INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8272, 'Comment on Where&rsquo;s the Mayor? by Another Parent', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/19/wheres-the-mayor/#comment-560', 'I think there was a scrap metal swap meet that conflicted. Not sure....just sayin&#039;..... !', '2011-10-16T04:13:09+02:00', '', 'where’s mayor parent i think scrap metal swap meet conflicted surejust sayin');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8273, 'Comment on The two sides of the grouping debate by Another Parent', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/25/the-two-sides-of-the-grouping-debate/#comment-559', 'Wow, I guess somebody sounds fed up! The westover example seems to make a lot of sense. If we have something here that works really well, why not try to use it? To accuse people of bad intentions because they don&#039;t share a vision for attempted, ill-conceived social engineering isn&#039;t right. I think Mr. Stockman deserves our support.', '2011-10-16T04:13:10+02:00', '', 'sides grouping debate parent wow i guess somebody sounds fed westover example make lot sense works really try use accuse people bad intentions share vision attempted ill conceived social engineering isnt right i think mr stockman deserves support');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8274, 'Comment on The two sides of the grouping debate by martin', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/25/the-two-sides-of-the-grouping-debate/#comment-558', 'Very well put Mr. Stockman... his comments were spot-on and his indignation with the political circus surrounding this issue is refreshing and inspiring.  Whats more, he hopefully reminded the board not to lose sight of the the whole point... what works and has demonstrated to work to effectively educate our children.  Not some social ideology based on generalizations and political career building.  Here&#039;s the thing... the education machine does not want flexible groupings because it makes it harder to meet testing standards for the &quot;more challenged&quot; groupings.  There, I said it.  But I don&#039;t care to make things easier or harder for anyone... I want whatever has demonstrated to be effective in educating our children.  And I don&#039;t care what ridiculous bias data is gathered and distributed, grouping kids with high demonstrated academic ability with those with lower, does not benefit the former.', '2011-10-16T04:13:10+02:00', '', 'sides grouping debate martin mr stockman comments spot indignation political circus surrounding issue refreshing inspiring whats hopefully reminded board lose sight point works demonstrated work effectively educate children social ideology based generalizations political career building heres thing education machine does want flexible groupings makes harder meet testing standards challenged groupings i said i care make things easier harder i want demonstrated effective educating children i care ridiculous bias data gathered distributed grouping kids high demonstrated academic ability lower does benefit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8275, 'Comment on Where&rsquo;s the Mayor? by Bob', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/19/wheres-the-mayor/#comment-535', 'Trust me, if the Mayor knows the same about education as he does the fire service you don&#039;t want him anywhere near these meetings.', '2011-10-16T04:13:11+02:00', '', 'where’s mayor bob trust mayor knows education does service want near meetings');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8276, 'Comment on Where&rsquo;s the Mayor? by Marcella', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/19/wheres-the-mayor/#comment-531', 'I&#039;m not surprised. At the Public Hearing at TOR Middle School on March 24th almost every person who spoke asked where the Mayor was. I guess he&#039;s not a great supporter of education.', '2011-10-16T04:13:11+02:00', '', 'where’s mayor marcella surprised public hearing tor middle school march 24th person spoke asked mayor i guess hes great supporter education');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8277, 'Comment on Where&rsquo;s the Mayor? by Watching', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/05/19/wheres-the-mayor/#comment-528', 'The next meeting is when -- May 24 at 7pm?\n\nIs anybody taking wagers?', '2011-10-16T04:13:12+02:00', '', 'where’s mayor watching meeting 24 7pm\n\nis anybody taking wagers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8278, 'Comment on Traveling volunteer shares soccer skills with Stamford kids by Garland @ Domus', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/04/15/traveling-volunteer-shares-soccer-skills-with-stamford-kids/#comment-394', 'Thanks, Maggie--from a Tweet to a fun piece with *great* video...love seeing our kids learn new things. Not enough hours in the day to expose them to all the things they want to know. Thank you for helping us tell the story and for making time to come out!', '2011-10-16T04:13:13+02:00', '', 'traveling volunteer shares soccer skills stamford kids garland @ domus thanks maggie tweet fun piece *great* videolove seeing kids learn new things hours day expose things want know thank helping tell story making time come');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8279, 'Comment on Westhill student paper wins state awards by Westhill Teacher', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/31/westhill-student-paper-wins-state-awards/#comment-346', 'Such prestigious honors for some very deserving student journalists. These kids (and their teacher advisors) work so hard and put in so many hours to deliver a product that has earned its reputation as a standard-bearer. Nicely done, Westword staff!', '2011-10-16T04:13:14+02:00', '', 'westhill student paper wins state awards westhill teacher prestigious honors deserving student journalists kids teacher advisors work hard hours deliver product earned reputation standard bearer nicely westword staff');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8280, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Elizabeth', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-343', 'Hi Alye.  It is much better to have a few good friends than a gang of friends.  You are better off not being in with a large group.  Those large groups pressure one another to do not so nice things.  Those mean people will grow to be mean adults, who will then have mean children.  It&#039;s a cycle.  Steer as clear as you can.  Survive it because you will turn out to be an amazing woman.  I know it&#039;s not easy, but don&#039;t punish yourself because of their miserable ways.  Remind yourself that one day, you won&#039;t have to have them in your life and they&#039;ll be frustrated when they continue to be immature and mean while you aren&#039;t.  They will loose their power and they will NEVER be happy.  Remember that; they are miserable.  They feed off of making others miserable because they are so miserable themselves.  It&#039;s too bad they are so weak that they can only feel strong by making others feel inadequate.  You are anything, but that.  They are the inadequate ones.  They are inadequate in treating others like human beings.', '2011-10-16T04:13:14+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home elizabeth hi alye better good friends gang friends better large group large groups pressure nice things mean people grow mean adults mean children cycle steer clear survive turn amazing woman i know easy punish miserable ways remind day wont life theyll frustrated continue immature mean arent loose power happy remember miserable feed making miserable miserable bad weak feel strong making feel inadequate inadequate ones inadequate treating like human beings');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8281, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Amber Eltzroth', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-342', 'Alye-  I live in Indiana. I want you to know that you are doing something amazing! Far beyond your understanding. Through you alone the voice of every bullied child is heard. Yet you remain silent. I hope that you truely see how powerful you are! I feel how deep their words have torn but you only show pride and strength. Hold on to that Alye. Youre not alone and your teams just getting bigger. Btw your smile is beautiful!', '2011-10-16T04:13:15+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home amber eltzroth alye i live indiana i want know doing amazing far understanding voice bullied child heard remain silent i hope truely powerful i feel deep words torn pride strength hold alye youre teams just getting bigger btw smile beautiful');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8282, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by John', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-338', 'Every school should have a bully prevention/intervention program to help students deal with problems like this. It needs to be reinforced and used by the entire school community throughout the school year.', '2011-10-16T04:13:15+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home john school bully program help students deal problems like needs reinforced used entire school community school year');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8283, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by JenJ', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-335', 'This is such a moving statement, Alye; even without speaking you have an extraordinary voice and are so brave.  I know you have helped other kids by sharing, and by letting adults know what is going on. It does get better, I can promise you that. Thank you for sharing this; I won&#039;t soon forget it. I hope you will continue to use your gift for communication...would love to see where you take it! (I used to be a TV producer...) Best wishes to you.', '2011-10-16T04:13:16+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home jenj moving statement alye speaking extraordinary voice brave i know helped kids sharing letting adults know going does better i promise thank sharing i wont soon forget i hope continue use gift communicationwould love i used tv producer best wishes');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8284, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Denise', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-331', 'Alye,\n \nThey always say from the mouths of babes. Thank you for sharing what a lot of kids are going through today.\n\nYour school has let you down. The principal should be protecting you and not allowing this to go on! I know as my school allowed beatings and racism to go on everyday. I was scared to go to school because I would get beat. Life does and will turn around for you. I know this hurts. PLEASE DO NOT HURT yourself because losers are hurting you. They are bullied at home by loser parents (unemployed, drug attics, low lives etc.)and take it out on you.\n\nOne day, you will rise above them and be more successful then them. Two of my billies are dead due to drugs(by 30 yrs old). I am very successful and living a good bully free life.\n\nPleas never hurt yourself. Just pay them back by doing better then them. Keep this post alive to educate and eliminate the bullies.\n\nKeep the faith!\n\nDenise- not bullied in 30 years!', '2011-10-16T04:13:16+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home denise alye\n \nthey say mouths babes thank sharing lot kids going today\n\nyour school let principal protecting allowing i know school allowed beatings racism everyday i scared school i beat life does turn i know hurts hurt losers hurting bullied home loser parents unemployed drug attics low lives etcand you\n\none day rise successful billies dead drugsby 30 yrs old i successful living good bully free life\n\npleas hurt just pay doing better post alive educate eliminate bullies\n\nkeep faith\n\ndenise bullied 30 years');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8285, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by al nickel', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-330', 'Alye your story, told dramatically with the written word, hopefully will be seen by the bullies of this world, especially high school bullies, as your age and those around you are terribly affected by this dispicable behavior!! Thank you for your bravery to share and help to make those in leadership positions in schools, where the bullying is prominent, more aware of the impact of this behavior, so to implement programs to educate the affected and the bulliers!!', '2011-10-16T04:13:17+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home nickel alye story told dramatically written word hopefully seen bullies world especially high school bullies age terribly affected dispicable behavior thank bravery share help make leadership positions schools bullying prominent aware impact behavior implement programs educate affected bulliers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8286, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Pam', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-329', 'Hi Alye,\n\nYou are very strong and courageous and need to know that! This is a beautiful video and should hit the hearts of people all over. As I have always said to my kids &quot;One of the hardest things you will ever do in life is to get thru High School&quot;.  Once you are thru H.S., a new world is created and a new life starts.  All those kids who bullied others realize they have low self esteem and no direction. Stay strong and know you are thought of by hundreds of people that think your beautiful and know you can do this.  As hard as this is you need to know it will end and will soon be a thing of your past.', '2011-10-16T04:13:17+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home pam hi alye\n\nyou strong courageous need know beautiful video hit hearts people i said kids hardest things life high school hs new world created new life starts kids bullied realize low self esteem direction stay strong know thought hundreds people think beautiful know hard need know end soon thing past');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8287, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Bettie', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-328', 'Wonderful video.  Thank you Alye, for having the courage to make it, and to share your story.  It should be shown to children starting in 2nd grade, because that&#039;s when the bullying often starts - at least that&#039;s the age it started for one of my children who was (and still is) bullied.  Maybe it would help prevent it if there was more awareness at a young age, and if parents shared this with their children and emphsized that bullying is unacceptable. I know your video is going to help a lot of other kids, and I know it&#039;s hard now but you will get past this and it will someday be a distant memory.', '2011-10-16T04:13:18+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home bettie wonderful video thank alye having courage make share story shown children starting 2nd grade thats bullying starts thats age started children bullied maybe help prevent awareness young age parents shared children emphsized bullying unacceptable i know video going help lot kids i know hard past someday distant memory');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8288, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Kim', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-327', 'Alye, \n\nI too had problems in jr.  High school. Most people do. What I did was defend people who were also being bullied. I also sat with them at lunch. It sucks for now but highschool Does get better!! There are so many more people in highschool and u will meet a whole different group of people from so many schools!! Don&#039;t let them get the best of u! They r not worth it! Especially ur life!! They will pay for what they r doing in this life!! I promise !! What goes around comes around!!! Stay strong!!! U will b very successful!!', '2011-10-16T04:13:19+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home kim alye \n\ni problems jr high school people i did defend people bullied i sat lunch sucks highschool does better people highschool meet different group people schools let best r worth especially ur life pay r doing life i promise goes comes stay strong b successful');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8289, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Jean', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-326', 'Alye,\n\nYes, life gets MUCH better after high school.  I know that seems REALLY far off for you -- but, there is lots of light at the end of this tunnel.  As you get older, people get more accepting of others and there&#039;s a lot less petty BS.  Plus, you feel more confident as you get older and really won&#039;t care what any losers may/may not think of you.  I also had some tough times getting teased in middle school and high school too.  And guess what... once I &quot;blossemed&quot; some of those same boys who had teased me, wanted to date me -- of course I wanted nothing to do with them!!!!  The best &quot;revenge&quot; to these jerks is to be happy yourself.  I now have a great career, a gorgeous and wonderful husband and some super cute kiddies!  While many of the &quot;teasers&quot; who made my life sad back then are alone and unhappy.  Karma plays a big role in life!!!\n\nI wish I could give you a GIANT hug and tell you just how pretty you are.  I&#039;m sorry that you have to go through this - but trust me -- you will find your own happy way in life.  You are gorgeous and don&#039;t even realize it yet -- but, one day soon you hopefully will.  Be strong and keep yourself around positive, happy people!\n\nAnd, you are very lucky to have such a wonderful and caring mom!!!', '2011-10-16T04:13:19+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home jean alye\n\nyes life gets better high school i know really far lots light end tunnel older people accepting theres lot petty bs feel confident older really wont care losers may/may think i tough times getting teased middle school high school guess i blossemed boys teased wanted date course i wanted best revenge jerks happy i great career gorgeous wonderful husband super cute kiddies teasers life sad unhappy karma plays big role life\n\ni wish i giant hug tell just pretty sorry trust happy way life gorgeous realize day soon hopefully strong positive happy people\n\nand lucky wonderful caring mom');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8290, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Rod', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-325', 'Alye, I was you. It gets better. Please, please PLEASE believe me...it gets SO much better!', '2011-10-16T04:13:20+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home rod alye i gets better believe meit gets better');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8291, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by Katie Morgan', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-324', 'Alye, do you know how beautiful you are? I re-posted your video on Facebook to help you spread your very important message. I won&#039;t promise you that high school will be better since those same bullies will be in that school but rest assured, you are a stronger, more beautiful person, inside and out than those who torment you. You will find peace, acceptance and love in this world. You may have to be patient. I hope for all the best for you. You are a very brave person! Cheers to you!', '2011-10-16T04:13:20+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home katie morgan alye know beautiful i posted video facebook help spread message i wont promise high school better bullies school rest assured stronger beautiful person inside torment peace acceptance love world patient i hope best brave person cheers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8292, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by sandy', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-323', 'Hi Alye I&#039;m very proud of you and your mom.  I have lived this experience w/my child and I know the pain is unbearable.  As a parent I&#039;m not sure who feels the pain more. Alye just remember that you are a very bright, beautiful and strong young women and that you will get thru this and be a  stonger individual. I know it seems very difficult but you will prevail. It&#039;s more important to have a few good friends who will always be there for you than a list of just names. I wish that there is more that I can say or do but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  Just remember you are a better person than them and will always be the better person.', '2011-10-16T04:13:21+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home sandy hi alye proud mom i lived experience w/my child i know pain unbearable parent sure feels pain alye just remember bright beautiful strong young women stonger individual i know difficult prevail good friends list just names i wish i say light end tunnel just remember better person better person');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8293, 'Comment on Bullying issues hit home by audra', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/21/bullying-issues-hit-home/#comment-322', 'Thank you for posting this, as Alye&#039;s mom, I am so proud of how strong she is and will have to be now returning to school 3 days later after making this video.  I just pray for God to surround her with the ability to decipher and that she can move forward and press on to newly forged and hopefully healthy relationships.', '2011-10-16T04:13:21+02:00', '', 'bullying issues hit home audra thank posting alyes mom i proud strong returning school 3 days later making video i just pray god surround ability decipher forward press newly forged hopefully healthy relationships');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8294, 'Comment on A peek inside teacher evaluations by Jay', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/18/a-peek-inside-teacher-evaluations/#comment-320', 'IMPACT seems entirely logical -- 5 evaluations throughout the year, with clear assessments and actionable feedback and suggestions to the teacher.  Bottom line, did the teacher accomplish the objective of the lesson plan?', '2011-10-16T04:13:22+02:00', '', 'peek inside teacher evaluations jay impact entirely logical 5 evaluations year clear assessments actionable feedback suggestions teacher line did teacher accomplish objective lesson plan');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8295, 'Comment on What do you want in a principal candidate? by Stamford Teacher', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/11/what-do-you-want-in-a-principal-candidate/#comment-312', 'Laughable. Another survey? When the last one was such a &quot;success&quot;? Please. We are voices in the wilderness and no one is listening. They can survey all the teachers and parents they want. They&#039;re going to continue promoting and hiring mediocrity because that&#039;s what this district does. And they&#039;ll get rid of good teachers who want to teach here. This district is an insane asylum and the inmates are running the show.', '2011-10-16T04:13:22+02:00', '', 'want principal candidate stamford teacher laughable survey success voices wilderness listening survey teachers parents want theyre going continue promoting hiring mediocrity thats district does theyll rid good teachers want teach district insane asylum inmates running');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8296, 'Comment on Anti-teacher talk continues by m', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/03/anti-teacher-talk-continues-education-reform-stamford-connecticut/#comment-304', 'I see that you choose to ignore any discussion of the Bush tax cuts, why they were enacted, and why they were meant to be temporary. This is a crucial part of the argument, and definitely plays into the deficits that the government has.\n\nAs for your first point, that the money belonging to the wealthy hasn&#039;t been earned by me, or by the government, I would counter that the money that I earn, which is taxed, has equally not been earned by the wealthy, or by the government. Yet it is still taxed, and everyone (rich and poor) benefits from those taxes. So, that argument is just silly. Next you&#039;ll be saying that the wealthy people just work harder than the poor or middle class so they deserve what they have.\n\nNo, I&#039;m not saying that the rich are just people who have more than I do. These are people who have more than almost everyone. And of course the 99% should be able to vote to decide the fate of the 1%. Last I looked, people earning 15 million dollars a year were not a protected minority. If they feel that they&#039;re being handled unjustly, they can certainly take that up with the courts, whose job it is to make sure that no one is being discriminated against. Now I think you&#039;re just kidding with me.\n\nOf course this argument has to do with teacher (and other) unions. No one is saying that without collective bargaining anyone&#039;s life will end (where did you get that?), but it is just one more example of the Republican government telling the regular folk that they must sacrifice more and more because &quot;we just can&#039;t afford it&quot; in this climate. If the Bush tax cuts had been allowed to expire as they were designed to do, our our country would have a whole lot more money to fund state and local governments and these concessions would be unnecessary.\n\nDemonizing public employees making $45,000 a year and forcing them to make concessions because we&#039;re protecting the wealthy is just another example of the Republican strategy to split up the middle class and get it to fight amongst itself. I&#039;m not saying it&#039;s not a brilliant strategy, it&#039;s just wrong for our country, and possibly evil.\n\nTo quote Robert Reich, &quot;Last year, America&rsquo;s top thirteen hedge-fund managers earned an average of $1 billion each. One of them took home $5 billion. Much of their income is taxed as capital gains &ndash; at 15 percent &ndash; due to a tax loophole that Republican members of Congress have steadfastly guarded.\n\nIf the earnings of those thirteen hedge-fund managers were taxed as ordinary income, the revenues generated would pay the salaries and benefits of 300,000 teachers. Who is more valuable to our society &ndash; thirteen hedge-fund managers or 300,000 teachers? Let&rsquo;s make the question even simpler. Who is more valuable: One hedge fund manager or one teacher?&quot;', '2011-10-16T04:13:23+02:00', '', 'anti teacher talk continues i choose ignore discussion bush tax cuts enacted meant temporary crucial argument definitely plays deficits government has\n\nas point money belonging wealthy earned government i counter money i earn taxed equally earned wealthy government taxed rich poor benefits taxes argument just silly youll saying wealthy people just work harder poor middle class deserve have\n\nno saying rich just people i people course 99 able vote decide fate 1 i looked people earning 15 million dollars year protected minority feel theyre handled unjustly certainly courts job make sure discriminated i think youre just kidding me\n\nof course argument teacher unions saying collective bargaining anyones life end did just example republican government telling regular folk sacrifice just afford climate bush tax cuts allowed expire designed country lot money fund state local governments concessions public employees making $45000 year forcing make concessions protecting wealthy just example republican strategy split middle class fight saying brilliant strategy just wrong country possibly evil\n\nto quote robert reich year america’s thirteen hedge fund managers earned average $1 billion took home $5 billion income taxed capital gains – 15 percent – tax loophole republican members congress steadfastly guarded\n\nif earnings thirteen hedge fund managers taxed ordinary income revenues generated pay salaries benefits 300000 teachers valuable society – thirteen hedge fund managers 300000 teachers let’s make question simpler valuable hedge fund manager teacher');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8297, 'Comment on Anti-teacher talk continues by Facts', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/03/03/anti-teacher-talk-continues-education-reform-stamford-connecticut/#comment-291', 'First, the $2 million dollars you want to expropriate from the wealthy haven&#039;t been earned by you (or the government) and therefore your basic right to it is questionable.\n\nSecond, doesn&#039;t it seem a little unfair that 99% of the population decides over the fate of 1%? Where is the protection of minorities? Keep in mind at one time or another we all were or are members of a minority. And who pays not enough or has too much money is all in the eye of the beholder, usually it is the guy who just has more than you do.\n\nThird, &quot;Until we stop scrabbling for the paltry leavings of the wealthy, and demand a government that provides the services that it ought to, we deserve what we get&quot;. What services is the government supposed to provide, who deserves them and who has to pay for them? Considering that the middle class and wealthy carry most of the tax burden in this country calling their &quot;leavings&quot; &quot;paltry&quot; is rather insulting. You want to rob Paul to pay Peter! Just because Paul has more than Peter.\nThis rhetoric reminds me of &quot;Atlas shrugged&quot;.\n\nFourth, what has that to do with teacher accountability and the outdated model how public unions operate? If you listen to the rhetoric at the moment it sounds, that if unionized public workers do not have collective bargaining powers their life will end. Makes you wonder how all the millions of workers who are not unionized make it work. The problem with unions is that they excellence can not be rewarded, they protect the incompetent and lazy ones, and fiscally necessary restructuring can not be done with any efficiency. Which often leaves a company or country insolvent. \nRemember GM, California and Greece.', '2011-10-16T04:13:24+02:00', '', 'anti teacher talk continues facts $2 million dollars want expropriate wealthy havent earned government basic right doesnt little unfair 99 population decides fate 1 protection minorities mind time members minority pays money eye beholder usually guy just do\n\nthird stop scrabbling paltry leavings wealthy demand government provides services ought deserve services government supposed provide deserves pay considering middle class wealthy carry tax burden country calling leavings paltry insulting want rob paul pay peter just paul peter\nthis rhetoric reminds atlas shrugged\n\nfourth teacher accountability outdated model public unions operate listen rhetoric moment sounds unionized public workers collective bargaining powers life end makes wonder millions workers unionized make work problem unions excellence rewarded protect incompetent lazy ones fiscally necessary restructuring efficiency leaves company country insolvent \nremember gm california greece');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8298, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by Social Media', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-290', 'Dear Admin,You choose a great topic.The information in this is really very good,Thanks keep writing.', '2011-10-16T04:13:24+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad social media dear adminyou choose great topicthe information really goodthanks writing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8299, 'Comment on Magnet deadline Tuesday by Rob', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/24/magnet-deadline-tuesday/#comment-273', 'There&#039;s six magnets -- you forgot Rogers ...', '2011-10-16T04:13:25+02:00', '', 'magnet deadline tuesday rob theres magnets forgot rogers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8300, 'Comment on What Malloy&rsquo;s budget says about education by grammy', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/16/what-malloys-budget-says-about-education/#comment-257', 'this hits home,and too say the least, I am extremely upset with today&#039;s guidelines as far as our youngsters go, example: here we have a little boy, who was not fortunate enough too go to pre-k, but was fortunate enough, too be at home with his mommy, his birthday is in late novemeber, so he enetered kindergarten, at the age of four, and was considered behind standards, because he didn&#039;t go to pre-k, however he knew all his basics, colors, numbers, and shapes, although he was bit on the shy side, being he wasnt pushed out there, to have others watch him, aside from family, well anyway, they proceeded to pass him along too grade 1,  stating they do not keep children back in kindergarten, now here we are today, school statinghe is below kindergarten level, in which i totally disagree, for i have seen such great progress with this child, i feel we are pushing our children, way too soon, keep in mind each child does have different developing rates, the pressure that the school is putting on the child, and parents seems to be totally unfair, than they label a kid that he has alearning disability?, this is far from true, i can remeber as a child, there was no such thing as pre-k, we enetered kindergarten, and went from there, and we still all developed at different rates, but many of us ended up with great careers, because we did not go too pre-k, we were not labeled, some kids are not socially ready at age 4, and 5, why are we pushing these babies, most importantly, is having that mother, be home with that child, than we wonder why todays generation of kids, are getting into trouble at young ages, drinking, drugs, sex, and mischief, we are pushing our kids way too soon, parents dont have time as they did years ago, because both have too work, a child gets shuffled from day care, too pre-k, than before you know it after school programs, i think the unity of a family is much more important, than pushing alittle one to be head of the class, we havemany top leaders today, that never went too pre-k, we need to think what is more important, in our childs developing years, its so unfair to these children, that did not go to pre-k, i now understand why so many are choosing home schooling, which may be the right way too go.', '2011-10-16T04:13:26+02:00', '', 'malloy’s budget says education grammy hits homeand say i extremely upset todays guidelines far youngsters example little boy fortunate pre k fortunate home mommy birthday late novemeber enetered kindergarten age considered standards didnt pre k knew basics colors numbers shapes bit shy wasnt pushed watch aside family proceeded pass grade 1 stating children kindergarten today school statinghe kindergarten level i totally disagree i seen great progress child i feel pushing children way soon mind child does different developing rates pressure school putting child parents totally unfair label kid alearning disability far true i remeber child thing pre k enetered kindergarten went developed different rates ended great careers did pre k labeled kids socially ready age 4 5 pushing babies importantly having mother home child wonder todays generation kids getting trouble young ages drinking drugs sex mischief pushing kids way soon parents time did years ago work child gets shuffled day care pre k know school programs i think unity family pushing alittle head class havemany leaders today went pre k need think childs developing years unfair children did pre k i understand choosing home schooling right way');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8301, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by Melissa', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-253', 'Here&#039;s my issue (which was debated by me and a fellow teacher upon reading this story): when I&#039;m at work, I give 100%. I would never say anything to a student that I wouldn&#039;t say in front of his/her parents. However, this woman&#039;s district is setting a very dangerous precedent for this sort of thing. In a non-school blog, this teacher vented about some students (and understandably so, considering her description of their behavior). To suspend her for a post that was put up 2 years ago is unfair and does nothing but make teachers feel like we have no privacy. This is the same precedent that would have a teacher taken to task for having certain pictures on Facebook, even if they&#039;re friends with students. It&#039;s a slippery slope.', '2011-10-16T04:13:26+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad melissa heres issue debated fellow teacher reading story work i 100 i say student i wouldnt say his/her parents womans district setting dangerous precedent sort thing school blog teacher vented students understandably considering description behavior suspend post 2 years ago unfair does make teachers feel like privacy precedent teacher taken task having certain pictures facebook theyre friends students slippery slope');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8302, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by Colleen', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-251', 'Our child is in Mr. Sapia&#039;s science class at Rippowam.  Mr. Sapia&#039;s blog not only help Dylan with his homework, it keeps us informed about what is going on in the school.  I wish the rippowammiddle.org web page was as useful.', '2011-10-16T04:13:27+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad colleen child mr sapias science class rippowam mr sapias blog help dylan homework keeps informed going school i wish rippowammiddleorg web page useful');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8303, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by CT Education Blog mentions Stamford Teachers &laquo; The Sapia Science Blog', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-250', '[...] Stamford Teachers Using Social Media or Blog Link [...]', '2011-10-16T04:13:28+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad ct education blog mentions stamford teachers â« sapia science blog stamford teachers using social media blog link');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8304, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by Michael Sapia', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-249', 'I&#039;d like to take this time to thank Jimmy Sapia (yes my brother) for helping me start my blog!!!!', '2011-10-16T04:13:28+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad michael sapia id like time thank jimmy sapia yes brother helping start blog');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8305, 'Comment on Social media in education: Good or bad? by Jimmy Sapia', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/17/social-media-in-education-good-or-bad/#comment-248', 'My blog is mrsapia.wordpress.com', '2011-10-16T04:13:29+02:00', '', 'social media education good bad jimmy sapia blog mrsapiawordpresscom');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8306, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Publius', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-222', 'But the decision is not about &quot;common sense&quot;, facts.  As you can see in this message board, it is about each individual family&#039;s personal plans.  If they enjoy skiing, February break is not a good time to make up the days; if they have April vacation plans, that isn&#039;t a good time either; if their kids&#039; camp begins in late June, they don&#039;t want days added to the end of the year.  And in each case, they fool themselves into believing that what suits them personally is what is good for the entire community.\n\nThe BOE attempts to draw up a school calendar that works for as many people as possible.  Whatever they do will make some people unhappy, and those people will all believe they &quot;have more sense&quot; than the Superintendent or the BOE, because they don&#039;t see their own personal interests are their main concern.  e.g., there are 15,000 students in SPS. how many of them have scheduled a full week of skiing in February?\n\nAs for the several people who have mentioned suing the school board for spoiled vacation plans, where are their heads?  One of the worst winters in decades causes an unusual number of school closures all over the country, and they imagine they have a legal case for damages when the BOE is forced to reschedule a few days?  Just shows how unrealistic they are.', '2011-10-16T04:13:30+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days publius decision common sense facts message board individual familys personal plans enjoy skiing february break good time make days april vacation plans isnt good time kids camp begins late june want days added end year case fool believing suits personally good entire community\n\nthe boe attempts draw school calendar works people possible make people unhappy people believe sense superintendent boe personal interests main concern 15000 students sps scheduled week skiing february\n\nas people mentioned suing school board spoiled vacation plans heads worst winters decades causes unusual number school closures country imagine legal case damages boe forced reschedule days just shows unrealistic');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8307, 'Comment on Interview with &lsquo;Race to Nowhere&rsquo; filmmaker Vicki Abeles by Sandra Progano', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/10/interview-with-race-to-nowhere-filmmaker-vicki-abeles/#comment-213', 'Thank You! Well Done May This Begin to make the Change in The Minds!\nand Allow Kids to be Free to Grow INTO Healthy Adults....Stop the Madness...', '2011-10-16T04:13:30+02:00', '', 'interview ‘race nowhere’ filmmaker vicki abeles sandra progano thank begin make change minds\nand allow kids free grow healthy adultsstop madness');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8308, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Facts', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-209', 'You wonder what the big deal is. There is no solution that will make everybody happy and I agree with post number 1 and 6. \n\nThe best solution is based on common sense. Which I believe is April for a number of reasons:\n\n-February is very short notice, potential snow days during the snow day or even after the break.\n\n-End of June has no educational value because of the heat and general attitude at that time of the year.\n\nIf families have vacation plans then by all means go and don&#039;t send your children for those couple of days. The schools will understand.  Not that that doesn&#039;t happen with a lot of families during the year anyways. If you are worried that they may miss something make sure to get the material from the teacher and make them do it at home, on the plane or at your vacation spot.\nBut at least the other x% of children will have the option to attend school (and maybe even learn something).', '2011-10-16T04:13:31+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days facts wonder big deal solution make everybody happy i agree post number 1 6 \n\nthe best solution based common sense i believe april number reasons\n\n february short notice potential snow days snow day break\n\n end june educational value heat general attitude time year\n\nif families vacation plans means send children couple days schools understand doesnt happen lot families year anyways worried miss make sure material teacher make home plane vacation spot\nbut x children option attend school maybe learn');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8309, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Rob G.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-208', 'The # of choices for the &quot;Staff (Web Monkey)&quot; survey don&#039;t add up to the total # of respondents figure.  And the percentages are all wrong for that row, too (as presented).  Hmmm.', '2011-10-16T04:13:31+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days rob g # choices staff web monkey survey add # respondents figure percentages wrong row presented hmmm');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8310, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Suzanne', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-207', 'What was the point of scheduling snow days into the calendar? What a waste of time and money spent. As a working parent in Stamford I live and die by the school calendar. You are disrupting my family schedule and many thousand more.', '2011-10-16T04:13:32+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days suzanne point scheduling snow days calendar waste time money spent working parent stamford i live school calendar disrupting family schedule thousand');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8311, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Bea', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-206', 'The bottom line is that if the Superintendent wants to cut days from the February break, he will, no matter what any teacher or parent wants.  \n\nObviously Dr. Starr has the full faith and confidence of Mother Nature that she will not send snow that week, but if she does, what is his solution then? \n\nAs for David&#039;s ridiculous &quot;wow&quot; statement, perhaps you have the money to throw away on vacation plans that do not come to fruition, but many families do not.', '2011-10-16T04:13:33+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days bea line superintendent wants cut days february break matter teacher parent wants \n\nobviously dr starr faith confidence mother nature send snow week does solution \n\nas davids ridiculous wow statement money throw away vacation plans come fruition families');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8312, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Debby', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-205', 'When taking the survey, we weren&#039;t told that you could make one or two choices and leave the rest blank.\n\nWhat if there aren&#039;t enough substitutes to cover for staff that can&#039;t be there?\n\nStamford has 181 days built into the calendar but state only requires 180. That&#039;s one day we don&#039;t have to make up!!', '2011-10-16T04:13:33+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days debby taking survey werent told make choices leave rest blank\n\nwhat arent substitutes cover staff there\n\nstamford 181 days built calendar state requires 180 thats day make');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8313, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by David', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-204', 'Wow.. can&#039;t believe people are more interested in vacation than making sure kids get all the education time required to excel.  No wonder this country is lagging behind the rest of the world.. people just worry about vacation!', '2011-10-16T04:13:34+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days david wow believe people interested vacation making sure kids education time required excel wonder country lagging rest world people just worry vacation');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8314, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Chris', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-203', 'The nonly logical choice is to shortern summer we have done it every year. Obviosuly the Superintendent is too stupid to realize that.....its a shame that a high school student as more common sense then Starr.', '2011-10-16T04:13:34+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days chris nonly logical choice shortern summer year obviosuly superintendent stupid realize thatits shame high school student common sense starr');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8315, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by Elaine Pignuola', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-201', 'I am not very happy about this ....shorten the summer vacations !!!!! we do a lot of skiing in winter... and we travel a lot ....let Danette Ayers change her plans ....lol lol', '2011-10-16T04:13:35+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days elaine pignuola i happy shorten summer vacations lot skiing winter travel lot let danette ayers change plans lol lol');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8316, 'Comment on February break a likely target to make up snow days by sandy', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/02/07/february-break-a-likely-target-to-make-up-snow-days/#comment-198', 'more snow is sure too come in feb, will be cutting into april vacation anyway, all in all, i think the primary consideration should be, safety first, and using good judgement on behalf of whom ever make&#039;s the decision to close school&#039;s, and have delays, some of these delays have put students, and parents, and staff at risk, with dangerous road conditions, than when a parent use&#039;s their better judgement ( in which they should), they have to hear from the school, your child is missing to many day&#039;s, or your child has been tardy one too many time&#039;s, they need to take into consideration everyone&#039;s circumstance&#039;s on these snow day&#039;s, is different from maybe someone else&#039;s, example: bus stop area, with mounds of snow on streets, creates a danger, parent&#039;s driveway is not shoveled out yet, or plowed, and you cannot get out, if you are walker, sidewalks, not clear yet, creates a danger, side roads to get too one&#039;s school, are down to one lane, and icy, these are all experience&#039;s i have seen, and obviously no onme in this city takes into considerartion, safety first please.', '2011-10-16T04:13:36+02:00', '', 'february break likely target make snow days sandy snow sure come feb cutting april vacation i think primary consideration safety using good judgement behalf makes decision close schools delays delays students parents staff risk dangerous road conditions parent uses better judgement hear school child missing days child tardy times need consideration everyones circumstances snow days different maybe elses example bus stop area mounds snow streets creates danger parents driveway shoveled plowed walker sidewalks clear creates danger roads ones school lane icy experiences i seen obviously onme city takes considerartion safety');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8317, 'Comment on Board of Ed sets schoool uniform policy by Stamford Teacher', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/25/board-of-ed-sets-schoool-uniform-policy/#comment-183', 'They don&#039;t enforce most of these rules in the middle and high schools as it is, why would they start now just because uniforms are involved?', '2011-10-16T04:13:37+02:00', '', 'board ed sets schoool uniform policy stamford teacher enforce rules middle high schools start just uniforms involved');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8318, 'Comment on Stamford&rsquo;s out of snow days by Stamford Teacher', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/27/stamfords-out-of-snow-days/#comment-182', 'Personally, I think taking a day or two away from February or April break isn&#039;t such a bad idea. If teachers already have plans that can&#039;t be cancelled, let them use a personal/sick day or two. If parents and students do, let the absences be excused. I realize that not everyone will be happy, no matter what arrangements are made, but no one wants to be in school on June 30th, either! It was smart to work the 4 days into the calendar. I&#039;d rather they take the days away from current breaks than from the summer.', '2011-10-16T04:13:38+02:00', '', 'stamford’s snow days stamford teacher personally i think taking day away february april break isnt bad idea teachers plans cancelled let use personal/sick day parents students let absences excused i realize happy matter arrangements wants school june 30th smart work 4 days calendar id days away current breaks summer');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8319, 'Comment on Join us for a Tweetup by Jim forde', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/17/join-us-for-a-tweetup/#comment-165', 'Great Maggie!