Archive for the ‘News and Current Events’ Category
Disney to Acquire Marvel for $4 Billion
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events on August 31st, 2009
We all know what Disney is and of course Marvel… you know, x-men, spiderman and other super heroes.. well, here’s the top story of today… The Walt Disney Company has announced it will acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction worth 4 billion dollars.
Yes, sir!
Michael Jackson’s Death a Homicide
Posted by: admin in Current Events, News and Current Events, Scandal and Controversy, Showbiz and Entertainment on August 25th, 2009
Michael Jackson’s Death Ruled a Homicide – MJ Had Lethal Levels of Propofol.
The Los Angeles coroner’s office ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide and an unsealed warrant said the singer had a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in his body when he died, the Associated Press reports.
Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, told officers that he was treating the singer for insomnia for about six weeks and had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of propofol every night intravenously, according to the search warrant affidavit, which was obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events, Scandal and Controversy, Showbiz and Entertainment on June 30th, 2009
Ever since Michael Jackson’s death there have been many people searching about michael..Of course! But the weird part of it is that, some are searching for Michael Jackson Death Photos… And now, I noticed that the trends are getting hot for “Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo”.
Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo
As of this writing the demand for search queries or a Michael Jackson Autopsy pictures are high. Here are other related searches about Michael Jackson’s death.:
King of Pop, Michael Jackson Dead at 50
Posted by: admin in Current Events, News and Current Events, Showbiz and Entertainment on June 25th, 2009
The legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson died Thursday in his Los Angeles home. According to reports, Michael Jackson died of a cardiac arrest, which is ironic since his promoters said that Michael Jackson passed a long and hard of series of health test because he is getting ready for a series of concert in Europe, particularly in London. He was suppose to have a series of comeback concerts.
The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told the newspaper.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital as word of his death spread. The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson’s rented home, was roped off with police tape.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” a woman boarding a Manhattan bus called out shortly after the news was announced. Immediately many riders reached for their cell phones.
News from:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31552029/ns/entertainment-music/
Other news sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/en_nm/us_jackson
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-reportedly-dead-at-50/
See? Big news source eh? This is official!
Sad Day…
Michael Jackson Dead at 50… The King of Pop is no more!
National Donut Day 2009
Posted by: admin in Holiday, News and Current Events on June 5th, 2009
National Donut Day! Yes, there is such a thing! I’m not making it up…
National Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a “donut”) — an edible, ring-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day. In 2009, both independent doughnut shops[1] and large national franchises offered free doughnuts in the United States.
Here’s some links (good read) for some information about National Donut Day 2009… Not just links but what’s really happening out there today, the National Donut Day!
Air France Crash Update: Missing Black Box
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events on June 3rd, 2009
Here’s an update on the AirFrance Air France (although I have no prior post, and this is an update).. Authorities are now searching for the missing black box.. And it’s nowhere to be found…
Three Brazilian navy vessels were dispatched early Wednesday to the wreckage site of the Air France flight 447 after it crashed into the Atlantic on Sunday night after taking off from Rio de Janeiro destined to Paris.
The plane, carrying 228 people, lost contact with ground controllers after leaving Rio de Janeiro for Paris on Sunday night. The crew made no distress call before the crash, but the plane’s system sent an automatic message just before it disappeared, reporting lost cabin pressure and electrical failure.
Rockstar Meatloaf and Pearl Aday Don’t Forget the Lyrics..
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events on May 22nd, 2009
“He’ll do anything for love, but will special guest Meat Loaf lock in the correct lyrics?” Fox wonders. Special guest Loaf is joined by his daughter Pearl Aday to compete, with prize money going to the Painted Turtle camp, one of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall camps for seriously ill children.
Well, I just have to copy that one, since I notice that many are searching and wondring what’s up with the singer Meatloaf and his daughter Pearl Aday..
So what is up? Here’s the news..
Cavs vs Magic Game Series
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events on May 20th, 2009
Cavs Magic. I was browing the web looking for stuff to talk about when I saw this Cavs Magic words. I though, hey, what’s that? Some awesome magic trick about Cavs.. and what is Cavs anyway.. Then a little searching still, found out that it was all about basketball! Geesh! How unsporty am i!?
