KFAT Founder Laura Ellen Hopper dead

Obit HERE.

Hear it all HERE.

KPIG can be found HERE.

Beatboxing : An Oral History

Read it HERE.

Manson on Lohan

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Celine and her SON? yes...SON...

Did Dr. Laura's Son Have a Deathwish?

Here is a disturbing photo which shows a man, who could be the son of radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, holding a pistol in his mouth while giving a "thumbs up" sign in front of the flag of Afghanistan.

The photo, which was featured on several Internet blogs, was supposedly ripped from a MySpace page allegedly created by 21-year-old Deryk Schlessinger, a Specialist with the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan. It has been confirmed with an Army rep that a photo of a man holding a gun in his mouth did in fact appear on the MySpace page in question.

The rep would not confirm the man's identity.

Lindsay Lohan - A Review

Babyshambles in the Studio

Pete Doherty is recording a new Babyshambles album with his band, and bassist Drew McConnell swears their lead singer has the dragon off his back.

McConnell is documenting all of the band's recording sessions on his blog and it looks like today is the last day of the session.

Interesting reading if you enjoy such things...

Together Live...for the Last Time

You've Cum A Long Way, Baby

The Feminist Porn Awards will be held on Friday June 1 2007 in Toronto

There is a growing market for porn for women by women, which has been dubbed "feminist porn."
Now in their second year, The Emmas will be handing out more shiny glass butt plug trophies for films and videos in categories like Smutty School Teacher (for educational titles), Hottest Trans Sex Scene, Indie Porn Pioneer and Hottest Diverse Cast.

more info HERE

Mexican Midget Dancing

Lettuce Entertain You

Seems rather clear....

Dank u mijnheer...

A Dutch TV station says it will go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman selects one of three patients to receive her kidneys.

the BBC News article HERE

How do you say Hypocrite in Spanish?

excerpt from The Monitor:
The United States government is on the verge of approving a mass amnesty to millions of illegal aliens... And the thanks we get? Internationally televised public humiliation.
On Monday night, Miss USA Rachel Smith, 22, was booed and mocked as she competed on stage in the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City.

Apparently, Texans are pretty upset...do you blame them?
read the entire editorial HERE

What they're saying...doesn't really matter

Enough Said...

CIGNA Offers Re-Mission Video Game - Free!

CIGNA is using products developed by HopeLab to help young people with cancer improve their health and quality of life. CIGNA is offering them a free copy of an innovative computer video game called Re-Mission^TM.

Developed by HopeLab, Re-Mission is a cool and fun game that gives young people a sense of power and control over cancer. Research shows that young people who played Re-Mission increased their understanding of cancer and adhered to their treatments more consistently.

Get it HERE.

Bringing back the Road Films...

The perfect ROAD Movie, see it HERE.

The Greatest Long Tracking Shots in Cinema

In a director’s cinematic bag of tricks the long tracking shot is the boldest way of making a statement. It’s the flashiest and most attention-grabbing egotistical way of flexing one’s muscle. In most cases it's a narcissistic maneuver, “look-at-me” filming technique, but rare ones, the best ones, serve to reflect and further the story in a way that can’t be reflected with traditional editing.

See some classic's HERE.

"George W.'s Palace"

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive THE SITE HAS 21 STRUCTURES

U.S. diplomatic employees in Iraq are to move to a multimillion-dollar complex that will be among the largest U.S. embassies. The facility is slated for completion June 2007. New office building: Includes classified activities New office annex: For public diplomacy staff, consular affairs and the U.S. Agency for International Development Interim office building: Designed for future use as a school General services annex: Facilities management, break areas, staff locker rooms Recreation building: Gym, exercise room, swimming pool, locker rooms, the American Club, commissary, food court, barber and beauty shop Six staff apartment buildings: Each has one bedroom apartments Residences for the chief and deputy chief of mission Marine security guard quarters Remaining buildings are dedicated to security, vehicle maintenance and facilities management, storage, utilities, and water and wastewater treatment

Excerpt from philly.com

"Baghdad may have little potable water and only a few hours of electricity a day, but the embassy complex will have its own water treatment facilities and electricity generator...

Oh! ...and guess who the construction contractor is...

First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting, a subcontractor of Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown & Root subsidiary, was granted the $592 million construction contract.

Read more HERE

425-pound judge 'fails to treat people with dignity, respect'...

Read about it HERE.

World Dog Show Champ...tastes like chicken?

Read about it HERE.

Ton's of Fun

Di death pix on TV

Images of 1997 fatal car crash in new British documentary

LONDON - Channel 4 will broadcast "Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel" next week, to mark the 10th anniversary of her death. Newspapers have reported that the program features previously unpublished photographs of the princess receiving medical attention from a doctor as she lay dying in the back of the black Mercedes.

the Reuters UK article HERE

Justine.tv

The online reality folks that brought you Justin.tv are releasing its first spin-off: Justine.tv.

the San Francisco Chronicle article is HERE

Lohan's father urges her to find God

Lindsay Lohan's estranged father says the troubled Hollywood starlet needs to lose her self-serving friends, find God, and reunite with him.

The 20-year-old actress remained out of sight today after a Friday night that ended with her crashing her Mercedes and being cited for drink driving by police in Beverly Hills.

Officers said they found a small amount of a substance believed to be cocaine in her car.

story HERE

In other Linsay Lohan news (?)...

Vodka company Svedka has reportedly pulled out as sponsors of Lindsay Lohan's 21st birthday party in Las Vegas this summer.

story HERE

When boobs are no longer an asset...

Annina Ulrich, 29, a real estate agent from Germany who wanted to have the biggest breasts in Europe has been fired.

"Since childhood I've dreamt of big breasts. I have become addicted to breast surgery," she said.
"My breasts are bigger than those of Katie Price. I'm happy every morning when I look at my super-breasts in the mirror. My clients too think it's great. I can't understand why my boss doesn't think I am an asset to the company."

She said she plans to start up her own real estate business and is reportedly relying on using her biggest assets to draw in customers - putting pictures of her breasts on her business cards.

Miss Universe 2007

Riyo Mori, a 20 year old dancer from Japan, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in Mexico City.
Mori, the 56th winner of the title, was given the 250,000 U.S. dollars diamond-and-pearl crown by last year's winner, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico, watched by a live audience of 10,000 and some 600 million television viewers worldwide.
The odds were heavily stacked against the Japanese dancer, the British bookmaker Bet365 offering 50/1 to win.
Mori admitted in an interview before the pageant that she had to go to France to learn the etiquette and interview skills needed for the 2007 Miss Universe competition.
Miss USA Rachel Smith slipped and fell during the night gown competition, but managed to finish fourth runner up, despite the little mishap.
First Runner Up: Miss Brazil, Natalia Guimaraes
Second Runner Up: Miss Venezuela, Ly Jonaitis
Rest of Top Five: Miss Korea, Honey Lee; and Miss USA, Rachel Smith.
Miss Universe 2007 interesting fact - all top 5 contestants were brunettes.

"My mind went blank," Mori said of the winning moment.

Wait...I thought a blank mind was a prerequisite to qualify for the pageant...

official website HERE

Sarah Jessica Parker's one-woman-crusade

Sarah Jessica Parker has launched a crusade to cover up young American girls...
...with her new clothing line BITTEN

“There’s not going to be any inappropriate midriff showing, regardless of your age. I really don’t care for it.
“I feel like, as a culture, we have seen enough damage done by it. It’s provocative in a way that I just don’t feel comfortable with.”

Official Website HERE

Memorial Day 2007

US casualties of War HERE

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count HERE

More vintage cards HERE

Give Peace a Chance (circa 1991)

Idol Memories...the Naughty Hottie!

"American Idol" castoff HALEY SCARNATO got America's attention by wearing perhaps the shortest shorts ever seen on primetime TV.

Haley got more press for her leg-baring outfits than her vocal chops. Judge SIMON COWELL was visibly impressed, purring, "You naughty little thing!

An "Idol" sex kitten was born. ME-OW!

Shaken...not F***IN' Stirred!

...'play on words' not lost on the Dutch...the word EFFEN means smooth or balanced in the native language of the Netherlands...guess it makes sense to name a vodka that...and brilliant marketing to a demographic that enjoys linguistic trickery...
...in America? well...it's just another way to verbally express ...the f-word

EFFEN Vodka, favored by bartenders and vodka aficionados since the brand's introduction in 2003...
official website HERE

Florida man discovers alternative fuel...Salt Water!

Charles Nelson Reilly Dies at 76

Charles Nelson Reilly
(January 13, 1931)
American actor and theatre director, born in The Bronx, New York.
Theatre (acting): Bye Bye Birdie, Hello Dolly (1964), How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying (1972), Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly
Theatre (directing): The Gin Game (1997), The Belle of Amherst
TV: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970-1973), The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968-1970), The Match Game (1973-1982), Hollywood Squares (2002)
Films: A face in the crowd (1957), Two Tickets to Paris (1962), The Tiger Makes Out (1967), Charlotte's Web (1973), Cannonball Run II (1984), Body Slam (1987), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989, voice), Boys Will Be Boys (1997), An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998, voice), The First of May (1999), Gaydar (2002)

The New York Times article is HERE

Jim Nabors absent at Indy

Actor/singer Jim Nabors says tradition is one of the things that make the Indianapolis 500 great. And for roughly 30 years, Nabors himself has been part of it.

Jim Nabors won't be "back home again" in Indiana this weekend.

For only the seventh time since 1972, Nabors won't sing "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" before the Indianapolis 500. An illness is forcing him to miss Sunday's race.

the Indianapolis Star article is HERE

Fantastic Four movie promotion stirs legal trouble

To promote the upcoming film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altered 40,000 U.S. quarters to feature the character.

