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Why we can't help eavesdropping on cellphone conversations
Can you hear me now? If you've ever been held captive in a bus or waiting room and been forced to endure a stranger's loud and astonishingly private cellphone conversation, you know how annoying secondhand phone chatter can be. By the same token, you'...
Tags: Science and Technology
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Viewpoint: Hard work and play secrets to longevity?
Friends and family came from near and far to help Hilda Durrer celebrate her 100th birthday at the Imperial Valley Swiss Club. Her father, Alois Zurgilgen, immigrated to this country from Switzerland in 1910. Her mother, Ottilia Muller, arrived a year...
Tags: Dance, Entertainment, Swiss Confederation, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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Valley Police Beat: Man stabbed
EL CENTRO - A man in his early 20s was reported stabbed around 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the north alley of the 700 block of State Street. “He was stabbed on the neck two times,” said El Centro police Sgt. Damian Valdez. The victim, a white male,... -
Valley Police Beat: Man stabbed in El Centro
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA man in his early 20s was reported stabbed around 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the north alley of the 700 block of State Street. “He was stabbed on the neck two times,” said El Centro police Sgt. Damian Valdez. The victim, a white male, was flown to...Tags: Theft
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Mom's drinking tied to infant deaths: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in six sudden infant deaths may be linked to their mothers' heavy alcohol use during or soon after pregnancy, according to a new study from Australia. Researchers found those deaths may result from babies being...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Family, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology
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The Last Bison, a chamber-folk band from Chesapeake, is poised for March 5 album release
To say The Last Bison have a lot of irons in the fire is a flaming understatement. The band's major-label debut album, "Inheritance," is set for a March 5 release. A new video is in progress. On Tuesday, the band heads back out on the road. The group'...
Tags: Entertainment, Bloomington, Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Fleetwood Mac (music group)
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Hopkins researcher receives new award to spotlight scientists
Many people have heard of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Google co-founder Sergey Brin. But few know about Bert Vogelstein, a Johns Hopkins scientist who helped map the cancer genome and created gene and stool tests to detect colon cancer. A new,...
Tags: Genetics, Science, Medical Procedures and Tests, Sergey Brin, Google Inc.
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Tatiana Piccone: Small Screen Star
The Calexico Community is known for its many shining stars, but none shining brighter than that of Tatiana Piccone and the life she now lives in Hollywood’s fast lane. If you’re not familiar with Nickelodeon’s award-winning hit...
Tags: Entertainment, iCarly (tv program), Television, Nickelodeon (tv network)
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Special Report: Class struggle - How charter schools get students they want
ReutersGetting in can be grueling. Students may be asked to submit a 15-page typed research paper, an original short story, or a handwritten essay on the historical figure they would most like to meet. There are interviews. Exams. And pages of questions for...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Poverty, Career and Workplace, American Enterprise Institute, Lotteries
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Sex and objectification in travels between East and West
Early in "Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West," a most intriguing new play from Naomi Iizuka, an American woman visiting Yokohama in 1884 is told of the Japanese practice of tattooing the skin with pictures that seem like pieces of a jigsaw...
Tags: Japan, Arts and Culture
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Assembly committee to hold oversight hearing on Salton Sea
Assemblymen Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, and V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, will hold a state oversight hearing on current efforts and future opportunities to restore the Salton Sea. The hearing is scheduled for Feb. 22 at the North Shore Community Center in...Tags: Energy Saving, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology
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Ob-gyns sound alarm on 'contraceptive sabotage'
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should ask teen girls and women whether their partners are trying to force them to get pregnant or otherwise "reproductively coercing" them, according to a group of ob-gyns. That could include pressuring women to...Tags: Abusive Behavior, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Treatments, Virginia Tech, Drugs and Medicines
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