Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Midnight Express Movie

Billy Hayes, the man who lived the true story of the hit film, Midnight Express, is finally opening up at age 63 to let the world know exactly what happened in that Turkish prison.

For those unfamiliar with the 1978, Oliver Stone-penned screenplay, Midnight Express chronicled the five long years that Billy Hayes spent in a Turkish prison after being busted in an attempt to smuggle drugs from Turkey to the United States.
The film, marked by a driving Giorgio Moroder score, makes you feel uncomfortable from the first frame–it offers a sense that funky stuff is about to go down…and it does.

As suggested in the film, Billy Hayes did spend 5 years in a Turkish prison. And like the film, Hayes did escape–but not how it was portrayed in the film. And he never bit the tongue out of the mouth of a hated prisoner–he just tried to kill him. For the first time since his escape 35 years ago, Billy Hayes is opening up to tell-all about his true Turkish experience, including the fact that he loved Turkey–until he got arrested.

The success of Midnight Express led to the inevitable backlash from the film. Of course the film pissed-off the Turkish government. They were so angered by the way Turkey was portrayed in the film that they issued an arrest warrant for Hayes through INTERPOL. No arrest ever came.

Unlike the film, Hayes’s escape was far more Hollywoodesque. It involved a rowboat in a rainstorm during a prison transfer, several days of hiding throughout Turkey, dying his hair different colors as authorities searched for him and ultimately, a dangerous river swim to escape into Greece. For years, he remained silent, enjoying a life in Oklahoma, married to Wendy West, the daughter of Jackie West, a prominent personality within the local theatre scene. Hayes became a writer, actor and director and is now letting the world know what really happened.

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NBA Free Agency 2010

The NBA's free agency period has opened, with LeBron James leading perhaps the deepest group of players to ever hit the market.
Teams could begin making their pitches at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday, and some were getting started quickly.
Atlanta's Joe Johnson was expecting early visits in Los Angeles from the Hawks and New York Knicks, with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting that the Hawks were prepared to offer the All-Star shooting guard a maximum salary contract.

Things get interesting later Thursday, when the New Jersey Nets and Knicks are scheduled for visits to Ohio to meet with James, the two-time MVP who heads the class.
It includes other All-Stars such as Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Amare Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer; veterans such as Shaquille O'Neal and Ray Allen; and young up-and-comers such as Rudy Gay and David Lee.
"We've never had anything like this in my time that I can remember," New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn said. "There have been big-time free agents before, but never this many teams that are trying to woo them. So it's unprecedented."
Teams were headed around the country to meet with players, though the Mavs were saved a long trip when Nowitzki informed them he would meet with them Thursday in Dallas — with the message arriving while president Donnie Nelson was at the airport preparing for a flight to Germany.
Showing they planned to be active, the Knicks confirmed on Twitter they would also meet with Wizards swingman Mike Miller in Los Angeles. But they would do so without team president Donnie Walsh, who went directly to Ohio in preparation for Thursday's meeting with James.
Pat Riley and a Heat contingent also began their free agency tour in California, where teams were hoping to meet with Stoudemire. They also planned to meet with Johnson.
It promised to be a wild first few days of July, with plans changing by the minute.
"You're not in control, as much as you would like to be," Timberwolves president David Kahn said. "I don't think any team feels right now they're in control of the situation. There's too many teams with room. Too many fine players out there. I think in those types of situations, it's best to be really nimble and change course if need be."
Kahn said early Thursday that Gay would visit Minnesota later in the day and Lee would arrive on Saturday. Gay is a restricted free agent, so Memphis can match any offer for him.
Even the Clippers, those longtime losers, thought they could be a player this summer. General manager Neil Olshey announced in a statement the team had already contacted several players and confirmed it had scored an invitation to meet with James.
"At that time, we intend to present the many reasons why his joining our organization is the best possible choice he could make," Olshey said.
Talk of James' destination seems to change by the minute. He was considered a lock for Chicago in one report, then seemingly guaranteed to head to Miami in another. The rumor mill spun so out of control that an online sports book simply stopped taking action on James' next team.
Bottom line: James can get perhaps $125 million over six years by staying in Cleveland; $96 million over five years if he goes. (The exact figures can't be determined until next season's salary cap is set in July). But leaving could put him in a better position to win a championship.
Thorn is headed to Ohio, where James will welcome suitors to his home state Thursday. He'll be joined by new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, coach Avery Johnson and hip-hop superstar Jay-Z, a part-owner and James' longtime friend.
The Knicks plan to drop in on James, too. They can afford to pay him and another classmate the maximum next season, which might be what the Knicks need to finally get going again after a franchise-record nine straight losing seasons.
"We've had to live through some tough times in order to get where you think you start rebuilding the franchise," Walsh said. "We have that opportunity now. How well, how fast we can rebuild the team can be shortcut by getting great players."
They'll have plenty of competition. The Heat, Nets, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers also can afford to offer a player about $16.6 million next season, which is the maximum someone with James' amount of NBA experience can make. Chicago and New Jersey made trades in recent days to push them closer to joining the Knicks with enough to offer two max deals, and the Heat can keep Wade, give an additional max contract and have enough left over for another quality player.
Top players rarely leave via free agency because NBA rules allow their teams to offer them more money in the long run. The difference comes not in the first year of a new contract, but in the raises.
A player signing with his own team is eligible for annual increases of 10.5 percent, while a new team can offer only 8 percent bumps. The home team can also offer six-year deals, whereas players joining new teams can get only five-year contracts.
The Knicks traded away Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph — the NBA's top sixth man and a first-time All-Star, respectively — to get their $34 million in cap room. New Jersey, which shipped out Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter in recent years, went just 12-70 last season but hopes for a quick turnaround. Miami essentially left Wade to play by himself this season in exchange for the chance to get him some superstar help next year.
"It is an 'all-in' strategy, in that even when it works, you're going to have to operate with a very low payroll," Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "If it doesn't work, it can be catastrophic in terms of if you strike out, it's going to be very difficult to be competitive."
Morey used his Twitter feed to announce he'd met with Bosh in the opening hours of free agency.
"He is about winning so I focused on how (with) Houston he can win a championship," Morey wrote.
The clock started ticking four summers ago, when James, Wade and Bosh passed on maximum-length extensions on their rookie contracts in favor of shorter deals that allowed them to opt for free agency this summer.
Momentum kept building as fears grew that owners will seek radical changes in the length and value of contracts next summer when the league's collective bargaining agreement expires. That made it wise for a player like Nowitzki, even if he has no intention of leaving Dallas, to exercise his early termination option now and sign a new deal under the current rules.
Toronto expects to lose Bosh. If the All-Star forward joins James or Wade, or both, that team figures to become an immediate championship contender. Boston won the title the year after assembling its Big Three — which could now be broken up with Ray Allen on the market — and the Lakers have reached the finals every year since acquiring Pau Gasol to complement Kobe Bryant.
Numerous teams are now dreaming of similar pairings once deals can be signed on July 8.
"You look at the teams that have an awful lot of cap space, there could be a lot of power shifting in this league," Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis said.

