Thursday, September 27, 2007

Whole Foods Market is now in Oakland at 27th & Harrison



The 55,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market has just opened today at 27th and Harrison and brings good news and the promise of reviatalization to an area that has been waiting for both for too long.

I was given a tour of the new place one day before its opening by Jolyn Bibb, Marketing Specialist of Store Openings for Whole Foods. While the video shows the store and what Jolyn said, I can tell you its quite a place to be in. A breath of fresh air.

There's an official opening today which begins with a "Bread and Baking" ceremony at 8:45 am before the doors open at 9 AM. Through the day there will be music, food samples, and a guest appearance by famous local chef Paul Bertolli. Plus, reusable Whole Foods Market Green Bags will be given to the first 5,000 customers with a purchase of $15 or more, and a raffle for a giant gift basket filled with a variety of products.

There's a lot of food stations in this facility as well. There's something called a dine-in Market Bistro which has made-to-order foods including sandwiches and soups, and an Asian Express Island, to name some of the areas in this giant food city.

Whole Foods has made an exciting place to be. Check it out!

Reed Walters - Jena 6 DA's NY TImes Op-ED Show Race Bias Applied To Law



Reed Walters -- the district attorney in the Jena 6 case -- wrote a most unfortunate op-ed in today's New York Times. He may have thought he was explaining his position, but he really opened a can of worms.

Aside from admiting he a "small-town lawyer" he also wrote this...

I cannot overemphasize how abhorrent and stupid I find the placing of the nooses on the schoolyard tree in late August 2006. If those who committed that act considered it a prank, their sense of humor is seriously distorted. It was mean-spirited and deserves the condemnation of all decent people.

But it broke no law. I searched the Louisiana criminal code for a crime that I could prosecute. There is none.


A DA can find some law to prosecute if he or she wants to. My first thought was Reed Walters could have charged the noose-hangers with Disturbing the Peace, which they certainly did.

To determine why he didn't do this, I called the office. The receptionist said she would relay my message to him. His office number is (318) 992-8282 - the fax is (318) 992-4731. Please be polite when you call.

The bottom line is that it's hard to see that racism didn't play a roll in Walter's blindness to the legal options as well as the very disturbing door he leaves open to anyone who would taunt Blacks in this way.

Really upsetting.

