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  • West Nile virus found in area horses Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:03AMWest Nile Virus was found in two horses in Lancaster and Montgomery Counties the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced yesterday. The presence of the disease in eastern Pennsylvania suggests that local horse owners increase their vigilance in protecting their animals against this disease.
  • Natural means of hormone treatment Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:16AMWorried -- and confused -- about how to treat those hot flashes and night sweats?Dr. Selma Rashid wrote the book quite literally, on treating menopausal symptoms. And her advice can be summed up in two words: Go natural.
  • Regionalism touted for economic development Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:03PMDavid Powell, the newly-hired president and CEO of the Piedmont Triad Partnership, said Thursday “the road to economic success is always under construction.”
  • Road marker - fest high point Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:56PMMound Bayou’s Second Annual September Fest begins this Friday with an African art exhibit at city hall. The art exhibit will begin at 10 a.m. Friday and last all day, said Mayor Kennedy Johnson.
  • FOOTBALL: Concussion rule strengthened in prep football Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:36PMINDIANAPOLIS Effective with the 2010 high school football season, any player who shows signs, symptoms or behaviors associated with a concussion must be removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate health-care professional, according to a statement released by the California Interscholastic Federation. The concussion rule was one of 12 changes approved by ...
  • Brett Favre & 31 Other NFLers Who Will Take a Step Back Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:41PMCall me Captain Obvious, but Brett Favre is going to take a tremendous step back this season.  Given that he's coming off a career year, is a stinkin' granddaddy (read: he's old ), and two of his top receiving targets have serious health concerns it's certainly not hard to predict his fall. That's not even taking into account "the ankle", which has already had to receive injections of lubricant ...
  • FOOTBALL: Concussion rule strengthened nationwide Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:17PMINDIANAPOLIS -- Effective with the 2010 high school football season, any player who shows signs, symptoms or behaviors associated with a concussion must be removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate health-care professional. The concussion rule was one of 12 changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules ...
  • Replay: Sorensen's chat on Charlotte sports Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:04PMObserver columnist Tom Sorensen took questions from readers at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
  • Explore Big Blowup on extensive trails Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:14AMOROFINO, Idaho - It's no coincidence that an extensive networkof backcountry trails traverse the mountains charred by theenormous wildfires of Aug. 20-21, 1910.
  • Smoking marijuana helps reduce pain, trial shows Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:54AMResearchers in Montreal have completed what they say is the first placebo-controlled clinical trial to show that smoking pot really helps to relieve pain.
  • MU vet clinic offers free horse castrations Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:29AMCOLUMBIA – When unwanted horses in Minnesota multiplied over the last couple of years, equine organizations banded together to open free sterilization clinics. The Gelding Project – a gelding is a castrated stallion – seeks to reduce the horse population through educating horse owners in horse health management classes and through free sterilizations clinics conducted by veterinary students in ...
  • Trainer gets injured rodeo lovers back in the saddle Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:08AMOn one of the walls of the Gilbert physical therapy clinic owned by Mike Rich is a hall of fame of sorts for the unique ailments he encounters on one of his moonlighting jobs.
  • Kalyani: Understanding the balance Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:45AMKalyani, bottom left, with her Indian dance troupe. Local singer-songwriter Kalyani remembers her first attempts to entertain as being less than enjoyable.
  • Mendocino Wine Growers Scholarship: Investing in the future Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:21AMWine Notes by Heidi Cusick Dickerson "Had it not been for the generous donation of the people in our community, I may not be where I am today," writes Sandra Plaza, who works for the Mendocino County Probation Department.
  • Europe Needs You! Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:07AMSheep shearers for Britain, judo teachers for Spain, goldsmiths for Holland. European nations are finding some surprising gaps in their job markets, and competing to woo the overseas workers with in-demand skills.
  • Hey, at least Europe is hiring Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:01AMLONDON — Sheep shearers for Britain, judo teachers for Spain, goldsmiths for Holland. European nations are finding some surprising gaps in their job markets, and competing to woo the overseas workers with in-demand skills. Nations across the continent list shortages in hundreds of occupations. Even as some countries tighten their already strict immigration rules, many are relaxing visa ...
