Every citizen is a reporter

ann compton

2009-03-24T20:57:00.000-07:00

COMPLETE TEXT OF OBAMA S PRESS CONFERENCE.

OBAMA: Now in the meantime, we've got to work very closely with the states to monitor and to help people who are still falling through the cracks. And you know, the homeless problem was bad even when the economy was good.
Part of the change in attitudes that I want to see here in Washington and all across the country is a belief that it is not acceptable for children and families to be without a roof over their heads in a country as wealthy as ours.
And so we're going to be initiating a range of programs, as well, to deal with homelessness. One area in particular I want to focus on is the issue of veterans. The rate of homelessness among veterans is much, much higher than for nonveteran populations.
And so we've got — a number of the increases that we're looking for in our budget on veterans funding directly addresses the issue of homeless veterans. That, I think, can provide some real help.
Ann Compton? Hey, Ann. You sound surprised.
Q: I am surprised. Could I ask you about race?
OBAMA: You may.
Q: Yours is a rather historic presidency. And I'm just wondering whether, in any of the policy debates that you've had within the White House, the issue of race has come up or whether it has in the way you feel you've been perceived by other leaders or by the American people? Or has the last 64 days been a relatively colorblind time?
OBAMA: I, I think that the last 64 days has been dominated by me trying to figure out how we're going to fix the economy, and that affects black, brown and white.
And, you know, obviously, at the inauguration, I think that there was justifiable pride on the part of the country that we had taken a step to move us beyond some of the searing legacies of racial discrimination in this country, but that lasted about a day.
And, and, you know, right now, the American people are judging me exactly the way I should be judged. And that is: Are we taking the steps to improve liquidity in the financial markets, create jobs, get businesses to reopen, keep America safe? And that's what I've been spending my time thinking about.
OK. John Ward, Washington Times? Where's John?
Q: Thank you, sir.
OBAMA: There you go.
Q: Thank you, Mr. President.
OBAMA: Sure.
Q: In your remarks on stem cell research earlier this month, you talked about a majority consensus in determining whether or not this is the right thing to do, to federally fund embryonic stem cell research.
I'm just wondering, though, how much you personally wrestled with the morality or ethics of federally funding this kind of research, especially given the fact that science so far has shown a lot of progress with adult stem cells, but not a lot with embryonic?
OBAMA: OK. No, I think it's — I think it's a legitimate question. I, I wrestle with these issues every day.
As I mentioned to — I think in an interview a couple of days ago, by the time an issue reaches my desk, it's a hard issue. If it was an easy issue, somebody else would have solved it and it wouldn't have reached me.
Look, I believe that it is very important for us to have strong moral guidelines, ethical guidelines, when it comes to stem-cell research or anything that touches on, you know, the issues of possible cloning or issues related to, you know, the human life sciences.
I think those issues are all critical, and I've said so before. I wrestle with it on stem cell; I wrestle with it on issues like abortion.
I think that the guidelines that we provided meet that ethical test. What we have said is that, for embryos that are typically about to be discarded, for us to be able to use those in order to find cures for Parkinson's or for Alzheimer's or, you know, all sorts of other debilitating diseases, juvenile diabetes, that, that it is the right thing to do.
And that's not just my opinion. That is the opinion of a number of people who are also against abortion.
Now, I am glad to see progress is being made in adult stem cells. And if the science determines that we can completely avoid a set of ethical questions or political disputes, then that's great.
I have, I have no investment in causing controversy. I'm happy to avoid it if that's where the science leads us. But what I don't want to do is predetermine this based on a very rigid ideological approach, and that's what I think is reflected in the executive order that I signed.
Q: I meant to ask — just to follow up — do you think that scientific consensus is enough to tell us what we can and cannot do?
OBAMA: No. I think there's, there's always an ethical and a moral element that has to be, be a part of this. And so, as I said, I, I don't take decisions like this lightly. They're ones that I take seriously, and, and I respect people who have different opinions on this issue.
But I think that this was the right thing to do and the ethical thing to do. And as I said before, my hope is, is that we can find a mechanism, ultimately, to cure these diseases in a way that gains 100 percent consensus. And we certainly haven't achieved that yet, but I think on balance this was the right step to take.
STAFF: Last question.
OBAMA: OK. Stefan Collison (ph), AFP?
Q: Mr. President, you came to office pledging to work for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. How realistic do you think those hopes are now, given the likelihood of a prime minister who is not fully signed up to a two-state solution and a foreign minister who has been accused of insulting Arabs?
OBAMA: It's not easier than it was, but I think it's just as necessary.
We don't yet know what the Israeli government is going to look like, and we don't yet know what the future shape of Palestinian leadership is going to be comprised of.
What we do know is this: That the status quo is unsustainable, that it is critical for us to advance a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians can live side-by-side in their own states with peace and security.
And by assigning George Mitchell the task of working as special envoy, what we've signaled is that we're going to be serious from day one in trying to move the parties in a direction that acknowledges that reality.
How effective these negotiations may be, I think we're going to have to wait and see. But you know, we, we were here for St. Patrick's Day, and you'll recall that we had what had been previously sworn enemies celebrating here in this very room.
You know, leaders from the two sides of Northern Ireland that, you know, a couple of decades ago — or even a decade ago — people would have said could never achieve peace, and here they were, jointly appearing and talking about their commitment, even in the face of violent provocation.
And what that tells me is that, if you stick to it, if you are persistent, then, then these problems can be dealt with.
That whole philosophy of persistence, by the way, is one that I'm going to be emphasizing again and again in the months and years to come as long as I'm in this office. I'm a big believer in persistence.
I think that when it comes to domestic affairs, if we keep on working at it, if we acknowledge that we make mistakes sometimes, and that we don't always have the right answer, and we're inheriting very knotty problems, that we can pass health care, we can find better solutions to our energy challenges, we can teach our children more effectively, we can deal with a very real budget crisis that is not fully dealt with in my, in my budget at this point, but makes progress.
I think, when it comes to the banking system, you know, it was just a few days ago or weeks ago where people were certain that Secretary Geithner couldn't deliver a plan. Today, the headlines all look like, well, all right, there's a plan. And I'm sure there will be more criticism, and we'll have to make more adjustments, but we're moving in the right direction.
When it comes to Iran, you know, we did a video, sending a message to the Iranian people and the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran. And some people said, well, they did not immediately say that we're eliminating nuclear weapons and stop funding terrorism. Well, we didn't expect that. We expect that we're going to make steady progress on this front.
We haven't immediately eliminated the influence of lobbyists in Washington. We have not immediately eliminated wasteful pork projects. And we're not immediately going to get Middle East peace. We've been in office now a little over 60 days.
What I am confident about is that we're moving in the right direction and that the decisions we're making are based on, how are we going to get this economy moving? How are we going to put Americans back to work? How are we going to make sure that our people are safe? And how are we going to create not just prosperity here, but work with other countries for global peace and prosperity?
And we are going to stay with it as long as I'm in this office, and I think that — you look back four years from now, I think, hopefully, people will judge that body of work and say, this is a big ocean liner. It's not a speedboat. It doesn't turn around immediately. But we're in a better, better place because of the decisions that we made

chuck jones

2009-03-24T20:48:00.000-07:00

MEMORIES OF LOONEY TUNES CHARACTERS ARE STILL THERE.....CHUK JONES....

Most people can recall sitting in front of a television watching Bugs Bunny slyly outwit his would-be captors. Or perhaps, as a child, you were a fan of the trials and tribulations of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote as they chased each other endlessly. (And maybe you still are.)
Whoever your favorite Looney Tunes is, without the direction of the late , the characters as we know them would never have made it into our living rooms. In what seems to be a timeless testament to the longevity of the animated medium, the Looney Tunes characters have been enjoyed by generations of people decades apart

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2009-03-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

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white house easter egg roll 2009

2009-03-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama wants to open up the White House for everyone. She's doing it with the annual Easter Egg Roll. New rules from the White House Easter Egg Roll will allow out-of-towners to get tickets in advance and travel here for the April 13 event. The theme is "Let's go play!"
Under prior administrations, folks had to stand in line the weekend before to get tickets.
Now tickets will be distributed online. Check out www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll beginning Thursday.
The day long egg roll is keyed towards children. "The White House will open the South Lawn to children age ten and under, along with their families, to enjoy sports, cooking classes, live musical performances, storytelling and the traditional Easter egg roll.
below, from the White House
News Release: Announcement of White House Easter Egg Roll and Public Ticket Process
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Lawn of the White House.
For the first time, tickets for the Easter Egg Roll will be distributed online so that more children and families from across the United States have the opportunity to experience this event. Tickets will no longer be distributed on the Ellipse the weekend before the event. Tickets and more information about the ticketing process will be available through www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll beginning on Thursday, March 26th.
This year's theme, 'Let's go play', encourages America's youth to lead healthy and active lives. The White House will open the South Lawn to children age ten and under, along with their families, to enjoy sports, cooking classes, live musical performances, storytelling and the traditional Easter egg roll.
All guests will enter the event from the Ellipse and will go through a security screening process.
For the most up-to-date information on the Easter Egg Roll and other public events at the White House, please call the Visitors Office 24-hour information line at (202) 456-7041. Media details will be released in the coming weeks.

kxmc

2009-03-24T06:58:00.000-07:00

I'm on TV!I wasn't able to convert the file, so Fabianspace.We're still waiting on cover art for Magic, Mensa and Mayhem, so I took the opportunity to talk about Leaps of Faith instead. Hopefully, I can come back in April before my book signings.I want to thank Carla Burbidge, the producer and host, not only for having me on the show but for letting me post this to share!

pilatus pc 12/45

2009-03-24T06:56:00.000-07:00

GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT PC 12/45::::

A 2001 Pilatus PC-12, S/N 403, registered to an Oregon holding company controlled by Irving Feldkamp, DDS of San Bernardino, CA, crashed 500 feet short of ..go team" is on its way to the state of Montana to investigate the crash of a Pilatus PC-12/45 that reportedly killed 17 people, many of them children. ...

lana clarkson

2009-03-24T06:54:00.000-07:00

THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS:::::::::::::;

Prosecutor, in closing arguments, calls Phil Spector a 'demonic maniac'

Actress Lana Clarkson, shot to death in a chair in Spector's foyer in 2003, "just happened to be the sixth woman who got the bullet," Do said.In a two-hour closing argument supplemented by an elaborate audiovisual presentation, Do portrayed the legendary music producer as a spoiled and sadistic celebrity who tormented women with impunity because he resided in an elite "world where money and fame buys you the VIP treatment." "Behind the VIP was a very dangerous man, a man who believed that all women . . . deserve a bullet in their head," she said.
Spector, 69, stared expressionless at the defense table as he has for much of the last five months of testimony. His attorney repeatedly objected to what he said were impermissible attacks on the producer's character. At the conclusion of the prosecutor's summation, lawyer Doron Weinberg asked for a mistrial. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler denied the request. The defense is to present its closing argument Tuesday. Jurors are expected to start deliberating the charges against Spector by week's end. Jurors must decide whether Spector acted criminally in the shooting of Clarkson, 40. His defense contends that she was depressed over career setbacks and financial problems and shot herself. Prosecutors argue that Spector pulled a gun on her, as he allegedly had done to other female guests, when he was drunk and she expressed a desire to curtail a romantic evening.As the prosecutor spoke, jurors stared intently at a large projection screen displaying video clips, transcripts of testimony and police photos. One picture snapped by investigators showed a desk in Spector's home adorned with a poster of a gun."Never mind the dog, beware of the owner," it read.

