9.07.2004

News items that are interesting...

September 1, 2004

Queen Hello Kitty doll in a diamond-studded crown and robe holding a scepter decorated with a 0.753-carat pink diamond is displayed by salesclerk Chiharu Ono at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi Department Store Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. The 10 million yen (US$91,600) platinum made Hello Kitty with a total of 4.1-carat diamond was made to mark the 30th birthday of the world's renowned kitten, celebrated in November. A total of 100 Queen Hello Kitty dolls with a total of 0.3-carat diamond are sold rather reasonably at 1 million yen ($9,160). (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

September 4, 2004

San Francisco Giants (news) Dustan Mohr (news) slides safely past Colorado Rockies (news) catcher Chris Snyder as he scores on a double by Giants Cody Ransom (news) off Rockies starting pitcher Edgar Gonzalez (news) in the first inning of a game at SBC Park in San Francisco, September 3, 2004. REUTERS/Lou Dematteis

September 4, 2004

San Francisco Giants (news) Dustan Mohr (news) touches home plate to score as he slides past Arizona Diamondbacks (news) catcher Chris Snyder in the eighth inning of a game at SBC Park in San Francisco, September 4, 2004. Mohr scored on a two-run single by Giants Deivi Cruz (news) off Diamondbacks reliever Greg Aquino (news) which gave the Giants a 9-7 comeback victory over the Diamondbacks. REUTERS/Lou Dematteis

September 5, 2004

Tater Tots, a two-year-old Pomeranian stares into the camera at the Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association dog show in Honolulu, Hawaii September 4, 2004. Tater Tots is owned by Shari Fukuyama of Mililani. REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni

September 6, 2004

Michelangelo's fully restored and cleaned statue of David is shown at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, May 24, 2004. On Sept. 8, 500 years to the day that the icon of Renaissance male beauty was unveiled for the people of Florence, his modern-day co-citizens are kicking off a year of events to celebrate David in style. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)