Friday, January 14, 2011

New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign?

Your zodiac sign may not actually be your zodiac sign anymore.
Astronomer Parke Kunkle says that due to changes in the Earth's alignment the dates of many zodiac signs have changed, according to NBC. In addition, there may be a 13th Zodiac sign: Ophiuchus.
Kunkle says that as the Earth and Sun slowly move the signs gradually change, as expected.
The change didn't happen over night either. The 12 signs were designated to different periods of the year almost 3,000 years ago, when astrology began, and since then the Earth's position in relation to the sun has changed.
While the sign many people were born under may now be different, it shouldn't affect horoscope readings, according to NBC.
See if your Zodiac sign has changed below.
The New Dates:
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Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20
Ophiuchus Dates

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Westboro Baptist not traveling to Tucson for funeral protests

Westboro Baptist not traveling to Tucson for funeral protests


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Hundreds lined the roads near the funeral of Christina Taylor Green, including people dressed as angels to shield the grieving family from a threatened appearance by the Westboro Baptist Church.

 
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church will not be coming to Tucson to protest at the funerals of those killed in the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, police said.
Tucson Police Department investigators confirmed Wedneday that the group, noted for its slogan, "God hates fags," is not coming, spokeswoman Diana Lopez said Thursday night.
Some members of the church did have plane tickets to travel to Tucson on Thursday, but Tucson police "worked closely with Tucson International Airport authorities today to confirm they did not arrive in Tucson via those previously purchased flights," she said.
The tickets went unused Thursday, she said.
The state legislature, acting with unprecedented speed, passed a law Tuesday prohibiting protests near funerals.
"We need to protect our grieving families from having to go through the pain of being exposed to protesters," said Steve Farley, D-28, the House minority leader.

Westboro Baptist

Hate missionary Fred Phelps and his Topeka, Kan., followers issued a statement Sunday that said they "thank god for" alleged shooter Jared Lee Loughner and planned to picket the funerals of those killed in the attack.
"Thank god for the violent shooter, one of your soldier heroes in Tucson," Phelps said in a video posted on Youtube.
"However many our dead, Westboro Baptist Church will picket their funerals," Phelps said.
The church is known for picketing military funerals with signs saying "God hates fags" to draw attention to its view that the deaths are divine punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuals.
The group issued a second press release Sunday with an attack on the youngest victim, 9-year-old Christina Taylor Greene.
It references Greene's birthdate, Sept. 11, 2001, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, saying "God mercifully gave this nation a fair warning on 9/11 - but you despise His mercies, so you get no more mercy - man, woman or child. That how God the Avenger rolls!"
In 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, prohibiting protests within 300 feet of the entrance of any cemetery under control of the National Cemetery Administration.
Also in 2006, the family of slain Marine Lance Corporal Matthew A. Snyder sued the Westboro Baptist Church and Phelps for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after the group had picked Snyder's funeral.
While a federal jury found Phelps and the WBC liable for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded the Snyders a total of $10.9 million, the award was later reduced, and the verdict itself later overturned by a federal appeals court.
In March 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, and arguments were presented in October. A ruling is pending.

Have Our Zodiac Signs Changed? It’s Up to You.

Have Our Zodiac Signs Changed? It’s Up to You.
 
iStock 000004421032XSmall Have Our Zodiac Signs Changed? Its Up to You.Don’t panic. If you’ve spent a lifetime identifying yourself as a Capricorn or Pisces, you can continue to do so – Thursday’s hoopla over new astrological signs spurred by a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribunesuggesting our signs may not really be what we think they are, is not really new. That’s because there are two versions of the zodiac – sidereal and tropical – the first practiced more in the east, and the latter more popular in the west. If you’re wondering about Ophiuchus, new astrological signs for 2011, a horoscope change or a revised arrangement of the zodiac charts, sleep well – according to CNN, your zodiac sign hasn’t changed. (Unless you want it to.)

