search tools

'Cut with a blade': Colombia indigenous groups discuss FGM

Edit BBC News 12 Oct 2016
"They do it with a pair of scissors or a blade or burn the girl's clitoris with a spoon they heat in the fire," explains Laura (not her real name) who belongs to an Embera community in a remote location in western Colombia. Laura tells the story of her neighbour, who decided to perform FGM on her daughter herself with tragic consequences....

Amazon to open brick and mortar grocery stores

Edit CBS News 12 Oct 2016
Making a new venture into the physical world, online retail giant Amazon is planning to open brick and mortar grocery stores. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Stevens spoke to CBSN about what this new venture could mean ... ....

Online horse rustling 'common scam'

Edit Toronto Sun 12 Oct 2016
Horse rustling has moved from pastures to the Internet. Websites such as Kijiji and Craigslist provide the perfect stomping grounds for unscrupulous buyers to round up horses — often for free — and sell them to slaughter for a tidy profit ... “The person who responds to your ad may not give your horse the quiet life in a green pasture that they promised.” ... Wilson met Laura Wentzell, who promised to care for Sargon....

'Dementia link to sudden low blood pressure and dizziness'

Edit BBC News 12 Oct 2016
People who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when suddenly standing up are at increased risk of dementia, scientists say. Writing in Plos Medicine they suggest that less blood reaches the brain during these moments, leading to brain cell damage over time ... Charities point out that factors such as smoking carry higher risks ... 'Light-headedness' ... He added ... Dr Laura Phipps, of the charity Alzheimer's Research UK, said ... ....

Irving Olson, 102, founder of electronics chain, Akron arts supporter remembered for love of the ...

Edit Akron Beacon Journal 12 Oct 2016
Though Irving J. Olson and his late wife, Ruth, moved away from Akron 18 years ago, their hearts never left their hometown. Mr. Olson passed away on Oct. 1 in his sleep at his home in Oro Valley, Ariz. He was 102. Mr ... He did all of those things — and then some ... Mr ... Mr ... He is survived by his son, Stephen (Laura) Olson of San Francisco; daughter Carolyn (Michael) Stelman of Oro Valley, Ariz.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren....

Capital One exec: The business community is 'facing a crisis'

Edit The Dallas Morning News 12 Oct 2016
At Capital One’s sprawling, almost spa-like Plano campus, Sanjiv Yajnik, the company’s president for financial services, described a looming crisis. “We are facing a crisis like we’ve never faced before,” he told North Texas business leaders and educators on Tuesday. The problem? Technology is rapidly reshaping the world’s economy ... U.S ... 30, 2015. . Brian Jackson/AP ... Former First Lady Laura Bush was also a keynote speaker at the event....

Family Notices A - F, Wednesday October 12

Edit Belfast Telegraph 12 Oct 2016
ATKINSON. Share Go To. ATKINSON, DAVID - October 10, 2016, at hospital, dearly-loved son of the late Grace and David and loving brother of George, Samuel, Victor and the late Charles, Rebecca and Alice. Service in Wilton Funeral Home, 326 Woodstock Road, Belfast, BT6 9DP on Friday 14th October at 3.30 p.m ... Peace, perfect peace ... At rest ... BUNTING, HAZEL - Will be sadly missed by grandson Curtis and partner Laura ... Laura, Chris, Cobie and Jace....

Showbiz's Trump supporters are sticking with him

Edit Boston Herald 12 Oct 2016
Some of. Donald Trump's prominent supporters in entertainment and the media industry are sticking with him, even as some major Republican party figures and Beltway pundits start to write off his hopes of winning the presidency. Steven Mnuchin, Trump's national finance chairman who has been a major Hollywood film financier, said that Trump's debate performance was "fabulous." ... Casey and Laura Wasserman on Thursday ... ....

New data from novel adjuvant system (Allergy Therapeutics plc)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
(Source. Allergy Therapeutics plc). 10 October 2016. Allergy Therapeutics plc. ('Allergy Therapeutics' or the 'Company'). Allergy Therapeutics presents enhanced efficacy data in a malaria vaccine model. with its novel adjuvant system ... These results will be presented today at the World Vaccine Congress in Barcelona, Spain at 16.00 CET. In an oral session entitled ... References ... Mary-Jane Elliott / Ivar Milligan / Matthew Neal / Laura Thornton....

Mickelson, Casey best year so far without winning

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 12 Oct 2016
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Phil Mickelson has now gone three consecutive PGA Tour seasons without a victory, his last title coming at the 2013 British Open at Muirfield. He still has a chance to win before the end of the calendar year by playing his final event this week at the Safeway Open. That’s not to suggest it’s been a bad year ... He was a runner-up at Pebble Beach and the St ... ... 10 with a $995 advantage over Laura Gonzalez Escallon at No ... ....

Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey best year so far without winning

Edit Boston Herald 12 Oct 2016
NAPA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson has now gone three consecutive PGA Tour seasons without a victory, his last title coming at the 2013 British Open at Muirfield. He still has a chance to win before the end of the calendar year by playing his final event this week at the Safeway Open. That's not to suggest it's been a bad year ... Mickelson has 196.03 points this year ... ___ ... 10 with a $995 advantage over Laura Gonzalez Escallon at No....

List of winners in the 2016 UISAPA contest

Edit The Oklahoman 12 Oct 2016
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune, The Lewiston Tribune in Lewiston, Idaho, and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News in Moscow, Idaho were named the winners Tuesday in the general excellence category of the Utah Idaho Spokane Associated Press Association's annual news contest ... Newspapers competed in three size divisions ... GENERAL EXCELLENCE ... ONLINE ... 1st —Laura Seitz, Deseret News, "The People's Pope" ... 2nd — Laura Seitz, Deseret News....

NJIT Professor Talks Computer Science Diversity at Richard Tapia Conference (NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016
James Geller, computer science professor and associate dean of research at the Ying Wu College of Computing, served on a panel at the Richard Tapia Conference, an annual celebration of diversity in computing ... 'In a time of struggle, of cynicism, and of frightening news on almost a daily basis, I came home with a feeling of hope,' said Geller....
×
×
×
×