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	<title>web-hits &amp;laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:35:19 +0000</pubDate>

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<title><![CDATA[MSN Mailer Traffic Blaster™ 29 Million Daily!!]]></title>
<link>http://2blasttraffic.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/msn-mailer%e2%84%a2-we-postingto-29-million-daily/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RUPALI SRINIVAS</dc:creator>
<guid>http://2blasttraffic.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/msn-mailer%e2%84%a2-we-postingto-29-million-daily/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are Hundreds of Millions of MSN Mail and Hotmail Users Across the Globe who take advantage of ]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vur.me/Traffic-Blaster/MSN-Mailer-2009" target="new"><img src="http://www.mysalespage.com/banners/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>There are Hundreds of <strong>Millions of MSN Mail and Hotmail </strong></p>
<p>Users Across the Globe who take advantage of the huge Storage capability they offer. Wouldn&#8217;t you just love to be able to Advertise to them? Imagine if you could send UNLIMITED Offers and Never have to Worry about terms Violations, Spam, Losing an ISP or Anything Else. Now you can FINALLY get the results you Desire at a Fraction of the Cost of other such Systems.</p>
<p><strong>Click the Link Below to Grab This Limited Offer NOW…</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA["Web Hit" Vale Uma Vaga Na Final]]></title>
<link>http://bigtwittbrasil.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/web-hit-vale-uma-vaga-na-final/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enxak</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bigtwittbrasil.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/web-hit-vale-uma-vaga-na-final/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quem conseguir fazer mais sucesso na web com seu vídeo, já terá vaga garantida na final do jogo Essa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Quem conseguir fazer mais sucesso na web com seu vídeo, já terá vaga garantida na final do jogo</strong></p>
<p>Essa coisa de &#8220;Web Hit&#8221; virou moda já alguns anos na internet. Quem não se lembra do vídeo da Cicarreli transando na praia? Ou daquele da musiquinha &#8220;Vá tomar no **&#8221;, ou do memorável Lindomar, e sua voadora incrível? E a absoluta Stephany CrossFox? Pois é, é essa a missão de vocês, jogadores, <strong>produzir um vídeo</strong> que ao menos chegue perto da magnitude dos vídeos listados abaixo. Não será exatamente uma Prova do Líder, melhor que isso, será uma garantia na final do BTB! Confira alguns exemplos clássicos de &#8220;Web Hits&#8221;:</p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/mEoRhm8DkF4&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/mEoRhm8DkF4&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span><br />
<span style="color:#888888;"><em>A nutricionista do &#8220;sanduichi-ichi&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/aClQknqfzlk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/aClQknqfzlk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span><br />
<span style="color:#888888;"><em>A inesquecível voadora do Lindomar</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/6rMloiFmSbw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/6rMloiFmSbw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><br />
<em>Tapa na Pantera!</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ozWYsPZiwLs&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ozWYsPZiwLs&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><br />
O cara tussiu&#8230; O cara tussiu&#8230;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/KC0on_LpoMM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/KC0on_LpoMM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><br />
<em>A assustadora menina pastora</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/dHpSCHxb780&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/dHpSCHxb780&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><br />
<em>Aquela atriz lá, como chama? Ah, aquela do &#8220;Vai tomar no&#8230; &#8220;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/MsdnufGPG1A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/MsdnufGPG1A&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><br />
Jeremias, o cabra homi!</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em>~~~</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Regulamento:</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">- O vídeo deve ter no máximo 2 minutos de duração e deve ser hospedado no You Tube ou Google Videos. O link deve ser enviado via DM para o @BigBossBTB ou email (<a href="mailto:bigtwittbrasil@gmail.com">bigtwittbrasil@gmail.com</a>) até a próxima sexta (09/10), às 20:00 hrs. Ao enviar, avisem ao @BigBossBTB, via Twitter;</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">- O vídeo deve mencionar, de alguma forma, o Big Twitt Brasil, e se for detectado que já é um vídeo existe na web (ou uma montagem contendo trechos já existentes), o vídeo será desclassificado;</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">- O participante poderá protagonizar o vídeo ou não, isso fica a seu critério. Mas ele deve aparecer em pelo menos um trecho do vídeo, no final, falando a seguinte frase: &#8220;Fiquem de olho no Big Twitt Brasil&#8221;. Todos os vídeos devem conter esse desfecho, quem não o fizer, será desclassificado;</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">- Assim que hospedado, o participante já pode divulgar seu vídeo a vontade. Mas a divulgação de todos só será feita, oficialmente pelo blog, às 20:00 hrs da sexta-feira.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>&#62;&#62; É isso! Essa é a chance de vocês de brilharem na net! Façam a diferença! Inventem! Vale uma vaga na final, então acredito que vale a pena o empenho, não nos decepcione. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Ainda hoje, às 20:00 hrs, teremos mais uma eliminação no paredão, continuem de olho&#8230;</strong></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[You can be the new owner of these panties for just $20.00]]></title>
<link>http://myexwifespanties.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/you-can-be-the-new-owner-of-these-panties-for-just-20-00/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myexwifespanties.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/you-can-be-the-new-owner-of-these-panties-for-just-20-00/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well here&#8217;s the first pair to kick things off&#8230;&#8230;a nice silky pair from the dresser]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well here&#8217;s the first pair to kick things off&#8230;&#8230;a nice silky pair from the dresser&#8230;&#8230;been worn several times&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>When ordering this pair please refer to it as &#8220;Panty1&#8243;</p>
<p>Simply email me at <a href="mailto:retailwhiz2004@yahoo.com">retailwhiz2004@yahoo.com</a> for payment options and address&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>All items will be shipped the same day!!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7" title="panty1" src="http://myexwifespanties.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/panty1.jpg?w=300" alt="panty1" width="300" height="225" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaign Goals for August]]></title>
<link>http://ahmnodtheare.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/campaign-goals-for-august/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ahmnodt Heare</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ahmnodtheare.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/campaign-goals-for-august/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The following are some goals I have set for the campaign for the month of August: Averaging 150 uniq]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Targeted Web Traffic - Fastest converting online Business!]]></title>
<link>http://natasha23a.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/targeted-web-traffic-fastest-converting-online-business/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>natasha23a</dc:creator>
<guid>http://natasha23a.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/targeted-web-traffic-fastest-converting-online-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[http://sn.im/nlqay We show you how to get targeted web traffic to your business. This is the fastest]]></description>
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<p>We show you how to get targeted web traffic to your business. This is the fastest converting business online!</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/aunzMOfdNcU&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/aunzMOfdNcU&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span><!--more-->
<p><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong>We show you how to get targeted web traffic to your business! This is the fastest converting business online!&#160;We&#8217;ll show you the exact same methods all our members are using to explode there downlines overnight!</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://sn.im/nlqay"><span style="font-size:medium;">http://sn.im/nlqay</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong><span style="display:none;">&#160;</span></strong></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cidade Hits Agora Toca TremKaipira!]]></title>
