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AP - The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $234 million judgment over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever, The Associated Press has learned.

Lebron James received a hard foul from Paul Pierce last night and a woman came running out on the court, all in the middle of the drama. Lebron James turns and says “Sit Yo Azz Down”! OWNED! I thought it was Savannah, his baby mama but it turns out it was Lebron’s Mama Gloria. [...]

"I’ll be debt-free by the end of this year,” Paolo Bediones declares when asked about his own personal story of survival at the “Survivor Philippines’” jam-packed auditions in Iloilo. He finally puts to rest speculations about his failed business venture. “I am taking care of debts that are not even mine. I trusted the wrong people and made hasty decisions.” Pao has learned his lesso

Glastonbury headline act Jay-Z has hit back at criticism from Noel Gallagher over his role in the mid summer festival. Unlike Gallagher, the hip hop star chose his words carefully and intelligently while calling for respect between those artists that make different genres of music. “We don’t play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work [...]

It is a rare thing for a U.S. Ambassador to write an open letter to travelers urging them to consider visiting a country, but that is what the US ambassador to Kenya, Michael E.Ranneberger did this week. In light of the unrest Kenya and the resulting drop in tourism to the country Ranneberger’s remarks should [...]

MacGregor West is a complete lost soul—eternally between jobs, nursing latent abandonment issues, sponging off his cousin while deciding what happens next in life. When his aunt sends him a shoe box filled with his deceased mother’s memorabilia, he notices that a stack of empty envelopes inside that box bear a San Francisco return address of his mother.After getting these new clues to the myst

Abdullah said that he has instructed Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Mansor to lodge a police report against DAP chairperson Karpal Singh over his allegedly seditious remarks against the Sultan of Perak."The statements that he (Karpal) has made gives the impression that the sultan does not know the law," he said."As such, many (including Umno) are upset.""I'm also told that others - Malays and

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter often sent his mother to meet with foreign dignitaries and attend state funerals, but it wasn’t until he started researching a new book about her life that he learned just what the woman known as “Miss Lillian” did on those visits. “Mama had developed a reputation for expressing unorthodox [...]

In my post about Cashman and Girardi defending Joba’s fist pump yesterday I ended it by writing, “OK, I'm down talking about this fist pump nonsense. . . Well, at least until the next idiot complains about it.”Well, we’ve found our next idiot; former Yankees and soon to be Hall Of Famer Goose Gossage.From Bob Klapisch:"I'm on Dellucci's side. That's just not the Yankee way, what Joba did.

AP - ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter often sent his mother to meet with foreign dignitaries and attend state funerals, but it wasn't until he started researching a new book about her life that he learned just what the woman known as "Miss Lillian" did on those visits.

Nicole tries to hide under her giant hat and sunglasses, but everyone knows that nobody elsein the world would wear this except for her Here’s Nicole Richie, sans Joel and Harlow, at her court ordered traffic school classes. Nicole was of course ordered to take these classes after recieving a DUI in December 2006. [...]

Simon Cowell contemplated suicide in his teens. He confessed: "I was always bored. I didn't like the rules and I didn't like discipline. So when someone said to me, 'These are the best days of your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

By Yang Xiaojing in Mainland China I am the wife of Cao Dong, a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing. On May 21st, 2006, Cao Dong met with Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and told him about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Two hours after the meeting, Cao Dong was arrested [...]

Reuters - Hollywood's stars paid tribute to Tom Cruise on Monday's Oprah Winfrey television show, with the actor saying he hoped for more challenging roles and to work with the likes of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro.

Italy Rejects Libyan Interference in Cabinet Decisions Could it be the Italians are starting to rouse from their slumber, and are getting fed up with islam?? (CNSNews.com) - Silvio Berlusconi has yet to take office after being re-elected Italian prime minister, but already the conservative politician faces the possibility of new tensions with some in the Muslim [...]

