Jessica Simpson to judge ‘X Factor

Jessica Simpson has denied that she is going to be a judge on the X Factor show. The star took to Twitter and cleared the air concerning the rumor.

The singer tweeted “Just to clear up a rumor… I am NOT going to judge X Factor!!! I don’t even know where that info came from.”Rumors have been making the rounds on the Internet that Jessica is in talks to become a judge in the American version of X Factor. The report claimed that Jessica was in talks with FOX and the show’s producers to finalize the deal that would see her on the show’s panel of judges. As it has now turned out, the rumor was not only false but had no merit as well.
Several top artists are linked with a judging role on the show with Cheryl Cole expected to exit the show’s panel of judges after just one season of being there.
X Factor was highly successful in its first season. The show will make its first season in the United States this fall. The force behind the show is former American Idol judge, Simon Cowell. The show is exclusive to FOX.
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Jessica Simpson to judge ‘X Factor’?

Pop Music is really famous as news about pop stars get high attention. “Who’s Justin Bieber dating?” is IN previously but now onward hot topic that every body is discussing is “Who is going to be a judge on the American version of hit UK talent show X-Factor?”
A rumor which is mostly picking up steam claims Jessica Simpson will be named as one of the judges on the American version of “X Factor.” But one can not be sure about it as Simpson tweets
“Just to clear up a rumor… I am NOT going to judge X Factor!!! I don’t even know where that info came from.”

Presidential Flip Floppers

Barack Obama is not the only president to change his mind. Here's a look at other American leaders who flipped-flopped over policies, scandals & more.

Barack Obama

44th president

It's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers -- unless the hostage gets harmed. Then, people will question the wisdom of that strategy. In this case, the hostage was the American people, and I was not willing to see them get harmed."

--- Barack Obama on his tax cut deal

George W. Bush

43rd president

"U.S. officials never expected that we were going to open garages and find weapons of mass destruction."

--- George W. Bush on weapons of mass destruction claim

Bill Clinton

42nd president

"I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. I misled people, including even my wife. I deeply regret that."

--- Bill Clinton on the Monica Lewinsky scandal

George H. W. Bush

41st president

I did it, and I regret it, and I regret it."

--- George H.W. Bush on raising taxes

Ronald Reagan

40th president

"A few months ago, I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not."

--- Reagan's testimony with regard to the Iran-Contra affair

Richard Nixon

37th president

"I can see clearly now ... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate."

--- Richard Nixon on the Watergate scandal

Lyndon B. Johnson

36th president

"I knew from the start that I was bound to be crucified either way I moved."

--- Lyndon B. Johnson on the Vietnam War

John F. Kennedy

35th president

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

--- John F. Kennedy on the space program

Herbert Hoover

31st president

"The willingness of our people to accept this added burden in these times in order impregnably to establish the credit of the federal government is a great tribute to their wisdom and courage."

--- Herbert Hoover on signing the Revenue Act of 1932

Warren G. Harding

29th president

"I am not fit for this office and should never have been here."

--- Warren G. Harding

Andrew Johnson

17th president

"It is true I am asked why don't I join the Democratic Party. Why don't they join me … if I have administered the office of president so well?"

--- Andrew Johnson on his party affiliation

John Tyler

10th president

"In 1840, I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs, and I foresaw that I was called to a bed of thorns. I now leave that bed which has afforded me little rest ..."

--- John Tyler on why he wouldn't run for re-election

20 Facts about Pearl Harbor

On this 69th anniversary of the attack, we revisit the sunken battleships and more.

In honor of those who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor 69 years ago today, we offer 20 interesting facts about that ill-fated day in history.

Hawaii islands

Pearl Harbor, home to this fleet in 1941, is located on what Hawaiian island?

Japanese imperialism

What were the reasons behind the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the name of the Japanese admiral who led the attack on Pearl Harbor?


Imperial Japanese Navy

How many Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor?


Pearl Harbor timeline

What time did the attack on Pearl Harbor start?

