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A marketing ploy for the “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” cartoon was mistaken for a terrorist plot and shut down Boston for several hours.
 Ten blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. At least one of the devices depicts a character giving the finger. Highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities declared the devices were harmless.
“It’s a hoax — and it’s not funny,” said Gov. Deval Patrick.
Turner Broadcasting, a division of Time Warner Inc. and parent of Cartoon Network, said the devices were part of a promotion for the TV show “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” a surreal series about a talking milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball. “The packages in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger,” Turner said in a statement. It said the devices have been in place for two to three weeks in 10 cities: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Austin, Texas, San Francisco and Philadelphia. “We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger,” the company said.
The marketing company responsible for the campaign, Interference Inc., had no immediate comment. A woman who answered the phone at the New York-based firm’s offices on Wednesday afternoon said the firm’s CEO was out of town and would not be able to comment until Thursday.
Police said only that they were investigating where the device came from, but an angry Mayor Thomas Menino said a stiff penalty will be pursued against whoever was responsible for the devices. “It’s about keeping a city on edge. It’s about public safety,” he said.
You’d think Interference Inc. would have trouble getting work again after this but, then again, they achieved their goal: publicity for their client. One wonders what the fallout will be for “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” a show of which I’d never heard. Will all the free publicity help? Or will this negative association kill the show?
On the terrorism/homeland security front, if some marketing firm can plant blinking devices all around the infrastructure of our major cities, mostly without detection, certainly well-funded terrorist groups could do the same with more lethal variants. Indeed, hiding a bomb in an “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” container might be an effective bit of tradecraft.
UPDATE: An arrest has been made.
Boston police said Wednesday night that one person had been arrested, and authorities scheduled a news conference to provide details
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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he’ll seek to punish those responsible, and indicated that the penalty could be two to five years in prison per count. After Turner made its announcement, Menino said he was “prepared to take any and all legal action” against the company and its affiliates “for any and all expenses incurred during the response to today’s incidents.”
Homeland Security Department spokesman Russ Knocke praised Boston authorities for sharing their knowledge quickly with Washington officials and the public. “Hoaxes are a tremendous burden on local law enforcement and counter-terrorism resources and there’s absolutely no place for them in a post-9/11 world,” Knocke said.
It’s not clear what crime has been committed. Did the company call in a bomb threat?
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Miss USA Tara Conner, who checked out of rehab on Jan. 21, says she used cocaine prior to her treatment. This is SO not surprising!
 “Cocaine was one of the drugs that I did use. It’s hard to look back at that,” she states. “I was an equal-opportunity [user] – I would try anything once.”
The 21-year-old Russell Springs, Ky., native spent 31 days at the Caron Foundation rehab facility in Wernersville, Pa., as part of a “second chance” offered to her by Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe organization, following press reports of underage drinking, drug use and promiscuity.
When asked about the rumored romantic escapades, she hedges: “I would talk to more than one guy at once – it doesn’t mean that I was sexually active with every one of these people.”
It was alcohol, she says, that had the biggest hold on her. Citing a family history of alcoholism, Conner says that for many years she was “a functioning alcoholic. If I got caught [drinking], I would stop – I was able to do that.”
(Conner also says in a Today interview airing Thursday, “I have done cocaine, yes.” According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Conner tells Matt Lauer she took antidepressants and other drugs that triggered an allergic reaction.)
Before rehab, she says, “I thought I needed to be around people, that I needed that acceptance.” Now, instead of going to clubs, she enjoys reading at home – a home she shares with a chaperone.
“I just can’t wait to get back to work,” she says. ” ‘I’m Miss USA, my name is Tara Conner, and I’m happy to meet you,’ you know? Life’s good.”
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Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.
Sheldon died Tuesday afternoon of complications from pneumonia at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, said Warren Cowan, his publicist. His wife, Alexandra, and his daughter, author Mary Sheldon, were by his side.
“I’ve lost a longtime and dear friend,” Cowan said. “In all my years in this business, I’ve never heard an unkind word said about him.”
Sheldon’s books, with titles such as “Rage of Angels,” “The Other Side of Midnight,” “Master of the Game” and “If Tomorrow Comes,” provided his greatest fame. They were cleverly plotted, with a high degree of suspense and sensuality and a device to keep the reader turning pages.
“I try to write my books so the reader can’t put them down,” he explained in a 1982 interview. “I try to construct them so when the reader gets to the end of a chapter, he or she has to read just one more chapter. It’s the technique of the old Saturday afternoon serial: leave the guy hanging on the edge of the cliff at the end of the chapter.”
Analyzing why so many women bought his books, he commented: “I like to write about women who are talented and capable, but most important, retain their femininity. Women have tremendous power - their femininity, because men can’t do without it.”
Sheldon was obviously not aiming at highbrow critics, whose reviews of his books were generally disparaging. He remained undeterred, promoting the novels and himself with genial fervor. A big, cheerful man, he bragged about his work habits.
