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Dulles, Va. and Utica, New York. More than 4 in 10 Americans (44%), including 50% in their 20s dont believe that they need to be married to validate the commitment of a long-term relationship, according to a survey from AOL Personals (http://personals.aol.com) and Zogby*. This is just one of the many findings from a new interactive survey of Americans age 20 to 69 that tackles how different generations view a wide range of relationship issues from love to soul mates, money and trust. While many dont believe marriage is the ultimate symbol of commitment, there are significant differences among older and younger adults regarding how they view dating while nearly half of Americans said they would date someone who is not interested in a long-term relationship, older adults tend to be more open to dating without fixating on how long a relationship might last.
Penthouse Purchases Various, Inc., Sale Includes Bondage.com
"San Francisco-based Bondage.com was founded in 1996 to deliver an exciting, educational, and erotic experience to BDSM devotees and the curious. The free site features photos of members, stories, columns on topics relating to Bondage, Fetish, BDSM, personals ads and active chat rooms. The company has developed advanced technology to deliver a unique adult internet experience. Various plans to run Bondage.com as a completely separate site to preserve it's unique chemistry and community." In this latest acquisition, Penthouse purchased Various, Inc. for an approximate $500 Million USD. Included in the sale is over 25 social networking sites, including Bondage.com, Alt.com, Adultfriendfinder.com, Gradfinder.com and Bigchuch.com, etc. Current plans by Penthouse are to retain all sites previously owned by Various, Inc.
Most 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol, says Smith
A "tipping point" has been reached where more 13-year-olds in Britain have drunk alcohol than those who have not, the Home Secretary said yesterday. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, also criticised young, adult binge drinkers with an "appetite for destruction", fighting on the streets and damaging property. But she indicated that the Government’s review of 24-hour licensing is unlikely to lead to significant changes to the law or a reversal of policy. "I do not expect the impact of the changes to licensing hours on crime and disorder to be as dramatic as some have suggested," Ms Smith said. She announced that auditors were monitoring pubs, club, off-licences and supermarkets to check whether they were abiding by self-regulation codes set by the alcohol industry.
What to Watch: Fast Haulin' and B-Ballin'
Thinking back, oh, let's say about 30 years ago to 1978, both the NBA and NASCAR were entering their modern era with events and personalities that stretched fandom of those sports to new levels. Both sports shared a common problem. Live TV broadcasts. NASCAR events were an ABC "Wide World of Sports" staple but shown on tape-delay. CBS had the NBA rights but small-market teams and tape-delayed playoff games — sometimes shown after midnight here in San Antonio — generated disastrously low ratings. Fast-forward to 2008 — the NBA has games on national TV seven days a week, its own TV channel and billion-dollar price tags for tradition & digital broadcast rights. NASCAR's fortunes ballooned into the billion-dollar stratosphere after its landmark 2001 TV deal to become the second-most watched sports on TV.
Rural Bulletin Survey Results: Snapshot…
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has developed proposals for a first step towards national guidelines for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Until now there have been no national standards for managing WEEE, despite some electronic parts in computers, mobile phones, and other equipment containing dangerous compounds. At the centre of the guidelines is the principle that all members of the recycling chain have a “duty of care” to ensure than the disposable of electronic or electric products do not have a negative effect on the environment. Submissions close on 23 November 2007. You can view the proposed guidelines at: http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/weee-good-practice-guidelines-sep07/weee-good-practice-guidelines-sep07.pdf. An online submission form is at: http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/waste/special/e-waste/good-practice-guidelines.html#submission Environmental Standards: Electricity Transmission Have your say on two proposed national environmental standards for electricity transmission.
Blotter: Man’s attempt at dating nets harassment charge
A Denton man tried to land a date with a woman at the Denton County Courthouse on Wednesday. He landed behind bars instead. County sheriff's deputies arrested the 41-year-old man after he reportedly passed an explicit note to a stranger as she waited in a jury room. In the handwritten note, the man complimented the woman's appearance and said he wanted to have "illegal sexual relations" with her, according to a sheriff's office report. Asked why he did it, the man told deputies that he'd had trouble getting dates in the past, and other women suggested he try a more direct approach. Deputies took him directly to jail. His bail on a harassment charge was set at $5,000. Roundup From 7 a.m.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is right this time
I'm not sure how I'll make it through the day. I was sure this was the perfect match. Kid Rock, Tommy Lee (the husbands) and all the other boyfriends weren't right for her. But Salomon, the poker playing online sex video guy? Who'd have thought he wasn't the one for the former Baywatcher! Let's respect their privacy in these difficult times. Read The Paper ...