<link>http://tremkaipira.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/cidade-hits-agora-toca-tremkaipira/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tremkaipira</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tremkaipira.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/cidade-hits-agora-toca-tremkaipira/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Já esta em atividade a Rádio Cidade Hits, a maior rede web hits do Brasil, e estamos tocando também ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Já esta em atividade a Rádio Cidade Hits, a maior rede web hits do Brasil, e estamos tocando também na sua programação. Vai o nosso agradecimento e um grande abraço ao amigo Hugo Lourenço, que possibilitou essa maravilhosa parceria.</p>
<p>Acesse a Cidade Hits pelo link abaixo:<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.cidadehits.com/">www.cidadehits.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Cidade Hits &#8211; A Web Hits do Brasil!</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Filmes de merda!]]></title>
<link>http://anacranes.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/filmes-de-merda/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anacranes</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anacranes.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/filmes-de-merda/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Como se não bastasse o &#8216;cultuado&#8217; Saló, surgiram na internet filmes escatológicos que se]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Como se não bastasse o &#8216;cultuado&#8217; <a href="http://anacranes.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/salo-ou-os-120-dias-de-sodoma/" target="_blank">Saló</a>, surgiram na internet filmes escatológicos que se tornaram hits. Vai entender o ser humano&#8230;</p>
<p>Escatologia <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escatologia" target="_blank">(palavra que tem uma relação um sentido teológico que eu nem imaginava que existisse <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</a> é um termo dado a fetiches nojentos e extremos. Coisas como merda, vomito e outras coisas nada simpáticas e totalmente pesadas.</p>
<p>Quem (como eu) frequenta sites de pornografia está &#8216;acostumado&#8217; a esse &#8216;universo&#8217; o qual eu simplesmente ignoro. Vez ou outra vejo algum por curiosidade mórbida. Outro dia achei um de uma menina que praticava fisting duplo (literalmente fist é pulso fisting é enfiar a mão na vagina ou ânus, obviamente fisting duplo são duas mãos) e foi quase uma lição de anatomia, pois ela era tão arrombada que dava pra ver tranquilamente o colo do útero dela.</p>
<p>Agora porque raios alguns destes filmes saíram destes guetos e caíram nas graças do grande público é que eu não sei&#8230;. (e nem entendo). Apesar de não apreciar e portanto não me aprofundar sei que estes são alguns entre muitos vídeos de escatologia. Mas só pra evitar que estas merdas literais continuem a circular lá vai o spoiler :p</p>
<p><strong>Esses 3 são virais de filmes pornôs consegui ver apenas um pois são pagos se você quiser jogar seu dinheiro fora é só ir no site oficial</strong></p>
<p>2 girls 1 cup &#8211; O mais famoso dos vídeos escatológicos. Uma garota caga num copo e as duas comem a bosta dela</p>
<p>1 Girl 1 Pitcher &#8211; Não vi,  mas acho que deve ser sobre chuva dourada (urina) e acho que a moça bebe o próprio mijo</p>
<p>4 Girls Fingerpaint &#8211; Também não vi, creio que ainda seja sobre merda literalmente falando, mais precisamente um bacanal de merda com 4 garotas.</p>
<p><strong>Esses me parecem filmes postados como tanto outros na net</strong></p>
<p>2 Girls 1 Finger &#8211; duas orientais que vomitam uma na boca da outra</p>
<p>Glass Ass ou 1 Guy 1 Cup &#8211; o cara enfia um vidro no cu quebra propositalmente e enfia a mão para retirar os cacos (tudo regado a muito sangue)</p>
<p>Kids in a Sandbox &#8211; uma mulher nua (não sei pra que&#8230;) enfia um vibrador na uretra do cara</p>
<p>BME Pain Olympics Final Round ou Hatchet vs Genitals &#8211; não entendi se é um cara ou mais de um que literalmente decepa o próprio pau a facadas e machadadas.</p>
<p>Church of Fudge &#8211; um casal vestido de padre e freira (a perversão mais antiga da face da terra..) naquele nervoso do fazemos ou não fazemos, ele baixa as calças e ela lambe o cu dele até que em determinado momento ele caga nela.</p>
<p><strong>O mais &#8216;bacana&#8217; pois o cara se fudeu literalmente</strong></p>
<p>2 Guys 1 Horse ou<em> Mr. Hands </em>-  é o cara deu para o cavalo e o pinto do cavalo entra ate o fim (não me pergunte como), sei que no fim o cara morre de tanto sangrar e eu digo &#8220;Bem feito&#8221;. Zoofilia pra mim e crime (mesmo a Brasileirinhas tendo uma maldita sessão disto).<br />
Esse filme tem o lado bom de divulgar a escrota prática da zoofilia pois era uma fazenda destinada a praticantes de modalidade que só não é mais escrota que pedofilia e estupro.</p>
<p>Enfim se você quiser se divertir vendo perversão existem dois ótimos sites gratuitos com uma penca de filmes de tudo quanto é tara: <a href="http://www.pornhub.com" target="_blank">www.pornhub.com</a> e <a href="http://www.redtube.com" target="_blank">www.redtube.com</a>. Tem até escatologia, mas eu prefiro ver coisas mais interessantes. Ok o que faz sucesso mesmo são os vídeos das reações das pessoas ao verem estas merdas, mas enfim vai entender&#8230;</p>
<p>Minha reação? Serve foto?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654" title="tedio" src="http://anacranes.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/tedio.jpg?w=269" alt="tedio" width="269" height="300" /></p>
<p>Ah achei esse outro texto sobre o assunto que também vale a pela ler:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.interney.net/blogs/virunduns/?cat=2261" target="_blank"><span class="title">2 Girls 1 Cup, 2 Girls 1 Finger, BME Pain Olympics e outros vídeos que causam fortes, hmm, reações</span></a></p>
<p>E o que eu penso sobre escatológia? Sinceramente com tanta coisa mais interessante pra fazer&#8230; podem me taxar de preconceituosa, mas eu considero um desvio grave de comportamente (em outras palavras &#8216;vai se tratar seu doente!&#8217;).</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://onlinemarketingandmore.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/online-marketing/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>onlinemarketingandmore</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onlinemarketingandmore.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/online-marketing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Online Marketing and more is a site aimed at providing useful tips to help promoting your online mar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Online Marketing and more is a site aimed at providing useful tips to help promoting your online marketing portfolios. It is aimed at the newby internet marketers.</p>
<p>Getting more done in less time and free up your time to do other more important things in live other than work, work work, is what I would like to write about. I want to quit my day job at the end of 2009 and only work part time from home.</p>
<p>The first site I want you to have a look at is the <a href="http://www.9dollarsolution.com/?hub=47087" target="_blank">$9.00 Solution </a>- it is a <a href="http://www.9dollarsolution.com/?hub=47087" target="_blank">low cost entry level system </a>for onyone who wants to start up &#38; learn how to do things online and  how to make money online. It is a seriously powerful &#38; informative introduction.  So if you want to learn and earn, then go over to that site now.</p>
<p>My second passion &#38; what I ultimately want to do for the rest of my life on earth is to <a href="http://shopmate.webs.com" target="_blank">help save the planet </a>and global warmining by showing people how to do effective online marketing in stead of paper marketing. I stared a free site that gives you a <a href="http://shopmate.webs.com" target="_blank">step-by-step guide </a>how to make a free webs site, how to <a href="http://shopmate.webs.com" target="_blank">do it yourself email marketing for free</a>, and how a simple web site can increase sales.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[2008's most popular posts]]></title>
<link>http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/2008s-most-popular-posts/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>indieregister</dc:creator>
<guid>http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/2008s-most-popular-posts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The abrupt firing of a Craven County court official. Funny money bearing the image of Barack Obama. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The abrupt firing of a Craven County court official. Funny money bearing the image of Barack Obama. A call for consumers to refuse retail store receipt checks and bag searches &#8212; and several stories of shoppers being hounded, harassed and illegally detained for doing so.</p>
<p>These posts brought in the most page views since <em><strong>IndieRegister.com</strong></em> relaunched in August. Below, you&#8217;ll find links to the year&#8217;s five most popular stories. (Disclosure: We excluded one post because bots and crawlers accounted for the vast majority of its hits.) Click on the headlines for a direct link to each post.</p>
<p>Look for the inaugural Best of the Blog, a listing of our top five stories of the year, before the clock strikes 12 on New Year&#8217;s Eve.</p>
<p><strong>Posts with the Most</strong><br />
1. <a href="http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/corrupt-craven-clerk-of-court/" target="_blank">Corrupt Craven clerk of court?</a> (880 views)<br />
2. <a href="http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/wal-mart-forces-receipt-check-standoff/" target="_blank">My Wal-Mart sales receipt standoff </a>(728 views)<br />
