THE SCREAM ZONE at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 858-793-5555 or 858-755-1161. On Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 20-23, experience the thrill and terror of the House of Horror, the Haunted Hayride and the 3-D Ghost Maze. $12.99 each or $24.99 for all three.
GEM FAIRE at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 503-252-8300. On Friday through...
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In nearly every form of recognition bestowed upon bands by the music industrybe it in awards, gold records or placement on hallowed lists recounting top bands of all timethe selection is almost invariably limited to a very narrow group: bands that have actually, how should I say, existed. Sure, hard work, determination and developing one's talent is peachy keen, but what about bands who ha...
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Thailand's Thaksin Calls for Calm After 13th Bird Flu Death
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged Thais not to panic after a resurgence of the deadliest strain of bird flu killed a 13th person in the kingdom -- the first this year.
``The second test on a dead person came out last night and found that the man in Kanchanaburi province had ...
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I decided some years ago that I would not remarry -- and as far as sex goes, I find pleasure with sex workers. As I get older, however, I find that the simple sight of a naked woman willing to part her legs for my money does not cut it for me.
Like many men, I yearn for intimacy. In its absence, I would love to be made love to by a woman who truly knows how to please a man. Perhaps a good...
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samrinoma (Oct 20 2005 - 09:57)if he loses this case, he still has to do the full 14 years, with the current amount of time served (mostly in solitary), being discounted towards the sentencing!
The whole world knows the truth about this case, especially since his companion, admitted the case was his before his untimely demise. His companion, for those of you that don't know, was awaiting...
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Thailand's Thaksin Urges Calm After Bird Flu Death (Update1)
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged Thais not to panic after a resurgence of the deadliest strain of bird flu killed a 13th person in the kingdom -- the first this year.
``The second test on a dead person came out last night and found that the man in Kanchanaburi province had...
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In what is believed to be a first in Canadian courts, an Edmonton man has been convicted of importing Japanese magazines containing cartoon child pornography.
Gordon Tshun Chin, 26, pleaded guilty yesterday in provincial court to importing child porn and was given a one-year conditional sentence to be served in the community.
Judge David Tilley told the slight, bespectacled young ma...
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Washington Two employees of a militant animal rights group have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly killing animals from local shelters and then dumping them in supermarket bins.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says its staff in North Carolina, Andrew Cook (24) and Adria Hinkle (27),did nothing wrong by killing the animals, but it drew the line at the bin dumping....
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The Nevada desert at daybreak. HIM frontman and vocalist Ville Valo pulls out a semi-automatic and fires. Bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen also fires off a volley of shots. His t-shirt is already riddled with bullet-holes.
"This is a new band ritual", Migé says later, wearing a grin and the tattered shirt on the band's touring bus. "We go out for morning target practice, and use shirts a...
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For a company as usually sure-footed as Sony, it was a bit of a faux pas. The electronics giant marked a decade of PlayStation two weeks ago with full-page ads in Italian newspapers and magazines featuring a smirking young man wearing a “crown of thorns” and the legend “Ten years of Passion”.
On closer inspection the “thorns” turned out to be bits of metal fashioned into the t...