| Japanese seem to like dull old guy in charge of ruling party
Yasuo Fukuda became Japan's 91st prime minister on Tuesday after being selected LDP leader at the weekend and following the abrupt resignation of Shinzo Abe, 53, on Sept. 12 after only a year at the helm. Abe's popularity went into steady decline from 60-per-cent support when he took office -- the same as Fukuda's this week -- to around 30 per cent at the time of his departure. .
Fort Drum soldier dies while on duty
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. FORT DRUM, JEFFERSON COUNTY -- A 10th Mountain Division Soldier died Jan. 28 at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown after complaining of chest pains while on duty. Sgt 1st Class Ritchie A. Morgan, 41, was a food service noncommissioned officer assigned to 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade. He was initially transported to Guthrie Acute Care Clinic where life-saving measures were preformed before he was transported to SMC. Morgan, a native of Murphysboro, Ill., joined the Army in September 1987 and was initially assigned to Korea until January 1988. He was assigned to 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment based at Camp Stanley, Korea, from September 1989 to September 1990. He was reassigned to Fort Carson, Colo., where he served with 2nd Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment.
Torch Today
Updated throughout the day, it's the Torch News Ticker with all the news and info that's not fit for print. Bookmark it every Monday! Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:00 p.m. - TNA management was pleased with last weekend's turn-out in Ohio for the house shows in Troy and Youngstown, continuing what they believe has been "nothing but strong experiences in 2008." Steven Godfrey, TNA's public relations manager, tells the Torch: "It's exciting to start the year with this kind of momentum for our live shows, because we feel like this will create a buzz for our pay per view events in Greenville and Norfolk, as well as more live events slated for the coming months." TNA has a three-night tour of New York in late February, and they will be announcing another series of live shows soon. 4:00 p.m. - NWA Notes: The schedule for the "Pro Wrestling Showcase" TV tapings in Las Vegas includes: Feb.
BET Calls for More Originals
Among BET's new shows announced last week during its New York upfront presentation is Somebodies, the network's first scripted series about a group of 20-something "slackers" caught between graduating from college and finding a real career, according to network executives. A second scripted series, Wifey — a co production with VH1 — is also in development and could debut later this year. "People have been asking for scripted programming from us for a long time, so I'm thrilled that we're at a point where we can do scripted programming," said Lee. On the animation front, the network will team up with comedian Orlando Jones to create BUFU, an animated sketch-comedy show in the tradition of Saturday Night Live that will premiere this fall. BUFU will join the network's previously announced animation projects, Hannibal and Cipha, both set to premiere in 2008.
Cheapflights.com Names Top ''Celebrity Cheapskates of 2007''
377 from New York City. 2. Socialite Paris Hilton, who according to media reports forgot to pay the $208 bill for the self-storage unit she rented in Los Angeles. All contentswhich reportedly included diaries, photographs, contracts and love letterswere put up for sale and eventually ended up on the Internet. For tips on star-spotting and other pursuits in Tinseltown, check out Cheapflights Destination Guide to Los Angeles at http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-info/Los-Angeles/. 3. Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, whose net worth reportedly hovers at $100 million, for allegedly refusing to pay more than $16,000 to a limo company that rendered their services to folks including hubby Marc Anthony, her stylist and her sister during the filming of the movie "El Cantante" in New York City.
LSSU issues 33rd Annual List of Banished Words
SAULT STE. MARIE - The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University are giving back to English speakers everywhere with their 33rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. On Dec. 31, 1975, former LSSU Public Relations Director Bill Rabe and his colleagues cooked up an idea to banish overused words and phrases and issue a list on New Year's Day. Much to the delight of language enthusiasts everywhere, the list has stayed the course into a fourth decade. This year's list derives from more than 2,000 nominations received through the university's website, www.lssu.edu/banished. Word-watchers target pet peeves from everyday speech, as well as from the news, education, technology, advertising, politics, sports and more.
Old Media Continues to Hide Major Reason for Ford's Free-Fall
Ford Motor Co., in the midst of a restructuring, fell to No. 3 in U.S. auto sales last year, as Toyota Motor Corp. posted its 12th straight year of record U.S. sales and moved up to second place behind General Motors Corp. Even though Ford held on to pickup leadership with its F-Series -- the nation's best-selling vehicle nameplate for 26 years and the best-selling truck for 31 years -- the company's Ford brand is no longer the nation's best-selling make (Note: Chevrolet now is -- Ed.). .
Broadcom's VDSL2 Chipsets Power ZyXEL's IP DSLAM and CPE Equipment for ...
BERLIN, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadband World Forum 2007 -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its VDSL2 and StrataXGS(R) Ethernet products have been qualified and selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) of Taiwan for mass deployment in its next generation IP services network. Broadcom's powerful VDSL2 chipsets were originally selected by ZyXEL Corporation for incorporation in the ZyXEL VES-1600 and IES-5005 next generation access products. As a result of this successful engagement, Broadcom and ZyXEL have teamed together to provide VDSL2 IP DSLAM and customer premises equipment (CPE) products to Chunghwa Telecom for its next generation VDSL2 access network. The selection by CHT provides decisive market validation of the Broadcom(R) VDSL2 technology and the ongoing collaboration between Broadcom and ZyXEL to develop best-in-class, standards-based solutions for Ethernet aggregation, ITU G.992.1/3/5 ADSL1/2/2+ and ITU G.993.2 VDSL2 access markets.
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