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Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Husband Tim Expecting Third Child

(Ottawa) Elisabeth Hasselbeck and her husband, former NFL football player Tim have announced that they are going to be having another child.
Hasselbeck, from “The View” is pregnant with her third child and both her and hubby could not be happier.
She made the announcement today on ABC.
The couple are parents to a 3 year old and [...]

Rourke Out, Flair In For Wrestlemania 25

(Ottawa) The Nature Boy Ric Flair will be competing at the 25th addition of Wrestlemania instead of actor Mickey Rourke.
Rumor had it that Rourke, 56 would step into the ring with Chris Jericho, but his publicist has shot this rumor down real quick.
Flair, no spring chicken himself recently released a statement hinting to the possibility [...]

Thriller Director Suing Michael Jackson Over Video Profits

(Ottawa) The director of Jackson’s Thriller video is suing him for not receiving profits derived from the 14 minute video.
Under a contract that the pair share, John Landis, who directed Thriller is to receive a monitory amount each year, which he says he has not received in the last 4 years.
Also in the suit, Landis, [...]

Donating a Kidney Does Not Shorten Life

(Ottawa) Donating a kidney does not mean that you will live a shorter life, say researchers of a new study.
The researchers, from Minnesota say that there are risks during surgery but overall risk of dying sooner if you donate a kidney is very minimal.
They say that in the US alone, there are more than 78000 [...]

Short Intense Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk

January 28 (Ottawa) Researchers of a new study say that intensive exercise reduces risk of diabetes.
People are always told that up to an hour of exercise a day is required, but new research begs to differ.
Quick wind sprints, lasting no longer than 7 minutes a session have been found to reduce a persons’ risk of [...]

Abdul Finally Loses It In Jacksonville

January 28 (Ottawa) Paula Abdul finally lost it on American Idol last night, walking out of the audition room in Florida.
So far this year, the auditions have provided us with some entertaining television, with this addition not disappointing.
The Jacksonville auditions featured a shih tzu in Simons’ lap, Cara and Paula Hugging, Paula thinking her opinion [...]

PETA, Take Your Veggie Eating Models Elsewhere

January 28 (Ottawa) PETA are pretty pissed off after finding out that their sexy Super Bowl ad was too hard core for NBC.
The network have declined to show the ad, that depicts half naked women jumping around eating vegetables.
According to PETA, the ad signifies that vegetarians have better sex than meat eaters, a fact that [...]

Effects From Concussion Can Last For Decades

January 28 (Ottawa) A study published in the journal Brain, finds that if you are diagnosed with a concussion, the effect of it can last for decades.
Athletes from sports such as hockey and football are very prone to concussions, which can occur if they hit their head very hard.
This study focused on hockey players and [...]

Couple Pays $155000 For Pet Dog Clone

January 28 (Ottawa) It is being reported that a Boca Raton couple have had their pet dog cloned, after it died from cancer.
The new dog is a cloned Yellow Labrador, and looks just like Lancelot, who died from a type of cancer last year.
The couple had requested that DNA samples from their previous dog be [...]

Bruce Springsteen Will Start World Tour On April 1st

January 28 (Ottawa) The boss Bruce Springsteen is preparing to kick off another world tour.
His tour will be to promote his new album Working On A Dream, which was released this week.
He made the announcement on his web site, that the tour will make its first stop in San Jose, California on April 1st.
The [...]