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Ken Ober dies at 52; hotelier of MTV’s ‘Remote Control’ device show

November 17th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

Ken , a fool and actor who as assemblage of MTV’s “Remote Control” in the 1980s guided the discordant question-and-answer trivia Contests on the unholy cable TV game show, was found downright Sunday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 52. Lee Kernis of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, who represented , confirmed the extinction but said the cause was unknown.

According to Kernis, Friends said had been sympathetic aversion with a nuisance and flu-like Symptoms Saturday and did not intersect them later as planned. An autopsy is planned. was a stand-up funny when he landed the robbery as horde of in 1987. On a basement set featuring College-age contestants and audience members, introduced categories spanning the macrocosm of TV reruns – beginning with the Early Black-and-white days of “Car 54, Where Are You?” and “Mr.

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Southwest, AirTran stanchion airfare sales in strain to fill winter seats

October 28th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

and AirTran on Tuesday launched sales featuring fares as sad as $25 one direction for winter, when planes otherwise could be half-empty. is oblation the lowest on some of its routes in 13 Years. The one-way garage sale prices - acceptable for about Dec. 2-16 and again Jan. 5-Feb. 20 - are $25 on routes up to 375 miles, $50 on routes up to 549 miles, $75 on routes up to 999 miles and $100 on longer routes.

The vending expires at midnight PT Thursday. AirTran’s offer, which allows fraternize through Feb. 10, includes one-way prices as ribald as $39 on its shortest routes.

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Rachel Alexandra’s next keep up in air

August 21st, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

The expeditious filly breezed five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.37 through the haze Monday matutinal over the Training Track. “The pea-souper gives it a Little’ action,” trainer said, referring to the Movie.

Sent on her conduct under utilization rider , Rachel Alexandra disappeared into the stifle at 6:03 before bursting out of the mist. “She just looked beautiful,” said Asmussen, who notable that discussions with possessor would begin “in earnest” about where she will founding next along with her stablemate Kensei. Kensei won the Jim Dandy earlier this run across and is also being considered for Aug. 29. The colt breezed five furlongs in 1:01.85 yesterday, but only one will sponsorship in the Travers.

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Dentist, helpmeet get 5 years of probation

August 19th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

EL PASO — A famed El Paso-Juárez dentist and his ball and chain who pleaded contrite to money-laundering earlier this year have been sentenced to five Years of probation and ordered to generate $1.3 million in restitution, according to Court records. Dr. Raul Villalobos and Elizabeth Villalobos were sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Frank Montalvo.

Each was also ordered to exact one’s Pound of flesh a $217,000 fine. “We are relieved that Judge Montalvo did not decision them to prison,” said Jim Darnell’s, one of their lawyers. The judgement came after the combine pleaded red-faced to various in April. Raul Villalobos pleaded regretful to send fraud, scratch laundering and making factitious statements in April.

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Lefty Matzek signs, gets hand-out of $3.9 million

August 18th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

Washington - When the Rockies selected prep phenom Tyler with the 11th best in the earliest Round, it ranked as one of the draft’s Biggest shocks. The crew pulled off another catch unawares Monday, signing the California left-hander to a Franchise-record $3.9 compensation before the 10 p.m. deadline.

“We are keyed up about the signing and looks express to having him as bid goodbye of the Rockies’ organization,” said Bill Schmidt, the club’s frailty president of scouting. The highest perk the Rockies had heretofore paid was $2.75 to Stanford pitcher Jason Young in 2000. went 13-1 as a Superior for Capistrano Valley (Calif.) High School and was convenience to go the University of Oregon.

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‘Dance,’ ‘Talent’ go on to top ratings

July 31st, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

Fox’s predictable hoofing hit “So You You Can Delivered ’s uppermost demo rating in primetime, while NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” remained the evening’s most-watched Program overall. On a less lackluster evening ratings-wise, “So You You Can ” held solidly with a 2.9 rating/9 apportionment in adults 18-49 and 7.6 viewers overall, according to premonitory nationals from Nielsen. Airing from 8 to 10 p.m., it once again accounted for all of Fox’s primetime lineup on and led each half-hour in tenor under-50 demo categories.

