Johnny Knoxville opens up to CBS's Ken Lombardi at the movie premiere in New York City on Friday.
The new "Jackass" sequel dominated the box office racking up close to $22 million on its opening night Friday. The boys are back, crazier than ever, and the best (or worst depending on your view of the "Jackass" show) part is, it's all in 3-D.
"Everything's wilder and more intense," Knoxville said. "Just the spirit of the guys was so much better. And the 3-D just puts you in the center of everything. Whatever stunt we're doing, you're in there. It's our best one."
Director Jeff Tremaine says that 3-D was made for Jackass, according to CBS. Tremaine has been part of the behind the scenes "Jackass" team since its creation nearly ten years ago. He says he enjoyed doing the film with Knoxville and the gang.
The filmmaker admits, "[Knoxville] and I just sit in the office and draw little sketches and pass them back and forth like little school girls handing each other notes and like, 'Oh, that's a good one. Let's do it.'"
Knoxville has made promises that there will be more "Jackass" for us in the future. "We shot two films worth of footage," Knoxville said. "So there were so many great things that we had to cut out. With all the extra footage, it's going to come out in January with '3.5.' So once we start shooting, nobody wants to stop."
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Bruce Willis. Still around
BRUCE Willis is concerned he may be replaced in the ‘Die Hard’ franchise.
The 55-year-old actor — who is currently filming his fifth film playing action hero John McClane — admitted that while he thinks his job is safe at the moment, he will be hanging up his character’s white vest after Die Hard 6 to avoid being replaced.
“In the next few years they could easily find a replacement for me or call the character someone else,” he said.
“But for me, I want to do Die Hard 5, then one final Die Hard movie — Die Hard 6 — before finally hanging that white vest up for good.
“At the moment, I can run and I can fight on screen. But there will come a time when I no longer want to do that. That’s when I’ll step away from the Die Hard films.”
The actor also revealed he came up with his one of his character’s key lines after he had a disagreement with the film’s producers.
“Take the first Die Hard, I was the one who came up with the line, ‘Yippee ki-yay motherf****r!’ The producers were trying to give me their take on how I should say a certain line at that point in the movie, and I disagreed,” he said.
“So they said, ‘You do it’. So I did. Yippee ki-yay was some goofy thing that cowboys used to say in those movies, so I added the ‘motherf****r’ bit as I thought it was a nice, contrasting combination of the two images. And it worked. That expression’s really stuck around, that’s for sure.”
Willis recently insisted he “won’t retire” from Hollywood.
“I never thought of acting as work, and I don’t look at what I do as work so I won’t retire,” he said.
“There are a lot of people who do work hard, and have really difficult jobs — whether it’s digging holes in the ground or carrying cinder blocks up a hundred foot ladder up to a roof — that is something that feels like work to me.
“I just worked with Ernest Borgnine on Red and it was a blast. He’s incredible, and sharp. He’s awesome. Thank god we didn’t have any fight scenes with him, because he would’ve kicked our asses! And than have gone, ‘ Alright who’s next!’ But he really is unbelievable and he’s 93-years old.”
Bruce Willis, Emma Heming
The 55-year-old actor — who is currently filming his fifth film playing action hero John McClane — admitted that while he thinks his job is safe at the moment, he will be hanging up his character’s white vest after Die Hard 6 to avoid being replaced.
“In the next few years they could easily find a replacement for me or call the character someone else,” he said.
“But for me, I want to do Die Hard 5, then one final Die Hard movie — Die Hard 6 — before finally hanging that white vest up for good.
“At the moment, I can run and I can fight on screen. But there will come a time when I no longer want to do that. That’s when I’ll step away from the Die Hard films.”
The actor also revealed he came up with his one of his character’s key lines after he had a disagreement with the film’s producers.
“Take the first Die Hard, I was the one who came up with the line, ‘Yippee ki-yay motherf****r!’ The producers were trying to give me their take on how I should say a certain line at that point in the movie, and I disagreed,” he said.
“So they said, ‘You do it’. So I did. Yippee ki-yay was some goofy thing that cowboys used to say in those movies, so I added the ‘motherf****r’ bit as I thought it was a nice, contrasting combination of the two images. And it worked. That expression’s really stuck around, that’s for sure.”
Willis recently insisted he “won’t retire” from Hollywood.
“I never thought of acting as work, and I don’t look at what I do as work so I won’t retire,” he said.
