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Ben Flajnik: Cheating on Bachelor Fiancee?by Free Britney at . Comments
Everyone is just assuming Courtney Robertson wins The Bachelor.
Heck, Us Weekly's new cover story blatantly states that Ben Flajnik proposed to the model - a claim that we won't find out for sure until Monday, March 12.
The Bachelor spoilers have a lot to say on that very subject, but because they have been wrong before, you have to treat this as what it is: Pure speculation.
Not that it's hard to believe. According to Us, Flajnik gets down on one knee on the season finale, but has since soured on his final rose recipient/fiancee.
The celebrity news magazine claims that:
- Ben was "caught" with three girls in one weekend ... which likely means he was hanging out with other women and photographed with them. Seeing that Ben's unable to go near Courtney (or Lindzi Cox), that's not a shock.
- He's embarrassed by Courtney Robertson (that part we can believe, given that he's gotten to watch the entire season of The Bachelor along with us).
- Courtney cries on the Women Tell All special (that too).
Us' new issue, out today, will surely reveal more vague, unsourced details of his alleged transgressions, but until then, tell us: Who you THINK he SHOULD pick?
Courtney IMO has higher ambitions than hanging out in a grape farm and having little Bens and sinking into obscurity. She has tasted the huge volume of attention she inspired by being such an immature and spoiled vixen on the show. "Adios Ben...winning!"
Ben, is a total idiot, thinking with the wrong brain. This relationship will not last, he proposed to her again. I have no respect for him, he hurt Lindzi who was very nice,but he deserves Courtney. After watching the way Courtney treated the other girls you think the idiot would of been able to see what a b---- she is, worst bachelor ever.
A few months ago, when Ben was not chosen by Ashley, he went on a date with Jennifer Love Hewitt. He did not continue to date her, as he said that he was not into dating a "Hollywood" type. He also said, when the producers asked him what type of woman he wanted to be the bachelorettes he said "no models." Well, he got the Hollywood type, and a model. This is all about superficiality. Let's see how long they last...
The us weekly report has to be true. They have him kissing her in a suit on top of a mountain with a rose clearly on the table. Unless she had just kissed him as soon as she walked up to him. The shot is taken clearly from the air or a higher elevation
The rest of my comment that didnt fit: Then the security told us it was time to move on. We were like REALLY!! We were in their presence less than 30 seconds and NO ONE was in line. Too funny! We found out later some people came up there for the wine signing and were dissapointed that Ben and his partner left early so they didnt get a bottle signed. So they didnt even stay until the advertised time. Nice event Ben...lol!!!!!!!
We saw him at Kroger in Bloomfield Two, Mi for a "wine sampling" and bottle signing he and his wine partner did and we were not impressed either. First, there was NO wine open to sample. There was only one brand and type if wine available and it wasn't Envolve which is the brand therpy were supposed to be promoting. He wouldn't allow anyone to take pictures with him...come on Ben you aren't that big of a celebrity. In fact, there was NO ONE in line when we arrived so it is not as if he didnt have time. Then there were a bunch of security standing around and no one was telling us where to go or how to get an autograph. Then when we went up to the table they barely said one word to us! They didn't tell us about their wine or even ACT excited to be there or be promoting their wine. If we wouldn't have drawn a few words out of them they wouldn't of spoke to us at all. The pouty drepressing baby you see on tv is the same guy we saw in person.
Bens a whimp.., he deserves Courtney. Saw him at Krogers in Novi and I'm not impressed. Lindzi cox.., find a real man and real love.., this guy just likes loose women
How could Courtney be crying at the "women tell all". She won't even be on that show because she's one of the finalist. I think Ben was thinking well in the beginning but if he picks Courtney, his life will be a mess!!! He's going for the body and not the brain......
I'm pretty sure he picks Lindzi in the finale, because if he picked Courtney, he wouldn't be "cheating". He was all up her butt and was obviously smitten with her Courtney to mess it up. I hope he chooses Courtney. They deserved eachother. Plus, they look like The Beauty and the Beast.


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Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that closing tax exemptions will have to be part of the equation to put more money into Washington state's education system.
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that closing tax exemptions will have to be part of the equation to put more money into Washington state's education system.
Inslee's statements come a day after the state Supreme Court held a hearing to have lawyers representing the state Legislature explain why they had not set out a plan for fully paying for basic education.
A 2012 decision by the high court — known as the McCleary case — said lawmakers are not meeting their constitutional responsibility to fully pay for basic education and they are relying too much on local tax-levy dollars to balance the education budget.
