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NBC Olympics Hockey Final s : Vancouver, Canada, and will soon be completed Winter Olympics , and the winter’s biggest sporting event will end with the final men’s hockey gold medal for Canada the United States the gold medal game time. Hockey World Cup is the most awaited, lovers and sports fans the most prestigious in the United States and Canada, and Europe as well. This is the United States hocky game time, and when the game is quite exciting. Men’s hockey team in America can lead the Canadian team with 5-3 in the first phase at the end of last week. But there’s more at stake in the World Cup this time, Canada has a set of high expectations with a lot of support. After that, there will be closing ceremony of theWinter Olympics in prime time, broadcast live by NBC Article From :http://www.abreakingnews.us/nbc-olympics-hockey-finals.html

According to a report on Hawaiin televison the Tsunami has apparantly caused damage in the Ventura, CA area. Earlier today, a Tsunami was triggered off the coast of Chili as a result of a major earthquake in that country. No confirmed reports of any damage so far in Ventura County other than the above named report. The effects of the tsunami are going to be felt up the California coastline, but the severity of it is not known. The effects of the tsunami are starting to hit Hawaii now. Article From :http://365daynews.com/ventura-ca-tsunami-ventura-tsunami-damage.html

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers , who has been under fire ever since Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed President Barack Obama ’s first state dinner, will resign in March, she told Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet . “As we turn the corner on the first year,” Rogers told Sweet, “this is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world.” Rogers has been a glamorous and somewhat controversial figure in the White House from the beginning, posing for fashion shots and bringing eye-catching style to her post but sometimes being accused of neglecting the nitty gritty of the job. (Read more on Desiree in our WSJ. Magazine cover story from last April.) When the Salahi security came to light, Secret Service leaders took the fall, saying they had neglected to keep a watchful eye on the guests coming into the dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . But critics said Rogers and her crew were equally responsible for matching the guests to the guest list...

ESPN have got a habit of banning employees, and Tony Kornheiser is the latest one to get the ESPN wrath after comments he made about SportCenter anchor Hannah Storm’s outfit. Kornheiser being the character he is, mocked Storm’s wardrobe by commenting on her “very, very tight shirt,” and said that she looked like she has a “sausage casing wrapping around her upper body.” After these remarks he admits that he is not supposed to be “critical” of any ESPN employee’s but asks Hannah Storm to “stop!” and asks her “what are you doing?” The Pardon the Interuption host must have realised that he done wrong, and when he appeared on his radio show the next day, he apologised for being a “sarcastic, subversive guy” and called himself a “troll.” He ends the sentence by saying that he has no right to insult what anyone looks like, or what they wear. ESPN obviously didn’t think the apology was good enough, and still suspended Kornheiser for a few days. The PTI co-host is very well known for mocking m...

As celebrity couples go, Evan Lysacek and Nastia Liukin are a gold-medal pair. Seriously, they've both won Olympic gold medals in their respective sports. On his way to becoming the first U.S. man to win figure skating gold in 22 years last week, Lysacek had a little help from Liukin, a gymnastics champion. The couple met in October 2008 in Rapid City, S.D., performing on the NBC special Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular and have dated since last summer . "We became good friends and became really close since," says Lysacek, who attended the ESPYs with Nastia last July and things progressed from there. Lysacek went to Dallas to cheer on Liukin during her gymnastics comeback at the U.S. Nationals in August, then this month, the couple switched roles. "To see his dreams come true was amazing," Liukin, 20, who had a cameo on Gossip Girl last season, says of watching her man triumph at the Olympics. "Even though we're not in the same sport, the...

It comes to this – our neighbouring nations play each other in tournament hockey action at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics . Team Canada takes on Team USA at 4:40pm PT today over at Canada Hockey Place and even last night you could see flags from both countries being paraded up and down Granville street. The city is a rumbling mass of patriots from around the globe and none more loud and present than those representing Canada. People keep asking who we will be cheering for, me being born and raised in Metro Vancouver and John being a permanent resident of Canada, originally from Iowa. Even though he’s in love with his new host country, one thing is certain, he is a Team USA guy to the core. John will be cheering on the team that brought us the legendary Miracle on Ice back in 1980, a team that has a proud, strong tradition of hockey and undying patriotism. The Vancouver Canucks’ own Ryan Kesler will also be sporting the red, white and blue, which is another reason he’s excited to cheer f...

