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July 12, 2009

Latoya Jackson knows who killed Michael Jackson

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Two weeks after the death of Michael Jackson, the conjecture about the causes of his death had happened to the tributes to the King of Pop. If this week claimed that the police did not rule out the hypothesis of murder and investigating all medical Jackson, this Sunday Latoya Jackson throws more fuel on the fire and sensational claims in two British newspapers, the News of the World and The Mail on Sunday, his brother was murdered and that she knows who the murderers.

In the News of the World, that the whole page entitled "I know who killed my Michael," Latoya says that several persons responsible for the disappearance of his brother and that reason was "a conspiracy to take money from Michael". Their statements are known two days after the police chief of Los Angeles admitted that the murder was one of the research, something that has no doubt Latoya. "There was a conspiracy. I think it was all for the money. Michael was worth over 1,000 million dollars in assets for broadcast rights of music and someone killed him for that. Worth more dead than alive," says the singer's older sister, who no names at any time about who might be murderers.

Latoya says that this "group of people" stole $ 2 million in cash and jewelry from many of his brother's house, which he hooked to drugs, it isolated from family and friends to feel alone and vulnerable " and that forced him to work to exhaustion to keep making money.

Michael, according to the testimony of Latoya, did not want to give the series of 50 concerts that were to have begun Monday in London. "Less than a month ago, I said I thought Michael was going to die before the actions of London because he was surrounded by people who did not harbor the best intentions in his heart," said Latoya, who describes his brother as a person " very docile, quiet and loving, which people use ". "I never thought that Michael lived until an old man," says the interviewee, believe that Michael Jackson was "the single person most of the world" and that "sooner or later it was something terrible to happen."

In interviews reveal other details such as the singer did not die in his bed, but on the doctor who was living with, Conrad Murray, who accused of disappearing from the hospital he was transferred to the singer when she began to ask questions. "He just mumble something and said something like 'Michael did not, sorry." Something was not right. I thought it was strange, "he says.

Latoya says that it was he who insisted that he did a second autopsy after seeing the corpse that had puncture marks on her neck and arms, "and predicted that knowing the final results will be a shock for all world. It also says that he hopes is a testament to his brother after 2002 in which Michael Jackson hopes that their children live with Diana Ross. Latoya says that it will never cease to live with her biological mother, Debbie Rowe, which was accused of being part of the type of people who "stood for Michael because he was interested in her money."

Latoya is confident that the children remain with Jackson and offers some details of how to react to the death of his father. According to his story, the children did not stop mourn until they were able to spend 30 minutes next to the body of his father and was able to dismiss him. Paris will put a collar around one of his hands, after which, according to Latoya, "said Dad had to work too hard."

March 6, 2009

Rihanna and Chris Brown get married?

Lies and Fairy Tales


According to Star Magazine, the couple would have been to resolve their differences and ended up expressing his eternal love. The magazine says that Rihanna Chris Brown confessed: "I can not live without you."

The singer, excited, apologized, begged him to forgive and to finish so emotional that Rihanna was asked to marry him. And so say the media, forgave him and accepted the proposal.

The couple have secretly married last weekend at the mansion Diddy, an island located in Miami, ignoring the advice that friends and family gave Rihanna.

Chris Brown was arrested on February 8 and released on bail of $ 50,000. He is accused of assault and criminal threats to the singer. His appearance before the Superior Court of Los Angeles has been delayed until April 6.

February 27, 2009

Gisele Bündchen get married!

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The lucky man has been the New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 31. The wedding was held last Thursday in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Only friends and family closest to the couple went to the wedding.
Gisele Bündchen, 28, was outfitted by Dolce & Gabbana, as were her three dogs.

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Congratulations for the couple!

February 19, 2009

Robert Pattinson To Present At Academy Awards

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If this latest report is to be believed, Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony will welcome a new and welcome face for many a young fan. Sure, you’ll get your Brad and Angelina fix this weekend (both are nominated of course) but who cares about the world’s most famous couple this side of Barack and Michelle when Robert Pattinson is involved.