Cheese stars 298x300 Have Our Zodiac Signs Changed? Its Up to You.All this talk of stars being in or out of alignment has reminded me of one of my favorite munchables: cheddar stars, which I’ll be making Friday night and nibbling with a glass of feisty red wine, enjoying the fact that I can still consider myself a Scorpio.
These could be made using an aged Gouda, Asiago or any firm, flavorful cheese. For a twist, try blitzing a teaspoon of chopped fresh rosemary into the dry ingredients in a food processor, in place of the cayenne.
Cheddar Stars
1 1/2 cups coarsely grated old or extra-old cheddar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, chilled and cut into chunks
1/4 tsp. salt
pinch cayenne pepper or paprika (sweet or smoked – optional)
2 Tbsp. milk
Put the cheddar, flour, butter, salt and cayenne into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until well combined and crumbly. (If you don’t have a food processor, grate the cheese and toss it with the dry ingredients, breaking it up as much as you can with a whisk, pastry cutter or fork.) Add the milk and pulse until it starts to come together. Remove the dough from the food processor and gather it into a ball. Cover with a tea towel and let rest for about 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into an oval or rectangle about 1/8” thick and cut crosswise into stars or other small shapes. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet and if you like, twist them a few times for dramatic effect. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until pale golden on the edges.
Makes lots.
Photo credit: istockphoto/pamspix

New zodiac sign dates are ruining my life! And what's an Ophiuchus?

New zodiac sign dates are ruining my life! And what's an Ophiuchus?

 
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Dear Minnesota Planetarium Society,
I'm losing it here.
Today you emerged with the information that we've been off on our Zodiac signs all these years. The dawning of the age of Aquarius is not where it used to be. All the dates are slightly different (there's a list of them here), and there's a neglected 13th sign -- Ophiuchus, the snake-holder -- that was dropped before the horoscope got big. I bet Pete Best was an Ophiuchus. They figured this all out by comparing it to the horoscopes of the ancient Byzantines.
Don't you realize how disruptive this is? I have to rethink my entire life. And all because you had to go and peer into the minds of the Byzantines. Well, if the Byzantines were so great, why aren't they still around? I haven't run into any ancient Byzantines lately, and I bet if I did they wouldn't be having career success.
Minnesota Planetarium Society, did you have to do this?
Do you realize just how much stock I have put into this over the years? I have spent hours likening myself to a limpid turquoise lagoon when I should have been out identifying with fire and goats.
I heard that Pisces liked color and ambergris, and that if I didn't bring my dreams to pass I would be crippled with disappointment. Now I find I'm supposed to be into spices and adventure, and I have to get rid of all these gemstones, poppies, presents wrapped in magical paper, large, visible clocks (recommended for Pisces) and framed photos of Liza Minnelli (notable Pisces).
If I had known that I was brassy and take-charge, the direction of my life until this point would have been vastly different. Instead of coddling my sensitivities and sitting near a sun lamp, I would have been going out and doing brassy, take-charge things.
"I should find a job in a creative industry," I told myself for years, writing my aspirations in my dream-journal. (Pisces are supposed to keep dream journals.) "Pisces are shy and avoid the spotlight, but if they don't bring their creative dreamworlds to fruition, they will be crippled with a sense of failure."
This is how I organize my life! I voted for McCain because he was a Virgo and they are supposed to be steady and reliable and put all their energy into their children. Now I find out he's a Leo. Leos are, frankly, jerks!
For the past twenty years, I've torn the newspaper open to the horoscope pages each day to see what I should be doing. You told me I was ready for commitment; I committed! You told me I should spend time around children to unleash my creative energies; I dredged up some children and unleashed so much creative energy that their parents tried to have me committed. You told me I needed more pizazz; I obtained more pizazz!
Now I find that I'm not, in fact, the creative, empathetic, contemplative individual they have been telling me I was for all those years. I didn't even know my flaws. All those years I thought I was secretive, vague, and easily led, and it turns out that I'm impulsive, selfish, and intolerant!
And don't get started on what this is going to do to my love life.
I don't know how I'm going to break this to my fiance.
"Sorry, I am supposed to be with a Gemini," I will explain. "They are adaptable, versatile, intellectual, and lively, and apparently I crave this. I know, it's a surprise to me, too! I thought I was supposed to be into stability and consistency."
"Also, you are an Ophiuchus," I will add. "I have no idea what that means. Apparently, you like to hold snakes, which is something you should have delicately broken to me before we reached this point."
"Don't ask," I'll add, because apparently I am supposed to be fun-loving, vivacious, and able to make a joke out of anything.
I have to go ponder my new flaws now and take some more job quizzes. I need a leadership-driven-teamwork-position-thing. I don't even know what that means! What career path suits me now? I have no idea. I'm going to go yell at people in the park because going outdoors and asserting myself is supposed to enhance my job prospects.
Don't you see what you've done? I'm not overreacting! 31 percent of the country believes in this sort of thing!
And my new horoscope didn't say I might be gullible.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Verizon plans special event next week - iPhone time!?

