General Motors Stock Plunges
General Motors stock tumbles after aid announcement
BY SUSAN TOMPOR • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • March 30, 2009
General Motors Corp. stock started tanking early this morning, along with the overall stock market, on news that GM would likely only get a short-term government help.
Anxiety built over whether GM would ultimately be able to avoid a bankruptcy.
In trading shortly after 9:30 a.m., General Motors stock fell about 30%. GM was trading around $2.45 a share to $2.50 a share early today.
General Motors stock closed Friday at $3.62 a share, up 21 cents. The low was March 6, when GM stock closed at $1.45 a share.
Ford Motor Co. stock fell about 15% a share in early trading this morning. Ford was trading around $2.39 a share, down 45 cents today.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down about 225 points or 2.9% in early trading today and was trading at around 7,550.
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Final Four Tickets Excitement is Mounting
Here's an excerpt from the latest article on Final Four Tickets:
The basketball court will be in the center of Ford Field, elevated 29 inches off the floor. It will be surrounded by a few feet of carpeted apron, where the two opposing coaches will either stand or have the option of using a stool, with steps leading down to their benches at ground level.
On the floor
Fan seating will begin behind the benches and gradually incline on risers that will go as high as the first 20-25 rows of the lower bowl. Fans higher than that will already have unobstructed views from their seats.
Student bodies
There will be a significant student fan presence near the court for the first time in recent memory. About 3,000 students will be admitted at the discounted price of $7 per ticket to help create a more intimate and lively atmosphere in the end zones, counteracting the massive building and open space.
The big(gest) house?
Ford Field should have no problem setting the NCAA Tournament attendance record, surpassing the 64,959 who attended the 1997 game at the Superdome in New Orleans. It's not likely to surpass Ford Field's overall college basketball attendance record, set when 78,129 came to the arena in 2003 for the "Basketbowl" regular-season game between Michigan State and Kentucky. Seating capacity for the Final Four games is projected to be about 70,000.
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Bahamas Vacation Packages | Paradise Island Vacation | The Atlantis Paradise Island
Are you considering an Atlantis Bahamas vacation? Here's a great article I found this morning on Bahamas vacation packages you'll find very informative.
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Casinos galore in the Caribbean
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Bill Ordine
McClatchy Newspapers
The main attraction of a Caribbean vacation has always been the sugar-white sand and clear, turquoise sea of a quiet beach. But some visitors prefer to spice up their tropical getaway by trying their luck at the gaming tables.
Throughout the region, at least a dozen islands offer casino gaming. Island casinos range from the grand and luxurious, such as Atlantis Resort's 60,000-square-foot Vegas-style gambling palace on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, to the curiously named American Casino at Jack Tar Village in the Dominican Republic, which has 40 slot machines and a dozen table games.
Gambling has carved out a niche in such tourist spots as the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Aruba and St. Maarten. But there are also casinos on islands less identified with gambling, such as St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. Kitts.
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Deadly Poison Ricin Found in Las Vegas; 7 People Hospitalized
According to many sources, including the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, KGAN, and FOXNews, a package found in a motel room in Las Vegas contained the deadly poison ricin. Seven people were taken to the hospital according to authorities since all preliminary tests indicated that the package found had the deadly poison ricin.
According to AP, Las Vegas Police was called to the Extended Stay America Motel: Upon Arrival police found a package that according to the motel manager it contained a chemical or a possible controlled substance. Preliminary test run by the Center for Diseases Control (CDC) revealed the dangerous chemical. More confirmatory tests are needed to be absolutely sure about the presence of the deadly substance.
After the preliminary results police cordoned the motel and Homeland Security officials, FBI, Las Vegas personnel, Health District authorities, a hazardous materials team, and the National Guard were also brought in, according to the sources.
The authorities cautioned that this does not look as a probable terrorist attack. "This is not a terror incident at this point," Police Captain Lombardo said.