Yes, HitFix claims they have confirmed the recent rumors that “Twilight” star Pattinson will indeed present an award at the Oscars. The report doesn’t indicate what award Pattinson will present nor whether his “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart will be by his side as he bestows a statuette to a lucky winner.

The decision to add Pattinson to the roster of presenters can’t be considered much of a surprise. It’s no secret that the Oscar telecast has been a ratings-challenged affair in recent years. And this year’s ceremony — without a blockbuster like “Titanic” (or even “The Dark Knight”) in competition for the major awards — could use all the help it can. Hugh Jackman will host the proceedings and that certainly establishes a different vibe than the usual stand-up host. But with the addition of Pattinson the Oscar producers are clearly hoping to draw in a younger crowd.

Source: MTV

February 10, 2009

Rihanna postpones Malaysian show amid attack case

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Singer Rihanna has postponed her scheduled February 13 concert in Malaysia, a concert promoter said on Tuesday, following reports she was attacked by boyfriend and singer Chris Brown this past weekend. Los Angeles police investigators have identified Rihanna as the victim in Sunday's attack. Brown has been arrested and charged with making criminal threats and Rihanna is cooperating with detectives, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Source: Washintong Post

2PAC - All eyez on me



['Pac talking]
Big Syke, Newt, Hank
Beugard, Big Sur (yeah)
Y'all know how this shit go (y'know)
{All Eyez On Me}
Motherfuckin O.G.
Roll up in the club and shit (is that right?)
{All Eyez On Me}
{All Eyez On Me}
But you know what?

[2Pac]
I bet you got it twisted you don't know who to trust
So many playa hating niggaz tryin to sound like us
Say they ready for the funk, but I don't think they knowin
Straight to the depths of hell is where those cowards goin
Well are you still down nigga? Holla when you see me
And let these devils be sorry for the day they finally freed me
I got a caravan of niggaz every time we ride (every time we ride)
Hittin motherfuckers up when we pass by (when we pass by)
Until I die; live the life of a boss playa
Cause even when I'm high, fuck with me and get crossed later
The futures in my eyes, cause all I want is cash and thangs
A five-double-oh - Benz flauntin flashy rings, uhh
Bitches pursue me like a dream
Been know to disappear before your eyes just like a dope fiend
It seems - my main thang was to be major paid
The game sharper than a motherfuckin razor blade
Say money bring bitches, bitches bring lies
One nigga's gettin jealous, and motherfuckers died
Depend on me like the first and fifteenth
They might hold me for a second, but these punks won't get me
We got foe niggaz, and lowriders, in ski masks
screamin Thug Life every time they pass {All Eyez On Me}

[Chorus One: 2Pac]

Live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die
live the life of a boss playa {All Eyez On Me}
cause even gettin high.. ..{All Eyez On Me}
Live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die
live the life of a boss playa, cause even gettin high..

[Syke]
Heeyyy, to my nigga 'Pac..
So much trouble in the world, nigga
Can't nobody feel your pain
The world's changin everyday, times moving faaast
My girl said I need a raise, how long will she last?
I'm caught between my woman, and my pistol, and my chips
Triple beam, got some smokers on, whistle as I dip
I'm lost in the land with no plan, livin life flawless
Crime boss, contraband, let me toss this
Needy hookers got a lot of nerve, let my bucket swerve
I'm takin off from the curb
The nervousness neglect make me pack a tec
Devoted to servin this, Moet and paaayyy-checks
Like Akai satellite nigga I'm forever ballin
It ain't right parasites triggers and fleas crawlin
Sucker duck and get busted, no emotion
My devotion is handlin my business nigga keep on coastin
Where you goin I been there came back as lonely homie
Steady flowin against the grain niggaz STILL don't know me
It's about the money in this rap shit, this crap shit
It ain't funny niggaz don't even know how to act - shit!
What can I do, what can I say, is there another way?
Blunts and gin all day, twenty-fo' parlay
My little homie G, can't you see, I'm busta free
Niggaz can't stand me - all eyes on me!

