NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 Locks on Santa's Route

The NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 has been activated again for all the boys and girls. Now the NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 is again ready to spy on Santa Claus and give away his flight pattern. The


NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 Locks on Santa's Route federal government is obsessed with spying and keeping things classified - yet they make an exception for the most powerful, magical, secretive figure on Earth. But whether it is with Santa's consent or not, the NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 is set to let kids know when to expect him tonight.
Every Christmas eve, NORAD does what so many other children cannot - discover where Santa Claus is. Despite grinches alleging that the jolly icon doesn't exist, this government agency not only knows he exists, but knows his flight plan. Kids all over the world can log onto their website, and find out where the famed sleigh is at a given time.


The jolly fat man has a full 24 hours of flying tonight, traveling all over the world to deliver presents. The NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 gives away where he is at any given time - and lets children know when he should be at their house. Once he gets there, they'll have to log off and pretend to sleep, of course, but the tracker gives them fair warning.
As of 9:30 am est, Santa is making his way through Japan, in one of his first stops of the night. He already went to Australia and Indonesia, and will be working through the globe until he gets to America, in about 15 hours. After that, the NORAD Santa Tracker can rest for another year, as Claus returns to the North Pole to rest - privately.

This is the 52'th year that NORAD has taken an interest in Santa's route. In 1955, a young man in Colorado Springs mistakenly called an air defense center, thinking they could track Santa. When NORAD was formed three years later, they found a way to do it for real.

Given our troubling times, the agency has to make extra sure that Santa can't be mistaken for an enemy target. After all, he does break into homes and illegally cross borders once a year.

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Christmas Eve Quotes for a Merry Christmas Celebration

Christmas Eve is celebrated around the world and Christmas Eve quotes are a top search on the Internet as people look to send words of appreciation and sentiments for the Christmas holiday. Use these Christmas Eve quotes in cards, letters, emails or on Twitter to spread some joy this holiday season.

Some quotes that are perfect for Christmas are written by famous people, past and present. Other quotes are recorded yet the writer is unknown. Enjoy sharing these Christmas Eve quotes for all to enjoy.

“The grate had been removed from the wide overwhelming fireplace, to make way for a fire of wood, in the midst of which was an enormous log glowing and blazing, and sending forth a vast volume of light and heat; this I understood was the Yule-log, which the Squire was particular in having brought in and illumined on a Christmas eve, according to ancient custom.” Washington Irving

"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child." Erma Bombeck

"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'." Bing Crosby

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree." Roy L. Smith

"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys." Charles Dickens

"Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve. Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age." Carrie Latet

"May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, The gladness of Christmas give you hope, The warmth of Christmas grant you love."

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UltraDNS Outage “Multiple Site Down”

This morning, our Dynect Platform monitoring system noticed a problem, a big one. From our global perspective, it appears that many online services, including amazon.com (the store, AWS, and S3), salesforce.com, advertisting.com, and petco.com, had some serious DNS troubles.

As many of our readers know, DNS is the glue that binds domain names, like dynect.com to their respective server’s IP addresses (204.13.248.122). Without DNS, nothing works; no web, e-mail, voip, IM, file sharing, etc.


The Dynect Team quickly began to analyze the situation by checking the resolution chains for these popular web sites. Our analysis revealed that multiple UltraDNS PDNS (a special class of ultradns server) nodes were failing to respond to all DNS queries.

Amazon.com clearly knew about the problem, as our monitoring then detected a change in the delegation for amazon.com from UltraDNS’ PDNS nodes to their UDNS nodes at approximately 8:50 am Eastern.

We continued our analysis by checking our global performance trending system – some graphs showing the problems are below.

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Jon Huntsman and Huntsman Cancer Institute

Jon Huntsman, self-made billionaire and philanthropist, was on FOX Glenn Beck's show. Jon Huntsman is the chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Researchers at the Institute work to more fully understand the process of cancer and devise new ways to treat it.

Watch the interview videos.

Part 2: Self-made billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman on Glenn Beck Show

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Arnold Stang, actor known for nerdy roles, dies

Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive nasal voice, has died. He was 91.
Stang died Sunday of pneumonia at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts, said JoAnne Stang, his wife of 60 years.
She attributed her husband's career longevity to his willingness to tackle any professional challenge.
"He was really unique, because he could perform in any role, comedy or drama, he just loved it all," she said Tuesday. "He always thought of himself just as an actor, not any particular kind of actor, but just an actor who would play whatever he was asked to play."
Despite often playing goofy characters, Stang was the consummate professional, preparing the same for his biggest roles and the smallest commercials.
"I remember how smart he was, and how hard-working, and how disciplined he was, no matter what the role," his wife said.
The slight and diminutive Stang started his career on the radio as a teenager and never lost his love of the medium.

