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I really doubt that is his REAL name....And for going after someone's kid like this in beyond disgusting. He should get kicked in the nuts several times by the kids Mother and Father.

Congrats! Though, I bet your wife is going to find you unsufferable for awhile!

Gee, Sheff has never placed himself before the team before (n.b. VERY HEAVY SARCASM INTENDED). To be fair to Shef, didn't he play with a bad shoulder for quite some time??? As hard as he swings, he needs to be 100%

Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M Thursday, May 11, 2006 By Roger Friedman Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M The New York state attorney general has levied a $12 million fine against Universal Music Group for payola. This is the largest fine so far in the war between Eliot Spitzer and the music industry, surpassing the $10 million that Sony had to pay and the $5 million for Warner Music Group. But Universal — home of many overnight stars including several rappers who’ve come and gone — would be the place for this. The company has had enormous success, but at the same time encountered lawsuits from middle-men distributors claiming inflated sales numbers — double dipping at the cash register, so to speak. Now we have some proof of what’s going on there, thanks to memos supplied as evidence by Spitzer’s office. Many of the acts are those you’ve never heard of. But others are illustrative of how Universal (which includes Island/Def Jam, Motown, Interscope and other labels) tried to force bad music down our throats. Spitzer’s office includes one very illuminating e-mail from a Universal promotion man: “Guys: We need to get confirmation on what we are doing with the station. Use these promotion [sic] to leverage airplay and rotations.” And in fact, UMG was doing what it could to persuade radio stations to play its music. According to the report, they bought a laptop computer for at least one station and sent many people on expensive vacations. Their graft was in fact no different than that of the other companies Spitzer has fined, just more of it proportionately across the board. Take Lindsay Lohan. The teen actress was turned into a singer by Tommy Mottola, who made an interesting deal at Universal to start a label just for her. Mottola also managed Lohan, which no one questioned, and he claimed that UMG had put up $50 million to get the ball rolling. But Lohan is no singer, and no one, not even her movie fans, wanted her albums or to hear her on the radio. Nevertheless, the record company persisted. A series of e-mails in June 2005 shows what was happening — a manipulation of MTV’s “Total Request Live” show that airs every afternoon and can seriously affect a new record’s fortunes. UMG, according to Spitzer’s reports, was spending money at radio stations and for “TRL” to “stuff the ballot box” (my words) and turn losers into winners. The memo series is all about one subject: “We are hiring a request company starting Monday to jack TRL for Lindsay…Guys this is a no win situation how should I respond...there is no airplay we have been pursuing…” Even more troubling, but not surprising, is a group called Dream originally found by Sean "Diddy" Combs. A July 2003 e-mail tells the story: “Okay, this is not fun for me. I’ve been consumed all day with calls with etc bitching about our radio picture on Dream. Confidentially pop has spent $196,000 and r/c has spent $72,000 ... This is embarrassing a total lack of accountability. We have gotten ripped off beyond belief, we better turn this thing around or it’s our a**. That’s almost $300,000 and they are looking for some heads…bad bad bad…If I find out that deals were cut with lack of airplay and overnight spins starting with the nationals, as they say heads are gonna roll, including mine.” Of course, the record companies are not alone in creating this atmosphere of payola. The radio stations have encouraged and accepted it. Spitzer’s office is conducting an investigation of the stations’ parent companies, most glaringly Clear Channel, and we should be hearing about those results and more fines soon. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195180,00.html

For Fans of the 1975 W.S. (Reds and who? ) at 1033 Minutes, it must be most, if not all the Series! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009PLM6...&v=glance&n=130

I knew I could count on you guys!

DTMX , Jazzmoose, any comments???? 3,738 Mothers Set Breast-Feeding Record By The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 4,000 mothers set a world record this week for the largest number of women simultaneously breast-feeding their babies in the same place, organizers said. Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, whose city is one of the event's organizers, said 3,738 mothers simultaneously breast-fed their babies for at least one minute, breaking the Guinness World Record. (enlarge photo) Filipino mothers carry their babies as they join a simultaneous breastfeeding record at a Manila gymnasium Thursday May 4, 2006. Exactly 3,738 mothers in Manila joined in simultaneous breastfeeding to establish a new record which was aimed at encouraging mothers that there's no substitute for mother's milk. The current Guinness World Record holder was organized by the city of Berkeley Women Infants Program in Berkeley, California when 1,130 mothers simultaneously breastfed their babies August 3, 2002. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) The result will be submitted to Guinness for evaluation. The United Nations Children's Fund said the previous record was held by the City of Berkeley, California, where 1,135 mothers simultaneous breast-fed babies for a minute on Aug. 3, 2002. The event was also held to raise awareness about the benefits of breast-feeding, organizers said. Dr. Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF representative to the Philippines, said breast-feeding can help curb malnutrition in children under two years old, provide children with antibodies to fight diseases and boost the country's economy because families save on infant formula.