tom joyner morning show

2009-03-24T06:51:00.001-07:00

who has replaced the our own favourite tom joynerr early this morning???????????????????????Steve Harvey replacing Tom Joyner on WVAZ

Chicago is bouncing Tom Joyner's syndicated morning show after 13 years on WVAZ-FM 102.7, moving "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" from WGCI-FM 107.5 to replace it beginning Tuesday.Harvey will simulcast on both stations until March 31. Clear Channel did not say Monday what its plans are after that for WGCI-FM. Any change occurring on April 1 risks being interpreted as an April Fool's Day prank."Tom Joyner has been a great partner with V103 for the past 13 years, making it difficult to part ways," WVAZ-FM program director Derrick Brown said. "We appreciate all Tom's hard work and wish him continued success."WGCI-FM has aired this incarnation of Harvey's syndicated show since 2007. But he has deep roots in the Chicago market, beginning his radio career in 1996 at WGCI-FM as a replacement for Joyner, whose decades-long connection began when legendary local radio executive Marv Dyson hired him at Johnson Publishing's WJPC

mary ellen hause

2009-03-24T06:49:00.000-07:00

ELLEN WENT TO JAIL...Mary Ellen Hause went to jail because of them. Hause, who worked as a part-time teaching aide at Springboro High School, near Dayton, Ohio, was photographed in her basement posing with three cheerleaders holding Smirnoff bottles..Mary Ellen Hause went to jail because of them. Hause, who worked as a part-time teaching aide at Springboro High School, near Dayton, Ohio, was photographed

ichiro

2009-03-24T03:27:00.000-07:00

Ichiro & Japan conquer World Baseball Classic with win over Korea

go around and call (baseball) somebody else's game" after the Americans were eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by Japan. But the Land of the Rising Sun made a pretty good case to be viewed in a baseball class all by itself.
Japan won its second WBC title Monday night, pulling out a thrilling 5-3 victory in 10 innings over Korea at a raucous Dodger Stadium.

onlive

2009-03-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

SAN FRANCISCO--Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, look out. Your traditional video game console business model may be in danger.
It's too early to tell how much danger, of course, but a start-up called OnLive announced a brand-new game distribution system Monday night that, if it works as planned, could change the games game forever.
OnLive, which was started by WebTV founder Steve Perlman and former Eidos CEO Mike McGarvey, is aiming to launch a system--seven years in the works--that will digitally distribute first-run, AAA games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Take-Two, Ubisoft, Atari, and others, all at the same time as those titles are released into retail channels. The system is designed to allow players to stream on-demand games at the highest quality onto any Intel-based Mac or PC running XP or Vista, regardless of how powerful the computer.

sarah paulson

2009-03-24T03:24:00.000-07:00

Psychiatrist Claire McCrae (Sarah Paulson) finds herself assigned to a patient named Trevor (Bobby Cannavale), a mysterious, half-crazy guy who claims to be ...

2009-03-24T03:22:00.000-07:00

Couple's Dreams of Immortality at Death's Door, Thanks to Madoff

Arakawa and Madeline Gins's quest to make human beings immortal is at risk of dying.
That's because the couple lost their life savings with Bernard Madoff, the mastermind of a multibillion-dollar fraud.
Of all the dreams that were crushed by Mr. Madoff's crime, perhaps none was more unusual than this duo's of achieving everlasting life through architecture. Mr. Arakawa (he uses only his last name) and Ms. Gins design structures they say can enable inhabitants to "counteract the usual human destiny of having to die."

The income from their investments with Mr. Madoff helped fund their research and experimental work. Now, Mr. Arakawa, 72 years old, and Ms. Gins, 67, are strapped for cash. They closed their Manhattan office and laid off five employees.
The pair's work, based loosely on a movement known as "transhumanism," is premised on the idea that people degenerate and die in part because they live in spaces that are too comfortable. The artists' solution: construct abodes that leave people disoriented, challenged and feeling anything but comfortable.
They build buildings with no doors inside. They place rooms far apart. They put windows near the ceiling or near the floor. Between rooms are sloping, bumpy moonscape-like floors designed to throw occupants off balance. These features, they argue, stimulate the body and mind, thus prolonging life. "You become like a baby," says Mr. Arakawa.
The couple met in 1962 as students at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. She was a native New Yorker; he was already a successful Japanese artist. They later married. In the 1960s and '70s they played a role in the conceptual art movement, based on the philosophy that the artist's idea or concept behind a piece of art is more important than the physical object itself. The Guggenheim Museum SoHo in Manhattan showcased 30 years of their work in 1997, including paintings and architectural models.
"Their research is a milestone in the history of conceptual art," says Alexandra Munroe, senior curator at the main Guggenheim Museum, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the couple's work is currently on display. She says many of their supporters don't literally accept the couple's message on immortality but appreciate it in a "metaphorical" way.
To the artists, eternal life is a real possibility. "This is a great chance for the human race," says Ms. Gins.
Things appeared to be going well for the couple before Mr. Madoff's arrest in December. They completed a park, an office building and nine "reversible destiny" lofts in Japan. The lofts, finished in 2005, cost about $6 million to build. Five of the nine lofts, which rent for $1,700 to $2,300 a month, have tenants.
A typical apartment has three or four rooms in the shapes of either a cylinder, a cube, or a sphere. Rooms surround a kitchen-living room combination with bumpy, undulating floors and floor-to-ceiling ladders and poles. Dozens of colors, from school-bus yellow to sky blue, cover the walls, ceilings and other surfaces.
At least one tenant says he feels a little younger already. Nobutaka Yamaoka, who moved in with his wife and two children about two years ago, says he has lost more than 20 pounds and no longer suffers from hay fever, though he isn't sure whether it was cured by the loft

nina flowers

2009-03-23T22:27:00.000-07:00

DRAG RACE FINALIST ANNOUNCED....

Denver's Nina Flowers is a finalist on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Denver's drag diva Nina Flowers has been the queen to beat all season long on Logo's 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and she has made it to the final two.
On the season finale, airing March 23, she'll be competing for the crown against her final competitor, Miss Bebe Zahara Benet.
Logo came to Tracks this past Monday for a special screening hosted by Nina Flowers herself and it was quite an exciting night.

william wellman

2009-03-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

As profiles of him are required to note, William A. Wellman was known as "Wild Bill" to friend and foe alike. But what's striking about the six Wellman-directed films in the third volume of Warner Bros.' "Forbidden Hollywood" DVD series, released this week, is their often ruthless discipline.However volatile Wellman was behind the camera -- he is reputed to have placed a truckload of manure atop a studio executive's desk, along with a copy of a script he found unworthy of his talents -- his movies are models of economy, whizzing past plot points at breakneck speed, sometimes so fast that they come into focus only in the rearview mirror.Wellman, who earned his nickname as a World War I aviator, brought a tough-minded sentimentality to such movies as "Wings" and "The Public Enemy." He had an omnivorous appetite for Hollywood genres, trying his hand at melodrama and screwball comedy, problem pictures and Tarzan movies, with varying degrees of success.

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jamey johnson

2009-03-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

JAEY FEATURED IN MOST FAMOUS BLOG...
Jamey was featured yesterday in the Rhapsody Blog! Jamey's recent CMT Sessions at Studio 330 are available as a stream on

to read more and listen to the performance!
Track listing
High Cost Of Living
Mowin' Down The Roses
The Door Is Always Open
Women
In Color

david letterman marries

2009-03-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

DAVID LATTERMAN MARRIES LONG TIME GIRL FRIEND....

LOS ANGELES — David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week. During a taping Monday of CBS' "Late Show," Letterman said he and Lasko married March 19 at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau, Mont., but only after their truck got stuck on a muddy road.
Letterman and Lasko, whose son, Harry, was born in November 2003, didn't take an immediate honeymoon. The late-night host was back at work in New York on Monday to deliver the news _ and a few jokes about the marriage.
"Regina and I began dating in February of 1986, and I said, `Well, things are going pretty good, let's just see what happens in about 10 years,'" Letterman, who turns 62 next month, said at the taping, according to a transcript.
After avoiding marriage for more than two decades, Letterman said, "I secretly felt that men who were married admired me ... like I was the last of the real gunslingers, you know what I'm saying?"

jon and kate plus 8 season 5

2009-03-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

just finished watching the show! Glad to hear Jon speak about the situation. Good for him. Hated that TLC hyped it up so much. People are allowed to go out and have a few drinks and shouldn't have to explain it to the whole wide world. When he's not filming that is his business. Plain and simple.I can't wait to see the new season, and the new set. Remember when they went to West Edmonton mall in Alberta Canada? Where was that episode? Maybe it's coming up in Season 5?? Hopefully Kate will come to Vancouver, BC Canada! I would love to see her!!

regina lasko

2009-03-23T20:39:00.001-07:00

CBS Show reveals the story of david and his family.... is it real story or a publicity stunt?

Now David Letterman and Regina Lasko, the mother of his 5-year-old son, got hitched in a courthouse ceremony near their Montana ranch, Letterman announced during the taping of his CBS "Late Show" yesterday.
"Regina and I began dating in February of 1986, and I said, 'Well, things are going pretty good, let's just see what happens in about 10 years,'" joked Letterman.
“I had avoided getting married pretty good for, like, 23 years, and I — honestly, whether this happened or not — I secretly felt that men who were married admired me ... like I was the last of the real gunslingers, you know what I'm saying?'" he said
The family's truck got stuck in the mud en route to the courthouse, he said. Jeepers. Letterman "walked two miles back to the house in 50 mph wind. It's not Beverly Hills — it's Montana."
"And the whole way, I'm thinking, 'See ... you try to get married and this is what happens.'"
Can you believe it took David Letterman this long to get married? What is it with men?
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please touch museum

2009-03-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

THE HORRIBLE FLUKE BALOON ACCIDENT KEPT MORE THAN 2000 VISITORS IN DARKNESS FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.

IS IT A REAL ACCIDENT OR MIS MANAGEMENT..

