Tuesday, September 19, 2006

X-rated font used on third-grade handout (AP)

Hi Folks !!

Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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AP - School officials apologized after an X-rated font was used on a third-grade spelling packet handed out to parents. The font showed male and female stick figures in provocative poses to form the letters of the alphabet.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Someone else weighs in on thin model debate (Reuters)

A model presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Malhotra at a fashion show on the final-day of the India fashion week in New Delhi September 3, 2006. India does not want waif-like young women sashaying down the catwalk and acting as role models for thousands of girls who are starving themselves to get svelte figures, the Indian health minister said. (Vijay Mathur/Reuters)Reuters - India does not want waif-like young women sashaying down the catwalk and acting as role models for thousands of girls who are starving themselves to get svelte figures, the Indian health minister said.



Source: news.yahoo.com

Surfers crowd wave for world record (Reuters)

Surfers line up in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most surfers on one wave at Muizenberg in Cape Town September 17, 2006. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Surfers around the world may complain about crowded conditions, but for dozens of South Africa wave riders it was the more the merrier as they lined up to break a world record by riding a single wave.



Source: news.yahoo.com

posted by Don @ Tuesday, September 19, 2006

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