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Vincent Gragnic devrait changer
d'air cet été. Le milieu de terrain, relégué en National en fin de
saison dernière avec le Stade de Reims, a été approché par Istres selon
L'Union. Toulouse et Valenciennes l'auraient aussi contacté.
ING Direct, the discount stock broker best known for its bright orange logo and branches that
look like sandwich shops, is releasing a survey on people’s attitudes toward home ownership
and mortgages on July 7.
Thankfully, two thirds of the 2,100 people surveyed still believe that home ownership represents
the American Dream. Asked what could have prevented this housing meltdown and 42% said
requirements for bigger downpayments would have reduced the number of foreclosures. More than 40%
also said they may refinance their mortgage this year.
ING is promoting one of its products called the Easy Orange mortgage. The idea is that you can
make payments every two weeks instead of once a month and pay off you mortgage faster. Of course
you can usually pay more toward your mortgage without incurring fees, but for most people in the
past decade paying off a loan early was a radical concept.
I can still remember my Dad’s glee when he tossed the burning receipt from his very last
mortgage payment in the fireplace. Hopefully more people will take that approach in the future
and get out of debt instead of under it. That way the American Dream doesn't become a national
nightmare.
Environ 200 personnes ont manifesté aujourd'hui contre le Front National, à
Hénin-Beaumont , à l'appel d'un collectif citoyen avant le second tour des
élections municipales, lors duquel Steeve Briois (FN) sera opposé à Daniel
Duquenne (DVG)...
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In the wake of Formula One's near collapse and the shock resignation of Indy chief Tony George, it'd be all to easy to assume these are
the only two racing series in serious trouble. However, emerging reports indicate that they're only
the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
According to the latest, both the Speedcar and A1GP series are on the verge of total collapse. The
former, for those unacquainted, is a stock car series pitting former F1 drivers like Jean Alesi,
Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve
against each other on tracks around the Middle and Far East. After only two short seasons of
operation, Speedcar's official website is offline and reports suggest the cars have been parked
along with it.
Meanwhile, the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, an open-wheel feeder championship between various
national teams, appears to be going down the same path. Only one season after unveiling their
new
Ferrari-designed and -powered spec single-seaters, A1 Grand Prix Operations Ltd has reportedly
declared bankruptcy and began liquidating its assets. A1 was starting to position itself as an
alternative to the likes of GP2 and the new Formula 2 as a feeder series for aspiring F1 drivers,
but its purported collapse will leave that territory to the mainstream series, while Speedcar's
demise will leave one less sunset into which burnt-out grand prix pilots can ride off.
Cher’s daughter Chaz Bono, formerly Chastity, is transitioning from a woman to a man with
the support of his longterm female partner. Cher issued a
statement two weeks ago saying that while she might not understand Chaz’s decision, she
will support him fully. She worded it better than I can recap, saying in part, “although I
may not understand, I will strive to be understanding. The one thing that will never change is my
abiding love for my child.” Cher never referred to Chaz by a gender-related pronoun in her
statement, which seemed like the right way to address the situation when, as a mom, she was still
trying to make sense of it.
Producers have approached Chaz about creating a reality show documenting his sex change, and
he’s seriously considering it, according to the National Enquirer. Cher is trying
to talk him out of it doing a reality show centered on his gender reassignment, as she values her
family’s privacy. Chaz has experience with reality television and appeared on Celebrity
Fit Club 3 in 2006, losing 23 pounds. He has gained the weight back, and The Enquirer also
claims that he’s going to have lap band surgery to lose weight ahead of his planned
wedding.
Cher is adamant about not wanting to get dragged into the crazy world of reality TV.
Now known as “Chaz,” the 40-year-old daughter of Cher and music legend Sonny Bono
recently announced she [sic] was undergoing the gender reassignment. She wants to do it before
marrying longtime partner Jennifer Elia.
“Talk about must-see TV!” declared the friend. “Chaz has been fielding offers
from reality show producers who want to show her [sic] sex change on camera.
“After appearing on ‘Celebrity Fit Club’ a few years ago, Chaz learned the
ropes of reality TV.
“But Cher was shocked that Chaz even considered documenting her life - let alone her sex
change on camer. Cher treasures her privacy…
“As a gay activist, Chaz is adamant about recording her sexual identity struggles and her
transition from female to male,” said her friend. “Her concern is that it be done
tastefully. If she does it at all, she wants a documentary style format, and for it to be
educational.”
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 13, 2009]
Cher is right - Chaz should stay far away from reality TV if the goal is to make it educational.
