Globetrotting dating show delayed by war threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Global tensions have put the brakes on an international dating show planned by NBC."Around the World in 80 Dates," which would send a man out to look for love in foreign countries, is on hold because of the threat of war with Iraq. Production was to have started in two weeks."We've been talking for weeks about impending war and the idea of taking the contestants and crew away from their family at a time when war could...
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Murder link MELBOURNE: Police are investigating possible sex industry links to the shooting murders of a Victorian couple who ran an international dating agency. De facto couple Tina Nhonthachith, 47, and Istvan Gulyas, 49, were shot dead at their tightly secured weekend retreat at Wildwood, north of Melbourne.Perjury count MELBOURNE: Former AFL St Kilda footballer turned car salesman Lazar Vidovic faced a Melbourne court yesterday on perjury charges. Mr Vidovic faces five counts of...
Drop those pickup lines: When breaking ice, be yourself
You're at a party, spot a cutie and want to meet him or her without coming off as a clod. What's your move?"People make things so complicated when it can be so simple," says Nancy Kirsch, senior vice president of It's Just Lunch, an international dating service for professionals. With that -- and after stressing the power of "just be yourself" -- she offers these tips: "The worst thing is if...
Threat of war puts dating show on hold
Global tensions have put the brakes on an international dating show planned by NBC."Around the World in 80 Dates," which will send a man to look for love in foreign countries, is on hold because of the threat of war with Iraq. Production was to have started in two weeks."We've been talking about impending war and the idea of taking the contestants and crew away from their family at a time when war could break out," NBC...
HOW TO: MEET A STRANGER.
You're at a party, spot a cutie and want to meet him or her without coming off as a clod. What's your move?"People make things so complicated when it can be so simple," said Nancy Kirsch, senior vice president of It's Just Lunch, an international dating service for professionals. With that--and after stressing the power of "just be yourself"--she offers these tips: "The worst thing...