New Zealand won't tolerate the fat!

A British woman planning to start a new life with her husband in New Zealand has been banned from entering the country - because she is too fat. Rowan Trezise, 33, has been left behind in England while her husband Richie, 35, has already made the move down under leaving her desperately trying to lose weight. When the couple first tried to gain entry to the country they were told that they were both overweight and were a potential burden on the health care system. Mr Trezise shed two inches to fulfil criteria set out as part of his visa application to work as a technician in the country. His wife however has had no such luck and faces a desperate battle to shed the pounds before Christmas, at which point the couple say they will abandon their overseas plans. New Zealand officials assess people's weight using Body Mass Index which measures fat by comparing the height and weight of an individual. Mr Trezise, a submarine cable specialist and former member of the army said his BMI was measured at 42 making him well over the limit of 25 which is regarded as overweight. "My doctor laughed at me. He said he'd never seen anything more ridiculous in his whole life," he said. "He said not every overweight person is unhealthy or unfit. The idea was that we were going to change our lifestyle totally and get outdoors and on mountain bikes and all sorts of activities." Robyn Toomath, a spokesman for New Zealand's Fight the Obesity Epidemic and an endocrinologist said that obese people should not be victimised, but agreed with the restrictions. "The immigration department can't afford to import people who are going to be a significant drain on our health resources. "You can see the logic in assessing if there is a significant health cost associated with this individual and that would be a reason for them not coming in." While the New Zealand Immigration Service could not say how many peolpe had been refused entry on similar grounds, the Emigrate New Zealand website revealed that many people had been banned for being obese.

Hams for Hanukkah!

Over the weekend New York's popular, luxury, city supermarket, Balducci's made a somewhat regrettable advertisement error. Since Hanukkah started on Tuesday, the market advertised their Ham, which was on sale as "Delicious for Hanukkah." Since ham, pork, as well as other pig products, cannot be eaten by Jewish dietary law, I wouldn't think you would try and reach out to customers who can't eat the product. Although it is an almost funny error, a lot of people may take offense to such a sign, they could take it as disrespect or mocking. As soon as the error was noted the signs were changed, and apology was posted on the company website as well as the company will be reviewing it's employee training.

Slow speed chase!

In Riverside, California there was a high speed chase of sorts. Willy the tortoise made a run for the town. He made it a half a mile from his fenced home living in a doghouse in Shelley Larson yard. Willy was corralled by a neighbor and brought to an animal shelter. There was photos posted of Willy on the family's website in hopes of finding their lost family friend. He was home within 6 hours of his break for freedom. This was Willy's 3rd time escaping his home since they bought him. When they first got him, he could easily fit into the palm of your hand, he unexpectedly became so large it's hard them to keep him at home. Given a tortoise's long life span, he will become a family heirloom and they are glad to have him back.

Foam for everyone

At a family day at the Airo Space center in Philadelphia one very curious kid pressed the one button every kid there probably wanted to press, but restrain themselves. The button was labeled "Don't hit unless emergency!" The button released foam from a fire suppression system on the buildings helicopter hangar. The fire department had to come and clean up this funny mess and the kid got quite the reprehending!

New Species!

Just recently the first official footage of a newly endangered species, which they are calling the Long eared mouse, has been released. After years of tracking this mysterious mammal, they finally got real life footage of this cute little furry friend. The Zoological Soicety of London trekked all the way into the Gobe desert to tape and research this nocturnal species. There is yet no real conservation attention for this animal. These little critters live in the depths of the desert in a very vulnerable ecosystem with limited rainfall. They run through the sand through the night, they have hair on ther feet like little snow shoes. So keep an eye out for these little long eared freaks!

Ladies with style

In a city where discrimination was once an everyday occurrence, now acceptance and assimilation is the key. Under the noise of the No.6 train on Westchester ave. there are a couple of ladies who really know how to do some hair. Although they were not always ladies….Four of the eight stylists at Lupe’s Place are transgender. Lupe Gonzalez opened the salon in 1993, she comes from a big family and had only been in New York for six years prior to that from Puebla, Mexico.
She had other jobs before getting the hair salon, but “I came as a boy, but I was very feminine.” said Lupe. Up until about 1991 Ms. Gonzalez was Mr. Gonzalez with a mustache and short hair. In the midst of the Bronx seems like a dubious choice for the salon considering it’s nearly thirteen miles away from the heart of the city’s gay communities, Chelsea and the West Village. But in the twenty first century things have become more acceptable and less judged, Lupe can set up shop wherever she wants.
The shop functions like any other hair salon in New York City covered in the fog of hairspray, brushing on highlights, to the noise of the hot blow dryer, Ms. Gonzalez and the ladies have things under control. With a steady cliental who wouldn’t go anywhere else, it is a family shop whose PR is strictly through word of mouth. With the booming salsa music and girl’s just want to have fun vibe, it shows exactly that, girl’s just want to have one. It turns out that not everything in this city has been overrun with industry and commercial Mecca’s.

