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Seuss fans unite for 17th annual fete

Most people standing up to give a literary reading announce the title of the work they are about to share with their audience. Not so Professor Henry Jenkins at MIT's 17th annual Salute to Dr. Seuss.

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   Model Maglev vehicles built by Long Island middle school students will be tested for speed, efficiency, and appearance at the 17th Annual Middle School Magnetic Levitation Contest. Maglev - the suspension, guidance and propulsion of vehicles by magnetic forces - was invented and patented in 1968 by Brookhaven Lab scientists Gordon Danby and James Powell.
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3. Top hospitals have 27 percent lower mortality, annual HealthGrades study finds
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4. Langer examines biomedical engineering future
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