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A rising number of state and local criminal courts are recognizing that combat veterans who commit crimes may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or mild traumatic brain injury. If such is the case, they may need – and deserve – health care more than jail time.
The trend is seen in jurisdictions that have established special veterans courts, and in states that have passed legislation to raise awareness among judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys that combat-related stress may be causing some veterans' misbehavior. When PTSD is confirmed, judges today are handing down more constructive sentences to troubled veterans than stints in prison.
These initiatives, combined with news accounts of "invis-ible injuries" inflicted on thousands of troops overseas, have changed the way many veterans who break the law are handled.
"There's a bunch of Petri dishes in courts all across the country where people are experimenting with different approaches," said Brockton D. Hunter, a criminal defense attorney in Minneapolis. "The commonality is recognizing that when veterans' criminal behavior is driven by a psychological injury, whether PTSD or TBI, we owe them the help they need as the country that sent them to war, because these veterans are every bit as injured as the guy who lost both legs to an IED blast."
The first local veterans court appeared in Buffalo, N.Y. Others now operate in Orange County and San Diego, Calif.; Tulsa, Okla., and parts of Alaska, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, led a roundtable discussion on these courts in mid-September to tout their benefits.
For veterans facing conviction, these courts assign other veterans to serve as mentors, arrange appointments with VA services, or appoint public defenders who encourage vets to tell their stories in court. Some of these courts also work to address underlying problems for vet offenders, including unemployment and homelessness. Filner said veterans courts cost significantly less than incarceration. Long term, they save money and, "more importantly, they save lives," he said.
Less costly still is legislation like Minnesota passed last year. Hunter and another attorney, Guy Gambill, drafted and pushed the bill through, inspired by California's passage of a similar measure in 2007. It modified Minnesota's sentencing statute to encourage courts to deal more appropriately with psychologically injured veterans. Probation officers conducting pre-sentencing investigations now must consult with VA and inform judges on what role PTSD or TBI may have played in offenses committed by servicemembers or veterans.
Given the sacrifices our veterans have made, legal advocates such as Hunter are urging judges and prosecutors "to take a look at this issue with fresh eyes." Where they find "underlying psychological injury," courts should consider "a therapeutic response" rather than convictions and sentences that will follow veterans throughout their lives.
The message is being received. "With lower level offenses, more judges are deciding it doesn't make sense to convict these people if they have an opportunity to get the help they need," Hunter said. Offenders often enter no-contest pleas and agree to get treatment, thus avoiding convictions.
But PTSD or TBI can't be "get-out-of-jail-free" cards, which remains a worry for prosecutors, Hunter said. Before treatment can replace jail time, veterans need to take responsibility for what they've done, admit they've got a problem and get the help they need.
Tom Philpott, a former Coast Guardsman, has written about veterans and military personnel issues for more than 30 years.
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Worried that nearly 5 years after the 9/11 attacks that the government is wasting it's time, pestering law abiding citizens for worthless information? That's a good thing to worry about:
Where, I was asked, did the money in the trust come from?via
As the bank knows, I said, the trust was established by my wife's mother, Mrs G.
Where did Mrs G get that money? I explained that she inherited it from her mother, Mrs B.
Where did Mrs B get money? From her husband, who pre-deceased her.
Where did Mr B get the money? I said I thought he was a stock broker but wasn't sure.
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A French company entitled Luxury-Sea is using a new green technology to power its high-class MIG 675 boats that display a minimal impact on the environment.
The best thing about the new toys, besides their similarities with a five-star hotel, is that they rely on ocean water to power their engines, Pure Energy Systems informs.
The manufacturer says the new generation of boats can come up with hydrogen and enough energy to supply all the electronics on board only by exploiting clean green ocean power.
No fossil fuels are involved in this equation, and the environmental benefit is obvious: less greenhouse gas emissions decreasing air quality.
Developers say the new kind of boat does not trigger carbon dioxide or "pollutants, and waste are no longer required to spend at the pump; [providing] unlimited autonomy," according to an article published in Le Telegramme.
It appears that salted sea water is a reliable source since it can offer enough 50,000 volts of power, enough to satisfy the needs of a 500 horse power engine.
The new MIG 675 is far from being a common boat. It comes with "high strength and an incomparable légeretée, adding this a revolutionary standalone engine 500 HP, hydrogen-powered with a direct supply of seawater driven by a high strength industrial controller command Touch to control all its equipment," reveal officials from Luxury-Sea.
Even though there is no real proof that the new green technologies involved in this project can guarantee unlimited range, manufacturers are proud of their prototype and plan to launch it on the market, starting next year.
Since it is luxurious and highlight a deep respect for the environment, the price tag was set accordingly: €250,000 ($326,350). The price isn't prohibitive, taking into account both its green benefits and its modern, luxurious equipment.
Since ocean water is an unlimited risk-free resource, unlike fossil fuels, such a discovery, once fully tested and implemented, could green up the entire shipping industry and afterwards move to other sectors strongly affected by their oil and coal dependency.


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Homestead, Fla. • It took Jimmie Johnson just 13 races into his rookie season with Hendrick Motorsports to prove to his team he was a rare talent.
He had just won at Dover for his second victory in four weeks and was debriefing with crew chief Chad Knaus when he brought up a sensation he felt in the car that day that he was certain came from wind blowing through a gap in the grandstands.
It was remarkable insight, Knaus said, from a driver who understands very little about the setup of a race car.
"He can feel the car. He can be one with the car," Knaus said. "I know that sounds foolish, it sounds weird. But, seriously, go to a surfer and ask him about his surfboard. Go to a snowboarder and ask him about his snowboard. Go to a skier, ask him about his skis.
"When they're able to get in that position, and they feel the car, understand what the car is going to do, it's pretty amazing."
Knaus went so far as to claim Johnson does things in the car "most mortals can't."
His resume supports that claim. Johnson continued his romp through the NASCAR record books Sunday night by winning his sixth championship in eight years. With only the mark of seven titles won by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt ahead of him, Johnson is making a solid case to be considered one of the best to ever climb into a race car.
It's a debate he wants no part of, shrugging in his champagne-soaked firesuit Sunday night that those conversations can wait until after he's done racing.
There are some who believe Johnson is a product of his environment, and he wins because he drives for mighty Hendrick Motorsports in a car prepared by Knaus, a crew chief so laser-focused on the No. 48 Chevrolet that it's not always evident if he finds any joy in his job.
There's also an argument that Johnson's titles stem from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format, which debuted in 2004 as a 10-race playoff. It replaced the decades-old system of crowning a champion based on an entire season, and Johnson reeled off five consecutive titles beginning with Year 3 of the Chase.
Indeed, under the old scoring system, Johnson would not have won titles in 2007, 2008 or 2010. But that's not his problem. He raced under the rules at the time, on the same playing field as everyone else on the track.
As far as Petty is concerned, the debate is pointless.
"All I can say is Earnhardt did his thing in his time against his competition. I did mine against my competition, and he's doing his thing against his competition," Petty said. "We didn't compete with each other. ⦠You can't compare."
Petty is right, it is very difficult to compare. But Johnson has very much earned the right to be part of the conversation by winning his six titles faster than Petty and Earnhardt, by becoming the youngest driver at 38 to reach the mark, and by winning 30 more races (he has 66 total Cup wins) than any other driver in the last 11 years.