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Madeleine is more than a news story, she symbolises the dangers all ...
What, if anything, goes on in the mind of a movie star, or a Darfur refugee, or a musical prodigy? We can do youinformation,speculation,andempathy, sometimes. Omniscience is not our game. But parenthood? That's a species marker, more often than not. It's the reason why new fathers and mothers will bore you witless over dinner with the one topic of which they never tire. It is the subject upon which anyone who has reproduced is an expert, self-appointed. It is,too,thehumanchordthatalwayssounds. .
S&P Picks and Pans: P&G, Amazon, Starbucks, Mattel
MC posts Dec-Q GAAP EPS of $0.48, after $0.01 charge. We see broad-based unit gains led by AVC nets (plasma/other TVs, digital cameras), home appliances (air conditioners, refrigerators), and lesser for components/semiconductor devices, other areas. MC's core plasma TVs saw solid 21% sales gain, 18% for smaller LCD TV unit. But, we see the latter technology widening global market share gap. MC affirms FY 08 (Mar.) net income target of about $4.2B, but cites continued exposure to higher oil/raw material prices, intense competition. Our DCF-based target price remains $23. /T.Amobi, CPA, CFA .
The men of 'Old Men' compare notes
Editor's Note: The following Associated Press story on "No Country for Old Men" contains spoilers. If you'd rather not know anything about the movie, stop reading now. NEW YORK (AP) -- The men of "No Country for Old Men" are having a smoke. .
Frontline: Iraq
The answer is often simpler than critics want to admit. The answers are often more complex than Bill O'Reilly or Jessica Lynch care to offer. To kids who grew up with GI Joe and John Wayne, the new role model for those who fight and the loved ones who reinforce their decisions, looks more like a kid named Adam Scott than Lee Marvin. By his own admission, Scott used to be a "lard butt." He stands five-foot-ten in combat boots, and fought off Fritos and fries long before he ever heard of firefights and Fallujah. He lost 130 pounds to qualify for the U.S. Army, "doing what I love" as a combat medic. If you're not up on your military hierarchy, take it from this grandson of a World War II infantryman who became a combat medic shortly after landing at Normandy. The combat medics are the hero's heroes.
Field Hockey Back on Track with Win Over Dartmouth
The Crimson (8-8, 4-2 Ivy) went up early and dominated against Dartmouth (5-10, 1-5), sharing the lead for less than two minutes and eventually pulling away, 3-1, to stay in the hunt for a share of the Ivy League title. Freshman back Maggie McVeigh kicked off the effort when she slammed in the first goal six minutes into the game. Though recorded as unassisted, the first goal—like the entire game—was a team effort. McVeigh's first shot drew Dartmouth goalie Ashley Heist out of the cage. The ball rolled to sophomore midfielder Kristin Bannon, who passed it to junior forward Tami Jafar. Jafar's ensuing shot was deflected back to McVeigh, who knocked home the ball to get Harvard on the scoreboard. “We came out and did what we planned to do and went through with our game plan," co-captain Jana Berglund said.
A comedy giant in the making
Like most comedians of his generation, Serafinowicz talks of Monty Python as an influence, but his first real inspiration was Peter Sellers. Growing up in Liverpool, he used to listen to his father's tapes of The Goon Show and dream of being a comedian or an impressionist. When he first moved to London, Serafinowicz made the decision to adopt a received pronunciation accent when he appeared on comedies such as Weekending. 'I would listen to Peter Sellers doing Hercules Grytpype-Thynne alongside Spike Milligan's Moriarty, which were like the archetypal posh voices, and I'd copy them,' he says. 'I wasn't aware of just how posh that sounded, because all southern voices were posh to my scummy Liverpool ears.' Serafinowicz was so taken with Sellers that the influence of the late comedian overlapped from his work into his private life.
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