Funny Bunny

who's the best parents - the people or animals?

2009-08-17T12:10:00.000-07:00

Very very Bad Luck

2009-08-14T12:44:00.000-07:00

The Legendary Relationship Between Cats and Dogs

2009-08-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Legendary Relationship Between Cats and Dogs

Nieuws: Trophies Fat Princess bekend

2009-07-30T04:00:00.003-07:00

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

2009-07-30T04:00:00.001-07:00

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"

2009-07-30T03:57:00.003-07:00

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

2009-07-30T03:57:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-30T03:54:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-30T03:53:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-13T11:19:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-13T10:53:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

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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Arturo gatti wife picture

2009-07-13T10:46:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-13T10:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-13T10:41:00.001-07:00

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]

2009-07-13T10:09:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-13T09:52:00.004-07:00

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

2009-07-13T09:52:00.003-07:00

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

2009-07-13T09:52:00.002-07:00

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

2009-07-13T09:52:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-13T09:52:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-02T16:43:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-02T16:41:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

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...

Shaquille O'Neal | Danny Ferry Shaq

2009-07-02T16:33:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-02T16:31:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-01T16:02:00.003-07:00

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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.

Steve Montador

#23 / Defenseman / Boston Bruins

Height: 6-0

Weight: 210

Born: Dec 21, 1979

	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

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

2009-07-01T16:02:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-01T16:00:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-01T15:58:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-01T15:56:00.001-07:00

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...

2009-07-01T15:55:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-01T15:52:00.001-07:00

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...

Karl Malden Dies at 97

2009-07-01T15:48:00.001-07:00

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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No Surprise Here: Michael Jackson Is Not the Biological Father of His Children

2009-06-30T11:35:00.001-07:00

I suppose it’s not any big secret that Michael Jackson isn’t the biological father of his children. That’s because the children are white. It’s something that we all knew but didn’t discuss, and people would throw out comments like, “Well, you know, just because someone has one black parent doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to look black.” And, ya know, maybe that’s true, but it’s pretty much guaranteed that they’re not going look like little Swedish kids either. It was obvious these weren’t his biological kids.

Now Us Weekly claims they’ve found the real father — an LA-based dermatologist named Arnold Klein, who was Debbie Rowe’s boss at one point, and who is white.

“He is the dad,” says a Jackson insider. “He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth.”

I wonder what kind of impact — if any — something like this will have on the custody proceedings.

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Arnold Klein: Biological Father of Michael Jackson's Children

2009-06-30T11:33:00.001-07:00

Michael Jackson used to be married to Debbie Rowe, but neither were the biological parents of the singer's first two children, Michael Jr., 12, and Paris, 11.

Their father is Arnold Klein, Jackson's L.A.-based dermatologist and Rowe's former boss, multiple sources confirm to celebrity gossip magazine Us Weekly.

"He is the dad," says an insider of Arnold Klein, who has not commented. "He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth."

While Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson never confessed to their kids' true lineage, she did admit in 2002 that she carried his children as a "personal favor."

Neither has confirmed that the marriage was ever consummated.

"I said, 'Let me do this. You need to be a dad. You have been so good to me,'" Rowe - who met Jackson when she was a nurse's assistant in the 1980s - has said.

News that Michael Jackson is not the biological father of any of his kids surfaced earlier today. Now we've learned he never legally adopted them either.

Neither Jackson nor Debbie Rowe are the biological parents of Michael Jr. and Paris. Nor is Michael the biological parent of Prince Michael Jackson II.

Jackson never filed legal papers to adopt any of his children. Legal experts say Jackson would be presumed the father but it's not conclusive by any means.

As for why Jackson didn't formally adopt them - some speculate at the time they were born, there was no third party he though would try to claim custody.

Jackson apparently never thought Rowe would mount a custody battle, which wasn't totally absurd, as she actually tried to give up all rights to them once.

However, the music icon's death at the age of 50 last Thursday, along with today's developments, has everyone guessing where the children will end up.

Michael Jackson Jr., Paris Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson (Blanket).

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New York Yankees Acquire Eric Hinske

2009-06-30T11:29:00.001-07:00

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about 2 hours ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Eric Hinske steps to the plate against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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For the second straight season, Eric Hinske took a low-cost deal and yet again he finds himself in the American League East.

2008 Hinske: .247/.333/.465

2009 Hinske: .255/.373/.368

Hinske's ISO is teetering on a career low - something playing in Yankee Stadium should correct soon enough - but his BABIP is also nearing a career high at .333, so expect some trade-off between the two. ZiPS has Hinske worth 1.2 offensive runs all season, which is about five runs less than the Rays pulled from him last season. Presumably Hinske becomes the Yankees super-sub, filling in for Alex Rodriguez at third base, Mark Teixeira at first base, getting a few reps at DH, and some outfield time. He's a nice upgrade, but much like the playing time, the upside will be limited.

The worst news is Cody Ransom's time in the Bronx could be over, ending the purge on replacement level infielders. Neither of the ‘prospects' given up seem to be worth too much. Casey Erickson is a minor league reliever/spot starter with a pretty nice track record, but he's mainly a reliever, and that's not overly valuable. Eric Fryer had one really good season and not much else.

I can't blame the Pirates for flipping Hinske and without getting something sexy in return. He's on a cheap one-year deal without a gaudy first-half to back him up like last year. It's a nice deal for New York, adding about a win alongside A-Rod insurance.

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Yankees Trade for Eric Hinske

2009-06-30T11:28:00.001-07:00

by Tom Fornelli

When the St. Louis Cardinals traded for Mark DeRosa over the weekend, it was basically the start of teams swapping players before the July 31 trade deadline. Traditionally teams wait for one big domino to fall before they start wheeling and dealing, so it's no surprise that the Yankees and Pirates have now worked out a deal amongst themselves.

In Tuesday morning trade, the Yankees acquired Eric Hinske from the Pirates for two minor leaguers.

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Farrah Fawcett's son obtained permission to attend funeral

2009-06-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

Redmond O `Neal may leave jail for three hours to bid farewell to his mother in a ceremony tonight at the Cathedral of Los Angeles

Redmond O `Neal, son of actors Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O` Neal, obtained permission to leave prison today for three hours to attend the funeral of his mother, who died last week.

The religious services were held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Angeles at 2300 GMT.

Fawcett, who was diagnosed with cancer in September 2006, died on June 25 to 62 years of age after prolonged chemical treatment and surgery in the United States and Germany.

Redmond O `Neal, 24, was convicted in 2008 for possession of heroin and methamphetamines, but received the benefit of probation.

However, last September the police began an investigation at the residence of his father, Ryan O `Neal, where he lived, and found methamphetamine, which was sent to prison.

A court authorized to Redmond on Monday, participating in what the Police Department of Los Angeles as "an intensive program of rehabilitation for drug addicts, to leave prison today for three hours and attend the funeral, accompanied at all times by a policeman.