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Two policemen were killed in an ambush by militants and two villagers were wounded by stray bullets in Narathiwat's Tak Bai district late on Saturday night.
Pol Lt Col Wuthichai Laobutsri, a duty officer at Tak Bai police station, said the incident occurred at 11.50pm on a road near Ban Taba in tambon Jehae in Tak Bai district.
According to police questioning of witnesses, a team of six policemen was patrolling on motorcycles in the area and at least ten militants, divided into three groups hiding on the roadside, opened fire at them.
Pol Cpl Suvit Taweeta, the team leader, and Pol L/Cpl Winai Khamsai, who were riding on the third motorcycle were shot and killed instantly.
The militants took two rifles and two handguns off the two officers.
The other four policemen called for reinforcements. A clash followed for about 20 minutes before the militants withdrew.
Two villagers, Aree Riabroy and Sitimariyae bin Buesa, both natives of tambon Jehae of Tak Bai district, were wounded by stray bullets.


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'Where is your organiser?' asked the gent on the scooter. He had buzzed down the road into the Buffalo Bay parking lot as we were loading the last of the equipment onto the trailer. Directed to event manager Amanda Dixon and Roger Wynne-Dyke of EDGE of AFRICA Beach Festival, he exploded 'Congratulations on a slick and smooth event with every attention to the tiniest detail!' and buzzed off before Roger and the rest of the crew could respond or even ask his name. It was the cherry on the top of a wonderful day, a magnificent end to another successful summer Beach Festival of sports, music and sand sculptures.
After postponing the 16th December start of Beach Fest due to pouring rain and heavy winds, Saturday 18th dawned to be a spectacular sunrise and, once the thick eerie mist lifted, the sunniest, hottest and windless day the Garden Route had seen in weeks. The team couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day!
By 8am a great vibe was in the air as the local kids soccer teams arrived in taxi's at Brenton on Sea and headed down to the mist shrouded beach. After a brief introduction of the proceedings the teams set off down the beach for the 5km walk to Buffalo Bay. Their first challenge was to collect as much washed up litter en route which was to be used in a 'creative design' competition highlighting the danger of coastal litter on marine life. This was more of an experience than the organisers had planned; for some of the team members this was the first time they had ever experienced the beach and for most this was to be one of the longest nature walks that they had ever done in their lives- hopefully an inspiration for a lifetime of nature walks.
After collecting a staggering amount of high tide litter, all budding artists' talents shone through challenging the judges to select a winner. It was the Cross Roads team that captured the spirit of the competition depicting a dolphin 'littered' with plastic trash.
The first Sand Sculpture Challenge of the day was enthusiastically entered into by a number of families on the beach who chose from the categories Animal, Fantasy, Comic or Classic castle. The judges had a hard time judging winners of the first 15 impressive sculptures but the overall winner went to a giant hippo 'wading' in beach sand.
By 10am, the beach was packed and the full sporting program of the festival was underway. Kids of all ages mixed and joined to form teams to compete in Touch rugby, beach soccer and volley ball. Rugby fans were treated to some fantastic displays of deceptive feints, accurate passes and bursts of speed whilst both formal and informal soccer teams delighted in the beautiful game enjoying the liberty of literally bouncing off the walls inside the giant inflatable beach pitch. The enclosure changes the dynamic of the game as there are no out of play passes and astute players could capitalise on the rebounds. And there was no shortage of talent both in the girls and boys teams with one player's rendition of Pele's cartwheel kick! The impact of the 2010 World Cup on the youngsters of the country was evident, especially between the matches with everyone delighting in the thrill of simply kicking a ball at goal.
Belgian volleyballer Jonas Belaen refereed the volleyball and was highly impressed by the skills shown by the local teams of Knysna. Witnessing some power serves, long dives and short quick bursts of speed to return balls, it was local team Shamwari that took first place.
Rasta band Judah Square turned the atmosphere tropical when they arrived and played their chilled set whilst looking over the calm azure blue waters of Buff Bay. This, together with the arrival of a giant motor yacht made one feel you were lazing somewhere off the Carribean islands!
Although winds weren't quite right for them, paragliding outfit Windmaster paragliders had their 'trike' there to demonstrate to all who were interested exactly how the little beast worked.
Many beachgoers commented on just how much fun and what a great day they'd had and promised they'd be back again next year. So if you missed out on the 2010 summer Beach Festival of sports, music and sand sculptures, be sure to mark off December 16th 2011 and we'll see you next time round!
Special thanks to this years sponsors & Supporters: EDGE of AFRICA, Knysna Tourism, Knysna Municipality, Local Football Association, Sinethemba Youth Centre, Tumbleweed Events, Mark Dixon, Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Pam Golding, Nedbank, Swing Café, Tryst, Knysna Equipment Hire, AV Design, Baz Bus, Elephant Sanctuary, Pick n Pay, Garden Route Game Lodge, Il De Pain, Cape Nature, SANParks, Knysna Traffic Department, Buffalo Bay Residents & Homeowners Association, Buffalo Bay Restaurant, Vitamin Water, Oasis Water, Windmaster, NSRI, Lapland, 3@1, First Care Paramedics & all staff involved!
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One intriguing and visually stunning aspect of The Matter of Origins performance is the large imagery projected on five curved screens that form a half-circle onstage. These dramatic images tower over the dancers and add an unexpected layer to the stage production. I talked with filmmaker and projection designer Logan Kibens about the development of these images.
Kibens shared with Liz Lerman the films she created as a student at CalArts, to initiate a visual language early in the creative process. They traveled to CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) with a dancer to collect images while exploring the facilities and tunnels of the Large Hadron Collider. Kibens said, "I wanted to shoot CERN and other elements like a landscape film, with long, static, tightly-composed shots that let the environment play out inside of them. You can see this technique and effect in the "Genesis" section of Origins, where the dancers move among the "towering giants" of the LHC tunnels and detectors." CERN was one of many locations the group visited to capture a variety of images on film.
During several workshops with Liz and the dancers, Kibens and Isadora programmer Kate Freer threw images up on the screen to see how they integrated with movements on stage. Through this improvisational process, Kibens selected the final images for the performance. Three projection units display the images, using Isadora software that allows pre-programming and spontaneous cues based on the dancers' moves. Kibens describes one of her favorite moments as "a long, slow zoom into what looks like a series of circular windows, and is in fact the inside of an old bubble detector on the CERN campus. The movement of these shapes receding over the curved projection screens while the dancers move in unison in front of them creates a strange sense of vertigo, depth and movement as an audience member, which I loved playing with."


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As soon as practicable after the effective date of this subchapter, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations appropriate for its implementation. Among other matters, such regulations shall include appropriate provisions to ensure that concession services and facilities to be provided in a unit of the National Park System are not segmented or otherwise split into separate concessions contracts for the purposes of seeking to reduce anticipated annual gross receipts of a concessions contract below $500,000. The Secretary shall also promulgate regulations which further define the term "United States Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts" for the purposes of this subchapter.
Source(Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 417,Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3516.)
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Ever since the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors agreed in 1957 to let the Sacramento Municipal Utility District take possession of water rights to the Upper American River Project, El Dorado County has been trying to get that 40,000 acre-feet of water SMUD promised to us from the penstock of the White Rock Powerhouse.
