Smokers at Famous Beach Told to Butt Out (Reuters)
Grok Headline matches for Smokers at Famous Beach Told to Butt Out (Reuters)
Manly beach smokers told to butt out
(Reuters)
Manly beach smokers told to butt out
(Reuters)
05/18/2004 04:23 AMReuters - Smokers on Sydney's Manly beach, one of Australia's most
famous and picturesque stretches of sand,
have had sand kicked in their face by local councillors who have
banned lighting up.
Firms to Fork Out for Smokers to Kick
Habit (Reuters)
Firms to Fork Out for Smokers to Kick
Habit (Reuters)
07/21/2004 07:28 AMReuters - Dutch companies are allowed to refund
employees who take courses to stop smoking, as long as the
courses are part of occupational health and safety plans, the
Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
Cigarette Butt on Auction for $5,400
(Reuters)
Cigarette Butt on Auction for $5,400
(Reuters)
04/13/2005 08:46 AMReuters - A cigarette smoked in the dying
seconds before New Zealand smoke-free laws came into effect
last year is set to fetch more than NZ$7,500 ($5,400) in an
Internet auction.
Cigarette butt on auction for more than
2,000 pounds (Reuters)
Cigarette butt on auction for more than
2,000 pounds (Reuters)
04/12/2005 11:14 PMReuters - A cigarette smoked in the dying seconds before New Zealand
smokefree laws came into effect last year is set to fetch more than
NZ$7,500 (2,863
pounds) in an Internet auction.
Famous Spa in Hot Water Over Added Color
(Reuters)
Famous Spa in Hot Water Over Added Color
(Reuters)
07/13/2004 12:30 PMReuters - One of Japan's best known spa resorts is
in hot water after being caught adding chemical bath salts to
keep the famous milky color of its curative springs.
Julia Child, Famous Cook, Dies Aged 91
(Reuters)
Julia Child, Famous Cook, Dies Aged 91
(Reuters)
08/13/2004 10:22 AMReuters - Julia Child, the grande dame of U.S.
television cooking shows and books, has died at age 91, her
publisher said on Friday.
Hit the beach with Hippo sweat (Reuters)
Hit the beach with Hippo sweat (Reuters)
05/26/2004 01:36 PMReuters - Want to be hip at the beach while being cool and healthy
too? Try Hippopotamus sweat.
German forced home from U.S. beach pad
(Reuters)
German forced home from U.S. beach pad
(Reuters)
05/25/2004 08:30 AMReuters - A German pensioner living in a Florida beach pad paid for
out of his $2,200 (1,200 pounds) monthly social security
payments has been forced to return to Germany after the government cut
his benefit, authorities say.
Life's a Beach for Surf Professor
(Reuters)
Life's a Beach for Surf Professor
(Reuters)
04/21/2004 10:02 AMReuters - It's taken 17 years but one man believes
he has found Australia's perfect beach. And it isn't Bondi in
Sydney.
Paris promises swimming at city beach
(Reuters)
Paris promises swimming at city beach
(Reuters)
07/02/2004 05:18 AMReuters - It's got palm trees, deck chairs, and sand -- and at long
last, Paris' city centre
beach is now going to offer people a place to bathe.
Life's a beach for Australian surf
professor (Reuters)
Life's a beach for Australian surf
professor (Reuters)
04/21/2004 04:51 AMReuters - It's taken 17 years but one man believes he has found
Australia's perfect beach. And it isn't Bondi in
Sydney.
German Retiree Forced Home from Florida
Beach Pad (Reuters)
German Retiree Forced Home from Florida
Beach Pad (Reuters)
05/25/2004 10:22 AMReuters - A German pensioner living in a Florida
beach pad paid for out of his $2,200 monthly social security
payments has been forced to return to Germany after the
government cut his benefit, authorities said Tuesday.
Chimpanzee told to stop smoking
(Reuters)
Chimpanzee told to stop smoking
(Reuters)
04/14/2005 03:55 PMReuters - A South African zoo is trying to persuade its star
chimpanzee to kick a bad smoking habit.
Gum-Chewing Players Told to Sing
(Reuters)
Gum-Chewing Players Told to Sing
(Reuters)
07/28/2004 08:04 AMReuters - Russia's gum-chewing soccer team have
been told to quit their habit and sing their national anthem,
by president Vladimir Putin, officials said on Wednesday.
