Albert Pujols Leads Cardinals

For todays big news, Albert Pujols Leads Cardinals Over Rangers In World Series Game 3 With 3 Home Runs. It is a phenomenon that Albert made it to the fullest.

Wow, what a night for Albert Pujols! He hit three home runs, joining Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit three in a World Series game.

Pujols also tied a World Series record with six RBIs in the game.

Ruth accomplished the feat in 1926 and 1928. Jackson did it in the clinching game of the 1977 World Series. Pujols and the Cardinals beat Texas 16-7 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

So much for Pujols struggling in the World Series. The three-time MVP went 5 for 6 with three long homers and six RBIs in Game 3 on Saturday night.

Pujols was 0 for 6 with a key error in the first two games before busting out in Texas. He became the first player in World Series history to get a hit in four straight innings, connecting for leadoff singles in the fourth and fifth and then homers in the sixth and seventh.

His sixth-inning drive was a three-run shot, followed by a two-run homer in the seventh. He added a solo shot in the ninth.

Pujols, who can become a free agent after the Series, was criticized for not sticking around in the clubhouse after Game 2 to answer questions about his ninth-inning error at first base that aided Texas' winning rally.



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Moammar Gadhafi Dead

One of todays biggest trends was the arrival of the news that Moammar Gadhafi is now dead. It is been proved that he was killed in his last battle between their group and their enemy.

The grisly scenes of Gadhafi’s body being dragged through the streets of Sirte, and the unseemly celebrations of the Libyan dictator’s death in the Western media, are enough to make any decent person wince. Yes, he was a brutal dictator, and I hold no brief for him or his works, but is this kind of savagery really what we want to see in the “new” Libya?
Whether or not we want it, it is coming: the crew in charge of that unfortunate nation is no better, and perhaps worse, than Gadhafi. The fate of the rebels’ former commander-in-chief, Abdul Fatah Younis, prefigures a revolution that eats its own, and the ferocity of that revolutionary fervor is hardly abated.
Gadhafi loyalists include the largest tribe in the country, and after the smoke clears and the new regime extends its grip over dissident pockets of resistance, nostalgia for the relatively peaceful days of Gadhafi’s reign is more than likely to set in. Worse, the arsenals of the Libyan military have been systematically looted, with missiles and other sophisticated weaponry falling into the hands of radical Islamist militias. These militias are not fringe elements in the Libyan revolution, but rather they are in charge, with one of their number taking the place of the slain Younis as head of the rebel “armed forces.”
Indeed, the rebels’ military leadership consists largely of members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which is still prominently featured on our official list of designated terrorist organizations. Now we are allied with them — under a new name, the “National Transitional Council” – and US taxpayer dollars are pouring into their coffers. That money will be used to consolidate the rebels’ rule, a regime that promises to be every bit as repressive as the one that preceded it – albeit friendly, at least at first, to its Western sponsors.


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San Francisco Earthquake

San Francisco experienced a magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area Thursday afternoon, causing no known damage but leaving a spray of tweets in its wake. The quake struck. It is a trend of todays news.

The quake struck the Hayward fault line near Berkeley at 2:41pm local time, but was felt across San Francisco — interrupting VC meetings, podcasts and general productivityas the city rushed to share its experience on Twitter. One user noted the gently swaying artwork at the San Francisco MOMA.

As many tweets pointed out, the timing was appropriate: California had just conducted a statewide earthquake drill earlier in the day.

Twitter is fast becoming the earthquake service of record, as was seen during this summer’s Virginia earthquake and the horrific magnitude 9.0 that caused so much devastation in Japan in March.

As a now-famous xkcd cartoon noted, the speed of the Internet means it’s becoming increasingly common for Twitter users in outlying areas to read about quakes before they experience them.

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Dustin Zito

This was amazing. Dustin is such a horrible guy! Maybe in the next days, he would have new pictures naked.

What do you think of Dustin?

Paris Hilton Tweet Pacquiao's Victory

Socialite and hotel heiress Paris Hilton had fun in Las Vegas last Saturday watching two men with washboard abs slug it out in the ring.

The 30-year-old great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (of Hilton Hotels), who went with her sister Nicky to the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight, kept her Twitter page abuzz with live updates as she watched the fight ringside.

"Pacquiao is the Champion! Pac Man is an incredible fighter!" she pronounced after the judges announced its unanimous decision in favor of Pacquiao.

The buxom platinum blonde later posed for a photo with the dapper Pacquiao, towering over the 1.69-meter Filipino.


What do you think why Paris tweet Pacquiao's victory?

Lindsay Necklace Case

Lindsay Lohan will officially plead no contest to misdemeanor theft tomorrow -- I has learned -- but Lindsay won't be showing up in court.

Lindsay wants to show up for the plea, but the cost and craziness associated with a Lindsay Lohan appearance is just too much -- what with extra Sheriff's deputies, court disruption, etc.

So Lindsay's lawyer, Shawn Holley, will appear before Judge Stephanie Sautner to enter the plea.

Lindsay will plead no contest, and in such cases it's routine a defendant can serve the sentence with an electronic monitoring device at home, rather than doing jail time.

As we first reported ... both Sheriff's Department and the Probation Department sources tell us ... Lindsay would be eligible to serve her 120-day jail sentence with electronic monitoring at home.

Judge Sautner has made it clear ... she's treating Lindsay like any other defendant, so it's likely the judge will allow her the electronic monitoring option.

And, a defendant who serves time at home with an monitoring bracelet gets the same time off for good behavior and jail overcrowding as someone who serves time in the pokey. And we're told 120 days translates into 14 DAYS. So 14 days with a bracelet and she'll be off the hook with the necklace!

What do you think of Lindsay?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have announced they've separated after 25 years of marriage.

The couple released a joint statement saying, "After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this decision together. At this time, we are living apart while we work on the future of our relationship."

The statement continues, "We are continuing to parent our four children together. They are the light and center of both of our lives."

The couple adds, "We consider this a private matter and neither we nor any of our friends or family will have further comment."

63-year-old Arnold and 55-year-old Maria met in 1977 when Tom Brokaw introduced them at a charity event. They were married in 1986.

What do you think for the both of them?

Maria Shriver

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have announced they've separated after 25 years of marriage.

The couple released a joint statement saying, "After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this decision together. At this time, we are living apart while we work on the future of our relationship."

