glass frog

Glass frog is making headlines for its uniqueness. The frog is also called Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum.

The transparent frog was discovered in Ecuador in 2009,it is an amphibian from the Centrolenidae family.The animal is often a transparent lime green making its heart, liver, and digestive visible through his skin.

The see through frog is very little ranging from 3 centimeters (1.2 in) to 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in) in length and can be found Mexico , Panama,Venezuela and Bolivia.Crystal frogs are an endangered species.

An expedition to the pristine forests of Ecuador near the Peruvian border uncovered 12 new species, including a salamander that Conservation International.

The discoveries in the Nangaritza region of the Cordillera del Condor included what the researchers termed a “remarkably ugly bug-eyed salamander,” a red poison arrow frog and a frog smaller than a “pinky” fingernail.

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Mel Hall, a former Major League outfielder, was sentenced to 45 years in jail following a conviction of raping a 12-year-old and sexually abusing or inappropriately touching three girls, according to The Associated Press.

Hall, 48, was sentenced by a Tarrant County (Texas) jury on Wednesday and received 40 years for aggravated sexual assault and five years for indecency.

“A Tarrant County jury took about 90 minutes to convict the 48-year-old Hall on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child,” says the Associated Press. “The sentencing phase was to resume Wednesday after two witnesses testified Tuesday afternoon. Hall faces up to life in prison.

The AP reported that Hall, who played in the Majors for four different teams from 1981-1996, must serve about 22 1/2 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.

Maybe some of you may remember Mel Hall as a decent slugger with the Yankees back in the early ’90s. Those with good memories for home run trots may recall Hall’s as one of the longest, slowest and most asinine ever witnessed on the planet earth.

Hall's 13-year major league career ended in 1996. He hit .276 with 134 home runs and 620 RBIs in a career that included stints with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Yankees and San Francisco Giants. He also played four years in Japan.

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It was just announced LIVE here in Charlotte tonight that billionaire Donald Trump has purchased WWE Monday Night Raw from Vince McMahon.McMahon said he hasn't enjoyed his dealings with Trump, but he made him an offer he couldn't turned down.

Trump appeared on the big screen during Raw in Charlotte, N.C. in what appeared to be a pre-recorded video meant to seem live. Donald Trump declares that next week's Monday Night RAW will air commercial free for the first time in its history.Trump plans on attending next week's RAW.

But not to be upstaged, Vince McMahon plans on giving his farewell speech next week.

This story will definitely unfold over the next few days.

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After a standout debut season in which he was voted NBA Rookie of the Year, Derrick Rose's off-season encountered more turbulence Thursday.

Weeks after he was linked to allegations of academic fraud at the University of Memphis, the Bulls' star guard issued a statement declaring his vehement opposition to gangs in response to a photo posted on the Internet that showed him flashing gang signs at a party in Memphis during his freshman year there.

An apologetic Derrick Rose has issued a statement through the Chicago Bulls, explaining why a photograph of him flashing a gang sign has been circulating on the Internet.
In a statement released Thursday, shortly after the Chicago Tribune and other news outlets reported on the photo, Rose called the picture a bad joke made during his one year at the University of Memphis and strongly denied that he has ever been involved in gang activity.

"This photo of me was taken at a party I attended in Memphis while I was in school there, and was meant as a joke . . . a bad one, I now admit. I want to emphatically state, now and forever, that Derrick Rose is anti-gang, anti-drug, and anti-violence. I am not, nor have I ever been, affiliated with any gang and I can’t speak loudly enough against gang violence, and the things that gangs represent. " Say Rose

"In posing for this picture, I am guilty of being young, naive and of using extremely poor judgment. I sincerely apologize to all my fans for my mistake. I pride myself on being a good citizen, and role model, that young people can look up to and I want to urge all my young fans to stay away from gangs and gang-related activities." he added

In the picture, Rose was throwing signs for the Gangster Disciples Nation, a prominent Chicago gang with tens of thousands of members, according to the Tribune. The gang is a dominant presence in the Englewood neighborhood where Rose grew up.

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Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, a former chief medical examiner for New York City who appears on the HBO cable TV show "Autopsy," who was hired by David Carradine's family, has released the results of his forensic examination. He has determined that David Carradine's death was not a suicide, but indicated that further information was required from Thai investigators to determine an exact cause of death.

Dr. Michael Baden said the following in a statement released to The Associated Press through Carradine's brothers, Keith and Robert Carradine:

"To reach a final determination as to the cause and the manner of death we must wait for further information from Thailand, as to the scene findings and the completion of the crime laboratory and toxicology studies that are still being performed."

"This is a devastating loss for our family and we greatly appreciate the compassion pouring in from all over the world," Keith Carradine said.Reached by phone after the morning briefing, Baden said he expects to receive more information from Thai authorities in a week or two and stressed that the information at hand was incomplete. Baden didn't elaborate on how suicide was ruled out

"The autopsy is only part of the analysis," he said.

David Carradine had been found in his Bangkok hotel room last week by a maid. His body was hanging in the closet of his room. A Thai tabloid, Thai Rath, published a graphic image of the death scene that police have said appears to be a leaked forensics image. Carradine's family was incensed when the photo was released, and promised legal action if it appeared in any U.S.-based media.

In the meantime, Robert Carradine asked the public and press for patience and time to allow the family to grieve.

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Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn

Here is a picture of James Von Brunn, the suspected Washington National Holocaust Museum shooter. James Von Brunn is author of “Kill the Best Gentiles: A new, hard-hitting expose of the Jew conspiracy to destroy the white gene-pool,” says website holywesternempire.org.

Von Brunn had been charged with an armed burglary in 1981 says AP after entering a Federal Reserve Building. He was thereafter sentenced to 11 years in prison for carrying firearms into the Fed.

Reports identify Von Brunn as the shooter at Washington’s Holocaust museum and list his condition as “grave” or “critical”.

White supremacist James von Brunn, 88, apparently tried to make good on his promise Wednesday - storming the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and murdering a security guard.

The shooting was at 1 pm local time today. Both Von Brunn and a security guard were injured. Fox news is identifying Brunn as having ties to anti-Semitic and white supremacy groups.

