Corey Haim Dead at 38
Corey Haim is dead, Los Angeles Police confirmed to TV station KTLA. He was 38. Police say it is believed the actor, who had a long history of substance-abuse problems, perished from an accidental overdose at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Haim reportedly was found unresponsive at his Southern California apartment. His mother was said to be with him at the time. He was pronounced dead Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank.Haim shot to fame in the '80s after starring in several teen films, including The Lost Boys, Lucas and License to Drive. Most notably, he collaborated numerous times with Corey Feldman, and the pair were dubbed "The Two Coreys." They starred in an A&E reality show with that name from 2007 to 2008. But Haim struggled with drug addiction for several years. At one point, Feldman told his friend he would no longer speak to him until he got sober. Corey Haim made a well publicized appearance in Idaho Falls in 1989. Was this the beginning of the end of his career?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Why was Miley at the Academy Awards?
Now that MILEY CYRUS has publicly admitted that she's dating LIAM HEMSWORTH, her co-star in the new movie The Last Song, reading their joint interview in the new issue of Teen Vogue is more fun. Explaining why she and Hemsworth get along so well, Miley says, "I think we're both deeper than normal people -- what they think and how they feel." She adds, "He's very grateful for what he has, but he doesn't let it go to his head. I'm like that too." As for Hemsworth, he says, "Working with Miley was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be...it was like I had known her before."
Miley's single from The Last Song soundtrack, "When I Look At You," is climbing the charts, but she tells Teen Vogue that lately, music hasn't been floating her boat. She says, "The more I make music that doesn't truly inspire me, the more I feel like I'm blending in with everyone else. So after this next album, I'm taking some time off." She'll be focusing more on film, she says.
The Last Song is in theaters March 31st; Miley will also be seen in a cameo in the Sex & The City sequel this May. The new issue of Teen Vogue is out March 16th.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Mayor's Business Day in Idaho Falls Today!
Had lunch with Mayor Fuhriman Friday and talked about his Business Day today! There will be people ready to hire, on the spot! Don't miss it.
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Idaho Falls High School - 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Fuhriman announced this initiative in his 2010 State of the City address. In partnership with the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Department of Labor. The day long event is designed to assist local business owners with the necessary tools to get them through these difficult economic times. The morning will be devoted to panel discussions on financing and workforce solutions. The afternoon will have the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce hosting their annual Area Business Connections, which allows local vendors and businesses an opportunity to display their products and services. Then later that afternoon and during the early evening hours, the Idaho Department of Labor will host a "Job Fair," to assist those who are seeing employment.
To see the full agenda, click on "read more."
The day long event is designed to assist local business owners with the necessary tools to get them through these difficult economic times. The morning will be devoted to panel discussions on financing and workforce solutions. The afternoon will have the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce hosting their annual Area Business Connections, which allows local vendors and businesses an opportunity to display their products and services. Then later that afternoon and during the early evening hours, the Idaho Department of Labor will host a "Job Fair," to assist those who are seeing employment.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday Funny Forward
We're hearing this is actually a scene from a movie called The Other Guys - we don't care. Loved it!!!! And we're glad no one was really hurt.
Keep those videos coming! Send your Friday Funny Forward to mikeandliza@klce.com
Who Do You Think You Are
The young man in this clip as the genealogist is D. Joshua Taylor from Rexburg. He is a graduate of Madison High School and of BYU-Idaho. He is currently working on a dual masters degree in Archival Management and Early American History from Simmons College in Boston. He is currently the Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Take Your Kid To Work Day?
New York (CNN) -- "Unauthorized and unprofessional" is how an internal memo describes the conduct of an air traffic controller, who allegedly allowed his two young children to speak with pilots on an air traffic control frequency, and his supervisor, who allegedly allowed it to happen.
The memo, dated February 25, was written after the facilities manager for the air traffic control tower at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport learned about the incident, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
"The display of professionalism in the past by the control personnel at this facility has been exemplary," the memo said. "However, a lapse in judgment for what may seem a minor transgression diminishes our credibility and slights the high standards of professionalism."
It was not immediately clear what prompted the manager to write the memo or how he found out about the incident, the source said.
The incidents occurred on succeeding days last month at JFK, the Federal Aviation Administration said this week, and the controller and the supervisor have been placed on paid administrative leave.
"We have an incredible team of professionals who safely control our nation's skies every single day. This kind of behavior does not reflect the true caliber of our workforce," FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said in the statement Wednesday.
Babbitt was referring to the February 16 incident involving the controller's young son, who is heard in a recording -- posted on liveatc.net -- clearing a JetBlue flight for takeoff and later speaking to an apparent Aeromexico flight.
Later, an FAA official, who asked not to be identified because of the ongoing investigation, said the controller brought his daughter into the same tower the following day, and the child was allowed to talk with pilots of two planes.
A separate source said the supervisor "should be making sure that things like this don't happen."
Yet another source familiar with the investigation said the two children are twins.
The controller who brought the children to work later reported that he had done so, the source said. The controller and supervisor involved are veteran employees, the official said.
Dave Pascoe owner of the Web site where the recording of the air traffic communications is posted, told CNN he thinks the attention the incident has drawn is "ridiculous" and it has been "blown out of proportion."
In the recording, a child says, "JetBlue 171, cleared for takeoff."
A man then tells the plane, "Here's what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school."
The pilot chuckles and says, "Wish I could bring my kid to work." The same pilot later tells the child, "Awesome job."
During the recording, which is dated February 17, the child also speaks to an apparent Aeromexico flight. A recording from the following day, when the daughter was reportedly in the tower, also was posted on the Web site.
FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown later said the incident took place about 7:30 p.m. February 16.
Pascoe said most people "in the aviation community felt like this was (not) anything more than a noble thing, that a father would take his kid to work."
"It was one incident where a kid was up in the control tower," he said. "If you know anything about aviation, you know that the air traffic control towers are highly supervised. ... A father was taking a child to work and let the kid clear planes for takeoff and now the world thinks it's an unsafe place."
The FAA has suspended all unofficial visits to air traffic control operational areas during its investigation into the incident. Babbitt has directed a team to review air traffic control policies and procedures related to facility visitors.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the union representing controllers, issued a statement, saying its members "do not condone this type of behavior in any way."
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