A fluke balloon accident plunged more than 2,000 museum visitors into the dark for more than an hour yesterday.The blackout especially affected patrons of the Please Touch Museum, where the lights went out around 2 p.m.“We were able to restore service at 3:10,” said PECO spokeswoman Cathy Engel.According to the electric company, a metallic mylar balloon became entangled in power lines, causing thousands in the Fairmount Park neighborhood to be without electricity.
“It’s a very ironic story because I was going to take my son there today,” Mrs. Engel said of the Please Touch Museum.“The balloon could have come from anywhere. Those mylar ones tend to damage our equipment. There is a lot of recreational activity in Fairmount Park.”Mrs. Engel said the outage was repaired, the balloon was removed and the energy restored.Frank Luzi, director of media relations for the Please Touch Museum, said members of the public who did not get to enjoy their full visit are welcomed to return free of charge.Shortly after 1:45 p.m., museum staff began clearing the building and handing out a limited supply of future visit passes.“We had about 2,000 visitors in the museum at the time,” said Mr. Luzi. “We told people to hang onto their tickets or receipts from today, and they would be honored for future visits.“We have our service staff trained to handle different scenarios. With the lights going out, we have people in every public space quickly telling people to remain calm and stay where they are.”Although visitors could not receive on-site refunds due to power terminals being down, they can call the museum’s main number to request a refund.

old king clancy

2009-03-23T20:31:00.000-07:00

THE PLOT IS GETTING GESSING GAME... HAVE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL THEME OF OLD KING CLANCY.
True confession: If I appeared at a comedy open-mike night, my act would be very much like Marshall's fish list. By which I mean it would be a list of some sort. Because I'm a sucker for lists. I find them hilarious, suspenseful, moving, and supremely satisfying.

And that's why tonight's episode recap really could start and end, for me, with Lily, Marshall, and Barney's guesses about the Canadian celebrity, unusual collectible, and sex act involved in Robin's sex-with-a-celebrity story. Nothing they could have done with this idea could be any funnier than the bare list items themselves, carefully arranged according to the comedy rule of three. Bryan Adams, baseball cards, the Greasy Kayak. Wayne Gretsky, vintage Hot Wheels, the Squatting Eskimo. Kiefer Sutherland, souvenir shot glasses, the Sticky Flapjack. Alex Trebek, beanie babies, the Musty Goaltender.

There was a plot surrounding the gang's inspired guesses, and while it wasn't terrible, it seemed designed primarily to set up the idea of Ted working for himself. Bilson at Goliath National Bank kills the headquarters project that Ted was supposed to be lead architect on. And he gives the job of informing Ted to Barney and Marshall, who can't bring themselves to do it. So instead of telling him, they hire janitors, lunch ladies, and crazy street musicians as a pretend headquarters design task force, and Ted's ideas about Zen roof gardens and natural light go over big with the fakers. Inevitably, though, Ted finds out that the project has been canceled and confronts Barney and Marshall on their deception. (But not until after their fake softball team lets Ted score the game-winning walk, and he makes a hilarious come-on to the monolingual Hispanic lunch lady Louisa: "Sooooo, what are we going to do about [finger circles encompassing the two of them] thiiiisss?")

To make up for their lies, Barney and Marshall get Ted the job of creating an ETR (Employee Transition Room -- okay, firing chamber) on the twentieth floor. When Ted shows up with a plan to make the spartan room into a new beginnings suite complete with rebirth chamber and grief counselor, Bilson takes him to the eighteenth floor ETR and fires him. Which is why Ted gets fired from his architectural firm. Which is why he's going to start his own firm. (Amid the cheers of the gang, Barney proffers an upbeat "In this economy?") And we have moved on to the masterplot details for the rest of the season, Ted-wise.

But back to those lists. Lily cleverly changes the order so the sex act comes second, for the sole purpose of improving the comic possibilities of Rick Moranis, the Reverse Rick Moranis, antique Judaica. Anyone from the band Rush, superhero lunchboxes, a Montreal Meat Pie. And the eventual answer? The Frozen Snowshoe, Old King Clancy, Harveys trays.

loudonville ny

2009-03-20T23:47:00.000-07:00

The ultimate weekend tournament clash...

For about the first day and a half, the NCAA Tournament was Snoozeville.
Then we discovered again what makes the tournament a great experience: buzzer beaters and those obscure little schools looking for their moment in the sun. (Take note, Mike Slive).
Cleveland State struck first, taking out ACC power Wake Forest like it did Indiana some 23 years. Somewhere Bob Knight is having unpleasant flashbacks to Clinton Ramsey and Mouse McFadden.
Then came Siena, not much of an underdog but still obscure enough to qualify.
Quick quiz: Where is Siena located? Answer: Apparently Colonie, N.Y although the mailing address is Loudonville, N.Y. (Yeah, I had to look it up, too). But a lot more people know the answer today than yesterday. They're may be people adding an extra "n" to the search and coming up with Google matches to a Toyota, to a special clay and to the actress Sienna Miller. OK, that's not all bad.
Siena beating Ohio State is the game everybody expects on either the first Thursday or Friday, especially in two overtimes. Throw in 12 seed Wisconsin edging No. 5 Florida State, and bar crowds must have been going nuts on a Friday.
The

siena saints

2009-03-20T23:43:00.000-07:00

SIENA HOPE TO MARCH PAST AS VICTORIOUS..........Fans know that the Siena Saints have what it takes to knock off major schools but what else do they know about the tiny school from the state of New York?

In one of the more intriguing first-round matchups, the ninth-seeded Siena Saints square off against the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region tonight. The survivor of this game will move on to face either Louisville of Morehead State on Sunday.
The Saints earned an automatic berth to the Big Dance after ripping through the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and winning both the regular season and tourney titles for the second year in a row. After sweeping the MAAC crowns last year, Siena was seeded 13th in the Midwest Region and it trounced fourth- seeded Vanderbilt, 83-62, in the first round before losing to Villanova. The Saints, who are 3-4 in four prior NCAA Tournament appearances, are seeded ninth this year, the program's highest ever spot.

siena college

2009-03-20T23:40:00.001-07:00

EXCITEMENT OF SARA'S FAN ...

SARA AT CAMPUS
few thousand of the viewers are their Siena College classmates. The Loudonville campus was actually kind of quiet Friday afternoon. A Siena College friar blessed the Yankee Trails bus as it left around 11:30 pm Thursday for Dayton, Ohio. We caught up with one die-hard fan who said he's loves SARA and going to do anything to see her.

popcorn sutton

2009-03-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

Popcorn" Sutton died today in Cocke County, days before he was to report to President of AMERICA REGARDING TGHE FUNDING OF HIS NEW PROJECT...

Nationally renowned moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton died today in Cocke County, days before he was to report to President of AMERICA REGARDING TGHE FUNDING OF HIS NEW PROJECT...

michelle pierce

2009-03-16T21:03:00.000-07:00

WHEN A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IS MURDERED,

THE CSIs UNCOVER ALL THE DIRTY SECRETS OF AIRPLANE TRAVEL, ON “CSI: MIAMI,” MONDAY, MARCH 16
“Flight Risk” - When a flight attendant is murdered, the CSIs uncover all the dirty secrets of airplane travel, on CSI: MIAMI, Monday, March 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SERIES REGULARS:
Horatio Caine: David CarusoCalleigh Duquesne: Emily ProcterEric Delko: Adam RodriguezRyan Wolfe: Jonathan TogoDet. Frank Tripp: Rex LinnNatalia Boa Vista: Eva La RueDr. Tara Price: Megalyn Echikunwoke
RECURRING CAST:
Kyle Harmon: Evan EllingsonMaxine Valera: Boti BlissMichael Travers: Chris RedmanDave Benton: Wes Ramsey
GUEST CAST:
Suzanne Grady: Michelle Pierce Grant Lawson: Tom ParkerCarolyn Morrow: Sarah BuxtonAaron Nolan: Seth GilliamJenna York: Jaimie AlexanderMarvin Duffy: Nathan BaeselLouie Clayton: Johnny PalermoRussell Webb: David Thomas JenkinsMolly: Kimberly HuieZach: David Thomas Jenkins
WRITTEN BY: Sunil Nayar
DIRECTED BY: Joe Chappelle
RATING: To Be Announced

kyle xy series finale

2009-03-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

ooh the plans are unveiled here in finale of xy series.........................

on the series finale called “Bringing Down the House,” Kyle (Matt Dallas) gets Cassidy to open up about Latnok's plans for the future of Adam Baylin's experiment. Meanwhile, Kyle learns that the secret society is going ahead with the mass production of more super children like Jessi and himself, with hundreds of pods are ready to grow more babies. Kyle and Jessie are hell-bent on stopping it, enlisting the help of the Trager family, Declan, and Amanda. Will they be able to find the secret test facility in time? Tune in to find out.

wnit

2009-03-16T20:56:00.000-07:00

WNIT Schedule:

First Round

Wednesday, March 18
Southern at New Mexico
Canisius at Syracuse
Chattanooga at Kentucky
Thursday, March 19
Portland at Portland State
Butler at Duquesne
SMU at La. Tech
Dayton at Oakland
C. Connecticut State at Boston U.
George Washington at FGCU
Coppin St at West Virginia
Friday, March 20
Harvard at St. John's
Winthrop at Georgetown
American at James Madison
Murray St. at Arkansas-Little Rock
Saturday, March 21
UT Arlington at Oklahoma State
UC Riverside at Creighton

ncaa women s basketball tournament 2009

2009-03-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

THE FORMAT AND BRACJET OF NCAA WOMEN ANNOUNCES....

The Bracket has been announced. The question is, will this be a coronation of UConn, or will someone be able to rise up to stop their run? Overall, I think this has been the fairest bracket in recent memory, but it does seem that the Trenton region (UConn’s) is a bit easier than the other three. Still, upsets await the unwary.
In the Berkeley region, it’s between Duke and Stanford with Tennessee as a possible spoiler to Stanford reaching the finals. To do that, the young Lady Vols will have to kick it up a notch to get farther than the Sweet-16. In the end, I’ll have to go with Duke in a close one against Stanford.
The Oklahoma City region could very well see a fair number of upsets. Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, UNC, and Auburn could all make a good run out of the region. In the end, if Oklahoma doesn’t fall to Georgia Tech in a stunner, I think they’ll emerge from this region.
In Raleigh, the Maryland Terrapins will be sorely tested, especially in a potential NCAA regional rematch with Baylor, but they should also survive for a trip to St. Louis.
For Connecticut, I think the only school that could stand in their way to the Final Four is Florida State, and that’s only if the Seminoles have a heck of a game.
Amazingly, I have my number ones in the finals. Who wins? I’m agreeing with just about everyone else: the only team that has a realistic shot at spoiling UConn’s perfect season is Maryland for three reasons: 1) Head coach Brenda Frese and seniors Kristi Toliver and Marissa Coleman have won a championship, so they aren’t lambs to the Final Four slaughter; 2) Their philosphy of winning — if we score more points than you, then we win (as opposed to the more common, if we keep you from scoring more points than us then we win). UConn has a high-powered offense that no one has been able to thwart to this point. Perhaps then the only solution is to outscore them; 3) Brenda Frese. It’s my feeling that Maryland could easily have won the title last year had Coach B been able to marshall the team for the entire season. Don’t underestimate the positive motivation from this coach.
I’m not going to predict a winner. I’ll just say that I think if Maryland can’t beat UConn, then no team in the country can (all things being equal).

angela mcglowan

2009-03-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

ANGELA MCGLOWAN:
SHE HAS DONE ALL THE DAMAGE TO HERSELF...........
But I think she is her own worst enemy because she complained about the CEOs taking their jets to Washington, D.C. When they testified before Congress and then she asked for a larger jet. I think she is her own worst ...

siri pinter

2009-03-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

SIRI PINTER BECOMES DAD OF BABY BOY.....

