93Q Ted & Amy Blog
7:43AM February 15, 2013

HOLY CRAP! Did you see that meteor that streaked through the sky and EXPLODED in Russia overnight??? The Russian town of Chelyabinsk came under attack Friday morning…from a meteor shower. Unsuspecting residents of the area in the Ural Mountains more than 900 miles east of Moscow reported seeing bright lights in the sky as well as hearing explosions, with some fearing it was an enemy attack. While at least that fear could be discounted, the meteor shower did a fair amount of damage, blowing out windows and reportly sending hundreds of people to hospitals, mostly with cuts from broken glass. As many as 20,000 first responders were reportedly heading to the scene while there were also reports of people trying to flee for their lives. Residents with gaping holes where their windows were also had to contend with frigid temperatures of 0 degrees Fahrenheit in addition to being scared out of their wits.  Meanwhile, school kids got the day off on account of the meteor. While Chelyabinsk got the worst of it, Russian state officials confirmed that a few other regions of Russia and Kazakhstan were also hit by the shower. One scientist on Russian TV said he thought it might have been a single meteor weighing tens of tons. Meanwhile, A 150-foot asteroid is destined to make the closest known flyby of Earth for a rock of its size today! NASA promised the asteroid would miss Earth by 17,150 miles, avoiding catastrophe. But that's still closer than many communication and weather satellites; scientists insisted these, too, would be spared. Asteroid 2012 DA14, as it's called, is too small to see with the naked eye even at its closest approach around 2:25 p.m. EST, over the Indian Ocean near Sumatra. Let's hope someone has Bruce willis and Ben Affleck on standby JUST IN CASE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KID'S CHOICE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Children across the country can now cast their votes for Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. The nominees were announced Wednesday, and the list is the usual mix of kid-friendly TV shows, like iCarly and Wizards of Waverly Place, and super-popular celebrities, such as Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr. and Selena Gomez. Two new categories have been introduced for this year's ceremony: favorite villain and favorite app. Kids can vote on Nick.com and Nickelodeon's Facebook page and Twitter feed. Safe Haven star Josh Duhamel will host the ceremony live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on March 23. Here are the nominees in the non-music categories:

 

Television

Favorite TV Show

Good Luck Charlie

iCarly

Victorious

Wizards of Waverly Place

 

Favorite Reality Show

America's Got Talent

American Idol

The Voice

Wipeout

 

Favorite Cartoon

The Fairly OddParents

Phineas and Ferb

SpongeBob SquarePants

Tom and Jerry

 

Favorite TV Actor

Jake T. Austin, Wizards of Waverly Place

Lucas Cruikshank, Marvin Marvin

Ross Lynch, Austin & Ally

Carlos Pena, Big Time Rush

 

Favorite TV Actress

Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly

Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place

Victoria Justice, Victorious

Bridgit Mendler, Good Luck Charlie

 

Film

Favorite Movie

The Amazing Spider-Man

Marvel's The Avengers

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

The Hunger Games

 

Favorite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows

Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man

Zachary Gordon, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Will Smith, Men in Black 3

 

Favorite Movie Actress

Vanessa Hudgens, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Scarlett Johansson, Marvel's The Avengers

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games

Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2

 

Favorite Animated Movie

Brave

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Wreck-It Ralph

 

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie

Chris Rock, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Adam Sandler, Hotel Transylvania

Ben Stiller, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Taylor Swift, The Lorax

 

Favorite Male Buttkicker

Robert Downey Jr., Marvel's The Avengers

Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man

Chris Hemsworth, Marvel's The Avengers

Dwayne Johnson, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

 

Favorite Female Buttkicker

Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises

Scarlett Johansson, Marvel's The Avengers

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games

Kristen Stewart, Snow White and the Huntsman

 

Sports

Favorite Male Athlete

LeBron James

Michael Phelps

Tim Tebow

Shaun White

 

Favorite Female Athlete

Gabrielle Douglas

Danica Patrick

Serena Williams

Venus Williams

 

Other Categories

Favorite Villain

Reed Alexander, iCarly

Simon Cowell, The X Factor

Tom Hiddleston, Marvel's The Avengers

Julia Roberts, Mirror Mirror

 

Favorite Book

Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Harry Potter series

The Hunger Games series

Magic Tree House series

 

Favorite Video Game

Just Dance 4

Mario Kart 7

Skylanders Giants

Wii Sports

 

Favorite App

Angry Birds

Fruit Ninja

Minecraft

Temple Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW AT THE MOVIES

Three movies opened on Valentine's Day: A Good Day to Die Hard, Safe Haven, and Beautiful Creatures. Your local theater will welcome another new film on Friday: Escape From Planet Earth. The animated film focuses on an alien astronaut who's caught in a trap set by a villain during a mission. His brother takes on the task of rescuing him. Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba, William Shatner, George Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker lend their voices to Escape From Planet Earth, which is screening in 3D. The film is rated PG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALARKEY FOR TODAY:

 

Over five percent of men confess they’ve done this to impress a woman:

 

1)       made her dinner

2)       made up their job

3)       *** plagiarized a poem and said it was theirs