Bob Bowersox is reportedly leaving QVC. Bob Bowersox is sadly leaving QVC, reportedly telling QVC fans he’s calling it quits. Bowersox announced his depature on air this weekend.
QVC Forum comments describe Bowersox’s exit:
One poster wrote:
“On the pre-recorded presentation of Bob, he seemed very sad. He actually seemed like he was trying his best not to cry. Bob said that he was persuing other avenues in life”
Another poster said:
“I missed his farwell message but at least the Q gave him the opporunity to speak to the audience about his quick departure (unlike DK.)”
Bowersox’s bio on QVC includes the following:
“Bowersox joined QVC in November 1986, appearing on QVC’s first broadcast. His program host duties include presenting product information, conducting demonstrations, and interacting with on–air guests, celebrities, and viewers. Bob brings his vast knowledge of electronics, entertainment, journalism, photography, and the arts to QVC programs such as Electronics Today, Picture Perfect®, The Computer Shop, Pilates Home Studio, Beyond Wine, and SELECT COMFORT® Sleep Solutions. But what he’s most known for, among QVC viewers, is his association with the cooking category.”
Bob’s shows included In The Kitchen With Bob®, a show he hosted for 11 years. Before that, Bob was a recording artist with Columbia Records.
“Returning to his home in Delaware after a two–year stint in New York, Bob launched a second career by opening The Crepe Chalet restaurant, which became an instant hit. He attended the University of Delaware, earning his second degree in Journalism. Upon completing his studies, he co–founded, published, and edited Fine Times Magazine, a pop music publication for the Delaware/Philadelphia region. Within a year, it became the number one regional lifestyle magazine.”
Fans reaction today is sadness across the QVC Forum .
“Bob is/was a staple on QVC. If you did not like him you should have switched channels, there are buttons. You are a very negative/down person. I have watched Bob for over 20 years, thru ups and downs and still like him very much. I wish him well and we will see him other places.”
http://news.lalate.com/2008/12/21/bob-bowersox-qvc-leaving/
Sunday 21 December 2008
Saturday 13 December 2008
parvathy omanakuttan
Johannesburg, Dec 13: India’s Parvathy Omanakuttan, the confident beauty from Kerala, became the first runner up at the Miss World contest. The gala event saw the victory of the beauty in blue - Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova. Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott took the third spot.
The show was a grand affair where international beauties set the stage afire with lively African music setting the mood. The gowns were fabulous, the wit tickling, and the beauties simply ethereal. In the semi final round that had fifteen finalists, the enthusiasm was enormous. However, the five finalists who stepped out for the question round had a peculiar similarity. Three were in angelic silver-white gowns, while Miss Russia stood out in an electric blue ensemble. The fiery South African beauty was in a red-orange flowing gown. The two runner ups were incidentally from the angelic-white trio.
The five finalists were asked what quality they thought qualified them for the Miss World crown. Miss Russia replied seriously, “I want to help people, and if I win the crown I will be able to do it better.” The answer was from the heart, and won over the jury.
However, the wittiest was Miss South Africa, with her – Look at what I am able to do as Miss South Africa, imagine what would be the result if I am Miss World! Fiery inside-out!
India's Parvathy, who had won the Miss femina contest in April this year, said: "In India and South Africa people are warm and warm-hearted. I felt at home in Johannesburg."
"Presence of two great leaders Mahatma Gandhi (India) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa) have influenced millions of people in both the countries," she said.
Asked About her experience in the beauty pageant, the 5 feet 9 inches tall dusky beauty said: "It is a great journey for me."
South Africa, who hosted the event for the sixth time, became the country that has held more Miss World pageants than any other. The event was broadcast to millions of viewers in 187 countries.
Beauties from 109 countries were whittled down to 15 semi-finalists with India, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Angola and South Africa named the five finalists as the audience willed their favourite to go forward.
The 21-year-old Parvathy, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, narrowly missed out on joining five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title.http://www.zeenews.com/entertainment/fashion/2008-12-13/490836news.html
The show was a grand affair where international beauties set the stage afire with lively African music setting the mood. The gowns were fabulous, the wit tickling, and the beauties simply ethereal. In the semi final round that had fifteen finalists, the enthusiasm was enormous. However, the five finalists who stepped out for the question round had a peculiar similarity. Three were in angelic silver-white gowns, while Miss Russia stood out in an electric blue ensemble. The fiery South African beauty was in a red-orange flowing gown. The two runner ups were incidentally from the angelic-white trio.
The show was a grand affair where international beauties set the stage afire with lively African music setting the mood. The gowns were fabulous, the wit tickling, and the beauties simply ethereal. In the semi final round that had fifteen finalists, the enthusiasm was enormous. However, the five finalists who stepped out for the question round had a peculiar similarity. Three were in angelic silver-white gowns, while Miss Russia stood out in an electric blue ensemble. The fiery South African beauty was in a red-orange flowing gown. The two runner ups were incidentally from the angelic-white trio.The five finalists were asked what quality they thought qualified them for the Miss World crown. Miss Russia replied seriously, “I want to help people, and if I win the crown I will be able to do it better.” The answer was from the heart, and won over the jury.
However, the wittiest was Miss South Africa, with her – Look at what I am able to do as Miss South Africa, imagine what would be the result if I am Miss World! Fiery inside-out!
India's Parvathy, who had won the Miss femina contest in April this year, said: "In India and South Africa people are warm and warm-hearted. I felt at home in Johannesburg."
"Presence of two great leaders Mahatma Gandhi (India) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa) have influenced millions of people in both the countries," she said.
Asked About her experience in the beauty pageant, the 5 feet 9 inches tall dusky beauty said: "It is a great journey for me."
South Africa, who hosted the event for the sixth time, became the country that has held more Miss World pageants than any other. The event was broadcast to millions of viewers in 187 countries.
Beauties from 109 countries were whittled down to 15 semi-finalists with India, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Angola and South Africa named the five finalists as the audience willed their favourite to go forward.
The 21-year-old Parvathy, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, narrowly missed out on joining five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title.http://www.zeenews.com/entertainment/fashion/2008-12-13/490836news.html
One Dollar Diet Project
Times are tough. Money is tight. There is little margin in the budget.
Like most of us in this troubled economy looking to find ways to save money, Social Justice teachers Christopher Greenslate and Kerri Leonard started their One Dollar Diet Project as an experiment in the possibility of saving money.
Although three billon people (or half the world's population) live on less than $2.50 a day, attempting to eat on one dollar a day is no small challenge considering the average American living in the land of plenty traditionally spends far more than $2.50 on food alone in one day.
Starting on September 1, 2008, Greenslate and Leonard chronicled the One Dollar Diet Project in the onedollardietproject.com blog featuring a food cost index, food log, sample recipes and the daily experience and challenge of the One Dollar Diet Project. The blog has continued past September, and the latest entry publishes the shocking reality that one in ten families in the US are currently using food stamps. The One Dollar Diet Project has become more than a one month project in saving money.Friday 12 December 2008
madoff!
Bernard Madoff, former Nasdaq Stock Market chairman and founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, was arrested and charged with securities fraud Thursday in what federal prosecutors called a Ponzi scheme that could involve losses of more than $50 billion.
Madoff, 70, of New York, was charged with one count of securities fraud, according to a statement from the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in federal court in Manhattan seeking an asset freeze and the appointment of a receiver for the firm run by Madoff.
"We are alleging a massive fraud, both in terms of scope and duration," said SEC Enforcement Bureau director Linda Thomsen in a statement. "We are moving quickly and decisively to stop the fraud and protect remaining assets for investors, and we are working closely with the criminal authorities to hold Mr. Madoff accountable."
Madoff did not enter a plea or make any comment during a court hearing Thursday evening, according to The Wall Street Journal. He was expected to be released after agreeing to post a $10 million bond secured by his Manhattan apartment.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 12.
"Bernard Madoff is a longstanding leader in the financial services industry with an unblemished record," Dan Horwitz, a lawyer for Madoff, told the Journal. "He is a person of integrity. He intends to fight to get through this unfortunate event."
Madoff's firm is known as securities broker dealer, but he also runs a separate investment advisory business which had more than $17 billion in assets under management, federal authorities said, citing two unidentified employees and a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Madoff counted several large hedge fund investment firms as clients, along with some European banks, so if his firm has lost more than $50 billion, the impact could be widespread.
On Wednesday, Madoff told two senior employees that he was "finished," that he had "absolutely nothing," that "it's all just one big lie," and that it was "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said in their statement.
According to a criminal complaint filed on Thursday and cited by the Journal, Madoff "deceived investors by operating a securities business in which he traded and lost investor money, and then paid certain investors purported returns on investment with the principal received from other, different investors, which resulted in losses of approximately billions of dollars."
Madoff also said his business was insolvent, and that it had been for years, estimating losses to be at least $50 billion, prosecutors alleged, again citing the two unidentified employees.
According to the complaint, Madoff told one of his senior employees that clients were seeking about $7 billion in redemptions and that "he was struggling to obtain the liquidity necessary to meet those obligations." The employees believed the firm had about $17 billion under management.
Earlier this week, Madoff also allegedly told an employee that he wanted to pay bonuses to employees this month-- earlier than usual. Later, two employees who met with Madoff at his apartment were told that the business was a giant Ponzi scheme, which they took to mean that Madoff "for years been paying returns to investors out of principal received from other, different investors." Madoff allegedly told those employees that the firm was insolvent, according to the complaint. 
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/madoff-arrested-charged-may-facing/story.aspx?guid={B7353DBD-688D-47D4-B7F8-D257A018405F}&dist=msr_14
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/madoff-arrested-charged-may-facing/story.aspx?guid={B7353DBD-688D-47D4-B7F8-D257A018405F}&dist=msr_14
betty page
Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, has died. She was 85.
Page, whose later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state mental institution, died Thursday night at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been on life support since suffering a heart attack Dec. 2, according to her agent, Mark Roesler.
Page, whose later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state mental institution, died Thursday night at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been on life support since suffering a heart attack Dec. 2, according to her agent, Mark Roesler.
A cult figure, Page was most famous for the estimated 20,000 4-by-5-inch black-and-white glossy photographs taken by amateur shutterbugs from 1949 to 1957. The photos showed her in high heels and bikinis or negligees, bondage apparel -- or nothing at all.
Decades later, those images inspired biographies, comic books, fan clubs, websites, commercial products -- Bettie Page playing cards, dress-up magnet sets, action figures, Zippo lighters, shot glasses -- and, in 2005, a film about her life and times, "The Notorious Bettie Page."
Then there are the idealized portraits of her naughty personas -- Nurse Bettie, Jungle Bettie, Voodoo Bettie, Banned in Boston Bettie, Maid Bettie, Crackers in Bed Bettie -- memorialized by such artists as Olivia de Berardinis.
"I'll always paint Bettie Page," De Berardinis said Thursday night . "But truth be told, it took me years to understand what I was looking at in the old photographs of her. Now I get it. There was a passion play unfolding in her mind. What some see as a bad-girl image was in fact a certain sensual freedom and play-acting - it was part of the fun of being a woman."
