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    High levels proved  Nov 24, 2008
    SHOCK FINDING: Rosebery resident Marsha Stejskal said she is suprised test results have revealed high levels of cobalt, magnesium and copper in her system. UNDER INVESTIGATION: The neighbouring properties of Marsha Stejskal and Kay Seltitzas at Rosebery. (Northwest Tasmania Advocate)

    Chamber honors Thompson as business person of year  Nov 23, 2008
    Thompson, expressing his shock at receiving the award, said the recognition belongs to pharmacy customers and the Orangeburg community. Upon receipt of the award, Thompson said he had an inkling something was different. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Stage set for Tech-UGA  Nov 23, 2008
    Johnson shocked all the whiteout crowd, opening with three passes, one thrown by a receiver ... You dont follow any team other than UGA. Shocking ... we shouldn t even bother showing up I guess let s shock the world men. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Angel House needs an angel  Nov 23, 2008
    On his way to the United Way campaign kickoff in September, Odessa Crisis Center's Executive Director Chuck Hornung got the call that shocked him ... "This really came as a total shock," Hornung said. (Odessa American, TX)

    Budget cuts pain top county adviser  Nov 23, 2008
    After the shock passed, the anxiety set in, just as it has for many Valley families facing tough times. Now, she makes decisions about other people's jobs, people's lives. (AZCentral -- News)

    Shocking moments  Nov 22, 2008
    Cantona flew feet first into the crowd at Simmons, then got up to aim punches at the fan as shocked supporters looked on ... So it was perhaps the ultimate shock when playing in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup for Cameroon against Colombia, Foe collapsed in the middle of the pitch, with no one near him. (CNN -- International)

    Nebraska sets age limit for safe-haven law  Nov 22, 2008
    But since Sept. 1, to the shock of officials and the public in Nebraska, 35 older children, many from 10 to 17 years old, have been dropped off at hospitals. Most were left by desperate parents who said the children were uncontrollable and violent and needed more counseling or psychiatric services than they could find or pay for. (Boston Globe)

    Anger, shock, and a call for new leaders  Nov 22, 2008
    "Carlos Henriquez, 31, who unsuccessfully challenged Turner last year, said he, like many in Roxbury, was in shock."You lose two great talents with two very powerful positions where you can help people, but I think there's other people in the community, other leaders in the community, who are still in a position where they're active, and I think there's a healthy group of young people in the neighborhood, as well," he said. "I think the whole community will be fine. Political leadership will... (Boston Globe)

    The man they knew  Nov 22, 2008
    Charges against Turner shock his supporters ... So it was with shock that colleagues and constituents took the news that Turner was the latest political figure implicated in an FBI bribery scandal that felled state Senator Dianne Wilkerson, a Roxbury Democrat. (Boston Globe)

    Staying fit to a C’  Nov 22, 2008
    This curve, along with the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, allow for movement, stability, upright posture, protection and shock absorption. This information is far from new: A 1977 paper in the Journal of Anatomy demonstrated that even babies should be born with a neck curve. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    The black hole in financial markets  Nov 22, 2008
    The shock has forced a sudden shift in their behavior towards precautionary savings, which is why the US economy appears to have fallen off a cliff in October. The US Treasury is the only entity in the United States with an unchallenged capacity to borrow, and the rush into precautionary savings was reflected in the largest-ever increase in government bond prices - by more than eight points for the 30-year bond - in American history. (Asia Times Online)

    Ranchers contract with state to allow hunting  Nov 22, 2008
    Wilson moved to the area from Florida, and in an understated way declared the move a bit of a culture shock. His grandmother still lives nearby. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Shock drink ads air for schoolies  Nov 22, 2008
    THE first shock images in the federal Government's $20 million assault on binge drinking go to air tomorrow night -- eight months after Kevin Rudd promised to "scare the living daylights" out of complacent young drinkers. The release of the TV advertisements -- which comes as thousands of teenagers prepare to descend on destinations such as the Gold Coast for schoolies' week -- are targeted at people aged 15 to 25 and their parents. (The Australian)

