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The family of Grammy winning singer Etta James have gone to court this week to seek control over the star's fortune.
The 72-year-old At Last singer is undergoing treatment for leukaemia and is said to be suffering from dementia according to court papers filed by her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills.
Mills is seeking control over $1 million of Etta's money and claims she can no longer sign her own name and need help with eating dressing and hygiene.
James had originally given power of attorney to her two sons Donto and Sametto as well as Donto's wife Christy, back in 2008, but Artis is challenging that order.
His reasons for doing so are unclear but he is asking for access to $1 million.
Donto James wrote in his court declaration that he does not object to money being released to pay for the care for his mother, but wants the fund overseen by a third party 'to avoid present and future family conflict and discrepancies.'
James, whose real name is Jamesetta Hawkins, has enjoyed an eventful career which saw her win four Grammy awards and 17 Blues Music awards.
She was honoured with a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2002.
Her success was plagued by an ongoing battle with drugs, but she was still performing at blues festivals until as recently as last year.
Beyonce Knowles famously played James in the 2008 biopic Cadillac Records, which told the story of the diva and the legendary record label which groomed her for fame.
However, Beyonce found herself on the wrong side of James after singing her famous 1961 song 'At Last' to Barack Obama at his inauguration in 2009.
The diva said her young counterpart had 'no business' singing her songs and threatened to 'whop her a*s'.
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I hate that I got a jury summons for next month. :095:
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I think he's the best thing about late night tv!!I couldn't agree more!
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I'm extremely thankful for my migraine medication, sumatriptan, a generic form of Imitrex.I'm also thankful that they finally found MY new car after two weeks. I was very specific about what I wanted, so it took some time.
After two more nights of work with hopefully, my regular partner, I'll have a 3-day weekend!:029:
Imitrex is another wonder drug, but I prefer Zomig more.
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Thanks Linda. I was on it the last time I had bronchitis, and I didn't have any problems. I'll be on it for 12 days, and will watch for any side effects.ACK! 12 days??? Whoa!
Those who know me really well, know I HATE Prednisone. I have really bad asthma, so I have to take it now and then. Luckily, I haven't had to have it in a long time.
I get that Superwoman feeling at first, then when they start to wean you off of it, I get cranky and sometimes very depressed. I also hate that 24/7 hunger you get with it.
Like I said, it has been a miracle drug for me, but I hate the side effects.
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An aide to Sarah Palin tells CBS News that there has been an increase in death threats against the former Alaska governor in the wake of the shootings in Tucson.
The aide did not provide details concerning the volume of threats, how much have they increased or whether they are being referred to the authorities.
A different Palin aide, Rebecca Mansour, told USA Today that the increase in threats since Saturday has been "incredible."
"There has been an incredible increase in death threats against Gov. Palin since the tragedy in Arizona, since she's been accused of having the blood of those victims on her hands," she said. "When you start to accuse people of having the blood of innocent people on their hands, it incites violence."
Almost immediately after the Saturday shootings, critics drew a connection between the attack and a map released by Palin that used crosshairs to spotlight 20 House Democrats she wanted to see defeated in the midterm elections. One of them was Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a victim in Saturday's tragedy.
There is no evidence that alleged shooter Jared Loughner was inspired by Palin or had seen the target map. While partisans on both sides have worked to tie Loughner to their political opposition, it appears he is a young man with a loose grip on reality and muddled politics far outside the mainstream.
On Wednesday, Palin responded to the criticism in a video in which she accused the media of "blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn." She was criticized by Jewish groups for her use of the phrase blood libel, which has been used to describe false claims that Jews killed Christian children to use their blood for cooking and religious rituals.
The Daily Caller reported that dozens of Twitter users called for Palin's death in the wake of the Tucson attack.
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Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
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Helen Keller
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I confess, I wish I had more energy right now.
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Highway Star - Deep Purple
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I can't wait for that retroactive pay to be in my next paycheck, lol.
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A little of both, please.
Rodents or birds for pets?
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I love that I am off of work for 5 days!!! :003:
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I have LOTS of little things to get done. Most I got out of the way this morning, but still have some other things to do.
