Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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A glimpse into China

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

Members of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics Student Art Troupe dance and sing in the Allen Academy gym in Bryan on Monday afternoon. The troupe is one of the best of its type in China and is on a world tour that showcase ...

Aggies pitch in for Haiti

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Student Body President Kolin Loveless will auction off his body. Others will expose theirs to big, hurtling rubber balls during a dodgeball tournament. It's all part of 12 Days for Haiti, a series of events put on by Texas A&M students to collect ...

Aggies pitch in for Haiti

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Student Body President Kolin Loveless will auction off his body. Others will expose theirs to big, hurtling rubber balls during a dodgeball tournament. It's all part of 12 Days for Haiti, a series of events put on by Texas A&M students to collect ...

Dress code could change

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Chuck Norris and dress codes were the hot topics discussed during a Monday school board meeting in Bryan.Trustees discussed the possibility of creating a policy that would require students to wear uniforms, an issue that's not exactly new to the dist ...

One killed, two injured in wreck near Hearne

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

Officials said one person was killed and two others were injured after a vehicle driving at an unsafe speed crashed into a car near Hearne Monday.Sandra Ellis, a nurse from Troy, died at the scene of the wreck, 9.5 miles southeast of Hearne on U.S. 1 ...

Hopefuls file for city spots

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

Bryan Councilman Al Saenz put in a bid for re-election Monday, the first day to officially file for local city council races.Bryan has four seats open, and College Station has two on the ballot. The election is May 8.Saenz is the first to file for th ...

Six seats open on B-CS school boards

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

Six seats are up for grabs in the May 8 Bryan and College Station school board elections.Filing began Monday for candidates seeking a position as trustee. They serve a three-year term and elections for each seat alternate yearly in both districts. Th ...

Texas A&M faculty thank Van Alstyne

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportThe Texas A&M Faculty Senate praised Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne, the 38th commandant of the Corps of Cadets, at its meeting Monday. The body unanimously passed a resolution thanking the 65-year-old for a "job superbly done."Van A ...

Input welcome on BISD schedule

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportBryan school officials are asking for public input on the 2010-11 school year calendar.Residents can go online to www.bryanisd.org and fill out a survey regarding their preference of three calendar options. A space for comments is a ...

Compost classes to be offered in March

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportOfficials are hosting a series of hands-on compost training classes in March.The Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency will host classes that provide demonstrations, guest speakers and instruction on the tools and techniques r ...

Candidates to focus on Hispanic issues

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA political forum with an emphasis on Hispanic voters in Bryan-College Station is scheduled for Tuesday at a Bryan hotel.The Hispanic Forum will host the 6:30 to 9 p.m. event that's open to all candidates in the 2010 election. It wi ...

2 deaths at RV park in Rusk County

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:03 PM PST

HENDERSON, Texas -- A medical examiner says carbon monoxide killed two people at an RV park in Rusk County.Sheriff's Office Sgt. Viki Penny identified the victims as Matthew Thomas Rawley and Erica Nicole Rawley, both of Frisco.Penny did not indicate ...

Men lose big in Super ads

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- So you're a guy? Poor you!You get slapped on your bottom at birth, then spend the rest of your life being shoved around by wives and girlfriends who make you mow the lawn, listen to their friends, return their phone calls, eat fruit at br ...

Rides out of D.C. pricey

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlant ...

Governor candidates debate jobs, death penalty

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST

FORT WORTH -- Democratic hair care businessman Farouk Shami guaranteed Monday that he would create 100,000 jobs available to everyone, offer free electricity and an enact a moratorium on the death penalty if elected governor of Texas.In the first and ...

Toyota recalling Prius in Japan

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

TOKYO -- Toyota is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda will hold a ...

Homeless rate in N.D. spiking

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

BISMARCK, N.D. -- More than almost any other state, North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the national recession, but with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for ...

Endeavour heads into space

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling up a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station.The space shutt ...

Radiation Dose Change: Better Results?

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:45 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Breast cancer patients who received a lower overall dose of radiation therapy in fewer, higher doses (hypofractionated) didn't report an increase in adverse symptoms or worsened body image in a new study. These results add to t ...

Pancreatic Cancer: Soda Drinkers at Risk

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:47 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two soft drinks a day could leave you at risk for the deadliest type of cancer. A new study reveals consuming two or more soft drinks each week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly two-fold. "The high le ...

Pitt, Jolie suing for false split claims

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

LONDON -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, sai ...

Acupuncture for Pregnancy Depression

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:47 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pregnant women may have a non-drug treatment option for depression that's safer on their unborn baby. Researchers found acupuncture can positively affect the treatment of depression for pregnant women. Currently, dealing with ...

Fibroids Increase Risk of Stillbirth

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:45 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who have fibroids have an increased risk of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), commonly known as stillbirth. IUFD is rare and affects only six to seven of every one thousand births. "Fibroids are very common," study author ...

Hysterectomies: A New Alternative

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:35 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every 10 minutes, 12 women in the U.S. get a hysterectomy. That's 600,000 a year. One-third of those are due to uterine fibroids. They can be painful and disruptive. Now, women have another option -- one that doesn' ...

Shrinking Fibroids - Research Summary

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:37 PM PST

WHAT ARE UTERINE FIBROIDS?  Uterine fibroids are also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas and usually appear during an adult woman's childbearing years. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths inside the uterus. They affect as many as th ...

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