tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559037553471456392024-03-05T21:13:43.707-08:00Fun PanoramaJerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-73271520676415739942016-09-06T05:34:00.003-07:002016-09-06T05:34:39.527-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-91537952221091092482011-07-08T11:18:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:18:57.990-07:00Amazing Animal Stories<br />
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<b><b>Amazing animal stories</b></b></h2>
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recent weeks, we've tracked encouraging news about endangered gorillas
and rare bats, silly stories about surfing dogs and other irresistibly
intriguing animal tales. Here are some of the most noteworthy
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<b>World's fastest bird?</b><br />
A pudgy little shorebird has set a new animal kingdom record for the
fastest long-distance, nonstop flight. Without resting, the birds
traveled from a Scandinavian country to sub-Saharan Africa <br />
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<b>Mama, baby elephant play</b><br />
Photos of a mother elephant playing with her newborn calf melted hearts throughout the animal-loving world.<br />
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<b>Worms from the deep</b><br />
Researchers at a university in Belgium recently discovered a worm believed to be the deepest-living animal ever found.<br />
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<b>Rare chick hatches</b><br />
A rare white kiwi chick hatched at a wildlife center in New Zealand in
early May. The bird is believed to be the first all-white kiwi chick
born in captivity.<br />
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<b>Lemurs debut at zoo</b><br />
An exhibit featuring five rare ring-tailed lemurs recently opened to the public at a zoo in Australia. <br />
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<b>Lost & found bat species</b><br />
British biologists recently discovered a species of bat that hadn't been
spotted in decades. Good news for the future of the brown long-eared
bat: The female they found was pregnant.<br />
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<b>Baby crocs hatch</b><br />
Six saltwater crocodiles hatched recently at a zoo in New Zealand. The
tiny reptiles worked hard for many hours to break through their shells.<br />
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<b>Rare turtles intercepted</b><br />
Customs authorities recently foiled a smuggling attempt at Bangkok's
airport, intercepting a staggering number of rare turtles and other
reptiles that had been stuffed into suitcases.<br />
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<b>AC/DC-loving sharks</b><br />
A charter boat operator in Australia made a surprising discovery:
Blaring an AC/DC classic into the water appears to calm down great white
sharks.<br />
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<b>Vulture 'detectives' trained</b><br />
Police in northern Germany are training vultures to see if the flying scavengers can help them find hidden bodies.<br />
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<b>Male frog coughs up babies</b><br />
It's quite a sight when baby frogs cascade out of their papa's mouth.
Male members of a rare species rear their young inside their vocal sacs,
where the froglets spend about 60 days developing. Find out more about
one zoo's efforts to save them from extinction.<br />
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<b>Canine surfers compete</b><br />
Dozens of dogs from various breeds took to the waves off San Diego for a
surfing contest in early June. The sixthannual competition is
sponsored by a hotel chain.<br />
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<b>Orangutan rescues baby bird</b><br />
A zoo visitor captured amazing video of an orangutan gingerly plucking a struggling baby bird from a pond<br />
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<b>Snake-infested home</b><br />
An Idaho couple abandoned their dream home after a snake infestation
turned it into a nightmare. A bank recently listed it for far less than
the couple paid for it. <br />
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<b>Can tiny rabbits be saved?</b><br />
Wildlife experts are trying to save the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit. It's the smallest rabbit in North America<br />
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<b>Ugly fish to the rescue?</b><br />
Some converts to the slow-food movement are hoping that more people
start eating the homely likes of scorpion fish and needlefish, which are
touted as cheap, sustainable and delicious.<br />
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<b>Mountain gorilla twins born</b><br />
A mountain gorilla in northern Rwanda recently gave birth to twins –
great news for an endangered species that numbers less than 800.<br />
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<b>Penguins do the wave</b><br />
A new sped-up video shows emperor penguins in Antarctica undulating in a wave as they huddle to keep warm.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-5092164095167460332011-06-29T04:49:00.000-07:002011-06-29T04:49:28.358-07:00Weight Loss Foods<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Weight loss foods</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n8-F4evkTs5FpvUKC7oVnVZzsXB91jzBj0MBNMc8fAIfQYHrDyPLMW5D7uIbGGz6ID-aUpI6BOOIuQuY5_DZCrRZw0Q23waqZWEgQy4UUi0qV7OKl0leS_CbRdEo9_CJMp8g_wbFphgk/s1600/Weight-loss-foods.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n8-F4evkTs5FpvUKC7oVnVZzsXB91jzBj0MBNMc8fAIfQYHrDyPLMW5D7uIbGGz6ID-aUpI6BOOIuQuY5_DZCrRZw0Q23waqZWEgQy4UUi0qV7OKl0leS_CbRdEo9_CJMp8g_wbFphgk/s320/Weight-loss-foods.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Foods That Help Drop the Pounds. According to a recent study, red chili peppers can curb hunger and help you burn calories faster. These spicy little fruits are not the only everyday foods that have been linked to weight loss. Read on to discover more foods that can aid in dropping unwanted pounds.<a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT55S8ssfHeS2KotsRAdiFH0fLl8KG9hoCySf219B5U6wEms14v5iiDGiB-lanNCl8V5ylQcVtQlekU2cKvskbgYgauoKEbETf_WdswpSc2QL0b7HJDLv6nz5AFAOPjDDWxnJzSNvpx50E/s1600/Red-pepper-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT55S8ssfHeS2KotsRAdiFH0fLl8KG9hoCySf219B5U6wEms14v5iiDGiB-lanNCl8V5ylQcVtQlekU2cKvskbgYgauoKEbETf_WdswpSc2QL0b7HJDLv6nz5AFAOPjDDWxnJzSNvpx50E/s320/Red-pepper-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Red chili pepper</b></span><br />
The spicy peppers can kick-start your metabolism because of a special component. You can add red pepper in its ground form to soups, marinades and sauces or cook with it in its raw form. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6FSkm4SO73-aldwpWPKWuQn5F_aglBN9uCrGVu4n_nZ3SxyAoI8qefJ_uCDV4xEfzndNXvqzPJ_IXrUXJxUktWPL1csfOB3fC_vXlRH48BZKlJ7kr69DRAQlv4pt1iUU4GBaKbcQ9PF_/s1600/Kale-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6FSkm4SO73-aldwpWPKWuQn5F_aglBN9uCrGVu4n_nZ3SxyAoI8qefJ_uCDV4xEfzndNXvqzPJ_IXrUXJxUktWPL1csfOB3fC_vXlRH48BZKlJ7kr69DRAQlv4pt1iUU4GBaKbcQ9PF_/s320/Kale-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Kale weight loss</b></span><br />
High in fiber and low in calories, kale can help fill you up without filling you out. It is also a rich source of vitamin A,vitamin K and this important vitamin that boosts the body’s immune and detoxification systems. Eat kale on its own or add it to pasta, salad, soups and other main dishes. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexKlv7R5e3Zm552NRK0WN2j3Pu8jdnpeX7HyN9zC2OOL1VLfxJCaKNs89E10NwvOypgGzEL-NYSPN2uMvQ_gsA8WA3NYyUpvGgjRmV1wDUb_hSHjErYWiM6qujXt4_p2_HfeSLTxgUhPd/s1600/Almonds-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexKlv7R5e3Zm552NRK0WN2j3Pu8jdnpeX7HyN9zC2OOL1VLfxJCaKNs89E10NwvOypgGzEL-NYSPN2uMvQ_gsA8WA3NYyUpvGgjRmV1wDUb_hSHjErYWiM6qujXt4_p2_HfeSLTxgUhPd/s320/Almonds-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Almonds weight loss</b></span><br />
Almonds prove that good things really do come in small packages. These bite-sized nuts pack a punch of protein that helps curb hunger between meals. Raw, unsalted almonds are a healthy snack on their own or make a delicious, crunchy garnish for main courses and salads. Compared to the fattier alternative, almond butter is more rich in vitamin E, iron and calcium. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLu4q9kmXGDnHIfVb39fchrzd3G_x67h_wfku6Kb2-lj1U5tx1hEydVz6CBlQ8Pmz-c4tT02ktbtcLN1xw-4Y0CRP8YviLigDM5PBoknW3rRvnqa9YSS7PGImrZ0-3MIFnPdjRVur1g63/s1600/Oats-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLu4q9kmXGDnHIfVb39fchrzd3G_x67h_wfku6Kb2-lj1U5tx1hEydVz6CBlQ8Pmz-c4tT02ktbtcLN1xw-4Y0CRP8YviLigDM5PBoknW3rRvnqa9YSS7PGImrZ0-3MIFnPdjRVur1g63/s320/Oats-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Oats weight loss</b></span><br />
Contrary to many fad diets, carbohydrates are not to be feared. Oats are an ideal source of complex carbohydrates that sustain the body and provide the nutritious balanc needed for weight loss. Compared with simple carbohydrates, oats slowly release energy into the body and have less of an impact on the body’s blood sugar. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGywUhk427PUq7mF5B5SqeXUuaWFYnI5YLDQrgfEjLYFezfC5Q45pKxkCIkv9wBOM_O_iza5mWMEl9bLvBMPP4gIrwOUVX25XT7cG5Iv11GhPELigearm5ZfMn80JNoBavsRSQBfgkOrL1/s1600/Vinegar-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGywUhk427PUq7mF5B5SqeXUuaWFYnI5YLDQrgfEjLYFezfC5Q45pKxkCIkv9wBOM_O_iza5mWMEl9bLvBMPP4gIrwOUVX25XT7cG5Iv11GhPELigearm5ZfMn80JNoBavsRSQBfgkOrL1/s320/Vinegar-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Vinegar weight loss</b></span><br />
Recent research shows that the main chemical in vinegar may help control your blood sugar, and thus aid in weight loss. Vinegar also makes a tangy substitute to creamy sauces and dressing that can be high in fat. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4MAhX4vZAmQLsIDhuHRbVTjNakJdFEV9kQBkLcViBF8QXmit9uKt1cRjv2Rwvd4H-tzni-uxu1uCGAo3mJ4n7poLKcTT6BnPITXiZAZR_6_sUZcKwj_TnBXKlf3YeD8z6dNLvPQfBj55/s1600/Apples-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4MAhX4vZAmQLsIDhuHRbVTjNakJdFEV9kQBkLcViBF8QXmit9uKt1cRjv2Rwvd4H-tzni-uxu1uCGAo3mJ4n7poLKcTT6BnPITXiZAZR_6_sUZcKwj_TnBXKlf3YeD8z6dNLvPQfBj55/s320/Apples-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Apples weight loss</b></span><br />
Apples are rich in antioxidants, are a fantastic source of fiber and provide natural carbohydrates that help keep you sustained between meals. Eating them raw with their skin is the most nutritious way to consume apples, but they also work well in recipes for salads and desserts.</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpobbQlErCo5-B6P7d_YVzMCf_gVY4Dd-N25Zemx9WreKzQeIDuTlhKI1klCW2pXnKrAp32f5Q4T_nAqRYEHBAQj4zPjrbN3YVg656FvinBYwzpac4C-O-rIn-eUuXTzbtGcoxcs_MGixj/s1600/Green-tea-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpobbQlErCo5-B6P7d_YVzMCf_gVY4Dd-N25Zemx9WreKzQeIDuTlhKI1klCW2pXnKrAp32f5Q4T_nAqRYEHBAQj4zPjrbN3YVg656FvinBYwzpac4C-O-rIn-eUuXTzbtGcoxcs_MGixj/s320/Green-tea-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Green tea weight loss</b></span><br />
Clinical studies have shown that green tea consumption may aid in weight loss. These rudimentary studies suggest that a specific antioxidant found in green tea can help the body burn fat. Green tea comes in several varieties and is a staple beverage in many Asian countries. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIULsN7KPk8jwRH6kzbHhryPPBZMQHuzRywOdOj6bHI5pi8QuSaDKHWNERODgGtDj4JEJDJSF63MN2I6XlTdbFoZeZB8WbRPODLCQVQ0tqietiiOF6HrlQ4Zxkn5OfEWtgbXbQWcUXEnO/s1600/Avocado-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIULsN7KPk8jwRH6kzbHhryPPBZMQHuzRywOdOj6bHI5pi8QuSaDKHWNERODgGtDj4JEJDJSF63MN2I6XlTdbFoZeZB8WbRPODLCQVQ0tqietiiOF6HrlQ4Zxkn5OfEWtgbXbQWcUXEnO/s320/Avocado-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Avocado weight loss</b></span><br />
Avocados are a wonderful source of monosaturated fats, which have been linked to weight loss and to a decrease in belly fat. This creamy green fruit provides the nutrition needed to keep you feeling satiated when faced with the temptation of junk food. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIDPvDfDIU8O4MY-N9xHatjZwLqKb4_3xeEMwi9TgNLNbG_TqatW8kEGGh-IIS81LOKbZFqXpgstaUNE_1MqECxLQiwvG4yrL_5YDEdqhk_3xhHO5YAWvpGFw8zLKP81c64TmTlQvlekH/s1600/Lentils-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIDPvDfDIU8O4MY-N9xHatjZwLqKb4_3xeEMwi9TgNLNbG_TqatW8kEGGh-IIS81LOKbZFqXpgstaUNE_1MqECxLQiwvG4yrL_5YDEdqhk_3xhHO5YAWvpGFw8zLKP81c64TmTlQvlekH/s320/Lentils-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Lentils weight loss</b></span><br />
Lentils are rich in protein and soluble fiber, which is an important combination in combating high blood sugar and preventing the body from creating unwanted fat. Lentils come in many varieties and colors and are a common ingredient in soups and curries. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyJOAoUN3rNQ_9gTLZ2l9i-V9MD5xs8f3QaF5yxbcaDebs7lDWuVSxzdEwR-S7-z3yvTofifgXlVjBqY01E_9ow8TEFSwKPmPFDt1QSr9ISclI70d-9NvH6y-MIyW2ptG-aOmipuXAOLc/s1600/Blueberries-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyJOAoUN3rNQ_9gTLZ2l9i-V9MD5xs8f3QaF5yxbcaDebs7lDWuVSxzdEwR-S7-z3yvTofifgXlVjBqY01E_9ow8TEFSwKPmPFDt1QSr9ISclI70d-9NvH6y-MIyW2ptG-aOmipuXAOLc/s320/Blueberries-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Blueberries weight loss</b></span><br />
Blueberries are a superfood full of antioxidants, vitamin C, iron and fiber, all of which have been linked with weight loss. Blueberries also provide a sweet substitute for refined sugars and controversial artificial sweeteners. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bDFUmkXZU2wzPGmaYQjTDimNslQ1BUOt4IVd7eVv8VpuU6CpRul5fvRwyX_ZKbeP9dVVZTQUPE0uHWMSmpXfcDtauDwHf5-r6KlNKBU_A0GWaTmjIiAsPmM4k0HHouAlRYpHz7atbZmX/s1600/Cinnamon-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bDFUmkXZU2wzPGmaYQjTDimNslQ1BUOt4IVd7eVv8VpuU6CpRul5fvRwyX_ZKbeP9dVVZTQUPE0uHWMSmpXfcDtauDwHf5-r6KlNKBU_A0GWaTmjIiAsPmM4k0HHouAlRYpHz7atbZmX/s320/Cinnamon-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Cinnamon weight loss</b></span><br />
Research suggests that cinnamon can help to regulate blood sugar and help the body burn fat. Cinnamon is also high in iron and manganese, both of which are important parts of a balanced diet. Sprinkling cinnamon on sliced apples, oatmeal and wholegrain toast is a natural, sugar-free way of enhancing flavor. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfSNqz20yq4OV8GvejdcPfYdjCSKjj_kPQeg4hXw00l6oCQrgJhQtBE4AaDXMuCNP7tZ9rtv_5wnwxBC4Ljj3-qnqMOQWAfsWCZI3gXA1WKpwEEEadCmxTxv7HIo-aB-g7I6oNYsLCfvq/s1600/Quinoa-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfSNqz20yq4OV8GvejdcPfYdjCSKjj_kPQeg4hXw00l6oCQrgJhQtBE4AaDXMuCNP7tZ9rtv_5wnwxBC4Ljj3-qnqMOQWAfsWCZI3gXA1WKpwEEEadCmxTxv7HIo-aB-g7I6oNYsLCfvq/s320/Quinoa-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Quinoa weight loss</b></span><br />