Russian guards told to smile (Reuters)
Russian guards told to smile (Reuters)
05/26/2004 09:15 AMReuters - The head of Russia's border guards, fed up with their dour
image, has ordered them to start smiling at
visitors, a spokesman says.
Italians told to stop moaning (Reuters)
Italians told to stop moaning (Reuters)
02/01/2005 09:23 PMReuters - Italy's transport minister has refused to take the blame for
traffic chaos which
has caused misery for hundreds of people stuck on snow-blocked
motorways, and has told people to
stop complaining.
Taiwanese told to sacrifice tea for
weapons (Reuters)
Taiwanese told to sacrifice tea for
weapons (Reuters)
09/21/2004 06:39 AMReuters - Taiwan people should drink less tea and use the money saved
to help pay the
United States for a big weapons package that will protect the island
from arch-foe China, the defence
ministry says.
Scottish police told to watch their Ps
and Qs (Reuters)
Scottish police told to watch their Ps
and Qs (Reuters)
01/19/2004 12:50 PMReuters - Scottish police have been told not to
ask people if they are married in case it causes offence to
gays, and to refrain from calling elderly people "old."
Greeks told "hands down" at Olympics
(Reuters)
Greeks told "hands down" at Olympics
(Reuters)
08/11/2004 04:58 AMReuters - Americans aren't the only ones being told to behave at the
Athens
Olympics. Greek soldiers are being instructed to refrain from waving
their arms at strangers.
So Chalabi knew we had broken the
Iranian code and he told them. According
to an intercepted cable, the american
who told him was drunk
So Chalabi knew we had broken the
Iranian code and he told them. According
to an intercepted cable, the american
who told him was drunk
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Belgian crown prince told to keep quiet
-- again (Reuters)
Belgian crown prince told to keep quiet
-- again (Reuters)
02/05/2005 09:24 PMReuters - Belgium's crown prince Philippe has got into trouble again
for straying into politics.
Bush Was Told of Al Qaeda Hijack
Preparation (Reuters)
Bush Was Told of Al Qaeda Hijack
Preparation (Reuters)
04/10/2004 07:11 PMReuters - President Bush was told a month
before Sept. 11, 2001, that al Qaeda members were in the United
States and the FBI had detected suspicious activity "consistent
with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks,"
according to a secret memo the White House released under
pressure on Saturday.
U.S. Army told not to use Israeli
bullets in Iraq (Reuters)
U.S. Army told not to use Israeli
bullets in Iraq (Reuters)
06/25/2004 12:57 AMReuters - Israeli-made bullets bought by the
U.S. Army to plug a shortfall should be used for training
only, not to fight Muslim guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan,
U.S. lawmakers have told Army generals.
Footballers told to sing anthem not chew
gum (Reuters)
Footballers told to sing anthem not chew
gum (Reuters)
07/28/2004 06:04 AMReuters - Russia's gum-chewing soccer team have been told to quit
their habit and sing their
national anthem, by president Vladimir Putin, officials have said.
Ninja rebels told to disarm and get a
haircut (Reuters)
Ninja rebels told to disarm and get a
haircut (Reuters)
02/05/2005 09:23 PMReuters - The leader of Congo Republic's self-styled "Ninja" rebels
has told his loyalists to take guns from
the unruly members of his movement and make themselves more
presentable by trimming their ragged locks.
After Sea Ordeal, Survivor Told She's
Pregnant (Reuters)
After Sea Ordeal, Survivor Told She's
Pregnant (Reuters)
01/05/2005 10:39 AMReuters - An Indonesian woman who
was plucked from the sea after clinging to a palm tree for five
days in the wake of a devastating tsunami heard Wednesday that
she is 18 weeks pregnant with her first child.
Romanian team told to win or face the
music (Reuters)
Romanian team told to win or face the
music (Reuters)
04/22/2004 02:28 AMReuters - A top Romanian soccer club owner says he will send the whole
squad to listen to a classical music concert as a
punishment if they lose their next match.
US Soldier Told 'Al Qaeda' What to
Target -Charge (Reuters)
US Soldier Told 'Al Qaeda' What to
Target -Charge (Reuters)
02/18/2004 10:51 PMReuters - A member of a U.S. National Guard
armored unit in Washington state sent details of military weak
points to what he thought were al Qaeda operatives in an effort
to help them kill American troops, according to Army charges
disclosed on Wednesday.
