This Morning for Friday, June 19, 2009

ELECTION DAY, 2009..NEW JERSEY/VIRGINIA GOVERNORSHIPS..NEW YORK CONGRESS RACE
Today is election day in the U.S...Two big races for governor make the headlines..Polls show Democratic Governor John Corzine and Republican challenger, Chris Chistie in a dead heat race...Christie was up 2% last night after trailing slightly last week.  A third independent, Chris Daggett has double figures also which could affect the race.  President Obama made three trips to New Jersey to campaign for Corzine, and should he lose it is seen as a possible negative mandate against the national Democratic regime.  The pollsters show it's not that close in the Virginia governors race where Republican Bob McDonnell is double digit ahead of Democrat, Creigh Deeds..and it may mean that Republicans could sweep into other states offices as well.  In New York state, Joe Biden has campaigned hard for Democratic Congressional candidate Bill Owens..the polls showed the liberal leaning Republican, Dede Scozzafava, so poorly, she dropped out and handed her support to Owens...but, leading the polls is a third party candidate, Doug Hoffman.  Hoffman is a member of the conservative party. A vote to overturn the legislature's okay of gay marriage is on the ballot in Maine.  And, a measure to okay gambling in Ohio is also key in that state.

*If the Democrats lose in all three major races, it may be a revisit of Halloween to the
 Democrats facing re-election next year, especially as they decide to vote on the liberal
 Health Care bill.

HAMID KARZAI OFFICIALLY BACK IN AS AFGHANISTAN PRESIDENT..PRESIDENT OBAMA CONGRATULATES
After not getting the guarantees he needed that another election was just going to be more of the same fraud and violence with lack of protection for voters, challenger Abdullah Abduallah pulled out of the race over the weekend.  That gave the Presidency back to Hamid Karzai, whose government has been riddled with corruption, criticism of the U.S. and friendship with Iran and its' leadership.  None-the-less, President Obama called Karzai and congratulated him.  He said he called for a "new chapter" in Afghanistan. But, Obama said he took a stern tone toward Karzai stressing that he wants to see an improvement in governance, stop corruption, speed up the training of Afghan forces and take advantage at the opportunity for reforms in the country.

*We think Abdullah Abdullah was double crossed...

20 YEAR OLD WOMAN ALLEGEDLY HIT BY FATHER'S CAR FOR BEING TOO "WESTERNIZED"
Noor Faleh Almaleki, aged 20, died yesterday after being hospitalized since October 20th when she was hit by a car, reportedly driven by her father...in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Peoria.  According to family members, her crime was she had become to "westernized."  The Muslim family had moved to the U.S. from Iraq.  Her father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki fled after the incident, but was turned away at a London airport and was returned to Atlanta where he was arrested. The charges will be upgraded..obviously, to murder.

*"Westernized?"  You moved to the U.S.!  You are also "westernized."

TWO DIE, SIXTEEN HOSPITALIZED FROM CONTAMINATED MEAT IN NORTHEAST
Contaminated fresh ground beef that apparently had the wrong expiration dates on the package is being blamed for an E-Coli outbreak in the east.  28 people have become ill with the disease..all but three are in the northeast and 18 are in New England according to the CDC.  Fairbank Farms where the fresh ground beef came from has recalled 546,000 pounds of the meat.  The meat was distributed in numerous forms, from meatloaf to meatball mix to hamburger patties and was sent to stores from North Carolina to Maine.

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WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP MAKES MAIDEN VOYAGE
The world's largest cruise ship, The Oasis of the Seas, left Denmark on Sunday on it's maiden voyage to Florida. The $1.5 billion dollar ship stands 20 stories high has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. It also has 2,700 cabins and can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members. Accommodations include loft cabins, with floor-to-ceiling windows, and 1,600-square-foot luxury suites with balconies overlooking the sea or promenades. The liner also has four swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts, and a youth zone with theme parks and nurseries for children. Oasis of the Sea, nearly 40% larger than the industry's next-biggest ship, is due to make its U.S. debut on Nov. 20 at its home port, Port Everglades in Florida. http://tinyurl.com/yjtmv6o

OOPS! MAN ACCIDENTLY EJECTS FROM THE PLANE
A civilian passenger in an South African air force display plane, accidentally activated the ejector seat while reaching for something to hold on to when the plane was going to do a mid air spin. As soon as the yellow and black lever was pulled, the ejection sequence activated two rockets attached to the back of his chair and blasted him 200 yards up in the air and away from the plane. The man, who has not been named, later floated back down to Earth on a parachute which opened automatically. The incident happened Wednesday, shortly after he took off for a joyride with an experienced pilot from South Africa's Silver Falcons air display team. http://tinyurl.com/ejectionseat
 

WORLD RECORD MEATBALL
Matthew Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, said Sunday that a 222.5-pound meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by state officials. A Guinness Book of World Records official confirmed the big meatball as a record breaker. The old record of 198.6 pounds was set just over a month ago after talk show host Jimmy Kimmel vowed to beat a record set in Mexico. That record, 109 pounds, was set in August. Mitnitsky said he got involved "to bring the meatball back to the East Coast because that's where it originated."  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_largest_meatball

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HOLLYSTAR LATE NIGHT UPDATE

People continue to disappear from the lives of the Gosselin kids. Volunteer caregiver for the "Jon & Kate plus 8" children, Janet Weidenheimer, passed away last week at the age of 72. "Nana Janet," as she was affectionately known to the Gosselin children, appeared on the TLC show frequently in the early seasons. Kate once called her a "pseudo-grandparent" and the kids found her "crazy and loud and fun." There are no details yet as to cause of death.