This ancient civilization thought of their quinoa crops as sacred, referring to quinoa as “the mother of all grains.” Centuries later, the grain continues to be praised for its nutritious value. Very rich in protein and fiber quinoa is an ideal way of satiating hunger without loading up on calories. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62OjuKWm9XNXK0DczBwMUka4FQy_IdxWCURtpgPkwHIljMMqFrYlZeNsLnSa-m_upEvBmr3zK7tVepAuQtTP-bhQx6PqvgVWjYfG6thvjURM_lS14i5kz_f1KpnvXUZmbpHSVgfob71pZ/s1600/Salmon-weight-loss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62OjuKWm9XNXK0DczBwMUka4FQy_IdxWCURtpgPkwHIljMMqFrYlZeNsLnSa-m_upEvBmr3zK7tVepAuQtTP-bhQx6PqvgVWjYfG6thvjURM_lS14i5kz_f1KpnvXUZmbpHSVgfob71pZ/s320/Salmon-weight-loss.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Salmon weight loss</b></span><br />
The oils found in fish such as salmon have been linked to several health benefits, including weight loss. Replacing beef and pork with salmon as the main component of a meal is a low-fat protein solution.</span></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-4916608254813340552011-06-29T04:48:00.000-07:002011-06-29T04:48:00.800-07:00June Deaths 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In June we said farewell to many beloved figures, including the reigning world's oldest person and the world's most famous sheep.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3qtbI6_RJchIubiVqxdY01jg1hhj31J7SarTfVAUWOs9pXbEM5I3hwLUnwK78inPftpreMxDDLgG88qr8i4NrxUYAN8c4ZtHaTr9SD2_wLc_jnBI1J9_nUg3w0mPiHk29FiirNr9sDRm/s1600/June-deaths-2011-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3qtbI6_RJchIubiVqxdY01jg1hhj31J7SarTfVAUWOs9pXbEM5I3hwLUnwK78inPftpreMxDDLgG88qr8i4NrxUYAN8c4ZtHaTr9SD2_wLc_jnBI1J9_nUg3w0mPiHk29FiirNr9sDRm/s320/June-deaths-2011-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt</b><br />
<b>1947-2011</b><br />
Pratt was a leader of the Black Panther Party. Federal authorities targeted him, and he was falsely accused of the kidnap and murder of Caroline Olsen. After spending 27 years in prison, he reached this victory.<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUkNDJRerJ4a_YWoBRkSy2F6D91ZV1GM6oi3Er5wtI_Dn2T0YBtNTQSo9OqN14rGkJr97Oah-hoB2kBTlNItzOrEpONNgzeBMV8ziKxoZWo0KdLLEgB2lfPYRWKR0t78OsRhyhlUusa4X/s1600/June-deaths-2011-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUkNDJRerJ4a_YWoBRkSy2F6D91ZV1GM6oi3Er5wtI_Dn2T0YBtNTQSo9OqN14rGkJr97Oah-hoB2kBTlNItzOrEpONNgzeBMV8ziKxoZWo0KdLLEgB2lfPYRWKR0t78OsRhyhlUusa4X/s320/June-deaths-2011-03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Jack Kevorkian</b><br />
Dr. Kevorkian made a name for himself in terminal patients' advocacy through physician-assisted suicide. In 1999, he was convicted of second-degree murder<br />
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<b>1925-2011</b><br />
Karlin was a British actress who worked with Sir Laurence Olivier and a well-known filmmaker. She's appeared in several movies and performed on stage well into her eighties.<br />
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<b>1929-2011</b><br />
Johnson was a well-known NFL fullback and is best remembered for being a member of the famed "Million Dollar Backfield" <br />
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<b>1994-2011</b><br />
Shrek was a sheep who rose to international fame for his extraordinary long hair and defiance to haircuts <br />
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<b>1912-2011</b><br />
Alison was a highly decorated World War II hero and veteran of another war. He's also known as the father of Air Force Special Operations <br />
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<b>1937-2011</b><br />
Tekere was an accomplished politician who is remembered as a freedom fighter. <br />
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<b>1923-2011</b><br />
Stern was a prolific screenwriter, producer and director. He was also the co-creator of a popular word game<br />
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<b>1966-2011</b><br />
Hernández was a world champion boxer whose career ended in a tough fight with this world champion.<br />
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<b>1939-2011</b><br />
Northrup was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played 10 years for one team and was a great left-handed batter<br />
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<b>1928-2011</b><br />
Gardner was a self-made man who established a long career in R&B with the band The Coasters. His son has since taken over as lead singer and still carries on the group.<br />
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<b>1950-2011</b><br />
Ziskin was a successful film producer and was the first woman to produce one of TV's biggest awards shows. She died from this disease at her home at age 61.<br />
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<b>1921-2011</b><br />
Banner, who grew up as a musician, was a TV programming pioneer and an Emmy-winning writer, producer and director<br />
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<b>1944-2011</b><br />
Fischer was a unique singer-songwriter who suffered from this mental disorder as well as this mental illness. He was the first musician to record for Rhino Records.<br />
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<b>1923-2011</b><br />
Bonner was a Russian human rights activist and wife of controversial physicist Andrei Sakharov. She also wrote often on Russia and human rights, earning her many international awards.<br />
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<b>1942-2011</b><br />
Clemons also known as "The Big Man" was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Clemons was also a celebrity in his own right, as a musician and an actor <br />
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<b>1949-2011</b><br />
Haw was a British peace activist who held an unprecedented decade-long protest spurred by Iraq sanctions.<br />
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<b>1977-2011</b><br />
Dunn was part of the "Jackass" gang with Johnny Knoxville and the spinoff, "Viva La Bam." He starred in a notorious toy-car skit in "Jackass: The Movie" <br />
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<b>1896-2011</b><br />
Valentim was named the world's oldest person. She died just weeks shy of her next birthday.<br />
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<b>1927-2011</b><br />
Falk was a prolific actor who started out with an Oscar-nominated role in this movie. He then rose to great popularity as a detective in the long-running show, "Columbo."</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-78909748127693341102011-06-24T11:20:00.000-07:002011-06-24T11:20:59.684-07:00Modern Engineering Marvels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Modern engineering marvels:</b> You've read about or seen the Great Wall of China, the pyramids of Egypt and Machu Picchu. With the recent completion of the International Space Station, we shift our attention from the classic depictions of man-made marvels to more modern engineering feats.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2011</b> <br />
The engineering feat: The largest space station ever constructed, the International Space Station was completed in late May.<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnlDqect5kQY19k9XWZx7IckE5naZgFMrt459aoAet3l5ZsY503KHJl44onh_uJea_o5MCJZNBSHdm84bHqZMqMhbj21LjK6Gex7M9IEIN93n9HtxbxirRHnd7Fm0nltIg09UING9gAZW/s1600/Panama-Canal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnlDqect5kQY19k9XWZx7IckE5naZgFMrt459aoAet3l5ZsY503KHJl44onh_uJea_o5MCJZNBSHdm84bHqZMqMhbj21LjK6Gex7M9IEIN93n9HtxbxirRHnd7Fm0nltIg09UING9gAZW/s320/Panama-Canal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Panama Canal</b><br />
<b>Year of completion: 1914 </b><br />
The engineering feat: A vital component in international maritime trade, the Panama Canal is a 48-mile ship canal that links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans <br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2008 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The particle accelerator that claims the title for largest and highest-energy collider among all others, the CERN Large Hadron Collider seeks to answer several fundamental questions in physics.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2008 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Eat a classy, cabin-side dinner and view the Malay Archipelago atop the Singapore Flyer, the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2004 </b><br />
The engineering feat: As the tallest bridge in the world, the Millau Viaduct has a roadway weighing 36,000 tons, a length of 8,071 feet and a whooping height of 1,125 feet.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: on hold, at 80 percent in 2008 </b><br />
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The engineering feat: Destined to be the largest man-made island in the world, the Palm Deira, with a total surface area the size of Paris and all the amenities of a modern luxury locale, is already an international attraction even though it's not completed yet.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 1994 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Also called the Chunnel, this massive throughway connects Folkestone, England, with Coquelles, France, via 31.4 miles of undersea rail.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2008 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The world's largest-capacity hydroelectric power station, the Three Gorges Dam is projected to provide almost 10 percent of China's electrical energy.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 1999 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The Burj Al Arab Hotel is the fourth-tallest hotel in the world and rated the world's most luxurious.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2005 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., boasts that it has "the world's tallest roller coaster," the Kingda Ka.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2010 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The Pan-STARRS is a series of cameras and telescopes, along with a computer facility, that continually surveys the sky as the world's largest digital camera <br />
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<b>Year of completion: 1988</b> <br />
The engineering feat: With the largest stadium capacity in the world, North Korea's Rungrado May Day Stadium provides a stage unmatched by any in the world.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2006 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The Langeled Pipeline is the world's longest underwater pipe and brings natural gas from Norway to the United Kingdom.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2010 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Oasis and Allure of the Seas are the largest passenger ships in the world.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2010 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The longest suspension bridge in the world, Akashi Kaikyo isn't just massive; it's also visually stunning.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 1998 </b><br />
The engineering feat: As the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers are a major marketing asset for the Petronas oil and gas company.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2008 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Beijing National Stadium is the largest steel structure in the world .<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 1933 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Lake Mead is the largest man-made reservoir and extends behind the Hoover Dam in Nevada.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2006 </b><br />
The engineering feat: The world's largest swimming pool is located within San Alfonso Del Mar, a private resort.<br />
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<b>Year of completion: 2005 </b><br />
The engineering feat: Located within Chapel Torre Girona in Spain, this supercomputer is the most powerful in Europe .<br />
</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-73613066327881537852011-06-23T12:13:00.000-07:002011-06-23T12:13:15.557-07:00Outrageous TSA Stories<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VAOICuFLDupzUw3-_M4x_cPARxSPYCU-XxxHyqTM-X0hSMNF2Hy294gjDvkXi-UufEuB3ayDuphPfSpLJKWIgiiRyn_1HYUeTXqh1ansDaoyzyr3KHUGy70Mvfw7xf9SQhJmChUOhYk/s1600/Outrageous-TSA-stories.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VAOICuFLDupzUw3-_M4x_cPARxSPYCU-XxxHyqTM-X0hSMNF2Hy294gjDvkXi-UufEuB3ayDuphPfSpLJKWIgiiRyn_1HYUeTXqh1ansDaoyzyr3KHUGy70Mvfw7xf9SQhJmChUOhYk/s400/Outrageous-TSA-stories.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Outrageous TSA Stories. Complaints about security check hassles have risen since airports rolled out new high-tech tools that some critics have decried as overly invasive. This week, the TSA changed its rules about screening children.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3647401541656243180&postID=3111750827820422937" name="more"></a> <a name='more'></a><a href="" name="more"></a><a href="http://www.funtuna.com/2011/06/funny-tsa-stories.html" name="more"></a><br />
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As part of this loose protest, a female passenger arrived at the airport in Los Angeles wearing a revealing outfit, hoping to avoid this security procedure.<br />
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A teary-eyed former Miss USA posted a video online complaining a TSA agent "molested" her during a security pat-down. She said she opted for the pat-down to avoid going through a full-body scan.<br />
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A Detroit man cried foul when TSA agents singled out his 29-year-old severely mentally disabled son for a pat-down. The TSA later admitted it had made a mistake.<br />
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When airport security forced a Texas woman to remove her jewelry using a hand tool, she called a famous attorney to handle the matter.<br />
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Intrepid airport agents foiled a male passenger's scheme to smuggle snakes. The assortment, which included these varieties, was hidden in some everyday items. Instead of relocating to a Thai metropolis, the creatures now live with other wildlife at this Australian attraction.<br />
