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Super Bowl XLII NY Giants Greatest Drive In Super Bowl History
2012-01-30 22:20:00 It?s not often one get the chance to witness history in the making but the third-deck 50-yard line seat at Super Bowl XLII, NY Giants vs. New England Patriots in Glendale, Arizona, presented just that. Why do I call this final drive by the Giants to win ?The Greatest Drive In Super Bowl History ?? For (Read More...)
NFL Super Bowl XLVI Preview #superbowl
2012-01-30 22:01:00 The National Football League is pulling out all of the stops for Super Bowl XLVI, starting with the promoted Twitter hashtag #superbowl, and even sponsors like Audi giving a preview of its commercials for Super Bowl Sunday. Our own David Squires has his preview: Super Bowl XLVI Preview . And NFL Media has this Super Bowl (Read More...) More About: Superbowl
Oakland News: Robberies, Restaurant Week, Occupy Oakland
2012-01-30 21:28:00 You can take this Oakland news in whatever order, but this blogger’ presenting Robberies, Restaurant Week , and Occupy Oakland, and other news. First, let’s start with the other news. Cafe 817 Opens Again 17 years ago, in 1995, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the then-new Cafe 817, on 817 Washington Street, (Read More...) More About: News
Santorum?s Daughter Doing Better
2012-01-30 21:14:00 Your Ad Here There was speculation whether or not Rick Santorum would be dropping out of the race after it became very publicized that his daughter, Isabella “Bella”, became very sick. USA Today and other sources say that she is recovering from pneumonia and is doing much better now. His daughter Bella is three years (Read More...)
Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Party February 26th
2012-01-30 20:31:00 This is the other reason to get excited about the Academy Awards , other than that Billy Crystal is the host: the Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Party . This will be the fourth year this blogger has attended the amazing event, and here’s a few of my now classic videos from Norby Waters and Ed Lozzi’s (Read More...)
Women?s Professional Soccer 2012 Season Killed
2012-01-30 19:28:00 A new bit of bad news, the 2012 Women ’s Professional Soccer season has been terminated. In fact, the news is so new, the WPS website webmaster didn’t get the memo, because the ad in your face reads “2012 WPS Tickets Now On Sale.” But one click on the link with the title “news” reveals this: (Read More...) More About: Season , Sullivan
US Women?s Soccer Team Qualifies For London Olympics
2012-01-30 18:56:00 Congratulations to our US Women ’s Soccer Team , which earned qualification for the London Olympic games in fine fashion over the weekend. The contest that sealed the deal was the Friday night 3-0 win over Costa Rica, and you can thank super star (no, let’s get that title right) Super Star GoalKeeper Hope Solo for that (Read More...) More About: Olympics
Super Bowl XLVI Preview: New England Patriots vs New York Giants
2012-01-30 18:52:00 One dropped touchdown pass followed by one missed 32 yard field goal and two fumbles on punt returns?this could be an entirely different Super Bowl . That?s all irrelevant now as we have a re-match from the 2008 Super Bowl in which the unbeaten Patriots were chasing perfection but despite being a 12 point underdog the (Read More...) More About: England , New York , New England Patriots , Preview
SAG Awards, Viola Davis, The Help, Dominate Twitter
2012-01-30 05:01:00 Like the Academy Awards Nominations last Tuesday morning, which dominated Twitter , the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards is doing exactly the same this evening. As many as seven of the Twitter Top Trends were connected to people and activities at this evening’s Screen Actor’s Guild Awards (SAG) ceremony, and with actress Viola Davis and her movie (Read More...)
Was Arizona Gov Jan Brewer Drunk While Pointing Finger In Obama?s Face?
