WHO@ Newsletter - May 10, 2010
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Primetime TV Does Some Good?
"Cougar effect" boosts lingerie sales
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100429/od_
Sales of sultry lingerie among older women are booming in Britain thanks to the glamorous 40-somethings of "Sex and the City 2" and "Cougar Town," retail chain Debenhams reported on Thursday.
The hit TV show, and forthcoming movie, featuring the bedroom antics of women in their 40s and 50s and their much younger partners, is being credited with a rise in demand for lingerie from women of the same age, Debenhams said.
The department store said a nationwide analysis of the most popular lingerie styles from October 2009 to April 2010, revealed that women over 40 have given the more seductive side of the lingerie industry a big boost.
"Positive female role models in this age group such as the women in the Sex and the City movies and Courteney Cox in TV's Cougar Town are giving the women confidence to splash out on themselves," Debenhams head lingerie buyer Annette Warburton said in a statement.
Women over 40 were rediscovering their figures, often after having children or getting divorced.
Previously, the store said, the main purchasers of cleavage-enhancing bras, basques, thongs, stockings and suspenders, have been women in their early 20s.
"With women's 40s being touted as the new 20s, and lingerie designers stepping up to the mark to feed this demand, it's a market we expect to see grow further in the future," Warburton said.
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Man fined for Twitter airport 'bomb threat' - 05/10/10
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/s
A man who posted a message on the social network site Twitter threatening to blow up Robin Hood Airport has been convictedof sending a menacing electronic communication.
Trusting attitude in digital world 'poses privacy risks' - 05/10/10
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/36742
Identity theft will become more commonplace, mobile technology more invasive and the internet will increasingly make decisions on our behalf, experts say. People need to be mindful to the threats technology poses to privacy. Law Commissioner John Burrows says the potential for technology to be misused to exploit personal data is alarming.
'I was caught in the seducer’s net': It began with an internet date...now attractive divorcee Sara Terry is alone, stressed and £35,000 poorer - 05/09/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/femail/ar
Sara Terry claims she wasn’t really looking for someone to love when she agreed to her friends’ suggestions to try internet dating. But when an email landed in her inbox from a man who seemed to be her mirror image, she admits her pulse began to race.
Ben Stiller and David Duchovny victims of credit card scam - 05/09/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop
An alleged Nigerian-born credit card fraudster was trapped after one too many Hollywood stars and directors asked for their new cards to be sent to the same small apartment in Chicago.
Stuart mom put up with years of harassing phone calls from ex-boyfriend, deputies say - 05/08/10
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/0
Five hundred-eighty two: That's how many times detectives say they can prove that a Boca Raton man called his ex-girlfriend, who lives in Stuart. After more than two years of investigating, the allegedly demanding dialer finally faces charges.
E-postings can create nightmares for workers - 05/08/10
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/arti
Think your boss won't hear about the time you griped about him on Facebook? Tony Puckett says you should think again. "In the digital age, it's easier than ever for employees to say things publicly and for you to hear about it," Puckett said Friday in a speech at the 2010 Oklahoma Human Resources Conference and Expo, held at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center.
MPs accused of Wikipedia expenses 'cover-up' - 05/08/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop
MPs who were embarrassed in the parliamentary expenses scandal have been accused of a "cover up" after details of their spending were deleted from their Wikipedia entries.
'Justice prevailed': Sex charges against Rapides Parish teacher are dropped - 05/07/10
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/2010
Sherry Gentle's life and reputation were ruined when her name -- once associated with "dedicated teacher" -- was linked to an arrest and sex scandal. But her life has taken a turn for the better. Gentle -- who was arrested once in December and twice in January in connection with a reported inappropriate relationship with a pupil -- heard back from a Rapides Parish grand jury last week that she wouldn't face any criminal charges.
What to Do About Formspring.me - 05/07/10
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-steye
This morning, a front page article in the New York Times highlighted the stunning ways in which kids are using formspring.me, a new social networking site that allows users to ask and post anonymous questions and comments about any individual. The point of the network is to be a forum for open dialogue without apprehension or fear of being identified.
Tomah man charged in stalking case - 05/06/10
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/art
A Tomah man is accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend with hundreds of text messages and frightening her to the point that she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape him. Steven Wendling's repeated messages to the woman in March and April included a threat to post nude pictures of her on the Internet, according to the criminal complaint filed Thursday in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
Gotcha! U.S. lawmaker caught looking at porn on Senate floor - 05/06/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
In his flimsy defence, he was bored. Unfortunately for Florida Senator Mike Bennett, that's just not a good enough reason to be looking at pictures of topless women while on the Senate floor. Especially not while using his state-issued computer.
