Monday, August 31, 2009

Daytime Emmy Awards 2009 Red Carpet

Daytime Emmy Awards 2009 Red Carpet


The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, recognizing excellence in daytime television programming. The event was broadcast on the CW channel and was hosted by gorgeous actress Vanessa Williams.

Best Drama Series: The Bold and the Beautiful

Best Lead Actor: Christian LeBlanc from The Young and the Restless

Best Morning Program: Good Morning America

Best Game Show Host: Meredith Vieira from Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Best Talk Show Host: Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd from The View

Best Talk Show - Entertainment: Rachael Ray

Best Talk Show - Informative: Tyra Banks


The 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards, hosted by Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams, are off and running on the CW. Alongside which soap opera or talk show host will walk away with the coveted golden statue, fans are dying to know which celebrity had the best (and worst) fashion sense.

Check out the slide show below to see what the daytime television stars wore to the big show. Be sure to visit the Boston TV Examiner page for post-Daytime Emmy Award show coverage, as well.


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

iphone 3.0 problems

iPhone 3.0 Problems

The highly anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 is finally here. The 3.0 OS update will cost nothing for current iPhone owners and $10 for iPod Touch owners. With the release comes some problems that have been fixed and some extra features that people have been asking for, such as copy and paste.

The goods

You can now download the iPhone OS 3.0 update from the iTunes store. It became available at 10:10 A.M. and comes with a universal landscape mode and multimedia messaging. There is no support for MMS or text messaging right now. It will be available near the end of summer and currently, there is no explanation as to why Apple has not supported MMS yet.

Using bluetooth or the USB cord, apps can recognize and connect with other devices. The update also comes with a wider range of support for bluetooth. A couple more things is that the iPhone 3.0 OS now let’s you compose messages or text in the landscape mode and a global search feature.

Inside my brain

Keeping customers happy is a number one goal that many companies should aim for and Apple is doing that with the iPhone’s 3.0 OS. Apple doesn’t look afraid of the competition out there and isn’t falling for the hype of other cell phones coming on to the market, such as the Palm Pre.

By providing good customer service, that’s mostly what someone could ask for, right? It’s good that they have things like features and functionalities for a better user experience in mind. It’s just that Apple needs to allow for different carriers to have their iPhones! Let them play with the prices and let them get people to compete over which carrier is better. Competition for the iPhone between carriers could probably bring in more sales.

Scattered reports of iPhone OS 3.0 update problems

While the majority of commenters on CNET and around the Web are reporting success in downloading iPhone OS 3.0 Wednesday, there were scattered reports of problems.

My colleague Stephen Shankland, a CNET News reporter, tried several times to download the OS update around 12 p.m. Pacific to his iPhone and received the same error message, pictured above, each time.

A handful of CNET commenters reported problems accessing iTunes. "I see that the upgrade is now available, but four times the message I get after a couple of minutes is that the download has 'timed out,'" said one reader, and another reported, "Same issue here, cannot connect to the iTunes store to activate so the phone won't work."

A quick perusal of Twitter showed a smattering of people with the same issue.

This, of course, is a repeat of what happened last year, when Apple's iTunes servers couldn't withstand the barrage of traffic when customers tried to update to iPhone 2.0 software at the same time new iPhone 3G buyers were attempting to activate their phones.

Anyone else having problems with the update today?

Update 12:45 p.m. PDT: Reader Michael Samstag wrote in to say his iPhone was rendered unusable when he tried to install the update. "It has the 'connect to iTunes' message and will only allow emergency calls," he says. "I signed up for the 'Apple callback' for tech support and they called back and put me on hold for 20-minutes. Then the call got disconnected and now the earliest callback time is between 6:15 p.m. EDT and 6:30 p.m. EDT. So, I'm looking at having no cell for a minimum of three hours, probably longer."

Monday, June 15, 2009

Demi Moore Bush Picture

Demi Moore Bush Picture

So what about this Demi Moore Bush Picture?

It has been one of the hottest searches in the internet in the last few days. We all know about Demi Moore who is now living with Aston Kutcher happily. Demi Moore rises into prominence in the 80’s because of her beautiful personality and alluring body that she usually has attractive poses. Of course all of these were captured by a camera.

Demi Moore Bush Picture?

Is it really true that one time in the 80’s Demi Moore and the former president George W. Bush? How come this just really came out? Did the Democrats missed this to destroy his candidacy for the presidency? These are the questions that comes into our minds when we read or heard the words “Demi Moore Bush Picture”. You may really be shock if this is true. But it is not true at all.

Demi Moore Bush Picture is about Moore’s picture in the 80’s which is highly search today. It is truly difficult to understand why there are so many people searching it. Demi Moore is old enough to be attached to her. But we all know that the internet’s news or gossips are spreading virally. Demi Moore Bush Picture can still be searched.

Many are following Demi Moore and Aston Kutcher’s Twitter and yet they haven’t reacted yet on Demi Moore Bush Picture.

Demi Moore Bush Picture Becomes Hot Internet Search Phrase

Demi Moore Bush picture somehow became the top search item on the Web the last two days. A Demi Moore Bush picture might make one believe at first that Demi Moore met with President Bush somehow. But there is a cruder meaning to a Demi Moore Bush picture, of course. In this case, the idea of searching for a Demi Moore Bush picture came from television, as Comedy Central’s newest Internet based show gave tips to Web users everyone on how to find a particularly noteworthy “Demi Moore Bush picture”

Comedy Central’s new show Tosh.0 has comedian Daniel Tosh surfing the Internet for embarrassing, noteworthy items that Internet users can find and enjoy. In the second episode of Tosh.0 this Thursday, Tosh sent his viewers on a Google search for the term “Demi Moore George Bush”

Tosh then suggested to viewers to take the “George” out of the search term and see what happens. Many people did just that, turning “Demi Moore Bush” into the hot search item on Google.

