Giants baseball catcher Roger Bresnahan introduced shin  
guards in 1907.  

Milwaukee's alternative newspaper, The Shepherd Express, unveils the results of its 2nd annual sex survey. Among the many findings:

67% of respondents have had less than 10 partners, while 8% have had more than 50 
38% of men and 82% of women have faked orgasms Almost 75% of respondents say they masturbate at least once a week, including those in relationships 
46% of men and women report masturbating at work ("And you wondered why corporate America went from offices to open spaces and cubicles.")

While 35% (a surprisingly small number) of men admit to feeling that their penises aren't large enough, only 10% of women think their partners' penises aren't large enough While 29% of women worry that their breasts aren't big enough, only 
9% of men think their partners' breasts are too small 
64% of men and 60% of women say they've had anal sex 
FLFLHTC: I'm sure there is a punch line in there someplace.

Bob Holly has recently been complaining about the new WWE dress code that was imposed. In a meeting attended by Vince McMahon, Holly commented on the dress code saying, "that the wrestlers have to work long hours when traveling and the 'business style' clothing isn't comforable on flights." 
Vince McMahon was not very sympathetic towards Holly's points.

Candle Wax Removed From Wood  
Soften the wax with a hair dryer. Remove wax with a  paper towel and wash with a solution of vinegar and water

July 29-Aug 1 (Thu-Sun) 2004 Ocala Sturgis Rally, Ocala FL register at H-D of Ocala, $50 pregistration fee, $55 after July 14th, includes admission to all rally functions and band parties, Silver Springs Theme park, event shirt, pin, downtown bike show, poker hand, 1 bike game entry, “Midnight Rodeos”, Sat admission to Silver Springs Park for Edgar Winter, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band concerts. 10th Annual Ocala Sturgis Rally. A Kickoff Party Thursday July 29, at the Midnight Rodeo with "Bad Company", Friday night Downtown Bike Show, Saturday at H-D of Ocala and Silver Springs, and Sunday an escorted ride to the all new H-D Of Crystal River. Info Ray at H-D of Ocala, 5331 N. US Hwy 441, 352-732-2488 / 800-811-BIKE, info@hdocala.com.

Hells Angels promise low-key S.F. convention.

By Alison Soltau | Staff Writer
Published on Monday, July 26, 2004
URL: http://www.examiner.com/article/index.cfm/i/072604n_hellsangels

Hells Angels bikers from around the world will descend on San Francisco this week for a huge party and national convention, with police keeping a watchful eye over a group that has been associated with drugs, guns and violence.

The bikers say that far from hell-raising, they just want to sightsee at Fisherman's Wharf with their wives and kids. And local police, who are planning talks with the event organizer, say they don't anticipate any problems.

But a former federal agent with experience with motorcycle gangs says cops should be wary of visiting Canadian Hells Angels and the potential for flare-ups with a rival Bay Area biker group.

The last known violent incident involving a Hells Angel national convention occurred about five years ago, authorities say. But the Hells Angels said Friday that their bad reputation is undeserved and that hard-riding members are just excited to be coming to "Frisco" with their families for the convention, which will also mark the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco club.

Media Access Issue In Carlie Case

Does that mean Joseph P. Smith, the man accused of abducting and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, can't get a fair trail?

The question is at the heart of legal arguments over the media's access to information about the case.

Over the next few weeks, Circuit Judge Andrew Owens will decide whether to release investigative records that detail evidence against Smith.

``The key is to have a fair trial,'' said public defender Elliott Metcalfe. ``If you don't have that, you've got chaos. In a serious murder case where there's a lot of publicity, it becomes a different ballgame.''

Some judges have sealed records, and others found it useless in the wake of overwhelming publicity. Some have searched for a compromise.

In Smith's case, critical pieces of evidence and witness testimony have been released to the public.

Prosecutor Debra Johnes Riva said Smith's family and friends identified him in a surveillance video that authorities say showed the abduction. Riva also said lab tests linked him to the crime.

Public defender Metcalfe said it's ``almost beyond imagination'' that Smith could get a fair trial here.

Smith's attorney, assistant public defender Adam Tebrugge, has filed motions for a gag order and dismissal of a grand jury indictment he says was biased. He hired a team of legal psychology college students to survey residents and show that publicity was overwhelming.

David Bralow, assistant general counsel for the Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, said defense attorneys are overreacting.

``So many people, especially defense attorneys, have the sense that any publicity is bad publicity,'' he said. ``They think they're entitled to a jury pool that is wholly ignorant to the case at large. That's just simply wrong.''
FLFLHTC: Of course this gentleman can get a fair trial locally! Just let me be the fucking judge jury and executioner (Oh I digress).  I guess I won't be called to serve on this jury!

-After keeping Sable away from the scene for several months, breast implants have sidelined yet another WWE diva. As was the case with Sable, one of Gail Kim's new breast implants leaked after a match. She needs to have the breast repaired and will miss action until a further update comes in. 

MIAMI, July 27 - Almost all the electronic records from the first widespread use of touch-screen voting in Miami-Dade County have been lost, stoking concerns that the machines are unreliable as the presidential election draws near.

The records disappeared after two computer system crashes last year, county elections officials said, leaving no audit trail for the 2002 gubernatorial primary. A citizens group uncovered the loss this month after requesting all audit data from that election.

A county official said a new backup system would prevent electronic voting data from being lost in the future. But members of the citizens group, the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition, said the malfunction underscored the vulnerability of electronic voting records and wiped out data that might have shed light on what problems, if any, still existed with touch-screen machines here. The group supplied the results of its request to The New York Times.

Woman sentenced after receiving Janklow pardon 
Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Sioux Falls woman who received one of former Gov. Bill Janklow's secret pardons has been sentenced to six months in jail on a forgery charge.

Judge Gene Kean handed down the sentence on Tuesday after a jury found Shelley Papka, 42, guilty.

Papka was accused of trying to write a fake check at a casino.

"She wrote out a $100 check to the Full House Casino, passed it acting as if she were the wife of the account holder," said Jim Iosty, Minnehaha County deputy state's attorney.

Some of the pardons secretly issued by Janklow were unsealed earlier this year after the state Supreme Court ruled governors do not have the unlimited right to seal them.

Papka was pardoned by Janklow on a robbery charge and three drunken driving charges.

Kean told Papka he considered her past pardon in the sentence.

"It's a shame you're in court today ... you blew it," the judge said.

Iosty said Papka apparently did not appreciate the significance of the pardon.

"Perhaps she hadn't had that period of pure rehabilitation before the pardon was granted, maybe the pardon was granted too easily in her case," he said.