Told in a story that is inundating the comments feature of our Web site (1650 comments and counting), Dallas police Officer Robert Powell pulled over NFL player Ryan Moats as he was trying to get family members to the hospital to see their dying loved one.
But that's not the only thing department officials are now investigating him for. Comments he made to a Plano police officer afterward - while his dashcam tape was still rolling - also are drawing scrutiny.
Powell told the other officer he was in a chase after a traffic stop in January. He said the motorist pulled away and drove toward him while fleeing.
Under a strict pursuit policy, Dallas officers may only chase those suspected of a violent felony. Often in a post-chase report, it is an officer's own perception of being assaulted in some way that provides justification.
"I worded it that I was in fear of being run over; the chase was on," Powell told the other officer.
Chief David Kunkle had this to say at the news conference today:
"It appears, what he said, to have been contrary to our pursuit policy, to where he may have lied about the circumstances under which the pursuit began. So that is something else we are going to investigate."
View this article's author, Steve Thompson Crime Blog here.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kyocera EcoPro C170N 17ppm Color Laser Printer
Look, I'm really not that big on hardware or computer junk in general. But this Kyocera does sound like a pretty bad ass printer.
Warranty: 1 Year Kyocera
Features:
* Fast 17 PPM Color and Black & White Printer
* 600×600 dpi Multi-bit Print Resolution
* Standard 10/100BaseTX Network Interface
* Standard 600 Sheet Paper Capacity
* Maximum Paper Capacity of 1,100 Sheets
* Optional Duplex
* ECOSYS® Printer Technology Offers a Low Total Cost of Ownership
* Long Life Consumables Reduce Costs
* Optimized for PRINTSolv™ Fleet Management Solution
* Print Method: Color Laser
* First Page Output Time: 16 Seconds
* Resolution: 600×600 DPI
* Print Speed: Up to 17 PPM
* Connectivity: USB, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet
* Standard Paper Input: 600 Sheets
* Optional Paper Input: 500 Sheets
* Duplex Printing: Optional
* Paper Sizes Supported: A4, A5, B5, 8.5” x 11”, 8.5” x 14”
* Processor: 400 MHz
* Memory Included: 128MB
Like I said, I don't know what half of all of that means. But it SOUNDS like a bad ass Kyocera product to me.
Denver International Airport Is Open Despite Storm
Denver International Airport is in the midst of a significant spring snowstorm.
Some airlines have already begun to cancel flights in advance of the storm, so travelers should check with their airline to make sure their flight is still on the schedule and on time.
PENA BOULEVARD: The road to/from DIA is OPEN. The road is wet, but snow removal crews are out in full force. Winter driving conditions exist, so please use caution when traveling to/from DIA.
FLIGHT INFORMATION AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
To find out if your flight has been delayed or canceled due to the weather, please contact your airline directly. If your flight is still scheduled to depart today, the airport recommends that you arrive approximately 2 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DEPARTURE TIME. Please don’t arrive much earlier than two hours as it may add to lobby and security line congestion.
By FlyDenver.com
Some airlines have already begun to cancel flights in advance of the storm, so travelers should check with their airline to make sure their flight is still on the schedule and on time.
PENA BOULEVARD: The road to/from DIA is OPEN. The road is wet, but snow removal crews are out in full force. Winter driving conditions exist, so please use caution when traveling to/from DIA.
FLIGHT INFORMATION AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
To find out if your flight has been delayed or canceled due to the weather, please contact your airline directly. If your flight is still scheduled to depart today, the airport recommends that you arrive approximately 2 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DEPARTURE TIME. Please don’t arrive much earlier than two hours as it may add to lobby and security line congestion.
By FlyDenver.com
Angela Lansbury is appearing in the current revival of Blithe Spirit which began preview performances on Thursday, February 26, 2009 and had an official opening on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street).
Stage legend Lansbury is profiled in an a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal, she gives a witty and candid interview on her return to Broadway.
She tells the WSJ that, "To have this opportunity at my time of life and career, it was too good to pass up,"adding "Having done the other roles I have -- let's say it was a natural for me."
To read the full article click here.
Angela Lansbury, who last appeared on Broadway in Deuce, has enjoyed a career without precedent. Her professional career spans more than a half-century, during which she has flourished, first as a star of motion pictures, then as a four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star and most recently as the star of "Murder, She Wrote," the longest-running detective drama series in the history of television. The actress made her Broadway debut in 1957 when she starred as Bert Lahr's wife in the French farce, Hotel Paradiso. In 1960, she returned to Broadway as Joan Plowright's mother in the season's most acclaimed drama, A Taste of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney. One year later, she starred on Broadway in her first musical, Anyone Can Whistle. Lansbury returned to New York in triumph in 1966 as Mame, for which she won the first of her unprecedented four Tony Awards as Best Actress in a Musical. She received the others as the Madwoman of Chaillot in Dear World (1968), as Mama Rose in the 1974 revival of Gypsy and as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1979). From 1984-1996 she starred as Jessica Fletcher, mystery-writing amateur sleuth, on "Murder, She Wrote," for which she won four Golden Globe Awards. In 1982, she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 1994 she was named a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Angela and her husband Peter were married in 1949. They worked together until Peter's death in January 2003. Angela has three grown children, Deirdre, Anthony and David, and three grandchildren.
Tickets for Blithe Spirit can be purchased by visiting telecharge.com or calling 212 239 6200 in the New York area, and 800 432 7250 outside the New York metro area.
For the source of this article visit broadwayworld.com
Stage legend Lansbury is profiled in an a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal, she gives a witty and candid interview on her return to Broadway.
She tells the WSJ that, "To have this opportunity at my time of life and career, it was too good to pass up,"adding "Having done the other roles I have -- let's say it was a natural for me."
To read the full article click here.
Angela Lansbury, who last appeared on Broadway in Deuce, has enjoyed a career without precedent. Her professional career spans more than a half-century, during which she has flourished, first as a star of motion pictures, then as a four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star and most recently as the star of "Murder, She Wrote," the longest-running detective drama series in the history of television. The actress made her Broadway debut in 1957 when she starred as Bert Lahr's wife in the French farce, Hotel Paradiso. In 1960, she returned to Broadway as Joan Plowright's mother in the season's most acclaimed drama, A Taste of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney. One year later, she starred on Broadway in her first musical, Anyone Can Whistle. Lansbury returned to New York in triumph in 1966 as Mame, for which she won the first of her unprecedented four Tony Awards as Best Actress in a Musical. She received the others as the Madwoman of Chaillot in Dear World (1968), as Mama Rose in the 1974 revival of Gypsy and as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1979). From 1984-1996 she starred as Jessica Fletcher, mystery-writing amateur sleuth, on "Murder, She Wrote," for which she won four Golden Globe Awards. In 1982, she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 1994 she was named a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Angela and her husband Peter were married in 1949. They worked together until Peter's death in January 2003. Angela has three grown children, Deirdre, Anthony and David, and three grandchildren.
Tickets for Blithe Spirit can be purchased by visiting telecharge.com or calling 212 239 6200 in the New York area, and 800 432 7250 outside the New York metro area.
For the source of this article visit broadwayworld.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Woodstock -- Free Festival to Mark 40th Anniversary
The original Woodstock festival was the high watermark of Sixties flower power, memorable for its music, its nudity and its mellow atmosphere.
The last attempt to revive it, for a 30th anniversary festival in 1999, ended in chaos with hundreds of police officers called to the site to stop rampaging fans from torching the stage and looting the overpriced vendors.
Now Michael Lang, the organiser of both events, is risking the Woodstock name once again by attempting to put together a free, green festival for the 40th anniversary.
All he needs is sponsorship of $10million (£7million) in the next three weeks, he told The Times yesterday. “The chances that something will happen are probable but I don't really have the answer yet as to what that will be,” he said.
Times Archive, 1971: The Who live at Rainbow Theatre
Their music remains as harsh, brittle and highly amplified as ever
Related Links
* A Woodstock now couldn't mean the same thing
* Britain to honour legends of music
Central Park and various other outdoor spaces in New York City have been scouted and talks have been opened with a distinctly retro line-up of bands, including The Who, Santana, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, the Dave Matthews Band and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The first four played the original festival. The Who headlined the second night, sealing their reputation as a live act in America - although Pete Townshend now recalls their performance as “f***ing awful”.
The first Woodstock festival was dreamt up by Mr Lang and three other people as a profit-making scheme, but such was the turnout that it ended up being free to many when the fences were cut.
From August 15, 1969, an estimated 400,000 people battled through epic traffic jams to reach Max Yasgur's dairy farm near Bethel, New York State, which had a population of about 3,000.
There they spent three era-defining days sitting around waiting for technical hitches to be sorted out, rolling around in the endless mud and taking myriad forms of recreational drugs before Jimi Hendrix closed the festival by inimitably mangling The Star Spangled Banner into an anti-war protest, some time after nine o'clock on the Monday morning.
For the 1994 and 1999 festivals, punters were charged up to $180 per ticket, but this time round Mr Lang wants to put on a “free and totally green event”. Unfortunately, this demands a pragmatic approach at odds with the hippy dream.
Speaking about Woodstock 2009 at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, at the weekend, Mr Lang announced: “It's got to be sponsor-driven.”
For visitors to the 1999 site this brought back memories of the Planet Hollywood restaurants, Woodstock Platinum cards, Budweiser beer gardens and $5 bottles of water that rendered laughable the comparisons with the shambolic but idealistic original.
Some observers blamed the blatant commercialism of the 1999 festival for the unhappy atmosphere that spilt over into rioting on the final day. Mr Lang hopes to avoid such problems this time by ensuring that his sponsors have “green leanings” and exerting a tighter grip on the musical line-up.
“I think what happened in 1999 was a function of the times and the music that we booked,” he said last night.
“There was a lot of anger around with bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn who were heavier than I would have liked. It turned into more of an MTV event than a Woodstock event and that was a lesson learnt. This time we will go for bands with more of a social conscience.”
This summer will be awash with Woodstock nostalgia even if Mr Lang fails to get Woodstock 4 off the ground. Ang Lee will have a new film out, called Taking Woodstock, about the hotelier who helped to rescue the festival by providing a new site for it after the citizens of Walkill, New York, blocked it at the 11th hour.
There's also a four-hour director's cut of the concert film Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music, which a young Martin Scorsese worked on, and a six-CD box set of Woodstock performances to listen to after reading Mr Lang's forthcoming book The Road to Woodstock and watching the imminent History Channel documentary.
Source Website: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
The last attempt to revive it, for a 30th anniversary festival in 1999, ended in chaos with hundreds of police officers called to the site to stop rampaging fans from torching the stage and looting the overpriced vendors.
Now Michael Lang, the organiser of both events, is risking the Woodstock name once again by attempting to put together a free, green festival for the 40th anniversary.
All he needs is sponsorship of $10million (£7million) in the next three weeks, he told The Times yesterday. “The chances that something will happen are probable but I don't really have the answer yet as to what that will be,” he said.
Times Archive, 1971: The Who live at Rainbow Theatre
Their music remains as harsh, brittle and highly amplified as ever
Related Links
* A Woodstock now couldn't mean the same thing
* Britain to honour legends of music
Central Park and various other outdoor spaces in New York City have been scouted and talks have been opened with a distinctly retro line-up of bands, including The Who, Santana, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, the Dave Matthews Band and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The first four played the original festival. The Who headlined the second night, sealing their reputation as a live act in America - although Pete Townshend now recalls their performance as “f***ing awful”.
