Arrest for attempted murder of Pc Dec 4, 2008
Page last updated at 22:00 GMT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008. Pc Andrew Morgan has been allowed home from hospital. (BBC News -- UK)
Family pray for car-jacking woman Dec 4, 2008
Page last updated at 03:20 GMT, Thursday, 4 December 2008. Caroline Johnson's husband has urged people to come forward. (BBC News -- UK)
US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time Dec 4, 2008
At issue in this latest version of Philip Morris v. Williams (07-1216) is whether the Supreme Court of Oregon acted properly when it sidestepped a US Supreme Court decision ordering the Oregon courts to apply a federal due process standard to the case and then consider reducing the amount of the award or order a new trial. Instead, the Oregon Supreme Court avoided applying the US Supreme Court's federal constitutional analysis and announced that it was upholding the $79. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Alcohol rub to help combat hospital bugs Dec 4, 2008
A version of the hand rub known as DeBug, which is 70 per cent alcohol, was introduced at Melbourne's Austin Health hospital three years ago. The hospital's director of infectious diseases, Lindsay Grayson, said the number of patients contracting hospital-acquired infections dropped from 53 three years ago to 32 last year. (Yahoo News -- Antibiotics)
Dialysis-linked hepatitis C spread alarming Dec 4, 2008
This site is optimized for viewing with Netscape, version 7. 1 or Internet Explorer, version 6. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Born To Be An Actor Dec 4, 2008
With little Carlo as a lookout against store security, she would load up her expanding black leather bag with the most expensive version of everything. Whole turkeys, gobs of clothing - you name it, it went in the bag. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Celebrities take aim at elephant exhibit Dec 4, 2008
"For one admission to Disneyland, a whole family could have a good afternoon at the zoo.An earlier version of this report included an inaccurate reference to the cost of the project. 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. On NewsvineRate Story:LowHighMORE FROM SCIENCEScience Section FrontAdd Science headlines to your news reader:Top msnbc.com storiesNBC News highlights Resource guide... (MSNBC -- Politics)
DRIVING FOR DOLLARS: GM CHIEF HITS ROAD TO DC Dec 4, 2008
He is expected to arrive at the hearing Thursday morning in a test version of the Chevy Volt, the extended-range electric vehicle GM is bringing out in late 2010. A reported tailed the caravan from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border to Washington, D.C. Traffic was light most of the way through Pennsylvania. (The Drudge Report)
GAME REPORT: Senators 5, Thrashers 1 Dec 4, 2008
12/03/2008 - 10:52 PM - Click reload often for latest version. NHL. (USA Today -- Sports)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Dec 4, 2008
This version of the report was scanned by the Department of Health and Human Services, and is mirrored on the EPIC server ... This version of the report was scanned by the Department of Health and Human Services, and is mirrored on the EPIC server. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
SISD increases lunch options with new district-wide plan Dec 4, 2008
They had shrimp po boys at the high school last week and two days ago they served a biggie sandwich, which is a version of a muffaletta, DePriest said. The new choices help children to develop a taste for foods that are new and different. (Sealy News, TX)
Surprise addition to the Queens Speech to help struggling homeowners Dec 4, 2008
The programme is a lighter version of the draft list published in the summer, which suggested 18 Bills, including a Constitutional Bill. Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy said: It s a question of concentrating on certain areas at a time when we re facing an economic crisis all over the world. (WalesOnline)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Dec 4, 2008
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Today's Stories Dec 4, 2008
See it today in the print version of The Augusta Chronicle. . (The Augusta Chronicle)
* Ma says his policies have strengthened sovereignty Dec 4, 2008
While RTIs broadcasts are heard in China, Mas interview was blocked and the Internet version provided by the Phoenix network was edited to eliminate the word president. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
EU says drug makers blocked cheaper medicines Dec 4, 2008
87 billion) more for medicines in 2000-2007 because pharmaceutical companies deliberately stalled the sale of cheaper generic versions, EU antitrust regulators said Friday ... The drug companies used costly legal action to stall generic drug companies from making their own versions of medicines once patents had expired, the EU executive said ... Drug companies also struck deals that limited how the generic versions could be sold, sweetened with payments of more than euro200 million from the drug... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
AstraZeneca wins first round in Teva litigation Dec 4, 2008
LONDON AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it has been granted a temporary restraining order in a U.S. court to halt the launch of a generic version of its child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules by rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.. Israeli-based Teva had begun shipments of Pulmicort Respules on Wednesday after it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the generic launch, despite an ongoing patent infringement case brought by AstraZeneca. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