The statement continues, "We are continuing to parent our four children together. They are the light and center of both of our lives."

The couple adds, "We consider this a private matter and neither we nor any of our friends or family will have further comment."

63-year-old Arnold and 55-year-old Maria met in 1977 when Tom Brokaw introduced them at a charity event. They were married in 1986.

What do you think of them?

Kate Hudson Pregnant In Heels

Kate Hudson was a leggy expectant mom in Louboutins on her way to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' and x17online.com has the photos.

Also snapped was Kate's fiance, Matt Bellamy, though she prefers to call him her baby daddy.

"It's weird to say fiance to me, I like baby daddy," she said on "Live with Regis and Kelly" Thursday. "So he'll be baby daddy until he's hubby."


What do you think of Kate being pregnant?

Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

Round 1: This fight is underway. Both fighters start cautiously and carefully, wanting to feel each other out before taking any chances. Mosley lands a good jab but Pacquiao answers with a hard counter and the crowd roars. Mosley connects with a hard right hand to the body. Pacquiao wants to close the distance but Mosley is doing a nice job controlling where the fight goes, and Mosley throws a hard right. Close first round that I give to Mosley, 10-9.

Round 2: Pacquiao lunges with a left to the body and Mosley avoids it and counters with a right. Pacquiao seems to be having a little trouble with Mosley's movement. Pacquiao unleashes a hard combination. Mosley with a good 1-2 to back Pacquiao up. Now Pacquiao answers with a combination. There was an accidental clash of heads and the ref warned both fighters to watch it. Pacquiao starting to move a little faster and get Mosley off balance. The crowd chants "Manny! Manny!" Good combination to end the round, which I give to Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 3: Mosley connects with a right hand but Pacquiao keeps moving forward. Mosley ducks under a punch and throws to Pacquiao's body, then Pacquiao swings wildly with a hard left. Pacquiao charges straight forward and DOWN GOES MOSLEY! Pacquiao smells blood and is on the attack. Pacquiao is now swarming and Mosley just has to back away, clinch and try to survive the round. Pacquiao with a big left hand! Great round for Pacquiao, 10-8.

Round 4: Pacquiao comes right back out and goes straight ahead at Mosley again. Mosley falls down but it's a trip, not a knockdown. Mosley lands a hard right hand! Mosley's best punch of the night slows Pacquiao down. Pacquiao is OK but Mosley is showing he still has plenty of fight left in him. Now Pacquiao on the attack again. Mosley takes advantage of his superior reach, moves out of the way and lands a punch of his own. Mosley with a good combination, Pacquiao counters. A very close fourth round that I give to Mosley, 10-9.

Round 5: Pacquiao lands a good hook with his right hand. Pacquiao now lands a good straight left. Pacquiao with a great 1-2 and Mosley can do nothing but back away. Mosley connects with a left hook, but this has been a good round for Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 6: Hard exchange of punches in the center of the ring early in the sixth round. Pacquiao connects with an uppercut and Mosley is starting to look like he's getting worn down by Pacquiao's volume of punches. Mosley is slowing things down and clinching with Pacquiao, causing the fans to boo. Then Pacquiao separates from Mosley and goes on the attack, causing the fans to cheer. Mosley lands a good right hand but the round goes to Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 7: Mosley gets through with a jab but Pacquiao is throwing far more punches and the difference in this fight is that Pacquiao is throwing three punches for every one from Mosley. We're starting to see some swelling around Mosley's right cheekbone, caused by Pacquiao's left hand. Pacquiao with a 1-2 and a good left hand. Now a great three-punch combination from Pacquiao, who is taking control of this fight. Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 8: The fans are starting to boo as the pace is slowing down a bit. Pacquiao now throws a hard combination that backs Mosley up, and Mosley just isn't even fighting -- he's just avoiding Pacquiao without unleashing any offense of his own. Pacquiao is not quite as ferocious a fighter tonight as we've grown accustomed to seeing over the last few years, but Mosley is simply playing defense. Another round for Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 9: At this point Mosley seems like he's growing increasingly hesitant to attack, and Pacquiao looks like he's going to cruise to victory. Mosley lands a 1-2 but Pacquiao is really the one controlling the pace of the fight. Pacquiao comes forward with a burst of punches, with solid lefts hurting Mosley. Even when Mosley lands a punch he doesn't seem to have much on it and Pacquiao is just shaking it off and coming right back. A big left hand from Pacquiao snaps Mosley's head back. Good round for Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 10: Pacquiao lands a right hook. Pacquiao charges forward with a combination, then there's a clash of heads. Pacquiao is continuing to land hard shots and all of a sudden DOWN GOES PACQUIAO! Wow! That looked like a slip, not a knockdown, to me, but the ref ruled it a knockdown. Pacquiao now goes on the attack and has Mosley backing away. Replays clearly show that Mosley stepped on Pacquiao's foot and pushed him, and that shouldn't have been ruled a knockdown. So I'm giving the round to Pacquiao, 10-9, even though the ref gave Mosley a knockdown.

Round 11: Now Pacquiao is going for the kill. He wants to knock Mosley out. Mosley is offering almost nothing as the fans are chanting "Knock him out! Knock him out!" Pacquiao is doing his best to give the fans what they want. A hard exchange that includes a counter right from Mosley, a rare piece of offense from him. Pacquiao goes back on the attack with a left to the body. An easy round for Pacquiao, 10-9.

Round 12: They hug in the center of the ring to start the final round. The fans are chanting "Manny! Manny!" Pacquiao is doing his best to knock Mosley out, but Mosley is tying him up, backing away and otherwise going into retreat. Pacquiao lands a hard left. Mosley's face is badly swollen, and he's just going to try to survive the final minute. Pacquiao dominates the round but can't put Mosley down. I give it to Pacquiao, 10-9, and this fight is over.

The judges' decision will be announced in just a minute.

Manny Pacquiao beats Shane Mosley by unanimous decision.

And Manny remains champion in this battle.

What do you think of their fight?
Can you tell us if which of them you want to win and why?

Kim Kardashian's Sexy Beach Romp

Kim kardashian sizzled on the beaches of Puerto Mita, Mexico, with boyfriend and New Jersey Nets star, Kris Humphries.

