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From Barnabus To Edward Cullen - Why Do We Love Our Vampires?

Vampires, Vampires, Vampires. What is it? Why are we so fascinated? From the piercing eyes of Barnabus Collins to the devilish charm of Spike, what makes us keep coming back for more? Who did not want to date Angel or go home with Edward Cullen? It is not simply the blood sucking it is the sexual mystique.

US pre-eminence under threat? Obama’s peace prize, science awards, suggest otherwise

After cleaning up in the Nobel science prizes, the United States on Friday scored another coup: the peace prize for a president less than nine months in office.

Broadway Performance Canceled When Actor Falls Ill

A preview performance of the Broadway revival of “The Royal Family” has been canceled after one of its stars became ill on stage.

Creatures Great And Small Attend D.C. Ceremony

There were prayers in Washington today for pets from good homes and for pets hoping to find good homes.

NH Woman Lived With Defendant In Extortion Case

A New Hampshire woman who was an assistant to David Letterman on his late-night show has connections with the man charged in an extortion plot against the entertainer.

A Friend Request From Your Long-Lost Sister

Michelle Vazqueztell found out eight years ago that she had a brother. But it wasn’t until she reached out over Facebook that she finally met him Friday in Dulles.

Some schools reopen in quake-hit Indonesia city

Markets reopened and some children attended school in the shattered port city of Padang on Monday, but no hope remained for some inland villages which would be left as mass graves.

Today In History October 5, 2009

Today is Monday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2009. There are 87 days left in the year.

Penelope Cruz’s bizarre rope wish

IT seems Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is still in the hangover of shooting with ropes in her upcoming film ‘Nine’. The 35-year-old actress has expressed a bizarre desire to install ropes to swing from in her bedroom after a shooting a song-and-dance routine for her new movie ‘Nine’. Despite damaging her hands during the scene she wants to …

Fan pokes fun at Clooney in Italy

A fan of actor George Clooney stripped to his boxer shorts in front of the Hollywood star and asked if he could “kiss him, just once.” “I am gay, George,” the unidentified man said during a news conference at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday.

Patron saint of lost items found

When a statue goes missing, maybe it helps if it’s a statue of the patron saint of lost items.

Ill Treasure Hunt Halted As Possible Prank

St. Louis, MO — An Illinois woman’s dream of digging up buried gold coins has apparently lost all its glitter.

For the love of the game: Susan Campbell | Fear, itself

This ran in yesterday’s New York Times with little comment, a story about how Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related disases seem to show up far more frequently — up to 19 times more often in men of a certain age — among pro football players than in the rest of the population.

Seasonal flu vaccine delayed for some US providers

… Sanofi Pasteur says it has shipped more than half of the 50 million doses of seasonal flu vaccine order by U.S. health care providers. But the French company has sent notices to customers indicating that additional doses may be delayed. Company …

Antidepressants underused in the elderly: Study

The results of a postmortem toxicology study indicate that elderly people who commit suicide usually do not have antidepressant medications in their systems at the time of death.

A.M. roundup: High of 58 today, rain tonight; get gas prices, flight info, pollen counts

Look for increasing clouds today, with a high near 58. East wind between 5 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph, the National Weather Service says.

Earlier Diagnosis Of HIV Urged By Sexual Health Experts

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs Article Date: 01 Oct 2009 National guidelines for HIV testing, jointly produced by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV , the British HIV Association and the British Infection Society , are today being published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine .

Donations help Valley hospice fulfill man’s dying wish

PHOENIX a ‘ A mana TMs dying wish to be reunited with his family has been fulfilled thanks to donations made to a Valley hospice center.

Cardiac Stem Cell Trial Seeks To Treat Some Heart Attack Patients

… bench to treat our patients at the bedside,” said Yeghiazarians. UCSF is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and …

A look at health care plans in Congress

Health care legislation is taking shape in the House and Senate as President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the system to cover millions of uninsured Americans and contain rising costs.

Focussing On Manufacturing Breakthroughs

… and nanosafety, helping the Australian manufacturing sector address major national challenges in energy, health, climate and waste.” National Research Flagships CSIRO initiated the National Research Flagships to provide science-based solutions in …

Today’s Pink ‘Augusta Chronicle’ Aids Cancer Support Group

NEW YORK The Augusta Chronicle today appears on pink newsprint for the second year in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

He’s the weakest link

… earlier this week at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel. “I remind people of that by falling over for their entertainment.” Still, the full-bodied funny man doesn’t stumble as a version of Ricky Gervais in The Invention of Lying, which had a …

John Travolta may testify at Bahamas extortion trial of 2 accused of targeting the movie star

Actor John Travolta is among the potential witnesses at a Bahamas trial beginning Monday for two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star, court officials say.

‘Chance of Meatballs’ tops weekend box office

The forecast was bright at the box office for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” which earned $30.1 million to lead this weekend’s films.

Lohan hotel reports untrue

Lindsay Lohan attends Bloomingdale’s celebration for Fashion’s Night Out at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street Store on September 10, 2009 in New York City.

Jackson slammed family in autobiography tapes

Michael Jackson poses at a hotel while on tour with Jackson 5, London, England, November 1972.

Larger Fields to Vie for Honors at Today’s Emmy Awards

“Mad Men” aimed to repeat Emmy history Sunday, while “Family Guy” tried to make it.

Heigl & Kelley settle into family life

Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley arrive at the premiere of 20th Century Fox’s ‘27 Dresses’ held at the Mann Village on January 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

4 stars of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ arrested in Georgia when bridge photo shoot stuns drivers

Several members of “The Vampire Diaries” TV series landed behind bars after a photo shoot on a bridge in Georgia prompted motorists to call police.

‘Informant’ Sheds Light on Whistleblowers Past

The actor talks about playing a whistle-blower in his new movie. Whether uncovering fraud in corporate America , as Damon’s character does in the new film, or in government, as former FBI agent Coleen Rowley tried to do in the weeks before Sept.

Obama doing 5 network interviews in renewed push for health care overhaul

President Barack Obama is sitting down for interviews with five television networks this afternoon, a highly unusual schedule even for a president who regularly uses the media to get his message across.

Bias in media’s ACORN coverage?

Wow! What a great story! Too bad I had to do a search to find it. This story should be on the front page.

Patrick Swayze: My amazing ride

Patrick Swayze described his life as an “amazing ride” in his memoirs. Earlier this year the Dirty Dancing star wrote The Time Of My Life with his wife Lisa Niemi, describing his battle against pancreatic cancer, which he lost this week.

Parkinson’s woman urged not to play table tennis

… 100 of her poems, to raise money for charity. Pam Pearce, Tewkesbury U3A chairman, said it Is a case of balancing the health and safety of the players with Ms Tombs’ right to play. She denied the club was discriminating against her but said the …

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