Washington Post article HERE

The Return of 'The Doberman Gang'

After a failed bank robbery, an ex-con, an ex-waitress and a few of their friends train a pack of Doberman dogs to rob a bank for them. Remake of the 1972 film is 'In Development'.

All three original films available on DVD HERE

Vice President's incredible distain for the Constitution of the United States of America

Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the notion of applying the Geneva Conventions and the Constitution of the United States to individuals captured in the course of the war on terrorism.

read the article (including transcript) HERE

EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars 30th Anniversary

more to come...stay tuned

Quintessential Power Ballad

Global warming's boom town

This week Air Greenland began commercial flights between Kangerlussuaq, a former military airstrip to the south, and Baltimore in Maryland.

The Economist article HERE

book your flight with Air Greenland HERE

Mary-Kate flies solo

Mary-Kate Olsen is joining the cast of Weeds, on Showtime.

She'll play a Christian girl... Praise the Lord and roll me a fattie!

Savoir Faire is every-waire!!

Japan Heat

Top 50 Rated Japanese Porn Stars

1. Maria Ozawa 2. Reon Kadena

3. Takako Kitahara

4. Yua Aida 5. Azumi Harusaki

brought to you by: jheat.com

see the rest HERE

Heavenly Rock Stars

Dr. Martens apologizes for ad featuring dead rock stars

The British ad campaign features Kurt Cobain, Joey Ramone and two other dead rock stars wearing their boots in heaven.

Los Angeles Times article HERE

Catholic school girls rule!

Catholic schoolgirl uniforms: The blazer or sweater, the immaculate white shirt, the pleated skirt, the knee socks and athletic shoes are the stuff of legend. With Katlick School, Sante D’Orazio has produced an awesome visual narrative of flirtation, starring a beautiful schoolgirl named Kat.
More story, pics & links HERE
Preview/Purchase book HERE

Now that's some bacon...

An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail.

See it all HERE.

THE VIEW just got better - Hetro 3 Homo 0

Death Row killer's last words: "Go Raiders"

Read the story HERE.

Razor-thin TV screen you can wear as a T-shirt

See it HERE.

Hans und Franz

Supermodel Heidi Klum says she gave her famous assets the stereotypically German names in homage to her homeland.
She said: "They've been an ongoing joke... since I’m from Germany… people always made fun of ze Germans, yah?
"I used to say, 'These are German breasts, one is called Hans and one is called Franz.' "

Pump you up! …sorry; couldn’t resist…

sex toy ads keep Apple moaning...

Apple is taking legal action over adverts for a new iGasm sex toy. The device consists of a pair of headphones and a "vibrating unit" which, once plugged into any media player, vibrates in time to the tune. The adverts use the same silhouette figures as Apple, but with a white cord leading inside the figure's underwear.

the public speaks out...

... it's the poster. There's HEAPS of iPod related sex toys out there; it's just the poster that has Apple's knickers in a twist!

...rather than just a dull buzzing sensation that any streetwise chick could obtain via a bag of honey bees or wasps...Probably better to buy an iPod. That way you only get stung once.

the iGasm is HERE

the Ohmibod is HERE...see video HERE

A new taste sensation...

from the official press release (translated from Japanese):

Combination of the cola and the cucumber is new, Refreshing Pepsi-Cola worldwide first appearance

...the cola beverage of the refreshing tasting of the balance whose “cucumber” flavor and stimulus of the carbonic acid only of the cola are exquisite. Liquid color of the emerald green which has impact, produces the refreshing impression. In addition, as for the package, the stripe of the green, the gradation of the blue it allotted the motif of the ice which comes up to the base, on the center, it finished in the refreshing design which is refined.
Sale date 2007 June 12th (fire) period limitation

Dickens World Opens!

from BBC News UK:

Dickens theme park open to public

The attraction's centrepiece is a boat ride which takes visitors on a journey through Dickensian England, from the depths of London's sewers to a flight over the rooftops.
The theme park has recreated Newgate Prison, Ebenezer Scrooge's haunted house and a Victorian classroom from Dotheboys Hall.
Also adding to the atmosphere are staff dressed as Dickensian characters such as rat catchers, pick-pockets, card-sharks and flower sellers.

visit the Official website HERE

Even the Birds Know....

Dutch HIV/AIDS prevention campaign

PRAAT OVER SEKS (TALK ABOUT SEX)

the Official Website HERE

Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight Video

See the "Making of" HERE.

Al-Qaeda Torture Manual Released

See it all HERE.

Gavin the Vampire Slayer?

The comic cover of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Long Way Home, Part 2. features the character Xander who looks a lot like San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, and the woman in the background looks like a brunette version of mayoral sweetie Jennifer Siebel.

The mayor's office statement: "It can't be denied that there is a slight resemblance, but the mayor does not wear an eye patch.''

Vulgar Britain

Cult of celebrity and binge-drinking have replaced manners...

-Lonely Planet guide to Great Britain

The Daily Mail article is HERE

Fatwa? I thought you said...Lunchtime!

Lecturer suspended after breastfeeding fatwa

Ezzat Attiya had issued a fatwa, or religious edict, saying adult men could breast-feed from female work colleagues as a way to avoid breaking Islamic rules that forbid men and women from being alone together. CAIRO'S al-Azhar Islamic University has suspended him pending an urgent investigation into his opinions...

Herald Sun article HERE

Nerdcore 2007

Calendar - 12 months (January - December 2007), with complete, daily calendar grids, containing regular AND nerdy holidays

order yours HERE

Maybe he has too much money....

John Edwards charges public school 50k for poverty speech...
read it HERE.

This is my grandson and he has 2 dads....

(Girls on) Girls Night Out

They're everywhere!

Official Website HERE

Cat Fight on The View

Cult filmmaker BRUNO MATTEI has died

obit HERE

IMDB HERE

Poloroid Photo System (for export only)

Photoshop and a Truck

Leader of the Free World...

Top 5 Paparazzi hang outs

The Ivy
Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace Las Vegas NV
Area
Kitson
Mr. Chow

Mini Britney gets a gig...

Show producer Jeff Beacher has signed Terra Jole, a 4-foot-2 "Mini Britney," to a one-year contract with "Beacher's Madhouse in Las Vegas." She is billed as No. 1 little person female performer in America. Jole has appeared in "Austin Powers 3," the recent TV reality show "Little People, Big World" Blink 182 and the little person band Mini Kiss. ...

See the video HERE

Bud charged with Bud possession

Former child star David Faustino (aka Bud Bundy) has been charged with possession of cannabis by the Florida State Attorney.

The charge stems from an incident in which cops say the former "Married With Children" star (and one-time wannabe rapper by the name of "D Lil") was drunk, and arguing with his estranged wife in the middle of the street. After officers arrested Faustino for public drunkeness, cops say they found a baggie containing about a gram of pot on his person.

Faustino has starred in films such as "Puff, Puff, Pass" in 2006 and "High Hopes" in 2005, according to the Internet Movie Database. That's a far cry from his appearances in the 1980s when he showed up in shows such as "Little House on the Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven," according to the Web site.

If convicted, Bud could face up to a year in the county lockup.

Osmond Reunion in Sin City

The long-rumored Osmonds reunion will be in Las Vegas this summer, with a Aug. 13-14 50th anniversary PBS special at the Orleans Arena.

The musical mormons , who churned out teenybopper hits in the 1970s, haven't performed together in 25 years.

Teen heart throb Donny Osmond, who turns 50 in December, will be joined by sister Marie and most of his singing brothers.

The Duke would've turned 100

In this photo released by Warner Bros., actor John Wayne plays Ethan Edwards in the 1956 film "The Searchers." Director John Ford and frequent leading man Wayne forged one of Hollywood's most enduring partnerships. Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison, would have turned 100 on Saturday, May 26, 2007. He died at the age of 72 of stomach cancer in June of 1979 after a career that spanned more than 170 films

Lincoln sick at Gettysburg

Read it HERE.

"a knotted Venus of our age"

Life size sculptures of fashion darling Kate Moss in various yoga positions on display in NYC...

check it out HERE

Inspirational Breasts

Jessica Simpson to launch lingerie line

Apparently, Jessica's most notable assets are growing; creating tight fits, squeezed goods and loose cannons.
Since necessity is the Mother of invention...Ms. Simpson is to embark on an endeavor of great proportions in hopes of harnessing her increasing endowments.

More info HERE

Ian Dury & The Blockheads '77

Rodriguez to direct 'Barbarella'

Robert Rodriguez will helm the "Barbarella" redo for a 2008 Universal release.

the Variety article is HERE

Katie vs. Katee

A small town blond-haired, blue-eyed fashion student hottie is planning to lose her virginity on-screen - as a porn star…

…A porn star named Katee Holmes

Katee, 18 - wrote to Shy Love, who runs Adult Talent Managers and has a Myspace profile, and the two discussed having her "first" sexual encounter filmed.

Love said she'll start slow with her improbable virgin, having Katee try a girl/girl encounter first. "She comes to the porn world completely natural - with a perky pair of A-cup breasts that are far too perfect to have been constructed by any doctor. And she's not just a porn virgin, but an actual never-been-kissed virgin."

Katie Holmes, wife of Tom Cruise (a devout Scientologist) is said to be fuming and is seeking legal advice to stop the actress from using her name.

Stay tuned…

When Knitting meets the Drum Solo...

See it HERE.

A bottle of rum ... and then some

About 90% of the women can't seem to stop talking about Captain Jack Sparrow!

He happens to be a character from the Disney film dynasty "Pirates Of The Caribbean" and is played by 40 something year old actor Johnny Depp. Sparrow is a pirate with bad hair, bad teeth, and eye make-up yet most of the women who see this movie fall madly IN LOVE with him.

