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Sunday, July 31, 2011

How to ask a guy out

By Bob StraussThere’s no easy way to phrase this without provoking a barrage of “What are you, crazy?” emails, but here’s my theory: By the time she hits 20, even the shyest, mousiest, most un-Katie-Holmes like woman has developed at least a rudimentary strategy for fending off (or responding to) unsolicited come-ons by eager guys. But unless a guy happens to look like Viggo Mortensen, he can persist well into his 40s without once having been — flatly, out of the blue — asked out on a date....

Lily Anderson’s inspiring national anthem

Something tells me there are going to be a lot of people in a lot of places talking about Lily Anderson this weekend. Watch as the brave 10-year-old sings the national anthem before Thursday's Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field — and then receive what Braves reliever Peter Moylan(notes) describes as "the longest standing ovation I've witnessed." Anderson was singing the anthem as part of Thursday's "Rally Night" at the ballpark. Before the game, catcher Brian McCann(notes) met with "Rally Kids,"...

Fashion Faceoff: Taylor Swift vs. Blake Lively

Here we go again, fashionistas! Country music singer Taylor Swift -- known for her pretty, girly garb -- and "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively -- who happens to be the current muse of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld -- were both spotted wearing the same Tibi floral-print frock in slightly different shades this summer in NYC. The only question is ... who wore it better? Taylor, 21, donned the dress in teal -- one of the season's trendiest colors -- while appearing at a New York radio station....

Lawmakers race clock to clinch debt limit deal

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American lawmakers raced against the clock on Sunday to forge a last-minute deal that could raise the U.S. debt ceiling by $2.8 trillion and provide assurance to financial markets that the United States will avoid default.Prospects that a significant package was within grasp brightened after Republican and Democratic leaders reopened stalled talks with the White House, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he...

Cheers to screams as jet from NY crashes in Guyana

By BERT WILKINSON - Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong. The Boeing 737-800 slid off the end of a rainy runway, crashed through a chain-link fence and broke in half just short of a deep ravine. Yet all 163 people on board survived.Officials were starting to probe the cause of the crash even as they marveled at the...

Tylenol Maker to Reduce Dosage Recommendation

By FYI Staff Writer on Jul 29, 2011Tylenol maker Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced Friday that it’s changing its dosage recommendation for their popular Extra Strength label from eight pills a day down to six (no more than 3,000 milligrams of acetaminophen daily, down from the previous 4,000 milligrams). They are expected to also lower the dosage of Regular Strength Tylenol in 2012. So why the change? While acetaminophen is considered safe, it can cause liver damage...

Does NASA Data Show Global Warming Lost in Space?

Has a central tenant of global warming just collapsed?Climate change forecasts have for years predicted that carbon dioxide would trap heat on Earth, and increases in the gas would lead to a planetwide rise in temperatures, with devastating consequences for the environment.But long-term data from NASA satellites seems to contradict the predictions dramatically, according to a new study.“There is a huge discrepancy between the data and the forecasts that is especially big over the oceans,” said...

Iowa Based Outsourcing Consulting Firm CRMone Sponsors Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Terry Labonte

Iowa City, Iowa (PRWEB) July 31, 2011 CRMone announces a primary sponsorship of the No. 23 CRMone We Drive Service Ford of FAS Lane Racing driven by former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Terry Labonte for this weekend’s 18th Annual Brickyard 400 at famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event marks CRMone’s first sponsorship of a NASCAR team. The Allstate Brickyard 400 is on Sunday July 31, 2011 and can be viewed nationally on the ESPN cable network at 12:00 pm CST. The No. 23 CRMone We Drive...

For Speaker John Boehner, an even bigger debt-ceiling test looms in House

By David A. Fahrenthold and Dan Balz, Sunday, July 31, 6:25 AM For weeks, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) tried to be the kind of speaker he wanted to be, with dreams of negotiating a big budget deal with President Obama. On Friday, he became the kind of speaker he had to be, yielding to rebellious tea party conservatives and altering his bill to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a humiliating defeat. But that was hardly a resolution of the crisis. It was a victory...

El Bulli's creative cuisine

Spanish chef Ferran Adria gives a press conference on July 30, 2011, before his last dinner at el Bulli restaurant near the resort of Roses, some two hours north of Barcelona. After pushing the boundaries of cuisine for more than two decades under chef Ferran Adria, the Spanish beachside restaurant repeatedly crowned the world's best will close on July 30, and re-open in 2014 as a non-profit culinary think tank that will investigate new cooking techniques and develop new flavors...

Brickyard 400 drivers still say Indy hasn't lost its lus.......

Written by Steve Ballard | The Indianapolis Star INDIANAPOLIS — If the Brickyard 400 has lost some of its allure among racing fans, which half-empty grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year and probably again Sunday would seem to indicate, that isn’t the case for the 43 teams and drivers taking part in NASCAR’s 18th visit to Indy.Starting with pole winner David Ragan and continuing throughout the field, the overwhelming sentiment is that other than the Daytona 500, there’s...