Soccer Team Told to Win or Face the
Music (Reuters)
Soccer Team Told to Win or Face the
Music (Reuters)
04/22/2004 09:16 AMReuters - A top Romanian soccer club owner said
on Thursday he would send the whole squad to listen to a
classical music concert as a punishment if they lose their next
match.
Pupils Told to Cool It on Snowball
Fights (Reuters)
Pupils Told to Cool It on Snowball
Fights (Reuters)
01/07/2004 03:05 PMReuters - A snowball fight is almost a rite of
passage for students in Canada but Toronto schools are moving
to strengthen a ban on the practice they say is violent and
dangerous.
Man Told FBI of Al Qaeda Training in
2000 - Reports (Reuters)
Man Told FBI of Al Qaeda Training in
2000 - Reports (Reuters)
06/03/2004 11:29 PMReuters - A year and a half before the Sept.
11, 2001, attacks, a British Muslim told the FBI that he was
trained to be a hijacker for Osama bin Laden and was in the
United States to carry out attacks, NBC News and The Wall
Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Pakistani Held in Iraq Told 'We Will
Behead You' (Reuters)
Pakistani Held in Iraq Told 'We Will
Behead You' (Reuters)
07/05/2004 07:49 AMReuters - A Pakistani man kidnapped then freed by
Islamic militants in Iraq says his captors told him they
planned to behead him.
Red Cross Was Told Iraq Abuse 'Part of
the Process' (Reuters)
Red Cross Was Told Iraq Abuse 'Part of
the Process' (Reuters)
05/10/2004 04:14 PMReuters - The Red Cross saw U.S. troops keeping
Iraqi prisoners naked for days in darkness at the Abu Ghraib
jail last October and was told by an intelligence officer in
charge it was "part of the process," a report leaked on Monday
said.
Fortuneteller Told Peru's Fujimori to
Flee-Video (Reuters)
Fortuneteller Told Peru's Fujimori to
Flee-Video (Reuters)
05/27/2004 07:55 AMReuters - A fortuneteller told Peru's
disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori to flee in 2000 and
warned him of the huge corruption scandal that caused his
government to collapse, a videotape showed on Wednesday.
Abu Ghraib General Says Told Prisoners
'Like Dogs' (Reuters)
Abu Ghraib General Says Told Prisoners
'Like Dogs' (Reuters)
06/15/2004 05:07 AMReuters - The U.S. general in charge of Abu Ghraib
prison in Iraq was told by a military intelligence commander
that detainees should be treated like dogs, she said in an
interview broadcast on Tuesday.
Laughing UK Troops Tortured Iraqis,
Court Told (Reuters)
Laughing UK Troops Tortured Iraqis,
Court Told (Reuters)
07/28/2004 09:52 AMReuters - Laughing British soldiers tortured Iraqi
detainees by beating and kicking them, pouring freezing water
on their heads and forcing them to recite names of English and
Dutch football stars, a court heard on Wednesday.
"Banning Smokers"
"Banning Smokers"
01/05/2004 04:16 PMFour in 10 smokers 'want to quit'
Four in 10 smokers 'want to quit'
12/31/2004 10:19 PMFour in 10 smokers want to give up in the new year but a many have
failed in previous attempts, a survey suggests.
A laser targets smokers
A laser targets smokers
09/12/2004 08:42 AMChicago Tribune Sep 12 2004 12:48PM GMT
Grok Description matches for Smokers at Famous Beach Told to Butt Out (Reuters)
GrokA matches for Smokers at Famous Beach Told to Butt Out (Reuters)
At 40-Year Bronx Beach Party, Who Needs
Sand?
At 40-Year Bronx Beach Party, Who Needs
Sand?
08/06/2004 10:25 PMEvery summer weekend, thousands of people transform a stretch of
factories and dumps in the Bronx into a street party.
FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30
FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30
05/31/2004 08:39 AMfederal
program
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Dance Team Stirs Up Beach Volleyball
Venue (AP)
Dance Team Stirs Up Beach Volleyball
Venue (AP)
08/18/2004 10:41 AMAP - A team of bikini-clad dancers from the Canary Islands is
entertaining fans but offending some female players at Olympic beach
volleyball. Wearing bright orange outfits during the day and shiny
silver ones at night, the sun-bronzed babes race onto the sand between
points and matches, gyrating to blaring techno-pop. Fans join in,
wiggling hips and clicking cameras.
