Officials: World's Largest Snake Caught - Mon Dec 29, 6:28 AM ET AP
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49.21 feet long and weighs nearly 992.07 pounds, a local official said Monday.
If confirmed, it would be the largest snake ever kept in captivity.
--Sheesh! What do you feed it!?
Saddam Hussein Captured Alive Near Tikrit - By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Without firing a shot, American forces captured a bearded and haggard-looking Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in a dirt cellar under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most intensive manhunts in history. The arrest was a huge victory for U.S. forces battling an insurgency by the ousted dictator's followers.
--Maybe we can start to heal this wound on the world.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Without firing a shot, American forces captured a bearded and haggard-looking Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in a dirt cellar under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most intensive manhunts in history. The arrest was a huge victory for U.S. forces battling an insurgency by the ousted dictator's followers.
--Maybe we can start to heal this wound on the world.
The Matrix: Revolution - (**1/2) Green LightI got to start right off by saying my expectations were way to high for this movie.
That said, don't read anymore if you have not seen it because there are major spoilers ahead.
Simply put I was disappointed. I was expecting a grand solution. I was expecting a great unifying explanation. I was expecting a war to be won. I was expecting a happy ending for Neo and Trinity. I was expecting the Matrix to be destroyed and the machines cast out. I got none of it.
Bastards.
Look. The special effects were great, as expected, but no better than the other movies, nothing new.
It was just an action film. I'm lucky I like simple mindless action movies. It's big guns and lots of em. (Maybe a little armor would have been a good idea).
The Plot was always the best part of the Matrix series. This chapter had the least plot of the three. The whole damn thing comes down to an F'ing fist fight with Smith.
Lame.
Green Light (barely)
Angry Motorist Slams Car Into Cruiser Fri Nov 7,11:55 AM ET
HAMPTON, Va. - "Police chase" took on a new meaning when a motorist angry about getting a speeding ticket decided to go after the officer who issued the citation, slamming her car into his cruiser several times.
As a result, authorities have added a charge of felonious assault to Devikia Donise Garnett's misdemeanor speeding violation.
"She turned a traffic summons into a felony charge," said police spokesman Jimmie Wideman.
--That seemed like a good idea at the time...
HAMPTON, Va. - "Police chase" took on a new meaning when a motorist angry about getting a speeding ticket decided to go after the officer who issued the citation, slamming her car into his cruiser several times.
As a result, authorities have added a charge of felonious assault to Devikia Donise Garnett's misdemeanor speeding violation.
"She turned a traffic summons into a felony charge," said police spokesman Jimmie Wideman.
--That seemed like a good idea at the time...
What's in a Name? Everything When the Name is Butt - Fri Oct 24, 9:54 AM ET - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple have been forced to move house because of the shame caused by the name of their street -- Butt Hole Road.
Paul and Lisa Allott sold their $250,000 bungalow in Conisbrough, northern England after living there for just 15 months, fed up with the constant leg-pulling.
Taxis and pizza delivery men would fail to turn up, thinking their order was just a prank, and they grew tired with groups of youths posing for photos by the nearby street sign with their buttocks bared.
"I like a laugh, but it was beyond a joke," Allott told the Sun newspaper.
Attempts by Reuters to contact the new residents were unsuccessful -- they have taken a confidential telephone number.
--I would love a street name like that. Easy for the kids to remember!
LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple have been forced to move house because of the shame caused by the name of their street -- Butt Hole Road.
Paul and Lisa Allott sold their $250,000 bungalow in Conisbrough, northern England after living there for just 15 months, fed up with the constant leg-pulling.
Taxis and pizza delivery men would fail to turn up, thinking their order was just a prank, and they grew tired with groups of youths posing for photos by the nearby street sign with their buttocks bared.
"I like a laugh, but it was beyond a joke," Allott told the Sun newspaper.
Attempts by Reuters to contact the new residents were unsuccessful -- they have taken a confidential telephone number.
--I would love a street name like that. Easy for the kids to remember!
The Six Million Dollar Man
The fondly-remembered 70s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man is in line to be produced as a big-screen vehicle for Jim Carrey. Dimension Films -who own the rights to the sci-fi novel Cyborg that went on to inspire the Lee Major-starring TV show - have recruited Todd Phillips, director of Old School, to script and helm an update for the comic, who approached the company with the idea himself. "The teaming of Jim and Todd is perfect creative combination to launch the franchise," said Dimension's co-chairman Bob Weinstein. "Todd is a director with proven instincts, and Jim is a superstar."
-- will it be Good, Bad or Ugly?
The fondly-remembered 70s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man is in line to be produced as a big-screen vehicle for Jim Carrey. Dimension Films -who own the rights to the sci-fi novel Cyborg that went on to inspire the Lee Major-starring TV show - have recruited Todd Phillips, director of Old School, to script and helm an update for the comic, who approached the company with the idea himself. "The teaming of Jim and Todd is perfect creative combination to launch the franchise," said Dimension's co-chairman Bob Weinstein. "Todd is a director with proven instincts, and Jim is a superstar."
-- will it be Good, Bad or Ugly?
Christensen talks up Star Wars showdown - The Gaurdian Staff and agencies Thursday October 16, 2003
Obi-Wan Kenobi's showdown with the future Darth Vader is being hyped as the most extensive ever caught on film.
The final Star Wars showdown between Obi-Wan Kenobi and the future Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, will be the most extensive ever caught on film, according to actor Hayden Christensen. Filming of the third prequel in the current run of films in George Lucas's space opera has now been completed, and Christensen says he expects the much-anticipated scene to more than live up to expectations.
In an interview with Latino Review, the Canadian star said: "I will say, on the record, the final fight sequence in this film will, in my opinion and not having seen any of it cut together, surpass any fight sequence that has been put on film so far."
With Lucas's confidentiality agreement presumably in mind, Christensen added: "It's the longest, I can't give you specifics, but it is quite the bad-assed fight scene. [Fight co-ordinator] Nick Gilliard has done an amazing job instilling an arc of story in the fight.
--Dammit. the wait... hurts.
Obi-Wan Kenobi's showdown with the future Darth Vader is being hyped as the most extensive ever caught on film.
The final Star Wars showdown between Obi-Wan Kenobi and the future Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, will be the most extensive ever caught on film, according to actor Hayden Christensen. Filming of the third prequel in the current run of films in George Lucas's space opera has now been completed, and Christensen says he expects the much-anticipated scene to more than live up to expectations.
In an interview with Latino Review, the Canadian star said: "I will say, on the record, the final fight sequence in this film will, in my opinion and not having seen any of it cut together, surpass any fight sequence that has been put on film so far."
With Lucas's confidentiality agreement presumably in mind, Christensen added: "It's the longest, I can't give you specifics, but it is quite the bad-assed fight scene. [Fight co-ordinator] Nick Gilliard has done an amazing job instilling an arc of story in the fight.
--Dammit. the wait... hurts.
Serial Killer Fights to Wear Makeup - Wed Oct 15, 9:43 AM
MELBOURNE, Australia - One of Australia's most notorious convicted killers is launching a legal battle for the right to wear makeup while he serves his life sentence, enraging the family of one of his victims.
Paul Denyer, 31, was jailed for a minimum 30-year term for murdering three young women in the southern city of Melbourne over seven weeks in 1993.
He is launching an appeal with the Victoria state Civil and Administrative Tribunal against a refusal by Barwon Prison authorities to let him buy and wear makeup.
--If you can't kill em, join em!!
MELBOURNE, Australia - One of Australia's most notorious convicted killers is launching a legal battle for the right to wear makeup while he serves his life sentence, enraging the family of one of his victims.
Paul Denyer, 31, was jailed for a minimum 30-year term for murdering three young women in the southern city of Melbourne over seven weeks in 1993.
He is launching an appeal with the Victoria state Civil and Administrative Tribunal against a refusal by Barwon Prison authorities to let him buy and wear makeup.
--If you can't kill em, join em!!
Man Finds Mouse in His Fried Chicken News - AP
BALTIMORE - Baltimore health officials say a patron of a Popeye's restaurant bit into a mouse that had been fried along with the chicken. Tony Hill says he was eating the second piece of his three-piece meal when he made the unappetizing discovery.
He filed a complaint with the health department.
Officials say that same restaurant has been closed twice before for infestation or unsanitary conditions. Inspectors checked the place yesterday and didn't find any rodents. But officials say they'll be back.
--But was he rude to the employees first?
BALTIMORE - Baltimore health officials say a patron of a Popeye's restaurant bit into a mouse that had been fried along with the chicken. Tony Hill says he was eating the second piece of his three-piece meal when he made the unappetizing discovery.
He filed a complaint with the health department.
Officials say that same restaurant has been closed twice before for infestation or unsanitary conditions. Inspectors checked the place yesterday and didn't find any rodents. But officials say they'll be back.
--But was he rude to the employees first?
It's Good to Be the King - Fri Sep 5, 2:36 PM - Reuters
LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of bare-breasted young maidens danced in front of King Mswati on Friday -- many hoping to catch his eye and become his next wife.
A record 50,000 young women staged Swaziland's annual "Reed Dance," taking part in a traditional ceremony now seen as an audition to join King Mswati's many wives.
--Hail to the King, baby...
LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of bare-breasted young maidens danced in front of King Mswati on Friday -- many hoping to catch his eye and become his next wife.
A record 50,000 young women staged Swaziland's annual "Reed Dance," taking part in a traditional ceremony now seen as an audition to join King Mswati's many wives.
--Hail to the King, baby...
Woman's 13-Day Krispy Kreme Vigil Ends -Wed Aug 27, 9:45 AM ET
LANSING, Mich. - For 13 nights, Annie Lewis slept on the street just feet from the area's first Krispy Kreme store, setting a record ahead of its opening.
The East Lansing resident beamed as her son, 12-year-old Gregg Pullano, cut a ribbon Tuesday, signaling the opening. Gregg, who is autistic and is obsessed with Krispy Kremes, was the first customer through the door.
The previous Krispy Kreme record of most nights spent outside a store before it opened was 12.
--Two weeks for some Krispy Kreams... addiction is a horrible thing.
LANSING, Mich. - For 13 nights, Annie Lewis slept on the street just feet from the area's first Krispy Kreme store, setting a record ahead of its opening.
The East Lansing resident beamed as her son, 12-year-old Gregg Pullano, cut a ribbon Tuesday, signaling the opening. Gregg, who is autistic and is obsessed with Krispy Kremes, was the first customer through the door.
The previous Krispy Kreme record of most nights spent outside a store before it opened was 12.
--Two weeks for some Krispy Kreams... addiction is a horrible thing.
Telemarketers Sue Over Do-Not-Call List - Mon Jul 28,11:44 AM ET By DAVID HO, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will devastate business and cost up to two million jobs.
--Screw those guys. Bastards.
WASHINGTON - Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will devastate business and cost up to two million jobs.
--Screw those guys. Bastards.
Saddam Hussein's sons killed in US raid in northern Iraq - Wed Jul 23, 4:49 AM ET
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - The two sons of Saddam Hussein, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a massive raid in northern Iraq, the US military said, in a major coup for coalition forces pursuing the family of the toppled Iraqi ruler and his loyalists.
--If they were stupid enough to stay in Iraq... acorns do not fall far from the tree...
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - The two sons of Saddam Hussein, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a massive raid in northern Iraq, the US military said, in a major coup for coalition forces pursuing the family of the toppled Iraqi ruler and his loyalists.
--If they were stupid enough to stay in Iraq... acorns do not fall far from the tree...
Judge OKs Suit Against Sen. Clinton - Wed Jul 23, 7:27 PM ET
WASHINGTON - A federal judge refused to release Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton from a lawsuit by Gennifer Flowers which accuses the senator of masterminding a campaign to discredit Flowers' claim of an affair with Bill Clinton.
U.S. District Judge Philip Pro allowed a conspiracy allegation to proceed.
--Hillary is evil and must be destroyed.
WASHINGTON - A federal judge refused to release Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton from a lawsuit by Gennifer Flowers which accuses the senator of masterminding a campaign to discredit Flowers' claim of an affair with Bill Clinton.
U.S. District Judge Philip Pro allowed a conspiracy allegation to proceed.
--Hillary is evil and must be destroyed.
What: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Where: Hoyts Manassas 15
When: Thursday July 24th at 7:10pm
Why: Arrrrggggg!!
Jack Sparrow and Will Turner brave the Caribbean Sea to stop a ship of pirates led by Captain Barbossa, who intend to break an ancient curse... with the blood of the lovely Elizabeth Swann.
--I will be grilling out on my new deck!! So come and spill some beer on it before the movie! RSVP
Microsoft Admits Flaw in Windows Software - Wed Jul 16,11:00 PM ET By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer
WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software.
Microsoft said the vulnerability could allow hackers to seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the Internet, stealing data, deleting files or eavesdropping on e-mails. The company urged customers to immediately apply a free software repairing patch available from Microsoft's Web site.
The disclosure was unusually embarrassing for Microsoft because it demonstrated the first such serious flaw in the company's powerful new computer server software, billed as its safest ever.
--You gotta love Microsoft!
WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software.
Microsoft said the vulnerability could allow hackers to seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the Internet, stealing data, deleting files or eavesdropping on e-mails. The company urged customers to immediately apply a free software repairing patch available from Microsoft's Web site.
The disclosure was unusually embarrassing for Microsoft because it demonstrated the first such serious flaw in the company's powerful new computer server software, billed as its safest ever.
--You gotta love Microsoft!
Two Charged After Human Catapult Death - Tue Jul 15, 7:10 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged two men with manslaughter Tuesday following the death of an Oxford University student who was flung from a giant catapult.
Bulgarian Konstadin Yankov, 19, died last November when the stunt near the West Country town of Bridgewater went wrong.
"He had been thrown by a replica medieval catapult and failed to reach the landing net," said a police spokeswoman.
--Does anyone remember the movie Jabberwocky!
LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged two men with manslaughter Tuesday following the death of an Oxford University student who was flung from a giant catapult.
Bulgarian Konstadin Yankov, 19, died last November when the stunt near the West Country town of Bridgewater went wrong.
"He had been thrown by a replica medieval catapult and failed to reach the landing net," said a police spokeswoman.
--Does anyone remember the movie Jabberwocky!
Finns Scratch Heads Over N.Korea Porn Claim - Fri Jul 11, 9:59 AM ET
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish officials were at a loss to explain an allegation made on Thursday by a U.S. official that North Korea has been caught trying to sell pornography in the small Nordic country.
"It sounds strange. It sounds wild," an official at the Foreign Ministry told Reuters.
--Those damn Koreans do love their porn!