    Nebraska revises child safe haven law  Nov 22, 2008
    Since Sept. 1, to the shock of state officials and the public, 35 children, many of them teen-agers and including several from out-of-state, were left at hospitals under the law. In most cases, distraught parents or guardians said that the children were uncontrollable and violent, and that they could not find adequate counseling and mental health services. (International Herald Tribune)

    Playboy in a pickle  Nov 22, 2008
    Friends and colleagues were in shock yesterday as news spread that Morgan, 53, had died in his sleep. Having shot some of the most famous faces in the world, Welsh-born Morgan will be remembered as a professional who never took his eye off the ball. (The Age, Australia)

    Batten down: researchers tip 30-year storm phase  Nov 22, 2008
    THE devastation from last week's brutal storms in south-east Queensland has left the region shell-shocked, but new research indicates this type of weather could be the norm for the next 30 years ... Queensland's senior director of mental health, Aaron Groves, said normal reactions to a disaster included shock, numbness, fear, horror, grief, frustration, anger, helplessness and despair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Post a comment »  Nov 22, 2008
    What happened in New York was a shock to America. For many years we fought in different countries,Iraq is no different. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Malaysian body bans yoga for Muslims  Nov 22, 2008
    Putri Rahim, a housewife, expressed shock at the fatwa, saying she is no less a Muslim after practicing yoga for 10 years. "I am mad! Maybe they have it in mind that Islam is under threat. To come out with a fatwa is an insult to intelligent Muslims. It's an insult to my belief," Putri told the AP.. (USA Today)

    Obama makes the smart pick for Treasury: Dow goes wild  Nov 22, 2008
    My reason is simple: Back in 2006, while most of the financial establishment was pooh-poohing the possibility that the global economy was at any risk from a systemic shock, Geithner was actively warning that unregulated derivatives posed a threat to financial market stability ... But his caution surrounds a dangerous core: Geithner acknowledges that the explosion, over the past 10 years, of hedge fund trading in exotic financial instruments may well have contributed to the general resilience... (Salon)

    Junos honour Sarah McLachlan's humanitarian enterprise  Nov 21, 2008
    "It was just a huge eye-opener for me," she said, "coming from a middle-class Canadian upbringing, going into rural hospitals where parents didn't even have the understanding of inoculations, of basic health care. All these things I've taken for granted all my life, health care, clean water, food, a roof over my head - these kids don't have that, and it was really a shock to my system." ... McLachlan's "brand" is so powerful that her recent public service announcements for various SPCA... (Vancouver Sun)