“There are a lot of people who do work hard, and have really difficult jobs — whether it’s digging holes in the ground or carrying cinder blocks up a hundred foot ladder up to a roof — that is something that feels like work to me.
“I just worked with Ernest Borgnine on Red and it was a blast. He’s incredible, and sharp. He’s awesome. Thank god we didn’t have any fight scenes with him, because he would’ve kicked our asses! And than have gone, ‘ Alright who’s next!’ But he really is unbelievable and he’s 93-years old.”
Bruce Willis, Emma Heming
Terrell Owens Fined for Bad Tweet
Terrell Owens has been fined $5,000 for violating the NFL's prohibition on using social media shortly before games.
The Bengals receiver acknowledged that he broke the rule by sending out a tweet an hour before Cincinnati's 24-21 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. Players and coaches are prohibited from using social media 90 minutes before games, during games and shortly afterward.
Teammate Chad Ochocinco got a $25,000 fine for tweeting before and during a preseason game.
Owens, Ochocinco and Arizona's Darnell Dockett are the only players who have violated the league's restrictions, which went into effect before last season. Dockett was fined $5,000 for sending a tweet 20 minutes before a game.
The Bengals receiver acknowledged that he broke the rule by sending out a tweet an hour before Cincinnati's 24-21 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. Players and coaches are prohibited from using social media 90 minutes before games, during games and shortly afterward.
Teammate Chad Ochocinco got a $25,000 fine for tweeting before and during a preseason game.
Owens, Ochocinco and Arizona's Darnell Dockett are the only players who have violated the league's restrictions, which went into effect before last season. Dockett was fined $5,000 for sending a tweet 20 minutes before a game.
Peyton Manning
By Associated Press
Sunday, October 17, 2010 LANDOVER, Md. — Donovan McNabb can’t imagine Peyton Manning playing for anyone other than the Indianapolis Colts.
"He’s a guy that is going to go down as a Hall of Famer," McNabb said, "and he will probably be with one team."
Of course, McNabb always expected to be wearing the green of the Philadelphia Eagles, and that sure didn’t pan out. The first sight of him in a Washington Redskins uniform looked as weird as Johnny Unitas taking snaps for the San Diego Chargers, or Brett Favre throwing TD passes — and interceptions — for the New York Jets [team stats] and Minnesota Vikings.
But in a league where instability is a reliability, Manning is an exception, at least so far.
"He’s a lifetime Colt," Redskins linebacker Chris Wilson said. "Peyton can’t do anything wrong. Not at all. He can throw 10 interceptions this week, and he just had an off day — he’ll be back next week. And I agree with the people. Just his competitiveness along with his talent have taken him this far. He can play as long as he wants to, the way he’s playing right now."
Manning vs. McNabb this Sunday contrasts 13 seasons in one place and a stable offensive system against a sudden, stark change in surroundings. The Colts (3-2) may not be playing up to their usual standard, but Manning is having another off-the-charts year: 11 touchdowns, two interceptions, a completion rate of 67.6 percent and a QB rating of 102.6.
McNabb, meanwhile, is finding his way in his first year with the Redskins (3-2), whose three nail-biting victories can be credited to a few parts luck mixed with a bit of tenacity. He’s thrown four touchdown passes, three interceptions, has completed 56.5 percent of his passes and has a rating of 81.9.
Both sets of numbers could go up this weekend. Washington has issues on defense, and so does Indianapolis. The Redskins sit at the bottom of the league, allowing some 410 yards per game. They’ve allowed Tony Romo, Matt Schaub, Sam Bradford, Michael Vick and Aaron Rodgers to move the ball up and down the field, yet have somehow managed to clamp down enough to keep the points down in three of those five games.
Now they’re facing Manning, who reads defenses better than anybody.
"We couldn’t even really confuse Sam Bradford, so how can we go out there and confuse Peyton Manning?" Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "Sam Bradford was able to see where the blitzes were coming from, get rid of the ball. So you know, with Peyton, we’re just going to have to go to the drawing board, figure out what we want to do as a defense, as a staff, and try to execute it."
The Colts defense, having heard enough about how it was dragging the team down, figures it turned a corner last weekend when it kept the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs out of the end zone in a 19-9 win.
"I just know we’ve got a lot of pride on the team and defensively," Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney said. "It’s never as bad as people say it is. It’s never as good as people say it is."
This week, Freeney was asked to consider how he would approach the challenge of facing his own quarterback. Suppose Manning were traded and had to face Indianapolis — the way McNabb was shipped to Washington and had to return to play Philadelphia earlier this month.