3. <a href="http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/obama-currency-causes-controversy/" target="_blank">Obama currency causes controversy</a> (587 views)<br />
4. <a href="http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/wal-mart-receipt-check-is-voluntary/" target="_blank">Wal-Mart: Receipt check is voluntary</a> (224 views)<br />
5. <a href="http://indieregister.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/receipt-check-no-thanks/" target="_blank">Receipt check implies we&#8217;re crooks</a> (155 views)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Thursday 3 - sneak peeks]]></title>
<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/11/thursday-3-sneek-peeks/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/11/thursday-3-sneek-peeks/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our weekly glimpse into what&#8217;s been coming across our desks here at &#8220;News To Me.&#8221; ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Our weekly glimpse into what&#8217;s been coming across our desks here at <strong>&#8220;News To Me.&#8221;</strong>  This week we&#8217;re going to give you a sneak peek into what is coming up on future shows.  Without giving too much away of course.  Let&#8217;s just say that these three sites and the people behind them are all scheduled to appear on <strong>&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</strong> soon!  Some sooner than others!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thescarycity.com">The Scary City</a>:<br />
This experience was created by <strike>the woman behind</strike> the Executive Producer of &#8220;LonelyGirl15.&#8221;  That viral hit was a low budget flash in the pan compared to <a href="http://www.thescarycity.com">&#8220;The Scary City.&#8221;</a>  It&#8217;s a $5.2 million dollar multimedia thrill ride designed to engage, involve and scare the crap out of you!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sixdegrees.org">SixDegrees.org</a>:<br />
This holiday season you can give a gift card&#8230; or you can give a GOOD card!  <strong>SixDegrees.org</strong> is a foundation created by a guy you know really well.  It&#8217;s a site that links you to over a million charities worldwide.  Through the <strong>&#8220;Good Card&#8221; program</strong> <a href="http://www.sixdegrees.org">sixdegrees.org</a> is enabling you to give the gift of giving.  Explore the site today and then meet its founder on <strong>&#8220;News To Me,&#8221;</strong> Saturday December 20th.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com/">Ideas by Chuck</a>:<br />
Hungry after kicking around the footbag with your friends?  Crack open your <strong>Hacky Snack!</strong>  &#8211;  Tired of brushing?  Chew some<strong> toothpaste gum!</strong>  &#8211;  Hate everything on prime time TV?  Maybe an episode of <strong>&#8220;Chuck Dickens, Illiterate Trucker&#8221;</strong> will turn you around.   Those are all ideas thought up by Chuck.  Chuck doesn&#8217;t have the time, the funds or the energy to turn his ideas into reality&#8230; so he&#8217;s giving them away on <a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com/">his blog!</a>  Chuck is going to join us on <strong>&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</strong> early next year&#8230; that is, if someone hasn&#8217;t already taken one of his ideas and made him a millionaire!</p>
<p>&#8230;so there are three little teases to let you know what were working on for future <strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</a></strong> episodes.   See you this weekend!  </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hotlinks for 11/8 &amp; 11/9]]></title>
<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/08/hotlinks-for-118-119/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[When it comes to medical news that involves brain surgery, YouTube and a banjo there is only one med]]></description>
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When it comes to medical news that involves <strong>brain surgery, YouTube and a banjo</strong> there is only one medical expert to turn to&#8230; <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html">Dr. Eric Lanford</a>.  Actually, he&#8217;s not a doctor, nor has he played one on TV, but when it comes to <strong>diagnosing viral videos</strong> there is no one more capable.  This weekend Doc L. (as we like to call him) talks to the star of a clip that is getting <strong>thousands of hits</strong>.  His name is <strong>Eddie Adcock</strong> and the first time we saw him he was <strong>playing the banjo while laying on an operating table with a doctor elbow deep in his brain!</strong>  Scrub in and join <strong>Dr. Lanford</strong> in the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</a> operating room tonight to meet Eddie <em>and</em> his surgeon.  Find out how he ended up <strong>pickin&#8217; and grinnin&#8217; and having brain surgery</strong> at the same time!</p>
<p><strong>The links</strong> to the full video of Eddie&#8217;s operation and <strong>everything</strong> else <strong>you saw</strong> in this weekend&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</strong> are right here:</p>
<p><b><u>Banjo Brain Surgery</u>:</b><br />
Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjX6ErmKY14">full clip</a> on YouTube.<br />
Visit Eddie Adcock&#8217;s official website: <a href="http://www.eddieandmarthaadcock.com/">eddieandmarthaadcock.com</a>.<br />
Learn more about Eddie&#8217;s surgeon, <a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/surgery/neurosrg/Staff/Neimat/neimatbio.htm">Joseph Samir Neimat</a>.<br />
Find out what else they are working on at <a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/">Vanderbilt Medical Center</a>.</p>
<p><b><u>iReporters speak out on Obama&#8217;s election</u>:</b><br />
Have you uploaded <strong>your reaction to the election</strong> yet?  Click to <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=98630">iReport.com</a> and speak up!</p>
<p><b><u>Star Trek Deep Space 9 voter</u>:</b><br />
iReporter Jeremiah Long got dressed up in his Starfleet uniform to cast his vote.  Check out his early voting experience and his &#8220;demands&#8221; for President-elect Obama on his <a href="http://www.ireport.com/people/TheOversat">iReport profile page</a>.</p>
<p><b><u>Burglars kick in the front door, security cams catch them in the act</u>:</b><br />
Almost <strong>30 thousand people</strong> have watched <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1JLEp-FJE">this clip on YouTube</a>&#8230; and it <a href="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/10/30/youtube_burglaries_atlanta.html">paid off</a>!</p>
<p>Visit Sgt. John Hames and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnsonCityPOLICE">Johnson City, TN Police Dept.</a> on YouTube.</p>
<p><b><u>CNN.com Most Popular</u>:</b><br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/10/18/vo.wv.bridge.jumping.BRIDGEDAY"><strike>Bridge Jumpers</strike></a> &#8211; bumped, airdate TBA<br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/10/23/anim.bloodhound.bullet.bloodhoundprog">Car that could break the land speed record</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/10/15/radio.chihuahua.WOIO"><strike>Chiuahuah whose ears make &#8220;radio&#8221; sounds</strike></a> &#8211; bumped, airdate TBA<br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/04/mendis.cop.compromising.position.wtvc">Cop caught &#8220;gettin&#8217; busy&#8221; on security camera</a></p>
<p><b><u>Webhits</u>:</b><br />
<b>The Singing Road:</b><br />
Lancaster, California&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLNfN6-eA0g">Musical Road</a>.<br />
Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/19149">map from roadsideamerica.com</a> to get there if you&#8217;d like to drive it yourself.<br />
There are also &#8220;musical roads&#8221; in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTsoP3WWgU4">Japan</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt5IxDMN-I8">Korea</a>.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;Simon&#8217;s Cat&#8221; in real life:</b><br />
First watch the animated short &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ffwDYo00Q">Cat Man Do</a>&#8221; by <strong>filmmaker Simon Tofield</strong> (you can see the whole &#8220;Simon&#8217;s Cat&#8221; series <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat">here</a>).  Then, all the way from <strong>Vienna, Austria</strong> check out a typical night for <strong>Robert Buehringer</strong> and his cat on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gknp-8ltmE">YouTube</a>.</p>
<p><b><strike>Shrimp on a treadmill&#8230;</strike></b> &#8211; bumped, airdate TBA<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO8Pyi3UpY">&#8230;with the Benny Hill music</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_1cyQBB38A">&#8230;with the Chariots of Fire music</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLCdzkGETsg">&#8230;OK Go mashup</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnxsn8UQ4R0">&#8230;with the song from the musical road</a>.</p>
<p><b><u>Whatnot</u>:</b><br />
Firemen actually <strong>lift a car off the ground using only the pressure from fire hoses</strong> in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66rsg2DaHw">this YouTube hit</a>!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the list!  Hope you found what you were looking for.  <strong>Thanks</strong> for watching <strong>&#8220;News To Me!&#8221;</strong>  <strong>Thanks</strong> for visiting the blog (we&#8217;d <strong>love</strong> it if you&#8217;d leave us a little note to let us know you were here)!  See you next weekend!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/04/hotlinks-for-104-105/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/04/hotlinks-for-104-105/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iReporters play a huge part in this weekend&#8217;s show! Thanks for cranking up those cams and lett]]></description>
