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Services will be held Saturday, May 31 at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts ... Fromm is survived by sons John of Defiance and Pete (Marla) of Ankeny; daughter Mary (John) Dentlinger of Manning; sister Peggy (Martin) Schwarte of Harlan; brother Mike Kaufman of Omaha; brothers-in-law Leo (Ann) Fromm of Marshalltown and Gordon Weller of Westside; sisters-in-law Virginia Muellman of Omaha and Vivian Kaufman of Woodbine; and five grandchildren. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
City pays $15M to settle negligence claim May 29, 2008
bOB wrote on May 28, 2008 7:19 PM:" This is not the only problem area at our schools crossings in Hanford.. Check out the corner of Beulah and E. Cameron Sts. .No crosswalk, and there should be STOP signs put on both sides of E. Cameron.. And at JFK School there needs to be a cross walk across Florinda at Sequoia St.. And then some one needs to educate the bus drivers they also need to obey the laws of the road..I pick up 2 grand kids in this area every day that school is in session and the area... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Gujjars' dead breathe life into stir May 27, 2008
Dead bodies breathe life into Gujjar protests - Sify ... Dead bodies breathe life into Gujjar protests ... The entire landscape the rail tracks and the fields around them now only hosts some 3,000 angry Gujjar men, women and children. (Sify.com, India)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems May 24, 2008
"We have such a community of interests in the environment, health care and in disaster relief for our state. It's an exciting time because we're on the same agenda," said Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, a close adviser to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Dalai Lama Reaches Out To Non-Buddhists In UK May 24, 2008
Dalai Lama Mixes Religion, Politics On UK Visit, Reaches Out To Non-Buddhists, Athei 00001242 sts ... The Dalai Lama told The Associated Press that several of his talks will deal primarily with Buddhist themes but most will be aimed at non-Buddhists, including those who hold no religious beliefs and do not believe in God ... "So, of course, non-Buddhists and even atheists can participate. I was in America teaching and a Catholic monk also participated with me.". (CBS News -- World)
Another fire hits downtown Barrie May 22, 2008
Last July, a heritage building was destroyed at the intersection of Mary and Dunlop Sts. All three fires occurred within a few blocks. (Toronto Star)
American killed in Mexican beach town May 20, 2008
The 1999 dark-green Cadillac STS sedan had been reported stolen in the U.S. in February, Gonzalez said ... Of those 22, seven have been killed, three more were wounded and all but one of the others have quit their posts. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Biotech could run into a rough patch May 20, 2008
The two drugs have a related structure, but Genentech insists that only Lucentis was designed to be safe and effective as an eye injection. The South San Francisco company declined to do a head-to-head trial, but the government eye institute, a unit of the National Institutes of Health, put up the funding at the urging of Medicare advisers, IMS said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Same-sex marriage decision may help Republicans May 17, 2008
President Bush seized on the issue and pledged to support a federal constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, a move analysts say helped his re-election by energizing religious conservatives ... Hillary Rodham Clinton would prefer to see front and center - polls show the public trusts the Democrats more on key issues like health care and the economy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Fire breaks out on top of St. Mike's hospital May 17, 2008
Stretches of Bond and Shuter Sts. adjacent to the hospital have been closed. (Toronto Star)
SFK Pulp Fund reports results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008 May 16, 2008
This increase resulted mainly from higher energy and fuel costs and from slightly higher wood fibre costs ... Outlook ------- "Market conditions for NBSK pulp remain balanced and wood fibre availability and higher fibre prices contribute to sustained market prices. While the hardwood pulp market remains tight, more tonnage is made available on the NBSK pulp market. However, the spring maintenance outage will prevent further increases of pulp inventories and should keep prices stable. Also, some... (Canada Newswire)
Adherex Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results May 13, 2008
We have multiple products in the clinical stage of development, including eniluracil, ADH-1 and sodium thiosulfate (STS) ... STS is a chemoprotectant being developed to reduce or prevent hearing loss that may result from treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Breast Cancer Tumors Grow Faster In Younger Women May 9, 2008
