Archive for July 7th, 2006

Late Nite Video - It’s Okay

Friday, July 7th, 2006

A Bush in 60 seconds video, sent to me by Will Keenan, who created the TalkLeft video, great Yearly Kos promos and Mission Accomplished Man.


Bonds trails Aaron by 35 after hitting homer No. 720

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Barry Bonds hit his 720th homer Friday night, a three-run shot to right-center in the third inning of the Giants’ game against the Dodgers.

WinFS’ Demise Not a Bang Or a Whimper

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Shadowruni writes “The Seattle-PI confirms with Mircosoft what MS bloggers and pundits have been saying all along. WinFS simply isn’t going to happen. Some of its features have been ‘merged’ with other projects.” From the article: “WinFS was dropped from Vista in what company executives described at the time as a trade-off to get the operating system completed in a timely manner. The release of Vista has since been delayed again and is now scheduled for November for large customers and January 2007 for the general public, though some observers say it may be out even later.” Final confirmation of a story from last month.

Soldier Subdued on Florida Flight

Friday, July 7th, 2006

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier recently returned from Iraq tried to force his way into the cockpit of a Tampa-bound Delta Air Lines jet and was subdued by other passengers, Tampa International Airport officials said on Friday. [Reuters]

CBS is outdanced but still wins Thursday (Reuters)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Reuters - CBS lost the head-to-head
battle between “Rock Star: Supernova” and Fox’s “So You Think
You Can Dance” but still won the night in primetime Thursday.

PDF: Playstation Magazine #1 - September 1997

Friday, July 7th, 2006

I’m keeping up my once-a-week Magazine scan, but I decided to mix it up a bit this time. I know there are a lot of loyal Sega Saturn fans reading this, but I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the first issue of Playstation Magazine f…

King’s Bush interview isn’t ratings winner (Reuters)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

President Bush speaks at a news conference at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, July 7, 2006. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Larry King's interview with
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush came close but didn't
quite beat Fox News Channel's 9 p.m. champ, "Hannity & Colmes."


“Cheese” a light but tasty treat from Garlin (Reuters)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Reuters - In his first feature as
writer-director, “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s” Jeff Garlin has
crafted a winningly low-key “Marty” lite, bringing a Jewish,
showbiz spin to the tale of an overweight man still living with
his mother.

VH1’s trivia “World Series” lacks pop (Reuters)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Reuters - For trivia buffs who
have mulled a “Jeopardy!” tryout but feared the opera, art
history or other “real” questions, VH1 has your salve. Who
needs Shakespeare when you know your “Scooby-Doo?”

‘As the World Turns’ actor commits suicide (AP)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Benjamin Hendrickson of 'As The World Turns,' who won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is seen at the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in this Friday, May 16, 2003 file photo  in New York.  Hendrickson committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, Suffolk County police said.           (AP Photo/ABC, Virginia Sherwood, FILE)AP - Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the "As the World Turns" soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.


Texans sign Lott Award winner Ryans

Friday, July 7th, 2006

The Houston Texans signed second-round pick DeMeco Ryans on Friday.

CBS, Fox, NBC oppose delay to decency challenge (Reuters)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Reuters - Three television networks, CBS, Fox
and NBC, on Friday urged speedy court review of a decision
finding some of their shows violated decency standards,
opposing a delay sought by the U.S. government.