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Keno Davis and Mike DeGeorge should have exchanged cigars Wednesday during their pregame handshake.
Davis, who was making his Knapp Center regular-season debut as the Drake men's basketball coach, became a father on Monday, with the birth of son Brady Keno.
DeGeorge, the Cornell coach, welcomed his fourth child - daughter Madison Jane - at 1:14 a.m. Wednesday.
"Our planning wasn't the best," Davis said after the Bulldogs' 92-55 victory. "During the basketball season, coaches get little sleep anyway. It'll be a little less probably for me this year, and for him as well.
Drake (2-1) ran the Rams ragged, forcing 21 turnovers and shooting 50 percent.
Josh Young ignited the Bulldogs, hitting a career-high seven 3-pointers and finishing with 23 points.
Watch what you text
The good news is that, according to the Mobile Data Association, 4,825bn text messages were sent during September 2007. That's an average of just over 1.2bn messages per week, 173m per day, and 4,000 messages per second. Nice work, if you're a network provider, and lots of fun for our textual nation. The bad news is that a text message is as pregnant with the potential for legal liability as other forms of "traditional" communication. "The temptation is to think that text messages are so ephemeral as not to be capable of causing any legal problems," says Caroline Kean, of Wiggin LLP. "But that would be a mistake. If, for example, a defamatory allegation was published by text message, it could give rise to an action for libel." Despite its ephemeral nature, Kean believes that a text message would be treated as libel (publication in permanent form), rather than slander.
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This is definitely not your mother's Tupperware party. Women and their friends have embraced at-home adult toy parties in recent years, local consultants said. The Valentine's Day rush has begun for women who want to add a little heat in the bedroom. "It's less taboo now. It's a great way to celebrate girls' nights in, bachelorette parties and suddenly single parties," said Kristy Potter, a consultant for the company Pure Romance. The parties can be anywhere, from hostesses' homes to restaurants. Guests test and ask questions about an array of products, such as massage oils, lubricants, lingerie and toys. "The more fun they have, the more fun I have," Potter said. Party time Potter has eight to nine parties every month.
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