Let’s Hope Mayor V Stays Away From This News Hottie

MayorSam posts:

Yes, like the Westside White Guy, I’ve posted some girly pictures. There’s a new anchor-babe in town, in fact she was voted the "sexiest newscaster of 2006" in an FHM Magazine reader poll.

Elita Loresca is the new weather anchor for KNBC’s "Today in LA" and the "Midday Report."

Loresca previously worked at Fox affiliate WSVN in Miami, where she was the weather anchor on the top-rated morning and noon newscasts since August 2004. Loresca has covered two of the most devastating hurricane seasons in recent history. Starting on her first day at WSVN, Loresca began forecasting the 2004 hurricane season with Hurricane Frances.

In 2005, Loresca contributed reports for her station from the National Hurricane Center during hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

The 30 year old Loresca is a Southern California native and once wrote obituaries for the Orange County Register.

Let’s hope the Mayor stays away from her.

Anon comments:

I hate to agree with the poster who disses her for looking "too Mexican," especially if she’s Filipino Hispanic but she does look like someone from a Mexican soap or telenovela, these people make our country look more Third World than Mexico itself. There they are hypocritical, want their women to look more "anglo," even have their hair dyes often. It’s been said that someone like Eva Longoria could only become a star in the U S, in Mexico she’d have been considered "too Mexican looking."

Part of that is the slutty nature of their stars — the pointy bras and low-cut dresses showing huge boobs, combined with the fake hair, so retro, so against everything our American society has evolved toward since the feminist decades. These women openly use a tacky kind of sex appeal to get ahead. Compared to this girl, Mirthala was classy, except for her serial pol dating habits.

But the whole Mayor divorce thing was cloaked in Mexican mores, the "angry Latinas" who expected him to be perfect, because in Mexico men are pigs and single women are sluts taking away nice women’s husbands — I’m sick of all of that. I think the Mayor is trying to get out of the ghetto and be more American so let him. Maybe he’ll choose a "gringo" this time and really confuse the Mexican world.

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She

Ross Jeffries writes:

As I have often said to my Speed Seduction® students (yes, disclosure, I teach this), one of the key axioms for success with women (however you might define that for yourself) is this:

“You should seldom take a woman’s first response to you as written in stone. It’s almost always just a reflection of what she is thinking, feeling and perceiving in that moment, and is almost always subject to change”.

All humans, male and female, run much of our lives on autopilot. Our responses are seldom deeply felt or thoroughly thought through. They are just what we’ve gotten into the habit of doing.

When it comes to dealing with the blizzard of stupidity that most men inflict on attractive women– in an attempt to get into their panties–is it any wonder women have standardized responses that may not reflect their real situation? And is it any wonder that their real situation, e.g. actually having a boyfriend, may not reflect what would really please and fulfill them?

A mentor of mine once said, “Women are monkey-branchers. A monkey won’t let go completely of one branch until she has her hand firmly gripping on the next one.”

That guy was right. And he got laid. A lot.

If you want to sleep with much younger women then you definitely do NOT want to be the boyfriend. Let HIM be the one who takes her out, spends lots of money, picks her up from the airport, etc. You be the guy who enjoys teaching her all the kinky stuff that Mr. Perfect can’t even imagine.

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Shalhevet Selects New Head Of School

Say sources:

I heard Shalhevet announced the result of their head of school search by coming full circle to Steven Bailey, Ph.D. I don’t care how they try to spin it; they couldn’t get anyone good to come into that mess.

He was a puppet in Jerry’s hands and now he is back. He allowed Jerry to run amok. The parents and students were glad to get rid of him.

The man was close friends for years with a psychologist he worked with. They were such a good match. They would complete each other’s sentences… At the end he left his wife and children and married his psychologist friend who was single all this time. They left town soon after and now they are back.

Shalhevet also plans to hire Bailey’s wife (Dr. Clara Zilberstein) and a new placement director (college advisor) from USC’s Hillel — Dr. Steven Mercer. This guy is formidably competent and has a salary to match.

