Archive for July, 2009
Contador’s comments: Alberto Contador disses Lance Armstrong
Jul 28th
Earlier reports of tension in the Astana Team of this year’s Tour de France have now been confirmed. Alberto Contador dissed Lance Armstrong in a press conference recently. Contador had harsh comments for Armstrong, his teammate in Team Astana and rival for the 2009 Tour de France crown.
“My relationship with Lance Armstrong is non-existent. Even if he is a great champion, I have never had admiration for him and I never will,” this year’s winner said. “It was a delicate situation, very tense, the two riders who had most weight on the
team did not have an easy relationship and that puts the rest of the technical staff and the riders in an uncomfortable position,” he added.
The tension was expected, though. With two strong (star) riders in one team, each capable of capturing the Tour de France 2009 crown, the team was understandably split. Teammates and staff were obviously divided on who to support, on who to push for the championship. Contador is the reigning golden boy of cycling and Armstrong is the former great on his comeback trail. Tension between the two, no matter how they denied it earlier, was expected.
Alberto Contador eventually prevailed over his rival, surging to the lead without looking back during the difficult mountain stages, and leaving his relatively older rival panting. After that, Team Astana seemed solidly behind the Spaniard, as opposed to the divided support that he was complaining about earlier in the race.
Lance Armstrong will transfer to Team RadioShack next year while Contador’s future in the Tour is still uncertain as Astana chief Johan Bruyneel is also leaving. Nevertheless, whichever team he goes, expect a fiercer rivalry between the two riders next year.
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Bachelorette 2009 finale video: Jillian Harris picks Ed Swiderski
Jul 28th
Who did Jillian choose in The Bachelorette finale 2009? Who was the winner of the Bachelorette’s heart? Ed Swiderski was considered the favorite to win the heart of Jillian Harris, though many also favored Kiptyn probably because of his looks. Female viewers think he is hot and should therefore be Jillian’s choice. But in the end, Jillian chose Ed – the man whom she loves more and who, she thinks, loves her more.
But the Bachelorette finale wasn’t as simple as choosing who the winner was. Of course, there was drama. And since this is reality TV
where the last Bachelor edition provided controversy and some shock factor, the 2009 Bachelorette finale had to have some as well.
After Jillian told Kiptyn that she had fallen for someone else (though she said in earlier episodes that she wanted to rip Kiptyn’s clothes off every time she was with him), a surprise arrived. No, it wasn’t ed yet. It was Reid, “I just came back to tell you that I love you, and hopefully you feel the same way,” he said. And then he proposed. However, Jillian was unfazed by this last-minute proposal. She apparently had made up her mind and no pretender would sway her. She abruptly pushed Reid’s proposal aside and kicked him out! “Ed better not f***ing disappoint me,” said Jillian. He did not.
“There’s something about Ed that makes me smile from ear to ear,” Jillian said, as she waited for him to arrive. “Jillian, will you marry me?” Ed asked on bended knee. “Absolutely!” Jillian answered.
The 2009 Bachelorette finale video: Jillian Harris chose Ed Swiderski
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G-Force topples Harry Potter | watch G-Force movie online video
Jul 27th
A bunch of guinea pigs has beaten Harry Potter! Yup, it’s the surprise of the season at the box office as an unheralded movie about a group of guinea pigs in “Mission: Impossible-style adventure” has toppled the latest edition from the boy wizard at the top of the box office charts in only its second week.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince just opened a week ago to amazing reviews and box office receipts. Many in the industry predicted it would reign over the top of the charts for weeks and set new ticket sales records. But, alas, they had not foreseen
the power of a group of rodents out to save the world from evil.
G-Force is a story about a team of specially-trained guinea pigs on a mission from the United States government to stop a billionaire out to take over the world with household appliances.
watch G-Force online videos, the move that beat Harry Potter
A comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (voice of Penelope Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), the computer and information specialist.
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True Blood season 2 episode 7 preview | True Blood 2 spoilers
Jul 27th
Looking for next week’s episode? Release Me is the title of the next installment of this vampire drama and it comes to us on August 02, 2009 as the conflict and intrigue of this band of vampires (and their human counterparts) continue. What’s in store for us then? Read on to find out.
True Blood episode s02e07: Release Me spoilers
Betrayed by Daphne, Sam finds himself in an unenviable predicament at the hands of Maryann and her wild-eyed minions. Imprisoned with Hugo in the F.O.T.S. church, Sookie uses her telepathic powers to reach out to Bill, who’s being detained at the hotel by a stubbornly obsessive Lorena. After crossing a line with the Newlins, a fearful Jason tries to sever his ties with the Fellowship of the Sun, but gets plenty of resistance from Steve and his enforcer Gabe.