Inslee said that lawmakers will have to consider a variety of potential solutions, and he said he will continue to push for the closing of tax breaks that aren't directly tied to job creation.
"The Legislature will not be able to comply with the McCleary decision unless there are additional revenues available to put into the school system in very significant amounts," Inslee said. "That is absolutely clear. And it is becoming clearer to more and more people."
During Wednesday's hearing, the court commended the Legislature for passing reforms in the K-12 system and for starting to pay for them. The McCleary decision orders the Legislature to finish paying for the reforms, which may add more than $4 billion to the state's biennial budget, according to government estimates.
The Legislature was given until the 2017-18 school year to fix the problem.
Among the reforms awaiting payment are all-day kindergarten in every school, a new formula for school-staffing levels and smaller classes in the lower grades.
In June, the court ordered the state to show why the justices should not hold the state in contempt or impose other sanctions.
Inslee said that if the court did find the Legislature in contempt, "I think it is important that it not take action that would shut down government or diminish any of our vital services."
One court justice on Wednesday noted that if the court decided that every state tax exemption is unconstitutional, it would free up about $30 billion.
Inslee said that while there are valid tax exemptions that bring value to the state, of the hundreds that are currently in place, some are "old barnacles on the ship of state."
"To me this is one of the more glaring things that I think the public should be rightfully frustrated about, is that we have some of these antiquated loopholes that may have come in two decades ago that no longer are economically viable or productive but are still on the books," he said.
Republicans in the Senate didn't jump at the idea.
"The question is whether we have the political courage to prioritize schools like our constitution requires," said Sen. Bruce Dammeier, a Republican from Puyallup who is leader on education issues for the mostly Republican Majority Coalition Caucus in that chamber.
"The governor is continuing to say we will only fund our schools after we fund other things and if we raise taxes. I think he's got it wrong. We need to fund education as a priority and then discuss whether tax revenue needs to be addressed for other programs," Dammeier said.
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PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells various foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF), PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). The company is a dividend aristocrat which has increased distributions for 38 years in a row.
Over the past decade this dividend stock has delivered an annualized total return of 4.90% to its loyal shareholders.
The company has managed to deliver an average increase in EPS of 10.90% per year since 2000. Analysts expect PepsiCo to earn $4.12 per share in 2010 and $4.61 per share in 2011. This would be a nice increase from the $3.77/share the company earned in 2009.
The company has recognized that carbonated drink sales are not going to grow significantly in the future, which is why it has focused on fast growing non-carbonated soft drinks. The company's innovation in the area has been successful with the introduction of Aquafina , Gatorade and Propel, Lipton teas and Tropicana. Pepsi has also started to emphasize on health and wellness, and has worked to minimize the amount of trans fats in its snack foods. Future earnings growth could also come from synergies associated with the acquisitions of its bottlers, streamlining of operations and cost cutting. The distribution networks of the bottlers acquired could be used to push some of PepsiCo's non-beverage products such as snacks and other foods. Earnings growth could also come from strategic acquisitions, as well as product innovations in health and wellness food and beverage section. The company has recently announced its plans to acquire the leading Russian food and beverage company Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD), in an effort to position itself in the growing emerging market in Russia and to build its nutrition business.
The company has a high return on equity, which has remained above 30%, with the exception of a brief decrease in 2004. Rather than focus on absolute values for this indicator, I generally want to see at least a stable return on equity over time.
The annual dividend payment in US dollars has increased by 13.70% per year since 2000. A 14% growth in distributions translates into the dividend payment doubling every five years. If we look at historical data, going as far back as 1978, we see that PepsiCo has actually managed to double its dividend every six and a half years on average.
Over the past decade the dividend payout ratio has remained above 50% only in 2008. A lower payout is always a plus, since it leaves room for consistent dividend growth minimizing the impact of short-term fluctuations in earnings.
Currently, PepsiCo is attractively valued at 16.50 times earnings, yields 2.90% and has a sustainable dividend payout. In comparison Coca Cola (KO) yields 2.70% and trades at a P/E of 20. I would continue monitoring PepsiCo and will consider adding to my position in the stock on dips.
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PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells various foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF), PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). The company is a dividend aristocrat which has increased distributions for 38 years in a row.
