TIGblogs - Stephen Ojeremen's TIGBlog http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us Body Found At Hoover Pool: Gabriel Contreras Dead Beneath Pool Cover In Redwood City Public Pool http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359539 A maintenance worker found the body of Gabriel Contreras, 21, of Palo Alto after lifting part of the cover from the swimming pool at Hoover Park. The worker was investigating neighbors' complaints of a foul smell in the area.









]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359539 Verizon iPhone: Apple Rumored To Launch "Worldmode" iPhone In Q3 2010 http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358763 A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358763 Creationism And Intelligent Design Gain Foothold In Turkey http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359543 With direct and indirect help from American foes of evolution, similarly-minded Turks have aggressively made the case that Charles Darwin's theory is scientifically wrong and is the underlying source of most of the world's conflicts because it excludes God from human affairs.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359543 Regina Weinreich: Remembering Tennessee Williams http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358769 Playwright John Patrick Shanley referring to Tennessee Williams as a "gorgeous unstoppable beast," recounted an incident in a restaurant when he, a budding writer, maybe thirty feet away from the master dramatist, could not bring himself to say hello. Such is the power of "influence" that any person in theater would stand in awe of this writer of poetry, short stories and the extraordinary body of plays for which he is best known. Shanley was among two dozen speakers who paid tribute to Tennessee Williams at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Thursday evening, themselves a Who's Who of American theater: Vanessa Redgrave who had originated the role of "Lady" in "Orpheus Descending" read from "Not About Nightingales," Marian Seldes who created the role of Blackie in "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," Sylvia Miles performed her role, Mrs. Wire, from the 1978 London production of "Vieux Carre." Tandy Cronyn presented a postcard Tennessee had sent her late mother Jessica Tandy, the original Blanche DuBois, from Italy, reveling in how Blanche would love Rome. Her father Hume Cronyn had been instrumental in keeping the young starving playwright alive, optioning his 9 one-acts. Eli Wallach performed a scene from one with his daughter Kathryn. Eli and Ann Jackson who was in the audience met doing that play. Olympia Dukakis read from "Milk Train," and John Guare read "As I stood in my room tonight." David Kaplan, curator of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, read from an essay Tennessee had presented at the cavernous Saint John the Divine in 1971, "We are Dissenters Now:" protesting the Vietnam War; overall, Williams proclaimed, "love for humanity will prevail." On Sunday, Tennessee Williams will be inducted into the Poet's Corner, among Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, and other American literary giants, becoming the first poet/ playwright to be so honored



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358769 Cocaethylene Studied: Cocaine, Alcohol Mix To Create Toxic 3rd Chemical http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359489 Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical -- the only known example of the body forming a third drug following the ingestion of two others.



For not only is cocaethylene toxic in the liver, it is also blamed for heart attacks in the under-40s and a surge in social problems. But because so little is known about the drug, few experts can agree on the nature of the threat to users, and indeed society as a whole.



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See it to believe it in the slideshow of amazing futuristic furniture below! Don't forget to vote for your favorite.







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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358783 Jahvid Best Injury VIDEO: Injured Running Back Taken To Emergency Room http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359493 *** SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO ***



(AP) BERKELEY, Calif. -- California tailback Jahvid Best was carted off the field Saturday night and taken to the emergency room after he landed on the back of his head when he leapt more than 5 feet in the air and flipped over a defender to score a touchdown.



Cal spokesman Herb Benenson said that a preliminary evaluation showed Best sustained a concussion, but more tests were being done before a final diagnosis would be announced by the school. Best had movement in all of his extremities, Benenson said.



Best's helmet came off on impact. He vaulted into the air over Oregon State safety Cameron Collins. Paramedics removed Best's jersey and he appeared to be receiving oxygen when taken away. Benenson said he was taken to an emergency room for observation and examination.



Best missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday with a slight concussion sustained in the team's 23-21 win at Arizona State last Saturday, but participated in full during Thursday's workout. The concussion wasn't diagnosed right away.



The latest injury - with 6:07 before halftime - silenced Memorial Stadium, where fans chanted "Jahvid! Jahvid!" before everything went quiet. His teammates went down on their knees and waited, then moved to the end zone as trainers and doctors took him away on a stretcher. The game was delayed 13 minutes.



