Obama's Inaugural Luncheon Menu

What will President Obama have for his Inauguration Lunch? Well for 200 members of Congress, Obama is keeping it traditional and American. Here is a look at the luncheon menu. " First, a seafood stew. The main...

Herbicide withdrawn in the UK by Dow AgroScience after being found in allotem...

An earlier story on Now Public reported strange affects on crops due to the use of aminopyralid in the UK. Farms that used aminopyralid to control certain weeds then sent animal manure to allotments only to find...

Online gamers are fitter than the average American

When we speak of online gamers, the image of a fat male slugging away on a seat in a dark damp basement comes to mind. This stereotype needs to be reworked as a test conducted shows that adult gamers are slimmer...

Ban bread as bird food - it does more harm than good

Apparently spending a lazy afternoon in the park feeding the birds and lying on the grass is not a great way to spend the day. Bread should be banned as a bird food because it is unhealthy and dangerous and can...

Spuds less toxic if soaked before cooking

"Good news for chips lovers everywhere - new research in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that pre-soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce levels of acrylamide....

SFHomeless Yahoo! Group Wiki-Updated- Homeless Health Alert !

The SFHomeless Yahoo! Group's Wiki has been updated with a new Health Alert! news story about homeless San Franciscan residents at a winter shelter that were served 'breakfast' that were actually leftovers that were 36 hours old.   The potentially bacteria laden...

WWII-era grenade found in potato bag

The woman says that it was only the weight of the grenade which drew her attention to it; had she not noticed that weight she may have tried to cook it. "NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - A 74-year-old Italian grandmother...

The First Thanksgiving

"In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanksgiving. While cooking methods and table etiquette have changed as the holiday has evolved, the meal is still consumed today with the same spirit of...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

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