JoAnne Stang remembers her husband zipping across Manhattan in the 1940s and '50s, from radio show to radio show, all live and challenging in their own way because all the acting is done through voice, with no facial expressions or body language, she said.
"That was his education," she said.
He played alongside Berle on radio and television in the 1950s, starred as Sinatra's sidekick in the 1955 movie "The Man with the Golden Arm," and was a member of the ensemble comedic cast of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963.
The dramatic role alongside Sinatra was one of his favorites, his wife said.
He voiced cartoons, including the lead character in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat," and did dozens of commercials, perhaps most notably for the Chunky candy bar.
He appeared in movies alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Cosby and continued acting into his 80s, playing a role in the 1993 movie "Dennis the Menace."
Stang invented and mischievously perpetuated a story that he was born and raised in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. But his wife said he was really raised in Brooklyn. He lived in the Boston suburb of Needham for the past decade.
In addition to his wife, Stang is survived by son David and daughter Deborah.

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One more time...Stocks higher...Nerdy actor dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats need to put together 60 votes one more time for health care reform. The vote to shut off debate is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon -- marking the start of a 30-hour countdown to a Christmas Eve vote on the bill itself. By then, it'll just need a simple majority to pass. The measure cleared its second 60-vote test this morning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are up following the start of trading as investors shake off a report showing third-quarter economic growth was not as strong as previously forecast. The Commerce Department's new reading on gross domestic product showed a growth rate of 2.2 percent, smaller than a previous estimate of 2.8 percent.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president is dismissing the year-end deadline set by the U.S. and the west for Tehran to accept a deal drafted by the U.N. The deal called for Iran to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, and was aimed at making sure Iran couldn't develop nuclear weapons.

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Actor Arnold Stang, known for his nerdy looks and demeanor, has died. His son says Stang died of pneumonia over the weekend in Massachusetts. He was 91. He played alongside Milton Berle in the 1950s, was Frank Sinatra's sidekick in "The Man with the Golden Arm," and joined a big cast of comedy legends in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." He was also the voice of the cartoon character Top Cat.

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Carrie Underwood Shows Off Engagement Ring

In case there were doubts about Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood getting engaged, this photo taken at last night's NHL game in Ottawa should clear 'em up.
While the Senators forward tangled with the Boston Bruins on the ice, the country star showed off her ice in the stands... and it appears Mike did a heck of a job.

That thing is practically the size of a hockey puck! Well, not really, but what we're trying to say is that it's big. And we can't think up many good hockey puns.

Asked about the engagement again last night, Fisher wouldn't give away any details, saying only that it's true, and that "we're both excited and very happy."

The Sens lost 2-0 last night, but somehow, we can't imagine Mike cares. In fact, he'd probably take this cutie over the Stanley Cup any day ...

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SNL Brittany Murphy Spoof Scrubbed From Web, After Death

After Brittany Murphy’s death on Sunday, a Saturday Night Live parody portraying the Clueless actress, as well clueless, has disappeared from the Internet. The “Weekend Update” skit aired on Dec. 5, 2009 and it has been quietly removed from sites, like Hulu.com and YouTube, since the 32-year-old actress was pronounced dead of cardiac arrest at a Los Angeles hospital.


The Dec. 5 “Weekend Update” segment, with Seth Meyers, reported that Murphy had recently been fired from a film named, “The Caller.” SNL cast member Abby Elliott then appeared on the segment portraying Brittany Murphy, as confused and disoriented, thinking she was still the host of SNL in an appearance she made, seven years ago in 2002:
“It was reported this week that actress Brittany Murphy was fired from her upcoming film, ‘The Caller,’ for being a detriment to production,” says “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers.
“And … oh noooo,” he says as she appears next to him.
“I’m really honored to be here hosting ‘Saturday Night Live,’” says a wasted looking Elliot playing Murphy.
“No, Brittany, you’re not hosting,” says Meyers.
Elliott as Murphy, says she’s been fired, and tells Meyers that it’s not so bad.
“I got a plan,” she says. “When the movie comes out, I’m going to go to the theater and say, ‘Booooo.” And then the audience will join in and say, ‘Boo’ … Best plan ever.”
Meyers, responds, “I wouldn’t call that the best plan ever.”
The decision by SNL to pull the Murphy segment from the Internet, seems to be based on respect for the popular film star’s career and her family, as the skit appeared so soon before her death. But some fans are questioning SNL’s decision to pull it and others are suggesting that the parody of Murphy, as delusional should not have been aired at all.
A spokesperson for “Saturday Night Live” declined to comment.
Murphy’s sudden death has shocked her family and fans. According to TMZ, the L.A. County Coroner completed the young actress’ autopsy on Monday and found no signs of foul play. The cause of death has been put on hold, pending toxicology results and other tests, which could take four to six weeks.

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Britney Murphy Death Photo & Video

Brittany Murphy died on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 in her home. She was 32 years old. Since then, there has been an autopsy performed (see article: Brittany Murphay death more tests to take place so far autopsy results are normal )

It is odd and sick that when a celebrity dies, people instantly go to google / yahoo / bing etc.. and search for that celebrity

death photo.
So people stop searching, at this time the death photo for Brittany Murphy does NOT exist, even if it did, we would not post it because we want to remember her good memories.

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