October 6, 2010

The Local Weather

TODAY – there will be some areas of drizzle this morning, and a 50% chance for rain this afternoon with a high today in the upper 50’s.

TONIGHT – there will be more periods of rain with an overnight low around 50.

TOMORROW – will start off with a chance for showers tomorrow morning but it will become partly sunny tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrows high will be in the mid to upper 60’s by late afternoon.

Friday – we can expect sunshine with a high around 70 or better.

Saturday – more sunshine, but cooler. Saturday’s daytime high will be in the upper 50’s to low 60’s.

Sunday – is calling for sunshine with a high in the low to mid 60’s.
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SPORTS
The Yankees and Twins Go At it Tonight
A.J. Burnett will not be part of the New York Yankees' starting rotation in the American League Division Series.

The Yankees announced Tuesday that CC Sabathia will start Game 1 against the Minnesota Twins.

Andy Pettitte will start in Game 2, while Phil Hughes will start Game 3 when the series moves from Minnesota to the Bronx.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi wants to throw as many lefties as he can against a Minnesota lineup that is loaded with dangerous lefties, so he will bring Sabathia back for Game 4 on short rest if needed, while Pettitte, who would pitch on regular rest because of the off days in the schedule, would start Game 5 if necessary.
General manager Brian Cashman has said the Yankees' postseason rotation would be based on merit, not money.
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The Bills Trade Lynch
Running back Marshawn Lynch is gone as the Bills trade him for undisclosed draft choices.
According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Bills General Manager Buddy Nix said; "Marshawn has worked hard and played hard for us this season and we certainly appreciate his efforts," "We are constantly evaluating our personnel and feel that this is a good move for our team’s future.”

Lynch’s agent Doug Hendrickson told The Associated Press that a deal was made today, but he did not know what the Bills received in exchange. Lynch was the Bills’ first-round draft pick in 2007.
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Lawyers Day
Although the U.S. has only 5% of the world's population, we have about 70% of the world's lawyers.
• Studies show that the average American tells more than 1000 lies a year. As expected, lawyers and salesmen tell the most lies. Scientists, engineers and architects were found to lie the least.
• What do lawyers, doctor and teenage students have in common -- besides costing you money every time you see them? They're the worst drivers in America.
• 90% of America's lawyers are white, according to the 2000 U-S Census. 4% are black, 3% are Latino, 2% are Asian-American and 1% is Native-American.
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San Francisco Gets Even Crazier
The San Francisco City Board of Supervisors has voted to move ahead with proposed legislation that would ban toys in Happy Meals, citing health concerns over sugar, sodium and fat totals.

Dick Reeves Thought - This pisses me off . . . No toys in Happy Meals for San Francisco, but they still hand out condoms in grade school and free needles to drug users. Go figure?
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Massachusetts Woman Throws Dog Feces to Slow Driver
BELMONT, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman faces assault charges after Belmont police said she hit a motorist in the face with a bag of dog feces. Police said Tuesday that the woman, whose name has not been released, admitted tossing doggie dung at the driver because she believed he was speeding.

Belmont Lt. Rick Santangelo said the woman initially contacted police last week and reported that she was walking her dog when she saw the motorist nearly hit a man on a bicycle.

Santangelo said the motorist contacted police the next day to report being struck in the face with dog feces.

The woman was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, vandalism to property and disorderly conduct.
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Moms Cited for Arranging Daughter’s Fight
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - State police have cited two southwestern Pennsylvania moms for allegedly arranging a fight between their daughters. Trooper Christopher Newman told the local newspaper that 30-year-old Crystal Lynn Hall, of Uniontown, and 31-year-old Audrey Schreckengost, of Adah, have been cited for disorderly conduct.

Police said the fight happened Sunday night in a Georges Township home where Hall invited Schreckengost. Police said the women wanted their daughters, ages 11 and 12, to fight and that Schreckengost brought another 14-year-old girl with her. Police didn't say if she was also a daughter.

Police said the women began fighting with one another after several girls began fighting.
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Oregon Man Accused of Burning his Boss’s Car
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - A Silverton man who learned he was about to be fired has been accused of burning his boss's car. Police said a 33-year-old man poured gasoline on the car early Saturday and set it on fire.

