Did you know…
… that today is Science Fiction Is So Fantastic Day? On the
birthday of Jules Verne (1828), the father of science fiction,
we honor all science fiction authors and celebrate science
fiction and fantasy books, magazines, and movies.
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Today’s Inspirational Quote:
“Today is not yesterday: we ourselves change; how can our
works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fittest,
continue always the same? Change indeed is painful; yet ever
needful; and if Memory have its force and worth, so also has
Hope.”
– Thomas Carlyle
CareerBuilder and Dockers | Pants?! We don’t need no stinkin’ pants! Back-to-back commercials pushed the anti-pants agenda. The first, for CareerBuilder.com, featured a new employee surrounded by co-workers who take “casual Fridays” a bit too literally. The second, for Dockers, had a group of underwear-clad men singing about their missing slacks. For those who didn’t think anybody wore tighty-whiteys any more, we present two commercials that offer disturbing proof to the contrary…
Porter’s pick helps write new Saints history
You can follow Charles Robinson on Twitter at @YahooSportsNFL | MIAMI – A few hours before the greatest moment of his football career, New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter(notes) was in a chair, in his hotel, getting the most prophetic haircut of his life. Three images were being carved into his head: a Lombardi Trophy, the Louisiana Superdome and “SB44″ – an homage to Super Bowl XLIV.
10 best Super Bowl commercials
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At first Roger Daltrey didn’t want to play the Super Bowl at all. And Pete Townshend considered pulling out after they’d signed on. | But The Who took the stage in Miami after all, with Townshend dressed as a subway busker and Daltrey an English dandy, both singing live and loud. Not the best Who concert ever, but they certainly didn’t sink to the level of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS hawking cherry Dr. Pepper in a Super Bowl commercial.
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Check out the always entertaining commercials from Super Sunday, and watch your favorites over and over again. | Drew Brees and the Saints take down the Colts with a 31-17 win in Super Bowl XLIV. | Tracy Porter picks off a Peyton Manning pass and takes it back for a back-breaking Saints TD. | Drew Brees throws two TD passes, leading the Saints to their first Super Bowl title. | Watch as Tom Benson and the Saints are presented the Lombardi Trophy.
New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
This game shows the NFL is too good to risk a stoppage for labor issues, writes Gene Wojciechowski. Story | That Drew Brees outplayed a quarterback legend in Peyton Manning is just one of the things we learned about this Super Bowl, writes John Clayton. Story | It was the uncannily accurate Brees and the ability of his receivers to break open that made the difference in the end, writes Len Pasquarelli.
White House announces televised health meet
President Barack Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform. | The Feb. 25 meeting is an attempt to reach across the aisle but not a signal that the president plans to start over, as Republicans have demanded, a White House official said.
World’s Tallest Tower Lookout Suddenly Shuttered
Monday, February 08, 2010 | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The Burj Khalifa’s owner said Monday the observation deck of the world’s tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, potentially disappointing thousands of tourists and marring the spire’s image just a month after it opened. | The precise cause of the Dubai skyscraper’s closure remained murky.
Dem. Ill. lt. gov. candidate exits race amid furor
Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar. | The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. Since then, it has become widely know that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend. | The girlfriend herself had been charged with prostitution. He also admits using steroids in the past. | Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket, U.S. Rep.
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Offshore quake rattles No. California | SOURCE: United Press International | 3 days ago | A strong earthquake off the North California coast shook the ground miles inland but caused no reported damage, the U.S…The… | Explosion, fire reported at power plant in Conn. as police advise … | SOURCE: Star Tribune | 27 minutes ago | Police are reporting a gas explosion and fire at a power plant in Connecticut. Several ambulances and fire trucks responded…
Exonerated man, accuser forge rare bond
(CNN) — For 16 years, Loretta Zilinger loathed Dean Cage for what she believed he did to her when she was 15 years old. | Dressed in her immaculate Catholic school uniform, she was on her way to class in October 1994. She heard footsteps coming up behind her. By then, it was too late. | A tall man attacked her, hauled her into an empty building and threatened to kill her. She kept her eyes open as he performed sex acts on her.
Dead man found in landing gear of US jet in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese authorities have found the body of a man in the landing gear of a Delta airliner that arrived in Tokyo from New York and said Monday they were seeking US help in identifying him. | The man, who was of dark complexion and dressed only in blue jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, was carrying no passport or personal belongings.
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