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Eva Longoria and Tony Parker Choose Piaget for Their Wedding Bands (Popularity:  )
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During a fairytale wedding at Saint Germain L'Auxerrois Church in Paris, Desperate Housewives' leading lady, Eva Longoria, and basketball superstar, Tony Parker, exchanged vows and sealed their love with a pair of Piaget Possession wedding bands. Unique to Piaget, the Possession rings feature two bands that are inseparably linked, turning together for eternity. "They are such a wonderful couple, so in love and such an inspiration to so many," states ...
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Blind Kids Follow the Dots to Success (Popularity: )
Of all the literacy issues in America, braille literacy is one of the most underrated. Most people see the little dots created by Louis Braille in 1824 as something of a novelty. They glance over them as they punch in their ATM passwords. Comedians make light of their use and ponder their placement in areas frequented by people with sight. But for thousands of blind and visually impaired children who ...
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Exhibition Brings to Life the Man Who Revolutionized the Science of Biology (Popularity: )
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When 22-year-old Charles Darwin stepped aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831, he took with him little more than a magnifying glass, a stack of notebooks, and an open mind. For five years the young amateur naturalist collected wildlife, plants, and ancient fossils from South America, Australia, Capetown, and beyond. Patiently and in meticulous detail, Darwin observed these "endless forms most beautiful," and as he did he pondered the similarities that ...
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House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Passes $10 Million Increase for Battered Women's Shelters (Popularity: )
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Domestic violence advocates across the country are lauding the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee for approving a $10 million increase in funding for battered women's shelters in their Subcommittee mark-up yesterday. The increased funding for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) would help keep domestic violence shelters open so that victims and their children can find safety and support ...
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Study Evaluating Novel Combination of nab-paclitaxel and capecitabine for 1st Line Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (Popularity: )
http://www.westclinic.com
Researchers from The West Clinic, the Mid-South's premier provider of interdisciplinary cancer care, and ACORN (Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network) today announced results from a Phase II study evaluating nanoparticle albumin bound (nab(TM)) -paclitaxel (ABRAXANE(R)) with capecitabine (Xeloda(R)) in a novel first-line combination treatment for patients with metastatic breast cancer at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The study demonstrated that nab-paclitaxel in combination ...
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Naomi Tutu, Human Rights Activist, Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Tells Bentley College Graduates that the 'Self-Made Person' is a Myth (Popularity: )
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Naomi Tutu, passionate advocate for peace and human rights, a child of Apartheid and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, told Bentley College graduates during the 88th undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 19, to beware of the myth of the self-made person, reminding them of what her own parents often reminded her, "What you achieve is not yours alone. It is actually a wonderful feeling to know that you are ...
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May 5 Designated as National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day (Popularity: )
http://www.chop.edu
Children and teenagers suffer from strokes. Although usually a condition in older adults, stroke affects approximately 26 out of every 100,000 newborns and nearly six out of every 100,000 children each year. This week the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution by Robert Casey (D-Pa.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) to designate May 5, 2007 National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day. The Senate resolution also commends The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for ...
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China's Jingkou Government Sends Delegation to Hold Conferences in Houston and San Francisco with the Aim of Attracting Investment (Popularity: )
In order to increase mutual understanding and seek common development, two investment conferences will be held by China's Jingkou District People's Government at the beginning of May in Houston and San Francisco. During the conferences, attendees will be invited and an investment environment will be introduced. The future development of Jingkou will focus on the following three main fields: first, with its fine location along the Yangtze River, the Jingkou ...
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Anthony Kennedy Shriver to Travel to Middle East to Launch Best Buddies International Program at Shafallah Center in Qatar (Popularity: )
http://www.bestbuddies.org
Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International and brother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, will be traveling to Doha, Qatar next week to announce the expansion of Best Buddies International's presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new accredited program in collaboration with the innovative Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs, a nonprofit charitable organization. Shriver will be one of the distinguished ...
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Space Adventures' Orbital Client, Charles Simonyi, Successfully Launches (Popularity: )
http://www.spaceadventures.com
Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today that their orbital client, Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., and his crew successfully launched aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Dr. Simonyi joins the Expedition 15 crew which includes Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov for his 13-day mission. "I consider my mission to be a small part ...
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