After Von Brunn shot and wounded the security guard, museum guards fired at Von Brunn. Washington’s Mayor has said moments ago that the security guard is in grave condition.

The firefight, which left von Brunn in critical condition, capped a life spent spewing hatred.

"I'm in a state of shock, but I'mnot surprised he did it," von Brunn's ex-wife told the Daily News. "He used to make the statement that he was going out with his boots on. I took it to mean that he was going to go out and try to take some people with him."

More recently, the former New Yorker questioned the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate in online screeds.

It was unclear if something specific triggered his museum rampage - but the attack followed Obama's denunciation of Holocaust deniers.

The couple bounced around from Maryland to California to New Hampshire and back to Maryland, with von Brunn trying to make money in real estate.

He lived in New York City in the late 1960s, where he worked in advertising and film.

The couple had a son named Erik, who is 32 and a student at the University of Maryland. Von Brunn's child from an earlier marriage committed suicide.

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Holly Montag replacing Heidi on I'm a Celebrity 2

Holly Montag will be replacing her sister Heidi Pratt on the reality show “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here.”

Holly will join the cast Wednesday after Speidi decided that the jungle really was too much for them. The duo had left early last week, only to regret the decision and blame "the devil" for leaving. In order to prove themselves, the couple were locked in a dark room. Heidi fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.

Because of all the drama surrounding Heidi and Spencer Pratt with their “We’re doing the show - no we’re not - ok, we’ll do it…” nonsense, producers of the show had a replacement celeb lined up to take over in case anything more happened.

Holly is currently staying in a luxury hotel until the show is ready to take her into the jungle.

Now, Holly will be joining the cast, which already includes two Baldwins, Janice Dickinson and former "American Idol" contestant, Sanjaya Malakar. Holly has been on several episodes of "The Hills" after joining the show in season four, including this past season's finale, where she caused a little bit of a ruckus at Speidi's rehearsal dinner.

One of the show's hosts, Myleene Klass, ended Monday night's episode announcing Holly's addition to the cast. "Tune in Wednesday ... and find out how the camp reacted to their new arrival [Holly]. So that's it, Heidi and Spencer have gone for good — or have they? You never know with those two."

Since Holly is a regular on 'The Hills' I guess that makes her enough of a celebrity for their criteria, right? :) Does this mean Holly is on her way to becoming the next big reality star?

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Las Vegas High sophomore catcher Bryce Harper is the ‘most exciting prodigy since Lebron.’

The power-hitting Harper, who batted .626 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs this spring, will be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on Thursday with a headline proclaiming the 16-year-old is ‘Baseball’s Chosen One.’ The subhead makes the comparison to NBA star Lebron James.

While prodigies seem to come and go — Freddy Adu and Michelle Wie come to mind (along with LeBron) — they don’t often appear on SI’s cover, making this an instant early piece of memorabilia.

Hardcore card prospectors already know who he is — he can be found in this year’s Upper Deck USA Baseball set on three cards — one signed card, one signed memorabilia card and one standard card.

Players’ first appearances, from Joe Namath’s “Broadway Joe” debut (right) to Michael Jordan (along with Sam Perkins) in his Carolina blue, always command a premium over other appearances. (And the magazine has a strong collector base as it is.)

“It is just amazing. I’m so proud of him for all the work he has done,” said Ron Harper, his father. “I don’t know if anyone in the country deserves it more than him. He just busts his butt for something he loves.”

By the time Harper, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound, smooth-swinging left-handed hitter, walked into his first-period class this morning, word had already spread to teachers and classmates of Harper's soon-to-be national notoriety. Las Vegas baseball coach Sam Thomas e-mailed the cover to staff at the school.

"This is so awesome. There are no words to describe it," Bryce Harper said. "With everyone seeing the magazine, that will put a big target on my back. But I don't care. I love that."

Harper hit seven home runs this month in six Sunrise Regional playoff games, but Las Vegas fell to Green Valley High in the title game. His power at the plate included blasting a 502-foot home run at the Tampa Rays’ Tropicana Field in a national home run derby in January.

So, while a 16-year-old appearing on the cover is significant, the issue also going to hold a significant place for collectors as well.

And it’s not even out yet.

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Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies

Exodus passed away at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. “Our sympathies go out to the family,” says Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill.

Her seven-year-old brother found her hanging from a cord which was dangling from a treadmill in their home in Phoenix, Arizona.She was discovered when her mother, who was cleaning in another room.

Although her mother tried to resuscitate her at the scene, she was rushed to hospital in an “extremely critical condition”. She was placed on a life support machine, but yesterday she was pronounced dead.

Police are treating the case as an accident, saying it appears the child was playing on or near the treadmill and became tangled in the cord.

“Mike was very dedicated to that baby,'' said Sig Rogish, a longtime friend of Tyson and his former agent. “I think every parent's greatest fear is that they live beyond their children. I know Mike has had his troubles in his life, but he's always been a good father.”

His short-lived marriage to actress Robin Givens ended amidst allegations of physical and emotional abuse and mental illness. He was convicted of raping a beauty queen and spent three years in prison for the crime.

He was stripped of his boxing license for a year after biting off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a match, went to prison again on new assault charges, filed for bankruptcy in 2003 after squandering nearly $300 million -- around the same time his second marriage ended due to his reported infidelities -- and was arrested again in 2006 on charges of DUI and felony drug possession.

Tyson knows his life has been one big tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. In 2005 he told USA Today:

"My whole life has been a waste -- I've been a failure. I just want to escape. I'm really embarrassed with myself and my life. I want to be a missionary. I think I could do that while keeping my dignity without letting people know they chased me out of the country. I want to get this part of my life over as soon as possible. In this country nothing good is going to come of me. People put me so high; I wanted to tear that image down."

The family have not yet arranged a funeral for Exodus.

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Amy Mickelson Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Phil Mickelson has always put family before business, and right now the Mickelson family is dealing with some tough news. Amy Mickelson, the wife of the second-ranked golfer in the world, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Phil has canceled his golf schedule indefinitely to be with his wife.

