Debt Reduction, Nintendo 3DS: Hot Trends

"Debt reduction" is a hot search on Yahoo(YHOO_) today after 100s of consumers were victims of a fraudulent debt-relief program. Innovative Systems Technology, which was doing business under the name Briggs & Baker, claimed it could "drastically" reduce ones debt by directly dealing with creditors.

The Federal Trade Commission will mail refund checks for $104.09 to the 360 consumers who were involved with the deceptive operation. The Federal Trade Commission says Briggs & Baker's ads were "false and misleading," and that after dealing with the program some consumers' total debt actually increased.

Since the incident, new federal rules have been put in place to protect consumers. The amendments require for-profit debt-relief companies to disclose how long it will take to get results before consumers agree to sign up and can no longer charge upfront fees.

"Nintendo 3DS" is trending on the Internet today after it was announced that Nintendo's 3D portable game console will be available in Japan in Feb. The 3DS will roll out in the United States. and Europe starting in March.

The highly anticipated handheld videogame system is expected to cost around 25,000 yen, which is close to $300, but official pricing for the United States. will be announced later.

The new DS will be available in black and aqua blue and will come with a 2GB SD storage card, a charging cradle and 6AR cards. The device has 2 screens, one 3D screen and one touch-screen, and 2 cameras that take 3D pictures.

Amazon.com a New Place to Shop for Discounted Bridesmaid Dresses?

When a woman is invited to be part of a wedding party, the 1st thing that usually goes through her mind is, “What do the bridesmaid dresses look like?”

The second question usually is, “How much are the bridesmaid dresses?”

All women want to be part of their best friends’ bridal parties, but the cost of purchasing a dress on top of the wedding gift that they're obligated to give, can be a bit of a downer.

More and more women are trying to find discounts on their bridesmaid dress, but it is hard to find the exact dress online sometimes. Lately a large number of women are flocking to Amazon in order to buy the dress that they need.

Amazon offers a huge variety of dresses for any occasion, but there seem to be a plethora of bridesmaid and prom dresses on the online shopping website.

Mary Toliver of Cape Coral, FL found her dress online at Amazon for a 45% off discount.

“I was told I needed to purchase this Champagne colored Satin Gown, and the store that the bride recommended was selling it for $120. I went online and found it for only $65 on Amazon,” explained Toliver.

If you're interested in trying to find a dress online at Amazon, simply browse their selection Here.

Watch Dexter Season 5 Episode 1 Tonight

The long wait is over! The television show Dexter will be back with more action and breathtaking scenes as it welcomes it's fifth season. Dexter fans should watch tonight at 9PM. As early as now, avid viewers of the show are looking for freeonline streams because they do not really want to miss the 1st episode!

The 1st episode is entitled “My Bad”. It's all about Dexter knowing Mitchell is terrorizing his family. People are really looking forward to this episode. Better not miss it!

Sharktopus': SyFy just unleashed a half-shark, half-octopus upon the world! Also Eric Roberts!'

“You have just unleashed an eight-legged, man-eating shark on this world!” shouted a Navy official in Sharktopus, a new high in the SyFy channel’s low-budget arguments for the impending implosion of 21st-century culture.

Sharktopus did everything a Saturday-night junk TV-movie should: Within the first 3 minutes, we got a good look at the half-shark, half-octopus slither-biting it is way through the ocean. Pretty soon, bikini-clad women and idiot males in phallic powerboats were being ensnared by tentacles and than chomped into bloody bits.

The creature was created by Dr. Sands, a research scientist played by Eric Roberts, the only actor alive who can list The Dark Knight, Star eighty and Sharktopus on his resume. Roberts’ Dr. Sands referred to his damp creation by its science-experiment name, S-11 (I’d hate to see how sad S’s 1 through 10 were), and noted that it would be his meal-ticket: “the Navy’s next super-weapon… a hunter [turned] killer.”

Somewhere around that time, my favorite scene of the night occurred: an attractive couple decide to bungee-jump over the water, and, timing his attack on a downward bounce, Sharktopus rose up and swallowed the girl as though she was a potato chip with breast implants.

The movie was co-produced by legendary schlock-master Roger Corman, who had a silent cameo as a grizzled old man witnessing Sharktopus slide a tentacle ashore to snag the ankle of a pretty girl strolling along the beach. Corman stared with suitable blankness as the young woman dragged her fingers across the sand before disappearing into the red-rimmed tide. Sure, the special-effects were cheap, but the monster moved with a nice swiftness and there was a lot of variety in his killing methods. Sharktopus even managed to slit Roberts’ throat with one delicate flick of a tentacle.

The film, directed by Declan O’Brien (his credits include Wrong Turn 3), solved the basic problem in making your ordinary octopus a scary creature: in real life, an octopus has the creepy tentacles, but it does not have much of a face on which to focus your fright. But add a razor-toothed shark’s head to this octo-mom, and you have got one mean mother.

