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Could it be Michael Jackson may be moving a show to Las Vegas?

“Jackson has been in talks with a local hotel boss who wants to make a major statement,” said columnist, Norm, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

In early May Jermaine, Jackson’s brother, was seen at the Las Vegas Hilton in a Rolls-Royce.

Michael Jackson moved back to Las Vegas in late 2007 after finishing a much-anticipated new album.

According to People Magazine, he was seen working with Akon and Red One in the Palms Casino recording studio.

More to come.

Is it really summer already?  

It seems like yesterday you were sitting next to the fire with marshmallows, but beach goers beware those winter foods may have done a bigger problem to your waist line then you think.

Right about now you are thinking about how you can tighten up those jiggley abs before your friends ask you to go to the beach. A new website on About.com shows just what you need to do to get your midsection looking great.

Take for example Thanksgiving dinner, some of the treats on that table may include  wine, celery stuffed with cream cheese, raw veggies, nuts, fruit, salad with diet dressing, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, dinner roll, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and we will add a small piece of fudge that you just couldn’t refuse.

According to About.com that meal comes to,” 2580 calories.”

Health.com suggests that the average adult restrict themselves to an average of 2000 calories a day.

But just what does it take to burn off the perfect thanksgiving dinner?

 ”You will need to walk 25.8 miles, 41.61 kilometers, or 51600 steps, assuming you cover one mile in 2,000 steps to burn off 2580 calories” said About.com

If you are from Las Vegas, you would have to walk from the exit at Durango on Summerlin Parkway to the Russell Road Exit off North I15.

 However, never fear, About.com recommends that if you are trying to lose weight, “aim to eat 500 fewer calories per day than your daily caloric need and maintain increased activity.”

 To find out what your recommended caloric intake should be, click here.

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It is Friday night. It has been a long week and you need a night out. Your friends are in town for the weekend and you want to show off. You’ve got the cutest outfit and great shoes to match. One last thing, better grab some extra cash to schmooze the doorman.

Money and drugs are just some of the ways to entice a bouncer, but just what does it take to get out of the line and behind the rope to some of the hottest nightclubs in Las Vegas.

“It’s no secret that most clubs understand that the longer the line the higher the anxiety. That’s where the “side line” comes in” said Norm Clarke, entertainment columnist for The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

So what exactly are the doormen looking for?

“We want to drive people to our club, especially women, usually if you are a local lady we will void the cover” said Jason Myl, promotions host for the nightclub Polly Esther’s in The Stratosphere.

While that might be obvious to some club goers, Myl says the general rule of thumb with letting people in is a ratio of three women to one man.

“Most of the time if an attractive woman comes up with a group of girlfriends we have them wait outside for about 15 minutes just to attract some attention and then we let them in” says Myl.

For men, it is more of a challenge, especially for some of the clubs located on the Las Vegas Strip. Unless you have a group of beautiful blonds, bouncers have revealed there may be a few more tricks to getting past the line.

“The door might charge $200 to get out of the line, but now everyone in that group is still going to have to pay $30 to $40 cover charge. Sometimes, the doorman demands more, maybe $50 to $100 per person” says Norm.

According to a lifetime doorman, who wanted to remain anonymous, guys are usually prepared to pay big bucks to get into some of the Las Vegas hot spots. “Everyone wants to look like a VIP, especially if they are trying to impress someone” he said.

“I have been offered almost everything” says Joseph Cormier, former doorman for Risqué inside the Pairs Hotel and Casino. “They have offered things ranging from drugs like cocaine to $2,500 to get some underage in.”

Cormier admitted to having seen large amounts of money being transferred between patron and host to allow access to the front of the line.

“When the top celebrities show up, we usually bump up the cover. People usually complain about dropping a $300 cover charge, but if you want to meet your favorite celebrity, you will” said Senior VIP host for MIX at Mandalay Bay Casino, Demitri Gavrilov.

The screams of the crowd waiting in line to go in to Pure, at Caesar Palace, can be heard by clicking this link.

But some clubs, like Polly Esther’s, wanted to stress that they do want to drive both men and woman to their clubs.

“My best advice, make some arrangements with us before coming down, let us know how many people are in your party and usually we can compensate” said Myl.

So, for Las Vegas, hopefully you have some beautiful friends, a grip of cash or friendly doormen. If not, I guess you’ll be doomed to wait in the never ending line right outside the club.

Tony Braxton shows have been canceled for the week of April 9 while she recovers after being hospitalized with chest pains.

“We expect she’ll return to the stage next Tuesday” said spokeswoman, Deanna Pettie, for Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino and Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.

While the exact cause of Braxton’s chest pain remain unknown, it was public announced by Peoples Magazine that in the past she had been treated for a viral inflammation of the heart.

