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- Bank calls paper's statements 'inflammatory' Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:14PMA story in the Saturday Tracy Press draws the ire of its subject for 'patently false' analysis.
- Prep tennis preview: South View senior seeks title Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:11PMDominic Mercurio plays a lot of tennis in his head. The South View senior loves to calculate percentages of shot success and likelihoods of winning approaches, tasks that come pretty easily to someone who's applied to MIT and Cal. Tech.
- The 4 People Lawyers Won't Meet in Solo Practice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:10PM"You're so lucky you work for yourself; you don't have to work with people like [fill in the blank]." Solo practitioner Paul Schorn hears this often from friends in midsize and large firms, and in his heart, he knows they're right: Part of what makes solo practice worthwhile is getting to avoid some of the people who can drain all the fun out of practicing law. Here are four types of people ...
- Flows from Lake Darling Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:09PMMinot safety officials are cautioning people to avoid the ice on rivers due to warming temperatures. Ken Sisk, public education officer for the Minot Fire Department, said that running water serves to weaken and thin the ice more quickly than standing water.
- Anadarko’s Romance with Tsikata Exposed Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:08PMThe formula for chaos is the same. Oil is discovered in a country that has, until then, been struggling to find its economic identity. A foreign company comes in pretending to have the country’s utmost interest at heart.
- Voluntary Breach Disclosure Rare But Valuable Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:02PMMost organizations won't go public about an attack unless they have to, but security experts say there are ways to collaborate without being stigmatized
- Vitamins and Cancer Link Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:42PMWe all know the importance of vitamins, but what about Vitamin D? Some believe that a dose of D can help when it comes to battling a life-threatening disease like cancer.
- Leo, run out and find your super hero Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:36PM@BR BodyRR Bold Lede:ARIES (March 21-April 19): In your world, there is no such thing as waiting around. Delays are inevitable — terrific news. You are uniquely equipped to make use of unexpected stalls. You will use the time to your advantage.
- Three Ways To Boost Retirement Confidence Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:12PMBOSTON -- I know, I know, we're starting to sound like a broken record, or MP3 player. But researchers are once again sounding the alarm that Americans are not saving enough for retirement.What's mor...
- Mechanic Street Memorial Service Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:05PMBETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Tuesday marks the two year anniversary of the deadly fire in Bethlehem that took the lives of four children. Tuesday night, their neighborhood gathered to remember them.
- Victorino says it'll be an adjustment to batting 7th Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:48PMCLEARWATER, Fla. — An hour after the Phillies boarded a bus Monday morning to a game against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Shane Victorino roamed the outfield during a sparsely populated batting practice session at Bright House Field. It was likely his final day as a temporary outsider. Tuesday night, Victorino is scheduled to see his first game action of 2010, after missing the first six ...
- Producer Pleads Guilty In Letterman Plot Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:44PMA TV producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.
- Vail Seasonal: Cupcakes for a cause Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:43PMVAIL, Colorado - Poverty is complex; feeding a child is not. This is the mantra of Share Our Strength, our nation's powerful crusader in the war on childhood hunger. Share Our Strength began in the basement of a row house on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., in 1984, in the wake of the Ethiopian famine. Bill and Debbie Shore started the organization with the belief that everyone has a strength to ...
- Burnsville meeting tonight to discuss noise walls where 6-year-old died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:38PMBurnsville residents will meet at City Hall tonight to discuss a $17.6 million freeway project, but what might otherwise be a routine open house is being overshadowed by the death of a 6-year-old girl who was killed Friday playing in Interstate 35W.
- Concert news: Steve Martin bringing his banjo to State Theatre in Minneapolis Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:38PMActor/comedian Steve Martin will present "An Evening of Bluegrass and Banjo" June 13 at the State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis.
- US Bank CEO pay drops to $6.6 million in '09 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:38PMU.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis received $6.6 million in total compensation in 2009, 2 percent smaller than in 2008.
- Rescue helicopters opt for safer landing Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:25PMQuestion: Why is it that every time the U.S. Coast Guard airlifts an injured person they fly back to the airstation and, from there, an ambulance takes them to the hospital? Is this a money game so the ambulance company can charge the person who is hurt?
- Des Moines man stabbed by 8-year-old opposes charges Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:24PMDES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police say they will continue to investigate a stabbing despite the victim's preference no charges be filed.
- Defense: Jury pool tainted Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:16AMCOURTHOUSE — A lawyer for the lone man awaiting trial for his alleged role in a deadly home invasion robbery claims prosecutors “poisoned the jury pool” by making public an alleged confession by a co-conspirator who was acquitted of the crime.
- Happenings Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:16AMTUESDAY, MARCH 9
- Sex offender who killed girl after posing as teen on Facebook jailed for life Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:08AMLondon, Mar 9 : After the rape and murder of a British girl by a man she met through social networking site Facebook, the question now arises as to whether adequate monitoring of the online activity of sex offenders in the UK is taking place.
- LifeCoach: osteoarthritis Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:07AMOur panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice.
- Web vandalism users' fault Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:00AMCreators of tribute sites for slain children are responsibile for ensuring they are not defiled: internet industry.
- Tuesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - March 09, 2010 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:00AMSee Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv...
- Provident Bank Foundation contributes $5,000 to Monroe community drop-in center Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:59AMMONRoe - The Provident Bank Charitable Foundation has contributed $5,000 to Footings, Inc. of Monroe, in support of the organization’s community drop-in youth center and daycare.