Ricin is a protein that can be found and extracted from castor beans (Ricinus communis). According to the CDC, the lethal dose for an average person is 0.2 milligrams (0.0002 grams). Experts report that ricin is 12000 times more poisonous than rattlesnake venom. On the other hand, ricin is several times less toxic than botulinum toxin.
During the First World War the United States researched ricin as a potential chemical/biological warfare agent. Ricin was used in 1978 to kill defected Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in a London Street. There is no specific antidote for ricin
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control Web site) ricin causes vomiting and diarrhea. Hallucinations, seizures, blood in the urine are also present in infected patients.
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Lisa Lynette Clark Free From Prison After Marrying 15-Year Old
Atlanta, GA 2/22/2008 09:49 PM GMT (FINDITT)
Lisa Lynette Clark, a Georgia woman who married a 15-year-old boy and later had his child, was released from prison Friday.
Clark finished a two-year prison sentence after pleaded guilty in Douglas County to aiding her teenage husband's flight out of state in February 2006. The teenager, who was on probation for a burglary and was in a group home in DeKalb County, was caught in Ohio and returned to Georgia.
The teen had been on probation for a burglary. Authorities caught him within two weeks and brought him back to Georgia.
In 2006 Clark spent nine months in jail after pleading guilty in Hall County to statutory rape, stemming from her relationship with the teen she married.
Clark was 36 when she married one of her teenage sons' 15-year-old friends in November 2005. The couple was married by a retired county probate judge who performed the ceremony in the driveway of his home.
Hall County authorities arrested Clark the next day on charges of sexually molesting a minor.
While in jail, Clark gave birth to a 7-pound, 9-ounce son she named Skye Cobain Gonzalez, in part to honor the late Kurt Cobain, founder of the rock group Nirvana. The baby was placed in a foster home.
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Audi's New R8 seen on SuperBowl
The carmaker is kicking off its venture into the luxury market with its first Super Bowl ads in 19 years.
By Ken Bensinger and Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
February 2, 2008
Audi's top American executives were in Arizona this week, hosting golf outings with Ronnie Lott, tippling drinks with Kate Hudson and throwing swanky parties at an exclusive nightclub, all in conjunction with the carmaker's first Super Bowl advertisement in 17 years.
Hyundai is also advertising during the Super Bowl for the first time in years -- 19 to be precise -- to promote its new Genesis luxury sedan. Its on-the-ground Super Bowl effort? Inviting a handful of Hyundai dealers to attend the game with the corporate marketing chief.
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"It's a question of where we want to put our resources," explained Chris Perry, vice president of marketing communications at Hyundai Motor America, based in Fountain Valley. Yet considering the money involved -- an estimated $2.7 million for each 30-second spot, and Hyundai bought two -- as well as a public miscue that made it appear that Hyundai was pulling its ads, only to recommit a few days later, Hyundai's approach to the big game strikes an odd note at a crucial moment for the company.
The stakes couldn't be higher for the South Korean automaker, which is trying to push an upscale image in advance of the June launch of the Genesis. For years, the company has prospered at the bargain end of the car-selling spectrum, but it is facing a slumping market for cars in general and a looming threat from Chinese automakers eager to break into the area.
"This is extremely important for Hyundai," said George Peterson, president of industry consultant AutoPacific. "They have to move their product up in public perception. The question is: Can they position themselves as a luxury brand?"
If they can't, he says, the cost could be much greater than $5.4 million in airtime.
Last year, Hyundai sold 467,009 cars and sport utility vehicles in the U.S., according to AutoData, a record but well short of its target of 512,000. For 2008, the company expects to sell 500,000 vehicles, a tall order in an overall U.S. market expected to shrink, by Hyundai's expectations, by 4%. Last month, it sold 21,452 vehicles, down 22.6% from a year earlier.
The Genesis, though not expected to be a big seller at first, is a significant part of Hyundai's growth strategy. Since entering the U.S. in 1986, Hyundai has focused on cars priced below $20,000. Last year Hyundai had difficulty meeting dealer demand for its low-cost Accents and Elantras, but the carmaker had a surplus of Sonatas, which top out at $25,000, and it sold many into rental fleets.
