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July 2008

Fat tax

Fat tax

In the fight against obesity, suggestions to increase nutrition education, remove soft drinks from schools, change how companies can advertise, ban trans fats and
Are redheads going extinct?

Are redheads going extinct?

In August 2007, many news organizations reported that redheads would eventually become extinct. Other news outlets and blogs picked up the story, citing the

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Daylight Savings – Huff & Rapsys

Daylight Savings – Huff & Rapsys

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Stop Daylight Savings Time! (Drive-In Intermission)

Stop Daylight Savings Time! (Drive-In Intermission)

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Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time

AKPC_IDS += "13745,";
Daylight Savings

Daylight Savings

AKPC_IDS += "13742,";
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman to Trade Bodies in ‘Change-Up’

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman to Trade Bodies in ‘Change-Up’

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman are going to change things up in 'Change-Up,' according to Variety . The 'Freaky Friday'-ish movie tells the tale of a responsible family man (Bateman) who flip-flops bodies with his lazy best friend (Reynolds). 'Change-Up' is tentatively scheduled to begin shooting in September. Reynolds recently starred alongside Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock in 'The Proposal.' Bateman will be in theaters on August 20, sharing the screen with Jennifer Aniston in 'The Switch.' He was also in the Oscar-nominated film 'Up in the Air.' [Read full story on The Insider]
Gavin Newsom Too Busy with Family to Run for Governor, But Not for Lt. Governor [Politics]

Gavin Newsom Too Busy with Family to Run for Governor, But Not for Lt. Governor [Politics]

Bet he wishes he used a different excuse to pull out of the governor race, now. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will announce today that he's running for lieutenant governor, an election he'll be a frontrunner in. [ SFGate via Lucky ] More