The U.S. Army has issued an official apology to Ryan Seacrest, after learning his alleged stalker is one of their own. TMZ reportedly spoke with Lt. Col. Nathan Banks, an Army spokesperson, who said: "We apologize to Ryan Seacrest. Pending the outcome of the local investigation, the Army will decide what further action to take. We take all matters of our personnel seriously." Chidi Uzomah is currently a member of the U.S. Army reserves and is assigned to a special forces unit.

A regular season NFL game between the Packers and Vikings attracted 29.8 million viewers Sunday night, compared to 22.3 million for the Yankees and Phillies.

Veteran actor, Robert Wagner will appear on the 150th episode of "NCIS" playing Tony’s dad!  The episode is slated to air in January.

One of "24's" favorite villains, former President Charles Logan, will be returning to the show.  Gregory Itzin, has signed on for several episodes on the upcoming eighth season. The disgraced former president last was seen during Season 6 flatlining en route to a hospital after being stabbed by his wife, Martha Logan. At the opening of Season 7, FBI agent Renee Walker told Jack Bauer that Logan is alive and under house arrest, but he never was heard from again. In the upcoming season, sitting President Taylor reluctantly enlists Logan to assist with an escalating international diplomatic crisis.

(No matter how hard he tries not to be, he will always be a douche...he can't help it!) Jon Gosselin appeared Sunday night with celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach at New York City's West Side Jewish Center.  Jon wants to atone for his behavior and says that he's just misunderstood.  "I'm not a fame seeker. I just had eight kids and I had a show on TLC."  Jon admits he was intoxicated with celebrity and acknowledged he hasn't been on his best behavior. He also publicly apologized to his soon to be ex-wife, Kate, for having relationships in public and said that if she would have done that to him, he would have been extremely "pissed off" and that it would be a stab in the back. He complained that he had to be at home with the kids and change diapers and cook meals, stuff that his wife should be doing. He also said that he and Hailey should have never gone to France together. Despite rumors that Gosselin was set to announce his breakup from Glassman, 22, Gosselin said they are merely slowing things down.

CSI's George Eads revealed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night, that he’s engaged to longtime girlfriend, Monika Casey.  The actor said he recently had back surgery to fix a herniated disc and that the experience strengthened the couple's bond.  "She really was my champion and helped me get through that" he said.

On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speed skating team. The team's largest cash sponsor, DSB Bank, left the team $300,000 behind in its fundraising efforts after it declared bankruptcy in October. The name "Colbert Nation" will be emblazoned on the team's uniforms. The show isn't paying the team any money directly. Instead, Colbert is calling on his fans to donate to the team via http://www.colbertnation.com  and http://www.usspeedskating.org .

Christopher Walken reading the lyrics to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"
http://nrs.blogtronix.net/hollystarupdate/23219

Beautiful morning across most of the U.S...only rain area is in the northeast, over most of New York state, Vermont and northern Pennsylvania...some rain just along the New England coast as well...And, there's a large rain area of the northeastern coast of Florida...

The rain in the northeast will end tonight...Rain will cover Wisconsin with some snow in the northern parts...rain also over northern Illinois, eastern Iowa and Minnesota...

Highs in the mid 40s in the north central this morning...Low to upper 50s in the northeast...low to upper 60s in the southeast...mid 70s to upper 80s across Florida...Upper 50s in the center of the U.S...upper 50s to mid 60s in the mountain states..mid 50s to upper 60s in the northwest...Southwest, lower 70s to low 90s..Mid 70s down the west coast...

Nation's hot spot is Phoenix with a high of 93..coolest is the 38 high in Sault Ste. Marie.

DENNIS MILLER is 56 today...

     Born November 3, 1953,  in Philadelphia, PA, Dennis Miller and his brother Jimmy Miller (now Jim Carrey's manager) were raised by their mother. Their father left the family early in his life and died not long after.  Miller earned a Bachelor's degree in journalism at Pittsburgh's Point Park College.  After graduation, he worked at various jobs including driving a delivery, working at a dairy and in a grocery store before taking the mike at a local comedy club.  Miller branched out to touring in New York and L.A.  In 1980, he began writing for the Pittsburgh program, PM Magazine, and also hosting a weekend show called Punchline.  He was spotted by Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels at The Comedy Store in L.A. and subsequently Miller joined the cast.  He was soon delivering the "Weekend Update."  Miller stayed with SNL for six seasons during which time he also did several Miller Lite commercials.  He graduated to his own late-night talk show, The Dennis Miller Show, in 1992 which lasted only six months.  One year later he appeared on HBO's Dennis Miller Live which lasted nine years and aired 215 episodes. The show won five Emmies. HBO canceled the show in 2002. In 1996, Miller published Dennis Miller: The Rants..the first of four books that he wrote.  Miller has also appeared in a handful of films including Disclosure (1994), The Net (1995), Tales From the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996) and Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania.  Of course, for a couple of years he was a member of the play by play crew on Monday Night Football.....He tried a news commentary show on CNBC....He was in TV movie Let Go in 2006, and had short lived TV series, , Grand Slam, then Amnesia in 2007.  He was in movie, What Happens in Vegas last year.  He is also doing commentary on Fox News' O'Reilly Factor and now is having great success with his Westwood One, three hour syndicated radio show. That show is now on some 200 stations. Dennis also regularly performs stand up...particularly in Las Vegas.

Dennis is married to Irish model Ali Espley (since 1988) and they have two sons, Holden, born 1990 and Marlon, born 1993. They live in Santa Barbara, California. Dennis is the national spokesperson for USACares

http://www.dennismillerradio.com/ 

Today's complete birthday list at http://nrs.blogtronix.net/TUESDAYCALENDAR

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TV LAST NIGHT
 

(We watched TV for you last night)

DANCING WITH THE STARS - week 7

The pro dancers start off the evening with a dance routine that showcases the dances that will be performed by the celebs tonight...just to give you an idea of what they are supposed to look like.  