Wait til she gets good! Look out Tiger. Wie tied for 17th after two rounds on Asian TourAssociated Press INCHEON, South Korea -- Michelle Wie made her first cut in a professional men's tournament Friday after shooting a 3-under-par 69 in the Asian Tour's SK Telecom Open. AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man Michelle Wie shot four birdies and only one bogey Friday. Wie finished at 5-under 139 after two rounds and was tied for 17th at the Sky 72 Golf Club course, six strokes behind co-leaders Iain Steel of Malaysia (66) and Prom Meesawat of Thailand (64). The cut was set at even-par 144. "It's just wonderful. Great. I feel really, really happy," Wie said. "Now I want play well tomorrow. It's not over yet." The Hawiian-born teenager becomes the second woman to make the cut at a men's tournament in South Korea; LPGA star Se Ri Pak finished tied for 10th in the lower-tier KPGA Tour SBS Pro-Golf Championship in 2003. Wie improved on her opening round of 70 with a near flawless display Friday, dropping just one bogey on the 16th against four birdies. "My putting was good," she said. "Yesterday was pretty good, but today was better. I was more confident today." The SK Telecom Open is Wie's eighth start in a men's professional event. She played in four PGA Tour events and has also competed on the Japan, Nationwide and Canadian tours, missing the 36-hole cut in all seven previous tournaments. Since turning professional last year when she turned 16, Wie has missed the cut in the PGA's Casio World Open and Sony Open. Wie finished third in March at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first LPGA major. "In the future, I still want to challenge the PGA Tour and make the top ten," Wie said. Annika Sorenstam, the top women's player in the world, became the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour when she missed the cut at the 2003 Colonial, shooting rounds of 71 and 74. She has played in men's Skins Games the last two years. No woman has made the cut on the PGA Tour since Babe Zaharias at the 1945 Tucson Open. Two years ago, Britain's Laura Davies was given a sponsor's exemption to the ANZ Championship, jointly sponsored by the men's European Tour and Australasian PGA, the first woman to get one on either tour. In the modified Stableford system of scoring, Davies missed the cut with a two-day total of minus-13 points -- 40 points behind the second-round leader. Wie's parents were born in South Korea, and her visit has generated intense media coverage and large galleries following her on the course. "I'm really happy to make the cut in Korea, and I had such big galleries," she said. "Plus I really love children and there were lots of young fans here today." Galleries of at least 1,000 people gathered around each hole she played and police had to control traffic clogging a nearby expressway that passes the Sky 72 course as onlookers cheered her bunker shot over the bluff on the 16th. "I really enjoy that kind of thing," Wie said. "Police officers came to the people who stopped their cars and told them to move. The gallery was crowded and they made so much noise. It made me laugh a bit." When she fired her fairway shot on the 220-yard 3rd, a toddler in a flowery dress shouted "on-ni [big sister] fighting!" as Wie strode by. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2434131

You know, if it's true, it would be nice to recognize her during her very long lifetime..... "World's oldest person" celebrates 128th birthday Thu May 4, 2006 1:55am ET Top News Bomb near Baghdad court kills at least nine Abbas to hold referendum on any Israeli peace deal Cheney rebukes Russia on democracy, energy "blackmail" VIDEO: Mexican floritsts riot More Top News... Email This Article | Print This Article [-] Text [+] SAN AGUSTIN, El Salvador (Reuters) - Friends and relatives of Cruz Hernandez's gathered on Wednesday to celebrate her 128th birthday, a milestone that might make her the world's oldest person. Hernandez, who relatives say spends most of her time dozing and no longer speaks, was surrounded by some 200 people at her party, some bearing a cake and others dressed as Salvadoran mythological heroes. According to national records, Hernandez was born on May 3, 1878, in one of the country's central provinces, where she gave birth to 13 children. She now has 60 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren. National birth registry officials sent Hernandez's documents to the Guinness World Records organization last year but have yet to hear whether the case was accepted. Guinness claims Ecuadorean Maria Esther de Capovilla is the world's oldest living woman at age 116. According to the organization, the longest any woman has ever lived is 122 years. The oldest man was 120 when he died in 1986. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews....-OLD.xml&rpc=22

