Michael Jackson Detained in Moscow Metro
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)Moscow police have detained a Canadian national named Michael Jackson on charges of attempting to steal a wallet from a woman in the capitals underground, the police reported on its website. The 50-year-old was caught red-handed at an underground station in southeastern Moscow on Monday as he pulled the wallet from the womans pocket, the report said. An investigation is under way. If found guilty, Jackson faces a fine of up to 200,000 rubles ($6,500) and a prison term of up to five years.
George Michael's condition worsened overnight say doctors
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)The hospital refused to say why the star was moved but it is believed it was decided that the singer's condition was so acute that it would be better if he was moved to the AKH - the biggest in Europe and where many of the continent's top medical experts are based because of the advanced facilities it offers for research as well as treatment. The hospital has two skyscrapers, identified for navigating around the huge complex as the red tower and the green tower. He is currently in intensive care on the 13th floor of the red tower as...
A Starbucks Encounter ~ Michael Berryman
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)A chance meeting with an actor from The One Who Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Hills Have Eyes, and Weird Science. I originally posted this in the "Religion" section, as i deal with religion in this post. BUT, I also deal with political aspects of the all too often mantras heard from the left. Since the first posting I have responded to fixing the post via suggestions of FR readers. One suggested to break up the post for easy viewing... one said I used too many "I's" in the post ~ a bit narcissistic he pointed out -- like...
Report: Michael Vick most disliked
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)Report: Michael Vick most disliked Updated: November 7, 2011, 3:36 PM ET Michael Vick has come all the way back from prison to star in the NFL again. But he apparently still won't win a popularity contest among the league's fans. Vick Forbes.com reported Monday that Vick is the NFL's most disliked player, according to a poll by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research. Forbes.com reports that 60 percent of those polled picked said they "dislike," "dislike somewhat," or "dislike a lot" the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback. Second on the list was New York Jets receiver Plaxico Burress at 56 percent, who...
A Starbucks Encounter ~ Michael Berryman
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)....I love to go to Starbucks, grab a cup of coffee, and read/study my favorite topics in book form. Once and a while I will bump into people well known in pop-culture. Michael Berryman was recently one of those people. Of course, he is best known to me from an 80â²s classic, Weird Science. But he has been in many others, as his bio shows, another being a favorite of mine, The One Who Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. I at first mistook him for an officer that served in the SCV that looks  believe it or not Â...
Moore: The Rich Are Out Of Control, Kleptomaniacs And Sociopaths
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)"Moore: "They're kleptomaniacs, is what they are. They're out of control. I think there is some sort of sociopathic illness and they know what us to life in a kleptocracy. Where the kleptomaniacs run the show. This is going to spread. I said this last week, I said it two weeks ago when I first spoke with you. And the mainstream media was trying to pooh-pooh this, 'oh it's just a feud down there, don't worry.' Well what happened Saturday, not just here, but as you said in Boston, LA, in Chicago and elsewhere."
Caption Time: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)Bishop Paprocki authorizes St. Michael Prayer after Masses (Catholic Caucus)
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)His Excellency the Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, has authorized the public recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel - originally composed by the Holy Father Pope Leo XIII in 1886 - following the dismissal at the end of Mass and before the recession. He announced this authorization to the priests of the Diocese at a dinner preceding the Chrism Mass Tuesday evening and to the people of the Diocese at the conclusion of the Chrism Mass. Prayer cards with the text of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel were distributed after every Mass with the newly...
Sex Abuse Convictions Overturned on Appeal
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)ROCHESTERA state appeals court has overturned sex abuse charges against an Ontario County man and ordered a new trial. In doing so, the court also admonished the Ontario County District Attorneys office for improper comments made during trial. In a decision released Friday (April 1), the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, ruled that Richard M. Wildricks rights were violated when the Ontario County Court refused to issue subpoenas for the school records of one of his alleged victims, an underage boy. That refusal, the court held, denied Wildrick his right to a fair trial because the prosecution had...
Watertown cab driver accused of extorting extra fares from Fort Drum soldiers
Posted by admin / Under Michael Kaplan (costume Designer)Syracuse, NY -- A Watertown taxi driver is facing a felony after he was accused by Syracuse police of scamming soldiers trying to get from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Fort Drum. Michael B. Lavery, 37, of 8417 Willow St., Evans Mills, a driver for Phenix Cab Co. of Watertown, was charged with grand larceny. On Jan. 3, several soldiers stationed at Fort Drum were waiting for a shuttle back to the base after flying into the airport. Because of the long wait, a soldier contacted Phenix Cab Co. to find out the fare to the base and was quoted...