The authorities will allow the couple use their clothes instead of uniforms of the county jail.

Funeral for Farrah Fawcett today in downtown L.A.

2009-06-30T11:20:00.002-07:00

A private funeral Mass will be said this afternoon for actress Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

The "Charlie's Angels" star died Thursday of a rare cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued an ordered that would allow Fawcett's 24-year-old son, Redmond O'Neal, who has been jailed on a pair of drug-related cases, to attend her funeral. O'Neal will be able to wear civilian clothes and will be accompanied by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.

After the funeral, O'Neal will be returned to Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, where he is undergoing what the Sheriff's Department calls an "intense drug rehabilitation program."

-- Ruben Vives

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Melissa Rycroft Is Engaged Again to tye strickland

2009-06-30T11:15:00.001-07:00

From the look of things, the second time is a charm for rejected bachelorette Melissa Rycroft. It’s been quite a year for the reality TV star. After being engaged and then not-so-gracefully dumped on national TV, Melissa went on to place as the third runner-up on Dancing With The Stars and has now scored a job working for Good Morning America. If that’s not lucky enough, we’ve just learned that boyfriend Tye Strickland has proposed!

Last spring, Melissa was frequently spotted around L.A. with new boyfriend Tye Strickland, while she was competing on Dancing With The Stars. He would regularly make appearances at the shows to support her.

Well, as of yesterday, Access Hollywood has learned that Melissa's boyfriend popped the question over the weekend at Dallas restaurant Cretia's. The good news comes just one week after Melissa began her job as a special contributor on Good Morning America, which will include 8-10 pieces throughout the summer.

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Your request is being processed... Picher, Oklahoma: Former Residents Hold Wake For Toxic Town

2009-06-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

Former residents, bought out by the government because their town was deemed so dangerous, gathered in Picher's elementary school to say farewell to a place where kids suffered lead poisoning, where homes built atop underground mines plunged into the Earth and where the local creek coughs up orange water, laced with heavy metals.

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Property Room Review | propertyroom.com

2009-06-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

A website of police auctions online site is www.propertyroom.com. In 1999 the site is founded by former police officers, combines expertise in law enforcement procedure, inventory tracking, logistics, merchandising, marketing and customer service to provide an effective auction solution for law enforcement and municipal surplus agencies. The deals are found on the site and the items sold online are stored around the country in warehouses.

The Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (From 1978 until 1992) Daryl Gates serve on PropertyRoom.com. The website is not scam. Property Room site is well for Steals and Deals. If you can find “Hot merchandise” as in previously stolen goods.This site that collects stolen goods that have been confiscated by police departments all over the country. A smart former police detective decided to make a business out of all these “lost” goods. So, the site makes money and the buyer gets a great deal.

The Property Room web site great deal categories are Men's & Women's Apparel, Automotive, Bicycles, Buy Now Deals, Coins & Currency, Computer, Electronics, Fine Art, Tools, Photography, Jewelry, Watches and Everything Else. So, the website is well for online auctions. Read ABC local news review of propertyroom.com Here.

Jackson's legacy honored at BET Awards

2009-06-29T02:36:00.001-07:00

The BET Awards became the official Michael Jackson TV celebration on Sunday, with joyous tributes to the King of Pop from a New Edition medley of Jackson 5 songs to host Jamie Foxx's tender monologue delivered in that classic red leather zipper jacket and white glove.

"No need to be sad. We want to celebrate this black man," said Foxx, who kicked off the show with a re-enactment of the choreography from Jackson's iconic "Beat It" video in front of the star-studded crowd, on its feet from the start of the show.

Joe Jackson, the singer's father, was on hand to represent the grief-stricken family. "I just wish he could be here to celebrate himself," he said. "Sadly, he's not here, so I'm here to celebrate for him."

Already an affair of major star wattage, the night's show at the Shrine Auditorium was thrown under a white-hot spotlight in the wake of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, adding attendees and guests, doubling the number of media requests, adding an extra half-hour to the telecast and even lengthening the red carpet to accommodate all who wanted to take part.

Backstage, Ciara recounted talking on the phone with her idol and her regrets that she never got to meet him. As she talked, she started to cry. "He meant so much to me," she said through tears.

While Jackson's incredible influence stretched across genres, races and cultures, he had a unique place in the world of black entertainment. His influence is arguably most visible in urban music, seen in stars like Usher who mimic his dance moves, to Ne-Yo, whose music is marked by its Jackson-isms.

But that influence went beyond music: Jackson was black America's biggest star, who broke racial barriers that allowed for so many other superstars to follow.

"Michael Jackson was so important to our world, to our country, to this network," said BET Chairwoman Debra L Lee. "Michael was truly a musical diety."

Producers of the annual awards show - which recognizes the best in music, acting and sports - revamped the show to meet the moment. While Beyonce and T.I. were the leading award nominees with five apiece, giving out trophies was an afterthought: Honoring Jackson was became the show's main focus.

While some performed their own hits, most made sure to incorporate some of the man who influenced them in their performances. A chant of "Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson" was heard while Keri Hilson performed, and Foxx's "Blame It" incorporated some of the Jacksons' dance hit "Blame It On the Boogie."

Throughout the night, Foxx also regularly turned up in some of Jackson's signature looks, like the wide-collar black leather outfit from "Billie Jean."

New Edition, the 1980s teen sensations who were considered that generation's Jackson 5 with their own version of bubble-gum soul, ran through several of the Jackson 5's greatest hits, from "I Want You Back" to "ABC," mirroring their idols right down to the group's original choreography. Ne-Yo sang one of Jackson's most sensual songs, "Lady in my Life."

"He's the man who made it possible for me to be on the stage; I love you and I miss you," he said later.

Ciara sang Jackson's humanitarian anthem, "Heal the World," dressed in a jacket that had Jackson's signature military epaulets.

And winners acknowledged Jackson when they received their awards.

"This is for you, Michael Jackson," said Beyonce, as she held her trophy for best female R&B artist skyward. "I have to thank Michael for being my future and my hero."

"We all know none of us in this in this room wouldn't be here for Michael Jackson," said Lil Wayne, as he picked up his award for best male hip-hop star.

"My heart and prayers go out to the whole Jackson family," said basketball star LeBron James, who won best male athlete.

Not every moment had the stamp of Jackson. Foxx resurrected his "In Living Color" character Wanda and paired it with another cross-dressing classic character, Martin Lawrence's Sheneneh, for a hilarious parody of an "upcoming movie": "Skank Robbers."

Beyonce gave a simultaneously sexy and angelic performance of "Ave Maria"; Ne-Yo brought out some of the hitmaking male R&B acts of the 1980s and 1980s, from Bell Biv Devoe to Guy.