Decades later, those images inspired biographies, comic books, fan clubs, websites, commercial products -- Bettie Page playing cards, dress-up magnet sets, action figures, Zippo lighters, shot glasses -- and, in 2005, a film about her life and times, "The Notorious Bettie Page."
Then there are the idealized portraits of her naughty personas -- Nurse Bettie, Jungle Bettie, Voodoo Bettie, Banned in Boston Bettie, Maid Bettie, Crackers in Bed Bettie -- memorialized by such artists as Olivia de Berardinis.
gadsden purchase
Goodwood Museum & Gardens: "The Animated Color Series Premiere," acrylics on canvas by local artist Thadd Swerdzewski. 2-4 p.m. Sunday in Jubilee Hall. Free. All work available for purchase. 1600 Miccosukee Road. 877-4202 or www.thaddswerdzewski.com.
Light 'N' Up Art Co-Op & Studios: Local artist Ginny Coultas will sketch portraits in about 15 minutes. Noon-5 p.m. Saturday. $10. 208 N.W. First St., Havana. (850) 539-0006.
Miccosukee Land Co-Op: 15th Annual Art Show and Sale. More than a dozen local artists will be selling works, including pottery, jewelry, wood carvings, home-made soaps and more. There will also be live music and free appetizers. 4-9 p.m. tonight. Free. Miccosukee Land Co-Op, 9601 Miccosukee Road. 942-3780.
Thursday 11 December 2008
dvr server
"Fighting fire with fire," said Yankee Senior Vice President of Zeus Kerravala to Xanga Application Management 2.0, a new multi-function social revealed today that takes the principles of Web 2.0 to provide comprehensive, timely real visibility in both home and web-based. Question 2.0 helps interested parties, both businesses and service providers to work together to understand defoggi is more complicadoentornos network applications, rireduce to a minimum the negative effects of the application rollouts and upgrades, and solve problems in record time.
Unlike legacy systems management application, Xanga demand 2.0 concepts such as streaming, collaboration and user-generated content to form a complete system of network management are the levels of Applicazioneationrvices. Tangible benefits include:
- 360deg knowledge of the situation in the implementation of the work, the behavior and consequences
- Optimizadoaplicación / level of service for all users of the company
- Increasing the efficiency of problem solving through various support functions
- Lower CAPEX and OPEX optimization through better capacity
- Zero-footprint distribution economicanotevoli savings in the management of 1.0
As estta solution, service providers and enterprises have access to a range of visual resources that can be shared throughso working groups within the organization to improve understanding and simplify and mGestión 2.0 troubleshoot application performance. An example is the Visual Trouble Ticket (TM), a video from the point of view of the problem or an issue that can esseretrasportati escalation chain more effectively to the problem is resolved. A ticket with vision problems may include a stream of live interaction of demand, video recordingDigital (DVR) apply in the specific problem of time, analysis and application of impact, all based on Web visits customized to the specific interests of staff in silos.
"We have the management and support of more than 200 mission-critical applications for memory and care APLicaros tens of implementing changes in a quarter, may have unpredictable effects on the productivity of our 10,000 users of infrastructure," said Paul Holt, directorand MemorialCare Network, a nonprofit nationally recognized health system with six hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange County. "With Xanga, application management has become a shared responsibility colaboraciónorative five groups différentsOS IT - network operations, help desk, data centers, application owners, analysts and our application in various sites. Xanga offer each service unprecedented performance and apply the behavior oftions that are interested, and the ability to capture and share visual data with others to quickly identify problems when they arise and take illegal measures to prevent their recurrence. Xanga teams efficacitéNos waiting for a long time, cost and performance to proactively identify the true source of performance problems, which often are not problems or network bandwidth. "
Jim Smith, assistant administrator of the valley agro Communications, Inc (Avci), a holding company that includes both Pigeon Cellular Phone thumb and attivitàf, has implemented the solution management applications ar 2.0 applications via fixed wireless, DSL, 3G yRedes VoIP.
"We have come to depend on Xanga solution to the point where essential to maintain Xanga user interface runs all day," said Jim Smith, assistant administrator of the downstream agro Communications, Inc. "Shortly after dispiegato Xanga, we found a legacy of which is control of the server to use the bandwidth in our turn. We avons able to pull out of committee and to improve the performance of bandwidth, especially to save thousands of dollars, almost inmediatoEly. Now, instead of stab in the dark, you can use the DVR capabilities to capture the performance of the "second" granularity. Being able to record and roll-back gave us informationto our subscribers, risecchi and applications that never before had succeeded, you can avoid problems proactive customer and ability to plan. "
To learn more about memory and Agri care Xanga valley of the communication is used to manage the growth in home and third-party applications.
2.0 Application Management with the concepts of Web 2.0
One of the main challenges of applying 2.0 is its dynamic nature unpredictable. Today, LAES applications can be Virtuaused, organized, furniture, real-time, peer-to-peer, or vAryens levels, to name but a few permutations. This environment is complicated by a growing number and variety of devices and parameters, the excessive use of iPhones and storms BlackBerry Slingbox intensive bandwidth and video games. The character of tradtransitorias management products in demand - red-green-yellow light indicators, rNetwork maps, reports and background - that ill-equipped to monitHourly efficacementVous 2.0 applications, much less sense of their multiple interactions.
Xanga introduced a fundamental change in demand management efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of 2.0 to integrate traditional web technology into a system designed to manage the organization and casial natural ecosystem:
- Interactions 360deg - Xanga tracks every interaction between all the applications up and down, showing that the resources used by applications on the Internet and internal networks. Xanga allows viewers to pan and zoom through the network, and then "pivot" in a resource, providing perspective 360deg on a network of resources, application or user.
- Visual Streaming - Xanga supply to demand application of streaming video with DVR integratoractivité and reproductive capacity that can serestablecer for each element of the network. Xanga allows the management of inspection services, illuminando the structure and interactions between users, applications and resources. In the recording before and after the activity after application launches or changes, viewers can see immediately the impact on infrastructure and take appropriate measures to mitigate the effettinegativo.
- MyWorld (TM) Vista - Xanga allows users to customize the position according to their role as owner of oeuvrette, COO of the network, primeralínea person, or administratorData Center. Visitors can bookmark a range of applications, resources and / or end users anywhere on the network. This personalized portal that allows them to focus on its priorities, with mMinimo noise and distraction. Xanga supports over 20 unique visitors from 2.0 Application device.
- Analyze the collaboration - Xanga visually intuitive solution provides a common framework for cross-functional efforts. Interested parties may take problems, to create difficulties for Visual items, recording of symptoms and make notes to share with others, for the earliest possible resolution of problems. The Loggerstrements can also help in planning and capacity optimization efforts to establish with certainty the return on investment, pilot testing and testing opérationnt.
"The old way of managing performance is to focus on indicators of the state, but there is no way to really understand that something is "green" if you do not understand the workload through infrastructure, "said Yankee Kerrvalido." The determination of an application to work in virtual infrastructure is particularly complex. This is why a new generation of business solutions for the application becomes a exigences. "
Pricing and availability
Xanga management applications 2.0 is available immediately with prices starting at $ 21,000. Agencyie are also encouraged to test the solution Xanga today.
For more information
MemorialCare video
Agro Valley video communication
Yproveedor services company Visual demonstrations Trouble Ticket
2.0 Application of Image management
About Xanga
Xanga is the supplier sector the first management solution 2.0 applications for service providers and IT organizations that want a solution developed for the management of the dynamicsand unpredictable nature of the request. Xanga highlighted the concepts of Web 2.0, such as streaming, collaboration and user-generated content into a complete system for managing application environments reded. This gives a visiblede Information Technology and operations of service provider groups to implement more effective implementations and upgrades and solve problems in real time, reducing OPEX, CAPEX and applications to users. Xanga, Inc was founded in 2006 and was recognized by InfoWorld as a best technology deis 2008 by Network World as Top IT Management Software to society. The private company based in Cupertino, California, USA. For more information, visit the website at www. Xangati.com or you can take a road test Xanga soluzio
Unlike legacy systems management application, Xanga demand 2.0 concepts such as streaming, collaboration and user-generated content to form a complete system of network management are the levels of Applicazioneationrvices. Tangible benefits include:
- 360deg knowledge of the situation in the implementation of the work, the behavior and consequences
- Optimizadoaplicación / level of service for all users of the company
- Increasing the efficiency of problem solving through various support functions
- Lower CAPEX and OPEX optimization through better capacity
- Zero-footprint distribution economicanotevoli savings in the management of 1.0
As estta solution, service providers and enterprises have access to a range of visual resources that can be shared throughso working groups within the organization to improve understanding and simplify and mGestión 2.0 troubleshoot application performance. An example is the Visual Trouble Ticket (TM), a video from the point of view of the problem or an issue that can esseretrasportati escalation chain more effectively to the problem is resolved. A ticket with vision problems may include a stream of live interaction of demand, video recordingDigital (DVR) apply in the specific problem of time, analysis and application of impact, all based on Web visits customized to the specific interests of staff in silos.
"We have the management and support of more than 200 mission-critical applications for memory and care APLicaros tens of implementing changes in a quarter, may have unpredictable effects on the productivity of our 10,000 users of infrastructure," said Paul Holt, directorand MemorialCare Network, a nonprofit nationally recognized health system with six hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange County. "With Xanga, application management has become a shared responsibility colaboraciónorative five groups différentsOS IT - network operations, help desk, data centers, application owners, analysts and our application in various sites. Xanga offer each service unprecedented performance and apply the behavior oftions that are interested, and the ability to capture and share visual data with others to quickly identify problems when they arise and take illegal measures to prevent their recurrence. Xanga teams efficacitéNos waiting for a long time, cost and performance to proactively identify the true source of performance problems, which often are not problems or network bandwidth. "
Jim Smith, assistant administrator of the valley agro Communications, Inc (Avci), a holding company that includes both Pigeon Cellular Phone thumb and attivitàf, has implemented the solution management applications ar 2.0 applications via fixed wireless, DSL, 3G yRedes VoIP.
"We have come to depend on Xanga solution to the point where essential to maintain Xanga user interface runs all day," said Jim Smith, assistant administrator of the downstream agro Communications, Inc. "Shortly after dispiegato Xanga, we found a legacy of which is control of the server to use the bandwidth in our turn. We avons able to pull out of committee and to improve the performance of bandwidth, especially to save thousands of dollars, almost inmediatoEly. Now, instead of stab in the dark, you can use the DVR capabilities to capture the performance of the "second" granularity. Being able to record and roll-back gave us informationto our subscribers, risecchi and applications that never before had succeeded, you can avoid problems proactive customer and ability to plan. "
To learn more about memory and Agri care Xanga valley of the communication is used to manage the growth in home and third-party applications.
