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Thu, 17 May 2012 09:38:49 -0700
Pragati Sharma Of Rocky Hill Creates Art From Tales Of Her Homeland Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page In India, on special occasions, woman dye their bodies with intricate designs in henna. Artist Pragati Sharma loves the henna designs, and she wanted to create something like them.
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USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Chamorro Women and the Spanish
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:54:30 -0700
By Santiago Fernandez-Barrera and Iñaki Pedroarena-Leal As practitioners of Mexican culture and native Spanish speakers visiting Guam, we have quickly become attuned to a familiar tone in the Chamorro language. Guam was once under Spanish power, used primarily as a stopping-relay point for the lucrative galleon trade route. Colonized in 1668, Guam was subjugated by [...]
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Clayton Gardens Tour revisits favorites of past 20 years
Fri, 11 May 2012 20:29:52 -0700
For people prone to addictive behavior, the Clayton Historical Society's 20th anniversary Garden Tour could be downright dangerous. Digging in the dirt of the quaint town nestled in the valley below Mount Diablo has taken over the lives of a good segment of the population, according to Linda Cruz.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Announces Positive Phase II Results For Once-Daily Tiotropium In Asthma
Thu, 24 May 2012 02:03:09 -0700
A Phase II study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society showed positive results for once-daily tiotropium via the RespimatSoft Mist Inhaler (SMI) device in adolescents with symptomatic, moderate persistent asthma when added to usual care.
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For Koreans, damage from the L.A. riots went deep
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:26:03 -0700
The 1992 upheaval has a name in their community: sa-i-gu, Korean for 4/29, the same sort of shorthand as 9/11. Most of the victims were immigrants, and many lost their bearings. They didn't know whom to blame in the messy tableau of racial violence and class warfare. Twenty years ago, they came to Dr. Man Chul Cho suffering from symptoms of hwa-byung , the "anger sickness" of Korean folklore ...
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Paranormal Research Society visits Fleisher
Wed, 02 May 2012 21:57:20 -0700
A Bella Vista arts center brought together supernatural buffs and television personalities. Mysterious matters have enthralled Melissa Pandola since childhood. A fanatic of that which seems to d read the full article on SouthPhillyReview.com, click the headline above.]
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