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish officials were at a loss to explain an allegation made on Thursday by a U.S. official that North Korea has been caught trying to sell pornography in the small Nordic country.
"It sounds strange. It sounds wild," an official at the Foreign Ministry told Reuters.
--Those damn Koreans do love their porn!
Cabbie Ordered to Stop Wearing Elvis Garb -Mon Jul 7,11:56 AM ET
SEATTLE - Elvis has not entirely left the cab stand. Cabbie Dave Groh last week lost his appeal of a $60 fine for violating the dress-code for taxi drivers, but says he's determined to continue his lighthearted salute to the King from behind the wheel.
Groh has given up his red Elvis outfit and has returned to black pants and blue shirt, but says he's going to continue to wear his Elvis-style cape.
"When you've got something going on that people love and feel strongly about, it's easy to get caught up in their passion," he said of the Elvis shtick. "It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now."
--Everybodies got to stand up for something!
SEATTLE - Elvis has not entirely left the cab stand. Cabbie Dave Groh last week lost his appeal of a $60 fine for violating the dress-code for taxi drivers, but says he's determined to continue his lighthearted salute to the King from behind the wheel.
Groh has given up his red Elvis outfit and has returned to black pants and blue shirt, but says he's going to continue to wear his Elvis-style cape.
"When you've got something going on that people love and feel strongly about, it's easy to get caught up in their passion," he said of the Elvis shtick. "It's almost an obligation I feel to do this now."
--Everybodies got to stand up for something!
What: Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines
Where: Hoyts Manassas 15
When: Thursday July 10th at 7:30pm
Why: Because I have been waiting too long for this!
John Connor is now 18, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him . Another T-800 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.
--I will be grilling out on my new deck!! So come and spill some beer on it before the movie! RSVP
Anti-Telemarketing List Opens for Registration - Fri Jun 27, 3:08 AM ET By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Households frazzled by unwanted telephone sales calls could soon be enjoying the sounds of silence, thanks to a popular anti-telemarketing list that opens for registration on Friday.
Federal officials said consumers are now able to place their home and mobile telephone numbers on a free, national "do not call list" of households that do not want to receive telephone sales calls, by logging on to (http://donotcall.gov) or calling 1-888-382-1222.
--It is about damn time!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Households frazzled by unwanted telephone sales calls could soon be enjoying the sounds of silence, thanks to a popular anti-telemarketing list that opens for registration on Friday.
Federal officials said consumers are now able to place their home and mobile telephone numbers on a free, national "do not call list" of households that do not want to receive telephone sales calls, by logging on to (http://donotcall.gov) or calling 1-888-382-1222.
--It is about damn time!
Pamela Anderson's Anime Alter Ego: 'Stripperella' - Mon Jun 23,12:34 PM ET By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson (news - web sites) (news) is making her animation debut as a superhero who dances in a strip club, but she demanded and received a no-nudity clause for her cartoon alter ego.
As a result, the upcoming cable series "Stripperella" features lots of cartoon cleavage and sexual innuendo -- she is after all "Secret Agent 69" -- but Anderson insists the show could be rated PG.
--If this gets popular how long will it be before it hits the big screen, with live action Pam! I want an action figure!!
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson (news - web sites) (news) is making her animation debut as a superhero who dances in a strip club, but she demanded and received a no-nudity clause for her cartoon alter ego.
As a result, the upcoming cable series "Stripperella" features lots of cartoon cleavage and sexual innuendo -- she is after all "Secret Agent 69" -- but Anderson insists the show could be rated PG.
--If this gets popular how long will it be before it hits the big screen, with live action Pam! I want an action figure!!
The Hulk - (**1/2) Green Light
The Hulk is a cross between Frankenstein and A Beautiful Mind.
In the world of Marvel comics movies The Hulk is different. What happens to the protagonist is more a curse than a super power used for good. Shit happens to him and he changes into the Hulk and he isn't trying to save humanity or catch a criminal mastermind. He's just trying to escape the villagers. Except these villagers have tanks, attack helicopters, fighter jets and nuclear bombs in stead of torches and pitch forks.
The movie stars Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross, Sam Elliott as her father General Ross and Nick Nolte as Bruce's father David Banner with his DWI look. It also stars Bruce Banner's Amazing Pants (I need some of those!)!!
The Good Stuff
I love Jennifer Connelly. Ever since she was in Dark City I have loved watching her (in a good way, not a crazy stalker kind of way). She actually plays almost the same character she did in A Beautiful Mind. She's a woman in love with a man that has deep emotional problems. Sam Elliott and Nick Nolte were good too. They both played their characters on the edge of over-the-top. Though Nick did slip over the edge during the less than touching scene, that looks like it was a stage improv between electrodes.
The CGI was good, not great but good. I have become so jaded. I guess I don't want to even know it's CGI when I see CGI. Gollum is the benchmark now.
BTW, I liked the desert base for some reason. All the abandoned houses were very creepy to me, even in the light of day.
I also want to say that it was good that it wasn't a by-the-numbers formula plot.
The Bad Stuff
I also want to say that it was bad that it wasn't a by-the-numbers formula plot.
The pacing suffered in this movie. The back story was good, but we are talking about a summer action, sci-fi, comic book movie. That means more action, naked chicks, blowing shit up, and cursing and less plot is ok! The whole sins-of-the-fathers thing was not clear enough for me. I could clearly relate to General Ross's motivation, but not David Banners.
Another thing that pissed me off was that it started 23 minutes after its posted start time. Commercials in the theater, when I already paid $18.50 for two tickets, piss me off. If I wanted commercials I would have waited until it was on Network TV! Better yet, for the same money just buy the damn movie at BestBuy For $15 I could then watch it on my killer home theater with real naked chicks and lots of cursing!!!
Green Light (barely)
The Itailian Job - (***) GREEN LIGHT
A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.
It needed a good sex scene bad, dammit.
Otherwise a good summer action flick.
GREEN LIGHT
Study: Females get aroused by both sexes - Thu Jun 19, 8:35 PM ET by Randy Dotinga
SUMMARY: A new study confirms what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.
It's no surprise that lesbians like to watch lesbian pornography. But the big news in a new study is that they also get turned on by watching heterosexuals and gay men have sex.
And straight women? They like it all, too.
The findings confirm what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.
Men, on the other hand, aren't nearly as flexible. Straight men like to watch women have sex, and gay men like to watch men. Case closed.
--Suddenly this is News?? Hell we knew this in high school!!
SUMMARY: A new study confirms what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.
It's no surprise that lesbians like to watch lesbian pornography. But the big news in a new study is that they also get turned on by watching heterosexuals and gay men have sex.
And straight women? They like it all, too.
The findings confirm what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.
Men, on the other hand, aren't nearly as flexible. Straight men like to watch women have sex, and gay men like to watch men. Case closed.
--Suddenly this is News?? Hell we knew this in high school!!
French Try to Stop Iranian Protesters - By ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press Writer
PARIS - Paris police rounded up nearly 100 members of an Iranian exile group Thursday to stop them from setting fire to themselves in protest of a French crackdown on their organization.
One woman who burned herself a day before died of her injuries, officials said.
--At what time did this seem like a good idea?
PARIS - Paris police rounded up nearly 100 members of an Iranian exile group Thursday to stop them from setting fire to themselves in protest of a French crackdown on their organization.
One woman who burned herself a day before died of her injuries, officials said.
--At what time did this seem like a good idea?
Archaeologists Open Coffin on Live TV - Thu Jun 12, 1:14 PM ET
BEIJING - Chinese archaeologists opened a 1,000-year-old coffin live on national television Thursday, revealing what was believed to be the body of an ancient tribal nobleman.
Titled "the mystery of the 1,000-year-old coffin," the event was shown on the main state television news at noon from a research center in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.
--Reality TV hits China...
BEIJING - Chinese archaeologists opened a 1,000-year-old coffin live on national television Thursday, revealing what was believed to be the body of an ancient tribal nobleman.
Titled "the mystery of the 1,000-year-old coffin," the event was shown on the main state television news at noon from a research center in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.
--Reality TV hits China...
Man Found Living with Dead Housemate - Wed Jun 11, 8:25 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities put a 43-year-old man into psychiatric care after he was found living with his housemate who had been dead a month, police said on Wednesday.
Police discovered the rotting body of the 58-year-old man on his living room couch, following a tip-off from a hired gardener who grew suspicious after being repeatedly sent away. An autopsy on the body gave no hint of foul play, police said.
"The man told us he had just stopped eating," said Hans Roeck, a police spokesman in the southern town of Aalen.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities put a 43-year-old man into psychiatric care after he was found living with his housemate who had been dead a month, police said on Wednesday.
Police discovered the rotting body of the 58-year-old man on his living room couch, following a tip-off from a hired gardener who grew suspicious after being repeatedly sent away. An autopsy on the body gave no hint of foul play, police said.
"The man told us he had just stopped eating," said Hans Roeck, a police spokesman in the southern town of Aalen.
Amish Vehicle Symbol Flummoxes Drivers - Wed May 28, 4:19 PM ET By DAN LEWERENZ, Associated Press Writer
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Are the Amish carting hazardous waste?
A Penn State University study found that the vast majority of drivers do not recognize the slow-moving vehicle symbol affixed to most Amish buggies. Many of those surveyed mistook the bright orange triangle for a yield sign or even a biohazard warning.
The slow-moving vehicle sign has been in use for more than 40 years and is required by 41 states.
--heheheh... He said "Flummoxes"...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Are the Amish carting hazardous waste?
A Penn State University study found that the vast majority of drivers do not recognize the slow-moving vehicle symbol affixed to most Amish buggies. Many of those surveyed mistook the bright orange triangle for a yield sign or even a biohazard warning.
The slow-moving vehicle sign has been in use for more than 40 years and is required by 41 states.
--heheheh... He said "Flummoxes"...
Funeral Firm Charged Over Botched Burials - Fri May 23,10:11 AM ET By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's largest funeral services company and two employees were charged with felonies on Thursday over human remains that were dug up and dumped in the woods to make room at an overcrowded Florida cemetery.
--I bet that seemed like a good idea at the time...
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's largest funeral services company and two employees were charged with felonies on Thursday over human remains that were dug up and dumped in the woods to make room at an overcrowded Florida cemetery.
--I bet that seemed like a good idea at the time...
Dixie Chicks Booed at ACM Awards - Thu May 22, 3:33 AM By TOM GARDNER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS - Many country music fans aren't ready to forgive the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines for comments critical of President Bush: Voters rejected the group's nominations for three Academy of Country Music Awards and the audience booed the mention of their name.
--I am not surprised. I hope celebs have learned a lesson.
LAS VEGAS - Many country music fans aren't ready to forgive the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines for comments critical of President Bush: Voters rejected the group's nominations for three Academy of Country Music Awards and the audience booed the mention of their name.
--I am not surprised. I hope celebs have learned a lesson.
13,000 Fla. Seniors Fail Achievement Test - Mon May 19,11:19 AM ET
NAPLES, Fla. - Nearly 13,000 high school seniors in Florida will not graduate as scheduled this year because they failed to pass a newly required state achievement test.
Some school boards around the state have voted to allow seniors who met all graduation requirements, aside from passing the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test, to participate in commencement ceremonies, although they won't receive a diploma.
But South Florida's black community leaders and legislators plan a protest this week, denouncing the FCAT as unfair to minority students. They want Gov. Jeb Bush to put aside the consequences for students who failed this year's test and re-examine the FCAT policies.
The protesters are calling for boycotts of the Florida Lottery, the state's citrus industry and its major theme parks, among other measures.
Bush administration officials have said they won't set aside the results and the governor has criticized the protesters, noting that scores have gone up since the test was started in 1998 and minority students have made some of the biggest gains.
"This is a time to celebrate, this is not a time to boycott," Bush said last week.
This is the first year that seniors have been required to pass the test, which measures reading, writing and math skills, before graduating. Those failing are roughly one of every 11 seniors.
Seniors have had at least five opportunities to take the FCAT — once as sophomores, twice more as juniors and twice more as seniors. Those still seeking their diplomas after graduation day can continue taking the test indefinitely.
--So they have know this was coming for 5 years? Let the rule stand. I say we make EVERY teacher pass it too.
NAPLES, Fla. - Nearly 13,000 high school seniors in Florida will not graduate as scheduled this year because they failed to pass a newly required state achievement test.
Some school boards around the state have voted to allow seniors who met all graduation requirements, aside from passing the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test, to participate in commencement ceremonies, although they won't receive a diploma.
But South Florida's black community leaders and legislators plan a protest this week, denouncing the FCAT as unfair to minority students. They want Gov. Jeb Bush to put aside the consequences for students who failed this year's test and re-examine the FCAT policies.
The protesters are calling for boycotts of the Florida Lottery, the state's citrus industry and its major theme parks, among other measures.
Bush administration officials have said they won't set aside the results and the governor has criticized the protesters, noting that scores have gone up since the test was started in 1998 and minority students have made some of the biggest gains.
"This is a time to celebrate, this is not a time to boycott," Bush said last week.
This is the first year that seniors have been required to pass the test, which measures reading, writing and math skills, before graduating. Those failing are roughly one of every 11 seniors.
Seniors have had at least five opportunities to take the FCAT — once as sophomores, twice more as juniors and twice more as seniors. Those still seeking their diplomas after graduation day can continue taking the test indefinitely.
--So they have know this was coming for 5 years? Let the rule stand. I say we make EVERY teacher pass it too.
Halle's Berry Bad Break By Joal Ryan
Is Halle Berry Jinx-ed?
The Oscar-winning Bond girl, who suffered an eye injury while shooting the 007 adventure Die Another Day, sustained a broken arm Wednesday while shooting her latest flick, Gothika.
Berry, 36, fractured the ulna, the major bone between the wrist and elbow, in her right arm as she performed one of the psychological horror film's "more physically demanding" scenes, Warner Bros. publicist Joe Everett said from the film's Montreal production offices on Thursday.
--Man. That's gotta suck.
Is Halle Berry Jinx-ed?
The Oscar-winning Bond girl, who suffered an eye injury while shooting the 007 adventure Die Another Day, sustained a broken arm Wednesday while shooting her latest flick, Gothika.
Berry, 36, fractured the ulna, the major bone between the wrist and elbow, in her right arm as she performed one of the psychological horror film's "more physically demanding" scenes, Warner Bros. publicist Joe Everett said from the film's Montreal production offices on Thursday.
--Man. That's gotta suck.
U.S. Firm's Saudi Interests Also a Focus in 1995 Attack
WASHINGTON — Despite warnings of impending terror acts, the homicide bombers in Riyadh met little resistance when they attacked a housing complex that included Americans who have been training Saudi Arabian national guardsmen.
