Which recall came first, the Mazda or the egg?
Some 380 million eggs are affected in what could turn into the largest recall of its kind because of possible salmonella contamination. There have been hundreds of cases of people reportedly sickened from tainted eggs over the past three months in California, Colorado and Minnesota.
Unlike most cases of this kind, where the salmonella is on the outside of the egg, this recall is of eggs that are tainted on the inside with salmonella.
The eggs were produced at Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa and were sold under 13 brand names at various retailers throughout the country.
Any cartons with plants number P-1026, P-1413, and P-1946 should be tossed -- but not in an egg salad. Salmonella can cause severe cramps, diarrhea and vomiting.
Meanwhile, Mazda is recalling 215,0000 Mazda3 and Mazda5 models in the U.S. made in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
It seems that there's a malfunction with the power steering that could affect the "driver's ability to steer the vehicle as typically expected, and increasing the risk of a crash."

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A new survey finds both men and women spend more time getting ready for work on Mondays than any other day of the week. When broken down by gender, however, women spend nearly triple time time men do.
The survey of one thousand adults found that, on average, women spend 76 minutes getting ready for work on Mondays, with one-third of that time spent on hair. Eighteen minutes is spent on makeup, while 16 minutes is occupied with trying on different combinations of clothes. The remainder of those 76 minutes is spent on showering and washing.
That 76 minutes of prep time for women is reduced to 40 minutes on Tuesday and continues to decline as the week goes on, dropping to just 19 minutes on Fridays.
On average, men spend 28 minutes getting ready for work on Mondays, half that on Tuesdays, and just 11 minutes getting ready the other days of the week.

SANDRA BULLOCK made a surprise appearance Saturday night at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards in Culver City, California. In what was her first public appearance since she filed for divorce from an unfaithful JESSE JAMES, Bullock accepted the Entertainer of the Year prize, as voted on by U.S. military.
As she was surrounded by soldiers onstage, Bullock joked to the audience, "Let's be honest here, just for a moment. We're all going to be honest, right? Did I win this for being entertainer of the year, or did I win this because of the spectacular I.E.D. [improvised explosive device] explosion that became my personal life?" Bullock quickly added, "No, it's okay. Because I would do it over again if it was to entertain our troops, and our extraordinary troops deserve something much more than some actress in a tight dress talking about herself." The ceremony will air on Spike TV on June 20th.
Sandra also attended Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards to accept the Generation Award for her contributions to Hollywood.

Feeling like you want to throw up isn't a sensation that anyone would be happy about, but CELINE DION isn't like other people. Celine, who's pregnant with twins, says she was happy to suffer morning sickness, because she'd tried for so long to have another baby. She says, "The first two months, I really felt the classic symptoms, the morning sickness, the hot flashes, nausea. In a certain way, that reassured me, like a sign that my pregnancy was progressing."
Celine also has revealed that she'll find out the babies' gender in about a week. She says that when the babies arrive, she doesn't plan on having a nanny -- she might just ask her sister and brother-in-law for help if she needs it. She explains, "Too many people in the house disorient children. My only task is to make my children happy. And too bad if the house is sometimes a mess." As for how her son, RENE-CHARLES, will react to the new additions after being an only child for so long, Celine tells us, "We have a deep relationship of nine-and-a-half years with [him], and I'll be able to see when he needs me."

If so, due to a federal class-action lawsuit, YOU could have money coming your way!
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Meet Fluffy. The Doberman-Pinscher from Salt Lake City who has a sweet talent. He sings! Fluffy has been chosen as a competitor on the Today Show's "Top Dog" Contest! Fluffy and Tommy (Fluffy's owner) find out Thursday if they win the trip to New York for the finals. Check out Fluffy's high-notes and cast your vote for Fluffy to win it all:

In a surprise move, TBS announced that CONAN O'BRIEN will host a talk show on the network beginning in November. The show will air Monday through Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. ET. In a statement, Conan said, "In three months, I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters and now I'm headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly."

Parade magazine has released their annual "What People Earn" issue, and TAYLOR SWIFT is on the cover. According to the Parade report, Taylor brought home a cool 17.2 million bucks in 2009, making her one of the celebrities who made 450 times the salary of a "normal" person.

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Few Of Us Plan To Use Tax Refunds On "Fun" Activities

A new survey from Bankrate.com has most Americans planning to use their tax refunds in a fiscally responsible way, by either paying down debt, saving or investing it or spending it on everyday necessities. It finds that 84 percent of Americans planning to use their tax refunds in those ways, while just seven percent plan to use their money on "fun" activities like shopping or vacations.

Other tidbits from the survey:

Of that 84 percent who plan to use their refund in a practical way, 30 percent intend to pay down debt, 28 percent say they will save or invest, and 26 percent anticipate using it on food or utility bills.

55 percent of respondents expect to get or have already received a tax refund this year, while 24 percent expect to owe taxes.

Just three percent of Americans getting a refund took a refund anticipation loan. Among people with incomes under 30 thousand dollars, that percentage doubles to six percent.

Among those who expect to owe money on their taxes this year, 63 percent plan to pay the tax bill from savings. Just six percent anticipate borrowing money to pay their IRS bill.

Of those who owe money, 17 percent plan to set up an installment plan with the IRS.

A new study shows that some Mom's self-esteem suffers if they see that their husband is good at taking care of the kids. Experts say it's because Mom's feel like they have to do it all -- but kids do benefit from having two attentive and loving parents. Meanwhile, Swiss researchers say the secret to a long marriage is for the wife to be 5 years younger and 27 percent smarter than their husbands. With that in mind, on paper - my marriage to Barb must be a total failure. She is WAY more than just 27 percent smarter than I am...not to mention, I married an "older woman." Ok, by one year!

Last week, it was high chairs that the government warned could cause a risk to infants.
This week, it's baby slings that parents use to carry around their newborns that have come under the scrutiny of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC). Parents were warned that the SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo slings made by Infantino may pose a suffocation risk, especially to babies four months and younger because of their lack of head control.

Infantino has voluntarily removed more than a million of its slings from the market and is offering replacement products. You can contact them directly for a replacement:

Eleven new celebrities will put their best foot forward when the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars premieres tonight.
Here's a look at the stars who'll compete, along with their pro partners:

• Bachelor star Jake Pavelka and CHELSIE HIGHTOWER, in her third season on the show.
  
• Former Baywatch babe PAMELA ANDERSON and DAMIAN WHITEWOOD, making his Dancing with the Stars debut.
  
• Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver CHAD OCHOCINCO and CHERYL BURKE, returning for her ninth season.
  
• All My Children star AIDEN TURNER and EDYTA SLIWINSKA, who's the only pro to appear in all 10 seasons of Dancing with the Stars.
  
• ESPN reporter ERIN ANDREWS and MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, appearing for an eighth season.
  
• Former Beverly Hills, 90210 star SHANNEN DOHERTY and MARK BALLAS, competing for a sixth season.
  
• Apollo 11 astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN and ASHLY COSTA -- formerly Ashly DelGrosso -- in her fourth season.
  
• Former Reno 911! actress NIECY NASH and LOUIS VAN AMSTEL, returning for a sixth season.
  
• PUSSYCAT DOLLS singer NICOLE SCHERZINGER and DEREK HOUGH, giving it a go for a sixth time.
  
• Olympic champion figure skater EVAN LYSACEK and ANNA TREBUNSKAYA, in her fifth season.
  
• Reality show star KATE GOSSELIN and TONY DOVOLANI, strutting his stuff for a ninth season.

After months of preaching, pleading and practically pulling teeth, PRESIDENT OBAMA is closer than ever to accomplishing the top priority of his first term: remaking the nation's $2.5 trillion healthcare industry in order to insure tens of millions of Americans currently without medical coverage.
On Sunday, the House passed the Senate version of healthcare reform legislation by a 219-to-212 margin. The bill now goes to Obama for his signature on Tuesday, while another measure that the House approved reconciling substantial differences between the two chambers heads back to the Senate, where it needs a simple majority for passage. That bill is preferable to the first because it would fix certain problems but at the very least, the White House can now move forward to enact healthcare reform.
Obviously thrilled by the outcome of the mission on which he staked his presidency, Obama said later that the legislation "answers the prayers of every American who has hoped deeply for something to be done about a health care system that works for insurance companies but not for ordinary people."
The president added the real beneficiaries are millions who can't get coverage because they're unemployed, work for a small business that can't afford to insure their workers, or can't get coverage from a private insurer because of a pre-existing medical condition.
There was no Republican support for the ten-year, $940 billion measure that the GOP contends will balloon the federal deficit, raise taxes, cut Medicare benefits for seniors and more importantly, facilitate a government takeover of the healthcare industry that would make medical services worse, not better.
Most Democrats say virtually the opposite will happen. Besides covering an additional 32 million people, they argue the bill would hold private insurers' feet to the fire by making it illegal for them to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions or cancel policies if someone gets sick.

It's out of the rough for TIGER WOODS and into the limelight once more.
Woods made it official Tuesday that he'll end his hiatus from golf by playing in the Masters, one of the PGA's four major tournaments, which begins April 8.
The world's greatest golfer and one of its most famous athletes has been largely hiding in the shadows since last November, when a car accident outside his Florida mansion opened the door wide on reports that Woods conducted numerous extramarital affairs, speculation that he eventually admitted was true.
Woods determined that it was time for his golf clubs to do the talking and deliberately chose the Masters for his return because it's the most tightly-controlled event on the PGA tour, guaranteeing Woods will be insulated from those who might want to ask embarrassing questions.

Already, Woods is listed as the favorite in the event that he's won four times in the past.

Forbes magazine has released its annual ranking of the richest people in the world, and for the first time since 1995, the publication says BILL GATES is not number one. Microsoft's co-founder was bumped from the top spot by Mexican telecommunications tycoon CARLOS SLIM. The south of the border billionaire edged out Gates by a mere 500 million dollars.

Here's Forbes' ranking of the 20 richest people in the world, along with their total estimated personal fortune and their company or field of enterprise:

• 1. Carlos Slim, Mexico -- $53.5 billion, telecommunications
• 2. Bill Gates, USA -- $53 billion, Microsoft
• 3. Warren Buffett, USA -- $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
• 4. Mukesh Ambani, India -- $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas
• 5. Lakshmi Mittal, India -- $28.7 billion, steel
• 6. Larry Ellison, USA -- $28 billion, Oracle
• 7. Bernard Arnault, France -- $27.5 billion, LVMH
• 8. Eike Batista, Brazil -- $27 billion, mining, oil
• 9. Amancio Ortega, Spain -- $25 billion, retail
• 10. Karl Albrecht, Germany -- $23.5 billion, supermarkets
• 11. Ingvar Kamprad & family, Sweden -- $23 billion, Ikea
• 12. Christy Walton & family, USA -- $22.5 billion, Walmart
• 13. Stefan Persson, Sweden -- $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz
• 14. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong -- $21 billion, diversified
• 15. Jim Walton, USA -- $20.7 billion, Walmart
• 16. Alice Walton, USA -- $20.6 billion, Walmart
• 17. Liliane Bettencourt, France -- $20 billion, L'Oreal
• 18. S. Robson Walton, USA -- $19.8 billion, Walmart
• 19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia -- $19.4 billion, investments
• 20. David Thomson & family, Canada -- $19 billion, news and information company Thomson Reuters

Guinness World Records has announced an international search for the next tallest living woman. They're looking high and low in every corner of the globe to fill the coveted title with the U.S. search kicking off at a social event with the Tall Club of New York City. Frontrunners from each country will ultimately help Guinness World Records confirm the one absolute Tallest Woman in the world. If you or someone you know fit the bill, Guinness World Records urges you to register your proposal on http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/and follow the mandated instructions. All legitimate contenders for the Tallest Living Woman title must be willing to be measured in person by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator.

The most recent record-holder, American Sandy Allen, stood 7 feet 7.25 inches and was crowned the Tallest Living Woman in 1976 and held the record until her passing in 2008. Allen grew at a rapid rate reaching 6 feet 3 inches by the age of 10 and was 7 feet 1 inches by 16. The Tallest Female Ever, Zeng Jinlian of China, stood an imposing 8 feet 1.75 inches tall!

Here are the nominees in the major categories:

Best Picture:

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

Best Actress:

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Actor:

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Supporting Actress:

Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo'Nique, Precious

Best Supporting Actor:

Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Director:

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

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Meet giant George, 43 inches from paw to shoulder and 7 feet, 3 inches from head to tail. The Great Dane has been crowned both the world's tallest living dog and tallest dog ever by Guinness World Records.
Let's just say I wouldn't want to be the one responsible for cleaning up the backyard. (If you know what I mean) View the photos click here "more":

1. Ghost (1990)
2. Dirty Dancing (1987)
3. Pretty Woman (1990)
4. Love Actually (2003)
5. Titanic (1997)
6. An Officer And A Gentleman (1982)
7. Notting Hill (1999)
8. Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
9. Amelie (2001)
10. The Notebook (2004)
11. Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961)
12. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
13. Gone With The Wind (1939)
14. Casablanca (1942)
15. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
16. Love Story (1970)
17. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
18. Brief Encounter (1945)
19. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
20. Dr Zhivago (1965)

TAYLOR SWIFT makes her big-screen debut in Valentine's Day, hitting theaters nationwide Friday. She plays a high school student named Felicia, whom Taylor describes as "very caught-up in high school" and a "really fun character to play." Of course, "Felicia" is the love interest of TAYLOR LAUTNER's character, Willy, and the one-time real-life couple shares a kiss in the film. They shot their scenes at a high school where class was actually in session. "It was definitely a very interesting and exciting day."

Here's a rundown of the big names in the cast: JULIA ROBERTS, JAMIE FOXX, ASHTON KUTCHER, TAYLOR LAUTNER, JENNIFER GARNER, JESSICA ALBA, JESSICA BIEL, ANNE HATHAWAY, PATRICK DEMPSEY, QUEEN LATIFAH, EMMA ROBERTS, KATHY BATES, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, GEORGE LOPEZ, and yes, TAYLOR SWIFT.

The Utah State Tax Commission usually hires a couple of hundred temporary employees to deal with the returns, but because of budget cuts there will be fewer people processing paper forms. Spokesman Charlie Roberts says "If you file electronically you're going to get your return in a matter of weeks," he explained. "If you file the old fashioned, traditional paper method, it could be several months before you get your refund back."