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<p>iReporters play a huge part in this weekend&#8217;s show!  Thanks for cranking up those cams and letting us hear what you thought of the Vice Presidential debate, and for taking us along for the ride as you went searching for gas in the Southeast United States!  The links to those full iReports and the rest of the stories you saw on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">&#8220;News To Me&#8221;</a> this weekend are below.</p>
<p>Clearly you have opinions, clearly you have cameras, and clearly you want your voice heard!  So <em>your challenge this weekend</em>: speak up and let us hear what you thought of &#8220;News To Me!&#8221;  You are already sitting in front of your <strong>webcam</strong>&#8230; why not fire it up and review the show?  There&#8217;s a special <a href="http://www.ireport.com/upload/8853.topic">&#8220;News To Me&#8221; iReport link</a> below.  Click it and let your inner critic come out!</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the raw footage from and direct links to everything on this weekend&#8217;s show are right here  <!--more keep reading » -->:</p>
<p><strong><u>The great veep debate</u>:</strong><br />
Who do you think won the Vice Presidential debate?  <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=99209">iReporters sound off</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>Southeast gas crisis</u>:</strong><br />
We may be short on fuel, but we&#8217;re overflowing with video from <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=3041">iReporters searching for gas</a>!</p>
<p><strong><u>Women Against Fantasy Sports</u>:</strong><br />
Are you a fantasy sports widow?  Learn how to fight back at <a href="http://www.womenagainstfantasysports.com">womenagainstfantasysports.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>&#8220;The Resident&#8221; on Wall Street</u>:</strong><br />
Get to the heart of the financial crisis with <a href="http://www.theresident.net">The Resident</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>Best of CNN.com</u>:</strong><br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/09/30/vo.colombia.bullfight.ap">Bull stampede</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/09/30/dnt.fl.man.punches.shark.wsvn">Man punches shark</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/09/24/sims.pig.siege.ABC">Woman held hostage by a pig</a></p>
<p><strong><u>Send us your videos</u>:</strong><br />
&#8220;News To Me&#8221; has it&#8217;s own special page at <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=8853">iReport.com</a>!  Got something we should see?  Upload it there!</p>
<p><strong><u>Journey finds new lead singer on YouTube</u>:</strong><br />
Visit Journey at their official website <a href="http://www.journeymusic.com">journeymusic.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>Interpret your dreams</u>:</strong><br />
Find out what your night time thoughts mean at <a href="http://www.dreamcrowd.com">dreamcrowd.com</a></p>
<p><strong><u>Personal astrology</u>:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.astrodienst.com">astrodienst.com</a></p>
<p><strong><u>What would you look like as a different race</u>?</strong><br />
Find out in the <a href="http://www.perceptionlab.com">perceptionlab.com</a></p>
<p>Thanks for watching!!!  Now use your cellphone, video camera, web camera, anything with a lens and a connection to the interweb and <a href="http://www.ireport.com/upload/8853.topic">upload a video review of &#8220;News To Me.&#8221;</a>  We got a ton of awesome reviews of the Palin/Biden debate, so we know you have video cameras!  Use yours to <a href="http://www.ireport.com/upload/8853.topic">let us know</a> what you like or didn&#8217;t like about &#8220;News To Me&#8221; this weekend.  Who knows?  <b>You</b> could end up <strong>on the show!</strong>  Do your best TV critic imitation and upload it on our special <a href="http://www.ireport.com/upload/8853.topic">iReport page</a>.  </p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/16/5-sites-were-watching/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re always on the lookout for people making a difference or even just people just making som]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We&#8217;re always on the lookout for people making a difference or even just people just making something <em>unique</em> online.  Here&#8217;s a few we have had up on our monitors for the past few days&#8230; they MAY end up on a future episode of &#8220;<strong>News To Me</strong>:&#8221;</p>
<p><u>Merry-go-wrong</u>:<br />
News To Me cameraman/editor/writer/producer Teague stumbled on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9UyeyHzyMQ">this clip</a> during his daily YouTube rounds.  What do you get when you combine a playground merry-go-round, bored teenagers, and a motorcycle?  Certain pain.</p>
<p><u>Hurricane Harmony</u>:<br />
No one is happy that Ike hit, but one man tried to take inspiration from the storm&#8230; check out Herbert Midgley and his musical iReport: <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-85504">Ike in East Texas</a>.  Our favorite line:  &#8220;The wind is blowin, the rain is raining, and I&#8217;m out here rocking and rollin!&#8221;</p>
<p><u>Adorable puppy head tilt</u>:<br />
Don&#8217;t you love it when dogs tilt their heads when they hear something they&#8217;re not familiar with?  So darn cute!  We&#8217;ll here&#8217;s a guy who <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQxpgSuaiz4">wrote a whole song for a puppy named Willy</a> that inspires some extreme head tilts.  Stay with it till the end, Willy&#8217;s got skills.</p>
<p><u>Angry kangaroo</u>:<br />
Honestly, this man in marsupial&#8217;s clothing is more than just angry, he&#8217;s <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=981_1221468984">kind of a jerk</a>!  Blame &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; producer Charles for putting this one on your radar.</p>
<p><u>Black Cab Sessions</u>:<br />
Our new &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; sucker&#8230; I mean <em>intern</em> Corey, found a site called <a href="http://www.blackcabsessions.com">black cab sessions</a> where you can watch acoustic tunes performed by the original artists in the back of a black taxi.  Why a taxi?  Not sure, but it&#8217;s cool.</p>
<p>If <em>you</em> have a site we should be surfing <strong>let us know</strong>!!!  Don&#8217;t forget that we&#8217;re looking for you to <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/11/put-eric-in-his-place/">be our location scout</a> AND to give us <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/hotlinks-for-913-14/">your 4 word review</a> of last weekend&#8217;s show!  </p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/26/hot-links-for-726-727/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/26/hot-links-for-726-727/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Poop in space.&#8221; &#8220;Peeping Tom E.T.&#8221; &#8220;North Pole ice bath.&#8221; Yes, ]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;Poop in space.&#8221;  &#8220;Peeping Tom E.T.&#8221;  &#8220;North Pole ice bath.&#8221;  Yes, you could plug those terms into your favorite search engine to find the things you saw on &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; this weekend, but why risk being hyperlinked to something that isn&#8217;t what you were looking for&#8230; or worse&#8230; to something that no amount of virtual antiseptic soap will clean from your brain?</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t risk it!  We&#8217;ve got the links to everything you saw on the show right here!</p>
<p><!--more keep reading »--></p>
<p><u>What&#8217;s more awesome than a lightning strike</u>?<br />
Catching one on video&#8230; AND managing NOT to flinch!  Here&#8217;s the full <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-32570">iReport »</a></p>
<p><u>Fire on film (but it&#8217;s no special effect)</u>:<br />
Citizen journalists all over L.A. caught video and images of the fire that destroyed historic &#8220;New York&#8221; street on the Universal Studios back lot.  See all their <a href="http://www.ireport.com/search.jspa?q=universal+studios">iReports »</a></p>
<p><u>Space alien peeping Tom</u>:<br />
So we still haven&#8217;t seen the whole video&#8230; but the mystery of what was outside that window continues to grow!  Do your own investigating and see what you come up with&#8230; then come back and let us know!<br />
Watch our full report <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/09/ntm.hello.out.there.cnn">again »</a><br />
Look for intelligent signs of extraterrestrial life yourself at <a href="http://www.seti.org">S.E.T.I. »</a></p>
<p><u>North Pole plunge</u>:<br />
See the unedited version of Lars Noring&#8217;s &#8220;Lars Around the World&#8221; beach ball video <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-29099">iReport.com »</a></p>
<p><u>The shark whisperer</u>:<br />
Visit <a href="http://www.saveourseas.com">Save Our Seas</a> for more on why sharks aren&#8217;t all that bad!  Still not convinced?  Watch our full report <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/09/ntm.shark.tales.cnn">again »</a></p>
<p><u>Space Poo!</u><br />
When ya gotta go, ya gotta go!  Watch this and the next time you are aboard the international space station you&#8217;ll know what to do when it&#8217;s time to go.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUe2HcFUPSo">YouTube »</a></p>