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Ever since the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors agreed in 1957 to let the Sacramento Municipal Utility District take possession of water rights to the Upper American River Project, El Dorado County has been trying to get that 40,000 acre-feet of water SMUD promised to us from the penstock of the White Rock Powerhouse.
The Upper American River Project, commonly referred to as UARP, begins in the Rockbound Valley of Desolation Wilderness. In fact, it has two small reservoirs in that valley — Rubicon and Buck Island. They help to fill Loon Lake, the first powerhouse in what is popularly known as the Stairway of Power, with Loon Lake at 6,410 feet elevation and dropping down through seven other powerhouses until arriving at the eighth and final powerhouse of White Rock at an elevation of 993 feet. Altogether, the Stairway of Power generates 688 megawatts. Compare that to EID's Akin Powerhouse that generates 21 megawatts.
UARP took Georgetown Divide Public Utility's water rights to develop Loon Lake and substituted an alternative water source for Georgetown.
Somewhere along the way SMUD gave the 40,000 acre-feet of water rights to the city of Sacramento.
But El Dorado is still working to get its promised 40,000 acre-feet. How will it do that? Simple. SMUD has water for power generation, but not for consumptive water rights. The El Dorado County Water Agency and its affiliated El Dorado County Water and Power Authority are asserting county-of-origin rights to the water. There is already something of a tentative deal to reserve 15,000 acre-feet in the SMUD system for drought reserves for El Dorado County. How to transfer that to the El Dorado Irrigation District system has not been worked out yet.
But the real innovative plan by the El Dorado County Water Agency is to lay claim to the 40,000 acre-feet, but let it flow down the South Fork of the American River into Folsom Lake and out of Folsom Dam, down the American River, where it will be sold to the city of Sacramento. Sacramento will use that water to recharge its underground aquifer. In a drought or low-water year Sacramento can draw that water back up through wells. Meanwhile the El Dorado County Water Agency is being reimbursed for the millions it is spending on the environmental impact report to obtain the water rights. When El Dorado County decides it needs that water supply, it can tap into the White Rock Penstock and use the revenue that has been collected shipping the water rights to Sacramento for well recharging to now pay the power-foregone cost that SMUD will charge EID.
In the meantime, the state looks favorably upon the El Dorado County Water Agency's plan for regional cooperation. And the bonus is that it will provide a plan for recharging ground water supplies, another goal of the state. The South Fork of the American River starts flowing into the SMUD system at its Camino Powerhouse, followed by Slab Creek and White Rock powerhouses.
El Dorado County Water Agency General Manager Dave Eggerton clarified that "the need for water (by El Dorado County) would accrue over time as our county continues to grow. A big portion of it would be for new agricultural supply as identified in the General Plan."
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These sworn enemies have everything to lose and each other to live for.
At the outset of the Revolution against the oppressive Company regime, Hawke is a freedom fighter on a mission. Infiltrate Alpha Territory, kick some Corps ass, and stay alive. His plans unravel when he's captured by the enemy on his first sortie. Waiting for death by the soldier sworn to kill him, all his training couldn't have prepared him for what happens next.
A corporal in the Company's military branch, Mayce is a hard-liner intent on ridding his city of the insurgent threat. Yet one look at the gorgeous Freelander named Hawke and years of yearning and unrealized desires change his course permanently. If discovered, he'll be branded a traitor and a homosexual—and sentenced to death.
Mayce and Hawke act on their intense and immediate attraction. But amid the escalating war their dangerous trysts come at the risk of their own lives.
"In His Sights was a sexy read that kept this reader on the edge of her seat. Sci-fi thriller met romance as Hawke and Mayce found themselves on the opposite side of the law until one fateful day brought them together where what should have been hate, turned to lust then love." ~Definite S.E.X. A five handcuff review, by Evelise
"It is touching to see the effect these two have on each other as their love grows. Even though in Mayce's world their love is forbidden, and destined to be doomed, he is willing to forsake the only life he has known in the name of love. What I loved best about this book was the solid yet sassy style Warren seems to have patented." ~5 Stars, Romance Writer, Gemma Brocato
"What happens is a sexy, fast-paced, and dangerous run through Hawke and Mayce's trysts in Alpha Territory where they come together with a passion neither expected to find, let alone continue. From the beginning to the end, you can't put it down." ~5 Stars
"If you like stories featuring anything to do with the military, guys who are willing to lay down their lives for what they believe in, and/or guys who are all rough and tumble on the outside with just a hint of vulnerability within, then I think you'll enjoy this story as much as I did." ~5 Stars
"This was such a hot, fast read! I flew through it and didn't want it to end. I will definitely be going back to read the full stories in this series. This was my first book by Ms. Warren, and it for sure won't be my last. It had just the right amount of everything for me."
This novella is a little bit sweet, a whole lot of sexy and just a touch of intensity. I'd like to be in that Mayce and Hawke sandwich. They'd probably kick me out but a girl can try.
We get to see Hawke and Mayce's joy, fear, anger, and love. At time you are a blubbering fool and at other times you are warmed to the core. These two provide the other with what they need and provide us with a very enjoyable story.
As a couple I absolutely fell in love with Mayce and Hawke. Both were strong alpha males. For those that don't know, alpha is another name for hot guys!! It was nice to see their evolution from fuck buddies to lovers with real emotions.In His Sights is a sci-fi that actually delivers an intense story with two hot heroes and a message of equality for all, right now and in the future.
A man appeared at the dark end of the passage. "What have we got here?" If ever a voice sounded sinister, it was his. Deep, gritty, entertained by our predicament . . . the speaker definitely wasn't a friendly.
He slinked forward silently, firearm raised in front of him. Dressed in the standard Corps uniform of dark blues, the officer waved his sidearm between me and Timmy, not from nerves, not because he was shifty. Because he was toying with us and very clearly had the upper hand in this situation.
"Can't talk?" he smirked, stalking closer.
With a close-shaved head and a sinewy well-muscled build, he was deadly dressed up in coiled power. As lean and as mean as they came. I stood taller in the face of his menace. He noticed, with a tilt of his weapon to my chest.
"All right then. I can fill in." He ambled around us, disarming me and Timmy as he went. "Looks like a couple raiders got cut loose from their pack. Little boy here," he pressed Timmy forward until he stumbled face first against a wall, "And you would be what? His protector from the big bad Corps?"
"You don't look much like big bad anything. And you talk a little too much."
He grabbed Timmy like a snake making a fast strike. The corpsman's forearm constricted his throat, his handgun moved to his head. "I can just shoot, if that's what you prefer."
"Don't. Jesus, don't." I raised my hands.
Although he pulled the weapon away, he held it with a masterful grip, ready to unload. "Why not?" The brisk tone of his voice held something underneath, something entreating.
"He's a kid."
"I'll let him go, in return for you coming with me without a fight." Firm lips pulled into a half smile as his gaze boldly delved into mine.
"Do it."
"Hawke, no!" Timmy fell to his knees when the enemy propelled him away.
Gun swiftly cocked between my shoulder blades, the trooper started walking me down the far end of the alley. "I'd advise the kid to get the fuck out of Alpha before someone else tries to kill him."
"Find Ryder," I called back to Timmy who scrabbled to his feet. "Find him, and get home."