[Chorus Two: 2Pac]

I live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live the life as a boss playa {All Eyez On Me}
cause even gettin high {All Eyez On Me}
I live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die
live the life as a boss playa {All Eyez On Me}
cause even gettin high

[2Pac]
The feds is watchin, niggaz plottin to get me
Will I survive, will I die? Come on let's picture the possibility
Givin me charges, lawyers makin a grip
I told the judge I was raised wrong, and that's why I blaze shit
Was hyper as a kid, cold as a teenager
On my mobile callin big shots on the scene major
Packing hundreds in my drawers; fuck the law
Bitches I fuck with a passion, I'm livin rough and raw
Catchin cases at a fast rate, ballin in the fast lane
Hustle til the mornin, never stopped until the cash came
Live my life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live my life as a boss playa, cause even gettin high
these niggaz got me tossin shit
I put the top down, now it's time to floss my shit
Keep your head up nigga, make these motherfuckers suffer
Up in the Benz burnin rubber
The money is mandatory, the hoes is fully strapped
This criminal lifestyle, equipped with the bulletproof vest
Make sure your eyes is on the meal ticket
Get your money motherfucker let's get rich and we'll kick it
All eyes on me!

[Chorus Three: 2Pac]

I live the life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live the life as a boss playa {All Eyez On Me}
cause even gettin high.. ..{All Eyez On Me}
I live the life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live the life as a boss playa {All Eyez On Me}
cause even gettin high.. ..{All Eyez On Me}

['Pac talking]
Pay attention my niggaz
See how that shit go? Nigga walk up in this motherfucker
and it be like "bing!"
Cops.. bitches.. everymotherfuckinbody
[overlap]
Live my life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live my life as a boss playa, cause even gettin high
I got bustas hoes and police watchin a nigga y'know?
[overlap]
I live my life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Livin life as a boss playa, cause even gettin high
{All Eyez On Me}
Hehehe.. it's like what they think?
I'm walkin around with some ki's in my pocket or somethin?
{All Eyez On Me}
They think I'm goin back to jail, they REALLY on that dope
[overlap]
Live my life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live my life as a boss playa
I know y'all watchin, I know y'all got me in the scopes
[overlap]
Live my life as a thug nigga, until the day I die
Live my life as a boss playa, cause even gettin high
I know y'all know this is Thug Life baayy-bay
Y'all got me under surveillance huh?
{All Eyez On Me}
But I'm knowin

Source: Quedeletras

Blink 182 back together!

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Blink-182 are back together, the reunion confirmed after the Grammys. The reunion of Blink-182 for 2009 was broke by David Kennedy earlier this weekend with word of a new album for 2009.

Thursday night, David Kennedy told fans that even as A&A is about to put out a new album for 2009, so too is Blink-182 to everyone’s surprise.

“I’m trying to write a statement about how Angels is all good while Blink is coming back”.

Asked if no A&A album would be released in replacement for Blink-182, Kennedy added

“No sir. … It will be a good creative year and I want to make sure that comes across.”

And just to make sure it was super clear, another fan said, hey is Blink-182 reuniting?

“Yeah, putting out a record.”

The three appeared this Sunday as presenters at the Grammy Awards. Now after the awards show , Blink-182 issued the following official statement Sunday evening from Los Angeles:

“Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We’re back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.

“Summer 2009. Thanks and get ready…”

2009 is going to be a great year!




Source: Lalate News

February 5, 2009

Michael Graves coffee maker rated best deal by Consumer Reports

Many of us Frugal Forcers have a love/hate relationship with coffee. We love to suck down loads of it but hate the detrimental effect it can have on our wallets, especially if it's from a high-priced coffee shop. Fellow blogger Cheap Kate has blogged frequently about her attempts to save money by making her own coffee here at work.

