Good Morning

Saturday is here I am going to jump in the shower do a few little chores. And then spend the rest of the day working on my site and chatting. I have been spending lots of time trying to fix my computer. So far it seems to be working good. But I will put it to the test later. I still need to buy more ram and that should help me from getting booted. Or so I have been told.

Love,

Christina

Firm's Valentine Cards Spark Lovers' Tiffs

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A pharmaceutical company which sent anonymous Valentine's cards to Dutch gynecologists in a publicity stunt has been forced to apologize for sparking family arguments.



The doctors and their partners were furious with the company -- whose Web site says it mixes "the ingredients for health and happiness" -- after the firm sent cards saying "Now shall we tell everyone?," De Telegraaf newspaper reported Thursday.


A second card was dispatched to the 800 doctors the next day explaining that the first had been a gimmick to promote a new product.


In some cases, the cards caused so much distress that the company, Organon, sent apologetic bouquets of flowers, the newspaper said.

Most Single Japanese Women Want to Stay Unmarried

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Most single Japanese women prefer not to marry and believe they can live happily alone for the rest of their life, a poll showed Friday, casting another shadow on the future of a country plagued by a falling birthrate.



About seven in ten single Japanese women surveyed by the conservative Yomiuri newspaper said they would rather stay unwed.


"The result reflects a recent trend among single women who no longer attach social stigma to choosing the single life," the daily said.


Japan's government is struggling to stem a tumbling birthrate and keep the population from shrinking.


The country's fertility rate -- the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime -- fell to 1.29 in 2003, the lowest in the post-World War II period.


In Tokyo, the figure was a startling 0.9987.


Underscoring concerns that an aging population may dent future growth in the world's second-largest economy, Japan said Monday that its population grew only 0.05 percent in the year to Oct. 1, its slowest increase in 54 years. Japan's population totaled an estimated 127,687,000 as of Oct. 1, 2004.


A government think tank has forecast that Japan's population will peak in 2006 and start to shrink the following year.


If present trends persist, the population would fall to about 100.6 million in 2050. Among oft-cited reasons for the falling birthrate are higher education levels, changing attitudes toward marriage and individual freedom, the high financial burden of child rearing, and the hardships involved for working women given long hours on the job and a persistent dearth of daycare.


The Yomiuri said 74 percent of surveyed men and women in their 20s said they believe women can be happy unmarried, while the rate dropped to 66 percent of those in their 30s and 58 percent in their 40s. "The result depicted a tendency among younger generations to remain single, leading observers to the conclusion that the number of people who marry late will further increase and will lower the birthrate," the newspaper said.


Unless steps are taken, the shortage of children will create problems for Japan including damage to its economic growth prospects, higher social welfare costs for individuals, and even psychological problems from poorly socialized youth, said a government white paper released in October.

Little Johnny Watching Sis

Little Johnny was 12 years old and like other boys his age rather curious. He had been hearing quite a bit about 'courting' from the older boys, and he wondered what it was and how it was done. One day he took his question to his mother, who became rather flustered. Instead of explaining things to Johnny, she told him to hide behind the curtains one night and watch his older sister and her boyfriend.

This he did.

The following morning, Johnny described everything to his mother. 'Sis and her boyfriend sat and talked for a while, then he turned off most of the lights. Then he started kissing and hugging her. I figured Sis must be getting sick, because her face started looking funny. He must have thought so too, because he put his hand inside her blouse to feel her heart, just the way the doctor would. Except he's not as smart as the doctor because he seemed to have trouble finding her heart.

'I guess he was getting sick too, because pretty soon both of them started panting and getting all out of breath. His other hand must of been cold because he put it under her skirt. About this time Sis got worse and began to moan and sigh and squirm around and slide down toward the end of the couch. This was when her fever started. I knew it was a fever, because Sis told him she felt really hot.

