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OCEAN CITY, Md (Reuters) - New York subway cars find new life on ocean floor

After four decades carrying millions of New Yorkers, 44 of the city's subway cars are now home to millions of fish. The worn-out cars were dumped on Friday into the Atlantic Ocean, 21 miles off the Maryland coast, to create an artificial reef, designed to attract fish for the state's lucrative sport-fishing industry.

Average "Idol" voter casts 38 ballots by text

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - As "American Idol" reaches its climax next week, new data reveals that the average viewer weighing in on their favorite contestant voted 38 times via text message last month and that women vote far more than men.

NYC campaign shows dark side of counterfeit goods

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City, long a place where counterfeit watches and fake designer handbags are sold on street corners, is unveiling an ad campaign warning consumers of the human cost of indulging in knockoffs. The city will display 50 black, yellow and red posters in tourist spots like Times Square and Chinatown over the next two months with the message, "The Real Price of Counterfeit Goods."

Travel Postcard: 48 hours for shoppers in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore the Phnom Penh? The Cambodian capital's designer boutiques, colorful markets, art galleries and restaurants make for a satisfying shopping weekend. FRIDAY

Lying not bad when it comes to dating, survey shows

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Honesty is not the best policy, especially when it comes to bad dates or the dreaded "do I look fat in this" question from a partner, a new survey showed on Friday. One in two American men and women have told a lie to get out of a date, while 32 percent of men and 43 percent of women have given a fake phone number to someone they were not interested in, according to the Harlequin Romance Report 2008.

Branson joins London marathon as runner and sponsor

By Antonella Ciancio LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British billionaire Richard Branson, whose Virgin Group of businesses spans music to space travel, is preparing to run his first marathon in 2010 to give a boost to London's biggest fundraising race.

"Disco queen" Donna Summer is back after 17 years

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donna Summer was dubbed "The Queen of Disco" after a series of hit singles in the 1970s: now the singer pokes fun at that title in a new song included in her first studio album in 17 years. After raising three daughters, Grammy-winning Summer, who will turn 60 on New Year's Eve, returned to the studio to record "Crayons," which has a song titled "The Queen is Back."

California wine visionary Robert Mondavi dead at 94

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Winemaker Robert Mondavi, the man most credited for turning California into a world-class wine producer and millions of Americans into wine lovers, died on Friday at his Napa Valley home at the age of 94. Mondavi steered California winemakers away from making low-cost wines and toward refined wines, which ultimately would compete in quality with some of the best in Europe.

Ellen DeGeneres to wed after gay marriage ruling

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres plans to marry her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, after a California court ruling allowing gay marriage. "I am announcing I am getting married," DeGeneres, 50, told the audience during the taping of her "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday. The show was due to be broadcast on Friday.

Austria's singing monks hail miracle debut album

HEILIGENKREUZ, Austria (Reuters) - Monks in Austria hailed a "miracle" on Friday as they released an album of Gregorian chants under the same record label as Amy Winehouse and Eminem. The Cistercian monks were signed up by Universal Music -- beating more than 200 entries from around the world -- after they sent in a YouTube video in response to its international advertisement for a choir.