The undeniably hot pair weren't shy with their signs of affection. Their massive PDA session was fully stocked with lip locking, some playful hand-holding in the surf and Humphries literally sweeping her off her feet.

The reality star showed off her assets as she and her beau paraded down the beach stopping only for some smooching. They began dating last year and if these photos offer any insight to where things are headed, it seems the relationship is really heating up.

There has been some buzz lately about possible wedding bells for the pair, but Kim chatted with PopEater last month and declared she would not be walking down the aisle just yet.

What do you think of Kim?

Al Qaeda Confirms Osama Bin Laden's Death

CAIRO — Al-Qaida vowed to keep fighting the United States and avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, which it acknowledged for the first time Friday in an Internet statement apparently designed to convince followers that it will remain vigorous and intact even after its founder's demise.

Al-Qaida's plots are usually large-scale and involve planning over months or even years. But Western intelligence officials say they are seeing increased chatter about cheap, small-scale attacks – perhaps by individuals or small extremist groups inspired to take revenge for the killing.

"USA, you will pay!" chanted more than 100 participants in a pro-bin Laden protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Friday.

A Western intelligence official said no concrete threat has emerged so far that authorities considered credible. "There have been mentions of shootings, bombings and random violence, though it is not surprising, given bin Laden's death," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Authorities in the U.S. and Europe chose not to elevate threat levels.

Interpol has asked law enforcement agencies in 188 countries to be on alert for retaliatory attacks. Communities have been warned to report anything suspicious. Embassies and some American businesses have added new security measures.

Despite the Internet chatter, reaction in the Islamic world to bin Laden's death has been relatively muted compared with the rage that he long inspired, raising questions about his relevance in the Middle East – a region that has been changed by a wave of pro-democracy uprisings.

The al-Qaida statement, entitled "You lived as a good man, you died as a martyr," did not name a successor to bin Laden. His deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, is now the most prominent figure in the group and a likely contender to take his place.

What do you think of Osamas death?

Jennifer Aniston Dons Daring Dress

Jennifer Aniston stopped by Sephora in N.Y.C. on Thursday night to sign bottles of her eponymous perfume for the masses.

She donned a bright orange, strapless dress by Vivienne Westwood with a sort of cutout in the cleavage area.

What do you think of the dresses she's wearing?

A Bourbon Picking Guide for Derby Day, and Every Day

The Kentucky Derby signifies three things to me. First, that Kentuckians and horse racing enthusiasts will soon commence another year of getting ready for an event that's over in about two minutes. Second, ladies wearing funny hats. And third, bourbon -- Kentucky's gift to the world.

I don't know much about horses or funny hats, but my liver and I do know a thing or two about bourbon. For those who don't know or who never thought to ask, here's a quick primer.

Bourbon is a whiskey that's distilled primarily from corn -- to be called bourbon, it must use at least 51% corn in its mash. The un-aged corn whiskey is made using methods that you don't really need to read about here (if you're curious, go here for all the details). It then has to be aged in white oak barrels for at least two years. Almost all bourbons are made in Kentucky, but contrary to what some may think, there's no legal requirement that it be made there. It just kind of worked out that way. The finished product, if made right, is proof -- along with baseball, jazz and Kathy Kohner -- that America is the greatest country on the planet.

There are hundreds of bourbons out there, each with a distinctive flavor profile, so what follows is by no means a comprehensive list of all your options. If it were, I'd probably be writing this from a hospital bed. Rather, it's merely a sampler of bourbons that have made it onto my radar, and why (or whether) they're worth trying.

When there's no Knob Creek around and I'm too lazy to run down to the liquor store for more, my backups of choice for Manhattans are Woodford Reserve and Bulleit. They're both vibrant, full-bodied bourbons that work well in cocktails, even if they're a touch less refined and well-rounded than "The Knob." They also make for nice sipping whiskies.

What do you think about it?

Pacquiao vs Mosley

Today's Coverage of Pacquiao vs Mosley

All times EDT.

* Noon: The latest Pacquiao vs Mosley odds.
* 2:30: Undercard preview.
* 5pm: Live weigh-in results and coverage.
* 6pm: Staff picks for Pacquiao vs Mosley.
* 10pm: Friday Night Fights live results and coverage. I put this here since this is a Top Rank-promoted show on ESPN2 featuring Diego Magdaleno, Bernabe Concepcion and Mike Lee, but I figure this is going to be at least 25% infomercial for tomorrow's show.

Who do you think deserves to win?

Cameron Diaz In Maxim Hot 100

In honor of her new film, "Bad Teacher," in which she plays a pot-smoking, derelict middle school teacher with a sex drive far greater than her desire to enrich the lives of her students, Cameron Diaz got down and dirty for Maxim's Hot 100 list. Not just in photos, either - she gave some pretty forthcoming answers about relationships and the more intimate things that are done during relationships.

While Diaz reports that things with boyfriend, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, are "awesome," she is nonetheless unsure that marriage is the right step. When asked if she thought marriage was a dying institution, Diaz, said, "I do. I think we have to make our own rules. I don't think we should live our lives in relationships based off of old traditions that don't suit our world any longer."

That said, Diaz does have one rule that she likes to live by. And it's a bit untraditional, if you will.

"One should dry-hump as much as possible," Diaz insisted. "It leads to great things. I'd prescribe at least once per day. What's also nice about dry humping is that it can happen anywhere."

What do you think of Cameron?

Pregnant Kim Zolciak

Just weeks away from giving birth, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak shares personal pregnancy photos of her and boyfriend Kroy Biermann, exclusively with Life & Style. Kim says Kroy, the baby’s father, loves her pregnant body and has made her feel sexy throughout her pregnancy. “I feel like I’m just getting fatter,” Kim Zolciak tells the new issue of Life & Style. “He thinks I’m sexy,” she says about Kroy, star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons. “He makes me feel beautiful.”

“He’s just been the best partner,” Kim adds, admitting that she’s counting down the days until her June due date. “This pregnancy has kicked my butt, and now I’m at the stage where I’m uncomfortable.”

But Housewives fans won’t get to go inside the delivery room with the happy couple. Although Kim, who also has two girls, Brielle, 14, and Arianna, 9, from a previous marriage, lives her life on camera, she wants that moment to be for her and Kroy’s eyes only. “It’s a very personal moment,” she tells Life & Style. “I just want to share it with Kroy.”

