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David's neighbors surprise and decorate house and Leave Presents

2009-12-29T07:52:00.000-08:00

David and Sean Back Home in New Jersey. There is Hope for Single Parents!

2009-12-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Sean's story on NBC. See grandparents on CBS

2009-12-28T12:39:00.000-08:00

Milking the story for all its worth

2009-12-28T12:37:00.000-08:00

Sean Golman's Grandparents' Pictures: Raimundo Ribiero Filho and Silvana

2009-12-28T12:26:00.001-08:00

David Took Sean to DisneyWorld, Florida: He is Trying to Make Up For Lost Time in Brazil; Silvana Bianchi Is Mad at Brazilian Court

2009-12-27T16:27:00.000-08:00

What is a father to do? After all, he has not seen his son for so many years. He has so many things to teach him and show him. So many trips to go on. So much catch up.

Let us give them their privacy as they are about to embark on a relearning experience.

Starting Tomorrow morning, David and Sean will be featured on NBC shows such as Today and potentially Dateline during the week.

The networks are trying to get whatever NBC leaks out. CBS took another angle. They have been interviewing Sean's grandparents.

So far, Silvana Bianchi is not too happy with the Brazilian court. She wants to keep fighting.

"Silvana Bianchi, the grandmother of Sean Goldman, the 9-year-old American boy who was taken to Brazil by his mother when he was 4 and who was returned to the United States, this Christmas Eve, met the press in Rio, on Christmas day, to talk about the departure of her grandson.

Bianchi, who had sent an open letter to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asking that Sean be heard by the courts so that he could tell the judge if he wished to stay in Brazil or live with his father in the US, once again criticized the decision of the Supreme Court that ordered the immediate handover of the boy to his American father. ..."

Sean's Mother: Born Bruna Bianchi, Became Bruna Bianchi Goldman Through 1st Marrirage and Died Bruna Bianchi Goldman Silva

2009-12-27T16:20:00.000-08:00

Bruna Bianchi Goldman with friend in Picture!

Bruna Bianchi (Goldman) reportedly died in childbirth on August 22, 2008, four years after taking her then 4-year old son Sean from the U.S. to her home in Brazil. A major custody battle has been going on ever since she left on "vacation", only to call her then-husband David Goldman and state she and their son Sean were not coming back. Bruna received a divorce in Brazil without David's consent, then remarried.

New Front of Sean Goldman's Custody Battle: Grandparents Bring it to U.S. Soil: Who is Lins e Silva?

2009-12-25T11:32:00.000-08:00

Many people who know the tenacity of the Bianchis are saying that we have not seen the end of the battle for Sean's custody. The grandparents' new weapon is the little sister of Sean. She is the daughter of Lins e Silva. Bruna Bianchi died while giving birth to her.

Now let us take a look at Lins e Silva.

Lins is a prominent divorce attorney in his father's family law firm. He is the one who was behind all the appeals that kept Sean in Brazil with him and his grandparents. His father's law firm could be the one that finalized Bruna's divorce from her husband, David Goldman. How convenient it was for them? Bruna divorced her husband in a country where the couple's primary residence was not.

Without him being knowledgeable about the intricacies of Brazilian law, David could have been granted the custody of his son much earlier.

There are many issues that will need to be solved as far as Sean's sister is concerned. Will Lins e Silva and the grandparents find sympathetic ears in a U.S. court or a judge?

Watch on.

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How Did David Golman Win His Son's Custody Back? A Single Father's Custody Strategy

2009-12-25T11:11:00.000-08:00

The way David framed his fight for the return of his son was very important in getting him back.

Here is a memorable passage from all his interviews, texts and communications:

".....Sean is my family, Sean is my son. I tis our right to be together, not just a rule of law, not just a treaty, not he's Brazilian, not he's American, not he's from anywhere. He's my son and I should be able to raise my son and he should know his dad..."

Sean is back on American soil. His father will hopefully share him with his grandparents who can travel to the US to see him.

"A father and his 9-year-old son at the center of a five-year custody battle on two continents arrived in Florida from Brazil Thursday.

