TGIF-8/29/2008

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The world is a happier place now that one of the world's most prolific bicycle thieves has been apprehended. Canadian Igor Kenk's arrest last month has led to the recovery of 2,865 bikes that he obtained illegally. Since then, some 15,000 people have come looking for their lost two-wheelers. To date, about 500 have been reclaimed.Police nabbed Kenk, the owner of a Toronto bicycle shop, after noticing a sharp spike in bike thefts in June. When a sting operation led to Kenk's store, it's reported that the building was crammed with so many hot cycles that some had to be removed through the windows.
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When Collier County, Florida sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old man on trespassing charges at Wal-Mart on Monday, and then found a stolen debit card in his pants pocket, but the teen had a perfectly good excuse. They weren't his pants. The teen, Richard W. Obdyke, told deputies he found the pants in his van, and did not know who they belonged to. When asked who may have left the pants in his van, Obdyke couldn't think of anyone. So, as credible as his excuse was, deputies chose to check it out. Deputies located the owner of the debit card, Deborah Cahill, who said someone had charged 32-dollars-and-80-cents at McDonalds, 42-dollars-and-two-cents at a Shell gas station, and 85-dollars at a Seven-Eleven to her account. She said she didn't know where her debit card was, and thought she may have left it at Marsala Pizza over the weekend. Surprise, surprise, deputies determined that Obdyke was an employee of Marsala Pizza.

The U.S. Department of State has started production on the new U.S. Passport Card, a wallet-sized document to be used for re-entry into the U.S. at land border crossings and sea ports when arriving from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda. As part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, travelers will be required to present a single document denoting both citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land or sea borders. This requirement will go into effect June 1, 2009. Find out more at www.travel.state.gov.


A record number of companies in North America are permitting employees to work from home, according to a survey from WorldatWork. Forty-two percent of U.S. companies surveyed say they have offered their employees work-from-home programs this year, up from 30% last year. In Canada, the jump was even bigger – from 25% last year to 40% this year.

Operators of the Chicago area’s Metra commuter trains are reducing the number of bathrooms to make room for more seats. Metra officials said they decided to scale back on restrooms after experiencing a third consecutive year of record ridership while at the same time failing to find money in the budget to buy more trains. Officials said every other passenger car should have a bathroom after the changes are implemented. Fewer bathrooms and more seats will generate $7.5 million and save about $2 million annually in maintenance and cleaning costs.

A man who scratched off a lottery ticket and realized it was worth $3 million gave the ticket to his church. The independent Christian church will get at least $102,225 a year for the next 20 years. The amount could be higher if withheld taxes are refunded because of the church’s nonprofit status. The pastor said the church would give the first $102,000 to charity.

A disposable diaper is responsible for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window in a Brazilian city. The boy survived the fall because his diaper got snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building. The boy dangled from the spike for a moment before the diaper “opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed,” an officer said.

It was the baggy pants that led to the downfall of a suspect in Atlanta, Georgia. Police say they chased Emanuel Uzowihe on foot earlier this week outside of the Fulton County Courthouse. Those in the area who saw the incident say Uzowihe was carrying a long black gun with him and pointed it at officers after the chase. He was shot twice and wounded by an officer. However, the chase ended when Uzowihe fell down because he couldn't keep his pants up. Nobody else was hurt.

Movies this weekend
“Babylon A.D.” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson and Gerard Depardieu.
“College” (Wide) (R)
Stars Andrew Caldwell, Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Alona Tal and Ryan Pinkston.
“Disaster Movie” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Gary “G-Thang” Johnson, Nicole Parker and Crista Flanagan.

