Mistress or Wife?

Cheating ladies man, Yonni Barrios

Trapped Chilean Miner, Yonni Barrios, is going to wish he stayed trapped underground. Mr. Barrios, aka the Chilean Lothario, has been married for over 28 years. His wife, Marta Salinas, obviously upset by the cave-in, joined the families of the other miners at Camp Esperanza on August 5th. Day after day she prayed for her trapped husband, Yonni.

Unbeknownst to her, another woman, Susana Valenzuela was also praying fervently for her lover, a Mr. Yonni Barrios. It is unclear how the women met, or how the affair was uncovered, but with so many people at the camp, word spread quickly.

Even the Chilean President's office is aware of the situation. And now so is the entire planet.

Salinas, the pissed-off wife, said: "I am happy because he made it, it's a miracle of God. But I'm not going to see the rescue. He asked me to, but it turns out that he also asked the other lady, and I am a decent woman. Things are clear: it's her or me. I won't even watch it on TV. Besides, in phone conversations and in the letters he has sent me it's clear that he is fine, and that's enough for me."

We don't blame her. Fuck that. She's been humiliated on an INTERNATIONAL level. Her cheating husband will be the last man rescued.

That is if he takes the capsule.

He might want to live down there now.

Daylight Come and We Want to Go Home

Alex Vega, rescued miner #10

You've heard the expression - "Any day above ground is a good day." Well, for these 33 miners, no truer words have ever been spoken.

At least half of the rescued men have already sworn to never work a mine again.

Rescued Chilean Miner #11, Jorge Galleguillos, was greeted upon surfacing by two Presidents, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chilean President Miguel Piñera.



Sidenote:
Reddit.com has raised it's own miner today with an adorable Chilean miner rendition if its Alien logo

Happy Birthday, Mr. Jackman

Hugh as Hugh is a sexy guy...

Happy 42^nd birthday to Australia's sexiest import - Hugh Jackman.

Star of over 30 movies and winning recipient of numerous acting awards, this Boy From Oz, is super-sexy, super-smart, super-talented and above all super-nice.

We loved, loved, loved him in The Fountain (with our girlfriend, Rachel Weisz), The Prestige (with everyone's favorite hot-head, Christian Bale and BONUS! - ANDY SERKIS!!) and if you haven't seen Wolverine - RUN, don't walk to the video store - Liev Schrieber, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ONE movie, Ladies and Gents. Well worth the rental.

Hugh as Wolverine is one sexy, bad-ass motherfucker!

Did We Say We Quit? No Way!

Sig Hansen, John and Andy Hilstrand
getting "punked" by little Jake Harris

They're baaaack!

We knew it wouldn't last. Discovery channel caved in and dropped the lawsuit and the Hillstrands agreed to finish filming "Hillstranded." And then everyone agreed to just shut up and fish for the cameras like good reality stars.

King crab season starts early next week. God Bless The Fleet.

Novak Djokovic Wins China Open

The world's Number Two tennis player, Novak Djokovic (joke-o-vich) successfully defended his China Open Title with a win over Spain's David Ferrer.

The match was rained out on day one and when it resumed Ferrer was unable to stop the Djokovic train (6-4, 6-2).

On the womens side: The final between new world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Russia's Vera Zvonareva will take place on Monday.

Everyone's now gearing for the Shanghai Masters set to start Wednesday.

Happy Binary Day!

10/10/10

Septuagenarian Fields Forever

John Lennon's 70th Birthday

Well, Shiver Me Timbers! It's Captain Sparrow!

We have to give kudos to Johnny Depp for surprising a London middle-school with an impromptu (and heartwarming) visit from "Captain Jack Sparrow".

Although, undoubtedly the worst pirate you've ever heard of...you have heard of him.

Johnny Depp, currently filming another Pirates of the Caribbean sequel at the Old Royal Naval College in London, received an unusual fan letter the other day.

It was from 9-year-old Bea Delap, a student at the Meridian school in Greenwich (southeast London). She wrote "We are a bunch of budding young pirates. Normally we're a right handful, but we're having trouble mutinying against the teachers. We'd love it if you could come and help."

Help indeed! Giving the school officials a scant 10 minutes notice, Johnny arrived in full costume and character to surprise Bea and her entire class with a lesson in mutineering. He called out Bea by name and asked for her to come up to the front of the class where he thanked her for her awesome letter and said he was going to frame it. He then gave her a hug, undoubtedly making it the best day of her 9 year old life.

Johnny then helped the students pen their grievances and demands: "We shall take over the school, and we shall eat nothing but candy, and all of our teeth will fall out."

Everyone had a good laugh and then "The Captain" talked the kids out of mutiny saying: "You may want to lay off the mutiny today because police outside are monitoring me. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble."

Johnny Depp arrived with several other extras and production staff, putting on an entire 15 minute impromptu show for the students and equally astonished teaching staff.

That's truly awesome.

The Claustrophobic Rise of The Phoenix

One of the trapped...a haunting ghostly image..

