HAPPY FRIDAY!!! 10/19

TGIF!!!! ARE YOU READY FOR THE WEEKEND?

I KNOW I AM!

TONS of fun going on all weekend long! Today we have lots of prizes and all your favorite music to help your workday fly by. Plus - all weekend long we are going to be all over the Central Valley! Check out the Whats Happening section below to see where we'll be and come out and say 'hey!' - lots of prizes too :)

PRIZES:

Sudz in the City Tickets - 1 pair of tickets. Saturday October 28. 2pm. In the Fulton Mall

2 Tickets to the Dance Theatre of Harlem performance at the Saroyan Theatre. Sun. Nov. 11 - 730pm. visit livelyarts.org for more info.

Rock Of Ages Movie Combo Pack + McDonalds Meal Vouchers. Movie pack includes Blu-Ray, DVD, and Ultraviolet Digital Copy. Plus, 4 McDonalds Lunch/Dinner Meal Vouchers.

We are going to be all over this weekend! Come out and say Hi! Would love to see ya and you could win some great prizes!

Friday - 2-4 at Lassen's on Friant and Fort Washington! Get registered for the 2 City Race and have some fun!

Saturday - 8am - 11am Walk To End Alzheimer's - Copper River Ranch Park. Walk starts at 9:30! Come out and make a difference!

Saturday - 12:30 to 2:20 - Family Dollar Grand Opening in Tulare!

Sunday - 12 - 2 - Lennar Homes in Visalia! At the Vista's. W. Riggin between N. Demaree Rd and N. Mooney Blvd!

LIFESTYLE FUN:

New research debunks the notion that drinking cranberry juice can stave off a bladder or kidney infection.

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While it has long been believed that cranberry juice can help prevent all-too-common bladder and kidney infections, a new study says its unlikely to do any good.

A new review published came to the conclusion that any benefit of drinking the juice is likely to be extremely small and only for women with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI).

While it isn't exactly clear why cranberry juice has been thought to be beneficial, some scientists suggest that certain sugars and flavanol compounds in cranberries prevent bacteria from sticking to cells lining the walls of the urinary tract.

In the review, researchers focused on cranberry juice and products as a prevention method for subjects with urinary or kidney infections, not as a treatment for an acute infection.

Although in some studies there were small benefits for women suffering from recurring infections, women would have to consume two glasses of cranberry juice per day for long periods to prevent one infection.

Sticking to the daily routine is a major commitment, lead researcher Ruth Jepson of the University of Stirling in the UK told WebMD UK. "You do wonder in real life how many women would be prepared to drink that amount."

Fidel Castro has reportedly suffered an embolic stroke ... and his health is so bad, the 86-year-old former leader of Cuba can barely eat, speak or recognize people.

The news is being reported by El Nuevo Herald, which says it spoke with Jose Marquina -- "a respected doctor" who assured the paper he has firsthand sources and information about Castro.

The doctor told the Herald, "[Castro] could last weeks like that, but what I can say is that we’ll never again see him in public.”

The last time Castro was seen out in public was back in March -- when Pope Benedict XVI visited Cuba.

HOLLYWOOD DIRT:

Tom Hanks got a little too into character Friday when he dropped the F-bomb during a live broadcast of ‘Good Morning America.’

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Tom Hanks looking shocked after he dropped the F-bomb during a live broadcast of ‘Good Morning America.’

Tom Hanks got a little too into character Friday when he dropped the f-bomb during a live broadcast of “Good Morning America.”

The Oscar-winning actor was imitating the English accent of a character from his new movie “Cloud Atlas,” when he made a remark about his “f---ing boots.”

With gasps and laughs echoing from off set, Hanks flinched as “GMA” host Elizabeth Vargas made a mortified plea for forgiveness.

“We are SO sorry, ‘Good Morning America,’” Vargas said nervously.

Hanks, too, appeared embarrassed.

“I have never done that before,” he said.

Growing more animated, he continues that he “slipped into a brand of acting there ... I would apologize to the kids of America.”

Vargas seemed content to move on, but Hanks would have none of it.

“It was a little incomprehensible,” he said of his curse word monologue.

“Man, oh man ... never give me a handheld mic. I blame the staff,” he said to chuckles from the studio crew.

Hanks also said “GMA” would continue “with a seven second delay.”

“Cloud Atlas” opens in theaters Oct. 26. It’s rated R (in part) for language.

Lindsay Lohan screwed up again ... no-showing at an important voice-over session for her upcoming movie ... and now the screenwriter is BLASTING her for being a flake.

Bret Easton Ellis -- who wrote Lindsay's new flick "The Canyons" -- claims Lohan missed her Automatic Dialog Replacement session on Wednesday ... and posted a tweet, saying he sent his bloodthirsty character from his 1991 book "American Psycho" over to find her ass.

Here's the tweet -- "Patrick Bateman has just headed over to Lindsay Lohan's hotel to confront her as to why she missed her f**king ADR on 'The Canyons' today..."

Of course, punctuality hasn't always been Lindsay's strong suit ... she has a history of running late to things like movie sets, made-for-TV-movie sets, "Glee," court dates, community service, airports, alcohol education classes, birthday parties ... and lunch.

Uma Thurman announces baby girl's name

The actress revealed her daughter's name, and it's quite the mouthful

Three months after the actress and her fiancé, Arpad Busson, welcomed their first child together, the couple has finally announced their daughter's name — and it's a mouthful. May we introduce … Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, who goes by the nickname Luna. While the celebrity couple — who have four other children from past relationships (hers: Maya Ray and Levon Thurman-Hawke; his: Flynn and Cy Busson) — wouldn't elaborate on how they came up with the lengthy moniker, they did say that each one of the names has a special meaning to them.

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