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Breaking dawn movie release date"Twilight Eclipes

Twilight Eclipes Reviews are mixed as of this moment but it is a sure hit whether those reviews are positive or not mainly because of the starts of the film. They had been the fantasy of women around the world.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opened in 4,416 theaters and 193 IMAX screens in the United States on June 30. It also ha d a worldwide opening on the same date.
Predictions and forecasts says that the film will gross from around $150 million to around $180 million in just the first six days. This third installment of the Stephen Meyer novel is expected to beat the record of Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Twilight Eclipes Reviews are mixed as of this moment but it is a sure hit whether those reviews are positive or not mainly because of the starts of the film. They had been the fantasy of women around the world.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opened in 4,416 theaters and 193 IMAX screens in the United States on June 30. It also ha d a worldwide opening on the same date. Predictions and forecasts says that the film will gross from around $150 million to around $180 million in just the first six days. This third installment of the Stephen Meyer novel is expected to beat the record of Twilight Saga: New Moon.

According to the online ticket seller, Fandango, Twilight Eclipse accounts for almost 82 percent of their online ticket sales and had been always on the top five since May 14, 2010. As for MovieTickets.com, sales from Twilight Eclipse accounts for 50 percent of their daily ticket sales since the start they have sold them.

Today, July 1, 2010, an official United Kingdom premiere will also be held in Leicester Square, London . Sad to say however that Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner will not be present.

Breaking Dawn movie release date is scheduled on November 18, 2011. Breaking Dawn will be split into two films and will be directed by Bill Gondon and co-produced by Stephenie Meyer along with Karen Rosenfelt and Wyck Godfrey.

As for Twilight Eclipse Reviews, the reliable review site Rotten Tomatoes gave the Eclipse 52% rating based on 99 reviews. It earned a total rating of 5./10 which is positive in the terms of Rotten Tomatoes.

Metacritic on the other hand give a rating of 58/100 for the Twilight Saga: Eclipsed based on 27 reviews. Another positive review came from The Hollywood Reporter which basically said that the movie nailed it.

Morris from the Boston Globe stated, “If the first two movies were “get a room,” part three is “get a therapist”. He said the second and third film “repeat that discovery [in Twilight] without truly deepening it…the movies are interesting without ever being good.

Other reviews basically gave really a 50% to less than 50% approval of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse. This rating is even shared by its predecessors. One of the perhaps more eye catching critic about Twilight Saga is that the film had always been “too chatty and too long.” There had been some true action and true climatic scenes missing.

With that we are sure that fans will still be pleased. Now ladies and gentlemen we leave you with a trailer from Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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MTV Real World New Orleans 2010

The premiere of "Real World XXIV: New Orleans" didn't just hint at the drama to come this season; it ran in kicking and screaming.The roommates: The newest edition of MTV's "Real World" (official site) series began as they always do, introducing the eight new 20-somethings who will regale audiences with their roads to self-discovery.

We first met Ryan Knight, a recovering addict of prescription pain medication from Wisconsin. Jemmye Carroll, the typically atypical Southern girl from Mississippi, delighted roommate Preston Roberson-Charles, who bluntly stated Jemmye "definitely has a stripper look." McKenzie Coburn, the resident good-girl who loves to party, immediately claimed she blacks out easily when drinking. Ashlee Feldman, a pretty Bostonian by way of New Jersey, grabbed attention from the men in the house for her "Angelina Jolie lips." Eric Patrick, a comedian who also works for the State Department in foreign relations, developed an instant crush on Sahar Dika. Dika, however, revealed she met a love interest before coming to New Orleans. Lastly, but definitely not least, we had Ryan Leslie, an emotionally over-active hairdresser from Arizona.

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Jar Of hearts lyrics,Christina Perri

Raw talent Christina for a surprise. I first heard it, I’m truly moved. It’s hard for me to believe that it can improve in general, let alone so quickly. Jar worm is proof that no matter how good Christina gets, she can shine and surprise. Listen to it alone in his room at night, grab a bucket of tears, and assess skin crawl just a great song gives.

Here is all lyrics available for the fans of music regarding to this song:
Jar hearts Lyrics
I know I can not take another step towards you
it is still the anticipation of regret
you do not know, I’m not your ghost more
You lost the love I loved the most
I learned to live, half-alive
and now you want me again
What do you think you are?
running round leaving scars
collecting bank to the heart
divide love each other
you’re gonna catch a cold
from the ice inside the soul
not come after me
What do you think you are?
I hear what you asked all around
if I’m somewhere you can find
but I grew too
ever retreat in your hands
Ive learned to live, half-alive
and now you want me again
What do you think you are?
running round leaving scars
collecting bank to the heart
and break love apart
you’re gonna catch a cold
from the ice inside the soul
not come after me
What do you think you are?
so long just to feel good
I remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I’m sorry I missed the first time we kissed
lead and broke all their promises
and now you’re back
You can not get me back
What do you think you are?
run leaving scars
collecting bank to the heart
and break love apart
you’re gonna catch a cold
from the ice inside the soul
so do not come back for me
Dont go back to all
X2
What do you think you are?
What do you think you are?
What do you think you are?