The biggest global news event of the second half of the year will be the rescue of the trapped Chilean mine workers, expected sometime early next week. Perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday.

The BBC alone has dispatched a news crew of over 25 people to capture the events as they unfold live on TV. The BBC has the largest news crew on the site. Second is the Chilean news network, TVN. Reporters are converging on the tiny "town", located in one of the most remote regions on Earth (and the driest, The Atacama Desert), from all over the world, in hopes of bringing the first news footage of the rescued men.

The 33 miners, trapped in the San Jose Mine since August 5, 2010 are not being told that rescue could be "imminent." Officials do not want to get their hopes up. The men are being sent items like sunglasses that might tip them off, but rescuers will literally be "knocking on the door" so to speak, before telling the men this is the day.

The rescue capsule is named "The Phoenix". It's a typical mine rescue tube with an interior cage only 26 inches across.

The drill is expected to reach the miners this weekend, with an additional 48 hours or so needed until the shaft is shored up enough to lower The Phoenix capsule. The men are trapped 2,300 feet (!) below the surface so even when this rescue gets rolling, it will still take days to extract all 33 men. One man an hour would be 33 hours alone and we think it will take longer than that.

Family members are besides themselves with anticipation. Emotions have been and will remain super-high with a predicted crescendo to explode when the men start popping out of the tube.

Unfortunately, the consequences of being underground for such a long time are causing dehabilitating effects. The men are expected to be practically blinded at rescue so even with the preparation of sunglasses, the men will be unable to see. It may take weeks for them to recover normal vision and tolerance for direct sunlight.

Then again, human beings are remarkable resilient. All some of these guys might need to totally rebound is one "normal" day with a steak, a smoke, a drink, sleep in a real bed, a shower and some sex! Who cares if you can barely open your eyes if you can eat and breathe and hug your wife and kids! That is the only medicine they will really need. Family.

Hopefully, none of them will have any long-term lingering effects or suffer from PTS. And we wonder, if they have bonded, like the Andean survivors of the 70's? Will these guys meet every few years to share stories and reunite as brothers? Will they want to put it behind them forever?

UPDATE: The rescue, if all goes according to plan, will begin Tuesday and take up to at least 48 hours. The Phoenix will arrive with more personnel first, to help the miners, so that will take a few additional trips early on. Then each man will face a 20 minute ride to the surface. We cannot wait!

ROY!!

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay, left, celebrates
with catcher Carlos Ruiz after throwing a no-hitter to
defeat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NLDS on Wednesday.

WHAT A GAME! There's not a Phillies fan in the entire Delaware Valley that will EVER forget what a magical game Roy Halladay threw last night!

It should have been "Doc" Halladay's SECOND PERFECT GAME IN ONE SEASON, if not for a walk in the 5th inning. As far was we are concerned, it was a perfect game.

The Phillies pitcher makes history as only the second guy in baseball recorded history to throw a no-hitter during the playoffs. It was history making as well for the Phillies Team to have a second no-hitter in a single season. And it makes Halladay the 5th pitcher in MLB to do it twice in one season.

Oh, and let's not forget, Halladay hit a single, RBI AND scored a run! If not for that damned walk it would have been the most perfect game in history. (It still is!)

"The excitement spread beyond Citizens Bank Park — the last two outs were shown on the video board at Target Field, where the Twins were preparing to play the Yankees, and Minnesota fans cheered." Right on!



GO PHILS!!

Cycling: When the Shit Hits the Spokes

Forget the shit hitting the fan - in cycling the shit is all over the fucking place.

MAJOR BREAKING NEWS STORIES TODAY IN THE CYCLING WORLD:

1) Suspended Tour de France 3 time champ, Alberto Contador disgraces Spain as a second doping test comes back POSITIVE for - get this - plasticines/plasticizers. Yes. Plastic. "The lab also found plastic traces that might turn up after a transfusion of blood from a plastic bag." Apparently, getting blood transfusions - blood doping - leaves small but traceable residues in the blood stream. Contador has 8 times the normal plasticine levels found in a normal human being. It's pretty much doomed him, his career and is making him go from superstar to persona non grata in all of Spain.

2) Retired cyclist Bernard Kohl talked to the press and said the following:
"People know in cycling that's it's not possible to win the Tour de France without it (doping). It's three weeks, 3,000 km and you climb (the equivalent of) Mount Everest four times. That's just not possible. Floyd Landis won the Tour de France and his average speed was 40 kph," Kohl said. "This year it was Cantador and it was also about 40. It was nearly the same average speed. Landis was doped." He leaves off there but you get the implication...Landis doped...Contador doped. Hell, he says you cannot win without doping.