Jones Soda Co. gone YENTL!

Did you ever think that a honey ham or even latkes could quench your thirst? Well look now further then all of you favorite holiday meals to get that extra bubbly you've been searching for. Jones Soda Co. is known for it's quirky and clever flavors such as Perspiration, Dirt, Sports Cream and Natural Field Turf for its contract to supply soda to Qwest field home of the Seattle Sea hawks. The company — fortunately or unfortunately — prides itself on the accuracy of the taste. Jones Soda Co., the Seattle-based purveyor of offbeat fizzy water, is selling holiday-themed limited-edition packs of flavored sodas.

If you never thought ham would be kosher, you thought to soon, all their products including the ham flavored soda from the Christmas pack is kosher. Their Hanukkah pack includes Jelly Doughnut, Apple Sauce, Chocolate Coins and Latkes sodas. The Thanksgiving themed pack includes Green Pea, Sweet Potato, Dinner Roll, Turkey and Gravy, and Antacid sodas. And if you had any doubt the Christmas pack will feature such flavors as Sugar Plum, Christmas Tree, Egg Nog and Christmas Ham.

The company also makes traditional flavors such as root beer, cherry and strawberry sodas. A portion of the proceeds from the holiday packs will go to charity. You don't have to look far either, the soda should be in your local groceries soda isle. So go out and complete your holiday feast with a little offbeat fizzy lifting drink.

p.s.-If you were wondering all the drinks are vegetarian as well!

The newest Superhero: "The RipAway 1000"

Has there ever been a time in your life where you were the lowest on the totem pole. Where you felt bullied and made fun of. Maybe there was even a moment in life where it has become so bad that the physical abuse in school has increased. Increased all the way to the highest form of sheer embarrassment, a wedgie. Well if this was you, or you just feel remorse for little Jimmy or Billy. Introducing the new "Rip Away 1000." The newest technology in the anti-wedgie.

Thanks to two twin boys Jared and Justin Serovich from Columbus , Ohio, we no longer have to live in fear of the wedgie. Jared and Justin are just 8 years old and in the third grade. They invented this new invention in hopes of winning the invention convention in their hometown, Ohio. As they were horsing around, giving each other the treatment. Their mother's partner sarcastically said someone ought to invent wedgie-proof underwear, and so they did. When the bully tries to grab your underwear and perform the act, because of the Velcro which is used to hold the underwear closed, the underwear breaks open and ends up in the bully's hand instead of you know where. They have landed numerous TV appearances after the underwear, and they will forever be thanked by geeks and kids who could never quite escape the horror which is the wedgie, but now can roam the halls of their schools freely.

Like brown is the new black, is Iphone the Judaism?

Standing in line for hours at a time does not seem to phase many of the costumers who wait on these lines overnight to be the firsts to get the brand new Apple Iphone. People praise it like an unlikely religious devotion. But what makes it better then the rest? It comes standard with a high-tech camera, a phone, text messaging, a portable media player, visual voicemail, and WIFI connection. All of this isn't far off from what most phones can do, except for the touch screen. The reason for the high-demand of such a pointless product, is that people have to to feel they have the latest and greatest. It gives them a sense of a power trip, because of the high price tag, being $399, it leads them to believe it is the best out there. Even though within a few months there will be something better out there, and those same gullible, naive people will be standing on the same lines for what evers next.

This product will definitely make a stiff Christmas competitor, although it is going through a technology war right now. The Iphone was designed to be used with AT&T, although consumers don't find this fair. Until one very lucky Glen rock teenager learn how to unlock the Iphone, freeing it from it's exclusive use with AT&T. George Hotz has gained loads of fame uncovering this secret, yet has started a mobile uprising.. There have been full on small businesses and companies created which have devoted themselves to unlocking Iphones from Apple customers. Apple has threatened customers if they were to unlock the phone and use a different service provider the phone won't work, but the "hackers" have assured us that this is all rubbish and it is completely safe. It may be safe, but it is entirely illegal! But that hasn't stop people from doing this and things of it's sort before. Now before you go out and buy yourself an Iphone and fall into the usual consumer craze trap for the newest and latest, consider that your just a pawn in someone who is much wealthier then you's chess game.