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Amazon Amanda

Amanda Chambers announced today the release of her children’s book, Lunar and Hamlet, published by Outskirts Press. A moral tale for children, written by a child – Amanda was only in the fourth grade when she wrote it – the story of how a seemingly homely chick and an equally “different” puppy overcome their troubles in life will be completely real to other young children and fully appreciated by them.


Although written when Amanda was only in the fourth grade at Andersonville Elementary in her native Tennessee, Lunar and Hamlet immediately won the Dalton James “Dream Big, Write It Down” writing contest and was selected from among all the books submitted by children across the country.

In Chambers’ story, a small chick named Hamlet is born into a family of siblings, all of whom are bright yellow and growing large quickly. Hamlet, however, is brown and small, and the inhabitants of Green Pines Barnyard tease her unmercifully. Only her mother and an equally undersized, oddly colored puppy named Lunar spare her from the continuing barnyard taunts.

Hamlet and Lunar quickly become friends and when Hamlet falls into the river and is swept away by the fast moving water, Lunar comes to her rescue. Their bond is complete.

When Lunar later gives birth to a litter of puppies, one is smaller than the rest and a different color. Shortly after Hamlet hatches six young chicks, and one of them, too, is small and different in color.

What happens then provides a pleasing conclusion to this charming tale, made all the more accessible to its young readers by the fact that the story was conceived and written and its delightful, full color pictures drawn by one of their own.

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Richard Jefferson

Spurs swingman Richard Jefferson has opted out of the final year of his contract and will become a free agent.

Spurs spokesman Tom James said the nine-year veteran informed the team Thursday. Jefferson was due to make about US$15 million next year after underachieving in his first season in San Antonio.


Jefferson averaged 12.3 points a game last season, his lowest since his rookie year. He struggled to adapt to coach Gregg Popovich's system, at one point losing his job in the starting lineup.

The Spurs traded for Jefferson and his hefty contract last summer in a deal with Milwaukee.

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Jar Of Hearts Lyrics And Song

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Unemployment Extension Updates june 30 2010


The unemployment is pegged at 7 million people and the Senate seeks an Unemployment Extension Bill, June 30, 2010 in order to help those unemployed cope with the economic situation until they find a job. A new stimulus package failed passage in the U.S Senate since they are short of one vote. The shortage of vote is due to the passing of Democrat Senator Robert Byrd.

Seeing that situation, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced a new unemployment extension bill. The bill includes an extension of the period in which home buyers can close on a house and claim the homebuyer tax credit. The said change was already agreed in the House, among other provisions.

Sen. Baucus defended the bill saying, “Folks in Montana and across the nation are struggling to find jobs in this tough economy, and every day these benefits are lapsed is another day Americans worry how they will feed their families while they look for work.”
Baucus then invited her Senate colleagues to support the bill and hopefull have bi-partisan support, a feat that was not achieved in this Senate though. Bacaus said in his press release, “I urge my colleagues to stand with us to support American families and restore the unemployment insurance benefits that are often the only lifeline many workers have in this tough economy.”
This bill will be blocked by Republicans for sure since they are against any new bill that would increase the budget deficit.
If the Unemployment Extension Bill will be passed, it will extend federal unemployment insurance benefits through Nov. 2010, and the closing period for qualification for the homebuyer tax credit to Sept. 30. It is technically a substitute amendment to the killed jobs legislation.

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Jacob wetterling Updates

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (AP) - Investigators are at a St. Joseph property near where 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989.

Neighbors report seeing several unmarked law enforcement vehicles Wednesday morning at the property. Aerial photos taken by the St. Cloud Times show as many as 17 vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and trailers on the property.


Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner told the newspaper the county attorney's office had advised him that a court order prevented him from saying why investigators were at the residence.


A sheriff's office squad car is parked at the entry to the driveway. Jacob Wetterling was abducted at gunpoint in October 1989 near the entry to the driveway. He was just a half-mile from his home in St. Joseph, in central Minnesota.

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JEFFREY JONES Sex Cases

FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF star JEFFREY JONES has been arrested after failing to re-register as a sex offender.

The actor was arrested in 2003 after he was caught in possession of child pornography and for employing a 14-year-old boy to pose for pornographic photographs.


The possession of child pornography charge against him was dropped after the actor pleaded no contest to inducing a minor to pose for sexually explicit photographs. He was sentenced to five years' probation and told he had to register as a sex offender every year.

But Jones failed to update the register on his 63rd birthday in September (09) and he has since been arrested for not keeping his status updated. He was taken into custody last week (ends25Jun10) and later freed on $20,000 (£13,330) bail, according to TMZ.com.

It's the second time Jones has been arrested for failing to keep the sex offender register current - in 2004 he failed to notify authorities he had changed address.

Jones
is due for arraignment on 14 July (10). If convicted he faces up to three years behind bars.

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Are Justin Bieber Removes Left testicle?

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The last airbender review And Trailer

The only new film opening this weekend, director M. Night Shyamalan "The Last Airbender", the live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon cartoon series is broadcast this Thursday. It is of interest in men and is ready to collect good but not great $ 50 million on Monday. Boys with anime-inspired comic book, the main audience of the film, and the elderly, fans of the previous Shyamalan films, including "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs" may also.


Last Airbender_Shyamalan "Last Airbender" is widely used for the summer Paramount Pictures, which spent about $ 150 million to produce images, including their last-minute move to 3-D.