3) A federal grand jury sitting in Los Angeles has been hearing evidence in its doping probe, and investigators have contacted American riders, sponsors and associates of Armstrong. The Lance Armstrong witch trial continues and it doesn't look good. There are conflicting stories from all sides. Postal riders swear they never saw doping, postal riders swear they doped all the time. It's a mess. All it would take is one little subpoena and the Feds could confiscate Lance's urine and blood samples and do additional testing on them (for plasticizers). Federal prosecutor's want to have it all in hand by January, when statute of limitations run out. Basically, by admitting that, they are saying that they want Lance's head on a platter. What is he accused of? You cannot get the official word. It doesn't exist. This is the most bizarre witch hunt in sports history.

4) Floyd Landis is regretting waiting so long to come "clean" - (you see what we did there?) "because he knew once he'd admitted lying, he would not be believed about the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport. There were plenty of good people in cycling who made the same decisions I did," he said. "And it was never their intention to cheat anybody. It was never their intention to hurt anybody, it's just that it was so commonplace that you could rationalize it in your mind that you weren't hurting anybody." I guess ending your career in such a humiliating fashion can turn someone into a philosopher. At least he admits feeling sorry the most about lying to his mommy. (We met her and she's the nicest woman you'd ever want to meet. It's a shame.)

The bottom line? More and more cyclists are "coming out" and it seems performance enhancing doping regimens are the normal course of events not isolated cases. What can cycling do?

Lance - guilty or not?

We Give a Damn Too!

Join Elton John, Ricky Martin, Lily Tomlin, the beautiful Judith Light and Friends in the "We Give a Damn" Campaign to end gay hate crimes.

wegiveadamn.org

Amazing Wildlife Discoveries!

What a beauty!
This is a "Tube-nosed" bat from Papua New Guinea.
He and his kind been on Earth probably for about a million years
and yet we just "discovered" him.

2010 has been a banner year for wildlife and marine biologists as technology has finally allowed many remote areas of Earth to be genetically mapped out. Not since the 1800's has there been more cataloging and naming of newly discovered species.

The rainforests of Borneo and Papua New Guinea have revealed more unknown wildlife than was thought possible in the modern age where most people are under the false impression that science has already catalogued and charactertized all there is to know in the world. FAR FROM IT!

And under the sea...marine biologists have discovered more than 20,000 new species of marine life. 20,000! There are some pretty whacked out looking things out there...the truth isn't just stranger than fiction, it's not even in the room.


"The Census of Marine Life" found living creatures everywhere, even where heat would melt lead, seawater froze to ice, and light and oxygen were lacking. It expanded known habitats and ranges in which life is known to exist. It found that in marine habitats, extreme is normal"

You don't want to know what this is...just that it's "new"

This little guy is a pink-eyed caecidia.
We think he looks pink-footed as well!

Our planet has such abundant bio-diversity, it's a shame we didn't realize before it was too late.

Papua New Guinea article

Oceanic Census article

Tim Gunn - IT GETS BETTER

We are beside ourselves this week with all of the gay teen suicides. So many lives wasted. Beautiful talented people that are killing themselves at 8, 11, 13 years old! It's a crime against humanity. And it has to stop.

The "It Gets Better" Campaign has seen dozens of celebrities film quick 1 minute video messages for gay and lesbian teenagers, as a way of hope, to let the kids know that it sure as hell DOES get better.

High School is a particular kind of hell. 10% of Americans think that high school was the best time they ever had, while the other 90% of us wonder how the hell we made it through at all.

Teen suicides have always been an epidemic of heinous proportions and there have been numerous programs set up to establish help lines for all teenagers. Gay youth however, face a different kind of hell. It's one thing to be called fat...you can lose weight. You can be called a whore or slut...and know better. You can be called ugly...and wait until you get those braces off. How do you counteract the taunts, the bullies making fun of what you fundamentally are? As a kid, you can't. You internalize. Your microcosm of a life, doesn't allow you the experience to really know better. To know that there is a WIDE WORLD out there and places where you will feel accepted. Instead, you think there is no way out and end your life.

This is tragedy beyond belief, the talented, sensitive people we have lost and the bullies (misguided youth themselves) that are left behind.

So we SALUTE TIM GUNN and the other celebs willing to put their own hearts into messages of hope - That IT GETS BETTER.

Tim's video was released today and we were super-emotional when viewing it. Tim describes how he once attempted suicide as a 17 year old in despair. It's moving. Tim Gunn is the personification of intelligence, composure, thoughtfulness and gentility. We are graced with his presence here on Earth and cannot imagine a world where he once existed as a tortured kid that killed himself. TAKE HEED!

We love you Tim. Thanks for doing your part to help!



The Trevor Project

Silence of the Lambs!

We're cold!

This is terrible!

New Zealand is reporting the deaths of "hundreds of thousands" of lambs due to the worst spring blizzards in memory. There has been a succession of 6 blizzards and the poor baby animals can't take it. The people can hardly take it.

At this point, over half of a million lambs have died as well as a number of adults, sending milk production plummeting. It's "lambing season" and they can't be moved at this time. Farmers across the country are devastated saying "It couldn't have come at a worse time."

The farmers are scared to death for the remaining lambs and the pregnant ewes yet to give birth. Everyone is praying for a quick warm up and "melt."