And the winner is … Ron Paul . Mr. Paul, a Republican Congressman from Texas who inspired an intense following for president in 2008, swept the 2012 presidential straw poll Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference . He won with 31 percent of the nearly 2,400 votes at the conference, edging out Mitt Romney , the former Massachusetts governor, who won the straw poll last year and who captured 22 percent of the vote. When Mr. Paul’s name was announced in the packed ballroom of a Washington hotel, it elicited hoots and boos along with applause. Although Mr. Romney won fewer votes, he seemed to draw stronger applause. Sarah Palin , the former governor of Alaska, who did not attend the conference, was a distant third, with 7 percent of the vote. About half of the 10,000 people attending the conference are students, according to the poll. The straw poll in past years has rarely predicted the winner of the Republican nomination. Despite the poll, David Kee...

Tiger Woods will be making his first public statement since his big scandal and hiatus from golf in December of 2009. The press conference will start at 10am central standard time, and will stream live on YouTube. Late last year, Tiger Woods destroyed his once stellar reputation. Women all across the united states came out detailing their affairs with the married superstar golfer. Since then, the golfer has been taking a break and hoping that the pad press will die down. Some sponsors have dropped the athlete, and some have stood by his side. It will be very interesting to see what Tiger Woods has to day. Will he own up to what he has done? Or will he make excuses? Either way, there are many apologies in order. More story http://www.reviewstl.com/watch-tiger-woods-press-conference-live-online-10am-cst-0219/

A Joe Stack statement has surfaced online, allegedly a suicide note by the pilot of the Austin plane crash today. Local newspaper The Austin Statesman tweeted a link to the statement as an "Internet note left by Joe Stack, the man linked to today's plane crash." Stack, also known as Joseph Andrew Stack III in records, begins the 36-paragraph note: If you're reading this, you're no doubt asking yourself, "Why did this have to happen?" The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time. The writing process, started many months ago, was intended to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn't enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken. Stack writes at length about the state of the economy and claims the government has stolen from the middle class. He writes that, "I know I'm hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand." Article From :http://www....

The big news of the day: Those of you worried about the Cavs getting Jamison are going to be even angrier about how they got him. The Cavs and Wiz took advantage of the Clippers’ cheapness/smart desire to get far under the cap for next season and roped them into the a three-teamer, according to Yahoo! Cavs receive : Antawn Jamison, Sebastian Telfair Wizards receive : Al Thornton, Brian Skinner (expiring), Zyndrunas Ilgauskas (expiring, likely to be waived), Cleveland first-round pick, the rights to Emir Preldzic, Cleveland’s second-round pick in last year’s draft. Clippers receive : Drew Gooden So, if you wondering what it took for the Cavs to land Antawn Jamison and his 20.5 points per game, it took this: A late first-round draft pick and Ilgauskas, who may return to the Cavs in a month. J.J. Hickson remains a Cavalier, giving the Cavs a pretty healthy stable of power forwards once Leon Powe returns. This is mostly possible because of the Clippers. The Clips shave another $5.5 ...

After Hotmail went down earlier today, whereby many customers were denied access to services and e-mail accounts, we can report that Microsoft Corp. have now fixed their Windows Identification service. According to Bloomberg Business Week the trouble happened in Microsoft’s Windows Live ID service which customers use to sign in to live messaging and Hotmail. A company spokesman, Ted Roduner, said that consumers trying to make a new game account on Xbox Live online would also have hit problems. Customers will be relieved to know that the issue appears to have been sorted as many people have been greatly inconvenienced by it. Windows Live ID has over 460 million people users, in competition with Yahoo! Inc.’s Mail and Google Inc.’s Gmail. This year Microsoft shares have dropped 7.6 per cent. How do you think this latest concern will affect the company now? Article From :http://www.onlykent.com/20100216/hotmail-down-service-unavailable-feb-2010/