I couldn't tell you why, but I remember watching his show on PBS off and on, from a very young age. He was very funny, and seemed a very genuine, kind person. Rest in Peace..... Louis Rukeyser, hosted financial show on TV HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Louis Rukeyser, a bestselling author, columnist, lecturer and television host who delivered pun-filled, commonsense commentary on complicated business and economic news, died Tuesday. He was 73. Mr. Rukeyser died at his home in Greenwich after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a rare bone-marrow cancer, said his brother, Bud Rukeyser. As host of ``Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser'' on public TV from 1970 until 2002, Rukeyser took a wry approach to the ups and downs in the market and urged guests to avoid jargon. He brought finance and economics to viewers and investors, and was rewarded with the largest audience in the history of financial journalism. ``He brings to the tube a blend of warmth, wit, irreverence, thrusting intellect and large doses of charm, plus the credibility of a Walter Cronkite,'' Money magazine wrote. Mr. Rukeyser also won numerous awards and honors, including a citation as the only sex symbol of the ``dismal science'' of economics. Mr. Rukeyser quit ``Wall Street Week'' and moved to CNBC in March 2002 rather than go along with a plan to demote him and use younger hosts to update the format. Less than a month later, ``Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street'' made its debut on financial network CNBC. Mr. Rukeyser, who was born in New York on Jan. 30, 1933, rejected the idea that economics is ``too dull and/or too complicated to hold an audience larger than the capacity of your average telephone booth.'' ``That's nonsense,'' he told the Associated Press. ``There is a hunger in the American public for clear, believable, understandable, usable pocketbook information.''

Couple, 33 and 104, Reportedly Marry KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A 33-year-old man in northern Malaysia has married a 104-year-old woman, saying mutual respect and friendship had turned to love, a news report said Tuesday. It was Muhamad Noor Che Musa's first marriage and his wife's 21st , according to The Star newspaper which cited a report in the Malay-language Harian Metro tabloid. Muhamad, an ex-army serviceman said he found peace and a sense of belonging after meeting Wook Kundor, whom he said he initially sympathized with because she was childless, old and alone, the report said. "I am not after her money, as she is poor," Muhamad reportedly said. "Before meeting Wook, I never stayed in one place for long." He said he hoped to help his new bride to master Roman script while she taught him Islamic religious knowledge. The report did not say if any of Wook's previous 20 husbands are still alive. Malaysian Muslim men are allowed by their religion to take up to four wives at a time, but reports of women who marry more than once are rare. Muslim women do not practice polygamy. Malaysia's 26 million population comprises about 60 percent Muslims, almost all ethnic Malays. Large ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities are Buddhists, Hindus or Christians. http://www.accessatlanta.com/entertainment...ual_Couple.html

The goofy ass way I do it is to right click on the image, go down to send to/mail recipient, then it says windows can resize the image to mail faster, I make it smaller. I then mail it to...myself then grab the image from the sent folder, and drag it to the file I have the larger image into. I know, it's horseshit, but it's the way I do it....

I was gently cleaning this old chair, and it got me to thinking, others here I bet have some interesting stuff gathering dust.... This chair was purchased by my Great-Grandparents at the 1904 St. Louis Worlds fair. It's Chinese, that's about all I know about it. That, and that it's cool!

Police Hunt for Chimps After Fatal Attack By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press Writer FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Police hunted Monday for chimpanzees that escaped from a Sierra Leone preserve and mauled a group of American and local sightseers, killing one man and injuring four people. The U.S. Embassy warned Americans against traveling to the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, where the chimps escaped before Sunday's attack on a taxicab. The Sierra Leonean driver died as the chimps ripped his body apart, and three Americans were treated at a hospital for minor injuries, said Oliver Somasa, a top police official. Another Sierra Leonean man in the group had his hand amputated after the mauling, Somasa said. U.S. officials had no further comment. The Americans were in Sierra Leone to help build a new embassy building, Somasa said. Armed police were searching Monday for 27 chimpanzees, Somasa said, while four others had already returned on their own accord to the reserve. Somosa said it was unclear why the chimps attacked or how they were able to escape. Chimpanzee attacks are unusual but not unprecedented. Two chimps that escaped from their cages in a California sanctuary severely mauled a man in March 2005 before the man's son-in-law shot the animals to death. http://www.ajc.com/hp/content/shared-gen/a...imp_Attack.html

What Brownie said!

Gee, Paul Rogers is gay? You grew a moustache? You really are a contemporary lady from SF!

