"WHEN men meet fair-haired women they really do have a “blonde moment”. Scientists have found that their mental performance drops, apparently because they believe they are dealing with someone less...
"The Associated Press November 8, 2007, 7:23PM ET text size: TT
Ariz. officials warn of poker chip lead
PHOENIX
Arizona health regulators issued a warning Thursday about a popular brand of high-end poker chips that may contain high levels of lead.
The warning about Paulson...
created by comoms | 5 years ago 1205 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Is there really a need for a Canadian youtube site? It's not that we don't have good content, I just don't personally see a need to make it distinct. It's not like we speak a different language, eh?"Popular video-sharing website YouTube launched a Canadian version at an event...
Not to pile on the problems parents already have, girls at a very young age want to use lipstick and sometimes boys too. Sometimes it seems we need to put our children in a bubble."Parents worried about the...
created by mpress | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 806 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Chemicals used in flavouring microwave popcorn may have caused the first case of "popcorn lung" (lung cancer from chemical fumes related to microwave popcorn production) in a consumer. The disease is already...
created by Kaitlin | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 12742 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
On the heels of the U.S. subprime lending crisis at least one former U.S. government official believes that the Unites States may soon be heading into a recession. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, making comments to European journalists, said...
created by phrolen | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 929 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"Thousands of people in Britain and around the world are dying prematurely from heart disease triggered by long-term exposure to excessive noise, according to research by the World Health Organisation. Coronary heart disease caused 101,000 deaths in the UK in 2006, and the...
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New Zealand exporters are happy to see the dollar drift down fast. Importers and many consumers like to see it stay strong. The kiwi dollar has already lost around 8 cents of its value over the last 20 days, and...
created by Tom van B | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 633 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
"World shares fall on credit fears
Analysts say markets will remain volatile in the near future
Markets have faltered in Friday trading, a day after markets in the US and Europe suffered heavy losses amid fears of a global credit crunch.
In morning trade the London FTSE 100...
"A Catholic priest faces an indecent exposure charge after jogging in the nude about an hour before sunrise.[..]If convicted of indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, he would have to register as a sex offender, prosecutors said."Surely the wheels turning strange in this guy's...
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Women who stay out of the sun are increasing their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests.
The safe-tanning messages that are drummed into women each year may help to reduce their risk of skin...
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"It is a verdict likely to cause great consternation to lonely prisoners throughout the US penal system. A prisoner in Florida has been found guilty of indecent exposure for masturbating alone in his cell.
Terry Lee Alexander, 20, of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, was sentenced...
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"A Vancouver couple risking a potential exposure to rabies are continuing to share their West End condo with as many as 80 bats after being told by a pest control company the creatures cannot be removed for...
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US town set to ban saggy trousers
A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear
Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people
A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...
"Shade your kids. New evidence suggests overall sun exposure, not just burns, in childhood is a big factor for those who later develop deadly skin cancer."