St. Francis! Help!

News article

Feast Day of St. Francis

Okay, we know. We spend all of our time here at Omni ripping the Catholic Church a new one, so why post about St. Francis?

Because:
1) He was cool
2) We can
3) He is the patron saint of animals and the environment

Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226, is our most beloved Saint.

He was raised in a very wealthy family and sheltered from the harsh realities of life. When as a teenager he roamed the streets and saw the poverty, disease and inadequacies of life, he cast aside his wealth. One day, he stripped down to his underwear, threw the fancy clothes to his father, told his father and his entire family, mom and all, to fuck off, and went out to live "among the people".

The Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, is so beautiful. Unlike the marble, gold encrusted, gaudy and gross churches across Italy, the Basilica welcomes you with warm wood and stone construction, where there is a spirituality that is so palpable, that it feels real.

You are probably most familiar with his Peace prayer..but this one is our favorite.

Saint Francis’ Canticle of All Creatures

Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,
All praise is Yours, all glory, all honour and all blessings.
To you alone, Most High, do they belong,
and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.

Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
Who is the day through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour,
Of You Most High, he bears the likeness.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,
In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,
And fair and stormy, all weather’s moods,
by which You cherish all that You have made.

Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,
So useful, humble, precious and pure.

Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire,
through whom You light the night
and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be You my Lord through our Sister,
Mother Earth who sustains and governs us,
producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.

Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardon
for love of You and bear sickness and trial.
Blessed are those who endure in peace,
By You Most High, they will be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death,
from whom no-one living can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will.
No second death can do them harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks,
And serve Him with great humility.

Heavenly Father,
You gave Your servant Francis
great love for each of Your creatures.
Teach us to see Your design in all of creation.
We ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Official Site

The 27 Club - Remembering Janis Joplin

40 years ago today, Janis Joplin's body was discovered in a hotel room, dead from a heroin overdose. (It was a "bad batch" as several other of her dealers "clients" also died that week.) Her on-again, off-again drug use was too overbearing and is her unfortunate legacy.

Janis's ongoing contribution to Rock and Roll cannot be ignored. 40 years later her iconic songs are still remembered, still played, still sung to. Her voice, her powerhouse, still has her listed in the top thirty singers of all time. She's influenced every female rock singer from Stevie Nicks to Avril Lavigne.

Janis is a member of the 27 Club. The Forever Club is named for all the rock and roll artists who died at age 27.

Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
Brian Jones

There are 36 other members, lesser known musicians, all dead at age 27. Everyone from the drummer of Echo and the Bunnymen, a member of The Grateful Dead, a vocalist from The Drifters, the bassist from The Stooges, the singer of Canned Heat and so on.

It's weird.

So, go crank up "Piece of my Heart" and sing at the top of your lungs, remembering Janis today.

"Cause you know you got it if it makes you feel good!"

R.I.P's

Comedian Greg Giraldo died this morning of a drug overdose. His Comedy Channel stuff was hilarious. He was the "King of Roasts" prompting the politically incorrect Gilbert Gottfried to twitter this morning "If Greg Giraldo gets cremated will it be the Greg Giraldo Roast?" HAHA, it's never too soon, Gilbert. Greg would've liked that one.

Tony Curtis was HOT, HOT, HOT

Also, on the 55th anniversary of the death of legendary actor James Dean (Sept. 30th), we found out that actor Tony Curtis has also passed away.

With over 100 movies and an Oscar Nomination to his credit, Tony was Hollywood Royalty. He also gave us his daughter, Jamie Lee, who by all accounts is a pretty cool chick.

Gloria Stuart passed away on Sept. 26th. She was best known for playing the older Rose in Titanic. She was 100.


Terry Newton, the FAMOUS British Rugby player committed suicide last week. It's a tragedy that has left England's Rugby and fan world reeling. He was only 31 and left behind at least 2 kids.

Another Hollywood legend of sorts, Eddie Fisher also died this month. As one of Elizabeth Taylor's ex-husbands, he was most well known for being Carrie Fisher's dad.

R.I.P.

Dave Navarro's Open Letter to Gay, Bi & Transgender Teens

We never in a MILION years thought we could be inspired by former Red Hot Chili Pepper rock star Dave Navarro.

Until today. His open letter, aimed at teenagers overwhelmed with anger, targeted by bigots and contemplating suicide was posted at PerezHilton.com and it is amazing. We hope that all gay and lesbian teens could read this and take hope in his words.