But even without a direct Jackson reference, there was usually a Jackson connection, as all of those artists counted Jackson as an inspiration. And Eddie Levert of the classic R&B group the O'Jays talked about how much he'd miss Jackson even as his group was honored with a lifetime achievement award.

Jackson connections were inescapable: Even the building where the ceremony took place, the Shrine auditorium, was where Jackson's hair and scalp were burned during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in 1984. It was also the location for several of his Grammy and American Music Award performances.

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Remake of "Bodyguard" - Miley Cyrus turns with Hugh Jackman

2009-06-29T02:30:00.001-07:00

As previously reported, met Hugh Jackman (40) and Miley Cyrus (16) recently in a restaurant to discuss a joint project to chat. Play was finally revealed what the two actors then have elaborate. The Disney-Disney star and the "Sexiest Man Alive" will soon begin on the film "Human Security" to work, which is a modern version of the classic "Bodyguard" is. Unlike the original, however, it is understandably not a love relationship between the protagonists enter. Jackman in the role of a hardboiled police slip, a spoiled heiress (Miley Cyrus) must defend, because you threaten someone, they kidnap.

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Jackson Doctor Describes Final Moments To Police

2009-06-29T02:26:00.001-07:00

LOS ANGELES — The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson during the pop star's final moments sat down with investigators for three hours to explain his actions, and his spokeswoman says he is not a suspect.

Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician with a tangled financial and personal history who was hired to accompany Jackson on his planned summer concert tour, reportedly performed CPR until paramedics arrived at Jackson's rented home. The pop star was declared dead later at UCLA Medical Center.

In his interview with police, the doctor "helped identify the circumstances around the death of the pop icon and clarified some inconsistencies," Murray's spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik said in a statement Saturday. "Investigators say the doctor is in no way a suspect and remains a witness to this tragedy."

The statement said Murray has been in Los Angeles since Jackson's death, and plans to stay here until his cooperation is no longer needed.

Police confirmed that they interviewed Murray, adding that he was cooperative and "provided information which will aid the investigation."

The interview took place on a busy day when one of Jackson's lawyers was chosen to represent the family's legal interests and celebrities descended on Los Angeles for a star-studded public celebration of the King of Pop's life at the annual BET awards show.

President Barack Obama has written to Michael Jackson's family expressing condolence, White House adviser David Axelrod said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Obama did not issue a statement following Jackson's death, but the White House has said the president saw the pop star as a spectacular performer whose life had sad and tragic aspects.

L. Londell McMillan, who represented Jackson last year in a breach of contact lawsuit and has advised high-profile clients such as Prince, was picked to help the family by Katherine Jackson, the singer's mother, said a person who requested anonymity because the matter is private.

The legal move came as the Rev. Jesse Jackson revealed that Michael Jackson's family wants a second, private autopsy of the pop superstar because of unanswered questions about how he died.

"It's abnormal," Jesse Jackson said from Chicago a day after visiting the Jackson family. "We don't know what happened. Was he injected and with what? All reasonable doubt should be addressed."

People close to Jackson have said since his death that they were concerned about his use of painkillers. Los Angeles County medical examiners completed their autopsy Friday and said Jackson had taken prescription medication.

Medical officials also said there was no indication of trauma or foul play. An official cause of death could take weeks.

There was no word from the Jackson family on funeral plans. Many of Jackson's relatives have gathered at the family's Encino compound, caring there for Jackson's three children.

It remains unclear who Jackson designated as potential guardians for his children. Those details _ likely contained in the 50-year-old singer's will _ have not been released.

An attorney for Deborah Rowe, the mother of Jackson's two oldest children, issued a statement Saturday asking that the Jackson family "be able to say goodbye to their loved one in peace."

Sisters Janet and La Toya arrived Saturday at the mansion Jackson had been renting and left without addressing reporters. Moving vans also showed up at the Jackson home, leaving about an hour later. There was no indication what they might have taken away.

The Jackson family issued a statement Saturday expressing its grief over the death and thanking his supporters.

"In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words appropriate to this sudden tragedy we all had to encounter," said the statement made through People magazine. "We miss Michael endlessly."

There was no immediate word on whether the second autopsy was being performed right away. Jesse Jackson described the family as grief-stricken.

"They're hurt because they lost a son. But the wound is now being kept open by the mystery and unanswered questions of the cause of death," he said.

Organizers of the annual BET awards show _ which recognizes the best in music, acting and sports _ scrambled to revamp Sunday's show to honor Jackson and his legacy.

Previously announced acts, such as Beyonce and Ne-Yo, hoped to change their planned performances to honor Jackson, said producer Stephen Hill. Other artists who hadn't planned to attend the ceremony, including Usher and Justin Timberlake, tried to catch last-minute flights to Los Angeles to participate.

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Associated Press writers Anthony McCartney; Sophia Tareen in Chicago; Juan A. Lozano in Houston; and Gillian Flaccus, Brooke Donald, Beth Harris and Mike Blood and AP Global Media Services Production Manager Nico Maounis in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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Billy Mays Dead At 50 | Billy Mays Deaths

2009-06-29T02:00:00.001-07:00

You have to wonder if before going to sleep last night, pitchman Billy Mays thought of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon, and said to himself one last time, "but wait, there's more!"

The OxyClean pitchman was found dead this morning in his Tampa home. No foul play is suspected, although the wires are reporting that Mays might have hit his head yesterday when a U.S. Airways flight he was on blew out a tire while landing.

Born William Mays in McKees Rocks, Pa., on July 20, 1958, Mays developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "as seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

After meeting Orange Glo International founder Max Appel at a home show in Pittsburgh in the mid-1990s, Mays was recruited to demonstrate the environmentally friendly line of cleaning products on the St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network.

Commercials and informercials followed, anchored by the high-energy Mays showing how it's done while tossing out kitschy phrases like, "Long live your laundry!"

Recently he's been seen on commercials for a wide variety of products and is featured on the reality TV show "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel, which follows Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs. He's also been seen in ESPN ads.

His ubiquitousness and thumbs-up, in-your-face pitches won Mays plenty of fans. People line up at his personal appearances for autographed color glossies, and strangers stop him in airports to chat about the products.

"I enjoy what I do," Mays told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "I think it shows."

His emphatic gesticulations will be missed.

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What Killed Billy Mays?

2009-06-29T01:58:00.001-07:00

Was Billy Mays killed after something fell on his head during a rough landing on a US Airways flight - or was it the fact that he wasn’t wearing a seat belt that killed him?

So far, there seems to be differing opinions.

The FAA is claiming that Mays was not wearing a seat belt during Flight 1241’s landing, a landing in which passengers clearly should have been belted up. A spokesperson told TMZ: “The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn’t.”

However, Mays did a brief interview with FOX 13 in Tampa after the wild landing, and claimed that something fell on his head, leaving us to wonder if the bonk to his head may have caused his untimely death.

Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa:

“All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.”