2.0 Application Management with the concepts of Web 2.0
One of the main challenges of applying 2.0 is its dynamic nature unpredictable. Today, LAES applications can be Virtuaused, organized, furniture, real-time, peer-to-peer, or vAryens levels, to name but a few permutations. This environment is complicated by a growing number and variety of devices and parameters, the excessive use of iPhones and storms BlackBerry Slingbox intensive bandwidth and video games. The character of tradtransitorias management products in demand - red-green-yellow light indicators, rNetwork maps, reports and background - that ill-equipped to monitHourly efficacementVous 2.0 applications, much less sense of their multiple interactions.
Xanga introduced a fundamental change in demand management efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of 2.0 to integrate traditional web technology into a system designed to manage the organization and casial natural ecosystem:
- Interactions 360deg - Xanga tracks every interaction between all the applications up and down, showing that the resources used by applications on the Internet and internal networks. Xanga allows viewers to pan and zoom through the network, and then "pivot" in a resource, providing perspective 360deg on a network of resources, application or user.
- Visual Streaming - Xanga supply to demand application of streaming video with DVR integratoractivité and reproductive capacity that can serestablecer for each element of the network. Xanga allows the management of inspection services, illuminando the structure and interactions between users, applications and resources. In the recording before and after the activity after application launches or changes, viewers can see immediately the impact on infrastructure and take appropriate measures to mitigate the effettinegativo.
- MyWorld (TM) Vista - Xanga allows users to customize the position according to their role as owner of oeuvrette, COO of the network, primeralínea person, or administratorData Center. Visitors can bookmark a range of applications, resources and / or end users anywhere on the network. This personalized portal that allows them to focus on its priorities, with mMinimo noise and distraction. Xanga supports over 20 unique visitors from 2.0 Application device.
- Analyze the collaboration - Xanga visually intuitive solution provides a common framework for cross-functional efforts. Interested parties may take problems, to create difficulties for Visual items, recording of symptoms and make notes to share with others, for the earliest possible resolution of problems. The Loggerstrements can also help in planning and capacity optimization efforts to establish with certainty the return on investment, pilot testing and testing opérationnt.
"The old way of managing performance is to focus on indicators of the state, but there is no way to really understand that something is "green" if you do not understand the workload through infrastructure, "said Yankee Kerrvalido." The determination of an application to work in virtual infrastructure is particularly complex. This is why a new generation of business solutions for the application becomes a exigences. "
Pricing and availability
Xanga management applications 2.0 is available immediately with prices starting at $ 21,000. Agencyie are also encouraged to test the solution Xanga today.
For more information
MemorialCare video
Agro Valley video communication
Yproveedor services company Visual demonstrations Trouble Ticket
2.0 Application of Image management
About Xanga
Xanga is the supplier sector the first management solution 2.0 applications for service providers and IT organizations that want a solution developed for the management of the dynamicsand unpredictable nature of the request. Xanga highlighted the concepts of Web 2.0, such as streaming, collaboration and user-generated content into a complete system for managing application environments reded. This gives a visiblede Information Technology and operations of service provider groups to implement more effective implementations and upgrades and solve problems in real time, reducing OPEX, CAPEX and applications to users. Xanga, Inc was founded in 2006 and was recognized by InfoWorld as a best technology deis 2008 by Network World as Top IT Management Software to society. The private company based in Cupertino, California, USA. For more information, visit the website at www. Xangati.com or you can take a road test Xanga soluzio
rob riggle!
After serving as a correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central two years, Rob Riggli is ready to move forward with other projects. The 38-years player to the left of the satirical talk show on the episode tomorrow, in his words "in the fight against crime." In reality, however, the game will be at that time and has already signed a contract for the celebration of talent, including the preparation of an agreement with CBS and the CBS Paramount Network Television to create and star of the UnionUnion europeaerieshumorous my time.
Dedescribe himself as a fake newspaper, The Daily Show draws the media's recent comedy, satire of politics, media and, often, those aspects of the issue itself. Some of the most memorable Riggli on The Daily Show includes a segment where he went to Iraq to serve as a correspondent, as well as entertain the troops under the Organization for Social Services. During the Olympic Games of 2008 RiggleNessun also travel to China for the design of the tape for the Daily Show, a production of four parts, Rob Riggli s EPORT hazañaGráfico right Chasing the dragon.
According Riggli, decided to move to CBS, because he felt the network, which is home to sitcoms, like two and a half men and How I met your mother "is a genuine commitment to comedy."
"They have good feelings here," he said.
For now, Rob is thinking Riggli piùERS ideas that possonor be drawn from their experience as a major U. S. Marine Corps Reserve.
"I have a notebook full of ideas that I have been maintained for many years," saRiggle ID, which is also credited for his role as Office, Arrested Development, Saturday Night Live and Blackballed: The 'Bobby Dukes of history.
Rob Riggli for the next project, and Peter Young PrincipatPaul is attached as executive producers with a product like Riggl
Dedescribe himself as a fake newspaper, The Daily Show draws the media's recent comedy, satire of politics, media and, often, those aspects of the issue itself. Some of the most memorable Riggli on The Daily Show includes a segment where he went to Iraq to serve as a correspondent, as well as entertain the troops under the Organization for Social Services. During the Olympic Games of 2008 RiggleNessun also travel to China for the design of the tape for the Daily Show, a production of four parts, Rob Riggli s EPORT hazañaGráfico right Chasing the dragon.
According Riggli, decided to move to CBS, because he felt the network, which is home to sitcoms, like two and a half men and How I met your mother "is a genuine commitment to comedy."
"They have good feelings here," he said.
For now, Rob is thinking Riggli piùERS ideas that possonor be drawn from their experience as a major U. S. Marine Corps Reserve.
"I have a notebook full of ideas that I have been maintained for many years," saRiggle ID, which is also credited for his role as Office, Arrested Development, Saturday Night Live and Blackballed: The 'Bobby Dukes of history.
Rob Riggli for the next project, and Peter Young PrincipatPaul is attached as executive producers with a product like Riggl
Wednesday 10 December 2008
call in gay day
I usually avoid the whole gay, lesbian, and transgendered debate, but, yowza, here’s a bad idea
Some same-sex marriage supporters are urging people to “call in gay” Wednesday to show how much the country relies on gays and lesbians, but others question whether it’s wise to encourage skipping work given the nation’s economic distress. Organizers of “Day Without a Gay” - scheduled to coincide with International Human Rights Day and modeled after similar work stoppages by Latino immigrants - also are encouraging people to perform volunteer work and refrain from spending money.
Sean Hetherington, a West Hollywood comedian and personal trainer, dreamed up the idea with his boyfriend, Aaron Hartzler, after reading online that a few angry gay-rights activists were calling for a daylong strike to protest California voters’ passage last month of Proposition 8, which reversed this year’s state Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage.
Other then pissing shoppers off during the holiday season because there are less workers available, pissing off co-workers because there are less people working during the holiday season, and pissing off bosses because they now have less workers available, this would accomplish what?
The couple thought it would be more effective and less divisive if people were asked to perform community service instead of staying home with their wallets shut. Dozens of nonprofit agencies, from the National Women’s Law Center in Washington to a Methodist church in Fresno collecting food for the homeless, have posted opportunities for volunteers on the couple’s Web site.
And performing community service (there’s probably a really bad joke about fixing homeless people’s hair, but, that would be mean) would do what for the economy? It would be nice and all, but, accomplish anything?
“We are all for a boycott if that is what brings about a sense of community for people,” said Hetherington, 30, who plans to spend Wednesday volunteering at an inner-city school. “You can take away from the economy and give back in other ways.”
Community. Reminds me of the whole “bring awareness” idiocy with global warming. Does nothing.
If they really want to make a difference, then the GLT community should attempt to change peoples minds about gay marriage through rational, adult debate.
(Just for reference, I have no problem with gays and lesbians, though transgendered is a little freaky to me. I have several co-workers who are gay and lesbian, and know some folks outside of work. I do not support gay marriage, but do support civil unions.)
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carrie fisher
Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher is touring the country with her one-woman show Wishful Drinking.
Fisher's book by the same name relives her "crazy" years, one wacky story at a time.
Some highlights include a Christmas where Fisher's mom gifted her and her grandmother with sex toys, and our personal fave, the time she freaked out while smoking with Harrison Ford.
As for her show? Broadway World warns, "Don't be late. Fisher will look you in the face and you'll be embarrassed as she tries to recap what you've missed. But it's all in great fun."
cc sabathia
USA TODAY's in-season baseball blog, the Daily Pitch, is being revived during this week's winter meetings to keep up with all the activity in Las Vegas. Reporters Paul White, Jorge L. Ortiz and Bob Nightengale are on site, and will be filing periodic updates each day on the latest developments.
The New York Yankees moved into the driver's seat Tuesday night in their attempt to lure free-agent starter CC Sabathia as general manager Brian Cashman flew to San Francisco to meet him for the third consecutive day.
The Yankees aren't saying they are close to signing him, already offering $140 million over six years, but they're ready to sign on the dotted line whenever Sabathia is ready.
Meanwhile, the New York Post is already reporting the big left-hander will accept the deal. ESPN says the contract would total $160 million over seven years ($22.86M per season).
Just perhaps, Yankees manager Joe Girardi suggests, Sabathia is warming up to New York, after all.
"CC has pitched in New York, he's pitched in New York in the playoffs and he was in the American League for a long time," Girardi says. ""He knows what New York is about, and I think CC's personality would work very well in New York."
The San Francisco Giants, meanwhile, are hoping to step in the way. The Giants are considering a meeting with Sabathia and his agents in the Bay Area after the winter meetings.
"If we decide we're going to get involved we will have a meeting and make our presentation," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said. "But we're not there yet. …We don't have any expectations. He's certainly playing the field. There's no pressure on us to do something or to sign him. It's a fallback position to look at because there's player interest, and why wouldn't we be interested if he is? It's as simple as that."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2008-12-10-sabathia_N.htm
Tuesday 9 December 2008
mmsd
Colleen Daley lives on a sunburnt patch of overzoned Chula Vista real estate. She is besieged by the odiferous crosscurrents of wafting grease and the crackling bark of drive-in order speakers — her one-bedroom ranch is surrounded by fast-food joints. And that’s where she thinks her problems as a marijuana farmer started.
“The plants were eight feet tall,” she says. “My boyfriend and I were trying to keep things under wraps, but you know, you can only do so much. So it’s like they kind of knew.”
“They,” she suspects, were employees from one of these restaurants who had spotted her marijuana plants sprouting up through the roof of the greenhouse tucked in the far left corner of the yard, a rust bucket of a thing in its final stages of dilapidation. Daley guesses that if some covetous neighbor couldn’t have Daley’s grow, he’d made sure she couldn’t either.
“There were 13 officers in ninja outfits,” she recalls, of the day the police busted her.
She had 20 plants, putting her grow at 8 plants over the legal limit according to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (California Proposition 215), which makes the growing, purchasing, and ingestion of marijuana legal for those who can demonstrate a medical need for the drug.
Daley smokes pot because she suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS). Most of the time, she deals with an exhausting but manageable combination of muscle numbness, irritation, and spasms. But she knows it’s only a matter of time before her MS kicks into high gear.
