Waste of time:

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press Writer  Sat Nov 5, 6:41 AM ET         SAN FRANCISCO - Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages ; especially when it is portable.   One online social network of amateur pinup girls said it logged 500,000 downloads of the sexy "featurettes" ; three- to five-minute video clips ; in the first 24 hours targeting the new iPod-toting

  By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Writer   26 minutes ago         ACHERES, France - Youths armed with gasoline bombs fanned out from Paris' poor, troubled suburbs to shatter the tranquility of leafier towns, torching 900 vehicles, a nursery school and other targets, police said Saturday, in the worst wave of arson since the urban violence began more than a week ago. 

Thu Nov 3,12:32 PM ET         BOULDER, Colo. - Home Depot was sued by a shopper who claims he got stuck to a restroom toilet seat because a prankster had smeared it with glue.   Bob Dougherty, 57, accused employees of ignoring his cries for help for about 15 minutes because they thought he was kidding. "They left me there, going through all that stress,"

Cedar Rapids, IA 10/28/05 Municipal Golf Courses Compete with Commercial Courses.  Cedar Rapids has dozens of recreational activities competing for your time. The Jones Park Golf Course has had its own struggle to stay competitive. ( I used to work at Jones Golf Park last year as an intership from kirkwood)