Dina Manzo did something. Don't know what, couldn't care less. Dina Manzo, Dina Manzo, Dina Manzo, Dina Manzo. Yep, Dina Manzo, Dina Manzo, Dina Manzo.
Monday, October 24, 2011
DeMarco Murray Earns First Career Start After Record-Setting Performance Against Rams
Rookie DeMarco Murray accomplished in the last 48 hours what every NFL rookie dreams of. Murray ran for 253 yards, setting a Dallas Cowboys single-game rushing record, passing Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith in the Cowboys' record books as he burst through the St.Louis Rams more than shoddy defense. For his unbelievable performance in his sixth-ever NFL game, DeMarco Murray earned his first career start next Sunday against the Eagles.
DeMarco Murray's 253 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown run in his first carry, is the ninth-best total in NFL history. DeMarco had only totaled 71 yards in his first 5 games.
DeMarco Murray's 253 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown run in his first carry, is the ninth-best total in NFL history. DeMarco had only totaled 71 yards in his first 5 games.
The McRib is Back...
Are we ever the fattest country in the world. Celebrations have commenced around the nation as McDonald's announced today that the McRib will be making a comeback- and will be sold in every store nationwide through November 14th.
The McRib was previously only sold by those franchisees who chose to offer the popular pork sandwich, but stores offering the McRib were so scarce that a "McRib Locator" website, created by Minneapolis meteorologist Alan Klein, became vastly popular.
In case you, like me, have never had the joy of ordering a McRib, the sandwich consists of barbeque sauce-drenched boneless pork fillets topped with onions and pickles. The McRib contains 500 calories and 26 grams of fat, making it slightly less fatty than the Big Mac.
The McRib was previously only sold by those franchisees who chose to offer the popular pork sandwich, but stores offering the McRib were so scarce that a "McRib Locator" website, created by Minneapolis meteorologist Alan Klein, became vastly popular.
In case you, like me, have never had the joy of ordering a McRib, the sandwich consists of barbeque sauce-drenched boneless pork fillets topped with onions and pickles. The McRib contains 500 calories and 26 grams of fat, making it slightly less fatty than the Big Mac.
Changes to Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) Announced
The federal government announced changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) on Monday, with improvements intended to allow more people to access the program and reduce those borrower's monthly payments.
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) was first created in 2009 to provide relief to borrowers who owed more than their homes were worth due to the home mortgage market collapse. The original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) reportedly only reached one-tenth of the homeowners it was intended to aid. The original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) allowed borrowers with mortgages owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to reduce monthly payments by refinancing into short-term mortgages.
The changes will cut fees for borrowers who want to refinance and allow people who owe more than 125 percent of their property's assessed value to access the program. To be eligible for the new-and-improved Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), your loan-to-value ratio must exceed 80 percent. Also, borrowers cannot have missed a payment in the past 6 months or more than 1 payment in the past 12 months. If you previously refinanced your mortgage through the original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), you are not eligible to take advantage of the new program.
The first step to accessing the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is to see if your mortgage is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and was purchased by either on or before May 31, 2009. Borrowers should then contact lenders that offer Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) refinances.
Final changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) will be announced and implemented by the Federal Housing Finance Agency in November.
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) was first created in 2009 to provide relief to borrowers who owed more than their homes were worth due to the home mortgage market collapse. The original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) reportedly only reached one-tenth of the homeowners it was intended to aid. The original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) allowed borrowers with mortgages owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to reduce monthly payments by refinancing into short-term mortgages.
The changes will cut fees for borrowers who want to refinance and allow people who owe more than 125 percent of their property's assessed value to access the program. To be eligible for the new-and-improved Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), your loan-to-value ratio must exceed 80 percent. Also, borrowers cannot have missed a payment in the past 6 months or more than 1 payment in the past 12 months. If you previously refinanced your mortgage through the original Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), you are not eligible to take advantage of the new program.
The first step to accessing the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is to see if your mortgage is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and was purchased by either on or before May 31, 2009. Borrowers should then contact lenders that offer Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) refinances.
Final changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) will be announced and implemented by the Federal Housing Finance Agency in November.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Naomi Wolf Probably Should've Just Stayed Inside
Feminist author Naomi Wolf was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly leading a small group of "Occupy Wall Street" protesters up and down a NYC sidewalk, outside of the police barricade behind which the protestors had been pushed.
Reports indicate that Wolf ha been a guest at the event being protested- Andrew Cuomo's presentation of the Huffington Post's "game-changer of the year" award. A group of protestors from the Occupy Wall Street camps had gathered to protest the New York governor over many issues, though his continued support of fracking and opposition to New York's "Millionaire's Tax". Wolf apparently came outside of the event and joined the protestors while simultaneously refuting that police had a legal right to barricade in the protestors.