Unfortunately, there is no preview video available for this episode as of yet online. It will come out soon enough. As always, you will find it here. Please check back for it. (Update: The preview video is now posted below)
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watch True Blood season 2 episode 6 online video (s02e06)
Jul 27th
Looking for this week’s True Blood season 2 episode 6 entitled Hard-Hearted Hannah? The full online video stream will be available soon but for now, here are some spoilers courtesy of online fan site: “Accompanied by Isabel’s human boyfriend Hugo (Christopher Gartin), Sookie embarks on a dangerous mission to locate Godric. Meanwhile, Bill is shocked when a vampire from his distant, more violent past resurfaces in Dallas. In Bon Temps, Daphne presses Sam to get comfortable in his own skin(s); Hoyt (Jim Parrack) continues his unlikely courtship of Jessica; Andy (Chris Bauer) interrogates Lafayette about his
disappearance; and Tara and Eggs (Mehcad Brooks) take a detour while on a road trip. At the Light of Day camp, Jason faces difficult emotional and physical choices.”
Posted below is the online preview video of True Blood episode s02e06 Hard-Hearted Hannah. The full online video stream will be available a few hours after airing of this particular episode. In the meantime, here is a recap of last week’s installment entitled Never Let Me Go:
Tara’s birthday party is still in full swing as Sam follows Daphne out into the woods, where she reveals to him that she is a shapeshifter too. They start to make out, but are interrupted by Terry and Arlene and Daphne wanders off. In Dallas, Sookie chases Barry and he tells her that if any of the Dallas vampires find out about his abilities, it would mean serious trouble for both of them. After Bill repremands her for ordering a young man off of the Camilla Hotel menu, Jessica calls Hoyt and the two share a conversation about comic books. At the Light of Day Institute, Jason and the others are put through an intensive training course by Sarah and a very demanding drill instructor. When Luke has trouble completing one of the exercises, Jason helps him out and is commended for being a real soldier of God. Meanwhile, Sookie tries to connect with Barry one more time and learns that he is ashamed of his abilities and that cannot control his telepathy the way she can. Even though she offers to teach him, Barry tells her to leave him alone. Maryanne continues to stir up trouble in Bon Temps after trying to move into Sookie’s house with Tara, who rebuffs her. She casts her spell upon the patrons of Merlotte’s, turning them all against Tara and making her feel isolated and alone. Eventually, Tara invites Maryanne to live at Sookie’s house with her. In Dallas, the Louisiana gang come a step closer to solving the mystery of Godric’s disappearence when Sookie offers to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun by posing as a convert in order to see if they are the ones holding Godric. Bill disapproves of the plan and, after asking Eric why he is so invested in fiding Godric, Eric reveals that centuries ago Godric saved him from death by turning him into a vampire and becoming Eric’s maker. Steve Newlin shows Jason the seriousness of their mission in the form of a bunker full of serious weapons. After walking in on Steve and Sarah having a fight, Sarah “rewards” him for his hard work by jerking him off in the bath. Lafayette is given his job back as the Merlotte’s cook, Sam and Daphne have sex and Sookie is devestated to learn that Barry has quit his job and Bill tries to comfort her. As they start to make love, a woman appears in the hallway outside their room. It is Bill’s maker, Lorena.
