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2003-05-07 - 5:17 p.m. The iLoo being developed by the MSN division of Microsoft ( MSFT ) in Britain is a standard portable toilet -- a loo to the English -- with a wireless keyboard and extending, height-adjustable plasma screen in front of the seat. There would also be a "Hotmail station" with waterproof keyboard and plasma screen on the outside for those waiting in line. MSN officials say they're negotiating for the manufacture of toilet paper imprinted with Web addresses that users may not have tried. The device is expected to be in use at festivals this summer in Britain, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. *************************************** A nightclub in Cologne, Germany, has devised a new way to halt troublemakers and reduce violence. Gone are the muscular, don't-mess-with-me thugs at the door. In their place the Beatclub employs naked women as bouncers. Since the transition, turnover has doubled, aggression levels are down and guests find it more fun to stand in line: "When they come out on the streets they have to wear a coat, but it's not fastened and there is plenty to see. It takes your mind off everything else," commented club-goer Stefan Wurz. One bouncer, wearing high-heeled boots over black suspenders with a fur coat open at the front, said she hasn't had any trouble. "If they are over 18 and well dressed, they have a good chance of getting past me," she said. � 
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