  • Rosewood's story emerges from ground Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:32PMThe persistent historian dug through a carpet of pine needles in the Central Florida woods as he sea
  • Story of Florida town Rosewood emerges from ground Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:32PMThe persistent historian dug through a carpet of pine needles in the Central Florida woods as he sea
  • Alzheimer's risk 'could be increased by surgery' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:20PMPatients who undergo major hospital operations could be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, scientists believe.
  • Comment on Justice thwarted is Justice Denied: Badawi must resign as MAS Adviser by Sayang Bangsa Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:46AMMr Merican Thanks for Yesterday When I Was Young - my all-time fave song. Remember I requested it two weeks ago. It was Hier Encore in French sung by Aznavour. Many sang it including Elvis, Johnny Mathis and Dusty Springfield, among others. But I prefer Roy Clark and Glen Campbell versions better.
  • A Good Death Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:13AMOur Pet Psychic’s Dog Maia Dies
  • Welwyn Hatfield student set to become global horse disease expert Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:51AMA STUDENT in Times Territory will join a select band of horse disease experts when she completes her latest course next year.
  • Horses' plight cause for concern among enthusiasts since last year Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:57AMWINCHESTER -- The seizure of 18 horses by authorities a week ago came months after enthusiasts expressed concerns for the animals' welfare.
  • Europe needs foreigners’ talent Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:12PMLONDON — Sheep shearers for Britain, judo teachers for Spain, goldsmiths for Holland — European nations are finding some surprising gaps in their job markets, and competing to woo the overseas workers with in-demand skills.
  • What's on this weekend? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:59PMWhether it's an indoors event you're looking for, or something with a bit of fresh air attached, there's always something for you to do.
  • Bill stalks Moyer Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:24AMWhen former Annapolis mayor Ellen O. Moyer rode off into the sunset at the end of her two terms she unknowingly left behind an unpaid veterinary bill.
  • Weekend: Guitar Masters, Schweitzer Drug Plan, Inmate Captured Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:53AMGood morning; on the Beacon today, Sept. 2 brings four, free guitar workshops, taught and attended by some of the best talent in the country as part of a weeklong festival and workshop from the Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation. On Aug. 19, two days before horse racing returned to Kalispell for the first time since 2005, owners and trainers gathered at the racing barns on the Flathead ...
  • Europe Needs You! (if you’re a goldsmith or cook) Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:08AMSheep shearers for Britain, judo teachers for Spain, goldsmiths for Holland. European nations are finding some surprising gaps in their job markets, and competing to woo the overseas workers with in-demand skills.
  • Salem man goes missing Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:43AMLAS CRUCES - The public is being asked to help find a Salem, N.M., horse trainer last seen two weeks ago.
  • U of G Receives $2 Million From E.P. Taylor Equine Research Fund Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:13AMThe University of Guelph has received $2 million from the E.P. Taylor Equine Research Fund to support clinical research in the health and performance of racehorses. The announcement was made Thursday during the second annual Equi-Challenge, which brings together some of Canada’s most notable equestrians. “This generous gift is an investment in the future of the equine industry and the future of ...
  • Atlantic County horse that contracted West Nile virus is euthanized Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:13AMAFP/Getty ImagesThis image courtesy of Purdue University shows the first high-resolution electron microscope image of the West Nile virus revealing a tiny microorganism that looks something like a bumpy gum ball. A horse from New Jersey had to be euthanized...
  • New Data Shows Synthetic Hormone Replacement Yields No Muscle Mass Advantage Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:01AMDr. Randolph Suggest Bioidentical Testosterone Replacement as a Viable Clinical Alternative
  • Abandoned Horse Cases on the Rise in Missouri Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:35PMMore starved and abandoned horses are turning up here in Missouri and experts say it could have something to do with a ban on slaughtering the animals.
  • SPCA: L.I. Woman Euthanized Dogs Without License Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:47PMA woman who was supposed to rescue unwanted animals is accused of euthanizing dogs without a veterinarian’s license in a shocking cruelty case on Long Island.
