Another beer festival: “Dirndl-clad waitresses weave through the crowds with huge mugs, more beer is finding its way to the floor than to drinkers’ lips and even the tables seem to be moving as people sway to folk tunes played by a band. Yes, this is Bavaria. And the only way this beer festival...
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BRITISH GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAT KIDS Apparently, prejudice against fatties is OK. There is no public health basis for it — as moderately overweight people live slightly longer In the past, fat kids only had to worry about the playground bully. Now the politicians, the doctors and their teachers are all out to get...
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Surgical procedures such as setting bones and stitching wounds are being carried out in the open air, while vanloads of the injured continue to pour in from rural areas
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Sudanese government official who signed agreement on deployment now insists UN peacekeepers should stay out of country
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Old Maid’s Day falls on June 4. According to Holiday Insights this is the day to “put into the spotlight all of the fair maidens who have yet to find their Prince Charming.†This special day was founded in the aftermath of World War II. American men were returning home from the world-saving business...
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How do you say “hide the children” in Japanese? Jackson’s participation in the award ceremony Saturday at Yoyugi Olympic Stadium will launch an Asian tour. Jackson also plans to visit Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong, spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said in a telephone interview from her Washington, D.C., office Thursday. Bain, who said she...
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Another medical malpractice reform success story, as the biggest malpractice insurer in Arkansas will not raise insurance rates for the first time in many years. The company cites the medical malpractice reform bill passed three years ago as the reason. Add Arkansas to the lsit of states who have passed medical malpractice reform which...
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IL: No firearms charges against woman, 87: “An 87-year-old woman who fatally shot a would-be intruder will not be charged with a crime, even though she did not legally own the gun, authorities said Monday. On Feb. 7, Jacksie Mae King fired several shots through the front door of her house after she woke...
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NO CONSISTENCY OR PRINCIPLE ON THE LEFT Burt Prelutsky thinks Leftists are nuts. The relevant clinical diagnostic category is psychopathy The thing that has me stumped is trying to figure out what leftists want. For example, when left-wing judges take it upon themselves to legislate from the bench, liberals are quick to say that...
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