83% of 'Net Set' concerned about privacy on web - 05/06/10
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/0
More than four out of five (83 percent) of 18 to 25 year olds are concerned about the privacy of personal information, cyberstalking and censorship, when it comes to the web, says Microsoft. However, according to the company's 'Internet Explorer 8 State of the Internet Nation' report, of those concerned about the web, 80 percent believe the benefits of the net outweigh the threats.
Facebook experts added in computer harassment case - 05/06/10
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1381029
Opposing computer experts are to join the list of witnesses in a trial of a Dundee man charged with hijacking a former girlfriend’s Facebook page to humiliate her with insulting messages and a nude photograph. After rejecting defense motions to throw out the felony charges against Nikolai N. Panarin, Lenawee County Circuit Judge Timothy P. Pickard agreed to waive a deadline and allow the defense to add an expert witness.
Local Blogger Found Not Guilty Of Cyberstalking - 05/05/10
http://www.wxii12.com/news/23460786/det
A local blogger who faced cyberstalking charges after authorities said he sent more than two-dozen e-mails in less than an hour to another blogger was found not guilty on Monday, the Greensboro News and Record reported.
Chef 'murdered ex-wife with hammer and knife after she taunted him on Facebook about paying child support' - 05/05/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A chef murdered his ex-wife after she taunted him about paying child support on Facebook, the Old Bailey heard today. Lisa Beverley's body was found at 6am by her five-year-old son, the court heard.
Doctor arraigned for stalking - 05/04/10
http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeho
he Chicago psychiatrist accused of cyber stalking an Amherst teen faces at least 16 years in prison if convicted, according to a federal prosecutor. Mani M. Batchu, 29, pleaded innocent on Monday to an eight-count indictment alleging sexual exploitation of a minor and related offenses during his arraignment in U.S. District Court here.
1.5 Million Facebook Profiles Stolen - 05/04/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
MILLIONS of frightened Facebook users were checking their accounts tonight after claims a hacker has put 1.5million stolen Facebook accounts up for sale on the black market.
"Cougar effect" boosts lingerie sales
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100429/od_
Sales of sultry lingerie among older women are booming in Britain thanks to the glamorous 40-somethings of "Sex and the City 2" and "Cougar Town," retail chain Debenhams reported on Thursday.
The hit TV show, and forthcoming movie, featuring the bedroom antics of women in their 40s and 50s and their much younger partners, is being credited with a rise in demand for lingerie from women of the same age, Debenhams said.
The department store said a nationwide analysis of the most popular lingerie styles from October 2009 to April 2010, revealed that women over 40 have given the more seductive side of the lingerie industry a big boost.
"Positive female role models in this age group such as the women in the Sex and the City movies and Courteney Cox in TV's Cougar Town are giving the women confidence to splash out on themselves," Debenhams head lingerie buyer Annette Warburton said in a statement.
Women over 40 were rediscovering their figures, often after having children or getting divorced.
Previously, the store said, the main purchasers of cleavage-enhancing bras, basques, thongs, stockings and suspenders, have been women in their early 20s.
"With women's 40s being touted as the new 20s, and lingerie designers stepping up to the mark to feed this demand, it's a market we expect to see grow further in the future," Warburton said.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Man fined for Twitter airport 'bomb threat' - 05/10/10
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/s
A man who posted a message on the social network site Twitter threatening to blow up Robin Hood Airport has been convictedof sending a menacing electronic communication.
Trusting attitude in digital world 'poses privacy risks' - 05/10/10
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/36742
Identity theft will become more commonplace, mobile technology more invasive and the internet will increasingly make decisions on our behalf, experts say. People need to be mindful to the threats technology poses to privacy. Law Commissioner John Burrows says the potential for technology to be misused to exploit personal data is alarming.
'I was caught in the seducer’s net': It began with an internet date...now attractive divorcee Sara Terry is alone, stressed and £35,000 poorer - 05/09/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/femail/ar
Sara Terry claims she wasn’t really looking for someone to love when she agreed to her friends’ suggestions to try internet dating. But when an email landed in her inbox from a man who seemed to be her mirror image, she admits her pulse began to race.
