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<ul><li> The <A class="link" HREF="http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/12054861523410.xml&coll=1">Huntsville Times</a> reports that <font color=yellow>Hill Harper</font> (<I>CSI: New York</I>'s Dr Sheldon Hawkes) will be a guest speaker at next week's 30th annual United Negro College Fund Gala. The event takes places March 20 at Oakwood University, and Harper will be joined by <font color=yellow>Tonea "Tommie" Stewart</font>, his costar from <I>Constellation</I>.<p><li> <font color=yellow>Winston Ellis</font>, who appeared in the second and third <I>Pirates of the Caribbean</I> movies, will guest star in an upcoming episode of <I>CSI: New York</I>. His full list of credits can be found on <A class="link" HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255148/">IMDb</a>. (Source: <A class="link" HREF="http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/special_features/s/2023616_all_star_support_for_the_royals">GetReading</a>)<p><li> <font color=yellow>Dr Roland Kohr</font> hates the <I>CSI</I> shows. The coroner gave an audience at the Vigo County Public Library in Indiana ten reasons why last Monday, such as: Why in the heck do the CSIs use flashlights when they could just turn on the lights?<p>Visit the <A class="link" HREF="http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_070234345.html">Tribune Star</a> for the original story.<p><li> <A class="link" HREF="http://www.bebo.com/">Bebo</a>, an online social networking site that streams television shows like <I>CSI</I> as part of the CBS Audience Network, is going to be acquired by AOL for $850 million. (Source: <A class="link" HREF="http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3ia51ae029511c6ba97b7de5fe33bf65a9">Adweek</a>)<p><li> With new episodes on the horizon, networks like CBS are <A class="link" HREF="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080313.wrtv13/BNStory/Business/Television/">viewing</a> March and April as an important time to reassure advertisers and to draw audiences back after the strike so they will return next season. <I>CSI: Miami</I> is one of the first shows to make a comeback on March 24.<p><li> <font color=yellow>Matt Jorgenson</font>, director of the Greeley/Weld County Crime Lab in Colorado, wishes the <I>CSI</I> shows weren't so popular:<p><dl><dt><dd><font color=yellow>Because of the shows, people believe forensic evidence can be used to prove crimes without any doubt. That isn't always the case. Much more documentation is needed for real crime investigations, and we can't wrap up the investigation in just one hour, like they do on TV. </font></dt></dl><p>The original article is from the <A class="link" HREF="http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080313/NEWS/44434932">Greeley Tribune</a>.<p><li> Nyotaimori/Nantaimori, or naked sushi, was featured in the <I>CSI: New York</I> episode <A class="link" HREF="http://www.csifiles.com/episodes/newyork/season1/grand_master.shtml">"Grand Master"</a> during the show's first season. Visitors to the Minneapolis restaurant Temple can duplicate the experience for themselves. (Source: <A class="link" HREF="http://www.twincities.com/ci_8545381">TwinCities.com</a>)<p><li> The <A class="link" HREF="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/03/11/2008-03-11_a_clue_to_csi_miamis_popularity-1.html">NY Daily News</a> reported on a survey conducted by <A class="link" HREF="http://www.latd.com/">Latitude Research</a> for <A class="link" HREF="http://www.spike.com/network/spike">SpikeTV</a> and <A class="link" HREF="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide</a> which rated the three <I>CSI</I> leading ladies based on which one men said they'd like to have an office romance with. <font color=yellow>Emily Procter</font> (Calleigh Duquesne) came out on top with 37% of the votes, <font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> (Catherine Willows) got 34%, and <font color=yellow>Melina Kanakaredes</font> (Stella Bonasera) wound up third with a respectable 27%.</ul><center></center>