The pirate is the ultimate outsider... living the mythically unconstrained life, drinking rum and chasing lusty wenches. A lot of grog, a lot of sex — it's a great daydream...

Pirates have female appeal...mobs of middle-age women surround the "cast member" dressed as Jack Sparrow at Disneyland; his costume reduced to tatters by the end of the day.

There are now entire lines of pirate bed linens and bath products, DVD players and television sets, luggage, leather and, of course, skull rings.

Get your Pirate's Booty HERE

Nude photos of nursing home residents prompt investigation

It appears a cops have identified 3 of 4 nursing home residents who were photographed nude.

The elderly residents at Greenwood Manor/Sunnyville Nudist Colony in Iowa City don't know who took the photos, or why they were taken.

That's according to Sergeant Troy Kelsay. He says the photos were not sexually explicit, but did look as if the residents had been posed.

Authorities began investigating last month after a North Liberty woman reported receiving the photos. She identified one of the people as her sister.

Greenwood Manor owner Jerry Nicholls says the center had made security changes, including banning cell phones from the building.

Why do I see an ADULT SENIOR magazine in Larry Flynt's future...

"We goin to do some Wittlin"...

Combot Cup 2007

Combot Video 1

Combot Video 2

Turn Dust into Lust

A 49 year old woman from Utah discovered clitoral stimulation from a vacuum cleaner and created a device she labeled the 'Vortex Vibrations'...the inventor claims that frustrated housewives can place it above their private parts — and orgasm in just TEN SECONDS.

Visit the Official Website HERE

Exclusive: Chuck E Cheese Turns 30

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the first PizzaTime Theater opening its doors in San Jose Ca.

What a surprise that there is a fan club and they arent afraid to fly in from all over the country to celebrate....

In 1995 Chuckie transformed from a RAT to a MOUSE and both were present for the Cheesevention.

See the History HERE.

Twin Bond Girls...Mary-Kate & Ashley

The Olsen Twins are being considered as the first twins ever cast as 'Bond Girls'...

Film executives are looking to cast the pair in the upcoming, tentatively titled Bond 22. Apparently, creators are so hard-up for the girls that they are promising them a no-nudity and no-sex-scenes clause in order to win their commitment. They also want the girls to play good girls and not villians. The twins are apparently seriously considering their offer.

Although it's feasible; it's hard to imagine these awkward looking girls joining the ranks of former 'Bond Girl' hotties like Ursula Andress, Famke Janssen, Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), Eva Green, Diana Rigg, etc.

And, I suppose, acting ability doesn't come into play here...think Denise Richards or Halle Berry...a nice rack and a stupid name is really all that's needed...so...the question remains...how do the Olsen twins equal 'eye candy'?

Dancing With the Porn Stars

Remaining performances: 9:50 p.m. Saturday, May 19; 11 a.m. Sunday, May 20; 7:10 p.m. Thursday, May 24; 6 p.m. Friday, May 25; 7:20 p.m. Saturday, May 26; 2:15 p.m. Sunday, May 27.

More info on Orlando GayDays HERE

Orlando Sentinel show review HERE

Satanic Linguistics

The website is HERE

Mary Jane & Mommy

More and more mommies are confessing their pot smoking...they are advocating the legalization of marijuana...

We wonder which will happen first...legalized pot? OR legalized dildos in Alabama?

Story is HERE

Survey site w/video HERE

Keith and Willie

George Lucas' other film tribute...

Petaluma’s Salute to American Graffiti will take place on May 17, 18 and 19 and will include a VIP Dinner with The Stars, American Graffiti Cruise-in Kickoff Party, Classic Car Extravaganza and American Graffiti Downtown Cruise and Street Dance on the same Petaluma streets where most of the scenes in the movie were filmed in the early summer of 1972. Scheduled appearances by: Cindy Williams, Bo Hopkins and Candy Clark, among others...

Official Website HERE

featured article including weekend schedule HERE

Funky Betty Davis

Betty Davis Is Back...Reviving the records of the long-lost soul diva

read the great Seattle Weekly article (feat. 2 full music tracks) HERE

Light In The Attic Records HERE

Nude car wash 'Down Under'

topless car wash $50

nude car wash w/ x-rated show included $100

The Sydney Morning Herald article HERE

seriously Bruce...where's your dignity?

Bruce Willis spends way too much time with his ex-wife and her young lover...
Does anyone else think this is extremely odd behavior? I mean, does he watch them do it...or what?
Furthermore, he's willing to show the world how pathetic he is...
The picture shown here is available in the June 2007 issue of Vanity Fair along with others...

Virtual Strip-Search

Nothing sexy about nude scans

Airline passengers barely blinked at using a new security scanning system this week at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport...

read the Reuters report HERE

learn more about the technology HERE

Alice Cooper writes a book...about Golf!

Pro Golfer John Daly offers this review:

“Alice writes like he golfs: straight and right down the middle. Like a lot of us golf addicts, he's spent his fair share of his life getting out of the rough and back onto the green. If you're like me and only read like a book a year (OK, like every decade), this should be the one.”

the Houston Press article is HERE

Purchase the book HERE

Things to do in Vegas when you're...

Your guide is HERE

Come on...Shes Still Hot....

Winona Ryders new Ad Campaign

Britney finally leaves the house wearing a bra....

Lennon Tribute song leaked

Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher on date last night

Joey Buttafuoco and his Long Island Lolita, Amy Fisher, reloaded their relationship last night on their first date in 15 years.

Their big night out in Port Jefferson, L.I at Paces Steakhouse ., was caught on tape, which will air on tonight's edition of "The Insider."

Buttafuoco, 53, recently ended a three-month stint in a California slammer for ammunition possession.

Joey's current spouse and Amy's husband both recently served them with divorce papers.

Fisher, now 32, was dressed to the nines in a shapely dark sleeveless halter dress and heels.

Buttafuoco appeared almost chivalrous as he offered Amy his arm and held an umbrella to protect her from the ominous storm clouds.

They dined on oysters on the half shell and surf and turf , according to "The Insider."

They shared chocolate mousse and creme brulée for dessert.

I smell a reality show about Amy and Joey.

Rammstein Rocks

The Superbowl of Swine

May 17-19, 2007. It's the Super Bowl of Swine. The College of Pig Knowledge. The Granddaddy of Grills. The Largest Pork Barbecue Cooking Contest on the Planet.

the information is HERE

How Everything is Made...

Eventually your gonna need to know so look HERE.

Let's Dance...

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably...
Never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance....

Exclusive- Falwell's last trip...

Jerry Falwell, seen above in his first post "passing" photo taking a fundamentalist trip to hell. The chute to the "motherland" was developed as a fast route to get him where he needed to be...

BB Guns have changed so much over the years....

It's all about CUP SIZE....

"Britney is our Yoda" to quote Beavis and Butthead

The Hairless one just posted the following message on her official website:

"The reason for this letter is to let everyone know that their prayers have truly helped me. I am so blessed that you care enough about me to be concerned and will continue to live in this brighter state with all of you by my side during this trying time. We are all lights of the world and we all need to continuously inspire others and look to the higher power. You are all in my prayers. Godspeed.

Love, Britney"

Melinda Doolittle loses by a NECK...

Well it had to happen, this years fave to go all the way on American Idol, Melinda Doolittle, scored the bronze metal last night. The competition was not based on talent, but rather NECK, and since she didn't have one it was her time to go....look for the BEAT BOX guy to win the singing competition after the 17 year old can't compete because the show is on after her curfew.

OZZY has a new look for summer....

As Ozzy and the gang prepare for the usual summer tour, his site has been refurbished, see it HERE.

Time provides 1st look at SICKO

See TIME Inc's interview and review of Michael Moores SICKO HERE.

I've been wondering who she would vote for.....

Jenna Jameson, who's been called the world's most famous porn star and is the author of the New York Times bestseller "How To Make Love Like a Porn Star," talked about Hillary Clinton in an interview with PR.com....May 17, 2007...

PR.com: "Who's your favorite Democratic front runner for 2008? Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John Edwards?"

Jenna Jameson: "I love Hillary. I think that in some ways she's pretty conservative for a Democrat, but I would love to have a woman in office. I think that it would be a step in the right direction for our country, and there would be less focus on war and more focus on bettering society."

PR.com: "Do you find that the climate of the adult industry changes when there is a Republican administration versus Democratic?"

Jenna Jameson: "Absolutely. The Clinton administration was the best years for the adult industry and I wish that Clinton would run again. I would love to have him back in office. I would love to have Al Gore in office. When Republicans are in office, the problem is, a lot of times they try to put their crosshairs on the adult industry, to make a point. It's sad, when there are so many different things that are going on in the world: war, and people are dying of genocide...I look forward to another Democrat being in office. It just makes the climate so much better for us, and I know that once all our troops come home, things are going to be better and I think that getting Bush out of office is the most important thing right now."

See the whole interview HERE.

Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley Suffers Stroke

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa. The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed in guarded condition.

the Washington Post report HERE

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Mile High Club...for Women Only?

Silverjet Airlines is promoting 'Women Only' restrooms...

I suppose it (sort of) makes sense...think: men with poor aim...or the always irritating 'toilet seat in the wrong position' issue...

But, as the advertisement below illustrates, ...there seems to be more going on in this promotion...



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RIP: We'll leave the light on for ya....

William Becker had a vision on a cross-country trip in 1960, "a cheap clean place to stay for $6.00" that vision today is known as Motel 6.

In 1968, Becker and his friend Paul Green ( a low income housing developer) sold THE M6 that had become 180 motels for $14 million. Today, Motel 6 is owned by Accor North America in Carrollton, Tex., and has about 800 motels in the United States and Canada, with rates ranging from $35 to $80 a night.