SHANGHAI (AFP) - - A Chinese government watchdog has warned major state-owned enterprises to brace for tough times given the likelihood of a worsening global economic slowdown, state media reported... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

If I wait long enough, other people will eventually say the crazy things I've been thinking: Director Spike Lee has waded into the ongoing controversy surrounding Jeremiah Wright, the Chicago pastor whose provocative statements have proved a thorn in the side of Democrat frontrunner Barack Obama. Lee advises the preacher to do the right thing and keep quiet. "The more he opens his mouth, the more damage he does," he told the Guardian yesterday. For good measure, Lee hinted at a political conspiracy behind Wright's recent, contentious attempts to justify his remarks. "It looks like he's being paid to keep talking," he said. Oh, Spike. Who would ever suspect that money changes hands in American politics? To even suggest a thing like that, you'd have to be a real nut…And to think that t

ROME — Many Italians’ attitude toward taxes runs something like this: Why should I pay if no one else does? Evasion is so common that landlords often demand two leases: one private with the actual amount expected, the other far lower and submitted to the authorities. Both, bafflingly, are vetted by lawyers.But for a few hours this week, all was laid bare with a technological bluntness unaccustomed here. The departing government of Romano Prodi, the center-left prime minister, on Wednesday posted the returns for all 40 million Italians who paid taxes in 2005.The Web site was instantly jammed to the point that few could actually see the data, but enough leaked out, with people spying on their neighbors and the rich and famous alike. By some accounts, the fashion designer Giorgio Armani p

~Snooper~As I stated in an earlier post, located here, this will be my situational awareness commentary on the Press Conference held on 4/29/2008 in the Rose Garden at the White House. The video of the event is here and the text is printed here. Also, if you just want the audio, click this.There are quite a few You Tubes floating around with specific segments for pet peeves or similar rant inspiring posts. I have downloaded the audio and will have specific segments ready for the BTR shows and I played the entire event tonight. (As usual, there were some BTR issues at the very beginning but it miraculously healed itself and about near the end, there was another BTR issue so there will again be a period of silence...sigh...but I called back in and got it back up and running.)Quite a bit

In what has to be one of the oddest couplings in showbiz history, veteran performer Cher has reportedly revealed on an upcoming Oprah Winfrey show that she had a brief fling with actor Tom Cruise.According to the Daily Mail, not only did the singer fall madly in love, but she has revealed Tom was just 23-years-old at the time of the affair.At 39, Cher was 16 years Tom's senior when the couple met in the 80s during the early years of his career and shortly after the release of his hit film Risky Business.The paper reported that Cher, now 61, told Oprah Winfrey: "I was crazy about him."In the show, which will go to air in the US next month, she spoke of Cruise, now 45, as an awkward young man who was struggling to adjust to his new life, the paper revealed."He was shy," she said."He said he

Pat Condell has some pretty strong views and he might not be far off with some of them. More of this can be found at "Live Leak" Allan W Janssen is the author of the... NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE OVERLY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR STUPID!

Earlier this morning, CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla and Becky Quick talked to Nouriel Roubini, a former Treasury Department director under the Clinton administration and head of Roubini Global Economics in New York. His economic outlook: bleak. According to Roubini, while a number of economists are calling for a mild, short recession in the United States, if [...]

Actor thinks their family will be complete after birth of twins Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are rumoured to be rowing over the size of their family. The actress is pregnant for a second time and is thought to be expecting twins. The couple already have adopted children Maddox, 6, Pax Thien, 4, Zahara, 3, and biological daughter Shiloh, 23 months. In a furious row two weeks ago, Brad, 44, is

Inflation is the greatest threat to Asian economies and regional leaders must make combating it a priority in 2008, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said in an interview published on Wednesday. "The greatest macroeconomic danger is inflation. Given than food and fuel are the basic elements of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Family Brichta Part One – Backgrounds and Life in Berlin   This is the story of the Family Brichta, as recalled by Frank Bright , in his unpublished memoirs, which due to its length will be completed in several chapters.   We are exceedingly grateful to Frank for allowing HEART to share both his family’s and his unique experiences during the Nazis years, before the Second World War and through the Holocaust, which claimed so many of his family and friends.     Hermann Brichta   Hermann Brichta holding Frank, 1929 Berlin My father, early days   My Father was very similar in upbringing and outlook to that of my mother. Born on a farm in 1897 among and surrounded by Czechs that is not all that surprising. There were other Jewish farmers in