  • Newspoll: 61-39 to Coalition in NSW Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:43PMNewspoll has given NSW Labor another thing to think about with its latest bi-monthly poll of state voting intention.
  • Two wild mustangs rescued Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:04PMTwo mustang mares rescued from the Calico Mountain herd in northern Nevada were released on the 5,000-acre Wild Horse Sanctuary in Shingletown on Sunday.
  • World News Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:39AMNo survivors in plane crash - Today, 09:32 - PA A small passenger plane carrying 14 people, including some foreigners, to the Mount Everest region crashed into the hills outside Nepal's capital...
  • Hood has thrills for new and returning students Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:13AMActions rocked the house and spoke louder than the words 'we are family' at the Hood College convocation Monday
  • Idaho's Stanley Basin runs wild Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:19PMA backcountry trip in the Sawtooth Range summons the spirit of the Old West. A backcountry trip in the Sawtooth Range summons the spirit of the Old West.
  • Stand delivers Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:16PMWOOD LAKE - Despite it being a small town with a population of a little more than 400, the Wood Lake community knows how to put on a big fai.
  • Memorial service held for JMU alum Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:52PMOn Sunday, hundreds of friends and family members celebrated the life of 2009 graduate Brian Cardarelli, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month while serving as an aid worker. During a memorial service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, a slideshow of Carderelli’s photos from Afghanistan was shown and fond memories were shared. Cardarelli, who had a [...]
  • Lou Gehrig may not have had Lou Gehrig's disease Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:23PMNew scientific research indicates legendary Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig may not have died from the disease that bears his name, the New York Times reports.
  • Lt. Gov Candidate profile:Wardinski offers ‘alternative' views Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:07AMMONTPELIER – Boots Wardinski approaches running for lieutenant governor the same way he would approach actually doing the second highest political job in the state: Using the post as a way to get attention to problems he believes are too often ignored. ... - By LOUIS PORTER Vermont Press Bureau
  • LEANN RIMES WANTS TO HAVE EDDIE CIBRIAN’S BABIES — INSIDERS SAY! Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:56AMLEANN Rimes is feeling broody! Sources say the Can’t Fight The Moonlight hitmaker is desperate to have a baby with her hunky beau Eddie Cibrian. “LeAnn believes she’s found her perfect guy in Eddie,” said a source close to the star. “She loves hanging out with Eddie and his kids and knows he makes a great dad. She’s [...]
  • Science fare, Aug. 21, 2010 Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:41AMExplores the impact it had on North America, visiting 17 of the continent's most historic and scenic steam railroads, from the tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona, from New Hampshire and South Dakota, up to Canada.
  • Emerald Downs results and entries Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:29AMFriday (Track fast) 16 ½ furlongs, purse $17,000, maiden optional claiming $30,000, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares. Horse /Jockey 1/4 Str...
  • LEANN RIMES WANTS EDDIE CIBRIAN’S BABIES — INSIDERS SAY! Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:56PMLEANN Rimes is feeling broody! Sources say the Can’t Fight The Moonlight hitmaker is desperate to have a baby with her hunky beau Eddie Cibrian. “LeAnn believes she’s found her perfect guy in Eddie,” said a source close to the star. “She loves hanging out with Eddie and his kids and knows he makes a great dad. She’s [...]
  • Canby rodeo princess' horse rears up, dies during performance Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:11PMOn Thursday evening, Erika Roney and her fellow rodeo royalty made their ceremonial run around the arena and stopped in front of the grandstand. That's when her 22-year-old horse suddenly reared up and fell backward, collapsing to the arena floor.
  • Possum Philosophy: Civil War connections Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:21PMThis weekend is the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Saltville. It is a wonderful event for anyone interested in the history of the Civil War, especially that part of it that took place here in our immediate area.
  • Will be new home for new physician Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:25PMWork on the corner of Broadway and Murrell is shifting into high gear with the construction of an office building that promises to have a bit of New Orleans flare.