Macdella Cooper

Macdella Cooper: Charity is Sexy
Macdella Cooper is part model, part entrepreneur and part huminitarian. She started the MacDella Cooper Foundation
The MacDella Cooper Foundation (MCF) is a 501c3 international charitable organization devoted to empowering Liberian youth, especially orphans and abandoned children, by providing education and the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.

Our vision is to give as many Liberian children as possible the chance to escape the poverty cycle and grow in the nurturing environment of an MCF Academy, so that they can lead Liberia toward an economically strong and politically stable future....


Dick Parsons, Citigroup Chairman, Has Love Child With MacDella Cooper

Parsons and model-philanthropist MacDella Cooper are the parents of a baby girl named Ella.

The 61-year-old former Time Warner chairman said only: "This is a private matter, and I prefer not to talk about it at this time."

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Richard Parsons, Citigroup Chairman, Caught in Love Tangle, Has Baby Daughter With Model MacDella Cooper
Why do so many young women put themselves in the position of being someone's "clean-up woman?" I will never understand why some women knowingly have long-term relationships with married men. The latest sh** to hit the fan comes courtesy of Citigroup board chairman Richard Parsons, 61, who has been married for 30 years and they have three grown children: Gregory, Leslie and Rebecca. According to media reports, while he is wrestling to fix the financial mess at Citigroup, he has also been wrestling to find a way to tell his wife, Laura Ann Bush, that not only has been been cheating on her with MacDella Cooper, 32, but he also practiced unsafe sex, which resulted in the birth of a baby girl, Ella, last August....


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Oleksandra Nikolayenko

Oleksandra Nikolayenko: Pictures and Bio
Oleksandra Nikolayenko-Ruffin (Ukrainian: Олександра Ніколаєнко; July 3, 1981 Budapest Hungary) is a Ukrainian model and actress. She is married to Phil Ruffin. She has received more beauty awards than any other woman in the Ukraine.

She holds “Miss Odesa”, “Miss Ukraine South”, “Miss Ukraine”, “Miss Student”, “Miss Tourism-Europe”, “First vice-Miss Tourism-Planet”, “Miss American Dream” and “Miss Tourism International” titles.

She was the 2004 Miss Ukraine Universe winner, and represented Ukraine at the Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador. She was invited to judge the Miss Universe 2005 finals in Thailand and later became director of the Miss Ukraine Universe pageant.

She studied at the Odesa National Law Academy, and worked for Savrox Models Agency in Odesa.

She takes an active part in charitable projects. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English...


Oleksandra Nikolayenko is Phil Ruffin’s Wife (PHOTOS)
Oleksandra Nikolayenko, Miss Ukraine 2004, is the wife of 72-year-old billionaire Phil Ruffin, who recently purchased Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas.
Oleksandra Nikolayenko-Ruffin, 27, is a Ukrainian model and actress who was born in Budapest Hungary. In addition to representing Ukraine in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant in Ecuador, Oleksandra also holds the titles “Miss Odesa”, “Miss Ukraine South”, “Miss Ukraine”, “Miss Student”, “Miss Tourism-Europe”, “First vice-Miss Tourism-Planet”, “Miss American Dream” and “Miss Tourism International.”...


Oleksandra Nikolayenko
eksandra Nikolayenko-Ruffin (Ukrainian: Олександра Ніколаєнко; July 3, 1981 Budapest Hungary) is a Ukrainian model and actress. She is married to Phil Ruffin. She has received more beauty awards than any other woman in the Ukraine.[1]
She holds “Miss Odesa”, “Miss Ukraine South”, “Miss Ukraine”, “Miss Student”, “Miss Tourism-Europe”, “First vice-Miss Tourism-Planet”, “Miss American Dream” and “Miss Tourism International” titles.[1] She was the 2004 Miss Ukraine Universe winner, and represented Ukraine at the Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador. She was invited to judge the Miss Universe 2005 finals in Thailand and later became director of the Miss Ukraine Universe pageant.
She studied at the Odesa National Law Academy, and worked for Savrox Models Agency in Odesa.[2] She takes an active part in charitable projects. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English....