It was the second time in eight years that the Saudi business interests of Fairfax, Va.-based Vinnell Corp. have come under terrorist attack.
--I work in the same building as Vinnell...
WASHINGTON — Despite warnings of impending terror acts, the homicide bombers in Riyadh met little resistance when they attacked a housing complex that included Americans who have been training Saudi Arabian national guardsmen.
It was the second time in eight years that the Saudi business interests of Fairfax, Va.-based Vinnell Corp. have come under terrorist attack.
--I work in the same building as Vinnell...
Alert: Total Lunar Eclipse Set Thursday - Sun May 11, 4:16 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - If the weather cooperates, a total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America late Thursday — the first visible in the United States in three years — and just before dawn Friday in western Europe and western and southern Africa.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sunlight that otherwise reflects off the moon's surface. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye.
In North America, the moon will remain totally eclipsed for 53 minutes, and should turn substantially darker and reddish in color.
The total eclipse will start at 8:13 PDT in Los Angeles, 11:13 p.m. EDT in New York.
--Watch the sky. It's watching you...
LOS ANGELES - If the weather cooperates, a total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America late Thursday — the first visible in the United States in three years — and just before dawn Friday in western Europe and western and southern Africa.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sunlight that otherwise reflects off the moon's surface. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye.
In North America, the moon will remain totally eclipsed for 53 minutes, and should turn substantially darker and reddish in color.
The total eclipse will start at 8:13 PDT in Los Angeles, 11:13 p.m. EDT in New York.
--Watch the sky. It's watching you...
The Trouble with Shatner's Semen - Thu May 8, 3:45 PM ET By Joal Ryan
With all the space seed Captain Kirk spread around the galaxy, it figured he'd eventually hear the phrase "semen-related lawsuit."
It just never figured he'd hear the phrase related to a horse.
A little story:
In the mid-1990s, Captain Kirk alter ego William Shatner split from second wife Marcy Lafferty Shatner. Per their divorce settlement, the ex-Mrs. Shatner reputedly was afforded privileges once yearly at Mr. Shatner's horse farm in Kentucky (for the purposes of breeding horses, people).
According to a lawsuit (yes, the semen-related one) filed late last month by Marcy Shatner, in each breeding season since 1995, she was presented with "fresh cooled format" semen from William Shatner (news)'s studly stallions.
As an equine Dr. Ruth might tell you, and Marcy Shatner certainly would, "fresh cooled format" is the only way to go.
But in March, according to Marcy Shatner's lawsuit, the semen-exchanging relationship with her former spouse turned "unacceptable."
That's when William Shatner's horse farm allegedly presented Marcy Shatner with the frozen, not "fresh cooled format," genetic material of the horse Great Day's Came the Sun.
"Potential buyers of the breeding privileges do not want the semen in frozen format," the lawsuit says.
--Bill, you of all people should know, fresh semen is preferred...
With all the space seed Captain Kirk spread around the galaxy, it figured he'd eventually hear the phrase "semen-related lawsuit."
It just never figured he'd hear the phrase related to a horse.
A little story:
In the mid-1990s, Captain Kirk alter ego William Shatner split from second wife Marcy Lafferty Shatner. Per their divorce settlement, the ex-Mrs. Shatner reputedly was afforded privileges once yearly at Mr. Shatner's horse farm in Kentucky (for the purposes of breeding horses, people).
According to a lawsuit (yes, the semen-related one) filed late last month by Marcy Shatner, in each breeding season since 1995, she was presented with "fresh cooled format" semen from William Shatner (news)'s studly stallions.
As an equine Dr. Ruth might tell you, and Marcy Shatner certainly would, "fresh cooled format" is the only way to go.
But in March, according to Marcy Shatner's lawsuit, the semen-exchanging relationship with her former spouse turned "unacceptable."
That's when William Shatner's horse farm allegedly presented Marcy Shatner with the frozen, not "fresh cooled format," genetic material of the horse Great Day's Came the Sun.
"Potential buyers of the breeding privileges do not want the semen in frozen format," the lawsuit says.
--Bill, you of all people should know, fresh semen is preferred...
Sex in a Car -- How Common? - Fri May 2, 8:25 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Britons have had sex in a car, according to a British Web Site launched on Thursday advocating the joys of outdoor sex.
A survey of 1,500 people conducted by Safeoutdoorsex.com indicated that notoriously prudish Britons are quite uninhibited when it comes to their love lives.
It found that 94 percent of respondents thought outdoor sex was a good way to maintain an exciting relationship, with two-thirds admitting to having had sex in a car and nearly half saying they had frolicked in a field.
--Frolicked? What the hell does that mean these days...?
LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Britons have had sex in a car, according to a British Web Site launched on Thursday advocating the joys of outdoor sex.
A survey of 1,500 people conducted by Safeoutdoorsex.com indicated that notoriously prudish Britons are quite uninhibited when it comes to their love lives.
It found that 94 percent of respondents thought outdoor sex was a good way to maintain an exciting relationship, with two-thirds admitting to having had sex in a car and nearly half saying they had frolicked in a field.
--Frolicked? What the hell does that mean these days...?
Inaugural Nude Flight Heads to Cancun - Mon May 5, 1:03 PM By The Associated Press
MIAMI - When the chartered Boeing 727 reached cruising altitude, 87 passengers took off more than their seat belts. They removed their clothes.
The nude flight, billed by organizers as the first one of its kind, took off Saturday afternoon from Miami International Airport, headed for Cancun, Mexico.
A Houston travel agency specializing in clothing-optional getaways organized the trip. Passengers paid $499 for the trip, with many heading to Cancun's El Dorado Resort & Spa for Nude Week.
"These are professionals who lead very stressful lives and are ready to let it all go," said Donna Daniels, co-owner of the Castaways travel agency and an in-the-buff traveler on the inaugural flight. "They are adventurers and risk takers. They don't even want clothes as a constraint."
There were limits, though. The captain and crew kept their clothes on. No hot coffee or tea was served for fear of spills.
--I hope they remembered sun block!!
MIAMI - When the chartered Boeing 727 reached cruising altitude, 87 passengers took off more than their seat belts. They removed their clothes.
The nude flight, billed by organizers as the first one of its kind, took off Saturday afternoon from Miami International Airport, headed for Cancun, Mexico.
A Houston travel agency specializing in clothing-optional getaways organized the trip. Passengers paid $499 for the trip, with many heading to Cancun's El Dorado Resort & Spa for Nude Week.
"These are professionals who lead very stressful lives and are ready to let it all go," said Donna Daniels, co-owner of the Castaways travel agency and an in-the-buff traveler on the inaugural flight. "They are adventurers and risk takers. They don't even want clothes as a constraint."
There were limits, though. The captain and crew kept their clothes on. No hot coffee or tea was served for fear of spills.
--I hope they remembered sun block!!
X2 - (***) GREEN LIGHT
The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.
This movie had a better plot than the first one. The character development was great. We didn't loose any time establishing the characters. Twists in the plot nicely integrated a wide variety mutant characters. The special effects are good, as expected. It's funny how much we expect these days.
This movie was 2 hours and 35 minutes long and I found myself wanting more. There were several stories in there. We could have had an entire movie just about several of the sub plots: Wolverines search for his past, his encounter with a like mutant. Love triangles. Magnetos escape. The young mutants coming of age. Man vs. Mutants. Lots of good stuff...
Most importantly, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, playing Mystique, gets a lot of screen time!! There was one point where she was on screen with Ian McKellen. He was sitting and she was standing beside him, her chest level with his face... He could have been wearing a Hitler mustache and know one will ever know...
And if I was Wolverine, I would have taken her!
GREEN LIGHT!!
Climber Pinned by Boulder Cuts Off Arm to Live - Fri May 2, 1:48 PM ET
DENVER (Reuters) - A mountaineer pinned by a heavy boulder in an eastern Utah desert cut off his right arm with a pocketknife after he determined that was the only way he would survive, officials said on Friday.
"He's pretty darn tough. He wanted to live. He saved himself," Sgt. Mitch Vetere of the Emery County Sheriff's Office in Green River, Utah, told Reuters.
Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, used a pocketknife to cut off his arm below the elbow, then rappelled down a rock wall and hiked until he ran into some hikers who flagged down a rescue helicopter 60 miles south of Green River on Thursday. He had applied a tourniquet to his arm.
--Sometimes I think I have a bad day.
DENVER (Reuters) - A mountaineer pinned by a heavy boulder in an eastern Utah desert cut off his right arm with a pocketknife after he determined that was the only way he would survive, officials said on Friday.
"He's pretty darn tough. He wanted to live. He saved himself," Sgt. Mitch Vetere of the Emery County Sheriff's Office in Green River, Utah, told Reuters.
Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, used a pocketknife to cut off his arm below the elbow, then rappelled down a rock wall and hiked until he ran into some hikers who flagged down a rescue helicopter 60 miles south of Green River on Thursday. He had applied a tourniquet to his arm.
--Sometimes I think I have a bad day.
Spam Sent by Fraud Is Made a Felony Under Virginia Law - Wed Apr 30, 8:59 AM By SAUL HANSELL The New York Times
In the toughest move to date against unsolicited commercial e-mail, Virginia enacted a law yesterday imposing harsh felony penalties for sending such messages to computer users through deceptive means.
The law would be enforced against those who use fraudulent practices to send bulk e-mail, commonly known as spam, to or from Virginia, a state that is headquarters for a number of major Internet providers, including the nation's largest, America Online.
--Excellent. Those bastards will be getting "Spammed" big time in prison...
In the toughest move to date against unsolicited commercial e-mail, Virginia enacted a law yesterday imposing harsh felony penalties for sending such messages to computer users through deceptive means.
The law would be enforced against those who use fraudulent practices to send bulk e-mail, commonly known as spam, to or from Virginia, a state that is headquarters for a number of major Internet providers, including the nation's largest, America Online.
--Excellent. Those bastards will be getting "Spammed" big time in prison...
Animal Rights Leader Wants to Be Barbecued Fri Apr 25, 9:15 AM ET By Francois Murphy
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of a prominent U.S.-based animal rights group said she had drawn up a will directing that her flesh be barbecued and her skin used to make leather products in protest at man's ill-treatment of animals.
Ingrid Newkirk, 53, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said on Thursday she had chosen to donate her body to her organization for use in a variety of startling protests.
But one body part listed in the will is not protest or animal related. It says a small part of her heart should be buried near the Hockenheim Formula One racing circuit in Germany, preferably near the Ferrari pits.
"I love Formula One. I love Michael Schumacher, and I thought I would have a little bit of personal indulgence there," she said. "But it's not without a connection to animals because he actually signed a letter for us against experiments on monkeys in Germany."
--Stupid bitch.
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of a prominent U.S.-based animal rights group said she had drawn up a will directing that her flesh be barbecued and her skin used to make leather products in protest at man's ill-treatment of animals.
Ingrid Newkirk, 53, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said on Thursday she had chosen to donate her body to her organization for use in a variety of startling protests.
But one body part listed in the will is not protest or animal related. It says a small part of her heart should be buried near the Hockenheim Formula One racing circuit in Germany, preferably near the Ferrari pits.
"I love Formula One. I love Michael Schumacher, and I thought I would have a little bit of personal indulgence there," she said. "But it's not without a connection to animals because he actually signed a letter for us against experiments on monkeys in Germany."
--Stupid bitch.
Subject: Movie Protest
American forces made history in Iraq and accomplished what no other military has, can or will. In spite of the naysayer and lack of support from Hollywood the mission is achieved in record time. It is not that we needed anything from them other than the soldiers knowing Hollywood and their country supported and backed them. That is what gives the soldier the will to fight. Traditionally Hollywood showed support by entertaining the troops, not this time. This crop of actors and entertainers should be ashamed of themselves and their behavior.
Hollywood doesn’t want to support us but they want rights to our stories to make movies so we can pay incredibly high prices to see them. We are the largest extended family in existence and I propose we demonstrate our disappointment in the actors and film industry by not attending any movies Memorial Weekend to show honor and respect to those who lost their life in the Iraq War. VIA! Send this to everyone you know who is a supporter. We have the same right to peacefully protest. Lets show Hollywood who pays their bills!
Leadership Makes the Difference,
Make a Difference!
Lucy B. Angelo CSM, USA (Ret)
--I am sooo sick of Hollywood whiners.
American forces made history in Iraq and accomplished what no other military has, can or will. In spite of the naysayer and lack of support from Hollywood the mission is achieved in record time. It is not that we needed anything from them other than the soldiers knowing Hollywood and their country supported and backed them. That is what gives the soldier the will to fight. Traditionally Hollywood showed support by entertaining the troops, not this time. This crop of actors and entertainers should be ashamed of themselves and their behavior.
Hollywood doesn’t want to support us but they want rights to our stories to make movies so we can pay incredibly high prices to see them. We are the largest extended family in existence and I propose we demonstrate our disappointment in the actors and film industry by not attending any movies Memorial Weekend to show honor and respect to those who lost their life in the Iraq War. VIA! Send this to everyone you know who is a supporter. We have the same right to peacefully protest. Lets show Hollywood who pays their bills!
Leadership Makes the Difference,
Make a Difference!
Lucy B. Angelo CSM, USA (Ret)
--I am sooo sick of Hollywood whiners.
Saddam Starred in Gay Porn Films! - Thursday April 10, 2003
KUWAIT CITY -- Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been caught with his pants down -- literally. A shocking 1968 porn film has surfaced, in which the flamboyant strongman appears performing raunchy homosexual acts!
The image quality of the grainy 16mm film, uncovered by the Kuwaiti secret police, is poor -- but experts who've taken a close look at the hairy-chested actor are "100 percent certain" it is a younger, trimmer Saddam.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this is Saddam -- there's no mistaking those eyes and that distinctive nose," declares Hussein biographer Sadiq al-Sabah of Kuwait, who's seen the eye-popping footage first-hand.
"It may be hard to believe that a man who now leads one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East once acted in blue movies, but to anyone familiar with how reckless and sexually promiscuous Saddam was in his youth, this will come as no surprise. It's also a known fact that the young, desperate soldier did anything for money.
"Saddam appeared in as many as 85 of these films under a variety of stage names, most frequently Omar Studdif," reveals the researcher.
Still photographs from the sizzling XXX-rated film, La'iba al-Waladaani (The Two Boys Played), were leaked to a Kuwait news magazine after authorities found it amid a stash of illicit porn in the vault of a recently deceased sheik.
--Too funny.
KUWAIT CITY -- Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been caught with his pants down -- literally. A shocking 1968 porn film has surfaced, in which the flamboyant strongman appears performing raunchy homosexual acts!
