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Jose Garces: The Next Iron Chef Winner

Monday, November 23, 2009

Who won "The Next Iron Chef"? Chef Jose Garces did. He had beaten Chef Jehangir Mehta tonight during the Next Iron Chef finale.

The two chef finalists were given 60 minutes to make a five-course feast that represents America's melting pot. The secret ingredient was ribs and racks of all sorts, including buffalo, pork and beef.

Video: The Next Iron Chef - Jose Garces

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Adam Lambert 2009 AMA Video

Sunday, November 22, 2009

American Idol Adam Lambert debuted with a performance of his latest single "For Your Entertainment" on the 2009 American Music Awards (AMA).

Adam Lambert was very gay, touching private parts of his dancers.

Watch video: Adam Lambert Performance 2009 American Music Awards

See the complete 2009 AMA winners here. Lady Gaga's amazing performance is here.

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2009 AMA Awards Winners

The 2009 American Music Awards just ended with Adam Lambert closing the show. I will have a separate post for Adam Lambert's debut performance for his single "For your Entertainment." For now, here is the list of 2009 AMA Awards winners.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift - winner
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK - Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson - winner
T.I.

POP/ROCK - Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift - winner

POP/ROCK - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas - winner
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

POP/ROCK - Favorite Album
Fame - Lady Gaga
Number Ones - Michael Jackson
Fearless - Taylor Swift

COUNTRY - Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban - winner

COUNTRY - Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift - winner
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts - winner
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

COUNTRY - Favorite Album
Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Foundation - Zac Brown Band

RAP/HIP-HOP - Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z - winner
T.I.

RAP/HIP-HOP - Favorite Album
Relapse - Eminem
Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
Paper Trail - T.I.

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson - winner
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce - winner
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Album
I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
Number Ones - Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS - Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK - Favorite Artist
Green Day - winner
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

International Artist of the Year - Whitney Houston

Watch the videos at emusicality.com.

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Lady Gaga AMA 2009 Video - Bad Romance

Lady Gaga performed "Bad Romance" on the American Music Awards (AMA) 2009.

Watch the amazing performance video after the jump.

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1918 New Moon Calendar -- soon

The 1918 New Moon calendar, which is reported to come out soon, is based on the scenes of the Twilight Saga- New Moon movie. The New Moon Calender will be a 16-month wall calender that features your favorite New Moon stars.

I am sure this new calendar will be a big hit just like how the movie has been smashing box office records during its opening night screenings.

On Friday, "New Moon" set an all-time domestic high for opening day with $72.7 million, topping the previous record of $67.2 million by last year's "The Dark Knight.

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The Secret of NIMH - Watch Free Online

The Secret of NIMH (1982 movie). Voices of Elizabeth Hartman. Animated. A society of genetically altered rats comes to the aid of a mouse whose family is threatened by civilization. (G) (2:00) TOON TV Channel: Sunday, noontime and Monday, 11 A.M.

If you are in the U.S., you can watch "The Secret of NIMH" full movie for free online via Hulu.com. Video embedded below:

The Secret of NIMH -Trailer

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Royers Round Top Cafe on CBS

Royers Round Top Cafe was on the CBS Sunday Morning Show! I have been to Royers Round Top Cafe in Texas, and oh boy, how I love the Buttermilk Delight Pie.

The cafe segment was aired Sunday Morning on November 22, 2009. Royers Round Top Cafe is having "Pie For Life" promo. Check it out on its website, royersroundtopcafe.com.

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Grace Before Meals - Thanksgiving Prayers

Few more days to Thanksgiving Day and turkey will be served. Don't forget to say the Grace before meals feels as this brings good cheers and more blessings to your family.

Grace before meals is a special event on Thanksgiving. Here few samples:
God of Love, we pray that we may be truly grateful for the many, many blessings we enjoy this day. The air we breathe, the fresh water to quench our thirst, the beauty of this world where we live.