Hey everyone, thanks for the concern! Chuck, in particular your comment brought me to tears! Oh wait, it was the bite that was making my eyes water! The main reason I didn't go to the E.R. is that I had a really bad experience earlier this year when my back was so f'ed up. I couldn't even walk(And could barely pee) when I went in, and I guess since I didn't have a bone sticking thru my skin, it just wasn't taken seriously. So, I was basically waiting for the symptoms to get worse before I would break down and go in.(Or if someone here said, that sounds exactly like ___ and you will die in less than 24 hours unless you get the antidote!)Without being in pain, or streaks, or blurry eyes, just having somewhat swollen eye lids wasn't going to cut it at the E.R. I figured. After a doing a google search, it sounds like there are only 2 spider bites that you really have to worry about, the usual suspects, black widows, and the brown recluse. So, with that knowledge at hand, I did the wise thing, and went drag racing in my 73 Mark IV Friday night. Saturday, I woke up and my eyes seemed more swollen than ever, so took some Motrin, benadryl and used an ice pack. Then I went to a Mopar club picnic, and was out all day with car buds...so, just got on the computer and saw the concern, sorry if I worried anyone! I think my swelling issues have peaked, my forehead isn't as bad, but my eyelids are still pretty puffy. I guess I will know more tomorrow. I do wonder what bit me, if it wasn't a spider.

Yes.

Something bit me on my forehead yesterday while polishing a car in front of my garage. Never even felt it. Saw in the mirror I tiny red dot from where the sucker bit me, and had a nickel sized bump. No big deal. Bigger than a mosquito bite, might have been a spider I thought. Today I woke up, and noticed my forehead felt slightly sore. Still, no big deal...then I saw in the mirror that one side of my forehead was swollen. Not terriblely mind you, and very minor pain. Well, a few hours later, before I jumped into the shower, I noticed that my eyelids were swollen. And my forehead was even more swollen than before. I figure it was just a bad place to get bitten, with so little meat and all, but since it has been 24+ hours since the bite, and I keep getting worse, is there a point at which I should get worried? I don't even know what to put on it since it isn't itching.

Oh my, this and an I Dream of Jeannie movie? From the same talented director??? I'm in heaven...... Travolta, JLo to Star in 'Dallas' Movie LONDON — British director Gurinder Chadha announced Friday that she would direct John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez in a big-screen version of 80s TV show "Dallas." The "Bend it Like Beckham" director said she had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct the film, which will star Travolta as villainous oil magnate J.R. Ewing and Lopez as his wife Sue Ellen. In a statement, Chadha said her appointment meant that the sort of South Asian-themed British films that made her name had "huge credibility and respect in Hollywood." Chadha, who gave Jane Austen a Bollywood twist in last year's "Bride and Prejudice," is also involved with adapting another TV hit, 60s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie." She said that film "is still in the pipeline, but there is still some way to go on the script." Filming on "Dallas" is due to start in October, with the movie slated for a late 2007 release. http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/...llas_Movie.html

Have a great one!!!!

I hate the way local stories like this are turned into national news stories for months, years...but this one is a bit different than most. When I first heard the story of this stripper being raped at a Lacrosse team party, I thought well, a bunch of drunk rich kids who play a rich kid's sport....bet they are guilty of raping that stripper. Then there were charges of racism. Jesse Jackson was getting involved. Next thing you knew, the coach was fired,(Did he set up the party, get them beers, and then call the strippers?) and the team was disbanded. All the members save the one black one had DNA tests.(has anyone heard, did they do this to try and prove their innocence, or were their arms twisted?) No matches. The stripper has quite a past. A single mother, also she was in the Navy at one time. in 2002, She got drunk, stole a taxi, and crashed it into a police car . From photos taken at the party, she allegedly was already drunk and bruised when she first showed up. One of the 2 charged in the crime, Collin Finnerty was involved in beating up a guy who Colin and his friends called gay. So clearly, neither has lily white past, if you pardon the expression. The other guy, Reade Seligmann, seems to have a few facts in his favor. Supposedly, he made 6 cell phone calls to a friend around the time of the alleged rape, and called for a taxi(the cabby remembers him) and went to an ATM then to his dorm in the same timeframe that the rape was supposed to have happened. These two guys are from the wealthiest families of all the players it appears. I guess what really bothers me about the case is that the whole team was convicted of this crime.(And didn't I do that myself, prejudging them as privileged athletes who think they can get away with anything?) The players are guilty until proven innocent, and all the players have lost the chance to play their sport, and I bet they will all have to leave the school for their own safety. What if it turns out she made the story up? Will she go to jail? Will Jesse Jackson rescind his offer to pay for the rest of her college education? Will we ever know the truth? I heard that it might take a year for this to go to trial. A link that further muddies the water.... http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1869685

Like the projected numbers for Albert Pujols HR RBI BA 108 216 .354 Oh, baseball prospectus has their list of most valuable players...some weird choices IMHO (Joe Mauer #6???) but still an interesting read. And I am with the writer. If Bonds beats Aaron, I too will be rooting for A-Rod to pass Bonds. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...silver/060418_2

MMMM, cake!

Let me be the 3rd or 4th to wish you a happy birthday for 2007!