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Hanalei Bay

Hawaii's Hanalei Bay Tops List of 10 Best Beaches in 2009
HANALEI, Hawaii — Here is the list of top 10 beaches for 2009 from Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research, also known as Dr. Beach. He has compiled the list annually since 1991 using 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities.

1. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii

2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Fla.

3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, N.Y.

4. Coronado Beach, San Diego.

5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii.

6. Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.

7. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C.



California visitor critical, Washington man drowns
A 69-year-old visitor from California was in critical condition after he was pulled from Moloa'a Bay on Kaua'i yesterday afternoon.
The man, a resident of San Clemente, Calif., was swimming with a friend about 100 yards offshore when they got into trouble about 12:30 p.m. The men attempted to swim to shore, but the current was very strong, Kaua'i County officials said.

The older man, 73, made it back and a bystander jumped in and attempted to help the other man, but was unsuccessful. Hanalei firefighters brought the man to shore and began CPR....


Yuja Wang conquers Prokofiev's mighty Piano Concerto No. 2 in S.F.
As Blu-ray is to VHS, Yuja Wang is to most other pianists. This 22-year-old phenom's performance Wednesday at Davies Symphony Hall was a dazzler, leaving nearly 2,700 concertgoers playing the role of voyeur. It was like watching a tiger devour — blow by blow, with utmost clarity — an elephant, the elephant being Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor.
Cut it off at the knees! Off with its head! It was a clean, controlled, unrelentingly physical performance — or, shall we say, a bloody, savage and exhilarating one? — that Wang gave with the San Francisco Symphony. After each movement, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas turned toward the pianist to smile or give a little gasping "wow."
There are no breaks for the soloist in this behemoth of a concerto, which Prokofiev began composing when he was a conservatory student in St. Petersburg almost a century ago.
Only one year past her own graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Wang, a petite woman, not only took it on with the insouciance of a seasoned marathon runner. She smartly shaped it, too, especially from a rhythmic standpoint, illuminating and bringing into focus — once again, blow by blow — the work's huge, intricate, fantastical structure....


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Jake Peavy

Agent: Peavy still prefers NL
The agent for San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy expressed doubt Thursday that his client is ready to sign off on a proposed trade to the Chicago White Sox.

Agent Barry Axelrod told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that Peavy has a "strong preference'' to stay in the National League. That preference, along with Peavy's fondness for his new home in Southern California, could be impediments to a proposed deal that would send the pitcher to Chicago.


Padres, White Sox agree to Peavy trade

The White Sox have agreed to a deal to acquire Jake Peavy from the Padres, subject to the pitcher's approval of the trade. Left-handed pitchers Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard would go to the Padres, along with one or two other pitchers, according to major-league sources.

The San Diego Union-Tribune first reported the possible deal in its Thursday editions, saying that Peavy met with Padres manager Bud Black to discuss it after the Padres' 2-1 win over the Giants Wednesday night.

Peavy has spoken with White Sox reliever Scott Linebrink, his former teammate with the Padres, and sources said that Linebrink told him he likes playing for the White Sox.

Peavy has the right to veto any trade, and in the past he has expressed a strong preference for remaining in the National League. Last winter, the Padres twice came close to trading Peavy, first to the Braves and later to the Cubs, but both deals fell through....



Peavy says no thanks to extra rest

The Padres recently made Jake Peavy an offer that he gladly refused. Rather than make his next start on extra rest, he chose to face the Cubs on Friday on normal rest.

“That's why we get paid; I want to be out there as much as possible,” Peavy said. “I can see maybe later in the year if you're tired, but I feel like I'm in as good of shape as I've ever been.”

Peavy had just run 10 sprints of 100 yards, a prelude to 20 minutes on a cardio machine and a weight-training workout....