"That might have been something special. Probably a lot of emotion goes into that," Freeney said. "Donovan against the Eagles, he’d never say this, but I’m sure he was thinking ’I want to light up the scoreboard.’ I’m sure if something like that happened here, Peyton leaves and then he’s coming back and playing us, I’d like to get a good hit on him a couple of times."
But could that ever happen? Manning’s contract is up after this season, and the Colts have been working with him on a new deal that would keep him in Indianapolis for the rest of his career. The hang-up, though, is the contract’s structure because of the uncertainty of the league’s labor situation beyond this year.
Maybe that’s why the one person who didn’t want to speculate about Manning playing elsewhere was Manning himself.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 LANDOVER, Md. — Donovan McNabb can’t imagine Peyton Manning playing for anyone other than the Indianapolis Colts.
"He’s a guy that is going to go down as a Hall of Famer," McNabb said, "and he will probably be with one team."
Of course, McNabb always expected to be wearing the green of the Philadelphia Eagles, and that sure didn’t pan out. The first sight of him in a Washington Redskins uniform looked as weird as Johnny Unitas taking snaps for the San Diego Chargers, or Brett Favre throwing TD passes — and interceptions — for the New York Jets [team stats] and Minnesota Vikings.
But in a league where instability is a reliability, Manning is an exception, at least so far.
"He’s a lifetime Colt," Redskins linebacker Chris Wilson said. "Peyton can’t do anything wrong. Not at all. He can throw 10 interceptions this week, and he just had an off day — he’ll be back next week. And I agree with the people. Just his competitiveness along with his talent have taken him this far. He can play as long as he wants to, the way he’s playing right now."
Manning vs. McNabb this Sunday contrasts 13 seasons in one place and a stable offensive system against a sudden, stark change in surroundings. The Colts (3-2) may not be playing up to their usual standard, but Manning is having another off-the-charts year: 11 touchdowns, two interceptions, a completion rate of 67.6 percent and a QB rating of 102.6.
McNabb, meanwhile, is finding his way in his first year with the Redskins (3-2), whose three nail-biting victories can be credited to a few parts luck mixed with a bit of tenacity. He’s thrown four touchdown passes, three interceptions, has completed 56.5 percent of his passes and has a rating of 81.9.
Both sets of numbers could go up this weekend. Washington has issues on defense, and so does Indianapolis. The Redskins sit at the bottom of the league, allowing some 410 yards per game. They’ve allowed Tony Romo, Matt Schaub, Sam Bradford, Michael Vick and Aaron Rodgers to move the ball up and down the field, yet have somehow managed to clamp down enough to keep the points down in three of those five games.
Now they’re facing Manning, who reads defenses better than anybody.
"We couldn’t even really confuse Sam Bradford, so how can we go out there and confuse Peyton Manning?" Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "Sam Bradford was able to see where the blitzes were coming from, get rid of the ball. So you know, with Peyton, we’re just going to have to go to the drawing board, figure out what we want to do as a defense, as a staff, and try to execute it."
The Colts defense, having heard enough about how it was dragging the team down, figures it turned a corner last weekend when it kept the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs out of the end zone in a 19-9 win.
"I just know we’ve got a lot of pride on the team and defensively," Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney said. "It’s never as bad as people say it is. It’s never as good as people say it is."
This week, Freeney was asked to consider how he would approach the challenge of facing his own quarterback. Suppose Manning were traded and had to face Indianapolis — the way McNabb was shipped to Washington and had to return to play Philadelphia earlier this month.
"That might have been something special. Probably a lot of emotion goes into that," Freeney said. "Donovan against the Eagles, he’d never say this, but I’m sure he was thinking ’I want to light up the scoreboard.’ I’m sure if something like that happened here, Peyton leaves and then he’s coming back and playing us, I’d like to get a good hit on him a couple of times."
But could that ever happen? Manning’s contract is up after this season, and the Colts have been working with him on a new deal that would keep him in Indianapolis for the rest of his career. The hang-up, though, is the contract’s structure because of the uncertainty of the league’s labor situation beyond this year.
Maybe that’s why the one person who didn’t want to speculate about Manning playing elsewhere was Manning himself.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Asteroid Collision
By Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor / October 14, 2010 Astronomers now have the first confirmed snapshots of what appears to be the aftermath of an asteroid collision in space.
