Thursday, March 12, 2009
Google Voice
The new Google Voice service juggles several telephone tricks, picking up where Google-acquired GrandCentral left off. Google Voice routes incoming calls to several phones simultaneously, dials numbers from the PC interface, includes web-accessible voicemail, and more. ..: Full Story Here
Monday, March 9, 2009
Life Saving Lunch Lady
A local lunch lady is being hailed as a hero for her work in the school cafeteria. Stacee Ketcher spends a lot of her time in the kitchen at Highland Park Elementary. ..: Full Story Here
Bill Buchanan
How was 24 going to top last week's two-hour White House siege? Could the writers possibly build on what was easily the best episode of the season? ..: Full Story Here
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Danny Gans
Danny Gans, “The Man of Many Voices,” has a new show at Steve Wynn’s latest addition to his empire, the Encore. It’s a wonderful show for young and old alike. ..: Full Story Here
Morehead State
Steve Peterson's only basket sent Morehead State to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 25 years. ..: Full Story Here
Jodi Arias
There are almost 1,000 women housed at the Estrella Jail in Phoenix, Ariz., but only a few have been charged with as serious a crime as 29-year-old Jodi Arias: first-degree murder for the killing of Travis Alexander. ..: Full Story Here
Friday, March 6, 2009
Jessie Logan; Suicide
She had sent nude pictures of herself to a boyfriend. When they broke up, he sent them to other high school girls. ..: Full Story Here
Peter Tork; Rare Cancer
Peter Tork, a former member of 1960s group The Monkees, has a rare form of head and neck cancer, he has revealed. ..: Full Story Here
Brian Bosworth; Busted
Former college football star -- and NFL bust -- Brian Bosworth was pulled over for a DUI last night ... on his Harley! ..: Full Story Here
Monday, February 23, 2009
A.I.G. Needs More
The American International Group, the battered insurance giant that is now effectively majority-owned by the federal government, is in talks to receive more government aid as it prepares to record another giant loss, a person briefed on the talks told DealBook. ..: Full Story Here
Sabrina Pina
The body of a woman found in a ditch has been identified as that of Sabrina Pina, who disappeared from a Houston, Texas department store Saturday. ..: Full Story Here
Fat Tuesday at IHOP
From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., IHOP, also known as the International House of Pancakes, will serve short stacks in exchange for a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network. ..: Full Story Here
Gary Locke
President Obama has settled on former Gov. Gary Locke of Washington state as his top choice for commerce secretary as he tries for a third time to fill a cabinet position that has bedeviled his administration, a White House official said Monday. ..:Full Story Here
Florida Unemployment
Florida unemployment benefits are increasing, as a direct result of the recently passed multi-billion dollar stimulus plan, according to the Associated Press. ..: Full Story Here
John TorTorella
John Tortorella, Jim Schoenfeld and even Mark Messier are being bandied around the web as potential replacements. ..: Full Story Here
Friday, February 20, 2009
Angels in Waiting
Nadya Suleman is the woman who gave birth to the babies and she already had six children before she became pregnant with the octuplets. ..: Full Story Here
Madea Goes to Jail
Perry brings Madea back for the fourth time in his movie series. Madea Goes To Jail is her first appearance since a cameo in Meet the Browns, and a few cameos in Perry's TV series House of Payne. ..: Full Story Here
Laura Patterson
VisionEdge Marketing announced Laura Patterson, cofounder and president of VisionEdge Marketing, has been selected as one of the featured speakers hosting an exclusive session at the acclaimed 2009 RISE Conference. ..: Full Story Here
Rhianna Beating Photos
The entertainment world has been abuzz since Thursday when a photo of a battered-looking Rihanna leaked to the Web. The photo is reported to have been taken by police to record the damage of the alleged assault by Rihanna’s boyfriend, Chris Brown, two weeks ago. ..: Full Story Here
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Chimp Attack
When the famous, and seemingly docile chimpanzee known as Travis mauled a woman in Connecticut earlier this week, the owner, Sandra Herold was astonished. "He didn't have anything but love until this freak accident," ..: Full Story Here
Death Letter
An Ocean Beach man accused of killing his estranged wife last year wrote a letter to authorities explaining his version of how she died, a detective testified yesterday. ..: Full Story Here
Michael Johns, Carly Smithson to Duet
Michael Johns and Carly Smithson will perform a duet tomorrow night during the first results-show telecast of American Idol's season 8 semifinals, Johns confirmed exclusively to EW.com. ..: Full Story Here
Sophie Gokey
Daniel Gorkey is from Milwaukee where he is a music teacher and choir leader for Faith Builders International Ministries. His wife, Sophie, had encouraged him to audition for American Idol. How did Danny Gokey’s wife die? ..: Full Story Here
Danica Patrick Swimsuit Appearances
This past week, FanHouse ran our behind-the-scenes video interview with Danica Patrick as she was between takes at the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue shoot here in New York. ..: Full Story Here
Monday, February 16, 2009
Gasoline Price Declines Siphon Canadian Retail
Plummeting gasoline prices in November pushed Canadian retail sales into their sharpest decline since January 1998 - a month when a massive ice storm knocked out electrical power in much of Eastern Canada.November retail sales fell 2.4% compared to the previous month, largely reflecting a 7.1% decline in the auto sector. ..: Full Story Here
Red Tag Crazy
"It's only one style of clothing that comes up every hour. You never know what you are going to see, never know what you are going to miss," said Ingram. ..: Full Story Here