Xbox Live Downtime Updates and Modern Warfare 2 Server maintenance. February 16 , 2010 – It seems lots of gamers in the Xbox Live community are now going crazy because of the recent Xbox Live service on downtime. Also the players of Modern Warfare 2 is now on the midst of nowhere because they can’t connect and play to MW2 servers. Now there’s lots of complaint airing because of this unannounced incident on the Xbox live. You can find the current updates regarding Xbox live servers so if you have question and wanting to know more about the recent down time you can check their Twitter account. We hope that this outage will now be fix. Credit To : http://study5.info/xbox-live-down-modern-warfare-2-server-is-down.html/6772

usa women’s hockey 2010 olympic game video Watch usa women’s hockey 2010 olympic game video only on misshotz.com The United States opened the preliminary round of the women’s hockey tournament with a 12-1 romp over China on Sunday. Jenny Potter scored three goals in the first 22 minutes while becoming the leading scorer in American Olympic history. Meghan Duggan scored twice for the Americans, who got the expected result when a seasoned power takes on a developing team. The outcome, however, didn’t quite match Canada’s 18-0 rout of Slovakia on Saturday. Watch the recap video below. usa women s hockey roster, kelly stack, cammi granato, 2010 olympics tv schedule of events, usa women s hockey team roster Article From : http://www.usnewsdot.com/usa-women-s-hockey-winter-olympic-game-2010.html

Chris Bertish Won Mavericks 2010 Surf Contest - Chris Bertish , who come across from South Africa, finally won the 2010 Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest today. Announcers claims that the waves were among the biggest ever contested in a ‘paddle in’ contest. The Mavericks big wave surfing contest awards $150,000 in prize money. It is one of the most lucrative big-wave contests in the sport. The Mavericks event is held only when swell and waves are ‘big enough’ to test the skills of the world’s best big wave riders. Competitors voted to hold thecontest because forecasts called for record-breaking waves. The final heat of this year’s contest began in the early afternoon, when the tide was well on it’s way out. As the tide got lower, the waves got harder and harder to surf. Chris Bertish manages to drop into some of the only successful drops and rides of the heat. The Mavericks Surf Contest is considered one of the most premiere ‘big wave’ contests in the world and attracts a worl...

An on campus shooting incident at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has left three people dead and several others wounded, reports said . The shooting occurred inside the university’s Shelby Center while faculty members of the biology department were on a meeting. Police said all of the victims were faculty staff. A suspect is already in custody, police said. The school has been locked down after the incident. Students who are still on campus have been feeding information to the media through text messaging. The university administration has ordered all students to go home following the shooting on Friday. An e-mail alert was also sent to students who have signed up for the service. However, some students complained that they received the e-mail almost an hour after the incident took place while others did not get the alert at all. SWAT teams have also been dispatched to the area. Meanwhile, an official at the nearby Huntsville Hospital said doctors are treating three peopl...

NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted Thursday to prop open a clogged heart artery after being hospitalized with chest pains , an adviser said. Clinton, 63, “is in good spirits and will continue to focus on the work of his foundation and Haiti’s relief and long-term recovery efforts,” said adviser Douglas Band. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left Washington and headed to New York to be with her husband, who underwent the procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Stents are tiny mesh scaffolds used to keep an artery open after it is unclogged in an angioplasty procedure. Doctors thread a tube through a blood vessel in the groin to a blocked artery, inflate a balloon to flatten the clog, and slide the stent into place. That is a different treatment from what Clinton had in 2004, when clogged arteries first landed him in the hospital. He underwent quadruple bypass surgery because of four blocked arteries, some of which had squeezed almost c...

From Texas comes word that Charlie Wilson's heart--his second--finally gave out. Which wasn't all that surprising, when you considered how much he had lived. If you measured Charlie Wilson's life in years, it came to only 76. But if you looked at the number of miles the former Texas Congressman put on his odometer, well, that added up to more than most men could manage in three lifetimes. Charlie Wilson was the kind of man who would declare on 60 Minutes: "I just love stickin' it to the Russians." The kind of man who would make a fact-finding trip through Pakistan, taking his then-girlfriend, a former Miss World USA, in tow through that Islamic country. And then, when the Defense Intelligence Agency refused to ferry her, he was the kind who would use his position on the House Appropriations Committee to slash the funding for two DIA planes, and have them transferred to the national guard instead. His House colleagues used to say Charlie Wilson was the only p...

