Police: Pa. landlord spied on 34 female tenants

" PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia landlord secretly videotaped 34 female tenants over two decades after hiding cameras in their apartments, authorities said Friday. Thomas Daley, 45, will face additional charges stemming from the new victims identified...

Scarlett Johansson weds Reynolds

" Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has married fellow actor Ryan Reynolds, their publicists have confirmed. US magazine Us Weekly reported the small wedding took place at a remote wilderness resort just...

McDonald's apologises after group of mothers staged sit-in over breast-feedin...

A McDonald's manager in the UK has been forced to apologize to a young mum whom he told could not breastfeed in the fast-food chain.She returned with five friends and they staged a 'sit-in' and all started...

How 'Reynolds EZ Slide' helped Parkinson's patient in her daily life

Comments to my short stories come in many flavors!A recent one from Linda touched me by reminding me that in our age of disposable products, mundane ones such as the now discontinued Reynolds EZ Slide plastic wrap can actually if not change the life of people affected by an...

Ryan Reynolds Joins Wolverine Movie

"Canadian hotness Ryan Reynolds is set to appear in the upcoming Wolverine movie alongside Hugh Jackman in the title role.The sexy actor will portray Deadpool, an extraordinary character that posses special healing powers. Although his exposure in the movie is short, it's...

Elderly Americans to double - 71 million by 2030

"Medical schools prepare for "silver tsunami" By Richard C. LewisMon Jan 28, 4:24 PM ET Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly. Now, Brown and other U.S. medical schools are plugging...

Hewitt sleeps in after 4.30am end at Aust Open

The local media are abuzz this morning with Hewitt's win, more about the finishing time than anything. Seems Hewitt is back on course after changing coach last year.Will an Australian finally win the open after Australia's Casey Dellacqua beat former champion Amelie Mauresmo...

Stop wondering what happened to 'Reynolds EZ Slide'...Pat at 'Alcoa' tells us

Back in February of 2006, a lifetime ago in web time, I sang the praise of the Reynolds Plastic Wrap with EZ Slide Cutter. It did not generate much interest back then. In the past few months though I noticed people started commenting on the story and contacting me asking...

$1m raised by Reynolds in US 'fell out of plane'

"Nearly $1m raised by former Irish PM Albert Reynolds in the US for Fianna Fail in 1994 "fell out of the plane and drifted off to the Bahamas or the Cayman Islands", developer Tom Gilmartin claimed yesterday. He said only $70,000 of the $1m ever made its way into Fianna Fail,...

Fair Dinkum Harassment

I read stuff like this and do a bit of a lizard laugh in my mouth: "AN Australian woman was branded a criminal by airline officials after "swearing" on an American flight - with a classic, and utterly inoffensive,...

NowPublic's TyphoonHunter featured in major UK newspaper

James Reynolds showed up on NowPublic as Typhoon Hunter with some phenomenal photos of storms in China. He got wrangled  pretty darn quick.But it wasn't just NP that was impressed - check out the feature item...

Brand Idea Failures: RJ Reynolds’ smokeless cigarettes

"Cigarette manufacturers have often thought that the best way to build market share is to come up with new twists on the standard cigarette formula. For instance, Marlboro has had dozens of different varieties in its history, including Marlboro Menthol, Marlboro Lights and...

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How Many Wins Make Up a 'Wave'?

"How Many Wins Make Up a 'Wave'? Political Scientists Debate the Scope of Democrats' Victory By Zachary A. Goldfarb Special to The Washington Post Monday, November 13, 2006; Page A19 There is no doubt that Democrats did well on Tuesday, capturing almost 30 seats in the House,...

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