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10 Reasons The Crystal Skull will probably suck

"The audience is oldThe target-audience has long lost interest in mainstream Hollywood with it’s beautiful skinny young people. Mostly they are divorced men picking up easy crotch on Craigslist, spending their disposable income on Jack Daniels and Viagra. The less jaded...

Twelve reasons Dubai real estate should continue ...

While price rises have been constant and considerable, there has not been anything resembling a mania, or universal optimism. There are still a few skeptics at any dinner party. It is only when they fall quiet that you should worry about the future of any market, for that is...

Healthy women having too many ultrasounds, says e...

"From The West.com.au:Ultrasounds are overused in healthy pregnant women but not used enough in those who are at real risk of losing their baby, a leading Australian obstetrician has warned.Associate Professor Janet Vaughan, from the University of Sydney, said multiple scans...

Could Wine Lead to Breast Cancer asks Sally Squires?

From Drinking a Glass of Wine or Two a Day is Good for your Heart the pendulum is swinging to Drinking Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverages could be a Cause for Breast Cancer in Women says Sally Squires in For Women, the Wineglass Is Half Full (Washington Post).

Strike could close key Grangemouth oil refinery f...

There is going to be a significant disruption to the fuel supply in the UK over the next few days, as a two-day strike at Scotland's biggest oil refinery is set to go ahead."Plans to haul fuel by road from locations in England and Wales to Scotlandwill be put in place today...

Wounded Iraqi is given £2m payout

There have been an increasing number of reports of payouts for civilian deaths and injuries in Iraq."An Iraqi teenager accidentally shot by a British soldier is to receive £2m, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.The man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - will...

Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer

I must be the healthiest person on the planet if this is true. "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."  Ben Franklin and  "We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them." - G.K. Chesterton. One of the reason that I...

Top Reasons Why Lesbian Must Be Thin!

"A study done by American Journal of Public Health stated that lesbians are twice as likely as heterosexual women to be overweight or obese, which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health problems and death.1. Men do not care about appearance as much as women. ...

NYC bar bans singing of 'Danny Boy'

"The traditional ballad Danny Boy is not known for being controversial, but this St Patrick's day a New York bar has decided to ban it while a Michigan cafe will sing it 1000 times. It is depressing, it is not usually sung in Ireland for St Patrick's Day, and its lyrics were...

50 Reasons Not To Drink & Drive

Sometimes when I’m drunk, I think that I’m sober enough to drive, so I keep a list of all my past drinking and driving experiences, so that if I find myself in the same situation, I’ll know it’s time to call a cab. If I have more than one Irish car bomb, tequila shot,...

Top 10 Reasons Why We Gain Weight

"Are you at risk for creeping weight gain? Knowing is half the battle. 1. Diet. Regularly consuming too many calories, especially from high-fat foods and calorie-laden drinks.2. Physical inactivity. Inactive people are more likely to carry excess body fat.3. Genetics . If one...
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Prince Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan

It seems almost inevitable that Prince Harry would have to leave Afghanistan as soon as news of his tour of duty leaked out. "LONDON: The Defense Ministry announced Friday that Prince Harry, the third in line to the...

Florida Power Blackout Remains a Puzzle

Florida power officials are still trying to figure out how a glitch at a substation cut power to millions of people across the southern part of the state.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this story. We are asking...

The Relevance Of Emotional Intelligence To Our Lives

Scientists have alluded to two minds of man, one that thinks and one that feels. This feeling and reason dichotomy parallels the folk distinction between the “head” and the “heart”. It is for this reason that if the heart rules the head, it can becloud the mind and...

7 reasons we all love and need war

"Humans need a sense of superiority to at least one local ethnic group, if not economically or intellectually, then morally, or they self-destruct."
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