Scientists in a rush to rename Killer Whales

Stunned by this week's whale vs. human drowning at a Florida tourist attraction, U.S. zoologists are convening a hastily thrown together symposium in order to focus on the problem.

Dr. Lloyd Flembey, acting director of Florida's "Dolphin World Aquarium" said today in an interview that this sort of tragedy is unknown with other members of the friendly mammal family.

"We all know and love the dolphins,porpoises and belugas.Even the giant blue and sperm whales, although they are too big to get into the aquarium's performance tank. If we can all just agree to a name-change, maybe something like 'Gentle Ben Whales', something like that. I'm sure that would help."

Aftershocks Jolt Chile as Troops Seek to Keep Order

LIMA, Peru — Rescue workers and government troops struggled on Monday to reach earthquake-ravaged corners of Chile still cut off by crumbled roads, fallen bridges and downed telephone lines. Meanwhile, the Chilean government asked the United Nations for emergency assistance to cope with the widespread devastation.

Aftershocks continued to rattle heavily damaged cities along Chile’s coastline, complicating rescue efforts two days after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake touched off what President Michelle Bachelet called “an emergency unparalleled in the history of Chile.”

The death toll from Saturday’s quake rose to 711 — most in the country’s main wine-growing area — and was likely to increase, Chilean officials said Monday. Security officials told Chilean newspapers that dozens of people had been arrested on charges of looting and violating overnight curfews.

In the southern city of Concepción, 55 people were arrested for violating a curfew, Chile’s deputy secretary of the interior told La Tercera newspaper. Otherwise, he said, the city had been quiet overnight.

In scenes reminiscent of the frantic rescue efforts following January’s earthquake in Haiti, rescuers with trained dogs and search equipment began hunting through the rubble of collapsed houses and apartment buildings in search of survivors.

As they worked, the first waves of 10,000 soldiers dispatched by Ms. Bachelet to the hardest-hit areas began to arrive to restore order and help distribute aid, according to news reports.

But residents expressed frustration at what they called the slow pace of aid delivery. Several told Chilean radio that government provisions had been slow to arrive and said that almost all markets and stores had been stripped bare of food, water and other supplies. There were scattered reports of burglaries at abandoned homes in the earthquake zone. The United Nations said that Chile, in its request for emergency help, had asked for mobile bridges, generators, water filtration equipment, field hospitals and surgical centers, as well as help from damage-assessment teams.

“Everything is now moving,” said Elisabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “We are looking immediately to match the needs. We need to see what we have in our stock to respond to this request.”

As the country’s farmers and vineyard owners began to tally the damage to Chile’s lucrative wine and fruit industries, wary investors sent the country’s main stock index tumbling nearly 2 percent on Monday afternoon. Chile exported more than $1 billion in wine last year, and is a major exporter of fresh grapes, apples, raspberries and other fruits to the United States.

A day earlier in Concepción, the police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who forced their way into shuttered shops. But law enforcement authorities, heeding the cries of residents that they lacked food and water, eventually settled on a system that allowed staples to be taken but not televisions and other electronic goods. Ms. Bachelet later announced that the government had reached a deal with supermarket chains to give away food to needy residents. Using power saws and their bare hands, rescue workers atop the rubble of collapsed buildings tried to pull out those caught inside. Although there were successes — like Julio Beliz, who managed to free his neighbor on Sunday from the rubble in Santiago, the capital, after hearing him yell out, “Julio, help me!” — the search for survivors was slowed by continuing aftershocks.

The earthquake, one of the strongest in recorded history, left a devastating footprint on a country that knows quakes well.

Residents of a collapsed 15-story apartment building in Concepción, opened just months ago, were outraged that it had been so badly damaged and were convinced that contractors had not complied with building codes that require buildings to be able to withstand temblors. Already, there was talk among residents of taking builders to court once the emergency is over.

On Sunday in Cobquecura, 50 miles north of Concepción, state television showed collapsed bridges, crashed buses and sunken pavement. Residents had fled to the hills, prompting local journalists to declare it a virtual ghost town.

In remote coastal towns, waves had obliterated homes, and boats were found on land next to overturned cars. The authorities acknowledged that the damage was spread over such a vast area that they were just beginning to get a grasp on it.

sources:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/world/americas/02chile.html

Persuade Pakistan to stop terrorism, PM urges Saudi

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that he had asked Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz to use his good offices to persuade Pakistan to stop abetting terrorists on its soil.

