Nieuws: Trophies Fat Princess bekend

Sinds vandaag is Fat Princess eindelijk verkrijgbaar voor €14,99 in de PlayStation Store en natuurlijk bevat de titel ook Trophies. Fat Princess bevat 21 Trophies, welke vreemd genoeg allemaal bronzen zijn. Alle Trophies van Fat Princess kan je hier bekijken.

In Fat Princess strijden legers van 16 man om een prinses, die gevangen zit de kelder van het kasteel van één van de twee legers. Er komt echter meer bij kijken dan aanvankelijk lijkt, de prinses in kwestie kan namelijk vetgemest worden en in dat geval heb je het grootste deel van je leger nodig om de zwaarlijvige koninklijke weg te dragen. Teamwork tussen de vijf klassen, Warrior, Archer, Mage, Worker en Priest, is essentieel om te winnen.

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Fat Princess Home space arrives tomorrow, Trophy list arrives now

Tomorrow, Fat Princess begins its invading spree. First it'll invade the PlayStation Store, then it'll invade PlayStation Home and then, finally, the game will invade our hearts. The European Home Events space will be decked out with Fat Princess characters and you will be tasked with answering eight questions about the game in order to win slices of cake. Obtaining all eight slices will net you a Princess Throne for your Home apartment.

We're not sure whether this space will be available in the US version of Home too, but don't worry Americans, we've got something for you here, too. The Trophy list for Fat Princess has been handed to us on a crumb-littered silver platter, and you can check out some of the hilarious names the devs have dreamt up right now. Our favorite? "The Cake Is Not A Lie," obviously!

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Boston Police Officer Suspended For Sending E-mail Calling Professor Gates A "Jungle Monkey"

As the story of the arrest of Professor Henry Gates has unfolded, this was bound to happen. Apparently, the Boston Police Department now has their own Mark Fuhrman:

A Boston police officer allegedly sent a mass e-mail using a disgraceful racial slur in referring to Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., prompting the commissioner to move immediately to fire the cop, the Herald has learned.

Officer Justin Barrett, 36, a two-year veteran assigned to District B-3, was placed on administrative leave pending a termination hearing yesterday afternoon. When a supervisor confronted Barrett about the e-mail - in which he called Gates a "jungle monkey" - he admitted to being the author, according to officials.

Police Commissioner Edward Davis immediately stripped the cop of his gun and badge, according to officials. Barrett, who could not immediately be reached, has no prior disciplinary history. Read on...

I've tried to understand the minds of scum like this, but it only ends in excruciating pain -- every time. With all the racist hate being spewed on right wing radio and television, it's no wonder guys like Barrett are worked up to the point where they can no longer control their hatred. I guess this would be another one of those "teachable moments?"

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Justin Barrett, Boston Police Officer, Suspended For Calling Gates A "Jungle Monkey" In E-mail

The fallout from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest continues: the Boston Police Department has suspended an officer named Justin Barrett for using a racial slur in reference to the Harvard professor in an email, the AP reports: After learning of the slur, Commissioner Edward Davis put 36-year-old Justin Barrett on administrative leave pending a termination hearing. A person with knowledge of the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to speak publicly about it, said Barrett, a member of the National Guard, used the racial slur in messages to guardsmen an

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CORPORATE NEWS: Sanofi nears Merial deal

Sanofi-Aventis SA is close to announcing a deal to buy Merck & Co.'s half of a joint venture that makes drugs for animals, according to people familiar with the matter. Analysts and bankers value Merck's 50% stake in the Merial joint venture...

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Deals du Jour

Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) continues to pile cash ahead of the expected Porsche deal, one of the biggest European deals on the horizon. The giant German carmaker’s net cash stood at 12.3 billion euros at the end of June. Meanwhile, two top Porsche executives have left the company, removing further obstacles to a takeover of the firm.

In other M&A related stories reported by Reuters and other media on Thursday:

Britain’s leading institutional investors are considering options to take control of rights issues because they are frustrated by high underwriting fees and deep-discount deals, the Times said, citing one of London’s biggest long-term shareholders.

