The E-Prospector

*NSYNC Star Gets VULGAR on Stage!

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:04:00 +0000

ShowBiz Minute: Brown and Drake, Costner, Seger

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:14:00 +0000

Gunman Kills 4 Women, but Ignores Men

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:12:00 +0000

Crystal Harris Moves Back in with Hef at the Mansion!

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:34:00 +0000

Man Fires 28 Times at Troopers, They Shoot Back

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 27 May 2012 01:02:00 +0000

John Irving On Strombo: Full Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Mendoza on 'Apprentice' Boot, Lisa Lampanelli

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:51:00 +0000

Bankrupt Octomom Says She'll Do Porn for Money

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:48:00 +0000

Smokey Robinson Films 'Extra' at The Grove

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:32:00 +0000

Ryan Seacrest on Dick Clark's Death

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Miley Cyrus: "I'm Not Anorexic!"

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Flickr Takes Us Back to the 1980s for April Fools' Day

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000

'Bohemian Rhapsody' Guy's Encore Performance

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Linden MacIntyre On... (1)

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:23:00 +0000

Today in History

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Off Bra Through Shirt

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:33:00 +0000

FULL INTERVIEW: Ewan McGregor

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Rihanna & Chris Brown Engaged?

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:56:00 +0000

Jennifer Love Hewitt in Maxim Magazine April 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:27:00 +0000

Kim Kardashian Wear's $6K Kanye Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:24:00 +0000

Katie Price: 'I am a frustrated pop star'

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:05:00 +0000

GOLDEN GLOBES: Julianne Moore's autocue breaks

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000

DNA test confirms Ceausescu's remains

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:38:00 +0000

BUCHAREST, Romania – DNA tests have confirmed that the grave of Nicolae Ceausescu contains the remains of the Romanian dictator and his wife, the couple's son said Wednesday.

Ceausescu ruled Romania for 25 years with an iron fist before being ousted and executed with his wife Elena after a summary trial during the 1989 anti-communist revolt in which more than 1,000 people were killed.

Some Romanians, including the Ceausescu family, had doubts that the couple were really buried in the Ghencea military cemetery in Bucharest.

Valentin Ceausescu, a 62-year-old nuclear physicist, told the Associated Press the test results had finally cleared up lingering doubts. He said he had never visited his parents graves because he was not certain they were buried there.

Their bodies were exhumed at the request of the family as part of a five-year lawsuit, in a move that shocked Romanians.

Ceausescu, the only remaining child of the Ceausescus, told the AP that the family were looking for closure, and not revenge. He said he wanted to bury his parents at the same cemetery in adjacent plots. They had been buried about 20 yards (meters) apart

In the dawn exhumation, a team of pathologists and cemetery officials hoisted the wooden caskets of Ceausescu and his wife out of their graves, took DNA samples from the corpses, then reburied the coffins. The process took over two hours.

The daughter of the Ceausescu couple, Zoia Ceausescu, sued the defense ministry in 2005, saying she had doubts that her parents were in the cemetery. She died of cancer in 2006 and Valentin took up the case.

The couple's other son Nicu died of cirrhosis in 1996 and is buried in the same cemetery.

UK police train for Mumbai-style terrorist attacks

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:19:00 +0000

LONDON – British police are training with military experts to prepare for Mumbai-style gun attacks by terrorists, the country's interior ministry said Tuesday.

The Home Office said police and counterterrorism officials want to learn lessons from the deadly 2008 attacks in India, including how to handle terrorist shooting sprees.

The training follows recent warnings from U.S. and European intelligence agencies about a plot to attack European cities by groups of terrorists using firearms.

The U.S. State Department advised American citizens living or traveling in Europe earlier this month to take extra precautions following reports that terrorists may be plotting attacks in airports, travel hubs and tourist attractions.

A Home Office spokeswoman, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy, said police continually refine their ability to handle new terrorist tactics.

"The police regularly train and exercise for a variety of scenarios with a variety of partners," she said. "It is right that we learn the lessons from previous incidents and that these inform and strengthen such procedures."

Britain's defense ministry and the Home Office declined to confirm a BBC report that claimed troops from the military's elite SAS force were involved in the exercises.

The SAS has a unit on permanent standby to respond to terrorist threats in Britain.

"We know we face a real and serious threat from terrorism," the Home Office spokeswoman said. "We keep security arrangements under constant review to take account of the threat, lessons we have learned and new challenges."

London's Metropolitan Police declined to comment on the training exercises.

Netanyahu to craft response to US pressure

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:37:00 +0000

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to convene his inner forum Friday in a bid to craft an Israeli response to mounting pressure from the United States, officials said.

A tight-lipped Netanyahu returned home Thursday after a tense visit to Washington that appeared to deepen a bitter row with the administration of US President Barack Obama over the building of Jewish settlements.

The Americans have reportedly given Netanyahu a series of demands needed to kickstart moribund peace talks with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu will meet his inner forum of seven senior ministers to draw up Israel's response to Washington, Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser told public radio on Friday, denying media reports the US had given Israel a deadline.

"I suggest you wait patiently. The forum of seven is meeting today in the afternoon to discuss things. If there is a necessity for further discussions they will happen," Hauser told the radio.

"All aspects of the issue will be examined and they will formulate Israel's position according to Israel's interests and in the time needed to do so," he said.

Hauser declined to discuss the details of Washington's demands, in line with the laconic stance adopted by both sides.Analysis:US standing firm in row with Israel

There was an unusually opaque news blackout throughout the visit, no concrete achievements were reported and the Israeli leader was given none of the trappings usually reserved for visitors such as photo op and press conference.

Still, late Thursday both sides tried to put a more positive spin on what has been called the worst crisis between the allies in decades.

Israeli government spokesman Nir Hefetz insisted Israel and its closest ally had edged closer to an understanding.

"There was progress; there is a narrowing of the gaps between the positions of Israel and the positions of the United States on this issue," he told Israel's Channel Two TV.

"We are making progress on important issues," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said as President Obama flew to Iowa on Air Force One.

The spat erupted after Netanyahu's government announced 1,600 new housing units for annexed, largely Arab, east Jerusalem as US Vice President Joe Biden was in the region earlier this month hoping to promote peace talks.

The Palestinians see east Jerusalem as the capital of their promised state, and refuse to meet Netanyahu face-to-face without a complete freeze of settlement construction in the occupied territories.

In Washington, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Israeli-Palestinian tensions -- which the US administration had hoped to ease -- are affecting Washington's national security interests.

"The lack of progress toward Middle East peace is clearly an issue that's exploited by our adversaries in the region," he said.

Before flying home, Netanyahu cancelled planned interviews with reporters after none of the customary photo opportunities with US officials or any formal statements with them.

Media reported that Netanyahu's carefully coordinated dressing down was accompanied by demands for wide-ranging measures including the extension of a partial settlement halt and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Gibbs described the discussions as "honest and straightforward," a diplomatic euphemism hinting at tensions, after Netanyahu entered the talks having laid down a hard line on settlement construction in east Jerusalem.

Netanyahu on Tuesday said US demands for a settlement freeze could delay the resumption of Middle East peace talks for a year, a day after a fiery speech in which he said: "Jerusalem is not a settlement."