True Blood s02e06 Hard-Hearted Hannah online video
Godric’s minion, Isabel, drops in on Bill and Sookie at the Hotel Camilla with her human boyfriend, Hugo. He and Sookie bond over their mutual relationships with vampires as they prepare to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun. Eric, meanwhile, has summoned Lorena to the hotel in order to drive Bill and Sookie apart and, while there, Lorena ruminates on her and Bill’s violent past together when they viciously murdered a couple of socialites in the 1920’s. Sam and Daphne continue to grow closer, both physically and emotionally, while Maryanne sends Tara and Eggs on an out-of-town errand. On the way there, Eggs senses something familiar about the environment even though he has never been there before and he eventually leads Tara to a spot in the woods where there are bloody clothes and rocks and the charred remains of a fire. The two suspect that something bad has happened there. Hoyt tells his mother that his girlfriend is a vampire after she cancels his phone service due to Jessica’s late night calls. Andy interrogates Lafayette about his disappearance and threatens to lock him up on suspicion of the murder of Miss Jeanette based on Lafayette’s apparent motives and uncharacteristically low-key demeanor. Lafayette then has horrible Post Traumatic Stress Disorder memories of being locked up and collapses into a ball. He is comforted by Andy’s cousin Terry. Luke and Jason are summoned to the Fellowship Church to build a crucifix platform for a ceremony called “meet the sun”, in which a vampire will be tied to the cross just before dawn and left to burn in the sun. While talking with Luke, Jason somewhat hesitantly decides to practice abstinence. Sookie and Hugo are greeted at the church by Sarah, who introduces them to Steve; it doesn’t take Sookie long to find out that the Newlins have a vampire locked in the basement. After meeting Gabe, the drill instructor, Sookie reads Steve’s thoughts and finds out that someone has tipped off the Fellowship about their mission; both Sookie and Hugo are captured and dragged into the basement, with a teary-eyed Sarah watching on helplessly. Pam visits Lafayette and orders him to start dealing V-juice again. Sam and Daphne go on a shape-shifting run together, with Daphne shifting into a pig. They are chased by Andy, who thinks he recognizes the pig from one of Maryanne’s parties. Lorena drops in on Bill who tries to resist her, sensing Sookie is in grave danger, but Lorena, also knowing that Sookie is in danger, overpowers him and prevents him from going to Sookie’s aid. Hoyt drives all the way to Dallas to visit Jessica. Tara and Eggs return to Sookie’s house to find it trashed. They follow a trail of clothes to the backyard, where they find some of the townspeople taking part in an orgy while Maryanne vibrates wildly. There is a bull’s head shaped mask on a log. At the church, Sarah turns to Jason for help. She tells him that Steve is not the man she thought he was and that he is planning on starting a war
with the Vampires. She tells Jason that she and him were meant to be together. Jason tries to resist, but she convinces him that it’s God’s will that they be together and they end up having sex on the balcony. Daphne tries to lead Sam towards the orgy, but he is hesitant about the drum music. Two people jump out of the woods and grab Sam, dragging him to the orgy, where he sees the ritual (which now includes Tara and Eggs, also in trance-induced sex) taking place. Daphne helps Maryanne into the bull’s head mask and Carl approaches with a sacrificial knife. Sam lets out a blood-curdling scream for help that ends the episode.
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So YouThink You Can Dance 2009 tour: tickets & schedule
Jul 26th
With the season finale fast approaching, the people behind So You Think You Can Dance 2009 (SYTYCD) have announced that the finalists of the popular reality-based competition show will start their national tour on September 20, 2009. The So You Think You Can Dance tour 2009 will kick off a 40-city series of shows from Manchester, New Hampshire to Everett, Washington. 19 Entertainment, Dick Clark productions and AEG Live have likewise announced that SYTYCD Tour tickets are now on sale. Please check out this site
for more details.
For many of the show’s fans, the tour is a much-anticipated event as this will give them the opportunity to watch their dance idols up close and in person. Finalists participating include your Season 5 Top 10 dancers, Ade, Brandon, Evan, Janette, Jason, Jeanine, Kayla, Kupono, Melissa, and Randi.
In a statement released earlier, Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of the hit Fox show, said: “For five years we have seen the popularity of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ steadily grow and we are thrilled to showcase our unique talent for thousands of fans across the country. With the show premiering again this fall, the tour creates the unique opportunity for fans to watch the high caliber dancing from their living room one night and then attend a live performance the following night.”
SEPT 20 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
SEPT 22 Boston, MA Agganis Arena at Boston University
SEPT 24 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
SEPT 25 Mashantucket, CT MGM Theater – Foxwoods
SEPT 26 Trenton, NJ Sovereign Bank Arena
SEPT 29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
OCT 1 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
OCT 3 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
OCT 4 Champaign, IL University of Illinois Assembly Hall
OCT 6 Chicago, IL United Center
OCT 7 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
OCT 9 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
OCT 10 Toledo, OH Lucas County Arena
OCT 11 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
OCT 14 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
OCT 15 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
OCT 17 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
OCT 19 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
OCT 20 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
OCT 22 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
OCT 23 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
OCT 24 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee-Leon Co Civic Center
OCT 26 Houston, TX Reliant Arena
OCT 27 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
OCT 28 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
OCT 30 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
OCT 31 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University
NOV 1 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
NOV 3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
NOV 5 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs World Arena
NOV 7 West Valley City, UT The E Center
NOV 9 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA LIVE
NOV 12 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
NOV 13 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena
NOV 14 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena
NOV 16 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
NOV 17 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center
NOV 18 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
NOV 20 Portland, OR Rose Garden
NOV 21 Everett, WA Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center
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Alexis Cohen death: American Idol season 8 contestant, dead
Jul 26th
Former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen is dead. Alexis who? Her name does not immediately ring a bell even for an Idol fan like myself. But once the YouTube video of her audition starts, the memories come flooding in, mostly unfavorable scenes of her meltdown and displays of her weird persona.
