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February 13, 2007
Trump Challenges McMahon
February 13, 2007
STAMFORD, Conn., February 13, 2007— Last night during the taping of RAW®, business icon Donald Trump may have overstepped his bounds when he challenged mogul Vince McMahon to a hair match that will take place at WrestleMania® 23 in Detroit on April 1 live on pay-per-view.
“It looks like Trump and McMahon will settle everything at WrestleMania 23 and Trump may get a haircut after it is all over,” said one excited WWE fan.
WWE Monday Night RAW® featuring Donald Trump’s WrestleMania 23 challenge to Vince McMahon will air during a special Thursday night edition of WWE Monday Night RAW on USA Network (8-10 pm ET/PT).
The two billionaires have been feuding for weeks, after Trump upstaged McMahon on WWE fan appreciation night by dumping thousands of dollars from an arena ceiling....corporate.wwe.com
Yuck. Gee Vince, I guess it's too much to ask to give the fans wrestling on a wrestling show. What happened to a good guy versus a bad guy with maybe a run-in by rival or a little cheating by a manager or some unnecessary chair shots? We understand that you need ratings and you consider your company more entertainment than wrestling. I can even live with the divas that can't wrestle. But Donald Trump? Jesus Christ....
February 12, 2007
Obama Hits Back After Australian PM Slams His Iraq Stance
CANBERRA, Australia (CNN) -- Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday that victory for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and his party in next year's presidential election would be a boon for terrorists.
"If I were running al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008, and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama, but also for the Democrats," Howard said, speaking on "Sunday," a TV show on Australia's Nine Network.
March 2008 is when Obama has said he would bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, according to legislation he introduced in the Senate.
Obama, who represents Illinois in the U.S. Senate, declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in a speech on Saturday in his home state. (Obama makes his announcement Video)
Howard -- who faces reelection this year -- is a staunch supporter of President Bush and committed Australian troops to help the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Like Bush, Howard has come under increased criticism at home for supporting the unpopular war.
Australia has more than 1,000 troops in and around Iraq, many in non-combat roles.
Obama, campaigning in Iowa, told reporters Sunday he's flattered that one of Bush's allies "started attacking me the day after I announced (his presidential run) -- I take that as a compliment."
The Democratic presidential hopeful said if the Australian prime minister was "ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq," he needs to send another 20,000 Australians to the war.
"Otherwise, it's just a bunch of empty rhetoric," Obama said....CNN.com
February 11, 2007
Beauticians Cut, Curl, Offer Stroke-Prevention Info
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Two women in Cincinnati had better leave big tips the next time they get their hair done.
They survived strokes thanks to fast action by their beauticians, who were taking part in a novel program to raise stroke awareness as they clipped, straightened and braided their customers' hair.
One stylist noticed that a woman's speech was slurred, and called for help. Another woman called her hairdresser weeks after having been in the shop, describing symptoms she was having.
"The beautician recognized it as signs of a stroke, called 911, walked to the woman's apartment and waited with her until an ambulance arrived," said Dr. Dawn Kleindorfer, a University of Cincinnati neurologist who led the project and reported results at a recent American Stroke Association conference in San Francisco, California.
Beauticians and barbers increasingly are being used the way churches are to spread the word about stroke, cancer and other diseases. What they can do may be as important as any doctor, drug or diagnostic test.
That is because the key factor to surviving a stroke and limiting its damage is time. The main treatment -- a clot-busting medicine called tPA -- must be given within three hours of the start of symptoms to do any good. But fewer than 5 percent of stroke sufferers wind up getting it.
"By far the biggest reason is people delay going into the hospital because they don't know the signs or realize it's an emergency," Kleindorfer said.
She signed up dozens of stylists in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Atlanta, Georgia, in 2005 for a pilot project to teach customers the warning signs....CNN.com
International Fight League
This is an interesting concept. Team based MMA competitions. The IFC also plans on an initial public offering in the near future. According to newsday.com, the WWE will need to keep their eye on them. Almost 2 million people tuned into their first two shows on Fox Sports Net.
IFC
February 7, 2007
Elite XC
Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC) brings to the world the most exciting entertainment experience in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) with live arena-based entertainment events, cable television programming on Showtime Networks and community-driven broadband entertainment via the Internet. Elite Xtreme Combat brings to the MMA sport the highest levels of honor, integrity, discipline and self-esteem all the while remaining inclusive for fighters, fans and schools. EliteXC capitalizes on the growing popularity of the sport of mixed martial arts by building a community of martial arts enthusiasts around the world. Elite Xtreme Combat's spectacular live events showcase the world's top fighters....You can read the rest of the article here.
source: elitexc.com
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February 1, 2007
Is Obama Black Enough?
For all the predictable outrage Joe Biden's recent comments about Barack Obama elicited, the gaffe put a spotlight on one of the more unfortunate forces fueling Obamania. Ever since Barack Obama first ascended the national stage at the 2004 Democratic convention, pundits have been tripping over themselves to point out the difference between him and the average Joe from the South Side. Obama is biracial, and has a direct connection with Africa. He is articulate, young and handsome. He does not feel the need to yell "Reparations now!" into any available microphone.
But this is a double-edged sword. As much as his biracial identity has helped Obama build a sizable following in middle America, it's also opened a gap for others to question his authenticity as a black man. In calling Obama the "first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," the implication was that the black people who are regularly seen by whites — or at least those who aspire to the highest office in the land — are none of these things. But give Biden credit — at least he acknowledged Obama's identity....You can read the rest of the article here.
source: time.com
