“I love both cities,” said JR Canadian press. “The fans in both cities are literally treated me like their own son. I can not root against them or any of them. Again, I work for NBC, so I should be neutral.”

Nevertheless, speaking in Chicago, he offered little analysis of these two cities.

“The fans, I think they are a little more lenient here – Philly they will run you out of the city,” said Roenick. “I think if you go to the night life, Chicago is better. If you’re going to go food, I would say Philly, probably better. Philly is one of the best food cities I’ve ever been in.

Chicago a little better than people. Women? Chicago beautiful women. “Yes, it does not interfere with anyone.

South Korean Ship Sinking:

“We had an oversold condition and when the Korean news hit the desks, gold took off,” said Frank McGhee, the head dealer at Integrated Brokerage Services LLC in Chicago.

Gold futures for June delivery rose $ 9.90, or 0.9%, to U.S. $ 1,104 an ounce at 11:51 am on the Comex in New York, after earlier rising as much as 1.3%.

U.S. stocks trimmed gains as concern that tensions between North and South Korea were escalating snuffed out most of an early advance.

The iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund, a U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking stocks in that nation, slid 1.1%.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was little changed at 1,165.93 as of 12:37 pm in New York after Gaining as much as 0.7% earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6.28 points, or less than 0.1%, to 10,847.49.

“This is really all about the variable that we call the geopolitical; it’s about Korea,” said Peter Kenny, a managing director in institutional Sales at Knight Equity Markets LP in Jersey City, New Jersey. “It’s taken some of the euphoria out of the market.”

Canadian stocks were also down. The S & P / TSX Composite Index decreased 27.41 points, or 0.2%, to 11,930.70 at 1:34 pm in Toronto. It advanced as much as 0.7% earlier.

“There’s some Korean tension going on right now with a ship that went down; that’s what the market is reacting to,” said Barry Schwartz, who helps manage C $ 340 million as a money manager at Baskin Financial Services Inc.. in Toronto. “The market is looking for an excuse to sell off, and we got an excuse today.”

The two-year Treasury note yields fell on speculation investors are seeking refuge in government securities on the reported sinking.

A ship with crew on board was sinking off the island of Baengnyeong in the West Sea, near the border with North Korea, a presidential office official said, declining to be identified.

“The Korean story may be having a minor impact and adding to the Firming in the front end of the curve, but whether it’s gotten out into the market or not is unclear,” said Andrew Brenner, managing director at Guggenheim Capital Markets, a New York-based brokerage for institutional investors.

The two-year yield dropped 3 basis points, or 0:03 percentage point, to 1:06 percent at 11:10 am in New York, according to BGCantor Market Data. The price of the 1% security due in February 2012 increased 2 / 32, or 63 cents per $ 1,000 face amount, to 99 7 / 8.

Beyonce Pregnant Confirmed:

True or not, it is said that Beyonce is resting for now. After a successful launch of her latest hits with Lady Gaga – ‘video phone’ and ‘telephone’, she indeed deserves some bit of restful time.

Jesse James Mistresses Pictures:

Jesse James new mistress has apparently hired a big-time attorney named Gloria Allred. This does not Bodes well for Jesse. This is the same attorney who was hired by Tiger Woods’ mistress Rachel Uchitel. Reports say that the affair James had with the unknown women was over a span of several years.

The woman claims to have hundreds of text messages, emails, and … photos. It seems everyday that passes, Sandra Bullock marriage seems more the folly. You’d think she know better marrying a guy who married a porn star. But alas, women love bad boys.

La Marathon Road Closures,La Marathon 2010:

The 2010 Los Angeles Marathon is tomorrow Sunday March 21. The race will start around the area at Dodger stadium and will end in Santa Monica, CA. Expect major delays acround the race route for people traveling around the area.

Roads are going to be closed tomorrow starting at 3:15 PT. Check local listings for closures and updates to avoid any congested areas.

Margaret Moth Dead:

She had been traveling down the Notorious “Sniper Alley” when she was shot.

Moth, Margaret Wilson born in Gisborne, was a camerawoman in New Zealand before moving to the U.S.. She began working for CNN in 1990.

Moth had been diagnosed with colon cancer three years ago.

County fire and rescue officials are still surveying the area. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. However, the earthquake was considerably weak, but it did wake up residents east of the city.

The quake was centered near the October 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake. That was a 5.9 magnitude quake that killed eight people and caused more than $ 350 million in damage. Officials have not identified the fault involved in this morning% u2019s quake.

Pacific Ring Of Fire

Los Angeles is subject to earthquakes due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire. The geologic instability produces numerous fault lines both above and below ground. It produces approximately 10.000 earthquakes every year.

One of the major fault lines is the San Andreas Fault. The fault line is located at the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It is predicted to be the source of Southern California’s next big earthquake.

Major earthquakes to hit the area include the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, the 1971 San Fernando earthquake near Sylmar, and the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. However, all but a few quakes are of low intensity and are not felt. Parts of the city are also vulnerable to Pacific Ocean tsunamis caused by the quakes.

San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas fault is not a single fault, but rather an actual fault zone made up of many segments. Movement may occur along any of the fault segments along the zone at any time. The San Andreas fault system is more than 800 miles long, and in some spots is as much as 10 miles deep.

Quake Largest Ever Recorded

The largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States was a magnitude 9.2 that Struck’s Prince William Sound, Alaska on March 28, 1964. The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960. The Earliest reported earthquake in California was felt in 1769 by the Exploring expedition of Gaspar de Portola while the group was camping about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

The world% u2019s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in central China. It Struck a region where most people lived in caves carved from soft rock. These Dwellings collapsed during the earthquake, killing about 830.000 people. In 1976 another Struck’s deadly earthquake in Tangshan, China, where more than 250.000 people were killed.

The 25-year-old exotic dancer was last seen August 11, 2005, leaving Baby Dolls, a strip club near Dallas where she worked. Moore was said to be with her at the time.

“A tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the state of Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

“Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property,” the Hawaii-based center added.

It warned the first waves could hit at 11:19 am in Hawaii (2119 GMT), and said a tsunami consisted of a long series of ocean waves, with each wave able to last five to 15 minutes.

The center added in its statement that wave heights cannot be predicted and the first wave to hit the coastal ares might not be the highest. Such waves can cause extensive flooding to low-lying areas.

“All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face. The trough of a tsunami wave may temporarily expose the seafloor but the area will quickly flood again,” the statement said.

“Extremely strong and unusual nearshore currents can accompany a tsunami. Debris picked up and carried by a tsunami amplifies its destructive power.

“Simultaneous high tides or high surf can significantly increase the tsunami hazard.”

The 8.8 quake that struck central Chile early Saturday triggered a tsunami warning across the volatile Pacific rim of fire stretching from Japan to the Antarctic.

A sad tragedy happened on a killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheu, she played with the whale moments before she was attacked and brutally killed by her loved killer whale, named Tilikum. The attack was so sudden according the eye-witness, the 40 year old trainer was pulled into the water at The SeaWorld park

Eyewitnesses were horrified to see the whale pulling the hapless trainer in its enormous mouth.

Reports say, that Tilikum already killed three human but it’s still used to entertain the audience