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Unnnnbelievable! How would you like to live there? Have a look: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770

Last night I saw the new move Resurecting the Champ. It is about a sports writer who rescues a homeless man who just happens to be a boxing fighter who most thought had been dead for 20 years. The movie was very well done and both Samuel Jackson and Josh Hartnett are great in their perspective roles. If you have a chance, take a night off and see this movie. It is worth your time and energy. Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Alan Alda, Teri Hatcher

I have been trying different kinds of sweetners. I seem to like Sweet and Low the best but there are many out there. What are the pros anc cons of them? Anyone out there done research on these things?

I'm doing some research on the "governance" of local Catholic parishes. Do many (most? some? any?) local Catholic parishes have some sort of "parish council" to whom the head priest has some accountability?

OK, another blatantly political thread. Sorry in advance. But should be interesting to watch unfold: Lane Hudson, the lefty blogger who outed Foley, has filed a complaint with the FCC alleging that Fred Thompson has violated the "testing the waters" provisions of federal election law. http://newsfortheleft.blogspot.com/2007/08...ainst-fred.html

I had family affairs to take care of for 2 weeks and was unable to work out or eat right. As some of you know, I have lost a lot of weight since Dec and I want to continue on the same track. Since I was helping family moved, my exercise was zero and my food habits were horrible as I helped them move over 1k miles and had to pack and unpack more boxes than I have ever seen in my life. I had put on a few pounds and since I hadn’t been to the gym in 2 weeks, I wanted a quick start to get back to track. I decided to book 2 weeks at Fitness Ridge in St. George, Utah. It is a resort spa that has a great fitness program and a 1200 calorie daily diet. The program is built…

(FROM THE BBC WEBSITE) A woman in Australia has been killed by her pet camel after the animal may have tried to have sex with her. The woman was found dead at the family's sheep and cattle ranch near the town of Mitchell in Queensland. The woman had been given the camel as a 60th birthday present earlier this year because of her love of exotic pets. The camel was just 10 months old but already weighed 152kg (336lbs) and had come close to suffocating the family's pet goat on a number of occasions. On Saturday, the woman apparently became the object of the male camel's desire. It knocked her to the ground, lay on top of her and displayed what t…

For a change of pace (and faces), I recommend viewing the Sawatdee board's posting with a first-hand report on the Mr. Gay Europe 2007 competition (along with numerous pics): http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum...tos-t12518.html

...based on the trailer and photos anyway. Check it out!! http://www.belamionline.com/clubpreview/entrance/index.php

I have been in an area for the past few weeks that is heavily populated with Mormons. They have been very nice and sweet and I have enjoyed meeting so many of them. However, I have a massage therapist who lives in a neighborhood of all Mormons and she said they will not allow her son to play with their children as they are not Mormons. The kid is 5 and just moved to the area so there is no history. I thought this was peculiar so I asked a few others who live in mostly Mormon neighborhoods and they all said the same thing. I was a bit surprised and shocked at this. Has anyone had any experiences with this or heard similar stories?

Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940’s and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners’ expectations, died early today in Manhattan. He was 83. His death was announced today by a spokesman for Blue Note records, on which he frequently appeared. No cause was given. Mr. Roach had been known to be ill for several years. As a young man, Mr. Roach, a percussion virtuoso capable of playing at the most brutal tempos with subtlety as well as power, was among a small circle of adventurous musicians who brought about wholesale changes in jazz. He remained adventurous to the end. Over the years he c…

I recently had a VO test. It is the volume of oxygen you body needs to put you in the fat burning zones. In the test, they strap you up to a machine and cover your mouth and you breath only from your mouth into the machine which records all your levels. Your heart beat is also recorded at the same time. It gives you the zones in which you should be working in to burn fat and calories at the optimum level. I learned a great deal about my workout regime and how my body can be more efficient when I exercise. Has anyone else had these tests? Did you find them helpful or interesting at least?

I note the review queue is slowish. I'll attribute it to the high temperatures of the season because that allows me to deploy some of my favorite verses: When the weather's hot and sticky, That's no time to dunk your dicky. When the frost is on the punkin, That's the time for dicky dunkin'. John Donne, I think. Written when he was in junior high. To those who will roll their eyeballs: Be informed that millions got there before you.