Can't wait 'till Easter!

Thankfully for mothers in Rockdale County, Ga it is not Easter, just yet. Deputies in the county have recently made an unusual arrest. Mathew Jackson, 20 was arrested for allegedly selling LSD and other hallucinogens baked into duck-shaped chocolate candy. The candy was wrapped in gold and silver foil with mushroom like drugs baked into the chocolate. More than 74 ducks were found. Although we were assured no ducks were harmed in the making of this chocolate, they're actually all feeling rather good. :)

He was arrested for possession with the intent of selling LSD and psilocin. He is awaiting a bond hearing. It would have been one trippy Easter if these would have hit the market.

Louis Vuitton, gone communist?

What does the Berlin wall, french designer handbags, and Mikhail Gorbachev have in common? Well if you were thinking Gorbachev is the new face of Louis Vuitton and he did an ad for them driving in front of the remains of the Berlin wall, then you are right! Apparently the only way to catch the eye of young and rich socialites nowadays is to bring an old world communist feel into the mix.

Is this what Gorbachev meant by perestroika? I always thought it had something to do with economic reforms, but this is much more interesting. The ad shows Gorabchev sitting in his limo with a bit of an uneasy almost constipated look on his face passing the remains of the Berlin Wall, with an open Louis Vuitton bag beside him. The ad says, "A journey brings us face to face with ourselves."

The former communist strong hand of the Soviet Union faces the ruins of "communist" Berlin without a look of remorse. Is this ad in a way giving the people the satisfaction of dragging Gorbachev's face through the mud of what he once supported and believed in, now in ruin and demise? That would be what we would like to think, but in actuality he's driving in a limo with Louis Vuitton, I don't really feel like he's suffering.

Or maybe this is one of the conciliation prizes for winning the Nobel peace prize, much like a beauty pageant, most of what politics is anyway now, a popularity contest. This may also be a way of showing people that he really isn't such a bad guy after all, he is just an average General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union. He is human, and just enjoys the finer things in life, and if he doesn't get them, well you know how this ends.

All these options are great, but instead of this being Gorbachev's big comeback as an up and coming fashion model, I think this may be Louis Vuitton's ploy to show the world that most anybody will do anything for some money, or a good chunk of it at that! It is also possible Gorbachev's contract was in French, because Louis Vuitton is french, and he was legally bound to the ad, that would explain the puss on his face. Just like how many licks it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop, we may never know.

When looking at the ad, I'm sure you didn't notice the array of magazines atop the Louis Vuttion bag, well you may have noticed them, but didn't think too deep as to what they said. Well someone with loads of time and a magnifying glass did read them. The headline of the magazine says, "The Murder of Litvinenko: They Wanted to Give Up the Suspect for $7,000."

The reference is to Alexander Litvinenko, the former KGB spy who died last November after being poisoned, On his deathbed, Litvinenko accused President Vladimir Putin of his murder. Was the message placed there deliberately? And what did it mean? Louis Vuitton stated that the message was not deliberate, but a stylist just randomly brought in Russian magazines to the set, to make the ad look more authentic. But it feels natural to question Gorbachev's connection to the KGB, Litvinenko's death, and president Putin. Is this the continuation of Mikhail's glasnost where there was freedom of information and no censorship for mass media. Is Louis Vuitton carrying out his word? It is very hard for me to believe that in an industry where sesame seeds are meticulously glued on to burger buns with magnifying glasses that those magazines would coincidentally, controversially end up in this particular ad.

This brings me to the conclusion, throughout all this questioning and efforts, Louis Vuitton still comes out on top because despite all of this controversy they are still selling a very expensive bag. Like the old saying goes, "Any publicity is good publicity!" Louis Vuitton is not just another mindless fashion staple, but a profound media genius!

Coke vs. Pepsi

The ongoing rivalry of the sodas. Two huge corporate companies, which sell basically the same product. Coke and Pepsi both have their own fans, yet both aren't fans of each other. Which was proven this weekend in front of a Wal-Mart in Pennsylvania. Both companies were making a delivery for Wal Mart, when an oral argument let out. The argument escalated to an all out physical brawl. The Coke guy reportedly began pushing his cart full of the soda into the Pepsi man, while the Pepsi man popped his top by throwing numerous punches at the Coke man , breaking his nose. The companies did not comment on the brawl, but Coke has reported their delivery man is OK, yet Pepsi has admitted to firing their driver.Who knew this everlasting feud could ever get so serious? Maybe next time they'll schedule the deliveries at different times.

