Keeping up appearances Nov 14, 2009
Web search enhanced by ... To his right are a silicone gun, an oven and rows of prosthetic eyes, noses and ears in various stages of completion ... Blending art with science at a laboratory attached to the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, dental technologist Abdullah Hamat crafts medical-grade replicas of eyes, noses, ears and dental pieces to make clients scarred by bouts of cancer, a birth defect or injury cosmetically whole again. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hurts So Good Nov 14, 2009
Sometimes people say that they know they are in love because they want to spend all kinds of time with that person or they just feel XYZ when that person is near ... Hmmm I will comeback for Freaky Friday it is to early for me to read all of this sappyfairytale ish ... Hmmm I will comeback for Freaky Friday it is to early for me to read all of this sappyfairytale ish. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
General Releases Nov 14, 2009
- Basketball Game Parking Update - Student-Athletes Say Thanks - Making The Grade - Another Call For Cans - Onward d - Lending A Helping Hand - For Sale - Calling For Cans - The Godfather - Park Here - Academic ABC's - Deck Your Walls - Boilers Back In Action - Boilers Back In Action - Full Steam Ahead - Comcast Launches Big Ten Network On Friday - Meet Your Spirit Squad - Select Company - The Latest Look - Purdue 35th In Directors' Cup Standings For Third Straight Year - Done Deal - Big Ten... (Purduesports.com)
Fans flock for glimpse of 'Twilight' star Nov 13, 2009
Local Search Site Search ... The 15-year-old girl, who slept on the floor of the mall a few weeks ago just to get a bracelet to attend yesterday s event, was thrilled when Lutz signed her poster ... I liken my career to a hostage note, said Bergeron, who was in town last night to host the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary s Light Up the Night event. (Boston Globe)
Letters for Thursday, November 12, 2009 Nov 12, 2009
This dog was wandering about the streets with no collar, no license and no leash and perhaps not even an ear ID chip and this dunce blames the KHS for his shattered nerves and wants no part ever again with the Kaua i Humane Society ... Initially, I wish to say that I wholeheartedly agree with your expressed approval of open confrontation among council members but I would add with dignity and respect ... I wholeheartedly agree also that there should be more, not less, deliberation and discourse... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Man killed by Biden's Secret Service vehicles... Nov 12, 2009
Two U.S. Secret Service armored vehicles used to protect Vice President Biden struck and killed a pedestrian in Temple Hills early Wednesday morning, authorities said ... Biden returned to Andrews much earlier and was already at his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Northwest Washington at the time of the incident, Donovan said ... You know, for years I've been saying that the way SS tears up the DC streets in their trucks will result with an pedestrian getting killed. (The Drudge Report)
The Parenting Place Nov 12, 2009
teacher1 wrote on Nov 11, 2009 4:49 PM:" my little guy has gotten the seasonal flu shot, but during the two visits we have made to the pediatrician in the last couple of months, not once have they mentioned him getting the h1n1 shot, even last week when he was there for what we thought might have been an ear infection. they just said it was a "viral thing" that had to run it's course. are they not even saying the words "h1n1" anymore, just assuming that is what everyone has?? my little one is... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
UK starts study on using human DNA in animals Nov 11, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO ... Though experts have been swapping human and animal DNA for years _ like replacing animal genes with human genes or growing human organs in animals _ scientists at the Academy of Medical Sciences want to make sure the public is aware of what is happening in laboratories before proceeding further ... "It sounds yucky, but it may be well worth doing if it's going to lead to a cure for something horrible," said Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain's... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Is your cell phone slowly killing you? Nov 11, 2009
(CNN) -- In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but there's still not a definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect ... "Since I put out that precautionary advisory in July of last year, I believe there is more indication for concern, particularly among children," he recently said ... A much-anticipated but unreleased report from the World Health Organization on a... (CNN)
Lists Finally (At Last!) Make Twitter Worthwhile Nov 11, 2009
Microblogging site Twitter is polarizing: You either need it like air or you've grown so tired of hearing about it that you want to cry ... You see, one neat new feature has turned Twitter on its ear, at least for me, taking away all the confusion, surpressing the hype and noise, and actually layering in some real usefulness ... It s a wonder it took Twitter years to figure that out. (Fox News)
'Escaped' proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers find Nov 11, 2009
Escaped' proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers find ... Escaped' proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers find ... Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. (EurekAlert!)
