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President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address last night.  

• He pledged to restore "the basic bargain" which built the US into the world's greatest economic power
• To work 'on behalf of the many' in the state of the union
• President Obama urged Congress Tuesday to embrace using government money to create jobs and strengthen the middle class

Ex-LAPD officer is dead after a standoff in Big Bear Lake, California.  His remains were found in a burned cabin.

GE announced Tuesday that it is selling its 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal to Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable TV operator, for $16.7 billion.   The company also owns cable networks Bravo, CNBC, Telemundo, USA and the Golf Channel. There's also Universal Pictures, which over its 100 years has offered movies including "To Kill a Mockingbird," ''The Sting," ''Jurassic Park" and "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial."

Roanoke Co Schools will start their school year four days before Labor Day this year, despite needing a waiver from the state to do so.  They received a waiver from the General Assembly to start early last year, so it should breeze through without any problems.  Now parents,  plan those vacations.

Governor McDonnell will deliver VMI's commencement address on May 16.

Peyton, a Springer Spaniel, owned by Billie and Charlie Kerfoot of Bedford County had his own local cheering section last night for the Westminster dog show in New York. Peyton placed third for the second year in a row in the sporting group, which represents 30 breeds of dogs, and he was named best in his breed.   

(Photo: USA Today)

"Best in Show" went to Banana Joe, the first Affenpinscher to win.  Some are calling it a "monkey face". 

Hoops: Virginia 73, Va. Tech 55.

Ash Wednesday begins today.  What are you giving up for Lent this year?  

Today is Get a Different Name Day!  Want a new name?  Choose from wild, stylish, creative or friendly.   I checked mine.  My new name is Gaga.  Not really.  Just call me Justus.  Head here.

1633- Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition for professing the belief that the earth revolves around the sun. (He was right, by the way.)
1914- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed in New York City. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1920- The National Negro Baseball League was organized.
1923- The first black professional basketball team, The Renaissance, was organized.
1972- Cabaret starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey opened in theaters.
1980- Opening ceremonies were held in Lake Placid, New York, for the 13th Winter Olympics.

David Naughton (An American Werewolf in London) – 62;    Peter Gabriel - 63;   Talk show host Jerry Springer – 69;  Stockard Channing (The West Wing, Grease) – 69;   Singer-bassist-actor Peter Tork of The Monkees – 71;  Actor George Segal (Just Shoot Me) – 79;    Kim Novak (Vertigo) – 80

Little Johnny “why is your homework in your Dads writing?” the teacher asks.

“I used his pen,” he replied.

A woman in Nova Scotia, Canada was paying a bridge toll when the 66-year-old attendant came over . . . and KISSED HER on the lips. She called the police, but he claims he just TRIPPED and FELL into her lips.  He's now on trial for sexual assault

Scarlett Johansson says she was up for the part of Fantine in Les Misérables. This is the role that went to Anne Hathaway and now she’s winning every award for it. But, the audition went terribly wrong because she had laryngitis when she tried out!

Lindsay Lohan is attempting to make a little more by possibly opening a restaurant in New York

ABC: All new tonight starting with The Middle, The Neighbors, Modern Family, Suburgatory, and Nashville

CBS: Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites premieres followed by a Big Bang repeat, and then a new CSI

NBC: Whitney, Guys with Kids, Law and Order: SVU, and Chicago Fire are all new

FOX: American Idol, Hollywood week party 3 is new and 2-hours long

CW: Arrow and Supernatural are both new

Taylor Swift tells Elle Magazine she's not a yeller or a fit thrower in relationships.  

(Photo:  X17online)

Monday, Taylor played around in shopping cars while filming her music video for her next single "22."

Guess which Pop/R&B star wants to work with Miranda Lambert? Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys! No word on a project between the two of them yet!

(Photo: Heidi Gutman/ABC)

Chris Young has several treats for his fans this week starting with an appearance on Katie Wednesday.  He's set to perform on the show and chat with Katie Couric alongside Reba and Nashville star Connie Britton.

The band Alabama will tour for the first time in more than a decade, with their first concerts planned for April 5-6 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Did you see Carrie Underwood's dress' performance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday? Underwood's performance was great, but the dress was the ultimate hit.  Is there a fued between Carrie and Taylor?  Carrie told CBS' Gayle King that the feud is news to her.

You can hear more of Kasey Musgraves when her debut album, Same Trailer Different Park, lands in stores March 19.    She performs "Merry Go Round" on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight.