Unlike other novelists who toiled over typewriters or computers, he dictated 50 pages a day to a secretary or a tape machine. He corrected the pages the following day, continuing the routine until he had 1,200 to 1,500 pages.
“Then I do a complete rewrite - 12 to 15 times,” he said. “I spend a whole year rewriting.”
Several of his novels became television miniseries, often with the author as producer.
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Prince Charles‘ office on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of an intruder with a pitchfork on his country estate.
The Daily Mail newspaper said Charles and his wife Camilla were asleep inside the house at Highgrove estate at the time of Tuesday night’s arrest.
“It did happen, and it’s a matter for the police,” said a spokeswoman for the prince, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with royal policy.
A spokeswoman for Gloucester Police said a 55-year-old man from Bristol, western England, had been arrested for trespassing and released on bail.
“He was detained within the grounds and did not gain access to any buildings,” she said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with force policy.
The estate is 75 miles west of London
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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen attended the DVD release party of the ‘Farce of the Penguins’ at New York City’s Tenjune in support of their TV Dad and Penguins director, Bob Saget.
I’m not sure why Gilbert Gottfried had to shove his way into the photo.
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Highlights from the interview below:
On being pregnant in the public eye:
“It was weird being pregnant in a fishbowl situation. Especially on days when you feel really fat and disgusting and not cute. Pregnancy was challenging in a way I didn’t expect. I was on tour and I was so sick. It was like PMS times a million.”
On her baby weight:
“I worked out with my trainer throughout my whole pregnancy until about two weeks before. I cried during my last session. I was like, ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t do this anymore. What am I doing?’ It was crazy. All my life I had to work hard to stay in shape. I’ve always struggled with it. I was a little chubby when I was younger, and I didn’t want to be that person forever. I became a swimmer at school — but only because I wanted to be skinner! I’m extremely vain. I like wearing cute clothes.”
On getting her figure back post-pregnancy:
“There aren’t any tricks, it’s simple math: you put this much food in, you burn that much working out. I gave myself three months — but if I didn’t have an album coming out, there’s no way I would have gotten back into shape in that time. I worked out with my trainer five days a week, with weekends off. I would really recommend doing weights. I’m not into yoga and Pilates — they don’t work for me and I don’t have the patience. I’m more like a man, I like going to the gym and lifting weights or doing a little boxing.”
On whether her son, Kingston, and Brangelina’s daughter, Shiloh, play together:
“Yeah! They were like two little blobs when they met. Maybe they’ll get married when they grow up? That’d be cute!”
On auditioning for the female lead in Mr. & Mrs. Smith:
“I don’t know if I almost got it (the role), but I certainly put a lot of effort in. They were clearly looking for a certain girl, and you couldn’t get more opposite than me and Angelina.”
On the Hollywood body standard:
“It sucks that that’s what is supposed to look good and that’s what everyone strives to be. There’s more to life than being on a diet. Clearly, I spend time thinking about it, and it’s something I’ve had to deal with in my life. As I get older, I try not to focus on it, it’s boring, it’s a waste of life. What I have learned is that whether I’m fatter or thinner, people seem to not mind, they like me either way. It’s more in your own mind than anyone else’s.”
On plastic surgery:
“I enjoy a great surgery TV show as much as anyone — I watched a lotof those shows while I was pregnant! But it’s pretty bizarre that that’s where we’re at — that you can place an order for how you’re going to look. People take it pretty lightly, but it’s a big deal. I’ve thought it over but I’m not at that stage yet.”
On being married to a fellow rock star [Gavin Rossdale]:
“There are negatives and positives, but for most part, it works. He can tell me about things going well or badly and I can totally relate to that. We were very lucky to find each other and we have this ongoing crazy love affair, with its peaks and valleys, like everyone else’s…Having Kingston has been the most romantic thing to have happened to us.”
On being down-to-earth:
“I still read a menu and go, ‘Look at the price — I can get that!’ I still think, ‘I’m in First Class, this is awesome.’ It’s insane what’s going on in my life — I just can’t believe my luck.”
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Looks like those reports of Gisele Bundchen waiting for Tom Brady outside his locker room are true! The supermodel and New England Patriot headed back to her NYC pad on January 25.
He’s “definitely not too shabby,” she said in 2005. “He’s pretty cute!”
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Teri Polo is set to reprise her role as Ben Stiller’s wife in “Meet the Little Focker,” the third installment of the movie franchise.
Polo worked with Robert DeNiro in the 2004 sequel, “Meet the Fockers,” and in 2000 in the original “Meet the Parents.”
“I literally glued myself to his side because I didn’t know if I ever was going to get this opportunity again,” she said of their collaboration. “I asked him what was more difficult _ comedy or drama _ and it surprised me when he said it’s basically the same thing. It’s all in the way you deliver the line.”
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Simon, Paula, Randy and … Courtney Love!?! Hold on to your remotes, American Idol fans, because rock idol Courtney Love claims that American Idol wants her!
Love reveals that Idol’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe called her office last week inquiring into whether she would be interested in sitting in as a judge on the hit FOX show.