U.K. Studies Using Human DNA in Animals Nov 10, 2009
Though experts have been swapping human and animal DNA for years like replacing animal genes with human genes or growing human organs in animals scientists at the Academy of Medical Sciences want to make sure the public is aware of what is happening in laboratories before proceeding further. "It sounds yucky, but it may be well worth doing if it's going to lead to a cure for something horrible," said Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain's National Institute for Medical Research, and... (Time.com)
Scientists Create 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages Nov 10, 2009
9, 2009) What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing. Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" -- mice that have outstanding hearing as they age ... The work by one of the world's foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the first time that scientists have created the mouse equivalent of a person with "golden ears" -- people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older. (Science Daily)
* World News Quick Take Nov 8, 2009
Enter your search terms ... One of nine dissidents sentenced to prison early last month remains on hunger strike and may be near death, his wife said after visiting him on Friday ... Vu Van Hung, a 43-year-old high school teacher, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation on Oct. 7 for hanging a banner advocating multiparty democracy from a Hanoi overpass in August last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Police report details Halloween brawl described as 'riot' Nov 6, 2009
Witnesses said a crowd of juveniles as well as people in their late teens and early 20s gathered in the parking lot to watch a fight between two young men ... He was being treated at Oregon Health Science University for a closed-head brain injury, a broken jaw and damaged ear drum ... Another 19-year-old male victim was treated for a broken wrist. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Return of the House Call Nov 6, 2009
With health-care reform dominating Washington, policy analysts and benefits experts are looking at every possible cranny to unearth new, futuristic ways to slash costs ... House calls appear in the proposed health-care reform package pending before Congress, and President Barack Obama himself has hailed them as one of the private sector's "terrific innovations." ... The team discovered that employees, like those at most companies, were using the emergency room mostly for non-life-threatening... (BusinessWeek)
Dairy Producers Advised to Watch Out For Moldy Corn Nov 6, 2009
November 5Silhouettes of combines, tractors and sprayers rose up from the dark earth as the sun set on Nov. 4 ... Agri-Media Get more Ag News and search more ads on these Lee Agri-Media sites ... Three factors have joined forces to set the stage for mold problems in this year s corn crop. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Augusta's Alzheimer's Memory Walk is Saturday Nov 6, 2009
Now, two years after her own diagnosis, Ms. Ponder, 77, has her own struggles ... Ms. Ponder said her familiarity with Alzheimer's has helped her cope and allowed her to lend a sympathetic ear to others dealing with their diagnoses ... "I think that I am lucky in that I am in the early stages of it," Ms. Ponder said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ask the pilot Nov 6, 2009
The incident sparked a media frenzy that lasted nearly two weeks. Now, as I feared might happen, the witch hunt is on: Politicians are weighing in, pushing for federal legislation that would prohibit pilots from using laptop computers and other devices while flying ... Now, I was a fan of Franken going back to his early days on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s (Franken & Davis, not Stuart Smalley), but I wish he'd butt out of this. (Salon)
Kari Lehtonen has another back surgery Nov 5, 2009
I think at this point, Thrasher fans have realized that this team is Pavs this year ... If he ends up being healthy later in the year, that just leaves more options for the organization either to play him or trade him ... Pavs has clearly taken over control of this team. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
N.Y. joins Intel antitrust effort Nov 5, 2009
AMD has been complaining to regulators for five years that Intel has broken antitrust laws to keep AMD's market share down. The company has found its most sympathetic ear abroad ... 45 billion, and last year Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Intel $18. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
'WE WON LAST NIGHT' Nov 5, 2009
Most House Democrats tried to put a good face on Tuesday's election results, saying they picked up two more votes for a sweeping health care bill that could be on the floor as early as Friday ... You'd think with polls showing that much distrust at least one or two of them would try making comments which at least give the appearance of some honesty ... She has a cement block between her ears. (The Drudge Report)
