Allenna Williams Ward Sentencing

The word is that former middle school teacher Allenna Williams Ward will be sentenced on Feb. 19 for criminal sexual misconduct with underaged teenage boys.

Ward is a former language arts teacher at the Bell Street Middle School in Clinton, South Carolina. Her story hit the news last year when it was revealed that Ward had been charged with having sexual contact with 5 boys between the ages of 14 and 15, some of whom were her students.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway To Offer Fans Lowest Tickets

As NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers strap in for the 2008 season, Atlanta Motor Speedway prepares to offer tickets to the March 9 Kobalt Tools 500 for what could be the lowest price in track history.

Starting at 9 a.m. next Monday, Feb. 18, fans will have the opportunity to purchase Kobalt Tools 500 tickets, normally priced at $100, for the price of the winning car number of Sunday's Daytona 500.

One thousand tickets in rows 14 through 26 of the frontstretch Winners Grandstand will be available at this special discounted price while they last. Each purchase will be limited to a maximum of 10 tickets.

After the initial 1,000 tickets are sold, fans will receive a $10 discount off each frontstretch grandstand ticket purchased Monday or Tuesday until 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Atlanta Motor Speedway ticket office at 877-9-AMS-TIX, (877-926-7849), 770-946-4211, or by visiting the ticket office.

"It's very simple," said AMS president and general manager Ed Clark. "If Martin Truex Jr., drives the No.1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to victory, fans can purchase a $100 ticket for $1.

"The last six cars to win the Daytona 500 have all carried numbers of 48 or lower," Clark continued. "This is a great opportunity for 1,000 fans to pick up one of the best seats to the Kobalt Tools 500 for a fraction of the regular price. "

More information on this promotion and the Kobalt Tools 500 can be obtained by visiting http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/, or by calling the ticket office at 877-9-AMS-TIX, (877-926-7849) or 770-946-4211.

Source: Atlanta Motor Speedway News

Kit Carson, America's Meanest Cowboy, Featured On PBS Special

Because he led the U.S. effort in the wholesale annihilation of the Navajo nation and its 300-mile death march known as "Long Walk," Kit Carson is remembered by some as everything bad about the country's Westward expansion.

But Carson, who had nothing to do with the myths created about him in cheap novels, was a former trapper well versed in tribal ways who was accepted by many chieftains and married an Arapaho woman. The complexities of Carson, who helped track what became the Oregon Trail, is the subject of a new "American Experience" (CPTV, 9 p.m.).

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Find the location of person like from which town or state or country that he/she is Googling your name. Before knowing Ziggs.com the only other way I know was with Google Alerts which send you a mail of the search made but not the geographic information that you want. Ziggs is a free service and claims it will pinpoint the location of person Googling you from any part of the world.

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Dolphins' Taylor To Participate On 'Dancing With The Stars'

ESPN.com - The Dolphins' Jason Taylor became one of the top pass-rushers by developing his footwork against blockers. Now, he's ready to take his game to a different level on a different platform, as reported by ESPN.com.


Taylor was officially announced Monday night as the first active NFL player to be a participant in ABC's Dancing With the Stars. Jerry Rice was the first former player to be a contestant. Former Cowboy Emmitt Smith followed.

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My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Premieres On NBC

The new reality TV competition series My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad which was originally scheduled to debut on Monday, February 18 from 8 PM to 9 PM on NBC has been moved back an hour to 9 PM to 10 PM. An original episode of Deal or No Deal will air in the 8 PM to 9 PM time slot to provide a strong lead-in for My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad.

My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad is a fun-filled, family-friendly competition series from the producers of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and The Biggest Loser. The show is hosted by Dan Cortese of MTV Sports fame. In the series, dads will compete with their kids in a series of unique challenges. In addition to bragging rights, the winning dad will receive money for his child’s future.

Next week, the show will shift into its regular 8 PM to 9PM time period on Monday nights.

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Dan Cortese

Dan Cortese (born September 14, 1967 in Sewickley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. Dan has been married to "Alexandra Resendes" since October 18, 1993. They have 2 kids together, Kassaundra and Matthew. They will be expecting their Third child in approximetaly one month.

Prior to becoming an actor, he was a walk-on member of the University of North Carolina football team. His freshman year he traveled with the team to the Aloha Bowl. He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cortese first came to prominence as host of MTV Sports from 1992 to 1997. He has had starring roles in the 1993 remake of Route 66, Traps, Melrose Place, The Single Guy, Veronica's Closet(in which he played "Perry" for three seasons), Rock Me Baby, and Ball & Chain. Cortese appeared in the NBC television series Seinfeld, where he played Tony, Elaine's ultra-cool, vapid, good-looking boyfriend. In the episode, he was dubbed a "mimbo" (a male bimbo). He was also featured in the WB television series What I Like About You in a recurring role as Vic, Val's husband, and in several episodes of 8 Simple Rules, playing Bridget's tennis coach. He has also starred in the natural horror film Locusts: The 8th Plague

During "Your Way, Right Away" campaign at Burger King during the 1990s, Burger King hired Dan Cortese as their official spokesperson. Cortese would often be seen visiting with Burger King customers and getting them flame grilled whoppers, customized to their liking. He would also been seen hanging out in the back, grilling burgers with Burger King workers. He was then given the nickname of "Dan Dan: The Whopper Man" in the commercials.

Patricide? What Does it Mean?

Patricide is (i) the act of killing one's father, or (ii) a person who kills his or her father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater (father) and the Latin suffix -cida (cutter or killer). Patricide is a sub-form of parricide, which is defined as an act of killing a close relative.

Compare with parricide (the killing of any close relative), matricide (the killing of one's mother), filicide (the killing of a child by his or her parent), fratricide (the killing of one's sibling, in particular a brother-compare to sororicide), regicide (the killing of a monarch), suicide (killing oneself) and homicide (killing another person).