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Rudy Nickens: Sunshine Inn nourished life of service
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Jan 17, 2006 After a few years two of the people left, and Martha McBroom and I operated it the rest of the time ourselves. After that, I went to work for St. Louis 2004.

Decked out approval
Exeter News-Letter, NH - Jan 20, 2006 The back yard of the property, located at 21 Green St., has a steep egress The board approved the variance 3-1, with member Martha Pennell voting against the

WHAT'S HAPPENING
SunHerald.com, MS - 4 hours ago 30-31, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 696 Washington Loop, Biloxi. Make checks payable to MSC/NMWA, Attn: Martha Moss, PO Box 2233, Pascagoula, MS 39569.
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Lawyer: Hatch Saw Cheating on ‘Survivor’ (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Richard Hatch’s lawyer says that the “Survivor” winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal.

Slugger Barry Bonds joins reality TV (MENAFN)
Slugger Barry Bonds joins reality TV

CBS orders ‘Rock Star’ sequel for summer but format still undecided (Reality TV World)
CBS has renewed its Rock Star reality talent competition, ending months of rumors about whether the Mark Burnett-created reality series would return for a second season.

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24 is back and off to a great start! The two back to back 2 hour shows were excellent!

I wish I were watching this on DVD so I wouldn’t have to wait for the next episodes!

If you haen’t tuned in, you’re missing the best show on tv!

24 on Fox.

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A Shore Thing
Washington Post – Never mind the palm trees, sandy beaches and all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. It would be work. At least that’s what I kept telling my wife when I found out I’d be going to Hawaii. A Shore Thing When a Washington wonk set out for his first visit to

Click Here To Read Bill Meck’s Weather Blog!
LEX 18 – Well alot of kids got the day off today, including in Clark County where Bill’s Weather 101 was supposed to be at 2 schools today. I’m not sure we’ll be able to reschedule those. I also have a sneaking suspicion they won’t be the last ones cancelled

Video Headlines
CBS 46 – Learn more about the video available on cbs46.com . Windows Media 9 or 10 series player preferred. Couple surrenders after holding lawyer hostage A couple surrendered peacefully Tuesday after holding an attorney hostage in his office for more than 24

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CBS orders ‘Rock Star’ sequel for summer but format still undecided (Reality TV World)
CBS has renewed its Rock Star reality talent competition, ending months of rumors about whether the Mark Burnett-created reality series would return for a second season.

The Economy | Pa.’s leaving money on casino-bids table (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
What do actor Sylvester Stallone, musician Quincy Jones, basketball coach Dawn Staley, fitness guru Pat Croce, and ex-centerfielder Gary Maddux have in common with power lawyer Richard Sprague, builder Dan Keating, and zillionaire Donald Trump?

CBS renews ‘Rock Star’ for Summer 2006 but sequel’s format still undecided (Reality TV World)
Ending months of rumors about whether it would return, CBS has reportedly renewed Mark Burnett’s Rock Star reality talent series for a second season.

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WSJ: More Reality TV Type Programming Might Be Coming to Yahoo
Search Engine Watch - Jan 16, 2006 six months to bring the program to Yahoo. You'll also learn that reality show guru Mark Burnett is also involved in the project.

Hot stove: Hawkins could close for O's
FOXSports.com - Jan 6, 2006 I'd rather have Jeremy Bonderman, John Lackey or Dan Haren instead of Burnett. His batting average is a question mark, but I've estimated something like .270.

Yahoo May Run The Runner
WebProNews, KY - Jan 16, 2006 Two production companies, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's LivePlanet, and another headed by reality show guru Mark Burnett, have spent the past six months working
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Donald Trump Jr confirmed as speaker for Arabian Hotel Investment
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Jan 18, 2006 Donald Trump Jr, Vice President of Development & Acquisitions for The Trump Organisation, has confirmed his participation at the second Arabian Hotel

'Apprentice' star Donald Trump launches Trump University podcasts
Reality TV World, MA - Jan 10, 2006 Owners of portable MP3 players can now take "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump's latest nine-course Trump University offering on how to get rich.

Report: Donald Trump mulls run for New York governor
USA Today - Dec 30, 2005 ALBANY, NY (AP) Donald Trump is considering running for governor, a leading Republican said Friday. Senate Majority Leader Joseph
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Jim Cramer’s other predictions
USA Weekend – Going beyond Wall Street, “Mad Money’s” frenzied host delivers a USA WEEKEND exclusive. By Dennis McCafferty Picking stock winners is like forecasting sports championships and other future events: After research, you have a sense of what will happen

Troy explores ways to replace departing city manager
Daily Tribune – TROY While Troy Assistant City Manager John Lamerato will take the acting city manager’s job if offered, he won’t seek the permanent job when City Manager John Szerlag leaves in March. “I won’t seek the city manager’s job,” said Lamerato, 52, on

Jets may be next taxis
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Submit a press release: It’s easiest to contact our beat reporters directly. If we don’t have a reporter who covers your area of interest, please contact one of our editors. Click here for more information. An Adam Aircraft A700 visits Love

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Farm club gives Predators depth (Nashville City Paper)
Nashville Predators general manager David Poile collects hockey assets the way Donald Trump collects real estate.

EXCLUSIVE: BB CONTESTANTS ARE REPELLENT, SAYS PRESTON (Daily Mirror)
PRESTON thinks Big Brother contestants are “utterly odious and repellent people”. The Ordinary Boys singer wrote on his band’s website six months ago that he deplored the wannabes who appeared on the show.

Development Update: January 17 (the futon critic)
Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our newly branded “Devwatch” section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It’s updated every day!