She’s a big girl, “on the hefty side,” as she puts it. Her fleshy face holds expressive brown eyes, and when she smiles they smile right along. “It’s a lifetime thing,” she says of the disease. “The regression is very slow — like a slow torture.”
MS eats away at the sheathing around the brain and spinal chord — in the same way that mice will nibble away at a house’s plastic-coated wires. Depending on its severity, the disease causes excruciating pain. Daley has undergone heart surgery and lives with a pacemaker and a mechanical aortic valve in her heart. The mutiny in Daley’s body has also manifested itself in a bizarre condition known as Arnold-Chiari malformation, in which part of the brain pushes down through the base of the skull.
“The first time I went to get diagnosed by a neurologist, he sent me for a neck X-ray,” she says. “They found out that — this is so weird — that I had about an inch and a half of brain leaking down my neck — like the stem was coming down into it. Right, like I don’t have enough problems. So I had to have brain surgery too.”
Cannabis’s active ingredient is THC — tetrahydrocannabinol — a complex molecule that custom fits itself to inhibitors and stimulators in the human body’s neurological skein. Medical research is coming around to what everyone from Bob Marley to William F. Buckley has held to be true — by tweaking these various response mechanisms in the body, the naturally occurring THC in marijuana palliates pain and delivers an intricate palette of highs that depend on the cultivation and processing of the cannabis plant.
The other common active ingredient in marijuana, cannabidiol (CBD), works as both a spigot for THC, controlling the amount released by the plant, while adding its own particular effect to the drug. If THC puts the “high” in marijuana high, then CBD puts the “stone” in marijuana stone. Working as a sedative, it both complements and counteracts the THC, leading growers to breed pot varietals that rival wine grapes in number and flavor.
It was Daley’s desire to process her own marijuana that first led the CVPD on its wild goose chase — before the CVPD could confiscate her grow, it’s had a tough time of it corralling three ornery China geese that made no distinction between cops and thieves.
With 700 square feet of backyard to run around in and three kiddie pools to wade in, the geese served as guards for Daley’s late, great marijuana-growing operation. She put the geese out there, she said, after she began noticing footprints and bent plots of grass where sleeping bodies, presumably transients, had lain the night before.
As a backup to her guard geese, Daley electrified the top of a five-foot-high stone wall, enclosing her backyard with a livestock fence packing a 7000-volt charge.
“You really have to be trying to get over that wall to hit that charge,” she explains. “And one night, someone did.”
She figures that one of the restaurants’ employees just couldn’t resist.
“I have an audio tape [part of a homemade camera surveillance system] of a pulsating shock and then—” Her face lights up with a mixture of sympathy and mischievous delight — a scream — ‘AH...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/nov/19/cover/
wisconsin school closings
Monday's report was the first in a series of stories that had their roots in the closing of a school three years ago.
The Three Rivers School District near Cincinnati closed Meredith Hitchens Elementary School in Addyston, Ohio, after air samples from a plastics plant across the street showed high levels of chemicals. The estimate was that the risk of getting cancer from that air was 50 times what the state of Ohio considers acceptable.
The USA Today team spent eight months examining the impact of industrial pollution on the air outside schools across the nation. The model is a computer simulation that predicts the path of toxic chemicals released by thousands of companies. USA Today used it to identify schools in areas that are considered toxic hot spots — a task the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had never undertaken.
The computer found more than 400 schools where the air might be even more toxic than at Meredith Hitchens School — including Cormier School and Early Learning Center in Ashwaubenon and Aldo Leopold Community School in Green Bay.
It's important to emphasize this is a computer simulation, not actual measurements of the air at the 127,800 schools in the study. Government and business officials expressed skepticism, and that's a healthy approach to take about any such study.
But the newspaper prepared the data using the companies' actual emissions reports to the EPA and applied the government's most up-to-date model for tracking toxic chemicals.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081209/GPG0602/812090563/1269/GPG06
cherry creek school district
Before about 75 parents at a public meeting Tuesday, Mooresville Graded School District officials presented their draft of revised student attendance lines meant to accommodate the new Mooresville Intermediate School and the district's new elementary school on Rocky River Road in the 2009-10 school year.
"I believe I'm biased, but I believe very strongly that regardless of what school students attend, they will receive an excellent education," Supt. Mark Edwards told the group at Mooresville High.
Three displays of the district's new attendance lines were available for parents, MGSD officials and others in the audience to view prior to and following the presentation by Edwards and John Chesser from the Urban Institute out of UNC-Charlotte, with whom the district worked in conjunction with during the redistricting process.
Since early in the school year, the MGSD and Chesser have been reevaluating and amending the district's current attendance lines to distribute elementary students among three schools – the new school slated for completion in July 2009 in addition to Park View and South elementaries – and flowing them back into two schools at the intermediate level.
Additionally, the district had to consider the relocation of third grade back to the MGSD elementary schools from their current position at MIS and East Mooresville Intermediate.
Inviting input from the community on the redistricting plans, Edwards said he will also recommend to the Board of Education a "school choice component," which would allow families the option of choosing which elementary or intermediate school their child attends, provided the parent can supply transportation.
"If you want to attend outside of your (individual school) district for any reason," Edwards said, parents would have that option available to them through an application process. "We think there's a lot of value in that. Ultimately, you are saying we are attending the school we want to attend."
The details of the school choice option, however, must still be ironed out, MGSD officials noted. Guidelines for this option will likely become available in early 2009.
Per the question of one parent following the initial presentation, Edwards explained that within the next 10 years, more redistricting may be necessary to accommodate for the construction of additional facilities in the MGSD.
"We've done a 10-year projection based on our capacity and growth rate," said Edwards, referring to a "Facility Capacity Analysis vs. Enrollment Projections" planning document submitted to the school board in February by MGSD Director of Operations Stephen Mauney.
Added the superintendent, "I would anticipate about seven years out we would need a new intermediate school."
http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/05/school-attendance-lines-getting-new-look/news-local/
Monday 8 December 2008
ron santo
Joe Gordon joined former teammates Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Bob Feller in the Hall of Fame. For the likes of Joe Torre, Jim Kaat and Ron Santo, it was another shutout. Gordon was elected Monday by a 12-member Veterans Committee composed of Hall members and historians that studied pre-1943 players. A nine-time All-Star, the late second baseman won five World Series titles with the New York Yankees and Cleveland.
But another panel made up of the living 64 Hall of Famers didn't come close to picking anyone who started after World War II. Santo fell short, followed by Kaat, Tony Oliva, Gil Hodges and Torre.
This marked the fourth straight time that nobody was chosen from the newer group.
"It's not our job to vote someone in," Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams said by phone from Las Vegas, where the results were announced at baseball's winter meetings. "It's our job to consider the candidates."
"I thought Kaat would get in. I voted for him. And I think Joe Torre will, too, when he's done managing," he said. "I missed quite a few times before I got in. I know what that's like."
It took 75 percent _ 48 votes _ for election and Santo did the best with 39. The former Cubs slugger led Kaat (38), Oliva (33), Hodges (28) and Torre (19).
All 64 Hall voters sent a ballot. They were allowed to pick four players, and they listed an average of 3.3 names.
"We just didn't have them lined up, I guess,"tribune bankruptcy
Rip the story of Sam Zell's adventure in the newspaper business out of the typewriter and onto the spike. It's too late for a rewrite.
Reeling from the huge debt taken in the $8 billion buyout of Tribune, the crusty real estate titan has decided that his newspaper chain needs bankruptcy protection.
Tribune, whose newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Baltimore Sun, listed $13 billion in debts in its filing with the United States bankruptcy court in Delaware. The company listed total assets of $7.6 billion.
The Tribune Company has been nearing a sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field; they are not included in the filing.
Zell, who snapped up Tribune and took it private in an employee buyout last December, had big plans for newspapers with puppies and big profits. The company recently hired Lazard and the Sidley Austin law firm to advise it on a bankruptcy.
Daniel Colarusso noted earlier that while it would be comforting to see Zell chow down on some humble pie with a bankruptcy filing, bankruptcy could be a plan to tear the empire down as fast as he can and recalibrate the businesses to fit the current environment and, more pointedly, the mission he's plotted. The cost of shutting down papers, however, could be a further drag on the company's cash position.
Since taking over Tribune, though, Zell often has been dismissive of newspaper owners and disdainful of journalists. In a recent interview with Joanne Lipman, the editor in chief of Condé Nast Portfolio, Zell labeled the newspaper business model "unequivocally...a failure," and challenged New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, saying "If you want to be a charitable trust, be a charitable trust. If you don't want to be a charitable trust, then you've got to focus on producing a return for investors' capital, and it's just that simple."
university city san diego
Plane crashes in University City
Authorities are on their way to a neighborhood in University City to investigate the apparent crash of a military plane from which the pilot ejected just a few minutes ago.
There are also reports of a least one home on fire. No reports at this time of any injuries.
Read more: http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2008/12/...
Authorities are on their way to a neighborhood in University City to investigate the apparent crash of a military plane from which the pilot ejected just a few minutes ago.
There are also reports of a least one home on fire. No reports at this time of any injuries.
Read more: http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2008/12/...
kgtv miramar ca
A military jet has crashed into a residential area near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
According to the San Diego Union Tribune, an F/A-18 Hornet crashed at Cather Avenue and Huggins Street in the city’s University City neighborhood shortly before noon.
Three homes and several cars were on fire; two homes were reportedly destroyed.
The student pilot ejected and was taken to a Miramar clinic. There are no reports of injuries on the ground.
The plane was reportedly heading in for a landing at Miramar.
power pig
Unlicensed oil was used at a food recycling plant at the centre of the pork contamination crisis which has crippled the country's pig industry, it has been confirmed.
A senior Government official said oil being used at the plant to dry food products for animal feed was "not appropriate" to the type of operation at the facility. Senior inspector Dermot Ryan also revealed Robert Hogg, who owns Millstream Power Recycling Limited, in Co Carlow, did not have a licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to store or use the type of oil concerned.
The Department of Agriculture official said the oil had not been mixed into the animal feed, but was being used in a machine which turned recycled foods into feed when the contamination occurred. The feed, tainted with dioxins, was supplied to 56 pig and beef farms across the north and south of Ireland.
F-18 Crashes Into Neighborhood
An F-18 fighter jet pilot ejected from his plane moments before it crashed into a San Diego neighborhood Monday, sparking at least one house fire.
The jet crashed shortly before noon as it prepared to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The crash occurred two miles from the base, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
Gregor said the pilot ejected before the crash near Interstate 805. He did not know the pilot's condition or how many people were aboard.
Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, said he didn't know if anyone on the ground was injured.
TV footage showed what appeared to be the remains of a smoldering house and two cars on fire.
Resident Ed Costa said he heard a loud boom and ran outside after returning home from a supermarket.
"When I first heard the noise, I thought it was a gunshot," said Costa, 54, who lives about two blocks from the crash site.
