Comments(2) Mike Cameron, whose season ended Aug. 11 in San Diego, is the newest member of the Padres.
The Daily News has learned Mets traded the displaced center fielder there today for outfielder/first baseman Xavier Nady pending physicals. - NY Daily News
hmmm… it was probably a “salary dump” trade.
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Hideki Matsui is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a $52 million, four-year deal that makes him the highest-paid Japanese player in the majors. - CNN
Highest paid Japanese player! That’s a lot of sushi!
Comments(1) Donovan McNabb is unlikely to play in Philadelphia’s game against the New York Giants on Sunday because of a groin injury. - NY Daily News
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It’s a wrap for Destiny’s Child.
The chart-topping R&B superstars gave what was billed as their swan-song performance Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel turned over his entire show to the trio, in a first for the ABC late-night gabfest–and a last for Beyoncé Knowles, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland. - E Online
Arguably the best female R&B group since the Supremes. My fav song was probably ‘Jumpin, Jumpin’ from the ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ album. The above image is from their “#1’s” album. It was released last month and is a must for your CD collection!
Comments(2) KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - A woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in eastern India lost one of her eyes after ants nibbled away at it, officials said on Tuesday.
The patient recovering from a post-surgery infection shrieked for help as the ants attacked her on Sunday night, but nurses told her it was normal to feel pain from the infection.
On Monday, the patient’s family saw a gaping hole with swarming ants in it when they lifted the bandage on her left eye.
Authorities of the Sambhunath Hospital in Kolkata said they were probing the incident.
“It’s not uncommon for ants to attack diabetic patients. We have set up a committee to investigate the unfortunate incident,” hospital superintendent A. Adhikary said.
Scampering rats and stray cats and dogs sharing bed space with patients are not uncommon sights at India’s overcrowded state-run hospitals that are used by millions of poor and middle-class people.
Comments(0) Vanessa Minnillo is beautiful and is half-filipino! She was born on November 9, 1980, at Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga, Philippines. Her father, Vince Minnillo, was a USAF aircrew member stationed at the base. Her mother, Helen Berecero, was a Filipina who Vince had met and married while stationed in the country.
In 1998, she won the “Miss Teen USA” pageant. She hosts MTV TRL and also Entertainment Tonight.
Anyway, last week she put on a fat suit and walked around NYC. I think on ET they’ll talk about it all week. I watched some of it and its very compelling. You can read her story and watch video here: Vanessa: A Day in a ‘Fat Suit’!
Comments(1) “Aussie” is friendly slang for “Australian”. The correct pronunciation is “O-zee”.
As well as referring to Australian persons, the term is used with patriotic gusto in sporting chants.:
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi oi oi!
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi oi oi!
Aussie! Oi! Aussie! Oi!
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi oi oi!
The phrases in bold are shouted in response to a single person leading the cheer. The first line may be or may not be doubled. Volume is important - Wikipedia
You’ll hear it a lot at the US Open or at the Olympics, but I never thought I would hear it at the World Series of Poker when an Aussie, Joseph Hachem, won it.
Comments(0) Worth1000 has a Photoshop contest to remove the retouching from airbrushed celebs. Now they all look like they are ready to film a Land of the Dead movie!