Megan Fox ’s Motorola Super Bowl commercial was as sexy as you’d expect from the brunette beauty, but fans of the Jennifer Body ’s star noticed something different about her… In the ad, Megan holds her Motorola phone as she lounges sexily in a bubble bath. Watching her scrolling on the touch screen, eagle-eyed onlookers noticed that Megan’s thumb looked suspiciously long and thin. OK ! NEWS: MEGAN FOX’S FLAWLESS FIGURE FEATURED IN NEW ARMANI CAMPAIGN Although Megan’s hands are perfect in every way, she has “clubbed thumbs” which means that her thumbs are shorter and wider than your average fifth digit — a cute imperfection on an otherwise flawless star. OK ! NEWS: BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN’S ENGAGEMENT TWEET IS FAKE So, was her real thumb replaced on the commercial? See Megan’s Super Bowl ad for yourself HERE . /wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2418439b3825×219.jpg-150×146.jpg See the original post here: Does Megan Fox Have a Thumb Double?

Just now posting a story to Military.com on the death of one of the most influential defense lawmakers on Capitol Hill ever. I’ve had my beefs with Rep. Jack Murtha in the past, but I truly am shocked and saddened by his death. He was a tireless advocate for Pentagon programs he believed in and forced them down a left-leaning Congress in years where defense spending was less than a priority. And despite our sometimes butting heads over the Haditha incident, he and his staff have always treated me with respect and professionalism. We’ll slice and dice his record tomorrow, but today, let’s offer his family and staff our condolences and take a moment of silence to honor the decorated Vietnam vet and Marine officer/public servant. – Christian Article From : http://defensetech.org/2010/02/08/murtha-dead-at-77/

FOXNews has just announced that there are “mass casualties” at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown , Connecticut. It is believed about 100 employees may have been at the plant at the time. I’ll be updating all day. Updates as available. See a video below. Kleen Energy Explosion MSNBC is reporting an “unknown” number of people dead and injured. CNN cites police officials saying two are dead. The “massive explosion” at 1340 River Road, was apparently due to a gas line rupturing at about 11:00 – 11:30 AM EST today. The explosion could be felt all the way to Long Island Sound. Multiple emergency vehicles are on the scene. An hour after the explosion and what is believed to be the Kleen Energy Systems plant on River Road, emergency rescue personnel were continuing to arrive by vehicle and helicopter. Helicopters were airlifting victims to area hospitals. Witnesses across the river from the plant say the main plant building seems to be “substantially leveled.” Kleen Energy Plant Off...

Jill George going upside down on a crash on Lap 27 stopped the race. The wreck slightly damaged the catchfence. Even though 27 laps have officially been recorded — only six of those have been under a green flag. Danica Patrick has stayed clean from the early crashes and is currently in 10th place. James Buescher leads the race. The fence has been fixed and cars have fired up again in the 80-lap race. The Budweiser Shootout is coming up next at 8:10. Depending on what else happens in the ARCA race, it might have to be cut short so as not to interfere with the Bud Shootout. Article From : http://buzzingstock.in/general/jill-george-jill-george-going-upside-down-jennifer-jo-cobb-jill-george-arca-danica-patrick-james-buescher-arca-nascar/

Send a ball | send a ball in the mail,Send a ball qubits, sendaball, Send a ball mail a ball, Send a ball have a ball. Send a ballOne of my favorite shows on T.V right now is Shark Tank, Multi-Millionaire business owners who hear investment proposals from entrepreneurs and consider whether to invest in the businesses. While watching this show I came across this company founded by two moms, Send a Ball. While the “Sharks” did not invest in this company I couldn’t bear not to spread the word about this great service. I have 5 nieces and nephews all under 7 and know they would love to receive this in the mail. Better yet, what babies don’t love to play with balls? I avoid the stack of balls in Target every time we go because Ball, Ball, Ball would be the word of the day for the rest of the day out of Isabella’s mouth! This is a great way to congratulate a new baby, say Happy Birthday, Happy Valentine’s day or how about just for fun! Forget the Balloons, these last longer! Not to mention, ...

