Fat boy executed

Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...

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The absurdity of life abides within the fuzziness of mankind (womankind not excluded). There is no such shortage of time, but time need to be managed efficiently. It is not the duty of a time manager to manage the...

The Clerkenwell Kitchen, 'Best Sustainable Restaurant', Time Out London 2008 ...

Restaurants can be very wasteful places.With that in mind, I was glad to see Time Out London add a new category on Best Sustainable Restaurants for the 2008 Edition of their Eating and Drinking Awards which were just announced on September 9. The first winner is The...

11 Years old and Blogging the DNC, Jack Greenberg

I started blogging (before it was called that)in late 1996 for the my political party website.  I was 34 years old.  Most of us on NowPublic probably began blogging at age 25-65 years old.  The...

Unease over Guatemalan gold rush

"With gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal.   Tema sits across from me, a Mayan with a mission. We are in the town of Sipacapa in the Western Highlands of...

Dog swallows two-foot stick

Hector, the great dane dog has survived after an operation to remove a two-foot long stick it had swallowed. He was very  lucky the stick did no internal damage. " A dog was left feeling down at the mouth...

Sneaky Culprit to Daytime Sleepiness Caught

Headline, 2nd August 2008 - Mr Sandman Attacked Woman in Broad Daylight - Well... sort of. I was just enjoying my morning newspaper and breakfast at one the popular local Indian...

Most Powerful Business Woman touts McCain on the Net

UPDATED  The Christian Science Monitor, has posted video of the event. Here's the link. When it comes to presidential politics, Barack Obama has all the buzz on the Internet. He has raised record amounts of money online. He hired a Facebook co-founder to help leverage...

Fry-Up A Day Keeps Doug's Doctor Away

I love this story, bless the old man, hope he has many more birthdays. " Who said fry-ups were bad for you? Not Douglas Terrey who has celebrated his 105th birthday with yet another full English breakfast. The...

Big Breakfast May Lead to Big Weight Loss

"HEALTHY CARBS: Beginning your day with a large high-carb meal may be the smart way to lose weight, according to a new study released this week. On average, study participants lost nearly 40 pounds in eight months by...

Parenting Subcontractors

" Catherine Castrence is not a morning person. So between getting her daughters dressed and fed breakfast, letting the dog out and giving an insulin shot to the family's diabetic cat, the Reston, Va., working mother...

California Sees No Rush Of Gay-Wedding Bookings

It would appear that many gay couples in California are holding off planning large wedding ceremonies until after the ballot initiative set for November, which could amend California's constitution to ban gay...

Breakfast with The Brits

Brits throw away 7 million slices of bread, 666,000 eggs, 1.2 million sausages, 260,000 processed cheese slices and more than 1.5 bananas daily.   This raises a very serious question, what are The Brits eating...

Children deprived of food due to soaring food prices

Cuts in aid by wealthy countries have forced thousands of kid in developing countries to go without breakfast. A severe increase in food prices have also worsened their condition. 450,000 Children in Cambodia will become the latest victims of soaring food...

Tiff at Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons, Canada’s biggest (and American-owned) donut chain, made headlines earlier this month for firing an employee after she gave a free Timbit to a baby. On Wednesday, the company kept the terrible public...

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