While in the LOS, I can recall reading occasional stories in the Post and The Nation about irate owners of trouble-plagued cars smashing them with sledgehammers outside dealerships. Aside from that, I don't recall much reporting on consumer advocacy. I assume that news reports of tainted toothpaste made in China have made it into Thai media. The following article, published in a newsletter from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton business school, describes a much more troubling aspect of "Made in China" products. --------------------------- Recent media reports detailing a series of quality problems with Chinese-made exports -- pet food tainted with prohib…

Having traveled a bit over the last few years, just wondering what city most of you find the best for hiring. For me, in the USA, it has always been NYC but overseas I find no place like Rio. Anyone else have some favs?

You can preview the new RentBoy.com version 5.0 website now. It was quitetly announced last week and the testing phase has limited functionality, but the staff is encouraging you to tell us what you think after you visit http://preview.rentboy.com/. Source: Brandon Baker's blog

Is this guy for real?I guess it proves that even Fort Lauderdale is still in the south. This week the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Jim Naugle, basically said he doesn't really want us to visit his city, something he stated at a news conference on the steps of City Hall, the same news conference where he announced he had just been made aware of a website called Cruising for Sex. The Mayor announced that AIDS was being spread by men engaging in sex in local toilets and that tourists were adding to the problem. He suggested the county tourism dollars should no longer be used to promote the region to gay men since, of course, they bring disease with them. This all started a fe…

Being of red state persuasion myself, I'm interested to hear reaction from some of you to the statements and or actions of two of the Democratic candidates for President last week. First Obama: In answering a question before a largely African American audience about AIDs testing, he took the opportunity to enforce the fact that he is straight before answering the question. Some folks found that unnecessary and a bit insulting to gay voters. After all, in the past twenty years, our society has come to accept that AIDS is hardly just a gay illness. If you supported Obama before, does this make a difference in your opinion now? I still view him as a candidate that I co…

Watcha doin' wednsday night?If you are in West Hollywood how about joining us for dinner at Numbers(yes-I know it has a ridiculous new name-but je refuse!)around 8 The new(straight-but friendly)owners have continued the tradition of what I like to call "cheap bastards night"with a reduced price menu. The Fabulous Brandon Baker is throwing a rentboy.com party at Micky's that night-so I will be heading that way after dinner. Hope to see lots of MERmen and Hoovillians there. Please private me if you plan on attending so I can set a reservation.

To get to the punchline early.... Fucking Fags! lol But seriously... this is the story of the most dysfunctional attempt at a promotion I have seen in a while. It's just kind of amusing to watch it play out. Keep in mind that some of it is fact, and some of it is village rumor .... so in evaluating it's veracity, keep in mind the theme (fucking fags hehe). The setting is Gay Pride Montreal.... a place already discussed a lot on this board for its dysfunctional organization with bbcm and diverscite battling over control and doing different parts of the festivities at different times. Offer Nissim, for those who don't know, is a very popular DJ with the gay crowd. H…

New York (PRWEB) August 10, 2007 -- New York City-based International Beverage Holdings USA (IBHL USA) today announced the U.S. availability of Chang Beer, Thailand's No. 1 selling beer. Newly formed IBHL USA is the exclusive importer of Chang and is supporting the U.S. introduction of the super premium import with a powerful marketing campaign for on-premise and off-premise customers with a keen focus on the growing number of more than 5,000 U.S. restaurants that serve Thai and Asian Fusion cuisine. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb545910.htm

http://www.alternet.org/stories/57490 Go to this site only if you're prepared for a dpressing account of what motivates voting habits in the heartland, or at least some parts of it.

The LA Erotic Expo will be held this weekend(short notice-sorry) I will be going http://www.gayeroticexpo.com/ My pal the FABulous Brandon Baker will be hosting a party at mickey that night as a tie in http://partywithbrandon.blogspot.com/2007/...om-parties.html Tons of hot guys-and cheap porn.

This has been a topic of conversation amoung many of us who struggle to loose weight. The article below talks about some diet foods and the gain or loss of pounds with them. Right now I am at a Spa outside of Vegas for a month. It is a detox retreat. 1200 calories a day diet and all whole natural foods. They don't let anything chemical or artificial into the body. So far, my energy level has increased greatly. It is mostly vegetarian menu with an occassional taste of fish or chicked once a week. I'll certaintly report more on it after my month here but so far I like what I see and what I've experienced. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,...00.html?cnn=yes

It's good to see progress being made, however slowly, by programs where, in stark contrast to run-of-the-mill network fare, embarrassing writing is at a minimum and braying laugh tracks are nonexistent. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/tel...ion/09cabl.html?