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0The volcano in southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends more ash into the air – wreaking havoc on travelers across the globe. Hundreds of exasperated tourists hunkered down Saturday at JFK Airport, sleeping on cots while waiting for...Read more »
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0Mass Of Plastic Garbage Found In Atlantic Ocean Researchers have discovered a mass of floating plastic garbage, not unlike the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch discovered between Hawaii and California last decade, over a remote location in the Atlantic...Read more »
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0March video game retail sales climb 6 percent By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay, Ap Technology Writer NEW YORK – After a rocky 2009 followed by two months of double-digit declines, U.S. retail sales of video game software, hardware...Read more »
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0Is the SEC Opening the Floodgates? Michael Hirsh The civil suit brought against Goldman Sachs by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday involved just a single transaction and a single executive, and in a conference call with reporters, SEC Enforcement...Read more »
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Jan 12, 2012 – 05:43 PM
Repairs on the roof of St. Francis Solano School led to a budgetary decision as to whether or not the aging, rooftop air conditioning units should be repaired or replaced. According to a Sonoma Police report, school authorities decided new units would be too expensive and so Peterson Mechanical, the air conditioning contractor, had the five Carrier-brand units – each the size of a desk and weighing between 250 and 300 pounds – removed and placed in the parking lot under an overhang while they awaited renovation.
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EBV is most contagious in the first couple of weeks when symptoms like a sore throat, swollen glands, fever, nasal discharge and cough may be present. The virus is shed from the throat but can also be spread via mucous and in blood.
How long EBV is contagious for can vary from person to person. The virus can be spread for up to a year after the initial infection although symptoms may no longer be present.
Because Epstein Barr is a latent virus it can be reactivated and become contagious again for months or years after infection. In fact many healthy... Read more »
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Kim Richards recently checked out of rehab, but unfortunately for her, her downward spiral was captured on camera and then aired on television last night. Spending most of the episode in the back of a limousine and various bathrooms, camera caught Kim doing a terrible job at attempting to conceal her “medicine” in her purse—which also involved a $100 bill—implying that maybe whatever it is that she was on was being snorted. In general, Kim was just a total mess, who couldn’t tell the difference between lipstick and... Read more »
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The Seahawks didn’t have a single player picked for the Pro Bowl the previous two seasons.
This year, they’re at two and counting after fullback Michael Robinson was added to the NFC roster Thursday to replace Green Bay’s John Kuhn, who will miss the game because of injury. Robinson joins free safety Earl Thomas, who was named a starter for the NFC.
Robinson has played two seasons with the Seahawks, signing after the 49ers released him before the 2010 season. He was one of five Seahawks named a Pro Bowl alternate, a list that includes... Read more »
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Gov. Jan Brewer says the bill is "a bridge too far"
It would have required presidential hopefuls to prove they were born in the U.S.
President Barack Obama has fought allegations that he wasn’t born in America
(CNN) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill late Monday that would have required President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they were American citizens, born in the United States, before their names could have been placed on the state ballot.
The so-called "birther bill"... Read more »
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RENTON, Wash (AP) – Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson is headed to Hawaii after being added to the NFC roster for the Pro Bowl. Robinson was added on Thursday after Green Bay fullback John Kuhn pulled out due to injury. Robinson was the first alternate and this will be his first Pro Bowl appearance. Robinson helped running back Marshawn Lynch become Seattle’s first 1,000-yard back since 2005. Lynch scored a touchdown in 11 straight games and Seattle was one of the top running teams in the NFL the second... 