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While a variety of government and private agencies are en route to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, federal officials said Monday people wanting to help should not head to the affected area unless directed by an agency. Instead, Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, urged people to make cash contributions to organizations.
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Well I guess April put up Howie and Janelle. I'm a bit disappointed in April! It's too bad she didn't play a bit more strategically. I really hope that James wins the POV and takes Howie or Janelle off. Then April would be forced to put up one of the Girl Scouts!
Viewers of the Reality TV show Big Brother 6 were recently subjected to yet another surprise twist, and this one not orchestrated by CBS or its affiliates! A single viewer, a 25 year old web designer from Toronto, Canada, recently began a movement to raise funds for a certain set of contestants, known to the viewers as the "Sovereign Team" and consisting of the following players: Howie, Rachel, Jannelle, and of course Kaysar. According to the only official website, www.teamkaysar.com , fans of the show are requested to donate money for these houseguests to support their willingness to play the game with honesty and integrity even if by doing so they are evicted from the Big Brother House. The goal is lofty: It is to donate $500,000 to each Sovereign Team Member, making the ultimate goal 2 million and thereby granting these houseguests, if evicted, the same amount of money they would have otherwise won from CBS.
The first thing that crosses the minds of most rational people, even diehard fans of the show, is why donate money to losers, or even to Reality TV in general? Is this site actually legitimate with the funds dispersed appropriately? Why would viewers give to this versus another charity, especially one which appears more worthy, such as AIDS or cancer research? How did this idea come to fruition? Has this man lost his mind? Is Reality TV blurring and becoming a more "real" reality to some than their own? To find the answers to these questions, I interviewed the man who originated the movement, Jayendran Namasivayam.
As of right now the Team Kaysar Site has collected over $3,700. I'm still not quite sure what to make of this whole thing. Part of me thinks it's a great idea that fans have decided to take the game into their own hands. Then part of me is really disappointed that people are actually donating money to what seems to me to be a really shallow cause. Kaysar has already received money just for being on the show and so will the rest of the contestants.
Who knows though? Maybe if Kaysar and his team actually are handed the money collected from Team Kaysar they will turn around and donate it to charity instead of actually accepting it. I don't know maybe I'm just have too much faith in mand kind.
Anyway for those who are really in the mood for giving why not donate to your favorite charity.
Big Brother ADDict
Rumor has it that the Live Feeds were back for just about a minute. April was crying and everybody was hugging. Jennifer was the only one not seen. So, assumptions have been made that she was evicted tonight.
I guess we will find out for sure on tonight's show!!!
Big Brother 6 Producer Arnold Shapiro speaks out today on House calls. He is getting emails, phone calls, etc from crazed Big Brother 6 fans. He wanted to make 2 things clear on House Calls.
1. Jennifer should not have been disqualified from the HOH competition. BB6 has viewed and reviewed all the tapes to make sure she didn't touch the glass or close here eyes.
2. There is nothing BB6 can do to keep Kaysar in the house.
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