Shock as renowned author, Chinua Achebe, dies at 82
Achebe--A giant eagle flew away from the forest of African literature on Thursday as iconic thinker, writer, scholar, activist and statesman, Prof. Chinua Achebe, passed away. Although he was 82, ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2013 at 3:40PM
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Action Alert! Support the Life at Conception Act
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has introduced the Life at Conception Act, S. 583, which would require that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which provides for equal protection under the law, appl ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2013 at 3:28PM
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SEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers’ behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found. The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for ...
Posted Thursday, March 21st 2013 at 4:48PM
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March 15, 2013 - ICU nurses who work in a telemedicine setting have new guidelines to help them provide the best in remote patient care and support. The Tele-ICU Nursing Practice Guidelines, issued by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ...
Posted Wednesday, March 20th 2013 at 10:43AM
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Wednesday without any new peace initiative to offer disillusioned Palestinians and facing deep Israeli doubts over his pledge to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. Making his first official ...
Posted Wednesday, March 20th 2013 at 8:41AM
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Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for wi ...
Posted Tuesday, March 19th 2013 at 3:36PM
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Heavily armed robbers on Wednesday night invaded the International Wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos, killed two policemen and made away with a huge amount of foreign currencies from some bureau-de-change operators at nation’s premier gatewa ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 7:10PM
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Upcoming ER Orientation at St Michaels in Newark, NJ
-12 hour shifts 7a- 7p or 7p -7a
-Per Diem needs starting March 26th for the next couple of months
-Orientation is next week, date will be determined
Please call or send it your updated resume, ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 7:08PM
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Mars, who is often associated with the Greek war god Ares. The Romans had their own legends about the god and valued the qualities associated with him. Mars (Mavors or Mamers) is an old Italian fertility god who came to be known as Gradivus, the str ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 6:55PM
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Here's an email I got in my in box from the Human Rights Campaign for Pro Marriage Rights for GLBT Community...
Dear Jennifer,
On Thursday, Republican United States Senator Rob Portman of Ohio made history by announcing his support for marriag ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 6:42PM
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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), insufficient sleep is associated with a number of chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. Notably, insufficient sleep i ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 3:27PM
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This could be good news for the Catholic Church, for the whole church, and for the world. Let's hope and pray so. ... Will simplicity and social justice become the witness of the Roman Catholic Church around the world -- and will it emanate from th ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2013 at 2:59PM
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Alright, here it is for those who would like to know what people feel about the issue of freeing themselves from Homosexuality. Listen as Catherine, Asia, and Melissa give their personal heartfelt stories of how they left the GLBT LifeStyle. For mo ...
Posted Thursday, March 14th 2013 at 2:16PM
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First Lady Michelle Obama's Vogue cover is finally here!
After weeks of speculating (and speculating), the first lady's second cover for the fashion glossy has arrived -- and it's absolutely stunning. As expected, photographer Annie Leibovitz shot ...
Posted Thursday, March 14th 2013 at 2:00PM
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Here's a nice video I came across for the natural hair demonstrating how do do a cowash. This lady goes by Mahogony Curls and she's got the cutest little girl voice that I've heard... with a bit of a Southern DrawL~Ha! So darn cute! Anyway for tho ...
Posted Thursday, March 14th 2013 at 1:41PM
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Hey ya'll. Of course I was looking at Utube again when I came across this Husband Tag called, "This or That". I can't get over how these newlyweds keep looking at one another and all the chemistry that oozes from them.
They're the cutest and i ...
Posted Thursday, March 14th 2013 at 1:34PM
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Pediatric surgeon Dr. Mark Slidell's pager beeped Monday afternoon, notifying him of a trauma case at Comer Children's Hospital. It was a 6-month-old, 18-pound baby girl. Bullets had pierced Jonylah Watkins' shoulder, groin and abdomen, tearing thr ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 9:13PM
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(CNN) -- What kind of chance did little Jonylah Watkins of Chicago really have?
When her mother was pregnant with her, the woman was shot in the leg, news reports say. And Monday, just six months into her life, looking up at her dad as he changed h ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 9:06PM
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(CNN) -- Terrilynn Monette had no problem uprooting her life to help children. When the California native learned of the "teachNOLA" program, which sends educators to New Orleans to teach in impoverished areas, she packed her bags and headed to Louis ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 8:40PM
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Rome (CNN) -- Pope Francis I, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era, revealed himself to the world from a balcony at the Vatican on Wednesday.
Jorge Bergogolio, who served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, took the name Francis shortly aft ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 5:07PM
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It's no secret that Halle Berry oozes sex appeal. The Bond girl can leave men in a dribbling state of awe simply by flashing her smile -- so you can imagine the effect she had on Jay Leno after showing up in one of the lowest necklines we've ever see ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 3:10PM
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(CNN) -- Thousands of Africans have expressed their hopes that the next pope will be the first from their continent -- with a majority believing it would mean the Catholic Church becoming more conservative.
The survey of 20,000 people, conducted o ...
Posted Tuesday, March 12th 2013 at 3:12PM
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The 115 cardinals who will select the next pope are taking oaths of secrecy as they prepare to begin their discussions. Moving in solemn procession and chanting prayers as they walked, the cardinal-electors entered the Sistine Chapel after a pre-con ...
Posted Tuesday, March 12th 2013 at 2:53PM
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On Tuesday, April 14, the Elementary Math Materials Adoption Committee will recommend a new math curriculum, Everyday Math (also known as Chicago Math) to the Palo Alto Unified School District Board. In the post below, I offer an open letter to the ...
Posted Tuesday, March 12th 2013 at 2:28PM
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There are those who would classify the debate between new math and old math as a debate between teaching basic math skills and teaching concepts. While there is a certain amount of merit to that opinion there is also a larger debate of which new math ...
Posted Tuesday, March 12th 2013 at 12:57PM
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