PETER SCHRAG: How to close state deficit without taxes Dec 4, 2008
The Sacramento version of "stimulus" is loosening environmental protections, weakening laws requiring workers to be paid overtime, plus more business tax breaks. Also in the works: demand for a restoration of some version of Proposition 4, the so-called Gann spending limit that voters enacted during the great tax revolt of the late 1970s and which was fueled in large measure by the state's booming real estate values. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Interview With A Cyborg Dec 4, 2008
It is Gordon, a tiny robot that looks like a red-and-green version of Pixar's Wall-E. Gordon's sensors send information via a computer interface to its biological brain. So far it has, through repetition and feedback, managed to avoid obstacles as it rolls around a room. (Forbes)
Your favorite Christmas movie? Dec 4, 2008
In regard to actual movies,my favorites are The classic B&W British version of A Christmas Carol , with Alastair Sim as Ebenezeer Scrooge, which combines humor, fine dramatic acting & some genuine spookiness in a perfect plum pudding ... Scrooge , the musical version of A Christmas Carol, featuring Albert Finney ... But I also like A Christmas Carol (the version with George C. Scott as Scrooge), Home Alone, White Christmas, It s a Wonderful Life, and Sound of Music. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Inside fitness: Don't let the holiday season keep you from staying fit Dec 4, 2008
Everything that makes it to this version of the "nice" list has virtues worth your investment of time and energy ... While the rest of the world watches the virtual version, do you realize that someone is actually living their life. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
What's changed? Dec 4, 2008
Here s a thought: do you want a veteran version or a rookie/young version ... However, let me finish my own version of the phrase I started with ... He seems to be the kind of player that can do a lot of damage around the basket, which would make him a bigger, taller and stronger version of Chills, without the unusual, but accurate jumpshot. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Big Grady dodges the 'roid cops, for now Dec 4, 2008
Is Roger Goodell the NFL version of Grade School s Hall Monitor. How did he become the self appointed know all-see all NFL Drug and Anger Managemnet Czar. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Terms of Service Dec 4, 2008
You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time at ... Messenger, including any web-based versions, will allow you and the people with whom you communicate to save your conversations in your Yahoo ... You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, nor to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Liar, liar: the trouble with Timothy Dec 4, 2008
The court heard that among the references McCormack had faked was a rewritten version of one that had been legitimately provided by his former school counsellor, deleting some glowing material about his character and adding one or two paragraphs of his own. A psychologist, Jill Farrelly, said McCormack was a pathological liar, which impaired his ability to control his behaviour. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Dec 4, 2008
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Obama reaches out to blacks in L.A. Dec 4, 2008
Note This article includes to the original version. Invoking images of Los Angeles in flames, Sen. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Dec 4, 2008
Page last updated at 19:08 GMT, Tuesday, 18 March 2008. Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
Automakers try to sell Congress on rescue Thursday Dec 4, 2008
Wagoner planned to drive to the hearing in a test version of the Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle expected to go on sale in 2010. Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (International Herald Tribune)
From hoof to dinner table, a new bid to cut emissions Dec 4, 2008
Indeed, scientists are still trying to define the practical, low-carbon version of a slab of bacon or a hamburger ... Two versions of the same scene used in a scientific study of sarcasm. (International Herald Tribune)
The ESC launches a new release of HeartScore Dec 4, 2008
This revised version includes relative risk for younger patients, in addition to patient data history and progress monitoring. Three formats are now available to accommodate the users' needs: a Web-Based version in 13 languages tracking patient data history, a PC version available for download and an online Quick Calculator ... In addition to the European High/Low risk versions, several national versions of HeartScore have been developed to more accurately reflect the risk of the population. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Flying the delusional skies: accused living in 'parallel universe' Dec 4, 2008
The NSW District Court heard that among the references McCormack had faked was a rewritten version of one legitimately provided by his former school counsellor. A psychologist, Jill Farrelly, said McCormack was a pathological liar, which impaired his ability to control his behaviour. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Outcry over TV kidney competition Dec 4, 2008
The Australian version of Big Brother has also drawn criticism for not telling a contestant that her father had died. SEE ALSO 29 May 07 | Entertainment 25 May 07 | Entertainment 21 May 07 | Europe 04 Feb 07 | Entertainment 14 May 07 | Business 26 Jan 06 | Magazine. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Commonweal Theatre Company puts fresh twist on classic Dickens tale Dec 4, 2008