The first Woodstock festival was dreamt up by Mr Lang and three other people as a profit-making scheme, but such was the turnout that it ended up being free to many when the fences were cut.
From August 15, 1969, an estimated 400,000 people battled through epic traffic jams to reach Max Yasgur's dairy farm near Bethel, New York State, which had a population of about 3,000.
There they spent three era-defining days sitting around waiting for technical hitches to be sorted out, rolling around in the endless mud and taking myriad forms of recreational drugs before Jimi Hendrix closed the festival by inimitably mangling The Star Spangled Banner into an anti-war protest, some time after nine o'clock on the Monday morning.
For the 1994 and 1999 festivals, punters were charged up to $180 per ticket, but this time round Mr Lang wants to put on a “free and totally green event”. Unfortunately, this demands a pragmatic approach at odds with the hippy dream.
Speaking about Woodstock 2009 at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, at the weekend, Mr Lang announced: “It's got to be sponsor-driven.”
For visitors to the 1999 site this brought back memories of the Planet Hollywood restaurants, Woodstock Platinum cards, Budweiser beer gardens and $5 bottles of water that rendered laughable the comparisons with the shambolic but idealistic original.
Some observers blamed the blatant commercialism of the 1999 festival for the unhappy atmosphere that spilt over into rioting on the final day. Mr Lang hopes to avoid such problems this time by ensuring that his sponsors have “green leanings” and exerting a tighter grip on the musical line-up.
“I think what happened in 1999 was a function of the times and the music that we booked,” he said last night.
“There was a lot of anger around with bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn who were heavier than I would have liked. It turned into more of an MTV event than a Woodstock event and that was a lesson learnt. This time we will go for bands with more of a social conscience.”
This summer will be awash with Woodstock nostalgia even if Mr Lang fails to get Woodstock 4 off the ground. Ang Lee will have a new film out, called Taking Woodstock, about the hotelier who helped to rescue the festival by providing a new site for it after the citizens of Walkill, New York, blocked it at the 11th hour.
There's also a four-hour director's cut of the concert film Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music, which a young Martin Scorsese worked on, and a six-CD box set of Woodstock performances to listen to after reading Mr Lang's forthcoming book The Road to Woodstock and watching the imminent History Channel documentary.
Source Website: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
Smokey Robinson = Gifted. Barry Gordy = Genius
Barry Gordy, aside from being an incredible producer, is one GENIUS of a business man.
Smokey Robinson... an incredible singer, also a genius business man in his own rights.
These people are old. OLD, okay? Old as in NOT YOUNG. Rich, and still making big moves and more money. Their involvement with American Idol, one of the hottest reality shows if not the hottest EVER, is only going to bring them more cash.
Barry Gordy's marvelous creation (Motown) has built massive careers for Black singers throughout the years, and on it's own has made Black Soul Music (Jazz, R&B) the most popular genre group from Motown's beginning until now. One of those reaping the benefit... Smokey Robinson. From appearing music groups, movies, television sitcoms, and now reality TV, Smokey Robinson has got to be rolling around in some serious dough. Of course along the way, Barry got his cut too.
Barry Gordy... Smokey Robinson... a hell of a duo.
Smokey Robinson... an incredible singer, also a genius business man in his own rights.
These people are old. OLD, okay? Old as in NOT YOUNG. Rich, and still making big moves and more money. Their involvement with American Idol, one of the hottest reality shows if not the hottest EVER, is only going to bring them more cash.
Barry Gordy's marvelous creation (Motown) has built massive careers for Black singers throughout the years, and on it's own has made Black Soul Music (Jazz, R&B) the most popular genre group from Motown's beginning until now. One of those reaping the benefit... Smokey Robinson. From appearing music groups, movies, television sitcoms, and now reality TV, Smokey Robinson has got to be rolling around in some serious dough. Of course along the way, Barry got his cut too.
Barry Gordy... Smokey Robinson... a hell of a duo.
