SNIPPETS

SEPTEMBER 23,  2009

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police warned shopkeepers Tuesday not to use mannequins without headscarves or which exposed body curves, official news agency IRNA reported.  "Using unusual mannequins exposing the body curves and with the heads without Hijabs (Muslim veil) are prohibited to be used in the shops," Iran's moral security police in charge of Islamic dress codes said in a statement carried by IRNA.

The president of the United States will try to negotiate seriously with these people.  He should wear loose-fitting clothes.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow restaurant called 'Anti-Soviet' has changed its name under pressure from local authorities who said it offended Russia's older generation, the manager said Monday.  "Anti-Sovetskaya," which opened in July, was renamed "Sovetskaya," or "Soviet," Friday.  "They said it insulted the feelings of veterans," Alexander Vanin told Reuters, adding local authorities had threatened to fine the kebab-serving restaurant over its name.

A sign of the times in Russia, which seems to be going backward.

SEPTEMBER 22,  2009

BROMLEY, England, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Google has explained the presence of UFO and crop circle doodles on its main page, saying they put were to mark the birthday of British author H.G. Wells.  The search engine said on its official blog Monday the images were inspired by Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds" and were posted to the Web site to mark the 143rd anniversary of the author's birth in Bromley, England, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

A nice literary note.  I'm glad someone noticed.  Maybe there's hope for civilization after all.

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