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...like it operate in nearly every U.S. state; in the past year, total pounds of food donated increased 30%. Rick Wilson founded his Maryland-based ministry, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), 10 years ago while on a hunting trip in Virginia, soon after he witnessed a poverty-stricken woman collecting road-kill in the woods. After soliciting tens of thousands of dollars in donations, Wilson and volunteers began providing what Wilson calls "God-given resources" to the homeless. The organization has since branched out to 26 states, with more than 100 chapters. "We see ourselves...
...musical family who still plays his father's Bechstein, Sacks has a strong empathy for the loss suffered by the many neurally damaged musicians who have found their way to him. Most touching of all is his tale of Clive Wearing, an English musician stricken in 1985 with a post-brain-infection amnesia so devastating that from one minute to the next he does not know who, where or what he is. At 69, just two things are unscathed in his inner life: a profound love for his wife and the ability to sing or play on the piano...
...show's matriarch and protagonist, a furry female Tony Soprano--died of a snakebite defending her pups. A few weeks later, Flower's long-suffering daughter Mozart--a fan favorite who was abandoned by her mother and lost several pups--was killed off camera by an unknown predator. Grief-stricken fans held online vigils, created Diana-style tributes, even suggested the deaths were faked. (Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance--they hit every stage.) Manor is a study of animals, but it's become a study of humans. How much reality do we want from reality TV? And when nature, producers...
...prey to the scabies epidemic. But does everyone need to lock their doors and hide under as-of-yet uninfected blankets? Not quite yet. According to Dr. Soheyla Gharib, Chief of Medicine at UHS, a grand total of 3 students were diagnosed as of the 13th. For the panic-stricken feeling ghost-itches everywhere, FM introduces the Scabies Watch, a weekly warning of exactly how worried you need to be. Current Alert Level: Blue Red (Severe): Feeling itchy? You probably have scabies right now. Burn all clothes and sheets immediately, including your roommate’s—he won?...
...Copenhagen. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America David Carrasco called her a “deeply valued member” of the Anthropology Department’s archaeology wing, mentioning her “bright humor.” “Our community of learners is stricken and we are struggling together to make sense of this,” Carrasco wrote in an e-mailed statement. —Material from The Associated Press was used in the reporting of this story. —Stephanie S. Garlow contributed to the reporting of this story...