http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/-t1.htm Try not to get too personal in here, everyone.. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:25:35 GMT 10 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/xXNessaxX44/newrea10.jpg http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/-t1.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/patrick-swayze-dies-at-57-t1362.htm Nessa Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died from the illness on Monday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:25:35 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/patrick-swayze-dies-at-57-t1362.htm#25934 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/patrick-swayze-dies-at-57-t1362.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/madonna-booed-for-defending-gypsies-t1359.htm Nessa BUCHAREST, Romania - Thousands of fans booed pop star Madonna after she spoke out against the discrimination of Gypsies in eastern Europe during one of her concerts. Madonna paused in the two-hour concert to say that Gypsies, also known as Roma, were discriminated against in eastern Europe. She said that made her “sad” and nobody should be discriminated against. Thousands in the crowd of 60,000 booed her. She did not react. Roma musicians and a Roma dancer were featured in ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:16:44 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/madonna-booed-for-defending-gypsies-t1359.htm#25888 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/madonna-booed-for-defending-gypsies-t1359.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/senator-ted-kennedy-dies-at-77-t1358.htm Nessa Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate and haunted bearer of the Camelot torch after two of his brothers fell to assassins' bullets, has died at his home in Hyannis Port after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. In nearly 50 years in the Senate, Kennedy served alongside 10 presidents — his brother John Fitzgerald Kennedy among them — compiling an impressive list of legislative achievements on health care, civil rights, education, immigration and more. His only ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:03:30 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/senator-ted-kennedy-dies-at-77-t1358.htm#25887 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/senator-ted-kennedy-dies-at-77-t1358.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/family-arrives-at-michael-jackson-s-funeral-t1349.htm Nessa Michael Jackson's family has arrived as his Los Angeles funeral, Usmagazine.com has confirmed. Joe Jackson was in the first car of a processional that departed from Katherine's Encino, Calif. mansion, Hayvenhurst, CNN reports. A dozen-car police motorcade was also spotted inside the Forest Lawn Memorial Park around 7 a.m. PST, a witness tells Usmagazine.com. Security checked each car that was admitted to the cemetery. After the private funeral, Jackson's ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:33:49 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/family-arrives-at-michael-jackson-s-funeral-t1349.htm#25822 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/family-arrives-at-michael-jackson-s-funeral-t1349.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-sees-many-troops-back-home-in-a-year-t1325.htm Nessa The relatively violence-free Iraqi elections mean “substantial” numbers of U.S. troops will be able to return home from Iraq within a year, President Barack Obama told NBC News on Sunday. “We are in a position to start putting more responsibility on the Iraqis, and that’s good news for not only the troops in the field but also their families, who are carrying an enormous burden,” Obama said in an interview with Matt Lauer, anchor of NBC’s TODAY show. Obama gave no details, but ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:41:59 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-sees-many-troops-back-home-in-a-year-t1325.htm#25115 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-sees-many-troops-back-home-in-a-year-t1325.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/steelers-take-record-sixth-super-bowl-championship-t1324.htm Nessa TAMPA, Fla. - Their Steel Curtain shredded, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense ended a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a final-minute touchdown for a historic victory. Santonio Holmes made a brilliant 6-yard catch deep in the right corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining Sunday, lifting the Steelers to a record-setting sixth Super Bowl win, 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals. It was one of the most thrilling finishes to the NFL title game, ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:28:37 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/steelers-take-record-sixth-super-bowl-championship-t1324.htm#25114 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/steelers-take-record-sixth-super-bowl-championship-t1324.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/is-america-taking-advantange-of-our-elderly-t1320.htm Nessa Ok I found out today that my grents back home in NJ are being asked to spend $6,000 a month very soon in their assist living facility now. Personally I am LIVID just hearing this! I can not believe any retirement home would take advantage of seniors financially in such a manner. Now, my grandparents (The Blooms ) are in the retirement home yes, a very nice retirement home ,mind you. Very well taken care of honestly. BUT to jack the monthly rent up by almost $3,000 to me is completely unphathomable ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:09:34 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/is-america-taking-advantange-of-our-elderly-t1320.htm#25011 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/is-america-taking-advantange-of-our-elderly-t1320.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/goodbye-bush-t1311.htm record4 BUSH GOES HOME TODAY!! MAY THE DOOR KNOB HIT YA WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLIT YA!!!!! News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:24:37 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/goodbye-bush-t1311.htm#24900 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/goodbye-bush-t1311.