Sean Goldman and his dad, David Goldman of Tinton Falls, N.J., landed in Orlando on a private jet chartered by NBC. They reunited earlier in Rio de Janeiro, ending an epic battle that pitted Sean's father against the boy's Brazilian stepfather, who had cared for Sean since his mother died last year."

Who is Sean Goldman's Brazilian Family Side? The Bianchis Are Rich and Powerful and Always Get What They Want

2009-12-25T10:51:00.000-08:00

It was like David vs. Goliath in the epic biblical story. David Goldman, a single father from Tinton Falls, N.J. decided to take on an entranched, powerful and rich Brazilian family. Thanks to God and the Brazilian Supreme court and countless efforts from the citizens of both countries, David ended up triumphing over Goliath. Is it the end of the battle as the grandparents are getting ready to battle in U.S. courts? It seems that money is not a problem for them. They must rich landowners and business people in Brazil. They are saying that Sean has a sister in Brazil. They are close. He does not want to be away from his sister. It looks like the grandparents have a better shot at getting their grandson reunited with their grandaughter in a U.S. court. Lins e Silva is ready to help with legal briefs too. Can he practice in the U.S.?

Here is how Dateline NBC describes the court battle between David Goldman and the entranched, powerful and rich Brazilian families, the Ribeiros and Lins e Silvas.

"David is fighting the battle of his life and has run up against two very powerful and influential families, the Ribeiro's and Lins e Silva's, that have done all they can to prevent him from being reunited with Sean. He has exhausted virtually every legal option available to him in both the US and Brazil at great cost emotionally and financially. After Bruna's sudden and tragic passing on August 22nd 2008, we all assumed David would finally be able to see Sean and bring him home. Unfortunately, he is now in the midst of another custody battle, this time with Bruna's new husband, João Paulo Lins e Silva...."

How did this five-year battle to regain custody get started? While you may be interested in its conclusion, it is worth taking a look at how it started.

According to Bruna's mother, the marriage was not going anywhere. Tired of working too much and feeling lonely, the beautiful Bruna decided to move back to Brazil, but she failed to tell her husband, David, the whole story. She decided to take her son with her with plans of not coming back. While being in Brazil, she decided to divorce David and married into a powerful Brazilian family. Her new husband comes from a powerful group of family lawyers in Brazil. He is the one who is going to exhaust all appeals for the purpose of keeping young Sean in Brazil. Andy way, while giving birth to Lins e Silva's daughter, the mother mother died.

That is how the drama got started. Goldman's fight against a powerful fmaily of Rio de Janeiro lawyers was truly seen as a rematch of biblical proportion. The Brazilian family of Sean will soon realize that money and power do not always get you everything.

David Goldman persisted. He never gave up despite all the odds. He took on the radio and talk shows. People from both countries started seeing the truth. A dad wants to be reunited with his son. More and more sympathizers started joining David's camp. So on 12-24-09, Goldman was granted the custody of his son. This time, he had him and they were flying back to America.

Both father and son are now back in New Jersey! This may be the only victory for a single dad.

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WalMart to Give $1000 to Families of Soldiers Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan

2009-12-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a good reason to feel good this christmas season. It is a good heartwarming story. WalMart is doinating $1000 to families of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.

According to NBC reports, many families were surprised to find out that they can afford presents for their kids this Christmas season. WalMart CEO gave the money this morning according to an NBC report.

Here was another reason to be cheerful and happy once more!

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Sean's Brazilian Grandparents, Step-father Exclusive Photo and Video Interview on US TV: Fight Not Over

2009-12-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

Based on this interview, grandparents say that Sean wants to stay in Brazil. They allege that Sean wants to stay in Brazil to be with his little sister. Grandparents want to take the fight to the US.

The five-year battle appears not to be over. For the sake of Sean, the parties have to reach some agreements. Grandparents are saying the marriage had a lot of trouble. Bruna was not happy. She had to work too much. She wanted to leave the USA for Brazil.

The marriage was rocky. Grandparents said that before leaving for Brazil, David and Bruna slept in separate bedrooms. Love was absent.

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......It began as a love affair. David Goldman was an American model working in Milan when he met Bruna, a beautiful Brazilian-born fashion design student. They fell in love, got married, moved to New Jersey and had a son named Sean. But everything changed in 2004 when Bruna took their 4-year-old son to Brazil for what Goldman says was a family vacation. Bruna and Sean never returned.