The Genesis is a different animal. The company's first rear-wheel-drive vehicle, and its first with a V8 engine under the hood, the Genesis is a 375-horsepower machine packed with the kinds of features typically associated with BMW 5-series or Mercedes E class sedans. At a price that could surpass $40,000 (Hyundai hasn't released final figures), it will be the Korean carmaker's most expensive vehicle ever.
If it succeeds, said Bernard Swiecki, industry analyst at the Center for Automotive Research, it will help Hyundai "round out and be a full-product-offering automaker." Not only would the high-margin Genesis boost profit, he said, but, with inexpensive Chinese cars expected in the U.S. in as little as three years, it would also help spread growth across a wide spectrum of buyers.
Thanks to a 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty, Hyundai has succeeded in getting the word out about its much-improved quality. But persuading drivers to choose it for a luxury car is a matter of brand perception. Enter the biggest ad spend in the world.
For a company trying something new, the Super Bowl can be a great venue, said Tim Calkins, professor of marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
What's the Story on Groundhog Day?
Why all the fuss about Groundhog Day?
Find out at the Lake Superior Zoo on Groundhog Day (Saturday, Feb. 2) at 10 a.m.
The public is invited to do a little digging and visit the kissing-cousins, a close relative of Punxsutawney Phil. Will they see their shadows?
The Lake Superior Zoo has 36 prairie dogs that are busily preparing to assume their kissing-cousin’s, the groundhog, prognosticating assignment. Submitted photo
The Lake Superior Zoo has 36 prairie dogs that are busily preparing to assume their kissing-cousin’s, the groundhog, prognosticating assignment. Submitted photo
Groundhogs are woodchucks, and vice versa. Groundhogs, or woodchucks, are one of 14 species recognized as marmots, which, in essence, are large rodents that are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Groundhogs are closely related to both ground squirrels and prairie dogs.
The Lake Superior Zoo has 36 prairie dogs that are busily preparing to assume their kissing-cousin’s prognosticating assignment!
Marmots (groundhogs and prairie dogs) live a life of feast-or-famine, gorging themselves all summer to build up plentiful reserves of fat to sustain them through their winter hibernation. As winter approaches, they retreat into their underground burrows and snooze (on and off) until spring. The length of hibernation depends upon many factors, including weather and extreme temperature. It is common for them to wake up, or be aroused, every week or so for a bit and then go back into their deep slumber.
So, what does a sleepy, furry marmot have to do with the coming of spring?
Well, the story is traced back to the early Christian tradition of Candlemas, a day to bless and distribute candles, a hot commodity in the days before electric light — especially during the cold, dark winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder notwithstanding, the early Christians found a way to make the dismal winter season a bit cheerier: They decided that clear skies on Candlemas Day meant a longer winter. By the time this tradition reached Germany, the groundhog and his shadow had entered the story. When the Germans came to Pennsylvania, they brought their traditions — including the marmot — with them.
This quirky tradition developed into what we now call Groundhog Day.
But where does Punxsutawney Phil fit in?
Well, in 1887, a spirited group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney, Pa., dubbed themselves “The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.” One member of the club happened to be the editor of the local newspaper.
Using his editorial clout, he proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only official weather prognosticating groundhog. He issued this proclamation on, appropriately enough, Groundhog Day. Newspapers from around the globe began to report Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day predictions. Today, more than 20,000 fans come to Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day to continue the tradition. Will we have six more weeks of winter?
Find out Saturday at the Lake Superior Zoo. For more information, call 730-4500 during business hours. The zoo is located at 72nd Avenue West and Grand Avenue in Duluth and is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the winter months.
Source: http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=21576
'U.S. Male' survive Wing Bowl's 1st round
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BILL DUHART
Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA -- Two South Jersey contestants have made it past the first round of this year's Wing Bowl.