CONGRATZ....

AND ITS FIRST CHILD OF THE COUPLE...

SIRI Pinter
Carson Daly and girlfriend Siri Pinter welcome boy, Jackson James Daly

Host of "Last Call with Carson Daly," Carson Daly and girlfriend, Siri Pinter welcomed a baby boy on Sunday.Daly, 35, and girlfriend Pinter are the proud parents of Jackson James Daly. Daly was born weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Daly's publicist Heather Lylis said. It's the first child for both Daly and Pinter, who has worked at Daly's show and "Last Comic Standing" as an associate producer.

lmg gang

2009-03-12T21:23:00.000-07:00

LMG GANGS ARE IN ACTION. THEY KILLED TWO INNOCENT PEOPLE AND NOBODY COULD EXPECT SUCH BLOODY INCIDENT.AS the heat on remaining terrorists in deep jungles escalates recording one defeat after the other for LTTE, Tigers appear to be thinking twice. This fact was re-affirmed yesterday (3) when one young terrorist (29) after abandoning the organization sought protection from the troops at MAHAVILANKULAM area under the 21 Division in VAVUNIYA. The young terrorist from KOKUVIL WEST after his surrender narrated his moving story to the troops, claiming that he was abducted and trained for weapon-firing at the age of about fifteen years. He also went on record saying that he was schooling at the time armed Tiger terrorists stormed his house and took him away against appeals made by his parents. He was to be handed over to the Police for investigations and onward procedures. (Note: more details of the surrendee cannot be divulged for questions of security and human rights) Meanwhile, on the same day (3), troops carrying out a search and clear operation in the same MAHAVILANKULAM area found one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), two T-56 weapons, four T-56 magazines, one Light Machine Gun (LMG), three hand grenades, two remote controllers of claymores, one telescope of a sniper gun, two radio sets and two man packs.

gwen araujo

2009-03-12T21:20:00.000-07:00

a girl loke me is the story of a common girl like us......

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story’ is a 2006 biography made-for-tv movie directed by award-winning director Agnieszka Holland and first aired on Lifetime Television.
It’s a really tragic story that documents the real life of Gwen Araujo, who was born Eddie Araujo, Jr., a transgender teenager who was murdered by four men in Newark, California after it was discovered she had male genitalia. Scenes from the ‘A Girl Like Me’ movie depicting the murder trial are shown alternating with the story of Gwen’s life.
The four men who killed Gwen Araujo, two of whom she had been sexually intimate with, beat her for hours then strangled her, dumping her in a remote area in the mountains. Two of the defendants were convicted of second-degree murder, but not convicted on the requested hate crime enhancements. The other two defendants pleaded guilty or no contest to voluntary manslaughter. In at least one of the trials, a ‘trans panic defense’ - an extension of the gay panic defense - was employed. You can go here to read details of what happened to Gwen, written by her mother Sylvia Guerrero.
The crime received widespread national and international attention and prompted questions as to whether transgender people were being represented fairly and accurately in both mass media and the criminal justice system. It was this case which became the impetus for law reform movements in several states.
At Araujo’s mother’s request, a judge posthumously changed Araujo’s legal name from Eddie to Gwen on June 23, 2004.
The movie ‘A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story’ stars JD Pardo as Eddie/Gwen, Mercedes Ruehl as her mother, and Avan Jogia as her brother, Danny.

kim manners

2009-03-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

WE ARE REMEMBERING YOU KIM MANNERS........ YOU HAVE MADE US YOUR FANS..

Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 by Josie K
Kim Manners passed away on January 25th, 2009.In addition to his most recent work on Supernatural, Mr. Manners directed and produced numerous X-Files episodes—really, some of the best of the series. He also worked on dozens of other series, from 21 Jump Street to Charlie’s Angels to Baywatch.Thank you, Mr. Manners, for so much wonderful TV. May you rest in peace

snollygoster

2009-03-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

snollygoster

Pronunciation: snah-li-gah-stêr
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Snollygoster or snallygaster was originally the name of a monster that preyed on poultry and children—an odd combination to be sure. Today, however, it more often indicates a rotten person who is driven by greed and self-interest. Two readers of the alphaDictionary Good Word series from New England, however, reported using this word to refer to terrible storms that hit the eastern seaboard. For sure this word always refers to something nasty.

toyota financial

2009-03-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

ECONOMY OF TOYOTA IS JUST DESTROYED....

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- The funding crunch for Japanese businesses is intensifying as foreign-currency financing dries up, forcing larger firms to turn to the nation’s state policy bank for emergency loans, the head of the lender said.
“Not just automakers, but electrical and chip companies, and also other manufacturers, are coming to us in large numbers,” Hiroshi Watanabe, chief executive officer of the Tokyo-based Japan Bank for International Cooperation, said in a March 10 interview. As part of a government program, the bank is lending to “essentially blue-chip firms that are having trouble with cash flow.”
The bank, known as JBIC, has received requests for emergency loans totaling as much as $40 billion since the end of 2008, almost four times its original budget for the fiscal year that ends March 31, Watanabe said. Companies are struggling with a shortage of foreign-currency funding, he said.
Profits at Japanese exporters including Toyota Motor Corp. have vanished as the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression saps demand for cars, televisions and computers. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, said March 3 its finance unit is seeking a loan from JBIC. With bankruptcies rising, the government plans to inspect banks to make sure they lend.
Japanese corporate bond risk is close to a record in Japan today, as measured by the Markit iTraxx Japan index, which shows traders’ perceptions of creditworthiness. It has risen to 555 basis points from 275 basis points at the start of the year.
Toyota, Honda
During the past year, the government boosted JBIC’s budget for lending by about 500 billion yen ($5.2 billion) to 1.6 trillion yen. Since the government allowed JBIC to make emergency loans in December, companies have asked it for between 3 trillion and 4 trillion yen of such funds, said Watanabe, a former vice minister of finance for Japan.

katie lee joel

2009-03-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

HER LATEST RECIEPES ARE HERE......

GranolaYields 8 cups (10-12 servings)
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ronan tynan

2009-03-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

ATTEND THE CONCERT OF RONAN TYNAN IN STRAND THEATRE ... ITS GREAT. ITS REALLY GREAT.
Irish eyes will be smiling and so will the eyes of everyone else who will be attending a concert to be performed by Ronan Tynan at 6:30 p.m. March 28 at the Strand Theater.
Tynan said his concert will feature Broadway tunes, Irish favorites and contemporary songs.
The 28th annual Irish Afternoon celebration will be sponsored by Georgian Court University, Lakewood.
"The Sisters of Mercy who sponsor Georgian Court were established in Dublin, Ireland, in 1832," said Mary Cranwell, the university's director of conferences and special events who has been producing the event for 28 years. "It was a natural progression for us to establish Irish Afternoon. We like to connect with the Irish-American community at this time of year, and, of course, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day."

Tynan was born in Dublin and became a medical doctor. He later became known for his unique voice and appeal.
"I grew up in a home where my father was always playing records," Tynan said. "He especially liked Mario Lanza."
Tynan said his father had a great voice and together they would sing to the cows in the milking parlor. He said they figured their singing would help the cows to give more milk.
"I entered singing competitions when I was a child and in college I would sing in the pub for free pints (of beer)," Tynan said. "I didn't start studying voice until I was 33 and was already qualified as a doctor. You probably know the rest."
Tynan was a member of the world famous Irish Tenors before he launched his solo career in 2004. The New York Times has called him "a tenor as Irish as baseball and God Bless America," and said his voice "is very easy to listen to, effortlessly singing top notes. He has tremendous command of his repertoire."
Tynan sang at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan in 2004 when an international television audience of more than 35 million people heard him sing "Amazing Grace" and Schubert's "Ave Maria." In 2007 he sang at the White House Governors Ball and in 2008 he returned to the White House to sing at the St. Patrick's Day reception attended by President George W. Bush and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Aherm. In April, Tynan performed during the Concert of Hope prior to the Papal Mass in New York.
His albums include "Live in Belfast," "Irish Tenor Favorites," "Legendary Irish Favorites" and "America's Favorite Irish Tenor."
Ticket prices for Tynan's March 28 concert at the Strand are $85 for VIP front center orchestra seats, which includes a post-concert meet-and-greet reception with Tynan; $60 for rear center orchestra, and left and right orchestra seats; $45 for mezzanine and loge seats; and $25 for tier seats. A $4 service charge will be added to the cost of each ticket. To purchase tickets call the Strand Theater at 732-367-7789 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit www.strand.org.

american idol wild card winners

2009-03-05T21:22:00.000-08:00

so top 13 are announced so the real battle will start now..

Hopes of every contesten are sky high let see how takes the title of our next American Idol....OK, so the wild card round was tonight and four more people got through: Jasmine, Megan, Matt and Anoop. Yep, it's a Top 13!
Jesse -- Singing "Tell Me Something Good" with a little too much makeup but otherwise looking cute, Jesse was working too hard to be a soul mama. When you've got it, it comes effortlessly and you NEVER look like you're trying. Randy was mixed but the other three were stronger, with Simon saying she was indulgent but still glad he put her through. At least she learned to shut her mouth when the judges were talking.
Matt -- Sang the Jackson Five while dressed like Justin Timberlake. All the judges thought he was a thousand times better though Simon did not like his look. I thought he was better too but wasn't that enthusiastic.
Megan -- Sang the unlikely KT Tunstall gem "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," an odd choice for someone who claims to be a country gal. Katharine McPhee was a revelation when she did it but I felt Megan was reaching for the bluesiness and flat in places. Paula gave the half-hearted "I enjoyed watching you," Kara gave her a huge plug to go through while Simon and Randy liked her despite the vocal weaknesses. Huh?
Von -- Von kept the hair towering high while singing "Sorry Seems To The Hardest Word" at a key that was even higher. Just the key he chose was dreadful and probably ruined his chances because it caused him to sing in a strange falsetto. He did get better in the lower register but not enough. Simon put the kibosh right away and the other judges agreed. Serious Paula showed up here: "I've been studying the way you perform...." Kara really has allowed her to become unexpectedly sober. Simon even referenced Paula as the house expert by saying he asked Paula what Von originally performed. Bye Von, come back next year.
Jasmine -- Singing "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera and looking lovely but not too dressed up, Jasmine was a bit beauty pageant by which the judges usually mean powering through the big notes without any subtlety. She had a lot of rough notes and most everything she tried was rough around the edges at best, if not a complete disaster. With faint praise, the judges said she was better than before, with Paula saying she was "determined," and Simon saying she sounded at times like a young girl trying to sound grown up but then changed paces by saying she was in the running.
Ricky -- Also looking like Timberlake, Ricky sang the Stevie Wonder classic "Superstitious," which Stevie sang on the Grammys alongside the Jonas Brothers (who were cool, but still suitably thrilled). I could have done without the Justin Guarini camera smile but except for one brief bad low note and a high pitched squeal, he was pretty darn funky. The two gals loved him but Simon put the kibosh on and randy weighed in by saying "Superstitious" sounded too indulgent to him.

kris kristofferson

2009-02-26T23:06:00.000-08:00

KRIS IS FINISHED . HE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH AAS AN ARTIST NOW. HE IS GIVING UP HIS GRACE AND CREATIVITY.......

kRIS PLAYED OUT OF TUNE.

