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Tired of wearing a bra? Implants sagging? Want your boobs to look youthful once again? Well here's your answer.

IOL - A doctor in Germany has invented the world's first titanium bra - and it's meant to be worn under the skin.

Dr Ziya Saylan, president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, has developed a technique to implant cups of titanium mesh under the breasts.

They are then attached to the patient's ribs and muscle. The effect is claimed to be instant, youthful-looking boobs with invisible lift.

In the past four months, more than two dozen women have undergone the procedure, which costs the equivalent of R47 000.

"The advantage is that a woman with these implants will never have to wear a bra again," says Saylan. The surgical technique is unique to Germany at the moment, but is expected to become available elsewhere in due course.

Titanium is flexible, but extremely strong. It is completely inert, so will not cause an allergic reaction in the body, and Saylan claims it will never sag.

I wonder how that would...feel. And not just to the owner of the titanium bra either. I could imagine one of these ladies' signifcant other being a little creeped out by the feel of a "titanium mesh" under her breasts.

All that aside, apparently the mesh could have some very real health benefits.

Apart from the cos-metic effect, patients who go bra-less could get health benefits, too.

An American survey of almost 5 000 women showed the odds of getting breast cancer increased dramatically the longer women wore bras.

The study concluded that the constricting effect of bras suppressed the lymphatic system below the armpits, blocking a network of vessels supposed to flush toxic wastes from the body.

That information, if accurate, could convince a lot of women to have this procedure done. There are though, as always, some potential drawbacks as well.

Mike Bowen, a gynaecologist in London, believes the implants could lead to less attractive breasts in the long run.

"It is well known that titanium meshes can lead to fibrosis in the tissue - unsightly lumps and bumps," he says.

Another potential problem is called erosion - the mesh works its way through the fat and starts poking through the skin.

More seriously, all implants increase the risk of infection.

Breast tissue can die if the blood supply is interrupted, leaving scarring.

Says Bowen: "Titanium is not biodegradable and stays in place permanently. It will be difficult to remove if things go wrong. Women may gain weight or change body shape as they get older. With a conventional bra, you can just buy a different size. A titanium implant cannot be swopped for a D cup".

So who knows. Its a risky proposition. If I were a woman considering this I think I'd wait a few years to see how it works for some other people.

Here's a link to the website for the procedure. Its in German but it does have some illustrations and pictures which should be self explanatory. Warning, the link contains photos of naked breasts so don't click if that sort of thing offends you.

Guys, would you take your clothes off for this woman?



I'm guessing you probably would, dependent on your situation. But how about if she were pointing a video camera at you? You probably wouldn't want to because this woman is the producer of a new video called "Guys Gone Wild."

The New York Post - In the bawdy video, on sale July 13, producer Misty Nicole uses her good looks and sexy voice to charm men out of their clothing - and into performing outrageous stunts they probably now regret.

"It's like 'Jackass' but with naked frat boys," says Nicole, a 24-year-old Texas native who now lives in West L.A. "I would find the craziest group of guys, take my camera and start to film them."

It's the female answer to "Girls Gone Wild," the $100-million-selling DVD series that has college girls all over the country lifting their tops for the cameras - and men everywhere emptying their wallets to see them.

Somehow I don't think this video is going to perform like "Girls Gone Wild." I just don't see a big market for videos of drunk naked guys among women. I could be wrong though.

Seriously though, let me offer you all some very good advice. If you're drunk and somebody with a camera tells you to take your clothes off, don't do it. I don't care how persuasive they are or what they offer you. Nothing is worth the shame of being on the "Guys Gone Wild" commercial.

Read this opening paragraph from an article detailing Kofi Annan and Colin Powell's visit to Sudan:

KHARTOUM, Sudan - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Sudan's government that he wants to see progress within 48 hours resolving a bitter conflict in the Darfur region, which his officials say has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Now tell me why Sudan was allowed to keep its seat on the U.N. human rights council despite having "the world's worst humanitarian crisis."

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, sent from earth about 7 years ago, has finally entered Saturn's orbit and has begun taking pictures. Here are some of the more striking shots of Saturn, its rings and its moons (click the image for a larger view):





Phoebe:



F-Ring:



For more great shots, go here. For more information on the mission, go here.

Seems to me like NASA has had a lot of success recently, what with the Mars rover and now the Cassini mission.

The blogosphere is a great thing, you know? There are uncountable numbers of intelligent people publishing their thoughts each day making for an unprecedented source of public opinion and insight.

Some of these bloggers tend to rise above the rest but don't always receive the type of attention they deserve. You know who I'm talking about. Its the blogger who pours their blood, sweat and tears into their website just to provide you with something good to read every day.

