What did he work, and when did he work it?
As questions go, they’re not the most pressing to face a president, or, in the case of
, a president-elect. But they’re being raised just the same after a paparazzo snapped a shirtless,
-esque Obama taking a stroll this past weekend in Hawaii.
Make that a shirtless, “lean and chiseled” Obama.
“We only saw him from the front,” says
editor in chief Roy Johnson, “but clearly he’s been doing some Read the rest of this entry »
Monroe County – A Monroe County phone book mix-up means that some people trying to call a hospital will get a big surprise instead. Three numbers separate the Monroe Hospital from a very different, non-healthcare related business.
When you call the Monroe Hospital you should hear an operator respond, “Monroe Hospital, may I help you?”
Instead, at least a dozen callers heard this: “Hey there, sexy guy!”
The number listed in the phone book for Read the rest of this entry »
The organisation’s national Love Food campaign to reduce waste has been so successful at weightloss that it is being branded as the perfect diet for our overweight, over budget credit crunch times.
Despite its Middle England reputation, the Women’s Institute has recently been at the centre of a number of trendy campaigns including a Government-backed push to end waste.
The campaign encourages women to reduce the amount of waste produced by households Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan 15, 2009 05:30 PM
Over the past day, since Apple revealed that Steve Jobs is stepping aside for five months to manage his health problems, I’ve been impressed by the way that Apple and Jobs have handled disclosures about his condition. They’ve stumbled a couple of times over the past half-year or so, since the issue first emerged. They haven’t always been as forthcoming as perhaps they should be. But, still, overall, they’ve visibly been Read the rest of this entry »
Pensacola, FL–
Sarah Palin went into specifics on what a McCain-Palin administration’s health care policy would look like at a rally here today. She said it would be “more accessible and affordable” for middle class families, but went after the Democratic nominee saying his health care plan will hurt an already struggling economy, “Now what Barack Obama is saying is that, his healthcare plan puts expensive mandates on small businesses Read the rest of this entry »
Enter the “Devil’s Cave” by pulling aside the wooden grate beneath the porch of the abandoned suburban New Jersey home. Crawl inside to see the filthy, mismatched blankets and the garbage and empty soda and alcohol bottles strewn about. Catch your breath against the smell. For a group of Latin American men, the “Devil’s Cave” was home as they hunted work in tough economic times.
Monday, December 1, 2008
THERE IS fresh hope that HIV/Aids will be brought under control in South Africa with the recent appointment of Barbara Hogan as health minister, Oxfam’s programme officer in South Africa, Thabi Khosa, said at the weekend.
Highlighting the 20th World Aids Day, which falls today, Ms Khosa said people working in the HIV/Aids field believed that the new health minister was willing to look seriously at improving access to treatment. Read the rest of this entry »
Brandon suffered severe brain damage and never recovered from his injuries. The accident led to the first major investigation under a law that regulates amusement parks.
The state Department of Occupational Safety and Health found that Disneyland employees had improperly placed Brandon, his mother and brother into the ride and failed to lower the lap bar. It also ordered significant safety changes to the ride, including a sensor-equipped guard around Read the rest of this entry »
jwarren@herald-leader.com
The Fayette County Schools and the University of Kentucky are launching a joint effort to improve health and physical fitness among students and faculty members in the county school system.
Clays Mill Elementary School and Tates Creek High School, with enrollment totaling more than 2,200, will be the first two schools to join the Physical Activity and Wellness Schools program, or PAWS. Other county schools will follow, Read the rest of this entry »
Reported February 4, 2009
Too Much TV, Too Much Fast Food
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Teens who watch too much television are more likely to eat fast food, a new study finds.
Researches at the University of Minnesota interviewed almost 2,000 high school and middle school students to investigate the link between television and diet. They found heavier viewers had poorer eating habits five years in the future.
“To our knowledge, this is the first Read the rest of this entry »