- The Rise And Certain Fall Of The American Empire Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:59AMARROYO GRANDE, Calif. -- "One of the disturbing facts of history is that so many civilizations collapse," warns anthropologist Jared Diamond in "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed." Ma...
- Heart docs say right choices tough for them too Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:07PMPeople generally have the knowledge they need to stay healthy - they just aren't making the right choices, say doctors and public health experts.
- Revolutionary hip operation that's left patients crippled for life Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMIt's supposed to be the cutting edge answer to arthritis. But as this shocking report reveals, hip resurfacing can wreak havoc with your body.
- Ask the doctor: Suffer from heartache? It's vital you see your GP Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMDr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he tackles angina and complex regional pain syndrome...
- How to... survive a heart attack Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:57PMThe fact is that the earlier you get treatment, the better your chances. So please do make a fuss and ring 999.
- Courts distrust evidence from social workers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:40PMJudges delay decisions in urgent cases affecting vulnerable children to hear from other experts, says report Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study. Local authorities told researchers that children were being put at ...
- Intimate Inquiries Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMDear Sandy, I have insatiable sexual desires when it comes to feet. Now that spring is coming around and girls are starting to wear their sandals more, I’m finding it harder and harder to concentrate on schoolwork and to control my urges. I get hard at inconvenient times, like during lecture when I’m trying as hard [...]
- New approaches to neonatal sepsis needed and screening adolescents for alcohol problems Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:27PMIn this week's PLoS Medicine, Karen Edmond and Anita Zaidi emphasize the importance of finding new approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis.
- Mr. Know-It-All on Space Junk, Arresting Images, LinkedIn Requests Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26PM"Crack a brew and deal," Mr. Know-It-all advises a Wired reader, who's worried that all that junk floating in space could collide and (gasp!) knock out his DirecTV.
- Knowing Your Kidney Number Could Save Your Life Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:25PMNote to editors: World Kidney Day is March 11, 2010. If you would like additional information or to schedule a personal interview with a DNA physician, please contact Shane Sumrow at 214-368-0909.
- Meet Matt Smith, the new Doctor Who Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:24PMHe's replacing the most popular Time Lord ever. So how will the new Doctor cope? Welcome aboard, says the new Doctor, shutting the door on the outside world. It's a cold, gusty day at Doctor Who HQ in Cardiff. I'd been hoping for the Tardis, but we make do with his trailer. The heater is blowing out hot air, and photos and postcards are flapping on the wall. There's a picture of a cat, a mate ...
- National News More>> Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:51AMBobby Pagan loved to have fun but took his responsibilities seriously. He helped take care of his family as a teenager after his older brother left for the military, working at a mall and making sure his siblings made it to school.
- US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:51AMBy The Associated Press Army Spc. Bobby J. Pagan
- Twins Big Dogs will take over Target Field; 3 others join Original Twins Dog Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:47AMMove over, Dome Dogs. The Twins Big Dogs are here.
- 45 years after march, Selma priest remembers Bloody Sunday Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:42AMThe Rev. Maurice Ouellet remembers the day vividly: March 7, 1965. As he walked out of church after serving Sunday Mass, he encountered silence. Then sirens.
- Santa Cruz area artist, photographer, painter Emil Edgren is more than anything, a storyteller Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:39AMCAPITOLA — You will never feel the slightest bit of boredom when listening to Emil Edgren. While sitting in his living room in Capitola Village, this retired photographer vividly takes you back in time.
- Kathryn Bigelow and 'The Hurt Locker' make Oscar history Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:31AMHOLLYWOOD (MCT) - Kathryn Bigelow made history Sunday night at the 82d Annual Academy Awards, becoming the first woman to win best director, for "The Hurt Locker," which captured six awards, including best picture.
- Gophers' Tubby Smith: Oregon has not contacted me Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:31AMUniversity of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith said today he has not been contacted by Oregon and is happy with the Gophers, despite reports linking him to the Oregon job.
- Neighbors evacuated after Shoreview man barricades himself in home Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe Ramsey County SWAT team has responded to a Shoreview residence where a man has barricaded himself in the home, according to a county spokesperson.
- Memorable Quotes from the Oscars Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:16AMSee Who Said What at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles
- Storm shelter sales rise Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:59PM"If a cloud comes and the wind blows a little bit, and it starts to thunder and lightning, I want to go somewhere." That's why Fae Brumbelo and her husband Wilbur had a storm shelter installed in their backyard.
- Van Accident At NYC Church Kills Woman, Injures 4 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:52PMNEW YORK -- A van has struck five people in the parking lot of a New York City church, killing one and injuring four. Police Lt. John Grimpel says no criminality is suspected in Sunday's accident at the Pyeong AHN Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn.
- Understanding women Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:39PMThanks to modern science, women's physiological changes, starting from puberty, are now better understood - helping them to live better lives
- Social conscience of Olympic skate champ Cheek still burns hot Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:08PMFor one who was among the most talked-about American athletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy, and who made a controversial splash around the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, Joey Cheek slipped in and out of Vancouver with barely a notice.
- Former Mariners first-round picks getting on with their careers this spring in Florida Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:07PMIn a five-month span last year, the Mariners traded Jeff Clement to Pittsburgh, Phillippe Aumont to Philadelphia and Brandon Morrow to Toronto.