2nd Star for Smokey, 1st for The Miracles
Smokey Robinson now has two stars representing him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – one for his career as a solo artist, and a brand new star for his run as lead singer of the famed Motown group, The Miracles.
The crooner was on hand Friday as his former back up group was honored in a ceremony that included one-time labelmates Stevie Wonder and Mary Wilson of the original Supremes, as well as Motown founder Berry Gordy.
"I've had a star for the last 20 years or so, and it is way, way, way, way overdue" for The Miracles, Robinson told the crowd, according to the Associated Press.
According to Ron Brewington, National Vice President, Motown Alumni Association (MAA), his organization was the sponsor for the Miracles getting their star.
A number of events this year mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary Motown record label. Last week in Detroit, Gordy and Robinson joined the "American Idol" finalists to tape a segment set to air on Wednesday.
"Idol's" Motown Week will culminate with a duet between Robinson and the show's season 2 winner Ruben Studdard. The pair will perform on the results show, which moves from Wednesday to Thursday this week to accommodate President Obama's Tuesday press conference. "Idol's" performance show moves from Tuesday to Wednesday night.
For the source of this article, go to eurweb.com.
The crooner was on hand Friday as his former back up group was honored in a ceremony that included one-time labelmates Stevie Wonder and Mary Wilson of the original Supremes, as well as Motown founder Berry Gordy.
"I've had a star for the last 20 years or so, and it is way, way, way, way overdue" for The Miracles, Robinson told the crowd, according to the Associated Press.
According to Ron Brewington, National Vice President, Motown Alumni Association (MAA), his organization was the sponsor for the Miracles getting their star.
A number of events this year mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary Motown record label. Last week in Detroit, Gordy and Robinson joined the "American Idol" finalists to tape a segment set to air on Wednesday.
"Idol's" Motown Week will culminate with a duet between Robinson and the show's season 2 winner Ruben Studdard. The pair will perform on the results show, which moves from Wednesday to Thursday this week to accommodate President Obama's Tuesday press conference. "Idol's" performance show moves from Tuesday to Wednesday night.
For the source of this article, go to eurweb.com.
Former WWE Superstar Kurt Angle and Howard Stern: Business, Divorce and... Black Chicks?
Kurt Angle appeared on Howard Stern’s Sirius Satellite radio
show this morning and dropped a bombshell regarding what led to his divorce from ex-wife Karen. Here are some of the more newsworthy highlights:
- His Fallout with Vince: Kurt said it started when he told Vince that he needed time off due to a pain pill addiction. “We had a talk and we made amends,” Angle said. Kurt said they were “extra strength stuff” and mentioned percoset, five broken necks, up to 65 pills a day and hasn’t taken any in four years. He also said, “I don’t like to talk about it (his drug problems).” Kurt said despite the fact that he was taking so many pills, they actually made him feel “straight and normal” and needed 20 pills in the morning just to get out of bed. Vince wanted Kurt to kick his pill habit while remaining on the road, which Kurt said would be very hard to do. It took Kurt five months to get off the pills.
- His Divorce from Karen Angle: It happened two months ago and “Karen is a millionaire now,” which he doesn’t mind as long as his kids are taken care of. Kurt said that someone in the business did something with Karen and implied it was a fellow wrestler. Kurt said he’s the one who got her into wrestling and it was a mistake. She’d stay out all night and later tell Kurt she was hanging out with friends in the hotel lobby. Kurt did said he cheated on Karen “a couple of times” while they were separated and feels she may have slept around to get back at him. Kurt put her over as a great mother. Howard asked if it was Vince who Karen cheated with and Kurt said if it was Vince, he would have called to him to say, “I got a storyline for you…”
- His Love for Black Women: Kurt proclaimed his love for Stern’s news woman Robin Quivers and read a poem to her. Kurt said he may be in love with Robin and he’s dated a black woman since his divorce (later revealing her to be TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan). Kurt thinks he may have a little bit of black in him (he mentioned his butt, his lips and curly hair) which might explain why he’s so into black women.
- Mixed Martial Arts Kurt said he’s still seriously considering it. “For me, in wrestling or MMA, I would make the same,” he said.
To view the source of this article, check out wrestlingdotcom.com
show this morning and dropped a bombshell regarding what led to his divorce from ex-wife Karen. Here are some of the more newsworthy highlights:
- His Fallout with Vince: Kurt said it started when he told Vince that he needed time off due to a pain pill addiction. “We had a talk and we made amends,” Angle said. Kurt said they were “extra strength stuff” and mentioned percoset, five broken necks, up to 65 pills a day and hasn’t taken any in four years. He also said, “I don’t like to talk about it (his drug problems).” Kurt said despite the fact that he was taking so many pills, they actually made him feel “straight and normal” and needed 20 pills in the morning just to get out of bed. Vince wanted Kurt to kick his pill habit while remaining on the road, which Kurt said would be very hard to do. It took Kurt five months to get off the pills.
- His Divorce from Karen Angle: It happened two months ago and “Karen is a millionaire now,” which he doesn’t mind as long as his kids are taken care of. Kurt said that someone in the business did something with Karen and implied it was a fellow wrestler. Kurt said he’s the one who got her into wrestling and it was a mistake. She’d stay out all night and later tell Kurt she was hanging out with friends in the hotel lobby. Kurt did said he cheated on Karen “a couple of times” while they were separated and feels she may have slept around to get back at him. Kurt put her over as a great mother. Howard asked if it was Vince who Karen cheated with and Kurt said if it was Vince, he would have called to him to say, “I got a storyline for you…”
- His Love for Black Women: Kurt proclaimed his love for Stern’s news woman Robin Quivers and read a poem to her. Kurt said he may be in love with Robin and he’s dated a black woman since his divorce (later revealing her to be TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan). Kurt thinks he may have a little bit of black in him (he mentioned his butt, his lips and curly hair) which might explain why he’s so into black women.
- Mixed Martial Arts Kurt said he’s still seriously considering it. “For me, in wrestling or MMA, I would make the same,” he said.
To view the source of this article, check out wrestlingdotcom.com
Attracting Women with Body Language
It is very important to learn and understand what your body language communicates to a girl. It is equally important to interpret properly what her body language is communicating to you. Many guys make an assumption based on the signals which a girl gives. It could also be used to actually get a hint on whether the girl likes you or not.
It is true that you can learn a lot about girls by successfully reading their body language. The deeper truth is that when a guy is just focusing on finding out whether the girl is attracted to him or not, he forgets to take the necessary steps which are required for the attraction process to continue further. He misses out on a good opportunity because his own body language communicates something which is not so attractive to the girls.
You must now be wondering what is it that you are communicating to the girls when you are looking for signs whether she is interested in you. At the most basic level you are communicating fear and a string desire to avoid rejection. In simple terms you are displaying your weaknesses in front of the girl.
Once you have a better understanding of the body language you will realize that it happens in micro seconds which means by the time you realize her signals more often than not it is going to be too late. Let’s imagine for a moment two different situations. In the first situation you are a body language expert and you understand all the signals that girls give when they are attracted to you. There is another situation in which you know what you want in a girl and you are willing to do what it requires to attract her. Imagine the two situations and try to figure out yourself what would happen in such a scenario.
In the first situation you would notice how all the girls give off strong attraction signals; mostly in favor of situation 2 as you make a move towards the girl you like. Hopefully, by now you have begun to realize that overcoming your fear of rejection is always going to be a more powerful way to attract girls rather than only concentrating on knowing the signals that girls give when they are attracted to someone.
To view the source of this information, head to this teenhut site.
It is true that you can learn a lot about girls by successfully reading their body language. The deeper truth is that when a guy is just focusing on finding out whether the girl is attracted to him or not, he forgets to take the necessary steps which are required for the attraction process to continue further. He misses out on a good opportunity because his own body language communicates something which is not so attractive to the girls.
You must now be wondering what is it that you are communicating to the girls when you are looking for signs whether she is interested in you. At the most basic level you are communicating fear and a string desire to avoid rejection. In simple terms you are displaying your weaknesses in front of the girl.
Once you have a better understanding of the body language you will realize that it happens in micro seconds which means by the time you realize her signals more often than not it is going to be too late. Let’s imagine for a moment two different situations. In the first situation you are a body language expert and you understand all the signals that girls give when they are attracted to you. There is another situation in which you know what you want in a girl and you are willing to do what it requires to attract her. Imagine the two situations and try to figure out yourself what would happen in such a scenario.
In the first situation you would notice how all the girls give off strong attraction signals; mostly in favor of situation 2 as you make a move towards the girl you like. Hopefully, by now you have begun to realize that overcoming your fear of rejection is always going to be a more powerful way to attract girls rather than only concentrating on knowing the signals that girls give when they are attracted to someone.
To view the source of this information, head to this teenhut site.
Adam Lambert gets a standing ovation--from Smokey Robinson!
Adam Lambert tells Smokey Robinson he's really nervous, singing "Tracks of My Tears." Smokey tells him he's never heard anyone sing it tender and soft like that, very proud of the interpretation. Adam smartly asks him what inspired him to write it; says his goal "is to do it justice."
Elvis-like hair, gray suit. Man, from the get-go, this is great; so smooth, so in control, so heartfelt, such pitch-perfect vocals. Audience is hushed; Adam totally gets this song. It's him at his best; no weirdness for the sake of weirdness, just exercising his creativity and making us hear a song totally differently. He's got us all in the palm of his hand--and Smokey Robinson and the audience gives him a standing ovation.
Kara stands, calls it awesome. Paula loves how he's completely in his own league, surprises us every week; loves the clean, classy look. Simon calls it the best performance of the night, which is like a no-duh moment. "You tonight really have emerged as a star."
Randy says from day one he knew he had the range, loved the falsetto, "unbelievably hot."
For the source of this article, go to weblogs.newsday.com
Elvis-like hair, gray suit. Man, from the get-go, this is great; so smooth, so in control, so heartfelt, such pitch-perfect vocals. Audience is hushed; Adam totally gets this song. It's him at his best; no weirdness for the sake of weirdness, just exercising his creativity and making us hear a song totally differently. He's got us all in the palm of his hand--and Smokey Robinson and the audience gives him a standing ovation.
Kara stands, calls it awesome. Paula loves how he's completely in his own league, surprises us every week; loves the clean, classy look. Simon calls it the best performance of the night, which is like a no-duh moment. "You tonight really have emerged as a star."
Randy says from day one he knew he had the range, loved the falsetto, "unbelievably hot."
For the source of this article, go to weblogs.newsday.com
Former housekeeper sues Kobe Bryant
March 26, 2009
A former housekeeper for Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is suing him and his wife, Vanessa, contending that she was verbally abused and humiliated while she worked at the couple's Newport Coast home.
Maria Jimenez, a 48-year-old immigrant originally from Peru, alleges Vanessa Bryant badgered and harassed her, and forced her to perform demeaning tasks. Jimenez filed the wrongful-termination lawsuit March 20 in Orange County Superior Court.
Jimenez worked 60 hours a week in the Bryants' home from September 2007 to March 2008, cleaning their house, washing their laundry and cleaning up after their children.
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant called Jimenez "lazy," "slow," "dumb," a "liar" and used profanity when addressing her.
On one occasion, the suit alleges, Vanessa Bryant screamed at Jimenez after one of the children came to her for comfort: "I don't want you to touch my baby. I hired you for housekeeping, not baby-sitting."
After Jimenez complained about her workload and not having breaks, the suit says Vanessa Bryant told her, "You haven't done anything."
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant humiliated Jimenez in front of Kobe Bryant, their children and other employees in the household.
Jimenez told Kobe Bryant that she wanted to quit because of his wife's conduct, but he persuaded her to stay on the job. Vanessa Bryant reportedly apologized to Jimenez, who continued to work for the couple for seven months. But she continued to yell at Jimenez, the suit alleges.
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant suggested that Jimenez had stolen clothes, a toy and even her retainer from the couple.
The Bryants denied the allegations in a statement from the law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP, which has offices in Los Angeles.
"Ms. Jimenez's outrageous allegations of improper conduct are totally unfounded and patently false," the statement said. "The Bryants intend to vigorously defend against these untruthful allegations and are confident that the baseless nature of the allegations will be proven."
Jimenez's lawyer, William Vogeler, said his client was wrongly discharged because she was working under "intolerable circumstances" that led to her leaving the job. Vogeler also said the Bryants did not provide Jimenez with health insurance.
The suit does not specify the amount that Jimenez is seeking in damages, but Jimenez said in the suit that she sustained damages of more than $20,000 in unpaid overtime.
Jimenez also alleges that Vanessa Bryant screamed at her for putting a $690 blouse in the washing machine, and demanded that Jimenez put her hand in a bag of dog feces to retrieve the price tag for the blouse. Jimenez refused and said she would quit, but Vanessa Bryant allegedly demanded that she pay for the blouse first, the suit states. Jimenez says she stayed on the job to work off the cost of the blouse.
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A former housekeeper for Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is suing him and his wife, Vanessa, contending that she was verbally abused and humiliated while she worked at the couple's Newport Coast home.
Maria Jimenez, a 48-year-old immigrant originally from Peru, alleges Vanessa Bryant badgered and harassed her, and forced her to perform demeaning tasks. Jimenez filed the wrongful-termination lawsuit March 20 in Orange County Superior Court.
Jimenez worked 60 hours a week in the Bryants' home from September 2007 to March 2008, cleaning their house, washing their laundry and cleaning up after their children.
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant called Jimenez "lazy," "slow," "dumb," a "liar" and used profanity when addressing her.
On one occasion, the suit alleges, Vanessa Bryant screamed at Jimenez after one of the children came to her for comfort: "I don't want you to touch my baby. I hired you for housekeeping, not baby-sitting."
After Jimenez complained about her workload and not having breaks, the suit says Vanessa Bryant told her, "You haven't done anything."
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant humiliated Jimenez in front of Kobe Bryant, their children and other employees in the household.
Jimenez told Kobe Bryant that she wanted to quit because of his wife's conduct, but he persuaded her to stay on the job. Vanessa Bryant reportedly apologized to Jimenez, who continued to work for the couple for seven months. But she continued to yell at Jimenez, the suit alleges.
The suit alleges that Vanessa Bryant suggested that Jimenez had stolen clothes, a toy and even her retainer from the couple.
The Bryants denied the allegations in a statement from the law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP, which has offices in Los Angeles.
"Ms. Jimenez's outrageous allegations of improper conduct are totally unfounded and patently false," the statement said. "The Bryants intend to vigorously defend against these untruthful allegations and are confident that the baseless nature of the allegations will be proven."
Jimenez's lawyer, William Vogeler, said his client was wrongly discharged because she was working under "intolerable circumstances" that led to her leaving the job. Vogeler also said the Bryants did not provide Jimenez with health insurance.
The suit does not specify the amount that Jimenez is seeking in damages, but Jimenez said in the suit that she sustained damages of more than $20,000 in unpaid overtime.
Jimenez also alleges that Vanessa Bryant screamed at her for putting a $690 blouse in the washing machine, and demanded that Jimenez put her hand in a bag of dog feces to retrieve the price tag for the blouse. Jimenez refused and said she would quit, but Vanessa Bryant allegedly demanded that she pay for the blouse first, the suit states. Jimenez says she stayed on the job to work off the cost of the blouse.
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