I want to let you in on a little secret . . . every time I go out of town and have a guest blogger, a celebrity dies. No joke. I even said to my husband before our trip, “I wonder who is going to die this time?” Geeze, little did I know that Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Billy Mays would all die.

Good thing I don’t plan on going out of town for awhile.

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Farrah Fawcett beats Michael Jackson in the ratings

2009-06-27T10:34:00.001-07:00

With all the press coverage given to Michael Jackson, you'd think a special about his life would trample the ratings of all the other networks. Apparently, that isn't the case as an ABC special about the life of Farrah Fawcett won in the ratings against a similar Michael Jackson retrospective on CBS.

I think it likely helped that Barbara Walters hosted the ABC special (which was a 20/20 special and therefore had more name value than a generic special), whereas the special on Jacko was simply a CBS documentary. I'm still amazed at the rapid turnaround time that the networks can produce specials like these. They have turned it into an art.

It is debatable over who was the bigger name, although both were icons on their time. Jackson seems to be getting more coverage because his death was more of a surprise than Farrah's. Either way, Thursday was a hell of a day.

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Michael Jackson: The 9-1-1 Call

2009-06-27T10:30:00.001-07:00

While the details surrounding his death are still being sought, a transcript from the frantic 9-1-1 call attempting to save Michael Jackson's life has just been released.

In the call placed from Michael's Holmby Hills mansion, the caller says, "He's not breathing!" before continuing to press the operator for assistance.

"We have a gentleman who needs help," the still unidentified caller continued in a desperate manner.

Making sure not to say Jackson's name over the phone, the 9-1-1 caller stated that a 50-year-old male was receiving CPR by his personal doctor, telling, "He's pumping his chest and he's not responding."

Shortly thereafter, Jackson was pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Center. An autopsy is currently underway, with results to be released as available.

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Michael Jackson: Autopsy Announcement Delayed

2009-06-27T10:29:00.001-07:00

As media agencies fight for position outside of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, reporters were put on hold, once more, as the Michael Jackson post-autopsy announcement has been delayed for "an hour to an hour and a half."

Upon receiving the news, the crowd of press agents were told that the Chief Investigator will be delivering the message sometime around 6PM EST.

No further information was made available, with a police spokesperson quickly being barraged with questions from the anxious news outlets.

After a bit of prodding, the police spokesman did, however, say that it would probably be somewhere around 50 days before results from the toxicology reports would be finalized.

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What Will Happen To Jacksons Kids

2009-06-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

They are rarely seen in public, and when they are, it is usually with their faces are usually obscured. It is doubt over who is their biological father is, these are just some of the obstructions facing Michael Jackson’s children.

Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II (more commonly known as Blanket), 7, Who will bring them to adulthood?

Michael Jackson has been the only parent these children have known, and now he’s gone, so despite rumours the King of Pop’s mother, Katherine Jackson, will care for the three children, and Jacksons Manager Frank DiLeo’s comments “The kids are very upset, but they are fine,” Michael Jackson’s kids face a very uncertain future.

One likely claimant will be Debbie Rowe, Jackson’s second wife and the biological mother of Prince Michael and Paris but what about Blanket he was born of an unidentified surrogate mother in Europe.

According to Rowe’s former attorney, Iris Finsilver, Rowe is never gave up parental writes so is still the legal parent of Prince Michael and Paris and can gain custody of them if she chooses, says People.
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During a 2005 custody fight with Jackson, Rowe sought to give up her parental rights, and praised Jackson as a good father. Judge Stephen Lachs, who presided over the hearing, at first agreed to terminate Rowe’s rights, but then changed his mind and returned them to her.

Meanwhile the Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman described Rowe as “inconsolable.” telling People that Katherine Jackson “is the logical choice” to be guardian of the children. “She has all the grandkids and nieces around her,” he said. “But it will be up to the courts. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more proceedings regarding the children.”

Rowe could indeed claim custody in court, though it known if Jackson’s will addresses the custody question, but his wishes would not necessarily prevail in court, say legal analysts.

When dealing with children, the first concern of the court i wWhat’s in the best interest of those children.

Rowe’s contact with the children has been very limited with children looked after by their father, who educated them at home. Jackson took them to museums usually after hours exposed them to books, and limited their exposure to television. But the children did not have contact with other children.

There is no doubt Jackson was a devoted dad even though there wasn’t a regular home as the children travelled the world from the U.S. to India, to Dubai, the one constant in their lives was their father.

Those who have met the children describe them as intelligent and well-behaved who had a strong the bond between father and kids.

Godfather Mark Lester is the children’s religious mentor. Lester told TODAY that he had not yet contacted Jackson’s extended family. He said he was ready to do whatever he is called on to do, but said that he expected that the family will embrace the children.

“I would imagine his mother, sisters, brothers would rally around and care for the children,” Lester said. “The Jackson family is a very large family, and in times of need, families get together and put aside differences.”

The children, Lester added, “are the sweetest, happiest kids that you can imagine. They are not as you would perceive children of a superstar. They’re very bright and very dedicated children. They are three of the most adorable, nice children.”

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Michael Jackson Life Story

2009-06-26T10:53:00.000-07:00

Born August 29, 1958 in Indiana (USA).

His parents were Joe and Katherine Jackson, a crane operator at a factory that was in financial difficulties to maintain their large family, completed by the brothers and sisters Michael: 5 higher than him, Rebbie Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson (also a singer) and Marlon Jackson, and 2 younger: Randy Jackson and Janet Jackson popular.

Joe, who was an amateur musician decided to create the group The Jackson Five with Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael (years later he joined Randy). After a somewhat difficult start this young band won a resounding success by becoming one of the precursors of the phenomenon of teen-themed genres like R & B, soul funk and disco. Among his extensive discography albums and compilations included as "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" (1969), "ABC" (1970), "Third Album" (1970), "Christmas Album" (1970), "Goin 'Back To Indiana "(1971)," Greatest Hits "(1970)," Maybe Tomorrow "(1971)," Lookin 'Through The Windows "(1972)," Skywriter "(1973)," Get It Together "(1973)," Dancing Machine "(1974)," Moving Violation "(1975) and" Joyful Jukebox Music "(1976), all edited by the legendary Motown.

Later came a more mature stage in which it began to be called "The Jacksons" and where they recorded the albums "The Jacksons" (1976), "Goin 'Places" (1977), "Destiny" (1978), "Triumph" (1980 ), "Live" (1981) and "Victory" (1984), which was the last collaboration with his brother Michael.

Although Michael had already done some solo albums such as "Got To Be There" (1971), the soundtrack of the movie "Ben" (1972), "Music And Me" (1973) and "Forever, Michael" (1975) his consecration alone failed to cooperate with the record producer Quincy Jones, for which he recorded the hit album "Off The Wall."

Both returned to work in 1982 at the legendary and monumental "Thriller", to date the best selling album in history (with 32 million copies) and it finally became the king of pop worldwide.

