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Oliver Burton is a 10-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time. He’s dying, and doesn’t have much time left. His final wish was to meet Queen Elizabeth II, which turned out to be impossible, so Dame Helen Mirren stepped in to grant him his wish. The Daily Mail reports that Mirren, who is currently playing the queen in a stage show, met with Burton in full costume and makeup recently. She had tea with him and then knighted him as Sir Oliver Burton. He even got to play with her two corgis. It’s unfortunate that Burton didn’t get to meet the real queen, but he reportedly didn’t know the difference. To him, Mirren was the real deal, and he was thrilled to meet her. Burton’s parents were even happier saying that Mirren “stayed in character for the whole thing. Oliver thought she was the real queen, and well, that’s good enough for us.” Unfortunately, Burton may just have weeks or months to live as his latest bout with cancer has been deemed incurable by doctors. That being said, he has come through two previous bouts where doctors said he had hours to live. He may pull through yet again. Even if the worst comes to pass, Burton’s parents are determined to fill what may be his final weeks with wonderful memories. It’s gonna be hard to top meeting the “queen,” but his parents have some ideas. [Image: Angela George]

After reports emerged that Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Josh Portis has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, news comes that he has now been waived. The report comes from John Boyle at the Everett Herald: The #Seahawks have waived QB Josh Portis, who earlier this month was arrested on suspicion of DUI. — John Boyle (@johnpboyle) May 21, 2013 Reports claimed that Portis had been arrested on May 5th after being stopped for speeding. Portis reportedly smelled of alcohol, and later blood tests confirmed that his BAC was .092, just a bit higher than the legal limit of .08. He’s scheduled to appear in court on May 28th. In a tweet, Portis’ agent JR Rickert insisted that his client had not been arrested, but that tweet has since been deleted. Police reports indicate that Portis’ passenger named-dropped the Seahawks during the stop: “Portis asked me if I knew who he was and I stated yes,” wrote the arresting officer in the report. “(The passenger) exited the vehicle and began to cry. (The passenger) stated I was arresting a Seahawk, and I was going to ruin him. … (The passenger) shouted at me and stated she couldn’t believe that I was from Seattle, and was arresting a Seahawk.” Portis was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2011. In August of that year Portis played in a preseason game against the Chargers. He’s never actually played in a regular season game. Last year, Portis was cut by the Seahawks and later resigned. Before his recent waiver, Portis sat behind Russell Wilson and Brady Quinn on the depth chart.

Brian Urlacher, a 13-year veteran of the NFL, announced today that he will be retiring from football. Urlacher has played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Urlacher played college football at the University of New Mexico, where he set a school record for tackles in one season. He was drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and later that year was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Urlacher announced his retirement via his Twitter account. He linked to a message that made it clear that, although he could keep playing in the NFL, he feels that he wouldn’t be able to live up to his past performance or maintain his passion for the job. Urlacher goes on to thank all of the people that helped him during his career and states that he has “no regrets.” div.twitterditto337222072075952128 { background: #000000 url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/329045873/urlacher-twitter5.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto337222072075952128 a { color: #A34512; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url("http://images.ientrymail.com/socialditto/everything-spritev2.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto337222072075952128 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } Follow @BUrlacher54 Brian Urlacher @BUrlacher54 It was an honor to play my entire career for the @ChicagoBearshttp://t.co/An45gL7Rcq Reply · Retweet · Favorite43 minutes ago via WhoSay · powered by @socialditto

In a heart-wrenching story out of Oklahoma, a tiny black dog which was discovered alive among the wreckage was actually guarding the body of its owner, who had died in the F-5 stage tornado that leveled a good part of Moore. The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department posted a photo of the dog before they realized what was going on; now, the photo has gone viral and the pup will be adopted by the deputy. “May 20, 2013 we posted this picture of a dog on our Twitter account “scared, but this little pup survived”,” the department posted on their Facebook account. “Today we found out the story behind the picture. The dog was standing guard over a deceased individual, possibly it’s owner, in Moore following the tornado there. The dog was taken to a shelter and the deputy who found the pup, if possible, plans on adopting the dog. Man’s best friend to the end.” The stories coming out of Moore, Oklahoma are tragic and heartbreaking as we hear tales of children losing their lives and parents awaiting word on whether their kids made it out of the storm alive. Some bright spots can be found, however, such as the woman who was reunited with her dog as she gave an interview on camera.