SELLER: Matthew FoxLOCATION: Alma, Manhattan Beach, CAPRICE: $2,275,000SIZE: 2,491 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: Ocean view classic Spanish home in sand section Manhattan Beach. Over sized street to alley lot. Fireplaces in master bedroom and family room. Lovely formal dining room. Enclosed patio off family room, great for entertaining. Originally built as 4 bedrooms, 2 baths currently used as 3 bedrooms and an office. 2 Bedrooms have built-in Murphy beds. Over sized master suite has panoramic ocean views and a full surround sound movie theatre. Big walk in closet with custom master bath. Large ocean view deck off master. Original hand painted tiles from Portugal used throughout. Hardwood floors throughout.YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Unlike most of his cast mates, former Party of

It’s good to see a Republican actually make sense when writing about the tax policy. This is from an op-ed by Bruce Bartlett: It is an article of faith among Republicans that tax cuts are the cure for every problem the economy faces, and that tax increases are the equivalent of economic poison. Any hint by [...]

  I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand it when cats, dogs, squirrels, or other critters come into my yard. It doesn’t help to knock on the window and yell, because they don’t seem to be scared by that. The only way to get them to leave is to shoo them away, which means you have to run outside and look like an idiot.Read more...

Milligan College (Elizabethton, TN) is going to show the film, For the Bible Tells Me So, this Wednesday evening. Here is the news from Andy Olivo, a Milligan Student, who blogs at Fides Quaerens Intellectum, a key player in making this happen. It must have taken some effort, but kudos to Andy and others for pulling it off:Our President and Dean of Students approved our showing of the documentary, and we have four wonderful faculty on board to lead the post movie discussion. We will be showing it at 7pm in Wilson Auditorium on the Milligan College campus this Wednesday, April 23rd.Here is the synopis of the film:Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Thro

One of the great things about life is the ironies that it throws up along the way. No, not the twee unironic ironies that Alanis Morrissette sang about but the full-blooded ones. Rather like, well, George Graham - a man who gave the distinct impression that White Fivers (ask your parents) were still legal tender when [...]

Japan Tells Crocs Maker To Improve Design After Accidents Last Update: 4/18/2008 10:26:10 AM TOKYO (AP)–Japan has instructed the maker of popular Crocs footwear to improve the design after reports that young children wearing the colorful plastic clogs were getting feet caught in escalators, the Trade Ministry said Friday. The ministry issued the warning after receiving 65 complaints about Crocs products [...]

Viet Nam's central bank has told Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) to slow its lending after imposing 30% cap on credit growth for the sector this year in an effort to control inflation at a 12 year high. The Ho Chi Minh City-based ACB, Viet Nam's fifth-largest lender by assets, should adjust its business plan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Parenting is a tough job and raising children is challenging. There is no such University where you can get a degree for this job. No one tells you how tough it is to become a parent. You should learn through trial and error methods to perform this job. Here are ten things why no one tells [...]

Pune, (IANS) Size-zero models have become a rage among young girls and they are starving themselves to be like them, but "Rangeela" star Urmila Matondkar disapproves of this and says staying slim doesn’t necessarily mean being on a starvation diet. The actress says the secret to her much talked about figure is a combination of diet and exercise. "More than staying slim, I aim for a healthy body, I am also thankful to god for good genes. I would advice youngsters not go on starvation diet and spoil their health. They should rather eat healthy and exercise," said Urmila, who was in town to inaugurate a slim instant obesity centre with French technology.She also feels that the Maharashtrian diet keeps her going. "Thankfully, our diet is not very greasy or heavy.

