Melbourne’s notorious binge-drinking nightclub culture has come under question from a Supreme Court judge as he sentenced murderer Christopher Wayne Hudson to life in prison on Monday.
Justice Paul Coghlan said the murder of lawyer Brendan Keilar as he attempted to assist a woman Hudson was assaulting may have been a result of liberal licensing laws [...]
While Bogard’s physical exploits are greater than the adventures of many his age, he has a lot of company among 43- to 61-year-old baby boomers — the fastest-growing segment of the health-conscious crowd. Fitness experts say more boomers are realizing they need a regimen of cardio, strength, flexibility and balance training to enjoy a long, [...]
Living in the Algarve, it’s sometimes hard to avoid having the odd drink or two, but, according to a recent survey by the British Department of Health, most of us don’t realise just how much alcohol we are actually consuming.
The survey of 1,429 drinkers in England found that more than a third of people do [...]
Indiana’s controversial photo identification rule may not have made a major dent in the state’s high turnout, but it did frustrate a small group of voters more accustomed to divine law.
About 12 elderly Roman Catholic nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.
Sister [...]
Taco Bell is thinking inside the box with its new 1,000-plus-calorie Big Bell Box ($4.99)
It comes with everything except some elastic-waist pants: the new Bacon Club Chalupa, a crunchy taco, bean burrito, Cinnamon Twists and a large soda.
In the olden days, buying these Taco Bell items individually would set you back about $7.
But then again, [...]
A newspaper investigation has found that there have been more than 160 gun crimes on Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn., school campuses since 2003. In a majority of those cases, students were found with guns in their pockets, backpacks and lockers and carted off to juvenile hall to face felony charges. But on 15 occasions–on [...]
The failure to address the e-waste crisis has angered environmental groups. They say this waste is growing at three times the rate of other garbage and will skyrocket when the Prime Ministers promise of computers for every high school student becomes a reality.
Were very disappointed, said Dave West of the Boomerang Alliance, which brings together [...]
Geneticist Bill Anderson and colleagues in the ARS Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit in Tifton developed TifQuik, a bahiagrass with great potential as a forage grass in the Southeast. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) chief scientific research agency.
Released by the USDA and the University of Georgia (UGA), TifQuik provides faster germination [...]
The hobbyist beekeeper is understood to be Kevin Prout, of Progen Apiaries, who confirmed to media his honey was being investigated, and that he was waiting for test results on the honey.
When the Waikato Times attempted to talk to Mr Prout today, his phone was repeatedly engaged.
Contaminated honey from the three outlets in and around [...]
The finding extends the total number of genes linked to the disease to 16 and provides clues to how the biological mechanisms that control blood sugar levels go awry when people get type 2 diabetes, the researchers said.
None of the genes we have found was previously on the radar screen of diabetes researchers, said Mark [...]
