Entertainers: January Birthday Babies

 

What do country music matriarch Naomi Judd, record breaking NFL quarterback Drew Brees, Pro Golfer Alfonso Soriano, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart have in common? These A-1 Entertainers have birthdays in the first month of the New Year.


Naomi Judd

Drew Brees


 

Mel Gibson

 

Actor/Director Mel Gibson (1/3), seasoned actresses Diane Keaton (1/5) and Betty White (1/17), singers Mary J. Blige (1/11) and Alicia Keys (1/25), all celebrate heir special day in January.








Nigella Lawson




Guy Fieri

Famous Celebrity Chefs Guy Fieri (1/22), Nigella Lawson (1/6), and Paula Deen (1/19) join this January birthdays'  list. Each has a television show on Food Network and/or The Cooking Channel, along with cookbooks in print and cooking related products on the market.

Portia and Ellen

 Power couple Ellen De Generes (1/26) and Portia di Rossi (1/31) share their lives and January birthdays. They wed in 2008 and still seem as happy as ever. Ellen hired a sky writer to mark the couples' fourth anniversary by writing "four in the sky".

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Try The 5 Percent Solution and Improve Your Health

I stumbled across an interesting article by Jim Toedtman in the January-February issue of my AARP Bulletin.  I learned about the five percent solution and the man who developed the concept.  I thought it was worth sharing as good advice for every age and every lifestyle.

Dr. George W. Calver was the doctor appointed by the U. S. Congress to care for its members.  In 1928, at the time Dr. Calver was hired, senators and representatives were dying at a rate of 20 per year. Over the 38 years that followed, his prescription of moderation calmed congressional nerves.  He also offered his 10 Commandments of Health and gained acclaim for the solution to attaining better health.

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AFI's Top Ten Movie Quotes of All Time

The American Film Institute revealed the top movie quotes of all time in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes, a three-hour special television event on CBS hosted by actor and action star Pierce Brosnan with commentary from many of Hollywood's most celebrated actors and filmmakers. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," spoken by Clark Gable in the celebrated Civil War epic, GONE WITH THE WIND as the most memorable movie quote of all time.

The following are the remaining nine movie quotes of all time that round out the ten most memorable:

#2-"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."
THE GODFATHER  1972

#3-"You don't understand! I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum which is what I am."
ON THE WATERFRONT  1954

#4-"Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
THE WIZARD OF OZ    1939

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The Oscars: Lights, Camera, Action

The nominations are in; the red carpet is ready; all of Hollywood is buzzing. Who will come home with an "Oscar"?Well, the suspense will be over on Sunday, February 26, 2012 when the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony is held and the winners are announced. Mounds of information is circulating about the current nominees, but I want to know do you remember winners from the last decade? Take a walk down memory lane and revisit some memorable moments as each year's Best Picture was announced. May I have the envelope please?

2010-The King's Speech

Colin Firth won for best actor and Geoffrey Rush won a nomination for best supporting actor.

2009-The Hurt Locker
The film won 6 Oscars and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar. Jeremy Renner was nominated in the best actor category.

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Credit Card Debt: What Happens When You Die?

You certainly can't take it with you, so what happens to credit card debt when you die? Knowing a little bit more about how credit card debt works can help you manage this issue early on and avoid unnecessary stress for surviving family members.

In the case of an insolvent estate, credit card companies write off bills. Family and friends can't inherit debt.

If there is enough money, the executor of the estate must notify the credit card company. Upon notification, the credit card company must stop assessing fees and late charges. This is to protect the estate from excessive charges.

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Former Astronaut Mae Jemison To Lead Space Project

The astronaut who became the first black woman in space in 1992 has been chosen to skipper the '100 Year Starship' project. Dr. Mae Jemison is a medical doctor and a surgeon, with engineering experience. Dr. Jemison will lead the project to explore what it would take for a multi-generational mission beyond the solar system.

Dr. Jemison, 55, from Alabama, played a key role in setting up the 100 Year Starship symposium organized last year by NASA and the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Florida.

That led to the award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of a $500,000 contract to study what is neded for long term projects such as interstellar space missions, msnbc reports.

'Together we’ll be working towards an organization that will last 100 years and produce a viable interstellar technology, with benefits for all humankind.'

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