Mercifully, Consumer Reports is coming to Kate's rescue. The magazine has tested 34 different coffee makers and have found the one they say is best: The Michael Graves 12-Cup Coffeemaker, which retails for a relatively inexpensive $40 (some of the "best" coffee makers are priced $100 or more). The magazine cites the coffee maker's high temperature, programmable features and coffee quality.

Consumer Reports also recommends the Melitta Take2, retailing at $25, for an even more frugal cup of coffee.

The always-caffeinated Frugal Force salutes Consumer Reports for its commitment to investigative coffee journalism!

Do you have a preferred coffee maker that's frugal friendly? Are you willing to compromise on price and the quality of your cup of Joe?

Source: Orlando Sentinel

January 13, 2009

Natalie Dylan's Virginity Now Worth $2.5 Million

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Natalie Dylan, a twenty two year old women's study student, is not the first woman to try to auction off her virginity for money. But Natalie Dylan, which is a pseudonym, appears to be the most successful so far in running up the bidding.

The highest bid for a night of passion with Natalie Dylan has come to $2.5 million. At least ten thousand men have out in bids to relieve Natalie Dylan, a cute brunette, of her virginity.

Natalie Dylan decided to auction her virginity off when she learned that her sister had worked for three weeks as a prostitute in order to pay for college. When she started the bidding about three or so months ago, Natalie Dylan had hoped that she would get a bid of a million dollars. That she now has the bidding up to two and a half times that number seems incredible.

The winning bidder will get to enjoy Natalie Dylan's favors at the famous Bunny Ranch brothel in Nevada, where prostitution is legal. She has undergone a polygraph test and is willing to undergo a medical exam to prove her sexual status to the satisfaction of the winning bidder.

Now the question arises when seeing this story again, what kind of guy is going to shell out two and a half million dollars for a one night stand with someone who is not, after all, experienced? To be sure some of the bidders, according to Natalie Dylan, are men with questionable morals and taste, even by the standards of men who would bid on such an auction. But others seem to be polite businessmen who want to show Natalie Dylan a good time.

A night with a high class call girl, we are informed, might cost a few thousand dollars and might include the kind of kinks that Natalie Dylan is unwilling to participate in. So it is a mystery how Natalie Dylan's virginity is suddenly worth two and a half million dollars. Remember, the price is one night, not to keep Natalie Dylan for any length of time after that.

Source: Associated Content

Fargo woman wins 'Real Chance of Love' reality show


Abbie Noah is Fargo’s latest reality TV winner as the hairstylist ended VH1’s “Real Chance of Love” hugging, kissing and smiling with “her man.”

Monday night’s finale featured Noah as one of the final four women vying for the hearts of two men – Real and Chance, two brothers who call themselves “The Stallionaires.” The show’s premise featured each brother choosing his prospective “love” from a group of women.

As the show started Monday night, each brother had two final women to choose from.

Noah, who was known on the show was “Corn Fed,” was up against a woman dubbed “Bay Bay Bay” for the love of Real. Early in the episode, Noah and Bay Bay Bay argued during a poolside dinner in a Puerto Rico resort. Noah left the table crying after Bay Bay Bay and Real each wondered if the polite, sweet Fargo woman could handle the honest, harsh lifestyle of Los Angeles and the celebrity scene following Real.

“I’d feel absolutely devastated if Real doesn’t pick me,” Noah said early on.

During the show’s final selection, Real again questioned Noah’s ability to handle his lifestyle in Los Angeles.

“L.A. is not Fargo,” he said.

The statement brought tears to Noah’s eyes as she turned away in agony, unable to face the possibility she couldn’t be with Real.