Hit 'N' Shop

Some people consider things that we don't understand blessings in disguise, but since when has something as terrible as someone getting it by a car become one. On October 3rd in Mesa, Arizona an elderly man was hit by a pickup truck which swerved off the road, while waiting at a bus stop. As the man was sent flying, the pickup truck sped away with a white bag attached to it's front grill. While one man who was waiting at the bus stop as well, just escaping getting hit too, quickly dropped his groceries to help the elderly man. While the elderly man lay helpless on the ground along with the gentleman who was helping him, suddenly other witnesses began to scavenge to steal both men's groceries. With not a single fruit left in sight, police say the robbers could be charged with theft if caught. The man is OK, but the emotional damage alone could last a lifetime. Something as terrible as this may have helped a homeless person have dinner that night, but does that make it right?

Who would ever think in such an intense and dangerous situation, the only thing on someones mind could be to kick someone while they're down. Not only was stealing these men's groceries immoral, it's shameful. They may have thought they got away with such a terrible act, but Karma will get around to them eventually.

Jail House Rock!

In CEBU, Philippine there has been a new past time for the inmates. Dancing! Waves of orange move and groove everyday to intricately choreographed dances to songs like Thriller by Michael Jackson or I will follow him from Sister Act. In Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center more than 1,500 inmates decided to come out and dance as a form of exercise in the exercise yard. Not only is this a form of exercise, but it's a form of rehabilitation. It teaches the inmates to work well together and follow instructions.

Going from head to toe tattooed bad asses to graceful swan like dancers. Although many of the inmates are homosexual and are kept separate from the other inmates because of the usual discrimination, not while dancing. There is an intermingling of people, which defies all prison stereotypes.

Although this does not change the fact that these are criminals with charges which range from drug charges to murder charges. They have become somewhat Internet celebrities. Security guards have filmed their precision clockwork and they have posted numerous dances of theirs on YOU TUBE, and each video receives over 100,000 hits regularly. They also dance for local communities, for entertainment and concert purposes, in which they receive small amounts of money and donations.

Almost every inmate in the prison joins in on the fun. Every inmate that is a part of this dance receives certain special privileges such as extra afternoon snacks, an occasional amount of money from donations, and an overall good time. The prisoners genuinely enjoy engaging in the dance and are seriously impressive.The goal of the program was something the inmates could consider an accomplishment and that would teach camaraderie and teamwork. But best of all they're extremely entertaining!'

Thriller' video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o

When Technology Strikes!

What if one day you woke up and went to work like usual, only to find out your ipod had it out for you. Recently in Douglasville, Ga a man who works at a kiosk at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was sitting at his desk listening to his ipod like any other day. When suddenly he looked down at his pants pocket only to see his leg was engulfed in flames. The cause was his year old ipod nano.

Thankfully Danny Williams, the victim, escaped the horrific incident unharmed due to a glossy piece of paper, which separated Danny from severe burns. The fire was one of many recent lithium-ion battery flame-ups. Sony has since been forced to recall more than seven million laptop batteries it made for its own computers as well as for Dell, Apple, Gateway, Toshiba and several others. This summer, a Chinese man was killed when his cell phone battery exploded in his chest pocket, sending a broken rib tearing into his heart.

Apple has since replaced William's ipod nano, but will that cover the traumatic damage he has suffered? Will he ever be able to enjoy an ipod the same way? Is this a sign that everyday technology such as the ipod is beginning to turn against us? Or is this some kind of crazy terror threat?

Well, probably none of the above. It's probably some faulty glitch, we are just human, people are bound to make these mistakes. All this technology is part of the world wide global market and has become increasingly expensive and in demand, but although we get so much enjoyment out of these things, should they come with such a hefty price such as injury or even death?

Mémoire

Ahh...memories! The one aspect of life that everyone has in common. Whether bitter or sweet, everyone has memories. It is something you can't fight nor deny. No matter how young or old someone is, they have a memory. Especially when older, memories become harder and harder to remember. In order to savor your life for everything it is or once was worth, it is key to keep your identity through memories. A common way of remembering and keeping your memories is through writing a memoir.
Memoirs have became popular by people who often claim themselves as celebrities and believe it is their duty on earth to keep a memoir of themselves in order to become eternal. They have often been kept by politicians and military leaders. In the eighteenth century, "scandalous memoirs" were kept by prostitutes or libertines. Many memoirs have helped us through history to expose and teach people of eye witness accounts of moments in history , such as memoirs from members of the holocaust.
The term memoir has begun to replace autobiographies, which have become outdated and much too common. Memoirs are a more sophisticated and creative way to keep a diary of memories.
Memoirs are often less structured and less formal, usually written from the first person point of view.

