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From Associated Press July 30, 2010 3:22 PM EDT POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn’t approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, [...] From Associated Press July 30, 2010 4:12 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At 91 years old, the country’s oldest mail carrier is finally hanging up his keys after driving more than 1.1 million miles delivering mail in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince will make one more lap [...] Here is a picture of the very first Saigon Taxi. A 2 cylinder, 12 HP, 1903 Ford Model A. This photograph was taken in 1911 in Saigon. I’ve got a lawn mower with more horse power then this Taxi – LOL. I wonder how fast it went *blazing* through the streets of Saigon. [...] During the *Clod* era in Saigon (late 1950s to about 1961/62) it was common for The Clods to have special names for various Saigon Kids. Below is a list of some of them. What are their real names? Pear Shape Little Mike Mouthless Wenie brothers S’Ellen Skanky twins Cowlegs Garage Mouth Peter [...] LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — “Why did they cut you?” The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still in severe pain after an earlier back operation. He didn’t know what to believe. Two other surgeons had urged more operations, different ones. And Swenson, who’s from Howard Lake, Minn., is far from alone. Even though only a fraction of people with back pain are good candidates for surgery, complicated spine operations are on the rise. So is the hunt for any relief. By one recent estimate, Americans are spending a staggering $86 billion a year in care for aching backs — from MRIs to pain pills to nerve blocks to acupuncture. That research found little evidence that the population got better as the bill soared over the past decade. Continue reading Overtreated: Surgery too often fails for back pain |
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