The image quality of the grainy 16mm film, uncovered by the Kuwaiti secret police, is poor -- but experts who've taken a close look at the hairy-chested actor are "100 percent certain" it is a younger, trimmer Saddam.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this is Saddam -- there's no mistaking those eyes and that distinctive nose," declares Hussein biographer Sadiq al-Sabah of Kuwait, who's seen the eye-popping footage first-hand.
"It may be hard to believe that a man who now leads one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East once acted in blue movies, but to anyone familiar with how reckless and sexually promiscuous Saddam was in his youth, this will come as no surprise. It's also a known fact that the young, desperate soldier did anything for money.
"Saddam appeared in as many as 85 of these films under a variety of stage names, most frequently Omar Studdif," reveals the researcher.
Still photographs from the sizzling XXX-rated film, La'iba al-Waladaani (The Two Boys Played), were leaked to a Kuwait news magazine after authorities found it amid a stash of illicit porn in the vault of a recently deceased sheik.
--Too funny.
Richard Roeper: Hollywood Anti-War Set Needs some New Lines
Richard Roeper, of Ebert & Roeper, sends a strong a message to the Hollywood anti-war crowd.
"Even though you are among the luckiest and best-rewarded human beings in the history of civilization, you have moaned long and loud about life in the oppressive United States of America. And you have complained that free speech is practically an endangered species--though it's not as if you've been kidnapped, bound and gagged for expressing your views...But I'm just wondering: If you're such a crusader for kindness and decency and the rules of fair play, when are you going to say something about the atrocities committed by Iraqis since this war broke out?"
--Spoiled brats in Hollywood are just still pissed because Gore is not in the Whitehouse sending them invites.
Richard Roeper, of Ebert & Roeper, sends a strong a message to the Hollywood anti-war crowd.
"Even though you are among the luckiest and best-rewarded human beings in the history of civilization, you have moaned long and loud about life in the oppressive United States of America. And you have complained that free speech is practically an endangered species--though it's not as if you've been kidnapped, bound and gagged for expressing your views...But I'm just wondering: If you're such a crusader for kindness and decency and the rules of fair play, when are you going to say something about the atrocities committed by Iraqis since this war broke out?"
--Spoiled brats in Hollywood are just still pissed because Gore is not in the Whitehouse sending them invites.
Dennis Miller Ridicules the Left on Leno
Another round of pro-American patriotism, pro-President Bush and anti-liberal jibes, jests, zingers and slams from actor/comedian Dennis Miller on Thursday's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
On justification for the war: “It is stupid for anybody in the world to say they're for war. But I am for this war because, you know, we've got to protect ourselves now. And we've got to remind the world that there is a point that we will not be pushed past before the [bleep] hammer comes down. Now, the simple fact is, do I think Saddam Hussein can bury the nuclear jumper from the top of the key? No, I don't. He's a putz. But I do think he can distribute the ball going down the lane and I think we've got to smack him around. It's time to circle the SUVs!
“The simple fact is, you've got to view this war like we've been on a long family car ride. Bush is the father and he's been screaming [gestures with arm as if a driver scolding kids in back seat] 'don't make me come back there!' for around 200 miles now and it just reached the point where we had to pull the car over and the bad kid is going to get the spanking of his life.”
--I love Dennis Miller. I hope we wake up and smell the coffee he's brewing.
Another round of pro-American patriotism, pro-President Bush and anti-liberal jibes, jests, zingers and slams from actor/comedian Dennis Miller on Thursday's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
On justification for the war: “It is stupid for anybody in the world to say they're for war. But I am for this war because, you know, we've got to protect ourselves now. And we've got to remind the world that there is a point that we will not be pushed past before the [bleep] hammer comes down. Now, the simple fact is, do I think Saddam Hussein can bury the nuclear jumper from the top of the key? No, I don't. He's a putz. But I do think he can distribute the ball going down the lane and I think we've got to smack him around. It's time to circle the SUVs!
“The simple fact is, you've got to view this war like we've been on a long family car ride. Bush is the father and he's been screaming [gestures with arm as if a driver scolding kids in back seat] 'don't make me come back there!' for around 200 miles now and it just reached the point where we had to pull the car over and the bad kid is going to get the spanking of his life.”
--I love Dennis Miller. I hope we wake up and smell the coffee he's brewing.
CBS Staffers: Bet on "Survivor"? - Fri Apr 4, 3:45 PM ET Add Entertainment - E! Online to My Yahoo! By Lia Haberman
Pssst. Want a tip on a sure thing? Put your money on Survivor.
While the adventure series has taken a backseat to another more scandalous reality series lately, Mark Burnett's unscripted show about scheming castaways is back in the headlines.
An online betting site has shut down wagers on Survivor: The Amazon's battle of the sexes, claiming four CBS employees were discovered placing money on the series.
--Bastards!!
Pssst. Want a tip on a sure thing? Put your money on Survivor.
While the adventure series has taken a backseat to another more scandalous reality series lately, Mark Burnett's unscripted show about scheming castaways is back in the headlines.
An online betting site has shut down wagers on Survivor: The Amazon's battle of the sexes, claiming four CBS employees were discovered placing money on the series.
--Bastards!!
Live from Iraq
Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been telling the story of how well the marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another.
He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone to call home. The 19 year old marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months. A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request shook his head and the young marine ran off to get the sergeant.
Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned back to the three young marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home first, the marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation " Sir, if is all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing".
At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak.
All he could get out before signing off was "Where do they get young men like this?".
--Come home soon. Come home safe...
Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been telling the story of how well the marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another.
He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone to call home. The 19 year old marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months. A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request shook his head and the young marine ran off to get the sergeant.
Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned back to the three young marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home first, the marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation " Sir, if is all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing".
At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak.
All he could get out before signing off was "Where do they get young men like this?".
--Come home soon. Come home safe...
Veteran Journalist Arnett Fired
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Daily Mirror said on Tuesday it had hired veteran U.S reporter Peter Arnett, sacked by American TV network NBC after he told Iraqi television the U.S, war plan against Saddam Hussein had failed.
"I report the truth of what is happening in Baghdad and will not apologize for it," he told the tabloid newspaper, one of the most prominent opponents of Britain's involvement in the war.
--I hear the Batavia Daily is hiring...
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Daily Mirror said on Tuesday it had hired veteran U.S reporter Peter Arnett, sacked by American TV network NBC after he told Iraqi television the U.S, war plan against Saddam Hussein had failed.
"I report the truth of what is happening in Baghdad and will not apologize for it," he told the tabloid newspaper, one of the most prominent opponents of Britain's involvement in the war.
--I hear the Batavia Daily is hiring...
HK Says Identifies Deadly Virus, Closes SchoolsBy Tan Ee Lyn and Tay Han Nee
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Hong Kong said on Thursday they had identified the virus behind a mystery pneumonia that has killed more than 50 people worldwide as the government ordered schools in the city to close.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa also said the government had invoked a quarantine law not used for decades, and anyone breaking it would be fined or jailed for up to six months.
A day after Singapore took similar action, Tung said schools would shut for a week from March 29 to try to contain a rapidly spreading pneumonia that has infected about 1,300 in Asia, North America and Europe.
--This is some scary stuff man. A Steven King story waiting to happen.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Hong Kong said on Thursday they had identified the virus behind a mystery pneumonia that has killed more than 50 people worldwide as the government ordered schools in the city to close.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa also said the government had invoked a quarantine law not used for decades, and anyone breaking it would be fined or jailed for up to six months.
A day after Singapore took similar action, Tung said schools would shut for a week from March 29 to try to contain a rapidly spreading pneumonia that has infected about 1,300 in Asia, North America and Europe.
--This is some scary stuff man. A Steven King story waiting to happen.
"So when I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.'" Says Garofalo "'We're here, we're queer!' -- that's what makes my heart swell. Not the flag, but a gay naked man or woman burning the flag. I get choked up with pride." -- Janeanne Garofalo
--What the hell is wrong with some people?
--What the hell is wrong with some people?
I was a naive fool to be a human shield for Saddam By Daniel Pepper (Filed: 23/03/2003)
I wanted to join the human shields in Baghdad because it was direct action which had a chance of bringing the anti-war movement to the forefront of world attention. It was inspiring: the human shield volunteers were making a sacrifice for their political views - much more of a personal investment than going to a demonstration in Washington or London. It was simple - you get on the bus and you represent yourself.
So that is exactly what I did on the morning of Saturday, January 25. I am a 23-year-old Jewish-American photographer living in Islington, north London. I had travelled in the Middle East before: as a student, I went to the Palestinian West Bank during the intifada. I also went to Afghanistan as a photographer for Newsweek.
The human shields appealed to my anti-war stance, but by the time I had left Baghdad five weeks later my views had changed drastically. I wouldn't say that I was exactly pro-war - no, I am ambivalent - but I have a strong desire to see Saddam removed.
We on the bus felt that we were sympathetic to the views of the Iraqi civilians, even though we didn't actually know any. The group was less interested in standing up for their rights than protesting against the US and UK governments.
I was shocked when I first met a pro-war Iraqi in Baghdad - a taxi driver taking me back to my hotel late at night. I explained that I was American and said, as we shields always did, "Bush bad, war bad, Iraq good". He looked at me with an expression of incredulity.
As he realised I was serious, he slowed down and started to speak in broken English about the evils of Saddam's regime. Until then I had only heard the President spoken of with respect, but now this guy was telling me how all of Iraq's oil money went into Saddam's pocket and that if you opposed him politically he would kill your whole family.
It scared the hell out of me. First I was thinking that maybe it was the secret police trying to trick me but later I got the impression that he wanted me to help him escape. I felt so bad. I told him: "Listen, I am just a schmuck from the United States, I am not with the UN, I'm not with the CIA - I just can't help you."
Of course I had read reports that Iraqis hated Saddam Hussein, but this was the real thing. Someone had explained it to me face to face. I told a few journalists who I knew. They said that this sort of thing often happened - spontaneous, emotional, and secretive outbursts imploring visitors to free them from Saddam's tyrannical Iraq.
I became increasingly concerned about the way the Iraqi regime was restricting the movement of the shields, so a few days later I left Baghdad for Jordan by taxi with five others. Once over the border we felt comfortable enough to ask our driver what he felt about the regime and the threat of an aerial bombardment.
"Don't you listen to Powell on Voice of America radio?" he said. "Of course the Americans don't want to bomb civilians. They want to bomb government and Saddam's palaces. We want America to bomb Saddam."
We just sat, listening, our mouths open wide. Jake, one of the others, just kept saying, "Oh my God" as the driver described the horrors of the regime. Jake was so shocked at how naive he had been. We all were. It hadn't occurred to anyone that the Iraqis might actually be pro-war.
The driver's most emphatic statement was: "All Iraqi people want this war." He seemed convinced that civilian casualties would be small; he had such enormous faith in the American war machine to follow through on its promises. Certainly more faith than any of us had.
Perhaps the most crushing thing we learned was that most ordinary Iraqis thought Saddam Hussein had paid us to come to protest in Iraq. Although we explained that this was categorically not the case, I don't think he believed us. Later he asked me: "Really, how much did Saddam pay you to come?"
It hit me on visceral and emotional levels: this was a real portrayal of Iraq life. After the first conversation, I completely rethought my view of the Iraqi situation. My understanding changed on intellectual, emotional, psychological levels. I remembered the experience of seeing Saddam's egomaniacal portraits everywhere for the past two weeks and tried to place myself in the shoes of someone who had been subjected to seeing them every day for the last 20 or so years.
Last Thursday night I went to photograph the anti-war rally in Parliament Square. Thousands of people were shouting "No war" but without thinking about the implications for Iraqis. Some of them were drinking, dancing to Samba music and sparring with the police. It was as if the protesters were talking about a different country where the ruling government is perfectly acceptable. It really upset me.
Anyone with half a brain must see that Saddam has to be taken out. It is extraordinarily ironic that the anti-war protesters are marching to defend a government which stops its people exercising that freedom.
Daniel Pepper
I wanted to join the human shields in Baghdad because it was direct action which had a chance of bringing the anti-war movement to the forefront of world attention. It was inspiring: the human shield volunteers were making a sacrifice for their political views - much more of a personal investment than going to a demonstration in Washington or London. It was simple - you get on the bus and you represent yourself.
So that is exactly what I did on the morning of Saturday, January 25. I am a 23-year-old Jewish-American photographer living in Islington, north London. I had travelled in the Middle East before: as a student, I went to the Palestinian West Bank during the intifada. I also went to Afghanistan as a photographer for Newsweek.
The human shields appealed to my anti-war stance, but by the time I had left Baghdad five weeks later my views had changed drastically. I wouldn't say that I was exactly pro-war - no, I am ambivalent - but I have a strong desire to see Saddam removed.
We on the bus felt that we were sympathetic to the views of the Iraqi civilians, even though we didn't actually know any. The group was less interested in standing up for their rights than protesting against the US and UK governments.
I was shocked when I first met a pro-war Iraqi in Baghdad - a taxi driver taking me back to my hotel late at night. I explained that I was American and said, as we shields always did, "Bush bad, war bad, Iraq good". He looked at me with an expression of incredulity.
As he realised I was serious, he slowed down and started to speak in broken English about the evils of Saddam's regime. Until then I had only heard the President spoken of with respect, but now this guy was telling me how all of Iraq's oil money went into Saddam's pocket and that if you opposed him politically he would kill your whole family.
It scared the hell out of me. First I was thinking that maybe it was the secret police trying to trick me but later I got the impression that he wanted me to help him escape. I felt so bad. I told him: "Listen, I am just a schmuck from the United States, I am not with the UN, I'm not with the CIA - I just can't help you."
Of course I had read reports that Iraqis hated Saddam Hussein, but this was the real thing. Someone had explained it to me face to face. I told a few journalists who I knew. They said that this sort of thing often happened - spontaneous, emotional, and secretive outbursts imploring visitors to free them from Saddam's tyrannical Iraq.
I became increasingly concerned about the way the Iraqi regime was restricting the movement of the shields, so a few days later I left Baghdad for Jordan by taxi with five others. Once over the border we felt comfortable enough to ask our driver what he felt about the regime and the threat of an aerial bombardment.
"Don't you listen to Powell on Voice of America radio?" he said. "Of course the Americans don't want to bomb civilians. They want to bomb government and Saddam's palaces. We want America to bomb Saddam."
We just sat, listening, our mouths open wide. Jake, one of the others, just kept saying, "Oh my God" as the driver described the horrors of the regime. Jake was so shocked at how naive he had been. We all were. It hadn't occurred to anyone that the Iraqis might actually be pro-war.
