January obituaries
Sargent Shriver & Jack LaLanne are just two of the prominent figures we lost this month. See what other beloved individuals passed away in recent weeks.
The first month of the new year saw the loss of many beloved figures, including a famed director, a classic sitcom star and a football legend.
Gretzky is a leader in points, assist and goals having set records that are likely not to be broken anytime soon.
Even though he hasn't been in NHL spotlight since stepping down as the head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes prior to last season, The Great One is never far away from a hockey fan's thoughts. Gretzky is the league's all-time point leader with 2,857 in 1,487 contests. He has more assists than Mark Messier, who is second in terms of points, has points with 1,963. Gretzky also holds impressive records of the most goals (92 in 1981-82), assists (163 in 1985-86) and points (215 in 1985-86) in a single season. Can you imagine having No. 99 on your fantasy squad in any one of those years?
Happy Birthday, Wayne and thanks for the memories!
Top Moments: Gretzky scores 50 in 39
The cast of the “Jersey Shore”could be heading overseas for the fourth season, according to TMZ. Sources connected to the show reportedly told TMZ that they are scouting locations in Italy and working on getting the cast visas.
A “Shore” cast member recently had a book on The New York Times best seller list.
Season two of “Jersey Shore” was filmed elsewhere.
“Jersey Shore” has been controversial.
An Arizona restaurant says it has scrapped its plans to put lion tacos on the menu. Boca Tacos y Tequila’s owner said he will continue to offer exotic menu items. Raising lions for meat is legal in some countries.
Taco Bell was sued over the filling it serves.
Recently, McDonald's was sued over Happy Meal toys.
Find the world’s most expensive hamburger.
The talk-show host has revealed that she has a half-sister she didn’t know she had.Their mother reportedly gave Patricia up for adoption because she didn’t think she could raise her and get off welfare.
Winfrey is leaving her show for a cable network. .
Regis Philbin has announced that he’s retiring.
A former priest is getting his own talk show.
Gimme a C! Celebrity Cheerleaders
Super Bowl XLV will see the Steelers facing off against the Packers. To get into the gridiron spirit, see which celebs led cheers before audiences cheered for them.
A travel website has released its annual list of the dirtiest hotels in the United States. (Find out how they were ranked). At the top is this resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Find the best hotels in America.
Find out which cities are the cleanest in the country.
Make hotel reservations.
Their ink runs the gamut, from sweet to strange. Find out whose skin says what.
Tattoos have become fashion statements, thanks in part to their increased popularity with celebrities. (After all, LA Ink, popular reality TV series about tattoos has made its star famous.)
Check out some of the most unique celebrity tattoos, including:
Orange County Choppers and GE Renegotiate Mortgage -- Trouble looming? Orange County Choppers in trouble? The company is trying to renegotiate mortgage. The company was founded by Paul Teutul, Sr. and Paul Teutul, Jr. in 1999.
Orange County Choppers has two mortgages through GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp., one for $11 million and one for $1.5 million. The foreclosure action claims that the Choppers missed mortgage payments of approximately $96,400 and $14,000 due on July 1. The Choppers stopped making mortgage payments in order to put pressure on the lender to modify the terms of the loans.
Mahon said that when the headquarters was built in 2007, it was valued at about $12 million. Because of the economic downturn, the building is now worth between $7 million and $8 million, he estimated. "This is just a bump in the road," Mahon said. "We believe the parties will reach a resolution and the headquarters will continue in this location."
GE Commercial Finance spokesman John Oliver declined to answer questions about the suit, citing confidentiality. "We worked very hard to try to come up with a better outcome, but in the end we had to make a business decision based on our agreement, and we did," he said. The Orange County Industrial Development Agency is also named as a defendant in the action.
Celebrity Kids
Parents everywhere get a lot of advice from those around them. But the children of the famous are under even more scrutiny, their every move examined by photographers and the public. Here's an update on some of the best-known children of celebrities.
Disney’s Happiest Places on Earth
It really is a small world when it comes to Disney. The vacation giant has global tours, cruises & famous parks. Which of these 13 adventures should you take?
A new report from The Center for Consumer Freedom shows high levels of lead in reusable shopping bags sold at some major retailers. At least one retailer has recalled the bags.
