Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight - "The Fight of the Century"

   LAS VEGAS — The fight of the 21st Century — Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao — is less than 24 hours away, and here’s everything you need to know about the mega-event.

   These are the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Mayweather (47-0, with 26 KOs) is 38, lives in Las Vegas and claims he has just two fights left, which is when his six-fight, $200 million contract with Showtime runs out. Pacquiao, 36, from the Philippines, is 57-5-2 (38 KOs). He is under contract to HBO. His day job is working as a second-term congressman in his native Sarangani Province. He just bought a $12 million mansion in Los Angeles as his home away from home. There are those who believe that if Pacquiao defeats Mayweather, he could probably be elected president of the Philippines.

   The Question now is, who will be the one to bring the crown? Manny or Floyd? Watch out! This will be a great event in the world of boxing!

Moammar Gadhafi Dead

One of todays biggest trends was the arrival of the news that Moammar Gadhafi is now dead. It is been proved that he was killed in his last battle between their group and their enemy.

The grisly scenes of Gadhafi’s body being dragged through the streets of Sirte, and the unseemly celebrations of the Libyan dictator’s death in the Western media, are enough to make any decent person wince. Yes, he was a brutal dictator, and I hold no brief for him or his works, but is this kind of savagery really what we want to see in the “new” Libya?
Whether or not we want it, it is coming: the crew in charge of that unfortunate nation is no better, and perhaps worse, than Gadhafi. The fate of the rebels’ former commander-in-chief, Abdul Fatah Younis, prefigures a revolution that eats its own, and the ferocity of that revolutionary fervor is hardly abated.
Gadhafi loyalists include the largest tribe in the country, and after the smoke clears and the new regime extends its grip over dissident pockets of resistance, nostalgia for the relatively peaceful days of Gadhafi’s reign is more than likely to set in. Worse, the arsenals of the Libyan military have been systematically looted, with missiles and other sophisticated weaponry falling into the hands of radical Islamist militias. These militias are not fringe elements in the Libyan revolution, but rather they are in charge, with one of their number taking the place of the slain Younis as head of the rebel “armed forces.”
Indeed, the rebels’ military leadership consists largely of members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which is still prominently featured on our official list of designated terrorist organizations. Now we are allied with them — under a new name, the “National Transitional Council” – and US taxpayer dollars are pouring into their coffers. That money will be used to consolidate the rebels’ rule, a regime that promises to be every bit as repressive as the one that preceded it – albeit friendly, at least at first, to its Western sponsors.


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San Francisco Earthquake

San Francisco of todays news is now experiencing a total earthquake making a big damage. San Francisco experienced a magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area Thursday afternoon, causing no known damage but leaving a spray of tweets in its wake. The quake struck. It is a trend of todays news.

The quake struck the Hayward fault line near Berkeley at 2:41pm local time, but was felt across San Francisco — interrupting VC meetings, podcasts and general productivityas the city rushed to share its experience on Twitter. One user noted the gently swaying artwork at the San Francisco MOMA.
As many tweets pointed out, the timing was appropriate: California had just conducted a statewide earthquake drill earlier in the day.
Twitter is fast becoming the earthquake service of record, as was seen during this summer’s Virginia earthquake and the horrific magnitude 9.0 that caused so much devastation in Japan in March.
As a now-famous xkcd cartoon noted, the speed of the Internet means it’s becoming increasingly common for Twitter users in outlying areas to read about quakes before they experience them.

What do you think about this news ?

Minority Teachers

In line with its goal to improve the education system in the US, the Obama administration reiterated the need for minority teachers that will help the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

The government first announced its plans to hire more minority teachers last March following a set of recommendations for President Obama given by the White House Initiative on AAPIs through the Department of Education.

“It is important to recruit more teachers who are representative of the student populations they serve and who are trained to educate diverse student populations,” the Education Department stated in its report.

“While AAPIs comprise 3.9% of the total enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, they represent only 1.5% of teachers,” the report released last March said.

The Department of Education said it will increase the number recruitment activities targeted at AAPI teachers starting in the school year 2011.

To achieve this, it will forge partnerships with schools and other organizations in areas where there is a high AAPI population. At the same time, it will also meet with AAPI leaders throughout the country to inform communities about its recruitment efforts.