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Top New's Areps.at/Jessica Hahn/Limelight Extra Of FSU

Areps.at: This Week’s Facebook Phishing Scam
Looks like Facebook has another phishing scam to deal with. Today’s is a message that appears to be appearing in users’ inboxes with the prompt to “Check areps.at.” Similar to last week’s 151.im phishing scheme the domain is not automatically hyperlinked in Facebook, but email clients, like Gmail or Yahoo, will auto-link it. Don’t click on that link and don’t copy and paste it into your browser.

Apparently the link will lead you to a Facebook log-in page. If you login to the site, the site will steal your email and password and will send all of your friends the same message. Twitter reveals that the same has been taking place all morning but I just received a Facebook message from a friend who was sucked into the scam a half hour ago...



Jessica Hahn came on to Larry King?
Larry King is all out to promote his new book “My Remarkable Journey” and going by the internet statistics, he has managed to get lot of people interested in it.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Larry King talks about Women in his life and mentions how Jessica Hahn came on to him. You can watch the video here.

Jessica Hahn is a model, actress, and former church secretary best known for her sex scandal with televangelist Jim Bakker. As per Wiki, the story of Jessica goes thus :
According to Hahn, on the afternoon of December 6, 1980, when she was a 21-year-old church secretary, she was drugged and raped by Bakker and another preacher, John Wesley Fletcher, for “about 15 minutes.” Later, she overheard Bakker comment to another PTL staffer, “Did you get her too?” In a 1997 book, “I Was Wrong,” Bakker disputes this account, claiming that he was “set up” and that the sex was consensual....


Limelight Extra
SPOOFING HOOFING: All the cliches and conventions of teen dance movies ("High School Musical," "Save the Last Dance," "Step Up," "Honey," etc.) are skewered by the Wayans brothers in the satirical "Dance Flick." It's rated PG-13 and opens Friday at Governor's Square and The Tallahassee Mall.

LIVING HISTORY: Night watchman Larry Daly (Ben Stiller) is transferred from New York to Washington's Smithsonian Institution just in time to see all the displays come alive in the comedic sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." It's rated PG and opens Friday at Governor's Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINES: After the computerized Skynet defense system declares war on humans, the resistance fighter John Connor (Christian Bale) leads the fight against the powerful Terminator robots — who are trying to disguise themselves as humans —- in the action prequel "Terminator Salvation." It's rated PG-13 and opens Thursday at Governor's Square and The Tallahassee Mall....



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Navy Advancement Center

The Lookout: Season heats up with Spring Fest in downtown Newburyport
Music, art, fine crafts and food mix together this weekend for downtown Newburyport's first festival of the season. Spring Fest takes place Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in and around the Market Square area and on the waterfront.

Downtown will be filled with handmade crafts and food both days. Don't Call Me Shirley, which plays contemporary, classic and popular hits from the 1960s to today, will take over the Market Square stage on Sunday, with Cloverfield on tap for Monday. The live music goes from 1 to 4 p.m. both days.

On Sunday, a Kids Korner at Market landing Park on the waterfront will keep the children busy with face painting and balloons from noon to 3 p.m. There will be a teddy bear parade with lineup starting at 11:45 a.m. Brian Doser performs at noon and again at 2 p.m., and local puppeteer and storyteller Martha Dana is on tap for 1 p.m.

The event is presented by the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Call 978-462-6680 or visit www.newburyportchamber.org.



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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Hearing
May 18, 2009 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Madame Chairwoman, Representative Wilson and esteemed members of the Committee, it is my honor and privilege to be here today to talk with you about the Air Force Medical Service. Our Air Force medics work directly for the Line. To that end, we too are focused on reinvigorating the Air Force nuclear enterprise; partnering with the joint and coalition team to win today's fight; developing and caring for Airmen and their families; modernizing our Air and Space inventories, organizations, and training, and, recapturing acquisition excellence.



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Fleet Week 2009

Fleet Week's sails trimmed by economy, U.S. Navy says
This year's Fleet Week will have the smallest contingent of major American combat ships since the annual event's debut 22 years ago.

The Navy blames the slimmer show on the need to save money.

