toby gerhart

toby gerhart

In perhaps the most impressive Heisman Trophy statement of the season, Toby Gerhart rushed for 205 yards on 29 caries, scoring three rushing touchdowns and passing 18 yards for another in Stanford's thrilling 45-38 comeback win over Notre Dame. Gerhart -- oh, he also caught a pass for 33 yards -- was simply a beast, repeatedly punishing the Notre Dame defense. He never went down on first contact, and it's certain that more than a handful of Fighting Irish defenders are going to be worse for wear Sunday morning.

Stanford's Toby Gerhart rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns against Notre Dame. He also threw for a touchdown.This was Notre Dame's fourth consecutive defeat, so the program already was hurting. The Irish finish the season 6-6, with all six loses coming by seven or fewer points. Coach Charlie Weis is almost certainly going to be looking for work this winter. But this one was about Gerhart and Stanford, which finishes the season 8-4 and will be heading to its first bowl game since 2001. The Cardinal, by the way, went 1-11 in 2006, the season before coach Jim Harbaugh arrived. Notre Dame took a 14-10 lead in the first quarter and didn't trail until Gerhart's final TD run with a minute left -- a run in which the Irish appeared to let him score in order to get the ball back. The Irish drove to the Stanford 24, but couldn't punch in a tying TD. For much of the game, the offenses dominated the opposing defenses. Notre Dame countered Gerhart with Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate, a pass-catch combination that had the Cardinal secondary on its heels. Clausen completed 23 of 30 passes for 340 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions. Tate hauled in 10 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns. But the Cardinal defense got the game's critical stop with six minutes left. On a third-and-2 from the Irish 35, running back Robert Hughes was stopped for no gain. Stanford took over. Or Gerhart took over. He rushed seven times for 54 yards on the 10-play, 72-yard game-winning drive, treating the Irish defenders like they were pinball bumpers. At this point, it's impossible to imagine that Gerhart won't be invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. This performance, however, may have made this a two-man contest with Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, though a couple of fellows playing in the SEC championship game on Dec. 5 might make their own counter-statement. Gerhart has rushed for 1,736 yards this season -- 144.67 yards per game. His 26 rushing touchdowns lead the nation and are a new Pac-10 record. Moreover, in an age when speed kills, Gerhart reminds us that sometimes power ain't much fun to stop either. Not that Gerhart is slow. He hates it when folks doubt his speed, and we don't want to get on his bad side. He's a hard man. Some defenders might swear he's made of bronze

jennifer lopez falls

jennifer lopez falls

JENNIFER LOPEZ's fashion empire has fallen victim to the global recession - production on her Sweetface clothing line will cease once the spring collection hits stores.The Jenny From The Block hitmaker has banked millions from merchandising and brand deals, launching the Sweetface range in 2005 as a streetwear spin-off of her original JLO clothing collection. But, despite the line's popularity with fans, Lopez has confirmed work on future designs will come to a halt while the future of the brand is reviewed. The Spring 2009 collection will be the company's last for the foreseeable future. A statement on behalf of the fashion house reads, "In light of new company strategies, we have decided to put the Sweetface line on hiatus while we prepare to reintroduce the brand in the near future with new messaging points and an entirely new fashion point of view.” Lopez isn't the only celebrity designer to feel the pinch in tough economic times - singer/actress Mandy Moore's Mblem and The Hills star Lauren Conrad's lines are also currently on hiatus

water on the moon

water on the moon

(NECN/NASA/ABC) - Great news from NASA's big experiment last month to find water on the moon - worked!
Scientists say they're "ecstatic" that last month's L-Cross experiment to significant amounts of water on the moon did just what it was supposed to do.
For NASA the discovery means it is possible to build a base on the moon - then live off the land.
ABC's Sonia Azad explains more about the experiment with video from NASA.

edis kayalar

edis kayalar

A criminal complaint has been filed by Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber against an extortionist, according to reports. The complaint has been filed by the former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband after they were threatened by an extortionist that he will has a controversial photo of couple’s 8-year-old daughter Kaia, and will go public with the snap if his demands were not fulfilled. According to reports, Edis Kayalar is the extortionist and he allegedly tried to extort £60,000 from the couple. Edis Kayalar is a German male model and he has also been charged in Los Angeles over the plot.

According to sources, FBI is investigating the case after they were informed by Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber. On this matter, a statement was released by by the celebrity couple which states:

“A criminal complaint was filed today in federal court in Los Angeles by the US Attorney’s office and the FBI stating that Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford have been the victims of an on-going extortion scheme. This crime has been committed by Edis Kayalar, an acquaintance of a former nanny employed by the family,”

Cindy Crawford married Rande Gerber in 1998. They have two children, 10-year-old Presley, and 8-year-old Kaia.

khalid sheikh mohammed

khalid sheikh mohammed

I think world has not forgotten the massive attackes over the newyorkers and the rest of US,

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused in the attacks will be put on criminal trial in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce later Friday.
The decision, described by people familiar with the matter, is part of wider announcement planned on how to bring to justice detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. It's the first set of decisions before a Monday deadline on how to deal with the more than 200 prisoners remaining at the facility, which President Barack Obama has ordered closed.
In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan.
Also expected in the announcement Friday will be plans to hold a military tribunal for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, alleged to have planned the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Mr. Mohammed's trial in New York was widely expected since the Obama administration announced a preference to hold criminal trials, instead of military commissions for terror suspects held at Guantanamo. New York's Manhattan U.S. attorney competed with the district in northern Virginia, home to the Pentagon, to prosecute the 9/11 accused and senior al Qaeda leader. A team of prosecutors from both districts will handle the government's case, people familiar with the matter said.