"I know Saudi Arabia has close relations with Pakistan," Manmohan Singh told media persons. He was speaking on board the special aircraft in which he and his delegation were returning to India after his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

"I did discuss Indo-Pakistan relations on a one-to-one basis with His Majesty (King Abdullah). I explained to him the role terrorism - aided, abetted and inspired by Pakistan is playing in our country," he said.

"I did not ask him to do anything other than use his good offices to persuade Pakistan to desist from this path."

The prime minister said despite Pakistan making promises that it would not allow its ground to be used for terrorist acts against India, progress on the ground has been rather nil.

"I hope the world community gets the message that India is a victim of terrorism, that we have a situation where our neighbour has promised not to allow its territory to be used for perpetrating terrorist acts directed against India and yet on the ground progress has been rather nil," Manmohan said.

"We are living today in an increasingly interdependent world and whosoever world leaders I meet I convey to them that all problems between India and Pakistan can be resolved through meaningful bilateral dialogue if only Pakistan would take a more reasonable attitude in dealing with those terrorist elements who target our country," he said.

His comments came after his meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in Saudi capital Riyadh Sunday. The prime minister's visit also saw the signing of an extradition treaty between India and Saudi Arabia.

Prior to his departure from Riyadh Monday, the prime minister, while addressing the Majlis Al-Shura, the Saudi legislature, had said that if Pakistan cooperated with India, there would be no problem that the two sides could not resolve "and we can walk an extra mile to open a new chapter in relations between our two countries".

When pointed out that India's growing ties with Saudi Arabia held a lot of symbolism vis-a-vis Pakistan, he said that the Saudi Arabian leadership had a better understanding of the predicament that India faced both in Pakistan and in Afghanistan.

"There has been a great deal of sympathy and support (from the Saudi side) for India's point of view for what we are asking for is very simple," Manmohan Singh said.
sources:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Persuade-Pakistan-to-stop-terrorism-PM-urges-Saudi/articleshow/5631268.cms

Weak sea walls blamed for France storm disaster

Blame is being laid on weak and aged sea defences after violent storms left at least 50 dead and thousands homeless along France's Atlantic coast.

Many died after the sea wall off the coastal town of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer was breached, allowing 8m-high (26ft) waves to crash through the streets.

A local governor said the walls dated back to the time of Napoleon and needed to be replaced with taller barriers.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged 3m euros (£2.6m) in emergency aid.

He was touring the worst-affected western coastal regions of Vendee and Charente-Maritime after declaring a national disaster, and promised to channel recovery funds quickly.

"It is a national disaster, a human drama with a terrible death toll," he said. "The urgent thing is to support the families who have members missing or dead."

The Atlantic storm, named Xynthia, smashed into the western coasts of France, Portugal and Spain on Sunday, with torrential rain driven by winds of up to 140km/h (87mph).

The storm has since swept north-eastwards into Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. and deaths have been reported in Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Germany.

Napoleonic walls

While many L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer residents were trying to be stoical about the situation, there is some anger in the town that not enough had been done to maintain its sea defences, says the BBC's Emma Jane Kirby in the town.

Poor planning was also being blamed for constructing a mobile home park so close to the old sea wall.

more on this at:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8544002.stm

2 Cinematographers For 127 HOURS Which Will Contain Dialogue

How many cinematographers does it take to shoot Danny Boyle’s next movie 127 HOURS starring James Franco? This isn’t the “screw a lightbulb” question, Boyle said, via The Playlist, that the assistance of 2 Cinematographers will be needed, and here’s why…

Buffett: Health care "tapeworm" drags on economy

NEW YORK, March 1 Reuters) – Warren Buffett said "out of control" health care costs are a "tapeworm" limiting growth in an economy recovering only fitfully from the financial crisis.

The world's second-richest person called on Washington policymakers to adopt fundamental reforms on such costs to address what he called a "national emergency."

He said health care eats up 17 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, at a time when many other countries pay only nine or 10 percent of GDP but have more doctors, nurses and hospital beds per capita.

"It's like a tapeworm eating at our economic body," Buffett said on CNBC television.

"If it was a choice today between Plan A, which is what we've got, or Plan B, which is the Senate bill, I would vote for the Senate bill," he said. "But I would much rather see a Plan C that really attacks costs, and I think that's what the American public wants to see."

Rising costs, Buffett said, are holding back an economy that faced an "economic Pearl Harbor" in late 2008 when capital markets seized up.