Marching me around a corner and into an even deeper recess where no troops or Freelanders were to be seen, the corpsman kicked open a door and prodded me through it. Pushing me against a wall, he searched me roughly, adding my ammo belt and two knives to his collection. He grasped me by my hair and pulled me further inside. It appeared to be an old storage area, unused for a while judging by the dusty crates stacked against the walls. The building was somewhat secluded if you could ignore the bullets, bombs, and screams crackling in the not too far distance. The sounds of war were a reminder death waited around every corner and it looked like I'd just met mine.
After thoroughly sweeping through the adjoining room, the enemy backed me into a corner. "This should do."
I firmed up my stance, lifting an eyebrow. "All this for my execution? I'd kinda thought when I died it would be somethin' more along the lines of fluffy white clouds and fields of flowers."
He regarded me with detached amusement. "You've got a smart mouth."
"That's not all that's smart. Sometimes we rabid Nomads like to read books and shit too." I glared at him.
Instead of responding, he eyed me all over. And, Jesus Christ, in some sick masochistic part of my soul, I thought he was sexy. He stood there like an open invitation to fuck, except for the gun pointed at my head. Smug and almost magnetic. My breath grew labored, this time not out of fear. Immediate and distracting attraction for the asshole who'd sooner plug a bullet in my brain than blow my cock invaded each and every one of my senses.
One corner of his lips pulled up, revealing neat white teeth and the tip of his tongue. "This is where you try to run, man."
Not Nomad, not scumbag, but man-to-man.
"I've never run from anything in my life." I spat at his feet.
His gun grazed my temple. "You're a nasty little Nomad, aren't you, Hawke?"
Filling my chest with a deep breath, I invaded his space. I might be a Nomad—he used the CO insult against my kind—but in no way was I little.
His arm, tense with muscle, curled around my neck, bringing me closer. He slid the gun barrel across my lips. "I could blow your mouth wide open, but I bet you got a better use for it."
What? He was so near me I could smell him. Earthy and salty and musky. He watched the muzzle of his weapon as he slid it across my lips. This close, the enemy's eyes were an impossible color, glowing yellow-green. Cat-like in intensity. No, not just a cat–a killer, a lion. He looked like a demon in the dim light, high on blood lust. But when my tongue tripped across the barrel as I wet my lips, his pupils swallowed all the color of his irises into blackness and a look of pure primal lust stole across his stern features. Suddenly he was beautiful in the way only a predator could be.
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Jamaicans accused of lottery scam arrested
The police in Pennsylvania on Tuesday arrested four Jamaicans who have been accused of operating the 'Mega Millions Lottery' scam, preying on elderly Americans.
They have been identified as Michalee Fitz-Andy Jamieson and Jeffery Augustus Bernard, both 23; Sylvester Williams, 32, and 31-year-old Junior Powell.
THE STAR understands that the four are employed as temporary workers at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania.
It is reported that they lived in associate housing and did not have contact with guests at the resort.
According to state police, an investigation was launched after a suspicious cheque was deposited into a Parkvale Bank account.
Investigators allege that the group was operating the 'Mega Millions Lottery'.
It is reported that recently, an 86-year-old Kansas man sent $25,000 to the group to satisfy costs associated with the winnings, police said.
The suspects were jailed on $50,000 bail each.
In the meantime, 14 persons were arrested in September in Montego Bay, St James, and several items seized in an operation conducted against the illegal lottery scam.
THE STAR understands several premises were searched leading to the seizure of various documents, equipment and high-end vehicles believed to be proceeds of the lottery scam.
That operation involved local police, and agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Postal Security and members of the Jamaica Customs Enforcement Team.
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TCA Report: Fox President Talks 'Glee' Controversy and Spinoff
That was the main news that came from the Fox executive session at the Television Critics Association press tour, which consisted of entertainment president Kevin Reilly fielding questions from the media for about 45 minutes.
Though Reilly said he didn't want to give the recent 'Glee' controversy any more exposure by talking about it, he was asked about it repeatedly. There were certainly many questions about how 'Glee' executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk handled the crisis. (A brief refresher: Murphy said in an interview that three actors were leaving the show, some of the actors said they found out about that via Twitter, then Falchuk and Murphy said no one was leaving the show but essentially blamed the media for everything that went wrong). But Reilly refused to critique the producers' handling of the story in recent weeks.
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And the guy who gets credit for that and now a new three-year extension is entertainment chief Kevin Reilly. Here's an executive who was dumped by NBC -- great move, Jeff Zucker -- and has done really well at Fox. It's not only 'Glee,' but that's the most flashy, current ratings and pop culture hit.
Oh yeah, Fox execs talk about Conan and Our Little Genius, too - TCA Report
Before and after the FOX execs so dramatically brought Simon Cowell on stage to sign the contract bringing his British show The X Factor to the US, effectively ending his time on American idol, there were other heady matters to discuss. Just small stuff, like the possibility of Conan O'Brien bailing on NBC and joining FOX, and the mini-scandal surrounding the game show Our Little Genius.
On Conan, there really wasn't much to say. "We're in sort of the wowee mode right now," said entertainment president Kevin Reilly. After reiterating what he's said in the past on always being in search of a good five-night-per-week late night program, he went on to say that "I love Conan personally & professionally. Until he makes his decision (on whether to leave NBC), there's no conversation to be had."
But since he knows Conan's people, it's not like he hasn't been talking, at least informally. He classified them as being more in the "commiserating phase;" knowing Reilly's history with NBC (Jeff Zucker fired him three years ago), I could understand the commiseration.
Glee renewed for a second season - TCA Report
It's FOX day at the TCAs, and we've been greeted by a press release announcing that Glee, halfway through its first season, has been renewed for a second season.
"The show is a true and rare gem in television," said FOX entertainment president Kevin Reilly in the release. "We couldn't be more proud of what Ryan Murphy and the Glee team have created so far, and can't wait to see what they come up with for season two."
Can't say this is much of a surprise, given the show's popularity as well as it's off-network marketing potential. Mall tours, concert tours, World Series appearances... all of this is shaping up to make the show the feel-good hit of the 2010s, doesn't it?
Would Conan be interested in a move to Fox?
Well, now Conan O'Brien has reportedly been given an option to jump to Fox. If you believe TMZ.com, NBC has told Conan he has the option of leaving and joining another network. The Peacock, if you believe it, has dropped the contractual ties that would restrict O'Brien from going to the competition. Hmm... why would they do that unless they don't like what Conan's done with The Tonight Show and want to expedite his exit?
Is Glee coming to a city near you?
It sounds like FOX boss Kevin Reilly has seen the moneymaking potential of his cast of moppets for a while, telling EW back in July, "Certainly if these kids become stars in their own right, who knows? Live appearances. Albums. There's lots of things that could happen." Can't you just picture him sitting in a tall chair in a richly paneled office somewhere, steepling his fingers and saying, "excellent," a la Mr. Burns?
Does Kelsey Grammer think FOX president gave him a heart attack? - TCA Report
If you heard Grammer speak about it during the panel for his new ABC comedy Hank, it's not hard to connect the dots. "I had an event they thought was stress related. You can make of that what you will. It was a rough year," said Grammer, whose FOX sitcom Back to You was cancelled after its first season.
His beef was that he pitched the show to Reilly when the exec was still at NBC, and he passed. Then Reilly got the position at FOX after they bought Back to You. So, basically, the show was airing on a network whose entertainment head already passed on it somewhere else. That, according to Grammer, caused conflict between the network and the writers of the show.
