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(FOOTAGE) FIRE (DALIP TRADING) ON REGENT & WELLINGTON STS APRIL 1 2012

2012-04-02T07:08:00.001-07:00

The Situation MTV Warned Him for YEARS -- Stop Being a Drunk Mess!!!

2012-04-02T06:04:00.002-07:00

MTV had threatened to replace The Situation on "Jersey Shore" many times over the past two years due to his excessive drinking -- sources connected with the production tell TMZ. According to sources, producers from MTV and 495 Productions sat Situation down for the first time while shooting Season 2 in 2010 -- explaining his drinking had become such a problem ... it was making it hard to shoot the show. We're told Sitch promised to pull himself together -- but it quickly unraveled during Season 3, and producers had to speak with him again ... this time threatening to replace him on the show if he didn't clean up his act. Sitch agreed again -- and made a concerted effort to reel in his bad habits between Seasons 3 and 4. We're told Situation showed promise in Italy during Season 4, but once the crew got back to the States ... he was back to his old ways. This prompted another sit-down ... and another threat of recasting. Now, MTV's got the opposite problem -- Situation's in rehab and sobering up completely. As a result, sources tell us 495 Productions is looking for new castmates to add to the show ... in the hopes of phasing Sitch out entirely. We reached out to MTV for comment ... which insists, "There are no plans to replace the cast of 'Jersey Shore.'" TMZ

Man saws off own foot to continue receiving unemployment benefits

2012-03-29T06:42:00.001-07:00

It sounds like the plot of a boring "Saw" film, but it's apparently all-too-real. An unemployed Austrian man cut off his own foot with a mitre saw so he could continue receiving jobless benefits. Hans Url, a 56-year-old from Mitterlabill, then took the foot and cooked it in the oven so doctors could not reattach it. "The planning was meticulous," Franz Fasching, a police spokesman, told the Daily Mail. "[Url] waited until his wife and his adult son had left the house and he was alone. He then switched it on and sliced off his left foot above the ankle--throwing it in the fire so it would not be possible to reattach it before he called emergency services." He "then made his way to the garage where he called emergency services and waited for them to arrive." Url was airlifted to a hospital in Graz, where he was put in an artificial coma so doctors could stabilize him. "The foot was too badly burned to reattach," a hospital spokesman said. "All we could do was seal the wound. He had lost a lot of blood--he almost died on the way to hospital." According to the Austrian Times, Url had complained before the incident that he was too sick to work and "didn't like the work he was offered." The kicker: according to the paper, being footless does not necessarily qualify Url for unemployment compensation. "He will be assessed once he is out of hospital and we will see what work we can find for him," Hermann Gössinger, a spokesman for the employment benefits office, said.

Plain Talk-Passing of Financial Papers in parliament

2012-03-24T09:53:00.001-07:00

Snooki & Jwoww Having Two VERY Different Spring Breaks

2012-03-17T06:10:00.000-07:00

Mom-to-be Snooki enjoyed her first sober Spring Break party in Cancun today ... while her "Jersey Shore" spinoff castmate Jwoww enjoyed the kind of cocktail an unwed pregnant reality star cannot. Soon Snooki will be enjoying her first sober St. Patrick's Day. Then her first sober Passover. Then her first sober Easter. Then her first sober Earth Day. Then her first sober Cinco de Mayo. Then her first sober Memorial Day. Then her first sober Flag Day. Then her first sober July 4th. Then her first sober ...tmz

Kim K and Kris Humphries Annulment is the Sticking Point

2012-03-17T05:55:00.001-07:00

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are both willing to end their marriage with an annulment, but each is insisting that the other confess to fraud -- and that's what is holding up their settlement. Sources connected to the former couple says ... Kim would be happy to annul the marriage, if Kris will admit he defrauded her by promising to live with her in Hollywood and then demanding that she move to Minnesota. As we first reported, Kris wants Kim to admit fraud -- that she never had any intention of making this a real marriage ... something Kim has adamantly denied. We're told Kim will open the vault and spend anything it takes to win this case if Kris insists that she confesses fraud. As for money ... we've already told you Kris is demanding $7 million from Kim -- something Kim thinks is absurd since he MADE money off the wedding and the reality show PLUS they have a prenup which gives Kris a big fat zero. TMZ

US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans during a killing spree.