Reusable shopping bags have been found to contain another possible hazard.There has been a growing push to ban plastic shopping bags.
Director James Cameron reportedly says he’s working on two sequels to Avatar.There is also said to be a book in the works.The director also said he expects that many actors will return for the sequels.
“Avatar” won two Golden Globes in 2010.The film was made and marketed with a budget of millions.
Cameron has said he believed “Avatar” provided inspiration.
The rapper and reality TV star opened a fried chicken restaurant in a small town in Iowa. He says it’s the first in a chain of such restaurants. He’s also got a new brand of alcoholic beverages.
Flavor Flav is the founder of an '80s rap group.He reportedly has based this restaurant on prior culinary experience.In 2009, Flav was honored with on Comedy Central.
The Voices Behind Voice-overs
Certain actors & entertainers have built their careers around their elocution skills. Find out who voiced some of our most popular characters & commercials.
Actor Colin Firth recently won a best acting award for his portrayal of a British monarch with a frustrating speech impediment. But there are actors and other entertainers who’ve built their careers around their elocution skills. Find out who voiced these popular characters and commercials.
Date of the Union
Check out special guests & politicians' 'seat dates' for tonight's State of the Union.
The State of the Union address is scheduled to air tonight, but it’s the “Date” of the Union that’s all the rage. Dozens of lawmakers have agreed to cross party lines and buddy up with a member of the opposite party, a ceremonial act that aims to show that politicians are willing to put partisanship aside – for a few minutes at least.
January obituaries
Sargent Shriver & Jack LaLanne are just two of the prominent figures we lost this month. See what other beloved individuals passed away in recent weeks.
The first month of the new year saw the loss of many beloved figures, including a famed director, a classic sitcom star and a football legend.
Recently, the Weasley garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, which is located in Surrey, south of London opened an exhibition "Butterflies in the greenhouseThis garden is one of three most visited in the UK (together with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Gardens Weasley laid Victorian businessman, who bought land there in 1878.After his death the land was donated to the Royal Horticultural Society and turned into a garden area of 97 hectares.In addition to numerous conventional and decorative gardens, several greenhouses and an extensive arboretum, here there are several small "models of gardens, which are designed to show visitors how to improve their own gardens.
In the 2007th year in the gardens there was "two hundred year greenhouse.By area, it is 10 tennis courts, and reaches a height of 12 meters.It is divided into 3 climatic zones, which gave shelter to tropical plants, as well as representatives of the flora of wet and dry areas of the planet.
Each year from January 15 to February 27 in the gardens Weasley, an exhibition "Butterflies in the greenhouse. About a thousand tropical butterflies are released into a greenhouse with tropical climate.Butterflies at this time are very tame - in fact they have recently hatched from cocoons - so what better time to photograph is not found.
Peleida Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Sailboat Rumyantsev (Scarlet Swallowtail)
Sailboat Catch (Pailio lowi)
Atrofaneura Semper (Atrophaneura semperi)
Sailboat Kotzebue (Pachliopta kotzebuea)
Sailboat Memnon (Papilio memnon)
Sailboat Toas (Papilio thoas)
Kaligo Memnon (Caligo memnon)
Peleida Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Ornioptera golden (Troides rhadamantus)
Sailboat Kotzebue (Pachliopta kotzebuea)
Sailboat Memnon (Papilio memnon)
Ideya white (Idea leuconoe)
'Twilight' up for 9 Razzies
The nominees for the 31st annual Razzie awards – which recognize the worst in film -- have been announced. Worst picture nominees include a vampire movie and a New York City foursome. Find out which actress was nominated for the most individual Razzies.
British engineers – in a first --are planning to put a cell phone in space. They say they want to find out whether an unmodified phone will work up there. If it does work, they hope to use the phone to control a small satellite. They’ve got another goal.
An appeals court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can’t run for mayor in Chicago.The former chief of staff to President Obama is leading in the polls and has a major war chest.
Pope Benedict XVI gave a qualified blessing to social networks today in a message for the Catholic Church's World Day of Communications. He reportedly said social networks provide a great opportunity.But he also warned that there are risks.
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