"I could see black smoke going up. Then we heard a secondary blast. Flames were shooting as high as the light pole," Costa told The Associated Press.
Costa's son Dean felt the house vibrate. He made his way close to the crash site and saw two houses on fire and several cars explode.
"It was just crazy," said Dean Costa, 22. "There was debris everywhere."
A Miramar spokeswoman said personnel from the base were dispatched to the crash site.
"We are still trying to confirm the aircraft even belongs to us," said Marine Staff Sgt. Bobbie Bryant.
The F-18 is a supersonic jet used widely in the Marine Corps and Navy.
Miramar, well known for its role in the movie "Top Gun," is home to some 10,000 Marines. It was operated by the U.S. Navy until 1996.
A woman who answered the phone at University City High School, who would not give her name, said the school near the crash site was in lock-down, meaning students are restricted to their classrooms.
She transferred the call to the principal's office, who did not immediately respond to a message left on an answering machine.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,463725,00.html
Sunday 7 December 2008
epinephrine
Patients with asthma and other lung diseases should stay tuned: Quick-acting albuterol inhalers aren't the only lung medicines poised for changes because they're powered by ozone-damaging chemicals called CFCs.
The most-used daily medications used to prevent asthma attacks already are CFC-free, and all albuterol inhalers _ the kind used to treat attacks _ must be by Dec. 31.
Other types of CFC-containing inhalers will be phased out later.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed December 2009 as the deadline for seven prescription-only inhalers to either go CFC-free or quit selling. They include:
_Cromolyn and nedocromil, a separate family of drugs used to prevent wheezing, often in connection with allergy exposure.
_Combivent, a combination of albuterol and ipratropium commonly used by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD.
_Two additional quick-acting alternatives to albuterol, metaproterenol and pirbuterol.
_And two corticosteroids, inflammation-reducing drugs, called flunisolide and triamcinolone.
While a final decision is pending, the FDA says that deadline would give sufficient time to reformulate and that there are good alternatives for each category if the manufacturer chose not to.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec01/0,4670,MEDInhalersGlance,00.html
petey greene
Santa Claus touched down in Morristown on Friday night, with a little help from town firefighters and a lot of encouragement from local kids.
The jolly fellow descended from the roof of the Century 21 store in a ladder bucket to squeals of delight from a rosy-cheeked throng that did not mind the frosty air at all. Then Santa led a countdown, and the Green suddenly turned blue, orange and red as thousands of decorative (and eco-friendly) LED lights switched on.
A police escort made sure children did not love Santa to death on his way to the Santa Shack, er, House (Condo?) on the Green, where he will entertain requests for the next few weekends.
The first official Christmas celebration on the Morristown Green was in 1913, and it was pretty modest--just one star in a tree. This year's month-long festival has more bells and whistles, including the whistle on an electric kiddie train.http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2008/11/happy_landing_for_santa.html
beverly garland
Beverly Garland, whose long and varied acting career ranged from B-movie cult stardom in the 1950s portraying gutsy characters in movies such as "Not of This Earth" and "It Conquered the World" to playing Fred MacMurray's wife on the sitcom "My Three Sons," has died. She was 82.
Garland, who also was an involved owner of her namesake hotel in North Hollywood, died Friday after a long illness at her Hollywood Hills home, said son-in-law Packy Smith.
"The only thing that bothers me is that everybody loves this character so much," Garland told The Times in 1969. "I don't remember anybody loving me all that much."
Garland also played her fair share of mothers in TV series. She was Stephanie Zimbalist's in "Remington Steele" and Kate Jackson's in "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" in the 1980s, and Teri Hatcher's in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" in the '90s.
She also had recurring roles in the TV shows "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "7th Heaven" and the ABC soap opera "Port Charles."
Early in her career, Garland played undercover New York police officer Casey Jones in the 1957-59 syndicated series "Decoy," said to be the first American TV police series built around a female protagonist.
Garland's big-screen credits included roles in films such as "The Joker Is Wild" (1957), "Pretty Poison" (1968), "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1974) and "Airport 1975" (1974).
But her starring roles in low-budget exploitation films in the '50s such as "The Alligator People" gave her an enduring cult status.
For Corman, she starred in five films in the 1950s: "Gunslinger," "It Conquered the World," "Naked Paradise," "Not of This Earth" and "Swamp Women."
"Part of what made her a favorite of B-movie fans was that she was seldom a shrinking violet in her movies," Tom Weaver, a science-fiction and fantasy film expert, told The Times. "In fact, she was just the opposite."
In "It Conquered the World," "she grabs a rifle and goes gunning for the monster in its own lair. In 'The Alligator People,' she chases an alligator man into the swamp, and so on," he said.
"She didn't play the demure, reserved heroines very well," Weaver said.
She was born Beverly Fessenden, on Oct. 17, 1926, in Santa Cruz and grew up in Glendale, where she studied acting in high school and began working in little theater, which she continued after the family moved to Phoenix.
She became Beverly Garland when she married actor Richard Garland; they were divorced in 1953 after less than four years. An earlier, brief marriage to Bob Campbell when she was 18 also ended in divorce.
In 1960, she married real estate developer Fillmore Crank, a widower with two children, Cathleen and Fillmore Jr. They had two more children, Carrington Goodman and James Crank. In 1972, the couple built their mission-style hotel in North Hollywood, now called Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, which she remained involved in running. They also built a hotel in Sacramento that bore Garland's name in the '80s but later sold it.
Her husband died in 1999. Garland is survived by four children, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-garland7-2008dec07,0,5645483.story
Garland, who also was an involved owner of her namesake hotel in North Hollywood, died Friday after a long illness at her Hollywood Hills home, said son-in-law Packy Smith.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years and began with a supporting role in the 1950 film noir classic "D.O.A.," Garland appeared in about 40 films and scores of television shows.
"Not only was she a terrific actress, she was one of those special gals who was fun to work with," said Mike Connors, who appeared with Garland in director Roger Corman's low-budget 1955 film "Swamp Women" and later worked with her when she made guest appearances on his TV detective series "Mannix."
"She had a great sense of humor, she was very thoughtful and had a great laugh," Connors said. "You couldn't help but laugh with her when she laughed."
Despite her reputation for doing heavy drama -- including being nominated for an Emmy in 1955 for her performance as a leukemia patient in the pilot of the medical drama "Medic" -- Garland was best known to many for her comedy turn in "My Three Sons." She played the second wife of MacMurray's character, widower Steve Douglas, during the last three seasons of the popular series, which aired from 1960 to 1972."Not only was she a terrific actress, she was one of those special gals who was fun to work with," said Mike Connors, who appeared with Garland in director Roger Corman's low-budget 1955 film "Swamp Women" and later worked with her when she made guest appearances on his TV detective series "Mannix."
"She had a great sense of humor, she was very thoughtful and had a great laugh," Connors said. "You couldn't help but laugh with her when she laughed."
"The only thing that bothers me is that everybody loves this character so much," Garland told The Times in 1969. "I don't remember anybody loving me all that much."
Garland also played her fair share of mothers in TV series. She was Stephanie Zimbalist's in "Remington Steele" and Kate Jackson's in "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" in the 1980s, and Teri Hatcher's in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" in the '90s.
She also had recurring roles in the TV shows "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "7th Heaven" and the ABC soap opera "Port Charles."
Early in her career, Garland played undercover New York police officer Casey Jones in the 1957-59 syndicated series "Decoy," said to be the first American TV police series built around a female protagonist.
Garland's big-screen credits included roles in films such as "The Joker Is Wild" (1957), "Pretty Poison" (1968), "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1974) and "Airport 1975" (1974).
But her starring roles in low-budget exploitation films in the '50s such as "The Alligator People" gave her an enduring cult status.
For Corman, she starred in five films in the 1950s: "Gunslinger," "It Conquered the World," "Naked Paradise," "Not of This Earth" and "Swamp Women."
"Part of what made her a favorite of B-movie fans was that she was seldom a shrinking violet in her movies," Tom Weaver, a science-fiction and fantasy film expert, told The Times. "In fact, she was just the opposite."
In "It Conquered the World," "she grabs a rifle and goes gunning for the monster in its own lair. In 'The Alligator People,' she chases an alligator man into the swamp, and so on," he said.
"She didn't play the demure, reserved heroines very well," Weaver said.
She was born Beverly Fessenden, on Oct. 17, 1926, in Santa Cruz and grew up in Glendale, where she studied acting in high school and began working in little theater, which she continued after the family moved to Phoenix.
She became Beverly Garland when she married actor Richard Garland; they were divorced in 1953 after less than four years. An earlier, brief marriage to Bob Campbell when she was 18 also ended in divorce.
In 1960, she married real estate developer Fillmore Crank, a widower with two children, Cathleen and Fillmore Jr. They had two more children, Carrington Goodman and James Crank. In 1972, the couple built their mission-style hotel in North Hollywood, now called Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, which she remained involved in running. They also built a hotel in Sacramento that bore Garland's name in the '80s but later sold it.
Her husband died in 1999. Garland is survived by four children, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-garland7-2008dec07,0,5645483.story
pearl harbor day
The USS Arizona serves as a shrine to that "date which will live in infamy," a reminder that 67 years ago today, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,000 servicemen -- about half of whom served aboard the famous ship.
Two large chunks of rusted metal cut from the Arizona are now part of a display at the Delaware Military Academy near Newport, a permanent tribute to the Pearl Harbor tragedy that was constructed just in time to recognize the anniversary.
"I think it's important that kids see historic artifacts, especially something that is so iconic to Navy history," said Mark Giansanti, a military history instructor at the academy, a Navy Junior ROTC high school. "It's important that they see what happened and where it is, that history is not just in a book."
Within the display case, a certificate from the U.S. Navy authenticates the steel pieces from the ship. The Navy presented the artifacts to the charter school at the end of the last school year. Veteran halls, military installations and other sites also received jutting pieces that were cut away from the Arizona, which is now a museum in Hawaii, just off Ford Island, Giansanti said.
The display at the charter school features enlarged photos of the Arizona, showing the thick, black smoke that billowed from the ship shortly after it was hit. Next to the pictures, a bold headline from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin shouts: "War! Oahu Bombed By Japanese Planes."
"There's a thousand men bound on this ship, entombed on it," said Giansanti, as he nodded toward the display. "There is still oil leaking from it from 1941 when it was sunk."
"If you stand there, you can see the little reflections, you can see these oil drops every once in a while," said Commander Bruce Shumway, an academy administrator who visited the ship-museum several years ago.
Shumway's voice choked up as he described how some of the survivors who served aboard the Arizona have requested to have their ashes placed in an urn so divers can place it on board the submerged vessel.
"It's survivor's guilt -- but by some fluke, I should be there -- and that's where they want to return," Giansanti said.
Shumway, who served in the Navy for 20 years before retiring as a commander in 1994, also has another connection to Pearl Harbor.
"My father was on a ship out of Pearl Harbor, and he just happened to be out to sea that day," he said. "My mom was on the other side of the island. Otherwise, I might not be here."
