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		<title>The Secret Files Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/07/17/the-secret-files-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello there!
Thanks for coming.  Chances are, if you&#8217;re reading this, you&#8217;re one of the lucky first-round of people who bought Renegade Rapport.  In order to win one of the four FREE lifetime subscriptions to The Secret Files, just leave your Renegade Rapport review in the comments section of this thread.
Please be sure to include:

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello there!</p>
<p>Thanks for coming.  Chances are, if you&#8217;re reading this, you&#8217;re one of the lucky first-round of people who bought Renegade Rapport.  In order to win one of the four FREE lifetime subscriptions to The Secret Files, just leave your Renegade Rapport review in the comments section of this thread.</p>
<p>Please be sure to include:</p>
<ul>
<li>A valid email (I need to get in touch with you if you win)</li>
<li>A description of your success with women before you received the course</li>
<li>What made you decide to buy Renegade Rapport</li>
<li>What you thought of the course (please be honest!)</li>
<li>How the teachings in the course improved your success with women.</li>
<li>Any changes you&#8217;d like to see made to the course.</li>
</ul>
<p>I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me, and I look forward to your reviews!  The deadline for entry into this little contest is Monday, May 23rd, so be sure you post your review before then if you want a chance to be one of the lucky four to receive a free lifetime subscription to the Secret Files!</p>
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		<title>Announcing:  Renegade Rapport!</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/31/announcing-renegade-rapport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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The countdown has begun!
On Thursday, February 1st, at 9:00 am Pacific time, 12:00 pm Eastern time, the brand new Renegade Rapport course will go LIVE.  People have been buzzing about this course for almost a month now, and I&#8217;ve gotten lots of emails from guys practically begging me for an early way to reserve [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>The countdown has begun!</em></p>
<p>On <strong>Thursday, February 1st</strong>, at <strong>9:00 am</strong> Pacific time, <strong>12:00 pm</strong> Eastern time, the brand new <em>Renegade Rapport</em> course will go <strong>LIVE</strong>.  People have been buzzing about this course for almost a month now, and I&#8217;ve gotten lots of emails from guys practically begging me for an early way to reserve their copies.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve also been releasing information about the course to my special pre-announcement list for about two weeks now.  For those of you who missed these, here they are:</p>
<p>1.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/secretproject.html">The Free Self-Mastery Method eBook</a></p>
<p>2.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/rapport/renegadereport.html">The Free Renegade Report eBook</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/rapport/renegadereport.html" />3.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/teleconference/teleconference1.html">The Free Teleconference Audio</a></p>
<p>4.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/sneakpreview1.html">The First Renegade Rapport Sneak Peek!</a></p>
<p>5.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/sneakpreview2.html">The Second Renegade Rapport Sneak Peek!</a></p>
<p>6.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/sneakpreview3.html">The FINAL Renegade Rapport Sneak Peek!</a></p>
<p>And finally, tomorrow, you guys are going to get your first chance to reserve your copy of this amazing new course.  Check out this email I got from a guy who just used WHAT HE HEARD about rapport from the freebies listed above (he doesn&#8217;t even have the course yet!) and look at what he has to say&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Dwight writes:</strong></p>
<p>I was in class today, sitting next to a girl I talk to lightly. I actually own an NLP book and it really fascinated me. Ya buddy, unlike you I actually really like NLP.</p>
<p>But I remember there was a section in there about rapport, and I&#8217;ve been listening repeatedly to your interviews.</p>
<p>I went online and found some more articles about rapport and with all this new knowledge, I thought I&#8217;d try it out, so I began mirroring her posture.</p>
<p>Mind you, this girl sits next to me. Anyway, after I began mirroring her, she reinitiated conversation with me, and slowly we began to talk and it really did feel like we were old friends.</p>
<p>She waited for me to leave, we walked out together, we walked closer to each other and I was trying to match her tone of voice and rhythm.</p>
<p>OMG.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ve made a breakthrough man! I&#8217;ve tried everything you&#8217;ve published and I can&#8217;t wait to get a copy of the course for myself.</p>