Lacy Schwimmer has the flu and another pro dancer has to fill in for her. Good isn't good enough any more, says Len, this week we are expecting greatness.

The stars design the outfits worn by the pro dancers this week.

1.  MICHEAL IRVIN  (Foxtrot)  Score: 23
Not bad at all..he's smooth and looks like he's having fun...smile on his face the whole time.  It was a very basic routine, but enjoyable to watch.  He had to design the costumes for this week..he put his partner in a sparkly purple dress saying the last time that he
had so much fun, he was watching Barney with his kids, hence the purple dress.

Len: I am so glad you have hung around.  Again, tonight, you were great. Well done.

Bruno: Musicality has improved.  It was live.  Your bum still sticks out.

CA: Gracious, fluid, dynamic...very nice.

2. DONNY OSMOND (Quickstep)  Score: 24
Definately fun to watch.  Donny seems to be having a good time.  Lots of intricate steps.  I thought it was well done.  Standing O from the crowd.

Bruno:  As a performer, you are solid as a rock.  No one could cover up all the mistakes you did.  

CA:  I thought it was pretty good.  Light on your feet.  IT was good, but not your best.

Len:  You came out full bore from start to finish...full of drive, there were mistakes, but if you play it safe, there will be no mistakes, you just really attacked it.  Good job.

3.  MARK CACANCOS  (Samba)  Score:  19
It was a real cute dance and Mark is an animal...plus he has mad gymnastic skills. I really liked the dance and he is so cute. He attacked it.

CA: You had a really rough week but the bad news is that that was a mess. It was disjointed..a lot of nervous energy that disrupted the flow.

Len:  You had a difficult dance.  I don't agree with Carrie Ann.  It's not your best dance, but you had three different partners, had to fly to New York...I think you did very well.

Bruno: It was like Kung Fu Panda does the Samba in the Planet of the Apes.

4. MYA  (Foxtrot)  Score: 25
Cloris Leachman came to give Mya the feeling of old Hollywood and give her some performance tips.  How did you get the crowd on its feet every time you danced? Mya asked Cloris..."it was intermission" she said.   The dance appeared to be smooth and her partner really whipped her around.   Dmitry thru in some pretty fancy footwork himself when the two weren't in hold. I liked the silhouette beginning and ending.  Entertaining.

Len: I liked the parts that were in hold. Too many gimmicks and needless things.

Bruno:  You captured the glamour time of Hollywood's golden age.  You looked a dream and you danced like an angel.

CA: I loved it.  It was like your feet were tied together and you floated across the floor.

5. AARON CARTER (Jive) Score: 29
I think it was his best dance of the season.  Good footwork and he and his partner were together on most steps.   I was impressed.  The first time I've liked one of his dances.

Bruno:  To the galaxy and beyond.  Your best performance.

CA:  You were like a little roadrunner. It was really, really excellent. High energy.

Len:  That had enough energy to light up Hollywood.  Wild but clean, fast but control.  Fun.  Tempted to raise the ten paddle.

6. KELLY OSBOURNE (Salsa) Score: 24
Kelly was cranky and crying through most of her pre-dance video.  She did not look like she was having fun and still is heavy on her feet.  She finally smiled when the dance was over.  She didn't seem to have any significant mistakes. Kelly's dance partner, Louie Van Amstel, had to wear electric blue fringe pants which were ripped off halfway through the dance, but the judges all gave Kelly props for making him wear those ridiculous pants.

CA:  You had good posture...you were not afraid of the dance. Very good job.

Len: It's the first time it seems that you've ever controlled your nerves.  With that said, every aspect of the dance need to come up a notch.

Bruno:  Takes the blue fringe pants and wears them around his neck.  He basically tells her to keep working...you are no longer beige.  

7. JOANNA KRUPA (Rhumba)  Score: 27
They are both slinky and sexy, so one isn't surprised as they slither around the floor.  Joanna almost falls during one pose and that kind of spoiled the dance.. oh yes, it's not a dream...

Len: Well done.  You did everything very well.

Bruno:  You are a love goddess.  Just a little stumble, what a shame

CA:  You always dance on your edge.  You got caught on your costume and that was all I can say.

Team Paso  Score: 24
Mark, Aaron, Mya, Michael
The routine went on and on and on forever...

Team Tango:  Score: 28
Kelly, Donny and Joanna
It was really good. The solos were each great and they were spot on synchronized when it came to the kicks at the end. Carrie Ann did point out they had a little lift in there somewhere. Everyone really embraced their role.

The dancers now take their individual scores and add their team scores to get a total for the night.  Here's the standings at the end of the show on Monday.

Joanna & Derek: 55
Aaron & Karina: 53
Donny & Kym: 52
Kelly & Louis: 52
Mya & Dmitry: 49
Michael & Anna D: 47
Mark & Anna T: 43

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KATE: HER STORY

One of five kids...I was the forgotten middle child.  Strict upbringing, went to a christian school.  Parents did their best...Kate remembers telling her mom that five kids were too much.   Kate says they e-mail back and forth. They aren't all that involved with the kids...her choice, not theirs.  She and her mother would always knock heads about the kids, even before the TV show.

She has trouble trusting people since her own brother, Kevin and wife Jody, have sold their stories to the tabloids...things that never happened.  She has one sister who drops all the judgment and supports what she does.

Kate says she's emotional and vulnerable because she loses friends when the tabloids start attacking them.