The driver's most emphatic statement was: "All Iraqi people want this war." He seemed convinced that civilian casualties would be small; he had such enormous faith in the American war machine to follow through on its promises. Certainly more faith than any of us had.
Perhaps the most crushing thing we learned was that most ordinary Iraqis thought Saddam Hussein had paid us to come to protest in Iraq. Although we explained that this was categorically not the case, I don't think he believed us. Later he asked me: "Really, how much did Saddam pay you to come?"
It hit me on visceral and emotional levels: this was a real portrayal of Iraq life. After the first conversation, I completely rethought my view of the Iraqi situation. My understanding changed on intellectual, emotional, psychological levels. I remembered the experience of seeing Saddam's egomaniacal portraits everywhere for the past two weeks and tried to place myself in the shoes of someone who had been subjected to seeing them every day for the last 20 or so years.
Last Thursday night I went to photograph the anti-war rally in Parliament Square. Thousands of people were shouting "No war" but without thinking about the implications for Iraqis. Some of them were drinking, dancing to Samba music and sparring with the police. It was as if the protesters were talking about a different country where the ruling government is perfectly acceptable. It really upset me.
Anyone with half a brain must see that Saddam has to be taken out. It is extraordinarily ironic that the anti-war protesters are marching to defend a government which stops its people exercising that freedom.
Daniel Pepper
Michael Moore booed as he slams Iraq war at Oscars Mon Mar 24, 2:13 AM ET
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Famed US documentary maker Michael Moore (news) used his win of an Oscar to launch a violent attack on US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and war in Iraq (news - web sites) amid loud boos from the audience.
"We are against this war Mr Bush. Shame on you. Shame on you!," he said to loud boos from an audience of 3,500 including most of Hollywood's top stars.
--I think Moore just screwed his own career.
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Famed US documentary maker Michael Moore (news) used his win of an Oscar to launch a violent attack on US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and war in Iraq (news - web sites) amid loud boos from the audience.
"We are against this war Mr Bush. Shame on you. Shame on you!," he said to loud boos from an audience of 3,500 including most of Hollywood's top stars.
--I think Moore just screwed his own career.
U.S. Soldier Held in Attack on Own Troops - Sun Mar 23, 2:52 PM ET By PATRICK McDOWELL, Associated Press Writer
KUWAIT CITY - A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday on suspicion of throwing grenades into three tents at a 101st Airborne command center in Kuwait, killing one fellow serviceman and wounding 15, at least three of them seriously.
The motive in the attack "most likely was resentment," said Max Blumenfeld, a U.S. Army spokesman.
--The first frag of the War.
KUWAIT CITY - A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday on suspicion of throwing grenades into three tents at a 101st Airborne command center in Kuwait, killing one fellow serviceman and wounding 15, at least three of them seriously.
The motive in the attack "most likely was resentment," said Max Blumenfeld, a U.S. Army spokesman.
--The first frag of the War.
Letter from an Iraqi-American
All,
Before anybody decides to go out and join more protests, maybe it would be fair to provide an alternate view. I, as you may have gleaned, am an Iraqi-American. Actually Assyrian-Iraqi-American. Most of my family was in Baghdad during the first Gulf War--some were in Kuwait. My aunt Margaret tells me that during that war, they would wait until night and go sit on the rooftops and cheer the bombing. The American attacks were so concise, she said that they would bet on which government or utilities building would be hit, and were more often than not correct. Civilian targets were always accidental. Think about it: what military objective would be served by hitting a civilian hospital, when the opposing army is surrendering en masse (not fighting and getting injured)?
For the last six months on al-Jazeera television, Iraqi defectors have been appearing on talk shows begging--literally, begging--the other Arab nations to support the US in this war, to finally free the Iraqi people. Without fail, their counterparts from other nations stated that they preferred Hussein to the USA.
Here are some figures. Since taking power officially in 1978 (although he was the functional leader since 1971), Hussein has executed somewhere in the range of 3m political prisoners. He launched chemical weapons against Assyrians and Kurds in the North. He drained the marshes in the south, which the Shi'ites need to survive, causing a "famine-on-purpose" in the style of what Stalin did to Ukraine in the 30s. Every day in Iraq, 2,500 children die from malnutrition and lack of medicine, because Hussein has been kicking out UN (not US) inspectors for 11 years. Two thousand five hundred children die every day. So do not dare, for one instant, to protest this war on behalf of the Iraqi people. To do so is to spit in the face of the millions of people who yearn for freedom from his regime. Hussein is not Castro.
Uday Hussein, his son, is the head of athletics in Iraq. He owns a football club. For years, whenever they wouldn't perform to expectations, he would bring them to his personal prison and torture them ruthlessly. He maintained a harem of hundreds of women whom he would rape, defile, and murder.
The few hundred Iraqi civilians who may die in the bombing raids are a pittance compared to the millions Hussein has killed as well as the appalling number of children who die every day due to his arms program stubborn-ness. How many more can die so a bunch of addle-brained do-gooders can get on TV waving placards?
It is hypocritical and worse irrational to oppose this war on behalf of the Iraqi people. They don't know the desires of the Iraqi people, or the apalling suffering of the Iraqi people. The only reason to protest the war would be because you are opposed to any and all war, opposed to sending US troops anywhere, ever. In which case kudos to you, I suppose, for returning to the turn-of-the-century style isolationism that indirectly lead to the horrific casualties of World War I and II. The world depends on superpowers to lend coercive power to international regimes.
The best are those signs that say, "No Iraqi Blood for Oil." How about, "No More Iraqi Blood for French Interests," since the French opposed this war solely because they have hundreds of billions of dollars tied up with the Iraqi regime, money they will lose if Hussein is oustered because international regimes stipulate that a nation is not responsible for the debts of a deposed, illegitimate regime. The same goes for the Russians and Germans. The Russians have invested billions in Iraq's nuclear program.
And to answer those who argue that the US is only engendering more hate among out European allies: Whose fault is that? Ours? Bush is an inept, almost moronic leader who angered many when he imposed a steel tariff, pulled out of the Kyoto protocol, and so forth. But in this case, the US is trying to remove an unpopular, ruthless, Stalin-esque dictator and free a nation of people who live every day in terror (see Samir al-Khalil's book "Republic of Fear"). Should we allow him to continue to kill ruthlessly so that the French will like us? Keep in mind that Chirac is a Gaullist, and like a true Gaullist, his opposition to the United States is not predicated on any ideal, but rather on the desire to enhance French prestige--as the "alternative" to the US.
Oh, the protestors are so cute with their "Fuck Bush" signs and slogans and thrift-store clothes and un-informed opinions about international politics. However they are also wrong, dead wrong. There is nothing more painful for people with real experience of the Iraqi regime than to see young kids mugging for television cameras and their peers, waving signs that purport to support the Iraqi people. It is truly painful to see that when the victory of the Iraqi people is so close at hand, a group of pseudo-intellectuals prefer playing pretend--pretending to be politicos--to rejoicing with us and supporting the liberation of a nation of 22 million. Protest this war and you are naive, willfully ignorant, or enraptured by yourself and your "fight for freedom."
Foul; base; cruel; evil; wicked; vain; these are the only words that can describe you.
yours all
*Name removed fearing more harrasment.*
--Please don't protest the war. Support our troops. Hope for its swift end.
All,
Before anybody decides to go out and join more protests, maybe it would be fair to provide an alternate view. I, as you may have gleaned, am an Iraqi-American. Actually Assyrian-Iraqi-American. Most of my family was in Baghdad during the first Gulf War--some were in Kuwait. My aunt Margaret tells me that during that war, they would wait until night and go sit on the rooftops and cheer the bombing. The American attacks were so concise, she said that they would bet on which government or utilities building would be hit, and were more often than not correct. Civilian targets were always accidental. Think about it: what military objective would be served by hitting a civilian hospital, when the opposing army is surrendering en masse (not fighting and getting injured)?
For the last six months on al-Jazeera television, Iraqi defectors have been appearing on talk shows begging--literally, begging--the other Arab nations to support the US in this war, to finally free the Iraqi people. Without fail, their counterparts from other nations stated that they preferred Hussein to the USA.
Here are some figures. Since taking power officially in 1978 (although he was the functional leader since 1971), Hussein has executed somewhere in the range of 3m political prisoners. He launched chemical weapons against Assyrians and Kurds in the North. He drained the marshes in the south, which the Shi'ites need to survive, causing a "famine-on-purpose" in the style of what Stalin did to Ukraine in the 30s. Every day in Iraq, 2,500 children die from malnutrition and lack of medicine, because Hussein has been kicking out UN (not US) inspectors for 11 years. Two thousand five hundred children die every day. So do not dare, for one instant, to protest this war on behalf of the Iraqi people. To do so is to spit in the face of the millions of people who yearn for freedom from his regime. Hussein is not Castro.
Uday Hussein, his son, is the head of athletics in Iraq. He owns a football club. For years, whenever they wouldn't perform to expectations, he would bring them to his personal prison and torture them ruthlessly. He maintained a harem of hundreds of women whom he would rape, defile, and murder.
The few hundred Iraqi civilians who may die in the bombing raids are a pittance compared to the millions Hussein has killed as well as the appalling number of children who die every day due to his arms program stubborn-ness. How many more can die so a bunch of addle-brained do-gooders can get on TV waving placards?
It is hypocritical and worse irrational to oppose this war on behalf of the Iraqi people. They don't know the desires of the Iraqi people, or the apalling suffering of the Iraqi people. The only reason to protest the war would be because you are opposed to any and all war, opposed to sending US troops anywhere, ever. In which case kudos to you, I suppose, for returning to the turn-of-the-century style isolationism that indirectly lead to the horrific casualties of World War I and II. The world depends on superpowers to lend coercive power to international regimes.
The best are those signs that say, "No Iraqi Blood for Oil." How about, "No More Iraqi Blood for French Interests," since the French opposed this war solely because they have hundreds of billions of dollars tied up with the Iraqi regime, money they will lose if Hussein is oustered because international regimes stipulate that a nation is not responsible for the debts of a deposed, illegitimate regime. The same goes for the Russians and Germans. The Russians have invested billions in Iraq's nuclear program.
And to answer those who argue that the US is only engendering more hate among out European allies: Whose fault is that? Ours? Bush is an inept, almost moronic leader who angered many when he imposed a steel tariff, pulled out of the Kyoto protocol, and so forth. But in this case, the US is trying to remove an unpopular, ruthless, Stalin-esque dictator and free a nation of people who live every day in terror (see Samir al-Khalil's book "Republic of Fear"). Should we allow him to continue to kill ruthlessly so that the French will like us? Keep in mind that Chirac is a Gaullist, and like a true Gaullist, his opposition to the United States is not predicated on any ideal, but rather on the desire to enhance French prestige--as the "alternative" to the US.
Oh, the protestors are so cute with their "Fuck Bush" signs and slogans and thrift-store clothes and un-informed opinions about international politics. However they are also wrong, dead wrong. There is nothing more painful for people with real experience of the Iraqi regime than to see young kids mugging for television cameras and their peers, waving signs that purport to support the Iraqi people. It is truly painful to see that when the victory of the Iraqi people is so close at hand, a group of pseudo-intellectuals prefer playing pretend--pretending to be politicos--to rejoicing with us and supporting the liberation of a nation of 22 million. Protest this war and you are naive, willfully ignorant, or enraptured by yourself and your "fight for freedom."
Foul; base; cruel; evil; wicked; vain; these are the only words that can describe you.
yours all
*Name removed fearing more harrasment.*
--Please don't protest the war. Support our troops. Hope for its swift end.
War Ousts Sex and Britney in Internet Searches Fri Mar 21,10:44 AM Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - War toppled sex as the most popular search term among U.K. Web users on Thursday as the conflict in Iraq (news - web sites) captured the attention and apparently lowered libidos of online Britons, top Internet service Freeserve said.
"War was our top search term today, taking over from perennial favorites -- sex, Britney and travel," said Nadia Schofield, a spokeswoman for Freeserve, the U.K.'s largest Internet service provider.
--Gotta love the Internet.
LONDON (Reuters) - War toppled sex as the most popular search term among U.K. Web users on Thursday as the conflict in Iraq (news - web sites) captured the attention and apparently lowered libidos of online Britons, top Internet service Freeserve said.
"War was our top search term today, taking over from perennial favorites -- sex, Britney and travel," said Nadia Schofield, a spokeswoman for Freeserve, the U.K.'s largest Internet service provider.
--Gotta love the Internet.
U.S. Forces Seize Western Iraqi Airfields
WASHINGTON - American forces seized important airfields in western Iraq (news - web sites) as a U.S. Marine became the first combat death while fighting for control of a southern oil field.
The airfields known as H-2 and H-3 in far western Iraq were taken without much resistance from Iraqi troops, defense officials said on condition of anonymity. But they called control of the installations "tentative."
--So far, so good.
WASHINGTON - American forces seized important airfields in western Iraq (news - web sites) as a U.S. Marine became the first combat death while fighting for control of a southern oil field.
The airfields known as H-2 and H-3 in far western Iraq were taken without much resistance from Iraqi troops, defense officials said on condition of anonymity. But they called control of the installations "tentative."
--So far, so good.
War Begins with Bombs in Baghdad By Nadim Ladki
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. bombs and cruise missiles hit Baghdad at dawn on Thursday as the United States launched a war to overthrow Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).
Reuters correspondents in the city center heard jets roar overhead, Iraqi anti-aircraft batteries open up and air raid sirens sound about 90 minutes after a U.S. deadline expired.
U.S. officials said it was a limited raid by stealth fighters and cruise missiles, aimed at the Iraqi leadership. An expected mass bombardment had yet to be unleashed, they said.
--Let's all hope its over fast.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. bombs and cruise missiles hit Baghdad at dawn on Thursday as the United States launched a war to overthrow Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).
Reuters correspondents in the city center heard jets roar overhead, Iraqi anti-aircraft batteries open up and air raid sirens sound about 90 minutes after a U.S. deadline expired.
U.S. officials said it was a limited raid by stealth fighters and cruise missiles, aimed at the Iraqi leadership. An expected mass bombardment had yet to be unleashed, they said.
--Let's all hope its over fast.
Saddam Lookalike Prospers in California - Tue Mar 18, 8:53 AM By Laura Leslie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to go to war with Iraq (news - web sites), a man who looks just like Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) proudly wanders the halls of California's state capitol.
Jaded state legislators don't even bat an eye when he appears to drop by their offices.
They know it is actually Jerry Haleva, a savvy political insider with his own lobbying firm, Sergeant Major Communications, and a thriving sideline as Hollywood's favorite double for Saddam Hussein.
--There is a carreer for you!