'Finally, I found out what was making them so sick-- a big eel had gotten inside his pants somehow. It just jumped out of his pants and stood there, about 10 inches long, honest anyway, he grabbed it in one hand to keep it from getting away. 'When Sis saw it, she got really scared -- her eyes got big, and her mouth fell open, and she started calling out to God and stuff like that. She said it was the biggest one she's ever seen; I should tell her about the ones down at the lake.

'Anyway, Sis got brave and tried to kill the eel by biting its head off. All of a sudden she grabbed it with both hands and held it tight while he took a muzzle out of his pocket and slipped it over the eel's head to keep it from biting again. '

Sis lay back and spread her legs so she could get a scissor -- lock on it and he helped by lying on top of the eel.

'The eel put up a hell of a fight. Sis started groaning and squealing and her boyfriend almost upset the couch. I guess they wanted to kill the eel by squashing it between them.

'After a while they both quit moving and gave a great sigh. Her boyfriend got up, and sure enough, they killed the eel. I knew because it just hung there, limp, and some of its insides were hanging out.

'Sis and her boyfriend were a little tired from the battle, but they went back to courting anyway. He started hugging and kissing her again. By golly, the eel wasn't dead! It jumped straight up and started to fight again. I guess eels are like cats -- they have nine lives or something. This time, Sis jumped up and tried to kill it by sitting on it. After a 35 minute struggle, they finally killed the eel. I knew it was dead, because I saw Sis's boyfriend peel its skin off and flush it down the toilet.'

His mother fainted.

I Am Here

I know I am a little slow today at writing. I have been having so many computer problems. The computer keeps locking up and then boots me. It really gets bad if I try and answer Private Messages. So please be patient and or email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Love,

Christina

FHM Features Apprentice Cast as They Put Aside Their Book and Street Smarts to Showcase Their Fashion Smarts;

FHM Features Apprentice Cast as They Put Aside Their Book and Street Smarts to Showcase Their Fashion Smarts; Men's Magazine Features Dressing For Success Starring the Entire Cast of The Apprentice

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--FHM, the magazine that featured the most talked about photos of 2004 of four of the lovely women from the first season of The Apprentice, is once again showcasing the NBC hit's cast -- this time, the men and the women from season three -- in an eight-page advertorial showcasing Dockers stylish head-to-toe wardrobe solutions.


In an exclusive Dockers advertorial in the April issue of FHM, the contestants of NBC's runaway hit The Apprentice put aside their book and street smarts to showcase their fashion smarts in ensembles that work both in and out of the boardroom.

Dressed head-to-toe in Dockers, the contestants showcase the label's versatile clothing and accessories collections for men and women in eight-pages of photographs. Dockers' wide selection of clothes -- from suits to khakis to denim and everything in between -- allows each contestant the chance to show off their personal style. Contestant Bren trades his signature bow tie for a Dockers suit and tie, and Danny's unique fashion sense remains true in a Dockers vintage eclectic shirt. The advertorial closes with a two-page portrait of the entire cast.

Accompanying the photos are Q&As from each contestant, in which the Trump organization hopefuls, discuss both business and pleasure -- from dressing for success and personal style, to the art of firing someone. Highlights:

-- Michael: "Donald and I have a lot in common. We are both real-estate developers, we both have big egos and we both romance Eastern European women. For me, The Apprentice was a logical progression!"

-- Tana: "I would not be caught dead wearing my six-inch heels in the boardroom - no higher than four inches in business situations.

-- Bren: "I'm a little man in a bow tie. You may not like me, but you'll never forget me."

-- John: "I have never fired someone. People fire themselves. I have had the experience of telling countless people they were no longer able to perform on my dime."

-- Tara: "I wear clothes that highlight my best assets. It's not just about what you wear, but how you wear it."