As a guitarist, Kris Kristofferson has no grace. He plays out of tune, he sticks to the barest handful of keys and he stumbles through simple chord progressions.

As a singer, he doesn't have much more. His voice is as craggy as his 72-year-old face, and his ability to hit the notes he's aiming for varies from day to day.
As a songwriter, though, he has no peer.
And as a spirit, well, as a spirit, he simply soars.
Kristofferson entranced a healthy house of fans at The Egg Saturday night, rolling out one staggering, absolutely classic song after another.
He didn't really finish any of the songs. He just stopped — often midchord — and said "Thank you" as he cracked a beaming smile.
But those little tics and foibles didn't bother anyone, they just added to the charm.
When Kristofferson finally broke Nashville in the early '70s, after half a decade of struggling and sweeping floors, he did it with songs that married simple yet sturdy melodies with literate, emotionally searing lyrics.
If Hank Williams had lived long enough, he might have written "For The Good Times," "Help Me Make It Through The Night" or "Me and Bobby McGee." But he didn't, so Kristofferson had to write them instead.

preeclampsia

2009-02-19T20:04:00.000-08:00

preeclampsia IS KILLER ... COME AND GET KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE REAL FACTS....

Preeclampsia, affecting around 5-8% of all pregnancies in the US, annually, is the main etiological factor for both maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Previous researches have demonstrated that in contrast to natural conception, women opting for IVF are at an increased risk of developing preeclampsia. A recent study has suggested that the incidence of preeclampsia is higher in IVF-conceived pregnancies; however, no significant association was noted with intrauterine insemination and ovulation induction. The findings of the current study, which corroborated with the earlier results, are published in the journal Hypertension in Pregnancy.

eddie george

2009-02-19T19:56:00.000-08:00

she's married to former NFL player Eddie George

Survivor: Tocantins" got down to the nitty-gritty Thursday night, including one tribe dining on fresh termites and a free-for-all water basketball game that led one team to immunity.
The two tribes - Jalapao and Timbira - got to know each other a little better after last week's fast-moving first episode, with Sierra letting fellow Timbira tribe member Brendan in on her secret quest to find the immunity idol.
CBSCandace Smith
"Survivor's" very own basketbrawl ended with the Jalapao tribe winning immunity and sending Brendan off to Exile Island. He was able to take an opposing team member with him, choosing Taj George, whose big secret - that she's married to former NFL player Eddie George - is out and has left her feeling uneasy.
At the tribal council, Candace was taken by surprise and voted off the island. Sierra lives to see another week.

borneo monster

2009-02-19T19:52:00.000-08:00

REAL MONSTER' S REAL PIC.....HAVE A LOOK AT THE DANGEROUS CREATION

Two recently released photographs of a huge snake-like creature allegedly taken in Borneo are causing locals to wonder if a local legend may have come alive.
But are the pictures real?
One photo, of a serpentine shape in the Baleh river, was said to be taken from a helicopter by a member of a disaster team monitoring flood conditions. Locals suggest that the animal may be a creature of folklore called Nabau, a dragon-like, shape-shifting sea serpent. Others aren't convinced.

yuri sucart

2009-02-19T02:01:00.000-08:00

REAL STORY: WHO INJECTED ALEX??

The mysterious "cousin" that Alex Rodriguez claims provided and injected him with steroids from 2001-2003 has been identified as a Miami man named Yuri Sucart, according to a report early Thursday morning on ESPN.com.
According to the Web site, Sucart's wife, Carmen, confirmed that it was her husband who Rodriguez was referring to when he said in a nationally televised press conference that his cousin had injected him with what he referred to as "boli," street slang in the Dominican Republic for the hardcore steroid Primobolan.
According to a report two weeks ago in Sports Illustrated, Rodriguez tested positive for medicines.

julia roberts children

2009-02-19T01:58:00.000-08:00

julia roberts children

Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has said that she is enjoying her domestic life because her three children keep her so busy, she's ‘never bored’.Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has revealed that US President Barack Obama and his family top her dream dinner party invite list. The Pretty Woman actress,I will never be bored again," Julia said. She added: "Danny and I talk about 'what did we do with all the time we must have had?

raycom sports

2009-02-18T20:35:00.000-08:00

Arkansas is 13-10 overall and 1-9 in the Southeastern Conference while LSU is 21-4 overall and 9-1 with nine straight conference wins. Head coach John Pelphrey met with the media to discuss the game on Monday. Following is a partial transcript of his press conference.
"This is a big game for us. LSU is in first overall in the SEC and they are playing better than anybody in our league. They are the only team (the SEC) has ranked (No. 24). I like their team a lot. They are very well-coached and efficient. They get scoring from four or five spots, and they defend and rebound in a big-time way. Any time you have more assists than turnovers, you'll have a chance to win.

sports by brooks

2009-02-18T20:33:00.000-08:00

sports of girlsssssssssssss

chatter among the local running community has long held out hope for a Syracuse marathon, a race that traverses 26.2 miles of Onondaga County’s hills and dales. That doesn’t appear likely any time soon since the local race calendar has already filled up with few open weekends to spare. But don’t despair; that wealth of weekend warriorship got the Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs thinking that a new race series might be in order. So with a partnership linking Parks with Fleet Feet Sports and The New Times, five races are now under the Syrathon 2009 banner. And the funny thing is, when totaled, they add up to 26.1 miles.
“This series really encourages people to get running and go to all the different neighborhoods for the races,” says Sue Straub, the race director of the final event in the series, the five-mile Eastwood Park-to-Park Autumn Run. “If you do them all, you’ve done a marathon, just about. That was a surprise to find out it’s just over 26 miles.”

american idol wild card

2009-02-18T20:30:00.000-08:00

WILD CARD A WILD THING......

the American viewing audience (and anyone else picking it up overseas and elsewhere) got its first chance to send some people packing. American Idol changed the way it does things again this year, not counting the addition of Kara DioGuardi. To get to the Final 12, you must get through the Top 36. This is being done in a two-part process for Season 8. First, the audience votes forward three of the 12 on a given night. Those three become part of the Final 12 contestants. Since playing along gets you to nine contestants, where do the last three come from? The second part of the process is a wild card phase. Of those 27 not chosen to move forward on the three elimination rounds, the judges choose from those eliminated to be "wild cards," and they and the number four top vote receivers of the three previously aired elimination rounds will "sing for their lives," so to speak. The top three "wild cards" will be chosen by the judges, not the public, and will move forward into the Final 12

danica patrick tattoo

2009-02-18T20:27:00.000-08:00

Tatoo on Patrick:::::::::::::::::::::

SI deletes flag tattoo from Patrick

Danica Patrick didn’t quite bare all in her most recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. While there was an abundance of skin on display, there was one thing that didn’t show up; a tattoo on the small of Patrick’s back. The tattoo was of all things—an American flag.Officials for Sports Illustrated acknowledged digitally removing Patrick’s tattoo

ny post cartoon

2009-02-18T19:44:00.000-08:00

NY Post cartoon to link Obama to dead chimp

The New York Post is standing behind a cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee gunned down by police. The cartoon in Wednesday's Post by Sean Delonas shows two police officers standing over the body of a bullet-riddled chimp. One of the officers says the other, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton called the cartoon "troubling at best given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys."
But Sharpton said the Post should clarify the point it was trying to make with the cartoon, which was playing off Monday's rampage by a pet chimpanzee in Stamford, Conn., that left a woman severely mauled. Police ended up killing the chimp.

john salmons

2009-02-18T19:41:00.000-08:00

Scratch Salmons Eliminated from tour:

According to many reports, including the Sacramento Bee which apparently had it first, John Salmons and Brad Miller are headed to Chicago for a collection of cheaper players headlined by Andres Nocioni.It was last week that Miller sat at American Airlines Center and we chatted about the possibility of him landing in Dallas. He said he was hopeful.But more than anything, the 7-foot center was eager to leave Sacramento for anywhere, so much so that he canceled a trip he had planned to Hawaii.He didn't want to be more than an hour away from Sacramento, so he rescheduled the vacation to San Diego.As it turned out, he could have done the islands.

siohvaughn wade

2009-02-18T19:39:00.000-08:00

Wade 's estranged wife : reality of publicity stunt........???????/

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade sued his estranged wife and two of her lawyers Wednesday over accusations the Miami Heat star contracted a sexually transmitted disease through an extramarital affair.
In the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, Wade is seeking at least $50,000 in damages from each defendant.
Siohvaughn Wade said last month the player infected her with an unspecified disease in 2007. Weeks later, she withdrew the claim from the court hearing the divorce case for unknown reasons.
That wasn't enough to satisfy the 2006 NBA finals MVP, who said her allegations not only defamed him, but caused "embarrassment" and "humiliation" along with damaging future earning potential.

Disney Bolts to top of box office

2009-02-18T02:29:00.000-08:00

Disney animation Bolt has raced to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart in its opening weekend.
The film, featuring the voice of John Travolta as a TV show dog who believes his fictional powers are real, took £2.8m in its first three days.
Fresh from its success at the Baftas, Slumdog Millionaire rose one place to number two, taking its total five week haul to £20 million.
Romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You fell one place to three.
Last week's box office winner, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, fell three places to four in its second week.
There were four other new entries in the top 10, including family film Hotel for Dogs at five.

Valentine's Day wedding for Hayek

2009-02-18T02:16:00.000-08:00

Actress Salma Hayek has married her fiance, French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, her publicist has said

Cari Ross confirmed the Mexican-born star married on Valentine's Day in Paris, but gave no further details.
The couple have a daughter named Valentina who was born in September 2007, several months after they announced their engagement.
The nuptials follow a rocky romance - the pair called off their engagement in July 2008, but later got back together.
Hayek, 42, was Oscar-nominated for portraying artist Frida Kahlo on the big screen and is an executive producer of hit US TV show Ugly Betty.

Music stars set for Brits party

2009-02-18T02:15:00.000-08:00

Duffy and Coldplay are favourites to win Brit awards, when the annual music bash kicks off in London later.

The Welsh songstress and the stadium rockers both have four nominations and will be performing alongside Kings of Leon, Girls Aloud, Take That and U2.
The Pet Shop Boys, who receive an award for outstanding contribution, will duet with Lady GaGa to close the show.
This year's stage is themed around music festivals, with the stage adorned with caravans, ducks and tee-pees.
Gavin and Stacey stars Matthew Horne and James Corden are presenting, with help from former Brit winner Kylie Minogue.
Plant 'snubbed'
The ceremony, at London's Earls Court, comes just a week after the Grammys, where British acts dominated the main awards.

