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April 2009
Farmer carries badly injured niece 4-days to reach help
Think about this story the next time some one complains about the waiting in an area emergency room.
The Cairns Post reports that a 40 year-old Papua New Guinea farmer carried his 6-year-old niece four-days before reaching help.
Did we mention that the girl was so badly injured from a fall that her intestines - yes those intestines - were exposed.
Iambai Pisau went to his niece’s village school near the Indonesia boarder Thursday, April 23, after she fell out on a classroom window onto to a sharp hibiscus tree.
The girl’s abdomen was punctured, according to the newspaper.
Pisau took her to the village’s first aid station to find the officer away.
The pair then embarked on an harrowing journey that included an ambulance ride, a broken down dinghy and a night in a “bush hut at the mouth of a crocodile-infested river,” according to the newspaper.
The little girl eventually reached Cairns Base Hospital in Australia where a living life-saving surgery was conducted.
“It was a long way and she was in pain the whole way,” Pisau told the newspaper.
“I did it because that’s what I had to do.”
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TweetCouple ignores ‘keep off the grass’ sign, has sex at Queen’s lawn
Either they were loaded or thought they were outside a fancy hotel at a nudist resort.
Japanese tourist video recorded a couple having sex on Queen Elizabeth’s lawn at Windsor Castle, the London Telegraph reported Thursday, April 30.
The article describes the lovers as being in their 30s - “respectable people with respectable jobs.”
“The couple did not care who was looking and just kept going as if they were in their own bedroom, one man told the newspaper. “They even ignored the Please Keep Off The Grass signs.”
The pair stripped on a private grass bank and were watched by a crowd of tourist for up to 20 minutes.
They were arrested by armed Royal Protection Squad officers and jailed overnight to sober up.
The Queen was home during the couple’s sexcapades, but didn’t see a thing. What do you think? Comment below.
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TweetMiss Piggy tops ‘pigs we love’ list
With all the Swine Flu talk the last few days it is easily to forget that pigs are our friends (especially in bacon form).
AOL’s Asylum.com, a men’s lifestyle and humor site, has compiled a list of pigs we just can’t get enough of because they are awesome.
Here’s their “10 Pigs We Will Always Love” list:
10) Vance from “Big Top Pee-Wee”
9) Napoleon from “Animal Farm”
8) “Spider-Pig/Harry Plopper” from “The Simpsons Movie”
7) Orson Pig from “Garfield and Friends”
6) Arnold Ziffel from “Green Acres”
5) The Piggly Wiggly Pig
4) Porky Pig
3) Babe
2) Wilbur from “Charlotte’s Web”
1) Miss Piggy
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TweetMiss California in new anti-gay marriage ad
Say something controversial during the Miss USA competition and you might become a poster child.
Miss California Carrie Prejean’s anti-same sex statements are used in a new set of TV ads by a group opposes same sex marriage.
The ad “No Offense” opens with footage of Ms. Prejean’s response to a Miss USA competition question about same sex marriage posed by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on April 19, 2009, according to National Organization for Marriage.
Prejean has been praised and criticized for her statements from those on either side of the fence.
National Organization for Marriage says Prejean has been attacked unfairly due to her believes.
“The ad highlights the efforts of same-sex marriage activists to silence and discredit pro-marriage advocates, calling them ‘liars,’ ‘bigots,’ and worse,” the group says.
Prejean drew applause and boos when she said the following:
“We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage,” Prejean said. “And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.”
Read earlier Seen and Overheard on this topic.
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TweetBarbie gives Bratz a beat down
A federal judge gave Barbie a belated 50th birthday present late Monday - her rival’s oversized head on a silver platter.
The judge upheld a $100 million jury verdict for Mattel Inc. in its battle over rights to the Bratz doll, a rival to Mattel’s Barbie, according to the Associated Press.
The judge confirmed that Barbie is queen ‘b’ and owns the Bratz, which have been marketed by MGA Entertainment Inc. since 2001.
Mattel sued MGA in 2004, alleging that Bratz designer Carter Bryant developed the concept for the sassy, big-lipped doll while working for Mattel.
A temporary federal receiver was appointed to take control of the Bratz brand and MGA’s assets.
MGA plans to appeal the ruling.
There should have been little doubt Barbie would win this fight. She’s one bad shut yo mouf.
