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Off the Edge – Sunday 3 May 2009

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The following entry is not from on The NewsEdge but follow-up to topics from past shows. Hence, Off the Edge.
The comments are mine. Blame me….

seanohair Sean O’Hair has won the Quail Hollow Championship (formerly Wachovia Championship) tournament. Tiger Woods came in fourth. It is his first victory of the season and now is third in the FedEx Cup standings.
  There is doubt about the future of the tournament though. Reports are the sponsorship contract by Wells Fargo expires in 2014. Estimates are that the tournament generates as much as $60 million to the Charlotte area. But we have four years to worry.

 Swine Flu has a new name. Due to complaints from the pork industry the Swine Flu is now to be called the H1N1 Flu. There are many though, saying that there is more panic and mis-information surrounding H1N1 and reports are overblown. Current fact is there has not been a single death to an American from this flu outbreak. Nada. The one death in Texas was a Mexican who came to Texas for treatment. Compare that with the regular influenza strains of the flu which cause an average of 36,000 deaths each year. More than  200,000 are hospitalized each year with the flu also each year. As of noon today there was 226 total cases in the United States according to the (CDC) Center for Disease Control. For those who are pulling their hair out about the Swine Flu but normally go to work with the regular influenza strains, think about those facts when the next flu vaccine becomes ready.
  Several network medical correspondents and editors have come out the past few days to state the media is overplaying the current outbreak. Just seems to me like the reporting of Nadya Suleman, the Octomom. Maybe the name should be changed to Octomom Flu?

The Carolina Queens who made an appearance on the Edge recently beat the bras off the Palm Beach Punishers 26 to 14. The next scheduled game is May 9 at  Louisville. Keep in mind the Carolina Queens have said they wanted to play a team from the Lingerie Football League.

The New Hope Church in Melbourne, Florida continued with their program titled “Great Sex for You” at the local elementary today. No word on how many Fox Newsedge viewers attended. This is the final segment for this program. Pastor Bruce Cadle reported excellent attendance today. The school is still weighing its options on renting the school to the church.

The Charlotte-Mecklenberg School Calendar Poll has ended. Hope you were able to get your vote in for which school calendar you support.

The 2nd Annual Kick CF with Jordan Gross to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was held last week. This year’s kickball event raised more than $55,000 which will be used to help find a cure. If interested in making a donation go to the Charlotte chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Tomorrow starts a new week of Morgan & Fred!

Wednesday, 15 April 2009 (Tax Day)

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09_brooklyn-decker_22 The big story on tonight’s Edge was about the wedding of Brooklyn Decker and Tennis player Andy Roddick. (Who decided this is the big story? Even people in the underground did not seem to care.)
The firs question (as correctly asked during the show) is: “Who the heck is Brooklyn Decker?” She is a model from Mathews, North Carolina. Her bigges claim to fame is appearances the past three years in Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Andy first made contact with brooklyn not by phone. He had his Agent call her agent after seeing her in a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. (Yeah! The new way to meet women. Have your agent call their agent. As someone who is single will have to give that one a try.) As someone on the Underground said, Brooklyn has no meat on her bones. Too thin. Well she is no Morgan Fogarty! Morgan is healthy looking. Not looking like Brooklyn or some in Hollywood, who look like they have some very bad disease. So the question for tonight is would you go to Brooklyn’s wedding. It is in Austin. (One of the best places in the country to hear live bands!) Fred mentioned going to Morgan’s wedding. (I was not invited but then again, she has no clue who I am.) But am sure there are many who would want to go to brooklyn’s wedding. Free Food!

Morgan and Fred also talked about the Le Petite Spa which caters to kids. The spa located in North Miami Beach (You didn’t think it was in Shelby did you?) is geared to girls age 4-12. The year-challenged people can be pampered with pedicures, manicures, facials, organic oil body massages, hair styling, cucumber eye treatments (I hate cucumbers! But love pickels, but not pickle eye treatments.) and attend tea parties. The employees wear pink wigs.
There is instruction on body, skin & hair care, relaxation techniques and healthy living. To finish the girls can wear wings, tutus and get to stroll down the runway for the Fairytale Fashion Show. Fred said during the story “Its freaking me out.” Must freak a lot of people out. (Are we trying to get the kids of today growing up waaaayyyy too soon? I think so) They also offer something called the Fairytale Flashing Show. I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW! You can find more information at the Le Petite Youth Spa website.

It was mentioned there was a 58 year old woman in Brazil who was caught in the crossfire and hit by a bullet. Her life was saved by her Bra. It was stuffed with cash and the cash stopped the bullet. (No word on the condition of what else the bra was holding.) Ivonete Pereira was shot while aboard a bus. And shot in the bust (sorry could not help myself) by one of two attackers who tried to rob the bus in Salvador. She had 150 reals (about $60) hidden away. A retired police officer was killed in the clash. Ms. Pereira had to be taken to teh hospital to have the bullet (and probably some of her cash) removed.

Special guest Jordan gross, Panther’s Offnsive Tackle made an appearance on the Edge. He was promoting his Kickball Tournament to help benefit the fight against Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Sure to be a fun event and a great organization it will benefit. You can find out more informatio or get tickets at the Kick Cystic Fibrosis website.

The final story was a tree grows inside a man’s lung. They originally thought it might be a tumor but doctors found a 2″ tall tree. (I have heard of “A Tree grows in Brooklyn” and not the Brooklyn getting married for all you sick people. With a great sense of humor! but never heard of “A Tree grows in a Man.”) I will not post a picture as its just sick!