More from Fox execs: Futurama, Glee, Dollhouse... but no more King of the Hill - TCA Report
- When Reilly was asked about the "Save Dollhouse" campaigns out there, he joked, "you mean the campaign that started before we starting making episodes?" He cited the solid cumulative numbers the show put up (which included DVR numbers) as to why it was brought back, and the fact that "the fans were there every week. We were there with Joss, and he delivered." While Whedon "wasn't having a lot of fun" in the first half of the season because of the struggles he and the network had to focus on what the vision of the show would be, in the "second half of year he found his voice on the show and had a lot of fun," according to Reilly.
- On Futurama and the option the show has to do a first run on the network level: The show will "do its run on Comedy Central first and we'll see what happens. If we see a renaissance of that show, sure. It's not out of the question." But right now, there are no talks to air it on Fox.
Fox execs: Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham will be Idol guest judges - TCA Report
According to Rice, Paula Abdul was the only member of Idol whose contract was up. They were talking to her about it for months, and they very much wanted her to return. In past few weeks, "negotiations came to conclusion, as Rice put it. "We made a fair offer with a substantial raise. Paula decided not to return. It was not our choice. We wanted her to return to the show."
They are most likely looking to keep the number of judges at four, but Rice feels they have between now and January's live shows to find a judge. "We're looking to bring different element and energy to the season." There will be guest judges during the audition process, including Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry. Rice and Reilly wouldn't announce who else, but they said that these would be mostly female singers, artists, and performers.
More from the exec session coming up.
The guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The TV Squad Interview
Starting tonight, everyone's favorite group of misanthropes from the City of Brotherly Love are back to invoke mayhem and generally make the lives of everyone around them miserable. And I can't wait.
Yes, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is back for its fourth season on FX, and they're going to be around awhile, as the network picked them up for 39 additional episodes after this season's run of 13 are over. In addition, series creators Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney will be working on a comedy for FOX called Boldly Going Nowhere, which is described as "Star Trek meets The Office." Imagine that: these guys are building an empire, all on episodes like this season's opener, where Mac and Dennis hunt down Cricket and Charlie and Dee become cannibals. You'll just have to watch it to get what I'm talking about.
I talked with Day, Howerton, and McElhenney about the upcoming season, the popularity of "Day Man / Night Man," their new show, and how co-star (and Rob's fiancee) Kaitlin Olson broke her back. Interview is after the jump.
Want to write a comedy for Fox?
Considering the pitiful pros passing as live action comedy on Fox these days -- Til Death, Back to You, Unhitched -- you might think this contest was an act of desperation. It's not.
Another sign that Sarah Connor won't be terminated
In the interview, Reilly mentions that Sarah Connor and Back to You are the "lead candidates" for returning for a new season, adding that they've "already started staffing" the show.
We already mentioned the high likelihood that the show would be returning before; several times, even. Is it because of Fox's track record with canceling shows, seemingly so quickly, that's got everyone so nervous about Sarah Connor's return? At this point, after hearing all of the rumors and mumblings that the show's safe, it would be extremely cruel for them to bring the axe down during the upfronts next month. Die hard fans are probably already planning a backup plan, thinking of what kind of crap they're going to send Fox studios to beg for the show to return. Any suggestions?
Heroes: Origins put on hold
Production of one of the more highly anticipated shows on the NBC schedule, Heroes: Origins, has been put on hold. Apparently, due to fears of a pending writers' strike. Or, maybe not.
According to The Hollywood Reporter the Heroes spin-off will not be receiving its six-episode run, which was to begin in April of 2008. While NBC hasn't officially said that the series is canceled producers have not been given a date when it would be put on the schedule. During the network upfronts held last May it was mentioned that Origins would be spelling its older sibling during a late-season hiatus.
NBC executive session part one - TCA report
Deal or No Deal is moving to Friday night at 8, providing a nice lead in for critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas, which has Tom Selleck joining its cast.
Isaiah Washington is going to join The Bionic Woman. He'll be in five of the first eight shows.
Kevin Reilly is new entertainment prez at Fox
Reilly is reuniting with former co-worker, Peter Liguori, who has been promoted to entertainment chairman at Fox. The two teamed up when they worked at FX and brought edgy shows such as The Shield and Nip/Tuck to that network. Fox evidently wants some of that mojo.
Reilly's first challenge is to get people to watch some of Fox's new shows, none of which he chose. I'm hoping he'll give a little love to Unhitched, the Farrelly brothers comedy that is by far the best thing Fox has going for it in the fall.
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Refried Bean Tostadas
Refried Bean Tostadas
Cost per serving: 75¢
If you need to feed a family of four for a few dollars, you can do it with this budget dinner. For small appetites, one tostada should be plenty; bigger kids and adults will want two. If the tortillas are too stiff to fit inside a muffin tin, place them between two paper towels and microwave for 10 to 20 seconds to make them more pliable.
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Sony Mobile is getting ready to bring its newly announced Xperia Z and Xperia ZL smartphones to shelves in various markets around the world, and has announced on Tuesday plans to make them available for purchase in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan too.
The two smartphones are expected to make an official appearance in these markets starting with the first quarter of the year, the same as they will in other areas of the world.
As XperiaBlog notes in a recent article, Sony Mobile is planning the release of the Xperia Z (C6602) and Xperia ZL (C6502) models for users in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Furthermore, the mobile phone maker is said to be preparing Xperia Z (L36h) and Xperia ZL (L35h) for Mainland China.
For the time being, however, no specific info on the price tag these phones will sport when made available in these markets has been provided, nor on when they will hit shelves.
However, info on the price tag of Xperia Z has already emerged in other countries, including Australia and Slovakia, and chances are that their cost will be similar in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
For those out of the loop, we should note that Sony Mobile unveiled Xperia Z and Xperia ZL in the beginning of the last week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Both handsets arrive on shelves with 5-inch touchscreen displays capable of delivering a full HD resolution, as well as with quad-core processors packed inside, paired with 2GB of RAM.
Sony also packed both of them with 13-megapixel photo snappers on the back, capable of 1080p video recording, as well as with front cameras for making video calls.
The specs list of these phones also includes 16GB of internal memory, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS receiver and the like. Both run under Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the moment.
Sony designed each of them differently, with Xperia ZL being more compact, and with Xperia Z boasting dust and waterproof features, along with a new battery-saving technology from the mobile phone maker itself.


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In an e-mail exchange with Kris Clark, chair of the town's land acquisition and preservation committee, the executive director of the Community Preservation Coalition, Stuart Saignor, confirmed that the state is requiring that towns document the existence of conservation restrictions on their land purchases under the Community Preservation Act. The "stick" is holding up reimbursement on state environmental grants.
CPA legislation specifically requires filing of the restriction to satisfy completion of the transaction, according to Saignor.