Foursquare has just released an update to their iOS app that lets users apply more filters to all of their searches. “Looking for a cheap brunch spot that your friends go to, but you haven’t tried yet? With new filtering options in Explore, you can narrow down your search results to find exactly what you’re looking for. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen, then select different options like, ‘price,’ ‘haven’t been,’ ‘saved’ or ‘open now’ to find the perfect spot,” says Foursquare. Before today’s update, Foursquare allowed users to narrow their searches in variety of ways – by category, trending places, recently opened locations, place they haven’t been before, places friends have been, and so on. With today’s update, Foursquare is letting users narrow their searches through multiple filters. Here’s what the new filter screen looks like. It’s accesible via a “filter” button when open up the search box. As you can see, users can now apply different filters at the same time, including price, previous check-ins, open now, and locations that are currently offering specials. You can sort your results by best match of by distance. Minor update? Maybe. But it’s a useful one. And it also falls in line with Foursquare’s recent push to become a true player in the local search game. You can grab the update today over at the App Store.

Jodi Arias has done a complete 180 turn from where she was just a couple of weeks ago in her pleas to the jury. The accused murderer recently said she would rather have the death penalty for the murder of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, than life in prison. “I said years ago that I’d rather get death than life, and that still is true today,” she said. “I believe death is the ultimate freedom, so I’d rather just have my freedom as soon as I can get it.” Arias has undergone a lengthy trial for the murder of Alexander, who was found dead in his home in 2008 with gunshot and stab wounds. His throat was also slit. Arias eventually admitted to killing her boyfriend, but said she did it in self defense after he attacked her. Defense attorneys painted a picture of a young woman so in love that she wrote poetry and had steamy phone conversations with him, which were admitted into courtroom testimony. But the jury remained unconvinced, finding her guilty of first degree murder, which carries a sentence of either life in prison or the death penalty. The jurors still have to decide what to do, and whether or not Alexander was killed in an “exceptionally cruel” way. Arias says she has recently learned that life in prison doesn’t have to mean no life at all, and promises to help others if she’s spared. “I didn’t know then that if I got life instead of death that I could become employed and self-reliant. I didn’t know that if I got life there are many things I can do to affect positive change and contribute in a meaningful way. In prison there are programs I can start and people I can help.” said Arias. Among her goals? Donating her hair to cancer survivors, creating prison literacy programs, and donating the proceeds from her “Survivor” t-shirts to victims of domestic violence. “Some people may not believe that I am a survivor of domestic violence. They are entitled to their opinion. I’m supporting this cause because it’s very, very important to me,” she said.

The Miss USA pageant this week announced that Jonas Brother Nick Jonas will be co-hosting the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant. He will be joined on stage by Giuliana Rancic, the co-host of E! News. It will be her third year hosting the event. The pageant will take place on June 16 at the Planet Hollywood casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. “We are excited to announce a veteran and a newcomer as hosts for this year’s MISS USA Competition,” said Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization. “The diverse backgrounds of Rancic and Jonas in the entertainment industry will bring a new and exciting energy to the stage.” In addition to hosting the pageant, Jonas will join his brothers Joe and Kevin on stage to perform during the competition. The Jonas Brothers are reportedly working on a new album, and have scheduled a new North American tour for this summer. Jonas has confirmed that he will be hosting the Miss USA pageant, and has stated through his Twitter account that he is “excited” for the gig: div.twitterditto336897963416752128 { background: #A50810 url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/867520040/17751c79df23dd5264dea7527747a347.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto336897963416752128 a { color: #02789C; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url("http://images.ientrymail.com/socialditto/everything-spritev2.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto336897963416752128 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } Follow @nickjonas Nick Jonas @nickjonas Excited that I will be hosting the 2013 #MissUSA pageant on 6/16 LIVE on @NBC at 9pm ET w/ @GiulianaRancic Reply · Retweet · Favorite21

