Most adults who had the chicken pox when they were children would be loathe to repeat the experience. The itching, the scratching, the general feeling of malaise. In fact, many people think that once they’ve had the childhood malady, they are immune from getting it again. But the chicken pox …
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The new Apple iPhone 3GS is hot. So hot, in fact, that Apple has built in a kill switch that won’t let you use it once it hits 113 degrees. Reports began circulating online last week that the latest iteration of the iPhone got noticeably warmer than its predecessors. And …
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OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – Several hundred swimmers gathered at a North Carolina resort this weekend to let it all hang out. Multiple media outlets reported that 249 people showed up at Whispering Pines Nudist Resort and Campground near Ocean Isle Beach for a nationwide simultaneous skinny dip. There was …
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Coffee is not significantly associated with a decreased risk of colorectal, colon, or rectal cancer, contrary to the results of previous trials that found a possible protective effect of coffee against these cancers, according to the results of a review of studies published in the International Journal of Cancer. “An …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Gunmen with suspected links to Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded dozens in attacks on political opponents and alleged informers during and after Israel’s recent war in the coastal territory, an international human rights group said Monday. The …
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Members of CubeSat Team SJSU reach for the skies as they continue to build “ReadySat Go,” a small cube-shaped satellite that will one day be launched into orbit. ReadySat Go, which will be about the size of a small Kleenex box, is a communications satellite. “The quickest way to say …
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WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday. “Right now everything points to a tragic accident,” Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told The Associated Press, adding investigators were …
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Michael Jackson’s first wife, Lisa Marie Presley, says her ex-husband often thought about death, even comparing himself to her ill-fated father. Presley wrote Friday on her MySpace blog that Jackson once said during an emotional conversation, “I am afraid that I am going to end up like [Elvis Presley], the …
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Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh is the site of the latest round of U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, led by Secretary of State Clinton. The talks then move to Jerusalem and later in the month President Obama will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu and P.A. President Abbas at the opening of the U.N. …
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You know what I hate most in the world right now? If you said griffins, you’d be close. It’s actually the use of slow motion in films and television. With the exception of showing whether a catch was in or out of bounds, the gimmick is only used to glorify …
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