Kate admits she was hard on Jon and admits she was wrong.  It was just the way they related to each other.  She's not proud those moments have been caught on tape.

The kids all miss having mommy and daddy together at the same time.  Kate says she does too.

Kate would still be doing the show if it wasn't that Jon stopped it.  When they started with the show, it was all very simple.   She says it's very real...there's a number of things she'd take back if she could.

Kate says she's not compromising her children in any way.  I laid in bed rest from seven weeks to 30 weeks and didn't put a thing in my mouth that would harm them.  I often told the cameras that the kids weren't going to be filmed. I would never do anything that would be bad for them.  It gave me a way to work with my kids and we could all be together.  Jon enjoyed the trips and experiences.

The show has become our means of income, but it didn't start out that way. How could I provide for 8 kids by being a nurse at this point?

Kate has a separate, secure account for the kids, locked up and safe.

You can turn off our lives, but we can't.  It's become very crazy in the last 9-10 months and I just want peace for my kids.  If I were to stop out of the spotlight, how could I provide for the family.

Kate knew her marriage was starting to implode during the last season, but the cameras didn't show most of the trouble.  At times she and Jon didn't even talk. Kate says she was on a plane coming home and thinking that she and Jon aren't going to recover...they looked at each other and realized they were two different people.   Had we never done the show, we would have been struggling and it would have hit us sooner.

I've never quit anything in my life. I think I've failed. (she's in tears)  Our goals just very much changed.  Somewhere along the line, his goals changed and they felt detrimental to me and the kids.

Jon felt like he didn't have a purpose because he had to stay home with all the kids while Kate was doing her book tour, that he agreed to.

I think once you become a parent, it becomes too late to wonder what could of, should of, would of happened.  No matter what age you are.  

I still wake up every day and think the phone will ring and it will be Jon. My kids miss their dad.  

How is the divorce affecting you.  I don't let out how hard it is very much. I'm awake in the middle of the night, thinking...am I making the best decision... and I'm very lonely.   

Kate says she doesn't pay attention to the tabloids, although, when she seems them, they are hurtful.  She doesn't take the kids to the grocery store very often.  I put myself in a reality show, but I didn't sign up to become a tabloid staple.  It's the bad that comes with the good.   If I said I was done, it would be just more covers about my decision and I would be doing that without an income.

We did four seasons without paparazzi.  Many say that you and Jon are selfish and self absorbed.  -I can't control the lies and the stories they write.  I am trying to be positive, have integrity and graceful.  I feel more selfless because I am trying to do the best I can for my kids.  Walk a mile in my shoes.

Kate denies that she ever had an affair with a bodyguard.  To have to think about it, it makes me sick.  On top of it, to have the rumor started by Jon, is even worse.  Her bodyguard and his wife are two of the six people she can trust. She has to have a bodyguard when she travels because there are people who have a lot of hate towards me and at the end of the day, I need to come safely to my kids.  Jon always encouraged the bodyguard to go with Kate.  Kate says he started the rumor to deflect attention from his own dalliances.

Kate says that she knows that Jon has a lot of anger, but doesn't want to
disparage him..not that she doesn't feel hurt...

Kate says they talk, by phone, letter or text.  She's never talked to Jon about his dating or relationships.

Kate says she learned so many lessons through all this.   To focus on the positive.

Do you miss loving somebody. Yes.  A part of me will always love Jon. I love the memories of the good times we had together.  (she cries)

Ideally, she would like to get to a point where Jon can put his anger aside...her anger isn't as raw as it once was.  Would like to converse like two adults. I'm sure we'll get there.  

Jon's actions aren't hurting the kids, but they miss the crew, they miss the opportunities and things that went along with the show.

Kate hopes to be able to continue on somehow with TLC.  

How will you support your family?  I am from the school of hard work, so I will do whatever it takes.  We still go to church...but to take the kids alone is too hard. It was always something we did together...it's just too hard...that there's only nine of us now.

To the fans:  Thank you for the support and the love. The heartfelt wishes.  I've come a far way.  

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HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

The people who live above Ted and Robin are always going at it...their ceiling vibrates, there's screaming....etc.  They can't take it any more.  They refer to it as bagpiping...

Barney tells Ted that Marshall and Lily are going to be getting a divorce.  She makes him wash his dishes right away..."I give him one, maybe two weeks" says Barney.

Ted says that Barney is experiencing "new relationship smugness"...Ted says that Barney and Robin are still in the honeymoon phase.

Marshall, do you mind if there's a sink full of dishes?  He says no, but Lily doesn't.

Barney and Robin never fight.  Whenever it looks like there's going to be a fight,Barney just gets up and leaves.  "Why is there a bag of panties marked, April, 2008"

Robin, has her own defense against fighting too....she takes her clothes off.

Marshall says he and Lily talk when they have a problem.   Barney says that if he was married to Lily, he would say, "with the little energy I have left at the end of the day, I would rather shower you with love, rather than do the dishes."

Finally, Marshall admits he hates washing his dishes right away.  That night, we see Marshall telling Lily he doesn't want to do his dishes...the scene is Marshall with his pillow asking Ted if he can sleep on the couch.

Barney and Robin come back from their weekend ski trip all sweet and cuddly.  Ted thinks they are nauseating.

Marshall tells Barney he's sorry he ever brought up the dishes thing.  He tried to follow Barney's logic, but it comes out that Marshall says he shouldn't have to wash dishes because he works harder than she does....soon the argument multiplies and they start fighting about everything...  

Ted goes upstairs to find that the couple upstairs are really, really old.  He just welcomed them to the building because he didn't have the heart to tell them to stop.

Ted tries to figure out how come Barney and Robin don't ever fight...so decides to go see Phil, their downstairs neighbor, who has heard everything...and he says they fight all the time.