<p>This stuff really does feel natural!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so excited about Thursday. By my birthday on the 24th, and I&#8217;m going to have some good rapport skills developed. Booya!</p></blockquote>
<p>Wait until you get to see for yourself what <em>Renegade Rapport</em> can do for you!  This guy Dwight just used ONE very simple rapport technique, and look what he experienced!  In this course, I go into <em>great detail</em> about how easy it is to create rapport with any girl you want.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s not the real trick&#8230;</p>
<p>The REAL benefit of <em>Renegade Rapport</em> is that you are actually able to take the rapport you create, and lead it towards sex and seduction!  And it all progresses in a very slick, natural way.  <strong>No memorization!  No gimmicks!  No routines!</strong></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some of what you&#8217;ll learn in the <em>Renegade Rapport</em> course&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>How to instantly create deep rapport with a woman within minutes when you first meet her (and in some cases, BEFORE you even meet her!).</li>
<li>How to quickly and easily initiate rapport with anyone you want.</li>
<li>How to establish rapport fast.</li>
<li>How to know if you really have rapport or not.</li>
<li>What to talk about with women exactly to build rapport.</li>
<li>How to &#8220;transition&#8221; into rapport, step by step.</li>
<li>How to keep rapport going throughout the encounter.</li>
<li>How to create rapport in a way that&#8217;s effortless and hard to detect.</li>
<li>How to create rapport without asking a lot of boring &#8220;interview&#8221; type questions.</li>
<li>How to create rapport &#8211; even if you&#8217;re painfully shy.</li>
<li>Why it&#8217;s just as easy to gain rapport with super-hot women as it is with average women?</li>
<li>How your environment affects rapport building &#8211; and how to avoid it&#8217;s pitfalls.</li>
<li>How to keep rapport with a woman you&#8217;ve been with for a long time, and even strengthen it if need be.</li>
<li>How you can actually use rapport to know what kind of a girl you are interacting with (this will help you spot &#8220;crazy bitches&#8221; from a mile away!).</li>
<li>How to use rapport to avoid the biggest frustration guys have when it comes to picking up women &#8211; Flaking!</li>
<li>How to gain rapport without coming off as needy or phoney</li>
<li>How to use rapport to change a girl&#8217;s emotional state from a cold fish to one of intense lust and attraction.</li>
<li>Why you can&#8217;t have attraction without rapport.</li>
<li>How to move the interaction towards seduction once in rapport.</li>
<li>How to create rapport when you encounter a group, especially if one or more of them &#8220;challenge&#8221; you.</li>
<li>The exact mindset you should have when talking to a girl you&#8217;re interested in.</li>
<li>How to build strong rapport with a woman you feel is WAY out of your league.</li>
<li>How to build rapport without coming across as being a jerk.</li>
<li>How to &#8220;rebuild&#8221; rapport with women whom you had a failure in building rapport with before.</li>
<li>How to keep a woman interested in you while dating so that she doesn&#8217;t feel the need for male attention elsewhere.</li>
<li>How, and at what point, to shift the vibe to a sexual one when building rapport.</li>
<li>The stages of rapport a woman will go through, and the indicators for each.</li>
<li>How to initiate and build rapport anywhere &#8211; even in a loud and noisy bar or club.</li>
<li>The exact things women like to talk about when building rapport.</li>
<li>Getting past the initial &#8220;coldness&#8221; when dealing with women.</li>
<li>How to make someone feel like they&#8217;ve known you for a long time within a few minutes.</li>
<li>How to tell if you have rapport.</li>
<li>How to gain rapport without falling into the &#8220;Let&#8217;s Just Be Friends&#8221; category.</li>
<li>And much more…</li>
</ul>
<p>So if you want to reserve your copy of <em>Renegade Rapport</em> when it goes live tomorrow, you need to click on this link right now:</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.renegaderapport.com" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.renegaderapport.com?referer=');">www.renegaderapport.com</a></p>
<p>And be there at 9 am so you can be one of the firsts to reserve your copy.</p>
<p><strong>SPECIAL BONUS NOTE: </strong> Anyone who buys whithin the first TWO HOURS of <em>Renegade Rapport&#8217;s</em> release will recieve a special bonus of being able to attend two special teleseminars where me and other rapport experts will listen to your questions and help you through your sticking points!  So be sure to reserve your copy EARLY!</p>
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		<title>Renegade Rapport Sneak Preview!  (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/28/renegade-rapport-sneak-preview-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All righty&#8230;
I just released the first sneak preview of the Renegade Rapport course!  In this insider&#8217;s look, you&#8217;ll get to hear our first Rapport Expert, David Van Arrick, explain how you can master your emotional state in order to get women attracted to you.