Formal charges aren't expected to be announced for another few weeks. Mr. Mohammed has claimed authorship of the attacks, but he has also accused U.S. interrogators of torturing him. U.S. officials have acknowledged the use of harsh tactics, including water boarding, a technique intended to simulate drowning, which Mr. Obama and other government officials have called torture.
Mr. Obama signed an executive order Jan. 22 to close the prison within a year. Since then, the administration has run into obstacles erected by lawmakers, including some Democrats, who are nervous about political implications of moving detainees to the U.S. The deadline is expected to slip, administration officials have said, but plans to close the prison remain on track.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy and BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2009)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

My main gripe with the previous Harry Potter movie "Order of the Phoenix" was that for some strange reason they took the longest of the books and turned it into the shortest Harry Potter movie to date. The result was that I felt like I was watching the movie fly by on a speeding train, as it rushed from one key event to another without really taking the time to explore anything in detail. Now we follow up with "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and....what a difference. There are plenty of cuts of course, no Harry Potter movie can be free of cuts without being waaaay too long. But the movie's length was at least comparable to some of the others. The 3 lead characters were as spot on as ever. Michael Gambon finally brings a bit more warmth to his portrayal of Albus Dumbledor than he brought to the last few movies. Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy with all the depth one would hope for in his most important role in the series. Alan Rickman isn't seen too much as Severus Snape, but when he is he's as wonderful as ever. I really think this may be the best Harry Potter film yet, and I was really starting to think after the last film that the story had gotten to big for them to manage in film. Good work guys

who owns twitter

who owns twitter

The Twitter Blog has a short blog post mentioning that they have added technology “to show higher quality results for trend queries by returning tweets that are more useful.” Clearly, this is Twitter’s first step in improving Twitter Search by adding relevancy and search quality factors to the search algorithm.
Currently, Twitter Search returns results based on keyword match and the most recent tweet. Trending Topics is the first of Twitter’s search areas to get the relevancy filter, to reduce the “noise” that Twitter Search has. We knew Twitter was working on adding relevancy factors with linkage data, and I assume this is the first signs of it. In the Twitter blog post, Twitter said it might be very noticeable right now, but they hope to improve it over time.
You can test it out for yourself at Twitter Search and clicking on one of the “trending topics.”
In other Twitter news, Twitter is experimenting with adding retweet buttons to some user accounts. There seems to be a lot more buzz around the “retweet” button then around the Twitter Search relevancy addition.

dealbase

dealbase

Faced with the toughest financial crunch in decades, hotels are moving beyond typical discounts and offering unusual promotions to lure clients and create buzz.
The 27-room Crane's BeachHouse in Delray Beach, for example, offers a ``The Bed-in for Peace'' package linked with a nearby exhibit marking John Lennon and Yoko Ono's eight-day ``bed-in'' during 1969. The package includes champagne, fruit and other goodies to make breakfast without leaving your room.
Crane's threw a ``Give Peace a Chance'' party last week, featuring a replica of the famous bed, with guests asked to wear '60s styles and enjoy ``hippy hour'' drinks.
In California, the 119-room Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach offers an ``Ink and Stay'' package with $100 toward a tattoo and a bottle of tequila to numb the pain.
Hotels are reacting to a dismal travel market. Nationwide this summer, occupancy rates hovered below 60 percent, the lowest since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. And revenues per available rooms dropped almost 20 percent to less than $60, the steepest dive in 22 years, Smith Travel Research said.
Hoteliers long have turned to promotions in slow times. But travel experts say more properties now rely on specials to survive.
South Florida hotels are pitching some of the most creative deals to offset a roughly 20 percent drop in revenues regionwide so far this year.
At the 124-room Atlantic Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, for instance, a ``Cheers for Years'' deal gives a restaurant or spa credit equal to the age of the oldest in the room. A guest age 54, for example, gets $54 credit per day, after showing his driver's license as proof of age.
The 392-room Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura now offers guests a ``Future Floridian'' package: Hunt for a South Florida home and you receive a preferred list of Realtors, GPS to navigate the area, valet parking plus two, one-hour massages for ``tired footsies.''
Buy a home in the area, and Turnberry will throw in a resort discount for ``future house guests.''
Hoteliers are touting packages to avoid cutting room rates directly. They fear a consumer backlash if they slash rates now and try to raise them later in better times.
``The hotels are doing anything they can to increase usage without reducing prices,'' said Sam Shank, chief executive of dealbase.com, an online search engine for hotel deals.
For guests, not all packages mean big savings. Some aim more to generate publicity for hotels.
For example, the tattoo package at Hotel Erwin starts at $399 per night. But if guests buy the $269 room, $100 tattoo voucher, $20 bottle of tequila, and lotion and ice for the pain, the total would come to roughly the same price, Shank estimates.