The Salt
10:46 am
Tue July 24, 2012

A Bartender's Antidote To Sweet And Citrus? Bitter Bark, Myrrh And Secrets

Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 5:48 pm

For bartenders, the words "last call" have a hidden meaning: It won't be long before they're enjoying a drink of their own. And after hours of making tonics, flips and fizzes, what does a bartender drink? Often, the answer is short and simple: Fernet.

In a world of citrusy, sugary drinks that can all taste alike, Fernet Branca stands alone. Depending on how your palate responds, the Italian digestif can be called everything from refreshingly bold to an acquired taste to cough syrup that's gone bad.

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Mountain Stage
10:42 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Pink Martini On Mountain Stage

Credit Brian Blauser / Mountain Stage
Pink Martini performs on Mountain Stage.

Originally published on Sun December 2, 2012 11:06 am

Pink Martini had already been together for 11 years when it appeared on this Mountain Stage show in June 2005. Formed in Portland, Ore., by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini functions as a "little orchestra" with many international influences. Any given set features a wide range of musical styles from all over the world and songs in many languages.

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Music
10:41 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Jah Mon, July 22

Southwest Louisiana's longest-running reggae tradition...Rasta Reggae Radio! You will hear two hours of True Word SoundPower including classic to 21st Century Roots-Rockers, ska, rocksteady, dee-jay, nyabinghi, dancehall and dub. A typical program will open with earlier vintage classics before moving to newer releases, followed by a live-in-concert set and a dancehall set before concluding with more classics from the Golden Age of Reggae. KRVS was the first Southwest Louisiana radio station to establish a steady weekly Reggae showcase beginning back around 1980.

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Shots - Health Blog
9:55 am
Tue July 24, 2012

When Going Back To The Hospital Is Good News

Credit Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has higher rates of readmissions for Medicare patients for some conditions. But its mortality rates for the same conditions is lower than at many hospitals.

No one wants to be readmitted to a hospital, but it does beat one alternative: death.

As Medicare prepares to start punishing hospitals with higher than expected readmission rates, new government data show that some hospitals with high readmissions are actually doing a better job than most in keeping Medicare patients alive.

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The Two-Way
9:41 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Gun Sales Are Up Sharply In Colorado Since Theater Shootings

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Originally published on Tue July 24, 2012 12:04 pm

Sales of guns have risen strongly in Colorado since the early Friday shootings at a movie theater near Denver that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded.

The Denver Post reports that:

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Music
9:31 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Out on the Fringe, July 20

Eclectic mix of interesting alternative, jazz, singer songwriter, Americana and much more. 

The Two-Way
9:03 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Nothing To Report Yet, 'Disappointed' Amelia Earhart Searchers Say

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Google honors Amelia Earhart today, on her 115th birthday.

The team of searchers and scientists who were hoping to find pieces of aviator Amelia Earhart's plane off an island in the mid-Pacific report being "disappointed that we did not make a dramatic and conclusive discovery."

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The Torch
8:51 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Let's Catch Up: Olympic Coaches Won't March; North Korea Wants Games On TV

Credit LOCOG
London Underground employee John Light (!) carries the Olympic torch onto a train at Wimbledon Station.

Good morning. With three days until the official opener of the 2012 London Games, here's a summary of the news coming out of the Olympics:

  • U.S. (and other) coaches will not be walking in Friday's Opening Ceremonies, because Olympic honchos wanted to shorten the ceremony. Some don't even have tickets.
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Shots - Health Blog
8:41 am
Tue July 24, 2012

HIV Testing Goes Mobile In Rural South Africa

Credit Jason Beaubien / NPR
A Doctors Without Borders counselor tests a South African woman for HIV.

Originally published on Tue July 24, 2012 10:16 am

Across South Africa there's a push to get more people tested for HIV.

Nationwide, roughly 18 percent of adults are infected with the virus, but many of them don't know it. And that information gap enables the spread of HIV.

In a rural part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, Doctors Without Borders is setting up mobile testing centers in tents. Teams are also going door to door offering HIV tests on the spot.

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The Two-Way
8:19 am
Tue July 24, 2012

Post-Hinckley Changes Make Insanity Defense Hard For Colo. Suspect

Credit Arapahoe County Sheriff
James Holmes in a photograph taken by police during his booking.

Originally published on Tue July 24, 2012 9:30 am

Whether James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater will mount an insanity defense isn't yet known.

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