Bionic Woman - Bionic Woman Pilot Reviews

Bionic Woman
Entertainment Weekly - 17 hours ago
MS. ROBOTO NBC's dark update of Bionic Woman (starring Michelle Ryan, pictured) attempts to harness some serious girl power By Gillian Flynn At one point in ...
Ryan leaps into role of ‘Bionic Woman
MSNBC - 17 hours ago
Alan Zenuk / NBC via AP LOS ANGELES - It’s already a phenomenon despite the fact that NBC’s new sci-fi drama “Bionic Woman” hasn’t yet hit the small screen. ...
'Bionic Woman' needs a tuneup
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Sep 26, 2007
By Karla Peterson The heroine of NBC's “Bionic Woman” is a beautiful and powerful fighting machine. The show itself needs a little work. ...
Faster, stronger - and a lot darker
Globe and Mail, Canada - Sep 26, 2007
The original Bionic Woman was blonde, pantsuited and perky, Andrew Ryan writes. Reimagined for the 21st century, she's suspicious and even a little ...
Second chances, second comings
Toronto Star,  Canada - Sep 26, 2007
The pilot for Bionic Woman (NBC, E!, 9 pm) is titled “Second Chances,” so let’s begin with this remake of the `70s series that starred Lindsay Wagner as ...
'Bionic Woman' Version 2.0
Washington Post, United States - Sep 25, 2007
By Tom Shales Once upon a midnight dreary, when so many TV brainstorms occur, a producer latched upon the notion of exhuming the Bionic Woman from her video ...
Women Test Mettle, and Metal
New York Times, United States - Sep 25, 2007
"Bionic Woman": Michelle Ryan is the title character in this series, beginning Wednesday on NBC. By ALESSANDRA STANLEY When future anthropologists study ...
'Bionic Woman's' 21st century cyborg
Los Angeles Times, CA - Sep 25, 2007
Updating the show for our cynical, technology- and institution-mistrusting times greatly improves the cybernetic fun. By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times ...
Review: NBC's 'Bionic Woman'
Newsday, NY - Sep 25, 2007
BY DIANE WERTS | diane.werts@newsday.com September 26, 2007 We'll make her a contemporary, complex, independent woman, the kind who'd tell her ...
'Bionic Woman' revives the TV female action heroine
Oregon Daily Emerald, OR - 1 hour ago
Forget the 1970s version of "The Bionic Woman." NBC's updated action-drama is essentially beyond comparison. The basic premise is the same - our heroine, ...
Ex-EastEnder Ryan debuts as The Bionic Woman - but critics brand ...
Daily Mail, UK - 1 hour ago
She's come a long way from Albert Square, and last night ex-EastEnder Michelle Ryan made her debut in the much-hyped remake of the hit 70s show The Bionic ...
Michelle Ryan Oozes Sex, Power in the Bionic Woman
National Ledger, AZ - 2 hours ago
By Josh Hart Michelle Ryan is the bionic woman and that alone was enough to get me to set the DVR for NBC's new prime time drama on Wednesday night. ...
Bionic Woman to make grand modern entrance
The Daily Titan, CA - 5 hours ago
Re-imagined for a new generation, NBC is premiering a remake of The Six Million Dollar Man spin-off "Bionic Woman" in the fall with a darker edge and social ...
Babe of the Day: Michelle Ryan
IGN, CA - 11 hours ago
by IGN Babes September 26, 2007 - Lindsay Wagner has nothing on Michelle Ryan. Sure, she might have played the original Bionic Woman in the famous 1970's ...
Get Ready for the “Bionic Woman” Premiere
TV Fodder, CT - 13 hours ago
For all you sci-fi fanatics, action junkies, “Buffy” lovers and “Alias” obsessors, the time has come for something new. That’s right, “Bionic Woman” ...
'Bionic Woman' Needs Dose of Adrenalin
AdAge.com (subscription) - 15 hours ago
By Brian Steinberg NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- With the fall season upon us, Ad Age TV Editor Brian Steinberg casts a critical eye on some of TV's new and ...
The week's big new dramas stick to what's become expected of TV
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 15 hours ago
L ife and death, love and sex, money and greed, spies and secret agents, marriage, divorce and extremely hot chicks beating each other up in the rain. ...
Interview: Michelle Ryan of NBC's "The Bionic Woman"
First Coast News, FL - 17 hours ago
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- She is taking on the role of the 1970's bionic woman. The star of NBC's most buzzed-about new show is telling us all about it. ...
Tonight's new season newbies: 'Bionic Woman,' 'Private Practice'
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 23 hours ago
This is the curse of being a TV critic: Pilots sometimes go through major changes after the network sends out copies to critics. This is what happened with ...
New `Bionic Woman' is no slo-mo clunker
The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - Sep 26, 2007
There is absolutely no cheese in "Bionic Woman," the NBC remake of the 1970s Lindsay Wagner show. The new model is a dark, humor-free series that has none ...
STAINLESS STEAL
New York Post, NY - Sep 26, 2007
September 26, 2007 -- THIS show is such a total loss that you couldn't rebuild it for $50 million or $100 million. Fifty-million dollars happens to be the ...
Bionic Woman gets stylish update
Montreal Gazette, Canada - Sep 26, 2007
Among the everyday people masquerading as superheroes on TV this season is the new Bionic Woman (NBC - 9 pm). This brisk-paced, stylish-looking but ...
Bionic actress
Metro.us, NY - Sep 25, 2007
by amber ray / metro new york INTERVIEW. All of those strong, no-nonsense women on TV you’ve been reading so much about lately? ...
TV Review: 'Bionic Woman' dark, but intriguing
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Sep 25, 2007
By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A poll that shows which of the new fall series viewers are most interested in has consistently ranked NBC's "Bionic ...
She-borg for a new millennium
Tulsa World, OK - Sep 25, 2007
By RITA SHERROW World Television Editor The new "Bionic Woman" (Brit import Michelle Ryan) admits she's "a real adrenaline junkie. ...
Chick Fight: Round Two
IGN, CA - Sep 24, 2007
by Scott Collura September 24, 2007 - When NBC's new spin on Bionic Woman debuts this Wednesday, viewers can expect an almost complete reboot of the tale of ...
Bionic Woman -- An early look
TV Squad, CA - Sep 24, 2007
When I first heard that NBC was going to remake the 1970s The Bionic Woman, a spin-off of The Six Million Dollar Man, I got more giddy than a schoolgirl ...
Return of the Bionic Woman
Edmonton Sun,  Canada - Sep 26, 2007
By BILL HARRIS, SUN MEDIA So does 23-year-old British actress Michelle Ryan have any idea what she's getting into as she tackles the role of Jaime Sommers? ...

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

CNN.com - New Hampshire CNN Presidential Poll - 83 Percent Still Undecided!

CNN keeps putting out these polls, but they don't tell you on air how many people are undecided in the Democratic race. This is the question that was asked in New Hampshire:

34. (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS ONLY:) Have you definitely decided who you will vote for in the New Hampshire primary, are you leaning toward someone, or do have you considered some candidates but are still trying to decide?

( http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/09/25/relnh5a.pdf )

Well, here was the response for New Hampshire:

September 2007
Definitely decided 17%
Leaning toward someone 28%
Still trying to decide 55%

That's 83 percent of those polled who are still undecided! That's right. 83 percent. Let's put it this way, that means just 17 percent of the people CNN polled made up their mind.

Think that's bad, look at these results from earlier this year:

July 2007
Definitely decided 10%
Leaning toward someone 26%
Still trying to decide 64%

That means just 10 percent knew who they were voting for in July and the number has increased just seven percent. That means this is a wide open race.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Griese to replace Grossman at QB for Bears

NFL.com Wire Reports

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter has confirmed that Brian Griese will start at quarterback Sunday for the Chicago Bears.