French drugs group Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay $4 billion to Merck for a 50 percent stake in animal health venture Merial. The group has also agreed a possible wider new joint venture that would combine the Merial business with the similar activities of the pending $41 billion merger of Merck and Schering-Plough Corp.

New York-listed Software firm Patni Computer (PTNI.BO) told Reuters in an interview that it will seek acquisitions in Europe and the Asia-Pacific to help lower its dependence on the U.S market. CFO Surjeet Singh said the company will look at targets in the range of $50-$200 million.

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Anthony Weiner Engaged to Huma Abedin

Anthony Weiner, the annoying whiz-kid congressman who didn't run for mayor this year because he didn't think he'd be able to beat Bloomberg, decided to get married, instead. Sorry, ladies! Huma Abedin is about to become Mrs. Weiner.

Weiner, who knows she is way outside his league, confirmed the engagement on Sunday. Abedin is Hillary Clinton's longtime aide and currently works at the State Department. He proposed last May, just days before he published his editorial about why he would not run for mayor. There were hints! Like: "I believe I have a contribution to make in Congress fighting for New Yorkers. (I'd also like to build a family.)" See, the first bit there is the meaningless spin, and the parenthetical bit is the grain of actual truth.

Good luck to the happy couple! Also, Mr. "Amnesty International and the New York Times hate Israel so much" is marrying a Muslim! Maybe he will be less of an asshole, now?

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Sotomayor hearings: Fellow New Yorker Schumer lauds nominee

Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, who, as a fellow New Yorker, could be expected to be Sonia Sotomayor’s biggest supporter, was indeed passionate as he gave a shortened statement about her suitability for the high court. (Schumer is reserving the rest of his time for later.)

The judge, he said, is “supremely well qualified … smart, thoughtful and judicially modest.”

“But most important,” said Schumer, “Judge Sotomayor bespeaks judicial modestly, something our friends on the right have been clamoring for.”

He suggested that his Republican colleagues should disregard her speeches and statements off the bench (yes, the "wise Latina" raised her head again) and focus on her judicial record.

If they do, said Schumer, they will find that she “puts the rule of law above everything else…. Her record shows she is in the mainstream."

He said, as a judge, Sotomayor ruled for the government in 83% of immigration cases, in 92% of criminal cases. In employment cases, he said, her decisions were split evenly between employers and employees.

“Judge Sotomayor delves thoroughly into the facts of each case …. She rolls up her sleeves, applies the laws to the fact and come to a conclusion.”

In one case, Schumer said, Sotomayor upheld the right of a white police officer to make racist remarks. She upheld the 1st Amendment right of a prisoner to wear religious beads under his uniform.

“She adheres to the text of statutes,” he said, and she has ruled against “so-called sympathetic defendants.”

Added Schumer, “If the No. 1 standard that conservatives apply is modesty and humility, not activism on the Supreme Court, they should vote unanimously for Judge Sotomayor.”

-- Robin Abcarian

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Meredith Whitney Bullish on Goldman

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks traded modestly higher Monday morning as investors were cautiously optimistic ahead of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector.

Investors had been cautious as they prepare for earnings reports this week, including from some of the nation’s largest financial firms. Banks have been among the hardest hit companies since the recession began in late 2007 as investment and loan losses piled up.

Financials were getting a boost after banking analyst Meredith Whitney said on CNBC that she was upgrading her view on Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which has long been considered the strongest bank amid the economic downturn. She also noted Bank of America, one of the hardest hit by mounting loan losses, could provide value for investors.

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Citigroup Inc. are all scheduled to report second-quarter results this week.

“People are focused on sectors battered the most to see if there is any bounceback,” said Dan Deighan, founder of Deighan Financial Advisors in Melbourne, Fla. Financial firms and retail companies will probably be the most closely watched sectors as earnings reports are released, Deighan said.

Commercial finance lender CIT Group Inc., meanwhile, said late Sunday it is talking with regulators about ways to improve its short-term liquidity as recent losses may jeopardize its compliance with capital requirements.

In early morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 18.29, or 0.2 percent, to 8,164.81. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 1.46, or 0.2 percent, to 880.59, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 7.63, or 0.4 percent, at 1,748.40.

