[New York, September 30. Image via Getty.]

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: A view of the audience during the Latin Series GRAMMY Celebration Concert Tour Presented By T-Mobile Sidekick at Webster Hall on September 30, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for T-Mobile)

[London, May 13. Image via Getty]

A fan runs to attend the premiere of the film 'Jonas Brothers, the 3D Concert Experience' at Leicester Square, London on May 13, 2009. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

• Ellie Nesler, the vigilante mother who killed her son's molester in 1993, died on Friday of breast cancer. She was 56. • Police in Mumbai have announced that they will be creating special separations for couples, families and single women during public New Year celebrations. • Officials at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island announced that the zoo's giraffe, Sukari, gave birth on December 23rd. • What are some of their weirdest things that pets have eaten? A kitchen knife, a bell, underwear and "a man's wig" top the list. • Six cats were given CPR by firemen in England through a special breathing apparatus after they were rescued from a house fire. • A new study in England claims that male teachers are more likely to have a lesson disrupted by students than female teachers. • Interesting news for gardeners: a new study claims that human hair can be a nutrient source for crops when combined with compost. However, more studies are needed to see if hair is safe. • Researchers from the University of New Mexico claim that rapping can be traced back to the barrooms of medieval Scotland. • Sondra "Miss Football" Fortunato says she may shift her team allegiance from the NY Giants to the Philly Eagles because she is sick of being hassled by Giants Stadium staff over her skimpy outfits. • A self-proclaimed "Robinson Crusoe" in Australia is seeking his own "Girl Friday" in the online trenches of love. •

Roddenberry was known as the "First Lady of Star Trek" and had been involved in Star Trek since the show's pilot, when she played brunette Number One, and later took on small roles in the original show, ranging from the blonde Nurse Christine Chapel to the voice of the ship's computer. She recently completed recording the voice of the USS Enterprise for the ship's computer in the upcoming Star Trek movie directed by J.J. Abrams.

Roddenberry was also dedicated to keeping a Star Trek fan legacy and extremely proud of the show's fans, whose conventions she made frequent appearances at:

"Star Trek" and its successors often focused on political and philosophical issues of the day. Roddenberry and her husband, who died in 1991, believed in creating "thoughtful entertainment" and were proud of the show and the passionate devotion of its fans, Rossall said.

"My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that `Star Trek' fans played a vital role in keeping the Roddenberry dream alive for the past 42 years. It was her love for the fans, and their love in return, that kept her going for so long after my father passed away," her son said in a statement on the official Roddenberry Web site.

She was born Majel Lee Hudec in 1932, where she acted in small TV roles when she met her future husband in 1964 during a guest role for The Lieutenant, which he produced. The couple married in 1969 and had one son.

In a town where the wives of top executives are often rarely seen in the public outside of the charity circuit, Roddenberry embraced the Trekkies. Her level of involvement and dedication to the show's fans was and is rarely seen in Hollywood, and the Star Trek fans loved her for it.

Majel Roddenberry, 'First Lady Of Star Trek,' Dies [USA Today]
Majel Roddenberry, Widow Of 'Trek' Creator, Dies [AP]

• Coke plans to release a new diet drink this week using a natural, calorie-free sugar alternative even though the FDA hasn't formally approved the ingredient. • Remember that Playboy Mexico cover that featured a sexy Virgin Mary? The U.S. Playboy headquarters apologized on Friday. • The Australian claims that young Aussie women are choosing babies over careers because Australia is experiencing a baby boom. • A 16-year-old Girl Scout from Michigan is determined to break the 60,000 cumulative record for cookie boxes sold by a single Girl Scout. • A poll of English children found that they believe Simon Cowell to be more famous than God and that they would like to ban divorce. • A woman named Claudia put out an ad in The Tampa Tribune looking for a nice girl to date and eventually marry her son. • Oh God: new research suggests that the best chance of "reeling-in" (their words) an unmarried father is to get him involved during the pregnancy. • Last week, the Afghani province of Ghazni put a ban on female voices on the radio. • The Women Film Critics Circle named Changeling the best film that "most passionately opposes violence against women" of 2008. • A study of birds sleeping has found that birds remember and practice songs that they heard the day before while they are sleeping. • Want to know some horribly dumb reasons that some English people gave when dropping off their dogs at shelters this year? "My dog doesn't match the sofa" and "the dog looks evil and has different colored eyes—just like David Bowie." •

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We're always amused by fans under the delusion that the celebrity they stalk adore actually give a flying toss about them. Even more so when that celebrity is Victoria Beckham, who thinks about nothing except one raisin a day and how to get photographed a lot. We suspect even her shopping lists are ghost-written.

So, after a pleasant morning rootling around Victoria's website, it pained even our shrivelled little hearts to see the following heartfelt plea to Victoria:

"I would love to pursue my singing carrer, but im not sure how to go about it!! Could you please give me advice on what i should do? Where i should go? Who should i contact? How did you start your singing career in the spice girls? How did it become? I dont think you should have stopped singing! How about we bring out a single together!!! Lol!! xxxx

Amanda"

Well, yeah. Good luck with Victoria getting back to you on that, Amanda.

[Victoria opens her heart]
[Live in hope, dear]