After all the talk of a Verizon iPhone and white iPhones neither have hit the shelves for Christmas. The partnership between Apple and Verizon, which is clear but still not official due to there not being any announcements or even a conference to confirm or deny the rumours. Customers however will be left rather annoyed if shortly after Christmas an announcement is made confirming that the Verizon iPhone is to be released in the next few months. The iPhone 4 has had unprecedented sales and has been more popular then the iPhone 3 and 3G. So if for Christmas you were to buy an iPhone 4 on AT&T and then it’s released on America’s biggest network, you would be somewhat annoyed. The timing by Apple and Verizon has been poor. If the release date is the first quarter of 2011 there will some very unhappy customers.
A relationship between Apple and Verizon Wireless is being kept under wraps. They are currently in agreement over the iPad, as Verizon’s network is available on Apple’s iPads.
Verizon have invested in a new 4G network which will keep customers happy, especially as many iPhone users have complained about AT&T’s network problems which include signal issues and dropped calls.
Android devices on Verizon have secured 27% of the phone market in the second quarter. By introducing the iPhone on Verizon this may dampen Android share of the market as iPhone increases theirs.
Would you buy an iPhone on Verizon?





Experts Suspect Military Testing Behind Mass Bird and Fish Deaths

The birds suffered from acute physical trauma leading to internal hemorrhage and death" -Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Dead birds and fish in Arkansas
Two animals in two days, have died off by the thousands in Arkansas; a local fish and wildlife official jokingly told a reporter, "We're waiting on he locusts next".

(CHICAGO) - It's been said that Mankind will destroy itself. Unfortunately, during the past 100 years the human race has worked hard to make this prediction come true. Nuclear arsenals can destroy Mankind many times over. Alien biological weapons exist that can annihilate all humanity. Toxins are available that are so deadly a few drops in a city's water supply can kill millions.
Yet another weapons technology has been under development for some decades. Scalar technology—invented by the genius Nikola Tesla early in the 20th Century—has the potential to turn the environment itself into a weapon and tune its deadly properties into a merciless, near instantaneous killer.
That advanced technology may have just been tested in Arkansas and Louisiana.
Ominous evidence is steadily growing that the bizarre red wing blackbird deaths—now being reported across three states—are not natural.
Although some scientists have proposed that the initial bird death—numbered at 5,000—might have been caused by fireworks, ornithologists scoff at that suggestion.
Other theories floating about include speculation that severe updrafts or a local micro-burst killed all the birds, yet that is highly improbable and does not jive with eyewitness testimony of local residents who watched the birds literally drop from the sky.
Other witnessed claim that not all the birds that fell were already dead. Some were still alive and appeared confused or dazed. A few even made desperate attempts to seek shelter inside houses—seemingly trying to escape whatever was killing them outdoors.
A freak meteorological phenomenon also cannot account for reports of mass bird deaths that followed the Arkansas incident. Red wing blackbirds have also been seen falling out of the skies over Louisiana and reported by an eyewitness in Kentucky.
"The birds suffered from acute physical trauma leading to internal hemorrhage and death," the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said in a statement Monday. "There was no sign of chronic or infectious disease."
That eliminates the possibility of West Nile virus or some other avian illness.
According to NBC News, Arkansas's official state veterinarian, Dr. George Badley, stated the blackbirds died in mid-flight, not upon impact with the ground after they fell.
Either the birds ran into something…or something ran into the birds.


Fish and Fowl
Puzzled researchers are scrambling to determine if the massive fish death—that seemed to accompany the stricken blackbirds—is in any way linked. Some believe they are linked.
Yet other bizarre reports are still streaming in concerning other fish deaths.
Beyond the frightening mass death of fish in the Arkansas River that covered 20-miles, reports have come in on mass aquatic death off of Chesapeake Bay. And 100 tons of dead fish have washed up on the Brazilian coastline.
Brazilian officials have never seen anything like it. Some reports in the Brazilian media claim that a few coastal communities are panicking believing that the water has been poisoned.
Investigating the mass fish death in the Arkansas River near a dam in Ozark some 125 miles west of Beebe, Arkansas. Beebe, a suburb of Little Rock, has about 5,000 residents. It's where many of the red-wing blackbirds met their strange end.
Although the state fish and wildlife investigators say disease may be the reason why 100,000 fish suddenly died en masse, they plan to continue testing the river for any evidence of toxins.
Curiously, like the birds, all the fish that died were only one species. All other fish were unaffected.
Connected to advanced government weapons tests?
Researchers Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones at infowars.com have put forward another possibility that could account for the shocking bird and fish deaths.
Watson and Jones believe evidence exists that points to secret US government testing of advanced weaponry. The two point to Scalar weapons technology.
The interesting thing about their theory is that it does account for the internal disintegration of the birds' organs, the short-lived survivors' state of disorientation, and the atmospherics that were occurring during the incident.
Radiation comes in many forms including, thermal, photonic, microwave, nuclear and magnetic. Scalar technology incorporates the transmission of high-energy electromagnetic radiation designed to disrupt geological and biological processes. It's a technology that is mostly secret that has been under development since the 1970s. Other than U.S. research on its applications as a militarized weapon, work is also being done to advance the technology in the U.K., Russia, China and Israel.
According to Watson and Jones "Scalar weapons that can artificially manipulate the environment could be responsible for the mass die offs. We know for a fact that over a decade ago the U.S. Military Industrial Complex was aware of and involved in the testing of such technology."
Both also refer to former U.S. Department of Defense Secretary William Cohen
who, during a press conference in 1997 stated for the record that “Others [terrorists] are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves…So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations…It’s real, and that’s the reason why we have to intensify our [counter terrorism] efforts.”
Of course what Cohen referred to was Scalar technology.
The government has not been adverse to experimenting with advanced weapons—or potential weapons—near or on its own citizens. As both Watson and Jones argue:
"From the 1950's onwards, the U.S. government deliberately engaged in open air tests, spraying major cities like San Francisco and New York with Serratia marcescens and Bacillus glogigii. In 1955, the CIA also released a a bacteria withdrawn from the Army’s biological warfare arsenal over Tampa Bay, Fl in order to test its ability to infect human populations with biological agents."
High frequency sonar experiments have killed countless whales, porpoises and other sea life. After years of denying it, the United States Navy finally admitted their responsibility.
Other experiments with the infamous HAARP secreted away in a massive installation far in the northern wastes of Alaska have caused significant weather changes to parts of northern Russia and specifically a wide swath of Siberia that has caused formal protests from the Russian government.
And Watson and Jones also point to 1966 when "the U.S. Army dispensed Bacillus subtilis variant niger throughout the New York City subway system. 1977 Senate hearings on Health and Scientific Research confirmed that 239 populated areas had been contaminated with biological agents between 1949 and 1969, including San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Key West, Panama City, Minneapolis, and St. Louis."
The Government's Plausible Deniability
"Plausible deniability" has always been the key to covert tests an operations by intelligence services and military operations—especially tests conducted over populated areas.
Scalar technology can be tuned. Patents that have been granted support that capability. This tuning ability permits the electromagnetic frequencies to zero-in on specific biology such as a certain species of bird or fish…or humans too.
Only red-wing blackbirds died—in midair...
Read the conclusion of Terrence Aym's at: Helium.com

Sadr urges Iraqis to oppose U.S.