    Lawmaker questions anti-smoking billboards  Nov 21, 2008
    Steve Kettering, R-Lake View, sent a letter to Iowa Department of Public Health Director Thomas Newton that claimed a series of billboards paid for by the Just Eliminate Lies campaign employs shock tactics to convince people not to smoke ... "While JEL [Just Eliminate Lies] is attempting to push a message through the use of shock value that tobacco kills, I am concerned the only shock that will come of this is a decrease in our tourist economy," the letter reads. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Martin-Chambliss debate off  Nov 21, 2008
    The entry titled "Atlanta Press Club cancels U.S. Senate debate," and any of the comments about it. Get the latest news, opinions and blogs on politics and the election from across the state on the. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Braves still shopping for a Big Dog  Nov 21, 2008
    And the Braves haven t filled any of their three stated top-priority needs power-hitting outfielder and two additional, proven starting pitchers (not Smoltz, Glavine, Hampton or Tommy Hanson, though one or more of those fellas is likely to be on the 2009 pitching staff at some point, and it really wouldn t shock me if that last one, young Hanson, is on it from opening day) ... Utley s hip surgery is a shocker, but it may explain his late-season drop ... Very well done with a huge shocker close... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Letters: Nov. 20  Nov 21, 2008
    I read with some shock that story on the Nov. 13 TAB ( An eye on you ) that Brookline could be on the verge of installing surveillance cameras throughout the town. This is not a trivial decision that should be made without serious consideration. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    Tuning out the braindead megaphone  Nov 21, 2008
    Yet, the megaphone's re-educative shock treatment aims to wipe away that memory and conjure eternal conservatism from our spotless minds. Luckily, we have polling to maintain our sanity. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    $20m ad blitz targets binge drinkers  Nov 21, 2008
    "I do question the effectiveness of shock tactics."Very few people will fall through a table," he said, referring to an ad where a woman in a party dress lies on the remnants of a coffee table with cuts to her face and arms. "It's not just about young people. Their approach to alcohol is learned behaviour. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    When the wheels fell off  Nov 21, 2008
    It has had to relearn the lesson of the first oil shock of the 1970s, when soaring oil prices created demand for smaller, more efficient cars. "Moving into the '80s, when fuel costs moderated again, consumers demanded more horsepower and the automakers responded to that. Then you had the boom of the SUV - that's what consumers were looking for," an industry analyst, Michael Wall of CSM Worldwide, says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Scientist's embryo cloning faked  Nov 21, 2008
    The shaming of Dr Hwang has come as a profound shock to South Koreans, many of whom saw the cloning pioneer as a national hero. Some analysts are describing his fall from grace as one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud in recent history. (Yahoo News -- Cloning)

    New strain of Ebola virus discovered  Nov 21, 2008
    Blood loss, shock and organ failure lead to coma and delirium and, in many cases, to death, within three to seven days after onset of symptoms. Ebola first came to light in 1976 in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is named after the Ebola river with which this outbreak is associated. (India Times, India)

    Plan to shutter newsstand pierces heart of Harvard Sq.  Nov 20, 2008
    The possible demise caused shock and dismay yesterday in Harvard Square, where shoppers took it as a wrenching sign of a rapidly changing world, where print news is dying and chain stores have taken over, even in a square once celebrated for its eclectic diversity. To many, Out of Town News had seemed an unmovable part of the Harvard Square experience, as likely to disappear as Harvard University's wrought iron gates across the street. (Boston Globe)

    In Zimbabwe, payback time for some  Nov 20, 2008
    The green bombers were the ruling party's shock troops, thugs who killed and terrorized in the name of President Robert Mugabe before elections this year. Just a few months ago, the thought of challenging one of them was unthinkable in Harare's townships, stagnant and hopeless places where young men hung around sharing cheap beer in plastic bottles and waiting for the "Old Man" to die. (Boston Globe)

    UAB beats Arizona 72-71  Nov 20, 2008
    " As the McKale Center crowd watched in shock, Delaney hit one free throw and UAB inbounded the ball to clinch the win. "Jamelle, I just don't think (he) had a clock in his head," Pennell said. "He was kind of caught between a rock and a hard place. Instead of just letting him go, he made a poor decision, and he's broken up about it. (FOX 11, AZ)

    Mad about Hugh  Nov 20, 2008
    You're about to go faster on a horse now than you've ever been in your life and you're going to be in a bit of shock because the other horses are going to be right next to you and bolting and you won't be able to see a thing because of the dust. He's running with his mates now and all his mates are wild and it's like they are high on the highest drug of all time. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Grandmother, aunt face murder charges  Nov 20, 2008
    "Things like this are not supposed to happen in this county. This is still a good county and we still look out for each other. This is pretty much a shock to all of us.". Lee said that Mowdy and Bell have not shown remorse and charges could be upgraded to the capital level depending on a decision by District Attorney Mark Duncan. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)

