Nina Blanchard dies at 81; founder of top L.A. modeling agency
Nina Blanchard, the founder of an internationally known Hollywood modeling agency whose roster included Cheryl Tiegs and other top models, has died.
Archive for ‘February, 2010’
Providing security at Vancouver Olympics is a daunting task
Reporting from Vancouver, Canada – With Friday’s opening of the Winter Olympics, Canada is preparing for the biggest domestic security operation in its history — a $900-million policing nightmare that takes in 3,860 square miles of downtown stadiums, remote woodland valleys and miles of urban waterways. The military contingent alone will require nearly twice the 2,500 soldiers Canada has in Afghanistan. Police and contract security agents must screen up to 1.6 million ticket holders and protect 5,500 athletes and officials — while preparing for domestic protesters, who a year ago announced preparations for “Riot 2010.” Vancouver’s location just 30 miles from the U.S.
FDA budget draws cries of ‘not enough’
Reporting from Washington – The Food and Drug Administration was sitting pretty last week, winning a significant budget increase while many other federal agencies faced the prospect of cut or frozen funding as the Obama administration confronts a 13-figure deficit. But a coalition of public interest advocates, patient groups and healthcare industry interests regulated by the FDA had a swift response: It’s not enough. “We are disappointed in the president’s budget request and
Genes linked to stuttering identified
Government researchers have discovered the first genes linked to stuttering — a complex of three mutated genes that may be responsible for one in every 11 stuttering cases, especially in people of Asian descent. Studies of stuttering in both families and twins had long suggested that stuttering has a significant genetic component
Prescription drugs don’t equal ’safe’ drugs | Deborah Orr
Like Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger died as a result of prescription drugs. Photograph: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
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