Archive for January, 2011

alex brown texting and driving

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Alex Brown’s wrecked truck is used to drive home the message that texting while behind the wheel can cost you your life. [1]

The pledge follows the Buckle Up, Stop Texting campaign, or B.U.S.T. KCBD and the Brown family started spreading the message last year after Alex’s tragic accident. [2]

Alex Brown, a senior at Seagraves High School, died Nov. 10 in a texting while driving accident. [3]

The family of Alex Brown spoke to students in Dripping Springs about the dangers of texting while driving. [4]

Navasota High School Tuesday morning students examine the mangled truck of Alex Brown, a West Texas girl who died in a crash last fall while texting and driving. [5]

Alex Brown, 17, lost her life while texting and driving. [1]

Alex was a senior at Seagraves High School and was on her way to school when according to her mother she made several poor decisions while behind the wheel of her pickup truck. [6]

Alex Brown’s truck flipped over when she lost control while texting. [4]

SEAGRAVES, TX (KCBD) - More than 1500 people were at Seagraves High School today for a celebrity appearance as a part of Extreme Make Over Home Edition. [2]

Those in attendance heard from Johnny Mac and Jeanne Brown of Wellman, Texas who lost their 17 year old daughter, Alexandria “Alex” Marie Brown, to a texting while driving accident in November. [3]

Distracted driving is becoming a national disgrace with countless preventable accidents occurring every day across the United States. [6]

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) - Texting while driving is not worth your life. [1]

In these areas parents and students are easily distracted and can lose sight in an instant of a child darting across the street. [6]

That is the message Jeanne and Johnny Brown, who lost their teenage daughter Alex in 2009, wanted to convey to students at Dripping Springs High School Wednesday morning. [1]

It’s a habit her parents had already warned her about just two weeks before. [4]

Sources:
[1] Texting while driving no LOL matter | KXAN.com
[2] Alex Brown’s family returns home to a surprise; one day from
[3] Teen death teaches danger of texting while driving : Silver
[4] HS Students Warned about Texting and Driving
[5] The lurking danger of driving while texting - The Navasota
[6] Remember Alex Brown

the lost valentine

Monday, January 31st, 2011

The Lost Valentine is a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sean Faris and Betty White. [1]

Read on for previews of the Pro Bowl, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Brick City, The Lost Valentine, Kennedys’ Home Movies and Bridalplasty. [2]

Betty White talks about working with Director, Darnell Martin and Co-Star Jennifer Love Hewitt. [3]

Premise: A dogged TV reporter (Jennifer Love Hewitt) finds her own love life changed when she profiles a World War II widow (Betty White) who continues to honor the memory of her Navy pilot husband 65 years after he was declared missing in action. [2]

The story follows the characters of a journalist, Susan Allison (Hewitt) working on a profile of a woman, Caroline Thomas (White) whose husband naval aviator Lt. Neil Thomas was declared MIA during World War II. [1]

Actors honor their artistic peers for outstanding cinematic and television performances at the 17th annual glitzfest from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. [...] The star-bright collection of presenters includes Alec Baldwin, Jeff Bridges, LL Cool J, Amy Poehler, Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria, Hilary Swank and Betty White. [2]

Allison with the help of a United States Senator (she did an unrelated story on the senator) who puts pressure on the Navy, who locates the family of the gunner on Thomas’ airplane. [1]

Barbara M. Gangi, VP of Production and Development for Paulist Productions and Producer of The Lost Valentine, brought this project to Hallmark Hall of Fame and will see it through to air on CBS. [4]

A high note of the evening is likely to be a salute to Oscar-winning veteran actor Ernest Borgnine, who receives the Life Achievement Award for his career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. [2]

Director, Darnell Martin talks about casting the roles. [5]

Dramatizing these ideals in a multigenerational narrative that travels from the Philippine jungles of WWII to the urban landscape of a present day American city, this film will make Paulist Productions and its mission accessible to a wide ranging, diverse and modern audience. [4]

The film aired on January 30, 2011 on CBS and was available to order from Hallmark. [...] For Neil’s bravery and courage, Caroline is given his Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart. [...] The story of the fate of Lt. Thomas, Morang says he was badly wounded, but wanted his more seriously injured gunner, Billings to get medical aide. [1]

Sources:
[1] The Lost Valentine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] The Lost Valentine Episodes - The Lost Valentine Episode
[3] Hallmark Video - Betty White, Part 2 - CBS.com
[4] The Lost Valentine | PAULIST PRODUCTIONS
[5] The Lost Valentine - The Cast - Video

downton abbey season 2

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Downton Abbey is a 2010 British television period drama series, produced by British media company Carnival Films (part of US media corporation NBC Universal) for the ITV network. [...] It follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants. [1]

An ITV source said: ‘We’ve commissioned eight new episodes, with the first and last being of 90-minute duration and the other episodes are 60 minutes each. [2]

A drama set in pre-WWI England and centered on the dramas of the Crawley family and their servants. [3]

Without JavaScript you will not be able to watch this video online or complete an Amazon Video On Demand purchase. [...] Update your flash player now so you can purchase and instantly watch thousands of your favorite movies and TV shows. [4]

