Film Review: Jennifer's Body
Film Journal Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:29 PM PDT
Well, the Diablo Cody mystique sure ended fast. After a clutch of awards including an Oscar for penning Juno , she returned to the Toronto Fest a scant two years later with Jennifer's Body . A campy pastiche of horror and high-school movie clichés, the film only rises above standard-issue scare fare by dint of Cody's sneaky sense of humor. |
Dog Found Chained to Tree Outside of Animal Haven
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:18 PM PDT
MERRIAM, KS--(Marketwire - 09/18/09) - At 9:15 AM this morning, a volunteer walking a dog down the drive to Animal Haven saw something rustling in the leaves and dirt. At first glance you could hardly tell it was a dog. Matted so severely, its head could not be discerned from the rest of its body. Mats covered both eyes. A terrible stench came from the maggots in an open wound on one leg. Unable ... |
Raffle for recovery
Daily Pilot Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00 PM PDT
Bodysurfer Robert Khoury is known as “the guy who goes right†to members of the so-called New Crew, a group of bold, young swimmers who head to the famed Newport Beach body surfing spot the Wedge each day during the summer. |
Local boxing legend Sherriedale Morgan passes away at 75
WWAY 3 Wilmington Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:56 PM PDT
Video Body A local boxing legend passed away at New Hanover County Regional Medical Center Thursday night. Sherriedale Morgan was champion of the 1955 Pan-American Games for the US Army. Morgan later coached the Wilmington Boxing Program. Many of his students went on to pro careers in the ring including heavyweight Donnell Holmes. Holmes said Morgan was more than just a coach. “He didn't have ... |
Postmenopausal Women, Too, Reap Cardiovascular Benefits From Endurance Training
Science Daily Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:18 PM PDT
After menopause, decreased estrogen and changes in body composition affect women's metabolism. But does this affect women's response to exercise? A new study shows that postmenopausal women benefit as much as younger women do from endurance training, improving both cardiovascular and respiratory fitness. On average, women raised their maximum lung volume to that of women 16 years younger. |
Nevada professor discovers new way to calculate body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'
EurekAlert! Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:12 PM PDT
( University of Nevada, Reno ) Body Mass Index, or BMI, is an index used to determine healthy body weight. But, calculating BMI involves a complex formula, and then charts or online calculators are needed to convert the BMI information to a "healthy weight range." University of Nevada, Reno Professor of Applied Statistics George Fernandez has found a much simpler way of calculating a "Maximum ... |
What Is Rubella? What Are German Measles? What Causes Rubella Or German Measles?
Medical News Today Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10 PM PDT
Rubella, also known as German measles, is an infectious disease caused by the rubella virus. The virus passes from person-to-person via droplets in the air expelled when infected people cough or sneeze - the virus may also be present in the urine, feces and on the skin. The hallmark symptoms of rubella are an elevated body temperature and a pink rash. |
Firefighters find dead body following residential fire
The Lucerne Valley Leader Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10 PM PDT
By KATHERINE ROSENBERG, Editor LUCERNE VALLEY - A man with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body was found after firefighters extinguished a roaring blaze at his home, officials said. read more |
Missing Pittsburgh man died of shark bite
The Daily Advance Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:03 PM PDT
Officials believe a missing Pittsburgh man whose body was discovered Thursday on a beach in Kill Devil Hills died as the result of a shark bite. |
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