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Even though negotiations still continue on, it does not seem as though Time Warner will be able to work out a deal to continue airing Fox network programming. But it’s not just the Fox network and FX channel that Time Warner customers would be losing; other top networks will be lost as well.

Top Channels Time Warner customers are at risk of losing on 1/1/10

Encore Movie channels – The loss of the Encore movie pack includes Encore Action, Encore Love, Encore Mystery, Encore Drama, Encore Westerns. The Encore movie channels provide viewers this weekend with blockbuster hits like Lake View Terrace, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Paul Blart Mall Cop, and Walk Hard.
Food Network – Every time I watch this channel it makes me hungry. The Food Network will be airing a special this weekend with Michelle Obama. The First Lady, Bobby and Mario will have a culinary competition on Sunday night at 8pm at the White house.
Fuel – Fuel channel is absolutely one of the best action channels on TV today. If you are an adrenaline junky this channel provides viewers inside access to top extreme sports stars. You get the best inside scoop into sports like Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing, BMX, Wakeboarding, and MOTO. Also the ever popular Adventurous Danny and Dingo show.
Speed Channel – The name says it all, the Speed Channel covers anything that has to do with going fast. Whether its an inside look into Nascar, Formula One, Rally Cars or Motorcycles. The shows on the Speed Channel will keep you up to date with the latest automotive trends.
The Weather Channel – Gives you up to date forecast of the weather in your area. The Weather channel also tracks potential storms or heavy snowfall that could effect your location within the next week.
TruTV – Features shows Like former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura’s new show Conspiracy theory, Operation Repo, Bait Car, Forensic Files, Most daring, and many more. TruTV brings you some of the best Reality Tv shows on today

Have ever given any thought to the popular nighttime sentiment “Sweet dreams, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”? This phrase is actually thought to have come from colonial times when matresses were laid on ropes and pests were a big problem.
Bed Bugs have been an issue for centuries even in the United States up until the poison DDT was introduced in the 1950s. The use of DDT as a pesticide was banned in the 1970’s and these mighty little bed bugs welcomed the news.
The absence of DDT along with advancing technology causing increased world travel has allowed Bed Bugs to thrive. In the past few years the number of bed bug infestations has been very similar with what was known previous to the mid century mark and it continues to rise.
Bed bug infestations have been so relevant that even famous actors and actress are not immune to the problem. In 2006 Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph and her husband movie director Paul Anderson were chewed upon by bed bugs in their $13,500-a-month SoHo luxury condo.
Also in 2006, Bed bugs made a cameo appearance on the popular series The King of Queens episode “Buggie Nights” and the Dateline NBC special “Bedbugs Bite”. Currently there are shows on the Discovery and TLC channels which show the daily life of an exterminator and many of the episodes are filled with bed bug drama.
Bed bugs are very difficult to get rid of to learn more about them check out the programs mentioned above on Dish Network or do a little research online. If you are stuck with Dial-up research faster with Wild Blue Satellite Internet.

Now more than ever more and more people are turning to High Speed Internet service to find out the latest news, and with the facts coming out about the attempted Christmas day bombing of an airline flight heading from Amsterdam to Detroit that failed due to the explosives not being set up the right way. It seems that all of it could’ve been avoided had someone answered one of his many questions he posted online.

The 23 year old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab who went by the online name of “Farouk1986”starting posting message online in early 2005 about how he was having a hard time making friends, and fitting in at his boarding school. He also sought out guidance to help him with his Muslim beliefs but most of his messages went unanswered. Each message he posted seemed to show the decline in a person who friends in school say was one of the nicest and caring people in the world.

When the news broke that Umar was the suspect in the attempted terrorist attack many people and friends were all shocked except for his parents. Over the last couple of years Umar’s father Umaru felt his sons growing radical beliefs might lead to trouble, so he went into the U.S embassy in Nigeria to report his son. At the time a file was created but not much else was done after the terrorism center in Washington D.C decided that the information was not worth pursuing.

It makes you wonder how many times this whole thing could’ve been stopped ahead of time. Obviously Umar was looking for help, and ended up finding it in the wrong place. His father warned officials that his son was probably going to harm innocent people but nobody really listened. If someone had taken time and replied to one of his many messages I wonder if it would have changed the outcome of a young man who came from a very privileged family but was led down the wrong path that almost cost hundreds of innocent people their life’s.

After last nights Monday night thrilling game that featured the woeful Chicago Bears rallying behind quarterback Jay Cutler, who leads the league with 26 interceptions to beat the Minnesota Vikings despite Brett Favres historic comeback. Now four of the six NFC teams that qualified for the playoffs has a chance this weekend for a first round bye creating chaos as we head into the final week of the regular season. The only team that already is eliminated from qualifying from a first round bye that made the playoffs in the NFC is the Green Bay Packers.

New Orleans Saints – With Minnesota falling to Chicago last night, the Saints are the only team in the NFC that knows for sure they have a first round bye in the playoffs. They will also have home field advantage throughout the playoffs as the number one seed.

Teams Looking for a first round bye
Philadelphia Eagles – They pretty much control their own destiny. With a win against the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday they are guaranteed the 2nd seed and a first round bye in the playoffs. Or if they tie with Dallas and Minnesota loses or ties they still get the second seed. Along with the first round bye a win over the Cowboys will give the Eagles 1st place in the NFC East division.

Minnesota Vikings – Even though they tried their best to comeback against a struggling Bears team last night the lost put the Vikings currently in third place behind the Eagles and Saints. However if the Vikings can win this weekend against the NY Giants then they still have a shot at a first round bye. But they will need the Eagles to lose or tie Dallas.

Dallas Cowboys – The cowboys have been playing really good football lately after it seemed for a while that their season looked to be over. Now in the last week of the regular season they find themselves against a streaking Eagles team that have won six games in a row and features one of the most explosive offenses in the league. But going into this weekend’s game the Cowboys will be playing at home, and if they can pull off the win they will take1st place in the NFC East division and a shot at a first round bye. With a win they will need the Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals to lose in order to have a first round bye.

Arizona Cardinals – Arizona seems to be the forgotten team in the NFC this year even though they just beat Minnesota two weeks ago and went to the Super Bowl last year and almost pulled off the victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cardinals are probably the most underrated team heading into the playoffs and with a win over the Packers at home this weekend they could be on their way to a first round bye. Along with a victory over the Packers the Cardinals would need the Vikings and the Eagles to lose in order to secure a first round bye.

This weekend promises to be one of the craziest weekends in the History of the NFC as four teams battle it out for the second seed in the NFC. Usually in the last week of the regular season teams rest their starters to avoid injuries heading into the playoffs, but not this year with so much on the line starters will be playing until the end of the 4th quarter.

Hope you had a great holiday weekend! Check out E! Entertainment Television with Dish Network satellite TV for more up to the minute celebrity news.  Here’s the scoop of the day…

Charlie Sheen
Tiger Woods isn’t the only man making headlines for mistreating his woman. Charlie Sheen evidently spent most of his Christmas day in jail for second-degree assault due to at least attempting to attack his third wife Brooke Mueller with a knife. The couple was spending Christmas in Aspen with their two sons Max and Bob. You would think that after “accidentally” shooting Kelly Preston in the arm during their short-lived engagement and Denise Richards hauling out of their marriage while pregnant with their daughter due to his substance abuse and domestic violence that this woman would know to stay away from this psycho. Sheen is out on $8,500 bond since his wife didn’t press charges and there is a restraining order against him until the hearing on February 8, 2010 when prosecutors will decide whether or not to charge him. Sheen will undergo therapy for anger management.

Creepy Threat or Another Publicity Stunt?
Jon Gosselin’s New York apartment was ripped to shreds over the weekend and a threatening note, also reading that he is a cheater, was left stuck to the dresser with a butcher knife. Perhaps there was a Ginsu sale because knives seem to be very popular this holiday season. Everything throughout the apartment was sliced including the curtains and rugs. His Nintendo Wii game was missing as well as pots and pans and a few other household goods. A Ming vase dating at least 100 years old was smashed to smithereens- that had to hurt! Jon’s ex, Hailey Glassman was questioned because the note was signed with her name, though the true culprit remains a mystery. We know how much Jon loves the limelight and how “tough” it is to find a real job. Could he be so desperate for media attention that he did this himself? I certainly hope not at least for the sake of his children but if so, this guy needs some serious help.

Mark Wahlberg
Marky Mark’s not too excited about his new neighbors who just moved in near his home in Beverly Hills. Once David and Victoria Beckham settled in, the paparazzi has been swarming the street hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars or anyone connected to them. Wahlberg is not very enthusiastic about Beckham’s goal to beef up the game of soccer in the U.S. According to Hollywood.com, he said, “I’m not telling Beckham to take his family home. I’m just not sure why he came to America in the first place. Man, we don’t want your soccer. There’s no way Americans are going to buy the idea of 90 minutes of running around without much happening. Thanks for trying guys, but we’ll stick to baseball and basketball”. Ouch!

