| I got you covered Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST Texas A&M students Emily Wilson, 21 (left), and Ally Murry, 20, catch up with each other under an umbrella between classes Thursday near the Koldus Building on campus. The region is expected to get a break from the wet weather over the weekend be ... |
| Loftin: A&M should persevere Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Texas A&M Interim President R. Bowen Loftin said the university should emerge fine from a state-mandated budget reduction.But if revenues decrease and the student population grows, he warned, the future might not be as secure."Something has to gi ... |
| Residents against overpass Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Plantersville residents have expressed opposition to a proposed overpass that transportation officials believe would improve one of the most treacherous intersections in the state.The junction of Texas 105 and F.M. 1774 in Plantersville was listed as ... |
| Man could face retrial for drive-by case after successful appeal Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST A 28-year-old Bryan man accused of being the gunman in a gang-related 2007 drive-by shooting had his conviction and 50-year sentence overturned on appeal this week.David Samaripas Jr. will face a retrial unless prosecutors from the Brazos County Dist ... |
| Bryan man accused of dealing meth Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:38 AM PST A 29-year-old Bryan man was arrested after police said they found methamphetamine in his trash.Jason Dale Petty was arrested Friday on a charge of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in an amount from one to four grams.A College Station ... |
| Brown makes rift in Senate Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Washington confronted a new world order Thursday as the Democrats' supermajority died, taking with it much of President Barack Obama's agenda and any certainty of his party maintaining control of Congress.Republican Scott Brown's sweari ... |
| Bryan woman gets 3 years in prison Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan woman was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after being convicted for evading arrest.Eboni Hall, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge this week. She was accused of speeding away from a convenience store as two Bryan po ... |
| Houston mom held after girl, 8, starved to death Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:54 AM PST HOUSTON -- Investigators say a Houston woman is accused of starving her 8-year-old daughter who weighed just 15 pounds when she died in January 2009.Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin says Almita Nicole Lockhart is accused of negl ... |
| Report details events during bank robbery Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportBrian Keith Loud walked into a Wells Fargo bank in Bryan on Tuesday, calmly approached a teller and passed her a note that said he had a gun but didn't want to hurt her, according to a police report released Thursday. The clerk told ... |
| 7 state landmarks on group's endangered list Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST DALLAS -- Texas' most endangered historic places include a former county jail, a drive-in theater and a swimming pool, a preservation group said Thursday.The seven places listed by the nonprofit Preservation Texas Inc. were: the Austin Women's Club i ... |
| British introduce shatterproof pints Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST LONDON -- Soon Britons will be able to get smashed at the pub while their pint glasses won't.The shatterproof pint glass was proudly unveiled by the government on Thursday. Officials swore the country would save billions in health care costs by comin ... |
| Attorney: 10 U.S. Baptists charged Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ten members of a U.S. missionary group who said they were trying to rescue 33 child victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake were charged with child kidnapping and criminal association on Thursday, their lawyer said.Edwin Co ... |
| Worry for global economy, jobs grows Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK -- Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and likely to stop companies from hiring.A flood of bad news, including rising debt levels in European nations and an unexpect ... |
| New Heinz ketchup packet lets you dunk or squeeze Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST For decades there was only one way to use the humble ketchup packet, and it was messy. Now, thanks to a redesign by Heinz, fast-food lovers have a choice: the traditional squeeze play -- or the option to dunk.You want fries with that, in the minivan? ... |
| House approves $1.9 trillion more of debt Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday voted to allow the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper in debt -- an increase of about $6,000 more for every U.S. resident that provided a vivid election-year reminder of the nation's perilous financial condition ... |
| Pete Townshend defends himself against criticism Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:07 PM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Who gave an energetic, acoustic preview of Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show Thursday-- but things turned serious when Pete Townshend defended himself against some children's advocates who say he should not be performing. ... |
| Timberlake to get pudding pot from Harvard Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:57 PM PST CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.The Grammy and Emmy award winner will receive his pudding pot from the nation's oldest undergraduate dra ... |
| 'Days of Our Lives' star Frances Reid dies at 95 Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:56 PM PST NEW YORK -- NBC says Frances Reid, who played matriarch Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives" for four decades, has died in Los Angeles. She was 95.The network says Reid died Wednesday.She was among the original cast of the daytime soap opera, which pr ... |
| Fans copy guido-style Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Hair gel and hair extensions, tanning and True Religion jeans, Ed Hardy T-shirts and eyebrow threading. It's fashion, Jersey Shore-style.MTV's hit reality show put the spotlight on the style of a group of 20-something Italian-Ameri ... |
| Premature Birth: A Better Predictor Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using 3-D ultrasound methods, researchers at the University of Maryland and Yale University have determined that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring ... |
| Birth Defect Screening Not Cost Effective? Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) New findings suggest screening for spinal muscular atrophy -- the most common genetic cause of infant death -- is not cost effective. A new study shows the cost estimates for a genetic screening for the condition are $400. Result ... |
| Colorful shrub thrives even with minimal care Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Flowering quince is a durable shrub that works well as a hedge. It provides an explosion of color and durability with minimum care. Quince will produce a hard, pear-like fruit in the fall which contains lots of pectin and makes good jelly.Late winter ... |
| Insects, lighting may be root of schefflera problem Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST By NEIL SPERRYDear Neil: My 8-year-old schefflera is 6 feet tall. The last several months, it's started losing lower leaves. Someone told me I was keeping it too wet, so I let it dry out. Still, leaves are falling. Any suggestions?A: Scheffleras are ... |
| Garden calendar Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.* Navasota Farmers Market, 9 a. ... |
| Kidney Failure Signaled by Protein Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The current system for measuring the severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is based on the kidneys' ability to filter and remove waste products -- called glomerular filtration, or eGFR -- with lower eGFR associated with high ... |
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