Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 7 July 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 am | posted by Virginia Simmons Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She wrote her experiences in a personal journal. Below is an except from her last day. Day Six: At a heaving market place I visited a tiny box that is PUR?s point of sale. Having set up in neighborhoods, we foun

Dior's architectural silhouette.Photo: Imaxtree? Cathy Horyn on Paris couture: Chanel had challenging (weird?) shapes and the best of Karl's "Germanic darkness"; Galliano's Dior is "ultra-feminine," architectural, and less romantic than in the past. Lacroix, meanwhile, was "heavenly," with variations on black with bursts of color. [NYT] ? Alas, some show-goers may have been distracted from the clothes by the heat wave hitting Paris right now. Sun beat down through the glass roof of

Knoxville-based Goody?s announced that it will soon launch Ashley Judd?s ?Ashley Judd Plus?, a new line of clothing for plus-sized women. Goody?s is also the exclusive dealer for Ashley Judd?s current collection, in the market since September 2007. The new line, which will be available in 150 Goody?s stores next month, consists of classic denim, organic and knit tees and sweaters, and career casual mix-and-match pieces including blazers, blouses, skirts, cardigan sets and trous

Money's Not The Only Problem by Diecast Dude on Jul 2, 2008 8:04 PM EDT in News Other than the initial reaction of "aw poor guy -- he'll have to spend more time with Ashley Judd now and I sure hope they can live off her salary," the mothballing of the #40 team and with it Dario Franchitti's position as a Cup driver is much more a sign of how much Chip Ganassi's NASCAR operation is the yin to his open wheel yang. While Reed Sorenson hasn't shown much in Cup, when you have a

Former IRL IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti (also known as Mr. Ashley Judd) has lost his job as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver.? Team owner Chip Ganassi decided to scale back the three-car team to a two-car team leaving Franchitti the odd man out. Franchitti?s #40 team had had an awful start to the season. ? His best finish came with 22nd place at Martinsville.? He also had a dificult time finding permanent major sponsorship.? The team had to resort to using single-race

After an unlucky start to the 2008 season, Chip Ganassi Racing is pulling out of NASCAR, meaning Dario Franchitti is out of a job. The Scottish racer ? AKA Ashley Judd's husband ? was having a miserable season, failing to qualify in Texas and fracturing his leg in a crash two weeks later. His team was equally troubled, unable to find a continuous sponsorship deal for the season. So what's next for Franchitti? We're hoping this means the former IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner w

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, DodgeOkay, we'll admit it. Most of us here at Autoblog aren't big NASCAR fans. But we have been intrigued by the recent migration of championship-winning open-wheel racers to the stock car series. Former Indy 500 and Monaco GP winner Juan-Pablo Montoya seems to be making a go of it, while fellow Indy and F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve has all but given up hope of ever making it with the good ol' boys. But how about Dario Franchitti? Af

Dario Franchitti won?t be running around NASCAR tracks anytime soon, as the racer?s ownership group is permanently parking his vehicle. The TENNESSEAN reports that team owner Chip Ganassi has pulled over Franchitti?s #40 car from further stock car competition. The biggest problem has been finding funding for Dario, ever since Coors Light belched out of its sponsorship of the car at the end of last season.

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 6 July 1st, 2008 at 2:15 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She wrote her experiences in a personal journal. Below is an except from one her last days on the trip. Day Six: One day, PSI staff who go door to door visiting people to offer education about family planning arriv

[editor's note, by Truzenzuzex] This is simply too darn funny not to have on the front page. Dear Diary, Tru has requested that the diary section of the blog be more utilized. So here goes... With all due respect to David Letterman, here are my Top Ten reasons Kentucky will win 7 or more games: Ashley Judd will be used for motivational purposes by Coach Brooks. (With the cooperation of Dario, of course.) Just before kickoff of the UK v. Arkansas game, Houston Nutt is indict

While volumes have been written about the look of Michael Mann's films, his dialogue is less frequently talked about: compact and economical, Mann's writing is perfectly matched to his images. When Detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) tells his his estranged wife Justine (Diane Venora) that "You were right - all I am is what I'm after," the character's essence is captured in ten words. In Mann's world, identity and function are the same - the director defines his characters, as they

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 5 June 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She wrote her experiences in a personal journal. Below is an except from one her last days on the trip. Day Five: There is a weekly call in radio show called ?Abajene,? a rally cry for youth, which is hosted by a

By Jen Dunnaway Editor Last night I finally dropped the transmission out of my parts car, no small feat considering what a loose wobbly mess the entire drivetrain had become within the rapidly disintegrating engine compartment. I had to ratchet-strap the engine to one the fenders, a tip suggested by my ex, to pry the trans all the way loose. It worked! Anyway, here's the news: Who killed the electric car? Not Daimler. They'll be offering an electric Mercedes, in fact, in 2010.

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 4 June 19th, 2008 at 12:22 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She documented her impressions and experiences in a personal journal, which have been transformed into a week-long series of blog posts. Day Four: I am here (in Goma, DRC) to visit our clinics that specialize in

Via Chris Vernon, an ancillary benefit of the recent Negedu commitment is that it means that Marisa Miller is now a Tennessee fan. Negedu is apparently friends with both Miller and her husband (Hollywood producer Griffin Guess) and is reportedly in California right now surfing with Marisa. Vernon says that Negedu's recent commitment to Tennessee puts Miller (a #1 recruit, according to Chris) in the lead, just above Kentucky fan Ashley Judd, as the best college bask

Bruce Pearl has defeated John Calipari for the most important recruit ever. Emmanuel Negedu was being recruited by the Memphis Tigers. He was also being recruited by the Tennessee Vols. He commited to Tennessee this week. On the surface, this is just a top 50 player deciding to go to one school instead of the other. In reality, it is so much more than that. Gary Parrish broke this story and after talking to him I now understand that Negedu went to the same school as the husband of M

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 3 June 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She documented her impressions and experiences in a personal journal, which have been transformed into a week-long series of blog posts. Day Three: We met the clinic staff, whom I always love to celebrate and honor

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 2 June 17th, 2008 at 2:24 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She documented her impressions and experiences in a personal journal, which have been transformed into a week-long series of blog posts. Day 2: 1 in 12 children born here will die before age 1, and then an addition

Ashley Judd?s Rwanda and DRC Trip Journal- Day 1 June 16th, 2008 at 5:31 pm | posted by Ashley.Judd Ashley Judd visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an Ambassador with Population Services International?s Five and Alive program in late April. She documented her impressions and experiences in a personal journal, which have been transformed into a week-long series of blog posts. Day One: There is tough work to be done. I begin tomorrow the Genocide Memoria

Nine Innings: D-backs ace Brandon Webb Having created headlines all over baseball with wins in his first nine starts this season, Brandon Webb hardly needs an introduction. At 11-2 with a 2.73 ERA, the Diamondbacks? ace righthander appears to be well on his way to his second Cy Young Award in three years. The two-time All-Star is the subject of today?s Nine Innings interview? 1. If you could trade places for one day with anyone in baseball, who would it be? Brandon Webb: Probab