When searching for this term, the first result that comes up is a webpage called “Downtown Alleys” with an article called “Demi Moore has a huge bush” The picture was posted in 2005, and is a picture of Demi Moore from the 1980’s, with one breast exposed, as well as full frontal exposure as well.

The shot of the full frontal in question - and the size of the search item in question - shows just why Daniel Tosh wanted his viewers to see it. And it appears he either has millions of viewers already, or that his precious Internet is quick to spread the word.

Demi Moore is no stranger to nudity or having fans see her nude, since she seemed to get naked at some point for half her films while she was a big star in the 90’s. But it wasn’t usually to this extent, and didn’t reveal quite so much as what this picture from the 80’s did.

The Internet has been a useful tool for Moore and husband Ashton Kutcher, given the massive following they have on Twitter. But this time, the Internet was used to dig up something embarrassing on Moore, or at least Daniel Tosh did with his Demi Moore Bush picture tips.

Comedy Central shows tend to have a lot of power on the Internet, as Jon Stewart’s big bits and interviews on The Daily Show are massive Web hits, and Stephen Colbert often orders his “Colbert Nation” to vote for his name to be put on things like the Space Station. But Comedy Central newcomer Daniel Tosh used the power of the web for vastly different, and cruder, purposes.

Megan Fox Leaked Photos

Megan Fox Leaked Photos

Leaked photos of Megan Fox were released to the tabloids a couple of days ago and it is rumored to be on the web in no time. The photos were actually from her upcoming movie, “Jennifer’s Body” in which she has a few semi-n*de scenes.

Unlike most celebrities, Megan Fox decided she wouldn’t sue the person behind the leaking of topless photos. In a statement Fox said, “I had booby stickers on. If I’d been actually topless, I would have sued someone… I know who, and I never did anything about it. It’s her karma to deal with, not mine.”

I’m always a little weary about situations like these. For some reason I think they are all part of the marketing plan to get us talking about the movie before it comes out. It’s almost like what they did with Christian Bale and his whole fiasco.

How technology has changed the way thing are. Today, it is easy to "leak" things out for the world to see, what with the power of the internet. Megan Fox has become the latest victim of leaking. Her topless photos were leaked into the internet by some guy who probably has nothing more daring to do. But the actress is not suing the person behind Megan Fox Leaked Photos, "She believes that karma will do the job for her. The ‘Transformers’ star was stunned to see her topless photos from her upcoming film Jennifer''s Body online - and immediately considered taking legal action."

Megan Fox’s “Leaked Photos” Not What They Look Like?


Apparently, Megan Fox “n*de” photos have been leaked onto the internet from her new movie Jennifer’s Body. The thing about the photos is that she is not naked. The photos supposedly show the Transformers star getting out of a lake wearing n*de-color undergarments.

Fox comments on the photos, “I had booby stickers on. They make these silicone stickers that go on over your nipple.”

Is all this hype over nothing? Fox was going to immediately take legal action but then decided against it, saying that karma will take care of it for her, and plus, she wasn’t really n@ked.

If she had actually been topless, Fox says, “I would have sued someone… I know who, and I never did anything about it. It’s her karma to deal with, not mine.”

In other news, Megan Fox has also being featured on the next cover of Entertainment Weekly, where she is dubbed the “next Angelina Jolie”. She despises the title and tells the magazine that she “is not the next anyone”. She comments furthur, saying, “I’m sure she has no idea who I am. But if I were her, I’d be like, ‘Who the f**k is this little bullsh*t brat who was in Transformers that’s going to be the next me?’ I don’t want to meet her. I’d be embarrassed.”

If Megan Fox realized just how easily she can stir up the media, she might just be surprised… or not.

Emma Hemming and Bruce in W Magazine

Emma Hemming and Bruce in W Magazine

In an S&M-themed photoshoot for the July issue of W Magazine, on newsstands nationwide June 23, former action star Bruce Willis, 54, and his new wife Emma Heming, 32, open up about their young marriage and reveal, what Bruce calls, their public displays of affection.

“We’re sickening,” he explains. “We make out in public. I know there’s some rule that you’re not supposed to be doing—what is it? Public displays of affection?”

“PDA,” says Emma, who is a model.

“I went from ‘F*ck Love’ to ‘Love is truly the answer,’” he told the mag. “I spent the last 10 years single and, for the most part, unhappy. In a dark place. I never thought that being with someone else was the answer. I would say, ‘I’m alone, but I’m not lonely.’ But I was just kidding myself. Then I started hanging around Emma, and on a day-to-day basis my life became much happier.”

Their romance blossomed after just one date, Bruce willis adds.

“We went on one date, on the Friday before Emma was getting ready to move back to New York, and then we fell mad crazy in love,” he says. “When you think about where are you going to find that big love of your life, you seldom think it’s someone you already know.You think it’s someone you’re yet to meet.”

Bruce Willis Believes in the Power of Love

All you need is love – just ask love-struck actor Bruce Willis.

The tough guy, Die Hard bachelor once vowed to never marry again, but he admits he broke that decade-long promise immediately when he met his current wife, Emma Heming.

"I lasted one date," Willis, 54, says in the July issue of W magazine. "I went from 'F--- love' to 'Love is truly the answer.'"

After separating from Demi Moore in 1998, "I spent the last 10 years single and, for the most part, unhappy. In a dark place. I never thought that being with someone else was the answer," he says.

"I would say, 'I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.' But I was just kidding myself," he adds. "Then I started hanging around Emma hemming, and on a day-to-day basis my life became much happier."

Since marrying Heming, 32, in March, Bruce admits, "We're sickening. We make out in public. I know there's some rule that you're not supposed to be doing – what is it? Public displays of affection?"