His father was an ensign on the USS Pensacola and his mom worked for the Red Cross on the island of Oahu, said Shumway, who oversees the naval science instructors at the academy.
Some Delawareans distinguished themselves at Pearl Harbor, Giansanti said, including Lt. George Welch, an Army pilot who took off shortly after the attack and shot down four Japanese aircraft.
manny pacquiao vs oscar de la hoya video
Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao results video - The De La Hoya vs Pacquiao fight was dominated by Pacquiao right from the very beginning.
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212191341.shtml
Pacquiao fought a lot bigger than he looked. Pacquiao beat De La Hoya after eight rounds.
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212191341.shtml
cenegenics
Blame it on the regular and concerted media advertising, but the fact is that American society and their culture make them youth-obsessed. This is just what a latest research has found out.
Aging is considered a catastrophe in U.S. and you could not possibly think of growing old gracefully; on the contrary, you may feel compelled to avoid the very idea of turning 60 or 70. The commercials advertising American obsession with youthfulness are only fuelling up the desire to look and stay younger.
No wonder clinics specializing in age management are finding a ready market to cash in on the society’s obsession with staying young. A Las Vegas based clinic, Cenegenics Medical Institute, run by Dr. Jeffry Life, is one of the many clinics that claim to turn the desire of many Americans to stay young into a reality. The 69-year old doctor is a role model for many of his patients.
Friday 5 December 2008
turner gill
IF YOU ASK me, the whole Washington football coaching search ended with a whimper.
After seeing some big names on their supposed wish list, the Dawgs hire Steve Sarkisian. Steve Sarkisian? Are you kidding me? When they said that money was no object, they offer the job to an offensive coordinator who has no head-coaching experience?
But if I think the hiring was suspect, chances are great that Sarkisian will be Pac-10 coach of the year next season.
As a Coug, it's not my inclination to support a Husky hiring, whoever it is, especially when they didn't even interview the three men I boxed in my trifecta -- former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer, Buffalo coach Turner Gill and Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.
Fullmer, who went 152-52 at Tennessee, was at the top of my list. Gill, 46, was best remembered as the Nebraska quarterback who went 28-2 as a starter in the '80s. But he's better known in Buffalo as the coach who led the Bulls to their first bowl game in 50 years.
Most of my money was on Mullen, the longest shot on the board. He's Urban Meyer's right-hand man, the offensive coordinator who tutored quarterbacks Alex Smith at Utah and Chris Leak and Tim Tebow at Florida.
I also like that Mullen is married to former Golf Channel anchor Megan West, which has nothing to do with anything, making it significant to me.
If I had been handicapping this search like a race at Emerald Downs, Sarkisian would have been the second horse I threw out after Mike Haywood, the offensive coordinator from Notre Dame.
Yet Sarkisian prevailed, though UW president Mark Emmert would not admit it when I spoke with him Friday. An official announcement is not expected until Sunday or Monday, so Emmert didn't want to violate his own embargo.
All he said was: "Obviously the world knows we met with Steve Sarkisian, and we certainly liked our conversations with him. I think he's an incredibly promising young coach."
Emmert also said the job was offered to only one person. To another question about the future of the program, he said, "Husky football is going to be heading in all of the right directions right away."
Right away is defined as 24 hours from now, after the UW's benchmark 12th defeat at Cal, a winless season signaling the end of the Tyrone Willingham era and the start of Sarkisian's.
To get an idea of what Husky fans think about the hire, I called Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds, who was his predictable wise-guy self.
"Steve Sarkisian is no Paul Wulff," Grinolds said. "Washington goes to L.A. to get guys, not to Cheney."
Grinolds added that after Jim Mora, the fantasy candidate, anyone would do, including Sarkisian.
"You could hire me a snowman, and he'd win more games than Tyrone did this year," he said.
Prominent Husky booster Ron Crockett was more enthusiastic, saying: "I'm very excited. Obviously I don't know the fella. I like the age (34). Some people say he's too young. I disagree. ... He comes from a great program, he can recruit on the West Coast, and he has a passion to be here."
As is usually the case in this space, I went on a search for useless information, specifically wondering if Sarkisian golfs, drinks beer and owns a dog. I struck out and still don't know. I tried calling five Sarkisians in Torrance, Calif., his hometown, and left messages or got a busy signal. No one called back, and, frankly, I don't blame them.
So I went scraping for stuff from the USC sports department and discovered that he's a family man who married his high-school sweetheart, Stephanie. They have two daughters -- Ashley, 5, and Taylor, 6 months or so; and a son, Brady, 3.
According to the USC media guide, Sarkisian is pronounced sar-KEY-juhn, and one story said he's half Armenian and half Irish -- the latter leading me to believe he must be a beer drinker. Then again, he went to BYU, so it's hard to say.
kyle dunnigan
Sophomore Tyler Harris of Richmond, Va., shattered the University’s short course record in the 200-yard individual medley that had stood for 18 years as the North Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams sped to a big lead after the opening day of the Gamecock Invitational at the Carolina Natatorium.
Harris won the 200 IM in a time of 1:46.54, shattering his own career best time by 2.22 seconds. He broke the University record of 1:47.33 which was set by legendary Tar Heel swimmer John Davis in 1990. The record was the longest-standing record on the current Tar Heel record book.
Freshman Layne Brodie of Atlanta, Ga., was the Gamecock Invitational champion in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.44 while sophomore Chip Peterson of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., captured the title in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:28.46.
Harris’ winning time in the 200-yard IM was the only career best time posted by a Tar Heel Thursday night but UNC individuals and relays did produce 23 season best clockings during the evening session.
UNC has sizeable team leads after the first night of competition. On the men’s side, UNC leads with 378.5 points, followed by Duke at 230, South Carolina at 224.5, Syracuse at 107, East Carolina at 98 and College of Charleston at 43. On the women’s side, UNC leads with 370, followed by Duke at 226.5, South Carolina at 208, East Carolina at 161.5, Syracuse at 107 and College of Charleston at 12.
Carolina also won three relay titles Thursday night. The team of sophomore Rebecca Kane, junior Megan Steeves, freshman Sarah Tanner and senior Aubrette Biegel won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.71.
http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2008/nov/20/mclean-gets-school-record-b-cut-50-freestyle-gamec/
Harris won the 200 IM in a time of 1:46.54, shattering his own career best time by 2.22 seconds. He broke the University record of 1:47.33 which was set by legendary Tar Heel swimmer John Davis in 1990. The record was the longest-standing record on the current Tar Heel record book.
Freshman Layne Brodie of Atlanta, Ga., was the Gamecock Invitational champion in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.44 while sophomore Chip Peterson of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., captured the title in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:28.46.
Harris’ winning time in the 200-yard IM was the only career best time posted by a Tar Heel Thursday night but UNC individuals and relays did produce 23 season best clockings during the evening session.
UNC has sizeable team leads after the first night of competition. On the men’s side, UNC leads with 378.5 points, followed by Duke at 230, South Carolina at 224.5, Syracuse at 107, East Carolina at 98 and College of Charleston at 43. On the women’s side, UNC leads with 370, followed by Duke at 226.5, South Carolina at 208, East Carolina at 161.5, Syracuse at 107 and College of Charleston at 12.
Carolina also won three relay titles Thursday night. The team of sophomore Rebecca Kane, junior Megan Steeves, freshman Sarah Tanner and senior Aubrette Biegel won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.71.
http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2008/nov/20/mclean-gets-school-record-b-cut-50-freestyle-gamec/
gwen araujo
A number of community organizations will be hosting an event from 6-8 p.m. today at the Watsonville City Plaza celebrating the 2008 Transgender Day of Remembrance of Santa Cruz County.
The commemorative event will feature a candlelight vigil, spoken-word artists, live music by local bands, and speakers including community organizers, political leaders, clergy and health service providers. The gathering will offer transgendered people and their allies a chance to step forward and stand together in vigil, remembering those who have died as a result of hate crimes.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose Nov. 28, 1998 murder moved her mourners to launch the “Remembering Our Dead” Web project and hold a candlelight vigil in San Francisco in 1999.
The National Center for Transgender Equality estimates that a transgendered person is more than 16 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the average person. In the United States, approximately one person is murdered each month because of his or her gender presentation. This year in California, two people have died as a result of gender-based violence: Lawrence King, a 15-year-old Oxnard resident, and Ruby Molina, a 22-year-old Sacramento resident. In 2002, 17-year-old Gwen Amber Rose Araujo was brutally murdered in Newark, a case that inspired the film “A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story.”
http://www.register-pajaronian.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=6241
The commemorative event will feature a candlelight vigil, spoken-word artists, live music by local bands, and speakers including community organizers, political leaders, clergy and health service providers. The gathering will offer transgendered people and their allies a chance to step forward and stand together in vigil, remembering those who have died as a result of hate crimes.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose Nov. 28, 1998 murder moved her mourners to launch the “Remembering Our Dead” Web project and hold a candlelight vigil in San Francisco in 1999.
The National Center for Transgender Equality estimates that a transgendered person is more than 16 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the average person. In the United States, approximately one person is murdered each month because of his or her gender presentation. This year in California, two people have died as a result of gender-based violence: Lawrence King, a 15-year-old Oxnard resident, and Ruby Molina, a 22-year-old Sacramento resident. In 2002, 17-year-old Gwen Amber Rose Araujo was brutally murdered in Newark, a case that inspired the film “A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story.”
http://www.register-pajaronian.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=6241
eddie money..
WILL EDDIE AND HIS "BABY" GO FOR THE MONEY? FIND OUT ON "DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS!" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, ON FOX
American rock legend Eddie Money and his daughter Jesse take center stage to win big for charity. They perform his hit "Baby Hold On" and try to lock-in the correct lyrics for The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatrics AIDS Foundation on a very special DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS! airing Friday, Dec. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (LYR-206) (TV-PG)
bettie page
Bettie Page, one of the most notable models of the 20th century, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles.
Mark Roesler, Page's agent and attorney, says Friday that the 85-year-old is "critically ill." He says she suffered a heart attack Tuesday and remains hospitalized.
He would not comment further on her condition.
Page is credited with helping set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious 1960s. She attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure in bikinis and lingerie that were tacked up on walls in military barracks, garages and elsewhere.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jZUqEZI68r9LHs45IyvnFNrflxowD94SSQA06
jesse money
The Center for Financial Executive Education (CFEE) and CFEE Board member Jesse Torres today announced the release of Mr. Torres' latest ebook, "Community Banker's Guide to Social Network Marketing." Mr. Torres, author of the highly praised "Community Banker's Guide to Hispanic Marketing," addresses in his latest ebook the developing discipline of social network marketing and its impact on community bankers.
In the Community Banker's Guide to Social Network Marketing, Mr. Torres addresses social networks, user demographics and the role of social networks within the greater sphere of social media. Also addressed at length is the development of viral marketing programs, consumer advocacy, conversational marketing, metrics and common pitfalls. A free copy of the Guide is available at www.JesseTorres.com/cbgsnm/cbgsnm.pdf.
