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"Porno" comedy gets ratings reprieve

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Clerks" director Kevin Smith has made a porn movie the whole family can watch.
His racy comedy, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," successfully appealed its restrictive NC-17 rating, and will be released on October 31 with an R rating, which allows viewers under 17 to see it as long [...]

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JetBlue offers free trip to nowhere from JFK

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want all the hassle of air travel without going anywhere?
Step up for JetBlue Airways Corp’s trial of bag check and security systems at its new John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal, which is set to open in September.
New York-based JetBlue is looking for 1,000 of its frequent flyers to show up [...]

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Musing on first contact

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

So I’ve made some first motions towards contact w/ my two half brothers. No, I’ve never met them before - I’d known about them for about a decade or a bit more by way of my paternal grandmother (both of them are by my biological father).
I’d seen one’s myspace for a while, but they hadn’t [...]

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The Magic Returns to Golden Gate Park

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

What:
Golden Gate Renaissance FaireThe 5th annual Golden Gate Renaissance Faire in San Francisco’s beautiful Golden Gate Park. Check our website for more information.

When:
Saturday, August 16, 2008 (all day)

Where:
Speedway Meadow - GG Park
San Francisco, California 94122   United States

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Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

By VESELIN TOSHKOV, Associated Press Writer
Thu Aug 7, 8:24 AM ET
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.
 
Daniela Agre said her team found the four-wheel chariot during excavations near the village of Borisovo, around 180 miles east of [...]

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