From news.com.au
February 29, 2008 12:11pm
A KIWI man has admitted trying to have sex with a goat - but didn't think he'd get busted because "animals couldn't talk".
The North Canterbury 68-year-old, who managed to get his name repressed, told Rangiora District Court he took the goat to the back of his tiny farm and tried to have his way with it.
The court heard it didn't go well - so he did up his trousers, patted the goat and walked off.
"He was contrite, but said he was unable to stop the behaviour," a police spokeswoman said.
The man pleaded guilty to attempting to commit bestiality with a goat. He was convicted and will be sentenced on March 12.
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Game show sex cheat the biggest loser
From news.com.au:
By Mark Schliebs
February 28, 2008 11:15am
A CONTESTANT has confessed her adultery to win $200,000 on a controversial game show then lost the lot - and her husband.
In the latest episode of The Moment of Truth, Lauren Cleri - who was hooked up to a lie detector - said she was cheating on her husband and wished she was married to an ex-lover.
The 26-year-old said she made the confessions to become rich and famous, only to walk away with nothing but an angry husband – 24-year-old New York Police Department officer Frank Cleri.
“We’re kind of up in the air right now – I want to (get back together) but I don’t think he does,” Ms Cleri told the New York Post.
Her husband told the newspaper that he had known about her cheating ways, but was not prepared for her to tell millions of viewers about it for money.
“It’s not very easy to overcome,” Mr Cleri said. “We’ve had our issues … unfortunately now they’re not just our problems. Everybody knows about it.”
Mr Cleri was sitting in the audience while the US game show was being filmed.
During the episode, Ms Cleri netted more than $200,000 for her saucy confessions. Her ex-boyfriend even made an appearance on the show.
But when she said she thought she was “a good person”, the lie detector found evidence of dishonesty and she lost all the prize money.
According to the Post, Ms Cleri has not received any job offers or any money as a result of her appearance.
Channel 9 has bought the rights to the show, but has not revealed when it will premier in Australia.
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By Mark Schliebs
February 28, 2008 11:15am
A CONTESTANT has confessed her adultery to win $200,000 on a controversial game show then lost the lot - and her husband.
In the latest episode of The Moment of Truth, Lauren Cleri - who was hooked up to a lie detector - said she was cheating on her husband and wished she was married to an ex-lover.
The 26-year-old said she made the confessions to become rich and famous, only to walk away with nothing but an angry husband – 24-year-old New York Police Department officer Frank Cleri.
“We’re kind of up in the air right now – I want to (get back together) but I don’t think he does,” Ms Cleri told the New York Post.
Her husband told the newspaper that he had known about her cheating ways, but was not prepared for her to tell millions of viewers about it for money.
“It’s not very easy to overcome,” Mr Cleri said. “We’ve had our issues … unfortunately now they’re not just our problems. Everybody knows about it.”
Mr Cleri was sitting in the audience while the US game show was being filmed.
During the episode, Ms Cleri netted more than $200,000 for her saucy confessions. Her ex-boyfriend even made an appearance on the show.
But when she said she thought she was “a good person”, the lie detector found evidence of dishonesty and she lost all the prize money.
According to the Post, Ms Cleri has not received any job offers or any money as a result of her appearance.
Channel 9 has bought the rights to the show, but has not revealed when it will premier in Australia.
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Sex Photos Stir Tempest in Hong Kong
From ABC News
By MARGARET CONLEY
Feb. 25, 2008
Say Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton took it all off for Justin Timberlake and his camera, who promised the tabloid queens that no eyes but his own baby blues would ever see evidence of their tryst. Say J.T. kept some of those photos on his laptop. Say that laptop fell into the wrong hands.
You might have a sex scandal on the level of what's rocking Hong Kong right now.
Hundreds of explicit photos of singer-actor Edison Chen and a bevy of female starlets — including Canto megastar pop singer Gillian Chung and actresses Cecilia Cheung and Bobo Chan — catapulted their way through the Internet after police say the files were stolen from Chen's pink Apple Macbook when he took it in for repairs.
The whole debacle has been dubbed "Sexy Photos Gate." It has touched off a media frenzy across the globe, dominating Asian front-page headlines for weeks.
