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Friday, March 4, 2011
Naacp Image Awards 2011
2011 NAACP Image Awards Winners in Movie: 'For Colored Girls' & 'Frankie and Alice'.
The 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards has unveiled its winners on March 4 and big nominee "For Colored Girls" came out as one of the big winners as well. It snatched three gongs including the coveted Outstanding Motion Picture award. It beat out "Just Wright", "The Book of Eli", "The Kids Are All Right" and "Why Did I Get Married Too?" for the title.
The movie also led Kimberly Elise to win Outstanding Supporting Actress kudo which was eyed by her co-stars Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as Jill Scott of "Why Did I Get Married Too?". The other honor received by the based-on-play drama was Outstanding Directing for Tyler Perry.
Another movie from Perry, "Why Did I Get Married Too?", went home empty handed despite getting multiple nominations. Meanwhile, another big winner at the Friday event was "Frankie and Alice" starring Halle Berry with three nods.
The psychological drama helped Berry land Outstanding Actress prize, edging out Janet Jackson ("Why Did I Get Married Too?"), Kerry Washington ("Night Catches Us"), Queen Latifah ("Just Wright") and Zoe Saldana ("The Losers"). It was additionally tied with "Just Wright" as the winners in Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture category and chosen as Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
"Biutiful" was named Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture, while Denzel Washington ("The Book of Eli") and Samuel L. Jackson ("Mother and Child") also celebrated that night for they won Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor respectively.
This year's NAACP Image Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live on FOX. In addition to movie, the prize-giving event recognized the best achievements by people of color in TV, music and literature.
The 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards has unveiled its winners on March 4 and big nominee "For Colored Girls" came out as one of the big winners as well. It snatched three gongs including the coveted Outstanding Motion Picture award. It beat out "Just Wright", "The Book of Eli", "The Kids Are All Right" and "Why Did I Get Married Too?" for the title.
The movie also led Kimberly Elise to win Outstanding Supporting Actress kudo which was eyed by her co-stars Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as Jill Scott of "Why Did I Get Married Too?". The other honor received by the based-on-play drama was Outstanding Directing for Tyler Perry.
Another movie from Perry, "Why Did I Get Married Too?", went home empty handed despite getting multiple nominations. Meanwhile, another big winner at the Friday event was "Frankie and Alice" starring Halle Berry with three nods.
The psychological drama helped Berry land Outstanding Actress prize, edging out Janet Jackson ("Why Did I Get Married Too?"), Kerry Washington ("Night Catches Us"), Queen Latifah ("Just Wright") and Zoe Saldana ("The Losers"). It was additionally tied with "Just Wright" as the winners in Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture category and chosen as Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
"Biutiful" was named Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture, while Denzel Washington ("The Book of Eli") and Samuel L. Jackson ("Mother and Child") also celebrated that night for they won Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor respectively.
This year's NAACP Image Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live on FOX. In addition to movie, the prize-giving event recognized the best achievements by people of color in TV, music and literature.
Wes Leonard
Wes Leonard Dies: High School Basketball Player Collapses After Game-Winning Shot.
FENNVILLE, Mich. — A western Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making the game-winning shot to cap his team's perfect season.
Fennville High School basketball player Wes Leonard, 16, died Thursday night, Holland Hospital spokeswoman Deb Patterson said. A cause of death has not yet been determined.
"It's tough to take in," Leonard's teammate Shane Bale, told The Holland Sentinel. "It's like somebody from your family, you know?"
Paramedics performed CPR on Leonard before he was pronounced dead at the hospital, Patterson said.
Leonard had scored the game-winning layup in a 57-55 win over Bridgman in overtime to cap Fennville's 20-0 season. He fell to the ground after teammates and fans rushed the court.
"Obviously, in the midst of celebration, I think shocking is exactly the word," Fennville Superintendent Dirk Weeldreyer told the paper before Leonard's ambulance left the high school.
Leonard also was a quarterback for the high school football team.
He's the second Fennville athlete to die in 14 months. Wrestler Nathaniel Hernandez died in January of 2010 after suffering a seizure at home following his participation in a high school wrestling match. He was 14.
In an interview with the Sentinel at Tuesday's practice, Fennville coach Ryan Klingler talked about how Leonard had a great drive to succeed and that he saw the "bigger picture."
FENNVILLE, Mich. — A western Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making the game-winning shot to cap his team's perfect season.
Fennville High School basketball player Wes Leonard, 16, died Thursday night, Holland Hospital spokeswoman Deb Patterson said. A cause of death has not yet been determined.
"It's tough to take in," Leonard's teammate Shane Bale, told The Holland Sentinel. "It's like somebody from your family, you know?"
Paramedics performed CPR on Leonard before he was pronounced dead at the hospital, Patterson said.
Leonard had scored the game-winning layup in a 57-55 win over Bridgman in overtime to cap Fennville's 20-0 season. He fell to the ground after teammates and fans rushed the court.
"Obviously, in the midst of celebration, I think shocking is exactly the word," Fennville Superintendent Dirk Weeldreyer told the paper before Leonard's ambulance left the high school.
Leonard also was a quarterback for the high school football team.
He's the second Fennville athlete to die in 14 months. Wrestler Nathaniel Hernandez died in January of 2010 after suffering a seizure at home following his participation in a high school wrestling match. He was 14.
In an interview with the Sentinel at Tuesday's practice, Fennville coach Ryan Klingler talked about how Leonard had a great drive to succeed and that he saw the "bigger picture."
Diego Sanchez Vs Martin Kampmann
UFC on Versus 3 results: Diego Sanchez vs Martin Kampmann Fight Metric report.
The good folks at Fight Metric have released their official report for the UFC on Versus 3 main event fight between Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann and the numbers go against the decision rendered by the cage side judges. "The Hitman" out-landed "The Dream" 77-51 in significant strikes and stuffed 14 of 15 takedown attempts. So how did they score it?
The good folks at Fight Metric have released their official report for the UFC on Versus 3 main event fight between Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann and the numbers go against the decision rendered by the cage side judges. "The Hitman" out-landed "The Dream" 77-51 in significant strikes and stuffed 14 of 15 takedown attempts. So how did they score it?
Sophia Loren
If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,
There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats.
The Relevant Quote:
"And, of course, that is what all of this is - all of this: the one song, ever changing, ever reincarnated, that speaks somehow from and to and for that which is ineffable within us and without us, that is both prayer and deliverance, folly and wisdom, that inspires us to dance or smile or simply to go on, senselessly, incomprehensibly, beatifically, in the face of mortality and the truth that our lives are more ill-writ, ill-rhymed and fleeting than any song, except perhaps those songs - that song, endlesly reincarnated - born of that truth, be it the moon and June of that truth, or the wordless blue moan, or the rotgut or the elegant poetry of it. That nameless black-hulled ship of Ulysses, that long black train, that Terraplane, that mystery train, that Rocket '88', that Buick 6 - same journey, same miracle, same end and endlessness."
There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats.
The Relevant Quote:
"And, of course, that is what all of this is - all of this: the one song, ever changing, ever reincarnated, that speaks somehow from and to and for that which is ineffable within us and without us, that is both prayer and deliverance, folly and wisdom, that inspires us to dance or smile or simply to go on, senselessly, incomprehensibly, beatifically, in the face of mortality and the truth that our lives are more ill-writ, ill-rhymed and fleeting than any song, except perhaps those songs - that song, endlesly reincarnated - born of that truth, be it the moon and June of that truth, or the wordless blue moan, or the rotgut or the elegant poetry of it. That nameless black-hulled ship of Ulysses, that long black train, that Terraplane, that mystery train, that Rocket '88', that Buick 6 - same journey, same miracle, same end and endlessness."
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Meredith Baxter
‘Family Ties’ Star: My Ex Hit Me.
Meredith Baxter, best known for her role as Elyse Keaton on Family Ties and more recently Ellen Rush on Cold Case, has released her memoirs this week. One shocking revelation: her ex, David Birney, used to allegedly beat her.
According to Baxter, her ex-husband and costar of Bidget Loves Birney hit her on several occasions during fights. People had a quote from her new book Untied, where the actress states of one event:
“It was so sudden and unexpected, I couldn’t tell you which hand hit me, or even how hard. I do recall thinking, ‘I’d better not get up because he’s going to hit me again.’ ”
Birney has denied this allegation.
Baxter has revealed many things over the years, and not just about the father of her three children. In 2009, she came out as a lesbian and began working heavily in support of the Human Rights Campaign. She also admitted that she had an alcohol problem in the past, and had been sober since 1990.
I love Meredith Baxter. Not only do I think she is a fantastic actress, but she is a strong and interesting woman who overcame a number of obstacles. Whether the truth of the alleged abuse is sorted out or not, I look forward to reading her book.
Meredith Baxter, best known for her role as Elyse Keaton on Family Ties and more recently Ellen Rush on Cold Case, has released her memoirs this week. One shocking revelation: her ex, David Birney, used to allegedly beat her.
According to Baxter, her ex-husband and costar of Bidget Loves Birney hit her on several occasions during fights. People had a quote from her new book Untied, where the actress states of one event:
“It was so sudden and unexpected, I couldn’t tell you which hand hit me, or even how hard. I do recall thinking, ‘I’d better not get up because he’s going to hit me again.’ ”
Birney has denied this allegation.
Baxter has revealed many things over the years, and not just about the father of her three children. In 2009, she came out as a lesbian and began working heavily in support of the Human Rights Campaign. She also admitted that she had an alcohol problem in the past, and had been sober since 1990.
I love Meredith Baxter. Not only do I think she is a fantastic actress, but she is a strong and interesting woman who overcame a number of obstacles. Whether the truth of the alleged abuse is sorted out or not, I look forward to reading her book.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Jessica Hahn
Jessica Hahn Smacked Down By Barbara Walters Over Affair Comments On 'The View'.
Jessica Hahn Smacked Down By Barbara Walters Over Affair Comments On 'The View' (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post Jack Mirkinson
First Posted: 02/22/11 02:26 PM Updated: 02/22/11 08:53 PM
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Barbara Walters smacked down a guest who brought up her relationship with a U.S. Senator on Tuesday's "The View."
