WINNERS LIST

• BEST FEMALE VIDEO — Britney Spears “Piece Of Me”
• BEST MALE VIDEO — Chris Brown, “With You”
• BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO — Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
• BEST ROCK VIDEO — Linkin Park, “Shadow Of The Day”
• BEST HIP HOP VIDEO — Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”
• BEST POP VIDEO — Britney Spears, “Piece Of Me”
• VIDEO OF THE YEAR — Britney Spears, “Piece Of Me”
• BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS — Kanye West, “Good Life”
• BEST EDITING — Death Cab For Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
• BEST DIRECTION — Erykah Badu, “Honey”
• BEST CHOREOGRAPHY — Gnarls Barkley, “Run”
• BEST ART DIRECTION — Gnarls Barkley, “Run”
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY — The White Stripes, “Conquest”

PERFORMANCES

1. “Disturbia” — Rihanna
2. “Love Bug” — Jonas Brothers
3. “Like A Virgin” — Katy Perry
4. “Misunderstood,” “A Milli,” Got Money” — Lil’ Wayne, featuring Leona Lewis, T-Pain
5. “Misery Business” — Paramore
6. “Livin’ On A Prayer”– Miley Cyrus (playing the video game Rock Band with Tokio Hotel)
7. “So What” — Pink
8. “Shut Up And Let Me Go” — Ting Tings
9. “Whatever You Like” — TI and Rihanna
10. “Genie In A Bottle,” “Keeps Getting Better” — Christina Aguilera
11. “Going Back To Cali” — LL Cool J
12. “Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco
13. “All Summer Long” — Kid Rock and Lil’ Wayne
14. “Love Lockdown” — Kanye West

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS RESPONSES FROM VALLEY BUSINESSES TO AN INFORMAL SURVEY INDICATE A
CONSENSUS THAT PEOPLE STAYED HOME DURING JULY BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER,
HIGH GAS PRICES AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS – WITH LODGING RESERVATIONS THAT
CONTINUE TO INCREASINGLY BE “LAST-MINUTE” – BUT THAT MOST BUSINESSES
REPORTED A STRONG AUGUST AND LABOR DAY WEEKEND DUE TO FALLING GAS
PRICES, SUNNY WEATHER – AND A SURGE IN VISITORS FROM CANADA AND EUROPE.

MARTI MAYNE SAYS RETAILERS WEIGHED IN TO THE SURVEY WITH MIXED
RESULTS, MANY ASKING NOT BE NAMED.

STORY LAND SPOKESMAN JIM MILLER SAYS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT THE
CHILDRENS’ THEME PARKE WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, QUOTE “RIGHT ON PAR WITH
LAST YEAR’S HOLIDAY WEEKEND.” MILLER ATTRIBUTES THIS YEAR’S ADDITION OF
THE CIRCUS AS A BIG DRAW. WILDCAT MARKETING DIRECTOR THOMAS PRINDLE
REPORTS NUMBERS AT THE ZIP RIDER ATTRACTION MORE THAN TRIPLED FOR LABOR DAY.

MAYNE SAYS SURVEY RESPONDERS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A BUSY FALL IN THE
VALLEY, WITH AN INCREASE OF CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH FALL FOLIAGE SEASON AND THE WINTER MONTHS.

U-S SENATOR JOHN SUNUNU SAYS HE’LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR LEGISLATION
THAT ADDRESSES WHAT HE SAYS IS ONE OF THE MAIN FACTORS FORCING
OBSTETRICIANS TO LEAVE RURAL AREAS LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE’S NORTH COUNTRY –
THE QUOTE “EXPLODING COST OF MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE.”

SUNUNU DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH NURSE MIDWIVES AND MOTHERS AT THE WHITE
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN CONWAY DURING A MORNING STOP
YESTERDAY. HE HAS VOTED FOR THE HEALTHY MOTHERS AND HEALTHY ACCESS TO CARE ACT, WHICH HE SAYS WOULD PROTECT DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS WHO OFFER OB-GYN SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING LIMITS ON PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, CREATING A THREE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATION TO ENCOURAGE SPEEDY RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS – AND LIMITING FEES PAID TO LAWYERS.

