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  • A man's medical mystery solved 25 years after it began Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:33AMTOM KISKEN Scripps Howard News Service Diane Maestri figured it out first. Her husband, Don, is a 5-foot-9, 190-pound handyman from Camaril ...
  • CULTURE SCHLOCK: Off And Running, But Just Barely Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:31AMThis week I'm dedicating my column, as I do at this time every year with the precision of a Swiss timepiece except when I forget, to a subject that provides its practitioners with no end of fascination: running.
  • Eve Samples: A medical scare, and a reminder about the importance of balance Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:19PMHer symptoms were puzzling, particularly for a woman in her early thirties.
  • 'Crowne' And 'Transformers': Fitting For The Fourth Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:39AMOne humble, one humongous, these movies couldn't be more different. Larry Crowne is low-tech with human-scaled characters. Transformers: Dark of the Moon is like War of the Worlds on steroids. But in their own way, each one is perfect for the holiday weekend, says critic David Edelstein.
  • Critics’ Best Backhanded Compliments of Michael Bay and Transformers: Dark of the Moon Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:33AMThe third installment of Michael Bay's Transformers franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon , arrived in theaters yesterday, as laden with explosions and robots and ass shots as anyone could hope from a Michael Bay extravaganza. It is currently clocking in at 36 percent at Rotten Tomatoes , which is not all that low considering its predecessor, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , only scored ...
  • A man's medical mystery solved 25 years after it began Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:16PMAcromegaly is a rare condition in which a benign tumor on the pituitary gland, at the base of the brain, secretes growth hormone.
  • Lisa Paul Streitfeld: The Resurrection Of Boris Lurie And The NO!art Movement Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:03AM"Suitcase" 1964, Boris Lurie, Courtesy of the Boris Lurie Foundation Only if it had arrived in a suitcase could the entrance of renegade Boris...
  • More than a pretty face Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 9:44AMWe meet three of the hottest finalists from this year's Miss Singapore Universe pageant.
  • Brazos Past: Tall-tale postcards from Texas Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:42AMDuring the golden era of the great American postcard craze (1905-15), Texans and other American citizens got a chuckle out of trick photography that illustrated bragging.
  • Tall-tale postcards from Texas Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:12AMTexans have never been shy about claiming their bragging rights.
  • Explaining Victims In Missouri Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:40PMThis season's tornado outbreak in the U.S. left some unusual casualties in its wake. At least three people have reportedly died from a virulent fungal infection and several more remain infected following the storms that struck Missouri last month.
  • What Investors Don't Understand About Microsoft Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 3:33PMThe software giant's chief is serious about making it a major player in mobile communications and consumer products. Value investors should be warned.
  • Players should use their heads and use equipment already available — MILLS COLUMN Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 11:20AMLast week my column argued that hockey's concussion epidemic might be due partly to equipment, specifically the weapons-quality materials used to protect elbows and shoulders.[...]
  • Super-Sized Spores Make Fungal Infections More Deadly, Possibly Explaining Victims in Missouri Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:53PMThis season's tornado outbreak in the U.S. left some unusual casualties in its wake. At least three people have reportedly died from a virulent fungal infection, and several more remain infected, following the storms that struck Missouri last month. [More]
  • Supersize Spores Make Fungal Infections More Deadly, Possibly Explaining Victims in Missouri Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:53PMThis season's tornado outbreak in the U.S. left some unusual casualties in its wake. At least three people have reportedly died from a virulent fungal infection and several more remain infected following the storms that struck Missouri last month. [More]
  • Size Matters -- In Virulent Fungal Spores -- And Suggests Ways To Stop A Killer Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:05PMScientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that larger fungal spores can be more lethal. Their findings about two different spore sizes of the fungus Mucor circinelloides, a pathogen that kills half or more of its victims, could help to develop new treatments and fight other types of fungal infections. Mucor infection is in the news as an environmental fungus contracted by people ...
  • Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:21PMScientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that larger fungal spores can be more lethal. Their findings about two different spore sizes of the fungus Mucor circinelloides, a pathogen that kills half or more of its victims, could help to develop new treatments and fight other types of fungal infections.
  • Big isn’t always better Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:08PMAcromegaly is often waved off as ‘gigantism’, but what many fail to see is the layers of pain and suffering that engulf those afflicted by it.
  • UFC 131 Preview Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 4:10PMUFC 131 was supposed to be a super card featuring Brock Lesnar. Like all Brock Lesnar-headlined shows, it would have been big business. Then Lesnar's diverticulitis (Holy shit I just spelled that without looking it up. That's not a good sign for Lesnar.) came back and he had to pull out of the fight. Junior [...]
  • Turkmen boost for Nabucco Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 3:35AMMONTREAL - Figures given in the recent confirmation by British auditors Gaffney Cline that Turkmenistan's South Yolotan gas field is the world's second-largest may themselves underestimate the scale of the field.
  • The High Price of the New Beijing Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:05PMIan Johnson Beijing Record: A Physical and Political History of Planning Modern Beijing by Wang Jun Mao’s New World: Political Culture in the Early People’s Republic by Chang-tai Hung Over the past twenty years, urban planning in China has been the source of widespread social unrest, with tens of thousands of citizens banding together in class-action lawsuits against land expropriation. The ...
  • Last Night's TV: World's Tallest Man: Looking for Love/Channel 4 Breaking a Female Paedophile Ring/Channel 4 Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 6:42PMThere's something rather uncomfortable about Channel 4's Bodyshock series. That's not really a surprise, is it? The entire raison d'etre is to point and stare. And so it is that we've had films like The 27 Inch Man, Dad's Having a Baby and – a particular favourite – the poetically titled I Am the Elephant Man. The latest instalment is this: World's Tallest Man: Looking for Love. Combine that ...