Here is it in entirety:

"Ok everybody, here is the deal. I cannot imagine what it’s like growing up in a close minded environment and being gay, bi or tans-gender. I don’t think any of us who aren’t can possibly imagine. The strength and character it must take to stay true to yourself in such an unforgiving microcosm are qualities that a major portion of the world lacks… Sad, but true. It’s just how it is at the moment. However, it’s that very strength and character that gives the world hope for a new way of thinking and acceptance in the future and when one of our children gives in and gives up, it is not only a tragedy but a victory for those who fear diversity. DO NOT LET THEM WIN! I know how overwhelming the feelings can get and how small the reality can feel, but the bottom line is that this is but a drop in the bucket in terms of the magnitude of life. You can get through this. High school is full of plenty of bullies and fear based hate, as is the world. With any group of people comes a percentage of people who just don’t get it and probably will never get it. That’s OK. We all deal with this to an extent. The truth is that in High School, you are kind of stuck in the group you are a part of until graduation, but trust me… You can pick and choose who you associate with and there are plenty of like-minded people in the world that are understanding, accepting and loving. Sometimes, we just have to stick it out to meet them. The hard cold reality is that once you have chosen suicide, that’s it. No going back. Sure, there is a public outcry and MAYBE the bullies feel remorse for a while, but it all dies down, life goes on, the bullies let the memory fade and get on with their lives. They learn to laugh, love, reach their goals and in many cases go on to have a full and productive life. Who loses? You do! Your family! Your friends! Other teens who need support in this area! Oh yeah… We all Lose! Now the world has one less mind that is open and different and unique and sensitive. Instead, we inherit the bullies, the fear, the set back… Our world has one less soul to help it evolve with a new level of clarity. Personally, I have seen a lot of darkness and tragedy that has felt insurmountable. The murder of my mother, my battle with drug addiction, the loss of friends and family. Utter depression and despair. Of course the thought of suicide has crossed my mind a time or two. Let me share this. THANK GOD I never took that action. The friends I have made, the experiences I have had, the laughter I have shared would have all been missed. In hindsight, some of my darkest moments now seem so small and insignificant that I am amazed I gave them so much power at the time. I am even able to laugh about it now. When I think back to the times I have considered ending it all I end up saying to myself, “What was I thinking?” To those of you contemplating such a course, please do us a favor. Seek counseling first. Find a network of people who have gone through what you are going through. Help others in even more turmoil than you. I am certain that you can find peace. As you know, our society and political climate is SO divided right now. We need your voice. The world at large needs your sheer existence in order to come to terms with itself and where we are going as a planet and species."

Well said!

In addition to the good words above (paragraphs be damned!), Jay Manuel has put out a YouTube video telling gay teens that it DOES GET BETTER OUT THERE.



Considering there have been so many gay teen suicides lately, all of this cannot come soon enough. The gay teen suicide rate is at an all time high. It's the saddest epidemic in America right now. There were two high profile cases this week alone. America's gay youth need to tough it out and SURVIVE so that they can live to CHANGE THIS COUNTRY FOR THE BETTER.

BUSTED!

E tu, Alberto?

Alberto Contador has failed a doping test, with a small concentration of some banned substance and he is, of course, blaming FOOD. It was "bad meat" brought to him on a Tour rest day.

He has been suspended and there is talk of rescinding his 2010 Tour De France Title. GIVE IT TO ANDY SCHLECK!!

Anyway, it's no secret that we can't stand the guy and once again cycling is the worst for it. Food poisoning, Alberto? Come on!

Washington Post Article



In MUCH BETTER CYCLING NEWS: Congratulations to Fabian Cancellara for winning his Fourth Consecutive World Time Trial! It was a record breaking win and makes him the fastest rider in history, cementing his place as a legend in the sport. Cancellara blew the other riders away at the tournament in Australia yesterday.

CyclingNews.com

All Hands Abandon Ship!

John and Andy Hillstrand

"We have been through a lot over the past year and
unfortunately given the current situation with Discovery
we are unable to continue participating in 'Deadliest Catch'.
It has been a fantastic ride, and we wish the best to all of the
amazing and supportive Catch fans we have met over the years.”

They quit the show. John & Andy Hillstrand and Sig Hansen are heading into unknown waters.

It's been a very hard year for the crab fisherman of the Bering Sea and especially the Captain's of the show The Deadliest Catch. One of them DIED, for God's sake. (R.I.P. Phil Harris) The show is a fan favorite and earns seriously high ratings and money for the Discovery network. In fact, TDC is the highest rated cable network show and the highest rated show ever for the Discovery Channel.

With all that in mind, you'd think that the network would work with these guys more and if not "coddle" them, at least cater to them a bit. Not Discovery. No. Way. The Discovery Channel in an effort to cash in on the humongous popularity of the Hillstrand brothers, cast them in a special show called appropriately enough "Hillstranded." The Captains of the f/v Time Bandit, Andy and Johnathan, were filmed for over a 6 week period. The show was "in the can" so to speak. Not so, says Discovery. Suing the brothers Hillstrand for over $3 Million dollars, Discovery contended the brothers were not finished filming and owed them interviews, voice-overs and that sort of finishing stuff that rounds out a show. The Hillstrands bailed contending on their own that they were in fact finished and done with it.

Enter Captain Sig Hansen of the f/v Northwestern, the tough as nails Norwegian Fishing God and faithful and loyal compatriot and peer of the Hillstrands. In a supreme show of solidarity Captain Sig has basically told Discovery Channel to go fuck itself. Hansen said, "I want people to know the captains stand together, and me and my brothers support them 100 percent."

