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Chuck Norris on hit list

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:24:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Check out what Mr. Norris is doing for kids. "It is what I have been doing for more than a decade with my "KickStart" program, which began in Houston, Texas, teaching 150 at-risk children martial arts as part of the PE curriculum. Since that time, our program, which instills discipline and respect and raises self-esteem, has grown to serve more than 6,000 youngsters year round at 37 schools in Dallas and Houston, Texas. To date, KickStart has graduated more than 50,000 students with many going on to college and becoming successful in their own right."

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Two Pennsauken High School students have been arrested after a teacher found what was believed to be a hit list that targeted actor Chuck Norris.

Camden County prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says the list also included the names of three students and a school staff member.

Clip Source: www.tmz.com

from Mr. Chuck Norris himself: "When I learned yesterday (Wednesday) of the story about a high school student in New Jersey faced with expulsion from school and possible other problems after being charged with compiling a "hit list" that contained my name, my first instinct was to say nothing.

But I realize that this is not the best course, for such behaviors are exactly the warning signs we have ignored for far too long, emanating from a growing at-risk population of young people in this country.

we must always be vigilant,

in reaching out to those lost souls who feel marginalized and disenfranchised by the world around them.

Tags: chuck norris, children, kickstart

X-Men Origins cast news

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:46:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ryan Reynolds is certainly getting popular these days.

Clip Source: www.comicbookmovie.com

Reports from several reputable sources say Ryan Reynolds of "Blade: Trinity" will be playing Deadpool, and just today the news broke that "Friday Night Lights" star Taylor Kitsch will be playing the card throwing cajun, Gambit.

Tags: x-men, movie, ryan reynolds, wolverine, gambit, deadpool

The Britney Industrial Complex

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:18:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Answer to the question: "Why can't they just leave her alone?"

Clip Source: www.portfolio.com

A back-of-the-napkin calculation of just how much the scandal-plagued star is worth to the multitudes who make money off her.

To the casual tabloid reader, Britney Spears' life looks like a train wreck. To the Britney Industrial Complex, comprising everyone from paparazzi to perfume vendors, she is a gold mine.

A Britney photo garners anywhere from $250 (for a run-of-the-mill shot of her at Starbucks) to $100,000 or more.

All told, Britney probably makes up a full 20 percent of the paparazzi business.

Estimated average annual take: $4 million

The Media

"If there was no Britney, would all Web traffic stop?" asks Vera Chan, senior editor at Yahoo. "I would hesitate to give her that much power, but it's hard to argue with the facts."

Estimated average annual take: $75 million

K-Fed

Estimated average annual take: $1 million

The Bottom Line

Estimated annual value of the Britney Spears economy: $110 million to $120 million

Tags: britney, celebrity, media, who's crazy?, thanks kore7

Silent Night

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:53:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Merry Christmas!

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Tags: christmas, olivia newton john

Writers' strike: "Problem Solved"

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:36:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Different writers solve the strike in the genre style in which they write. The Lost writer is pretty good.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: wga, humor, writers' strike, hollywood

Everything you need to know about the writers' strike

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:17:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: as explained by a 5-year-old.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: humor, wga, writers' strike, hollywood

Surrendering America - WGA Strike

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:07:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This article is really informative. It's long, but worth a read.

Clip Source: murderati.typepad.com

How much do you want to surrender America to the corporations?

Think about this carefully. This writers strike affects you. Wherever you are, whatever you do, this is going to affect you.

In fact, the corporations are pretty much counting on you not realizing this is about you.

12 thousand+ people are on strike.

This strike is going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, it's going to affect the economy. If thousands of people are out of work in one of the major US cities, the domino effect is going to start: the mortgage woes that are already bad? Going to get worse. More bankruptcies, more lenders losing money, more ripple effects outward. This will hit Wall Street, which will in turn touch the rest of the economy. And yet, this is not being discussed on your nightly news.

Your country is changing, right in front of your eyes. This is a chance to do something about it.

Do you care?

