guess. I got her a fleece pants suit and both of my sisters wired her some beautiful flowers. She was happy. Asked me every few minutes what was going on then a minute later would say today's my birthday isn't it? How old am I? I'd say you're 91 Mama and she'd say goodness that's old! lol But she was doing really good.
Thanks for the good wishes.
Community (New)
NBC: Thursday, December 3 7:00 PM
Sitcom
The Politics of Human Sexuality
Britta challenges Jeff to find a date; Shirley and Britta help Annie with a presentation for a health fair.
Parks and Recreation (New)
NBC: Thursday, December 3 7:30 PM
Sitcom
The Fourth Floor
Leslie sees Wendy and Tom at divorce court; Tom has an epiphany.
FlashForward (New)
ABC: Thursday, December 3 7:00 PM
Drama, Mystery
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Demetri and Mark disregard Wedeck's orders and pursue a woman claiming to have details of Demetri's fate; Zoey learns the meaning of her flashforward.
Bones (New)
FOX: Thursday, December 3 7:00 PM
Crime drama, Medical
The Gamer in the Grease
The remains of a competitive gamer are found in a grease truck; Sweets, Hodgins and Jeffersonian intern Colin camp out for tickets to a movie premiere.
The Office (New)
NBC: Thursday, December 3 8:00 PM
Sitcom
Scott's Tots
Michael must tell the truth when he realizes he cannot keep a promise he made to a group of kids 10 years ago; Jim starts an employee-of-the-month program to boost employee morale.
30 Rock (New)
NBC: Thursday, December 3 8:30 PM
Sitcom
Dealbreakers Talk Show No. 0001
Production begins on Liz's new talk show, ``Dealbreakers''; dealing with pressure from Devin, Jack tries to make ``Dealbreakers'' a success; Tracy tries to prove his commitment to his wife.
Private Practice (New)
ABC: Thursday, December 3 8:00 PM
Drama, Medical
The Parent Trap
Addison must perform a complex in-utero surgery; Naomi and Sam discover their daughter is growing up too fast.
Fringe (New)
FOX: Thursday, December 3 8:00 PM
Drama
Snakehead
When a cargo ship runs aground, the shoreline is littered with bodies, each hosting a large squidlike creature.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Repeat)
CBS: Thursday, December 3 8:00 PM
Crime drama, Action, Suspense
The Happy Place
A hypnotist and bank robber becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
The Jay Leno Show (New)
NBC: Thursday, December 3 9:00 PM
Entertainment, Talk, Variety
Actor Morgan Freeman; Maxwell performs.
Private Practice (New)
ABC: Thursday, December 3 9:00 PM
Drama, Medical
Blowups
An explosion at Dell's house sends Heather and Betsey to the hospital; a shocking family secret is revealed when Addison's mother visits.
The Mentalist (Repeat)
CBS: Thursday, December 3 9:00 PM
Crime drama, Mystery
The Scarlet Letter
A prominent state senator's intern is killed; Jane works on finding out what new information has been uncovered on the Red John case.
1 1/2 pounds beef flank steak
1 16 oz. package frozen peppers and onions
1 14 1/2 oz.can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 small jalpeno pepper,seeded and finely chopped*(optional)
2 tsp. chili powder
6 6-7 inch. whole wheat or white flour tortillas, warmed**
Directions
1. Trim fat from steak. If necessary,cut meat to fit in cooker. Place meat in a 31/3to4-qt. slow cooker. Add frozen vegetables. In a med. bowl,stir together undrained tomatoes, jalapeno pepper(if using), and chili powder. Pour over meat in cooker.
2.Cover and cook on low heat 7-8 hours or on high 3 1/2-4 hours. Remove meat from cooker slice across the grain. Using a slotted spoon, remove vegs. from cooker. Divide meat and vegs. among warm tortillas; roll up.
* Test Kitchen tip: When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves or put plastic sandwich bags over your hands. If your bare hands do touch chile peppers, wash your hands well with soap and water.
Test Kitchen tip: To warm tortillas, stack tortillas and wrap tightly in foil. Heat in a 350*oven about 10 mins.
Nutritional Facts
Per Serving: 315 Cal.
10g total fat (2g sat fat) 37mg chol.
326 mg sodium 23g carb. 1 g fiber, 29 g pro.
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Published: December 2, 2009
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NFL teams now have new, stricter instructions for when players should be allowed to return to games or practices after head injuries, guidelines that go into effect this week.
In the latest step by the league to address a hot-button issue, commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 clubs Wednesday saying a player who gets a concussion should not return to action on the same day if he shows certain signs or symptoms.
Those include an inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness, and persistent headaches.
The old standard, established in 2007, said a player should not be allowed to return to the same game if he lost consciousness.
