Body pulled from water off Olive Park Beach

| October 17, 2011

A body is being recovered from the waters of Lake Michigan on the Near North Side Friday afternoon. Police Marine Unit personnel responded after someone saw a body floating near Olive Park Beach off Ohio Street, according to a Marine Unit spokesman. “Police are making the recovery,” Fire Media Affairs spokesman Kevin MacGregor said at [...]

Some reaction to the news on the Pharmacy Guild and Blackmores

| October 13, 2011

Some pithy comments have already landed on the previous post covering the canning of the controversial deal between the Pharmacy Guild and Blackmores, which would have seen pharmacists prompted to promote Blackmores products as companions to certain popular medications. Here is some more reaction: from Dr Ken Harvey, theĀ  National Prescribing Service and Senator Richard [...]

The Old Republic Update: Companions and Jedi vs Bounty Hunters

| October 13, 2011

It is Friday, and for the community surrounding Star Wars: The Old Republic, that means it is update day. Today, the SWTOR team offered up two updates- one on companions and the other on their thoughts regarding two of the classes, namely the Jedi Knight and the Bounty Hunter. Let us start with the Companion [...]

Tiger Woods’s Video Game Cover Companions to Be Picked Online By Fans

| October 11, 2011

Tiger Woods will be sharing the cover of his next video game installment with fellow PGA Tour players, to be selected in an online fan vote. Two regional covers for Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS)’s “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,” which launches in March 2012, will be created — one featuring Woods with another American golfer [...]

MedSafe Travel Introduces "Assisted Senior Travel"

| October 10, 2011

MedSafe Travel Introduces Assisted Senior Travel Minnesota senior travel support company offers travelers safe, worry-free assisted travel with skilled travel specialists and companions.

Companions of the Cross founder Fr. Bedard dies after long illness

| October 9, 2011

OTTAWA – Fr. Robert Bedard, founder of the Companions of the Cross, a society of apostolic life in the Catholic Church, died on Oct. 6. He was 82. Fr. Bedard was born and raised in Ottawa and ordained a priest at Blessed Sacrament Church in Ottawa on June 6, 1955. For many years, he was [...]

Canine Companions and Feline Friends

| October 8, 2011

Canine Companions and Feline Friends October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. Animals for Life has all kinds of dogs (and cats too) for adoption.

‘Doctor Who’ return promoted with series of BBC America specials

| August 23, 2011

Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock tops our list of people we never would have pegged for Doctor Who die-hards, but clearly thats a mistake. Actor Scott Adsit is one of the experts lined up for a series of Best Of BBC America specials tied to the August 27 mid-season return of Doctor Who. Adsit joins [...]

‘Doctor Who’ Matt Smith: ‘The Doctor is selfish’

| August 18, 2011

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has expressed his belief that The Doctor is often inconsiderate of his companions feelings. Smith explained that The Doctor doesnt give enough thought to how his companions lives are affected by traveling with him through space and time. Hes such a nomad, and he does his thing…. He doesnt quite [...]

BBC America giving fans more ‘Doctor Who’ with specials

| August 14, 2011

Doctor Who returns for the second half of Season 6 on Aug. 27, but BBC America will get fans excited with a series of Who specials beginning Aug. 13. The specials will focus on the best moments of the Doctor, the monsters and companions, and feature Matt Smith, Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston, [...]