According to a release from Mickelson's management company, his wife was to have more tests but begin treatment with major surgery as early as the next two weeks.

This is not the first time Mickelson has picked his family over golf. In 1999, during the final round of the U.S. Open, Mickelson was paired with Payne Stewart. Seeking his first major championship with Amy near her delivery date, Phil had his caddie, Jim MacKay carry a beeper in the golf bag in case she went into labor. He admitted he'd walk off the golf course if she beeped him.

Mickelson, the No. 2 player in the world with 36 career PGA Tour victories, was to play the Byron Nelson Championship this week before defending his title next week at Colonial. It was not certain if he would return in time for the U.S. Open on June 18-21 at Bethpage Black, where he was the runner-up to Tiger Woods in 2002 and is beloved by golf fans in the New York area.

Thoughts and prayers are with the Mickelson family.

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Maria Verchenova: New golf babes!

Maria Verchenova, 23, was born in Moscow and has been making a name for herself on the Ladies European Tour. Her career earnings are still modest, at $51,000, but she’s making amazing strides and playing solid golf.

Maria Verchenova, a young Russian golfer may give dudes everywhere reason to tune in soon, as she attempts to become to golf what Maria Sharapova is to tennis.

She is not only proving herself a fine player in her own right, she is also paving the way for other young Russian girls - her sister Anna included.

Verchenova admits that tennis star Sharapova is a role model - but she is adamant about the reasons.

"I am looking at Maria, not because of the way she looks but because of the way she plays," Verchenova explains. "I think Russian women are strong mentally. They are trying really hard and they are achieving things."

Verchenova is the first Russian to become a full-time member of the Ladies European Tour. She contended against golf heavyweight Anna Sorenstam at the 2008 Dubai Ladies Masters.

She started golfing at age 12 and was the 2004 Russian Amateur Champion and again in 2006. She qualified for the LET in 2007 and has been in the money in nearly every event that she enters. She achieved her first top 10 finish in her rookie year. By 2008 she had a top 5 finish.

Maria has several role models. Tiger Woods is her male hero and tennis star Maria Sharapova is a fellow countrywoman and someone that Verchenova looks up to and wishes to emulate.

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LaLa Vasquez Ushered Out Of Game

LaLa Vazquez, who is a DJ and reality show host, was ushered out of the basketball game between the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks.

LaLa Vasquez is Denver Nugget star Carmelo Anthony’s fiance’, and was thrown out of the game due to a problem with old ladies sitting behind her in the stands.

With her husband's team in Dallas taking on the Mavericks, LaLa was ejected after an unspecified "incident" with some old ladies sitting behind her.

Video footage taken at the game last night shows LaLa Vasquez cursing and getting hostile as security guards attempted to escort her from the stands.

Today, LaLa released a statement claiming racial taunts and violent threats from Dallas fans started the altercation that became the talk of the game:

"Obviously playoff games bring out the best and the worst in fans but what happened on Monday night with the racial slurs / threats, verbal attacks on my son and physical attacks to myself by irate fans was completely unacceptable."

"The fans were totally out of control. What the cameras captured was me defending myself and didn't show the abuse that was taking place."

The Mavs and Nuggets are set to face off again tomorrow night.

The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets will face off again tomorrow evening. Let’s hope LaLa can behave herself this time!

Biography

Born on June 25, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, Alani “La La” Vasquez may have been raised in New York, but she was raised on music. After La La finished high school, her family moved to Georgia, where she got a job as a programming assistant at a local radio station. In 1999, La La moved — appropriately enough — to L.A. Currently, La La is the regular host of MTV’s Total Request Live and Direct Effect. La La most recently made headlines when she announced her engagement to NBA star Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets.

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Michael Landon's eldest son dead

Mark Landon, an actor and eldest son of "Little House on the Prairie" star Michael Landon, was found dead Monday at his home. He was 60.

He was found about noon in the 1300 block of Sweetzer Avenue.

The cause of death was not immediately clear but there was no evidence of foul play, said Sgt. David Infante of the Los Angeles County sheriff's office.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident, but a spokeswoman said there was no evidence of foul play.

Michael Landon, one of the stars of “Bonanza” and “Little House on the Prairie” television series, died in 1991 of cancer.

Mark Landon, among Michael Landon's nine children, appeared in three movies, including "Us" - a CBS television movie written and directed by his father in 1991 just before he died of cancer at age 54. The film was a pilot intended to be another series for Michael Landon. It aired a few months after his death.

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Mark Cuban vs. Kenyon Martin

Not long before the calendar turned to Sunday and Mother's Day, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban celebrated the occasion with a verbal blast directed at Lydia Moore, mother of Denver Nugget Kenyon Martin.

The billionaire team owner and local mom became linked because of a brief confrontation in the heated aftermath of Game 3, when Denver benefited from an NBA-acknowledged officiating mistake and beat Dallas 106-105 for a 3-0 series lead.

The scene following the Dallas Mavericks’ heart-breaking loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game Three was chaotic. Put simply, the Mavs lost their minds.

Moments after his team lost Game 3 of its playoff series against Denver on a controversial non-call just before Carmelo Anthony's winning jump shot, Cuban heard a fan screaming about the Nuggets being "thugs," prompting Cuban to tell Moore, "That includes your son."

Josh Howard had to be held back by teammates from going after the refs (he also took his anger out on a photographer), and team owner Mark Cuban also took issue with a camera man

Though he played nice with the press after the game, Cuban did not hold his tongue when he spotted Kenyon Martin’s mom in the stands. Let’s just say he didn’t wish her a happy Mother’s Day.

According to Martin's agent, Brian Dyke, Cuban also told Moore, "Your son is a punk."

The NBA later said the non-call was an officiating mistake, but it was too late to help the Mavericks.

The Denver Post reports:

During the postgame chaos after Saturday’s Nuggets-Mavericks game, Dallas owner Mark Cuban had a brief but heated confrontation with Lydia Moore, the mother of Denver’s Kenyon Martin, who was seated near the tunnel that leads to the Mavs’ locker room.

Cuban said Sunday by e-mail that when he walked off the court, a fan was screaming about the Nuggets being “thugs,” so Cuban said to Martin’s mother: “That includes your son.”

