'fat Man' Sues Top Casinos For Millions - Guardian Unlimited he was one of the world's most prolific and secretive gamblers. the arrival at casinos in london of fouad al-zayat, the high roller know as the fat man, created panic and excitement and not a little rubbing of hands by management in their dinner ... www.guardian.co.uk
Man In Suspected Russian Roulette Shooting Dies - Ukiah Daily Journal a 46-year-old sacramento man, believed to have shot himself last week during what a witness called an act of russian roulette, died friday in a sonoma county hospital. according to a tuesday mendocino county sheriff's office report, an autopsy ... www.ukiahdailyjournal.com
Twenty-something Women 'testing' Fertility By Not Using Contraception - Daily Telegraph women are "testing" whether they are infertile by allowing the chance to become pregnant accidentally. dr catherine hood told cosmopolitan magazine: "in sexual-health clinics, we're increasingly seeing women in their twenties not using contraception ... www.telegraph.co.uk
Is Ebay A Bargain For Cheap Holidays? - Times Online not long ago, we were a nation of jet-setters, paying peanuts for seats and larging it across europe with our bulletproof currency. now we’re broke, but that doesn’t mean we want to stay indoors. we still want holidays, but we’d rather not pay ... www.timesonline.co.uk
Guest Commentary: Imagine Recovery Month Without Youth - Naples Daily News president bush signed a proclamation to acknowledge the thousands of people who battle with addiction and seek professional help. it is commendable for our nation to support those who struggle with drug addiction. it is also necessary, however, to ... www.naplesnews.com
Rethinking Airline Plans Not A Flight Of Fancy - Miami Herald i used to be happy that our daughter went to college in new york, because we live in los angeles, which meant four years without so much as a single connecting flight. i used to be happy because airlines were fighting for my business and i pretty ... www.miamiherald.com
Richard Hammond On Racing A Dogsled To The North Pole - Times Online gentlemen, start your, er, dogs. it’s one of those strange moments, the start of an arctic expedition. you stand around and chat with the same mates that you have stood around with all over the world in far more ordinary circumstances. we spoke ... www.timesonline.co.uk
Stardom's Highs And Lows - Desert Sun jimmie rodgers has had offers for a movie about his life. but the former 1950s singing star, now living in bermuda dunes, needs a mini-series. it could feature three compelling installments: part 1: a small-town boy from washington state walks onto ... www.mydesert.com
U.s. Says No To Interstate 80 Tolls - Pittsburgh Post-gazette harrisburg -- the federal government's rejection yesterday of a plan to put tolls on interstate 80 means pennsylvania is facing a transportation "crisis," and heightens the need for the legislature to quickly approve a private bid to operate the ... www.post-gazette.com
Feds Reject I-80 Tolling Proposal - Citizen's Voice harrisburg — pennsylvania officials grappled with uncertainty over how to pay for future road and bridge projects thursday after washington flashed a red light on plans to toll interstate 80. the federal highway administration rejected the state ... www.citizensvoice.com