2012-01-29 06:22:00 Two days ago, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer shocked the World by showing just how little class and dignity she has when she greeted U.S. President Barack Obama on the tarmac at Phoenix International Airport. Brewer just had to tell Obama she wasn’t sorry for the way she portrayed a conversation they had at The White (Read More...) More About: Drunk , Face
Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich
2012-01-29 05:47:00 Herman Cain , who’s departure from the GOP Presidential Race was most unfortunate given that some of the sexual harassment claims he faced suddenly surfaced after his political star brightened, did today what was no surprise to this political observer: gave his endorsement to Newt Gingrich as the GOP nominee for President. It was no surprise (Read More...) More About: Sister
Occupy Oakland: Protestors And Police Gather For Viral Video Shoot
2012-01-29 04:50:00 Frankly, this blogger’s not sure what the value of these Occupy Oakland protests are, except as yet another viral video opportunity for protestors armed with cameras, camcorders, and camcorder-equipped smartphones. No, I wasn’t in on the action. Why the hell would I want to stand near police, many of which represent the City Of Oakland (Read More...) More About: Video , Viral , Police
On Pastor Rob Bell And The Existence Of Hell
2012-01-28 21:21:00 I happened upon an article in TIME Magazine about 42-year-old Pastor Rob Bell and the idea that Hell may not exist, while watching the Lakers v. Hornets NBA Playoff Game. (The kind of thing I do after a big Easter Sunday meal with my Mom and Godparents ? have a mix of the entertaining and (Read More...) More About: Rob Bell
Heidi Klum Divorces Seal
2012-01-28 19:26:00 Your Ad Here The celebrity divorces just keep on coming, but this one came out of left field for most of us who thought that Seal and Heidi Klum had a perfectly healthy marriage. The duo has four children so that could ensue a potential battle. Klum had her first divorce from her stylist Ric (Read More...) More About: Divorces
Ron Paul Speech Part 1-4
2012-01-28 19:17:00 Here are the first four parts that have been uploaded so far from Ron Paul ’s speech January 27 in Bangor, Maine. Filmed on my flip cam: More About: Part
The Mitt and Newt Show
2012-01-27 20:19:00 Your Ad Here Last night CNN made the mistake of letting Wolf Blitzer moderate the debate. It goes much better when John King or Anderson Cooper moderate. Last night was the Mitt and Newt show. The two just bantered back and forth about personal problems, their finances and personal things between the two of them. (Read More...) More About: Show , Ron Paul , Mitt Romney
Ron Paul Comes to Bangor, Maine
2012-01-27 19:27:00 Your Ad Here I woke up at 7 a.m. and went to the Brick Church in downtown Bangor, Maine with my boyfriend, roommate and some friends. There were over 200 people there (and some dogs as well). We watched as his wife and grand daughter sat down and then a huge applause and standing happened (Read More...) More About: Ron Paul , Paul
Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup St. Moritz Super-Combined
2012-01-27 18:44:00 Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn has done it again, this time winning the World Cup super-combined event today, Friday. According to the USA Today, Vonn extended her lead over second-place-finisher Tina Maze by 302 points. Vonn has been on a massive rampaging skiing tear since her announced divorce from husband Thomas Vonn. She has seven World (Read More...) More About: Super
Oakland Restaurant Week Ends Sunday, Video Has Almost No Blacks
2012-01-27 16:52:00 This week is Oakland Restaurant Week , where a number of eateries around out town feature $30 dinner offerings – from reports, the participating places are “slammed.” For a good list of participating places, visit http://visitoakland.org/restaurantweek201 2.cfm? Or just watch this video that someone with Visit Oakland managed to make with almost NO black folks in it. (Read More...) More About: Video , Sunday
?Welcome Back Kotter? ?Epstein? Actor Robert Hegyes Passes at 60
2012-01-27 16:35:00 This is sad news for any fan of the shows Welcome Back Kotter and Cagney and Lacey: veteran actor Robert Hegyes passed away at the age of 60, and due to an apparent heart attack. He first hit the American Zeitgeist with his character Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein, a Puerto Rican-Jew, on (Read More...)
