Six flags bankruptcy

NEW YORK: The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.
Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company's chief executive officer, says the move won't affect the operation of its 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Six Flags says it actually had a great year in 2008. It saw 25 million visitors and posted record revenues. But executives are trying to lighten a $2.4 billion debt load that they say is unsustainable.
Saturday's bankruptcy filing came after an earlier plan to negotiate an out-of-court deal with creditors failed.
Six Flags shares have traded below $1 since September. They closed at 26 cents on Friday.

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Statue cruises

the Statue of Liberty’s crown will be reopened to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The NPS will start taking reservations this Saturday.
Lots of people feel that this is a development long past due. When security concerns forced the closing of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of New York/New Jersey boosters and tourism industry interests immediately began exerting political pressure to get it reopened. Millions of people throughout the country agreed that reestablishing public access to Lady Liberty would be an important expression of national pride and resolve.
Great joy attended the reopening of the Statue's base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck in 2004. Attention then came to focus on the matter of reopening the crown to public visitation.By last summer, reopening the crown had become a very hot button issue. With political pressure ramping up swiftly, the National Park Service was really feeling the heat. Initial NPS resistance to the crown reopening transitioned to a cooperative stance, and a detailed feasibility study was ordered. The study showed that it could be done (no surprise there), and when newly-appointed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar contributed his enthusiastic endorsement, the deal was sealed.
The first batch of crown visits will take place in less than a month. To cope with heavy demand, the Park Service has worked out a reservation system that has these salient features:

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New Jersey Election results

New Jersey Election results

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Democratic Governor Jon Corzine faced only token opposition in today’s primary. With 87% of the precincts reporting, Governor Corzine has swept to victory with 78% of the vote and then officially kicked off his re-election campaign with Vice President Joseph Biden in West Orange.

Good Night Kiss

I would carry her up from her bed in the middle of the night just to hold her for a second or two, touched her feet and hands (can't believe that she has grown up so much now) and give her a good night kiss before I went to bed

A glitzy end of IPL 2 minus Shilpa Shetty

JOHANNESBURG: After being a long drawn festivity breathing effervescence, this IPL 2 gala came to an end. All eyes were set to witness when the curtains were drawn to what has been a uniquely exhilarating experience where sultry siren Shilpa Shetty was supposed to perform with the American R&B star Akon. But she ditched & how! The southern beauty & co-owner with beau Raj Kundra of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals took a stanch to opt out at the last minute as she was running short of time to set the act in place. Reports say that at an international platform, she did not wish to present anything less than her best when representing her country India. Due to lack of rehearsals, she regretfully backed out but continued to cheer on as a spectator at the finals. On the other side, Bollywood bombshell Katrina Kaif, who was also to perform at IPL, represented showbiz firepower in full force, joined reggae music legend Eddy Grant as he sang his anti-apartheid hit 'Gimme Hope Jo'anna'. Alas! Our hopes to watch Shilpa's performance powering quite a punch along with the showbiz bounty were clean bowled this time round!

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Katrina Kaif,Imran in 7 Days In Paris

MUMBAI: Sanjay Gadhvi is all set to start his new film. This one will be produced by Studio 18 and star Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif, who've been teamed for the very first time. It's a romantic/comedy and is aptly titled ‘7 Days In Paris’, since Paris happens to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. Sanjay plans to begin filming in June-end/July, "because I want to capture the summer in Europe," he reveals, "It's a uniquely structured script, but I can't reveal much at this stage." Sanjay plans to wrap almost 85% of the film in Paris, while the remaining portions will be filmed in London and Mumbai. "The only film to be shot so extensively in Paris was ‘An Evening In Paris’. Of late, ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’, ‘Don’ and ‘London Dreams’ were filmed in Paris as well, but not extensively," Sanjay adds. Watch this space for further updates!

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Allyce Beasley

Guest stars this week include Allyce Beasley (from Glenn Gordon Caron’s old show, Moonlighting) on Medium; Richard Benjamin (Quark) and George Segal (Just Shoot Me!), a great pairing, as onetime kidnappers on Pushing Daisies.

Synopses below the jump. For details see the listings (regular or alphabetical).

* Medium “The Talented Ms. Boddicker” (5×18). Allison’s visions revolve around an eccentric bank teller (Allyce Beasley) who shares Allison’s psychic gift and seemingly foresaw a recent robbery at her bank. Elsewhere, Joe lands in San Diego with a new job, upending the DuBois family and forcing Allison to contend with his absence.
* Reaper “The Devil & Sam Oliver” (2×13). The second season concludes with Sam attempting to trap the Devil into playing a game to win back his soul.
* Primeval “Episode 3.03″ (3×03). Some cute but dangerous burrowing creatures nearly cause a disaster at a hospital, and the ARC comes under attack from Helen and her army of “Cleaner Replicas.”
* Pushing Daisies “Window Dressed to Kill” (2×11). When Ned puts a moratorium on using his crime-solving abilities, Emerson turns to Chuck for help in his investigation of a window dresser’s murder. Meanwhile, Olive has an unexpected reunion with her childhood kidnappers after they escape from prison.

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