Wednesday, September 28, 2005

MY WIFE WAS OUT ALL NIGHT, SHOPPING SHE SAID, AND SHE BECAME PREGNANT. I WAS SUSPICIOUS, BUT AFTER READING THIS, MY MIND IS AT EASE.

Career women turning to IVF, say experts

Career women are abandoning sex and turning to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to have instant babies, medical experts have warned.

They take up the treatment long before exhausting the natural alternative because they are too busy or tired to have sex, doctors claimed. In some circles, according to one expert, women see having a baby as “no different from putting your name down for a handbag”.

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I'D DO IT, BUT THE COMMUTE WOULD KILL ME

Experts Say Timing Is Right For Buying Homes In Bahamas

While many investment experts are wondering if there is a bubble in the lofty real estate market, they're also forecasting that timing is ideal for purchasing international real estate, particularly in places like The Bahamas and the Caribbean where available oceanfront property is still a reality and home values are steadily appreciating

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Monday, September 19, 2005

I THINK I'LL GO DOWN THERE THIS WEEKEND, EAT A BUNCH OF CRABS, BUY ONE OF THOSE CRABBY DOUBLE-ENTENDRE T-SHIRTS, AND DRIVE HOME

Maryland crabs are best this time of year, experts say

Most people quit eating hard-shell crabs at Labor Day - and most people are making a big mistake, according to state agricultural experts, who say that the plumpest, tastiest crabs are caught between early September and mid-December.

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

I'M WAITING FOR THE PODCAST

Experts say Catholics still don't read Bible regularly

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While it may be a best-seller, the Bible still is not regularly read, nor has it become an integral part of many Catholics' lives, said a panel of biblical experts.

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IT'S NO BIG DEAL. WHY, I'VE GOT A FEW HUNDRED MYSELF

Hoarding cats: Behavior not unusual, experts say

STAMFORD -- Lynn DellaBianca expected to find 10, maybe 20, cats on the call she got about bellicose felines at the home of a Stamford couple last year.DellaBianca, then the Stamford Animal Control Center manager, said she and the couple were surprised when they counted 80 cats in the 1,200-square-foot home, which was layered in feline feces and urine.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

YOU'RE WEARING GRAY TODAY, YOU'RE FROM BERLIN I'D SAY YOU'RE A MODEL CAN I BE BLUE FOR YOU, LIKE I'M IN FASHION TOO.....*

Fashion the perfect pick-me-up, say experts

NEW YORK: Fashion isn't as frivolous as it may seem in these troubled times, experts say. In fact, the gentle, comforting colours showing up in the newest collections may be just what we need.

The colours in clothes for next spring, being paraded down the runways in nearly 200 fashion shows this week in New York, are soft and muted. Nothing is terribly bright, nor is anything terribly dark, note industry experts and insiders.

"I think spring is trying to be cheerful in a low-key way," said David Wolfe, creative director of The Doneger Group, a fashion and merchandising company.

Consumers are struggling with concerns over the world's woes since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the war in Iraq, fears of terrorism, the Asian tsunami and, now, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the experts note.

"As a society, we're doomed to living with depressing news," Wolfe said. "But we can take a little happy pill when we go shopping. A little colour makes us feel better."

The colours are homey and soothing, said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone colour Institute.

Designers are calling purple plum, while green is thyme, pink is blush, yellow is buttercup and blue is cornflower.

Then there's clove and espresso and earth and ginger and raffia and pecan - all of which are some sort of brown.

So homey are some looks that designer Carolina Herrera trotted out a "coffee bean" bikini with "radish detail," and Betsey Johnson showed a "mint chocolate" - pale green and brown - baby doll dress.

Then there's the popular French vanilla, which is half yellow, half cream, said Eiseman.
"It's an ice cream colour," she said. "It's that nurturing quality.

"There is a soft, soothing message coming this spring," she said. "We want to get away from the chaos."

The most striking palette for spring is barely there, said Joan Kaner, senior vice president and women's fashion director of Neiman Marcus.

In particular, she said, there is a preponderance of white, ivory, ecru and beige, with "a pop of apricot or blue" as accent.

Kaner said she expects clothes-conscious consumers will love what they see because fashion makes us feel hopeful.

"You get so depressed by the world situation, you want to bring some beauty into your life," she said.

And just how did designers, who have been putting these looks together for the better part of a year, know what we would find appealing?

"Maybe we just expect something is lurking under the surface," said Eiseman. "Certainly after 9/11, that feeling has not gone away. It's in our collective psyche. It still feels like something terrible could happen."

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*SH&CR

Monday, September 12, 2005

SO MUCH FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY TO PISCIS AUSTRINUS

Experts Say Wormholes, Time Machines Unreliable

According to a new paper by researchers Roman Buniy and Stephen Hsu, traversable wormholes and time machines cannot be both stable and predictable. Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen published the first scientific paper on wormholes (also called Einstein-Rosen bridges) in 1935, describing how it might be possible for two distant regions of space-time to be connected through a tunnel-like spatial shortcut.

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CALENDARS 101

Experts say
hurricane season is far from over

Forecast team expects ‘near-record’ level of severe storms

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Amid the unfolding disaster left behind by Katrina, hurricane researchers said Friday that they expect still more storms over the next two months.

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