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Eric Scheske

A Sin Icon Declines

This pioneer of sin has already made billions, but it's still good to see Playboy struggle: > Year-to-date ad pages are down 15 percent, the magazine missed its 3.15 million rate base by 35,002 and newsstand sales are down 23.2 percent. PG-13

Turmoil in Saturation Land

Big changes are coming to advertising: > [A] significant number of TV commercials achieve saturation faster than most advertisers and advertising agencies realize and reach a maximum household audience in just a week or two. . . . [In one company's study,] at least seven new commercials reached 95 to 100

Wonder What He Did for 11 Hours

Beats sneaking into the S&M block: > Authorities are investigating how a male prisoner managed to lock himself up with eight female prisoners at the Wilson County Jail. . . > [He] was in the cell for about 11 hours Monday. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CO_

Gotta Appreciate the Free Market

> Darrigo, 41, started Dog-Gone-It Pet Waste Removal Service after injuring himself on the job as a heavy equipment operator. He needed to find work, so one day, a friend suggested picking up pet waste from people's yards. > Whether the friend was serious or not,

Odd Consumer News

Carbonated ice cream. Like the stuff wasn't hard enough to resist already. > Like many great scientific discoveries, Teresa Baker's breakthrough in MIT's grimy Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory last October was punctuated by a memorable exclamation of victory. She raced upstairs from the first-floor

Ike You!

An intelligent, female writer raises sound questions about the recent IQ findings: > So now we know. Women's IQ is, on average, five points less than men's. That is the conclusion of two researchers' summaries of 57 academic studies on gender and intelligence in the

PSA Revisited

Our Internet connection is back, albeit slow and unreliable. There might be the normal level of postings today after all. Side note: If you have a Charter cable connection, you may want to look into your rates. While on the line with Charter Support this morning, the tech assistant asked

Podcasting

For those into the podcasting scene, you may want to check out the BBC: > BBC has a fascinating and engaging radio show online [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/radioanyone537p01.shtml] about all kinds of alternative radio, including podcasting. They do the gamut, CB radio, pirate radio,

Coming Albums

The New York Daily News has released its Fall Music Preview, for those curious about such things. Link [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/341256p-291171c.html]. A few items we found interesting: > Pink Floyd's main writer, Roger Waters, will put off a possible studio reunion

Richard Weaver Phone Home

The homosexuals always snatch up the prettiest places: San Fransisco, Key West, now Asheville: > Residents of Asheville, N.C., are typically drawn to the stunning mountain views and vibrant downtown, but the city is also attracting an increasing number of same-sex couples who find the community open and