Five-time champion Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, of Woodbury Heights, at 107 wings during the 14-minute round while Dave "U.S. Male" Goldstein, of Voorhees, consumed 81.
Audubon resident Elliott "Wing Tut" Maruffi-Cowley, however, was eliminated.
The leader after the first round was defending champion Joey Chestnut, who downed 124 wings.
The remaining contestants now move on to the second round, which also lasts 14 minutes.
The event ends with a 2-minute eat-off.
In its 16th year, The Wing Bowl lurched into gear early this morning here at the Wachovia Center, a campy tribute to gluttony and light-hearted debauchery.
A capacity crowd of close to 20,000 watched a seemingly endless procession of scantily clad women parade into the area with their favorite power eater.
The goal? To eat mounds of barbecue chicken wings until no one can eat more.
Hooters Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
Hooters, the establishment that has achieved its fame through its chicks and chicken wings, can be described as a showgirl restaurant with a neighborhood atmosphere. The owners pride themselves in being more casual and comfortable than your average nightclub. Hooters Restaurants are characterized by their beach-themes. Music from the 50s and 60s plays on the juke box, while the television above the bar shows the latest sports events. Hooters Restaurant prides itself on being “family friendly,” and even offers a children’s menu.
The world-famous Hooters Girls distinguish the restaurant from other sports bars. They are sexy but wholesome, and their appeal is similar to that of a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model or a Radio City Rockette. Unlike the typical showgirl of other Las Vegas attractions, a Hooter Girl generally has an approachable, girl-next-door quality.
The Hooters Hotel Las Vegas will be Hooters on steroids, or perhaps we should say, mega doses of estrogen. With 250 Hooters Girls on the premises, they will have more girls than any other Hooters establishment. Guests and visitors to the Hooters Hotel Las Vegas will be encouraged to join Club Orange. This will give them an opportunity to earn a variety of perks. Membership is free.
Use your Club orange card at the slot machines and at the tables, and you can earn points that can be redeemed for free rooms, food, drinks and room upgrades. Your points can also be used to purchase concert and show tickets, Hooters merchandise, and a number of other Las Vegas attractions. Special promotions will offer you a way to win a much-coveted Hooters Calendar, or a trip to the UAW Daimler-Chrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The slot machines at the Hooters Casino Hotel will feature all the popular favorites, including Megabucks(TM), Wheel of Fortune(TM) and Monopoly(TM). Additionally, there will be a number of games that can be found exclusively at Hooters, such as Blazing Hooters, Golf-Shot Slots, and an all-coin Heavy Metal slots. The Loot-a-Palooza will be the Hooters Casino Hotel’s version of a high-limit slot area, complete with great games and Hooters Girl hostesses to serve up the fun!
You will most likely find some of your favorite Hooter Girls dealing for any number of the table games at the Hooters Hotel Las Vegas. These games include Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, Let It Ride and Texas Shootout. Live Poker will be available twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. The Sports Book allows you to bet on your favorite teams. If you are going after the big bucks, take your chances on a game of Keno. Even if you are staying in any of the other hotels in Las Vegas, Hooters Hotel and Casino is a Las Vegas attraction that should not be missed!
source: http://www.cnntwist.com/hooters-casino-peptides-peptide-hooters-casino-hotel-biloxi-hooters-hotel/
Monte Carlo Fire in Las Vegas Forces Guests to Flee
Monte Carlo Fire in Las Vegas Forces Guests to Flee (Update4)
By Ryan Flinn
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A fire billowing black smoke broke out at the top of MGM Mirage's 32-story Monte Carlo Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip today, forcing the evacuation of its 3,002 rooms and gaming hall. No injuries were reported.
``Our firefighters had to hang out of the windows'' to put out the blaze, Steven Smith, Clark County fire chief, said in a televised interview. The cause of the fire, which was mostly confined to the exterior of the building, is under investigation. There was no immediate indication of arson, he said.
The fire raised memories of the 1980 blaze at the MGM Grand Hotel, which killed 87 people and led to new safety measures for hotels in the U.S.