What do you think of Kim being pregnant?

Olivia Wilde In A Bikini

The "House MD" star, who will appear this summer alongside Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in the blockbuster sci-fi western, "Cowboys & Aliens," gives some insight into the matters of her heart in a new feature in Glamour Magazine.

While her marriage to Tao Ruspoli didn't work out, Wilde seems to have no regrets about their divorce.

“The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse," she tells the magazine. "I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily—that’s the tragedy.”

Having been rumored to be seeing Justin Timberlake following his split with actress Jessica Biel (though she said they were just friends), Wilde admits that she's working to get back in the game.

What do you think of Olivia?

Stevie Nicks Nixes Lindsay Lohan

Lohan, who has expressed interest in playing the Fleetwood Mac singer, got shut down in her quest, as Nicks told CNN that she needs to clean up her act before there was any chance of it happening.

"She's never going to," Nicks told the news network. "That's never going to happen unless she cleans up her life and becomes the great actress I feel she can be. Everybody thinks I hate her, and it's not that at all."

Nicks has gone to rehab twice, for cocaine and pill abuse. The star made similar comments in 2009, when it was first proposed to her that Lohan might buy the film rights to her life so that she could portray her on screen.

"Over my dead body. She needs to stop doing drugs and get a grip," she told the New York Times. "Then maybe we'll talk."

Lohan spent part of last summer in rehab, and is awaiting trial for misdemeanor theft charges. She was recently sentenced to jail for violating her parole.

She recently spoke about getting her career back on track -- she nabbed a small role in "Gotti: Three Generations" after squandering an opportunity for a bigger one -- and seemed to understand that it would take time.

What do you think for the both of them?

Jennifer Lopez

What do you think of Jennifer wearing that dress?

9/11

There are now two ground zeroes marking the most prominent features of the twenty-first century’s geopolitical landscape. The first ground zero is, of course, the site of the three pulverized World Trade Center Buildings. All of these WTC monuments to the commercial power of the once-mighty American Empire were brought down to earth through controlled demolitions executed on a massive and unprecedented scale. The lies and crimes of 9/11 opened the way for the 9/11 Wars, aggressions that have visited on many branches of the human family the multiple evils of genocide, mass displacements, illegal torture and the increasingly deep incursions of the global police state.

The second ground zero erupted on 3/11/11, March 11 2011, on the island nation of Japan. So far Fukushima Nuclear Power Station #1 seems to lie at the core of the ongoing catastrophe engendered by a combination of almost unimaginable l
evels of human-created risk converging fatally with the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. At this stage, however, there is no way of knowing for sure what other ticking time bombs of uncontained radioactivity might be counting down towards criticality in a country known for the propensity of its elites to obfuscate inconvenient truths.
What trust can we place in the filtered reports we have been receiving from a polity hosting such a dense and many-faceted array of nuclear installations? Some of these facilities in Japan no doubt host top-secret experiments and operations of the kind that have been hallmarks of the nuclear industry ever since the Second World War when Fat Man and Little Boy were concocted by the Manhatten Project’s bomb-making wizards.[i] The scientists and engineers employed by the US government’s Manhatten Project gave birth to the era of Nuclear Russian Roulette that began in 1945 and continues to this day.
Before the gun-to-the-head went off for the third time in recorded history at Fukushima, the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were subjected to mass murder, terrible sicknesses and unending generations of deformed offspring. They were subjected to very quick jolts of the very same plagues that are spreading throughout the world from the new nuclear holocaust whose ground zero is the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station #1.
The pace of the movement of the silent nuclear plague makes its impact less-immediately-obvious than the bomb blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but this time the scale of the nuking of civilians is many orders of magnitude higher than the atomic holocausts of 1945. By calculating the massive accumulations of fissionable materials piled up strategically to fuel for years and decades to come the uncontrolled and voracious nuclear fires currently ablaze at Fukushima, Bob Nicols has calculated in Veterans Today that we are looking at a slow-motion catastrophe. According to Nicols, it contains the potential to deliver on humanity radioactive contamination equivalent to that created by 2,000 500 kiloton atomic bombs. A 500kt bomb, Nicols notes, is 33 times more powerful than the atomic device dropped on Hiroshima.

What do you think of 9/11?

Al Qaeda

The words so many Americans have waited to hear for nearly a decade -- Osama Bin Laden is dead -- were finally spoken on a spring night by a President still grappling with the national security crisis sparked by 9/11.

But as crowds streamed to the White House to chant “USA! USA! USA!” in ecstatic reaction to the news, experts were divided over whether bin Laden's end would weaken the terrorist movement he oversaw, or whether it had arrived too late to make a substantial difference: some suggested that al Qaeda is now so established and globally organized that it is likely to continue seeking Western targets.

"This closes a chapter but the most sobering aspect of this is that this is not the end," said Jack Cloonan, a former special agent in the FBI’s bin Laden unit. "The reasons they hate us have not subsided and this could reinvigorate things.”

Nearly 10 years after bin Laden directed the terrorist attack that felled New York’s World Trade Center, a new Freedom Tower is rising at Ground Zero. The mastermind of the attack, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, awaits a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. Despite numerous reported efforts, al Qaeda has yet to pull off another attack as deadly as the one it unleashed on Sept. 11, 2001.

What do you think of Al Qaeda?

Navy Seals

A team of U.S. Navy SEALs carried out the operation in Pakistan that ended in the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, CNN's Chris Lawrence reported. The operation lasted about 40 minutes, and the team had practiced the raid a few times.
Earlier, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, citing a senior Pakistani intelligence official, reported that members of Pakistan's intelligence service - the ISI - were on site in Abbotabad, Pakistan, during the operation that killed bin Laden. The official said he did not know who fired the shot that actually killed Bin Laden.

What do you think of Navy Seals?