<p><u>NSFA (Not Safe For Acrophobics)</u>:<br />
You know the rock climbing is going to be good when the path to get there is more dangerous than the actual climb itself!  Don&#8217;t believe us?  See the <a href="http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562%20+">full video »</a></p>
<p><u>Obama Girl may be celebrating, but Mike Gravel is not</u>:<br />
Yes, she had a crush on Obama, but Mike Gravel tried to steal her away&#8230; lotta good it did him.  See the full (very funny) video on Barely Political&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI6PA4v6dZg">YouTube channel »</a> </p>
<p><u>Human Tetris</u>:<br />
So many great clips to see of the Japanese &#8220;Human Tetris&#8221; game show&#8230; here are a few including some that you saw on &#8220;News To Me,&#8221; and one from the Italian version that&#8217;s very&#8230; um&#8230; Italian.<br />
<a href="http://video.yahoo.com/watch/996923/3777790">Original Japanese game show clip</a><br />
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=jYXObIS5_AM">Other Japanese game show clip (w/ the big guy)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ5BXbX7Bxs">Italian (bikini) version</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LtUX_6IXY">Human Tetris in a Church</a></p>
<p>Thanks for watching&#8230; let us know what you thought of &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>.&#8221;  It&#8217;s your show, so you might as well let us know how we&#8217;re doing!  We&#8217;re big on feedback!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/19/hotlinks-for-719-720/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Last week Eric was almost ticketed for jaywalking while shooting &#8220;News To Me.&#8221; This week]]></description>
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<p>Last week Eric was almost <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/09/the-outlaw/">ticketed for jaywalking</a> while shooting &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>.&#8221;  This week, we actually let him behind the wheel of a moving car while we shot the show.  Thankfully, we managed to make it though <b>this</b> shoot with no police intervention, (though we did take out extra insurance just in case).</p>
<p>Now that we&#8217;re home from our little North Georgia road trip, we&#8217;ve got to unpack our duffel bags which we FILLED with <b>links</b> to all the places we visited in this weekend&#8217;s show.  Pretend like you work for the TSA, put on some rubber gloves and dig through our link filled luggage <!--more on the next page » -->:</p>
<p><u>Running with the bulls</u>:<br />
Think you&#8217;d like to give it a try?  We&#8217;ve got three great iReports to check out <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=43393">here</a>, <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-44082">here</a> and <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-44165">here</a> before you book that trip to Pamplona.</p>
<p><u>Truck and trailer smash into bank</u>:<br />
Check out the video <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/15/vo.trailer.crash.wfaa">here</a>, and then check out the photos of the aftermath <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/this-weeks-holy-crap-video/">here</a>.</p>
<p><u>The whale hunt</u>:<br />
Surf over to the Webby Award winning site <a href="http://thewhalehunt.org/">thewhalehunt.org</a> to experience this innovative approach to new media storytelling.</p>
<p><u>Baboon rampage</u>:<br />
You may be used to seeing a critter or two in your neighborhood, a possum, raccoon, deer.  Maybe even something a little more exotic in certain areas of the country, like an alligator or coyote.  But <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-25352">baboons</a>?</p>
<p><u>Pedal powered phone</u>:<br />
If you would like to make a call, please deposit 200 calories for the first 3 minutes.  Get the full iReport <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-41595">here</a>.</p>
<p><u>Caption this!</u><br />
Congratulations to Dan who submitted the winning caption for our &#8220;Giant Soccer Players&#8221; Caption This contest, &#8220;It seems that steroid use just isn’t a problem in baseball anymore.&#8221;  Good one dude!</p>
<p>Now&#8217;s your chance to give it a shot&#8230; our <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/04/caption-this-4/">NEW Caption This</a> contest is up and running&#8230; let the pun&#8217;s begin!</p>
<p><u>Henri the cat</u>:<br />
Visit filmmaker William Braden&#8217;s website <a href="http://www.willbraden.com">willbraden.com</a> to see the full short film that LA Weekly said is “A Hilarious parody of European existentialism, on a budget probably no pricier than a week’s supply of cat food.”</p>
<p>Take a look at a <b>special blog-only</b> <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/19/henri-hextra/">bonus video</a> featuring Will reciting some of his favorite <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/19/henri-hextra/">cat haiku</a>.</p>
<p><u>Little girl stuck in vending machine</u>:<br />
It sounds pretty terrible, but it sure does look like she&#8217;s a <b>having fun</b> to me.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ni84mHdzNY">YouTube.com</a></p>
<p><u>Texting while driving&#8230; on a MOTORCYCLE</u>:<br />
We love this video!  Props to <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/tag/mandy-the-intern/">Mandy</a> the &#8220;News To Me&#8221; summer intern for turning us on to it!  Check it out on <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=klteYv1Uv9A">YouTube.</a></p>
<p><u>Bodega tour</u><br />
Take a very funny tour of your friendly neighborhood bodega, and find out what &#8216;<b>quarter water</b>&#8216; is on <a href="http://www.InternetsCelebrities.com">InternetsCelebrities.com</a>.</p>
<p><u>The emergency party button</u>:<br />
Oh sure&#8230; Office Depot thinks they&#8217;re so cool with their &#8220;Easy Button.&#8221;  Dude, that ain&#8217;t nuthin&#8217; compared to what happens when you hit &#8220;<a href="http://www.plasma2002.com/epb">The Emergency Party Button</a>!&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s all for this weekend!  Let us know what you thought of the show, or let us know about a person, blog, site, video or gadget you&#8217;d like to see featured <b>next week</b>!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/12/hotlinks-for-712-713/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/12/hotlinks-for-712-713/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you want more info on anything you see in this weekend&#8217;s &#8220;News To Me,&#8221; congrats]]></description>
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<p>If you want more info on anything you see in this weekend&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/newstome">News To Me</a>,&#8221; congrats!  You are on the right blog!</p>
<p>We must be getting pretty <b>big time</b> because this weekend&#8217;s show was <b>so loaded</b> with &#8220;the goodness&#8221; (as opposed to &#8220;<a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/thewackness/">The Wackness</a>&#8220;) that we had to bump a couple pieces.  In the the news biz when we have to reschedule a previously planned interview or segment for a later date, we say its been &#8220;<b>bumped</b>.&#8221;  The two most blatant bumps in this weekend show were our &#8220;<a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/20/caption-this-3/">Caption This</a>&#8221; winner from last week, and <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/07/how-henri-ruined-my-sunday/">Henri the Cat</a>.  </p>
<p>We emailed Henri&#8217;s &#8220;people&#8221; to let them know his segment had been bumped and <b>got this reply</b>,  apparently from the cat himself <b>in his native French</b>, &#8220;Toujours, la meme chose &#8211; souffrir, c&#8217;est mon destin.&#8221;  Which according to his translator Will Braden means &#8220;<b>It&#8217;s always the same&#8230; suffering is my fate</b>.&#8221;  Our reply, &#8220;Traiter avec elle chat!&#8221;  Which according to Google Translate means, &#8220;Deal with it cat!&#8221;  </p>
<p>As for our <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-33526">giant soccer player</a> &#8220;Caption This&#8221; <b>winner</b>&#8230; you&#8217;re 3 milliseconds of fame is still coming!  As is your t-shirt!  In the meantime though we have a NEW &#8220;<a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/category/contests/caption-this-contests/">Caption This</a>&#8221; up.  Get in on that one before the <b>massive throngs</b> of viewers get their first look at it next weekend.</p>
<p><b>Henri</b> and the winning &#8220;<b>Caption This</b>&#8221; caption are now scheduled to air starting Saturday 7/19.  </p>
<p>For the links to the stories that did NOT get bumped this weekend show <!--more keep reading » -->:</p>
<p><u>Santa Barbara fire</u>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/people/interpilot">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><u><strike>Pedal Powered Call Shop</strike></u>:<br />
ALSO BUMPED!!!  It&#8217;s a <b>great story</b> about a <b>great idea</b> and we&#8217;re gonna get it on the air next week.  In the meantime watch the <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-41595">iReport</a> and we&#8217;ll get you the <b>whole story next weekend</b>.</p>
<p><u>Most Popular on CNN.com</u></p>
<ul>Sprinters in the Tate Britain Museum.  It&#8217;s good exercise, but is it art?  You decide at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/06/30/glass.uk.sprinters.art.itn">CNN.com</a>.</ul>
<ul>We&#8217;re all adults here, but this video of a high tech toilet still makes us giggle.  Take a look for yourself at <a>CNN.com</a></ul>
