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Monday, December 14, 2009

Man Drinks Fat in NYC Anti-Soda Ad

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HEADLINE: Man Drinks Fat in NYC Anti-Soda Ad
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/14/health/main5977499.shtml?tag=stack
CLIP:
The New York City health department has released a nauseating video in an effort to prevent people from drinking sugary beverages.

The video was posted Monday on YouTube (see video below).
A man opens a soda can and pours the liquid into a glass. It's actually a mess of goopy fat.
When he tries to drink it, he ends up with fat globs on his face.
The message: Drinking just one can of soda a day can add up to 10 pounds of weight in a year.
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says sugary drinks are a large part of the obesity epidemic.


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HEADLINE: Marijuana mom and the Cannibis kid
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/11/cannabis.kid/index.html
CLIP:
La Veta, Colorado The crop has been harvested, and Diane Irwin's secret technique paid off.
"Every morning I would go out and talk to my girls," she said, "pray over them and ask them to provide good medicine."
Her "girls" are marijuana plants destined for her son Jason's medical marijuana dispensary in Denver. At 48, she has just wrapped up her first season as a pot farmer. Her 62 plants yielded 13 pounds. ...

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HEADLINE: Woman, 98, is charged with strangling roommate
SOURCE LINK: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6955647.ece
CLIP:
A 98-year-old nursing home resident has been accused of strangling her 100-year-old roommate to death after allegedly becoming convinced that the woman was taking over their room.

Laura Lundquist, who is said to suffer from dementia and cognitive impairment, was charged on Friday more than two months after Elizabeth Barrow was found dead with a plastic bag tied round her head

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