But as Real turned to Bay Bay Bay he said he came to the show to find a relationship that had “fireworks.” And, he said, he didn’t feel the explosions with Bay Bay Bay.

Looking at Noah, Real said, “I believe you fell in love with me. I fell in love with you too.”

After an embrace, the show switched to a post-interview with Noah and she said, “I have been waiting this entire time to hear Real say he fell in love with me, and he said it. … I am absolutely in love with Real.”

She was the only woman on the show who found love. In a surprising move, Chance dismissed both of his final women saying he wasn’t truly in love with either of them.

The “Real Chance of Love” finale will be followed in two weeks with a reunion episode on VH1.

Fargo's previous reality show champion was Caridee English, who won the seventh cycle - or season - "America's Next Top Model."


Source: In-forum

Carol Kane

Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress, known for her work on stage, screen and television.

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Biography

Early life

Kane was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Joy, a jazz singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist, and Michael Kane, an architect who worked for the World Bank.[1] Her family is Jewish, her grandparents having emigrated from Russia.[2] Her parents divorced when she was twelve years old.[3] She attended the Cherry Lawn School, a progressive boarding school in Darien, Connecticut until 1965.[4][5] She attended the Professional Children's School in New York and made her professional theatre debut in a 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Tammy Grimes.[6]

Career

Kane is perhaps best-known for her portrayal of Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi from 1981 to 1983, and also for her role as Allison Portchnik in Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Kane earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hester Street. She also appeared in 1987's The Princess Bride and 1988's Scrooged with Bill Murray, in which Variety called her "unquestionably [the] pic's comic highlight".[7]

Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990-1991 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996-1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman.

In early 2006, Kane began a ten month run in the Broadway musical Wicked, playing Madame Morrible, a role which she had previously played in the show's first national tour. She also appeared in the NBC television live action production of The Year Without a Santa Claus in December 2006. She recently reprised the role of Madame Morrible in the open-ended Los Angeles production of Wicked, which opened on February 21, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre. She left the production on December 30, 2007 along with co-stars Eden Espinosa and Adam Wylie. Kane was replaced by Jo Anne Worley. Kane returned to the Los Angeles company of Wicked on August 26, 2008 to once again play the role of Madame Morrible and stayed with the production till its closure on January 11, 2009. She will originate the role of Madame Morrible in the San Francisco production of Wicked which will begin performances January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre.[8]

Filmography

Partial other works

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Source: Wikipedia

Kelly Stables

Kelly Michelle Stables (born January 26, 1978 in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress known for both stage and film acting.

Personal life

Kelly has led a mostly quiet life and is a very private individual. She was a well-known cheerleader in her high school years, a fact which would be commemorated in an article in the magazine American Cheerleader. She graduated from Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri.

She would later acquire a bachelor's degree in stage performance at the University of Missouri.[1] By March 2005, in correspondence with the release of The Ring Two in theaters, she married Kurt Patino.[2]

Kelly is an avid baseball fan, and enjoys St. Louis Cardinals games.[3] She uses resources from her local area church in her spare time in educating children about Parkinson's disease and ways to combat it.[4]

Career

Kelly has acted in a number of Broadway plays. Her two largest roles were in the Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera's Peter Pan as Wendy, and in Sleeping Beauty as the title role.[5] Kelly has also starred in several other on-stage roles in her time, notably as Marion Davies in W.R. and the Daisy.[6]

Kelly is best known in the world of film for the stunt work she did for The Ring and for taking over for Daveigh Chase in portraying the (off-tape) evil Samara Morgan for The Ring Two. She was also in the short film Rings. Her roles in the Bring it On and Ring franchises would boost her popularity to the point of gaining mention in Rolling Stone, Star and Us Weekly. She also voices Will Vandom in W.I.T.C.H., and plays roles in General Hospital and St. Bartes-Aspen. She also briefly appeared in the pilot for The Grubbs. As of November 2007, she has also had a role in an episode of Cavemen. Most recently she made a guest appearance as Melissa on Two and a Half Men. She is currently working on a film called My Life Untitled.[7].

