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Ecuador?s Corrupt Court Confirms $18 Billion Award Against Chevron - Steven
2012-01-04 22:58:00 In an action that comes as no surprise to anyone, an Ecuador appeals court confirmed the decision by Ecuador to award an $18 billion damage award to Ecuador. Ecuador’s court, long accused of bribery and beset with scandal, would not dream of going against the wishes of that country’s President Rafael Correa. Consider that President (Read More...) More About: Chevron , Award
Baltimore Ravens Crowned AFC North Champions
2012-01-04 14:21:00 After pulling off an undefeated season at home, the Ravens needed to win the last road game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals to secure a home playoff game. The game started off on a high note when RB Rice Ray scored a 70 yard touchdown in the 1st quarter. He scored another 51 (Read More...) More About: North , Champions , Baltimore , Baltimore Ravens
Cenk Uygur On Current TV?s Iowa Caucus Coverage: Says ?Uh? Too Much
2012-01-04 12:09:00 Proud to see YouTuber Cenk Uygur from The Young Turks Show finally make it to the TV screen as he’s tried to do for several years now. His efforts first landed him on MSNBC, but Cenk’s tendency to beat-up some of his guests turned Washington DC against him, and eventually MSNBC President Phil Griffin felt (Read More...) More About: Al Gore , Current , Iowa , Keith Olbermann , Iowa Caucus
Brandi Glanville Of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Screws LeAnn Rimes - B
2012-01-04 04:29:00 According to a number of sources, Brandi Glanville of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills is some kind of mess. She managed to get married in what she called a “fake” wedding, saying that she’s a “little nutty,” and reportedly slept with her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian just to upset LeAnn Rimes. If you remember it (Read More...) More About: Entertainment , Leann Rimes
Ron Paul Takes An Early Lead in Iowa
2012-01-04 02:37:00 The Iowa Caucus may be in its early stages, but Ron Paul is currently in the lead according to CNN. Here is a screen shot: Although it is only the beginning it is a clear lead for Ron Paul – predictions are that Bachmann will drop out after Iowa and that Ron Paul will win (Read More...) More About: Early
Colts Should Keep Peyton Manning, Get Robert Griffin III In 2012 NFL Draft
2012-01-04 00:04:00 The Indianapolis Colts have been plugged in as the automatic next stop for Stanford Quarterback Andrew Luck. But that’s OK only if Baylor Quarterback Robert Griffin III elects to remain not in the 2012 NFL Draft . If Robert Griffin III, or RG3, comes out for the 2012 NFL Draft, he, not Luck, should be the (Read More...) More About: Peyton Manning
Stephen G. Bloom Angers Iowa Over Atlantic Article
2012-01-03 22:19:00 Want to piss off a whole state of people on the eve of a big media day? Do what University of Iowa Professor Steve Bloom did, and write an article called “Observations From 20 Years of Iowa Life” that basically paints the state of Iowa as old, poor, undereducated, culture-challenged, backwoods, alcoholic, and white. The (Read More...) More About: Article
Iowa Caucus Today; GOP?s First Test
2012-01-03 20:40:00 The Iowa Caucus is today and marks the first test of the Republican, or if you like GOP, Presidential Candidates. But just was is the Iowa Caucus ? The Iowa Caucus is a gathering of tribes, essentially. In fact, the word “caucus” comes from the Native American term for just that: a gathering of tribes. There (Read More...) More About: Today , Test
Sugar Bowl, School Closings, Rose Bowl, Johnny Weir Top Trends
2012-01-03 19:32:00 Today’s trends: Sugar Bowl, School Closings, Rose Bowl, Johnny Weir, and more. The Sugar Bowl’s today and pits the The Michigan Wolverines and Virginia Tech Hokies in a game that VaTech sure needs to win to give a campus still reeling from an attack by a lone gun man a month ago. The Sugar Bowl (Read More...) More About: Trends , Rose Bowl