Elizabeth Mun Death
Elizabeth Mun, a 16-year-old from Wellesley, was found face-down in a partially frozen Andover brook early Sunday morning after leaving an all-night party on foot. She was pronounced dead yesterday afternoon at a Boston hospital. ..: Full Story Here
Texas Fireball
The fireball that streaked across the sky and alarmed numerous Texas residents was likely just a big meteor and not wreckage from colliding satellites, experts said Monday. ..: Full Story Here
James Buchanan
To date he is the only President from Pennsylvania and is the only one never to marry. As president he was a "doughface" (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who battled Stephen A. Douglas for control of the Democratic Party. As Southern states declared their secession in the lead-up to the American Civil War, he held that secession was illegal but that going to war to stop it was also illegal and hence remained inactive. ..: Full Bio Here
Presidential Rankings
Abraham Lincoln comes in first again in C-SPAN's second Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership -- an index that takes the views of 65 presidential historians and ranks the 42 former presidents according to 10 "attributes of leadership." ..: Full Story Here
Dewey Beach
Town Manager Gordon Elliott says the Bartenders' Ball and the Winter Gala have been combined in one event on Feb. 14 to raise money for the town. There will be separate wine, margarita and martini bars, and The Trammps and three other bands will be performing. ..: Full Story Here
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Eastbound and Down HBO Debut
Comedic actor Danny McBride scored two major roles last year in the films Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express. Sunday night, he stars in the new HBO comedy series Eastbound and Down, about a washed-up, foul-mouthed Major League pitcher who takes a job coaching gym at his old middle school. McBride talks to host Jacki Lyden about the series, co-produced by Will Ferrell. ..: Listen Here
Prince Harry Failed Flying Test
Just days after he got into a major controversy over a racist remark against one of his army colleagues, Prince Harry has suffered yet another setback this year by failing in his first flying test. The 24-year-old third-in-line to the British throne has flunked the theory-based flying test at a Royal Air Force base in Lincolnshire only few weeks into his two-year course, the 'News of the World' reported. ..: Full Story Here
Small Soldiers Movie
Alan, son of a toy store owner, tries out some new action figures: The Commando Elite vs. The Gorgonites. What he does not know, is that both sets of toys were designed to move, talk and play back. The Commando Elite’s purpose is to destroy the Gorgonites. ..: Full Review Here
Lump Sum is Not Equity
The approved lump sum included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-- $15,000 for the US citizens and $9,000 for non-US citizens may provide temporary monetary relief for many. However, this is not a cause for celebration let alone thanksgiving. This is yet another piecemeal legislation that fails to address the grave injustices committed against the Filipinos. ..: Full Story Here
Iverson Cuts Hair
He is now wearing his hair short as opposed to the legendary cornrows that are just as synonymous with A.I. as the many tattoos that are all over his 6-foot frame. ..: Full Story / Video Here
Obama Valentine Dinner
You might think with these tough economic times, the First Couple might have had Valentine’s dinner at IHOP or maybe even Denny’s. They could have ordered the Moons Over My Hammy dish in honor of the Republican governor from Florida who endorsed the president’s economic stimulus plan. But there are some days where you just don’t skimp. Valentine’s falls under that category. ..: Full Story Here
Aptera 2e
Steve Fambro is a classic garage entrepreneur. An electrical engineer by training, in 2004 he started to tinker with creating an electric vehicle in his garage. The catalyst, he says, was pure self-interest: he wanted to build an electric car that he could use in California’s commuter lane. Then, in January, 2006, his intellectual curiosity became a business proposition, with the launch of his company, Aptera. ..: Full Story Here
Nate Robinson
After his clinching jump-over dunk of the Superman-themed Dwight Howard in the N.B.A. slam dunk contest on Saturday, Robinson broke into a nifty one-two step. ..: Full Story Here
Power Animals
In the shamanic belief every thing is alive and carries with it power and wisdom. Power animals are an essential component of shamanic practice. They are the helping spirit which add to the power of the shaman and are essential for success in any venture undertaken by the shaman. ..: Full Description Here
Brusy Mountain Prison
As part of Department of Correction efforts to reduce costs, 612 units of a new prison in Morgan County will be left empty, and some parole violators could get shorter sentences. The new 2,400-unit, $155 million Morgan County Correctional Complex will open this summer as the aging Brushy Mountain State Prison is closed. ..: Full Story Here
Emmanuel Lewis Bio
Emmanuel Lewis was born March 9th, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York. The youngest son of Margaret Lewis, a former computer-science professional, Emmanuel attended regular public schools in Brooklyn until his busy acting career took him to Hollywood. ..: Full Bio Here
Idiocracy Movie
Judge is a brilliant satirist, and anyone who thought "Beavis and Butt-Head" was glorifying the stupidity of America's teenagers probably shouldn't bother seeing this. Or maybe you should, since this movie is aimed squarely at all of you. ..: Full Review Here
Chris Brown Apology
“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired,” he said. “I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God’s help, to emerging a better person.” ..: Full Story Here
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