In the world around us there are many who are hungry, some without homes, suffering health problems, experiencing war, lonely and without direction. We pray for your guidance and protection for those people who are giving of their time and money to help these hurting people.

We pray for our service men and women who are giving their time and even their lives serving their county working to make a better place in your world for thousands of people.

We ask for protection for us and our country from terrorists. Guide the world's leaders toward peace. We ask your blessing on the food that has been prepared for us.
Thank you for the hands that have prepared it.Help us to live a life of cheerfulness and have faith in all that is good.

May we be worthy of your love. Amen.

Here is another one:
GRACE BEFORE MEALS

The eyes of all wait upon you, O God,
And you give them their food in due season.

You open wide your hand
and fill all things living with plenteousness.

Bless, O Lord, these gifts to our use and us in your service;
relieve the needs of those in want and give us thankful hearts;
for Christ's sake. Amen.

Or:

Bless us, O Lord, who bless your holy name
and by this food, feed us for your holy service. Amen.

GRACE AFTER MEALS

All your works praise you, O God,
And your faithful servants bless you.

They make known the glory of your kingdom
And speak of your power.

For these and all God's gifts and graces,
let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Or:

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits.

Blessed be God, eternal king,
for these and all his good gifts to us. Amen.

Source: Celebrating Common Prayer: The Pocket Version, p. 274, Copyright © Society of St Francis, 1994)

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Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Leak

It is feared that the leak at Three Mile Island nuclear plant will expose the public to harmful radiation. About 20 workers have already been exposed to low levels of radiation Saturday.

Employees at the infamous plant were cutting pipes in a reactor building about 4 p.m. when a radiation alarm sounded, triggering the evacuation of 150 workers. The cause of the leak has not been found.

Is the leak a threat to the public health and safety? According to Diane Screnchi, spokeswoman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, it is not.

Bill Noll, an Exelon senior executive at Three Mile Island, said workers were sent home so the area could be cleaned. Employees are being checked to determine the extent of the contamination.

Three Mile Island nuclear plant is located in Central Pennsylvania.

Question: Do you think Three Mile Island should be closed down for good?

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Burka Barbie - Barbie in Islamic Dress

It is time for the Burka Barbie. The famous doll, Barbie, has evolved in so many ways. But we haven't seen a barbie wearing a burka, have we? What is a burka? That is a dress worn by Islamic women to cover their bodies, from head to toe.

The Burka Barbie is going for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children. The auction is part of Barbie celebrations for her 50th anniversary this year.

What do you think of Barbie's new look?

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Ainsley Earhardt - Hottest Newswomen in America

So Ainsley Earhardt from Fox News made it to the 'hot' list! The 15 Hottest Newswomen in America according to manolith.com are:

1. Trish Regan - "The Call" CNBC

2. Mary Calvi - WCBS-TV

3. Lily Jang - Q13 Fox News Seattle

4. Ainsley Earhardt - "Hannity’s America, Fox and Friends, and Red Eye" FOX

5. Jill Dobson - News Channel entertainment FOX

6. Diane Macedo - News writer for Fox News Channel

7. Sharon Tay - CBS station in LA

8. Kristine Johnson - WCBS-TV in New York

9. Veronica De La Cruz - CNN Headline News, CNN Pipeline

10. Contessa Brewer - MSNBC

11. Daniella Guzmán - NBC affiliate KPRC in Houston, Texas

12. Robin Meade - CNN Headline News

13. Morgan Fogarty - Fox News Edge

14. Dana Hendrickson - NBC affiliate, KSDK

15. Lynn Berry - WNBC 4 in New York

Photos can be found here.

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2009 Philadelphia Marathon Results

The Philadelphia Marathon 2009 started early today, Sunday with about 20,000 runners participated. The annual Philadelphia Marathon is one of the marathons that attract thousands.

