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  • Human Body Exhibit at Rushmore Mall Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:49PMIf you have ever wondered what your lungs look like if you smoke or what a part of your body looks like if it's diagnosed with cancer, Saturday is your chance as new exhibit opens at the Rushmore Mall in Rapid City.
  • Woman recounts bear attack as caught grizzly ID'd Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:42PMCOOKE CITY, Mont.—One of the survivors of a deadly grizzly bear attack said Thursday she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear's jaw clamp onto her arm in the middle of the night.
  • Value below the bonnet Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:38PMCrack the shell of Volkswagen's van range and you'll find a new engine and a snappy seven-speed DSG.
  • What Are Proteins? What Is A Protein? How Much Protein Do I Need? Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:35PMProteins are large molecules consisting of amino acids which our bodies and the cells in our bodies need to function properly. Our body structures, functions, the regulation of the body's cells, tissues and organs cannot exist without proteins. Our muscles, skin, bones and many other parts of the body contain significant amounts of protein. Protein accounts for 20% of total body weight. Enzymes ...
  • How to Play it Safe in Bear Country Play Video Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:31PMThis latest incident in Soda Butte Campground may have you concerned about your future camping trips. Grizzly bear expert, host of the National Geographic show Nat Geo Wild, Casey Anderson, says that events like this are rare, but are a good lesson to play it safe when it comes to being in the wild.
  • Remains found near Border thought to be those of Troubles victim Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:30PMHUMAN REMAINS, believed to be that of Armagh man Charlie Armstrong, who went missing at the height of the Troubles almost 30 years ago, have been found.
  • Woman recounts bear attack as caught grizzly ID'd Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:07PMCOOKE CITY, MONT. — The survivor of a deadly grizzly bear attack said Thursday she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear's jaw clamp onto her arm in the middle of the night.
  • Trainees say Able Body Labor in Clearwater misled them Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:01PMTimes staff Thursday, July 29, 2010 CLEARWATER Trainees say labor company misled them Prosecutors are investigating a Clearwater staffing company that is accused of offering hazardous emergency response training, but then withholding certification. The State Attorney's Office said Thursday that individuals have complained that Able Body Labor, a company based on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, advertised ...
  • RCMP investigating after body found in burnt-out barn near Redvers Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:56PMHuman remains have been found inside a barn that went up in flames Wednesday night near the town of Redvers.
  • UPDATE: 3rd victim identified in Montana grizzly mauling Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:54PMUPDATE: COOKE CITY, MT - Authorities have identified the third victim of a bear attack in a campground near Yellowstone National Park as a 21-year-old man from Colorado.
  • WaferGen Announces Purchase of SmartChip Products by Contract Services Company Directed by Founder and Organizer of ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:30AMWaferGen Biosystems, Inc. , a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that DNA Chip Research Inc. , a Japanese contract services provider in functional genomics-based technologies and biology directed by the founder and organizer of the Japanese Human Genome Project, has purchased SmartChip products, including 100 SmartChips. Â DCRI will provide SmartChip ...
  • CytRx's Tamibarotene Eradicates Former NBA Player's Aggressive, Advanced-Stage Leukemia Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:30AMLOS ANGELES----CytRx Corporation , a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced that an advanced form of acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL, has been eradicated in former NBA player Ray Johnston following treatment with CytRx’s experimental cancer drug tamibarotene.
  • Bahrain Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:28AMKey facts, figures and dates
  • Mouse Model Shows Aging And Longevity Tied To Specific Brain Region Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:20AMResearchers watched two groups of mice, both nearing the end of a two-day fast. One group was quietly huddled together, but the other group was active and alert. The difference? The second set of mice had been engineered so their brains produced more SIRT1, a protein known to play a role in aging and longevity. "This result surprised us," says the study's senior author Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD ...
  • Implanted Wireless Glucose Sensor That Could Transform Management Of Diabetes Passes Crucial Test Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:20AMAmerican bioengineers have demonstrated that an implanted glucose sensor with potential to transform the management of diabetes has passed a crucial test: the device they developed worked continuously in animals for over a year, without showing signs of "tissue encapsulation" seen in trials with other similar devices...
  • Driver jailed for causing death of pregnant Carlisle woman Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:16AMA man who killed a pregnant Carlisle woman after his car mounted the pavement was today jailed for two years and banned from driving for three years.