Since 2006, HSM, a multi-national company which organizes annual executive training events, has been using electronic voters at Expomanagement, one of Spain’s most important business management forums. During the most recent edition, held in Madrid on the 23rd and 24th of May, PowerVote provided electronic voters for conferences by Orange and Daemon Quest. Altogether, more than 2,500 conference-goers used PowerVote keypads to participate in discussions on the issues raised. In this interview, Maximiliano Masucci talks about the advantages of the Audience response systemHow do you use this technology?On the one hand, we allow the audience to interact with the speaker. But, along with this, the sponsors can also do a kind of survey or study, using the audience as a sample and finding out t

The Second Nine Months: One Woman Tells the REAL Truth About Becoming a Mom. Finally. (Hardcover)By Vicki Glembocki Buy new: $24.00$16.3228 used and new from $12.36 Customer Rating: First tagged “motherhood” by Susan Thompson [...]

It’s strange really I was posting on a local forum earlier today about the difference between PSN and Xbox Live. The most common complaint about Live is that Microsoft charge for the service when Sony offer the same thing for free. Well this is yet another example of you getting what you pay for. Metal Gear [...]

I read Deadpris’ petition to the ping.sg community leader to ban a blog that has for some time now been dissing the gay community with some amusement. After a tirade against him and stating that she doesn’t tolerate discrimination and that the offending blogger has been using the community to push his anti-homosexuality agenda, she calls on [...]

Sprint To Customer: "Are You Nucking Futs?"Click image for the original image at ConsumeristReader Pam asked Jessica if she could port her landline to her mobile account, prompting the Sprint CSR to respond: "No, are you nucking futz?" Pam wasn't expecting an abusive chat when she visited Sprint's website to research a potential contract extension, but Jessica unexpectedly appeared with advice that wasn't just rude, but also wrong.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans on Friday that an attempt to ban same-sex marriage by changing the state Constitution is a "total waste of time" and promised to oppose such an initiative if it qualifies for the state ballot."I will always be there to fight against that," the governor said yesterday in San Diego at the annual convention of the, the nation's largest gay Republican group, The Log Cabin RepublicansThe Log Cabin Republicans is a group of federated gay and lesbian political organizations that consists of supporters of the Republican Party who advocate for gay and lesbian rights.“It’s a great day for the Republican Party and for all California families,” said Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon. “Gov. Schwarzenegger is a strong Log Cabin ally an

This is post is only for those who very serious to start internet business.If you are having hard times trying to make money online and you don't know how to make your first buck, then this is for you.Well, now is your chance to get your hands on:'From The Darkness To The Lightness' an Internet Marketing Guide by PV Reymond.PV tells you everything he knows about: - How to find and work your niche. - How to manage your time. - How to build your business plan. - How to set up your system. - How to create or have a product. - All the tools you need - How to choose and use them. - How to set up and use your e-mail campaign. - How to get traffic and build your list. - How to write your sales letter and make people buy from you. - How to spy your competitors. - How to get a mentor. -

This is post is only for those who very serious to start internet business.If you are having hard times trying to make money online and you don't know how to make your first buck, then this is for you.Well, now is your chance to get your hands on:'From The Darkness To The Lightness' an Internet Marketing Guide by PV Reymond.PV tells you everything he knows about: - How to find and work your niche. - How to manage your time. - How to build your business plan. - How to set up your system. - How to create or have a product. - All the tools you need - How to choose and use them. - How to set up and use your e-mail campaign. - How to get traffic and build your list. - How to write your sales letter and make people buy from you. - How to spy your competitors. - How to get a mentor. -

You had a fabulous time. Dinner was great. The conversation was interesting and he was engaging. It was cute how nervous he was when he leaned in to kiss you goodnight and how he fumbled with his “can I call you” line. You can’t wait No Tags

Imagine a scenario where you redirect a customer to another bank counter (counter XYZ) where he can get what he wants to do (due to reasons like computer restrictions on your pc and that he did not bring certain documents for verification, etc)…his identification card has been passed to that particular counter (from one end [...]