When scientists first discovered the object dubbed P/2010 A2 in the asteroid belt in January using the Rosetta spacecraft, the fact that it trailed a tail made them think it was a comet. A closer look, however, suggested it was something more peculiar — images from the Hubble Space Telescope revealed it had a bizarre X-shape nucleus, for instance. [Photo of the odd X-shape in space.]
"When I saw the Hubble image I knew it was something special," said researcher Jessica Agarwal, a European Space Agency astronomer in the Netherlands
Astronomers suspect a rock maybe 10-16 feet (3-5 meters) wide slammed into a larger asteroid at speeds of about 11,200 mph (18,000 kph) with a detonation as powerful as a small atomic bomb, said researcher David Jewitt, an astronomer at the University of California in Los Angeles and leader of the Hubble observations.
"We have directly observed a collision between asteroids for the first time, instead of having to infer that they happened from million-year-old remains," researcher Colin Snodgrass, a planetary scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, told SPACE.com.
The smaller asteroid was vaporized, stripping material from the larger one. Pressure from solar radiation then swept the debris behind the remnant asteroid, forming a comet-like tail.
Hubble images suggest the nucleus of the object is 390 feet (120 meters) wide, with its tail containing dust grains 1 to 2.5 millimeters large, enough material to make a ball 65 feet (20 meters) wide.
Mystery space 'X' unmasked
When it comes to why this object has such a weird X-shape, "think of throwing a brick into a swimming pool," Jewitt told SPACE.com.
"The splash pattern will not be a smooth curtain, but a series of jets, filaments and other structures that reflect the shape of the brick, angle of impact and so on," he explained. "For the case of A2, neither the projectile nor the target are likely to have been spherical, so the 'X' arms probably reflect shape irregularities in an off-center impact."
The two asteroids that created the object were probably familiar with collisions, since they were most likely born from impacts between larger asteroids tens of millions to hundreds of millions of years ago, the researchers said.
Encounters between asteroids are thought to be common, with asteroids of modest size colliding into each other about once a year, Jewitt added.
"Catching colliding asteroids on camera is difficult, because large impacts are rare, while small ones, such as the one that produced P/2010 A2, are exceedingly faint," he said.
The two asteroids whose remains make up P/2010 A2 were unknown before the impact because they were too faint to be detected. Scientists did not witness the collision itself because it happened when the asteroids were in the same direction as the sun, but computer models suggest the collision took place around February 2009.
"We expected the debris field to expand dramatically, like shrapnel flying from a hand grenade," Jewitt said. "But what happened was quite the opposite. We found that the object is expanding very, very slowly."
The research will be detailed in the Oct. 14 issue of the journal Nature.
Asteroid billiard balls
These findings give new clues as to how asteroids behave when they smash into each other and how the debris from these impacts contributes to the dust that pervades the solar system.
"These observations are important because we need to know where the dust in the solar system comes from, and how much of it comes from colliding asteroids as opposed to 'outgassing' comets," Jewitt said. "We can also apply this knowledge to the dusty debris disks around other stars, because these are thought to be produced by collisions between unseen bodies in the disks. Knowing how the dust was produced will yield clues about those invisible bodies."
Astronomers plan to use Hubble to examine the object again next year to see how far solar radiation has swept its dust back and how the mysterious X-shape nucleus has evolved.
Future telescopes should find plenty of such asteroid crashes, with Jewitt expecting the planned Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to spot dozens of asteroid collisions shortly after they happen
Pink White House
WASHINGTON
The White House became the "Pink House" Thursday night for breast cancer awareness.
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Obama signed a proclamation at the beginning of the month designating October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last October, the Obamas hung a large pink ribbon on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House.
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The American Cancer Society says there are roughly 40,000 breast cancer deaths each year in the U.S.
The main entrance to Vice President Joe Biden's official residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory also was to be lit in pink Thursday night.
Kaplan Releases SAT Prep Game App for iPhone
Jennifer Van Grove Jennifer Van Grove – Wed Oct 13, 5:00 am ETTest prep giant Kaplan and game maker Aspyr Media have adapted their SAT test prep video game, FutureU, for iPhone and iPad devices.
The free FutureU SAT study game -- which includes four $1.99 in-app premium upgrades for additional levels -- will soon be available as an iOS application to students looking for a mobile interactive way to prepare for the SATs.
The application includes games designed around three key study areas: reading, writing and math.