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At a Tennessee airport, a camera-toting man captured pictures of airport agents searching a 3-year-old girl because metal detectors blared while she was clutching this toy. In a separate incident, agents at another airport found this item in the same kind of toy.<br />
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Callous airport security agents humiliated this Michigan man when they ignored his pleas. Watch the cancer survivor explain what happened. The fallout let to a public apology.<br />
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Travelers returning from the Emerald Isle lost these garden-related items when airport security agents confiscated them at Dulles International Airport.<br />
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An airline passenger in Australia was apprehended for smuggling more than 50 of these water-loving things in her skirt. In another incident in the same country, a man was caught smuggling creatures inside padded envelopes stuffed in his pants.<br />
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Customs officials at JFK airport found an illegal drug hidden inside chocolate truffles and pistachio shells. <br />
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When airport security agents spotted jars of a sweet concoction during a luggage scan, they shut down this California airport. In an incident at the Albany, N.Y., airport, agents caught the bottled water but failed a bigger test.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-39217907048783113812011-06-22T14:18:00.000-07:002011-06-22T14:18:25.506-07:00Britney Spears I wanna go<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3><div><div><strong>Britney Spears takes on paparazzi</strong><strong></strong></div></div></h3><div class="details_description"><div><div>Pop star Britney Spears shows off her comedic talents in the video for her new single "I Wanna Go" by swearing at reporters, beating up paparazzi and flashing a cop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sLtdgSC1z52E5TQ9sx-HJ99H511gMRMCUMKYTDrWEWc9IZlhbhefR7xwRBaHkYf4vhyTx3h62OZIUEHRxZYx5XFqMi-edFTSGnGtNRMpk1GM_hqp7IjZ3eg4gF_eNkYAjFAXQZXVgfA/s1600/Britney+Spears+I+wanna+go-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Their marriage: They met in 1970 while DeVito was in "The Shrinking Bride" and moved in together two weeks later. They both starred in "Taxi" from 1978 to 1982, after which Danny moved on to films. Perlman remained in television, starring in "Cheers" from 1982 to 1993.<a name='more'></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWDbpwD0Xbbhj2hxqIXSKAUsTbxkdh0hFhlZjAI0ZygcYFXMyOSOow8lc1Weh9rwC_Rv7TbkxlCM3mErGQmeD6VyBOmGSW8uyVEouNauv_NUfx-3dHvX18Csd-MS07LKSHJfmRlK3zGo/s1600/Ozzy++%2526+Sharon+Osbourne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWDbpwD0Xbbhj2hxqIXSKAUsTbxkdh0hFhlZjAI0ZygcYFXMyOSOow8lc1Weh9rwC_Rv7TbkxlCM3mErGQmeD6VyBOmGSW8uyVEouNauv_NUfx-3dHvX18Csd-MS07LKSHJfmRlK3zGo/s320/Ozzy++%2526+Sharon+Osbourne.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne</b><br />
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Their marriage: Sharon's notorious father managed Ozzy's band until 1979, when Ozzy was kicked out for substance abuse. Sharon then managed Ozzy as a solo act, leading them both to successful careers and their eventual marriage<br />
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Their marriage: Pauletta met her future husband on the set of an Olympic drama. Though considered one of the top actors in the business, Denzel has often referred to his family as the main priority in his life<br />
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Their marriage: Hanks first met Wilson on the cross-dressing sitcom that launched his career. A few years later they got a little closer in the jungles of Venezuela while filming a Peace Corps comedy with John Candy. <br />
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Their marriage: Bacon and Sedgwick met on the PBS American Playhouse production of "Lemon Sky" and married one year later.<br />
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Their marriage: Professionally, Pollan may be best known for her two years as Fox's onscreen girlfriend in his hit sitcom from the '80s. Privately, she has supported her husband in his 20-year struggle with Parkinson's disease. <br />
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Their marriage: Preston met Travolta while filming a Cold War comedy in the late '80s. They married just a few years later. Coincidently, Travolta soon saw an uptick in his lagging career<br />
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Their marriage: Beatty co-starred with Bening in "Bugsy", a biopic about the mobster beginnings of Las Vegas. They were married soon after.<br />
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Their marriage: Kelley was a Boston lawyer and Pfeiffer was Miss Orange County before they found fame and eventually each other. They met on a blind date.<br />
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Their marriage: In the '90s, their onscreen romance turned into an offscreen trip to a Las Vegas chapel. Mark and Kelly raised a family and started a production company.<br />
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Their marriage: Faith was an opening act for Tim when they fell in love and he proposed. They became one of the most celebrated couples in country music history.<br />
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Their marriage: They were wed at a ceremony so secret that even their guests were taken by surprise. Dedicated to their work, they were back at it the next day, Matthew on camera and Sarah onstage<br />
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Their marriage: Duchovny and Leoni were married in the garden of his elementary school alma mater. The couple's marriage survived difficulties. <br />
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Their marriage: Huffman and Macy first met at the Atlantic Theater Company, an off-Broadway nonprofit they still support. When not acting or spending time with family, they enjoy competing in triathlons together.<br />
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Their marriage: Jada auditioned for the part of Will's girlfriend on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" but was deemed too short for the role. Will had another role in mind, and they secretly wed on New Year's Eve at the Cloisters Mansion in Baltimore.<br />
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Their marriage: David and Victoria first dated at the pub and movie theater and eventually married at an Irish castle. <br />
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Their marriage: Michael and Catherine were introduced by Danny DeVito at a French film festival. Their wedding was to take place in Catherine's homeland but was moved to New York City so that Michael's famous father could attend.<br />
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Their marriage: Stiller was the director and Taylor was the actress when they met while working on the pilot episode of Jack Black's little known TV show "Heat Vision and Jack". Since then, they have appeared together in several movies.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-81262117154694437882011-06-22T11:13:00.000-07:002011-06-22T11:13:35.942-07:00Televised celebrity weddings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEKylk1b8yynvD3Mkr-FVoEkpQveh26O8yFc_3qqeL3DyLIaMnsF7ozz5QOobvAz44WIhABEkFmhecCe4JHvBPqEF-s3N8O3Onhgpu9iz6taVrFnF3vcWnbheyBU61GLw_wR0_AmZRNJL/s1600/Televised-celebrity-weddings-01.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEKylk1b8yynvD3Mkr-FVoEkpQveh26O8yFc_3qqeL3DyLIaMnsF7ozz5QOobvAz44WIhABEkFmhecCe4JHvBPqEF-s3N8O3Onhgpu9iz6taVrFnF3vcWnbheyBU61GLw_wR0_AmZRNJL/s400/Televised-celebrity-weddings-01.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>Singer Nick Lachey and TV host Vanessa Minnillo will get married on TV. They certainly wouldn't be the first. While we wait to see if these celebrities will take millions of viewers with them down the aisle, let's take a look at who's been there before them.<a name='more'></a><a href="" name="more"></a><br />
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<b>Date: Sept. 27, 2009</b><br />
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Details: Many were shocked when Khloe and Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Lamar got married after such a short time dating. But they have remained together for almost two years and now have their own reality-TV show; "Khloe & Lamar" <br />
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<b>Date: April 29, 2011</b><br />
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Details: Prince William and Duchess Kate knew each other for a long time before marrying in April. The couple, who met at this Scottish university, are set to move into Kensington Palace, where William grew up. <br />
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<b>Date: Feb. 27, 2010</b><br />
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Details: When "Bachelor" cutie Jason Mesnick changed his mind, picking Molly Malaney after initially choosing Melissa Rycroft, many doubted that a wedding would actually happen. But it did, and now Jason and Molly are talking kids<br />
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<b>Date: Dec. 6, 2003</b><br />
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Details: The first "Bachelorette" couple to tie the knot, Trista and Ryan are still going strong after eight years of marriage. They have two kids: Blakesley and Max <br />
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<b>Date: April 16, 2005</b><br />
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Details: Supreme reality-TV couple Amber and Rob met on "Survivor," were then on "The Amazing Race" and even filmed their own show, "Rob and Amber: Against the Odds." They recently welcomed their second child<br />
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<b>Date: July 29, 1981</b><br />
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Details: Princess Diana wed Prince Charles when she was quite young. The two got divorced in 1996, and Diana died tragically in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris a year later.<br />
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<b>Date: Nov. 22, 2003</b><br />
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Details: Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro's wedding was documented in the MTV reality show "'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave." The former "Baywatch" babe divorced the rocker in February 2007.<br />
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<b>Date: May 6, 1960</b><br />
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Details: The first televised British royal wedding was that of Princess Margaret and commoner Anthony Armstrong-Jones. In 1978, the two divorced, making Princess Margaret the first royal in a long time to do so.<br />
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<b>Date: Nov. 14, 1973</b><br />
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Details: Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, married army lieutenant Mark Phillips in 1973. The two divorced in 1992, and the princess married Timothy Laurence at a church in Scotland the same year. Read about Princess Anne's near abduction in 1973.<br />
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<b>Date: July 23, 1986</b><br />
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Details: Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson in 1986, and the two divorced 10 years later. Fergie has endured bad press recently but is trying to turn things around with a new show on the Oprah Winfrey Network called "Finding Sarah."<br />
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<b>Date: June 19, 1999</b><br />
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Details: John Travolta and Harry Connick Jr. were among the 550 guests at Prince Edward's wedding to public relations executive Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999. This royal wedding was more low-key than previous ones, with Sophie wearing a simple Samantha Shaw gown.<br />
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<b>Date: Sept. 30, 2010</b><br />
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Details: Melissa McMillin and Jeremy Gebhardt won the "Today" show's wedding competition in 2010. Viewers planned every detail of their wedding, even choosing the couple's honeymoon spot.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-10851602242353147682011-06-22T11:10:00.001-07:002011-06-22T11:10:35.476-07:00Celebrity Divorces<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Celebrity Divorces</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK2-dRhOFmph0wv1YHi_QrNEPP3YAow63RDEs5zS6gnWiyeduSz7vc_r00xcIvYYKVUWHhzGMT9NMDlp4XuJ6zEXXoegrjU5BdOUc3d09nFWP7y6iaSHR-mPgPel5aQrMsOxrKRq4Jxg/s1600/Celebrity-Divorces-2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK2-dRhOFmph0wv1YHi_QrNEPP3YAow63RDEs5zS6gnWiyeduSz7vc_r00xcIvYYKVUWHhzGMT9NMDlp4XuJ6zEXXoegrjU5BdOUc3d09nFWP7y6iaSHR-mPgPel5aQrMsOxrKRq4Jxg/s320/Celebrity-Divorces-2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Celebrity Divorces. Sebastian Bach has the dubious honor of announcing the first celebrity divorce in 2011. Bach is divorcing his wife Maria Bierk.<a href="" name="more"></a> <a href="http://www.funtuna.com/2011/06/celebrity-divorces.html" name="more"></a><a name='more'></a> <b>Celebrity divorce 2011 - Sebastian Bach and Maria Bierk</b><br />
Sebastian Bach, a rock musician and reality TV show star, said he has been separated from his estranged wife, Maria Bierk, long enough. Bach explained he had tried to reconcile with Bierk since their split in April 2010 but found their differences were irreconcilable. Bach is going to divorce Bierk after 18 years of marriage.<br />
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<b>Jan 4 2011 – Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal</b><br />
Taylor Swift spent her birthday alone and Jake Gyllenhaal may have split up with her. How Swift the Gyllenhaal relationship broke up. Gyllenhaal allegedly was the first to break up with Swift. He didn’t like the attention from the press and felt there was an age difference caused by the age gap. Swift’s fans are expecting their favorite singer to chronicle the breakup in a new song.<br />
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<b>Jan 14 2011 Celebrity divorce – Brenda Strong and Tom Henri.</b><br />
