Cerebral palsy not stopping Gregory from living a dream

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Born 10 weeks premature with a moderate form of cerebral palsy, his lungs underdeveloped, his legs crisscrossed, his eyes askew, D.J. Gregory faced a litany of medical procedures the moment he took his first breath. When doctors pumped oxygen into his collapsed lungs, however, the pressure caused blood vessels in his legs to rupture which rotated his feet outward at a 90-degree angle. At age 2... Submitted by: iatbm | Visited 6 times | Comments 0

♦ Kerr at peace after finding success on LPGA tour

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EDINA, Minn. — From Arby's to Nobu New York. From mass transit to private jets. From 200 pounds to 130. From unapproachable, brash and abrupt to savvy, chic and courteous. For Cristie Kerr, her 30-year tour of life is marked by reflection, redemption and reinvention, a journey from humble means in a tough Miami-Dade neighborhood to self-earned riches affording her a millionaire's lifestyle. Submitted by: littlebobek - Visited 15 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Calzaghe splits from Warren

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I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on. Joe Calzaghe has announced he has split from promoter Frank Warren. The long-reigning world champion has ended his 12-year association with Sports Network and intends to manage himself from now on. It means Calzaghe, still undefeated after 45 fights and a world title holder for 11 years... Submitted by: Mong - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 10,000 people in world-first cerebral palsy study

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From left: Professor Alastair MacLennan from the University of Adelaide and Australian singer Jimmy Barnes demonstrate how to do a cheek swab. Click here for more information. Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have launched the largest study of its kind in the world in a bid to better understand the possible genetic causes of cerebral palsy. Submitted by: Dr.Sell - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Bears: Not All Bad Habits Learned From Mom

1 vote	Bad habits can be picked up from peers or formed aloneResearchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed. Submitted by: seold - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Alex up for eviction

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Argumentative Alexandra is up for eviction this week, but has vowed not to change her behaviour. The news will not come as a surprise to loudmouth Alex she admitted she was expecting to be up for eviction yesterday (16.06.08). Despite claiming to be "preparing" herself to leave, she vowed facing the axe would not make her change her behaviour. I so reckon I'm up this week. Submitted by: GoWithABC - Visited 162 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Alex up for eviction

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Argumentative Alexandra is up for eviction this week, but has vowed not to change her behaviour. The news will not come as a surprise to loudmouth Alex she admitted she was expecting to be up for eviction yesterday (16.06.08). Despite claiming to be "preparing" herself to leave, she vowed facing the axe would not make her change her behaviour. I so reckon I'm up this week. Submitted by: TaxSage - Visited 143 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 10,000 People In World-first Cerebral Palsy Study

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ScienceDaily (July 2, 2008) — Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have launched the largest study of its kind in the world in a bid to better understand the possible genetic causes of cerebral palsy. The study -requiring cheek swabs of mothers and their children -aims to gather genetic samples from 10,000 people right across Australia. Submitted by: Jon1771 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Wagg upbeat after thrilling win

1 vote	Derbyshire all-rounder Graham Wagg has said his side must take heart from the dramatic Twenty20 win over East Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire. Wagg took 3-23 and then smashed 27 from 18 balls, including 11 from the final over, to guide the Phantoms to a three-wicket victory at Trent Bridge. Submitted by: peter84 - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Life on Vacation: Live like a Rockefeller in quaint Woodstock

1 vote	No, it's not that Woodstock — not the one where Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and friends played in 1969. That's in New York. This is Vermont's Woodstock, where Laurance Rockefeller and his socialite friends played during countless summers from the 1960s through the 1980s. With its golf courses... Submitted by: CivilCitrus - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Study shows coffee lowers heart risk but not cancer deaths

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Drinking up to six cups of coffee a day may lower the overall odds of dying prematurely, mainly because it cuts the risk of dying from heart disease, a study released today suggests. But the study found that heavy coffee drinking doesn't cut your chance of dying from cancer. "Our results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption has several beneficial health effects... Submitted by: inaga - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Breast self-exams do not cut breast cancer deaths

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Regular breast self-examination does not reduce death from breast cancer and may actually have a harmful effect by increasing the number of biopsies performed for benign disease, suggests an analysis of data from two large studies. The researchers analyzed data from clinical trials conducted in Russia and Shanghai that included 388,535 women. Submitted by: tempscript - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ I will not quit as judge - Cherie

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Cherie Blair has insisted she will not resign as a judge after a senior barrister said publishing her memoirs had brought the law into disrepute. Gerald Butler QC said her actions were "not appropriate" and "she should not continue to sit as a recorder". But Mrs Blair, wife of former PM Tony Blair, told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour she "certainly" would not go... Submitted by: chibiz5 - Visited 133 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Black holes have simple feeding habits

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This composite image of M81 includes X-rays from the Chandra (blue), optical data from Hubble (green), infrared from Spitzer (pink) and ultraviolet data from GALEX (purple). The inset shows a... Click here for more information. The biggest black holes may feed just like the smallest ones, according to data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based telescopes. Submitted by: gaap - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Patti Smith: Dream of Life

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Life isn’t some vertical or horizontal line. You have your own internal world, and it’s not neat. Patti Smith Not vertical nor horizontal nor neat, Dream of Life is a hypnotic plunge, a breathing collage of this legendary musician/poet/painter/activist’s philosophy and artistry that feels as if it sprang directly from her soul. A punk pioneer and ... Submitted by: Brian1970 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Learning From Life vs Learning From Master

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Please understand, learning from life or learning from time is very hard as life teaches through pain. Learning from the Master is a very sweet experience, a very joyful experience. The Master first puts you on his lap and gives you the anesthesia of love before he starts his operation on the tumor of your ego. Because he showers his love... Submitted by: webmasterplace - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New Bid To Ban Snoop Dogg From U.k..

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New Bid To Ban Snoop Dogg From U.k..... Latest: The British government has launched a new bid in order to prevent rapper Snoop Dogg from entering the country after a judge overturned two previous attempts to ban him from the U.K. The star real name Calvin Broadus Jr. was prohibited from entering Britain after he was involved in a brawl at Heathrow Airport in April 2006. Submitted by: Shiffy - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ First Humans To Settle Americas Came From Europe, Not From Asia Over Bering Strait Land-ice Bridge,

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ScienceDaily (July 17, 2008) Research by a Valparaiso University geography professor and his students on the creation of Kankakee Sand Islands of Northwest Indiana is lending support to evidence that the first humans to settle the Americas came from Europe, a discovery that overturns decades of classroom lessons that nomadic tribes from Asia crossed a Bering Strait land-ice bridge. Submitted by: netsinteractive - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Canadian airline's Cuba flights may target U.S. fliers

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DETROIT (AP) A Canadian airline plans to offer flights to Cuba departing from airports a short drive from Michigan. The Detroit News reports Monday that Sunwing Airlines plans to offer flights to the beach resort town of Varadero, Cuba from Windsor Airport near Detroit. It also plans flights from an airport in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, across the border from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. U.S. Submitted by: Canadianbacon - Visited 12 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rowers rescued as boat capsizes

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Four rowers from the West Country who set off on a bid to break an Atlantic crossing record set more than 100 years ago have had to be rescued. Their vessel capsized 650 miles from the coast of America just 13 days after setting off from New York. Coastguards said Tim Garratt, 27, Chris Jenkins, 43, and Joby Newton, 19, from Scilly, and Wayne Davey, 30, from Cornwall, are now on a container ship. Submitted by: kimbo - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment