New Orleans Company to Offer Disaster Tours

NEW ORLEANS - For $35 per person — $28 for children — a New Orleans company is offering bus tours of some of the city’s most misery-stricken spots, including the Superdome, the Convention Center and neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

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Before they became Santa and Mrs. Claus yesterday, they did what was best for Kris and Anna Benson, meeting in person with Mets officials to discuss their future.

Kris and Anna Benson want desperately to remain with the Mets, a sentiment they have expressed to the team over the phone in recent weeks, and they took the opportunity yesterday to tell that to general manager Omar Minaya and COO Jeff Wilpon in person. - NY Newsday

The last Mets players that played Santa was John Franco and Mike Cameron… both were traded afterwards…hehe!

Continuing her comeback that already includes last Thursday’s eight Grammy nominations, Mariah Carey will perform live from Times Square on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – the first time in the 34-year history of the year-end special that a singer has performed from Times Square, the network said.

The songbird will join cohosts Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest as the final minutes of 2005 are counted down and the famed ball drop begins. For Clark, 76, this year’s gig represents his first TV appearance since suffering a stroke in early 2004.

Hilary Duff, who also intends to perform, will emcee the West Coast portions of the show, introducing artists including The Bangles, Chris Brown, Sean Paul, The Pussycat Dolls, Sugarland, 3 Doors Down and 311, ABC also announced. - People

iCandy cases, too tempting to resist.
Introducing the new iCandy cases for the new Video iPod. Available in 10 colors, including three glow-in-the-dark colors. These silicone cases have the absolute best feel of any cases of this type. A very satisfying silky smooth feel. They have a special anti-dust coating called OAD. This coating virtually eliminates the nasty problem other silicone cases have of picking up unwanted lint and dust.

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When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives.

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JESSICA Alba ruffled some hipster feathers at the hot MisShapes party Saturday night at Don Hill’s. The gorgeous actress turned up with an entourage and was quickly ushered inside — but when head promoter Gordon Nicol asked if she would pose for a photo, Alba turned him down flat. When Nicol pointed out that celebs like Madonna, Hilary Duff and Selma Blair had all posed, Alba supposedly snapped, “I don’t care!” and walked away. At that point, one of Alba’s entourage told Nicol, “She’s a bitch — sorry.” - New York Post Page Six

Did I mention, I love bitches….the more bitchy the better!

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Jessica Alba and Hayden Christiansen were giving out presents to children at Bellview Hospital. Jessica is currently spending a lot of time in sick wards as she is filming hospital drama Awake with Hayden.

See…. she’s NOT a bitch… haha!

New research from Harvard Medical School about the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome runs totally counter to common assumptions, and as a result is being heavily scrutinized in the blogosphere.
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The study found that that carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the wrist, which may occur because of heredity, body weight, fracture, or even pregnancy–but not computer use, according to a press release. Heavy computer use–up to seven hours a day–does not increase risk for carpal tunnel syndrome, although it can lead to a different disorder known as repetitive stress injury, the study says.

That’s, by no means, saying that all our workplace ergonomics efforts have been done in vain, just that we need to be careful not to lump carpal tunnel and RSI together as one. - CNET News