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The Health Benefits of Pets in our Lives
Many of the benefits of pets — companionship, affection and so on — have been well known for centuries — even numerous ancient Egyptians cherished their companion animals. However, data gathered during only the last few years have shown just how significantly our health is improved if we share our lives with animals.
A study undertaken in 2002 by the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition and United States Food and Drug Administration revealed that the heart rates and blood pressures of pet owners increased less when the individuals were presented with math problems to solve if their companion animals were present.
Overseas film audiences racist?
Universal's UK 'Couples Retreat' Poster Brings Cries of Racism by Removing Black Actors by Matt Ufford A racially-tinged advertising decision has gone awry for the movie "Couples Retreat." Marketers of the Vince Vaughn comedy, which stars four couples in a tropical paradise, removed black actors Faizon Love and Kali Hawk from the promotional poster used in the United Kingdom after the U.S. version used all four couples.Woman ran over by Dad dies of injuries
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33592803/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ PEORIA, Ariz. - A 20-year-old woman from Iraq whose father allegedly hit her with his car because she had become too Westernized has died from her injuries, authorities said. Noor Faleh Almaleki had been in a local hospital since Oct.Britain Proposes Affirmative Action Bill
Right on the heels of the news that the UK's highest tax bracket will now be hit with a 50 percent tax rate, the long-standing British class system could be on its way to dinosaur land. The proposed Affirmative Action bill isn't just limited to race and gender, but social standing as well. According to the story, "Class divisions are entrenched in Britain, with many of the highly paid, prestigious jobs still going to an aristocracy of Cambridge or Oxford graduates."ENGLAND’S RUGBY TEAM DAZZLE IN SIM RUGBY
London, England, October 23, 2009 – For some time now, England has been the world’s undisputed laggards in almost all sports. However, thanks to the booming popularity of SIM rugby, that is no longer the case.
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In Honour of Funny Brit Man - John Cleese
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN - AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING US LAUGH ALL THESE DECADES!
John Cleese Biography
in full John Marwood Cleese
(born October 27, 1939, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset [now in Avon], England) British comic actor best known for his television work on Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers.
Cleese began writing and performing in comedy revues at Clifton College in Bristol, England, and was a member of the renowned Footlights Club while a law student at the University of Cambridge.
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Fab Body Guide: Dames & Broads Lingerie For International Body Types
It's a known fact different countries have varying ideas on what body type is sexy. Lingerie company Dames & Broads has capitalized on that truth by offering lingerie from all around the world. Like any other site, you can shop by category and body type; but here, you can also shop by country.
Coming Soon: $500 for Every Newborn?
Imagine a world where every baby received a trust fund at birth. It might sound like a fairy tale, but being born into money--or at least into a $500 savings account--could soon become reality for all children born in the United States. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would give each newborn just that, with the goal of promoting savings that would later be used for education, a first home, or retirement.Why CEOs Are Joining the Global Warming Bandwagon
The New Progressive CEOs In a recession there are few global-warming-denying libertarians in the boardroom. By Daniel Gross http://www.slate.com/toolbar.aspx?action=print&id=2231925 Andrew Taylor, the CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, in many ways epitomizes the business establishment. His family is No.
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