Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games.
Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining. The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl MVP.
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 10:29
Haiti Crisis
Listen Friday Morning 6a-10a to the Tom Joyner Morning Show
“We are planning to leave late tonight to go to Haiti and broadcast the show from the streets (Friday). My purpose is to set up an internet café so that Haitians can get in touch with their families. But trust me, as we approach the King Holiday weekend and as I prep for MSNBC town hall meeting that will air on the King Holiday on Monday, the earthquake in Haiti will not take a back seat…If we can use Hurricane Katrina as a template we learned that we cannot sit back and wait for anyone to do for us what we can and must do for ourselves. I'm not even waiting for that and you shouldn't either. The 70s hit by Atlantic Starr says “when love calls, you better answer.”
--Tom Joyner Blog “When Love Calls” on BlackAmericaWeb.com 1/14/10 Read all at
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Friday, 15 January 2010 10:09
Help Hatti
Courious to what you can do to help Hatti, here are some help hotline connections:
(CNN) -- A day-old fundraising campaign done solely through text messages and made viral on networking sites like Twitter and Facebook has raised more than $5 million for the Red Cross's relief work in Haiti.
"It's shattered any record that we've seen with mobile giving before," said Wendy Harman, social media manager for the Red Cross.
The campaign leads a spate of online efforts that have allowed people to help victims of the earthquake that has devastated the island nation.
At midday Thursday, five of the 10 most popular topics on Twitter were either directly or indirectly related to Haiti -- with "Help Haiti" topping the list.
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Doctors Without Borders (Medecins San Frontieres) is also taking donations for the relief effort. That organization's Web site is http://doctorswithoutborders.org/ and the phone number is 1-888-392-0392.
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 12:21
Reflection - 2009 into 2010
As you reflect on this year, you might have stumbled on unexpected obstacles or been battered by the economy. Remember, it's not our circumstances that define us, but how we respond to them. We must turn those stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 11:29
Anderson Cooper's CIA Secret
Anderson Cooper has long traded on his biography, carving a niche for himself as the most human of news anchors. But there's one aspect of his past that the silver-haired CNN star has never made public: the months he spent training for a career with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Following his sophomore and junior years at Yale—a well-known recruiting ground for the CIA—Cooper spent his summers interning at the agency's monolithic headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in a program for students interested in intelligence work. His involvement with the agency ended there, and he chose not to pursue a job with the agency after graduation, according to a CNN spokeswoman, who confirmed details of Cooper's CIA involvement to Radar.
"Whatever summer jobs or internships our anchors had in college couldn't be less consequential," she added. He has kept the experience a secret, sources say, out of concern that, if widely known, it might compromise his ability to travel in foreign countries and even possibly put him at greater risk from terrorists.
"He doesn't want to be any more of a target than he already is," says one Anderson confidante. On the other hand, as Bob Woodruff and others have learned, American journalists are already prime targets in the world's conflict zones, and are typically accused of having CIA ties even where none exist. And by not disclosing his training before now, Cooper has arguably made it into a potential issue. "It creates the appearance of something smelly there," says a former CNN official who knows Cooper. (Particularly in light of the period Anderson spent studying Vietnamese at the University of Hanoi after college. Soon after, Cooper apparently gave up his Bond fantasy to pursue a career in journalism—except for a brief period when he starred as host of ABC's reality show, The Mole.)
According to the spokeswoman, Cooper told his bosses at CNN about his time with the agency. But even if he hadn't, says Walter Isaacson, who headed the network from 2001 to 2003 and is now president of the Aspen Institute, it's not the sort of thing that would automatically require disclosure, since the stint was brief and far in the past. "I think what he did was probably fine and cool, and I've got no problems with it," he added.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 10:56
Charlie Sheen Arrested for Attacking Brooke Mueller
On December 26 Charlie Sheen, star of Two and a Half Men, was arrested at around in Aspen, Colorado after his wife Brooke Mueller called 911 at 8:34 am. In the 911 call, which you can listen to here, Mueller immediately says her call is to report "domestic abuse." When I hear someone call 911 and immediately give the term "domestic abuse," rather than describing their situation, and allowing officers to decide how they are going to respond, I assume this person has experience in these situations, and knows exactly what they are doing when they make this call, like it was planned. Mueller told the 911 operator Charlie attacked her with a "switch blade," like you see in those movies with Mexican gangsters, while the 911 operator describes it as a "pocket knife." Mueller then goes on to say her family is keeping them apart, and that Charlie is trying to leave in the other room and he still has the knife, while she is in the kitchen, where the rest of the knives in the house are. Mueller also sounds drunk, and that’s because she is very drunk. In fact, when cops arrived they gave Mueller and Charlie and breathalyzer. Mueller’s blood alcohol level was 0.13, well above the legal limit, and Charlie’s was 0.04, but the cops took Charlie to jail. Isn’t the drunk person usually the most agressive? Not if you’re a sexist. In that case it’s always the guy who is the aggressor. Charlie told cops he was defending himself, but again, sexists believe a man can never hit a woman, not even to defend himself from bodily injury, or even death.