Brenda Strong, of Desperate Housewives, has filed her divorce lawsuit to split from estranged husband, Tom Henri. Strong and Henri were married for 22 years and that is a lifetime in Hollywood.<br />
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Ms Strong stated irreconcilable differences as the cause for the divorce. Strong and Henri had one child during their marriage. Strong applied for joint physical custody and legal custody.<br />
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Brenda Strong and Tom Henri were married in July 1989. Strong gave birth to their son, John Zakery Henri, in 1994. Tom Henri was a Vietnam war vet who became a salesman and then yoga instructor. Henri and Strong collaborated to make an instructional DVD called “Yoga 4 Partners” in 2005.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Jan 25 2011 – Troy Aikman and Rhonda Aikman</b><br />
Troy Aikman and his wife Rhonda Aikman are divorcing. Troy and Rhonda were married in 2000 and have two children together.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Feb 2 2011 – Michelle Ghent Howard and Terrence Howard</b>Michelle Ghent Howard is divorcing her husband Terrence Howard. Ms Howard cited irreconcilable differences in her divorce papers.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Feb 1 2011 – Lyssa Chapman and Bo Galanti.</b><br />
Lyssa is the daughter of Duane Chapman, the bounty hunter.<br />
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<b>Celebrity rumor – Julia Roberts and husband Danny Moder</b><br />
Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem acted together in “Eat Pray Love” and apparently, they may have just done that. Roberts and her husband Danny Moder, may be having some trouble in their marriage, after rumors suggested she was intimate with Bardem.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce 2011 – Chris Martin’s parents have divorced.</b><br />
after 30 years of marriage. Gwyneth Paltrow is supporting her husband, Chris Martin, during this difficult time. Chris is close to his father Anthony, while his sisters are close to the mother.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce 2011 – Tony Hawk and Lhotse Merriam.</b><br />
Tony Hawk filed for divorce, from his third wife, Lhotse Merriam.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce 2011 – Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli</b><br />
Olivia Wilde and her husband of 8 years, Tao Ruspoli, have separated. Gossip rumors said Wilde felt she had married too young at 18 and she didn’t have the chance to play the field to find someone better. Ruspoli was allegedly heartbroken at the breakdown of their marriage.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Feb 9 2011 – Ashley Simpson and Pete Wentz</b><br />
Less than 3 years after getting married, Ashley Simpson filed for divorce from Pete Wentz.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Feb 2011 – Milton Bradley and Monique Bradley </b>Milton Bradley, Seattle Mariner player, is divorcing his wife, Monique Bradley. <br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce Feb 2011 – Pete Rose and Carol Rose </b><br />
Pete Rose, ex MLB player, is divorcing his wife Carol Rose, after 26 years of marriage. <br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce April 2011 – David Leisure and Patricia Leisure. </b>David Leisure has filed for divorce from Patricia Leisure. They had been separated since some time in 2004.<br />
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<b>Celebrity split and divorce April 2011 – Leah Messer and Corey Simms</b><br />
Leah Messer, from the cast of Teen Mom 2, is allegedly facing a rocky marriage, despite being married for only 6 months. Leah Messer may be divorcing her husband Corey Simms.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce April 2011 – Max Drummey and Peaches Geldof </b><br />
Max Drummey is divorcing Peaches Geldof after being separated for the past 2 years.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce lawsuit 2011 – Lisa Ann Russell and Mark-Paul Gosselaar</b> <br />
Lisa Ann Russell, the ex-wife of Mark-Paul Gosselaar, has filed a lawsuit asking for spousal support and joint custody of their children.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce May 2011 – Neve Campbell divorces John Light</b>Neve Campbell and John Light’s divorce is finalized. Campbell and Light are childless.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce finalized May 2011 – Elizabeth Moss and Fred Armisen divorced</b><br />
Elizabeth Moss and Fred Amisen’s marriage has been broken up. Moss and Armisen are divorced after 2 years of marriage, which was split up by a period of separation and divorce proceedings. Moss is a Scientologist and rumors said Armisen couldn’t get along with the belief.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce May 2011 – Shauna Sand and Laurent Homburger. </b><br />
Shauna Sand has already filed for divorce from Laurent Homburger. sand hd quietly drawn up divorce papers and signed them on May 12 2011. Sand has successfully petitioned the court to grant her a temporary restraining order against Homburger, having testified he harmed her during their fight.<br />
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<b>Celebrity split or divorce 2011 – Maria Shriver divorce Arnold Schwarzenegger</b><br />
Maria Shriver may file for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger.<br />
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<b>Celebrity actor divorce 2011 – Johnathon Schaech and Jana Rae Kramer </b><br />
Johnathon Schaech and Jana Rae Kramer did no ask for spousal support in their divorce settlement. Kramer had filed for divorce less than 2 months after their marriage. In August 2010, Kramer started divorce proceedings against Scheach after being together for 12 days. Kramer and Schaech split up after that.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce 2011 – Shifty Shellshock and Melissa Binzer </b><br />
Shifty Shellshock and Melissa Binzer married in 2002 but separated in around 2004. It has been 6 years sincectheir separation, before Ms Binnzer filed for divorce.<br />
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<b>Celebrity musician divorce June 2011 – Jack White divorces Karen Elson</b><br />
Elson and White are holding a divorce party for their friends to announce their amicable split.<br />
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<b>Celebrity divorce 2011 – Cecilia Chung and Nicholas Tse. </b><br />
Hong Kong actress Cecilia Chung is divorcing husband Nicholas Tse. Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi has been custody nof the couple’s 2 children.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://celebgalz.com/celebrity-breakups-splits-divorces-2011/">celebgalz</a></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-17922760556583328242011-06-22T06:06:00.000-07:002011-06-22T06:06:06.485-07:00National Chocolate Eclair Day June 22<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqt_KEHlFpvbVYKPTLe2rwsFTLyNyFNEgFahKBNXKcnSVMc-FV_CQCcc6vcMoqppM9cckncQM8wK9dKSpfDythtic6yjULg3OBfclcViXUS5eQpRh2MyNdYly0-mVodX83I1FhlF5-qCw/s1600/National+Chocolate+Eclair+Day+June+22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqt_KEHlFpvbVYKPTLe2rwsFTLyNyFNEgFahKBNXKcnSVMc-FV_CQCcc6vcMoqppM9cckncQM8wK9dKSpfDythtic6yjULg3OBfclcViXUS5eQpRh2MyNdYly0-mVodX83I1FhlF5-qCw/s400/National+Chocolate+Eclair+Day+June+22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><strong>Stupid Guy Thing Day</strong></i><br />
<i> Please don't blame the messenger. The folks at Wellcat, a rich source of off-beat holidays has declared June 22 as Stupid Guy Thing Day. </i><br />
<i> "Women are always talking about [it], so here's a day to commemorate it," according to Wellcat. Apparently aren't aware of a guy's ability to celebrate his own stupid moves.</i><br />
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<i> These stupid guy things are even celebrated in pop culture. It may have started with Bill and Ted or Wayne and Garth, with the bar being lowered even further by "Jackass" (the TV show and movies) and even "Destroy Build Destroy." </i><br />
<i> The Wellcat folks encourage women to make a list of "stupid guy things" and pass it on. Just don't post the list on Facebook where you could offend your boyfriend, husband, father, brother or male boss. </i><br />
<i><strong> V-Mail Delivery Anniversary</strong></i><br />
<i> You've got v-mail! Not voice mail, not virtual mail, but victory mail. On June 22, 1942, the first v-mail was sent from New York. Letters were written on special paper and then censored and reproduced onto microfilm, for overseas delivery. </i><br />
<i> "V-mail microfilm are made on a continuous enlarger at the Pentagon building, Washington, D.C. V-mail is available to and from the armed forces stationed outside the United States. It is only 1/65th the weight of ordinary mail and saves ninety-eight percent of the cargo space required for ordinary letters. 1,600 letters can be placed on a roll of film little larger than a pack of cigarettes," according to the Library of Congress. </i><br />
<i><strong> National Chocolate Eclair Day</strong></i><br />
<i> The eclair is a decadent pastry like no other. Cream puffs have a similar pastry, but a lighter filling. The eclair is a choux pastry, which creates a hollow center when baked. The interior is filled with a vanilla pudding-like substance and a thick layer of chocolate coats the top of the top. </i><br />
<i> Like the cupcake, the mini eclair has been making the rounds as a popular finger food dessert. Good luck finding one on a plate at a party if you passed them by the first time. If you're feeling ambitious, tempt your taste buds with these non-traditional homemade chocolate eclairs. </i><br />
<i> Source : <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110614/us_ac/8640677_june_22_stupid_guy_thing_day_chocolate_eclair_day_vmail_delivery_anniversary_1">Yahoo</a></i><br />
</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-17505910628531173052011-06-22T05:58:00.000-07:002011-06-22T05:58:58.036-07:00Cameron Diaz Popcorn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">With Cameron Diaz on his show to promote "Bad Teacher" on Monday night, Dave took the opportunity to ask about the much talked about moment when cameras caught the movie star feeding <span class="ysp-player">Alex Rodriguez </span>a handful of popcorn during last February's Super Bowl. A playful Diaz, who earlier said it was OK to call the New York Yankees star her boyfriend ("I do," she said), obliged Letterman with an "exclusive" telling of the moment and then took part in a funny bit when the comedian pulled out an oversized tub of popcorn and handed it over with implied instructions. Great stuff.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">"We were watching the game and I was eating and I was getting down to the last couple of pieces of popcorn and all of a sudden I see a hand coming in… and I'm like… [at this point she pantomimes pulling away a tub of popcorn]. Anybody who knows me doesn't put their hand in my food, especially when it's close to my mouth. And I said, 'What are you? It's mine.' And then I went, 'I love you too much, I'm going to give it to you, you deserve it." And it was the only piece of popcorn that I even put near his face and they happened to have the camera on right when I did it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">"Ten minutes later, we're blowing up on our Blackberries ... We started laughing so hard, 'We're like, are you kidding me?' But let me tell you something. We had more fun with that."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="324" width="476"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/ytv/site/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=25688889&repeat=0&thumbnailUrl=http%3A//l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/2/2f/22ffecc3e6f26ee8a550b347eb227875.jpeg&shareUrl=http%3A//tv.yahoo.com/late-show-with-david-letterman/show/31647/videos/25688889&"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="476" height="324" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/ytv/site/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=25688889&repeat=0&thumbnailUrl=http%3A//l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/2/2f/22ffecc3e6f26ee8a550b347eb227875.jpeg&shareUrl=http%3A//tv.yahoo.com/late-show-with-david-letterman/show/31647/videos/25688889&"></embed></object></div></div></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-5440873664880342392011-06-22T05:55:00.000-07:002011-06-22T05:55:08.803-07:00Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pregnant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgz9lT25ymhTJ8RHNUApDOKsofJROnvxvtjXOqXyxl4XxQRLDhWLMpPrVoal6ipPo7-jT5GuDCIeo-uwef-Zu7xwScNHUgqoioVZ-ZWuNvtx65Ej1XNOFSYLZl0ufdNjqaMLJvWv8bGA/s1600/Aishwarya+Rai+Bachchan+pregnant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgz9lT25ymhTJ8RHNUApDOKsofJROnvxvtjXOqXyxl4XxQRLDhWLMpPrVoal6ipPo7-jT5GuDCIeo-uwef-Zu7xwScNHUgqoioVZ-ZWuNvtx65Ej1XNOFSYLZl0ufdNjqaMLJvWv8bGA/s400/Aishwarya+Rai+Bachchan+pregnant.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>(AFP) – Former Miss World turned actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant, her father-in-law and veteran Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed.<br />
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"NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!," Bachchan wrote on his Twitter page late Tuesday.<br />
Aishwarya Rai, 37, married Bachchan's actor son Abhishek, 35, in April 2007. The child will be their first and comes after weeks of speculation in Indian gossip columns about the actress' fluctuating weight.<br />
Bachchan senior later said on the micro-blogging site that he was "overwhelmed" with the response to the news from followers and had received 2,843 tweets of congratulation in just half an hour.<br />
Writing on his blog bigb.bigadda.com, he said: "There is joy and happiness around us."<br />
There was no immediate indication when the baby was due.<br />
The Bachchans -- Amitabh, his actress wife Jaya, Aishwarya and Abhishek -- are Bollywood's "first family" and have a fanatical following in India and around the world. His daughter, Shweta Nanda, has two children.<br />
The family patriarch said he was particularly pleased with the news because "now cometh the progeny of my son that shall bear the surname Bachchan - the first in this generation...".<br />
The family boycotted the annual Filmfare magazine awards in 2010 after a tabloid newspaper in Mumbai wrote that Rai could not have children, prompting a legal notice to be sent demanding a retraction and an apology.<br />