(Seriously, it&#8217;s pretty cool stuff!)
All you need to do to check it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All righty&#8230;</p>
<p>I just released the first sneak preview of the Renegade Rapport course!  In this insider&#8217;s look, you&#8217;ll get to hear our first Rapport Expert, David Van Arrick, explain how you can master your emotional state in order to get women attracted to you.</p>
<p>(Seriously, it&#8217;s pretty cool stuff!)</p>
<p>All you need to do to check it out is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/sneakpreview1.html">click here now</a>.</p>
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		<title>Special Renegade Rapport Teleconference Audio!</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/27/special-renegade-rapport-teleconference-audio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/27/special-renegade-rapport-teleconference-audio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone,
For the weekend, I am leaking the audio of my special teleconference I held last Thursday, so all those of you who missed it can listen in on what we discussed (and we talked about some REALLY cool stuff!).
Check it out by clicking here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>For the weekend, I am leaking the audio of my special teleconference I held last Thursday, so all those of you who missed it can listen in on what we discussed (and we talked about some REALLY cool stuff!).</p>
<p>Check it out by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/renegaderapport/teleconference/teleconference1.html">clicking here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Renegade Rapport &#8211; REVEALED!</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/25/renegade-rapport-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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Okay, you guys asked for it, and here it is!  The very first SPY PHOTO of the full Renegade Rapport course!  Remember, the course is being released on February 1st.  If you want to get your chance at being one of the first to witness this new technology, please click here now.
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<p>Okay, you guys asked for it, and here it is!  The very first SPY PHOTO of the full <em>Renegade Rapport</em> course!  Remember, the course is being released on February 1st.  If you want to get your chance at being one of the first to witness this new technology, please <a href="http://www.artofapproaching.com/secretproject.html">click here</a> now.</p>
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		<title>Will Hicks + Carlos Xuma = Bacardi &amp; Cola!</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/25/will-hicks-carlos-xuma-bacardi-cola/</link>
		<comments>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/25/will-hicks-carlos-xuma-bacardi-cola/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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      One Half of "Bacardi &#038; Cola" Works His Magic
    
  

  Okay, so new news about the latest PUA team up&#8230;
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  <p>Okay, so new news about the latest PUA team up&#8230;</p>
<p>I got a call from Will Hicks a few days ago. Will is the author of the book You Are So In My Way, and has also appeared on numerous Double Your Dating products.  I first met Will at the Double Your Dating Mastery seminar way back in 2004 (or was it 2005?  I forget.).  And for those of you who don&#8217;t know Will, he is a HUGE black guy!  I mean &#8211; gigantic!  But don&#8217;t let that fool ya, he&#8217;s one of the most gentle souls you&#8217;ll ever meet.</p>
<p>Anyway, Will used to be a bouncer at a night club, and now he&#8217;s making his professional transition into the professional men&#8217;s dating advice realm.  But he isn&#8217;t doing it alone, no sir!  Will told me himself that he&#8217;ll be teaming up with non other than Dating Dynamic&#8217;s own Carlos Xuma!</p>
<p>Never has a whiter-white man teamed up with a bigger black dude!  This was such an odd pairing, I couldn&#8217;t help but chuckle.  But these men are both great pick up artists, and them working together is sure to produce some incredible things.</p>
<p>So I am now officially dubbing this new dynamic duo &#8220;Bacardi &#038; Cola,&#8221; since they are destined to have many odd-couple like adventures around the world.</p>
<p>More on this as it develops&#8230;</p>

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		<title>$25 Seminar?</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/25/25-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Nash, over at How-To-Get-A Girlfriend.com is offering a $25 seminar!