Roberts knew what he had signed on for, and to his credit, maintained that fine line between playing it straight and hamming it up. He said things like, “Greatness comes at a price — it always has!” with both hubristic emotion and a poker face.

That was shortly after he said, “Wait — first bring me a great big enormous Scotch.”

Lohan released from jail after posting bail

Actress Lindsay Lohan posted a $300,000 bail and was released from jail late Fri night, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said.

A judge granted Lohan bail Friday night, overturning a decision earlier in the day that sent the actress to jail until a probation revocation hearing 4 weeks away, a court spokesman said.

She must be fitted with a SCRAM alcohol-detection bracelet within 24 hours, Los Angeles County Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini said.

Judge Patricia Schnegg granted Lohan's bail after her lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, filed documents just before court closed Fri afternoon, Parachini said.

"I pray to God that Shawn does the right thing and advises her to go right into rehab now, and show the judge she's serious, because in thirty days when she goes back before the judge he can do whatever he wants," Michael Lohan, her father, told CNN.

Judge Eldin Fox ordered the preliminary revocation of Lohan's probation Friday morning based on a probation report saying she tested positive for controlled-substance use.

The probation revocation hearing was set for Oct 22.

Lohan made fun of her substance abuse troubles in a backstage skit broadcast during the MTV Video Music Awards earlier in Sept.

She appeared with show host Chelsea Handler, who was wearing an alcohol-detection bracelet like the one Lohan recently wore.

"Wake up, Handler; pull it together," Lohan said as she slammed Handler against a wall. "You are a menace. Do you think anyone will work with a drunk? Take it from me, they do not."

Lohan was arrested twice in 2007 on charges of driving under the influence, and in the second incident, she was charged with cocaine possession.

The 1st arrest came after Lohan lost control of her Mercedes-Benz convertible and struck a curb in Beverly Hills.

Just 2 weeks after checking out of a Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, she was arrested again in July 2007 after a woman called Santa Monica police, saying Lohan was trying to run her down with a car.

Lohan's acting career, which started at age ten on a soap opera, took off on the big screen a year later, when she played identical twins in Disney's remake of "The Parent Trap."

Carmelo looks like a stereotypical blonde airhead with a character look like a naive and silly. However, Caramel is filled with compassion, and the member is probably the best McQueens family care. Carmelo seems to be quite easy to drive and has proven talent as a singer. Caramel is a true devotion to the Catholic faith of his family, and often says. In 2009, Carmen was seen wearing a scarf in a memory of the sister of Tina.

The blanket is a very older and obsolete almost exhausted Catholic tradition during mass.

Hollyoaks Girls are always a pleasure to watch. Only when you actually see them make you start to feel a little cheated, just as he heard the voices of David Beckham for the 1st time. But, fortunately, are backed by a rock-solid frame, and looked very talented people.

Both Paul Danan and Will Mellor (2 pints of beer and a packet of crisps) were of the exhibition and the boy are we glad you did in the public eye. Anyway, the bullet was Hollyoaks was to raise funds for charity, we can't be too honest.

The entire distribution was a “musical” to the crowd, before drinking a lot and then try to produce some of the cast car park only local pub.Perhaps (probably). Drinking Alleged hand, there are some bad pics.

Stephanie Davis (photo two) looks like a vampire, Kym Marsh (Figure 3) seems perfect, but we're sure that is not in Hollyoaks and Scanlan Emmett (figure 4) is the spitting image of Manual Torres defective, which is obviously the fact the series is so famous for his wit and irony, y.

Herriman fire burns 4 homes; thousands evacuated

Herriman • At least 4 homes were destroyed overnight in the 3,500-acre fire in Herriman, city Mayor Josh Mills confirmed at a 5 a.m. news conference Monday. Mills said that 1,500 families were still misplaced.

Mills toured the evacuated areas overnight, accompanied by other state officials, including Gov. Gary Herbert. Herbert returned about 6:45 a.m. to survey the fire from the air as day broke.

Fire officials were hoping to get a handle on how their efforts have fared in the daylight. As of Monday morning, officials haven't determined the containment of the fire.

About 150 firemen from the Unified Fire Authority and other county fire departments were taking part in the effort. That was in addition to 120 Utah National Guard members and about 100 police officers from various agencies, Herriman officials said.

There were no reports of injuries among Herriman residents. 2 officers suffered smoke inhalation. A third suffered minor injuries in an auto crash and a fourth person was bit by one of the dozens of horses that were evacuated, a massive operation in itself.

The American Red Cross said eighty-three displaced residents spent the night at Herriman High School, which was used as a temporary shelter.

