The annual swimsuit edition of Cleo may have lost its clad girls wearing bikinis everywhere but their ACP title is never to lose its place on the mag and newsstands.

A few hours before the party of the magazine Miami Nights kicked off at one of the penthouse apartments in Darlinghurst last night, Sarah Oakes, the editor of the magazine Cleo stated that she was getting sick and tired of the many rumors floating around about the magazine facing the chopping blocks.

The rumors, according to Oakes are really outrageous. “We are seeing some good results in the last two months” said Oakes.

The touch economic climate and the falling circulation have prompted the talks about the merging titles as well as the possible closure of some magazines at the ACP by the end of this year.

Following the cuts at the events and publicity department of the ACP, it has been said that the Cosmopolitan and Cleo are rumored to be under scrutiny.

Guest list, a smaller venue and the absence of their bikini models for the swimsuit party held by Cleo this year set off the alarms that there were other plans for the magazine but still Oakes stated there wasn’t really any cost-cutting strategy in the extravaganza last night.

An unemployed woman from Connecticut found another way to advertise her resume, hoping that this would be the best method to get a job as soon as possible.

East Hampton resident Pasha Stocking decided to place an ad via a large billboard along Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. The sign gives out the message, “Hire Me!” plus her photo and the website address http://www.hirepasha.com where employers can see her qualifications.

Stocking, a 37-year old single mom, was laid off from work in June last year. She revealed that she had been looking ever since a job that’s related in marketing and design – which was her task during her previous employment. She said that she was inspired to rent a billboard because a man from Milwaukee did the same thing.
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A man in Israel stripped down to emphasize his protest over a Tel Aviv supermarket’s decision to sell break over Passover.

According to reports, selling of break is a violation of Jewish religious laws. Apparently, 28-year old Arieh Yerushalmi is taking the law by heart – went to the store last Sunday and shed his clothing.

Yerushalmi also staged a similar protest last year at another market.

The Passover week began on Wednesday and Jewish law specifically bans the selling of leavened products during the holiday.
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A pet dog that was believed to have drowned after falling overboard during a sailing trip off the coast in Australia was found four months later living in an uninhabited island.

Jan Griffith’s family was sailing through rough waters last November when the dog, named Sophie Tucker, fell overboard. The family was devastated, believing the dog would not have survived.

However, Sophie Tucker swam and made it to St Bees Island, an island that was five nautical miles away from where she fell and made quick adjustment in her environment, living off baby feral goats.

The rangers thought they have captured a wild dog but friends who heard about this contacted the Griffiths to check it out if it is their dog.

“We called the dog and she started whimpering and banging the cage and they let her out and she just about flattened us,” Griffith said in an interview.
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Music artist Courtney Love is reportedly ready to fight a big battle against those individuals who have “looted” of her late husband’s estate.

According to her lawyer, the rock star is preparing her lawsuit in behalf of herself and her daughter against several unspecified individuals who have earned money that should have gone to their end.

“Courtney’s main interest is ensuring that her daughter gets the assets back that were stolen,” says San Diego attorney Rhonda Holmes in an interview with E! News.

“Courtney is pursuing her rights on the criminal end against the people who stole, and her daughter and Kurt’s estate are focusing on the financial aspect,” she added.

Holmes declined to specify the names prior to the filing of the complaint but hinted that the suspects will include former lawyers, assistants and managers of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the band Nirvana who committed suicide a few years back.
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