Congrats to Brad Paisley on his 15th #1 hit this week Southern Comfort Zone

Legendary country star Ray Price has been battling pancreatic cancer, but there's good news for the veteran entertainer.    The 87-year-old singer has announced that his cancer is in remission.

Love Is A Wonderful Thing

A new survey says guys are more likely to say they're afraid of being alone on Valentine's Day. 24% of men say they HATE the idea of being alone on Valentine's Day, versus 16% of women. (Harris Interactive)

Worst Dates Ever

The top five are: A day trip to a sewage treatment plant . . . a tour of a coffin factory . . . meeting the other person's parents . . . visiting a prison . . . and going to a wedding.

(Photo: AP)

Hula! for Thailand

It's one for the record books. 4,483 people swung hula hoops to dance music for seven minutes without interruption to make it into the Guinness World Record Book.  The previous world record was set in Taiwan in 2011, when 2,496 participants swung hula hoops in a continuous motion for 2 minutes.

Stereotypes in the workplace survive

Most construction workers are men, and most teachers are women. There is one profession, though, that's split pretty much 50/50, and the salaries are in the six-figure range... pharmacists!

50 years ago, only 8% of pharmacists were women; today it's 55%. The salaries are almost identical, too, with men getting a slight edge only because they work longer hours. The research shows that "women with children earn less largely because they work fewer hours."

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According to a new study by the Texas Transportation Institute, if you want to GUARANTEE that you're going to be on time, you need to leave at LEAST a half hour early. Because traffic is so unpredictable, in most cities, you need to leave 38 to 95 minutes early in order to be on time at least 95% of the time. And in Washington, D.C., you need to leave 114 minutes early. (CIO Today)

And the winner for the very best overall diet goes to... the Dash Diet.

Dash stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. US News and World Report put the diet on top because its nutritional completeness, safety, ability to prevent and control diabetes, and promote heart health.

Here are the best OVERALL diets:

1) DASH Diet
2) TLC Diet (Therapeutic Lifestyle diet)

Tie for #3 between the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Mediterranean Diet, and Weight Watchers.

Rules For a Woman to Enjoy Valentine’s Day

1.Gifts are fine, but they should be something that she really wants.
2.Rather than entering the home with expectations of romance and desire, ask your Valentine what you can do to lighten her load.
3.Clean the house, and do it well.
4.Do the laundry, and do it well.
5.Make dinner or make reservations.
6.Offer to take over all household duties for the evening.

What They Really Want For Valentine's 

Ladies, if you have to pretend to love your gift come Valentine's Day, you're not alone.

A new study by CreditDonkey.com reveals that what we guys think our significant others want aren't typically what they really want. Here's a rundown of their findings:

•65 percent plan to give dinner, but only 49 percent want to receive dinner. 
•38 percent plan to give chocolates, but only 30 percent want to receive chocolates. 
•37 percent plan to give flowers, but only 20 percent want to receive flowers. 
•Only 8 percent plan to give gift cards, but 15 percent want to receive gift cards. 
•Only 7 percent plan to give electronics, but 20 percent want to receive electronics. 
•Only 5 percent plan to give a trip, but 9 percent want to receive a trip. 
This probably explains why the folks behind the study found that only slightly more than half (58 percent) of Americans even plan on celebrating Valentine's Day this year.

Worried you're not going to get anything for Valentine's Day?

In Japan, you can get VALENTINE'S INSURANCE.  For around $5, you'll get a box containing chocolates and a love letter from an imaginary man or woman on Valentine's Day.   This guarantees you a gift and love letter from a mystery sweetheart.  Hey, know one will know you paid for it yourself.  (Japan Today)

Is It Time Yet?

A new study has found the average person checks their phone once every six-and-a-half minutes. That means you look at your phone about 150 times a day.

Good News Story 

It was a white wedding -- as Karen Willis and Greg Beal tied the knot during a snowstorm over the weekend. But Beal says it was her dream wedding. That's because the snowstorm was just like the one that hit before her parents married in 1970. The storm kept some guests from making it to the church-turned-restaurant in Portland, Maine, where the ceremony was performed. But new hubby Greg says, "Weather be damned, it's been a great day.'

One More Thing

From our cruise last week on Freedom of the Seas,  maybe this will warm you up.   I was on the beach looking across the ziplines and that wonderful ocean.  Ahhhhh!    Nice view from Labadee, Haiti.   It was 90 degrees.   It's coming...promise.

Lar's Thought of the Day 

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else.   --Peyton Conway March