The reading games are designed to improve player vocabulary and refine the app user's ability to find themes and arguments. When it comes to writing, FutureU games cover a smattering of topics to help users with run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers, tenses, subject-verb agreement and so on. The mathematics games focus on algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
"Students are always on the go and busier than ever. So for us to work with Kaplan to develop a mobile version of futureU for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices that allows students to study -- even when they might only have a few extra minutes here and there -- just made sense," Aspyr Media CEO Michael Rogers says.
We haven't had the opportunity to test out the new app for ourselves, but FutureU for iPhone and iPad is modeled after existing SAT prep versions of the game for Nintendo DS, PC and Mac, and sounds like a promising way to get lackadaisical students a little more excited about SAT prep. Still, students looking for an easy way out of studying should be forewarned -- FutureU is only meant to complement traditional study methods, not replace them altogether.
Apple's mobile devices have already become handy educational and learning tools, a trend that will likely continue as even more respected educational publishers mold their textbooks and learning tools for iPhone or iPad.
The free FutureU SAT study game -- which includes four $1.99 in-app premium upgrades for additional levels -- will soon be available as an iOS application to students looking for a mobile interactive way to prepare for the SATs.
The application includes games designed around three key study areas: reading, writing and math.
The reading games are designed to improve player vocabulary and refine the app user's ability to find themes and arguments. When it comes to writing, FutureU games cover a smattering of topics to help users with run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers, tenses, subject-verb agreement and so on. The mathematics games focus on algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
"Students are always on the go and busier than ever. So for us to work with Kaplan to develop a mobile version of futureU for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices that allows students to study -- even when they might only have a few extra minutes here and there -- just made sense," Aspyr Media CEO Michael Rogers says.
We haven't had the opportunity to test out the new app for ourselves, but FutureU for iPhone and iPad is modeled after existing SAT prep versions of the game for Nintendo DS, PC and Mac, and sounds like a promising way to get lackadaisical students a little more excited about SAT prep. Still, students looking for an easy way out of studying should be forewarned -- FutureU is only meant to complement traditional study methods, not replace them altogether.
Apple's mobile devices have already become handy educational and learning tools, a trend that will likely continue as even more respected educational publishers mold their textbooks and learning tools for iPhone or iPad.
Katy Perry a Kitty for New Fragrance
-- Katy Perry, 25, gets a little catty in anticipation of her first fragrance. Although Purr by Katy Perry won't hit shelves until this winter, the just-released promo for the fruity floral scent is already causing a stir. The ad shows the singer wearing a purple and pink catsuit and chewing on a string of a yarn. Meow!
Katy Perry is the cat’s meow!
The pop star looks “purr-fect” as she squeezes into a skintight pink & purple catsuit and plays with a giant pink ball of yarn in a newly released cat-themed ad for her new fragrance called “Purr.”
Katy Perry’s new brand of perfume hits stores just in time for Christmas this November.
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The pop star looks “purr-fect” as she squeezes into a skintight pink & purple catsuit and plays with a giant pink ball of yarn in a newly released cat-themed ad for her new fragrance called “Purr.”
Katy Perry’s new brand of perfume hits stores just in time for Christmas this November.
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Liza Minelli has Pneumonia
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liza Minnelli has canceled seven upcoming concerts across the United States on the advice of her doctors due to bronchial pneumonia.
In a statement issued on Friday the 64-year-old American singer said she was disappointed she would not be performing in the shows, including one scheduled on Friday in Spokane, Washington, and others over the next month in Boston, Memphis, Nashville and Indianapolis.
"Performing live is my passion and I'm greatly disappointed that I will not be able to continue my tour. I do not want to let down my fans as my loyalty to them has always been of prime importance in my life," she said.
Minnelli has been performing songs from her new album, "Confessions," on the tour. She said she would return to the stage on November 20 in Staten Island, New York with additional concerts on November 22 in the Dominican Republic and a holiday concert in San Francisco on December 5.
In a statement issued on Friday the 64-year-old American singer said she was disappointed she would not be performing in the shows, including one scheduled on Friday in Spokane, Washington, and others over the next month in Boston, Memphis, Nashville and Indianapolis.
"Performing live is my passion and I'm greatly disappointed that I will not be able to continue my tour. I do not want to let down my fans as my loyalty to them has always been of prime importance in my life," she said.
Minnelli has been performing songs from her new album, "Confessions," on the tour. She said she would return to the stage on November 20 in Staten Island, New York with additional concerts on November 22 in the Dominican Republic and a holiday concert in San Francisco on December 5.