Besides his son Tod, of Kingman, Mr. Becker is survived by a daughter, Joann Sharp, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Don, of Santa Barbara; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. His wife of 59 years, the former Joan Bolas, died in 2005.

Mr Becker was 85.

Phil Spector Speaks about the women testifing against him...

Inside Edition has obtained exclusive video of Phil Spector speaking for the first time in his own words about the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

Amazing Coincidence

20 stories retold HERE

Tinky Winky issues statement...

In 1999 Mr. Jerry Falwell warned parents that I ,Tinky Winky, a purple, purse- toting character on television's "Teletubbies" show, was a gay role model and morally damaging to children.

"Upon hearing of Jerry's passing I have reflected on our feud and discovered something: "I am a purple, purse-toting character....and Jerry, while no longer with us, is still a right-wing asshole who would have been better off helping people in need than picking on a stuffed animals sexual preference..."

With that Tinky Winky left the building with his long time "friend" Richard Simmons.

Falwell Dead....

Jerry Falwell pictured here with his only friend passed away today after being found in his office. Mr Falwell will be remembered for his back stabbing of Jim Bakker in the Heritage USA/ Jessica Hahn scandal.

Las Vegas odds makers put his chances of being in heaven at 666 to 1

What's Mick Fleetwood looking at?

BREAKING: God is about to call an "ASSHOLE" home....

The Rev. Jerry Falwell was found unconscious in his office this morning, and taken to the hospital

A Joint before The Joint for Paris Hilton

Police Propaganda (circa 1960)

Leonard Nimoy's Final Frontier?

Leonard Nimoy (AKA: the beloved Mr. Spock) ...actor, writer, vocalist...caricature...

Add photographer to this gifted man's resume...

He has a show of photographs of obese women on view in Massachusetts through June; a larger show at the gallery is scheduled to coincide with the November publication of his book on the subject, “The Full Body Project”.

Apparently, Mr. Nimoy became interested in photographing obese women quite by chance...and with encouragement from his wife...

Read the New York Times article HERE

R. Michelson Galleries Official Website HERE

Nimoy's Photography Website HERE

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Pentagon limits soldiers internet access...

"The U.S. Army's not going to pay the bill for you to get on MySpace and YouTube," said Maj. Bruce Mumford, of Chester, Neb., who is serving as the brigade communications officer for the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, in Iraq. "Soldiers need to know what they can and cannot do, but we shouldn't be facilitating it."

THE ARMY WILL HOWEVER ALLOW YOU TO GET KILLED IN A WAR OVER "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" that have never been located...

Controversial Billboard - Genius Advertising - OR - Truth?

A Chicago Law Firm created quite a controversy after launching an advertising campaign featuring photos of hot torsos...a woman's buxom bosom and a man's six-pack abs and 12-gauge guns...bookending the words "Life's short. Get a divorce."

The billboard will be coming down...but, you have to believe, with all the news coverage and internet buzz...the campaign was pure marketing genius...

Besides all that discourse, it is the belief of this writer that the sentiments contained in the advertisement are true and correct and should be contemplated by anyone unfortunate enough to be involved in a failed marriage...

Furthermore, it may assist to enlighten those who are contemplating 'the plunge' into what could very well be the worst decision they ever made...

One news story with Video HERE

The Law firm's Official Website HERE

Cameron Diaz watched nudie show...and liked it!

The New York Post reported that Cameron Diaz took in a show at a venue called 'the Box' in New York City last week...that she partied 'till 4 am! Heavens!

Apparently, she "...couldn't take her eyes off the racy adult show..." AND "The show had two topless girls rubbing slime on each other...followed by a simulated 'sex show' conducted behind a silk screen. Cameron was staring the whole time."

Although, I don't find Diaz very attractive...the more I hear about her personality and seemingly open nature...the sexier she becomes...

By the way; 'the BOX' is a NYC venue for burlesque shows...it's NOT a strip club as the media would have you believe...

'the BOX' Official Website is HERE

Boobs On Bikes

If you missed the 'Erotica Lifestyles Expo' featuring the 'Boobs On Bikes' parade held in Christchurch New Zealand last month...stop kicking yourself...

...the expo will be traveling to Auckland this summer...

More info and tickets available at the Official Website HERE

EXCLUSIVE :Mick Fleetwood selling wine in Costco

How Does Mick Fleetwood spend Mothers Day?, Selling wine in Costco in San Jose CA it appears...

Interesting sidenote, San Jose is the hometown of Stevie Nicks.

Mother's Day 2007

Who's lovin' your Momma?

Dillinger kin sues Tucson festival

The Arizona Daily Star reports:

A distant relative of John Dillinger claims the Hotel Congress needs his permission to run the annual Dillinger Days event Downtown.

This year's event, which commemorates the capture of the infamous bank robber at the hotel in 1934 with re-enactments, history lectures and classic cars, drew several hundred people to Downtown Tucson.

Read the Article HERE

Tough Broads

Japanese women bust out

In case you haven't noticed...there are a lot of articles and links devoted to women's breasts...here at Chuck's Weird World...

Perhaps you've asked yourself...why is that? ...I'm sure most of you are extremely pleased...why would that question even be posed, you ask yourself...

Cutting to the chase...here is yet another article about women's breasts ...how they seem to be growing on Japanese women...I call the article 'good news'...as you read the article, I believe it's important to realize that these boobies are growing 'naturally'...'organic' if you will...and that, in itself, is a good thing...

Read on HERE

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Putin: U.S. foreign policy like Third Reich

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin of Russia obliquely compared the foreign policy of the United States to the Third Reich in a speech Wednesday commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, in an apparent escalation of anti-American rhetoric within the Russian government.

Putin did not specifically name the United States or NATO but used phrasing similar to that which he has used previously to criticize American foreign policy while making an analogy to Nazi Germany.

Putin's analogy came as a small part of a larger speech in which he unambiguously congratulated Russian veterans of World War II, known here as the Great Patriotic War.

"We do not have the right to forget the causes of any war, which must be sought in the mistakes and errors of peacetime," Putin said.

"Moreover, in our time, these threats are not diminishing," he said as he delved into what one expert said was clearly an allusion to U.S. foreign policy. "They are only transforming, changing their appearance. In these new threats - as during the time of the Third Reich - are the same contempt for human life and the same claims of exceptionality and diktat in the world."

The Kremlin press service declined to clarify the statement, saying Putin's spokesman was unavailable because of the holiday.

The whole story is HERE

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Violence NOT on List of Top FCC Complaints

There were fewer than 1,106 complaints about TV violence in all of the fourth quarter of 2006 according to the FCC's most recent figures.

Violence did not even make the list of top programming complaints to the commission, which did include complaints about indecency/profanity and obscenity, as well as in two catch-all categories for general criticisms.

The FCC has recently said there was a TV violence problem and suggested Congress should give it the power to regulate violent programming.

Kisses! the sexy urinal

'Kisses!' transforms a daily event into a blushing experience! Works better than aiming at the fly! This is one target men will never miss!

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‘NAPPY HEADED HO’S’ – THE DVD

Porn producer films black women with tightly curled hair willing to have sex for money.

Porn company Kick Ass Pictures is attempting to capitalize on the Don Imus ordeal with the release of its new DVD “Nappy Headed Ho’s,” which borrows its name from the infamous Imus description of the Rutgers women’s basketball team.

The content, according to a company press release, will feature "girls with closely twisted or curled hair (the dictionary definition of 'nappy'), who have sex for cash (the dictionary definition of 'ho')."

"We see this as a free speech issue; as an adult media speech issue,” says Kick Ass president Mark Kulkis. “As an adult media company, we're especially defensive of free speech. Don Imus is a loudmouth and perhaps a bigot. However, CBS Radio was hypocritical in hiring Imus to be blunt and outspoken, then firing him for the same reason. Fellow broadcast personalities Ann Coulter and Pat Robertson spew anti-gay slurs, yet they are not fired by their networks."

Kulkis says $1 from each DVD sold will be donated to a retirement fund for Imus.

Reserve your copy HERE

Dale Jr and StepMONSTER part ways...today

Montana Congressional Tirade

Water Bridge in Germany

Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long.......now this is engineering!

This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration.

Taking six years to build and costing around half a billion euros, the massive undertaking will connect Berlin's inland harbor with the ports along the Rhine river. At the center of the project is Europe's longest water bridge measuring in just shy of a kilometer at 918 meters. The huge tub to transport ships over the Elbe took 24,000 metric tons of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete to build.

The water bridge will enable river barges to avoid a lengthy and sometimes unreliable passage along the Elbe. Shipping can often come to a halt on the stretch if the river's water mark falls to unacceptably low levels.

THE PUNCH LINE

"This Paris Hilton thing is tearing this country apart. On the one hand, people are calling for leniency. On the other hand, people are calling for lethal injection." -- David Letterman

Japan's first 'baby hatch' opens to controversy

Japan's first "baby hatch", where parents can drop off unwanted infants anonymously, opened Thursday despite opposition from the conservative national government.

The baby hatch, modelled on a project in Germany, went into operation at a Roman Catholic hospital in the city of Kumamoto, some 900 kilometres (560 miles) southwest of Tokyo.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has urged Japan to return to "family values," opposed the idea but found no legal grounds to stop it.

"A mother must not leave her child or abandon him or her anonymously," Abe told reporters.

"I want mothers to seek help first if they have problems," said Abe, who is childless after unsuccessful attempts with his wife Akie.

Government spokesman Yasuhisa Shiozaki added: "Even at a hospital facility, abandoning a baby still should not be tolerated.

"It is the government's role to help parents raise children on their own."

Since the hospital announced plans to set up the hatch in November, it has reportedly received about 40 inquiries.

Advocates say the plan, if replicated, could help boost the dwindling birth rate in Japan, where abortion is widely accepted.

