Gundam Scale 1:1 in Tokyo
by nate on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | Attraction, Places to Visit, Tech/Gadget, Travel | No Comments
See how cool Japanese people are. Maybe we need something like this just to cheer up the people of U.S from this economy situation, and might be bringing visitors abroad…
Michael Jackson Funeral Tickets (Staples Center, July 7th)
by bintangkecil on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment, News | 1 Comment
Michael Jackson’s memorial service will take place Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 10:00 AM in the Staples Center, the 20-thousand seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died, according to a person who has been briefed by a representative of the family.
The service will be held between 10am PST and noon PST. The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus will be on standby, literally. The circus act just happens to be in town and is slated to begin their run at the Staples Center from July 8 to July 11.
11,000 free tickets to the service will be distributed to the public. Fans must register online for a lottery to win free tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Go to Michael Jackson’s Memorial Page on StaplesCenter.com for more information.
Jackson would then be buried at the picturesque Forest Lawn cemetery nestled in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles, reports said.
A spokesperson for the Jackson family would not comment on the reports early Thursday. On Wednesday the Jacksons had issued a statement ruling out the possibility of a poignant final farewell at the singer’s Neverland Ranch.
“Contrary to previous news reports, the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland,” it said.
The announcement disappointed fans who had flocked to Neverland after reports indicated the family was planning services at the estate for Jackson, who died after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest on June 25.
See Michael Jackson’s timeline
Here’s a video footage of Michael’s last rehearsal:
Neverland Ranch Photos
by bintangkecil on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Attraction, Entertainment, News, Places to Visit, Travel | No Comments
What is “Neverland Ranch”?
Neverland Valley Ranch is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, most famous for being the former home of American pop musician Michael Jackson. It is named after Neverland, the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan, who never grows up.
The ranch is located about five miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos, and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez. The property covers an area of over 2,800 acres (11 km2). The area surrounding Neverland previously consisted of working ranches; today, the area is made up of vineyards.
The Neverland Ranch address is 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441.
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Michael Jackson purchased the property from golf course entrepreneur William Bone in March 1988 for $30 million and built Neverland Ranch at a cost of $17 million. It operated as Jackson’s home and private amusement park, and contained, among other things, a zoo and a theme park, with two railroads (one 36″ gauge with a steam locomotive (Crown 4-4-0, built 1973, with 4 coaches) and a 24″ gauge amusement ride-type, a Ferris wheel, carousel, zipper, spider, sea dragon, wave swinger, super slide, dragon wagon kiddie roller coaster, and bumper cars.
Here are some more pictures of Neverland Valley Ranch:
Michael Jackson’s Will to be submitted to LA Superior Court
by wildcherry on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 | Entertainment, News, World | No Comments
According to The Wall Street Journal, several sources close with the pop star said a lawyer for Jackson could submit the will - which is thought to be his last - to Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday.
Michael Jackson’s will, reportedly drafted in 2002, is said to divide his assets between his mother, three children and one or more charities.
The star’s mother, Katherine Jackson, who was granted temporary guardianship of Jackson’s three children on Monday, and husband Joe Jackson have said they believed their son died without a valid will.
“No will has been presented to family or us,” L. Londell McMillan, a lawyer for Jackson’s parents who also once represented the singer, said in an e-mail to the paper. “We will review any will when we see it.”
The King of Pop is said to have amassed approximately $500 million in debt, but that his assets could reportedly outweigh that by more than $200 million.
The most valuable part of the Jackson estate could be the singer’s 50 percent stake in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog, which the singer owned half of. The massive 750,000-song music catalog includes the work of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Lady Gaga and the Jonas Brothers. The catalog is reportedly estimated to be worth upwards of $2 billion.
Property Room: Police Auction Site
by wildcherry on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 | News, Tech/Gadget | 1 Comment
PropertyRoom.com is a California-based website which sells hot good online. It’s the online version of police auctions and property auctions. Who make the booty off these hot goods? The profit is split between the website and the various Property Room: Virtual Police Auctions at PropertyRoom.com Taking Internet by Stormpolice departments which provide the goods that would otherwise go to various property auctions
The deals found on the Web site PropertyRoom.com and the items sold online are stored around the country in warehouses. And among the biggest sellers is bicycles. Many of these items have been recovered from crimes and, for a variety of reasons, never made it back to the rightful owner. So police departments can sell the items to make money for the local community, or they can have the Property Room can do the selling for them.
Find everything from unique items to high-end items, including diamond jewelery, all at a steal. And the best part is you can do it without ever leaving your home.
And here’s another interesting aspect - all the items for sale are being sold by police departments around the country. They’re selling off items retrieved from burglaries, credit card fraud and other crimes. And they’re giving you a chance to get in on the deals.
The website is profiting off from stolen goods - is that ethical?
Ethical or not, Property room is a hot site to visit right now.
More info about the site:
PropertyRoom.com works with law enforcement, local and state governments nationwide to provide full-service auction outsourcing for seized, found, stolen, recovered and surplus items. The company’s founders, strategic team and advisory board have a combined 100+ years of law enforcement experience, enabling them to best anticipate and respond to the needs of their agency partners.