2012-03-17T05:45:00.000-07:00

Neighbors of a Washington state man accused of gunning down 16 Afghan women and children in a nighttime rampage describe him as a family man who was "just one of the guys." Reporters swarmed a neighborhood in a rural, wooded community about 35 miles south of Seattle, as attorney John Henry Browne confirmed the suspect, his client, was Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales from Lake Tapps, Wash. "I just can't believe Bob's the guy who did this," said Paul Wohlberg, a next-door neighbor who said his family was friendly with the Bales family. "A good guy got put in the wrong place at the wrong time. ... I never thought something like this would happen to him." Wohlberg described Bales as a "good guy — just one of the guys." Five days after the shooting, a senior U.S. official first confirmed Friday it was Bales, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation into an incident that has roiled relations with Afghanistan. Military officials had said throughout the week that it was policy not to release the name until charges were filed.

PM Sam Hinds Heckled in Parliament

2012-03-16T13:01:00.001-07:00

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds during a speech in parliament while quoting a scripture from the holy book was heckled, in his speech he stated " as the good book says we will earn our keep through hard work" the heckler's response " the good book also says, thou shall not steal" It's unclear who the individual was, members of parliament and onlookers found it very funny. Remember you only saw it on redsparksmedia.

George Clooney & Dad ARRESTED During Protest

2012-03-16T11:52:00.002-07:00

Clooney and his dad were arrested for crossing a police line ... which is a misdemeanor offense. Father and son were arrested by the uniformed division of the U.S. Secret Service ... but he's currently being booked into a D.C. police station. 0314_divider_graphic George Clooney and his father Nick have been arrested in Washington, D.C. during a protest over the Sudan crisis. Clooney was leading a protest in front of the Sudanese embassy in D.C. when he was hauled away by secret service agents.

Clooney's publicist Stan Rosenfield tells TMZ, "They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent men, women and children. They were demanding they allow humanitarian aid into the country before it becomes the largest humanitarian crisis in the world." Sources connected with George tell us he feels good about the arrest because it puts the spotlight on the crisis. Moments before the arrest, George was mobbed by reporters (below) -- claiming, he was protesting to raise awareness about the "Sudanese government committing atrocities on their own people."

Nicki Minaj Flaunting it!!!

2012-03-16T05:51:00.000-07:00

For once, Nicki Minaj left all her ridiculous Lady Gaga wannabe costumes (minus one lime green wig) at home and stripped down to flaunt her curves in a simple pink bikini on the set of her latest video in Hawaii on Wednesday. After that horrendous Grammy performance last month, the 29-year-old finally proved she has some natural God-given talents.

Rapper Fabolous MASSIVE $28,000 Rainstorm At Atlanta Strip Club

2012-03-16T05:45:00.002-07:00

These pictures are insane -- rapper Fabolous lived up to the phrase "make it rain" better than ANY rapper in recent memory this week ... unleashing a $28,000 downpour at an Atlanta strip club ... and we got the pics. The moneystorm took place Wednesday night at a new strip joint called Diamonds -- where local radio personality Kenny Burns was throwing a party -- and shocker ... Fab brought along a truckload of cash. Also making it precipitate -- comedian Kevin Hart, who we're told dropped $7,000 on butt-in-the-face action. The cash tornado got so out of control -- a layer of money even settled on the club chandelier.

NBA 2012 trade deadline: winners and losers

2012-03-16T05:34:00.003-07:00

The NBA’s trade deadline came and went, scattering players across the league, and when the dust finally settled, Kobe Bryant stood alone. Derek Fisher, who came into the league with Bryant and won five championships alongside him, was cast off to the Houston Rockets. Of the core group that helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three consecutive titles from 2000 to 2002, only Bryant now remains with the franchise. Luke Walton, Bryant’s teammate for the past nine seasons, also was sent away on deadline day, shipped to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a package for Ramon Sessions. Yet if the Lakers cut through the nostalgia and block out the faded memories of those title runs – and that won’t be easy – they should like what they see. They’re a better team now than a week ago, not only for what they did at the trade deadline, but also what they didn’t: Pau Gasol still wears a Lakers uniform. So does Andrew Bynum. No, they didn’t land Dwight Howard, but no one else did, either. More than anything, the Lakers needed an upgrade at point guard. Sessions isn’t Chris Paul but he’s athletic, and that still counts for something in this league. He averaged 10.5 points, 5.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 24.3 minutes while backing up rookie Kyrie Irving this season with the Cavs. “I’m excited,” Lakers coach Mike Brown said. “He’s a young, athletic point guard who can play the pick-and-roll. He brings energy.” That’s not to say the Lakers won’t miss Fisher at times. He’s battle-tested and he’s a leader who always seemed to strike the right tone in the locker room. But with Sessions arriving, the Lakers also considered the 37-year-old Fisher something else: expendable. The Lakers, who gave up their own 2012 first-round pick in the Sessions trade, surrendered the first-rounder they received from the Dallas Mavericks in the Lamar Odom deal when they sent Fisher to the Rockets for forward Jordan Hill. Hill gives the Lakers some depth at the frontcourt positions.

