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!
'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.
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