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Show Celebs&People Today'slssue Today is Friday, Aug. 31,2007. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Hannah Garrido, an undeclared sophomore from Modesto, Calif. ClarifyCorrect The writer of the letter to the editor titled "Ride bikes responsibly" was Bob Bayn. V Briefs Student suspended for tricking fans H1LL1ARD, Ohio (AP) — A high school student who tricked football fans from a crosstown rival into holding up signs that together spelled out, "We Suck," was suspended for the prank, students said. Kyle Garchar, a senior at Hilliard Davidson High School in suburban Columbus, said he spent about 20 hours over three days plotting the trick, which was captured on video and posted on the video-sharing Web site YouTube. He said he was inspired by a similar prank pulled by Yale students in 2004, when Harvard fans were duped into holding up cards with the same message. At the end of the video, Garchar wryly thanks the 800 Hilliard Darby High ' School supporters who raised the cards at the start of the third quarter during last Friday's football game. "It couldn't have been done without you," reads the closing frame of the video. Garchar, 17, created a grid to plan how the message would be spelled out once fans in three sections held up either a black or white piece of construction paper. New Web sites try to recreate TV experience NEW YORK (AP) — Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears. Some highly anticipated Web sites are being modeled on making the experience of watching video online more like watching television. These sites rely on software that enlarges the interface so that it fills your computer screen — from edge to edge. This new wave of applications is led by Joost and includes VeohTV and Babelgum. Though all are in beta (testing) phases, the hype has been mounting — leading many to claim the next big advance in online video is imminent. "The distribution problem is starting to get solved by many different people, but the experience of online video is still very poor," said Veoh founder Dmitry Shapiro. "Companies like Veoh and Joost are trying to create a more TV-like experience for viewers." Of course, YouTube, which Google Inc. bought for $1.76 billion last October, is the site that braved the online video path. Though YouTube offers the option of a full-screen mode, video is typically watched in a smaller box that can be embedded in other sites. RESCUE W O R K E R S R U S H a firefighter to a waiting ambulance at a four alarm fire in Boston Wednesday, Aug. 29. Two Boston firefighters were killed and two others critically injured after crews became disoriented in dense smoke and trapped in a restaurant fire in the city's West Roxbury neighborhood, officials said early Thursday. AP Photo Boston restaurant fire kills two firefighters above the drop ceiling, toxic BOSTON (AP)-Fire broke and flammable gases had out in a restaurant ceiling and smoldered above diners collected, Fire Chief Kevin MacCurtain said, and what and employees for an hour looked at first like a routine or more before erupting, fire quickly turned deadly. killing two firefighters and injuring 10,who became , , . , ... ,"W,hen,tljey started , . , to extinguish the fire, , disoriented, officials said something unexpected Thursday. happened," he said. "Very A paramedic was also quickly and very suddenly injured, but no employees the entire ceiling was blown or customers were harmed down under force, and a in Wednesday night's fourvolume of fire was pushed alarm fire at the one-story Tai Ho restaurant. The blaze down that had accumulated in that crawl space." also damaged a block of businesses. The firefighters likely became disoriented and When workers first saw could not find their way the fire, they quickly evacuout, he said. ated the restaurant and called 911. "The flames were comBut while the fire ing out of everywhere, smoldered unnoticed in a through the roof, out the grease-filled crawl space windows," said George Mines, who lives nearby. "I saw three firefighters pull one guy out — just dragged him right through the flames. He was in bad shape, you could tell." The blaze spreadtcT" adjoining businesses in the, row of yellow-brick storefronts, and at least four other stores were damaged. A three-ton air conditioning unit partially fell through the roof, providing a burst of air to help fuel the blaze, authorities said. The fire's cause is still being investigated. Paul Cahill, 55, and Warren Payne, 53, were killed. Cahill served on Engine 30 and Payne on Ladder 25, units housed at the same fire station just down the street from the restaurant. The causes of death are being investigated. One firefighter remained hospitalized Thursday but was expected to be released Friday. . . , . .., The last death of a Boston firefighter in the line of duty was in March 1999, department spokesman Scott Salman said. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox observed a moment of silence before their game in New York Thursday afternoon, paying tribute to Cahill, Payne and two New York firefighters who died in a fire at a ground zero skyscraper this month. Train crashes in Rio suburb RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A train slammed into a stationary train Thursday near a Rio de Janeiro depot, officials said. A firefighter said there were reports of casualties. The collision occurred about 200 yards from the Austin station on Rio's poor north side, said a firefighter who gave his name only as Sgt. Goncalves, in line with company policy. "We heard there were various victims, including fatalities," he said by telephone. Civil Defense officials said 60 firefighters were working at the site to remove victims. "Our priority is to give support to the survivors, the passengers trapped in the wreckage, and reduce the number of fatal victims," Col. Souza Filho, the head of Rio de Janeiro's Civil Defense Department, said in an interview with the Globo TV network. Souza Filho said preliminary reports were that one train was empty and the other was carrying commuters. He said he didn't have an estimate of the number of victims. "We have no idea how many people were on the trains," he said. Trains are widely used to commute to downtown Rio from the city's poor northern outskirts. Local media reports had said the two engineers were killed, but an official with the Supervia company that operates the train denied the report. "The two did not die. They were FIREFIGHTERS WORK at the site of a train crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 30. AP Photo hurt and are in the hospital," said Joao Gouveia, the operational director of Supervia, said. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Kyra Sedgwick are among the celebrities added to the list of presenters for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. Baldwin and Fey star on NBC's "30 Rock," Colbert is host of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, and Sedgwick stars on TNT's "The Closer." Other presenters announced Thursday by executive producer Ken Ehrlich include Marcia Cross, Ellen DeGeneres and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The Emmys Awards, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, will air live Sept. 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on the Fox network. Previously announced presenters include Jon Stewart, Jeremy Piven, Kelsey Grammer, Kiefer Sutherland and Katherine HeigL NEW YORK (AP) - Julia LouisDreyfus has a TV date with Jason Alexander. The former "Seinfeld" co-stars will reunite in an episode of LouisDreyfus' comedy, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," DREYFUS AND CBS said ALEXANDER Wednesday. Alexander's character — a lizard handler for children's birthday parties — will go on a date with Christine, a divorced working mom. "Old Christine" will return this winter. No date for the third-season premiere has been announced by the network. Louis-Dreyfus ,46, won an Emmy for "Old Christine" last year, and is nomi- • nated this year. She also won an Emmy" for "Seinfeld." Alexander, 47, received seven Emmy nominations for "Seinfeld," which aired from 1990 to 1998. LateNiteHumor Top Ten Signs Your Neighbor is Hiding Osama Bin Laden from Aug. 29, 2007 10 — He's turned backyard jungle gym into Taliban training camp 9 — You call over there and someone answers, "Death to America... I mean, Yello" 8 — There's a large "No Infidels" sign on the front porch 7 — In latest video, behind Osama is you mowing the lawn 6 — Neighborhood suddenly reeks of figs and sheep 5 — Just had delivered issue of People's "25 Sexiest Mullahs" 4 — Got invited to summer block party - this years theme: "Sun, Fun and Jihad" 3 — Mailbox now reads, "Rutherford/Bin Laden" 2 — Car in the driveway has a hilarious "Martyrdom or Bust" bumper sticker 1 — Last Sunday, Kim Jong-Il dropped by for Brunch Storewide Clothing Descente Bellweather Scott Outpost $900 65 South Main Street Tues.-Fri. IOam-6pm Sat. IOam-5pm 753-7175 www.joyridebikes.com Sale runs Sat. Sept I -Sat. Sept 8 |