The show is doing a week of "Where Are They Now?" episodes featuring guests who had 15 minutes of fame years ago. Tuesday's guest was Jessica Hahn, a woman who had a sexual encounter (one she claimed was rape) with televangelist Jim Bakker in the 1980s. The revelation of the incident led to a major scandal for Bakker.
But Hahn bristled when Sherri Shepherd called the incident "an affair"--and she brought up Walters' past for comparison.
"This wasn't an affair," she said. "Unlike, I don't want to be cruel or anything, in your book Audition you had an affair with a Senator," she said.
This was a reference to Walters' admission that she had an affair with Senator Edward Brooke in the 1970s.
Walters jumped in.
"This is about you, my dear. this is not about me. OK?" she said, to applause from the crowd. "I'm very happy talk about my relationships, but this is about you."
Jessica Hahn Smacked Down By Barbara Walters Over Affair Comments On 'The View' (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post Jack Mirkinson
First Posted: 02/22/11 02:26 PM Updated: 02/22/11 08:53 PM
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Barbara Walters smacked down a guest who brought up her relationship with a U.S. Senator on Tuesday's "The View."
The show is doing a week of "Where Are They Now?" episodes featuring guests who had 15 minutes of fame years ago. Tuesday's guest was Jessica Hahn, a woman who had a sexual encounter (one she claimed was rape) with televangelist Jim Bakker in the 1980s. The revelation of the incident led to a major scandal for Bakker.
But Hahn bristled when Sherri Shepherd called the incident "an affair"--and she brought up Walters' past for comparison.
"This wasn't an affair," she said. "Unlike, I don't want to be cruel or anything, in your book Audition you had an affair with a Senator," she said.
This was a reference to Walters' admission that she had an affair with Senator Edward Brooke in the 1970s.
Walters jumped in.
"This is about you, my dear. this is not about me. OK?" she said, to applause from the crowd. "I'm very happy talk about my relationships, but this is about you."
Dwayne McDuffie
Remembering Dwayne McDuffie.
As reported earlier today by CBR News, comic writer, animation producer and respected industry veteran Dwayne McDuffie passed away due to complications following a surgical procedure he underwent Monday evening.
The Detroit native began his career as an editor for Marvel comics in the late '80s, but left the editorial ranks to pursue writing full-time. McDuffie was a longtime advocate for diversity in comics and this led to his co-founding Milestone Media, a character and diversity-driven superhero line of comics, along with Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle. McDuffie's more recent work saw him splitting time between comics and animation, where he wrote or produced such series as "Justice League Unlimited" and "Ben 10," as well as a number of DC's recent direct-to-DVD animated films including the just-released "All-Star Superman."
CBR reached out to a number of McDuffie's friends and colleagues who have kindly allowed us to share their thoughts about McDuffie and his passing.
As reported earlier today by CBR News, comic writer, animation producer and respected industry veteran Dwayne McDuffie passed away due to complications following a surgical procedure he underwent Monday evening.
The Detroit native began his career as an editor for Marvel comics in the late '80s, but left the editorial ranks to pursue writing full-time. McDuffie was a longtime advocate for diversity in comics and this led to his co-founding Milestone Media, a character and diversity-driven superhero line of comics, along with Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle. McDuffie's more recent work saw him splitting time between comics and animation, where he wrote or produced such series as "Justice League Unlimited" and "Ben 10," as well as a number of DC's recent direct-to-DVD animated films including the just-released "All-Star Superman."
CBR reached out to a number of McDuffie's friends and colleagues who have kindly allowed us to share their thoughts about McDuffie and his passing.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Buju Banton Found Guilty
The Truth is, Buju Banton Found Guilty.
Just a week after winning a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for ‘Before the Dawn’, Buju Banton gets convicted on cocaine charges.
The 37-year old whose given name is Mark Myrie was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using the wires to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. He was acquitted of attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine during a drug deal that was set un in December 2009.
Banton was set up by a DEA confidential informant who made a $50,000 commission after audio and videotaping the singer discussing drug deals.
His defense team had argued that Banton was simply a big mouth, trying to look like a big shot, when in reality he wasn’t.
It took the jury 11 hours over two days to find the singer guilty.
It was the second trial for Banton on cocaine charges, the 1st last year ended up in a deadlocked jury.
Buju Banton is now faced with a minimum of a 15-year sentence.
Just a week after winning a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for ‘Before the Dawn’, Buju Banton gets convicted on cocaine charges.
The 37-year old whose given name is Mark Myrie was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using the wires to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. He was acquitted of attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine during a drug deal that was set un in December 2009.
Banton was set up by a DEA confidential informant who made a $50,000 commission after audio and videotaping the singer discussing drug deals.
His defense team had argued that Banton was simply a big mouth, trying to look like a big shot, when in reality he wasn’t.
It took the jury 11 hours over two days to find the singer guilty.
It was the second trial for Banton on cocaine charges, the 1st last year ended up in a deadlocked jury.
Buju Banton is now faced with a minimum of a 15-year sentence.
Tip Toes
US BudgetRecap:Obama Tip-Toes Out of Startng Blcks W/FY12 Plan.
–Obama’s FY12 Budget Proposes $1.1 Trillion In Ten Year Savings
–Obama Says ‘Further Steps’ To Reduce Budget Deficit Are Needed
–House Budget Chief Ryan Calls Admin Plan A ‘Duck’ From Hard Choices
–Senate Budget Chief Conrad Says Admin Plan Is Okay For One Year
WASHINGTON (MNI) – President Obama released this week his fiscal
year 2012 budget which calls for $1.1 trillion in ten year savings with
about two thirds coming from spending savings and one-third from revenue
increases.
Obama’s FY12 budget sees budget deficits of $1.65 trillion in the
current year, FY11, and $1.1 trillion in FY 12.
According to the administration’s plan, cumulative deficits between
FY12 and FY16 will be $3.769 trillion and cumulative deficits over th
FY12-21 period will be $7.205 trillion.
The president’s plan to secure $1.1 trillion in savings relies
heavily on his proposal to freeze large portions of the discretionary
budget for five years. That secures $400 billion in savings.
Under the president’s plan for FY12, spending will reach $3.7
trillion while revenues generate $2.627 trillion.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said the president’s
plan “gets it about right for the first year,” but then falls short.
“We need a much more robust package of deficit and debt reduction
over the medium-and long term,” Conrad said in a statement. He repeated
his pleas for a “bipartisan” process to tackle longer-term deficits.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan was far more dismissive,
blasting the plan as little more than a tactical placeholder designed to
force Republicans to take the heat for offering a more aggressive fiscal
plan.
In a sharp exchange with White House Budget Jack Lew at a hearing
on Obama’s FY12 budget, Ryan said the president’s new budget “does
nothing” to reform increasingly costly entitlement programs.
“Why did you duck?” Ryan asked sharply. “Why are you not taking
this opportunity to lead?”
“We all know the debt is becoming a crisis,” he said.
Ryan also said the administration uses very optimistic growth
assumptions to narrow the deficit by the middle of the decade. “You are
expecting very robust growth,” he said skeptically to Lew.
Lew said the administration’s FY12 fiscal “puts the nation on a
path of fiscal sustainablity,” but said bipartisan negotiations will be
needed to tackle medium and long-term fiscal issues.
“This is the first step in the process…The president’s budget is
the starting point,” Lew said. “There are very very tough choices in
this budget,” he added.
House Speaker John Boehner said this week that the House GOP budget
will include entitlement reforms. “Our budget will lead where the
president has failed, and it will include real entitlement reforms so
that we can have a conversation with the American people about the
challenges we face and the need to chart a new path to prosperity,” he
said.
The Speaker offered no details on what types of entitlement reform
the House GOP will propose.
But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell seemed more cautious
this week about the GOP taking the lead in pushing entitlement reforms.
“We know and will say again that entitlement reform will not be done
except on a bipartisan basis with presidential leadership,” McConnell
said.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in an assessment of
Obama’s budget, concluded that it “offers too little at a time when so
much is needed.” It added that “this budget shirks away from making the
hard choices and instead focuses in on non-security discretionary
spending.”
The Concord Coalition also the Obama budget falls short. “While
there are positive aspects to this budget, dealing with the nation’s
unsustainable structural deficit is not one of them, Once again, the
entitlement and tax reform agenda is left to another day.”
–Obama’s FY12 Budget Proposes $1.1 Trillion In Ten Year Savings
–Obama Says ‘Further Steps’ To Reduce Budget Deficit Are Needed
–House Budget Chief Ryan Calls Admin Plan A ‘Duck’ From Hard Choices
–Senate Budget Chief Conrad Says Admin Plan Is Okay For One Year
WASHINGTON (MNI) – President Obama released this week his fiscal
year 2012 budget which calls for $1.1 trillion in ten year savings with
about two thirds coming from spending savings and one-third from revenue
increases.
Obama’s FY12 budget sees budget deficits of $1.65 trillion in the
current year, FY11, and $1.1 trillion in FY 12.
According to the administration’s plan, cumulative deficits between
FY12 and FY16 will be $3.769 trillion and cumulative deficits over th
FY12-21 period will be $7.205 trillion.
The president’s plan to secure $1.1 trillion in savings relies
heavily on his proposal to freeze large portions of the discretionary
budget for five years. That secures $400 billion in savings.
Under the president’s plan for FY12, spending will reach $3.7
trillion while revenues generate $2.627 trillion.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said the president’s
plan “gets it about right for the first year,” but then falls short.
“We need a much more robust package of deficit and debt reduction
over the medium-and long term,” Conrad said in a statement. He repeated
his pleas for a “bipartisan” process to tackle longer-term deficits.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan was far more dismissive,
blasting the plan as little more than a tactical placeholder designed to
force Republicans to take the heat for offering a more aggressive fiscal
plan.
In a sharp exchange with White House Budget Jack Lew at a hearing
on Obama’s FY12 budget, Ryan said the president’s new budget “does
nothing” to reform increasingly costly entitlement programs.
