HOT UPDATED NEWSGET YOUR HOT UPDATED NEWS EVERYDAY HERE!Waboba Ball : Ball that bounces on water is summer craze- August 3, 2008 The Waboba ball, which is about the size of a golf ball, has taken off around the world after videos were posted on YouTube.Made of a combination of plastics with a lycra coating, it is described as having the consistency of a breast implant.The ball is about the same density as water and floats when at rest, but bounces high and true when thrown. It continues to bounce until it is caught or runs out of steam.The ball took Swedish inventor Jan von Heland several years to perfect, but it is now..http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/waboba-ball-ball-that-bounces-on-water.html Trenton man winner of $250,000 in lottery- August 3, 2008 Dennis Day, a resident who works stocking shelves at the IGA supermarket on Route 3, is expected to work his last day at the store Sunday.Day, who has worked there for more than a year, recently turned 65, but hes not really retiring. The reason he has decided to pack it in, for now anyway, is that he won the lottery.He didnt win millions, but he definitely can afford to take it easy for a while. He won $250,000 by playing a Cash Blowout scratch ticket. The state and federal governments are...http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/trenton-man-winner-of-250000-in-lottery.html $600,000 winner sold in Jackman- August 3, 2008 A $600,000 Powerball lottery ticket was sold at Bishop's Store this weekend.No one had claimed the prize by early evening Monday."We sell a lot of tickets to Canadians," said Ray Levesque, who owns the store with his wife, Lorraine. "Probably it's sitting in Old Orchard Beach right now. Hopefully, they'll pick it up on their way back. Time will tell."Many Canadians travel to southern Maine and spend summers in the area of Old Orchard Beach. Jackman is less than 20 miles from the Canadian...http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/600000-winner-sold-in-jackman.html Lieberman On Attending RNC Convention: I Will Do It And Speak Against Partisan Mud-Slinging- August 3, 2008 On Meet the Press, host Tom Brokaw informed guest Joe Lieberman (I-CT) that nearly 50,000 activists have signed onto the Lieberman Must Go petition being circulated by Brave New Films. Do you think youre going to be comfortable next year in the Democratic caucus Brokaw asked. Lieberman said hes crossed party lines to support John McCain because this is no ordinary time.Brokaw followed-up by asking if that means he will speak at the Republican convention. Lieberman practically confirmed that he..http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/lieberman-on-attending-rnc-convention-i.html Tom Petty & Steve Winwood- August 3, 2008 The pairing of '60s British psychedelic blues pioneer Steve Winwood and the American-as-apple-pie straight ahead Cadillac rock of Tom Petty is one of the stranger super star double bills in recent history. Petty's past engagements that matched the Heartbreakers with rockers like Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers Band and even Pearl Jam kind of made sense; all those acts embrace and appeal to the bravado of blue collar rock & roll. Winwood's work since Traffic all the way through to his new Latin...http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/tom-petty-steve-winwood.html Winwood's genius rocks- August 3, 2008 There should be no complaints from anyone who overheard rock genius Steve Winwood last few nights.With the British star in magnificent form and making his London debut after decades, it is possible some of Winwood's world-beating rock might have wafted away from Harris Park and the happy crowd of about 9,000 fans at Rock the Park V.Really, who could complain about the Brazilian rhythms and soulful vocals and rock classics like I'm a Man that were part of the Winwood magic. Many guitar-powered...http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/winwoods-genius-rocks.html Fainting goats to make State Fair debut- August 3, 2008 You've got your dog people, your cat people and your goat people -- make that myotonic or fainting goat people."They make lovely (outdoor) pets, and the myotonic condition makes them quite entertaining," wrote Jessica DelBalzo of MotoX Farms in Flemington in an e-mail.The public can get their (fainting) goat at the New Jersey State Fair and Sussex County Farm and Horse Show.The fainting goat show, part of the Rare Heritage Breed Exhibit, is the first to grace the Northeast, said Kathy Cafasso,..http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/fainting-goats-to-make-state-fair-debut.html Chat with Richard Jensen- August 3, 2008 Welcome to The Show! On Monday, Richard Jensen will stop by to chat and share his life story about battling addiction. Jensen told his story to Outside the Lines in Getting off the Mat.Jensen, a former high school wrestler at Tigard High School (near Portland, Ore.), fought a battle with drug addiction for 17 years. As a part of his battle, he served close to six years in prison due to drug-related offenses.When Jensen finally got clean, he enrolled in Clackamas Community College in Oregon....http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/chat-with-richard-jensen.html Croll's memory blankets Haskell- August 3, 2008 It is Haskell day at Monmouth Park. At 11 a.m., Billy Croll will nose his Nissan Armada into the horsemen's lot, wave to the familiar parking attendant and enter the track through the designated turnstile. He will pass the path between the tunnel and the paddock, climb the steps to the clubhouse, and walk past the Lady Secret Cafe to the escalator and up to the second floor Trophy Room.And then he will see the picture that guards the entrance.The horse is named Holy Bull. For Billy Croll he is..http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/crolls-memory-blankets-haskell.html US star Christina Applegate fighting cancer- August 3, 2008 US actress Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer, according to her publicist.Ame Van Iden said: "The cancer is not life threatening. She is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."The 36-year-old is best known for her role as Kelly Bundy in the long-running US sitcom Married with Children.Last month she was nominated for an Emmy award for her current role as an amnesiac in TV comedy Samantha WhoApplegate also...http://hot-updated-news.blogspot.com/2008/08/us-star-christina-applegate-fighting.html |