http://www.gloucestertimes.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224837.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224837.html Jim Flint, a Seattle contractor and house renovator, always wanted a big space to tackle, a church building in particular. After one of his annual trips to the East Coast to visit friends in Salem, he left with a real estate booklet. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_324000129.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_324000129.html A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work outside the International Space Station on Thursday and even whipped off an extra chore. Atlantis crewmen Michael Foreman and Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. had a spare antenna installed in just two hours after venturing out on the first spacewalk of their mission. They also hooked up cables and a handrail, and greased some mechanisms, zooming two hours ahead at one point. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235519.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235519.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying yesterday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:36:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235703.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235703.html Breast health centers are up in arms. Breast imaging radiologists are about to lose one third of their patients because a federal advisory panel just said that women, younger than 50, no longer have to appear each year for a screening mammogram. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:34:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235548.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235548.html Think back to the meals you have eaten in the last month or so. Have you gobbled a fast-food hamburger while driving in heavy traffic? Gulped down a slice of pizza as you read the newspaper or watched TV? Did you skip lunch in order to finish a report at your office, only to overeat later at dinner? Have you "inhaled" meals without really tasting them? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235636.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235636.html Almost all of us have some sort of commute to work every morning. Those of us that are lucky may only have a few minutes to drive, whereas my wife drives an hour and a half each way. At one point or another, everyone aches from sitting too long and feels compelled to get up and move around. But how can you move around if you're stuck in traffic on the highway? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235838.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235838.html WASHINGTON and mdash; Congressional budget crunchers said yesterday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235731.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_323235731.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world. Google Inc. said Thursday it is introducing automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site. The new service, being launched this week, is intended to make online videos accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224759.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224759.html More than 300 small works of fine art will be on display in a new show for the holiday season at the Rockport Art Association. The show titled "Masterpieces in Miniature" opens with a public gala reception tomorrow at the downtown art association from 5 to 7 p.m., with music, wine and hors d'oeuvres. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224932.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224932.html The premiere of piece written by a man with Gloucester ties will be one of the highlights of a flute and organ concert this weekend at St. John's Church, 48 Middle St., Gloucester. and not;  Fresh from Denmark, flutist Eva Ostergaard will be joined fellow Dane and Boston organist Heinrich Christensen in concert Sunday at 4 p.m. and not;  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224651.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224651.html THURSDAY Blues night Who: Blues with Dave Sag Where: The Rhumb Line, Gloucester When: 9 p.m. FRIDAY Franklin Fridays Who: Linda Amero Trio Where: The Franklin Cafe, Gloucester When: 7 to 10 p.m. Local vocalist, Linda Amero, invites different guest jazz musicians each week to join her. This week she is featuring Steve Heck on piano and Bronek Suchnaneck on bass. For dinner reservations, call 978-283-7888. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224623.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_322224623.html NEW YORK and mdash; Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett called himself a "conscientious objector" in his network's fight with the White House after a brief interview with President Barack Obama yesterday during which the topic never came up. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224637.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224637.html I was talking to my friend Willie Alexander, when during a pause, he started counting out a rhythm with his voice: "Da ta, ta, ta. Da ta, ta, ta. That's just a rhythm I've been playing with. I know I want to use it in a song, but I don't have a home for it now." Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224944.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224944.html If you are a senior citizen, you likely remember a time when epilepsy was a greatly misunderstood disease. People who had epilepsy might be referred to as having "fits" and if they had a seizure in public, they might be subjected to someone putting an object into their mouth to avoid having them swallow their tongue. Families sometimes relegated members with epilepsy to being cloistered at home, or sent off to live in an institution, and some believed that epilepsy was a mental illness. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224915.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_321224915.html "Nuanced" - I am the first to admit - has never been the word that came immediately to mind when I thought of vodka, gin or rum. "The hard stuff," was more like it. Or "incredibly potent." Or "what you drink when you want to get drunk and mdash; in a hurry."