She kept trying to get in to American Idol. From the videos I have posted below, she auditioned for seasons 7 and 8, both unsuccessfully. It’s not that she didn’t have the talent for the reality based competition show, she showed glimpses of promise
especially in her season 7 audition. But the weirdness of her personality overpowered everything else she put on display. As such, she was not taken seriously. Who would? In season 7, she came made up like a glittering clown. And when she didn’t make it, her meltdown was priceless! The following year, though she looked normal enough, her Buddhist chant before her audition turned almost everyone off, not to mention the memory of her antics the previous year. She could have landed in the next round were it not for her weirdness.
Alexis Cohen’s body was found on the street by passers by who called 911. Initial reports say she may have been a victim of a hit and run. Rest in peace, Alexis.
Update: A man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of Alexis Cohen. 23-year-old Daniel Bark was booked on charges of death by reckless driving as well as leaving the scene of an accident.
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JK wedding entrance dance video: a bridal march like no other
Jul 24th
This video has been getting a lot of buzz on the web, more than one million hits to date on YouTube, in fact. This is Jill and Kevin’s (JK) wedding entrance dance video and it’s quite
hilarious. If you are one of the few who haven’t seen it yet, watch it below and I’m sure you will find yourself smiling, even laughing, at these people’s antics.
Shot during Jill and Ken’s wedding at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, it something unique, even odd to most people. Bored by the traditional wedding entrance march, Jill and Kevin (JK) decided to spice things up and turn it into a wedding entrance dance. This is what they came up with.
JK Wedding Entrance Dance video from Minnesota
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Video: DeWayne Wise’s catch saves Mark Buehrle perfect game
Jul 24th
Was it a stroke of luck or the magic of skillful play? It was a combination of both, if you ask me. And a good dose of destiny. He was just a replacement but boy, what a replacement he had been. With the pressure mounting and tension filling the air as Mark Buehrle neared his perfect game, DeWayne Wise of the Chicago White Sox, who had just taken over in center field for Scott Podsednik, made one of the most spectacular and meaningful catches in White Sox history. Here is how the Associated Press described it:
plus Video of DeWayne Wise catch
Just in as a defensive replacement, Chicago White Sox center fielder DeWayne Wise(notes) sprinted toward the fence in left-center, a dozen strides. What happened next would be either a moment of baseball magic or the ninth-inning end of Buehrle’s bid for perfection against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Wise jumped and extended his right arm above the top of the 8-foot wall. The ball landed in his glove’s webbing but then popped out for a split second as he was caroming off the wall and stumbling on the warning track. Wise grabbed it with his bare left hand, fell to the ground and rolled. He bounced up, proudly displaying the ball for the crowd.
Magic. A home run turned into an out.
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Solar Eclipse videos: watch total solar eclipse videos July 2009
Jul 22nd
The longest total eclipse in this century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. That’s enough of a come-on to drive Asians and the rest of the world delirious with excitement at the prospect of seeing such a phenomenon. And for those in other parts of the world where this event is not visible, live stream of the solar eclipse or at least a video replay will have to do.
The path of the eclipse will start in India and trace a narrow corridor eastward to China then off the southern tip of Japan. For a more exact description, here is what we can expect according to
Wikipedia: “It will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern Maldives, northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati.
Totality will be visible in many large cities, including Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Dinajpur, Chengdu, Nanchong, Chongqing, Huanggang, Hefei, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo and Shanghai, as well as over the Three Gorges Dam. According to some experts, Taregana in Bihar is the “best” place to view the event. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbra, including most of South East Asia (all of India and China) and north-eastern Oceania”
watch July 2009 Total Solar Eclipse videos as captured in Asia
Posted below will be videos of the phenomenon gathered from all over Asia. As the eclipse is yet to happen as of this writing, an video animation of what is going to happen is posted below. Rest assured that this will be replaced by actual videos of the event tomorrow.
Update: Here are several videos of the July 22, 2009 total solar eclipse taken from different parts of Asia.
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