Military attacks on American soil

How long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?


US casualties

How many people, military and civilians, were killed or wounded at Pearl Harbor?


Hawaiian statehood

Since Hawaii wasn't a U.S. state yet, what treaty gave the United States access to Pearl Harbor?

US naval commanders

Who was the naval commander of the Pacific Fleet on the fateful day at Pearl Harbor?

Aviation technology history

What was the name of the officer who didn't act on the radar warning about Pearl Harbor?

Heroism at Pearl Harbor

What surprising battleship crewman was awarded the Navy Cross for firing at Japanese war planes with this weapon?

US Navy ships

To this day, more than 1,000 crewmen are entombed on what sunken battleship?

Pearl Harbor Battleship Row

Which battleships were in the port on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked?

US Navy fleets

What important military vessels escaped the Japanese bombers' attack on Pearl Harbor?

Wartime presidential addresses

What is the famous phrase from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's address to Congress the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

US Congress & World War II

What was the second nation on which the U.S. Congress declared war following the attack on Pearl Harbor?


Survivors of Pearl Harbor

What did the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor say?

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor

What well-known American jurist served at Pearl Harbor during World War II?

Battle deaths in American wars

World War II remains the worst in terms of American war casualties. What military conflict takes second place?

10 Most Luxury Apartments in US

If a big discount is one sign of a good deal, then New York is a bargain-hunter's paradise — for luxury apartments, anyway.

New York

778 Park Ave., No. 15/16

• List price: $24.9 million
• Previous list price: $46 million in May 2008
• Reduced: $21.1 million
• Price cut: 45.9%

This duplex apartment was the residence of the late philanthropist Brooke Astor. It occupies the entire 16th floor and part of the building's 15th floor and has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half-bath.
Corcoran listed the unit for $46 million in May 2008. Stribling & Associates relisted it in February 2009 for $29 million and then for $24.9 million in August 2009, according to StreetEasy.com. Architect Rosario Candela designed the building in 1931.

New York

812 Park Ave., penthouse

• List price: $15.9 million
• Previous list price: $36.5 million in November 2007
• Reduced: $20.6 million
• Price cut: 56.4%

This 6,500-square-foot triplex penthouse is on the 13th, 14th and 15th floors of a pre-World War II cooperative on Park Avenue. Sotheby's International Realty listed it for $36.5 million in November 2007, and Brown Harris Stevens listed it in June 2009 for $22 million.
Architect James Carpenter won an award from the American Institute of Architects' New York chapter for his work on this building in 1927, according to Corcoran.

New York

740 Park Ave., No. 4/5C

• List price: $26 million
• Previous list price: $35 million in August 2008
• Reduced: $9 million
• Price cut: 25.7%

This 6,700-square-foot duplex has four bedrooms with walk-in closets and en suite marble bathrooms, in addition to a laundry room, staff rooms, a private elevator landing and a marble gallery.
Sotheby's International Realty listed the property on StreetEasy.com for $35 million in August 2008 and reduced the price to $26 million in January 2009. The building, designed by architect Rosario Candela, also has been home to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and John D. Rockefeller Jr.

Las Vegas

1 Hughes Center Drive, No. 1901

• List price: $11.7 million
• Previous list price: $20 million in January 2008
• Reduced: $8.3 million
• Price cut: 41.5%

This two-story penthouse in the Park Towers was listed by Prudential at $20 million in 2008 before being relisted for $15 million in 2009, according to Zillow.com. The price was cut to $13.2 million in February 2010 and then to $11.7 million in September, according to Zillow.com.

New York

610 Park Ave., penthouse

• List price: $25.8 million
• Previous list price: $32.8 million in March
• Reduced: $7 million
• Price cut: 21.3%

This duplex penthouse has 7,700 square feet of living and entertaining space and 1,450 square feet of roof terrace. It features five bedrooms, a maid's room and a solarium. According to StreetEasy.com, Corcoran listed the unit for $32.8 million in March, reduced the price to $29.8 million in May and cut it again to $25.8 million in September.
The building, formerly the Mayfair Hotel, was converted into luxury condos by Donald Trump in 1998, according to Observer.com.

