| kf Feels Brad Grey's Pain!
CBS seems to be experimenting with a UPS-style voting gizmo that doesn't solve the main problem (which is subtle bias in the selection of which voters get questioned by the liberal-looking college-age interviewers). ... 12:05 P.M. Good Cheap Shot: "Warner Camp in Disarray" .... 1:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2006 California's safe-seat Democratic legislators kill the anti-gerrymandering plan they promised when they successfully campaigned against Gov. Schwarzenegger's "year of reform" initiative last year. New West Notes' Bill Bradley is not surprised. ... 9:47 A.M. It looks like it will take another weekend's box office to determine whether Paramount's World Trade Center is a hit or a flop. Here's why I hope it's the latter. ... 12:22 A.M.
'What Game?'
Sunday, before the stadium gates open, he says he'll be on a plane back to Newport Beach. Over the years, the Super Bowl has morphed from an epic test of football greatness into a mark-your-calendar social event, in which the game plays only a small part. Aside from the players, nearly everyone is there to drink, load up on swag, glad-hand clients, party-hop, ride around in limos and run up their expense accounts. Audi, which is running a 60-second ad during the game Sunday, has been wooing potential customers on a nine-acre estate in Scottsdale since Wednesday with private cabanas, a par-3 golf course and outdoor fire pits. .
Cavaliers take a risk with 11-player trade
Cleveland dealt away half its active roster in an 11-player trade deal that the Cavaliers hope will help its star, LeBron James, lead the team to the NBA title. With one minute to spare before the trading deadline expired, Cleveland dismantled its team in a move that management acknowledges is risky, with fewer than 30 games remaining in the regular season. In a complex deal involving Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle, Ferry dealt half his active roster to acquire center Ben Wallace and forward Joe Smith from the Bulls, and forward Wally Szczerbiak and guard Delonte West from the SuperSonics. James wants to win a championship, and after seeing several other teams land big-name players via trades in recent weeks, he made it clear to Cavaliers management that he needed help.
Dominion to Partner With BP on Indiana Wind Power Project
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D) announced today that it has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm from BP Alternative Energy Inc. The facility is in Benton County, Indiana, about 90 miles northwest of Indianapolis. "This project is a perfect fit for Dominion's plans to increase our renewable energy portfolio substantially in light of the nation's growing demand for clean energy," said Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The site is located in an area with an excellent wind resource in PJM, and we are pleased to be partnering with BP, a company that is well known as a premier renewable energy developer." The Fowler Ridge facility is expected to be built in two phases and generate a total of 750 megawatts.
Mother seeks retrial in death
They were concerned with his testimony. The defense could have objected to the wording of the charges.They were confident she was going to be found not guilty. The defense could have asked the judge to bar the media, in the court room. The defense is now trying to correct all their mistakes in the first trial. (Suggest removal) .
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