Reality shows take on a life of their own and create drama and a story arc when it’s not
necessarily there. People’s lives then start to resemble the roles they’re
shoe-horned into and it’s hard to separate reality from fiction. Chaz is getting married
soon - they don’t need the added stress on their relationship of a reality show.
Chaz could possibly work with documentary filmmakers who are aware and sensitive about
transgender issues and create a special to air on cable. An average reality show producer will
not do his story justice. HBO might be the place to air Chaz’s story. A few years ago I saw
a very moving documentary on HBO about a dying transgender man called Southern
Comfort. There’s also another documentary that aired in 2005 on HBO called
Middlesexes that was
relatively well received.
Corey Scholibo, the entertainment editor of The Advocate, told Good Morning America that
Chaz’s high profile status makes him a de facto representative for his community. “I
think that he is going to be the most public face of the transgender community…
For America, and for the world it will shed light on a community I don’t think they are all
that familiar with and don’t really know that much about.”
Maybe a reality show could help too, but it would have to be done by people who thoroughly
understand transgender issues and don’t just try and exploit the situation for ratings.
Chaz is shown supposedly test driving a new Mustang on 7/1, but then he hugged the guy he was
with, suggesting it was a friend, not a salesman. Credit: Coqueran/Fame Pictures
The mothers of Matthew McConaughey and baby-mama Camila Alves are not happy. Now that the
lovely couple are expecting a second child, both Mama McConaughey and Mama Alves are hellbent
on seeing their kids make it official. For the Alves family, the problem seems to be religion -
they are devout Catholics. True, they are nice, understanding Catholics, and they were fine with
baby Levi being born without an official wedding. I guess their reasoning was “Hey, these
things happen, everything will work out.” But with Camila’s second pregnancy, her
family is all “Hey, seriously, you’re a nice Catholic girl and you’re giving
the milk away for free. Make him buy the cow, for goodness sake.” Unfortunately, it seems
both Camila and Matthew are quite happy with their unmarried status:
Now that his longtime girlfriend Camila Alves is expecting baby No. 2, Matthew McConaughey is
under serious pressure to tie the knot with the Brazilian beauty - from his and Camila’s
moms!
After the couple announced the good news to their families, both grandmothers asked when they
were going to get married, a friend told The Enquirer.
“Both moms were thrilled, but they wondered about wedding plans. They hoped that after
little Levi was born last July that there’d be a wedding,” revealed the friend.
“But so far, their wish has not come true.”
“Camila’s parents live in Brazil - and come from a culture where respectable people
get married and THEN have babies,” the friend explained.
“They raised Camila in the Catholic faith, and they worked hard to send her to a Catholic
university. They don’t understand why she and Matthew don’t want to get
married.”
Matt’s mom is siding with the Alves family and says that if Matthew really loves Camila, he
should WANT to make her his wife, says the friend.
But Camila believes “a piece of paper isn’t going to make their relationship any
stronger than it already is.”
The two have already exchanged “private vows of commitment” on a beach near their
home, according to the friend, and for now, that’s enough for them.
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 13, 2009]
I think it’s cool that Camila is all “whatever” about making it official. I
really think that Camila puts up with a lot in that relationship, but she seems to take it all in
stride. Whether it’s living in a trailer, eating whatever crazy thing Matthew has concocted
in the laboratory, or not getting married, Camila seems just as chilled out as Matthew. The most
likely dynamic (in my opinion) is that Matthew doesn’t really have any strong feelings
about getting married, either way. If Camila felt strongly about having a wedding, I’m sure
Matthew would be up for it. Perhaps they really were meant for each other.
Matthew, Camila and Levi are shown at a music festival in Malibu on 4/26/09. Credit: Fame
Pictures
L'humoriste et réalisateur Dany Boon a appelé à voter contre le Front National
au second tour des élections municipales de Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais). «Le
Front National véhicule des idées à...
As a late-night comic host, Craig Ferguson doesn’t really get a lot of attention.
Personally, I don’t watch The Late Late Show because I have the sleep patterns of
an old fart. But Craig is on my radar, and from everything I’ve heard about him or from
him, he seems like a really funny, decent man. Apparently someone in the publishing world thought
these qualities would make for an interesting book, and wouldn’t you know, in September,
Craig is set to release his quasi-autobiography, American On Purpose. The National
Enquirer got some early leaks from the book, and what Craig has revealed is quite...
hardcore.
