Redskins

Donte Stallworth sees plenty of the familiar faces on Redskins roster

Donte Stallworth won't be lining up with the Redskins until this weekend, but he's already plenty familiar with his new teammates.

John Beck? The 2 were together in Baltimore last summer.

Santana Moss? Friends.

Fellow receivers Leonard Hankerson and Anthony Armstrong? Worked out with them in Miami.

Jim Haslett? That's who drafted Stallworth into the league in 2002.

Shannon Tweed

Gene Simmons proposes to Shannon Tweed, partner split after 28 years

The marriage proposal seen in previews for Tuesday night's finale of the A&E's "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" may be moot, according to rocker Simmons' longtime partner, Shannon Tweed, who says their 28-year relationship is over. "You're seeing this happy family but in my heart, I am dying," Tweed recently told People magazine.

The proposal -- in which Kiss bassist Simmons, 61, told 1982 Playboy Playmate of the Year Tweed, 54, "I come with so much baggage, but you're the only friend I've got, you're the only one I've ever loved" -- was taped months ago. Tweed told People that since then, she has moved from their Los Angeles home and there was "slim chance" for a reconciliation. "I need some sort of commitment," she said.

Blush

The Blush expansion can proceed; appeal vowed

An Allegheny County judge's decision will allow expansion of a Downtown strip club to move forward over objections of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Pittsburgh Public Schools as they appeal a zoning decision.

Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. James on Thursday denied a request to stay the June decision of the city's Zoning Board of Adjustment that would allow Blush, 135 Ninth St., to expand into a vacant building at the corner of Ninth Street and Penn Avenue. The Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts is near the club.

Delorean

BACK TO THE FUTURE actors and screen-used Delorean appear at San Diego Comic-Con

The DeLorean DMC-12 is a sports car that was originally manufactured in Dunmurry, a suburb of the Belfast, Northern Ireland by John DeLorean's DeLorean Motor Company for the American market in 1981–1982. It is most commonly known simply as the DeLorean, as it was the only model ever produced by the company. The DMC-12 features gull-wing doors with a fiberglass "underbody", to which non-structural brushed stainless steel panels are affixed. A modified version of the car became iconic for its appearance as a time machine in the Back to the Future film franchise.

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now on TCM

“Apocalypse Now is not about Vietnam; it is Vietnam,” writer-director Francis Ford Coppola said of his infamous war epic in 1979, year of the film’s original release. “And the way we made it was very much like the way the Americans were in Vietnam. We had access to too much money, too much equipment; and little by little we went insane.”

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium Exhibits New Ocean Species in the California

California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium reopened its Outer Bay galleries as The Open Sea exhibit early in July that showcases migrations of ocean animals across the Pacific and constant motion of life in the open ocean.

“The Open Sea galleries bring our visitors into the heart of this extraordinary environment through transformed live exhibits, new multimedia experiences and surprising artistic elements,” Senior Exhibit Developer Jaci Tomulonis, said in a statement.

Horrible Bosses Trailer

The Horrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein based on a script by Michael Markowitz. The film stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx and follows three friends (Bateman, Day and Sudekis) who decide to murder their respective overbearing, abusive bosses (Spacey, Aniston, and Farrell) who they believe are standing in the way of their happiness. Horrible Bosses premiered in Los Angeles on June 30, 2011 and received a wide release on July 8, 2011.

Facebook Video Call

Facebook Video chat: Initial Impressions
Facebook has today announced Video Calling in the partnership with Skype. We’ve put it through its paces and have developed a few initial impressions and observations for you.

Weve tested out Facebook Video Calling feature and it works very simply and with minimal fuss. The overall quality is not as good as a native Skype session, although Facebook has stated that the Video calling app is essentially a mini-Skype client. The window that launches when you begin a video session is a standalone application and can be moved, resized and made full-screen. You can also use the Video Calling application after closing Facebook, it really is its own app.

Secretariat

Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in 2 of the 3 events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby (1:592⁄5), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24)—records that still stand today.

Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler out of Somethingroyal, by Princequillo. He was foaled at Meadow Farm in Caroline County, Virginia. Like his famous predecessor Man o' War, Secretariat was a large chestnut colt and was given same nickname, "Big Red." Secretariat's Grand Sire Nasrullah is also the Great-Great Grand Sire of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.

Independence Day

Appreciate What We Have Here On the Independence Day

Today is Independence Day, another great day that celebrates our the history and this great country.

Many of us have written about this but I thought it might be good to just review the reason we celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July. This is another one of those very significant holidays that brings great celebration. On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that provided for the legal separation of our 13 colonies from Great Britain - this occurred during the American Revolution.

North Dakota

North Dakota’s delegation at odds on the federal deficit

North Dakota’s congressional delegation agrees that the country needs a comprehensive plan to slash deficits and get a grip on national debt to stave off the looming fiscal crisis.

But Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad and Republicans Sen. John Hoeven and Rep. Rick Berg are just as divided as the rest of Congress when it comes to what should be included in that plan. And time’s running out for Washington leaders to strike a deal before the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.