The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses. One of the most famous (and oldest) is Portland's Head Light, which was commissioned by President George Washington. 

Need to peel a bunch of oranges for a salad? 
Just soak the oranges in boiling water for five minutes then peel as usual. As a bonus, the "white" part of the peel will come off along with the peel to give an awesome look to your salad. 

Preventing a rash from a wrist watch: 
If you get a rash from the back of a wrist watch, brush the back of the watch with clear nail polish. 
When it wears off repeat. Sometimes if you have too much acid in your body this will happen. 
British women revelers try bisexuality LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A Daily Mirror survey indicates nearly a third of Britain's female revelers consider themselves bisexual and nearly half have at least kissed other women. About 31 percent of encounters occurred after chance meetings in clubs. Forty percent said they stop at kissing while 20 percent said they have had full sex and 
8 percent said the encounters led to a full same-sex relationship. Some 20 percent of those queried said they "always felt bisexual" and 5 percent admitted imitating celebrity behavior. The Mirror surveyed 1,000 women across Britain who regularly go to clubs. Fifty-seven percent of those who claimed bisexuality consider themselves "dabblers" who have an occasional fling with another woman. Twenty-three percent said it is a serious lifestyle choice. A third said alcohol influenced their behavior and 18 percent blamed it on the clubbing atmospheres. Eight percent said drugs made a difference. 
Pop star Britney Spears topped the list of women those surveyed would most like to bed, followed by Madonna, cover girl Abi Titmuss and party girl Rebecca Loos. 
The Mirror said it queried partygoers in 10 towns and cities between the ages of 16 and 25. 
FLFLHTC: I'm still looking for a non-smoker chick under 50 who loves Harleys and women as much as I do. Guess I need to move to London.

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs underwent surgery this weekend to remove a cancerous tumor in his pancreas, but he told employees in an e-mail that the surgery was successful and that he expects to be back on the job next month.

Jerry Garcia - August 1, 1942 Band leader, guitarist, songwriter. Garcia dropped out of school at age 17 and served nine months in the U.S. Army before being discharged for poor conduct. He began playing folk and blues guitar in clubs in the San Francisco area. In 
1965, he formed a band, the Warlocks, but upon discovering another group with that name, changed it to the Grateful Dead. The band first played "psychedelic" rock but then moved on to a more diverse repertory of rock styles in the 
1970s. About 1974 the band's members began to go their own ways, and Garcia made solo appearances and albums. In the 
1980s he became heavily addicted to drugs and after being arrested in 1985 he was sent to a treatment center; after emerging from a diabetic coma, he decided to turn his life around. He and his band made a comeback in 1987 with a hit single, "Touch of Gray" and an album, "In the Dark." 
Although the group made over two dozen albums, they exper- ienced their greatest success in live concerts thanks to their loyal fans, known as "Deadheads." 

August 3, 2004 A Hells Angels heavyweight has been brought in from the US to make the Darwin chapter's criminal activities run more efficiently. 

The Northern Territory News understands that sections of the Angels international organisation have become increasingly concerned with "sloppiness" among Territory bikies. 
The issue was brought to a head by an Australian Crime Commission investigation into the gang's activities and the arrest of a high-profile gang member. 

The American bikie has been in Darwin for the past week. 

The Northern Territory News has been told he is here to put the Darwin charter's "house in order". 

The source said there was also concern that the Darwin chapter's behaviour left the Territory open to takeover bids by rival gangs. 

Police have been monitoring interstate bikie gangs, including the Coffin Cheaters from Western Australia and the Gypsy Jokers from South Australia. 

Police intelligence suggests the gangs are considering expanding their criminal operations. 

The Gypsy Jokers have made no secret they want to move their headquarters after the SA Government passed laws to close down their fortified clubhouse. 

Last year the Coffin Cheaters chose Darwin as the destination for their annual run - despite having no affiliations in the city - allegedly to scope out the Territory as a site for a new chapter. 

"The Territory Hells Angels have kept a stranglehold on Darwin for a long time, but the Americans know better than anyone that when rival gangs are eyeing off your patch, you've got to have a strong and united front to keep them out," the source said. 

TOKYO: Japanese judo queen Ryoko Tani vowed Wednesday to win her second straight gold medal at the Athens Olympics although she is still struggling with an injured leg.

World under-48kg bantamweight champion a record six consecutive times, Tani, 28, injured her pivot leg when she fell backward with her left big toe stuck between tatami mats during a workout last month.

Wed, August 4, 2004 
Alberta will not be fertile ground for a turf war between the Hells Angels and Bandidos bike gangs, vows Solicitor General Heather Forsyth. "I'm not going to get into details about how we're preparing for the situation but I will say we're well aware of what's going on," she said. "We are not going to have another Quebec here." 

The Bandidos have moved in on Angels territory setting up probationary chapters in Edmonton and Calgary. 

"(The province) has committed $5 million to the IROC (Integrated Response to Organized Crime) team and $2.4 million to the Criminal Intelligence Service of Alberta (CISA)," Forsyth said. 

As Hells Angels across the country made their way to a rendezvous in B.C. in July 2003, Jonathan Wade Pederson, the 28-year-old co-founder of the Calgary-based Deaths Hand Motorcycle Club, disappeared after going house-hunting with a full-patch member of the Calgary chapter of the Hells Angels. 

He's still missing and no one has been arrested. 

Six former Deaths Hand members have formed a probationary Bandidos chapter here. 
Citing those incidents as possibly "an omen of violence," CISA director Ian Cameron said in his March 2004 report the establishment of any bike gang in Alberta "could lead to greater conflict with the Hells Angels."