First, a bit of background. Back in 2007, when Britney Spears was going totally crazy and shaving
her head and attacking people with umbrellas, Craig
Ferguson made a bold choice for a late-night comic act - he chose not to make jokes about
Britney. He shared his rationale with the audience one night, explaining: “Tonight, no
Britney Spears jokes. Here’s why: The kind of weekend she had, she was checking in and out
of rehab, shaving her head, getting tattoos. That’s what she was doing this weekend. This
Sunday I was 15 years sober. I didn’t do it for anyone else but myself. I did it because it
was an act of conscience. I’m amazed that not poking fun of somebody has become a news
story. For me, comedy should have a certain amount of joy in it... It should be about attacking
the powerful — the politicians, the Trumps, the blowhards —
going after them. We shouldn’t be attacking the vulnerable.”
That was the first time I’d ever heard Craig talk about his alcoholism or his recovery, and
since then, Craig has become sort of a poster boy for positive recovery. But in the next few
months, I think we should expect to hear more about Craig’s road to sobriety, if the
Enquirer’s excerpts are correct. Back some odd 17 years ago, Craig’s
“moment of clarity” came one night when he was determined to commit suicide:
A suicidal Craig Ferguson drank himself to life!
Depressed and determined to kill himself, the zany CBS late-night star decided to have one last
drink. An old friend - an Irish bartender - poured him a final big glass of sherry. And in the
ensuing boozy haze, it somehow skipped Craig’s mind that he planned to leap off
London’s Tower Bridge.
That’s just one of the bizarre stories the comic divulges in his upcoming memoir
“American on Purpose” due to go on sale in the fall.
“Craig’s story is both heartwarming and chilling,” a publishing source told The
Enquirer. “Overcoming his alcoholism and making it big on American television is the
ultimate happy ending. But the guy came close to killing himself.”
In his upcoming book, the 47-year-old star reveals: “I was a drunk, a loser and a disaster
as a human being. The shame was immense. It pushed me down like a terrible weight.”
After waking up one morning in a bar storage room, covered in his own vomit and urine, Craig
headed to the Thames River prepared to end it all by jumping into the icy waters on Christmas Day
1992.
“Then came a chance meeting with the barkeep,” said a source familiar with the book.
“That tumbler full of sherry and a blackout saved Craig’s life. When he woke up, he
realized the debauchery had to end. He signed himself into rehab two months later and never took
another drink.”
After moving to Hollywood, Craig quickly landed a role on “The Drew Carey Show” and
stayed for seven years.
The handsome performer had a string of high-profile romances that included a wild, madcap romp
with Sharon Stone.
Now married to his third wife, art dealer Megan Wallace Cunningham, the multitalented performer
became an American citizen in 2008 and is grateful for the success his move to Los Angeles
brought him, especially his gig hosting CBS’s “The Late Late Show”.
Craig writes that though he loves Scotland, it wasn’t big enough for his dreams and he had
to get out, said the source, who added: “Fortunately for his fans, he lived to tell about
it.”
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 11 2009]
American On Purpose sounds like a really good read, and it’s something I’ll
definitely be picking up. My guess is that it won’t be all about his alcoholism and
recovery - there will probably be funny stories as well, maybe even some pop culture stuff.
In other “Craig Ferguson is awesome” news, he just wrapped up
a week-long USO tour for American troops stationed in Kosovo and Germany. It’s his
third tour (he was touring when he wasn’t even an American citizen yet!), and for this one,
Craig visited five bases. Craig said about the tour: “This time around, we are visiting
Kosovo and Europe, and are having a great time meeting our troops serving our country.”
Also, if you want to see two lovely Scots doing some kind of traditional jig, I absolutely love
this old interview Craig did with Gerard
Butler.
Craig Ferguson and his wife, Megan, are shown on 4/26/09. Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com
Archaeology 101 will tell you that accurately dating an object is critical to
understanding its meaning and value. When it comes to stone carvings, this typically requires a
researcher with plenty of energy, time and skill, but scientists at the National Technical
University of Athens have now developed a computer algorithm that promises to revolutionize the
entire process. By overlaying digital scans of known inscribers' work, the Greek team are able to
recognize stylistic idiosyncrasies and thereby identify the author of a carving. Their accuracy was
confirmed by a recent test, in which they attributed proper authorship of 24 stone tablets, picking
out the correct chiseler each time. Next step: seeking royalty payments for the works of your great
uncle Xanthos.
Archaeology 101 will tell you that accurately dating an object is critical to
understanding its meaning and value. When it comes to stone carvings, this typically requires a
researcher with plenty of energy, time and skill, but scientists at the National Technical
University of Athens have now developed a computer algorithm that promises to revolutionize the
entire process. By overlaying digital scans of known inscribers' work, the Greek team are able to
recognize stylistic idiosyncrasies and thereby identify the author of a carving. Their accuracy was
confirmed by a recent test, in which they attributed proper authorship of 24 stone tablets, picking
out the correct chiseler each time. Next step: seeking royalty payments for the works of your great
uncle Xanthos.
