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Pet News - Honor sacrifice, service at Memorial Day Dog Walk

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Pima Animal Care Center thanks the veterans who have made it possible for the rest of us to have the freedom to support community causes that …

Gadget Magnet - Data Doctors talk about how to maximize your mobile battery life

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Q: What can I do to get better battery life from my smartphone? It doesn’t even get me through the afternoon on most days. — Ed

Such the Spot - The audacious pursuit of dreams

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I was sixteen when I stood at a podium before my graduating class. With a tassel dangling in my peripheral vision, I delivered a speech on dre…

Prime Time Review - 'Kitchen Nightmares' causes chaos for Scottsdale

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Chef Gordon Ramsay is known in many households as an ornery man with a sharp tongue and a quick temper, poking and prodding at every instance …

Pet News - Adore-a-Bull Adoption Party

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Thanks to a generous grant from PetSmart Charities, we’ll be having loads of pit bull-focused fun at our Adore-a-Bull Adoption Party! All bull…

What's Up UA? - UA Ranks Second in U.S. for Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows

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Thanks to the service-oriented nature of the University of Arizona community, the institution has for years been one of the nation's top-rak…

Gadget Magnet - Data Doctors: Can I legally copy my DVDs to use on other devices?

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I am trying to find a way to legally copy DVDs we own to an external hard drive for storage connected to my laptop. When we take long road tri…

What's Up UA? - Eller College to Bring MBA Program Online

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The University of Arizona Eller College of Management's internationally recognized MBA program will be available online beginning this fall.…

Such the Spot - A Mother's Day Surprise

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In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a rather humorous conversation that I recently had with a long-distance friend via text (with her permis…

Pet News - An open letter from Pima Animal Care Center about saving animals

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Staff at Pima Animal Care Center would love to never have to euthanize another animal again, except to end severe or terminal suffering. 

What's Up UA? - UA Offers Continued Career Support for New Grads Entering Workforce

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This weekend, thousands of newly minted University of Arizona alumni will wake up and face the question before all new college graduates: Wh…

Such the Spot - 5 family-friendly activities in Tucson

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We have been enjoying some gorgeous weather here in Southern Arizona as of late, wouldn’t you agree? We all know, though, that these mild temp…

Prime Time Review - Indie Rock Veterans provides Tucson with memories

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A distinctive spectacle exists within the music realm that recently graced the Rialto Theater stage here in Tucson. It is one that is unmatche…

Prime Time Review - The future of the online movie market

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The online streaming industry is growing and growing every year. Standing at the forefront of this online explosion is Netflix, the well known…

Music Landscape: Gabriel Ayala Quintet play JazzMenco at Ventana

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The sizzling Summer Series kicks off Memorial Day Weekend with Native American Music Award winner Gabriel Ayala. Gabriel played at Preside…

What's Up UA? - UA Geneticists Find Causes for Severe Childhood Epilepsies

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Researchers at the University of Arizona have successfully determined the genetic mutations causing severe epilepsies in seven out of 10 chi…

What's Up UA? - UA Research Suggests Link Between Elevated Blood Sugar, Alzheimer's Risk

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A new University of Arizona study, published in the journal Neurology, suggests a possible link between elevated blood sugar levels and risk…

Pet News - 6th Annual Howling for the Hounds Wolves Motorcycle Club benefit

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WHAT: 6th Annual Howling for the Hounds benefit hosted by the Wolves Motorcycle Club of Tucson

What's Up UA? - UApresents 2013-2014 Season Announced

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Several themes are evident in the newly announced UApresents 2013-2014 season, with more shows being offered in the Tucson community and many …

Gadget Magnet - Data Doctors: Fake Microsoft phone call scam the rise again!

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Q: I received a call today from a male who identified himself as Andrew Allison with Microsoft Security. He told me that “my NT wires” were in…

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Baby in stroller Falls Into Train Tracks Mom Jumps In Before Train Barrels In Caught On Camera. A stroller carrying a 14-month-old girl rolled off a slanted train station platform and fell onto the tracks Wednesday, but the girl's mother leaped onto the tracks to rescue her with the help other passengers, transit officials said."What it looks like to us is that the mother became distracted by something, didn't apply the brake on the stroller and the stroller was able to move off the platform and onto the tracks," said Scott Sauer, director of system safety for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The accident happened Wednesday afternoon at the 56th Street station of the Market-Frankford Line in west Philadelphia. The platform at the station is slanted slightly for drainage purposes, Sauer said.Surveillance video shows a woman on the eastbound platform with the girl in a jogging stroller, which slowly rolls forward and topples over onto the tracks about 5 feet below. What initially appears to be the girl flying out of the stroller apparently was just a towel or a bag. The stroller comes to rest on the outer rail, which carries no charge. The woman is seen jumping down and lifting the girl to a man waiting on the platform. Other passengers ran to help, and one used an emergency call box to alert SEPTA police, who held an incoming train at the preceding stop.The infant was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment of a cut on her forehead. Sauer said during a news conference that watching the video was "gut-wrenching.""With the stroller moving at such a slow rate of speed, you know, you want to call out to someone, `Hey, the stroller's moving! Somebody grab the stroller,'" Sauer said. He said the line is one of SEPTA's busiest, with trains running every six to 10 minutes. SEPTA police said no charges will be filed but the accident serves as a reminder for other riders to lock stroller brakes when waiting on platforms.