Miley Cyrus' $320,000 on-stage stuff-up

2009-02-18T02:11:00.000-08:00

FANS ARE CRAZY AND STARS ARE CRAZIER:

FANS of teen starlet Miley Cyrus are outraged after she forgot her lyrics on live TV, for which her record company paid more than A$320,000 to fly her in a jet.Cyrus appeared on UK variety show Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, to perform her hit, Fly on the Wall. The Hannah Montana star forgot the lyrics to her own song during the second verse. Cyrus seemed pretty cool about the whole thing and could even be seen mouthing "I forgot the words!" to one of the back-up dancers after the song, reports TheImproper.com Her gaffe has sparked a wave of anger across internet blogs and fan sites, with fans on mileycyrusfever.com making negative comments

Kylie Minogue accused of cosmetic surgery

2009-02-18T02:09:00.000-08:00

ANOTHET PLASTIC SURGERY:::::::::::

AUSTRALIAN pop singer Kylie Minogue is the latest star to raise eyebrows after recent photos prompted speculation she has had cosmetic surgery, The Daily Telegraph reported. The latest edition of the UK's Grazia magazine asks on its cover: "What has Kylie done to her face?" It scrutinises the star's "peculiar appearance" at this month's BAFTA film awards. Cosmetic surgeon Dr Alex Karidis tells the magazine: "Kylie's brows look a little higher than usual, which suggests she's having regular Botox to lift them. "One of Kylie's brows is slightly more arched and higher than the other, which is often a telltale sign." There were also signs the Australian star, 40, may have had further work on her cheeks and lips, the surgeon says.

Marchers block Mexico-US border

2009-02-18T02:06:00.000-08:00

Marchers block Mexico-US border:

Hundreds of people in Mexico have blocked key crossings into the US in protests against the deployment of the army fighting drug traffickers.
Traffic was brought to a halt on a number of bridges in several border towns in northern Mexico.
The protesters accused the army of abuse against civilians. Government officials said the blockades had been organised by drug gangs.
The army was sent into border towns in 2006 to control rising drug violence.
More than 5,000 people were killed in drug-related violence last year, Mexican officials say.
Violence continued on Tuesday in the border town of Ciudad Juarez where three police officers were shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
Powerful drug cartels have been fighting both each other and federal forces as they battle to control the immensely lucrative routes trafficking cocaine and other drugs from Colombia to the US via Mexico.
Up to 40,000 troops are currently deployed against trafficking cartels.
In some parts of the country, the army has taken over the role of the police, which have often proved easily corrupted when bribed or threatened by the gangs, says the BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City.

Toddler drowns as dad kisses mistress

2009-02-18T01:59:00.000-08:00

TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has drowned after her father let go of her pram on a seawall to embrace his secret mistress.
Andrew Hopper told police he had taken the woman out with his daughter Rebecca and eight-month-old son Lewis on a trip to a seawall in Kent, England.As Mr Hopper and his mistress kissed, the double pram holding the children was pushed into the ocean by a gust of wind

'Best job in the world' overload

2009-02-18T01:57:00.000-08:00

IT the BEST JOB IN WORLD

THE Best Job in the World is experiencing application overload, and Tourism Queensland has had to increase its IT support for the website in its final days.
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle says applications are flooding in, and with a significant spike in traffic and applications, the site's expecting a heavy hit rate."We're not sure if people have been holding out to size up the quality of the opposition, or whether they have just caught onto this worldwide phenomenon, but we are seeing a significant increase," she said. "20,000 people from over 180 countries have so far applied for the role of Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef in what has become arguably the most talked-about job vacancy in the world."The promotion gained worldwide attention when it launched in January, offering a six-month gig in which the successful applicant will live in a luxury Hamilton Island villa, explore the reef, its islands and wildlife, swim, snorkel and blog about it.

Train station bans kissing

2009-02-18T01:56:00.000-08:00

Warrington Bank Quay's station is: "No kissing, we're British.

IT must have been one of Britain's most passionate places but now the rule in Warrington Bank Quay's station is: "No kissing, we're British."
No-kissing signs were put up at the station's taxi and drop-off zone designated for rail travellers, as outbreaks of passion appeared to threaten the punctuality of traffic at the station operated by – yes – Virgin Rail.
The company declared the signs were "a light-hearted way" of encouraging travellers not to clog the often crowded station located on the rail lines between London and Glasgow as well as Birmingham and Scotland.

Crocodile that killed five-year-old boy Jeremy Doble to live in farm or zoo

2009-02-18T01:45:00.000-08:00

Croc that killed boy won't be put down

THE 4.3m crocodile confirmed to have taken a five-year-old boy from the Daintree River in far north Queensland will be sent to a farm or zoo, not put down.
The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the crocodile will not be put on public display, but will be kept at a zoo or farm.
An examination of material found in the reptile's stomach at Brisbane forensic lab, the John Tonge Centre, confirmed Jeremy Doble, who disappeared on February 8 after he followed his dog into the river, had fallen victim to the crocodile.
Jeremy's parents, who run a tourism destination in the Daintree, have asked authorities to not kill any crocodiles.
Jeremy disappeared on February 8 after he followed his dog into the river.
Jeremy's seven-year-old brother, Ryan, told police he saw a crocodile in the water moments later.

Citizen Journalism

2009-02-17T21:14:00.001-08:00

Citizen Journalism" or Participatory Journalism is an evolving form of journalism through user generated content. When any common man in his capacity as a citizen of a nation takes up the initiative to report things or express his views about happenings around him then the occurrence is popularly termed as citizen journalism or participatory journalism.
Citizen Journalists are not bound by the conventional term of a journalist. Citizen journalists take up an initiative to express ideas irrespective of their educational or professional background. In a way this emerging form of journalism is promising a scenario of breaking free from media bias as well as taking local news on a global platform

mike whitmarsh

2009-02-17T20:20:00.000-08:00

Ex-USD hoopster, beach volleyball star Whitmarsh, 46, found dead

SAN DIEGO – Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist and a champion on the pro beach tour after leading the University of San Diego to its first major basketball title, was found dead Tuesday morning at a friend's home in Solana Beach.
The Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday night that Whitmarsh, 46, was found in the garage of the home on Shoemaker Lane.
Whitmarsh, who was married, regularly resided with family in San Diego, but occasionally stayed with the friend in Solana Beach, the Medical Examiner's Office said.
Whitmarsh was unresponsive when his friend found him. Medical personnel who responded to a 911 call confirmed the death, the office said.
The cause of death was pending an examination.

trx exercises

2009-02-17T20:17:00.000-08:00

The Biggest Loser CouplesThe Key to Weight Loss

Hello, and welcome to another week of NBC' The Biggest Loser: Couples. Last week, we said goodbye to Blaine, who is doing great at home, training for an Ironman and spending time with his new baby. Tonight The Biggest Loser opens with Dane determined to make it on his own and--surprise!--another pop challenge. Each team is competing for a key to the gym. Only two people will get it ---the others will have to get creative with their workouts. There are over one hundred keys to try. I love how everyone went to try and help Ron out. This group is such an amazing one---I've never seen such spirit, such teamwork on this show. Shanon gets the first key on her sixth try. The Brown Team gets the second one on Mike's ninth try.

amy fisher website

2009-02-17T20:15:00.000-08:00

What's next for Amy Fisher?

Amy Fisher has announced that she's on a national tour as a stripper. What should she do next?Penthouse pictorial Hello, Skinemax! Host an episode of "Girls Gone Wild" Moonlight Bunny Ranch College lecture series Invest her money and retire

american idol voting

2009-02-17T20:12:00.000-08:00

VOTE FOR IDOL

VOTE: Viewers can text “VOTE” to the four-digit number of their favorite contestant(s).* They can vote for as many contestants as they want, as often as they like, during the voting window after each show.
REMINDER: Viewers should text “YES” to “3003” to sign up for Vote Number Reminder.*

SWEEPSTAKES: Viewers can text “WIN” to “4004” to register for the AT&T $1 million Idol Sweepstakes.* The grand prize winner will win a trip for two to the American Idol Finale in May, as well as a chance to win up to $1 million. Weekly winners will get packages that include branded merchandise, food and Samsung phones.
GOODIES: Viewers can text “YES” to “6006” to get a link to a mobile Web page full of "American Idol" content, including Idol ringtones and answer tones, show recaps, video clips from "American Idol" auditions, pictures and more from their mobile phones.* (Customers must have an unlimited data plan to view video clips.)

natural woman

2009-02-17T20:04:00.000-08:00

judges were merciless on her

Ann Marie performed well, singing 'You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman', but the judges were merciless on her. Who else will embarrass themselves tonight? Ann Marie's performance of the Carole King/Aretha Franklin standard (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman is sold but not remarkable, especially considering the way Alexis Grace rocked I Never Loved a Man. Randy says this was not ...

every little thing she does is magic

2009-02-17T20:02:00.000-08:00

Why Casey Carlson picked "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"???

Casey Carlson picked "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by the Police. It was off key and a very bad choice. Randy didn't like it and called it weirdly . Taylor Swift cover, and Casey Carlson managed to out-pageant even Diana DeGarma with her smiley, pointy take on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. ...

braddy bunch

2009-02-17T20:00:00.000-08:00

braddy bunch 's story.........

In 1965, following the success of his TV series Gilligan's Island, Sherwood Schwartz conceived the idea for The Brady Bunch after reading an article in the Los Angeles Times that said "40% of marriages [in the United States] had a child or children from [a] previous marriage." He instantly set to work on a pilot script, called Yours and Mine, and passed it around the "big three" television networks of the era. ABC, CBS and NBC all loved the script, but each network wanted changes to it before they would commit to filming it. Schwartz felt that his script was perfect, and although he had the interest of all three networks in America, he decided to shelve it.[1]
Despite the similarities between the series and the 1968 theatrical release Yours, Mine and Ours starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, the original script for The Brady Bunch pre-dated the script for the film. However, the success of the film was likely a factor in ABC's decision to order episodes for the series.

bucky covington

2009-02-17T19:56:00.000-08:00

bucky covington : Simon thought it was boring

Kara says the song was too safe, while Paula compliments Keith (we guess) by saying, "Look what happened to Bucky Covington," to which Cowell hilariously replies, "What did happen to Bucky Covington?" We had the over/under on number of ...What has happened to Bucky Covington?" snarks Simon to Paula. Ha. Simon thought it was boring, unoriginal and forgettable. Totally agree with you, Cowell

angel of mine

2009-02-17T19:52:00.000-08:00

FULL LYRICS OF ANGEL OF MINE

When I first saw you I already knew There was something inside of you Something I thought that I would never find Angel of Mine

look at you looking at me Now I know why they say the best things are free Gonna love you boy you are so fine Angel of Mine

How you changed my world you'll never know I'm here for now, you helped me grow

Chorus: You came into my life Sent from above When I lost the hope You show my love I'm checkin for you Boy your right on time Angel of Mine

Nothing means more to me then what we share No one in this world can ever compare Last night the way you moved is still on my mind Angel of Mine What you mean to me you'll never know Deep inside I need to show

never knew I could feel each moment As if they were new Every breath that I take The love that we make I only share it with you You, You, You, You

When I first saw you I already knew There was something inside of you Something I thought that I would never find Angel of Mine

How you changed my world you'll never know I'm here for now you helped me grow I look at you looking at me Now I know why they say the best things are free Checkin' for you boy your right on time Angel of Mine

kaing guek eav

2009-02-17T02:34:00.001-08:00

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief of S-21;

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief of S-21, Kaing Guek Eav better known as "Duch", stands in the dock of the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal will on begin February 17, 2009.