    Son's suicide drives mom's crusade  Nov 20, 2008
    For the first three months after her son, Kaniela, a Kalani High School senior, died on April 5, 2003, Kaninau-Santos said she was "in that very frozen shock trauma stage." Then she told herself, "I'm a mom. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know it was about suicide." ... For the first three months after her son, Kaniela, a Kalani High School senior, died on April 5, 2003, Kaninau-Santos said she was "in that very frozen shock trauma stage." Then she told herself, "I'm a mom. I knew... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Health scare humbles Panthers OT Bridges  Nov 20, 2008
    "I call it getting dropped and shocked. I don't know what it's called technically.". He said he was put under a general anesthetic and doctors used an electric shock to get his heart back into rhythm, during a procedure performed Monday ... "It's dangerous because it can cause blood clots and all this other stuff, so Doc saw it fitting I get shocked to get back in rhythm.". (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)

    Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino  Nov 20, 2008
    The economy suffered a tremendous shock. And so we know that the Secretary of the Treasury and many other people across the administration are working on this day in and day out and we're satisfied that they're giving it their all. (White House News Releases)

    How Household Bleach Kills Bacteria  Nov 20, 2008
    Jakob and her team were studying a bacterial protein known as heat shock protein 33 (Hsp33), which is classified as a molecular chaperone. The main job of chaperones is to protect proteins from unfavorable interactions, a function that's particularly important when cells are under conditions of stress, such as the high temperatures that result from fever. (Science Daily)

    Battling Bacteria In The Blood: Mathematical Models Help In Tackling Deadly Infections  Nov 20, 2008
    In a research paper published in the November issue of the journal Shock, and recent papers in the journals Bulletin of Mathematical Biology and Academic Emergency Medicine, the team describes new computer-based models of bloodstream infection that may help guide the development of new treatments ... In the paper published in Shock, Younger and his team describe their new model of bacterial infection of the blood and organs, which they validated through experiments in mice. (Science Daily)

    Retirement dreams give way to despair, anger  Nov 20, 2008
    It's a real sense of shock, says Phyllis Moen, a University of Minnesota sociologist who studies adjustment to retirement. Here they thought they were in control, and they created a life that works and suddenly, theyve lost control. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Brown: Fixing the Big Three  Nov 20, 2008
    It has seemed at times like American carmakers think car buyers are so blindly loyal that they will keep coming back -- despite the sticker shock -- for crummy cars that guzzle gas, fall apart too soon, and cost too much to repair. Lots of other companies have figured out how to build better quality, more fuel-efficient cars, and even do it right here in the United States. (CNN -- US)

    Where were you when Kennedy was assassinated?  Nov 20, 2008
    It was totally shocking ... I told him that he should go turn on the TV. It was such a shock. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)

    County taxes see less than 2 percent increase  Nov 20, 2008
    Introducing an ordinance to allow the county to impose a 30 fee for worthless checks, Ochs told the board, I hope it strikes you with the same degree of shock that it strikes me that we had not been assessing a service fee on bounced checks. We are allowed to do so. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)

    PG North: Defense vital in Shady Side's success (Today)  Nov 20, 2008
    As dominant and as surprising, at least for some opponents, as the Shady Side Academy defense was for most of the year, its performance came as no shock to coach Dave Havern. Havern knew he was returning a group of defenders that could have a season like this. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Kidney disease takes a growing toll  Nov 19, 2008
    "They were telling me I might not make it. I was in shock. I started dialysis the next day.". Miller, who has since moved to Connecticut to be with her children, was one of the millions of Americans unaware that they are suffering from chronic kidney disease, which is caused in most cases by uncontrolled hypertension (as in her case) or diabetes, and is often asymptomatic until its later stages. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Miss Ireland upstages lady in red  Nov 19, 2008
    Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has divorced his wife of the last 32 years, Potjaman, his spokesman said yesterday, although he offered few explanations for the shock separation. More asia. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)