Man Faces Charges After Signing Dog Up to Vote.

2012-03-13T11:31:00.001-07:00

A New Mexico man who registered his dog to vote in an apparent attempt to expose flaws in the electoral system may face prosecution. A Bernalillo County official told KOB-TV Thursday that regardless of his intentions, the unnamed dog owner had broken the law. Buddy, a black Labrador, received a voter registration card in the mail after his owner applied with a made-up birth date and Social Security number. The man, who told KOB-TV he had no intention of actually voting under his dog's name, said the registration was processed and accepted by the county clerk's office. County clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver called his actions "disheartening," as well as illegal. "I would warn those individuals who think this type of activity is a joke or a 'gotcha' that, regardless of their intentions, they have broken the law and will therefore have to be subject to due process of law," she said.

(GUYANA) Fire leaves four homeless

2012-03-13T11:19:00.002-07:00

A manager at Federal Management System (FMS) security service and his three-member family are now homeless as a result of suspected arson. Mark Wilson said the fire destroyed his house at 296 10th Street Paradise Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara Monday night. DEMERARAWAVES.COM

RIHANNA SHOWS OFF TITS WITH SEE THROUGH TOP.

2012-03-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

Rihanna doesn't think she's to blame for the see-thru pics of her upper lady parts this week -- despite the fact she wore a mesh shirt with no bra -- insisting it was camera flashes that left her exposed. The singer was out in NY last night ... happily taking pictures with EVERY fan who wanted a shot ... when someone asked if she had seen the racy see-thru pics. She replied, "You mean my t*tties?" This time, all RiRi exposed was a smile ... as she joked, "You come up with the flash man!" Actually, YOU came up with the flash, man ... but no complaints here.

Linda Hogan I Want to See Hulk's Sex Tape!

2012-03-12T05:46:00.002-07:00

Count Linda Hogan among those who want to see Hulk Hogan's sex tape -- but get your mind out of the gutter ... it's because she thinks it will help her defense in Hulk's lawsuit against her. As first reported, a sex tape featuring the wrestling legend is being shopped to Vivid Entertainment ... a tape Hogan says was made without his knowledge. Sources close to Linda says she'd like to get a look at the tape because she feels it could be a key piece of evidence in Hulk's defamation lawsuit against Linda. Hulk sued Linda last year ... claiming she was lying when, in her book, she alleged Hulk was abusive and cheated on her. We're told Linda would like to figure out when the tape was made because it could help her prove Hulk was a cheater. According to our sources, if Linda can figure out who has the tape, she'll attempt to subpoena them for her case. Hulk this week says he has been faithful to his current wife Jennifer, so the tape is at least five years old. TMZ

Angry Father Bites Off 6-Year-Old Son's Penis In Shenzhen, China

2012-03-10T05:50:00.001-08:00

WARNING: The following story includes disturbing content and may not be suitable for children. Doctors in Shenzhen, China have reattached a 6-year-old boy's penis after his father bit it off, the Shanghai Daily reports. According to the paper, witnesses said the 32-year-old father was walking with his naked son and 4-year-old daughter on the street Thursday when he commanded the boy to bite his penis. When the boy refused, the man attacked him. Horrified passersby subdued the man, forced him to spit out his son's penis, and called the police, China Buzz reports. The boy's reattachment surgery was successful, but it is too early to tell whether he will have normal use of the appendage. The Shanghai Daily reports that relatives will care for the boy's sister. Cops say the father is likely to have a mental illness -- he was recently seen pretending to strangle his son on their balcony, according to witnesses. Police also found that the man, who was only identified by the surname Yu, was severely in debt after a failed business venture and was often seen gambling. This isn't the first horrific story involving penis mutilation in recent months. Last year, 53-year-old Arun Sandhukha died after rats bit off his penis at a hospital in India. According to Asia Age, he was found in a pool of blood by his family, who had come to visit him. "No nurse was found at the scene and he was writhing in pain. His penis had been nibbled by rats," Sandhukha relative told the paper.