The city of Kumamoto approved the Jikei Hospital's plan in April after deciding it did not violate any laws.

Called "the cradle of storks," the hatch is set into the wall of the hospital's lobby like a mailbox.

It has a door, 50 centimetres (20 inches) by 60 centimetres (24 inches), with a drawing of two storks carrying a baby and a message reading, "Please leave something with the baby."

When the door is opened, a nurse is alerted by an alarm. There is an intercom next to the door to encourage parents to contact hospital staff.

"When I saw a simulation, in which a baby doll was placed into the hatch, I again felt determined that we must build a society in which this hatch will never be needed," Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Kouyama said, as quoted by Jiji Press.

No babies were left in the hatch during the first hours that it was open.

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Militant Mickey Martyrdom Mouse Axed

Mickey rip-off 'pure evil'

A Palestinian TV programme featuring a Mickey Mouse-style character who urged children to fight Israel has been dropped.

Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti said the use of the character had been a "mistaken approach".

The Islamic militant group Hamas had enlisted a Mickey rip-off to preach its message of armed resistance to Palestinian children.

A giant black and white mouse named "Farfour" or "butterfly", but bearing a strong resemblance to the famous cartoon character, had been preaching in a high-pitched squeak to children every Friday on a popular TV show.

The programme, called Tomorrow's Pioneers, was launched by the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV station last month.

Kids are encouraged to phone in to the programme and sing Hamas songs about fighting Israel.

"We will return the Islamic community to its former greatness and liberate Jerusalem, God willing, liberate Iraq, God willing, and liberate all the countries of the Muslims invaded by the murderers," Farfour told viewers in a recent episode.

Farfour also tells children to drink their milk and pray.

Walt Disney's only surviving child called Hamas "pure evil" for using Mickey Mouse as a propaganda tool.

Diane Disney Miller said the show "goes against the grain of humanity".

"Of course I feel personal about Mickey Mouse, but it could be Barney as well," she told the New York Daily News.

"It's not just Mickey, it's indoctrinating children like this, teaching them to be evil. What we're dealing with is pure evil and you can't ignore that."

Mr Barghouti said the programme was under review.

He criticised western media for running the story but for ignoring a video of alleged Israel human rights violations that had been circulated.

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Official: Inmates Forced To Lick Toilets Clean

Prosecutors issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for eight former prison employees accused of abusing inmates, including forcing some to clean toilets with their tongues. The eight were among 13 prison employees who had already been fired from the 605-inmate medium and minimum security at the Hendry Correctional Institution in the Everglades.

The previous warden and an assistant warden resigned, and three others were reassigned after an inmates was beaten and choked by guards in March. State prisons chief Jim McDonough said the warrants include charges of battery and failing to report inmate abuse against former guards William Thiessen, Phillip Barger, Randy Hazen, Gabriel Cotilla, Kevin Filipowicz, Ruben Ibarra and Stephen Whitney. Fired guard James Brown was charged with grand theft.

"These former employees were involved in a series of dehumanizing and degrading behaviors," McDonough said, noting that some inmates were given choices of eating their food off the floor or providing sexual favors to guards. "We had cases where inmates were compelled under threat of force to clean a commode with their tongues," McDonough said. "These were improper, illegal heinous and despicable acts and it was done apparently in an organized and conspiratorial fashion." None of the eight men could immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday. Thiessen, Barger, Hazen and Whitney's phone numbers were unlisted.

Nobody answered at a number under Ibarra's name. A number listed under Cotilla's name was connected to a fax machine, and there was not enough information to locate a number for Brown, who has a common name. It was not known on Tuesday whether any of the men had hired attorneys. Four guards were fired two days after Sgt. Bruce Sooy noticed several fresh bruises on inmate Charles Gundlah's neck on March 14. Officials said Gundlah was removed from his cell and taken to an area out of sight of security cameras and beaten on the head and choked into unconsciousness by guards after he filed a grievance complaining about his treatment. Gundlah is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and Sooy has been subsequently promoted to major.

McDonough, who has spent most of his 15 months in charge of the state's massive corrections operation cleaning up one scandal after another, said the FBI and U.S. Attorney were also looking into civil rights violations.

Just two weeks ago, McDonough's predecessor as the head of Florida's prison system, James Crosby, was sentenced to eight years in prison for taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a prison contractor. A top Crosby aide, Allen Clark, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for his involvement.

Austrian Library Sex Hotline

A novel idea for municipal fundraising involves an Austrian actress reading from works of erotic literature.

For the benefit of lonely people who hide with old books in the rear stacks -- or anyone who likes literate smut -- Vienna City Hall now runs an "Eros-hotline" to benefit its main library.

Through May callers can pay €0.39 (53 US cents) per minute to hear an actress read from classic and modern erotic literature. Anne Bennent, an Austrian stage and film star, reads passages from the library's so-called "Secreta" collection of erotic fiction from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Callers will hear hot and heavy passages from German-language writers like Hans Carl Artmann, Annemarie Weber and Ferdinand Lasalle; or writers in German translation like Anaïs Nin.

"So far 158 people have phoned up," Vienna Library spokeswoman Suzie Wong told an Austrian news agency on Monday. "They've spent around 660 minutes on the phone."

The hotline has been in operation since April 4. The idea is to raise money for an expansion and remodelling of the city's main public library.

Check out The Sex In The Library Test HERE

Add 'the blind' to the Porn Demographic

Whether you're blind and like porn, partially sighted (for whatever reason) and like porn or just fond of hearing semi-clad minxes reading out erotic stories, a new X-rated website is right up your alley.

SoundsDirty.com, which calls itself "the pioneer of accessible erotic entertainment", was thought up by the web designer Lloyd Chambers as a way to make life (and porn) easier for those with imperfect vision. It features saucy tales read out by ladies in skimpy outfits (or sometimes, be warned, wearing no clothes at all), graphic descriptions of blue photos, something called "cheeky chat" and a handy 'zoom' function on its pornographic images so the partially sighted can get an eyeful.

Deaf? No problemo: you can enjoy adult movies with subtitles. What a considerate service this is. Well, sort of. It costs £10 per month to join the site. But we're sure a lot of previously neglected internet surfers will consider it cheap at twice the price.

A Letter from Tammy Faye Bakker

My Dear Faithful Friends,

Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and several birthdays of family and friends. Envelopes have become separated, or they are still in piles all over the place to send as yet. I have been on so much medication, so many have been trying to help with thank-you notes......I don't know.

Thank you for the rooms full of flowers, the tables full of cards, and beautiful little gifts laying everywhere. Thank you so much! I know I have missed so many gifts I should have sent for these special occasions. And then, trusting God to heal my sick stomach. Please try to understand.

The doctors have stopped trying to treat the cancer and so now it's up to God and my faith. And that's enough! But please continue to pray for the pain and sick stomach.

My precious daughter, Tammy Sue, and her wonderful friends are staying with me while Roe builds churches. They don't want me falling down the stairs. I am down weight wise to 65 pounds, and look like a scarecrow. I need God's miracle to swallow.

To those of you who are suffering as I....."don't give up"!! Make up your mind you're going to LIVE !! That is NOT EASY! The path gets so long. I look at young people and wish with all my heart for just one day of "feeling great". You see, God gives out his promises, they do not lie, they do not fail. We do not have to BEG him for them, they are FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You CAN make it!

Love,

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Paris, the President, and Accountability: That's Hot!

So it's finally happening: accountability. At long last, a prominent public figure is being punished for serial reckless behavior and the willful denial of its consequences.

Unfortunately, the public figure in question is Paris Hilton, not George W. Bush.

The two have more in common than a privileged background and a reputation for dimwitted pronouncements.

When called to task for continuing to drive after her license was suspended in an alcohol-related reckless driving case, Paris blamed her handlers: "I just sign what people tell me to sign. I'm a very busy person."

When Bush was called to task for invading Iraq under false pretenses, he blamed George Tenet. Those 16 words in his State of the Union speech? He just read what people told him to read.

Read the Article HERE

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Rachel turns lesbian for comeback film

Supermodel Rachel Hunter is all set to revamp her acting career with a lesbian role. The former wife of rocker Rod Stewart is undertaking her biggest role till now in a steamy new film, called La Cucina.

The film, which also stars Joaquim de Almeida and Leisha Hailey, centres on the lives of two passionate cooks on one miraculous evening.

Hunter plays the lesbian who lives above Hailey's pregnant character and offers love counselling to her neighbour.

Hunter has previously acted in movies like Rock Star And The Benchwarmers. Let's see what this one has for her fans!

Moose Meet Bear

A grizzly bear looks over the carcass of a moose it killed, Sunday, May 5, 2007, near Homer, Alaska. Lyon and his wife Terri watched as a nearly 500-pound grizzly killed an adult moose in their driveway. The couple put their dog inside, grabbed their cameras and started filming the attack as the grizzly battled the moose down the driveway, finally killing it.

Hilton wants pardon from governor

Paris Hilton has posted a message for her 170,919 "friends" at MySpace, urging them to sign a petition asking California's governor to pardon her.

"My friend Joshua started this petition," she wrote. "Please help and sihn it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!"

Apparently, in her zeal for freedom, she misspelled the word "sign" and disregarded grammar.

Whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will oblige is anybody's guess. Hilton has denounced her 45-day jail sentence, currently under appeal by her attorney, as "cruel and unwarranted."

She fired her publicist over what she believed was an incorrect interpretation of the conditions set after her conviction for driving under the influence. She says her publicist thought it was OK for her to drive to work -- the judge thought otherwise.

However, Hilton re-hired her publicist Monday night. Reality TV World says the two met in Los Angeles at Paramount Studio where the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness was celebrating its annual Sober Day.

Not all of Hilton's MySpace friends are supportive, though. One post with an embedded link reads, "VOTE if you think Paris Hilton should go to jail!!"