Wanna pay that blogger back? Suggest their site here. The top 100 submissions will be sorted and posted, hopefully resulting in some more attention for your favorite blogs.

Here are my submissions:

Bronx Banter

Provides excellent baseball coverage though he focuses on the Yankees.

INDC Journal

Probably the closest thing to one-man journalism I've ever read. Excellent coverage of protests and other events in our Nation's capital.

The King Of Fools

Level-headed and insightful commentary. One of those "quality, not quantity" guys.

Go now and submit your own.

Look what those crazy Protest Warriors have done now.



That's right, they snuck anti-liberal-media signs into Rockefeller Center and managed to get on the Today Show.

Click here to read the story behind the photo and watch the video of the segment. The video is well worth the download. I especially like the part right at the end where the outside hosts segway into the news desk where the media babe immediately starts on a rant about the hard times in Iraq.

I guess the existence of a new, sovereign government and the fact that the former murderous dictator of that place is on trial isn't enough good news for NBC.

How would you like it if you were told by your local government that you could only develop up to 10% of any piece of property you own? Sounds kind of ridiculous right? Well they're considering doing just that in King County, Washington (via The Agitator).

KING COUNTY, Wash. -- Residents of King County, Wash., will only be able to build on 10 percent of their land, according to a new law being considered by the county government, which, if enacted, will be the most restrictive land use law in the nation.

Known as the 65-10 Rule (search), it calls for landowners to set aside 65 percent of their property and keep it in its natural, vegetative state. According to the rule, nothing can be built on this land, and if a tree is cut down, for example, it must be replanted. Building anything is out of the question.

Most of the residents who will be directly affected by the regulations -- those who own property in the rural areas of the country -- are fuming. They see the new regulations as a land grab and a violation of their property rights.

"My take is it's stealing -- out and out stealing," said county resident Marshall Brenden. "They're taking 65 percent of your land that you fought for years to pay for, paid mortgages on and now you can't use it."

If my county passed a law like this I'd immediately stop mowing my lawn so that it could return to its "natural, vegetative state" and see how long it takes before I get a visit from county officials.

Seriously though, since when was it ok for any level of government in this country to tell us what we could do with our private property? It would seem as though private property is exactly that: private. Yet for a long time property owners have been limited in numerous ways from the number of buildings they could have on a particular piece of property to what they can even use the property for.

Its a joke. I don't know if there are any farmers in King County, Washington, but what if they are? How are they supposed to effectively farm a piece of land when they can't disturb the vegetation on 90% of it?

And what about businesses? What if a corporation wanted to put a call center or something in a small community, something that would bring in a lot of jobs and help the economy there. Is the county expecting them to buy 90% more land then they need so that they can put in the proper size complex?

This has got to be one of the worst ideas I've heard in a while.

Senator Kerry isn't very happy about the Pentagon's decision to call up Individual Ready Reserve troops for service in Iraq (via OTB).

Washington - Senator John F. Kerry's campaign yesterday seized on the Pentagon's call-up of thousands of former soldiers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan to step up its charge that the Bush administration's management of the military has left the Army spread dangerously thin. The move demonstrated the Kerry campaign's increasing willingness to engage Bush on what had been the president's perceived strength, his handling of national security.

Kerry advisers contend that the call-up of the Individual Ready Reserve is the result of a series of bad decisions and poor war planning by Bush and his top advisers. His campaign released a "fact sheet" and brought forward a retired Air Force chief who campaigned for Bush in 2000 to reinforce its claims. "The troops are paying the price for arrogant mismanagement and poor planning at the civilian policy level," retired Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill "Tony" McPeak, a Kerry adviser, said in a conference call with reporters yesterday. "The force we have in Iraq today is part of what I call an in-between force -- too small to solve the problem and too big to be supported by our force structure."

Having an opinion about the call-up of IRR soldiers is one thing, but its quite another to criticize this call-up of troops after advocating for an increase of troops in Iraq just a month ago.

Where exactly does Kerry expect the troops to come from?

Plus, its not like we're calling troops back out of retirement. IRR troops are inactive reserves who have not yet completed their contractual obligations to the military. By contract, these men are required to serve again if called upon. This was part of the agreement they signed their names too when they joined the military.

For the past couple of weeks we've been hearing from the media that the 9/11 Comission has stated that there were no connections between al Qaeda and Iraq.

Thanfully Bill Hobbs has taken the time to carefully read over the Comission's reports and found that "no connection" isn't exactly what the Comission said.