The Khmer Rouge killed nearly two million Cambodians from 1975 to 1979, spreading like a virus from the jungles until they controlled the entire country, only to systematically dismantle and destroy it in the name of a Communist agrarian ideal. Today, more than 30 years after Vietnamese soldiers removed the Khmer Rouge from power, the first genocide trials will start — a bittersweet note of progress in an impoverished nation still struggling to rehabilitate its crippled economic and human resources.

kenny glenn

2009-02-17T02:30:00.000-08:00

alternate and averages 186, started his night out with an over average game of 194

Senior bowler Dave Zarrelli had a career night while bowling in the Thursday Knights of St John's league at North Coast Shoreway Lanes. The 60 year old Zarrelli, who bowls as an alternate and averages 186, started his night out with an over average game of 194. He missed a 7-pin for his only open of the evening. That was only the beginning of great things to come.Dave followed his 194 game with games of 298 and 300, for a career high 792 series! Zarrelli has been bowling on and off for about 29 years. He started his career bowling in a league in the 70's at Bay Lanes in Bay Village, however, it has been only the last 6 years that he has taken the game more seriously. Most of his career has been spent open bowling with his family. His previous league or tournament high game and series (his only other 700 series) was a 287-728 that he bowled in the Elks Lodge league six years ago. The fellow bowlers in the Knights of St. John's league were amazed at the composure Dave exhibited during the two games. Having not had the experience of rolling the first 11 strikes, Dave sent the twelfth ball of the 298 game a little wide leaving the 5-7 split. He could have carried that shot according to several of the onlookers.An opposing team member mentioned how cool and composed he was following the 298. Normally, it takes a while to "come down" after shooting a big score. However, Dave started the next game off with the first 11 strikes. The twelfth ball in the 300 game was a "no doubter" to end his evening in perfection.

pol pot

2009-02-17T02:19:00.000-08:00

The 63-year-old, white-haired artist,

who was beaten by S-21 guards but escaped death due to his talent for painting portraits of Pol Pot, said he had mixed Three decades after the fall of Pol Pot, the first trial of the leaders of his genocidal Khmer Rouge regime is to begin before a UN-backed tribunal - the

bugsy siegel

2009-02-17T02:14:00.000-08:00

bugsy siegel relation with "Lucky" ..

6-Feb-2009Written by: John Winn Meyer Lansky may be dead, but that isn’t preventing him from making an appearance on the Great White Way--sort of. According to the AP, a one man show about the life and times of Lansky, a reputed mobster, who served as the inspiration for Hyman Roth in The Godfather: Part II, is set to premiere on Broadway. The show features Mike Burstyn in the role of a middle-aged Lansky, chatting to the audience from a nondescript room in Tel Aviv as he waits for his application for Israeli citizenship to be approved. While he awaits his pending Israeli citizenship, Lansky discusses his friendships with Bugsy Siegel and Charles "Lucky" Luciano, the brains behind some of the Mafia's most legendary feats, including the famed--and bloody--Murder Inc., the murder for hire squad that Siegel headed from its inception in the 1920s to the group's disbandment in 1945.

virginia hill

2009-02-17T02:12:00.000-08:00

Latest News ::::::::::::::::;

Boys Basketball: St. Patrick vs. Oak Hill Academy

St. Patrick took on Oak Hill Academy of Virginia on Saturday at the Prime Time Shootout in Trenton. Dexter Strickland, Kyrie Irving, and the rest of Kevin Boyle's team could not overcome Oak HIll as St. Patrick lost 73-64 in a game that had two of the top high school programs in the country squaring off.

alexis phifer

2009-02-17T02:07:00.000-08:00

Denver Broncos hired another assistant:

The Denver Broncos hired another assistant with ties to the New England Patriots earlier this week. Roman Phifer, who played on all three Patriots Super Bowl champion teams, will assist linebacker coach Don Martindale.
Phifer, 40, played 15 seasons with the Rams (Los Angeles and St. Louis), the New York Jets, Patriots and New York Giants. He was a second-round pick out of UCLA by the Rams in the 1991 NFL draft.
A Pro Bowl alternate in 1995 Phifer retired after an injury-shortened season with the Giants in 2005. According to Wikipedia's profile on the former NFL player, Phifer and his wife Linda have two children, son Angelo and daughter Milan. Phifer also has a son (Jordan) with his former wife, Alexis Eggleston Phifer, who once was engaged to rap star Kanye West.

real housewives of new york

2009-02-16T20:22:00.000-08:00

THE REAL STORIES ONLY ON JUICYONES...

BOTTOM LINE T

he whole "Real Housewives" brand has been a cult favorite among real housewives, both those who stay at home and those who work outside the house. Whether it's New York City, Orange County or Atlanta, the shows speak a language most have understood since girlhood - how women relate. Oftentimes on these shows, it's pretty badly.This is not to say the Big Apple's cast won't endear itself to fans again. Watch for Frankel's hysterical impression of new BFF Jill Zarin (a wig and tiny dog are involved); Alex McCord's smarts at defusing a public relations disaster for husband Simon van Kempen; Zarin's ability to apologize for said public relations disaster; Ramona Singer's skill at keeping romance alive in her marriage; and newbie Bensimon's thoughtfulness about discussing her life, however more luxurious it might be than that of most single moms

tammin sursok

2009-02-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

MOTHER WHO IS ALSO A TV CRITIC:

OK, OK, maybe that last is an indication that having a mother who is also a TV critic is not without consequences. But being on the backside of 10 and 8, my two older children are part of the post-"High School Musical" generation, and I have to say I agree with them on pretty much every point. Everyone is going to call "Spectacular!" Nickelodeon's answer to the Disney franchise, and in a way it is. But the success of "HSM," "Camp Rock" and, to a certain extent, "Hannah Montana," the Jonas Brothers and even Nick's own "The Naked Brothers Band" simply marks a return of the old-fashioned, small-town musical that once ruled the big screen. You know, the ones in which a girl and a guy (often played by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney) saved something or other by puttin' on a show. Salvation through music, good hoofing and communal effort.In "Spectacular's" case, the things that need saving are Nikko's nascent music career and his self-esteem -- he's been kicked out of his band and dumped by his girlfriend -- and

madea s family reunion

2009-02-16T20:15:00.000-08:00

Her arrival to lockup and to the multiplex is likely to be met with avid fan fondess and critical trepidation

Were this a bit of Tyler Perry- penned dialogue it might go like this:
Oh no she didn't. Oh yes she did. Oh no she isn't. Oh yes she is.
Come Friday, Perry's big, brassy, faux black grandma heads to the big house. And we don't mean Big Momma's house; that's a different faux black woman portrayed by a different performer.
Yes, Madea is headed to the slammer, the joint, the cooler in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." And her arrival to lockup and to the multiplex is likely to be met with avid fan fondess and critical trepidation.
As popular images go, Madea (and the writer-director-actor's success with his bold creation) tends to vex folk schooled in spotting stereotypes, caricatures, buffoons.
One prominent African-American film director calls Perry's representations of black life the new, old version of blackface — a modern- day minstrel show. Ouch. Others take a more charitable view, still tinged with ambivalence.
Take, for instance, a snowy-night gathering of the Tattered Cover's race-dialogue group at the United Methodist Church in Park Hill. This month's challenge: the vertigo-inducing tango of popular culture and images.
"The thing that has frustrated me so much in our movies these days is black men playing oversized black women," said a soft-spoken member.
"By the time Eddie Murphy came out with 'Norbit,' I was ready to break the theater down.
"Why is that funny?"
Asked by the group's veteran moderator, Harold Fields, if she felt the same way about Tyler Perry's work, she paused. "I do, but I struggle with him," she replied.
"I wonder about intentionality," began another woman sitting in a circle of 45 attendees. "I don't know, for instance, what Tyler Perry is thinking when he's portraying Madea. But one thing I think is that there has been this presence that has been very influential in his life — African-American women that have been strong, positive and quite humorous.

nuclear sea of fire

2009-02-16T20:12:00.000-08:00

British, French nuclear submarines collide in Atlantic:::::

LONDON (AP) — Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said Monday in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident that one expert called the gravest in nearly a decade.
Officials said the low-speed crash did not damage the vessels' nuclear reactors or missiles or cause radiation to leak. But anti-nuclear groups said it was still a frightening reminder of the risks posed by submarines prowling the oceans powered by radioactive material and bristling with nuclear weapons.
The first public indication of a mishap came when France reported in a little-noticed Feb. 6 statement that one of its submarine had struck a submerged object — perhaps a shipping container. But confirmation of the accident only came after British media reported it.
France's defense ministry said Monday that the sub Le Triomphant and the HMS Vanguard, the oldest vessel in Britain's nuclear-armed submarine fleet, were on routine patrol when they collided in the Atlantic this month. It did not say exactly when, where or how the accident occurred.
France said that Le Triomphant suffered damage to a sonar dome — where navigation and detection equipment is stored — and limped home to its base on L'Ile Longue on France's western tip. HMS Vanguard returned to a submarine base in Scotland with visible dents and scrapes, the BBC reported.
"The two submarines came into contact at very low speed," Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Jonathon Band, said. Band, Britain's most senior naval officer, offered no further explanation.

ashera cat

2009-02-16T20:10:00.000-08:00

rAREST cat:

The rarest domestic cat available is called the Ashera (TM) and is a cross between a domestic cat and an Asian Leopard Cat like the Bengal Cat, but also is crossed with an African Serval.At between $22,000 and $28,000, you do get an amazing looking cat!

www.claimit.ca.gov

2009-02-16T20:08:00.000-08:00

tHE CORRECT LINK FOR THE CLAIM SITE....

http://www.sco.ca.gov/col/ucp/

back in the saddle lyrics

2009-02-16T20:03:00.000-08:00

Back in the saddle lyrics :

I'm back!I'm back in the saddle againI'm back!I'm back in the saddle againRidin' into town alone by the light of the moonI'm lookin' for old Sukie Jones, she crazy horse saloonBarkeep gimme a drink, that's when she caught my eyeShe turned to give me a wink, that'd make a grown man cryI'm back in the saddle againI'm back!I'm back in the saddle againI'm back!Come easy, go easy, all right until the rising sunI'm calling all the shots tonight, I'm like a loaded gunPeelin' off my boots and chaps, I'm saddle soreFour bits gets you time in the racks, I scream for moreFools' gold out of their mines, the girls are soaking wetNo tongue's drier than mine, I'll come when I get back!I'm back in the saddle againI'm back!I'm back in the saddle againI'm ridin', I'm loadin' up my pistolI'm ridin', I really got a fistfulI'm ridin', I'm shinin' up my saddleI'm ridin', this snake is gonna rattleI'm back in the saddle againI'm back!I'm back in the saddle againI'm back!Ridin' high!Ridin' high!Ridin' high! already!

spectacular

2009-02-16T20:02:00.000-08:00

'Spectacular!' on Nickelodeon

few random observations on Nickelodeon’s “Spectacular!" made by two experts in the genre:"It's got really good songs. Like real songs, that you hear on the radio."