Islamabad

Four helicopters swooped in early Monday and killed Osama bin Laden in a fiery raid on his fortress-like compound in a Pakistani town that is home to three army regiments. His location raised pointed questions over whether Pakistani authorities knew of the whereabouts of the world’s most wanted man.
The al-Qaida chief was living in a house in the town of Abbottabad that a U.S. official said was “custom built to hide someone of significance.” Abbottabad is around 60 miles from the capital Islamabad, far from the remote mountain caves along the Pakistan-Afghanistan tribal border where most intelligence assessments had put bin Laden in recent years.
The house was 100 yards from the gate of the Kakul Military Academy, an army run institution where top officers train. A Pakistan intelligence official said the property where bin Laden was staying was 3,000 square feet.
An American administration official said the compound was built in 2005 at the end of a narrow dirt road with “extraordinary” security measures. He said it had 12 to 18-feet walls topped with barbed wire with two security gates and no telephone or Internet service connected to it.
Critics have long accused elements of Pakistan’s security establishment of protecting bin Laden, though Islamabad has always denied this. Ties between the United States and Pakistan have hit a low point in recent months over the future of Afghanistan, and any hint of possible Pakistani collusion with bin Laden could hit them hard even amid the jubilation of getting American’s No. 1 enemy.
One Pakistani official said the choppers took off from a Pakistani air base, suggesting some cooperation in the raid. But President Barack Obama did not thank Pakistan in his statement on bin Laden’s death.
Pakistan’s foreign office hailed the death as a breakthrough in the international campaign against militancy, and noted al-Qaida “had declared war on Pakistan” and killed thousands of Pakistani civilians and security officers.
It stressed that the operation to kill bin Laden was an American one, and did not mention any concerns that Pakistani officials may have been protecting bin Laden in some way.
A witness and a Pakistani official said bin Laden’s guards opened fire from the roof of the compound in the small northwestern town of Abbottabad, and one of the choppers crashed. However U.S. officials said no Americans were hurt in the operation. The sound of at least two explosions rocked Abbottabad as the fighting raged.
It was not known how long bin Laden had been in Abbottabad, which is less than half a days drive from the border region with Afghanistan.
Pakistani officials said a son of bin Laden and three other people were killed.
Other unidentified males were taken by helicopter away from the scene, while four children and two woman were arrested and left in an ambulance, the official said.
Abbottabad resident Mohammad Haroon Rasheed said the raid happened about 1:15 a.m. local time.
“I heard a thundering sound, followed by heavy firing. Then firing suddenly stopped. Then more thundering, then a big blast,” he said. “In the morning when we went out to see what happened, some helicopter wreckage was lying in an open field.”
“Intelligence analysts concluded that this compound was custom built to hide someone of significance,” he said.
A Pakistani official in the town said fighters on the roof opened fire on the choppers as they came close to the building with rocket propelled grenades. Another official said four helicopters took off from the Ghazi air base in northwest Pakistan.
Last summer, the U.S. army was based in Ghazi to help out in the aftermath of the floods.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
Pakistan has in the past cooperated with the CIA in arresting al-Qaida suspects on its soil, but relations between its main intelligence agency and the CIA had been very strained in recent months amid tensions over the future of Afghanistan.
In late January, a senior Indonesian al-Qaida operative, Umar Patek, was arrested at another location in Abbottabad.
News of his arrest only broke in late March. A Pakistani intelligence official said its officers were led to the house where Patek was staying after they arrested an al-Qaida facilitator, Tahir Shahzad, who worked at the post office there.

What do you think of Islamabad where the famous terrorist was killed?

Osama Bin Laden Dead

Osama Bin Laden is dead, President Obama announced Sunday night, in a televised address to the nation. His death was the result of a U.S. operation launched today in Abbottabad, Pakistan, against a compound where bin Laden was believed to be hiding, according to U.S. intelligence. After a firefight, a small team of American forces killed bin Laden and took possession of his body, the president said.

“Tonight I can report to the American people and the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden,” Obama said during brief remarks at the White House.

The president emphasized that Americans “did not choose this fight” against al Qaeda, but rather, “it came to our shores.” He praised U.S. military and intelligence professionals for working “tirelessly to achieve this outcome.” To the families of 9/11 victims, he noted that the U.S. has “never forgotten your loss.”

“Tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11,” Obama said. “I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today’s achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.”

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Lindsay Lohan Naked

The last time we saw personal pictures of Lindsay Lohan, she was drinking underage (in a car no less), surrounded by drugs, and giving the middle finger.

Not much has changed. In this new set of old pictures (her hair is black, so they were taken quite a while ago), Lindsay Lohan is up to her old tricks. Namely drinking Jack Daniels whisky, possibly (probably) using drugs (there's what looks like a white dime bag of coke on the table behind her), and yes, giving the middle finger. This time, however, she ups the ante by getting almost totally naked.

What do you think of Lindsay Lohan being naked?

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan will begin her community service hours soon as penance for grifting some jewelry (well, technically, violating her probation from her previous drunk and drunker charges) and I can't help but wonder, as much as there is some thrill from knowing Lindsay will be mopping floors or cleaning toilets in some odoriferous locale, shouldn't we, the community, get served in a manner that best serves us? I mean, Lindsay Lohan remains hot, ginger or blonde, behind bars or just at bars, she remains a lust-inducing young hottie, and, well, couldn't the judge have ordered her to take some nekkid photos or something? Talk about giving back to the community. I can clean my own toilet, thank you very much, I want nekkid Lindsay!

What do you think of Lindsay Lohan?

Channing Tatum

When you have to make a choice between early retirement and making a movie about a male stripper, starring a male stripper, the decision is easy: male stripper movie.

Steven Soderbergh, who has sworn that he'll retire soon, is staying in the movie making game to direct Channing Tatum in "Magic Mike," a film about a male stripper and his protege. Its based on a true story, starring the story's inspiration -- before becoming an actor, Tatum worked as a stripper. So he'll be going method.

"This was a wild and pivotal time in my life and I couldn't be more thrilled to go down the rabbit hole with Steven," Tatum said in a statement. Soderbergh was similarly excited.

What do you think of Channing Tatum?

January Jones

January Jones announced she was pregnant yesterday, and while the father remains a mystery, there is no hiding her growing belly! Even though it is super small we see a slight bump on the tiny Mad Men actress as she heads into a building in Los Angeles, Friday.

The mother-to-be said in a statement yesterday she has no qualms about being a single mother.

In fact, she’s happy about it!

What do you think of January Jones?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Before he gets back to Terminating, Arnold Schwarzenegger is going soft. And he'll be crying all the way to the bank.

Schwarzenegger is set to star in the film "Cry Macho," and will make a pretty penny for his big screen comeback. Deadline's Nikke Finke reports that the movie star turned Governor turned movie star again will play a Kentucky Derby-winning horse breeder who sinks to depression and alcoholism after losing his wife and kids.