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to go to war with Iraq (news - web sites), a man who looks just like Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) proudly wanders the halls of California's state capitol.
Jaded state legislators don't even bat an eye when he appears to drop by their offices.
They know it is actually Jerry Haleva, a savvy political insider with his own lobbying firm, Sergeant Major Communications, and a thriving sideline as Hollywood's favorite double for Saddam Hussein.
--There is a carreer for you!
Heightened Alert as Killer Bug Cases Rise By Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists worked Monday to identify the cause of a mysterious type of killer pneumonia that has spread from Asia to Canada and Europe via air travel.
Health ministries and airport authorities around the globe were on high alert as Hong Kong's Health Minister Yeoh Eng-kiong announced the number of people infected with the illness there had nearly doubled.
Although he said it was too early to talk of an epidemic, he confirmed that nearly 100 people in Hong Kong, most of them medical staff, had fallen ill.
Hours later Britain reported its first suspected case.
--Remember 12 Monkies...
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists worked Monday to identify the cause of a mysterious type of killer pneumonia that has spread from Asia to Canada and Europe via air travel.
Health ministries and airport authorities around the globe were on high alert as Hong Kong's Health Minister Yeoh Eng-kiong announced the number of people infected with the illness there had nearly doubled.
Although he said it was too early to talk of an epidemic, he confirmed that nearly 100 people in Hong Kong, most of them medical staff, had fallen ill.
Hours later Britain reported its first suspected case.
--Remember 12 Monkies...
Stations Boycott Dixie Chicks Over Remark - Mon Mar 17, 5:26 AM ET By The Associated Press
DALLAS - Natalie Maines (news), lead singer of the Dixie Chicks (news - web sites), is finding out that sometimes saying you're sorry doesn't make much of a difference.
Radio stations nationwide are boycotting the Dixie Chicks, even though Maines publicly apologized for telling a London audience last Monday: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."
Maines is a Lubbock native.
In her apology Friday, Maines said: "As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush (news - web sites) because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect."
The words didn't carry much weight with listeners in Maines' home state and elsewhere.
--What the hell was she thinking?
DALLAS - Natalie Maines (news), lead singer of the Dixie Chicks (news - web sites), is finding out that sometimes saying you're sorry doesn't make much of a difference.
Radio stations nationwide are boycotting the Dixie Chicks, even though Maines publicly apologized for telling a London audience last Monday: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."
Maines is a Lubbock native.
In her apology Friday, Maines said: "As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush (news - web sites) because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect."
The words didn't carry much weight with listeners in Maines' home state and elsewhere.
--What the hell was she thinking?
Mountain Covers Its 'Nipple' Thu Mar 13, 8:58 AM
ALTA, Wyo. - Pressure from uncomfortable skiers and other tourists has prompted the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort to cover the second half of the name of one of its mountains.
Mary's Nipple is now just Mary's, and signs with the word "nipple" have been covered with tape. New signs were to arrive in about two weeks.
But the covered signs have rankled some local skiers, who feel a bit of their history has been lost.
--Political Correctness sucks.
ALTA, Wyo. - Pressure from uncomfortable skiers and other tourists has prompted the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort to cover the second half of the name of one of its mountains.
Mary's Nipple is now just Mary's, and signs with the word "nipple" have been covered with tape. New signs were to arrive in about two weeks.
But the covered signs have rankled some local skiers, who feel a bit of their history has been lost.
--Political Correctness sucks.
Study: Spell-Check Can Make Writing Worse By CHARLES SHEEHAN, Associated Press Writer
PITTSBURGH - How might you drag a good writer's work down to the level of a lesser scribe? Try the spell-check button.
A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills, hampering the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software.
--More proof of the Dark Evil of Microsoft.
PITTSBURGH - How might you drag a good writer's work down to the level of a lesser scribe? Try the spell-check button.
A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills, hampering the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software.
--More proof of the Dark Evil of Microsoft.
Cosmetic Breast Implants Linked to Suicide Risk - Thu Mar 6, 6:14 PM By Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who opt for breast implants to enhance their natural assets are more likely to commit suicide, Dutch and Swedish scientists said on Thursday.
--What Einstein figured this out? Sheesh, women with low self esteem get breast implants. Women with High self esteem don't kill themselves. Do the math...
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who opt for breast implants to enhance their natural assets are more likely to commit suicide, Dutch and Swedish scientists said on Thursday.
--What Einstein figured this out? Sheesh, women with low self esteem get breast implants. Women with High self esteem don't kill themselves. Do the math...
Crunch! Giant Chee-to spurs online frenzy, Small Iowa town to put it on display - By Jeordan Legon CNN Thursday, March 6, 2003
If you love cheese, this is the Chee-to for you. It's beyond dangerously cheesy.
-- Kevin Cogan, Frito-Lay
(CNN) -- It's believed to be the largest Chee-to in the world. The cheesy glob of fried cornmeal that Navy Petty Officer Mike Evans found last week in a bag of the snacks is about the size of a small lemon and weighs in at about half an ounce.
Evans, 41, a fervent user of online auctions, posted his find on eBay. He never expected the flurry of attention that followed.
Radio stations from around the country interviewed Evans, a Gulf War veteran stationed in Pearl Harbor who patiently explained that he bought the bag of Chee-tos for his 3-year-old son. Giant Chee-to T-shirts and Chee-to puppet auctions sprung up online. And pranksters bid up the Chee-to into the millions of dollars -- so much that eBay cancelled the sale and a frustrated Evans donated the Chee-to to a good cause: a sleepy farming community in Iowa.
"I was absolutely astounded that something like a Chee-to could become a pop icon," said Evans. "It's international. I've even seen it online on a Russian site."
--This was the lead story on CNN Technology. You gotta love eBay!
If you love cheese, this is the Chee-to for you. It's beyond dangerously cheesy.
-- Kevin Cogan, Frito-Lay
(CNN) -- It's believed to be the largest Chee-to in the world. The cheesy glob of fried cornmeal that Navy Petty Officer Mike Evans found last week in a bag of the snacks is about the size of a small lemon and weighs in at about half an ounce.
Evans, 41, a fervent user of online auctions, posted his find on eBay. He never expected the flurry of attention that followed.
Radio stations from around the country interviewed Evans, a Gulf War veteran stationed in Pearl Harbor who patiently explained that he bought the bag of Chee-tos for his 3-year-old son. Giant Chee-to T-shirts and Chee-to puppet auctions sprung up online. And pranksters bid up the Chee-to into the millions of dollars -- so much that eBay cancelled the sale and a frustrated Evans donated the Chee-to to a good cause: a sleepy farming community in Iowa.
"I was absolutely astounded that something like a Chee-to could become a pop icon," said Evans. "It's international. I've even seen it online on a Russian site."
--This was the lead story on CNN Technology. You gotta love eBay!
More Jackson Weirdness Tue Mar 4, 6:33 PM ET - AP Music
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson paid a witch doctor to place a curse on DreamWorks partners David Geffen and Steven Spielberg, and wears a prosthetic tip on his nose, claims an article in Vanity Fair magazine.
Jackson allegedly paid a witch doctor $150,000 in 2000 to put a hex on several Hollywood figures. Spielberg was allegedly included because he did not allow him to star as Peter Pan in "Hook." He blamed Geffen for sabotaging his career, the magazine said.
--UFB. Just when you this its gotten as weird out there as it can get... UFB...
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson paid a witch doctor to place a curse on DreamWorks partners David Geffen and Steven Spielberg, and wears a prosthetic tip on his nose, claims an article in Vanity Fair magazine.
Jackson allegedly paid a witch doctor $150,000 in 2000 to put a hex on several Hollywood figures. Spielberg was allegedly included because he did not allow him to star as Peter Pan in "Hook." He blamed Geffen for sabotaging his career, the magazine said.
--UFB. Just when you this its gotten as weird out there as it can get... UFB...
War Fears Delay "Mad Max"- Fri Feb 28, 1:45 PM By Josh Grossberg
The war in Iraq (news - web sites) hasn't even started but there's already one major casualty: Mad Max.
The prospect of imminent military action has forced writer-director George Miller to indefinitely delay filming on the highly anticipated fourth installment in his Mel Gibson-driven post-apocalyptic franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road, according to Daily Variety.
--Now Iraq has REALLY pissed me off!!
Suspected 9/11 Mastermind Handed to U.S. - Sun Mar 2, 3:23 AM ET By KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. authorities have taken the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks out of Pakistan to an undisclosed location after capturing him in a joint raid by CIA and Pakistani agents, a senior government official said Sunday.
--Put your hands up, you bitch!
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. authorities have taken the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks out of Pakistan to an undisclosed location after capturing him in a joint raid by CIA and Pakistani agents, a senior government official said Sunday.
--Put your hands up, you bitch!
Hooters is ready to say it: 'Fly me' - by Craig Wilson USA TODAY
No longer do you have to go to a Hooters restaurant to see your favorite Hooters gal. Now she's taking her tank-top talents to the sky.
Hooters Air begins flying Thursday, when it will make its inaugural flight from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, S.C. One-way tickets are $129 (slightly more than competitors' average fares) whether you buy six minutes or six weeks before departure, a perk Hooters hopes will lure the last-minute golfer. A $99 introductory fare is available through April 6.
''The Hooters Air motto is 'Easy to Buy, Fun to Fly,' '' Hooters vice president Mike McNeil says. ''We're adding two Hooters girls to each flight, just to bring that added element of hospitality.''
The launch of Hooters Air coincides with Hooters' year-long 20th anniversary celebration.
The jets are painted in the restaurant chain's signature orange and white. Onboard Hooter girls wear their traditional orange short-shorts and white tank tops.
--I needed some good news! Take that Osama!
No longer do you have to go to a Hooters restaurant to see your favorite Hooters gal. Now she's taking her tank-top talents to the sky.
Hooters Air begins flying Thursday, when it will make its inaugural flight from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, S.C. One-way tickets are $129 (slightly more than competitors' average fares) whether you buy six minutes or six weeks before departure, a perk Hooters hopes will lure the last-minute golfer. A $99 introductory fare is available through April 6.
''The Hooters Air motto is 'Easy to Buy, Fun to Fly,' '' Hooters vice president Mike McNeil says. ''We're adding two Hooters girls to each flight, just to bring that added element of hospitality.''
The launch of Hooters Air coincides with Hooters' year-long 20th anniversary celebration.
The jets are painted in the restaurant chain's signature orange and white. Onboard Hooter girls wear their traditional orange short-shorts and white tank tops.
--I needed some good news! Take that Osama!
'Mister Rogers' Dies of Cancer at 74 - By TODD SPANGLER, Associated Press Writer
PITTSBURGH - Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years, died of cancer early Thursday. He was 74.
--Sigh. Fred is dead. Long live Fred. He was a good, humble man.
PITTSBURGH - Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years, died of cancer early Thursday. He was 74.
--Sigh. Fred is dead. Long live Fred. He was a good, humble man.
R.I. Official: Club Owners Not Helpful - By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - A day after family members visited the charred site of a deadly nightclub fire, the state attorney general said the club's owners have not answered questions from investigators about the blaze that killed at least 97.
--I know sprinkler systems are expensive. Let's put up with paying a cover charge for a year to pay for them.
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - A day after family members visited the charred site of a deadly nightclub fire, the state attorney general said the club's owners have not answered questions from investigators about the blaze that killed at least 97.
--I know sprinkler systems are expensive. Let's put up with paying a cover charge for a year to pay for them.
Botched Surgery Victim Gets Transplant - Thu Feb 20, 9:11 PM By WILLIAM L. HOLMES, Associated Press Writer
DURHAM, N.C. - With perhaps only hours left to live, the 17-year-old girl mistakenly given a heart and lungs with the wrong blood type was handed an extraordinary second chance Thursday after doctors — against all odds — located another set of organs.
--You would think this would be on a checklist somewhere?
DURHAM, N.C. - With perhaps only hours left to live, the 17-year-old girl mistakenly given a heart and lungs with the wrong blood type was handed an extraordinary second chance Thursday after doctors — against all odds — located another set of organs.
--You would think this would be on a checklist somewhere?
Trapeze Artist Attacks Rival with Castration Tongs - Fri Feb 14,10:43 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A lovesick 58-year-old German man was sentenced to seven years in jail after attacking a factory worker with a pair of bull castration tongs in the western town of Duesseldorf, a state court said on Friday.
The circus trapeze artist had tried to emasculate the man using the steel pincers after accusing him of having a relationship with his former girlfriend, a 46-year-old belly dancer who performed in the same circus.
The trapeze artist inflicted serious injury on the victim, who worked at a local factory, with the tongs and a knife in the February 2002 assault. But the factory worker was able to fight off the smaller attacker and prevent more serious injury.
"Fortunately the factory worker didn't lose anything -- except for a lot of blood," said Ulrich Tholer, spokesman for the Duesseldorf state court. The assailant was convicted of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm. He was also fired from the circus.
--I had to reprint this, the title was so good!
BERLIN (Reuters) - A lovesick 58-year-old German man was sentenced to seven years in jail after attacking a factory worker with a pair of bull castration tongs in the western town of Duesseldorf, a state court said on Friday.
The circus trapeze artist had tried to emasculate the man using the steel pincers after accusing him of having a relationship with his former girlfriend, a 46-year-old belly dancer who performed in the same circus.
The trapeze artist inflicted serious injury on the victim, who worked at a local factory, with the tongs and a knife in the February 2002 assault. But the factory worker was able to fight off the smaller attacker and prevent more serious injury.
"Fortunately the factory worker didn't lose anything -- except for a lot of blood," said Ulrich Tholer, spokesman for the Duesseldorf state court. The assailant was convicted of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm. He was also fired from the circus.
--I had to reprint this, the title was so good!
Riddick Adding Dench, Feore - SciFi Wire
Judi Dench is in final talks to star opposite Vin Diesel in Universal Pictures' Chronicles of Riddick, the sequel to David Twohy's SF hit film Pitch Black, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Colm Feore, meanwhile, has come aboard to play the lead villain in the film. Twohy will write and direct for Radar Pictures and One Race Productions. Production begins in Vancouver in April, the trade paper reported.
In the sequel, Riddick (Diesel) is now a hunted man and finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade, the trade paper reported. Feore will play Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the 10th and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. Dench will play Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins, the trade paper reported.
--This could be better than Pitch Black!
Judi Dench is in final talks to star opposite Vin Diesel in Universal Pictures' Chronicles of Riddick, the sequel to David Twohy's SF hit film Pitch Black, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Colm Feore, meanwhile, has come aboard to play the lead villain in the film. Twohy will write and direct for Radar Pictures and One Race Productions. Production begins in Vancouver in April, the trade paper reported.