She was eventually surrounded by plain-clothes NYC police officers, arrested, held at a precinct for a half-hour, and released with a summons for "refusing a lawful order".
I'm the most self-righteous person I know, and even I wouldn't have attended an event in honor of a man and then decided to go outside and protest that same man. Maybe an open bar at the event lent itself to Naomi's cause, but either way, she probably should've just stayed inside.
Reports indicate that Wolf ha been a guest at the event being protested- Andrew Cuomo's presentation of the Huffington Post's "game-changer of the year" award. A group of protestors from the Occupy Wall Street camps had gathered to protest the New York governor over many issues, though his continued support of fracking and opposition to New York's "Millionaire's Tax". Wolf apparently came outside of the event and joined the protestors while simultaneously refuting that police had a legal right to barricade in the protestors.
She was eventually surrounded by plain-clothes NYC police officers, arrested, held at a precinct for a half-hour, and released with a summons for "refusing a lawful order".
I'm the most self-righteous person I know, and even I wouldn't have attended an event in honor of a man and then decided to go outside and protest that same man. Maybe an open bar at the event lent itself to Naomi's cause, but either way, she probably should've just stayed inside.
Police in Zanesvile, Ohio Go on Safari...
This one is pretty nuts.
51 wild animals (wild as in fully-grown grizzlies, lions and bengal tigers) were released from their cages around 6 p.m. Tuesday, forcing local police to cordon off a 7-mile radius around the animal preserve where the animals were originally being kept.
Veterinarians attempted to tranquilize some of the animals, with limited success. In one report, a bengal tiger apparently went berserk after being tranqed and police were forced to use lethal force against the 300+ pound cat.
It is believed that only a monkey and a wolf remain at large, all the other animals having been subdued, captured or killed. The owner of the Zanesville, Ohio preserve, Terry Thompson, was found dead on the property shortly after animal sightings were first reported. At this time, the unofficial cause of death is an apparent suicide.
This type of disastrous incident, an incident in which exotic animals are released into neighborhoods and police must hunt and kill them, was predicted by the movie "The Elephant in the Living Room", released in March, which chronicled the danger and utter stupidity of people "collecting" exotic animals and keeping them in preserves exactly like the Zanesville one.
51 wild animals (wild as in fully-grown grizzlies, lions and bengal tigers) were released from their cages around 6 p.m. Tuesday, forcing local police to cordon off a 7-mile radius around the animal preserve where the animals were originally being kept.
Veterinarians attempted to tranquilize some of the animals, with limited success. In one report, a bengal tiger apparently went berserk after being tranqed and police were forced to use lethal force against the 300+ pound cat.
It is believed that only a monkey and a wolf remain at large, all the other animals having been subdued, captured or killed. The owner of the Zanesville, Ohio preserve, Terry Thompson, was found dead on the property shortly after animal sightings were first reported. At this time, the unofficial cause of death is an apparent suicide.
This type of disastrous incident, an incident in which exotic animals are released into neighborhoods and police must hunt and kill them, was predicted by the movie "The Elephant in the Living Room", released in March, which chronicled the danger and utter stupidity of people "collecting" exotic animals and keeping them in preserves exactly like the Zanesville one.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Texas Rangers Defeat Detroit Tigers; Ride Nelson Cruz's Back to 2nd-Straight World Series Appearance
The Texas Rangers are once again World Series contenders, asserting their second-straight appearance with a 15-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers Saturday night. They now await the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Nelson Cruz, surprisingly hitting from the number seven spot in the Texas lineup, won the American League Championship Series MVP after hitting 6 home runs, two of them in extra innings, both MLB postseason records.
Among the other postseason records Cruz set:
-Hit the first-ever game-ending grand slam
-Became first player with extra-innings home runs in two games of one series
-Became first player to hit 6 home runs in two postseasons, doing it, of course, in consecutive years
-Set Rangers' record for most postseason home runs
So hurrah for Nelson Cruz. Hurrah for the Texas Rangers. Maybe you'll actually win the October Classic this year.
Nelson Cruz, surprisingly hitting from the number seven spot in the Texas lineup, won the American League Championship Series MVP after hitting 6 home runs, two of them in extra innings, both MLB postseason records.
Among the other postseason records Cruz set:
-Hit the first-ever game-ending grand slam
-Became first player with extra-innings home runs in two games of one series
-Became first player to hit 6 home runs in two postseasons, doing it, of course, in consecutive years
-Set Rangers' record for most postseason home runs
So hurrah for Nelson Cruz. Hurrah for the Texas Rangers. Maybe you'll actually win the October Classic this year.
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