| Bloomberg Criticizes Spitzer's Budget
I'm sympathetic with the governor, you read about upstate having problems that aren't the same problems we have. A lot of New York City's problems are problems of success: Not enough infrastructure, too many people, overcrowded schools, no land to build on." "You go elsewhere," he said, "they have vacant land and deserted buildings and a lot schools with nobody in them and no tax base, and that's a different kind of problem. I'd rather have our kind of problem than their problems, and I understand that. "New York City has to help the rest of the state," Bloomberg said. "The question is, `How much?' If you go and try to get too much out of the parts that are doing well, all you are really going to do is destroy the parts that are doing well." Democratic Assembly members and Republican senators at the hearing said they would seek to help Bloomberg.
ANDREA MELENDEZ The Des Moines Register
Men take an average of 45 seconds to empty their bladders while women require 79 seconds.
Earwax dries up and forms little balls that fall out when we yawn, chew or swallow.
If you collected your dead skin your whole life, you'd have enough to fill about eight 5-pound flour bags.
More than 100 million microorganisms live in your mouth.
Sneezes can shoot out your nose at 100 mph.
Your nostrils take turns inhaling, about three to four hours at a time.
A vial of ancient Egyptian zit cream was found in King Tut's tomb.
The scientific name for stomach growls is "borborygmi."
A dung beetle can bury 1,000 pounds of cow droppings a year.
A fly can carry 1.25 million bacteria and any of 100 diseases.
Source: Des Moines Register. .
Business digest: Yoga teacher moves to center on Pegues
Katherine McCommon, formerly of Longview Yoga Studio, has announced her move to Barefoot Fitness Women's Wellness and Yoga Center, 907 Pegues Place. She will immediately begin teaching a full schedule of restorative, therapeutic and beginner's yoga classes. McCommon joins the Barefoot teaching staff as a restorative yoga instructor. .
Ponderings from PapaBear
The NFL regular season has come to a close and the Cleveland Browns just missed making the playoffs. A few weeks ago it sure looked like they were in good shape as far as the post season was concerned, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Still, the Browns did register a victory over the San Francisco 49ers in their final game and there will be high hopes for this team entering the 2008 season. The Brownies finished with a 10-6 record, far exceeding expectations for this team entering 2007. This is the first time this franchise has reached a double digit win total since they re-entered the league in 1999. They provided many thrills for their die hard fans this season and belive me it was long overdue. I grew up in Cleveland and have been a life long Browns fan, so the following opinion might be a bit bias.
Golfer Girl Magazine - Perfect Timing!
Just when you think there are enough golf magazines, another publication hits the market. Golfer Girl Magazine (http://www.golfergirlmagazine.com) is the new girl in town and a first for the industry. Its tagged as "The Only Magazine for Girls Who Love to Play Golf" and targets the youth golf market - girls and young women between the ages of five and 17. The potential market for the magazine is estimated to be 2 million girls and young women. .
Special forces on standby over nuclear threat
Military sources say contingency plans have been reviewed over the past three days to prevent any of Pakistan's atomic weapons falling into the hands of Islamic extremists if the administration of President Pervez Musharraf appears threatened by civil unrest. .
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