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Police release name of man killed in Cultus Lake cliff-diving accident
Mounties have released the name of the Abbotsford man who died Saturday after cliff jumping at Lindell Beach. David Stewart Cleverly, 26, failed to resurface after diving awkwardly in to Cultus Lake Saturday afternoon. His body was pulled from the lake
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:32P
Times writer praises Utah's LDS missionary connnections
The best way to understand people of a particular culture is to live among them, said Kristof, keynote speaker at Salt Lake Community College's Student Conference on Writing and Social Justice. He encouraged all the students to spend time traveling,
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:32P
Fiat gets 5% more of Chrysler, now owns 30%
Fiat passed another hurdle set by the government in Chrysler's bankruptcy and got another 5% chunk -- bringing its stake in Chrysler to 30%. Fiat got a 20% from the government initially in exchange for no cash, but for promises
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Media Hype Over Nuclear Energy Increases Anxiety And Confusion
While elevated iodine has been most widely reported, its 8-day half life is very short, and iodine tablets offer good protection from the primary long-term health risk: thyroid cancer. Cesium tends to be a greater medical concern.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Renowned Immigration Attorney Michael Wildes Secures Visa for Soccer Icon Pel
US immigration regulations require that certain athletes who desire to work or play for a professional sports team for an extended period of time obtain O or P visas. Born in Trs Coraes, Brazil, Pel has been approved for his US extraordinary
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
N-crisis upgraded to '7' / Fukushima accident boosted to top level of global scale
The agency had previously rated the accident as a five. The agency, under the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, said the amount of radioactive material, calculated based on the reactors' estimated condition, reached "more than several tens of
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Brain death declared for organ donor under 15
Several of the boy's organs will be transplanted at Osaka University Hospital and four other medical institutions, it added. The boy is set to become the first brain-dead donor aged under 15 in line with the revised law that took effect in July to
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Paul Jaehnert: Justice for all?
When reading the crime and punishment section of my local newspaper (the business pages), I'm continually reminded of the gross inequities inherent in our criminal justice system. Virtually every day there are reports of CEOs and directors of major
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Dearborn Borders shutting down
DEARBORN — An end of an era is descending upon the city as the final days of the Dearborn Borders Books and Music stores are nearing the point where they can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In February, the Ann Arbor-based Borders Group,
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P
Hoosier Returns Home from Fukushima
Skaggs says the devastation was widespread, but nowhere near the Chernobyl accident in the 1980s. Skaggs assisted with clean-up in the Ukraine at that time. Skaggs says about 140 nuclear technicians are on-site at Fukushima, many of them American or
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:31P