The Associated Press: Sheriff profits as Ala. inmates claim lack of food DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Complaining of paper-thin bologna and cold grits, skinny prisoners testified Wednesday about meals so skimpy and unappetizing they have lost weight behind bars as a federal judge considered Alabama’s unusua ...
This poor baby was taken to the hospital and died Nov. 18, but it has just been ruled a homicide. The parents could face charges and the case has been turned over to prosecutors. How on earth could parents do this to their new infant? This had to be a slow, torturous death for this poor baby, who ob ...
I used a quote in my previous post about “Trying to change the world without any demonstrable proof of our success.” While I can’t find that exact spot in the book, I’m pretty sure it was Dr. Walter Wink who wrote the original thought. I read it probably twenty years ago but it has stuck with me sin ...
B’Tselem to army: Evacuate wounded Gazans trapped in shelled buildings B’Tselem has received a report that several wounded Palestinians are currently trapped in buildings shelled on Saturday night by the army, together with the bodies of their relatives. Human rights groups report from the field Isr ...
The chief aim of a detox diet is not actually weight loss. Instead it is intended to cleanse the system of toxins and free radicals that have built up over time. This will hopefully relieve any serious physical disorders and reduce bloating, wrinkles, fine lines, cellulite and weight gain. There are ...
Image courtesy of laurenatclemson@Flickr According to FAO (The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), the number of people who are undernourished will exceed 1 billion in the year 2009, The Independent reports. So basically from the world population 1/7 or 15% will face hunger in ...
La combinaison des prix élevés de l’énergie et de la nourriture, accompagnée d’une économie mondiale en déclin a engendré un cumul de plus de 77 millions de personnes souffrant de malnutrition en 2008, selon la FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization - Organisation des Nations Unis pour l’alimentatio ...
The brainchild of Scout, this is a new feature for 2009 where we randomly grab whatever interests us and review it. The template we’re using is designed for food, but frankly, we’ll use it on whatever the hell we feel like. Our first review will be of one of Scout’s favorite snack foods, and somethi ...
Welcoming in New Year with Your Feline Friend It’s hard to believe that it’s already New Year’s Eve! Soon my laptop will be displaying the year 2009 on the screen. Amazing. I wish that my cat Saki were still alive to herald the New Year. But I do have my friend’s cat Mittens, who is the same age as ...
Pro-Obama Haitian-Americans want help December 30 2008 LAUDERHILL, Fla., Haitian-American leaders who turned out the vote for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in Florida say they expect him to help ease crises in their homeland. Members of a Broward County, Fla., branch of Haitians for Obama, which ...