Californians Clean Up Beach in the Nude
(AP)
Californians Clean Up Beach in the Nude
(AP)
09/20/2004 10:33 AMAP - The weekend cleanup of a popular stretch of beach netted the
usual garbage: clothing, beer bottles and rusty nails.
African Migrants Wash Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
African Migrants Wash Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
06/21/2004 12:29 PMAP - Two worlds collided as a raft carrying 42 destitute Africans
— bundled up for a chilly, wind-swept crossing of the Strait of
Gibraltar — washed up on a nudist beach in southern Spain,
officials said Monday.
Barge Capsizes Approaching Nude Beach
(AP)
Barge Capsizes Approaching Nude Beach
(AP)
05/03/2004 06:03 PMAP - A double-decker party barge capsized when dozens of passengers
moved to one side of the boat as it approached Texas' only nude beach.
African Migrants Wind Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
African Migrants Wind Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
06/21/2004 01:42 PMAP - Two worlds collided as a raft carrying 42 destitute Africans
— bundled up for a chilly, wind-swept crossing of the Strait of
Gibraltar — washed up on a nudist beach in southern Spain,
officials said Monday.
New: Animation:Master
New: Animation:Master
06/28/2004 09:54 AMHash Inc. released its first Mac OS X version of Animation:Master, a
3D modeling, animation, and rendering program.
Animation:Master for Mac OS X released
Animation:Master for Mac OS X released
06/28/2004 06:36 PMHash has released a Mac OS X version of Animation:Master, which
combines 3D modeling and animation tools with a renderer to offer an
all-in-one 3D character animation studio...
Update: Animation:Master 10.5r4
Update: Animation:Master 10.5r4
09/24/2004 11:41 AMAnimation:Master is a 3D modeling, animation, and rendering program
that offers spline-based modeling, animation, and rendering; inverse
kinematics plus Bones Mode; time-based motion; and other features.
Hash releases Animation:Master for Mac
OS X
Hash releases Animation:Master for Mac
OS X
06/21/2004 05:05 PMHash Inc. on Monday announced the release of
Animation:Master for
Mac OS X. The 3D software was previously available for Windows and Mac
OS 9. Animation:Master includes OpenGL-based modeling, texturing,
animation and rendering tools.
Nanotechnology Film Wins Top Telly
Animation Honors for DigiNovations and
Boston Animation
Nanotechnology Film Wins Top Telly
Animation Honors for DigiNovations and
Boston Animation
06/07/2004 02:59 AMTop award for video animation at the 2004 international Telly Awards
has gone to two Concord (Massachusetts) creative firms, working
together to create a film for MIT's exciting new nanotechnology
laboratory. DigiNovations' North Bridge Productions and Boston
Animation paired up to design and create the film, which shows the
work of MIT scientists and engineers at the molecular scale to create
exotic new materials and devices to protect U.S. soldiers. [PRWEB Jun
7, 2004]
Today is the last day to sign up for
your free VIP Pass for the South Beach
iPod Garage Party
Today is the last day to sign up for
your free VIP Pass for the South Beach
iPod Garage Party
08/30/2004 08:12 AMToday is the last day to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the South
Beach iPod Garage Party
Today is your last chance to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the
South Beach iPod Garage Party, which takes place this Wednesday,
September 1st, on Miami Beach. The VIP Pass entitles you and your
party to free admission and more. Bring your iPod, and you'll be
eligible to be the DJ for up to twelve minutes and compete for more
than $600 worth of prizes, including an iPod mini. Don't feel like
playing DJ? No problem! We'll also be giving out an additional $500
worth of iPod-related random door prizes to attendees. Oh, and be sure
to arrive early: the first one hundred people to arrive will receive a
complimentary copy of the inaugural issue of Playlist Magazine, in
addition to being eligible for all the other great prizes. See you
there:
“Animusic: A Computer Animation Video
Album - Special Edition” DVDComputer
Animation Melded with Digital Music
Forms New Genre of Entertainment
“Animusic: A Computer Animation Video
Album - Special Edition” DVDComputer
Animation Melded with Digital Music
Forms New Genre of Entertainment
05/31/2004 02:00 PMPeople stop in their tracks and jaws drop open. They are seeing
Animusic for the first time. [PRWEB May 21, 2004]
No Sex on the Beach please
No Sex on the Beach please
03/22/2005 04:37 PM
Droogle it (and give me a
double) Taking a large page from Google suggests, this is dynamic
search at it's slurriest. The
Liquor cabinet, which locates drink recipes based on your
available ingredients, seems a bit buggy, but it's a great idea.