While he said "we got past Pearl Harbor" and "we will win the war," he said the recovery remains slow, including in many businesses at his insurance and investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N).

Absent a major outside shock, "we will continue moving upward, but not at a very fast rate," he said.

Buffett gave U.S. President Barack Obama "high marks" for helping the country rebound. Yet he said improved conditions may not make stocks more attractive to investors.

"My enthusiasm for stocks is in direct proportion to how far they go down," he said. "Stocks are a lot less attractive now than they were a year ago."

PRAISES GOLDMAN CEO

Buffett spoke two days after Berkshire published its annual report, including Buffett's widely read shareholder letter.

Full-year profit at the Omaha, Nebraska-based company rose 61 percent. Berkshire has about 80 operating businesses that sell things from car insurance, carpeting and ice cream to industrial components, paint and underwear.

"There's a few businesses that have really had a fair amount of bounce," while others show no improvement, Buffett said. "It's getting better, but at a very, very slow pace."

A $26.5 billion takeover last month of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, the second-largest U.S. railroad and Buffett's biggest acquisition ever, cost Berkshire the last of its "triple-A" credit ratings.

While Berkshire raised about half of the $15.9 billion of cash used for the takeover in credit markets, Buffett said the downgrades perhaps cost the company no more than a few hundredths of a percentage point in extra yield on its debt.

"I think we deserve a quadruple-A" rating, he joked. Such a rating does not exist.

Buffett offered praise for Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, which advised on the takeover. Berkshire owns $5 billion of Goldman preferred shares and warrants to buy an equal amount of stock. The warrants are in the money because Goldman stock has risen.

Goldman still receives much criticism over the extent to which it may have contributed to the recent financial crisis, and the debt crisis now afflicting Greece.

Berkshire acquired the Goldman securities in September 2008, and Buffett said it was the right decision.

"It's a very, very strong, well-run business," he said. On Blankfein, he said, "You cannot find a better manager."

CEO SUCCESSION

Buffett also said there remain three potential candidates to succeed him as chief executive, including one ready to take over immediately if needed.

He praised David Sokol, who chairs Berkshire's MidAmerican Energy unit and whom he installed to slash debt and restore profit at the troubled NetJets plane leasing unit. "What Dave has done there is miraculous," Buffett said.

Buffett also praised Ajit Jain, a 25-year Berkshire veteran who runs much of its insurance business and talks with Buffett each day. He called Jain "incredibly valuable" to Berkshire and said he is responsible for a huge part of its success.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Derek Caney, Robert MacMillan and John Wallace)

2K Federal Transport Workers Face Furlough

(AP) Two thousand federal transportation workers will be furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it.

Federal reimbursements to states for highway programs will also be halted, the Transportation Department said in a statement late Sunday. The reimbursements amount to about $190 million a day, according to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

The furloughs and freeze on payments were the result of a decision last week by Republican Sen. Jim Bunning to block passage of legislation that would have extended federal highway and transit programs, the department said. Those programs expired at midnight Sunday.

The extension of transportation programs was part of a larger package of government programs that also expired Sunday, including unemployment benefits for about 400,000 Americans.

Bunning objected to the $10 billion measure, saying it would add to the budget deficit. He didn't immediately respond to a request Sunday for comment.

The impasse has provided the administration with an opening to excoriate Republicans for allowing popular programs to run out, even if only for a short time.

"As American families are struggling in tough economic times, I am keenly disappointed that political games are putting a stop to important construction projects around the country," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement.

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., the Senate's second-ranking Republican leader, told "Fox News Sunday" that he expects GOP lawmakers will vote to extend unemployment benefits this week.

Furloughs will affect employees at the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

LaHood said construction workers will be sent home from job sites because federal inspectors must be furloughed.

Among the construction sites where work will be halted: the $36 million replacement of the Humpback Bridge on the George Washington Parkway in Virginia; $15 million in bridge construction and stream rehabilitation in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and the $8 million resurfacing of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi.
sources;http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/01/politics/main6254172.shtml

Marie Osmond's Adopted Son Commits Suicide

There is sad news to report on the Osmond family. One of Marie Osmond's
sons is dead.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed Saturday that Michael Blosil, 18, jumped to his death Friday night from his downtown Los Angeles apartment.

Michael Blosil is one of Marie Osmond's eight children. Donny and Marie's
show in Las Vegas was cancelled Saturday night.