Best, one of the most dynamic running backs in the country and a preseason Heisman Trophy contender, has 16 touchdowns and 867 rushing yards this season for the 23rd-ranked Golden Bears, including 29 yards on nine carries Saturday with the 7-yard TD run. He also has 22 catches for 213 yards.



Cal quarterback Kevin Riley took a hard hit with 1:19 left in the first half and was helped to the sideline.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358781 Jorge Geysel, New York Insurance Salesman, Dies "Car Surfing" On Rincon Beach In Puerto Rico http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359449 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico mdash; Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town.



Police spokeswoman Yolanda Hernandez says 29-year-old Long Beach, New York, resident Jorge Geysel fell off his friend's Isuzu Trooper as he was "car surfing" along a road in the west coast community of Rincon early Saturday.


Hernandez says the insurance salesman died instantly.



It was not clear how fast the car was traveling.



Hernandez says she can't yet say whether Geysel's two companions will face any criminal charges.








]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359449 Reality TV Weddings: The Touching Vs. The Terrible http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358511 Khloe Kardashian's 2-hour wedding special airs Sunday night, even though she's not legally married. Khloe and Lamar Odom aren't the first real-life couple to exchange vows in front of rolling cameras, and they won't be the last. The question remains if the union will last, as some below split and others are still going strong.



You can see a preview of Khloe and Lamar's wedding, where the two share a wet tonguing at the altar, here.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358511 Ricky Gervais Is Annoyed By Everything (VIDEO) http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358523 Ricky Gervais is not a tolerant man--everything annoys him. He posits he'll end up like Howard Hughes, shutting the world out to avoid its germs. Gervais told David Letterman last night that he hates restaurants, whistling, and lateness--the latter because he can't believe people aren't rushing with excitement to see him.




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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1358523 Rosie O'Donnell Says "Fuck" On Jimmy Fallon Show, Calls Glenn Beck "Carnival Barker" (VIDEO) http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359455 Rosie O'Donnell was a guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Friday night. The comedian and former talk show host weighed in on Fox News "carnival barker" Glenn Beck and dropped a the f-bomb when she talked about her new show on Sirius XM radio.



Rosie On Glenn Beck:

O'DONNELL: Yeah, it's not ever going to be me and Glenn Beck.

[ Laughter ]

FALLON: It won't be.

O'DONNELL: No.

FALLON: Crying hysterically. No.

O'DONNELL: No. [ Crying sounds ] "Obama is ruining everything. I want drugs. Be afraid, America, we're in trouble."

[ light laughter ]

FALLON: You don't want to hear that everyday now.

O'DONNELL: I don't understand why people enjoy that carnival barker. I don't get it.

[ Laughter ] He's a scary man to me.




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O'Donnell used a few choice words as she recounted an exchange with a new employee, saying "shit" twice. At the end her story, Fallon reminded O'Donnell about the swearing and she turned to the audience and said "fuck." None of the swear words made it on air. The were beeped out. It's also worth noting that Fallon's network show doesn't go on air until 12:35 a.m.




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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359455 Paul Szep: The Daily Szep - Dick Armey and Friends http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359251 2009-11-06-ScannedImage316.jpg









]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359251 Zandile Blay: J'Die: Rick Owens Peak Shouldered Flannel Jacket http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359255 2009-11-07-rickowens2.jpg



Oh, dear reader! No matter what the world thinks of me, I am really just a simple village girl from Ghana, West Africa. I was swept from my motherland at a young age and hustled into the dazzling lights of Boston (maybe not so dazzling) then New York (plenty dazzling). But inside - I am still the same. My needs are simple: food, shelter and a Rick Owens jacket. You see, I cannot consider myself a woman until I own one of Mr. Owens' sickeningly chic pieces. My obsession of the day is this amazing jacket which provides function and fashions (the "s" is intentional) with a warm flannel body and a dramatically raised shoulder. It only costs $2100 on Netaporter.com. Feel free to purchase this for me.