JFK
I bet you didn’t guess that you’d be hearing about this late president in your entertainment news. Evidently TMZ has discovered a photograph of JFK during the time he was running for president. He was taking a suntan on a boat while two nude women were jumping overboard for a swim. Two more nude women were tanning on the top level of the boat. Rumor has it that Ted Kennedy was also onboard the boat with the bevy of beauties. TMZ pointed out the fact that this photo could have caused major problems for JFK during his run for election and its discovery at that time could have changed history. The saddest part about this photo is the fact that it is said to have been taken the same day that Jackie Kennedy was taken for a ride to the hospital for an emergency C-Section and gave birth to their still-born child. Professionals tested the photo’s validity and claim that it is indeed authentic.

Bobby
It seems Robert DeNiro has a much closer relationship to his five children than he does in the film Everybody’s Fine. According to Hollywood.com, DeNiro feels that what he says does have an impression on his children, even as teenagers. He said, “But that’s the time when it’s most important to find a way to talk to them - not to lecture them, but to tell them things I think are important for them to know. And the thing to remember is that, even when they look like they’re not listening to you, they are. You have to accept that, at this point in their lives, you’re not going to get much of a reaction from them. But what you say is making an impression.”

Tyra Banks
Tyra is moving on to bigger and better things. She will be ending her talk show The Tyra Show in the spring of 2010 and opening up her own production company called Bankable Studios in New York. She seems to be following in Oprah’s footsteps- not a bad idea. She is determined to reach out to today’s women and told the press that the studio will be creating its share of movies! This sounds interesting and I’m excited to see what she has in store for us!
E! Online The Top 20 Juiciest Scandals of 2009
Here’s the lineup…

#1 Tiger and his entourage of ladies.

2. Michael Jackson dies while on drugs.

3. Jon and Kate separate.

4. Chris Brown hits Rihanna.

5. Kanye West barging in on Taylor Swift’s speech.

6. Miley Cyrus pole dancing.

7. Rachel Lafevre is let go from the Twilight Saga and replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard.

8. Mackenzie Phillips tells the press that her father raped her. (Why don’t I remember hearing this?)

9. The Balloon family.

10. The White House State Dinner party crashers.

11. Jamie Foxx made negative remarks about Miley Cyrus that angered her father.

12. Octomom.

13. The Adam Lambert smooch.

14. Miss California angers the gay community.

15. David Letterman’s affairs and the attempted extortion.

16. Paula Abdul is replaced by Ellen on American Idol.

17. The “Naked Tape” including Rebecca Gayheart (Noxema Girl) and Eric Dane (a.k.a. Mc Steamy from Grey’s Anatomy).

18. Eddie Cibrian and LeAnne Rimes getting together.

19. Josh Duhamel and Fergie’s stripper issue.

20. Christian Bale yells at a lighting man on the set of Terminator Salvation.

Check out Dish Network satellite TV for the best FREE Christmas movies! There are many high quality films to choose from with the 31 premium channels that are offered with Dish along with many free movies on major networks. Here is a list of what you can expect for your Christmas-time entertainment for the rest of this week for free with Dish Network!

FREE MOVIES!

Wednesday 12/16/09

Manna From Heaven at 8:00 p.m. on REEL

Christmas Child at 9:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Deck the Halls at 10:00 p.m. on LMN

Thursday 12/17/09

Holiday in Your Heart at 8:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Christmas in Connecticut at 8:00 p.m. on TCM

Casper’s Haunted Christmas at 8:00 p.m. on Cartoon Network West

Jack Frost at 8:00 p.m. on ABC Family

Moonlight and Mistletoe at 8:00 p.m. on Hallmark

Home by Christmas at 9:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story 10:00 p.m. on LMN

Holiday Affair at 10:00 p.m. on TCM

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer at 10:00 p.m. on Cartoon Network West

Jingle All The Way at 10:00 p.m. on ABC Family

All I Want for Christmas at 10:00 p.m. on Hallmark

Friday 12/18/09

The Santa Clause at 7:00 p.m. on Disney East

Elf at 7:00 p.m. on USA

The Nativity Story at 8:00 p.m. on TNT

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at 8:00 p.m. on AMC

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause at 7:30 p.m. on Disney XD

Christmas in Canaan at 8:00 p.m. on Hallmark

Jack Frost at 8:00 p.m. on Chiller

The Santa Clause 2 at 8:45 p.m. on Disney East

An Accidental Christmas at 9:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Christmas at Cadillac Jack’s at 9:00 p.m. on HOPE

Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman at 10:00 p.m. on Chiller

Saturday 12/19/09

A Town Without Christmas at 5:00 p.m. on Lifetime

A Season for Miracles at 6:00 p.m. on Hallmark

The Christmas Shoes at 7:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Christmas with the Cranks at 8:00 p.m on FX

Miracle on 34th Street at 8:00 p.m. on FMC

The Nightmare Before Christmas at 7:00 on Disney East

The Three Gifts at 8:00 p.m. on Hallmark

All Is Bright at 8:00 p.m. on NRB

A Muppets Christmas at 8:00 p.m. on NBC East

Milagro de Navidad at 8:00 p.m. on TFT

The Family Stone at 10:00 p.m. on FX

The Nightmare Before Christmas at 10:00 p.m. on Disney West

Sunday 12/20/09

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture at 8:00 p.m. on REEL

A Christmas Carol at 8:00 p.m. on AMC

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas at 8:10 p.m. on Disney East

Eve’s Christmas at 9:00 p.m. on Lifetime

Prancer at 10:00 p.m. on AMC

The Christmas Choir at 10:00 p.m. on Hallmark

Christmas Town at 10:00 p.m. on ION

There were so many great movies showing over the weekend with Dish Network’s premium channels that it was difficult to choose which movie to watch! I absolutely had to check out Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds so I decided to hit the video store Friday night. Since snow was in our Massachusetts forecast, I assumed that I’d have time to watch this movie as well as one or two more. This is probably the first weekend in six months that I actually put time aside to relax and have some fun at home.

I had a weird feeling that I would enter the video store and see that every copy of the movie would be gone and I was right. I asked the clerk if there were any Inglorious Basterds hiding behind the counter. I figured if I made him laugh somehow he would look deeper for the movie. He said that there should be two copies in the store and we went searching to see if they were misplaced. They were no where to be found so I started poking around to see what other treasures I could find and I ended up renting four movies! Most people would say that renting four movies is ridiculous but you must understand that I have much catching up to do on my entertainment. I grabbed Public Enemies, The Other Man and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves for my daughter who laughs every time she sees the preview on her copy of Toy Story. I realized I was holding three movies and couldn’t decide on which to rent for myself so I headed to the counter with all three until I noticed something at the corner of my eye. Inglorious Basterds! I must have looked insane when I jumped like a child to grab the DVD off the shelf. I laughed at myself and headed to the counter with the four flicks in hand.

We decided to watch The Other Man Friday night and chose to save the main feature for Saturday night so we’d have something to look forward to. This film stars Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney. The title is self-explanatory and I’m sure that you can guess that Antonio Banderas is the “other man”. It received negative reviews, but I’m always up for a challenge. I know now why this film didn’t make a killing. I fell asleep! The last time I fell asleep on a movie, it was because I was sick. The total film probably could’ve been compiled into thirty minutes because it was so uneventful that the wait for something interesting to happen was excruciating! What a waste to include three decent actors in a movie that was almost about nothing. You have the cheating factor that is interesting but it was not enough to make this movie fly. I watched an hour of it and I still plan to see the rest tonight.  I still don’t want to totally give up hope. Liam Neeson is an amazing actor and if you’ve seen his performance in Schindler’s List you’ll know why, but he has taken every movie offer that comes his way. I don’t know how many more sleepers I can handle just to see a movie including Neeson. His other recent film, Taken was one of the worst hostage films I’ve ever seen. What’s going on Liam? Laura Linney can be slightly annoying to watch but she’s a great actress and truly shined in The Truman Show. Antonio Banderas is great no matter what he’s in. He has the skills, the great looks and, of course, the accent. There must have been some reason these actors chose to be in this film so maybe I’ll be proved wrong when I finally watch the rest of it tonight!