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-warns-economy-will-get-even-worse-t1297.htm Nessa U.S. ‘fragility’ tied to worldwide financial crisis, president-elect says The economic recession will get significantly worse before it starts to improve, President-elect Barack Obama said, seeking in an interview broadcast Sunday to tamp down expectations as he prepares to assume the presidency in 44 days. “If you look at the unemployment numbers ... the fragility of the financial system and the fact that it’s an international system,” the recession “is a big problem, ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:08:53 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-warns-economy-will-get-even-worse-t1297.htm#24640 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/obama-warns-economy-will-get-even-worse-t1297.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jack-black-prop-8-t1296.htm Nessa New star-studded Web video protests Proposition 8 Jack Black & John C Reilly on Prop 8 & Gay Marriage Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called "Prop 8: The Musical." The video was posted on FunnyOrDie.com, the video site co-founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The site has found a niche in getting professional talent to quickly create topical ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:54:16 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jack-black-prop-8-t1296.htm#24639 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jack-black-prop-8-t1296.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/gun-sales-explode-throughout-the-us-t1269.htm Nessa Democrats' victory leads to boom in gun sales When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas? That brought his mother, the camouflage-clad Rachel Smith, to Bob Moates Sports Shop on Thursday, where she was picking out that special 20-gauge shotgun — one of at least five weapons she plans to buy before Obama takes office in January. Like Smith, gun enthusiasts nationwide are stocking ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:03:54 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/gun-sales-explode-throughout-the-us-t1269.htm#24192 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/gun-sales-explode-throughout-the-us-t1269.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/can-celebs-sway-voters-t1260.htm Nessa In the 22 months of this election season, celebrity endorsements have generated a great deal of buzz, the most highly publicized being Oprah Winfrey’s support of Democratic candidate Barack Obama. But beyond the hype and media fanfare, do celebrity endorsements actually make a difference? Poll after poll, conducted by Gallup, Pew and CBS News, suggest that they don’t matter to the overwhelming majority of voters. But many experts say poll numbers may not accurately reflect the real ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:15:23 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/can-celebs-sway-voters-t1260.htm#24065 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/can-celebs-sway-voters-t1260.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/tv-ancorwoman-anne-pressly-t1259.htm Nessa An Arkansas television anchorwoman died Saturday, several days after she didn't answer her wake-up call and was found beaten in her home, hospital officials said. Anne Pressly, 26, died at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Margaret Preston said. In a statement released by the hospital, Pressly's parents, Guy and Patti Cannady, asked for privacy as they grieved. "It was our hope, as was yours, that Anne would overcome the injuries inflicted upon her in ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:04:11 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/tv-ancorwoman-anne-pressly-t1259.htm#24064 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/tv-ancorwoman-anne-pressly-t1259.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sf-considers-shooting-gallery-for-drug-addicts-t529.htm Nessa I found this disturbing. What are your views? SAN FRANCISCO - City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation’s first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision of nurses. Hoping to reduce San Francisco’s high rate of fatal drug overdoses, the public health department co-sponsored a symposium on the only such facility in North America, a 4-year-old Vancouver site where an estimated 700 users a ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:04:49 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sf-considers-shooting-gallery-for-drug-addicts-t529.htm#4607 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sf-considers-shooting-gallery-for-drug-addicts-t529.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83-t1243.htm Nessa Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" — and as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario — has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends. In May, Newman had dropped plans to direct a fall production ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:05:20 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83-t1243.htm#23433 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83-t1243.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hurricane-gustav-t1207.htm 129joe Has anyone been involved?
Is anyone in its line of fire?]]> News / Politics / Current Events / Society Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:44:59 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hurricane-gustav-t1207.htm#22601 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hurricane-gustav-t1207.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/vma-awards-t1211.htm Nessa It’s Britney, baby, one more time. Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again. But it won’t be a performance. Instead, MTV Networks Music Group President Van Toffler said Wednesday, it’ll be something “fun and unexpected” on Sunday night’s show. Unexpected is probably the kindest way to describe Spears’ performance at last year’s VMAs. In what was heavily promoted as the troubled ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:23:30 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/vma-awards-t1211.htm#22730 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/vma-awards-t1211.