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How to help someone who is suicidal : Cops use Facebook to talk man out of suicide

How to help someone who is suicidal

Port Authority police used Facebook to track down a Paterson teen who posted suicidal messages and photos of the George Washington Bridge on the social networking site, an agency spokesman said Wednesday. Officers moved quickly after a man alerted Paterson police to the alarming social media posts by an 18-year-old city resident Tuesday afternoon, according to police spokesman Joseph Pentangelo. ... Read More »

Al pacino 2013 : Actor to play Joe Paterno film

Al pacino 2013 Actor to play Joe Paterno film

The film that will tell the story of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is beginning to take shape. Al Pacino is attached to play Paterno in the biopic tentatively titled “Happy Valley,” and Brian De Palma will direct. Pacino and De Palma have quite a bit of history together, having teamed up for 1993’s “Carlito’s Way” and ... Read More »

Montreal massacre : Polytechnique victims remembered

Montreal massacre : Polytechnique victims remembered

Members of the community gathered at Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering in St. John’s last night for a vigil to remember the 14 women targeted and killed in the Montreal Massacre on December 6, 1989. VOCM’s Zaren Healey White reports. 24 years have passed since 14 women, 13 students and one employee, were shot to death at l’École Polytechnique in ... Read More »

Steve Ballmer defends Xbox in final shareholder speech

Steve Ballmer defends Xbox in final shareholder speech

Recent speculation has suggested that former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, who is in the running to replace Ballmer, is interested in selling the Xbox and Bing arms of the Microsoft business as he doesn’t believe they’re profitable. Speaking about the Xbox One, as reported by Geek Wire and Seeking Alpha, Ballmer said the console’s integration of Bing and SkyDrive are ... Read More »

Giant Alien planet 11 times bigger than Jupiter found

Giant Alien planet 11 times bigger than Jupiter found

A team of astronomers that is led by a US graduate student has found a planet outside the solar system. The place where it is found is not the place where the planet should not be there. This raises questions regarding the planetary formation. On Thursday, as per a University of Arizona release, the huge planet is orbiting its star ... Read More »

Alicia Keys and Mom Terria Joseph’s Turkey in a Bag

Alicia Keys and Mom Terria Joseph's Turkey in a Bag

Barely out of her teens, singer, songwriter and classically trained pianist Alicia Keys stormed the pop charts in the early 2000s with a mature-beyond-her-age mix of soul, jazz and hip-hop. Thanks to an extra push from an appearance on Oprah the day before its release, her debut Songs in A Minor (Number One, 2001) sold 235,000 copies in its first ... Read More »

Samantha Harris : recipe for Hanukkah Star Cookies

Samantha Harris : recipe for Hanukkah Star Cookies

“Making Hanukkah cookies is a tradition I began last year when [my daughter] Josselyn was 3 years old,” says ET correspondent Samantha Harris, a collaborator on the Samantha Jean for DL1961. “It’s a fun, hands-on experience for her that also promotes her artistic expression while allowing for bonding time. This year, she is so excited to do it again and ... Read More »

Michelle Branch : Wedding cookies recipe

Michelle branch wedding cookies recipe

The Cooking Channel is featuring a new holiday cookie recipe from Michelle. Learn how to make Cinnamon and Chocolate Spiced Mexican Wedding Cookies – a recipe Michelle and her family bake for holiday cookie exchanges. Get the recipe and read her blog here. What’s your favorite holiday cookie to bake? Have you tried one of Michelle’s recipes? Share your comments ... Read More »