Selfish Not Rude NYers, Baby Damon, Madge-Brit Split, Bad Work Conduct, and Old Upstate NY

Unbeknownst to 'donna, Spears kisses the 'balah away.

1. New York snags the silver for the lowest volunteer rate in the country, upping only Nevada's 19% by two. That's right, two shy fro the state known for gambling and stripping. Utah, 48%, had the highest rate of volunteerism. The study from the Corporation for National and Community Service also found that more than a third of volunteers did so through/with religious organizations. (The State)

2. Matt Damon's wife, Luciana, gave birth to their baby girl Isabella yesterday in Miami. See, some celebrities don't need to turn their miracle into some kind of charitable bidding war of a spectacle. (People)

3. Madonna and Britney Spears are friends no more. Now that Britney has abandoned her Kabbalah ways aka incur the wrath of Madge, Madonna wants her wedding present, a 12th century Kabbalah book, to the SpearFeds returned. (TMZ)

4. Upstate NY is suffering from an exodus of young adults. "In 13 counties that include cities like Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton, the population of young adults fell by more than 30 percent." Odd, while upstate NY has seen a general 10% decline in the number of people ages 18-44, NYC has seen an increase in 1.5% in the 1990s. I wonder why... (NYT)

5. In London, one government worker has been fired and another demoted due to some unacceptable behavior such as "leaping naked from filing cabinets," "having sex in office lavatories," taking drugs at work, fighting in the reception area, "vomiting in cups and leaving them for other people to find." Ed? (Reuters)