ON THE ISSUE OF HIGH ENERGY COSTS, THE SENATOR SAYS THE TOPIC SHOULD BE
AT THE TOP OF THE PRIORITY LIST WHEN THE SENATE RE-CONVENES IN
WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK. HE BLAMES THE SENATE’S DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FOR
NOT ALLOWING AN UP OR DOWN VOTE ON THE ISSUE OF OFFSHORE DRILLING –
WHICH HE SUPPORTS - BEFORE THE SENATE’S SUMMER RECESS.

SUNUNU ALSO STOPPED YESTERDAY AT THE GIBSON CENTER IN NORTH CONWAY AND THE WHITTIER COVERED BRIDGE IN OSSIPEE. HE HELPED SECURE MORE THAN
600-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STABILIZE AND REPAIR THE RARE PADDLEFORD TRUSS DESIGN BRIDGE.

BARTLETT FIRE CHIEF PAT ROBERTS SAYS NO ONE WAS INJURED LATE YESTERDAY
MORNING AFTER A MUNICIPAL EXCAVATOR BRUSHED AND DOWNED A POWER LINE
WHILE DIGGING OFF ROUTE 16-A ON PIERCE ROAD.

BARTLETT AND NORTH CONWAY FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED SHORTLY BEFORE 11-30
AFTER A REPORT OF A DOWNED POWER LINE IN THE AREA. ON ARRIVAL THEY
DISCOVERED THE POWER LINE HAD FALLEN ON THE EXCAVATOR. ROBERTS SAYS
THREE OF THE FOUR HOUSES IN THE AREA WERE OCCUPIED AT THE TIME. THERE
WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE IN ONE HOUSE AND A POWER SURGE AS A RESULT OF THE
DOWNED WIRE MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT TO SHORT-CIRCUIT.

THE POWER COMPANY RESTORED POWER AND FIREFIGHTERS CLEARED THE SCENE
SHORTLY AFTER ONE O’CLOCK.

*Paula Abdul and newly-added American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi are getting along fine, contrary to rumors. “They are having the time of their life rekindling their friendship,” a source told the New York Post. The pair have reportedly been hanging out in their hotel rooms and going to dinner during the long hours of taping. “The American Idol cast was such a boys club, now I have a true sister to share the fun with,” Abdul told the Post. “It’s been amazing.”

*OC star Rachel Bilson, who collaborated with DKNY for a design that comes out this fall, loves to take fashion risks. She boldly told Page Six Magazine, “I think it’s cool to be on the worst-dressed list. If people aren’t accepting, that’s OK. Bring it on, I don’t care!”

*The X-Files director Chris Carter was hospitalized on Tuesday (September 2nd) due to exhaustion and a sleeping disorder, a source told Entertainment Weekly. The hospitalization reportedly comes from “working on multiple films back to back over a two year period,” but he is expected to recover quickly.

*The drug addict who burglarized Kirsten Dunst’s hotel suite at New York’s SoHo Grand Hotel in August 2007 has plead guilty to burglary and larceny charges and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison yesterday (September 4th). According to New York’s Daily News, Jarrod Beinerman, who is 33, stole cash, cameras, an iPod, wallets and a purse worth more than $10,000 from the Spider-Man star when she was in town shooting scenes for the upcoming film, How To Lose Friends.

*Kathy Griffin, who made headlines with a controversial acceptance speech at last year’s Emmys, will present an award at the 2008 ceremony. The comic, who will team up with Don Rickles at the podium, is among the presenters announced on Thursday (September 4th), who also include Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Conan O’Brien, Christian Slater and Kate Walsh.

*Anthony Edwards will be reprising his role on E.R. for the drama’s final season - even though his character died of a brain tumor in 2002. TV Guide confirmed that Edwards signed a deal on Wednesday (September 3rd), agreeing to appear on the show in a flashback scene. Dr. Mark Green will be seen at the bedside of current E.R. star Angela Bassett in the episode, which will be filmed next week.

*Britney Spears began drinking at age 13, lost her virginity at age 14 and started taking drugs at 15, according to her mother’s new memoir, Through the Storm. The 53-year-old goes on to say that she regrets handing over control of Britney’s career to managers and allowing her daughter to be promoted as a sex object. In leaked passages reported by the British media, Lynne Spears details that Britney first had sex with her high school boyfriend and, at the age of 16, was caught with cocaine and marijuana on a private jet.

