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Olive oil, a cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet renowned for promoting heart health, is now being highlighted for its potential to reduce the risk of life-threatening dementia, according to recent scientific studies. Additionally, its rich antioxidant properties and anti-inflammatory effects contribute to a holistic approach to well-being. As we delve into the research findings, let’s discover what scientists have uncovered about this versatile and health-promoting oil. Doctor’s orders: Half a tablespoon of olive oil a day The common saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” takes a new twist in light of the study referenced above, suggesting that...

After nearly a hundred years in existence, the Popeye comic strip is reportedly getting a woke makeover, with the strip’s latest cartoonist promising more ethnic diversity and “more characters who aren’t heterosexual.” Cartoonist Randal K. Milholland described the Popeye character as being “gender fluid,” citing old episodes in which the plot required Popeye to dress in drag. “I [want] to bring in more characters who aren’t heterosexual,” Milholland said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News. “I don’t live in that purely straight white world, and I don’t think a lot of other people do either.” In one of...

After nearly a hundred years in existence, the Popeye comic strip is reportedly getting a woke makeover, with the strip’s latest cartoonist promising more ethnic diversity and “more characters who aren’t heterosexual.” Cartoonist Randal K. Milholland described the Popeye character as being “gender fluid,” citing old episodes in which the plot required Popeye to dress in drag. “I [want] to bring in more characters who aren’t heterosexual,” Milholland said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News. “I don’t live in that purely straight white world, and I don’t think a lot of other people do either.”

Los Angeles actor, writer and television host Tom Hatten, whose long and diverse career included hosting "Family Film Festival" on KTLA, died Saturday at age 92, according to longtime friend and former KTLA producer Joe Quasarano. Hatten was a fixture on Los Angeles television since the 1950s as an announcer, actor, singer, producer, writer and television host... He delighted children with his "Popeye and His Friends" show from 1976 to 1988, and hosted KTLA's "The Family Film Festival" from 1978 to 1992...

I wonder with all of the logical twisting and turning the left has done with gender if this is something they have a right to be offended about.

A huge quantity of olive stones on an ancient shipwreck more than 2,000 years old has provided valuable insight into the diet of sailors in the ancient world, researchers in Cyprus said Thursday. The shipwreck, dating from around 400 B.C. and laden mainly with wine amphorae from the Aegean island of Chios and other north Aegean islands, was discovered deep under the sea off Cyprus's southern coast. Excavation on the site, which started in November 2007, has determined that the ship was a merchant vessel of the late classical period. "An interesting piece of evidence that gives us information on...

In an interview with KNPR that aired this morning, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) revealed that an exercise injury he suffered on New Year’s Day may leave him blind in one eye. “I had a serious injury in my eye, there’s blood accumulation there, and we’re hoping that resolves itself,” he said. “As long as the blood is in the eye, it’s hard to see.” The 75-year-old Reid was exercising in his own home with resistance bands when one snapped, flying into his eye and knocking him backwards, breaking three ribs and suffering a concussion. Reid added that he...

Remember the Popeye movie from 1980? ;-DI've been getting these random ideas in my head of stuff to Photoshop, this is one of them...(this post with Chris Christie is another).I'm just goin' with it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' celebratory dip in the Arizona Diamondbacks' pool after clinching the NL West on Thursday isn't just the talk of the baseball world. It's got even one of the country's most famous politicians fuming. John McCain — the Arizona senator and 2008 presidential candidate — blasted the Dodgers on Friday via Twitter, saying much the same thing that many Diamondbacks fans were saying Thursday. Although, "spoiled brats" is particularly delicious....

Seth Jones, the hockey-playing son of former NBA forward Ronald “Popeye” Jones, a Maverick from 1993-96 and again in 2002-03, was selected fourth overall by the Nashville Predators. Jones, ranked No. 1 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting, surprised many by slipping down and going fourth to the Nashville Predators. "First of all, I’m going to worry about myself and trying to get better and try to make Nashville next year, and then second of all, I’m going to try to make -- in a good way, though -- those teams regret not taking me," Jones told TSN....

The European Union is to ban olive oil jugs and dipping bowls from restaurant tables in a move described by one of Britain’s top cooks as authoritarian and damaging to artisan food makers. The small glass jugs filled with green- or gold-colored extra virgin olive oil are familiar and traditional for restaurant goers across Europe, but they will be banned from 1 January 2014 after a decision taken in an obscure Brussels committee earlier this week. From next year, olive oil “presented at a restaurant table” must be in prepackaged factory bottles with a tamper-proof dispensing nozzle and labeling in...