\n\nSee my blog at http://mrforde.blogspot.com to see them in action.\n\nWe are implementing a new science curriculum this year so there is a lot of learning and growing going on!\n\nJim:-)', '2011-10-16T04:13:38+02:00', '', 'join tweetup jim forde great maggie\n\nsee blog action\n\nwe implementing new science curriculum year lot learning growing going on\n\njim');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8320, 'Comment on Board of Ed sets schoool uniform policy by m', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/25/board-of-ed-sets-schoool-uniform-policy/#comment-156', 'Good luck getting 80% of the surveys returned...', '2011-10-16T04:13:39+02:00', '', 'board ed sets schoool uniform policy good luck getting 80 surveys returned');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8321, 'Comment on One school&rsquo;s approach to closing the achievement gap by Michael Johnston', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/19/one-schools-approach-to-closing-the-achievement-gap/#comment-147', 'It&rsquo;s fantastic to see stories like this.  Perhaps now more than ever we need to be motivated by results-oriented good news rather than deflating negative data.\n\nWe should learn from the success of Jumoke Academy and look for ways to replicate their success in more of our communities across the state.\n\nNonetheless, to get to the heart of the achievement gap issue, we have to consider societal change.  The problem has to be attacked from multiple angles and in a comprehensive and fundamental way.  Entire communities must be mobilized in support of educational initiatives because the problem affects not just the kids, but the long term success of the community.\n\nPart of the challenge is that we are getting into battle too late in the game.  By the time kids are in their teens, the patterns of success or failure are well established.  \n\nThere is a lot of research that investment in early childhood education is an extremely efficient method of tackling this kind of challenge.  Perhaps this is where we need to get started (while continuing the great and creative work of schools like the Jumoke Academy and the Trailblazer&rsquo;s Academy in Stamford).\n\nMichael Johnston\nCEO\nUnited Way of Western Connecticut', '2011-10-16T04:13:39+02:00', '', 'school’s approach closing achievement gap michael johnston it’s fantastic stories like need motivated results oriented good news deflating negative data\n\nwe learn success jumoke academy look ways replicate success communities state\n\nnonetheless heart achievement gap issue consider societal change problem attacked multiple angles comprehensive fundamental way entire communities mobilized support educational initiatives problem affects just kids long term success community\n\npart challenge getting battle late game time kids teens patterns success failure established \n\nthere lot research investment early childhood education extremely efficient method tackling kind challenge need started continuing great creative work schools like jumoke academy trailblazer’s academy stamford\n\nmichael johnston\nceo\nunited way western connecticut');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8322, 'Comment on Join us for a Tweetup by Maggie Gordon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2011/01/17/join-us-for-a-tweetup/#comment-145', 'With any luck, this will be the first of many! Hopefully we&#039;ll see you at one in the near future, Jim.\nAnd how are your student scientists doing?', '2011-10-16T04:13:40+02:00', '', 'join tweetup maggie gordon luck hopefully near future jim\nand student scientists doing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8323, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by Publius', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-72', 'Just to clarify one small point: Teachers make a major contribution to their own pension, approx. 6% of their income.  So when you take the average salary and ADD to it the pension benefits, it is misleading.  And, btw, teachers do not receive social security.  \n\nBy comparison, a traditional corporate defined benefit pension is fully paid by the employer and is in addition to SS.', '2011-10-16T04:13:41+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks publius just clarify small point teachers make major contribution pension approx 6 income average salary add pension benefits misleading btw teachers receive social security \n\nby comparison traditional corporate defined benefit pension fully paid employer addition ss');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8324, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by David Elkind', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-71', 'Oh bon, Mr. DD. You must be one of those hard-made corporate junkies. Yes, let us have all clear thinking, moral beings first experience the corporate word- the &quot;real world&quot; of greed and the bottom-line by-product, that is, the almighty dollar, but certainly not the people.. You sir are sadly informed by you corporate up-bringing, as teachers are the real backbone of oursociety. It is sad that you cannot, or are not capable of seeing the other side our lame suggestion.. No, Mr. DD- we do not need to subject capable , moral and skilled teachers-to-be- being tainted by your corporate-industrial- military complex. You should praise teachers, not destroy them with you silly thinking and writing.. Take care Mr. D.D., Doctor of Delusion.  Cheers, D. Elkind', '2011-10-16T04:13:41+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks david elkind oh bon mr dd hard corporate junkies yes let clear thinking moral beings experience corporate word real world greed line product almighty dollar certainly people sir sadly informed corporate bringing teachers real backbone oursociety sad capable seeing lame suggestion mr dd need subject capable moral skilled teachers tainted corporate industrial military complex praise teachers destroy silly thinking writing care mr dd doctor delusion cheers elkind');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8325, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by MEA', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-70', 'It&#039;s ironic that the most important job in the world is the least respected. Teachers who did not receive a bailout are continuously asked to work harder, be subject to more scrutiny, and are consistently demonized. Teachers are continuously abused emotionally, physically and mentally should be paid as much as NFL football players and CEOs. \nMost often, parents are not parenting at home, reading with their children, or promoting a love for learning. This is why America has fallen behind other countries in education. Teaching is a noble profession, let&#039;s reward the teachers who have led most of us to success.', '2011-10-16T04:13:42+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks mea ironic job world respected teachers did receive bailout continuously asked work harder subject scrutiny consistently demonized teachers continuously abused emotionally physically mentally paid nfl football players ceos \nmost parents parenting home reading children promoting love learning america fallen countries education teaching noble profession lets reward teachers led success');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8326, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by DD', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-67', 'Unfortunately, most teachers go straight from school to their careers. I believe a pre-requisite is needed to work in a corporate environment where you are expected to work 50-60 hours per week making the same amount (around 60 to 70K) 2-3 weeks vacation, little sick time, no pension, and people telling them what to do... I believe after that happens then those teachers who constantly complain how they are underpaid will understand that the salary, hours, summers off, and benefits are actually pretty good...', '2011-10-16T04:13:43+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks dd unfortunately teachers straight school careers i believe pre requisite needed work corporate environment expected work 50 60 hours week making 60 70k 2 3 weeks vacation little sick time pension people telling i believe happens teachers constantly complain underpaid understand salary hours summers benefits actually pretty good');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8327, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by Stamford Advocate Article: More Male Teachers Of Colour Need To Be Hired To Help Self Esteem Of Black, Asian, &amp; Latino Boys. &laquo; GayBlackCanadianman', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-64', '[...] ON THE BLOG: Thoughts on teacher&rsquo;s paychecks [...]', '2011-10-16T04:13:43+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks stamford advocate article male teachers colour need hired help self esteem black asian & latino boys â« gayblackcanadianman blog thoughts teacher’s paychecks');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8328, 'Comment on Thoughts on Teachers&rsquo; Paychecks? by Capital M', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/12/14/thoughts-on-teachers-paychecks/#comment-60', 'I&#039;m actually thrilled with the job security I have. I would never complain about that. My bills get paid on time and I have a little left over. That&#039;s wonderful, and in a down economy, it&#039;s become a rare privilege. I love my students very much, and I wouldn&#039;t change professions for anything. But why are there so many teachers, you ask? Because so many people are foolish enough to think that this job is easy, and many districts are making the error of laying off teachers and increasing class sizes for those teachers who are still employed. A lot of those teachers you mentioned are older ones, because recent studies show the attrition rate of new teachers (0-5 years in the profession) at 17%.\n\nThat said, though, while I did choose to become a teacher, the fact is that those of us who do our jobs well get lumped in with others who don&#039;t, hence the negativity. I didn&#039;t become a teacher right out of grad school. I went through the corporate world, and there was LESS bureaucracy there than in teaching! I appreciate it when people want to improve my performance. My problem is when people who know nothing of pedagogy want to tell me how to run my classroom and teach my students. Do you know how often that happens? It&#039;s Monday morning quarterbacking at its finest. Teaching is a job with a different set of rules than those in the business world. \n\nAs far as telling people how hard we work, it&#039;s because we&#039;ve been told so often how hard we DON&#039;T work. I&#039;ve had people call me a liar over some of the stories I bring home from my job. My job doesn&#039;t end when the bell rings. And I accept that, along with all the other things that are particular to this profession. My professionalism has never suffered. But when there&#039;s a movement toward charter schools and away from public education, when calls for &quot;fire the teachers&quot; have become a national battle cry, that&#039;s when I get angry. We&#039;re getting blamed for the downfall of America because China&#039;s and Finland&#039;s students are more advanced.\n\nI&#039;m well aware of what&#039;s happening in the working world. My own family has been affected by outsourcing and layoffs. I have students who have no food, no money, and some are becoming homeless. I get it. But the trend in this country has been &quot;suck it up and deal with it&quot; for a while, and personally, I&#039;ve had enough. I&#039;m quite happy at my job, with no intention of quitting. But that doesn&#039;t mean that I don&#039;t have the right to vent on occasion.', '2011-10-16T04:13:44+02:00', '', 'thoughts teachers’ paychecks capital actually thrilled job security i i complain bills paid time i little left thats wonderful economy rare privilege i love students i wouldnt change professions teachers ask people foolish think job easy districts making error laying teachers increasing class sizes teachers employed lot teachers mentioned older ones recent studies attrition rate new teachers 0 5 years profession 17\n\nthat said i did choose teacher fact jobs lumped negativity i didnt teacher right grad school i went corporate world bureaucracy teaching i appreciate people want improve performance problem people know pedagogy want tell run classroom teach students know happens monday morning quarterbacking finest teaching job different set rules business world \n\nas far telling people hard work weve told hard work ive people liar stories i bring home job job doesnt end bell rings i accept things particular profession professionalism suffered theres movement charter schools away public education calls teachers national battle thats i angry getting blamed downfall america chinas finlands students advanced\n\nim aware whats happening working world family affected outsourcing layoffs i students food money homeless i trend country suck deal personally ive quite happy job intention quitting doesnt mean i right vent occasion');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8329, 'Comment on Graduating by Laura', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/19/graduating/#comment-48', 'I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture!  Thanks for a great week of memories for the kids (and me!)', '2011-10-16T04:13:47+02:00', '', 'graduating laura i love love love picture thanks great week memories kids');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8330, 'Comment on Puppy Love in Room 256 by Kathleen O&#039;Rourke', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/19/puppy-love-in-room-256/#comment-47', 'The whole week has been adorable! Great job Maggie.', '2011-10-16T04:13:47+02:00', '', 'puppy love room 256 kathleen orourke week adorable great job maggie');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8331, 'Comment on Puppy Love in Room 256 by Jessica Torres', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/19/puppy-love-in-room-256/#comment-46', 'OMG! Gotta LOVE it.I&#039;m sure this little girl will be excited to see this story. ;0)\nGreat job this week with the 256ers!', '2011-10-16T04:13:48+02:00', '', 'puppy love room 256 jessica torres omg gotta love itim sure little girl excited story 0\ngreat job week 256ers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8332, 'Comment on Puppy Love in Room 256 by Pam', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/19/puppy-love-in-room-256/#comment-45', 'Adorable post.  Ah, 8-year-old love.', '2011-10-16T04:13:48+02:00', '', 'puppy love room 256 pam adorable post 8 year old love');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8333, 'Comment on Tuesday&rsquo;s Challenge: Eat like an 8-year-old by Pam', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/16/tuesdays-challenge-eat-like-an-8-year-ol/#comment-44', 'I remember one of my elementary school friends DESPISING tator tots (the horror).  I remember her describing them as tasting &quot;like spiders.&quot;  I guess it was a texture thing.  I wonder her opinions on these tasty nuggets now....', '2011-10-16T04:13:49+02:00', '', 'tuesday’s challenge eat like 8 year old pam i remember elementary school friends despising tator tots horror i remember describing tasting like spiders i guess texture thing i wonder opinions tasty nuggets');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8334, 'Comment on When I was a kid &hellip; by C.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/18/when-i-was-a-kid/#comment-42', 'I remember learning songs for my times tables -- several of which I still sing whenever I need to multiply. I.e. singing the Sevens to the tune of the Happy Birthday song (seven - 14 - 21!)', '2011-10-16T04:13:49+02:00', '', 'i kid … i remember learning songs times tables i sing i need multiply singing sevens tune happy birthday song seven 14 21');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8335, 'Comment on Meet the kids of 256 by zack', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/meet-the-kids-of-256/#comment-39', 'every day are shiney stars will get good at every thing.', '2011-10-16T04:13:50+02:00', '', 'meet kids 256 zack day shiney stars good thing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8336, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by kajsa', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-38', 'It&#039;s well documented that boys and girls learn differently, and that boys are not developmentally ready to take on the same academic challenges as girls are in the early elementary years. As a result, you find many more girls in the advanced reading groups and more boys in the remedial reading groups at the elementary level. Kids learn early to see themselves and others as &quot;smart&quot; or &quot;dumb&quot; based on these distinctions, when most of the time it&#039;s really a matter of developmental readiness and not intellectual capacity. Thus starts an early pattern of boys feeling inferior which can then lead to a variety of behavioral issues. I support the idea of offering a single-sex learning environment where boys (of any color) can learn and develop confidence at a developmentally-appropriate pace.', '2011-10-16T04:13:50+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford kajsa documented boys girls learn differently boys developmentally ready academic challenges girls early elementary years result girls advanced reading groups boys remedial reading groups elementary level kids learn early smart dumb based distinctions time really matter developmental readiness intellectual capacity starts early pattern boys feeling inferior lead variety behavioral issues i support idea offering single sex learning environment boys color learn develop confidence developmentally appropriate pace');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8337, 'Comment on Tuesday&rsquo;s Challenge: Eat like an 8-year-old by Marcella', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/16/tuesdays-challenge-eat-like-an-8-year-ol/#comment-36', 'I have to admit that &quot;spork&quot; has become one of my favorite words ever!', '2011-10-16T04:13:51+02:00', '', 'tuesday’s challenge eat like 8 year old marcella i admit spork favorite words');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8338, 'Comment on Tuesday&rsquo;s Challenge: Eat like an 8-year-old by Maggie Gordon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/16/tuesdays-challenge-eat-like-an-8-year-ol/#comment-35', 'There was the option of a side of steamed broccoli today on the hot line, but I decided against it. I figured I&#039;d steer clear of green food after it got me into hot water with the kids yesterday. \nThe school is definitely serving up veggies at lunch time, but I have yet to see one of the kids take the plunge and actually eat them. I guess it comes down to the whole &quot;you can lead a horse to water&quot; thing ...', '2011-10-16T04:13:52+02:00', '', 'tuesday’s challenge eat like 8 year old maggie gordon option steamed broccoli today hot line i decided i figured id steer clear green food got hot water kids yesterday \nthe school definitely serving veggies lunch time i kids plunge actually eat i guess comes lead horse water thing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8339, 'Comment on Tuesday&rsquo;s Challenge: Eat like an 8-year-old by Elizabeth Kim', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/16/tuesdays-challenge-eat-like-an-8-year-ol/#comment-34', 'Are you and the kids remembering to eat your vegetables?\nI honestly can&#039;t remember eating a single vegetable in my school cafeteria.', '2011-10-16T04:13:52+02:00', '', 'tuesday’s challenge eat like 8 year old elizabeth kim kids remembering eat vegetables\ni honestly remember eating single vegetable school cafeteria');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8340, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by m', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-31', 'The Diary of Anne Frank, which I won in my 4th grade class&#039;s reading contest.', '2011-10-16T04:13:53+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books diary anne frank i won 4th grade classs reading contest');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8341, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Pam', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-30', 'For some reason I can&#039;t remember 4th grade books too clearly, but I am definitely recalling my 3rd grade favorites.  I loved the Baby-sitter&#039;s Club Little Sister series- I belonged to their book club, got a new book and gift every month!  Also loved the Sideways Stories From Wayside School.  Those kids were just crazy!', '2011-10-16T04:13:53+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books pam reason i remember 4th grade books clearly i definitely recalling 3rd grade favorites i loved baby sitters club little sister series i belonged book club got new book gift month loved sideways stories wayside school kids just crazy');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8342, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Rachel', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-29', 'R.L. Stein! The ones where you would choose the ending! Those were awesome :) And... um... Lord of the Rings. \n\nDon&#039;t judge.', '2011-10-16T04:13:54+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books rachel rl stein ones choose ending awesome lord rings \n\ndont judge');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8343, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Kristen', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-28', 'I loved the book &quot;Where the Red Fern Grows&quot; ...this actually makes me want to read it again!', '2011-10-16T04:13:54+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books kristen i loved book red fern grows actually makes want read');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8344, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Marissa', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-27', 'Nancy Drew!! Actually, I don&#039;t remember if that was 4th grade or not, but still, it&#039;s awesome :)', '2011-10-16T04:13:55+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books marissa nancy drew actually i remember 4th grade awesome');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8345, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by R Sorokanich', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-26', 'The first real chapter books I remember reading were &quot;Maniac Magee&quot; by Jerry Spinelli and &quot;The Phantom Tollbooth&quot; by Norton Juster, but I believe those were in 3rd grade. I do vividly recall reading both &quot;Tom Sawyer&quot; and &quot;Huckleberry Finn&quot; in the summer before 4th grade -- the perfect summer books. I went back and re-read both when I was in high school, and was amazed at all the social commentary that flew over my head when I was 9.', '2011-10-16T04:13:55+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books r sorokanich real chapter books i remember reading maniac magee jerry spinelli phantom tollbooth norton juster i believe 3rd grade i vividly recall reading tom sawyer huckleberry finn summer 4th grade perfect summer books i went read i high school amazed social commentary flew head i 9');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8346, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Maggie Gordon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-25', 'I was a huge BSC fan! But I think that was more of a second- and third-grade thing.\nAlso, good call on the Chronicles of Narnia, Ryan. I totally forgot about that. We read &quot;The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe&quot; together in my fourth-grade class, and I remember a bunch of us checking out the rest of the series from the library afterward.', '2011-10-16T04:13:56+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books maggie gordon i huge bsc fan i think second grade thing\nalso good chronicles narnia ryan i totally forgot read lion witch wardrobe fourth grade class i remember bunch checking rest series library afterward');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8347, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Vinti Singh', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-24', 'My mother forbade me from reading The Babysitters Club series because it was &quot;junk food literature.&quot; I love her so much for that. \nI don&#039;t remember fourth grade specifically, but I do know I read &quot;Absolutely Normal Chaos&quot; by Sharon Creech at least a dozen times.', '2011-10-16T04:13:56+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books vinti singh mother forbade reading babysitters club series junk food literature i love \ni remember fourth grade specifically i know i read absolutely normal chaos sharon creech dozen times');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8348, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by RyanK', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-23', 'Definitely Goosebumps and the Chronicles of Narnia series.', '2011-10-16T04:13:57+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books ryank definitely goosebumps chronicles narnia series');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8349, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by C.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-22', 'The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)! I remember laughing aloud at the word &quot;whizzpoppers.&quot;', '2011-10-16T04:13:58+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books bfg big friendly giant i remember laughing aloud word whizzpoppers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8350, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Kyle Dyer', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-21', 'I remember being really into Judy Blume&#039;s Fudge series &mdash; Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, etc. But I also had an unfailing love for anything by Roald Dahl, especially James and the Giant Peach.', '2011-10-16T04:13:58+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books kyle dyer i remember really judy blumes fudge series — fourth grade known sheila great superfudge i unfailing love roald dahl especially james giant peach');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8351, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Darryl', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-19', 'Goosebumps!', '2011-10-16T04:13:59+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books darryl goosebumps');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8352, 'Comment on Fourth-graders&rsquo; favorite books by Keith Whamond', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/fourth-graders-favorite-books/#comment-18', 'My favorite book in fourth grade was My Side of the Mountain: http://www.amazon.com/Side-Mountain-Puffin-Modern-Classics/dp/0142401110\n\nI never thought about it before, but I guess it makes sense that my favorite book has since become On the Road by Kerouac... I think I first read it sophomore year in college. The theme is pretty similar.', '2011-10-16T04:14:00+02:00', '', 'fourth graders’ favorite books keith whamond favorite book fourth grade mountain mountain puffin modern thought i guess makes sense favorite book road kerouac i think i read sophomore year college theme pretty similar');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8353, 'Comment on Meet the kids of 256 by Maureen Calorossi', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/15/meet-the-kids-of-256/#comment-17', 'Beautiful pics of our Stark Stars! They make us proud every day!', '2011-10-16T04:14:00+02:00', '', 'meet kids 256 maureen calorossi beautiful pics stark stars make proud day');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8354, 'Comment on Getting ready for fourth grade by Kajsa', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/13/getting-ready-for-fourth-grade/#comment-16', 'Looking forward to learning what you discover about the state of public education in Stamford. Would love see the series expanded to middle/ high schools, and would be really curious to know if specialized inter-district magnet schools like Rogers and AITE live up to their promise.', '2011-10-16T04:14:01+02:00', '', 'getting ready fourth grade kajsa looking forward learning discover state public education stamford love series expanded middle/ high schools really curious know specialized inter district magnet schools like rogers aite live promise');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8355, 'Comment on Getting ready for fourth grade by Maggie Gordon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/13/getting-ready-for-fourth-grade/#comment-15', 'Thanks Mrs. Lounsbury!\n\nI don&#039;t remember the window washer thing, but I do remember that we didn&#039;t spend much time in our seats. In fact, I have a picture of me with that massive stuffed Frankenstein reading on a couch in the far corner -- I think Mrs. Tiffany gave it to my parents when I graduated from high school. \n\nJulia A. Stark is a former principal here in Stamford. The school&#039;&#039;s web page has some info about her: http://www.starkschool.org/JuliaStark.htm', '2011-10-16T04:14:01+02:00', '', 'getting ready fourth grade maggie gordon thanks mrs lounsbury\n\ni remember window washer thing i remember didnt spend time seats fact i picture massive stuffed frankenstein reading couch far corner i think mrs tiffany gave parents i graduated high school \n\njulia stark principal stamford schools web page');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8356, 'Comment on Getting ready for fourth grade by Helen Lounsbury', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/13/getting-ready-for-fourth-grade/#comment-13', 'I enjoyed speaking with you---brought back many happy memories.  The blog is off to a good start!  Your sparkle shines through. \n\nDo you remember that we never sat for too long?  Mixing up the activities and adding some pizzaz to the day like raise your hand like a window washer if you agree.\n\nYou asked about computers?  In addition to the dinosaur in the room we also went weekly to the &quot;Computer&quot; room.  By the way, pressing question--who is Julia A Stark?', '2011-10-16T04:14:02+02:00', '', 'getting ready fourth grade helen lounsbury i enjoyed speaking brought happy memories blog good start sparkle shines \n\ndo remember sat long mixing activities adding pizzaz day like raise hand like window washer agree\n\nyou asked computers addition dinosaur room went weekly computer room way pressing question julia stark');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8357, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by Melissa', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-12', 'I&#039;d like to see this sort of thing on the middle school level. It seems like that&#039;s where kids start going off the track, much more than in third grade.', '2011-10-16T04:14:03+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford melissa id like sort thing middle school level like thats kids start going track grade');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8358, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by Beth', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-11', 'Sure, Publius, Achievement First is an option, but let&#039;s be real: They cream students. If a kid is more than two grades behind or has behavior issues, he&#039;s pushed out. Everyone advocating for poor kids knows it. (Not every poor kids has behavior issues or is behind, but often that&#039;s true.) The AF model is great for kids of color who are just a little behind academically and have no social issues--no behavior problems or emotional challenges. Ask child development specialists (Comer&#039;s office?) in New Haven--they will tell you the real deal. Big cities need multiple options: great public schools that work for most kids, AF schools for the group below that, and schools that help the bottom tier of kids--otherwise we really are &quot;leaving kids behind.&quot;', '2011-10-16T04:14:03+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford beth sure publius achievement option lets real cream students kid grades behavior issues hes pushed advocating poor kids knows poor kids behavior issues thats true af model great kids color just little academically social issues behavior problems emotional challenges ask child development specialists comers office new haven tell real deal big cities need multiple options great public schools work kids af schools group schools help tier kids really leaving kids');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8359, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by MJ', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-9', 'I hope they are not expecting government support for a black-male only magnet school. NAACP would certainly exclude students who are not from &quot;the Community.&quot; If they can fund it themselves, God bless &#039;em. I don&#039;t want my tax dollars going to a school that discriminates?', '2011-10-16T04:14:04+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford mj i hope expecting government support black male magnet school naacp certainly exclude students community fund god bless em i want tax dollars going school discriminates');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8360, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by Judith', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-8', 'I know of several programs that serve children who need another year between preschool and kindergarten.  They often end up being classes that are primarily filled with boys.  I have spoken to both parents in the classes and teachers of these children in kindergarten the year after who all acknowledge that there are behavior issues in this kind of environment that don&#039;t exist with co-ed.  The teachers feel that in kindergarten the year later, these boys may be fine academically, but are discipline issues.  The parents feel that they have to work twice as hard at home to maintain appropriate standards for their sons.  The amount of aggressiveness and violent play they see at home goes up when their children are in this program.  So if there was an all boys school, this is something that would need to be addressed from the beginning, since I think behavior issues are one of the many reasons that boys struggle in school.  We should not continue the thought that bad behavior is okay because &#039;boys will be boys.&#039;', '2011-10-16T04:14:04+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford judith i know programs serve children need year preschool kindergarten end classes primarily filled boys i spoken parents classes teachers children kindergarten year acknowledge behavior issues kind environment exist ed teachers feel kindergarten year later boys fine academically discipline issues parents feel work twice hard home maintain appropriate standards sons aggressiveness violent play home goes children program boys school need addressed beginning i think behavior issues reasons boys struggle school continue thought bad behavior okay boys boys');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8361, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by Aaron', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-7', 'I&#039;m not sure of the 2 charter schools being spoken of in the first comment.  However, I saw an interview with the people who run the school in Hartford.  I believe it&#039;s for High School aged children.  The rate of children going to college is almost 100%.', '2011-10-16T04:14:05+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford aaron sure 2 charter schools spoken i saw interview people run school hartford i believe high school aged children rate children going college 100');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8362, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by Publius', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-6', 'There is also Achievement First, which operates several charter schools, including Amistad Academy, in New Haven, as well as many in NYC.  They tried hard to get support for a school in Stamford at the elementary level.  The opportunity to operate such a school at the Rogers site was quickly precluded by the City in favor of other programs.  But any decision into Charter schools for Stamford should be the result of comparisons of results.  Achievement First runs excellent schools and has had first class results.', '2011-10-16T04:14:05+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford publius achievement operates charter schools including amistad academy new haven nyc tried hard support school stamford elementary level opportunity operate school rogers site quickly precluded city favor programs decision charter schools stamford result comparisons results achievement runs excellent schools class results');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8363, 'Comment on NAACP President wants all-male charter school in Stamford by DH', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/thegrade/2010/11/11/naacp-president-wants-all-male-charter-school-in-stamford/#comment-5', 'I like the idea of choices for the kids. I don&#039;t think 1 size fits all for any population, nevermind an underserved population. However, we need to do the right thing by the students.  How are the Jumoke Academy&#039;s student results compared to the charter schools in Stamford? Any model we adopt should be what is best for the kids, right?', '2011-10-16T04:14:08+02:00', '', 'naacp president wants male charter school stamford dh i like idea choices kids i think 1 size fits population nevermind underserved population need right thing students jumoke academys student results compared charter schools stamford model adopt best kids right');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8364, 'The Super 7: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/15/the-super-7-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/', 'The regular season is quickly winding down in most sports, and this week we have a strong lineup of seven teams, including a pair of repeat finalists, for the FCIAC Overtime Team of the Week award. Your choices: the Darien boys soccer team, the Greenwich girls swim team, the Ridgefield volleyball team, the Brien McMahon [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:11+02:00', 'General', 'super 7 vote overtime fciac team week regular season quickly winding sports week strong lineup seven teams including pair repeat finalists fciac overtime team week award choices darien boys soccer team greenwich girls swim team ridgefield volleyball team brien mcmahon');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8365, 'Boola Boola: Westhill&rsquo;s Souza is headed to Yale', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/boola-boola-westhills-souza-is-headed-to-yale/', 'Allie Souza had been sitting on a secret the past two weeks, one only her family and inner circle of friends were aware of. After the paperwork came in to make if official Tuesday, Souza could finally share her joy with the rest of the world: two weeks ago she gave a verbal commitment to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:12+02:00', 'General', 'boola boola westhill’s souza headed yale allie souza sitting secret past weeks family inner circle friends aware paperwork came make official tuesday souza finally share joy rest world weeks ago gave verbal commitment');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8366, 'Staples boys soccer team to hold first Alumni Day on Saturday', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/staples-boys-soccer-team-to-hold-first-alumni-day-on-saturday/', 'Few high school sports programs in Connecticut have the sense of tradition and history of the Staples boys soccer team. It is not out of line to say the Wreckers are the state scholastic version of the New York Yankees &mdash; minus the controversial ownership. Since the opening season in 1958, Staples has won 27 [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:12+02:00', 'General', 'staples boys soccer team hold alumni day saturday high school sports programs connecticut sense tradition history staples boys soccer team line say wreckers state scholastic new york yankees — minus controversial ownership opening season 1958 staples won 27');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8367, 'Ridgefield Football Team wins Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week award', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/ridgefield-football-team-wins-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week-award/', 'With a late push in the final hour, the Ridgefield football team edged past the Greenwich girls swimming team to win the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week award. The Tigers will receive T-shirts courtesy of BlueStreak Sports Training, Garden Catering, Karl Chevrolet, Innovative Health &amp;#38; Rehabilitation and the Stamford Advocate. In a close back-and-forth [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:13+02:00', 'General', 'ridgefield football team wins overtime fciac team week award late push final hour ridgefield football team edged past greenwich girls swimming team win overtime fciac team week award tigers receive t shirts courtesy bluestreak sports training garden catering karl chevrolet innovative health &#38 rehabilitation stamford advocate close forth');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8368, 'Zuniga, Barrett BlueStreak-Overtime FCIAC Players of the Week', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/11/zuniga-barrett-bluestreak-overtime-fciac-players-of-the-week/', 'Nick Zuniga of the Norwalk boys soccer team and Jasmin Barrett of the Stamford volleyball team are this week&rsquo;s winners of the BlueStreak-Overtime FCIAC Player of the Week award. Zuniga and Barrett will each receive T-shirts and plaques from BlueStreak Sports Training. Zuniga finished with two goals and two assists in a 6-2 win over [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:14+02:00', 'General', 'zuniga barrett bluestreak overtime fciac players week nick zuniga norwalk boys soccer team jasmin barrett stamford volleyball team week’s winners bluestreak overtime fciac player week award zuniga barrett receive t shirts plaques bluestreak sports training zuniga finished goals assists 6 2 win');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8369, 'FCIAC Football Rewind: Week 4 (and the first Fab 5)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/11/fciac-football-rewind-week-4-and-the-first-fab-5/', 'I&amp;#8217;ve been one of the more outspoken critics of state polls, basically because there are no writers that get to see everyone, though there are a handful that truly do make the attempt to get outside their regions. But I suspect the vast majority are like me &mdash; knowledgeable on teams in their area, but [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:14+02:00', 'General', 'fciac football rewind week 4 fab 5 i ve outspoken critics state polls basically writers handful truly make attempt outside regions i suspect vast majority like — knowledgeable teams area');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8370, 'Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/', 'This week&amp;#8217;s theme is Pick 6, as we present you with three boys and three girls teams as finalists for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week award. The choices are: The Westhill girls soccer team, Greenwich girls swimming team, Ridgefield football team, New Canaan football team, Norwalk boys soccer team and Darien field hockey [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:15+02:00', 'General', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week week theme pick 6 present boys girls teams finalists overtime fciac team week award choices westhill girls soccer team greenwich girls swimming team ridgefield football team new canaan football team norwalk boys soccer team darien field hockey');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8371, 'McMahon Girls Soccer, Wilton Girls Swimming co-winners of Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week award', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/05/mcmahon-girls-soccer-wilton-girls-swimming-co-winners-of-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week-award/', 'In one of the heaviest voting weeks since we started the award, we are declaring both the Brien McMahon girls soccer team and Wilton girls swimming team co-winners of the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week award. Both teams will receive T-shirts courtesy of BlueStreak Sports Training, Garden Catering, Karl Chevrolet, Innovative Health &amp;#38; Rehabilitation [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:15+02:00', 'General', 'mcmahon girls soccer wilton girls swimming winners overtime fciac team week award heaviest voting weeks started award declaring brien mcmahon girls soccer team wilton girls swimming team winners overtime fciac team week award teams receive t shirts courtesy bluestreak sports training garden catering karl chevrolet innovative health &#38 rehabilitation');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8372, 'Berks Catholic cancels non-league game&hellip;without informing Stamford High School', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/04/berks-catholic-cancels-non-league-game-without-informing-stamford-high-school/', 'Stamford football coach Bryan Hocter went online to do some research on Berks Catholic, a school in Reading, Penn., and the Black Knights&amp;#8217; scheduled non-league opponent on Oct. 21. Hocter noticed that the team is 3-2 &mdash; and has listed Imhotep Charter, which is located in Philadelphia, as its Oct. 21 opponent. Why the confusion? [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:16+02:00', 'General', 'berks catholic cancels league game…without informing stamford high school stamford football coach bryan hocter went online research berks catholic school reading penn black knights scheduled league opponent oct 21 hocter noticed team 3 2 — listed imhotep charter located philadelphia oct 21 opponent confusion');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8373, 'Harrington, Samuels BlueStreak-Overtime FCIAC Players of the Week', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/04/harrington-samuels-bluestreak-overtime-fciac-players-of-the-week/', 'James Harrington of the Danbury football team and Shawnique Samuels of the Brien McMahon girls soccer team are this week&amp;#8217;s winners of the BlueStreak-Overtime FCIAC Player of the Week award. Harrington and Samuels will each receive T-shirts and plaques from BlueStreak Sports Training. Harrington had 225 yards rushing and scored four touchdowns, and added 85 [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:16+02:00', 'General', 'harrington samuels bluestreak overtime fciac players week james harrington danbury football team shawnique samuels brien mcmahon girls soccer team week winners bluestreak overtime fciac player week award harrington samuels receive t shirts plaques bluestreak sports training harrington 225 yards rushing scored touchdowns added 85');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8374, 'By: Full', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-6165', 'To LPP,\n\nNice blog commentary.  I think you are right on the mark with your comments.  Great points about Parents and their influence over their kids and trying to get scholarships as well as Trinity would have had that QB.  \n\nWilton Greenwich and Darien also don&#039;t have the athletes like inner cities do (Norwalk Stamford Bridgeport) that play basketball at the highest levels.  Those towns are in reality when trying to compete with those schools so like you said they put their resources into other sports.\n\nVery good commentary here.', '2011-10-16T04:14:18+02:00', '', 'lpp\n\nnice blog commentary i think right mark comments great points parents influence kids trying scholarships trinity qb \n\nwilton greenwich darien athletes like inner cities norwalk stamford bridgeport play basketball highest levels towns reality trying compete schools like said resources sports\n\nvery good commentary');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8375, 'By: LPP', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-6157', 'Wow, What a firestorm this is. FULL, I think the only thing I can agre with you about is that glorifying kids at an early age is not a good thing. I think what has been missed in this heated debate is that most parents want what is best for their kids and will do and say most anything to provide, in their eyes, the best future for their kids. I&#039;m talking about college scholarships. The reason that good male basketball players turn up at Trinity is they have a respected coach and a history of sending kids to D1 programs. If towns like Wilton, Greenwich or Darien really wanted to have a good boys basketball program then you know they have the ability to do so. You really only need 3 excellent players and 3 good players to field a good boys high school basketball team. Why don&#039;t these towns put the same effort into youth basketball as they do for lacrosse, soccer, swimming? College scholarships! Everyone knows it it much more difficult to land a D1 scholarship in basketball so these towns put all the effort into the areas they know they can dominate. If Trinty had the best football team in the state 2 years ago, you can be certaian that the quarterback from California would have ended up at Trinty and not New Canaan.', '2011-10-16T04:14:19+02:00', '', 'lpp wow firestorm i think thing i agre glorifying kids early age good thing i think missed heated debate parents want best kids say provide eyes best future kids talking college scholarships reason good male basketball players turn trinity respected coach history sending kids d1 programs towns like wilton greenwich darien really wanted good boys basketball program know ability really need 3 excellent players 3 good players field good boys high school basketball team towns effort youth basketball lacrosse soccer swimming college scholarships knows difficult land d1 scholarship basketball towns effort areas know dominate trinty best football team state 2 years ago certaian quarterback california ended trinty new canaan');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8376, 'By: FauxRealism', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-6094', '2 years ago, a high school quarterback moved from California to he USA Today #1 rated team in Florida, played in 1 game for the FL team, was dissatisfied that he was the backup, so he moved to New Canaan, earned a starting job a few games into the  season, won a state title, and then split before the Spring semester was 1/2 over.