According to Martin’s agent, Brian Dyke, Cuban spotted Moore amid numerous Nuggets fans and said, unprovoked, “Your son is a punk.” Regardless of what insult was stated, NBA spokesman Tim Frank said, “The situation on the floor postgame is being reviewed.” Cuban said by e-mail he knew Martin’s mother, because after a previous game that Denver won, she had approached him and made trash-talk-type comments.

There’s no question that the Mavs were screwed by the officiating in Game 3, but their actions thereafter make it a little hard to feel too sorry for them.

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henrik stenson wins Players Championship

Sweden's Henrik Stenson kept his cool in 90 degree heat to win the Players Championship by four shots, as a frustrated Tiger Woods crashed out of contention at the TPC Sawgrass course.

The unflappable Swede carded the only bogey-free round on the final day, a six under-par 66 for 12-under overall, to pick up his first strokeplay win on the PGA Tour.

Stenson finished at 12-under 276 and won the title by four strokes over Ian Poulter, who managed a two-under 70, at the Stadium Course at the TPC at Sawgrass.

Britain's Ian Poulter shot a two-under 70 to finish second four strokes behind Stenson and post his best result on US soil.

"It was a nice day's work," said Stenson, who collected his second PGA Tour win after the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. "I played well all week and managed my game really well and myself more than anything. Obviously, it pays off."

Joint second overnight, world No 1 Tiger Woods had another frustrating day, slumping to eighth after carding a one-over par round marred by four bogeys, as a number of players struggled with the hard and fast greens.

Woods equaled his worst score when playing in the final pairing on Sunday with a one-over 73. The difference was, in the three previous occasions Woods shot a 73 in the final round, he still won the championship.

Woods took eighth alone at minus-five.

"Just a long, frustrating day," said Woods. "I thought I was doing a pretty good job of getting it around."

Phil Mickelson, who won two years ago, finished with a double-bogey and a bogey for a four-over 76. He finished in a group tied for 55th at three-over 291.

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Manny Ramirez to be Suspended 50 Games

Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and will be suspended without pay for 50 games, the LA Times is reporting.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star is the most prolific player to be suspended by MLB since it began testing in 2003.

The paper is reporting Manny will attribute the positive test result to "medication received from a doctor for a personal medical issue."

The suspension will cost the Dodgers left fielder $7.7 million, or roughly 31% of his $25-million salary. Players in violation of baseball's drug policy are not paid during suspensions.

Ramirez, in a statement, blamed the test result on prescription medication for what he called "a personal health issue."

Ramirez tested positive during spring training for "a banned performance-enhancing substance that is not technically an anabolic steroid," according to a source not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.

The substance, identified by the source as human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), could legitimately be prescribed for a man who does not naturally produce enough testosterone, according to a high-ranking sports doping authority. But HCG often is used as an antidote to diminished testosterone levels at the end of a cycle of steroid treatments, said BALCO founder and convicted steroid dealer Victor Conte.

The Dodgers currently have the best record in baseball.

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Moulin Rouge on fire

Las Vegas firefighters are continuing to fight a blaze that appears to be contained to one building on the south side of the historic Moulin Rouge on Bonanza Road.

The Moulin Rouge, near Bonanza and US-95, opened in 1955 as the first and only integrated casino in Nevada. It was only open for five months. Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Pearl Bailey and Sammy Davis Jr. were among headliners who appeared in the Club Rouge showroom. The hotel made the June 20, 1955 cover of Life magazine.

"We would all jam and have plenty of fun," said Bob Bailey, Master of Ceremonies at the Moulin Rouge in the 1950's. His wife Anna was one of the club's dancers.

The club made Las Vegas history. "It was the only place were people of various cultures could congregate," said Bob.

Radke said fire officials don’t know the cause of the blaze. He knows of no injuries. Additional firefighters and engines were added to fight the fire, not because it grew in intensity, but because it was hot and crews are rotating to the fight the blaze.

Joyce Sheets, who works at Nevada Restaurant Services across the street from the Moulin Rogue, said she called 911 when colleagues came to her and said they saw smoke and a window explode from a building on the property.

It was the only racially integrated hotel in the valley and it played host to the stars. When the Moulin Rouge came to West Las Vegas, it brought new life with it. New homes and businesses sprung up. When the club closed, the neighborhood around it fell on hard times.

There were a number of efforts to reopen the club, but one of the latest was dashed by the fire in 2003 that destroyed the main building. "To see it burn down is the same as to see one of your children getting into trouble," said Bailey.

The fire probably dashed any hope of ever seeing the Moulin Rouge rise from the ashes. The complex has been declared a hazard and has been closed to the public for years. This fire is probably the final blow.

The Moulin Rouge will live on only thru pictures and the iconic signs that were saved and moved to the Neon Boneyard.

In February, a request to tear down the historic building was considered because, according to the Uniform Code of Dangerous Buildings, the Moulin Rouge was considered to be a public nuisance. That same month, the owners filed for bankruptcy even though there was still talk of redeveloping the property.

The City of Las Vegas says the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

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wesleyan shooting:johanna justin jinich dead

A 22-year-old Wesleyan University junior was gunned down Wednesday afternoon as she worked at a cafe inside a book store near campus.

Johanna Justin-Jinich, of Fort Collins, Colo., was shot several times at the Red and Black Café inside Broad Street Books. Her assailant, described as thin white man, then fled on foot and remains at large.

The shooter is believed to be Johanna’s ex-boyfriend.

"This is a devastating loss for Johanna's family, friends and for the entire Wesleyan community," Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth wrote. "Our hearts go out to all those who grieve for Johanna, and we hope all can find comfort in the support of friends, teachers and classmates."

The president of Wesleyan has issued the following statement late today about Johanna’s shooting:

It is my sad duty to inform you that a Wesleyan student was fatally shot at the Broad Street Bookstore earlier this afternoon. The parents of the student have already been notified, but we cannot release the student’s name until all of the immediate family have been contacted. A gun was recovered at the scene of the shooting; however the suspect is still at large. We have asked students, faculty and staff to remain indoors while Middletown Police continue to search for suspect(s). All campus events scheduled for today, including Spring Fling, are cancelled.