Stage

Filmography

Upcoming Projects

  • Madness (2008)
  • My Life: Untitled (2008)
  • The Ring Three (2009)
  • Spring Break Dread (20??)

Television

Video games

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Source: Wikipedia

January 2, 2009

Amy Winehouse’s New Year’s Resolution

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Amy Winehouse resolves to eat healthier in 2009.

British singer Amy Winehouse has resolved to eat less junk food in 2009, reports Contactmusic.com.

“I love junk food, I always have,” Winehouse said. “But it ends up making me feel sick. So I’m trying to eat boring s**t like fruit and veg instead of crisps, curries and fried chicken. Just talking about it makes me want it.”

This seems like a small step towards becoming healthy for Winehouse, who has had a difficult time in 2008. In January, the “Rehab” singer reportedly entered rehab for a two week program. On June 23, Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, announced that his daughter was hospitalized and suffering from signs of early stage emphysema. In October, Winehouse began testing for a chest infection, and was back in the hospital a month later for what was reported as a reaction to her medication.

Alex James, from the band, Blur, told NME that he would be “surprised” if Amy lives one more year, but hopefully her new year’s resolution will help make 2009 a better year.

Source: The Celebrity Cafe

Amy Winehouse’s New Year’s Resolution

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Amy Winehouse resolves to eat healthier in 2009.

British singer Amy Winehouse has resolved to eat less junk food in 2009, reports Contactmusic.com.

“I love junk food, I always have,” Winehouse said. “But it ends up making me feel sick. So I’m trying to eat boring s**t like fruit and veg instead of crisps, curries and fried chicken. Just talking about it makes me want it.”

This seems like a small step towards becoming healthy for Winehouse, who has had a difficult time in 2008. In January, the “Rehab” singer reportedly entered rehab for a two week program. On June 23, Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, announced that his daughter was hospitalized and suffering from signs of early stage emphysema. In October, Winehouse began testing for a chest infection, and was back in the hospital a month later for what was reported as a reaction to her medication.

Alex James, from the band, Blur, told NME that he would be “surprised” if Amy lives one more year, but hopefully her new year’s resolution will help make 2009 a better year.

Source: The Celebrity Cafe

Hope Jacoby Arrested

Tustin High School Athletic Trainer Hope Jacoby has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in unlawful sex acts with with an underage male student.

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Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said that Jacoby was arrested last week on suspicion of oral copulation of a minor and unlawful sex with a minor. Jacboy allegedly had sex with the teenage boy over the past year at various locations throughout Orange County, including her home in San Juan Capistrano. The arrests came after the police were tipped off by someone who saw an incriminating text message photograph.

The 23-year-old Jacoby had been working as an athletic trainer for a year. Photos from her MySpace page can be viewed here.

Source: Now Public

The Steve LeVeille Broadcast

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Steve LeVeille has worked in radio for over 25 years and has been with WBZ Radio in Boston since 1991. Since June of 1999 he has hosted "The Steve LeVeille Broadcast" on WBZ from midnight to 5 a.m. weekdays. The call-in program features discussions of current news events, politics and consumer issues with a mix of light topics.

A Boston-area native, Steve began his career at all-news WEEI Boston in 1977 as a news writer and producer. He worked for ABC News in New York as an assignment editor and writer from 1980 to 1986. In addition to hosting talk shows on WBZ in the 1990s, Steve worked for Monitor Radio as a program host and news anchor on nationally and internationally broadcast programs and was also heard frequently as a news anchor on WBUR Boston.

Of the awards he has won for excellence in broadcasting Steve's favorite is the 1988 Associated Press Massachusetts Broadcasters award for Best Sports Commentary for pieces he did for WAAF Worcester.

Steve is a graduate of Emerson College and lives in the Boston area with his wife, Diane.