<p><u>FIRE!  Texas style</u><br />
There&#8217;s a little bit of <b>bad language</b> in this video&#8230; but after seeing this explosion&#8230; I can honestly say I would have said something <b>much worse</b>!  Watch the whole clip <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dgfJQ7ZwoY&#38;eurl=http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8dgfJQ7ZwoY">on YouTube.</a></p>
<p><u>Mortified</u><br />
Real adults reading really <b>embarrassing</b> letters and journal entries written when they were teens.  Find out if there is a show coming to your town and how <b>you can participate</b> at <a href="http://www.getmortified.com/">Mortified.com</a>.</p>
<p>If you missed it on the show, you can watch our report on Mortified at on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/05/05/ntm.get.mortified.cnn">CNN.com/video</a>.</p>
<p><u>The Vice Guide to North Korea</u><br />
VBS.tv correspondent Shane Smith crosses the border into a country you&#8217;ve <b>heard</b> of, but you definitely don&#8217;t <b>know</b>&#8230; watch all 12 episodes of his report at <a href="http://www.vbs.tv/shows.php?show=1442318652&#38;source=sc">VBS.tv</a>.</p>
<p><u>Fat Rant</u><br />
She&#8217;s a heavy hitter when it comes to <b>positive body image</b> at any size&#8230; get Joy Nash&#8217;s very <b>honest</b> and VERY <b>funny</b> take on life and see her latest &#8220;<b>fat rant</b>&#8221; called &#8220;Staircase Wit&#8221; on her <a href="http://fatrantblog.wordpress.com/">eponymous blog</a>.</p>
<p>You can also catch our story about Joy and her rants on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/07/11/lanford.fat.rant.cnn">CNN.com/video</a>.</p>
<p><u>Black Sun bird flock</u><br />
Amazing sights from Denmark as thousands and thousands of starlings fly in a flock that becomes an undulating nebulae of beaks and wings&#8230; <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6fd_1215496123">LiveLeak.com</a>.</p>
<p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/email">CNN.com/email</a>.</p>
<p>Finally, if you&#8217;d like, we&#8217;d really <b>love to hear from you</b>&#8230; hit &#8220;add a comment&#8221; below and let us know what <b>you thought of the show</b>.  </p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/04/the-links-for-75-and-76/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Happy 4th of July weekend! Hope you survive with all your fingers intact! While you are &#8220;ooohh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><b>Happy 4th of July</b> weekend!  Hope you survive with all your fingers intact!  </p>
<p>While you are &#8220;ooohhhing and aaahhhing&#8221; over your hometown fireworks display tonight, we are locked in a dark room lit only by the glow of computer monitors and a red white and blue lava lamp obsessing over every frame of video in this weekend&#8217;s edition of &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>.&#8221;  Well&#8230; one of us is anyway.  <b>Thanks Teague!</b>  We&#8217;ll save you a sparkler and a beer!  Unless <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/tag/producer-charles-gilbert/">Charles</a> drinks that one too.</p>
<p>OK&#8230; keeping this one kind of short&#8230; we know you have a lot of &#8220;<b>long weekending</b>&#8221; to do and I&#8217;m certain reading this blog isn&#8217;t anywhere near as high on your list as <b>doin&#8217; up some steaks</b> and veggies on the <b>grill by the pool</b>.  In fact, it&#8217;s probably not even as high on your list as CLEANING the grill OR the pool&#8230; </p>
<p>The links for MORE of what you&#8217;ll see on this weekend&#8217;s show <!--more after the jump » -->:</p>
<p><u>Storm hits Huntsville, AL airshow</u>:<br />
As always iReporters were there:  <a href="http://www.ireport.com/tags/airshow">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><u>Naked dude arrested after high speed persuit</u>:<br />
Superstar iReporter Ray Richard got a real eyeful.  See his video on <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-38459">iReport.com</a>.  Don&#8217;t worry.  It&#8217;s safe for work.</p>
<p><u>China quake</u><br />
Hard to believe that they are STILL digging out&#8230; take a look at the aftermath through they camera lens of someone who was there for the worst of it: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/05/26/ntm.china.earthquake.cnn">A Survivor&#8217;s Story</a>.</p>
<p><u>The Big River Show</u>:<br />
We couldn&#8217;t even come close to showing you all the great video from these travelers.  Get to know Bill and Max and the Mighty Mississippi on their vlog: <a href="http://www.bigrivershow.com/">BigRiverShow.com</a>.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that while Bill and Max are having a relatively light hearted time on the Ol&#8217; Miss, lots of people along the river are being affected by some of the worst flooding in years.  Find out how you can help those being impacted by the rising water at CNN&#8217;s <a href="http://www.cnn.com/impact">Impact Your World</a> site.</p>
<p><u>Italy&#8217;s garbage problem goes on</u>:<br />
Superstar iReporter Brian Waite is an American living in Italy.  He sent us this video: <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-39172">iReport.com</a>.  </p>
<p>For more on Italy&#8217;s growing garbage problem check out <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-42509">this iReport</a> sent in by another American living in Italy.  It&#8217;s pretty amazing what has to do just to take out the trash.</p>
<p><u>Most Popular on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN.com</a></u>:</p>
<ul><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/02/parker.cat.held.ransom.wpb">Cat held for ransom</a></ul>
<p><u>BIG WAVE specialist Garrett Mcnamara</u><br />
Head over to <a href="http://www.garrettmcnamara.com">garrettmcnamara.com</a> to see more of Garrett and his surfing partner <a href="http://www.garrettmcnamara.com/kealii.htm">Kealii Mamala</a> on the BIG waves.  Plus you can find out, &#8220;Where In The World is G-Mac?&#8221;</p>
<p><u>Purple 53</u><br />
If you missed it on the show you can watch very OVER-caffienated <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html">Eric</a> freak out a very UNDER-caffienated Angel Hess <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/04/21/ntm.purple.53.cnn">here</a>&#8230; OR if you just want to meet Angel and find out why he&#8217;s <b>living in a bread truck</b> check out his site: <a href="http://www.purple53.com">purple53.com</a></p>
<p><u>Webhits</u></p>
<ul>Creepy bodiless shopping cart robot: <a href="http://www.maniacworld.com/weird-flaming-legs.html">maniacworld.com</a></ul>
<ul>Did you see the moonwalking bear?  See if you can spot him in this Transport for London <a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/roadsandpublicspaces/7599.aspx">bicycle safety PSA</a>.</ul>
<p><u>The Spinning Escalator girl</u>:<br />
<b>&#8220;News To Me&#8221; WEB ONLY &#8211; BONUS VIDEO</b> It&#8217;s a clip we didn&#8217;t have room for in the show&#8230; check out the stunt when it <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/04/ntm.escalator.spin.girl.cnn">DOESN&#8217;T go so well.</a>    </p>
<p>Check out the full clip and see some of our favorite comments on <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5018924/girl-spins-on-escalator-thanks-to-physics-or-magic">Gizmodo.com</a>.  </p>
<p>And finally, meet the spinning escalator girl, Rebekah Schecter, and see the video that started it all on her <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&#38;friendid=34719492">myspace page</a>.  </p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/28/the-links-for-628-and-629/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Two of us on the &#8220;News To Me&#8221; team took this last week off. The world of 24/7 news makes]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Two of us on the &#8220;News To Me&#8221; team took this last week off.  The world of <b>24/7</b> news makes it tough to take vacations.  As <b>Apu</b> the owner of the <b>Kwik-e-Mart</b> on <b>&#8220;The Simpsons&#8221;</b> once remarked, &#8220;This store is open 24 hours a day.  It puts <b><i>great demands</i></b> on my time!&#8221;</p>
<p>The <b>Headline News</b> &#8220;store&#8221; also never locks it&#8217;s doors&#8230; so when some of us are M.I.A. the rest of us on &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; have to work a little harder and in some unusual capacities in order to get a show on the air.  For example: writers become producers, producers become editors, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html">Eric</a> becomes the coffee boy (cream and two sugars please).  </p>
<p>Lucky for us <B>we also have YOU on staff</B> to help pick up the slack&#8230; we are <b>overloaded</b> with <b>YOUR videos</b> this weekend.  Check out how much stuff came from iReporters in this weekend&#8217;s show <!--more on the next page »  -->!</p>
<p><u>(Not so) Strange Lights over Phoenix</u>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-14011">Brad&#8217;s iReport</a></p>
<p><u>Iceberg Breakup</u>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-16819">Bob&#8217;s iReport</a></p>
<p><u>The (uncensored) Pollett River Run &#38; Mud Bog</u>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-17611">Ray&#8217;s iReport</a></p>
<p><u>Gas tank urinater</u>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-14934">Eric&#8217;s iReport</a></p>
<p><u>Poop to paper</u>:<br />
Get the full report on Elephant dung getting turned into paper.  The full story includes Panda poop too!  Here&#8217;s <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-11967">Lisa&#8217;s iReport</a>.</p>
<p><u>Hunting the Megalodon</u><br />
