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The Alchemist's Revenge; A thriller suggests Isaac Newton was murderously ambitious

GHOSTWALK

By Rebecca Stott

Spiegel & Grau. 304 pp. $24.95


To concoct this cerebral thriller about 17th-century alchemy, Rebecca Stott grinds two parts of historical research into a fine powder, folds in some human blood, adds a pinch of the occult, and heats the mixture over an open flame. By the time Ghostwalk begins to boil, it's a hypnotic brew of speculation, intrigue and murder.

Life Preserver

Wealthy Saudi's yacht runs aground at Cannes festival

One of the world's biggest private yachts, a 108-metre (354-foot) vessel belonging to Saudi billionaire Nasser Al-Rashid, sparked a beach pollution alert at the Cannes film festival Sunday after running aground.

The luxury vessel, the Lady Moura, hit a submerged rocky outcrop near the port in this French Riviera resort as it was navigating a short distance off-shore Saturday. Its passengers were evacuated.

Monkey Wrench

Pakistani Husband Accused of Being Woman

LAHORE, Pakistan - Police on Sunday arrested a couple who are accused of lying to a Pakistani court about the gender of the husband, who was born female and had sex reassignment surgery 16 years ago.

Penis Pump

NBC to Donald Trump: "You're Fired!"

Donald Trump, whose low-rated reality show "The Apprentice" was left off the new prime-time schedule unveiled this week by NBC, says the network can't fire him -- he quits.

Comment: LOL! Consummate narcissist!

Comment: This all raises the obvious question: Who cares?!?


Question

Granny grows horn?

A Chinese grandmother has a five inch horn growing out of her forehead.

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Key

Nude Carwash: The Devil is in the Detailing

CANBERRA - A nude car wash offering an X-rated sideshow and topless cleaning in Australia's tropical Queensland state has been given the all-clear after police and officials said they were powerless to scrub it.

Magnify

World's Largest Historical Shipwreck Coin Recovery Produces Record 17 Tons of Silver Currency

Odyssey Marine Exploration (AMEX: OMR), the world's leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration announced today that it has completed the pre-disturbance archaeological survey and preliminary excavation of a Colonial period shipwreck site code-named "Black Swan" in an undisclosed location in the Atlantic Ocean.

The artifacts recovered from the site include over 500,000 silver coins weighing more than 17 tons, hundreds of gold coins, worked gold, and other artifacts. All recovered items have been legally imported into the Unites States and placed in a secure, undisclosed location where they are undergoing conservation and documentation.

It is believed that this recovery constitutes the largest collection of coins ever excavated from a historical shipwreck site. They were recovered in conformity with Salvage Law and the Law of the Sea Convention, beyond the territorial waters or legal jurisdiction of any country. The Company does not believe that the recovery is subject to sovereign immunity by any nation pursuant to the Law of the Sea Convention.

Wine

School Gets Mysterious Marijuana Package

KENT, N.Y. - A school principal received a surprise delivery of 12 pounds of marijuana from a mysterious sender whose address was traced to a vacant lot in California, police said.

Stormtrooper

UK Grandmother Fined For Dropping Quavers



This Evil must be stamped out (but remember to pick up the pieces and put them nicely in your pocket)

A grandmother has been fined £80 - for dropping two Quavers on the pavement.

Red-faced officials later apologised for issuing the on-the-spot fine, blaming it on "overzealous" council wardens.

Magic Wand

Sailor rescued by neighbour - 6,500 km from home

British sailor who was adrift in the Caribbean for two days without food was shocked when his mayday was answered - by a neighbour.