Brett Favre Allegations
Brett Favre(notes) should have quit while he was ahead. It’s easy to see that now, but still hard to believe it would be confirmed by a few racy text messages instead of a 300-pound defender.
Favre’s season was off to a rocky start even before reports of his alleged hobby began making the rounds. He showed up late nursing a bum ankle and the tendinitis in his right elbow flared up soon afterward. Then the losses started piling up.
Counting Monday’s night’s beating by the Jets at the Meadowlands, Favre was lugging around a quarterback rating that is lower than any he’s posted for a full season in his 20-year career, and he’s already thrown as many interceptions — seven—as he did all of last season.
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But it’s a measure of how much worse things have gone for Favre away from the field that he was only entertaining questions about his struggles on it.
“If you want to talk about what happened in the football game I would love to,” Favre said.
It was telling, too, that in the same game that he broke both the 70,000 passing yards and 500-touchdown barriers that Favre also became the all-time leader in fumbles with 162, one better than Warren Moon. That one spoke volumes about his durability, but unlike all the other marks Favre holds, it wasn’t one he set out in pursuit of at the start of his career.
Now Favre has managed to jeopardize the record he probably cares most about — starting 288 consecutive regular season games, almost 100 more than his closest pursuer, Peyton Manning(notes)—and if that streak is broken, it won’t be because he wasn’t tough or skilled enough to keep his place, but simply because he was too careless.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is investigating allegations that Favre sexually harassed former Jets game hostess Jenn Sterger in 2008, while both worked for the team, with voicemails and several graphic photos sent via cell phone.
“We’re trying to find out all the facts around it and then once we determine those facts,” Goodell said Monday from an owners meeting in Chicago, “then we’ll determine what the next step is from there, if any.”
Sterger has been largely silent about the episode, though her manager, Phil Reese, said, “We don’t want a quick resolution, but the proper resolution,” suggesting she’s keeping all her options open. For his part, Goodell hasn’t hesitated to suspend players for off-field incidents, even in the absence of criminal charges. And it’s just bad luck for Favre to be heading to the principal’s office not long after Ben Roethlisberger(notes) walked out with a four-game suspension.
Speaking of Roethlisberger, or Tiger Woods, or even Rick Pitino for that matter, Favre’s reputation and marketability may have already suffered a major hit because of the brewing sex scandal.
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Favre’s season was off to a rocky start even before reports of his alleged hobby began making the rounds. He showed up late nursing a bum ankle and the tendinitis in his right elbow flared up soon afterward. Then the losses started piling up.
Counting Monday’s night’s beating by the Jets at the Meadowlands, Favre was lugging around a quarterback rating that is lower than any he’s posted for a full season in his 20-year career, and he’s already thrown as many interceptions — seven—as he did all of last season.
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But it’s a measure of how much worse things have gone for Favre away from the field that he was only entertaining questions about his struggles on it.
“If you want to talk about what happened in the football game I would love to,” Favre said.
It was telling, too, that in the same game that he broke both the 70,000 passing yards and 500-touchdown barriers that Favre also became the all-time leader in fumbles with 162, one better than Warren Moon. That one spoke volumes about his durability, but unlike all the other marks Favre holds, it wasn’t one he set out in pursuit of at the start of his career.
Now Favre has managed to jeopardize the record he probably cares most about — starting 288 consecutive regular season games, almost 100 more than his closest pursuer, Peyton Manning(notes)—and if that streak is broken, it won’t be because he wasn’t tough or skilled enough to keep his place, but simply because he was too careless.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is investigating allegations that Favre sexually harassed former Jets game hostess Jenn Sterger in 2008, while both worked for the team, with voicemails and several graphic photos sent via cell phone.
“We’re trying to find out all the facts around it and then once we determine those facts,” Goodell said Monday from an owners meeting in Chicago, “then we’ll determine what the next step is from there, if any.”
Sterger has been largely silent about the episode, though her manager, Phil Reese, said, “We don’t want a quick resolution, but the proper resolution,” suggesting she’s keeping all her options open. For his part, Goodell hasn’t hesitated to suspend players for off-field incidents, even in the absence of criminal charges. And it’s just bad luck for Favre to be heading to the principal’s office not long after Ben Roethlisberger(notes) walked out with a four-game suspension.
Speaking of Roethlisberger, or Tiger Woods, or even Rick Pitino for that matter, Favre’s reputation and marketability may have already suffered a major hit because of the brewing sex scandal.
