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Text Messaging Helps Children Fight Obesity
So can text messaging help children fight obesity? A study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests yes: cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life.Click here for more information on Weight Loss.
Spitzer mulls a book, Silda to work for hedge fund
Eliot Spitzer is thinking about writing a book offering economic advice to Barack Obama, while his wife, Silda, goes to work for a hedge fund. Life goes on, they say.
Fed to commit $7.4 trillion in loans
The federal government is prepared to lend $7.4 trillion to save the credit markets. That's a lot of credit.
China's richest man vanishes during investigation
The richest man in China — an electronics merchant named Huang Guangyu — has gone missing during an investigation of corruption charges. Looks like capitalism is settling in nicely in China.
TV networks need a bailout
Ad revenue for television networks is way down, so don't be surprised when TV execs start asking for bailout money. It could be "Deal or No Deal" in real life.
Government bails out Citibank again
The U.S. Treasury has given Citigroup its second multibillion-dollar infusion in two months. It's beginning to look a like Christmas.
Redskins remain in thick of NFC wild card race
The win on Sunday kept the Redskins in the NFC Wild Card hunt with five games left in the regular season.
Bennett's Best for the week of November 16
Legendary comic book store owner Greg Bennett provides a pair of recommendations for comic book lovers every week. This week its Fables, Volume 11: War and Pieces from Vetigo (DC Comics) and Twisted Toyfare Theatre, Volume 9 from Wizard Entertainment.
U.S. officials flunk civics test
Elected officials in America scored very low in a test measuring knowledge of U.S. history, civics and economics. Well, nobody ever said you had to know anything to get elected.
A quiet Sunday from Ralph
Really not much left to say after Saturday's 37-3 loss to Florida State
Seen and Heard at Qwest Field
Ryan O'Halloran checks in with the sights and sounds from Seattle.
Maryland to face a backup QB
No real surprise here, but that was the crux of Jeff Jagodzinski's teleconference this afternoon
NYC Santas out of work
Santas in New York City are finding it hard to bring a little Christmas cheer to stores and parties. How will they get anyone to sit on their laps now?
Portis active, Davis not
Clinton Portis is active but Fred Davis will sit to make way for Malcolm Kelly.
Rats help humans find land mines, TB
Rats are being used in many areas around the globe to discover land mines and the tuberculosis bacteria. Where's the Pied Piper when you need him?
Green Obama's limo guzzles gas
President-elect Barack Obama will be chauffeured in an armor-plated limousine that gets very few miles to the gallon. But it will save dozens of jobs in Detroit.