Hollywood And Social Media ? Zennie Abraham On Tonya Hall Show 8 AM PST
2012-01-27 10:06:00 This blogger, me, or Zennie Abraham, will be on The Tonya Hall Show yapping about my new favorite topic: Hollywood and Social Media . If you’ve never heard of The Tonya Hall Show, it’s a popular and fast-rising radio program exclusively devoted to social media. I’m losing count, but if memory serves, this will be my (Read More...)
Jeff Fluhr?s New Startup Spreecast.com
2012-01-26 23:12:00 Jeff Fluhr’s a Bay Area entrepreneur and friend who is best known for his first big startup StubHub.com, of which my company Sports Business Simulations, was one of its first and best affiliates. Now, Mr. Fluhr’s launched another new startup that has promise: Spreecast.com. The idea of Spreecast.com is to promote video-based conversations between people. (Read More...) More About: Startup
Joel Young: Judge Grants Oakland?s Jason Overman?s Restraining Order
2012-01-25 17:59:00 Oakland AC Transit Board Member Joel Young is in hot water again, as an Alameda County Superior Court Judge just granted a restraining order filed on Monday against him and by Oakland City Council Aide Jason Overman. All of this stems from an incident at Make Westing Bar at Telegraph and 18th Avenue in Oakland’s (Read More...) More About: Oakland , Grants
Tess Taylor Still Pretty Wild
2012-01-25 17:38:00 Even though E! decided not to pick up a second season of Pretty Wild Tess Taylor has still remained a pretty wild girl. As we can remember in the series which aired in 2010 – Alexis Neiers was part of the Bling Ring scandal and a lot of media coverage focused on that. Alexis went (Read More...)
Do the Colts Control the Great Quarterback Game of Luck?
2012-01-25 15:11:00 The Indianapolis Colts have a big decision to make, a decision that could not only affect the future of their own franchise but that of others. The only reason the Colts must decide if Peyton Manning will continue to lead their team from the quarterback position remains purely due to his health. Manning has had (Read More...) More About: Seattle Seahawks , Great , Cleveland Browns , Game , Control
President Obama?s Nationalist State Of The Union Speech
2012-01-25 11:01:00 President Obama ’s State Of The Union Speech was an address that, like the one last month in Kansas, was focused on restoring America’s Economy via not just government investment, but taxes on trade, too. In total, it was a nationalist SOTU, one that called for “nation building” in America, and for Americans of all political (Read More...) More About: President , State of the Union
Oakland Mayor Quan Press Conference On Budget And Redevelopment 2012
2012-01-25 08:37:00 The City of Oakland ’s in a bad spot, and this blogger’s not sure if many people in Oakland understand exactly what’s going on. That’s why it’s important to look at the entire 31 minute press conference featuring Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, and then the two “sidebar” videos that are posted below. Oakland is faced with (Read More...) More About: Press , Press Conference , Redevelopment , Budget
Not Easy to be a Baltimore Ravens Fan
2012-01-25 04:28:00 It is not easy being a Ravens fan. I am a diehard fan, I watch every game, I listen to Baltimore sports radio and I read about them online. My friends and family know about my purple passion, I wear my heart on my sleeve, I support them through thick and thin and I will (Read More...) More About: Baltimore Ravens , L Game , Ray Lewis
NY Times, Washington Post Show Ecuador President Correa?s Corruption
2012-01-24 19:59:00 For those who romanticized Ecuador as a fair, democratic country with solid “freedom of the press” laws, much like America, it’s time to wake up. As I have explained in blog posts and video like this one… Ecuador is a corrupt country, where press freedom is nothing more than fantasy. See these excerpts from both (Read More...) More About: President , Washington , Washington Post , Show
Academy Awards Nominations Announcement Dominates Twitter
More articles from this author:2012-01-24 15:43:00 For the first time in the history of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it has a non-Academy Awards night event that has dominated the Twitter Top Trend list. That happened, and is happening, this morning at just after 6 AM PST, as the Academy Awards Nominations Announcement resulted in as many as (Read More...) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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