Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at
7:01 am
The difference between famous and special
I’ve known very few — what you might call — “famous” people in my life. I used to know Sinbad but that was years ago. But, I have known some wonderful characters who were older fellows when I was yet a young man, and characters they were.
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
Platypuses in trouble, toxins in lakes and a chemical link to early puberty in this week’s news
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Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at
9:01 pm
Special treatment could save girls hand
A 13-year-old San Bernardino County girl infected by invasive and rare bacteria from her family’s fish tank will travel next week to Denver, Colo., for treatment that could save her hand from amputation, her mother said.
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Laser cancer treatment under fire
There’s a controversial cancer treatment under fire with direct ties to Central Arkansas.
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Radionuclide treatment against small tumors and metastases
Medicine could very soon have a new ally in the fight against cancer: Terbium-161. Researchers have developed a new treatment method based on terbium-161 to treat smaller tumors and metastases in a more targeted way.
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Art and Science Meet in Images of Museum Specimens and Artifacts
The convergence of art and science gets a new treatment in an exhibition opening next week at the American Museum of Natural History. ” Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies ” features more than 20 sets of large-format and visually engaging images that showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the museum, as well as how various optical tools are used in …
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Friday, November 12th, 2010 at
12:57 am
Special Report: Drunk Driving In Montana Part Four
Few would argue the high price of drinking and driving, but it seems there’s no simple solution to the problem. Addiction specialists we talked with say treatment can work for anyone as long as patients are willing to complete their program. However, they know a person has to be sober when they start or it’s a waste of time.
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010 at
8:57 am
SPECIAL REPORT: At ‘sober homes,’ issues of safety inside, safeguards outside
Pat Tarantino and Stephen Kurkjian, Special to the Reporter Second of two parts. Three years ago, a series of newspaper articles raised serious questions of safety and supervision in the operation of so-called “sober homes” throughout the city of Boston, prompting city and state political leaders to call for desperately needed reforms to assure that recovering substance abusers who lived in …
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at
9:57 pm
Special Series (Part 2 of 3) Up the Line to Goodna: stories from inside the asylum
As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia’s largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at
1:57 am
Special council meeting scheduled for July 21 may not be possible
UPDATED | The Elk Grove City Council today called for a special meeting to be held July 21, but three of the five council members have said they won’t be able to attend because of prior commitments. Without at least three council members present, no meeting can be held.
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at
10:57 am
Special class to graduate in Champaign County on Monday
URBANA – Kristi Keller is having a ball experiencing a jillion things she missed out on during her 20s and early 30s. read more
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at
5:57 am
FOX 5 Special: Binge Eating
Megan Hill’s addiction started early. By 9-years-old, Hill was a latch-key kid and secretly rooting through her parents’ cabinets after school.
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at
6:04 pm
Special chemistry between directors and actors has produced some of Hollywood’s best movies
Hear ye! Hear ye! By proclamation — or Hollywood’s version of it — the righteous outlaw of Sherwood Forest will once again return to the big screen. Be it further known that when “Robin Hood” opens next month – at the Cannes Film Festival and then internationally – it will herald the fifth collaboration between director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe.
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at
5:40 pm
Trailer Park Boys bring special brand of comedy to Sarnia
ROD HILTS The Observer John Dunsworth doesn’t drink, but that hasn’t prevented him from portraying one of the best drunks to ever grace a television screen. Playing Canadian icon Jim Lahey, an alcoholic trailer park supervisor on Showcase’s now-cancelled Trailer Park Boys series, Dunsworth is [...]
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Friday, March 12th, 2010 at
3:46 am
Page police raise $1,500 to benefit Special Olympics
ANTELOPE POINT — Page Police Department officers are adding a new dimension to their abilities serving the community. On March 6, the police officers helped dish up a buffet-style prime rib dinner, waited on customers, served non-alcoholic beverages, and bussed tables.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at
8:42 am
Happy Birthday Bobbi Kristina!!! Mama Whitney Kicks Rocks For Daughter’s Special Day
It appears that Whitney Houston gave her daughter Bobbi Kristina the ultimate gift for her 17th birthday. The gift of sobriety from a mother whose life was nearly destroyed by drugs and alcohol. While Whitney has been plagued with rumors of poor tour spots and a possible relapse, she held it together last night [...]
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Friday, March 5th, 2010 at
2:42 am
Rydell admitted to special program for DUI
NORRISTOWN — Former teen idol Bobby Rydell might be singing his 1964 hit “Make Me Forget” after being admitted to a special probationary program for driving under the influence of alcohol in Lower Merion.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at
9:54 pm
Retired Top ATF Special Agent Tells All
Jim Cavanaugh, the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agent in charge in the Nashville office, is retiring and speaking candidly about an amazing career spanning the southeastern United States.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at
11:24 am
Special city council meeting called
In heaven there is no beer, the song goes. And unless the Topeka City Council holds a special meeting Monday, beer won’t available on St. Patrick’s Day in a blocked-off area just outside a downtown Topeka bar. read more
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Monday, March 1st, 2010 at
8:45 pm
The Messenger: Woody Harrelson’s special delivery
Film Review: The Messenger (3.5 stars): Very few people have to deliver bad news for a living. Even the usual suspects — cops, emergency-room doctors, auditors — sometimes get to brighten someone’s day. Little Johnny’s been found/won’t die/doesn’t owe any back taxes.Not so the U.S. Army’s casualty notification officers, embedded in this film in the gruff, crew-cut form of Captain Tony Stone …
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at
1:12 pm
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The Pathfinder series of textbooks on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene consists of three volumes. This is the third volume – Hygienic Physiology (for Advanced Pupils). The series was orginally prepared (as their general title indicates) to supply the demand created by the laws for temperance instruction in public schools in the United States. They were written by experts under the supervision of the Sciencetific Department of the National Woman’s Christian Temperanc… More >>
Hygienic Physiology, with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