"This ebook is intended to provide community bankers with a roadmap to establishing a loyal and trustworthy reputation within the Web 2.0 world. As the influence of traditional marketing continues to fade and as peer-to-peer networks increasingly determine buying preferences, community bankers must understand the importance of incorporating social networks into the overall marketing plan of their organizations in order to maximize their inherent advantage over larger regional and national competitors," said Mr. Torres. "Social network marketing is about creating and nurturing conversations with consumers in order to determine how to best serve their needs while developing trust and respect. Community bankers' competitive advantage is based upon their ability to understand and meet the needs of their local communities. As such, community bankers are better positioned to take advantage of social networks than their larger peers."
According to the Guide, the number of social network users grew 25% between June 2007 and June 2008. Further, as of June 2008, social network users represented 67% of all Internet users, as more than one-fifth of adults around the world visit social networking Web sites.
Jesse has launched an official Facebook page for the Community Banker's Guide to Social Network Marketing. Jesse invites readers to visit him on Facebook to provide comments and to continue the conversation that was started with the release of the Guide.
Jesse Torres is President and Chief Operating Officer of Security Savings Bank in Henderson, Nevada. He is a regular speaker at banking industry conferences and seminars, he serves on the West Coast Anti-Money Laundering Forum, Center for Financial Executive Education and is a former Chairman of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce. Previously Mr. Torres was a regulator with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Senior Consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick and a senior officer at several banks in the Los Angeles area. He is a graduate of UCLA and the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. Jesse can be reached by e-mail at MrJesseTorres@gmail.com. He can also be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jessetorres.
The Center for Financial Executive Education, a non-profit organization, provides educational and networking opportunities to America's financial executives.
SOURCE: Center for Financial Executive Education
ludlow ca!
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 shook the US state of California, the US government announced.
There was no immediate word of casualties or damage.
The reading, issued by the US Geological Survey, was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.
The USGS initially reported the quake's magnitude at 5.5, but later downgraded it to 5.1.
The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 8:18 pm (0418 GMT Saturday), was located in the Mojave Desert 57 kilometers (35 miles) east of the town of Barstow, the survey said.
Kate Hutton, staff seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, told KCAL 9 television the earthquake had been downgraded to 5.1 from 5.5.
"It happened at 8.18 pm in the Mojave Desert. At least nine small aftershocks. The biggest large town is 35 miles away. There's really not too much out there to damage," Hutton said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g2FGekpfduWvK9i3tadHfucxvq6g
Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the one-time football great who was acquitted in perhaps the most-watched murder trial of the 20th century, was sentenced Friday to a minimum of nine years in prison for his role in a 2007 raid on a Las Vegas hotel room in which two collectibles dealers were robbed of a trove of sports memorabilia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html?em
Shortly before the sentence, Mr. Simpson, wearing a blue prison jumpsuit, his arms handcuffed in front of him, made a surprise statement in which he told Judge Jackie Glass of Clark County District Court: “I didn’t want to hurt anybody. I didn’t know I was doing anything wrong.”
“I stand before you somewhat confused,” Mr. Simpson, his voice breaking, said in the rambling five-minute statement in which he uttered the word “sorry” at least four times.
Judge Glass seemed unimpressed. “The evidence was overwhelming,” she said before pronouncing sentence, first on one of Mr. Simpson’s five accomplices, Clarence Stewart, 54, and then on Mr. Simpson himself.
Both men were convicted by the same jury of the same 12 charges, including kidnapping and armed robbery, stemming from the incident at the Palace Station Hotel-Casino.
“It was an itty-bitty room and a lot of you big guys in that itty-bitty room,” Judge Glass said. “That was ‘nobody leave this room.’ That was actually a very violent event. Guns were brought; one was displayed. The potential for harm to occur in that room was tremendous.”
Before the sentencing, the judge denied a defense motion that Mr. Simpson be released on bail pending appeal.
Mr. Simpson was convicted of the Palace Station armed robbery on Oct. 3, 13 years to the day after he was acquitted in the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald L. Goldman.
The Las Vegas jury of nine women and three men found Mr. Simpson guilty of storming into a room at the hotel casino in September 2007 with a group of five friends, at least two of whom carried guns, and seizing memorabilia worth thousands of dollars from the dealers, Bruce L. Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
Mr. Simpson did not testify at the three-week trial and has been in custody at the Clark County Detention Center since his conviction. In interviews after his arrest, he said that he had gone to the hotel only to recover personal items stolen from the trophy room of his home in Los Angeles, and that he was unaware the other men were armed.
Four of his accomplices pleaded guilty and testified against Mr. Simpson, an N.F.L. Hall of Fame inductee, at a trial that played out like a low-key echo of his circuslike trial in 1995
Lawyers for Mr. Simpson and Mr. Stewart have said they will appeal the convictions.
Mr. Simpson’s lead lawyer, Yale Galanter, said his legal team planned to challenge the outcome on several grounds. The lawyers argue that jury selection was manipulated to produce a panel with no African-Americans, and that Judge Glass biased jurors by engaging in theatrics like berating lawyers and witnesses, sighing and waving her hands in disgust.
“What she did was horrible towards the defense, and that really does have an impact on jurors,” said a criminal defense lawyer not associated with the case, Dayvid Figler. “They can easily make a greatest hits of her screaming or yelling shut up or other signals to the jury.”
Another criminal defense lawyer, David Chesnoff, said Mr. Stewart might have a better chance for an appeal because Judge Glass denied repeated requests by his lawyers for a separate trial to avoid Mr. Stewart’s being associated with the notoriety attached to Mr. Simpson.
“There are some issues on severance for Mr. Stewart that the Nevada Supreme Court has been sensitive to in the past,” said Mr. Chesnoff, who has represented Martha Stewart and Mike Tyson, among other celebrity clients.
“I saw a great deal of the trial,” he said. “I didn’t see any egregious errors by the judge. She knows the rules of evidence.”
In a glittering career as a running back in the 1970s, Mr. Simpson was one of the most famous American football players of his generation. But he became the prime suspect in the savage 1994 murder of Ms. Simpson, who had divorced him two years earlier, and Mr. Goldman, outside Ms. Simpson’s home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. She was attacked so savagely she was almost decapitated.
Mr. Simpson, who has always vehemently maintained his innocence in the killings, was acquitted after a racially charged trial in 1995. He was found liable for the deaths in a 1997 civil suit and was ordered to pay damages to the victims’ families totaling $33.5 million.
Little of the civil judgment has been collected, and the Goldman family, which has aggressively pursued Mr. Simpson’s assets, is expected to push for hearings to determine who owns the Simpson-related items seized in the raid. ”There’s going to have to be a separate hearing regarding the disposition of the property,” said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles who covered the 1995 murder trial for CBS News. ”Some of the property the Goldmans have a claim to. Some of the property belonged to the victims. And some if it may rightfully belong to O.J. Simpson, so it would go back to his family.”http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html?em
sydney simpson.. damn..
Listen to the interview on www.iconsradio.com Hosted by John Mulholland, Meir Ribalow & Stephen Bogart John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was a two-time Academy Award and Cannes award-winning American actor and comedian. He starred in legendary classics such as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Irma La Douce, The Great Race, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners, Glengarry Glen Ross, The China Syndrome, Short Cuts and JFK. Lemmon was born in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, the son of Mildred Burgess LaRue (née Noel),[1] and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., who was the president of a doughnut company.[2] Lemmon attended John Ward Elementary School in Newton. At twenty-two years old, Lemmon graduated from Harvard University. He was an active member of several Drama Clubs. Lemmon also revealed that he knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of eight. After attending Phillips Academy (Class of 43) and Harvard University...
http://www.acakadut.com/videos/sydney%20simpson%20boston%20university/
http://www.acakadut.com/videos/sydney%20simpson%20boston%20university/
ron goldman... ron goldman...
The family of Ron Goldman who was murdered with Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994, said today they hoped they had driven OJ Simpson to the crime that has put him in jail.
After Simpson was sentenced to 15 years in jail, Fred Goldman Ron’s father said: “It’s a good day for the family.”
He said he hoped the family’s relentless campaigning against Simpson contributed to the rash act that has cost him his liberty.
“If that pushed him over the edge then great,” Mr Goldman said. “This monster is where he belongs - behind bars.”
Simpson’s conviction of kidnapping and robbery in October came exactly 13 years after he was acquitted of the brutal double murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman in the most watched criminal trial in a generation.
In a subsequent civil trial, a jury found Simpson liable for the murder of Mr Goldman and committing battery against his former wife.
Last year, the former running-back tried to bring out a "hypothetical" crime memoir describing the killing, entitled If I did it.
Kim Goldman said outside court today: “The back of his head looked the same as it during every day of the criminal case. He was acting in an arrogant fashion the same way he did on the night he killed Nicole and Ron.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5295464.ece
OJ Simpson Sentenced to 15 Years!
Today's the day for those of you who have wanted to see O.J. Simpson locked up. Las Vegas judge Jackie Glass sentenced the Heisman trophy winner to at least 15 years in prison for kidnapping.
Simpson was convicted in October on 12 charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and assault with a deadly weapon, after a run-in with a sports memorabilia dealer in Las Vegas.
In Clark County court today, the 61-year-old former Buffalo Bills running back apologized, tearfully, to Glass. He said he had no intention of hurting his victim, and that he had only wanted to reclaim his property. He also admitted that he went about it the wrong way.
Judge Glass didn't buy it though, saying that Simpson was doing more than just "taking his stuff back." Before handing down her sentence she admonished Simpson, saying there was much more than stupidity behind his actions.
Glass also said that Simpson's 1995 murder acquittal had no bearing on this case, whether she "disagreed with it or not." Glass said she wanted to be "perfectly clear" that there was no retribution in her decision.
Simpson will be eligible for parole in five on the kidnapping count, but with addition concurrent sentences it is unlikely he will serve fewer than 10 years.
So was the sentence fair? Or did retribution play a role?
http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflcrimewatch/2008/12/oj-simpson-sentenced-to.html
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Bonnie-Jill Laflin
We’ve seen those pom poms before: Former cheerleader for the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Cowboys and L.A. Lakers
Call of the Wild: Can be seen wrasslin’ gators on Spike TV’s adventure-travel show, Hotlines, and covering rock-crawling trucks on ESPN2’s UROC
When the lights go out, what does a guy have to do to get a flag on the play?
In the bedroom? I’m laid-back. So, sexy is going to a movie and having dinner and then kicking back in the bedroom watching SportsCenter. Guys are going to be like, “What? That turns her on?” I’m a sports nut. I love watching sports.
We’ve seen those pom poms before: Former cheerleader for the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Cowboys and L.A. Lakers
Call of the Wild: Can be seen wrasslin’ gators on Spike TV’s adventure-travel show, Hotlines, and covering rock-crawling trucks on ESPN2’s UROC
When the lights go out, what does a guy have to do to get a flag on the play?