When Monogomy Becomes Monotomy

Most men and women all over have one goal in common, to one day become happily married and start a family together. There isn't much argument when referring to marriage, it is assumed to be monogamous. There are certain exceptions such as swingers, where the couple has agreed to have multiple partners. For the more socially accepted there are the polygamists. Polygamy is a form of marriage where the person has more then one spouse. Although not recognized as legal in many states, it is for the most part accepted.

There are also certain cases where one person in the relationship wants to remain monogamous, but the other doesn't so it results in one person cheating on another. About 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women end up cheating in a relationship. Whether your partner finds out or not it is still not accepted, but it doesn't stop anyone from doing it.

In this day and age where anything and everything can be found on the Internet, you will be able to find more than a community of people who believe cheating and having affairs while married is OK. More officially there is a website dedicated to helping married people find people to have affairs with. With Online dating websites being at all time high popularity, this website follows them exactly. You just tell the website what you want and you will be automatically matched up with someone with the same interests. With over a million members, this website is no joke. To become a member is free and it comes with a standard membership, but to extend your membership to a full one charges will apply. Since this website is for people seeking affairs, most people are concerned with what will show up on your credit card statement which most likely your spouse checks as well. So there are an array of different payment options to be more discrete.

Upon finding this website it leads me to believe that such behavior has become more and more socially accepted. This kind of behavior will often lead to divorce and with the divorce rate being 50 percent, it worries young people still looking forward to marriage. Is there still hope for the young unmarried society to one day become happily married?

The website has been on shows like Dr. Phil, 20/20, CNN, and Fox news. Although on all these shows the website has been questioned and ridiculed, the website still prides itself that any publicity is good publicity. Now that this secret website is out, is it bad for business? But more importantly is this morally correct? This is a Canadian based website, where the founder, Darrel Morganstern has been questioned numerous times, does he see the damage this website could entail or if in fact this is purely for the money? People will take any new idea and run with it just to make a penny off of it. The owner reports that this kind of behavior is inevitable, but this website just gives these people and alternate outlet. This website is advertised on billboards with the saying, "Life is short, have an affair!"

http://www.ashleymadison.com/app/public/index.p

Steak or Something Like it

"The Original Master of Blood and Butter" by Frank Bruni
(An article from the Dining Out section of the New York Times Sept 11. edition)
Who better then the New York Times to write an article on one of New York’s most influential and popular Steakhouses, Peter Luger? There is no one that I could think of. New York is full of restaurants of all different cultures, sizes, and standings. Although there are not many restaurants with the reputation that Peter Luger has. It has been around for 120 years. Like the steak that the restaurant serves, those 120 years has seasoned the restaurant to the perfection it is today.
Peter Luger prides itself on most importantly its steak, then its service, but not to forget the freshest thick cut tomatoes and onions everyone raves about. These are just a few things that keep customers coming back for more. There are hundreds of steakhouses in New York City, who could probably give Peter Luger a run for its money and would probably be more convenient, in the sense that you could pay for your meal by credit card. Which most people know are not accepted at Peter Luger, just another set back or is it what adds to the restaurants charm? But customers do not see the need for change, if something is not broke, why fix it? At Luger’s, steak is no ordinary food, it is a religion. If your good to it and praise it, in the end it will always put a smile on your face. Tradition is major at this steakhouse, to the waiters and waitresses here; this is no ordinary trying to get by college waiter gig. This is a full time dedication to all things steak. From the plating of the steak to the serving of the signature chocolate coins with your check, the service is unique.
While this restaurant holds high expectations to its guest, like anything else, there is always room for error and off days, but there are slim to none at Peter Luger. 120 years is just practice, this steakhouses’ claim to fame will not stop soon. It will always strive to be the best. So even though the people come for the steak, they will come back not only for the steak, but for the fries too.
This article stands out because it writes about one of the greatest landmarks in New York. To everyone’s surprise it is not in the city. It is in the heart of Brooklyn, where many of New York’s secrets lie. Only in New York can steak be held with such honor and fries are not considered a side dish, but an accomplice. The reputation of this restaurant has people coming from near and far, looking for the holy grail of all steaks.
Although the article almost criticizes the service as being too serious, but the greatness of the service comes from the fawn over the steak, it is no joking matter. They also point out the lack of sweetness in sides such as the tomatoes, onions, or even the shrimp cocktail, with steak so good, who cares? The author was over judgmental and with so little wrong with the restaurant, he nitpicked at any flaw he could think of. All and all the article gives Peter Luger most of the credit it deserves, but whatever was left out the reader will simply have to experience on their own.

