Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts

Friday, October 14, 2011

Team's breast cancer shirts cause stir


Team's breast cancer shirts cause stir
Team's breast cancer shirts cause stir, Cheerleaders at Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Ariz., can’t wear the pink t-shirts they bought to raise money for breast cancer research because the school’s administrators claim the slogan they bear is inappropriate.

Thursday, October 13, 2011


Teen must take down haunted house
Teen must take down haunted house, Local teens open their own haunted house. Ohio - Two local teens have become entrepreneurs in the entertainment business--the Halloween entertainment business. Their brand new venture is part haunted house, part charity.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Tree house causes stir


Tree house causes stir
Tree house causes stir, Tearing down 100-year-old oak and red cedar trees in a neighborhood named Woodley Park might seem like a bad idea.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Car dealer takes horses as trade



Car dealer takes horses as trade, With the economy in the dumps, used cardealers are having to get creative with the trade-ins. There's long been used cardealers advertising they'll take any trade that's "push, pulled, or dragged." One dealership is adding trots to that phrase, as they're now accepting horses.

CA pot dispensaries to close?


CA pot dispensaries to close?
 CA pot dispensaries to close? Federal prosecutors in California are cracking down on some of the state's medical marijuana dispensaries, signaling an escalation of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. government and the nation's burgeoning medical marijuana industry.

Man gets surgery to look like Superman


Man gets surgery to look like Superman
 Man gets surgery to look like Superman, A Superman fan has taken the word 'crazy' to a whole new level. The man has gone through numerous plastic surgery procedures just to look like the Man of Steel.

Friday, September 30, 2011

PETA's shark attack ad sparks controversy

PETA's shark attack ad sparks controversy

PETA's shark attack ad sparks controversy, Great white sharks, the largest predatory fish in the ocean, are supreme fodder for headlines. Yet in recent weeks, it is the humans who study them that have grabbed the spotlight among a circle of bloggers and advocates for the iconic species.

One scientist and his methodology for studying the sharks have been at the center of the controversy: Michael Domeier, a marine biologist whose quest to study great white sharks and outfit them with satellite tags has been documented over several years and two seasons on the National Geographic Channel's "Shark Men."

Teacher punishes kid for saying 'Bless you'

Teacher punishes kid for saying 'Bless you'
Teacher punishes kid for saying 'Bless you', Students in Steve Cuckovich's health class at William C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California, may face punishment if they dare to utter "God bless you" after a fellow classmate sneezes.

Best cities for mustaches?

Best cities for mustaches?
Best cities for mustaches?, Currently looking for flights to Chicago? Skip the morning shave. Chicago was recently named the most mustache-friendly city in America!

Cops: millions in toothbrushes stolen

Cops: millions in toothbrushes stolen
Cops: millions in toothbrushes stolen, Three people were arrested after authorities raided a Boca Raton pawnshop suspected of selling stolen dental hygiene products, including electric toothbrushes.

Parenthood makes you fatter?


Parenthood makes you fatter?
Parenthood makes you fatter?, If you think diet soft drinks will help you slim down, think again. New research suggests that diet soft drinks aren't as guilt-free as once thought and may actually contribute to weight gain.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Regrets over magic bra trick


Regrets over magic bra trick
Regrets over magic bra trick, The chairman of the school committee in Abington, Mass., is apologizing for a magic trick he performed before a televisedmeeting this week in which he appeared to tear the bra off a fellow committee member through her clothes. public meeting bra trick, The trick was performed Tuesday by Russell Fitzgerald, an amateur magician known to open meetings with a little sleight of hand. It was met with stunned silence.

Cops say murder suspect sent emails pretending to be victim


Cops say murder suspect sent emails pretending to be victim
Cops say murder suspect sent emails pretending to be victim, Something seemed strange about the emails Christopher Ryan Smith was sending while on vacation in Africa last year. The 32-year-old adventurer's chatty tone was muted and responses were uncharacteristically terse."The emails were short and sweet," said Jim Amormino, an Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman. "They were just too generic."

Monday, September 26, 2011

Facebook's awkward 'unfriended' feature


Facebook's awkward 'unfriended' feature
Facebook's awkward 'unfriended' feature, Facebook has become the best platform where friends meet to share photos, news and gossip, but when relationships sour, another phenomenon often occurs - unfriending.

Dog-eating festival october


Dog-eating festival october
Dog-eating festival october, If you've been gearing up for the annual dog eating festival in Jinhua City, China, you'll have to find something else to do that weekend: "Internet-savvy" animal rights activists and dog lovers convinced the local government to cancel the fest, originally scheduled for October.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Man sued for parental support by his mom

Man sued for parental support by his mom, A B.C. man who was abandoned as a teenager is being sued by his elderly mother for parental support.

Ken Anderson, 47, has been fighting a lawsuit by his mother, Shirley Anderson, 73, since 2000.

Shirley, who has not had a relationship with Ken or his two siblings for decades, is asking for $750 per month in support from each of them.

Man arrested for DUI twice in one night


Man arrested for DUI twice in one night
 Man arrested for DUI twice in one night, Police in Wyoming arrested a 67-year-old man for driving under the influence twice in the same night.

Former warden's wife helped prisoner escape


Former warden's wife helped prisoner escape
Former warden's wife helped prisoner escape, A decade after a convicted killer escaped from an Oklahoma prison and vanished along with the assistant warden's pretty young wife, the two were found living together on a Texas chicken ranch.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Famous people who avoid food

Famous people who avoid food
Famous people who avoid food. Ask any expert on war, science or culture, and you will find that food plays a vital role in how our world is shaped. Here's a glimpse at some famous individuals and the foods they avoid, whether by choice or otherwise.