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(Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged a sea of rapturous followers Saturday to resist all occupiers of Iraq and oppose the United States, but not necessarily with arms.
In his first speech since his homecoming Wednesday after years of self-imposed exile in Iran, the one-time firebrand burnished his anti-U.S. credentials and urged supporters to give Iraq's new government led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki a chance.
"We are still fighters," said Sadr, who led two uprisings against the U.S. military after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and has called for an earlier U.S. withdrawal than the agreed deadline of the end of this year.
Sadr, whose Mehdi Army militia fought U.S. troops and was blamed for much of the sectarian slaughter that gripped Iraq, called on his followers to chant "No, no to America."
He labeled the United States, Israel and Britain "common enemies," and demanded that the Iraqi government, in which his movement will play a major role, honor a promise to end the U.S. occupation this year, as agreed.
The number of U.S. troops fell to below 50,000 since the United States limited its role to one of advising and assisting the Iraqi authorities on August 31.
Tens of thousands of people from across Iraq, standing for hours outside his house in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf and carrying Iraqi flags and pictures of the black-turbaned cleric, enthusiastically greeted him
Sadr's return to Iraq has jolted the country as it prepares for the full U.S. withdrawal at the end of the year, seeking to use its vast oil wealth to rebuild after the years of sectarian warfare and the decades of economic stagnation under Saddam Hussein that preceded the invasion.
Some minority Sunnis are apprehensive of a revival in Sadr's militia, but most Iraqis appear to hope Sadr's return at this juncture will help solidify Iraq's fragile stability as overall violence falls, despite continuing attacks by insurgents.
Sadr said occupiers should be resisted "by all means" but added that arms were for "people of weapons only," a comment that seemed to endorse the authority of the army and the police and could calm fears of a return of the Mehdi Army.
The cleric, who fled Iraq in 2006 or 2007 after an arrest warrant was issued for him, told his supporters that they may carry out an act of resistance by opposing occupiers "in our hearts."
'SHAKE THE GROUND'
His message energized his followers.
"We will shake the ground under the Americans, if they will not withdraw," Aqeel Faisal, a 40-year-old shopkeeper from the southern city of Basra, said in Najaf.
"We will also shake the ground under the government, if it fails to deliver its pledges to serve the Iraqi people," said Faisal, who came to get a glimpse of Sadr and hear his words.

The enigmatic Sadr, who addressed his supporters in front of a big poster of his father, the revered Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, started his speech with a poem mourning the slaying of Imam Hussein, a central figure of Shi'ite Islam.
Sadr has sought to shed the image of a rabble-rouser and appear a religious mentor and statesman as his movement assumes a new, powerful role in Baghdad's coalition government.
"Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people," he told the crowd in Najaf, where many had slept in the street outside his house for days.
The support of the Sadrists political movement, thought to have been brokered at least in part by Iran, was crucial in securing a second term for Maliki and ending a 9-month deadlock over the formation of a government.
The Sadrist movement has toned down its religious rhetoric, and cast itself as less sectarian. It focused on public services in last year's election, and grabbed 39 seats in Iraq's 325-seat parliament and seven ministries in the new government.

Tech Gets Retro at CES


 

Nothing says "80s photography" like a Polaroid 600 camera. The people behind the modern incarnation of Polaroid have tried to recapture that instant aesthetic with cameras like the Pogo, but none of them had that certain something that made the pictures feel like Polaroids. Now, Lady Gaga introduces the GL30: it actually looks something like an old-fashioned Polaroid camera, with its boxy, tapered shape. It is, of course, a digital camera that also prints 3x4 inch prints using Polaroid's ZINK technology. Pictures can be reviewed on a screen near the viewfinder before they are printed (only 10 blank pictures come in each pack). Best part: you can add in white border around you image to give it that vintage Polaroid look, when printed.

