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School's over. Time really flies. The graduation party was great!Baby Cured in Medical First
Doctor cures 'Baby Z' of molybdenum cofactor deficiency in medical world first
By Grant McArthurHerald SunNovember 05, 2009 07:14am
Baby's brain starts dissolving; 'no hope'
Drug administered; Baby Z wakes up
A MELBOURNE baby given no chance of survival has amazed doctors after being saved with one of the biggest long shots in medical history.
"Baby Z's" brain started virtually dissolving soon after she was born 18 months ago because she had too much toxic sulphite in her system.
But her parents and doctors refused to give in to the one-in-a-million genetic condition and stumbled on a highly experimental drug.
Tips for First Semester PR Students
I feel like I am exploding with advice for these bright eyed and bushy tailed first year public relations students bouncing through the halls of my school. Sure, that was me two years ago, shortly before my caffeine addiction came into existence as a result of way too many 8 a.m. classes and all nighters.
McChrystal Doesn’t Get It—Does Obama?
Long, but worth the effort (I think) By Scott Ritter There is a curious phenomenon taking place in the American media at the moment: the lionization of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the American military commander in Afghanistan. Although he has taken a few lumps for playing politics with the White House, McChrystal has generally been sold to the American public as a “Zen warrior,” a counterinsurgency genius who, if simply left to his own devices, will be able to radically transform the ongoing debacle that is Afghanistan into a noble victory that will rank as one of the greatest political and military triumphs of modern history.Spooky new spider weaves monster webs
One of the largest orb-weaving spiders had remained hidden from entomologists in plain sight. The new species of giant golden orb weaver (Nephila komaci), which builds meter-wide webs, entangled a doctoral student who stumbled upon a specimen in a museum collection. "It was surprising to find a giant female Nephila from South Africa in the collection…that did not match any of the described species," Matjaz Kuntner, who is now chair of the Institute of Biology of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and co-author of the paper, said in a prepared statement.Family firm cultivates pearls' lustrous image
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend but nothing beats the lustrous beauty of pearls for sheer, discreet elegance. Schoeffel, established in Key Charmin Stuttgart, Germany, is a fourth-generation family business specialising in cultured pearls and pearl jewellery. The firm's Hong Kong office, Links of London Necklacein 1986, is operated through a partnership between the Schoeffels, and Rene and Linda Hodel.A challenge to an article defending Acorn in the L.A. Times
My Letter to the Editorial Page Editor of the L.A. Times Regarding That Fact-Challenged Pro-ACORN Op-Ed Written by the ACORN Consultant A recent op-ed in your paper defending ACORN makes at least two factual misstatements: 1) that ACORN staff offered to help shield an underage prostitution ring at only two offices, and 2) that no voter fraudulently registered to vote by ACORN had ever actually cast a ballot. Furthermore, your paper failed to disclose that the author of the op-ed, Peter Dreier, has been a (presumably paid) consultant for ACORN in the past .A bit of rough trade
POOR old De Beers is being harassed on all sides. Though the diamond giant claims everything is tickety-boo with resurgent sales, chairman Julian Ogilvie Thompson warns of 'the likely increases in the flow of rough diamonds from Angola and the US stockpile, and uncertainty over possible leakages of Russian goods'. All very ominous but cynics are also remarking on the coincidence that the £150 million recently raised on the capital markets equates neatly with the cost of the current final dividend payout.Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax
Affidavit: Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax
Police Accuse Parents Of "Balloon Boy" Of Perpetrating Hoax
By DAN ELLIOTT
DENVER – The mother of the 6-year-old boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon admitted the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents released Friday.
Mayumi Heene told sheriff's deputies that she and her husband Richard "knew all along that Falcon was hiding in the residence" in Fort Collins, according to an affidavit used to get a search warrant for the home.
She allegedly told investigators the incident was a hoax meant to make them more marketable to the media.
The Media’s Complicity: Analysis of ACORN Coverage
The Media’s Complicity: Analysis of ACORN Coverage by Billy Hallowell The mainstream media were complicit in their coverage of the ACORN scandal. Their behavior was and continues to be an insult to democracy and journalistic responsibility as the Fourth Estate has ignored facts, engaged in one-sided sourcing, and avoided basic and inherently important journalistic questioning. bertha lewis press club First, there was avoidance.
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