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An Islamic cleric had this to say about Earthquakes happening in Haiti , Chile and the US . Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi  earlier this month warned worshipers: "Women who do not dress modestly . . . lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes." And so one blogger, Jen McCreight,  decided to test his claim.  She is urging women on Monday to gather in their "most immodest outfit" and see what happens. So for all the D.C. women who are interested in participating in this event , there is a  gathering being organized for noon at Dupont Circle.   According to one Facebook page, more than 30,000 are liking this. Jen's Twitter page Jen's Facebook page This theory will be tested and if there are no seismic events on the 26th the cleric would need to prove why he is right or wrong.  Jen McCreight says this on her Facebook page Help fight supernatural thinking and the oppression of women, just by showing you...

Owen Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling Internet social networking site MySpace, effective immediately. MySpace's parent, News Corp. made the announcement late Wednesday. The former Facebook executive will be replaced by co-presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn. All three men joined MySpace last April. Jon Miller, the chairman of digital media for News Corp., said he and Van Natta agreed to his resignation after discussing his personal and professional priorities. A major shake up at MySpace, where Owen Van Natta is out after less than a year. Stepping up to run the social network are the other two members of the troika brought in by Jon Miller, chairman and CEO of Digital Media for News Corp. ( NYSE: NWS ), last year to run the company: Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn, who are now co-presidents reporting directly to Miller. (Miller’s memo below, as is the release.)  More to come . Miller’s Memo —————————————————————————— Everyone, Today we announced that Owen Va...