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Singer & songwriter Isaac Hayes has died in Memphis today. Isaac was 65 years old. Issac is known also for the voice of Chef on South Park.

Isaac has 12 children and 14 grandchildren. RIP Issac-you will be missed.

Sporting a sexy black and white bikini she could have been any woman happily in love and spending quality time with her boyfriend on holiday. And Prince William looked equally as smitten as he and girlfriend Kate Middleton relaxed and soaked up the Caribbean sunshine.

Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban caused a stir when they stepped out in matching his-and-hers leather outfits at a Sydney Swans Aussie Rules football game on Saturday.  While it is quite common for some couples to start dressing like each other, the Urbans might be taking it too far.  The strange combo of leather jackets, black baseball caps and dark glasses may well have been chosen to disguise themselves to watch the Sydney Swans play the Fremantle Dockers at Sydney Crickert Ground.

Michael Phelps powered to the wall and whipped around to get his time, so eager to see another amazing set of numbers that he bumped his head on the end of the pool. Not that he felt any pain.

Phelps smiled, pointed and gave a thumbs-up. "I looked up and he waved the flag and nodded his head," Phelps said. "That was a pretty cool feeling to have the president say congratulations and have him in the crowd."   Source

What a disgusting women!  Britney’s Mom with her new book cover!

A Chinese attacker stabbed two Americans, killing the man and wounding the woman, who were attending the Olympic Games on Saturday, according to the U.S. Olympic Committee.  

The man also injured a female Chinese tour guide before leaping to his death around noon from the second floor of the Drum Tower, a popular Beijing tourist site, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.

A White House spokesman said President Bush, who is attending Olympic events Saturday, was told about the attack against the Americans. The U.S. Embassy and the White House have offered the victims’ families whatever assistance is needed, the spokesman said.

Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50. He had been hospitalized in Chicago, Illinois, for more than a week with the lung infection.

Danica Smith, the comedian’s publicist, had said Thursday that Mac’s condition was "stable," The Associated Press reported. "When I got the call this morning, it was just devastating news," said Chicago Sun-Times columnist Stella Foster. "Let’s face it: Bernie Mac was one of a kind. He was the best of the best in terms of giving you a good laugh."

Smith previously said the pneumonia wasn’t related to sarcoidosis, a lung disease Mac had, which had been in remission since 2005, according to AP. Mac caused a stir in July with some jokes he made during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, AP reported.

Mac — born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough — starred in the Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show." His film roles included the "Ocean’s Eleven" series, "Friday," "Get on the Bus," "Transformers" and "Bad Santa."   Source

Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday, as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.

Chinese President Hu Jintao declared the the Olympics officially open, retired Chinese gymnastics champion Li Ning was carried through the air to light the Olympic cauldron and pyrotechnics exploded throughout Beijing as the crowd of 91,000 at National Stadium cheered wildly.

It was a stunning display from the nation of 1.3 billion people. Some media observers believe the Opening Ceremony may be the single most watched television event in history.  IOC President Jacques Rogge spoke of China’s long-held ambition to host the Olympics. "Tonight, that dream comes true," he said. Rogge mentioned the Sichuan earthquake, saying the world was moved "by the great courage and solidarity of the Chinese people."

Emotion was high as Friday’s Opening Ceremony not only officially started the Summer Games, but also was a symbolic expression of a nation seeking its place as a global superpower.  The ceremony began at 8 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET) on the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008 — that, in a country where eight is the luckiest number. The opening was an artistic mix of performance and light depicting China’s 5,000 years of history.

Fireworks shot off across the Chinese capital as thousands of drummers, acrobats, martial artists and dancers performed under a light display at the National Stadium.

Children representing each of the 56 ethnic groups in China marched out into the stadium, also called the "Bird’s Nest" because of its unique appearance.  Dancers merged with objects that depicted China’s ancient Silk Road, its Great Wall and ancient imperial past. Acrobats swirled around a giant sphere, depicting China’s ambitions in space.

Delegations from Afghanistan, Taiwan, North Korea and the United States were welcomed by huge cheers. But the loudest roars were saved for the Chinese participants. Waves of emotion greeted China’s delegation as it entered National Stadium, led by flag bearer and basketball superstar Yao Ming.

U.S. President George W. Bush was joined by Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin and more than 100 heads of state, heads of government and sovereigns expected to attend, the International Olympic Committee said.  The joy in Beijing was countered by grave news in Europe. As the Opening Ceremony was under way, Georgia’s president said that his country was under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes. While in Beijing, Bush and Putin met to discuss the conflict in Georgia.