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- Soccer boom? Hardly, but a big step ahead Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:47PMLet’s begin by not overstating the case. Predictions of a soccer boom in America have done more to hamstring the development of the world’s game here than all those well-organized, well-meaning parents who became youth coaches with no more than a vague idea of how it’s played. And just so we’re clear, there will be no explosion this time, either.
- Hemet declares impasse Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:19PMFor the second year in a row, Hemet has declared an impasse in negotiations with the union representing rank-and-file police officers and imposed a settlement.
- Heart attacks in women Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:57PMTHERE’S yet another reason for women to stay fit, eat healthy, abstain from smoking and maintain their weight at a healthy level: those who do so may be less likely to die from sudden cardiac death, a United States study revealed.
- WESCOM gets refresher course on women, children protection Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:28PMISABELA CITY, Basilan, July 18 (PIA) — Officers, enlisted personnel and civilian employees of the Western Command (WESCOM) on July 7 attended the information campaign conducted by the Provincial Police Office (PPO) at the WESCOM Headquarters, Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City.
- When I’m 65 … Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:22PMThe oldest batch of baby boomers is turning 65 this year. They have a lot to think about, from navigating Medicare to effective diet and exercise. Here’s where to start.
- Self-Esteem Levels Vary by Age, Race, Study Finds Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:12PMMONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Although Hispanics tend to have lower self-esteem than blacks or whites in the teen years, by age 30 their self-esteem has increased to the point that they have higher self-esteem than whites, a new study suggests.
- Understanding Empathy—Intuitive and Rational Systems Work Together: Study Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:02PMHow do we relate to people who are physically very different from ourselves? According to new research from California, we do it automatically via a combination of intuitive and rational brain processes.
- Monitoring cellular interactions at nano-scale in more detail than ever before Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:20PMUsing nanotechnology to engineer sensors onto the surface of cells, researchers have developed a platform technology for monitoring single-cell interactions in real-time.
- Stallard: It’s always football time in East Texas Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21PMNotes, quotes and idle thoughts as your trusty scribbler prepares for a much-deserved (depending on who you talk to) vacation.
- Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to increase the likelihood of fidelity in your marriage Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:45AMInfidelity is a devastating occurrence in committed relationships. It bewilders the unfaithful mate and causes emotional distress and confusion about his/her values and character, and it deeply pains and sometimes shatters the betrayed spouse.
- Speaking up in the fight against fat Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:06AMA heart defibrillator in a public building, within easy reach of anyone trained to use it to shock a heart attack victim back to life. That’s a good thing, right?
- World-Herald editorial: The east-west connections Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:07AMThe eastern and western regions of Nebraska have a mutual interest to deepen their understanding of each other and build strong connections.
- Events to honor Sitting Bull are this weekend Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:39AMWilliston State College invites the public to help celebrate the 130th anniversary commemoration of the return of Sitting Bull from exile in Canada. The event is scheduled for Saturday on the college campus, and continuing on Sunday on site at Fort Buford State Historic Site, 25 miles west of Williston on Highway 1804.
- Q+A interview with Don Nicholson & Andrew Little Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21AMQ+A interview with Don Nicholson & Andrew Little. The interview has been transcribed below. The full length video interviews and panel discussions from this morning’s Q+A can be watched on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news
- Six UC institutions receive Center for Health Quality and Innovation grant to improve hospital care Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:30AMA key component of health care reform involves the improvement of quality, access and value when delivering health services, particularly for patients admitted to a hospital. To help meet these needs, the University of California established the Center for Health Quality and Innovation, which provides financial support for health quality initiatives across the UC health system.
- USC researcher maps human brain that generates empathy Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:59AMAccording to a new study from USC, even failing to possess a full complement of limbs will not stop your brain from understanding what it is like for someone else to experience pain in one of them. It may, however, change the way your brain does so.
- Local tween delegates return from international visit Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:54AMFor The Ambler Gazette A delegation of local 12- and 13-year-olds just returned from an international Youth Meeting in Guatemala, hosted by the Guatemala City chapter of CISV, the international youth peace program celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. CISV Philadelphia selected the student representatives, who applied last winter, to represent Philadelphia and the USA at the Youth Meeting ...