CARRIE UNDERWOOD has been busy preparing to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 44 this Sunday. Though she's watched several tapes of past anthem singers, Carrie got some great advice from fellow artist HARRY CONNICK, JR. about her big Super Bowl gig. The New Orleans native, who sang the anthem himself in 1992, told her, "Oh girl...you know what you're doing. Just get out there and do it."
As Carrie performs the national anthem this Sunday, her mind will be on all the troops currently serving overseas. Carrie's been on a few USO tours of her own, and she knows that soldiers often watch the Super Bowl while abroad. Says Carrie, "I think it'll be a great way to remember home and have an escape from what's going on around them."
Carrie and Queen Latifah will perform during the pre-game show, prior to the Super Bowl kick off at 6:25 p.m. ET on CBS this Sunday.

The Big Fix is in -- or at least, that's what Toyota Motor Corp. is praying for.

As many as 4.2 million Toyota cars and trucks across the globe were recalled, including 2.3 million in the U.S., because of an accelerator that can get stuck and cause the vehicle to dangerously accelerate.
As a result, Toyota prohibited dealers from selling eight models on which this problem can occur, while halting production of the same cars until February 7th. Starting Thursday, many dealers plan to stay open 24 hours until every gas pedal defect is corrected.

Now online:
http://www.cbs.com/specials/superbowl/
Take a look at some commercials from Superbowl's Past and vote for your favorite...
CBS will air "Superbowl's Greatest Commercials" tonight at 7:00

ELTON JOHN is teaming up with the folks at Godiva to raise money for his AIDS Foundation. According to Elton's official website, the Rocket Man is encouraging consumers to enter Godiva's annual Valentine's Day Sweepstakes this year. The grand prize winner will receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City this fall where they'll get the red-carpet treatment at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual gala. Once there, the winner will present Sir Elton himself with a 200 thousand dollar check on behalf of Godiva.
To enter the Sweepstakes, go to Godiva.com

JAMES CAMERON owns the record for highest-grossing film worldwide of all time...again. 20th Century Fox, the distributor of Avatar, announced the sci-fi blockbuster has earned 1.859 billion dollars at the global box office as of Monday, surpassing the old mark of 1.843 billion set by Cameron's 1997 movie, Titanic. Avatar also holds the record for international ticket sales, at 1.3 billion and counting.
Avatar has an excellent chance of snapping another major record in the near future. It's made 554.9 million dollars at the U.S. box office, trailing only Titanic, which raised 600.8 million in the States. Avatar reportedly had a budget north of 300 million.

Curious about how your contribution to earthquake relief in Haiti is being spent?
So far, U.S. government spending to help Haiti has reached $379 million, or the equivalent of every American donating about a buck and a quarter.
Breaking down how each dollar is being spent: 42 cents goes directly to disaster assistance and 33 cents is earmarked for military aid. Further, nine cents is spent on food and another nine cents goes toward transporting the food. A nickel out of each dollar pays Haitian survivors.
That leaves about a penny-and-a-half. The Haitian government gets a little less than one cent and the Dominican Republican, Haiti's neighbor, gets what's left over.

You've probably heard about the Toyota recall due to a sticking accelerators. Here are the Toyota vehicles that are affected:
2009-2010 RAV4's and Corollas, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2009-2010 Matrix hatchback, the 2005-2010 Avalon large sedan, the 2010 Highlander crossover, the 2007-2010 Tundra pickup and the 2008-2010 Sequoia large SUV.

In honor of the release, Michael's Choreographer, Travis Payne, teaches the "This Is It" Routine to the DANCING FILIPINO PRISONERS!
You'll love it. Check it out here:

Hey There! I'm back from vacation! We had a great time in Las Vegas...thanks for asking!

OK, first and foremost, PLEASE donate what you can to help the earthquake relief effort in Haiti. www.redcross.org

We had a chance to go to the 2010 Utah International Auto Expo over the weekend. Let's just say that "Cars have come a long way, Baby!" Did you fall in love with a vehicle you just gotta have? Go ahead and take the plunge! You may want to heed some advice from our good friend, KSL's Paul Nelson, about the "Do's and Don'ts" of buying a car:

This Email should provide you with answers:

From: Kris McFadden
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:13 PM
To: Brian Foxx

Brian,

This morning (yesterday by the time you read this) Dec 6th you made the comment that we were in a new decade. We are still the the 201st decade A.D. until the end of 2010. Let me explain.
According to the current calender there was a 1 B.C. and the following year was 1 A.D. There was no year zero. A decade is 10 whole years. So the first decade started January 1st 1 A.D. and ended December 31st 10 A.D. The second decade started January 1st 11 A.D.
The Roman numeral system does not include a zero.
I understand the confusion. When you were born you were not 1 until you lived 1 full year. But until your first birthday you were IN your first year. So you (and I) had a year 0, when we were 0 years old, usually counted in months. But the calender does not have a year 0. We call this current year 2010 the whole year meaning that we are in the 2010th year A.D., and the 2010th year is not over until the end of December 31, 2010. So we are in the last year of the 201st decade A.D.

Does this help?
Thanks
Kris

Wednesday night's People's Choice Awards confirmed what you probably already knew: people love Twilight. Last year's first film in the franchise won four trophies, including Favorite Movie, Favorite On-Screen Team, Favorite Franchise and Favorite Breakout Movie Actor for TAYLOR LAUTNER.

Here's a complete look at all the winners of the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards, which were broadcast live on CBS:

Favorite Movie: Twilight
Favorite On-Screen Team: The Twilight Saga
Favorite Franchise: The Twilight Saga

Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Movie Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite Action Star: Hugh Jackman
Favorite Comedic Star: Jim Carrey
Favorite Breakout Movie Actor: Taylor Lautner
Favorite Breakout Movie Actress: Miley Cyrus

Favorite Comedy Movie: The Proposal
Favorite Independent Movie: Inglourious Basterds
Favorite Family Movie: Up

Favorite TV Drama Actor: Hugh Laurie
Favorite TV Drama Actress: Katherine Heigl
Favorite TV Comedy Actor: Steve Carell
Favorite TV Comedy Actress: Alyson Hannigan

Favorite TV Drama: House
Favorite TV Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Talk Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Favorite New TV Drama: The Vampire Diaries
Favorite New TV Comedy: Glee
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show: Supernatural
Favorite Competition Show: American Idol
Favorite Animal Show: Dog Whisperer
Favorite TV Obsession: True Blood

Favorite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist: Keith Urban
Favorite Country Artist: Carrie Underwood
Favorite Breakout Music Artist: Lady Gaga
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem
Favorite R&B Artist: Mariah Carey
Favorite Pop Artist: Lady Gaga
Favorite Rock Band: Paramore
Favorite Music Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z
featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
Favorite Web Celeb: Ashton Kutcher

OK, so 2009 is over. What have we got to look forward to in 2010 when it comes to music? A lot, actually, from hotly-anticipated albums and tours, to the return of American Idol.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN 2010:

TAYLOR SWIFT's big-screen debut: She plays a super-popular high school girl in Valentine's Day, the star-studded romantic comedy directed by GARRY MARSHALL. It hits theaters February 12; the soundtrack, featuring a new Taylor song, comes out the 9th.

The new season of American Idol: It starts January 12th and there are many things we wanna see: the effect of PAULA's absence, lots of guest judges during the audition phase, the introduction of ELLEN DEGENERES and the return of the Top 24.

JOSH GROBAN's new album: It doesn't have a title or release date, but it's due to be released at some point this year.

MICHAEL BUBLE's tour: The Crazy Love tour kicks off March 10th in Orlando, Florida, and Michael always puts on a great show. His show at the E-Center will be March 31st.

The Grammys: Will top nominees BEYONCE and TAYLOR SWIFT clean up? Will Taylor and KANYE WEST bury the hatchet and sing a duet? Will COLBIE CAILLAT win a Grammy to match the one her dad KEN won in the seventies for producing FLEETWOOD MAC's Rumours? Will surprise nominees HALL & OATES win their first-ever Grammy? Find out January 31st on CBS.

OH, WHAT ELSE? LET'S SEE HERE...

CHRISTINA AGUILERA's new album: It's due out in April, and it'll be her first since 2006's Back To Basics.

BARRY MANILOW's new album and Vegas show: Barry will release The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time on January 26th, and his new Las Vegas show will open at the Paris in early March.

WHITNEY HOUSTON's re-release and tour: She'll release a 25th anniversary edition of her breakthrough self-titled debut album on January 19th, and kick off an international tour February 11th in Japan. So far, her only scheduled dates are in Asia, the UK and Ireland and Europe...but we can always hope for some U.S. shows, can't we?

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

A possible new CD from MADONNA: Madonna released a greatest hits package in 2009, but is said to be working on new material.

A possible new CD from DAVID COOK: He's already started working on it, and he describes it as more, quote, "tongue-in-cheek and urgent" than his debut. It may be out before the end of this year.

The possible re-emergence of SHANIA TWAIN: Shania has been M.I.A. musically since 2004, but she promises "lots of exciting things to share and report in early 2010." She'll also appear on American Idol January 19th as a guest judge.

In 2009, America collectively came to the realization that it's TAYLOR SWIFT's world and we're just living in it. The 19-year-old shot to dizzying heights this past year thanks to her Fearless album, her sold-out tour of the same name, her string of hit singles, her many magazine covers, her countless awards, her hush-hush romance with Twilight star TAYLOR LAUTNER and -- oh yes -- the MTV Video Music Awards incident that became one of the most talked about celebrity events of the year. To quote KANYE WEST, our Taylor definitely had one of the greatest years of all time -- of all time! And since she seemed to make news just about every day of 2009, here's a rundown of the highlights, broken down month by month.

January
Taylor rang in 2009 with a performance on ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

February
Taylor took the number-one spot on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart for a 10th non-consecutive week. No artist had pulled off that feat since SANTANA spent 12 weeks at the top back in 2000 with his album Supernatural. Fearless ended up spending a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart.

March
Taylor made her small-screen acting debut with a guest spot on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on March 5th. She played teen murder victim HALEY JONES in an episode titled "Turn, Turn, Turn."

April
Taylor was in Las Vegas on April 5th for the Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won the prestigious Album of the Year trophy for Fearless. plans a second leg in 2010.

May
TAYLOR SWIFT landed on People magazine's Most Beautiful list in May for the second year in a row. In that issue, Taylor said, quote, "It's important to be comfortable with who you are and go natural once in awhile." Taylor also graced the cover of Seventeen magazine's May issue.

June
Taylor used the hip-hop alias "T-Swizzle" for her collaboration with R&B star T-PAIN at the 2009 CMT Music Awards on June 16th. They performed a re-worked version of "Love Story," titled "Thug Story," which found Taylor rapping these lyrics: "No, I ain't got a gun/No, I never really been in a club/Still live wit' my parents/But I'm still a thug!" Taylor's "Love Story" clip was also named Video of the Year that night.

July
On July 30th, Taylor grabbed headlines when she filmed scenes for her silver screen debut in the film Valentine's Day opposite TAYLOR LAUTNER. Photos of the two Taylors kissing for the film set off rumors they were dating and continuous sightings of the couple at hockey games, Taylor's concerts and restaurants in Los Angeles and Nashville have done little to dispel those rumors.

August
Taylor won two surfboards from the Teen Choice Awards on August 9th ny winning Choice Female Artist and Choice Female Album for Fearless.
Taylor brought her Fearless tour to New York City's legendary Madison Square Garden on August 27th. Tickets for the show sold out in just one minute.

September
On the morning of September 9th, Taylor learned she was up for country music's biggest honor, the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award. She posted a video online showing her ecstatic reaction to the big news.
If Taylor wasn't already a household name, she sure was after MTV Video Music Awards on September 13th. After Taylor won Female Video of the Year for "You Belong To Me," KANYE WEST stormed the stage during Taylor's acceptance speech, grabbed the microphone and uttered his famous quote: "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish. But BEYONCE had one of the best videos of all time. Of all time!" Taylor was left standing shocked along with the rest of the audience, and the incident became virtually the only topic of discussion on Twitter, with Taylor's fellow celebs pledging their support and dissing Kanye. Later in the evening, when Beyonce went on to win Video of the Year for "Single Ladies," she graciously brought Taylor out to "have her moment" with a proper acceptance speech. Kanye was ejected from the event.
People magazine named Taylor one of their 10 Best-Dressed Women of the Year in an announcement made in mid-September.

October
Taylor made a slew of TV appearances in October to promote the release of the expanded Fearless: Platinum Edition on October 25th. The set featured six new songs and tons of video extras, and Taylor plugged it on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dancing with the Stars and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The six new songs from Fearless: Platinum Edition ended up in the top 10 of iTunes within 24 hours of the album's release and five of the songs went on to debut on Billboard's Hot 100 chart -- the first time an artist had pulled off that feat.

November
Taylor started off the month with "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" being included in the new Band Hero video game, released on November 3rd. Fans were also able to play the game as a digitized version of her.
Taylor pulled double duty as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live's November 7th episode. It would prove to be one of SNL's highest-rated episode of the year.
On November 11th, Taylor dominated the CMA Awards in Nashville, becoming the youngest-ever artist to win country music's most prestigious prize, Entertainer of the Year. In her acceptance speech, an emotional Taylor said, quote, "Everything I have ever wanted has just happened to me." She also won Album of the Year for Fearless, Video of the Year for "Love Story" and Female Vocalist of the Year.
And the accolades kept coming for Taylor. On November 10th, she was nominated for three People's Choice Awards, and later that month on the 22nd, Taylor cleaned up again at the American Music Awards, beating MICHAEL JACKSON for the Artist of the Year award.

December
Taylor kicked December off by receiving eight Grammy nominations on December 2nd, including Record and Song of the Year for "You Belong with Me" and Album of the Year for Fearless. She was second only to BEYONCE, who scored 10 nods.
Taylor celebrated a big milestone on December 13th her 20th birthday.
Taylor also made a big donation on her birthday. She gave 250 thousand dollars to schools she'd either attended or been associated with over the years. The money will go to school supplies, books and teachers' salaries.
Taylor capped off the year with the honor of being named Billboard magazine's Artist of the Year, based on rankings from both the Hot 100 and Top 200 Albums charts. As if that weren't enough, Fearless has now been certified five-times platinum, making it her best-selling album to date, and the best-selling album of 2009 by a living artist.
Taylor knows she owes all of her success to her fans. In her MySpace blog, she wrote, "Thank you again for everything you guys have done to make these magical things happen to me...we just can't believe it."