She divorced Goldman, remarried, and died tragically in 2008 while giving birth to her second child. But after her death, her second husband, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, refused to return Sean to his birth father. Silva, a successful attorney, claims the nine-year-old boy is now his own.

Goldman thought his five-year custody battle was coming to an end in June, when he won a ruling in a federal court in Brazil. But a Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspended that decision after receiving a petition from a Brazilian political party......

The Business Side of Sean Goldman's Return to the US: NBC Paid for Chartered Flight to the US to Control Exclusives

2009-12-24T09:26:00.000-08:00

Many critics are complaining about NBC's action. After all, NBC is investing in its bottom line......NBC News has paid for a chartered flight from Brazil to the United States carrying David Goldman and his 9-year-old son, Sean. David Goldman has been fighting for 5 years to get custody of his son who was taken to Brazil by his mother in 2004.

In addition to David and Sean Goldman, NBC News correspondent Jeff Rossen is also on board. Rossen flew to Brazil, commercially, earlier this week as the story was heading toward a climax.

In a one-line statement, NBC News spokesperson Lauren Kapp tells TVNewser, "The Goldmans were invited on a jet NBC News chartered to fly home to the US."

With tomorrow being Christmas, any exclusive video and interviews will most likely be held for the "Today" show on Monday. This also gives NBC an opportunity to promote the story throughout the weekend. NBC News has been covering the custody battle for nearly a year when David Goldman first appeared on Dateline on Jan. 30.

It's not uncommon for networks to pay for the flights and hotel stays of guests when they appear in studio in New York, but this will once again, raise questions about networks paying for news, especially an emotionally charged story centered on a 9-year-old boy.

Goldman2_12.24.jpgThe 10-hour flight left Rio this morning about 3 hours after David and Sean were reunited at the U.S. consulate amid a scrum of television and still photographers. [A network insider tells us this could have been avoided by using the back entrance to the consulate.]

TVNewser reached out to a charter company to see how much a flight from Rio de Janeiro to New York would cost. A "heavy jet" which could carry 7-8 people on short notice would run between $50,000 to $70,000.

The Gulfstream G-IV NBC News chartered is registered to a Manhattan-based LLC.

Hats Off to David's Courage: David Goldman's Best Christmas Present Ever: The Return of His Son, Sean Goldman

2009-12-24T09:15:00.000-08:00

Trajectory: Single Dad David Goldman's Remarkable Efforts over the years to regain custody of his son, Sean.

Nobody could have predicted the end of this long story. Despite all the odds, a single father decides to fight to regain the custody of his son. After so many false promises and trips to Brazil, he finally was given his son back.

SEAN GOLDMAN IS SAFE AT HOME IN NEW JERSEY! FATHER AND SON REUNITED AND HAPPY!

Now that is the best Christmas present ever. It is a story that many people can relate to. Expect to see it on tv soon in a documentary of mini movie!

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Merry Christmas to David and Sean Goldman! What's Next for Sean Goldman in New Jersey?

2009-12-24T09:05:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to David Goldman who never stopped fighting for his son! Thanks to all the good citizens of Brazil and the U.S.A for their contribution to the release of this kid from Brazil.

Trajectory: Single Dad David Goldman's Remarkable Efforts over the years to regain custody of his son, Sean

Now that David has his son, the work is just started. One way or another, Sean will have to be in touch with his Brazilian grandparents. After all, a good part of his young years was spent with them. We hope that after taking time for healing, David will transcend all the bad feelings and headache over appeals and rejection and hand over the olive branch. We hope that once or as often as a few times per year, Sean and his father will go back to Brazil so Sean can see his family and friends. The difference is that at this time it will be on the father's own terms.

Obviously, many negotiations have to be taken place for that healing to happen.

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Sean Goldman Brought Back Home: David Goldman's Text of Letter to All American and Brazilian Citizens

2009-12-24T08:54:00.000-08:00

Trajectory: Single Dad David Goldman's Remarkable Efforts over the years to regain custody of his son, Sean

Please accept my most sincere and humblest gratitude for getting the truth to Brazilian and American citizens alike and for your help to make our reunion possible.