“Why did you duck?” Ryan asked sharply. “Why are you not taking
this opportunity to lead?”
“We all know the debt is becoming a crisis,” he said.
Ryan also said the administration uses very optimistic growth
assumptions to narrow the deficit by the middle of the decade. “You are
expecting very robust growth,” he said skeptically to Lew.
Lew said the administration’s FY12 fiscal “puts the nation on a
path of fiscal sustainablity,” but said bipartisan negotiations will be
needed to tackle medium and long-term fiscal issues.
“This is the first step in the process…The president’s budget is
the starting point,” Lew said. “There are very very tough choices in
this budget,” he added.
House Speaker John Boehner said this week that the House GOP budget
will include entitlement reforms. “Our budget will lead where the
president has failed, and it will include real entitlement reforms so
that we can have a conversation with the American people about the
challenges we face and the need to chart a new path to prosperity,” he
said.
The Speaker offered no details on what types of entitlement reform
the House GOP will propose.
But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell seemed more cautious
this week about the GOP taking the lead in pushing entitlement reforms.
“We know and will say again that entitlement reform will not be done
except on a bipartisan basis with presidential leadership,” McConnell
said.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in an assessment of
Obama’s budget, concluded that it “offers too little at a time when so
much is needed.” It added that “this budget shirks away from making the
hard choices and instead focuses in on non-security discretionary
spending.”
The Concord Coalition also the Obama budget falls short. “While
there are positive aspects to this budget, dealing with the nation’s
unsustainable structural deficit is not one of them, Once again, the
entitlement and tax reform agenda is left to another day.”
Chicago Mayor
Rahm Emanuel declares victory in Chicago mayor's race.
Rahm Emanuel declared victory in the Chicago mayor's race tonight.
"Thank you Chicago for this humbling victory," a smiling Emanuel told supporters. "All I can say, you sure know how to make a guy feel at home."
"It is easy to find differences, but we can never allow them to become divisions. Tonight we are moving forward in the only way we truly can. Together. As one city, with one future."
"It's you. It's the hard-working, plain-speaking folks who share a love for their city and a determination to keep it strong," he said. "I share that love and I am determined with your help to meet our challenges head on and to make a great city even greater."
"While this election was hard-fought, it was only the beginning," he said. "We have not won anything until a kid can go to school thinking of their studies and not their safety...Or until the parents of that child is thinking about their work and not where they're going to find work, we have not won anything. The real work of building a better future begins tonight."
Emanuel said he does not want to see another child's name on a memorial for those killed by gun violence. He said it's important for parents to partner with schools.
Chicago's new mayor said the city needs to confront a budget shortfall "not by burdening Chicago families with more taxes they cannot afford, but by reinventing city government so that city government works for the taxpayers."
Emanuel said he spoke with outgoing Mayor Richard Daley tonight. Daley proved the right kind of leadership can make a city world-class while others struggle.
"Nobody has ever loved Chicago more or served it with greater passion or commitment. This city bears his imprint and he has earned a special place in our hearts and our history."
Emanuel also thanked his wife, Amy Rule, for "being our rock through all of this."
As Emanuel spoke, political consultant David Axelrod looked on. President Barack Obama called Emanuel to congratulate Emanuel, his former chief of staff, and the White House sent out a statement.
"I want to extend my congratulations to Rahm Emanuel on a well-deserved victory tonight," Obama said in a statement. "As a Chicagoan and a friend, I couldn't be prouder. Rahm will be a terrific mayor for all the people of Chicago."
Emanuel's declaration came after runner-up Gery Chico called him tonight to concede defeat.
"We've elected a mayor tonight," Chico told supporters. "I want with all of my heart for Rahm Emanuel to be successful as mayor. We need that, ladies and gentlemen."
Emanuel needed to be above the 50 percent benchmark to avoid a runoff election and six more weeks of campaigning, and he got what he needed. With 96 percent of precincts counted, Emanuel had 54.9 percent to 24.4 percent for Chico.
City Clerk Miguel del Valle had 9.4 percent and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun was at 8.7 percent.
Braun conceded defeat, saying she didn't know whether there'd be a runoff.
"I believe that hope flames eternal," she told supporters. "We will continue to try to inspire people, to get them engaged in government....I wish the victor in this race all the success in the taking of the reins of government."
Emanuel is holding his election night party at a Near West Side union hall. The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" played in the background as early election results came in.
A small crowd cheered as returns showed Emanuel over 50 percent and leading competitors with a wide margin.
Emanuel and his family were gathered in a room above the hall's main floor. They sat on a small red couch as they watched returns come in on a flat screen television. Emanuel seemed giddy as he watched his lead grow.
At Chico's election night headquarters at a River North hotel, the crowd was subdued as results rolled in showing Emanuel with a commanding lead. The campaign sent U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a staunch supporter, to speak to reporters. Gutierrez said he was "upbeat" because early results did not show where votes had been counted. But campaign staffers acknowledged Chico was making plans to come downstairs and address supporters "pretty soon."
At Braun's campaign party at a South Side ballroom, a 10-man gospel chorus was on stage belting out a song with the chorus "We are the chosen generation."
Many in attendance turned away from the TV on one side of the room and clapped for the group or waved their hands to the music. Some held up smart phones to get quick videos of the performance.
A few dozen "Carol for Chicago" signs were stacked just outside the room for Braun's eventual appearance before a bank of news cameras. Some on the campaign were signaling it will be an early night.
Earlier today, the major contenders fanned out across the city on Election Day looking for last-minute votes.
Despite a tremendous amount of attention on the mayor's race and a slew of hotly-contested aldermanic races, election officials say turnout could be as low as 40 percent. That's far less than the 50 percent turnout officials were hoping for on Monday.
If no candidate scores a majority tonight, the top two finishers will square off for six more weeks of campaigning. A runoff election will be held to determine Chicago's next mayor.
Mayor Richard Daley, who is out of town today, isn't on the ballot for the first time since 1989. He'll leave office on May 16 when his successor is sworn in.
Emanuel is at a Near West Side union hall, Chico at a downtown hotel, Braun at a South Side ballroom and del Valle at a microbrewery.
About 150 turned out foir del Valle's election night party. State Sen. Iris Martinez, D-Chicago, said she was amazed by the low turnout.
"Why people are not more engaged the way they should be? It amazes me," she said.
"I think people are going through foreclosures, the bad economy. These could be all the affects of it," Martinez said. "People feel disengaged."
Chico, a former Daley chief of staff, spent the closing weeks of the contest working to erode what had been growing support for Emanuel and get into a runoff by ridiculing the “Rahm Tax.” That’s Emanuel’s plan to reduce the city’s home-rule sales tax but expand the tax base to unspecified services. Chico ripped the plan in TV ads and Emanuel put up his own spots to rebut the criticism.
In the final week, Chico ratcheted up his TV commercial criticism, contending Emanuel was pushing the sales-tax plan because “Rahm grew up in suburban safety and privilege” of the wealthy North Shore where higher taxes might be more acceptable than in working family neighborhoods.
Emanuel, who largely avoided addressing his opponents, called Chico “desperate” and countered “It’s not what neighborhood you grew up in. It’s whether you’re going to fight for neighborhoods.”
But Emanuel also began lowering expectations last weekend, acknowledging “it may take one or two bites of the apple” to become mayor.
Still, his camp pushed hard in the final days to close out a win in the race, keeping with the aura of inevitably it pushed. Emanuel used an extensive bankroll to run TV ads, deliver automated telephone messages and extol volunteers to get out the vote.
Though pre-election polls showed Emanuel gradually nearing the magic majority of support needed to prevent a runoff, Chico, Braun and del Valle each had urged voters to extend the campaign and allow voters more time to digest the significant issues at hand. Among them: An increasing city budget deficit, an improved-but-still-troubled public school system, a ballooning public-employee pension debt and ways to create jobs, improve the economy and combating a perception of a growing crime problem.
Each of Emanuel’s rivals pleaded with voters to ignore the former White House chief of staff’s huge lead in the polls and turn out to vote to set up a runoff.
“We, I think, will have a runoff and it will be good for the city,” del Valle predicted last weekend. “There are too many issues out there.”
Veteran election attorney Burt Odelson ended up being one of Emanuel’s toughest opponents. He claimed Emanuel wasn’t eligible to run for mayor because he abandoned his Chicago residency when he went to work for Obama.
After wending its way through the city’s election board – including a raucous hearing in which the tough, sharp-tongued Emanuel won points for staying cool under questioning for more than 11 hours by citizens and activists – the state Supreme Court in late January ruled in Emanuel’s favor.
Throughout it all, Emanuel abided by his campaign’s plan to keep his head down and let his lawyers do their work and being regimented about staying on message and trying appear above the fray.
“This is better than a commercial, isn't it?” Odelson asked at one point during the hearing.
“It’s actually cheaper,” Emanuel responded of the attention.
Rahm Emanuel declared victory in the Chicago mayor's race tonight.
"Thank you Chicago for this humbling victory," a smiling Emanuel told supporters. "All I can say, you sure know how to make a guy feel at home."
"It is easy to find differences, but we can never allow them to become divisions. Tonight we are moving forward in the only way we truly can. Together. As one city, with one future."
"It's you. It's the hard-working, plain-speaking folks who share a love for their city and a determination to keep it strong," he said. "I share that love and I am determined with your help to meet our challenges head on and to make a great city even greater."
"While this election was hard-fought, it was only the beginning," he said. "We have not won anything until a kid can go to school thinking of their studies and not their safety...Or until the parents of that child is thinking about their work and not where they're going to find work, we have not won anything. The real work of building a better future begins tonight."
Emanuel said he does not want to see another child's name on a memorial for those killed by gun violence. He said it's important for parents to partner with schools.
Chicago's new mayor said the city needs to confront a budget shortfall "not by burdening Chicago families with more taxes they cannot afford, but by reinventing city government so that city government works for the taxpayers."
Emanuel said he spoke with outgoing Mayor Richard Daley tonight. Daley proved the right kind of leadership can make a city world-class while others struggle.