During the conference last May 4, Secretary Duncan said a third of the more than 3 million teachers in the US are set to retire in the next six years.

What do you think of todays teachers?

Pacquiao Wins Against Mosley

LAS VEGAS – The pound-for-pound king wasn’t his usual self inside the boxing ring but Manny Pacquiao did more than enough to dominate Sugar Shane Mosley for 12 rounds in their title bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao knocked down the 39-year-old Mosley in the third round and had the aging former champion in retreat mode soon thereafter to successfully defend the World Boxing Organization (WBO) championship.



All three judges scored unanimously in favor for Pacquiao, who extends his winning streak to 14. Pacquiao hasn’t lost a bout since 2005.



The fight against Mosley wasn’t vintage Pacquiao but don’t blame the Filipino Congressman. Many in the sold out pro-Pacquiao crowd of more than 16,000 wanted an exciting bout but all they got was Mosley seemingly more interested in surviving and leaving the ring on his two feet and with his ego – and legacy - intact rather than engaging against the aggressive and oft frustrated Pacquiao, who kept going for the knockout.

Mosley, who has never been knocked out in his long career, admits he didn’t want to take any risks in the bout especially after suffering a knock down in the third round.

What do you think about their fight?

Pacquiao vs Mosley

Today's Coverage of Pacquiao vs Mosley

All times EDT.

* Noon: The latest Pacquiao vs Mosley odds.
* 2:30: Undercard preview.
* 5pm: Live weigh-in results and coverage.
* 6pm: Staff picks for Pacquiao vs Mosley.
* 10pm: Friday Night Fights live results and coverage. I put this here since this is a Top Rank-promoted show on ESPN2 featuring Diego Magdaleno, Bernabe Concepcion and Mike Lee, but I figure this is going to be at least 25% infomercial for tomorrow's show.


Who do you think deserve to win?

The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding ceremony has concluded at Westminster Abbey. Prince William and Kate Middleton are now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

You can take a look back at all that's happened and the continued festivities with our Royal Wedding live blog and live streaming video below.

All eyes today were on Kate, who stepped out briefly Thursday evening, and didn't emerge again publicly until nine minutes before the ceremony. The wedding itself began at 6 a.m. Eastern Time.

What do you think of "The Royal Wedding"?

The Dukan Diet

The French Atkin's-Like Weight Loss Method- Dukan Diet.

The Dukan Diet has taken France by storm, selling 3.5 million copies in 14 different languages and being hailed as a life-long weight loss answer.

But many Americans have ever heard of it.

Well they will next month when the diet books make their American debut, according to the New York Times. Dr. Pierre Dukan, the diet's creator, sold the North American Rights for $1.3 million up front.

But the diet may be nothing more than a glorified Atkin's impersonator.

According to the New York Times article, the diet has become such a staple of French culture that almost any public figure that loses weight is labeled as a "Dukanniste," including Carole Middleton, the mother of Kate Middleton. There have been rumors that the princess-to-be is also on the diet in preparation for the royal wedding, according to ABC News.

Critics claim it's really nothing more than a fad. Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, called it the new fad diet for 2011. According to CBS, many critics even believe the diet may be wholly unhealthy and unsustainable.

Now, what do you think of "The Dukan Diet"?

News For Haiti

The world is still assessing the scale of destruction and human loss following in the wake of last week's giant earthquake in the Caribbean nation of Haiti, early estimates placing the death toll as high as 100,000 people.

Shocked by the horror of the quake and mindful of Haiti's pressing need for aid, charities and international organisations are ramping up their efforts in the hope of preventing further horrid losses.

Game developers are doing their bit, too, PopCap donating a day's proceeds from their PopCap store to the aid effort, while Bungie are urging players to show their support in Halo 3 by wearing a Haitian relief emblem.

For every 1000th player wearing the badge (up to 77,000 USD), Bungie will donate 100 USD to the Red Cross, with special T-shirts also being sold.

Social media developers Zynga, meanwhile, are opening a World Food Programme fund with 100 percent of the profits going to Haiti.

