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Published: April 14, 2004 at 7:03 AM
By ALEX CUKAN, United Press International

WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS TO WORK DAY

For those who ever wondered what it would be like to wear cozy cotton flannel pajamas and fuzzy slippers to work -- they can try it April 16.

National "Wear Your Pajamas to Work" day has been designated by the PajamaGram Co. as the day after income taxes are due -- to offer stress relief.

"Wearing pajamas to work can be relaxing and can actually help employees be more productive," according to David Allen, author of "The Art of Stress-free Productivity," which promotes relaxation to increase productivity.

"Our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax and only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity."


NAKED NEWS FOR HOMOSEXUALS

Naked News, which pioneered news being read by naked anchors first on the Internet and then on cable television, is now offering Naked News Daily Male.

Via its Web site NakedNewsDailyMale.com, it features current news and lifestyle features for gay viewers.

"Naked News Daily Male has been created for a gay audience," Lucas Tyler, producer of Naked News, says in a statement. "We report the issues and news that anyone, but especially gay men, want to know about."

Features include items on fashion, health and fitness, gay travel and where to find the best clubs, parties and events.


NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK MOVES

After 15 years of counting the U.S. national debt, the world-famous National Debt Clock has been removed from it Manhattan location.

That's not because the national debt has gone away, it is in fact rising, the building -- owned by the Durst Organization -- is being demolished to make way for a new high-rise, the New York Post reports.

The clock will reappear in a few weeks on another building, a block from its original location.

Durst's late father, real-estate magnate Seymour Durst, placed the clock on his building in 1989, when the U.S. national debt was $2.7 trillion. When the clock reappears, the debt will have jumped to more than $7 trillion.


THIEVES MAKE COSTLY MISTAKE

Two thieves in Russia used masks to cover their faces after allegedly breaking into an office at night and tying up the night watchmen.

The two men wanted to steal office equipment and they started to pack computers and faxes.

One thief thought it was too dark to see the machines, so he tried to turn on the light, Pravda reports.

However, since it was dark, the man pressed the alarm button instead of the light switch and three minutes later the police arrived and the duo was busted.

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