\n\nThat same year, one of the top quarterbacks in the state transferred to Masuk after winning a state title at New London as a freshman, for reasons that were widely viewed as football related. \n\nWhatever name you give to that behavior, it&#039;s clear that it is not unique to private schools. It&#039;s part of culture we live in today.', '2011-10-16T04:14:20+02:00', '', 'fauxrealism 2 years ago high school quarterback moved california today #1 rated team florida played 1 game fl team dissatisfied backup moved new canaan earned starting job games season won state title split spring semester 1/2 over\n\nthat year quarterbacks state transferred masuk winning state title new london freshman reasons widely viewed football related \n\nwhatever behavior clear unique private schools culture live today');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8377, 'By: Yankee Mike', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-5988', 'efbeenie,\n\nYou are very naive to think that public schools do not recruit. Chew on that while you are being &quot;done with this&quot;.', '2011-10-16T04:14:21+02:00', '', 'yankee mike efbeenie\n\nyou naive think public schools recruit chew');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8378, 'By: efbeenie', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-5985', 'Yankee Mike, \nSend your kids there all you want, more power to you. You have a biased opinion. Beat your chest for being the champions of your class M in the FCIAC(It&#039;s your right), still I cant understand someone whom I&#039;d imagine is very educated can&#039;t seem to see the difference in the schools sports programs. I&#039;ve lived in Stamford my entire life and seen the teams that trinity puts out on the hard wood, you guys can and have brought in kids from surrounding areas while the two public high schools are taking the best of their district from the 52 sq/miles that is Stamford. The public schools are true city teams, no bringing in ringers. Like it or not that is the truth. I&#039;m sure I&#039;m beating a dead horse hear, so I&#039;m done with this.', '2011-10-16T04:14:21+02:00', '', 'efbeenie yankee mike \nsend kids want power biased opinion beat chest champions class fciacits right i understand id imagine educated difference schools sports programs ive lived stamford entire life seen teams trinity puts hard wood guys brought kids surrounding areas public high schools taking best district 52 sq/miles stamford public schools true city teams bringing ringers like truth sure beating dead horse hear');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8379, 'By: History', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-5984', 'Trinity Catholic High School is a coeducational college preparatory Diocesan high school located on 26 picturesque acres in northern Stamford, Connecticut. Serving the Fairfield County, Lower Westchester County communities. It was regionalized in 1991 from St. Mary&#039;s (Greenwich), Stamford Catholic (Stamford), and Norwalk Central Catholic (Norwalk). \n\nSo for those who are unaware of how Trinity became a &quot;regional&quot; school and began attracting students from out of area, it was a matter of necessity when the 3 schools (thus Trinity) combined as the other two schools closed as a result of economic difficulties.  \n\nOver the years Coach Walsh has developed many players into legitimate D1 players which also attracts players from a wider area. Last year&#039;s basketball team won the State Championship with more heart than talent and Coach Walsh brought out the best in every player. So please, if you aren&#039;t going to complain when the Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford and Westhills beat up on TCHS in football, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball then please stop complaining about basketball, it&#039;s the only sport you don&#039;t want TCHS on your schedule for.', '2011-10-16T04:14:22+02:00', '', 'history trinity catholic high school coeducational college preparatory diocesan high school located 26 picturesque acres northern stamford connecticut serving fairfield county lower westchester county communities regionalized 1991 st marys greenwich stamford catholic stamford norwalk central catholic norwalk \n\nso unaware trinity regional school began attracting students area matter necessity 3 schools trinity combined schools closed result economic difficulties \n\nover years coach walsh developed players legitimate d1 players attracts players wider area years basketball team won state championship heart talent coach walsh brought best player arent going complain darien greenwich new canaan stamford westhills beat tchs football hockey lacrosse tennis soccer baseball softball stop complaining basketball sport want tchs schedule');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8380, 'By: Dave Ruden', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/06/28/trinity-catholic-lands-6-6-transfer-from-new-jersey/#comment-5981', 'No comment! Thanks!', '2011-10-16T04:14:22+02:00', '', 'dave ruden thanks');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8381, 'Comment on Boola Boola: Westhill&rsquo;s Souza is headed to Yale by jeb', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/boola-boola-westhills-souza-is-headed-to-yale/#comment-7515', 'A great school for a terrific girl.  Best of luck!', '2011-10-16T04:14:32+02:00', '', 'boola boola westhill’s souza headed yale jeb great school terrific girl best luck');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8382, 'Comment on Boola Boola: Westhill&rsquo;s Souza is headed to Yale by Full', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/boola-boola-westhills-souza-is-headed-to-yale/#comment-7474', 'Dave,\n\nThis is wonderful news for a wonderful kid from an outstanding family.\n\nCongrats and Best wishes as a Bulldog !!', '2011-10-16T04:14:33+02:00', '', 'boola boola westhill’s souza headed yale dave\n\nthis wonderful news wonderful kid outstanding family\n\ncongrats best wishes bulldog');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8383, 'Comment on Boola Boola: Westhill&rsquo;s Souza is headed to Yale by Dave Ruden', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/boola-boola-westhills-souza-is-headed-to-yale/#comment-7472', 'I agree with everything you said....and I will have a column on Allie in the paper sometime next week.', '2011-10-16T04:14:33+02:00', '', 'boola boola westhill’s souza headed yale dave ruden i agree saidand i column allie paper week');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8384, 'Comment on Boola Boola: Westhill&rsquo;s Souza is headed to Yale by Stamford Teacher', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/12/boola-boola-westhills-souza-is-headed-to-yale/#comment-7471', 'Allie was my student when she was a sophomore. What a great girl. I&#039;m so happy to hear that she&#039;s committed to Yale. Incredibly smart and hard-working. She deserves (and has earned) a wonderful future. Thanks for posting this, Dave.', '2011-10-16T04:14:34+02:00', '', 'boola boola westhill’s souza headed yale stamford teacher allie student sophomore great girl happy hear shes committed yale incredibly smart hard working deserves earned wonderful future thanks posting dave');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8385, 'Comment on Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week by Elizabeth', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/#comment-7459', 'There are times when you overcome the pain for greater gain. Heart problems excluded! That was just recently discovered.  The players are a &quot;band of brothers&quot; there for each other and they are learning to overcome the challenges: physical, emotional or psychological, which in turn builds character. They deserve to get a lot of credit for that.', '2011-10-16T04:14:34+02:00', '', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week elizabeth times overcome pain greater gain heart problems excluded just recently discovered players band brothers learning overcome challenges physical emotional psychological turn builds character deserve lot credit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8386, 'Comment on Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week by Vickie', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/#comment-7441', 'And playing with these significant injuries is a good thing?  Heart problems?  Not sure chris would even allow such a thing!', '2011-10-16T04:14:35+02:00', '', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week vickie playing significant injuries good thing heart problems sure chris allow thing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8387, 'Comment on Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week by Joanne Hughes', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/#comment-7427', 'I have seen these Norwalk Soccer players continue to play with separated shoulders, groin injuries, heart problems without complaint\nuntil stopped by their coaches.  They are preparing for the future and learning the meaning of sacrifice and reaching for the stars.\nI&#039;m so proud of them.  Joanne Hughes', '2011-10-16T04:14:35+02:00', '', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week joanne hughes i seen norwalk soccer players continue play separated shoulders groin injuries heart problems complaint\nuntil stopped coaches preparing future learning meaning sacrifice reaching stars\nim proud joanne hughes');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8388, 'Comment on A Lesson In Class And Civility From A Wilton High School Freshman by Holly', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/01/12/a-lesson-in-class-and-civility-from-a-wilton-high-school-freshman/#comment-7424', 'That&#039;s wonderful! It&#039;s so refreshing to hear someone say something genuinely nice and thoughtful, especially when it&#039;s easy to get caught up in bashing and put-downs that can be too common in sports. Way to go, Piedmont.', '2011-10-16T04:14:36+02:00', '', 'lesson class civility wilton high school freshman holly thats wonderful refreshing hear say genuinely nice thoughtful especially easy caught bashing downs common sports way piedmont');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8389, 'Comment on Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week by Dave Ruden', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/#comment-7406', 'You are right. Will do.', '2011-10-16T04:14:37+02:00', '', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week dave ruden right');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8390, 'Comment on Pick 6: Vote for the Overtime FCIAC Team of the Week by Yogi Bear', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/overtime/2011/10/08/pick-6-vote-for-the-overtime-fciac-team-of-the-week/#comment-7405', 'You should really look at the Norwalk-McMahon girls co-op swim team.  They had a thrilling win over Westhill this week in front of a large crowd. They are also undefeated, off to a 5-0 start for the first time in many years.', '2011-10-16T04:14:37+02:00', '', 'pick 6 vote overtime fciac team week yogi bear really look norwalk mcmahon girls op swim team thrilling win westhill week large crowd undefeated 5 0 start time years');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8391, 'Busch Stadium squirrel is back&hellip;and tweeting', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/busch-stadium-squirrel-is-back%e2%80%a6and-tweeting/', 'An eastern grey squirrel seems to be enjoying the attention after disrupting two straight NLDS games. Or maybe it&rsquo;s two squirrels &mdash; I can&rsquo;t tell, they all look alike. Either way, he&rsquo;s taking to the interwebs, tweeting under the handle @BuschSquirrel:', '2011-10-16T04:14:39+02:00', 'General', 'busch stadium squirrel back…and tweeting eastern grey squirrel enjoying attention disrupting straight nlds games maybe it’s squirrels — i can’t tell look alike way he’s taking interwebs tweeting handle @buschsquirrel');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8392, 'Sly Stone living out of a van in Los Angeles', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/27/sly-stone-living-out-of-a-van-in-los-angeles/', 'ABOVE: Sly Stone in 2010. Sly Stone wants to take you higher, but he might need some help himself. The New York Post reported this week that the funk legend is living out of a van on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. At his peak, Sly played Woodstock with his band, Sly &amp;#38; the Family [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:40+02:00', 'General', 'sly stone living angeles sly stone 2010 sly stone wants higher need help new york post reported week funk legend living crenshaw boulevard angeles peak sly played woodstock band sly &#38 family');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8393, 'Accident witness: &lsquo;Reality hits you hard, bro&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/16/accident-witness-%e2%80%98reality-hits-you-hard-bro%e2%80%99/', 'Reality hit Phoenix resident George Lindell hard yesterday when he was just trying to buy some groceries and he was rear ended by a man whose out-of-control car knocked down a utility pole. And then things got crazy, dude. With an amazing degree of professional composure, a Fox 10 News reporter managed to keep it [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:40+02:00', 'General', 'accident witness ‘reality hits hard bro’ reality hit phoenix resident george lindell hard yesterday just trying buy groceries rear ended control knocked utility pole things got crazy dude amazing degree professional composure fox 10 news reporter managed');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8394, 'Abercrombie &amp; Fitch: We&rsquo;ll pay The Situation to not wear our clothes', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/17/abercrombie-fitch-we%e2%80%99ll-pay-the-situation-to-not-wear-our-clothes/', '&ldquo;The Situation&rdquo; is too much of a bro even for Abercrombie &amp;#38; Fitch: they literally want to pay him not to wear their clothes. Michael &ldquo;The Situation&rdquo; Sorrentino, of Jersey Shore fame, long an embarrassment to Italians, New Jersey, Long Island and the general American male population, is now a target of apparel company Abercrombie [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:41+02:00', 'General', 'abercrombie & fitch we’ll pay situation wear clothes “the situationâ€ bro abercrombie &#38 fitch literally want pay wear clothes michael “the situationâ€ sorrentino jersey shore fame long embarrassment italians new jersey long island general american male population target apparel company abercrombie');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8395, 'Mr. Bean crashes McLaren F1', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/05/mr-bean-crashes-mclaren-f1/', 'Rowan Atkinson, better known as Mr. Bean, talks about his personal McLaren F1 &mdash; the world&rsquo;s fastest road car &mdash; last month on the BBC&rsquo;s Top Gear. The British comedian then goes on to drive the fastest lap ever in the shows &lsquo;Star in a Reasonably Priced Car&rsquo; segment, recording a 1:40.2 on the Top [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:42+02:00', 'General', 'mr bean crashes mclaren f1 rowan atkinson better known mr bean talks personal mclaren f1 — world’s fastest road — month bbc’s gear british comedian goes drive fastest lap shows ‘star reasonably priced car’ segment recording 1402');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8396, 'Former Harvard president calls Winklevoss twins &lsquo;a&ndash;holes&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/21/former-harvard-president-calls-winklevoss-twins-%e2%80%98a%e2%80%93holes%e2%80%99/', 'ABOVE: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss leave federal court in San Francisco. You know that scene in the Social Network where then-Harvard president Larry Summer summarily dismisses the Winklevoss twins and their father&rsquo;s connections? Turns out it might have been fairly accurate. Summers, in an interview with Fortune Magazine didn&rsquo;t speak two highly of his interaction [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:42+02:00', 'General', 'harvard president calls winklevoss twins ‘a–holes’ cameron tyler winklevoss leave federal court san francisco know scene social network harvard president larry summer summarily dismisses winklevoss twins father’s connections turns fairly accurate summers interview fortune magazine didn’t speak highly interaction');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8397, 'Rebecca Black releases new song, &lsquo;My Moment&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/19/rebecca-black-releases-new-song-%e2%80%98my-moment%e2%80%99/', '&ldquo;I hope you are happy cause I&rsquo;m &rsquo;bout to blow up&rdquo; is Rebecca Black&rsquo;s message to haters &mdash; at least according the her new music video, &ldquo;My Moment.&rdquo; Black, 14, perhaps the most &ldquo;disliked&rdquo; (and parodied) person on the Internet thanks to her hit video &ldquo;Friday,&rdquo; dropped her second single on an unsuspecting public Monday. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:43+02:00', 'General', 'rebecca black releases new song ‘my moment’ “i hope happy cause i’m ’bout blow upâ€ rebecca black’s message haters — according new music video “my momentâ€ black 14 “dislikedâ€ parodied person internet thanks hit video “fridayâ€ dropped second single unsuspecting public monday');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8398, 'Marine Sgt. asks Betty White to USMC Ball', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/18/marine-sgt-asks-betty-white-to-usmc-ball/', 'First there was Mila Kunis. Then Justin Timberlake. And now a Marine is asking &mdash; yes &mdash; Betty White to be his date to the Marine Corps Ball. The annual soiree, a celebration marking the Corps&rsquo; founding, usually draws a mainly military crowd (obviously) but is quickly becoming an A-list event &mdash; or jumping the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:43+02:00', 'General', 'marine sgt asks betty white usmc ball mila kunis justin timberlake marine asking — yes — betty white date marine corps ball annual soiree celebration marking corps’ founding usually draws mainly military crowd obviously quickly list event — jumping');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8399, 'Is North Dakota actually a state?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/15/is-north-dakota-actually-a-state/', '(Photo: Flickr/afiler) North Dakota may not actually be a state. Or so says an 82-year-old Grand Forks resident. While I realize that most people &mdash; myself included &mdash; can&rsquo;t conjure up a single thought about North Dakota outside of a Fargo reference (which mostly takes place in Minnesota anyway), I&rsquo;m sure there are some theoretical [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:44+02:00', 'General', 'north dakota actually state photo flickr/afiler north dakota actually state says 82 year old grand forks resident i realize people — included — can’t conjure single thought north dakota outside fargo reference takes place minnesota i’m sure theoretical');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8400, 'KFC wine pairings: The answer to a question you never had', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/06/kfc-wine-pairings-the-answer-to-a-question-you-never-had/', 'What wine is best for washing down a bucket of fried chicken from KFC? Before before you say &lsquo;a jug of Carlo Rossi,&rsquo; you might want to head over to Snooth.com and check out their Fried Chicken Friday wine pairings (not that I necessarily recommend the exercise, being a Popeyes man myself). HINT: They recommend [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:44+02:00', 'General', 'kfc wine pairings answer question wine best washing bucket fried chicken kfc say ‘a jug carlo rossi’ want head snoothcom check fried chicken friday wine pairings i necessarily recommend exercise popeyes hint recommend');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8401, 'Time editor suspended for calling Obama &lsquo;kind of a dick&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/30/time-editor-suspended-for-calling-obama-%e2%80%98kind-of-a-dick%e2%80%99/', 'Time&rsquo;s Mark Halperin didn&rsquo;t mince words today when he called President Barack Obama &ldquo;a dick&rdquo; on MSNBC&rsquo;s Morning Joe. Speaking on Obama&rsquo;s Wednesday press conference, Halperin summed it up saying, &ldquo;I thought he was kind of a dick yesterday,&rdquo; which sent host Joe Scarborough scrambling, &ldquo;Delay that. Delay that. What are you doing? I can&rsquo;t [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:45+02:00', 'General', 'time editor suspended calling obama ‘kind dick’ time’s mark halperin didn’t mince words today called president barack obama “a dickâ€ msnbc’s morning joe speaking obama’s wednesday press conference halperin summed saying “i thought kind dick yesterdayâ€ sent host joe scarborough scrambling “delay delay doing i can’t');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8402, 'MTV to say &lsquo;arrivederci&rsquo; to Jersey Shore cast?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/24/mtv-to-say-%e2%80%98arrivederci%e2%80%99-to-jersey-shore-cast/', 'UPDATE: MTV is denying online reports that Jersey Shore is being recast following their fifth season: HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: &amp;#8220;We love the present cast, and their summer adventures have just begun. We currently have no plans to recast the show,&amp;#8221; a net spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. (Read more) EARLIER: Snooki, Pauly D, J-Woww and the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:45+02:00', 'General', 'mtv say ‘arrivederci’ jersey shore cast update mtv denying online reports jersey shore recast following fifth season hollywood reporter love present cast summer adventures just begun currently plans recast net spokesperson tells hollywood reporter read earlier snooki pauly woww');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8403, 'Osama&rsquo;s al-Qaida: Decent employee benefits?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/31/osamas-al-qaida-decent-employee-benefits/', 'We all know him as a mass-murdering terrorist, but apparently, working for Osama Bin Laden could get you some decent employee benefits. I mean, we&amp;#8217;re talking 12 weeks of vacation for married members of al-Qaida. No word on the health care copays which &mdash; considering the line of work &mdash; might be worth looking in [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:46+02:00', 'General', 'osama’s qaida decent employee benefits know mass murdering terrorist apparently working osama laden decent employee benefits i mean talking 12 weeks vacation married members qaida word health care copays — considering line work — worth looking');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8404, 'CDC&rsquo;s &lsquo;Zombie Apocalypse&rsquo; preparedness plan', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/19/cdc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98zombie-apocalypse%e2%80%99-preparedness-plan/', 'Yeah, the Centers for Disease Control recommends a utility knife in your &amp;#8220;Zombie Apocalypse&amp;#8221; preparedness kit, but unless you&amp;#8217;re gonna use it to sever the head off of an un-dead attacker, you might be better off with some more appropriate hardware. Like, say, a chainsaw and sawed off 12-gauge, &agrave; la Evil Dead. And &amp;#8220;copies [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:47+02:00', 'General', 'cdc’s ‘zombie apocalypse’ preparedness plan yeah centers disease control recommends utility knife zombie apocalypse preparedness kit unless gonna use sever head dead attacker better appropriate hardware like say chainsaw sawed 12 gauge evil dead copies');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8405, 'Obama&rsquo;s birth certificate: How birthers see it', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/28/obama%e2%80%99s-birth-certificate-how-birthers-see-it/', '\nSo, Obama trying to put an end to the &amp;#8220;silliness&amp;#8221; that is the birther moment finally released his long-form birth certificate yesterday. Not that most of America really cares.\nBut for the minority who see Obama&amp;#8217;s American citizenship...', '2011-10-16T04:14:47+02:00', 'General', 'obama’s birth certificate birthers \nso obama trying end silliness birther moment finally released long form birth certificate yesterday america really cares\nbut minority obama american citizenship');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8406, 'Taco Bell tests shell made of Doritos', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/14/taco-bell-tests-shell-made-of-doritos/', 'Taco Bell is not new to the novelty food game; half the items on their menu are semi-edible objects contrived out of a taco crammed into something else on the menu. Yet they are still relatively tame compared to the infamous KFC Double down or Denny&amp;#8217;s Maple Bacon Sundae. So they might be stepping up [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:48+02:00', 'General', 'taco bell tests shell doritos taco bell new novelty food game half items menu semi edible objects contrived taco crammed menu relatively tame compared infamous kfc double denny maple bacon sundae stepping');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8407, 'Tesla takes BBC&rsquo;s &lsquo;Top Gear&rsquo; to court', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/08/tesla-takes-bbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98top-gear%e2%80%99-to-court/', '&amp;#8220;In the real world, it absolutely doesn&amp;#8217;t work,&amp;#8221; concluded Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson in a 2008 review of the all-electric $109,000 Tesla Roadster. The hit BBC show is known for its quirky, sarcastic tone and when they reviewed the blistering-fast Tesla, the Palo Alto-based car maker didn&amp;#8217;t escape the snark. But what do they [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:48+02:00', 'General', 'tesla takes bbc’s ‘top gear’ court real world absolutely doesn t work concluded gear host jeremy clarkson 2008 review electric $109000 tesla roadster hit bbc known quirky sarcastic tone reviewed blistering tesla palo alto based maker didn t escape snark');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8408, 'Bill Cosby: Likes Jell-O, hates The Donald', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/07/bill-cosby-likes-jell-o-hates-the-donald/', 'Bill Cosby, following Donald Trump on the Today show, show limited patience for The Donald&amp;#8217;s fake presidential run and birther nonsense.', '2011-10-16T04:14:49+02:00', 'General', 'cosby likes jell hates donald cosby following donald trump today limited patience donald fake presidential run birther nonsense');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8409, 'Is Serena Williams&rsquo; new ad too hot for t.v.?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/24/is-serena-williams%e2%80%99-new-ad-too-hot-for-t-v/', 'Is Serena Williams&amp;#8217; new commercial for the video game Top Spin 4 too hot for t.v.? The folks at the game&amp;#8217;s maker, 2k Sports, apparently think so and the ad won&amp;#8217;t air anywhere but YouTube &mdash; even then only because it was leaked (allegedly). Joystiq.com: &amp;#8220;The ad was originally posted on YouTube by the actress [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:49+02:00', 'General', 'serena williams’ new ad hot tv serena williams new commercial video game spin 4 hot tv folks game maker 2k sports apparently think ad won t air youtube — leaked allegedly joystiqcom ad originally posted youtube actress');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8410, 'Is Fairfield County one of the &lsquo;drunkest&rsquo; in America?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/17/is-fairfield-county-one-of-the-drunkest-in-america/', 'Is lower Fairfield County one of the &amp;#8220;drunkest&amp;#8221; metropolitan areas in America? The website Mainstreet.com has ranked U.S. cities according to their admitted rates of binge drinking in a 2009 Centers for Disease Control survey and the Stamford-Bridgeport metro area comes in at number 7 &mdash; just under Milwaukee, the beer capital of America. Places [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:50+02:00', 'General', 'fairfield county ‘drunkest’ america lower fairfield county drunkest metropolitan areas america website mainstreetcom ranked cities according admitted rates binge drinking 2009 centers disease control survey stamford bridgeport metro area comes number 7 — just milwaukee beer capital america places');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8411, 'Mike Tyson hates Angry Birds, hipsters', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/17/mike-tyson-hates-angry-birds-hipsters/', 'If you were ever curious about Mike Tyson&amp;#8217;s opinion on the hit iPad app, Angry Birds, this is the video you&amp;#8217;ve been waiting for. The former boxer and bird lover expresses his displeasure for the game in a video promoting his cable television show about pigeon racing on Animal Planet (wait, what?) apparently he doesn&amp;#8217;t [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:50+02:00', 'General', 'mike tyson hates angry birds hipsters curious mike tyson opinion hit ipad app angry birds video ve waiting boxer bird lover expresses displeasure game video promoting cable television pigeon racing animal planet wait apparently doesn t');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8412, 'Crazy downhill ride: Kids, don&rsquo;t try this at home', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/04/crazy-downhill-ride-kids-don%e2%80%99t-try-this-at-home/', 'Helmet-cam from the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo 20011. Insane.\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:14:51+02:00', 'General', 'crazy downhill ride kids don’t try home helmet cam valparaiso cerro abajo 20011 insane\n\n');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8413, 'Charlie Sheen goes highbrow. Kinda.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/03/charlie-sheen-goes-highbrow-kinda/', '(Image via Buzzfeed) It was inevitable given the brief popularity of the Kanye West tweet/New Yorker cartoon mashups last summer that a Charlie Sheen incarnation would be making an appearance. He is &mdash; after all &mdash; the gift that keeps on giving. This was apparent as soon as New York magazine released its &lsquo;Sheen, Beck, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:52+02:00', 'General', 'charlie sheen goes highbrow kinda image buzzfeed inevitable given brief popularity kanye west tweet/new yorker cartoon mashups summer charlie sheen incarnation making appearance — — gift keeps giving apparent soon new york magazine released ‘sheen beck');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8414, 'Disney goes hipster', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/24/disney-goes-hipster/', 'All you gotta do is throw some Wayfarers on an animated character these days to start an internet meme. (Take my personal favorite, Hipster Dinosaurs: &amp;#8220;This volcano used to have integrity.&amp;#8221;) But now in an infinite circle-of-Ouroboros-type-deal, the ultimate example of mainstream pop-culture &mdash; the Disney character &mdash; can now express his or her ambivalence [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:52+02:00', 'General', 'disney goes hipster gotta throw wayfarers animated character days start internet meme personal favorite hipster dinosaurs volcano used integrity infinite circle ouroboros type deal ultimate example mainstream pop culture — disney character — express ambivalence');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8415, 'Yes, the King&rsquo;s Speech was filmed on a gay porn set', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/24/yes-the-king%e2%80%99s-speech-was-filmed-on-a-gay-porn-set/', 'So, you&amp;#8217;re sitting there watching this year&amp;#8217;s Oscar favorite, The King&amp;#8217;s Speech, and thinking to yourself: I&amp;#8217;m pretty sure this looks familiar. Right? That&amp;#8217;s because the set used for Lionel Logue&amp;#8217;s London office was previously used to depict an entirely different kind of male relationship as the set of the gay porn flick Snookered. Ok, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:53+02:00', 'General', 'yes king’s speech filmed gay porn set sitting watching year oscar favorite king speech thinking i pretty sure looks familiar right set used lionel logue london office previously used depict entirely different kind male relationship set gay porn flick snookered ok');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8416, 'Detroit to get its RoboCop statue, finally.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/17/detroit-to-get-its-robocop-statue-finally/', 'Detroit may finally be getting its RoboCop statue. After a tweet at Mayor Dave Bing and his subsequent dismissal of the actual need for a statue of RoboCop, a group of fans quickly raised over $50,000 for a representation of the bionic crime-fighter. Apparently, Mayor Bing felt the depiction of Detroit as a lawless, crime-ridden [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:53+02:00', 'General', 'detroit robocop statue finally detroit finally getting robocop statue tweet mayor dave bing subsequent dismissal actual need statue robocop group fans quickly raised $50000 representation bionic crime fighter apparently mayor bing felt depiction detroit lawless crime ridden');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8417, 'Alabama shop swaps sex toys for handguns', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/08/alabama-shop-swaps-sex-toys-for-handguns/', 'Aiming to make streets safer and bedrooms spicier, an Alabama sex shop is offering a handgun- for-sex-toy promotion for Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day. Sherri Williams, the owner of Pleasures, says it&amp;#8217;s her &amp;#8220;contribution to making love, not war here in Alabama, where guns are legal and adult toys are not,&amp;#8221; so you might need a doctor&amp;#8217;s note [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:54+02:00', 'General', 'alabama shop swaps sex toys handguns aiming make streets safer bedrooms spicier alabama sex shop offering handgun sex toy promotion valentine day sherri williams owner pleasures says contribution making love alabama guns legal adult toys need doctor note');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8418, 'Super Bowl ads: Best of the commercials', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/07/super-bowl-ads-best-of-the-commercials/', 'In case you were in line for the bathroom during the bazillion commercial breaks, here are some of the best ads from the 2011 Super Bowl. What&amp;#8217;s your favorite? Volkswagen: The Force Snickers: Logging Coca Cola: Border NFL: Best fans ever HomeAway: James Bond BMW: Changes Best Buy: Ozzy versus Bieber Chrysler: Imported from Detroit [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:54+02:00', 'General', 'super bowl ads best commercials case line bathroom bazillion commercial breaks best ads 2011 super bowl favorite volkswagen force snickers logging coca cola border nfl best fans homeaway james bond bmw changes best buy ozzy versus bieber chrysler imported detroit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8419, 'O&rsquo;Reilly explains to pinheads why science doesn&rsquo;t explain things', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/03/o%e2%80%99reilly-explains-to-pinheads-why-science-doesn%e2%80%99t-explain-things/', 'Bill O&amp;#8217;Reilly explains why science doesn&amp;#8217;t explain everything. Get it straight pinheads.\nOddly, this video promos the premium BillOreilly.com content, meaning if you want to watch more of these semi-coherent gems, you&amp;#8217;ll have to fork ...', '2011-10-16T04:14:55+02:00', 'General', 'o’reilly explains pinheads science doesn’t explain things reilly explains science doesn t explain straight pinheads\noddly video promos premium billoreillycom content meaning want watch semi coherent gems ll fork');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8420, 'Ice cream dude, explained', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/28/ice-cream-dude-explained/', 'Zach Burroughs, who was pictured on the front page of Thursday&amp;#8217;s Washington Post dashing across a downtown street in the middle of a snowstorm clutching an ice cream cone, explains his actions in a live interview today. Burroughs started something of a meme when Buzzfeed posted the picture and readers immediately began Photoshopping the image. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:55+02:00', 'General', 'ice cream dude explained zach burroughs pictured page thursday washington post dashing downtown street middle snowstorm clutching ice cream cone explains actions live interview today burroughs started meme buzzfeed posted picture readers immediately began photoshopping image');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8421, 'Lion tacos complete the circle of life', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/20/lion-tacos-complete-the-circle-of-life/', 'ABOVE: Mmm&amp;#8230;tacos. A Tucson taqueria is taking orders for African lion tacos as part of their &amp;#8220;Exotic Taco Shop Wednesdays&amp;#8221; promotion. Having made cow-eye tacos a couple of months ago, I consider myself somewhat adventurous when it comes to Mexican food, but this is kind of ridiculous. Legally, the FDA says this is all kosher [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:56+02:00', 'General', 'lion tacos complete circle life mmm tacos tucson taqueria taking orders african lion tacos exotic taco shop wednesdays promotion having cow eye tacos couple months ago i consider somewhat adventurous comes mexican food kind ridiculous legally fda says kosher');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8422, 'Rush Limbaugh thinks Chinese people talk funny', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/20/rush-limbaugh-thinks-chinese-people-talk-funny/', 'Rush Limbaugh thinks Chinese people talk funny. But mostly, he&amp;#8217;s just an idiot.\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:14:57+02:00', 'General', 'rush limbaugh thinks chinese people talk funny rush limbaugh thinks chinese people talk funny just idiot\n\n');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8423, 'Slater hater destroys Mario Lopez urinal tribute', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/13/slater-hater-destroys-mario-lopez-urinal-tribute/', 'ABOVE: A now mullet-less A.C. Slater, aka Mario Lopez. Chicagoland police were summoned to a sports bar named &amp;#8220;Mullets&amp;#8221; after a presumably intoxicated patron destroyed a framed photograph of A.C. Slater from Saved By The Bell. The mullet was just too much. Slater, the Army Brat and school jock at Bayside, played by Mario Lopez [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:57+02:00', 'General', 'slater hater destroys mario lopez urinal tribute mullet ac slater aka mario lopez chicagoland police summoned sports bar named mullets presumably intoxicated patron destroyed framed photograph ac slater saved bell mullet just slater army brat school jock bayside played mario lopez');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8424, 'Black market hooch: Four Loko trading on Craigslist', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/11/black-market-hooch-four-loko-trading-on-craigslist-2/', 'In a recent example of gotcha-journalism at its finest, a New York television reporter from NBC New York hits the internet in search of Four Loko. The banned caffeine-laden malt beverage has become a cult obsession among the young and drunk &mdash; even inspiring DIY concoctions &mdash; but apparently, you needn&amp;#8217;t go farther than the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:58+02:00', 'General', 'black market hooch loko trading craigslist recent example gotcha journalism finest new york television reporter nbc new york hits internet search loko banned caffeine laden malt beverage cult obsession young drunk — inspiring diy concoctions — apparently needn t farther');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8425, 'Dude, where&rsquo;s my house? Pittsburgh demos wrong guy&rsquo;s house', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/06/dude-where%e2%80%99s-my-house-pittsburgh-demos-wrong-guy%e2%80%99s-house-2/', '&amp;#8220;This is not the way I wanted to start out my new year,&amp;#8221; says Andre Hall in the understatement of the year &mdash; so far. Pittsburgh officials say contractors demolished the wrong house while Hall was away for the holidays. &amp;#8220;Now all I got is an open lot. With nothing,&amp;#8221; said Hall, standing in front [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:58+02:00', 'General', 'dude where’s house pittsburgh demos wrong guy’s house way i wanted start new year says andre hall understatement year — far pittsburgh officials say contractors demolished wrong house hall away holidays i got open lot said hall standing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8426, 'Perplexing Palin retweet on Don&rsquo;t Ask Don&rsquo;t Tell', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/04/perplexing-palin-retweet-on-don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell-2/', 'Sarah Palin&amp;#8217;s recent retweet of a comment from a conservative gay commentator is leaving some on the right (and left) scratching their heads. &amp;#8220;But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already&ndash;the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under their bed,&rdquo; tweeted Tammy Bruce, whose comment was then retweeted [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:59+02:00', 'General', 'perplexing palin retweet don’t ask don’t tell sarah palin recent retweet conservative gay commentator leaving right left scratching heads hypocrisy just truly enuf already–the complains homos look bedâ€ tweeted tammy bruce retweeted');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8427, 'BREAKING: Sailor swears like a&hellip;sailor', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/03/breaking-sailor-swears-like-a%e2%80%a6sailor-2/', 'The commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, a $4.5 billion dollar aircraft carrier, is in hot water this week as a three-year-old video has emerged of him dropping the f-bomb, filming &amp;#8220;chicks in a shower,&amp;#8221; repeatedly using anti-gay slurs and simulating a rectal exam, among other transgressions. Capt. Owen Honors, then the executive officer (XO) [...]', '2011-10-16T04:14:59+02:00', 'General', 'breaking sailor swears like a…sailor commanding officer uss enterprise $45 billion dollar aircraft carrier hot water week year old video emerged dropping f bomb filming chicks shower repeatedly using anti gay slurs simulating rectal exam transgressions capt owen honors executive officer xo');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8428, 'Kentucky man shoots a chupacabra, or does he?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/29/kentucky-man-shoots-a-chupacabra-or-does-he-2/', 'A Kentucky man may hold the secret to one of life&amp;#8217;s greatest mysteries. But then he shot it. Legend has it, the chupacabra, a small, freakish rodent-dog-thing roams free in the Americas, spending its days sucking the blood from goats and eluding the legitimate scientific community. &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s kind of a mystery right now,&amp;#8221; says Mark [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:00+02:00', 'General', 'kentucky shoots chupacabra does kentucky hold secret life greatest mysteries shot legend chupacabra small freakish rodent dog thing roams free americas spending days sucking blood goats eluding legitimate scientific community kind mystery right says mark');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8429, 'Barney Frank on showering with homosexuals', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/23/barney-frank-on-showering-with-homosexuals-2/', 'Barney Frank is unpredictable.\nSo, if you&amp;#8217;re a reporter from a conservative news outlet and you are trying to corner the congressman about the horrors of the barracks shower room in the post &amp;#8216;Don&amp;#8217;t Ask Don&amp;#8217;t Tell&amp;#8217; environm...', '2011-10-16T04:15:00+02:00', 'General', 'barney frank showering homosexuals barney frank unpredictable\nso reporter conservative news outlet trying corner congressman horrors barracks shower room post don t ask don t tell environm');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8430, 'Gold Coast Christmas wish list', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/22/gold-coast-christmas-wish-list-2/', 'All I want for Christmas is&amp;#8230;well&amp;#8230;everything&amp;#8230; Apparently the recession or whatever we&amp;#8217;re calling it now isn&amp;#8217;t hitting everybody the same way. At least not on Wall Street. &amp;#8220;Velvet in Dupont,&amp;#8221; a rider on the Metro-North railroad (which carries much of the financial industry&amp;#8217;s workforce back to their bedroom communities in Westchester and Fairfield Counties) found [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:01+02:00', 'General', 'gold coast christmas wish list i want christmas apparently recession calling isn t hitting everybody way wall street velvet dupont rider metro north railroad carries financial industry workforce bedroom communities westchester fairfield counties');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8431, 'Festivus for the rest of us&hellip;even in jail', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/16/festivus-for-the-rest-of-us%e2%80%a6even-in-jail/', 'Extending the traditional Festivus ritual, &amp;#8220;The airing of the grievances,&amp;#8221; beyond December 23rd is just one example of my piety and personal reverence for the holiday created by Seinfeld&amp;#8217;s Frank Costanza. As Frank would say, &amp;#8220;I got a lot of problems with you people.&amp;#8221; But one Orange County inmate has taken it a step further, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:02+02:00', 'General', 'festivus rest us…even jail extending traditional festivus ritual airing grievances december 23rd just example piety personal reverence holiday created seinfeld frank costanza frank say i got lot problems people orange county inmate taken step');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8432, 'Gitcha Goomsba Up: Best low-budget regional tourism ad ever', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/16/gitcha-goomsba-up-best-low-budget-regional-tourism-ad-ever/', 'Producers of lowish-budget regional tourism ads, you have been put on notice: there is a new gold standard and his name is Woody Goomsba. (read more)\n&amp;#8220;Virginia is for Lovers,&amp;#8221; you got nothing on this:\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:15:02+02:00', 'General', 'gitcha goomsba best low budget regional tourism ad producers lowish budget regional tourism ads notice new gold standard woody goomsba read more\n virginia lovers got this\n\n');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8433, 'What would Jesus tweet? The Digital Story of the Nativity', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/15/what-would-jesus-tweet-the-digital-story-of-the-nativity-2/', 'If&nbsp; Jesus was born today, in a time when social media saturates our lives, it might look something like this:\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:15:03+02:00', 'General', 'jesus tweet digital story nativity ifâ  jesus born today time social media saturates lives look like this\n\n');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8434, 'Sketchy Santas: And you thought your holiday photos were bad', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/15/sketchy-santas-and-you-thought-your-holiday-photos-were-bad-2/', '\nIf you thought your holiday photos were weird, wait until you see the gems at the Sketchy Santas Tumblr. Most of them are downright creepy and make me think the reason I can&amp;#8217;t remember a single Santa photo session from my childhood is probably b...', '2011-10-16T04:15:03+02:00', 'General', 'sketchy santas thought holiday photos bad \nif thought holiday photos weird wait gems sketchy santas tumblr downright creepy make think reason i t remember single santa photo session childhood probably b');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8435, 'YouTube top ten videos of 2010', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/13/youtube-top-ten-videos-of-2010-2/', 'YouTube has released its list of most-watched videos of 2010 and it&amp;#8217;s no surprise that Bed Intruder comes in at the top.\nTake a deep look into the American psyche, it&amp;#8217;s a scary thing:\n#1\n\n#2\n\n#3\n\n#4\n\n#5\n\n#6\n\n#7\n\n#8\n\n#9\n\n#10\n\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:15:04+02:00', 'General', 'youtube videos 2010 youtube released list watched videos 2010 surprise bed intruder comes top\ntake deep look american psyche scary');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8436, 'How Obama&rsquo;s approval ratings stack up with history', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/09/how-obama%e2%80%99s-approval-ratings-stack-up-with-history/', 'President Barack Obama&amp;#8217;s once sky-high approval ratings have been on a steady slide, but how do they stack up to say, Nixon, or Carter? TalkingPointsMemo.com has compiled an interactive graphic from Gallup Poll data that shows you &mdash; month by month &mdash; just how the current president&amp;#8217;s ratings compare to past chief executives. The graph, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:04+02:00', 'General', 'obama’s approval ratings stack history president barack obama sky high approval ratings steady slide stack say nixon carter compiled interactive graphic gallup poll data shows — month month — just current president ratings compare past chief executives graph');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8437, 'President of Botswana: No fat chicks', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/08/president-of-botswana-no-fat-chicks-2/', 'The next time you&amp;#8217;re updating your Match.com profile, you might want to ignore the advice of Botswana&amp;#8217;s President Ian Khama, who in describing his ideal future wife used a female government official in the audience as an example of what he wasn&amp;#8217;t looking for: &amp;#8220;She may fail to pass through the door, breaking furniture with [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:05+02:00', 'General', 'president botswana fat chicks time updating matchcom profile want ignore advice botswana president ian khama describing ideal future wife used female government official audience example wasn t looking fail pass door breaking furniture');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8438, 'NASA discovers new form of life&hellip;in California', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/12/02/nasa-discovers-new-form-of-life%e2%80%a6in-california-2/', 'NASA researchers announced today they&amp;#8217;ve discovered a totally different type of life form that some go so far as to call&nbsp; &amp;#8220;alien.