Fleet Week 2009, which brings an array of warships to New York City's harbors, will mark the return of the museum ship Intrepid, which will host the six-day event after being absent from the celebration for two years for renovations.

Included in this year's lineup of 13 vessels that are to grace the Hudson River today are the 40,500-ton assault helicopter carrier USS Iwo Jima, as well as missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf and missile destroyer USS Roosevelt, organizers say....



New York Red Bulls Weekly Update
BULLS FACE UNITED IN OPEN CUP ACTION: The New York Red Bulls look to advance to the Round of 16 in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when they take on D.C. United at RFK Stadium Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET. The winner of the game will play a to-be-determined opponent in late June.
New York advanced to the final stage of MLS qualifying after defeating the San Jose Earthquakes, 2-1, at Buck Shaw Stadium on April 29. The Red Bulls received goals from Mike Petke and John Wolyniec, who found the back of the net in the second half after Pablo Campos tied the game for the Earthquakes. They will be facing a D.C. United side that gone unbeaten in its last seven games in all competitions (3-0-4), including a 2-0 April 22 home win over FC Dallas in its first U.S. Open Cup qualifying match. On that night, United received goals from Fred and Brandon Barklage on either side of halftime.

In regular season play, United has enjoyed a strong start to its campaign, as it is currently tied in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-1-6 (15 pts.) record and is coming off a come-from-behind 2-2 tie against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center. Maykel Galindo and Eduardo Lillingston gave Chivas the lead going into halftime, but goals by Luciano Emilio and Santino Quaranta in the 77th and 85th minutes, respectively, helped United earn a point...


Strip club set to serve 'Drunken Captains' for Fleet Week '09, with proceeds going to the troops
Welcome to New York, sailors!
As Fleet Week rolls into town Tuesday, one Manhattan strip club will be waiting with a special drink called the Drunken Captain and, the owners say, all proceeds will go back to the troops.
HeadQuarters, located just blocks from the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on the West Side, is selling the cocktail for $16 during Fleet Week. Military personnel can buy it for $10.
"All of us here at HeadQuarters appreciate all the men and women who put themselves at risk every day to allow us to have the freedom to express ourselves," general manager Serafina Fiori said.
"We welcome them always so they can see firsthand what they're fighting for!"
The Drunken Captain is a mixture of coconut, mango and pineapple rums with a little pineapple juice and a splash of cranberry....


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Oscar Meyer

Oscar Mayer offers deal to help during down economy


QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. - Oscar Mayer is joining the ranks of offering freebies during these economic times.

Until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday May 20, you can go to oscarmayer.com to enter for a free coupon. The Kraft Company, which owns Oscar Mayer, is doing the campaign to celebrate a recent nationwide taste test that put Oscar Mayer wieners above those made by Ball Park and Hebrew National. The company says it will give away up to $1 million worth of hot dogs.

Unlike the KFC coupon campaign that Oprah Winfrey launched a few weeks ago. That campaign overtook the company with requests at restaurants for free meals. The Oscar Mayer campaign will ask for your address and says it will send you a coupon in the mail 4-6 weeks after you submit your information.

A disclaimer on Oscar Mayer's website says it will not accept P.O. Box addresses. The campaign limits coupons to one per household...



Kids go to bat for ailing brother of classmate
With glitter sticking to her tiny fingers and dress, 5-year-old Tova Kaplan took a break from her work at Oscar Mayer Magnet School on Friday to urge people to help the brother of one of her classmates.

"Could you really help this boy Jasper because he's very sick?" the 3-foot-tall preschooler said. "You can give me a little money or a lot of money. It's up to you."

In the coming days, Chicagoans will see the fruit of Tova's work -- and that of hundreds of other students at schools throughout the city -- in the shape of brightly decorated fund-raising cans displayed in businesses across Chicago.

It's all to help raise $2.5 million for 4-year-old Jasper Duinstra, of Chicago, and up to four more children suffering from a rare neurological illness that usually is fatal by age 12.