One of Willis's favorite things about his bride?
Just like Demi's husband Ashton Kutcher, she gets along great with the kids. Emma Heming says she adores her new role as "a stepmommy" and her "individual relationships with each of the girls."

"We've become like a tribe," Willis says of his newly integrated family. "It's generated a lot of interest because everyone can understand resentment and envy in the breakup of a marriage, but they don't understand how I can get along with my ex like that.

"Demi and I made a choice to put the kids first, and we're really lucky that it turns out we all have fun together. I still love her, and I have a lot of respect for how she lives her life."

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

David Carradine Death Photo

Thai newspaper publishes photo of David Carradine's body

The family of David Carradine has asked the FBI for help following the publication of a picture of the actor's body in a Thai newspaper.

Carradine's family members say they're "profoundly disturbed" by the publication of of the photo in Thai Rath, a tabloid newspaper in Bangkok. Carradine, 72, was found dead in his hotel room on Thursday, and Thai authorities say they've ruled out foul play.

The photo in Thai Rath shows a naked body hanging from a bar in a closet, the Associated Press reports. The hands are tied together above the head, and the feet are on the floor. The face is obscured.

Keith Carradine, half-brother of the "Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star, says the family will take legal action if the photos are distributed more widely. Keith Carradine has also filed reports with the FBI that could lead to the bureau becoming part of the investigation, and the family also wants a second autopsy performed.

The photo that appeared in Thai Rath is probably a forensics shot taken during the investigation, Thai police say.

Mark Geragos, the family's lawyer, tells the AP that the family is taking action because they've received very little information from Thai authorities. "All we really know is not much more than what the public knows, and that's disturbing," he says.

FBI Can Look, But Can't Touch Carradine Case

David Carradine's family reached out to the FBI to assist police in Thailand with his death investigation -- but it doesn't look like the agency is gonna be able to make much of an impact.

Thai police Maj. Gen. Amnuay Nimmano told reporters, "If the FBI wants to get involved, we will do our best to cooperate..." and added it would have to be in an observer role as mandated by Thai law, the Huffington Post is reporting.

As of right now most of the evidence points to David's death as an a result of accidental asphyxiation -- especially since there's no evidence someone else was in the room at the time -- but the family isn't buying it.


Sunday, June 7, 2009

Adrienne Bailon : American Eagle Girl

Adrienne Bailon is an American Eagle Girl

Adrienne Bailon can’t wipe the smile off her face as she leaves with two full bags from American Eagle Outfitters in New York City’s Union Square on Monday morning (June 1).

The 24-year-old singer took a much-needed break from recording her debut solo album for Island Def Jam. Adrienne has been working with chart topping producers including Rodney Jerkins, Brian Michael Cox, and The Dream.

Adrienne’s album is set to drop this fall.


Adrienne Bailon admits that L.A. Reid signs artists without even knowing if they can SING!

One of Def Jams latest signings Adrienne Bailon has opened up to Honey Magazine about her upcoming debut solo album and deal with Def Jam, admitting that label head L.A. Reid signed her without a proper audition.


She then went on to talk about a mix-up that happened when she finally got into the studio, revealing that she was given the wrong tracks to record because the label assumed she couldn't sing.
"It's crazy because with everything I've done in the past people will doubt 'can she sing?'" reveals Adrienne "And even A&R people that were working at the label went into the studio and picked songs that they thought would fit me vocally, and then I got in there and they were like 'Wait a second...' and they went back to L.A. and said 'You didn't tell us she could sing' and he said 'I didn't really care if she could or not, I thought she was a star.'"

"That was huge to me" continued Bailon "because if you really think about it it's not the singing business, it's the entertainment business." The former Cheetah Girl then revealed that her album will drop in the fall, with the lead single being released in the Summer. She will also have her own reality show with MTV which will follow her as she records her own album and breaks out from her Disney child star persona into a woman.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Mike Tyson loses his daughter!

How Many Wives And Kids Has Mike Tyson Had?

On May 25, 2009, Exodus Tyson, 4 years of age, was found by her 7 year old brother Miguel Tyson, unconscious and tangled in a cord dangling from an exercise treadmill. The child's mother untangled her, administered CPR and called for medical attention. Exodus was listed in "extremely critical condition" at Phoenix's St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. The following day on May 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM she died of her injuries.

Exodus was playing near the exercise equipment while her mother was cleaning in a separate room at 10:30 this morning. The mom sent the brother to look for the 4 year old, Fox reports.

After finding her in distress, he alerted his mother, who found Exodus on a treadmill with what has been described as a cable around her neck, according to police, who call it a "tragic accident."

Tyson has been legally married twice and has had six children with several different women. His first marriage was to actress Robin Givens from February 7, 1988 to February 14, 1989. Givens was known for her work on the sitcom Head of the Class. Tyson's marriage to Givens was especially tumultuous with allegations of violence, spousal abuse and mental instability on Tyson's part and allegations of gold digging against Givens.

Mike Tyson has fathered eight children. He married his first wife successful actress Robin Givens on 8th February 1988 but the marriage ended the following year following allegations of violence made by Givens. At one stage Givens claimed on television that Tyson was suffering from manic depression (now known as bi-polar disorder). In 1991 Tyson admitted he was the father of a baby girl born in 1991 to Kimberley Scarborough.


Another woman Natalie Fears claimed in the same year that Tyson was the father of her son but a blood test showed that this was not the case and her multimillion dollar lawsuit collapsed. In 1997 Tyson married Monica Turner now mother to two of his children, Rayna and Amir born in 1996 and 1997. His other children are called Gena, D'Amato, Mikey, Miguel, and Exodus.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

The Mystery of Bruce Lee's Death

The Mystery of Bruce Lee's Death

The History Channel continues its flight from history with "How Bruce Lee Changed the World" (8 p.m., History).This two-hour profile offers a thorough look at the famous movie star and martial-arts master who died at 32 in 1973.