  • From Obesity to Nutrition to Agriculture: Nobel Conference Speakers Explore Issues of 'What Makes Food Good?' Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:15AMSome of the world's leading food experts, scholars and researchers will take a global look at "Making Food Good" from Oct. 5-6 at the 46th Annual Nobel Conference on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St.
  • Letters to the editor Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:04AMLiberals really messed up handling eco fees Dear Editor: The McGuinty Government's handling of the eco fees issue has been a complete fiasco. There was no plan to protect consumers from being blind-sided by these new eco fees on July 1 at the same time as the introduction of the HST.[...]
  • Parents form support team for Kittanning High athletics Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:01AMA spirit of fun and energy is spreading through the community and is set to erupt in a full-blown show of support for all Kittanning High School sporting events this coming season.
  • UCLA launches experimental hand transplant program Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:19PMUCLA is launching a hand transplant program and is seeking amputees to undergo the rare experimental procedure.
  • Jakarta Struggles to Provide Clean Water to All Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:18PMIn some poor neighborhoods international groups are trying to help, but impact is minimal because infrastructure problems are so complex
  • MANSFIELD: Guilty plea entered in case of body found in Mansfield Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:14PMMOUNT HOLLY One of the four men accused of killing a Philadelphia woman, stealing her car and dumping her body in Mansfield has entered into a plea agreement with the county, according to a spokesman for the Burlington County prosecutorâs office.
  • UCLA launches experimental hand transplant program Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:12PMUCLA says it is launching a hand transplant study and is looking for amputees, including war veterans, willing to undergo the experimental surgery.
  • The Hindu Business Line : Employment in IT-BPO expected to grow four-fold Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:07PMDirect employment in the IT-BPO industry is expected to grow four-fold to touch one crore by the year 2020 from about 23 lakh now, according to Nasscom, the apex body for the IT industry. Of this, 41 lakh would be based in semi-urban and rural locations and 50 lakh would be women.
  • Wireless sensor watches blood sugar for diabetics Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:05PMWireless sensor watches blood sugar for diabetics
  • Census call is part of data-collection trend Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:03PMWe should think seriously before making changes that will affect governments’ capacity to deliver good public policy
  • WEB EXTRAS Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:02PMOUTLOOK: DLF profits up 3.78% in Q1 Aided by higher sales realisation, India's largest real estate company DLF Ltd on Wednesday recorded a 3.78 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit for first quarter of the current fiscal at Rs 411 crore. The net profit was Rs 396 ...
  • UN declares access to clean water a human right - Summary Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:59PMNew York - The United Nations on Wednesday declared access to clean water a human right, voicing "deep concern" about a human necessity denied to almost 900 million people worldwide.
  • Malaysia Needs Industrial Relations Association For Tripartite Cooperation Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:39AMKOTA KINABALU, July 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should consider setting up an industrial relations association to initiate discussions and seek amicable solutions to issues involving the employer, worker and the government.
  • Regeneron second-quarter total revenues increase to $115.9 million Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:20AMRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $25.5 million, or $0.31 per share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2010 compared with a net loss of $14.9 million, or $0.19 per share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2009.
  • Merck signs non-exclusive license agreement with LabCorp for commercialization of genetic test Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:20AMMerck today announced a non-exclusive license agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings for the commercialization of a genetic test that may help predict the response of patients with Hepatitis C virus infection to peginterferon alpha-based therapy.
  • Return of subsidies demanded Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:17AMKUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S opposition and rights groups on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to the government to reverse a recent fuel price hike by December or face a mass street protest. The demand by PROTES, a coalition of student and human rights groups as well as opposition parties, adds to pressure on the government of Prime Minister Najib Razak, which is trying to shore up its popularity ...
  • Oil freezing plan met with cold shoulder Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:15AMTim Beck is accustomed to getting nowhere with the government. For months he appeared before the Hermosa Beach City Council to push for limited beach nudity, and to explain that beach sand could be frozen to prevent its migration to other shores.
  • Freshman students prepare for high school Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:02AMSTAUNTON — The school is larger, the hallways wider and the student body more populous than they're accustomed to. For incoming freshmen, high school can be an daunting place. Who can blame them for having that "deer in the headlights" stare?