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The outgoing year was laced with many sad national events. The Federal Government set the year rolling on a negative note when President Goodluck Jonathan announced the total removal of subsidy on petroleum products on Jan. 1. There were plane crashes, widespread killings by the murderous Boko Haram Islamic sect, high profile kidnappings, and death of prominent Nigerians. As if this was not enough, the country had its fair share of natural disasters as floods ravaged several states, killing many and leaving many homeless. Many houses collapsed and Nigeria put up a dismal outing at the London Olympic Games. Saturday PUNCH attempts to capture the major events of 2012 hereunder:
Fuel subsidy removal palaver
Jan. 1 – The Jonathan Administration announced a controversial – and total – removal of fuel subsidies. The announcement sparked an immediate protest involving Nigerians from all walks of life. It gave rise to the Occupy Nigeria protests, which were staged in different parts of Nigeria on a day-to-day basis. Many prominent Nigerians spoke against the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration, which later reviewed the price per litre from N141 to N97. The strike was suspended after the President agreed to cut the cost of petrol following over a week of protests.
Ravaging floods across Nigeria
July – The floods that began in early July initially killed about 137 people and had displaced over 120,000 people as at Sept 9. No fewer than 363 people were killed, while over 2,100,000 were displaced at the last count. The floods, which affected Kogi, Adamawa, Taraba, Plateau, Imo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Benue states, was caused by heavy rains and overflow of dams from Cameroon.
July 2 – Coastal and inland cities experienced heavy rains, which resulted in heavy flooding, especially in Lagos, causing gridlock on major roads.
Governorship elections
July 14 – Edo governorship election
Adams Oshiomhole was declared winner of the July 14 governorship ballot in Edo State. The returning officer, Prof. Osayuki Oshodin, said Oshiomhole scored a total of 477,478 votes (or 73 per cent of the total votes cast) to beat his closest rival, Charles Airhiavbere of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 144,235 votes (or 22 per cent of the total votes cast). The third position went to the All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate, Mr. Solomon Edebiri, who scored 3,642, while the Congress for Progressive Change candidate, Roland Izevbuwa, placed fourth.
Oct. 20 – Ondo governorship election
Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party emerges the winner of the Ondo State governorship poll. According to the final results by the Chief Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, Mimiko got the highest number of votes in the election. Mimiko polled 260, 199 votes; Olusola Oke of the PDP came second with 155, 961 votes; Action Congress of Nigeria's Oluwarotimi Akeredolu got a total of 143, 512 votes, putting him in third place.
Air crashes
June 3 – A Dana Air passenger plane flying from Abuja to Lagos crashed into a residential area, three minutes from landing, killing all 153 people on board and no fewer than 10 residents at the crash site.
Oct. 25 – The governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai, was involved in a plane crash; he was piloting the plane himself. The crash happened at Yola Airport in Adamawa State. Although there was no death, all persons aboard were seriously injured. The governor was later flown to Germany for better medical attention from the National Hospital Abuja, where he was initially receiving care.
Dec. 15 – A Navy helicopter flying from Bayelsa to Port Harcourt crashed in Bayelsa. The governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, and a former National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye Azazi, and four others were killed in the crash that happened in a forest in Ogbia Creek around 3.30 pm. Others killed were Yakowa's aides Dauda Tsoho and Mohammed Kamal, and two Navy pilots, Muritala Mohammed Daba and Adeyemi Sowole.
Boko Haram attacks in 2012
Jan. 20 – A coordinated, simultaneous bombing spree that targeted seven police stations and other security formations killed at least 180 people in Kano. Among the dead was Enenche Akogwu, a reporter with Lagos-based Channels TV.
Jan. 21 – Boko Haram killed more than 140 people during a series of blasts, including a suicide bombing, and shootings in Bauchi. Boko Haram claimed credit for the attacks, which targeted police and immigration buildings in Bauchi State.
Feb. 3 – The industrial town of Ajaokuta in Kogi State was in the early hours of Feb. 3 thrown into pandemonium as armed men bombed a divisional police station and a bank in the state. The police station, which was completely burnt down from the explosions, was the first point of attack by the terrorists before they launched a similar attack on the bank.
Feb. 26 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed six Christians during an attack at a church in Jos, Plateau State.
March 11 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed three civilians in a bombing outside of a church in Jos. The suicide bomber was stopped before he could enter the premises of the church.
April 8 – Boko Haram killed 36 people and wounded dozens more in several bombings outside of a church in Kaduna on Easter Day.
April 26 – A bomb blast rocked the ThisDay office in Jabi, Abuja. It was carried out by a suicide bomber who drove into the media house before detonating the bomb, blowing off the roof of the building. Another blast was also reported at the ThisDay office in Kaduna the same day.
April 30 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed 11 people and wounded more than 20 in an attack on a police convoy in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State.
June 3 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 15 people in an attack on a church in Bauchi.
June 8 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber kills four people in an attack outside a police station in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
June 10 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber kills three people in an attack outside a church in Jos.
June 17 – Boko Haram men kill 48 people in suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna and Zaria. The terror group claimed credit for the attacks. Three other churches were bombed same day. During the month, more than 100 people died in attacks on three churches in Kaduna, a city on the border of the Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south.
July 13 – A suicide bomber kills five people in an attack at a mosque in Maiduguri.
July 30 – A suicide bomber kills a policeman in an attack at a government office in Sokoto.
Aug. 3 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber wounded several people in a failed attack outside of a mosque in Potiskum, Yobe State.
Aug. 5 – A suicide bomber kills five soldiers in an attack in Damaturu, Yobe State.
Aug. 15 – A suicide bomber kills three civilians in a failed attempt to target a vehicle belonging to the Joint Task Force in Maiduguri.
Sept – The group attacks mobile phone masts belonging to nine telecommunications companies. The Army announces it has killed at least 35 suspected members of Boko Haram.
Sept. 23 – A suicide bomber kills a woman and a child in an attack at a Catholic church in Bauchi.
Oct. 5, 6, 8 – An online report quotes the Nigeria Security Tracker, a research project of the United States independent think tank as naming October 2012 as Nigeria's deadliest month in the 16-month period since June 2011 in terms of terror attacks. "In that month, three days of ongoing attacks by Boko Haram in the northern state of Yobe left at least 30 people dead, including a former government official. In Borno State, the military went on the rampage after a bomb attack injured two soldiers, killing at least 30 civilians." The NST added that in Benue, communal conflict resulted in the deaths of at least 30 people and the destruction of homes and farmlands.
Oct. 28 – A Boko Haram suicide bomber drives an explosives-packed jeep into a Catholic church in Kaduna, killing at least eight people and wounding over 100.
Nov. 25 – A suicide bomber drives an explosives-packed bus into a church at a military base in Kaduna, followed by a suicide bomber in a car outside the church; the blasts killed 11 people and wounded over 30.
Dec. 22 – Suicide bombers attacked the offices of South Africa's MTN and India's Airtel in the city of Kano.
High profile kidnappings
Dec. 9 – Gunmen abduct Prof. Kamene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of Finance, in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. The wife of His Majesty, Prof. Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, and the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom was kidnapped at about 1.30 pm at the Obi's palace at Ogbe-Ofu quarters in Ogwashi-Uku by eight gunmen in two Audi cars. She was rescued five days later.
Dec. 11 – Wife of retired Brig.-Gen. Oluwole Rotimi, Titilayo, was kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. She was abducted at about 6.30 pm in front of the gate to her company, AOK Logistics Ltd. She was said to have been kidnapped by four armed men while retiring from her office. Meanwhile, she was released on Dec. 21.
Dec. 16 – Fair skinned Nollywood actress Nkiru Sylvannus, who was kidnapped on Dec. 16 in Owerri, Imo State, was released by her captors after her family paid a ransom of N8m.