Michael Bigelow Dixon, a Minneapolis-based director, said he is excited about directing this version because it presents a new, fresh and fun interpretation of the characters and the play. All six actors in the Commonweal production play Scrooge at some point in the play, but the theater s founder, Eric Bunge, plays the main Scrooge, his third leading role for the company this year. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Dion's amateur hour Dec 4, 2008
The French version was a bit better framed but in both casethe focus of the camera was on the background instead of on DionAny starter photographer could have done better. CBC and Radio-Canada should have refused the tape and asked Dion to react in the National Theater as with Duceppeand Layton. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Theater Review: D'Amore gives 'No Parole' life Dec 4, 2008
With little Carlo as a lookout against store security, she would load up her expanding black leather bag with the most expensive version of everything. Whole turkeys, gobs of clothing - you name it, it went in the bag. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Obama’s Cabinet So Far Dec 4, 2008
The short version: Eric Holder is unfit to be Attorney General of the United States. With his choice of Janet Napolitano for homeland security secretary, Obama has picked someone with a mixed record on border enforcement but not a shred of experience when it comes to terrorism. (Human Events Online)
Q&A with Josh Hamilton Dec 4, 2008
The following is a transcript version of the video ... Today, it looks like we are in a conversion van, but actually, we're at the fabulous W Hotel in downtown Dallas and, Josh, we have questions for you from fans all across the country. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Kevin Federline Tells His Story of Life With Britney Spears Dec 4, 2008
The full version of the interview is featured on the latest issue of People, going on sale Friday, December 5. More Kevin Federline News. (AceShowbiz)
British Balance Benefit vs. Cost of Latest Drugs Dec 4, 2008
I want them to produce new drugs for conditions we really need treatments for, but I loathe their marketing practices, which corrupt doctors in a dreadful way, said Dr. Rawlins, who until recently practiced general medicine and for years was chairman of the British version of the Food and Drug Administration. And I m very conscious that the prices the pharmaceutical industry charges are what they think the market will bear. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Rich Garlic Soup With Spinach and Pasta Shells Dec 4, 2008
This is a heartier version of garlic soup, a meal in a bowl with a generous egg yolk enrichment and lots of iron-rich spinach ... al version of this soup is made with little more than water, whole crushed garlic cloves, salt and olive oil; this version is more substantial and has a bit more flavor from the minced garlic ... I ve collected many renditions of garlic soup in my travels throughout the Mediterranean and Mexico, and I ve developed some of my own versions at home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Patients to get 'bill of rights' Dec 4, 2008
A draft version was subsequently published by health minister Lord Darzi during the summer when he unveiled his review of the health service. It set out a series of values for the health service, including the founding principle of a "comprehensive service available to all based on clinical need not ability to pay". (BBC News)
Billabong prepares for slowdown Dec 4, 2008
You need the latest version of Flash Player. Enjoy the most vivid content on the web Watch video without extra features Interact with applications on your favourite sites. (Ninemsn)
Brand-Name Heart Drugs Can't Beat Generics Dec 4, 2008
A news release noted that, while drug makers like to sell expensive, brand-name drugs, health insurance companies and patients often want to save with the generic versions ... Overall, they wrote, doctors and patients can rely on the Food and Drug Administration's assurances that a generic version really is the same as a brand-name drug. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Ulysses' ponders the 'fragility of coherence' Dec 4, 2008
Kentridge's version of the opera, on the other hand, stresses Ulysses' vulnerability. And like Ulysses, Venice famously broods on the heavy toll of history; it suffers the humiliation of invaders, who these days never stop arriving. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Socialized Medicine: Consensus Of Whom? Dec 4, 2008
"Consensus emerging on universal health care," screamed the headline of the Web version of a Monday Los Angeles Times story. "After decades of failed efforts to reshape the nation's health care system," writes Times reporter Noam N. Levey, "a consensus appears to be emerging in Washington about how to achieve the elusive goal of providing medical insurance to all Americans.". (Investors Business Daily)
Hospital-on-a-chip targets battlefield Dec 4, 2008
Silicon 60 version 7. 0 The EE Times 60 Emerging Startups list, first published in April 2004, has been updated to version 7. (EETimes)
Researchers identify cell group key to Lyme disease arthritis Dec 4, 2008
The study's findings are outlined in a paper, "NKT cells prevent chronic joint inflammation after infection with Borrelia burgdorferi," published this week in the online version of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In an earlier study published in Nature Immunology, Kronenberg, Sellati and co-workers had shown that a glycolipid, a type of fat, found in the membrane of Borrelia burgdorferi triggered an immune response from the NK T cells. (EurekAlert!)
