Hello Monday-7/7/08

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Scientists at Texas A&M believe watermelon can help your libido! Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body’s blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra. Found in the flesh and rind of watermelons, citrulline reacts with the body’s enzymes when consumed in large quantities and is changed into an amino acid that benefits the heart and circulatory and immune system. Researchers said more citrulline – about 60% - is found in watermelon rind than in the flesh, but that can vary.

At the Movies this weekend:

1. “Hancock” $66 million
2. “WALL-E” $33.4 million
3. “Wanted” $20.6 million
4. “Get Smart” $11.1 million
5. “Kung Fu Panda” $7.5 million

U.S. after reports surfaced that he is under investigation for tax evasion. The 68-year-old actor has repeatedly denied the allegations. Australian tax authorities have reportedly asked for help from the IRS in obtaining Hogan’s bank records. Four companies related to Hogan have been ordered to hand over documents. Hogan is returning to Australia in September to make a movie. “I’ll be arrested the minute I land on the shore,” he said, adding, “I have a gun.”

The daughter of late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin is getting her own doll. The 10-inch Bindi Irwin dolls sports khakis, puffy pigtails and hiking boots, and comes with outback gear, as well as a cockatoo, wombat and python. A talking version of the doll utters such phrases as, “Crikey! Let’s go help wildlife” and “You can make the world a better place.” The dolls will sell for $15 to $20, with a portion of the proceeds going to help fund efforts to breed endangered species and rescue animals. The Bindi doll will be in stores in September.

The Oak Ridge Boys are now honorary members of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban were inducted during a ceremony last week in Nashville. The four belted out “Elvira” during the ceremony.

Trisha Yearwood will perform at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 10th to benefit Cumberland Heights, a local alcohol and drug treatment center. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Yearwood is also scheduled to play two concerts in Peachtree City, Georgia, in September. She will release a new single, “They Call It Falling for a Reason,” next Monday.

Paul Crowell pleaded guilty to possession of an electric weapon and was sentenced to two years in prison on June 20th. Court documents say Crowell stole a Taser from an East Troy, Wisconsin, police officers. He got it while sitting in a patrol car after his vehicle was found in a ditch. Paul posted a video online of him and his father zapping each other with the stun gun. The 22-year-old showed the online video to a girl, who reported it to police. The father also pleaded guilty to possession of an electric weapon. He will be sentenced next month.

Ice Cream Trivia
July is National Ice Cream Month. Here are some “cool” ice cream stats from makeicecream.com:
The 15 Most Popular Ice Cream Flavors:
1. Vanilla (29%) 6. Chocolate chip (3.9%) 11. Cherry (1.6%)
2. Chocolate (8.9%) 7. French vanilla (3.8%) 12. Chocolate almond (1.6%)
3. Butter pecan (5.3%) 8. Cookies and cream (3.6%) 13. Coffee (1.6%)
4. Strawberry (5.3%) 9. Vanilla fudge ripple (2.6%) 14. Rocky road (1.5%)
5. Neapolitan (4.2%) 10. Praline pecan (1.7%) 15. Chocolate marshmallow (1.3%)
All others, 23.7%
Top 10 Ice Cream Consuming Countries:
1. United States 6. Sweden
2. New Zealand 7. Canada
3. Denmark 8. Norway
4. Australia 9. Ireland
5. Belgium / Luxembourg 10. Switzerland
The Top 5 States That Produce The Most Ice Cream:
1. California 4. Illinois
2. Indiana 5. Michigan
3. Ohio
Ice Cream Consumption
· Each American consumes an average of 23.2 quarts of ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, ices and
other commercially produced frozen dairy products each year.
· The Northern Central states have the highest per capita consumption of ice cream, at 41.7 quarts.
The top three cities in America that purchase the most ice cream are: Portland, Oregon; St. Louis,
Missouri; and Seattle, Washington.
· More ice cream is sold on Sunday than any other day of the week.
· Ice cream consumption is highest during July and August. July is National Ice Cream Month.
· The average number of licks to polish off a single scoop ice cream cone is approximately 50.
· 98% of all households purchase ice cream.