In addition to the fashion advertorial, the magazine features a sweepstakes in which one lucky fan will win an all-expenses VIP trip for two to New York City to attend the live taping of the season three finale of The Apprentice; meet Mr. Trump and the entire cast; attend the official post-party, and be outfitted in a complete Dockers wardrobe (details at FHMUS.com/Dockers).

FHM's Dockers advertorial was created and produced by Dockers and the magazine's creative services department.

The April issue of FHM hits newsstands Tuesday, March 8.

FHM Features Apprentice Cast as They Put Aside Their Book and Street Smarts to Showcase Their Fashion Smarts;

FHM Features Apprentice Cast as They Put Aside Their Book and Street Smarts to Showcase Their Fashion Smarts; Men's Magazine Features Dressing For Success Starring the Entire Cast of The Apprentice

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--FHM, the magazine that featured the most talked about photos of 2004 of four of the lovely women from the first season of The Apprentice, is once again showcasing the NBC hit's cast -- this time, the men and the women from season three -- in an eight-page advertorial showcasing Dockers stylish head-to-toe wardrobe solutions.


In an exclusive Dockers advertorial in the April issue of FHM, the contestants of NBC's runaway hit The Apprentice put aside their book and street smarts to showcase their fashion smarts in ensembles that work both in and out of the boardroom.

Dressed head-to-toe in Dockers, the contestants showcase the label's versatile clothing and accessories collections for men and women in eight-pages of photographs. Dockers' wide selection of clothes -- from suits to khakis to denim and everything in between -- allows each contestant the chance to show off their personal style. Contestant Bren trades his signature bow tie for a Dockers suit and tie, and Danny's unique fashion sense remains true in a Dockers vintage eclectic shirt. The advertorial closes with a two-page portrait of the entire cast.

Accompanying the photos are Q&As from each contestant, in which the Trump organization hopefuls, discuss both business and pleasure -- from dressing for success and personal style, to the art of firing someone. Highlights:

-- Michael: "Donald and I have a lot in common. We are both real-estate developers, we both have big egos and we both romance Eastern European women. For me, The Apprentice was a logical progression!"

-- Tana: "I would not be caught dead wearing my six-inch heels in the boardroom - no higher than four inches in business situations.

-- Bren: "I'm a little man in a bow tie. You may not like me, but you'll never forget me."

-- John: "I have never fired someone. People fire themselves. I have had the experience of telling countless people they were no longer able to perform on my dime."

-- Tara: "I wear clothes that highlight my best assets. It's not just about what you wear, but how you wear it."

In addition to the fashion advertorial, the magazine features a sweepstakes in which one lucky fan will win an all-expenses VIP trip for two to New York City to attend the live taping of the season three finale of The Apprentice; meet Mr. Trump and the entire cast; attend the official post-party, and be outfitted in a complete Dockers wardrobe (details at FHMUS.com/Dockers).

FHM's Dockers advertorial was created and produced by Dockers and the magazine's creative services department.

The April issue of FHM hits newsstands Tuesday, March 8.

Comebacks For The Question "Why Aren't You Married Yet?"

1. You haven't asked yet.

2. I was hoping to do something meaningful with my life.

3. What? And spoil my great sex life?

4. Nobody would believe me in white.

5. Because I just love hearing this question.

6. Just lucky, I guess.

7. It gives my mother something to live for.

8. My fiancée is awaiting parole.

9. I'm still hoping for a shot at Miss America.

10. Do you know how hard it is to get two tickets to Miss Saigon?

11. I'm waiting until I get to be your age.

12. It didn't seem worth a blood test.

13. I already have enough laundry to do, thank you.

14. Because I think it would take all the spontaneity out of dating.

15. My co-op board doesn't allow spouses.

16. I'd have to forfeit my billion dollar trust fund.

17. They just opened a great singles bar on my block.

18. I wouldn't want my parents to drop dead from sheer happiness.

19. I guess it just goes to prove that you can't trust those voodoo doll rituals.

20. What? And lose all the money I've invested in running personal ads?

21. We really want to, but my lover's husband just won't go for it.

22. I don't want to have to support another person on my paycheck.

23. Why aren't you thin?

24. I'm married to my career, although recently we have been considering a trial separation.

25. (Bonus reply ... for single moms) Because having a husband and a child would be redundant.