Originally believed to have discovered 1,300 sex images, the Hong Kong Commercial Crime Bureau has found even more photos, as well as video, according to local reports published last weekend. Many of the photos were screen grabs of videos.
Last week, Chen, 27, issued a public apology and said he would bow out of the Hong Kong entertainment industry indefinitely.
"I would like to apologize to all the ladies and to all their families for any harm or hurt that they have been feeling. I'm sorry," the Canadian-born heartthrob said at a mobbed news conference Thursday, followed by apologies to his mother, father and the people of Hong Kong.
Chen Departs Hong Kong
It is a case with seemingly as many twists and turns as the plot of "Infernal Affairs," the Hong Kong cinema classic about the underground world of police and triads — in which Chen played a role — and on which Martin Scorsese later based his Oscar-winning film, "The Departed."
When the scandal first broke, Chen left Hong Kong. Some speculated that he departed out of fear for his own safety. Tabloids were alleging a contract was out on him. After all, Vincy Yeung, one of the ladies photographed with Chen, is the niece of a tycoon that many believe has ties to the mob.
Unlike in the United States, where the likes of Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian have seen their careers take off after sex scandals, such controversies have tended to destroy careers in the more conservative Asia region.
In Vietnam, 19-year-old TV celeb Hoang Thuy Linh's show was canceled after a 16-minute sex video featuring her and her former boyfriend hit the net in October.
Last month, Malaysia's married health minister resigned after an hourlong sex video of him and another female companion circulated anonymously.
In this most recent case, the effects on the high-profile starlet's career remain to be seen. Chung, half of the bubblegum pop Twins singing duo, has apologized publicly saying, "I was naive and very silly but now I have grown up."
While many fans vow to stay loyal to Chung, an online survey showed more than 2,400 votes supporting the statement: "We don't need artists like this [Gillian Chung]. Please do not poison our young generations."
In Hong Kong, there aren't many privacy laws to protect celebrities or the general public.
"Hong Kong has been struggling with issues of privacy for seven to nine years now," said Doreen Weisenhaus, director of the Media Law Project at the University of Hong Kong's journalism school and author of "Hong Kong Media Law."
'Private Photos'
Chen made it clear in his public statement that not only were the photos private, but that most of the photos being circulated were taken by him, implying intellectual property rights and copyright infringement.
"These photos were very private and have not been shown to people and were never intended to be shown to anyone," Chen said. "These photos were stolen from me illegally and distributed without my consent."
Said John Marray, Hong Kong's barrister at law, "Privacy is always going to be a tricky problem and especially now with the Internet. The danger is that stricter privacy rules will be difficult to enforce and probably be out of step with public opinion."
On the other hand, it remains to be seen whether Chen will face civil, private or negligence action from the women and, as a result, the possibility of criminal penalties.
"In my opinion Chen is not legally liable for the release of the images," Marray said. "At the end of the day the women should be responsible for their own actions."
Seven men and two women have been arrested in this case. Two charges have been made for "publishing obscene articles." One of the charges was withdrawn after the Obscene Articles Tribunal deemed the photos in question to be indecent, but not obscene — contributing to the ongoing debate about not having clearer definitions for the two terms in Hong Kong.
Another charge has been made for "access to a computer with dishonest/criminal intent." Both outstanding cases have been adjourned until next month.
"Internet sex crimes are escalating, particularly throughout Asia," Weisenhaus, of the University of Hong Kong, said. In many countries in the region, Internet content is already being closely monitored and sometimes blocked.
In Korea, fines for those who post illicit material of sexual content is at least $1,000 or one year in prison. In Vietnam it is six months to 15 years in prison. The government in mainland China blocks content through what's known as the "Great Firewall."
Criminality Is Minimal, Lawyer Says
In Hong Kong, publishing an obscene article can result in a fine of $128,000 and imprisonment for three years. As part of the fallout from this case, police are cracking down on pornography and criminal activities relating to the manufacturing and sale of illegal discs from the island and in neighboring mainland China. The crackdown has caused a backlash by Internet users who see the action as an infringement on their freedom.
Chen is assisting the police investigation, urging people to stop the circulation of photos and his lawyers to protect the innocent in this case.