Griese will replace Rex Grossman, who threw three interceptions as the Chicago Bears fell to the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 on Sunday night and did not get a vote of confidence from his coach a day later.

"Will Rex Grossman start Sunday?" coach Lovie Smith asked on Monday, repeating the question. "Well, our evaluation process is going on right now, and if you come out to practice Wednesday, you'll have a better idea of who will be starting at all positions."

Smith gave his usual answer when asked Sunday night about Grossman -- "Rex Grossman is our quarterback" -- but his tone was different on Monday, fueling speculation Brian Griese might start Sunday against Detroit.

Grossman's supporters would have a hard time arguing against the move, considering he ranks 23rd in the league with 500 yards, has a 45.2 passer rating and is 47-of-89 (52.8 percent) with a league-leading six interceptions and just one touchdown.

But is Griese the answer?

A Pro Bowl pick with Denver in 2000, he has passed for 16,564 yards, but has also been released three times -- by the Broncos, Miami and Tampa Bay.

"I have confidence in our entire football team," Smith said. "Brian is a part of that. After you have a loss like that, we all feel bad. We should."

And Smith realizes something needs to change -- quickly.

At 1-2, the Bears are certainly not living up to those soaring expectations after last season's Super Bowl appearance. Besides Grossman's struggles, injuries are mounting.

They lost former Pro Bowl safety Mike Brown and starting nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek to season-ending knee injuries in the opener at San Diego. And on Sunday, Bears were falling like dominoes.

Linebacker Lance Briggs (groin), cornerback Nathan Vasher (groin) and defensive tackle Tommie Harris (knee) all left the game with injuries. Offensive lineman Ruben Brown suffered what was announced as a game-ending ankle injury, although he returned near the end.

"All of these injuries we're evaluating right now," Smith said. "I can't give you anything else."

As for the evaluation at quarterback, Grossman's troubles are well-documented and they explain why the Bears let him enter this season with an expiring contract rather than an extension.

He was the NFC Offensive Player of the Month last September. Now, he may not be the starting quarterback when September ends.

There certainly is blame to pass around, but the focus is on the quarterback.

The Bears were hoping Grossman would play the way he did the first five weeks last season and ditch the inconsistency he showed the rest of the way.

Well, he is more consistent.

The problem is "Bad Rex" keeps lining up behind center, and that's bad news for the Bears.

Smith stuck with Grossman last season, but that leash appears to be growing shorter with each pass into double or triple coverage; there were a few of those on Sunday night.

Like the one that Anthony Henry picked off early in the fourth quarter.

Dallas' Nick Folk had just kicked a 44-yard field goal when Grossman tried to hit Muhsin Muhammad in triple coverage. Henry intercepted and ran it back 28 yards for a touchdown that made it 27-10 and put away the Bears.

Grossman didn't get much help.

"All the way around the whole offense, it was one of those days where it seemed like we'd get something going and it'd fall back, and we just couldn't get anything going," wide receiver Bernard Berrian said.

For Ann Coulter, Upsetting Democrats Is Better Than Sex



This text below is from the Examiner and basically supports my video about Ann Coulter and John Edwards, where I stated he and his wife Elizabeth were waisting their time attacking her. My video's below, in case you didn't see it the first time.

From The Examimner - Coulter’s latest publicity extravaganza is pegged “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans,” which is due out in two weeks. Her polemical pyrotechnics are sure to cause just as much hullabaloo as her previous works (a sampling: “Bill Clinton’s library is the first one to ever feature an Adults Only section” and “The Military — Their Pet Peeve: Keeping George Clooney Safe”).

In the book, Coulter admits to loving the marvelous buzz (and money) her controversies create. “About twice a year for nearly a decade, I have upset the little darlings with some public statement. … Each time they think I can’t ‘sink any lower’ — I proceed to do so! ... When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsing above their eyes, well, that’s when I feel truly alive. … And with every statement that brought my career to a crashing halt, I continued to write bestsellers. ... My career has been ‘finished’ so many times, I’ve practically made a career out of ending my career.”

TechCrunch's Arrington Says Trumpia's A Stupid Site

TechCrunch's Michael Arrington was totally blunt in his dislike for Trumpia, the site that allows you to send one message to a group of people and on their cell phones, instant message, and phone text at the same time -- did I leave anything out?

He writes "Don’t even think of using this to contact me. Trumpiais an absurdly stupid new site that, like the efficient crank calling tool we once covered, will likely be used to annoy people far more often than it will be used for any useful purpose.

Here’s how it works: Register for an account and tell it the contact information for your soon-to-be-ex friends. Make sure you enter their instant messaging, cell phone and email contact information for maximum impact. You can then group your friends and message them all at once by texting a message to Trumpia. Your friends receive the message on all of their communication devices at the same (email, SMS, IM), ensuring that there is no way in the world that they can plausibly claim to have missed it."


I've got to say any company that has a diverse video showing a Black male in a positive light can't be all bad to me. I'll give them a chance. Here's the video: