Jeri Ryan: Jeri Lynn Zimmerman was born on February 22, 1968 in Munich, Germany to Jeri and Sharon Zimmerman. She and her brother Mark grew up on several Military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Georgia and Texas. Finally, at the age of 11, her family settled down in Paducah, Kentucky. Later, after graduating from Lone Oak High School in 1986, she attended Northwestern University Chicago as a National Merit Scholar. While studying there, she won a number of beauty contests (a.o.- 6th annual Miss Northwestern Alpha Delta Phi Pageant in 1989).

Patrick Swayze: His mother is choreographer Patsy Swayze. His education included the Harkness Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and San Jacinto College. He first performed as a dancer in Disney on Parade. After playing in the Broadway production of “Grease”, he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). Eight years later, after considerable movie and television work, including choreography for Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the dance instructor Johnny Castle in the steamy musical-drama Dirty Dancing (1987). He received a second nomination for his portrayal of the ghost Sam Wheat in the boxoffice/video success Ghost (1990). He has been a solidly established box office star throughout the nineties.

Willa Ford: She became known in 2001 as the self-proclaimed “Bad Girl of Pop”, when she released her debut album, Willa Was Here. Aside from her music career, Ford has hosted several reality television shows, posed for Playboy, and competed on ABC’s top-rated Dancing with the Stars in 2006. Ford will also portray Anna Nicole Smith in an upcoming television movie about Smith’s life and death. Willa Ford is married to NHL player Mike Modano.

Project Runway: About face! Provocative prints make a statement. These are clothes that do more than cover the body or sport a trend. Heidi is picture perfect in an eye-catching ensemble where simple accessories let a show stopping dress take the lead.

Avril Lavigne: Avril Lavigne Whibley better known by her birth name of Avril Ramona Lavigne, (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian Grammy award-nominated pop punk singer, musician and actress. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood, and in 2007 she won ninth place in the Jabra Music Contest for the Best Band in the World, based on fan votes from around the world.

Humpback Chub: The humpback chub Gila cypha, is a rare fish found only in fast waters of the Colorado River system in the United States. It takes its name from the prominent hump between the head and dorsal fin, which directs the flow of water over its body in such a way as to help it maintain its position in the swift currents of the Colorado. The body is almost entirely scaleless, retaining only about 80 mid-lateral scales along the lateral line. The fish is very streamlined, with a thin caudal peduncle and a deeply forked tail. The back is a light olive gray, the sides silver, and the belly white. The dorsal fin usually has nine rays, and the anal fin 10 or more. Maximum recorded length is 38 cm.

Hallelujah Lyrics:
I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
Well, it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Cricket: Jamie How fell eight runs short of a maiden Test century as New Zealand closed day one of the opening Test against England on 282 for six, with honours shared between the two sides in Hamilton.

Geneva Motor Show 2008: Zoom
WTCC
Now after a breathtaking third season, the FIA World Touring Car Championship faces its fourth year having consolidated its position alongside the only two other world car racing championships – Formula One and World Rally Championship – as well as increased popularity worldwide.

Springfield Cardinals: Louie, Fetch and all of their Cardinals’ friends have already visited a number of schools in the area, and can’t wait to come read to your classmates and visit your school as part of LOUIE’S LITERACY PROGRAM!