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Smith A No-Show For Meeting In Paternity Dispute
(October 23, 2006)—Mexia chicken restaurant worker turned Playboy model turned heiress turned reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith didn't appear Monday for a meeting in the Bahamas requested by the lawyer for an ex-boyfriend.Photographer Larry Birkhead claims he's the father of Smith's 6-week-old daughter.
Birkhead has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles seeking a court order to demand that the actress and reality TV star return the baby to California for a paternity test.
A hearing is scheduled Thursday in Los Angeles.
Her attorneys have argued the court does not have appropriate jurisdiction.
Smith moved to the Bahamas while pregnant with Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern, who was born Sept. 7.
Smith has said lawyer Howard K.
DeSoto News Briefs
The Center for Family Health, 888 N. Robert Ave., will hold a flu shot clinic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. The cost is $28. Medicare recipients need not pay. Medicare will be billed directly. No pre-registration is required. Everyone receiving their flu shot must show a photo I.D.
Meet the candidates
The Alliance of Lake Suzy Homeowners Association will sponsor a debate between District 4 county commission candidates Elton Langford and Forest "Mel" Jackson at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10548 Kings Highway in DeSoto County. For more information, call the association at 941-743-3004. The church can be reached at 941-743-7971.
Gospel and country benefit
There will be a benefit at 3 p.m. Saturday for Jackie Barvitisky, a Wal-Mart employee, at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Arcadia, 2725 S.E.
Parents should keep an eye on children, say experts
IN A STARTLING turn of events, internet experts are saying that parents should take responsibility for their children and check what they are getting up to online, familiarising themselves with sites like MySpace and YouTube, reports The Australian.A new website, titled "Think U Know" presumably to fit in with the all-too-common web spelngz tht r like ths, is a new Aussie national initiative to offer children protection online, supposedly ensuring that they are not at risk of exploitation or one step away from giving private details out. The site will mirror the UK version.
Microsoft, the Virtual Global Taskforce and Aussie government advisory body NetAlert are all teaming up for the website. Director of NetAlert Kevin Zuccato reckons that sites like MySpace and YouTube are "the new websites that children are inhabiting and using as their playground."
Kev goes on to say that the Think U Know website will hopefully encourage communication between the parents and the children regarding web activities.
The Piledriver Report 10.30.06: The History of Vince McMahon’s ...
Eugene and William Regal as guests of the Hi-Light where Evolution came out and Triple H gave Eugene a number of gifts to show that he was Eugene's friend, despite the fact they would be facing each other the following week. This show also included Lita finding out that she was pregnant. On June 27th, the WWE brought back the name of one of the most famous WCW branded pay per views. The WWE version of the Great American Bash was held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, VA. WWE US Champion John Cena defeated Booker T, Rene Dupree, and Rob Van Dam in an elimination match. Luther Reigns pinned Charlie Haas. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. Kenzo Suzuki pinned Billy Gunn. Sable pinned Torrie Wilson. Mordecai pinned Hardcore Holly. John Bradshaw Layfield defeated WWE Smackdown! World Champion Eddie Guerrero in a bullrope match to win the title.Officials collect DNA samples
Officials are now gathering DNA samples from the public to be placed in a national database in preparation for the country's first DNA lab that is set to open within a year.Forensic science officers have begun to collect samples from many people in Nassau, Grand Bahama and the family islands so that a database can soon be created. The DNA samples that are collected will be used later for an elimination, or identification, in circumstances where a sexual offense has been committed and police are searching for the perpetrator.
"It is a means of ensuring that when we do get to the point where we are in court, reporting on sexual offenses we'd have a statistical reference point to say that the samples that we're examining belonged to a particular individual," explained Corporal Melisande Bassett from the Biology and DNA department of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
No luck? Try a procreation vacation
MIAMI When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to drink sea moss elixir while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was certain it would make her sick. Sure enough, three months later, Hughes is very sick every morning and expecting her first baby in April.She got pregnant after she and her husband went on a three-day Procreation Vacation at a resort on Grand Bahama Island.
It's part of a trend in which hotels around the world are luring couples who are trying to have a baby. Resorts are offering on-site sex doctors, romantic advice and exotic food and drink calculated to put lovers in the mood and hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.
Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages couples trying to have a baby to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.