Medical Career Training is a site that offers more than just careers but also helps on these careers. Like, take for example being a sonography tech or a sonography technician. They define it like by saying that they use equipment to direct sound waves in the area of the patient’s body. They would even [...]

World leaders hoped the efforts of Kofi Annan had been successful in bringing together leaders of Kenya’s two major parties in a coalition government that would unite the nation. However, the proposed coalition is apparently breaking down and Raila Odinga, head of the Orange Democratic Movement, is threatening to withdraw his party from the government [...]

Tragic motorcyclist's mother tells of griefWrexham Leader, UK - Apr 9, 2008Stephen Leslie Taylor, 32, died in a collision on the A550 Welsh Road, Childer Thornton, when his Triumph Daytona motorbike and a Citroen C3 collided at a ...

Kevin Pietersen and other leading England players face potential collision with the ECB over their desire to cash in on the riches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year after Giles Clarke, the board chairman, said that participation would be a risk too far before the 2009 Ashes.Sean Morris, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, accused Clarke of behaving like King Canute in his hardline stance against the competition, reiterated yesterday at the official launch of the new season, which begins at Lord's on Thursday. The inaugural IPL starts eight days later.Speaking in The Times on Saturday, Pietersen described as “ridiculous” the fact that England-contracted players will not be involved and others have approached Morris to find out more about the tourn

A man came to Socrates and asked him for wisdom. Socrates quickly dismissed him, telling him to come back when he really wanted wisdom. This experience repeated itself several times, with the man coming back and asking for wisdom, until Socrates took the man down to a body of water and stuck his head under the water.After holding him under for about 10 seconds Socrates pulls the man back up and asks ‘What do you want?’ To which the man replied, ‘ I want wisdom great teacher.’ Socrates put the mans head under the water again, this time holding him under for 30 seconds. Pulling the man up he asks again, ‘What is it that you want?’ The man once again replies, ‘I want wisdom great teacher.’ Socrates holds him under the water again this time for much longer.The man began strugg

Susan Blond, is a New York publicist and the owner of entertainment and lifestyle publicity agency Susan Blond, Inc.Growing up in New York City, Blond attended the elite High School of Music and Art where she studied painting. Her artistic talents gained broad recognition when she was given a one-person show at Harvard University (1971) while she attended school in Boston.Blond returned home after college and was immediately drawn into the center of the New York art world — and Andy Warhol’s Factory. She and Warhol developed a strong friendship, with Warhol proclaiming that he would make her a star. Blond indeed went on to star in a number of Warhol's movies (namely an infamous scene in “Bad”) as well as “Madam Wangs,” directed by filmmaker Paul Morrissey.Soon after the launch

  How many times have you sat and pondered whether or not it was daylight outside? Unless you spend the better part of your days living underground, chances are that you don’t think about this very often. Sure, when you’re sitting in a cubicle after hours it may cross your mind, but is that enough to justify a watch that solely tells you whether the sun is up or down?Read more...

Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer fired off a terse letter to Yahoo!’s board of directors yesterday threatening to unseat them if they can’t get a deal with the software giant in three weeks. “Our goal in making such a generous offer was to create the basis for a speedy and ultimately friendly transaction,” Ballmer said in yesterday’s [...]

As odd as it seems to say, animated show South Park made a dramatization of what Scientologists actually believe. I thought that this video was just going to be mindlessly making fun of Scientology (who wouldn't like that too?) but was surprised to see that the video and rendition of Scientology that South park creators put forth was oddly accurate from information widely available on the internet....so watch the video and learn what Scientologist actually Believe.added: the second video is more a fictional tale of the end of the world, but funny none the less. Eat it Cruise!

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RECOMMENDED BOOK I recently got a chance to read a very interesting book that tells the full story about subprime and the crazy days of the last real estate boom. The name of the book is “Greed, Fraud & Ignorance: A Subprime Insider’s Look at the Mortgage Collapse” by Richard Bitner, a 14-year veteran of the mortgage industry. For [...]