A deal is being worked out, Finke reports, that will pay Schwarzenegger $10 million upfront and 25% first dollar gross on the back end. For his first major film since 2003, it's an impressive package.

What do you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon is red hot in Giambattista Valli at the French premiere of her new movie, Water for Elephants, held at Le Grand Rex Theater on Thursday (April 28) in Paris, France.

The 35-year-old actress and newlywed was joined by her co-stars, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz!

FYI: Reese accessorized with Cartier Platinum and Diamond Tear-Drop earrings worth $50,400 and a pair of black peeptoe pumps.

What do you think of Reese Witherspoon?

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston leaves the set of her short film on Thursday (April 14) in Los Angeles.

The 42-year-old actress is directing a short to be a part of Project Five, a five-part anthology series for Lifetime. Other directors include Alicia Keys and Demi Moore!

The five films in Project Five will all be related to breast cancer, in order to raise awareness for the disease.

In Jen’s film, Patricia Clarkson plays a cancer victim. Jeanne Tripplehorn plays an oncologist who appears in all five segments of the film.

What do you think of Jennifer Aniston?

Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon Twins

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with two very special people - their newborn twins!

The 41-year-old entertainer gave birth on Saturday (April 30) - their wedding date - to a boy and girl at a Los Angeles hospital at 12:07 p.m. EST, her rep told the AP.

The girl was born first, weighing 5 lbs., 3 oz., and 18 inches, while her brother weighed in at 5 lbs., 6 oz., and 19 inches.

“My wife just gave me the most incredible anniversary gift ever in life! I won’t ever be able to top this!” Nick, 30, tweeted.

What do you think of their twins?

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt suits up to celebrate Paramount CEO Brad Grey’s wedding to Cassandra Huysentruyt on Saturday (April 16) in Bel-Air, Calif.

The 47-year-old actor (in David Yurman “Extoics” sunglasses) took his rep, Cynthia Pett-Dante, as his date to the wedding.

Earlier in the week, Brad and Angelina Jolie took in a performance of God of Carnage in L.A.

FYI: The Brads teamed up back in 2002 to form Plan B, a production company, back when Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston. After they split, Brad and Brad moved the company to Paramount Pictures.

What do you think of Brad Pitt?

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is the face of Louis Vuitton’s upcoming worldwide ad campaign, according to E!

The 35-year-old actress is reportedly getting paid close to $10 million for the lucrative deal with the French fashion company.

The ad campaign will be print only and launch this summer. The campaign will be shot by photographer Annie Leibowitz within the next few weeks.

Angelina ended an endorsement deal with St. John last year.

What do you think of Angelina Jolie?

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens is close to signing on for the indie drama, Gimme Shelter.

The 22-year-old actress would play a pregnant homeless teen “who flees her abusive mother and seeks out her biological father. He first takes her in but then throws her out when she refuses to abort her child,” THR reports.

Vanessa would star opposite Brendan Fraser, who will be playing the girls’ dad in the Ron Krauss-directed flick.

What do you think of Vanessa Hudgens?

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly walks her two boys Kai and Stellan to school on Friday (April 29) in New York City.

The 40-year-old actress is expecting her third child later this year with her husband, British actor Paul Bettany!

Jennifer’s next movie, Salvation Boulevard, is about “a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian who finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.”

What do you think of Jennifer Connelly?

Katy Perry

Katy Perry looked stunning at the launch of her scent, Purr, in Melbourne on Saturday. The singer is in Australia for part of her California Dreams tour.

Here she is holding the fragrance, which comes in a bottle shaped like a cat.

What do you think of Katy Perry?

Tallulah Willis Nabbed

Tallulah Belle Willis, the 17-year-old daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, had a brush with the law last night over alcohol.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops spotted three girls getting out of a car in Hollywood at around 11:00 PM, carrying what appeared to be two bottles of alcohol. The officers probed further and determined it was indeed the hard stuff. Here's the problem ... all three girls are underage.

Tallulah Belle and her cohorts were cited at the scene for underage possession -- but since Tallulah Belle -- who has appeared in "The Scarlet Letter" and "The Whole Ten Yards" -- is a minor, cops couldn't just release her .... they needed to find an adult to pick her up .

What do you think of Tallulah Willis Nabbed?

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary with another milestone – becoming parents to a baby girl and boy.

Carey's representative, Cindi Berger, confirmed the births to The Associated Press. The singing superstar gave birth Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Berger says the baby girl was born first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long; her brother was next, at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches.

Berger says the couple has not named the children yet. Cannon drove Carey to the hospital in their Rolls-Royce Phantom. Berger said the 41-year-old Carey, who had gone through false labor, was calm, thinking that it was another false alarm.

What do you think of Mariah Carey?

Anchorman 2

As network news continues to leak anchors and see their audience numbers sink, art, it seems, is imitating life. And so the newsroom lights go dark on Ron Burgundy, the legendary San Diego newsman turned iconic national co-anchor.

Out promoting his new indie film "Everything Must Go," Will Ferrell, who starred as the blustery, brain-dead late 70's local news anchor, blasted the suits at Paramount Pictures for their refusal to produce a sequel to the smash hit 2004 film "Anchorman."

The film, which cemented Ferrell's movie superstar status and brought Paul Rudd and Steve Carell to the forefront of comedy, grossed $90 million worldwide on a $26 million budget and is a regular television syndication favorite. Still, it's not enough to convince Paramount to green light a second film, Ferrell says.

What do you think of the "Anchorman 2"?

Emily Browning

Don't expect to see this one get its own ride at Disneyland anytime soon.

Emily Browning goes tastefully nude in the new Cannes poster for her Jane Campion-produced film, "Sleeping Beauty." There's no maiden in desperate need of a prince's kiss, though; Browning plays a girl lured into a world of secret prostitutes who convinced to take a drug that makes her comatose as clients fulfill their most twisted sex fantasies.

Browning, most recently of twisted fantasy film "Sucker Punch," landed the role after a real Disney princess, Mia Wasikowska, turned it down. Nice pickup for Browning; it looks like it could be an indie coup.

What do you think of Emily?