This year FM100.3 is thrilled to be a sponsor again of "A Kurt Bestor Christmas" at Abravenel Hall this week. The shows run from Thursday, December 10th through Saturday, December 12th in Salt Lake City. Amazingly enough, this is the 21st year that Kurt has brought his original compositions and arrangements and traditional Christmas favorites to the stage. FM100.3's Rebecca Cressman talked with Kurt about this year's show, this year's special guest performer all the way from South Africa, and why his daughters will be very much a part of "A Kurt Bestor Christmas" again this year. Listen Here.

ELTON JOHN is a shopaholic, which is why every once in a while, he cleans out his closet and puts everything up for sale to benefit his AIDS Foundation. December 12th and 13th at London's Covent Garden, a temporary store will be set up for fans to drop by and snap up top-name designer suits, belts, sunglasses and luggage from both Elton and his partner David Furnish. Elton's stage outfits will also be on sale at the shop, called Out Of the Closet, and there's something for every price range -- items will range in cost from 20 bucks to four thousand dollars. The last time Elton did this, back in 2002, about 800 thousand bucks was raised for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. They plan on including a link to browse the store on Elton's AIDS Foundation's website:

Twitter is a winner. The Global Language Monitor has named Twitter the top word of 2009. Global Language Monitor President Paul JJ Payack said, quote, "In a year dominated by world-shaking political events, a pandemic, the after-effects of a financial tsunami and the death of a revered pop icon, the word Twitter stands above all the other words." Here's a look at their top 15 words of the year and definitions:

• 1. Twitter - The ability to encapsulate human thought in 140 characters
  
• 2. Obama - The word stem transforms into scores of new words like ObamaCare
  
• 3. H1N1 - The formal (and politically correct) name for Swine Flu
  
• 4. Stimulus - The $800 billion aid package meant to help mend the U.S. economy
  
• 5. Vampire - Vampires are very much en vogue, now the symbol of unrequited love
  
• 6. 2.0 - The 2.0 suffix is attached to the next generation of everything
  
• 7. Deficit - Lessons from history are dire warnings here
  
• 8. Hadron - Ephemeral particles subject to collision in the Large Hadron Collider
  
• 9. Healthcare - The direction of which is the subject of intense debate in the U.S.
  
• 10. Transparency - Elusive goal for which many 21st century governments are striving
  
• 11. Outrage - In response to large bonuses handed out to 'bailed-out' companies
  
• 12. Bonus - The incentive pay packages that came to symbolize greed and excess
  
• 13. Unemployed - And underemployed amount to close to 20% of U.S. workforce
  
• 14. Foreclosure - Forced eviction for not keeping up with the mortgage payments
  
• 15. Cartel - In Mexico, at the center of the battle over drug trafficking

The Butterball company says it receives thousands of phone calls to its famous hotline this time of year, including 12 thousand calls alone on Thanksgiving Day, and has heard some bizarre situations. Here are a few actual calls to the Turkey-Talk Line:

• A woman cleaned out her turkey with a scrub brush and asked if that was okay.
• People who thawed their frozen bird in the bathtub while washing their kids.
• A man was so anxious to get his turkey cooked fast, he set his oven on the high-temperature cleaning cycle.

The Butterball Turkey-Talk Line is 800-288-8372.

For years, the day after Thanksgiving has been termed "Black Friday," because it's one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Retailers hope it's one of the most profitable ones, too. That's how the day got its name, as you perhaps know: merchants have historically relied on Black Friday to move out of the red and into the black, hence showing a profit.

This year, Walmart ushered in Christmas on Halloween with Black Friday pricing on a variety of "secret" in-store specials. They've also cut prices weekly on thousands of items from bananas to board games throughout the holidays. Perhaps of even more note, the chain said on Wednesday that it will keep all of its stores open round-the-clock on Thanksgiving weekend and implement new crowd-control measures in the aftermath of last's years fatal trampling of an employee during a frenetic Black Friday sale.

Over at Sears, the chain began offering "Black Friday Now" deals on Oct. 31, and they're slated to continue every Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon through Thanksgiving. Some of the early bargains included a Craftsman 302-piece mechanic's tool set at half off; a ProForma XP elliptical exerciser for $400 (regularly $700), and a 42-in. Zenith Plasma TV for $499, a $250 savings.

Kmart kicked off its "Better than Black Friday" campaign last week. Some of the recent deals have included Protégé basketball shoes at $15 a pair, General Electric artificial Christmas trees at 25 to 33 percent off, Basic Editions jeans at $7, and a Little Letters Learning Laptop at half price.

Finally, Best Buy is making a pitch to draw in value-conscious consumers by offering a $250 computer, the cheapest laptop the chain's ever sold. The Acer laptop, with a Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2 GB memory, and a 160 GB hard drive, went on sale in stores and online earlier this week.

The countdown to the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon has begun. Though the sequel doesn't open until this Friday, its premiere will take place Monday night in Los Angeles, with fans already lining up to catch a glimpse of the cast. There's no question that New Moon will do big box office business next weekend -- it's surpassed Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith as the biggest advance ticket-seller in Hollywood history.

You can log onto MySpace Monday night to watch streaming video coverage of the L.A. premiere, catching all the action on the red carpet. You can also submit questions for the cast to answer. The live stream begins 6 p.m. Mountain time at myspace.com/newmoonpremiere.

(Country Music Association Awards Show)
She's a pop superstar now, but TAYLOR SWIFT did, after all, get her start in country music -- and last night at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, she cleaned up, but good. At age 19, she became the youngest artist ever to win the CMA's prestigious Entertainer of the Year trophy -- which is pretty much the highest honor you can win if you're a country star. She also became the first female artist to win that award since 1999, when SHANIA TWAIN did it.

ANNOYING CO-WORKERS? WHICH TYPE OF CO-WORKER ARE YOU?

IF SO, HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS AS TO WHAT AND WHO YOU VOTED FOR!

This you gotta see. Ellen DeGeneres scares Taylor Swift the day before Halloween. Classic.

Everything you need to know about Utah Elections 2009 (including polling stations) you can find here:

CHER's daughter, CHASTITY BONO is now a man after undergoing gender re-assignment surgery and says his outsides are finally starting to match his insides. Chastity, who now goes by the name CHAZ, reveals he has always felt like a male from the time he was a child. As for how his famous mom feels about his decision, Chaz says he can't speak for her, but says everyone close to him has been nothing but supportive. Chaz's dad is the late SONNY BONO.

Take a look at your watch: you're just a few short hours away from feeling as overwhelmed as you will all week. According to a survey of three thousand British people conducted by health supplement maker Bimuno, 11:45 a.m. Tuesday is the time when workers feel stressed the most during the week.

Here's a look at some other findings:
* 53% say they zip through work on Mondays.
* 10% put off work on Mondays by logging onto Facebook to look at pictures of what they did over the weekend.
* Nearly 20% stay late at the office on Tuesdays to catch up on work they didn't do the day before.
* 50% say they're regularly stressed on the job.
* The average employee deals with eight hours of mental or emotional strain during a typical week.
* 23% feel stressed on a daily basis and say it's because of too much work.
* 20% say stress is part of the job.
* 12% say their boss is responsible for any tension in the workplace.

You may think you've seen some cool things in this great country of ours, but here are 10 you may not have gotten a chance to visit. TripAdvisor has come out with its list of the 10 wackiest attractions in America.

1. Toilet Seat Museum - Alamo Heights, Texas
2. Carhenge - Alliance, Nebraska
3. Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, Texas
4. Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia - Burlingame, California
5. Gatorland - Orlando, Florida
6. The Paris, Texas, Eiffel Tower - Paris, Texas
7. Liberace Museum - Las Vegas, Nevada
8. Stonehenge II - Kerrville, Texas
9. Extraterrestrial Highway - Rachel, Nevada
10. Minnesota Twine Ball - Darwin, Minnesota

(Yep, that Liberace sure was 'wacky')

ASTRO BOY -- Based on the classic Japanese comic and animated TV series, this animated story focuses on a robot named Astro Boy, who learns how to become a hero by utilizing his superpowers. FREDDIE HIGHMORE, KRISTEN BELL, CHARLIZE THERON, NICOLAS CAGE, NATHAN LANE and EUGENE LEVY lend their voices. Rated PG.

CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE ASSISTANT -- Two teens place themselves in the middle of a bitter rivalry between two groups of vampires when they join a traveling freak show. JOHN C. REILLY and SALMA HAYEK, who plays a bearded lady, star. Rated PG-13.

AMELIA (Brian's Pick) -- HILARY SWANK portrays the famed aviator AMELIA EARHART, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 when she tried to fly around the world. RICHARD GERE and EWAN MCGREGOR also star. Rated PG.

Do you remember 12 years ago there was a big national and local story about a young boy from Parowan, Utah who decided to ride his lawnmower across the country to raise awareness for organ donation? His name was Ryan Tripp aka "Lawnmower Boy". Well he's a senior graduating from the U of U now and this Saturday morning at Liberty Park he's organizing an effort to break a Guiness Book of World Record to register more people as possible organ donors. He only needs around 150 more people to break the world record. And he and his friends have already registered over 1,000 new donors from 10 Utah college campuses.

Here are the details:
WHO: The Quest for the Gift of Life Foundation, in partnership with the Utah Donate Life Coalition and all 10 Utah state universities are asking all Utahans to help in setting a Guinness World Record.
WHAT: The Guinness Book of World Records has accepted a proposal to set the record for "Most People to Sign Up as Organ Donors." The record must be completed within an 8-hour period and will be an attempt to break an existing record that was set by 142 people at a rugby game in England in 2003.
WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00am-12:00pm
WHERE: Liberty Park 900 south 700 east, Salt Lake City

WHITNEY HOUSTON made her first appearance on British TV in 12 years this past Sunday, and things didn't exactly go well. While performing on SIMON COWELL's UK reality show The X Factor, Whitney suffered a wardrobe malfunction -- the silver strap on the back of her gown came undone, leaving the sides flapping. Whitney tried, and failed, to adjust it before continuing singing "Million Dollar Bill." Luckily, nothing was revealed. Afterwards, she told the show's host, "I sang myself out of my clothes!"

(Note: in the video below, the malfunction occurs roughly 2:19. You can see the sides of the strap, a long shot of her attempting to fix it, and then her shrugging it off.)

MADONNA is being sued for getting into the groove. A woman named KAREN GEORGE, who lives in the apartment above Madonna's in New York City, claims the star is using her place as a rehearsal studio, and the neighbors are being driven crazy by the, quote, "blaring music, stomping and shaking walls" for three hours per day. George filed a lawsuit against the building's co-op board this past Friday, complaining about the, quote, "unreasonably high-decibel, amplified music," as well as the vibrations coming through the walls, ceilings and radiators. The building's board says it has already threatened to evict Madonna; so far, her reps have not commented.

1. Where the Wild Things Are, $32.5 million.
2. Law Abiding Citizen, $21.3 million.
3. Paranormal Activity, $20.2 million.
4. Couples Retreat, $17.9 million.
5. The Stepfather, $12.3 million.
6. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $8.1 million.
7. Zombieland, $7.8 million.
8. Toy Story and Toy Story 2, $3 million.
9. Surrogates, $1.92 million.
10. The Invention of Lying, $1.9 million.

For a couple of hours last Thursday, things looked dire for six-year-old Colorado youth FALCON HEENE, who became known to the world as the "balloon boy."
It turned out that Falcon was okay but his parents can't say that much about themselves.
Criminal charges will be pursued against RICHARD and MAYUMI HEENE in the bizarre case, according to Larimer County Sheriff JIM ALDERDEN.
On Sunday, Alderden accused Falcon's mom and dad of concocting a scheme, which had authorities, media and the public believing for several hours that Falcon was stranded aboard the family's hot, air balloon after it supposedly got loose from its tetherings.
After landing two hours later, about 50 miles from Fort Collins, Falcon was nowhere to be found with everyone fearing the worst. But authorities were soon told that Falcon was found hiding in the attic of the family garage after a scolding by his dad.
Now, Sheriff Alderden said that even the part about the attic might have been bogus too. He says authorities believe Richard and Mayumi Heene staged the entire episode to get a reality TV show deal.
Convictions on the most serious counts carry a maximum of six years in prison and up to a $500,000 fine. What's more, federal charges might also be possible.
Oh, and child protective services were contacted to determine if any of the couple's three sons are in danger.

If it bothers you when someone says "whatever," or more like "WHAT-everrrrr," you're not alone. According to a new Marist Poll, 47 percent of those asked said there was no more annoying word than "whatever."

Here are the top five popular words and phrases and the percentage of respondents who consider them to be annoying, according to the poll:

1. "Whatever" -- 47 percent
2. "You know" -- 25 percent
3. "It is what it is" -- 11 percent
4. "Anyway" -- seven percent
5. "At the end of the day" -- two percent

Geographically, the world "whatever" is more annoying to folks in the Midwest than the Northeast: 55 percent to 35 percent.
The Poll is based on 938 telephone responses.
Any possibility of including 'LOL' to the list?

VINCE VAUGHN gets more than just rest and relaxation when he travels to a tropical island in Couples Retreat, the only new film opening in wide release today. He and his wife, played by Watchmen's MALIN AKERMAN, are unexpectedly forced into relationship counseling with three other couples with whom they're friends. They take part in humiliating exercises that are supposed to help them grow closer to their mates, whereupon hilarity ensues. Brian Foxx says "Thumbs Up, it's a Couples Retreat with true sequel potential." 'COUPLES RETREAT is rated PG-13.

DAVID LETTERMAN's scandal has piqued the curiosity of the public who want to hear what he has to say about it. The apology he issued to his wife and staff on Monday's Late Show drew a rating of 4.2, which was higher than any of NBC's primetime programs -- including JAY LENO's talk show -- on the same night. To put it in clearer terms, the rating was slightly less than that of last Thursday's Late Show, when Letterman first revealed his affairs and the alleged blackmail scheme against him. That episode drew 5.8 million viewers. Nielsen has not disclosed an audience estimate for Monday's episode.