"Airbender" will be shown in theaters in 1500-1600 in 3-D, most of which are shared with "Toy Story 3 game." Because Pixar animated film only two weeks and has more than 235 million U.S. dollars, which broke in a short time, Paramount did not play to steal most of the 900 theaters, "Toy Story" on one 3-D screen.

Even if "Airbender" Large $ 50 million, from Monday, it would be too good to play for a few weeks will be a hit for Paramount.

"Airbender" could very well at the international level because of its multi-ethnic cast and Asian influences, but it will not open until next week abroad.

With the wide appeal of the hit "Toy Story 3" continues to do solid business, and studios for a more adult-style "adult" and "Knight and Day" in search of a good second weekend has a total match tickets were only about the huge end of the holidays.

"I think you'll see up to a week significantly compared to last year because of the breadth of product," said Rob Moore, vice-chairman of "The Last Airbender" studio Paramount Pictures. "They are really something for everyone."

"Last Airbender" begins with Sokka  and Qatar (Nicola Peltz), younger brother and sister, Eskimo-like Northern Water tribe. It is every child, then the water Bender still learning to control their forces.

In the middle of the ice floes of their world, Qatar and Sokka join Eng (Noah wrestler), a boy who looks like a child of the Dalai Lama in an iceberg in the trap. Not only that Ang has a tattoo on his bald head with its output, as the world Last Airbender, he pointed to the lack of Avatar, peace-loving people waiting.

Of course, do not take the fire of the nation this news sitting down, and soon enough, try two separate forces capture Eng. Super evil Commander Zhao (Aasif Mandvi) is a stop-on-nothing type, and the young Prince Zuko ("Slumdog Millionaire" in Dev Patel), wants to make exiled son of Fire Lord, who is indeed good again Grace father.

"Last Airbender" Kids-R-Us intentions, of course, most obviously in the movie dialogue, dull affect the conversion, which not only repeated language cartoon series, but put one in mind and back out of such children 1950 shows how "The Adventures of Spin and Marty" episodes of "The Walt Disney in the Mickey Mouse Club."

In addition, if they keep the plot forward, nothing makes a film of the functional visual effects to make important seems to carry the 3-D, which extends very little or procedure, or even a wild fire of battle ships remembers, although the ships, which in turn , in the epic Hayao Miyazaki.

Although Ang, Qatar, and Sokka is white actors, "The Last Airbender" reserves the Asian type of the original show, including a liberal dose of martial arts, Tai Chi, Buddhist philosophy and religion of Tibet.

Movie Trailer: The Last Airbender '

Ang, carefree successor to a long line of Avatars, should grow up in a hurry, when the fire threatens to win the Water, Earth and Air nations.

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Today Watch Eclipse Online For Free"The Twilight Saga"

A good news for the Eclipse Movie Fans ThatEclipse will be released today and people are much exited to watch eclipse online for free, there are a number of websites that are providing the online video streaming of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
The movie Twilight Saga: Eclipse is in two hundred percent of popularity this week due to the release of the film today
. If you want to watch Eclipse online for free, then you can search on Google, it will give you a long list of websites that are offering video streaming for the movie for free, although you wont find a good quality result of the movie as it is the very first day of its release, the best option is to buy a DVD to just go to a movie theatre and watch the Eclipse movie in a good quality print, you can also download the movie from the internet for free.
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“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is having an incredible opening.
Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Xavier Samuel play the leading role of the male, and the budget of the film is 68000000 dollars, which is a huge one. The film is the sequel of the third series; Twilight is the first of its kind, and New Moon one second, and now Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Was sold June 24 was the formal presentation of the film, and the premiere was held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and tickets online for the film of the May 14, 2010.

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Microsoft kin Sales Smartphones

Microsoft Keen Discontinued After 48 DaysJust 48 days after the start of sales of Microsoft Keane, a smartphone for the young, the company discontinued it because of disappointing sales.

Quick change for Keen, Microsoft took 2 years to develop and whose release was supported with a hefty advertising budget, it is the latest sign of turmoil for the recently reorganized the division of consumer products Microsoft.


"This is an absolute failure," said Charles S. Golvin, an analyst with Forrester Research. Mr. Golvin said he was surprised to see Microsoft to kill the product so quickly, given the history of the company to impose new products and improving them over time.


consumer products division of Microsoft is trying to offer credible competitors IPod and most recently, Apple iPhone and an array of smartphones powered by Android Software Google.

Microsoft also recently canceled a project to develop a tablet PC, which will compete with the popular iPad Apple.

Microsoft said that the change of staff who worked on the Keane team in charge of Windows 7 Phone, the forthcoming revision of the Microsoft operating system for smartphones, which must be submitted in the autumn. Keane, who joined the two models was aimed at young users and stressed access to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Although neither Microsoft, nor Verizon Wireless, which was sold exclusively telephone revealed sales figures, people close to the company said that sales were disappointing. Verizon cut prices for phones up to $ 50 from $ 200 for the more expensive models and up to $ 30 from $ 150 for a stripped-down version.

Microsoft said that to cancel the pending release of Keane in Europe and will cooperate with Verizon Wireless to sell records. Brenda Raney, a spokesman for Verizon, said Keene, is still an important part of our portfolio. "

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keith britton And Zoe Saldana

Popular actress Zoe Saldana more good news in addition to its inviting a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and its achievements in the title role in "Star Trek and Avatar: Saldana is engaged to her boyfriend 10 years, Keith Britton.


All we can say, "Dude. Keith Britton. Why are you so damn long?" It took Keith Britton 10 years, finally offering her fever Zoe Saldana? Ten years. Wow, it took Oakland Raiders Quarterback Kyle Boller only one year to offer Carrie Prejean, and they are getting married this Friday.


Now that we have received razzing Keith Britton aside, congratulations to an excellent pair.

Now people want to know who is Keith Britton.

Keith Britton is Director General of My Fashion Database and actor from Los Angeles appeared in Cold Case and as the World Turns. My Fashion The database was created in 2008 and has 18 employees in accordance with Linkedin. It's billed as IMDB.com for the fashion industry.