Rai, who took the Miss World crown in 1994, made her debut in Hindi-language Bollywood in the late 1990s and has gone on to star in more than 40 Indian films.<br />
Most recently she was in the blockbuster South Indian film "Endhiran" (Robot) alongside Tamil-language superstar Rajinikanth, which broke box office records in India.<br />
She appeared as a jewel thief in Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther 2". Her other English-language films include "Bend It Like Beckham" director Gurinder Chadha's "Bride and Prejudice" in 2004 and "The Last Legion" in 2007.<br />
She was recently seen at the Cannes film festival promoting her upcoming film "Heroine", which was due to begin shooting this year.<br />
The chief executive of UTV Motion Pictures, Ronnie Screwvala, said at the time that Rai had star power.<br />
"She is the brand ambassador for India and for Indian cinema when it comes to the French Riviera."<br />
Rai also has a number of lucrative modelling contracts, including for French cosmetics firm L'Oreal.<br />
Source : <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110622/en_afp/entertainmentindiabollywoodpeopleraibachchan">Yahoo</a><br />
</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-29558196224236275772011-06-22T03:37:00.000-07:002011-06-22T03:37:59.087-07:00Famous last meals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><b>Famous last meals</b></b></h3>Famous last meals. On death row, the last menu is up to you. In all other cases, it's up to fate. Let's look at some famous final repasts.<br />
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Ted Bundy declined to make a request for food before his execution, so he was offered a traditional breakfast.<br />
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Illinois prison officials asked a local restaurant to prepare the last meal for John Wayne Gacy. Gary Gilmore was served what with milk and coffee?<br />
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On the fictional end of death row, inmate John Coffey requests this comfort food in a famous book by Stephen King. And in one episode of "The Simpsons," Homer opts for beer, doughnuts and fried chicken. <br />
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Jesus took his last meal with his 12 Apostles, as famously depicted by a noted artist. <br />
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Lord Buddha's last meal was sukaramaddava, though just exactly what it consisted of is open to speculation. <br />
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While the doomed Titanic's first-class passengers had a book written about their extravagant final dinner, the second-class passengers' meal wasn't too shabby either. <br />
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Mahatma Gandhi ate a modest last meal before he was shot to death on the way to a prayer meeting in 1948.<br />
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President John F. Kennedy had an all-American breakfast at his hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, before flying on to Dallas just hours before his assassination in 1963.<br />
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Former French President François Mitterrand indulged in a now-legendary last meal in 1996.<br />
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According to legend, Cleopatra enjoyed some figs that concealed death for dessert.<br />
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One famous Japanese kabuki actor died after eating this poisonous fish.<br />
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Ernest Hemingway reportedly ate one of his favorite dinners the night before he committed suicide.<br />
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Welsh poet Dylan Thomas apparently succumbed after a surplus of liquids.<br />
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Everyone knows where Elvis Presley was when he died, but you may not know these sweets were the last thing he ate.<br />
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Flamboyant entertainer Liberace's last dish was a little more mundane than you might expect. <br />
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Comedian John Belushi ate a nourishing light supper at this famous Hollywood restaurant the night he died.<br />
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Glamour icon Marilyn Monroe reportedly ate a not-so-glamorous meal before she died. <br />
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Several notable chefs shared their ideal farewell noshes in this book.Anthony Bourdain would forgo the ant eggs for this.<br />
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Not surprisingly, Mario Batali would postpone the inevitable with eight to 10 courses.<br />
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Lidia Bastianich would keep it simple, and Gordon Ramsay would opt for classic British fare.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-77226757913968483832011-06-22T03:36:00.000-07:002011-06-22T03:36:02.934-07:00What's next for 'Harry Potter' cast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Whats next for harry potter cast</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabKwK_8pACLTpL_Oa7_02ndt_DSyWII6pEgBVwkS8GCV8yni84rhj6DI5-SBaVC95Af1pA4pALtedPWXRbuWfLBIPKVcuk1eK9m4mkm3wAuNWUs006KW92rwU7mdFCJ0hWpNywhwtg1PB/s1600/What%2527s+next+for+%2527Harry+Potter%2527+cast.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabKwK_8pACLTpL_Oa7_02ndt_DSyWII6pEgBVwkS8GCV8yni84rhj6DI5-SBaVC95Af1pA4pALtedPWXRbuWfLBIPKVcuk1eK9m4mkm3wAuNWUs006KW92rwU7mdFCJ0hWpNywhwtg1PB/s400/What%2527s+next+for+%2527Harry+Potter%2527+cast.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>Whats next for harry potter cast. "Harry Potter" fans are excited about the release of the final film in the mega-popular series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2". With this culmination of nearly 10 years of work on making the "Harry Potter" film series, we take a look at what's next for the all-star cast. <a name='more'></a><a href="" name="more"></a><br />
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<b>Character: Harry Potter </b><br />
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Next up for Radcliffe: He plays a German soldier in "All Quiet on the Western Front," based on the well-known book, and a young lawyer tracking down a mystery in the remake of the supernatural film "The Woman in Black." Both are due to be released in 2012.<br />
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<b>Character: Hermione Granger</b><br />
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Next up for Watson: She is filming "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," based on the coming-of-age book of the same name by Stephen Chbosky. She'll play Sam, one of two friends of the main character, played by Logan Lerman. She began photo shoots for her new gig as the face of Lancome International in March.<br />
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<b>Character: Ron Weasley</b><br />
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Next up for Grint: The redheaded British star has finished filming a World War II movie, "Comrade," in which he plays a British pilot forced to collaborate with his enemies to survive in the wilderness.<br />
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<b>Character: Bellatrix Lestrange</b><br />
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Next up for Bonham Carter: The gothic "Death Eater" in the last Potter film is set to star in designer Marc Jacobs' fall ad campaign. In 2012 she'll play Miss Havisham in "Great Expectations" and star with Michelle Pfeiffer in husband Tim Burton's remake of the '60s TV show "Dark Shadows"<br />
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<b>Character: Sirius Black</b><br />
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Next up for Oldman: Hollywood's go-to villain is now starring in "Kung Fu Panda 2" and will reprise his Commissioner Gordon role in the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," due in 2012.<br />
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<b>Character: Voldemort</b><br />
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Next up for Fiennes: He and his co-star in "Deathly Hallows," Michael Gambon, are among the stars in the BBC spy thriller "Page Eight," which will air on PBS this fall.<br />
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<b>Character: Ginny Weasley</b><br />
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Next up for Wright: The redhead became engaged this past spring to Jamie Campbell Bower, who played the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, in "Deathly Hallows and starred in the "Twilight" franchise. She's a confirmed cast member in the upcoming psychological thriller "The Philosophers."<br />
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<b>Character: Sibyll Trelawney</b><br />
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Next up for Thompson: The Oscar-winning actress will voice aqueen in the Disney Pixar animated 3-D movie, "Brave," starring Reese Witherspoon. See her in "Men in Black 3." She'll also take screenwriting credit for the "My Fair Lady" remake coming out in 2012 and star in the comedy "Settle Down."<br />
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<b>Character: Draco Malfoy</b><br />
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Next up for Felton: Harry's schoolmate nemesis will star with James Franco in the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" prequel. He's also signed a record deal<br />
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<b>Character: Professor Albus Dumbledore</b><br />
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Next up for Gambon: Starring in "Page Eight," with Ralph Fiennes. The BBC spy drama, written and directed by David Hare, will air on PBS this fall.<br />
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<b>Character: Professor Minerva McGonagall</b><br />
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Next up for Smith: Hogwarts' favorite transfiguration professor appears in the BBC period drama "Downtown Abbey," as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham.<br />
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<b>Character: Lucius Malfoy</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTn5XKbu2KdCHBy0mtJp2YqWDLxD1NlbkI9zhXfE6NPmZC0hry0pE254Rxrn8u6N_CSK05fvs1JPfTyZmDnRRQ-K9TgRgXZvnzamnWjcyXLROsh5KlEr0j_92EzBRy7aW8jSWULItSM8/s1600/jon+huntsman.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTn5XKbu2KdCHBy0mtJp2YqWDLxD1NlbkI9zhXfE6NPmZC0hry0pE254Rxrn8u6N_CSK05fvs1JPfTyZmDnRRQ-K9TgRgXZvnzamnWjcyXLROsh5KlEr0j_92EzBRy7aW8jSWULItSM8/s400/jon+huntsman.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman will formally announce his bid for the presidency next week at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, with the Statue of Liberty as the backdrop, a Republican source told CNN on Tuesday.<br />
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Huntsman was Utah's governor from 2005-2009 before President Barack Obama -- the man Huntsman will be vying to unseat -- appointed him to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. That service, as well as his break with GOP orthodoxy on issues like climate change and civil unions are likely to be fodder for his rivals in the Republican primaries.<br />
He has scrambled to assemble a campaign since returning to the United States at the end of April, making appearances in the early primary states of New Hampshire and South Carolina in May. He has reportedly decided he would skip the Iowa caucuses, the first GOP presidential contest, because of his opposition to ethanol and farm subsidies -- two issues dear to Hawkeye State voters.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Celebrities Charity Work</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><b>Celebrities</b> That Do <b>Charity Work</b>. While there are many celebrities that contribute to various charitable organizations and foundations, there are 10celebrities that do charity work on a whole different level—celebrities that give their time and money in hopes of creating a better, safer, healthier world for all.<a href="" name="more"></a><a name='more'></a> <a href="http://dailydumper.blogspot.com/2011/06/celebrities-charity-work.html" name="more"></a> <ol><li> <b>Angelina Jolie.</b> Angelina Jolie has made a name for herself on the big screen, but some of her best work occurs off-screen, where she lends support to charities, foundations and causes around the world. Jolie is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR. She also offers her help to UNICEF, the ONE Campaign, Doctors Without Borders, Kids in Need of Defense and the Afghanistan Relief Organization. In addition, Jolie co-founded the Jolie-Pitt foundation with longtime boyfriend, Brad Pitt.<br />
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<li> <b>Brad Pitt.</b> Brad Pitt, much like his famous other half, Angelina Jolie, is involved in many different charities. His charity work includes Global Action for Children, Global Green, Human Rights Watch, Live 8, the ONE Campaign and the aforementioned Jolie-Pitt Foundation<br />
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<li> <b>Bono.</b> Not only is Bono the lead singer of the world-famous Irish band U2, he’s also very involved with charity work, most of which centers around fighting poverty and hunger. Bono’s charitable supports include the ONE Campaign, Amnesty International, (RED) and UNICEF<br />
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<li> <b>Oprah Winfrey.</b> Talkshow host Oprah Winfrey founded Oprah’s Angel Network to promote helping others, but her most notable work to date has to be the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, which aims to help low-income girls receive an education.<br />
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<li> <b>George Clooney.</b> Clooney, who’s known as one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, is more than that. Clooney is known for his charity work, which includes the founding of Not On Our Watch, which he co-founded with fellow celebrities Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon and Jerry Weintraub, to aid in the battle against genocide in Darfur, Sudan.<br />
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<li> <b>Matt Damon.</b> Damon is another one of the celebrities who do charity work. Not only was he was one of the minds behind the founding of Not On Our Watch, but over the years, Damon’s also been involved with other charities, as well, including Celebs for Kids, DATA, the ONE Campaign, the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of America and the Yéle Haiti Foundation. Damon also founded the Running the Sahara expedition charity called H20 Africa.<br />