Some fear Jerry’s spending recklessly.

Shalhevet’s deficit this year is about $3 million.

The school’s board of directors is supposed to exercise some control over spending but president Esther Feder isn’t exercising control over school head Jerry Friedman.

Maybe her husband Steve’s wealthy mother will make up this budget shortfall. What’s $2.5 million?

Shalhevet is supposed to have a fundraising banquet in February but they’ve not been able to land anyone as the drawing card.

Perhaps they should name me "Jew of the Year" and then stand back and watch the donations flow in.

According to Zoominfo: Steve Bailey, Ph.D., is Director of a four-year Judaic Studies curriculum development project at Moriah College in Sydney, Australia. He was co-founder and educational director of an experimental Jewish High School in Los Angeles that pioneered the Kohlbergian "Just Community" model. Dr. Bailey has written two books; the latest is a co-authored work entitled, Curriculum: Real Teachers in Focus-A Study in Jewish Education.

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The Sparanos

Tim McMahan writes (click here for the video):

ESPN ha-ha specialist Kenny Mayne noticed that Cowboys assistant head coach/OL coach Tony Sparano’s name sounds a lot like a TV mobster’s name and had some fun with it.

I always thought The Sparanos would be a good nickname for the Dallas offensive line. Especially since Rob Pettiti and Jason Fabini were whacked over the last couple years.

Folks who frequent this here blog know Sparano is much more than a guy with a cool name. He’s the reason you don’t need to worry yourselves sick that Jason Garrett is going to leave for a head gig after this season.

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LA’s Anchorbabe Wars

ERSNews reports:

Last week ERS reported on what we thought was a major escalation in the never ending "babe wars" here in Los Angeles in local TV News. Turns out we may have got it only partly right, we may have missed a much bigger story unfolding right before our eyes. ERS is on guard, our faithful readers can rest assured!

KNBC-TV had recently hired Elita Loresca as a new weathercaster. Loresca was named "sexiest" weathercaster in America by men’s magazine FHM. Her arrival in LA from Miami in late October at LA’s Channel 4 signaled what Pentagon planners would affectionately call "escalating the conflict" in strategic terms.

Now comes word that Sharon Tay, another in a long line of LA iconic "babe-casters" is back. Tay’s past work in Los Angeles is somewhat legendary (I think you know what we’re getting at… not in the way say Edward R. Murrow or John Chancellor might appreciate!) ERS spotted Tay in the KCBS-TV anchor chair this past Sunday evening (12/9/07). ERS doesn’t know whether it was a tryout of sorts, or she was just filling in for someone. We will have to make some calls… oh on second thought, why bother! We enjoyed watching Ms. Tay, and I don’t think we’re off base by saying we’re fairly certain, that her good looks may have had something to do with her sitting there. We’re not sure if she has replaced recently departed and longtime "elder" anchorwoman Linda Alvarez or not. Only thing we know for sure is that Tay sure cannot be mistaken for Alvarez, even on a bad night!

Tay, who worked previously in LA for KTLA, has also done here own past spreads, touting her journalist "talents and assets". Posing for men’s magazine "Razer" in years past. She had disappeared from LA and headed east to "anchor" an MSNBC show on Hollywood, but that show was booted off the air and she returned early this year and began working for KCBS/KCAL as a reporter.

ERS turned up some amazing public statements from Tay when she was last in LA several years ago. In an article published on a local web site called "Goldsea: Asian American Profiles", Tay had this to say about how it really works in local TV news in LA. We give her credit for at least being honest with her viewers. ERS only wonders why she isn’t the GM or News Director of a local TV operation. This is Tay’s take on how the local TV news business works and how she fits into it: "My career depends on whether I’m covering the kind of story that will sell, and that is based on shock value." If you want more on Tay waxing eloquently about how broadcast journalism works in Los Angeles, we don’t want to ruin it for you, read the entire article, we here at ERS News can take only so much!