We liked Sig. We love him now.

Sig points out that although crab fisherman are extremely well compensated for their catch - million of dollars per boat - the money goes right back into the boat. Fuel alone could cost a Captain hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's ridiculous the amount of overhead that goes into a fishing vessel. Essentially, a $3 million dollar lawsuit would bankrupt the Hillstrands, force them to sell their boat, fire their crew and end their careers as fishermen.

Discovery is set to release a statement today.

Captain Sigurd Hansen,
a take-no-shit, hard-working, son-of-a-bitch

Basta!

"I'm angry this season!"

Enough!

Dear Bruno Tonioli,

We love the dramatic and emphatic commentary you make every week as a judge on Dancing with the Stars. That is...usually, we do. Your take-no-prisoner approach to poor Michael Bolton was bullshitty at best and down right bullshitty at worst.

What was going through your mind? It's a celebrity dance show, not the fucking International Ballroom Finals!

You shouldn't send away your paycheck with thoughts of suicide! The celebrities on the show are there for their own PR and money, not to be belittled and humiliated. They are very brave for going through the training and doing ballroom dances in front of millions of people..live on TV.

If course, belittlement and humiliation are par for the course, but to say it to them with such flair was unconscionable. It's only week 2. What exact perfection were you really expecting?

You have to know it's bad when Len Goodman is telling you you're inappropriate.

We feel sorry for Michael Bolton's 90 year old mother who flew all the way in to L.A to see the show and didn't even get a lousy "My son was on Dancing with the Stars" t-shirt.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST CHAMPS...AGAIN!

The Philadelphia Phillies have had another spectacular September culminating in their
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TITLE AS DIVISION CHAMPS.

WAY TO GO!

The Dark Side of Hershey Chocolate Co.

Milton Hershey (1857–1945), was a Pennsylvania farm boy with a fourth grade education who went on to build a vast empire. After creating and selling (at a huge profit) his own caramel candy factory, using a caramel recipe he obtained while traveling, Milton went on to invent his own milk chocolate recipe/formula. His is a success story of the utmost caliber. He created a chocolate product that is an American icon and we think he should be honored as a national BONAFIDE HERO and Legend.

What made Milton great though, was the fact that he was a philanthropist of the highest order and proved it through the commitment to fund education of the area's children. He and his wife, never having been able to conceive children of their own, donated and built a school (It still owns the stock for the entire Hershey Chocolate Company and Theme Park!) and a charitable foundation to help township residents.

This guy was solid gold. So what's the dark side?

Well, in the many, many years since his death, the Hershey Company has succumbed to modern business practices. Meaning, that the cocoa itself is outsourced to "improved supply-chain efficiencies." Mainly, the source of the Hershey cocoa now is West Africa and the famed Ivory Coast. A romantic sounding name for a fucking hell-hole where children by the hundreds of thousands are sold into slavery and are beaten, whipped and forced into hard labor on cocoa farms every single day. Children whose bodies are covered in scars and bent crooked from all the physical labor. Half-starved children who will never run in sunshiny grass fields enjoying a piece of chocolate candy.

The CEO of Hershey takes in an annual salary of over $8 million. Just salary, Not bonuses, incentives, stock options and what-have-you. The children on the cocoa farms get nothing. The parents that sold them there probably got a one time only pathetic stipend for the sale of their child.

In fact, all of this is very well known and documented. Hershey Company refuses to comment or change practices, other than issue a pathetic corporate doctrine entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility Report." Gee, wow. We're impressed. You paid spin doctors to write up some bullshitty corporate spiel while children are dying on your farms the entire time and currently continue to do so.

Other companies HAVE indeed changed including Cadbury's who was the first chocolatier to make their products "Fair Trade Certified."

We think Milton would be flipping around in his grave if he knew the good name he spent his lifetime building would be used to denigrate, use and abuse children. The very thing he always wanted.

We will find Hershey's chocolate hard to swallow after this.

Full article at The Huffington Post

READ MORE about Milton Hershey's incredible life

SURVIVOR: Crazy Town

Homophobic Shannon scouting for possible infiltration
of gay people...from New York

WOW! First off, let us remind everyone, that this isn't the Survivor Blog - it's still The Omni Report but since Survivor is one of the best shows ever...here is our summary of last night's episode...

HOLY FUCKING BAT SHIT! Not one, but TWO survivors lost their shit last night...

First off, the episode was kind of boring. It only had one challenge that was for both Reward and Immunity and we hate those episodes. There was lots of "camp talking" and nothing was happening...until...Holly of the "Old" tribe, feeling, well...crazy, overheard someone calling her crazy and well...went crazy. She stole the guys SHOES, loaded them with sand and then promptly dropped them off in the lagoon, letting them sink all 5 inches to the very bottom, where they looked like a new type of fish to be caught for supper. Or actually a pair of sand filled shoes.

