Has anyone heard of the Japanese artist, Ayaka Hirahara? My Japanese penpal told me about her and she says Ayaka is a pretty new artist. I need to find one of her songs because I want to see if I like it. I found Ayaka Hirahara's Official Site. ^_^ She's the same age as me.

Did you guys know about the the #77 that u could dial on your cell phone to call the police dispatch? I didn't. I found out about it from a post in a forum:
"I got this e-mail from my sister and I would like to share this bit of information with the rest of you.
Lauren was 19 yrs old and in college. Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (high school and college age) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get a gas station, etc., so Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called #77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way.

Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground....the man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.

I never knew about the #77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a "safe" place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (i.e., put on your hazard lights) or call #77 like Lauren did. Too bad the cell phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information. So now it's your turn to let your friends know about #77.

Send this to every woman you know, it may save their life!

PS I just called #77 on my cell phone and the local dispatch officer answered. I told her I had just received this! e-mail and wanted to verify the facts before I sent it on. She said, "Yes, Ma'am. That is correct. #77". "
So, I just thought I would let u all know if you didn't already. ^_~
I think that number can be used anywhere in the US? I'm not sure.