Alabama Tornadoes 2011

As severe storms continued to rip across the South, the death toll across 5 states rose to over 190 Thursday morning, the AP reports.

Alabama alone has confirmed 128 deaths as a result of the massive storms, which spawned countless tornadoes in multiple states.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama -- a city of over 83,000 and home to University of Alabama -- was one of the hardest hit areas in the state. The mayor said that the city's police and emergency services were devastated, and has reported at least 15 deaths, with over 100 people in a single hospital as a result of the storms.

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The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding ceremony has concluded at Westminster Abbey. Prince William and Kate Middleton are now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

You can take a look back at all that's happened and the continued festivities with our Royal Wedding live blog and live streaming video below.

All eyes today were on Kate, who stepped out briefly Thursday evening, and didn't emerge again publicly until nine minutes before the ceremony. The wedding itself began at 6 a.m. Eastern Time.

What do you think of "The Royal Wedding"?

US Mint

American Eagle Proof Coins are beautiful collectibles in precious metals that feature frosted images on a mirror-like background. The United States Mint produces gold, silver, and platinum American Eagle proof coins. Learn more about Proof Coins and American Eagle Bullion Investment Coins by visiting our Coins and Medals informational pages.

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Crystal Bowersox

"American Idol" Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox returned to the "Idol" stage Thursday night (April 28) to perform "Ridin' with the Radio." What did you think?

We thought it was a great song for Crystal's voice, though we aren't sure it's going to be a big breakout radio hit. Up until now the only single released off her debut album "Farmer's Daughter" was the track of the same name. "Hold On" was supposed to be the debut single, but it was changed at the last minute.

No other singles have been released - could "Ridin' with the Radio" be the next one? That wouldn't surprise us, since she chose that one to do for "American Idol." We hope she finally gets a breakout hit here somewhere, she's an interesting talent.

We'll post video of Crystal's performance just as soon as we have it. For now, here's a live version of her on the song from VH1.

What do you think of Crystal?

Reggie Bush

Mark Ingram is officially a New Orleans Saint, and that could mean the end of the Saints career for former first-round pick Reggie Bush.

The USC back didn’t seem too happy when the Saints drafted Ingram, throwing up the following comment on Twitter after the pick was made.

“It’s been fun New Orleans.”

Bush could use the pick of Ingram for a reason to force his way out of New Orleans, even though the Saints have said they would like to keep the kick returner and running back.

The Saints would owe Bush $11.3 million in 2011, but there’s no way he will make that. He could force the team to release him instead of taking a pay cut. Sounds like Bush is trying to pave the way to not be in the Big Easy in the near future.

What do you think of Reggie?

NFL Draft

AND THE SEAHAWKS SELECT … OT JAMES CARPENTER, ALABAMA: And if you’ve never heard of him, you’re not alone. A very curious pick for the Seahawks, given the considerable amount of offensive and defensive line talent still on the board. We’ll have much more on Carpenter later, but for now we have to write a quick story on the selection.

No. 24, CAMERON JORDAN: Yet another D-line selection. Jordan’s a defensive end from California. Jimmy Smith sticking out like a sore thumb for the Seahawks right now. The moment of truth is here.

No. 23, DANNY WATKINS: Seahawks were reported to be high on the Baylor offensive guard, but he goes to the Philadelphia Eagles here. One more pick before Seattle. Jimmy Smith still available. Here we go.

No. 22, ANTHONY CASTONZO: There goes one of Seattle’s offensive line options. The Indianapolis Colts took the big tackle from Boston College. Still, plenty of talent on both sides of the line still on the board.

No. 21, PHIL TAYLOR: Another trade here, Kansas City dealing its pick at No. 21 to Cleveland for the Browns’ pick at No. 27, and a third-rounder at No. 70. Cleveland takes Taylor, a defensive tackle from Baylor.

No. 20, ADRIAN CLAYBORN: Another defensive lineman comes off the board as Tampa Bay takes Iowa’s Clayborn. Cam Jordan and Da’Quan Bowers are still out there, too. Seahawks are going to have a tough decision to make. But that’s a good thing, in this case.

No. 19, PRINCE AMUKAMARA: Nice pickup for the Giants, snagging perhaps the second-best cornerback in the draft. Five more picks before Seattle is on the clock, and Jimmy Smith, Muhammad Wilkerson, Marvin Austin, Andy Dalton, Gabe Carimi, Danny Watkins and Mark Ingram still remain available. All intriguing options.

No. 18, COREY LIUGET: He’d have been a good fit for the Seahawks, but not a big surprise that Illinois DT Liuget is gone from the board to the San Diego Chargers.

No. 17, NATE SOLDER: With Prince Amukamara still on the board, the Patriots go with Solder, an offensive tackle from Colorado. Seahawks are eight picks away with a bunch of talent still out there.

No. 16, RYAN KERRIGAN: The Redskins pick up a linebacker, taking Purdue’s Kerrigan. He’s another “leo” guy. Remember, Washington also has Jacksonville’s second-round pick at No. 49.

No. 15, MIKE POUNCEY: The second offensive lineman drafted, Pouncey goes to the Miami Dolphins. That means the University of Florida guard gets to stay in the same state where he attended college.

No. 14, ROBERT QUINN: The Rams are the third NFC West team to pick, and they take Quinn, another “leo” guy from North Carolina. Each NFC West team thus far has opted for defense.

No. 13, NICK FAIRLEY: Um, running the ball against the Detroit Lions next season isn’t going to be much fun. They just added Auburn DT Fairley to a defensive line that already includes sack master Ndamukong Suh.

No. 12, CHRISTIAN PONDER — I’d classify this as a bigger “wow” than the Locker pick. Ponder, a Florida State product, becomes the fourth quarterback drafted in the first round. Don’t know if I remember anyone placing Ponder this high in their mocks.

No. 11, J.J. WATT — The Texans go with defense, taking Wisconsin defensive end J.J. Watt.

No. 10, BLAINE GABBERT — Gabbert stays in the top 10, going to the Jacksonville Jaguars after they traded their first-round pick (No. 16) and a second-round pick (No. 49) to move up. Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett and Colin Kaepernick are the remaining top-tier quarterbacks still on the board.

No. 9, TYRON SMITH — The Twitter fervor over Locker’s selection died down and the Dallas Cowboys took USC offensive tackle Tyron Smith.