Since you’re here looking for stories about Cavaliers vs. Magic, I’m going to give you some Cavs vs Magic actions
Here’s what I found:
Rapper Dolla reportedly Shot, Dead
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events on May 19th, 2009
Roderick Anthony Burton II (November 25, 1987[1] – May 18, 2009) better known by his stage name Dolla, was an American rapper.
Rapper Dolla reportedly Shot, Dead
Dolla signed to Akon’s Konvict Muzik label in May 2007, after creating a buzz throughout Atlanta [2]. He made his debut with the single “Who the Fuck Is That?”. His song, “Feelin’ Myself”, is featured on the Step Up soundtrack. The song “Feelin’ Myself,” was a “bite” of the Mac Dre song of the same name. He also was a member of the Hip hop group Da Razkalz Cru, under the name Bucklyte. Dolla is represented by the Sue Vannasing Company based out of Los Angeles, CA. He followed his debut single up with a second single “I’m Fucked Up” in the summer of 2008. A third single, entitled “Make a Toast,” was then officially released on November 4, 2008.
Rapper Dolla reportedly shot, killed outside LA shopping mall
The Los Angeles Times reports that Atlanta-based rapper Dolla (né Anthony Burton II) was shot and killed outside of Los Angeles’ Beverly Center shopping …
TI Talks About Dolla (Murdered today in Los Angeles)
Rapper Dolla was murdered today in Los Angeles at the Beverly Center. Below is a video Dolla posted on his YouTube account of rapper TI (who is going to …
Rapper shot dead at Los Angeles shopping mall
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Up-and-coming rap artist Dolla has been shot dead outside a landmark Los Angeles shopping mall, friends and family of the slain musician …
I’m also not saying that students who focus less on dolla bills have discovered an infallible recipe to bliss. Rather, my point is this—if students adopt
Maureen Dowd Borrowed, Copy Words, Plagiarism
Posted by: admin in News and Current Events, Scandal and Controversy on May 18th, 2009
Maureen Dowd Borrowed, Copy Words, Plagiarism… so what?! People do this all the time (bloggers most specially)… Of course, when we’re talking about big time columnist for the Times and has won a world renowned Pulitzer prize, Plagiarism really do seems like a very big crime.
I still say, it’s should be that big a deal… me as a blogger do this all the time..
Who is Maureen Dowd?
See this one? I am going to ‘borrow’ text from Wikipedia… After scanning her page, so… she is the one who did the series of article about the Monica Lewinsky Scandal! Remember the intern?!
Maureen Dowd (born January 14, 1952) is a Washington D.C.-based columnist for The New York Times.[1][2] She has worked for the Times since 1983, when she joined as a metropolitan reporter. In 1999, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her series of columns on the Monica Lewinsky scandal
Maureen Dowd’s Scandal
And now looks like Maureen Dowd is facing her own contreversia regarding the alledge plagiarism on her column in the Sunday Times.. It was reported that she accidentally copied or the thing was lifted straight from a blog post by TPM’s Josh Marshall on Thursday
Here’s what we read:
Gawker – Maureen Dowd Admits to an Act of Accidental Plagiarism …
Yesterday we learned that an entry in Maureen Dowd’s Sunday Times column appeared to be lifted straight from a blog post by TPM’s Josh Marshall on Thursday. Last night, Dowd admitted to plagiarizing Marshall.
http://www.gawker.com/
Maureen Dowd’s borrowed (fixed) words: The Swamp
Maureen Dowd, whose barbed-worded columns for The New York Times never have lacked for original thoughts about the Bush administration, has admitted to some borrowed words. She reports that it was inadvertent. Dowd has allowed that some …
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/
Maureen Dowd Admits Inadvertently Lifting Line From TPM’s Josh …
UPDATE: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, in an email to Huffington Post, admits that a paragraph in her Sunday column was lifted from Talking Points Memo editor Josh Marshall’s blog last Thursday.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/