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Moderate Earthquake Shakes SF BAY AREA
2007-10-30 23:03:47
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and struck shortly after 8 p.m., about five miles northeast of Alum Rock and nine miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Service. Basically RIGHT BELOW MY HOUSE....Ten aftershocks with magnitudes of 1.3 to 1.8 were reported by 8:45 p.m.It was raining DVD's for approximately 6 seconds, minutes as these things go....Water pipe broke and all of the TV's were moved far enough for them to become unplugged from the walls...See DATA HEREAnd another HERE.Outside there is buckling in the driveway...California, It's not for EVERYONE....Aftershocks anyone?
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Parton sings Porter Wagoner to Death...
2007-10-30 22:54:54
Dolly Parton said she was there with his family, sang for him and prayed with him."It felt good that I had the opportunity to say goodbye properly," Parton said.Wagoner had a streak of hits in the 1960s and '70s, and enjoyed a comeback in recent months with a new album.To many longtime fans, though, he may be best remembered for his sparkly rhinestone suits and for singing with Dolly on his TV show from 1967 to 1974.Dolly Parton said Monday she feels like a part of her died along with her old duet partner, Porter Wagoner. But she said she was grateful that she was able to spend a few final hours with the man who launched her career before he succumbed to cancer Sunday. "Part of him will always live through me and my music as he was my first big break," Parton said.
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Apple Terminates 800 Employees
2007-10-30 22:33:44
If you had been an Apple employee for more than a year prior to the launch of the iPhone, you get a free iPhone. Then came that nice $100 rebate for early adopters, which you may have found out you could get away with redeeming. Seems like a great deal, a free iPhone and $100 worth of credit, just for showing up to work... Well, if you took advantage of that rebate, you won’t have to worry about showing up for work anymore.Apple, it seems, called these people CROOKS and has removed them from the payroll...
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I have "FAITH" this will "SUCK"...
2007-10-30 22:23:02
Lynne Spears to write Redneck Parenting GuideBritney Spears' mother Lynne has signed a deal to write a tell-all book about life as a celebrity mother.The 52-year-old was previously rumored to be spilling the beans on her troubled daughter's rise and fall from the limelight in an autobiography -- but a statement from Christian publisher Thomas Nelson insists it will focus purely on her skills as a mom.A spokesman for Thomas Nelson confirms, "We've signed her to a deal. "It's a parenting book that's going to have faith elements to it. I don't think it's totally been written yet."The tome is titled "Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World," and has been touted as "Lynne Spears' personal story of raising high-profile children while coming from a low-profile Louisiana community." Ironically, Lynne's parenting of the 25-year-old star has been heavily criticized in recent months, most recently by comedienne Roseanne Barr, who blasted her for failing ...
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Set the Tivo
2007-10-30 22:19:01
Lindsay Lohan's family has signed up to star in their own reality TV show.The Osbournes-style program will mainly feature Dina Lohan and her singer/actress daughter Ali, but Lindsay will be making a few cameo appearances.Filming for the series, which will be shown on E!, is set to begin Oct. 30 in New York. Dina Lohan will be at the center of the action and will serve as executive producer. The show will also follow the Lohan matriarch as she attempts to manage other performers' careers.She tells People, "It's about what I do, how you can be successful, and be a single mom and fulfilling your kids' dreams."It won't just be following my family around like other shows. It'll show me cultivating careers, going to soccer practice. Ali going to school and in the studio. It'll encompass everything. Lindsay is a family member and will lend a helping hand if Ali asks her, when she's in the recording studio. We just want it to be real."
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Sir Mick Engaged...?
2007-10-30 22:15:55
Sir Mick Jagger has sparked reports of an engagement to his longtime girlfriend L'Wren Scott, after the former model was seen showing off a diamond-and-sapphire sparkler on her ring finger at an Indian music festival over the weekend.The Rolling Stone rocker, 64, was in Rajasthan for a folk festival when his dark-haired girlfriend was spotted flaunting the striking piece of jewelry.But Jagger has continuously dismissed rumors of a wedding to his lover of five years, after his previous two marriages -- to models Bianca Perez Morena de Macias and Jerry Hall -- both ended in divorce.
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Britney: The Court Order
2007-10-30 22:11:35
Commissioner Scott Gordon gave Spears three visits with her children per week; two from 12:00 Noon to 7:00 PM and one overnight visit. The visits will be monitored.Spears and K-Fed are ordered to figure out holiday schedules with the kids.Britney must submit evidence that she childproofed her pool area by Friday.Parenting Coach Assessment:"during all three of my visits, Ms. Spears rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play.""It seems that [Britney's] choices are dependent more upon what she wants to do at any given time rather than what would be more enjoyable for the children." "a lack of general attention at times" but there was nothing she would characterize as "abusive in a traditional sense."The problem is that unless Ms. Spears realizes the consequences of her behavior and the impact that it has [on] her children, nothing is going to be successful."Read the judge's order
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The Sixth Extinction is Upon Us
2007-10-30 09:06:49
A dire warning has been issued to humankind...Following a 5 year study by the UN Environment Programme over 1500 international scientists agreed that major threats to the planet, including climate change and population has put humanity at risk.UNEP's report, 'Global Environment: Environment for Development" describes changes in the planet’s global atmosphere, land, water and biodiversity.The UNEP warns that humanity currently exists beyond its means; of inequalities in development and consumption.This crisis includes not just climate change, extinction rates and hunger, but other problems driven by growing human numbers, the rising consumption of the rich and the desperation of the poor.many articles HEREthe Full Report can be found HEREpdf is HERESixth Extinction info HERE...we really blew it
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Sex ban on the Airbus
2007-10-29 18:51:50
“So they’ll sell you a double bed, and give you privacy and endless champagne — and then say you can’t do what comes naturally?” asked Tony, a vigorous 76. “Seems a bit strange.”The lowdown on Singapore Airlines' 'no sex' rules for the double bed suites...is HERE
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