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05.17.10: TODAY IS...

Watch a Baby Fall Asleep Day
Armed Forces Day
National Pack Rat Day
Backyard Games Week Begins today

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"jenn lyon" - This morning's #1 search: Jenn Lyon, who finished 4th on "Survivor: Palau", was given a moving tribute on last night's "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" finale. She died of breast cancer at the age of 37 in January.

"rima fakih" - Rima Fakih, representing the great state of Michigan, was crowned Miss USA 2010 last night in Las Vegas, the first Arab-American to ever hold the title. Fakih will represent the U.S. this summer in the Miss Universe pageant.

"ronnie james dio" - Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio died over the weekend. He was 67. Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, but also fronted the bands Rainbow and Dio. No official cause of death was given, but Dio said last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer. Check out his website here

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

"who won survivor?" - Sandra Diaz-Twine, a 34-year old bank teller from Fayetteville, N.C., walked away the winner of "Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains" last night. She also claims a huge bragging right: The only person to win "Survivor" twice.

PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!

Worst ways your old coach made you "pay"....

A high school softball coach in South Lake Tahoe, CA, is in a great deal of trouble this morning. It seems she made 8 players who struck out during a game drink soda from a team member's shoe. The incident happened hours after the game at a slumber party on May 1st. The superintendent realizes it "was meant as a joke," but said it will be addressed during Anneliese Neitling's post-season evaluation. Is this really the worst hazing ever to come out of high-school sports? Go ahead...say it... mmmmmm, Mountain Shoe!

Okay then...can we name a few other things that do more harm than good?

Get this -- it turns out the thing that may save your life, is the thing that could kill you -- the airbag in your car! A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found the newest version of airbags could be increasing the likelihood of death for front passenger drivers. Why? Because we all wear seat belts now! 80% of us wear safety belts, and the airbags were created when less drivers buckled up. They say the newest airbags seem to help unbelted drivers more than belted ones. But before you unclick this morning, the vice president of the insurance institute says:

“The study does not suggest that people should turn off their air bags nor does it suggest that people should unbuckle their seat belts. It says that government regulations and air bag designers could do a better job of protecting belted drivers.”

Thought starters: Things that possibly do more harm than good:

-Drugs to treat ADD? (if you're daring this morning!)

-The president? (this one or the last)

-Environmentally friendly toilets that use less water per flush (but require three times the flushes)

-Blackberries and smartphones delivering email 24/7 (and have made us into work-a-holics)

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FACEBUZZ

Post this: What is your biggest, most irrational fear?

CELEBRITY TWEETS

The 3 remaining American Idol's went home over the weekend to a heroes welcome:

Lee DeWyze performed for over 41,000 people at Arlington Park Racetrack and threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game in Chicago. more
Crystal Bowersox got a parade in her honor and a glass key to the city from the Mayor of Toledo, Ohio. more
Casey James went home to Texas and stopped by a Fort Worth hospital to visit with the doctors that saved his life 6-years ago following a motorcycle accident. He then visited his hometown of Cool, Texas to perform at his old high school in front of 4,000 fans. more

Claudia Schiffer is a mommy for a third time. The super model and her hubby, director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick Ass"), welcomed a baby boy in a central London hospital on Friday afternoon. The little guy joins Casper, 7, and Clementine, 5. source

NBC pulled the carpet from under "Law & Order" just before breaking a record. If the show could've gone to season 21, it would've beaten the record set by Gunsmoke. So what's a confused and frustrated Law & Order fan to do? FACEBOOK! Fans have started a campaign on Facebook to save Law & Order:

“We need to band together to help save this classic show! Where would we be with out Sam Waterston and S. Epatha Merkerson!"

Head here to join the movement

Bret Michaels plans on returning to the stage and continuing his tour May 28th in Biloxi, Miss. He also hopes to be at the Celebrity Apprentice finale, but you'll first see him next to Oprah this Wednesday. more

Someone ripped of Tyler Perry's credit card. "...some idiot stole my credit card number. Can you believe that?" He listed some of the charges on his website including $7-grand at Lowes, $734 at Best Buy and many airline tickets. blog

Dancing With the Stars -- on tonight's show: The final four - Erin Andrews, Evan Lysacek, Chad Ochocinco and Nicole Scherzinger - perform one Ballroom and one new Latin dance. And then on Tuesday's results show, look for performances from Miley Cyrus and Sarah McLachlan. source

Box Office: Russell Crowe's "Robin Hood" made a modest $37.1 million over the weekend, falling second behind the red hot "Iron Man 2" which held on to #1 for a second week in a row. Robert Downey Jr's flick has now made $457 worldwide.

Iron Man 2
Robin Hood
Letters to Juliet (Amanda Seyfried)
Just Wright (Queen Latifah)

QUICKIES:

British actress Charlotte Lewis, 42, said Roman Polanski "sexually abused" her in 1986 when she was 16. go!
Emotional visit from Vanessa Redgrave on The View Friday go!

CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

New Kids On the Block's Jordan Knight is 40
Enya turns 49
Craig Ferguson is 48
Bill Paxton turns 55
Mia Hamm is 38

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Name our birthday boy...he's 55 today:

AUDIO

ANSWER

Bill Paxton entering the tornado in Twister!

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), Romantically Challenged (NEW), Castle (NEW)

CBS: How I Met Your Mother (NEW), Rules of Engagement (NEW), Two and Half Men (NEW), The Big Bang Theory (NEW), CSI: Miami (NEW)

NBC: Chuck (NEW), Law & Order (NEW)

FOX: House (NEW), 24 (NEW)

CW: One Tree Hill (NEW), Gossip Girl (NEW)

FUN STUFF

GADGET OF THE DAY

Something doesn't seem right about this... it's a wall mounted grill with a protective shield allowing you to fold the grill into the wall. I think the most important component is the shield. It better be tough. Cool idea, though. More details here

GOTTA SEE THIS

Yes, Toyota gets it. Over a million and a half views. Check out the Swagger Wagon...ya'll.

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DID YOU KNOW

"Winning a mate used to depend only on physical prowess and men with the strongest jawline and thickest skulls were better able to survive onslaughts from love rivals...That meant that over time all men developed thicker bones in the jaws, around the eyes and on the forehead than women."

(These days it's less about thick skulls and more about thick wallets!)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"You go through the works, and then you're like this perfectly prepared sausage…no one ever sees what goes in."

– Scarlett Johansson, explaining how she glams up for red carpet appearances, to V magazine

JOKE OF THE DAY

A farmer was helping one of his cows give birth when he noticed his 4-year-old son standing wide-eyed at the fence, soaking in the whole event. The man thought, "Great... he's 4 and I'm gonna have to start explaining the birds and bees. No need to jump the gun -- I'll just let him ask and I'll answer."

After everything was over, the man walked over to his son and said: "Well, son, do you have any questions?"

"Just one," gasped the still wide-eyed lad: "How fast was that calf going when he hit that cow?"

SURF THIS!

Facebook is great, but there are number of privacy concerns. Primarily the fact that you have none. That is why this is a great idea -- FamBit is a spot on the web just for families. It gives your family a space to communicate privately, share calendars, journals and to-do-lists. Your family only. Nobody from the outside allowed. Even your pets can be included. Cost: Free.

http://www.fambit.com/