(Personally, I think he&#8217;s selling himself short.)
For those of you not &#8220;hip with the now,&#8221; Stephen has been a regular figure on my Top 10 List for a few years now.  This is a great opportunity to check him out!
The seminar will be held in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Nash, over at How-To-Get-A Girlfriend.com is offering a $25 seminar!</p>
<p>(Personally, I think he&#8217;s selling himself short.)</p>
<p>For those of you not &#8220;hip with the now,&#8221; Stephen has been a regular figure on my Top 10 List for a few years now.  This is a great opportunity to check him out!</p>
<p>The seminar will be held in New York city on March 11th, so if you&#8217;re in that area, this would be a great opportunity for ya!</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.how-to-get-a-girlfriend.com/seminars" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.how-to-get-a-girlfriend.com/seminars?referer=');">Click Here</a> to learn more.</p>
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		<title>Renegade Rapport Giveaway #2!</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/24/renegade-rapport-giveaway-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay guys,
The release date of Renegade Rapport is now almost 1 week away!  And we&#8217;re going to be offering yet ANOTHER free course to all of you out there who are dying to get your hands on these new techniques.
So here&#8217;s what you have to do&#8230;
Reply to this post, and tell me why you want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay guys,</p>
<p>The release date of Renegade Rapport is now almost 1 week away!  And we&#8217;re going to be offering yet ANOTHER free course to all of you out there who are dying to get your hands on these new techniques.</p>
<p>So here&#8217;s what you have to do&#8230;</p>
<p>Reply to this post, and tell me why you want to have your own Renegade Rapport course.</p>
<p>It can be any reason why, but obviously, I&#8217;m looking for someone who will use this course to gain real success with women &#8211; so now&#8217;s your opportunity to convince me that you&#8217;re the most deserving.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll pick the response I like best and announce the winner on Tuesday January 30th.</p>
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		<title>Viagra Causes AIDS?</title>
		<link>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/23/viagra-causes-aids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2007/01/23/viagra-causes-aids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like the creaters of Viagra are about to get rammed themselves&#8230;
NEW YORK (AFP) &#8211; A leading American AIDS group said it was suing Pfizer, the producer of Viagra, accusing the company of increasing the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases through &#8220;irresponsible&#8221; marketing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like the creaters of Viagra are about to <a target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070122/ts_alt_afp/healthusaidssex" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070122/ts_alt_afp/healthusaidssex?referer=');">get rammed</a> themselves&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>NEW YORK (AFP) &#8211; A leading American AIDS group said it was suing Pfizer, the producer of Viagra, accusing the company of increasing the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases through &#8220;irresponsible&#8221; marketing.</p>
<p>AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States, accused Pfizer of deliberately pitching the erectile-dysfunction drug at men who did not need it.</p>
<p>&#8220;Pfizer&#8217;s direct to consumer marketing of Viagra as a drug to enhance sexual performance is primarily aimed at men who don&#8217;t necessarily suffer from a clinical diagnosis of erectile dysfunction,&#8221; the group&#8217;s president, Michael Weinstein, said in a statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;We believe it is not only irresponsible, but also illegal, especially in light of the drug&#8217;s known use as part of a &#8216;circuit party cocktail&#8217; of drugs that is fueling the spread of STDs and HIV,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Viagra has become increasingly popular on the club circuit to counteract the side effect of erectile dysfunction associated with the use of party drugs such as ecstasy, amphetamine and crystal methamphetamine.</p>
<p>The case is being brought under a Californian law and accuses Pfizer of &#8220;unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices.&#8221;</p>
<p>The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer&#8217;s &#8220;unlawful and deceptive marketing of its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has caused an increase in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases including, but not limited to, HIV/AIDS.&#8221;</p>
<p>It further accuses Pfizer of maintaining its marketing strategy despite what the group says is &#8220;clear evidence of its illegality and harmful effects.&#8221;</p>
