| Steve and Mia check out the surprising, play-it-straight Museum of Sex
Personally I'm opposed to sex that doesn't involve real, honest to goodness, skin-to-skin contact, even if you can make yourself better-looking. Steve: Virtual sex is like virtual food. It looks good, but you still starve to death. Mia: I was interested in the shifting focus of pornographic film over the years - the rise in "chic" porn films like "Deep Throat" in the 1970s and now the celebrity homemade porns that "accidently" get leaked to the Internet. Also, now I too can say I saw the Paris Hilton sex tape. Steve: Yeah, you can keep Paris having sex. I'll take that clip of Marlene Dietrich in "The Blue Angel." The scene with the professor looking at Dietrich's legs under the table was way hotter than full frontal nudity. Mia: And I'll take a fully dressed Cary Grant over a naked porn star any day.
Alpine kids cherish ‘high speed' challenge
The kids from the BSSEF Alpine race team jumped out of the cars, swimsuits in hand. Tomorrow they race, but tonight it's swimming at the White Sulphur Hot Springs pool, chowing down on a burger and fries, and enjoying the fun that traveling to a new ski area brings. The Super G competition at Showdown is famous among Montana kids for its long sloping run, its funky hometown ambiance and of course, the fun of the high speed! They look forward to it all year and can't wait to go again once it's over. This year was no exception and BSSEF's mighty team of 10 kids represented our town with top honors, lots of smiles and great sportsmanship. Young J6 Alexa Coyle set the bar by placing first in her division. Her teammate Valerie Hetherington kept a firm hold on second place and together they topped the podium all three days.
On your mind
We ought to honor our bodies enough to make the restroom the first stop inside a restaurant. If it is spotless, has ventilation, secure locks, soap, touchless hot water and plenty of paper towels without having to handle dispenser knobs and door handles, the facility is worthy of our patronage. The ideal restrooms in town are at the police station (where there is still a door to contend with, going in and out), and the public library where the rest-room entry/exits have no door, but a wide open space where two patrons can pass without bumping into one another. A perfect example for the restaurateurs in town who should not need sanitation lessons. Kudos to the library director and to the commissioners who planned the safest, cleanest restrooms in Arizona at the Sierra Vista Public Library. Thanks to the city for funding the library. I think it is about time that Sierra Vista have red light cameras installed at our intersections.
Fred Funk birdies final 2 holes to win season-opening MasterCard
KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) -Last season, Fred Funk fell $2,036 shy of becoming the first golfer to earn $1 million on both the PGA and Champions tours. This season, he's well on his way to accomplishing his lofty personal pursuit of becoming golf's first $2 million man. Funk earned $300,000 after he won the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship on Sunday with birdies on the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke victory over Allen Doyle. The 51-year-old Funk finished with a 21-under 195 for his third Champions Tour victory in 14 starts and his second title in Hawaii in two years. Funk raised his club in the air after he chipped in from 20 feet on No. 17. He then holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 54th hole, after hitting a spectacular 6-iron shot out of the bunker, capped with an emotional high-five to his caddie.
Formula 1—Webber Tops Test Sheets
Robert Kubica was fourth fastest in a BMW, ahead of former dual world champion Fernando Alonso, in his return to Renault. Webber's latest test was in contrast to the RB4's previous run last month when his car twice stopped on the track. The team ran the Red Bull in the latest trial with a different engine cover fin which may have helped the car's pace. Webber's best lap was four-hundredths of a second faster than Kovalainen. Less than one second covered the top 10 cars, from Webber to the Torro Rosso of tenth-placed Sebastian Vettel. Webber's teammate, David Coulthard, was eighth fastest in the test, one spot behind rookie Sebastien Bourdais. Bourdais, who has moved to Formula One from Champ Cars, put in an impressive performance, beating teammate Vettel.
Gone in 60 seconds: treasure in your car
Scrap dealers “are paying top dollar — platinum, palladium, rhodium inside of them — and they're getting top dollar" on resale, said Jack Bell of North Shore Towing, which tows vehicles for the Evanston, Ill., police. “The word spreads real quick about it, what they're worth," said Marty Antonelli of Marty's Welding and Muffler Shop in Pittsburgh. “Everybody is on them now." Easy to find = easy to steal
The converters are inviting targets because they're easy to grab. Mounted on the exterior undercarriage of vehicles, they can be removed in about a minute with any standard metal cutting tool. An enterprising thief in a crowded parking lot or garage can make off with enough converters to clear $2,000 or $3,000 in half an hour. “These thieves are targeting shopping malls, school parking lots, busy business districts, and they are hitting these places in the daylight," said Jennifer Krings, a spokeswoman for AAA.
GMC goes green with Denali XT concept
For years, GMC has been the tailored truck brand with an advanced, professional pedigree. General Motors Corp. likened it to the Viking stove of the construction and landscape trades. But in showcasing a new sport pickup concept with a hybrid powertrain, General Motors Corp.'s venerable truck brand is once again shifting with the times. It started with the 2007 Acadia, a full-size crossover that is more car and wagon, and far more fuel efficient, than a hulking truck or SUV. Now comes the low-slung Denali XT hybrid, a muscular, car-based concept with attitude and green credentials that will be introduced at the Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday. .
MTB News & Racing Round-up
UCI World ranked downhillers, Tracey Hannah and Nathan Rennie proved too tough to beat in the second round of the downhill. Hannah, currently ranked third in the world, dominated the women's field and rode a respectable 3' 49.33". The 19 year-old beat second place Emma McNaughton by a massive 34 seconds over the 2.3 km course. Claire Whiteman, series leader, finished third. "I love racing the local Australian races," said Hannah. "There is so much support." World ranked number seven man and local Nathan Rennie left nothing to chance when he barreled down the Illinbah course in record time of 3' 13.74". He took a full six seconds off another professional rider Bryn Atkinson. Amiel Cavalier finished third. "I've had a perfect run just one little falter," Rennie explained.
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