Jasper's family and friends are pinning their hopes on the promising results of some recent gene therapy clinical trials in New York that appeared to slow the progression of Jasper's sickness, Batten disease. The Duinstras -- who moved here from the Netherlands in 2007 -- say government funding won't become available soon enough to fund Jasper's participation in the trials. So they have to rely on private donations....



Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reunite for dinner in Cannes... after flying in separately
They haven't been photographed together in three months and were rumoured to be on the rocks.

But last night Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie showed the world they were still in love as they dined out in Cannes last night.

Angelina arrived on the French Riviera on Tuesday evening after spending the day attending a trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
The Oscar winner, 33, joined Brad, 45, and director Quentin Tarantino at a dinner for the cast and crew of Inglourious Basterds at the Michelangelo restaurant in Antibes, seven miles down the coast from Cannes.

Angelina was wearing her a dark Salvatore Ferragamo animal-print gown with her glossy brown hair loose, while Brad went for the smart/casual look in a grey shirt.

Their meal came ahead of a screening of the Inglourious Basterds at the Cannes Film Festival tonight, where Brad and Angelina are set to make their first public appearance together since the Oscars on February 22.

Brad arrived on the French Riviera earlier this week and checked into a private villa at the exclusive Hotel Du Cap....


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Missing Link Found

"MISSING LINK" FOUND: New Fossil Links Humans, Lemurs?
May 19, 2009—Meet "Ida," the small "missing link" found in Germany that's created a big media splash and will likely continue to make waves among those who study human origins.

In a new book, documentary, and promotional Web site, paleontologist Jorn Hurum, who led the team that analyzed the 47-million-year-old fossil seen above, suggests Ida is a critical missing-link species in primate evolution (interactive guide to human evolution from National Geographic magazine).

(Among the team members was University of Michigan paleontologist Philip Gingerich, a member of the Committee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society, which owns National Geographic News.)

The fossil, he says, bridges the evolutionary split between higher primates such as monkeys, apes, and humans and their more distant relatives such as lemurs.

"This is the first link to all humans," Hurum, of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, said in a statement. Ida represents "the closest thing we can get to a direct ancestor."...



Purported “Missing Link” Found
I guess someone had to post the obligatory missing link story. So, in case you did not hear, scientists have unveiled what they claim to be the fossil remains of a 47 million old skeleton that may explain the key link between early formed primates and modern Homo Sapiens. You can read more about the story here. The remains has both non-human and human-like features which may provide key evidence that human beings evolved from earlier form of primate like being. From the article:
It has, among other things, opposable thumbs, similar to humans’ and unlike those found on other modern mammals. It has fingernails instead of claws. And by examining the structure of its hind legs (one of which is partly missing), scientists say they can see evidence of evolutionary changes that would eventually lead to primates standing upright.
Okay, sounds convincing, but it sounds like there is some clear publicity going on as well. One of the scientists states: “‘Ida’s a direct human ancestor. But he said he was comfortable with the publicity surrounding it.”That’s part of getting science out to the public, to get attention,” he said. “I don’t think that’s so wrong.” The only question I have is, if this find is so amazing, why did it take them 20 years to bring it to the public’s attention. The fossil was found in 1983. It sounds more to me like scientists looking for more grant money and publicity, but I could be wrong...


Hotter Than Shawn Johnson Bikini Pics, Missing Link Found For NBA Winning Picks
The missing link was found for winning in the NBA playoffs a long time ago, though some bettors are still finding out about Stevie Vincent’s domination of the live odds for the NBA. Vincent is hotter than Shawn Johnson bikini photos and has more winner than Oscar Myer has weiners.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: LeBron James and the Cavaliers try to continue their march through the postseason, and the Rays take on the Athletics.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The Cavaliers will be looking to keep their playoff winning streak intact on Wednesday night when they host the Magic in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs are coming off back-to-back sweeps of the Pistons and Hawks in the first two rounds of the postseason, closing out Atlanta with an 84-74 win on May 11. The Magic bounced the defending-champion Celtics in the second round, cruising to a 101-82 win in that series’ deciding contest on Sunday...