Shark Week never gets old

By Kevin McDonough July 31, 2011Shark Week has been around for 24 years. That’s a long time. Not as long as the millions of years that sharks have existed, but in terms of pop culture, it’s an eternity. Back in 1987, millions of Americans still didn’t have cable TV. The Fox Network had just been born. “The Cosby Show” reigned supreme in the ratings. The No. 1 song on Aug....

Olivia Wilde stars alongside Daniel Craig

"Cowboys and Aliens" has no shortage of star power. Olivia Wilde stars alongside Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in the action flick. Wilde, suddenly everywhere, can also be seen in next weekend's comedy release "The Change-U...

Miranda July The Future’ is finally here

By John Defore, Published: July 29 Miranda July, the uncategorizable artist who has produced everything from public sculpture to short stories and performance art since the mid-’90s, has finally directed her second feature film. Her surrealism-tinged “The Future,” which opens Friday, will surely baffle many who know July only from 2005’s odd but realistic “Me and You and Everyone We Know.” Of the new film’s fantastic elements — a man who stops time, a weary moon that needs...

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Kirstie Alley Show

The actress appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, where she repeated some of the "fat jokes" that Dave had said at her expense. Letterman took the sneak attack in stride, though he did appear to turn a bright shade of r...

Albert Haynesworth’s 10 worst Redskins moments

It’s hard to believe that Albert Haynesworth’s Redskins tenure will wind up including just two seasons, and just 32 games. Well, 20 games, technically, since he missed four his first season and eight his next. And yet, for only suiting up 20 times, Haynesworth sure leaves behind a lot of memorable highlights. In the “horrible aching pain in the gall bladder” sense of memorable. Before we say good-bye one final time, let’s take a quick look back. Getting carted off the field. It would have...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Jedi

The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict or governmental instability. Sometimes, the Jedi mediate peace negotiations among planets and other factions and, if necessary, use their formidable fighting skills to quickly end unrest or neutralize...

Kat Von D Gets Jesse James' Face Tattooed

File this under Bad Ideas: Before she called off her wedding to Jesse "America's Sweetheart" James, Kat Von D decided to get a tattoo of HIS FACE underneath her left armpit. (Had Von D learned nothing from "Winona Forever"?) The tattoo artist with the slacker-girl voice debuts her James homage -- a recreation of his fifth-grade photo -- on Thursday's premiere of "LA: Ink" on TLC. She freaks out while revealing the love tat to James, who seems pleasantly surprised but not overwhelmingly overjoyed....

Stevie Nicks

Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She has been noted for her ethereal visual style and symbolic lyrics. Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac on December 31, 1974, along with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's...

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

America’s Got Talent Recap: Do Not Try This At Home!

Tonight on NBC‘s America’s Got Talent live from Hollywood, it’s the next round of quarter finals, and the show begins with Howie warning it’s one of the most dangerous shows they’ve had, and not to try this at home! Could it be due to the performance of Professor Splash? Keep reading for all of the hightlights and commentary from judges Howie Mandel, Piers Morgan, and Sharon Osbourne… Nick Cannon reminds us that only four of tonight’s acts will move on to the America’s Got Talent semi-finals....

Heather Matarazzo Plans to Marry to Longtime Girlfriend!

Love and equality for all! Actress Heather Matarazzo is looking forward to marrying her longtime girlfriend Caroline Murphy. But the 28-year-old Welcome to the Dollhouse star, who's been engaged for three years, isn't rushing to be the among the first same-sex couples to legally wed in New York. PHOTOS: Out and proud celebs "I always wanted a wedding," Murphy told the Associated Press in an interview published Tuesday. "Not a trip to city hall!" Matarazzo and Murphy originally planned to marry...

Folkie Noel Cabangon takes on future classics

Folk music and poetry: it's a potent combination that sends mere populist ambitions into the realms of mass art. Freddie Aguilar and Asin carved a viable middle ground in the '70s while the likes of Joey Ayala and Ang Grupong Pendong would later seek a left-leaning spin against its corruption into the pop mainstream. Way before acoustic blah (e.g. MYMP and their ilk) came to pass, acoustic guitar-toting minstrel Noel Cabangon found his niche in the rising local underground scene in the mid-'90s....

Private eye tells homeless man of inheritance

SALT LAKE CITY – A private investigator says he has tracked down a homeless Utah man and delivered some good news: He's inherited a lot of money. David Lundberg said he found Max Melitzer pushing a shopping cart filled with personal possessions in a Salt Lake City park Saturday afternoon. Lundberg declined to disclose how much money Melitzer will be receiving, but said the man's brother who died of cancer last year left him a "significant" amount in his will. "He'll no longer be living on the street or in abandoned storage sheds," he told...

What Were They Thinking?!Jennifer Lopez

Is it just me, or does it look like Jennifer Lopez raided her fellow "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler's closet before attending this year's Capital Radio Summertime Ball in London? Regardless, the diva extraordinaire should know better than to pair a snakeskin blouse and skirt with equally atrocious Christian Louboutin thigh-high bo...