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Case Of Jacob Wetterling

Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has converged on the area with earth moving equipment near the place where Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989, Patty Wetterling said today.
“I have informed this morning,” she said while attending a seminar at the University of Minnesota in the afternoon to prevent sexual violence. “I told him about the search, but other than that I do not know anything.”

Seeing several unmarked police Wednesday morning in the property. Aerial photographs of St. Cloud Times showed as many as 17 cars, SUVs and trailers on the property.
Deputy Chief Bruce Bechtold Stearns County Sheriff’s Department said he was limited to the courts to comment on the investigation. The order, according to him, issued by Judge Stearns County on Tuesday and today.
“All I can tell you, we conduct research in the field of St. Joseph, and the details of this investigation is limited by the courts,” said Bechtold.
He provided no details.
FBI ‘support search operations in this area, “said C. Wilson, representative of the FBI. Around 5:45 pm, he said he did not know if the area has been secured for the entire day and said that he expects operations to continue to support the FBI on Thursday.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has “some people on the ground” in St. Joseph today, working in support of the sheriff and the FBI, “said Bob Lowery, executive director of missing children division. He said that the center was a nation “and of St. Joseph’s regularly over the past many years.”
“We have always supported any new versions, but we do not want to provide false hope,” said Lowry.
Jerry Wetterling, Jacob’s father, said at the end of this week: “I do not really want to get into any specific suspects or people, because I really do not know what is happening there. I just know there are a lot of activity.
“When I drove to work this morning, there were five or six squad cars this way, and I was extremely surprised.
Jerry Wetterling said earlier results had never cooked from.
“There were leads that were pursued aggressively for several months at a time,” he said. “There were over 30,000 leads in this case. … I just know when they have no leads in the past, law enforcement will do everything they think they need to continue, especially lead. We’ve just been so grateful for all the interest and support, people helping and trying to figure out what really happened to Jacob.
“We kind of learned how to survive, we can not get too high or low on any specific leads,” he said. “Otherwise, we would have the emotional wreckage.
Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner said the St. Cloud Times office of district attorney told him that the court order prevented him say why investigators in the residence.
Sheriff’s Office squad car parked at the entrance to the road.
Property owned by Robert and Rita Rassier. Rita Rassier hung up when contacted by Pioneer Press this afternoon. Robert Rassier is 85 and Rita Rassier 81. Daniel A. Rassier, 54, lists the same address, and St. Joseph Township treasurer, in accordance with the Web site Stearns County.
Anna Reischl St. Joseph Township clerk, said Daniel Rassier is one of the sons of Robert and Rita Rassier and lives in the house with them. A pair of retired farmers and Daniel Rassier is a group of teachers, “she said.
“It’s just incredible view, because it is one of the best families,” said Reischl search occurs on the property in Rassier. “They are very caring people.”
Former St. Joseph Police Chief William Lorenz said that he had only good things to say about Robert Rassier, with whom he had known for decades. He said that he was never a suspect.
“He was very hardworking farmer at the time, and a very strong Christian,” said Lorenz. “He goes to church, I think, in the day.”
Jerry Wetterling said he often shares neighborly waves with Robert Rassier on his way to work this morning, as the senior man picks up mail at the end of his house, but he was less familiar with Daniel Rassier.
“This is their journey, where Jacob recent steps were seen,” Jerry Wetterling said. “This is the latest data of Jacob, are in the area, was there. I’m guessing that is why the activities going on there.”
Lorenz, who was police chief of St. Joseph when Jacob was abducted, said he knew nothing about the latest research. He retired from the police years ago, with the Wetterling abduction was still hanging over his head.
“I hope they find something,” Lorenz said today. “(I) always looks forward to having good news about something, but nothing develops. I just wish them good luck.”
Lorenz noted that for many years, credible leads in the kidnapping Wetterling rare. “Not as often as we would like them,” he said.
Jacob Wetterling was 11, when the mask was abducted on October 22, 1989, near the entrance to the staircase property.
“When that happens, it only upsets the stomach,” Patty Wetterling said today, referring to the attention of the media and the search themselves.
Lawrence Nichols, Eagan-based lawyer, who was a neighbor children, Patty Wetterling, said the burden of proof necessary to excavate private property was no more than doing the typical police search your home or office.
“You just need a search warrant. … Have you ever seen” Cops’? They may enter with a sledgehammer. … The most egregious one I’ve heard, the case when they smashed the side of a building with a front-end loader, “said Nichols.
“They need probable cause to obtain a warrant and probable cause is basically” it is likely, fruits, evidence, or instrumentalities of crime can be found here, “he said.” This appeal of a judge. ”
Last clear lead in came in January 2009, when news broke about the man Milwaukee with a possible connection with the case of Jacob. Vernon Seitz, who confessed to killing two children in 1950 and died in December 2008 found that the newspaper clippings and photographs of young Jacob, along with child pornography and books about cannibalism in his home.
But Milwaukee police said they found no connection between the abduction Seitz, and Jacob, or any other child abduction. Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner said in January 2009 that his agency is working with Milwaukee police and decided that there is no reason to believe Seitz participated in the abduction of Jacob.
The fate of Jacob Wetterling, who will now be 32, remains unknown. Jacob’s most famous missing child case in Minnesota.
He was with his brother and friend, when he had just been kidnapped about half a mile from his home in St. Joseph in central Minnesota. The gunman came out of the woods and disappeared along with James, who had never heard of.
Jacob’s name has become synonymous with missing and vulnerable children, which leads to the formation of Jacob Wetterling Foundation, his parents, Jerry and Patty Wetterling in 1990. Patty Wetterling has twice been a candidate for Congress, losing to Republican Mark Kennedy in 2004 and Michelle Bachmann in 2006.
The foundation, which later became the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, merged with the National Child Protection Training Center in February and his staff led community sex offender notification forums, in particular, efforts aimed at raising awareness about child sexual exploitation and abduction.
Wetterlings organized a children’s concert last year at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of their son.
Patty Wetterling in the last year, wrote and published a book, “Hope of Jacob,” which she said was aimed at helping their grandchildren to understand what happened to their uncle.
Interview Pioneer Press in October, Patty Wetterling said she remains the same as all dumbfounded how such crimes could occur in a small town in America.
“We do not know what happened,” said Patty Wetterling. “It’s just a whole bunch of” We do not know. There’s no such word as “closure. Answers. We need answers.”