Wesleyan students had planned a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to remember Justin-Jinich, but in a broadcast email to the Wesleyan community shortly before 7 p.m., officials warned against any such gathering.

Memorial services have not yet been announced.

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Shia LaBeouf: my mother is the sexiest person!

When asked by Playboy who you think the sexiest woman you know is, do you answer A: my co-star in Transformers Megan Fox B: Heidi Klum or C: my mother. If you’re Shia LaBeouf, you picked C.

Forget his “Transformers” co-star Megan Fox, actor Shia LaBeouf apparently thinks his mother is the “sexiest” woman he knows.

In a new interview with Playboy magazine, the actor reveals some unusual thoughts about the woman who gave him life, reports Star magazine.

“Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother,” he says. “She’s an ethereal angel. Nobody looks like that woman. If I could meet my mother and marry her, I would. I would be with my mother now, if she weren’t my mother, as sick as that sounds.”

Apparently Shayna has not problem showing off her body to her son or his friends. LaBeouf reveals she often walked around the house naked with her friends.
“All of them would just be naked around the house,” he says. “That was strange for me, and it was really bizarre when my friends were there. You’ve got your little buds over, and Mom’s, like, playing naked connect the dots or whatever. She’s in the middle of goddess-group time, where it’s literally a bunch of naked women tracing auras around one another’s bodies with incense and then sitting together and humming for prolonged periods of time.”

The actor also said that marijuana use was casual, but that he saw what “drugs can do to you.”

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hannah montana and david archuleta

Uneven duets are a real drag. You know, the kind where one singer obviously owns the other vocally? Yeah… So unhot. I just knew that’d be the case when I heard that season 7 American Idol runner-up and one of Neon Limelight’s top five male vocalists of 2008 David Archuleta would be teaming up with Disney darling Miley Cyrus for a vocal match-up on Cyrus’s hit show Hannah Montana.

Surprisingly, that wasn’t the case! Their duet, “I Wanna Know You,” debuted on Radio Disney yesterday in its entirety. The puppy-love song is a thousand percent catchy, and even though Archie clearly sings circles around Miss Montana, the pairing is pretty sweet!

Miley Cyrus is the youngest ever recording artist with four No. 1 albums in less than three years. "Hannah Montana The Movie" soundtrack from Walt Disney Records marks the fourth No. 1 album for the 16-year-old singer/songwriter.

Radio Disney is the No. 1, 24-hour radio network devoted to kids, tweens and families. Kids help pick the music that is played and are encouraged to interact via a toll-free phone line to the Radio Disney studio. The network's current playlist, driven by listener requests and representing major record labels, includes recording artists Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, David Archuleta, Jordin Sparks and Mitchel Musso. The network is available on 49 terrestrial radio stations and is also available via RadioDisney.com, Sirius and XM satellite radio, iTunes Radio Tuner, XM/DIRECTV and mobile phones. Radio Disney has a sister network in Latin America. Its brand extensions include multiple Radio Disney Jams CDs from Walt Disney Records and iTunes Music Store offerings.

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A San Diego Superior Court jury found a member of the so-called Bird Rock Bandits guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal beating of a professional surfer in La Jolla in a high-profile case that had attracted national attention.

Seth Cravens, 22, was convicted in the 2007 death of Emery Kauanui, 24, who died from brain injuries several days after suffering what prosecutors described as a sucker punch to the face thrown by Cravens.Cravens, 23, was found guilty Nov. 18 of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Emery Kauanui, 24.

Cravens faces a possible sentence of 25 years to life in prison. San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Einhorn scheduled sentencing for Jan. 12.

Cravens sat back in his chair and alternately gazed up and then down as the verdicts were read to a packed courtroom that included Kauanui’s mother and Cravens’ father, but otherwise showed no emotion. Later, as the jury was leaving the courtroom, he shook his head slightly.

Kauanui died in a hospital four days after he and Cravens got into a fight in front of Kauanui’s La Jolla home on Draper Avenue around 1 a.m. on May 24, 2007. Cravens and four other men had gone to the home, intent on retaliation, after Kauanui had spilled beer on one of the men earlier in the evening at the La Jolla Brew House and the two got into an argument.

Cravens punched Kauanui once in the jaw during the fight. Kauanui was knocked to the ground and suffered a fractured skull. The jury concluded that Cravens was guilty of “implied-malice murder,” which means that Craven’s was aware that his actions were dangerous but acted anyway.He was also convicted of four counts of assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury and one misdemeanor battery, stemming from earlier offenses.

Meanwhile Bonnie Dumanis Presents Citizens of Courage Award to Jennifer Grosso It takes a lot of courage for victims of crime to stand up and demand justice. Thursday some of them were honored with the 20th Annual Citizen's of Courage Award, including one woman who stood up to the men who murdered her boyfriend.Jennifer Grosso is a study in courage. When the Bird Rock Bandits attacked and ultimately killed her boyfriend, she attempted to break up the fight. When it came time for the trial, she became the sole witness against all the of the gang.

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Orlando center Dwight Howard's elbows ended up sidelining two Magic players for Game 6 against Philadelphia on Thursday.

The NBA suspended Howard one game without pay for a right elbow delivered to 76ers center Samuel Dalembert's head with 9:15 left in the first quarter of Game 5 in Orlando's 91-78 victory Tuesday.

Later in the first quarter, Howard jumped to block Willie Green's shot, and when Howard came down, his left elbow smashed guard Courtney Lee in the face and fractured his sinus. Lee will also miss Game 6.

“I’m very disappointed but I have to respect the N.B.A.’s decision,” Howard said in a statement. “I didn’t intend to hurt anyone.”

Stu Jackson, the league’s executive vice president for basketball operations, said Howard would have been ejected from the game if the referees had seen him make contact. Jackson said the contact was clear-cut on video replay.

“They saw the elbow thrown but they couldn’t determine whether or not the elbow actually made contact with Dalembert,” Jackson said. “This was an elbow that was thrown that made contact above the shoulders, and by rule there’s an automatic suspension.”