Florida prosecutor arrested after running naked into wrong car

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MIAMI, United States (AFP) - A state prosecutor in Florida's island city of Key West is under arrest after he allegedly ran naked and drunk across a parking lot and hopped into the wrong car.

Albert Tasker of the local state prosecutor's office told police he had been drinking with friends and thought it would be funny to take off his clothes and run to a friend's car in the parking lot, according to the Florida Keys Citizen.

But Tasker, 28, apparently got into the back seat of the wrong car, much to the distress of the woman in the vehicle. The legitimate occupant screamed and called her boyfriend who telephoned police.

The prosecutor faces charges of disorderly intoxication and indecent exposure, and has been placed on administrative leave without pay, the daily said.

"It's terribly embarrassing for both him and for us," his boss, Jefferson Overby said.

Key West, the southernmost point in the continental United States, is famed for the often eccentric behavior of its residents, who once included US author Ernest Hemingway whose barroom brawls are legendary on the island.

Beer Commercial Featuring Shotgun Is Banned

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LONDON (Reuters) - A "threatening" beer advertisement depicting a double-barreled shotgun pointed at the viewer was banned by Britain's advertising watchdog on Wednesday.



There were 51 complaints about the advert for Ruddles ale which featured a shotgun positioned at the reader from between two pub stools, and read: "Excuse me, I believe that's my seat."


Complainants said the advertisement, which appeared in newspapers, was offensive and irresponsible because it condoned the threatening use of guns.


The Union Pub Company said the advert was particularly offensive to pub landlords.


Greene King, which produces Ruddles, said the advert was part of their "uncompromisingly from the country" campaign, which targeted male bitter-drinkers who would recognize the humor behind the advertisement.


The Advertising Standards Authority said the advertisement was "unlikely to be seen as condoning or provoking anti-social behavior" but added it could be considered threatening and was likely to cause "serious or widespread offence."


The authority told Greene King not to run the advertisement again.

Good Morning Everyone Wednesday

I am still having computer trouble but you already knew that. I guess I need to start saving for a new one. I have purchased my books and supplies for the semester. I am not excited about getting a new computer as I am a poor college student. This is really not something I wanted to do at the present time.

Talk to everyone soon,

Christina

Why Advertising On Blogs Is A Good Idea

Why Advertising On Blogs Is A Good Idea

Move over ezine advertising..and make room for the new tool in town - Blog Advertising! Haven't heard of blogs?

Move over ezine advertising..and make room for the new tool in town - Blog Advertising! Haven't heard of blogs? Then you need to get yourself in gear and inform yourself on the next big craze. Blog advertising is a very cheap and very effective way to reach your target audiences. Read my article today to find out why and more...

If you haven't yet heard the word "BLOG" then you have some serious catching up to do because they are the hottest and most talked about item on the web this year.

Advertisers, including Paramount Pictures, The Wall Street Journal, and the Gap, are successfully reaching niche audiences for a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. As a result, a handful of bloggers are earning six-figure incomes from their blogs. But what exactly is a blog, and how can you take advantage of this widely untapped advertising venue? That's my aim for this article. Let's dig a litte deeper....

A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people.

People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at blogger.com. Thousands of people use services such as Blogger to simplify and accelerate the publishing process.

Blogs are alternatively called web logs or weblogs. However, "blog" seems less likely to cause confusion, as "web log" can also mean a server's log files.

With click-through rates in traditional online advertising dropping, inexpensive blog click-throughs are as high as 5%. Blogs provide advertisers an excellent opportunity to reach a devoted audience niche for as little as $10 a week. Why blogs are good media outlets:

Most blogs have dynamic keywords and are updated daily by either the administrator of the web log or his/her members. This means, a blogger receives more targeted SE visitors and more frequently then webmasters of static html sites.