]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359255 Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: "I'm Doing God's Work." http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359265 Goldman's reputation is suddenly as toxic as the credit default swaps and other inexplicably exotic financial instruments it used to buy with glee. That's bad for the one thing it values more than anything else: business. Being the prime target for popular and political outrage could put Goldman first in line for draconian new regulation. So it has, reluctantly, decided that the time has come to speak out, to fight its corner. That's how, on one of those bright autumnal New York mornings when anything seems possible -- even an invitation to break bread with the masters of the universe -- I find myself walking past the security guard who held up Michael Moore and into the building with no name.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359265 McClatchy: Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359269 President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359269 Sammy Sosa's Skin PHOTOS: Pictures Reveal Light Pigmentation http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359277 *** SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS ***



Sammy Sosa's skin appears to have lightened considerably. Photographs taken at an event in Las Vegas reveal a surprisingly light pigmentation on the former slugger. While no cause has been established at this time, the web site Midwest Sports Fans speculates that steroid use could be responsible:



There appears to be at least some evidence suggesting that steroid use could be one of the lifestyle choices that increases a person's likelihood of becoming symptomatic with vitiligo.


It was reported in June that Sosa, who captured the nation's attention as a prolific home run hitter in the 1990s and earlier this decade, tested positive for steroids in 2003.



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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1359277 Abbas Says He Won't Seek Re-Election http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1345173 The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, warned on Thursday that he would not seek re-election, the latest sign that the Obama administration's drive to broker a Middle East peace accord, one of President Obama's key foreign policy goals, has fallen into disarray.













]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1345173 GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Tee Off On Former Colleague Obama http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348223 President Obama's former colleagues in the Illinois state Senate used him as a punching bag Thursday in the first debate among all seven Republicans running for governor.



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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348223 Public School Fraud: Denver School Creates 'Dummy Classes' To Give Appearance Of Higher Enrollment http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348219 DENVER -- The Denver Public School District has launched an internal investigation after 7NEWS started asking questions about potential fraud. At issue are claims of fake classes and fake students created to boost the "October Count" to get more school funding.



Count day determines how many students are enrolled in a particular school, and how much money that school will get from the state.









]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348219 Cha Sa-soon, SKorean Woman, Passes Driver's Exam On 950th Try http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1354713 SEOUL, South Korea mdash; A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.



Cha Sa-soon, 68, finally passed the written exam with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of Seoul.


Police said Cha took the test hundreds of times, but had no specific total. Local media said she took the test 950 times.



Now she must pass a driving test before getting her license, Choi said.



Repeated calls to Cha seeking comment went unanswered. She told the Korea Times newspaper she needed the license for her vegetable-selling business.


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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1354713 Jon Krakauer: McChrystal Shouldn't Be In Charge In Afghanistan http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1354715 Best-selling author Jon Krakauer sharply criticized Gen. Stanley McChrystal for his handling of former NFL player-turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman's death, in an interview with CNN scheduled to air Saturday.



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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1354715 Leonardo Perez: Rolex-Obsessed Thief To Be Sentenced In Florida http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348217 KISSIMMEE, Fla. mdash; A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison.



Leonardo Perez has pleaded guilty to charges he stole eight gold Rolex Presidential edition watches, each worth $50,000, over four months in 2007. The crime spree began just after Perez finished a 17-year sentence for stealing Rolexes in South Florida.


The 36-year-old Miami native is so loyal he even has the Rolex logo tattooed on a forearm. Investigators say he's been able to glimpse and follow drivers wearing the watch from the other side of the road.



Perez was supposed to be sentenced Thursday in Orange County, but the hearing was delayed.



He primarily found victims out shopping, followed them home and robbed them at gunpoint.



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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com








]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348217 Lee Camp: Today's National Poortrait: The Media http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348207 2009-11-06-Ft.Hood.jpg



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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1348207 Al Gore: "Civil Disobedience Has A Role To Play" http://ojeremen.tigblog.org/post/1354241 Perhaps the best way to understand the extraordinary transformation of Al Gore is to study the changing rhetoric of his enemies. A mere nine years ago, back when George Bush was just a cheeky rogue with an adorable line in malapropisms, presidential candidate Gore was famously derided as wooden and dull. Having failed to win the presidency - though of course that depends, as ever, on your definition of the word "win" - he next became a pitiable loser, then a laughable climate-change wonk, then the Oscar-winning, peace prize-winning, Live Earth-organising darling of liberal Hollywood. And so it says something hugely flattering about his present-day stature, surely, that the new official anti-Gore line is that he is quite simply evil: an anti-American hypocrite, a supporter of world government, and, like Barack Obama, probably a communist or a fascist or both. A recent documentary about Gore made by Irish global warming denialists, Not Evil Just Wrong, made the mistake of diverging from this stance, prompting fury among parts of its intended audience in the US. Not evil? Get real.



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