Archive for the ‘LIFE AND LEISURES’ Category

Parade of flowers, fruits mark end of Kadayawan celebrations

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 25-08-2008

The streets of Davao City bloomed with flowers and fruits as the Kadayawan 2008 celebrations ended with the “Pamulak sa Kadayawan” parade Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Christina Applegate cancer free after double mastectomy

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 20-08-2008

LOS ANGELES – “Samantha Who?” star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

German sportswomen pose nude for Playboy

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 19-08-2008

BERLIN - Four German Olympic sportswomen will appear as September cover girls for the country’s edition of Playboy, the magazine’s publishers said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 19-08-2008

NEW YORK - People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows. Read the rest of this entry »

Peru’s boxing dog packs a mean punch

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 17-08-2008

LIMA – She can’t float like a butterfly, or sting like a bee, but Chela the boxing dog certainly packs a punch — and a bite too. Read the rest of this entry »

New Orleans exalts the art of the cocktail

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 23-07-2008

NEW ORLEANS - Ted Haigh was fascinated by Hollywood’s portrayal of cocktail culture even when he was well shy of legal drinking age. Read the rest of this entry »

School failure harder on girls than boys: U.S. study

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 23-07-2008

CHICAGO  - Academic failure appears to trouble teen-age girls more deeply than boys, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Intensified campaign vs fake cosmetic surgeons urged

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 17-07-2008

As the number of cosmetic surgeries increases across the globe, so do cases of botched operations that lead to disfigurement or, worse, the death of a patient. Read the rest of this entry »

California gays ditch wedding gifts for donations

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 16-07-2008

LOS ANGELES - Gays and lesbians marrying in California are ditching traditional wedding gifts and asking friends to contribute money to fight a ballot measure that would make their unions illegal. Read the rest of this entry »

Olympics ban cannot break Beijing’s love for Chinglish

Filed under LIFE AND LEISURES by Pangasinan Today on 16-07-2008

BEIJING - With the Olympics nearing, Beijing has made heroic efforts to wipe Chinglish off menus and road-signs, but this quirky, nonsensical language has one last, seemingly unassailable, stronghold: the chests of millions. Read the rest of this entry »