Check out Diver Dan&#8217;s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dan_leifheit">MySpace page</a>.</p>
<p><u>Online dating for farmers</u>:<br />
City folks just don&#8217;t get it.  <a href="http://www.farmersonly.com">FarmersOnly.com</a></p>
<p><u>Meet SuperBoo</u>:<br />
Here&#8217;s her blog: <a href="http://theadventuresofsuperboo.blogspot.com/">The Adventures of Superboo</a>.</p>
<p><u>Inspiring armless swimmer</u>:<br />
Igor Plotnikov&#8217;s <a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&#38;videoid=15977389">record breaking swim</a>.</p>
<p><u>Improv Everywhere Grand Central freeze</u>:<br />
Find out how and why they did it, plus check out their other projects, like the Food Court Musical, Pants off Subway Ride and (my favorite) The Moebius at their site <a href="http://improveverywhere.com/">ImprovEverywhere.com</a>.</p>
<p><u>Giant marionette girl</u>:<br />
Check out the whole 5 minute video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc">YouTube</a>.</p>
<p><u>Indian Superman: The Movie</u>:<br />
Parts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4C7TDyVfs">one</a> AND <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs">two</a>.</p>
<p>Right now those of us who didn&#8217;t take the week off are working on a ton of <b>new stuff</b> for <b>next</b> weekend&#8217;s show (the July 5th and 6th show).  Including, a look at how <b>technology is changing the face of surfing</b> and a <b>naked high speed pursuit</b>&#8230; true story.</p>
<p>In the meantime, why not <b>tell us what YOU did</b> or are planning to do <b>on your summer vacation</b> (or staycation) this year.  Did you take any amazing photos or videos?  We&#8217;d like to see em!  Click &#8220;<b>add a comment</b>&#8221; below to tell us about your trip and upload those vacation pics and vids over at <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=8853">iReport.com</a>.  </p>
<p>Thanks for watching!  Have a great weekend!  </p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/23/update-a-palooza/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Ian&#8217;s life is officially for sale. Kyle is trading the Red Paperclip house. How iReport.com ma]]></description>
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<p><b>Ian&#8217;s life is</b> officially <b>for sale</b>.  Kyle is <b>trading the Red Paperclip house</b>.  How <b>iReport.com made one man&#8217;s cubicle famous</b>.  &#8220;The Redneck Mommy&#8221; has an ear ache.  PLUS&#8230;</p>
<p>Those are <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me&#8217;s</a> resident <b>EMMY® Award winners</b> in the pic above!  Combined, <b>Eric and Teague took home 4</b> statuettes from the <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/18/and-the-2008-southeast-regional-emmy%C2%AE-award-goes-to/">2008 Southeast Regional EMMY® Awards</a> for their work on &#8220;TBS STORY/line&#8221; on Saturday Night here in Atlanta.   <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html">Eric</a> was so thrilled about winning (again!) that he just could not hold back his <b>affection for the camera</b>!  </p>
<p>Actually that shot was taken a few hours before the awards were handed out.  We were <em>way down yonder</em> on the <b>Chattahoochee River</b> being devoured by invisible biting insects and shooting Eric&#8217;s parts of the show that will air in two weeks.  <b>Our vision for this scene was</b> a black and white, <b>kind of artsy, Fellini-style</b> thing&#8230; but it turned into more of a really twisted version of Christopher Walkin&#8217;s <b>Saturday Night Live</b> character &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Continental_(Saturday_Night_Live)">The Continental</a>.&#8221;  Complete with Eric&#8217;s <b>creepy</b> and bad <b>French accent</b>.  You&#8217;ll get to see how it all comes together on July 5th and 6th.</p>
<p>But what about Ian and the Red Paperclip house and the cubicle?  <b><!--more keep reading » --></b> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/04/24/lanford.news.to.me.cnn"><img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/06/17/ntm.life.for.sale.cnn.jpg" alt="Watch Ian Usher on News To Me" width="585" height="382" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a></p>
<p>&#8220;News To Me&#8221; brought you Ian&#8217;s story a few months ago, and even did a quick update here in the blog <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/17/guy-selling-his-life-on-ebay-update/">last week</a>&#8230; he is <b>selling his life on eBay</b> and the auction is finally <b>LIVE</b>.  Check out his site: <a href="http://www.alife4sale.com">alife4sale.com</a> to follow the auction, or even <b>make a bid</b>.  Last time I checked the high bid was $300,100 Australian dollars (just over $285,559 U.S.).</p>
<p>We introduced (or re-introduced) you to <b>Kyle McDonald</b> a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/16/ntm.these.guys.cnn">couple weeks ago</a>.  He&#8217;s the guy who is trying to find <a href="http://www.whoaretheseguys.com">these guys</a>.  He&#8217;s also the guy who started with <b>&#8220;one red paperclip&#8221;</b> and traded it up over the course of a year until <b>he turned it into a house!</b>   He&#8217;s got the trading bug again, and this time <b>he&#8217;s going to trade the house!</b>  You can <b>make him an offer</b> at <a href="http://www.oneredpaperclip.com">oneredpaperclip.com</a>.</p>
<p>Who would have thought that <b>remodeling your cubicle</b> could garner you so much attention!?  We only showed his picture for a second or two on this past weekend&#8217;s show, but <b>Jared Nielsen&#8217;s</b> photo of him in his <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-37268">Mahogany office cubicle</a> went <b>viral</b> after he posted it on <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=8853">iReport.com</a>.  <b>So viral</b> that he&#8217;s getting <b>sponsorship offers</b>, and he was featured in his <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062108/nes_292852505.shtml">local newspaper</a>!</p>
<p>Finally we want to send out our <b>best wishes for a speedy recovery to Tanis</b>, <a href="http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/06/23/famous-in-my-own-mind/">the Redneck Mommy</a>, who found out that even though it&#8217;s hosted and edited by <b>EMMY® Award</b> winners, just being on &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; doesn&#8217;t get you in to see the doctor any faster!  If you missed her on the show here&#8217;s the clip:  <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/23/ntm.redneck.mommy.cnn"> Tanis on &#8220;News To Me.&#8221;</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The links for 6/21 &amp; 6/22]]></title>
<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/21/the-links-for-621-622/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[You LIKE US, you REALLY like us! Thanks to y&#8217;all, last weekend, &#8220;News To Me&#8221; had i]]></description>
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<p>You LIKE US, you REALLY like us!  Thanks to y&#8217;all, last weekend, &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; had its <strong>best ratings</strong> since moving to prime time!  Needless to say, we&#8217;re pretty happy about that.  Apparently <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/10/eric-met-his-fan/">Eric&#8217;s fan</a> told some friends to watch, and then they told some friends and so on and so on and so on&#8230;</p>
<p>In an effort to keep that ratings ball rollin&#8217; we worked overtime to put together an <strong>even better</strong> half hour of YOUR stories, YOUR pictures and YOUR videos for this weekend.</p>
<p>Being the &#8220;active viewers&#8221; that you are we know you want MORE, NOW!  OK.  The links to most of the stories we featured on this weekends show are on the next page.  <!--more click here for the full list --></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Into the fire</span></strong>:<br />
Meet iReporter <a href="http://www.ireport.com/people/PSYCHOSiiS">Alekz Londos</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Flooding</span></strong>:<br />
iReporters really stepped up to send in some really personal video and pictures of how the flooding was affecting them and their communities in and around Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.  Here&#8217;s just a sample of some of your amazing work: <a href="http://www.ireport.com/tags/flooding">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Giant Confederate flag</span></strong>:<br />
Watch iReporter Dan Rohas full report at <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-30889">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Win a Mac notebook computer or one of 9 Panasonic video cameras</span></strong>:<br />
Produce and upload your own iReport promo to the <a href="http://www.ireportchallenge.com/">iReport.com Promo Challenge</a>.<br />
Need some inspiration?  Check out Eric&#8217;s submission <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/11/ntm.ireport.challenge.cnn">right here</a>.  He can&#8217;t win the prizes&#8230; but YOU CAN!</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Solar boat race</span></strong>:<br />
Watch iReporter Remco van Schellen&#8217;s full video at <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-32334">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Redneck Mommy</span></strong>:<br />
She actually made Eric blush during part of their interview&#8230; which part?  We&#8217;re not sayin&#8217;.   Check out her very funny and frank blog at <a href="http://theredneckmommy.com/">theredneckmommy.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Make your own special effects</span></strong>:<br />