"Nobody has ever loved Chicago more or served it with greater passion or commitment. This city bears his imprint and he has earned a special place in our hearts and our history."
Emanuel also thanked his wife, Amy Rule, for "being our rock through all of this."
As Emanuel spoke, political consultant David Axelrod looked on. President Barack Obama called Emanuel to congratulate Emanuel, his former chief of staff, and the White House sent out a statement.
"I want to extend my congratulations to Rahm Emanuel on a well-deserved victory tonight," Obama said in a statement. "As a Chicagoan and a friend, I couldn't be prouder. Rahm will be a terrific mayor for all the people of Chicago."
Emanuel's declaration came after runner-up Gery Chico called him tonight to concede defeat.
"We've elected a mayor tonight," Chico told supporters. "I want with all of my heart for Rahm Emanuel to be successful as mayor. We need that, ladies and gentlemen."
Emanuel needed to be above the 50 percent benchmark to avoid a runoff election and six more weeks of campaigning, and he got what he needed. With 96 percent of precincts counted, Emanuel had 54.9 percent to 24.4 percent for Chico.
City Clerk Miguel del Valle had 9.4 percent and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun was at 8.7 percent.
Braun conceded defeat, saying she didn't know whether there'd be a runoff.
"I believe that hope flames eternal," she told supporters. "We will continue to try to inspire people, to get them engaged in government....I wish the victor in this race all the success in the taking of the reins of government."
Emanuel is holding his election night party at a Near West Side union hall. The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" played in the background as early election results came in.
A small crowd cheered as returns showed Emanuel over 50 percent and leading competitors with a wide margin.
Emanuel and his family were gathered in a room above the hall's main floor. They sat on a small red couch as they watched returns come in on a flat screen television. Emanuel seemed giddy as he watched his lead grow.
At Chico's election night headquarters at a River North hotel, the crowd was subdued as results rolled in showing Emanuel with a commanding lead. The campaign sent U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a staunch supporter, to speak to reporters. Gutierrez said he was "upbeat" because early results did not show where votes had been counted. But campaign staffers acknowledged Chico was making plans to come downstairs and address supporters "pretty soon."
At Braun's campaign party at a South Side ballroom, a 10-man gospel chorus was on stage belting out a song with the chorus "We are the chosen generation."
Many in attendance turned away from the TV on one side of the room and clapped for the group or waved their hands to the music. Some held up smart phones to get quick videos of the performance.
A few dozen "Carol for Chicago" signs were stacked just outside the room for Braun's eventual appearance before a bank of news cameras. Some on the campaign were signaling it will be an early night.
Earlier today, the major contenders fanned out across the city on Election Day looking for last-minute votes.
Despite a tremendous amount of attention on the mayor's race and a slew of hotly-contested aldermanic races, election officials say turnout could be as low as 40 percent. That's far less than the 50 percent turnout officials were hoping for on Monday.
If no candidate scores a majority tonight, the top two finishers will square off for six more weeks of campaigning. A runoff election will be held to determine Chicago's next mayor.
Mayor Richard Daley, who is out of town today, isn't on the ballot for the first time since 1989. He'll leave office on May 16 when his successor is sworn in.
Emanuel is at a Near West Side union hall, Chico at a downtown hotel, Braun at a South Side ballroom and del Valle at a microbrewery.
About 150 turned out foir del Valle's election night party. State Sen. Iris Martinez, D-Chicago, said she was amazed by the low turnout.
"Why people are not more engaged the way they should be? It amazes me," she said.
"I think people are going through foreclosures, the bad economy. These could be all the affects of it," Martinez said. "People feel disengaged."
Chico, a former Daley chief of staff, spent the closing weeks of the contest working to erode what had been growing support for Emanuel and get into a runoff by ridiculing the “Rahm Tax.” That’s Emanuel’s plan to reduce the city’s home-rule sales tax but expand the tax base to unspecified services. Chico ripped the plan in TV ads and Emanuel put up his own spots to rebut the criticism.
In the final week, Chico ratcheted up his TV commercial criticism, contending Emanuel was pushing the sales-tax plan because “Rahm grew up in suburban safety and privilege” of the wealthy North Shore where higher taxes might be more acceptable than in working family neighborhoods.
Emanuel, who largely avoided addressing his opponents, called Chico “desperate” and countered “It’s not what neighborhood you grew up in. It’s whether you’re going to fight for neighborhoods.”
But Emanuel also began lowering expectations last weekend, acknowledging “it may take one or two bites of the apple” to become mayor.
Still, his camp pushed hard in the final days to close out a win in the race, keeping with the aura of inevitably it pushed. Emanuel used an extensive bankroll to run TV ads, deliver automated telephone messages and extol volunteers to get out the vote.
Though pre-election polls showed Emanuel gradually nearing the magic majority of support needed to prevent a runoff, Chico, Braun and del Valle each had urged voters to extend the campaign and allow voters more time to digest the significant issues at hand. Among them: An increasing city budget deficit, an improved-but-still-troubled public school system, a ballooning public-employee pension debt and ways to create jobs, improve the economy and combating a perception of a growing crime problem.
Each of Emanuel’s rivals pleaded with voters to ignore the former White House chief of staff’s huge lead in the polls and turn out to vote to set up a runoff.
“We, I think, will have a runoff and it will be good for the city,” del Valle predicted last weekend. “There are too many issues out there.”
Veteran election attorney Burt Odelson ended up being one of Emanuel’s toughest opponents. He claimed Emanuel wasn’t eligible to run for mayor because he abandoned his Chicago residency when he went to work for Obama.
After wending its way through the city’s election board – including a raucous hearing in which the tough, sharp-tongued Emanuel won points for staying cool under questioning for more than 11 hours by citizens and activists – the state Supreme Court in late January ruled in Emanuel’s favor.
Throughout it all, Emanuel abided by his campaign’s plan to keep his head down and let his lawyers do their work and being regimented about staying on message and trying appear above the fray.
“This is better than a commercial, isn't it?” Odelson asked at one point during the hearing.
“It’s actually cheaper,” Emanuel responded of the attention.
Jeremy Shockey
Saints Release Jeremy Shockey.
Not to toot my horn or anything, but I said on January 12th: "I'm calling it now, Shockey will not be a Saint next year."
Ok fine, I am tooting my horn a little bit.
So Jeremy Shockey is now gone and Jimmy Graham can officially start his campaign as the phenom tight end of the future. Jay Glazer broke the news first, and the Saints' official twitter page confirmed it shortly thereafter. Now it's on their official website.
He was set to make $4.2 this year, but he's now free to sign with any team he likes. There's still a chance the Saints could try to bring him back at a cheaper price, but based on Sean Payton's quote that he thanks Shockey for his contributions, my guess is there's little chance he'll return in a Saints uniform.
Rachel Nichols from ESPN tweeted a comment from Shockey regarding his release:
"It's a business, I understand," Shockey said. "I'll just go play hard for someone else. Whoever gets me it's going to be a steal."
Now.How do you feel about this news guys?
Not to toot my horn or anything, but I said on January 12th: "I'm calling it now, Shockey will not be a Saint next year."
Ok fine, I am tooting my horn a little bit.
So Jeremy Shockey is now gone and Jimmy Graham can officially start his campaign as the phenom tight end of the future. Jay Glazer broke the news first, and the Saints' official twitter page confirmed it shortly thereafter. Now it's on their official website.
He was set to make $4.2 this year, but he's now free to sign with any team he likes. There's still a chance the Saints could try to bring him back at a cheaper price, but based on Sean Payton's quote that he thanks Shockey for his contributions, my guess is there's little chance he'll return in a Saints uniform.
Rachel Nichols from ESPN tweeted a comment from Shockey regarding his release:
"It's a business, I understand," Shockey said. "I'll just go play hard for someone else. Whoever gets me it's going to be a steal."
Now.How do you feel about this news guys?
Chicago Election Results
Chicago Election Results: They call it F***.
I’ll admit, it kind of snuck up on me, but today’s the day that Chicago chooses its new mayor, and boy are they excited:
On the city’s North Side, voter turnout had been so slow in Warren Park that election judges cheered when two voters walked in. Only 71 voters, out of 600 in the 50th-Ward precinct, had voted as of 12:30 p.m.
Turnout was similarly slow for the other two precincts in Warren Park.
“It should be packed at lunch hour and it’s not,” said Kathy Holdren, one of six judges staring at seven empty voting booths. “It goes faster if we have more people.”
In the 38th precinct in Uptown, only about 100 people had voted by noon. But just after noon, seven people showed up at once, the biggest surge poll workers had seen all day.
Emanuel Fever! Catch it!
If elected, Emanuel would be the first Chicago mayor to take the phrase “swearing in” literally. He’s certainly not lacking for confidence:
Everyone’s talking runoff, but I know it’s a victory. My fingerstump disappeared this morning and now the rest of the hand is fucking going.
Time to head in to start watching results. I’m wearing a single glove over my invisible hand, motherfucking MJ style.
…And with good reason, apparently. Hopefully he’ll run Chicago with a little more grace, wisdom and competence than he displayed in the Obama White House. But I won’t hold my breath.
I’ll admit, it kind of snuck up on me, but today’s the day that Chicago chooses its new mayor, and boy are they excited:
On the city’s North Side, voter turnout had been so slow in Warren Park that election judges cheered when two voters walked in. Only 71 voters, out of 600 in the 50th-Ward precinct, had voted as of 12:30 p.m.
Turnout was similarly slow for the other two precincts in Warren Park.
“It should be packed at lunch hour and it’s not,” said Kathy Holdren, one of six judges staring at seven empty voting booths. “It goes faster if we have more people.”
In the 38th precinct in Uptown, only about 100 people had voted by noon. But just after noon, seven people showed up at once, the biggest surge poll workers had seen all day.
Emanuel Fever! Catch it!
If elected, Emanuel would be the first Chicago mayor to take the phrase “swearing in” literally. He’s certainly not lacking for confidence:
Everyone’s talking runoff, but I know it’s a victory. My fingerstump disappeared this morning and now the rest of the hand is fucking going.
Time to head in to start watching results. I’m wearing a single glove over my invisible hand, motherfucking MJ style.
…And with good reason, apparently. Hopefully he’ll run Chicago with a little more grace, wisdom and competence than he displayed in the Obama White House. But I won’t hold my breath.
Streetstrider
StreetStrider Summit 8r Review.
I had the opportunity to test ride the StreetStrider Summit 8r ($1699) this past week. The StreetSrider is an elliptical cross training machine on wheels. Now the exercise that you could only experience in a gym, can now be enjoyed in the great outdoors. The Summit 8r was developed in conjunction with NBC’s hit reality show “The Biggest Loser” and has steadily grown in popularity now that it has become available to the general public. The first time that I stepped on the 8r, I was comfortable and felt secure due to the 3-wheel platform. Striding was very easy to pick up on my first try. It felt like a combination of low impact jogging, skiing, and cycling, and the unit was easily maneuverable given the lean-to-steer design. This machine can really fly once you get going. In fact, it can go as fast as 43 mph. You have complete control over your speed and can handle all sorts of terrain and inclines given the built in 8 Speed Shimano Nexus Transmission with Twist Grip Shifter. This machine can accommodate riders weight of up to 400 lbs. This model comes in 3 colors: Lava Red, Breakwater Blue, and Galaxy Black. Several additional accessories come with this unit, such as a water bottle holder and rear luggage carrier. It also comes with a User’s Manual, Assembly and Tips DVD, as well as a handy Toolkit and Carry Pouch. The price tag of $1699 might be steep for some, however financing plans are available. In addition, there are other less expensive StreetStrider models to choose from. What is so great about this new form of exercise, in addition to being fun, it also provides a full body workout, burning up to 1,000 calories an hour. You can learn more about StreetStrider here.
I had the opportunity to test ride the StreetStrider Summit 8r ($1699) this past week. The StreetSrider is an elliptical cross training machine on wheels. Now the exercise that you could only experience in a gym, can now be enjoyed in the great outdoors. The Summit 8r was developed in conjunction with NBC’s hit reality show “The Biggest Loser” and has steadily grown in popularity now that it has become available to the general public. The first time that I stepped on the 8r, I was comfortable and felt secure due to the 3-wheel platform. Striding was very easy to pick up on my first try. It felt like a combination of low impact jogging, skiing, and cycling, and the unit was easily maneuverable given the lean-to-steer design. This machine can really fly once you get going. In fact, it can go as fast as 43 mph. You have complete control over your speed and can handle all sorts of terrain and inclines given the built in 8 Speed Shimano Nexus Transmission with Twist Grip Shifter. This machine can accommodate riders weight of up to 400 lbs. This model comes in 3 colors: Lava Red, Breakwater Blue, and Galaxy Black. Several additional accessories come with this unit, such as a water bottle holder and rear luggage carrier. It also comes with a User’s Manual, Assembly and Tips DVD, as well as a handy Toolkit and Carry Pouch. The price tag of $1699 might be steep for some, however financing plans are available. In addition, there are other less expensive StreetStrider models to choose from. What is so great about this new form of exercise, in addition to being fun, it also provides a full body workout, burning up to 1,000 calories an hour. You can learn more about StreetStrider here.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Cuts His Hair.
The Biebs underwent a little snip-snip today while on the set of a music video for a song he did with Rascal Flatts -- that's Gary from the group (above) having a little fun with the scissors. (Ed.'s note: Kids, don't play with scissors)
On TMZ Live today, Justin said the actual cutting was done by his regular hairdresser Vanessa. He said he was a little nervous about the cut, but he "wanted to change it up" and he thought the cut was "kind of a mature look."
The Biebs underwent a little snip-snip today while on the set of a music video for a song he did with Rascal Flatts -- that's Gary from the group (above) having a little fun with the scissors. (Ed.'s note: Kids, don't play with scissors)
On TMZ Live today, Justin said the actual cutting was done by his regular hairdresser Vanessa. He said he was a little nervous about the cut, but he "wanted to change it up" and he thought the cut was "kind of a mature look."
New Zealand Earthquake 2011
New Zealand Earthquake 2011: Magnitude 6.3 Quake Shakes Christchurch, South Island.
A strong earthquake shook New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports.
The 6.3-magnitude quake, per the USGS, shook New Zealand's South Island and its largest city of Christchurch at 12:50 p.m. local time.
The New Zealand Herald reported that the quake's epicenter was Lyttleton with a depth of 5 kilometers, though it was felt as far away as Wellington and Dunedin per Twitter reports. It shook the Canterbury region, which has a population of approximately 500,000. Radio New Zealand reports "that some people have been killed."
Radio New Zealand also noted some of the damage from the quake in Christchurch: a church collapsed, a bridge is impassible, the airport has been shut down and the mayor is urging people not to drive due to road damage.
HuffPost reader Laura Campbell submitted these photos of the damage in Christchurch. A local New Zealand media outlet posted this photo of damage to Chirstchurch's historic Christchurch Cathedral.
Videos of the quake are beginning to surface on YouTube. One video (watch below) shows shaking, presumably an aftershock, and fallen rocks among the damage outside Christchurch.
Watch this video.
A strong earthquake shook New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports.
The 6.3-magnitude quake, per the USGS, shook New Zealand's South Island and its largest city of Christchurch at 12:50 p.m. local time.
The New Zealand Herald reported that the quake's epicenter was Lyttleton with a depth of 5 kilometers, though it was felt as far away as Wellington and Dunedin per Twitter reports. It shook the Canterbury region, which has a population of approximately 500,000. Radio New Zealand reports "that some people have been killed."
Radio New Zealand also noted some of the damage from the quake in Christchurch: a church collapsed, a bridge is impassible, the airport has been shut down and the mayor is urging people not to drive due to road damage.
HuffPost reader Laura Campbell submitted these photos of the damage in Christchurch. A local New Zealand media outlet posted this photo of damage to Chirstchurch's historic Christchurch Cathedral.
Videos of the quake are beginning to surface on YouTube. One video (watch below) shows shaking, presumably an aftershock, and fallen rocks among the damage outside Christchurch.
Watch this video.
Planet Could be 'Unrecognizable' By 2050
Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.
The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by 2050, "with almost all of the growth occurring in poor countries, particularly Africa and South Asia," said John Bongaarts of the non-profit Population Council.
To feed all those mouths, "we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000," said Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
"By 2050 we will not have a planet left that is recognizable" if current trends continue, Clay said.
The swelling population will exacerbate problems, such as resource depletion, said John Casterline, director of the Initiative in Population Research at Ohio State University.
But incomes are also expected to rise over the next 40 years -- tripling globally and quintupling in developing nations -- and add more strain to global food supplies.
People tend to move up the food chain as their incomes rise, consuming more meat than they might have when they made less money, the experts said.
It takes around seven pounds (3.4 kilograms) of grain to produce a pound of meat, and around three to four pounds of grain to produce a pound of cheese or eggs, experts told AFP.
"More people, more money, more consumption, but the same planet," Clay told AFP, urging scientists and governments to start making changes now to how food is produced.
Population experts, meanwhile, called for more funding for family planning programs to help control the growth in the number of humans, especially in developing nations.
"For 20 years, there's been very little investment in family planning, but there's a return of interest now, partly because of the environmental factors like global warming and food prices," said Bongaarts.
"We want to minimize population growth, and the only viable way to do that is through more effective family planning," said Casterline.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.
The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by 2050, "with almost all of the growth occurring in poor countries, particularly Africa and South Asia," said John Bongaarts of the non-profit Population Council.
To feed all those mouths, "we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000," said Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
"By 2050 we will not have a planet left that is recognizable" if current trends continue, Clay said.
The swelling population will exacerbate problems, such as resource depletion, said John Casterline, director of the Initiative in Population Research at Ohio State University.
But incomes are also expected to rise over the next 40 years -- tripling globally and quintupling in developing nations -- and add more strain to global food supplies.
People tend to move up the food chain as their incomes rise, consuming more meat than they might have when they made less money, the experts said.
It takes around seven pounds (3.4 kilograms) of grain to produce a pound of meat, and around three to four pounds of grain to produce a pound of cheese or eggs, experts told AFP.
"More people, more money, more consumption, but the same planet," Clay told AFP, urging scientists and governments to start making changes now to how food is produced.
Population experts, meanwhile, called for more funding for family planning programs to help control the growth in the number of humans, especially in developing nations.
"For 20 years, there's been very little investment in family planning, but there's a return of interest now, partly because of the environmental factors like global warming and food prices," said Bongaarts.
"We want to minimize population growth, and the only viable way to do that is through more effective family planning," said Casterline.
Gulf Bottom
Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead.
WASHINGTON – Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor.
That report is at odds with a recent report by the BP spill compensation czar that said nearly all will be well by 2012.
At a science conference in Washington Saturday, marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia aired early results of her December submarine dives around the BP spill site. She went to places she had visited in the summer and expected the oil and residue from oil-munching microbes would be gone by then. It wasn't.
"There's some sort of a bottleneck we have yet to identify for why this stuff doesn't seem to be degrading," Joye told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual conference in Washington. Her research and those of her colleagues contrasts with other studies that show a more optimistic outlook about the health of the gulf, saying microbes did great work munching the oil.
"Magic microbes consumed maybe 10 percent of the total discharge, the rest of it we don't know," Joye said, later adding: "there's a lot of it out there."
The head of the agency in charge of the health of the Gulf said Saturday that she thought that "most of the oil is gone." And a Department of Energy scientist, doing research with a grant from BP from before the spill, said his examination of oil plumes in the water column show that microbes have done a "fairly fast" job of eating the oil. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab scientist Terry Hazen said his research differs from Joye's because they looked at different places at different times.
Joye's research was more widespread, but has been slower in being published in scientific literature.
In five different expeditions, the last one in December, Joye and colleagues took 250 cores of the sea floor and travelled across 2,600 square miles. Some of the locations she had been studying before the oil spill on April 20 and said there was a noticeable change. Much of the oil she found on the sea floor — and in the water column — was chemically fingerprinted, proving it comes from the BP spill. Joye is still waiting for results to show other oil samples she tested are from BP's Macondo well.
She also showed pictures of oil-choked bottom-dwelling creatures. They included dead crabs and brittle stars — starfish like critters that are normally bright orange and tightly wrapped around coral. These brittle stars were pale, loose and dead. She also saw tube worms so full of oil they suffocated.
"This is Macondo oil on the bottom," Joye said as she showed slides. "This is dead organisms because of oil being deposited on their heads."
Joye said her research shows that the burning of oil left soot on the sea floor, which still had petroleum products. And even more troublesome was the tremendous amount of methane from the BP well that mixed into the Gulf and was mostly ignored by other researchers.
Joye and three colleagues last week published a study in Nature Geoscience that said the amount of gas injected into the Gulf was the equivalent of between 1.5 and 3 million barrels of oil.
"The gas is an important part of understanding what happened," said Ian MacDonald of Florida State University.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco told reporters Saturday that "it's not a contradiction to say that although most of the oil is gone, there still remains oil out there."
Earlier this month, Kenneth Feinberg, the government's oil compensation fund czar, said based on research he commissioned he figured the Gulf of Mexico would almost fully recover by 2012 — something Joye and Lubchenco said isn't right.
"I've been to the bottom. I've seen what it looks like with my own eyes. It's not going to be fine by 2012," Joye told The Associated Press. "You see what the bottom looks like, you have a different opinion."
NOAA chief Lubchenco said "even though the oil degraded relatively rapidly and is now mostly but not all gone, damage done to a variety of species may not become obvious for years to come."
Lubchenco Saturday also announced the start of a Gulf restoration planning process to get the Gulf back to the condition it was on Apr. 19, the day before the spill. That program would eventually be paid for BP and other parties deemed responsible for the spill. This would be separate from an already begun restoration program that would improve all aspects of the Gulf, not just the oil spill, but has not been funded by the government yet, she said.
The new program, which is part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment program, is part of the oil spill litigation — or out-of-court settlement — in which the polluters pay for overall damage to the ecosystem and efforts to return it to normal. This is different than paying compensation to people and businesses directly damaged by the spill.
The process will begin with public meetings all over the region.
WASHINGTON – Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor.
That report is at odds with a recent report by the BP spill compensation czar that said nearly all will be well by 2012.
At a science conference in Washington Saturday, marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia aired early results of her December submarine dives around the BP spill site. She went to places she had visited in the summer and expected the oil and residue from oil-munching microbes would be gone by then. It wasn't.
"There's some sort of a bottleneck we have yet to identify for why this stuff doesn't seem to be degrading," Joye told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual conference in Washington. Her research and those of her colleagues contrasts with other studies that show a more optimistic outlook about the health of the gulf, saying microbes did great work munching the oil.
"Magic microbes consumed maybe 10 percent of the total discharge, the rest of it we don't know," Joye said, later adding: "there's a lot of it out there."
The head of the agency in charge of the health of the Gulf said Saturday that she thought that "most of the oil is gone." And a Department of Energy scientist, doing research with a grant from BP from before the spill, said his examination of oil plumes in the water column show that microbes have done a "fairly fast" job of eating the oil. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab scientist Terry Hazen said his research differs from Joye's because they looked at different places at different times.
Joye's research was more widespread, but has been slower in being published in scientific literature.
In five different expeditions, the last one in December, Joye and colleagues took 250 cores of the sea floor and travelled across 2,600 square miles. Some of the locations she had been studying before the oil spill on April 20 and said there was a noticeable change. Much of the oil she found on the sea floor — and in the water column — was chemically fingerprinted, proving it comes from the BP spill. Joye is still waiting for results to show other oil samples she tested are from BP's Macondo well.
She also showed pictures of oil-choked bottom-dwelling creatures. They included dead crabs and brittle stars — starfish like critters that are normally bright orange and tightly wrapped around coral. These brittle stars were pale, loose and dead. She also saw tube worms so full of oil they suffocated.
"This is Macondo oil on the bottom," Joye said as she showed slides. "This is dead organisms because of oil being deposited on their heads."
Joye said her research shows that the burning of oil left soot on the sea floor, which still had petroleum products. And even more troublesome was the tremendous amount of methane from the BP well that mixed into the Gulf and was mostly ignored by other researchers.
Joye and three colleagues last week published a study in Nature Geoscience that said the amount of gas injected into the Gulf was the equivalent of between 1.5 and 3 million barrels of oil.
"The gas is an important part of understanding what happened," said Ian MacDonald of Florida State University.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco told reporters Saturday that "it's not a contradiction to say that although most of the oil is gone, there still remains oil out there."
Earlier this month, Kenneth Feinberg, the government's oil compensation fund czar, said based on research he commissioned he figured the Gulf of Mexico would almost fully recover by 2012 — something Joye and Lubchenco said isn't right.
"I've been to the bottom. I've seen what it looks like with my own eyes. It's not going to be fine by 2012," Joye told The Associated Press. "You see what the bottom looks like, you have a different opinion."
NOAA chief Lubchenco said "even though the oil degraded relatively rapidly and is now mostly but not all gone, damage done to a variety of species may not become obvious for years to come."
Lubchenco Saturday also announced the start of a Gulf restoration planning process to get the Gulf back to the condition it was on Apr. 19, the day before the spill. That program would eventually be paid for BP and other parties deemed responsible for the spill. This would be separate from an already begun restoration program that would improve all aspects of the Gulf, not just the oil spill, but has not been funded by the government yet, she said.
The new program, which is part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment program, is part of the oil spill litigation — or out-of-court settlement — in which the polluters pay for overall damage to the ecosystem and efforts to return it to normal. This is different than paying compensation to people and businesses directly damaged by the spill.
The process will begin with public meetings all over the region.
Aplia
The illogicality of off-brand Q-tips .
While perusing the aisles of Safeway the other day, I pondered the rationality of my grocery selections. I bought the Q-tips brand ear swabs instead of the Safeway brand equivalent which would have saved me about $0.70, but reluctantly opted not to buy my favorite kind of chocolate because it was selling for $3.99 rather than the frequent sale price of $2.99 a bar. I selected the grape tomatoes at $1.99 a carton instead of my preferred cherry tomatoes at $3.99 a carton, but bought a fancy bottle of salad dressing for $4.59 in spite of a myriad of cheaper alternatives.
Why did I spend the extra money on Q-tips when I could have used it to buy chocolate instead? Why forgo the expensive tomatoes but not the pricier salad dressing? The answers lie largely in the economic concept of elasticity. Price elasticity of demand describes how much a change in the price of a good affects the quantity demanded for that good. If a good has very elastic demand, then a small change in the price will have a large effect on how much of that good is demanded. Conversely, the price of a good with inelastic demand can rise substantially without having much effect on the quantity demanded. For example, my choice to stop buying chocolate bars in response to an increase in price suggests my demand for them is relatively elastic.
Cross-price elasticity of demand refers to how much a change in the price of one good affects the demand for another good. The switch from cherry to grape reflects a positive cross-price elasticity of demand, because my demand for grape tomatoes increased when the price of cherry tomatoes rose. This illustrates one determinant of elasticity: the availability of viable alternatives or substitutability. Although I do prefer cherry tomatoes to grape, it is a slight preference, so when cherry tomatoes are not on sale, I substitute grape tomatoes for cherry and save $2.
Another determinant of a good’s price elasticity is the percentage of one’s overall budget that a good requires. I eat a lot of chocolate; therefore, only buying it when it goes on sale adds up to far more savings over time than choosing to buy the generic Q-tips, which I only buy every six months or so. Because I find off-brand Q-tips mildly frustrating (the cotton doesn’t seem to stay properly attached), choosing the off-brand to save $1.40 a year would probably be one of the least worthwhile money-saving sacrifices I could make.
A third determinant of price elasticity is necessity. While food in general is perhaps the most necessary good I buy, my actual need for chocolate is (somewhat) less pressing. Reluctantly, I postponed my chocolate purchase in hopes that next time it would be on sale.
While normal people do not consider the elasticity of their demand for various grocery items, their actions are inevitably guided to some degree by the prices of alternatives, the weight of the expenditure in their overall budget, and the necessity of the good. But why stop at the checkout line? While it might be most natural to illustrate the elements of elasticity with groceries, economists believe the same decision-making behaviors apply when people buy any good or service. So, next time you’re considering whether to sacrifice or splurge on anything from cupcakes to cell phone plans, remember that some savings make more of an impact on your budget than others.
While perusing the aisles of Safeway the other day, I pondered the rationality of my grocery selections. I bought the Q-tips brand ear swabs instead of the Safeway brand equivalent which would have saved me about $0.70, but reluctantly opted not to buy my favorite kind of chocolate because it was selling for $3.99 rather than the frequent sale price of $2.99 a bar. I selected the grape tomatoes at $1.99 a carton instead of my preferred cherry tomatoes at $3.99 a carton, but bought a fancy bottle of salad dressing for $4.59 in spite of a myriad of cheaper alternatives.
Why did I spend the extra money on Q-tips when I could have used it to buy chocolate instead? Why forgo the expensive tomatoes but not the pricier salad dressing? The answers lie largely in the economic concept of elasticity. Price elasticity of demand describes how much a change in the price of a good affects the quantity demanded for that good. If a good has very elastic demand, then a small change in the price will have a large effect on how much of that good is demanded. Conversely, the price of a good with inelastic demand can rise substantially without having much effect on the quantity demanded. For example, my choice to stop buying chocolate bars in response to an increase in price suggests my demand for them is relatively elastic.
Cross-price elasticity of demand refers to how much a change in the price of one good affects the demand for another good. The switch from cherry to grape reflects a positive cross-price elasticity of demand, because my demand for grape tomatoes increased when the price of cherry tomatoes rose. This illustrates one determinant of elasticity: the availability of viable alternatives or substitutability. Although I do prefer cherry tomatoes to grape, it is a slight preference, so when cherry tomatoes are not on sale, I substitute grape tomatoes for cherry and save $2.