  • Gaga helps Goldberg with speedy recovery Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:54AMLady GaGa had soup delivered to The View's Whoopi Goldberg after the host fell ill earlier this week.
  • Big Fat Gypsy Weddings to make a return Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:26AMBig Fat Gypsy Weddings is to return for a second series on Channel 4.
  • Olly Murs record deal to be renewed? Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:54AMOlly Murs will reportedly have his record contract renewed, after impressing label bosses with his chart success.
  • Cassidy calls off engagement - report Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:54AMFormer 'EastEnders' star Natalie Cassidy has reportedly called off her engagement to fiancé Adam Cottrell.
  • New TV era as Saorview is launched Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:45AMSaorview, Ireland's new free-to-air digital television service, has been launched by the Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte.
  • Ben Stiller excited about Zoolander 2 Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:39AMBen Stiller has revealed he’s ready to start work on Zoolander 2 – but is waiting for the official go-ahead.
  • Carlisle pub owner bumps into world's tallest man on holiday Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 7:59AMA Cumbrian pub owner returned from a holiday with more than the usual holiday snaps – after bumping into the world’s tallest man.
  • Mary Byrne: I could buy my home Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 7:05AMX Factor star Mary Byrne has revealed that she has earned enough money to buy her council house.
  • Def Leppard and Thin Lizzy tickets giveaway Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:54AMRTÉ TEN has double pairs of tickets to the Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy and Alice Cooper concert in the O2 Dublin on Wednesday, 8 June to give away.
  • Fans mourn Aussie actor Bill Hunter Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 3:54AMFriends of Australian star Bill Hunter have said the best way to bid him farewell is to raise a glass to the late actor.
  • TV Insider Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:47AMWe've a had a few high-profile American shows this season, and the latest is 'The Chicago Code', which began the other week on Sky One. Given that the show's already been cancelled in America, viewers would be forgiven for giving it a lmiss, but that could be a mistake.
  • Woman with gigantism now works to help others with horrible disease Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 12:21AMLas Vegas, NV (KTNV) - We've been following Tanya Angus and her fight with gigantism for nearly a year.  Now hear how she's taking that fight to help others.
  • Anis Shivani: The Insularity of American Literature: Philip Roth Didn't Deserve the Booker International Prize Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 4:39AM"There is powerful literature in all big cultures, but you can't get away from the fact that Europe still is the center of the literary...
  • Necks for sex? No thank you, we're sauropod dinosaurs [Tetrapod Zoology] Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 5:19AMIf asked "Why do giraffes have such long necks?", the majority of people - professional biologists among them - will answer that it's something to do with increasing vertical reach and hence feeding range. But while the 'increased vertical reach' or 'increased feeding envelope' hypothesis has always been the most popular explanation invoked to explain the giraffe's neck, it isn't the only one ...
  • The Secret to Victory: Feed The Opportunity, Starve The Problem Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 6:00PMWashington still hasn't gotten this memo.
  • Give us an occasion that does justice to the memories and joy of Wembley '68 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:06PMIt will be the match the competition wants, it is certainly the match the people want, and it is the match history demands. On May 28, Manchester United will play Barcelona at Wembley in an occasion that will stir memories, ghosts and, we can only hope, hearts.
  • Martin Samuel: Give us an occasion that does justice to the memories and joy of Wembley '68 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:48PMOn May 28, Manchester United play Barcelona at Wembley in an occasion that will stir memories, ghosts and, we can only hope, hearts. It will be the match the competition wants.
  • Show-Off Flowers Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:13AMOutsized, fragrant, and colorful blossoms make their seasonal appearance amidst the more modest garden varieties for a stunning surprise.
  • John Harvey Kellogg and the Pursuit of Wellness [Literatim] Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 3:41PMIn 1888, the powerful Michigan Central Railway erected a Romanesque train station in a remote hamlet in southwestern Michigan called Battle Creek.
  • Love Amazon, hate its stock Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 5:40PMAmazon.com is a retail powerhouse. But why are investors so enamored with its shares as it continues to produce disappointing profit growth?
  • How to love Amazon and still hate its stock Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 2:21PMAmazon.com is a retail powerhouse. But why are investors so enamored with its shares as it continues to produce disappointing profit growth?
  • Grazing Their Way To Gigantic* Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 12:04AMWith a small head, a dinosaur's neck just grew and grew.
  • Clean energy: Single wind turbine in Reno community could set significant precedent Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 6:29AMKey provisions of Nevada Revised Statute 278.02077 pertaining to the installation of wind energy systems on property.
  • India checks the neighbors Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 3:59AMMONTREAL - Seven years ago, this publication printed an article drawing attention to an "emerging triangle" of relations among Kazakhstan, Russia, and China and predicted that their significance would only increase.
  • Alex Ross: Deciphering ten mysterious bars in Wagner’s “Ring.” Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 11:25PMRichard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung” is known for being very long and very loud. The score, which consumes more than two thousand printed pages, has parts for thirty-four characters and requires a monster orchestra that includes three steer horns, six harps, and eighteen anvils . . . (Subscription required.)
  • Clean energy: Single wind turbine in Reno community could set significant precedent Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 6:10AMKey provisions of Nevada Revised Statute 278.02077 pertaining to the installation of wind energy systems on property.
  • 'The World's Largest Dinosaurs' focuses on large-bodied but small-brained creatures Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 6:05AMAngela Jimenez/for The Star-Ledger In one section of "The World’s Largest Dinosaurs" exhibit, the huge hind leg bones of a supersaurus, right, are compared to the bones of a human skeleton and other animals, including a Komodo dragon also...
  • Sports Legend Revealed: Did Andre the Giant try out for the Washington Redskins? Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 4:45PMFOOTBALL LEGEND : Andre the Giant once tried out for the Washington Redskins.