I was finally able to watch Inglorious Basterds Saturday night. The suspense and excitement had been building ever since I heard word on the Internet of Tarantino filming this movie. Maybe I built up too much excitement because I wouldn’t say that this is his best film. It was certainly as unique as I would expect from Tarantino and the story was quite interesting. There was a certain level of suspense and anxiety that was great but something about it seemed off. I was getting that feeling that we would encounter a Pulp Fiction style revenge in the end that makes you want to jump out of your chair and say, “Take that!” but something about the ending wasn’t as effective as I expected. I won’t go into detail because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone but it just seems that there could have been a more shocking approach to the grand finale. Those of you who have seen this film may agree that you would have liked to see the “girl that got away” pull a Kill Bill type can of whoop-a** on the bad guys. Maybe it’s just me. Overall, I thought it was a good film but I must say that Tarantino’s best films were his earliest. I hope one day Tarantino makes a movie as good as Pulp Fiction. This is such an original hit that I think he set his bar at the top when this movie hit theaters because it’s almost impossible to make a movie another film as great and as twisted as this. I enjoyed the following movies more than Inglorious Basterds; the obvious Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn and Jackie Brown. Kill Bill was fun but Inglorious Basterds was better. Brad Pitt continues to amaze me with his flexibility as an actor. I always thought he was a decent actor especially in Legends of the Fall, then he absolutely blew me away with his part in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and again with his character in Burn After Reading. I thought his role in Inglorious Basterds seemed a little silly and I was afraid he wouldn’t be able to make his character believable but I was mistaken because he surprised me yet again with a great performance! The cast was superb in this film with the exception of Eli Roth. What the heck was that Tarantino? Eli Roth is an awesome director and maybe he has become friends with Tarantino but the guy couldn’t act if his life depended on it. Eli, we love your movies but not your acting. How about another film like Cabin Fever?

I watched Public Enemies last night for the conclusion to my entertaining weekend. I have one question, how can the director not know that the film he has just made contains one hour of boredom and one hour of award-winning entertainment? The first half of this film doesn’t even compare with it’s last half so I’m glad I didn’t fall asleep! If I was fortunate to have made a film and it turned out to be half dull and half fabulous, I would go back and film the whole first part of it the way I did the last to create a blockbuster hit. Overall the movie was fairly entertaining and ladies, if you love Johnny Depp wait till you see him crying over his girlfriend in this film.

Out of the three movies I rented for us, I would have to go with Inglorious Basterds as number one. Part of me feels that it would have been more worth it to spend the twenty dollars I spent at the video store at the theater to see Avatar, another film I can’t wait to see!

Here are some great movies showing on Starz and Encore with Dish Network tonight and tomorrow according to Eastern Standard Time:

Monday 12/21/09

Quarantine 5:45-7:20 p.m. on Starz

I’ve Loved You So Long 6:05-8:05 p.m. on Starz Cinema

The Goonies 6:05-8:00 p.m. on Encore

Mask 6:50-9:00 p.m. on Encore Love

Sixteen Candles 9:00-10:35 p.m. on Encore Love

Tuesday 12/22/09

Doubt 11:30- 1:15 p.m., 11:00-12:50 a.m. on Starz

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 9:00-11:30 a.m., 4:50-7:30 p.m. on Starz

French Kiss 2:15-4:10 p.m. on Starz Comedy

In the Bedroom 9:20-11:35 a.m., 7:45-10:00 p.m. on Starz Cinema

Clifford 6:25-8:00 p.m. on Starz Kids & Family

Rocky III 4:10-6:00 p.m. on Encore Action

Shining Through 4:50-7:10 p.m. on Encore Love

The Cider House Rules 2:20-4:30 p.m., 8:00-10:10 p.m. on Encore Drama

The Parent Trap 12:20-2:35 p.m. on Encore WAM

While the deal is still under negotiations, it does not look good for Time Warner cable customers who could be losing all of their Fox programming channels. For months now the two companies have been trying to work out a deal that benefits both companies but so far Time Warner looks like they are willing to disappoint 14 million viewers by losing one of Americas favorite broadcasting channels.

Rupert Murdoch, and Barry Diller founded Fox Broadcasting Company in 1986. Over the years they have brought viewers some of the best shows in TV history. Shows like Married with Children, The Tracy Ullman Show, 21 Jump Street, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Simpsons, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, NY Undercover, X Files, In Living Color, Ally McBeal, That 70’s Show, Family Guy, 24, The O.C, House, Malcolm in the Middle, and American Idol.

For all the sports fans that have Time Warner as their cable provider, you will be affected also. With the loss of Fox comes no more NFL Sunday games on FOX, NASCAR, MLB games, NCAA Bowl Games such as the ROSE BOWL, and the BCS Championship Game.

It’s hard to belief that Time Warner will risk losing Fox who is only behind CBS as the most watched network in America. For Time Warner customers not only do you lose Fox but you also lose Fox regional sport networks.

You would think that after Time Warner went through this whole fiasco with Walt Disney, which also owns ABC in 2000, they would have learned their lesson. But that didn’t happen, so all the customers who at one time lost all of their favorite Disney and ABC shows through Time Warner will now lose their Fox programming if a deal isn’t reached.

Maybe some day Time Warner will learn that not only are you losing valuable programming when you drop a major network, but you also lose loyal customers as well.