Trouble-prone starlet Lindsay Lohan hasn’t had a film in theaters since the 2007 stinkers Georgia Rules and I Know Who Killed Me, but the recently-rehabbed former “Mean Girl” has reportedly found an unlikey “Friend” in America’s Sweetheart Jennifer Aniston. Aniston, 41, is poised to make her directorial debut within the next year and wants to [...]
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Starbucks New Size: The Trenta!
January 18th, 2011 |
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Need something larger than a Venti? Coffee giant Starbucks wants latte lovers to sip on its newest offering – The Trenta – a 31 oz beverage hitting shops this spring. Starbucks has launched a new super-sized coffee cup which holds nearly a quarter of a gallon of coffee. The company, which celebrated its 30th anniversary [...]
Jan. 18, 1911: Clear the Deck
January 18th, 2011 |
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1911: A Curtiss biplane becomes the first airplane to perform a landing on a ship.
The plane, piloted by Eugene Ely, landed on a platform bolted to the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania moored in San Francisco Bay. Ely had been flying for less than a year when approached by the U.S. Navy, which was interested in [...]
Georgia won’t attend PACE meeting
January 15th, 2011 |
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Georgia will not attend an upcoming session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on the future of the Russian-Georgian dossier.
“We do not believe it is possible to conduct further discussions until Russia clearly states whether or not it is ready to follow the recommendations of the Council of Europe,” delegation member Georgy Gabashvili said.
Blake Lively Chanel Mademoiselle Handbag Ambassador
January 5th, 2011 |
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Park it, Claudia Schiffer! Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively is Karl Lagerfeld’s new muse — and the new face of Chanel’s collection of Mademoiselle handbags. Blake will appear in a Spring/Summer 2011 promotional campaign, photographed by Karl Largerfeld in and around Coco Chanel’s old apartment in Paris France, Lagerfeld — Chanel’s creative director, told Women’s Wear [...]
Abkhazia to strengthen border with Georgia
December 15th, 2010 |
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Abhkazia will in the near future start creating a full scale border infrastructure along the Inguri River, reports RIA Novosti. Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh informed the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby about his intention.
Beijing overtakes Heathrow as worldâ€s second busiest airport
December 13th, 2010 |
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Beijing”s Capital Airport has officially overtaken London”s Heathrow to become the world”s second-busiest international air-hub. According to state-run People’s Daily and The Telegraph, the airport welcomed its 70 millionth passenger on December 9 this year. The passenger was an Australian identified as Mr. Li”, who was en route to Singapore. He was rewarded with a [...]
Double Dip In Housing Largely Caused By Failure to Prosecute Mortgage Fraud
December 3rd, 2010 |
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There’s a double-dip in housing prices (and see this and this).As CNN points outs: U.S. home prices fell 2% in the third quarter after having gained steadily since early 2009.The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index has recorded gains in four of th…
Moscow irate over references to “Georgia conflict”
December 1st, 2010 |
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Russia will not support OSCE summit documents referring to “the conflict in Georgia,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. “We are ready… to support the Geneva discussions. But we cannot agree that these discussions are devoted to ‘conflicts in Georgia,’ as some of our Western partners propose,” he said.
Morning Crunch Crumbs
November 30th, 2010 |
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-A T.I./Xtina collabo! -Where’s that “Lil Kim, Sit’cho Ass Down” GIF when you need it? -Hey Hollywood, get Niecy Nash her own sitcom! -The Kardashian Sisters promote the release of their new tell-all, Kardashian Konfidential… -Brandy & Ray J: A Family Album! -PETA takes on high-end shoe brand Jimmy Choo… -Nelly blames Motown Records for [...]
EOTO: Winter Tour; NYE Show in Denver
November 29th, 2010 |
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NYE FEATURING DIESELBOY, LIQUIDSTRANGER, HEYOKA & MORE
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EOTO will cap off 2010 in
the southeast after logging over 170 national live performances this year. The dynamic duo will conclude their 30+
day winter tour with stops in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida before landing in Colorado
for their New Year’s Performance at City Hall in Denver — an event that also features some of the nation’s top DJ’s
including Dieselboy, Liquidstranger, Heyoka, NastyNasty, Nit Grit, Freddy Todd, Rumblejunkie, Jantsen,
S.P.E.C.T.R.E., and Ishe among others.
TOUR DATES:
11/30 Proud Larry’s, Oxford, MS
12/1 Zydeco, Birmingham, AL
12/2 Masquerade – Heaven Room, Alanta, GA
12/3 Music Farm, Charleston, SC
12/4 Freebird Live, Jacksonville, FL
12/31 City Hall, Denver, CO
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Russia Today reporters arrested in U.S.
