Showing posts with label random news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random news. Show all posts
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Thursday, March 22, 2007
how little i know...
i saw this article today about cancer and i realized that i know very little about cancer. i thought i would pass it on...
Cancer: What is it, risks, detection, treatment
dailygotham.com
Cancer...it is something that is happening all the time in our bodies, yet most of the time our bodies fight it off with ease. Cancer is nothing more than a cell, part of ourselves, that starts growing uncontrollably. That’s all. And yet it can kill.
With Elizabeth Edwards relapsing after recovering from cancer, I thought it a good idea to give a brief lesson on cancer. This is a topic I am very familiar with. A big chunk of my professional career has involved studying subjects that are related to cancer. I have also seen someone die of cancer. I know what happens in cancer on the level of molecules, cells…and to a whole person and that person’s family.
Cancer is what happens when a cell escapes from the normal controls that limit its ability to divide. Cell division is how we develop from a single cell—a fertilized egg—into a human being. Cell division is how our hair grows, and how our intestinal lining and blood cells constantly replenish themselves. It is also how injuries heal. Cell division is a very tightly regulated process. It isn’t easy for a cell to divide. Our cells are constantly exchanging messages about what’s going on in our bodies, and most of those messages prevent cell division. (more)
Cancer: What is it, risks, detection, treatment
dailygotham.com
Cancer...it is something that is happening all the time in our bodies, yet most of the time our bodies fight it off with ease. Cancer is nothing more than a cell, part of ourselves, that starts growing uncontrollably. That’s all. And yet it can kill.
With Elizabeth Edwards relapsing after recovering from cancer, I thought it a good idea to give a brief lesson on cancer. This is a topic I am very familiar with. A big chunk of my professional career has involved studying subjects that are related to cancer. I have also seen someone die of cancer. I know what happens in cancer on the level of molecules, cells…and to a whole person and that person’s family.
Cancer is what happens when a cell escapes from the normal controls that limit its ability to divide. Cell division is how we develop from a single cell—a fertilized egg—into a human being. Cell division is how our hair grows, and how our intestinal lining and blood cells constantly replenish themselves. It is also how injuries heal. Cell division is a very tightly regulated process. It isn’t easy for a cell to divide. Our cells are constantly exchanging messages about what’s going on in our bodies, and most of those messages prevent cell division. (more)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
i'm becoming slightly obsessed...
it is early in the presidential game but i've already been sucked in. i feel like i need to cut myself off. but before i do...i heard a story on npr this week about hil and barack in selma, al over the weekend. they were there to commemorate bloody sunday. well apparently both of them whipped out their southern accents for the occassion. oh my goodness. i know this is a game but i find it all so bothersome. plus, bill never, ever makes appearances but did so in his beloved south.
well at least his accent is real.
and i wonder...where were the republicans? or are there any republicans left?
well at least his accent is real.
and i wonder...where were the republicans? or are there any republicans left?
Monday, March 05, 2007
dognapping update...
Terriers seized in L.A. are returned
Sun Mar 4, 10:26 AM ET
Four purebred Yorkshire terriers stolen at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery more than a week ago were returned to their owners after a man turned himself in to police.
Three puppies, valued at $2,500 each, and a full-grown family pet named Tan-ja were reunited with their owners at the Wilshire Division police station Saturday night.
One puppy remained missing, police said.
Family members hugged and kissed the panting pups and left the police station with the dogs in their arms.
The animals were recovered after Ryan Betton, 19, of Los Angeles, surrendered to police Friday night, Detective Luis Corona said.
He was booked for investigation of residential robbery, police said.
A videotape of the robbery that aired on local television brought in many tips, including telephone calls that sent police to the home of Betton's father, Corona said.
"When the son came home, he confronted the son and that led to the son being brought in to the station to turn himself in," Corona said.
A second man was being sought.
The puppies had been advertised for sale in a newspaper and two men posing as buyers made an appointment to see them on Feb. 23. When a family member opened the door, one of the men pulled a gun. The men ordered the family of four to lie on the living room floor.
A home surveillance camera caught the scene as one man held a gun and the other chased after the puppies with a plastic garbage bag as they scampered around the room and underneath a coffee table.
He snatched one of the dogs from a woman's hands.
No one was injured.
Corona said before they were returned, the dogs were found in several places, including Long Beach.
Authorities believe the robbers didn't intend to sell the dogs but probably wanted to give them away as gifts, Corona said.
An LAPD official did not know if Betton had legal representation.
Sun Mar 4, 10:26 AM ET
Four purebred Yorkshire terriers stolen at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery more than a week ago were returned to their owners after a man turned himself in to police.
Three puppies, valued at $2,500 each, and a full-grown family pet named Tan-ja were reunited with their owners at the Wilshire Division police station Saturday night.
One puppy remained missing, police said.
Family members hugged and kissed the panting pups and left the police station with the dogs in their arms.
The animals were recovered after Ryan Betton, 19, of Los Angeles, surrendered to police Friday night, Detective Luis Corona said.
He was booked for investigation of residential robbery, police said.
A videotape of the robbery that aired on local television brought in many tips, including telephone calls that sent police to the home of Betton's father, Corona said.
"When the son came home, he confronted the son and that led to the son being brought in to the station to turn himself in," Corona said.
A second man was being sought.
The puppies had been advertised for sale in a newspaper and two men posing as buyers made an appointment to see them on Feb. 23. When a family member opened the door, one of the men pulled a gun. The men ordered the family of four to lie on the living room floor.
A home surveillance camera caught the scene as one man held a gun and the other chased after the puppies with a plastic garbage bag as they scampered around the room and underneath a coffee table.
He snatched one of the dogs from a woman's hands.
No one was injured.
Corona said before they were returned, the dogs were found in several places, including Long Beach.
Authorities believe the robbers didn't intend to sell the dogs but probably wanted to give them away as gifts, Corona said.
An LAPD official did not know if Betton had legal representation.
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