 Braxton is a 40-year-old Grammy winner for the song “Un-break My Heart.” Her show “Revealed” is beginning its second year run at the Flamingo.

While the tools online seem to be getting better and better, Myspace, Twitter and MSNBC have new comptition hitting the web. FOX News Chicago has developed a free online tool called LiveNewsCameras.com.

There are over 110 live streaming video channels from different affiliates from all over the world. The affiliates include CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX.

The streaming video features shots of Sky News, the Pentagon, Chicago city Lights and even Catalina Island.

“User stay updated through a Twitter feed and by live moderators that are based out of cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee and Los Angeles” said American Press Institute.

The website also offer 24 hour breaking news for certain cities, like Las Vegas and is represent by Fox affiliate KVVU. Other features include RRS feeds and blogs.

This website is designed to be useful for TV and radio journalist tracking stories world wide or in other cities. It will also be beneficial during breaking news.

Following the Miss USA pageant, April 11, Criss Angel, the host of the reality show “Mindfreak”, reportedly threatened Norm, celebrity columnist for the Las Vegas Review Journal, after finding out his girlfriend, Veronica Grabowski, didn’t make it to the finals for Miss USA.

After Grabowski was eliminated NBC telecast reported that Angel was seen flashing a middle finger during a celebrity-in-crowd shot at Planet Hollywood Resort.

Donald Trump the owner of Miss Universe reportedly told Norm that he was disturbed by what Angel had done and added, “We’re going to have to look at that.”

According to Norm, Angel’s publicist, Steve Flynn, along with Angel’s bodyguard and two brothers ran down the hall towards the VIP room shouting, “”Don’t ever write another word about me, or you’ll need an eye patch over your other eye.”

Norm reported replied, “Good one, Criss, never heard that one before.”

 Flynn replied to both parties saying it was an emotional night for everyone.

A local Las Vegas woman suffered a seizure after seeing the Chippendales’ late show at the Rio Hotel Friday night and was rescued by a dancer.

James Wilcox, a Chippendales’ dancer, saw her fall and rushed over to help her. Wilcox, was also in the Navy’s SEAL program and claims that it was a successful because it was a group effort.

The woman said she had recently had abdominal surgery that may have triggered the seizure; however fans of the show may disagree.

 The Fresno Beeis a newspaper based out of Fresno, California and was recently subpoenaed by a defense attorney for Larissa Schuster, who was convicted of murder.

The subpoenaed asked The Fresno Beeto hand over all the Internet protocol address (aka IP addresses) and dates for all the users that accessed the paper’s website during the time of the trial to ensure jurors did not violate the judge’s order refusing them from reading online stories about the case until they reached a verdict.

Betsy Lumbye, the executive editor and senior vice president of The Fresno Bee said she would not turn over the information.

“The idea that we’d violate readers’ privacy by digging up that kind of information and disclosing it is preposterous.”

A Fresno judges dismissed the subpoena claiming that Schuster’s layer had not provided enough reason to force The Fresno Bee to turn over the information

After arriving an hour late, with her broken tooth fixed and dressed in a more flattering outfit then her last trial, Kate Rees’ charges were decided by a judge at the Regional District Court.

She was stopped by metro in February after being pulled over for speeding. She was charged with 5 misdemeanors and was dropped of all charges concerning resisting arrest. She will not have to appear in front of a trial but will be forced to pay about $1,300 in fines.

She was represented in court by attorney, Michael Cristalli.

After a short interview, Reese had this to say with regards to her charges.

“I use to have dreams of being a singer or actress but after being well known and picked on so much, I think the normal life sounds kinda nice.”

 Rees says she plans on becoming a casino host, but has not yet heard a response from any of the casinos in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services has reported that over 2 million people have claimed poverty and are in need of government financial assistance and of those 2 million a little less then 1 million are under the age of 18.

Nevada ranks 34 highest states nationally for welfare assistance.

According to the Nevada Welfare and Supportive Service gives an average of $91.47 a month, per person in food stamps.

While many nevadans find this impossible to live on and often fight this issue with government officials, I investigated further and found it quite possible to live on. 

While this chart doesn’t offer the varity of fruits and vegtibles, nor does it offer the low calorie diet, it is still possible to surive off the $91.47 aide offered by the government.

$91.47 broken down by week totals $22.86 and if you break that down by day it totals $3.26, so the next time you complain about gas prices or not having enough cash you should think about the $6.50 you just dropped at McDonalds for one meal. If some of us can live on $1.08 a meal then perhaps you are spending your money too frivioulously.   

 To see if you may be eligeable for Food and Nutrtion service, please visit FNS online at http://65.216.150.143/fns/.