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DEC announces falconry exam
Empire State News – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Denise Sheehan has announced that the examination for individuals seeking an

Let’s Eat
Shore News Today – MARGATE — A vocabulary lesson is included with the meal. Chef Brian Plunkett is clearly comfortable with the vernacular as he describes several menu items at Margate s Mojo Restaurant and Bar, where he works as executive chef. From time to time on

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Could the scandals be over? Don't bet
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jan 15, 2006 And like other oppressed CEOs before him, including media-savvy Martha Stewart and Richard Scrushy of HealthSouth Corp., Lay has a Web site aimed at improving

Starting Line Column
Edmonton Sun, Canada - Jan 13, 2006 and Chesney, 37, wed in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. NEW YORK (AP) — Martha Stewart's daughter and Apprentice co-star, Alexis Stewart, has
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Looks like it's going to be a long, long year
Baxter Bulletin, AR - Jan 7, 2006 I predict "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett will develop a new show in which contestants are given minimum-wage jobs, three children, a stack of bills, no health

Wrestling: Mids make short work of Maryland
Annapolis Capital, MD - Jan 12, 2006 to 8-1. Jarred, who entered the season with a modest 10-9 career mark, scored seven We always knew he was capable, it's all about confidence," Burnett said.

It s 2006, advertisers brace yourselves!
Daily News & Analysis, India - Jan 1, 2006 all but gone, it will be up to consumers themselves to mark and maintain Arvind Sharma, CEO, Leo Burnett, presages that more than 7.5-8% growth in economy in
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Book Review: ‘Tommy Dorsey: Livin’ in a Great Big Way’ 
Louisville Courier-Journal - Jan 15 2:45 AM
For the centennial of swing bandleader Tommy Dorsey’s birth, jazz writer Peter J. Levinson has written the definitive life story to coincide with the release of Sony/Legacy’s three-CD box set of Dorsey’s music.Save to My Web

Trump Seeks 100 Golfers for $1 Million Invitational 
Cybergolf National - Jan 10 2:22 PM
Billionaire Donald J. Trump is looking for 100 golfers to participate in the Trump Million Dollar Invitational, a high-stakes golf tournament that will take place in May. The inaugural event will be broadcast worldwide from the Trump International Golf Club at Raffles Resort Canouan Island, The Grenadines.Save to My Web

Mystery suitor for Briny Breezes is transplanted French-Canadian developer 
Sun-Sentinel - Jan 11 4:10 AM
No. It’s not The Donald.Save to My Web
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Martha's Sole Apprentice
E! Online - Dec 22, 2005 of just 6.5 million this season, chances are you weren't), the domestic diva named magazine publisher Dawna Stone her one and only Apprentice on Wednesday

Exam for Falconry Apprentice License Slated for April 28, Exam
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release), NY - Jan 13, 2006 of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan today announced that the examination for individuals seeking an apprentice license to
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2005 group: How’d they do?
Philadelphia Daily News – Robert A. Zauzmer: Federal prosecutor took down disgraced city official Corey Kemp. Charisse Lillie: City ethics panel now has a Web site, but has attracted little other attention. Joe Watkins: Black conservative radio host still on the air, but

Get a double dose of art
Myrtle Beach Online – The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum will play host to two exhibits designed to share the legacy of the Palmetto State and our community. The two exhibits, “Keeper of the Gate: Designs in Wrought Iron by Philip Simmons, Master

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Donald Trump's super sperm shocks even him
Jossip, NY - Jan 6, 2006 Even though he has four different kids from two different wives, Donald Trump wasn't really sure how his wife, Melania Trump, got pregnant.

Trump tees up plan for first golf course outside US
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jan 12, 2006 DONALD Trump, the billionaire American property tycoon, is targeting the north-east of Scotland as the site of his company's first luxury golf development

Donald Trump Chooses New 'Apprentice'
MSN Money - Dec 16, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump chose Randal Pinkett, an experienced 34-year-old founder of a New Jersey consulting firm, for his fourth "Apprentice" on the
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Do Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates Owe Their Entrepreneurial Success To Attention Deficit (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) January 12, 2006 — Tellman Knudson and Stephanie Frank are successful Entrepreneurs with a big problem.

Out Of Bounds (Sales and Marketing Management)
Among the most memorable moments during the first season of TV’s The Apprentice was when Donald Trump called contestant Sam Solovey a “wild man.”

THE CONTENDER’S FAN FAVORITE ALFONSO GOMEZ ADDED TO FEB. 12 CARD ON ESPN (Bragging Rights Corner)
Today, ESPN and Tournament of Contenders, LLC have officially announced the addition of The Contender fan favorite, Alfonso Gomez, as the co-Main Event in their upcoming live boxing event The Contender Special East Coast Pride . Gomez will face Chicago s Gilbert Venegas (9-1-2 (6)) in the live telecast to be aired February 12 on ESPN (immediately following the NFL Pro Bowl) at approximately

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Trump will troll Internet for made-for-TV tourney (Newsday)
Through the bronze-plated doors, past the advertisements for Donald Trump The Fragrance and Trump Ice Cream Parlor and down an escalator to the lower atrium of Trump Tower, there is a gift shop with a prominently displayed book entitled, “No Such Thing as Over-Exposure.”

Miao! ‘Gorgeous George’ hangs on in British realty TV show (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Left-wing firebrand George Galloway will get to stay in the “Big Brother” house after prime-time viewers voted to eject a buxom blonde glamour model from the reality TV show instead.

Trump tees up plan for first golf course outside US (The Scotsman)
DONALD Trump, the billionaire American property tycoon, is targeting the north-east of Scotland as the site of his company’s first luxury golf development outside the United States, it was revealed yesterday.

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