(CBS) Marie Osmond is mourning the death of her 18-year-old son, Michael Blosil.

"Entertainment Tonight's" Mary Hart, a longtime close friend of Osmond's, calls it "one of the most difficult stories that I have had to report in my 28 years" with ET - "because it is so personal."

Blosil was one of Osmond's eight children. Marie adopted five of them, including Blosil.

On "The Early Show" Monday, Hart said she saw Osmond and Blosil only a month ago, in Los Angeles.

"He had struggled," Hart says. "He had been in and out of rehab. And, Marie, always looking for the silver lining, had always hoped for the best. … He was in excellent spirits. I've seen him throughout the years, but on this particular day, he and Marie were so excited about him attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in L.A. They were upbeat, and he was very happy, and seemed to be looking toward the future."

With a phone call early Saturday morning, Hart says, she learned the news: Blosil was dead.

Friday evening, after 9 p.m., he succumbed to what Hart says she's told was a battle with severe depression. She says he leapt to his death off the downtown L.A. apartment building where he lived.

Nearly 20 minutes later, at 9:24 p.m., a 911 call was received by the L.A. Fire Department.

According to Hart, a suicide note was found. A source tells Hart that, in it, he wrote that, because of his depressive state, he felt that he had no friends and did not fit in.

Nearly 14 hours later, a grief-stricken Osmond released a statement to ET's Web site saying, "My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael, and ask that everyone respect out privacy during this difficult time."

Her brother, Donny Osmond, "often her rock," says Hart, told Hart, "Please pray for my sister and her family."

Yesterday afternoon, Hart spoke with a man who said he's Blosil's roommate. "He's probably the funniest, happiest guy I've ever met in my entire life. This is something I would never expect," the man said.

Marie, says Hart, "my dear friend, is finding solace in her faith and her family. And I find tremendous grace in her own words: 'I really believe that it's the lows that make us who we are. It's not the success. It's how we handle all that.'"

Right now, says Hart, Marie is handling everything privately and, although the Osmonds live by the motto, "The show must go on," for Marie, it is just too soon: Donny and Marie's show at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has been suspended until further notice.

"You can bet," says Hart, "she has loving arms around her. The Osmonds are a very close-knit family and, in times of loss or tragedy, they support each other and really band together as a family, and in love."
sources:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/01/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main6254890.shtml

Obama seeks money, interventions to stem dropouts

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama took aim Monday at the nation's school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and education districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.

Obama's move comes as many schools continue to struggle to get children to graduation, a profound problem in a rich, powerful nation. Only about 70 percent of entering high school freshmen go on to graduate. The problem affects blacks and Latinos at particularly high rates.

Obama described the crisis as one that hurts individual kids and the nation as a whole, shattering dreams and undermining an already hurting economy.

"There's got to be a sense of accountability," Obama said in announcing his latest get-tough school proposal at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The president's plan would seek to help 5,000 of the nation's lowest-performing schools over the next five years.

"In this kind of knowledge economy, giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it's also giving up on your family's future," Obama said. "It's giving up on your country."

Obama has been pushing schools — using federal money as his leverage — to raise their standards and prod them to get more children ready for college or work. It is a task that former President George W. Bush and Congress, along with many leaders before them, have long taken on, but the challenge is steep.

Obama's 2011 budget proposal includes $900 million for School Turnaround Grants. That money is in addition to $3.5 billion to help low-performing schools that was in last year's economic stimulus bill.

To get a share of the new money, states and school districts must adopt one of four approaches to fix their struggling schools:

_Turnaround Model: The school district must replace the principal and at least half of the school staff, adopt a new governance structure for the school, and implement a new or revised instructional program.

_Restart Model: The school district must close and reopen the school under the management of a charter school operator, a charter management organization or an educational management organization. A restarted school would be required to enroll, within the grades it serves, former students who wish to attend.

_School Closure: The school district must close the failing school and enroll the students in other, higher-achieving schools in the district.

_Transformational Model: The school must address four areas, including teacher effectiveness, instruction, learning and teacher planning time, and operational flexibility

Military Brass Recommend New Tactics To White House

"The nation's top uniformed leaders are recommending that the United States change its main military mission in Iraq from combating insurgents to supporting Iraqi troops and hunting terrorists, said sources familiar with the White House's ongoing Iraq policy review," the Washington Post reports. President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney "met with the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [Wednesday].... The chiefs made no dramatic proposals but, at a time of intensifying national debate about how to solve the Iraq crisis, offered a pragmatic assessment of what can and cannot be done by the military." (Compiled by NationalJournal.com's Earlybird, Dec. 14)

mn appliance rebate

The Minnesota Appliance Rebate Program is here and those delaying their daily appliances upgrade waiting for the program, here is your chance to reserve your rebates.