From Statement 15 of the 9/11 Comission's Report - With al Qaeda as its foundation, Bin Ladin sought to build a broader Islamic army that also included terrorist groups from Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Oman, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia and Eritrea. Not all groups from these states agreed to join, but at least one from each did. With a multinational council intended to promote common gooals, coordinate targeting and authorize asset sharing for terrorist operations, this Islamic force represented a new level of collaboration among diverse terrorist groups.

Kinda makes you want to call up CNN and the New York Times and ask them why they can't just admit that Iraq was harboring terrorists and WMD's and that they'd make our country a whole lot safer if they would.

The Iraq-America Freedom Alliance took out a full-page ad in today's issue of USA Today thanking the American people for liberating their country:



Click to see a larger view.

Because the creepy guy at the film counter shouldn't get to look at all your most intimate photos.

News 8 Austin - A suit filed in district court Monday claims Walgreens photo lab employees copied and distributed at least 150 private photos from a customer.

The suit targets three employees from the photo lab at the Walgreens on Research Boulevard.

It also claims the employees routinely made extra copies of provocative pictures and gave some to other employees, including supervisors at other Walgreens.

The woman and man in the photos originally sued the drugstore in March, claiming lab employees copied and distributed their private pictures. But at the time the suit didn't specify how many photos were involved.

Honestly, I haven't looked at my local photo developer the same way since I saw One Hour Photo.

Check out this movie poster for Farenheit 9/11:



Is it just me or is Mr. Moore looking a little....thin right there. Did he have the poster artist shed a few pounds for him or what? Seriously, that picture of him doesn't look anything like these recent photos:







Not that it really matters to me or anything. Just an observation.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is running an article with the following headline:

Analysts concerned over Libya-U.S. ties

Such a headline would lead a person to believe that the article has some quotes from experts expressing concern over our renewed diplomatic ties with a former terrorist state.

Now read the article.

See any quotes from anybody who could be considered an analyst? Neither did I.

I'm beginning to think that when a media headline claims that "analysts" or "experts" are worried about something what they're really meaning to say is that whoever wrote the headline is worried about it and thinks the public should be too.

Documents in France appear to indicate that the March 11th train bombing in Madrid was indeed a plot to ensure Spain's pullout from Iraq.

PARIS (AFP) - Al-Qaeda reportedly planned to target Spain as the weakest link of the coalition in Iraq to force its troop pullout, according to a document from the terror network.

"We consider that the Spanish government cannot suffer more than two to three strikes before pulling out (of Iraq) under pressure from its own people," said the document obtained Wednesday by AFP from Raido France Internationale's regional office in Beirut.

"If these (Spanish) forces remain after the strikes, the victory of the socialist party would be near-guaranteed and the pullout of Spanish forces from Iraq would be on its agenda," said the document, distributed ahead of the March 11 attacks in Madrid.

Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, elected after the train bombings in Madrid which left 191 people dead in Spain's worst ever terrorist attack, withdrew Spanish troops from the troubled country in May...

Made-up of 54 pages in Arabic, the document has been authenticated by western experts of the Islamic radical terror network of Saudi-born fugitive Osama bin Laden.

The document, entitled "the Iraq of Jihad (holy war): hopes and dangers," was prepared by the "information agency for the support of the Iraqi people -- office of services for the Mujahedeen (holy warriors)."

A lengthy chapter of the document focuses on "the main allies of the United States in their aggression against Iraq: Britain, Italy, Poland and Spain, as well as some Arab countries."

But most of the chapter is about Spain, considering that the pullout of Spanish troops would "constitute a pressure on the British (military) presence that (Prime Minister) Tony Blair would not be able to bear."

To The Anti-War Left And The News Media:

Our enemies know you and what you're capable of. They've read their history books and know the effect the anti-war protesters had on the Vietnam war.

They're willing to do whatever it takes to make America look evil and incapable. They'll sacrifice their own children and cut the heads off of as many people as it takes. They'll even pretend like their safe-houses and training camps are actually wedding parties so it will look like our military is murdering civilians.

They are using you. They want to manipulate you and use you to weaken your own country so that they can accomplish their dastardly goals. Please stop and consider this the next time you're getting ready to jump down President Bush's throat for his "evil war."

That is all.

Fox News has been airing coverage on the recent Supreme Court ruling concerning online porn. As is common practice for network news they've been using a lot of graphics to help illustrate the story. Since the story had to do with porn Fox has been using a lot of scantily-clad women in racy poses.

They either blur out or conceal most of the naughty bits, but here's one they missed (via Wonkette).



Click for a larger view.

You can see that they managed to blur the woman in the background's breast but they forgot something which you'll see a little to the left of that.

Nice going, Fox.

