Water Intoxication:Death due to Drinking Too Much Water

According to The Daily Mail, an investigation into how Shaun McNamara died revealed that he literally drank himself to death after consuming too much water. His body was found on the floor of his bathroom last September.

At first, doctors thought McNamara had suffered a heart attack. It wasn't until an autopsy revealed that he had downed so much fluid, so fast, that his brain had swollen, The Mail reported.

"In 35 years as a pathologist I have never come across such a case," said Dr. Ian Reed, who carried out the autopsy.

Water intoxication, also known as hyponatremia, is normally linked to marathon runners drinking too much water after a race. When this happens, there is so much water in the body that it dilutes vital minerals such as sodium down to dangerous levels. This can lead to confusion, headaches and in extreme cases fatal swelling of the brain, according to the report.

Moose Rescue In Loon Lake

Some good people came to rescue of moose that was stuck in ice around Lake Loon in Washington on January 15th .

Freezing to death is going to be a slow and painful death.Time to pray and wait for this ice burial.

At last my prayers are answered, my rescuers are here

Without their helping handle I would not have beeen free, even with the broken ice on my sides.
Time to shake of this near death experience and enjoy my freedom again.

Baby Making Time in US

Recent studies show that more babies were born in the United States in 2006 than in any year since 1961. Figures for 2006 indicate that 4.3 million children were born to mothers, creating a baby boomlet, the Associated Press reports. While is review data of birth numbers going back to 1909, they found the total number of U.S. births in 2006 was the highest since 1961, near the end of the baby boom. When the global picture is brought into focus, the United States has a higher fertility rate than every country in continental Europe, as well as Australia, Canada and Japan.while this is not a expert opinion the spurt in birth levels can be attributed to War-times and depressing economic conditions .Our economists should have taken a queue from the increased birth rates to predict coming recession.

Population experts attribute the rise in births to a larger population and in particular, a growing number of Hispanics. The burgeoning Hispanic population doesn’t completely explain the upward swing because women from all races are having more children.Some factors cited by fertility experts to explain the difference between the U.S. and other industrialized nations are: a decline in contraceptive use, a drop in access to abortion, poor education and poverty, but also better economic opportunities for American mothers returning to work.Cultural reasons contribute to the U.S. difference as well. Hispanics as a group have higher fertility rates—about 40 percent higher than the U.S. overall. Regions of America also differ in their acceptance of children. New England’s low fertility rates are similar to those of Northern Europe. However, in the Midwest, the South, and some mountain states potential parents look at children more favorably than people

Britney Spears may add Adnan Ghalib to her estimated 130-million-dollar fortune

Britney Spears’ new paparazzo lover ; British Pakistan-born Adnan Ghalib could soon be inheriting a fortune, for the troubled singer is reportedly planning to add him to her will.

Britney and Ghalib have reportedly been dating since the New Year and now the former pop princess is keen on taking their relationship to the next level.

The move comes not long after the singer’s most terrible breakdown yet, when she was sensationally rushed to hospital after allegedly holding her 2 sons hostage.

protest with a difference @ $ 30,000

To everyone's amazement half a million of plastic balls were suddenly bouncing down Spanish Steps in the historic centre of Rome by Graziano Cecchini, a man who protests against government incompetence in the most unusual ways on Jan 16 2008. To everyone's amazement half a million of these balls were suddenly bouncing down the steps and w ithin minutes, the famed Piazza de Spagna resembled a children's playground.

This latest stunt cost him $ 30,000 .

Police closed off the area as a safety precaution for fear of tourists and passers-by slipping on the balls which also gathered in the Barcaccia fountain at the foot of the Steps
Tourists grabbed the balls as mementoes at the base of the steps.

Pamplona Bull Run (San Fermin) & Jallikattu

All of us know about the festival of San Fermin, or the Pamplona bull running as it's more commonly known outside Spain officially begins at midday on 6th July every year with the 'chupinazo' which takes place on the balcony of the Casa Consistorial in Pamplona. Thousands of people congregate in the square awaiting the mayor's official announcement that the fiestas have begun, a rocket is launched and the partying begins.

But very few of us know about bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu, India called "Jallikattu" which is a traditional event held in January and is part of the Pongal celebrations.

Looks like human aggression against bulls is wide -spread and draws pleasure world over.