Source: Geocities.com

December 31, 2008

Eartha Kitt dies at 81

Eartha Kitt, a singer best known for her timeless rendition of holiday favorite Santa Baby and her role as Catwoman on the original Batman television series, died Christmas Day of colon cancer. Kitt was 81.

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The seductive singer and actress, once called “the most exciting woman in the world” by Orson Welles, was born on a cotton plantation in South Carolina to a Cherokee/black mother and a German/Dutch father. Kitt never knew her father and claimed to be a child of rape.

Kitt’s musical hits include Let’s Do It, Champagne Taste, Just an Old Fashioned Girl, Monotonous, Love For Sale, I’d Rather Be Burned as a Witch, Mink, Scmink, Under the Bridges of Paris, and her most famous, Santa Baby, which has been covered by countless artists including Madonna.

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In 1958, Kitt made her feature film debut alongside Sidney Poitier in The Mark of the Hawk. She later took over the role of Catwoman in the Batman TV series when Julie Newmar left due to scheduling conflicts.

The singer/actress also had an illustrious stage career, given her first starring role as Helen of Troy by Welles in the 1950 production of Dr Faustus. Kitt continued her electrifying stage performances until months before her death.

"She loved cabaret performances," says long-time friend and publicist Andrew Freedman. "If there was ever an opportunity to do a small intimate venue with about 150 people, that was always her preference."

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Although diagnosed with cancer two years ago, Kitt was in remission until her recent relapse.

"She came back strongly. She had been performing until two months ago," Freedman says. "We had dates booked through 2009."

Despite many romances, Kitt married only once, a short-lived union with real estate associate which resulted in a daughter, Kitt.

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Source: She Knows

Is Dane Cook Married?


A lot of people have been raising this question of whether Dane cook is married or has been married to someone. If married who is the lucky woman? We made a research online about Dane Cook's marriage and we found out that all of these things about marriage are just speculations. There are no major newspapers or online magazine or websites talking about or confirming Dane Cook getting married as of this writing.

We will give you more updates on this Dane Cook marriage if there are more information we find online.

Source: A Lady's Confessions

December 30, 2008

Roland Burris biography

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Roland W. Burris is a politician and statewide officer in the U.S. state of Illinois. Burris served as Comptroller of Illinois from 1979 to 1991 and as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. He now maintains a political consulting firm called Burris & Lebed Consulting, LLC.

As of December 30, 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to name Burris as interim Senator for President-elect Barack Obama's former seat.[1]

Early life

Burris was born and raised in a small community of Centralia in southern Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He was an exchange student on scholarship to study International Law at the University of Hamburg in Germany. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law in 1963. Burris is married to Berlean M. Burris, Ph.D., and is the father of two adult children, Dr. Rolanda S. Burris, and Roland W. Burris II, Esq. He also has a grandson, Roland T. Burris.

Early career

After graduating from law school, Burris became the first African-American National Bank Examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for the U.S. Treasury Department. In that capacity, he traveled throughout the midwest examining banks in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. From 1964 to 1973, he worked at Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company (now Bank of America), serving as tax accountant, tax consultant, commercial banking officer, and vice-president. He headed a commercial group that covered government guaranteed loans and minority business banking.

From 1973 to 1977, he was appointed by Illinois Governor Dan Walker as Director of the Department of Central Management Services.

He was National Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for Operation PUSH from January to October 1977. He was in private law practice from October 1977 to January 1979, and again from June 1995 to present.

Political career

From 1979 to 1991, Burris was elected to the office of Comptroller of Illinois. He was the first African American to be elected to a statewide office in the state of Illinois. Burris was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1984, losing to Paul Simon who went on to defeat incumbent Senator Charles Percy.

From 1991 to 1995, he was Attorney General for the State of Illinois, where he headed over 500 lawyers. There, he was the second African American elected to the office of Attorney General in the United States.