In the sequel, Riddick (Diesel) is now a hunted man and finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade, the trade paper reported. Feore will play Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the 10th and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. Dench will play Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins, the trade paper reported.
--This could be better than Pitch Black!
Dolly the Cloned Sheep Put to Death - Fri Feb 14, 5:40 PM ET by EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer
LONDON - Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death Friday, after premature aging and disease marred her short existence and raised questions about the practicality of copying life.
The decision to end Dolly's life at age 6 — about half the life expectancy of her breed — was made because a veterinarian confirmed she had a progressive lung disease, according to the Roslin Institute, the Scottish lab where she was created and lived.
--It reminds me of Blade Runner. "The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long..."
LONDON - Dolly the cloned sheep was put to death Friday, after premature aging and disease marred her short existence and raised questions about the practicality of copying life.
The decision to end Dolly's life at age 6 — about half the life expectancy of her breed — was made because a veterinarian confirmed she had a progressive lung disease, according to the Roslin Institute, the Scottish lab where she was created and lived.
--It reminds me of Blade Runner. "The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long..."
Secret to Romantic Intimacy: Skip the NaggingThu Feb 13,12:56 PM By Jacqueline Stenson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Health) - Avoiding nagging and yelling in a romantic relationship may be more important for building intimacy than all those thoughtful things you do for your sweetie, new research suggests.
"You want to try to avoid those negative behaviors and not do things you can't take back," said Betty Witcher, an assistant professor of psychology at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"If you're yelling, that's going to have more of an effect than doing something nice," she told Reuters Health.
--Romance in everyday life builds a great quality of life...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Health) - Avoiding nagging and yelling in a romantic relationship may be more important for building intimacy than all those thoughtful things you do for your sweetie, new research suggests.
"You want to try to avoid those negative behaviors and not do things you can't take back," said Betty Witcher, an assistant professor of psychology at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"If you're yelling, that's going to have more of an effect than doing something nice," she told Reuters Health.
--Romance in everyday life builds a great quality of life...
Foxy Frenchie No "Idol" - Wed Feb 12, 5:20 PM By Lia Haberman
American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis has crossed a decency line few thought Fox had.
The full-figured semifinalist from Washington, D.C., has been booted from the TV talent show for posing nude on an adult Website four years ago--information she disclosed to the producers when she arrived in Los Angeles.
According to The Smoking Gun, Davis, 23, posed topless and appeared to be masturbating on a kiddie-porn site, which would be illegal. However, Davis was 18 at the time she posed for the photos.
She reportedly used the money earned from the dirty pics to pay for tuition at Howard University, where she's a theater major.
--She was paid to be seen nude?
American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis has crossed a decency line few thought Fox had.
The full-figured semifinalist from Washington, D.C., has been booted from the TV talent show for posing nude on an adult Website four years ago--information she disclosed to the producers when she arrived in Los Angeles.
According to The Smoking Gun, Davis, 23, posed topless and appeared to be masturbating on a kiddie-porn site, which would be illegal. However, Davis was 18 at the time she posed for the photos.
She reportedly used the money earned from the dirty pics to pay for tuition at Howard University, where she's a theater major.
--She was paid to be seen nude?
Spears' Debut Leads 'Worst Film' Field By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer
LOS ANGELES - Voters for the Razzies, an annual spoof of the Academy Awards (news - web sites), have a message for Britney Spears (news) and Madonna (news - web sites): Don't quit your day jobs as pop divas.
Spears' teen buddy flick "Crossroads" had a leading eight Razzie nominations and Madonna's island-romance bomb "Swept Away" received seven, including worst picture and worst actress for both movies.
--Just when I think the world has gone to hell in a handbasket I find the hope and sanity...
LOS ANGELES - Voters for the Razzies, an annual spoof of the Academy Awards (news - web sites), have a message for Britney Spears (news) and Madonna (news - web sites): Don't quit your day jobs as pop divas.
Spears' teen buddy flick "Crossroads" had a leading eight Razzie nominations and Madonna's island-romance bomb "Swept Away" received seven, including worst picture and worst actress for both movies.
--Just when I think the world has gone to hell in a handbasket I find the hope and sanity...
"It's not my business to inject myself into human wars."
-- PETA President INGRID NEWKIRK, telling The Washington Post why she asked Palestinian leader YASSER ARAFAT to ensure no more donkeys were used in attacks against Israelis, but would not ask him to intervene for people.
--What a Fucking Bitch.
-- PETA President INGRID NEWKIRK, telling The Washington Post why she asked Palestinian leader YASSER ARAFAT to ensure no more donkeys were used in attacks against Israelis, but would not ask him to intervene for people.
--What a Fucking Bitch.
NASA Seeks Answers in Shuttle Disaster By MARCIA DUNN and PAM EASTON, Associated Press Writers
Remnants of the space shuttle Columbia remained strewn across east Texas and Louisiana Sunday, as authorities probed possible causes for the tragedy that pierced a crystal blue sky and stung deeper into an already shaken sense of security.
--If they were launching tomorrow I would go. The astronaughts on board knew the risks. Everyone knew this was not an airline flight. We cannot betray their memory by drawing back from our future in space.
Remnants of the space shuttle Columbia remained strewn across east Texas and Louisiana Sunday, as authorities probed possible causes for the tragedy that pierced a crystal blue sky and stung deeper into an already shaken sense of security.
--If they were launching tomorrow I would go. The astronaughts on board knew the risks. Everyone knew this was not an airline flight. We cannot betray their memory by drawing back from our future in space.
Paxton joins live-action Thunderbirds project - The Gaurdian Website, Friday January 31, 2003
Bill Paxton is in talks to star in the live-action version of the hit 1960s TV show The Thunderbirds. The Hollywood Reporter says Paxton, who played Hudson in Aliens, could feature as a billionaire astronaut who heads up the elite national security unit. The project is being developed by Universal Pictures and Working Title, the British production company behind hits such as Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral. The story centres on a 12-year-old boy who struggles to save his father and brothers from his nemesis, Aristotle Spode. Shooting is due to begin in March in the Seychelles and at Pinewood Studios.
--I LOVED Thunderbirds when I was a kid. This will Rock!
Bill Paxton is in talks to star in the live-action version of the hit 1960s TV show The Thunderbirds. The Hollywood Reporter says Paxton, who played Hudson in Aliens, could feature as a billionaire astronaut who heads up the elite national security unit. The project is being developed by Universal Pictures and Working Title, the British production company behind hits such as Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral. The story centres on a 12-year-old boy who struggles to save his father and brothers from his nemesis, Aristotle Spode. Shooting is due to begin in March in the Seychelles and at Pinewood Studios.
--I LOVED Thunderbirds when I was a kid. This will Rock!
Babies' Mental Delay Tied to Moms' Vegan Diet - Thu Jan 30, 4:40 PM ET By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The breast-fed infants of two mothers who did not eat any animal products, including milk and eggs, developed brain abnormalities as a result of a vitamin-B12 deficiency, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday.
The primary sources of vitamin B12, which is essential for brain development, are animal products like meat, dairy products and eggs. Since the mothers ate little or no animal products, too little vitamin B12 was transmitted to their children through breast milk, according to the CDC's Dr. Maria Elena Jefferds.
--This is Darwin in Action!
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The breast-fed infants of two mothers who did not eat any animal products, including milk and eggs, developed brain abnormalities as a result of a vitamin-B12 deficiency, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday.
The primary sources of vitamin B12, which is essential for brain development, are animal products like meat, dairy products and eggs. Since the mothers ate little or no animal products, too little vitamin B12 was transmitted to their children through breast milk, according to the CDC's Dr. Maria Elena Jefferds.
--This is Darwin in Action!
"Joe Millionaire" finalist starred in bondage and fetish flicks - The Smoking Gun Website
JANUARY 29--One of the trio of "Joe Millionaire" finalists has starred in dozens of kinky bondage and fetish films that feature her being handcuffed, gagged, hog-tied, and bound with duct tape, The Smoking Gun has learned.
While Fox Television has described Sarah Kozer's occupation as "sales and design," the 29-year-old Los Angeles woman has a far more interesting entry on her resume: in the past few years she has starred in bondage films like "Novices in Knots," "Hogtied," and "Helpless Heroines," as well as foot fetish titles like "Dirty Soled Dolls." The 1998 graduate of Virginia's George Mason University is credited in these films as "Cindy Schubert."
--God I love the Internet...
JANUARY 29--One of the trio of "Joe Millionaire" finalists has starred in dozens of kinky bondage and fetish films that feature her being handcuffed, gagged, hog-tied, and bound with duct tape, The Smoking Gun has learned.
While Fox Television has described Sarah Kozer's occupation as "sales and design," the 29-year-old Los Angeles woman has a far more interesting entry on her resume: in the past few years she has starred in bondage films like "Novices in Knots," "Hogtied," and "Helpless Heroines," as well as foot fetish titles like "Dirty Soled Dolls." The 1998 graduate of Virginia's George Mason University is credited in these films as "Cindy Schubert."
--God I love the Internet...
National Geographic Reveals Swimsuit Issue - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are bare breasts, naked bottoms and a cover girl wearing three well-placed shells and a bit of sand, but this is no girlie magazine. It's historical. It's cultural. And it's definitely geographic.
It's National Geographic (news - web sites).
--Maybe it's time to renew that subscription...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are bare breasts, naked bottoms and a cover girl wearing three well-placed shells and a bit of sand, but this is no girlie magazine. It's historical. It's cultural. And it's definitely geographic.
It's National Geographic (news - web sites).
--Maybe it's time to renew that subscription...
Texas Lotto Winner Nabbed in Coke Bust Wed Jan 22,10:40 AM ET
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A lottery winner may have just learned a big lesson: Easy come, easy go.
Jose Luis Betancourt had a huge stroke of luck just before Christmas when his Lotto Texas ticket matched all six numbers, netting him a $7.5 million prize.
But his luck ran out less than a month later when U.S. Customs agents found 1.63 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the dishwasher and pantry of his apartment, according to officials.
--Cocain is Gods way of telling you you have too much money...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A lottery winner may have just learned a big lesson: Easy come, easy go.
Jose Luis Betancourt had a huge stroke of luck just before Christmas when his Lotto Texas ticket matched all six numbers, netting him a $7.5 million prize.
But his luck ran out less than a month later when U.S. Customs agents found 1.63 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the dishwasher and pantry of his apartment, according to officials.
--Cocain is Gods way of telling you you have too much money...
Handcuffed Woman Freed in Lingerie Shop - Mon Jan 20, 3:44 PM
LONDON - A woman who slipped into an erotic lingerie store to look around drew far more attention than she intended when her hands got stuck in sexy handcuffs and she had to be rescued by firefighters.
--I want to see more headlines like this and less about Iraq!
LONDON - A woman who slipped into an erotic lingerie store to look around drew far more attention than she intended when her hands got stuck in sexy handcuffs and she had to be rescued by firefighters.
--I want to see more headlines like this and less about Iraq!
'Dateline' to Focus on Michael Jackson's Face - Fri Jan 17, 8:52 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC News is ready to give singer Michael Jackson (news) his prime-time close-up, novel nose and all, but the self-proclaimed King of Pop is not happy about it.
A special edition of NBC's news magazine "Dateline" next month will focus on Jackson's face and how the reclusive singer's appearance has dramatically changed over the years along with the highs and lows of his career, network executives said on Friday.
Jackson's publicist in Los Angeles expressed outrage at the concept.
--Jackson's Face - Horror worse than Wes Craven...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC News is ready to give singer Michael Jackson (news) his prime-time close-up, novel nose and all, but the self-proclaimed King of Pop is not happy about it.
A special edition of NBC's news magazine "Dateline" next month will focus on Jackson's face and how the reclusive singer's appearance has dramatically changed over the years along with the highs and lows of his career, network executives said on Friday.
Jackson's publicist in Los Angeles expressed outrage at the concept.
--Jackson's Face - Horror worse than Wes Craven...
Man Kills Himself with Home-Made Guillotine - Thu Jan 16,12:32 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - A 36-year-old-man has killed himself with a home-made guillotine, a source close to the police investigation of the case said.
The source said Boyd Taylor had built a timer to activate the device in the early hours of Monday morning and that he had been found by his father.
"We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 36-year-old man found at his home," a police spokesman said Wednesday. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a file is being prepared for the coroner."
--Maybe the guys father should sue Home Depot for providing the wood...
LONDON (Reuters) - A 36-year-old-man has killed himself with a home-made guillotine, a source close to the police investigation of the case said.
The source said Boyd Taylor had built a timer to activate the device in the early hours of Monday morning and that he had been found by his father.
"We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 36-year-old man found at his home," a police spokesman said Wednesday. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a file is being prepared for the coroner."
--Maybe the guys father should sue Home Depot for providing the wood...
Sniper Victims' Families Sue Gunmaker - Fri Jan 17, 4:17 AM By MELANTHIA MITCHELL, Associated Press Writer
SEATTLE - Relatives of two Washington, D.C.-area sniper victims on Thursday sued a gun manufacturer and store linked to the Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle used in the deadly attacks.
--That is silly. 2,000 people were killed by stolen SUVs last year. I guess we need to sue GM too.
--They should sue the maker of the SNIPER. A gun is a tool. A person can be a killer.
--A gun doesn't make a man a killer any more than a pussy makes a woman a prostitute.
SEATTLE - Relatives of two Washington, D.C.-area sniper victims on Thursday sued a gun manufacturer and store linked to the Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle used in the deadly attacks.
--That is silly. 2,000 people were killed by stolen SUVs last year. I guess we need to sue GM too.
--They should sue the maker of the SNIPER. A gun is a tool. A person can be a killer.
--A gun doesn't make a man a killer any more than a pussy makes a woman a prostitute.
Fifth Harry Potter Book Due on June 21 - By Dan Lalor
LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter (news - web sites) and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth book of adventures of the boy wizard by author J.K. Rowling (news - web sites), is due to be published on June 21, its British publisher said Wednesday.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all J.K. Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling new adventure," Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. chief executive Nigel Newton said in a statement.
The book, which at 38 chapters and 255,000 words, will be a third longer than the last book -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" -- is also being published by U.S. children's book publisher Scholastic Corp.
Fans will have had a three-year wait for "Order of the Phoenix." "Goblet of Fire" was published Saturday, July 8, 2000, and was the fastest-selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication.
Like "Goblet of Fire," "Order of the Phoenix" is being published on a Saturday, meaning eager fans will not have to miss a day off school or work to buy the new book.
By then, most will likely know the first few sentences by heart. They are: "The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive ... The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
The book may have a darker side than the earlier escapades.
