Calif. lowers penalties for office betting pools

Catching a case of March Madness can no longer land you in the slammer.

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Iraqi boy's first swim hopeful sign of progress

Muntadhar al-Sharify stood shivering Saturday in Baghdad's searing heat, a smile on his young face.

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It seemed so real.....I actually had to think about it. You know those kinds of dreams where you wake and are still in it some how....... I thought... Very soon now I will have an obscene amount of money. I already have begun to worry about it.

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Swedes' habit of relieving themselves in public swimming pools may heighten their risk of asthma if the indoor pools lack proper ventilation, new Swedish research shows.

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On an industrial lot in Brooklyn, N.Y., three garbage bins have been transformed into swimming pools. They're set in what looks like an urban country club — with tent cabanas, barbecue grills and a dozen plastic beach chairs.

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Where's My Public Option?

Most people don't have the time to investigate every line of the health insurance reform bills currently in the Congress. But health insurers do.

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One of the hallmark features of the iPhone 3GS is video recording. Waterproofing, however, is not part of the package.

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Peeing is a common physiological necessity. We tend to pee to relieve ourselves even in odd places when forced to. However, there are some places where you should never ever attempt to pee.

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Thanks to a click-happy Wizards fan who recently visited the above oasis, D.C. Sports Bog has photos of the million-dollar pool Gilbert Arenas and his new $111 million contract are currently building.

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One minute the swimmers were weaving through an eight-lane loom of water like dolphins, to the delight of thousands of howling and whistling fans. The next minute some were gasping for air.

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They're "just breasts"! This is the rallying cry of a network of women who have launched a campaign for the right to bathe topless at Sweden's swimming pools.

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Breast misting is a delicate art. You don't want to go straight for them. You need to pretend you're equally intrigued by other exposed areas of the body. "I try and go everywhere," said Travis Emmons during my training. "No concentration."

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Reports how schools in the United States are using vinyl lining systems to renovate their swimming pools.

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Here are some polls listed at Aljazeera.net, I like the second one best.

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Taken from article. Attention, parents: You'd better not take your children shopping this summer. Or, if you're in Indiana, allow them to watch TV. The first activity is too dangerous, the second too disturbing. Let's take television viewing first.

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