With Kovalchuk out, Thrashers leave it to Peever for goals Nov 5, 2009
Ya knowits too bad that this season is an Olympic year, causing the NHL to skip having an All-Star Game as to allow players to participate in the festivities in Vancouver ... Unfortunately not this year ... Here, he enjoys Pavel Kibina's power play goal in which he earned an assist (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
More Action Is Needed To Support Millions Of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide, Review Finds Nov 5, 2009
4, 2009) As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive research review in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing ... Tinnitus is the most common injury arising from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and 75% of 18 to 30 year-olds who go to nightclubs and concerts may experience temporary tinnitus... (Science Daily)
The Shakespeare of Music Nov 4, 2009
The fear that Beethoven inspired in him should also extend to those who would seek to capture Beethoven s spirit in a mere book, or, still more recklessly, in a mere article ... Redressing the imbalance caused by those who concentrate solely on Beethoven s middle and final years, Morris delineates with obvious relish Beethoven the exuberant young pup, anticipating Nietzsche s dictum That which does not kill me, makes me stronger ... Here treated, with a born dramatist s art at the end of chapter... (The American Conservative)
2 found guilty in Ormond murder Nov 4, 2009
The chain of events that led to 32-year-old Sanders' death started with an argument between Sanders and Gallagher at a home on Silk Oaks Drive in Ormond-by-the-Sea where the three had been using cocaine, Assistant State Attorney Ed Davis said ... A piece of Sanders' ear was found in Marrow's driveway ... In fact, Marrow had helped Sanders when he got involved in a fight earlier in the day and was a peacemaker. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
All your questions about in-flight horrors Nov 4, 2009
I have heard that pilots make it warmer (or is it colder ... As for that 10-minute delay before the second attempt, aborted takeoffs are taken seriously regardless of the speed or reason, and usually a crew needs to get clearance from its dispatchers or maintenance staff before, as your captain so inelegantly put it, "trying again." This can take a little while, especially if a system also needs to be reset (or deferred as inoperative) ... Two weeks ago, a Fokker 100 jet landed in Stuttgart,... (Salon)
Carole Estabrook: Drivers need to hang up phones Nov 3, 2009
I've often heard it argued that talking on the phone is no different than talking to a passenger ... Estabrook's column appears Mondays in The Citizen and she can be reached at ... People involved may be sued and insurance companies will pay dearly---SIMPLY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S STUPIDITY AND THIS CONTRACTION CALLED THE 'LAZY PEOPLE INVENTION. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Bowels Of Infection: Cytomegalovirus Infection May Exacerbate Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nov 3, 2009
3, 2009) Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, "Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis," appears in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology ... Researchers led by Dr. Andrew Gewirtz at Emory University in Atlanta, GA therefore examined IBD development in mice with latent CMV infection. (Science Daily)
Pregnant mom/daughter fight H1N1 flu Nov 3, 2009
The first stunner, at 42 years old, in her 11th year of taking birth control pills, was that Brizendine and her live-in boyfriend and fishing buddy were expecting a baby ... "I had a cough, sinus infection, infected ear, fever, and that's when I went into urgent care and tested positive," Brizendine recalled ... Her 22-year-old daughter, Kayla Yost, is expecting a girl at the end of this month. (CNN)
How the Ear Works Nov 3, 2009
Understanding the Sense of Hearing in the Cochlea. The cochlea, a structure in the inner ear, changes sound waves into electrical signals that get sent to the brain ... When the pressure waves reach the ear, they are funneled from the external ear (the parts of the ear visible from the outside) into the auditory canal. (Suite101.com)
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009
To those of you against the war in Iraq, here is what you do not understand: Iraq is but one battle in the 60-plus-year ideological struggle we call "the war on terror." Do you really want to leave Iraq and wait for the enemy and ideology that dropped the World Trade Center to grow into a much stronger, deadlier and efficient killing force ... If we choose defeat by giving up and retreating now, even if we are able to avoid attacks at home, we will be back in the Middle East within 10 years... (Salon)
Patent medicine makers claimed to cure all Nov 1, 2009
