American Idol Top 24 Season 10

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 25, 2011 0 comments
American Idol Top 24 Season 10 With five spots already taken in the Top 24, American Idol starts collecting the other 19 contestants who will make up their Top 24. Karen Rodriguez was the first tonight to be informed she was to perform next week. Robbie Rosen was told by the judges that he is "One of the best singers we have" and was told to be ready to be performing next week live. Also joining those two is Tatynisa Wilson. Brittany and Jimmy...

Justin Tennison of 'Deadliest Catch' Found Dead in Hotel

Posted by BlackJack On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 0 comments
Law enforcement officials in Homer, AK tell us they got a call at 12:52 PM yesterday reporting a deceased male at the Best Western Bidarka Inn. Upon arrival they found 33-year-old Tennison lying on a bed unresponsive. We're told a search of the room -- which was registered to Justin -- turned up a small amount of marijuana, as well as several bottles of alcohol in the refrigerator. Cops tell us they believe there had been a party in the room...

Washington Dot

Posted by BlackJack On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 0 comments
Washington - The Supreme Court will let Mazda be sued in California courts in case involving a woman who died while wearing a seat belt across her lap in her family’s minivan. The high court in a unanimous judgment Wednesday agreed to let the lawsuit go forward, despite complaints from the car company that federal regulators gave it an option on whether to install lap belts or lap-and-shoulder belts in the middle seats in the back of the van. Thanh Williamson’s family wants to sue Mazda Motor...

Weather King 5

Posted by BlackJack On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 0 comments
A Washington State snow storm is drawing a lot of interest to King 5 news and the National Weather Service. Snow from Seattle to Spokane is expected on Wednesday and Thursday, and this could be a pretty powerful storm when everything is said and done. 30 plows have been commissioned and put on standby to help out the Seattle Department of Transportation, and plans on how to deal with the snow and ice are about to get under way. The plows are on 24-hour-hour shifts in Seattle right now, and it...

Bassmaster Classic 2011

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 18, 2011 0 comments
This angling competition will have the top prize of $500,000, so anglers will need to be prepared for some tough competition. The vent will be watched closely by thousands of spectators in site; people will also be able to attend the Classic Outdoor Expo held at Ernest Memorial Convention center. Competitors in the Bassmaster Classic 2011 reach the event by qualifying to it. Each pro tournament they win will gather points that will dictate whether...

Ubber Twitter TakeDown?

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 18, 2011 2 comments
Twitter has just posted a help document titled "I'm Having Problems Logging In to UberTwitter or twidroyd" that gives little hope for an immediate fix: turns out the company has outright suspended both apps -- among the most popular Twitter apps for the BlackBerry / iPhone and Android platforms, respectively -- for "violating [its] policies." They go on to say that they suspend "hundreds" of apps on a daily basis for policy violations, but decided...

Daytona 500 Starting Lineup

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 18, 2011 0 comments
The 53rd Annual Daytona 500 is set to get underway this Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR season is about to kick off with the 2011 Daytona 500 this Sunday. Fans eagerly await race day and want to know what the starting lineup looks like. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was supposed to lead the pack but got hit from behind during practice; he had to go to his backup car and got sent to the back! Right now Jeff Gordon will be starting at lead,...

2011 All Star Weekend

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 18, 2011 0 comments
The NBA All Star weekend 2011 is set to be a big affair, given the setting and the players. Tonight kicks things off with the celebrity game and rookie challenge, while Saturday has the long awaited debut of Blake Griffin in the Slam Dunk Contest. Sunday then brings the actual game, with the East and West likely to combine for at least 300 points. After the glitz and glamour of NBA All Star weekend 2011, however, the push for the playoffs can then...

Elizabethan Era

Posted by BlackJack On Friday, February 11, 2011 0 comments
The Elizabethan Era venerable British bank, Barclay’s, founded four centuries ago right at the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and NRG Energy Inc, the largest US independent power producer, have just completed a deal for the very first carbon permits to be offered by California’s planned cap and trade program to reduce pollution in its AB32 climate legislation. The first time the word "Regietheater" appeared in these pages was in 1985....

The man who isn’t there

Posted by BlackJack On Saturday, February 5, 2011 0 comments
The Chinese artist does more than just wear camouflage pants and stand next to a bush. With the help of some assistants, Bolin paints himself, head to toe and unassumingly just stands there--in grocery stores, next to piles of coal, on staircases, you name it. And, unless you look really closely, you'll miss him entirely--which is pretty much the point. It turns out that the process of making oneself truly invisible is quite painstaking. According...

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