Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus

affiliate marketing COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a fight after the teacher limited the use of cell phones and...

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Brad Pitt donates $100K for gay marriage effort

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Pitt has agreed to donate $ 100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states.The nation’s largest gay rights group announced Wednesday that Pitt agreed to match contributions from the group’s members up to $ 100,000. affiliate...

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A little exercise may help kids with ADHD focus

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) settle in to read or solve a math problem, new research suggests.The small study, of 40 eight- to 10-year-olds, looked only at the short-term effects of a single bout of exercise. And researchers...

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Barclays in new regulatory probes

affiliate marketing 31 October 2012 Last updated at 13:29 ETUK bank Barclays has announced that it is the subject of two new regulatory probes, soon after a series of scandals that have dented its reputation. affiliate marketing US authorities are looking at whether the way that Barclays...

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Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce

affiliate marketing AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces and insurgents.State television said “terrorists” had assassinated an air force general, Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, in a Damascus suburb,...

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U.S. seeks patriotic computer geeks for help in cyber crisis

affiliate marketing BOSTON (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security is considering setting up a “Cyber Reserve” of computer security experts who could be called upon in the event of a crippling cyber attack.The idea came from a task force the agency set up to address what has long been a weak spot – recruiting and retaining skilled...

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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood engaged to marry

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is engaged to be married to a 34-year-old theatre producer named Sally Humphreys, his spokesperson said on Tuesday.The twice-married, 65-year-old musician and artist separated from his second wife Jo Wood in 2008 and had a public disagreement with her over the...

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Florida and Massachusetts Shut Down More Compounding Pharmacies

affiliate marketing Following on the heels of the state of Massachusetts, where officials announced on Sunday that they had shuttered a third compounding pharmacy for alleged health and safety violations, Florida officials announced on Monday that they have closed down their first compounding pharmacy. According to a report by Reuters,...

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Global shares see modest rise as U.S. storm impact assessed

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – World shares rose modestly in subdued trading on Tuesday as investors waited to see the full impact of a massive storm that wrought destruction across the eastern United States.The monster storm, code-named Sandy, was responsible for at least 15 deaths, left millions without power, and has closed...

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Russia’s Mail.Ru to launch global expansion with online games

affiliate marketing MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian email-to-social networking group Mail.Ru is targeting online gamers as it prepares to launch services in foreign markets under the ‘my.com’ name.“Games is what we can begin to enter new markets with,” Dmitry Grishin, the chief executive officer of Mail.Ru Group, told reporters on Tuesday. affiliate...

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