CBS News producer ROBERT J. "JOE" HALDERMAN has pleaded not guilty to grand larceny in connection with the extortion case. He reportedly threatened to blackmail Letterman using material from the diary of Halderman's former partner, Late Show employee STEPHANIE BIRKITT. According to the New York Post, Birkitt wrote in her diary that she had a relationship with Letterman before and after moving in with Halderman in Connecticut. She reportedly claimed to Halderman that she was simply Letterman's best friend, but she went on hikes with the late-night host at his Montana ranch last fall. The Post also reports that Letterman drove to her Connecticut home at least once a week, and that he offered to hire her as his lawyer after she graduated from law school last year. Halderman reportedly learned of Birkitt's affair while reading her diary last December.

AAA Utah wants drivers to pay extra attention to the road, not the radio or cell phone this week.
It's the motor club's "Heads Up Driving Week."
A spokeswoman says just a moment of distraction is all the time needed to cause a crash. AAA hopes people can go distraction-free for the week and then make it a habit.
AAA says one of the best things drivers can do is turn off the phone so they aren't tempted to talk or text while on the road.
Other recommendations include eat first, then drive, and stow away loose objects that could roll around and be a distraction.

In case you didn't believe that BRIAN LITTRELL's swine flu is the reason the BACKSTREET BOYS canceled a TV appearance and a fan meet and greet this week, all you need to do is look at the video that Brian posted on YouTube. In the video, Brian looks like death warmed over and speaks with great difficulty. He says, "My job right now is to stay away from as many people as I can...I hope that the next time that you see me, that I will feel better but for the next three to four days, I've gotta be out of the loop."

The Boys were due to appear on the CBS Early Show on Tuesday, the day their new CD, This Is Us, hit stores. That appearance was scrapped, as well as a charity meet-and-greet that was to have taken place Monday at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. The Backstreet Boys were also due to tape appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live this week. Those plans are now up in the air.

Click on "more" to view Brian's Video:

WOODY HARRELSON's horror-comedy Zombieland killed the competition over the weekend, earning an estimated 25 million dollars to debut at number one. The film stole the top spot away from 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs', which ruled the box office for two weekends before dropping to second place, with 16.7 million. The 3-D re-releases of 'Toy Story and Toy Story 2' began its limited engagement as a double feature by raising 12 and a half million, good for third place.
The Invention of Lying premiered at number four, with 7.4 million dollars, whipping DREW BARRYMORE in the process. Her roller derby flick, Whip It, had a disappointing debut, tying for sixth place along with MICHAEL MOORE's new documentary Capitalism: A Love Story, which screened in fewer than one thousand theaters. Both movies made 4.85 million bucks.
Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

1. Zombieland, $25 million.
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $16.7 million.
3. Toy Story and Toy Story 2, $12.5 million.
4. The Invention of Lying, $7.4 million.
5. Surrogates, $7.3 million.
6 (tie). Capitalism: A Love Story, $4.85 million.
6 (tie). Whip It, $4.85 million.
8. Fame, $4.8 million.
9. The Informant!, $3.8 million.
10. Love Happens, $2.8 million.

Billions of dollars in tax money has been paid to pharmaceutical companies to develop millions of doses of the H1N1 vaccine, but a new survey indicates many Americans and Utahns are rather ambivalent about having it injected into their arms or squirted up their noses. The first batches of the swine flu vaccine arrive in states this week.
A poll of 1,042 adults released Friday by the Harvard School of Public Health shows only 40 percent of respondents were sure they would receive the vaccine. About half said they were certain their children would.
One third of those polled expressed concern about possible side effects and just 18 percent thought the vaccine was safe for children under two years of age.
Health authorities say the proportion of Americans who get immunized against the seasonal flu each year is lower than the 40 percent in the swine flu survey, but officials were hoping there would be much greater demand for this immunization because more people are expected to be infected with it because most don't have a built-up immunity against it. Children, young adults and pregnant women appear to be most vulnerable.
Health officials say the H1N1 vaccine is made the same way as the seasonal flu vaccine, of which serious side effects are extremely rare. "Safety is our top priority. What we want people to know is that no corners were cut at all" in the development and testing of the Swine flu vaccine. They also insist that the H1N1 vaccine is safe and effective.
A total of 250 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine will be made available in the coming months. Here is where you can find Utah locations that will administer the H1N1 Vaccine:

It's a diva throwdown in record stores today, as MADONNA, MARIAH CAREY and BARBRA STREISAND all release new CDs.

MADONNA's album, Celebration, is a best-of compilation available as a single CD or two-disc set. It includes pretty much every song you'd want from the Material Girl, from recent hits like "Music," "4 Minutes" and "Hung Up," to '90s hits like 'Vogue" and "Ray of Light," to early classics like "Holiday," "Lucky Star" and "Like A Virgin." Also in stores today is a two-disc DVD featuring all her iconic videos. Madonna isn't one for looking back, but she admits, "Every once in a while, I do have a moment of reflection...if someone does, like, a retrospective of my career, and then I go, 'Oh my Gosh! I did all that?"

Mariah's Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel was originally scheduled to come out last month, but the release date was changed several times while Mariah tweaked the album to perfection. Though some songs on the CD were definitely inspired by her marriage to NICK CANNON, there are several others about heartbreak and loss. The album's latest single, a cover of FOREIGNER's "I Want To Know What Love Is," is a welcome return for those Mariah fans who prefer the ballad side of her style.

Barbra Streisand's new CD, Love Is The Answer, is her first new studio album since 2005. Recorded in collaboration with Canadian jazz star DIANA KRALL, the CD features standards like "Make Someone Happy" and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes."

You can't keep a good airline pilot down.
Since last January's emergency landing on New York's Hudson River that saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew, Captain CHESLEY "SULLY" SULLENBERGER hasn't returned to the cockpit. But it was all by his doing.
The self-grounding is about to end soon, though, as US Airways announced Monday that Sullenberger is ready to take flight once more.
Since the incident, the airline transport pilot has been busy making speaking engagements and writing an autobiography. But through it all, Sullenberger admits he's missed the thrill of air travel.
While no exact date for Sullenberger's return has been set, he'll come back as both a management pilot for US Airways and join the airline's safety management team. Pretty cool stuff.

Moviegoers haven't had their fill of Meatballs yet. The animated story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the number-one movie for the second weekend in a row, earning an estimated 24.6 million dollars to push its domestic total to 60 million to date.

The BRUCE WILLIS sci-fi flick Surrogates opened in the second spot, raising 15 million dollars. The Fame remake debuted at number three, with 10 million, while the DENNIS QUAID thriller Pandorum premiered in sixth place, with 4.4 million.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $24.6 million.
2. Surrogates, $15 million.
3. Fame, $10 million.
4. The Informant!, $6.9 million.
5. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself, $4.8 million.
6. Pandorum, $4.4 million.
7. Love Happens, $4.3 million.
8. Jennifer's Body, $3.5 million.
9. 9, $2.8 million.
10. Inglorious Basterds, $2.7 million.

ELLEN DEGENERES has yet to start her new gig as American Idol judge, but she feels the need to explain to her critics why she deserves to sit next to SIMON COWELL, RANDY JACKSON and KARA DIOGUARDI on the singing competition next year. During an episode of her talk show that aired Tuesday, Ellen said, quote, "I know I'm going to be a great judge, because I've spent my whole life being judged, so I know what it's like." She further stated, quote, "I will be kind. I will be compassionate. I will be empathetic and I will be truthful. I will be an honest judge without being mean." Ellen then quipped, "We have the first African-American president. We've sworn in our first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. I think American Idol is ready for their first blonde judge."

His divorce from his third wife, KATIE LEE, isn't official yet, but BILLY JOEL has moved on. The New York Observer reports that on Monday night, Billy showed up at the opening of the Metropolitan Opera with a pretty brunette named DEBORAH DAMPIERE on his arm. When asked how his divorce proceedings were going, Billy replied, "I don't know. Ask my lawyer. For now, I'm enjoying dating this lovely lady." As for what Deborah Dampiere does for a living, Billy told the TV show Extra, "She does some acting and all that stuff -- not singing, though."

The threat of being infected with the H1N1 virus has more people worried about their hygiene nowadays, and a new survey shows Americans are doing a better job when it comes to washing their hands.
The fifth annual "Clean Hands Report" from The Soap and Detergent Association gives Americans a grade of "B-minus" in hand-washing, up from a "C-minus" in 2008. The report card is based on a series of questions asked of 888 Americans. Here are some results:
* 50 percent of respondents say they wash their hands more than ten times a day. In 2008, it was 36 percent.
* 70 percent of people say they wash at least seven times a day.
* 62 percent of women wash their hands more than ten times a day, compared to just 37 percent of men.
* A majority of Americans claim to "always" wash their hands before eating lunch, after coughing or sneezing and after using the bathroom. Thirty six percent say they seldom or never wash their hands after coughing or sneezing.
* 46 percent of respondents wash their hands for 15 seconds or less. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention recommends washing with soap and water for at least 15 to 20 seconds.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Has Delicious Debut At Number One

People ate up Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs over the weekend. The animated story, based on the popular children's book, earned an estimated 30.1 million dollars in ticket sales to debut at number one. MATT DAMON's The Informant! opened in second place, with 10.5 million. Last week's box office champ, Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself, rounded out the top three, raising 10 million bucks.

All of the publicity that JENNIFER ANISTON and MEGAN FOX drew didn't provide much of a boost for their new films. Aniston's romantic comedy Love Happens premiered in fourth place, collecting 8.5 million, while Fox's horror-comedy Jennifer's Body made just 6.8 million.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:
1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, $30.1 million.
2. The Informant!, $10.5 million.
3. Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself, $10 million.
4. Love Happens, $8.5 million.
5. Jennifer's Body, $6.8 million.
6. 9, $5.5 million.
7. Inglourious Basterds, $3.6 million.
8. All About Steve, $3.4 million.
9. Sorority Row, $2.5 million.
10. The Final Destination, $2.4 million.

Here are some winners at Sunday's 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences live at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS:

• Drama Series Mad Men, AMC
• Actor, Drama Series Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC
• Actress, Drama Series Glenn Close, Damages, FX Networks
• Supporting Actor, Drama Series Michael Emerson, Lost, ABC
• Supporting Actress, Drama Series Cherry Jones, 24, Fox
• Comedy Series 30 Rock, NBC
• Actor, Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
• Actress, Comedy Series Toni Collette, United States of Tara, Showtime
• Supporting Actor, Comedy Series Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS
• Supporting Actress, Comedy Series Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies, ABC
• Made-for-TV Movie Grey Gardens, HBO
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Series The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
• Reality-Competition Program The Amazing Race, CBS
• Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
• Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program Jeff Probst, Survivor, CBS

The Hollywood tributes immediately began to pour in Monday night for PATRICK SWAYZE, who passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. Here's a look at some of the kind words people have had to say:

* Swayze's Dirty Dancing co-star JENNIFER GREY told People: "When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see." She added Swayze was a, quote, ""real cowboy with a tender heart" and "it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified. Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. My heart goes out to his wife and childhood sweetheart, LISA NIEMI, to his mom, PATSY, and to the rest of their family."

* Swayze's Ghost co-star WHOOPI GOLDBERG: "Patrick was a really good man, a funny man and one to whom I owe much that I can't ever repay. I believe in Ghost's message, so he'll always be near."

* Swayze's Ghost co-star DEMI MOORE, on her Twitter feed: "And in the words of Sam to Molly. 'It's amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.' I love and will miss you Patrick."

* Demi Moore's husband ASHTON KUTCHER: Tweeted "RIP P Swayze" and posted a link to a clip of Swayze's famous Saturday Night Live sketch in which he competed for a job as a Chippendales dancer against the late CHRIS FARLEY.

* C. THOMAS HOWELL, who co-starred with Swayze in The Outsiders, Grandview U.S.A. and Red Dawn: "I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick....Not only did we lose a fine actor [Monday], I lost my older Outsiders brother."

* Fellow Outsiders star ROB LOWE told People: "Patrick lived a hundred lifetimes in one. I will remember him for that, and I will remember him for how much he loved his wife Lisa. He was such an intense actor, so full of passion and vigor. He definitely made the most out of it. It's a sad day."

* RALPH MACCHIO, who also starred in The Outsiders: "Patrick fought the ultimate fight as passionate as he embraced his life -- with strength, dignity and grace. His love of his work and family was inspirational. He touched so many...I am proud to have shared in his journey...Remembering my fellow greaser. Stay Gold, buddy."

* Swayze's Point Break co-star, GARY BUSEY: "Patrick Swayze was a kindred spirit and a spiritual brother of mine. His focus was center target and his purpose was with faith, kindness, grace, understanding, and love."

* TRAVIS FIMMEL, who appeared with Swayze on the A&E series The Beast: "He was an inspiration, a gentleman and I was blessed to have worked with him and even more blessed to have called him my friend. My heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Lisa and their family."

* A statement from A&E: "We are saddened by the loss of one of our generation's greatest talents and a member of the A&E family. Patrick's work on The Beast was an inspiration to us all. He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his wife Lisa and his entire family during this difficult time."

* BARBARA WALTERS, who sat down with Swayze in an interview that aired in January: "He fought the bravest battle and sadly lost. My heart goes out to his wonderful Lisa, his wife and soul mate for 34 years."

Be sure to stroll through the Healing Field in Sandy for the 8th Annual Patriot Day The Healing Field is an incredible tribute and legacy to all the lives lost that day to move forward in a positive way through volunteerism and community service. That has been the message of the Healing Field Foundation since the first Healing Field went up on the first anniversary of 9/11. Every Healing Field event across the country is hosted by volunteers. It is such an important message and one of the greatest gifts we can all give ourselves, especially our children.

Here is the Schedule of Events:

Friday, September 11th through Monday, September 14th Field Open to the Public.

Friday September 11th at 12:00pm Memorial Ceremony & Dedication Performed by the US Army Reserve, Special awards presentations and Guest Speakers Key note speaker Senator, Veteran, Astronaut Jake Garn.

