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1 in 4 New Yorkers Has Herpes!!

A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes.The study, released Monday, says about 26 percent of New York City adults have genital herpes, compared to about 19 percent nationwide.


Perez Article here...

....That many people have it?? Nationwide percentage is frightening too! WTF!
You animals.

Universal Studios Fire, OH NO!

As from Wikipedia:
A Three Alarm fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios on June 1, 2008.[1] The Los Angeles Fire Department had reported that Brownstone Street, New York Street, New England Street, the King Kong ride, some structures that make up Courthouse Square, the War of the Worlds movie[1] set, and the Video Vault had burnt down (not to be confused with the actual Film Vault, The Video Vault contains the duplicates of the films). Aerial news footage later showed that the actual Courthouse facade survived the fire, although the west side of it was slightly charred. Over 516 firefighters[1] from various local fire departments, as well as two helicopters dropping water, had responded to the fire. Fourteen firefighters and three Los Angeles County sheriffs' deputies sustained minor injures. It was the seventh serious backlot fire to strike Universal since 1932. The fire was finally put out after 12 hours, since firefighters encountered low water pressure.
Destroyed were 40,000 to 50,000 archived digital video and film copies chronicling Universal's movie and TV classic shows, dating back to the 1920s, including the films Knocked Up and Atonement, the NBC series Law & Order, The Office, and Miami Vice, and CBS's I Love Lucy.[2][3]. Many audio master tapes from Universal Music have been destroyed as well. As Universal Studios' workhorse sets, buildings, and rides were lost, YouTube stands as de facto memorial to Universal Studios' lost studio tour attractions and buildings.[5] Universal president Ron Meyer stated that nothing irreplaceable was lost, meaning everything will be rebuilt again, at a price of at least 50 million dollars. Days after the fire, however, it was reported that the King Kong attraction will not be rebuilt and will eventually be replaced by a new attraction yet to be announced.[6] In August 2008, Universal changed their mind and decided to rebuild the attraction, but it will be based on the 2005 film instead.

SEE: courthouse square.

Drew Peterson Loses Bid to Take Back Firearms

Drew Peterson's right to have control of his property doesn't outweigh the state's right to retain possible evidence, a Will County judge said Thursday when he denied Peterson's request to let his son Stephen hold onto 11 guns seized from Peterson's home.

In February, Judge Richard Schoenstedt ordered the guns - along with other seized property - be returned as long as Peterson maintained a firearm owner's identification card.

Peterson's attorney asked the judge to amend the order when state police revoked the FOID card the day after the order. But Schoenstedt said Peterson must show he has an intention to utilize the guns in some way before his property rights can trump the state's rights.

"Without a specific purpose, it doesn't pass the balancing test," Schoenstedt said. "I don't believe there's enough to change my order."

Brodsky said his client will legally transfer the property to Stephen Peterson and then file another request to have the guns handed over to him.

Stephen Peterson appeared in court Thursday in case the judge ruled in favor of his father. Peterson, an Oak Brook police officer received an eight-day unpaid suspension from the department April 9 for wearing his police uniform and driving a marked squad car to his grand jury appearance.

Peterson was subpoenaed to testify before the special grand jury investigating the disappearance of his father's fourth wife Stacy and the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio in 2004.

Stephen Peterson declined to comment on the outcome of Thursday's hearing.
Despite their defeat Thursday, Peterson's attorneys said the judge's original ruling to return the items is proof the state's case against their client is weak.

"This judge would have never given Drew the guns back, FOID card or not, if he would've thought that they were involved in criminal activity," attorney Andrew Abood said. "The government submitted ex parte evidence, and they don't have any evidence that these guns were involved in any crime whatsoever."

Will County State's Attorney's office spokesman Chuck Pelkie disagreed.

"We're very pleased by the judge's ruling in this case," Pelkie said. Judge Schoenstedt made it very clear that he listened to the facts as they were presented to him ... and at this point, given what he knows about this investigation, he feels that it's appropriate that the guns remain in the possession of the Illinois State Police."

Brodsky filed the original request to have the property returned in December, arguing that the state had more than enough time to conduct all necessary forensic testing on the items. Brodsky said state police are depriving his client of his property simply to harass Peterson.

"State police want to vex Drew," Brodsky said. "There's no other reason. They have the guns, they have all the evidence they're ever going to get out of the guns, they have no evidence the guns were involved in any kind of criminal activity."

"That suggestion is absolutely ridiculous," Pelkie countered. "The only thing that Illinois State Police want to do and the only thing that the state's attorney's office wants to do is to get to the bottom of what happened to Stacy Peterson."