  • Malaysia opposition demands return of subsidies Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:00AMKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition and rights groups on Wednesday, July 28 issued an ultimatum to the government to reverse a recent fuel price hike by December or face a mass street protest.The demand by PROTES, a coalition of student and human rights groups as well as opposition parties, adds to...
  • Officials'salaries revealed Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:51AMThis article has been read 0 times. Bonnie Popso, a social worker in Greene County, said, "I don't keep up with what local officials make. I found the news about million-dollar salaries in California amazing," and inquired specifically about "wages for county officials here."
  • FILM REVIEW: Splice (15) Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:48AMDespite years of scientific advancement and technological breakthroughs, many secrets of the human body continue to elude us.
  • Search for man leads to Eugene Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:47AMKay Wilson believes that her 30-year-old son was murdered, and that his body eventually will be found in the Eugene area. Court documents show that police investigating Wilson’s son’s mysterious April disappearance in Reno, Nev., searched his wife’s portable storage unit in west Eugene earlier this month, after cadaver-sniffing dogs …
  • Casting Call for the Albanian Braveheart: a Senate Hopeful’s Hollywood Dream Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:55PMWhen the Transom first encountered former congressman Joe DioGuardi, the Republican who is making a primary bid to challenge Kristen Gillibrand for her Senate seat, he was talking about a severed head. The head belonged to the top lieutenant of General Gjergj Kastriadi, a.k.a. Skenderbeg, and had been delivered to the general in a valise from the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, after Skanderbeg had ...
  • UCLA site to perform hand transplants Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:54PMThe transplant surgery can last 14 hours and involve a half-dozen surgeons in an operation that begins hours after a donor dies. Concerns revolve around obtaining perfect matches and, later, on controlling the risk of rejection.
  • Hard-Hitting Former Raider Jack Tatum Dies At 61 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:51PMHe was called the "Assassin."
  • A classroom in its own Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:46PMTwo-a-days in the blazing summer sun, track practice with a stress fracture and running back on defense at the end of a game under immense fatigue are the kinds of “mind over body” tasks athletes are asked to complete. Young athletes learn about physical toughness and determination in a way the ordinary student is not exposed to by sitting in a classroom. This student will undergo such mental ...
  • Leaked documents expose details of Pakistani complicity Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:39PMBy: Sam King The leaked U.S. military documents exposing the flaws of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan ought to make citizens here at home think hard about the responsibility that democracy bestows....
  • UPDATE (Tuesday: 10:25 pm): Former NFL's 'assassin' Jack Tatum dies Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:33PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — He was called the "Assassin."
  • Hard-hitting Tatum dies at 61 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:27PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio — He was called the “Assassin.”
  • Therapy horse finds his stride Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:22PMHershey's days were spent in a stall watching the world go by. But things changed when he was given to Peggy James, who thought the gentle Welsh-Shetland pony would make an ideal addition to Hoofprints on the Heart Adaptive Riding Center. The nonprofit... Horse - Shetland pony - Sports - Equestrian - Vacations and Touring
  • Protandim Found to Increase Glutathione Levels 300% Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:05PMTUCSON, AZ--(Marketwire - July 27, 2010) - LifeVantage Independent Distributor, ProtandimPro.com, reveals how Protandim can help millions of Americans be financially independent and improve their health.
  • Protandim Found to Increase Glutathione Levels 300% Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:03PMTUCSON, AZ--(Marketwire - 07/27/10) - LifeVantage Independent Distributor, ProtandimPro.com, reveals how Protandim can help millions of Americans be financially independent and improve their health. Protandim is the first Nrf2 Activator on the market that up-regulates the survival genes that help the human body fight stress and down-regulates pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory genes that help us ...
  • Military wants Semrau dismissed Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:46AMCapt. Robert Semrau's top bosses want to see him kicked out of the army for shooting a wounded and unarmed Taliban insurgent, the judge presiding over his sentencing heard Monday.[...]
  • IQMS Employee Earns Certification as a Professional in Human Resources Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:46AMPASO ROBLES, Calif.----IQMS is pleased to announce that Human Resource Manager, Elizabeth Alflen, recently earned certification as a Professional in Human Resources . The certification, awarded by the HR Certification Institute, signifies that Alflen possesses the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in human resource management necessary to pass a rigorous examination demonstrating a ...