Denver is the most "lustful" city in America judging by the number of contraceptives sold in the city compared with its population size. According to a ranking made by Forbes Magazine and research firm ACNielsen, Denver is followed by San Antonio, Texas and Portland, Oregon, both tied for second place. The other states in the list are Seattle; Salt Lake City; Washington, D. C. ; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati; Baltimore; and Buffalo.

Aside from his extraordinary leadership skills which led to his being named "Person of the Year" by Time Magazine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be recognized internationally for his athletic prowess. In particular his judo moves as he and an Olympic Japanese judo medalist will come out with an instructional video soon. Mr. Putin and Yasuhiro Yamashita shot the instructional video disc as a supplement to a judo manual. The disc is slated to be released on January or February, President Putin said Friday at the opening of a Toyota Motor Corporation's assembly plant near St. Petersburg.

A group of Swedish female activists is campaigning for women to be allowed to go topless in the country's swimming pools. UPI mentions The Local reporting Tuesday the group, calling itself Bara Brost (Bare Breasts or Just Breasts), launched the protest following an incident in August involving two women who were refused to go topless at their local pool in Uppsala.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals bestowed the Dog and Cat of the Year Award to Toby, a 2 1/2-year-old golden retriever and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, respectively, during ceremonies held Friday in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The two animals were cited for saving the lives of their masters during critical periods and weird circumstances.

A magazine which featured a cartoon mocking the heir to the throne of Spain making love with his wife was ordered to be removed from news stands. Copies were seen for sale on eBay last Saturday. The cover price of the weekly magazine El Juevez is $3. 46, but copies but were seen on a Spanish eBbay website selling for up to $138 per copy. High Court Judge Juan del Olmo said last Friday that the cartoon "struck at the honor and the dignity of the people represented" has ordered authorities to confiscate and apprehend all news stands that sells the copy of the magazine. The current government in Spain announced that each new born child in a family will receive $3500. 00 to raise the birth rate in Spain. Thus, the magazine used this as feature in cartoon to mock the royal family. In the caricature, Prince Felipe was seen smiling and telling his wife Princess Letizia, "Do you realize that if you get pregnant it will be the closest that I come to working in my life!" Under Spanish law, anyone found guilty of insulting and mocking the royal family can face up to two years in prison and be slapped with substantial fines. Spain's royal family, unlike those from other European nations, received only little attention from the press.