April Is Alcohol Awareness Month: 4 Provocative Show Ideas About Alcohol Abuse
BOSTON , March 31 /PRNewswire/ — Should We Return to Prohibition? Each year alcohol-related deaths reach 2 million worldwide despite awareness campaigns. Is it time for cities across America to become alcohol-free zones? According to Dave Andrews from The Sobriety Solution, some towns have had dramatic results from doing just that. He can tell your audience about the town in Alaska that …

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PAKISTAN: On the run from a violent husband
Source: IRIN The Urdu expression ‘chaddar aur chardawari’ is often quoted in Pakistan to suggest that women are safest under their shawl (‘chaddar’) and within the four walls (‘chardawari’) of their home. This may hold true for many women, but for some, such as 25-year-old Naseeba Bibi, it could not be further from the truth.

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Correction
Palm Sunday is the day that begins Holy Week in Christianity. The day was misspelled in a story on Page E1 on Saturday, March 28.

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Wayne man pleads guilty in crash that killed best friend
A Wayne man pleaded guilty to aggravated drunk driving and reckless homicide charges Wednesday in connection to a June 2009 car crash that killed his best friend. Onofrio “Josh” Lorusso, 19, could face up to 14 years in prison for the accident that killed 18-year-old Cameron Godee of West Chicago . Lorusso was driving his Ford Explorer SUV about 77 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone when he lost …

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Shoppers know Kindle better, but more plan to buy iPad–survey
The e-reader battle will go into overdrive on Saturday, when Apple launches its iPad and takes on Amazon’s market-leading Kindle.

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03/31/10 Calendar
TODAY HELP ADDICTION HELP — 7-8 p.m., Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Fellowship and recovery for alcohol, drug, gambling or sex addictions. Call Keith Lamb, 509-965-5216 or 509-307-5204.

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Compulsive Eating That Leads To Obesity Has Similar Biology To Drug Addiction
US researchers working with rats have shown for the first time that the compulsion to overeat that leads to obesity has the same biological mechanism as seen in addiction to drugs like cocaine and heroin abuse: it affects the brain’s pleasure circuitry in a similar way. You can read about the study, conducted by Scripps Research Associate Professor Paul J Kenny and graduate student Paul M …

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Did Jesse James Check Into Rehab for Cheating on Sandy or Being a Neo-Nazi? [Gossip Roundup]
# gossiproundup And have we reached a consensus on which is worse, yet? More »

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McCoy shows limitations; Kindle, Thomas tweak injuries
A slew of NFL scouts, coaches and personnel men made the trip to Austin on Wednesday for Texas’ pro day but really didn’t learn anything they didn’t already know about QB Colt McCoy, OLB/DE Sergio Kindle, S Earl Thomas and DT Lamarr Houston. • McCoy has received a ton of hype as an elite prospect, but he did not look like a top-level prospect during his workout Wednesday. As expected, McCoy was …

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Rendezvous returns to Eagle Nest
The dates for the first annual Eagle Nest Frontier Rendezvous are set for June 24 to 27, and organizers are promising plenty of period costumes, contests and a walking, talking, living history lesson.

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April is National Alcohol Awareness Month: free anonymous screening offered at Holcomb Behavioral Health
“My husband and I are expecting a baby, but I enjoy an occasional glass of wine with dinner — will this affect my unborn child?” . . . “I take an over-the-counter pain medication for my bad back — does this mean I shouldn’t drink alcohol?” . . . “My 75-year-old father has recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure — can drinking make his hypertension worse?”

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Laughs bubble up often in ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
“Hot Tub Time Machine’s” title may say it all. But just in case it doesn’t, here’s an alternative – “Back to the Hangover.” A sloppy, raucous, time-travel farce in the grown-men-gone-wild “Hangover” style, it’s surprisingly satisfying, if not…

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Developer interest in iPad has ‘cooled,’ Android is ‘platform to watch,’ survey suggests
Make no mistake: Application developers are still cranking out apps for the soon-to-be-released iPad. But a recent survey found that a significant number of developers lost interest after learning that the tablet lacked multitasking.

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Friendswood Police Activity March 19 – 25, 2010
Driving While Intoxicated March 25 (10:03 a.m.) – A 63-year-old Alvin man was charged with DWI. He was reported as a reckless driver and was located in the 1500 block of Sun Meadow. He failed a field sobriety test and registered .255 on a breath test.

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Survivor of fatal Homewood fire: ‘I’m in shock’
    Firefighters edge back as flames flare over them in an extra-alarm blaze in the 17600 block of South Lincoln Ave, Homewood , Illinois, Tuesday. Firefighter Brian Carey, 28, and homeowner Wendell Elias, 84, died and another firefighter was critically injured in the ferocious fire that may have been fueled by oxygen tanks, authorities said.  (Warren Skalski/Photo for the Chicago Tribune) MORE …

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Crack And Cocaine A Significant HIV Risk Factor For Teens
Teens with a history of crack or cocaine use are significantly more likely to engage in unprotected sex than youth who have never used these drugs, putting themselves at increased risk for HIV, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.Researchers from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center report that teens in psychiatric care who used …

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Titan Initiates Confirmatory Phase 3 Study Of Probuphine(R) In The Treatment Of Opioid Addiction
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TTNP) announced the initiation of a randomized, placebo and active controlled, multi-center Phase 3 clinical study of Probuphine in the treatment of opioid addiction. This confirmatory Phase 3 study will be conducted at approximately 23 sites in the United States and randomize approximately 250 patients into three arms: Probuphine (100 patients …

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Fire survivor: ‘I’m in shock’
Bertha Croon Elias’ husband was killed in Tuesday night’s house fire, which also took the life of rookie Homewood firefighter Brian Carey. Another firefighter, a woman in her early 20s, was seriously injured.

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What App Developer Survey Means to Your Business
If there is one area of technology that threatens to knock the “cloud” off of its buzzword pedestal its “apps”. Apple may have a trademark for the term “App Store”, and it may have introduced the app to the general public with the iPhone, but apps have exploded onto the social consciousness and transformed software development.

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Suspect says DUI tests ‘too hard’
A woman was arrested and charged with DUI after having a difficult time understanding and performing field sobriety tests, according to reports.

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