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/morgan-freeman-seriously-hurt-in-car-accident-t1165.htm Nessa Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times. Freeman,71, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., about 90 miles north of the accident in rural Tallahatchie County. Hospital spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said Freeman was in serious condition but declined to discuss his injuries. Clay McFerrin, editor of Sun Sentinel in Charleston, ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:50:52 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/morgan-freeman-seriously-hurt-in-car-accident-t1165.htm#21701 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/morgan-freeman-seriously-hurt-in-car-accident-t1165.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/us-president-bush-congratulates-ilinden-t1159.htm M.D George W.Bush , Branko Crvenkovski(president of RM) and Nikola Gruevski(premier of RM) On occasion of August 2-Ilinden, Day of the Republic, U.S. President George Bush sent a note of congratulations to Macedonian counterpart Branko Crvenkovski. "I send my sincere congratulations in a time when you celebrate your national holiday, Day of the Republic-August 2. I salute the positive reforms that the Republic of Macedonia has made thus far, as well as Your commitment to work on those ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:39:13 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/us-president-bush-congratulates-ilinden-t1159.htm#21630 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/us-president-bush-congratulates-ilinden-t1159.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/the-new-celebrity-twins-t1127.htm Nessa Brad Pitt was emotional but calm, Angelina Jolie laughed and chatted. The world’s most famous celebrity couple were joined in emotion during the birth of their twins — a boy and a girl — and all “are doing marvelously well,” the doctor who delivered the babies in a seaside hospital on the French Riviera said Sunday. The newborns — Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, born one minute apart Saturday evening — are the ultimate million-dollar babies, with experts estimating their first ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:32:34 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/the-new-celebrity-twins-t1127.htm#20876 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/the-new-celebrity-twins-t1127.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-makes-good-on-pledge-to-be-better-person-t1111.htm Nessa Paris Hilton is making good on her promise to become a better person. The 27-year-old socialite made an “extremely generous” donation toward the construction of a medical building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, hospital officials said Thursday, although they did not specify the amount. “The children I have met through my involvement with Childrens Hospital have truly touched my heart,” Hilton said in a statement. “I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:30 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-makes-good-on-pledge-to-be-better-person-t1111.htm#20457 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-makes-good-on-pledge-to-be-better-person-t1111.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woes-multiply-for-grammy-winning-winehouse-t1110.htm Nessa Big award win in February doesn't appear to have helped singer clean up Even for Amy Winehouse, it was a dramatic chain of events: After fainting and being rushed to a hospital, Winehouse's father said her crack and cigarette smoking had so damaged her lungs, she was risking emphysema and death if she didn't clean up. Yet Winehouse — famous for her rebellious anthem "Rehab" — was photographed with a cigarette dangling from her lips as she left the hospital. It was ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:08:30 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woes-multiply-for-grammy-winning-winehouse-t1110.htm#20456 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woes-multiply-for-grammy-winning-winehouse-t1110.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/comedian-george-carlin-dies-t1101.htm Nessa George Carlin, the frenzied performer whose routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television” led to a key Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, has died. Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. He was 71. “He was a genius and I will ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:11:09 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/comedian-george-carlin-dies-t1101.htm#20284 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/comedian-george-carlin-dies-t1101.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/supreme-court-considers-right-to-bear-arms-t894.htm Nessa The Supreme Court considers a landmark legal battle over gun rights Tuesday, taking up for the first time in decades whether Americans have the right to keep and bear arms. In a major case over the meaning of the Second Amendment, a Washington security guard who wants to keep handguns at home for protection is challenging the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban as a violation of his constitutional rights. A federal appeals court in Washington agreed that the city cannot ban ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:53:14 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/supreme-court-considers-right-to-bear-arms-t894.htm#15243 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/supreme-court-considers-right-to-bear-arms-t894.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sherriff-joe-t1088.htm ONECRUNCH The Sheriff is at it again!!!!! You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who painted the jailcells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well......... SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN! Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year onstray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take thedepartment over, and the CountySupervisors said okay. The animal shelters are now all staffed ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:27:02 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sherriff-joe-t1088.htm#19971 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/sherriff-joe-t1088.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/caihlem-bring-it-on-lol-t1089.htm ONECRUNCH No Female President ]]> News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:28:56 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/caihlem-bring-it-on-lol-t1089.htm#19973 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/caihlem-bring-it-on-lol-t1089.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/r-kelly-found-not-guilty-t1091.htm Nessa Jurors deliberated for less than one day; singer faced 15 years in prison R. Kelly was acquitted of all charges Friday after less than a day of deliberations in his child pornography trial, ending a six-year ordeal for the R&B superstar. Kelly dabbed his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys after the verdict — not guilty on all 14 counts — was read. The Grammy award-winning singer had faced 15 years in prison if convicted. Minutes later, surrounded ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:07:17 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/r-kelly-found-not-guilty-t1091.htm#19985 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/r-kelly-found-not-guilty-t1091.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/nbcs-tim-russert-dies-of-heart-attack-at-58-t1090.htm Nessa Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after suffering a heart attack at the bureau. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed. He was rushed to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, where resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. Russert’s physician, Michael Newman, said cholesterol plaque ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:50:45 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/nbcs-tim-russert-dies-of-heart-attack-at-58-t1090.htm#19984 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/nbcs-tim-russert-dies-of-heart-attack-at-58-t1090.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/passport-options-new-docs-about-to-debut-t1075.htm Nessa Have passport, will travel. Don’t have a passport? Depending on where you’re going and how you plan to get there, you may be OK. Between several new forms of alternative ID and one seldom-publicized loophole, many travelers will be able to cross the border for years to come without that little blue book. From debacle to back on track Flashback to this time last year and new rules mandated by the government’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Faced with regulations requiring ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:18:21 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/passport-options-new-docs-about-to-debut-t1075.htm#19630 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/passport-options-new-docs-about-to-debut-t1075.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/d-ick-martin-dies-at-86-t1065.htm Nessa D.ick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as “Sock it to me!” has died. He was 86. Martin, who went on to become one of television’s busiest directors after splitting with Dan Rowan in the late 1970s, died Saturday night of respiratory complications at a hospital in Santa Monica, family spokesman Barry Greenberg said. “He had ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 26 May 2008 15:51:46 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/d-ick-martin-dies-at-86-t1065.htm#19450 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/d-ick-martin-dies-at-86-t1065.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ashlee-and-pete-got-married-t1051.htm Nessa Ashlee Simpson got her fairy tale wedding to Pete Wentz on Saturday complete with an "Alice in Wonderland" themed reception at her parents' Los Angeles area home, according to People magazine. Ashlee Simpson, 23, and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, 28, exchanged vows in front of 150 people at her parent's home in Encino, a bedroom community in the San Fernando Valley. Joe Simpson, her father, performed the non-denomination ceremony and sister Jessica was the maid of honor, the magazine ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sun, 18 May 2008 14:52:13 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ashlee-and-pete-got-married-t1051.htm#19144 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ashlee-and-pete-got-married-t1051.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mom-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case-t1035.htm Nessa A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide. Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis allegedly helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact Megan Meier, who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans. Josh didn't exist. Megan hanged herself at home in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 16 May 2008 05:02:12 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mom-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case-t1035.htm#19007 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mom-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case-t1035.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/cali-supreme-court-rejects-gay-marriage-ban-t1034.htm Nessa In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. Domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage, the justices ruled 4-3 in an opinion written by Chief Justice Ron George. Outside the courthouse, gay marriage supporters cried and cheered as news spread of the decision. "Our ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 16 May 2008 04:51:50 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/cali-supreme-court-rejects-gay-marriage-ban-t1034.htm#19006 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/cali-supreme-court-rejects-gay-marriage-ban-t1034.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/deadly-earthquake-in-china-t1027.htm Nessa People evacuate office buildings in Beijing after a powerful earthquake on Monday. Chinese state media said Monday that 3,000 to 5,000 people have died in one county in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. The official Xinhua News Agency said another 10,000 people were believed hurt in Beichuan county after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the epicenter. Photos showed heavy cranes trying to remove ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 12 May 2008 13:54:44 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/deadly-earthquake-in-china-t1027.htm#18853 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/deadly-earthquake-in-china-t1027.