Stanford Misses Field Goals, Loses Fiesta Bowl In Biggest Choke In Sports H
2012-01-03 07:10:00 Awful. Disappointing. Deflating. Some of the adjectives you could use to describe what has to be the biggest choke in sports history. Tied 38-all with just 3 seconds left, Stanford ’s kicker, the redshirt freshman Jordan Williamson, hooked a sure-fire 35-yard field goal wide left. If he hit it, Stanford would have won the 2012 Fiesta (Read More...) More About: Sports , Goals
Oregon Wins Rose Bowl, Bill Polian Fired By Colts - And Andrew Luck May Not
2012-01-03 03:32:00 Happy New Year! These two news items may seem unrelated, but actually they are in the mind of this blogger. As I was watching the 2012 Rose Bowl (where Oregon beat Wisconsin 45 to 38) at The Brickyard In San Francisco (a great place immortalized in a series of YouTube videos I made) a ‘news (Read More...) More About: Fired , Andrew , Rose Bowl
Katy Perry Wasn?t Ready For Kids
2012-01-01 23:26:00 Your Ad Here According to the Daily Mail it was Katy Perry who was not ready to settle down and start a family. And they seem pretty legitimate since they have the divorce paperwork: Apparently Katy Perry was too caught up in being famous and being Katy Perry and she wasn’t ready to settle down, (Read More...) More About: Kids
A Very New England Victory
2012-01-01 22:21:00 Your Ad Here The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills in today’s game. The score was 49 – 21, which is incredible for the Pats and could definitely help them inch closer to being in the Super Bowl this year! What a great way for the Patriots to ring in the New Year. This (Read More...) More About: Victory
Katy Perry?s Divorce
2012-01-01 04:26:00 Your Ad Here So, this is my third blog post about Katy Perry . The first one I said that her and Russell Brand weren’t getting divorced, the second I announced that Russell Brand would be divorcing Katy Perry and in this post I am going to be reporting that TMZ and other sources (although TMZ (Read More...) More About: Divorce
Goals for 2012
2011-12-31 20:33:00 Everyone has the same Facebook status every year: “NEW YEAR, NEW ME!” That’s annoying. Instead of doing that or making resolutions that probably won’t be kept it is good to make some goals. Here is the video where I talk about some of my goals for the upcoming year. More About: Goals
Who willl win the Iowa Caucus?
2011-12-31 18:46:00 Your Ad Here The Iowa Caucus is on January 3, 2012 (Tuesday), and although it is a caucus and not a primary it is still important. Caucuses are really important for the media to see how a candidate is doing, and this year it will be very important to see who wins Iowa. Watching CNN (Read More...) More About: Iowa Caucus
Russell Brand Divorces Katy Perry
2011-12-31 05:05:00 Earlier today I posted a blog post saying that TMZ reported not to worry that Katy Perry and Russell Brand would not be getting divorced. On IMDB.com there is an article linking to People Magazine online which has informed the public that Russell Brand is going to be filing for divorce. This is what it (Read More...) More About: Divorces
Ron Paul Celebrity Endorsements
2011-12-30 21:04:00 Ron Paul has been endorsed by some celebrities – one of them being American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson. Fox News reported that when she announced she was endorsing Dr. Paul she lost some fans, but she also gained a lot of fans: “”I love Ron Paul,? Clarkson tweeted Wednesday night.. ?I liked him a lot (Read More...) More About: Celebrity , Ron Paul
Katy Perry and Russell Brand
2011-12-30 19:29:00 Your Ad Here The married couple, Katy Perry and Russell Brand , have both been seen separately and both were not wearing their wedding rings. This has caused speculation from various news sources that the two may be headed toward a split, but TMZ reassures everyone that the duo are not headed for a divorce: “One (Read More...)