Today's fire affected the roof of the Monte Carlo and at least two floors below, Gordon Absher, a spokesman for MGM, said in an interview. He said he didn't know how many people were staying at the hotel today. The Monte Carlo has 3,015 employees, and the casino has more than 102,100 square feet of gaming space, according to its Web site.
MGM, the world's second-largest casino company, fell $2.25, or 3.1 percent, to $70.80 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today. The shares were down prior to the first reports of the fire. The company's shares climbed 47 percent last year.
Built by Mandalay
The Monte Carlo, which sits on the Las Vegas Strip adjacent to MGM's $7.8 billion CityCenter project, opened in 1996 and was renovated in 2004. It was built by Mandalay Resort Group, which MGM bought in 2005.
It is one of more than two dozen casinos on the strip, and is the 13th largest by casino floor space and 11th by rooms. The casino won $160 million from gamblers in 2006, according to Jefferies & Co. estimates, the seventh-highest amount among Las Vegas Strip casinos.
The top floor features personalized concierge service for guests who stay in one of 45 deluxe rooms, seven suites or eight one- or two-bedroom penthouses, according to the hotel's Web site.
The Nevada Public Safety Department shut down some exit ramps from Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and some nearby roads as traffic began to back up while motorists slowed to look at the fire, department spokesman Kevin Honea said in a telephone interview.
``I can't tell you exactly how far it's backed up,'' Honea said. ``I-15 traffic is still flowing. It looks like it normally does at 4 p.m., and it's noon.''
The MGM Grand blaze on Nov. 21, 1980, flashed through the casino at a rate of 19 feet per second, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. An investigation determined that a sprinkler system could have averted the disaster; legal settlements totaled more than $223 million, the newspaper said. The hotel is now Bally's.
To contact the reporter on this story: Ryan Flinn in San Francisco at rflinn@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: January 25, 2008 16:55 EST
A's Deal OF Nick Swisher to White Sox
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
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The Oakland Athletics made their second major trade in three weeks, sending outfielder and fan favorite Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for three minor leaguers on Thursday.
The A's - who dealt ace Dan Haren to Arizona on Dec. 14 - received left-hander Gio Gonzalez, right-hander Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney.
Oakland general manager Billy Beane acknowledged last month that the A's are rebuilding and said he expects the club to take its lumps next season after the team missed the playoffs in 2007. The A's reached the AL championship series in 2006, but Oakland (76-86) had its streak of winning seasons end at eight and went 9-17 in September.
The 27-year-old Swisher, a switch-hitter and a popular presence in the clubhouse because of his high-energy, playful nature, had been one of few constants for Oakland in recent seasons - playing in the outfield and at first base while the team dealt with injuries at most every position. Also active in community service, he was Oakland's 16th selection in the first round of the 2002 draft. He will now live much closer to his offseason home in Parkersburg, W. Va.
He batted .262 with 22 homers and 78 RBIs in 150 games in 2007, his third full big league season. He also drew 100 walks, ranking him sixth in the AL, for a career-best .381 on-base percentage.
His 80 home runs were a franchise record by a switch-hitter, and Swisher also set his highs for batting average, walks and doubles (36).
The A's will have three more established minor leaguers to add to their farm system.
Gonzalez, 22, pitched for Double-A Birmingham last year and led minor league baseball with 185 strikeouts. He went 9-7 with a 3.18 ERA in 27 starts and was selected to the Southern League midseason and postseason All-Star teams. The White Sox acquired Gonzalez as a compensation pick - the 38th selection overall of the 2004 amateur draft.
The 21-year-old De Los Santos went 9-4 with a 2.40 ERA in 15 starts and six relief appearances for Class A Kannapolis in 2007. He was picked as the South Atlantic League's top prospect and was also a midseason and postseason All-Star.
In addition, he made five starts for Class-A Winston-Salem and had a combined record of 10-5 record with a 2.65 ERA.