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/miley-cyrus-vanity-fair-photo-shoot-t1012.htm Nessa Miley & her Dad ~ Vanity Fair Photo shoot An apologetic Annie Leibovitz says the controversy surrounding Vanity Fair photographs, which feature Disney teen sensation Miley Cyrus, is a matter of interpretation. "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted," the celebrity photographer said in a statement Monday. "Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:29:18 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/miley-cyrus-vanity-fair-photo-shoot-t1012.htm#18351 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/miley-cyrus-vanity-fair-photo-shoot-t1012.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jay-z-and-beyonce-reportedly-tie-the-knot-t961.htm Nessa It appears that Jay-Z and Beyonce have finally tied the knot. There was a swirl of activity Friday at the rap mogul’s Tribeca apartment. Delivery trucks funneled in and out of the building, dropping off silver candelabras and white flowers. A white tent was set up on the roof, and stars including Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, were spotted arriving. A swarm of media camped outside the building was in ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:51:22 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jay-z-and-beyonce-reportedly-tie-the-knot-t961.htm#16490 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/jay-z-and-beyonce-reportedly-tie-the-knot-t961.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-celebrates-nato-s-eastward-expansion-t958.htm Nessa President highlights differences with Moscow before final talks with Putin President Bush celebrated NATO's expansion into former communist territory on Saturday and urged further enlargement, highlighting differences with Moscow hours before final talks with outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Bush congratulated Croatia and Albania — both formerly communist-run — for the invitations to join NATO they won a day earlier at the military alliance's summit in Bucharest, ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:23:20 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-celebrates-nato-s-eastward-expansion-t958.htm#16420 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-celebrates-nato-s-eastward-expansion-t958.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-resolute-in-face-of-iraq-death-toll-t923.htm Nessa President vows to make sure American lives not 'lost in vain' President Bush pledged Monday to ensure “an outcome that will merit the sacrifice” of those who have died in Iraq, offering both sympathy and resolve as the U.S. death toll in the five-year war hit 4,000. “One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, ‘Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve because they laid the foundation for peace for generations to come,’ “ Bush said at ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:58:41 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-resolute-in-face-of-iraq-death-toll-t923.htm#15845 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/bush-resolute-in-face-of-iraq-death-toll-t923.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-hilton-most-overexposed-celebrity-t951.htm Nessa Not all press is good press, no matter what the publicists say. Consider celebutante Paris Hilton, whose every move from club hopping to friend feuding has grabbed gobs of tabloid ink. But rather than adoration for the “Simple Life” star, the media onslaught has resulted in eye rolls — and worse. According to studies by Los Angeles-based E-Poll Market Research, which provides appeal rankings for more than 3,000 celebrities, 70 percent of the U.S. population would use the term "overexposed" ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:26:53 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-hilton-most-overexposed-celebrity-t951.htm#16236 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/paris-hilton-most-overexposed-celebrity-t951.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woman-stalking-john-cusack-arrested-t950.htm Nessa . A woman who was ordered to stay away from John Cusack has been arrested on suspicion of stalking the actor and violating a restraining order. Emily Leatherman was taken into custody Sunday after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were called to Cusack’s neighborhood, where a cab driver reported that a passenger didn’t have enough money to pay for the ride to get there, sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Monday. As the deputies were responding to the situation, they ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:18:33 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woman-stalking-john-cusack-arrested-t950.htm#16234 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/woman-stalking-john-cusack-arrested-t950.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/facebook-makes-an-about-face-t910.htm Camulus by Hana Levi Julian from http://www.israelnationalnews.com/ The popular international social networking website “Facebook” announced late Monday it has returned to its former policy of listing Israel as the home country of Israelis living in Judea and Samaria (Yesha). Thousands of Israeli Facebook users living in Yesha protested vehemently last week when their home country listing was switched to “Palestine.” Facebook employees explained that the change had been made after consultations with ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:35:53 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/facebook-makes-an-about-face-t910.htm#15557 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/facebook-makes-an-about-face-t910.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mariah-knows-you-think-she-s-a-ditzy-moron-t895.htm Nessa Mariah Carey knows her indisputable talent clashes with her sexed-up image as a “ditz.” “It’s a dichotomy, I understand,” the 37-year-old Grammy winner tells Allure magazine. “I understand that people think I am a ditzy moron.” The singer — who was treated for exhaustion in 2001 after a public meltdown — says she still struggles with her confidence. “I’ve always had really low self-esteem, and I still do,” she says. “What’s weird about that is being onstage, and the love that ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:02:24 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mariah-knows-you-think-she-s-a-ditzy-moron-t895.htm#15244 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/mariah-knows-you-think-she-s-a-ditzy-moron-t895.