These guys can show you how: <a href="http://www.indymogul.com/tag/BFX">indymogul.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Most Popular on CNN.com</span></strong>:</p>
<ul><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Taser Parties</span></strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/06/15/natpkg.taser.party.wxia">CNN.com</a><br />
<a href="http://packingjolt.com">packingjolt.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pig that wears boots</span></strong>:<br />
Awwwwwwwwwww.  Seriously, AWWWWWW: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/06/12/vo.uk.pig.in.boots.itn">CNN.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Backflipping cadet</span></strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/05/28/vo.usaf.academy.backflips.cnn">CNN.com</a></ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">&#8220;News To Me&#8221; Caption This contest</span></strong>:<br />
There may be a &#8220;News To Me&#8221; t-shirt in it for you if you can <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/21/caption-this-3/">Caption This!</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Webhits</span></strong>:</p>
<ul><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Animator vs. Animation</span></strong>:<br />
It&#8217;s no Wal-E, but it sure is creative! <a href="http://alanbecker.deviantart.com/">alanbecker.deviantart.com</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Noah takes a picture every day for 6 years</span></strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo">Noah&#8217;s video</a><br />
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=m7dnGo_2tZA">Ben&#8217;s parody video</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Fast food freestyle</span></strong>:<br />
Here&#8217;s the full &#8220;homemade&#8221; drive through rap video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLn45-7Pn2Y">YouTube.com</a><br />
And here is the &#8220;Madison Avenue&#8221; version: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eoH67W3_4og">YouTube.com</a></ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Down on the cubefarm</span></strong>:<br />
No need to &#8220;prairie dog&#8221; your neighbor in the cubicle next door&#8230; iReport.com goes inside your crazy/cool workspaces: <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-Stories.jspa?topicId=33405">iReport.com Assignment: Creative Cubicles</a></p>
<p>Hit the &#8220;Add a comment&#8221; link below and let us know what you thought of the show!   Thanks!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/17/guy-selling-his-life-on-ebay-update/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;News To Me&#8221; first brought you this story a few months ago. Aussie Ian Usher is selling ]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>&#8221; first brought you this story a few months ago.  Aussie <b>Ian Usher is selling his life</b>, his WHOLE life&#8230; lock, stock and shrimp on the barbie <b>on eBay</b>.  His house and all the furnishings, his vehicles, <b>even his friends and his job</b>!   Ian emailed us this morning to give us the &#8220;head&#8217;s up&#8221; that <b>the auction will begin at midday this Sunday</b>, June 22nd.</p>
<p><b>Click the video above</b> to take a trip back to April 2008 when <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html">Eric</a> sat down with <a href="http://www.cnn.com/live">CNN.com/live</a> anchor <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lapin.nicole.html">Nicole Lapin</a> to talk about Ian and his plans.</p>
<p>Note: Jump ahead to 2:21 in the clip to skip Nicole and Eric&#8217;s witty banter.</p>
<p>Ian seems pretty excited about his upcoming auction.  In fact if you happen to be in the Wellard Suburb of Perth in Western Australia this weekend Ian tells us that he is, &#8220;having a &#8216;home open&#8217; on Saturday 21st June at 1pm to 3pm, for anyone who wishes to view the property, the day before the auction begins.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Visit Ian&#8217;s site at <a href="http://www.alife4sale.com">alife4sale.com</a> or check out his <a href="http://members.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&#38;userid=alife4sale">eBay page</a> (just an advert for now, the auction does not begin until midday on Sunday the 22nd) to find out all the details and to register to bid.  </p>
<p><b>We&#8217;ve asked Ian to be a guest on &#8220;News To Me&#8221; once the auction is over&#8230;</b> stay tuned!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/14/the-links-for-614-615/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ntmgrayson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/14/the-links-for-614-615/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know the guys in the pic above? In this weekend&#8217;s show we brought you the pretty incred]]></description>
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<p>Do you know the guys in the pic above?  In this weekend&#8217;s show we brought you the pretty <b>incredible story of Kyle McDonald</b> who you may remember as the &#8220;<a href="http://www.oneredpaperclip.com">One Red Paperclip</a>&#8221; guy.  His new venture is <a href="http://www.whoaretheseguys.com">whoaretheseguys.com</a> where (as the name suggests) <b>he is trying to find out who these guys are</b>!  Has the mystery been solved?  <b>Do you know who they are</b>?  If you do, <a href="http://www.whoaretheseguys.com">tell Kyle</a>&#8230; and be sure to tell him you saw the guys on &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm">News To Me</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Of course Kyle and those guys weren&#8217;t the only things in this weekend&#8217;s show, far from it!  Keep reading for the links <!--more by clicking here-->.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1.4 billion dollar B-2 bomber crash</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/06/06/costello.b2.crash.cnn">CNN.com</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Office worker goes nuts</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.break.com/index/office-worker-goes-absolutely-insane.html">Break.com</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Home torn apart by flood waters</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/weather/2008/06/10/bpr.homes.washed.away.cnn">CNN.com</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Chicago tornado</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-32814">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lighting strike caught on tape</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-32570">iReport.com</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Jeanne Stawicki &#8211; the woman who summitted the highest peaks and completed marathons on each of the seven continents</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.sevenin2007.com/">Seven in 2007</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">The iReport Promo Challenge</span>:<br />
Submit your entry into the <a href="http://www.ireportchallenge.com">iReport Promo Challenge</a><br />
Watch <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/06/11/ntm.ireport.challenge.cnn">Eric&#8217;s iReport promo</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">&#8220;Doppler&#8221; Doug Stokes</span><br />
Watch Doug&#8217;s complete <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-11040">iReport</a><br />
Check out Doug&#8217;s <a href="http://www.theshoalsband.com/">band</a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Who Are These Guys:</span><br />
Find out about Kyle McDonald&#8217;s journey from paper clip to house at <a href="http://www.oneredpaperclip.com">oneredpaperclip.com</a>.<br />
Try and figure out who the guys are at <a href="http://www.whoaretheseguys.com">whoaretheseguys.com</a>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">iPhone alternative</span>:<br />
<a href="http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/211/iphone_alternative">Loading Ready Run</a></p>
<p>That&#8217;s it for now!  Please take a seconds and let us know what you thought of this weekend&#8217;s show by hitting the &#8220;add a comment&#8221; link below.  Thanks!</p>
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<link>http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/13/believe-half-of-what-you-see-and-none-of-what-you-read/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mckane</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>That old adage rings especially true when it comes to the Internet. <b>We approach every story</b> and image we see <b>with a skeptic’s eye</b>. Is that <b>tornado picture a fake?</b>  Is this <b>train crash video doctored?</b>  Can a <b>cat really play piano?</b>  Our strict vetting process was put to the test this week with a <b>clip that exploded on YouTube</b> and could NOT be ignored: surveillance video of <b>a cubicle drone going absolutely ballistic on his co-workers</b>. I’m talking two full minutes of laptop-smashing, monitor-hurling, desk-kicking, stapler-tossing, paper-ripping <b>bedlam</b>. At first blush, it appeared to be a staged depiction of every repressed worker’s darkest fantasy, posted online for a chuckle and nothing more. Then a <b>second video</b>, shot on a cell phone, surfaced and the plot thickened.</p>
<p>Maybe this “<b>demented Dilbert</b>” really did lose his mind?</p>
<p>We had to find out.</p>
<p>Watch the video <!--more after the jump -->and decide for yourself.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq-HYGfnIo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq-HYGfnIo</a></p>
<p>Ok, now you’ve seen the video. Whattya think? Is it real? <b>Watch the show</b> this weekend… <b>we’ve got the answer</b>.</p>
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