&amp;#8221; No, not on Mars, but in California&amp;#8217;s Mono Lake. According to NASA, the discovery of a bacteria made of arsenic, totally throws a wrench into how we think about life on earth and [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:06+02:00', 'General', 'nasa discovers new form life…in california nasa researchers announced today ve discovered totally different type life form far callâ  alien mars california mono lake according nasa discovery bacteria arsenic totally throws wrench think life earth');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8439, 'Video: Leslie Nielsen 1926-2010', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/11/29/video-leslie-nielsen-1926-2010-2/', '&amp;#8220;Don&amp;#8217;t call me Shirley.&amp;#8221;\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:15:07+02:00', 'General', 'video leslie nielsen 1926 2010 don t shirley \n\n');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8440, 'Steven Slater, don&rsquo;t quit your day job. Oh, wait&hellip;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/11/18/steven-slater-don%e2%80%99t-quit-your-day-job-oh-wait%e2%80%a6/', 'Apparently, the dude who quit his job as a JetBlue flight attendant by telling a passenger to f-off, stealing a couple of beers and exiting via the jet&amp;#8217;s emergency slide, is back. Stephen Slater&amp;#8217;s trying to grab the spotlight once again in an even more pathetic call for attention: He&amp;#8217;s rapping. Poorly. (Actually, it&amp;#8217;s an [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:07+02:00', 'General', 'steven slater don’t quit day job oh wait… apparently dude quit job jetblue flight attendant telling passenger f stealing couple beers exiting jet emergency slide stephen slater trying grab spotlight pathetic attention rapping poorly actually');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8441, 'Four Loko bans spawn homebrews', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/11/17/four-loko-bans-spawn-homebrews-2/', 'With states quickly moving to ban Four Loko and other caffeinated alcoholic drinks (and the FDA looking into a wider prohibition) the drink&amp;#8217;s producer says they are dropping caffeine from the recipe. I&amp;#8217;ll admit to not fully understanding the phenomenon; in a moment of curiosity last week, I tried the Four Loko &amp;#8220;purple drank&amp;#8221; garbage [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:08+02:00', 'General', 'loko bans spawn homebrews states quickly moving ban loko caffeinated alcoholic drinks fda looking wider prohibition drink producer says dropping caffeine recipe i ll admit fully understanding phenomenon moment curiosity week i tried loko purple drank garbage');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8442, 'Cee-Lo Green: Fox News, the other F-bomb', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/11/10/cee-lo-green-fox-news-the-other-f-bomb-2/', 'Cee-Lo Green, whose runaway hit of the summer, &amp;#8220;F*ck You,&amp;#8221; appeared on the Colbert Report Tuesday, swapping out &amp;#8220;Fox News&amp;#8221; for the f-bomb&amp;#8230;though in some circles there isn&amp;#8217;t much of a difference. Watch it here: The uncensored video (warning: contains adult language): The Colbert Report Mon &amp;#8211; Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Cee Lo Green &amp;#8211; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:09+02:00', 'General', 'cee green fox news f bomb cee green runaway hit summer f*ck appeared colbert report tuesday swapping fox news f bomb circles isn t difference watch uncensored video warning contains adult language colbert report &#8211 thurs 1130pm / 1030c cee green &#8211');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8443, 'Traitor: Cleveland&rsquo;s response to LeBron&rsquo;s Nike ad', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/11/09/traitor-cleveland%e2%80%99s-response-to-lebron%e2%80%99s-nike-ad/', 'Apparently they haven&amp;#8217;t forgiven LeBron in Cleveland, as evidenced by this response to Nike&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Rise&amp;#8221; commercial.\nBrilliant.\n\n', '2011-10-16T04:15:09+02:00', 'General', 'traitor cleveland’s response lebron’s nike ad apparently haven t forgiven lebron cleveland evidenced response nike rise');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8444, 'Exploding MacBook Air: Hipsters and explosives don&rsquo;t mix', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/28/exploding-macbook-air-hipsters-and-explosives-don%e2%80%99t-mix/', 'In case you needed more proof that hipsters and low-grade explosives don&amp;#8217;t mix:\nSteve Jobs recently announced the release of two new MacBook Air models, thus rendering older generation Airs completely useless to early adopters around the globe, a...', '2011-10-16T04:15:10+02:00', 'General', 'exploding macbook air hipsters explosives don’t mix case needed proof hipsters low grade explosives don t mix\nsteve jobs recently announced release new macbook air models rendering older generation airs completely useless early adopters globe');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8445, 'Colorado waives medical-marijuana fee for the poor', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/21/colorado-waives-medical-marijuana-fee-for-the-poor/', 'Medical-marijuana is becoming even more accessible in Colorado, at least for those deemed indigent by state bureaucrats. The Rocky Mountain State is waiving the $90 application fee for the state&amp;#8217;s medical-marijuana registry at the urging of the state legislature. But not everybody is happy, critics argue the program isn&amp;#8217;t as encompassing as they&amp;#8217;d like it. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:10+02:00', 'General', 'colorado waives medical marijuana fee poor medical marijuana accessible colorado deemed indigent state bureaucrats rocky mountain state waiving $90 application fee state medical marijuana registry urging state legislature everybody happy critics argue program isn t encompassing like');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8446, 'On Jimmy McMillan: I don&rsquo;t know karate, but I know karazy', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/19/on-jimmy-mcmillan-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-karate-but-i-know-karazy/', 'New York gubernatorial hopeful Jimmy McMillan, of the Rent is 2 Damn High Party, may not have won Monday night&amp;#8217;s debate, but there&amp;#8217;s no question where he stands on the rent (It&amp;#8217;s 2 damn high). McMillan is the political newcomer among the candidates, but as a self-proclaimed karate expert who speaks in couplets, he&amp;#8217;s definitely [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:11+02:00', 'General', 'jimmy mcmillan i don’t know karate i know karazy new york gubernatorial hopeful jimmy mcmillan rent 2 damn high party won monday night debate question stands rent 2 damn high mcmillan political newcomer candidates self proclaimed karate expert speaks couplets definitely');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8447, 'Mad Men finale: Megan&rsquo;s teeth take centerstage. Finally.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/18/mad-men-finale-megan%e2%80%99s-teeth-take-centerstage-finally/', 'With a stunning turn of events in last night&amp;#8217;s Mad Men finale, series creator Matthew Weiner finally addressed the elephant in the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce lunch room: Megan&amp;#8217;s teeth. I don&amp;#8217;t want to come off as superficial, but you know it&amp;#8217;s been nagging at you the entire season. I kept my mouth shut when [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:11+02:00', 'General', 'mad men finale megan’s teeth centerstage finally stunning turn events night mad men finale series creator matthew weiner finally addressed elephant sterling cooper draper pryce lunch room megan teeth i don t want come superficial know nagging entire season i kept mouth shut');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8448, 'Top Gun: Highway to the sequel zone', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/15/top-gun-highway-to-the-sequel-zone/', 'Just when you thought you were safe from yet another Tom Cruise sequel (though Mission Impossible IV isn&amp;#8217;t even out yet) the internet is abuzz with reports that Top Gun 2 may be in the works. The only good to possibly come of this seeing hipsters everywhere ditch their aviator sunglasses as they recoil at [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:12+02:00', 'General', 'gun highway sequel zone just thought safe tom cruise sequel mission impossible iv isn t internet abuzz reports gun 2 works good possibly come seeing hipsters ditch aviator sunglasses recoil');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8449, 'Vote for &lsquo;Whitey&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/14/vote-for-%e2%80%98whitey%e2%80%99/', '(Photo/Flickr, laverrue) Further proving the American political system&amp;#8217;s fabled &amp;#8216;smoke filled room&amp;#8217; really is controlled by rich white dudes, the Green Party&amp;#8217;s gubernatorial candidate in Illinois is Rich Whitey. Well not really, but some ballots in Chicago feature the unfortunate misspelling of Rich Whitney&amp;#8217;s last name. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Election officials in Chicago say Green Party [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:13+02:00', 'General', 'vote ‘whitey’ photo/flickr laverrue proving american political fabled smoke filled room really controlled rich white dudes green party gubernatorial candidate illinois rich whitey really ballots chicago feature unfortunate misspelling rich whitney chicago tribune election officials chicago say green party');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8450, 'Tommie Smith to sell Olympic gold medal', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/14/tommie-smith-to-sell-olympic-gold-medal/', 'ABOVE: San Jose State&amp;#8217;s Tommie Smith, center, winner of the Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter dash, raises his hand in a black power salute along with teammate and bronze medal winner John Carlos. It was a defining moment in Olympic history. When sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised a black power salute on [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:13+02:00', 'General', 'tommie smith sell olympic gold medal san jose state tommie smith center winner olympic gold medal 200 meter dash raises hand black power salute teammate bronze medal winner john carlos defining moment olympic history sprinters tommie smith john carlos raised black power salute');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8451, 'Tribune exec suspended for racy email', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/13/tribune-exec-suspended-for-racy-email/', 'If you thought Dunder Mifflin&amp;#8217;s Michael Scott was bad, wait until you see this. Tribune Co.&amp;#8217;s Lee Abrams is known for sending out, um, wacky emails to company employees in an effort to foster outside-the-box thinking. It&amp;#8217;s all part of his job as the media company&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;chief innovation officer,&amp;#8217; but what possesses anyone to fire [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:14+02:00', 'General', 'tribune exec suspended racy email thought dunder mifflin michael scott bad wait tribune lee abrams known sending wacky emails company employees effort foster outside box thinking job media company chief innovation officer possesses');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8452, 'Banksy on The Simpsons: So that&rsquo;s where I left my unicorn hole punch.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/12/banksy-on-the-simpsons-so-that%e2%80%99s-where-i-left-my-unicorn-hole-punch/', 'ABOVE: Banksy, a controversial British graffiti artist, created intro to Sunday&amp;#8217;s episode of The Simpsons. Here is some of his more conventional unconventional work. Banksy&amp;#8217;s Simpsons intro created something of a buzz on the internet this week, mostly because nobody actually watches The Simpsons anymore a lot of people thought the whole thing might be [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:14+02:00', 'General', 'banksy simpsons that’s i left unicorn hole punch banksy controversial british graffiti artist created intro sunday episode simpsons conventional unconventional work banksy simpsons intro created buzz internet week actually watches simpsons anymore lot people thought thing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8453, 'The cult of the McRib: Celebrating mystery meat', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/11/the-cult-of-the-mcrib-celebrating-mystery-meat/', '&amp;#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten sandwich, that whosoever believeth in it shall not starve, but have everlasting fullness.&amp;#8221; This is how JaShong King, a photo editor from Toronto, describes his beloved McRib, paraphrasing the Gospel of John. He is not alone. The Wall Street Journal today delves into [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:15+02:00', 'General', 'cult mcrib celebrating mystery meat god loved world gave begotten sandwich whosoever believeth shall starve everlasting fullness jashong king photo editor toronto describes beloved mcrib paraphrasing gospel john wall street journal today delves');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8454, 'Don&rsquo;t stop believing, Giants fans', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/11/don%e2%80%99t-stop-believing-giants-fans/', '\nSports tribute videos don&amp;#8217;t get a whole lot better than this and with Sunday&amp;#8217;s Bill Buckner-esque error by Braves second baseman Brooks Conrad, Giants fans shouldn&amp;#8217;t stop believing.\nProduced by Whitecollarbrawler.com, the guys that b...', '2011-10-16T04:15:15+02:00', 'General', 'don’t stop believing giants fans \nsports tribute videos don t lot better sunday buckner esque error braves second baseman brooks conrad giants fans shouldn t stop believing\nproduced guys b');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8455, 'Hypocrisy, Lou Dobbs&rsquo; real illegal immigration problem?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/07/hypocrisy-lou-dobbs%e2%80%99-real-illegal-immigration-problem/', 'America knows one-trick-pony Lou Dobbs as the country&rsquo;s self-appointed, self-aggrandizing illegal immigration watchdog, but according to The Nation, we now know him as the employer of the very undocumented workers he railed against. The Nation&amp;#8217;s Isabel Macdonald claims Dobbs employed &mdash; either directly or through contractors &mdash; undocumented workers to maintain his properties and care [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:16+02:00', 'General', 'hypocrisy lou dobbs’ real illegal immigration problem america knows trick pony lou dobbs country’s self appointed self aggrandizing illegal immigration watchdog according nation know employer undocumented workers railed nation isabel macdonald claims dobbs employed — directly contractors — undocumented workers maintain properties care');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8456, 'Congress breaks up with Stephen Colbert', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/30/congress-breaks-up-with-stephen-colbert/', 'Most of the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert chatter these days is about a proposed &amp;#8220;Rally to Restore Sanity&amp;#8221; in Washington D.C. next month &mdash; President Obama even seemed to support it yesterday. But not everybody is jumping on the bandwagon as Politico reports on a growing uneasiness in Washington with the Comedy Central show. POLITICO: &ldquo;Generally, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:16+02:00', 'General', 'congress breaks stephen colbert jon stewart/stephen colbert chatter days proposed rally restore sanity washington dc month — president obama support yesterday everybody jumping bandwagon politico reports growing uneasiness washington comedy central politico “generally');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8457, 'Barack Obama, Lil Wayne&rsquo;s newest fan?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/29/barack-obama-lil-wayne%e2%80%99s-newest-fan/', 'Photo illustration/Chris Preovolos Lil Wayne has been busy. Besides dropping a new album and promoting the new Def Jam Rapstar video game &mdash; all while in lock-up at Rikers Island&nbsp;&mdash; he&amp;#8217;s managed to infiltrate the president&amp;#8217;s iPod. Obama has recently become a fan of the New Orleans rapper, according to a lengthy interview in an [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:17+02:00', 'General', 'barack obama lil wayne’s newest fan photo illustration/chris preovolos lil wayne busy dropping new album promoting new def jam rapstar video game — lock rikers islandâ — managed infiltrate president ipod obama recently fan new orleans rapper according lengthy interview');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8458, 'John Boehner&rsquo;s tan is real. Or so he says.', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/24/john-boehner%e2%80%99s-tan-is-real-or-so-he-says/', 'ABOVE: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) attributes his George Hamilton-esque tan to genetics and his love of golf. John Boehner&amp;#8217;s tan is real. Or so he says. Confronting the constant speculation over the Oompa-Loompa-ish hue of his skin, the House Minority Leader finally went on the record in an interview with the Wall Street [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:18+02:00', 'General', 'john boehner’s real says house minority leader john boehner r ohio attributes george hamilton esque genetics love golf john boehner real says confronting constant speculation oompa loompa ish hue skin house minority leader finally went record interview wall street');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8459, 'Stephen Hawking, belief in God and the multiverse', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/03/stephen-hawking-belief-in-god-and-the-multiverse/', 'Physicist Stephen Hawking is certainly not the first scientist to dismiss thousands of years of religious belief, but he&amp;#8217;s the latest. And he&amp;#8217;s got a new book. Hawking and Caltech physicist Leonard Mlodinow, in &amp;#8220;The Grand Design,&amp;#8221; tackle questions both scientific and philosophical, exploring man&amp;#8217;s understanding of how life came to be. The authors argue [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:18+02:00', 'General', 'stephen hawking belief god multiverse physicist stephen hawking certainly scientist dismiss thousands years religious belief latest got new book hawking caltech physicist leonard mlodinow grand design tackle questions scientific philosophical exploring understanding life came authors argue');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8460, 'Photography expert retracts Ansel Adams claim', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/31/photography-expert-retracts-ansel-adams-claim/', 'Courtesy Rick Norsigian When an appraiser and group of photography experts delcared last month a batch of negatives discovered at a California garage sale to be authentic works by Ansel Adams, the debate over their authenticity quickly developed. The Associated Press reported Friday that a planned screening of a documentary about the photographs at California [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:19+02:00', 'General', 'photography expert retracts ansel adams claim courtesy rick norsigian appraiser group photography experts delcared month batch negatives discovered california garage sale authentic works ansel adams debate authenticity quickly developed associated press reported friday planned screening documentary photographs california');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8461, 'Get ready America, Glenn Beck has a dream', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/27/get-ready-america-glenn-beck-has-a-dream-2/', '&amp;#8220;I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.&amp;#8221; With these words, Martin Luther King, standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, opened perhaps the most famous speech in modern times. But Glenn Beck has a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:19+02:00', 'General', 'ready america glenn beck dream i happy join today history greatest demonstration freedom history nation words martin luther king standing steps lincoln memorial opened famous speech modern times glenn beck');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8462, 'All those hours watching The Wire might pay off', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/24/all-those-hours-watching-the-wire-might-pay-off/', 'ABOVE: Classic lines from The Wire (totally NSFW, unless you have headphones). The DEA needs David Simon. Or maybe they should just collectively watch some reruns of The Wire. According to the Associated Press, the Feds are in need of Ebonics translators to help with drug investigations (no, really): The Drug Enforcement Administration recently sent [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:20+02:00', 'General', 'hours watching wire pay classic lines wire totally nsfw unless headphones dea needs david simon maybe just collectively watch reruns wire according associated press feds need ebonics translators help drug investigations really drug enforcement administration recently sent');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8463, 'Cee-Lo to Shawhank warden: F*@% you too', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/24/cee-lo-to-shawhank-warden-f-you-too/', 'ABOVE: The mashup which is &mdash; for obvious reasons &mdash; NSFW. Cee-Lo to Shawhank warden: F*@% you too. Well not exactly,&nbsp; but it didn&amp;#8217;t take long for somebody to create a mashup of Cee-Lo&amp;#8217;s instantly-popular single (that went viral last week) and the opera scene from The Shawshank Redemption. The original scene was nears perfection [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:23+02:00', 'General', 'cee shawhank warden f*@ mashup — obvious reasons — nsfw cee shawhank warden f*@ exactlyâ  didn t long somebody create mashup cee instantly popular single went viral week opera scene shawshank redemption original scene nears perfection');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8464, 'Strippers weigh in on &lsquo;ground zero mosque&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/20/strippers-weigh-in-on-%e2%80%98ground-zero-mosque%e2%80%99/', 'File photo: Getty Images We&amp;#8217;ve heard from the president. We&amp;#8217;ve heard from the mayor. We&amp;#8217;ve heard from countless cable news commentators. But in the national debate over the possibility of an Islamic center near ground zero, the voices of one minority have been lost in the noise. What about the strippers? It turns out, they [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:23+02:00', 'General', 'strippers weigh ‘ground zero mosque’ file photo getty images ve heard president ve heard mayor ve heard countless cable news commentators national debate possibility islamic center near ground zero voices minority lost noise strippers turns');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8465, 'Hide yo&rsquo; kids, hide yo&rsquo; wife, Auto-Tune the News gets a pilot', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/16/hide-yo%e2%80%99-kids-hide-yo%e2%80%99-wife-auto-tune-the-news-gets-a-pilot/', 'ABOVE: The Gregory Brothers&amp;#8217; Auto-Tuned version of the Antoine Dodson interview. Hide yo&amp;#8217; kids, hide yo&amp;#8217; wife, there is no stopping Antoine Dodson. From marching bands to singer/songwriters, the Gregory Brothers, of Auto-Tune the News fame, have inspired thousands to create their own versions of Dodson&amp;#8217;s ridiculously popular video that first hit the internet as [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:24+02:00', 'General', 'hide yo’ kids hide yo’ wife auto tune news gets pilot gregory brothers auto tuned antoine dodson interview hide kids hide wife stopping antoine dodson marching bands singer/songwriters gregory brothers auto tune news fame inspired thousands create versions dodson ridiculously popular video hit internet');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8466, 'Dr. Laura: Still crazy after all these years', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/13/dr-laura-still-crazy-after-all-these-years/', 'ABOVE: Dr. Laura Schlessinger speaks in L.A. earlier this year. Proving she&amp;#8217;s still crazy after all these years, Dr. Laura Schlessinger drops the n-bomb 11 times during a conversation on her radio show with a black female caller whom Schlessinger suggests might be hypersensitive to issues of race. Schlessinger has since issued an apology. Transcript [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:25+02:00', 'General', 'dr laura crazy years dr laura schlessinger speaks earlier year proving crazy years dr laura schlessinger drops n bomb 11 times conversation radio black female caller schlessinger suggests hypersensitive issues race schlessinger issued apology transcript');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8467, 'Rock [Band] en Espa&ntilde;ol', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/11/rock-band-en-espanol/', 'Tapping into a massive yet largely ignored gaming audience, the makers of the video game Rock Band have added the Colombian rocker Juanes to its ever-expanding line up of tracks. According to NPR&amp;#8217;s Alt.Latino blog, the Harmonix and MTV Games enterprise added six Spanish-language tracks last month, a small nod to an increasingly important market. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:25+02:00', 'General', 'rock band espanol tapping massive largely ignored gaming audience makers video game rock band added colombian rocker juanes expanding line tracks according npr altlatino blog harmonix mtv games enterprise added spanish language tracks month small nod increasingly market');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8468, 'Taco Bell launches &lsquo;street tacos,&rsquo; foodies recoil', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/05/taco-bell-launches-%e2%80%98street-tacos%e2%80%99-foodies-recoil/', 'ABOVE: Taco Bell&amp;#8217;s new Cantina Tacos are &amp;#8220;based upon authentic-style Mexican street tacos.&amp;#8221; An art form that evolved from hot dog carts, roach coaches &mdash; and the king of all mobile food purveyors, the taco truck &mdash; American &amp;#8216;street food&amp;#8217; has become wildly popular. From dessert and waffle trucks to mobile pizza ovens and the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:26+02:00', 'General', 'taco bell launches ‘street tacos’ foodies recoil taco bell new cantina tacos based authentic style mexican street tacos art form evolved hot dog carts roach coaches — king mobile food purveyors taco truck — american street food wildly popular dessert waffle trucks mobile pizza ovens');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8469, 'Weiner is mad as hell and he&rsquo;s not going to take it anymore', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/30/weiner-is-mad-as-hell-and-he%e2%80%99s-not-going-to-take-it-anymore/', 'Congressman Anthony Weiner is pissed off. Last night, House Republicans rallied enough support to defeat a bill that aimed to provide first responders stricken with illness from 9/11 toxins with billions in federal aid. The bill, named for NYPD detective James Zadroga who died years after 9/11 from inhaling the toxic dust at ground zero, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:26+02:00', 'General', 'weiner mad hell he’s going anymore congressman anthony weiner pissed night house republicans rallied support defeat aimed provide responders stricken illness 9/11 toxins billions federal aid named nypd detective james zadroga died years 9/11 inhaling toxic dust ground zero');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8470, 'No more &ldquo;sh&ndash;y deals&rdquo; for Goldman, at least in emails', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/29/no-more-%e2%80%9csh%e2%80%93y-deals%e2%80%9d-for-goldman-at-least-in-emails/', 'ABOVE: Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, testifies on Capitol Hill in April. If you never thought finance guys could swear like sailors, you obviously haven&amp;#8217;t been to a downtown Manhattan bar after the market close. But Goldman Sachs is following fellow banking giants in formally banning profanity in emails following [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:27+02:00', 'General', '“sh–y dealsâ€ goldman emails lloyd blankfein chairman ceo goldman sachs group testifies capitol hill april thought finance guys swear like sailors obviously haven t downtown manhattan bar market close goldman sachs following fellow banking giants formally banning profanity emails following');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8471, 'Morning jolt: 20 most caffeine-addled cities', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/28/morning-jolt-20-most-caffeine-addled-cities/', 'Chances are you&amp;#8217;re probably reading this with your morning cup of coffee &mdash; or in my case, a string of double espressos. It&amp;#8217;s true, America loves its coffee, perhaps even more than we love lists. Marrying the two, The Daily Beast crunched the data; coffee shops per capita, average monthly spending on coffee, etc. and [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:27+02:00', 'General', 'morning jolt 20 caffeine addled cities chances probably reading morning cup coffee — case string double espressos true america loves coffee love lists marrying daily beast crunched data coffee shops capita average monthly spending coffee');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8472, '$200M Ansel Adams garage sale find?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/27/200m-ansel-adams-garage-sale-find/', 'CNN reports today that a collector has unearthed $200,000,000 of long-lost Ansel Adams negatives. Rick Norsigian, of Fresno, Calif., reportedly picked up the box of glass negatives for the princely sum of $45 at a garage sale. That was 10 years ago. After spending the next decade searching for answers, a Beverly Hills appraiser working [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:28+02:00', 'General', '$200m ansel adams garage sale cnn reports today collector unearthed $200000000 long lost ansel adams negatives rick norsigian fresno calif reportedly picked box glass negatives princely sum $45 garage sale 10 years ago spending decade searching answers beverly hills appraiser working');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8473, 'Nerds unite, fight religious extremists at Comic-Con', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/23/nerds-unite-fight-religious-extremists-at-comic-con/', 'ABOVE: A Trekkie satirizes the Fred &amp;#8220;God hates fags&amp;#8221; Phelps mantra. The zealots from the Westboro Baptist Church made an appearance at Comic-Con International in San Diego this week. The Kansas-based church headed by the controversial pastor Fred Phelps, travels nationally to stage pickets, generally pushing an anti-gay agenda. It seems they are branching out. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:28+02:00', 'General', 'nerds unite fight religious extremists comic trekkie satirizes fred god hates fags phelps mantra zealots westboro baptist church appearance comic international san diego week kansas based church headed controversial pastor fred phelps travels nationally stage pickets generally pushing anti gay agenda branching');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8474, '&ldquo;Anybody mind if I take off my pants?&rdquo; A Mad Men montage', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/21/%e2%80%9canybody-mind-if-i-take-off-my-pants%e2%80%9d-a-mad-men-montage/', 'ABOVE: Mad Men stars arrive at this week&amp;#8217;s premiere party. The show returns to AMC on Sunday. The season premiere of Mad Men is still days away, but don&amp;#8217;t let that stop you from reveling in their special brand of mid-century sexual innuendo. Fortunately, YouTube has a montage of the Sterling Cooper execs at the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:29+02:00', 'General', '“anybody mind i pantsâ€ mad men montage mad men stars arrive week premiere party returns amc sunday season premiere mad men days away don t let stop reveling special brand mid century sexual innuendo fortunately youtube montage sterling cooper execs');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8475, 'Jobs: I find your lack of faith disturbing', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/19/jobs-i-find-your-lack-of-faith-disturbing/', 'The force is strong with Apple CEO Steve Jobs,&nbsp; according to the Hong Kong-based animators who brought you the infamous Tiger Woods accident reenactment. The folks at Next Media have released another comically-genius animated short that distills the controversy surrounding Apple&amp;#8217;s iPhone 4 into a classic saga of good versus evil &mdash; or at least [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:30+02:00', 'General', 'jobs i lack faith disturbing force strong apple ceo steve jobsâ  according hong kong based animators brought infamous tiger woods accident reenactment folks media released comically genius animated short distills controversy surrounding apple iphone 4 classic saga good versus evil —');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8476, 'Letterman blackmailer up for Emmy', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/16/letterman-blackmailer-up-for-emmy/', 'Television producer Robert Halderman might be serving a six-month stretch at Rikers Island for the attempted extortion of David Letterman, but that didn&amp;#8217;t stop him from picking up an Emmy nomination this week. Ironically, this comes after the late-night host was himself was passed over for a nomination this year. But Halderman, already a star [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:30+02:00', 'General', 'letterman blackmailer emmy television producer robert halderman serving month stretch rikers island attempted extortion david letterman didn t stop picking emmy nomination week ironically comes late night host passed nomination year halderman star');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8477, 'Baseball mogul, iconoclast, Seinfeld star', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/07/14/baseball-mogul-iconoclast-seinfeld-star/', 'Amid the deluge of inexplicably saccharine George Steinbrenner tributes, a few have cited Larry David&amp;#8217;s parodies of &amp;#8220;The Boss&amp;#8221; on Seinfeld as an example of the late Yankees owner&amp;#8217;s cultural reach. Oddly enough, outside of New York and the sports world, he may be best known for these comedic portrayals. The Bleacher Report, a popular [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:31+02:00', 'General', 'baseball mogul iconoclast seinfeld star amid deluge inexplicably saccharine george steinbrenner tributes cited larry david parodies boss seinfeld example late yankees owner cultural reach oddly outside new york sports world best known comedic portrayals bleacher report popular');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8478, 'Connecticut remembers Steve Jobs', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/connecticut-remembers-steve-jobs/', 'View &amp;#8220;Connecticut remembers Steve Jobs &amp;#8221; on Storify', '2011-10-16T04:15:32+02:00', 'General', 'connecticut remembers steve jobs view connecticut remembers steve jobs storify');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8479, 'Iowa State mascot says UConn fans broke his arm', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/17/iowa-state-mascot-says-uconn-fans-broke-his-arm/', 'UConn&amp;#8217;s football team isn&amp;#8217;t exactly getting positive press today after the Huskies&amp;#8217; 24-20 loss to Iowa State last night. But the real scorn in the sports blogosphere today is directed at a small group of UConn fans who are being accused of beating up Iowa State&amp;#8217;s mascot and giving him a broken arm. In a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:33+02:00', 'Sports', 'iowa state mascot says uconn fans broke arm uconn football team isn t exactly getting positive press today huskies 24 20 loss iowa state night real scorn sports blogosphere today directed small group uconn fans accused beating iowa state mascot giving broken arm');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8480, 'Was Stamford&rsquo;s Chris Hansen caught cheating on camera?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/30/report-stamfords-chris-hansen-caught-on-camera-cheating-on-wife/', 'ABOVE: Chris Hansen and wife Mary Joan in 2007. Stinger, stung? The National Enquirer reports that Stamford resident Chris Hansen, host of Dateline NBC&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;To Catch a Predator,&amp;#8221; was caught having an affair by the same hidden-camera trick he uses to nail perverts. Yes, it&amp;#8217;s the National Enquirer, so help yourself to a heaping plate [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:33+02:00', 'General', 'stamford’s chris hansen caught cheating camera chris hansen wife mary joan 2007 stinger stung national enquirer reports stamford resident chris hansen host dateline nbc catch predator caught having affair hidden camera trick uses nail perverts yes national enquirer help heaping plate');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8481, 'Holley-wood moment for former reality star in Cowboys&rsquo; victory', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/19/holley-wood-moment-for-former-reality-star-in-cowboys%e2%80%99-victory/', 'Jesse Holley is the Carrie Underwood of the NFL. From a reality star to a star. And Holley wears his star on his helmet. On Sunday, Holley made his first NFL catch and later hauled in a 77-yard Tony Romo (playing the role of hero with a broken rib) pass that set up a game-winning [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:35+02:00', 'General', 'holley wood moment reality star cowboys’ victory jesse holley carrie underwood nfl reality star star holley wears star helmet sunday holley nfl catch later hauled 77 yard tony romo playing role hero broken rib pass set game winning');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8482, 'Take out frustrations: Casey Anthony dunking booth', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/19/take-out-frustrations-casey-anthony-dunking-booth/', 'Folks in Kentucky are taking out their frustrations over the Casey Anthony verdict by throwing things at her in an attempt to soak her. Actually, the dunking booth at the Lexington Lions Club Bluegrass Fair features a Casey Anthony look-alike who taunts patrons with statements like &ldquo;You thought I was guilty?&rdquo; The story on the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:36+02:00', 'General', 'frustrations casey anthony dunking booth folks kentucky taking frustrations casey anthony verdict throwing things attempt soak actually dunking booth lexington lions club bluegrass fair features casey anthony look alike taunts patrons statements like “you thought i guiltyâ€ story');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8483, 'Glenn Beck moving to Texas', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/01/glenn-beck-moving-to-texas/', 'Frontiersman Davy Crockett once said &ldquo;You can go to hell &mdash; I&rsquo;m going to Texas!&rdquo; The New York Daily News is reporting that former Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck is relocating to the Lone Star State in the wake of his departure from the cable news world. Get the scoop here on the gated [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:36+02:00', 'General', 'glenn beck moving texas frontiersman davy crockett said “you hell — i’m going texasâ€ new york daily news reporting fox news channel host glenn beck relocating lone star state wake departure cable news world scoop gated');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8484, 'John Lennon was closet Republican, Reagan fan', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/29/john-lennon-was-closet-republican-reagan-fan/', 'The Toronto Sun is reporting that former Beatle John Lennon was, at the time of his death, a Ronald Reagan fan and Republican who loved arguing politics with liberals. The Sun reports:&nbsp; &amp;#8220;In (the) new documentary Beatles Stories, (Lennon assistant Fred) Seaman tells filmmaker Seth Swirsky Lennon wasn&amp;#8217;t the peace-loving militant fans thought he was [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:37+02:00', 'General', 'john lennon closet republican reagan fan toronto sun reporting beatle john lennon time death ronald reagan fan republican loved arguing politics liberals sun reportsâ  new documentary beatles stories lennon assistant fred seaman tells filmmaker seth swirsky lennon wasn t peace loving militant fans thought');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8485, 'New Austin hotel closes after more glass falls', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/29/new-austin-hotel-closes-after-more-glass-falls/', 'The Austin American-Statesman is reporting that the trendy, 37-story W Hotel has closed after more glass crashed onto downtown streets and sidewalks. Glass panels serve as the railings for balconies at the hotel. The hotel has been open for seven months. The Statesman reports: &amp;#8220;It came just 24 hours after officials announced they would replace [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:37+02:00', 'General', 'new austin hotel closes glass austin american statesman reporting trendy 37 story w hotel closed glass crashed downtown streets sidewalks glass panels serve railings balconies hotel hotel open seven months statesman reports came just 24 hours officials announced replace');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8486, 'Cuban leaves $20k tip after post-championship revelry', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/14/cuban-leaves-20k-tip-after-post-championship-revelry/', 'Celebrating his first title was a sweet experience for Dallas owner Mark Cuban.\nEven if it came with a steep price.\nThe New York Post is reporting that Mark Cuban left a major gratuity after celebrating the Mavericks&amp;#8217; NBA championship.\nBlogger Ti...', '2011-10-16T04:15:38+02:00', 'General', 'cuban leaves $20k tip post championship revelry celebrating title sweet experience dallas owner mark cuban\neven came steep price\nthe new york post reporting mark cuban left major gratuity celebrating mavericks nba');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8487, 'Eva Longoria getting bundle of joy?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/14/eva-longoria-getting-bundle-of-joy/', 'San Antonio Express-News fashion writer Michael Quintanilla is reporting that Eva  Longoria, the 36-year-old San Antonio resident, is finally getting a bundle of  joy. But is she pregnant? \nRead the story here for details: Eva Longoria getting bundle o...', '2011-10-16T04:15:38+02:00', 'General', 'eva longoria getting bundle joy san antonio express news fashion writer michael quintanilla reporting eva longoria 36 year old san antonio resident finally getting bundle joy pregnant \nread story details eva longoria getting bundle');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8488, 'Miami won the NBA championship?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/13/miami-won-the-nba-championship/', 'Jeff Schultz blogs at ajc.com about a big Macy&amp;#8217;s ad in Monday&amp;#8217;s Miami Herald congratulating the Miami Heat for winning the NBA championship. Hmm, generally you think there&amp;#8217;d be some kind of contingency plans for such a situation. And does the newspaper get to keep the ad money? See the ad and read the blog [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:39+02:00', 'General', 'miami won nba championship jeff schultz blogs ajccom big macy ad monday miami herald congratulating miami heat winning nba championship hmm generally think kind contingency plans situation does newspaper ad money ad read blog');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8489, 'TV truck a ruse for huge pot load', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/27/tv-truck-a-ruse-for-huge-pot-load/', 'More people are getting movies delivered to their home via the digital airwaves nowadays. And perhaps now the satellite TV folks can deliver other products as the Border Patrol found out along the Texas-Mexico border. Agents noticed an apparent Dish Network truck that emerged from the brush was emitting a strong odor of marijuana. Read [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:39+02:00', 'General', 'tv truck ruse huge pot load people getting movies delivered home digital airwaves nowadays satellite tv folks deliver products border patrol texas mexico border agents noticed apparent dish network truck emerged brush emitting strong odor marijuana read');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8490, 'Hong Kong 3-D erotic film not quite porn', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/20/hong-kong-3-d-erotic-film-not-quite-porn/', '&amp;#8220;Avatar&amp;#8221; has been beaten for the first-day box office record in Hong Kong by the 3-D erotic film &amp;#8220;3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy.&amp;#8221; The Associated Press story says: &amp;#8221; &amp;#8216;Sex and Zen&amp;#8217; &mdash; a remake of a 1991 Hong Kong movie by the same name &mdash; features full nudity and camouflaged lovemaking scenes but [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:40+02:00', 'General', 'hong kong 3 erotic film quite porn avatar beaten day box office record hong kong 3 erotic film 3d sex zen extreme ecstasy associated press story says sex zen — remake 1991 hong kong movie — features nudity camouflaged lovemaking scenes');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8491, 'Are U.S. women&rsquo;s latest uniforms the ugliest yet?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/28/are-u-s-women%e2%80%99s-latest-uniforms-the-ugliest-yet/', 'The new uniforms that the U.S. national team debuted in this year&amp;#8217;s Women&amp;#8217;s World Cup looks like a nurse&amp;#8217;s uniform, according to critics. &amp;#8220;They want you to know, for sure, that this is a not a man&amp;#8217;s shirt. So the FIFA #1 ranked women&amp;#8217;s team will go to Germany in a nurse&amp;#8217;s uniform,&amp;#8221; the blog [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:42+02:00', 'Sports', 'women’s latest uniforms ugliest new uniforms national team debuted year women world cup looks like nurse uniform according critics want know sure shirt fifa #1 ranked women team germany nurse uniform blog');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8492, 'How to pick the Oscar winners (NYT)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/24/how-to-pick-the-oscar-winners-nyt/', 'Statistician Nate Silver normally wastes his time writing about politics. But he&amp;#8217;s finally turned his attention to something truly worthwhile: Handicapping the Oscar nominees. &amp;#8220;By far the best predictors are the winners of other major awards, like the Golden Globes,&amp;#8221; Silver wrote on his New York Times blog. Silver&amp;#8217;s other three rules are slightly less [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:42+02:00', 'Television', 'pick oscar winners nyt statistician nate silver normally wastes time writing politics finally turned attention truly worthwhile handicapping oscar nominees far best predictors winners major awards like golden globes silver wrote new york times blog silver rules slightly');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8493, '&lsquo;Kiss Controller&rsquo; lets you tongue bowl, with a partner', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/22/%e2%80%98kiss-controller%e2%80%99-lets-you-tongue-bowl-with-a-partner/', 'For all of us who have ever wanted to kiss and bowl at the same time, the &quot;Kiss Controller&quot; is here.', '2011-10-16T04:15:43+02:00', 'Sports', '‘kiss controller’ lets tongue bowl partner wanted kiss bowl time kiss controller');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8494, 'JetBlue flight attendant, the animation', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/11/jetblue-flight-attendant-the-animation/', 'Here&amp;#8217;s another way to enjoy the tale of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who allegedly cursed out passengers, activated the jet&amp;#8217;s emergency chute and slid away with two beers Monday after after a passenger refused to apologize for accidentally hitting him on the head with a bag. Three problems with the animation: It shows a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:43+02:00', 'General', 'jetblue flight attendant animation way enjoy tale jetblue flight attendant steven slater allegedly cursed passengers activated jet emergency chute slid away beers monday passenger refused apologize accidentally hitting head bag problems animation shows');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8495, 'Another way to quit in style', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/10/another-way-to-quit-in-style/', 'Liked the flight attendant who slid away from his job with two beers and a curse-filled rant? Check out this woman who sent her entire office a series photos of herself with dry-erase board messages. Turns out Jenny will miss all of her colleagues, except one. I&amp;#8217;d say more, but that would ruin the surprise. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:44+02:00', 'General', 'way quit style liked flight attendant slid away job beers curse filled rant check woman sent entire office series photos dry erase board messages turns jenny miss colleagues i say ruin surprise');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8496, 'Westboro Baptist to picket Steve Jobs&rsquo; funeral, church members tweet via iPhone', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-to-picket-steve-jobs%e2%80%99-funeral-church-members-tweet-via-iphone/', 'It may seem like all of America is sad to hear the news of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs&rsquo; death at age 56, but Westboro Baptist Church can find a reason to hate anyone, and Jobs is no exception. Margie Phelps, daughter of rogue church&rsquo;s pastor Fred Phelps, tweeted their plans to picket Job&rsquo;s funeral FROM [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:46+02:00', 'Fred Phelps', 'westboro baptist picket steve jobs’ funeral church members tweet iphone like america sad hear news apple founder steve jobs’ death age 56 westboro baptist church reason hate jobs exception margie phelps daughter rogue church’s pastor fred phelps tweeted plans picket job’s funeral');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8497, 'Holy Smoke loads cremated ashes into ammunition', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/03/holy-smoke-loads-cremated-ashes-into-ammunition/', 'The latest way you can honor loved ones is to have them locked and loaded, their cremated remains inserted into live ammunition by an Alabama company called Holy Smoke. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t a joke. It&rsquo;s a job that we take very seriously. This is a reverent business. We take the utmost care in what we do [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:46+02:00', 'Sports', 'holy smoke loads cremated ashes ammunition latest way honor loved ones locked loaded cremated remains inserted live ammunition alabama company called holy smoke “this isn’t joke it’s job seriously reverent business utmost care');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8498, 'White Castle sued by overweight burger-lover', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/12/white-castle-sued-by-overweight-burger-lover/', 'A 290-pound diner claims the White Castle chain has violated the civil rights of its more sizable clientele by not following through on promises to make its tight booths bigger to accommodate their bellies. Martin Kessman, a 64-year-old New Yorker, filed a complaint after he could barely squeeze into the fast-food restaurants booths and bumped [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:47+02:00', 'burger', 'white castle sued overweight burger lover 290 pound diner claims white castle chain violated civil rights sizable clientele following promises make tight booths bigger accommodate bellies martin kessman 64 year old new yorker filed complaint barely squeeze food restaurants booths bumped');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8499, 'Double Triple Oreo cookie: three wafers, two layers of cream, 100 calories', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/17/double-triple-oreo-cookie-three-wafers-two-layers-of-cream-100-calories/', 'There are two things that can make an Oreo better: more filling and more cookie. The latest Oreo version has both, with regular and chocolate filling sandwiched between three chocolate wafers. It&rsquo;s called the Triple Double Oreo, and it&rsquo;s finally hitting American grocery store shelves &mdash; and then our cabinets and then our tummies &mdash; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:47+02:00', 'cookie', 'double triple oreo cookie wafers layers cream 100 calories things make oreo better filling cookie latest oreo regular chocolate filling sandwiched chocolate wafers it’s called triple double oreo it’s finally hitting american grocery store shelves — cabinets tummies —');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8500, 'NASCAR pastor thanks God for sponsors and his &lsquo;smokin&rsquo; hot wife&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/25/nascar-pastor-thanks-god-for-sponsors-and-his-%e2%80%98smokin%e2%80%99-hot-wife%e2%80%99/', 'Pastor Joe Nelms shouted a prayer thanking God for everything from the cars&rsquo; Goodyear tires to his own &ldquo;smokin&rsquo; hot wife&rdquo; before a NASCAR event this weekend. Nelms is the pastor of Family Baptist Church outside of Nashville, but in this invocation he sounds more like Talladega Nights&rsquo; Ricky Bobby (or a NASCAR commercial) than [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:48+02:00', 'Sports', 'nascar pastor thanks god sponsors ‘smokin’ hot wife’ pastor joe nelms shouted prayer thanking god cars’ goodyear tires “smokin’ hot wifeâ€ nascar event weekend nelms pastor family baptist church outside nashville invocation sounds like talladega nights’ ricky bobby nascar commercial');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8501, 'Pope tweets for the first time, praises Jesus in fewer than 140 characters', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/28/pope-tweets-for-the-first-time-praises-jesus-in-fewer-than-140-characters/', 'Pope Benedict XVI sent out his first-ever tweet today, announcing the launch of a new news site from the Vatican News Twitter account. The AP reported: Benedict put the site online himself by tapping an iPad, said Thaddeus Jones, project coordinator and an official with the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Moments later the pope [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:48+02:00', 'Pope', 'pope tweets time praises jesus fewer 140 characters pope benedict xvi sent tweet today announcing launch new news site vatican news twitter account ap reported benedict site online tapping ipad said thaddeus jones project coordinator official pontifical council social communications moments later pope');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8502, 'Missing NY cobra leaves a Twitter trail', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/29/missing-ny-cobra-leaves-a-twitter-trail/', 'It is hard to believe that the zookeepers at Bronx Zoo can&amp;#8217;t find that missing Egyptian cobra. According to the snake&amp;#8217;s Twitter account, the cobra is having a grand time in New York. The sly snake has more than 60,000 followers. Sample tweets: Taking the Sex and the City Tour!!! I&amp;#8217;m totally a SSSamantha. #snakeonthetown [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:49+02:00', 'General', 'missing ny cobra leaves twitter trail hard believe zookeepers bronx zoo t missing egyptian cobra according snake twitter account cobra having grand time new york sly snake 60000 followers sample tweets taking sex city tour i totally sssamantha #snakeonthetown');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8503, 'Christian football player Tim Tebow now modeling underwear', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/28/christian-football-player-tim-tebow-now-modeling-underwear/', 'The Houston Chronicle reported today on what our own Houston Texans are doing during the league-wide lockout, including working out at Rice University and playing a few rounds of golf. The NFL contract dispute has also afforded a certain evangelical quarterback some extra free time. Denver Bronco Tim Tebow, known for his once Bible-inscribed eye [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:50+02:00', 'General', 'christian football player tim tebow modeling underwear houston chronicle reported today houston texans doing league wide lockout including working rice university playing rounds golf nfl contract dispute afforded certain evangelical quarterback extra free time denver bronco tim tebow known bible inscribed eye');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8504, 'Vatican says the Simpsons are Catholic', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/10/18/vatican-says-the-simpsons-are-catholic/', 'Despite being cartoons, The Simpsons are more clever and culturally-conscious than most TV families, and the writers incorporate real-life religion into their lives: grace at meals, Sunday School, Bible references and even an animated version of the Almighty himself. The Vatican has taken notice of The Simpsons&amp;#8217; Christian faith and published an article in its [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:50+02:00', 'General', 'vatican says simpsons catholic despite cartoons simpsons clever culturally conscious tv families writers incorporate real life religion lives grace meals sunday school bible references animated almighty vatican taken notice simpsons christian faith published article');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8505, 'Converse pulls shoe portraying Hendrix as Hindu god', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/22/converse-pulls-shoe-portraying-hendrix-as-hindu-god/', 'Converse is longer selling a pair of Chuck Taylors that depicted guitar legend Jimi Hendrix as a colorful, multi-armed Hindu deity. The company says the shoe&amp;#8211;a part of a fall collection in memory of Hendrix&amp;#8211;will no longer be sold because it offends Hindu culture. The Hindu and the Times of India reported on the story [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:51+02:00', 'General', 'converse pulls shoe portraying hendrix hindu god converse longer selling pair chuck taylors depicted guitar legend jimi hendrix colorful multi armed hindu deity company says shoe&#8211a collection memory hendrix&#8211will longer sold offends hindu culture hindu times india reported story');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8506, '&lsquo;Dude, you have no Quran&rsquo; gets autotuned', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/16/%e2%80%98dude-you-have-no-quran%e2%80%99-gets-autotuned/', 'It was only a matter of time.\n\nThe autotune masters of the internetz got hold of the video of the dreadlocked hipster in Amarillo who stole a Quran from a pastor who planned to burn it in a city park.\nHis snappy response is now a techno-dance jam. Enjo...', '2011-10-16T04:15:51+02:00', 'Video', '‘dude quran’ gets autotuned matter time\n\nthe autotune masters internetz got hold video dreadlocked hipster amarillo stole quran pastor planned burn city park\nhis snappy response techno dance jam enjo');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8507, '&lsquo;Dude, you have no Quran!&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/09/13/%e2%80%98dude-you-have-no-quran%e2%80%99/', 'A shirtless skateboarder is a local hero for stopping a Quran-burning in Amarillo over the weekend. Inspired by the canceled plan that got national attention, Pastor David Grisham announced he&amp;#8217;d burn a Quran in a public park, but was foiled by a guy who swiped the holy book from his hands. &amp;#8220;I snook up behind [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:52+02:00', 'General', '‘dude quran’ shirtless skateboarder local hero stopping quran burning amarillo weekend inspired canceled plan got national attention pastor david grisham announced burn quran public park foiled guy swiped holy book hands i snook');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8508, 'Parenting advice from Jon Gosselin', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2010/08/25/parenting-advice-from-jon-gosselin/', 'I&amp;#8217;d generally avoid taking parenting advice from anyone who: wears Ed Hardy clothing, behaves more like a kid than his children and trades in his married family life for romps with younger ladies&amp;#8230; but apparently not everyone agrees. Otherwise, why would Jon Gosselin, formerly the father on Jon and Kate Plus 8, be planning to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:52+02:00', 'General', 'parenting advice jon gosselin i generally avoid taking parenting advice wears ed hardy clothing behaves like kid children trades married family life romps younger ladies apparently agrees jon gosselin father jon kate 8 planning');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8509, 'Sacramento coach resigns after showing too much', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/14/sacramento-coach-resigns-after-showing-too-much/', 'A Sacramento high school football coach has resigned after pictures of him posing in a thong surfaced on Twitter. Henry Lusk, the head coach at Kennedy High School in Sacramento, is seen taking a picture of himself in a bathroom mirror while wearing a white thong. It isn&rsquo;t clear how the photo became public. Lusk, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:57+02:00', 'General', 'sacramento coach resigns showing sacramento high school football coach resigned pictures posing thong surfaced twitter henry lusk head coach kennedy high school sacramento seen taking picture bathroom mirror wearing white thong isn’t clear photo public lusk');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8510, 'Military dad surprises daughter at spelling bee', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/14/military-dad-surprises-daughter-at-spelling-bee/', 'Nine-year-old Skylar Johnson was a little bit surprised when her teacher picked her to participate in the spelling bee at her Boca Raton elementary school. After all, she didn&rsquo;t even have her hand raised. Skylar was even more surprised when after correctly spelling the word &ldquo;sergeant&rdquo; the principal asked her if she knew any sergeants. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:58+02:00', 'General', 'military dad surprises daughter spelling bee year old skylar johnson little bit surprised teacher picked participate spelling bee boca raton elementary school didn’t hand raised skylar surprised correctly spelling word “sergeantâ€ principal asked knew sergeants');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8511, 'Video shows Chinese fighter pilot ejecting from doomed aircraft', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/14/video-shows-chinese-fighter-pilot-ejecting-from-doomed-aircraft/', 'A Chinese air force jet crashed at an air show on Friday according to the Associated Press. There are no reports of casualties, however only one parachute can be seen opening from the two-seat fighter. The JH-7 &ldquo;Flying Leopard&rdquo; fighter-bomber, burst into flames upon crashing. The pilot who ejected suffered only minor injuries, but his [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:59+02:00', 'General', 'video shows chinese fighter pilot ejecting doomed aircraft chinese air force jet crashed air friday according associated press reports casualties parachute seen opening seat fighter jh 7 “flying leopardâ€ fighter bomber burst flames crashing pilot ejected suffered minor injuries');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8512, 'Facing forfeit, JV footballer sits out &mdash; because she&rsquo;s a girl', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/13/facing-forfeit-jv-footballer-sits-out-%e2%80%94-because-she%e2%80%99s-a-girl/', 'Mina Johnson of Virginia is the first girl to ever play for Southampton Academy. Unfortunately for her, that distinction hasn&rsquo;t been celebrated by some of her gridiron opponents. The eighth grader was forced to sit out of Southampton&rsquo;s game against Northeast Academy, because Northeast threatened to forfeit if she played. Rather than suffer the forfeit, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:15:59+02:00', 'Sports', 'facing forfeit jv footballer sits — she’s girl mina johnson virginia girl play southampton academy unfortunately distinction hasn’t celebrated gridiron opponents eighth grader forced sit southampton’s game northeast academy northeast threatened forfeit played suffer forfeit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8513, 'Baby can&rsquo;t get magazine to work like iPad (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/13/baby-can%e2%80%99t-get-magazine-to-work-like-ipad-video/', 'By Will Kane Old media crybabies will find something new to shed tears over in this clip of a 1-year-old trying to use an magazine as if it were an iPad. The tot pokes and swipes at the glossy pages, hoping they&rsquo;ll respond in some way. Instead they just sit there, dull and lifeless. Not [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:00+02:00', 'General', 'baby can’t magazine work like ipad video kane old media crybabies new shed tears clip 1 year old trying use magazine ipad tot pokes swipes glossy pages hoping they’ll respond way instead just sit dull lifeless');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8514, 'Philly fans boo during anti-cancer commercial', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/13/philly-fans-boo-during-anti-cancer-commercial/', 'More than any other sports fans in American, Philadelphia&rsquo;s finest have a reputation for being, shall we say, rude. Most legendary, Philly fans booed Santa. Wednesday, though, many will say, topped it. During Wednesday night&rsquo;s Flyers game against the visiting Canucks, a Hockey Fights Cancer commercial displayed on the jumbotron at Wells Fargo Center. The [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:00+02:00', 'General', 'philly fans boo anti cancer commercial sports fans american philadelphia’s finest reputation shall say rude legendary philly fans booed santa wednesday say topped wednesday night’s flyers game visiting canucks hockey fights cancer commercial displayed jumbotron wells fargo center');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8515, 'Haunted house hidden cam captures the faces of fear', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/12/haunted-house-hidden-cam-captures-the-faces-of-fear/', 'The youth of North America are a timid lot, it seems. Thousands of teens &ndash; mostly boys &ndash; have paid admission to the Nightmares Fear Factory, a haunted house in Niagara Falls, Canada, to be scared witless, and judging from the photos taken by a hidden camera, they got their money&rsquo;s worth. And they can [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:01+02:00', 'General', 'haunted house hidden cam captures faces fear youth north america timid lot thousands teens – boys – paid admission nightmares fear factory haunted house niagara canada scared witless judging photos taken hidden camera got money’s worth');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8516, 'Man DQ&rsquo;d for taking bus during marathon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/12/man-dq%e2%80%99d-for-taking-bus-during-marathon/', 'We&rsquo;ve all been there &mdash; you&rsquo;re out jogging, you&rsquo;re feeling great, then the burn sets in. For Rob Sloan of England, that was the moment at which he did what many of us would do too: He called it quits and hopped on the bus. The only problem with Sloan&rsquo;s bright idea was that he [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:01+02:00', 'Sports', 'dq’d taking bus marathon we’ve — you’re jogging you’re feeling great burn sets rob sloan england moment did called quits hopped bus problem sloan’s bright idea');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8517, 'National Pet Peeve Week: Dating Annoyances', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/11/national-pet-peeve-week-dating-annoyances/', 'It&rsquo;s National Pet Peeve Week! This annual event, observed in the second week of October, is the one week of the year in which families and friends can gather together to talk and celebrate and&hellip; annoy each other. To coincide with this loving occasion, the San Francisco-based online dating site,&nbsp;Zoosk, has asked 1,500 of its [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:02+02:00', 'General', 'national pet peeve week dating annoyances it’s national pet peeve week annual event observed second week october week year families friends gather talk celebrate and… annoy coincide loving occasion san francisco based online dating siteâ zoosk asked 1500');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8518, 'SF has Top 5 credit score', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/11/sf-has-top-5-credit-score/', 'We&rsquo;re frugal! We pay our debts! Not attributes you usually associate with San Francisco, we know. But apparently it&rsquo;s true: Our fair city has the fifth-best credit score in the land, according to a report from credit powerhouse Experian. Our score of 781 can&rsquo;t match Wausau, Wis. whose residents led the nation with a score [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:02+02:00', 'General', 'sf 5 credit score we’re frugal pay debts attributes usually associate san francisco know apparently it’s true fair city fifth best credit score land according report credit powerhouse experian score 781 can’t match wausau wis residents led nation score');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8519, 'Amazing video of mountain bike rider getting ambushed by an antelope', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/11/amazing-video-of-mountain-bike-rider-getting-ambushed-by-an-antelope/', 'Mountain bikers are known to be tough. Few, if any, are tougher than South African Evan van der Spuy. The 17-year-old was blind-sided by a Red Hartebeest, a large antelope that can weigh up to 330 pounds, during a ride this week. Amazingly, he wrote on twitter: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all stable with nothing more than a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:03+02:00', 'General', 'amazing video mountain bike rider getting ambushed antelope mountain bikers known tough tougher south african evan spuy 17 year old blind sided red hartebeest large antelope weigh 330 pounds ride week amazingly wrote twitter “i’m stable');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8520, 'Saddam lookalike escapes porno press gang', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/11/saddam-lookalike-escapes-porno-press-gang/', 'You figure looking like a notorious dictator has more downs than ups, but an Egyptian Saddam Hussein lookalike may have gotten the worst of it when he escaped forcibly starring in a porno. According to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, Mohamed Bishr was harassed and ultimately attacked by a gang of armed men hoping to use [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:04+02:00', 'General', 'saddam lookalike escapes porno press gang figure looking like notorious dictator downs ups egyptian saddam hussein lookalike gotten worst escaped forcibly starring porno according egyptian newspaper ahram mohamed bishr harassed ultimately attacked gang armed men hoping use');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8521, 'Blind youth pitches no-hitter', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/10/blind-youth-pitches-no-hitter/', 'Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy If you needed a pick-me-up for your Monday afternoon, here it is: 15-year-old Doug Wells of New Jersey pitched a no-hitter. Oh, and by the way, he&rsquo;s legally blind. The incredible youngster has had five surgeries to attempt to correct his glaucoma, but [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:04+02:00', 'Sports', 'blind youth pitches hitter visit msnbccom breaking news world news news economy needed pick monday afternoon 15 year old doug wells new jersey pitched hitter oh way he’s legally blind incredible youngster surgeries attempt correct glaucoma');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8522, 'Brian Wilson loves Larry Bird, leprechauns (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/10/brian-wilson-loves-larry-bird-leprechauns-video/', 'What is the greatest NBA team of all time? Let&rsquo;s ask noted beard meister and chalupa moocher Brian Wilson. He clearly has strong opinions on the matter, as evidenced by his home decor and retro short-shorts. Larry Bird must have made a huge impression on him when he was 4. NBA2K12 is betting that watching [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:05+02:00', 'General', 'brian wilson loves larry bird leprechauns video greatest nba team time let’s ask noted beard meister chalupa moocher brian wilson clearly strong opinions matter evidenced home decor retro short shorts larry bird huge impression 4 nba2k12 betting watching');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8523, 'Scientists devise &lsquo;invisibility cloak&rsquo; (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/scientists-devise-%e2%80%98invisibility-cloak%e2%80%99-video/', 'The cloaking device &ndash; the Romulan technology that vexed Capt. Kirk and the Enterprise crew &ndash; may not be centuries away after all. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created an &ldquo;invisibility cloak&rdquo; that clicks on and off like a light switch. It works best underwater. The scientists figured that if they [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:06+02:00', 'General', 'scientists devise ‘invisibility cloak’ video cloaking device – romulan technology vexed capt kirk enterprise crew – centuries away researchers university texas dallas created “invisibility cloakâ€ clicks like light switch works best underwater scientists figured');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8524, 'Next for Amanda Knox: Book deal, prosecutor appeal', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/04/next-for-amanda-knox-book-deal-prosecutor-appeal/', 'Amanda Knox&#039;s new life starts Tuesday afternoon when her flight touches down in Seattle.\n\nAfter disembarking from the London-to-Seattle flight, Knox&#039;s family will speak briefly to reporters. Then they want some time alone.\n\n    In this image made from amateur video accessed by APTN, Amanda Knox, right, embraces an unidentified person at Rome&#039;s Leonardo da Vinci airport, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. (AP photo)\n\nFamily spokesman David Marriott said Knox doesn&#039;t have concrete plans for the future after landing in Seattle.', '2011-10-16T04:16:07+02:00', 'General', 'amanda knox book deal prosecutor appeal amanda knoxs new life starts tuesday afternoon flight touches seattle\n\nafter disembarking london seattle flight knoxs family speak briefly reporters want time alone\n\n image amateur video accessed aptn amanda knox right embraces unidentified person romes leonardo vinci airport tuesday oct 4 2011 ap photo\n\nfamily spokesman david marriott said knox doesnt concrete plans future landing seattle');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8525, 'Donald Trump thinks Amanda Knox could &lsquo;become a big star&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/04/donald-trump-thinks-amanda-knox-could-%e2%80%98become-a-big-star%e2%80%99/', 'When Amanda returns home to the U.S. Tuesday, she&#039;ll have no shortage of so-called friends in high places. But her highest friend might be the real-estate mogul sitting at the top of New York&#039;s Trump Tower.\n\nDonald Trump thinks the newly-acquitted Knox has some star potential, and he wants to help her find a way to pay her legal fees. He told new CNN anchor Erin Burnett Monday that Knox could &quot;become a big star and build some dividends&quot; from her ordeal in Italy.', '2011-10-16T04:16:08+02:00', 'General', 'donald trump thinks amanda knox ‘become big star’ amanda returns home tuesday shell shortage called friends high places highest friend real estate mogul sitting new yorks trump tower\n\ndonald trump thinks newly acquitted knox star potential wants help way pay legal fees told new cnn anchor erin burnett monday knox big star build dividends ordeal italy');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8526, 'Amanda Knox spotted at airport on her way home to Seattle', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/04/amanda-knox-spotted-at-airport-on-her-way-home-to-seattle/', 'Amanda Knox sightings are elusive Tuesday, but the former student was spotted at an airport in Rome just before she boarded a plane to Seattle.\n\nKnox, newly acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, appeared in high spirits. The 24-year-old smiled at supporters as she carried her bag through the airport. (Here&#039;s where you can view the photo from the UK Telegraph.)', '2011-10-16T04:16:09+02:00', 'General', 'amanda knox spotted airport way home seattle amanda knox sightings elusive tuesday student spotted airport rome just boarded plane seattle\n\nknox newly acquitted murder meredith kercher appeared high spirits 24 year old smiled supporters carried bag airport heres view photo uk telegraph');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8527, 'Amanda Knox walks free, but not according to these reports', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/03/amanda-knox-walks-free-but-not-according-to-these-reports/', 'As Amanda Knox was led crying out of an Italian courtroom Monday following her acquittal, a tidal wave of  information erupted online.\n\nSome of it was incorrect.\n\nSeveral news organization got the court&rsquo;s decision wrong at first, publishing pre-written stories saying Knox &ldquo;looks stunned&rdquo; as her appeal was overturned and that she would be &ldquo;returned to jail in Perugia, Italy.&rdquo; One AFP story (lately removed from the Internet) even quoted prosecutors saying they were &ldquo;delighted&rdquo; with the verdict.', '2011-10-16T04:16:09+02:00', 'General', 'amanda knox walks free according reports amanda knox led crying italian courtroom monday following acquittal tidal wave information erupted online\n\nsome incorrect\n\nseveral news organization got court’s decision wrong publishing pre written stories saying knox “looks stunnedâ€ appeal overturned “returned jail perugia italyâ€ afp story lately removed internet quoted prosecutors saying “delightedâ€ verdict');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8528, 'Amanda Knox already getting &lsquo;job offers,&rsquo; movie rewrites', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/03/amanda-knox-already-getting-%e2%80%98job-offers%e2%80%99-movie-rewrites/', 'Now that Amanda Knox has been acquitted of murdering her British roommate, Lifetime is planning on making a few updates to the controversial movie. A brief epilogue added at the start of the movie, and an updated coda will reflect recent developments, reports TV Guide.', '2011-10-16T04:16:10+02:00', 'General', 'amanda knox getting ‘job offers’ movie rewrites amanda knox acquitted murdering british roommate lifetime planning making updates controversial movie brief epilogue added start movie updated coda reflect recent developments reports tv guide');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8529, 'Don Lapre, &lsquo;tiny classified ads&rsquo; huckster, apparent suicide', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/10/03/don-lapre-%e2%80%98tiny-classified-ads%e2%80%99-huckster-apparent-suicide/', 'When I lived in Phoenix in the &rsquo;90s, it was hard to avoid seeing Don Lapre&rsquo;s face on TV at least a couple times a day. The boyish-looking pitchman would enthusiastically tell viewers his rag-to-riches story, claiming to have made millions by running tiny classified ads in thousands of newspapers. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how I generated over [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:11+02:00', 'General', 'don lapre ‘tiny classified ads’ huckster apparent suicide i lived phoenix ’90s hard avoid seeing don lapre’s face tv couple times day boyish looking pitchman enthusiastically tell viewers rag riches story claiming millions running tiny classified ads thousands newspapers “that’s i generated');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8530, 'U.S. Capitol police investigate Onion Twitter joke', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/29/u-s-capitol-police-investigate-onion-twitter-joke/', 'One way to get on the radar of the U.S. Capitol police? Post a joke on Twitter about hostages at the Capitol building. That&rsquo;s what happened when faux news source The Onion tweeted the following message this morning: That tweet was followed by hundreds of responses from people who felt they weren&rsquo;t in on the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:11+02:00', 'General', 'capitol police investigate onion twitter joke way radar capitol police post joke twitter hostages capitol building that’s happened faux news source onion tweeted following message morning tweet followed hundreds responses people felt weren’t');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8531, 'Batting champ or batting chump?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/29/batting-champ-or-batting-chump/', 'It had all the makings of a coronation. It was the only reason Met fans were interested in following the team for the last few weeks of another hapless season. But in a shocking turn of events, they were left with a bad taste in their mouths heading into the off-season, and it had nothing [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:12+02:00', 'General', 'batting champ batting chump makings coronation reason met fans interested following team weeks hapless season shocking turn events left bad taste mouths heading season');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8532, 'Imagine Don Draper is selling Facebook&rsquo;s timeline&hellip;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/27/imagine-don-draper-is-selling-facebook%e2%80%99s-timeline%e2%80%a6/', 'So, what if Facebook had &quot;Mad Men&#039;s&quot; Don Draper on its marketing team?\n\nFirst of all, he&#039;d probably tell Mark Zuckerberg to put on socks. And a tie. And real pants. Then he&#039;d sell Facebook&#039;s new timeline feature like it was a Kodak slideshow carousel. (Everyone who watches the show knows what I mean.)', '2011-10-16T04:16:12+02:00', 'General', 'imagine don draper selling facebook’s timeline… facebook mad mens don draper marketing team\n\nfirst hed probably tell mark zuckerberg socks tie real pants hed sell facebooks new timeline feature like kodak slideshow carousel watches knows i mean');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8533, 'The Detroit Free Press will do anything to sell papers', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/27/the-detroit-free-press-will-do-anything-to-sell-papers/', 'Who&rsquo;s writing the headlines for the Detroit Free Press these days? The Sopranos? Well, you can&rsquo;t argue that this A1 isn&rsquo;t a talker. Probably resulted in a huge spike in street sales. But wait. The Free Press hasn&rsquo;t really let journalistic standards slide. An accidental, and some would say serendipitous, fold has changed the original [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:13+02:00', 'General', 'detroit free press sell papers who’s writing headlines detroit free press days sopranos can’t argue a1 isn’t talker probably resulted huge spike street sales wait free press hasn’t really let journalistic standards slide accidental say serendipitous fold changed original');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8534, 'The case of the disappearing cleavage', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/26/the-case-of-the-disappearing-cleavage/', 'If you think Photoshopping is reserved for flashy advertisements and glossy magazine covers, think again &ndash; even politicians can&rsquo;t escape the wrath of the digital airbrush.&nbsp;Case in point: First-year Canadian MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan is currently at the center of a Photoshopping controversy after someone deemed her cleavage too sexy for Parliament. According to Canadian blog [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:14+02:00', 'Viral', 'case disappearing cleavage think photoshopping reserved flashy advertisements glossy magazine covers think – politicians can’t escape wrath digital airbrushâ case point year canadian mp rathika sitsabaiesan currently center photoshopping controversy deemed cleavage sexy parliament according canadian blog');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8535, 'Facebook&rsquo;s algorithms, page changes decide what&rsquo;s news to you', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/21/facebook%e2%80%99s-algorithms-page-changes-decide-what%e2%80%99s-news-to-you/', 'On the Web, news is not just what&rsquo;s important in your town, state, nation or the whole world, but it&rsquo;s also what&rsquo;s important to you, personally. Facebook understands this as well as anyone. This week, it launched new features that try to focus its users&rsquo; New Feeds on news, and in some ways it gets [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:15+02:00', 'Tech', 'facebook’s algorithms page changes decide what’s news web news just what’s town state nation world it’s what’s personally facebook understands week launched new features try focus users’ new feeds news ways gets');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8536, 'Emmys love &lsquo;Modern Family,&rsquo; snub Steve Carell and Jon Hamm', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/18/emmys-love-%e2%80%98modern-family%e2%80%99-snub-steve-carell-and-jon-hamm/', 'Did anyone happen to see the super-long episode of &quot;Modern Family&quot; that aired Sunday evening?\n\nOh, wait -- my bad. That was the 2011 Emmy Awards.\n\n&quot;Welcome back to the Modern Family awards,&quot; host Jane Lynch joked at one point. &quot;We&#039;ve decided to throw them into the drama category just to see what happens.&quot;\n\nThe ABC comedy won five Emmys Sunday, including best comedy series and best supporting actor and actress in a comedy. The sweep was one of several surprises in an otherwise canned performance by TV&#039;s biggest stars.\n\nThe TV industry turned up its nose at Steve Carell when &quot;Big Bang Theory&quot; actor Jim Parsons won lead actor in a comedy. (Was that a deliberate snub aimed at the star who recently bowed out of &quot;The Office&quot; to concentrate on his movie career? Just a thought.)', '2011-10-16T04:16:16+02:00', 'Television', 'emmys love ‘modern family’ snub steve carell jon hamm did happen super long episode modern family aired sunday evening\n\noh wait bad 2011 emmy awards\n\nwelcome modern family awards host jane lynch joked point weve decided throw drama category just happens\n\nthe abc comedy won emmys sunday including best comedy series best supporting actor actress comedy sweep surprises canned performance tvs biggest stars\n\nthe tv industry turned nose steve carell big bang theory actor jim parsons won lead actor comedy deliberate snub aimed star recently bowed office concentrate movie career just thought');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8537, 'Who won at the 2011 Emmy awards', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/18/who-won-at-the-2011-emmy-awards/', 'Want to know who won? Who, shall we say, didn&rsquo;t win? Here&rsquo;s a list of who took home trophies at Sunday&rsquo;s 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &amp;#38; Sciences. &mdash; Drama Series: &ldquo;Mad Men,&rdquo; AMC. &mdash; Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, &ldquo;The Good Wife,&rdquo; CBS. &mdash; Actor, Drama Series: [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:16+02:00', 'Television', 'won 2011 emmy awards want know won shall say didn’t win here’s list took home trophies sunday’s 63rd annual primetime emmy awards presented academy television arts &#38 sciences — drama series “mad menâ€ amc — actress drama series julianna margulies “the good wifeâ€ cbs — actor drama series');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8538, 'Book: Sarah Palin, hoops star Glen Rice hooked up at 1987 Great Alaska Shootout', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/14/book-sarah-palin-glenn-rice-hooked-up-at-1987-great-alaska-shootout/', 'ABOVE: Glen Rice in 2001. An explosive new Sarah Palin biography contends that the former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor had a one-night fling in 1987&nbsp;with former University of Michigan star Glen Rice, according to various published reports. Palin, who was reportedly 23 and unmarried at the time, was working as a sports reporter for [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:18+02:00', 'General', 'book sarah palin hoops star glen rice hooked 1987 great alaska shootout glen rice 2001 explosive new sarah palin biography contends vice presidential candidate alaska governor night fling 1987â with university michigan star glen rice according various published reports palin reportedly 23 unmarried time working sports reporter');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8539, 'Chinese man has an eel enter his penis, then bladder after spa treatment', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/13/chinese-man-has-an-eel-enter-his-penis-then-bladder-after-spa-treatment/', 'A Chinese man thought he would look years younger after bathing with live eels in a spa treatment designed to remove dead skin. Instead, one of the eels meant to eat the man&rsquo;s dead skin cells decided to enter his penis through the urethra. Yes, it swam up his penis and into his bladder. According [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:19+02:00', 'General', 'chinese eel enter penis bladder spa treatment chinese thought look years younger bathing live eels spa treatment designed remove dead skin instead eels meant eat man’s dead skin cells decided enter penis urethra yes swam penis bladder according');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8540, 'Nike to make 1,500 of Marty McFly&rsquo;s Air Mag sneakers', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/08/nike-to-make-1500-of-marty-mcfly%e2%80%99s-air-mag-sneakers/', 'The Internet&rsquo;s buzzing with news that Nike is releasing the Nike Air Mag sneakers that lace themselves that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future II. Nike said Thursday that it has created a limited-edition shoe based on the model audiences saw in the 1989 movie. Sneaker and movie fans have urged the company [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:20+02:00', 'Funny', 'nike make 1500 marty mcfly’s air sneakers internet’s buzzing news nike releasing nike air sneakers lace marty mcfly wore future ii nike said thursday created limited edition shoe based model audiences saw 1989 movie sneaker movie fans urged company');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8541, 'A list of things found in hot dogs', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/07/a-list-of-things-found-in-hot-dogs/', 'How&rsquo;d you like to bite into a hot dog and get a mouthful of glass? Here&rsquo;s a story that probably should have broken BEFORE labor day. The Department of Agriculture recently filled a New York Times&rsquo; reporter&rsquo;s 2009 request for complaints lodged against hot dog manufacturers. The 64 resulting reports are unappetizing, with claims of [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:20+02:00', 'General', 'list things hot dogs how’d like bite hot dog mouthful glass here’s story probably broken labor day department agriculture recently filled new york times’ reporter’s 2009 request complaints lodged hot dog manufacturers 64 resulting reports unappetizing claims');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8542, 'Wind plays havoc with skirts at U.S. Open', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/06/wind-plays-havoc-with-skirts-at-u-s-open/', 'What does the U.S. Open have in common with the &ldquo;The Seven Year Itch&rdquo;? Both were harassed by pervy gusts. Like Marilyn Monroe in the the &rsquo;50s film, Ana Ivanovic and Serena Williams &ndash; playing in a quarterfinals match Tuesday &ndash; had to contend with blasts of wind that threatened to cause wardrobe malfunctions. Ivanovic [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:21+02:00', 'General', 'wind plays havoc skirts open does open common “the seven year itchâ€ harassed pervy gusts like marilyn monroe ’50s film ana ivanovic serena williams – playing quarterfinals match tuesday – contend blasts wind threatened cause wardrobe malfunctions ivanovic');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8543, 'Jeff Bezos&rsquo; spaceship fails', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/09/02/jeff-bezos%e2%80%99-spaceship-fails/', 'An unmanned spaceship funded by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos failed during a test flight last week, in a mishap described by the Wall Street Journal as an illustration of &ldquo;the dramatic risks of private space ventures.&rdquo; Bezos wrote about the misfire Friday on the website of Blue Origin, the Kent-based company he [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:21+02:00', 'General', 'jeff bezos’ spaceship fails unmanned spaceship funded amazon founder chief executive jeff bezos failed test flight week mishap described wall street journal illustration “the dramatic risks private space venturesâ€ bezos wrote misfire friday website blue origin kent based company');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8544, 'Man finds $150K in his backyard, turns it in', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/31/man-finds-150k-in-his-backyard-turns-it-in/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com: On Monday, Wayne Sabaj, 49, an unemployed carpenter living in McHenry County, Ill., (about 60 miles northwest of Chicago) found some green stuff in his garden&mdash;about $150,000 worth, stuffed into two duffel bags. The Chicago Tribune reports: &ldquo;[Sabaj] contemplated his position for about a half hour, then &ndash; fearing that the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:22+02:00', 'General', 'finds $150k backyard turns kelsey williams sfgatecom monday wayne sabaj 49 unemployed carpenter living mchenry county ill 60 miles northwest chicago green stuff garden—about $150000 worth stuffed duffel bags chicago tribune reports “sabaj contemplated position half hour – fearing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8545, 'Jeremy Shockey saves choking teammate', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/30/jeremy-shockey-saves-choking-teammate/', 'Jeremy Shockey has been known to deliver a bone-crunching hit or two on a defensive back, but the one he laid on Carolina Panthers teammate Ben Hartsock might be his most memorable. According to the National Football Post, Hartsock was eating in the team lunchroom when a piece of pork tenderloin got struck in his [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:22+02:00', 'General', 'jeremy shockey saves choking teammate jeremy shockey known deliver bone crunching hit defensive laid carolina panthers teammate ben hartsock memorable according national football post hartsock eating team lunchroom piece pork tenderloin got struck');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8546, 'Irene leaves strange sights: Look, it&rsquo;s a&hellip;BOAT!', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/30/look-its-a-boat/', 'Tropical Storm Irene pounded Fairfield County&amp;#8217;s coastline Sunday, leaving in it a wake of flooding, historic power outages and widespread damage. Irene exposed us New Englanders to things we are not accustomed to seeing&amp;#8211;like boats hanging out on top of rock walls. We captured these surreal images of a boat, ironically named the &amp;#8220;Silver Hammer,&amp;#8221; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:23+02:00', 'General', 'irene leaves strange sights look it’s a…boat tropical storm irene pounded fairfield county coastline sunday leaving wake flooding historic power outages widespread damage irene exposed new englanders things accustomed seeing&#8211like boats hanging rock walls captured surreal images boat ironically named silver hammer');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8547, 'Eyewitness to Disaster: Tropical Storm Irene blasts Fairfield', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/30/eyewitness-to-disaster-tropical-storm-irene-blasts-fairfield/', 'Tropical Storm Irene came ashore in Fairfield, CT on Sunday morning, blasting the coastline with strong winds and a destructive tidal surge. The Long Island Sound turned Fairfield Beach Road into an extension of itself and took with it, a home. Thankfully, no one was in the residence at the time. Here is exclusive footage [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:24+02:00', 'General', 'eyewitness disaster tropical storm irene blasts fairfield tropical storm irene came ashore fairfield ct sunday morning blasting coastline strong winds destructive tidal surge long island sound turned fairfield beach road extension took home thankfully residence time exclusive footage');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8548, 'Beyonce is pregnant! And other VMA highlights&hellip;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/29/beyonce-is-pregnant-and-other-vma-highlights%e2%80%a6/', 'From the outrageous red carpet costumes to the daring performances, the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards were, once again, more of a circus than a proper awards show. But this year&rsquo;s buzziest moment didn&rsquo;t come from a dress made of meat or a Kanye-style interruption. Beyonce stole the show by announcing her pregnancy in true [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:24+02:00', 'General', 'beyonce pregnant vma highlights… outrageous red carpet costumes daring performances 2011 mtv video music awards circus proper awards year’s buzziest moment didn’t come dress meat kanye style interruption beyonce stole announcing pregnancy true');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8549, 'Video Slideshow: Irene strikes the CT shoreline', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/28/video-slideshow-hurricane-irene-strikes-the-northeast/', 'Hurricane Irene battered coastal Connecticut on Sunday causing historic power outages, widespread downed trees and severe flooding. Follow the historic storm through the lens of residents who experienced it throughout the shoreline. View &amp;#8220;Hurricane Irene takes aim at the North East&amp;#8221; on Storify', '2011-10-16T04:16:25+02:00', 'General', 'video slideshow irene strikes ct shoreline hurricane irene battered coastal connecticut sunday causing historic power outages widespread downed trees severe flooding follow historic storm lens residents experienced shoreline view hurricane irene takes aim north east storify');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8550, 'Have you experienced a Hurricane in CT?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/25/have-you-experienced-a-hurricane-in-ct/', 'When you hear the word Hurricane, most think of names like Andrew and Katrina and states like Florida and New Orleans. Connecticut residents usually are drawn to their televisions, watching the dramatics unfold in the tropics with the peace of mind that they will not be directly effected. This time, however it doesn&amp;#8217;t look like [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:25+02:00', 'General', 'experienced hurricane ct hear word hurricane think names like andrew katrina states like florida new orleans connecticut residents usually drawn televisions watching dramatics unfold tropics peace mind directly effected time doesn t look like');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8551, 'Q: What would white Michael Vick look like?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/25/q-what-would-white-michael-vick-look-like/', 'A: You don&rsquo;t really want to know. Business Insider was quick enough to take a screenshot of an unfortunately photoshopped Michael Vick posted by ESPN to their piece &ldquo;What if Michael Vick were white?&rdquo; before it was inevitably removed. The piece itself addresses the question asked how people would reactions to Vick&rsquo;s career, particularly his [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:26+02:00', 'General', 'q white michael vick look like don’t really want know business insider quick screenshot unfortunately photoshopped michael vick posted espn piece “what michael vick whiteâ€ inevitably removed piece addresses question asked people reactions vick’s career particularly');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8552, 'College golf team penalized for going pantless in photo', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/23/college-golf-team-penalized-for-going-pantless-in-photo/', 'Athletes posing for risque calendars is nothing new, so perhaps the 15 members of the Bethany College men&rsquo;s golf team figured it was no big deal to strip, place their clubs strategically in front of their groins and say cheese. And then post the photo on Facebook. Unfortunately, Bethany is a small Lutheran school in [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:26+02:00', 'General', 'college golf team penalized going pantless photo athletes posing risque calendars new 15 members bethany college men’s golf team figured big deal strip place clubs strategically groins say cheese post photo facebook unfortunately bethany small lutheran school');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8553, 'Will and Jada Pinkett Smith split?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/23/will-and-jada-pinkett-smith-split/', 'I don&rsquo;t know why, but I&rsquo;m genuinely disheartened to hear when long-term couples separate. Sure, I don&rsquo;t know them, but I still think it&rsquo;s a bummer because, while I am the forever skeptic, I also like to believe in forever love. This split, which In Touch is reporting based on a family friend&rsquo;s account, comes [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:27+02:00', 'Viral', 'jada pinkett smith split i don’t know i’m genuinely disheartened hear long term couples separate sure i don’t know i think it’s bummer i forever skeptic i like believe forever love split touch reporting based family friend’s account comes');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8554, 'The DIY weapons of the Libyan revolution', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/22/the-diy-weapons-of-the-libyan-revolution-2/', 'Over the weekend, what was left of Moammar Gadhafi&amp;#8217;s government either fell or is falling to revolutionary forces in Libya, an impressive feat considering that the loyalist forces are better-equipped than their citizen opponents. The revolution has had to fuel itself on weapons recovered from opponents, but that includes a lot of equipment that is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:27+02:00', 'General', 'diy weapons libyan revolution weekend left moammar gadhafi government fell falling revolutionary forces libya impressive feat considering loyalist forces better equipped citizen opponents revolution fuel weapons recovered opponents includes lot equipment');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8555, '&ldquo;Friday&rdquo; singer Rebecca Black bullied out of school', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/12/%e2%80%9cfriday%e2%80%9d-singer-rebecca-black-bullied-out-of-school/', 'Infamous viral video star Rebecca Black has left school because of constant bullying over her music video &ldquo;Friday,&rdquo; according to ABC News; the singer is being home schooled. Black,13, was met with significant vitriol online when her vanity music video started circulating and that extended to mockery in the hallways of her school, according to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:30+02:00', 'General', '“fridayâ€ singer rebecca black bullied school infamous viral video star rebecca black left school constant bullying music video “fridayâ€ according abc news singer home schooled black13 met significant vitriol online vanity music video started circulating extended mockery hallways school according');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8556, 'Did the Dodgers really take foul ball away from kid? (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/11/did-the-dodgers-really-take-foul-ball-away-from-kid-video/', 'Things have gotten so bad in Dodgers bankruptcy land that the team is apparently trying to save money on balls. A video shows a young fan running down a ball fouled into the seats Wednesday by a Phillie and waving it triumphantly. An usher &ndash; or some other person working at the game &ndash; comes [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:30+02:00', 'General', 'did dodgers really foul ball away kid video things gotten bad dodgers bankruptcy land team apparently trying save money balls video shows young fan running ball fouled seats wednesday phillie waving triumphantly usher – person working game – comes');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8557, 'The machine that changed the world &ndash; the IBM PC &ndash; turns 30 this week', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/11/the-machine-that-changed-the-world-%e2%80%93-the-ibm-pc-%e2%80%93-turns-30-this-week/', 'IBM may have been out of the personal computing business for some time, but 30 years ago it kicked off a revolution by bringing small, affordable computers to the masses. Yeah, there were other PCs before the IBM PC &ndash; originally known by its numeric moniker, the 5150 &ndash; but the strategy of using off-the-shelf, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:31+02:00', 'Tech', 'machine changed world – ibm pc – turns 30 week ibm personal computing business time 30 years ago kicked revolution bringing small affordable computers masses yeah pcs ibm pc – originally known numeric moniker 5150 – strategy using shelf');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8558, 'Dallas porn shop to display nude Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez statue', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/10/dallas-porn-shop-to-display-nude-justin-bieber-and-selena-gomez-statue/', 'The Dallas Observer is reporting a statue of a nude Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, fused together, will be displayed at a Dallas-area porn store. The statue, created by Daniel Edwards, depicts the two teen pop stars as naked except for a maple leaf covering the Bieber&rsquo;s genitals and a lone star covering the those [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:31+02:00', 'Odd', 'dallas porn shop display nude justin bieber selena gomez statue dallas observer reporting statue nude justin bieber selena gomez fused displayed dallas area porn store statue created daniel edwards depicts teen pop stars naked maple leaf covering bieber’s genitals lone star covering');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8559, 'Facebook has psychological consequences for teens, study finds', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/08/facebook-has-psychological-consequences-for-teens-study-finds/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com Since the rise of social media, parents have been concerned with what exactly their kids are doing online. &nbsp;But now, Mashable reports, a study out of California State University Dominguez Hills, suggests it is not what the kids are doing on Facebook, but what Facebook is doing to them psychologically that [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:32+02:00', 'General', 'facebook psychological consequences teens study finds kelsey williams sfgatecom rise social media parents concerned exactly kids doing online â but mashable reports study california state university dominguez hills suggests kids doing facebook facebook doing psychologically');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8560, 'Obama the seventh president to turn 50 in office', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/04/obama-the-seventh-president-to-turn-50-in-office/', 'President Obama turns 50 on Thursday, Aug. 4, making him the seventh U.S. president to do so while in office, according to USA Today. Can you guess the other six?&nbsp; A small hint: of the six, four were Democrats and two were Republicans.&nbsp; The answer is after the jump. (Unfortunately, every single Whig was over [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:33+02:00', 'General', 'obama seventh president turn 50 office president obama turns 50 thursday aug 4 making seventh president office according today guess sixâ  small hint democrats republicansâ  answer jump unfortunately single whig');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8561, 'Guess which celebrity mom has which tattoo', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/02/guess-which-celebrity-mom-has-which-tattoo/', '\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			1 of 24 &amp;#124; Share \n			\n		\n\n		Celebrity tattooed moms\n		Can you guess which mom has which tattoo? \n		\n		\n		\n			\n				\n						\n									\n				   \n				      \n					\n					\n						\n					\n										\n						Hide Caption\n						\n							  (DAN STEINBERG / ...', '2011-10-16T04:16:33+02:00', 'General', 'guess celebrity mom tattoo \n\n\n \n \n \n 1 24 &#124 share \n \n \n\n celebrity tattooed moms\n guess mom tattoo \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n hide caption\n \n dan steinberg /');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8562, 'Former UT star Kevin Durant catches fire at legendary Rucker Park', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/02/former-ut-star-kevin-durant-catches-fire-at-legendary-rucker-park/', 'Kevin Durant visited a legendary playground basketball court on Monday. And became part of its legend. The former Texas star scored 66 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game on Monday at Harlem&rsquo;s Rucker Park. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always wanted to play at Rucker Park all my life,&rdquo; Durant said. Later on twitter, Durant wrote: &ldquo;No lie, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:34+02:00', 'Sports', 'ut star kevin catches legendary rucker park kevin visited legendary playground basketball court monday legend texas star scored 66 points entertainers basketball classic game monday harlem’s rucker park “i’ve wanted play rucker park lifeâ€ said later twitter wrote “no lie');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8563, 'Snake-on-a-windshield video &ndash; animal cruelty?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/02/snake-on-a-windshield-video-%e2%80%93-animal-cruelty/', 'If you were driving down a freeway and an animal appeared on the hood, would you pull over? What if that animal were a snake? A video making the rounds on the Net shows a Memphis family cruising down a highway at 65 mph when a snake crawls out of the engine compartment and onto [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:37+02:00', 'General', 'snake windshield video – animal cruelty driving freeway animal appeared hood pull animal snake video making rounds net shows memphis family cruising highway 65 mph snake crawls engine compartment');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8564, 'Iconic tree damaged by storm', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/02/iconic-tree-damaged-by-storm/', 'This summer&rsquo;s severe weather outbreak has claimed its latest victim&nbsp;&ndash; an iconic Ohio tree featured in &ldquo;The Shawshank Redemption.&rdquo; MansfieldNewsJournal.com reports that the oak tree was &ldquo;heavily damaged&rdquo; during an afternoon storm last Friday. High winds took a toll on the already fragile tree, nearly splitting it in half. Though &ldquo;The Shawshank Redemption&rdquo; is set [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:38+02:00', 'General', 'iconic tree damaged storm summer’s severe weather outbreak claimed latest victimâ – iconic ohio tree featured “the shawshank redemptionâ€ reports oak tree “heavily damagedâ€ afternoon storm friday high winds took toll fragile tree nearly splitting half “the shawshank redemptionâ€ set');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8565, 'God beats Congress in poll&ndash;is anyone surprised?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/01/god-beats-congress-in-poll%e2%80%93is-anyone-surprised/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com A new poll found that most Americans think God is doing a pretty swell job running things. The same can&rsquo;t be said for Congress. A Democratic polling company, Public Policy Polling, conducted a survey of 928 Americans, and found that 52 percent of voters approve of the deity with only nine [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:38+02:00', 'General', 'god beats congress poll–is surprised kelsey williams sfgatecom new poll americans think god doing pretty swell job running things can’t said congress democratic polling company public policy polling conducted survey 928 americans 52 percent voters approve deity');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8566, 'FBI: &ldquo;Credible lead&rdquo; found in D.B. Cooper 1971 hijacking case', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/01/fbi-credible-lead-found-in-d-b-cooper-1971-hijacking-case/', 'The FBI says they are investigating a new, credible lead in the infamous, 40-year-old D.B. Cooper hijacking case, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All investigators would reveal is that they had found a connection between the thief D.B. Cooper and a new suspect.&nbsp; Using an unidentified object belonging to the new suspect, the FBI is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:39+02:00', 'General', 'fbi “credible leadâ€ db cooper 1971 hijacking case fbi says investigating new credible lead infamous 40 year old db cooper hijacking case according seattle post intelligencer investigators reveal connection thief db cooper new suspectâ  using unidentified object belonging new suspect fbi');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8567, 'MTV turns 30, doesn&rsquo;t look a day over 29', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/08/01/mtv-turns-30-doesn%e2%80%99t-look-a-day-over-29/', 'The letters MTV stand for Music Television, and while there&rsquo;s not that much music on MTV anymore, that was hardly the case when the cable network launched 30 years ago today. MTV changed the music business despite a rocky start, according to&nbsp;an interview with original VJ Mark Goodman RollingStone.com: In the earliest days, MTV was [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:39+02:00', 'Music', 'mtv turns 30 doesn’t look day 29 letters mtv stand music television there’s music mtv anymore hardly case cable network launched 30 years ago today mtv changed music business despite rocky start according toâ an interview original vj mark goodman rollingstonecom earliest days mtv');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8568, 'Alex Trebek goes commando, then chases robber', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/28/alex-trebek-goes-commando-then-chases-robber/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com If you&rsquo;re a &ldquo;Jeopardy&rdquo; fan, by now you have probably already heard of Alex Trebek&rsquo;s daring dash after a hotel robber and subsequent foot injury early Tuesday morning in San Francisco. But if you listen carefully to Trebek speak about the incident, he reveals a bit more about himself than his [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:40+02:00', 'General', 'alex trebek goes commando chases robber kelsey williams sfgatecom you’re “jeopardyâ€ fan probably heard alex trebek’s daring dash hotel robber subsequent foot injury early tuesday morning san francisco listen carefully trebek speak incident reveals bit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8569, 'I&rsquo;ll take &lsquo;superhero game show hosts&rsquo; for $200', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/28/i%e2%80%99ll-take-%e2%80%98superhero-game-show-hosts%e2%80%99-for-200/', 'Alex Trebek, host of the Jeopardy game show, was injured chasing down a burglar who allegedly robbed his hotel room, early Wednesday. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Trebek woke up from his San Francisco hotel room at 2:30 a.m. to find a woman leaving his room.&nbsp; He gave chase, but his Achilles Tendon ruptured [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:40+02:00', 'Odd', 'i’ll ‘superhero game hosts’ $200 alex trebek host jeopardy game injured chasing burglar allegedly robbed hotel room early wednesday according san francisco chronicle trebek woke san francisco hotel room 230 woman leaving roomâ  gave chase achilles tendon ruptured');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8570, 'YouTube: Rollerblade dancing may be one way to stay cool', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/27/youtube-rollerblade-dancing-may-be-one-way-to-stay-cool/', 'This guy is &quot;Gettin His Boogy On,&quot; according to dtblackmoreaw, who posted this video of a guy dancing for drivers in Houston back in March. I&#039;m guessing he&#039;s in Hermann Park. Where do you think he&#039;s dancing?', '2011-10-16T04:16:41+02:00', 'Video', 'youtube rollerblade dancing way stay cool guy gettin boogy according dtblackmoreaw posted video guy dancing drivers houston march guessing hes hermann park think hes dancing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8571, 'The smell mosquitoes can&rsquo;t resist (hint, check your gym bag)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/26/the-smell-mosquitoes-can%e2%80%99t-resist-hint-check-your-gym-bag/', 'In the ongoing global fight against malaria, Tanzanian scientists have discovered a smell that is four more times more attractive to mosquitoes than the scent of humans: Stinky socks. Ripe athletic socks stewed in rotten sneakers may disgust most people, but to mosquitoes the odor is like steak sizzling on the grill or fresh buttered [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:42+02:00', 'General', 'smell mosquitoes can’t resist hint check gym bag ongoing global fight malaria tanzanian scientists discovered smell times attractive mosquitoes scent humans stinky socks ripe athletic socks stewed rotten sneakers disgust people mosquitoes odor like steak sizzling grill fresh buttered');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8572, 'The costume that got Adrianne Curry tossed from Comic-Con', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/26/the-costume-that-got-adrianne-curry-tossed-from-comic-con/', 'Adrianne Curry, the first winner of &ldquo;America&rsquo;s Next Top Model,&rdquo; tweeted that police threw her out of Comic-Con because her Aeon Flux outfit was too revealing in the caboose. To which we respond: Comic-Con has a dress code?! If Curry&rsquo;s outfit is too hot, how come the San Diego convention hasn&rsquo;t been jettisoning slave-costume Princess [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:42+02:00', 'General', 'costume got adrianne curry tossed comic adrianne curry winner “america’s modelâ€ tweeted police threw comic aeon flux outfit revealing caboose respond comic dress code curry’s outfit hot come san diego convention hasn’t jettisoning slave costume princess');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8573, 'University study finds: A skinny wife= a happy marriage', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/22/university-study-finds-a-skinny-wife-a-happy-marriage/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com Ladies, if you&rsquo;re down on your marriage, a new study suggests a diet and a treadmill could be just the ticket. A study out of the University of Tennessee Knoxville suggests that the secret to marital bliss may just be a skinnier wife. WRCB TV in Chattanooga, Tenn., reports: A study [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:43+02:00', 'General', 'university study finds skinny wife= happy marriage kelsey williams sfgatecom ladies you’re marriage new study suggests diet treadmill just ticket study university tennessee knoxville suggests secret marital bliss just skinnier wife wrcb tv chattanooga tenn reports study');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8574, 'Blumenthal recieved donation from News Corp. PAC', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/22/blumenthal-recieved-donation-from-news-corp-pac/', 'Connecticut Senator and former Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is keeping a $1,000 donation from News Corp&amp;#8217;s PAC, according to Politico. The beleaguered news group is falling under fire for hacking phones and bribing officialis, along with their too-close ties to British politics, prompting the political blog to examine it&amp;#8217;s contributions to American politicians.&nbsp; A long [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:44+02:00', 'General', 'blumenthal recieved donation news corp pac connecticut senator attorney general richard blumenthal keeping $1000 donation news corp pac according politico beleaguered news group falling hacking phones bribing officialis close ties british politics prompting political blog examine contributions american politiciansâ  long');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8575, 'Stanford, Cornell, Yale make an unfortunate GQ list', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/21/stanford-cornell-yale-make-an-unfortunate-gq-list/', 'GQ is out with a revised list of The 10 D&mdash;-iest Colleges in America (using a somewhat offensive sexist word meaning arrogantly brainless, sort of). Most of the list comes from the Northeast, with Cornell ranking No. 1. It&rsquo;s described as a place where students spend $160K to be freezing and miserable for the sole [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:44+02:00', 'General', 'stanford cornell yale make unfortunate gq list gq revised list 10 d— iest colleges america using somewhat offensive sexist word meaning arrogantly brainless sort list comes northeast cornell ranking 1 it’s described place students spend $160k freezing miserable sole');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8576, 'News of the World reporter: I was ordered to dress like Harry Potter on 9/11', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/21/news-of-the-world-reporter-i-was-ordered-to-dress-like-harry-potter-on-911-2/', 'There&rsquo;s a conceivable thrill to going to work dressed like a wizard, but less so on the day of the most infamous terrorist attack of the decade. Particularly less so if it&rsquo;s under orders from your boss. It&rsquo;s one example of the callous, high-pressure newsrooms former News of the World reporters have accused then-editor Rebekah [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:45+02:00', 'General', 'news world reporter i ordered dress like harry potter 9/11 there’s conceivable thrill going work dressed like wizard day infamous terrorist attack decade particularly it’s orders boss it’s example callous high pressure newsrooms news world reporters accused editor rebekah');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8577, 'Korea solves mystery of shaking skyscraper', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/19/korea-solves-mystery-of-shaking-skyscraper/', 'Korean scientists think they have determined what caused a 39-story Seoul skyscraper to shake violently for 10 minutes, causing the building to be evacuated for two days. Earthquake? Nope. Gale-force winds? Sorry. Volcanic activity? Unh-uh. No, the culprit, they say, was 17-middle-aged gym rats working off the midriff bulge in a Tae Bo class. Apparently, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:47+02:00', 'General', 'korea solves mystery shaking skyscraper korean scientists think determined caused 39 story seoul skyscraper shake violently 10 minutes causing building evacuated days earthquake nope gale force winds sorry volcanic activity unh uh culprit say 17 middle aged gym rats working midriff bulge tae bo class apparently');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8578, '&lsquo;Educated&rsquo; commuter, viral star feels &ldquo;raped by the internet&rdquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/18/educated-commuter-viral-star-feels-raped-by-the-internet/', 'Every person &mdash; every educated person, that is &mdash; has seen the viral video of a woman on a Westport-bound train berating a conductor.&nbsp; But the star of the clip wishes you hadn&amp;#8217;t according to The New York Daily News. The paper reports that the video&amp;#8217;s subject, Hermon Raju, is seeking a PR firm to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:49+02:00', 'General', '‘educated’ commuter viral star feels “raped internetâ€ person — educated person — seen viral video woman westport bound train berating conductorâ  star clip wishes hadn t according new york daily news paper reports video subject hermon raju seeking pr firm');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8579, 'Report: Junior with disability fighting to be a cheerleader', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/14/report-junior-with-disability-fighting-to-be-a-cheerleader/', 'A high school junior born without full arms and legs who is in marching band and pep squad wants to be a cheerleader at Aurora High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Despite trying out three times, she&#039;s not made the squad.', '2011-10-16T04:16:50+02:00', 'General', 'report junior disability fighting cheerleader high school junior born arms legs marching band pep squad wants cheerleader aurora high school omaha nebraska despite trying times shes squad');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8580, 'Galveston News: Isle hopes to attract jump-rope championship', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/13/galveston-news-isle-hopes-to-attract-jump-rope-championship/', 'Galveston&#039;s Park Board of Trustees is hoping a $20,000 incentive will draw a world jump roping competition to the island, an event that could have more than a $1 million economic impact to the city, the Galveston County Daily News is reporting.', '2011-10-16T04:16:50+02:00', 'General', 'galveston news isle hopes attract jump rope championship galvestons park board trustees hoping $20000 incentive draw world jump roping competition island event $1 million economic impact city galveston county daily news reporting');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8581, 'Restaurant bans young kids, says they&rsquo;re too loud', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/12/restaurant-bans-young-kids-says-they%e2%80%99re-too-loud/', 'After suffering through countless meals with whiny, crying kids for years, one restaurant will soon ban kids six and under, a decision that&rsquo;s drawn cheers and boos from the deep divide between parents and non-parents. The owner of McDain&rsquo;s Restaurant, an &ldquo;upscale casual&rdquo; place in Monroeville, PA, recently told his patrons that the restaurant is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:51+02:00', 'General', 'restaurant bans young kids says they’re loud suffering countless meals whiny crying kids years restaurant soon ban kids decision that’s drawn cheers boos deep divide parents parents owner mcdain’s restaurant “upscale casualâ€ place monroeville pa recently told patrons restaurant');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8582, 'Calif. politician calls for 13 counties to secede from the state', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/11/calif-politician-calls-for-13-counties-to-secede-from-the-state/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate.com The south will rise! Southern California that is&mdash;according to a plan by one Riverside politician. Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone says that he wants as many as 13 counties in Southern California to secede from the state. CBS Los Angeles reports: Stone said in a statement late Thursday that Riverside, Imperial, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:51+02:00', 'General', 'calif politician calls 13 counties secede state kelsey williams sfgatecom south rise southern california is—according plan riverside politician riverside county supervisor jeff stone says wants 13 counties southern california secede state cbs angeles reports stone said statement late thursday riverside imperial');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8583, 'Conn. man arrested for trashing &lsquo;Late Show&rsquo; theater', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/11/conn-man-arrested-for-trashing-late-show-theater/', 'Police arrested a Connecticut native for vandalising the theater hosting David Letterman&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;Late Show,&amp;#8217; Sunday, reports The New York Daily News. Police say that James Whittemore, 22 dealt about $2,000 of damage to the lobby of the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway, shattering a front door with his foot and upending trash cans. He was [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:52+02:00', 'General', 'conn arrested trashing ‘late show’ theater police arrested connecticut native vandalising theater hosting david letterman late sunday reports new york daily news police say james whittemore 22 dealt $2000 damage lobby ed sullivan theater broadway shattering door foot upending trash cans');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8584, 'Pentagon suspends enforcement of &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t Ask, Don&rsquo;t Tell&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/08/pentagon-suspends-enforcement-of-%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%99/', 'By Kelsey Williams,&nbsp; SFGate: Today, the Pentagon announced that it is suspending its &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Ask, Don&rsquo;t Tell&rdquo;&nbsp; policy in compliance with Wednesday&rsquo;s appeals court ruling that the military stop the policy banning openly gay servicemen and women. According to the memo, released Friday afternoon to all secretaries of military departments, the military must halt all [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:53+02:00', 'Congress', 'pentagon suspends enforcement ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ kelsey williamsâ  sfgate today pentagon announced suspending “don’t ask don’t tellâ€â  policy compliance wednesday’s appeals court ruling military stop policy banning openly gay servicemen women according memo released friday afternoon secretaries military departments military halt');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8585, 'Magnificent El Cup! Stanley Cup tours Yosemite (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/05/magnificent-el-cup-stanley-cup-tours-yosemite-video/', 'Is the Stanley Cup getting staid in its old age? After all, as a younger trophy, it rode a Harley, swam in pools, &ldquo;slept&rdquo; with untold numbers of NHL players, shared the runway with strippers and showered with Steve Yzerman. At various times, it has served as punch bowl, dog food dish and baptismal font. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:54+02:00', 'General', 'magnificent cup stanley cup tours yosemite video stanley cup getting staid old age younger trophy rode harley swam pools “sleptâ€ untold numbers nhl players shared runway strippers showered steve yzerman various times served punch bowl dog food dish baptismal');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8586, 'Nike to Michael Vick: Come back, all is forgiven', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/07/01/nike-to-michael-vick-come-back-all-is-forgiven/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate: Looks like Michael Vick has completed the comeback no one thought possible. CNBC reports: &ldquo;In a remarkable move, Nike, which severed Vick&rsquo;s contract in 2007 after he admitted to his involvement in a dogfighting ring, has re-signed the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.&rdquo; Vick&rsquo;s agent Joel Segal said that &ldquo;Michael is excited to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:54+02:00', 'General', 'nike michael vick come forgiven kelsey williams sfgate looks like michael vick completed comeback thought possible cnbc reports “in remarkable nike severed vick’s contract 2007 admitted involvement dogfighting ring signed philadelphia eagles quarterbackâ€ vick’s agent joel segal said “michael excited');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8587, 'Can infidelity save a marriage?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/30/can-infidelity-save-a-marriage/', 'Those familiar with Dan Savage might recognize this sentiment from his syndicated Savage Love column: &quot;The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.&quot;\n\nThat&#039;s what Savage told the New York Times Magazine in a feature-length story about why he thinks infidelity is OK -- and why it can sometimes save a marriage.\n\nThe sex columnist recently fell into the national limelight with his &quot;It Gets Better&quot; campaign, aimed at letting troubled gay teens know there&#039;s life after bullying. Regular readers of Savage Love won&#039;t be shocked to hear that he&#039;s advising couples to allow occasional infidelities -- as long as they&#039;re honest with their partners and don&#039;t bring any diseases home.\n\nBut after hotly-debated displays of infidelity from Congressman Anthony Weiner and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the debate does seem timely.', '2011-10-16T04:16:55+02:00', 'General', 'infidelity save marriage familiar dan savage recognize sentiment syndicated savage love column mistake straight people imposing monogamous expectation men men expected monogamous\n\nthats savage told new york times magazine feature length story thinks infidelity ok save marriage\n\nthe sex columnist recently fell national limelight gets better campaign aimed letting troubled gay teens know theres life bullying regular readers savage love wont shocked hear hes advising couples allow occasional infidelities long theyre honest partners bring diseases home\n\nbut hotly debated displays infidelity congressman anthony weiner california governor arnold schwarzenegger debate does timely');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8588, 'Missing Texas woman&rsquo;s body found in duct work', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/28/missing-texas-woman%e2%80%99s-body-found-in-duct-work/', 'Police in Austin, Texas, are trying to figure out why a 26-year-old woman climbed into the exhaust duct system of a downtown parking garage &ndash; a decision that cost her her life. The body of Jamie Minor, a hostess at the W Hotel, was found Monday in the air duct of the Norwood Tower garage. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:16:59+02:00', 'General', 'missing texas woman’s body duct work police austin texas trying figure 26 year old woman climbed exhaust duct downtown parking garage – decision cost life body jamie minor hostess w hotel monday air duct norwood tower garage');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8589, '&lsquo;Two and a Half Men&rsquo; to kill Charlie Sheen&rsquo;s character', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/28/%e2%80%98two-and-a-half-men%e2%80%99-to-kill-charlie-sheen%e2%80%99s-character/', 'There&amp;#8217;s kill in TV as in: &amp;#8220;Write this guy out of the script.&amp;#8221; And there&amp;#8217;s kill in TV as in: &amp;#8220;Have his character drive off a cliff and die.&amp;#8221; It&amp;#8217;s the second type of kill that the folks at &amp;#8220;Two and a Half Men&amp;#8221; are contemplating for Charlie Sheen. TMZ reports that the show is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:00+02:00', 'General', '‘two half men’ kill charlie sheen’s character kill tv write guy script kill tv character drive cliff second type kill folks half men contemplating charlie sheen tmz reports');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8590, 'Did Shakespeare smoke pot? Bard&rsquo;s hair, toenails could reveal secret', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/27/did-shakespeare-smoke-pot-bard%e2%80%99s-hair-toenails-could-reveal-secret/', 'William Shakespeare might have had a little help from the cannabis muse, according to researchers who found traces of marijuana on a pipe at his home in Stratford-upon-Avon. That discovery was made 10 years ago, and investigators are itching to get their questions answered once and for all.\n\nThat&#039;s why they&#039;re petitioning to open up Shakespeare&#039;s grave.', '2011-10-16T04:17:00+02:00', 'General', 'did shakespeare smoke pot bard’s hair toenails reveal secret william shakespeare little help cannabis muse according researchers traces marijuana pipe home stratford avon discovery 10 years ago investigators itching questions answered all\n\nthats theyre petitioning open shakespeares grave');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8591, 'L.A. Unified ditches homework', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/27/l-a-unified-ditches-homework/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate: The Los Angeles Unified School District just released their new policy that homework will count for only 10 percent of the grade, giving students essentially a free pass to not do a thing. While there are some lauding the approach as progressive and fair towards students whose home life and economic [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:01+02:00', 'General', 'unified ditches homework kelsey williams sfgate angeles unified school district just released new policy homework count 10 percent grade giving students essentially free pass thing lauding approach progressive fair students home life economic');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8592, 'Anna Sophia Berglund: Hugh Hefner&rsquo;s newest girlfriend?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/24/anna-sophia-berglund-hugh-hefner%e2%80%99s-newest-girlfriend/', 'If you believe Twitter, or if you believe that Hugh Hefner, 85, is actually tweeting his own updates, the Playboy magnate has a new &ldquo;best girl,&rdquo; a week after fiancee Crystal Harris dumped him. The octogenarian tweeted this week that Anna Sophia Berglund, January&rsquo;s Playmate of the Month, is his newest 25-year-old companion. &ldquo;With Crystal [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:01+02:00', 'General', 'anna sophia berglund hugh hefner’s newest girlfriend believe twitter believe hugh hefner 85 actually tweeting updates playboy magnate new “best girlâ€ week fiancee crystal harris dumped octogenarian tweeted week anna sophia berglund january’s playmate month newest 25 year old companion “with crystal');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8593, 'Shocked Russian woman dies at her own funeral', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/24/shocked-russian-woman-dies-at-her-own-funeral/', 'By Kelsey Williams, SFGate: Talk about a death at a funeral! A shocked Russian woman reportedly died from a heart attack after waking up during her own funeral. The Daily Mail reports: As mourning relatives filed past her open coffin the supposedly dead woman suddenly woke up and started screaming as she realised where she [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:02+02:00', 'General', 'shocked russian woman funeral kelsey williams sfgate talk death funeral shocked russian woman reportedly died heart attack waking funeral daily mail reports mourning relatives filed past open coffin supposedly dead woman suddenly woke started screaming realised');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8594, 'Cat that barks like a dog (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/22/cat-that-barks-like-a-dog-video/', 'Move over, cat with the loudest purr. You may hold the Guinness World Record for your thunderous purr, but there&amp;#8217;s a new feline loudmouth on YouTube, and it too has a pretty nifty act. This cat can bark like a dog. And not with a dainty, graceful cat-bark, either. The best thing about the cat, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:03+02:00', 'Video', 'cat barks like dog video cat loudest purr hold guinness world record thunderous purr new feline loudmouth youtube pretty nifty act cat bark like dog dainty graceful cat bark best thing cat');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8595, 'Vancouver hero and villain: Pro mountain biker IDd as rioter', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/21/vancouver-hero-and-villain-pro-mountain-biker-idd-as-rioter/', 'There&rsquo;s nothing like senseless violence and destruction to bring out the worst in people. And less frequently, the best. On the one hand, we have Alex Prochazkas, a.k.a. Alex Pro, professional mountain biker and daredevil skier. That&rsquo;s him doing a back flip off an 80-foot cliff. But the flip he&rsquo;ll probably be remembered for is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:04+02:00', 'General', 'vancouver hero villain mountain biker idd rioter there’s like senseless violence destruction bring worst people frequently best hand alex prochazkas aka alex professional mountain biker daredevil skier that’s doing flip 80 foot cliff flip he’ll probably remembered');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8596, '30,000 ugly people booted from &lsquo;beautiful&rsquo; dating site', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/20/30000-ugly-people-booted-from-%e2%80%98beautiful%e2%80%99-dating-site/', 'Folks at the beautifulpeople.com will tell you that hanging with the beautiful crowd has its perks -- until an angry ex-employee crashes the pretty-people party with 30,000 of his or her ugliest friends.\n\nThe exclusive dating site reports it was targeted by a virus aptly called &quot;Shrek&quot; last month, allowing thousands of so-called &quot;ugly people&quot; to set up profiles on the site without approval. Usually, the site&#039;s members vote on whether applicants are worthy of a beautifulpeople.com profile.', '2011-10-16T04:17:04+02:00', 'General', '30000 ugly people booted ‘beautiful’ dating site folks beautifulpeoplecom tell hanging beautiful crowd perks angry ex employee crashes pretty people party 30000 ugliest friends\n\nthe exclusive dating site reports targeted virus aptly called shrek month allowing thousands called ugly people set profiles site approval usually sites members vote applicants worthy beautifulpeoplecom profile');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8597, 'Fun facts about the new Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/20/fun-facts-about-the-new-miss-usa-alyssa-campanella/', 'By Cassandra Feliciano, SFGate Miss California, Alyssa Campanella, took the Miss USA crown at Sunday&amp;#8217;s pageant in Las Vegas. The 21-year-old, now a full-time model, will be vying for the Miss Universe title in September. Here&amp;#8217;s what you don&amp;#8217;t know about the new Miss USA: &amp;#8211;She&amp;#8217;s only been in California for 18 months! Campanella is [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:05+02:00', 'General', 'fun facts new miss alyssa campanella cassandra feliciano sfgate miss california alyssa campanella took miss crown sunday pageant vegas 21 year old time model vying miss universe title september don t know new miss &#8211she california 18 months campanella');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8598, 'Schwarzenegger&rsquo;s mistress: Maria figured it out on her own', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/14/schwarzenegger%e2%80%99s-mistress-maria-figured-it-out-on-her-own/', 'Arnold Schwarzenegger&amp;#8217;s housekeeper turned mistress has come out of hiding and broken her silence about the affair. In an Internet preview of an exclusive interview to HELLO! magazine, Mildred Baena revealed that Maria Shriver found out about the affair by herself and that Baena&amp;#8217;s son, Joseph, only learned who his father was a year ago. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:05+02:00', 'General', 'schwarzenegger’s mistress maria figured arnold schwarzenegger housekeeper turned mistress come hiding broken silence affair internet preview exclusive interview hello magazine mildred baena revealed maria shriver affair baena joseph learned father year ago');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8599, 'The LeBron e-card: When you care enough to mail it in', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/14/the-lebron-e-card-when-you-care-enough-to-mail-it-in/', 'It&amp;#8217;s time to stop dumping on LeBron James for Miami&amp;#8217;s crushing defeat. Enough is enough, even though he attributed it to divine will in a tweet &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;The Greater Man upstairs knows when it&amp;#8217;s my time. Right now isn&amp;#8217;t my time.&amp;#8221; And yes, even though he chastised those who took pleasure in his failure, telling [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:07+02:00', 'General', 'lebron card care mail time stop dumping lebron james miami crushing defeat attributed divine tweet &#8211 greater upstairs knows time right isn t time yes chastised took pleasure failure telling');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8600, 'Miss USA defends pole-dancing, partying', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/13/miss-usa-defends-pole-dancing-partying/', 'As she gets ready to hand over the crown this weekend, reigning Miss USA Rima Fakih defended her controversial time as last year&amp;#8217;s beauty winner. &amp;#8220;Yeah, I have to admit, I&amp;#8217;ve had a few hiccups during my year, and at times, I&amp;#8217;ve learned my lessons,&amp;#8221; Fakih said Monday on ABC&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Good Morning America.&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve grown [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:08+02:00', 'General', 'miss defends pole dancing partying gets ready hand crown weekend reigning miss rima fakih defended controversial time year beauty winner yeah i admit i ve hiccups year times i ve learned lessons fakih said monday abc good morning america i ve grown');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8601, 'LeBron James to haters: Get back to the real world', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/13/lebron-james-to-haters-get-back-to-the-real-world/', 'The Dallas Mavericks and their star Dirk Nowitzki may have won the world championship, but what people really want to talk about is the failure of the Miami Heat and its love-him-or-hate-him superstar. LeBron James sent a message in the post-game press conference to people who were happy to see him fail &amp;#8212; get a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:08+02:00', 'General', 'lebron james haters real world dallas mavericks star dirk nowitzki won world championship people really want talk failure miami heat love hate superstar lebron james sent message post game press conference people happy fail &#8212');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8602, 'Pippa Middleton: newly single?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/13/pippa-middleton-newly-single/', 'People magazine reports that the Duchess of Cambridge&amp;#8217;s little sister, Pippa Middleton, has broken up with her professional cricket player turned broker boyfriend, Alex Loudon. The two haven&amp;#8217;t been seen in public for weeks. From the story on People.com: &amp;#8220;It is common knowledge in their close circle of friends that Pippa and Alex have recently [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:09+02:00', 'General', 'pippa middleton newly single people magazine reports duchess cambridge little sister pippa middleton broken professional cricket player turned broker boyfriend alex loudon haven t seen public weeks story peoplecom common knowledge close circle friends pippa alex recently');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8603, 'Rapture predictor Harold Camping remains hospitalized after stroke', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/13/rapture-predictor-harold-camping-remains-hospitalized-after-stroke/', 'Doomsday predictor Harold Camping is &amp;#8220;doing well&amp;#8221; after suffering a stroke on Thursday night at his home in Alameda, Calif., near Oakland. According to the Christian Post, a woman who answered the door Sunday at his home (believed to be Camping&amp;#8217;s wife Shirley) told its reporter: &amp;#8220;He is doing very well&amp;#8211; not a serious stroke [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:10+02:00', 'General', 'rapture predictor harold camping remains hospitalized stroke doomsday predictor harold camping doing suffering stroke thursday night home alameda calif near oakland according christian post woman answered door sunday home believed camping wife shirley told reporter doing well&#8211 stroke');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8604, 'Tracy Morgan goes on anti-gay rant', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/10/tracy-morgan-goes-on-anti-gay-rant/', 'Comic and &amp;#8220;30 Rock&amp;#8221; star Tracy Morgan is under heavy fire for a stream of anti-gay invective he displayed in a show in Nashville, Tenn., last week. The entertainment site TMZ reports: According to reports, Morgan took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium (pictured above) and went off about gays &amp;#8212; saying, &amp;#8220;Gays need to [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:10+02:00', 'General', 'tracy morgan goes anti gay rant comic 30 rock star tracy morgan heavy stream anti gay invective displayed nashville tenn week entertainment site tmz reports according reports morgan took stage ryman auditorium pictured went gays &#8212 saying gays need');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8605, 'Will.i.am can&rsquo;t remember lyrics, reads from phone', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/10/will-i-am-can%e2%80%99t-remember-lyrics-reads-from-phone/', 'One can only wonder what was going through Will.i.am&#039;s head during a recent performance when he forgot the lyrics to a Black Eyed Peas song.\n\nMy guess goes something like this: &quot;Oh, fffff... iddlesticks.&quot;\n\nThe Black Eyed Peas frontman pulled out a cell phone and used it as a personal teleprompter during the song &quot;Don&rsquo;t Stop The Party&quot; while performing on a French TV show.', '2011-10-16T04:17:11+02:00', 'Music', 'william can’t remember lyrics reads phone wonder going williams head recent performance forgot lyrics black eyed peas song\n\nmy guess goes like oh fffff iddlesticks\n\nthe black eyed peas frontman pulled cell phone used personal teleprompter song don’t stop party performing french tv');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8606, 'Periodic table of elements has changed &mdash; back to school', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/09/periodic-table-of-elements-has-changed-%e2%80%94-back-to-school/', 'The periodic table of elements family just got a little bigger, adding two obscure, short-lived bundles of joy.\n\nFor now, they&#039;re affectionately dubbed elements 114 and 116 -- the number of protons in their nuclei.\n\nThese aren&#039;t elements you&#039;ll run into in your average lab class; scientists make elements 114 and 116 by smashing atoms together.\n\nEven then, they disintegrate quickly. Atoms of 114 exist for just a few seconds, and 116 disintegrates in less than a second.', '2011-10-16T04:17:12+02:00', 'General', 'periodic table elements changed — school periodic table elements family just got little bigger adding obscure short lived bundles joy\n\nfor theyre affectionately dubbed elements 114 116 number protons nuclei\n\nthese arent elements youll run average lab class scientists make elements 114 116 smashing atoms together\n\neven disintegrate quickly atoms 114 exist just seconds 116 disintegrates second');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8607, 'Elle Fanning&rsquo;s racy photos: Another Lolita in the making?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/09/elle-fanning%e2%80%99s-racy-photos-another-lolita-in-the-making/', 'On Elle Fanning&rsquo;s birthday this April, someone posted an open letter to the child actress that said, &ldquo;Thank you for being 13 &ndash; and looking it.&rdquo; It praised Elle for her sweet, cute-kid fashion sense, which the letter-writer said steered clear of the &ldquo;over-sexualized world of Hollywood.&rdquo; Well, that was short-lived. On Wednesday, BlackBook posted [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:12+02:00', 'Movies', 'fanning’s racy photos lolita making fanning’s birthday april posted open letter child actress said “thank 13 – looking itâ€ praised sweet cute kid fashion sense letter writer said steered clear “over sexualized world hollywoodâ€ short lived wednesday blackbook posted');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8608, 'Saturday Night Fever was inspired 35 years ago, with a lie', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/08/saturday-night-fever-was-inspired-35-years-ago-with-a-lie/', 'Almost from the moment it was released in 1977, John Badham&amp;#8217;s film Saturday Night Fever began molding popular culture and music. Sure, disco had been around for some time before John Travolta strutted his stuff in a white suite on the big screen, but it was the movie and its Bee Gees-powered soundtrack that turned [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:13+02:00', 'Movies', 'saturday night fever inspired 35 years ago lie moment released 1977 john badham film saturday night fever began molding popular culture music sure disco time john travolta strutted stuff white suite big screen movie bee gees powered soundtrack turned');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8609, 'Bryce Harper throws pitcher a kiss after hitting HR (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/07/bryce-harper-throws-pitcher-a-kiss-after-hitting-hr-video/', 'Teenage phenom Bryce Harper has long been considered the next Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, and that&amp;#8217;s not altogether a good thing. Last night, the 18-year-old Washington Nationals prospect stood around home plate watching his drive go out of the park for the Hagerstown Suns. Then, as he approached home plate, he puckered up and [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:13+02:00', 'General', 'bryce harper throws pitcher kiss hitting hr video teenage phenom bryce harper long considered barry bonds alex rodriguez altogether good thing night 18 year old washington nationals prospect stood home plate watching drive park hagerstown suns approached home plate puckered');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8610, 'Sarah Palin comments over Paul Revere&rsquo;s ride prompt Wikipedia revision', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/06/sarah-palin-comments-over-paul-revere%e2%80%99s-ride-prompt-wikipedia-revision/', 'The revisions are coming! The revisions are coming! The story of Sarah Palin&amp;#8217;s tangled explanation of Paul Revere&amp;#8217;s ride galloped off in a new direction today when Little Green Footballs and the Huffington Post reported that her supporters tried to edit the Wikipedia page on the 1770s patriot on horseback to state that Revere did [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:14+02:00', 'General', 'sarah palin comments paul revere’s ride prompt wikipedia revision revisions coming revisions coming story sarah palin tangled explanation paul revere ride galloped new direction today little green footballs huffington post reported supporters tried edit wikipedia page 1770s patriot horseback state revere did');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8611, 'MTV Movie Awards: Robert Pattinson steals a kiss, Justin Timberlake cops a feel', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/06/mtv-movie-awards-robert-pattinson-steals-a-kiss-justin-timberlake-cops-a-feel/', 'Did you happen to catch the Robert Pattinson show Sunday on MTV? What did they call that show pre-Pattinson? The MTV Movie Awards, I think.\n\nPattinson kissed and swore his way through the evening, insinuating at one point that his before-the-show prep might have had some help from a buddy named Jose Cuervo.\n\n&ldquo;Tequila is like a Lay&rsquo;s potato chip,&rdquo; Pattinson said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s impossible to have just one.&rdquo;\n\nOr two. Or three, apparently.\n\nPattinson&rsquo;s antics were too much for MTV&rsquo;s censors, who failed to catch an f-bomb he dropped while presenting actress Reese Witherspoon with her MTV &ldquo;Generation&rdquo; award.', '2011-10-16T04:17:14+02:00', 'General', 'mtv movie awards robert pattinson steals kiss justin timberlake cops feel did happen catch robert pattinson sunday mtv did pre pattinson mtv movie awards i think\n\npattinson kissed swore way evening insinuating point prep help buddy named jose cuervo\n\n“tequila like lay’s potato chipâ€ pattinson said “it’s impossible just oneâ€\n\nor antics mtv’s censors failed catch f bomb dropped presenting actress reese witherspoon mtv “generationâ€ award');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8612, 'Robert Pattinson drops f-bomb, kisses Taylor Lautner at MTV Movie Awards', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/05/robert-pattinson-drops-f-bomb-kisses-taylor-lautner-at-mtv-movie-awards/', 'If you tuned into the MTV Movie Awards Sunday -- sorry, I meant the Robert Pattinson show --you know everyone&#039;s favorite teen vampire was on a tequila-fueled roll.\n\nPattinson locked lips with &quot;Twilight&quot; costar Taylor Lautner and said some generally odd things during his many trips across the stage, including an an uncensored f-bomb while introducing actress Reese Witherspoon.\n\n&quot;I did (bleep) you,&quot; he said about their roles in the film &quot;Water for Elephants.&quot;\n\n(Hey, look, MTV -- my censorship button is working just fine.)', '2011-10-16T04:17:15+02:00', 'General', 'robert pattinson drops f bomb kisses taylor lautner mtv movie awards tuned mtv movie awards sunday sorry i meant robert pattinson know everyones favorite teen vampire tequila fueled roll\n\npattinson locked lips twilight costar taylor lautner said generally odd things trips stage including uncensored f bomb introducing actress reese witherspoon\n\ni did bleep said roles film water elephants\n\nhey look mtv censorship button working just fine');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8613, 'James Tate goes to Prom', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/05/james-tate-goes-to-prom/', 'James Tate, the Shelton High School senior who was suspended for asking his date to the prom by posting the invite in large cut out letters on the school building,&nbsp; finally gets to take his date, Sonali Rodriguez to the prom Saturday. What are your prom memories? http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/James-Tate-goes-to-the-prom-1410245.php', '2011-10-16T04:17:15+02:00', 'General', 'james tate goes prom james tate shelton high school senior suspended asking date prom posting invite large cut letters school buildingâ  finally gets date sonali rodriguez prom saturday prom memories tate goes prom 1410245php');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8614, 'Study: 75 percent of experienced drivers would fail drive test', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/02/study-75-percent-of-experienced-drivers-would-fail-drive-test/', 'Do we really need a study to tell us that most experienced drivers would fail their written tests if forced to take it again? Probably not. In fact, just last night I parked my car in what I considered to be a respectable distance from a fire hydrant, but my friend was convinced that the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:16+02:00', 'General', 'study 75 percent experienced drivers fail drive test really need study tell experienced drivers fail written tests forced probably fact just night i parked i considered respectable distance hydrant friend convinced');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8615, '&lsquo;This guy has my MacBook&rsquo;: Spy software points police to thief', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/06/01/%e2%80%98this-guy-has-my-macbook%e2%80%99-spy-software-points-police-to-thief/', 'Clever ad campaign or clever sleuthing? An Oakland man says he helped police find the guy who allegedly stole his Apple MacBook by using security software that secretly takes photos when a computer is stolen. The saga quickly gained momentum on Tumblr, where the victim posted photos of the alleged thief. The page eventually piqued [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:17+02:00', 'Viral', '‘this guy macbook’ spy software points police thief clever ad campaign clever sleuthing oakland says helped police guy allegedly stole apple macbook using security software secretly takes photos computer stolen saga quickly gained momentum tumblr victim posted photos alleged thief page eventually piqued');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8616, 'L.A. fan drops daughter for chance at foul ball (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/31/l-a-fan-drops-daughter-for-chance-at-foul-ball-video/', '\nIt&amp;#8217;s a touching father-daughter moment at Dodger Stadium. \nDad holds up daughter to watch as foul ball sails into the stands.\nDad, realizing ball is coming straight at him, drops daughter.\nOUCH! HEY DAD!\nAs Kruk would say, should have brought yo...', '2011-10-16T04:17:17+02:00', 'General', 'fan drops daughter chance foul ball video \nit touching father daughter moment dodger stadium \ndad holds daughter watch foul ball sails stands\ndad realizing ball coming straight drops daughter\nouch hey dad\nas kruk say brought');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8617, 'Study says men rewear their underwear on vacation', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/31/study-says-men-rewear-their-underwear-on-vacation/', 'We know that, in general, women pack more than men when hitting the road (or the rails or the air) for vacation. Although, I will say, my friends and I defy this one. When I went to Europe with three males several years ago each of them exceeded the weight limit with their suitcases &amp;#8212; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:18+02:00', 'Odd', 'study says men rewear underwear vacation know general women pack men hitting road rails air vacation i say friends i defy i went europe males years ago exceeded weight limit suitcases &#8212');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8618, 'New from Japan: An emergency toilet for disasters (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/27/new-from-japan-an-emergency-toilet-for-disasters-video/', 'Certain types of behind-the-scenes innovations always seem to come from Japan&amp;#8211;like this emergency toilet that&amp;#8217;s on display at a Japanese disaster preparedness expo. It sounds bizarre, but if there were a huge earthquake and the running water was out, the combination of a privacy poncho, anti-odor tablets and a tie-up bag could save a lot [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:19+02:00', 'General', 'new japan emergency toilet disasters video certain types scenes innovations come japan&#8211like emergency toilet display japanese disaster preparedness expo sounds bizarre huge earthquake running water combination privacy poncho anti odor tablets tie bag save lot');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8619, '&lsquo;Hangover 2&prime; and Tyson tattoo: Does ink get copyright protection?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/26/%e2%80%98hangover-2%e2%80%b2-and-tyson-tattoo-does-ink-get-copyright-protection/', 'While today&amp;#8217;s release of &amp;#8220;The Hangover: Part II&amp;#8221; won&amp;#8217;t be delayed because of a lawsuit, Warner Brothers&amp;#8217; defense to copyright-infringement allegations over Mike Tyson&amp;#8217;s famous tattoo is silly, a judge said this week. S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who inked the tribal pattern on Tyson&amp;#8217;s face, sued Warner Brothers last month over the movie [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:19+02:00', 'Movies', '‘hangover 2′ tyson tattoo does ink copyright protection today release hangover ii won t delayed lawsuit warner brothers defense copyright infringement allegations mike tyson famous tattoo silly judge said week victor whitmill tattoo artist inked tribal pattern tyson face sued warner brothers month movie');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8620, 'Kim Kardashian, engaged', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/25/kim-kardashian-engaged/', 'Anyone who follows the life and loves of the Kardashians knows Kim, the second-oldest sister, has wanted to hunker down and get married (again, her first marriage in 2000 to music producer Damon Thomas, failed). She&amp;#8217;s had some fairly high-profile relationships, but perhaps her most-famous was her time spent with Ray J, Brandy&amp;#8217;s brother. Not [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:20+02:00', 'Viral', 'kim kardashian engaged follows life loves kardashians knows kim second oldest sister wanted hunker married marriage 2000 music producer damon thomas failed fairly high profile relationships famous time spent ray brandy brother');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8621, 'Hines Ward wins &lsquo;Dancing With the Stars&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/25/hines-ward-wins-%e2%80%98dancing-with-the-stars%e2%80%99/', 'Another season, another crazed Dancing fan (me). On Monday, I was frantically voting for Chelsea. Then I saw Hines dance. Holy fantastic. The only problem: I was fresh out of phone votes (you are limited to five) so I couldn&amp;#8217;t put my support behind Hines (and that&amp;#8217;s one fine behind). The ever-thoughtful R (my fiance) [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:20+02:00', 'Television', 'hines ward wins ‘dancing stars’ season crazed dancing fan monday i frantically voting chelsea i saw hines dance holy fantastic problem i fresh phone votes limited i couldn t support hines fine thoughtful r fiance');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8622, 'Sure sign of the apocalypse: Duke Nukem Forever is complete', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/25/sure-sign-of-the-apocalypse-duke-nukem-forever-is-complete/', 'It&#039;s been the butt of geek humor for more than a decade, considered the ultimate example of vaporware and game-industry excess. Nevertheless, the seemingly impossible has happened: &lt;em&gt;Duke Nukem Forever&lt;/em&gt; has been declared complete and shipped to manufacturing.', '2011-10-16T04:17:21+02:00', 'duke nukem', 'sure sign apocalypse duke nukem forever complete butt geek humor decade considered ultimate example vaporware game industry excess seemingly impossible happened duke nukem forever declared complete shipped manufacturing');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8623, 'Some people simply refuse to believe Croatian boy is magnetic', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/24/some-people-simply-refuse-to-believe-croatian-boy-is-magnetic/', 'A day in the life of Ivan Stoiljkovic, 6 years old, often includes having relatives throw coins at his chest or stick frying pans to his stomach. Ivan, you see, claims to be a &amp;#8220;human magnet,&amp;#8221; and his family in Koprivnica, Croatia, is fond of using him as a utensil rack. Spoons, forks, knives, nonstick [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:22+02:00', 'General', 'people simply refuse believe croatian boy magnetic day life ivan stoiljkovic 6 years old includes having relatives throw coins chest stick frying pans stomach ivan claims human magnet family koprivnica croatia fond using utensil rack spoons forks knives nonstick');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8624, '2011 Billboard Music Awards Performances', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/23/2011-billboard-music-awards-performances/', 'Did you miss the Billboard Music Awards? We&amp;#8217;ve got you covered with every performance from an amazing, high energy awards show that was hosted at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Let us know what was your favorite. Enjoy! Taio Cruz-Break Your Heart/Dynamite Black Eyed Peas-Just Can&amp;#8217;t Get Enough/I Gotta Feeling Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline/America Rihanna [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:22+02:00', 'General', '2011 billboard music awards performances did miss billboard music awards ve got covered performance amazing high energy awards hosted mgm grand vegas let know favorite enjoy taio cruz break heart/dynamite black eyed peas just t enough/i gotta feeling neil diamond sweet caroline/america rihanna');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8625, 'Joplin Mo. tornado: Intense video of people huddled inside a store', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/23/joplin-mo-tornado-intense-video-of-people-huddled-inside-a-store/', '(Warning: May be too intense for children). If you&amp;#8217;ve ever wondered what it&amp;#8217;s like to be huddled in the dark when a tornado bears down on you, this YouTube video may tell you more than you want to know. It was taken by izelsg in the Fastrip convenience store in Joplin, Mo., where a tornado [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:23+02:00', 'Video', 'joplin mo tornado intense video people huddled inside store warning intense children ve wondered like huddled dark tornado bears youtube video tell want know taken izelsg fastrip convenience store joplin mo tornado');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8626, 'End of the World Saturday?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/19/end-of-the-world-saturday/', 'Harold Camping says its the end of the world Saturday, May 21. How would you spend the day?', '2011-10-16T04:17:23+02:00', 'General', 'end world saturday harold camping says end world saturday 21 spend day');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8627, '&lsquo;Sugar Lifestyle&rsquo; brings sugar daddy dating to iPhones', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/17/%e2%80%98sugar-lifestyle%e2%80%99-brings-sugar-daddy-dating-to-iphones/', 'Jan and Dean may have had two girls for every boy, but what about eight? That&amp;#8217;s what SugarSugar.com promises, a site that unabashedly promotes itself as the place &amp;#8220;where romance meets finance.&amp;#8221;&nbsp; The site explains further, SugarSugar.com is for generous men looking to spoil, and dynamic women looking for financial support with bills, or who [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:24+02:00', 'General', '‘sugar lifestyle’ brings sugar daddy dating iphones jan dean girls boy sugarsugarcom promises site unabashedly promotes place romance meets finance â  site explains sugarsugarcom generous men looking spoil dynamic women looking financial support bills');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8628, 'The end-of-the-world FAQ sheet', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/17/the-end-of-the-world-faq-sheet/', 'As you probably already know, a worldwide earthquake will strike at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, alerting the human race that Judgment Day has begun. Or so says Family Radio president Harold Camping. Camping is very certain that the Rapture will occur. &amp;#8220;There&rsquo;s nothing in the Bible that holds a candle to the amount of [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:25+02:00', 'General', 'end world faq sheet probably know worldwide earthquake strike 6 pm saturday 21 alerting human race judgment day begun says family radio president harold camping camping certain rapture occur there’s bible holds candle');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8629, 'Twitter loves Lady Gaga this much', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/17/twitter-loves-lady-gaga-this-much/', 'All hail the Twitter queen. And in case you&#039;re not paying attention to the latest who&#039;s-who list on social media, that would be Lady Gaga.\n\nThe exhibitionist pop star known for outrageous outfits and elaborate stage performances recently topped 10 million Twitter followers.', '2011-10-16T04:17:25+02:00', 'General', 'twitter loves lady gaga hail twitter queen case youre paying attention latest whos list social media lady gaga\n\nthe exhibitionist pop star known outrageous outfits elaborate stage performances recently topped 10 million twitter followers');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8630, 'Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered child with staff member', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/17/arnold-schwarzenegger-fathered-child-with-staff-member/', 'Cheating is bad. But you know what may be worse? Fathering a child with your mistress. That&amp;#8217;s just what Arnold Schwarzenegger has done. He got it on with a staff member &amp;#8212; a woman who had worked for the family for 20 years &amp;#8212; and a child was made. That all happened a decade ago, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:26+02:00', 'Viral', 'arnold schwarzenegger fathered child staff member cheating bad know worse fathering child mistress just arnold schwarzenegger got staff member &#8212 woman worked family 20 years &#8212 child happened decade ago');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8631, '&lsquo;Enable Dislike Button&rsquo; scam spreading on Facebook', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/16/%e2%80%98enable-dislike-button%e2%80%99-scam-spreading-on-facebook/', 'Earlier today I got a notification that someone had posted on my Facebook wall about the new &amp;#8220;dislike button&amp;#8221; feature. After my post from last week (and subsequent research) I suspected this was yet another scam. It is. Click on that seemingly legit wall post and all of your FB friends will be, um, &amp;#8220;blessed&amp;#8221; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:27+02:00', 'Viral', '‘enable dislike button’ scam spreading facebook earlier today i got notification posted facebook wall new dislike button feature post week subsequent research i suspected scam click seemingly legit wall post fb friends blessed');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8632, 'Planking craze in Australia draws warning after fatal plunge', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/16/planking-craze-in-australia-draws-warning-after-fatal-plunge/', 'Australia&amp;#8217;s prime minister today urged the nation to cool off its hottest fad &amp;#8212; planking &amp;#8212; in the wake of a fatal plunge from a seventh-story balcony. Planking is the act of lying facedown as stiff as a plank, toes pointed down and hands at the sides, in as unusual a place as possible and [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:27+02:00', 'General', 'planking craze australia draws warning fatal plunge australia prime minister today urged nation cool hottest fad &#8212 planking &#8212 wake fatal plunge seventh story balcony planking act lying facedown stiff plank toes pointed hands sides unusual place possible');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8633, 'Paul the Psychic Octopus &ndash; the documentary! (Wired)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/11/paul-the-psychic-octopus-%e2%80%93-the-documentary-wired/', 'You may remember Paul the Psychic Octopus &amp;#8211; Europeans loved him for correctly predicting the outcome of the final seven 2010 World Cup games. Paul died a short time after that, in October 2010. But not before he amassed a giant following and became a pop-culture sensation. His former home, the Sea Life Centre in [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:28+02:00', 'Sports', 'paul psychic octopus – documentary wired remember paul psychic octopus &#8211 europeans loved correctly predicting outcome final seven 2010 world cup games paul died short time october 2010 amassed giant following pop culture sensation home sea life centre');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8634, 'Mystery deaths plague Thai hotel', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/10/mystery-deaths-plague-thai-hotel/', 'Did a three-star Thai hotel inadvertently kill six of its guests while trying to poison bed bugs? Between January and March, six people suffering from virtually the same medical symptoms died after staying at the Downtown Inn in Chiang Mai or using its facilities. Authorities maintain the deaths are just a coincidence. But an investigation [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:28+02:00', 'General', 'mystery deaths plague thai hotel did star thai hotel inadvertently kill guests trying poison bed bugs january march people suffering virtually medical symptoms died staying downtown inn chiang mai using facilities authorities maintain deaths just coincidence investigation');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8635, 'Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger separating', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/10/maria-shriver-arnold-schwarzenegger-separating/', 'We were shocked when Al and Tipper Gore announced their split, but now another long-running political marriage is kaput. California power couple Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver confirmed late Monday that they are separating after 25 years of marriage. The Internet is a buzz that this announcement was foreshadowed in the couples&amp;#8217; Twitter feeds &amp;#8212; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:29+02:00', 'Viral', 'maria shriver arnold schwarzenegger separating shocked tipper gore announced split long running political marriage kaput california power couple arnold schwarzenegger maria shriver confirmed late monday separating 25 years marriage internet buzz announcement foreshadowed couples twitter feeds &#8212');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8636, 'Outrage after Hasidic paper removes Clinton from iconic photo', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/09/outrage-after-hasidic-paper-removes-clinton-from-iconic-photo/', 'An ultra-Hasidic newspaper in Brooklyn stirred up outrage after digitally removing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (and National Security team member Audrey Tomason) from the iconic photo of President Obama and others watching the raid on Osama Bin Laden&amp;#8217;s compound. The paper, Der Tzitung, has a policy against showing photos of women, considering them &amp;#8220;sexually [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:29+02:00', 'General', 'outrage hasidic paper removes clinton iconic photo ultra hasidic newspaper brooklyn stirred outrage digitally removing secretary state hillary clinton national security team member audrey tomason iconic photo president obama watching raid osama laden compound paper tzitung policy showing photos women considering sexually');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8637, 'Incredible video of out-of-control Russian airliner', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/05/incredible-video-of-out-of-control-russian-airliner-2/', 'Ever have a rough flight on an airliner? It was probably nothing like this flight of a Russian plane, documented in YouTube videos shot on April 29.. According to the description, the Tu-154 was being flown at Chkalovsky Airport, a military airport 19 miles northeast of Moscow that serves the Russian space program. It was [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:30+02:00', 'Video', 'incredible video control russian airliner rough flight airliner probably like flight russian plane documented youtube videos shot april 29 according description 154 flown chkalovsky airport military airport 19 miles northeast moscow serves russian space program');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8638, 'May a busy month for Romo', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/04/may-a-busy-month-for-romo/', 'A wedding, some golf and conducting unofficial workouts with teammates is keeping Tony Romo, the Cowboys&#039; star quarterback, on the move this month.', '2011-10-16T04:17:31+02:00', 'Sports', 'busy month romo wedding golf conducting unofficial workouts teammates keeping tony romo cowboys star quarterback month');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8639, 'Facebook scams/hoaxes to watch out for', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/04/facebook-scamshoaxes-to-watch-out-for/', 'There are some new viruses infecting Facebook walls around the world and I want to make sure none of you get sucked in. If you see any of the below posts on your wall (supposedly put there by a friend) do not click on them: &amp;#8220;See how you will look in the future!&amp;#8221;: All you [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:32+02:00', 'Tech', 'facebook scams/hoaxes watch new viruses infecting facebook walls world i want make sure sucked posts wall supposedly friend click look future');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8640, 'Japanese invention simulates kisses over Internet', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/03/japanese-invention-simulates-kisses-over-internet/', 'Long-distance relationships suck, right? Luckily for those with loves in far-off lands, a new invention might make things a bit easier &amp;#8212; that is, if you can stand to use it. Soon, you may be kissing your distant beau via the Internet, courtesy of the ﻿﻿Kajimoto Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications in Japan, DigiInfo [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:32+02:00', 'General', 'japanese invention simulates kisses internet long distance relationships suck right luckily loves far lands new invention make things bit easier &#8212 stand use soon kissing distant beau internet courtesy ﻿﻿kajimoto laboratory university electro communications japan digiinfo');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8641, 'How comics, pundits tweeted Osama&rsquo;s death', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/02/how-comics-pundits-tweeted-osama%e2%80%99s-death/', 'A sampling of Osama bin Laden tweets by comics, pundits, writers and others: @toddlevin Todd Levin Bin Laden was killed in a mansion?!? Must Be nice. &amp;#8212; @GhostOsama Osama Bin Laden Well this sucks&amp;#8230;I accidentally enabled location on my tweets. &amp;#8212; @KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann Note Fox News has switched to &amp;#8220;Usama Bin Laden&amp;#8221; presumably so [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:33+02:00', 'General', 'comics pundits tweeted osama’s death sampling osama laden tweets comics pundits writers @toddlevin todd levin laden killed mansion nice &#8212 @ghostosama osama laden sucks i accidentally enabled location tweets &#8212 @keitholbermann keith olbermann note fox news switched usama laden presumably');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8642, 'Osama&rsquo;s death: &lsquo;ROT IN HELL&rsquo; is most powerful headline', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/02/osama%e2%80%99s-death-%e2%80%98rot-in-hell%e2%80%99-is-most-powerful-headline/', 'Among the newspaper front pages about the killing of Osama bin Laden, the New York Daily News stands out for its power. The Daily News&amp;#8217; &amp;#8220;ROT IN HELL!&amp;#8221; headline made the mostly local paper the hottest news website on Google Trends, ahead of national sites USA Today, Drudge Report, Fox News and the New York [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:33+02:00', 'General', 'osama’s death ‘rot hell’ powerful headline newspaper pages killing osama laden new york daily news stands power daily news rot hell headline local paper hottest news website google trends ahead national sites today drudge report fox news new york');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8643, 'Get your &lsquo;Osama is Dead&rsquo; T-shirt here', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/05/02/get-your-%e2%80%98osama-is-dead%e2%80%99-t-shirt-here/', 'You had to know that was going to happen. Within hours of the U.S. announcing they&amp;#8217;d captured, and killed, one of the most-hated men in the world, T-shirt companies capitalized on the announcement. A variety of celebratory bits are splattered across Tees that start around $10. Here are a few I found this morning: &amp;#8220;Rest [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:34+02:00', 'Viral', '‘osama dead’ t shirt know going happen hours announcing captured killed hated men world t shirt companies capitalized announcement variety celebratory bits splattered tees start $10 i morning rest');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8644, 'Nintendo plans to oust Wii', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/26/nintendo-plans-to-oust-wii/', 'It seems like only yesterday that the big new thing in gaming was the Nintendo Wii. Wait a minute -- wasn&#039;t it only yesterday?', '2011-10-16T04:17:35+02:00', 'Tech', 'nintendo plans oust wii like yesterday big new thing gaming nintendo wii wait minute wasnt yesterday');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8645, 'Double Dream Feet supersedes Dream Hands', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/26/double-dream-feet-supersedes-dream-hands/', 'John Jacobsen is at it again &amp;#8212; this time with &amp;#8220;Double Dream Feet,&amp;#8221; the sequel to his viral dance video &amp;#8220;Double Dream Hands.&amp;#8221; Hey, if it worked for his hands, why not for his feet too? Jacobsen posted his new video on YouTube earlier this month, saying &amp;#8220;I think it&amp;#8217;s even catchier than the original.&amp;#8221; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:36+02:00', 'General', 'double dream feet supersedes dream hands john jacobsen &#8212 time double dream feet sequel viral dance video double dream hands hey worked hands feet jacobsen posted new video youtube earlier month saying i think catchier original');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8646, 'Facebook joins the daily deals arena', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/26/facebook-joins-the-daily-deals-arena/', 'I am a Groupon fanatic. While the offers don&amp;#8217;t always apply to me (obviously) I am almost as excited to see what appears in my inbox each day as I am to open a snail mail greeting card. Sites like Groupon (Living Social, Google Offers launched last week, etc.) send you an email each morning [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:37+02:00', 'General', 'facebook joins daily deals arena i groupon fanatic offers don t apply obviously i excited appears inbox day i open snail mail greeting card sites like groupon living social google offers launched week send email morning');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8647, 'Here comes the tornado straight at me &ndash; but I&rsquo;m OK (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/26/here-comes-the-tornado-straight-at-me-%e2%80%93-but-i%e2%80%99m-ok-video/', 'The world&amp;#8217;s most unflappable man talks on a cell phone as he videotapes a tornado barreling down on him. &amp;#8220;Oh, half a mile &amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;d say it&amp;#8217;s coming straight toward me. &amp;#8220;Yeah but it&amp;#8217;s not one of those &amp;#8230; devastation, terrible &amp;#8230; &amp;#8220;Yup, there goes a flash. It&amp;#8217;s blowing up some power lines now &amp;#8230; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:37+02:00', 'General', 'comes tornado straight – i’m ok video world unflappable talks cell phone videotapes tornado barreling oh half mile i say coming straight yeah devastation terrible yup goes flash blowing power lines');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8648, 'Hide your kids: Antoine Dodson arrested for pot possession (Reuters)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/25/hide-your-kids-antoine-dodson-arrested-for-pot-possession-reuters/', 'Antoine Dodson, the nobody-turned-somebody of &amp;#8220;Bed Intruder Song&amp;#8221; fame, was arrested Monday morning for alleged possession of marijuana. The viral-video star &amp;#8211; who warned people to &amp;#8220;hide your kids, hide your wife and your husbands &amp;#8216;cuz they&amp;#8217;re rapin&amp;#8217; everybody out here&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; was arrested after getting pulled over for speeding in Huntsville, Ala. Dodson, whose [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:38+02:00', 'Viral', 'hide kids antoine dodson arrested pot possession reuters antoine dodson turned somebody bed intruder song fame arrested monday morning alleged possession marijuana viral video star &#8211 warned people hide kids hide wife husbands cuz rapin everybody &#8211 arrested getting pulled speeding huntsville ala dodson');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8649, 'Chaos at St. Louis airport during tornado (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/25/chaos-at-st-louis-airport-during-tornado-video/', 'A powerful tornado that scored a direct hit on St. Louis&amp;#8217; Lambert Airport on Friday evening is at the top of today&amp;#8217;s trending video, YouTube Trends reports. This user video shows the scene at a gate during the lightning storm. A man yells &amp;#8220;Get out&amp;#8221; at 1:18 and screams are heard, but after a few [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:38+02:00', 'General', 'chaos st louis airport tornado video powerful tornado scored direct hit st louis lambert airport friday evening today trending video youtube trends reports user video shows scene gate lightning storm yells 118 screams heard');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8650, 'College student creates life-sized Barbie replica', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/20/college-student-creates-life-sized-barbie-replica/', 'She&#039;s the emblematic toy for young girls; she&#039;s the source of many feminist and health advocacy groups. Barbie is a toy whose controversies are as extensive as her r&eacute;sum&eacute; (my favorite Barbie growing up was a vet).', '2011-10-16T04:17:39+02:00', 'General', 'college student creates life sized barbie replica shes emblematic toy young girls shes source feminist health advocacy groups barbie toy controversies extensive resume favorite barbie growing vet');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8651, 'Brian Wilson, Cody Ross sing with YouTube lip-sync kid', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/19/brian-wilson-cody-ross-sing-with-youtube-lip-sync-kid/', 'Keenan Cahill, the lip-syncing YouTube sensation, has a new video out &amp;#8211; this one with noted backup singers Brian Wilson and Cody Ross. Lou Seal also makes an appearance as Keenan and the Giants perform &amp;#8220;Dynamite&amp;#8221; by Taio Cruz. Keenan, a 16-year-old from Elmhurst, Ill., has a rare genetic disorder known as Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:40+02:00', 'General', 'brian wilson cody ross sing youtube lip sync kid keenan cahill lip syncing youtube sensation new video &#8211 noted backup singers brian wilson cody ross lou seal makes appearance keenan giants perform dynamite taio cruz keenan 16 year old elmhurst ill rare genetic disorder known maroteaux lamy syndrome');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8652, 'Soap opera cancellations: Which is next?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/14/soap-opera-cancellations-which-is-next/', 'You may call it the end of an era; you may say it&amp;#8217;s a move that&amp;#8217;s long overdue. Either way, ABC&amp;#8217;s cancellation of two of its iconic soap operas &amp;#8212; &amp;#8220;One Life to Live&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;All My Children&amp;#8221; &amp;#8212; raises questions about the future of television. ABC plans to replace these shows, which debuted in [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:40+02:00', 'General', 'soap opera cancellations end say long overdue way abc cancellation iconic soap operas &#8212 life live children &#8212 raises questions future television abc plans replace shows debuted');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8653, 'Professor suspended for bringing strippers to business ethics class', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/14/professor-suspended-for-bringing-strippers-to-business-ethics-class/', 'As a professor, it&amp;#8217;s probably hard to make certain topics interesting and engaging for students. One such topic? The application of Platonic and Hegelian ethics to business. Stifle that yawn. What if this lecture included strippers who gave lap dances to willing students as the professor taught? I&amp;#8217;m guessing there wouldn&amp;#8217;t be much snoring or [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:41+02:00', 'General', 'professor suspended bringing strippers business ethics class professor probably hard make certain topics interesting engaging students topic application platonic hegelian ethics business stifle yawn lecture included strippers gave lap dances willing students professor taught i guessing wouldn t snoring');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8654, 'From the mouths of babes: Kids react to Rebecca Black&rsquo;s Friday', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/13/from-the-mouths-of-babes-kids-react-to-rebecca-black%e2%80%99s-friday/', 'Admit it, you just can&amp;#8217;t get enough of Rebecca Black&amp;#8217;s Friday, the vanity video everyone loves to hate. It rolls on as a persistent meme, but what about its original target audience. How do kids and tweens like it? Based on this video response, Kids React to Rebecca Black&amp;#8217;s Friday, they also think it&amp;#8217;s lame. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:42+02:00', 'Video', 'mouths babes kids react rebecca black’s friday admit just t rebecca black friday vanity video loves hate rolls persistent meme original target audience kids tweens like based video response kids react rebecca black friday think lame');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8655, 'Battle vs. Love: Words for marketing toys to boys and girls', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/11/battle-vs-love-words-for-marketing-toys-to-boys-and-girls/', 'Gender bias or marketing to nature? Crystal Smith, author of &amp;#8220;The Achilles Effect,&amp;#8221; is creating a buzz with Wordle clouds showing the stark differences in terminology used in toy commercials aimed at 6-to-8 year old girls and boys. Smith analyzed dozens of commercials. She came up with a list of 658 words used to describe [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:43+02:00', 'General', 'battle vs love words marketing toys boys girls gender bias marketing nature crystal smith achilles effect creating buzz wordle clouds showing stark differences terminology used toy commercials aimed 6 8 year old girls boys smith analyzed dozens commercials came list 658 words used');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8656, 'Dog won&rsquo;t let kid drink from water fountain', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/07/dog-won%e2%80%99t-let-kid-drink-from-water-fountain/', 'We all know that viral YouTube videos often feature a dog or a kid &amp;#8212; but this one has both. Watch below as a bossy dog refuses to let a young girl drink from a water fountain. Even when she pushes its head away, the dog weasels its way back in. And the girl&amp;#8217;s reaction [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:44+02:00', 'General', 'dog won’t let kid drink water fountain know viral youtube videos feature dog kid &#8212 watch bossy dog refuses let young girl drink water fountain pushes head away dog weasels way girl reaction');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8657, 'Woman with spade shuts down Armenia&rsquo;s Internet', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/07/woman-with-spade-shuts-down-armenia%e2%80%99s-internet/', 'We&amp;#8217;ve heard of hackers shutting down the Internet, but this is ridiculous&amp;#8230; A 75-year-old woman from Georgia (the country) unwittingly used a spade to disrupt Internet service to the entire country of Armenia for half a day on March 28. The woman was illegally foraging for copper to sell as scrap when she hacked through [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:44+02:00', 'General', 'woman spade shuts armenia’s internet ve heard hackers shutting internet ridiculous 75 year old woman georgia country unwittingly used spade disrupt internet service entire country armenia half day march 28 woman illegally foraging copper sell scrap hacked');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8658, '&ldquo;Creepy&rdquo; stalker app maps user locations', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/07/%e2%80%9ccreepy%e2%80%9d-stalker-app-maps-user-locations/', 'I&amp;#8217;m all for social networking. But I&amp;#8217;ve always been opposed to apps that track my location, so more than once I&amp;#8217;ve had Facebook friends ask me to change my privacy settings so they could &amp;#8220;check me in&amp;#8221; to various locations. It just seems smart not to tell all of cyberspace where I&amp;#8217;m at or what [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:45+02:00', 'General', '“creepyâ€ stalker app maps user locations i social networking i ve opposed apps track location i ve facebook friends ask change privacy settings check various locations just smart tell cyberspace i');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8659, 'Glenn Beck to &ldquo;transition off&rdquo; Fox News', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/06/glenn-beck-to-%e2%80%9ctransition-off%e2%80%9d-fox-news/', 'The Huffington Post is reporting that Glenn Beck and Fox News are splitting. From the story: Fox News and Glenn Beck announced Wednesday that Beck will &amp;#8220;transition off of his daily program&amp;#8221; later this year. Beck&amp;#8217;s production company, Mercury Radio Arts, will instead work with Fox News to produce programs for the channel. In a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:46+02:00', 'General', 'glenn beck “transition offâ€ fox news huffington post reporting glenn beck fox news splitting story fox news glenn beck announced wednesday beck transition daily program later year beck production company mercury radio arts instead work fox news produce programs channel');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8660, 'Bieber fever sets mom&rsquo;s hair on fire (People)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/05/bieber-fever-sets-mom%e2%80%99s-hair-on-fire-people/', 'Tween heartthrob Justin Bieber intended to celebrate his mom&amp;#8217;s birthday over the weekend with a cake. But the candles set her hair on fire, People reports. The pop star, 17, surprised Pattie Mallette with a birthday cake at the end of the concert at Berlin&amp;#8217;s O2 World arena. But as she leaned over the cake [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:47+02:00', 'General', 'bieber fever sets mom’s hair people tween heartthrob justin bieber intended celebrate mom birthday weekend cake candles set hair people reports pop star 17 surprised pattie mallette birthday cake end concert berlin o2 world arena leaned cake');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8661, 'Driver videotapes 2&times;4 smashing into her windshield (video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/05/driver-videotapes-2%c3%974-smashing-into-her-windshield-video/', 'A woman annoyed with a pair of trucks holding up traffic on a North Carolina highway decided to make a video of their game of &amp;#8220;cat and mouse&amp;#8221; so she could send it to their respective companies. While behind the wheel of her Kia Sedona minivan near the town of Shelby, 40-year-old Wendy Cobb pulled [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:47+02:00', 'General', 'driver videotapes 2ã—4 smashing windshield video woman annoyed pair trucks holding traffic north carolina highway decided make video game cat mouse send respective companies wheel kia sedona minivan near town shelby 40 year old wendy cobb pulled');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8662, 'Kate Gosselin dating?!', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/05/kate-gosselin-dating/', 'I was done with Kate Gosselin right around the same time Jon tired of her fame-obsessed arse. Back when Jon and Kate were a &amp;#8220;real&amp;#8221; family clipping coupons and taking their kids for their first haircut, I loved that show &amp;#8211; loved it. The Kate went bonkers, yelling at Jon for breathing too loudly and [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:48+02:00', 'Television', 'kate gosselin dating i kate gosselin right time jon tired fame obsessed arse jon kate real family clipping coupons taking kids haircut i loved &#8211 loved kate went bonkers yelling jon breathing loudly');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8663, 'Sexiest woman alive? &lsquo;Madness&rsquo; contests reach the finals', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/04/sexiest-woman-alive-%e2%80%98madness%e2%80%99-contests-reach-the-finals/', 'Butler vs. Connecticut is only the start of it. Inspired by March Madness, the nation&amp;#8217;s websites are holding more and more contests that use the bracket format. The formula: Pick a topic that excites your audience, select 32 or 64 people, places or things that could have the right stuff, wait till the basketball draw [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:51+02:00', 'General', 'sexiest woman alive ‘madness’ contests reach finals butler vs connecticut start inspired march madness nation websites holding contests use bracket format formula pick topic excites audience select 32 64 people places things right stuff wait till basketball draw');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8664, 'April Fool! Did any of these hoaxes get you? (Videos)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/04/01/april-fool-did-any-of-these-hoaxes-get-you-videos/', 'It&amp;#8217;s April 1, and the fools are certainly rushing in. Here&amp;#8217;s just a few of the hoaxes perpetrated on innocent readers: &amp;#8226; The National Republican Senatorial Committee produces a 2012 campaign ad supporting Barack Obama, which is really nice of the Republicans. It shows the president bringing people together, supporting Brazilian oil imports and riding [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:51+02:00', 'General', 'april fool did hoaxes videos april 1 fools certainly rushing just hoaxes perpetrated innocent readers &#8226 national republican senatorial committee produces 2012 campaign ad supporting barack obama really nice republicans shows president bringing people supporting brazilian oil imports riding');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8665, 'Big ray collides with woman, pins her to boat deck', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/29/big-ray-collides-with-woman-pins-her-to-boat-deck/', 'Florida is a great place to a catch a few rays, but don&amp;#8217;t tell Jenny Hausch that. Hausch, sailing last Friday in a chartered boat in the Keys with her husband and three children, was on the bow taking pictures when she experienced the &amp;#8220;scariest thing&amp;#8221; that&amp;#8217;s ever happened to her. &amp;#8220;These eagle rays, they [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:52+02:00', 'General', 'big ray collides woman pins boat deck florida great place catch rays don t tell jenny hausch hausch sailing friday chartered boat keys husband children bow taking pictures experienced scariest thing happened eagle rays');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8666, 'Shaka Smart of VCU the hottest name in coaching (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/28/shaka-smart-of-vcu-the-hottest-name-in-coaching-video/', 'Virginia Commonwealth&amp;#8217;s shocking 71-61 win over top-seeded Kansas to reach the Final Four is drawing a ton of attention to the Richmond school and its 33-year-old coach, Shaka Smart, whose high-energy &amp;#8220;havoc&amp;#8221; defense left some Jayhawks struggling to catch their breath. Smart&amp;#8217;s background has some parallels with Barack Obama&amp;#8217;s. He has a black father from [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:53+02:00', 'General', 'shaka smart vcu hottest coaching video virginia commonwealth shocking 71 61 win seeded kansas reach final drawing attention richmond school 33 year old coach shaka smart high energy havoc defense left jayhawks struggling catch breath smart background parallels barack obama black father');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8667, 'Madonna&rsquo;s Malawi charity collapses over &lsquo;mismanagement&rsquo; (NYT)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/25/madonna%e2%80%99s-malawi-charity-collapses-over-%e2%80%98mismanagement%e2%80%99-nyt/', 'Madonna&rsquo;s high-profile charity in Malawi has collapsed, amid allegations of lavish spending on cars, salaries and a golf course membership, and $3.8 million spent on a girls&rsquo; school that won&rsquo;t be built, The New York Times reported. Signs of upheaval had marred the charity, Raising Malawi, for months. The newspaper reported that the foundation&rsquo;s board [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:54+02:00', 'General', 'madonna’s malawi charity collapses ‘mismanagement’ nyt madonna’s high profile charity malawi collapsed amid allegations lavish spending cars salaries golf course membership $38 million spent girls’ school won’t built new york times reported signs upheaval marred charity raising malawi months newspaper reported foundation’s board');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8668, 'Elizabeth Taylor tribute:  &lsquo;The Sandpiper&rsquo; filmed at Big Sur (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/23/elizabeth-taylor-tribute-%e2%80%98the-sandpiper%e2%80%99-filmed-at-big-sur-video/', 'If you&amp;#8217;re a certain age, you remember the bittersweet love song &amp;#8220;The Shadow of Your Smile&amp;#8221; &amp;#8212; the theme of the 1965 Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton movie &amp;#8220;The Sandpiper,&amp;#8221; set in central California&amp;#8217;s Big Sur. The movie wasn&amp;#8217;t particularly well received critically. Still, a YouTube video of the Andy Williams&amp;#8217; version of the song provides a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:55+02:00', 'General', 'elizabeth taylor tribute ‘the sandpiper’ filmed big video certain age remember bittersweet love song shadow smile &#8212 theme 1965 elizabeth taylor richard burton movie sandpiper set central california big movie wasn t particularly received critically youtube video andy williams song provides');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8669, 'Not tonight honey, my hair is growing', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/22/not-tonight-honey-my-hair-is-growing/', 'A full head of hair or a healthy sex life? You might have to choose. A medication for male pattern baldness may cause sexual dysfunction in men, even long after they stop taking the drug, according to this Time report on a new study. The hair-loss drug finasteride, marketed as Propecia and Proscar by Merck, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:56+02:00', 'General', 'tonight honey hair growing head hair healthy sex life choose medication male pattern baldness cause sexual dysfunction men long stop taking drug according time report new study hair loss drug finasteride marketed propecia proscar merck');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8670, '$2.2 million fatwa on Terry Jones after Quran burning', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/22/2-2-million-fatwa-on-terry-jones-after-quran-burning/', 'Terry Jones, the Florida evangelical pastor who threatened to hold a Quran burning last Sept. 11 only to back down in the face of international outrage, finally went ahead and burned one. And now there&amp;#8217;s a 2.2-million-dollar price on his head. Jones appointed himself &amp;#8220;judge&amp;#8221; and presided over a trial hearing evidence and testimony against [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:56+02:00', 'General', '$22 million fatwa terry jones quran burning terry jones florida evangelical pastor threatened hold quran burning sept 11 face international outrage finally went ahead burned 22 million dollar price head jones appointed judge presided trial hearing evidence testimony');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8671, 'Tiger Woods&rsquo; rumored new girlfriend was arrested for DUI', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/21/tiger-woods%e2%80%99-rumored-new-girlfriend-was-arrested-for-dui/', 'The biggest soap opera of 2009-10 has a new episode. An obscure DUI arrest last October in Florida is getting attention now that Alyse Lahti Johnston is rumored to be Tiger Woods&amp;#8217; new girlfriend. Terez Owens Online broke the story about Woods&amp;#8217; supposed new girlfriend over the weekend, saying the couple had been dating for [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:57+02:00', 'General', 'tiger woods’ rumored new girlfriend arrested dui biggest soap opera 2009 10 new episode obscure dui arrest october florida getting attention alyse lahti johnston rumored tiger woods new girlfriend terez owens online broke story woods supposed new girlfriend weekend saying couple dating');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8672, 'Glenn Beck calls Japan quake &lsquo;a message from God&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/15/glenn-beck-calls-japan-quake-%e2%80%98a-message-from-god%e2%80%99/', 'A day after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Cappie Pondexter, shooting guard and noted theologian of the WNBA&amp;#8217;s New York Liberty, tweeted that the disaster was divine payback: &amp;#8220;What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there own country!