The process starts Monday morning and you can either go to www.mnappliancerebate.com or call (877) 230-9119 to sign up for the program and be eligible for the rebate.

The program is funded with more than $5 million in federal stimulus funds and it will continue until the money drains out. And from the demand that has been noticed for the program in recent time, you will better hurry to book your slot.

Dave Volkman, owner of Volkman Appliance informs that the sale is going slow since the rebate Program was notified in October last year and in the recent months customer inquiries about the program have greatly increased. So the retailers are looking eagerly for the program as it can bring some money on the door after the last months’ relative draught. (Source: Winona Daily News)

According to the declaration made, you get $200 for replacing a clothes washer or a refrigerator with energy-efficient models; $150 for dishwashers and $100 for a freezer. The program is expected to save an annual amount of more than 2.2 million kilowatt hours of energy, nearly 44 million gallons of water and more than 4.7 million pounds of carbon.

sources;http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com/mn-appliance-rebate-minnesota-appliance-rebate-2010-opens-from-today-2010030138780

mosi tatupu

Mosi Tatupu, one of the most popular players in New England Patriots history known for his inspired special teams play, has died.

Tatupu died Tuesday at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, hospital spokeswoman Ashley O'Brien said. He was 54. The hospital could not disclose a cause of death.

The Plainville Fire Department responded to Tatupu's home on Tuesday and took him to the hospital, Lt. Richard Ball said.

"I know that I share a heavy heart today with Patriots fans everywhere who have learned of Mosi Tatupu's passing," team owner Robert Kraft said in a statement.

Photo: Mosi Tatupu played 13 seasons for the Patriots and also starred at USC. (AP)

"He was a dominant special teams player and a punishing rusher who loved the Patriots as much as the fans did," he said.

Tatupu was chosen by the Patriots in the eighth round of the 1978 draft out of Southern California and played 13 of his 14 NFL seasons with the team, wrapping up his career with the Los Angeles Rams in 1991.

The bruising 227-pound fullback rushed for 2,415 yards and 18 touchdowns, including a career best 578 yards in 1983. He thrived on snowy and icy fields, running for 128 yards on a snow-covered field in a win over New Orleans that season.

While never a superstar, Tatupu was beloved by Patriots fans for his play on kickoff and punt teams and even had his own cheering section known as "Mosi's Mooses." He was selected to the 1986 Pro Bowl as a special teams player.

"As a teammate, he was one of the best," former Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan said. "He was one of those guys that made life fun whether it was in the locker room or on the practice fields. He had a smile that radiated."

Tatupu was selected to New England's 50th anniversary team last season.

After his retirement as a player, Tatupu was the head coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, where he coached his son Lofa, now a linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks.

He also served as an assistant at Curry College in Milton from 2002-2007, coaching running backs and special teams.

"Mosi was a vital part of the success of our program," said Vinnie Eruzione, athletic director at the Division III school. "There was no better guy."

Tatupu was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa, and was a high school football star in Hawaii. His Hawaii high school career rushing record of 3,367 yards stood for 17 years, according to the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame Web site.
sources from:http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/02/patriots-fan-favorite-mosi-tatupu-dies-at-54.html

cheltzie lee

Australian figure skater Cheltzie Lee has more than justified her late call-up to the Winter Olympics with her best ever short program, earning the 16-year-old a start in Thursday’s free skating.

The Sydney high school student was at one stage third reserve for the Games, but ultimately got the nod to compete in Vancouver three weeks ago when Israeli skater Tamar Katz was withdrawn by her Olympic committee.

And Lee took full advantage on Tuesday, showing no nerves to finish the night in 18th spot with a score of 52.16 points.

“I’m thrilled,” she said. “That’s the best score I’ve ever got in my short program and it was pretty good to do it at the Olympics.”

Earning the appreciation of locals by skating to music by Canadian Michael Buble, Lee immediately beat the score of another four skaters with a very tidy routine.

By the end of competition she was in 18th place and on her way to the next stage of competition.

Twenty four skaters qualify for the free skating component.

“Ever since I found out about (qualifying) I’ve been training my butt off,” she said.