On his blog, Howard wrote Wednesday: "I'm just out there trying to win. That's got to be taken into consideration. I think when the league looks at the total picture of what's happened throughout this series that they will understand it's a physical game down in the paint."

The Magic leads the Sixers, 3-2, in the best-of-seven series.

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are expecting twin girls via a surrogate, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Both Parker and Broderick's reps confirmed the news.

The "Sex and the City" star and her actor-husband are expecting twins through a surrogate pregnancy, representatives for the couple said Tuesday.

Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, "are happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the generous help of a surrogate. The entire family is overjoyed," said a statement from the publicists.

The couple has a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, and will mark their 12th wedding anniversary next month.

A friend of the couple told Entertainment Weekly that they have been trying to expand their family since the birth of their 6-year-old son James, but had been unsuccessful.

"They came to the conclusion that this was going to be the best alternative for expanding their family," the friend told Entertainment Weekly.

Details about the surrogate or her pregnancy were unavailable, the publicists said.

Parker starred in the "Sex and the City" TV series and the hit movie of the same name. Broderick's credits include the films "Glory" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and the Broadway musical "The Producers."

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The unofficial count of eight fans were injured when Carl Edwards spun into the safety fence past the tri-oval during Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. At this time, none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Two women was transferred to a local hospital via airlift due to the intense traffic after the race. She is believed to have sustained facial injuries and a broken jaw, according to Dr. Bobby Lewis, the medical director at Talladega Superspeedway.

After his car flipped end-over-end into the safety fence, shrapnel injuring seven in the crowd, NASCAR's Carl Edwards, in real-life Ricky Bobby-style, exited his fiery wreck, sprinting on foot to the finish. Spoilers inside, obviously.

Seven fans sustained minor injuries after being struck by flying debris when Carl Edwards' no 99 car went airborne into the safety fence on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. While trying to block a move from race winner Brad Keselowski, contact sent Andrews' car spinning over Ryan Newman's hood and into the fence on the frontstretch. Track medical director Bobby Lewis said none of the injuries was life-threatening but two women were airlifted to Birmingham hospitals. Lewis said one, who was taken to UAB Hospital, likely had a broken jaw and also had a cut on her mouth. The other was transported to Brookwood Hospital because of an unspecified medical condition but was not hurt.

The other injured fans were treated and released, with two choosing to seek treatment locally from their own doctors, track spokeswoman Kristi King said. It wasn't clear if the fans were hit by debris from the car or the fence.

But the best part wasn't until after the crash, when Edwards exited the car, Ricky Bobby-style and took a sprint to the finish line. Heck, when even the NASCAR commentators mention the shades of Ricky Bobby in the action, you know you've got life imitating art.

In Edwards’s TV interview, he was thankful the damage was not more severe then it was:

“We’ll race like this until we kill somebody and then they’ll change it, but I’m just glad nobody got hurt today. I’m glad the car didn’t go up in the grandstands and hurt somebody. We were just racing hard and we’re lucky nobody got hurt.

“I saw some fencing at one point and that made me a little bit nervous. I don’t know if I could live with myself if I ended up in the grandstands.”

“Six of the eight people seen for injuries following the incident on the final lap have been treated and released, said Kristi King, Senior Director of Communications and Consumer Marketing at Talladega Superspeedway. “Two of the six chose to follow up with their own local physicians. The other two have been transported and were reported on in our earlier statement. Further updates will be made as information becomes available.”

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St. Louis Rams Select Keith Null

With the 196th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Keith Null QB, out of West Texas A&M. At 6′3″ and 220 pounds Null is a solid drop back pocket passer. As a Junior Keith Null set school records with 4,134 passing yards and 41 touchdowns through the air in 2007. For a team with plenty of holes this is another player that at best will be a game day scratch or on the scout team in 2009. The Rams need players now, I am not a fan of this selection. With Curtis Painter and Mike Reilly still on the board among others this seems like another reach by the Rams. ESPN had Null listed as the 37th ranked QB in the draft.

BIOGRAPHY: Two-year starter awarded all-Conference honors since his junior campaign. Passing totals last season included 68.5%/5,097/48/15 after 67.4%/1,434/41/14 as a junior.

POSITIVES: Super-productive quarterback who lacks the arm strength to play at the next level. Sells ball fakes, looks off the safety, and knows where his receivers are on the on the field. Effectively leads the offense, shows great patience as well as poise in the pocket, and waits for receivers to come free. Throws with a fluid delivery and accurate in the short and intermediate field.

NEGATIVES: Does not consistently release the ball with proper footwork or throw tight spirals. Passes lacks zip, cannot drive deep throws, and the further downfield he throws the ball, more of an adventure he becomes. Does not show great pocket stature. Takes most of his snaps out of the shotgun, and he played in an offense that employed four receivers.

ANALYSIS: Null did a terrific job the two years he started at West Texas A&M, yet he lacks the physical skills to be anything other than a free-agent prospect and, at best, a practice squad player in the NFL.

PROJECTION: Free Agent

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myrtle beach fires

Myrtle Beach is currently experiencing some of the worst fires that we've seen in a while on the East Coast; the damage caused by the quickly spreading flames has become so bad that authorities are discussing the possibility of the fire "moving to North Myrtle Beach."

Myrtle Beach Fires destroy dozens of homes. Wildfires have destroyed Myrtle Beach homes causing evacuations in the thousands.A cause of the fire, which started a day earlier in a wooded area west of the beach, had not been determined.

A wildfire along the coast of South Carolina has ripped through Myrtle Beach. Dozens of homes in Myrtle Beach are destroyed with no reported injuries. Hardest hit includes the Barefoot Landing development. Fires were already blazing shortly after midnight.

According to the Charlotte Observer, 40 homes have already burnt down, between 8,000 and 9,000 acres in Horry County have been torched and 2,500 residents (or visitors) have been forced into emergency shelters.

Says local WISHTV:

Adding to the problem were heavily vegetated patches called Carolina Bays that caught fire and fueled the blaze. Tropical downpours are often needed to extinguish such fires, said state Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins.”Once you get a fire in a bay, it’s very, very hard to put out,” he said.

