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[Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Subduction Zone, Shallow Depth Make Lethal Mix In Earthquake That Trig
The location of the recent earthquake that triggered a deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean came as no surprise to geologists, says Anne Meltzer, a world-renowned seismologist at Lehigh University. The earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26 occurred along a "subduction zone"where the Indian tectonic plate is being subducted, or pulled beneath, the Burma tectonic platelet, says Meltzer. Point Defiance: 100 Years and Beyond
This site features a series of articles commemorating the 100th anniversary (2005) of Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington state. The articles celebrate "the park's history, zoo, gardens, natural spaces, and recreation opportunities,"and cover the history of the area from pre-1905 to the present day. Includes a Point Defiance map, park timeline, shared memories of the park, photos, audio clips, and more. From the Tacoma News Tribune. The Sleepy Lagoon Case: Constitutional Rights and the Struggle for Dem
Account of "the notorious trial that took place in Los Angeles in 1942, popularly known as the Sleepy Lagoon case,"which concerned the murder of a Mexican American man by alleged "zoot suiters."Topics include wartime hysteria, the accused, the defense committee and the appeal, and the overturning of the conviction. Includes images of primary source documents and photographs. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. Building Better Therapeutic Vaccines For Chronic Infections
Familiar preventive vaccines protect an individual from infections. Therapeutic vaccines, however, are designed for patients who have acquired chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis, or even cancers. Thus far, such vaccines have fallen short of expectations. A new study offers details about what may prevent the immune system from responding effectively to a therapeutic vaccine during a state of chronic infection and suggests how scientists might be able to improve the immune response. Riding the Rails
Brief essay about the "more than two million men and perhaps 8,000 women [who] became hoboes"during the Great Depression. Includes illustrations, a short list of people who rode the rails and later became famous, and an oral history from one man who became a hobo during this period. From Wessels Living History Farm, a project devoted to the history of American agriculture. A Guide to the Best and Worst Drinks
This two-part report from 2006 discusses the calorie content of beverages such as smoothies and coffee drinks. It includes a list of common ingredients of energy drinks, a recipe for a low-calorie smoothie, ideas for healthy beverage choices, and suggested daily drink servings for water, tea and coffee, diet drinks, and other beverages. From Consumer Reports. 50 State Bluebook Guide
Table with links to "blue books"for most U.S. states. These books are directories to each state's government, with material on topics such as branches of government, departments, and elections. Compiled by Daniel Cornwall, a librarian at the Alaska State Library.
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