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2 hrs ago | Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Victims of traumatic events sometimes get so hung up thinking about what happened to them that they can't let go of their torment.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, University of Richmond, Life, Veteran Affairs, Johns Hopkins University

9 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

Rusty Delicate Huge

Joe Miller contours a red-hot metal interpretation of a fern leaf at his studio, M-Space. Similar elements are incorporated in a finished piece, "Nurse Log: Pattern Decay," currently on display at the Fulcrum gallery for the "MetalUrge" celebration of South Sound metal artists.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA, Entertainment

Sat Jul 04, 2009

The Herald

A guide to Europe's spiritual sites

For years, my travels have prompted me to think about religion. When I got my history degree at the University of Washington, one of my favorite classes was "History of the Christian Church." And for years, I've believed that anyone who enjoys getting close to God should pack their spirituality along with them in their travels.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News

The Herald

Around the county

Monroe: Watch out for bogus charity calls At least one person reported getting a call asking for donations to the Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe.

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Related Topix: Monroe, WA, Mukilteo, WA, Education Etc., Greenbank, WA, Mountlake Terrace, WA

Earth Times

Scientists Use DNA to Trace Illegal Elephant Poaching

Scientists are using DNA to trace illegal ivory from slaughtered elephants to its countries of origin in an effort to nab poachers.

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Related Topix: Prison

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

UW students alerted to armed robbery

An armed robbery near the University of Washington campus prompted UW officials to send a safety alert to students Friday -- the second safety alert sent this week.

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Related Topix: Waterfront (Seattle, WA), First Hill (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Sandypost.com

Injured Mount Hood climber airlifted from glacier

A 27-year-old Seattle man was airlifted off Mount Hood Sunday afternoon after falling and breaking his leg near the Sandy Glacier area.

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Related Topix: Clackamas County, OR

The Bulletin

Youth appeal; Red Robin is a hit with the younger crowd

Location: 625 S.W. Powerhouse Drive , Bend. Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday Cuisine: American Price range: Appetizers $8.29 to $10.79, burgers and other sandwiches $8.99 to $10.49, entrees $11.99 and $12.99 Credit cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa Children's menu: Nine items ...

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Related Topix: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Restaurant Management, Bend, OR, Life, Dining

Thu Jul 02, 2009

CTV.ca

Few survive cardiac arrest even with hospital CPR

As the recent death of Michael Jackson has shown, few patients in cardiac arrest survive even when given CPR by a trained health professional.

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The Herald

Everett student is jailed in porn, voyeurism case

A University of Washington student from Everett was jailed Tuesday for investigation of allegations that he took photos up women's skirts and possessed child pornography.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Everett, WA, Lynnwood, WA

MSNBC

Study: Tropical rain band shifting north

The Galapagos Islands, today an arid place on the equator in the Eastern Pacific, had a wet climate four centuries ago, new research suggests.

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Related Topix: World News, Ecuador, Weather, Oceanography, Science

Free Republic

Panel Settles on Hemoglobin A1c to Diagnose Diabetes: Implications of the shift to be assessed.

An international committee of experts has endorsed the use of the hemoglobin A1c assay to diagnose diabetes, at a level of 6.5% or above.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Fasting

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WOIO

CPR survival rates for older people unchanged

Despite efforts to fine-tune the procedure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, the survival rate for older people given CPR has not changed much in recent decades, new research has found.

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Related Topix: University of Chicago

Circulation

[Article] Psychosocial Modulators of Angina Response to Myocardial Ischemia

Suzanne V. Arnold MD, MHA, John A. Spertus MD, MPH, Paul S. Ciechanowski MD, MPH, Laurie A. Soine MN, ARNP, Kier Jordan-Keith ARNP, James H. Caldwell MD, and Mark D. Sullivan MD, PhD* From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute , Kansas City, Mo; Washington University in St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Angina, Health, Seattle Metro

KOMO-TV Seattle

Small quake rattles Whidbey Island

A minor earthquake with a magnitude 3.0 occurred at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday under Whidbey Island.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Coupeville, WA

Reuters

Diabetics urged to stay on popular insulin Lantus

Dr. Louis Philipson has already started fielding calls from worried diabetics after new studies of 300,000 patients released on Friday suggested the Sanofi-Aventis insulin drug Lantus might raise the risk of cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Lantus, Insulin Glargine (generic), Diabetes, Health, University of Chicago

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Cantwell Favors "public option" on health care

With local liberals making rumbles, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Tuesday that a "public option" should be part of a package to reform the nation's health care system, but was vague about what form it should take.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Maria Cantwell, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Medicine, Nursing, Seattle Metro

WSAV

Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell a Big Onea

The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Central Washington University, Geology, Science, Canada,

Bellingham Herald

B.C., Washington ride raises $6.9 million to fight cancer

More than 1,700 cyclists rode through Bellingham during the first Ride to Conquer Cancer on June 20.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Bellingham Metro, Bellingham, WA, Canada, Mount Vernon, WA

Science Blog

NuTeV anomaly helps shed light on physics of the nucleus

A new calculation clarifies the complicated relationship between protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and offers a fascinating resolution of the famous NuTeV Anomaly.

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Related Topix: Physics, Science, Department of Energy

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