Much like James Dean, Lee's premature exit burnished his growing reputation and catapulted him from mere movie star to cultural legend.

Bruce Lee (Lee Hsiao Lung), was born in San Fransisco in November 1940 the son of a famous Chinese opera singer. Bruce moved to Hong Kong when he soon became a child star in the growing Eastern film industry. His first film was called The birth of Mankind, his last film which was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1973 was called Game of Death.

Bruce was a loner and was constantly getting himself into fights, with this in mind he looked towards Kung Fu as a way of disciplining himself. The famous Yip Men taught Bruce his basic skills, but it was not long before he was mastering the master. Yip Men was acknowledged to be one of the greatest authorities on the subject of Wing Chun a branch of the Chinese Martial Arts.

Bruce mastered this before progressing to his own style of Jeet Kune Do. At the age of 19 Bruce left Hong Kong to study for a degree in philosophy at the University of Washington in America. It was at this time that he took on a waiter's job and also began to teach some of his skills to students who would pay. Some of the Japanese schools in the Seattle area tried to force Bruce out, and there was many confrontations and duels fought for Bruce to remain.

He met his wife Linda at the University he was studying. His Martial Arts school flourished and he soon graduated. He gained some small roles in Hollywood films - Marlowe- etc, and some major stars were begging to be students of the Little Dragon. James Coburn, Steve McQueen and Lee Marvin to name but a few.

He regularly gave displays at exhibitions, and it was during one of these exhibitions that he was spotted by a producer and signed up to do The Green Hornet series. The series was quite successful in the States - but was a huge hit in Hong Kong. Bruce visited Hong Kong in 1968 and he was overwhelmed by the attention he received from the people he had left.

Bruce Lee, dressed in the traditional Chinese outfit he wore in the movie Enter The Dragon, was laid to rest in Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle in late July of 1973. But long before Lee's sudden and tragic death in a Hong Kong apartment at age 32, rumors were rife throughout the Orient that he had been wounded or killed in fights.

"One day, I got a long-distance call from Hong Kong's largest newspaper," Lee recalled. "They asked me if I was still alive. 'Guess who you are talking to?' I replied."

Thus, when Lee actually did die, speculation abounded as to the cause. The rumors ranged from Lee being killed by Hong Kong triads (gangsters) because he refused to pay them protection money - something that was common for Chinese movie stars to do at that time -to his being killed by an angry martial artist's dim mak (death touch) strike.

Some people claimed Lee was cursed-he had just bought a house in Hong Kong that was supposed to be haunted-or that he had died while mking love to actress Betty Tingpei, or that he had angered the Chinese martial arts community by teaching foreigners, and that he had been killed in a challenge match.

Many Chinese believed Lee was the victim of too much gum Ilk (intensity) in his training, while others cited drug use as the cause for his sudden demise. Still others believed that Lee's fate was sealed at birth, that it was in the stars. And, finally, there are those who think Lee's death was staged, and that he is merely waiting for the right time to return to society.

The facts of the case are this: Lee died after falling into a coma. The coroner's report was inconclusive, and medical authorities came up with five reasons for Lee's untimely death. However, they all agreed that it was caused by a cerebral edema (a swelling of the brain caused by a congestion of fluid).

But what caused the edema became a matter of speculation. For the most part, the course of events on that fateful July day in 1973 can be pieced together. According to Lee's wife, Linda, Bruce met film producer Raymond Chow at 2 p.m. at home to discuss the making of Game of Death. They worked until 4 p.m., and then drove together to the home of Betty Tingpei, a Taiwanese actress who was to also have a leading role in the film. The three went over the script at Tingpei's home, and then Chow left to attend a dinner meeting.

A short time later, Lee complained of a headache and Tingpei gave him a tablet of Equagesic-a kind of super sapirin. Apart from that, Lee reportedly consumed nothing but a couple of soft drinks.

At around 7:30 p.m., Lee lay down for a nap and was still asleep when Chow called to ask why he and Tingpei had not yet shown up for dinner as planned. The actress told Chow she could not wake Lee. The ensuing autopsy found traces of cannabis in Lee's stomach, but the significance of this discovery is debatable. Some believe the cannabis caused a chemical reaction that led to the cerebral edema, but the coroner's inquiry refutes this theory.

In fact, one doctor was quoted as saying that the cannabis being in Lee's stomach was "no more significant than if Bruce had drunk a cup of tea that day."

Monday, May 18, 2009

Rapper Dolla killed - Dolla shot dead

Rapper Dolla killed - Dolla shot dead



Dolla, a rapping protege of hip-hop artist Akon, was fatally shot in the head Monday near a valet stand outside an upscale mall, his publicist said. No arrests were made, but police were questioning a man found hours later with a gun in the ticketing area of the Los Angeles International Airport.

Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Burton II, was shot at the Beverly Center near West Hollywood and Beverly Hills after an argument with the gunman, his publicist Sue Vannasing told the Los Angeles Times. Police and coroner's officials have not confirmed the victim's identity.

Police said the man detained at the airport remained in custody late Monday for questioning. He is believed to have dropped off a rental car before he was found at the airport with a handgun, said airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb.

"The suspect was detained without incident [and] discovered to be armed," said Los Angeles World Airports spokeswoman Nancy Castles.


Police later found the Mercedes in an airport parking lot. LAPD officials, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because of the continuing inquiry, said they are investigating whether the man was trying to get a flight out of L.A.

Burton was an up-and-coming rapper who had recorded several singles. He was in town to work on his first album, slated to be released this summer on Jive Records, Vannasing said.

