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Highland Park resident wins prize to meet Ben Stiller
The same man who arranged for the marquee prize at Rotary's scholarship fundraiser also turned out to be the one who outbid the crowd to win it. Len Tenner's daughter, Rachel, is a Hollywood film casting director and producer who arranged for the...Tags: Auction Service, Ben Stiller, Ethan Coen, Highland Park (Brooklyn, New York), Kristen Wiig
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'Fast & Furious 6': Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carano can kick your rear
If Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano share a single regret, it's having not risked spinal injury together to film a key sequence for the thriller "Fast & Furious 6" last year. The action actresses get downright aw-shucks-y — wistful, even —...Tags: Avatar (movie), Mixed Martial Arts, Sports, Rotator Cuff Tear, Celebrities
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Studies say acid in sports and energy drinks could cause damage to teeth
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- They can give you a "pick me up" or help you rehydrate after long day in the sun, but according numerous studies energy drinks and sports drinks are exposing people to possible dental issues. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Lab Tests, Tooth Decay, Dental Health, Dwayne Johnson
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Organic Foods, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health and Safety at School, Food Industry
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Gymnast, 9, beats the odds in winning division
Lake Worth's Amanda Pagac was the youngest performer during the recent Level 8 state gymnastics competition in Lutz, but she didn't let that stop her from winning the all-around championship in her division. The 9-year-old Pagac, who competes for the...Tags: New York Yankees, NESN, Michelin Group, Fenway Park, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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High school students turn to internships to help plot future
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...
Tags: Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois), Arlington Heights, Students, Mount Prospect, Science and Technology
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Bay View Woman's Council awards $1,000 scholarship to Petoskey High School senior
Zoey Reager, daughter of Wyndham Reager and Nicole Belmonte of Petoskey, was recently selected as the 2013 recipient of the Bay View Woman's Council Petoskey High School Senior Girl Scholarship. The intent of the council's $1,000 scholarship is to...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Habitat for Humanity International, Human Interest, Dance
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Walmart, Human Rights
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: Insurance, National Institutes of Health, Antitrust Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medicare
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Afghanistan, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Christopher Shinn's plays explore what victims do next
NEW YORK — David Mamet has his hustlers, Edward Albee his domestic warriors, Tony Kushner his brilliant self-flagellators. If playwright Christopher Shinn has a signature character, it is the manipulative victim — the half-sympathetic, half-...Tags: Biology, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Cancer, Ewing's sarcoma
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Isabella Rossellini creates “Mammas” for Sundance Channel
Channel Guide MagazineMammas Sunday, May 12 Sundance Channel, 5:30pm ET Usually when someone I’m interviewing excuses themselves for a minute, it can really interrupt the flow of the conversation. That extra time it takes to get back on track could lead to me missing out...
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