Coach Kylie Fennell was delighted, particularly as Lee had struggled in other competitions when she’d sought direct qualifying to the Games.

“We’ve always known she had it in her, it was a matter of putting it down on the night. We were quietly confident going in,” Fennell said.

“Tonight, she even surprised me with (her) maturity and confidence.”

South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na (78.50) set a new world mark in the short program to lead Japanese rival Mao Asada (73.78) and Canadian Joannie Rochette (71.36).

In bobsleigh the Australian women’s crew of Astrid Loch-Wilkinson and Cecilia McIntosh were 19th of 21 teams after the first two competition heats on Tuesday.

The pair were 3.33 seconds off the pace set by Canadians Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse.

The Australians had to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to get a start in Vancouver and were successful four days out from the Games.

The Australian men’s four-man bob had earlier pulled out of the event as two of the team were injured in crashes on the notorious track and failed to recover.

Duncan Harvey is still suffering from back pain following a crash on the second training run of the two-man competition on Wednesday last week.

Duncan Pugh was concussed when his sled turned over in the opening run of competition on Saturday.
Source from:http://365daynews.com/cheltzie-lee-gets-her-skates-on.html

octomom on the view

NEW YORK - Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman says she doesn't plan on having more children unless she gets married someday "far" in the future. She says if that ever happens, she would only have one child.

Widely known as "Octomom," Suleman has six older children. She appeared Wednesday on ABC's daytime talk show "The View," where she has been a frequent topic of debate.

Suleman's octuplets celebrated their first birthday in January.

All of her children were conceived by in vitro fertilization, and she has been criticized for having a huge family as a single mother on public assistance.

She says her children are her priority and she is looking into various opportunities, including writing a book, to support them.

"If someday far, far, far, far in the future, when they're older, if I meet somebody. ... I'm not going to say 100 percent 'no,'" Suleman said when asked if she planned to have more children. "I'm not going to say someday far in the future (I will) get married and want a baby with that person."

In case you had doubts that Nadya Suleman is bat$h!t insane, and royally sucks in general, consider them cleared up thanks to her visit to The View today.

Dressed in a low-cut mini-dress with go-go boots, definitely appropriate attire for the mother of half the U.S. population, Octomom babbled incoherently.

We're talking even more than usual!

The hosts asked about her exercise regimen and showed published Nadya Suleman pictures showing the drain on society wearing a small bathing suit.
Octomom said of that photo shoot, “I did this for revenue. I’m very up front about that.” She then denied doing it for money and said her babies come first.

So it went, asserting one thing one minute, denying it the next, acting generally unstable and mixing in painfully annoying hyena laughs for good measure.

So unnerved were hosts Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd that they insinuated how Nads is probably not right in the head. Octomom proceeded to tweak out.

yoshimi inaba

At About 5:50 p.m. | Akio Toyoda ended his testimony a few minutes ago, but not before Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, tore into his apologies for what she called “sudden death acceleration.”

“I am not satisfied with your testimony,” she said. “I do not feel it reflects sufficient remorse for those who have died, and I do not think you have accurately reflected the large number of complaints that have been filed for more than a decade.”

“Where is the remorse?”

Waving a copy of “The Toyota Way,” the seminal book about the company’s culture, Kaptur questioned how Toyota’s focus on quality squared with evidence the company had ignored thousands of sudden acceleration complaints for years. She brings up the death of a Flint woman in a crash believed to be caused by sudden acceleration.

“Do you know how many people died in Japan because of what your company did?” Kaptur asks.

Toyoda reiterated his sorrow.

“I feel deeply sorry for those people who lost their lives or were injured in traffic accidents, especially those in our cars, and I extend condolences to them from the bottom of my heart,” he said.

Toyota’s reaction time questioned

4:40 p.m. | Akio Toyoda delivered another apology to people hurt by Toyotas in sudden acceleration accidents. His lieutenant provided most of the other information revealed so far by the committee.

“I extend my condolences from the deepest part of my heart” to those hurt, Toyoda said.

But the apologies went only so far with lawmakers.

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., pressed the Toyota executives on why they didn’t spot the problems sooner. Toyoda’s answer that the automaker had trouble reproducing many of the complaints of sudden acceleration.

“Your answer, which goes to we’ll see if this is duplicated, is in some ways very troublesome. Because that is such a serious problem, because once that is reported one time, you have a huge problem on your hands.”