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Unemployment Extension June 30 2010

Here we go again. Last night, Senators Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Majority Leader and head of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced a new bill, the expansion of unemployment. It's actually not strictly autonomous: It includes the extension, in which home buyers can close on the house and claim credit Homebuyer tax changes agreed in the House yesterday, and other provisions.


"People in Montana and across the country are trying to find a job in this tough economy, and with each passing day, these benefits had expired one day, Americans are concerned about how they will feed their families while they look for work," Baucus said in a press release. "I urge my colleagues to stand with us in support of American families and to restore the unemployment insurance benefits, which are often the only life many researchers in this tough economy."


Reid filed for cloture last night, and working with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to move the bill today, although the Republicans have repeatedly opposed any measure that increases the deficit.

The new law extends federal benefits, unemployment insurance and November 2010 and the closure period to qualify for the loan Homebuyer tax on September 30. This is technically an amendment to legislation to replace the slew of jobs. Here is a summary of what the bill:
Unemployment benefits: Reboot emergency unemployment compensation program stopped in late May 2010. The program provides up to 53 weeks of extended benefits, depending on the level of unemployment of the state. The measure is retroactive - which means that Americans who have lost their unemployment checks will be compensated - and runs through November.

Prolonged benefits: reset funding for the further stage of unemployment benefits to 99 weeks.iminates penalty for part-time workers collecting unemployment benefits: gives States the opportunity to UI claimants to maintain certain benefits if the transition to state benefits, would reduce their weekly checks the user interface, at least $ 100 or 25 per cent.

These three provisions of a $ 33.9 billion for 10 years.

Increases the closing date of the tax credit Homebuyer: Homebuyers must have purchased the house on April 30, 2010. Now they have to close on October 1, rather than July 1, 2010. The provision is estimated to cost $ 140 million for 10 years.

Changes in the Travel Promotion Act (TPA): The Department of Homeland Security was supposed to finance the Travel Promotion Board before the end of this year. This delay, that funding to begin one year. This change will save $ 95 million over 10 years.

No, you can not claim credit Homebuyer Tax from prison: Remember all those prisoners, claiming credit Homebuyer tax - even if sentenced to life imprisonment? This allows the IRS to disclose tax return to prison officials, to help recover the money from frivolous claims. This raises $ 6 million for 10 years.

Find the money somewhere else: It takes $ 94 million in unspent funds of the Ministry of Defence will expire on 30 September 2010. This saves $ 45 million over 10 years.

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Apple's iPhone Sell By Verizon In Next Year

Verizon Wireless will start selling Apple's iPhone next year, ending AT&T's U.S. exclusive on the phone, say two people familiar with the plans.

The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn't public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey Nelson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, declined to comment. AT&T also declined to comment. USA TODAY was unable to independently verify the reports.

Speculation on a Verizon iPhone has been rampant in the tech blogosphere. If the reports are true, the iPhone, which has been the sole domain of rival AT&T in the U.S. since June 2007, will give Verizon a boost in its smartphone competition, UBS analyst John Hodulik says. Verizon customers, who numbered 92.8 million at the end of the first quarter, may buy 3 million iPhones a quarter, he says.

"Apple is going to dramatically increase the number of devices it sells in the U.S. when exclusivity at AT&T ends," Hodulik says. "It's hard to ignore the quality issues that AT&T has faced."

Verizon Wireless, which is building a high-speed fourth-generation network, plans to unveil several devices that will run on the new technology in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, CEO Lowell McAdam has said. Verizon's CDMALG VX8300 - Cellular phone - Verizon - CDMA2000 1X-based wireless network differs from the GSM technology AT&T's network is based on.

The iPhone has helped AT&T add subscribers even as the U.S. mobile-phone market nears saturation. In the first three months of this year, about a third of AT&T's iPhone activations came from customers new to the carrier. Without those 900,000 new subscribers, AT&T might have posted a loss in contract customers that quarter, analysts say.

AT&T has battled customer complaints about its network and dedicated an extra $2 billion to upgrade it this year.

A Verizon partnership is a victory for Apple over rivals such as Research In Motion and Motorola, whose phones are promoted by the carrier. Motorola makes Droid phones that use Google's Android operating system. RIM makes BlackBerrys. "For Apple, it means a larger addressable market," says Andy Hargreaves, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities. "It's also good news for Apple in that it will spread the load on the wireless data networks."

Apple has sold more than 50 million iPhones since their introduction. The latest version, iPhone 4, sold more than 1.7 million units in the first three days after its June 24 debut.

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Earthquake In Mexico


A strong earthquake centered in the southern state of Oaxaca shook Mexico early Wednesday, the US and Mexican earthquake monitors reported.

The quake, which struck at 2:22 am (0722 GMT), lasted around half a minute and was powerful enough to shake buildings in Mexico City, AFP correspondents reported.

Both Mexico's Seismological Institute and the US Geological Survey said the quake measured 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale, though the USGS later revised down the quake's strength to magnitude 6.2.

Mexican authorities said they had no immediate reports of casualties or major damages.

The epicenter was located 355 kilometers (220 miles) south-southeast of Mexico City, or 120 kilometers (75 miles) west-southwest of Oaxaca city, according to the USGS, which monitors quakes worldwide.

The quake had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), the USGS said.

One radio station described scenes of panic in Mexico City, where memories of the magnitude 8.1 quake of September 19, 1985 that killed between 10,000 and 30,000 people remain fresh.