Explosions & fire at Sunoco refinery on Delaware River

Explosions & fire at Sunoco refinery on Delaware River

An explosion Sunday at the Sunoco refinery along the Delaware River could be felt for miles and resulted in flames shooting high into the late-night sky, officials and witnesses said.

The blast happened about 10:15 p.m. in the ethylene unit of the refinery that straddles the Delaware/Pennsylvania border, said Thomas Golembeski, a Sunoco spokesman. No one was injured and all refinery workers were accounted for by midnight, he said.

Golembeski said he did not know what caused the blast. It was safe for residents of surrounding neighborhoods to stay in their homes, according to Golembeski and Delaware State Police Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh.

The fire was in storage tanks in the Claymont part of the plant and was largely under control, though still burning at 12:12 a.m. today, Golembeski said.

About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a large cloud of black smoke could be seen heading north from Harvey Road. The cloud had dissipated by about 12:15 a.m. today. Both Golembeski and Whitmarsh said ethylene oxide is not dangerous to humans.

It is produced in large volumes and is used primarily as an intermediate in the production of several industrial chemicals, according to OSHA. It also is used as a fumigant in certain agricultural products and as a sterilant for medical equipment and supplies. Ethylene oxide is flammable and highly reactive. The Marcus Hook refinery is the second largest in the Northeast, capable of processing 178,000 barrels a day.

In March 2006, an explosion rocked the refinery and led to a large fire that took more than an hour to bring completely under control.
The facility employs around 700 people and opened in 1902. The 82-acre refinery is Sunoco’s biggest refinery and the seventh largest in the United States.

Ethylene oxide

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is produced in large volumes and is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of several industrial chemicals, the most notable of which is ethylene glycol. It is also used as a fumigant in certain agricultural products and as a sterilant for medical equipment and supplies.

Unfortunately, EtO possesses several physical and health hazards that merit special attention. EtO is both flammable and highly reactive. Acute exposures to EtO gas may result in respiratory irritation and lung injury, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, and cyanosis. Chronic exposure has been associated with the occurrence of cancer, reproductive effects, mutagenic changes, neurotoxicity, and sensitization.

Ethylene oxide is a flammable gas with a somewhat sweet odor. It dissolves easily in water.

Ethylene oxide is a man-made chemical that is used primarily to make ethylene glycol (a chemical used to make antifreeze and polyester). A small amount (less than 1%) is used to control insects in some stored agricultural products and a very small amount is used in hospitals to sterilize medical equipment and supplies.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Miss California 2009 Pictures causes Shanna Moakler to Resign


Miss California 2009 Pictures causes Shanna Moakler to Resign
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Seems part of the press conference of Miss California keeping her crown was not as happy as every one seemed. Shanna Moakler resigned her pos ition as co director of the Miss California pageant. Seems Shanna did not agree with Donald Trumps decision not to strip Carrie Prejean’s crown.

Seems to me she would have taken the high road as Carrie Prejean was demonstrating and sticking to her core values. But Shanna Moakler did not do that she just smiled and acted as if everything was fine. Then she just quiet. Apparently she did not agree with the decision and did not think the Miss California 2009 pictures where fine as Donald Trump remarked.

Just one day after the Donald dismissed Moakler’s urgings to strip Prejean of her Miss California title and announced that the controversial beauty queen would remain the face of the Golden State, Moakler has resigned as the organization’s co-executive director.

"Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place, and I feel that at this time it is in my best interest to resign from the Miss California USA organization," Moakler said in a statement this morning.

"I cannot with a clear conscious move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as a youth."

I say good riddance. All these small minded people need to all get out of positions of authority. Anyone should realize by now these events have absolutely nothing to do with the Miss California 2009 pictures and more about her stance on gay marriage. These people where determined to make Miss California suffer for her stance, but since Miss California won this small battle, then Shanna Moakler could not take it.

Ms California Carrie Prejean apparently took some racy photos when she was younger and now these pictures of Carrie Prejean have surfaced on the internet. According to Carrie Prejean the pictures are designed to embarrass her for her stance on same sex marriage.

Carrie Prejean caused a big ruckus with a lot of bloggers when she said marriage should be between a man and a women. Personally, I agree with Carrie ( Miss California) on this matter, but why are we spending so many news cycles on this matter. We have more important things to worry about such as swine flu and the failing economy.

Prejean announced last week that she would star in a new $1.5 million ad campaign supporting what she called "opposite marriage" (marriage between a man and a woman) funded by the National Organization for Marriage.

"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."

American Idol Results

American Idol results may 13 2009

The Top 3 journeyed back to their hometowns for a love fest. Danny to Milwaukee, Kris to Conway, Arkansas and Adam to San Diego. Touching video footage showed frenzied fans at rallies and parades.

Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks, looking very HOT, sang Battlefield and Katy Perry performed Waking Up in Vegas. She wore a cape that she revealed to the audience with Adam Lambert’s name embroidered boldly in red across the back.

The 29 year old music director lost his wife Sophia 10 months ago when she died of complications following heart surgery. It was just three weeks later when he first auditioned for American Idol.

The final performances will air on May 19 and the Finale will be broadcast on Wednesday, May 20 from the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE. The TV Guide network will host a two-hour live Finale Red Carpet special from 6-8PM ET/PT on May 20.


American Idol 2009 Top 3 Elimination Results

If you're looking for the American Idol Results for the Top 3 elimination, then here it is and you will be able to find out who will be the top 2 idols singing for the American Idol Finale.

