Archive for April, 2009
Tim Thomas: No More What-iffing
Throughout Tim Thomas’s career, he has spent much time trying to prove naysayers wrong about his ability to be successful in the National Hockey League. For example, the Bruins’ goaltender was voted the team’s Seventh Player Award winner twice (in 2006 and ‘07) as the player exceeding expectations.
Thomas is no longer surprising anyone. Yesterday, the [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Sports.
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What if you owned a dog that glowed?
The four cloned beagles known as Ruppy - Ruby Puppy (left) - contain a fluorescent protein that makes them glow red under ultraviolet light. –PHOTO: EXAMINER.COM
SOUTH Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created dogs that glow red by using a cloning technique that opens the way for research into human diseases.
The four cloned beagles [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Discoveries / Science.
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What if you didn’t leave your house for 18 years?
An agoraphobic woman who was too scared to leave her home for 18 years has ventured outside for the first time.
Sue Curtis, 40, from South Shields on Tyneside, developed the phobia during a panic attack at a local library.
Because of her fear of spaces she was married in her front room and as she could [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Life Stories.
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Susan Boyle: The World’s Singer
The Internet has not seen anything quite like Susan Boyle, whose online popularity is headed straight to the history books.
The video of Boyle’s performance in the reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” has set the record for the number of views in a week — and shows no sign of slowing down.
According to Visible Measures, which [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under Life Stories.
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What if? Star dancer Liu Yan
AST August a 26-year-old dancer named Liu Yan was supposed to give the performance of her life at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
Considered China’s leading classical dancer, she had prepared a six-minute piece called “Silk Road,” which was to celebrate the rich cultural heritage along one of this country’s earliest trade routes.
But two [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2009 under Life Stories.
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