Archive for June 9th, 2006

Allergy-Free Kittens Produced

Friday, June 9th, 2006

An anonymous reader writes “San Diego-based company, Allerca, said that using a technique known as genetic divergence, it has ‘bred the world’s first hypoallergenic kitten, opening the doors and arms of millions of pet lovers for whom cuddling a cat has, until now, been a curse … After identifying the genes of kittens with proteins that provide less of a reaction in humans, they selectively bred litters over several generations to end up with an allergy-friendly super cat.’ The company says its customers are expected to take delivery of their $4,000 hypoallergenic kittens in early 2007.”

Garber: Henin-Hardenne bests Clijsters again

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters have had eerily similiar paths except when it comes to the grandest of stages. As Greg Garber writes, Henin-Hardenne always finds a way to break her opponent down.

Daily Dime: Mavs seek elusive 2-0 lead

Friday, June 9th, 2006

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Ricky fumbles in final exhibition game

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Argonauts running back Ricky Williams ran for 46 yards on 11 carries but had a critical fumble as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated Toronto 21-11 Friday night in the final CFL exhibition game for both teams.

The Clip Show: The Chosen One Is Among Us

Friday, June 9th, 2006

· We gaze upon the Chosen One for the first time. Her short life is already rife with incident. Having fled Namibia just in time, might we soon see her at The Grove?

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Israeli Artillery Barrage Hits Packed Gaza Beach

Friday, June 9th, 2006

ISRAELI artillery fire killed a Palestinian family who were picnicking on the beach in Gaza yesterday, as the shoreline was packed with people on a Muslim holiday. [The Times (UK)]

Papelbon’s save streak ends as Red Sox beat Texas

Friday, June 9th, 2006

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Coulter draws fire for bashing 9/11 widows (AP)

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Political commentator Ann Coulter is seen in New York's Central Park in this  Aug. 11, 2003, file photo. Coulter, the conservative pundit with a penchant for creating controversy, caused a ruckus when she called Sept. 11 widows 'witches' and wrote they were pleased when their husbands died at the World Trade Center.(AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)AP - Ann Coulter, the conservative pundit with a penchant for creating controversy, caused a ruckus when she called 9/11 widows "witches" and accused them of using their husbands' deaths for their own political gain.


Net Neutrality Measure Fails in House

Friday, June 9th, 2006

By a 269-152 vote that fell largely along party lines, the House Republican leadership mustered enough votes to reject a Democrat-backed amendment that would have enshrined stiff Net neutrality regulations into federal law and prevented broadband providers from treating some Internet sites differently from others.

WWE News: Heyman says he doesn’t want ECW to be a nostalgia show, and it won’t be

Friday, June 9th, 2006

It was going to happen with me or without me. I figured I might as well be involved and have some influence on it. I still have the same concerns today as I did then, and I’ve addressed those concerns. I don’t want it to be a nostalgia show, and it’s not going to be a nostalgia show. On that aspect my concerns are assured. It can’t be a nostalgia show because if it’s a nostalgia show, it’s doomed right off the bat. It’s going to be a progressively thinking promotion…

WWE News: Rating for Wednesday special, quarter hour notes on Raw this week

Friday, June 9th, 2006

The USA Network “WWE vs. ECW Head-to-Head Special” on Wednesday night drew a 3.1 rating. How that translates to a prediction for Tuesday’s debut on Sci Fi is hard to gauge. Sci Fi isn’t nearly as strong a network as USA and it won’t feature all of the WWE stars that loaded the Wednesday special. The timeslot isn’t much different, though, and the buzz is pretty high going into it. It also benefits from cross promotion on Raw the night before, so there’s little time for viewers to forget about it…

Short Ends: Superman Is Not. Gay. Got That?

Friday, June 9th, 2006

· Everyone who has hundreds of millions of dollars and entire careers riding on the fact that Superman is not gay would like you to know that Superman is not gay. (PS Happy Pride,…