Liverpool FC sack Roy Hodgson and put Kenny Dalglish in charge



Liverpool have sacked Roy Hodgson and put Kenny Dalglish in charge until the end of the season
After cancelling Hodgson's weekly press briefing on Friday, the decision to remove the 63-year-old from the job before Sunday's FA Cup third round tie away to Manchester United was made on Saturday morning, with Dalglish now in charge for the trip to Old Trafford.
Dalglish will take charge of the first team until the end of the season.
In a statement issued on the club's official website on Saturday, owner John Henry said: "Both parties thought it in the best interests of the club that he stand down."
Of Kop legend Dalglish, Henry added: "Kenny was not just a legendary footballer, he was the third of our three most successful managers - three giants.
"We are extraordinarily fortunate and grateful that he has decided to step in during the middle of this season."
The writing looked to be on the wall for Hodgson following Wednesday night's defeat at Blackburn and instead of speaking to the media on Friday, the former Fulham boss had his say via Liverpool's official website where he said a win at Old Trafford in the FA Cup 3rd round was the best way to get over Wednesday night's defeat at Blackburn.
But his comments came just hours after he reportedly said goodbye to the Liverpool squad, with Crunchsports.com understanding that talks had been held earlier in the week about his departure from the club and his payoff.
"I have, however, found the last few months some of the most challenging of my career," said Hodgson in a statement issued after news of his departure broke.
"I am very sad not to have been able to put my stamp on the squad, to be given the time to bring new players into the club in this transfer window and to have been able to be part of the rebuilding process at Liverpool."
Hodgson had only won seven of his 20 games in charge of the Merseyside club and leaves the club with Liverpool just four points above the relegation zone.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle is believed to be one of the favourites to succeed Hodgson when a permanent replacement is appointed in the summer, while former Hoffenheim manager Ralf Rangnick, Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp and Porto coach Andre Villas Boas have been linked with the job in recent days.
Didier Deschamps was believed to be one of the names at the top of Liverpool owners NESV's list to succeed Hodgson in the long-term but earlier this week ruled himself out, insisting his future was with Marseille.
Who should replace Roy Hodgson? Can Kenny Dalglish turn Liverpool's season around? Let us know below!

Raven Symone Diet is a Weight Loss Wonder (Photos)

One celebrity is getting good press, but wishes she wasn’t. Raven Symone showed off her new, slimmer body at the People’s Choice Awards and got a lot of attention. Her diet and weight loss are now a mystery, but her feelings about it aren’t. For more on this interesting story, with more great photos and videos as well, keep reading below.
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In the before and after photo you can tell she’s thinner and that she has great fashion sense! Though she does seem happy, she doesn’t like the different attention she is now getting.

Basically the 25 year old actress said that when she was about 35 lbs. heavier she felt more normal and comfortable. She thought she looked great and knew people were looking at the real her. Raven Symone told People magazine:
“I liked it before. Now, you’re just looking at me for the wrong reasons. Before, you were actually looking at me for a real reason.”
I think that is amazing! I mean we all know she is happy with her diet and weight loss, but what a role model for women. She genuinely seemed content with her body image and is now against people focusing on how she is thinner. The star knows she is a little healthier, but that’s all she seems to care about. This lady may not be the most famous person in Hollywood, but I think she needs to join forces with Jessica Simpson and spread the word! The messages these two present are powerful ones and I am sure many people can relate to them.
Other than trying to shy away from her body image press, she is currently working on some music and returning to the ABC Family show “The Great State of Georgia.” We probably love her best for her role in “The Cosby Show,” but she has also had many roles with Disney and ABC Family. Maybe one day she will be a big advocate for women’s health!
Will she continue her diet and weight loss program or will the attention will make her stop? I think she tries to live her life without regard to other people’s opinions of her body, and that’s great. What do you think about the new look of Raven Symone and her thoughts on the press? Enjoy these old and new pictures of her, as well as the video, and then leave me your comments below.
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Photos: www.wenn.com/Nikki Nelson, FayesVision, Adriana M. Barraza, Kat Goduco, PNP, Apega

US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks members' private details