Another advantage of advertising on blogs as opposed to Web sites is that readers tend to be extremely interested in the topic and very attached to the blogger. You can't ask for a better community of users to be in front of.

Recently, BlogAds conducted a web survey of 17,000 of their readers to find out what type of people are actually surfing blogs. The results? Sixty percent of the Blogads respondents said they are more than 30 years old, and almost 40 percent reported they have a household income of more than $90,000. Perhaps most importantly to advertisers, half of those who took the Blogads survey said that over the last six months they spent more than $50 online for books and more than $500 for plane tickets; 25 percent spent between $100-$500 on electronics via the Web.

Conclusion: Clearly, no company, organization or association can afford to ignore blogs any longer. Early adopters have taken the lead, and blogs are finally entering corporate consciousness.

INSIDE THE SCARY TALE OF PARIS' PURLOINED PRIVACY

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February 22, 2005 -- An Internet rogue apparently hacked into T-Mobile's heavily used Web site to access Paris Hilton's cellphone data, enabling the thief to splash the heiress's racy phone snaps, celebrity numbers and notes-to-self across cyberspace, experts said yesterday.
The 'Net stealer likely logged on to the site and either garnered Hilton's password or bypassed that security feature altogether to gain access to data from her Sidekick II personal digital-assistance device, they said.

"I think the hacker just decided to pick her as a test case," said Kevin Poulsen, news editor of SecurityFocus, an online site specializing in computer security and technology.

Hilton was already among a handful of celebrities suspected of having had their T-Mobile accounts hacked into by 22-year-old computer whiz Nick Jacobsen last year.

Jacobsen, who is not a suspect in the current hackings, "cracked the database that stored passwords and got those he was interested in and logged on. The very same thing could have happened here," Poulsen said.

T-Mobile was scarce with details on Hilton's case yesterday, but said it was investigating.

The company is not discounting "the possibility that someone had access to one of Ms. Hilton's devices and/or knew her account password," said spokesman Bryan Zidar in a statement.



As a result of the hacking, the contents of Hilton's Sidekick II have been speeding around cyberspace, proving that just because you gave your pal your private number, it doesn't mean it's safe.

The cyber attack has forced a slew of celebrities to field hundreds of prank calls and change their numbers.

More than 500 big-name acquaintances, including Luke Wilson, Adrien Brody, Eminem and tennis stars Andy Roddick and Mark Philippoussis — not to mention recently separated San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom — had their numbers and e-mails posted on Web sites.

Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Russell Simmons and Carson Daly also found themselves referenced in the heiress' notes-to-self on her $200 handheld gizmo — transcripts of which were apparently ripped straight from the Web pages of Hilton's online T-Mobile account.

Hilton's rep said the heiress has changed her number and is still reeling from the debacle.

She had even promoted the Sidekick II in TV ads.

"We're just trying to find out how this all happened. I have no idea what is going on or if the FBI is investigating," said her publicist, Gina Hoffman, who added that the heirhead is in Florida filming a new season of the "The Simple Life."

The FBI would not comment on whether it has launched a probe.

A slew of Web sites posted what appeared to be her topless pictures, as well as saucy texts and months of notes-to-self that she had typed into her Sidekick.

Web sites now show a gallery of digital pictures seemingly snapped by the heiress — many of which include her apparently half-dressed and saucily sucking face with a girl.

Lucky recipient "Mark 7" — could it be Mark Philippoussis? — received, "I miss you and want you" paired with apparent pics of Paris in a lesbian lip clinch and a message titled "Happy Birthday" on Nov. 4.

On Nov. 7, the same recipient received messages titled, "My Ass" and "Hello Sexy," paired with what appear to be naked pictures of the heiress.