Anxious to get the entail broken and to advance Mary as heiress, Violet shocks Matthew by visiting his office to see if he will look into the matter. [2]

Install the Adobe Flash player now so you can purchase and instantly watch thousands of your favorite movies and TV shows. [4]

Daisy is unable to get over what she witnessed on the night of Pamuk’s death and O’Brien and Thomas suspect that the girl knows something. [...] Bates encourages William to ask Daisy to go with him but before he gets a chance, Thomas jumps in and a delighted Daisy accepts his offer. [2]

The series is set in the fictional Downton Abbey, stately home of the Earl of Grantham, early in the reign of King George V, during the two years prior to the Great War and commencing with news of the sinking of the Titanic, an event that triggers much of the storyline. [1]

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Mary finds she likes the young man and when Isobel informs her that William’s mother is gravely ill, but that she does not want William to know or to visit her, Mary makes up her mind to overturn this, despite Isobel’s and Cora’s protests that this would go against his mother wishes. [...] Bates lets it slip to Robert that Sybil went to a political rally, with Branson. [2]

Sources:
[1] Downton Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Downton Abbey
[3] Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010) - IMDb
[4] Amazon.com: Masterpiece: Downton Abbey: Season 1, Episode 6

sag award winners

Monday, January 31st, 2011

SAG Award Winners for 2010 were announced on January 23, 2010, in a live showing broadcast by TNT and TBS. [1]

In 2010, 19 of the 20 SAG Awards nominees in the four major individual film acting categories received Oscar nods, and all four SAG Award winners went on to win Academy Awards.http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029715/ [...] Variety has called the SAG Awards a ’strong indicator’ of possible Academy Awards nominations and victories.http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029715/ [2]

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on January 30, 2011 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. [3]

The 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 30, 2011.http://www.sagawards.org/about [2]

Jan 23, 2010 - The only major awards voted on by actors for actors followed the trend of honoring some familiar faces who don’t usually get to take home trophies during awards season. [4]

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are voted on by other actors and actresses and have a history of predicting who will go on to win the Academy Awards later in the year. [1]

They seem to be lacking a bit of star power in the obligatory “I am an actor” intros. [5]

The 2010 SAG Life Time Achievement Award winner is Betty White, comedian and actress famous for many roles in her life including Rose Nylum of The Golden Girls. [...] The SAG award nominees are selected by a panel of 2100 guild members and later voted on by the entire guild. [...] You can upload a JPG, GIF or PNG file. [1]

Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges picked up their first wins, comedienne/actress Mo’Nique showed that getting dramatic can pay off, and newcomer to feature films Christoph Waltz has already made quite an impression on his fellow actors. [4]

The Life Achievement Award Recipient is nominated and voted on by the Guild’s National Honors and Tributes Committee, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award is bestowed for outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession. [3]

Not a lot of surprises tonight – Mo’Nique wins on first SAG nomination. [...] Update: The two stunt awards were dished out prior to the live show. [5]

Sources:
[1] SAG Award Winners 2010
[2] SAG Award Winners
[3] The 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners - RopeofSilicon
[4] SAG Awards 2010 Winners - Screen Actors Guild Nominees and
[5] 2010 SAG Awards Winners List and Recap | Movie Room Reviews

kroy biermann

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Kroy Biermann (born September 12, 1985 in Hardin, Montana) is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. [1]

Kroy Biermann was born September 12, 1985 in Hardin, Montana and is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. [2]

Sixteen players, eight in each conference, have been fined by the NFL for illegal hits, including Atlanta defensive end Kroy Biermann and Cincinnati linebacker Dhani Jones, each docked $15,000 Friday. [3]

In his first two seasons in Atlanta, has totaled 60 tackles (51 solo), seven sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. [...] Started his first career NFL game at defensive tackle at San Francisco (10/11) and totaled three tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery on special teams. [4]

He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. [1]

He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft (154 overall). [2]

Biermann played in 52 career games while totaling 220 tackles, 32 sacks (second-most in school history), 45 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries for the University of Montana. [1]

Selected as a fifth round (154th pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008. [...] Posted a career-high two sacks against Miami (9/13) in addition to adding one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one tackle. [4]

Biermann posted his first career sack in a Week 13 match-up against the San Diego Chargers after tackling Chargers QB Philip Rivers and added a second in the season finale against the St. Louis Rams. [2]

Played in 52 career games while collaring 220 tackles, 32 sacks (second-most in school history), 45 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries at Montana. [4]

NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. [5]

Competed in all 16 games in his rookie season and finished the year with 14 tackles (11 solo) and two sacks for a loss of 13 yards. [...] Became Montana’s first-ever recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award in 2007, given annually by the Sports Network to the top defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. [4]

Sources:
[1] Kroy Biermann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Kroy Biermann
[3] Kroy Biermann Profile - Atlanta Falcons - ESPN
[4] Kroy Biermann | Atlanta Falcons
[5] Kroy Biermann, DE for the Atlanta Falcons at NFL.com