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How Long Is Eclipse The Movie"The Twilight Saga "


Eclipse will reportedly be the most romantic of all of the “Twilight” movies which is about 124 minutes long. The movie will be the third film that has been released based on the vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer. They have become a part of pop culture since the release of the first film and continue to dominate news headlines.

While most probably prefer Robert Pattinson’s character to Taylor Lautner, likely because Pattinson’s character seems to be the one that is steeling Bella’s heart, that doesn’t mean that Lautner will not receive a good amount of screen time in the upcoming movie.

Recent reports have stated that both Lautner’s Jacob Black and Pattinson’s Edward Cullen will be sharing a hot kiss with Bella in the upcoming film. This film will definitely have more kissing and romance in general than the previous films, which were normally focused on the action.

Bella is definitely in love with Edward, and has feelings for Jacob as well. That may seem to be a little bit strange, but keep in mind that the characters are supposed to be high school students. Despite the fact that she has an attraction to Jacob, Bella has already said that she would be willing to become undead to prove her love for Cullen.

It has also been reported that this film will delve deeper into the lineage of the series. They will explore the history of the Cullen family of vampires as well as give out some of the backstory of Jacob Black. It will be interesting to see how they put so many important story points inside of one film. Either way it should make for another huge hit and an interesting watch.

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Louis CK,

Probably, Louis CK is now remembered by his fans for playing a comedy role of Conan O’Brien or the role of best friend, Ricky Gervais played in “The invention of lies. The role of the police, who played him in “Parks and Recreation” is also one of one of the best roles of the comedian and really enjoyed his fans.

Louis CK is gaining a lot of viewers every day, ensuring that it is bold and daring comedy to its audience. Currently, the famous comedian is at the center of attention, because he is going to present his new comedy FX comedy, whose title is “Louie“. You will not see him in this comedy as a typical comic or the series will not be a typical comedy you how every episode of the series “Louis” will differ from the previous one.
There are some similarities between the “Louis” and “Seinfeld”, a comedy by Louis CK will be shown at the end and the beginning of each episode. He said in a conversation with the media that he wants to show all that in the upcoming comedy to its audience. It was decided that Louis CK to try something changing when his famous series “Lucky Louie” was canceled HBO.
Louis CK also added that the scenes were filmed without their guess what the scene will show, in which episode? And they will not decide until they watched the episodes on the editing process.

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Watch Eclipse Online For Free"The Twilight Saga"

Third film of the Twilight Saga series whose title is “Eclipse” has been premiered last night at the Cinemark Theater which is located on the Walker Lake Road. It is really no doubt one of the very popular films of Twilight Saga. It has also been reported that the theater was open till late night to show this film to its fans and lovers on the big screen.


There were around 85 seats that were available in every theater. It is also being said that the Eclipse is considered among one of the most anticipated movies of the current year i.e. 2010 which was highly advertized, claimed in the reports of National Movie Award. The film revolves around the vampires against werewolves and it has made records for online ticketing.

Though several fans of the movie watched its premier in the theaters but still there are many who are trying to search for the website that show them their favorite movie online. It is to tell all those that there are several website that are providing streaming to this popular movie and we are pasting a link from one of those useful websites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyJEyDDNrkI

it has been said by the fandango.com that Eclipse has broken all the previous records of online ticketing in which very famous movies of the past are also included like “Harry Potter”, “The Dark Knight” and “Star Wars”. One of the best parts of the film includes the story of Edward (a role which has been played by Robert Pattinson) who is a vampire hero in the film.

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Trailer Of Paranormal Activity 2

Paramount Pictures has released a teaser trailer for paranormal activity 2."Propelled by a sharp social media campaign and enthusiastic word-of-mouth from fans, "Paranormal Activity" became a horror juggernaut, ultimately earning $192.7 million worldwide despite a meager $15,000 budget.

The film documented a young couple who believed their house may be haunted and who decided to capture the strange events on video.



Jason Blum and Oren Peli, who masterminded "Paranormal Activity," are producing the sequel. Steven Schneider is serving as executive producer.

Tod "Kip" Williams ("The Door in the Floor") directed "Paranormal Activity 2," based on a script by Michael R. Perry ("Stephen King's Dead Zone," "Millennium"). The film hits theaters Oct. 22.

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Anna Chapman Russian Spy,Anna Chap Man


Posing for a series of photos, this is the woman at the centre of the alleged Russian spy network uncovered in the U.S.

In one, Anna Chapman - the name she gave investigators - smiles coyly at the camera wearing a shiny green tracksuit top and black-and-white striped T-shirt as she poses in front of Big Ben.

The 28-year-old redhead apparently lived and worked in London for five years before allegedly becoming part of a spy ring based in the States which sent secrets back to the Kremlin.

The picture is thought to have been taken during her stay in the UK. It is unknown if she was engaged in espionage at that stage.

Miss Chapman is emerging as the femme fatal of the James Bond-style plot which saw ' sleepers' embedded in American cities, some more than a decade ago.

And she appears every inch the part, using her charm, beauty and high-society connections to move with ease through the circles of power and use other people to find out state secrets.

She is understood to have a masters degree in economics, an expensive flat in the financial district of New York, and runs a successful international online estate agency, a job which would have given her an excuse to make contact with people around the globe.

She is fluent in Russian and English and conversational in German and French.

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Joel Zumaya Injury


As he rolled in agony on the Target Field turf Monday night, Tigers right-hander Joel Zumaya figured he’d just thrown his final pitch.

“I thought my career was done,” Zumaya said.

Zumaya feared he’d suffered torn ligaments in his elbow. After a medical exam on the elbow Tuesday, he learned otherwise.

As he threw that final pitch Monday, he suffered a broken tip of his elbow — it’s called the olecranon — but he didn’t damage the ligaments.

“Really, really satisfying news,” Zumaya said. “I left it in God’s hands, and I guess He gave me another blessing that I don’t need (any ligament surgery).”