November 24th, 2010 |
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists called for an internal investigation into the arrest of two Russia Today journalists in the United States. U.S. nationals Kaelyn Forde and Jon Conway, who are employees of the Moscow-based Russia Today (RT) TV channel, were arrested on Saturday after covering a protest near Fort Benning Army Base in Columbus, Georgia, “despite complying with the police demand not to come close to the gates of the base,” the network said.
Russian consul meets with alleged spy in Georgia
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Georgia has allowed a Russian diplomatic official to meet with one of the Russian nationals in custody awaiting trial on spying charges. This is according to Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze, RIA Novosti reported.
Road safety and vigilantism: Soft pedal
November 18th, 2010 |
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Citizens’ attempts to slow down speeding drivers
STICKY tape and an old van helped slow speeding traffic outside Kerry Donnelly’s house in Cardiff. When police moved a nearby mobile camera Mr Donnelly, a delivery driver, bought a second-hand police van on eBay. The crude silver-tape patch that mimics the camera window does not fool pedestrians but “works a treat” in making motorists brake, he says.
Such dummy devices have long enlivened roads and not only in Britain. Geoff Wilson, a driving instructor in New Zealand, has used a makeshift speed trap to deter dangerous driving outside his home. Courts there accepted his evidence. But others have been less enthusiastic. A couple who caught a speeding policeman in the American state of Georgia (and informed his superiors) got a warning that their home-made camera could fall foul of anti-stalking laws. In several cases in Britain, officials have told people erecting dummy cameras to take them down or face prosecution (arguing that the devices might make motorists brake too hard). …
“Real Housewives Of NYC†Sonja Morgan Bankrupt — And It’s All John Travolta’s Fault!
November 18th, 2010 |
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Another “Real Housewife†has gone broke — (Damn, how much are they paying you guys over at Bravo?!) — and you won’t believe the beloved actor she’s blaming for her depleted finances. Socialite Sonja Morgan, who joined the cast of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City last season, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy [...]
Bonnie Bramlett Joins Lubriphonic On Stage
November 11th, 2010 |
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FRED WESLEY, ALFRED “PEE WEE” ELLIS & SAM KININGER GUEST
AT BEAR CREEK FEST; NEW CD
THE
GIG IS ON OUT NOW
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A cosmic meet up of musical powers joined forces in Macon, Georgia Wednesday night. Legendary soul singer
Bonnie Bramlett (of
Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills), in town to record with Little Richard, stopped by the Cox
Capitol Theatre joining the Chicago funk and soul outfit Lubriphonic on stage for a scorching version of “Whatever You Do Don’t Stop.” Bonnie
offered her trademark vocal howls and scat singing while encouraging the Lube horn and rhythm section to take it
higher.
Lubriphonic’s weekend of sit-ins continues with two shows at the Bear Creek Music Festival in Northern Florida
where confirmed guests for their Friday night set include JB Horn alums Fred Wesley and Alfred “Pee
Wee” Ellis along with funk sax master Sam Kininger. The band continues its Fall Tour throughout the
Southeast in support of their new CD The Gig Is On; additionally, to give folks a taster spoon of
the new disc, Lubriphonic is currently offering a free download from the new disc: the scorching Curtis
Mayfield track “If There’s A Hell Below (We’re All Gonna Go)” here.
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Even Greenspan Admits that Moral Hazard and Fraud are the Main Problems
November 6th, 2010 |
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Even Alan Greenspan is confirming what William Black, James Galbraith, Joseph Stiglitz, George Akerlof and many other economists and financial experts have been saying for a long time: the economy cannot recover if fraud is not prosecuted and if the…
Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues
November 1st, 2010 |
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FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 14 YEARS OUT JAN. 18 2011
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will release his first solo record in 14 years on January 18, 2011. Called Low Country Blues for
the coastal Georgia region Allman calls home, the record was produced by T Bone Burnett, recorded at his
Village Recorder studio in Los Angeles and features Dr. John on piano, guitarist Doyle Bramhall
II, and Burnett’s brilliant go-to rhythm section: bassist Dennis Crouch and drummer Jay
Bellerose.
Low Country Blues is Gregg Allman at his very best — a self-assured, spirited
collection
that will stand as a major milestone in what is undeniably an exceptional career.
Low Country Blues Tracklisting:
1. Floating Bridge (Sleepy John Estes)
2. Little By Little (Junior Wells)
3. Devil Got My Woman (Skip James)
4. I Can’t Be Satisfied (Muddy Waters)
5. Blind Man (Bobby Bland)
6. Just Another Rider (Gregg Allman & Warren Haynes)
7. Please Accept My Love (BB King)
8. I Believe I’ll Go Back Home (Traditional)
9. Tears Tears Tears (Amos Milburn)
10. My Love is Your Love (Samuel Maghett)
11. Checking On My Baby (Otis Rush)
12. Rolling Stone (Traditional)
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