VIETNAM VETERAN'S APPRECIATION DAY
Saturday, September 12th Charity Motorcycle Ride starts at 2:00 pm Vietnam Veteran's Appreciation Night starts at 6:00pm includes music, great stories, a time of remembrance and fellowship.

Monday, September 14th Field Take Down and flag pick up 6:00pm (volunteers needed) Proceeds from donations, event sponsors and fundraising booth will benefit the mission of the Healing Field Foundation and the construction of the Utah Freedom Memorial.

Hey Brian, In regard to you mentioning Paul Cardall today and him receiving that life saving gift of a new heart, I just thought I would let you know that his music will be played as background for the Angel Ceremony-Butterfly Release at the Walk for Healing Hearts Event which will take place tomorrow, Saturday Sept. 12, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at the Riverview Park (4620 North 300 West) in Provo. Paul is a member of Intermountain Healing Hearts and though he will be unable to attend, the best way we can honor him is by including his wonderful heartfelt music. If interested in attending the walk, Same day registration will be available tomorrow from 8 am until 9:15 am. Shirts for the same day registrations are avaiable on a first come basis, as quantities are limited. Same Day registration is $20 per person or $80 per immediate family. The event includes a one-mile walk, Angel Ceremony including a Butterfly release to recognize those IHH members that have passed away, and each participant is entered into our fabulous drawing. We have many great donations from places like, The Cheesecake Factory, Hale Center Theatre, Utah Grizzlies & LubeDoc, just to list a few. Proceeds from Walk for Healing Hearts benefit Intermountain Healing Hearts.

The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House:

Here goes...

Hello, everyone _ how's everybody doing today? I'm here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through 12th grade. I'm glad you all could join us today.

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could've stayed in bed just a little longer this morning.

I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday _ at 4:30 in the morning.

Now I wasn't too happy about getting up that early. A lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster."

So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.

Now I've given a lot of speeches about education. And I've talked a lot about responsibility.

I've talked about your teachers' responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn.

I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with that Xbox.

I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working where students aren't getting the opportunities they deserve.

But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.

And that's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education. I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.

Every single one of you has something you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.

Maybe you could be a good writer _ maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper _ but you might not know it until you write a paper for your English class. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor _ maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or a new medicine or vaccine _ but you might not know it until you do a project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice, but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.

And no matter what you want to do with your life _ I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can't drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to work for it and train for it and learn for it.

And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You'll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.

We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don't do that _ if you quit on school _ you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.

Now I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.

I get it. I know what that's like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us things the other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn't fit in.

So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I'm not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.

But I was fortunate. I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams. My wife, our first lady Michelle Obama, has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have much. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.

Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.

But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life _ what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home _ that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That's no excuse for not trying.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.

Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas. Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school. Hardly anyone in her hometown went to college, and neither of her parents had gone either. But she worked hard, earned good grades, got a scholarship to Brown University, and is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to being Dr. Jazmin Perez.

I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three. He's endured all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer _ hundreds of extra hours _ to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind, and he's headed to college this fall.

And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods, she managed to get a job at a local health center; start a program to keep young people out of gangs; and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.

Jazmin, Andoni and Shantell aren't any different from any of you. They faced challenges in their lives just like you do. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their education and set goals for themselves. And I expect all of you to do the same. That's why today, I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education _ and to do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all kids deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, I hope you'll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

Whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.

I know that sometimes, you get the sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work _ that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star, when chances are, you're not going to be any of those things.

But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject you study. You won't click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.

That's OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book was rejected twelve times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures define you _ you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time. If you get in trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to behave. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.

No one's born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. It's the same with your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right, or read something a few times before you understand it, or do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and to learn something new. So find an adult you trust _ a parent, grandparent or teacher; a coach or counselor _ and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.

And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you _ don't ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough. It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best. It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and found this nation. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google, Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.

So today, I want to ask you, what's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a president who comes here in twenty or fifty or one hundred years say about what all of you did for this country?

Your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books, equipment and computers you need to learn. But you've got to do your part too. So I expect you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don't let us down _ don't let your family or your country or yourself down. Make us all proud. I know you can do it.

Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.

The 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raised 60.4 million dollars in contributions and pledges over the Labor Day Weekend, but for only the third time in its history, failed to reach the goal of raising one dollar more than the previous year. In 2008, the telethon raised a record 65 million dollars. In recognizing those who gave, the 83-year-old Lewis said, quote, "So many people everywhere, even with cares of their own, dug deep to show their wonderful compassion for others who need their help. Lewis also took time during the telethon to pay tribute to the late ED MCMAHON, his longtime telethon co-host and friend.

The City Of Provo has plenty to smile about. It has the honor of of placing sixth in TotalBeauty.com's list of best teeth cities. The website created its list by studying number of regular dental visits, smoking rates, amount of soda, wine and coffee people drink, climate, water quality and regularity of brushing and flossing.
Here's a look at the top 12 teeth cities, followed by the 14 worst. Why 12 of the best and 14 of the worst? We don't know -- call it something to chew on:

12 Best Teeth Cities:
1. Bridgeport, Connecticut
2. Boston
3. Bethesda, Maryland
4. San Francisco
5. New York City
6. Provo, Utah
7. Newark, New Jersey
8. Seattle
9. Burlington, Vermont
10. Lincoln, Nebraska
11. Philadelphia
12. Portland, Oregon

14 Worst Teeth Cities:
1. Biloxi, Mississippi
2. Huntington, West Virginia
3. Mobile, Alabama
4. Tulsa, Oklahoma
5. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
6. Bristol, Tennessee
7. Greensboro, North Carolina
8. Houston
9. Atlanta
10. Las Vegas
11. Miami
12. St. Louis
13. Little Rock, Arkansas 14. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mickey Mouse, meet Spider-Man. The two will soon live beneath the same corporate umbrella, following Disney's announcement yesterday that it is buying Marvel Entertainment in a four-billion-dollar deal. Under the agreement, Disney acquires the rights to Marvel's Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, and dozens of other comic book characters. Marvel has several comic-to-film film adaptations in the pipeline, including Iron Man 2 next year and Spider-Man 4 in 2011.

The Final Destination made the trip to number one at the box office over the weekend. The fourth film in the horror series debuted with an estimated 28.3 million dollars. Last weekend's top film, Inglourious Basterds, placed second, with 20 million.
Halloween II opened in the third spot, raking in 17.4 million dollars, while ANG LEE's Taking Woodstock hit a sour note with moviegoers, collecting just 3.7 million to premiere in ninth place.
Even though we won't celebrate Labor Day until next week, box office analyst PAUL DERGARABEDIAN considers today to be the end of the summer movie season because the holiday landed on the first of September last year. With that in mind, Dergarabedian estimates that Hollywood will have earned 4.26 billion dollars during the summer movie season, surpassing last year's record total thanks to higher ticket prices. However, he says attendance was down 2.2 percent from last summer.
Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

1. The Final Destination, $28.3 million.
2. Inglourious Basterds, $20 million.
3. Halloween II, $17.4 million.
4. District 9, $10.7 million.
5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, $8 million.
6. Julie & Julia, $7.4 million.
7. The Time Traveler's Wife, $6.7 million.
8. Shorts, $4.9 million.
9. Taking Woodstock, $3.7 million.
10. G-Force, $2.8 million.

I Look To You, Whitney's first new studio album since 2002's Just Whitney, arrives in stores today. It's being released on a Monday instead of the usual Tuesday because today, August 31st, is the cutoff date for an album to be eligible for the 2010 Grammys.
Whitney actually had no plans to return to recording, until music-biz legend Clive Davis called her three years ago and told her it was time to get back into the studio. She says she was enjoying living a low-key life in L.A. and being a single mother to her daughter, BOBBI KRISTINA. Whitney says, "I kinda got comfortable with being left alone; with being a mom. I liked that vibe, I liked the feeling." But Whitney says that both Davis and her own mother told her they wanted some new music, and fans she'd meet on the street told her the same thing. Whitney just couldn't say no, admitting, "I felt humbled to be asked to do it again, and to want to be heard again."
Whitney's biggest problem now is overcoming all the bad press she's gotten over the past decade, thanks to rumors of drug abuse, bizarre behavior and a very public 2006 divorce from BOBBY BROWN. Whitney says, "I just want to be recognized for my music and how it inspires people...as opposed to talking about Whitney all the time. That's all done; that's passé."

A son of one of Utah's most famous family's came out Sunday to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis.
David Osmond and his father, Allen, both have MS. David learned he had the disease four years ago but says it's no reason to stop living.
"Like my dad says--and he says this every day--‘I have MS, but MS does not have me.' And I love that," he said.
Osmond joined motorcycle riders Sunday morning in Sandy for the first-ever MS Motorcycle Ride. The money raised will be donated to MS research.

Pretty cool stuff.

Here's a look at the new movies opening nationwide today: (FYI, there are no movies opening this weekend for the kids)

* Taking Woodstock -- Brokeback Mountain director ANG LEE revisits the iconic 1969 music festival, telling the story of ELLIOT TIBER, whose family owned a Catskills motel and who was instrumental in setting up Woodstock. DEMETRI MARTIN, EMILE HIRSCH, LIEV SCHREIBER, EUGENE LEVY and JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN star. Rated R.

* Halloween II -- ROB ZOMBIE returns with a follow-up to his 2007 reboot of the horror series. Michael Myers is back, and he's ready to go on another killing spree. TYLER MANE stars. Rated R.

* The Final Destination -- The fourth film in the Final Destination franchise goes 3-D. Nick and his friends literally fight for their lives after they survive a tragedy at a racetrack, thanks to a premonition he had. Little do they realize that many of them will, of course, still die a horrible death. BOBBY CAMPO stars. Rated R.

Opening in limited release:
* The September Issue -- The documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at shrill Vogue magazine editor-in-chief ANNA WINTOUR. Rated PG-13.

It is Monday, August 24th - The Final Day for 'Cash For Clunkers'
Check out the heaps that people have traded in for new cars:

-We knew things would start getting interesting surrounding the death of Michael Jackson. Here is the link to the video that Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, released yesterday. Here's a guy who is truly "feelin' the heat."

PETER JACKSON must feel as if he's on cloud nine after his sci-fi film District 9 debuted at number one at the box office over the weekend. The movie, centering around aliens who are sequestered in South Africa, raised an estimated 37 million dollars. Jackson, who directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy, produced District 9.
Last week's top film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, was the runner-up, earning 22.5 million bucks, while The Time Traveler's Wife opened in the third spot, with 19.2 million. The weekend's other new releases didn't impress moviegoers much: the JEREMY PIVEN comedy The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard earned 5.4 million to debut in sixth place; the animated tale Ponyo premiered in ninth place, with 3.5 million in fewer than one thousand theaters; and the VANESSA HUDGENS music flick Bandslam opened in 13th place, with just 2.3 million, despite the trailer for the next Twilight movie showing before screenings.
Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

• 1. District 9, $37 million.
• 2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, $22.5 million.
• 3. The Time Traveler's Wife, $19.2 million.
• 4. Julie & Julia, $12.4 million.
• 5. G-Force, $6.9 million.
• 6. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, $5.4 million.
• 7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $5.2 million.
• 8. The Ugly Truth, $4.5 million.
• 9. Ponyo, $3.5 million.
• 10. 500 Days of Summer, $3 million.

It was 32 years ago yesterday that ELVIS PRESLEY had left the building. Elvis Fans honored The King's memory Saturday night with the traditional candlelight vigil at Graceland. The thousands of fans who remembered Elvis include ANITA MASSEY, who said, quote, "This is the closest I'll ever come to Elvis in this lifetime and I feel close to him here. He's been a part of my life, for all my life, since I was nine or ten." The vigil was the culmination of a week-long series of events celebrating Elvis, who died on August 16th, 1977.

RIDE 4 FALLEN OFFICERS
Leaders of our state, one ambassador and hundreds of Harley riders took to the streets Sunday morning for the annual "Ride 4 Fallen Officers." It was part of a tribute to officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
This is the third year Utah's fallen officers have been honored with the ride, which started in Lindon and ended at the State Capitol.
Rider Randy O'Hara said, "It's awesome hearing all these motorcycles start up at the same time and ride together, it's awesome."
"Bikers are very charitable people," explained Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
Even after crashing in this ride two years ago and breaking his leg, Shurtleff couldn't stay away.
The bikers cruised I-15 to 4500 South and then took State Street to the Capitol. Officers blocked traffic, and a fire truck hoisted a huge American flag over head.
The group of bikers grows every year; each one of them riding for the 126 fallen officers who have died serving Utah.
Even former Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is now U.S. ambassador to China, rode. He had a relative who died in the line of duty in the 1920s.
"This brings together the two finest people I've met, riders and law enforcement families," Huntsman said.
This will be his last ride. He leaves for China on Monday.
After the ride, there was a ceremony at the new memorial for fallen officers on the west side of the Capitol. Many members of fallen officers rode, like Gary Koehn. He lost his son-in-law Charlie Skinner, a North Salt Lake police officer, last November in a car crash.
He said though his daughter and two kids miss him, he's proud of Skinner. "Even though he passed away, he died a hero," he said.
Skinner's name was the last to be added to this wall of fallen officers at the new memorial, hopefully another name won't soon follow.
Money raised from the last two rides paid for the memorial. The money raised from Sunday's ride will go toward an endowment to support families who have lost a loved one on duty and for their grave markers.

The classic TV series Dragnet was honored with its own postage stamp Tuesday. The stamp was celebrated during a ceremony at the Los Angeles Police Department Academy in Elysian Park, attended by the widow of the late JACK WEBB, who starred in Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday and also produced the show, as well as actor HARRY MORGAN, who played Friday's partner, Officer Bill Gannon, in the '60s version of the show. Dragnet first aired in the 1950s and spawned several other series.
Dragnet was also commemorated at a North Hollywood event honoring the release of 20 "Early TV Memories" stamps, a collection featuring I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners and other shows.
Ask for them at a United States Post Office near you!

(Yet another Social-Networking Site)
Facebook is buying a Web service called FriendFeed that gives users a view of what their friends are doing on all sorts of social media sites, including Facebook's rivals.