Earnings reports are expected from major companies in non-financial industries as well this week, including Dow Jones industrial average components Johnson & Johnson, International Business Machines Corp. and General Electric Co. and technology bellwethers Intel Corp. and Google Inc.

The earnings results will give investors a chance to see if there was any meaningful economic improvement during the second quarter. But second-quarter results aren’t expected to be stellar, so investors will instead focus on executives’ “optimism or pessimism moving forward,” Deighan said. Stocks rallied in the spring amid hope of an eventual recovery in late 2009. Investors want evidence that timetable will be met and corporate outlooks could provide it.

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New York Post Reports

Boxing champ Arturo Gatti's wife was arrested yesterday by Brazilian cops who suspect she strangled him with her purse strap, as people close to the slain fighter said they had long feared that either "he was going to kill her or she was going to kill him."

Gatti's wife, Amanda Carina Barbosa Rodrigues, 23, was being held yesterday because the Brazilian native can't explain how she didn't realize for nearly 10 hours that he was dead in a beach-resort apartment where they were staying with their 1-year-old son.

She is expected to be charged with his murder. A police spokeswoman told Reuters: "She [Rodrigues] is the only suspect."

Police said they believe that Gatti - who was found dead early Saturday - was strangled with a handbag strap, and that the granite-jawed boxer also suffered a head injury.

The bloody strap was found in the apartment at the Porto de Galinhas resort.

Gatti, 37, reportedly was drunk and arguing with his wife Friday night at a resort bar.

Gatti's friends yesterday were mourning his murder - and were not surprised to hear that Rodrigues might be involved. The former junior-welterweight champ and his wife were extremely jealous and often squabbled when out socially and drinking in New York, Montreal and Brazil, sources told The Post.

From the beginning of their relationship, his friends, family and boxing advisers warned that she was young, immature and gunning for the millions he had earned in the ring, sources said.

One source said that their disputes were sometimes violent and that she did not hesitate to physically attack him. He told people close to him that she threw a lamp at him last month in Montreal, where they moved after living in Weehawken, NJ.

"The feeling was that either he was going to kill her or she was going to kill him," the source said.

Gatti's family, who sources said were not the least bit shocked by Rodrigues' arrest, learned of the murder while attending his sister Anna's wedding in Florida.

"A lot of people in his inner circle felt that this wasn't the right girl for him," said Carl Moretti, VP of the boxing promotional company Top Rank Inc.

Perez Hilton Hits Arturo Gatti While He's Down

Police say that boxer Arturo Gatti, who was found dead last weekend, was strangled in his sleep by his 23 year-old ex-stripper wife. As if that wasn't unpleasant enough, Perez Hilton put up some other dude's picture on Gatti's "R.I.P." post.

The straight news: Gatti, who had taken more blows to the head than any human ever should, was vacationing in Brazil with his wife, Amanda Carine Barbosa Rodrigues. Their relationship was known to be violent. It did not end well. Cops say she strangled Gatti to death with her purse strap, which was found covered in his blood. Her alibi was not so great:

Rodrigues could not explain how she had spent nearly 10hours in the room without noticing that Gatti was dead, authorities said.

Uh huh. The final indignity: not only did Perez Hilton (a boxer himself!) run the wrong guy's picture as Gatti to memorialize him—he ran a picture of Alfonso Gomez, a guy who beat Gatti. Ouch. Perez's heartfelt words upon learning of Gatti's passing: "Major bummer!"

We know that Arturo's family appreciates that, Perez. For future reference, though, here's another photo from the very same set of Getty pictures from the Gatti-Gomez fight that you pulled your wrong photo from. The secret to identifying which one is Gatti: He's the one in the "GATTI" trunks. Don't say we never gave you any worthwhile tips! [NYDN, True/Slant. Fight pic: Getty]

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Boxer Arturo Gatti’s Wife Being Held for Murder

After former NFL superstar Steve McNair was murdered by his girlfriend earlier this month, another sports icon might have been killed by a woman he loved.

Arturo Gatti, 37, a world famous boxer who retired in 2007, was found dead Saturday in his Rio de Janeiro vacation home. Now, authorities are holding his wife, Amada Rodrigues, 23, as the prime and only suspect. They believe she choked him to death with her purse strap, according to the Associated Press.

