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Bachelor Party Checklist: Timing - Try not to have the party on the eve of the wedding. This is very bad for everyone involved including your friend. It is highly likely that he (or she) will be spending a good part of their life savings the following day, they will want to be sober for it. A week in advance is a good idea. Even a month in advance is acceptable. Friday and Saturday nights are best. Food - You probably won't be expected to truly feed everyone, however you should provide something to eat. It could be pot luck...

A city police officer who has patrolled some of Albany's toughest neighborhoods was brought before a city judge late Tuesday and formally charged with raping a topless dancer at his own bachelor party. Dressed in jeans, white sneakers and a button-down shirt, 29-year-old James Wood, a former sheriff's deputy who joined the city force in January, showed no emotion as he stood without handcuffs in front of Judge John C. Egan Jr., who set bail at $25,000 after telling the officer he was charged with a single count of first-degree rape. A swarm of high-ranking police commanders flanked the courtroom...