Thursday, August 20, 2009

Powerball winner

Powerball winner
A Powerball winner had not come forward in the last several drawings, but a Powerball winner finally hit all the Powerball numbers last night. ThePowerball Winner Finally Hits All Powerball Numbers in South CarolinaPowerball winner drought had pushed the Powerball numbers to be worth over $259 million in last night's drawing. But one winner finally got all of the Powerball numbers last night, though no one yet knows who it is. However, this Powerball winner gets to take home $259 million to his or her's home of South Carolina.
The Powerball winner finally claimed the growing jackpot by hitting all the Powerball numbers - 12, 24, 31, 43, 51, the Powerball of 27 and the Power Play of 5. It had been over two months since there was a Powerball jackpot winner, as the numbers became more and more valuable and the grand prize increased to near-record levels. But at last, a Powerball winner reportedly came forward at the end of last night's number drawing. All that the lottery's website would reveal was that the Powerball winner comes from South Carolina - not Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey or the other major states that play the game.
Having the Powerball winner come from South Carolina is a rare bit of good news for the state, after it has had a tough last few months with Mark Sanford and other embarrassing political scandals. The Powerball winner has given the state some positive attention at last, as well as the envy of every lottery player. The Powerball winner has the choice of taking the $259 million in a series of payments, or claiming an instant lump sum that will just be worth around $125 million. Once the Powerball winner comes forward, then the choice will likely be revealed.

Avatar teaser trailer

Avatar teaser trailer
Avatar teaser trailer goes live In case you haven't heard, the trailer for James Cameron's eagerly awaited 3D epic Avatar has gone live at the Apple QuickTime Movie Trailers site. Apple seems to be having problems with its site this morning, but keep checking back until it's there — that's all we'll be doing this morning! If you simply can't wait, though, you can see the trailer here (in French, discovered by Cinematical) or a much cruder version here on YouTube (while it lasts!).
Here’s the quick recap: Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) arrives (in his wheelchair) on Pandora. He sees the planet’s beauty and, though him, we’re quickly introduced to the ten-foot tall alien Na’vi avatars. Implanted in his Na’vi body, Jake leads us on an exploration of Pandora. We see Zoe Saldana’s Na’vi character and Jake’s imprinting session with Pandora’s version of a dragon. (Hey Anne McCafferey, did you get a royalty check?) There’s even a glimpse of Pandora at night, and a little bit of the new power suits in action, which weren’t much seen in the Comic Con footage. We don’t see Sigourney Weaver, but do get a glimpse of Drag Me To Hell’s Dileep Rao as one of the Avatar technicians.
After teasing fans with a countdown clock, Apple Trailers failed to deliver the teaser trailer to James Cameron’s Avatar at the advertised time. Whether it was a server crash, an overload or what, I don’t know. What I do know is that whilst Apple failed, MSN managed to get the French trailer up and online on time. Shortly thereafter our friends at Trailer Addict did the same. Fortunately there is only a second of dialogue in the trailer so watching it in French matters very little. Once the high quality English version is available, I’ll update the post, but for now, I know you want it any way you can get it, so check it out after the jump.

Jon Gosselin Fired

Jon Gosselin Fired

Jon Gosselin Wants to Be Fired By TLC?: Jon Gosselin In Talks For New Show According to many sources, TLC is very unhappy with Jon Gosselin. But reportedly Jon Gosselin may want to be fired from “Jon and Kate Plus 8″ to be able to star in a reality show of his own. Read more on this story below. TMZ has reported that Jon Gosselin is in talks with production company “Endomol” to appear in his own show called the “Divorced Dad’s Club”. The show would chronicle the lives of famous divorced fathers. Producers talked to Jon, but he’s worried about his contract with TLC.

But Jon may still have a shot at the new show, because we’re told TLC is not happy with his conduct lately on “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” We’re told they fired off a letter to him, claiming he was in violation of the morals clause of his contract, partly because he’s been seen going in and out of bars and drinking. Father of eight and former willing participant of the TLC reality show 'Jon & Kate Plus 8', Jon Gosselin, may soon be fired - and it seems that's exactly what he wants.

Jon Gosselin, who has been in loads of trouble with the media and Jon & Kate Plus 8 fans after leaving his wife Kate Gosselin with a new-found excitement for life - and a new girlfriend, apparently wants TLC to fire him. Jon, who has swiftly turned into a man who seems to be having a major mid-life crisis, is in love with his 24-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman, is obsessed with wearing brand name clothing, and claims he never cheated on his wife. Right.

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