Facebook said all 12 employees of Mountain View, Calif.-based FriendFeed will work for Facebook, whose headquarters is nearby in Palo Alto. FriendFeed's four founders _ Taylor, Paul Buchheit, Jim Norris and Sanjeev Singh _ will take on senior positions on the engineering and product teams at Facebook. (In other words, they are set for life.)
It's unclear what exactly Facebook plans to do with FriendFeed, which centers around the idea of short-messaging site Twitter and photo-sharing site Flickr.
Financial terms were not disclosed.

Here are some links to your favorite Social-Networking Sites:
www.facebook.com
www.twitter.com
www.friendfeed.com
www.myspace.com

The box office competition was snake-bitten by the premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra over the weekend. The big-screen adaptation of the classic action figure and cartoon series rose to number one in its debut, earning an estimated 56.2 million dollars.
Julie & Julia, starring MERYL STREEP as the late chef JULIA CHILD and AMY ADAMS as a woman trying to cook hundreds of Child's recipes in a year, opened in second place, with 20.1 million, while the thriller A Perfect Getaway debuted in seventh, with 5.8 million.
Last week's top film, the ADAM SANDLER-SETH ROGEN dramedy Funny People, fell all the way to the fifth spot, collecting 7.9 million dollars.
Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, $56.2 million.
2. Julie & Julia, $20.1 million.
3. G-Force, $9.8 million.
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $8.9 million.
5. Funny People, $7.9 million.
6. The Ugly Truth, $7 million.
7. A Perfect Getaway, $5.8 million.
8. Aliens in the Attic, $4 million.
9. Orphan, $3.73 million.
10. 500 Days of Summer, $3.7 million.

So what's the best airport when you want to get where you're going on time? None other than Salt Lake International Airport! SLC has beat out every other airport in the nation to win the coveted #1 spot on Travel & Leisure magazine's Best and Worst Airports 2009! Here's the list:

America's Top Five Best Airports 2009
1. Salt Lake City (SLC)
2. Portland (PDX)
3. (Tie) Washington, D.C. (DCA)
3. (Tie) Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)
5. (Tie) Los Angeles (LAX)
5. (Tie) San Diego (SAN)
5. (Tie) Tampa (TPA)

America's Top Five Worst Airports 2009
1. Newark (EWR)
2. Chicago (ORD)
3. Miami (MIA)
4. (Tie) Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW)
4. (Tie) New York (LGA)
4. (Tie) New York (JFK)

You won't find Brad and Angie on Vanity Fair's Best-Dressed List this year, but you will find Brad and Barack. The magazine included BRAD PITT and PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA on its list, but left out Pitt's partner, ANGELINA JOLIE, who'd been included with the actor in previous years in the "couples" category. Fortunately for Obama, his wife, first lady MICHELLE OBAMA, did make the cut.

Other notable celebrities who are featured on the 70th annual International Best-Dressed List include ANNE HATHAWAY, PENELOPE CRUZ, KELLY RIPA, DANIEL CRAIG, and singer ALICIA KEYS. RENEE ZELLWEGER is among the new names in Vanity Fair's Hall of Fame. You can review the full list at VanityFair.com.

Check out the video of 7-year old Preston Scarbrough from Plain City, Utah, who led police on a chase while joyriding in his parent's car. Pretty funny.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Air Supply - Sandy City Amphitheater
Air Supply will perform tonight, helping celebrate the amphitheater's 10-year anniversary.
8:00pm-10:00pm

Pioneer Park Picture Show and Craft Market
Pioneer Park Picture Show and Craft Market starts tonight. It features films made in Utah and stars local artisans sharing their crafts. The event is free and open to the public.
Films begin at dusk and the Craft Market is open 6-9 pm July 31: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), PG, 40th Anniversary

NASCAR Camping World Series - Miller Motorsports Park
The thundering stock cars of the NASCAR Camping World Series return to Miller Motorsports Park for a third year to tackle the demanding 3.08-mile Perimeter Course. Fri. July 31 & Sat. Aug. 1 8:00am

Saturday, Aug. 1

Peter Breinholt - Sandy City Amphitheater
Breinholt returns for one of the most popular concerts at the Sandy Amphitheater. 8:00pm

40th Annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival - The Kimball Art Center, Park City
One of the country's top ten art events , Park City's Kimball Arts Festival, turns 40 and fabulous! It features live music, beer and wine gardens, new 'Festival After Dark' and plenty of children's activities. Sat. Aug. 1 9:00am-8:00pm & Sun. Aug. 2 9:00am-6:00pm Monday, Aug. 3 Final Performance for Monday Family Nights at Red Butte Garden The Monday Family Night concerts take place near the Visitors Center at Red Butte Garden. Bring a picnic and low chairs for a fun evening in the Garden including arts and crafts for the kids. August 3: Morning Star Native American Dance and Music 6:00pm and 7:00pm

If you got upset this morning when you forgot where you left the car keys, new research shows you'll also forget two other things during the course of your day.
A survey commissioned by Britain's National Lottery agency shows the average adult forgets three key facts, tasks or items each and every day. The survey of two thousand British adults also found than men are more likely than women to forget things, even though women generally have more things to remember.
The most common method used by people to make sure they didn't miss something important was writing notes and sticking them around the house.
According to the survey, here are the top 25 most forgotten things:

1. Letting a hot cup of tea or coffee go cold.
2. Where you put your keys.
3. What you went to the store for.
4. Wet clothes in the washing machine.
5. Taking food out of the freezer.
6. Charging your cell phone or iPod.
7. Not swearing in front of the kids.
8. Replacing a roll of toilet paper.
9. Where you parked the car.
10. Friend's kids birthday.
11. Watering the plants.
12. Your age.
13. Friend's birthday.
14. Recording your favorite TV program.
15. Burning toast.
16. Write a thank-you note.
17. Names of friend's children.
18. Buying milk.
19. Locking the car.
20. Where you put your wallet.
21. Food in the oven.
22. Buy a lottery ticket.
23. Put the toilet seat down.
24. Taking clothes in off the line.
25. Turn off a faucet.

• Program gives a $3,500 to $4,500 credit to people who trade in gas guzzlers
• New vehicles must be more fuel efficient
• Program set to end November 1 or when money runs out

Cars bought through the program must get at least 22 mpg, like this Ford Focus. Rules are different for trucks.
Cars bought through the program must get at least 22 mpg, like this Ford Focus. Rules are different for trucks.

Under the program, federal funds will be used to give people a $3,500 to $4,500 credit to replace their gas guzzlers -- generally vehicles with a combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less -- with certain new vehicles that are more fuel efficient.
The exact credit depends on how much more fuel efficient the new vehicle is.
Fuel economy thresholds for new vehicles vary according to type. New cars must have a combined city/highway fuel economy of at least 22 mpg. SUVs and small or medium pickup trucks or vans must get at least 18 mpg. Large vans and pickups must get at least 15 mpg.
The traded-in cars must be less than 25 years old, and their titles must be free of any liens. Consumers can go to a Web site, cars.gov, to learn about the program's rules. People also can call a CARS hot line at 866-424-9153. FuelEconomy.gov: See if your vehicle qualifies for CARS program

Death mandated for the clunker: After its oil is drained and replaced with sodium silicate, the engine is run until it seizes. The vehicle must be crushed or shredded.
About 250,000 cars are expected to be junked under the program.

Beating the heat: Where the cool spots are A lot of us are hoping to catch a break from some pretty intense heat along the Wasatch Front this holiday weekend. So, where are the best places to do this? Many people will be heading to nearby parks, but some parks may not be as cool as others.

• If you have a large area of concrete to the south of one of these parks and you get a south breeze, it's going to be blowing that hot air off all this concrete or blacktop.
• If you have a large amount of water in the near vicinity on a summer day, if you're near that water, it's going to most like be cooler.
  Some people may head to the mouths of City Creek or Parley's canyons for those canyon winds. Well, that's not always a good idea.
  
• During the day, as the valley heats up, the [warm] wind actually starts to flow up the canyon. So, where are the shady spots? East side reaching from the Avenues to Tanner Park - older neighborhoods, so they're very well-shaded and mature landscapes.

City Creek Canyon - you have the river running down which cools the area off and all of the trees there. Liberty Park is well-shaded with a water source, making it cool place on a hot day. Cedar City may be surprisingly cool compared to other southern cities.

Brian returns from Vacation in Washington, DC! I feel so patriotic and American. Everyone should visit Washington DC at least once in their life. Check out some photos from our nation's capitol above in the photo slider!

July 20th marked the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 when man first set foot on the moon. 40 years! Find out everything you've ever wanted to know about that historic step here:

Have you seen the re-digitized video recording of the Moon Walk?

HUNTSVILLE - Jeff Holt's new wall art may not be everyone's cup of "tee," but you have to marvel at his ingenuity.
While playing golf in California, Holt held a few golf tees as he thought about the 17-by-8.5 blank wall in his basement in Huntsville.

Here's a look at the new movies opening nationwide today:

* I Love You, Beth Cooper -- Beautiful cheerleader Beth Cooper, played by Heroes actress HAYDEN PANETTIERE, is surprised at her high school graduation when geeky class valedictorian Denis reveals during his speech that he has a crush on her. The two go on to have some wild adventures together that night.

* Bruno -- Borat star SACHA BARON COHEN returns as another one of his alter egos, the gay Austrian fashionista Bruno. The title character is a TV personality who comes to America to become a celebrity, making a lot of people very uncomfortable in the process. In other words, Cohen pushes the envelope even more than he did in his 2006 hit, Borat. You'll see cameos from PAULA ABDUL, ELTON JOHN, U2's BONO and other stars.

So, what's going on around town this weekend? We were just thinking the exact same thing! Read on to find out what's happening:

Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival
July 10-July 12, 2009
Celebrating its ninth year in 2009, The Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival will take place at Washington Square (450 South 200 East), downtown Salt Lake City. It begins at 5:00pm on Friday and 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
FREE clinics will be held on Friday and Saturday at the University of Utah in Libby Gardner Hall.
Event Schedule:
July 10: Tianjin Conservatory of Music Jazz Band. Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra featuring Tierney Sutton. The Great Basin Street Band. Santa Fe and The Fat City Horns July 11: Straitjacket John Henry David Holliday and Angela Bingham Salt Lake City Orchestra Premiering the jazz compositions of Patrick Williams July 12: Tad Calcara Orchestra Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra in Concert. Emilee Floor Trio featuring Ira Nepus and Chuck Findley. The Big Band Jam Fat Soul Tower of Power Tickets: $16/Per Day, $30/Three Day Pass, Free/Children (12 and Under)

Family Fun Day - This Is the Place Heritage Park (2601 East Sunnyside Avenue)
July 10, 2009
The Days of ‘47 Family Fun Day provides an excellent opportunity to bring families together to celebrate Utah's great heritage.
Throughout the park you will find train rides, a petting corral, pony rides, educational crafts, an art garden, a magic show, carnival games, pioneer demonstrations and maybe a square dance or two. Tickets: Free Admission

Days of '47 Pops Concert
July 10-July 11, 2009
Broadway and cinema magic come to Abravanel Hall as the Choral Arts Society of Utah teams up with Joseph Paur, Joshua Creek and Jessica Poulson for what promises to be another incredible show.
Important Information: This is a free concert but tickets are required. Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Days of '47 Summer Pops
PO Box 2623
Salt Lake City, UT 84110.

All Horse Parade
July 11, 2009
The Days of '47 All Horse Parade is fun for people of all ages. Bring the whole family to enjoy an exciting time at one of the country's largest all horse parades. It starts at Sandy City Hall (10000 Centennial Parkway) Tickets: Free Admission

Snowbird Mountain Music Festival
July 8-July 12, 2009
This annual folk and bluegrass festival showcases top musicians from around the nation. It takes place in Snowbird's new outdoor venue the Peruvian Terrace
Tickets: $35-$85, Free/Children Under 12 with Adult

When you travel this summer, make sure to be on your best behavior -- that's the advice we can take from a new TripAdvisor survey. More than 38 hundred Americans took part.
* Most Common Beach and Pool Etiquette Violations
1. Beach chair hogging
2. Urinating in the water
3. Littering
* Most Annoying Beach and Pool Etiquette Violations
1. Blasting loud music
2. Smoking
3. Urinating in the water

* How far should you sit from a stranger at an uncrowded beach?
38% - no closer than 20 feet away.
28% - no closer than six feet away.
22% - between seven and 10 feet away.
69% say people often violate some form of beach or pool etiquette.
13% say people always violate some form of beach or pool etiquette.
84% believe people should not be allowed to commit "beach chair hogging" -- saving beachside or poolside chairs by getting up early and leaving their stuff on the chairs for hours.
82% think smoking should be prohibited around the pool.
56% think pets should be allowed on the beach at all.
53% say it's okay to urinate in the ocean if other swimmers aren't nearby.
69% say it's okay not to shower before going into the pool.
37% admit they rarely shower before going in to the pool.
31% think it violates etiquette not to shower before entering the pool.
14% confess to never showering before taking a dip in the pool.
97% believe parents who let their kids borrow others' sand or pool toys without asking permission are violating beach and pool etiquette.
73% think the beach should be separated into kid-friendly and pet-friendly areas.
55% think it violates etiquette for parents to change their children's diapers in public at the pool or beach.
35% think it violates etiquette for men to wear Speedos.
24% think that it violates beach and pool etiquette for women to wear revealing bikinis.
21% think Speedos violate etiquette everywhere.
14% believe Speedos are only inappropriate in the U.S.
22% say U.S. travelers have the worst beach and pool etiquette, leading all countries

*Travelers from which state exhibit the worst breach of pool and beach etiquette?
11% - New York
7% - Florida
5% - California

More than a week after MICHAEL JACKSON's death, his album sales continue to thrill the Billboard charts. Over the past week, Michael's albums sold an amazing 800 thousand copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. What's even more amazing is that in this iTunes era, most of the albums sold -- 656 thousand of them -- were actual physical CDs that people purchased in stores, not online. The number-one selling album in the U.S. this week is Michael's Number Ones collection, which sold 339 thousand copies. The number-two selling album is Thriller, which sold 187 thousand copies.

A dance instructor shows how to copy Michael Jackson's moves in three simple steps. Click "more" to watch.