His good run continued with the flagship charity single "We Are the World" (which worked with many stars of the music) and albums such as "Bad" (1987) and "Dangerous" (1991), the latter no longer Quincy Jones collaboration.

In the late 90 and early twenty-first century came following his work "HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I" (1995), "Blood On The Dance Floor" (1997), "Invincible" (2001), the which the last two results were quite discreet. His discography is completed with the compilations "Number Ones" (2003), "The Ultimate Collection" (2004), "The Essential Michael Jackson" (2005), "Visionary - The Video Singles" (2006), "Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition "(2007) and" King of Pop "(2008).

We also made some inroads as an actor in the movie "The Wizard" (1978) or the strange "Moonwalker" (1987), a film that mixes documentary material with video clips and some pieces of fiction in which they played themselves. His life was fraught with great concerts, revolutionary choreography, great and historic video clips and many eccentricities (strange statements, controversial operations that damaged their physical or their marriages with Lisa Marie Presley and Debie Roe (with whom he had two children through insemination articificial) gave plenty to talk about). In recent years the pedophile allegations damaged her image almost irreparable. At an early date was scheduled to begin a new concert tour. He died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50 years as a result of a heart attack. All those who enjoy their music with us to stay with his musical legacy and his enormous talent. With his death, the music lost one of its most important and influential figures of the past 30 years. On this occasion our In Memoriam has been shorter and more concise than usual, because we have seen its history, and there still remain in force in the retinas and ears of a whole generation of artists and their size on over words.

Zoey Zane Killer Back in U.S.

2009-06-26T10:49:00.001-07:00

The killer of Emily Sander, an 18 year-old college student and one time internet porn star “Zoey Zane” was extradited from Mexico back to the United States. Israel Mireles, the man behind the killing will be tried in Wichita, Kanasas, where Sander lived. At first, this was a normal homicide case and only went national when authorities found out the Emily Sander had indeed been exposing herself with nude pictures online.

Mireles is scheduled to appear in court today and will be facing capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. He was first arrested a month after Sander's disappearance with his pregnant 16 year-old girlfriend in Melchor Muzquiz, Mexico.

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Accused Murderer Of Pornstar Zoey Zane, Israel Mireles, Extradited And Charged

2009-06-26T10:48:00.000-07:00

“Israel Mireles was scheduled for his first court appearance Friday in Butler County District Court. Mireles is charged with capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in the death of 18-year-old Emily Sander.”

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Tippy Tom, Homeless New York Man from Opie and Anthony, Died

2009-06-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

Tippy Tom, the 45-year-old homeless man who was made famous from being found on the Opie and Anthony 2001 show Homeless Shopping Spree, has in fact died on May 6th 2009, but the news is just being reported today. He...

Tippy Tom Died 45 year-old

2009-06-26T10:42:00.001-07:00

Keith the Cop, who was responsible for finding many of the bums for the 2001 Homeless Shopping Spree, came across a rare find – a 45 year-old guy named Tippy Tom, who had been on the streets of New York for over 2 decades. Tom is gay and has AIDS.tippy tom died Once during an appearance on the XM Radio show he fell asleep and could not be woken up; Master Po poured water in his ear and ended up reviving him.

Allegedly before his homelessness, Tippy Tom was a health conscious person and a successful businessman (he had a window washing business), and even had a wife and kid. He also had a gambling problem, which may have led to his being on the streets. At one time, Tom was cleaned up and called into the show sober (and sounded really gay), but his sobriety didn't take.

Nowadays, Tom still roams the streets with his legs all black; it's possible he may lose them. Tom's brother had also been trying to get in touch with him to tell him that his mother had died. Opie revealed the news of her death to him at the end of the April 10, 2008 show, by passing a note to him to read. O&A also had fun with Tom when they found out he gets sad at the movie Sophie's Choice, and played the clip where Sophie has to choose which of her children must die, to which Tom got very emotional.

Tippy Tom's shitty underpants were also used by Pat Duffy to make an underpants mustache, similar to Opie's Baby Diaper Mustache Day.

It was reported on June 26, 2009 that Tippy Tom died May 6. RIP.

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Celebs Comments on michael jackson death

2009-06-26T01:07:00.001-07:00

michael jackson's body transported

michael jackson's body is being airlifted to the l.a. county coroner's office -- where an autopsy will be performed tomorrow.

john landis calls the man he sued "tragic"

we just got a statement from john landis -- the man who directed michael jackson for the "thriller" and "black and white" videos. it's somewhat harsh -- not surprising, because landis has an active lawsuit against jackson, claiming the singer stiffed him over profits for the broadway musical of "thriller."

landis says, "i was lucky enough to know and work with michael jackson in his prime. michael was an extraordinary talent and a truly great international star. he had a troubled and complicated life and despite his gifts, remains a tragic figure. my wife deborah and i will always have great affection for him."

liz taylor -- 'too devastated' to comment

tmz has just heard from elizabeth taylor's people who tell us:

"dame elizabeth taylor is too devastated by the passing of her dear friend michael jackson to issue a statement at this time."

taylor, who was a close and dear friend to jackson for several years, was the one who dubbed him the "king of pop."

jackson danced and sang last night

we've learned michael jackson showed no unusual signs of distress -- he was rehearsing his upcoming concert at the staples center in l.a. but, we're told, like other nights of rehearsal, jackson was both hours late and lethargic.

we're told rehearsal went late into the evening. jackson was singing and dancing with the backup dancers and the band. someone who was there says jackson was supposed to show at 7 pm but didn't arrive until 10 and he was "listless." but that was normal, according to people at rehearsal.

right now, some of the cast and crew are at staples, packing up their stuff.

corey feldman -- jackson was my 'idol'

corey feldman -- who was friends with michael jackson when he was a child -- just released the following statement on his website.