Top 5 Reasons Bachmann Should Quit
2011-12-30 18:59:00 Your Ad Here Michele Bachmann should quit. I have put together the top five reasons that I personally believe that Bachmann should just drop out of the race. These are in no particular order of importance. 1) Her Iowa Campaign Adviser left her for Ron Paul. She claims that the Ron Paul campaign offered Kent (Read More...) More About: Reasons
Yvette Prieto: Michael Jordan Engaged To Hot Cuban-American Model
2011-12-30 11:04:00 Well, Yvette Prieto was so sold on Air Jordan , she dated Michael Jordan. Now, she’s about to become Mrs. Michael Jordan. The 48-year-old NBA and Chicago Bulls legend proposed to his 32-year-old girlfriend of three years on Christmas Day, according to a widely quoted spokesperson for Jordan. This is Mr. Jordan’s second marriage, after his (Read More...) More About: Engaged , Model , American
Sanjiv Handa Memorial Saturday, 11 AM In Fremont, CA - Chapel of the Angels
2011-12-30 09:25:00 East Bay News Service journalist and friend Sanjiv Handa passed away due to causes not yet officially known on Tuesday. His family is holding a memorial service this Saturday morning at 11 AM. Here’s the location: Chapel of the Angels 40842 Fremont Boulevard (just South of Grimmer) Fremont, California 94538 (510) 656-1226 I also understand (Read More...) More About: Oakland
Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods Former Mistress, Five Months Pregnant!
2011-12-29 09:43:00 Congratulations to Nightclub Exec Rachel Uchitel, who has quickly and successfully parlayed her controversial relationship with The World’s Greatest Golfer and the scandal that resulted from it and the other 15 or so extra-marital relationships Woods had, into a new career as a true celebrity. Uchitel – who was the first woman to have been (Read More...) More About: Tiger Woods , Pregnant
Cal Loses Bridgepoint Holiday Bowl To Texas 21-10 - Texas Defense Holds Cal
2011-12-29 06:22:00 The 2011 Bridgepoint (?) Holiday Bowl from San Diego started off as a defensive battle for both the California Golden Bears and The Texas Longhorns, and ended with the Texas Defense causing Texas to prevail 21 to 10. It’s a generally accepted view that you can’t win a game by turning the ball over more (Read More...) More About: College Football
$206 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won In Long Island, NY - Second Ticket W
2011-12-29 03:54:00 Did you win the $206 Million Mega Millions Jackpot from a ticket issued at a place called King Kullen in Middle Island , Long Island ? According to The New York Daily News, someone bought a lottery ticket with the number 23, 32, 33, 39, 43, and with the ?Mega Ball? 8 drawn too. And apparently that’s (Read More...)
Sanjiv Handa: In His Absence, Celebrate Caring About Oakland - Oakland Jour
2011-12-28 21:12:00 Sanjiv Handa, RP? Still can’t believe it. It’s a good idea to blog to get out of my head the idea that in my reality Sanjiv Handa, Oakland ’s Gargoyle – head of the East Bay News Service, expert on Oakland Government, gossip about Oakland’s elected officials, and source of intel on the next local government (Read More...) More About: Celebrate
is a recall of Oakland Mayor Quan divisive and harmful
2011-12-28 00:41:00 Re: A Recall is Divisive and Harmful As you may know, the Greens have not yet taken a position on this recall effort. As far as I know, we are the only group to invite both sides to come and speak to one of our meetings. And as many remember, we did advise voting for (Read More...) More About: Oakland
Is A Recall Of Mayor Quan Divisive And Harmful?
2011-12-28 00:41:00 Re: A Recall is Divisive and Harmful As you may know, the Greens have not yet taken a position on this recall effort. As far as I know, we are the only group to invite both sides to come and speak to one of our meetings. And as many remember, we did advise voting for (Read More...) More About: Oakland
What Is The Cure For An S-Curving Back, Or Scoliosis?
2011-12-27 21:10:00 Taking a bit of left-turn from my normal pattern of blogging, today I have an issue with what appears to be an “s-curving” back that makes my body look like it’s literally bent out of shape. It started as soon as I woke up and got out of bed; it’s still with me. And it (Read More...) More About: Back , The Cure
Gary Johnson: Libertarian Candidate
More articles from this author:2011-12-27 20:53:00 Gary Johnson dropped out of the Republican race and is now going to be running as a Libertarian Candidate, which is funny, because Ron Paul is the most libertarian person running right now – but he is running as a Republican. Ron Paul also said in a newsletter early in the campaign that if he (Read More...) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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