Hilton's personal jottings meanwhile include: "Get birth control kill pill" and "Call maroon 5," in a shopping list of notes the heiress made to herself over a four-month period from September to mid-February.

In a note apparently to British supermodel Naomi Campbell on Oct 8, she wrote, "You wanna leave soon, I'll pretend I have 2 go pee and u wait 3 mins then come by yourself to the back entrance."

In another note on Sept. 29 Hilton rants: "And what conversation might that be, bitch? What do you think, Kristen. Did she learn her lesson?" It's not clear who she was referring to.

Among the boldface names suffering from sudden exposure:

* Lindsay Lohan, Paris' gal pal about town in L.A., was deluged with calls from all over the world, especially from Japan where her flick "Mean Girls" recently premiered, her flack said.

* "The Insider's" Pat O'Brien said he received hundreds of text messages on his cellphone from callers across the globe, including one message, which read, "Hello, I am from Israel. Can I have $100?"

* Paris's party pal Ashley Olsen had more than 100 calls logged on her phone by early Sunday, a friend said.

The Olsen twin called Paris to ask what was going on. The heiress "said she would come over [to visit Olsen and explain], but Paris never did," the pal said.

* Deejay Samantha Ronsen had cybersurfers snickering after a prankster posted a recording of a call he made to her cell phone in which he said he didn't like the music on her Web site. The furious female spinner fumed, "How did you get my number, dude?" to which the prankster gleefully replied, "Paris gave it to me."

* Former Paris squeeze Nick Carter was recorded by the same caller who apparently dialed up the Backstreet Boy pretending to be a T-Mobile technician warning him his details had been posted on the 'Net.

The joker explained to a confused Carter he could now look up his personal details on ".com."

* "Entourage" star Kevin Connelly said he had received between 200 and 300 prank calls Sunday.

* New York nightclub queen Amy Sacco complained her phone was "ringing every 10 seconds" from all area codes across the United States. She had changed her number by yesterday morning. By yesterday, almost all the private numbers from Paris' contacts list posted on the 'Net were disconnected.

Eminem's phone number had been changed. Anna Kournikova's number was busy. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst's voice mailbox was full.

B-list action hero Vin Diesel, Cher's son, Elijah Blue Allman, socialite Bijou Phillips and hip-hopster Pharrell Williams also changed their numbers.

Fans and pranksters rushed to snatch the ditched celebrity numbers, one Web site reported.

Severed Penis Retrieved from Toilet, Reattached

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A 44-year-old Anchorage man had his penis surgically reattached after it was cut off by an angry girlfriend and flushed down a toilet, local police said on Sunday.

The events unfolded about midnight on Saturday, after the pair had been arguing over an impending breakup, an Anchorage Police Department statement said. At some point, the two decided to have sex and the man agreed to let the woman tie his arms to a windowsill.

But the woman used a kitchen knife to amputate her partner's penis and flushed it down the toilet, police said. She untied the man, drove him to a local hospital and was cleaning up the bloody scene when police arrived at the home, according to the statement.

Summoned by the police, workers from the local water utility pulled the toilet up from the floor and were able to recover the severed penis, which was rushed to the hospital for the successful reattachment surgery on Sunday morning.

Police declined to identify the victim, but said his assailant was 35-year-old Kim Tran. She was charged with assault, domestic violence and tampering with evidence, and jailed without bail.

Best-Dressed Homeless in the World...

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Some South Korean homeless are dressing in style after the government gave away thousands of fake designer garments confiscated by customs agents.

The Korea Customs Service distributed more than 3,500 fake pieces in the southern city of Pusan this month with the permission of the fashion houses whose designs had been pirated.

A customs official declined to name the designers whose ripped-off creations are now being worn by the homeless but said both they and the state prosecutors had approved giving away the jackets, blouses, shirts and pants.

"We hope this will be of some help to the poor who need practical assistance in such hard times," the official said.