"unfortunately michael and i had a falling out on septenmber 10th 2001 and that broken friendship had never been repaired. i have stayed close with his family through the years. as a matter of fact my wife and i attended latoyas birthday thrown by janet 3 weeks ago on susie's actual birthday. michael was supposed to be there and we were supposed to try and talk things out. michael didn't show because he was stuck in rehearsals for his upcoming tour.

i am trembling and shaking at the moment and it is very hard to type. i am filled with tremendous sadness and remorse. all i choose to remember from this point is the good times we shared and what an inspiration he was to me and the rest of the world. nobody will ever be able to do what michael jackson has done in this industry, and he was so close to doing it all again. i am truly, and deeply sorry for all of the heartbroken fans and supporters worldwide. i think i am still in shock. so i must end this now.

as far as our concert on saturday at universal goes. i will not cancel this show it is a very positive first step in implementing a better standard for the touring world and music industry. as michael taught me a long time ago......the show must go on. it will be a hard one to get through. but i will brave it and do the only thing i know how to do.........perform."

michael jackson's autopsy expedited
there will be no waiting around -- we're told michael jackson's autopsy will be performed by the l.a. county coroner tomorrow.

people paying homage to wrong star
people are flocking to michael jackson's star on the hollywood walk of fame. problem is ... it's the wrong michael jackson.

the star for michael jackson -- the singer -- is covered up because of the "bruno" premiere. people are mistaking mj's covered star for the star of longtime l.a. radio personality michael jackson.

michael jackson dies -- celebs go to twitter
since news of michael jackson's death today, celebrity friends and fans have released the following reactions on their twitter accounts:

arnold schwarzenegger: we lost a great entertainer and a pop icon. my thoughts and prayers go out to michael jackson's family, friends and fans.

diddy: michael jackson showed me that you can actually see the beat. he made the music come to life!! he made me believe in magic. i will miss him!

samantha ronson: his music is just as relevant now as it was the day they pressed record, i'm sure it will remain so for generations to come.r.i.p.mr jackson.

dane cook: i'm dedicating my show 2night to michael jackson. thriller got me laid. well... at least thats what i told my friends.

heidi montag: the world has suffered a great loss today michael jackson my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and fans god bless.

ice t: rest in peace mike. people can say what they want but you were 100% original. we will always love , miss & remember your greatness.

john mayer: dazed in the studio. a major strand of our cultural dna has left us. rip mj. i think we'll mourn his loss as well as the loss of ourselves as children listening to thriller on the record player.

ashley tisdale: so sad. saying a prayer for michael jackson.

miley cyrus: michael jackson was my inspiration. love and blessings

ludacris: if it were not for micheal jackson i would not be where or who i am today.his music and legacy will live on forever.prayers to the famr.i.p.

mc hammer: i have no words.. i loved michael jackson.. rip..

kelly rowland: michael you left such a legacy on this earth, have touched so many!!! we thank you for such a driving inspiration in music & our lives!! this has got to be one of the saddest days in music history!! michael rest in peace! we miss you!

star jones: death comes to all. but great achievements build a monument." he is and was the greatest entertainer of all times...peace to you brother.

lindsay lohan: no omg ... sending my love and prayers out to michael and his family ... i feel sick..

marlon wayans: my prayers, my love, my heart goes out to michael jackson and the entire jackson family. i pray so hard for them. i'm crushed! please pray.

pete wentz: prayers and thoughts with michael jackson ... i haven't hope in so long that news isn't true.

kim kardashian: wow i am truly in shock that michael jackson has passed away! i love u jackson family, my prayers are with the whole family!

ashton kutcher: rip sending love and light to family and friend but especially his kids.

shanna moakler: the hard thing about getting older is watching all those who inspired you pass, love to the jackson family..

rachelle lefevre: rest in peace farrah fawcett & michael jackson. condolences to their families.

elton john sings for michael jackson
elton john was in the middle of his annual "white tie and tiara ball" when he was rocked by the news of michael jackson's death.

we're told elton is singing right now at the event and he's dedicated his song "don't let the sun go down on me" to michael.

liz hurley, hugh grant, lily allen, and kelly osbourne were at the party -- however several of the guests left once they heard about the news.

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Janet Jackson On Michael s Death Michael Jackson Dead Janet Jackson Pictures Michael Jackson Sister Janet Jackson Images

2009-06-26T01:02:00.002-07:00

Janet Jackson On Michael s Death Michael Jackson Dead Janet Jackson Pictures Michael Jackson Sister Janet Jackson Images - Michael Jackson was pronounced dead this afternoon (25Jun09) at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after falling into a deep coma, following a cardiac arrest - and his parents and siblings are shellshocked.

Phoenix, a former family publicist and advisor to Jackson's brother Tito tells WENN, "The family is in mourning right now. They are devastated and very hurt.

"The world of entertainment has suffered a great loss, the biggest since the death of Elvis Presley. It hurts me to think that one of the world's great entertainers has passed. I wish that he had been here a lot longer."

Phoenix explains to WENN he has been telling the Jacksons that the 50 year old superstar was gravely ill for some time, and he feared the singer's planned 50 comeback shows in London would kill him.

He says, "I'm a family friend, and, as a family friend, I let Joe (father) and Tito (brother) know my concerns. I just knew in my heart he was not right and I tried telling the family that and it never sunk in.
"Michael put his heart and soul into these shows... but his heart and his physical being just wouldn't hold out.
"This is a terribly sad day."

Janet Jackson gets 'Married' again

2009-06-26T01:02:00.001-07:00

Janet Jackson will reprise her role in Tyler Perry's comedy sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too."

The thesp will again portray a successful author and psychologist who prefers to analyze other's relationship problems rather than deal with her own marriage.

Jackson's the first announced casting for the project other than Perry. Lionsgate announced in March that it had acquired rights to "Why Did I Get Married Too" and "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" with Perry writing, directing and starring in both projects.

"Bad," which features Perry's Madea character, is set for release Sept. 11.

"Why Did I Get Married Too" has been set for release on April 2, the start of next year's Easter weekend. The first pic, based on Perry's stage play, grossed $55 million domestically.

Janet Jackson Says Goodbye To Her Brother

2009-06-26T01:00:00.000-07:00

Michael's sister LaToya Jackson made her way through the chaos of media and fans outside of UCLA Medical Center today after rushing to her brother's side upon news of his hospitalization and subsequent pronouncement of death. It's believed their sister Janet arrived at LAX about an hour ago ... Here's a clip of other friends and family, including La Toya, arriving to pay their last respects at the hospital earlier today: Our condolences to LaToya and to the entire Jackson family.

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'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' Danielle vs The Manzos, part II

2009-06-26T00:58:00.001-07:00

Tonight was the second part of The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, and if you thought Teresa losing her mind at the last supper was something, wait until you hear what Caroline did. Andy starts off by asking Dina about her bitchiness, which she denies by saying she just has real issues. Perhaps its just because I, like most Americans, am not living any sort of Real Housewife lifestyle...but I am willing to trade my real issues for hers. Any day. Please? We also earn that her hairless cat Grandma Wrinkles smells like french fries and that the assistant she interviewed as if she were Mrs. Robinson is actually someone shes known since he was 9. And I think that actually makes it much, much creepier. Andy then asks Danielle if she had a relationship with Don Johnson. She attempts to act demure and says Yes, many years ago. Andy then hits her with...

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Miami Heat acquires Patrick Beverley

2009-06-26T00:50:00.001-07:00

Patrick Beverley's circuitous basketball route may have reached its ultimate destination.

The Miami Heat acquired the former Marshall High star for a future second-round pick and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Lakers, who had picked him in the second round of the NBA draft with the 42nd overall selection.

Beverley, a 6-foot-1-inch guard, has traveled from Chicago to a brief, controversy-filled stint at the University of Arkansas and eventually to the Ukraine before he heard his name called Thursday night.