"We found that mammography screen test sensitivity (STS) increases sharply with increased tumour size, as one might expect. Detection rates are just 26% for a 5 mm tumour but increase to 91% once a tumour is 10 mm in size." The team compared their model with the previously used Markov model for tumour progression, and found its predictive power to be almost twice as accurate as the Markov model, in addition to providing new estimates directly linked to tumour size ... 2, 2007) Magnetic resonance... (Science Daily)
Religion Briefs May 8, 2008
Friends and guests are always welcome ... The Anger Workbook costs $16 ... Boy Scout Troop 204 will hold a spaghetti dinner at 7 p.m. May 31 at Sts. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Lebanon Police Department (21) May 8, 2008
10:15 a.m. Two-vehicle, non-injury accident near S. 2nd and W. Oak sts ... 7:12 p.m. 38-year-old man taken into custody for detox near S. Main and A sts ... Two dogs at large near W. Ash and 10th sts. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Funeral notices - 05/07/08 (59) May 8, 2008
A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, at Sts ... The family suggests donations be made to Fort Harrison for the TVs for Vets program. (Helena Independent Record)
Couch named president-elect of JHSMH medical staff May 3, 2008
Couch, currently medical director of Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital's emergency department, has been a member of the hospital staff since 1986. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Bank of America's profit drops 77 percent in first quarter Apr 21, 2008
Analysts on average expected a profit of 41 cents per share on revenue of $16 ... 01 billion, "due to rising credit costs particularly in the home equity, small business and homebuilder portfolios." ... In the bank's consumer unit, which includes the nation's biggest credit card business and retail branch network, revenue rose 17 percent, while earnings dropped 59 percent due to increased credit costs. (The Daily Reflector)
Hanesbrands 1st-quarter earnings triple even as sales fall Apr 21, 2008
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected profit of 33 cents per share on higher revenue of $1. 05 billion. (The Daily Reflector)
North Carolina now taping murder suspect statements Apr 21, 2008 Police and Fire Apr 17, 2008 Celebrations Apr 17, 2008 Monogram Biosciences to Present at the JMP Securities Seventh Annual Research Conference Apr 15, 2008 Schneck parking lot decision tabled Apr 15, 2008 Jewish Hospital parent sees early success in southwest Apr 14, 2008 SC allows 27% quota for OBCs Apr 11, 2008 Religion in Retirement Apr 9, 2008 Challenger Center Interview With Astronaut Robert Crippen Apr 8, 2008 Pope to Lead Ecumenical Prayer Service at Manhattan Parish Apr 6, 2008 Michael Schwarte Apr 5, 2008 Lebanon Police Dept. Apr 4, 2008 O'Brien's blog Apr 4, 2008 GOO GOO GA GA GOURMET Mar 31, 2008 Nonprofit gears up for biotech road show Mar 30, 2008 Not-so-heated debate Mar 28, 2008 Selected recent California newspaper editorials Mar 27, 2008 Adherex Announces Phase III Trial With STS in Collaboration With the Children's Oncology Group Mar 26, 2008 13-year-old's death in YWCA incident considered drowning Mar 26, 2008 Oakland slay suspect called predatory sadist Mar 25, 2008 Transfusions of older blood riskier for patients, study says Mar 21, 2008 Woman killed in I-880 accident in Fremont Mar 16, 2008 List of St. Joseph's Altars Mar 16, 2008 LA police kill one suspect, wound another in two shootouts Mar 15, 2008 Lebanon Police Dept. (18) Mar 15, 2008 S.F. mayor may run for governor Mar 9, 2008 Giants' Lowry needs surgery Mar 7, 2008 Men Who Do Housework May Get More Sex Mar 7, 2008 Town Council discusses trash pick-up details Mar 7, 2008 Man shot to death in East Oakland after fender-bender Mar 6, 2008 Ex-Girlfriend Says She Was Attacked, Too Mar 5, 2008 Motion in Clemens' suit Mar 5, 2008 Hardin hopes to leave good impression Mar 1, 2008 Audits Sting Hospitals, Physicians Mar 1, 2008 A's notes: Kendall can see clearly now Feb 29, 2008 Kendall renewed after laser surgery Feb 29, 2008 Ricin possibly found in Las Vegas motel, police investigating Feb 29, 2008 'No excuses' Feb 28, 2008 Missing man died from exposure Feb 28, 2008 A life preserver for Medicare Feb 27, 2008 Scientists prepare to turn fiction into fact with first full-face transplant Feb 27, 2008 Quota for SCs/STs in MBBS, BDS Feb 26, 2008 Cuba Gets New President, Old-Guard Team Feb 25, 2008 2 teens charged in dognapping Feb 23, 2008 Now two teens face dognapping charges Feb 22, 2008 Adherex Receives Orphan Drug Designation for ADH-1 in Melanoma Feb 22, 2008 Carrie Fisher tames her demons in solo show Feb 21, 2008 Obama's Candidacy Shakes Up Racial Politics Feb 19, 2008 Home00002EB1 Feb 18, 2008 Public record (15) Feb 14, 2008 Obama's 'big mo' could capsize Clinton's ship Feb 14, 2008 Newsom tours Sunnydale with department heads Feb 12, 2008 Court: Britney's Dad Can Fire Manager Feb 11, 2008 The city that walks, slips and falls Feb 11, 2008 Mystery Illness Astronaut Gives 'Greetings' Feb 11, 2008 Schilling gets shot in the arm Feb 10, 2008 No. 4 Kansas Beats Baylor 100-90 Feb 10, 2008 Mystery Illness Delays Spacewalk Feb 10, 2008 Yahoo weighs outsourcing search ads to Google Feb 9, 2008 Driver Has Pending Leaving Scene, DWI Charges Feb 7, 2008 Why Clinton won the vote in California Feb 7, 2008 CAS Medical Systems, Inc. Reports Placement of 50th FORE-SIGHT Cerebral Oximeter Feb 6, 2008 Funeral Notices - 2/3/08 (17) Feb 4, 2008 Riibe is honored St. Thomas graduate Feb 2, 2008 Lebanon Police Department (11) Feb 2, 2008
