hehehe, Jeff sent this to me from MSNBC ... you know, in case all this pain I'm going through with paperwork the 'right way' doesn't pan out 

Dating show to try pairing citizens, immigrants

Reality contest aims to create love connection, help secure citizenship

 

PHOENIX - A Los Angeles company is touting a new reality game show called “Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen” that aims to create televised matrimony between legal citizens and immigrants who have temporary visas.

 

The show’s backers at Morusa Media hope to make a sort of love match between reality TV and a national obsession with immigration. But the producers make no promise that a marriage will occur or lead to U.S. citizenship.

 

Show creator Adrian Martinez said that Morusa Media has not yet found a network to produce or air the show, but he is currently in talks with one cable TV network and already has signed up contestants for six episodes

 

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hmmmm, i guess i shouldn't try to pet the panda the next time i go to the zoo.

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Man bites panda in Beijing zoo

"The panda, who was asleep, was startled and bit Zhang, 35, on the right leg, it said. Zhang got angry and kicked the panda, who then bit his other leg. A tussle ensued, the paper said.

“I bit the fellow in the back,” Zhang was quoted as saying in the newspaper. “Its skin was quite thick.”

 

 Woo! So it turns out my need for caffeine is actually good for something!

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Drinking coffee cuts alcohol's harmful effects - More Health News - MSNBC.com

CHICAGO - Coffee may counteract alcohol’s poisonous effects on the liver and help prevent cirrhosis, researchers say.

In a study of more than 125,000 people, one cup of coffee per day cut the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 20 percent. Four cups per day reduced the risk by 80 percent. The coffee effect held true for women and men of various ethnic backgrounds.

  oh hello little panda! you're very cute. Check out the gallery at washington post.

The best part? oh yes. There's a panda cam! The internet is fantastic.