The News About The Writer’s Strike

If you’re a big TV fan I know you were probably wishing the Hollywood writer’s would have ended by now, but it hasn’t and because of that a lot of our favorite shows will remain in re-runs or may be delayed in coming back on air.

The strike has already caused the cancellation of the Golden Globe awards and may also cause the Oscars to be canceled. Among the shows that will be delayed coming back are some of my favorites, “Heroes”, “The Office”, and “Two and a Half Men”.

But TV shows and movies aren’t the only businesses affected by the writer’s strike. Caterers, Florists, Limousine services and other businesses that make from the entertainment business are being hit hard by the strike also.

I for one am wishing for a speedy resolution to the writer’s strike. I have to know what Sylar, on “Heroes” is going to do now that he has his powers back.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About The Nano

At the 9th annual Auto Expo car maker Ratan Tata unveiled was is touted as the people’s car, the Nano. At a US price of $2500it is also the cheapest car in the world. Features of the Nano include, a four-door car that can seat four to five passengers, it is eight per cent smaller on the outside but has 21 per cent more leg space on the inside than the Maruti 800, it conforms to all the Emission standards as well as the Offset and Side Crash norms followed internationally and it will have two variants - a Standard as well as a Deluxe (Air Conditioned) versions. However the Nano does not have power steering.

Even without power steering this car is something worth having. This little car from India will probably change the way all car companies manufacture their cars. At its more than affordable price I expect to see a lot of Nanos around.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About The New Hampshire Primary

Well, the results of the New Hampshire Primary are in and Hilary Clinton pulled a surprise upset over Barak Obama. McCain was able to pull out a win from the Republican Primary. But no matter how you look at the primaries the big news is going to be from the Democrats between Obama and Hilary Clinton. Never before in history has been a black candidate and a woman candidate running at the same time and that is one for the history books.

What is even bigger news is the fact that they are both front-runners for the office of President for their party. If either one wins their party nomination and then goes on to win the Presidency, it will be a history making event and it will truly mark a change in the way America thinks about race and gender.

The next primary is Michigan on the 15th of this month.

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The News About Jana Shearer Murder

Jana Shearer was almost six feet tall, blond with green eyes and had a bounce in her walk that would turn men’s heads. Her friend and neighbor Jennifer Landfair describes her looking like a skinny Barbie, except with a goofy little grin. Jana was said to never leave her house without her makeup bag, so Landfair knew something was wrong when Jana wasn’t home, but her makeup bag was.

Landfair’s suspicions proved correct when police found Jana’s body inside a brick home on Princess Place. Parts of her flesh were carved out and an ear was found on the stove boiling in a pot of water.
Friends say they were supposed to have a “girls’ night,” but Jana’s boyfriend Christopher Lee McCuin was at the apartment waiting for her to get home from shopping. One of the friends, Amy Gage said McCuin talked to them while waiting for Jana and he seemed very nice.

When Jana did get home, friends watched as the couple went into Jana’s apartment arguing.

The next morning Jennifer Landfair was at Jana’s apartment when the phone rang. It was McCuin, who kept saying to Jana’s mother that he killed her daughter.
Jana’s mother handed the phone to Landfair who said McCuin had no remorse in his voice as he told her that Jana was dead and that he had killed her.

The details of this story gets more and grisly with the fact that McCuin may have stabbed his estranged wife’s boyfriend after killing Jana and that he may have eaten or tried to eat parts of Jana’s body. McCuin even proudly showed his mother and her boy friend what he had done to Jana saying, “Come look what I did”. The couple ran from the home and flagged down a police officer.

This is a brutal and tragic story. It makes you wonder what happens to a person to make them do something like this. It also makes you wonder who around you is capable of doing something like this to you or someone you know. I mean Amy Gage said that Friday McCuin was hugging and playing with kids.

I want to express my sorrow for Jana Shearer’s death to her friends and family and wish them the best.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About Obama And Huckabee

The news was great in Iowa for Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee yesterday as they both won their caucuses. The reason the win was great is because they both won out over the front-runners of their respective parties. A big factor in the Huckabee win might have been that more than half of the Republicans said they were either born-again or evangelical Christians. The fact that Huckabee was a former preacher turn politician may have been a big help in winning this caucus.

Obama’s victory gives his campaign more hope as he beat out the Democratic front-runner Hilary Clinton. Obama spoke a lot about hope in his victory speech and the change in how the American people are thinking. “We are one nation, we are one people and our time for change has come." is one of the statements Obama made in his victory speech.

This was a critical first test in the run for the office of President it also narrowed the field of Democrats running for the office as Senators Joe Biden and Christopher Dodd dropped out shortly after the outcome was clear.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About The Iowa Caucus

Well, today is the day that the Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates pounce on Iowa to hold their caucuses. Each group trying to persuade Iowans to pick someone from their party to be the one candidate to run for President against the other party’s chosen candidate. All but one of the candidates was in Iowa campaigning yesterday. Mike Huckabee choose to go on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show and play bass guitar and trade jokes with Leno.

The difference between a caucus and a primary election is that in a primary, voters secretly fill out ballots and leave. In the caucuses, they are required to come and stay for several hours, and there are no secret ballots. In the presence of friends, neighbors and occasionally strangers, caucus members vote with their feet, by raising their hands and moving to different parts of the room to show their support for one candidate or another.

It will be interesting to see which candidates form each party gets the nod from Iowans tonight and then it’s on to the Wyoming caucus.

That’s the news today. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About Jennifer Siebel And Mayor Gavin Newsom

Once again I want to welcome you to my new blog. Today I am officially kicking this blog off. I want to start with Actress Jennifer Siebel who has a recurring role on one of my favorite shows, the new hit NBC show “Life”. In the show she plays the ex-wife of Detective Charlie Crews who spent 12 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

It seems that this weekend Miss Siebel got engaged to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Newsom reportedly popped the question Saturday in Hawaii. This will be Newsom’s second marriage and Siebel’s first.

Jennifer Siebel isn’t one of Hollywood’s hottest stars. In my opinion she is only moderately good looking. She has appeared in shows like “Numb3ers”, “Strong Medicine” and “Cracking Up” and films like “Rent”, “April Fool’s Day” and Zen Noir”. She will be in a new film that is now in post-production called “Till You Get To Baraboo”.

With her recurring role on “Life” and her engagement to Mayor Newsom, Jennifer Siebel is getting more attention, which just might lead to bigger and better roles. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next with Her.

That’s what the news is about today. I hope the news about you is good news.

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