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Opponents of the horse-drawn carriage industry, left, faced off against supporters of the industry in a pair of dueling Valentine’s Day protests on Central Park South. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times)

Even Cupid couldn’t bring these two together.

Valentine’s Day, like Christmas, is often associated with feelings of amity, reconciliation and goodwill toward others. But a rally by animal-rights activists seeking a ban on horse-drawn carriages in New York City resulted in police intervention this afternoon, after supporters of the industry held a noisy counter-protest. Police officers set up metal barricades to separate the two sides, which screamed and chanted at each other. Each group tried to drown the other out.

About 40 supporters of Friends of Animals, a nonprofit group that claims 15,000 members in New York City, gathered on Central Park South near Fifth Avenue around 1 p.m., seeking to draw attention to what they described as the neglect and mistreatment of the roughly 200 horses that are licensed by the city to carriages.

Now here's something very much out of the ordinary. This unique black Ferrari 360 Modena carbon fibre stretch limousine will undoubtedly spin heads when it's unveiled at the European Limousine and Chauffeur Show in the UK this month. The fastest limo in the world according to owner Dan Cawley, the 23 feet long, 400bhp vehicle achieves 0-60mph in less than six seconds and has a top speed of 170mph.

Dan, of Style Limousines in Manchester, commissioned Carbonyte UK to build this outlandish vehicle spending over £200,000 on the modifications. Foregoing the mini bars found in other limos, the Ferrari has been equipped with an extra six seats and nine foot gull-wing doors so it can carry eight passengers in total.

1. Carbonyte UK is the pioneer of HotFusion Composite Manufacturing Technology that was used on the McLaren SLR Supercar.

    JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ --

    What:    The joint New Jersey/New York Rally for Addiction Recovery will
             be the centerpiece of more than 50 celebratory and advocacy
             events taking place across the country to recognize the millions
             of Americans who are in long-term recovery from addiction to
             alcohol and other drugs. Throughout the day, updates will come in
             to the NJ/NY Rally from other events taking place around the
             country.  Organizers estimate that up to 40,000 Americans will
             participate in local addiction recovery rallies nationwide.

             The Rally is being sponsored by Friends of Addiction Recovery-New
             Jersey and national and New York City partners. Actor Tommy Ford
             (Martin, New York Undercover) will give the keynote address.
             David Wellstone, son of the late Senator Paul Wellstone, will
             speak about the need for parity in health care coverage.

    Where:   Liberty State Park, Jersey City

    When:    September 15, 2007 - Registration: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
             Speakers Program: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

        For more information or to arrange interviews with Tommy Ford,
          contact Daniel Meara, NCADD-NJ Public Information Officer
               e-mail: dmeara@ncaddnj.org / phone: 609-477-7011
                To arrange an interview with David Wellstone,
                contact Pat Taylor, FAVOR Executive Director,
             e-mail: pat.taylor@verizon.net / phone: 202-737-0690