Have we got a diet for you (The Sacramento Bee)

Old joke: Guy walks into a health club. Goes up to a trainer and tells him, "Dude, I need to lose 15 pounds, fast." Trainer says, "OK, let's cut off your arm." Newer joke, almost as ridiculous: In March, during an episode of the TV show "Lipstick Jungle," stars Brooke Shields and Lindsay Price are lunching and dishing with blond bombshell Kim Raver, who is looking guilty for looking ...

Government intervention in fat battle isn’t answer (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)

As we begin the new year, forget about the gloomy economic outlook.

Get involved... (Sunday Mail)

Do you really need to lose weight? Try our fun quiz DO you need to shed a few pounds...or are you just fine in 09? Sunday Mail slimming expert Morag Smith has devised a fiendishly clever quiz.

The outlook for 2009, as defined by Twitterers (Guardian Unlimited)

I asked the Twitter community (or some of them) what they are looking forward to for 2009 and how they think tech firms can best weather the downturn. Here's the response: Employment and business The consensus is to slim businesses down, forget about replying on venture capital and focus on solid revenue streams. • AlexGuest : Simplify decision making to get developments to market ...

The Prairie Advocate office will close at noon Wed., Dec. 31, and all day Thurs., Jan. 1. See you next year! (The Prairie Advocate)

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding Illinois residents and visitors to refrain from feeding wild deer and other wildlife in areas where wild deer are present.