Archive for July, 2008
Mother’s and Babies Who Fart Together Stay Smart Together
Glen Simmons-Staves, Aug-2002
HENDERSON, NV – Pregnant women who eat more gas-producing foods give their babies better chances of mature brain development, finds a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Nutritional Health.
The study also found that mothers who pass gas more often had babies with higher IQ scores compared to those [...]
Band-Aid Bandit Strikes Again…
GLEN SIMMONS-STAVES ASSOCAITED PRESS, JULY 25TH 2008
MILO, Mass. – Dozens of used Band-Aid Bandages have been left near a Milo school bus stop – causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood. The Band-Aid Bandages - sometimes bloody, sometimes filled with gooey puss – has been left on Charles Street for more than two years. They’re almost always dirty and sometimes stuck to [...]
Who is More Eco-Friendly, Batman or Daredevil?
You’ve already weighed in on the question of whether Red Sonja or X-Men is better for the environment. But, now I’m exploring more pressing issues: Who is better for the environment, Batman or Daredevil?
First, a disclosure: Batman can’t really stomach environmentally irresponsible food products and rarely drinks anything made without distilled water. But he isn’t [...]
Rock band vocalist sentenced to 25 years in prison
By GLEN SIMMONS-STAVES, GS-S Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. - Paul Hewson, the lead vocalist of the Irish rock band U2 was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for engineering a decades-long scam that bilked thousands of hours of listening time from unknowing listeners.
It was the maximum sentence the legendary vocalist could receive for allegedly swindling some 300 million listening hours from post [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Kevin Bacon’s Blood Saves Lives (Again).
July 28th 2008 – Glen Simmons-Staves Associated Press
Since the early 1990s, an estimated 600,000 Kevin Bacon fans have paid hundreds or thousands of dollars apiece to collect Kevin Bacon’s blood in private inventories now maintained by some 30 private blood storage firms, private bankers said. Costs typically include between $1,500 and $2,000 to collect the [...]
Got milk? Sure do, and it’s chocolate!
By Glen Simmons-Staves Associated Press
UTAH (GSAP) – For a period each afternoon, the entire Huntsman Junior High School football team is transported back to the hard-plastic trays and lunch lines of elementary school.
One by one they trudge after another exhausting practice to the edge of the Huntsman Hawks turf where coolers await with refreshing chocolate [...]
Jazz work out 8-inch hair extension deal for Williams.
Glen Simmons-Staves Associated Press
July 19th, 2008 4:34pm
Salt Lake City-On Friday, the Utah Jazz took Williams to the team salon, announcing that the star point guard would get hair extensions.
The length of the extensions was not disclosed, but according to the Salt Lake Examiner, Williams agreed to an eight-inch piece with an option for a ten-inch [...]
Massachusetts woman finds 8-inch man in her washer
Maria Rodger was reaching into the washing machine when she felt something move.
Glen Simmons-Staves Associated Press
2 hours, 26 minutes ago
GOTHAM, Mass – A woman got the shock of her life when she found an 8-inch man mixed in with clothes in her washing machine. The man, identified as George Thumb, a distant relative of Tom [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Eating More May Increase Maturing Process in Children.
Eating just 3000 calories a day increases cell growth, tissue generation, study says
Glen Simmons-Staves Associated Press
MONDAY, July 14 (PediaDay News) – Having your kids eat 3000 to 5000 calories a day could be the key to increasing their aging processes and in turn allowing your kids to stay home alone sooner, according to a new [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Poll: What should Oklahoma City’s new NBA team name be?
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 2:40 pm EDT
By Glen Simmons-Staves
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about what the NBA and will name Oklahoma City’s new franchise basketball team — OKC Red People? Seriously? — so I decided I should put it to a vote.
Below are four random OKC team name ideas to choose from, [...]
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