Bloomsbury said Rowling also writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. "It is time," he said, "for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry.
"Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything."
All four Harry Potter books -- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," as well as "Goblet of Fire" -- have been No. 1 bestsellers and are still on bestseller lists around the world.
Rowling has got married since "Goblet of Fire" was published and is pregnant, with the baby due this spring.
--Finally! Man this is gonna sell fast! Get inline if you want one!
LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter (news - web sites) and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth book of adventures of the boy wizard by author J.K. Rowling (news - web sites), is due to be published on June 21, its British publisher said Wednesday.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all J.K. Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling new adventure," Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. chief executive Nigel Newton said in a statement.
The book, which at 38 chapters and 255,000 words, will be a third longer than the last book -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" -- is also being published by U.S. children's book publisher Scholastic Corp.
Fans will have had a three-year wait for "Order of the Phoenix." "Goblet of Fire" was published Saturday, July 8, 2000, and was the fastest-selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication.
Like "Goblet of Fire," "Order of the Phoenix" is being published on a Saturday, meaning eager fans will not have to miss a day off school or work to buy the new book.
By then, most will likely know the first few sentences by heart. They are: "The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive ... The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
The book may have a darker side than the earlier escapades.
Bloomsbury said Rowling also writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. "It is time," he said, "for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry.
"Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything."
All four Harry Potter books -- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," as well as "Goblet of Fire" -- have been No. 1 bestsellers and are still on bestseller lists around the world.
Rowling has got married since "Goblet of Fire" was published and is pregnant, with the baby due this spring.
--Finally! Man this is gonna sell fast! Get inline if you want one!
Kmart to Shut Stores, Slash Jobs - By Emily Kaiser
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Corp. (Other OTC:KMRTQ - news), fighting for survival in a cutthroat discount market dominated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news), on Tuesday said it would shut 326 stores and cut as many as 37,000 jobs in hopes of emerging from bankruptcy by April 30.
--Ouch... Wait! Think they will have a sale!?!
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Corp. (Other OTC:KMRTQ - news), fighting for survival in a cutthroat discount market dominated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news), on Tuesday said it would shut 326 stores and cut as many as 37,000 jobs in hopes of emerging from bankruptcy by April 30.
--Ouch... Wait! Think they will have a sale!?!
Thunderbirds win new mission by Fiachra Gibbons, arts correspondent, Friday January 10, 2003, The Guardian
Movie based on 60s TV show at last leaves the launchpad - to rescue British film industry
After years of rumour, false dawns and delays Thunderbirds are finally go. A big-screen live-action version of the cult 60s children's TV show is at last leaving the launching pad - and its first mission is to rescue the British film industry from the doldrums.
--SWEET! I loved that show as a kid!
Movie based on 60s TV show at last leaves the launchpad - to rescue British film industry
After years of rumour, false dawns and delays Thunderbirds are finally go. A big-screen live-action version of the cult 60s children's TV show is at last leaving the launching pad - and its first mission is to rescue the British film industry from the doldrums.
--SWEET! I loved that show as a kid!
Ga. Court Strikes Down Unmarried Sex Law - Tue Jan 14, 5:35 AM ET
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court struck down a 170-year-old law that made it a crime for unmarried people to have sex.
"Our opinion simply affirms that ... the government may not reach into the bedroom of a private residence and criminalize the private, noncommercial, consensual sexual acts of two persons legally capable of consenting to those acts," Chief Justice Norman Fletcher wrote.
Under Georgia law, the age of consent is 16.
--Georgia. A progressive state!
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court struck down a 170-year-old law that made it a crime for unmarried people to have sex.
"Our opinion simply affirms that ... the government may not reach into the bedroom of a private residence and criminalize the private, noncommercial, consensual sexual acts of two persons legally capable of consenting to those acts," Chief Justice Norman Fletcher wrote.
Under Georgia law, the age of consent is 16.
--Georgia. A progressive state!
Ghost Ship Found at Sea - Jan 13, 2003 Reuters
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) - Australian police said on Tuesday they were baffled by the discovery of a ghost ship full of rotting fish -- but no crew or life rafts -- drifting off the remote northwest coast of Australia.
The 65-foot High Aim 6, registered in Taiwan and flying an Indonesian flag, was intercepted and boarded by the Australian navy last week about 185 miles west of the fishing port of Broome after it was spotted drifting aimlessly.
A massive search in the area has turned up no survivors, life rafts or clues, but the presence of up to three tons of rotting mackerel and tuna in the hold has convinced police the boat was used by fisherman, not people smugglers.
"There weren't any indications on board that anything untoward had happened. The conditions on board were quite good," a spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police in Perth told Reuters.
She said the long-line fishing boat, which would have a crew of around 12, appeared well-equipped and seaworthy.
The weather in the area has been calm for weeks.
--There is a movie in there somewhere...
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) - Australian police said on Tuesday they were baffled by the discovery of a ghost ship full of rotting fish -- but no crew or life rafts -- drifting off the remote northwest coast of Australia.
The 65-foot High Aim 6, registered in Taiwan and flying an Indonesian flag, was intercepted and boarded by the Australian navy last week about 185 miles west of the fishing port of Broome after it was spotted drifting aimlessly.
A massive search in the area has turned up no survivors, life rafts or clues, but the presence of up to three tons of rotting mackerel and tuna in the hold has convinced police the boat was used by fisherman, not people smugglers.
"There weren't any indications on board that anything untoward had happened. The conditions on board were quite good," a spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police in Perth told Reuters.
She said the long-line fishing boat, which would have a crew of around 12, appeared well-equipped and seaworthy.
The weather in the area has been calm for weeks.
--There is a movie in there somewhere...
City Bans Smelly People From Buses - Mon Jan 13, 7:56 AM ET
BEND, Ore. - You better hit the shower before you board the bus in Bend.
Proposed new city rules would ban spitting, smoking, skateboarding, and stinking on city buses.
The regulations ban anyone who "emanates a grossly repulsive odor that is unavoidable by other Bend Extended Area Transit customers" from being in the bus station or on a bus.
--I love city rules like this! Now who gets to decide what exactly a "grossly repulsive odor" is? No more Taco Bell for Lunch!
BEND, Ore. - You better hit the shower before you board the bus in Bend.
Proposed new city rules would ban spitting, smoking, skateboarding, and stinking on city buses.
The regulations ban anyone who "emanates a grossly repulsive odor that is unavoidable by other Bend Extended Area Transit customers" from being in the bus station or on a bus.
--I love city rules like this! Now who gets to decide what exactly a "grossly repulsive odor" is? No more Taco Bell for Lunch!
Prostitute, 77, Mugged After Night Shift - Wed Jan 8, 8:52 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 77-year-old German prostitute was mugged after leaving a brothel at the end of her night shift and slightly injured, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
The woman could be the oldest prostitute working in Germany, the spokesman in the western town of Bochum said. Prostitution is legal in most parts of the country.
"It's a very unusual case," he said.
--WTF?
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 77-year-old German prostitute was mugged after leaving a brothel at the end of her night shift and slightly injured, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
The woman could be the oldest prostitute working in Germany, the spokesman in the western town of Bochum said. Prostitution is legal in most parts of the country.
"It's a very unusual case," he said.
--WTF?
Dodge Offers 500-Hp Concept Motorcycle - Jan 6, 4:28 PM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit auto show has seen a lot of concept cars over the decades, but a four-wheel motorcycle powered by a 500-horsepower V-10 engine is a first.
And it may turn out to be more than a concept.
DaimlerChrysler AG's (NYSE:DCX - news) (DCXGn.DE) Chrysler arm on Monday unveiled the Dodge Tomahawk -- essentially the 8.3 liter engine from a Dodge Viper mated to a motorcycle frame. Chrysler executives said while the chrome-draped Tomahawk was outlandish, they were seriously considering whether to build a few hundred at a price of at least $250,000 each.
--They say it can reach speeds near 400mph. Oh The Humanity!!
Norway Teenager Found Not Guilty of DVD Piracy
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian teenager was cleared of DVD piracy charges on Tuesday in a landmark trial brought on behalf of major Hollywood studios.
The Oslo court said Jon Johansen, known in Norway as "DVD Jon," had not broken the law when he helped unlock a code and distribute a computer program enabling unauthorized copying of DVD movies.
"Johansen is found not guilty," Judge Irene Sogn, flanked by two technical experts, told the court. "The verdict is unanimous." She said prosecutors could appeal the ruling.
--If DVD were all $5.00 each I would buy them ALL.
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian teenager was cleared of DVD piracy charges on Tuesday in a landmark trial brought on behalf of major Hollywood studios.
The Oslo court said Jon Johansen, known in Norway as "DVD Jon," had not broken the law when he helped unlock a code and distribute a computer program enabling unauthorized copying of DVD movies.
"Johansen is found not guilty," Judge Irene Sogn, flanked by two technical experts, told the court. "The verdict is unanimous." She said prosecutors could appeal the ruling.
--If DVD were all $5.00 each I would buy them ALL.
Mini Cooper, Volvo XC90 Get Top Honors - Sun Jan 5, 4:09 PM ET By JOHN PORRETTO, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT - A born-again version of a British icon and a new Swedish SUV were named North America's top vehicles Sunday at the North American International Auto Show.
The Mini Cooper claimed the honor of 2003 North American Car of the Year and the Volvo XC90 collected its latest award as the 2003 North American Truck of the Year.
--I will take one of each please...
DETROIT - A born-again version of a British icon and a new Swedish SUV were named North America's top vehicles Sunday at the North American International Auto Show.
The Mini Cooper claimed the honor of 2003 North American Car of the Year and the Volvo XC90 collected its latest award as the 2003 North American Truck of the Year.
--I will take one of each please...
New Tolkien Book Found Mon Jan 6, 2003
A new, previously unpublished book by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien was discovered by accident in a box at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, the News.com.au Web site reported. The yellowing 2,000-page handwritten manuscript contains Tolkien's translation and appraisal of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, which is thought to have inspired The Lord of the Rings, the news site reported.
Michael Drout, an assistant professor of English at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., found the Tolkien material by accident in a box of papers while researching Anglo-Saxon scholarship at the Bodleian, the news site reported. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf and his line-by-line interpretation of its meaning will be published next summer.
--I will buy it.
A new, previously unpublished book by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien was discovered by accident in a box at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, the News.com.au Web site reported. The yellowing 2,000-page handwritten manuscript contains Tolkien's translation and appraisal of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, which is thought to have inspired The Lord of the Rings, the news site reported.
Michael Drout, an assistant professor of English at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., found the Tolkien material by accident in a box of papers while researching Anglo-Saxon scholarship at the Bodleian, the news site reported. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf and his line-by-line interpretation of its meaning will be published next summer.
--I will buy it.
PETA Launching Boycott of KFC - Mon Jan 6, 2:57 PM
NORFOLK, Va. - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Monday it is launching a boycott against KFC because of alleged animal-rights abuses by the chain of fried-chicken restaurants.
--These people crack me up? There would be NO chickens anywhere if they didn't taste soooo good! JUST LIKE CHICKEN!
(PETA Bitches! The other white meat!)
NORFOLK, Va. - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Monday it is launching a boycott against KFC because of alleged animal-rights abuses by the chain of fried-chicken restaurants.
--These people crack me up? There would be NO chickens anywhere if they didn't taste soooo good! JUST LIKE CHICKEN!
(PETA Bitches! The other white meat!)
Adobe Unveils 'Shoe Box' Software for Digital Pics - Mon Jan 6,12:34 AM ET
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc.(NasdaqNM:ADBE - news) on Monday will roll out Photoshop Album, new software to help digital camera users edit, send and store photographs.
"In the old world it was about a shoe box, now it's about a digital shoe box," Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen told Reuters. In addition to providing a way to easily store, search and organize digital photos, Chizen said the software enables users to create and share slide shows and photo albums via the Internet.
The software, which uses technology from Adobe's popular Photoshop photo-editing and Acrobat document-sharing software, is for Windows-based computers and sells for about $50.
--Send me your digital pictures, dammit!
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc.(NasdaqNM:ADBE - news) on Monday will roll out Photoshop Album, new software to help digital camera users edit, send and store photographs.
"In the old world it was about a shoe box, now it's about a digital shoe box," Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen told Reuters. In addition to providing a way to easily store, search and organize digital photos, Chizen said the software enables users to create and share slide shows and photo albums via the Internet.
The software, which uses technology from Adobe's popular Photoshop photo-editing and Acrobat document-sharing software, is for Windows-based computers and sells for about $50.
--Send me your digital pictures, dammit!
Man Blames Reckless Driving on Martians - Thu Jan 2, 9:05 AM ET
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A Frenchman who raced through a motorway road block, triggering a high-speed police car chase that ended in a minor crash, has blamed aliens from Mars for his reckless driving.
Under police custody in a hospital in the Mediterranean city of Marseille, the 42-year-old told police he was being "chased by Martians" when he charged through a road block on the A55 motorway Monday evening, police sources said.
A breathalyzer test for alcohol proved negative, but police are still awaiting the results of drugs tests and a psychiatric examination.
--What if it's true...???
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A Frenchman who raced through a motorway road block, triggering a high-speed police car chase that ended in a minor crash, has blamed aliens from Mars for his reckless driving.
Under police custody in a hospital in the Mediterranean city of Marseille, the 42-year-old told police he was being "chased by Martians" when he charged through a road block on the A55 motorway Monday evening, police sources said.
A breathalyzer test for alcohol proved negative, but police are still awaiting the results of drugs tests and a psychiatric examination.
--What if it's true...???
Fan-Made Star Trek Episode Available for Download - Thursday January 02, @02:48PM
Minnesota trekker writes "Two Minnesota fans of the original "Star Trek" series spent seven years, off and on, creating an all-new episode in the 1960s style using their own actors, sets and props. Behold, the U.S.S. Exeter (www.starshipexeter.com). The episode's look and feel is amazingly authentic. The story is inventive and the acting surprisingly good. The damn thing, dubbed "The Savage Empire," is actually watchable. The site gives lots of details on how the episode was created, and even more background is available on the Pioneer Press site."
--We want more, dammit!!
Minnesota trekker writes "Two Minnesota fans of the original "Star Trek" series spent seven years, off and on, creating an all-new episode in the 1960s style using their own actors, sets and props. Behold, the U.S.S. Exeter (www.starshipexeter.com). The episode's look and feel is amazingly authentic. The story is inventive and the acting surprisingly good. The damn thing, dubbed "The Savage Empire," is actually watchable. The site gives lots of details on how the episode was created, and even more background is available on the Pioneer Press site."
--We want more, dammit!!
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