Beverley averaged 16.7 points per game on 48 percent shooting with BC Dnipro, according to eurobasket.com. He earned 2009 Eurocamp MVP in Treviso, Italy, earlier this month.

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Heat gets guard Patrick Beverley, forward Robert Dozier

2009-06-26T00:48:00.000-07:00

The Heat traded to acquire guard Patrick Beverley from the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Beverley, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound "combo" guard originally from Chicago, left Arkansas after last season, his junior season, to play professionally in Ukraine. There was an academic situation at Arkansas. Beverley was ...

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Cavaliers draft-night player capsules

2009-06-26T00:44:00.000-07:00

Christian Eyenga Round, pick: First, No. 30 Team: DKV Joventut Position: Guard-forward Height, weight: 6-5, 210 Averages: 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals For the record: Eyenga is an athletic player who has been compared to a young Mikael Pietrus, according to ESPN reports. He played on the same European team as Minnesota draftee Ricky Rubio. A good rebounder at both ends of the floor. A very strong defender who is considered raw offensively. According to one Web site, Eyenga, "lacks experience and fundamentals for the NBA." Considered someone who might continue playing in Europe for a few years before coming to the NBA.

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King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009) Has Died

2009-06-26T00:35:00.001-07:00

Pop singer Michael Jackson, the biggest entertainer in our lifetime, has passed away, TMZ reports :(

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back. A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive. We’re told one of the staff members at Jackson’s home called 911.

LaToya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead. Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

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Keep the Jackson family in your prayers… Our condolences go out to his friends/family.

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Michael Jackson ist tot

2009-06-26T00:34:00.001-07:00

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, ist tot!

According to numerous media, including the LA Times and TMZ, Michael Jackson is yesterday evening after a cardiac arrest died.

When the doctors at his home in Los Angeles arrived, they found only Michael Jackson with a cardiac and respiratory arrest before. In just under two Woken wanted his fanatic Michael Jackson comeback tour start. It is now sadly no more, because Michael Jackson is dead Who him again in his white socks in action, you can do so.

Michael Jackson's health woes took center stage

2009-06-26T00:32:00.001-07:00

LOS ANGELES — Over Michael Jackson's chart-topping music career, his health has commanded as much publicity as his hit songs.

Plastic surgery, mysterious hospitalizations and reports of pill popping have long plagued the King of Pop.

The circumstances surrounding Jackson's death Thursday were sketchy, but the pop icon apparently collapsed from cardiac arrest at his rented Bel-Air home.

The reclusive singer was reportedly found unconscious and not breathing. Paramedics performed CPR and rushed him to the hospital _ a six-minute drive away _ where he was pronounced dead.

Jackson's unexpected death at age 50 during a comeback attempt stunned the world despite a history of health problems _ some real and others rumored _ that have been fodder for tabloids and gossip columns speculating wildly about his woes.

In the early 1990s, Jackson's dermatologist revealed the singer had a skin disorder known as vitiligo, which leads to white patches on the skin. Over the years, Jackson underwent numerous plastic surgeries, including a nose job.

Jackson was also widely reported to be addicted to painkillers from pain he developed after he was burned while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984.

During his 2005 molestation trial in which he was acquitted, Jackson appeared gaunt and had recurring back problems he attributed to stress. The trial was interrupted several times by hospital visits. Jackson once even appeared late to court dressed in his pajamas after an emergency room visit.

Last year, a celebrity biographer claimed Jackson suffered from a rare respiratory disease and was in need of a lung transplant _ a claim his publicists have denied.

Chatter about Jackson's health surfaced again last month after his representatives postponed several of his London comeback shows, citing the need for more rehearsal time. A previous attempt by Jackson to relaunch his career was sidetracked amid reports of ill health and court action.

Jackson was in the process of preparing for an epic 50-concert stand in London that had him rehearsing long hours. Jackson was described "very frail," but worked hard, Johnny Caswell, a principal at Centerstaging, where Jackson rehearsed for the concerts, told the Los Angeles Times.

Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s, said that the pressures of emotional, physical, legal, financial and spiritual dysfunction caught up with Jackson.

"It's a toxic mix that nobody can withstand," he said.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. His brother, Jermaine, told a news conference that Jackson was believed to have suffered cardiac arrest, a condition that afflicts 300,000 Americans a year.

"However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother said.

Cardiac arrest strikes without warning. It occurs when the heart's electrical system goes haywire and the heart suddenly stops beating. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.

"In the absence of details, it's hard to know if he had a cardiac arrest or if he stopped breathing," said Dr. Leslie Saxon, chief of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Southern California.

Fewer than 5 percent of those who suffer cardiac arrest survive, according to medical experts.

During cardiac arrest, brain cells die within minutes. It is reversible if a person receives an electric shock to the heart to restore normal heartbeat.

Each minute that passes without restoring normal heart rhythm, the odds of survival decreases by 10 percent.

"There's a huge public health message," said Dr. Clyde Yancy, a heart specialist at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and president of the American Heart Association.

"When someone collapses abruptly, call 911, and if they're not breathing, start CPR," Yancy said.

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Exclusive Statement from Chris Brown Regarding Michael Jackson’s Untimely Death

2009-06-26T00:31:00.000-07:00

It’s no secret that young R&B/pop singer Chris Brown is a huge Michael Jackson fan. And the Virginia based entertainer, who has battled his own form of the media’s scrutiny just as his idol, has released an official statement exclusively to Gossip On This in the wake of the King of Pop’s surprising and untimely death.

Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer. I am devastated by this great loss, and I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy. My prayers are with his family. Michael will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. He’s the greatest… the best ever. No one will ever be better.

Continue reading for a video of Chris Brown performing MJ’s hit song “Thriller” at the 2006 World Music Awards.

Michael Jackson Dead

2009-06-26T00:29:00.000-07:00

Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in LA. Jackson was reported to be in a coma with family members at his bedside. Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home ...

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck: I'll Be Tweeting Right Through Birth

2009-06-25T11:03:00.001-07:00

ET was exclusively with Elisabeth Hasselbeck as she shot a new ad campaign for the Reebok NFL maternity collection -- and "The View" co-host tells ET that she may update fans via Twitter while in the delivery room! "I'll be tweeting, probably, right through birth," the TV personality jokes with ET about her use of the social networking site. Elisabeth, who is the face of the NFL maternity collection, shows off the comfy clothes for expecting moms -- and she dishes about her pregnancy cravings!