Sweeney, a 22-year-old left hitter, was among Chicago's top prospects going into last season, when he batted .270 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 105 games for Triple-A Charlotte. He also hit .200 with a home run and five RBIs in 15 games for the White Sox.
FutureGen Passes on Texas for Coal Plant Site
Dallas Business Journal - by Stephen C. Webster Staff Writer
The FutureGen Alliance, a collective of some of the world's largest electric and coal companies, has selected Mattoon, Ill., as the site for its federally-funded cleaner coal plant.
Other sites considered by the FutureGen Alliance included two Texas cities: Odessa and Jewett. The alliance of companies also passed on a proposed site in Tuscola, Ill.
"I congratulate the City of Mattoon, Illinois, on its winning bid for hosting the FutureGen project," said Texas Governor Rick Perry, in a media advisory. "And though Texas was not selected, our teams in Jewett and Odessa and our state officials deserve to be commended for developing impressive proposals to attract this project to the Lone Star State. I am certain that the public-private partnerships identified and leveraged in our bid process will be valuable as Texas looks to take on future alternative energy projects."
The FutureGen Alliance plant, said to be a near-zero emissions endeavor, would generate electricity using coal gasification. Excess CO2 would then be converted into a supercritical fluid and injected into the ground at the rate of 1 million to 2.5 million metric tons per year.
The FutureGen Alliance plant will cost more than $1.5 billion to construct. It's being jointly funded by federal, state and local government, plus a $400 million capital injection by the companies.
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Beast of the East
Beast wrestling tournament heads into third round
Sussex Central's Barch upsets third seed at 140
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Updated Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Listed are the wrestlers from Delaware high schools who have advanced into today's third round of the Beast of the East national wrestling tournament at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center in Newark.
The third round will be the last round contested today in the championship bracket.
103 pounds: Sean Boylan (St. Mark's), Brandon Davis (Caravel), Chris Donaldson (Salesianum)
112: Sean Dolan (St. Mark's)
119: Colton McFatridge (Hodgson)
125: Cody Combs (Sussex Central)
130: None
135: Cody Carbine (Smyrna)
140: Vinnie Shaw (St. Mark's), P.J. Barch (Sussex Central)
145: Nick Tiberi (Hodgson), Rich Ngengwe (Glasgow)
152: Alex Meade (Caesar Rodney), Derrick Diksa (Salesianum), Brandon Hazel (Sussex Central)
160: Keith Hynson (William Penn)
171: Nick Mulderig (Hodgson), Brock Budesheim (Sussex Central), David Brower (Smyna)
189: Alex Thomas (Sussex Tech), Vinnie Ranauto (Caravel)
215: Jamar Beckett (Sussex Tech), Corey Olsen (St. Mark's)
285: John Gibson (William Penn), Warren Zeigler (Caesar Rodney)
UPSETS
Listed are the upsets of top four seeds so far in each weight class, through the second round of the championship bracket, plus those in the third round as results are made available.
FIRST ROUND
140: P.J. Barch (Sussex Central) dec. (3) Bryan Peace (Ryle) 7-2
SECOND ROUND
112: Justin Heller (Chestnut Hill) dec. (4) Jordan Glykas (Northampton) 1-0
THIRD ROUND
103: Clayton Youtz (C.Dauphin) won by tech. fall vs. (4) Cam Sullivan (Timberlane) 15-0 (4:51)
THIRD-ROUND RESULTS
Listed are updates from performances by in-state wrestlers in the third round. Winners in this round advance to Sunday morning's quarterfinals.
