September 2009 - Posts
As the nation braces for flu season and a potential outbreak of swine flu , the South already appears to be dealing with a wave of H1N1 cases, setting up tents to deal with hundreds of possibly infected children each day. The hospitals in the southeastern
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CHICAGO – The owner of Sheraton hotels will offer thousands of guests a free night's stay in dozens of North American locations as part of a massive campaign that kicks off Wednesday to highlight the chain's $6 billion revitalization efforts.
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You might be washing your hands often and keeping tissues handy, but how careful do you need to be when the guy at the fast-food window hands you your change? [Related content: family , spending , credit cards , health , children ] By SmartMoney To reduce
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Even if he loses a freshly-filed civil lawsuit, New England quarterback Tom Brady will not face NFL suspension for an alleged shooting incident at his April wedding in Costa Rica. Two photographers are seeking $1 million in damages from Brady and wife
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Risk of infection cut by 31 percent in Thai trial of 16,000 volunteers BANGKOK - For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures
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I don't know anyone who goes a day without feeling a tinge of stress, but rarely do we all pull our hair out for the same reasons. I'm panicking that my DVR failed to record my favorite TV show; a friend is celebrating her birthday and realizes
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Alex Merritt was not used to being the butt of jokes. Solidly built with a smooth face and shaved blond hair, he cruised to junior year of high school without the usual social speed bumps. But, enrolled in a part-time vocational program, he was taking
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In some parts, the Great Pumpkin will be late The jack-o'-lantern outlook in New England and parts of the Midwest looks a fright. A combination of wet and cold ruined a bunch of the pumpkin crop, and what's left in some fields is taking its own
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Facebook has agreed to shut down its controversial Beacon advertising program, at long last bowing to privacy advocates and users of the social-networking site concerned about the system's Orwellian nature. The agreement is part of a settlement in
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Rent-A-Friend Business Booming In Japan Japan may be one of the most populated countries in the world, but that doesn't necessarily make it easier to find a friend . Enter the 'Rent-A-Friend Business' for those folks that need a pal.According
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Talk about your party poopers. First, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning helped ruin Sunday's ballyhooed regular-season unveiling of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. One night later, his older brother spoiled the fun at the
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By R. Stickney NBCSanDiego.com updated 2 hours ago function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' && n && window.DateTime) { var dt = new DateTime(); pdt = dt.T2D(pdt); if(dt.GetTZ(pdt)) {n.innerHTML = dt.D2S(pdt,((''.toLowerCase()=='false')?false:true));}
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Stewart Acres, Huntsville - Announcing a price reduction on NW-3104 Stewart St, a 1,313 sq. ft., 1 bath, 3 bdrm single story. Now MLS® $50,000 - Hardwood Floors. Property information
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Tgi Fridays bar competiton, is holding their annual bar competiton to help raise money for The Make A Wish Foundation. We are supporting a local child here from the chattanooga area. The bartenders will be putting on a great show with lots of flair. We
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Fall means football, and so fall also means beer. Here are some rich, malty brews that will help ease you into winter. Existing somewhere between the light, refreshing offerings of summer and the richness and heavy spice of winter brews, fall beers provide
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Getting the hang of handwriting can be tough for kids, especially if they have trouble with fine-motor tasks. Try these activities to build skills and confidence. 1. Make practicing fun Offer your child a special pencil or a rainbow of colored ones. Don't
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So stressed you could scream? This simple strategy can take you from panic to peace in a single phrase. We all know what it's like to be on the brink of losing it. Overstuffed schedules, the competing demands of family and work, the sting of setbacks
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He Said: Cheating, when you whittle it down to its essence, is an expression of contempt. It's how we tell each other in sometimes subtle, other times obvious ways that we do not need our partners. It is how we punish each other for the frustrations
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Police released a Yale University animal research technician on Wednesday after collecting DNA samples and questioning him in the killing of a graduate student who worked in the same lab. Raymond Clark III was taken into custody
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 14) - An 11-year-old boy gets high marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad grades. Police said the boy faked his kidnapping Friday to avoid bringing home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol
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FORT PIERCE - A woman known as " Gucci " faces felony charges after pulling a knife, throwing toys and firing a shot during an argument about another woman's boyfriend, according to an arrest affidavit released today. The suspect was later
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Government Crash Test Scores Plummet!” That could be the headline next summer, when the federal government begins subjecting new car models to a battery of tougher crash test. The result will be lower test scores, even if the cars themselves remain
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A Malaysian woman, who is 107 years of age and married to husband No. 22, is worried that her husband may leave her. Despite being 107, she says she will marry again! Wok Kundor, a Malaysian woman who is 107 years old, married a man 70 years younger who
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Retired Olshefski now point man for AMC move here John Olshefski is no longer in uniform, but he is still very much in the Army. He retired last year as a colonel after more than 27 years in the service, the last few as Redstone Arsenal's garrison
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Members of the Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command should have their new buildings at Redstone Arsenal by 2011. "We're anxious to come here. We're anxious to move the headquarters here. We're anxious to
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