Week of November 15, 2007

A cyclone that hit Bangladesh claims over 1,700 loves lost so far.

The Bush administration begins a public effort to

salvage the embattled presidency of Pakistan’s

Gen. Pervez Musharraf and pushes him to

compromise with political opponents and abandon

emergency rule.

Iraq - Officials in Samawah say a U.S. Army convoy

opened fire in an unprovoked attack on motorists

who were trying to get out of its way, injuring four

and destroying a truckload of sheep.

The United Nations panel on climate change

approves the final installment of its report on global

warming and concludes that even the best efforts of

reducing CO2 levels will not be enough.

Medical - Researchers from Japan and Wisconsin report they had

reprogrammed mature human cells to behave almost exactly like embryonic stem

cells in what is being called a biological breakthrough. Researchers, by activating

a handful of dormant genes, were able to coax the cells back in time to a point of

embryonic development before they had committed to becoming a particular type

of tissue.

The United Nations lowers years of estimates on the number worldwide infected

by the AIDS virus. The new analysis shows that the total number of people living

with HIV has been gradually increasing, but at a slower rate. About 33 million

people worldwide are infected with the virus, compared with last year’s estimate

of almost 40 million.

Several thousand demonstrators lead by Al Sharpton descend on the Justice

Department to demand a federal crackdown on hate crimes and a more vigorous

response to incidents of noose hangings and other displays of racial antagonism.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told Tyson Foods to stop labeling

chicken as “raised without antibiotics” after the agency said it made a mistake in

approving that term.

Business - Kraft Foods agrees to sell its tow dozen Post cereals to Ralcorp

Holdings for nearly $1.7-bilion in stock.

Week of November 15, 2007

Near Phoenix - Mike Tyson is sentenced to 24 hours in jail and three years

probation for cocaine possession and driving under the influence.

Technology - Apple Inc agrees to pay $10 million to Burst.com - settling a

patent-infringement lawsuit. The suit concerns technology that stores audio and

video files.

Wow - Facebook - just three years old, has some 54 million users with

estimated 2007 revenue at $150 million.

Another made-for-web series jumps to television as NBC confirms that it would

begin airing hour-long “Quarterlife” episodes early next year. Three eight-minute

episodes have aired on the Web. And, it’s a show about the Web.

Passing - Actor Dick Wilson (91) - best

known for portraying “Mr. Whipple” in

commercials all those years.

Entertainment news -

Actress Lindsay Logan arrives to serve

time for a drunk driving conviction, and

spends 84 minutes in a holding cell.

Music news -

Danny Federici - an original member of

the E Street Band, drops out of the group’s

current tour to

undergo treatment

for skin cancer. Said

Bruce Springsteen

on his website -

“Danny is one of the

pillars of our sound and has played beside me as a great

friend for more than 40 years. We all eagerly await his

healthy and speedy return.” Charles Giordana is filling in.

Federici would never return and eventually passed away.

Garth Books cancels scheduled promotional appearances for “The View” and

“Ellen” in support of the writers strike. He’ll be promoting his “The Ultimate Hits”

album.

Billy Ray Cyrus is on the charts again, thanks to his daughter Miley. After

lingering on the Country charges for 11 weeks, his previously solo version of

Week of November 15, 2007

“Ready, Set, Don’t Go” jumps thanks to his Oct. 9 performance of the song on

ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” with daughter Miley. Walt Disney records has re-

released to song - now as a duo to radio stations.

Online talkshow hosted by Kool Mo Dee called “Spitfire.” Says Dee, “This is an

opportunity to reach out to people who want to share the collective hip-hop

experience. Your nationality, background and type of job don’t matter. Neither

does whether you grew up listening to Kanye West and 50 Cent Big Daddy

Kane.” The show is an offshoot of the website iamhiphop.

Tila Tequila has a new show - “A Shot at Love

with Tila Tequila” on MTV. Tequila calls herself

“the queen of Myspace” and counts more than

million “friends” on her page.

Television news-

It’s announced that the second incarnation of

“Battlestar Galactica” will end after this - the

fourth season.

Passing - Actress Sigrid Valdis (72) - who

played Col. Klink’s

blonde secretary in

“Hogan’s Heroes”

and later, married

its star - Bob

Crane.

The Writers Guild of America East criticizes Ellen

DeGeneres for returning to her show while her

writers are on the picket lines.

Friday night television -

CBS - Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, Numbers

NBC - Deal or No Deal, Friday Night Lights, Las

Vegas, Tonight, Conan O’Brien, Carson Daley

ABC - Men in Trees, Women’s Murder Club, 20/20, Nightline, Jimmy Kimmel

MyNet - Movie-Rocky III

Fox - Next Great American Band, Don’t Forget The lyrics

CW - WWE Friday Night Smackdown!

PBS - Washington Week

CNN - Anderson Cooper 360, Larry King

Week of November 15, 2007

Larry King - The paranormal is discussed.

Smackdown! - Batista vs. the World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry.

Nightline - Stephen King

On Dr. Phil - Bulimia and anorexia are discussed.

At the movies -

Bee Movie

Beowulf

Fred Claus

Mr. Magorim’s Wonder emporium

Dan in real Life

American Gangster

Lions for Lambs

No Country for Old Men

Love in the Time of Cholera

Hip-Hop/R&B This Week -

She’s Hot - Rogue Souljamz

Ooh Wee - Ayanna

Inside Out - Temar Underwood

Bunce It, shake It - Meeko

Big Girl (Now) - Silva Jaguar

Shake that Body - PI

Top hits in Britain -

Rule the World - Take That

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

Home - Westlife

Valerie - Mark Ronson

Apologize - Timbaland

Modern Rock -

Big Casino - Jimmy Eat World

The Pretender - Foo Fighters

Fake It - Seether

Never Too Late - Three Days Grace

Top Country -

Free and Easy (Down The Road I Go) - Dierks Bentley

Week of November

15,

2007

Don’t Blink - Kenny Chesney

More That a Memory - Garth Books

So Small - Carrie Underwood

Fall - Clay Walker

How ‘Bout them Cowgirls - George Strait

Firecracker - Josh Turner

Our Song - Taylor Swift

If You’re Reading This - Tim McGraw

Livin’ our Love Song - Jason Michael

Carroll

Hot Hits -

Apologize - Timbaland

Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown

Bubbly - Colbie Caillat

Stronger - Kanye West

Crank that (Soulja Boy) - Soulja Boy

Good Life - Kanya West

Cyclone - Baby Bash

Bed - J. Holiday

Big Girls don’t Cry - Fergie

Gimme More - Britney Spears

How Far We’ve Come - Matchbox

Twenty

AYO Technology - 50 Cent

Hat That I Loved You - Rihanna/Ne-Yo

Who Knew - Pink

Shawty Is a 10 - the Dream

Clumsy - Fergie

Top albums this week in 2007 -

Blackout - Britney Spears

Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles

Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwood

Everything is fine - Josh Turner

Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged

Sevenfold

Unbreakable - Backstreet Boys

Raising Sand - Robert Plant/Alison Krauss

Noel - Josh Groban

Best of Andrea Bocelli

Hight school Musical 2 - Soundtrack

Rock n Roll Jesus - Kid Rock