State bars overweight vehicles from Prairie Du Chien bridge - Chicago Tribune
Japan wages war on weight - Sydney Morning Herald
Prodded by his company, Keiji Okuda started walking 40 minutes to his office instead of riding the train, working out three times a week at the gym and eating buckwheat noodles for lunch instead of meat. Over the last few years, he’s lost 19
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Rise of the sumo baby - Guardian Unlimited
Sarah Ockwell-Smith, 32, a hypnobirthing teacher from Saffron Walden, Essex, knows all about larger babies. At 5ft 1in, with a 6ft husband - Ian, 38, a locksmith - she has given birth to four. Sebastian, five, was 10lb (4.53kg) at birth. Flynn, four
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Companies offering free gas to attract business - Newsday
MILWAUKEE - Two magic words are turning consumers’ heads lately. Not “Get rich” or “Lose weight.” Try “Free gas.” Businesses from banks and hotels to golf-club makers and blood-donation centers are offering promotions that involve free gas
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Rescued diver tells of fighting off komodo dragon - News.com.au
A SWEDISH diver who was marooned on an Indonesian island has told how she had to fight off an aggressive komodo dragon with her weight belt. Helena Nevalainen said the dragon, a member of the largest lizard species in the world, lunged at her three
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Friends and the city - Boston Globe
WHY WAS anyone surprised by the boffo box office for “Sex and the City”? It beat out Indiana Jones, which bested Iron Man, both of which will shortly give way to Hellboy, Batman, and other glandular heroes, many wearing strange outfits and weird
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Veteran McKinney making progress with rehab - Miami Herald
While the reconstructed Dolphins offensive line tested out various alignments Friday and Saturday, including one with an all-rookie left side of tackle Jake Long and guard Shawn Murphy , an experienced possible piece of the offensive line was running
Source: www.miamiherald.com