2009 Philadelphia Marathon Results:

Men’s Marathon

BENJAMIN SIRMONS 02:01:33
Eric Barrett 02:04:39
Devraj Basu 02:13:41
RJ BURNES 00:41:23
JOHN CREWS 02:17:15

Men’s Half Marathon

Yuhei Inoue 00:40:54
GURMESSA MEGERSSA 00:24:41
Joseph Beck III 00:41:49
Bob Glosson 00:42:16
Robert Correnti 00:43:22

Men’s 8K

Patrick Mellea 00:24:18
Michael Kerrigan 00:24:28
Mark Burgmann 00:24:49
Andrew Combs 00:25:07
Thomas Parlapiano 00:25:40

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Bob Kramer Knives

Bob Kramer's "Kramer Knives" are the one of the best knives out there. The secret to Bob Kramer's knives is the steel and extensive heat treatment each piece gets during its creation. Every piece is specially treated one at a time in a seven step process that takes more than six hours to complete.

FEATURES

* Handmade Custom kitchen knives by Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer. 10 years of professional cooking experience, and 15 years of building custom kitchen knives, combined make the finest culinary knives on the planet.
* The default wood is Cocobolo, this a Rosewood which comes from the equatorial zones. This wood is rich in oils and is hard with an interwoven grain all good reasons to be used on a kitchen knife. I can use plastic for the handles which of course is very stable but I love the feel of wood and the way it ages.

If you buy a set, it includes:
* 3.5 Paring knife $300.00
* 5" utility knife $375.00
* 6" Boning knife $375.00
* 8" Chefs Knife $475.00
* 10" Bread knife $500.00

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UFC 106 Results: Forrest Griffin wins over Tito Ortiz

UFC 106 results showed Forrest Griffin winning a split decision over Tito Ortiz. Forrest Griffin finished the fight with the score cards 30-27, 29-28, and 28-29.

Watch UFC 106 Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz round 2 video:

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Stripper Marjorie Orbin Video Diary

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Marjorie Orbin, a former Las Vegas stripper, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing her husband, a 45-year-old art dealer, Jay Orbin, in 2004. Recently, "48 Hours Mystery" offered Orbin a video camera where she recorded six months of "confessions."

Here is Marjorie Orbin's video diary transcript:
Hi, my name is Marjorie Orbin. I've seen some of the best things life has to offer. I've traveled all over the world. I've lived all over The United States. I danced - I was a professional dancer and choreographer in my 20s - teens and 20s. I danced all over the world, Tokyo, Paris, Italy, Germany, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Florida cruise ships, Disney World. I've done things that a lot of people only dream of doing. I've spent many years having a very fantastic life and lifestyle.

I- have done a number of music videos, a couple of small movies, calendars, posters, some modeling. I've spent vacation in the south of France of the Cannes Film Festival, Nice. I've spent vacations in the Caribbean on yachts.

And now I can say that I've seen some of the worst things life has to offer. This is Friday, June 19th, and I have spent 1,656 days incarcerated - that's 4 1/2 years, charged with first degree murder, a murder I did not commit

I spent - 10 years here in Phoenix being a mom, a wife, a business partner, and a very respectful - friend - friendship-based - relationship. That all ended in September of 2004. An unforeseen, tragic incident that I came upon after the fact - caused the death of Jay Orbin. I did not cause his death, nor did I have anything to do with what was done to his body afterward.

Jay's death was accidental and it was a confrontation between he and another person.

Jay instructed me that if anything ever happened to him, to get any large purchases out of the way because his - the - large - income that was generated from his traveling would no longer be available and the business would run at a smaller scale.

I wrote checks on accounts that I technically was not a signer on, which I did and admit. I told the police that I had done that and later they charged me with theft and fraudulent schemes. Now, in Jay's absence, I don't know what I was supposed to do. Was - I don't know if they think I was supposed to - you know, not pay the bills and not do what Jay instructed me to do.

He left the warehouse with the back of the truck open, wide open. And he left the warehouse with his checkbook and a bunch of credit cards wide open on his desk. That is how I know he was not planning on coming home to spend the night. He would never had spent any length of time away from the warehouse unsecured. Jay was not like that.