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Chevy Impalas recalled
Chevy Impalas from 2009 and 2010 need to get their seat belts inspected. The fix is simple for the Chevy Impalas. Finding out about it on GM's website is not.After learning that a few seat belts in Chevy Impalas were threaded incorrectly, General Motors announced Friday that it is recalling more than 322,000 Impalas from the 2009 and 2010 model years.
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GM recall: What to do if your Chevy or Pontiac is on the list? GM recall of 250,000 vehicles due to seat belt problems GM recall: Is your car on the list? In a handful of cases, the automaker has found that improper threading of the belt can lead to a point of weakness that, in an accident, could cause the belt to disconnect from the car frame.
The seat belt itself is fine, but the “lap belt anchor pretensioner” – the metal ring that connects the seat belt to the car frame, located just behind the front door – wasn't threaded correctly in all Chevrolet Impalas. "There's no parts issues here at all," says Allen Adler, a GM spokesman.
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GM recall: What to do if your Chevy or Pontiac is on the list? GM recall of 250,000 vehicles due to seat belt problems GM recall: Is your car on the list? In a handful of cases, the automaker has found that improper threading of the belt can lead to a point of weakness that, in an accident, could cause the belt to disconnect from the car frame.
The seat belt itself is fine, but the “lap belt anchor pretensioner” – the metal ring that connects the seat belt to the car frame, located just behind the front door – wasn't threaded correctly in all Chevrolet Impalas. "There's no parts issues here at all," says Allen Adler, a GM spokesman.
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Amy Poehler
NBC funny ladies Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, and Tina Fey hit up AMC's post-Emmy bash at Soho House in West Hollywood. Saturday Night Live will air “The Women of SNL,” a two-hour tribute to its female cast members, on Nov. 1.
AMY Poehler and her husband Will Arnett have been having sleepless nights since the birth of their second child.
The couple welcomed son Abel James in August this year and are also parents to 2-year-old Archie.
And Will admits their extra addition has been causing quite a stir.
“It’s super great, [but] we have been going back to sleepless nights,” he said.
“It coincided with when I started the new show [Arrested Development] so it’s been a very sleepless time.”
Arnett says Archie has adapted well to the role of being the older sibling.
“He’s so great about it. He barely notices right now,” he explained.
“I make him say hi to his little brother and he just barely turns around and goes, ‘Hey!’ He’s just being a sweet guy. They both are doing great.”
AMY Poehler and her husband Will Arnett have been having sleepless nights since the birth of their second child.
The couple welcomed son Abel James in August this year and are also parents to 2-year-old Archie.
And Will admits their extra addition has been causing quite a stir.
“It’s super great, [but] we have been going back to sleepless nights,” he said.
“It coincided with when I started the new show [Arrested Development] so it’s been a very sleepless time.”
Arnett says Archie has adapted well to the role of being the older sibling.
“He’s so great about it. He barely notices right now,” he explained.
“I make him say hi to his little brother and he just barely turns around and goes, ‘Hey!’ He’s just being a sweet guy. They both are doing great.”
Top Gun Sequel
It's Top Gun Sequel time! Hollywood's Paramount Pictures is working on a sequel to the 1986 aviation action flick "Top Gun," New York magazine reported. The studio has made offers to producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott, who collaborated on the original. Tom Cruise, star of the first film, is expected to reprise his role of brash flying ace Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, but it would be a smaller role, the magazine said.
Paramount reportedly is also courting "The Usual Suspects" scribe Christopher McQuarrie to write the screenplay for "Top Gun 2."
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Paramount reportedly is also courting "The Usual Suspects" scribe Christopher McQuarrie to write the screenplay for "Top Gun 2."
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Tom Cruise
Featured News
Phoenix Coyotes Are Back Home Playing Hockey
"Rich Whitey" Instead of Whitney on Ballots
Typhoon Megi Heads Towards the Philippines
See all ThirdAge News
Phoenix Coyotes Are Back Home Playing Hockey
"Rich Whitey" Instead of Whitney on Ballots
Typhoon Megi Heads Towards the Philippines
Eric Wedge to Manage Seattle Mariners
Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter to Reunite in New TBS Talk...
Health Conditions
Sleep Apnea
Alzheimer's
Menopause
Arthritis
Cancer
Nursing Homes
Assisted Living
Questions & Answers
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Help
About Us
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Terms of Service
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Kat Von D and Jesse James
Kat Von D - Well, the tattoo gods giveth and the tattoo gods taketh away. Word on the entertainment wire is that Kat Von D and Jesse James are almost at splitsville. The couple was doomed from the beginning as it was clear to everyone but Kat that she was just a rebound chick.