In 1994, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois. While Burris had been favored for much of the primary campaign, he and Cook County Board President Richard Phelan were both defeated by State Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch, who had a strong late showing in the final weeks of the campaign despite being seen as the underdog. Netsch would go on to defeat the following November against incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar in an election where Democrats lost every single race for statewide office.

In 1995, he ran for mayor of Chicago, losing to incumbent Richard M. Daley. In 1998 and 2002, he again unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Illinois.

Current career

Burris is serving as Manager/CEO of Burris & Lebed Consulting, LLC. It is a strategic consulting service concentrating in the areas of public relations, governmental representation, political strategies, and corporate strategies. He also serves as of counsel to the law firm of Gonzalez, Saggio and Harlan, L.L.C. His areas of legal concentration are business transactions, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, and consumer affairs.

On December 30, 2008, it was announced that he is Governor Rod Blagojevich's choice for replacing President-elect Barack Obama in the United States Senate.

Civic activities

Burris is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Inland Real Estate Corporation as an Independent Director and is Chairman of Governance and Nominating Committee. Inland is a $2 billion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the NYSE, which owns medium-sized shopping centers. As an Independent Director, he serves on the Audit Committee.

He serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Public Administration Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

  • Member, Board of the Better Business Bureau (2008)
  • Member, Board of the Auditorium Theater of Chicago (2001-2006)
  • Member, Board of The National Center for Responsible Gaming (1996-2005)
  • Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation (1991-1994)
  • Chairman, National Association of Attorneys General, Civil Rights Commission (1993-1995)
  • Trustee, Government Finance Officers Association of U.S. and Canada (1987-1991)
  • Member, Howard University Law School Alumni Association
  • Member, Southern Illinois University Foundation
  • Member, Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago
  • Member, U.S. Jaycees
  • Vice-Chairman, Committee on Illinois Government
  • Trustee, Goodwill Industries
  • Member, Chicago Area Council, Boy Souts of America
  • Member, Board of Directors, Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University (1996)
  • Chairman, Illinois State Justice Commission (1994-1996)
  • Chairman and Founder, Illinois Commission of the African-American Males (1992-1994)
  • Vice-Chairman, Democratic National Committee (1985-1989)
  • Life member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Life member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Life member, Southern Illinois Alumni Association
  • Order of the United Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Free Masons, Prince Hall Chapter (32nd Degree)
  • Chairman, Civil Rights Committee, National Association of Attorneys General (1993-1994)
  • President, National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (1981-1982)
  • Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Beta Boule
  • Honorary Doctors of Laws Degree, National Louis University, Evanston, Illinois
  • Honorary Doctors of Laws Degree, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi
  • White House summer intern for Office of Emergency Planning (1962)

Recognitions and Awards

  • 100 Most Influential Black Americans, Ebony Magazine (1979-1995)
  • Ten Most Distinguished Alumni in the History of the University - Wall of Fame, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1997)
  • Distinguished Accomplishments in the Field of Law, National Bar Association (1993)
  • One of the Top Three Government Financial Officers in the Nation, City and State Magazine (1989)
  • Mackey Award, National Football League Players Association (1989)
  • Hall of Fame, Centralia, Illinois
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Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Academy Award-nominated Australian television and film actor.

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After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his movie career. His work includes nineteen films, most notably 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), Monster's Ball (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008). In addition to his acting, he produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.

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For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the 2006 "Best Actor" award from the Australian Film Institute and was nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor as well as the 2006 Best Actor award from the BAFTA. Posthumously he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film, I'm Not There which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of the iconic Dylan. He has also been nominated for and won awards for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight, including a Best Actor International award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, for which he became the first actor to win an award posthumously, and, also posthumously, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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He died at the age of 28, from an accidental "toxic combination of prescription drugs." A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his penultimate performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, on 22 January 2008, he had completed about half of his work performing the role of Tony in Terry Gilliam's forthcoming film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

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