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When you take a picture of someone, what word is used to describe what is behind that person?
Unchain
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5 of them
How many bottles of wine are in your house?
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I only liked Oscar the Grouch
List 3 food items you just cannot stand -
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I should have known she would not have gas in her car, lol.
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Machine Head - Deep Purple
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(EW.com) -- Ratings for Conan O'Brien's TBS talk show may have dropped notably since his mega-hyped fall debut, but that doesn't faze his network's programming chief.
Michael Wright, head of programming at TBS, says that O'Brien's current nightly average (around 1 million adults 18-49), and his relatively youthful median audience age (33), is good enough to keep renewing the show.
"I discount the first week's ratings, as anybody should for a talk show or even a scripted program," said Wright after entertaining TV critics visiting the Conan set. "It's landing right about where we expected it to. At this number, Conan will run as long as he wants it to."
Which sounds great for Coco fans, but also prompts a follow-up: How long does O'Brien want to continue as a talk show host?
Luckily, O'Brien was standing ten feet away, and had something to say on the subject -- and a few words David Letterman, Jay Leno, NBC and whether he's a sex symbol too.
"My goal is not to do this forever," O'Brien said. "I just want to do this really well for a period of time until I have nothing left to say and then go away."
O'Brien also candidly weighed in on several topics, including...
Post-NBC claims that he's now a sex symbol (the beard helps): "No. Horrifying. I'm the worst person to comment on this. I grew a beard because I hate shaving. It's a feeling of liberation, and everybody who loses a job does it, or something.
Next thing you know we're taking publicity photos with the beard. It could go tomorrow. I completely reject the notion I'm in any way a sex symbol and I think my fans do as well."
Getting a holiday phone call from David Letterman: "It was just a quick call. We hadn't spoken in a long time. He said I haven't checked in on you and want to make sure we're good. I said, 'We've always been good.' I said he didn't owe me a call, but I appreciate it."
On whether he'll ever talk to Jay Leno again: "I -- no -- I don't think so. I don't think there's -- there's nothing to be figured out. We all know the story. Life is short. I have kids and family and life to live. I don't think about it too much. And I'm sure he's busy."
On what he misses most about NBC: "I was with that company for a long time and had a lot of amazing experience with them and felt like I was part of that family. It meant a lot to me and there are times when I still feel that loss. There's a whole body of work I'm now detached from and I know I will not go into that world again."
On whether his audience chanting "Conan! Conan" is getting old: "We can't seem to stop it. It will play itself over time. It's been a crazy journey of discovery -- this show could become a game show in a year. [The chanting] has a Stalin-esque feel about it. It's fun to be Mussolini for five minutes. We certainly don't take it seriously or encourage it."
On the best thing about his show today: "There's nothing like walking away from 'The Tonight Show' to really appreciate being on TV. The feeling here is a very different feeling. There's like a pirate ship feeling to this show. That's the biggest comment I get, anywhere I go: 'You look like you're having a blast.'"
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Tonight's guests -
1. Ricky Gervais!!!! :003:
2. Kaitlin Olson - don't know, don't care
3. Cheap Trick!!!! :003:
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^ It's my vacation. :003:
I hate chapped lips. :cool:
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I wish I wasn't so tired. I need to get motivated.
How Eating at Home Can Save Your Life
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The slow insidious displacement of home cooked and communally shared family meals by the industrial food system has fattened our nation and weakened our family ties. In 1900, 2 percent of meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, 50 percent were eaten away from home and one in five breakfasts is from McDonald's. Most family meals happen about three times a week, last less than 20 minutes and are spent watching television or texting while each family member eats a different microwaved "food." More meals are eaten in the minivan than the kitchen.
Research shows that children who have regular meals with their parents do better in every way, from better grades, to healthier relationships, to staying out of trouble. They are 42 percent less likely to drink, 50 percent less likely to smoke and 66 percent less like to smoke marijuana. Regular family dinners protect girls from bulimia, anorexia, and diet pills. Family dinners also reduce the incidence of childhood obesity. In a study on household routines and obesity in U.S. preschool-aged children, it was shown that kids as young as four have a lower risk of obesity if they eat regular family dinners, have enough sleep, and don't watch TV on weekdays.