Tory on The View

Here is a news about Tory on The View. Read this.
Set your DVRs now. Tory is going to be on The View this morning for “Fashion Friday,” talking about her favorite spring looks. Here, she’s behind-the-scenes with hosts Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg. Tory is wearing our special edition Japan Relief T-shirt—100% of the net proceeds of every T-shirt sold until September 15, 2011, will go to the American Red Cross to benefit the Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami relief efforts. We’ll be pre-selling the T-shirts today at ToryBurch.com and soon in select Tory Burch boutiques.

The Situations

The Situations Attempts To Roast Donald Trump On Comedy Central.

"Maybe comedy ain't my game right now." Truer words were never spoken, neither by man nor meathead.

The question is not whether Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino will be funny on the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump. (You have one of the most laughable personalities in the history of television on stage next to real comedians...whatever happens, it will be funny.) The question is whether or not The Sitch (let's face it, the man is in dire need of a diminutive) will know why people are laughing at him or not.

We were there, so we know how it went down. But instead of ruining the surprise (plus, you never know what can happen with the magic of editing), we'll just whet your appetite with this clip Comedy Central already released. This is at the end of the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey's set, when Jeffrey Ross felt moved to intervene.

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

Sandra Bullock Photo'd Out Without Makeup

Sandra is still look good for her age.

Sandra Bullock

Many saids that Sandra is such a beautiful girl even if she has no make-up.

Virginia Tech

NEW YORK - Perhaps the NCAA tournament selection committee confused Alabama-Birmingham with Alabama, and Virginia Commonwealth for Virginia Tech.

The two bubble teams from power conferences were passed over Sunday in favor of a pair of mid-major teams from their very own states. The Crimson Tide and Hokies were relegated to the NIT, giving the consolation tournament its deepest field in years.

Alabama and Virginia Tech were joined as No. 1 seeds by Colorado and Boston College on Sunday night, two more teams that had high hopes of playing in the NCAA tournament. They'll host first-round games Tuesday and Wednesday, with the championship game March 31 in New York City.

The Passion Of Joan Of Arc

It's the 1928 silent film directed by Dreyer. For some reason my Shaw Digital onscreen guide is calling it Joan of Arc but that's a mistake.
TCM is showing a string of movies about Joan of Arc tonight, but this one's the gold standard - as great a movie as you'll ever see, silent or otherwise.

Watch this video of "The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 1/8".

Polygamy's Strange Charm- Sister Wives Season 2

Since “coming out” to the world as Mormon polygamists on TLC’s reality series Sister Wives, the Browns have had their share of growing pains. The biggest, they say, was adjusting to new wife Robyn. In January, the family packed up and moved from their spacious home in Utah to Nevada. In their new community outside of Las Vegas, they don’t have a church, and it’s been a challenge finding a home that can fit all 21 of them. Currently, they’re scattered among four different houses, one for each wife: Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn.

The separation is only temporary, until they can build their own polygamist-style house with separate living quarters for each sister wife. And “there have been a lot of benefits,” Janelle said about the show.

On a recent afternoon, the family lounged in a suite at their hotel across from Central Park after appearing on the Today show the day before. Meri and Christine laughed about never going outside anymore without doing their hair and makeup. Robyn, looking a little worn out, was curled up under her coat on the couch next to Christine. And Kody, in jeans and striped button-down shirt, reclined in an armchair opposite Janelle. Polygamy aside, the Brown clan looks no different from your average Mormon—or Midwestern—family. They wear jeans and T-shirts (no Temple garments required) and have modern haircuts. Their kids are allowed to watch television, surf the Internet, and play video games, and some have attended public schools. And with boyish Kody as the patriarch, the Browns are a far cry from the terrifying images broadcast during the 2008 raids on Warren Jeffs’ Yearning For Zion ranch in Texas.

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CBS Sports

CBS Sports Turns NCAA Tournament into Child’s Play.

My 9-year-old daughter isn’t exactly the biggest sports fan in the world. But I plan on making her watch the NCAA tournament with me. At least the early rounds, thanks to the tournament’s new broadcast setup. Traditionally, CBS has televised the entire tournament from start to finish which is quite an undertaking — especially during the first round of the tournament when there are a grand total of 32 different games — 16 on Thursday and 16 on Friday.