<p>Weinstein said the lawsuit was aimed to force Pfizer to stop advertising the medication &#8220;in the reckless manner it has been doing&#8221; and require the company to undertake a public information campaign about the alleged risks of Viagra.</p>
<p>The lawsuit specifically outlines what the AIDS Healthcare Foundation calls &#8220;the increased risks of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases associated with using Pfizer&#8217;s Viagra.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pfizer dismissed the allegations, saying in a statement that its advertising made clear Viagra does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, while rejecting claims it was promoting the recreational use of the drug.</p>
<p>&#8220;Pfizer does not promote Viagra for recreational use. We have always been committed to safe and appropriate use of Viagra for the treatment of erectile dysfunction,&#8221; the statement said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Pfizer recognizes that the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is a significant public health issue,&#8221; it added.</p>
<p>In late 2005, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation demanded Pfizer withdraw an advertising campaign that suggested using Viagra to ring in the new year.</p>
<p>&#8220;What are you doing New Year&#8217;s Eve?,&#8221; said the advertisement, which appeared in national newspapers, showing a middle-aged man with greying hair.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is an outrage that, by referencing the biggest party night of the year, Pfizer would employ an advertising strategy that encourages the use of Viagra as a &#8216;party drug&#8217;,&#8221; Weinstein said at the time.</p>
<p>Viagra appeared on the market in 1998 and has since earned Pfizer billions of dollars in sales.</p>
<p>But despite being the world&#8217;s biggest drugmaker in terms of revenues, Pfizer is currently suffering as generic drugmakers pump out rivals to some of its best-selling medications and on Monday unveiled 10,000 job cuts.</p></blockquote>
<p>Well, I guess it would make sense that a drug designed to help people have sex would lead to the spread of AIDS and other STDs&#8230; but c&#8217;mon!  Viagra as a party drug?  Puh-lease.</p>
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		<title>Joe Francis, Girls Gone Wild Creator, Fined Up The Wazoo&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Matthews</dc:creator>
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  <p><a target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070123/od_nm/wildgirls_sentencing_dc" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070123/od_nm/wildgirls_sentencing_dc?referer=');">Looks like</a> the founder of Girls Gone Wild is in some trouble&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>The founder of &#8220;Girls Gone Wild&#8221; videos featuring young women who take off their tops was fined 0,000 on Monday for violating rules designed to prevent exploitation of minors.</p>
<p>Joe Francis, 33, also was ordered by a federal judge to perform 200 hours of community service and was placed on two years&#8217; probation as part of a plea agreement he reached with the Justice Department last September.</p>
<p>In pleading guilty to the two felony counts, Francis admitted he knowingly included footage of two females in his &#8220;Ultimate Spring Break&#8221; video series without having legible documentation of their ages, as required by law.</p>
<p>Prosecutors say the 2002 footage in question showed two under-age girls, both 17 years old, engaging in sexually explicit acts.</p>
<p>During Monday&#8217;s sentencing hearing, Francis&#8217; lawyer, Aaron Dyer, described his client as a &#8220;quality individual&#8221; who was not involved in the actual filming and had admitted only that he had failed to keep proper records.</p>
<p>But Justice Department prosecutor Brent Ward told the judge that Francis created a culture in his company where women were plied with alcohol and taken to hotel rooms to be filmed &#8220;with little or no regard for their age, and without any regard for record-keeping&#8221; requirements.</p>
<p>The plea deal settled a similar case brought in Florida, where some of the videos were filmed, against Francis&#8217;s California-based company, Mantra Films Inc.</p>
<p>In Florida last month, Mantra was fined .6 million, and Francis was ordered with other company employees to perform community service. He is appealing that part of the sentence.</p>
<p>Outside the courthouse on Monday, Francis said he was singled out for prosecution because of the high-profile nature of his &#8220;Girls Gone Wild&#8221; videos and because the &#8220;government needs to make an example.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Interesting side note:  The judge was going to give him 300 hours of community service, but knocked it down to 200 when he learned the Girls Gone Wild DVDs constitute 100 hours of community service already.  =)</p>

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