| Vumber Launches Virtual Phone Number Service on Paltalk.com
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vumber (www.vumber.com), the secure, two-way disposable calling service, today announced a new partnership with Paltalk (www.paltalk.com), the leading real-time, video-based community with over 4 million active members, to provide privacy-ensured virtual phone numbers to its user base. "Online dating and chat groups continue to be a fast growing trend, yet some participants are reluctant to share their personal phone numbers online," said Vumber Co-Founder Cliff Wener. "With Vumber, Paltalk members will have more privacy, control and freedom when providing phone numbers to one another." According to a study by Pew Internet and American Life Project, 11% of all American Internet-using adults - about 16 million people - say they have gone to an online dating website or other site where they can meet people online.
Thieves make off with online personalities
These identity thieves don't want your money. They want your quirky sense of humor and your cool taste in music. Among the 125 million people in the U.S. who visit online dating and social-networking sites are a growing number of dullards who steal personal profiles, life philosophies, even signature poems. "Dude u like copied my whole myspace," posts one aggrieved victim. Copycats use the real-life wit of others to create cut-and-paste personas, hoping to land dates or just look clever. .
Page 2 sent Sam Alipour on a road trip with Ron Artest and his ...
INDIANAPOLIS TO CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- You can learn a lot about a fella by the way he deals with stress. Me? I suck down a smoke -- and then cut and run. Not Ron Artest. No, when Ron's number is called, the Sacramento Kings forward goes to the hole. Literally. "It happens whenever I get nervous," Artest admits. This is a peculiar yet telling statement. See, Artest didn't feel this way before walking the aisle and most certainly not before NBA contests, playing in the All-Star Game or even before Game 6 of Round 1 in the Western Conference playoffs last season. No, Artest can roll with all that. But this is a different tale altogether. Sitting in a fast-moving stretch H2 for a three-hour Indy-to-Champaign trek, flanked by eight of his closest Queensbridge Projects pals, Artest is forecasting a nervous night because in several hours he'll open for Ludacris at a rap concert at the University of Illinois -- where many people will be holding drinks and other potentially airborne projectiles.
Fresh charges filed against Pataudi in hunting case
A city court in Faridabad on Monday framed additional charges against former Indian cricket team captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and his accomplice Shashi Singh in a Black Buck hunting case. Pataudi was arrested with seven others in June 2005 for hunting endangered Black Buck deer and was released on bail after three days in prison. Pataudi was booked under sections 9, 39 and 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Carcasses of a Black Buck and two hares were seized from his Gypsy vehicle at the time of his arrest. At the last hearing, public prosecutor BL Soni moved an application to add two more charges against Pataudi and Shashi Singh under the Arms Act, 1959. Judge Rajendra Singh Dhanda, after hearing both sides, decided the prosecutors' arguments were valid and charged both the accused under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.
A-Rod arrives, welcomes scrutiny
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez sat in the first-base dugout at Legends Field, surrounded by the usual circle of cameras, microphones and reporters. He knows the scrutiny will only increase as he approaches Barry Bonds' career home-run record, especially in an era when all top athletes must prove they haven't juiced up on performance-enhancing drugs. In his first session with reporters during spring training, Rodriguez talked about baseball's drug-testing program and made a curious statement. "Last year, I got tested 9-to-10 times," Rodriguez said. "We have a very, very strict policy, and I think the game is making tremendous strides." If Rodriguez had been tested that many times, either he was selected for an unusually high number of random checks or he might have been subjected to additional tests -- which would happen, for instance, if a player tests positive for a banned stimulant for the first time.
Hilary's Love Natter
Hilary Swank has been well and truly struck by... Cupid's arrow of lurve. In an interview with W magazine for the January edition, Hilary has spoken about her relationship with her agent, John Campisi. She told the magazine: "Of course I'm in love. Or I wouldn't be in this relationship for as long as I've been. He's a great guy." Hilary parted from her husband of eight years, Chad Lowe, in 2006. And it seems it ain't only the lurve that gives her a healthy glow. She's revealed she takes up to 45 supplements a day. During the interview she said: "I just took my most important ones, which are my Oz Garcia Longevity Pak. "I shoved them in my mouth right before I met you, which I actually shouldn't do, because I choked on my vitamins once before." She went on to say: "Exercise is also really important to me.
Lorraine Ball to Speak at the Indiana Association of Health ...
The event will be held at The Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian, Carmel, IN. In this interactive seminar, Ball will present practical techniques on how to make the most of your networking activities. These proven strategies on how to open a conversation, ask question which keep the conversation going, and gracefully exit, will help you feel more confident and achieve maximum results in networking situations. Insurance professionals have some extra challenges when they enter a networking event," said Ball. Often crowded with competitors they must differentiate themselves from others in their line of work. The fee to attend this educational event is $25 and reservations are required. To learn more or make reservations please visit www.indyahu.org. About Roundpeg: A full service marketing firm, Roundpeg works exclusively with small business owners to find a starting point for growth and change.
Warren Jeffs pleads not guilty in Ariz.
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to sex charges stemming from the arranged marriages of three teenage girls to older men. It was Jeffs' first court appearance in Arizona, where prosecutors filed charges against him even before he faced charges in Utah, where he was convicted last year of rape as an accomplice in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin. Jeffs had a slight smile when he walked into the courtroom, and talked in hushed tones with his lawyers. He answered "yes" when Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn asked if he was Warren Jeffs, but otherwise sat quietly with no expression on his face. His lawyer, Mike Piccarreta, entered the plea on his behalf. After the hearing, Piccarreta said "it's difficult times" for Jeffs, but he declined to speak further.
Panamanian boat detained in Galapagos
Ecuadorean authorities have detained a Panamanian boat and its 21 crew members on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Galapagos Islands, officials said Friday. The boat was detained on Wednesday in the Galapagos National Park marine reserve and allegedly carried false permits, the park said in a statement. The 21-member crew had about 1,300 tons of fish on board and was being investigated for "possible environmental violations." In a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press, the Guayaquil-based fishing company Nirsa said the fishermen were contracted by the company and were not engaging in any illicit activity. The Galapagos Islands, 625 miles off of Ecuador's Pacific coast, are know for unique plant and animal life, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies.
Readers Forum: Share your memories of Myron Cope
I found over the years he was quite perceptive about people. To finish the story, Myron made a few suggestions on what to do next, I got the work right, and we moved on. That's how it was every time I made a mistake. I learned a lot of about how to treat people who work for you and about giving second chances. I carry those lessons with me every day. Thanks Myron. John Sutton, Annapolis, MD Imagine if you will: The gridiron up in heaven. Johnny Unitas takes the snap from Mike Webster, drops back and scrambles right to avoid a blitzing Derrick Thomas. Unitas then launches a bomb to Don Hutson, who was streaking down the sideline. God signals TD. The greats that have passed on finally have someone worthy of providing proper color commentary for their eternal game.
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