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Sprint's New Palm Pre Smartphone

Sprint Announces Palm Pre Pricing, Availability
The phonepocalypse is almost upon us. On Tuesday, Sprint announced the long-awaited release date and pricing information for the forthcoming Palm Pre smartphone.

The Pre has been positioned as a prominent challenger to the iPhone, and that's reflected in its launch date of June 6, just two days before the beginning of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, which is expected to feature more in-depth information on the new iPhone OS 3.0 software.

The other big question circling the Pre has been pricing: would it be competitive with the iPhone? Sprint now says the Pre will sell for US$200, though, as with the iPhone, you're required to sign up for a new two-year service plan at the time of purchase. There's another catch as well: that price is after a $100 mail-in rebate, bringing the total at time of purchase to $300...



Around the Web 5.19.09: Daimler invests in Tesla, Palm Pre due June 6, exercise games overwhelm
- The Palm Pre gets a launch date: June 6. The company's best hope for competing in the smartphone market will cost $199.99 after rebates with a two-year contract. CNet

-- Er, yeah, June 6 is two days before the Steve Jobs-less Apple developers conference. Is Palm trying to own the news cycle? CrunchGear

-- The movie industry is booming. Video games based on movies? Not so much. Company Town

-- Boston loses more relevance in the high-tech ecosystem as Greylock Partners moves to Silicon Valley. Bits

-- Old meets new: Automaker Daimler took a nearly 10% stake in Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley electric car company. Wired

-- Can an algorithm help stem an employee brain drain? Google is trying to find out. Silicon Alley Insider

-- Wolfram Alpha, a new kind of search engine supported by 10 terabytes of data from thousands of sources, finally launched. LAT....


Wal-Mart To Carry Palm Pre
Wal-Mart is making a strong push to revamp its electronics departments in order to lure customers from rivals such as Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN).com, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
The retailer also hopes to capture consumers from the recently closed Circuit City, which shuttered more than 700 stores in March. Deutsche Bank estimated Circuit City's closing left more than $11 billion in annual revenue that Wal-Mart is trying to capitalize on.
Part of Wal-Mart's strategy is to offer high-end smartphones, and executives said the company will offer the highly awaited Palm Pre. The handset, which was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, has a capacitive touch screen, slide-out keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, and Bluetooth. The release date and price are still unknown, but Palm said it would be launched in the first half of 2009....


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John Wall

Sources: Wall picks Kentucky
Top point guard recruit John Wall has told Kentucky coach John Calipari that he will sign with the Wildcats, according to multiple sources, ending a highly publicized courtship with the game-changing player.

Wall, ranked the No. 1 point guard, No. 5 overall, on the ESPNU 100, informed Miami coach Frank Haith Tuesday morning that he had committed to Kentucky. The reasoning, according to a source, was because he just wanted to play for Calipari.

If Calipari had stayed as coach at Memphis, there would have been no drama in Wall's commitment. Privately, Calipari was convinced Wall would have chosen the Tigers, but the coach's departure to Kentucky created a soap opera in the renewed recruiting chase...


The Future of High School: John Wall
John Wall is the most electrifying basketball player in the country. The Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) senior has Derrick Rose-type skills and looks to be a sure-fire NBA star. He's rated No. 5 in the ESPNU 100.
ESPN RISE: What would be the dream scenario for your future?

Wall: Hopefully go to college as long as I have to, then hopefully the NBA. I think about it a lot. Not too many make it to the NBA. I know how hard you have to work. I love the sport so much. I'm motivated by my dad, who passed away. He'd love for me to make it. I want to do it for mom, who works three or four jobs to take care of me and my sisters.

ESPN RISE: Realistically, where do you see yourself in five to 10 years?

Wall: I do expect to be in the NBA and hopefully be a successful point guard in the NBA. Ever since I was little that was my dream. It's gonna take hard work and dedication and time in college to make me a smarter and better player. It's up to me. Others can help, but I've gotta be the one to do it....