Tags: wga, strike, hollywood, economy

Who are they lying to?

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:47:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: why are the studios promising profits to investors, yet playing poor to the writers?

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: wga, writers' strike, hollywood

Why writers get residuals

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:52:37 GMT

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Clip Source: johnaugust.com

The take-home lesson, in case you need to explain to a friend who blames “greedy writers” for why The Daily Show is in repeats:

Writers get royalties: for books, for songs, for literary works.
For legal reasons, studios want to be considered the “author” of a movie. So screenwriters transfer “authorship” to the studios, in exchange for a bunch of rights, and residuals.
The studios and the WGA disagree about what rate is fair for work distributed over the internet.
Since internet distribution will eventually replace DVDs, a bad rate would result in a pay cut for writers.
That’s why there’s a strike.

Tags: writers, wga, strike, hollywood, residuals

Another writer on the WGA strike

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:34:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just another day on the line.

Clip Source: www.pamie.com

I'm a writer.
I'm a strike captain.
I'm a gate coordinator for CBS Radford.

CBS Radford has news writers who are currently working without a contract. They are working inside the lot, and are not protected under our strike until the 15th, but they are allowed to come out and walk with us whenever they can. Until:

The security guard pulled me aside. "You've got guys in your line trying to break the strike and go back to work."

"No, those are news writers," I said. "They're supposed to be at work. They're supporting us."

He said, "I'm sorry, but once someone walks the line, I've been told I'm not allowed to let them back into the lot."

I said he must be mistaken, but I'd resolve it at the main gate

"They're only coming out here to support us," Don said. "He's not on strike. I'm on strike. And if you're telling me I can't go in there, then you're saying that CBS has issued a lockout. And that's very different.

Tags: pamie.com, pamela ribon, wga, strike, hollywood

Regina Spektor - Samson

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:07:34 GMT

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Tags: regina spektor, samson, music

Dear 1970s, I love you!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:53:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh, it's just ABBA, Olivia Newton-John, and Andy Gibb sitting around singing Beach Boys. Then they move onto the secret musical consortium stuff, like taking over the world.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: music, abba, olivia newton-john, andy gibb, deliciousness, powerful musical consortium

Speed Racer - wait a minute...

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:10:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: At one time this movie had Johnny Depp and Vince Vaughn attached. Now look at the cast:

The film stars Emile Hirsch (“Alpha Dog”) as Speed, Christina Ricci (“Black Snake Moan”) as Trixie, Matthew Fox (TV’s “Lost”) as Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) and John Goodman (“Evan Almighty”) as Mom and Pops Racer.

Come on! Matthew Fox?

The Mach 5 looks pretty great.

Clip Source: speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com

Tags: movie, speed racer, racer x

Marvin Zindler dies

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:20:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ah, Mr. Zindler, Texas will miss you!

He is best known outside of SE Texas for exposing the La Grange whorehouse, the Chicken Ranch. This was the basis for the movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Clip Source: www.chron.com

Marvin Zindler dies at 85

Marvin Zindler, a Houston institution for more than three decades and a pioneer of consumer reporting, died Sunday at M.D. Anderson Hospital after a fight with cancer.

"There's never been anyone who lived life more than this man or who wanted to do more than this man. This is a personal loss to me and to everyone at this station — and to every man, woman and child, really, who lives in Southeast Texas."

But to generations of low-income Houstonians, Zindler was the champion of last resort, the man to whom you turned when bureaucracies seemed indifferent and businesses tried to take advantage. The station said that for many years Zindler received 100,000 appeals for help.

he was best known for stories he did a mere seven months after starting the job in 1973 that led to the closing of the state's best-known "bawdy house," as Zindler called it — a notorious La Grange brothel known as the Chicken Ranch.

Tags: zindler, houston, texas, chicken ranch, television, tv, reporting, legend, charity

Anyone have a guess?

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:44:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Anyone know anything?

Clip Source: www.1-18-08.com

Tags: mystery, movie, j. j. abrams