Patriots bring back David Patten

The Patriots have announced that they have signed David Patten, who was a hero on New England's first Super Bowl championship team.

Patten spent last season out of football after he failed to make the Cleveland Browns' opening-day roster.

Patten played 54 regular-season and six postseason games for the Patriots from 2001 to 2004. In the march to the 2001-02 Super Bowl championship, Patten had touchdown catches in both the AFC Championship Game, against the Steelers, and the Super Bowl, against the Rams (right). Patten also has the distinction of being the receiver on the longest pass play in team history, a 91-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady on Oct. 21, 2001, at Indianapolis.

Since his Patriots tenure ended, the 12-year veteran has played for the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. He was a New York Giant and Cleveland Brown before arriving in New England in 2001.


The wide receiver David Patten contracted with the Patriots again after 5yrs upon Wed.

David Patten is going to be thirty-six yrs old in Aug. David Patten was among the cardinal component of the rise up of Patriots to a dynastic position in the beginning of this decade. He was a part of fifty-four regular-season matches for them from 2001 to 2004, and as well took part in 6 postseason matches with 3 starts.

Without doubt, David Patten had among the most unforgettable independent games within the chronicles of NFL upon October twenty-one, 2001, inside the RCA domed stadium in the capital of Indiana.

David Patten turned the 1st sportsmen in the history of the franchise as well as just the 6th sportsman in the NFL from1960 to make several records in a single match.

David Patten, who belongs to west Carolina, has the experience of being a part of twelve NFL times of year with the NY Giants from 1997 to 1999. He was also a part of New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, the Patriots as well as the Cleveland Browns. David Patten attended preparation camp accompanying Cleveland during 2009 but was given up before the commencement of the full-time season and passed the yr away from the football game.

David Patten is not getting to dispute for his previous function at the mature age of thirty-six, just the Patriots require to bolster up the profoundness of their team, particularly because Wes Welker is expected to be sidelined from the games as he is recovering his hurt knee joint.

The conditions of the contract signed by David Patten have not been declared.

Brian Westbrook Espn

Brian Westbrook Espn: latest news about updates in Brian Westbrook Espn, brian westbrook, brian westbrook howard stern, brian westbrook sportscenter, brian westbrook prank call, brian westbrook news, Brian Westbrook could break open a game from almost anywhere on the field.

Lined up in the slot, he could run a slant, beat a linebacker and take off with no one able to catch No. 36. His defining moment with the Philadelphia Eagles came on an 84-yard punt return that stunned the New York Giants in 2003.

Out of the backfield, he was a 1,000-yard rusher who always kept defences guessing — and flailing.

But in his later years, it was injuries that defined Westbrook more than his dynamic offensive skills. His age, salary and lengthy list of beaten body parts led the Eagles to release him Tuesday and save the team US$7.5 million due next year.

“I think we all know that Brian is one of the all-time great Philadelphia Eagles,” coach Andy Reid said. “For what we’ve done here over the years, Brian has been just a huge part of building this program to the level that we’re at now. My heart will always be a Brian Westbrook fan as we go forward here.”

A former all-pro, the 5-foot-10 Westbrook led the league in yards from scrimmage in 2007 with 2,104. He rushed for 1,333 yards and accounted 12 touchdowns that season.

But he spent much of last season on the sidelines, missing eight games with a pair of concussions and an ankle injury. Westbrook had only two touchdowns in 2009.

Reid said he called Westbrook with the news Tuesday morning. Reid said Westbrook should still have an opportunity to play for another team and said he thinks Westbrook still wants to play. “I don’t know that for a fact, but I think he might want to do that.”

LeSean McCoy, who rushed for 637 yards with four touchdowns in 16 games as a rookie, will become Philadelphia’s No. 1 running back.

Westbrook’s season went south on Oct. 26 when his helmet collided with Washington linebacker London Fletcher’s right knee and he suffered a concussion. Westbrook missed the last five games after suffering his second concussion in three weeks against San Diego on Nov. 15. He was cleared to return for the post-season.

He has rushed for 5,995 yards in eight seasons in Philadelphia and caught 426 passes for 3,790 yards. The 30-year-old Westbrook has scored 68 touchdowns rushing, receiving and on punt returns.

“He had no weaknesses,” Reid said. “There wasn’t any one thing that you could pick out that he was not good at; he was brilliant. There are just certain guys that are just football smart and he was one of those guys.”

