Friday, February 18, 2011

BB King Blues Club in Vegas files for bankruptcy

LAS VEGAS — B.B. King's Blues Club on the Las Vegas Strip has filed for bankruptcy.
The Las Vegas Sun reports that the club's owner, Beale Street Blues Company Las Vegas LLC, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization of the restaurant and live music club at The Mirage hotel-casino on Wednesday.
The club hopes to restructure $3.7 million in debt and other liabilities. It generated sales of $8.6 million in 2010 and $1.1 million so far this year.
The venue is part of a Memphis-based group of clubs named after the music legend. King is not named as an officer in the company.
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Information from: Las Vegas Sun, http://www.lasvegassun.com

BANKRUPTCY IN VEGAS???? WHATEVER!!!!

Kinison friend says comic fathered child

LOS ANGELES — A longtime friend of Sam Kinison said Thursday that he recently obtained DNA testing that shows the late comedian fathered a daughter with his ex-wife and that he hopes the revelation will free him from years of unpaid child support penalties.
Comic Carl La Bove filed a petition Thursday to try to invalidate a nearly 13-year-old agreement requiring him to make payments for the girl, who is now 21 years old. As of 2009, La Bove owed nearly $188,000 in back child support, according to a statement filed with his petition.
The debt has left La Bove without a driver's license, a passport and shoddy credit, he said.
But he said any animosity he felt toward Kinison for sleeping with his now ex-wife during Kinison's hard-charging heyday in the late 1980s is gone.
"I learned to forgive him for his actions," La Bove said outside a downtown Los Angeles courthouse Thursday.
A comedian who opened for Kinison for years and was with him when he died in a car accident in California in 1992, La Bove is hoping that the release of child support obligations will allow him to drive himself to gigs from now on.
Success is not guaranteed, said Michael McCormick, executive director of the American Coalition for Fathers & Children, which is aiding La Bove in his case. The 52-year-old comic will have to show that he was coerced into signing the 1998 agreement.
In his court filings, he claims he was not fully informed of his rights before signing the agreement. In an interview, he said that his divorce from his ex-wife took six years and that his attorney never suggested he challenge the paternity of the child, even though his then-wife had told him that Kinison was the girl's dad.
Kinison's brother, Bill, took a DNA test that showed the likelihood that his famous brother was the young woman's father. He said Thursday evening that while he had never met her, there were indications that the brash comic was her father.
"She looks like she'd be Sam's daughter," Bill Kinison said.

HE SLEPT WITH HIS FRIEND'S WIFE AND SHE HAS HIS BABY. NEXT THE WIFE SAYS YOUR THE FATHER. PLEASE PEOPLE WHEN YOU SLEEP WITH TRASH YOU NEED TO HAVE DNA TESTING. JUST SAYING................

Obama calls for investments in education, r&d

HILLSBORO, Ore. — President Barack Obama says the U.S. must invest in research and development, science, and especially education _ or risk seeing the technological breakthroughs of the future happen in some other country.
Obama says he wants to focus "like a laser" on improving education. He said the quality of a nation's education is one of the biggest predictors of a nation's success.
The president Obama spoke at Intel Corp. in Oregon on Friday during a West Coast swing designed to highlight his vision of making the U.S. more competitive globally. Before the visit, the White House announced that Obama had picked company CEO Paul Otellini, a sometimes critic, to serve on a presidential competitiveness council.
Obama is hoping to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law to create more competition and less top-down control in education. It's not clear that major education legislation will be able to advance on Capitol Hill with newly empowered Republicans focused on cutting the deficit.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
President Barack Obama is promoting his job-creation agenda at Intel Corp., the Silicon Valley giant known for its processors and a commitment to math and science education.
Obama named Intel's chief executive, a sometimes critic, to an economic advisory council as the White House pressed to build ties to business.
Obama's West Coast swing is highlighting his vision of making the U.S. more competitive globally through increased spending on research and education, while cutting or freezing spending elsewhere.
His stop Friday at Intel follows after a private dinner in San Francisco with the leaders of Facebook, Apple and other innovators.
Trying to draw attention to the need for high-tech jobs, Obama planned to tour Intel's semiconductor manufacturing facility with Intel CEO Paul Otellini. Before the visit, the White House announced that Obama has picked Otellini to serve on the presidential council charged with finding new ways to promote economic growth and bring jobs to the United States.

PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I ALREADY INVEST IN EDUCATION LOAN. IT IS CALLED ," I AM PAYING THE EDUCATION LOAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR MY SON SO HE CAN GO TO SCHOOL."

THANK YOU FOR ASKING................

WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU SEE THIS?

NOW WHEN YOU SEE THIS WHAT COMES TO MIND? SERIOUSLY........................

Well worked all night. Busy

Well worked all night. Busy as hell but we handled it with good team work. Time for a relaxing weekend.

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