Police banged on doors to awaken residents as strong winds pushed the blaze through a wooded swath toward the Barefoot Landing development, a sprawling complex of houses, condominiums and golf courses separated from the main route through Myrtle Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway.

Officials hoped the waterway would act as a natural firebreak to protect more populated areas closer to the beach. State fire officials said as many as 40 homes had been damaged or destroyed. North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Nicole Aiello said only that 40 homes were damaged and the extent of that would not be known until later in the day.

About 2,500 people in a four-mile stretch on the western side of the waterway were told to leave their homes overnight, Aiello said. Shelters were set up at North Myrtle Beach City Hall and the House of Blues, where about 50 people watched a television over the bar looking for news updates. Outside, a white haze settled and the acrid smell of smoke was pervasive.

For now, our thoughts and prayers go out to anyone down in the Myrtle Beach area that might be in danger; we'll have more as this story develops.

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Allen Andrade Found Guilty

Allen Ray Andrade, the man who murdered Angie Zapata , was just minutes ago convicted on the two main charges of first degree murder and bias-motivated crime (hate crime). He was also convicted of the significantly lesser charges of vehicle theft and identity theft.

As far as I’m aware as of writing, those are the highest convictions on all charges against him. And for his heinous crime, at 4:00PM MDT, Andrade will be sentenced to mandatory life without parole.

The two had met on a social networking site and spent a few days together before Andrade realized Angie was biologically male. After this discovery Andrade became enraged and began punching Angie in the face. He then took a fire extinguisher and struck he in the end twice. Although Andrade admitted to killing Zapata, his defense team argued he wasn’t in his right mind and acted on pure instinct.

This is the first time a person has ever been convicted of a hate crime against a transgender person and many are calling it a landmark case. Supporters of the transgender community have been active in publicizing this case and bringing awareness to equal rights for transgender people.

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David Kellermann, the chief financial officer of Freddie Mac was found dead in his home Wednesday morning according to reports. The 41 year old was reported to have committed suicide. Kellermann was a 16 year employee at Freddie Mac and had been named CFO of the company this past September.

There were no signs of foul play, and the death is under investigation, Fairfax County Police Officer Shelley Broderick said. Broderick said early reports from others in the department indicated Kellermann’s wife reported a suicide, though the cause of death hasn’t been determined by officers at the scene.

Mary Ann Jennings, director of public information for the Fairfax County, Va., Police Department, said Kellermann was found dead in his Reston, Va., home.Jennings said that a crime scene crew and homicide detectives were investigating the death, but that there didn't appear to be any sign of foul play.Kellermann was named acting chief financial officer in September 2008, after the resignation of Anthony "Buddy" Piszel, who stepped down after the September 2008 government takeover. The chief financial officer is responsible for the company's financial controls, financial reporting and oversight of the company's budget and financial planning.

Before taking that job, Kellerman served as senior vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer. He was with Freddie Mac for more than 16 years.

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Football great player, William The Refrigerator Perry was admitted to a hospital Tuesday.

Former Clemson and NFL defensive lineman is listed in serious condition in an Aiken-area hospital after suffering from symptoms from a chronic illness.

A relative says the 46-year-old Perry is expected to recover.

Perry was a star on Clemson’s defensive line from 1981 to 1984 then gained fame with the Bears and played on both sides of the ball in his rookie season, a year in which they won their only Super Bowl.

Perry was one of just a handful of 300-pound-plus players in the NFL in the mid-'80s. Now it seems every team has at least five or six in that range. Perry became a commercial novelty as he helped lead the Bears to the Super Bowl XX title. Coach Mike Ditka made the most of Fridge's versatility by deploying him as a fullback and letting him plunge for short touchdowns with his uncanny quickness and tremendous girth. He scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl against New England.

After retiring from football, Perry once boxed 7-foot-7 former NBA player Manute Bol in 2002. In 2003 he participated in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog eating contest. He seemed to enjoy devouring the hot dogs, but he finished about 40 hot dogs shy of the winner.

Perry, who has three daughters and a son, is also a grandfather. He made headlines when he had dental implants that corrected his once famous gap-toothed smile. His top front teeth had been shot out by a pellet gun when he was a child. Making his first visit to a dentist's office in 20 years, Perry's gums were infected and the procedure took three hours in the office of Vesna Sutter and Timothy Driscoll in Geneva.

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Philip Markoff, a Suspected Craigslist Killer arrested

Boston University medical student Philip Markoff has been arrested by Boston Police on suspicion of being the “Craigslist Killer.”
Markoff stands accused of murdering masseuse Julissa Brisman and the robbery of another woman who both advertised their services on Craigslist.

Cops said the brainy blond doctor wanna-be, who grew up in upstate Sherrill, N.Y., and went to SUNY Albany for his undergraduate studies, has no rap sheet, but they think he has preyed on sex workers for a while. Police begged other victims to come forward.

Markoff had been followed for several days prior to the arrest after police received a tip-off after video footage taken near the scene of one of the crimes was released in an appeal for help. Markoff is expected to be arraigned Tuesday

"He is a predator," said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. "There may be other victims out there, and we want to help you."

Markoff, who was arrested after cops tailed him for several days, will be charged in Boston Municipal Court with the murder of Julissa Brisman.

The slain 26-year-old New Yorker advertised her services on craigslist and was shot in a posh Boston hotel last Tuesday.

Markoff also will be charged with kidnapping and robbery in an attack four days earlier in another luxury Boston hotel on an exotic dancer who advertised online.

Police believe last Thursday's armed robbery of a Las Vegas hooker in a Rhode Island hotel is also connected.

Markoff, originally from New York State but currently living in Quincy, just south of Boston, is believed to be a 2007 graduate of the State University of New York-Albany and studying in the 2011 class at Boston University. Philip Markoff was also engaged with Megan McAllister, and has a site for his wedding which is still online.

Brisman's mother was glad to hear there was a break in the case, but she was too distraught to talk.

Markoff is expected to be charged in that attack, too. Cops say Markoff's first known attack was April 10, when a 29-year-old woman who advertised as an exotic dancer on craigslist was attacked at Boston's Westin hotel. She was bound and robbed of her debit card and $800 in cash.