Head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said: “This is probably the best-case scenario we could have hoped for.”

“It is the best worst news we could have gotten,” manager Jim Leyland said. It’s possible that further tests will show that Zumaya needs surgery, Rand said.

In the more encouraging scenario — the one to which Zumaya has subscribed — the break will heal in four months without surgery and Zumaya will return in spring training.

Zumaya’s mood Tuesday wasn’t one of disappointment, of someone who’s done for this season, but of someone determined to pitch next season.

“I know it’s going to take four months to heal,” he said. “It’s not 12 months. I’m a hardworking guy. I won’t give up.

“I’ve got a son (born last year) who I want to see me play baseball, so I’m not going to give it up.”

This becomes the fourth straight year that Zumaya’s season has been significantly shortened by injury. He hasn’t had a full season of health since his standout rookie season of ’06.

“I worked too hard for this to happen,” said Zumaya, 25. “All I wanted was one full year of health.”

With no guarantee of a job entering spring training this year, Zumaya returned from shoulder surgery in August to regain a key late-inning role in the bullpen. He was throwing 100 m.p.h. regularly this season, just as in ’06.

When he got hurt Monday night on his pitch to Delmon Young, he was protecting an eighth-inning lead with first place at stake.

“It felt like my elbow exploded,” Zumaya said. “Crying in front of 40,000 people is pretty weak. But it’s a lot of pain, and I felt like I had no one on my side.

“But when those (fans) got up on their feet and started cheering, and then the entire team was comforting me after the game, it meant a lot to me. I’m happy that I still have a chance, and hopefully things will go the way I want.”

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Pretty Little Liars Episode 4 Watch On Line

Pretty Little Liars has its newest episode which is the episode 4 entitled “Can You Hear Me Now”. This was released this June 30, 2010. This Pretty Little Liars Episode 4 was directed by Norman Buckley. This will continue the mystery of the past.


The casts now decided to put a stop to the anonymous emails and text messages by blocking all unknown users. There are spoilers for this newest episode, but we advise not to tackle it. Just see for yourself. So watch now the Pretty Little Liars Episode 4 Season 1 in streaming online now.

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Spain vs Portugal FIFA World Cup 2010

Spain vs Portugal was a great game.Spain vs Portugal Highlights are available.Spain vs Portugal ended 1-0 and Spain will face Paraguay in the next stage at World Cup.A new goal from David Villa, the fourth in five marked by the ‘Red’ in the 2010 World Cup, Spain qualified for the quarterfinals, unlocking the Iberian intense duel with Portugal, and enlarging a selection that showed his maturity when competing in a game of life and death.I liked Spain vs Portugal very much.

It was a rendezvous with history that makes the identity of a team that seeks to expand its legend in the great event in South Africa. Large selection-Argentina, Germany and Brazil were thrashed in the second round. Was the turn of the champions of Europe. His physique does not give comprehensive victories but to make him as being among the favorites for the title.Spain vs Portugal ended 1-0,Davil Villa scored.

Freed from the fear of failure, the voltage generated by the poor World Cup debut, Spain jumped to the Green Point Stadium turf with personality. It was time to show a style, to take advantage of having faced a rival who speak the same language. Away from individual markings, to impose their football, thunder defensive force of Portugal. Spain vs Portugal was a nice game,I liked very much.

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Chase Utley

The Philadelphia Phillies have lost half of their starting infield to injury.

The Phillies put second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and sent them back to Philadelphia for exams to see how long they will be sidelined. Utley has a sprained right thumb. Polanco has a sore left elbow.


Suddenly, the defending NL champions could be in the market for some help.

"The main thing is we need to find out the length of Chase and Poly's stay on the DL," assistant general manager Scott Proefrock said. "At this point, we're not sure."

Philadelphia is finishing June with seven players on the disabled list, including two key infielders. If Utley and Polanco are out for more than two weeks, the Phillies would be looking to trade.

"I think we're always looking to get better," Proefrock said. "Now our focus may be a little different than it was."

Utley hurt his thumb while sliding into second base during the fourth inning of a 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, when he was tagged out while trying to stretch a single. He stayed in the game until the ninth, when he left for a pinch hitter because the thumb was sore.

An MRI on Tuesday wasn't clear about the severity of the sprain. Utley headed back to Philadelphia to see a hand specialist and get more tests on Wednesday.

Utley, who is batting .277 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs, met briefly with manager Charlie Manuel before heading home. It's only the second time that the four-time All-Star has been on the disabled list. He broke his right wrist and missed a month in 2007.

"He wasn't in a talkative mood," Manuel said. "Neither was I."

Polanco has a bone spur in the left elbow. It was hit by a pitch in April and has bothered him since despite two injections to help the healing. He aggravated it while diving last Friday and hadn't played. He went back to Philadelphia to get more tests on Wednesday.

"The question is why is it so persistent?" trainer Scott Sheridan said. "You'd expect if you treat it with anti-inflammatories and the types of things we've done with it that it should respond, and it has not. So I think it's time to put him on the DL, rest him and try to get some better answers for why this thing is staying the way it is."

The Phillies signed Polanco as a free agent after he won his second Gold Glove as a second baseman with Detroit. They moved him to third to replace Pedro Feliz. The move has worked well: Polanco is third in the NL with a .318 average and leads all NL third basemen in fielding percentage.

The Phillies replaced them short-term by calling up infielder Brian Bocock and utility player Greg Dobbs from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Bocock batted .179 with one homer. Dobbs was designated for assignment, then outrighted to Lehigh on June 23. He played in four games there, going 2 for 17. Manuel said Dobbs will play some games at third base.

"When you lose Utley and Poly, that's a big part of our lineup," Manuel said. "At the same time, that's when you give somebody else a chance."

Polanco and Utley were leading their respective positions in NL All-Star voting announced Tuesday. Polanco's lead over New York's David Wright was down to about 23,000 votes. He was ahead by 130,000 votes last week.

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