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Associated Press May 4, 2006
Mail show thousands returned to New Orleans area in last three months
About 13,000 households in the New Orleans area have stopped having mail forwarded elsewhere since Jan. 1, figures from the U.S. Postal Service show. John Logan, professor of sociology who has conducted several studies on Katrina evacuees, says that more people are moving back to Orleans Parish from the nearby area than from Texas and other states, which may have implications for New Orleans’ future. This wire service article was distributed to member media around the country.

Business Week May 8, 2006
If we could just get it out of the jar
Brown University researchers’ work is cited in this article about the discovery of the strongest glue known to exist in nature. according to a team of scientists.
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National Public Radio May 5, 2006
On Point: Psychoanalyze this - Freud at 150
“On Point” marks the 150th birthday of Sigmund Freud with a roundtable discussion and call-in show exploring Freud’s theories and his legacy. Peter Kramer, clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior and author of "Listening to Prozac" and "Against Depression," is one of the show’s four main guests. Audio and a podcast of the show available at http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/05/20060505_b_main.asp