"This matter has deteriorated to the extent that society as a whole has been affected by this, and in this regard, I am deeply saddened," Chen said in his public statement.
As for Chen's popularity polls, according to local language Web site SINA.com, 30 percent thought he was "sincere and had guts," 30 percent agree he was "pretending to be miserable to gain sympathy," 21 percent said they would forgive and continue to support him, 9 percent thought he was quitting because he planned to establish himself in Hollywood and 6 percent thought he deserved to be blamed and should not be forgiven.
Sexy Photos Gate continues to feed the headlines.
"This is a celebrity-led investigation pushed along by the media. The criminality involved apart from the actual theft and resulting distribution is minimal if any," Marray said. "If only the energy had been spent on cracking down on those involved in child pornography and those that abuse innocent women."
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Photos, News & Discussions here:
Edison Chen - 陳冠希, Gillian Chung - 锺欣桐 - 钟欣桐, Cecilia Chung - 張栢芝 - 张柏芝, Bobo Chan - 陳文媛, Vincy Yeung Sex Photo Scandal
By MARGARET CONLEY
Feb. 25, 2008
Say Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton took it all off for Justin Timberlake and his camera, who promised the tabloid queens that no eyes but his own baby blues would ever see evidence of their tryst. Say J.T. kept some of those photos on his laptop. Say that laptop fell into the wrong hands.
You might have a sex scandal on the level of what's rocking Hong Kong right now.
Hundreds of explicit photos of singer-actor Edison Chen and a bevy of female starlets — including Canto megastar pop singer Gillian Chung and actresses Cecilia Cheung and Bobo Chan — catapulted their way through the Internet after police say the files were stolen from Chen's pink Apple Macbook when he took it in for repairs.
The whole debacle has been dubbed "Sexy Photos Gate." It has touched off a media frenzy across the globe, dominating Asian front-page headlines for weeks.
Originally believed to have discovered 1,300 sex images, the Hong Kong Commercial Crime Bureau has found even more photos, as well as video, according to local reports published last weekend. Many of the photos were screen grabs of videos.
Last week, Chen, 27, issued a public apology and said he would bow out of the Hong Kong entertainment industry indefinitely.
"I would like to apologize to all the ladies and to all their families for any harm or hurt that they have been feeling. I'm sorry," the Canadian-born heartthrob said at a mobbed news conference Thursday, followed by apologies to his mother, father and the people of Hong Kong.
Chen Departs Hong Kong
It is a case with seemingly as many twists and turns as the plot of "Infernal Affairs," the Hong Kong cinema classic about the underground world of police and triads — in which Chen played a role — and on which Martin Scorsese later based his Oscar-winning film, "The Departed."
When the scandal first broke, Chen left Hong Kong. Some speculated that he departed out of fear for his own safety. Tabloids were alleging a contract was out on him. After all, Vincy Yeung, one of the ladies photographed with Chen, is the niece of a tycoon that many believe has ties to the mob.
Unlike in the United States, where the likes of Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian have seen their careers take off after sex scandals, such controversies have tended to destroy careers in the more conservative Asia region.
In Vietnam, 19-year-old TV celeb Hoang Thuy Linh's show was canceled after a 16-minute sex video featuring her and her former boyfriend hit the net in October.
Last month, Malaysia's married health minister resigned after an hourlong sex video of him and another female companion circulated anonymously.
In this most recent case, the effects on the high-profile starlet's career remain to be seen. Chung, half of the bubblegum pop Twins singing duo, has apologized publicly saying, "I was naive and very silly but now I have grown up."
While many fans vow to stay loyal to Chung, an online survey showed more than 2,400 votes supporting the statement: "We don't need artists like this [Gillian Chung]. Please do not poison our young generations."
In Hong Kong, there aren't many privacy laws to protect celebrities or the general public.
"Hong Kong has been struggling with issues of privacy for seven to nine years now," said Doreen Weisenhaus, director of the Media Law Project at the University of Hong Kong's journalism school and author of "Hong Kong Media Law."
'Private Photos'
Chen made it clear in his public statement that not only were the photos private, but that most of the photos being circulated were taken by him, implying intellectual property rights and copyright infringement.