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Wimbledon: Michelle Larcher de Brito body and cries

2009-06-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

"I heard screaming Short No. 3 when I played on." 12 Marion Bartoli is relieved. It n'affrontera not the sound barrier by Michelle Larcher de Brito in the 3rd round of Wimbledon. The young Portuguese 16 years was removed by Schiavone. "I wonder how it is voiceless in the end game. In addition, it must lose energy dingue screaming. "

Michelle Larcher de Brito is the second youngest player (after Jennifer Capriati) have won a pro match, without being classified in the WTA in 2007 in Miami when she was only 14 years. It is also the first Portuguese player to beat the top50. Still in 2007, she became the second youngest player (after Vaidisova) wins in the Orange Bowl World Junior Championships informal. This year, at 16, she won two matches at Roland Garros, then one at Wimbledon. Release of the famous school Floridienne Nick Bolletierri (as Sharapva, would wish ...), it is one of the greatest hopes current female tennis player.

It cries scandal

But opponents like the fans and the press have no ears for his strident howls. That's what did it bounce over the net like a ball on the grass in London. The controversy swells as Sharapova and Seles for a few years ago. The other players accused of forcing exprès to destabilize. But the beautiful Portuguese refuted. "I screamed and I still continue. It's part of my game "

Behind the scenes, her famous coach admits that the good is sometimes disrupted by the attacks: "Yesterday she said:" You know Nick, they should perhaps distribute iPods to watch my matches. "Readers mp3 that would be more harmful to the ears of the audience uncomfortable feulements Michelle.

The screams, it should be noted, however, reached a record. While measuring a lawn mower at 92 decibels, the Williams sisters rise to 90 to 93 Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova to 103. But Michelle Larcher de Brito is climbing to ... 110 decibels at Roland Garros. Provided that either Formule1!

Still praying that the circuit does not Francorchamps tennis tournament returns to their facilities. Under penalty of collecting complaints from new residents.

Elena Baltacha targets Dinara Safina showdown

2009-06-25T10:57:00.001-07:00

Elena Baltacha will draw on nine years of Wimbledon experience in her bid to line up a third-round clash with top seed Dinara Safina.

The 25-year-old British number two faces world number 110 Kirsten Flipkens, of Belgium, in second-round action today, with world number one Safina almost certainly awaiting the winner on Saturday.

Baltacha succeeded where nine of her 11 compatriots failed by getting past the first round but this is far from uncharted territory for the Kiev-born former British number one.

She famously beat South African Amanda Coetzer to reach the third round seven years ago and victory tomorrow would be her sixth at the All England Club, going back to her first visit in 2001.

Dinara Safina battles knee problem

2009-06-25T10:57:00.000-07:00

Dinara Safina is hoping a problematic knee will not get in the way of her Wimbledon challenge as she prepares for her second round meeting with Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay later today.

The world number one battled through the pain barrier in her opening win over Lourdes Dominguez Lino having been struck by tendinitis, the same injury which forced Rafael Nadal to withdraw from the men's event.

Safina is aiming to win her first grand slam title, and is keeping her fingers crossed her knee will not deteriorate as the tournament progresses.

"It's been bothering me already since April, since the clay court season," said the Russian.

"In some tournaments I'm playing just on Voltaren (a painkiller) because it's so painful to go on the knee on the serve.

"Since the move to grass, the surface is softer, so I have to push more. But I'm having treatment here so hopefully I can play. It's nothing that's killing me."

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Johnny Carson

2009-06-25T10:47:00.001-07:00

Johnny Carson Nearly five thousand times He came out upon that stage And in entertainment's history He wrote a very unique page. He also "made" many a star And launched some great careers And everyone who was someone Was his guest throughout those years. Some twenty thousand people Sat across him in the "chair" He made them all feel welcome And he really seemed to care. He had his own brand of humor Making funny, what was not An honest, too good Entertainer And what you saw was what you got. Millions of us stayed up late To see what he had up his sleeve And now, that show is "really" over And

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Ed McMahon is dead

2009-06-25T10:42:00.001-07:00

Don't think I ever watched a full episode of the Carson-era Tonight show, even after I was old enough to a) take an interest in talk-shows, and b) stay up late. My impressions of McMahon were actually formed largely from reading some jokes about him in Mad Magazine, where they made fun of him for being a second-fiddle who never says anything memorable. Plus, I remember him from the Dick Clark bloopers show in the '80s.

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Ed McMahon Interviews Kevin Steele & Diana Frerick

2009-06-25T10:40:00.000-07:00

Ed had a radio show called Lifestyles with Ed McMahon and he interviewed up while we were in Universal Studios in Florida! What an honor it was!

Remembering Ed McMahon

2009-06-25T10:37:00.000-07:00

Ed McMahon told a Las Vegas radio station in an interview a few years ago that his tombstone might include the two things he wanted to be remembered for: "Being a great broadcaster and a great Marine."

McMahon, best known as Johnny Carson's big-voiced sidekick, died Tuesday at age 86.

Before his health took a turn for the worse over the past year, he had shared some of his favorite "Tonight Show" memories with the morning crew at KKLZ-FM, 96.3 (Mike O'Brian, Jim Tofte and Charly Kayle).

McMahon told them his top-three favorite replacement guest hosts for Carson were Don Rickles, Bob Newhart and Kermit the Frog.

The best practical joke Carson played on him?

As McMahon was leaving the NBC lot one night in his limo, security stopped him and asked to search the trunk.

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5 Little Know Facts about Ed McMahon

2009-06-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

Ed McMahon always seemed like a great guy with a good sense of humor. He will be missed. These little known facts about the guy put a smile on my face.

From the list, here’s something about "the human laugh track" and Top Second Banana that you may not have known:

Ed always knew he had a voice destined to be heard by the masses—and he started his training early. In 1938, at age15, he became a bingo caller, but that wasn't his only odd job over the years. To put himself through college, the Hollywood heavyweight worked as a pitchman for vegetable slicers on the boardwalk of Atlantic City and hawked pots and pans as a door-to-door salesman.Prior to that, he worked as a carnival barker for three years in Mexico, Maine.

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At Hot News , the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This
privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received
and collected by Hot News and how it is used.

Log Files

Like most standard Web site servers, Hot News use log files. This includes
internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (
ISP ), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the
aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Google's search box

Has been providing search box on this web site (the "search
box") by Google Inc ( "Google"). You acknowledge and agree to apply privacy
policy Google (Located on
http://www.google.ae/privacy.html) for using the "search box" and using the
"search box" Google granted approval to use your personal data in accordance
with the Privacy Policy

Cookies and Web Beacons

Hot News does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences,
record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit,
customize Web page content based on visitors’ browser type or other information
that the visitor sends.

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site.
Our advertising partners include Google Adsense, .

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to
your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on
Hot News. They
automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other
technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) to measure the
effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content
you see.

Hot News has no access to or control over these cookies, once we have given
permission for them to set cookies for advertising.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad
servers or ad networks for more information on their practices and for
instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices.

http://www.google.co.uk/privacy.html privacy
policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other
advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser
options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web
browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy
policy, please feel free to contact us by email at
Aly1881@yahoo.com

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