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SAN FRANCISCO -- Next week's trial in San Francisco of a lawsuit challenging the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California won't be televised live, but it will be videotaped for delayed Internet release on YouTube, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ordered the video coverage, the first for a federal trial in California, over the objections of Proposition 8's sponsors. Their lawyer argued that allowing the proceedings to be viewed outside the courthouse would violate their right to a fair trial by intimidating their witnesses.

Plans to Commemorate 100th Birthday to be Presented to City Commission

Fort Lauderdale – The City Commission has selected the logo that will be used to commemorate Fort Lauderdale’s 100th Anniversary in 2011.  Designed by S. Mark Graphics in conjunction with students from the Art Institute, the logo will serve as the City’s signature mark of the upcoming Centennial celebration.

In planning for this momentous historic milestone, the Centennial Celebration Committee has been gathering input from residents, businesses and local organizations.  The Centennial celebration will showcase Fort Lauderdale’s rich cultural heritage through a series of exciting events and educational programs that pay tribute to Fort Lauderdale’s past, present and future.

The Committee is in the process of finalizing their recommendations for a yearlong citywide celebration.  They plan to present their recommendations of events and activities to the City Commission by March, 2010.

Residents are encouraged to participate in the Centennial by sending an email with their ideas and suggestions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  To learn more about the Centennial Celebration, visit the City for Fort Lauderdale website at www.fortlauderdale.gov or call the Centennial Celebration Committee staff liaison, Shannon Vezina, at (954) 828-4743.

At theaters in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties

Distributor: Roadside Attractions | Rated: R | Running Time: 90 minutes

Written & directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein (Teeth), Happy Tears was inspired by a painting his father, Roy Lichtenstein created.  In the film, Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their seventy something-year-old father Joe (Rip Torn).

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One of the many mistresses of Tiger Woods is writing a book in which she says she saw him engage in multiple gay encounters.

Lording Jolie Ferial claims to have actually witnessed Tiger getting down and dirty with male counterparts, an allegation yet to be bestowed upon Tiger by any other hoe.

The giant Consumer Electronics Show, kicking off in Las Vegas with tonight's keynote from Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, is at a crossroads. While the economy might be improving ever so slowly, and the holiday shopping season seemed kind to gizmos and gadgets, tech companies learned a powerful—and for CES troubling—lesson last year.

Despite a power problem that delayed the kick-off to the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show by 25 minutes, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered the show's opening keynote, proclaiming "screens" everywhere.

The most important screen, at least tonight, is the new tablet computer coming from Microsoft and partner Hewlett-Packard.