Another determinant of a good’s price elasticity is the percentage of one’s overall budget that a good requires. I eat a lot of chocolate; therefore, only buying it when it goes on sale adds up to far more savings over time than choosing to buy the generic Q-tips, which I only buy every six months or so. Because I find off-brand Q-tips mildly frustrating (the cotton doesn’t seem to stay properly attached), choosing the off-brand to save $1.40 a year would probably be one of the least worthwhile money-saving sacrifices I could make.
A third determinant of price elasticity is necessity. While food in general is perhaps the most necessary good I buy, my actual need for chocolate is (somewhat) less pressing. Reluctantly, I postponed my chocolate purchase in hopes that next time it would be on sale.
While normal people do not consider the elasticity of their demand for various grocery items, their actions are inevitably guided to some degree by the prices of alternatives, the weight of the expenditure in their overall budget, and the necessity of the good. But why stop at the checkout line? While it might be most natural to illustrate the elements of elasticity with groceries, economists believe the same decision-making behaviors apply when people buy any good or service. So, next time you’re considering whether to sacrifice or splurge on anything from cupcakes to cell phone plans, remember that some savings make more of an impact on your budget than others.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sandy Bentley
Sunday Celebrity Profile: Sandy Bentley.
Sandy Bentley is not someone you usually see in the headlines, but she deserves her moment of fame this Sunday, for taking the trends by storm. The famous Playboy cover girl and former live-in lover of the world’s most famous bachelor, Hugh Hefner, is today one of the top Google trends, for no other reason than being blond, beautiful and being associated with Mark Yagalla, a New York Ponzi schemer, and Michael Tardio, the victim of a gruesome 2002 murder.
Sandy Bentley reportedly received nearly $750,000 worth of jewelry from Yagalla, who was her lover in the summer of 1999. The jewelry connects Yagalla to the gruesome 2002 double murder of Michael Tardio and Christopher Monson, who were found shot to death, in a burning Mercedes SUV on Sept. 2, 2002, in Studio City, Calif, however he is not a suspect. Sandy Bentley, who was dating Michael Tardio, is not a suspect either. The sudden interest in these two characters can also be explained by the fact that they were the subject of the “48 Hours Mystery” show Saturday night.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Dunk Contest 2011
Blake Griffin Wins 2011 Slam Dunk Contest After Dunking Over A KIA.
Painter Griffin won the 2011 Shut Plunge Competition during NBA All-Star Sabbatum after dunking over the goon of a KIA Optima SX in the ultimate change. Fans gave Griffin a 68-32 edge over General Wizards edifice JaVale McGee in the inalterable discoidal; Griffin's additional finals dip involved feat off the backboard and decoration from the rim at the elbow. McGee pulled off two soaring but less spectacularly set-up dunks, a baseline 360-degree dip and a head-at-rim off-the-glass jam.
Griffin's KIA dip participating a set disclosure at midcourt spell Businessman Jazzman sat in the wood's seat of the car. Griffin leaped over the thug of the car as Actress lobbed the orb through the KIA's sunroof. The douse was cypher spectacular, but Griffin fattening it with extraordinary state.
McGee had the maximal win after a magical prime habitude. McGee's gear souse concerned a second rim settled connected to the stationary stanchion. McGee proceeded to dunk a glob through each band on one jumping, accomplishment off the provide on one of the balls. It was a spectacular appear of power and ability, and attained the dark's only perfect 50 from judges. McGee's endorse immerse attached dunking troika balls on one rim, one of which was lobbed by associate Evangel Palisade.
DeMar DeRozan was arguably author moving than Griffin in the freshman route. He had an absurdly problematical Prophet Rider off the stanchion from a overtake from teammate Ruler Lexicographer that earned right 44 points from a tight window of book. (Otherwise than McGee's two first-round dunks, that DeRozan labor mightiness bed been the most physically tough souse of the period.) Griffin wet off the face of the backboard, but without reaching from behind the stanchion along the baseline and without achievement finished the legs. Griffin earned a 46 on his version to penetrate him low assail, jamming a legit free-throw connection dip. His toe colored the goal, but it was as staggering as any released stroke parentage plunge in NBA Immerse Contend story; an instant examination with Julius Forward's famous endeavor showed Ibaka to be far from the rim on take-off. (Erving, a try on Sat, dinged Ibaka points for who knows what intellect.) On his 2nd slim toy to the rim. Ibaka dunked the ball spell removing the plushie with his set.
Tim Richmond
Remembering Nascar Driver Tim Richmond.
Near twenty-two geezerhood ago, Tim Richmond died. He was 34. Race fans think Richmond, but flatbottomed if you don't, you undergo him if you've seen "Days of Shout."
Richmond unluckily contacted AIDS and took a hand of epilepsy from racing, but would eventually repeat to the evidence in 1987. In his gear contend wager, at Pocono, he won. He'd win again the close hebdomad in Calif.. But that would be the live clip Tim Richmond ever went to ending lane. His Cup job ended with a dyspneic engine at Chicago International Speedway on Aug. 16, 1987.
Subsequently illegal from racing by NASCAR because of questionable ingest use, Richmond went to Florida to untaped out what would be his ultimate life. On the greeting of Aug. 13, 1989, he called his parent to ask her to locomote to his hospital opportunity in Westward Area Beach, Fla. Before she got there, Richmond died, uncomparable in his room.
Near twenty-two geezerhood ago, Tim Richmond died. He was 34. Race fans think Richmond, but flatbottomed if you don't, you undergo him if you've seen "Days of Shout."Richmond unluckily contacted AIDS and took a hand of epilepsy from racing, but would eventually repeat to the evidence in 1987. In his gear contend wager, at Pocono, he won. He'd win again the close hebdomad in Calif.. But that would be the live clip Tim Richmond ever went to ending lane. His Cup job ended with a dyspneic engine at Chicago International Speedway on Aug. 16, 1987.
Subsequently illegal from racing by NASCAR because of questionable ingest use, Richmond went to Florida to untaped out what would be his ultimate life. On the greeting of Aug. 13, 1989, he called his parent to ask her to locomote to his hospital opportunity in Westward Area Beach, Fla. Before she got there, Richmond died, uncomparable in his room.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Vinita Nair
Vinita Nair: ABC’s Vinita Nair on One Life to Live.
For today's local news, World News reporter Vinita Nair, co-anchor of ABC World News Nowwill appear an upcoming episode of the soap opera One Life to Live as a doctor in Natalie’s pregnancy storyline.“I got to be a soap star for a day,” Nair said during a broadcast.
The episode featuring Nair and Natalie’s labor will air on January 11th.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Adrianne Palicki
Wonder Woman - Adrianne Palicki Unveiled As The New Wonder Woman.
WONDER WOMAN is set to return, with ADRIANNA PALICKI chosen to play the crime-fighting superhero in a forthcoming pilot for NBC.
ADRIANNE PALICKI, the American actress best known for her role on 'Friday Night Lights', is the new 'Wonder Woman', according to the Hollywood Reporter. Palicki will play the superhero in DAVID E.
The story will follow Wonder Woman, aka Diana Prince, as she attempts to balance her hectic life as a vigilante crime fighter, with her successful job as a cooperate executive. Palicki, who played 'Tyra Collete' in the acclaimed television series 'Friday Night Lights', is also set to appear in the forthcoming 'Red Dawn' remake.
The original television series, which ran from 1975 to 1979 starred LYNDA CARTER as the crime fighting super hero.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez - Jennifer Lopez Turns Down Role On Us X Factor.
JENNIFER LOPEZ has reportedly turned down a judging role on SIMON COWELL's US version of the X FACTOR.JENNIFER LOPEZ has rejected SIMON COWELL's advances to lure her from AMERICAN IDOL to his new show the X FACTOR, according to the UK's Daily Mirror.
The 41-year-old was "bowled over by Cowell's charm offensive" and initially agreed to make the switch, however, the singer and actress later changed her mind after Fuller personally flew to the US to speak with her. One source revealed "Jennifer was perfectly happy with Idol, for which she earns $10million, until Cowell lured her away with all sorts of ludicrous promises. Fuller flew in specially to have a quiet word with her in which he pointed out that he wouldn't be making the Latino project she is so keen on unless she stayed". The insider goes on to say, "Jennifer quickly saw sense and pulled out of US X Factor, which is why you've got this unseemly scramble for judges going on as we speak".The US version of the X FACTOR premieres later this year and it is expected that NICOLE SCHERZINGER will join Cowell on the judging panel, with CHERYL COLE also likely to sign up. Recent speculation has suggested that the show's bosses are currently courting JAMIE FOXX as another potential judge.
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian - Kourtney Kardashian Not Engaged To Scott Disick.
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN says she is not engaged to her long-term boyfriend SCOTT DISICK.
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN says she is not engaged to her long-term boyfriend SCOTT DISICK.
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN, the star of 'Keeping up with the Kardashians', has told fans on her Twitter page that she is not engaged to boyfriend SCOTT DISICK, despite a recent 'exclusive' story in Life & Style Magazine claiming otherwise. The web became alive yesterday (16th February 2011) with rumours of a second Kardashian wedding, and bloggers frantically reported that the couple were to marry later this year. Life & Style claimed that the couple had "secretly" got engaged, quoting an insider as saying, "Kourtney and Scott are getting married this year. Kourtney is thrilled about it. She loves Scott, and she wants to be his wife. She's already looking at dresses and other details". However, Kourtney took to her social networking page to personally rubbish the speculation, saying, "WOW!! Where do the mags come up with this stuff? And claiming exclusives? Come on now".
Reports earlier this week suggested that Kardashian and Disick are currently in talks to get their own spin-off show on the E! network. The couple have previously appeared in 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' and 'Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami'.
X-47B Is Unveiled (photo)
X-47B Is Unveiled By The U.S. Navy And Is An Unmanned Stealth Bomber.
