| Penthouse Purchases Various, Inc., Sale Includes Bondage.com
"San Francisco-based Bondage.com was founded in 1996 to deliver an exciting, educational, and erotic experience to BDSM devotees and the curious. The free site features photos of members, stories, columns on topics relating to Bondage, Fetish, BDSM, personals ads and active chat rooms. The company has developed advanced technology to deliver a unique adult internet experience. Various plans to run Bondage.com as a completely separate site to preserve it's unique chemistry and community." In this latest acquisition, Penthouse purchased Various, Inc. for an approximate $500 Million USD. Included in the sale is over 25 social networking sites, including Bondage.com, Alt.com, Adultfriendfinder.com, Gradfinder.com and Bigchuch.com, etc. Current plans by Penthouse are to retain all sites previously owned by Various, Inc.
'Dancing' Partners Announced!
ET has the latest... ABC has announced this season's "Dancing with the Stars" pairings! Which celebrity contestants and professional dancers are teaming up? FABIAN SANCHEZ with Oscar-winning actress MARLEE MATLIN. LOUIS VAN AMSTEL with ELVIS' former wife, actress PRISCILLA PRESLEY. EDYTA SLIWINSKA with NFL all-star JASON TAYLOR. DEREK HOUGH with actress SHANNON ELIZABETH. JULIANNE HOUGH with comedian ADAM CAROLLA. MARK BALLAS with Olympic gold medalist figure skater KRISTI YAMAGUCHI. JONATHAN ROBERTS with tennis pro MONICA SELES. KARINA SMIRNOFF with hip hop artist MARIO. ANNA TREBUNSKAYA with actor STEVE GUTTENBERG. CHERYL BURKE with Latin heartthrob CHRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE.
Asian hate column sparks demonstration
The protestors are the ideological heirs to the legacy of the book-burning Hitler Youth of 1933. Further, how does a satiric op-ed piece merit the headline above the story? Looks like some people in the Rocky Mtn. Newsroom need some 1st amendment sensitivity training. .
Cyber love lost in Russian bride scam
An online Russian dating scam that Canadian police say has organized crime roots has bilked men of thousands of dollars. Several men report being duped into sending romantic gifts and money to men posing as Russian brides on internet dating sites. According to an investigation by Radio-Canada's La Facture program, the number of incidents involving Canadian men is on the rise. Francis, 29, is a Quebecer who said he was scammed after falling in love with a blond Russian named Irina Gorachkina, whom he found on a dating website. He said they started out exchanging neutral, friendly e-mails. "At first we talked about what we were like," he told Radio-Canada. "I told her I liked the outdoors, walking in the woods." Francis's e-mail correspondence with Irina grew intimate and after weeks passed was filled with declarations of love such as, "I need you like a fish needs water, like a bird needs wings.
Youths support alco-pop measure
Chanting slogans and carrying signs, a group of students from around the state sought support Wednesday for legislation that would move so-called "alcohol-pops" to state liquor stores shelves. "They display them in a way that makes it look like it isn't alcohol, " said Megan Urbanik, a student at Pinnacle Canyon High School in Price. Urbanik said she believed it was wrong to sell the flavored malt beverages in stores where minors can shop. She was one of about 90 other members of the Governing Youth Council of Utah at the Capitol for the rally, a group committed to encouraging students to stay free from alcohol, tobacco and drugs and live a healthy lifestyle. Liz Ferguson, a prevention specialist from Price who accompanied the students, said the group chose the legislation they wanted to support.
Antioxidant Pills Don't Cut Cancer Risk
Jan. 24, 2008 -- With one possible exception, many antioxidants in pill form do not appear to protect against cancer, according to pooled data from some of the most rigorous studies ever to examine the issue. There was some evidence linking the mineral selenium to a reduced risk of cancer in men, but not in women. But the findings are not yet conclusive enough to recommend that men take selenium supplements, says Mayo Clinic physician Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH. Bardia and colleagues combined 12 clinical trials including more than 100,000 participants for their systematic analysis, which appears in the January issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Among their other major conclusions: As previously reported, beta-carotene supplementation was found to be associated with an increased risk of cancer in smokers and a trend toward increased death rate from cancer.
The Receding Hemlines of Crown Heights
Returning to the Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for a Shabbos is an exhilarating experience. Lubavitchers are arguably the most alive people in the world, and there is a pulse and electricity in the air that can scarcely be found anywhere else.What I did not expect, however, was to be approached by a large number of young rabbinical students (bochurim) of marriageable age who wanted counseling as to how to overcome their obsession with a woman's looks on dates. Some of the bochurim who approached me had dated upwards of 40 women and had been instantly dismissive if she wasn't a beauty. Mind you, these were not bums. Most were outstanding young scholars, deeply religious, serious about their rabbinical degrees, and desirous of going out--right after marriage--to the far corners of the world to spread Judaism.
Jada Pinkett Smith Honored by Essence
Cute couples Jada Pinkett & Will Smith and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes get together at the First Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday. Jada was one of three honorees at the luncheon. In the category of film, Jada, 36, was celebrated for being one of Hollywood's most versatile and gifted actress / director / producer / screenwriters. Both Will and Jada started to cry on stage during Jada's acceptance speech. Will also had a few words to share about his lovely wife. 50+ pictures inside of Jada Pinkett Smith being honored by Essence… .
PICTURES ADDED: Warrington Sports Personality of 2007 award winners
The night was rounded off with a surprise for swimmer Aden Walker, who received the Warrington Sports Personality of 2007 Special Award for his mighty sporting and community efforts. He received a standing ovation and you can watch all the emotion and drama unfold on video here as Aden realises he is the winner. There was double delight for Warrington Athletics Club with Phil Hicken receiving the inaugural coach of the year honour, while the club's under 17s boys team collected the team of the year prize. Netball's Chris Brien received the unsung hero award with Latchford Albion rugby league club's youth section claiming the club of the year title. .
Online Prostitutes Arrested In Williamson County
Women selling sex on Craigslist in Central Texas are on the radar in Williamson County, where undercover detectives have already made several arrests. Williamson County deputies said their sting began after a 17-year-old boy contacted an alleged prostitute from an ad on Craigslist. Craigslist is a popular community-based website launched in San Francisco that now has local community websites across the country. The site is used to by individuals to barter and sell goods and services. It also has an active job posting section. Investigators don't know what happened between the teenager and the prostitute. What they do know is the next day, two of the woman's associates came to the home to collect money. The teenager called police to report a burglary in progress.
Let the final credits roll
Grange Hill, which brought a new kind of writing and acting to children's TV, began as the kind of show that newspapers should - and did - campaign to have banned, appalled by the realistic depiction of the sexual and narcotic appetites of schoolchildren. This accuracy, however, stopped short of their language: the strict BBC tongue police kept "flippin' heck" as the most severe expletive. But a programme that otherwise displayed such radicalism certainly should not end up being ranked - alongside pounds, miles, spats and sausages - as something a tabloid is nostalgically campaigning to conserve. So high credit should be paid to the show's creator, Phil Redmond, who has the unique distinction in British television of creating two dramas - the other being Brookside - that lasted for at least two decades.
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