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U.S. Representative quotes KKK

Yesterday on the House floor, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) argued that the United States needs to immediately authorize funds for the war in Iraq. “Congress needs to quit talking about supporting the troops and put money where our mouths seem to be,” said Poe.

To make his case, he quoted “successful Confederate general” Nathan Bedford Forrest, but left out the fact that Forrest was also one of the original Grand Wizards of the Ku Klux Klan.

Poe’s spokeswoman tried to justify the reference to Forrest, stating, that it “was used in an historical context comparing the request to Congress for support of the Confederate troops to the request that is being made today by our Generals in Iraq.” (Roll Call adds that it’s actually a misquote of Forrest as well.)

So remember, it’s perfectly fine to quote KKK Grand Wizards to make your argument, as long as it’s in a “historical context.”

Transcript:

POE: Mr. Speaker, does anybody realize there’s a war going out there in the desert sands of Iraq and the rough mountains of Afghanistan? Apparently not or Congress would be taking care of our troops. Mr. Speaker, the troops will be out of funds to carry the fight to the enemy by the end of June. So where’s the money? Spending money is what Congress does. Why hasn’t this body provided the funds for our troops and equipment and more personnel?

This is an emergency. Delay will put our troops at risk. We should authorize the funds now. Send equipment now. And if needed send more troops. The American people expect our military to do their duty. Well the American people expect us to do ours as well. Congress needs to quit talking about supporting the troops and put money where our mouths seem to be. Nathan Bedford Forrest, successful Confederate general, said it best about winning and victory and the means to do so. He said, “Git thar fustest with the mostest.”

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VINCE NEIL GOLF TOURNEY DRAWS PORN STARS

SIMI VALLEY - Despite the cold winds, adult industry starlets showed up in droves to the Lost Canyon Golf Club this Friday to show support for the 11th annual Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament.

"My titties are cold, but I'm a trooper!" declared Renae Cruz, who warmed up tournament participants while signing at the Red Light District sponsored Hole #8. "Fuck it if it's cold. This is for charity! I'm having a blast!"

Founded by M?y Cr?alist Vince Neil, the event raised money for charitable organizations dedicated to cancer, leukemia, and AIDS research. The tournament sold out both of its courses in record time this year, bringing together the worlds of music, movies, sports, and adult entertainment.

"We're here to help the cause and I think we're doing a good job," said industry publicist April Storm, whose company Versatile Inc. sponsored Hole #10. "The adult industry has a big heart, but we don't always get an opportunity to be involved in such events. This is a unique situation and I'm proud to be a part of it."

Industry sponsors also included Pink Visual, Playboy Cyber Girls, Evil Angel, Smash Pictures, Spearmint Rhino, Lighthouse Talent, Genesis Magazine, Taylor Wayne Entertainment, and SexZ Pictures.

Providing plenty of obstacle stroke value were starlets Flower Tucci, Sasha Grey, Sunny Lane, Olivia O'Lovely, Gwen Diamond, Marie Luv, Presley Maddox, Taylor Wayne, De'Bella, and numerous others. And, while most players displayed proper ESC (equitable stroke control), some just couldn't help themselves.

"Mr. Belding pinched my nipple," said Flower Tucci, after being felt up by actor Dennis Haskins (Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The New Class). "It felt so naughty! I used to watch that show!"

"I got groped so much I don't know if they were celebrities or not," laughed Cruz, "I'm wilder than most girls. I'm having so much fun!"

Lust For Leggings Plagues Serial Socks Snatcher

BELLEVILLE, Ill. James Dowdy has admitted his hankering for women's hosiery has been his undoing, earning him three stints in prison and repeated scoldings from judges over the years. So police say it's no surprise the 36-year-old man is knee deep in trouble again because of his lust for leggings.

St. Clair County prosecutors charged Dowdy on Friday with felony attempted burglary for his uninvited visit to a parked car and with misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge for dropping stolen socks "in an unreasonable manner, as to alarm and disturb."

"He's obviously got some problems," Belleville police Capt. Don Sax said Monday of Dowdy, who remains jailed on $50,000 bond. "We can't crawl into his head and come up with a particular answer to why he does this. We have to assume it's part of his sexual deviation."

Authorities have no evidence that Dowdy has ever threatened anyone.

"To the best of our knowledge, he's just after the socks," Sax said. "Generally, they are almost always female socks."

In the weeks leading to his latest arrest, Sax said, witnesses in Dowdy's neighborhood reported seeing a suspicious person slinking about, at times peeking through windows. Often, Sax says, socks were left behind, though it's unclear whether the culprit dropped them clumsily or as a calling card.

Police responding to one of the reports saw Dowdy — who fit the description of the man reported by neighbors — trying to crawl into his house through a basement window, socks in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Witnesses picked Dowdy from a photo lineup, Sax said, but he wasn't arrested at the time.

Dowdy was arrested April 28, after someone reported seeing him near or in a parked car — and after a woman's sock was found in a backyard near where witnesses claimed Dowdy had been.

His troubles stretch back at least 13 years.

In 2004, Dowdy was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted residential burglary, a felony reportedly tied to his strolling into a female neighbor's home for her socks.

Seven years earlier, Dowdy got a six-year sentence for breaking into another woman's home and stealing socks.

And in 1994, Dowdy was sentenced to three years for trying to burglarize a home, ultimately getting caught by police with a bag of socks.

"I know what I did was wrong," he told the judge back then during sentencing. "And the thing with the socks, I would like to get help with it so I can get over it, get it out of my life and get on with my life."

Messages left Monday for some of his relatives in Belleville were not immediately returned.

Dowdy has been assigned to be represented by the county public defender's office, though no specific counselor there has yet been assigned to him, officials said Monday.

"Obviously, our hope is that he either be incarcerated in jail or a hospital someplace where this can be dealt with," Sax said. "Sneaking around a house in today's society, at some point, someone is going to get hurt."

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Verizon severs ties with rap star Akon

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless has abruptly pulled out as the presenting sponsor on Gwen Stefani's current Sweet Escape tour due to an incident involving the trek's opening act, Akon.

The communications company severed ties with the Senegalese singer Friday after video surfaced that showed him simulating sex onstage with a 15-year-old girl.

During an April 12 concert in Trinidad, Akon announced a "dance contest" that featured a grand-prize trip to Africa. Danah Alleyne, the 15-year-old daughter of a pastor, won the "contest" - but the prize was not a trip to Africa. Akon announced that he was "Africa," and proceeded to simulate multiple sexual positions with the girl as the crowd cheered. To see the infamous video, click here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1r5u3_akon-trinidad.

"I got carried away," Alleyne said in a public apology last month after a local TV station aired the footage. "I started to dance, as well, but I never thought it was going to be like that. I was shocked.

In addition to ending its affiliation with the trek, Verizon has also removed Akon ringtones and music from its stores and handsets. The Verizon Wireless V Cast TV spots featuring Akon are also history.

Industry sources put the cash value of a tour sponsorship package like the one between Stefani and Verizon in the $1.5-$2 million range in cash, which artists typically use to finance production, startup costs and other tour expenses.

Industry observers say it will be difficult for Stefani and her team to pull another sponsor into the Sweet Escape tour, which has North American dates on the books through June 30 in Las Vegas. To this point, no dates have been cancelled and Akon remains on the tour.

Winkie Winkie....

When you've just made it sound like the Queen is more than 200 years old, there may be a few ways of recovering from the gaffe.

But turning to her and giving her a sly wink is probably not included in any book of royal etiquette.

But where do you go after telling everyone that the OUEEN OF ENGLAND toured the USA in 1776.....

3 guys 1 song

Fashion Icon Isabella Blow Dies

A fashion legend known for her love of eccentric hats has died.

Isabella Blow, 48, died of cancer in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital yesterday.

Blow, fashion director of Tatler magazine, had previously worked for Vogue and The Sunday Times and was credited with discovering milliner Philip Treacy, designer Alexander McQueen and model Sophie Dahl.

Her husband, Detmar Blow: "She was the most extraordinary person and a powerful force in the world of fashion.

"She had money worries like all artists. She suffered depression. She said to me once, `I`m fighting depression and I can`t beat it`.

"She once called the National Trust and found out where Virginia Woolf`s house was, intending to end her life there. She rang me up and said that the river didn`t have any water in it."

Blow was born Isabella Delves-Broughton in London in 1958

Deadhead's dream auction

SAN FRANCISCO- During their heyday, the Grateful Dead promised in their folksy lyrics to "steal your face right off your head."

Deadheads could figuratively lose their shirts on Tuesday, when big bidders are expected to push up prices during an auction of Grateful Dead memorabilia collected by the group's longtime road manager. Some items are expected to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a common mud mat containing grime from band members' boots is expected to fetch a couple hundred dollars.

Everything from guitars to ticket stubs kept by Lawrence "Ram Rod" Shurtliff during his decades-long stint co-ordinating the rock band's legendary touring operation is on the auction block.

"He just really loved the band and he didn't want to see any of their equipment or stuff thrown away," said Margaret Barrett, director of entertainment memorabilia for Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers, which is staging the sale in San Francisco. "He didn't want their legacy to go away."

Shurtliff, who started as a truck driver for the Dead in 1967 and became president of the band's board of directors when the group incorporated in the 1970s, died in 2006.

The band, one of the most popular and lucrative touring acts of all time, formed in the hothouse psychedelic atmosphere of San Francisco in 1965.

The auctioneers believe that Baby Boomer doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs—many of whom wore flowers in their hair to the Dead's early shows—will gladly pay a premium for ordinary items touched by band members, including Jerry Garcia, a founding member who served as lead guitarist and vocalist.