    Pontiac mayor goes on the attack with parolee stats  Nov 19, 2008
    He concluded the shocking drop cannot be real, but DOC Assistant Director Deanne Benos said programs designed to prevent recidivism are working ... jen70 wrote on Nov 18, 2008 11:09 PM:" CT- over the last 5-8 yrs Pontiac had renovations done to it, and not small amounts of money - LARGE!! When even back then if that is the case inmates could of been sent to Thomson, how long has Thomson been ready? THINK ABOUT IT!! Plus GOV BLOWFISH had inmates being housed at the states expense in Cook... (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Letters to the Editor (Nov. 18)  Nov 19, 2008
    Seldom Seen wrote on Nov 18, 2008 1:10 PM:" To all the "I got mine, I can't help someone in need" people out there:Keep this in mind:A good number of homeless people are veterans. Most of the redneck conservatives who write on comments in opposition to homelss people are also war mongers in support of the current occupations of the Bush Administration. You love the fact that we are killing Muslims because you feel It is just for us to do so. Yet, you won't support the soldiers who come back... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Detroit automaker CEOs, UAW head plead for help  Nov 19, 2008
    Should that happen, it could send a huge shock through the national economy. Mayors join call for help. (USA Today -- Autos)

    Are you making any of these four deadly relationship mistakes?  Nov 19, 2008
    You will shock a few people, and if it gets back to your partner, it s great foreplay. Relationship Mistake No. 2 Be a Darren Stevens. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Study: Is Asthma Overdiagnosed?  Nov 19, 2008
    The study's findings come as no shock, says Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association. The symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath, which frequently get confused for asthma, may signal a host of other health problems, including the a respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, anxiety and congestive heart failure. (Time.com)

    The high priest of the Royal Hawaiian Mint  Nov 19, 2008
    In both cases, there would be major short-term shocks to employment; depending on which scenario you use, a contraction of the Detroit Three would result in direct and indirect job losses of 2 ... On Sunday, "60 Minutes'" if the astonishing drop in gas and oil prices made dealing with energy issues "less important." Obama responded forcefully: "It makes it more important." He observed that there is a cycle of "shock and trance" in American attitudes toward energy ... " Andrew Leonard Posted in:... (Salon)

    Pirates hijack oil tanker off Kenya, kidnap crew  Nov 18, 2008
    Vessel's capture far from shore shocks military ... But he expressed shock at the pirates' ability to operate so far from shore. (Boston Globe)

    EPA targets water runoff  Nov 18, 2008
    "I think it's going to be a shock," said Michael Santora, Milford's town engineer. "Large commercial developments that are older will be impacted most significantly.". (Boston Globe)

    Gulf War syndrome is real, report finds  Nov 18, 2008
    The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses concluded that Gulf War syndrome is a physical condition distinct from the mental "shell shock" suffered by veterans in other wars. Some earlier studies had concluded it was not a distinct illness. (Boston Globe)

    Staying fit to a C’  Nov 18, 2008
    This curve, along with the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, allow for movement, stability, upright posture, protection and shock absorption. This information is far from new: A 1977 paper in the Journal of Anatomy demonstrated that even babies should be born with a neck curve. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Obama interview draws record audience for '60 MINS'; Biggest audience in nine years...  Nov 18, 2008
    Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record--The Live Feed. Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record. (The Drudge Report)

    Dutch tourists stung in $51 demand for five cent Indian samosas  Nov 18, 2008
    Tourists in India in samosa shock. By Amarnath Tewary Patna. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Supreme Court takes cue from Oprah  Nov 18, 2008
    That was a shock to everyone including Barack. Ya ll had better recognize the power of Oprah said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    France announces paedophile curbs  Nov 18, 2008
    President Sarkozy said the government wanted to draw conclusions from an "unacceptable situation which has greatly shocked the French" ... Tourists in India in samosa shock ... Child murder case shocks NZ court. (Yahoo News -- France)

    Give Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine to boys, says inventor  Nov 18, 2008
    Bid shock - not true. Same with Gadrasil. (NEWS.com.au)

    The donor trail  Nov 18, 2008
    I find this shocking, but she says it's the way it has to be. "I honestly believe that if they hadn't asked me at that point, shock sets in and this whole selfishness of grief sets in, and if I'd been asked 12 hours later I might not have agreed because I don't think I would have been compos mentis. You have to make those decisions while you are still in that old life because a few seconds later, when the shock hits and reality hits, it's a completely different life.". (guardian.co.uk)