Investigators learned the victim is the suspect's supervisor at a Silverton restaurant.

The Statesman Journal reported the suspect was taken to the Marion County Jail on charges of arson, criminal mischief and reckless burning.
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THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Now we're hearing that one of the "Real Housewives of New York," Ramona, allegedly attacked one of the producers of the show.
• A new Vanity Fair poll of its readers puts Jennifer Aniston as the Most Eligible Single Woman in the World. Betty White came in 4th!
• Tennis star Serena Williams and rapper Common are said to be back on, as an item.
• Susan Boyle was supposed to perform last night on "Dancing with the Stars," but after flying here from Scotland, got sick as a dog.
• Nelly Furtado is about to release her first-ever "Best of" collection, just in time for your holiday gift-giving.
• Lisa Rinna will look different the next time you see her. She went under the knife in August for an upper lip reduction.
• Japan's central bank actually cut its overnight bank loan rate from 0.1% to 0%, in an attempt to get their economy moving.
• Frankie Munoz and Shia LaBeouf have been having a bit of a war of words lately. It all started when Shia was asked about his success and replied, "While that's flattering as hell, you could have put Frankie Muniz into any of the movies I've been in and those movies still would've still been number one."
• Tommy Mottola is expected to tell all about his Mariah Carey days in an upcoming biography. Should be interesting...
• Bret Michaels says he's getting a little nervous about his upcoming heart repair surgery in January.
• Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are both coming up on a major milestone: one billion all-time YouTube views.
• Britney Spears sent Glee's Heather Morris flowers for her portrayal of Britney S. Pierce on the show.
• Dana Delaney is talking about a bad Botox experience, one that left an eye drooping.
• Rapper Lil Wayne is expected to be released from serving his latest sentence November 4.
• Frito-Lay is dropping their environmentally responsible Sun Chips bags because they got too many complaints about how noisy they are. There's even an active Facebook group with more than 44,000 friends that goes by the name of "Sorry But I Can't Hear You Over This SunChips Bag."
• In Vermont, single farmers who want to meet possible mates are taking part in "Weed Dating." Just speed dating, but for farmer types.
• October 11th is the day the Windows 7 phone will be released.
• Toshiba is showing off their new TV that gives you the 3-D look... without the glasses!
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Sexy Halloween Costume Your Man Wants to See You In
An online Cosmopolitan poll asked men, "What's the sexy Halloween costume he wants to see you in?"
• 46%, sexy naughty, like nurse or French maid
• 37%, sexy sweet, like Little Red Riding Hood or a cheerleader
• 9%, sexy scary, like a vampire or devil
• 8%, sexy skanky, like a biker babe or Pussycat Doll
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Ladies, He Doesn’t Exist
That sensitive, new man who cleans the house, does the laundry and changes diapers he doesn't exist. That's right, the new man is a myth. Despite all the focus on feminists' pressure for men to help around the house, a new study found that guys don't do any more chores than they did 30 years ago. While the amount of time wives spend on household duties has dropped from 19.5 hours a week to 14.5, it's not because they're doing less. The five hour drop is due to improved gadgets and appliances that shorten the work. Meanwhile, University of Michigan researchers found that guys spend an average of only seven hours a week helping around the house. (National Examiner)
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No Screaming Kids Allowed
If it's not polite to talk while eating, then it certainly isn't OK to have kids screaming while others are dining. That's the philosophy of North Carolina's Olde Salty's restaurant owner Brenda Armes, who has banned loud, unruly children from her place. In fact, a sign in the window plainly states: "Screaming children will not be tolerated." Says Armes: "We want to attract the type of people that come in knowing they aren't going to have to sit behind a table with a bunch of screaming children." While many of Armes' customers feel the same way, some of them resent the restriction. "It has been a good thing for us," says Armes. "It has brought us more customers than it has taken away."
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America’s Worst Drivers
Welcome to Philadelphia, city of brotherly love and bad drivers. In a recent survey, Philly drivers averaged a car crash once every 6.5 years, 54% more likely than the average motorist, earning them the dubious distinction of America's Worst Drivers. Not far behind are Los Angeles and Dallas. Of the big cities in America, Phoenix boasts the safest drivers, who are only 1.9% more likely than average to have a smash up. According to the Allstate Insurance Company yearly survey, America's best drivers reside in Fort Collins, Colorado, where each citizen is involved in a wreck once every 14.5 years. That's 31 percent less likely than the average U.S. motorist. The next safest drivers live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Boise, Idaho, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Knoxville, Tennessee. (National Examiner)
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How Many Steps Do You Take in a Day
How many steps do you think you take in a day? Anyone listening who uses a pedometer? According to a new study, Americans are walking less, and more obese. Americans are walking almost half as much than those in other countries, which have lower obesity rates. Here are some numbers from the study:

