We wanted to start off the week with a tribute to one of our favorites – Beatrice Arthur who recently passed away. We loved her on “The Golden Girls” and we also loved her on”Maude”.
Bea Arthur – Thanks for all the great memories and the great laughs!! You will be missed!!!
See below for a tribute to her talent and we’ve even included the Theme from Maude!!! Enjoy!!
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Bea Arthur: Grand Dame of Comedy; Click to read Courier-Journal.com Article
From The Courier-Journal.com
Beautiful Bea Arthur
Editorial
Some people have a time with talented women who aren’t stereotypically “easy on the eyes.” Witness the recent global meltdown over the realization that a woman with prominent eyebrows, an unstylish ‘do and a sturdy body could actually — yes! — sing like an angel.
Maybe that explains why, when the great comedic actress Beatrice Arthur passed away earlier this week, The New York Times — another “grey lady,” incidentally — ran this inelegant headline: “Bea Arthur, TV Battle-Ax, Dies at 86.” We would note that when Carroll O’Connor died several years earlier, the same pub did not use a headline to call him a “TV Bellowing Bigot,” but that would take us away from our point, which is to praise the body of work Ms. Arthur left behind for those of us in TV Land.
Click to hear "The Theme From Maude"
In “Maude,” she was a liberated woman trapped in the older traditions of a changing world. She was a housewife-plus a brash political junkie and pontificator but ultimately a pussycat.
Her softer side made loud and proud “Maude” palatable. She wore her white liberal guilt like one of her extravagant tunics, the flip side of Cousin Archie’s buttoned-up conservatism. When John Wayne came to visit, everyone expected a showdown; instead, she melted and said, “What the hell, let’s dance.”
Ms. Arthur rang the TV legend bell a second time with her portrayal of Dorothy Zbornak in “The Golden Girls.” Smart, sassy and again vulnerable, Ms. Arthur scored in a role that showed post-menopausal women in fine fashion and even finer fettle — no matter that she had . . . More . . .
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Click below to read a great article from the Los Angeles Times and to see a slideshow from The New York Times:
=Beatrice Arthur: A Towering Comedic Talent From Another Era (Los Angeles Times)
=Bea Arthur: That Voice, That Wit (New York Times [Slideshow])
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May 4, 2009
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From Bonnie Cha at CNET News and SprintGurus
It looks like we have a launch date for the Palm Pre!!! We love gadgets around here and this is one we’ve had our eyes on for awhile!!! Yes, yes, yes!!! (Accompanied by an enthusiastic Tiger- Woods-esque fist pump) and a loud Woo-hoo!!! 
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Palm Pre Rumor of The Day: June 7 Release Date
Bonnie Cha, CNET News
What’s a day without a Palm Pre story, right? Uhh, right. The latest rumor making its way across the Internet tubes comes via SprintGurus, which says the Pre will launch on June 7 and not May 17 as originally thought.
This is based on an internal document posted by the owner of SprintGurus, who goes by “Coal,” that shows all the devices that are in alpha/beta testing with Sprint. In the forum, Coal states, “For those asking about the Pre, there are 2 release windows, one is around 6/7/09 – the other I cannot say much on.” We’re not entirely sure where the June 7 date came from as it’s not listed on the document. More . . .
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April 29, 2009
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Congratulations to Mackenzie Brown who became the first girl in Bayonne, New Jersey Little League History to pitch a perfect game! In recognition of her achievement, she got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Mets game! Cool. Very cool.
Way to go Mackenzie!!
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Bayonne’s Mackenzie Brown Pitches a Perfect Game, Will Throw Out First Ball For Mets on Saturday
Bayonne Now, NJ.com
Bayonne Little Leaguer Mackenzie Brown pitched a perfect game on Tuesday — the first time in the city’s league’s history that a girl has hit that milestone.
She’s getting national recognition for the feat and has been invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Saturday for the Mets — the real ones!
The feat comes on the heels of another first for Bayonne youngsters. Last week, Brandon Pilovsky became the first pitcher in the city’s Cal Ripken League to throw a perfect game. He, too, got national attention.
For Mackenzie, congratulatory calls turned to balloons and appearances on local television stations.
As the Star-Ledger reports, this morning brought a trip to New York City to do a national Fox TV morning program where she threw pitches in their studio.
Last night, the 12-year-old got to sit at home and watch ESPN show highlights of her pitching.
“It’s been pretty crazy,” she said. “In school I have all these teachers asking for my autograph. I wasn’t used to that.”