PropertyRoom.com has partnerships with more than 1,500 law enforcement agencies nationwide, making it the leading online auction services company in this market niche. Partial client list includes:
New York City Police Department
Seattle Police Department
King County (WA) Police Department
City of Los Angeles Police Department
Pinellas County (FL) Police Department
City of San Diego Police Department
Cincinnati Police Department
Sacramento County Sheriff
Indianapolis Police Department
Broward County Sheriff (Fort Lauderdale)
Albuquerque Police Department
Lexington, KY PD
Jamie Foxx Moonwalk on BET awards
by wildcherry on Monday, June 29th, 2009 | Entertainment, News | No Comments
Jamie Foxx gave tribute to Michael Jackson in the Los Angeles at Shrine Auditorium while hosting BET Awards at Sunday. The show was started with the 5 hits combinations of Michael Jackson in which “The Love You Save” and “ABC” were also included as Jackson’s child images on the screen.
Jamie Fox then dressed up same like Michael Jackson era of 80s; gloves were also included and walked on the stage while as background music “Beat It” was blared. Then he tried to show some signature moves of the Michael Jackson in which crotch grabbing routine was also included which was well known of Jackson.
Then to get claps from the audience, he shouted towards them to clap. He yelled, come-on, come-on for Michael. While looking back to the life of Michael Jackson, he said the audience that for the greatest we all are here and we do not need to be sad. Jamie Foxx further said, Michael belongs to us and we are here to commemorate this black man.
Foxx said now it does not matter that what was his look? How was his nose seen? He was simply the best and now he went on. Then he asked the audience and they shouted “Michael”. Foxx described the Michael Jackson as he was looking at Texas Stadium in a concert. He said as Michael comes out the white men turned fainted.
Then Jamie Foxx did a moonwalk in Michael Style from corner to corner at the stage to give honor to this great singer who have died at 50 on Thursday after suffering from the heart attack. As Foxx told the audience that he is going to make a moonwalk for Jackson, they went wild.
Janet Jackson also came to the show and thanked everyone on behalf of the family for the love and support.
Jamie Foxx and Ne-yo performed the song “I’ll Be There” after Janet spoke to the audience.
Michael Jackson’s Funeral
by wildcherry on Monday, June 29th, 2009 | Entertainment, News, World | No Comments
Michael Jackson s funeral could be bigger than Elvis’s and Princess Diana s, as up to a million mourners pour into LA. The Jackson family was said to be considering a private burial followed by a public remembrance ceremony to be televised live to a global audience later this week.
One senior Los Angeles Police chief said: ‘We are preparing for an event of historic proportions. We will be cooperating closely with the family once they have decided where to hold the funeral.’
Police continued to investigate the sudden death of Michael Jackson yesterday as his family gathered to decide plans for the star’s funeral.
Conrad Murray, Jackson’s personal physician and the last man to see him alive, was interviewed by homicide detectives for three hours on Saturday evening. Dr Murray, a cardiologist, was living at Jackson’s rented mansion in Los Angeles when the singer suffered a cardiac arrest.
The doctor tried to resuscitate him and went with him to the hospital where Jackson was pronounced dead. Police had spoken to him briefly after the death but were looking for him all day on Friday.
Miranda Sevcik, a spokeswoman for the doctor, said that Dr Murray “helped identify the circumstances around the death of the pop icon and clarified some inconsistencies”. Police towed Dr Murray’s car from Jackson’s home hours after the singer died and said later that it could contain medications or other evidence.
Friends, family and members of Jackson’s large entourage all face further interviews to establish the precise events leading up to the death.
The Jackson family also asked for a second, private post-mortem examination because of unanswered questions about how he died, and the celebrity website TMZ — which broke news of the star’s death — said that this had been carried out. The body is thought to be at a private mortuary after the coroner’s office released it to the family late on Friday.
Jackson was reportedly addicted to a cocktail of prescription drugs, including painkillers, and the family wants to investigate claims that he was given an injection of the powerful painkiller Demerol immediately before his death.
Dr Murray denied that he administered Demerol to the singer. Edward Chernoff, a lawyer acting for Dr Murray, said: “Dr Murray has never prescribed nor administered Demerol to Michael Jackson. Not ever. Not that day. Not OxyContin (either) for that matter.”
Mr Chernoff also discussed how his client found the dying Jackson. “He just happened to find him in his bed and he wasn’t breathing. Mr Jackson was still warm and had a pulse.”
Coroner’s officials have said that Jackson was taking prescription medicines, but declined to elaborate. Preliminary results from an official post-mortem by Los Angeles County medical examiners showed no sign of foul play. No official cause of death was given, but one is expected after the results of toxicology tests within six weeks.
The Rev Jesse Jackson, a family friend, said: “It’s abnormal. We don’t know what happened. Was he injected, and with what? All reasonable doubt should be addressed.”
More speculation about the cause of death — and Jackson’s lifestyle — was aroused when Grace Rwaramba, 42, nanny to Jackson’s three children, told The Sunday Times how she regularly had to pump Jackson’s stomach to remove dangerous cocktails of drugs.
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