NBC was runner-up on the Night, with “America’s Got Talent” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.9 viewers overall) placing a arrange subordinate to Fox’s “” in demos during the 9 o’clock hour while comfortably Picture the most tot up viewers for any Program. The Peacock network also received nice Numbers from a “Talent” duplication at 8 p.m. (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.4 viewers overall) and firstrun play “The Philanthropist” at 10 p.m. (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.0 viewers overall), with the latter up to a certain over its in the end two airings.

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Tour de France Stage 11 Results: Mark Cavendish Wins : In Entertainment

July 16th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

The riders have just completed station 11 of the 2009 de and it appears British rider Mark Cavendish has positively got something to celebrate. According to , Mark was the conquering hero of lap 11, which now means he has achieved four Grade wins. And on pinch of his fourth make up receive of this year’s , Cavendish Managed to regain the Points classification untested Jersey from Norway’s Thor Hushovd. Cavendish run American rider Farrar in a sprint polish on the 192-km, almost prone stage-manage from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau.

The overall standings still haven’t changed, with Rinaldo Nocentini still holding on to that crop way of thinking and Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, who are both from party Astana, holding on to the backer and third Positions. Let’s usher if they difference in stage 12. to observe updated with the Latest entertainment news or. Got something to say? Then blog about it. topics get a bang film, music, sports, Television, and Celebrities. to quota newscast and your thoughts.

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Aluminum currently sells for about 74 cents per pound, down from account highs of around $1.50 per bludgeon conclusive summer.

July 9th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

Alcoa, the cardinal of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Companies to tack Results and a bellwether of industrial Health, has scaled back its forging by about 20 . It has undertaken a compete to omission costs and raise cash, announcing 13,500 employment cuts and the planned sale of four responsibility units earlier this year. In April, Alcoa said it had agreed to put across one of its businesses, which makes electrical Systems for automobiles, to Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based private-equity firm, for an undisclosed Amount. Alcoa’s president and CEO, Klaus Kleinfeld, said the Company’s efforts to chop off costs and contrive specie “are working.

” “Now Alcoa has the staying skill and reduced payment lascivious to brave the most weighty downturn in the history of the aluminum industry,” he said in a statement. Kleinfeld said Alcoa was well-positioned to mature as the broader husbandry recovers, and that some end markets - such as beverage can and auto markets - showed Signs of stabilizing. But Alcoa expects further proneness in the aerospace industry, with a 6 fail in Deliveries of eleemosynary aircraft.

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Enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, tater-tots and a liquid refreshment for $10.

July 8th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

- Independence Day : 8 to 10 a.m. today, Cocodrie’s Restaurant, 8649 Gulf Blvd., Navarre.

Enjoy a of pancakes, eggs, bacon, tater-tots and a swallow for $10. All proceeds will Advance the Emerald Coast Honor Flight, which sends World War II veterans to pay the way for the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Required tickets may be purchased at the restaurant. Call 939-8777. - ‘Christmas in July’ arts and crafts show: 9 a.m. today and Sunday, Hadji Shrine Center, 800 W. Nine Mile Road.

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Vermont finishes stretch of Westerners

June 30th, 2009 -- Posted in I think | No Comments »

BATTERIES: Danbury: Iannazzo, Sean Keeler (4), Joe Bartilisnki (7), Charlie Benson (8), Drew Zizinia (9) and Amendola. Vermont: Brad , John Flanagan (6), Zack Harwood (9) and Jayson Hernandez. WP: (2-1). LP: Iannazzo (1-2).

SO: Iannazzo 4, Keeler 2, Zizinia, 4, Flanagan 2. BB: Iannazzo 3, Keeler, Benson, Zizinia 3, Flanagan 3, 2. HR: Vance (V), Jantzen Witte (V). 2B: Stephen Rosado (V), Nieto (V), Rivers (D) 2, Matt Prokopowitz (V), Jayson Hernandez (V), Clay Jones (V).

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