Shanoff's W.U.C.: Wall, Lottery, NBA Picks
Today's Calls: John Wall vs. Kentucky, Blake Griffin vs. Ricky Rubio, Kobe Bryant vs. Chauncey Billups, Nuggets vs. WWE, LeBron vs. Dwight Howard, Jon Gruden vs. Tony Kornheiser, Penguins vs. Hurricanes, John Lackey vs. Mark Teixeira, James Harrison vs. Barack Obama and More.
The Opening Pitch: Mark it down -- Kentucky is going to win the 2010 college hoops national title.

They had already gone from dud to contender by importing John Calipari, who signed a top-flight recruiting class, to go with returning big man Patrick Patterson, the best post player in the country. (They may even get sharp-shooting guard Jodie Meeks back, too.)

Now Coach Cal and the Cats reportedly have John Wall, the top recruiting prize in the country.

Wall will not only step onto UK's campus as the best college player in the country -- he could have been the prize of tonight's NBA Draft Lottery. (Yes: He could have been the No. 1 overall pick in 2009; instead, he will wait a year, but still be the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft.)...


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Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome

Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS)
Carla Sosenko, a well known copy editor and freelance writer has publicly announced that she is suffering from a rare disease called Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS). Carla says she was born with the disease, which is a congenital circulatory disorder characterized by hemangiomas, arteriovenous abscesses, and varicose veins, mainly on the limbs.
The disease is painful and life-threatening but there are several treatments that work with varying success.
Surgical: Debulking is the most widely used treatment for the syndrome, but it is very invasive and is generally only used as a last resort...
Non-Surgical: Sclerotherapy is a treatment for individual veins in the affected area. Sclerotherapy involved injecting checmicles into the veins that will open them up to allow normal blood flow to resume....


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Carla Sosenko suffers from Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
Carla Sosenko, a well known writer and Associate Copy Chief at Bauer Publishing, has revealed that she is suffering from Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.

Carla has written abour her condition in an essay in Marie Claire and also on her blog. She says “my right leg is larger than my left and trails slightly when I walk; my back is an uneven, fatty slab with a dense lump above the waist; and a gigantic port-wine stain reaches around my broad torso and down toward my right thigh.”...

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Survivor Winner Ethan Zohn Ready to Outlast Cancer
He survived Africa, but now he'll face an even more frightening foe: cancer.
Ethan Zohn, the winner of Survivor: Africa, the series' third cycle, has begun a fierce battle with the disease, the 35-year-old tells People.
"This is the ultimate game of Survivor and there's really only one outcome, and that's to win," he says. "There's no other option."
Night sweats and strange itching led the reality-TV star to think he had some sort of skin condition until, on April 30, he was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's disease. Shortly after a swollen lymph node and a mass on the left side of his chest were found, doctors declared Zohn had a rare form of the disease called CD20-positive Hodgkin's lymphoma.
He began chemotherapy treatments last Friday...


Lashley on Why He Left WWE, Knockout Profiled, Hebner
Today is TNA referee Earl Hebner's birthday, who turns 60 years old.

- TNA Knockout Jenna Morasca was recently profiled on the TV Guide Channel's InFANity, a program catching up with past Survivor winners. Her segment mostly focused on joining TNA, and as she was talking, you could see the Six Sides of Steel being constructed. She also discussed joining college for Psychology and trying to do something positive with the money and fame coming out of Survivor. The episode re-airs tonight at 7:00 p.m...


Producer For "End Game" Talks About Working Kurt Angle, Jenna Morasca, Pushing The PG-13 Rating With Erotic Dancing From Morasca, Angle's Acting Ability and More

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Bryan Koehler, who is the Executive Producer for the movie "End Game" which stars former WWE and TNA champion Kurt Angle, as well as Survivor: Amazon champion Jenna Morasca.
Morasca, herself, is also dipping her toes in the professional wrestling game, as she has been making appearances on TNA as the love interest of Main Event Mafia member Kevin Nash. She is also currently training with Daizee Haze and TNA's Raisha Saeed in SHIMMER...