The auction house expects a 1975 cream-colored electric guitar played by Garcia during some of the band's most famous shows to bring between $250,000 and $300,000.

Included with the guitar is a custom leather case still containing items that Garcia, who struggled with drug addiction throughout his life and died of a heart attack in 1995, left inside: his guitar strings, a tuning fork, a string winder and an unopened pack of his non-filtered Camel cigarettes.

The auction includes old music equipment and touring gear that might be considered trash if not for its connection to the band.

A black rubber mat with muddy footprints used to switch on stage microphones was likely to fetch at least $200. Photographs verify that band members did step on that very mat, Barrett said.

"It's one of those things that, 'If it could only talk,'" Barrett said. "What did it see? What did it hear?"

Other items up for auction include gold records, original band artwork, photographs, clothes and bottles of wine left over from backstage.

A speaker cabinet from the band's famous "Wall of Sound"—without the speakers themselves, but with a "Support Your Local Hells Angels" sticker on the side—was expected to sell for as much as $1,500. The Wall was an allegedly distortion-free but notoriously finicky portable sound system designed by Grateful Dead sound man Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who went to jail for manufacturing LSD in 1970.

Though the band once epitomized the anti-consumerist ethos of the Summer of Love, Bonhams—the British auction house that specializes in the appraisal and sale of fine art and antiques—doesn't see any irony in the big price tags attached to the Dead's vintage gear.

"They became very rich themselves and sort of transcended the whole peace-love hippie movement," Barrett said. "Jerry went to concerts in limos. He wasn't in the back of equipment vans. By the 1980s, it was big business."

Von Iva

"...Von Iva is pure swagger and bold soul. They're a gang, a sisterhood. Their focus is simply on playing good soul-punk music and actually knowing how it feels to feel rocknroll. From the synth-driven uppercut of "Feel It!" to the sultry bravado of "Soulshaker" and the rough hewn sashay of "Solid Gold," Von Iva immerses themselves in white-hot rock..."

Von Iva is the best band in San Francisco – the L.A. Weekly and Detroit Metro Times, and of course the San Francisco Bay Guardian and SF Weekly give praise like: “ass shakin,” “soul-fueled rock 'n' roll fun,” and “one of the greatest girl groups I’ve ever heard in my life.”

Their brand new EP is out on Cochon Records, and is available digitally via INgrooves. Check out the video and more at www.voniva.com

Polish Movie Posters

Apocalypse Now / Convoy

Howard the Duck / Rosemary's Baby

The Terminator / Alien

More HERE

Basques to "popularize sex consumption..."

Euskalsex to boost use of Basque language in porn industry

The show's aim is to boost and standardize the use of the Basque language in artistic expressions, products and technologies of the Basque porn industry.

From July 20 to 22, 2007 La Casilla Sports Centre of Bilbao will host the Erotic International Show Euskalsex, the first ever organized in the Basque Country.

The show's aim is to boost and standardize the use of the Basque language in artistic expressions, products and technologies of the Basque porn industry, as well as promote artists and "popularize the sex consumption among Basque people."

As explained Carlos Resa, director of Euskalsex, the renowned Italian porn star Cicciolina will visit the Show’s first edition as a special guest.

Aside from debates, book presentations, film shows, concerts, workshops, photographic exhibitions, and so on, Euskalsex will present the first porn film entirely dubbed into the Basque language.

THE Super Group

Woman gives birth to her own grandsons

A 52-YEAR-OLD Greek mother has given birth to her two grandsons, after getting legal permission to be a surrogate mother for her daughter and son-in-law.

The woman, who was implanted with embryos from her daughter's fertilised eggs by her son-in-law, gave birth to twin boys in good health and weighing 2.5 kilos, gynaecologist Dr Charalambos Batakis, told journalists.

In July last year a Greek court gave permission for the woman to carry out a surrogate birth because her daughter was unable to carry a pregnancy to term due to health problems.

Greek law allows for surrogate mothers as long as the parties concerned reach an agreement with no financial compensation.

In principle, the surrogate mother should not be more than 50 years old, but in this case, the court agreed to an exception.

good night's sleep

A new discovery could make it possible to take a "power nap" at the flick of a switch.

Scientists have found a way to turn on deep sleep at will using a machine that magnetically stimulates the brain.

A device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours' sleep into just two or three hours.

Scientists in the US used a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to induce slow waves - indicative of the deepest phase of sleep and essential for learning ability and mood, in a group of sleeping volunteers.

A TMS device sends harmless magnetic signals through the scalp and skull and into the brain, where it activates electrical impulses.

The researchers found that positioning the TMS machine the right way triggered slow waves that travelled throughout the brain.

Slow wave activity occupies 80% of sleeping hours.

During slow wave sleep, waves of electrical impulses wash across the brain at a rate of roughly one a second.

With each magnetic pulse, the volunteers' brains immediately generated slow waves typical of deep sleep.

"Creating slow waves on demand could some day lead to treatments for insomnia," said study leader Prof Giulio Tononi, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Theoretically, it could also lead to a magnetically stimulated `power nap' which might confer the benefit of eight hours' sleep in just a few hours."

Prof Tononi believes sleep is essential to prevent the brain overloading.

Memory involves strengthening synapses - connections between brain cells formed by learning.

Sleep might allow the connections created during the day to relax at night, according to Prof Tononi.

The research appeared in an early edition of the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Now thats the definition of "DREAM JOB"....

Crowd Packs Amphitheater For Man Claiming He's Jesus Christ Reincarnated

A controversial religious figure who claims he is Jesus Christ incarnate with a following of millions with "666" tattoos on their bodies, filled an amphitheater in Orlando this weekend, and promised joy, peace and prosperity.

Orlando police officers stood guard around the Lake Eola amphitheater as Dr. Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, 61, arrived in the city Saturday.Miranda, who has been banned from three countries, told Local 6 News cameras and a cheering crowd that he was Jesus Christ reincarnated.His followers believe that Miranda's life and his teachings replace those of Jesus of Nazareth, Local 6's Jamie Guirola said."They believe that Jesus is going to come from the sky," Juan Sanchez said. "But, that is not the way he is going to come.""He is here?" Guirola said."He is here." Sanchez said.Miranda said millions of people worldwide have tattooed their bodies with "666" in recognition that the second-coming of Christ has taken place, according to the report.

"I have it proudly on my hand," a believer told Local 6's Jamie Guirola. "It is easier when they shake my hand. It is easier for them to ask. I am very proud to show it is a sign of love."A group of Christians protested the event, calling the following a cult. Police also removed two people from the amphitheater."We are just questioning their faith and their '666' tattoos," a protestor told Local 6. "We just want to learn more so we can relate more between being a Christian and believing in this and who the true Jesus is."Miranda said he is known as God in at least 30 countries.Local 6 reported that he was born in Puerto Rico and admits to being a recovering heroin addict. He also spent times in prison on drug and petty theft charges.Miranda is the founder of the Miami-based Growing in Grace Ministry.

Rugby Songs

Rugby songs are not for the politically correct. They are characteristically base, ribald and juvenile. And you’ll love every minute of singing them.

popular rugby song:

If I Were the Marrying Kind (a.k.a,The Rugby Song)
(This song is a classic and required knowledge by every rugger. Practically every team sings it, usually tweaking it to fit the team’s personality. Obviously not every verse is sung, because the song would be way too long, but we wanted to give you an idea of the variations. )

I were the marrying kind
Which thank the lord I'm not, sir
the kind of rugger I would wed
would be a rugby .....

(team points to the hooker. Hooker puts beer on top of head)
HOOKER: Hooker sir!

GROUP: Why sir?

HOOKER:
'cause I'd swipe balls, and you'd swipe balls
we'd all swipe balls together
we'd be alright in the middle of the night
swiping balls together

GROUP:
If I were the marrying kind
Which thank the lord I'm not, sir
the kind of rugger I would wed
would be a rugby .....

(team points to the props. Props put beer on head)
PROPS: Prop sir!

GROUP: Why sir?

PROPS:
'cause I'd support a hooker
and you'd support a hooker
we'd all support a hooker together
we'd be alright in the middle of the night
supporting hookers together

Other verses:
2nd Row : grab Crotch, sniff Butt
Flanker: get off quick
No. 8: hold until you come
Scrumhalf: put it in, grab balls
Flyhalf: whip it out, call shots
Centers: look for the hole, pass out
Wing: go hard, never get it, come too fast, spread it wide
Fullback: kick balls, get fucked, find touch
Any Forward: get stripped
Any Back: get laid
Scrum: go down
Rule Book: get violated
Shorts: go up your butt
Halftime Orange: get sucked
Mouthguard: get licked, get sucked
Spectator: get to watch
Spectator on a rainy day: come in rubber, be wet
Spectator on a sunny day: come again
Goal Posts: get split, stand erect
Cleats: get screwed
Groundskeeper: trim bush, do lines
Whistle: get blown
Boot:: come in boxes, get tied up
Ball: strapped in leather, get touched, get pumped
Pitch: grow weed, be hard
Team from far away: come for hours
Team on a bus: get off
Drunk Team: get fucked up

Many More HERE

The Arctic's new gold rush

A predicted thaw in the Arctic ice cover combined with a search for energy supplies is leading to a new "gold rush" in the high north, bringing diplomatic problems in its wake as five countries vie for access to resources.

There are disputes involving all of the five - the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Denmark.

The US and Canada argue over rights in the North West Passage, Norway and Russia over the Barents Sea, Canada and Denmark are competing over a small island off Greenland, the Russian parliament is refusing to ratify an agreement with the US over the Bering Sea and Denmark is seeking to trump everyone by claiming the North Pole itself.

The ice thaw is predicted by a team of international researchers whose Arctic Climate Impact Assessment suggested last year that the summer ice cap could melt completely before the end of this century because of global warming. If the ice retreats, it could open up new shipping routes and new areas where natural resources could be exploited.

