UPI Almanac for Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007.

Where there's smoke, there's pot... Britannia rules -- in breast size... Lottery-winner denied lifesaving lump sum... 'Stuff that dreams are made of' missing... Watercooler stories from UPI.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- "There's only one Maltese Falcon," said Sydney Greenstreet, but the replica stolen from a San Francisco joint is as valuable to its owner as the real deal.

As the dog days of August approach, we must pause and pay a small bit of appreciation to a graceful appliance that has made a triumphant comeback.