Monthly Archives: January 2008
The first 2009 Corvette ZR1 just sold here on big money day at the big BJ auction for $1,000,000 with a little help from GM’s best bud, Jay Leno to Dave Ressler. Although the money’s all going to the United Way, we’re wondering what this’ll mean for the mark-up on the sticker price we’ll see for this already $99,000 two-seat supercar. And keep in mind we still don’t know what the final number will end up being on horsepower … Continue reading
llan Melvin, a popular character actor who played Cpl. Henshaw on the classic 1950s sitcom “The Phil Silvers Show” and later portrayed Archie Bunker’s neighbor and friend Barney on “All in the Family,” has died. He was 84. Melvin, who was in the original Broadway cast of “Stalag 17” in the early 1950s, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Brentwood, said his wife of 64 years, Amalia. During his five-decade career, Melvin made guest appearances on numerous TV … Continue reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it is launching a study to learn about an unexplained condition that causes people to feel as if they have foreign substances growing from their bodies. People with the condition, referred to as Morgellons disease, say they have fibers and other inorganic material growing out of their skin. “We earnestly want to learn more about this unexplained illness, which affects the lives of those who suffer from it,” said Dr. … Continue reading
(David Cheruiyot, of Kenya, right, trails Kasime Adilo of Ethiopia as they prepare to make the turn onto Allen Parkway during the Chevron Houston Marathon.) Kenya’s David Cheruiyot, 37, won the Chevron Houston Marathon in an official time of 2:12:32, his third win in the race. Cheruiyot is only the second runner to win the event three times (2008, 2006, 2005) — joining countryman Stephen Nbungu who had three consecutive wins from 1998-2000. Ethiopia’s Dire Tune, 22, set a record … Continue reading
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