One in four men surveyed in a recent poll said they would be willing to give up sex for at least a month if their favorite team were guaranteed a Super Bowl victory. The Sports Lovers poll from AreYouRomantic.com asked sports fans how their favorite football team impacts life with the other half. The poll found that sports can act as the ultimate “delay of game” for a couple.
· 15% of men would give up sex for an entire season if their team was guaranteed to win the Super Bowl. Of those, 11% would give up sex “for however long it takes!” By the way, 15 NFL teams have never won the Super Bowl.
· Nearly 30% of men think the sex is better after their team wins; 10% think they have bad sex after a loss.

The video for Kenny Chesney's latest single, "Everybody Wants to Go Heaven," is now available for viewing on Kenny's official You Tube channel. The clip, which was shot in Jamaica, features Bob Marley's legendary band, The Wailers. The song is featured on Kenny's upcoming C-D, Lucky Old Sun. The deluxe fan-pack-edition of the C-D will be released on October 14th, while the standard album will be available on October 21st.

Carrie Underwood is the first country artist to have two ringtones that are certified as platinum. Ringtones of "Before He Cheats" and "Jesus Take the Wheel" are both recognized for sales of more than one million.

Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5” musical has been put on hold due to technical issues. The stage spectacular was expected to open in L.A. next Wednesday, but the show will now start three days later, on September 6th. Dolly says the delay doesn’t bother her. “What’s two to three more days on a project that we’ve worked two to three years on,” Dolly said.

The wait for Faith Hill’s first Christmas album, “Joy to the World,” just got a little longer. The album was originally set for release on September 16th, but the release date has been pushed to September 30th. There was no word on why the disc was delayed.

Trace Adkins is planning another trip to the Persian Gulf to visit U.S. troops as part of a USO tour. His previous USO tour of the Persian Gulf was in 2002, and he also headlined the entertainment at the USO World Gala in Washington, D.C. Trace was awarded the USO Merit Award in 2007.


The Lost Trailers have incorporated the cell phone into their stage show. Dubbed the Trailer Phone, the group says the whole point is to make it easy for fans to stay in touch. Lead singer Ryder Lee says, “If a fan wants to hear something during a show, they can just send us a text at 615-708-9463 and we will add that song to the set list right then, because we have the phone on stage.” One of the most-requested songs on the Trailer Phone is “Holler Back,” the group’s first Top 10 single and titled track from their debut album, which was released this week.

Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly were co-conspirators in getting Olympic skating champ Scott Hamilton to his surprise 50th birthday party last weekend. According to People-dot-com, Brad and Kim were in the car with the blindfolded birthday boy who thought he was going to a spa, but instead was being ferried to his star-studded bash at a private home in Los Angeles. In addition to the Paisleys, other guests included Kristi Yamaguchi, William Shatner, Kevin Nealon and Eric Idle. As a part of the festivities, Brad performed for the guest of honor and fellow party-goers.

Willie Nelson, George Jones, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Lee Lewis are just a few of the artists singer-songwriter Kelly Lang is including on her new album, "Partners in Rhyme." The idea for the project came from Lang's husband, T.G. Sheppard. The CD will be available in Wal-Mart this fall.

Josh Gracin fans can purchase all of his videos through iTunes beginning Tuesday. Available clips will include "Nothin' To Lose," "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" and "I Want To Live," as well as "Favorite State Of Mind" and "We Weren't Crazy," which features the entire Gracin family. Gracin's newest single, "Unbelievable," is from his recently released sophomore CD, "We Weren't Crazy."

Trailer Choir has been named Best New Group of 2008 by About.com's country section. The group is featured in Toby Keith's movie "Beer For My Horses" and have the first single from the film's soundtrack disc. In addition, Trailer Choir's "Last Man Standing" will be featured by ESPN and ABC in NASCAR promotions beginning next month.

James Otto has had the ultimate fan encounter. Otto says the coolest thing that’s ever happened to him happened this week during a show in Syracuse, New York. He was opening for Brooks & Dunn and ZZ Top, when ZZ’s Billy Gibbons gave him a shout out from the stage, not once but twice. Otto says, “How freakin’ cool is that?” Otto has idolized Gibbons since he was a kid.



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