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THE LAST PICTURES OF MICHAEL JACKSON TAKEN TWO DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH!

By Isiah Carey on June 29, 2009 in

THIS BLOWS THE FALSE REPORTS FROM ENGLISH TABLOIDS OUT OF THE WATER!



This puts to rest the wild and false allegations put out by British tabloids claiming Michael Jackson was in horrible condition physically when he died. The report called completely false by the Los Angeles Coroner claimed Jackson was bald with broken ribs and needle marks on his knees and elbows. These pictures of Jackson were taken two days before his death. He was rehearsing for the This Is It tour in England. The pictures show Jackson healthy as we know him. He’s always been thin but the rumors of 112 pounds are likely blown out of the water with these shots. Only believe the official news organizations and TMZ. I’ve got to give it to TMZ, they’ve been on top of this story and many others since they went into business!

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LAWRENCE: I’M SORRY, I’M NOT PAYING $52 A MONTH FOR SOMETHING I DON’T USE!

By Isiah Carey on June 29, 2009 in

THE BATTLE OVER THE COLOR COPIER AT CITY HALL!

When I called Houston City Council Member Toni Lawrence Monday afternoon she was lighthearted but passionate about an allegation leveled against her at City Hall. That allegation? The elected official is trying to get rid of one of the two color copiers at the governmental building.

Lawrence says she wants to set the record straight. She says she didn’t go searching for the cost cutting measure it came to her. Lawrence says the day after the city’s budget hearings last week she had a meeting with staffers from the Finance department. One of the issues she says came up – the two color copy machines provided for council members and their staff at the annex building. Lawrence says, “all I really wanted to do was get it down to one copier.” She described having two copiers on the floor less than ten feet apart as “useless.”
Lawrence apparently polled the staff and most wanted to keep the extra copy machine. Not Lawrence. She says the cost to use the printer comes out of each council members’ budget. The cost is about $52 a month. Lawrence says she told the Finance department she won’t be paying her $52 bucks any more. The 3rd term council member says the others will have to make it up out of their budgets.

Meanwhile, the news has made it to fellow Council Member Mike Sullivan. He blames Lawrence saying, “I appreciate her zest and zeal…but I’m not going to support a meaningless effort to save money.” Sullivan also says he finds it very interesting Lawrence is all of sudden trying to save money in her last months of her last year in office.
For now the two color copiers at City Hall will remain but who will pay that extra $52 a month is any one’s guess. Lawrence says she certainly won’t!
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HANGOUT WITH MAYORAL CANDIDATE GENE LOCKE TONIGHT!

By Isiah Carey on June 29, 2009 in

THE BIG EVENT IS AT HOTEL ZA ZA AND YOU’RE INVITED TO ATTEND!

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LOOK WHO’S COMING TO HOUSTON THIS WEEK!

By Isiah Carey on June 29, 2009 in

GERALDO TACKLES THE TOUGH ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION!

The Greater Houston Partnership welcomes Geraldo Rivera as he takes on the controversial issue of immigration reform.

Rivera, an award-winning reporter, commentator, senior correspondent and host of Geraldo At Large on FOX News Channel and author of HisPanic: Why Americans fear Hispanics in the U.S., will address Partnership Members on public opinion drivers, impacts on America and the rational and irrational arguments surrounding this explosive and divisive topic.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, 18th District of Texas and Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration will deliver a special report addressing “Where is Congress on Immigration Reform?”

Houston – a 10-county region on the frontline of immigration – is the perfect setting for such a discussion. According to a 2006 study by the Partnership’s Vice President of Research, Patrick Jankowski:
Some 420,000 undocumented foreign nationals live in the Houston metropolitan area. This figure represents 8 percent of the area population, or one in every 12 to 13 residents.

The undocumented population includes approximately 117,600 children, 124,000 adult females and 178,000 adult males.
The regional economy includes approximately 250,000 unauthorized workers. That translates into 9.8 percent, or one in 10, of all Houston area workers.

Five industries account for the bulk of undocumented workers in Houston: construction, manufacturing, professional and business services, accommodation and food services, and other services.
Measured in output per worker, unauthorized workers’ contribution to the Houston MSA’s Gross Regional Product is estimated at $27.3 billion.

In April, Partnership President and CEO, Jeff Moseley joined former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and others in addressing immigration reform before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship.

Who: Greater Houston Partnership

What: Geraldo Rivera Takes on Immigration Reform: Many Angles, Many People, Many Views

When: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Hyatt Regency Houston
1200 Louisiana
Houston, TX

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SOME PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOAD OFF!

By Isiah Carey on June 29, 2009 in ,

MATT ROBINS DROPS BY THE INSITE AND HE SHOWS US HOW IT’S GETTING EASIER TO DO IT ALL!

I stumbled upon CW 39 multimedia reporter Matt Robins on Monday. He’s been with the news operation for 2 years. He’s spent most of his tenure there as a one man band carrying a big heavy camera. That means he does everything a photographer and reporter would do on a typical news report. But now his load may be a little lighter. Robins, who’s also in front of the camera, was carrying the new Sony XD Cam. It’s a lighter more manageable professional video camera. The average photographer lugs around a 20 to 30 pound monstrosity used in most of the Houston TV newsrooms. Robins says the smaller and lighter camera definitely has its benefits. He says when he’s out shooting in the field the camera maintains an excellent steady shot without the benefit of a tripod. He says the downside is the zooming capabilities. This smaller camera may just be the wave of the future. I noticed the same kind of technology being used at WAFB TV in Baton Rouge. Robins says at least three multimedia journalists will be using them at CW 39. I’m sure it’s a load off his shoulders. Hey Matt, thanks for dropping by the Insite!

More about the camera:

The PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camcorder is Sony’s exciting new addition to our XDCAM family of professional tapeless acquisition tools and our first offering in the XDCAM EX series of products. The PMW-EX1 utilizes Sony’s three newly designed 1/2-inch type “Exmor”™ CMOS sensors, each with an effective pixel count of 1920 x 1080. Coupled with our newly developed signal processing LSI, the PMW-EX1 produces truly exceptional images in 1080p, 720p and 1080i HD. Using another new Sony innovation, the SxS Memory Card flash memory device, very high data transfer speeds are also made possible in order to enhance the High Defintion content creation workflow. Utilizing the MPEG-2 Long GOP CODEC to achieve a balance of quality and the required bit rate, the PMW-EX1 boasts a long recording time – approximately 140 minutes using two 16GB SxS Memory Cards. Additionally, the PMW-EX1 offers a powerful Slow & Quick Motion feature, or what is more commonly known as “over-cranking” and “under-cranking”, to enable users to create slow and fast motion special effects. The PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Full High Defintion Camcorder represents a new level of high quality, value-added High Definition content creation professional tools. It will, once again, transform industry expectations of just how much quality can be achieved with an affordable HD camcorder.

Price: $7,790.00 U.S. List Price
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