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New York (Reuters Life!) - Boys today may be on a faster track to puberty than their fathers’ generation, reaching the milestone an average of a year earlier, according to a study conducted in Bulgaria.
The findings suggest that trends towards earlie...
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LONDON (AP) To some it’s just a bunch of bird drawings. To others, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to be the world’s most expensive book, which was expected to fetch mor...
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LONDON (AP) Sotheby’s is auctioning a rare copy of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” billed as the world’s most expensive book a treasure that could sell for $9.5 million.
One of only 100 or so remaining copies of “Birds of America,” the tome ...
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“Can you make some room?” yelled a man from the platform.
“Can we get through? We have seats!” screamed a frazzled traveller trying to bypass the compartment.
Another passenger surrendered and sat in the bathroom. I found a foot of empty space next t...
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NEW YORK (AP) Two shows are downsizing to try to stay on Broadway.
The musical “Rock of Ages” will move from The Brooks Atkinson Theatre to the smaller Helen Hayes Theatre in March 2011. Taking its place in Brooks Atkinson in February will be “Rain A...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) “Palinism” and “Obama-mess” are likely to be among the top global words of 2011, as the United States gears up for its next presidential elections, according to a language monitoring group.
The coming year will also likely...
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“Eh Ehn Bye! Santa’s Too Big!!” opens tonight at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.
Director and playwright Patricia Nesbitt is behind the show, which is performed by CedarBridge Academy students.
“The story is that Santa and mama ...
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Certain stem cells protect tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from being destroyed, which explains why TB can lie dormant for years or even decades in the human body, researchers said yesterday.
The human immune system produces T-cells ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood has famously had better luck using makeup to make young actors look old like Russell Crowe in “A Beautiful Mind” than making old actors look young. But the ability to manipulate images digitally could prove to be a fountain...
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BERLIN (AP) Doctors say a 23-year-old German who was injured while trying to jump over a car wearing power jumping stilts during a live TV show is in stable condition.
The Duesseldorf University Clinic said that Samuel Koch was being slowly brought o...
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