Here's a recap of the American Idol 8 performance show:

Adam Lambert sings One by U2 and Cryin’ by Aerosmith
Judges comments on One:
Randy - Not feelin’ the change in the melody
Kara - Unbelievable
Paula - You are "One" American Idol I am staring at now
Simon - That was a brilliant song choice

Judges comments on Cryin’:
Randy - One of the best we’ve ever had on this stage
Kara - How do you hit those notes?
Paula - You’ve the bar so high in the sky
Simon - You deserve it based on talent

Kris Allen sings Apologize by One Republic and Heartless by Kanye West
Judges comments on Apologize:
Randy - We can see what records you can make with this
Kara - Take more chances in your next song
Paula - Bum note there that was loud, I’m so proud of you
Simon - It was competent

Judges comments on Heartless:
Randy - That was better than Fray, better than Kanye!
Kara - Perfect!
Paula - This is what keeps you relevant. Bravo!
Simon - Had written you out, but that’s changed after that performance

Danny Gokey sings Dance Little Sister by Terence Trent D’Arby and You are so Beautiful
Judges comments on Dance Little Sister:
Randy - Let the games begin!
Kara - I did not like the dancing
Paula - You did (dancing) really good
Simon - Toy saxophone solo was not good

Judges comments on You are so Beautiful:
Randy - You can really really really sing
Kara - That was stunning
Paula - It was a beautiful performance
Simon - That was a vocal masterclass

So who got eliminated?

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Biggest Loser Season 7

The Biggest Loser Season 7

The finale of the NBC hit reality show The Biggest Loser was a three-hour special on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Two contestants, Tara Costa and Helen Phillips, were already in the running for the grand prize of $250,000.

Millions of votes were cast and Mike was chosen to compete in the final three. Tara, Helen and Mike were trained by Jillian Michaels, who has been the trainer for the last two Biggest Loser champions, both women.

Helen Before


Helen started the competition weighing 257 lbs. She lost a total of 140 lbs, with her current weight at an amazing 117 lbs. Her total percentage of weight loss was 54.47%.

Helen after

Tara started the competition weighing 294 lbs. She lost 155 lbs, for a total percentage of weight loss of 52.72%. Her current weight is 139 lbs.

Mike started the competition weighing 388 lbs. He lost a total of 207 lbs. and currently weighs 181 lbs. His total percentage of weight loss was 53.35%.


Helen Is The Biggest Loser Season 7 Winner


The Biggest Loser 2009 season 7 finale is just over and Helen is the winner of the Biggest Loser 2009 Finale. Many viewers were shocked to see Helen becoming the winner of the Biggest Loser Season 7 Finale.

Our congratulations to Helen and her daughter Shanon. This was a great season for the Biggest Loser. Although Helen is the winner of the 2009 The Biggest Loser Finale everyone wins tonight.

Helen's Bio from The Biggest Loser

Helen is a very outgoing, friendly and caring mom of three. She has always put her friends and family before herself, which has left her with little time to care for her own needs, including a proper diet. Helen fell into the fast food routine; it was simple and worked with her busy schedule.

Helen and her husband keep the fridge stocked with all their favorite junk foods that she cannot resist. Helen knows she needs to be on the show to become a better role model for the people she loves, and above all, for herself.

She was not always heavy and once the weight was gained she found herself not able to enjoy the physical activities she once loved to do. Now instead of taking a hike, she finds herself sitting on the couch watching the Travel Channel while eating ice cream. Helen says she and her husband have become each other's enablers and this only makes it harder to lose the weight.

Helen and Shanon are a down-to-earth mother-and-daughter team who could pass as sisters. They are extremely competitive and love to laugh. Shanon and Helen are both gorgeous women who have a zest for life.

They leave everyone they meet with a smile on their face. Helen would do anything to help her daughter, especially because she feels she did not provide enough for Shanon when she was growing up.


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

TMZ Miss California

Miss California Carrie Prejean

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, has been under fire ever since she competed in the Miss USA pageant last month. Anti-gay marriage comments during the competition drew and, in the eyes of some observers, may have been what cost her that title. She wound up as runner-up to Miss North Carolina.

On Monday, Miss California officials said she could keep the title, pending final word expected Tuesday morning from Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA pageant.

Fans are wondering whether Trump will utter the phrase attached to him forever by the show, "The Apprentice": "You're fired!"

Under the headline, "Oops, She Did It Again!," TMZ has photos of Prejean topless.

"These pics," TMZ says, "were taken just last year -- meaning Carrie was the ripe ol' LEGAL age of 20."

In a radio interview, reports CBS News correspondent Bianca Solorzano, Prejean says that, when the gay marriage question put to her during the Miss USA competition, " I felt Satan was trying to tempt me with this question. But God was in my head and my heart saying, "Carrie, do not compromise this."

Co-executive director Keith Lewis said, "Up until now, we have just been riding along pretty much a passenger on this runaway train. As of today, that ends."

In the meantime, Solorzano points out, local officials in California are already embracing the embattled Prejean's runner-up, giving her some of the title-holder's official duties.


Trump says Miss California USA can retain crown

Donald Trump has said Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, (pray-ZHAHN'), can retain her crown.

Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, made the announcement Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York City.

Trump says the pageant has determined the photos are "fine."

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to make an announcement regarding Miss California USA Carrie Prejean (pray-ZHAHN').

Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, will make the announcement Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York City.

The 21-year-old Prejean failed to reveal before last month's Miss USA pageant that she had posed in her underwear as a teenager.

She also sparked controversy when she answered a judge's question by saying she believes marriage should be between only a man and a woman.



Monday, May 11, 2009

Who won Celebrity Apprentice ???

Who Won Celebrity Apprentice ???

Annie Duke and Joan Rivers made no secret of their dislike for each other and that made this finale of Celebrity Apprentice. Who did Donald Trump select as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice May 10, 2009?

The Celebrity Apprentice 2 (Apprentice 8) is the eighth installment of the United States version of the reality television series. This season started on March 1, 2009 and end with May 10, 2009. The Celebrity Apprentice 2 aired for two hours on Sundays at 9:00 Eastern time. This season officially started shooting on October 8, 2008. The season ended March 1st, 2009.

The Celebrity Apprentice Season 2 finale is ended night of 10, May 2009. Annie Duke and Joan Rivers are the two
people in the Celebrity Apprentice 2009 finale, one of them will be the winner. Most of the television viewers searching winner of the celebrity apprentice 2. Here Who won this show details.

In Celebrity Apprentice 2009, there certainly was no love lost between Annie Duke and the eventual winner, Joan Rivers. There was a lot of trash-talk between the two, and as many suspect these shows are partially scripted, there has to be some doubt as to how much hatred is really there. But if it's as much as it seems, it's a lot.

The finale centered around a fundraiser, and it's interesting that despite the fact that Joan Rivers only raised $150,830 and Annie Duke raised $465,725, Rivers was the 2009 Celebrity Apprentice Winner.

Simply put, money is important, but that's not all. Trump noted that Annie did a great job on charity integration. Joan won the other three criteria. Joan had better celebrities, better guest experience, and better Kodak integration. 3-2 win on the charity fundraiser.

In case you were wondering, Annie was playing for Refugees International. Joan Rivers was playing for God's Love We Deliver. Despite the fact that these celebrity reality shows always seem to bring out the worst in b-level celebrities, the in-fighting between Rivers and Duke probably very much helped the 2009 Celebrity Apprentice. The real winners: Trump, as he'll be back next year with another season, and of course, NBC.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Swine Flu virus - informations and precautions




U.S. Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection
(As of April 28, 2009, 11:00 AM ET)
State # of laboratory
confirmed cases
California 10 cases
Kansas 2 cases
New York City 45 cases
Ohio 1 case
Texas 6 cases
TOTAL COUNT 64 cases















The swine-flu virus continued its gradual global march on Tuesday, prompting countries to strengthen efforts to stem its spread, while President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.5 billion in supplementary spending to prepare for a possible swine-flu pandemic and installed the newly confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, to help lead the fight against the disease. In the U.S., the caseload rose to 67 across five states — 45 of them in New York City, where health officials are investigating two new possible outbreaks at city schools — with more virus samples awaiting laboratory confirmation. New Zealand and Israel confirmed their first cases, while Canada, the U.K. and Spain saw small upticks in their swine-flu caseloads.

Several countries tightened border controls and discouraged travel to affected areas — Cuba suspended all flights to and from Mexico — but the World Health Organization kept the pandemic alert level at Phase 4, still two phases below a full pandemic. Outside Mexico, the apparent epicenter of the A/H1N1 virus, there have been no deaths confirmed from the flu and relatively few hospitalizations, and health officials continued to preach the need for a calm response. "What we see in the United States, or have been seeing so far, has been milder," said Richard Besser, the acting director for the Centers for Disease Control.

WHO spokesman Peter Cordingley singled out air travel as an easy way the virus could spread, noting that the WHO estimates that up to 500,000 people are on planes at any time.

Governments in Asia — with potent memories of previous flu outbreaks — were especially cautious. Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines dusted off thermal scanners used in the 2003 SARS crisis and were checking for signs of fever among passengers from North America. South Korea, India and Indonesia also announced screening.

In Malaysia, health workers in face masks took the temperatures of passengers as they arrived on a flight from Los Angeles. China said anyone experiencing flu-like symptoms within two weeks of arrival had to report to authorities. China, Russia and Ukraine were among countries banning imports of pork and pork products from Mexico and three U.S. states that have reported swine flu cases, while other countries, such as Indonesia, banned all pork imports.

The CDC says people cannot get the flu by eating pork or pork products. Germany's leading vacation tour operators were skipping stops in Mexico City as a precaution. The Hannover-based TUI said trips through May 4 to Mexico City were being suspended, including those operated by TUI itself and through companies 1-2 Fly, Airtours, Berge & Meer, Grebeco and L'tur. Japan's largest tour agency, JTB Corp., suspended tours to Mexico through June 30. Russian travel agencies said about a third of those planning to travel to Mexico in early May had already canceled.
















What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

  • Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
  • If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

American Idol Top 7 : Adam Lambert- If I Can’t Have You

American Idol's disco night wasn't as much fun as it usually is; not even the usual wildy-creative Adam Lambert performance could save it. I think as we get closer to the end, the finalists are playing it safe instead of letting loose and going for it. Either that or they just really can't pick good songs. I mean, three Donna Summers songs?!

Adam Lambert's slowed-down, soulful "If I Can't Have You" was easily the best of the night--as Simon said, nobody's ever heard the song like that. It didn't give me goosebumps like some of his other performances, but it's one I'd watch again.

Kris Allen was next-best, taking an Adam-like risk with his guitar and folk art take on "She Works Hard for the Money." I didn't love it, but liked that he tried something different, and he definitely has charisma. Best part was it prompted Paula's comment about how much she loved that Kris went "shopping in the women's department."

Bee Gees If I Can’t Have You lyrics and song were written by the members of the group, Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. As sung by Yvonne Elliman, the song was immortalized in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, and as such takes its place among iconic hits of the disco era. The song was covered by Kim Wilde in 1993.

Now with the Adam Lambert If I Can’t Have You performance, the singer gave the song his characteristic emotionally intense delivery for which he has become known as much as the spirited rock star arena style performing which brings the audience to their feet. The tender side of the performer is equally mesmerizing as the singer dons slicked back hair and a suit, evoking an iconic Elvis Presley look. The Idol favorite can add this one to his strong of memorable performances alongside Steppenwolf Born to be Wild, Tears for Fears Mad World and the Smokey Robinson classic, Tracks of My Tears. The judges were all pleased. Randy Jackson told him he loves how he can “sing everything,” and declares that he has “got it majorly going on” and has a “hot one tonight.”