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<li> <b>Ben Affleck. </b>In addition to co-founding Not On Our Watch, Affleck also co-founded the “Small Change Campaign” with television talkshow host and "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres. In addition, Affleck has also contributed his time to Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Jimmy Fund and UNHCR’s Gimme Shelter Campaign. Affleck also offered his help to the political arena, encouraging his fellow Americans to vote.<br />
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<li> <b>Ellen DeGeneres.</b> DeGeneres is not only a talkshow host and judge on "American Idol," but she’s also actively involved in many charities, events and foundations, including the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, the “Small Change Campaign,” the charitable event Idol Gives Back, and the ONE Campaign. In addition, DeGeneres also supports charities and causes that support animals, including The Humane Society, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign and the Society for Animal Protective Services.<br />
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<li> <b>Scarlett Johansson.</b> Scarlett Johansson is one of Hollywood’s most famous and talented young actresses, but there’s more to this beauty than just good looks. She also contributes her time to many different charities and causes. Her name is attached to such charities, as (RED), Oxfam, USA Harvest, Make Poverty History, Not On Our Watch and World AIDS Day.<br />
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<li> <b>Justin Timberlake.</b> Justin Timberlake began performing at a very young age. His love for music led him to lend his time to several different music-related charities and foundations, including MusiCares, the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and Music For Relief. In addition, Timberlake also founded The Justin Timberlake Foundation to promote musical education. Timberlake also supports Oxfam, Childwatch and Habitat for Humanity. </li>
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Source:<a href="http://www.mademan.com/mm/10-celebrities-do-charity-work.html"> mademan</a></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-80218101514648492572011-06-21T14:35:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:35:35.504-07:00Highest Paid Musicians<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Highest Paid Musicians</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEZcmzZ-U_gm0DgK0gxtc-8psQW4b_pbMDv_TWYsUsrjtViQ5ha-n7Jj5q9Xb-EDAsCpv17CBvHm85yLlXtrT9b2g9Mktc5OOL0IzajfX5WQHupDlgOEwdRyYZ9cIjWd4uMJKOVoGTgfp/s1600/Highest+Paid+Musicians-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEZcmzZ-U_gm0DgK0gxtc-8psQW4b_pbMDv_TWYsUsrjtViQ5ha-n7Jj5q9Xb-EDAsCpv17CBvHm85yLlXtrT9b2g9Mktc5OOL0IzajfX5WQHupDlgOEwdRyYZ9cIjWd4uMJKOVoGTgfp/s320/Highest+Paid+Musicians-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Forbes’ Top 10 <b>Highest Paid Musicians</b> According to the list, U2 made more money than other musicians, netted $130 million from their massive world tour and other deals, much bigger than my weekly earning from this blog. The group made $10 million in ticket sales on each tour stop, merchandise revenue.<a name='more'></a>Australian heavy metal group AC/DC is on the second place with $114 million, while Beyonce Knowles came in third with $87 million, the highest-paid female musician. Her earnings mostly came from endorsement with companies, such as Nintendo and L’Oreal and from her growing fashion line. She’s three spots above her husband, Jay-Z.<br />
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1. U2, $130 million<br />
2. AC/DC, $114 million<br />
3. Beyonce Knowles, $87 million<br />
4. Bruce Springsteen, $70 million<br />
5. Britney Spears, $64 million<br />
6. Jay-Z, $63 million<br />
7. Lady Gaga, $62 million<br />
8. Madonna, $58 million<br />
9. Kenny Chesney, $50 million<br />
10. Black Eyed Peas / Cold Play / Toby Keith, $48 million<br />
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Do you have another name to be added into the list? Are you an artist yourself? If the list is to be infinite, on what number you will find yourself on the list? Let me know on the comments section.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-78123164802537242752011-06-21T14:28:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:28:55.557-07:00Famous Fictional Detectives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<b>Famous Fictional Detectives</b><br />
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote<br />
four novels and fifty-six short stories about the detective. The first novel was published in<br />
1887. Holmes is thought of as the most famous detective in English literature. He is best<br />
known for using his clever powers of observation and reasoning to solve difficult cases.<br />
With the help of his good friend and assistant, Dr. John Watson, Holmes worked out of<br />
his apartment at 221B Baker Street in London. Dr. Watson narrates all but four of the<br />
stories about Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was an instant hit when Doyle created the<br />
detective. He is still so popular that he’s often mistaken for a real person. Among the<br />
most famous Holmes stories are “A Study in Scarlet” (the first Sherlock Holmes story,<br />
1887) and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (1902).<br />
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Dr. John Watson is Sherlock Holmes’s best friend and biographer in Sir Arthur Conan<br />
Doyle’s famous mysteries. He is also the narrator for most of Doyle’s stories. In “A Study<br />
in Scarlet”, Watson describes how he and Holmes met, as well as their adventures at 221B<br />
Baker Street in London, where they lived together at the end of the 1800s. Watson has<br />
some experience as a doctor and served with the military in Afghanistan. He sometimes<br />
tries to solve cases on his own, but without Holmes’s detective skills, he doesn’t have<br />
much success.<br />
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Nancy Drew is an 18-year-old fictional amateur detective and the star of the Nancy Drew<br />
Mystery Stories, a series of mystery novels for kids and teens. The first book in the series,<br />
“The Secret of the Old Clock”, was published in April 1930. All of the stories are<br />
ghostwritten under the name Carolyn Keene, though many different authors actually<br />
wrote the books. Nancy’s mother died when she was three. She lives with her father,<br />
Carson Drew, who is a well-known lawyer in the town of River Heights. Their<br />
housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, also lives with them. Nancy doesn’t attend school or have<br />
a job. Instead, she spends her time solving mysteries. Her two best friends, Bess Marvin<br />
and Georgia “George” Fayne, who are cousins, and her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson, often<br />
help her. In addition to the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Nancy also appears in several<br />
other series, including Nancy Drew Girl Detective, Nancy Drew Files, and Nancy Drew on<br />
Campus. In 2007, she made the move to the big screen in “Nancy Drew”, starring Emma<br />
Roberts.<br />
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Sam Spade<br />
Sam Spade is the detective hero in Dashiell Hammett’s novel “The Maltese Falcon”. He<br />
is a partner in the Archer and Spade Detective Agency in San Francisco. There are also<br />
several movie adaptations of “The Maltese Falcon”. The most famous one stars Humphrey<br />
Bogart as Spade. This is the only novel in which Spade appears, but that hasn’t<br />
stopped him from becoming one of the best-known examples of a tough-guy private eye.<br />
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Perry Mason<br />
Perry Mason is a defense attorney and main character in a series of detective stories<br />
created by author Erle Stanley Gardner. Mason is featured in more than 80 novels<br />
and short stories. Most of the plots revolve around Mason’s client being put on<br />
trial for murder. He is always able to prove his client’s innocence in the courtroom,<br />
typically by proving another character’s guilt. In addition to Gardner’s books, Perry<br />
Mason appeared on a long-running CBS radio series, which ran from 1943-1955, as<br />
well as multiple TV series (1957-1966), and more than 25 made-for-TV movies.<br />
</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-13088586978071021062011-06-21T14:23:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:23:14.213-07:00Famous Unsolved Cases<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QZUkfNv7faQvHmHd-aDBIRpWW7yLlzEj1xrOEXJUcSthiDJQ1tnfzcgIxfpn7FjtWfcS-O9pKCOP8kHVPTowI9kbrMkKW0aCZBrpv2QXFqEaCRVMIy1NBUeACnMTHOrq7Bpkx45jLDY/s1600/famous+unsolved+cases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QZUkfNv7faQvHmHd-aDBIRpWW7yLlzEj1xrOEXJUcSthiDJQ1tnfzcgIxfpn7FjtWfcS-O9pKCOP8kHVPTowI9kbrMkKW0aCZBrpv2QXFqEaCRVMIy1NBUeACnMTHOrq7Bpkx45jLDY/s400/famous+unsolved+cases.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><b>Famous Unsolved Cases</b>- A few of the famous unsolved cold cases are still open, despite using new technology to catch the criminals. Throughout history there have been a few that go unsolved. Some of them are more than 100 years old and we’ll never know the truth on what happened.In 1982, seven people died in the Chicago area after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules. It is still one of the famous cases of the 20th century. The capsules were tampered with and laced with potassium cyanide.<br />
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The bottles, which were tampered with, came from many different factories, so blaming the contamination to one company was unsuccessful. Despite the new developments, the FBI told reporters that “no arrests have been made and no criminal charges filed,” this was after the case was reopened in January 2009.<br />
Another case that continues to puzzle FBI agents is D.B. Cooper. He was a middle aged man who boarded Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on Nov. 24, 1971. Shortly after takeoff, the man told the flight crew that he had a briefcase filled with dynamite. He demanded $200,000 and two parachutes or he would blow up the plane. <br />
The plane landed in Seattle, he was given $200,000 and the air carrier took off again. Later, the same plane landed in Reno, Nevada, but Cooper was gone with the money and the exit door ajar. A boy found $5,800 along the banks of the Columbia River, which was a link to the famous case. However, it is still cold and detectives remain baffled.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-32412396321615203252011-06-21T14:17:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:17:38.614-07:00Famous murder trials<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</strong></div><div><strong>Famous murder trials</strong></div></div></h3></div></div><div class="details_description"><div><div>In the high-profile murder trial of young Florida mother Casey Anthony who is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, prosecutors brought in forensics experts to testify. As Anthony awaits a verdict, we take a look at some of the most infamous murder trials in history. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DCDezs_6LB_om88lSj8ZRrjjJKFo7O5sfJAbfMOUwlhnz9qyt5PBsMd5r1-pyWKPaSbyS29UCq1rX2ZBEdtiatP23fO6vgBjBAZevwx25U1pHLAElMt8nrPm-JUayqHSDLN1Nut5AXs/s1600/Famous+murder+trials-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DCDezs_6LB_om88lSj8ZRrjjJKFo7O5sfJAbfMOUwlhnz9qyt5PBsMd5r1-pyWKPaSbyS29UCq1rX2ZBEdtiatP23fO6vgBjBAZevwx25U1pHLAElMt8nrPm-JUayqHSDLN1Nut5AXs/s400/Famous+murder+trials-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Lincoln assassination trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> A vehement critic of the Lincoln administration, John Wilkes Booth, and a group of co-conspirators. </div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> The seven-week trial, by a military tribunal, ended in death sentences for Mary Surratt, David Herold, Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt. Samuel Arnold, Samuel Mudd and Michael O'Laughlen were sentenced to life in prison, while Edmund Spangler was imprisoned for six years. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxFwqmpy_DoZ9oFUQR6Kk6vl3i-mczX8RzYHo-_XrT7MQ5F9IwvXu4_D6joJNDcMRQdE4xQ8y2TyHY11GDTf8gQjK30tESryD36_hXMUoxrk6aN__Yq7EBOzXtWRLimzbIhBw44J6XJM/s1600/Lincoln+assassination+conspiracy-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxFwqmpy_DoZ9oFUQR6Kk6vl3i-mczX8RzYHo-_XrT7MQ5F9IwvXu4_D6joJNDcMRQdE4xQ8y2TyHY11GDTf8gQjK30tESryD36_hXMUoxrk6aN__Yq7EBOzXtWRLimzbIhBw44J6XJM/s400/Lincoln+assassination+conspiracy-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Richard Hauptmann trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> German ex-convict Bruno Richard Hauptmann.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Hauptmann was sentenced to death in 1936 for the murder and kidnapping of the son of famous aviators Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2cBTxtJ5WxoYzul575LQDmhwdgQJj5luSi8MyWpw2X_gWSKSaWJc2gnaUAGq5biDa3jkpRgFsrc_ZkKk9_B5u-E4mEh3p_wcZpNFcflQl6eChhYYeIPBiRhuHD8bioKw1GBjLSBvBzE/s1600/Richard+Hauptmann+trial-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2cBTxtJ5WxoYzul575LQDmhwdgQJj5luSi8MyWpw2X_gWSKSaWJc2gnaUAGq5biDa3jkpRgFsrc_ZkKk9_B5u-E4mEh3p_wcZpNFcflQl6eChhYYeIPBiRhuHD8bioKw1GBjLSBvBzE/s400/Richard+Hauptmann+trial-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>O.J. Simpson murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> Retired football player O.J. Simpson.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> After nine months of what was called "the trial of the century," Simpson was acquitted in 1995 on charges that he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. In a later civil trial, he was found guilty and ordered to pay the victims' families several million dollars in compensation.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ4x6k2zXcdb5-y4RYK8G-PKOxIVIn3echnURdlG9WfKMnYdhNnq-aBCQbtaFqzygrwgoJ8SaRbubQ-_549HDYG6xfKySo_BM8-rZSILWf529Um6Ea9tpGBOKjNomR7YIwjxT7nmygBM/s1600/O.J.+Simpson+murder+trial-04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ4x6k2zXcdb5-y4RYK8G-PKOxIVIn3echnURdlG9WfKMnYdhNnq-aBCQbtaFqzygrwgoJ8SaRbubQ-_549HDYG6xfKySo_BM8-rZSILWf529Um6Ea9tpGBOKjNomR7YIwjxT7nmygBM/s320/O.J.