&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;They did pearl harbor so u can&amp;#8217;t [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:58+02:00', 'General', 'glenn beck calls japan quake ‘a message god’ day devastating earthquake tsunami japan cappie pondexter shooting guard noted theologian wnba new york liberty tweeted disaster divine payback god tired way treated people country did pearl harbor t');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8673, '2011 NCAA bracket: Picking by famous alumni', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/15/2011-ncaa-bracket-picking-by-famous-alumni/', 'College alumni love to spend March bragging about our teams in the NCAA basketball tournament. The rest of the year, we casually drop the names of our school&amp;#8217;s most famous alumni and pretend we knew them back in freshman dorm. So this year, instead of wasting my time for hours with my annual hopeless bracket, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:17:59+02:00', 'General', '2011 ncaa bracket picking famous alumni college alumni love spend march bragging teams ncaa basketball tournament rest year casually drop names school famous alumni pretend knew freshman dorm year instead wasting time hours annual hopeless bracket');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8674, 'Woman sues ex-fianc&eacute; for cheating during bachelor party', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/15/woman-sues-ex-fiance-for-cheating-during-bachelor-party/', 'Bachelor (and bachelorette) parties aren&amp;#8217;t my thing. This probably isn&amp;#8217;t terribly surprising, if you read with any regularity. I&amp;#8217;m just not a fan of the craziness that often comes with these drunk fests. Plus, personally, that intense &amp;#8220;everyone is here for you&amp;#8221; focus is really something I want no part of (I had to be [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:00+02:00', 'Viral', 'woman sues ex fiance cheating bachelor party bachelor bachelorette parties aren t thing probably isn t terribly surprising read regularity i just fan craziness comes drunk fests personally intense focus really i want i');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8675, '&lsquo;Friday&rsquo; by Rebecca Black: Worst song and video ever?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/14/%e2%80%98friday%e2%80%99-by-rebecca-black-worst-song-and-video-ever/', 'Music videos don&amp;#8217;t have to be good to go viral on the Web &amp;#8212; in fact, they can be so bad that you can&amp;#8217;t help but stare slack-jawed at 3:48 of pure sh&amp;#8211; um, shenanigans. Case in point: The new video for &amp;#8220;Friday&amp;#8221; by Rebecca Black, which exploded over the weekend as people found what [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:00+02:00', 'Video', '‘friday’ rebecca black worst song video music videos don t good viral web &#8212 fact bad t help stare slack jawed 348 pure sh&#8211 shenanigans case point new video friday rebecca black exploded weekend people');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8676, 'Lost city Atlantis found in Spain, U.S. professor says (msnbc)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/14/lost-city-atlantis-found-in-spain-u-s-professor-says-msnbc/', 'Atlantis, the legendary island metropolis, has allegedly been found in some mud flats in southern Spain, according to a Connecticut professor featured in the National Geographic TV special &ldquo;Finding Atlantis&rdquo; that aired on Sunday. University of Hartford professor Richard Freund and his global team used satellite images to pinpoint what they say is the location [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:01+02:00', 'General', 'lost city atlantis spain professor says msnbc atlantis legendary island metropolis allegedly mud flats southern spain according connecticut professor featured national geographic tv special “finding atlantisâ€ aired sunday university hartford professor richard freund global team used satellite images pinpoint say location');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8677, 'Make mine coconut cream: National Pi day', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/14/make-mine-coconut-cream-national-pi-day/', 'Monday is March 14th. Make that 3/14 or perhaps 3.14. And so it is National Pi Day. You geeks and math nerds out there &amp;#8212; who either are or soon will be running the world and our lives &amp;#8212; already knew that. So go ahead, celebrate it by carrying it to the 25th decimal point. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:01+02:00', 'General', 'make coconut cream national pi day monday march 14th make 3/14 314 national pi day geeks math nerds &#8212 soon running world lives &#8212 knew ahead celebrate carrying 25th decimal point');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8678, 'Astonishing videos show Japanese tsunami from street level', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/14/astonishing-videos-show-japanese-tsunami-from-street-level/', 'We&amp;#8217;ve seen many stunning still photos in recent days of the tsunami that struck northeastern Japan last Friday and the devastation it wrought. But seeing the giant waves in motion is something else again &amp;#8230; James MacWhyte posted this stunning video on Facebook over the weekend, showing the tsunami moving down a city street, moving [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:02+02:00', 'General', 'astonishing videos japanese tsunami street level ve seen stunning photos recent days tsunami struck northeastern japan friday devastation wrought seeing giant waves motion james macwhyte posted stunning video facebook weekend showing tsunami moving city street moving');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8679, 'TeenNick to re-air classic Nickelodeon shows', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/10/teennick-to-re-air-classic-nickelodeon-shows/', 'Remember a couple of weeks ago when rumors circulated the Web about the impending return of old-school Nickelodeon cartoons? You may still be mourning the discovery that those rumors weren&amp;#8217;t true, but here&amp;#8217;s a bit of condolence for you: TeenNick is bringing back some of their &amp;#8217;90s programming, Entertainment Weekly reports. The network announced today [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:02+02:00', 'General', 'teennick air classic nickelodeon shows remember couple weeks ago rumors circulated web impending return old school nickelodeon cartoons mourning discovery rumors weren t true bit condolence teennick bringing 90s programming entertainment weekly reports network announced today');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8680, 'Teacher fired for porn star past', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/09/teacher-fired-for-porn-star-past/', 'You can&amp;#8217;t escape your past &amp;#8212; especially if your past involves starring in X-rated films. Tera Myers lost her job teaching science at a Missouri high school on Monday after a student discovered that she had starred in pornographic films under the name Rikki Anderson two decades ago. In 2006 she lost a similar teaching [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:03+02:00', 'General', 'teacher fired porn star past t escape past &#8212 especially past involves starring x rated films tera myers lost job teaching science missouri high school monday student discovered starred pornographic films rikki anderson decades ago 2006 lost similar teaching');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8681, 'Willow Smith debuts &ldquo;21st Century Girl&rdquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/08/willow-smith-debuts-%e2%80%9c21st-century-girl%e2%80%9d/', 'Willow Smith&amp;#8217;s new &amp;#8220;21st Century Girl&amp;#8221; video premiered Monday, and here&amp;#8217;s the positive: The song is nowhere near as annoying as her previous caterwauls about whipping her hair back and forth. Improvement is key, right? But here&amp;#8217;s the negative: Until Smith calls herself &amp;#8220;the type of chick that likes to rock the beat,&amp;#8221; I would [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:03+02:00', 'General', 'willow smith debuts “21st century girlâ€ willow smith new 21st century girl video premiered monday positive song near annoying previous caterwauls whipping hair forth improvement key right negative smith calls type chick likes rock beat i');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8682, 'Charlie Sheen seeks social media intern', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/08/charlie-sheen-seeks-social-media-intern/', 'Charlie Sheen is looking for an intern. Talk about a resume-builder &amp;#8212; or perhaps it&amp;#8217;s more of a resume-breaker. Sheen made the announcement Monday through a tweet that included a link to an Internships.com position. See if you meet the qualifications described in his listing: Do you have #TigerBlood? Are you all about #Winning? Can [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:04+02:00', 'General', 'charlie sheen seeks social media intern charlie sheen looking intern talk resume builder &#8212 resume breaker sheen announcement monday tweet included link internshipscom position meet qualifications described listing #tigerblood #winning');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8683, 'Ponytail Tom: Most scrutinized Brady video since &lsquo;tuck rule&rsquo; call', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/08/ponytail-tom-most-scrutinized-brady-video-since-%e2%80%98tuck-rule%e2%80%99-call/', 'You can make fun of Tom Brady&amp;#8217;s dance moves, which he briefly showed off while accompanying wife Giselle B&amp;#252;ndchen in the Rio de Janiero Sambadrome. You can mock the tiny ponytail he wears while bobbing and swaying to the samba strains. But, by God, do not call the San Mateo native&amp;#8217;s hair accessory a scrunchie, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:05+02:00', 'General', 'ponytail tom scrutinized brady video ‘tuck rule’ make fun tom brady dance moves briefly showed accompanying wife giselle b&#252ndchen rio janiero sambadrome mock tiny ponytail wears bobbing swaying samba strains god san mateo native hair accessory scrunchie');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8684, 'Can BYU still reach the virgin territory of the Final Four?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/07/can-byu-still-reach-the-virgin-territory-of-the-final-four/', 'One of the most interesting story lines in the week leading up to Sunday&amp;#8217;s NCAA College Basketball Tournament selections is Brigham Young, where a Final Four appearance would be truly virgin territory. A week ago, BYU was cruising with a 27-2 record, ranked No. 3 in the nation and on the bubble for a No. [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:05+02:00', 'General', 'byu reach virgin territory final interesting story lines week leading sunday ncaa college basketball tournament selections brigham young final appearance truly virgin territory week ago byu cruising 27 2 record ranked 3 nation bubble');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8685, 'Forget Watson &ndash; Play rock-paper-scissors against a machine (NYT)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/07/forget-watson-%e2%80%93-play-rock-paper-scissors-against-a-machine-nyt/', 'Imagine this: Arnold Schwarzenegger travels back in time to defeat Sarah Connor, mother of the future rebel leader John Connor. But instead of a shotgun, his only weapons are &amp;#8230; rock, paper and scissors. You now have the chance to beat the Terminator in a new online game of rock-paper-scissors on The New York Times&amp;#8217; [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:06+02:00', 'Viral', 'forget watson – play rock paper scissors machine nyt imagine arnold schwarzenegger travels time defeat sarah connor mother future rebel leader john connor instead shotgun weapons rock paper scissors chance beat terminator new online game rock paper scissors new york times');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8686, 'Kim Kardashian debuts new single &lsquo;Jam (Turn it Up)&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/02/kim-kardashian-debuts-new-single-%e2%80%98jam-turn-it-up%e2%80%99/', 'What&amp;#8217;s new with Kim Kardashian? Not a new perfume, not a new fitness DVD, not even a new clothing company &amp;#8212; it&amp;#8217;s a new single. As in a song. The kind you sing. Kardashian made her first venture into the music industry this morning. The song, &amp;#8220;Jam (Turn it Up)&amp;#8221; premiered on Ryan Seacrest&amp;#8217;s KISS-FM [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:07+02:00', 'General', 'kim kardashian debuts new single ‘jam turn up’ new kim kardashian new perfume new fitness dvd new clothing company &#8212 new single song kind sing kardashian venture music industry morning song jam turn premiered ryan seacrest kiss fm');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8687, 'Charlie Sheen&rsquo;s explosive Twitter account', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/02/charlie-sheen%e2%80%99s-explosive-twitter-account/', 'Twitter&amp;#8217;s newest sensation emerged Tuesday when actor Charlie Sheen decided to join the ranks of the tweeters. It seems he thought he wasn&amp;#8217;t getting enough media attention already. Before he even typed a single tweet, the actor had more than 100,000 followers, The Guardian reports. Between noon and 1 p.m. Tuesday, he gained eight new [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:08+02:00', 'General', 'charlie sheen’s explosive twitter account twitter newest sensation emerged tuesday actor charlie sheen decided join ranks tweeters thought wasn t getting media attention typed single tweet actor 100000 followers guardian reports noon 1 pm tuesday gained new');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8688, '5-year-old wants job before marriage', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/02/5-year-old-wants-job-before-marriage/', 'In a time when universities are full of girls who are &amp;#8212; self-admittedly &amp;#8212; working on their M-R-S degrees and women think the ideal age to be married is 25, is it refreshing to see this 5-year-old YouTube sensation who &amp;#8220;wants to do something special&amp;#8221; before marriage? Or maybe it&amp;#8217;s disturbing that a girl so [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:08+02:00', 'General', '5 year old wants job marriage time universities girls &#8212 self admittedly &#8212 working r degrees women think ideal age married 25 refreshing 5 year old youtube sensation wants special marriage maybe disturbing girl');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8689, '&lsquo;Dancing With the Stars&rsquo; 2011 cast announced', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/03/01/%e2%80%98dancing-with-the-stars%e2%80%99-2011-cast-announced/', 'I started watching DWTS back when Nicole Scherzinger, Erin Andrews and Chad Ochocinco were burning up the dance floor. I was drawn to the &amp;#8220;stars&amp;#8221; that season because they were energetic, fun and real. I became truly invested in the show and actually found myself voting some weeks (I&amp;#8217;m about as likely to cast a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:09+02:00', 'Television', '‘dancing stars’ 2011 cast announced i started watching dwts nicole scherzinger erin andrews chad ochocinco burning dance floor i drawn stars season energetic fun real i truly invested actually voting weeks i likely cast');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8690, 'Howard Bryant&rsquo;s lawyer: Skin color behind arrest of ESPN writer', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/28/howard-bryant%e2%80%99s-lawyer-skin-color-behind-arrest-of-espn-writer/', 'Howard Bryant, senior writer for ESPN, and his wife say there is no truth to police charges that Bryant pinned her against a car and choked her outside a pizza parlor in Buckland, Mass. The couple told the Springfield Republican that police used unnecessary force in arresting Bryant after he and his wife had a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:09+02:00', 'General', 'howard bryant’s lawyer skin color arrest espn writer howard bryant senior writer espn wife say truth police charges bryant pinned choked outside pizza parlor buckland mass couple told springfield republican police used unnecessary force arresting bryant wife');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8691, '&lsquo;The King&rsquo;s Speech&rsquo; PG-13 version draws curses', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/28/%e2%80%98the-king%e2%80%99s-speech%e2%80%99-pg-13-version-draws-curses/', 'A day after the uplifting &amp;#8220;The King&amp;#8217;s Speech&amp;#8221; triumphed at the Oscars, there&amp;#8217;s controversy over a new PG-13 version that will be completely replacing the R-rated version that won Best Picture. The edited version, approved by the MPAA last week, apparently mutes the sound in the pivotal scene where Colin Firth, as the stuttering King [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:10+02:00', 'General', '‘the king’s speech’ pg 13 draws curses day uplifting king speech triumphed oscars controversy new pg 13 completely replacing r rated won best picture edited approved mpaa week apparently mutes sound pivotal scene colin firth stuttering king');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8692, 'YouTube movie, &lsquo;The Chronicles of Rick Roll,&rsquo; coming soon', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/25/youtube-movie-%e2%80%98the-chronicles-of-rick-roll%e2%80%99-coming-soon/', 'Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husbands because there&amp;#8217;s gonna be a YouTube movie: &amp;#8220;The Chronicles of Rick Roll.&amp;#8221; The film stars a bevy of people made famous by YouTube memes: Antoine Dodson (&amp;#8220;Bed Intruder Song&amp;#8220;), Bear Vasquez (&amp;#8220;Double Rainbow&amp;#8220;), Brian Collins (&amp;#8220;Boom Goes the Dynamite&amp;#8220;), Ben Schulz (&amp;#8220;Leeroy Jenkins&amp;#8220;), Gary Brolsma [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:11+02:00', 'General', 'youtube movie ‘the chronicles rick roll’ coming soon hide kids hide wife hide husbands gonna youtube movie chronicles rick roll film stars bevy people famous youtube memes antoine dodson bed intruder song bear vasquez double rainbow brian collins boom goes dynamite ben schulz leeroy jenkins gary brolsma');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8693, 'Facebook bans breakup notifier', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/24/facebook-bans-breakup-notifier/', 'It fell as quickly as it rose. The explosive new Facebook app, Breakup Notifier, was banned from the social networking site Wednesday morning. Only released early this week, Breakup Notifier allowed users to receive alerts the moment any of their friends changed their relationship statuses from &amp;#8220;in a relationship&amp;#8221; to &amp;#8220;single.&amp;#8221; You can blame the [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:12+02:00', 'General', 'facebook bans breakup notifier fell quickly rose explosive new facebook app breakup notifier banned social networking site wednesday morning released early week breakup notifier allowed users receive alerts moment friends changed relationship statuses relationship single blame');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8694, 'Pageant queen loses crown for &lsquo;eating too many tacos&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/24/pageant-queen-loses-crown-for-%e2%80%98eating-too-many-tacos%e2%80%99/', 'The former Miss San Anontio has been stripped of her crown in preference of a more virtuous beauty. Domonique Ramirez, a 17-year-old who was crowned Miss Antonio last year, sued the Miss San Antonio organization for stripping her of her crown &amp;#8212; and lost. Her offense? Weight gain, tardiness and taking unsanctioned modeling jobs. Wait, [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:12+02:00', 'General', 'pageant queen loses crown ‘eating tacos’ miss san anontio stripped crown preference virtuous beauty domonique ramirez 17 year old crowned miss antonio year sued miss san antonio organization stripping crown &#8212 lost offense weight gain tardiness taking unsanctioned modeling jobs wait');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8695, 'Schools use GPS trackers to stop class skipping', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/23/schools-use-gps-trackers-to-stop-class-skipping/', 'Stay in school, kids. If you don&amp;#8217;t, your school will find a way to make sure you do. The Anaheim Union High School District is considering using GPS tracking devices to clamp down on notorious class-skippers. In a six-week test, 7th- and 8th-grade students with four or more unexcused absences from this school year were [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:14+02:00', 'General', 'schools use gps trackers stop class skipping stay school kids don t school way make sure anaheim union high school district considering using gps tracking devices clamp notorious class skippers week test 7th 8th grade students unexcused absences school year');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8696, 'Cat with world&rsquo;s loudest purr? (Telegraph)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/23/cat-with-world%e2%80%99s-loudest-purr-telegraph/', 'Smokey, a gray, striped house cat, looks like an average kitty until she purrs, which is so loud that that her owners say it sounds like a lawnmower, hair dryer or a &ldquo;Boeing 737 coming in to land.&rdquo; Literally. British couple Ruth and Mark Adams say their cat purrs at a noise level of 80 [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:14+02:00', 'General', 'cat world’s loudest purr telegraph smokey gray striped house cat looks like average kitty purrs loud owners say sounds like lawnmower hair dryer “boeing 737 coming landâ€ literally british couple ruth mark adams say cat purrs noise level 80');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8697, 'Justin Bieber&rsquo;s haircut (with link to photos)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/22/justin-bieber%e2%80%99s-haircut-with-link-to-photos/', 'How many people can cut off their hair and sell it? Wait, I take that back. I guess anyone can try to sell their locks. Perhaps the better question is how many people can cut off their hair and there are actually people who care to buy it? The answer: Justin Bieber. The teen pop [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:16+02:00', 'Viral', 'justin bieber’s haircut link photos people cut hair sell wait i i guess try sell locks better question people cut hair actually people care buy answer justin bieber teen pop');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8698, 'From Egypt to Wisconsin: Solidarity through pizza', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/21/from-egypt-to-wisconsin-solidarity-through-pizza/', 'While you probably can&amp;#8217;t precisely equate the overthrow of whole regimes in the Mideast to the budget standoff happening at the Wisconsin State Capitol, the two actions have some things in common, not the least of which is a mass occupation of public space. And when that many people get together, they&amp;#8217;re going to need [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:16+02:00', 'General', 'egypt wisconsin solidarity pizza probably t precisely equate overthrow regimes mideast budget standoff happening wisconsin state capitol actions things common mass occupation public space people going need');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8699, 'Prison denies Enquirer report on O.J. Simpson attack', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/15/prison-denies-enquirer-report-on-o-j-simpson-attack/', 'The Nevada prison holding O.J. Simpson says there is no truth to a National Enquirer article reporting that the former NFL great was savagely beaten in a racially motivated attack. &amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re getting inundated&amp;#8221; with calls from news media said Steve Suwe, the public information officer for the Lovelock Correctional Center, told USA Today. The Enquirer [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:17+02:00', 'General', 'prison denies enquirer report oj simpson attack nevada prison holding oj simpson says truth national enquirer article reporting nfl great savagely beaten racially motivated attack getting inundated calls news media said steve suwe public information officer lovelock correctional center told today enquirer');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8700, 'Esperanza Spalding makes a splash as the anti-Bieber (Video)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/14/esperanza-spalding-makes-a-splash-as-the-anti-bieber-video/', 'Let&amp;#8217;s face it, watching Justin Bieber attempt to pull off a dance number ala Michael Jackson at the Grammys last night was painful. Jackson had at least twice the talent at half the age, and Bieber wasn&amp;#8217;t even close to Justin Timberlake&amp;#8217;s class. So a lot of people were happy when someone with actual musical [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:18+02:00', 'General', 'esperanza spalding makes splash anti bieber video let face watching justin bieber attempt pull dance number ala michael jackson grammys night painful jackson twice talent half age bieber wasn t close justin timberlake class lot people happy actual musical');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8701, 'Get started tonight if you want to have a baby 11-11-11', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/11/get-started-tonight-if-you-want-to-have-a-baby-11-11-11/', 'If you&amp;#8217;re a numbers person set on having a baby with a 11-11-11 birth date, today is the day to get started. (Or, you know, this weekend. These things aren&amp;#8217;t timed too specifically.) I&amp;#8217;m not sure if a baby with a binary code for a birth date, or the fact that it is Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:18+02:00', 'General', 'started tonight want baby 11 11 11 numbers person set having baby 11 11 11 birth date today day started know weekend things aren t timed specifically i sure baby binary code birth date fact valentine day');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8702, 'No iPhone confession for Catholics', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/10/no-iphone-confession-for-catholics/', 'Technology is leading us to the mindset that our smart phones can do anything. &amp;#8220;There&amp;#8217;s an app for that,&amp;#8221; right? Wrong, according to the Vatican. A recently released app that allows Catholics to confess their sins via iPhone is invalid, a Vatican spokesperson said Wednesday. Confession: A Roman Catholic App was created to be &amp;#8220;perfect [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:19+02:00', 'General', 'iphone confession catholics technology leading mindset smart phones app right wrong according vatican recently released app allows catholics confess sins iphone invalid vatican spokesperson said wednesday confession roman catholic app created perfect');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8703, 'Detroit may get its RoboCop statue &mdash; all thanks to Twitter', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/10/detroit-may-get-its-robocop-statue-%e2%80%94-all-thanks-to-twitter/', 'It&amp;#8217;s remarkable enough when a jocular tweet becomes a national sensation. But when that tweet also leads to an effort to raise $50,000, it&amp;#8217;s downright phenomenal. It all started when Twitter user @MT proposed that Detroit&amp;#8217;s mayor erect a statue of RoboCop in a tweet that read, &amp;#8220;Philadelphia has a statue of Rocky &amp;#038; Robocop [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:19+02:00', 'General', 'detroit robocop statue — thanks twitter remarkable jocular tweet national sensation tweet leads effort raise $50000 downright phenomenal started twitter user @mt proposed detroit mayor erect statue robocop tweet read philadelphia statue rocky &#038 robocop');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8704, 'Harry Baals gets snubbed as building name', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/10/harry-baals-gets-snubbed-as-building-name/', 'Fort Wayne, Ind. A city of history. A land of opportunity. A people proud of their Harry Baals. Fort Wayne&amp;#8217;s new government center, in the heart of downtown, needs a new name. So an online poll was set up at the city&amp;#8217;s website, FeedbackFortWayne.org, where people could vote on some possibilities. There&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Chief Little Turtle [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:20+02:00', 'Odd', 'harry baals gets snubbed building fort wayne ind city history land opportunity people proud harry baals fort wayne new government center heart downtown needs new online poll set city website people vote possibilities chief little turtle');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8705, 'Nina Explains the Situation in Egypt', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/09/nina-explains-the-situation-in-egypt/', 'Navigating the bulk of media coverage about the conflict in Egypt can be daunting. But if you&amp;#8217;re feeling lost, fear not: 4-year-old Nina can explain things for you. It&amp;#8217;s simple, it&amp;#8217;s cute and it&amp;#8217;s surprisingly savvy for a 4-year-old. Now if only all of our news could be delivered by a newscaster wearing a pink [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:21+02:00', 'General', 'nina explains situation egypt navigating bulk media coverage conflict egypt daunting feeling lost fear 4 year old nina explain things simple cute surprisingly savvy 4 year old news delivered newscaster wearing pink');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8706, 'No Facebook for the Obama kids', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/09/no-facebook-for-the-obama-kids/', 'Having a Facebook page is about as canonical as having a phone number these days. It&amp;#8217;s getting to the point where we expect to hear, &amp;#8220;Can I have your Facebook URL?&amp;#8221; instead of , &amp;#8220;Can I have your number?&amp;#8221; But Michelle Obama says that Facebook is unnecessary, not only for her children, but for young [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:21+02:00', 'General', 'facebook obama kids having facebook page canonical having phone number days getting point expect hear i facebook url instead i number michelle obama says facebook unnecessary children young');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8707, 'Jets&rsquo; Mark Sanchez hooking up with a high schooler?', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/09/jets%e2%80%99-mark-sanchez-hooking-up-with-a-high-schooler/', 'I have a thing for Mark Sanchez. I&amp;#8217;ve said it before, but I fell for him after he demonstrated a moment of frugality when on the phone with Domino&amp;#8217;s during this past season&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Hard Knocks&amp;#8221; trying to get them not to charge him for sides of ranch dressing. For me, it was love at first [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:22+02:00', 'Viral', 'jets’ mark sanchez hooking high schooler i thing mark sanchez i ve said i fell demonstrated moment frugality phone domino past season hard knocks trying charge sides ranch dressing love');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8708, 'Your password may be easier to crack than you think', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/08/your-password-may-be-easier-to-crack-than-you-think/', 'The 500 worst passwords, illustration by Kate Bingaman Burt. Is yours here? (See list &amp;#8211; warning: some obscene words.) How long does it take for a hacker&amp;#8217;s computer to randomly guess your password? Well, if your password is, for example, &amp;#8220;dragon&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; the seventh-most popular password &amp;#8211; about 10 minutes. Add one character, as in [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:23+02:00', 'General', 'password easier crack think 500 worst passwords illustration kate bingaman burt list &#8211 warning obscene words long does hacker computer randomly guess password password example dragon &#8211 seventh popular password &#8211 10 minutes add character');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8709, 'Christina Aguilera messes up the national anthem', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/06/christina-aguilera-messes-up-the-national-anthem/', 'I am a patriotic music nut. I love any and all American-themed songs and feel a tightness in my chest and a pressure behind my eyes any time I hear &amp;#8220;Star Spangled Banner,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;America the Beautiful,&amp;#8221; etc. Sometimes, it&amp;#8217;s a little embarrassing that a song sung on a field can get to me, yet a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:24+02:00', 'Sports', 'christina aguilera messes national anthem i patriotic music nut i love american themed songs feel tightness chest pressure eyes time i hear star spangled banner america beautiful little embarrassing song sung field');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8710, 'Stay calm: The Internet kill switch doesn&rsquo;t exist', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/03/stay-calm-the-internet-kill-switch-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist/', 'There&amp;#8217;s no denying that today&amp;#8217;s world depends on the Internet. And with the recent buzz about a potential &amp;#8220;Internet kill switch&amp;#8221; that would give the president power to shut down the Internet, people are starting to worry. Don&amp;#8217;t. The Internet kill switch bill probably isn&amp;#8217;t as ominous as it sounds. Congress indicated it will revisit [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:24+02:00', 'General', 'stay calm internet kill switch doesn’t exist denying today world depends internet recent buzz potential internet kill switch president power shut internet people starting worry don t internet kill switch probably isn t ominous sounds congress indicated revisit');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8711, 'Beavus and Butt-Head return to MTV', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/03/beavus-and-butt-head-return-to-mtv/', 'Your favorite headbangers are back. MTV announced Wednesday that the iconic &amp;#8217;90s television show &amp;#8220;Beavus and Butt-Head&amp;#8221; will return with new episodes this summer. The show, for those of you who missed the era of Nirvana and &amp;#8220;Friends,&amp;#8221; featured two roommates who spent a remarkable amount of time sitting on the couch talking about pop [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:25+02:00', 'General', 'beavus butt head return mtv favorite headbangers mtv announced wednesday iconic 90s television beavus butt head return new episodes summer missed nirvana friends featured roommates spent remarkable time sitting couch talking pop');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8712, 'Scientists: Dogs can diagnose cancer', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/02/scientists-dogs-can-diagnose-cancer/', 'Could dogs be the doctors of the next generation? Labradors in Japan have identified cancer patients with a 95 percent accuracy rate, according to Sky News. It turns out certain cancers evoke chemical compounds in breath and stools &amp;#8212; compounds your dog&amp;#8217;s highly sensitive nose can detect. Scientists used a Labrador to sniff out samples [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:26+02:00', 'General', 'scientists dogs diagnose cancer dogs doctors generation labradors japan identified cancer patients 95 percent accuracy rate according sky news turns certain cancers evoke chemical compounds breath stools &#8212 compounds dog highly sensitive nose detect scientists used labrador sniff samples');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8713, 'Chelsea&rsquo;s husband flakes out, heads for the hills', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/02/01/chelsea%e2%80%99s-husband-flakes-out-heads-for-the-hills/', 'Is the honeymoon over? Marc Mezvinksky, the Stanford grad-turned-investment banker who married Chelsea Clinton last summer, is taking a few months off to hone his skiing technique. According to the New York Post&amp;#8217;s Page Six, Mezvinksky left his job at New York-based hedge fund G3 Capital before the holidays and has been hitting the powder [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:27+02:00', 'General', 'chelsea’s husband flakes heads hills honeymoon marc mezvinksky stanford grad turned investment banker married chelsea clinton summer taking months hone skiing technique according new york post page mezvinksky left job new york based hedge fund g3 capital holidays hitting powder');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8714, '&lsquo;Ultra&rsquo; soccer fans at heart of Egyptian protests', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/31/%e2%80%98ultra%e2%80%99-soccer-fans-at-heart-of-egyptian-protests/', '&amp;#8216;&amp;#8221;Ultra&amp;#8221; soccer fans in Cairo long have had a reputation for street fighting. This past week, they&amp;#8217;ve turned their fury from rival clubs and countries to the government. Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian blogger, said in an interview seen on Al Jazeera, &ldquo;The ultras &mdash; the football fan associations &mdash; have played a [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:27+02:00', 'General', '‘ultra’ soccer fans heart egyptian protests ultra soccer fans cairo long reputation street fighting past week ve turned fury rival clubs countries government alaa abd fattah prominent egyptian blogger said interview seen jazeera “the ultras — football fan associations — played');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8715, 'Is Mark Salter the author of novel &lsquo;O?&rsquo;', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/27/is-mark-salter-the-author-of-novel-%e2%80%98o%e2%80%99/', 'Mystery solved? A speechwriter for Sen. John McCain&amp;#8217;s 2008 presidential election has been widely identified as the author of the controversial &amp;#8220;O: A Presidential Novel.&amp;#8221; According to Time&amp;#8217;s Mark Halperin, Mark Salter crafted the novel set during the presidential race of 2012 that&amp;#8217;s caused a commotion in both the literary and political worlds since its [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:28+02:00', 'General', 'mark salter novel ‘o’ mystery solved speechwriter sen john mccain 2008 presidential election widely identified controversial presidential novel according time mark halperin mark salter crafted novel set presidential race 2012 caused commotion literary political worlds');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8716, 'Australian Open 2011: Li Na lacks sleep, but not wit', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/27/australian-open-2011-li-na-lacks-sleep-but-not-wit/', 'For those staying up late for the Australian Open, there&amp;#8217;s been plenty of reward. Ninth-seeded Li Na came back from an awful start to upset No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinal and become the first-ever Chinese finalist in a Grand Slam tournament. Li had the crowd in her pocket [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:29+02:00', 'General', 'australian open 2011 li lacks sleep wit staying late australian open plenty reward ninth seeded li came awful start upset 1 caroline wozniacki denmark 3 6 7 5 6 3 semifinal chinese finalist grand slam tournament li crowd pocket');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8717, 'Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Facebook account hacked', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/26/mark-zuckerberg%e2%80%99s-facebook-account-hacked/', '&amp;#8220;Let the hacking begin,&amp;#8221; an apparent hacker posted as a status from Mark Zuckerberg&amp;#8217;s Facebook account yesterday. If Facebook founder and CEO isn&amp;#8217;t safe from hackers, who is? The hacker also alluded to the 2011 Facebook Hacker Cup and offered commentary on the direction the social networking giant should take. The full status reads, Let [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:29+02:00', 'General', 'mark zuckerberg’s facebook account hacked let hacking begin apparent hacker posted status mark zuckerberg facebook account yesterday facebook founder ceo isn t safe hackers hacker alluded 2011 facebook hacker cup offered commentary direction social networking giant status reads let');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8718, 'Where to find a preview of Google Offers', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/26/where-to-find-a-preview-of-google-offers/', 'Move over, Groupon. Internet giant Google is headed your way. While Google Offers hasn&amp;#8217;t launched yet, you can get a preview of the type offers Google will boast by searching for &amp;#8220;coupons site:maps.google.com intitle:Google Offers&amp;#8221; in Google. &amp;#8220;If you can&amp;#8217;t join them, beat them,&amp;#8221; seems to be Google&amp;#8217;s mantra. Last week Google confirmed rumors that [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:30+02:00', 'General', 'preview google offers groupon internet giant google headed way google offers hasn t launched preview type offers google boast searching coupons sitemapsgooglecom intitlegoogle offers google t join beat google mantra week google confirmed rumors');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8719, 'The Old Spice Guy is back', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/26/the-old-spice-guy-is-back/', 'Seems that you just can&amp;#8217;t keep a hit, viral ad campaign down. Old Spice has brought back Isaiah Mustafa as its bare-chested spokesman in a video on YouTube, and he&amp;#8217;s promising more are on the way. Mashable points out that the clip is timestamped Jan. 20, but was just made public today. The Old Spice [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:31+02:00', 'Video', 'old spice guy just t hit viral ad campaign old spice brought isaiah mustafa bare chested spokesman video youtube promising way mashable points clip timestamped jan 20 just public today old spice');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8720, 'Aaron Carter heads to rehab', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/25/aaron-carter-heads-to-rehab/', 'Aaron, oh Aaron. Former pop star Aaron Carter has voluntarily checked into a private rehab clinic to deal with addiction issues, E! reports. Carter, the once reigning teen idol and heartthrob, is perhaps most famous for&nbsp;sparking a feud between Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan after dating both of them. Since his pop career fizzled out [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:31+02:00', 'Music', 'aaron carter heads rehab aaron oh aaron pop star aaron carter voluntarily checked private rehab clinic deal addiction issues reports carter reigning teen idol heartthrob famous forâ sparking feud hilary duff lindsay lohan dating pop career fizzled');
INSERT INTO `items3` VALUES (8721, 'Lost dog finds owner after five years (NBC)', 'http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2011/01/25/lost-dog-finds-owner-after-five-years-nbc/', 'We&amp;#8217;ve all heard it before: A dog is a man&amp;#8217;s best friend. Or a woman&amp;#8217;s, in this case. Five years ago, Myrna Carillo&amp;#8217;s shih tzu, Prince, ran away from home. &nbsp;Carillo gave up hope of finding the dog and moved four times to locations around the city of Delano, Calif. Then Monday afternoon, she came [...]', '2011-10-16T04:18:32+02:00', 'General', 'lost dog finds owner years nbc ve heard dog best friend woman case years ago myrna carillo shih tzu prince ran away home â carillo gave hope finding dog moved times locations city delano calif monday afternoon came');
