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"From 6 p.m. to midnight on weekends -- when the largest numbers of people are in theaters -- violent crimes decreased 1.3 percent for every million people watching a strongly violent movie, the study found. Violent crimes dropped 1.1 percent for every
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Ron Paul shot before Greedo.
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In which the mass media show they know nothing about academia
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"What are you going to ask from Santa Claus for Christmas?"
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A celebration of the 50th anniversary of BCS theory.
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The press release doesn't include explanations of teh awards, but there are lots of smart people getting prizes.
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