Iraq Tells the World Again We Have No Banned Arms - Reuters - By Nadim Ladki and Carol Giacomo
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq said on Wednesday its planned declaration to the United Nations would cover biological, chemical, missile and nuclear technologies, but stressed again it had no weapons of mass destruction.
--Yeah right... and Saddam also said the check is in the mail and I promise I won't @&^ in your mouth.
Millions of pirates are plundering satellite TV - Mon Dec 2, 7:13 AM ET by David Lieberman USA TODAY
NEW YORK -- At least 1 million households, possibly as many as 3 million, enjoy a TV fan's paradise. They get virtually every channel, including premium networks such as HBO and Showtime, most broadcast sports events and all pay-per-view services. All for free.
There's just one hitch: It's illegal.
That hasn't stopped satellite TV piracy from growing at an alarming rate. It's spreading so quickly that in a few years more people may be stealing DirecTV's and EchoStar's services than are stealing from cable -- even though the satellite business, which reports 19 million paying customers, is less than a third of cable's size.
--Bastards... Making my DirectTV more expesive!! Oh the Humanity!!
NEW YORK -- At least 1 million households, possibly as many as 3 million, enjoy a TV fan's paradise. They get virtually every channel, including premium networks such as HBO and Showtime, most broadcast sports events and all pay-per-view services. All for free.
There's just one hitch: It's illegal.
That hasn't stopped satellite TV piracy from growing at an alarming rate. It's spreading so quickly that in a few years more people may be stealing DirecTV's and EchoStar's services than are stealing from cable -- even though the satellite business, which reports 19 million paying customers, is less than a third of cable's size.
--Bastards... Making my DirectTV more expesive!! Oh the Humanity!!
Sex 149 Times a Year Is Average: Global Survey - Mon Nov 25, 3:46 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons have sex more often than Americans and Spaniards, but are outdone between the sheets by the French, Dutch, Danes and Canadians, a survey by condom manufacturer Durex found on Monday.
The Durex Global Sex survey revealed that Britons make love an average of 149 times a year, outdone only by couples in France (167), the Netherlands (158), Denmark (152) and Canada (150).
Those taking their love-making at a more relaxed pace included Americans (138 times a year), New Zealanders (135) and the Spanish, who limped in at an annual love rate of just 121.
--What's your average?
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons have sex more often than Americans and Spaniards, but are outdone between the sheets by the French, Dutch, Danes and Canadians, a survey by condom manufacturer Durex found on Monday.
The Durex Global Sex survey revealed that Britons make love an average of 149 times a year, outdone only by couples in France (167), the Netherlands (158), Denmark (152) and Canada (150).
Those taking their love-making at a more relaxed pace included Americans (138 times a year), New Zealanders (135) and the Spanish, who limped in at an annual love rate of just 121.
--What's your average?
Nicolas Cage Files for Divorce - Tue Nov 26, 3:59 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Nicolas Cage has filed for divorce from Lisa Marie Presley less than four months after their romantic wedding in Hawaii.
The actor — filing under his real name, Nicolas Coppola — cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in a petition filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
--First she made him sell his comic books, then she probably told him what she did in bed with Micheal Jackson...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Nicolas Cage has filed for divorce from Lisa Marie Presley less than four months after their romantic wedding in Hawaii.
The actor — filing under his real name, Nicolas Coppola — cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in a petition filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
--First she made him sell his comic books, then she probably told him what she did in bed with Micheal Jackson...
Woman, Son Found Mummified in Home - Fri Nov 22, 9:49 AM ET
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (Reuters) - The mummified bodies of a German woman and her son who apparently died three years ago were found in their Florida home, along with the remains of their dead dog, police say.
A calendar and paperwork found in the home in tiny Lehigh Acres, along with food in the refrigerator with 1999 expiration dates, led investigators to believe the two may have died as long ago as March 1999.
--I would like to think if I was missing for a day or two someone would come looking...sheesh.
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (Reuters) - The mummified bodies of a German woman and her son who apparently died three years ago were found in their Florida home, along with the remains of their dead dog, police say.
A calendar and paperwork found in the home in tiny Lehigh Acres, along with food in the refrigerator with 1999 expiration dates, led investigators to believe the two may have died as long ago as March 1999.