Mackenzie, who told the Ledger she plays baseball because she always has been successful against the boys and just wanted to continue with it, knew she had something special going midway through Tuesday’s game.
“In like the fourth inning I kind of knew,” she said. “Then I just tried to keep doing what I was doing and not try to mess it up.” More . . .
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Also click on the link below to see video highlights (LINK UPDATED!!!) from Mackenzie’s perfect game!!!!:
= Bayonne Girl’s Perfect Game Gains National Recognition (NJ.com)
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Picture Credit: Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger
April 26, 2009
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Today we celebrate the power of faith and the beauty of Susan Boyle – The UK Singer whose audition on “Britain’s Got Talent” made Simon Cowell smile.
See below for what we’re calling “Hanging Out with Susan Boyle”. It’s a compilation of several recent interviews and we’ve even got her singing another song
Click to see video of Susan Boyle having fun.
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Click here to see High Quality Video of Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent Audition.
The Beauty of Susan Boyle: The UK Internet Singing Sensation
Okay, you’ve seen the video (click here if you haven’t) of Susan Boyle, the woman auditioning for “Britain’s Got Talent” who surprised Simon Cowell, the other judges, the audience and the world with her singing.
But what is it that has moved her video to be viewed over 30, 000,000 times on YouTube? What is it that moves people to tears?
Is it her singing? Naahh, we’ve heard great voices before.
What we love about her is her having the “temerity” to continue to pursue a dream at the age of 47. The “audacity” to believe that she had a chance; and the “gall” to actually show up at the audition.
As Peggy Noonan, a columnist from The Wall Street Journal said on “ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulus”, ”She was lovely, she was modest, awkard . . . humble . . . she opened her mouth and she was transformed . . . and it was very tender.”
In addition, she also serves as a reminder that you can’t always judge a book by it’s cover and that it’s the pages of the book that tell the full story.
Kudos to you Susan for holding onto your dreams and in turn inspiring millions!! We’ll be rooting for you on May 23rd!
ej
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Chatting with Britain’s Singing Sensation (The Good Morning America Interview)
Click to see Diane Sawyer's Interview with Susan Boyle
Now that you’ve seen the interview, click on the articles below to learn more about her and even further down you can catch her singing Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”:
= She Who Laughs Last – Songstress Susan Boyle (The Sunday Times UK)
=Susan Boyle, an Unlikely Singer, is a YouTube Sensation (The New York Times)
Click below to watch Susan Boyle’s Interview on “Larry King Live” . During the interview, she gets a chance to talk to Piers Morgan (one of the Britain’s Got Talent judges seen on the video) and she also sings Celine Dion’s song ”My Heart Will Go On”.
Click here to see Susan Boyle sing Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" on "Larry King Live." She starts singing at the 11:10 mark.
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April 20, 2009
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April 10, 2009
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Young (S)Hero Alert!
As seen on Fox & Friends. An 8 year-old girl and her friend raised $24,000 for breast cancer research in one weekend by selling pink lemonade.
Click on the picture below to see the interview with Victoria Petrucelly and Jesse Theobald. FYI – It also looks like we’re going to have to issue a cuteness alert on this one! Their cuteness factor is through the roof!
Job well done ladies!
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Jesse Theobald and Victoria Petrocelly. Click on picture to see Fox & Friends interview.
Girl’s lemonade stand raises thousands for cancer
Associated Press
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — A central Florida third-grader whose mother died last month of breast cancer raised nearly $24,000 selling pink lemonade for the cancer center that treated her mom.
Victoria Petrucelly hoped to raise $50 when she first started raising money for M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando. Her mother, Angela, died on Valentine’s Day from an agressive form of breast cancer.
Petrucelly, friend Jesse Theobald and their third grade classmates sold more than 65 gallons of lemonade this weekend. More . . .
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March 27, 2009
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All-Male Masters Golf Club Will Draw New PINK Protesters
David Markiewicz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Move over, Martha Burk.
PINK magazine CEO Cynthia Good plans to be at the Masters next month to protest Augusta National Golf Club’s all-male membership. Activist Burk caused quite a stir over that in 2003.
“We’re not going to be throwing ripe fruit or anything,” Good says, “but we’ll make our presence known. We absolutely believe women ought to be admitted to private clubs.”
The protest is one small way PINK is trying to “move the needle on issues that impact professional women.” The company, which targets women 25 to 54 who are successful, high-income and influential, has become More . . .
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Picture Credit: Pink Magazine
March 22, 2009
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March 17, 2009
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