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ex-holloway-suspect-admits-role-in-video-t791.htm Nessa Hidden camera footage broadcast by a crime reporter Sunday apparently showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot admitting he was with American teenager Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba in May 2005, and that he called a friend and asked him to dispose of the body at sea.]Hidden camera footage broadcast by a crime reporter Sunday apparently showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot admitting he was with American teenager Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba in ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:32:10 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ex-holloway-suspect-admits-role-in-video-t791.htm#11256 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/ex-holloway-suspect-admits-role-in-video-t791.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/controversy-over-tupac-s-death-t896.htm Nessa Sean “Diddy” Combs has denied a report by the Los Angeles Times that his associates were responsible for the 1994 robbery and shooting of Tupac Shakur at a New York recording studio, and that he knew about the attack in advance. “The story is a lie,” the hip-hop mogul said in a statement Monday. “It is beyond ridiculous and completely false. Neither (the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.) nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during or after it happened. ... I am shocked that ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:09:27 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/controversy-over-tupac-s-death-t896.htm#15245 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/controversy-over-tupac-s-death-t896.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hushed-worry-about-obama-s-safety-t838.htm Nessa Some voters invoke memories of the killings of King, Kennedy in 1968 There is a hushed worry on the minds of many supporters of Senator Barack Obama , echoing in conversations from state to state, rally to rally: Will he be safe? In Colorado, two sisters say they pray daily for his safety. In New Mexico, a daughter says she persuaded her mother to still vote for Mr. Obama, even though the mother feared that winning would put him in danger. And at a rally here, a woman expressed ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:27:11 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hushed-worry-about-obama-s-safety-t838.htm#12994 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/hushed-worry-about-obama-s-safety-t838.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/heath-ledger-found-dead-in-nyc-t762.htm Nessa Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said. There was no obvious indication of suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. Ledger’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement this Tuesday night, saying, “We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident. ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:07:06 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/heath-ledger-found-dead-in-nyc-t762.htm#10750 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/heath-ledger-found-dead-in-nyc-t762.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/most-desireable-woman-2008-is-t783.htm Nessa Superlatives keep piling up for actress Katherine Heigl who on Thursday was named the “most desirable woman of 2008” by lifestyle Web site, AskMen.com. The site, which boasts seven million readers a month, said it polls users annually for a list of 99 women who best embody the qualities of an ideal girlfriend or wife, as judged by intelligence, humor, charisma and ambition among attributes. “This year’s list really goes to show who (our users) relate with and find beautiful, charming ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:26:05 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/most-desireable-woman-2008-is-t783.htm#11173 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/most-desireable-woman-2008-is-t783.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/her-heart-is-broken-t786.htm Nessa Michelle Williams finally ended her silence Friday, saying her “heart is completely broken” over the death of actor Heath Ledger. The 27-year-old actress and Ledger became a couple during filming of 2005’s “Brokeback,” in which they costarred as husband and wife. They later moved to New York, and had a daughter, Matilda, born October 2005. “Please respect our need to grieve privately,” Williams said in a statement. “My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:52:27 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/her-heart-is-broken-t786.htm#11192 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/her-heart-is-broken-t786.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-brad-renfro-dead-at-25-t739.htm Nessa Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in “The Client” but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 a.m., said Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The cause of death was not immediately determined, Harvey said, but an autopsy could be conducted as early as Wednesday. Renfro had reportedly been drinking with ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:56:10 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-brad-renfro-dead-at-25-t739.htm#10392 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/actor-brad-renfro-dead-at-25-t739.htm http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/fred-thompson-quits-republican-race-t757.htm valhalla The actor-politician leaves a Republican race that is wide open Former US Senator Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the Republican presidential race, after a string of poor finishes in early voting rounds. "I have withdrawn my candidacy... I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort," he said in a short statement. It follows his third place result in Saturday's South Carolina primary - a state he had said he needed to win. Mr ... News / Politics / Current Events / Society Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:03:03 GMT http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/fred-thompson-quits-republican-race-t757.htm#10710 http://therealm.forumotion.com/news-politics-current-events-society-f19/fred-thompson-quits-republican-race-t757.htm