Cops arrested Charlie on felony second degree assault, felony menacing, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, and he was later released after he posted bond, but in Colorado anytime a weapon is involved there is an automatic restraining order, so Charlie can’t go near Mueller who is pictured above all smiles today while being driven around shopping in a chauffeur-driven SUV. Later Mueller told a female officer she lied about part of the 911 call, which appear to be the part about the knife.
Charlie’s court date is on February 8, 2010, when Arnold Mordkin, a Chief Deputy D.A., may files charges against him. Mordkin also added: "I often file criminal charges against someone who falsely accuses someone."
Let me add, Mordkin probably does file false allegation charges, except when a woman makes the false allegations, because in a sexist society women are always the victim, even if the woman is standing over a man who has been shot to death 5 times, and the woman is a holding a gun with five bullets fired, and the barrel still smoking, and she says the man tried to shoot her with his invisible gun.
After Mueller changed her story, it became public she was very drunk when cops arrived, and Mordkin made his false allegation threat, Mueller stopped cooperating with cops. This just means the D.A. will still pursue charges against Charlie, while Mueller will probably be allowed to go free, even though Charlie says she hit him. They should have both been arrested and charged.
Mueller has told quite a tale that Charlie is abusive, and Charlie says Mueller abuses alcohol. Charlie also said the couple were fighting, and during the fight Mueller threatened to divorce him and take the children. Threats like that would push anyone’s buttons, and cause a reaction, which make it even harder for Charlie to prove he wasn’t the aggressor.
Charlie should know from experience, no matter what Mueller says he needs to keep his cool, but with a little alcohol in his system his self control was not so sharp. As for Mueller she was totally drunk, so her self control was out of control. Now Charlie will be labeled a wife beater by the media, and his reputation will be in need of rehab, while his divorce will make front page headlines. Right now Charlie is the highest paid actor on television, which is why I wondered why he signed a marriage contract and had kids with a woman he barely knew.
Live and learn Charlie. At 44 years-old you’re running out of time to learn your lesson.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 10:46
Chinese Olympic Scandal...
As we get ready for the next Olympic games, many people are wondering what's next? Who may be using athletic preforming drugs? Who will reveal certain inside secrets on various athletes? Hmm...
Two Chinese Olympic Gymnasts He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan, who won gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, may in fact be only 14 years-old, when Olympic gymnasts are required to be 16 years-old. Both were chosen to compete late in July. Younger, and therefore smaller, gymnasts have the advantage of being able to perform difficult skills easier. There is a lot of evidence supporting claims that documents were forged around the time of the Olympics to insure He and Jiang qualified to compete. However, there is a lot of evidence, especially from Chinese government web sites, and statements from government officials confirming the claims these two athletes were under the age of 16. If these accusations are true, it cheapens how the world sees China, and causes a loss of face due to the perception that they cheated their way to gold medals. To encourage the best athletes to compete, it might be best for the Olympic committee to allow any age to compete. Click the link below to read more, and see some of the evidence.
Two female Chinese gymnasts, including a gold-medal favorite, might be too young to participate in the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Several online records and reports show He Kexin, the host nation’s top competitor on uneven bars, and Jiang Yuyuan might not yet be 16, the minimum age for Olympic eligibility. Both were chosen for China’s team last week. On the Web site of the Chengdu Sports Bureau — Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China — a file dated January 2006 shows He Kexin as being born Jan. 1, 1994.
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Most recently, a May 23 story in the China Daily newspaper, the official English-language paper of the Chinese government, had He Kexin’s age as 14. The newspaper story begins: "The 14-year old newcomer to the national team, who was recruited last year, has raised a lot of eyebrows recently after she broke two world records on the uneven bars in as many months."
