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Cameron Douglas Sentenced To 4 1/2 Years In Prison For Drug Possession On Top Of The Five Already Serving

By Tony Franco Cameron Douglas the troubled 33-year-old member of the famous Hollywood family was sentenced to four-and-a-half more years in prison on Wednesday for drug possession while in prison.   Born in Santa Barbara, California, the elder son of actor Michael Douglas and only child of Diandra Morrell Douglas (whom he divorced in 2000) and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas, got the sentence on top of the five years he is already serving.  Cameron, once an aspiring actor, whose public addiction with methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine sent him previously to jail in 1999 and 2007, received the additional jail time, after his father Michael, wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and grandfather Kirk Douglas had sent in letters, requesting leniency, during his original sentencing. Cameron sent in a letter himself to Judge Richard Berman in New York, in which he wrote were that he felt saturated in his own shame and penitence and that his drug addiction had "robbed him of a life that

SAN FRANCISCO DEFENSE WAS A STEEL WALL FOR PITTSBURGH WHO COULD ONLY SCORE A FIELD GOAL IN THEIR LOSS TO THE 49ERS

By Tony Franco The Forty-Niners winners of 5 Super Bowls, played the Steelers who have 6 Championship Titles and this time,  The   49ers  top-ranked defense once again, did an excellent job to beat ailing quarterback  Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers  20-3 in Monday Night Football. Vernon Davis  caught a 1-yard touchdown pass for the 49ers (11-3) one play after setting himself up with a 21-yard reception from  Alex Smith ,  Frank Gore  scored on a 5-yard run, and  David Akers  kicked 2 field goals (22 and 38 yards) to overtake Hall of Famer  Jerry Rice  for  San Francisco' s single-season scoring record. The Steelers (10-4) missed an important opportunity to take possession of first place in the AFC North and gain the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed. A transformer outside the stadium blew out right before the game and the lights were out twice! The first time the game was delayed for about 20 minutes, and the second time, a 10-minute interruption st

GLORIA TREVI NOMINATED FOR THREE PREMIO LO NUESTRO

Sold-out tour in Mexico The artist premieres the highly anticipated video for the hit single “La Noche” Univision announced the nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 Latin music awards where Mexican superstar Gloria Trevi , received three nominations in the following categories :  Pop Album of The Year  “Gloria,”  Pop Song of The Yea r “Me Rio De Ti” and  Female Artist of The Year . Gloria’s latest album “Gloria” is one of the best selling albums of the year and her singles “Me Rio de Ti,” “Vestida de Azucar” and “La Noche” have been on Top of the charts in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and Latin America.  She’s been on tour for the past few months in Mexico selling out all the venues, including three nights at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Voting for the award show takes place from December 1 to December 19.    http://musica.univision.com/ premio-lo-nuestro/nominados/

BARCELONA WON THE SPANISH CLASSIC DEFEATING REAL MADRID 3-1

Barcelona won 3-1 the Spanish Soccer Classic defeating Real Madrid who scored first but could not take the victory. Both teams are now tied with 37 points each, but Messi´s team has played one more game than Ronaldo´s Real Madrid. 

HAMBURG TO HOST 2011 MATCH AGAINST POVERTY

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Zinédine Zinedine in action during the 2010 Match Against Poverty©Getty Image UEFA- Some 30 international stars will join Brazilian and French greats Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane at the ninth UEFA-supported Match Against Poverty in Hamburg on Tuesday, with most of the proceeds going towards addressing the ongoing food crisis in the Horn of Africa. Ronaldo and Zidane are Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and are putting together a team of famous players for a friendly match at the Hamburg Arena against an all-star side from Hamburger SV (kick-off 19.05CET). These top names include Fabio Cannavaro, Luís Figo, Pavel Nedvěd and Didier Drogba, while the likes of Jörg Albertz, Sergej Barbarez and Richard Golz will turn out for the Bundesliga club. The annual Match Against Poverty seeks to mobilise the public to fight against poverty and promote action on the UN's Millennium Development Goals – eight internationall

ADAMARI LOPEZ AND TONI COSTA VERY MUCH IN LOVE

By Alejandra Rodríguez Adamari Lopez and Spanish dancer Toni Costa can no longer hide their feelings for one another. They tried to deny that they are dating but, they cannot hide that they are truly very much in love. In fact, Toni has left everything in his native Spain, and looks like he has settled permanently in Miami to be close to the woman who stole his heart.   Adamari and Toni met on the hit Spanish-language dance show 'Mira Quien Baila!' and when they danced together a very sensual tango, they couldn't contain the fire within themselves, kissing each other at the end of their performance on the tv show. That reaction was not part of the scrip! I am personally happy for her, now the ex of the popular Puerto Rican singer and composer Luis Fonsi is happily in love again. She definitely is a woman who deserves the best in life and today, She is on top of the world! This is the Tango that started their romance! 

MIGUEL COTTO RETAINS TITLE WITH A GREAT PERFORMANCE WINS BY TKO

By Tony Franco Last night at the legendary Madison Square Garden, Miguel Cotto from Puerto Rico defeated Antonio Margarito from México to retain his Junior-Middle Weight Title with a TKO at the end of the 9th inning. Cotto won all the rounds and was ahead by 7 points in all the cards of the 3 judges. Margarito´s right eye was completely closed by the 7th round. His eye was checked between rounds and at the end of the 9th inning, the ring doctor  Anthony Curreri  advised the referee  Steve Smoger   to stop the fight, and even though Margarito pleaded him to continue the fight, Smoger stopped the main event and did not let the 10th round begin to prevent further damage to Margarito´s eye.

BIENESTAR TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY!

The premier Latino health and wellness organization presents a moving service honoring those who have lost their lives to AIDS   LOS ANGELES, CA– On December 1, 2011, Bienestar Human Services (BIENESTAR) will host its annual World AIDS Day celebration, “Unidos En Esperanza” (United in Hope).  The celebration consists of an ecumenical service in which we remember and honor the people who have died from AIDS.  Since the beginning of the epidemic, an estimated 617,025 people with AIDS have died in the U.S.  This event is also an opportunity to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic and fight against the stigma and discrimination related to this disease. The 2011 World AIDS day theme is “Getting to Zero: 0 new HIV infections, 0 Stigma, 0 HIV related diseases.” Hundreds of people attend this event each year which both honors those that have passed as well as focuses on demonstrating support for those currently infected or affected by HIV.  It is also an opportunity to rai

Our Beauty of The Month Miss NotiCOTO November 2011 is the Talented Artist and Radio Personality Nancy Rey

El NotiCoto  »  A LA PÁGINA PRINCIPAL ,  ESPECTÁCULOS ,  Featured ,  NUESTRA BELLEZA DEL MES  » NANCY REY es Nuestra Belleza del Mes Noviembre 2011 ¡Conócela Un Poco Más! NANCY REY es Nuestra Belleza del Mes Noviembre 2011 ¡Conócela Un Poco Más! Por Tony Franco Nancy Rey is the youngest of a family of musicians and was born in Guadalajara, México. Her family moved to the mexican state of Colima when she was 8 years old, where later on  she attended the University of Colima and at the same time took singing lessons. This beautiful and talented artist  now resides in Bakersfield, CA. Nuestra belleza de este mes de noviembre es originaria de la “Perla Tapatía”, nacida en Guadalajara Jal. México Nancy Rey es la menor en una familia de músicos y desde muy niña mostró interés por sus inquietudes musicales, siendo apoyada con clases de canto y artes. Fue  a los 8 años de edad cuando se fue a radicar a Colima junto con toda su familia continuando ahí sus estudios en la Un