Wednesday's memo also says players ''are to be encouraged to be candid with team medical staffs and fully disclose any signs or symptoms that may be associated with a concussion.''
Nearly one-fifth of 160 NFL players surveyed by The Associated Press from Nov. 2-15 replied that they have hidden or played down the effects of a concussion.
The league said its concussion committee, team doctors, outside medical experts and the NFL Players Association developed the new standards.
NFLPA assistant executive director George Atallah said the union is ''encouraged by this new policy.'' He added that the NFLPA ''will continue to examine these issues independently to recommend the best possible policies and procedures.''
The new policy states, in part: ''Once removed for the duration of a practice or game, the player should not be considered for return-to-football activities until he is fully asymptotic, both at rest and after exertion, has a normal neurological examination, normal neuropsychological testing, and has been cleared to return by both his team physician(s) and the independent neurological consultant.''
Teams were told this month they have to find an outside neurologist who can be consulted on concussions, and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday all of those independent doctors have been approved and are in place.
Since last month's congressional hearing on NFL head injuries, momentum has been building for changes in league policy. The revised return-to-play rules come about a week after Goodell sent a memo to clubs informing them that the two co-chairmen of the league's concussions committee had resigned and that he has been looking into possible rule changes.
On Wednesday, Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis was put on injured reserve with post-concussion symptoms, ending his NFL career. Lewis had previously said he would retire at the end of the season. His teammate, starting safety Brodney Pool, also went on IR after getting at least his fourth known concussion last weekend.
They were among 11 players listed on Wednesday's league-wide injury report with concussions. Another eight were listed with head injuries.
The two starting quarterbacks from last season's Super Bowl -- Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger and Arizona's Kurt Warner -- sat out last Sunday after saying during the week they planned to play despite getting head injuries the previous week.
''The evidence demonstrates that team medical staffs have been addressing concussions in an increasingly cautious and conservative way,'' Goodell wrote in Wednesday's memo. ''This new return-to-play statement reinforces our commitment to advancing player safety. Along with improved equipment, better education, and rules changes designed to reduce impacts to the head, it will make our game safer for the men who play it, and set an important example for players at all levels of play.''
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Ohio Day Care Worker Gets Six Months in Jail for Throwing Child
by BDB
Ohio Day Care Worker Gets Six Months in Jail for Throwing Child
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
An Ohio day care employee caught on videotape throwing a child across a room was sentenced to 180 days in jail Tuesday, Fox 8 in Cleveland reported.
Surveillance video taken in March captured Marva Moore picking up a toddler at the Nickilodeon Child Care Center in North Randall, Ohio, and flinging him near a wall before dragging him out of the room.
Click here to watch the surveillance video at Fox 8 Cleveland.
The child, identified only as Dupree, suffered minor injuries to his face and was taken to the hospital, Fox 8 reported.
Moore was convicted in October of endangering children. Cuyahoga County Common Please Judge Hollie Gallagher sentenced her to six months in jail on Tuesday.
Moore also was slapped with a $200 fine and is banned for life from working in the child care industry.
"The strangest thing I find about the whole case is that you picked up Dupree like he was a pair of shoes at someone's house that you had to walk over and you threw them," Fox 8 quoted Judge Gallagher telling Moore. "There was nothing leading up to it."
During sentencing, Moore apologized to the toddler's mother, saying she did not intend to hurt the child.
But the mom, Melissa Mitchell, said there is no excuse.
"It's unacceptable," she told Fox 8. "A day care is supposed to protect your children. I took him in to protect him and I expected that from them and they didn't do it. He's emotionally struggling with that."
Indiana Baby Sitter Gets 125 Years for Molesting Children
by BDB
Indiana Baby Sitter Gets 125 Years for Molesting Children
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
COVINGTON, Ind. An Indiana baby sitter convicted of videotaping herself performing sex acts with children as young as 2 months old has been sentenced to 125 years in prison.
Samantha Light last month pleaded guilty to three felony counts of child molesting at a circuit court in Covington, Indiana.
During sentencing Wednesday, the 26-year-old Light apologized and said she had been coerced by her boyfriend. She said while she appeared happy on the video tape she had felt like she "was dying inside."
Light and her boyfriend, Stephen E. Quick II, have been jailed since March after a 3-year-old girl told her mother she had been touched inappropriately by her baby sitter and that the couple had taken photographs.
Peruvian wedding crashed by groom's ex
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LIMA, Peru (AP) - Edwin Ortiz was just about to utter "I do," but the mother of his two children and her relatives had a different message: "Oh, no you don't." One moment, the 27-year-old Peruvian was sitting happily in a large wedding hall with 17 other couples, declaring his love for his wife-to-be to TV cameramen in the southern town of Miraflores.