Rodrigues was the first person to find her dead husband but was then detained after police found several inconsistencies in her interrogation, according to ESPN. She said that she and Gatti had been in a minor altercation but then there was a mysterious 10 hour window between that and when she reported him dead. Several blood stains were found around the room and their 1-year-old son was unharmed.

The Canadian boxer was a fan favorite over his 16 year career, winning two championships and being in several major bouts that were epitomized by fast paced action. In 1995 he won the IBF junior lightweight title and in 2004 he won the WBC junior welterweight title. He retired in 2007 after losing a few fights in a row, including one to Alfonso Gomez, who became a star on the former TV show “The Contender.”

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Top 10 Best Places To Live In The US [Suburbia]

If your priorities are in line with that of Money magazine and are looking to move, you'll be glad to know that they have once again put together a list of the best places to call home in all of these United States. This year, Money set out to find "small towns across the country-those with populations of 8,500 to 50,000-where jobs are available, crime is low, schools are top-notch and housing is affordable." Sounds dreamy. The top 10 inside.

Money's Top 10 Best Places To Live In the US:

• Louisville, Colorado
• Chanhassen, MN
• Papillion, NE
• Middleton, WI
• Milton, MA
• Warren, NJ
• Keller, TX
• Peachtree City, Georgia
• Lake St. Louis, MO
• Mukilteo, WA

And for those shallow readers out there who are just looking for a rich single person to glom onto, check out Money's slide show of the best places to find rich singles.

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Louisville, CO Named Money Magazine's Best Place to Live

When I saw Louisville, I was a little surprised, until I realized that the #1 place in Money magazine's Best Places to Live 2009 was Louisville, CO, a small city northwest of Denver. Best Places to Live is an annual "event" done by Money magazine.

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Money Magazine best places to live 2009

Two years ago Chaska was No. 8 on Money Magazine’s list of best places to live in the country. The ranking resulted in two years of vigorous bragging by Chaska residents and officials.

Now, in the latest list, Chaska has dropped to No. 20, only to be smoked by … Chanhassen?

Chanhassen is No. 2 on Money’s list for cities with populations of 8,500 to 50,000.

Money Magazine gave Chan props for lower than average unemployment, dropping property taxes, its triple-A bond rating and its multitude of parks. One resident notes that “There’s a genuine small-town feel” to the city.

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Obama Picks Some Non-Sanjay Gupta Person For Surgeon General | dr. regina benjamin

The world will always remember the day when the Obama presidency began its tragic downward spiral: the day that Dr. Sanjay Gupta, television’s handsomest authority on thyroid pills, decided that he wanted to “spend more time with his family” rather than Serve the Nation as surgeon general. Since then, Obama has been helplessly casting about looking for America’s Doctor and finding nothing but a swarm of venal insurance industry whores in white coats.

Until today! He announced that Dr. Regina Benjamin, in spite of a rather embarrassing lack of television shows, would be the new surgeon general. Dr. Benjamin is from Alabama, where the number one prescribed therapy for most ailments is “night crawlers.” She will be awesome!

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Obama picks Regina Benjamin as surgeon general

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Alabama family doctor who twice resurrected her clinic in a rural Alabama fishing village after it was devastated by hurricanes will be nominated to be the new U.S. surgeon general, an administration official said on Monday.

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Alabamian Regina Benjamin Nominated for Surgeon General | dr. regina benjamin

Another Alabamian has been tapped by President Obama for service in Washington. Dr. Regina Benjamin will be nominated for U.S. Surgeon General, according to the Associated Press this morning.

From AP:

Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” But she made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere.

Time magazine name Dr. Benjamin one of “50 future leaders of the country age 40 and under” in a Dec. 5, 1994 cover story (pictured). CBS This Morning named her “Woman of the Year” for 1996.

Here is a biography of Dr. Benjamin prepared in August 2006 at the time of her induction into the Alabama Academy of Honor.

Alabamian Robert Gibbs, an Auburn native, serves as Obama’s press secretary.