--I would like to think if I was missing for a day or two someone would come looking...sheesh.
Ben Affleck named People's "sexiest man alive" - Wed Nov 20, 7:49 PM ET Reuters/Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Ben Affleck was named Wednesday as People magazine's "sexiest man alive" of 2002 -- but girlfriend Jennifer Lopez says she didn't need an outsider to tell her just that.
People Magazine named 23 other sexy men for 2002, including Clooney , British actor Hugh Grant, Enrique Iglesias, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
--OH THE HUMANITY!! I am cut to the quick! My only proof that these people are truely insane is that they also named Donald Rumsfeld... Donald Rumsfeld???
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Ben Affleck was named Wednesday as People magazine's "sexiest man alive" of 2002 -- but girlfriend Jennifer Lopez says she didn't need an outsider to tell her just that.
People Magazine named 23 other sexy men for 2002, including Clooney , British actor Hugh Grant, Enrique Iglesias, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
--OH THE HUMANITY!! I am cut to the quick! My only proof that these people are truely insane is that they also named Donald Rumsfeld... Donald Rumsfeld???
Scientists Revise Odds of Asteroid Collision - Wed Nov 20, 2:25 PM ET By Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have revised estimates of the frequency of small asteroids colliding with the Earth, saying a hazardous impact would occur on average every 1,000 years and not 200 to 300 as previously thought.
--Whew... Boy do I feel better!
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have revised estimates of the frequency of small asteroids colliding with the Earth, saying a hazardous impact would occur on average every 1,000 years and not 200 to 300 as previously thought.
--Whew... Boy do I feel better!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - (***) Green Light
Harry Potter's adventures continue...Harry Potter begins his second year at Hogwarts School of Wizardry, but is warned by a mysterious creature that danger awaits him at the school. Malevolent voices whisper from the walls. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts.
This movie was darker than the first movie. I liked that about it. It's gonna scare the living BeeJeebers outta a boat load of little kids! It stayed true to the book but so much so that it may be a tad confusing to people that have not read the book.
It left me wanting more of many things. I wanted more of The Burrow, more explorations of Hogwarts, more Nocturn Ally, more sex scenes! Hey! It's a co-ed boarding School!! I can't wait until Harmonie is a Senior!! Man... the possibilities of that invisibility cloak... Whew!
Go see it. Buy it on DVD.
High-Fat Diet Shows Promise in Study - Tue Nov 19, 8:30 AM ET - By DANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor
CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it might not be the nutritional folly they long assumed.
A small study released Monday found that contrary to expectations, dieters' cholesterol levels do not shoot through the roof, and they take off more weight than do people on a standard low-fat regimen.
"More study is necessary before such a diet can be recommended," said Dr. Eric Westman of Duke University. "However, a concern about serum lipid (cholesterol) elevations should not impede such research."
--I find this to be personally true.
CHICAGO (AP) - After years of dismissing the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, the medical establishment is at last putting it to a careful test and finding it might not be the nutritional folly they long assumed.
A small study released Monday found that contrary to expectations, dieters' cholesterol levels do not shoot through the roof, and they take off more weight than do people on a standard low-fat regimen.
"More study is necessary before such a diet can be recommended," said Dr. Eric Westman of Duke University. "However, a concern about serum lipid (cholesterol) elevations should not impede such research."
--I find this to be personally true.
Secret Court OKs Broad Wiretap Powers - Mon Nov 18, 4:37 PM ET By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a victory for the Bush administration, a secretive appeals court Monday ruled the U.S. government has the right to use expanded powers to wiretap terrorism suspects under a law adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The ruling was a blow to civil libertarians who say the expanded powers, which allow greater leeway in conducting electronic surveillance and in using information obtained from the wiretaps and searches, jeopardize constitutional rights.
--Just remember. Every conversation you have on the phone or at work, and every email you ever send can and will be used against you...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a victory for the Bush administration, a secretive appeals court Monday ruled the U.S. government has the right to use expanded powers to wiretap terrorism suspects under a law adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The ruling was a blow to civil libertarians who say the expanded powers, which allow greater leeway in conducting electronic surveillance and in using information obtained from the wiretaps and searches, jeopardize constitutional rights.
--Just remember. Every conversation you have on the phone or at work, and every email you ever send can and will be used against you...
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