Three year old East Ruimveldt Toddler killed by speeding vehicle.

2012-03-10T05:28:00.000-08:00

A three year old boy was Thursday struck down by a speeding car on East Ruimveldt Front Road, Georgetown. Dead is Carlyle Moe of 49 East Ruimveldt. Eyewitnesses said the boy was running across the road while the car was speeding. The driver of the car, Marlon Humphrey of Humphrey’s Bakery, Charlestown, Georgetown allegedly left the scene. Family members say Humphrey has since submitted himself to the Ruimveldt Police Station. Demerarawaves

Phagwah Day Murder in Guyana

2012-03-10T05:18:00.000-08:00

Phagwah Day- Thursday- fun and frolic claimed at least one reported life when a man, who objected to being wet, stabbed another man dead in Georgetown. Eyewitnesses said Abdul ‘Love’ Ghani,42, of Good Hope, East Coast Demera was fatally stabbed when he attempted to intervene in a Phagwah-related fracas. The incident occurred near a construction site on Carmichael Street, next to Scotia Bank. Eyewitnesses said the suspected killer began stoning children who had attempted to wet him. After he objected, two workmen interrupted, saying that if he did not want the children to wet him, they would have done so. The police force force's version of the incident that occcured around 11:45 AM differed slightly. "Investigations revealed that the suspect was walking along Carmichael Street when some children, who were playing Phagwah, threw water and abeer on him. The suspect became annoyed and began to verbally abuse the children. "Ghani who was working on a house nearby rebuked the suspect for abusing the children, whereupon the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed him to his chest," said police spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker. The alleged assailant was arrested and taken to a nearby police station. An eyewitness said the incident could have been possibly avoided if a police patrol had moments earlier heeded the call for help and intervened. Instead, the policeman allegedly said "it good for them" and continued driving. Demerarawaves

Miriah Cobbs, 4-Year-Old, Dies After Found Hanging In A Closet

2012-03-10T05:03:00.000-08:00

The Los Angeles Police Department's Abused Child Unit is investigating the hanging death of a 4-year-old girl in Westchester, Calif. While the LAPD does not believe foul play was involved, Officer Cleon Joseph explained that the child abuse unit investigates all unexplained deaths involving children under the age of 11. In this case, the incident has been deemed a "death investigation" as opposed to a "homicide investigation." A call to the Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed that an autopsy won't be completed until Saturday or Sunday. The girl's name was Miriah Cobbs, and she was found hanging in her closet on Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m. Members of her family had assumed she was playing in another part of the house, but started looking for her when they stopped hearing noises. When her family members found her in the closet, someone immediately called the police and administered CPR with the help of a 911 operator until the ambulance arrived, KTLA reports. Cobb was taken to the Centinela Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. One neighbor, Del Evano, said he heard the family members wailing and crying, ABC 7reports. "I saw a gentleman come out crying, with his face pretty much white without blood," Evano said. "And then I saw the body." The police told the Los Angeles Times that they believe the child was playing unsupervised for a brief moment and accidentally choked herself by hanging in the closet.

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2012-03-09T05:23:00.000-08:00

Beyonce Breastfeeds Baby Blue Ivy in Public

2012-03-07T09:31:00.001-08:00

Breastfeeding mothers, you now have a new celebrity member among your ranks. Beyonce has been spotted nursing baby Blue Ivy -- in public! The new mother, 30, stepped out with husband Jay-Z and their 8-week-old daughter for lunch at the restaurant Sant Ambroeus in Manhattan's West Village last Saturday afternoon. And an observer at the tony eatery tells Us Weekly that Beyonce breastfed Blue Ivy at her table. Two other insiders confirm to Us Weekly that the Grammy-winning singer has been breastfeeding her little girl since her birth in January. As Beyonce left the restaurant, photographers captured her holding Blue Ivy in a blue Baby Bjorn draped with a fashionable black Donni Charm scarf. The next day, the hot mama emerged from her Tribeca apartment once again her daughter, but this time in a leopard-print wrap. The baby is already one of show business' most famous newborns. Beyonce's good friend Gwyneth Paltrow already predicts Blue Ivy will be a big star. "For sure, she is going to be an entertainer. She just has this glow around her like her mother," Paltrow, 39, said at the post-Oscars Governor's Ball. "Blue Ivy is stunning; she has the most beautiful eyes."