    Post a comment »  Nov 18, 2008
    What happened in New York was a shock to America. For many years we fought in different countries,Iraq is no different. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Click here to view  Nov 18, 2008
    I dont know if anybody has noticed this, but playing Dead Space reminds me a lot about Bio-Shock, one of our favourite games of yesteryear ... However, Dead Space doesnt just copy the mechanics of BioShock the game itself has a few very nice touches of its own that Ive not seen in any other ... Well it is, although it never quite achieves the heights attained by BioShock in terms of gameplay and story. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Exit Quietly  Nov 18, 2008
    The hijacking of the Saudi-owned Sirius Star supertanker carrying more than $100 million worth of crude came as a shock because pirates usually operate much closer to shore and don't go after. The LAT leads locally with news that the California State University system is proposing a plan to at its 23 campuses by 10,000 students because of the state's budget woes. (Slate)

    Sex-accused doctor resigns from Mater Children's Hospital  Nov 18, 2008
    Mater Health Services said the man's arrest shocked the hospital. "The news of his arrest has come as a great shock to his co-workers and supervisors," a spokeswoman said. (Brisbane Times)

    The perils of cheap oil  Nov 18, 2008
    On Sunday, "60 Minutes'" if the astonishing drop in gas and oil prices made dealing with energy issues "less important." Obama responded forcefully: "It makes it more important." He observed that there is a cycle of "shock and trance" in American attitudes toward energy ... " Andrew Leonard Posted in: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 08:00 PST I have only one comment to make on the New York Times' front-pager detailing during (and after) his tenure as a Republican senator from Texas.Imagine if Gramm's good... (Salon)

    Country profile: Cuba  Nov 18, 2008
    But his choice of first vice-president came as a shock to those hoping that a new generation might begin shaping the country's future. He picked Machado Ventura - a hardline politburo member and one of the original leaders of the revolution - as his number two. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Jindal: Something Is Wrong With The GOP  Nov 17, 2008
    "When you talk about the negative shock that would result from bankruptcies of these companies right now - and by the way, I wouldn't be blithe about Chapter 11. There are suppliers out there who are owed money, smaller businesses. They get hurt in a bankruptcy. There are a whole range of people who didn't 00004000 make bad decisions at GM here.". MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- Iraq)

    America's promise rekindled  Nov 17, 2008
    Many were shocked that the spirit of America, the enduring soul of our heritage, has now become the embodiment of our hopes and dreams in a new leadership under Barack Obama ... Keith wrote on Nov 16, 2008 2:10 AM:" Paul Jackson - I'm probably going to shock you with this, but I couldn't think of a better candidate than Debbie Durham for Iowa. She would have two very strong roadblocks to any bid for the Governorship though. The eastern Iowa block wouldn't vote for a Governor from the sticks of... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Reunion inspires recollection of Mama's skill at chores  Nov 17, 2008
    "Ja, at Christmastime, with a hot poker. You want to know what I do outside? Well, I plow with horse and tractor, I hoe potatoes, shock wheat, milk cows, bed horses, butcher pigs, kill and dress chickens, and I cut wood for mill or stove.". "You've got a job, Katrin.". (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Doctors' Questions About End-of-life Legalities May Result In Patient Pain  Nov 17, 2008
    It has been shown to improve survival, especially in elderly patients, by sensing changes in cardiac rhythm and delivering an electrical shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm. Terminally-ill patients may be at increased risk of ICD shocks due to electrolyte disturbances, hypoxia and heart failure ... Although physicians are aware that ICDs save lives by delivering an electrical shock and that such shocks are associated with considerable pain, busy clinicians may not always re-analyze the... (Science Daily)