“He called,” Love states, “He was wondering if I was interested. I thought it was kind of weird but brilliant.”
Is FOX lining up a replacement for slap-happy Paula Abdul, or just looking to spice up the show with the always-entertaining rocker/actress? Love, who is currently in L.A. recording a solo album, declined to reveal any more specific details.
But a source states that Lythgoe was considering having Love “replace Paula.”
American Idol reps could not immediately be reached for comment.
For some reason, the phrase… “leaping from the frying pan and into the fire” comes to mind. [heh]
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Sienna Miller raised a few eyebrows at the premiere of her new movie ‘Factory Girl‘ in New York City last night.
She started the evening in a glittery white mini-dress covered in tassels - but for the party afterwards she changed into a black top, black boots, black tights and a pair of Bridget Jones-style panties - and no skirt. Has she lost her mind?
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Paris Hilton stepped out with Nicole Richie for lunch, (wouldn’t you like to have been a fly on the wall)…
“Nicole, I’m so sorry that picture of you licking coke off a plate was blasted all over the internet“. [heh]
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Note Paris’ attire, is she trying to come off as classy? Seriously, who is she trying to kid?
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The Shilpa Shetty frenzy is still sweeping the globe, two days after her release from the Big Brother house. Today the UK Papers reveal Shilpa’s reactions after seeing the full extent of the bullying she endured in the house. She squirmed and held back the tears as she witnessed on film how several contestants sneered hurtful comments behind her back.
I didn’t know all that had gone on. They are so mean. Why didn’t someone stop them? It hurts me deeply. Look at me…I’m shaking.
After reliving Jades attack, she then witnessed Danielle say “that was f**king fantastic, that made my day” and later “she cant even speak English properly.”
Shilpa’s response was to shout at the film:
I speak 10 languages and I think my English is great…It isn’t just one or two attacks - its incessant.
Shilpa praised herself for keeping her dignity throughout her stay in the house. As she left Big Brother she was still unaware of the uproar the Shipla debate caused in India, and the Channel 4 offices.
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Lauren Nelson, Miss Oklahoma, is Miss America 2007.
Lauren Nelson, an aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America on Monday night, the second year in a row that a Miss Oklahoma has won the crown. Nelson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., is a student at the University of Central Oklahoma and wants to get her master’s degree in musical theater.
“I watched Miss America as a little girl since I was 2 years old, and never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would be one of those girls on that stage, and never did I think that I would be Miss America,” she said afterward.
Shilah Phillips, the first black Miss Texas, was first runner-up, and Miss Georgia, Amanda Kozak, was second runner-up. Miss Mississippi, Taryn Foshee, and Miss Alabama, Melinda Toole, rounded out the top five. Viewers named Toole as Miss Congeniality.
Nelson was crowned by last year’s winner, Jennifer Berry. Nelson, a blonde who told judges she wishes she was taller, sang “You’ll Be In My Heart” in the talent competition and plans to promote protecting children online during her yearlong reign as Miss America. She gets a $50,000 scholarship with the crown and stands to make thousands more in appearance fees.
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The pageant tossed in a few reality-TV twists on the way toward selecting its ideal woman in a new time slot on the Las Vegas Strip. Mario Lopez, of “Dancing with the Stars” and “Saved by the Bell,” hosted the show, its second year at the Aladdin Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The pageant moved from Atlantic City, N.J., last year in an attempt breathe new life into an institution that had fallen far from the forefront of American pop culture.
Although previous experiments with reality gimmicks fell flat, this year’s show included viewer voting and increased participation from the panel of celebrity judges, which included MSNBC talk show host Chris Matthews.
In one of the new features, viewers were shown a glimpse of interviews between contestants and judges, something that previously was closed. In her clip, Nelson spoke about how her faith helped her make it through the stress of pageantry.
But Nelson wasn’t the viewers’ favorite, according to a text message voting system instituted this year. Phillips, a singer and choir director’s daughter, was the fan favorite in the talent competition. Miss California, Jacquelynne Fontaine, was the viewers’ pick for her turn in a blue bikini, and Mississippi’s Foshee was voted the favorite in the evening gown contest. The viewer vote did not count toward the winners.
The changes to the show are part of a larger marketing blitz aimed at reintroducing a new generation to Miss America, a feminine idol born of a publicity stunt on the New Jersey seaside in 1921. After a long reign as a cultural icon, Miss America’s ratings have plummeted, and sexier reality shows have eclipsed her girl-next-door appeal. The addition of pop quizzes and casual-wear contests couldn’t save the pageant from losing its network TV contract in 2004.
Wonder if there are any nude videos out there? Or is that just Miss USA contestants?
Anyway, Nelson looks damned good in her bikini. I had to wade through over 100 pictures to find one of Jacquelynne Fontaine in her blue Miss America bikini. You can decide for yourself which is hotter, but I think my vote’s for Lauren. Plus, her name’s easier to spell.
   
Bonus Jacquelynne Fontaine photo gallery at the Miss California site.
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