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Tony Kornheiser leaves ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' booth, will be replaced by Jon Gruden
After three seasons in ESPN's "Monday Night Football" booth, Tony Kornheiser is out.
He will be replaced by Jon Gruden.
In a statement, ESPN said Kornheiser had "decided to step down." Still, during last season there were rumblings throughout the television industry that ESPN brass was looking to replace Kornheiser, who teamed with Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski.
"Jon is one of the best football minds in the game," said Norby Williamson, an ESPN executive VP. "(We) will create a must-watch Monday Night Football booth."
Gruden spent 11 seasone as an NFL coach with Tampa and Oakland.


He's always an easy target, but it's time to lay off SVG
Look, I love ripping on SVG as much as the next guy. But as the Magic screwed up some games they should have won against Boston, it seemed like the whole world had a field day at SVG’s expense. Shaq started it, and the mainstream sports press was only too happy to pile on.


Tony Kornheiser, a great writer who can’t be bothered to actually watch a regular-season Magic game, said the Magic players hate Van Gundy.

Jim Rome uses any Magic mess-up as corroborating evidence that what Shaq says is true, Van Gundy is the master of panic.

Here’s my beef with these industry giants, who BTW, I am huge fans of: They feast on the superficial while ignoring the substance of what is good and bad about this team.

My best guess as to why they so eagerly dismiss SVG as a coach is simple: He’s (by NBA standards) a slob.


KORNHEISER OUT, GRUDEN IN AT "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"
ESPN announced Monday morning that Tony Kornheiser will be stepping down after three years in the “Monday Night Football” booth, and will be replaced by former Tampa Bay and Oakland coach Jon Gruden. “I would like to thank Tony Kornheiser for his many contributions to Monday Night Football the past three years,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive vice president, content. “He has been a big reason for the show’s success on ESPN. Pardon the Interruption is one of ESPN’s most important franchises and fans will continue to see Tony on the show and involved in other future ESPN projects for many years to come.”...

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James Harrison plays for Pittsburgh but won't be going to Pennsylvania Avenue
Maybe there is something he doesn't want the FBI to find in a background check.

Or perhaps he's allergic to roses.

For the second time, Steelers' star James Harrison won't be going to the White House with his Super Bowl winning teammates.

He also did not go when the team visited President Bush in 2006.

Grant Hill, co-hosting on Mike & Mike this morning, on Harrison's snub: "I'm ashamed...It's an honor. It's a team event. For him not to want to go, I just don't get it....That's sad."...


Teen stabbed in apparent gang fight
SAN DIEGO — A teenager was stabbed in the back and hospitalized after an apparent gang fight, police reported Sunday.

The 17-year-old was walking in front of a liquor store near the intersection of 28th and K streets in Grant Hill about 9:15 p.m. Saturday when a group of young men confronted him, according to San Diego police.

The group yelled gang slogans and one of them stabbed the 17-year-old with an ice pick in the lower back and another struck him with a piece of metal, police said.

The 17-year-old is expected to survive. Gang detectives are investigating the attack....


Reader suggests way to improve safety on Highway 129
Q: I have driven from the Westside of Santa Cruz to my job as a lawyer in Morgan Hill via Highway 129 round trip for the past 10 years. It is a beautiful but dangerous stretch of highway. I believe that it is much safer now that there is absolutely no passing allowed. However, a head-on collision is the foremost danger on the route. Drunken idiots, reckless speedsters, and inattentive or careless drivers are the primary source of serious crashes. In fact, just this morning some woman in the opposite lane started to stray into oncoming traffic before almost over-correcting into a ditch. Short of spending millions to make a divided highway, I'm not convinced that lowering the speed limit or even increasing police presence will make it any safer.
I think that the most dangerous drivers on the route are those that do not drive it everyday. Regular commuters and residents are acutely aware of how bad the accidents can get out there. We read about the deaths and the injuries with dreadful personal interest. We witness the aftermaths first hand. I think a cost-effective solution is to bring this awareness of the danger to everyone who drives the route -- use signs....

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