Customs agents removed the labels from the clothes before giving them to a welfare agency for distribution.

South Korea (news - web sites) has a vibrant illegal market in pirated designer clothing and customs officials said there would be more handouts.

"We will continue to look for useful ways to pass along the clothes -- it saves us the cost of destroying what we have confiscated," the Customs Service said in a statement.

One homeless man, who asked not to be identified, said he appreciated the fancy threads.

"I don't care about the quality of the clothes, but these designs are quite trendy," the recipient said.

Good Morning

I am finally up and ready to start my day. I went to the Aviator last night. It was a great movie but it was so long. And I finally made it home at 1:30 way past my normal bedtime. Today I am going to work on my blog and hopefully add some more pictures.

Love,

Christina

Stars' numbers appear on the web Thanks to Paris Hilton

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Phone numbers of the world's biggest celebrities have appeared on the Internet after computer whizzes hacked into Paris Hilton's mobile.


The FBI is said to have launched an investigation into the scam that has left dozens of stars - including rapper Eminem, actor Vin Diesel, singer Christina Aguilera and tennis star Anna Kournikova - exposed.

After being bombarded round the clock by calls from crazed fans and weirdos, many of the A-list celebrities have been forced to change their numbers. A hacking group, who refer to themselves as 'The Niggas at DFNCTSC', broke into hotel heiress Hilton's T-Mobile Sidekick.


They cracked a pass code to get access to the 24-year-old's phone.

By tapping into the phone they got access to its address book as well as e-mail addresses and private diary notes. It has even been reported the gang managed to retrieve private photos of Hilton from the mobile.

Awebsite posted the numbers over the weekend, accompanied by an offensive message directed at the society starlet. A US government source said the FBI was called in to investigate how her notes, road directions, hotel and airline preferences made their way onto the Web.

Other stars who had their numbers revealed include teen singer Lindsay Lohan, Simple Life star Nicole Richie and tennis star Andy Roddick.

One star told news website The Drudge Report after reporters called the number: 'I gave her my number after we met in Miami, I did not know she f**king kept it on her cellphone.'

KISS

After just a few years of marriage, filled with constant arguments, a young man and his wife decided the only way to save their marriage was to try counseling. They had been at each other's throat for some time and felt that this was their last straw. When they arrived at the counselor's office, the counselor jumped right in and opened the floor for discussion.

"What seems to be the problem?" Immediately, the husband held his long face down without anything to say. On the other hand, the wife began talking 90 miles an hour describing all the wrongs within their marriage. After 5 - - 10 - - 15 minutes of listening to the wife, the counselor went over to her, picked her up by her shoulders, kissed her passionately for several minutes, and sat her back down. Afterwards, the wife sat there speechless.

He looked over at the husband who was staring in disbelief at what had happened. The counselor spoke to the husband, "Your wife needs that at least twice a week!"

The husband scratched his head and replied, "I can have her here on Tuesdays and Thursdays."

Shut-up and Trouble

Shut-up and Trouble

In a small town in California there lived two boys, Shut-up and Trouble. These boys were friends, but every once-in-awhile they would get into a fight. One time after they had both just gotten ice-cream, Trouble's ice-cream fell. Trouble then stole Shut-up's ice-cream and ran away. Shut-up ran after Trouble but eventually lost him, sat on a curb, and started to cry.

A police officer pulled up and asked, “What's your name?”

“Shut-up.”

The officer got angry and asked the same question again and got the same reply. Finally, he asked the same question and got the same reply and then said, “Boy, are you looking for Trouble?”

And Shut-up said, “Yeah, that fool stole my ice-cream!”

Caretakers sue boss for forcing them to bare breasts for Koko the gorilla

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WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Two fired caretakers for Koko, the world-famous sign-language-speaking gorilla, have sued their former bosses, saying they were forced to expose their breasts as a way of bonding with the 136-kilogram ape.