What if one single miracle medicine could cure a fantastical range of ailments, including rheumatism, back pain, sprains, bruises, burns, frostbite, chilblains, ear and toothaches, cholera, cramps, congestive chills and even tumors ... Aggressively marketed patent medicines, offering supposed cures for anything and everything, from bowel complaints to blindness, were all the rage in the 19th and early 20th centuries ... Yet there were other local businessmen who earned a living bottling such... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Nov 1, 2009
In comedy, America Ferrera won for her lead role in ABC's Ugly Betty, which also took home the TV comedy prize, and Meryl Streep earned a trophy for The Devil Wears Prada ... Arnold bids us farewell: "Don't forget next year. We'll be back!" Oh, C'mon Arnold ... But it's the best news Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have heard all night. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Disappearing Vowels 'Caught' On Tape In US Midwest Oct 31, 2009
Unlike past studies of other areas of the country, which rely interviewing people over the telephone and judging differences by ear, Esposito's experiment recorded and dissected the speech quantitatively ... 15, 2009) The brain distinguishes between vowels and consonants differently, according to new research ... Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. (Science Daily)
11 instant energy boosters Oct 31, 2009
() -- By the time you hear your child's early-morning stirrings, you've probably already worked out for 90 minutes, meditated for 30, and enjoyed a healthy, balanced breakfast, which of course included a low-fat pomegranate smoothie ... "Forty percent of your blood sugar is used for brain function, so if you're not eating enough, you can't think clearly, never mind doing anything else." ... Forty percent of your blood sugar is used for brain function, so if you're not eating enough, you can't... (CNN)
Pelosi's biggest one yet! 1,990 pages... Oct 30, 2009
If the government could have found $500 BILLION worth of waste earlier, don't you think that they would have done it. These are the same democrats who were in congress last year, and the year before that ... What will soon be clear is that many Americans dont turn out to vote until something ticks them off, this has done it. (The Drudge Report)
Director spooked by (oops) not-so-paranormal activity Oct 30, 2009
"The scariest place for me is just being home when you hear a sound." ... Though it becomes increasingly clear throughout the movie that a demonic force is terrorizing the young couple, an early scene makes them think it might all be in their imagination when they hear a low growling and scraping coming from the kitchen and it turns out to be the icemaker ... "Everyone tells me their own ghost story, even a lot of people I've known for many years, and never heard that from them before," he says.... (USA Today)
Vet takes fight to White House Oct 30, 2009
Having served in the Army for six years and as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq, Rieckhoff knows something about the challenges active-duty soldiers face overseas and later when they come home ... "We can say we really got something significant done," he said on a warm fall day near Capitol Hill ... The IAVA notes the new law will provide "timely, predictable funding for veterans' health care by requiring Congress to approve a health care budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at... (CNN)
10 places women want to be touched Oct 28, 2009
Her earlobes This is one of the most erogenous moan centers of a woman's body. Touching, kissing and even gently biting her earlobes will send her into a sexual tizzy ... If you are getting extra adventurous, simply nibble around the outside of the rest of her ear as well, but don't put your tong 00004000 ue inside her ear. (India Times, India)
Poll: Texting + Driving Should be Illegal Oct 28, 2009
Americans Near Universal in Opinion that Texting and Driving be Outlawed; Half Say Punishment Should Match Drunk Driving ... Earlier this month, President Obama signed legislation banning federal employees from text messaging while driving ... If I'm talking to someone and learn they are driving at the same time, I say "Bye." and hang up immediately. (CBS News)
Tiny ears found on butterflys wings Oct 27, 2009
Tiny ears found on butterflys wings - LiveScience- msnbc ... Tiny ears found on butterflys wings ... Scientists think blue morpho listens for attack from nearby birds. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Hilditch gives Hughes hope he'll be back opening against Windies Oct 27, 2009
That's the first I've heard of it. Look, as a batsman, you've got to prepare to bat anywhere in the order - but that's the first I've actually heard of it ... He has been lending his ear to Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer and Simon Katich. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Meet Amy Arend (2) Oct 26, 2009
Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:39 AM PDT Amy is a beautiful, athletic, bright sixteen year-old Junior in high school. She was born profoundly deaf and received a cochlear implant at age five, said her Mom, Nancy Arend ... Although Amy has a cochlear implant, she would not be able to attend a mainstream school without the assistance of an interpreter. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Nevermore: Boo-ography of the ‘Master of the Macabre’ (5) Oct 26, 2009
I took this recollection as a sign that it might be fun to do a column on this fear-meister. The inspiration was finally happening. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
COLUMN: 'Good without God' seems to turn nothing into a bit of something to brag about Oct 26, 2009
They point out that the American Religious Identification Survey out earlier this year found that 15 percent of people in 2008 chose none as their religion, up from 8 percent in 1990 ... Years ago, some businesses started mentioning their competitors in their commercials ... I can hear it now; McDonald s ads will chortle: 2 million Americans are good without Whataburger food today. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Heres fresh thread Oct 26, 2009
Doggone My favorite Mother Jones one is when, at nearly 100 she was being honored by a stellar gathering that included Mrs. Roosevelt ... Funny thing, this early morning Barefootin ... Wonder why there was never a southern white male cracker version of that little ditty for Georgie during the past eight years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
H1N1 to-do list Oct 25, 2009
or health department, or check out Web sites like Google Flu Trends (though keep in mind that this map is based on search trends and could be skewed if lots of healthy people are searching for information) ... So far this year, 28 pregnant women have died of H1N1, and 76 children died in the spring ... High-risk people, whether adults or children, tend to have chronic heart or lung conditions (including asthma), weakened immune systems due to disease or chemotherapy treatment, or diabetes. (CNN -- US)
Dementia rates much higher for ex-NFL players Oct 25, 2009
Records indicate that pro footballs retirees are experiencing moderate to advanced early-onset dementia at rates several times higher than the general population, the most glaring evidence to date of the dangers of professional football in past eras ... In her endorsement of Hoffman Thursday night, Palin sounded a clear anti-party tone, writing that Hoffman was the candidate that stands for the principles that all Republicans should share ... I d never heard that one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
These characters can almost ruin an otherwise clever TV show Oct 25, 2009
Local Search Site Search ... She s a mosquito buzzing around my ear ... If the show wasn t set in Miami, Caruso would probably still need to wear sunglasses all the time. (Boston Globe)
Plastic Surgery 2009 news briefs Oct 24, 2009
Selected research to be presented on Saturday, Oct. 24 ... There's been some debate over the safety and effectiveness of fat injections for cosmetic breast augmentation primarily due to a lack of research and concern that fat may calcify and obscure mammograms, be mistaken for cancer growths, or be re-absorbed by the body ... Long-term follow-up on patients ranged from 9 months to 5 years, with an average follow-up of 3 years. (EurekAlert!)
Let stalk some more Strine Oct 24, 2009
His keen ear meant the book was peopled with familiar characters and things with names that were clever take-offs of Aussie enunciations, coruscations and manglings of English ... Along with Let Stalk Strine and Nose Tone Unturned are his guides to upper-class spoken English - still heard on Sydney's plummy Naw Shaw at the time: Fraffly Well Spoken and Fraffly Suite ... We know little more than spare biographical detail of his years as Professor of Strine Language at the University of Sinny and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Seeing Previously Invisible Molecules Oct 24, 2009
The room-temperature technique allows researchers to identify previously unseen molecules in living organisms and offers broad applications in biomedical imaging and research ... "While earlier studies made use of similar pump-probe experiments to provide images of fluorescent molecules with spatial resolution comparable to that of confocal fluorescence microscopy and high temporal resolution, this study, for the first time, makes use of stimulated emission microscopy to image non-fluorescent... (Science Daily)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Oct 23, 2009
In comedy, America Ferrera won for her lead role in ABC's Ugly Betty, which also took home the TV comedy prize, and Meryl Streep earned a trophy for The Devil Wears Prada ... Arnold bids us farewell: "Don't forget next year. We'll be back!" Oh, C'mon Arnold ... But it's the best news Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have heard all night. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Hearing On The Wing: New Structure Discovered In Butterfly Ears Oct 23, 2009
22, 2009) A clever structure in the ear of a tropical butterfly that potentially makes it able to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds has been discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol ... The Blue Morpho butterflies (Morpho peleides), native to Central and South America, are more famous for their amazing wing colouration and now turn out to have ears on their wings ... The simple ear sits at the base of the wing and looks like a sheet of stretched rubber. (Science Daily)
How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound In Cochlea Oct 23, 2009
23, 2009) Deep in the ear, 95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound to the brain are big, boisterous neurons that, to date, have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works. Whether a rare, whisper-small second set of cells also carry signals from the inner ear to the brain and have a real role in processing sound has been a matter of debate ... And it turns out the cells do indeed carry signals from the ear to the brain, and the sounds they likely respond to would need to... (Science Daily)
HEALTH SEC SICK? Oct 22, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared before a Senate panel Wednesday with a bandage on her forehead and a puffy eye ... Considering the name of this blog, we took great concern with the left Eye of Health and Human Services Secretary , which appeared puffy on Wednesday while she testified to a Senate committee ... Nothing is wrong with her eye and it only appears puffy because of the effects of the procedure to remove the skin cells from her forehead. (The Drudge Report)
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CHUBBUCK -- Jeri Underwood, a pet groomer at Petco learned her trade on the job. She came to work for the chain store six years ago and, following a two-year hiatus, came back as the salon manager about 9 months ago ... Groomers are trained to spot signs of stress that might put the dog at risk and must also understand animal anatomy and how to spot health problems such as ear infections and skin issues. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Editor's notes: Got slippers? Oct 22, 2009
So, the fact that this call caught my ear at all indicated it might be important or at least intriguing ... So, I grinned back and waited to hear her back down ... I laughed recalling the corner she and I once shared in our old newsroom (which suffered from severe temperature-regulation challenges in its latter years), where we were sometimes forced to type stories while wearing gloves. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
It's an early-'80s pop-apalooza double bill ... A formula picture rarely done well -- the post-collegiate period romance -- is handled beautifully here, with a mixture of winsomeness and broad comedy that lets you know Mottola knows his early-INXS, late-Bowie faintly rebellious suburban youth culture ... Not a fantastically gory film, "Audition" is nonetheless a profoundly disturbing one, as much for its subtle portrait of the subterranean war of the sexes as for its infamous conclusion, when... (Salon)
Implants mark the beginning of hearing, speech for Klemme toddler Oct 22, 2009
But Evan has something not every 13-month-old has his very own set of super ears. We call him Super Ears, Clarissa said ... But super ears aren't really ears at all. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Burlington's spooky stories Oct 21, 2009
All you can hear are skeleton bones crickling ... Me and my friends Kait and Jillian heard the door to the building close loudly behind them and we were terrified ... Then we heard footsteps coming straight at us Kaitlyn crept closer and closer to me and I don t know which one of us was more frightened. (Burlington Union, MA)
Shocked Worker Grateful For Co-workers' Response Oct 20, 2009
"I burnt the inside of my ear, my nose and my mouth," Miller said ... A medical helicopter flew Miller from the job site near 104th and J streets to Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition ... He's fortunate -- he suffered no long-term heart, brain or muscle damage. (7 KETV Omaha)
The Women Men Dont See, by James Tiptree, Jr. [pseud. Alice B. Sheldon], 1973 Oct 20, 2009
As of Friday, June 15, 2007, SCI FICTION will no longer be availabe on SCIFI.COM. SCIFI.COM would like to thank all those who contributed and those who read the short stories over the past few years ... The near blur nods quietly ... Paranoia hasn't been useful in my business for years, but the habit is hard to break. (Harper's Magazine)
Cochlear Implants Reduce Delay Suffered By Deaf Children In Language Acquisition, Study Shows Oct 20, 2009
19, 2009) A multidisciplinary group at Malaga University, headed by Ignacio Moreno-Torres, is collecting information on the milestones that mark the development of deaf children fitted with a Cochlear Implant (CI) and studying to what extent the social and family environment affects this development. This research is funded with 101,000 euro by the Andalusian Regional Ministry of Innovation ... The researchers have observed in this first year of the study that, three months after receiving the... (Science Daily)