The next, two women relatives of his ex-partner burst into the room, rushed up to Ortiz and began pounding on his head and back while screaming at him. The burly women eventually shoved him and his mother outside into a parking lot, where the ex-partner joined in, Miraflores spokesman Julio Hincho said Wednesday.
The ex-partner's mother, sisters and aunts all participated in Saturday's attack, Hincho said, adding, "Everyone was hauled off to jail."
Ortiz described the woman as his ex-girlfriend, but the family insists she is his wife. Police did not reveal her name and did not clarify Ortiz's marital status.
Ortiz registered himself for the mass wedding as a bachelor with no kids, Hincho said. He later acknowledged having lived with the woman but said they were separated and that he "was starting a new life."
Police officials said that a woman who identified herself as Ortiz's wife filed a complaint against him for attempted "crimes against the family."
The mass wedding ceremony went ahead as planned and all of the couples - except for Ortiz and his betrothed - were wed.
The new girlfriend, meanwhile, remained out of sight.
"She doesn't want to talk to anyone," Hincho said.
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit authorities said a 29-year-old woman who was upset because her boyfriend broke up with her has been arrested after she lit his porch on fire. Fire Department investigators said neighbors saw the woman pour gas on the concrete porch and light it on fire about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Investigators said a 40-year-old man previously told the woman she couldn't stay at his house on the city's northwest side after he discovered she had been cheating. Police responded to the home Tuesday night after the woman sprayed the man with mace.
No injuries were reported from the fire.
The Detroit Free Press said the woman was expected to be charged with arson.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Police said a dresser positioned near a window kept a bullet from hitting a woman and her two young children as they slept at a southwestern Pennsylvania housing project. Uniontown police said Tina Schoch was sleeping with her 2-year-old and infant sons when a bullet pierced her window late Saturday at the Pershing Court complex.
Police said Schoch was awakened by a noise, but didn't realize what happened until Monday. Police said she was cleaning on Monday, saw a bullet hole and opened a dresser drawer to find the bullet.
Police have sent the bullet to a state police crime lab for testing. So far, they haven't linked the bullet to a shooter or charged anyone in connection with it.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week. The woman, previously named Dorothy Lola Killingworth, was sent to Judge Clyde Jones's courtroom for a criminal case Monday.
Court officials told The Birmingham News Tuesday that the 59-year-old was excused because she was disruptive and kept asking questions instead of answering them.
Efforts to reach Christ for comment were unsuccessful.
Court administrator Sandra Turner said people there were shocked when the woman insisted her name was Jesus Christ and some potential jurors laughed out loud when her name was called.
But Turner said unlike some Jefferson County residents, Christ didn't try to get out of jury duty and was "perfectly happy to serve."
Fort Hood suspect charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder
by BDB
Fort Hood suspect charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder
By American-Statesman staff |
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 02:09 PM
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The suspect in the shootings at Fort Hood on Nov. 5 was charged today with 32 specifications of attempted premeditated murder under Article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Fort Hood officials said.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of fatally shooting 13 people and wounding dozens more at a building where soldiers complete their wills and are medically screened before they are deployed. Hasan was shot and wounded by responding police officers.
The victims in these specifications include 30 soldiers and two civilians, who were Fort Hood police officers, officials said.
Hasan, who remains under guard at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in connection with the shootings.
John Galligan, Hasans civilian attorney, has said that he is considering an insanity defense, among other options, at his military trial. But Galligan has said that its too early to determine his defense strategy.
Fort Hood officials said an investigation into the shootings continues and additional charges could still be filed.
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Try him as a war criminal, execute him as a traitor.
by Anonymous
Raidical Islam...Soldier of Allah, who carried out a terrorist act, on our American soldiers, in the name and manner of Jihad....no other explanation, nothing else to discuss.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Tiger Woods said he let his family down with transgressions he regrets "with all of my heart," and that he will deal with his personal life behind closed doors.
His statement Wednesday follows a cover story in Us Weekly magazine that reports a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had a 31-month affair with the world's No. 1 golfer.
"I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves," Woods said on his Web site . "I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone."
The cocktail waitress, Jaimee Grubbs, told the magazine she met Woods at a Las Vegas nightclub the week after the 2007 Masters - two months before Woods' wife, Elin, gave birth to their first child. Grubbs claims to have proof in 300 text messages.
About three hours before Woods' statement, the magazine published what it said was a voicemail - provided by Grubbs - that Woods left her phone on Nov. 24, three days before his middle-of-the-night car crash outside his home in Florida.
Woods did not offer details of any alleged relationship.
"I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves," Woods said. "For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology."
Woods has been subjected to more media scrutiny over the last week than when he first won the Masters in 1997 and set off the first wave of Tigermania. He has spoken only three times through his Web site, although this was his longest posting.
"Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means," Woods said. "For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives."
And he continued to say accounts that physical violence played a role in his Friday morning car crash were "utterly false and malicious."
"Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect," he wrote.
His statement came one day after the Florida Highway Patrol closed its investigation into the accident - without Woods ever speaking to state troopers. He was charged with careless driving, which carries a $164 fine and four points on his driving record.
The story soon shifted from a patrol investigation to sordid allegations into his personal life.
In the voicemail released by the magazine, a man says to Grubbs:
"Hey, it's, uh, it's Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favor. Um, can you please, uh, take your name off your phone. My wife went through my phone. And, uh, may be calling you. If you can, please take your name off that and, um, and what do you call it just have it as a number on the voicemail, just have it as your telephone number. That's it, OK. You gotta do this for me. Huge. Quickly. All right. Bye."
The Associated Press could not confirm Woods was the caller.
I'll bet he doesn't do this again. Looks like Elin
by Gayle
let him know just where she stands on some things. And that picture of him with the golf club wrapped around his head is probably closer to the truth than we know.
and I am totally disappointed in this...never thought he was a saint... but still...sad for his children...I hope he has learned his lesson and I wish good things for the family.
California Thieves Steal $100G in Christmas Gifts for Poor
by BDB
California Thieves Steal $100G in Christmas Gifts for Poor
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. Thieves in Orange County have stolen $100,000 in toys and food donated to the poor, leaving an agency scrambling to recover just 24 days before Christmas.
Sgt. James Colgrove says crooks broke into an underground storage facility in Garden Grove over the weekend.
They took an estimated 20,000 pounds of food and about $25,000 worth of toys that were donated to the United Labor Agency of Orange County.
Colgrove says the goods were being collected for homeless families and those whose breadwinners recently lost jobs.
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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Seven babies sit in tummy tubs filled with water to cool down after a baby massage class held for young mothers in IJmuiden March 24, 2009. The "cooling down" segment is to simulate a womb-like environment for the infants to experience the warmth and comfort.
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Actress Meredith Baxter reveals she is a lesbian AP
by BDB
Actress Meredith Baxter reveals she is a lesbian
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AP FILE - In this Thursday Feb. 7, 2008 file photo, Meredith Baxter, of the 'Family Ties' television series
NEW YORK Meredith Baxter, who played mother Elyse Keaton on the 1980s TV series "Family Ties," has revealed that she is a lesbian.
"I am a lesbian, and it was a later-in-life recognition of that fact," the 62-year-old actress said in an interview Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show.
Baxter said she has been in a relationship with her girlfriend, a general contractor, for four years.
"Some people are saying, were you living a lie? And, you know, the truth is, not at all. This has only been in the past seven years," she said.
Baxter has been married three times, including to David Birney, her co-star on the '70s TV series "Bridget Loves Bernie." She is the mother of five children.
Baxter said she is "extraordinarily happy" and the support from her family and friends was immediate and unqualified.
New International Version
Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
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Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
1901 Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
1927 The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A automobile. It was the successor to the Model T.
1954 The U.S. Senate voted to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for what it called "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1961 Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, declared in a nationally broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism.
1970 The Environmental Protection Agency began operating under its first director, William Ruckelshaus.
1991 American hostage, Joseph Cicippio, was released by his kidnappers. He had been held captive in Lebanon for over five years.
1993 The space shuttle Endeavor blasted off on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.
1997 U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno declined to seek an independent counsel investigation of telephone fund-raising by President Clinton and Vice President Gore. It was concluded that they had not violated election laws.
2001 Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The filing came five days after Dynegy walked away from a $8.4 billion buyout. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
As a Viet Nam vet, I know that if a quality commander is allowed to run the war it will be the enemy who has to worry about an exit strategy.
Tiger: Just fess up. You and your woman had a disagreement. You said "I'm outa here" as golf club sailed thru window.Been there, done that.
I just saw a picture of Kayne West. How does all that ego fit inside such a tiny little man?
Its not Maurice Clemmons who scares me...its all of these career criminals that have been placed on probation NUMEROUS times by Fulton/DeKalb County Judges.
Southwest maintains more ontime flights by encouraging their passengers to check their luggage. It makes everyone happie
Those who are pushing to get our troops out of Afghanistan have forgotten why we are there, in the first place.
I'm disconnecting my telephone until the election is over.
I just came back from a week in Florida. I love Georgia drivers!
Family out on a bicycle ride. Kids wearing helmets, parents bareheaded. If accident happens, kids survive, parents have cracked skulls. Now kids have no parents. Come on folks, let's all be safe!
Your nagging has caused me not to vote.
In the Georgia state prison system, the inmates do plant it, grow it, harvest it and do make their own clothes and do their own laundry, too. Shows how ignorant YOU are!!
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