Subpoena targets WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, US army analyst Bradley Manning and Iceland MP Birgitta Jonsdottir

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange attends

The US justice department has asked Twitter to release information it holds on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, centre. Photograph: Bertil Ericson/AFP/Getty
The US justice department has ordered Twitter to release details of WikiLeaks' members and supporters accounts, including the private messages, contact information and other personal details of its founder Julian Assange.
Other individuals targeted in the subpoena issued to the micro-blogging site including Bradley Manning, the US army intelligence analyst suspected of handing classified information to WikiLeaks, and member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former WikiLeaks volunteer.
The whistle-blowing website said it suspected other US internet companies were also being ordered to hand over information about its activities.
"If the Iranian government was to attempt to coercively obtain this information from journalists and activists of foreign nations, human rights groups around the world would speak out," Assange said in the statement today.
A copy of the court order, dated 14 December and posted to Salon.com, said the information sought was "relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation" and ordered Twitter not to disclose its existence to Assange or any of the others targeted.
The order was unsealed "thanks to legal action by Twitter", WikiLeaks said.
Twitter has declined comment on the claim, saying only that its policy is to notify its users, where possible, of government requests for information.
Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic MP named in the subpoena, told the Guardian that she was starting a legal fight to stop the US getting hold of her Twitter messages.
Jonsdottir said she was demanding a meeting with the US ambassador to Iceland, and accused the justice department of going "completely over the top".
"It is completely unacceptable for the US justice department to flex its muscles like this. I am lucky, I'm a representative in parliament. But what of other people? It's my duty to do whatever I can to stop this abuse," she said.
In Iceland she has championed the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative which is aimed at creating legislation to make Iceland a legal haven for journalists and media outlets.
The US is also seeking details about Dutch hacker Rop Gonggrijp and US programmer Jacob Appelbaum, both of whom have previously worked with WikiLeaks.
In a Twitter message the MP said she had "no intention to hand my information over willingly".
Gonggrijp praised Twitter for notifying him and others that the US had subpoenaed his information. "It appears that Twitter, as a matter of policy, does the right thing in wanting to inform their users when one of these comes in," Gonggrijp said. "Heaven knows how many places have received similar subpoenas and just quietly submitted all they had on me."
Appelbaum's Twitter feed suggested he was travelling in Iceland, and said he was apprehensive about returning to the US. "Time to try to enjoy the last of my vacation, I suppose," he tweeted.
Last July, he was interrogated for three hours and had his phones confiscated upon entering the country at Newark airport. Customs officials photocopied receipts and searched his laptop.
WikiLeaks said it suspected that other websites, including Facebook and Google, had also been served with court orders, and urged them to "unseal any subpoenas they have received".

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Sugar Bowl 2011: Buckeyes Defense Comes Through Late To Secure Big Win

Sugar Bowl 2011 looked like it was going to a blowout in favor of the Ohio State Buckeyes, but became a very close game in the fourth quarter as Arkansas made a run late in the game.
Ohio State had a 31-13 lead late in the third quarter.  But a Ryan Mallet pass to D.J. Williams closed the gap with less than a minute left in the period.
Arkansas came within five points from tying the game in the fourth period
Late in the fourth period was when most of the excitement happened.
With 3:24 minutes left in the game, Ohio State had a punt blocked by the Razorbacks.
The Hogs took over the ball at the OSU 18-yard line and appeared on their way for a big comeback win.
But on their second play of the drive, Jim Tressel called for a jailbreak blitz which was ran to perfection and forced Ryan Mallet to throw for an interception to Solomon Thomas.
The key interception, effectively locked up the win for the Buckeyes.
On defense, the Buckeyes were led by Cameron Heyward, a project first-round draft pick in this year's draft.
"These guys are the best!" said head coach Jim Tressel in his post-game interview.
Will Terrelle Pryor be back next season?
"Alright," was the response of the quarterback who was injured during the game when asked about his future.
Pryor was awarded the Most Outstanding Player Award of the Sugar Bowl.   He finished the game with
The final score was Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26