Dec – Similarly, Kenneth Okoli, the first runner-up of Mr. Nigeria 2010, was kidnapped in Owerri, Imo State. His family was contacted for a ransom of N100million for his release. Okolie has since been released by his captors.
Aluu Four killings
Four students of the University of Port Harcourt were lynched in Aluu Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for allegedly stealing phones and laptops in an off campus hostel. The students, who were identified as Lloyd, Tekena, Ugonna and Chidiaka, were beaten and later set ablaze by the mob suspected to be members of the community.
Photographs of how the four suspects were killed were immediately placed on the social media, even as most commentators condemned the act and described it as jungle justice.
Probes and shows of shame
June 14 – The House of Representatives removed Rep. Farouk Lawan (PDP-Kano) as Chairman the House Ad hoc Committee on fuel subsidy regime over alleged $620,000 bribe from Femi Otedola, founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd.
March – Oteh accuses the Chairman of the House of Rep Committee on Capital Market, Herman Hembe, of demanding N44m bribe from her. Oteh, Hembe, and others later faced the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Nov 2 – Oronsaye, Oti, Ribadu fight openly before Jonathan
Right in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task force, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and two members of the committee – Mr. Stephen Oronsaye and Mr. Ben Oti – openly disagreed about the process that produced the report and its reliability.
Economy and CBN policies
Jan. 1 – Last year, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced cash-lite economy, aimed at reducing the volume of cash in circulation. With the kick-off of its pilot scheme in Lagos, the banks licensed by the CBN had commenced the use of alternative e-banking channels to boost online financial transactions. The CBN had concluded plans for Nigeria to go cash-lite by licensing 11 Mobile Money operators to start a pilot scheme on cash-lite, beginning with Lagos.
The CBN announced the introduction of new currency denominations of N2,000 and N5,000. The bank also made plans to convert N5, N10, N20 and N50 into coins from notes. The policy, it said, would make it easier to move large quantities of cash around with little exposure to risk. The idea however generated reactions from Nigerians many of whom argued that it negated its initial intention for the economy to go cash less.
Failure in London 2012 Olympic Games
July/August – Nigeria's contingent to the London 2012 Olympic Games in England returned without winning a medal, though the Special Olympics contingent did better two weeks later by winning six gold medals in London.


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The TSA already catches a lot of grief for caring way too much about our lip balm, so can't we just let them have this one?
Signs point to no.
Fat Amy Rebel Wilson sent out three tweets Saturday claiming LAX security officials nearly arrested her for toting a Alexander McQueen clutch they claimed to be fake. Following the verbal altercation, the agents reprimanded the Australian actress for arguing with them.
It's a terrible idea to try to board an airplane with a bag whose very life goal is to resemble brass knuckles, but we'll let that slide for a moment while we address the real issue here: whether or not this is a case of discrimination.
Although no one in the comment section of this MSN article was lucid enough to really explain it, we've got a pretty good idea of what they were going for. It's like this: The TSA probably wouldn't suspect someone dressed like Victoria Beckham of carrying a knockoff purse, but they would stop someone like Rebel Wilson if she happened to be wearing one of those tracksuits she likes and not wearing any makeup. Forget about upgrades — now we can't even travel in sweats without defending our Saffianos' honor.
There is one bright side, however. With every schlumpy outfit that stays in the drawer, the closer we get to When Flying Was Glamorous.
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Who Got Kicked Off 'Dancing With the Stars' in Week 7? (VIDEO)
Kate Gosselin Is Eliminated on 'Dancing With the Stars' (VIDEO)
Watch the video after the jump.
Pamela Anderson Drunk on 'TMZ' (VIDEO)
Watch the video after the jump.
Pam Anderson Reveals Too Much on 'The Ellen DeGeneres' Show (VIDEO)
Anderson was on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated) in a skintight dress which, when she sat down, revealed just a little too much. That didn't bother DeGeneres -- "I'm not worried about me, I'm worried about the people there," DeGeneres said, pointing to the audience. Later, Anderson said that her outfits for 'Dancing With the Stars' were even more revealing and DeGeneres, worried that Anderson would have a wardrobe malfunction, gave her some Ellen DeGeneres pasties -- just in case. And, lastly, DeGeneres was concerned that Anderson might be too top-heavy for dancing.
Watch the video after the jump.
'Dancing With the Stars': Who Waltzes Away With a Win?
This year, there aren't any outsized fan bases among the participants, as there was last season with Donny Osmond, who took home the show's mirror-ball trophy over competition that was a little more polished on the dance floor. Hopefully, that means the results will be decided more by dance ability than popularity. Here's how we rank the season 10 contestants and their odds of winning:
Pam Anderson invades the Big Brother house (in Australia - sorry U.S. guys)
I'm not quite sure why this happened, but buxom actress/model/sex tape entrepreneur Pamela Anderson made a guest appearance in the Big Brother house on the Australian version of the show. TV Tonight has the rundown of the appearance and a bunch of pictures. Someone uploaded video of the show here. I like how the announcer introduces her as an author.
Doesn't Australia have any scantily-clad, silicone-enhanced actresses of their own that could have made an appearance?
Pamela Anderson to star in E! reality series, for some reason
They're calling this an "observational documentary series," but that's sort of like when they call a dishwasher a utensil sanitation engineer. This is a reality show. A reality show about breasts.
Pamela Anderson, who has large breasts, will star in a new reality series for E!, Pamela. That's the title they're going with now, though I would suggest A Silicone Life or how about Behind The Behind? The cable network says that the show will "capture Pam's fabulous adventures" and her "emotional journey." I think this means that we'll see her at the beach, going out to dinners, and what it's really like to be at a photo shoot for Maxim.
Pam Anderson puts the brakes on reality show
It looks like the proposed Pam Anderson/Rick Solomon reality show is off the tables. Apparently, according to the NY Post, Pam actually thought producers were approaching her to do a show about her being in a big Vegas productions and not about her purported rampant sex life. On her site she says she "WAS considering" it but "not my family life. (Never my kids)."
Come on, Pam. Remember why you're famous. Playboy, running on the beach in slow motion, a special little love video you made with Tommy Lee. You think anyone really cares about that Vegas show crap? How funny that sources were saying "Think Nick and Jessica's show, but with a lot more sex and a crazier family life" while Pam was thinking "not my family life. (Never my kids)." Did they already start filming? Did she not notice cameras in her house? "Oh don't worry, Pam, we're not filming right now, just testing the lighting. Would you mind rolling over to this side of the bed? That's great, now drop the sheet down a bit. Yeah, that's perfect ... for the lighting."
Out of the Blogosphere
What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.
- If you missed the video of Tyra Banks talking about her farts, here it is.
- Is Pam Anderson getting married again?
- NBC's Jeff Zucker just bought Kitty Carlisle's place.
- George Michael is going to appear in a few episodes of the new ABC show Eli Stone.
- Our friends at Cinematical have info on the first video from the Sex and the City movie.
- Did ex-Lost star Michelle Rodriguez violate the terms of her probation?
- David Letterman asked Paris Hilton about prison the other night - a lot. Here's the video.
- Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog asks: who's the weakest link on Heroes?
Is Scott Baio really single?