"These photos were very private and have not been shown to people and were never intended to be shown to anyone," Chen said. "These photos were stolen from me illegally and distributed without my consent."
Said John Marray, Hong Kong's barrister at law, "Privacy is always going to be a tricky problem and especially now with the Internet. The danger is that stricter privacy rules will be difficult to enforce and probably be out of step with public opinion."
On the other hand, it remains to be seen whether Chen will face civil, private or negligence action from the women and, as a result, the possibility of criminal penalties.
"In my opinion Chen is not legally liable for the release of the images," Marray said. "At the end of the day the women should be responsible for their own actions."
Seven men and two women have been arrested in this case. Two charges have been made for "publishing obscene articles." One of the charges was withdrawn after the Obscene Articles Tribunal deemed the photos in question to be indecent, but not obscene — contributing to the ongoing debate about not having clearer definitions for the two terms in Hong Kong.
Another charge has been made for "access to a computer with dishonest/criminal intent." Both outstanding cases have been adjourned until next month.
"Internet sex crimes are escalating, particularly throughout Asia," Weisenhaus, of the University of Hong Kong, said. In many countries in the region, Internet content is already being closely monitored and sometimes blocked.
In Korea, fines for those who post illicit material of sexual content is at least $1,000 or one year in prison. In Vietnam it is six months to 15 years in prison. The government in mainland China blocks content through what's known as the "Great Firewall."
Criminality Is Minimal, Lawyer Says
In Hong Kong, publishing an obscene article can result in a fine of $128,000 and imprisonment for three years. As part of the fallout from this case, police are cracking down on pornography and criminal activities relating to the manufacturing and sale of illegal discs from the island and in neighboring mainland China. The crackdown has caused a backlash by Internet users who see the action as an infringement on their freedom.
Chen is assisting the police investigation, urging people to stop the circulation of photos and his lawyers to protect the innocent in this case.
"This matter has deteriorated to the extent that society as a whole has been affected by this, and in this regard, I am deeply saddened," Chen said in his public statement.
As for Chen's popularity polls, according to local language Web site SINA.com, 30 percent thought he was "sincere and had guts," 30 percent agree he was "pretending to be miserable to gain sympathy," 21 percent said they would forgive and continue to support him, 9 percent thought he was quitting because he planned to establish himself in Hollywood and 6 percent thought he deserved to be blamed and should not be forgiven.
Sexy Photos Gate continues to feed the headlines.
"This is a celebrity-led investigation pushed along by the media. The criminality involved apart from the actual theft and resulting distribution is minimal if any," Marray said. "If only the energy had been spent on cracking down on those involved in child pornography and those that abuse innocent women."
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Photos, News & Discussions here:
Edison Chen - 陳冠希, Gillian Chung - 锺欣桐 - 钟欣桐, Cecilia Chung - 張栢芝 - 张柏芝, Bobo Chan - 陳文媛, Vincy Yeung Sex Photo Scandal
Dirty downloads: diva axed from Olympic ceremony
From theAge
February 26, 2008 - 3:00PM
A female Hong Kong pop star at the centre of a sex photos scandal has been banned from singing at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, a news report said today.
Singer Gillian Chung was one of a number of starlets pictured romping naked with singer-actor Edison Chen in photos downloaded from his laptop when he took it in for repairs and widely circulated on the internet.
The popular 27-year-old singer had been due to perform at the Olympics opening ceremony in August but has now been dumped because of the scandal, the South China Morning Post reported.
The ceremony's artistic director Zhang Yimou decided to take Chung off the bill after the scandal broke and had replaced her and another Hong Kong star not involved in the photos incident with Chinese pop act A-One, the newspaper said.
Millions of people in China and Hong Kong have downloaded the pictures of Edison Chen and his starlet lovers in the weeks since the pictures from his laptop were uploaded onto the internet.
Chen, 27, flew back to Hong Kong last week to issue a public apology to the women involved in the scandal and to announce he was abandoning his show business career after completing existing commitments.
More than 2000 people complained when Chung appeared on a charity TV show at the height of the scandal a fortnight ago and she was forced to scrap a public appearance last Saturday when protesters threatened to disrupt her performance.