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Director:Jim Gillespie
Runtime:85 minutes
Cast:Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, D.J. Cotrona, Rick Cramer, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips
Jim Gillespie returns to the horror genre after I Know What You Did Last Summer with Venom, and not since Jeepers Creepers had I been this enthused about a horror icon, but then again we haven't had a supernatural killer since Jeepers anyway. What? You've never heard of this? No surprise, considering Dimension Films only released it to 489 theaters. They didn't even start promoting it or even bothered updating the official site until the last week of its release; typical for Dimension since they barely promote any of their films now-a-days.
It's too bad, because this flick was made for horror fans plain and simple. It uses the same-old theme of teens fending for their lives, but gives it a hardcore twist, like for instance when they think they're safe in the house, the killer shoots out a hook through the window and pulls one of the guys outside. We're not dealing with some lame killer slowly stalking the victims in an old house one by one here. This brings me to my next point about his tow truck which was essentially also used as a secondary weapon. It's good to see that a he's not just using one weapon, although the crowbar was used a number of times.
Previously titled "Backwater", the story takes place in a small town in Louisiana, where a tow-truck driver falls off a bridge with a car that had a box full of snakes. Apparently the snakes are part of a ritual that involves evil people who get their evil souls sucked out by snakes. This leads to the driver getting bit by the numerous snakes and essentially receive all the souls. Of course he doesn't survive the bites, but after he's declared dead, his corpse returns to kill anyone who stands in his way. Now it's up to the young teens to try and stop this inhuman being before it sheds anymore blood.
Being a horror fan I really enjoyed this movie. It had cool deaths, good gore, and a badass character. There's no need for a thick storyline, when it's going back to old school hack-and-slash. I doubt we'll see a sequel considering Dimension doesn't care about it, but if there was one I'd see it.
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MONDAY, April 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to obese fathers, but not obese mothers, may have a slightly higher risk of autism than kids with thinner dads, a large new study suggests.
Researchers found that of nearly 93,000 Norwegian children they followed, those born to obese dads had double the risk of developing autism. But the odds were still small: just under 0.3 percent were diagnosed with autism, versus 0.14 percent of kids with normal-weight fathers.
The findings, published online April 7 in Pediatrics, are the first to link fathers' obesity to autism risk. And experts stressed that it's not clear whether dads' extra pounds, per se, cause the increase.
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Certain gene variations, for example, could be linked to heightened risks of both obesity and autism, Suren explained. Or, he said, obese men might be more likely to have certain environmental exposures that contribute to autism risk.
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An autism expert who reviewed the study agreed. And if the link is confirmed, "then you need to understand why this association exists," said Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York.
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Of the almost 93,000 children who were followed until age 7 on average, 419 were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. That included 25 children with autistic disorder born to obese fathers.
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What: Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents "Bolero."
When: 8 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.
Admission: $19-$79.
Phone: 267-8583.
Website: www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
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The first half of the concert is Ravel's Concerto in G major for Piano & Orchestra featuring guest pianist Inon Barnatan.
Bringing in guest artists, said CSO music director Kayoko Dan, "is actually kind of fun. It's like adding a different element. It's refreshing."
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The first three pieces were originally written for the piano. He orchestrated them himself later on.
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Editor's NoteAction-packed and adventure-filled, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is director Steven Spielberg's loving homage to the Saturday matinee cliffhanger serials of his childhood. When the Allies discover the Nazis are planning to use the Lost Ark of the Covenant as a weapon, the U.S. government enlists archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) to locate the biblical treasure chest where the remains of the broken tablets of the Ten Commandments were placed. En route, Jones and his feisty ex-girlfriend, Marion (Karen Allen), must escape the clutches of evil Nazis, duplicitous "natives," and a nest of venomous snakes--not to mention the wrath of God. The groundbreaking special effects and furious, never-ending pace make for a stylish whirlwind of a movie, topped off with a fabulous sense of humor. This bare-knuckled, barnstorming, pot-boiling, eye-popping bucket of Technicolor popcorn became Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film, and deservedly so--RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is quite simple one of the most enjoyable movies ever made.
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|Oscar, Michael Kahn, Best Film Editing
|Oscar, Bill Varney, et. al., Best Sound
|Oscar, Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson, Special Achievement Award For Sound Effects Editing
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|Oscar, Douglas Slocombe, Best Cinematography
|Oscar, Steven Spielberg, Best Director
|Oscar, John Williams, Best Music, Original Score
|Oscar, Frank Marshall, Best Picture
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|People's Choice, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Favorite Motion Picture
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|"I don't know. I'm making this up as I go."----Jones to Sallah
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