11/20/2008 -
Health of California's seniors is deteriorating
A new UCLA study shows that high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic health problems have worsened among seniors in recent years, particularly in South L.A. and the Central Valley. Felicitas Conde, 60, loves to walk.
Source:
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-senior-health21-2008nov21,0,7616090.stor
y?track=rss
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11/19/2008 -
Crisis in paradise: Meltdown leaves ghost resorts
The ocean glows a milky turquoise. Tiny waves lap at the powder-beige sand, in no rush to reach the line of postcard-perfect palm trees.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! Finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081119/cb_caribbean_ghost_resorts.html?.v=2
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11/20/2008 -
Lansing woman's disappearance leaves family fearing the worst
On Nov. 11, the day Krista Lueth disappeared, she left her horticulture class at Michigan State University and took a bus home.
Source:
Lansing State Journal
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20081120/NEWS01/811200373/1002/NEWS01
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11/20/2008 -
Buckeyes: Rivalry leaves indelible mark on participants
It took former Ohio State football coach John Cooper seven years to get his first win over Michigan. Afterwards, he celebrated into the wee hours of the morning -- whether he wanted to or not.
Source:
Mansfield News Journal
http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20081120/SPORTS/811200312/1006/rss02
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11/19/2008 -
Column: Friends will remember Samantha Harvell's spirit, and the wind
The wind blew steady and hard on Saturday, tearing vibrant leaves from tree limbs until my grass was blanketed in crimson, orange and gold. It was no doubt a beautiful day but also a sad one, knowing the bareness of winter would soon be upon us.
Source:
Burlington Times-News
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/spirit_20011___article.html/column_wind.html
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11/19/2008 -
NFL Security: Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers QB
Ben Roethlisberger's public persona isn't limited to game days. The Steelers QB is a pitchman for Nike and a local car dealership?and his image adorns the bottle of his custom barbecue sauce. Which leaves Big Ben conflicted. Does his high profile give fans an invitation into his life?
Source:
ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?section=magazine&id=3710978&camp
aign=rsssrch&source=espn
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11/20/2008 -
Best Small Business to Start: Computer Services
The median annual wage for computer support specialists in May 2007 was $45,300.
Source:
US News & World Report
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-small-businesses/2008/11/10/best-sm
all-business-to-start-computer-services.html?s_cid=rss:best-small-business-to-st
art-computer-services
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11/19/2008 -
Browne leaves nothing to chance in push for Appropriations post
Valley Republican is banking that his pitch is perfect in quest to lead Senate committee. How badly does state Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, want to become the next chairman of the prestigious and powerful Senate Appropriations Committee?
Source:
The Morning Call
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a4_5browne.6674487nov19,0,378743
5.story?track=rss
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11/19/2008 -
Expectant father Dunne leaves squad
Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne headed back to England last night after his wife went into labour.
Source:
RTÉ News
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1119/ireland.html
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11/19/2008 -
Realignment leaves section open for Viking boys
With the new WPIAL basketball realignment lies an opportunity for the Apollo-Ridge boys.
Source:
The Leader Times
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/leadertimes/news/s_599182.html?source=rss&feed=2
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11/19/2008 -
Frosty winds chill farmers market
The wind that blew through farmers' row at the State Farmers Market on Tuesday carried skittering leaves, a smattering of snowflakes and the autumnal scent of a dozen varieties of apples.
Source:
The News & Observer
http://www.newsobserver.com/weather/stories/story/1300781.html
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11/19/2008 -
A visit from Israeli hip-hop-rock-funk group Hadag Nahash is a broadening experience for Highland Park students
The group, known to many through a recent Adam Sandler movie, gives Franklin High students a taste of Israeli culture and leaves them with some new things to think about. The faces onstage were unfamiliar and so was the language, but students at Franklin High School in Highland Park didn't appear to mind as they gathered in the courtyard Tuesday to watch Hadag Nahash, an Israeli ...
Source:
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-franklin19-2008nov19,0,6490501.story
?track=rss
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11/20/2008 -
U.S. Needs to Pump $1.2 Trillion Into Banks, FBR Says (Update1)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may need to spend as much as $1.2 trillion to stabilize the eight largest financial institutions because private investors are unwilling to take the risk, an FBR Capital Markets analyst said.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=artMfO8m83fM
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11/19/2008 -
Goalkeeping coach leaves Spurs
After a string of mistakes by Heurelho Gomes, Tottenham goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert has left the club.
Source:
Channel 4
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/sports/goalkeeping+coach+leaves+spurs/2831
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11/20/2008 -
Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate
A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is stalled on Capitol Hill, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's once-venerable car companies hanging in the balance.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! Finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081120/congress_autos.html?.v=10
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