William Balfour, Suspect In Hudson Family Killings, Denied Bail Dec 4, 2008
Prosecutors allege Balfour was angry over wife dating another man. by Jennifer Vineyard. (VHI.com -- Music News)
New drug may help insomniacs Dec 4, 2008
Melbourne researchers have made a synthetic version of the sleep hormone melatonin that appears to treat both sleepiness and the underlying cause of the sleep problem ... He said it was possible the synthetic version was more powerful than natural melatonin, which is widely available but poorly regulated and of varying quality. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Call hitmaker cheesy, but he's 'very rich' Dec 4, 2008
The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: Why write your memoir at this point in your career. (CNN -- Showbiz)
How national healthcare could have saved Detroit Dec 4, 2008
But if this is what a rough patch at Google looks like, the company is still offering "a fantasy version of what the corporate workplace environment could be," as I wrote in a little over a year ago ... (UPDATE: In the original version of this post I embarassingly confused Schwartz with Rose Friedman, Milton's wife, with whom he co-wrote "Freedom to Choose."). (Salon)
Lying to the mother of a dead soldier Dec 4, 2008
The officer gave her the official Army version of her son's death, saying he'd been killed by enemy mortars -- a version of events contradicted by the video obtained by Salon. He also assured her that Nelson had died instantly and had not suffered. (Salon)
Generics are as good as branded drugs Dec 4, 2008
Pharmaceutical companies retain exclusive rights to drugs they develop for a certain number of years, after which others can sell generic versions that are chemically equivalent ... In the US, the Food and Drug Administration must approve a generic version of a drug before it can be sold. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Australia on Australia Dec 3, 2008
Ending - I think the change - the film version now - is solid and gives a sense of "all is well" ... I love Bazmark films and i certainly love AUSTRALIA. For me, Bazmark films convey a version of reality using a very fairytale like quality. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Why Won't South Dakota Ban Abortion? Dec 3, 2008
So sponsors of the ban redid it for 2008 with exceptions included--a watered down version that, according the only publicly released poll of 2008, had narrowed the margin to a dead heat. Almost everybody predicted a nail-biter. (CBS News)
Epilepsy Drug, Pregnancy Up Autism Risk Dec 3, 2008
Laureen Cassidy, a vice president for Abbott Laboratories, which manufactures Depakote, a brand-name version of valproate, says "uncontrolled seizures can cause permanent damage" to the brains of children and "for pregnant women can be fatal to both mother and child." The product's label "makes it clear that it should not be used as a first-line treatment for women of childbearing age.". Raquel Powers, another spokeswoman, says "it's a global drug" 00001A2F and that its risks are well known. (CBS News)
Salt Lurks In Unsuspected Foods Dec 3, 2008
A maple and brown sugar-flavored instant oatmeal had more than three times as much sodium as its original flavored version ... Case in point: A serving of Ruffles Original Potato Chips was found to have 10 grams of fat and 160 milligrams of sodium; a serving of the baked version of the chip had 3 grams of fat but 200 milligrams of sodium ... The federal government requires that products labeled "very low in sodium" have no more than 35 milligrams of sodium per serving, and "reduced sodium"... (CBS News)
Human skull abandoned by Hamlet Dec 3, 2008
Page last updated at 01:37 GMT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008. David Tennant rehearsing with a replica skull. (BBC News)
Lobbies backing health reforms Dec 3, 2008
Today, the nation's largest health insurance lobbying group will present its own proposal for a version of universal health insurance. The group, America's Health Insurance Plans, has put up a website featuring man-on-the-street video interviews of people complaining about the lack of affordable healthcare: "I'm disgusted, I'm frustrated, I don't know what to do about it," a blonde woman with glasses says in one of the interviews. (Boston Globe)
Citizen Webitor Dec 3, 2008
Farmer's Gal wrote on Aug 6, 2008 12:11 PM:" No fair, Karl -- he did say he wasn't the person to ask. He hasn't given us any names for whom we should contact -- maybe because he doesn't want to be responsible for siccing a bunch of unhappy campers on a boss -- but he has referred us to the "Contact Us" link -- and we can now begin a campaign to petition whomever in authority lies behind that curtain to bring back the print version of Two Cents.Rich may or may not know WHY -- but I am sure he is... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Citizen's Cinema Dec 3, 2008
""Galactica" shares some story elements with the late-1970s show of the same name. A fleet of humans is fleeing through space after their 12 home worlds were attacked by a race of robots they invented, called Cylons. The humans are fleeing toward a rumored 13th world shared by their brethren: Earth.The show trades in many of the genre staples of science fiction: space battles, robots, techno babble. But the rebooted version of "Galactica" also addresses ethical and philosophical dilemmas in ways... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
North American Anglicans to split Dec 3, 2008
Page last updated at 07:57 GMT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008. By Christopher Landau BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent. (BBC News)
Surgeon saves boy's life by text Dec 3, 2008
Page last updated at 00:07 GMT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008. David Nott volunteers for a month a year with the medical charity. (BBC News)
Dhaka exams row sparks violence Dec 3, 2008
Page last updated at 17:23 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008. By Waliur Rahman BBC News, Dhaka. (BBC News)