But this year, there will be four separate networks broadcasting that first round: CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV. In years prior, CBS would toggle the viewers between games, meaning they would switch from one to another if there was a blowout, or whenever something compelling was happening with a specific game. But now, the job of toggling will no longer belong to CBS execs. It’ll belong to the viewer. And that’s where my daughter will come in handy.

I’m very excited for the new setup. It’ll be way better than the old one. It was always frustrating when CBS would cutaway to another game if you were a big-time fan of one of the teams playing in the game that the network suddenly dissed without warning. In recent years, there’s been a solution for that — watching your game of choice on line. But regardless of connection speed, the feeds were usually a bit jerky. Plus, there’s no substitute to watching a game on TV.

Still, as annoying as the cutaways could be, I always thought CBS did a pretty good job with them. Thanks to them, you felt as if you’d seen every single one of the 32 games in the first round by doing nothing other than sitting on your sofa for a couple of days. Now, to get that same feeling, you’ll have to become a master of the toggle.

Sister Wives

"Sister Wives" -- Gather Round, We're On TV!

Let's hope Kodi Brown has a big couch -- because he's gonna round up his four wives and 16 children so the whole family can watch the premiere of "Sister Wives" together!

The Brown family has been making the rounds promoting tonight's premiere on TLC, but we're told whole family has returned to Las Vegas to watch the show.

A fight over the remote would be epic.

Lisa Rinna

Lisa Rinna Got Fired!

When Celebrity Apprentice began, many had marked down contestant Lisa Rinna as one of the front runners. She’s bright, energetic and focused. But she was fired in just two episodes. And it came as a surprise, a big suprise…why?

The losing team, headed by Lisa Rinna, were sent to the boardroom to meet with the Donald. Many are thinking Dionne Warwick should have been the one to get fired, she didn’t contribute much in this last challenge. And Star Jones? She is playing for keeps. She basically manipulated Lisa into taking on the role of project manager, ensuring that her competition would be fired. And Starr Jones ploy? It worked. And those teammates of hers, they threw her under the bus.

Do you think it was Lisa’s time to go? Or should she should have stayed?

Dancing Queen, actor, host,author, owner of the boutique Belle gray mom of 2 beauties wife of Harry Hamlin.

Plutonium

"Plutonium's half life is 24,000 years ... anything released in Fukushima today could be around at dangerous levels for up to half a millon years."

There are four kinds of isotopes that are likeliest to be emitted by the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, as well as the other three that have been taken offline: iodine-131, cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239. Iodine-131 is, in many ways, the most dangerous of the four, because it can lead to cancer — specifically thyroid cancer — in people exposed to it in the shortest time. Epidemiologists estimate that there were 6,000 to 7,000 cases of thyroid cancer that never would have occurred as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl explosion in Russia. Most of the victims were people who were children at the time of their exposure and developed the disease later.

Strontium and cesium are the next up the danger scale. While iodine tends to concentrate its damage to the thyroid, those two are not nearly so selective. "Strontium is chemicaly similar to calcium," says Dr. Ira Helfand, a board member for Physicians for Social Responsibility. "So it gets incorporated into bones and teeth and can stay there, irradiating the body, for a long time." Strontium is most commonly linked to leukemia.

Cesium works in other ways, behaving more like potassium when it's inside the body — which means it circulates everywhere and can contaminate anything. Cesium doesn't linger as long as strontium does — it gets excreted in urine over the course of months or years — but that's more than long enough to cause cancer of the liver, kidneys, pancreas and more. "Basically all of the solid tumors," says Helfand.

More troubling, cesium and strontium linger not just in the body, but in the environment. Strontium has a half-life of 29 years; cesium's is 30. A radioactive isotope is generally considered dangerous for 10 to 20 times its half life, which in these cases tops out at about 600 years.

Most worrisome of all is plutonium-239 — for a number of reasons. First of all, the vast majority of a fuel rod is made of plutonium, which means there's just more of it in play. What's more, says Helfand, "It's extraordinarily toxic." Plutonium exposure usually comes from inhalation rather than ingestion, so it's mostly associated with lung cancer. What's more, plutonium's half life is 24,000 years, which means anything released in Fukushima today could be around at dangerous levels for up to half a millon years.