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Pulitzer Prize winners

Here are the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists:

JOURNALISM:

Public Service: The Las Vegas Sun, notably Alexandra Berzon, for exposing the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Breaking News Reporting: The New York Times for its coverage of a sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Investigative Reporting: David Barstow of The New York Times for reporting on how some retired generals had been co-opted by the Pentagon to make its case for war as radio and television analysts.

Explanatory Reporting: Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of the Los Angeles Times for exploring attempts to combat Western wildfires.

Local Reporting: The Detroit Free Press, notably Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick; and Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz. The Free Press was cited for uncovering lies by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that included denial of a sexual relationship with an aide that eventually led to jail terms for the two officials. The Tribune won for revealing how a popular sheriff's focus on immigration enforcement endangered investigation of violent crime and other aspects of public safety.

National Reporting: St. Petersburg Times for PolitiFact, a fact-checking initiative during the 2008 presidential campaign.

International Reporting: The New York Times for coverage of U.S. military challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Feature Writing: Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times for coverage of a neglected girl and her adoption.

Commentary: Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post for columns on the 2008 presidential campaign.

Criticism: Holland Cotter of The New York Times for art reviews.

Editorial Writing: Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y., for editorials on local government secrecy.

Editorial Cartooning: Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune for a style that engages readers.

Breaking News Photography: Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald for photos of the aftermath of disastrous storms.

Feature Photography: Damon Winter of The New York Times for photos of Barack Obamas presidential campaign.

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ARTS:

Fiction: "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House).

Drama: "Ruined" by Lynn Nottage.

History: "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Co.).

Biography: "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" by Jon Meacham (Random House).

Poetry: "The Shadow of Sirius" by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press).

General Nonfiction: "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II" by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday).

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MUSIC:

"Double Sextet" by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes).

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Ellen Pompeo and her husband, Chris Ivery, are starting a family together, her rep, Jennifer Allen.

"It's great news," says Allen. "They're ecstatic."

"[Ellen and Chris] are thrilled," Pompeo's rep tells Us.

Pompeo, 39, and Ivery, 41, quietly wed in November 2007 in a low-key ceremony at New York's City Hall.

Less than a year later, the actress -- who plays Dr. Meredith Grey on the ABC hit -- already had babies on the brain.

"It's a huge lifestyle change, and I take that very seriously," she told Allure magazine of motherhood.

"We enjoy our life so much," Pompeo said in the October 2008 issue. "We go to Europe and sleep in. So when I have the baby, I won't feel like we've missed any fun, reckless times together, like staying up all night drinking champagne and having sex until five in the morning and not having to get up until two in the afternoon. But I've got to get on it, because the clock is ticking."

Pompeo, who's recently been spotted shopping for baby gear around Los Angeles, is not the only Seattle Grace doctor having a baby in real life: Costar Chyler Leigh and her husband, Nathan West, are expecting her third child, a girl, in May.

The "Grey's Anatomy" star, 39, and Ivery, 41, a music producer, were married by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a low-key ceremony in November 2007. The couple met in a grocery store in 2003 and began dating six months later.

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KOTU, which is now Herschel, Joan, and Clint, meets with the Schwann’s executives, who say they want something unique - rather than a redo of something they already make. Athena is also trying to figure out an entrée - Annie suggests turkey meatballs, which the rest of the team isn’t sold on. Jesse James, as project manager, notes that Annie seems set on doing what she wants, and he plans on keeping the drama to a minimum. He keeps Melissa with him, and sends Brande with Annie to do the cooking!

KOTU has decided to do an entrée using a skinless chicken breast based on Herschel’s research, and Clint supplies one of his wife’s recipes - soy ginger chicken. Ivanka drops in and remarks that her father would never eat it - but she would! Over at Athena, Melissa is trying to get some direction from Jesse about the marketing material, but is getting frustrated. Joe Kernen stops in to see what they’re doing just as Annie arrives with the ingredients - he is concerned the food might taste like crap! In the kitchen, Annie is getting on Brande’s nerves as she brags endlessly about her abilities! Over in the KOTU kitchen, Clint and Herschel are going at it over the idea of having yogurt as a desert.

As time goes on with the KOTU team, Herschel announces that Clint has decided he wants to do the whole Celebrity Apprentice task himself - he’s now cooking! Joan and Herschel think the soy ginger chicken is too salty - so they add orange juice to the soy sauce - and call it Asian orange chicken! Over in Athena’s kitchen, Jesse tastes the three recipes that Annie cooked - meatloaf, chili, and turkey meatballs with pasta - Jesse loves the chili! Annie is pushing for the meatballs, and Brande and Melissa agree - so Jesse gives in.

KOTU starts their marketing campaign, with Clint (who is not project manager) deciding to center things around his tour bus! Joan and Herschel sigh in resignation. Athena decides to call their meal the triple-play because there are three meatballs, but Jesse is not forthcoming about the rest of the campaign, which bothers Annie.

KOTU is the first to present their Asian orange chicken to the executives from Schwann’s. As they eat, Clint outlines how in the advertisement, he will accept these meals on his tour bus! Joan says it went much better than they thought. The executives like the chicken recipe, but are puzzled about how they would package the yogurt and berry desert.

Jesse James Wife Sandra Bullock

On July 16, 2005, James married actress Sandra Bullock, whom he met when she arranged for her 10-year-old god son, a fan, to tour the set of Monster Garage.
On April 22, 2007, a woman was lying outside James and Bullock's Southern California home in Orange County. When James confronted the woman, she ran inside her 2004 silver Mercedes and tried to run him over 3 to 4 times. The woman is said to be an obsessed fan of Sandra Bullock.
In January 2009, Jesse James and his wife were awarded temporary full-time custody of his daughter Sunny, following her mother's (adult film star, Janine Lindemulder) sentencing to 6 months in prison, for income tax evasion.
Sandra Annette Bullock: July 26, 1964 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Jesse Gregory James: Lynwood, California in 1969. His great-great grandfather was a cousin of the outlaw Jesse James.

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