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20 years on the air for `48 Hours'
This past Saturday's episode, "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?," tried to solve the murder of a former Miss Arkansas contestant bludgeoned to death in her apartment in 2005. The show's mystery lineup is necessary to stay alive while competing against entertainment programs, Zirinsky said. No newsmagazine not named "60 Minutes" entices viewers now on the promise of learning something new - just like fewer people read newspapers for the unexpected, she said. People want to know what they're getting. That's one factor in the demise of TV newsmagazines, she said. "So much news is consumed in an individual way," she said. "To get somebody's attention, to get them to commit to you, you have to be unique." When not shooting crime stories, the "48 Hours" team has evolved into CBS News utility players, springing into action when big stories deserve more attention.
Edmond bachelor on Cosmo list
Life as Josh Walters knows it is about to change. The 23-year-old Edmond middle-school teacher has been named one of the hottest 50 bachelors by Cosmopolitan magazine. Tuesday, his photo went worldwide on the magazine's Web site, complete with a personal "vote for me" video and a link for one-on-one e-mails. .
Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose
But last month, Mia Turner told the North County Times that the idea that her late father had drugs in his home at the time of his death was "an out and out" lie.The news that cocaine played a role in Ike Turner's death was surprising and disappointing to band mates who had performed with him in recent years."I really thought that was something he was finally able to put past him," saxophone player Leo Dombecki said. "I'm sure that will go down as another strike against the guy."Bass player Kevin Cooper also said he thought Turner had long ago put his illicit drug use behind him."It sucks, that's for sure," Cooper said. "What could have driven any man into doing that, especially at that age? It just seems unreal, completely unimaginable."Cooper was the music director on Turner's 2006 album "Rising with the Blues," that won a Grammy last year.
Dale Jr. completes NASCAR's perfect start
No shootout winner has gone on to win the Daytona 500 that season since Dale Jarrett did it in 2000. Also, let's not forget that Saturday's race featured only 23 cars for 70 laps. Among those not eligible for the race since they didn't win a pole last year or have never won this race were: Defending Daytona 500 champ Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Jeff Burton, among others. Still, Earnhardt's perforamce was impressive. So what did we learn from Saturday night? 1. These guys can drive these cars. No doubt these cars don't handle as well. It will be interseting to see what happens with a 43-car field but the worries about a chaotic race went unfulfilled. There was a four-car crash but you're going to have that in restrictor-plate race.
McCartney Dr: Stop boozing
DOCTORS ordered SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY to quit boozing over heart fears, it was claimed yesterday. But the Beatle, 65, who recently underwent surgery to clear his arteries, allegedly IGNORED them in 2005 - sparking huge rows with estranged wife Heather Mills. A source told the New York Post newspaper he has had electric shock treatment since to alleviate the problem. The insider added: It’s not a threatening condition, he just needs to take better care of himself. This was a major source of problems between him and Heather Mills. .
Acromegaly: My DIY diagnosis
Something strange started happening to me about 10 years ago. My shoe size grew from 9 to 11+, my income dried up and the girlfriend I was going to marry left after we stopped having sex. It wasn't just the sex, or lack of it. I also changed dramatically, both personally and physically. My nose grew bigger, my forehead enlarged and my face and hands became puffy and coarse. But these were gradual changes, as I realised in retrospect. Some friends noticed more acutely. One, who hadn't seen me for four years, looked shocked: "You've re-arranged your face," he blurted. My younger sister was blunter: she said I looked like I'd been in a fight. I went from being dynamic and creative to apathetic and exhausted. My moods became widely variable.
Toddlers Medicated for Bipolar Disorder in Record Numbers
While I am convinced that the hormonal surge of puberty triggered my bipolar, I realize that everyone is different. (But I will be paying close attention to my own daughter when she hits puberty in a few years.)
However, there is no way in HELL, Heaven or on God's green earth that I would EVER give psychiatric drugs to a child, much less a toddler. In my book, that is either just sicko, lazy parenting or parents who meekly obey a doctor's orders without questioning.
These are some serious drugs and their effects don't just stop when you stop taking the meds. One of my meds made me lazy and lethargic and was so subtle that it took me 3 years to figure it out and trace the problem back to when I started that particular drug. I've been off that drug now for about 6 months and while things have improved somewhat, I am still not back to the way I was before adding that drug to my daily regimen.
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