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Summer Vacation Schedule 21 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
Pat and his staff are taking some time off to enjoy the summer with their family and friends. There will be no Pat’s Picks from Wednesday, August 21 through Monday, September 2. We’ll be back to our r...
Study: More Kids Tearing ACL 20 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
More kids are tearing their ACL these days, says the New York Daily News. Formerly thought of as an adult injury, experts say the spike is due to more kids competing at a higher level much earlier in ...
Study: Like Humans, Dogs Yawn Sympathetically 20 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
It’s common knowledge that seeing someone yawn will elicit a yawn from your own mouth. But the New York Times says a new study has proven what pet owners have often suspected: yawning is contagious am...
VIDEO: Water Bomber Plane Drops Load on Vehicle Fire 20 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
This seems like overkill, but it makes for a pretty awesome video. Watch as a water-bombing jet drops its full load to take care of a vehicle fire on a remote highway in Canada.
When to Take Antibiotics and When to Avoid Them 20 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
There’s a good Wall Street Journal article this morning on antibiotics and when to use them. According to a few recent studies, not only are doctors overprescribing antibiotics, they often give patien...
PHOTO of the DAY: Impromptu Docking 20 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
There’s a crazy photo on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning. Yes, that’s a fishing boat on the beach in Atlantic City. The paper says police are investigating how the boat got th...
Study Questions Safety of Lipstick 20 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
According to the New York Times this morning, your lipstick may contain lead and eight other metals that aren’t meant to be “ingested daily.” It’s long been known that most lipsticks carry a trace amo...
Office Pranks 20 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
The office tends to get boring at the end of summer when everyone is out on vacation. But perhaps all you need to liven things up is a good old-fashioned office prank. Luckily, the Houston Chronicle a...
Sharapova Applies for Two-Week Name Change 20 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
The Times of London seems to have broken this laughable but true “Sugarpova” story about tennis star Maria Sharapova applying for a legal name change. The Guardian says she applied for the sweeter sur...
This Home Run is Brought to You By…. 19 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
Baseball fans will relate to Richard Sandomir’s article in the New York Times this morning about how intrusive radio sponsorships of baseball games are getting. As in: “Phelps painted the corner. Pai...