Former Wrestler Hulk Hogan Sex Tape, "cries I am victim"

2012-03-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

Hulk Hogan says the sex tape being shipped to porn companies was "secretly filmed" WITHOUT his permission ... and claims the footage is nothing less than an "outrageous invasion of privacy." The grainy video which has already been shopped to Vivid Entertainment features Hulk and a mystery brunette. It's unclear when the tape was shot. Now, Hulk's lawyer David Houston has released a statement ... saying, "Terry Bollea is appalled at the unauthorized release of a secretly filmed video." He adds, "[Hulk] neither approved of the filming nor the release of the same. It is clearly an outrageous invasion of privacy and breach of trust if it is genuine. We will take all necessary steps to enforce both civil and criminal liability.”

(Guyana) East Bank Demerara Accident

2012-03-05T06:01:00.000-08:00

Five persons were Sunday night injured when the car they were travelling in ran off the Coverden, East Bank Demerara road and slammed into a culvert. One of them was said to be in a critical condition. They were all rushed to the nearby Diamond Diagnostic Centre and two were later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Firefighters were summoned and assisted in rescuing the quartet from the mangled Toyota Allion, PNN 2460. Preliminary indications are that the car was speeding north along the East Bank Demerara Road with the occupants who were said to have been returning from an ‘outing’ at the creek. Those injured are Marvin Ray and Lancelot Rose, who were referred to the GPHC, Odessa Ray, Faith Evelyn and Andrew Watson. The Rays are from South Ruimveldt, Evelyn is from Mocha and Rose is from Meadowbrook. (Demerarawaves)

Country blocks Facebook

2012-03-05T05:48:00.001-08:00

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan blocked local access to Facebook and two Russian-language sites that published an article critical of its long-serving president on Saturday, representatives of two Internet providers said. The shutdown was ordered by the state-run communications service, the local Internet providers told Reuters, requesting anonymity. Users who tried to access Facebook or the two websites, which published a story critical of President Imomali Rakhmon, were automatically re-directed to the home page of their provider. Tighter Internet controls echo measures taken by other ex-Soviet, Central Asian republics, where authoritarian rulers are wary of the role social media played in revolutions in the Arab world and mass protests in Russia. Government opponents in Tunisia and Egypt used Twitter, Facebook and other platforms to run rings around censors and organize protests that eventually toppled their leaders. "This morning, we carried out the instruction of the communications service and blocked the sites facebook.com, tjknews.com and zvezda.ru," said one of the providers. "We could not refuse to carry out this instruction." The communications service was not available for comment. Government officials directed all questions about the shutdown to the service. Rakhmon has ruled Tajikistan, a mountainous country of 7.5 million people bordering Afghanistan and China, for two decades. Though media operate with less restrictions than in neighboring Uzbekistan, journalists have been detained in recent months. Authorities have also launched a crackdown on religious groups and imprisoned more than 150 people in the last two years on charges of extremism and attempting to subvert the constitution. Facebook's popularity has soared in Tajikistan. Membership of the social networking website doubled there last year to 26,000 people. Several Facebook groups openly discuss politics and some users have been critical of the authorities. Russia-based zvezda.ru had published an article on Friday entitled: 'Tajikistan on the eve of a revolution'. Local news site tjknews.com republished the article. Access to microblogging site Twitter appeared unaffected. Tajikistan is the most impoverished of 15 former Soviet republics. Its economy relies heavily on exports of aluminum and cotton, as well as remittances from around 1 million migrant laborers, most of them young men living in Russia. Rakhmon must stand again for election by November 2013. Victory would secure seven more years as president of the mainly Muslim country. (Writing by Robin Paxton; Editing by Ben Harding)