Beautiful blondes are said to brighten the dullest occasion -- and now they are rallying to fight off economic gloom.  Under the banner Make the World a Brighter Place, 2,000 blondes -- led by blonde cheerleaders and an orchestra of blondes -- are to parade through the capital of Latvia, one of the countries hardest hit by the financial crisis. 

 "People need positive emotions and I hope this event will cheer them up," said the organiser, Marika Gederte, of the Latvian Blondes Association.  No discrimination is involved, the group insists: brunettes and women of other hair colours are invited to join the parade -- behind the blondes.  The Blonde Parade through the country's capital Riga tomorrow is part of a Go Bountry.