*Former One Day at Time star Mackenzie Phillips was charged Wednesday (September 3rd) with felony possession of drugs stemming from her arrest last week at Los Angeles International Airport. According to E! Online, the 48-year-old actress is charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, heroin and cocaine. She also faces a misdemeanor count of unauthorized possession of a needle or syringe. Phillips is free on $20,000 bail. She was arrested after failing to pass an LAX security screening.

*Eva Longoria Parker fueled the pregnancy rumors that have been surrounding her since the start of summer by refusing to drink alcohol or eat raw food during her Labor Day vacation to Las Vegas. The New York Daily News reports that the Desperate Housewives star, who is married to NBA player Tony Parker, consumed only edamame and water at the opening of the Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant at the Bellagio and passed on a round of shots brought to her table.

*Gene Simmons is being sued by a Los Angeles man that claims he was cut out of a marketing deal with the Indy Racing League. Allan Brown says Simmons and two other business partners cut him out of a 2006 deal between the Kiss bassist and the racing league. Brown’s suit alleges that he helped broker the deal between Simmons and the IRL, but was cut out of the contract while on vacation. He is seeking unspecified damages.

*David Spade has admitted to being the father of a baby girl born on August 26 to Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace, People reports. “David and Jillian have been in close contact throughout her pregnancy and he plans to go see the baby during his first break from shooting Rules of Engagement,” Spade’s representative, Meredith O’Sullivan, tells People. Back in January the actor said he had a brief relationship with Grace and said he would take responsibility for the child if proven to be the father.

*Anna Nicole Smith’s former companion, Howard K. Stern, filed a defamation suit against an ex-bodyguard of Larry Birkhead, who fathered Smith’s daughter, and the sister of Smith’s ex-boyfriend, claiming they spread false information about him that appears in a book. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday (September 2nd) in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Elizabeth Hatten of telling the author of Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death, that she witnessed Stern giving Smith drugs and saw him “being intimate with Larry Birkhead.”

*Former Cheers star Ted Danson has signed to headline a new HBO series titled Bored to Death, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show features Jason Schwartzman as an alcoholic, struggling writer who pretends to be a private detective. Danson plays a pompous magazine editor and the Schwartzman character’s mentor. There’s no premiere date yet. Danson is also slated to return as the evil Arthur Frobisher for three episodes of the second season of FX’s Damages.

Microsoft has been having a hard time promoting Vista.  So, they allowed average Janes and Joes a chance to play with what they thought was an operating system called Mojave.  They all liked it.  Turns out, it was Vista.

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CONWAY POLICE AND THE CONWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT
CAUSED YESTERDAY’S EARLY MORNING FIRE ON WEST MAIN STREET IN CONWAY.
CONWAY FIRE CHIEF STEVE SOLOMON SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO 305
WEST MAIN STREET SHORTLY BEFORE 1:45.

5-YEAR CONWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT VETERAN OFFICER MIKE BOUCHER
WAS PATROLLING NEARBY AND WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AT THE
SCENE. HE FIRST RAN INTO THE BARN AREA THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO TWO
APARTMENTS BUT WAS DRIVEN BACK BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND FLAMES. A MAN IN
THE UPPER APARTMENT UNIT –IDENTIFIED AS TRAVIS GEER - KICKED AN AIR
CONDITIONING UNIT OUT OF A WINDOW AND ESCAPED. GEER’S DOG COULD NOT BE
SAVED. TWO PEOPLE IN THE LOWER APARTMENT UNIT ALSO MANAGED TO GET OUT
SAFELY.

BOUCHER THEN RAN TO THE ATTACHED HOUSE AND KICKED ON THE DOOR TO TRY TO
GET ATTENTION. A LIGHT CAME ON AND A WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS SUZIE MCMANUS
CAME DOWN THE STAIRS WITH A DOG AND HER SON CHRISTIAN. WHEN CHRISTIAN
SAID HIS SISTER WAS STILL INSIDE BOUCHER WENT INTO THE SMOKY HOUSE AND
MANAGED TO FIND 8-YEAR-OLD EMMA IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM. THE OFFICER WAS
ABLE TO DRAG HER DOWNSTAIRS AND GET HER SAFELY OUTSIDE.

FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM NORTH CONWAY AND CENTER CONWAY ASSISTED AT THE
SCENE. THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER 2:15 BUT CREWS
REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL NEARLY FIVE O’CLOCK. REDSTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT
PROVIDED STATION COVERAGE.

NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE RED CROSS IS ASSISTING THE DISPLACED FAMILIES.
SOLOMON SAYS THE BARN IS “HEAVILY GUTTED” AND THE ATTACHED HOUSE WILL
NEED SOME ELECTRICAL WORK BEFORE IT CAN BE RE-OCCUPIED.

*Tiger Woods and wife Elin are expecting their second child, the golf star confirmed Tuesday (September 2nd) on his blog. “Elin and I are proud to announce that we are expecting our second child in late winter,” he wrote. The couple is parents to daughter Sam, who was born in June of 2007.

*Kate Perry told the New York Daily News that actress Scarlett Johansson inspired her hit song, “I Kissed a Girl.” The singer told the paper, “I opened up a magazine and I saw a picture of Scarlett Johansson. I said to my boyfriend at the time, ‘I’m not going to lie. If Scarlett Johansson walked into the room and wanted to make out with me, I would make out with her. I hope you’re okay with that.”

*A flight attendant who sued Jennifer Lopez after she was attacked by the superstar’s guard dog in 2006 is adding Marc Anthony to her lawsuit because her lawyer discovered that he was the registered owner of the animal. Lisa Wilson is seeking $5 million from the couple, claiming their dog lunged at her while traveling on a private jet, causing a fall that has since required serious back surgery.

*Singer/actor Jerry Reed has died at age 71, the Associated Press reports. Reed died early Monday (September 1st) of complications from emphysema. As a singer/guitarist in the early 1970s and ’80s, he scored such pop-country hits as “Amos Moses” and “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot.” He began acting in the mid-1970s, appearing as a good ol’ boy opposite Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit and Gator, as well as films like Hot Stuff and High-Ballin.’

*The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has charged two Malibu, California, men with attacking a photographer trying to snap pictures of actor Matthew McConaughey as he was surfing at the beach in June. Per Reuters, 24-year-old Skylar Martin Peak and 30-year-old Philip John Hildeband were each charged with a misdemeanor count of battery for attacking the paparazzo, who was working for a French news agency. The two men each face up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine. About a dozen paparazzi were on the beach taking pictures of McConaughey at the time.

*Diane Kruger has landed the female lead in director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming World War II epic, Inglorious Bastards. According to E! Online, Kruger plays a German femme fatale, a role originally targeted for Nastassja Kinski. The German-born Kruger has appeared opposite Nicolas Cage in the National Treasure films. The Inglorious Bastards cast also includes Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak, Michael Madsen and Tim Roth.

*The CW network’s controversial series Gossip Girl made a solid season-two debut Monday night (September 1st). According to Nielsen Media Research estimates, the show averaged 3.4 million viewers. That was about on par with last season’s opener (3.5 million), a small increase over last May’s season finale (three million) and a big improvement over Gossip Girl’s first-season average of 2.5 million viewers. The CW got plenty of attention for its sexually suggestive advertising campaign leading to this week’s debut.

A Pennsylvania woman has filed a federal lawsuit claming her First Amendment right to free expression was denied when a township refused to allow her to open a dance studio that would have included classes in pole-dancing, power lap dance and strip tease. Adams Township officials refused an occupancy permit to Stephanie Babines, charging the studio would have been a sexually oriented business. The lawsuit states, however, that all classes are taught and performed fully-clothed, no spectators are allowed, and men can’t take the classes. Babines said in a statement, “This is not a strip joint or a gentlemen’s club.” Township code enforcer Gary Peaco told Babines in March that her permit was denied because he’d received information that would classify her studio as an “adult business,” and also because of information in her advertising and website. Peaco also testified at an appeal hearing in May, saying he didn’t need to interview Babines because her website’s, quote, “pink-and-black color scheme … and the high-heeled shoe in her logo” indicated to him that she planned to run a sexually-oriented business.