He has seen them all, whether it is the sexy seductress in Dhoom 2, or the Mughal beauty in Jodhaa Akbar! Yes, we are talking of the man who has managed to play all roles with ease, Hrithik Roshan!After getting praised for his empowering role as the Emperor Akbar in Jodhaa Akbar, the ever-graceful Hrithik [...]

If you enjoy documentary films and have any interest whatsoever in the topic of homophobia in the Christian Church and the enormous toll it takes on countless American families, I highly recommend For the Bible Tells Me So. If you are homosexual or have homosexual children, especially if you are a Christian, it is a must-see.I rented this one after hearing little about it and was pleasantly surprised. I watch many documentaries, and this was a great one. While some atheists may tire of the religious focus (e.g., the director and everyone in the film are unapologetically Christian), the message is worthwhile, and the film serves as a reminder that not all Christians are rabid extremists.One of the key things I took from the film is that Christian teachings about homosexuality being an abomi

If anyone has ever seen an old Western, you probably have seen Harry Carey Jr., with many directed by the legendary John Ford. Born into the movie business, his father was the famous silent screen star Harry Carey. At 87, Harry Carey Jr. is about the only real star that is still around and kicking that was in the John Ford Stock Company. He has appeared in over 150 films and television shows. Some of the more notable Westerns classics through the years he has starred in include Red River, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, The 3 Godfathers, and Rio Grande. From getting in touch with him about the old Alamo movie set at Alamo Village in Bracketville, Texas, I have had several email correspondence sinc

"The NBA has instructed the Mavericks to re-open the team's home locker room to properly credentialed full-time bloggers who were banned earlier this month. Bloggers, including The Dallas Morning News' Tim MacMahon, again will be allowed locker room access when the team returns to American Airlines Center for Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors."[via dallas news]

Last night Floyd Mayweather Jr. alongside other Stars from WWE Wrestling were on CNN’s Larry King Live. Mayweather Jr. with Promoter and Owner Vince McMahon, Big Show, Triple H and Jerhico sat in with King to discuss what fans can expect from this year’s Wrestlemania 24. Mayweather Jr. bragged on Larry King’s program that he made [...]

I stumbled across this video on YouTube from a speech that Barack Obama gave today in Greesoboro, North Carolina, regarding the economy and how John McCain is no better on the economy or internation issues than George W. Bush. This is a bit humorous to me, simply because I cant think of one economic plan that [...]

Doesn’t everyone want a partner who has a great sense of humor? Yes, me too. But well, I didn’t really get that. I realize that probably sounds a little mean to people who haven’t…how shall I put this…experienced my husband’s jokes. It’s not that his jokes are gross, cruel, too political, or anything like that. [...]

Filed under: Cellphones, Features Last month we were contacted by the late Geoffrey Frost’s personal adviser at Motorola; until Frost’s death in 2005, Numair Faraz worked under the Motorola’s former CMO — the man widely regarded as the father of the RAZR. Like many (ourselves included), over the years Numair has become increasingly disenfranchised with [...]

Filed under: Cellphones, Features Last month we were contacted by the late Geoffrey Frost’s personal adviser at Motorola; until Frost’s death in 2005, Numair Faraz worked under the Motorola’s former CMO — the man widely regarded as the father of the RAZR. Like many (ourselves included), over the years Numair has become increasingly disenfranchised with [...]

Filed under: Cellphones, Features Last month we were contacted by the late Geoffrey Frost’s personal adviser at Motorola; until Frost’s death in 2005, Numair Faraz worked under the Motorola’s former CMO — the man widely regarded as the father of the RAZR. Like many (ourselves included), over the years Numair has become increasingly disenfranchised with [...]

I'm always fascinated by kinetic sculptures, which is why I like this clock by painter and sculptor George Rhodes. You tell the hours from the numbered cylinders that're picked up on that wheel, and the minutes from the pointer arm. It strikes the hours when the cylinder rolls down the track and hits a bell. I'd love to see it in action, but since it's a limited edition of 50, costing $4,000 there's not much chance of that. If you do bag one of these 17 pound creations though, it's signed by the artist himself. [George Rhodes via BBGadgets]

Jessica Alba is fuming over gossip blogger Perez Hilton’s claims she is ashamed of her Latin heritage. Hilton has targetted the Mexican-American actress on his website, dubbing her Jessica ‘Don’t call me Latina’ Alba. But the pregnant Sin City actress insists Hilton is picking on her because she wouldn’t have her picture taken with him. Alba says, “It [...]

In Oregon, two lawmakers are planning a statewide ballot initiative to repeal the gay-rights law passed by the 2007 Legislature prohibiting discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation. Senator Gary George is one of the co-sponsor of this ballot initiative and was recently interviewed by Oregon's Gay Newspaper, Just Out. I was so blown away by the Senators statements in

Now before I start let me tell you that I am a big cricket fan, this will help you in understanding the thought behind the article better. There are different categories of cricket fans, some of them are just casual followers of the game, some are followers of those cricket games where they favorite team or players are taking part and some are serious followers of the game and no matter which team or player is playing or where the game is being played. These fans fall under the category of those fans that are very serious about all the aspects of the game and so cricket stats is something that is of very importance to them. For the cricket fan who is not too much involved with thegame, cricket stats may not be of too significance, but this is not so with serious fans of the game. Now cric

Firebrand Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has called on his young Indonesian followers to attack tourists - including Australians - in a fiery sermon.In the talk - given in October last year and captured on video by an Australian PhD student - Bashir urges hisfollowers to "beat up" western tourists, whom he likens to "worms, snakes and maggots"."God willing there are none [tourists] here," he told the young Indonesian audience. "If there were infidels here, just beat them up. Do not tolerate them."Worms, snakes, maggots - those are animals that crawl. Take a look at Bali... those infidel tourists. They are naked."Indonesia News Blog:

Seal and Heidi were never going to survive, unless they got a little crazy Here’s Heidi Klum and husband, Seal, wading their way through a sea of photographers and autograph seekers. Seal allegedly went off on the paps, calling them scum, which of course just caused them to take more pictures. Heidi was silent, [...]

Fergie has told Marie Claire about her methamphetamine days and the paranoia that goes with it. “I had about 20 different conspiracy theories. I painted the windows in my apartment black so they couldn’t see in,” Fergie said, “One day, when I was about 90 pounds, a guy comes up to me. … I’m searching in the [...]

I was wondering what would Wikimedia say about the whole Edison Chen Sex Photo Scandal. Checked and find it is renewed up to date, some realities even have not been revealed so far. Let's take a look at the summary on Wiki: Chen was involved in a major sex scandal in January 2008, when hundreds of [...]

The following was written by a crime victim who experienced something this week that you'd never think would happen!Unfortunately, the criminals are everywhere and they'll go to extreme measures to get what they want!! I want to tell all of you about a horrible experience I had yesterday afternoon... I met a friend at 11:30 at Ilios Noche, a restaurant located on Providence Road near 485 in the Harris Teeter shopping center. As soon as lunch was over, around 12:30, I got in my truck and drove directly home. As I pulled in the driveway, I attempted to use my garage door opener which is always left on the visor but I couldn't find it.I assumed, for the moment, that it had fallen out of the truck and then began looking for my cell phone which I couldn't seem to locate either. Then, it occurre

Photo credit: LA TimesThose of you who do a lot of clicking on listing sites like Redfin and ZipRealty may have come across 3 Magnolia in Ladera Ranch. It's a very nice-looking place with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, and it sold for $1.2 million at the peak in 2005.The recent listing price was $429,000 (obviously, way too low to be a regular sale, even REO), with the following in the description:'Property To Be Sold At Public Auction Event March 15Th At The Pomona Fairplex. List Price Is The Starting Bid For This Home, Subject To A Reserve Price And Lender Confirmation. You May Bid At The Auction, Or Via Live Internet Web Cast, Or Via Absentee Bid ( Written Offer ) Submitted In Advance Of The Auction. No Offers Will Be Accepted Prior To Auction. Homes Open For Inspection From 10Am To 4Pm On Sat

LALATE BREAKING NEWS Ashley Alexandra Dupre WAS ALREADY a “A Girls Gone Wild” Video being Released by Joe Francis Dupre Spent Seven Days on Bus Filmed Same Sex Encounters What a week this must be for Joe Francis.First you get released from jail after a year. And then, you have THE relevation of 2008. While everyone including “Girls Gone Wild” had [...]