The Nazis ruined it for all of us.....

Swastika, when a person hears that word, what does one think of? Usually, hate, the holocaust, Hitler, skin-heads, racial supremacy, are what most people think of. But in fact that should not be the case. Swastika is derived from the word svasti from Sanskrit meaning well being. The swastika is an ancient religious symbol for Hindus and Buddhists, and has represented the sun, strength and good luck to many groups around the world. Archaeological evidence of the shape of the swastika dates back to the Neolithic period. Since its adoption by the Nazi Party in 1920, people in the West have associated the swastika with Nazi dictator Hitler.

The symbol is often imprinted on religious texts, flags and even wedding invitations. What kind of sick and twisted mind would look at such a positive figure and doom it to evil. O right, Hitler! Whether it was meant to be controversial and hypocritical or just plain wrong, it has done its damage. Western culture will never be able to look a Swastika with the warmth and love of a person from one of the Dharmic religions. So basically Hitler and the Nazi party have took it upon themselves to once again take something that is happy and good in the world and crush it.

Smile, but you don't know whoz watching :)

http://www.fotothing.com/, http://www.smugmug.com/, http://www.shutterfly.com/, http://www.photobucket.com/, http://www.flikr.com/, have you posted any pictures on these sites lately? If you have, before you posted your pics did you question yourself as to whether your face is safe on this site? Probably not. You assume that since you need a user name and password for the site that your photography is safe, but think again.
Just ask Allison Chang from Bedford, Texas. A friend of hers innocently posted a picture of her from a church barbecue on flikr.com. While browsing the pages of flikr Allison came across a picture of the picture of herself on a bus stop in Australia. Allison thought, just like I would, what the hell am I doing on a billboard in Australia?
So apparently the Australian Virgin mobile company decided to use Allison in one of their ad campaigns without her permission. Not only was her picture used, but she was extremely offended by what the advertisement said. On the top of the photo it said, "Dump you pen friend." Allison is a young girl of Asian persuasion, with shorts and a t-shirt with a hat on, holding up a peace sign with her hand. Take the saying as you will, but to me that is just a bad stereotype.
Underneath the picture it states, "Text free Virgin to Virgin." Now one person could take that literally and another could take that the way it is probably meant, which is Virgin mobile customer to Virgin mobile customer. But Allison is an innocent minor, who took this all very offensively.
Allison and her parents decided to take legal action and sue the Australian Virgin mobile company. They did not decide to sue for money, but for privacy issues. Even though her picture was posted on a website which is open for public viewing I don't think many people would post their photos if they knew they would become public advertisements on other continents. So Allison simple wants her ads took down off billboards and bus stops and simply wants her dignity back. She was shamed by those ads and is not looking to become a celebrity.
Although if you ask me, your dealing with a multi-million dollar company, so to get a pretty penny out of the situation would not be such a bad thing ;).
So my message is this, photo posters beware, you could be the next victim!

"Why I Write?"

Writing could be a job or writing could be a leisurely activity. Every time I write there is a different purpose. SometimesI write for myself and other times I write for someone else. Writing could also come in many forms. I could write poetry or I could write a short story. I write when I do not want to speak. I write when I am not allowed to speak. Sometimes it is difficult to write, your mind can draw a blank and you won’t have anything to write. But other times I want to write faster then my fingers or my pen could move. Sometime I write because my thoughts cannot gather fast enough and it is like word vomit on a paper.
I write because it helps express my feelings. I write because my mouth cannot come out with the words I want to utter. I write to convey passion in ways that no one can articulate. Writing is a method of organization, to create lists, to take notes. I write as a form of exercise for my brain. My pen meeting a paper is a daily ritual that speaks my imagination through words of creativity and originality. I write to inspire people with visions of ingenuity and cleverness.
Sometimes I write to remember sweet memories. Other times I write to forget bitter ones. At times I write for amusement, whether it is for myself or for others. I write to prepare. I write to criticize or assess others. I write to praise or pay tribute to people and things. I write for and every reason. I write because I have to, I write because I want to.