This has to be the FUnniest VIDEO coming out of all the leftwing union confrontations currently taking place. Picture a drunken Popeye the Sailor as a complete moron and you get this guy. What makes this video especially FUnnie is that he is accusing the Tea Party folks of being uneducated. As of this writing this video only has a little over a 6000 views but it really needs to go viral. Alert all your friends (especially bloggers) and give them a HEADS UP on this video. It PERFECTLY illustrates where the true ignorance in our body politic exists.

Remember Popeye? Mr. “I’m strong to the the finish cause I eats my spinach?” The cartoon hasn’t aired in the U.S. for several years now, but I bet you know who I’m talking about. Apparently, the classic tough guy can inspire kids to eat their spinach, too. A paper just published in the Australian journal Nutrition & Dietetics reports that four- and five-year-olds in Bangkok, Thailand doubled their vegetable intake during an eight-week study that involved watching Popeye cartoons. Of course, it’s hard to quantify Popeye’s influence exactly, because the kids in the study were simultaneously being exposed to hands-on...

Abandoned one-eyed kitten needs home Simon, the one-eyed kitten FOX 5 San Diego Staff A kitten that scratched his own eye out has been nursed back to health and is ready for adoption at a North County animal shelter. The kitten was found on May 16 with its mother and the other kittens in its litter, but it was the only one still alive, according to John Van Zante with the Helen Woodward Animal Center. After workers at the center examined the kitten, they determined that he had probably scratched out his eye because it was infected. "At first they...

Two cops patrolling a Brooklyn housing project were nearly shot at by a runaway perp whose mother allegedly encouraged him to open fire. Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, the two officers patrolling the Marlboro Houses in Gravesend encountered three men drinking in a stairwell. One of the men, Angel Rivera, 25, was wearing a bulletproof vest and bolted when cops tried to question them. As he neared his apartment, he allegedly tried to fire his 9-mm. pistol at the pursuing police. But his gun jammed and its magazine fell out, much to the dismay of his mother Rosa. As the...

US Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) adjusts his collar after telling a joke at the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee's Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner in Halethorpe, Maryland February 7, 2008.

TIJUANA, Mexico – A key hitman for Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel was arrested on Saturday in this crime-ridden border city, in another coup for President Felipe Calderón's clampdown on traffickers. After an anonymous tip-off, soldiers stormed a house and arrested Alfredo Araujo Avila, also known as Popeye, Tijuana's military chief Gen. German Redondo told reporters. “He is considered one of the most dangerous hitmen of the Arellano Felix cartel,” Gen. Redondo said. Araujo Avila had dodged arrest for a decade in Tijuana, which is just over the U.S. border from San Diego. He is wanted in the United States...

We just bought the newly remastered Popeye DVD set. If you're a fan, you must see this. It has all the old black and white cartoons from 1933-1938. The clarity is so sharp and the sound is outstanding. Many of the toons have optional commentaries, which really add to the experience. Strange thing, I guess, is that it's put out by Warner Bros. I didn't know they owned the rights! But bravo to whoever made this happen.

1/17/2007 11:16:29 AM Afghanistan officials said on Wednesday that the Taliban spokesman, who was arrested on Monday, has said that the fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar was living in hiding in Pakistan, where he is supported by the country's main spy agency. A spokesman for the Afghan intelligence service said on Wednesday that the arrested Taliban spokesman Mohammad Hanif had told investigators, during his interrogation, that Mullah Omar was living in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta where he was being supported by Pakistan's main spy agency. The Afghan intelligence service also released a video recording showing Hanif...

Defence brass on 'secret' Israel trips Rajat Pandit [ 2 Oct, 2006 0035hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] NEW DELHI: The ever-expanding Indo-Israeli military relationship, which came out of the closet during the previous NDA regime, has once again gone underground under the UPA government. In July, defence minister Pranab Mukherjee was forced to call off his visit to Israel due to political sensitivities, both domestic and international. CPM and CPI even demanded India sever all military ties with Israel in wake of the bloody conflict in Southern Lebanon. Now, top defence officials are being forced to make "covert" visits to...