103 pounds
Dolan: won by maj. dec. 8-0 vs. Matt Sausman (Camden Catholic)
Davis: lost by dec. 4-5 vs. (7) Rob Jillard (Delsea Regional)
Donaldson: lost by pin in 1:09 vs. (2) Devin Carter (Christansburg)
112 pounds
Dolan: won by pin in 1:03 vs. Allen Phillips (D.Brearley)
119 pounds
McFatridge: lost by pin in 0:57 to (5) Andrew Bannister (Bishop McNamara)
125 pounds
Combs: lost by dec. 0-3 vs. (2) Chris Villalonga (Blair)
140 pounds
Shaw: lost by dec. 2-6 vs. (4) John Guzzo (Blair)
Barch: won by technical fall 15-0 (3:13) vs. Tyler Wilton (Jackson Memorial)
145 pounds
Ngengwe: lost by pin to (4) Peter Bronder (Noble)
152 pounds
Hazel: lost by dec. 3-4 to (7) Jonathan Weibel (Quakertown)
171 pounds
Budesheim: won by dec. 10-8 vs. Colin Lenhardt (Gloucester)
For full tournament details go to www.beastwrestling.com
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Marcia Cross Nude Photos Splash Online
Marcia Cross Nude Photos Splash Online, Desperate Housewives Star Fumes
By Susan Hatch
Dec 15, 2007
It's been a bad week for the stars of Desperate Housewives. Eva Longoria is busy defending her husband Tony Parker against accusations of infidelity and Marcia Cross is fuming over some wild photos of her taking a outdoor shower in the buff that have been leaked online. Her husband may have been partially responsible as they were dumped in the couple's garbage and then later found by a company they hired to remove their trash.
Marcia Cross Photos Splash Online, Desperate Housewives Star Fumes
Marcia Cross Photos Splash Online, Desperate Housewives Star Fumes
That almost sounds like two separate plot lines for the show and perhaps could be if the writers were not on strike. For Marcia the story is that somehow her photos wound up in the trash outside of her house. That's right, they were dumped in the trash. There were more than two hundred photos according to one report, however not all of those are of Marcia showering.
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Now it is a property battle and Marcia is furious that she has been posted all over the World Wide Web in all her glory. One man's trash certainly is another man's treasure at least when it comes to pictures of Marcia. So now what - will the photos be sold to a tabloid?
It's hard to say, the battle over the racy snaps began over a year ago and none have purchased them yet. Will the Internet buzz be enough to push someone to purchase them? The photo link is here (the first link is safe but the link contained within the blog entry will take you to the wet and wild snaps of Marcia in the buff so obviously they will not be).
source: http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272617722.shtml
Pay Per Click Obsolete!?
Pay-Per-Play is Set to Revolutionize Internet Advertising!
Whether you are an aspiring webmaster or the CEO of a fortune 500 company, you don’t want to miss a word of what this report will reveal and the impact it will have in the Internet Marketing Industry.
Major television networks have been in control of what you watch, when you watch it and how often you watch the programs that interest you. With the social boom caused by web 2.0 including social networks and online movies and video, major television networks can no longer confine your mind to their broadcasts for entertainment.
NetAudioAds Pay-Per-Play (PPP) advertising is an advertising channel that is set to take the web by storm. Because of the size and scope of this deal (backed by one of the BIG 5 search engines), PPP advertising will become a world wide business media event.
PPP works on a bid management system similar to Google AdWords and will compensate publishers just like Google AdSense but with one critical difference
Publishers (website owners) will earn revenue on 100% of their traffic... no clicks necessary!
The launch of Pay-per-Play
ads presents a major new revenue opportunity for website owners with decent traffic.
How much of your traffic are you able to monetise currently? 1%? 5%? 15? More? That's great...
But how about getting paid for every visitor to your site?
Can PPP do that? ...Yes, online PPP audio ads enables 100% visitor monetising!
PPP is:
* a very short audio ad - lasting 5 seconds
* played when a visitor arrives at the website hosting the audio ad
* purchased by major brand media buyers and direct response content advertisers
* charged each time the ad is played to a web site visitor
* priced using a bid management system like Google Adwords.
* website owner receives a % of the advertiser's cost per play
What's in it for you is that the web site owner or publisher hosting the ad (you) gets paid even if your visitor takes no measurable action.
Pay-per-Play (PPP) audio advertising is based on the TV advertising cost model for major brand advertisers - cost per viewer.
Read more about Per-per-Play here!