Juno Beach
Juno Beach
06/06/2004 03:28 AM
We are minutes away from the 60th anniversary of D-day. The
Canadians landed
at Juno beach. (
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new
s)
(
Some history).
The U.S. has a long history of movies commemorating it's role in war,
including
D-day as have other
smaller countries
like
Australia
(WW1).
Canadians have written some good books about our wars like
"
And
No Bird Sang" and
"
The
Wars" (Amazon links) and the
NFB
and the
CBC have done many a
documentary
but we never seem to have done a great film to commemorate our
fighting men.
Hell, even recently deceased
President
Reagan remembered
Canada's role in the D-day fighting. Why have we no great film for
what our
men did or about that cold blooded murder at
Abbaye
d'Ardenne
on D-day?
We can a least remember them via the
Juno
Beach
Centre.
State of the Beach
State of the Beach
06/05/2005 11:11 PM
Surfrider is a nonprofit
environmental organization that produces a annual
"State of
the Beach" (explanation
here)
report with information about US beach access (public access and
private ownership issues), water quality, beach erosion, surfing,
links and more. Reports are available for
Hawaii,
West Coast,
Gulf States,
Southeast,
Mid Atlantic,
Puerto Rico,
Northeast and
Great Lakes.
In-depth
Water
Quality reports for beaches in CA, HI, TX, AL, and parts of FL, as
well as results of beach water testing conducted by (or sanctioned by)
Surfrider
Chapters are also available.
There are also Surfrider chapters in:
Australia,
Brazil, Canada (no website),
Europe and
Japan.
EPA: Beaches is also an
excellent resource for information about the condition of US beaches.
[via LII New This
Week] Wolfowitz on the beach
Wolfowitz on the beach
08/09/2004 01:23 PM
Wolfowitz on the beach
This is dark humor but I think it's spot-on. Other great forms of
agitprop within.
Beach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
08/27/2004 01:38 PMThis Olympics has had one break out sport. In a games filled with
ho-humness and the typical staid water events Beach Volleyball has lit
up...
Back for the beach
Back for the beach
06/29/2004 12:54 AMUsatoday.com - Mon Jun 28, 08:27 pm GMT
Hippos at the Beach?
Hippos at the Beach?
05/31/2004 05:31 PMThis week's column includes items on hippos' self-produced sunscreen,
cilantro's antibacterial properties and the effects of seismic events.
One Great Fcuking Beach
One Great Fcuking Beach
08/28/2004 01:03 AM
I guess others liked Dave's post about his dawn
walk along Florida's one
great fcuking beach, one thousand miles long stretch of
sand. I thought
about sending Dave a thank you note for that post, but work got to
me.
Hey, Dave. Don't fix that typo. I lvoe it like that.
;-) Oh yeah.
Thanks for that great post, man. It made me want to drive to
Half Moon Bay in
the morning, but my lazy butt open the chute just in time.
AnneRice.Com: Musings From the Beach
AnneRice.Com: Musings From the Beach
09/21/2004 10:25 AMAnneRice.Com: Musings From the Beach .. I have this ..
Wow
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Turtle Beach AudioTron
Turtle Beach AudioTron
11/03/2003 11:13 AMvnunet.com Nov 3 2003 10:33AM ET
Boy killed by car in beach plunge
Boy killed by car in beach plunge
07/24/2004 07:43 PMA two-year-old boy dies after he is hit by a car on a beach in the
Isle of Wight.
Beach Ball, Begone!
Beach Ball, Begone!
01/04/2005 06:52 AMIf you're seeing a little too much of the spinning beach ball when
you use Safari, I suggest you follow the advice at Mac OS X Hints and
do a little autofill maintenance. By Philip Michaels, Macworld
View Beach Image
View Beach Image
12/31/2004 05:17 AMduring ..
After
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Monitoring the Beach House
Monitoring the Beach House
01/09/2004 09:55 PMSensors, cameras and two-way audio devices are being hooked into
traditional alarm systems, providing owners of second homes
peace-of-mind from afar.
Smokers at Famous Beach Told to Butt Out (Reuters)