Their no fighting thing came to an end when they got stuck on a ski lift and neither one of them could practice their running away techniques.

Barney and Robin go to see Marshall and Lily...by the time they hear about the stuff that Barney and Robin are going through makes their problems seem insignificant.  They tell Barney and Robin that their honeymoon period is over, but now comes the good stuff....Barney and Robin leave, still aren't comfortable with talking and decide to "do it" on the bench near the elevator.

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TV TONIGHT

V 8pm (ABC) premiere
An image of Anna, the leader of the V's, is projected worldwide as she talks about people joining together; the V's are Tyler's ticket to being a part of  something big; egotistical newscaster Chad gets an exclusive interview with Anna.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 8pm (FOX)
The 18 remaining dancers perform; two dancers, one male and one female, are eliminated

90210 8pm (CW)
Gia and Navid's investigation into student drug use leads them to Annie's boyfriend, Jasper; Samantha Ronson gives Navid dating advice; Naomi and Silver worry that Adrianna will relapse; Dixon tells Debbie and Harry about his situation with Sasha.

NCIS 8pm (CBS)
Two mercenaries are found dead on Gibbs' boat; Gibbs must consider his former mentor in a new light.

THE BIGGEST LOSER 8pm (NBC)
The remaining contestants take a trip to Washington, D.C., including a visit to the White House kitchen; the players compete to get people to participate in a public workout; the trainers and contestants meet with members of Congress;
elimination.

KATHY GRIFFIN: BALLS OF STEEL 9pm (BRAVO)
The comic performs at the San Diego Civic Theatre in California.

DIRTY JOBS 9pm (DSC)
Mike spends a day at a California electronic waste recycling facility; in Honolulu, Mike gets a lesson in making tofu.

DANCING WITH THE STARS 9pm (ABC)
The Ballas Hough Band performs; Rod Stewart performs; Colbie Caillat performs; two more couples are eliminated.

NCIS:LA 9pm (CBS)
The team investigates when a wealthy bachelor falls to his death from a party on a roof.

THE GOOD WIFE 10pm (CBS)
Alicia agrees to a conjugal visit with Peter to get information from him because her client was convicted during his regime as state's attorney.

THE JAY LENO SHOW 10pm (NBC)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.); actors Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat.

THE HILLS 10pm (MTV)
Justin is in hot water when Kristin and Audrina meet; Heidi wants a baby, but Spencer has other ideas

THE CITY 10:30pm (MTV)
Whitney finds surprising news about Freddie; Erin has to pick up the slack for Olivia.

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LATE NIGHT TALKERS
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Jimmy Fallon - Matthew Broderick; Chad Ochocinco; Reba McEntire performs.
Conan O'Brien - Neil Patrick Harris; cycle designer Paul Teutul Sr.Creed performs.
Craig Ferguson - Valerie Bertinelli; author Dave Barry.
Jimmy Kimmel - Pamela Anderson; celeb off DWTS; boxer Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao;
White Rabbits performs.
David Letterman - Former Vice President Al Gore; Brad Paisley performs

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WEBSITE OF THE DAY

THE DAILY GREEN
http://www.thedailygreen.com/
read about green consumerism and also browse resources for organic living, traveling green, toxic toy recalls, and more.

COOL AND CREATIVE CANDLES
http://zuzutop.com/2009/10/30-creative-and-cool-candle-designs/
I want some of these...check it out

KIDS SKIN HEALTH
http://www.KidsSkinHealth.org 
Provides information about caring for skin, hair and nails to kids ages 8-12 and their parents.

LATEST AD SPACE - ON THE LEGS OF FLIES
http://newslite.tv/2009/11/02/adverts-attached-to-the-legs-o.html
Check this out how a company tied little signs to the legs of flies and then when they fly about, it's like a little banner...no, seriously...

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TRIVIA

Full Moon this morning...The November full moon is known as the "Hunter's Moon"

Women are 30% more sexually active during a full moon...true or false?
answer:  true!!!   best time:  10:34pm



Name something that's supposed to happen when there's a full moon.

1.  Werewolf comes out, 28
2.  People run around crazy, 20
3.  Birth of children, 12
4.  People get romantic, 12
5.  Animals howl, 6

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Seasame s 40th season begins November 10th.

The title 123 Avenue B was considered as the name of the show

Big Bird, Kermit, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, Grover, and Cookie Monster were all original characters.

When others showed up:
1971: Snuffleupagus
1972: The Count
1980: Elmo
1993: Zoe
2006: Abby Cadabby

The first episode, on November 10, 1969, was sponsored by the letters W, S, & E and the numbers 2 & 3

Kermit the Frog
The first Sesame balloon added to Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, in 1977. Hosted The Tonight Show in 1979.

Elmo
Rosie O’Donnell’s mid-nineties chats with him on her talk show led to 1996 holiday-season frenzy for Tickle-Me Elmo. The doll made Sesame Workshop hundreds of millions of dollars, helping it buy the rights for the other Muppets.

Big Bird
Cemented the show’s overnight success on a Time cover in 1970.

In 1983, producers won an Emmy for having the real-life characters explain the death of Mr. Hooper to Big Bird. Mr. Hooper had been played by Will Lee, an old thirties New York radical who’d really died.

Big Bird has, amazingly, been played from the beginning by Caroll Spinney, who’s now 75. Says Michael Davis, author of Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street: "His right arm is above his head for twenty minutes at a time, because his hand is up inside Big Bird’s head manipulating his eyes  And they’ve got a video monitor strapped across his body so he can see where he is."

A character called Don Music who played the piano but banged his head against it in frustration had to be discontinued because children were doing the same thing.