Last Friday, the Republican governor said she was leaving office on July 26th, nearly a year-and-a-half before her term ends. The abruptness of the announcement by the former vice presidential candidate shook the political world.
She didn't say immediately what her plans were after resigning as governor other than her simply returning to life as a hockey mom.
"I am now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values of less government intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security, and much-needed fiscal restraint."
She appeared to fuel speculation that she's at least thinking about running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.
According to Palin, she is held to a different standard than other politicians who don't complete a term because of some higher calling. Palin insisted that her decision had to do, quote, "with country."
As for why she's stepping down now, Palin offered reasons such as not wanting to be a lame-duck and ending attacks on her five children, including her son, TRIG, who has Down syndrome.
Palin will be replaced by Lieutenant Governor SEAN PARNELL, who's already said that he'll run for reelection when this abbreviated term ends.

Utah drivers may be getting a bad rap, at least compared to an Allstate insurance report on safe cities for driving. The annual report ranks Salt Lake City 99th out of 200 U.S. cities with similar populations.
It's based on the number of years an average driver goes without an accident. In Utah, that number is around 11 years. In Sioux Falls, S.D., -- designated by the study as the safest city -- the average time between crashes is 13.5 years.

Here are the Safest Driving Cities:
1. Sioux Falls, SD
2. Fort Collins, Colo.
3. Chattanooga, Tenn.
4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5. Knoxville, Tenn.
6. Fort Wayne, Ind.
7. Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
8. Eugene, Ore.
9. Boise, Idaho
10. Colorado Springs, Colo.

The report says Washington D.C., is the most dangerous city. It says drivers there average an accident about every five years.
The report says Alexandria, Va, is the most improved driving city.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says auto crashes in general have declined over the last few years, but crash fatalities still average 40,000 every year.

It was a tribute fit for a King of Pop, as MICHAEL JACKSON'S family, fans and fellow artists celebrated his life and legacy in a public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Throughout the star-studded event filled with tributes and musical performances, Michael's opulent, gold-plated and rose-covered coffin rested in front of the arena, where it had been carried by his brothers. Michael's three children -- PRINCE MICHAEL, PARIS, and BLANKET, who clutched a Michael Jackson doll -- huddled close to the family, including their grandmother, KATHERINE JACKSON, in the first row.
Without a doubt, the most emotional moment of the ceremony came when Michael's daughter, Paris, addressed the crowd of just under 20 thousand, and broke down in tears, sobbing, "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and I just wanted to say I love him so much."

Follow the "more" link to see Paris and prepare to shed a tear:

50 Cent 33 - rapper
Burt Ward 64 - actor, Robin on TV's Batman
George W. Bush 63 - 43rd president of the U.S.
Merv Griffin--1925-2007 - ex-TV talk show host, creator of Jeopardy!
Sylvester Stallone 63 - actor, Rocky and Rambo movies

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had trouble breaking the ice in theaters over the weekend. The action-packed sequel tied Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs at the box office this holiday weekend, with each flick pulling in 42.5 million dollars.
Since its opening last Wednesday, Ice Age has raked in a cool 67.5 million dollars, while Transformers has grossed a total of 293.5 million dollars. It has passed Disney/Pixar's Up to become the highest-grossing movie of the year.
Public Enemies, the only other new release to open last Wednesday, finished in third place with 26.2 million dollars.

Here's a look at the top 10 films Friday-Sunday, with estimated grosses:
1. (tie) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $42.5 million.
1. (tie) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $42.5 million.
3. Public Enemies, $26.2 million.
4. The Proposal, $12.8 million.
5. The Hangover, $10.4 million.
6. Up, $6.6 million.
7. My Sister's Keeper, $5.3 million.
8. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, $2.5 million.
9. (tie) Year One, $2.1 million. 9. (tie) Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian, 2.1million.

Michael Jackson: Los Angeles Preps For Memorial Service Tomorrow
It's the hottest ticket in town! Over 1.6 million people requested free tickets online through Saturday evening's deadline. Hundreds of thousands of Michael Jackson fans are disappointed after being shut out of his memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Eleven thousand people will be admitted into the Staples Center, up from the original 8,500 slated earlier. Another 6,500 will gain entrance into the nearby Nokia Theater, where a live feed of the service will be screened.
Police have advised fans who were not chosen in the lottery to keep their distance from the Staples Center, which will be sealed off to the public. You'll be able to watch the service on several cable and broadcast networks - ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, CNN, E!, MTV, and BET. If you are stuck on a computer, these stations will also be showing a live feed on their websites.

A Chinese travel agency is offering tours designed for couples who are on the verge of splitting up.
The agency in Harbin is charging people about $2,000 for a five-day tour of Hainan Island.
An ad says, "if it's destiny for us to break up, then let's have more romantic memories than painful ones."
The agency says it's already had a lot of bookings and that it hopes the trip may persuade some couples to stay together. It also offers other themed trips like a 'bad mood tour' and an 'indulgent tour.'
Book your 'fighting' tour here: www.chinatour.com

Yesterday, MICHAEL JACKSON's mother, KATHERINE, was granted temporary guardianship of her late son's three childen. She also filed a petition to become the permanent guardian of the children, 12-year-old PRINCE MICHAEL, 11-year-old PARIS MICHAEL KATHERINE and seven-year-old PRINCE MICHAEL II, aka BLANKET. According to the Los Angeles Times, a judge has set a hearing for July 6th to consider that request.
In explaining why the children should stay with their grandmother, the filing stated, "They have a long established relationship with paternal grandmother and are comfortable in her care." The whereabouts of DEBBIE ROWE, the biological mother of the two eldest children, was listed as "unknown" in the filing. In a press conference yesterday, Michael's father JOE JACKSON said that Rowe, quote, "has nothing to do with" these proceedings.
The Jackson family's attorney said, quote, "Mrs. Jackson deserves custody, and the family should have the administration of the brilliance of Mr. Michael Jackson. Mrs. Jackson is a wonderful, loving and strong woman with a special family many of us have admired for years."
In addition, Katherine Jackson also asked a judge to name her administrator of Michael's estate, so she can ensure that the children can benefit from it. Katherine has been designated the special administrator of certain tangible personal property, excluding real estate, pending the July 6th hearing. A hearing on these various issues is also scheduled for August 3rd.
That last court filing stated that Michael died without a will, but in this case, it simply means that the family isn't in possession of a will. It's understood that Michael did have a will but it's in the custody of a lawyer who plans to file it soon.

TV pitchman BILLY MAYS probably died of a heart attack in his sleep. A medical examiner in Hillsborough County, Florida also said yesterday that the 50-year-old pitchman suffered from hypertensive heart disease, adding that the walls of the left ventricle of Mays' heart and of one of his arteries were enlarged. However, additional tests must be completed before an official cause of death is revealed. The announcement should come in eight to 10 weeks.
The medical examiner also noted that Mays had been using prescription painkillers to treat pain in his hip. There's no evidence to suggest that Mays, who'd been slated to undergo hip replacement surgery yesterday, had abused the drugs.
Mays' wife, DEBORAH, said in a statement yesterday, quote, "While it provides some closure to learn that heart disease took Billy from us, it certainly doesn't ease the enormous void that his death has created in our lives."
Deborah had said that Mays complained of not feeling well when he went to bed on Saturday, the same day he was a passenger on a plane that had a rough landing in Tampa. He said afterward that he had been hit on the head by an object. The autopsy revealed no evidence of head trauma.
Mays was found unresponsive by his wife at their Tampa home on Sunday morning. The tape of the 911 call was released yesterday, but the caller has not been identified.
Mays is best known as the TV face of OxiClean, Orange Glo and other products. In his honor, the Discovery Channel will air a marathon of his reality series Pitchmen tomorrow. Also, the companies that produce Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit have announced that they will pull their ads featuring Mays from the air until this Monday, out of respect for his passing.

The Transformers sequel is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, starring SHIA LABEOUF and MEGAN FOX, earned an estimated 112 million dollars over the weekend to become the new box office champ. The action flick has raised a total of 201.2 million since it opened last Wednesday.

The opening weekend numbers for the new Transformers movie surpass that of the 2007 original, which earned 70.5 million dollars in its debut weekend. They also represent the biggest opening weekend for a movie this year, topping the 85.1 million made by X-Men Origins: Wolverine early last month. In addition, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has raked in 14.4 million dollars in IMAX theaters, setting a new record for a five-day opening.

Chances are the sequel will soon become the highest-grossing movie of the year, a distinction currently held by the animated story Up, which has earned 250.2 million to date.

The previous box office champ, The Proposal, fell to second place, with 18.5 million. The only other new release this weekend, the CAMERON DIAZ drama My Sister's Keeper, premiered in fifth place, with 12 million.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $112 million.
2. The Proposal, $18.5 million.
3. The Hangover, $17.2 million.
4. Up, $13 million.
5. My Sister's Keeper, $12 million.
6. Year One, $5.8 million.
7. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, $5.4 million.
8. Star Trek, $3.6 million.
9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $3.5 million.
10. Away We Go, $1.7 million.

Talk about deja view all over again.
On Saturday, the 1,500 orange-jumpsuit-clad inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention & Rehabilitation Center on the east coast of Cebu Island in the Philippines reprised their phenomenally popular 2007 viral performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to honor the King Of Pop, who died Thursday. After that, they performed this touching new tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o

BILLY MAYS, the popular high-energy pitchman who hawked OxiClean, Orange Glo and other products in TV commercials, has died suddenly at the age of 50. Mays was found unresponsive by his wife yesterday morning at their Tampa, Florida home and was later pronounced dead by a fire rescue crew. Tampa police say foul play is not suspected. An autopsy is expected to be completed by this afternoon.

Mays had been a passenger on a U.S. Airways flight that had a rough landing Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport. Mays recalled the incident to MyFox Tampa Bay, saying, quote, "All of a sudden as we hit, you know, it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head." According to local police, Mays' wife, DEBORAH, said the commercial spokesman complained of not feeling well before going to bed that night.

Mays, distinguished by his dark beard, his loud voice and the obvious passion he had for his products, most famously pitched OxiClean, Orange Glo and an online service for ESPN. He was also the star of Discovery Channel's Pitchmen, which chronicled the work of Mays and fellow pitchman ANTHONY SULLIVAN. Discovery Channel said in a statement, quote, "Everyone that knows him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth. Billy was a pioneer in his field and helped many people fulfill their dreams. He will be greatly missed as a loyal and compassionate friend."

Mays and Sullivan both appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last week.

The late FARRAH FAWCETT will be remembered at a private funeral service tomorrow in Los Angeles. The service at Cathedral of Our Lady, a Catholic church, is scheduled for 4 p.m. local time. There's no word on how many people are expected to attend the service or who will deliver the eulogy. According to E! News, a separate memorial service will be held in Santa Monica tomorrow.

Fawcett died last Thursday of anal cancer at the age of 62. The Charlie's Angels star's three-year battle with cancer was documented in the NBC special Farrah's Story, which first aired last month. Prior to her death, her longtime partner, RYAN O'NEAL, had declared his intention to marry her, but the two never did tie the knot.

Michael Jackson was one of the most successful recording artists of all time. He was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 13 of his songs hit #1, and he won 13 Grammy awards. Listen to highlights from his 40-year career here!

JACKSON TOXICOLOGY RESULTS WEEKS AWAY
An autopsy is being performed today, but the results of toxicology tests on entertainer Michael Jackson's body may not be available for six to eight weeks, the Los Angeles coroner's office said.

MICHAEL JACKSON DIES AT AGE 50

The self-professed "King of Pop" and the artist named "The Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by the Guinness Book of World Records -- has died at the age of 50.
Reports are that Jackson suffered cardiac arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles yesterday afternoon. Someone in Jackson's household called 911 at around 12:26 PT, and responding paramedics reportedly found him with no pulse or respiration. Attempts to revive Jackson in the ambulance en route to UCLA Medical Center were unsuccessful, as were subsequent attempts at the hospital. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirms that Jackson was declared dead at 2:26 PM PT. Reports that Jackson was alive but comatose upon arriving at UCLA Medical Center were apparently inaccurate.

Speaking at UCLA Medical Center yesterday, Michael's brother JERMAINE said, quote, "It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known." An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Though varied reports of ill health plagued Jackson on and off for the past several years, he was most recently preparing for a series of comeback concerts scheduled to begin July 13th of this year and run through March of next year at London's O2 Arena. According to E! News, Jackson had passed a medical exam for the residency, for insurance purposes. He reportedly had been rehearsing as recently as Wednesday night for the concerts, which were expected to earn him well over $100 million.

It was money that Jackson desperately needed to ease mounting personal financial pressures. In November of 2008 he transferred the title to his 2,500 acre Neverland Ranch to an investment and development company after he defaulted on nearly $25 million owed on the note.

Jackson sold over 750 million albums worldwide during his astonishing career, including his most successful solo album, 1982's Thriller. The Recording Industry Association of America ranks the album as the #2 best-selling album of all time in the U.S., with total sales in excess of 28 million copies. Only THE EAGLES' Greatest Hits 1971-1975 surpasses it. Thriller is the best-selling album worldwide, with an estimated 50 million copies having been sold. It won eight Grammys, including Album of the Year, and spawned seven Billboard top-ten singles, including Beat It, Billie Jean and the title track.

In the hours following his death, Jackson's music occupied the top 15 spots in Amazon.com's best-selling album list. As of early this morning, the highest-ranked album was the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller.

Jackson is one of the few artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, both as a solo artist and a member of THE JACKSON FIVE, the 1970s singing group he fronted with brothers MARLON, TITO, JACKIE and Jermaine. He enjoyed 13 number-one singles and won 13 Grammy awards as a solo performer. NEIL PORTNOW, president of the Recording Academy, said of Jackson yesterday, "Rarely has the world received a gift with the magnitude of artistry, talent, and vision as Michael Jackson. He was a true musical icon... We are deeply saddened by this tragic news and our hearts go out to his family and to music lovers around the globe who mourn this great loss."

In May of 1994, Jackson married LISA MARIE PRESLEY, daughter of ELVIS PRESLEY, though they divorced in 1996. In a statement released last night, Presley said, "I am completely shocked and saddened by Michael's death. My heart goes out to his children and his family."