    81-year-old little league volunteer charged with molesting children  Nov 17, 2008
    "Total shock," said Little League President Brent Houpe. Houpe said that only board members, coaches and umpires who have direct contact with children have to pass a background check. (WWLTV.com, LA)

    Cervical cancer jab shock  Nov 17, 2008
    Cervical cancer injection shock. Published: Today. (The Sun)

    Scientist's embryo cloning faked  Nov 17, 2008
    The shaming of Dr Hwang has come as a profound shock to South Koreans, many of whom saw the cloning pioneer as a national hero. Some analysts are describing his fall from grace as one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud in recent history. (Yahoo News -- Cloning)

    Bio industry hopes for help from Obama  Nov 17, 2008
    The industry has fallen into a comfort zone with the FDA and could be in for a shock, suggested John Manthei, a partner and global co-chair of Latham & Watkins LLP life sciences practice group in Washington, D.C.. The FDA is likely to be more aggressive next year, he said, because Democrats believe the agency hasn t enforced laws as well as it could. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Shock, disbelief follow fatal shooting of Dorchester woman  Nov 16, 2008
    A 19-year-old man who said he was a cousin of Gomes, stood yesterday at a shrine set up in Gomes's memory on Elder Street and said the family was still in shock. He asked that the Globe not identify him because he feared retaliation. (Boston Globe)

    County taxes see less than 2 percent increase  Nov 16, 2008
    Introducing an ordinance to allow the county to impose a 30 fee for worthless checks, Ochs told the board, I hope it strikes you with the same degree of shock that it strikes me that we had not been assessing a service fee on bounced checks. We are allowed to do so. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)

    Shea-Porter'S return TRIP  Nov 16, 2008
    It was a shock to the Democratic establishment in Washington (which treated her as certain Election Day road kill), and especially Republicans who considered her a political freak of nature. Even before she was took office in January 2007, the Republican long knives were out for her in 2008. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Money Makes the World Go 'Round  Nov 16, 2008
    Or could the Obamas shock the region's parents by enrolling their daughters in public school, as former President Jimmy Carter did with his daughter. Washington's "power parents" are holding their breath in anticipation. (Slate)

    Anthrax hoax suspect indicted  Nov 16, 2008
    Keyser, it should be noted, is the 66-year-old former teacher indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly mailing out 120 letters nationwide containing packets of sugar marked "anthrax." The packets were accompanied by CD copies of his book, "Anthrax Shock and Awe Terror," which notes on the cover that "America has never been in such graver (sic) danger.". It is not the first time he has been accused of a hoax anthrax mailing, and he doesn't deny he did it. (Sacramento Bee)

    India's first lunar probe sends images  Nov 15, 2008
    Beijing sent shock waves through the region in 2003, when it became the first Asian country to put its own astronauts into space. It followed that in September with its first spacewalk. (Boston Globe)

    Tensions high as Hamas fires rockets into Israel  Nov 15, 2008
    JERUSALEM - Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian ruler of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly yesterday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries. Hamas officials said the attack was revenge for the deaths over the past 11 days of 11 militants and the recent increased Israeli closure of Gaza crossings. (Boston Globe)

    Meltdown drives some to suicide  Nov 15, 2008
    Friends and family were in shock, as there were no evident signs of distress from Stephenson, who was married and had an 8-year-old son. While no public explanation has been given, his death came in late September, as Olivant, the small investment company where he worked as chief operating officer, was confronted with the news that substantial assets it held at Lehman Brothers would not be recovered anytime soon because of the investment bank s bankruptcy. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    GM retirees getting the shaft?  Nov 15, 2008
    " GM says its pensions are fully funded, and they are federally insured even if the company goes under, former workers said. Still, that has not stopped retirees from worrying, and current employees have seen these types of benefits reduced in recent years. Doug Peltak, a Marlborough resident who retired as an inspector at GM after about 28 years, said health coverage is not guaranteed if GM fails, and that is what has most people worried. "There's obviously some concern that we could lose... (Framingham TAB, MA)

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