After bringing you the list of this year’s most obese American cities last week, we’re happy to inform you that you’re not all doing so bad. Here are the ten healthiest states, based on criteria set by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention. Among the things they considered were personal health behaviors, the environment and community, health policies in the state and the quality of clinical care. Flip through the pages below to see if your homestate made the top ten or fell in the bottom five.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 killed over 2,400 Americans and led directly to the entry of the United States into World War II. In his powerful, thickly researched new book, December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World, Craig Shirley chronicles the day-by-day shifts in American Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 07/12/2011 15:47 Number of articles : 2
Pat Robertson proclaimed today that God will punish the United States for President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton’s new international LGBT rights doctrine. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The New Civil Rights Movement Discovery Date : 07/12/2011 17:20 Number of articles : 3
It was probably just a matter of time before French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius broke through in the United States: His OSS 117 diptych of spy spoofs had already acquired something of an international audience, and his curiosity about Hollywood has grown alongside his reputation. But no one — least of all Hazanavicius himself — likely foresaw him breaking through with The Artist .
Kristin Cavallari served the United States of America proudly last night. The former Hills star looked stunning as she attended a Marine Corps ball in Temecula, Calif., with Lance Cpl. Jonathan Burkett, who asked her out on Twitter! Here’s the happy pair at the event, in a photo obtained by TMZ … Like Justin Timberlake , who attended one last weekend (there are many Marine Corps balls across the U.S.), Kristin Cavallari was reportedly the best date ever, humble but outgoing, and taking pictures with anybody who asked. She didn’t try to pull an early exit, either, staying until after they shut the place down. Burkett said of this season’s Dancing With the Stars contestant: “[Kristin] was awesome for sure. She looked very beautiful. Jay Cutler is a lucky guy.” That he is, no doubt. He better not blow the engagement again!
Brazilian Troops’ Occupation Of Rio De Janeiro Slum: A Media Circus? — Christian Science Monitor The peaceful rollout of some 3,000 Brazilian troops and cops into Rio’s Rocinha slum was a PR success for the Rio government, writes guest blogger Rachel Glickhouse, but it left many wondering why such a massive operation with such intensive media coverage was necessary. Early Sunday morning, 3,000 police… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : War News Updates Discovery Date : 14/11/2011 09:59 Number of articles : 2
Meryl Streep and director Phyllida Lloyd step out for a photo call in support of their new movie, The Iron Lady, on Monday (November 14) in London, England. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Meryl Streep The film is a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher (Streep), the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 14/11/2011 13:18 Number of articles : 2
A few weeks ago Lil Wayne produced a home video “ PSA” that addressed everything from his syrup drinking to his choice in automobiles. 50 Cent’s recent PSA is a little less self-serving. The rapper and entrepreneur has been raising money for the world food bank, and promised to donate one meal of for every “like” that his Street King product gets on FB. Evidently, he is not satisfied with the results thus far and posted this statement on the Street King FB page: The world is so f***** up People don’t seem to care anymore People seem to have distanced themselves from other people’s problems, they have been programmed not to care! Politicians are corrupt…So many companies are corrupt and taking excessive profits in certain sectors…….and we keep allowing this s*** to happen There are 1 billion plus people living in extreme poverty. You know what that is? You don’t know if your getting your next meal, no shelter, no medical. You have no chance of hustling your way out of it! We have been programmed to not give a s*** about these people! Well I have woken up and I’m not turning a blind eye anymore! Im not playing the game anymore. Our Company CEO’s and politicians want us to keep our heads down and not ask questions. Not demand the truth they don’t want us to care, they have trained us to turn a blind eye! Because they control us and profit from us this way! to push back at them questions and threatens their lifestyles. Children are dying everyday from hunger. Its f***** up, its wrong and I am angry Im not going to shut up or give up – f*** the system, its wrong. wake up we are being used! Innocent children are dying each day…. we need to shout out to companies, politicians that we aren’t playing their games anymore We are waking up to their lies and deceitful dealings Im angry, Im going to make a difference and no one is going to stop me Join me if your tired of being used and manipulated Make this world fair for everyone -50 Cent Hours after posting that statement 50 Cent added that he had written a check for million meals to be delivered through the United Nations World Food Program. And the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day… To support 50 Cent CLICK HERE to like the Street King fan page. RELATED POSTS: 50 Cent On Rick Ross Seizures 50 Cent Presents “Sync” Headphones 50 Cent Goes In On Lil Wayne & Game! [NEW MUSIC]
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) called it “outrageous” that people are questioning the story of his family history, after the Washington Post published a story suggesting that his parents came to the United States before Fidel Castro took power, contrary to what Rubio has claimed in the past. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : TPMmuckraker Discovery Date : 21/10/2011 14:40 Number of articles : 2
“I blame the war on drugs in the United States for what is happening here in Guatemala.” –Giancarlo Ibarguen Most of the cocaine shipped north from Central and South America these days travels through Guatemala and into Mexico before eventually crossing the border to the United States. The value of that cocaine, even before it enters the US market, is approximately $40 billion a year. That’s nearly… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 21/10/2011 18:23 Number of articles : 2