A 23-year-old computer technician has been charged with using a computer for dishonest intent and has been released on police bail after a series of brief court appearances and a stretch in custody.
The scandal over the pictures has tainted the saccharine-sweet image of Hong Kong's so-called Canto-pop industry whose cheesy romantic melodies sung in Cantonese sell by their millions in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan.
DPA
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Photos, News & Discussions here:
Edison Chen - 陳冠希, Gillian Chung - 锺欣桐 - 钟欣桐, Cecilia Chung - 張栢芝 - 张柏芝, Bobo Chan - 陳文媛, Vincy Yeung Sex Photo Scandal
February 26, 2008 - 3:00PM
A female Hong Kong pop star at the centre of a sex photos scandal has been banned from singing at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, a news report said today.
Singer Gillian Chung was one of a number of starlets pictured romping naked with singer-actor Edison Chen in photos downloaded from his laptop when he took it in for repairs and widely circulated on the internet.
The popular 27-year-old singer had been due to perform at the Olympics opening ceremony in August but has now been dumped because of the scandal, the South China Morning Post reported.
The ceremony's artistic director Zhang Yimou decided to take Chung off the bill after the scandal broke and had replaced her and another Hong Kong star not involved in the photos incident with Chinese pop act A-One, the newspaper said.
Millions of people in China and Hong Kong have downloaded the pictures of Edison Chen and his starlet lovers in the weeks since the pictures from his laptop were uploaded onto the internet.
Chen, 27, flew back to Hong Kong last week to issue a public apology to the women involved in the scandal and to announce he was abandoning his show business career after completing existing commitments.
More than 2000 people complained when Chung appeared on a charity TV show at the height of the scandal a fortnight ago and she was forced to scrap a public appearance last Saturday when protesters threatened to disrupt her performance.
A 23-year-old computer technician has been charged with using a computer for dishonest intent and has been released on police bail after a series of brief court appearances and a stretch in custody.
The scandal over the pictures has tainted the saccharine-sweet image of Hong Kong's so-called Canto-pop industry whose cheesy romantic melodies sung in Cantonese sell by their millions in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan.
DPA
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Photos, News & Discussions here:
Edison Chen - 陳冠希, Gillian Chung - 锺欣桐 - 钟欣桐, Cecilia Chung - 張栢芝 - 张柏芝, Bobo Chan - 陳文媛, Vincy Yeung Sex Photo Scandal
'Edison's Conquests' Sex Photos Scandal - 4 Weeks In
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Wine Healthier Than Water ?
To those who enjoy a glass of wine... and those who don't.
As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated
that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in faeces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of shit.
As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated
that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in faeces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of shit.
Combat pilots may get Viagra boost
From news.com.au correspondents in Jerusalem
February 07, 2008 09:40pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
IT might harm their reputation, but Israel's air force is considering giving its combat pilots Viagra to improve their performance in the air.
A recent study conducted by Israeli doctors among mountain climbers in Africa found a link between erectile dysfunction drugs and improved performance in high altitudes, the mass-selling Yediot Aharonot reported.
The active ingredient in the drugs was found to make climbers perform better in an environment with less oxygen, which causes fatigue and dizziness.
This has led army doctors to consider giving jet fighter pilots - who can fly at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet - the same drug.
"The Viagra family of drugs is considered effective in these conditions because when there is a long shortage in oxygen it leads to high blood pressure in the lungs, and the drugs help fight that," the report quoted military medical sources as saying.
February 07, 2008 09:40pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
IT might harm their reputation, but Israel's air force is considering giving its combat pilots Viagra to improve their performance in the air.
A recent study conducted by Israeli doctors among mountain climbers in Africa found a link between erectile dysfunction drugs and improved performance in high altitudes, the mass-selling Yediot Aharonot reported.
The active ingredient in the drugs was found to make climbers perform better in an environment with less oxygen, which causes fatigue and dizziness.
This has led army doctors to consider giving jet fighter pilots - who can fly at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet - the same drug.
"The Viagra family of drugs is considered effective in these conditions because when there is a long shortage in oxygen it leads to high blood pressure in the lungs, and the drugs help fight that," the report quoted military medical sources as saying.
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