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CAMILLE Grammer doesn’t have a heart.
According to TMZ, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is “absolutely humiliated” over estranged husband Kelsey Grammer’s girlfriend, and feels her recent miscarriage is all part of bad Karma.
Sources close to Camille say she feels “very bitter and the bitterness has been growing over Kelsey’s sudden decision to pull the plug on their marriage.”
“She feels sad about Kayte Walsh’s miscarriage, but believes it’s all part of the cosmos — what goes around, comes around,” dished one insider.
“Although the show reveals some of the bitterness, it’s way deeper than people watching would know.”
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Sources close to Camille say she feels “very bitter and the bitterness has been growing over Kelsey’s sudden decision to pull the plug on their marriage.”
“She feels sad about Kayte Walsh’s miscarriage, but believes it’s all part of the cosmos — what goes around, comes around,” dished one insider.
“Although the show reveals some of the bitterness, it’s way deeper than people watching would know.”
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Lady Gaga Artist of the Year?
Lady Gaga is in the running for artist of the year at the 2010 American Music Awards, who announced its nominees on Tuesday. In the category, Lady Gaga will compete with Justin Bieber, Eminem, Ke$ha and Katy Perry. Eminem and Lady Antebellum led the field with five nods apiece when nominations for the 2010 American Music Awards were announced Tuesday.
Justin Bieber followed with four nominations for the fan-voted prizes, while B.o.B., Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher are each up for three awards.
Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher have been booked to perform at the 38th annual event, which is to take place at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los
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Justin Bieber followed with four nominations for the fan-voted prizes, while B.o.B., Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher are each up for three awards.
Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher have been booked to perform at the 38th annual event, which is to take place at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los
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Shia LaBeouf Dumps Coffee On Paparazzi
Shia LaBeouf got sweet revenge on a photographer in Washington, D.C recently while filming Transformers 3. While taking a break from filming and seemingly relaxing at an outdoor cafe with a book in hand, Shia is soon seen packing his bag then began running after a photographer and dumping his cup of coffee on the pap. The photographer known as Mark Wilkins and one the most hated paparazzi photographers in Hollyweird, called into radio station HOT 99.5 to confirm that Shia did indeed sneak up on him and continued to run back to his hotel!
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$8 Million iphone? what?
By Chris Gaylord / October 15, 2010
British jeweler Stuart Hughes likes to bring glittering facets to the cutting edge. Known for bejeweling many of the latest gadgets, Mr. Hughes has unveiled his latest work: A diamond-encrusted iPhone 4. The price: 5 million pounds, or about $8 million. IPhone 4s, of course, usually cost just $199 and $299, plus another $2,000 or so by the end of your two-year service contract.
The jeweler brags that this special edition is "the world’s most expensive phone.... The bezel is handmade from rose with approx 500 individual flawless diamonds which total over 100ct. The rear section is formed using rose gold with the added touch of its rose gold Apple logo and 53 diamonds. The main navigation is made from platinum which holds a single cut 7.4ct pink diamond."
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British jeweler Stuart Hughes likes to bring glittering facets to the cutting edge. Known for bejeweling many of the latest gadgets, Mr. Hughes has unveiled his latest work: A diamond-encrusted iPhone 4. The price: 5 million pounds, or about $8 million. IPhone 4s, of course, usually cost just $199 and $299, plus another $2,000 or so by the end of your two-year service contract.
The jeweler brags that this special edition is "the world’s most expensive phone.... The bezel is handmade from rose with approx 500 individual flawless diamonds which total over 100ct. The rear section is formed using rose gold with the added touch of its rose gold Apple logo and 53 diamonds. The main navigation is made from platinum which holds a single cut 7.4ct pink diamond."
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Manny Pacquiao's Training Schedules and Media Day Threatened By Typhoon "Megi"
Manny Pacquiao's media day scheduled for Monday in Baguio City in the Philippines is being threatened by typhoon "Megi," which has already entered the Philippine area of responsibility ahead of the arrival in the country of Top Rank Promotions owner Bob Arum and his entourage.
The powerful typhoon will not only alter the media day schedule, but it may likewise move Pacquiao and his team from Baguio City to Manila ahead of the typhoon's landfall over the weekend.
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The powerful typhoon will not only alter the media day schedule, but it may likewise move Pacquiao and his team from Baguio City to Manila ahead of the typhoon's landfall over the weekend.
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