Space Jam, High School Mason City celebrates return next week with the theme, “Welcome to the Mohawk jam! Annihilate the competition!” A tribute to the Mohawks and the movie “Space Jam”.

Homecoming king and queen candidates are Travis Mallo, Elizabeth Campbell, Matt Merry, Alex Kaufman, Coty Thompson, Anne Epley Birtwistle, Kraling Molly, Jordan Flaherty, Andi Kaufman, Ryan Voves, Springer Whitney and Lincoln Vorbis.

Calendar of events:

• Monday is day of training with students dressing in clothes of training – sweats, jerseys and pajamas.

• On Tues is day mission control with the students showing their “rank” by color. He also serves as the spirit poster contest.

• Wednesday was suitable for Blast Off Day, with students dressing as their favorite character.

• Thursday is the day, the atmosphere in detail, with students dressing in strange combinations.

• Friday is Red and Black Day, with students wearing their school colors Mohawk.

A set of PEP will be held at 12:50 on Friday. The king and queen will be crowned back at the meeting.

Immediately after the coronation will be a parade of high school to the east of the park with a community meeting at the pep band shell.

The game Waukee homecoming will be held at 7:30 pm Friday at Mohawk Stadium.

Dance begins at 8:30 decoration Saturday in the Mason City High School cafeteria. Dance is 9:00 p.m. to 0:00 on Saturday.

Michele Bundy Accuses Shannon Sharpe of Sex Assault; CBS Analyst Steps Aside

Shannon Sharpe is taking a leave of absence from his post as an analyst at CBS' NFL Today show in light of a sexual assault allegation.

The former NFL tight end for the Denver Broncos was slapped with a temporary restraining order by Michele Bundy, who claims Sharpe forced her to have sex with him, threatened her life, and stalked her, according to court documents obtained by Sports by Brooks.

Sharpe said in a statement, "I've decided to step aside from the NFL Today" - the CBS Pregame Show - "until this matter is resolved."

Bundy's petition, which was filed on Thursday in Atlanta's Fulton County Superior Court, has been classified under the "family violence" category because she is caring for a child.

A hearing regarding the allegations is scheduled for September. 20.

Sharpe, who's being considered for the NFL Hall of Fame, hasn't been charged with a crime, nor has he been arrested.

LeslieAnne Wade, a spokeswoman for CBS Sports told Sports by Brooks, "We accept Shannon's decision. Beyond that, we decline to comment on a pending legal matter."

Google Instant Not Working? What You Can Do

Google Instant, a new search feature that offers "results as you type," was unveiled Wed at a Google search event.

With Google Instant, now the default setting for the SE, "results appear instantly as you type, helping you see where you are headed, every step of the way," Google explained in a blog post (Learn more about Google Instant).

Although many are impressed with the new search feature, others feel it is less helpful and for some it seems not to be working: Thursday morning, "Google Instant not working" was a top query on Google Trends.

The rollout of Google Instant started Wednesday in the United States. and will continue across different geographies. Google's Marissa Mayer noted, "we will also be offering Google Instant to our users in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom. who are signed in and have Instant-capable browsers. Over the coming weeks and months, we will work to roll out Google Instant to all geographies and platforms."

You might also be unable to access Google Instant due to your browser (Google Instant works with Chrome, Firefox, Safari and IE 8) or if you don't have the latest version of your browser. If this is the issue, users that go to "www.google.com/instant/" will receive a message from Google that reads, "Google Instant isn't available for your web browser. Please upgrade to the latest version of a modern browser to use Google Instant."

In a Google help forum, users with Google Instant problems were advised to try "clearing your browser's cache and deleting your cookies."

Terrier’s TV show to make waves with the viewers

Terrier’s television show is all geared up and has moored the belts to make appearance and to go on air on Wednesday night. It's being said that Terrier’s TV show will be facing a stiff competition with other popular and much-watched TV serials since the shows are going to grab mutually exclusive viewers.

The storyline of Terrier’s TV show says that Terrier is following best friends – Hanl Dolworth and Britt Pollack, who happen to be 2 unlicensed private investigators based in San Diego.

Terrier’s TV show is to air on FX at 10 PM. on Wed. A divorced former police officer, Hank Dolworth is a sober man who's trying to make a go as a private detective.

His new career isn't good and not appearing lucrative for him nonetheless the man likes to hang around with his pal who is a bit boyish and impulsive.

In the 1st 5 episodes, the dialogues appeared to be quite appealing and alluring. The viewership is on the move and has been increasing day by day.

The True Blood Season 3 episode 12 has been revealed to the people on the TV recently. The people who have missed the true blood s03e12 are searching it on the internet and they want to see this latest episode readily on the internet. The true blood s03e12 named as “Evil is going” has been shown on the TV and the videos of this famous series have hit the internet as well. The people are finding a way to watch this series online trough live streaming sites.

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