We complain of not having enough time to cook, but Americans spend more time watching cooking on the Food Network than actually preparing their own meals. In his series, "Food Revolution," Jamie Oliver showed us how we have raised a generation of Americans who can't recognize a single vegetable or fruit, and don't know how to cook.
The family dinner has been hijacked by the food industry. The transformations of the American home and meal outlined above did not happen by accident. Broccoli, peaches, almonds, kidney beans and other whole foods don't need a food ingredient label or bar code, but for some reason these foods -- the foods we co-evolved with over millennia -- had to be "improved" by Food Science. As a result, the processed-food industry and industrial agriculture has changed our diet, decade by decade, not by accident but by intention.
That we need nutritionists and doctors to teach us how to eat is a sad reflection of the state of society. These are things our grandparents knew without thinking twice about them. What foods to eat, how to prepare them, and an understanding of why you should share them in family and community have been embedded in cultural traditions since the dawn of human society.
One hundred years ago all we ate was local, organic food; grass-fed, real, whole food. There were no fast-food restaurants, there was no junk food, there was no frozen food -- there was just what your mother or grandmother made. Most meals were eaten at home. In the modern age that tradition, that knowledge, is being lost.
The sustainability of our planet, our health, and our food supply are inextricably linked. The ecology of eating -- the importance of what you put on your fork -- has never been more critical to our survival as a nation or as a species. The earth will survive our self-destruction. But we may not.
Common sense and scientific research lead us to the conclusion that if we want healthy bodies we must put the right raw materials in them: real; whole, local; fresh; unadulterated; unprocessed; and chemical-, hormone- and antibiotic-free food. There is no role for foreign molecules such as trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup, or for industrially developed and processed food that interferes with our biology at every level.
That is why I believe the most important and the most powerful tool you have to change your health and the world is your fork. Imagine an experiment -- let's call it a celebration: We call upon the people of the world to join together and celebrate food for one week. For one week or even one day, we all eat breakfast and dinner at home with our families or friends. For one week we all eat only real, whole, fresh food. Imagine for a moment the power of the fork to change the world.
The extraordinary thing is that we have the ability to move large corporations and create social change by our collective choices. We can reclaim the family dinner, reviving and renewing it. Doing so will help us learn how to find and prepare real food quickly and simply, teach our children by example how to connect, build security, safety and social skills, meal after meal, day after day, year after year.
Here are some tips that will help you take back the family dinner in your home starting today.
Reclaim Your Kitchen
Throw away any foods with high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats or sugar or fat as the first or second ingredient on the label. Fill your shelves with real fresh, whole, local foods when possible. And join a community support agriculture network to get a cheaper supply of fresh vegetables weekly or frequent farmers markets.
Reinstate the Family Dinner
Read Laurie David's "The Family Dinner". She suggests the following guidelines: Make a set dinnertime, no phones or texting during dinner, everyone eats the same meal, no television, only filtered or tap water, invite friends and family, everyone clean up together.
Eat Together
No matter how modest the meal, create a special place to sit down together, and set the table with care and respect. Savor the ritual of the table. Mealtime is a time for empathy and generosity, a time to nourish and communicate.
Learn How to Cook and Shop
You can make this a family activity, and it does not need to take a ton of time. Keep meals quick and simple.
Plant a Garden
This is the most nutritious, tastiest, environmentally friendly food you will ever eat.
Conserve, Compost and Recycle
Bring your own shopping bags to the market, recycle your paper, cans, bottles and plastic and start a compost bucket (and find where in your community you can share you goodies).
Invest in Food
As Alice Waters says, food is precious. We should treat it that way. Americans currently spend less than10 percent of their income on food, while most European's spend about 20 percent of their income on food. We will be more nourished by good food than by more stuff. And we will save ourselves much money and costs over our lifetime.
To learn more tips for taking back the family dinner and using your fork to effect change in our world visit www.drhyman.com.