Most-Played Country Songs Of ‘08
The first half of 2008 is over, and the first six months of the year have been great for Rodney Atkins. According to Country Aircheck, Atkins’ “Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)” was the most-played song on country radio from January through June. The 10 most-played songs from the first half of 2008:
1. Rodney Atkins – “Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)”
2. Alan Jackson – “Small Town Southern Man”
3. Brad Paisley – “Letter To Me”
4. Trace Adkins – “You’re Gonna Miss This”
5. James Otto – “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”
6. Chris Cagle – “What Kinda Gone”
7. Gary Allan – “Watching Airplanes”
8. Taylor Swift – “Our Song”
9. Phil Vassar – “Love Is A Beautiful Thing”
10. Rascal Flatts – “Winner At A Losing Game”

A former accountant for Rachael Ray's cooking show is suing producers, claiming he was forced out of his job due to an eating problem. It's not that he had trouble chocking down Ray's 30-minute meals -- he says he was the subject of discrimination due to his chronic anorexia. Aaron Ferguson claims his supervisor exhibited "hostile behavior" and made such "vile," discriminatory and hurtful comments as, "Anorexics are sick in the head," and, "Anorexics should not be able to work." He wants them to cough up one-million dollars.

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles made a surprise appearance at Saturday's Nashville stop on Kenny Chesney's Poets and Pirates Tour. Kenny sang back-up as Jennifer belted out her hit "Stay" for the crowd of nearly 50-thousand fans.
Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town makes an appearance on John Mellencamp's upcoming C-D, Life, Death and Freedom, which will be in stores next Tuesday.
Phil Stacey's recording of "Old Glory" is now available for digital download on I-Tunes.

Jimmy Wayne credits his friends at country radio for the success of his new single, "Do You Believe Me Now." He tells us, "You know how it can get. Phones stop ringing and stuff, and you're just like, 'Uh-oh.' So when you get your song out and people accept you again...and they're like, 'Hey man, good seeing you again. Come on in, get on the air.' Bang -- and you start playing again immediately. That feeling is just great." On his MySpace page he also writes that he thought he was finished with his upcoming C-D, but Patty Loveless became available to sing a duet with him for the project. In addition, he says, "the label also decided to give you

Vince Gill will be hitting the road for summer and fall tour dates starting August 18th in Wellington, Ohio and continuing into early December. He's also lined up three nights in Nashville early next year. Vince's latest C-D is the four-disc These Days collection, but fans can also hear him this summer on new albums from George Jones and Little Feat.

Jessica Simpson continues to get flack for wearing that "Real Girls Eat Meat" T-shirt. According to Nashville's Tennessean, PETA sent Jessica a letter chiding her, saying that as a role model for young girls who take their diet cues from the stars, she is doing them a disservice. The letter reads, "Perhaps you don't know that many of today's biggest health problems -- including childhood obesity, heart disease and colon cancer, as well as other problems like environmental degradation, global warming and cruelty to animals -- stem from producing meat on filthy factory farms."

Keith Urban, who performed at Nashville's L-P Field on Saturday as part of Kenny Chesney's Poets and Pirates Tour, dedicated the song "Better Half" to his, as he put it, "very, very, very, very pregnant wife," Nicole Kidman. As delivery nears, the tabloids are reporting that Keith bought a ring costing 73-thousand dollars to give to Nicole after she gives birth. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, plans are already under way for the baptism of their soon-to-be born child at the same chapel where Keith and Nicole were married two years ago. The priest who performed their marriage ceremony will preside over the baptism. The newspaper is also reporting that Nic's parents and sister plan on being in the States for the blessed event.

Alan Jackson has made his career on being true to his traditional country roots, but he realizes he's one of the lucky ones. He feels that country hasn't made enough room for artists who want to get back to basics. Alan says, "I think there are a lot of people out there that still love that. And I'm not talking about all old people. There are young kids that appreciate the real stuff and that want to sing it and want to make records with it, but it's hard to get through with all that."

They might look like potato chips, they might sort of taste like potato chips, they might be sold alongside potato chips, but they can never be considered a member of the salty, oily group that is the potato chips family. That is the verdict of Great Britain's High Court on Pringles, the snack that is known for its distinctive tubular packaging, uniform "saddle" shape and "mouth melt" texture. In a ruling, the court said Pringles can be sold tax-free because they do not contain enough potato. In a nuanced discussion of what is and what is not a potato chips, one judge noted that, currently, Pringles are just 42-percent potato. The World Customs Organization includes Pringles with tortilla chips rather than potato chips when it levies duty.

It may have been temptation with a capital "T," but a Fairfax County, Virginia man has decided to do the right thing. Keith Stetzer recently found a dirty, but valuable, three carat diamond ring worth 40-thousand-dollars in an abandoned parking lot. Stetzer tells the "Washington Post," his wife brought the ring to a jeweler where he found "Mervis" engraved inside the band and has enlisted the help of Mervis Jewelers to find the owner. Stetzer tells the "Post" he could use the money, but he opted to do the right thing. Mervis Jewelers is now helping to find the owner, taking calls from the public and verifying the information against their records.

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