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• Xian Zhang Is New Jersey Symphony's New Music Director

  

  PhotoXian Zhang conducting the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.CreditFred StuckerThe New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s next music director will be familiar to some concertgoers in the region: The orchestra announced on Monday that the role would be filled by Xian Zhang, a rising Chinese-American star who was an associate conductor at the New York Philharmonic for several years before concentrating her recent career in Europe.“This actually feels quite like a homecoming,” Ms. Zhang, 42, said in a pho..

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• Few Black Faculty Are Employed At Flagship Public Universities

  

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- If the University of Missouri succeeds in meeting a student demand for a faculty that's 10 percent black in two years, it will likely be alone among its peers.No state's "flagship" public university campus had a black faculty population approaching that level, and only a handful topped even the 5 percent mark, an Associated Press analysis of 2013 federal data found.The norm on most of the main campuses was a faculty that was between 2 percent and 4 percent black, the data s..

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• Brandon Weeden Is Officially Worthless

  

  Matt Cassel, a former seventh-round pick who wasn't even considered good enough to stay on the Buffalo Bills as a backup this season, is considered a better ...

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• Rex Ryan: It would be fun to add my brother to the Bills' staff

  

  APBills head coach Rex Ryan isn’t planning any changes to his coaching staff. But he sounded amused when asked about the possibility of hiring his twin brother, Rob Ryan.Rob, who was fired as defensive coordinator of the Saints on Monday, could end up in Buffalo coaching for Rex, who said today that he would “never say never” to hiring Rob.“Not going to lie, it would be fun,” Rex Ryan said.The Ryan brothers have worked together before: Their dad, Buddy Ryan, hired both of them to coach on his st..

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• Win in Today's NFL? Lend Me a Tight End!

  

  PhotoTight end Tyler Eifert is a big reason the Cincinnati Bengals are atop the A.F.C. North at 8-1.CreditAndrew Weber/Getty Images North AmericaTight ends have become the keys that unlock a modern N.F.L. defense. Don’t lend me a tenor — lend me a tight end!Cincinnati tight end Tyler Eifert leads the league in touchdown receptions; New England tight end Rob Gronkowski is tied for second. The leading active touchdown pass receiver in the N.F.L. is a tight end, Antonio Gates. What do the remaining..

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• 'Gender Friendly' Beer Ads Are in the Works; Yelp Wants to Make...

  

  — Macho, mass-market beer ads have often been associated sexism to varying degrees, but Anheuser-Busch InBev, the maker of Budweiser and traditionally bro-tastic Bud Light,hopes to reverse that trendwith it's forthcoming Super Bowl campaign that's "built around the idea that coming together over a frosty Bud Light can help solve the world's problems, including unequal pay." AB InBev'srecently acquiredSABMiller is getting in on the act, too, and wants to make its products "gender friendly." But b..

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• Kitty Genovese Killer Denied Parole in Notorious 1964 Case

  

  The man convicted of killing bartender Kitty Genovese has been denied parole more than half a century after a crime that became a symbol of urban breakdown, officials said Tuesday. &#..

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• An Improved Buffalo Team Gets Another Shot At New England " CBS Boston

  By Gregory HuntNext Monday night, first-year Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan will bring his team to Gillette Stadium for the first time since getting fired as head coach of the New York Jets after last season. Neither Ryan nor the Bills have had much success against the New England Patriots in recent years. In six years with the Jets, Ryan accumulated a record of 4-9 against the Patriots and their head coach, Bill Belichick, while the Bills have beaten the Patriots only four times in the past ..

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• IPO Recommendations

  

  These are Shake Shack (SHAK) at a current price of $43.42 per share, Summit Materials (SUM) at $23.94, DavidsTea (DTEA) at $11.98, Blue Buffalo Pet ...

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• This 'better burger' chain wants to compete with Five Guys and...

  

  FatburgerIn the restaurant industry, little is hotter right now than fast-casual. And within the fast-casual space, nothing is hotter than burgers. SmashburgerandFive Guysare on international expansion sprees. Shake Shack has become constant fodder for conversation for foodies and financial analysts alike. Even McDonald's is trying to upgrade its options, with the fast-casual-inspiredCreate Your Tasteplatform that offers upscale ingredients like guacamole and ciabatta rolls. To succeed i..

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