Rod Blagojevich guilty of one count of 24; lying to the FBI

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted of just one count of 24 counts in the trial to determine if he did everything from lying to the FBI to racketeering, wire fraud, and other charges in the issue of allegedly trying to sell the U.S. Senate Seat for Illinois formerly held by now-President Barack Obama, according to CNN.

The jury hung on 23 counts and on the one, lying to the FBI, Rod Blagojevich was found to have violated just one: a false statement he made to the Feds on March 16th of 2009.

While CNN Analyst David Gergen went off and called Rod Blagojevich a "loser" and a "sleaze bag," the bottom line is the Federal Government lost.

They scored on just one of the 24 counts. And so, according to CNN, the Feds are going to retry him on some of the counts they lost on.

Some people are sore losers. Blago won; the Feds should stop wasting the taxpayers' money on this.

Brett Favre just flew in to Vikings; was Steven Slater the flight attendant?

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Brett Favre as a Viking

The news has spread all over Twitter that Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre is on an airplane to Minnesota to return to the Vikings.

But the way the Brett Favre saga has gone, it's reasonable to ask if JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater is crewing Favre's flight. If Brett comes off the airplane using the escape chute with a couple of cans of beer, that will be a clue.

As this blog post is written, Brett Favre has just landed in Minnesota, according to The Jim Rome Show.

Former New England Patriots Linebacker and now football analyst Teddy Bruschi raised a great point: did the three Minnesota Vikings players - Jarrod Allen, Steve Hutchinson, and Ryan Longwell - who flew down to talk to Brett Favre beg him to come back or did they just check to see where his head was at? Bruschi, overall, doesn't see much of an upside with Brett's return.

NFL Analyst Antonio Pierce is somewhat more measured in his analysis, saying he has a lot of respect for Favre, and he hope he's coming back for the right reasons.

Personally, I disagree with former Pats great Teddy Bruschi. Brett Favre has, just like Tim Tebow, that something. That "it" factor which makes each team he's a part of that much better.

Favre's on the way to Vikings' camp in a black SUV. (Seems it's always a black SUV now.) Stick around.

Dr. Frank Ryan : Heidi Montag plastic surgeon dead in car accident

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Dr. Frank Ryan 

According to TMZ.com, Dr. Frank Ryan, the plastic surgeon who performed 10 plastic surgery procedures on reality star Heidi Montag in a one day, passed away after being in a horrible car accident.

Dr. Frank Ryay, who resides in Beverly Hills, was driving along Pacific Coast Highway Monday. David Weintraub, Ryan's manager, said to TMZ that Dr. Ryan "I've known Dr. Ryan for ten years ... he's never drank, never smoked, he's never done drugs."

The Ventura County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy.

On Twitter, Heidi Montag tweeted:

FYI Dr. Ryan never drank, never smoked, he's never done drugs this was something everyone knows about him. He was always on call 24/7.

about 1 hour ago via web

And here's in this link is the full post of what Heidi Montag offered about Dr. Ryan on Twitter.

Heidi Montag "devastated" to learn of Dr. Frank Ryan's death

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Heidi Montag was Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan's most famous recent patient. Dr. Ryan performed 10 plastic surgery adjustments in one day on Heidi Montag, dramatically altering her appearance.

Here, Dr. Ryan talked with Bonnie Hunt on The Bonnie Hunt Show about the procedures:

Dr. Ryan died in a fatal car accident while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway according to TMZ.com. Here's what Heidi Montag shared on Twitter @heidimontag (Tweets in reverse order to show the message Montag intended to send.)

I am devastated to hear the news of Dr. Frank Ryan's death. He was the most amazing person I have ever known. He was an angel and changed my

life and the lives of everyone he met. He was the most brilliant talented surgeon who will ever exist. Dr. Frank Ryan changed the world.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his mother, family, friends, and anyone who was ever blessed enough to meet him. He is in a better place.
about 3 hours ago via web

FYI Dr. Ryan never drank, never smoked, he's never done drugs this was something everyone knows about him. He was always on call 24/7.
about 1 hour ago via web
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Michael Douglas has throat tumor - update

Legendary actor Michael Douglas has a throat tumor, but it seems the cancer issue is being downplayed online today, Tuesday.

This is either by some news person or the actors publicist, or both.

But the initial report was that Michael Douglas had throat cancer.

Still, the star of Wall Street and the upcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, in September, has to undergo radiation and chemotherapy to get rid of the tumor.

The wonder is how will he do that and be able to market the new Wall Street movie?

Regardless of the spin, Zennisters everywhere wish Michael Douglas well.

Eli Manning gets 12 stitches By Nikky Raney

Eli Manning, New York Giants quarterback, was crushed by Jets Linebacker, Calvin Pace on Monday, August 16.

Pace somehow managed to get Manning's helmet taken off. Manning's head bounced off Jim Leonhard's face mask which resulted in a lost of bleeding from Manning's head.

The bloody three-inch gash on Manning's head required 12 stitches.

Manning tells NY Times, "It’s not really an injury. Nothing serious. I feel like I could go back out and play right now if I had to."

Tom Coughlin, Giants coach, gives his explanation on what happened:

"There was a run called and Eli just went for the fade ball with the wide receiver without really making any type of an alert or changing the play so he was just going to go ahead and communicate with the receiver and throw the ball. The only problem was that the play that had been called was a middle burst by Brandon Jacobs and Brandon thought he was getting the ball."

The Giants beat the Jets 31 to 16 in the preseason game at New Jersey stadium.

Video: Dr. Christina Villarreal discusses educational steps in becoming a Clinical Psychologist

Ever thought about going back to school to become a therapist? Psychologist?

Part 2 of a 3 part series featuring Dr. Christina Villarreal, a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Oakland, CA. In this segment, Dr. Villarreal discusses her drive and passion for psychology, and her road map for pursuing a career in clinical psychology. She discusses how she overcame the academic hurdles of pursuing a doctorate, how she utilized other professional Latinas and African American women as mentors. Dr. Villarreal outlines the various aspects of her private practice which include providing psychotherapy, cognitive and personality assessment in a forensic capacity, and teaching doctoral students in clinical psychology. Further, she breaks down the specific, individual steps it takes to acquire a doctorate in this field.

The show host is Bay Area native Kymm Wilson of Ground Level Perspective, which he began as an online radio show based out of Oakland, CA, which he expanded into a television series broadcast on U-Verse channel 99, Comcast East Bay channel 7/28 featuring Peralta TV. The producer/director is James Calhoun, a former producer of R&B/Hip-Hop music. James is a prominent producer in the video/film industry earning local Emmy nominations in 2009.