Author: BFarfan

When Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu takes the time to read and review a book, the book automatically becomes important – even if it is just a little book about a cow.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has had a busy month. A sample of the events and to-do’s that were entered on Archbishop […]

Keeping their status as the enactors of cutting edge legislation, the state of California is pushing to become the first state to create an animal abuse registry that would contain the names of people who have been convicted of animal abuse. Similar to the sex offender registry, this proposed legislation would seek to protect […]

A woman recently sentenced to 15 years in prison is the first person known to be convicted in Florida of a DUI manslaughter while under the influence of the drug Ambien. The Florida woman, Della Foss, had a combination of Ambien, Xanax, cocaine and Lorata in her system when her car ran off […]

Thirty million obese children in the U.S. might be slimmer and healthier if they read more, according to the findings of a recent study by the Duke University Medical Center. The “Study of Children’s Literature and Healthy Lifestyle” found that obese girls from 9 to 13 years old who read an assigned novel decreased […]

In his press conference statement, Tiger Woods extended many apologies, but never answered the one question that the worldwide public wants to know. “Why?”
The revelations about Tiger Woods’ serial cheating was a devastating disappointment to the fans of the golf superstar, and Tiger’s first public appearance probably disappointed quite a few people too. […]

In a recent high profile case, a Canadian woman was convicted of assault and ignoring flight attendant instructions in an air rage case that lit the media and blogosphere on fire because of the connection of the incident to menopause.
Colleen Walsh, who was convicted of slapping another passenger and ignoring flight attendant instructions, […]

Along with the announcement that the New York City Health Department is establishing guidelines for the sodium level of foods sold and served within its city limits, was an admission by Mayor Mike Bloomberg that he is a big salt consumer himself.
Reportedly Mayor Bloomberg loves hot dogs and popcorn, eats peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, […]

January 11, 2010 – Even at the one-year anniversary, it’s difficult for many Miracle on the Hudson passengers to understand why strange coincidences led them to be seated on a plane that plunged into the middle of the Hudson River. But it seems very clear to Dr. Ray Basri why a series of coincidences […]

Super Saturday snow storms, general financial worries, and a standoff between discount-hungry consumers and discount-adverse retailers have created an American holiday season that is seemingly being thrown together in the last of the last minutes. For millions of Americans who are running short of last minutes, but running long on to-do’s, Jeanne Bice of […]

Much of the news surrounding the whirlwind book tour of Sarah Palin has concerned the media itself, and Palin’s open disdain for it. Press coverage that gathers large crowds at book signings and speeches, apparently, is good. Press coverage that takes issue with any aspect of what Palin says or does at […]

When using traditional sweet potato casserole recipes, with their sugar, butter, eggs, nuts, and toasted marshmallow topping, Thanksgiving cooks across the U.S. will be cooking up the most fattening and unhealthy side dish on the Thanksgiving Day buffet. There are healthier sweet potato recipes, however, that can turn the traditional Thanksgiving tuber into a […]

More than 4.5 million people were watching when Shay Sorrells got sent home from the Biggest Loser ranch in the reality show’s current season. Shay’s departure was significant because she was the popular weight loss show’s heaviest participant to date, weighing in at 470 pounds. She had lost 100 pounds before she was […]