- Read in Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:46AMJOHOR BAHRU: The new Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia- Singapore-Brunei, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, addressing the Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBC) of the region for the first time, commended their “evangelical zeal” in promoting ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.
- Golden Rainbow Center-SAGE director has golden vision Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:27AMJohn O’Connor (left), the new executive director at Golden Rainbow Center-SAGE, talks with Spanish teacher Vinnie Stoppia . / Tamara H. Sone palm springs Sun
- Coming up in the Chesters, Mendhams, Harding and Washington Township Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:42AMTHURSDAY, July 14
- KOTEX® Fresh PlusLiner Range Revolutionises The Way Women Take Care Of Themselves Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:26AMNew premium liners are first ever to be scientifically proven to help offer protection from bacteria, allergies and irritations.Singapore (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 Yet another innovation as a result of KOTEX® brand’s intimate understanding of women’s bodies and the lifestyles they lead today, the all-new range of KOTEX® Fresh Plus Liners is set to revolutionise the way women care for their V-Zones ...
- Magnus flips for the cameras Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:18AMNASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, a Belleville native, greeted the St. Louis and metro-east area on television Thursday morning with some space acrobatics.
- KOTEX Fresh Plus liner range revolutionises the way women take care of themselves Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:13PMYet another innovation as a result of KOTEX brands intimate understanding of womens bodies and the lifestyles they lead today, the all-new range of KOTEX Fresh Plus Liners is set to revolutionise the way women care for their V-Zones as it effectively redefines the possibilities of feminine care and protection. Unveiled today - Ultra V-Care is the first ever premium liners to be clinically...
- Coming To America: Women’s Soccer adds Brazilian player Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:13PM While the women’s World Cup will be over Sunday afternoon, Ole Miss students and Oxford locals will not have to go far or wait long to watch women’s soccer again. The Ole Miss women’s soccer team led by second-year coach Matt Mott will open the season at home against Southern Miss on Aug. 19. read more
- Cleveland School District votes to end soft-pitch ball Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:46PMOn Monday, the Board of Trustees for the Cleveland School District voted to eliminate the girls slow-pitch softball programs at both East Side and Cleveland High Schools.
- Constitution Camp Teaches Local Kids Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:47PMUsing everything from powdered wigs to sack races, Pocatello kids are getting a weeklong lesson on the birth of America.
- Summer camp for girls at Project Self-Sufficiency Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:09AMNewton Girls who will be entering grades 6 to 8 in September are invited to participate in the Becoming You Summer Camp at Project Self-Sufficiency, Monday, July 25 - Friday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Isner makes Newport finals Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:59AMNEWPORT - Gone are the days when an American such as Hall of Fame inductee Andre Agassi could be seated as the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world, as he was for 101 weeks.
- U.S. Senators introduce Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:48AMThe Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) announced today the Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Chris Coons and Mike Crapo in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Erik Paulsen and Rep. Tammy Baldwin.
- Chad Lewis leads wounded veterans up Mount Kilimanjaro Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:31AMChad Lewis can tell a good story.
- Asheville area health calendar Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:26PMThe complete Health Calendar is posted online at www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com . Scroll down to Living and click on Health. BLACK MOUNTAIN NicA MEETING: Nicotine Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays starting July 11 at Black Mountain Neurological Center’s chapel, 932 Old U.S. 70. No fees, just the desire to be free of nicotine. 669-4161.
- Commissioner Barrett graduates from Bible College Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:18PMIt’s been a long time coming, but one of the commissioners on the East County Water Control District has been awarded a bachelor of arts degree in the ministry from Nazarene College. Desmond Barrett is now being addressed as “Pastor Desmond Barrett” by his fellow commissioners and friends.
- Resilience Amongst The Long Term Ill Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:13PMPeople who have a long term debilitating physical illness demonstrate mental resilience according to Understanding Society, the world’s largest longitudinal household study. The first findings reveal that people diagnosed with cancer, diabetes, respiratory or cardiovascular disease report similar mental health scores to those without physical illness. The survey’s findings suggest that those ...
- Unlocking The Genetics And Biology Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:10PMA study involving over 5,000 people living with the joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis has identified a series of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to the condition as well as providing new clues to how the condition may be treated in the future. The study, a collaboration between the Australo-Anglo-American Spondyloarthritis Consortium and the Wellcome Trust Case ...