I am grateful for the so many truly amazing and wonderful people who have put forth an extraordinary and tremendous effort to reunite our family with our beautiful Sean.

Please know that my love and the rest of Sean's family's love for him knows no boundaries and we will go to the ends of the Earth to protect him and shower him with every ounce of love that we have.

It is now time for our new beginning, the rebirth of our family at such a special time of the year. I hope the momentum keeps growing and the attention does not fade because there are more fathers and mothers and children to reunites.

God bless you all,

David

Father and Child Reunion in Brazil

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Sean's Grandparents: Raimundo Ribeiro Filho and Silvana Bianchi Want to be Part of Grandson's Life in the U.S.A.

2009-12-23T12:16:00.000-08:00

Sean Goldman’s Brazilian grandparents Silvana Bianchi, right, and Raimundo Ribeiro Filho, look on outside the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Sean’s father David Goldman, of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, won a big legal victory late Tuesday when Brazil’s chief justice upheld a lower court’s ruling that ordered his son Sean returned to him. Sean has lived in Brazil since Goldman’s ex-wife, Bruna Bianchi, took him to her native country in 2004. Last year she died in childbirth

Update on David Goldman's Fight to Get Back his Son from Brazilian Grandparents and Supreme Court

2009-12-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

David Goldman was not granted the custody of his son. He went to Brazil to be reunited with his son, but he was not given the privilege of flying back to the States with his son.

So while we are ready to celebrate Christmas with our family members, think about this father who has been battling the fight of his life.

He will have to wait until February 2010 to find out whether he will ever be able to have his son back in the US.

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Kanye West is Not Going to Spoil It: Beyonce and Taylor Swift Got Nominations

2009-12-03T08:23:00.000-08:00

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Tiger Woods' Women: Tiger Woods' Wife Went Through Golfer Husband's Cell Phone, Discovered his Mistresses

2009-12-03T06:34:00.000-08:00

Tiger sends sexual texts to his mistresses. Go to Tiger Woods's Relentless Golf and Sexual Pursuits

In the voicemail a man, reportedly Woods, says: "Hey, it's Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favour. Can you please take your name off your phone?

"My wife went through my phone and may be calling you. So if you can, please take your name off that. Just have it as a number on the voicemail. You got to do this for me. Huge. Quickly. Bye."

n a statement on Monday, the billionaire said he took full responsibility for the accident and praised his "courageous" wife, who smashed the back window to help her husband out.

Money, Sex and Spanking: Assemblyman Mike Duvall and Sempra Lobbyist Heidi DeJong Barsuglia, Married with Others, But Caught in Capitol Sex Scandal

2009-09-10T09:13:00.000-07:00

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OC Assemblyman caught discussing two simultaneous affairs on video and audio. Poor Susan Duvall, his wife who stayed in Yorba Linda with the rest of the family! Once he realized he got caught, he issued a statement giving his resignation.

The tough guy, noise-causing motorcycle rider and family values guy apparently had a few soft spots. Sacramento women were his downfall from grace. Duvall is also the owner of an insurance company.

"Duvall has unabashedly espoused conservative  principles and is known as a partisan Republican with a knack for theatrics:  He has noisily driven his Harley-Davidson motorcycle to functions. In 2008,  Duvall blasted efforts to condone gay marriage..."

We wonder whether Duvall romances his wife the same way. Based on his own admission, Duvall was not wearing a condome. Imagine his wife's reactions when she reads and hears his bragging about these two hot women in his life in Sacramento.

Mike Duvall had no idea his dais microphone was on, for about a minute before the start of a cable-televised hearing. So he was spilling the beans to this guy...another assemblyman who did not say much. Hello, Mike, sex is messy! Here is part of the recounting of his affairs.

"...."She wears little eye-patch underwear," said Duvall, who is married with two children. "So, the other day she came here with her underwear, Thursday. And  so, we had made love Wednesday--a lot! And so she'll, she's all, 'I am going  up and down the stairs, and you're dripping out of me!' So messy!"