Big Bird is not a canary.  He’s a Golden Condor.

In the U.S. alone, there are over 74 million "graduates" of Sesame Street.

Approximately 8 million people in the U.S. tune in to Sesame Street each week.

Sesame Street is the number one program recalled by mothers of children ages 6 months to 11 years who were asked to name any children's program.

More mothers with a child under 3 watch Sesame Street than any other children's program on commercial television.

To date, Sesame Street has won 97 Emmy Awards - more Emmys than any other television show in history.

Sesame Street and its international co-productions have aired in over 120 countries since its inception, making it the most widely viewed children's series in the world.

Sesame Street's website gets over 1 million visitors a day

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PHONER
 

Lack of Follow Through

A few weeks ago the video of a guy who was robbing a bank but decided in the middle
of it decided to kneel down and pray with the distraught woman teller..he only
left with a few dollars, but was obviously sorry in the middle of the robbery that
he had done it...Loved the story yesterday about the woman who called 911 to report
a drunk driver and when asked, she admitted she was the drunk driver..She pulled over,
waited for the police and was arrested.  Obviously, she changed her mind about wanting
to be a drunk driver...In their cases, a change in mid stream was good..they didn't
complete the picture..but lack of total commitment to something is not always good..
How did trouble come your way when you failed to follow through until the end...

Woman's story at http://tinyurl.com/yaw9lfc

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New Devices That Improve Your Life

John Gruden said last night that he had never seen the New Orlean Saints jump higher
or perform better overall and he blamed it on a special mouth guard they were wearing
that is supposed to improve balance, etc.  Sound weird?  Well, here's another one
along the same line..a new report issued yesterday says that wearing one of those
sleep apnea masks will shave at least three strokes off your golf game, not to mention
improve your bowling game, help you do math better etc...Perhaps we're missing something..
What device do you wear like a bracelet, necklace, etc. that does magic things for you?

Sleep Apnea and Golf story at http://tinyurl.com/yger4dp

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Sandwich Day On Election Day

To celebrate the birth of Lord Sandwich, we had the listeners vote today
what is your favorite peanut butter...creamy or chunky (crunchy)?  The
people went for the challenger and chose creamy.  (This is the year of
change isn't it?  Chunky won with a landslide last year...tells you something)

On Sandwich Day we asked the listeners to give us their favorite sandwiches..

This morning we'll go on the air ask for any restaurant to name one of their
sandwiches after us. Free plugs for them on the air, and free plugs for us at
that restaurant...Last year we got one of the most expensive restaurants in
the city to name their steak burger after us.  The stunt might even produce a
new client for one of your sales schleps.

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Today ia also Cliche Day

Good phoner...What word, cliche or phrase would you like sticken
stricken forever from the English language?....

Stupid Cliches

 We started with stupid cliches and
before the day was through, we had 200 calls from listeners with great ones.
was a built in show in one..."cream of the crop", "110%"...you get the idea.

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Things You Shouldn't Cheap Out On?

Even though everybody is trying to save money, there are some things you just
have to spring for....

I bought some Q-Tips at the dollar store. Not the brand name q-tips at $3.50
a box, but the real cheapies, KEW-TIPS . 10 seconds into cleaning my ear, the
cotton comes off the stick and I have to get hemostats to pull the thing out
of my ear canal. Other things to avoid just because they are cheap? From
listeners: Toilet paper,  Condoms, Macaroni and Cheese, Razors, Underwear,
Jewlery..

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We get email

Ya'll are talking about bosses right? Well, I'm my own boss and love it.

My problem has to do with the office. My ex-husband and I built a great
small business here in the city. We were married for 7 years and have
been divorced for 2 years.

I have found a great man and we are planning to marry this spring. The
problem is he wants me to quit my job and stop working with my ex-husband. I
built half the company and I want to continue to work with here on an
everyday basis.

My fiancée thinks this is a horrible idea and wants me to start a new job
along with our new marriage.  What do your listeners think?

Francie

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ON THE STREET
 

It's Peanut Butter Lover's Month and it's Sandwich Day...

For the anniversary of the invention of the sandwich we had listeners help us
out. We had one listener take a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter out
to an intersection where the homeless people beg for food and make peanut
butter sandwiches.  We had homeless people coming up to him to offer him
assistance, and since there was a sandwich for free, well he'd take that too.

We had another listener stop by the studio to become a human sandwich.  We
covered her with peanut butter, stuck bread all over her body and sent her
out into the busy city with a bull horn declaring she was a human sandwich.

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National Sandwich Day.. Meet up at a grocery store. His/her mission is to go
into the store and actually make and eat a sandwich without getting
caught...or open one of those ready made sandwiches, take a bite and put it
back...see how many bites you can take..

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Growing trend is Trapeze School..people are doing it for fitness, thrills, etc...
There is probably one in your area...perhaps Stunt Guy is tired of his job
and wants to try a new vocation...get ready to move on to join the circus
when it comes to town....

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LISTS

WHAT THE BEER YOU DRINK SAYS ABOUT YOU


Your choice of beer can be as telling about your personality as what kind of clothing you wear or the car that you drive. And if you don't drink suds at all, or change brands depending on your mood

People who prefer domestic beers over craft beers or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. They're not nearly as conservative as people who don't drink beer at all, but not as liberal as people who prefer more exotic beer.

People who drink a broad portfolio of beers are different than one-brand drinkers as well. Those "indifferent" beer drinkers are more open-minded and emotional people who enjoy a variety of life experiences.

BUDWEISER
Sensible, grounded and practical. They don't easily get carried away. These beer drinkers also don't like authority and are emotionally steady people who live in the here and now. However, they can be spontaneous and tend not to do much advance planning.