When you take a look around the Internet marketing community, you’ll quickly learn that there is only a small percentage of gurus who are actually making a sizable amount of money while the majority continue to struggle. Some people may chalk it up to luck, but there is definitely more to it. The people who have found success have “figured it out” and the key is to really understand this “secret formula” for raking in the big money. And that’s how Vick Strizheus has now come into the picture. His new product is called the Big Idea Mastermind and he wants to share his specific techniques with you for free. Let’s dive into today’s review and see what you can expect from Vick. Over $700,000 in Under a Month There are Internet moguls out there who are pulling in five or even six figures each month, but I doubt there are very many that are able to earn over $700,000 in under a month. But that is exactly what Vick was able to achieve not that long ago. The strange thing is that he almost did it by accident. He was simply performing an experiment to see if this system would work — not unlike the “experiment” that John conducted to see if his blog could make a full-time income from part-time work and look at where John is today — and the results blew him away. With zero marketing dollars and a modest mailing list of just 1,300 subscribers, Vick Strizheus generated $710,000 in 28 days. He posted up an introductory video where he briefly goes over this story, and then he encourages you to watch his free video series to see how can achieve the same kind of success by “doing the polar opposite of what everybody else is doing online.” What’s in the Free Videos? After you provide Vick with your email on the webpage above, you gain access to some free videos that describe his “secret formula.” Vick starts out by going a little more in-depth about his story and why you should listen to what he has to say. My initial impression was that this was a lot of fluff and it was meant to “sell” you on his dot com lifestyle. We see him driving around town in a Ferrari and then he pulls up to a rather impressive-looking house. Thankfully, the first video then proceeds to have Vick dive into some real material. Standing poolside, Vick proceeds to talk about his secret formula in more concrete terms. He doesn’t go into great detail, to be sure, but he does provide you with a quick overview of the three key components to his secret formula: vehicle, engine and fuel. You can watch the video for yourself for further explanation (there are sadly no real video controls on the site, aside from being able to pause it by clicking on the video), but the crux of it is as follows: the vehicle is the offer that you want to promote, the engine is the system you’re going to use to promote that offer, and the fuel is getting traffic to your system. You need all three parts to work in unison in order to achieve any real success. And surprisingly, the fuel is not the hardest or most important part. Get Ready for the Big Idea? When I clicked through to watch Vick’s videos, I found that only the first video was immediately available to me. It seems that you need to sign up for his email updates and that’s how you gain access to the other videos over time. Video #2 should tell you “how to get money now” and video #3 describes “the biggest opportunity ever.” I’m not entirely sure what is the “big idea” and what is the real secret in his “secret formula,” but I suppose that’s why you need to sign up for this free video series to find out. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT BIG IDEA MASTERMIND Be the first to comment... Related Posts:There Is No Secret FormulaOne More Reason To Dump Google AdSense[Video] The “$2 Per Hour” Power FormulaPay Per Click Formula 2.0 LaunchedLas

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he hopes to be out on the field for the team’s mini-camp next month after undergoing a minor procedure to removal a cyst on his back. The cyst removal, however, will keep Romo out of team activities for the next three weeks. The Cowboys’ mini-camp runs from June 11th to the 13th. “That’s why I did it now. This will have no effect on training camp. No way will it have an impact. And I still think there’s a good chance I’m on the field for mini-camp,” Romo told The Dallas Morning News. ““It was something I felt like was nagging me just enough. I wanted to make sure to get it done now. I wanted to take care of it earlier rather than later.’’ Romo says that the back cyst began bothering him in April, and he wound up having the removal procedure a short time after that. He confirms that it wasn’t cancerous. Training camp starts on July 19th, and Romo is adamant that the medical procedure will not have any lingering effects. “If this was the regular season and I had to play next week, I could,” said Romo. “This is just about being smart.”