This X-47B amazing Northrop Grumman Stealth robot bomber, unmanned air vessel will take off from a US Navy aircraft carrier, then get it’s job done, and end up right back on the carrier, with no one at the helm.
This X-47B amazing Northrop Grumman Stealth robot bomber, unmanned air vessel will take off from a US Navy aircraft carrier, then get it’s job done, and end up right back on the carrier, with no one at the helm. The way the bomber is to take off of the aircraft carrier is by using the catapult, and gets the tailhook when she lands, so it’s safe and awesome to look at.
This is the first viewing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft which could carry laser-guided bombs.
X-47B drone built by Northrop Grumman, which could carry laser-guided bombs and then there is Boeing’s Phantom Ray and Northrop’s X-47B, by comparison, to spy over enemy areas.
X-47B Is Unveiled
X-47B Is Unveiled By The U.S. Navy And Is An Unmanned Stealth Bomber [Video].
Did you watch the video? What can you say about it?
Clay Walker
Clay Walker’s Annual Chords of Hope Benefit.
Clay Walker will return to Nashville Wednesday, March 2nd to host the second annual Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert at the famed Wildhorse Saloon. The concert, presented by 98 WSIX and produced by Clay’s charity, Band Against MS (BAMS), will help raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS) research with proceeds going to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Tickets for the concert, being held during the National MS Education and Awareness Month, are on sale now through the Wildhorse Saloon.
After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1996 Clay founded Band Against MS (BAMS), a not-for-profit public charity committed to providing educational information and funding programs for those living with MS, and funding programs researching a cure for the disease. Clay established BAMS in 2003 with the goal of helping others living with the same disease he has battled for more than a decade. To date BAMS, http://www.bandagainstms.org, has raised more than 2 million dollars.
Threat Level Midnight
'Threat Level Midnight': Watch Michael Scott's Movie Trailer from 'The Office' Here.
"It'll take a lot more than a bullet to the brain, lungs, heart, back and balls to kill Michael Scarn," we learn in the first scene of NBC's just-released trailer for 'Threat Level Midnight.''Threat Level Midnight,' of course, is the long-awaited fictional movie that debuts on tonight's episode of 'The Office.'
Watch the trailer below. Keep an eye out for hockey puns, gold glitter face painted Jim, Dwight as a butler, and (dun dun dun) the return of Jan!
I know that this preview for The Office tonight is very, very, very silly. I know that in all likely hood, in a real office, something like this would never happen. But to that I say: shut the fuck up. Michael Scott is leaving us soon. Let us have this moment. Indulge us for this one night and let Michael make his movie. After all, it looks AMAZING?
“You ever banged an entire bachlorette’s party baby?”
“Not today.”
Watch the "Threat Level Midnight".
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Seinfeld
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends.Watch the video of its trailer guys.
Here is the link http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3079012633/
Colbert Huffington Post
Christiane Amanpour On 'Colbert': Talks Egypt, Cats (VIDEO).
Christiane Amanpour was on Tuesday's "Colbert Report" to talk to Stephen Colbert about the Egyptian revolution. She told him that the revolution was a good thing, despite any fears he might have about what will happen next in Egypt.
"People have been asking especially since 9/11, when is this part of the world going to have democracy?" she said. "And the minute they do it everyone goes no, no, no!"
Amanpour also said it was "interesting" that the U.S. was "calling for democracy democracy democracy, and then maybe doesn't like the outcome."
But the highlight of Amanpour's visit was undoubtedly the adorable miniature safari suit she brought for Colbert's psychic cat--and her namesake--"Christiane Aman-purr."
Here is the video.Watch this guys.
Christiane Amanpour was on Tuesday's "Colbert Report" to talk to Stephen Colbert about the Egyptian revolution. She told him that the revolution was a good thing, despite any fears he might have about what will happen next in Egypt.
"People have been asking especially since 9/11, when is this part of the world going to have democracy?" she said. "And the minute they do it everyone goes no, no, no!"
Amanpour also said it was "interesting" that the U.S. was "calling for democracy democracy democracy, and then maybe doesn't like the outcome."
But the highlight of Amanpour's visit was undoubtedly the adorable miniature safari suit she brought for Colbert's psychic cat--and her namesake--"Christiane Aman-purr."
Here is the video.Watch this guys.
Len Lesser
Our beloved 'Seinfeld' Actor Len Lesser Dies.
Actor Len Lesser, best known for his role as Uncle Leo on 'Seinfeld,' is dead, the Associated Press reports. The veteran character actor died at home in Burbank, California from cancer-related pneumonia. He was 88.
In a statement, Lesser's daughter, Michele Lesser, said, "Heaven got a great comedian and actor today.... Thank you to all the people who helped make my father's last journey special, and surrounded with love. The doctors, nurses, and staff have been outstanding, and Dad was in phenomenal hands. His passing was peaceful, with great dignity, and surrounded by those who loved him dearly."
In addition to his widely known role on 'Seinfeld,' Lesser appeared on many other television series over the course of his 60-year career including: 'Get Smart,' 'That Girl,' 'The Munsters,' 'The Monkees,' 'thirtysomething,' 'ER' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' His most recent TV appearance was on TV drama, 'Castle.'Lesser also appeared in a handful of movies including 'Outlaw Josey Wales,' 'Kelly's Heroes,' 'Birdman of Alcatraz' and 'Death Hunt.'The actor is survived by his daughter, Michele; son, David; daughter-in-law, Julie; and grandchildren, Jonathan, Kayla and Mayah.Here's one of the video of his entire film "Seinfeld". Watch this.
Len Lesser will always be in our hearts.
Shelley Long
Shelley Long and Matt Dillion Guest Star on Modern Family.
In your own opinion? Who invited them anyway? Shelley Long and Matt Dillon guest star on a new episode of the sitcom “Modern Family” at 9 p.m. on ABC.
We saw some familiar faces as guest stars on Modern Family tonight: Shelley Long was back as Jay’s ex-wife. Matt Dillon played Claire’s ex-boyfriend.Did you watch Modern Family “Princess Party” episode? What did you think?
Really, Shelley Long had me longing for the Cheers days. Where everybody knows your name…. How old is Shelley Long anyway?
Shelley Long is 61 years old. Rock it, girl!
Would you want to see more of Shelley Long on Modern Family? What about Matt Dillon? Or are occasional guest appearances from them enough for you?
Stupidity
Ministry refuses to pay 'stupidity' fees over Khlong Dan project.
Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Chote Trachu, said yesterday that the Pollution Control Department wouldn't pay Bt9 billion in "stupidity fees" to a private company over the Bt23billion Khlong Dan Wastewater Management Project in Samut Prakarn and would instead counter sue NVPSKG Joint Venture.
The Arbitration Committee on January 12 ordered the department to pay the joint venture damages as well as 7.5 per cent in interest calculated from February 28, 2003, which amounts to Bt9 billion. Chote said the fees were "stupid" because the project contract was invalid right from the beginning, adding that the country's money should not be spent on things like this. The department also issued a letter objecting to the Arbitration Committee's decision and sent related documents to the Permanent Secretary for Finance on February 2 - within 90 days as allowed by law.
The department has asked the Office of AttorneyGeneral for legal guidelines because it aims to file a civil lawsuit saying that the Arbitration Committee's ruling went against the criminal court's verdict that corruption existed in the project and the involved politician and state officials had been punished. The department will also file a lawsuit against NVPSKG Joint Venture at the Civil Court seeking billions of baht in compensation because the project had unnecessarily been put on hold for a decade.
The department had sought Bt12 million from the Central Budget to carry out a sixmonth operation to assess damages and seek rehabilitation solutions, he said, adding that the assessment would be used in the lawsuit.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes announces the Golden Globe nominations.
Actress Katie Holmes announces nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer to reteam with Tim Burton.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Michelle Pfeiffer is in negotiations to reteam with Tim Burton for "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros' big-screen take on the 1960s gothic vampire TV soap opera starring Johnny Depp.
The movie has an April start and has been casting up, with Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green and Bella Heatcote already on board.
Depp will portray Barnabas Collins, a self-loathing vampire living in a Maine manor who is searching for his lost love.
Pfeiffer would play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family which runs the Maine town. The character has not left the mansion since the disappearance of her husband a decade earlier.
Pfeiffer is finding herself very much in demand this new year. The actress is juggling a role in New Line's all-star "New Year's Eve" and is shooting "Welcome to People," the directorial debut of scribe Alex Kurtzman.
The last time she worked with Burton was in 1992's "Batman Returns" where she memorably played Catwoman.
Westminster Dog Show 2011
Today marks the first day of the 2011 Westminster Dog Show, which is going on at Madison Square Garden. Take a peek of some of this year's contestants getting prepped and groomed backstage and vote for your favorite furry fella. And be sure to check back for more updates as the show continues through Tuesday.
Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup Leaked Early.
Although the lineup for the tenth annual Bonnaroo event (Manchester Tennessee, June 9-12) is not official until today at noon EST, but it appears through many sources and rumors that the list below just may be the official Bonnaroo 2011 lineup!
Fans have been waiting a long time for this announcement to be made, and it’s finally time.
According to Wikipedia, Bonnaroo was first held in 2002. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music event created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment. Main attractions are the multiple stages of live music, featuring ”a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, world music, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other alternative music.” If you are a music lover, this will be the place to be!
Headliners for Bonnaroo will include Eminem, The Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, and Arcade Fire. Other acts include Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Panic at the Disco, Lil Wayne and Mumford and Sons.
Although the lineup for the tenth annual Bonnaroo event (Manchester Tennessee, June 9-12) is not official until today at noon EST, but it appears through many sources and rumors that the list below just may be the official Bonnaroo 2011 lineup!
Fans have been waiting a long time for this announcement to be made, and it’s finally time.
According to Wikipedia, Bonnaroo was first held in 2002. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music event created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment. Main attractions are the multiple stages of live music, featuring ”a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, world music, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other alternative music.” If you are a music lover, this will be the place to be!
Headliners for Bonnaroo will include Eminem, The Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, and Arcade Fire. Other acts include Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Panic at the Disco, Lil Wayne and Mumford and Sons.
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