No. 8 — Hey, I know this name — JAKE LOCKER: Well, how’s that for a surprise? Jake Locker is the second quarterback taken in the NFL Draft. Everyone already heralding this as the first shocker of the day. Hard to disagree.

Have to step away from the live chat for a second to write this one up.

UPDATE: Here’s the quick story I posted about Locker over on the Huskies blog.

No. 7, ALDON SMITH: San Francisco also chooses to pass on Gabbert, instead taking his teammate, Smith, a “leo” type pass-rusher. Gabbert and his flowing locks continue to wait.

TRADE DETAILS: Yikes. The Falcons just gave up a first-round pick (No. 27), a second-round pick (No. 59) and a fourth-round pick (No. 124) in this year’s draft, plus a first-rounder and a fourth-rounder in 2012 just for the chance to draft Jones at No. 6. Atlanta better hope the kid is as good as advertised.

WE’VE GOT A TRADE: Atlanta just traded up from No. 27 to grab the No. 6 pick from the Cleveland Browns. And the Falcons have taken Alabama WR Julio Jones with the No. 6 pick, creating a 1-2 punch of Roddy White and Jones as pass-catching options for quarterback Matt Ryan. The Falcons is gonna be real good.

No. 5, PATRICK PETERSON: This is the most important pick yet as far as the Seahawks are concerned. Peterson was thought by many to be the best player in the draft class, and he gives the Cardinals an immediate shut-down cornerback. Not going to be fun to throw the ball against that guy twice a year.

No. 4, A.J. GREEN: The first semi-interesting pick of the day. Lots of folks thought the Bengals might go with Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert, but they went with Green, the receiver from Georgia, instead. But only because Akili Smith was unavailable.

No. 3, MARCELL DAREUS: The Bills take the big defensive tackle from Alabama, an obvious choice. There was some thought they’d go quarterback, though.

No. 2, VON MILLER: The Texas A&M linebacker goes to Denver with the second pick. He and his family appear rather pleased.

NEWTON IS No. 1: No surprise as Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is the first player selected. He’s smiling, likely because he has enough money saved from his college days that he isn’t concerned about lockout ramifications.

GOODELL: “Let’s get back to some football.” After the league does everything it can to keep the lockout in place, of course.

WAR ROOM: Want to see inside the Seahawks’ draft room? Their official website has a live stream you can watch.

GETTING TECHNICAL: This is the title atop the very helpful official draft order sheet the Seahawks folks have supplied for us here: “2011 NFL Annual Selection Meeting.” That is indeed the official name of the NFL draft. Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, though.

WHO’S No. 25?: In case you were wondering, these are the players selected with the No. 25 pick in the past 11 drafts, in descending order beginning with last season: QB Tim Tebow, DB Vontae Davis, DB Mike Jenkins, LB Jon Beason, WR Santonio Holmes, QB Jason Campbell, DB Ahmad Carroll, DT William Joseph, DE Charles Grant, WR Freddie Mitchell, DT Chris Hovan.

LOUD BOOS: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is booed loudly as he takes the podium to begin the draft festivities. He shrewdly initiates a moment of silence for those effected by the tornado that ravaged the south on Wednesday. That at least quieted the crowd for a while.

What do you think of NFL Draft?

Michael Scott

Michael Scott's (and Steve Carell's) last day at "The Office" promises to be an emotional one. This isn't going to be a play-by-play live blog, exactly, but we're hoping to capture our initial impressions of Carell's goodbye more or less as they happen. Come along for what we're expecting to be a tear-jerking ride.

So, here we go. NBC showed "Garage Sale" leading into this episode, so we're suitably prepared to get all sentimental.

Cold open: Fresh Rocky Mountain oysters, huh Dwight? It seems on-point that Dwight would be more concerned about his own future than Michael leaving. Also: The roof of Dunder Mifflin is probably not quite enough to get used to the altitude in Colorado.

What do you think of Michael?

Blaine Gabbert

1. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri (6-4, 234)

Gabbert is a big, strong-armed, mobile quarterback capable of pinpoint accuracy and big plays. He is confident in his arm and accuracy, and he will thread the needle into tight coverage, man to man or zone.

Gabbert’s ability to move and deliver short and intermediate passes with good accuracy and make it look effortless is a reason he’s a prospect with starter potential. In contrast to a player like Jake Locker, Gabbert can throw the ball on the move to his left, right, or in a back pedal and deliver the ball with pinpoint accuracy anywhere on the field in the 5-15 yard range.

He also has excellent placement of the ball on the move from distances of 30-45 yards. When he sets and delivers with good form, he can throw the ball as far and with as much velocity as any N.F.L. team should reasonably expect from a quarterback.

It’s this arm and accuracy paired with Gabbert’s ability to move in the pocket and keep plays alive with his feet that makes him a top-end prospect. The way he delivers the ball on the move or under pressure reminds me a lot of Brett Favre. He has the kind of trigger release at the last second, and his feet move very much like Farve on these types of plays.

What I believe will make Gabbert a good N.F.L. starter is that he plays with the level of aggression needed to make big plays, but he also displays the maturity to throw the ball away or find the quick check-down on early downs. I’m also impressed that Gabbert will err on the side of overthrowing his receivers rather than waiting too long and delivering underthrown passes that are more likely to be intercepted.

Gabbert climbs the pocket away from pressure and keeps his eyes downfield while keeping his body in a good throwing position. He does a fine job of getting his feet under him to deliver the ball on the move with velocity and accuracy, and he demonstrates nice anticipation of routes to give his receivers time to make the reception and then gain yards after the catch. Gabbert uses pump fakes and shoulder fakes with enough skill to manipulate defenders and create openings downfield. The fact that Gabbert consistently integrates these skills separates him from prospects like Cam Newton, Jake Locker and Ryan Mallett.

I like the tempo with which Gabbert operated his offense: getting the team quickly to the line, checking the defense and finding hot reads in addition to making the game-changing plays expected from an elite, college offensive player.

There were a lot more moments in 2010 when Gabbert held onto the ball too long when he was under pressure than in 2009. He wasn’t as consistent handling pressure up the middle as he was from the outside. And he’ll make some very aggressive throws that won’t always work. But Gabbert is a player who does a better job of playing the line between aggressive and reckless than the other strong-armed prospects in this class.

What do you think of Blaine?