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Judge Rescinds Lori Drew Conviction | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | mike myers

A federal judge has set aside last fall’s convictions of Lori Drew on misdemeanor criminal charges arising from the cyberbullying and resulting suicide of Missouri teenager Megan Meier. Given the awful consequences of the nasty hoax against Meier, it is hard to exactly celebrate. But I did sign an amicus brief arguing that the prosecution stretched the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act well beyond acceptable boundaries, setting an alarming precedent. Apparently that’s exactly what the judge ruled (a written decision is expected next week). As I did before when I wrote about this, I will just quote Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes:

Great cases, like hard cases, make bad law. For great cases are called great, not by reason of their real importance in shaping the law of the future, but because of some accident of immediate overwhelming interest which appeals to the feelings and distorts the judgment. These immediate interests exercise a kind of hydraulic pressure which makes what previously was clear seem doubtful, and before which even well settled principles of law will bend. Northern Securities Co. v. United States, 193 U.S. 197 (1904) (Holmes, J., dissenting).

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Shane Victorino wins Lou Gehrig Award

Maui-born outfielder Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies will be presented the Lou Gehrig Award Saturday at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia when they play the New York Mets.

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Debbie Rowe Wants Custody: May Fight Katherine Jackson for Kids

Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Michael Jackson's eldest two children, has announced that she wants custody of the kids but is still not sure she will put up a fight. Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson's mother, has temporary custody and a hearing is tentatively...

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Shaquille O'Neal | Danny Ferry Shaq

Cleveland Cavaliers' General Manager Danny Ferry left laughs as new Cavaliers member Shaquille O'Neal holds a photo of the two in a game during an introductory press conference at the Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence Ohio Thursday July 2...

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Danny Ferry Photo Draws Laughs at Shaq Press Conference

Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry shared a laugh with new Cavs center Shaquille O'Neal over an embarrassing photo from a game the two played against each other years ago.

During the press conference, O'Neal held up a photo that shows Ferry bending over holding a basketball with Shaquille right behind him in what could be interpreted to be an overly intimate pose.

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Steve Montador Signs With Buffalo Sabres

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The Buffalo Sabres addressed a huge need by signing free agent Defenseman Steve Montador to a two-year contract. The signing is being reported as a two-year $3.1 million contract which is reasonable for a player that will fill a huge need for the Sabres.

Montador is a player that is not afraid to get dirty in the corners and plays a physical style of hockey. He will provide some toughness along with Craig Rivet on the Sabres blue line. He is a decent skater and like Rivet he can contribute some in the offensive zone.

He will probably play on the Sabres bottom pairing as a number five defenseman and he should flourish in that role.

The Sabres and GM Darcy Regier have stated that they need to get tougher and this move proves that they are serious.

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Steve Montador

#23 / Defenseman / Boston Bruins

Height: 6-0

Weight: 210

Born: Dec 21, 1979

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	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Steve Montador	78	4	17	21	17	143	0	0	0	0	117	3.4

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Montador played for both Anaheim and Boston last season and plays a physical style on the blue line. His stats are pretty impressive for a guy that will figure to be a 4-6 defenseman.

I'll have much more on this signing tonight as well as a full day one free agency recap. Stay tuned to Die by the Blade for more Sabres news throughout the day.

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Montador is the Newest Sabre

By Chris

Wow. GMDR actually did something productive today.

The Sabres have signed defenseman Steve Montador to a two-year contract, reportedly worth $3.1 million.

A right-handed shot, the 29-year-old is 6-0, 205 pounds and is coming off a great season with Anaheim and Boston. In 78 games, he had four goals and 21 points with a +17 rating.

His 143 penalty minutes would rank him first on last year’s Sabres team. Next in line was captain Craig Rivet with 125 PIM.

They each received five minutes in the sin bin for this tussle in February:

Montador’s averaged 13:45 a night in his career so he’ll figure to be a five or six in Buffalo. And that’s fine. The Sabres need some grit and toughness and Montador provides that. He’s like signing McKee but he’s more willing to drop the gloves and has a lot less mileage. Bottom line: A good signing.

Currently the Sabres have Rivet, Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder, Nathan Paetsch and Chris Butler under contract for the 2009-10 season.

The club qualified restricted free agent Andrej Sekera on Monday. They also have Mike Weber waiting in the wings and 2008 first round pick Tyler Myers on deck as well.