In the bedroom? I’m laid-back. So, sexy is going to a movie and having dinner and then kicking back in the bedroom watching SportsCenter. Guys are going to be like, “What? That turns her on?” I’m a sports nut. I love watching sports.
Concurrent sentences a confused mess for O.J. Simpson case
Much confusion over the O.J. sentences. Media reports have it all over the place from a six years to as much as 33 with parole eligibiltiy in a decade.
Why the confusion? In sentencing him on the 12 charges he was convicted of by a jury, hanging judge Jackie Glass sentenced him to a complex series of concurrent and consecutive sentences.
In the U.S., unlike Canada, criminals often get consecutive sentences. That means if you are found guilty on two charges, one for eight years and the other for 10, then you are serving 18 years as the sentences follow each other. With concurrent sentences, however, they overlap and you serve the longest.
However, you also have to factor in parole eligibility and then it's a real mess. the Associated Press seems to have the best take on it, at least until the lawyers sort it out. They quote the judge's clerk as saying it could be a maximum of 33 years, but eligible for parole after nine.
Guess that's better than had he been convicted in his murder trial, where he could have faced the death penalty. Though at 61, 33 years is essentially a death sentence.http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/legalpost/archive/2008/12/05/concurrent-sentences-a-confused-mess-for-o-j.aspx
plenio vxa 2100
"I bought this unit for a fixed installation into my car, and I have to say this baby delivered. It does absolutely everything as advertised. Gives a location fix fairly fast and pretty accurately. Plays video and music, and accepts video input from a DVD player. The picture quality is very good. Sound through the FM transmitter was a bit muffled but with an audio cable it is very good.
The software does have some minor bugs. On occasion, it assumes I'm taking a freeway off-ramp when I'm not. It corrects pretty fast, though. Also, when entering addresses, the predictive text feature is more annoying than helpful. Besides these small annoyances, I've been very happy with this unit."
plenio vxa 2100
The software does have some minor bugs. On occasion, it assumes I'm taking a freeway off-ramp when I'm not. It corrects pretty fast, though. Also, when entering addresses, the predictive text feature is more annoying than helpful. Besides these small annoyances, I've been very happy with this unit."
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Koobface Virus Attacking Facebook
Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface".
Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now worming its way through Facebook. The Koobface virus uses Facebook's private messaging system to infect computers via a shared video.
Unsuspecting users will see a video link (shared by an infected friend) with the message, "You look just awesome in this new movie." Click the link will lead you to an outside site where you're told that you need to download a Flash update, which is actually a virus file. Once the virus is installed, it will try to grab sensitive data off your PC, like credit card numbers.
In a way this a very old virus; it operates much like mass-mailing worms that used to infest Usenet and e-mail lists. But it's proving an effective tactic on social networks where private messages from friends seem more trustworthy than traditional e-mail, which even the most neophyte web users have come to distrust.
With its some 120 million users, Facebook is not only a potentially lucrative target, but it's well into the mainstream, which means more gullible, less internet-savvy users for virus creators to prey on.
The virus watchdog blog for McAfee labs reports that Facebook is aware of the Koobface attack and is already working to remove the spammed links from its system. But with dozens of Koobface variants known to exist, McAfee warns that "the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better."
In the mean time, the best way to avoid Koobface is to adhere to the tried and true rule of internet safety: never open unexpected e-mail attachments, videos or other links, even if they are from someone you know.
Should your PC be infected the Koobface worm, the Facebook security blog suggests resetting your password and running updated anti-virus software to purge the worm from your system.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/koobface-virus.html
Paul Benedict dies at 70
Paul Benedict, the actor who played the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," was found dead Monday at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. He was 70.
Authorities were investigating the cause of death, said his brother, Charles.Benedict's oversized jaw and angular features were partly attributed to acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that was first diagnosed by an endocrinologist who saw Benedict in a theatrical production.
He underwent medical treatment to prevent the disease from spreading while he continued to act -- and used his facial features for comic effect.
As an actor, Benedict built a career portraying loony characters in films such as "The Goodbye Girl" (1977), "The Man with Two Brains" (1983) and "The Addams Family" (1991). He also appeared in the Christopher Guest comedies "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Waiting for Guffman" (1997) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003). On the PBS children's show "Sesame Street," Benedict was the Mad Painter who painted numbers everywhere.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-benedict5-2008dec05,0,2329529.story
Authorities were investigating the cause of death, said his brother, Charles.Benedict's oversized jaw and angular features were partly attributed to acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that was first diagnosed by an endocrinologist who saw Benedict in a theatrical production.
He underwent medical treatment to prevent the disease from spreading while he continued to act -- and used his facial features for comic effect.
As an actor, Benedict built a career portraying loony characters in films such as "The Goodbye Girl" (1977), "The Man with Two Brains" (1983) and "The Addams Family" (1991). He also appeared in the Christopher Guest comedies "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Waiting for Guffman" (1997) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003). On the PBS children's show "Sesame Street," Benedict was the Mad Painter who painted numbers everywhere.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-benedict5-2008dec05,0,2329529.story
price spider..
PriceSpider.com, backed by leading Microsoft National Systems Integrator Neudesic, announced today that it has been featured across a number of media channels as a valuable tool for consumers this holiday shopping season.
A number of consumer organizations, news sources, and consumer web sites have reported that PriceSpider.com can help save consumers money.
The advantage of PriceSpider.com is its active search engine technology that continuously scans for pricing and product information. Holiday shoppers can utilize the PriceSpider.com Gift Guide to find the perfect present for the gadget-minded on their list. Shoppers can also create and share lists with their friends and family to peek into their wish lists. Additionally, the tool can be used to access the lists of the gadget savvy to help make the best gift-giving decision.
Whether looking to splurge this year, or walk away with a steal, the list tool gives users the ability to monitor a large number of products at once and see in real time when prices on those products drop! The search spans hundreds of online and local retailers in real-time to provide consumers with truly the lowest price available on the web. PriceSpider.com provides consumers the ability to receive price change alerts via email, view up to six months of price history in order to monitor pricing trends and check sale prices against true average prices, and view aggregated product reviews.
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Diamonds From Harry Winston !
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Armed robbers stole diamonds valued at 85 million euros ($108 million) from the Paris branch of jeweler Harry Winston, the city prosecutors’ office said.
Four armed men entered the store on Avenue Montaigne near the Champs-Elysees shortly before its 5:30 p.m. closing time yesterday, prosecutors’ spokeswoman Isabelle Montagne said. They took almost all the jewels on display and forced the staff to give them diamonds from storage. No shots were fired, she said.
“We are clearly dealing with well-organized, ruthless criminals,” Montagne said. Police investigators removed forensic evidence from the store, she said.
The branch was closed today, with a sole security guard outside saying he knew nothing about what happened yesterday. Three of the window displays were empty, while a diamond pendant and two jewel-encrusted watches were in the other two.
Television news cameras and curious tourists gathered on the street. “How on earth are they going to fence all that,” asked Richard Conacher, a 39-year-old pub worker from Melbourne.
The store is part of the Toronto-based Harry Winston Diamond Corp. A telephone call to the company’s offices before business hours wasn’t immediately returned.
The largest-ever jewelry heist took place in February 2003, when thieves took diamonds valued at 100 million euros from vaults at Antwerp’s diamond exchange, according to Agence France- Presse.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=acLU402yr1uQ&refer=europe
How to Kill Facebook Virus
Koobface, aka The Facebook virus is back with new reports on widespread infections.
The Facebook virus was first reported in August, and emails Facebook users from friend accounts telling them that they look great in a movie and they should view the movie, or in one incarnation suggest that there’s embarrassing video footage online about the user. When users click through, they hit a YouTube style video site and are prompted to download a file to play the videos. Not surprisingly, at this point the words “it’s a trap” are appropriate because the download is a trojan.
Advice from computer experts: don’t go downloading video software from strange sites based on an email in Facebook. My advice: don’t use your Facebook email account, just to be safe :)http://www.inquisitr.com/10785/the-facebook-virus-is-back/
dattebayo!
The fan group Dattebayo has announced that it will stop subtitling and distributing the Naruto anime franchise "permanently" on January 15. That date is when the Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Joost websites will officially begin streaming the latest episodes of the Naruto Shippūden sequel series one week after their Japanese broadcast — for free. A Dattebayo organizer who uses the alias "Interactii" says that an episode of Naruto Shippūden would get 450,000 downloads from Dattebayo in its first week. According to Dattebayo, the group accumulated 976,405 downloads for episode 20 in 489 days.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-21/dattebayo-to-stop-fansubbing-naruto-on-january-15
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-21/dattebayo-to-stop-fansubbing-naruto-on-january-15
the princess bride
GB: "Stardust" arrived in theaters in August of 2007 and it didn't click with audiences the way you hoped. When you reflect on it, what did you take away from that experience?
NG: It was odd. It was so ineptly marketed. It went on to be a huge hit internationally. It made over $150 million internationally but it did that in a world where it made the same amount of money in American and Russia in its first week of release. I don't know. What still amuses me, looking back on it, people at Paramount would say, "What's it like," and we'd say, "It's like 'The Princess Bride.'" And they'd say, "We can't mention 'Princess Bride' that didn't make money and it opened third to a Dudley Moore movie." And we'd say, "But people love that movie now and it's kind of like that." So what they did was more or less re-create the original marketing campaign for "The Princess Bride" and in effect repeating the same mistake and inflicting that on the world. They didn't have much of a clue. it was a hit in England and Russia and the rest of the world. It was fascinating. Very educational. The interesting thing is I had two movies coming out over a period of two months with "Stardust" and Beowulf." So I'd be sitting there in a marketing presentation for "Stardust" and then everyone would leave and I'd stay there and then the "Beowulf" people would come in. So I'd watch both and it was striking how incredibly comfortable they were with "Beowulf" and how they were promoting it and how completely lost they were with "Stardust." The main thing I learned was how completely dependent you are on trailers, ads and on tone of voice. They had something like "Princess Bride" and they promoted it like it was "Ella Enchanted." The people that would have liked it weren't finding it. That they are finding it now on DVD is interesting. I am absolutely fascinated to see how "Coraline" does. That's in theaters the first week in February.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/12/neil-gaiman-dre.html
west memphis three
Another Dixie Chicks cause, another angry reaction.
A man whose 8-year-old stepson was killed in 1993 has sued all three members of the country-pop group for defamation, singling out frontwoman Natalie Maines for her comments suggesting that he played a role in the boy's death.
Maines, whose outspokenness has won her lifelong friends and mortal enemies alike, appeared last December at a rally in Little Rock, Ark., for the three men, tagged the "West Memphis Three" by their supporters, who were convicted as teenagers of killing the plaintiff's stepson, Steve Branch, and two other 8-year-old boys.
According to the six-page complaint filed Nov. 25 in Pulaski County Circuit Court, the "Not Ready to Make Nice" singer told the crowd that new DNA evidence from the crime scene implicated Steve's stepdad, Terry Hobbs, and that Hobbs' behavior following the boys' death was suspect.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b71845_natalie_maines_fellow_chicks_courted.html
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