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TweetRestaurant drops popular, yummy salad
Breaking salad news from Meredith Moss, Staff Writer…
If the Harvest Salad at Dewey’s Pizza has become one of your favorites, better head for the restaurant sometime the week: it’s about to be taken off the menu. Sunday will be its last day.
The popular salad includes mixed greens, dried figs, toasted pumpkin seeds, boursin cheese and has a apple-cider vinaigrette dressing.
We got the word from one of the servers, then confirmed it with director of operations manager Chuck Lipp, who turns out to be the creator of the salad.
Lipp grew up in Centerville and now lives in Cincy and works for the 14 restaurant chain.
Lipp says the change is partly due to the fact that the apple cider in the salad dressing is more difficult to get this time of year. He says the Harvest will be replaced by the strawberry macadamia nut salad but will return in the fall.
Dewey’s is located at 131 Jasper Street, just off Brown Street.
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TweetRestaurant bottles its ‘Bad’ drink
Ever want to take one of Elsa’s famous (deliciously infamous) Bad Juan Margaritas home?
Now you can and just in time for Cinco de Mayo next week.
The Mexican restaurant and cantina recently began selling bottles of its signature drink.
It is available at shops like Dorothy Lane Market and Arrow Wine for about $15 per litter bottle.
The drink is not as strong as the real thing, but it is still pretty darn tasty.
What do you think? Comment below.
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Tweet‘Anti-sagging’ law ruled unconstitutional
Kids in Florida can once again let their pants hang low.
A judge last week called an ordinance banning sagging pants unconstitutional and struck it down, according to the Palm Beach Post.
No matter how “tacky or distasteful” the fashion style, freedom of choice and liberties guaranteed under the 14th Amendment must prevail Judge Laura Johnson said, according to the newspaper.
Riviera Beach voters overwhelmingly approved the ordinance which carried a $150 fine or community service for a first offense.
Cities in Michigan and Louisiana have passed similar laws and Atlanta, Dallas and other cities have considered fining those who sag.
What do you think of the underpants revealing trend.? Comment below.
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TweetCrocs controversy, where do you stand?
This weekend’s warm weather brought out the Crocs.
A sea of people in the vented plastic clog surrounded me where ever I went.
There was no escape.
Crocs people ran. They jumped and they played catch with the kids.
Crocs have been called everything from snazzy to trashy since hitting the market hard in 2002 and 2003.
I have never met a pair of Crocs I didn’t want to smack.
As one blogger puts it, ‘Crocs are not OK.”
Maybe I am wrong.
What do you think?
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TweetSusan Boyle de-frumped. What do you think?
Has the ugly singing duckling turned into a swan?
Susan Boyle, the frumpy singing show contestant who won the world’s hearts with her dynamite voice, has a new cooler look.
Boyle was de-frumped during a makeover Friday, April 24.
She revealed her new clothes and hair color outside her home in Blackburn, Scotland.
The homely 47-year-old became an internet sensation after wowing the crowd and the judges on an episode of “Britain’s Got Talent” that aired Saturday, April 11.
She made Simon Cowell and other cynics bit their tongues with her stirring rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical “Les Miserables.”
Read more about it here. What do you think of Boyle’s new look? Does she still have talent.
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TweetBeware of hairballs today
If you have a cat you are probably very aware of hairballs and the very exciting shapes and smells they can take on.
For everyone else, today, April 24, is National Hairball Awareness Day or so we are told.
It is a day of reflection and family. Take the day off work and plan a hairball fest if you are so inclined.
You can easily decorate the supper table with hairballs and other things cats cough up.
Hang a wreath made of hairballs.
What, you don’t like hairballs?
Here are three hairball solutions from hairball reduction product maker FURminator:
Regularly brush your felines.
Add a small amount of butter and canned pumpkin to your cat’s meals once or twice a week.
Encourage your cat to drink plenty of water.
Tell us what you think and/or share your tips. Comment below.
Check out photos of Cats from your area and more
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Tweet‘Miracle’ bra protects woman from bullet
A 57-year-old Detroit woman owes her life to Victoria’s Secret, Maidenform or, at the very least, Otto Titzling.
The metal underwire in the woman’s “miracle” bra is credited with deflecting a bullet fired at her during a break-in at a neighbor’s home. Tuesday, April 21.