• Americans adults, 34 percent of whom are considered obese, average just over 5,000 steps a day.
• In contrast, adults in Australia average 9,695 steps, where the obesity rate is only 16 percent.
• In Japan, people there average 7,168 steps in a day, with a 3 percent obesity rate.
• In Switzerland adults walk on average 9,650 steps a day, with an 8 percent obesity rate.
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Highest Divorce Rated Careers
Which career do you think has the highest divorce rates? What about the lowest? According to a new study, if you or your spouse is a dancer, you're more likely to get divorced than couples who hold practically any other job. Researchers at the University of Radford broke down divorce by occupation, using recent census data.

Most Divorced by Industry (With divorce rate):
1. Dancers and choreographers: 43.05 per cent
2. Bartenders: 38.43
3. Massage therapists: 38.22
4. Gaming cage workers: 34.66
5. Extruding machine operators: 32.74
6. Gaming services workers: 31.35
7. Factory workers: Food and tobacco: 29.78
8. Telephone operators: 29.30

The Least Divorced Occupations:
• Media and communications equipment workers: 0
• Agricultural engineers: 1.78
• Optometrists: 4.01
• Transit and railroad police: 5.26
• Clergy: 5.61
• Directors, religious activities: 5.88
• Sales engineers: 6.61
• Podiatrists: 6.81
• Nuclear engineers: 7.29
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DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY DAMN IT!
(Sun) Five breakthroughs on the horizon will make the world a much happier place in which to live:
1. Governments around the world are already enacting "happiness" policies. In Sweden, advertising found to create sadness and discontent in children has been banned. Other countries are contemplating free mental health care and massive cash grants to the poor to boost feelings of well being.
2. Companies are beginning to market rewarding and fulfilling experiences, such as family vacations, rather than hollow consumer goods. The experiences will provide lasting feel good memories.
3. "Happiness Zones" are starting to pop up all over, places where you can let your hair down and have a good time without guilt. Think Las Vegas and New Orleans' Mardi Gras.
4. Economists and sociologists have come up with a scale to help countries figure out just how happy their citizens are. Early findings indicate you're more likely to be happy if you live in a small community where your individual personality and accomplishments are recognized. People who live in large, anonymous cities, where nobody knows anybody else, score much lower on the happiness scales.
5. Computers are becoming a gateway to individualized, personal utopias, where you can act out your dreams and learn important life lessons without taking any risks.
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Top 5 Worst Selling Books
1. "How to Play Golf Without Swearing"
2. "Leaving the Safety Off Turns the Fun On" by Dick Cheney
3. "How to Be Popular" by President Obama
4. "Why I'll Never Write a Book" by Jessica Simpson
5. "How To Use More Gasoline"
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TRICK OR TREAT YOUR FRIENDS
Thanks to Oriental Trading you can 'trick-or-treat' your friends online for free. Just visit http://www.trickortreatyourfriends.com and ad your face or there's and start clicking. (Oriental Trading)
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BIRTHDAYS

In 1846 Inventor, George Westinghouse (standardized U.S. electric current
In 1903 Physicist, Ernest Thomas Walton (split the atom) [d: 6-25-95]
In 1942 Former baseball player, Jerry Grote (Mets) (68)
In 1956 Actress, Stephanie Zimbalist (Remington Steele, Centennial) (54)
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IT WAS ON THIS DAY:

In 1783 The first self-winding clock is patented.
In 1889 Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
In 1927 "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie with a soundtrack, premieres.
In 1973 Egypt and Syria invade Israel beginning The Yom Kippur War.
In 1989 Actress Bette Davis dies in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at age 81.
In 2001 Cal Ripken plays his last game in the major leagues.