In any event, the hunt is on for oil and gas. The US Geological Survey estimates that a quarter of the world's undiscovered energy resources lies in Arctic areas.

Climate change is reshaping the Arctic. The issues are energy, fish and shipping lanes.

These are the main disputes:

The North Pole

Under Article 76 of the Law of the Sea Convention, a state can claim a 200 nautical mile exclusive zone and beyond that up to 150 nautical miles of rights on the seabed. The baseline from which these distances are measured depends on where the continental shelf ends.

The North West Passage

This is the fabled northern route across the Americas, the exploration of which cost many lives. The route is open only during a brief few weeks in the summer. But it could become commercially important if it remained open for longer.

Hans Island

This is a mouse that roared. Canada and Denmark both claim this tiny lump of rock 100 metres or so wide in the Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and the Danish territory of Greenland.

Learn more HERE and HERE

Tom Cruise and his Alien friends gonna fix this..?

Widespread destruction is shown in Greensburg, Kan., Saturday, May 5, 2007. Most of this southwest Kansas town was destroyed by a tornado, part of a violent storm system blamed for at least nine deaths, officials said Saturday amid warnings of more severe weather. The tornado that struck Greensburg late Friday damaged about 95 percent of the town about 110 miles west of Wichita and 50 miles north of the Oklahoma state line, City Administrator Steve Hewitt said Saturday.I HOPE SOMEONE SAVED "The World's Largest Ball of Twine"....

Dubailand

Universal Theme Park Breaks Ground in Dubai

Under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, launched yesterday the 'Universal City Dubailand', developed by Tatweer, a 22 million sq ft development within Dubailand with an investment to exceed AED 8 billion (US $2.2 billion).

The centrepiece of the development Universal Studios Dubailand, a specialized theme park, will be amongst the world's largest theme parks covering an area of 6.5 million sq ft. The city will also include hotels, retail outlets, commercial offices and residential compounds.

Thomas L. Williams, Chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts, said: 'The vision of the leadership of Dubai, the investor-supportive environment and the convenient geographic location of Dubailand, combined with other strategic and iconic offerings, all contribute in making Dubai our location of choice for our first branded theme park in this region.'

Universal City Dubailand consists of more than 4000 luxurious hotel rooms, 100 restaurants, alongside a range of retail outlets. It will also include an integrated area of commercial office space as well as a distinguished residential area in the heart of the action.

Universal City Dubailand is planned to open in 2010

Website is HERE

Jet Blues

From a manual distributed last summer by Northwest
Airlines to workers who had recently been laid
off. After employee complaints, the airline apologized
and stopped further distribution. Northwest
Airlines filed for bankruptcy in 2005.

Use the phone book instead of directory
assistance.
Do your own nails.
Replace hundred-watt bulbs with sixty-watt.
Buy spare parts for your car at the junkyard.
Go to museums on free days.
Get hand-me-down clothes and toys for your
kids from family and friends.
Write letters instead of calling.
Make your own baby food.
Buy old furniture at yard sales and refinish it
yourself.
Hang clothes out to dry.
Take a date for a walk along the beach or in
the woods.
Grocery shop on double-coupon days.
Ask your doctor for samples of prescriptions.
Don't use your dishwasher's dry cycle; open the
door and let the dishes air dry.
Cut the kids' hair yourself.
Use old newspapers for cat litter.
Tum the hot-water heater down and wrap it
with insulation.
Donate time instead of money to religious
organizations and charities.
Grow your own vegetables and herbs.
Borrow a dress for a big night out.
Don't be shy about pulling something you like
out of the trash.

The Bisexual Mystique

the Story is HERE

Survey says...

U.S. spouses cheat like the French, but feel worse

Men in South Africa say they cheat instead of taking second or third wives, Americans lament that love has died in their marriages, and the Japanese believe ex-marital sex isn't adultery if they pay for it.

These are just a few of the cultural excuses for cheating on one's spouse as recorded by Pamela Druckerman, author of a new comparative look at infidelity titled "Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee."

On a world scale, men in African countries from Togo to Mozambique were most likely to have taken another sexual partner in the last 12 months, with as many as 37 percent saying they had been unfaithful in that time, according to data compiled by Druckerman.

While the French may be the first to eroticize illicit sex in movies and books, only 3.8 of married men and 2 percent of women in France admitted to having affairs.

They were outdone by the strait-laced citizens of the United States, where acknowledged rates of cheating came to 3.9 percent of men and 3.1 percent of women. But on a national average, U.S. adulterers were much more likely to beat themselves up over it.

A former Wall Street Journal reporter who has worked in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, U.S. expat Druckerman was struck by her own strong reactions against the idea of infidelity as compared to more cavalier attitudes abroad.

"I thought you could often understand a country better by looking at the rules in people's private lives. It really reveals the values of a culture," Druckerman said in an interview.

"Americans have gotten more tolerant on practically every major sexual issue from having a child out of wedlock to divorce ... and homosexuality," she said. "We're more accepting of all these issues except infidelity, where we've gotten stricter."

Even more telling were views on the evils of adultery. While some 6 percent of Americans in one survey said it was acceptable to cheat in some or all circumstances, nearly 40 percent of Russians polled saw no problem with it.

On a broad scale, men in poorer countries were the most likely to cheat, or in places rife with political and economic upheaval such as Russia or China.

But within countries, rates of cheating varied hugely within sub-cultures or even city neighborhoods, Druckerman's found.

"Much more important than any religious law or law of the land is what your friends and colleagues are doing," she said.

Filled with titillating anecdotes -- including the story of a 1950s housewife who would arrange double dates with her husband, her lover and his wife -- Druckerman most closely compares her findings overseas with U.S. mores.

In particular, Americans seem to adhere to a well-defined script on adultery in which sex outside the marriage amounts to the ultimate act of dishonesty, one that could require years of repentance and therapy to resolve, Druckerman said.

"The message is even a one-night stand can paralyze a marriage," she said. "Then you have this idea in America that you're sort of bursting with this knowledge of the affair and can never be whole until you confess."

"I tend to be sympathetic to the French idea that some truths are better left unspoken."

'...I just want coffee'

An Ohio woman is steaming after reading an anti-God message published on the side of a Starbucks coffee cup.

The message that got Michelle Incanno's blood boiling reads:

"Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."

The quote was written by a Starbucks customer from London, Ontario, Canada, and was included as part of an effort by the Seattle-based coffee giant to collect different viewpoints and spur discussion.

"As someone who loves God, I was so offended by that," Michelle Incanno, who is Catholic, told the Dayton Daily News. "I don't think there needs to be religious dialogue on it. I just want coffee."

Anderson: 'Johansson should do Playboy'

Playboy veteran Pamela Anderson wants to see movie beauty Scarlett Johansson disrobe for the men's magazine.

Anderson, who has posed for Playboy a record 12 times, believes the Lost In Translation star would be ideal for Hugh Hefner's raunchy publication.

She says, "Scarlett Johansson would definitely be my number one choice. But I doubt she would agree to do it.

"On the other hand it's kind of cool to be on the cover of Playboy, but on the other hand, for many actresses, it's not at all."

Star Jones under an umbrella in her pajamas at the Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby: By the numbers

At 9-2 odds, Street Sense was the longest-shot favorite to prevail in Derby history...

Horse		Win	Place	Show
7 (7) Street Sense		$11.80	$6.40	$4.60
8 (8) Hard Spun			$9.80	$7.00
2 (2) Curlin				$5.60

Spanking kids is God's will, church says

Doctrine may conflict with rod-sparing bill in state Assembly

Parents who belong to the Bethel Baptist Church in El Sobrante are told in no uncertain terms: Spank your children or oppose God's will.

The church, which also runs the 200-student Bethel Christian Academy, discourages parents from using their hands and recommends using a "rod" or flexible stick to swat children until their will is broken. But an eight-panel church pamphlet with corporal punishment instructions does caution against using instruments such as hairbrushes, cords or two-by-fours.

"Corporal punishment is not something you do to the child, it's something you do for the child," said Bethel Pastor David Sutton, who wrote the pamphlet. "Your goal as a parent is to correct the child or get him back on the right path."

According to the pamphlet, parents who do not practice corporal punishment are depriving their children of the only method God says produces wisdom, and risk directly opposing God's will.

The debate over spanking goes beyond just one church's policy, and a bill making its way through the state Assembly could force changes at Bethel Baptist.

The bill, which passed the Assembly's Public Safety Committee last week, would allow adults to use an open hand to spank a child but prohibit hitting with a stick, switch, rod, closed fist, electrical cord or other objects.

Bethel Baptist has had problems with its corporal punishment policy. Earlier this year, the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office removed a foster child from the care of a church family, Sutton said. CFS and the sheriff's office declined to comment this week on the removal, but Sutton said it was related to corporal punishment.

"We guide our lives according to the Bible, not (Children and Family Services)," he said. "We believe (CFS) was wrong."

Church policy on corporal punishment is sometimes misunderstood or exaggerated, said Pastor Kent Brandenburg, the leader of the independent church, which is not affiliated with any denomination and bases all church activities on the word of the Bible as written.

"People think all we do is turn our kids into hamburger or that we don't love them," Brandenburg said, adding that the church strongly prohibits using insulting language toward children. "The thing is, it's fair and we're not hurting them in terms of injuring them, and afterwards, the guilt is gone. The kid doesn't have to sit around and think she might be a pig."

Read the church's doctrine HERE

Listen to interview HERE

Third World Car Theft Ring

Dweezil Plays Frank

Dweezil Zappa and company have rolled out a full slate of dates for another round of "Zappa Plays Zappa" shows this summer, following up on last year's tour of the same name.

Check Tour Dates HERE