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BUILDING A LIFE
As a member of the U.S. Army, veteran Cliff Malone served in both Desert Storm and in Iraq. He served in the Army from 1989 until 2004 and even served in the Reserves after that. However, he found himself in a position where he was unable to obtain home ownership.

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CONNECTION
Gonzalez-Toledo pioneered nuclear medicine (first user of short life radioisotopes in Argentina), computed tomography (first body CT in Argentina in 1976) and magnetic resonance (first MR in Argentina in 1986). His curriculum vita is 111 pages..

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‘TOO GOOD TO WASTE’
We tend to take care with this code of outrage and loss lest we lose memories and images more painful than its utility requires. “Dallas” need not be “Dealy Plaza,” and “Oklahoma City” need not be “The Murrah Building,” and now, “Newtown” is sufficient without reference to “Sandy Hook.

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ELDER CARE
This can include forging an older person’s signature; misusing or stealing their money or possessions; forcing them to sign a will, contract or other document by coercion or deception; and the improper use of power of attorney, guardianship or conservatorship.

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IN THE BALANCE
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s funding process for vouchers for private schools, approved by the Legislature, is unconstitutional. In other words, using taxpayer dollars intended to fund public education to send students to private schools cannot be done.

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SOLID WASTE
Like most every city or parish/ county in the country, Bossier City collects both sales and property taxes. And like most contemporaries, there is no big black pot into which these sources of revenue are tossed to be taken out for whatever need arises.

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Unbridled Vision
For movie stars and other celebrities, plastic surgery is practically mundane, but most of us only daydream about it in front of the mirror. However, not all lifts and tucks are cosmetic; some can actually (drastically) improve your vision. Welcome to the world of oculoplastic surgery and blepharoplasty.

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Osteoporosis a concern for many
“Being female puts you at risk of developing osteoporosis and broken bones,” Walton said. “Women tend to have smaller, thinner bones than men. And estrogen, a hormone in women that protects bones, decreases sharply when women reach menopause, and can cause bone loss.

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Paying attention can prevent a tragedy
Dr. Thomas C. Arnold, professor and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, said, “Poison can be any substance that is harmful. Almost anything can be harmful if the dose is high enough. It is the dose that determines if the substance is a poison.

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Are glucosamine and chondroitin good for arthritis?
Treatments for osteoarthritis include exercise, joint care, dieting, medicines and surgery. For pain relief, doctors usually start with acetaminophen, the medicine in Tylenol, because the side effects are minimal.

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Re-evaluating needs and concerns after 40
Not surprisingly, it’s also this part of the population that is least likely to use birth control – and most likely to have an unwanted pregnancy. Some women who are approaching menopause or have not gotten completely through it may not consider birth control a necessity anymore but don’t realize they can still get pregnant.

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Steps to a healthier heart
1. Take control of cholesterol with oat fi ber: Numerous studies spanning a decade or more of research support the claim that dietary fi ber from whole grains, as part of an overall healthy diet, helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower the risk of heart disease.

Ways to reduce sugar
(BPT) - Warm weather offers many sweet delights, from trips to the beach and more free time, to seasonal foods and soirees with family and friends. Unfortunately, many of the foods we commonly associate with spring and summer are high in added sugars..

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Keep it healthy through middle age and beyond
As we age, signifi cant changes occur in our skin. According to the American Academy of Dermatologists, research shows there are two distinct types of aging: intrinsic, due to our genetic makeup, and extrinsic, which is caused by environmental factors.

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Lifestyle can lift libido
If you think you’re the only person experiencing sexual diffi culties in your forties, a quick fl ip through the television channels will convince you otherwise. Commercials for sexual performanceenhancing pills and supplements, once slightly scandalous, are now positively ubiquitous.

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Monitoring and treating spider and varicose veins
People often misunderstand the difference between varicose veins and spider veins. There are events that occur inside the body that lead to the formation of said veins. For example, the heart pumps purifi ed blood to the body’s organs. That purifi ed blood is then taken away to the arteries.

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Adjusting to the rage within
While the symptoms of menopause tend to fade away at some point whether or not they are treated, “The therapy is very successful at helping patients regain natural hormonal balance so the symptoms decrease sooner, and the patient can begin to feel like herself again,” said Dr.

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Gateway to a better you?
It’s no secret people want to look good, and cosmetic procedures are a popular way to satisfy that desire. In 2012, nearly 15 million cosmetic procedures (including both minimally invasive and Kim surgical) were performed in the United States, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

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After 40 not a time for complacency
“We become lackadaisical in a sense that we don’t brush and fl oss like we should,” Cunningham said. “We pick up bad habits like going toward sweets, which we need to avoid, and [other bad habits] like cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco and any form of soda pop.

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TALK of the TOWN
In 1902 Earnest Thompson Seton founded the Tribe of Woodcraft Indians as an organization for boys; three years later Daniel Carter Beard started a similar society called the Sons of Daniel Boone. These two groups, along with the YMCA camps, laid the foundation on which the Boy Scouts movement developed in the United States.

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Mudbug Madness
Chairman Terri Mathews, who has worked with Mudbug Madness for 22 years, added, “[It’s] a music and food festival. We have, in the last couple of years, become more credible with the arts as well. It’s North Louisiana’s tribute to our Creole and Cajun heritage, our South Louisiana heritage.

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An Intellectual Invitation
In St. Germain’s script, Lewis is unsure why he’s been invited to Freud’s apartment. Lewis asks, “So why am I here?” Freud responds, “I want to learn why a man of your intellect, one who shared my convictions, could suddenly abandon truth and embrace an insidious lie.

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Sustaining an Entity
The most recent example of this scenario played out a couple of weeks ago in the Louisiana Legislature. Rep.

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Waking Up
The free event will take place just steps away from Mudbug Madness, at RiverView Park on the Red River, where more than 100 collegiate competitors from across the nation will come together to jump, spin and y over the water, doing various trick moves while being pulled by motorboats.

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Modern and inventive, unique dive makes its name on Line
When Rose was formulating the concept for the restaurant, he envisioned a tea room/wine bar, and the name represents that idea: “T” for “tea” and “wine,” hence the name “Twine.” Showing the love of wine at Twine, one will notice a sign in the community library at the back of the cafe that reads, “A meal without wine is called breakfast.
