Provided by NORAD For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa's flight. The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement for children to call Santa misprinted the telephone number. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check...
An ex-Golden State Warriors employee has sued Monta Ellis and the pro basketball team, saying the star guard sent her unwanted sexually explicit text messages, including a photo of male genitalia he claimed was his, and that team officials forced her out when she came forward.Erika Smith, who worked in the team’s community relations department between 2007 and August 2011, filed the sexual harassment suit in Alameda Superior Court on Wednesday. She claims that Ellis, 26, sent her dozens of...
Per the Contra Costa Times: According to Boltuch, the plaintiff is accusing Ellis of sexually harassing her from November 2010 to January 2011. The accuser, according to lawyer Burton F. Boltuch, has photo evidence of the harrassment, which he claims was sent from Ellis' cell phone to the plaintiff. The photo will be revealed—along with the identity of the accuser—at a press conference tomorrow, Boltuch said. "You will be shocked when you see it," Boltuch said. "It's pretty disgusting and...
The Philadelphia Inquirer has published its investigation into claims of child sexual abuse against Hall of Fame Daily News columnist Bill Conlin. We teased it earlier, but the details and the number of people willing to go on the record make Nancy Phillips's story a must-read. Here are the essentials. • Three women and a man claim Conlin groped them, fondled them, and touched their genitals on multiple occasions in the 1970s, when the kids were between ages 7 and 12 and Conlin was the...
By Carita Rizzo, If anyone understands the importance of an immunity challenge it would have to be Sophie Clarke. As one of the final contestants left on Survivor: South Pacific, the 22-year-old medical student from Willsboro, New York, was no frontrunner. But after winning the last immunity challenge of the season and ousting fan favorite and Survivor veteran Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth at the 11th hour, the game was suddenly Clarke's to win. We caught up with Clarke right after she beat out Benjamin...
It has not always been easy for Arab American singles to find soul mates but thanks to the numerous dating services and agencies available, both off and online, this is gradually changing. Naturally, an Arab American will begin the search for another lonely heart on an Arab dating site rather than other sites. This process of looking for dating, romance, and eventually love is not always straightforward but by first locating an apt dating site the process can get simpler. There is always the...
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By Kate Stanhope, Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles married entrepreneur Justin Miller Saturday, People reports. Nettles, 37, wore an Alexander McQueen gown for the intimate wedding, which took place near the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Nettles' Sugarland bandmate, Kristian Bush, was among the guests in attendance. VIDEO: Sugarland performs "celebratory" concert honoring victims of stage collapse A former model, Miller appeared in the video for Sugarland's 2006 single, "Want To." The couple have...
A favourite destination among travellers all over the world, London is a city which has earned a reputation of being an attraction rich location where travellers of almost any energy level can find something interesting to do or see. Attractions such as the such as the prestigiously appointed Kenwood House, Sir John Sloane's Museum where visitors can sneak a peak into the life of an English architect who was given knighthood and the RAF Museum where a collection of airborne British military...
