The Methodist Hospital Names Prominent Physician, Researcher as Director of Cancer Center
Dr. Jenny C. Chang, an internationally acclaimed breast cancer researcher and clinician, has been named director of the Methodist Cancer Center. She begins her new role on Oct. 1.
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Milk does a body good, especially athletes
At the end of nearly every training session, Matt Whitmore downs a pint of milk straight from the bottle.
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A Near-Miss Hurricane Tops the News
Two potential disasters and an almost forgotten war helped drive the mainstream news agenda in a week in which a number of events vied for the media’s attention.
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Council faces million dollar question
City council is being asked to spend nearly a million dollars to attract the International Sailing Federation’s 2014 world championships to the city and council is being warned it will have to approve the money tonight or lose the bid, as it lurches towards lame duck status on Friday afternoon.[...]
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‘She was an angel, so loving and so giving’
A LIMERICK-born student who died in a motorway accident in England was yesterday described as a person any parent would love to have as a daughter.
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TE Mills signs on with practice squad
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles added two more players to their practice squad Monday, just not one of the safeties they had at the top of their list.
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Windsor sought Basin Plan release
MEMBER for New England Tony Windsor had tried to get his hands on the Murray Darling Basin guide last week, but was prevented from doing so.
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New Zealand artist wins award in Madrid, Spain
‘The dance of the brushes’, directed by New Zealand artist Charles Olsen and produced by TwentyFourSeven Cine, has been awarded second prize in the Festival Flamenco de Cortometrajes, organised by deflamenco.com. 26 short films were selected from various cities in Spain, France, Germany, Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Italy and the United States.
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Acton students to correspond with El Salvador on culture, environment
For Acton students who will correspond with kids in El Salvador over the next school year, photos and videos of plants and animals will do most of the talking.
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In the N.F.L. on Fourth Down, David H. Romer Says Go for It
When it comes to fourth-down plays in the N.F.L., a California economist and professor asserts that coaches are far too conservative.
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