February 2012
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I sure hope the place doesn’t close. Would be a serious bummer.
Christie’s Jamaican Patties, a staple of the Prospect Heights restaurant scene, might be closing its doors after more than 40 years of business. The owner, Paul Haye, reflects on what the possibility of closure means for him.
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January 2012
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“People who don’t own guns really need to think about this: it’s just darn fun to...”
– Paul Barrett, on taking shooting lessons. (via nprfreshair)
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Water-breaking research: Woman gives birth to a...
Why?
ivanoransky:
“Push!” Image copyright AJOG
It’s the obvious next step in the distinguished line of scientific inquiry that had author Kayt Sukel orgasm in an MRI by herself and scanned a couple having sex in such a device: German researchers have reported on what happens when a woman gives birth in an MRI.
The scientists were standing on the shoulders of giants, they note in their...
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From The Romney Victory Party In Iowa
Yesterday evening, as we wandered around the second-floor ballroom of the Hotel Fort Des Moines, the site of Romney’s quasi-victory party, we had a thought: how many people, we wondered, were working for the campaign with the sole motivation of catching the eye of one of Romney’s more attractive sons? Your blogger had taken many a college seminar with such motives—and for less attractive...
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Samuel L. Ipsum: Outstanding!
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Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That show’s called a pilot. Then they show that show to the people who make shows, and on the strength of that one show they decide if they’re going to make more shows. Some pilots get picked and become television programs. Some don’t, become nothing. She starred in one of the ones that became...
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December 2011
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“What gunk lurks in the bathroom sink drain? A fungus that can cause infections...”
– Infectious Fungus Common In Household Drains : Shots - Health Blog (via npr)
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Brain-eating amoeba kills woman via her neti pot.... →
I never trusted those things. Now I know why.
germgirl:
“The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots. The warning follows the state’s second death this year caused by Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating ameba.
“A 51-year-old DeSoto Parish woman died recently after using tap water in a neti pot to irrigate...
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“CL&P was not prepared for an event of this size. The worst-case scenario in...”
– The report released Friday from Witt Associates, the Washington, D.C., firm that investigated the response from Connecticut Light & Power to the pre-Halloween snowstorm. Much of the state lost power — as many as 10 days for some residents. (via hartfordcourant)
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November 2011
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Fw: USPSTF Opportunity for Public Comment:...
Oh boy.
From: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) [mailto:updates@subscriptions.ahrq.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:33 AM
To: Scott Hensley
Subject: USPSTF Opportunity for Public Comment: Screening for Coronary Heart Disease, Hearing Loss, and Prostate Cancer
USPSTF Opportunity for Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statements: Screening for Coronary...
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“The epitome of laziness.”
– Tom Lekan of Cleveland-based Atlantis Security Management Services, speaking of criminals who commit drive-through bank robberies. The robbers who hit the drive-through at the Bank of America branch in Manchester were still at large Wednesday, Jesse Leavenworth reports.
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Finally, something everyone in Washington likes:... →
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WatchAdam Cole at the visual Wurlitzer.
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October 2011
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Strike 3 For Pixies And Me
Dear Palace Guest,
Due to the extreme weather and road conditions, it is with regret that the Pixies “Doolittle World Tour” this evening, Saturday, October 29, at 8pm has been postponed. We will reschedule the show to Monday, October 31st at 8:00 p.m. All tickets will be valid for the new show date, Monday, October 31st.
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Unfortunately, I’ve got to go back to Maryland...
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