Los Angeles

1 West Century Drive, No. 34A

• List price: $8 million
• Previous list price: $14.3 million in June
• Reduced: $6.3 million
• Price cut: 44.1%

This 4,497-square-foot condo in the new Century residential tower has four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and a half-bath. Prices for units in the Century, which New York-based developer Related Cos. built, have dropped 10% to 25% across the board, according to Curbed.com.

Las Vegas

2777 Paradise Road, No. 3801/3901

• List price: $10 million
• Previous list price: $16 million in January 2009
• Reduced: $6 million
• Price cut: 37.5%

This penthouse offers more than 12,000 square feet of living space, including more than 3,000 square feet of wraparound terraces that provide a view of the Las Vegas Strip. The unit has five bedrooms and nine bathrooms and a dining room with a vaulted ceiling, according to Prudential. Florida-based developer Thurnberry Associates built the property.

Miami Beach, Fla.

800 S. Pointe Drive, PH-A

• List price: $16 million
• Previous list price: $22 million in 2008
• Reduced: $6 million
• Price cut: 27.3%

This new luxury condo development, named Apogee, was built by Miami-based developer The Related Group in 2008. The penthouse, which first listed for $22 million in 2008, occupies the top two floors of the building, with 11,000 square feet of terrace and balcony. The rooftop has a private pool and built-in kitchen.

New York

43 Fifth Ave., fifth floor

• List price: $19 million
• Previous list price: $25 million in January
• Reduced: $6 million
• Price cut: 24%

Features in this apartment include 10.5-foot ceilings, bay windows overlooking the Gothic Revival First Presbyterian Church, intricate molding, wainscoting and dark-stained white oak flooring. It has five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.
It was listed on Trulia.com by Anne Weintraub in January for $25 million and reduced to $19 million in April. The building, built in 1903 and converted to a cooperative in 1978, according to Cityrealty.com, was once home to actor Marlon Brando.

New York

770 Park Ave., No. 8D

• List price: $11 million
• Previous list price: $16.8 million in May 2008
• Reduced: $5.8 million
• Price cut: 34.5%

This renovated, four-bedroom apartment receives light through 28 windows spanning four exposures. It was listed for $16.8 million by Brown Harris Stevens in May 2008 and reduced to $11 million in October 2009, according to StreetEasy. The 18-story building was designed by Rosario Candela in 1930 in an H-shape to maximize light and air, according to the book "New York 1930, Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars."

Thanksgiving Holiday Travel

 Over the hill, through the woods and past the body scanners and the security checkpoints en route to Grandma's house this holiday season.

Thanksgiving cooking

It's all about the cooking on thank-the-turkey day. Now, about that gravy …

To be thankful

Take a minute -- OK maybe five -- to consider the blessings that surround you.

Family at the holidays

Before the homemade chow, there's the meet-and-greet with the relatives standing by Grandma's fireplace. Some conversation starters.

Giving to the merchants

After all the holiday leftovers have been subdivided, it's time for some tactical planning. Now, where are the sale fliers with store layouts?

Maintaining your figure

After you went to all that trouble to shed those pounds, the holidays arrive and with them the "Seasonal Seven."

Acts of service

People often find that saying the words of thanksgiving isn't enough, and they feel the need to act on that conviction.

Thanksgiving table

This year, just do it. Get beyond a pop-up turkey centerpiece and questions about your cousin's fifth husband, and there's no need to arm-wrestle over the electric carver.

Thanksgiving entertainment

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey. Some of the trimmings include old flicks, trivia quizzes and, of course, parades. Did someone say "Miracle on 34th Street"

History of Thanksgiving

A survival guide wouldn't be complete without a recap of how all this Thanksgiving stuff got started.