Cartoon mocking Christians met ‘publishing’ criteria The student newspaper at the University of Virginia published a cartoon mocking Christians and Christianity after determining it met its own “criteria” but later removed it and has been backpedaling ever since.The illustration – and another previous cartoon – were the subject of an alert from the American Family Association, [...]

A federal judge has ruled that New Jersey cannot limit the interest rates and fees national banks can charge for taxpayer RALs (refund anticipation loans) even though the judge noted that the loans’ APR average 115%. Nope, not a typo, that’s well over 100%. New Jersey law limits interest and fees to 30% [...]

What Current Brain Research Tells Us About Effective Parenting - We now have evidence that during stress, the part of the brain that is in charge of learning and integrating new information goes on hold while the blood supply is diverted to the part of the brain that is in charge of the fight/flight/freeze response. This is why we are so often frustrated by catching our kids repeating the very behavior we so adamantly taught them was inappropriate. More: continued here Other Review: Diaper EZ 8oz Diaper Pail Odor Eliminator Spray/ Use With Any Existing Pail/ in "Baby Berry Blend" (Health and Beauty)

For the Bible Tells Me So, a recent documentary by Daniel Karslake is an interesting beast. Through at least the last twenty minutes, my eyes were wet and my nose was running. And though that’s surely a sign of something that’s emotionally resonant, I’m not without reservation in recommending it. After the obligatory footage of traditional views [...]

Originally posted Friday March 14, 2008 05:00 PM EDTJackass's Steve-O, who is currently hospitalized, poured his heart out to friends in an e-mail Friday – saying that "I did a great deal of damage to my brain" with drugs and "now that they've all worn off, I'm facing the consequences."The star (real name: Stephen Glover), known for outlandish stunts and reckless behavior, revealed in stark terms how he landed in the hospital on a 72-hour psychiatric hold – which he now says has been extended another 14 days."I suppose it is an ironic 'eye for an eye' situation that I am in, coping with the lowest 'lows' that I've ever experienced – as a form of punishment for the emotional distress that I have put my loved ones through with the self-destructive behavior that led me here," he wrote.C

A major argument about fixing the mortgage crisis is the issue of culpability: is the collapse in housing and credit due to speculative borrowers or greedy lenders? When I've asked this question of people who worked in the mortgage business, the answer, somewhat to my surprise, pointed to other brokers who engaged in questionable practices. This is an important distinction, because any government bailout will only be palatable to the American people if borrowers can be portrayed as victims. And that's just what a story in Newsweek does:Over the last six months the public has learned much about the business of subprime lending, the practice that put millions of Americans with low credit scores into homes—which many may soon lose to foreclosure. Richard Bitne

Team Kakashi split up into two groups with Captain Yamato and Sakura forming one group and Naruto with Sai on the other group and the ultimate chase for Sasuke commence. Naruto, exhausted from his previous fight with Orochimaru suddenly falls on the ground. Sai then took Naruto in one corner and decided to take a rest. Outside Orochimaru’s base, Kabuto tried to trick Yamato’s wood bunshin that it is impossible for them to find Sasuke, and that it’s only himself that could lead to Sasuke’s whereabouts. Yamato on the other hand, then comments that he can’t be fooled, but it looks like Kabuto’s just buying some time before he attack Yamato. Going back to Sai and Naruto, the latter finally awakens and Naruto was surprised that Sai actually took care of him. We have then a flashback