The suspects fled after the shooting.
Read Associated Press article here.
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TweetCooler making Derby comeback
Coolers will make a comeback at the Churchhill Downs infield.
For the first time since 2001, coolers will be allowed into the infield for the Kentucky Oaks Day and Kentucky Derby on May 1 and May 2.
But not so fast budget booze hounds.
Outside alcoholic beverages and glass containers will not be allowed.
All coolers will be subject to search and can’t be larger than 18” by18.”
Patron can bring in ice, non-alcoholic beverages in non-glass containers, and food packaged in clear plastic containers or bags.
Coolers were banned from the Derby following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Infield admission to Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks Day is $25, and $40 on Derby Day.
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TweetFilet-O-Fishy, man claims he lost 15 pounds on McDonalds diet
Call me crazy, but something about this sounds a little Filet-O-Fishy.
A 40-year-old San Diego man claims he dropped 15 pounds in 30 days on a diet of McDonalds’ grub.
Doug Logeais’ experience is nothing like what happened to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
Spurlock got all fat and sick when he ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days.
He made the 2004 documentary “Super Size Me.”
Logeais is also making documentary and could use some of you money.
As far-fetched as the thing sounds, maybe, perhaps it is possible.
Unlike Spurlock, Logeais selected Mickey D’s “healthier options,” according to a London Daily Mail article.
“I would once in a while go for a chocolate chip cookie or the chicken McNuggets. Those are great,” he said.
The story seems covered in tarter sauce to me, but what do you think? Comment below.
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TweetIs Indiana’s gambling joke on Ohio?
From Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer
It was a confident ride up the escalator away from the Argosy Casino gaming area with a few extra dollars in the front pocket when an overheard conversation showed the other side of the coin.
Man: Awwww, my wife’s gonna kill me.
Woman: What happened?
Man: Jeez, a lost way more than I should have. Oh mannn.
Woman: How much?
Man: (Through pained grunts) Well, I knew I could only lose $400, but I went back to the ATM a few times and I lost about $3,000. I kept thinking I would win it back. Ouch.
On a side note, about 40 percent of the cars in the parking garage had Ohio license plates.
Indiana still laughs.
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TweetMiss California not sorry for antigay marriage comment, said it cost her Miss USA title
Who knew a blogging queen and a beauty queen could spark such a controversy?
Miss California Carrie Prejean says her answer to a question about same-sex marriage Sunday, April 19, cost her the Miss USA pageant.
But you know what? She’s not sorry.
Openly gay gossip blogger Perez Hilton, a pageant judge and the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of all Media,’ asked Prejean if she thought same-sex marriage should be legalized in every state.
“We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage,” Prejean said. “And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.”
Some in the audience cheered, but several others booed.
Read article about pageant here.
Hilton during a YouTube.com post later that night called Prejean a dumb b-word.
He said he would have snatched the tiara off of Prejean’s empty head if she would have won the title.
The blogger took back the b-word thing, but later took back his take back.
Prejean on Tuesday, April 21, told Today Show host Matt Lauer she spoke from her heart and for her God when she gave her answer.
She said her answer was not about being political correct, but was being biblically correct.
“I’m so proud of myself,” Prejean told today show host Matt Lauer. “I wouldn’t change a thing. I knew I had a purpose, and I don’t take back what I said.”
Hilton said Prejean should have keep her politics and religion to herself because Miss USA represents all Americans.
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TweetWedding day pics of Kettering model and tennis great surface
Photos said to be of Kettering native Brooklyn Decker just before her marriage Friday, April 17, to tennis great Andy Roddick have surfaced on the Internet.
In one of the photo, Decker, a Sports Illustrated model, adjusts her veil.
In another, Roddick, 26, swings a golf club.
Decker wore a white Vera Wang gown during the ceremony at Roddick’s Austin, Texas home.
Sir Elton John, a friend of Roddick’s, preformed.
Decker, 21, was born Brook Daniel Decker at Kettering Medical Center.
She lived in Madison Twp., outside Middletown, before the family moved to Charlotte, N.C.
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TweetEatery’s new toilets talk of town
Talk about an upgrade.
The restrooms at Tank’s Bar & Grill, 2033 Wayne Ave., Dayton, have gone from stinky to swanky.