Kara Dioguardi calls the singer brilliant, and says that the Adam Lambert If I Can’t Have You is his ” most memorable performance,” and she goes on to note the emotional connection he has made with the song. Noting his look, she called it ‘Saturday Night Live meets Clark Kent’ although meaning to say ‘Saturday Night Fever.’

Paula Abdul cays he is “awesome” and can expect to be in the finals. She literally cried during the performance.

Simon Cowell says that he did something original, that they were not expecting. He says he has never heard the song sung that way before and that the Adam Lambert If I Can’t Have You arrangement is memorable.


Bee Gees If I Can’t Have You Lyrics

Don’t know why I’m surviving every lonely day
When there’s got to be no chance for me
My life would end and it doesn’t matter how I cry
My tears of love are a waste of time
If I turn away am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do

If I can’t have you, I don’t want nobody baby
If I can’t have you ah ah, I can’t have you
I don’t want nobody baby, if I can’t have you ah ah

Can’t let go and it doesn’t matter how I try
I gave it all so easily to you my love
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do


Sunday, April 19, 2009

Miss USA 2009 is Kristen Dalton of North Carolina



Miss USA 2009 is Kristen Dalton of North Carolina

Kristen Dalton, Miss North Carolina 2009, took home the Miss USA crown Sunday evening in Las Vegas, edging past Miss California Carrie Prejean and Miss Arizona, Alicia-Monique Blanco.

Dalton is part of a North Carolina pageant dynasty (we were surprised as you to learn that such a thing exists): Her mother was Miss North Carolina USA 1982 and her sister was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008.

Dalton, a blue-eyed blonde who studied psychology and Spanish at East Carolina University, hails from Wilmington and, according to the press release from the Miss USA organization, is a talented singer and dancer, though you wouldn't know it from the pageant, which, unlike Miss America, does not have a talent competition (although parading across a stage in a bikini designed by none other than esteemed tastemaker Jessica Simpson and gold high heels does require an abundance of balance, poise and at least two other things.


Kristen Dalton left for Las Vegas on April 2, armed with six bags of luggage, an iPod and her Bible. At 22, the reigning Miss N.C. USA, and former Miss Greater Wilmington 2006, is rehearsing from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily in preparation for the upcoming 58th Annual Miss USA competition.

Growing up with daily devotions and regular church attendance, Kristen knew pageants would be the perfect place to squash any negative opinions of rowdy pageant participants of the past.

"It feels really natural," Dalton said of her win. "I've worked so be here and this has been my lifelong dream and it's finally here. And whoever knew you could win in a turquoise gown?"

The 22-year-old blue eyed beauty from Wilmington is an aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer. Her mother was Miss North Carolina USA 1982 and her sister was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008.

Her current duties as Miss N.C. USA will keep Kristen busy as she works with the Miss Universe organization’s charitable alliances including Susan G. Komen for the Cure, The USO, Special Olympics, The American Cancer Society and speaking to youth audiences targeting issues such as peer pressure and perseverance. No stranger to hard work, Kristen is a financially independent college student by choice, and has worked at numerous jobs while attending ECU, at times employed at four different jobs at one time.

Sit Down, Shut Up: Pilot (series premiere)

Sit Down, Shut Up (series premiere)

Here is the new cartoon member “Sit Down, Shut Up”. This show depicts the lives and quirks of nine staffers at a high school in a small fishing town. This series shows that teachers have lives and personal problems too.


EP 1.1 Pilot

We are introduced to a group of teachers and staff at an elementary school and learn what really happens when the students go home. Knob Haven High School is facing a financial crisis and Acting Principal Sue Sezno has to either win a future football game in order to obtain donations from alumni or fire a faculty member. Meanwhile, Vice Principal Stuart Proszakian becomes addicted to pills that were confiscated from a student’s locker.


The problem with Fox's "Sit Down, Shut Up" isn't that it tries to be a meta-comedy that pokes fun at other animated series, riffing on characters' desire for catchphrases, the bleeping of dialogue and the challenge of being "hard to market." No, the problem is that the show just isn't funny.

It's one thing to make sly nods in the viewer's direction; it's another entirely to stock a series with characters named Miracle Grohe and Sue Sezno and expect people not to wince every time those heavy-handed puns slam home.

Writer and executive producer Mitchell Hurwitz is in the unenviable position of trying to follow his dazzling success with "Arrested Development," one of the best TV comedies in history. But that show had the benefit of stronger writing, editing and onscreen chemistry among the leads, and though it's possible to tighten punch lines or transitions over time, the characters on "Sit Down" will never resonate as anything other than caricatures -- crude placeholders for actual comedians.

Mixing animated protagonists with live-action backdrops, the series feels loose and undefined, like a moderately amusing short that inexplicably has been turned into a show.

"Sit Down" -- based on a short-lived (and fully live-action) Australian sitcom from 2000 -- revolves around the faculty and staff of Knob Haven High School, most of whom blandly dislike the students and spend their days caught up in their own problems: The coach has a crush on the science teacher, the drama teacher is bisexual, the German teacher is homeless and hooked on porn, etc. Jason Bateman voices the coach, Larry Littlejunk, whose name is funny once if you're 17, funny twice if you're high and lamented by anyone wanting to see real comedy.

The entire series is that overt. Every joke is telegraphed a mile off or just plain flat, especially the attempts to break the fourth wall. For instance, Larry reminisces about a time Miracle (Kristin Chenoweth) went topless, and he repeatedly asks for a flashback.

Among major cast members, only Will Forte ("Saturday Night Live") manages to land a couple of actual laughs. His delivery breaks through the dully drawn scenes and uninvolving characters, if only for a moment.