Barton Barred From US Tour Over Criminal Past

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been denied a visa for his club's tour of America. The controversial player was jailed in 2008 after admitting to assaulting a man in Liverpool City Centre. Barton used his Twitter account to criticise the decision. He said: "Visa story is correct, they told me am not allowed in until I have 5yrs without any trouble. 3yrs down, 2yrs to go... Total hypocrisy considering what they get up to but rules are rules." Barton has worked hard on restoring...

Maho Beach

Located on the Dutch side of the island St. Maarten in the Caribbean, Maho Beach is famous as a favorite location for plane spotters.Duck! Thrill-seeking people are heading to a beach on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, where Boeing 747s fly so low that they darken the skies. A perfect and unique way to start your day in St. Maarten, without coff...

New Oxford graduate guides Kahne's cars

For many Hanover area sports fans, Justin Adams' name is synonymous with wrestling. However, one of the leading grapplers in New Oxford High history spends his days now around another sport which has become his profession. As director of Kasey Kahne Racing's sprint car operation, Adams directs supplies and instruction for Kahne's four World of Outlaws super sprint teams from his office in Charlotte, N.C. In addition, Adams serves on the road as crew chief for one of those teams featuring...

3 honored for saving Englewood teenager

ENGLEWOOD - Three best friends were keeping cool one hot day in June by jumping from a rope off Swepson Bridge and into the waters of Englewood Beach when tragedy nearly struck.When Austin Crum, 14, followed his two buddies into the water on June 11, he fell unconscious when he hit the water and began to drown.But the two teens and a man fishing beneath the bridge acted quickly to save Austin's life. All involved retold their story Wednesday at a ceremony honoring their heroism.When Austin's...

Jon Stewart to President Obama: ‘It’s Like You’ve Given Up’

One day after lambasting Congress for letting partisan interests get in the way of solving the debate over raising the nation's debt ceiling, Jon Stewart opened tonight's Daily Show with an equally critical take on President Obama's address to the nation yesterday. Video of the segment, during which Stewart took particular issue with Obama's suggestionthat the American people take matters into their own hands to solve the crisis, is above. Really, the speech was weak. Obama should have...

Funny or Die clip: Steve CarellSteve Carell has a huge head -- it's in his contract

In “Steve Carell’s Movie Poster Contract,” a new short from FunnyOrDie.com, Steve Carell demonstrates once again that Steve Carell’s best punchline is Steve Carell. The clip portrays Carell as an ego-inflated version of himself, insisting during a Crazy, Stupid, Love promo meeting that his head must be the largest visible object on any movie poster he’s on. (Who can forget the iconic poster from Curly Sue?) Carell, as the ultimate sufferer of cranium envy, laughs maniacally when he finally...

Anne Hathaway Cools Off In Polka Dot Swimsuit

Anne Hathaway knows how to cool off. The Love and Other Drugs actress flaunted her figure in a ’50s-inspired, periwinkle bathing suit while on holiday with her boyfriend Adam Shulman in Capri, Ital...

DJesse James & Kat Von Call It Quits; Distance Blamed

Jesse James and Kat Von D have split just six months after getting engaged. "I am no longer w Jesse," Kat Tweeted late Monday night. PLAY IT NOW: Kat Von D Address Pregnancy Rumors & Talks New Makeup Line "And out of respect for him, his family and myself, thats all the info I'd like to share. Thanks for respecting that," the 29-year-old reality star continued in the Tweet. Jesse, 42, blamed problems in the former couple's relationship on their long distance relationship - Kat shoots her...

Inside a Siberian prison

An inmate and the winner of the competition, who lifted two 24-kilo weights for 67 times, performs inside an open-air enclosure at a strict-security camp in Ariysk village outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 23, 2011. Teams representing nine prison camps participated in six sports categories popular among inmates, which bore the status of the final of a 3-month-long regional penitentiary tournament named "Spartakiada Game...

This isn’t legal in the NFL, but it would be nice if it was

I said I wouldn't celebrate when the lockout was over. I fibbed. Here's a small celebration in the form of a brilliant football catch. It's of the Australian Rules variety, but squint and pretend it's the NFL if you have to and watch Andrew Walker's incredible grab for the Carlton Football Club. His coach was also blown away: "That's the biggest mark I've ever seen," Carlton coach Brett Ratten said. "I said to him at half-time to stay on the ground a bit more because I thought he was flying...

Knights Templar Lays Foundation for Oslo Bombing, Shooting Suspect

Claiming innocence yet confessing to the Oslo massacre, Anders Behring Breivik is bringing his view of the Knights Templar back to life with his self-described "atrocious" acts against the Labour Party in what Breivik believes is an act to "save Norway," reports the Huffington Post. The connection between the 92 innocent lives and Breivik is a political party that has views of immigration that go against his beliefs stemming from the Knights Templar. The history of the Knights Templar is filled...

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