Check out the new fifty:



I think its pretty cool looking. I especially like the flag image. Kind of patriotic like.

I think its about time the U.S. got more colorful with its money. According to the experts it makes counterfeiting harder and its a nice change from the drab green and off-white we're all so used to.

Former Green Party candidate and current independant Presidential candidate Ralph Nader is planning on debating former Democratic nomination candidate Howard Dean on National Public Radio.

The topic of the debate? Whether or not Nader should run for President.

The point? Who knows. But perhaps the most amusing part of the whole debacle is that it will be presided over by Wiccan priestess Margot Adler.

No, I'm not making this all up. I'm not sure I could have if I'd tried.

Love your motorcycle? Wanna make a splash at your funeral? You may want to consider contacting the Tombstone Hearse Company to see if you can book one of their motorcycle hearses for your departing day.

Tombstonehearse.com - Motorcycle enthusiasts and bikers looking to provide a motorcycle funeral procession for their dearly departed, find that Tombstone Hearse Co. provides the alternative to the traditional Cadillac or Lincoln hearse to fulfill the biker "Farewell Ride" and burial tribute.

Those who are non-riders and people liking to break traditions, find the 19th century styling of the hearses offer to them a unique means of transportation for their loved one to the final resting place. For them, Tombstone Hearse Co. makes the statement and personalizes the service to provide that special remembrance for their family and friends to cherish for years to come.

Wild West buffs find the glass sided hearses from Tombstone, nostalgic and reminiscent of many years gone by. Possibly thoughts of the OK Corral, Wyatt Erp, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton's may come to a family's mind as the burial coach makes its way to their Boot Hill.

Tombstone Hearse Co. has been featured in Easyriders and V-Twin magazines and seen on The Travel Channel during Bike Week at Daytona Beach. We also had the honor of providing service for the late Karl Smith, aka "Big Daddy Rat" of the famous Rats Hole Bike Show, as he took his farewell ride through the streets of Daytona Beach during Bike Week 2002. One of Tombstone's hearses was on exhibition this year at the National Funeral Directors Association convention (NFDA) in Las Vegas.

They really have funeral director conventions in Vegas? I thought that was just on Six Feet Under episodes...

Seriously though, check out some of these photos (my favorite is the one with the Grim Reaper in the background):







Pretty classy if you ask me. Personally, I like it when people have unique additions to their funereal ceremonies. Why not let the ceremony reflect the individual? We have a tendency to get too stuffy with stuff like that. Let it be a celebration as well as a good bye.

Not only is it less boring but its probably better for one's mental health as well.

Hezbollah is a political group (in the looser, more militant sense of the word) which formed during Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon. They are a terrorist group guilty of killing hundreds of U.S. serviceman (as well as the soldiers of our allies) in cowardly suicide attacks.

To put it plainly, they are America's enemy.

Yet when Hezbollah asked the distributors of Farenheit 9/11 what they could do to help make the film more popular they were embraced by Michael Moore and company (via Blogs for Bush).

Salon - Most recently the MAF is promoting a report reprinted in the Guardian that the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah has endorsed "Fahrenheit." Gianluca Chacra, the managing director of Front Row Entertainment, the movie's distributor in the United Arab Emirates, confirms that Lebanese student members of Hezbollah "have asked us if there's any way they could support the film." While Hezbollah is considered a legitimate political party in many parts of the world, the U.S. State Department classifies the group as a terrorist organization. Chacra was unfazed, even excited, about their offer. "Having the support of such an entity in Lebanon is quite significant for that market and not at all controversial. I think it's quite natural."

I guess there's two ways to look at this. Either Michael Moore and his cronies are willing to forge an alliance with anybody who will help them sell this film or they're traitors willing to consort with the enemy in order to bring our President down.

Take your pick.

This quote from Ralph Nader sounds like something out of the Turner Diaries (via LGF).

INN - On Tuesday, as broadcast on the American cable network C-Span, independent presidential candidate and environmental crusader Ralph Nader said the following:

"What has been happening over the years is a predictable routine of foreign visitation from the head of the Israeli government. The Israeli puppeteer travels to Washington. The Israeli puppeteer meets with the puppet in the White House, and then moves down Pennsylvania Avenue, and meets with the puppets in Congress. And then takes back billions of taxpayer dollars. It is time for the Washington puppet show to be replaced by the Washington peace show."

This is scary stuff folks. No joking around. Ralph Nader throwing some of that old-time-secret-Jewish-conspiracy speech around and his supporters are eating it up. Where's CNN and Fox News on this? They should be blasting these type of quotes from all of the media outlets letting the nation know who the real Ralph Nader is.