- Targeted Agent Addition To Herceptin Has Positive Effect On Metastatic HER-2 Breast Cancer Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:09PMCombination therapy benefits more than a third of women in study Adding Afinitor® to Herceptin®, the main treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, helps some women with disease that has been resistant to previous Herceptin-based therapies, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...
- Declaration on Peace in Papua Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:59PMWe, the more than 500 participants at the Papua Land of Peace Conference, including representatives of religious groups, adat [customary] groups, women, youth, academics, student organisations and resistance groups from districts and towns throughout the ...
- Women in bid to lift veil of ignorance Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:06PMMuslim women in New Zealand want to lift the "veil of ignorance" surrounding the way they dress.
- Portland, Oregon Lawyer Katherine Huff O’Neil is New Member of ABA Board of Governors Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:51AMCHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2007 – Katherine Huff O’Neil of Portland, of the law firm Graff & O’Neil, takes office today for a three-year term as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Her term began at the conclusion of the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
- ABA Calls on Senate to Pass Equal Pay Legislation Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:50AMThe American Bar Association today called on the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act so that “women will finally have the legal tools to effectively assert their right to receive equal pay for equal work.”
- Dr. Jordan Pober named the Ensign Professor Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:11PMDr. Jordan S. Pober, the newly appointed Ensign Professor of Immunobiology, is an expert on the biology and immunology of the vascular endothelium, whose studies may lead to new therapies for immune and inflammatory diseases and for improved outcomes in organ transplantation and tissue-engineered grafts.
- Change in Leadership at Asian University for Women (AUW) Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:52AMCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Mary J. Sansalone appointed Vice Chancellor of AUW Announcement from Chairman of the Board, Jack Meyer. "On behalf of the Asian University for Women Support Foundation Board of Directors, …
- Ottawa Watch Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:26AMJuly 6, 2011, Vancouver - On July 2, 2011, students of the Shudokan Karate and Education Canada Society arrived in the Federal Republic of Germany for a sports/cultural exchange with German youth. The purpose of the visit is to promote respect, understanding and the sharing of culture through sport.
- Ministers join local oilsands discussion Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:39AMCAROL CHRISTIAN Today staff A handful of federal cabinet ministers were in town Wednesday getting a glimpse of the oilsands, some for the first time, to better arm them in defence of this area on a national and international front.[...]
- Church Lady: First Baptist kicks it old school Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:05AMThe First Baptist Family Church’s worship center was the star of “Kickin’ It Old School” vacation Bible school (VBS), June 27 to July 1. “Kickin’ It Old School” was a high energy, high decibel romp through the Bible. Flashing colored lights, smoke and video turned the center into a retro ‘80s rock n’ roll, hip-hop style concert. Unlike the concerts in the ‘80s the focus was on worshiping God ...
- Middle East Online Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:32AMABU DHABI – Kalima, the translation project of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, published the Arabic translation of the book "Women in the Kurdish Folklore" written by Rohat Alakom.
- Yale campaign raises nearly $4B Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:18AMNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University has raised $3.88 billion amid tough economic times, finishing the largest fundraising campaign in its history that will help pay for its biggest expansion in decades, extend its international reach and make its school of music tuition free.
- Comment on Bersih and the fall of reason by Loh Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:47AM///While addressing a crowd of about 20,000 people in Kelantan, the prime minister declared Ambiga as an enemy of Islam. The basis for that declaration was that Ambiga had acted in the Lina Joy’s case, a case involving a Muslim woman who had converted to Christianity and was fighting to get her religion changed on her identity card by the national registration department.///- Art Harun It would ...
- For Europe’s start-ups, Silicon Valley still calls Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:27AMThere’s a deeply ingrained view that Europe is a place where technology entrepreneurs are born, but where they do not stay or secure funding.
- Bersih and the fall of reason Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:24AMBy Art Harun July 06, 2011 JULY 6 — “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” ~ [...]
- Bersih and the fall of reason — Art Harun Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:07AMJULY 6 — “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” ~ Thomas Paine The events unfolding before our eyes in the past few ...