Nancy Alperin and Kendra Keller, both of San Francisco, said they were subjected to sexual discrimination and then wrongfully terminated after reporting health and safety violations at Koko's home in Woodside, Calif., an upscale town in the South San Francisco Bay area.

The lawsuit against the Gorilla Foundation and its president, Francine (Penny) Patterson, longtime trainer of the well-known gorilla, was filed this week in San Mateo County Superior Court. It seeks damages totalling more than $1 million.

Foundation lawyer Todd Roberts said the case mischaracterizes the foundation and turns a "purported employment issue" into publicity "hurtful" for a reputable organization.

"We unequivocally deny these allegations and are confident that this case lacks merit," Roberts said.

Alperin and Keller were hired last year and were among 16 employees of the foundation, which was founded in 1976 to promote the preservation and study of gorillas. It is best known for Koko, who has mastered a vocabulary of more than 1,000 signs; the foundation said she has advanced further in language than any other non-human.

The suit claims Patterson forced the two women on several occasions to expose their breasts to Koko, a 33-year-old female - sometimes in situations where other employees could view their bodies. The women never undressed, said their lawyer, Stephen Sommers of San Francisco.

They were threatened that if they "did not indulge Koko's nipple fetish, their employment with the Gorilla Foundation would suffer," the lawsuit alleged.

The lawsuit claims on one occasion Patterson said: "'Koko, you see my nipples all the time. You are probably bored with my nipples."

"You need to see new nipples."'

In addition to the alleged harassment, the two former workers claimed the Woodside facility had unsanitary and unsafe conditions, including rodents in the food-preparation area and gorilla urine stored in the refrigerator where workers kept their lunches.

They complained to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health and were fired Aug. 6, the day after inspectors visited the site and found code violations, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit also claims the non-profit failed to pay for overtime and provide rest breaks.

Cash from heist found at police club

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Cash from heist found at police club

DUBLIN, Ireland — Some of the money stolen in December during a Northern Ireland bank heist worth $50 million was found in the restrooms of a Belfast country club run by police, Northern Ireland authorities said yesterday.

Police said currency worth $95,000 was abandoned Friday in five packages and discovered after an anonymous tipster called the police-complaints authority in the British territory.

In a statement, officials of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said they suspected that whoever planted the money in the New Forge country club did so "in an effort to distract the police from investigating the Northern Bank robbery."

A detective in Belfast, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the money was unlikely to produce any leads in the hunt for the alleged Irish Republican Army gang responsible for the Dec. 20 crime — the biggest cash heist in history.

In the neighboring Republic of Ireland, more than 100 detectives spent a third day scouring piles of cash, financial records and computers seized in raids nationwide against suspected IRA money launderers.

The swoops netted about $4.75 million in cash, most of which was found in the County Cork home of private banker Ted Cunningham.

He walked free from a Cork police station yesterday after two days' interrogation, but police said they were preparing a file of evidence against him to send to state prosecutors, a process that could take weeks.

A Republic of Ireland detective involved in the raids told the AP on condition of anonymity that police were close to confirming that at least one consignment of cash seized Wednesday night came from the raid on the Northern Bank.

Most of the $115,000 in cash that was found in a house in the Douglas suburb of Cork City consisted of newly printed British bank notes bearing the Northern Bank's own design. They appeared to bear serial numbers matching those of stolen notes, he said.


Such a confirmation would be the first public breakthrough for police since a well-organized gang took the families of two key Northern Bank employees hostage and forced them to clear out the bank's central vault.

Since then, money-laundering authorities across Europe have been keeping an eye out for any large transactions involving British currency, particularly any bearing Northern Bank designs. About two-thirds of the money stolen was new Northern Bank notes.

The Irish detective told the AP that investigators fear that some of the Northern Bank cash already may have been laundered in Bulgaria and Libya — the latter country a past source for most of the IRA's weapons.