Ben Stiller and David Duchovny victims of credit card scam - 05/09/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop
An alleged Nigerian-born credit card fraudster was trapped after one too many Hollywood stars and directors asked for their new cards to be sent to the same small apartment in Chicago.
Stuart mom put up with years of harassing phone calls from ex-boyfriend, deputies say - 05/08/10
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/0
Five hundred-eighty two: That's how many times detectives say they can prove that a Boca Raton man called his ex-girlfriend, who lives in Stuart. After more than two years of investigating, the allegedly demanding dialer finally faces charges.
E-postings can create nightmares for workers - 05/08/10
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/arti
Think your boss won't hear about the time you griped about him on Facebook? Tony Puckett says you should think again. "In the digital age, it's easier than ever for employees to say things publicly and for you to hear about it," Puckett said Friday in a speech at the 2010 Oklahoma Human Resources Conference and Expo, held at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center.
MPs accused of Wikipedia expenses 'cover-up' - 05/08/10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop
MPs who were embarrassed in the parliamentary expenses scandal have been accused of a "cover up" after details of their spending were deleted from their Wikipedia entries.
'Justice prevailed': Sex charges against Rapides Parish teacher are dropped - 05/07/10
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/2010
Sherry Gentle's life and reputation were ruined when her name -- once associated with "dedicated teacher" -- was linked to an arrest and sex scandal. But her life has taken a turn for the better. Gentle -- who was arrested once in December and twice in January in connection with a reported inappropriate relationship with a pupil -- heard back from a Rapides Parish grand jury last week that she wouldn't face any criminal charges.
What to Do About Formspring.me - 05/07/10
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-steye
This morning, a front page article in the New York Times highlighted the stunning ways in which kids are using formspring.me, a new social networking site that allows users to ask and post anonymous questions and comments about any individual. The point of the network is to be a forum for open dialogue without apprehension or fear of being identified.
Tomah man charged in stalking case - 05/06/10
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/art
A Tomah man is accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend with hundreds of text messages and frightening her to the point that she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape him. Steven Wendling's repeated messages to the woman in March and April included a threat to post nude pictures of her on the Internet, according to the criminal complaint filed Thursday in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
Gotcha! U.S. lawmaker caught looking at porn on Senate floor - 05/06/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worl
In his flimsy defence, he was bored. Unfortunately for Florida Senator Mike Bennett, that's just not a good enough reason to be looking at pictures of topless women while on the Senate floor. Especially not while using his state-issued computer.
83% of 'Net Set' concerned about privacy on web - 05/06/10
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/0
More than four out of five (83 percent) of 18 to 25 year olds are concerned about the privacy of personal information, cyberstalking and censorship, when it comes to the web, says Microsoft. However, according to the company's 'Internet Explorer 8 State of the Internet Nation' report, of those concerned about the web, 80 percent believe the benefits of the net outweigh the threats.
Facebook experts added in computer harassment case - 05/06/10
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1381029
Opposing computer experts are to join the list of witnesses in a trial of a Dundee man charged with hijacking a former girlfriend’s Facebook page to humiliate her with insulting messages and a nude photograph. After rejecting defense motions to throw out the felony charges against Nikolai N. Panarin, Lenawee County Circuit Judge Timothy P. Pickard agreed to waive a deadline and allow the defense to add an expert witness.
Local Blogger Found Not Guilty Of Cyberstalking - 05/05/10
http://www.wxii12.com/news/23460786/det
A local blogger who faced cyberstalking charges after authorities said he sent more than two-dozen e-mails in less than an hour to another blogger was found not guilty on Monday, the Greensboro News and Record reported.
Chef 'murdered ex-wife with hammer and knife after she taunted him on Facebook about paying child support' - 05/05/10
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A chef murdered his ex-wife after she taunted him about paying child support on Facebook, the Old Bailey heard today. Lisa Beverley's body was found at 6am by her five-year-old son, the court heard.
Doctor arraigned for stalking - 05/04/10
http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeho
he Chicago psychiatrist accused of cyber stalking an Amherst teen faces at least 16 years in prison if convicted, according to a federal prosecutor. Mani M. Batchu, 29, pleaded innocent on Monday to an eight-count indictment alleging sexual exploitation of a minor and related offenses during his arraignment in U.S. District Court here.
1.5 Million Facebook Profiles Stolen - 05/04/10
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
MILLIONS of frightened Facebook users were checking their accounts tonight after claims a hacker has put 1.5million stolen Facebook accounts up for sale on the black market.
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