The late heiress Casey Johnson died of natural causes due to diabetic ketoacidosis, according to the L.A. County Coroner. Diabetic ketoacidosis is the medical term for when the body lacks sufficient levels of insulin. L.A. Coroner’s office Assistant Chief Ed Winter told Gosssip Cop , Johnson “wasn’t taking any of her [diabetes] meds.” Sadly, it was as simple as Johnson being negligent with her medical regimen. “If you’re not taking any of [the medications], this is what the result is,” added Winter. Johnson had reportedly fallen into two reported diabetic comas prior to her death. And as to whether there were any illicit drugs in Johnson’s system, Winter told Gossip Cop categorically, “No.” Johnson’s full autopsy report will be available within two weeks. Follow @GossipCop on Twitter for updates… Article From : http://www.gossipcop.com/casey-johnson-cause-of-death-reported-by-coroner/

Gina Campisi ’s death today brings up the subject of depression and its possible consequences. Regardless of your place within the community or your financial situation, there are services. . . excellent services with professional, caring people who are available 24-hours-a-day to help. There is absolutely nothing wrong in reaching out for help. We have added the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas to our web roll and regret that it was not included before. Consider looking at it, just in case you know of someone who might need its services. If you know of any similar organizations of assistance, please place them in the comment section and we’ll add them to the SweetCharity web roll. Our thoughts are with the Campisi family, Gina’s wide circle of friends, and those who have lost someone due to similar circumstances. Article From : http://sweetcharity.dmagazine.com/2010/02/03/the-passing-of-gina-campisi/

iPhone 3.1.3 Update and Firmware/Software Upgrade via Itunes. Yes It’s been 3 months since the last firmware upgrade for iPhone users and most of the user of iPhone is user the 3.1.2 firmware update . This day a new firmware is released for Iphone and it’s iPhone 3.1.3 update this firmware upgrade for iPod Touch and iPhone users. Well this current Iphone 3.1.3 update really doesn’t get anything new at all but it will fix some of the important errors in the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPhone 3.1.3 software / firmware update includes: Improved accuracy for the battery level on iPhone 3GS. Fixes issues on Phone Applications to crash. Fixes the Application crash for Japanese Kana keyboard is being used iPhone Jailbreaks update According to the news there’s no harm on those jailbreak Iphones so it will be safe to update your Iphone firmware to 3.1.3. Article From : http://study5.info/iphone-3-1-3-update-itunes-upgrade.html/6080

After 2 previous sad news we heard a few moment ago, now the world has been surprised with the death of Jay Novacek’s wife, LeAnne Novacek . So far, there is no official announcement about the cause of death of Jay Novacek wife , however, according to some local news portals, there is a possibility she committed suicide because Jay Novacek wife found dead in the bedroom of the residence at 9:05 a.m. this morning. Responding to this case, the local police said that there will be performed an autopsy on Tuesday why LeAnne Novacek died as for now, the investigation still remains. Jay Novacek , was a former NFL tight end, but Jay Novacek known for being a part of the Dallas Cowboys team because in that team, he won three Super Bowls in the early 90s. However, since 1997, he officially decided to retire NFL in 1997 due to lingering injured. Now, let’s give a sympathy to Jay Novacek family after Jay Novacek wife died . PS: Just before I heard news that tells Jay Novacek wife dead , th...

What's the latest update about the American Idiot Musical? Who among thinks that not all bands can do musical in Broadways? If you are that person who is negative with that, think again. Greenday will be having their musical with the Song American Idiot. Watch the video at the link below now! Read more about it from the article of tonic.com: Well, Broadway fans and punk rockers, get ready for a new rock opera to, uh, rock your world (thus concludes the last usage of the word "rock" in this piece). Green Day's 2004 concept album American Idiot, which has long been rumored to be on its way to becoming a stage production, has finally been turned into a full-blown musical production. It's not your ordinary run-of-the-mill musical, either. The entire concept of Green Day's album was based on the zeitgeist of 2004 — Americans were confused about the post-9/11 climate of the country and young people felt more disaffected and out of touch than ever despite how plugged...