Cut to the Old People camp and lo and behold it's an all out APB for the shoes. And it turns out, they aren't just shoes...they are $1,600, hand-made, custom, 100% pure alligator dressy shoes. We're not sure where to begin here!

1) People who pay $1,600 for shoes are fucked up in the head.
2) Only someone fucked up in the head would BRING a pair of $1,600 dollar shoes to the goddamn jungle to begin with.
3) The harmless "oh but he called me crazy" prank turns out to be a fucking grand theft larceny!

Cut to the shot of the sunken shoes and try not to laugh...

Okay, THEN it gets crazy...Holly, completely overcome with guilt and waking up to her actions, is horrified, calls a tribal meeting and spills her guts. As she is confessing, the stolen shoes guy (hey, it's week 2, who the hell knows their names?), confesses back "If you were a guy I'd punch you" or something like that. He was clearly in shock and kept mumbling "She stole my shoes, she stole my shoes." Where's Russell Hantz when you need him? I'd like to see the way he would've handled his shoes being sunk into a lagoon, by a psycho chick. So Holly, the psycho chick, wrote her own obituary here and if Old Tribe loses, she is gone.

At the Reward/Immunity Challenge the Old Tribe uses the **Cue the heavy metal music** "MEDALLION OF POWER" to their advantage and actually win! The Infant Tribe is totally shocked and sent for the first time to Tribal Council. Holly wins a reprieve...

This is the point in the episode where Survivor #2 goes crazy. At Tribal Council, Jeff asked one question. One tiny-weenie question and BOOM. Crazy Fucking Town.

Jeff "Fearless Leader and Sex God" Probst: "Shannon, how difficult do you find the game?"

To which Shannon went off on a homophobic filled rant where he vented on Chase then Sash. (Where are the guys getting their names from? Shannon? Chase? Sash?) They quipped about who had the hotter girlfriends, how New York is full of gay people and on and on went Shannon, digging his grave faster than Wendy did last week. To which Jeff replied "New York is filled with gay people?" and to which Shannon replied "They have more than Louisiana." Poor Louisiana...is there no diversity down there? Hasn't Shannon EVER BEEN to a Mardi Gras Parade? There's more gay in one hour than any normal year in NY.

So, Goodbye Shannon, the homophobe with the girly name.

Tune in next week to witness Jimmy Johnson bond with some monkeys! Can't wait!

This season is shaping up really good, really fast.

Jeff's Survivor Blog at EW.com

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's....Uranus, Jupiter and the Harvest Moon!

Sky watchers Celebrate! There are several super-duper celestial events happening tonight and tomorrow, including the Autumnal Equinox this evening at 11:09 EST.

From Geoff Gaherty at space.com

"Check out the eastern sky just after sunset tomorrow (Sept. 22), and you'll catch a sky watching treat. The nearly full moon will be rising just above the bright planet Jupiter and a somewhat dimmer Uranus.

You'll need binoculars if you hope to spot Uranus — it appears as a tiny bluish speck, too dim for the naked eye. So the coming celestial lineup is an excellent time to find that planet with binoculars or a small telescope, using Jupiter as a helpful guidepost.

Sky watching marathon
Several astronomical events happen in rapid succession this week, offering a celestial show for observers graced with clear skies. The times indicated here are for eastern North America and may vary a little if you’re elsewhere in the world:

•Today (Sept. 21) at 8 p.m. EDT, Jupiter is in opposition. This means that Jupiter will be exactly opposite the sun in Earth’s sky. This also means that Jupiter will be visible the entire night. (Yesterday — Sept. 20 — Jupiter made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 50 years.)

•Five hours later, at 1 a.m. tomorrow (Sept. 22), Uranus will be in opposition, taking its turn opposite the sun in the sky.

•Later tomorrow at 3 p.m., Jupiter and Uranus will be in conjunction, less than 1 degree apart in the sky. They won’t be visible right then in North America because they will be below the horizon, but they will still be close together when they rise just after sunset. You will be able to see both planets at the same time in the field of a small telescope at low magnification.

•The show continues tomorrow night at 11:09 p.m. EDT (Sept. 23), when the sun crosses the celestial equator — a projection of Earth's equator on the sky — and enters the southern hemisphere. This is known as the equinox, meaning "equal nights." Daytime and nighttime are of equal length, about 12 hours, everywhere on Earth. (Of course, the sun won’t be visible at this time in North America, being on the other side of the planet.)

•Finally, at 5:17 a.m. EDT, Thursday, the full moon of September will occur, since the moon will be exactly opposite the sun in the sky. This is a special full moon: It is the full moon closest to the equinox, known as the harvest moon. "

So cue the Neil Young "Harvest Moon" CD and get ready to experience some serious celestial activity.

Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen attended an Anti-Pope, Anti-Catholic, Pro-Gay Rights rally in London's Hyde Park the other day and he DID NOT WEAR THE ABOVE SHIRT. Well, he sort of did. He wore the standard "Some people are gay get over it" shirt. THAT shirt was photo shopped into the above and went viral. We LOVE the photo shopped shirt!

The End of an Era

Discovery on the Cape Canaveral luanch pad - September 20th, 2010.

Goodbye Discovery Space Shuttle. Goodbye ALL space shuttles. Discovery will launch it's final journey on November 1. After that the shuttle Endeavour will launch its final run in February 2011 and then...no more...

After Endeavours final flight there will never be another space shuttle launch ever. So sad.

Discovery was the most used shuttle - a beloved workhorse of the NASA space program. Whether you believed we landed on the moon or not is irrelevant at this point as far as the shuttle program goes. The shuttle program when it first began heralded a new space age. No more obsolete rocket ships, no more touch and go splashdowns.

The Obama administration is unsure where to take NASA in the future and this article will in no way address the shortcomings and evil nature of the NASA program. It will only lament the end of an unfulfilled and hopeful era...

Animals with Designs

Small dogs with little hearts...

A cow with a heart on its head.

Holy cow!

This is proof of intelligent design.

Formal cat appreciates an old-fashioned top hat.

I have what on my back?

I am CAT see me roar!

R.I.P - Beatrice Sinclair

Beatrice Sinclair and husband Donald with daughters Ann and Helen.
They were the inspiration behind Sybil and Basil Fawlty

The real life inspiration for Sybil Fawlty has died, aged 95. Fawlty Towers, undoubtedly the greatest Britcom of all time, was the brainchild of actor and Monty Pythonian John Cleese.

Cleese created his hotel themed comedy after staying at the Gleneagles hotel owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair. Mr. Sinclair, probably a great guy, made quite the impression of a not so much bumbling owner but a harassed one, one that couldn't be bothered with guests.

His wife, Beatrice, didn't like the way her husband was portrayed in the series and took fault (pun intended) with the whole affair. It's okay Beatrice. Your husband may have been fodder, but he was the fodder for one of TV's greatest characters EVER, Basil Fawlty.

John Cleese and Prunella Scales as Basil and Sybil Fawlty
in the classic TV series Fawlty Towers

News Link

Yoga Bears

"And one and two..."

All animals are cool. Bears are amongst the coolest. Here is some funny bear stuff.

Click HERE to see some GREAT pics of Santra the bear doing her cool yoga moves.

Awesome video of three bears limbering up for some breakfast. Apparently they love to grab their feet!

SURVIVOR: Nicaragua

Gear up, people! Survivor kicks off it's 21'st season tonight!

It's another round of Young vs. Old. Look for Jimmy Johnson to stand out tonight as they concentrate more on the older tribe in this first episode.

Jeff Probst also gave an interview stating that the first challenge was foiled by the contestants as the production staff had planned for it to go an entirely different way from how it actually got played.

Also, look for the first ever Immunity Medallion to be played this season. No more hiding immunity idols in trees and under rocks with lame clues. Russell Hantz, world's greatest Survivor, ended that trend after he found every single one of them in the seasons he played.

Look for Survivor on WEDNESDAYS at 8pm!


Official Survivor CBS Site

NUMERO UNO!!

I'm a GRAND SLAM WINNER!

Rafael Nadal is the World's #1 tennis player and ONLY THE 7th IN HISTORY (and the youngest player) TO WIN ALL GRAND SLAMS! CONGRATS, RAFA!!

The off-the-court humble Rafa insists that Roger Federer is still the best in the world. NO WAY, RAFA! You've got the game face to end all game faces plus the goddamn GAME to go with it!

We LOVE Rafa. We miss his teenage mutant ninja turtle look though and would love for him to get it back. At least he is healthy again. And for the record...Roger was the world's best player until Nadal came to play and became the world's biggest monkey wrench to Roger's career. Ultimately, Roger could've/would've dominated the sport MORE than he already has had our little Spanish Bull not been born - this is one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time. With Rafa in the court, Roger better fear. (Note: The Andy's - Murray and Roddick are totally screwed, not to mention Djokovic. The Rafa/Roger thing is way to intense for anyone to even compete with them at this point.)

Roger was 27 before he won all the Slams and Rafa is only 24 yet. He is without a doubt the greatest tennis player ever born.

Who were the other 6 to win all Grand Slams?

Fred Perry (GB): Britain’s greatest completed the set in 1935, aged 26. Won eight slams.

Don Budge (US): Won his fourth different slam in 1938, aged 22. Won all four in 1938 and six in total.

Rod Laver (Australia): The 24 year-old was first man in the open era to complete the feat in 1962. Won 11 slams in all.

Roy Emerson (Australia): The 1964 Wimbledon title completed his full set, aged 27. Won 12 in total.

Andre Agassi (US): Joined the club by winning the 1999 French Open, seven years after his first slam, aged 29. Eight slams in all.

Roger Federer (Switzerland): Won French Open in 2009 to ensure career slam, aged 27. Has 16 slams to date.