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To: AugustWest who wrote (324)	3/3/2001 11:32:31 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 363

Too cute: dailynews.yahoo.com I want one, no not really.

To: AugustWest who wrote (324)	3/16/2001 9:19:29 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 363

You are gonna love this! news.yahoo.com

To: AugustWest who wrote (324)	5/12/2001 2:38:15 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363

Fashion Week Has First Fatality Friday May 11 6:50 AM ET dailynews.yahoo.com SYDNEY (Reuters) - A performing rat became a fashion victim for real when it was killed by a falling curtain rod while escorting models at this week's annual Australian designer show. Hip youth designers Tsubi had drafted in 200 of the rodents, which were draped over the shoulders of models or allowed to run free in what has been described as a ``ratwalk riot'' at Australian Fashion Week. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) said it was saddened by the rat's death on Thursday but did not plan to take action against the designers or show organizers. ``It was unforeseen, unfortunate and there is no investigation,'' RSPCA spokeswoman Jilea Carney told Reuters on Friday, adding Fashion Week organizers had sought the society's permission to use the rodents. Tsubi is the label of four young men from the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly who have been labeled ``surf-punk dudes'' by the media. Their provocative show also featured panhandlers and bag ladies trailing empty beer cans. Fashion Week's animal theme was set on Monday when blonde Australian supermodel Kristy Hinze opened the show in a $500,000 million diamond-studded bikini with a diamond python coiled around her shoulders and neck.

To: AugustWest who wrote (324)	5/12/2001 2:47:58 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 363

Bush's SEC Pick Worked for Sex Co. Saturday May 12 9:27 AM ET By MATT KELLEY, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (news - web sites) helped an online distributor of ``Teen Sex'' videos and other adult entertainment resolve troubles with the NASDAQ stock market, SEC records show. Directors of New Frontier Media Inc. hired Harvey Pitt in 1999 to do legal work in an effort to help the company keep its NASDAQ listing, the company said in an SEC filing. NASDAQ officials agreed last year to continue trading the company's stock after executives restructured two stock sales that ran into problems with NASDAQ rules. Bush on Thursday nominated Pitt as chairman of the SEC, which regulates the nation's stock markets. Pitt was the agency's general counsel from 1975 to 1978. The Senate must confirm Pitt to the post. Pitt did not respond to repeated requests for comment Friday. The White House stood behind Bush's nominee, calling Pitt experienced and highly qualified for the SEC job. New Frontier Media, which bills itself as ``America's Most Turned-On Media Company,'' runs several pay-per-view satellite and cable television channels which show adult movies. The Boulder, Colo., company also owns IGallery.com, a network of sexually explicit Web sites offering ``Teen Sex Videos,'' ``Live Nude Amateurs,'' and the like. Its stock closed at $3.26 per share Friday, down 29 cents. Religious conservatives are questioning Pitt's nomination. ``If he has made money on the degradation of women and children, he is not acceptable to become the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission,'' said the Rev. Lou Sheldon, chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition (news - web sites). ``To reward that behavior with that appointment is not good political judgment.'' Former GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer (news - web sites) said Bush should take a second look at Pitt's nomination. ``The Bush administration is in office because of millions of votes from Americans worried about cultural decline,'' Bauer said Friday. ``If Mr. Pitt has provided assistance to a company that distributes pornography, it would be deeply insulting to those voters.'' The White House said many lawyers represent clients they do not agree with, but that argument won no favor with Bauer. ``Many lawyers would decline to represent a racist organization,'' Bauer said. ``Given the damage that pornography does to women and children, we would hope for a higher standard.'' Hank Gracin, New Frontier Media's main securities lawyer, said he asked for Pitt's help with the NASDAQ problem because ``Harvey's the best of the best.'' ``When people get in trouble, he's the first guy to call,'' Gracin said.