Just what qualifies a substantial evening of vocal music, run together in a sequence that more or less defines a dramatic arc, to be designated as an opera? If you answered "an onstage murder," you’re more likely than the average audience member to accept "The Little Death, Vol. 1," a …

Hampered by a quaint name that harked back to more innocent times and mistaken by gender critics for a mere beauty pageant, America’s Junior Miss (AJM) national scholarship program, founded in 1958, has abandoned its venerable moniker for one that reflects the politically correct times in which we live.
The program’s …

HBA Global Expo has extended the awards nomination deadline for its International Package Design Awards (IPDA) at www.hba-ipda.com until Friday, June 18th. These prestigious awards honor the year’s most innovative packaging in several categories including cosmetics, fragrance, personal care, skin care and sustainability. Designs that have been re-freshed, improved,tiffany pendants, …

 A former stripper and ex-girlfriend of a convicted killer who helped him plan a deadly crime in Eustis but then gave crucial testimony that landed him on death row has been denied early release from prison.
Circuit Judge T. Michael Johnson rejected an appeal last week to reconsider the 10-year sentence …

Tacoma police are investigating an apparent homicide-suicide in the North End Sunday morning.,tiffany bangles
Police responded around 9:35 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the 5000 block of North 18th Street. Officers found the body of a 37-year-old woman and a fatally wounded 43-year-old man. The deceased were boyfriend …

A study of 4,000 working parents found that employees with child and dependent care supports provided by their employer report far less stress and significantly better health than employees without access to these benefits. These same employees are more engaged in their work and are less likely to report lost …

New investigation results, ‘Afa/Dr-expressing, diffusely adhering Escherichia coli strain C1845 triggers F1845 fimbria-dependent phosphatidylserine externalization on neutrophil-like differentiated PLB-985 cells through an apoptosis-independent mechanism,’ are detailed in a study published in Infection and Immunity (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Escherichia-coli.html> Escherichia coli). "The enterovirulent Escherichia coli strains potentially involved in inflammatory bowel diseases …

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release:
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will begin the second phase of accepting applications for a chance to obtain highly coveted permits to participate in the statewide alligator harvest.
Alligator harvest permits issued during this phase are on …

Could $3 million in historic terra cotta repairs scuttle any sale of Tulsa’s iconic Mid-Continent Tower?
As the 36-story treasure headed last month to the auction block, only to get yanked away, many scrambling real estate professionals grumbled about how limited data and time handicapped any attempt to assemble financing for …

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