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Penicillin research earns prize for ex-UVa professorMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:14PMA former University of Virginia professor will receive $500,000 for breakthrough work that has enabled the mass production of antibiotics and other drugs.

County officials sworn inMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:58PMA mixture of new and returning county officials stood to take the oath of office at the county courthouse Wednesday morning. The official “swearing in” takes place prior to the start of the new year, when the group takes office.

Tendulkar not in favour of neutral venuesMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:23PMSachin Tendulkar, who scored a century in his first outing for Mumbai in nearly two years, has said he does not favour neutral venues because of the lack of partisan crowds

Loss of civility - letters to oblivionMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:15PMIt was a brief encounter in a car park in the west - he, a noted educator, approaching retirement while I have been so for 16 years. We knew each other professionally at UWI but were in entirely different disciplines.

Obama: We need economic stimulus planSaturday, January 3, 2009 @ 7:12PMCHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders today to move quickly on an economic recovery plan, even as some Republicans are saying they want more time to review the details.