Scott Baio has a new reality show coming to VH-1 called Scott Baio Is 45...and Single. The only problem is, Scott Baio isn't really single. This story says that the former Happy Days actor is actually in a long-term relationship with former Playboy Playmate Renee Sloan.
Baio has supposedly been dating Sloan for a couple of years, including during the filming of the reality show. Sloan also used to be Pam Anderson's stunt double on Baywatch. Baio dated Anderson too. It all gets kinda tricky. Was Sloane Anderson's stunt double in her private life too?
Scott Baio has had sex with a lot of hot women
Several years ago, a friend and I were sitting around watching a Baywatch repeat and amazed at the fact that Scott Baio had dated half the cast, and we called it "Baiowatch." I'm sure we weren't the first to come up with that moniker, and we weren't the last: the ex-Happy Days star is shopping around an autobiography of his love life, and it has the same title!
For the record, Baio dated Pam Anderson, Nicole Eggert, Heather Locklear, Happy Days/Joanie Loves Chachi costar Erin Moran (who he lost his virginity to), Erika Eleniak, Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan, Beverly D'Angelo, and Denise Richards. Wow.
Oh, and Liza Minnelli wanted his sperm so she could have a kid.
Several publishers have passed on the book, but Baio is still trying.
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Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert has been named one of GQ's "Men of the Year" in the December issue, on sale later this week.
Other celebs named include Will Ferrell, Jay-Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, and Burberry designer Christopher Bailey. Ferrell, Jay-Z, and DiCaprio are going to be three different covers that the magazine is putting out for the issue. The mag even names DiCaprio the "Actor Of Our Time." Is that accurate? Is Leonardo DiCaprio the actor of our time? And for that matter, is Ferrell the "Comic Of Our Time" and Jay-Z the "Musician Of Our Time?"
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I wouldn't buy these DVDs, but if I was Baywatch fan, I'd be kinda ticked.
There are two different Baywatch sets coming out in the next few weeks, but according to TVShowsonDVD, the sets will not only be missing a couple of episodes (including "Nightmare Bay" and another ep that marked Pamela Anderson's first appearance), but the theme song will be different! Other music might be replaced too, but no official word on that yet.
The reason why those two episodes won't be seen is because another company owns the rights to them. I have no idea how one company owns the rights to two episodes of Baywatch and another company owns the rights to the gazillion others, but there you go.
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Following yesterday's sudden 180 with respect to US assessments of Syria's chemical weapons, President Obama dubbed the allegations of use a "game-changer," insisting the world would not stand by and allow "systematic use of weapons like chemical weapons on civilian populations."
At the same time, officials aren't really sure what they know about Syria, and Obama reiterated his intentions to "gather evidence on the ground," suggesting the case isn't nearly as closed as officials made it sound yesterday.
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Look people: this war is lost.., they will come up with any and every excuse to continue with it or admit to a total failure.., but for now they will say everything and anything to manipulate their lost.., look.., Hillary Clinton two years ago bet on this war to end with regime change in Syria.., she have repeated the very same nonsense again and again.., but the syrian government is still there and Syrian people fighting the bandits, the barbarians, the terrorists sent to their country since.., that also should tell you something…, that this war is lost and everyone knows but want admit to it yet.
Here we go again.
The US and Britain (as well as France) routinely use chemical weapons, including but not limited to CS, on their own populations. Does this mean other countries should support internal rebellions (with direct military intervention "on the table") in the US, Britain, France, etc.?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
Well Syria is a fine mess. It seems like yesterday that assad was our wonderfull friend/partner in the war on terror and we sent suspected terrorist there to be tortured. It does all seem to be a game. The great game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Game. However only an idiot repetes history. Especially given that colonialism has been proven to have negative return on investment and the great game ended with the colaps of the British empire.


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More details have come out about the legal suit and countersuit being contested between Lotus cars owner DRB-Hicom and former CEO of Lotus Dany Bahar. Bahar was brought in by Malaysian car company Proton in 2009 to turn Lotus around, and events during his tenure have made just about everyone wonder "What's going on?" That's not unusual – it can take a minute to figure things out when a new leader takes everything in a new direction – but in this case the clouds didn't clear quickly enough.
When the Malaysian government sold Proton to Malaysian auto supplier DRB-Hicom earlier this year, a forensic accounting team from Ernst & Young and The Rothschild Group started going over the books. Not long after, Bahar was suspended in June from his position and then fired. In his countersuit against DRB-Hicom, claims of lavish spending began to surface. Then the stories and leaks and rumors really began, the UK's Financial Mail reporting on more than one million pounds spent on private flights and home renovations, the New Zealand Herald talking about other executives sacked so that DRB could rearrange a 270-million-pound bank loan to Lotus, and rumors on forums about Bahar flying from his home in Norfolk to Hethel HQ and spending 30,000 pounds on motorsports books for his office.
In the latest Bloomberg report it is said that DRB-Hicom seeks 2.5 million pounds ($4 million US) from Bahar "for unauthorized expenses and overpaid salary and bonuses," including the purported expense of 3,000 pounds on watches for company managers. DRB-Hicom also says Bahar made damaging statements to the media, on top of breaching his contractual duties. Bahar's countersuit seeks $10.6 million from DRB-Hicom.
Steve Davies at SkiddMark.com has written an excellent, reasoned piece on the other less-salacious issues of contention between DRB-Hicom, Bahar and the consortium of banks that made the 270-million-pound loan. It will probably be a while longer, if ever, before we really know what happened inside the walls of Hethel to get matters to this point.
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Rachel is a young woman stuck between two different worlds. She is half human and half fairy and has devoted herself to protecting the existence of the Fey from discovery by humans. Rachel is a warrior who fights the Fey's enemies. She is unsure of herself on a personal level, but knows that she excels as a warrior. She is also in love with Fyre.
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LORAIN — Althea M. Mathews (nee Miller) 99 of Lorain died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in New Life Hospice Center of Saint Joseph, Lorain, Ohio.
She was born September 24, 1908 in Ridgefield Twsp., Huron Co., Ohio. She graduated from Monroeville High School, in 1926 and from Tiffin Business University in 1927. Althea lived in Lorain from 1932 to 1958, where she and her late husband owned and operated Mathews Funeral Home at 1783 East 31st Street until they moved to Largo, Florida.
After Mr. Mathews death in 1964 she stayed in Largo and was associated with Feaster Memorial Homes there until her retirement in 1978. In 1986 she returned to Lorain to be near her children. Mrs. Mathews also owned and operated Althea Flower Shop on Pearl Avenue, Lorain from 1932 until 1936, she managed the Needlework Dept. of M. O'Neil Department Store in Sheffield Township for two years until 1958.
She was a member of Highland United Presbyterian Church of Largo and was a member of Heritage Presbyterian Church of Amherst. She has been a member of the South Lorain Business Woman's Association. She was an ambulance driver for the Red Cross during World War II. In 2006, Althea was invited to speak at her great granddaughter's graduation from the Monroeville High School where she had graduated eighty years previously.
Among the survivors are her sons Chase B. Heyman of Norwalk, Ohio, Douglas W. (Carol) Mathews of Lorain, daughter Dawn M. (Vince) Moreno of Lorain, 12 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Walter L. Heyman in 1929, her second husband William A, Mathews in 1964, parents Edward H. and Katherine (nee Schafer) Miller, sister La Fayle Heyman and a daughter in law Elizabeth Heyman in 1991.
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