"That girl who plays Courtney [Tammin Sursok] is way better than Vanessa Hudgens because she's pretty and she can act.""It is totally better than 'Camp Rock.' ""Why do they always have to have a mean pretty girl in these movies?""The guy who plays Nikko [Nolan Gerard Funk] seems cooler than Troy, but I still think Zac Efron will do better in his career."OK, OK, maybe that last is an indication that having a mother who is also a TV critic is not without consequences. But being on the backside of 10 and 8, my two older children are part of the post-"High School Musical" generation, and I have to say I agree with them on pretty much every point. Everyone is going to call "Spectacular!" Nickelodeon's answer to the Disney franchise, and in a way it is. But the success of "HSM," "Camp Rock" and, to a certain extent, "Hannah Montana," the Jonas Brothers and even Nick's own "The Naked Brothers Band" simply marks a return of the old-fashioned, small-town musical that once ruled the big screen. You know, the ones in which a girl and a guy (often played by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney) saved something or other by puttin' on a show. Salvation through music, good hoofing and communal effort.

lobotomy

2009-02-16T19:57:00.000-08:00

ENGLAND AGAINST ITLY..............

England are going absolutely nowhere. That was evident on the performance against Italy. Irrespective of what I now call the Mallet incident after he played flanker Mauro Bergamasco at scrum-half in what I think was the worst Italy team I have seen in ten years.
They gifted England two tries and England had to work for absolutely nothing. In the second half they just did absolutely nothing. It is the same problem that we saw in the autumn.
There is absolutely no development and I have no idea where the coaching staff of Wells, Ford and Smith are going with this team.
It is scandalous really especially with the ridiculous price of tickets - they charge so much for entertainment that is so low.
That performance against Italy was inexcusable; England did not try anything and did not play any rugby. I think it was shame that Steffon Armitage was substituted by Joe Worsley - Armitage had no rucks to hit and was not given any pattern to play with whatsoever.

manuel uribe dies

2009-02-15T23:35:00.000-08:00

MARRIAGE OF HAVIEST MAN:

World’s Heavist Man Gets Married!” (7 p.m. on TLC): This special profiles the wedding of Manuel Uribe to his girlfriend, Claudia Solis. In 2006, Uribe tipped the scales at 1,232 lbs., but now he is 400 lbs. lighter and seizing his chance at life and love.

rihanna pictures after beating

2009-02-15T23:32:00.000-08:00

Fake pictures of Rihanna beaten'

Fake pictures of Rihanna beaten after the Chris Brown fight are circulating around the Internet. Right Celebrity
Clinton Brown says his son is ‘remorseful’ about the domestic violence incident. “This is unfortunate, this stumble, this situation…Hopefully, he will get past it. We all have our shortcomings. We all trip.”People
MTV will broadcast a special program on the assault, ‘Chris Brown and Rihanna: Love in Trouble’ on Monday February 16, 2009 at 6 p.m. EST. EW.com
Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman signed an exclusive representation deal with noted Nashville agent Wes Yoder who says rumors of a book deal and reality show with the octuplets mom are not true. RadarOnline.com
But the octuplets mother seems to spawn at least eight new rumors every day…Who can keep up?! Right Pundits
Alfie Patten is a 13 year old father. See photos and video of the young dad, the 15-year-old mother, Chantelle Steadman, and baby girl, Maisie Roxanne. Right TV
Amy Winehouse was admitted to a hospital in in St. Lucia where she has been vacationing. She is reportedly in “terrible state, a shaking mess.” Popeater
Rapper M.I.A. who famously performed at the 2009 Grammy Awards nine months pregnant and on her due date has (finally) given birth. Perez Hilton
American Idol Top 36 has one ex-con, Jessica Langseth. She was arrested for DUI. Could there be more? Reality TV Magazine

adam duritz

2009-02-15T23:30:00.001-08:00

Former Adam Duritz home

Former Adam Duritz home in Beverly Hills Post Office area is listed at $8.25 million
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The Beverly Hills Post Office-area home formerly owned by Adam Duritz, the dreadlocked front man for the Counting Crows, has been listed for sale at $8.25 million.
The six-bedroom Mediterranean features a private screening room and includes a pool, spa and outdoor living room.

jabbawockeez

2009-02-15T23:28:00.000-08:00

O'Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 points in 11 minutes

Shaq danced, Kobe dazzled. And just like the good old days, they won again.
Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 27 points and Shaquille O'Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 points in 11 minutes, as the Western Conference beat the East 146-119 Sunday.
"It felt like old times," O'Neal said. "I miss those times. (Bryant) was really looking for me, especially when we went to a pick-and-roll and they had Rashard Lewis on me."
Back on the same team for the first time in nearly five years, the duo shared the game MVP award. They helped the West get untracked after an awful start, then teamed up for a few baskets that helped blow it open in the third quarter.
"I tell you what, those two guys together, that's a deadly combination as we all saw tonight and we have all seen in the past," said East Coach Mike Brown, who guides the Cleveland Cavaliers. "They are where they are right now, but if they were to stay together, no telling how many more rings they would have had on their fingers and toes."
And they did it in the ways that made them so different — Bryant with his cold-as-ice focus, O'Neal as the oversized clown who made fans and foes alike laugh.
O'Neal is now complimentary of Bryant, calling him the best player in the NBA. Bryant still seems uncomfortable talking about his relationship with O'Neal.

dj sky nellor

2009-02-15T23:26:00.000-08:00

COME AND HAVE PARTY IN SWIMSUIT AT LUXOR............

Las Vegas, NV (CNS) - Tonight the launch party for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue will be at LAX nightclub inside Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel. This party is a follow-up to last night's party in New York City, "SI Swimsuit 24/7, from New York to Las Vegas," at Pranna.
The SI models arrived in Vegas last night on the SI One, a Southwest Arilines Boeing 737 wrapped in an SI swimsuit issue image of cover model Bar Refaeli. More than a dozen models will be in attendance tonight at LAX's party, including Refaeli, Damaris Lewis, Esti Ginzburg, Jessica Hart, Irina Shayk, Kim Cloutier, Melissa Haro and Tori Pravo.
In addition, six-time Grammy Award winner John Legend will be in attendance. It's rumored he'll perform a few songs.

find chuck norris

2009-02-15T23:24:00.000-08:00

CHUCK NORRIS STORY ONLY ON JUICYONES....

A roadside electronic message board was tampered with on Monday by an unknown person and displayed "Chuck Norris for President" for several hours before it was fixed.
The Chico Enterprise Record newspaper reported Tuesday that the sign was alongside a road in Chico, a city north of Sacramento, Calif., in Butte County. It's known by many as the home of California State University, Chico.
In the article, a city public works supervisor said the unidentified culprit changed the message after breaking a lock behind the sign. Eventually highway workers changed it back to its proper message, "Lane Shift Ahead."
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is a famous martial artist and actor who for decades has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows. His earliest credited performance is for a part in a 1972 film starring martial arts legend Bruce Lee, according to the Web site The Internet Movie Database

eastbound and down

2009-02-15T23:22:00.000-08:00

The fresh story........

McBride scored two major roles last year in the films Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express. Sunday night, he stars in the new HBO comedy series Eastbound and Down, about a washed-up, foul-mouthed Major League pitcher who takes a job coaching gym at his old middle school. McBride talks to host Jacki Lyden about the series, co-produced by Will Ferrell.

anne sluti

2009-02-15T23:20:00.000-08:00

Take in broad daylight : the story of anna sluti...

"Taken in Broad Daylight" follows the true story of then 17 year old Anne Sluti's horrific kidnapping. It happened back in April of 2001 – she was attacked.KEARNEY, Neb. - The abduction of Nebraska teenager Anne Sluti is the basis for a new made-for-TV movie that will air next month on Lifetime.Sluti was 17 when she was taken from a parking lot at a Kearney shopping mall on April 6, 2001.Anthony Steven Wright, also known as Tony Zappa, was convicted of the kidnapping.

Kindle 2

2009-02-12T23:15:00.000-08:00

KINDLE 2 is against the Law

It was hardly the most interesting or earth-shaking part of Jeff Bezos's introduction of the Kindle 2 on Monday, but one small, experimental feature in the device is already causing a minor uproar. Specifically: The Kindle 2's text-to-speech function, which will use a computerized voice to read aloud anything displayed on the device's screen. The problem? The Authors Guild says that that's against the law.
The challenge revolves around audiobooks, which are treated separately from printed material from a copyright standpoint. A retailer can't record a copy of a book on a CD and sell it or bundle it along with a novel without paying a separate fee, just as buying a copy of an audiobook doesn't entitle you to a free copy of the printed version.

her energy drink

2009-02-12T23:12:00.000-08:00

seth binzer cardiac arrest

2009-02-12T23:09:00.000-08:00

Yes some reporters confirmed the newss.

There's not too much information out on the web. It's fresh news, but apparently, Seth Binzer either had Cardiac Arrest, a Heart Attack, or had one of the two and has now died.
If you're not familiar with Seth Binzer, his nickname is "Shifty," and he's recently been on the TV show Sober Living.
I'll keep you guys posted on the situation!
Any Updates guys? Anybody know of any new information?

plane crash in NY

2009-02-12T23:07:00.000-08:00

CLARENCE, N.Y. – A commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo home and erupted in flames late Thursday, killing all 48 people aboard and one person on the ground, authorities said.

Flames silhouetted the shattered home after Continental Connection Flight 3407 plummeted into it around 10:20 p.m.

"The whole sky was lit up orange," said Bob Dworak, who lives less than a mile from the crash site. "All the sudden, there was a big bang, and the house shook."

The 74-seat Q400 Bombardier aircraft, operated by Colgan Air, was flying from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport in light snow, fog and 17 mph winds.

Dworak said while residents of his neighborhood about 10 miles from the Buffalo airport were used to planes rumbling overhead, but this one sounded louder than usual, sputtered and made some odd noises. After hearing the crash, he drove over to take a look, and "all we were seeing was 50 to 100 foot flames and a pile of rubble on the ground. It looked like the house just got destroyed the instant it got hit," he said.

naacp image awards

2009-02-12T20:19:00.000-08:00

40th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Show Gala

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Academy Award winner Halle Berry and writer/actor Tyler Perry are hosting the 40th NAACP Image Awards tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in LA! Jennifer Hudson and Seal will be performing, and stars like Diddy and Beyoncé are expected to perform...