2005 Cadillac STS, RED, Miles: 48,128, Price. 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT LS, Black, Price: Please Call. (The Daily Reflector)
Forbes Names Top Gas-Guzzling Autos Apr 17, 2008
It turns out that the cars that'll take a bite out of your budget for fuel costs are also likely to catch some stares of admiration as they're tearing up the road. And those family-focused haulers can also take a chunk out of our income if you find yourself behind the wheel often. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Organizers of a prayer ceremony hoped to promote unity by playing a seven-foot Grandmother drum that is intended to symbolize the universal heart of all races at Chapman Middle School, but the April 4 ritual ended with the arrests of four protesters who challenged the validity of the event ... 6:15 p.m. Accident, Bridge And North Sts. (Weymouth News, MA)
Angela Trimmis and George Triantafilopoulos announce their marriage on Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cambridge. (Newton Tab, MA)
To access the live audio broadcast or the subsequent archived recording, log on to and go to the investor relations section ("Investors/Media" tab) and click on the "Events sts" link provided on the sidebar menu on the page ... The Company's products are designed to help doctors optimize treatment regimens for their patients that lead to better outcomes and reduced costs. (PR Newswire)
A request by Schneck Medical Center to vary from residential zoning on Poplar and Brown Sts. for a parking lot was tabled at the petitioners request. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Patients requiring overnight stays can remain in South Louisville with Sts. Mary and Elizabeth connection. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Taken as a whole, the verdict suggests that while the bench upheld the 93rd constitutional amendment enabling the government to provide for 27% reservation as also the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admissions) Act, 2007, it did not disregard the concern of the petitioners entirely ... At the same time, however, its unequivocal no to the inclusion of "creamy layer" suggests that it was mindful of the risk of the privileged among the backwards who can easily hold their own... (India Times, India -- Community News)
When I came to The Forum, Sts ... At The Forum of The Woodlands, a priest from Sts. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
It is also the day the United States launched the first Space Shuttle, Columbia, a new space transportation system (STS) ... Astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young completed the first Space Shuttle mission STS-1 in 1981 ... Dr. Rodgers encourages students of all ages, particularly middle school students, to listen to this and future podcasts. (NASA Watch)
In June 2003, the Archbishop led the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Vatican for the feast of Sts ... Armstrong Williams is a widely-syndicated columnist, CEO of the Graham Williams Group, and hosts the Armstrong Williams Show ... In June 2003, the Archbishop led the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Vatican for the feast of Sts. (Townhall.com)
Services were held Wednesday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
8:50 a.m. Wheelchair found near S. 2nd and A sts ... 9:42 a.m. Tote containing nails and miscellaneous hand tools found near Williams and Milton sts ... 7:07 p.m. Two-vehicle, non-injury accident reported near Oak and 5th sts. (Lebanon Express, OR)
I strongly disagree with the posts that suggest the Braves farm system is barren and not producing ... Christie (McN8)-No, liking my posts and those of the Esteemed Scribe do not make you a tramp-I would never denigrate your character like that-it just shows you have good sense and a modicum of good taste ... He made the postseason IL all-star team as a 2-baseman. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
If the guests weren't quite as high profile as those at the event last fall at the Stella McCartney boutique in Los Angeles - Crawford, Kate Beckinsale and Courteney Cox Arquette, to name a few - they were no less interested in buying the best for baby. In Palo Alto, Weintraub and Swanson handed out tiny cups and spoons with samples of Bango puree (banana-mango-vanilla), and showed the versatility of the foods, packaged in one-serving size containers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A more traditional philanthropy would solicit proposals from scientists and fund the best ones, even if the different projects had no coordinated goal ... Johnson, a former civil engineer and consultant, recruited top scientists at rival universities to work together on the discovery of possible myelin repair drugs ... Notably, scientists supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation discovered the faulty gene for the disease in 1989. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
