| New Jersey Lawmakers Pass First-in-the-Nation Bill to Make Online ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The search for Mr. or Ms. Right will soon become safer thanks to the passage of new legislation in New Jersey. The "Internet Dating Safety Act," sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey and Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein was signed by Governor Jon Corzine yesterday. The legislation (S1977) arms consumers with valuable information by requiring Internet dating companies to disclose the extent of their safety measures, such as if they do or do not conduct background screenings on members who are seeking to date each other. Doing so allows consumers to make more informed decisions regarding the online dating provider they choose to use. "People who turn to the Internet to build new friendships and relationships deserve peace of mind that the person with whom they wish to form a connection is who they claim to be," said Assemblywoman Greenstein (Middlesex/Mercer).
Adding blessings
But mostly, the couple's lives revolve around caring for their kids. "People ask us 'How do you do it?,'" Carrie says. "Well, this is what we started out with as parents. To us, this is normal. We're just Mom and Dad and that's it. ... This is what we were meant to do." from China with love Early in their marriage, Rick Temple, a lawyer, and his wife, Sheila, discussed adopting "someday" after having their two biological sons. (Weston, now 21, is a student at Missouri State University, and Kyler, 18, is a senior at Kickapoo High School.) When the boys were 14 and 11, the couple contacted an international agency, intending to adopt a healthy infant or toddler from China. But while researching the process online, Sheila discovered a little girl whose heart defect had been surgically mended in China with help from a nonprofit U.S.
How boobonomics explains the world
A friend who spends his life negotiating with the agents of glamour models explained to me the principles of "boobonomics". Let's assume a pretty girl, who has been snapped in her bikini for a local newspaper, seeks a big-time career. Her agent phones a men's magazine and proposes for a given sum, say £3,000, that she pose in lingerie. If she's a hit with the readers, her agent will then suggest that for a greater sum, say £5,000, she will pose topless, but with her nipples concealed by her cupped fingers ("hand bra"). Subsequently her fee will rise for each coy permutation: "hair bra" or "girl-on-girl bra" (two models face to face shielding each other's breasts). Eventually, once this dance of the seven thongs has been exhausted and readers are believed to be slavering with anticipation, the agent will propose that for a huge sum say £50,000 the girl will finally reveal all.
MySpace agrees to new safety measures
An official familiar with the multistate agreement said that MySpace, the huge online social networking Web site, has agreed to include several online protections and participate in a working group to develop age-verification and other technologies. The official said MySpace will also accept independent monitoring and changes to the structure of its site. The agreement is scheduled to be announced today in Manhattan by attorneys general from New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn’t yet been announced. The attorneys general have been seeking greater controls for online networking sites to prevent sexual predators from using those sites to contact children.
Maggie Gyllenhaal New Spokesmodel For Agent Provocateur
Actress and new mother Maggie Gyllenhaal is the latest spokesmodel for Agent Provocateur the raunchy underwear firm. The World Trade Center actress, who gave birth to daughter Ramona in October (07), will appear in videos for the British company's online advertising campaign. Last year (06), Kate Moss' appearance in an Agent Provocateur short movie proved such an attraction, the firm's website crashed. .
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