In 1997, Jackson he married DEBBIE ROWE, a nurse, with whom he had two children -- son PRINCE MICHAEL JR and daughter PARIS. The pair divorced in 1999. In 2002, Jackson fathered a third child, PRINCE MICHAEL JACKSON II, aka BLANKET, by an unrevealed surrogate mother whom Jackson said was artificially inseminated with his own contribution.

In addition to his children and brothers, Jackson leaves behind sisters JANET, LA TOYA and REBBIE, and his parents, JOSEPH and KATHERINE JACKSON.

Remember the "Tattoo Girl" who said she had fallen asleep while a tattoo artist "mistakenly" tattooed 56 stars on her face? It turns out that she was lying!
She admitted to wanting all 56 tattoos but concocted the "fell asleep" story because Dad was furious!

Spelling isn't a priority in this age of texting and Twittering, but a new survey of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language reveals a list of terms that have probably never seen the light of day on a text or a tweet.
OnePoll.com recently surveyed five thousand people and found the top ten most misspelled words. They are:
1. Definitely
2. Sacrilegious
3. Indict
4. Maneuver
5. Bureaucracy
6. Broccoli
7. Phlegm
8. Prejudice
9. Consensus
10. Unnecessary

NBC can only hope SUSAN BOYLE's Cinderella run on Britain's Got Talent translates into big ratings for its American version of the show. America's Got Talent kicks off its fourth season tonight with a new host, NICK CANNON, who replaces JERRY SPRINGER. PIERS MORGAN, SHARON OSBOURNE and DAVID HASSELHOFF all return as judges.

As in previous seasons, a motley crew of singers, dancers and other entertainers will vie for the one million dollar grand prize. Previous winners, including NEAL E. BOYD, the opera singer who was named champ last year, have gone on to headline a show in Las Vegas.

America's Got Talent returns with a two-hour episode tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern time on NBC. The show will air regularly on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

President Obama swats a fly during CNBC Interview. He makes swatting an ordinary housefly an art form!

Are you getting the dreaded "white snow" on your tv since the big switch to all-digital signals? Call this number about how to fix whatever is ailing your television: 1-888 CALL-FCC.

So, what's your fast food guilty pleasure? The new Zagat Fast Food Survey has been released...
Compare your fast-food faves with the rest of the America's by clicking here: shine.yahoo.com

Rice-Eccles Stadium gets new look...The Ute Red Zone is finally turning red!
www.ksl.com

Miss California USA was stripped of her title yesterday, but not because of her stance on gay marriage or because of those pre-pageant racy photos. Pageant officials say 22-year-old CARRIE PREJEAN (pray-ZHAN) was fired because she violated her contract by failing to make at least 30 scheduled appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization. Similar allegations were raised by state pageant officials last month before Miss USA owner DONALD TRUMP allowed Prejean to keep her crown despite her scandals.

Trump said yesterday, quote, "Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests." However, the Donald was more blunt in an interview with TMZ.com, saying, quote, "To me she was the sweetest thing. Everyone else -- she treated like s***."

Prejean was surprised by the latter comment, telling TMZ, quote, "I've shown respect for every party involved, even when they haven't shown it back." She also claims a state pageant official asked her last month to consider offers to appear on NBC's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and pose semi-nude for Playboy magazine, but she declined both requests. The official in question, KEITH LEWIS, says he did not pressure Prejean to accept either offer.

Former Miss California USA official SHANNA MOAKLER, who resigned her position last month in protest the day after Trump announced Prejean would keep her crown, said yesterday, quote, "My faith has been restored in the Miss Universe Organization and with Donald Trump." She didn't say if she'd consider rejoining the pageant.

Prejean has become a lightning rod for controversy since she voiced her opposition to same-sex marriage at the Miss USA pageant in April. She subsequently began speaking at events that promoted her viewpoint, in what was considered an apparent violation of her contract forbidding unsanctioned appearances without the pageant's approval. Prejean also drew attention for semi-nude photos that surfaced on the Internet, but Trump ultimately gave her a reprieve -- until yesterday.
Prejean's replacement is the state pageant's runner-up, 24-year-old TAMI FARRELL.

A penny thrown is more than 90 thousand pennies lost. The owner of a BMW claims a teen in Salt Lake City, Utah who threw a penny at his car caused $932.37 in damages to the vehicle. The incident occurred in March but the teen was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief on Monday. Authorities say the teen threw the coin at another car because he wanted to get the attention of the people inside, but the penny wound up hitting the Beemer instead. It's unclear where on the BMW the penny struck.

This story will do wonders when it comes to making people think BMW owners aren't snobby.

A broken heart is now considered a real medical condition! Who knew? Find out about the clinic for the broken-hearted here:
abcnews.go.com

English contains more words than any other language on the planet and will add its millionth word early Wednesday, according to the Global Language Monitor, a Web site that uses a math formula to estimate how often words are created. The Global Language Monitor says the millionth word will be added to English on Wednesday.
The Global Language Monitor says the millionth word will be added to English on Wednesday.
The site estimates the millionth word will be added Wednesday at 5:22 a.m. Its live ticker counted 999,985 English words as of early Tuesday evening.
The "Million Word March," however, has made the man who runs this word-counting project somewhat of a pariah in the linguistic community.
Paul J.J. Payack, president and chief word analyst for the Global Language Monitor, says, however, that the million-word estimation isn't as important as the idea behind his project, which is to show that English has become a complex, global language.
"It's a people's language," he said.
Other languages, like French, put big walls around their vocabularies. English brings others in.
Provo "English has the tradition of swallowing new words whole," he said. "Other languages translate."

Click here to see the word-count "formula."

With the nationwide digital television (DTV) transition set for June 12, the Federal Communications Commission is making free house calls to help consumers struggling with the transition to digital television. In-home services include set-up of a digital television (DTV) converter box, indoor antenna adjustments, and hooking up analog VCRs to a converter. Among those making house calls in some communities are members of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, along with firefighters through the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Most services will be provided by contractors hired by the FCC, who are prepared to visit around 200,000 homes over the course of the transition if needed. For help, call 1-888-CALL-FCC now, or visit www.dtv.gov and enter your zip code or state in the upper right-hand corner of the page to find local events, assistance and information.

On June 12, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop analog broadcast service and transmit only digital signals. Consumers who do not subscribe to pay television services and have older, analog televisions will need to have digital-to-analog converter boxes attached to their televisions in order to continue receiving over-the-air television programming. They may also need to adjust or upgrade their television set-top antennas. The switch to digital will provide viewers with better sound, a better picture, more channels and more programs. The transition will also help save lives by clearing airwaves for better first-responder radio service. And it makes room for the future by clearing space for advanced mobile Internet services.

The new iPhone is here! The new iPhone is here! Ooh, ahh, just look at all the features! Here are the specs:
tech.yahoo.com

Apple Inc. slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half and lowered some laptops by $300 Monday, the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year and a half ago.
With co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs absent until his medical leave is over at the end of June, Apple's biggest unveiling at its annual conference for software developers was a new model of the iPhone, the 3G S. It looks the same but sports a faster processor, longer battery life, an internal compass, a video camera and a photo camera with better resolution and auto-focus.
A 16-gigabyte version of the 3G S will cost $199 and a 32-gigabyte version will be $299.
The 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G, which came out last year, now costs $99, instead of $199. When the iPhone debuted two years ago, eager Apple fans had to shell out $499 for a 4-gigabyte version and $599 for 8 gigs.
The latest iPhones go on sale June 19, just as two-year contracts for the buyers of the original models are expiring and Apple faces tougher competition from the likes of Research in Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc. On Saturday Palm came out with a well-regarded iPhone rival, the $200 Pre.
"Ninety-nine dollars is a psychological price point, so that's a real barrier to move through. It becomes something people can afford — it becomes an affordable luxury."
Among other upgrades, the new iPhone software will let people download movies and TV shows using the device's cellular connection. It will let users send photos and videos the same way they send text messages, bringing the iPhone in line with other smart phones. (AT&T won't offer this feature until late in the summer.) And the new software will let parents limit the kinds of applications kids can download.
Click here for some Free I-Phone Apps!

The first annual "Global" Race for the Cure to fight breast cancer happened this past weekend. More than 50,000 men and women were at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to show their support in memory of friends and loved ones who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Over 6 million dollars was raised from Saturday's race alone. Check out the video of the Race for the Cure - Salt Lake City! Close to 20,000 people and counting! It's quite the sight...
www.youtube.com

Click here to find out more information about breast cancer and how you can be a part of the "Salt Lake City Race for the Cure-2010!"

Check it out...LANCE ARMSTRONG is a father again. The seven-time Tour de France winner posted a message on his Twitter feed last night announcing his girlfriend, ANNA HANSEN, gave birth to a boy named MAX ARMSTRONG, who weighed in at seven pounds, five ounces. Armstrong, who was previously engaged to SHERYL CROW, has three children with his ex-wife KRISTIN.

So, what movie did you see this weekend? Chances are you saw "UP"...Everyone else seems to be.
"Up" lifted past the bona fide surprise hit "The Hangover" to the No. 1 spot "Up" grosses $44.2 million, "The Hangover" banks $43.3 million "Star Trek" continues a fantastic run at No. 5, bringing in $8.4 million
Check out the rest of the box office top 10:

1. Up - $44.2 million
2. The Hangover - $43.3 million
3. Land of the Lost - $19.5 million
4. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - $14.7 million
5. Star Trek - $8.4 million
6. Terminator Salvation - $8.2 million
7. Drag Me to Hell - $7.3 million
8. Angels and Demons - $6.5 million
9. My Life in Ruins - $3.2 million
10. Dance Flick - $2 million

Monday, June 8th is National Best Friend's Day..you've been there and done that together and that's why your best friends. If you're looking for a way to celebrate BFF day? There's a national challenge for all Best friends to pitch in on a local humanitarian project and make the world a better place. The website Dosomething.org has a list of projects in every zip code like one in Salt Lake that is hoping to get bike helmets in the hands of low income families.
www.dosomething.org

Summer is here, and that means so are summer jobs. While lots of young people find work as lifeguards or camp counselors, just as many are forced off the beaten path to find their first paychecks.
Don't worry if you get stuck with an odd job that might not totally dovetail with your life goals, though. Lots of wildly successful celebrities have had some strange jobs before hitting it big.
Here are just a few quirky vocations held by some of your favorite celebs:
1. Orlando Bloom's first job was working at a skeet shooting range as a clay pigeon trapper when he was just 13.
2. Beyonce Knowles' mother owned a salon when the future pop star was growing up, so the aspiring singer picked up some extra cash by sweeping up hair.
3. As a teenager Mick Jagger worked as an ice cream salesman. After entering the London School of Economics, Jagger also worked as a porter at a mental hospital.
4. Jagger wasn't the only member of the band to have a gig before the Stones. Keith Richards worked as a ball boy at a tennis club.
5. Need a rat catcher? Call Warren Beatty. He caught rodents to pay the bills before hitting it big. Mental Floss: 6 movies with depressing alternate endings
6. It's tough to envision Colin Powell as anything other than a general or diplomat, but when he was growing up in the Bronx, he worked in a baby furniture store. Powell even picked up a bit of Yiddish on the job since that was the preferred language of his employers.
7. Warren Buffett had cash going through his hands even as a young man; his first job was at his grandfather's grocery store, although he eventually worked his way up to a gig at J.C. Penney.
8. Actress Amy Adams needed cash to buy a car after high school, so she spent two months working as a Hooters girl.

Let's see, there's Nintendo thumb, there's the ol' Guitar Hero Wrist...so, what's the latest medical condition of the wireless age? If you're a cell-phone user, it could affect you. Click here to find out:
www.cnn.com

Susan Boyle voted runner-up on Britain's Got Talent! See who took top honors here:
omg.yahoo.com

School is almost out! Click here to find out 5 things every teen should do this summer!
www.associatedcontent.com

Saturday's 5K Race in Park City honoring the "Park City 5" was such a huge success. Because of the overwhelming generosity of the community, a new school will now be built in a remote area of Ecuador in their memory. Click here to find out more:
ksl.com

A moment of history will take place tonight on NBC as Jay Leno hosts his final "Tonight" show. It's a late night shake-up! As Conan O'Brien takes over the reigns on Monday, find out what Jay has up his sleeve here:
late-night-tv.suite101.com

What do you get when you cross Coldplay with Taylor Swift? You get Utah's Jon Schmidt! His musical prowess is becoming a sensation on You Tube. Check it out here:
www.ksl.com

Hang on to your hats 'cuz there is a new Prom Queen in town. And HE stayed true to wearing a suit on Prom Night. Find out how Sergio Garcia won Prom Queen honors here:
www.ktla.com

With summer right around the corner, you may want to think about hitting the beach. But which beach? Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research, has come out with his annual list of the country's 10 best beaches. Leatherman, who's been making his list since 1991, creates his rankings based on 50 different factors, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities. Here's a look at the list:

1. Hanalei (pronounced Ha-na-LAY) Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
4. Coronado Beach, San Diego
5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
6. Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
7. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, North Carolina
8. Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Florida
9. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
10. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

So, what's the real scoop about "Textgate?" People want answers. Did Kris Allen "really" win the American Idol crown over Adam Lambert? Find out here:
www.cnn.com

Way to go... Salt Lake City 6th grader Maddie Reichman! Maddie wins a national competition with a brilliant conservation idea!

She received a prestigious award Wednesday morning for helping form a PEACE team at her school; PEACE stands for "Protecting Everyone and our Cool Earth." Maddie Reichman and her classmates made blankets reminding drivers to turn off their cars. She said, "By not idling, we save money, we help our health, and we also save our environment."
Johnson Controls and the National Energy Foundation recognized Maddie for her efforts. She is the national middle school winner of the Ignition Creative Energy (ICE) Challenge. It's a program that encourages students to develop ingenious ways to save energy today and protect the environment.
She received a free trip to Washington, D.C., where she'll have the chance to share her energy conservation ideas with government leaders. Cool!!!!!!!!!!

--Student has never missed a day of school in 13 years! Perfect attendance... Here! Here! Check out how she did it here:
www.washingtonpost.com/

--Smiling ban on driver licenses? - Could Utah be next? Find out why DMV's in some states frown on smiling here:
buzz.yahoo.com/article

--Find out how to take a good drivers license photo here:
www.howtodothings.com

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