Westbrook, a third-round pick out of Villanova in the 2002 draft, is Philadelphia’s career leader in yards from scrimmage (9,785). He also ranks second in yards rushing (5,995) behind Wilbert Montgomery and third in receptions (426) behind Harold Carmichael and Pete Retzlaff.

Cormier ban appealed

QUEBEC — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are appealing the latest Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s decision to uphold the season-long suspension of their forward Patrice Cormier.

Cormier was banned from playing until the end of the season, including the playoffs, after elbowing Quebec Remparts defenceman Mikael Tam on Jan. 17.

The Huskies called the sanction “excessive” and appealed the decision of the league’s disciplinary committee. But QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau said last Friday the league found the suspension to be justified and reasonable and upheld it.

The Huskies said in a short statement Tuesday they are appealing that decision to an independent arbitrator.

Cormier’s hit sent Tam in convulsions on the ice and he suffered a brain injury and had a few broken teeth. He told a news conference after the incident he doesn’t remember taking the hit.

Cormier, 19, of Cap-Pele, N.B., was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 2008 NHL entry draft, but was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers Feb. 4 as part of the deal that sent Ilya Kovalchuk to the Devils. He was also the captain of Canada’s silver-medal winning entry at the 2010 IIHF world junior hockey championship.

NFL salary cap in doubt

NEW YORK — NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith says in a memo to players and their agents that it is likely no new collective bargaining agreement will be reached and the upcoming season will be played without a salary cap.

In the memo distributed Tuesday, Smith outlines the union’s talks with the league, but makes it clear he doesn’t think a new deal will occur before the March 5 deadline — giving the NFL its first uncapped season since 1993.

Smith says the union’s most recent proposal contains an offer to keep the current capped system for another year to allow both sides to continue negotiations. He added that another general bargaining session is scheduled for Thursday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

Kornheiser suspended

MELVILLE, N.Y. — ESPN has suspended Tony Kornheiser from Pardon the Interruption for two weeks after comments he made on his radio show poking fun at the wardrobe of SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm.

Kornheiser revealed the network’s action on his radio show Tuesday, referencing his “intemperate and stupid remarks” about Storm. He had apologized directly to Storm and on the air but still was “sent to the sidelines” for two weeks.

Last week Kornheiser called Storm’s outfit “horrifying” and said she wore a “typically very, very tight shirt so she looks like she’s got a sausage casing wrapped around her upper body.”

He said her “Catholic school plaid skirt” was “way too short for somebody” her age. Storm is 47.

During his comments about Storm, Kornheiser also made a thinly veiled reference to ESPN host Chris Berman’s weight.

“Tony Kornheiser’s comments about Hannah Storm were entirely inappropriate,” said John Skipper, ESPN’s executive vice-president for content. “Hurtful and personal comments such as these are not acceptable and have significant consequences. Tony has been suspended from PTI for two weeks. Hannah is a respected colleague who has been an integral part of the success of our morning SportsCenter.”

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 3:53 pm and is filed under Sports News.

sea world trainer killed

One minute, Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old trainer at SeaWorld Orlando was walking around the outside of the tank, explaining facts about whales to a rapt audience. The next, she was being thrashed from side to side violently by a whale called Telly, short for Tilikum. Given the whale is 13,500 pounds, there wasn’t much that could be done to save Brancheau’s life. She died in one of the most horrific accidents in SeaWorld history. The saddest thing is that this should never have been allowed.

If you believe the news reports, Tilikum has killed before. Is it really that surprising that he’d kill again? In 1991, Telly was one of three whales at Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia, that killed a trainer. In 1999, 27-year-old Daniel Dukes was found dead in Telly’s tank at SeaWorld in Orlando. The official cause of Dukes was drowning, but he was bitten by the whale either before or after his death.

Given the situation, I think it’s time that Telly either finds himself set free in the ocean or turned into fish sticks. If he was a person, he’d still be in prison (probably on death row) by now. Otherwise, he’ll kill again.

Dawn Brancheau was a well known whale trainer. She was working in Sharmu Stadiom in Sea World and killed by a Whale.

This incident happened 2:00 PM, when she was preparing for live performance in the front of crowd.

While she was walking near the tank, she slipped, Whale grabbed her body and pulled her into the deep water.

Jim Solomon’s Spokesperson for the Orange Country Sheriff’s Department conducted a press meet at 4:30 and officially declared about her death.

In 1999, a nude dead body was found in Tilly’s tank. In 1991 Tilikum killed his traine during a performance at Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia.