, the Yankee from Cleveland, was a terrific owner if you rooted for the Yankees. You wouldn't want your daughter to be married to a man who worked for him. That's how it's been all these years. He was That Man in the Bronx. A...Tags: Government, Public Employees, All Stars, Holidays, Richard Nixon
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Many turkeys headed for Thanksgiving tables, but the most famous turkeys headed for vacation
For The Associated PressAt Thanksgiving, turkeys are in the spotlight, but not all of them end up on our tables. One lucky bird is appointed National Thanksgiving Turkey, appearing at the White House and getting an official pardon from the president. It's the high point of a...Tags: Florida, Zoology, Walt Disney World Resort, Government, George Bush
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