Mike Duvall is broadcasting his sexual trysts to all his constituents and the rest of the world this way

Keep in mind the assemblyman represented Anaheim, Fullerton, Placentia, Orange, Brea, La  Habra and Yorba Linda. He was a Vice-chairman of utilities and commerce. He also offered clues to the identity of his sex partner. 

Mike Duvall will probably learn to keep his mouth shut after sleeping with a woman who is not his wife. Actually, any woman should trust a man is not going to be on cable TV to talk about their liaison.

"And so her birthday was Monday," he said at the Wednesday, July 8 committee hearing. "I was 54 on June 14, so for a month, she was 19 years younger than  me. I said, 'Now, you're getting old. I am going to have to trade you in.' And she goes, '[I'm] 36.' She is 18 years younger than me. And so I keep  teasing her, and she goes, 'I know you French men. You divide your age by  two and add seven, and if you're older than that, you dump us.'"

Mike Duvall was not talking to a Democrat. He was telling a fellow Republican about his sordid affairs. One was not enough. He had two women among many others in Sacramento.

He referenced a second, simultaneous affair with another woman. He seemed amused that he was cheating on both his wife and a mistress.

"Oh, yeah, Sher, Shar, Shar," Duvall said. "Oh, she is hot! I talked to her yesterday. She goes, 'So are we finished?' I go, 'No, we're not finished.' I go, 'You know about the other one [Barsuglia], but she doesn't know about you!'"

Mike resigned after his comments got publicized. Now he will have enough time to spank himself.

Now, guess what he is doing. He is backtracking this way.

Statement from Assemblyman Mike Duvall
regarding his resignation from office today:

September 9, 2009

"I want to make it clear that my decision to resign is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs. My offense was engaging in inappropriate story-telling and I regret my language and choice of words. The resulting media coverage was proving to be an unneeded distraction to my colleagues and I resigned in the hope that my decision would allow them to return to the business of the state."
"I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, who are working hard on the very serious problems facing our state. I have come to the conclusion that it would not be fair to my family, my constituents or to my friends on both sides of the aisle to remain in office. Therefore, I have decided to resign my office, effective immediately, so that the Assembly can get back to work."

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A True Hero is Gone: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Created Special Olympics for all Disabled Individuals Around Us

2009-08-11T10:06:00.000-07:00

Condolences to Maria Shriver and the Governor of California!

Here is the essence of a true hero. That is what she was indeed.

* Mother of Maria Shriver
* Fifth of nine children of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy
* Mother-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
* Children: Robert (b. 1954), Maria (b. 1955), Timothy (b. 1959), Mark (b. 1964) and Anthony (b. 1965).
* Sister of former US President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
* Daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
* Mother of Robert Shriver.
* Aunt of Christopher Lawford
* Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
* Founded the Special Olympics in 1968.
* She was the first living American woman
to be portrayed on U.S. legal tender (the Special Olympic coins of 1995).
* Sister of Jean Kennedy Smith
* With the death of Rosemary Kennedy on January 7, 2005, she is the oldest living child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.

Annual Bare-chested, Macho Pictures of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's Butterfly Strokes in Siberia: Watch Out Michael Phelps!

2009-08-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin's rough looks are on display in Siberia. Flanked by a film crew, the prime minister wants to become the Rick Steves of Russia by introducing the rest of the world to the natural beauty of Siberia. At the same time, he wants to compete with all the leaders of the world. He wants to show off his physical assets.

President Obama has nothing to worry about this type of display of brute force. He took off his shirt last year in Hawaii. Will he do it this time again?

Let the females discuss the merits of the buff pictures of both leaders. Who is easy on the eyes? They will be able to tell you.

California Wine, Cycles Gladiator Wine Label ' Banned in Bama' but Has Soaring Demand

2009-08-06T08:16:00.000-07:00

Since the news broke last July, demand has been increasing and coming from all over the world according to Hahn Family Wine president. The company is based in Soledad, CA. A citizen took a bottle of wine to the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage control. Then the board told stores and restaurants to stop selling the wine because of its indecency and nudity displayed in the label which was copied from a 1895 French advertising poster for Cycles Gladiator bicycles.

So 'Banned in Bama' and "Taste what they can not have in Bama' have become the rallying cries for the company that intends on capitalizing on this market faux-pas.