Expect one of those players to be traded in the near future (most likely Lydman or Tallinder). This also looks like the end of Jaroslav Spacek’s tenure as a Sabre. The unrestricted free agent has signed a three year contract with Montreal worth $11.5 million.

It looks like Sekera will have an increased role. Balls.

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Michael Jackson Public Viewing at Neverland Ranch

Michael Jackson fans will have the opportunity to pay their respects at a public viewing at Neverland Ranch on Friday.

Jackson’s body will be taken to his former home via a 30-car motorcade from Los Angeles at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning.

A private memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, although the question of where Jackson will be buried remains unanswered.

Colony Capital, LLC, - the current owners of the ranch, released a letter to the residents of Santa Barbara, warning them of a “global drama of epic proportion,” when fans descend on the area.

View “An Open Letter to the Santa Barbara Community From Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.”

Neverland Ranch was Jackson’s home for nearly two decades.

View Neverland Ranch pictures.

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Neverland Ranch Funeral Service For Michael Jackson Nixed

The Jackson family was unable to obtain the clearance for holding a funeral service for Michael Jackson on his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara. Unable to file for a residential exemption required for a burial on private property, the famous clan will have to bury the famous pop star...

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Actor-Singer Harve Presnell Dead at 75

Harve Presnell died on Tuesday after a long fight with cancer. According to his agent, Gregg Klein, the Golden Globe winning actor and singer spent his last days at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California before succumbing to pancreatic cancer. Presnell, who first got his start on Broadway due to his “booming baritone”, was perhaps most well known for his acting in the Coen Brothers‘ 1996 success, Fargo. In it Presnell played the father-in-law of lead character William H. Macy.

However, it was his time spent on Broadway that his biggest fans remember him best from. While on Broadway he was featured in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Annie as well as Gone With the Wind and a few others. In 1965 he won the Golden Globe for the “Most Promising Male Newcomer”.

In recent years he made appearances in The Legend of Bagger Vance, Saving Private Ryan, and Old School.

He will be missed.

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Pensguins Sign Mike Rupp... Speculation Running Wild...

The Penguins have inked free agent forward Mike Rupp, formerly of the New Jersey Devils. Here is the official release... The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Rupp to a two-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Rupp, 29, played 72 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, collecting nine poin...

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Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson says she's MJ's Secret Wife

Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson is claiming that she is Michael Jackson's secret wife and is demanding all of his property, money and assets. Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson, who describes herself as a 'black Jew born in Britain' also wants his body to be returned...

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Karl Malden Dies at 97

Academy Award winner Karl Malden has passed away. The veteran actor was 97. Malden died of natural causes in his home in Brentwood surrounded by his family.

Born Mladen George Sekulovich in Chicago, IL and raised in Gary, IN, Malden began his acting career at the Goodman Theater Dramatic School. He made his feature film debut in 1940 in ‘They Knew What They Wanted,’ which starred Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard.

11 years and 8 films later, Malden received his first Oscar nomination for his turn as Harold ‘Mitch’ Mitchell in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ Malden won the Oscar for that film for Best Supporting Actor. He would receive a second nomination three years later for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ‘On the Waterfront.’

In 1971, Malden would accept the Academy Award for Best Director on behalf of Franklin J. Schaffner who won the award for ‘Patton.’ Malden was featured in ‘Patton’ as General Omar N. Bradley.

Malden went on to receive nominations three times for a Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture Actor in a Drama for 1956’s ‘Baby Doll,’ Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical or Comedy for 1962’s ‘Gypsy,’ and Best TV Actor in a Drama for “The Streets of San Francisco.” Along with that nominations, Karl Malden also received four consecutive Emmy nominations for his role in “The Streets of San Francisco.” The Emmy would finally come to him in 1985 for his role in the made-for-TV drama ‘Fatal Vision.’

In 2004, Malden received the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actor’s Guild. Malden’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame can be found at 6231 Hollywood Blvd.

Karl Malden, in 1938, married Mona Greenberg. The two were married up until the time of his death, making their marriage one of the longest in Hollywood history. The Maldens have two daughters, Mila and Carla. Karl and Carla co-wrote his autobiography, When Do I Start?, published in 1997.

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