One evening each June, young girls in party dresses and shiny shoes arrive at a Richmond, Va. City jail for a date with their dads. They are escorted inside by the sheriff and met on a red carpet by their fathers, who for the occasion have been allow ...
Posted Friday, June 14th 2013 at 10:36AM
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Halle Berry and her fiance Olivier Martinez are expecting a baby boy according to various reports. Martinez spilled the beans on the red carpet at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris, France. A journalist asked the Frenchman about how he feels ...
Posted Friday, June 14th 2013 at 10:27AM
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Deaths exceeded births among non-Hispanic white Americans for the first time in at least a century, according to new census data, a benchmark that heralds profound demographic change. The disparity was tiny — only about 12,000 — and was more than ma ...
Posted Thursday, June 13th 2013 at 10:26AM
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Why a new generation of hacktivists is driven to spill the government's secrets ... The Geeks Who Leak," by Michael Scherer : "The 21st century mole demands no payments for his secrets. He sees himself instead as an idealist, a believer in individual ...
Posted Thursday, June 13th 2013 at 9:57AM
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CHICAGO — A year after this city drew new attention for soaring gun violence and gang bloodshed, creating a political test for Mayor Rahm Emanuel in President Obama’s hometown, Chicago has witnessed a drop in shootings and crime. Killings this year h ...
Posted Tuesday, June 11th 2013 at 10:26AM
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The New York Times: CHICAGO TACTICS PUT MAJOR DENT IN KILLING TREND: - Early Results as Police Focus on Gangs -- Effort Is Costly," by Monica Davey in Cbicago : "A year after this city drew new attention for soaring gun violence and gang bloodshed, c ...
Posted Tuesday, June 11th 2013 at 10:08AM
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The U.S. economy continued to churn out LOW-PAYING JOBs in June, as the weakest labor-market recovery since World War II ground sluggishly ahead. Employers added 175,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Fri ...
Posted Saturday, June 8th 2013 at 11:19AM
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A federal judge has intervened to give hope to a young girl who needs a lung transplant as doctors have only given her weeks to live. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius received national condemnation after she refused to get involved to help the girl. ...
Posted Thursday, June 6th 2013 at 4:22PM
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June 05, 2013 Debbie Rowe has confirmed exclusively to Entertainment Tonight that Paris Jackson tried to commit suicide and is currently in a Los Angeles hospital.She was rushed to the hospital with cuts on her wrist in the early morning hours. Rowe ...
Posted Thursday, June 6th 2013 at 4:09PM
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(The Root) -- Michelle Obama took a moment deliver a verbal chin check to a heckler during a private fundraiser on Tuesday. Ellen Sturtz got more than she bargained for when she interrupted the first lady, demanding that President Obama sign an anti- ...
Posted Thursday, June 6th 2013 at 3:39PM
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I don’t blame first lady Michelle Obama for her response to a heckler at a private fundraiser for the Democratic Party Tuesday. Obama was in the middle of an impassioned speech about the changes that her husband has worked toward to imp ...
Posted Thursday, June 6th 2013 at 10:00AM
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(CNN) -- Frank Lautenberg grew up in Paterson, New Jersey -- a tough mill town. Served in World War II, where he scampered up improvised rickety poles to string wire to keep the lines of communication open. Frank Lautenberg, the son of a Paterson, Ne ...
Posted Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at 1:52PM
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Do you and your children speak the same language? Getting to know your kids well demands some one-on-one time! Hear from host Mike Smith on today’s Home School Heartbeat as he gives tips on how to make time for your kids as people with unique persona ...
Posted Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at 12:47PM
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...“I’ve always told Will, ‘You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay. Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I’m here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants ...
Posted Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at 11:27AM
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Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will replace Tom Donilon as Pres. Obama's national security adviser, a senior administration official says. Rice had been considered a leading contender for secretary of state, but Republican-led op ...
Posted Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at 10:34AM
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APR 22, 2013. Industry experts are predicting a promising decade for those in nursing careers, with employment of nurses expected to grow at least 18 percent between 2011 and 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We spoke to some e ...
Posted Tuesday, June 4th 2013 at 3:15PM
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Most nurse practitioners know exactly what they want to do in a business. However, a few times a month, I hear from those who just cannot figure out which path to take. They love many aspects of practice, have lots of skills and enthusiasm, and thus ...
Posted Tuesday, June 4th 2013 at 10:03AM
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As I travel and speak to nursing students across the nation on the topic "Nurses Can Make a Difference" , I am constantly inspired by their enthusiasm and excitement about the nursing profession. During my presentation, I discuss the many facets of n ...
Posted Tuesday, June 4th 2013 at 9:58AM
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Nurses frequently assist patients to mobilize, transfer between positions and perform other activities of daily living such as toileting and showering. Nurses have an increased risk of back injury or pain. Health care workers often experience back in ...
Posted Saturday, June 1st 2013 at 10:19PM
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1. Michelle works out. She wakes up around 4:30 every day to work out before her children wake up, doing combinations of cardio and strength moves. If she’s on the road, she tries to bring a jump rope with her, or do a pre-planned 30-minute workout ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 2:33PM
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The most dramatic change in fibroid treatment occurred as a consequence of the evolution of surgical techniques. Historically surgery was a very dangerous undertaking from which many did not survive. Now surgery is commonplace and easy at least for ...
Posted Wednesday, May 29th 2013 at 6:16PM
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A spokesperson for the legendary Queen of Soul, 71, announced that she is taking a break from performing during the month of June. Catherine O'Grady, the director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, where Franklin was scheduled to perform on June 26, told t ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 2:28PM
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LISTENING to the debate about President Obama’s health care plan, some critics argue that Obamacare is going to need Obamacare — because it’s going to be a “train wreck.” Obama officials insist they’re wrong. We’ll just have to wait and see whether t ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 10:12AM
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HOUSTON — As a partner and chief diversity officer at Thompson & Knight, Pauline Higgins was not afraid to press the issue of hiring minorities at the 126-year-old Texas law firm. But when she left in 2008, she was replaced by an associate with less ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 10:06AM
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TORONTO - A man flying into Toronto shocked his fellow passengers when he jumped from a moving plane at Pearson International airport early Monday. The 32-year-old Toronto man was on a Sunwing flight returning from Cuba when the incident took place ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2013 at 9:20AM
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