A U.S. magazine claims that Lynne Spears – who flew out to Los Angeles from Louisiana on Monday – is deeply devastated at the singer’s troubled state. "Lynne was devastated," a source tells the publication. "She hadn't seen her in a while and to see her deteriorated to this level – what mother wouldn't be affected by that? It's awful." The bickering duo made headlines yesterday after they were involved in an altercation outside a Mercedes Benz dealership in Beverly Hills. "Lynne and Britney were arguing in the car the whole time" a witness told People.com. "They're both upset and arguing, not having a good time at all." Spears was temporarily committed to UCLA Medical Centre yesterday for a "carefully orchestrated" intervention. According to TMZ.com, the 26-year-old’s psychiatrist made a call to police after witnessing her "erratic driving" and "downhill behavior." Spears is expected to be released from hospital in the next 72-hours, however other news outlets claim the singer could be hospitalized for the next 10 days.

Let gay protection begin

Some of you people should not call yourselves Christians. You're just scared of what's not normal. (If you get to the Pearly Gates and Saint Peter is tsk-ing and shaking his head, just be reminded of this blog thread.)

Briefs: Gore, Oz among Dan Prize winners; Dems dis Lieberman

Rabbi David Halivni won the Israel Prize for Talmud. Halivni, who made aliyah in 2005, wrote a seven-volume commentary on the Talmud. He teaches at Bar-Ilan University and Hebrew University, and was a professor for many years at Columbia University in New York. The founder of the Union for Traditional Judaism, a transdenominational religious organization that has attracted thousands of Orthodox and traditionally observant Jews, Halivni was born in Ukraine in 1927 and was ordained at the age of 15. He was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. The Israel Prize, the highest honor in Israel, will be awarded on Israel Independence Day, observed this year on May 8.



Gore, Oz Among Dan Prize winners

Al Gore, Tom Stoppard and Amoz Oz are among the 2008 Dan David Prize winners.

NTSB report rules pilot at fault

The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Roanoke said Hickin died from blunt head, face, chest and abdominal injuries. Thermal injuries also were listed.

A toxicological report from the Federal Aviation Administration Toxicology Accident Research Laboratory in Oklahoma City said Hickin tested negative for drugs and alcohol.

The flight originated from Waynesboro's Eagle's Nest Airport. The NTSB said the weather was clear at the time of the crash and that Hickin was flying under Visual Flight Rules flying by sight rather than aided by instruments.

Hickin, who was married with five children at the time of his death, was employed as a pilot with Gemini Air Cargo.

8 dengue cases in tricity

A city coach Surinder Mahajan, will be in Hyderabad on Tuesday to start coaching the national junior badminton team for the junior World Cup Championships, to be held in South Korea from November 2 to 7. The camp, in which Commonwealth games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will be joined by 10 promising boys and girls, will continue till October 30.

Surinder Mahajan had earlier accompanied the junior badminton team for the Youth Commonwealth Games, held in Australia last year, in which India won a silver. He works with the Sports Authority of India and has been associated with training of many promising boys and girls of Chandigarh and surrounding areas.

Ken Chambers Blog

They really are not interested in too much small talk from the sales person. Just give them their five minutes to dream about catching the big one. But their biggest issue is the spouse looking over the shoulder. When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

The "don't askers" are most interesting of all. You know the type because we all are or have been "don't askers" at some point. They walk through wanting to look but not be approached.