In honor of her recent return to the LA news scene, ERS wanted to give our readers the pleasure of seeing what they may be missing if they aren’t tuning into Tay’s work on KCBS/KCAL. Take a look at our picture gallery below and let us know what you think, or better yet let KCBS/KCAL know whether you think Sharon Tay should be sitting in the anchor chair, more often than not. At ERS, we just report it, you decide! (Oops.. that one is already taken!)

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Bill Gates Ticked Off By Blogger

From switched.com:

There is one sure fire way to make the normally quiet and geeky Bill Gates a little peeved — question his company’s record of "capitalizing on the innovation of others." According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Todd Bishop, that’s exactly what a blogger, Jonathan Snook, did at a small meeting between the online-citizen journalists of the tech world and the founder/honcho of Microsoft at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

This line of questioning, which essentially accused Microsoft of copying other people’s inventions, sent the bespectacled founder into a tirade about how Microsoft does all the stupid things first, and that other companies, learning from Microsoft’s mistakes, are able to build perfect versions of a particular product or service (and subsequently get the credit for being innovators).

Gates declared that what Microsoft does is the baseline for the entire industry, and whatever it doesn’t do is the innovation. And by that definition everyone else is innovating. That’s a pretty innovative, if not a little sarcastic, save/explanation.

But seriously, Gates cites IPTV and tablet computers as two areas in which Microsoft is leading the pack. "Is anyone else doing tablet computers?" he asks.

We understand Gate’s being upset, and he makes some good points in his sarcastic rant about everyone borrowing from each other (with particular attention paid to Apple of course). But we do have to question some of his claims.

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LAT Caves To CAA?

Kevin Roderick posts: "Well, either Hawthorne agreed not to quote Lourd or the Times capitulated to one of Hollywood’s most powerful agents. Not to suggest, of course, that the LAT has become addicted to access for the celebrity puff features the editors have deemed crucial to Calendar…and Image…and the Magazine..and The Envelope…and The Guide…and sometimes even Home. Remember when the place where the Times tried hardest to emulate "Access Hollywood" was the Hot Property column?"

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ABC News Now Works With the Huffington Post

From BigHeadDC:

Howie Kurtz, the media writer for the Washington Post, today uncovers a fishy relationship between a journalism giant and a liberal blog. While Kurtz didn’t make much wind about it, he reveals within an item about GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee that the Huffington Post and ABC News have teamed up to report the news.

“ABC, working with the Web site, interviewed a former parole board member who said Huckabee had pressed the panel to release the convict, Wayne Dumond,” Kurtz writes regarding a well-referenced story the Huffington Post published last week.

The quote raises an important question: How common is it for an apparently nonpartisan news source to team up with an admittedly liberal Web site in reporting a news item? Isn’t this a case of liberal media bias at its worst?

Also raising questions about the news relationship, Kurtz quotes Huckabee as saying he’s “amazed” that ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross ignored information he provided to him.

Earlier: Top ABC News Investigative Journalist’s Tactics Called Into Question

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The Boy Who Tricked Bush

From BHDC: "The Icelandic teen who somehow figured out President George W. Bush’s secret phone number, creating an international security scare in the process, has been revealed in various news reports from Iceland. You’ll recall that the youngster recently left a message on Bush’s private line, saying he was the president of Iceland, and he wanted a call back. His real name name is Vífill Atlason, he’s 16, full of pimples — and he looks like just the type to be able to pull a fast one on Dubya."

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Camera Of Death

December 16, 2007 – International Press Academy’s 12th Annual Satellite Awards
December 13, 2007 – L.A. Direct Magazine Holiday Party
December 12, 2007 – Tom Kennedy’s Party For His Debut Novel "The
Twelve"

December 12, 2007 – "Walk
Hard" Premiere

December 11, 2007 – Katie Lohmann’s 20th Calendar Release Party
December 9, 2007 – Hollywood
Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards

December 9, 2007 – Blade Runner
Screening

December 6, 2007 – Flaunt Magazine
Christmas Party

December 6, 2007 – Jules Verne
Film Festival

December 5, 2007 – FULCAGE
Fashion/Charity

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