The recently unveiled restrooms are part of a renovation that includes a new kitchen and additional seating.
On another note, the bar now serves its popular breakfast menu throughout its operating hours.
The blinged out powder rooms are the talk of Facebook. Some say they are too fancy while others like um.
The bathrooms feature no touch doors handles, actual mirrors and shiny metal ceiling panels. There is tile as far as the eye can see and get this, a baby changing station.
The restrooms are a far cry from the burger and brew joint’s old restrooms which were scary and cramped.
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TweetMan bites off own appendage
Damiene Iriarte apparently has one thing going for himself - flexibility.
The 26-year-old convicted child molester bit off the tip of his own wee wee, The New York Daily News reported Wednesday, April 15.
“How he did it? Limber, I guess. Not the work of a sane mind,” police told the newspaper.
Iriarte was taken to the hospital after being found naked and bleeding behind a Brooklyn building.
He was charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in 2003, but pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and probation, the newspaper reported.
And in other penis news:
A 26-year-old Swedish woman is charged with illegal weapons possession, attempted assault, illegal threats, and abuse.
The woman allegedly threatened to castrate her ex-boyfriend’s genitals with a stun gun, The Local reported.
The woman fired the weapon, but the man lunged back just in the nick of time.
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TweetWear your PJs to work today
Today is the only day it is appropriate to leave the house in PJs.
It’s National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day.
The holiday has got to be legitimate. It has its very own website at National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day.
“If you’ve just paid your taxes you deserve an ULTRA-CASUAL day, don’t you?” the site says.
Observers are encouraged to sitting around with the boss drinking coffee and eating doughnuts, the holiday’s official food. Obviously this holidays was created by the greeting card industry to sale PJs.
And you thought they would stop at Sweetest Day.
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TweetBushy eyebrow Scottish frump wows Simon Cowell, Demi Moore, YouTube
A homely 47-year-old Scottish cat lady proved why you can’t judge a book by its cover on an episode of “Britain’s Got Talent” aired Saturday, April 11.
Susan Boyle, a contestant on the Simon Cowell judged show,” made the cynics bit their tongues with her stirring rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical “Les Miserables.”
Actress Demi Moore and Entertainment Weekly magazine are among those sing praises for the unemployed woman with the bushy eyebrows and wonderful voice.
Cowell smiled from ear to ear as Boyle sang.
The studio audience and his co-judge, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, gave the jolly woman a standing ovation.
The performance has quickly become a tear-jerking You Tube hit.
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TweetSCULPTURES RETURN TO TROY
From Meredith Moss, Staff Writer
If you’ve never visit Troy’s Sculptures on the Square, you’re missing something special.
It’s a great family outing: the kids will love it too.
It’s fun to visit the little town for lunch or dinner, then walk the square.
Past exhibits have featured the sculptures of J. Seward Johnson and fiberglass WACO planes painted by local artists.
This time around, the work will be from a variety of sculptors representing an assortment of different artistic approaches including wildlife, modern, historical, whimsical and classic sculptures of bronze, metal, wood and concrete.
The exhibit kicks off May 4 and will last through Sept. 20.
In addition to the outdoor exhibit, the Troy Hayner Cultural Center will also host a small indoor exhibit.
For details related to Sculptures on the Square including a full list of Sculptures and Artists, visit www.troymainstreet.org or call (937) 339-5455.
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TweetA whole lot of porn found in boy’s PSP player
A Florida boy received an eyeful of porn when he turned on a PSP player his mom says she picked up at a Wal-Mart near Bradenton, Fla.
The boy’s mother told Fox 13- WTVT that the Play Station Portable she bought her son for a late Christmas gift contained hundreds of pornographic images.
The 6-year-old saw a woman in her birthday suit when he turned the gaming system on for the first time Saturday, April 11, the station reported.
Fearing he’d be grounded, he ran to his mother in tears.
The mother said the game’s memory card contained hundreds of pornographic images.
A Wal-Mart representative told the station they are looking into the matter.
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TweetIs Facebook a brain drain?
Everyone knows Facebook can be a time sucker, but maybe it is sucking on brain cells as well.
A recent Ohio State University study has found a link between Facebook use and lower graders in college.
College students with Facebook accounts have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking site, according to the pilot study.
Facebook users had GPAs between 3.0 and 3.5. Non-users had GPAs between 3.5 and 4.0, the study reported.
About 220 Ohio State students took part in the study. More than half of the participants had Facebook accounts.
The study will be presented Thursday, April 16, at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association in San Diego.
“We can’t say that use of Facebook leads to lower grades and less studying - but we did find a relationship there,” said Aryn Karpinski, co-author of the study.
The fact that Facebook user spent less time studying should come to no surprise.
Who has time to study when there is Mafia War to play and photos to tag?
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TweetMel Gibson’s wife files for divorce
Question: what does Mel Gibson’s wife wants?
Answer: a divorce.
Robyn Gibson has filed a petition to divorce the “What Women Want” star, the Associated Press reported Monday, April 13.
Robyn Gibson, who seeks bling bling and other property, cited irreconcilable differences.
The couple has been married 28 years and has a boatload of children.
They may share custody of a 9-year-old son.
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TweetLocal company survives disaster, highlighted in national magazine
A Dayton-based company is the focus of an article in the April edition of Black Enterprise magazine.
Sean E. and Shawntay Fields’ company Comtactics is highlighted in an article called “Staring Down Disaster.”
The Englewood couples’ marketing and Internet solutions firm finished 2008 with $540,000 and moved into a larger, newly renovated office, the magazine said.
Then the business flooded.
“We had spent several days painting and putting up wallpaper,” Sean Fields told the magazine. “Two days later I walked into our office and standing water and ceiling leaks were everywhere.”
The article discusses how the company survived the disaster.
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TweetBody Snake for people who don’t like to move in the shower
It’s like we are living in the future.
The day has finally come that you can take a shower with little to no movement.
The Body Snake might be crazy enough to dethrone the Snuggie as the most ridiculous “ As Seen on TV” product on the market.
The handcrafted, intestine-shaped flexible foam mesh is apparently for people who either can’t bother taking a shower like the rest of us or are tripped up by “scrubbers and brushes that just don’t work.”
Yippee!
“No more fumbling and stumbling in the shower,” the commercial promises.
The offer also includes a Foot Scrubber.
“This amazing foot scrubber cleans and scrubs your entire foot without ever having to bend over,” the commercial says. “Guaranteed.”
It retails for $24.95 plus shipping and handling.
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TweetShamGuau! ShamWow commercial in Spanish
The ShamWow Guy is ShamTalented.
(Wink)
Not only can he allegedly smack around prostitutes and pitch absorbent towels, but Vince Shlomi can almost speak Espanol.
Watch the Slap Chop video for some ShamFunny counting.
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TweetStates declare war on lottery playing, drug-addicted poor
Doesn’t this seem just a little strange?
As more people seek public assistance, some states are adding more restrictions.
The Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that would cap lottery winnings for people on welfare and other public assistance at $600.
And lawmakers in at least seven states want those who receive food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing.
Read Associated Press article here.
The states include West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Florida and Minnesota.
The Arizona Senators attempted such a law, but it failed.
“Nobody’s being forced into these assistance programs,” Craig Blair, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature, told the AP. “If so many jobs require random drug tests these days, why not these benefits?”
Ohio lawmakers haven’t picked up on this trend which may come as good news to lottery playing, drug-addicted welfare recipients.
What do you think? Should people on welfare be allowed to play the lottery? Should they be required to take drug tests? Comment below.
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TweetBilly Bob Thornton goes off on radio show host
Actor Billy Bob Thornton went a little ‘Joaquin Phoenix loopy’ before going off on a Canadian radio show host Wednesday, April 8.
Thornton, who was promoting his country- pop band The Boxmasters, got all ticked when host Jian Ghomeshi discussed Thornton’s other job - well-known actor who use to wear Angelina Jolie’s blood necklace.
Stupid CBC radio talk show dude, bringing up stuff people know.
Then again, the talk show host did imply that the band’s biggest claim to fame is that Thornton is an Oscar-winner with a passion for music.
Oh no he did not!
The ‘S’ bomb dropping Thornton set the host straight about agreed upon discussion points.
“We also said we didn’t want to hear anything about how this was my first love. You wouldn’t say that to Tom Petty would you?” Thornton told Ghomeshi. “‘I understand music is your first love.’ Well, my first love was a chick named Lisa Cowen.”
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TweetLevi Johnston to Palins - ‘liar, liar pants on fire’
The Palin/ Johnston feud may come down to the definition of the word ‘stayed.’
Days after being called a liar, Levi Johnston called his baby mama’s family members liars during a CBS Early Show interview Thursday, April 9.
Johnston, who hopes to be an electrician or model/actor, said he lived with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family before Bristol Palin, his then girlfriend, gave birth to son Tripp.
But the Palins, following Johnston’s dirty laundry airing appearance on Monday’s “Tyra Banks Show,” called Johnston a big liar.
“Levi has never lived under the same roof as Bristol or any of the Palins,” a Palin family spokeswoman told CNN.
Johnston and his family said ‘whatever.’
In the CBS interview, Johnston said he had a toothbrush and pajamas at the Palin’s house and for awhile, slept there every night.
“They said I didn’t live there,” Johnston said. ” I ‘stayed there.’ I was like, ‘OK, whatever you want to call it’ — I had all my stuff there. So, if you wanna call it ‘staying there,’ that’s fine.”
Johnston’s mom Sherry, and sister Mercede, were also interviewed.
Mercede Johnston called the Palins snobby.
“Look what they are doing,” she said. “They are lying, trying to save their selves and they are the ones who ask for it. They brought him into the campaign. They should have knew what was coming. They can’t turn around and try to take it back now.”
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TweetAsa George replaced on ‘Fox 45 in the Morning’
Economic pressures have forced a familiar face from “Fox 45 in the Morning, ” Dean Ditmer, Fox 45/ ABC 22 general manager, said Wednesday, April 8.
Anchor Asa George has been let go.
George, who helped launch the 4-hour morning show three years ago, was told Friday, April 3, that she was being taken off the air and that her contract would not be renewed.
Ditmer said she decided to leave two months before the contract’s official expiration date.
The decision to replace George, a five-year employee, with Kylie Conway was economic and not entered into lightly, he said.
“This is a sign of the times,” Ditmer said. “ People are asking ‘what’s the story behind the story,’ unfortunately it’s the same story that has been heard before.”
The station, like many business, has been asked to tighten its budget , Ditmer said.
There were a series of staff cuts by the station last year, including Mark Pompilio, a news anchor at WKEF-TV Channel 22/WRGT-TV Fox 45 for 10 years.
Conway, who has previously worked in Toledo, joined Fox 45 earlier this year. She works with Pete Scalia, Rhonda Moore and Mike Terwilleger.
Ditmer said George had been a great asset to the station and community.
“Asa is a wonderful talent and she was a great face for the station,” he said. “I think Asa is going to do great things. I am looking forward to watching her career.”
When contacted Wednesday, April 8, George, who was raised in Houston, said she was saddened that she will no longer work for the station and now must leave the community.
“Dayton has been my home for five years, ” she said. “It has been a wonderful place. Its been a great place to gain experience. I’ve met wonderful people.”
George said she treasures the relationships she has built in Dayton and will miss serving the community.
“It kills me,” she said. “I have invested in this community.”
Despite a tight job market, George is trying to remain positive and is working with agents from New York-based NS Bienstock to find employment.
“It is like they always say, when one door closes another one opens,” George said. “I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the future.”
In the meantime, she plans to do volunteer work at organizations like the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.
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TweetBreeder wins for Judge
A federal judges sort of owes a rocker one.
Dayton rocker Kim Deal of Breeders and Pixies fame played on behalf of Senior U.S. District Judge Walter Rice during a segment of the popular NPR quiz show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.”
angler fishThe former Wayne High School cheerleader also sort of sang her high school’s fight song during the comical game show, saying something about throwing Ole’ Stebbins on the side.
The show was recorded in downtown Dayton’s Victoria Theatre Thursday, March 26.
It aired locally March 28.
Deal who lives in Oakwood answered questions during a game called “Breeders? You call that Breeding, I’ll tell you about Breeding.”
She correctly answered questions about the breeding habits of giant squads, angler fish and pandas.
The judge won show co-host Carl Kasell’s voice on his answering machine.
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TweetLocal youth gets ‘shot’ on Today Show
Dayton Christian High School’s Casey Weber received early morning props on NBC’s “Today Show” Wednesday, April 8.
The 6-foot basketball player was named ‘athlete of the month’ during Len Berman’s segment “Spanning the World.”
The senior made an outrageous full court, buzzer-beating shot against Arcanum last month at UD Arena.
Read the story behind the shot on the Chick Ludwig at Large blog .
Matt and Meredith’s gang was wowed.
The clip of Weber’s making the crazy 90-foot shot and an 80-foot shot during a practice the following day was shown during the segment which highlights amazing sport feats.
A video of a shot from Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James was played just before Weber’s clip.
Weber’s 3-pointer has also been aired on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
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TweetPalin gets flak for daughter’s public baby daddy drama
It’s not exactly like the Hatfields and the McCoys, but there is definitely a feud between the Palin and Johnston families.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s family kicked hard Monday, April 6, basically calling Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin’s baby daddy, a big fat moose-loving liar.
“Levi has never lived under the same roof as Bristol or any of the Palins,” a Palin family spokeswoman told CNN.
Wowza!
The family referred to Levi’s appearance with his mom and sister on the April 6 episode of “The Tyra Bank Show.”
Sarah Palin swung back and is now catching flak from those who say that by commenting on Levi’s Tyra interview, she made it must-see TV.
A statement from the family Friday was even sharper.
“Bristol did not even know Levi was going on the show. We’re disappointed that Levi and his family, in a quest for fame, attention, and fortune, are engaging in flat-out lies, gross exaggeration, and even distortion of their relationship,” the statement said.
Johnston, who until recently was engaged to Bristol, said he moved in with the Palins in December, shortly before the birth of baby Tripp.
During the Tyra interview, Johnston, 19, also implied Sarah Palin, probably knew he was having relations of the sexual type with then underage Bristol.
And Johnston hinted he was suffering a case of baby mama drama, saying Bristol allows him to see Tripp, but won’t let him take the child anywhere.
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TweetWayne Avenue store near rejected Kroger site closing
The intersection of Wayne Avenue and Wyoming Street will soon get another big, empty building.
A liquidation sale is going on at Rite Aid Pharmacy, 1431 Wayne Avenue, according to Rite Aid spokeswoman Cheryl Slavinsky.
Merchandise was 25 percent off on Tuesday, April 7.
The store’s pharmacy closed March 20 and pharmacy department workers were assigned to other area Rite Aid stores. Pharmacy information was transferred to the nearby Walgreens.
Slavinsky said the Wayne Avenue Rite Aid location “was simply under performing.”
“It just makes good financial sense to close under performing stores,” she said.
There is no definite close date for the store housed in a 11,000 square foot building.
Current employees will have the option to relocate to one of Rite Aid’s other seven area Dayton stores, Slavinsky said.
The brick Rite Aid building is locate across from the Spanish Colonial Revival style Ecki Building.
That building’s site was to be apart of a new Wayne Avenue Kroger supermarket, but in December, the Cincinnati-based company announced it was pulling out of the deal.
The City of Dayton hopes to buy the land for redevelopment.
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TweetChris Brown may get plea deal today
Singer Chris Brown maybe preparing to fess up to charges related to allegations he physically attacked his girlfriend Rihanna.
Brown is scheduled to be arraigned in Los Angeles Monday, April 6, the Associated Press reports.
The 19-year-old was accused of an early morning attack on 21-year-old Rihanna before the Grammys; both were supposed to perform at the show but withdrew.
Brown was charged March 5 with two felonies — assault likely to cause great bodily harm and making criminal threats.
“Intense” plea negotiations are underway, according to the New York Daily News.
If a deal can not be reached, Brown is expected to plea not guilty to each charge, according to E Oline.
Brown’s lawyer could also seek another extension.
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TweetLocal breastfeeding mom outdone, 19-year accused of breastfeeding while drunk driving
It seems Genine Compton - the Dayton area’s breast-feeding-while-driving mother - has been outdone by an Aussie.
A 19-year-old woman has allegedly raised the bad time for breastfeeding bar.
The woman was drunk and breastfeeding her five-month-old Saturday, April 4, when police say she nearly slammed an unregistered and uninsured station wagon into a police cruiser, Australia’s Courier-Mail reported.
The near accident happened as the teen drove away from a bar’s parking lot in the town of Alice Springs.
Police stopped suddenly to avoid the collision, but saw the young mother drive off with the baby attached to one breast, the London Daily Mail reported.
The woman faces a variety of charges, including failing to provide a breath sample, driving while disqualified in an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle and driving with an unrestrained child, the Courier-Mail reported.
Compton, 39, of Harrison Twp., was recently sentenced to unsupervised probation and fined more than $300 after being convicted of unlawful child restraint and “disorderly/ persists” charges.
Kettering police cited Compton after another motorist saw her breastfeeding her child while driving and talking on a cell phone Feb. 26 near Far Hills Avenue and Dorothy Lane.
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TweetSarah Palin mad at her daughter’s baby daddy
Oh snap, it looks like Levi Johnston has messed with the wrong baby mama mama.
Johnston, in an episode of the Tyra Banks Show set to air Monday, April 6, puts out some dirty, sexy laundry about his romance with former fiancee Bristol Palin.
His mom, Sherry, and sister Mercede, also get their 15 minutes of fame on the talk show.
According to clips, Johnston, 18, implies Bristol’s mama, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, probably knew he was getting it on til the break of dawn with then 17-year-old Bristol.
Johnston lived under the same roof with Bristol Palin and her family. Yeah, that couldn’t end well.
See Celebrity Worship blog entry here.
Now the governor’s family is ticked at tacky Levi and his tasteless mother.
“Bristol did not even know Levi was going on the show. We’re disappointed that Levi and his family, in a quest for fame, attention, and fortune, are engaging in flat-out lies, gross exaggeration, and even distortion of their relationship,” a statement from a Palin family representative posted on People.comsays.
“Bristol’s focus will remain on raising Tripp, completing her education, and advocating abstinence,” the statement continues. “It is unfortunate that Levi finds it more appealing to exploit his previous relationship with Bristol than to contribute to the well being of the child.”
Bristol Palin and Johnston broke up earlier this year, just months after Tripp was born.
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TweetCool Queen gets iPod, doesn’t mind being touched by Michelle
Question: What do you give the woman who heads the Commonwealth of Nations and wears the bliggest crown in the world?
Awswer: An iPod.
President Obama gave Queen Elizabeth II the technological wonder during tea Wednesday, April 1.
He or his staff even preloaded the iPod with videos of the royal majesty’s 2007 visit to Virginia, according to London Telegraph.
The Telegraph reports that Obama also gave the Queen a rare songbook signed by Richard Rodgers.
It turns out the Queen is cooler than most women who wear crowns and love corgis. The Queen has a Wii and already had an inferior iPod Mini.
Oh and she wasn’t mad about the whole Michelle Obama putting her arm around her thing.
Seems the Queen didn’t see it as a breach of protocol.
“This was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection and appreciation between The Queen and Michelle Obama,” a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said according to a Time article posted Thursday, April 2.
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TweetNo joke, cigarettes even more expensive today
Smoking just got even more expensive and this is no April Fools’ Day joke.
A 62 cents a pack federal tax increase on cigarettes kicked in Wednesday, April 1, bringing the total federal tax to $1.01 a pack.
The average price for a pack of cigarettes is now more than $6.
The government plans to use the money to expand a health insurance program for low-income children.
What do you think? Is the tax too much? Will you kick the habit?
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TweetYouTube pranks users
Oh, silly YouTube.com.
As part of an April Fools’ Day prank, YouTube, a video sharing site, has flipped much of its layout upside down.
Click on the word’s “tips for viewing the new layout” and you’ll be clued into the sort of funny joke.
YouTube offers three tips to viewing the new upside down layout - turn your monitor upside-down, tilt your head to the side or move to Australia.
Or if you prefer, you can view the “old-fashioned layout.”
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TweetLocal singing group’s video to premiere on BET Sunday
A local Christian singing group will get a shot in the national spotlight.
A gospel ‘slow jam’ by Dayton-based Christopher will debut 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5, on BET’s Video Gospel, Valerie Coleman, the group’s manager, said Tuesday, March 31.
The song Tired, from the group’s debut The Journey will also airs on The Gospel Music Channel this month, Coleman said.
The band includes Christopher McNeal, a minister at Greater Grace Temple in Springfield, Christopher Reid of Reynolds and Reynolds and Christoper Surrant of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Coleman said the trio met as students at the University of Dayton 16 years ago.
McNeal and Reid are originally from Cleveland. Surrant is from Arkansas.
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