By The Daily Reflector. Friday, March 28, 2008. (The Daily Reflector)
Outraged at out-of-control prison overtime costs, the California Legislature in 2003 established an 80-hour-a-month overtime cap for correctional officers ... This mismanagement of work hours has come at a huge cost to the state_$471 million in overtime costs last year (up from $53 million a decade ago) ... Pelosi rightly spoke out against Chinese oppression in Tibet - and endured a stinging response from the Chinese, who called her a "defender of arsonists, looters, and killers.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA--(Marketwire - March 26, 2008) - Adherex Technologies Inc. (TSX: - ; AMEX: - ), a biopharmaceutical company devoted to solving problems for patients with cancer, announced today the activation of a Phase III trial with sodium thiosulfate (STS) to prevent hearing loss in children receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy in collaboration with the Children's Oncology Group (COG) ... "The great progress that has been made in the curative treatments of childhood... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
my2cents wrote on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 PM:" To not so political ... not sure what you're trying to say ... The YMCA and YWCA have been around for years (and are not "related"). The YMCA is STILL the Young Mens Christian Association and their sign (Main hur Sts) so states this. The YWCA covered up their sign that read Young Womens Christian Assoc maybe 5, 6 months ago. The only thing you see is YWCA. I too would be interested in knowing why. ". liveguy wrote on Mar 25, 2008 3:01 PM:" I would like... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008. (03-24) 16:52 PDT OAKLAND -- An Oakland roofer is a predatory sadist who tortured and fatally beat his girlfriend in a home that reminded one police investigator of "The Silence of the Lambs" and tormented two other women he dated, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Article:Transfusions of older blood riskier for patients, study:/c/a/2008/03/19/MNHQVMNP9. DTL Article:Transfusions of older blood riskier for patients, study:/c/a/2008/03/19/MNHQVMNP9. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sunday, March 16, 2008. (03-15) 16:27 PST FREMONT -- A woman was killed and two men injured in an early morning collision Saturday on Interstate 880 in Fremont. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
ST. ALPHONSUS, 2030 Constance St., New Orleans: Public viewing at St. Mary's Assumption Church (corner Constance and Josephine Sts ... ST. JOSEPH, Gretna: Altar located in gym at 7th and Newton Sts ... STS. PETER AND PAUL, 66192 St. Mary Dr., Pearl River: 12th annual St. Joseph Altar in parish hall March 14 with blessing at 10 a.m. "Tupa-Tupa" will commence, and public viewing from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. After feeding of the saints, altar will be broken and the public served beginning at noon. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Article:LA police kill one suspect, wound another in two shooto:/n/a/2008/03/14/state/n061454D88. DTL Article:LA police kill one suspect, wound another in two shooto:/n/a/2008/03/14/state/n061454D88. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
2:23 a.m. 43-year-old man arrested on a Lebanon Municipal Court warrant for third-degree theft near S. 5th and J sts ... 11:33 a.m. 24-year-old man running from police near W. A and S. 7th sts ... 7:44 a.m. Stop signs spray-painted near S. 4th and B sts. (Lebanon Express, OR)
In recent months, Newsom has quietly been meeting with Democratic campaign strategists and other supporters to discuss a gubernatorial run, and he is now "certain to at least consider the possibility," said Eric Jaye, a Newsom confidant and political consultant ... But as recently as last week, Newsom was acting in a way that suggests the 40-year-old mayor may be doing more than just mulling his political future ... While the latest polls show Newsom enjoying a 67 percent approval rating in San... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Lowry's injury was diagnosed following a battery of tests in San Francisco over the last two days ... In a procedure that usually lasts about 15 minutes, Giants hand specialist Dr. Gordon Brody will cut the capsule in Lowry's left forearm to relieve the pressure. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in, according to a new report in which a psychologist suggests the payoff for doing more chores could be more sex ... The report's co-authors, sociologists Scott Coltrane of the University of California, Riverside and Oriel Sullivan of Ben Gurion University, said they were addressing a perception that women's gains in the workplace were not being matched by gains at home. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Tim Warren asked that an alley between Sugar and Water Sts. be paved and that utilities in the alley be brought up to code. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Police have not made any arrests. Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call investigators at (510) 238-3821. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chilling testimony in torture-murder trial. Article:Chilling testimony in torture-murder trial:/c/a/2008/03/04/BABVVDEVT.DTL Article:Chilling testimony in torture-murder trial:/c/a/2008/03/04/BABVVDEVT.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Motion in Clemens' suit. Article:Motion in Clemens' suit:/c/a/2008/03/05/SPI5VDTKR.DTL Article:Motion in Clemens' suit:/c/a/2008/03/05/SPI5VDTKR.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Hardin, Vierneisel look to polish their legacies. Article:Hardin, Vierneisel look to polish their legacies:/c/a/2008/02/29/SPMOVBL40. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
"It costs at least $2,000 to run an appeal all the way through the process," May said. When providers overcharge the government, they also have to refund any overcharged copayments or deductibles to the patient. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Kendall renewed after laser surgery. Article:Kendall renewed after laser surgery:/c/a/2008/02/28/SPTEVATCC.DTL Article:Kendall renewed after laser surgery:/c/a/2008/02/28/SPTEVATCC.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Friday, February 29, 2008. (02-29) 04:00 PST Phoenix. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Police and Homeland Security officials were investigating a substance found at a motel Thursday evening, with preliminary tests indicating it was the poison ricin ... Two preliminary tests late Thursday indicated it was ricin, Denby said ... Results of those tests would be known Friday, Denby said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A: My diet consists of three small meals and two snacks a day ... 2005 Cadillac STS Basic, SILVER, Price: $25,995. (The Daily Reflector)
2005 Cadillac STS Basic, SILVER, Price: $25,995. 00. (The Daily Reflector)
The Office of Management and Budget reports that improper billing costs Medicare a whopping $10. 8 billion annually - or about $27 million per day. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
US scientists are preparing to perform the world's first full-face transplant ... ansaldo sts is a leading international rail and ma. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
5 per cent for STs in the exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. With the introduction of the quota, around 310 SC and 155 ST students will benefit this year. (Hindu)
The overwhelming majority of Cubans work for the state, and many complain that the government pays them in Cuban pesos but sells goods in government-run grocery and retail stores in Cuban Convertible Pesos largely available only to tourists and foreigners, and worth 24 times more ... During his speech, military reservists in olive-green uniforms were stationed on major street corners, but many were later recalled. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Police could not comment on whether they were the same pair seen petting the chocolate Labrador moments before he disappeared from outside a bakery at Roxborough and Yonge Sts ... The new arrests come in a series of events that began when the dog was taken from outside Le Petit Gourmet after his walker tied his leash through a pipe and went inside. (Toronto Star)
It is not yet clear whether the arrests have anything to do with the couple of kids seen petting the dog just before it disappeared from outside a bakery at Roxborough and Yonge Sts ... The new arrests are only the latest developments in a bizarre series of events that began when the dog was taken from outside Le Petit Gourmet caf; after his dogwalker looped his leash through a pipe and went inside. (Toronto Star)
We currently have multiple products in the clinical stage of development, including eniluracil, ADH-1 and sodium thiosulfate (STS) ... STS, a drug from our specialty pharmaceuticals pipeline, protects against the disabling hearing loss that can often result from treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
" Fisher, 51, is dressed in a floor-length black jersey skirt and matching, long-sleeved top. There's a black muffler around her head. The look suggests a middle-aged Martha Graham on her day off. As she sinks into a plush armchair with her back to the sun, she surveys her visitor with an owlish but friendly, penetrating gaze. Fisher first performed "Wishful Drinking" at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood from November 2006 to January 2007. "I'd been doing speeches for many, many years," she says... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thanks to the fast-growing Latino vote, many analysts believe 2008 will be the year when a presidential election will be decided for the first time by minorities. Some contend that milestone was already passed when President Bush drew more than 40 percent of Latino voters in 2004, providing his victory margins in closely contested Southwestern states. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
com Serving Brevard County and Florida's Space Coast. 30-day news archives. (Florida Today)
1:40 p.m. Wallet found near S. 3rd and A sts ... 12:30 a.m. Minor, two-vehicle accident near S. Main and E. Sherman sts ... 4:06 p.m. Juveniles reported to have set fire to a shopping cart full of wood near S. Williams and S. Milton sts. (Lebanon Express, OR)
While Clinton's strategists say she is a strong contender, veteran California campaign consultants who have been up against the "big mo" say the Illinois senator's wave of support is looking more likely to swamp Clinton's hopes to be the party's nominee with key votes in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania in the coming weeks. Bob Gardner, a veteran political ad man and Republican who has worked with candidates including Gerald Ford and Dick Cheney, said the shifting momentum has turned the race... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom surprised about 50 city department heads and other senior staff at their regular Monday meeting with a Muni bus ride out to Sunnydale, the notorious public housing development in Visitacion Valley. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
The conservatorship lasts until Feb. 14. Spears was discharged from the hospital against the recommendation of her psychiatrist and her parents' wishes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Later, at the corner of Huron and Cecil Sts. a man helped an elderly woman carrying grocery bags step over a foot-high snow barrier so that she wouldn't have to wade through a large puddle lapping against the edge of the sidewalk. (Toronto Star)
Analysts have cleared one issue with the space shuttle Atlantis: They have found no damage on the bottom of the shuttle that they believe would cause a problem when the orbiter returns home later this month ... STS 122 is the long-awaited mission to install the Columbus module, which gives European countries their own place on the space station. (ABC News)
Sunday, February 10, 2008. The disagreement continues over the injured right shoulder of Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, and who's right will be determined only by time. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
4 Kansas Beats Baylor 100-90:/n/a/2008/02/09/sports/s193234S18. 4 Kansas Beats Baylor 100-90:/n/a/2008/02/09/sports/s193234S18. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
STS 122 is the long-awaited mission to install the Columbus module, the $2 billion lab that will give European countries their own place on the International Space Station. The installation of the module was first delayed by the tragic Columbia accident, which pushed back space station construction three years. (ABC News)
For Yahoo, such a deal could significantly reduce costs and increase cash flow. Only emergency surgery has any chance of reviving the company's depressed finances, according to analysts ... Even then, analysts give low odds to Yahoo fending off Microsoft's lucrative offer, which puts a 62 percent premium on Yahoo's shares. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Zerna's car continued to slide and then hit a 1997 Cadillac STS driven by Steven J. Manhart, 46, Washington, the patrol reported ... The trooper reported that Zerna's car struck six steel posts that support cable barriers in the median, causing an estimated $1,911 in damage to the barrier. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
As the insurance company lobbyists who prodded the Senate to kill the bill made clear, AB1X actually reins in insurance companies. It stops the practice of denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, it mandates 85 percent of premiums be spent on care and it prohibits incentives or compensation for rescinding coverage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
FORE-SIGHT Included in NIH-Funded Multi-Center Study Cerebral Oximetry Added to STS National Database ... In addition, CASMED reports that FORE-SIGHT has received considerable attention at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week ... Beginning last month, the STS National Database of outcomes in the areas of adult cardiac, general thoracic and congenital surgeries will be including cerebral oximetry measurements as part of their metrics. (Primezone Releases)
A funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Sts. Cyril dius Catholic Church. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
When asked to state her beliefs about Catholic education, Riibe said, "When I think of my years at St. Thomas School, I smile. It is hard to describe my experience. Perhaps the most important was that I learned about the value of life. No matter where a person is in life, it is sacred. I learned through my family and my Catholic education how to respect life. I have tried to carry that message and belief throughout my life, from my work with individuals with mental illnesses to my own... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
1:31 p.m. Two-vehicle, non-injury accident near Academy and S. Main sts ... 5:39 p.m. Two-vehicle accident near S. Park and E. Grant sts ... 3:14 p.m. Juveniles reported lighting objects on fire near S. 5th and W. Olive sts. (Lebanon Express, OR)
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