+Simpson+murder+trial-04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Leopold & Loeb murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> Two wealthy University of Chicago students, Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, better known as "Leopold and Loeb". </div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Said to be motivated to commit the perfect crime, the young men murdered 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks. Defense attorney Clarence Darrow's legal maneuvers spared them the death penalty, and the pair was sentenced to life in prison. Loeb was murdered in prison, and Leopold was released on parole after 33 years.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstdGZSWKFB6DT21CzKfHSIWRwUVT_PDzhbw3r2hEzjSZN62WAijc6m6FQ96yEEZGjoeD6v7r3ac1wG_lLahe7lUt0TwliIgzqpPE7SX5002siCZ2BvNOHDKrTzkH6dGhP_XL8NI5BiTw/s1600/Leopold+%2526+Loeb+murder+trial-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstdGZSWKFB6DT21CzKfHSIWRwUVT_PDzhbw3r2hEzjSZN62WAijc6m6FQ96yEEZGjoeD6v7r3ac1wG_lLahe7lUt0TwliIgzqpPE7SX5002siCZ2BvNOHDKrTzkH6dGhP_XL8NI5BiTw/s400/Leopold+%2526+Loeb+murder+trial-05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Lindy Chamberlain murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial: </strong>New Zealand-born mother Alice Lindy Chamberlain.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Chamberlain was convicted of murdering her baby daughter while on a family vacation in Australia and sentenced to life in prison. She spent four years behind bars before police found new evidence that a dingo had probably killed the infant. She was released in 1986.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURedrOXALTyVnc-er5J1QbY_TI6C_vFRIp-uSBzSyGq8K1DEKjgOsf4xWL3G2eXunk1_Xqe-Cnc3ohgqXkUqAKpvjTn6cmphcfBdXjtvhyphenhyphenArK2WG4W0zyFPJ4ugOidyS1NSDj6-6GfPE/s1600/Lindy+Chamberlain+murder+trial-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURedrOXALTyVnc-er5J1QbY_TI6C_vFRIp-uSBzSyGq8K1DEKjgOsf4xWL3G2eXunk1_Xqe-Cnc3ohgqXkUqAKpvjTn6cmphcfBdXjtvhyphenhyphenArK2WG4W0zyFPJ4ugOidyS1NSDj6-6GfPE/s400/Lindy+Chamberlain+murder+trial-06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Ted Bundy murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> Notorious '70s serial killer Ted Bundy had two murder trials: one for the killing of sorority sisters, the second for the murder of Kimberly Leach.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Bundy was convicted of kidnapping and murdering numerous women and sentenced to death in 1979. While on death row, he admitted to killing more than 30 women in several Northwestern states. He was electrocuted in 1989. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65HdUvFdmallr6ZMH2kG3X1rwAImdcJg6B2msNPhKQk049t7yX6IJzamFO6gmJkKXfZonhyphenhyphenUDMEdx9PS59fIstrYi572xwezY2SxePgY_uQ_SpBEgT8pGFV9lE4vv3yH_Pz_tfOftEaY/s1600/Ted+Bundy+murder+trial-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65HdUvFdmallr6ZMH2kG3X1rwAImdcJg6B2msNPhKQk049t7yX6IJzamFO6gmJkKXfZonhyphenhyphenUDMEdx9PS59fIstrYi572xwezY2SxePgY_uQ_SpBEgT8pGFV9lE4vv3yH_Pz_tfOftEaY/s400/Ted+Bundy+murder+trial-07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Claus von Bülow murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> British socialite Claus von Bülow.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> In the '80s, Bülow was convicted of attempting to kill his wife and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He appealed the verdict and won. Bülow now lives in London. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPpvxneFd8iewSqI6ziM1xlGg4hIopdLw7s8315hPX17pDMIXg3yfrUFJ5DpleDPXMtg3URuZncYSDOyD18ZUQYExsA9XeGs0sfRSOP6tSVYiMaI8dt1SdsT41Dsmd6FsLgKF9Lx3W60/s1600/Claus+von+B%25C3%25BClow+murder+trial-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPpvxneFd8iewSqI6ziM1xlGg4hIopdLw7s8315hPX17pDMIXg3yfrUFJ5DpleDPXMtg3URuZncYSDOyD18ZUQYExsA9XeGs0sfRSOP6tSVYiMaI8dt1SdsT41Dsmd6FsLgKF9Lx3W60/s400/Claus+von+B%25C3%25BClow+murder+trial-08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Dan White murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. </div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Using a controversial strategy now known as the "Twinkie defense," White's lawyers got his conviction charge reduced from murder to manslaughter in the killing of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. White committed suicide in 1985 after his release from prison. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7crG1Fa_CVEM8cSr3OZgArhqRUn8He5kC6reJ-JcdsGMrC582YROWpeEAzJsi7XMqtpRiEa3z_GKgcUwjZQqPjAT8nEHE9EVqHminCqaRYRp4ceD3_vbtKwkO7tPrZQ1DirxT_fmV_4/s1600/Dan+White+murder+trial-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7crG1Fa_CVEM8cSr3OZgArhqRUn8He5kC6reJ-JcdsGMrC582YROWpeEAzJsi7XMqtpRiEa3z_GKgcUwjZQqPjAT8nEHE9EVqHminCqaRYRp4ceD3_vbtKwkO7tPrZQ1DirxT_fmV_4/s400/Dan+White+murder+trial-09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial: </strong>Osteopathic doctor and neurosurgeon Dr. Sam Sheppard.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> Sheppard was convicted in 1954 of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his pregnant wife. He was acquitted in a retrial after serving 10 years in jail. The real killer was never found. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSbKPGQzIdA70t_yKfkctW9IhF5-5gQ-TTImNHHJ4AYvoWRLYnOdRwT4Oyod5UgWCwAXIiY4bLx1MmCDZ_ARpqywD6KYdwnhssIfgaCI0-XF-rw3eRa4wDblwfYTWUuNO7ii35fLgrQg/s1600/Dr.+Sam+Sheppard+murder+trial-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSbKPGQzIdA70t_yKfkctW9IhF5-5gQ-TTImNHHJ4AYvoWRLYnOdRwT4Oyod5UgWCwAXIiY4bLx1MmCDZ_ARpqywD6KYdwnhssIfgaCI0-XF-rw3eRa4wDblwfYTWUuNO7ii35fLgrQg/s400/Dr.+Sam+Sheppard+murder+trial-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><strong>Leonard Peltier murder trial</strong></span><br />
<div class="details_description"><div><div><strong>Who was on trial:</strong> Native American activist Leonard Peltier.</div><div><strong>The verdict:</strong> In 1977 Peltier was sentenced to two life terms in prison for the murder of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He continues to appeal his case. His last parole request, in 2009, was denied. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavCg8TJJ-ruI7PcCWFMWy17KACI0gifobwZenrYPXtIRwp-b44fCmpSR3mhdWkxgmwduCJy3Blpm-ckUC61OjZsvw5J8mwK4sRr22gWYtpM9O0ddaDTquDpa3B-WHYUSTMnkXv52ke_0/s1600/Leonard+Peltier+murder+trial-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavCg8TJJ-ruI7PcCWFMWy17KACI0gifobwZenrYPXtIRwp-b44fCmpSR3mhdWkxgmwduCJy3Blpm-ckUC61OjZsvw5J8mwK4sRr22gWYtpM9O0ddaDTquDpa3B-WHYUSTMnkXv52ke_0/s400/Leonard+Peltier+murder+trial-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555903755347145639.post-43492462621679816722011-06-21T12:33:00.000-07:002011-06-21T12:33:21.927-07:00Worst Movie Adaptations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Worst Movie Adaptations</b></div><br />
Worst Movie Adaptations. We decided to look back at ten of our favorite novels and how they were completely bastardized for the screen, both big and small. Here are the results:<a href="" name="more"></a><br />
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Come batter me with your plastic lightsabers and foamcore PVC broadswords, but I feel like nine times out of ten, the Sci-Fi Network fucks up anything they get their hands on. They can’t even spell their own fucking name right. You have to be some kind of hardcore nerdcore devotee to get into most of their offerings. For a network that commits itself to creating science fiction and fantasy series, the special effects budget looks like it was handled by two guys with a Casio and a Collecovision. I adore Jim Butcher’s clever novels about a wisecracking wizard for hire in the mean streets of Chicago. SyFy used their special brand of magic to complete wheat-paste the ever-loving fuck out of anything enjoyable about the novels. Harry Dresden is supposed to look like the fucking Gunslinger with Chuck Norris’s beard. Instead, they cast a dude who looks like he should be repairing your Dell or selling you renter’s insurance. They took tough little Karrin Murphy and turned her into a weather girl for Telemundo. Murphy’s not eye-candy, she’s a fucking bobcat that will tear your goddamn eyes out. Even the actress who played her — and the only person in the cast who actually read the fucking series — auditioned for Susan because SHE KNEW SHE WASN’T RIGHT FOR THE PART. And for a series about a wizard — where was the fucking magic? They sewed a retarded “Law and Order” to “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and ended up with the bastard cousin of “Charmed.” Except “Charmed” had hot chicks to look at. This cosmic abortion took the wisecracking, seedy skull Bob and turned him into The Weehauken Shakespeare Festival. Terrence Mann is a nice enough guy, but seriously, this needed one of the Jerky Boys. And don’t get me started on that fucking magic hockey stick. Were they subsidized by The National Film Board of Canada? Anyone who read past book three realized this series was fucked like a frog prince in France, and thankfully was yanked. Butcher’s able to buy back the rights in two years, seven months, sixteen days, eight hours, and three minutes. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn33z_JpPkl-MPqbJpIjmyDGk-vMVKXfE6NsmmHoW0LH_TWvCNrRF6FQdq4jn-hzogKuahzuXZa5Fvps-WGZWsU_pw9UcCQfJCO3okj_9sYktuL66KnifTe33LPZAc4ejXvqLcnEjcNylu/s1600/Fever+Pitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn33z_JpPkl-MPqbJpIjmyDGk-vMVKXfE6NsmmHoW0LH_TWvCNrRF6FQdq4jn-hzogKuahzuXZa5Fvps-WGZWsU_pw9UcCQfJCO3okj_9sYktuL66KnifTe33LPZAc4ejXvqLcnEjcNylu/s1600/Fever+Pitch.jpg" /></a></div><b>Fever Pitch</b>My biggest beef with Fever Pitch is that it’s not really an adaptation of the Hornby novel (who otherwise has had a lot of success with adaptations; see High Fidelity and About a Boy. Nick Hornby’s 1992 novel of the same name was about Hornby’s obsession with Arsenal, a British soccer team. My problem is not that the Farrelly brothers decided to change the sport from soccer to baseball — after all, Hornby’s sense of sports-driven obsession is universal, and can be just as easily applied to baseball as any other sport - it’s that they didn’t even attempt to capture the spirit of the book. I, for one, don’t know a damn thing about English football, but I understood what Hornby meant when he wrote, “Entertainment as pain was in idea entirely new to me, and it seemed to be something I’d been waiting for.” For any ardent sports fan, Hornby’s message is familiar; and it is the complete lack of this sentiment in Fever Pitch that pisses me off so much.<br />
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Indeed, the essence of Hornby’s mania is something I have longed to see on the big screen, but it took only two words to dash all my hopes: Drew Barrymore. As soon as I saw Drew Barrymore, I knew the Farrellys had all but abandoned their source material. You see, Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch had no romantic lead; in fact, there were no women at all in the novel. It’s a nonfiction account of one man’s relationship with a sports team, and it had nothing in the world to do with Drew fucking Barrymore. In fact, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel — the inspired writing team behind such classics as Forget Paris and Edtv — didn’t lift a single goddamn line from the brilliant memoir upon which they supposedly based their film. Instead of making a movie about real Red Sox fandom, they decided to bring Ione Skye in to talk to Barrymore about relationships and fitness routines; these assholes infuriatingly attempted to epitomize one’s love for a baseball team by having Jimmy Fallon (who is from Long Island, for Christ’s Sake) sniff his Fenway Park tickets. Sniff! This is not passion for baseball, folks — it is retardation. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg8xsibIJmhywSkRtelDDPyfSwbO9G0DpdXfUQZAZ1bvksVdHO8BiwCnUbY-G1xPgMuUMhhVklfkEzn-ZEF9rGCsmj4oh-PfakvjK3ZX5x5GeRemKgp5e8oZlI3OJI18ORQqsM_dzq2HW/s1600/flowers-in-the-attic-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg8xsibIJmhywSkRtelDDPyfSwbO9G0DpdXfUQZAZ1bvksVdHO8BiwCnUbY-G1xPgMuUMhhVklfkEzn-ZEF9rGCsmj4oh-PfakvjK3ZX5x5GeRemKgp5e8oZlI3OJI18ORQqsM_dzq2HW/s320/flowers-in-the-attic-.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><b>Flowers in the Attic</b>Over the years, I’ve gradually come to realize that this was probably an unfilmable book, albeit a beloved one by so many teenage girls of my generation. Still, the abomination of an arguable classic is well worth some serious bitching, for, if one can’t produce an adaptation that is true to the themes of the book, the film version shouldn’t be made at all. The book wasthe seminal edition of V.C. Andrews’ Dollanganger series, which focused on an almost otherworldly set of Aryan siblings, who are betrayed by their very own mother and almost destined to become a part of their own incestuous family history. In contrast, the film did away with the entire incest issue, even though much of the target audience was made up of teenage girls who had already read the book yet still hadn’t decided that it was a great idea to fuck their own brothers. This omission also rendered the grandmother’s inexplicable fury almost laughable, for the film gave its audience absolutely no explanation why a matriarch would simply burst into the children’s quarters and, for absolutely no reason at all, scream, “Sinners!” Presumably, the filmmakers also decided it was adequate to substitute contrived drama in place of the book’s vow of revenge by main character, Cathy. So, the film climaxes with Cathy (again, since this the film’s method of illustrating tension) screaming, “Eat the cookie, Mother!” Arsenic poisoning has never been so inadvertently hilarious.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb95kgEZqu1GQmyoShwLoajt75t-uARaUULB6sk5bRIFcSENkj_wAHykoRgLF-XxPvrfCDGouZLSkrMfMj0Mg_t8aWqUKXNhvPcWO5ZxnyUGeACFauMQGIPqRbed4dYHKoK9o5Wv7sRdz/s1600/863571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb95kgEZqu1GQmyoShwLoajt75t-uARaUULB6sk5bRIFcSENkj_wAHykoRgLF-XxPvrfCDGouZLSkrMfMj0Mg_t8aWqUKXNhvPcWO5ZxnyUGeACFauMQGIPqRbed4dYHKoK9o5Wv7sRdz/s320/863571.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><b>The Handmaid’s Tale</b>The reoccurring question I found myself asking while watching this 1990 adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s feminist dystopian novel was “What went wrong?” Unlike some of the films on this list, The Handmaid’s Tale had an amazing crew at the helm including acclaimed German director Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum), Nobel Prize winning playwright and screenwriter Harold Pinter (The Birthday Party, Sleuth), and a cast including Robert Duvall (The Godfather) and Faye Dunaway (Chinatown).<br />