Every account from Jay's friend's ex - verifies that. Said he was very security conscious. He would never have left those things like that, not even overnight. He stepped out of the warehouse, probably to get himself something to eat and to pick up his contacts. And he was heading back to the warehouse. And since he was so close to the home, he made a last minute, unforeseen decision to stop by the house. A last minute, fatal decision, unfortunately.

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Courteney Cox Family Matter - What is it?

What is this mysterious Courteney Cox family matter about? ABC has to stop the production on "Cougar Town" because star, Courteney Cox, has to attend to a family matter.

Is it about the rumors of a troubled marriage?

Or is it about Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette trying to have another baby? But why stop the production?
News is still developing!

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Ebay Search Down, Outage Worried Sellers

eBay problems started with a little glitch in the morning then became a major outage around Saturday noontime. eBay Search is down -- outage left sellers and buyers worried.

At 11:17 am PST, eBay posted an announcement that it was experiencing "some issues with a delay in search being displayed."

Here is the latest update from ebay (6:12 pm EST) regarding this recent eBay outage:
If you use the Advanced Search option at the top of the page, and type in your search query and click the title and description box and then run the search, the results for the title and description search will be returned. Likewise, if you receive a 0 results page for title search and choose the title and description box and re-run the search, you'll see the appropriate results.

Does eBay think buyers are going to first of all, find this announcement, and second of all, follow these convoluted instructions? Surely eBay is not paving the way to get out of calling it an outage?

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Nate Robinson Wrong Basket Shot - video

This basketball shot is something I find funny. Nate Robinson shot at wrong basket during Saturday's marquee Anti-NBA Finals game, with 0.5 seconds left in the first quarter. How could you do that to your team? No wonder New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni was not pleased.

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El Tour De Tucson 2009 Results

El Tour De Tucson 2009 is a cycling event that is held annually every Saturday before Thanksgiving Day in Tucson, Arizona. El Tour is a fun ride attracting over 9,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities from throughout the United States and beyond, including novice, intermediate, advanced, and professional riders. Southwest Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Spirit (June 2001) named El Tour de Tucson “one of the premier organized rides in United States,” and Bicycling Magazine (October 2002) ranked El Tour as “one of the top three fundraising rides” in the country.

The El Tour De Tucson race is divided into categories: 109, 80, 67, or 35 miles, plus a 4-mile and 1/4 mile Kids & Family Fun Ride.

This year, upon crossing the finish line, cyclists collect a special finisher’s medallion to remember their accomplishment and then onto enjoy El Tour’s Downtown Fiesta, a festive atmosphere held at Jacome Plaza, complete with food vendors, Michelob Ultra Beer Garden, El Tour Perimeter Store merchandise booth, a climbing wall and non-stop music and celebration throughout the day!

According to the website, the El Tour De Tucson 2009 results will be posted according to these times:

109 results will be up starting at 11:30am
80 results will be up starting at 12:30am
66 results will be up starting at 1:30pm
35 results will be up starting at 2:00pm

This post will be updated once list of winners and results are in.

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Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2009 - Watch Live

Michigan Avenue on Saturday will be filled with a million of spectators for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2009. The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival will be broadcast live on Saturday evening on ABC7. The coverage begins at 6 p.m.

ABC 7 captures Chicago holiday magic for viewers around the country when entertainment, fireworks, festive music, and a million twinkling Michigan Avenue lights set the stage for the live broadcast of the spectacular 2009 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival presented by Harris, Saturday, November 21 from 6-7:00 pm.

Encore TV broadcasts will air Saturday, November 28 from 12:30-1:30 pm and Saturday, December 12 from 4-5:00 pm on ABC 7 Chicago.

The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival special will kick off with an exciting 150 person extravaganza featuring special holiday music created and performed by Disney musical artist and Chicago native Ralph Covert featuring the Emerald City Theatre and the high-stepping South Shore Drill Team.

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