Online advertising's biggest players to government: Please stay out of our business.
Google, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft, along with a host of other advertising, agency and marketer
associations, took another step in pressing their case that the government doesn't need to
regulate the collecting of data for ad-targeting purposes by search engines, websites,
advertisers and ad networks. They've crafted their own set of rules in the hope of heading off
potential regulation in Congress.
For months, a wide-ranging group of
marketers, portals, publishers and ad networks represented by industry groups -- such as the
Interactive Advertising Bureau, the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Direct
Marketing Association and the Association of National Advertisers -- have been working on
"self-regulatory principles," which were released today. They require sites to provide prominent
disclosure of who is collecting information and the ability to opt out, inform consumers of any
change to a site's privacy policy, and offer special protections for sensitive data connected to
health and financial issues or children, among other things.
Le réalisateur de "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" a appelé à voter contre le Front
national au second tour des élections municipales de Hénin-Beaumont
(Pas-de-Calais).
Pour le réalisateur de "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis", le Front national, qui pourrait
remporter dimanche 5 juillet la mairie d'Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais), "véhicule
des idées à l'opposé de notre identité régionale".
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du 1er octobre prochain, au Centre national des archives
Les équipes de recherches comorienne, française et américaine continuaient
vendredi de chercher des débris de l'Airbus de Yemenia au large des côtes comoriennes,
alors que le président de l'Union des Comores a décrété une
période de 30 jours de deuil national.La localisation de l'épave de l'A310 de la
compagnie nationale yéménite était toujours incertaine, les sauveteurs
évoquant cependant une "possible zone" caractérisée par une concentration de
requins et une forte odeur de kérosène.
Le Belge Tom Boonen a été autorisé aujourd'hui à prendre le
départ du Tour de France, demain à Monaco, par la Chambre arbitrale du sport du
comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF), ont rapporté les
télévision belges VRT et VTM sur leurs sites internet. ...
Les équipes de recherches comorienne, française et américaine continuaient
vendredi de chercher des débris de l'Airbus de Yemenia au large des côtes comoriennes,
alors que le président de l'Union des Comores a décrété une
période de 30 jours de deuil national.La localisation de l'épave de l'A310 de la
compagnie nationale yéménite était toujours incertaine, les sauveteurs
évoquant cependant une "possible zone" caractérisée par une concentration de
requins et une forte odeur de kérosène.
Les équipes de recherches comorienne, française et américaine continuaient
vendredi de chercher des débris de l'Airbus de Yemenia au large des côtes comoriennes,
alors que le président de l'Union des Comores a décrété une
période de 30 jours de deuil national.La localisation de l'épave de l'A310 de la
compagnie nationale yéménite était toujours incertaine, les sauveteurs
évoquant cependant une "possible zone" caractérisée par une concentration de
requins et une forte odeur de kérosène.
Tom Boonen sera bien au départ du Tour de France samedi à
Monaco. La Chambre arbitrale du sport du comité national olympique et sportif
français aurait statué en faveur du coureur de l'équipe Quick Step,
l'autorisant à s'aligner sur la Grande Boucle. Un grand soulagement
L'humoriste et réalisateur Dany Boon a appelé à voter contre le Front National
au second tour des élections municipales de Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais) , dans un
communiqué transmis aujourrd'hui par son bureau de presse...
Pour le premier grand jour des départs en vacances estivales , le trafic a été
dense ce matin mais plutôt fluide, avec 125 km de bouchons à 12H00 dans la France
entière, selon le Centre national d'information routière (Cnir)...
Tom Boonen peut participer au Tour de France à partir de samedi après un avis
favorable du Comité national et olympique sportif français (CNOSF), a
déclaré vendredi son équipe Quick Step. Le coureur belge avait
été déclaré indésirable sur la Grande Boucle par les
organisateurs de l'épreuve en raison d'un contrôle positif à la cocaïne
réalisé hors compétition en avril.
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Vincent Gragnic devrait changer
d'air cet été. Le milieu de terrain, relégué en National en fin de
saison dernière avec le Stade de Reims, a été approché par Istres selon
L'Union. Toulouse et Valenciennes l'auraient aussi contacté.
Online advertising's biggest players to government: Please stay out of our business.
A un jour du départ du Tour de France, samedi à Monaco, la Chambre
arbitrale du sport du comité national olympique et...
Tom Boonen sera bien au départ du Tour de France samedi à
Monaco. La Chambre arbitrale du sport du comité national olympique et sportif
français aurait statué en faveur du coureur de l'équipe Quick Step,
l'autorisant à s'aligner sur la Grande Boucle. Un grand soulagement
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