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The Handmaid’s Tale is a bastardization because it completely misinterprets the original text. Atwood’s novel takes place in the dictatorship of Gilead and follows a female concubine or “Handmaid” called Offred (Natasha Richardson in the film). You see, widespread infertility has spread across Gilead and Handmaids are offered up as sexual slaves to men of power with the hope of sustaining the republic. Moreover, the novel is a narrative about a woman who is ultimately passive and that is its point. Atwood uses Offred, who is incapable of embracing feminist activism, as a cautionary tale while the film turns her into a heroine: she kills her sexual owner and flees Gilead. In this sense, the original meaning of the novel has been inverted.<br />
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Moreover, the film takes a book about sexual exploitation, told in Offred’s first-person, and offers up an odd moment in which the camera seems to leeringly gaze upon her body. This moment takes place in a scene in which Offred bares her breasts to a man (her Handmaid duties are completed while clothed). While her action once again seems out of character, it’s Schlöndorff depiction of the scene that is particularly troubling. Instead of filming it from Offred’s point-of-view, he films Offred from the on-looker’s point-of-view, making sure everyone in the audience gets a look at her rack. This is the sort of representation that provided feminist film theorists with their critical ammunition and its coming from what was originally a feminist text! Oh sweet irony.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7fYab8Z2E6pjX7OskILxuCazeI41TZolzNj2yDZpnHDN_Qv9KgS-YGmCY-F4iXcPYSlKZrZscwLpm1Tu3hr_UGK_Eiv05J0Wf9nvRkL5hMeyxKvlLhxG065J1dWYCrAycUsLLoyYbge/s1600/grinch-jim-carrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7fYab8Z2E6pjX7OskILxuCazeI41TZolzNj2yDZpnHDN_Qv9KgS-YGmCY-F4iXcPYSlKZrZscwLpm1Tu3hr_UGK_Eiv05J0Wf9nvRkL5hMeyxKvlLhxG065J1dWYCrAycUsLLoyYbge/s320/grinch-jim-carrey.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><b>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</b>Poor dead Theodor Geisel. The man who published books as Dr. Seuss created a body of work that influenced children for decades and is still regarded as some of the best in the field. Who here doesn’t have fond memories of Green Eggs and Ham or Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? or many more. Some of the author’s works were turned into animated specials, none more revered than 1966’s half-hour adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, narrated by Boris Karloff. But as would happen three years later with the mentally impaired feature version of The Cat in the Hat, the year 2000 saw Ron Howard get his big hacky hands on the Grinch, turning a simple, iconic children’s story into a bloated, awful, cruel, and just downright idiotic feature-length live-action film starring Jim Carrey, whose rubber-faced antics were old by the end of 1994. The movie is a slick and cheerless revision of a story beloved for its honesty, and the remake was an unnecessary blight on the moviegoing public and the memory of Geisel, who spent his life telling stories so much better than what this film became that I’m actually glad he wasn’t around to see it. Poor guy would’ve died of shame right there.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHdvonkCQc5UhbGWHtaq7UbuGzFPvMHQy5jLGcyhlj6pBaLfyM0OnQF8oo0f7fecHkY8qepUWKVx9ypQh9ulghCsjwAJTYgghDSQXnyjN4BkZELMYBosMximmCTSyUH-pqb4HQN3mtvoj/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHdvonkCQc5UhbGWHtaq7UbuGzFPvMHQy5jLGcyhlj6pBaLfyM0OnQF8oo0f7fecHkY8qepUWKVx9ypQh9ulghCsjwAJTYgghDSQXnyjN4BkZELMYBosMximmCTSyUH-pqb4HQN3mtvoj/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><b>I, Robot</b>I, Robot, the book, is a seminal work of science fiction. Through his collection of nine short stories, the brilliant Isaac Asimov tells the creationist history of the robots that would come to populate many of his future stories. More importantly, these stories, most famous for presenting the Three Laws of Robotics (short version: don’t hurt people, obey people, protect yourself), present a major departure from the tales that came before them, offering robots as psychologically complex creatures, rather than just machines which eventually turn on their creator. Just about every story, film and show involving a robot over the last 60 years owes a great debt to I, Robot.<br />
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And I, Robot could’ve been a great movie, given the brilliant screenplay written by Harlan Ellison (with input from Asimov) in the 1970s. But that screenplay is not the I Robot movie you know (it was published about 15 years ago, however, and it’s a great read). The movie you know features the Three Laws, shares a few character names and elements from Asimov’s stories, and even feebly tries to stick its toe ever-so-gently into the psychological waters of Asimov’s story. But it amounts to little more than a boiler-plate Will Smith summer blockbuster. The depth and heart of the film is entirely manufactured and unearned, and it ultimately lacks the Asimov stories’ spirit and inventiveness, replacing intellectual depth with robots that climb walls like Spider-Man. I don’t despise the flick for what it is — a relatively watchable popcorn flick — but an Asimov tale, it is not.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SimgJkueUeK1ksX1V5w2Pd-TRvA7x_osPItM8Hgqgxc2Bf-4dXUeMjyaFCwwD3loyLqNkzne6ffISTm5qL336Zo5PQInAd31P3UicEdI57SHGWUF349cxlx5g6r4pufJ-2_SHgTGfHF-/s1600/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SimgJkueUeK1ksX1V5w2Pd-TRvA7x_osPItM8Hgqgxc2Bf-4dXUeMjyaFCwwD3loyLqNkzne6ffISTm5qL336Zo5PQInAd31P3UicEdI57SHGWUF349cxlx5g6r4pufJ-2_SHgTGfHF-/s320/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</b>There are countless novels that have been massacred by Hollywood knuckleheads. Graphic novels certainly haven’t escaped unscathed. While The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen isn’t exactly a novel — it’s a run of comics, followed by a graphic novel — it holds two distinctions in the Most Heinous category. Not only is it easily the worst graphic novel adaptation ever made, but it’s also one of the worst films ever made, period. The source material, by Alan Moore, is nothing short of brilliant. A dark, twisted blur of fiction and history that creates a series of super groups of historical and fictional figures, ranging from Mina Harker to Dr. Jekyll to Captain Nemo to John Carter of Mars, band together to fight off some world-threatening evil — Fu Manchu is one of the big ones. It’s heady, fascinating stuff, full of gorgeous artwork and featuring some serious dark sides to the characters. In many ways and in the proper hands, a series of amazing films could have come out of it. Of course, in the hands of Stephen Norrington (despite a decent cast), who has made exactly one decent film, (Blade), it turned into a worthless, bloated shit sandwich, full of terrible effects, gut-churningly bad dialogue, hideously stupid plot twists and absolutely zero redeeming characteristics. Unnecessary characters were added (Dorian Gray was flat-out stupid, and don’t get me started on the surrogate father Quartermain/Tom Sawyer storyline) and not only that, but it may well have single-handedly destroyed Sir Sean Connery’s career — it’s the last film he made, with nothing on the docket even now, six years after. If there were any justice in the world, Connery’s career would be revived, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would be forever wiped from our collective cultural consciousness. But instead, it continues to plague my memory, and Norrington is set to violate The Crow next.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMKjF36A9VTkCi1Ql9IpEjn9yphTa_QaNJ940lYu1CmNhDTiwBVESYuVM_FeYFF9c-WcBUSn7SPp45WFQfY06gxbROmRmpLTJHihATpBLOsaMGl_Zc6ucp5zKz3lqEHtjIYs-iYFH_f5h/s1600/images1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMKjF36A9VTkCi1Ql9IpEjn9yphTa_QaNJ940lYu1CmNhDTiwBVESYuVM_FeYFF9c-WcBUSn7SPp45WFQfY06gxbROmRmpLTJHihATpBLOsaMGl_Zc6ucp5zKz3lqEHtjIYs-iYFH_f5h/s1600/images1.jpg" /></a></div><b>Running With Scissors</b>Augusten Burroughs created a brilliant memoir that had little to do with prose (his was not remarkable) or stylistic flourishes (which he dispensed with completely).Running with Scissors had little to do with the earth-shattering use of language, and a lot to do with striking the right tone, which is where Burroughs’ genius lie. Few memoirists could have deftly strung together as many bizarre and misfortunately outlandish incidents as did Burroughs in Running With Scissors, all the while maintaining an astonishingly good sense of humor. Reading about a 12-year-old boy semi-voluntarily submitting to an increasingly painful blowjob from a 34-year-old pedophile could be stomach-wrenching and/or incredibly sad in the hands of a lesser author. But, as Burroughs tells it, it’s downright hilarious, even if there is a certain amount of discomfort associated with the laughter the experience elicits.<br />
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And that’s the problem with Running With Scissors, the feature film. The characters, the unheard-of idiosyncrasies, and the holy-shit-that-didn’t-just-happen! events from the memoir are still there, but Burroughs’ tone didn’t make the cut. His matter-of-fact voice is gone, as is the dry, anti-pitiable first-person perspective. In their place is a film that described setting and character and drew on period-appropriate props and a big, expensive cast, but it wasn’t really about Augusten Burroughs. Aside from the unnecessary attention to detail and the muddled translation, Running with Scissors is also kind of dull, filled too often with stillness instead of the crackly fluidity of the memoir. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EXcc1TAT0C5wOmVCYRdqabfZV6vff9qi0pLJ__kQFdA6cyxYCbkhDsix8kMlK2iMJMIA8mGAoHdfV274_kbDNLAZtCADghwBls_GlCQzLoA-FEuuZh_Xk46LC9jQkix4rcq2OMB22JK9/s1600/scarlet-letter-DVDcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EXcc1TAT0C5wOmVCYRdqabfZV6vff9qi0pLJ__kQFdA6cyxYCbkhDsix8kMlK2iMJMIA8mGAoHdfV274_kbDNLAZtCADghwBls_GlCQzLoA-FEuuZh_Xk46LC9jQkix4rcq2OMB22JK9/s320/scarlet-letter-DVDcover.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><b>The Scarlet Letter</b>I watched a lot of crappy book-to-film adaptations in my grade school days, most of which added random love scenes that weren’t on the original page. Sure, why not add some more lovin’ to 1993’s Ethan Frome starring Liam Neeson? Why not have Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale get it on in the woods in the 1979 TV miniseries of The Scarlet Letter? But I didn’t know literary adaptations could get any worse until I stumbled upon the most recent take on The Scarlet Letter, the 1995 film starring Demi Moore (red flag) and Gary Oldman and directed by Roland Joffe. Douglas Day Stewart adapted the screenplay, but that bastard had the nerve to add Nathaniel Hawthorne to the writing credits. If we’re lucky, Hawthorne is haunting Stewart to this day. This taking of a classic American novel of atonement and turning it into a romance slash feminist tale is downright evil. In it, Hester and Dimmesdale are tortured lovers, who, after an hour or so of longing gazes, give in to their lust with a heavy-breathing tryst in a barn (this is after Hester gave birth to his baby and was labeled with the scarlet “A”). For some reason, there’s a brouhaha in the town, and when things get worse for Hester, Dimmesdale stands up for her and the two start preaching the merits of women’s rights and sexual freedom to some Puritans. Chaos ensues, thanks to her husband they thought was dead, blah blah blah, but Hester and Dimmesdale and their bastard baby end up happily ever after, walking out of the crumbling town, liberated. Bull. Shit. What pisses me off the most about adaptations that butcher the source material is the lack of original ideas and creativity. Just write your own story, you know? Why ruin someone else’s work? Why fool some into thinking that’s actually what happened in the original novel? Why cast Demi Moore at all? Ugh. Philistines.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL2o-CQfnkFSLrmptrG0yWDSXrFNwH8wUHTWQ6U8RYKUHju186HWJa-zdsSpEYPQnez6yiIYC0HICpAtJjaja8JLVTSAEr9mObAzF1YJiLZb-iEYSrBqVBqmAfAquF93k27mk4yxaTHwJ/s1600/the-stand-movie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL2o-CQfnkFSLrmptrG0yWDSXrFNwH8wUHTWQ6U8RYKUHju186HWJa-zdsSpEYPQnez6yiIYC0HICpAtJjaja8JLVTSAEr9mObAzF1YJiLZb-iEYSrBqVBqmAfAquF93k27mk4yxaTHwJ/s320/the-stand-movie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>The Stand</b>The Stand meandered through the eighties in development hell, with Stephen King originally aiming to have it directed by George Romero. Instead, ABC picked it up as a miniseries, leading to the wholesale culling of violence, grotesqueness, and sex from the plot. A horror story of the disintegration of modern society into an orgy of chaos gelded as PG for primetime is as satisfying as playing spin the bottle over Skype with your sister. The elements are more or less all there, they just ripped out the fun parts so that middle America could watch it over hamburger helper with their toddlers.<br />
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And the casting, my god, picking names out of a hat would have yielded a better cast. At least then it would be deliciously random like a high school production of Rent. The Stand was so badly cast, it seemed like they went part by part selecting the actors who least resembled in any way the character to be portrayed. The only thing Molly Ringwald shares with Fran is a vagina. Pudgy, whiny, faux-intellectual Harold is naturally played by Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. Weather-beaten, weary, working class East Texan Stu should be played by Gary Sinese, the poor man’s Tom Hanks! And Randall Flagg, the walking dude himself, who Stephen King visualized as Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, the master manipulator, yanking at the marionettes of human weakness with mad charisma, they toss that to Jamey Sheridan. Who? Exactly. Sheridan looks bloated the entire film, his constant smiling conveying less menace than a chia pet. Flagg in the right hands could have been a tour de force like Heath Ledger’s turn as the Joker, but in Sheridan’s hands the character just comes off as that creepy weird uncle at Thanksgiving who tries for six hours to convince the kids to show him their tree house before passing out in the garage with one hand down his pants.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092147149303572721noreply@blogger.com