The New York Times raised questions about the athletes’ ages in a story Saturday. And Chinese officials provided the newspaper with copies of passports indicating both gymnasts are 16. But in a speech on Nov. 3, 2007, in the central city of Wuhan, Liu Peng, director of general administration of sport for China, said: "The 13-year-old uneven-bar gymnast He Kexin, who defeated national team athlete Yang Yilin — she just won the bronze medal in the world championships — has demonstrated her ability." To be eligible for the Cities Games where Liu made his remarks, Chinese documents show athletes must be over 13, but under 15. Zhang Peiwen, spokesman for the Chinese Gymnastics Association, told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency that both gymnasts were over 16. "Our Olympic squads were recently named and we registered their ages according to their ID cards or other legal certificates presented by their regional gymnastics associations, which show they all are over the minimum age for the Olympics," Zhang said. Zhang questioned the credibility of data found on the Internet or in newspapers.
"There is a lot of online information and reports," he said. "We haven’t got the time to check every piece, but everybody knows not all of them are reliable." The New York Times reported International Gymnastics Federation officials acknowledged questions about He’s age had been raised and asked the Chinese for clarification in May. "We heard these rumors, and we immediately wrote to the Chinese gymnastics federation," Andre Gueisbuhler, the secretary general of the international federation, told the newspaper. "They immediately sent a copy of the passport, showing the age, and everything is OK. That’s all we can check.
"As long as we have no official complaint, there is no reason to act, if we get a passport that obviously is in order." The American and Chinese women are expected to battle for the team gold medal when the Beijing Games begin Aug. 8. He is one of the few athletes in the world who has scored more than a 17 under the new scoring system. Using He and Yang Yilin, who also has scored a 17 on bars, the Chinese hope to use the uneven bars to build up a big advantage in the team competition.
The Americans, who won the 2007 world championships team title, have only one gymnast, Nastia Liukin, who has achieved a 17 on bars. If gymnasts He and Jiang are under age, it would be yet another black eye for China in the buildup to the games. In June, Chinese swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng and coach Feng Shangbao were permanently banned from the sport after Ouyang tested positive for anabolic steroids. Wrestler Luo Meng and his coach also were barred for life for a doping violation by the athlete.
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Saturday, 26 December 2009 12:57
Terrorist Attack...what!...Nigeria
The young man, who yesterday night attempted to ignite an explosive device aboard a North-West Airlines flight going from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan in the United States has been identified as Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, former First Bank chairman, who just retired from the bank's board a fortnight ago.
The older Mutallab, who as at the time of filing this report, had just left his Katsina hometown for Abuja for the purpose of speaking with security agencies, was said to have noticed the extreme nature of the boy's religious belief and has taken several measures to tame him.
In fact, the former bank chairman, a close source told THISDAY, had a few months ago reported the boy's activities to United States' authorities and Nigerian security agencies.
The older Mutallab was said to be devastated on hearing the news of abdullFarouk's arrest. A source close to him said he was surprised that after his reports to the US authorities, the young man was still issued a visa to enter the United States.
The suspect, Abdulfarouk Muttalab who is an engineering student at the University College, London had been noted for his extreme views on religion since his secondary school days at the British International School, Lome, Togo.
At the secondary school, he was known for preaching about Islam to his school mates and he qwas popularly called ëAlfaí , a local coinage for Islamic scholar. After his secondary school, the young man, family sources said, once relocated to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from where he declared to his family members that he did not want to have anything to do with any of them again.
His father, Muttalab is a prominent Nigerian who is a regular visitor to the US where he visits for medical check up and holiday. He is expected to issue a statement later today. Muttalab is married to a Yemeni who however is not the mother of the young man now receiving treatment in Ann Harbor Hospital, Detroit for burns suffered while he was trying to detonate the expolosive device.
Meanwhile, the federal government of Nigeria yesterday issued a press statement on the incident.
The statement signed by Prof. Dora Akunyili, minister of information and communications, reads: " Federal Government of Nigeria received with dismay the news of an attempted terrorist attack on a US airline. We state very clearly that as a nation, we abhor all forms of terrorism. The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck
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The young man, who yesterday night attempted to ignite an explosive device aboard a North-West Airlines flight going from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan in the United States has been identified as Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, former First Bank chairman, who just retired from the bank's board a fortnight ago.