Budweiser drinkers are 42% more likely to drive a truck than the average person, 68% more likely to choose a credit card with flexible payment terms and 42% more likely to use breath-freshening strips every day.

BUD LIGHT
Keep in mind, this was the beer choice for President Barack Obama during his so-called "Beer Summit" this summer when he invited police officer James Crowley and Harvard professor Henry Gates over to the White House for a beer and a make-up chat. (The cop chose Blue Moon and the professor selected Red Stripe.)

Bud Light drinkers lack in carefulness. They are grounded and respect authority. Bud Lighters can also have frat boy-like personalities, particularly when it comes to personal risk-taking. In regard to others, these good-time guys and gals are accepting of most everyone and generally easy to get along with.

Bud Light drinkers are also 48% more likely than the average person to play the lottery every day and 34% more likely to never buy organic products.

MICHELOB ULTRA
Michelob Ultra drinkers rate high in superiority; that is, they think highly of themselves and can be a little bit conceited. They care what other people think about them and want to appear perfect. They also tend to be take-charge types with strong opinions, and can even be confrontational. Michelob Ultra drinkers are 43% more likely than the average person to consider sustainability a priority, and 34% more likely to buy life insurance.

CORONA
"Where's the party?" is probably an oft-asked question by Corona and Corona Light drinkers. They are busy and energetic people who are also extremely extroverted. They're people persons who seek out the company of others whether in a group or just one-to-one. Corona drinkers do more and see more people in one day than most people see in a week. But the life-of-the-party Corona drinkers also have an altruistic side; they care deeply about other people and see themselves as giving and warm.

Corona drinkers are 91% more likely than average to buy recycled products and 38% more likely to own three or more flat-screen TVs.

HEINEKEN
There's a slang term that could sum up Heineken drinkers: posers. These self-assured people believe they are exceptional, get low scores on modesty and high scores on self-esteem. This group is attracted to luxury products in general. They are also energetic and dynamic and enjoy being both the center of attention and in the middle of the action.

People who choose Heineken as their favorite beer are 58% more likely to have American Express cards, 45% more likely to be early adopters of new mobile phones, and 29% more likely to drive sports cars.

BLUE MOON
Blue Moonies are socially liberal and usually quite willing to go against convention. They really hate moral authorities, and believe children should be exposed to moral dilemmas and allowed to come to their own conclusions. They can also be sarcastic and snide in order to get a point across.

People who drink Blue Moon beer are 105% more likely than the average person to drive hybrid cars, 77% more likely to own Apple Mac laptops, 65% more likely to purchase five pairs or more of sneakers every year, and 32% more likely to not be registered voters.

CRAFT BEERS
This group is more likely to spend time thinking about beer rather than work. They are more open-minded than most people, seek out interesting and varied experiences and are intellectually curious. Craft-beer drinkers also skew as having a lower sense of responsibility, they don't stress about missed deadlines and tend to be happy-go-lucky about life.

Craft-beer lovers are 153% more likely to always buy organic, 52% more likely to be fans of the show "The Office" and 36% more likely to be the ones to choose the movie they are going to see at the theater.

ABSTAINERS
They are socially conservative and see many issues as black and white. Teetotalers honor tradition and authority and prefer a less-hectic social life.

People who turn down beer are 50% more likely to call themselves Republican, and are 30% more likely to never buy organic products.

(Source:  Mindset Media, a market researcher specializing in psychographics)

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Moms Seek the Warmth of Home, Family

According to a recent national survey more than 80% of families are finding it
difficult to escape everyday responsibilities and spend more time together.

Women say that if daily responsibilities were alleviated, nearly 60%
would choose spending time with their families at home instead of going on a
remote vacation.

Top daily responsibilities women claim to cause the most stress include:

66% cleaning the house
45% work outside the home
39% making dinner

Not surprisingly, these are also the daily responsibilities they would easily
hand over.

Women define a relaxing evening at home as one:

52% with no ringing phones
43% a bubble bath
34% a warm fire in the fireplace

(Source: Pine Mountain firelogs)

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National Cliche Day

Q: What's the most overused sports cliche?
  (of 345 respondents)

25%   We have to give 110 percent.
20%   We have to stay focused.
 7%   We have to step up to the next level.
 5%   We have to play with intensity.
 8%   We have to go out and execute.
35%   We're taking it one game at a time.

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Short list of Other Sport cliches

At the end of the day.
He came to play
He's a team player
We need to just play our game.
He leaves it all out there on the field
Those teams match up well
They have to step up and make plays.
He has his game face on
Defense wins championships
We're going to take it one game at a time
Our backs are against the wall
There's no tomorrow
He came to play
He came up big
It's not over, till it's over
There's no quit in this team
He doesn't play like a rookie
He's a wily veteran
It's do or die
Don't count us out
He's in a zone
There's no stopping him
They're beating themselves
It's anybody's game
It's a new game, now
It's gutcheck time
The game is won in the trenches
It's a game of inches
Well, they have the momentum now

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NFL Attendance

Here are the NFL attendance standings as of Monday morning. Each team is
followed by its number of home dates and its average attendance per home
game:

* Dallas (4 home dates), 89,529 per game
* Washington (4 home dates), 85,501 per game
* New York Giants (3 home dates), 78,505 per game
* New York Jets (4 home dates), 76,938 per game
* Denver (3 home dates), 75,460 per game
* Carolina (3 home dates), 73,527 per game
* Baltimore (4 home dates), 71,085 per game
* Green Bay (4 home dates), 70,903 per game
* Houston (4 home dates), 70,328 per game
* Buffalo (4 home dates), 70,223 per game
* Cleveland (3 home dates), 70,067 per game
* New Orleans (3 home dates), 69,913 per game
* Kansas City (4 home dates), 69,739 per game
* San Francisco (3 home dates), 69,732 per game
* Philadelphia (4 home dates), 69,144 per game
* Tennessee (3 home dates), 69,143 per game
* New England (4 home dates), 68,756 per game
* Atlanta (3 home dates), 67,667 per game
* Seattle (4 home dates), 67,591 per game
* San Diego (4 home dates), 67,435 per game
* Miami (4 home dates), 67,051 per game
* Indianapolis (3 home dates), 66,032 per game
* Pittsburgh (4 home dates), 64,787 per game
* Cincinnati (4 home dates), 64,072 per game
* Minnesota (3 home dates), 63,644 per game
* Tampa Bay (3 home dates), 63,305 per game
* Chicago (3 home dates), 62,228 per game
* Arizona (4 home dates), 62,130 per game
* St. Louis (3 home dates), 60,169 per game
* Detroit (4 home dates), 49,338 per game
* Oakland (4 home dates), 49,134 per game
* Jacksonville (3 home dates), 45,874 per game

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ScreenwriterGuy’s Top 10 Worst Cliché Lines of Dialogue

The below phrases not only get tossed into screenplays with alarming frequency, they just aren’t how people talk.

#10     “Is that all you got?” / “Is that the best you can do?”

#9     “She’s standing right behind me, isn’t she?”

#8     “Yeah. A little TOO quiet.”

#7     “Now… where were we?”

#6     “But So-and-so lives on, as long as we remember him in our hearts.” / “So-and-so lives here [point to head] and he lives here [point to heart.]”

#5     “What part of _____________ don’t you understand?”

#4     The “I’m not leaving you!”-“You have to go on without me!” exchange

#3     “I always wanted to say that!”

#2     “If my calculations are correct…” / “According to my calculations…”

#1     “Don’t you die on me!”

Honorable Mention
“Did I just say that out loud?”

Details at http://tinyurl.com/y924by8

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MIND BENDER

This year, The Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center received 43 phone calls on Halloween from people worried about children who had done this...

Answer:

Chewed on their glow in the dark necklaces, and glow sticks and swallowed some of the iridescent liquid.

Most calls involved children 18 months to 6 years old.

The foul-smelling liquid inside can cause skin irritation, itchy eyes and upset tummies, but not Halloween death.

Glow sticks contain two solutions. A small glass cylinder holds a hydrogen peroxide solution, which when broken combines with an alcohol mix, causing the stick to glow.

"While it is an irritant, it is not something you need to go to the emergency room for," said Shireen Banerji, clinical toxicology coordinator for Poison Control.

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43% of American's admit to wearing this on their heads at one point in their life...

-Mickey Mouse ears!

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NEWS N STUFF

Dermatologists Launch New Web Site and Game to Teach Kids about Healthy Skin, Hair and Nail Habits

A unique new Web site created by dermatologists lets kids learn how to practice good skin care virtually, or risk the consequences of pimples, greasy hair, a poison ivy rash and sunburn.

The KidsSkinHealth.org home page features two portals: For Kids and For Grown Ups.

-  Kids Portal - Sammy the Skin Cell guides kids through the site, which explains how skin, hair and nails work, and how to take care of them. There's information on conditions that can affect them as well as fun facts, answers to common questions and a dictionary that includes audio pronunciations courtesy of Sammy. Kids can play "It's a Skin Cell's Life" as the avatar Sammy or Suzy the Skin Cell and earn points by using their new-found knowledge to take care of their avatars, search for words, test skin knowledge, catch bugs, explore mazes and zap ultraviolet rays.

-  Grown Ups Portal - Paralleling the information on the Kids Portal, the site guides parents in helping their children care for their skin, hair and nails, and provides information about adult conditions, such as rosacea and psoriasis, and how to care for aging skin.  The site also includes activities for parents to do with their children and answers to common questions.

To develop the Web site, the Academy surveyed kids and moms about what they'd like to see on a site about skin, hair and nails.

86% said games
60% what to do if your nail gets hurt or bruised
54% what makes hair grow
39% information about bug bites

CONTACT: Jennifer Allyn, +1-847-240-1730, jallyn@aad.org , Kara
McFarland, +1-847-240-1701, kmcfarland@aad.org , or Allison Sit,
+1-847-240-1746, asit@aad.org , all of the American Academy of Dermatology

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FROM THE LIBRARY

Cliche Man

Let's welcome to the studio, Cliche' Man.
THANKS, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.  HAPPY AS A CLAM.
Thanks for making time for us.
I HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
So they call you Cliche' Man because you always talk in cliche's?
THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT.
How long have you been doing this Cliche' Man?
SINCE I WAS KNEE HIGH TO A GRASS HOPPER.
Have you ever tried to stop speaking in cliche's?
OH, ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, BUT, OLD HABITS DIE HARD.
Do you ever irritate anyone by speaking in cliche's?
HEY, THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES.
So do you listen to the (morning show?)
NOT IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.
Why not?
IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.
Really?
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT.
What's your favorite song?
SHE'S PLAYING HARD TO GET, WISHING ON A STAR.
So you don't listen to our show.  Do you watch TV?
YES.
What shows?
I like the oldies but goodies...SAVED BY THE BELL,
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
So, Cliche' Man, do you think this bit has been funny?
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.
Do you think it was worth it to have you come in and do this bit
with us?
NOT WORTH A PLUGGED NICKEL.
Would you like to leave now or d you want to sit around here
making fun of us?
SIX OF ONE, HALF DOZEN OF THE OTHER.
Cliche' Man, everybody...

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