Mike visits a Chicken Farm to see how eggs make it to the store. There, he finds out that 1.4 million chickens equal a lot of poo, which he gets the chance to clean. Later, Mike learns how dirty dirt becomes clean dirt as he sterilizes soil in Oklahoma.
Dirty Jobs “Egg Farm” premieres Tuesday at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel.
Revolutionary Road, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Revolutionary Road is a new movie that has been adapted from Richard Yates’ novel. It is an incisive portrait of an American marriage seen through the eyes of Frank (three-time Academy Award® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio) and April (five-time Academy Award® nominee Kate Winslet) Wheeler.
Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes – one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.
On Election Night, Dirty Jobs takes a bi-partisan look at Presidents’ dirty pasts
Tuesday, Nov 4 at 10pm E/P on Discovery Channel
On the day the country decides who will be our next President, Discovery Channel’s DIRTY JOBS with Mike Rowe gets the real dirt behind the White House. For the special Dirty Presidents episode airing Tuesday, November 4 from 9-10PM ET/PT, Mike pays tribute to our dirtiest of Presidents – the ones who were as comfortable in the muck as they were in the Oval Office.
For the special, Mike relates past experiences he’s had on DIRTY JOBS with the past lives and pastimes of Presidents – from James Polk, who hosted the first ever White House Thanksgiving turkey dinner (Mike recalls his famous “turkey insemination” episode), to Harry S. Truman, who worked on his family farm and once said, “No man should be allowed to be President who doesn’t understand hogs” (Mike remembers his “pig shaver” experience). Other DIRTY JOBS episodes that relate back to our former Presidents’ dirty pasts include Rodent Control, BBQ Smoking, Salt Mining, Alligator Egg Collecting and more, offering a completely new way to look at the highest office in the land.
Additionally throughout Discovery’s November 4 primetime schedule, from 8 to 11PM ET/PT, the network will air 12 “Dirty Politics” segments (four per hour) that give surprising insight into the actual dirty jobs held by past presidents – from janitor (James Garfield) to tannery worker (Ulysses S. Grant) and butcher (Abraham Lincoln).
Leech Trapper - Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
Mike heads to Waubun, Minnesota to team up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Unfortunately for him and the crew, catching leeches is done in a remote lake where the main prey seems to be humans – with mosquitoes the predator! Once the traps are emptied, they head back to the shop to learn how to separate and package the leeches for resale. Then, Mike heads to the Green Tripe factory in Hollister, California where he helps make B.A.R.F. (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) for dogs.
Brush up your act with Tamzin Outhwaite and Dr Uchenna Okoye
Tamzin Outhwaite has joined forces with 10 Years Younger’s dental expert Dr Uchenna Okoye to help the public clean up their act, well their smile.
Famed for her roles in Eastenders and Hotel Babylon, Tamzin will soon return to our screens in new drama The Fixer, and if one person knows about the importance of a good smile it’s the award winning actress.
With new research by Orab-B revealing that 65% of recruitment consultants think that bad breath could reduce your chances of being successful in an interview, Tamzin has joined forces with the famous dentist to help the nations gnashers sparkle.
To help celebrate the new season of Dirty Jobs, Discovery is giving away a Dirty Jobs Prize pack, which includes the Collection 2 DVD set as well as a Dirty Jobs t-shirt.
For your chance to win the Collection 2 DVD and a Dirty Jobs t-shirt just comment below, telling us what you like best about Dirty Jobs. Be sure to include your email address when commenting or alternatively email us at support@vipglamour.net
The two best responses (as judged by us) will win a prize pack
(Open to USA visitors only)
For more information about the show, and for a chance to Meet Mike and win other great prizes, visit discovery.com/dirtyjobs While you’re there, grab the new Meet Mike Widget and add it to your favorite social networking sites to share the dirt with your friends and help count down to the next episode of Dirty Jobs.
Dirty Jobs airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel.
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments Visit our factualTV section. Celebrity Gossip reports.
Launch of world’s first themed interest web TV service
The Swedish and UK based web-TV company factualTV introduces the first global television service solely focused on TV programs within specific subject areas carrying great commercial potential. The company currently has global licenses for more than 2,500 titles of factual and lifestyle programs and documentaries.
factualTV’s concept is to identify specific subjects within factual television where commercial potential exists for both viewers and advertisers. Based on this, factualTV will create thematic sections only containing programs within the specific area. Examples of some of these sections are UFO, Pets, Adventure and World War II.
- We are following the trend within traditional television towards ever more niched channels. We take this one step further by introducing specific thematic sections within our service FactualTV. These sections are marketed internationally over the Internet to the respective target groups, says Daniel Hill, CEO of factualTV.
Another reason why factualTV focuses on factual television programs is to optimize the possibilities for subject search, which is the natural behavior of online users. The users can easily find factual television programs within their specific topic of interest through search engines or directly at www.factualtv.com.
- Our focus on niche subjects creates an attractive environment for advertisers and a simple method of marketing sections or channels towards interested target groups. For example, factualTV makes it possible to market its own adventure section to adventure sites, and create partner alliances with on-line magazines based on some or all of our content, says Daniel Hill.
factualTV strives for simplicity in its service, which is completely web-based. This means the user is not required to download any software to watch a TV program.
- It’s easy for a visitor to get started without any prior knowledge of how factualTV works. The user can access the webpage and start watching programs immediately, says Daniel Hill.
factualTV, now launching its Beta version, is already the world’s largest pure factual television service with more than 2,500 titles and global license agreements with over 20 international distribution and production companies, and television channels.
- Today’s Beta version will continue to be developed. A full-scale version, with subject related sections will be launched in the beginning of 2009, Daniel Hill explains.
factualTV is financed by private equity and supported by investors from Scandinavia and other countries. The largest shareholder and co-founder is Anders Palm, media producer and businessman based in the UK.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Hill, CEO factualTV, C: +46 703 74 39 09, e-mail: daniel@factualtv.com
More information also available at www.factualtv.com
Some new video content from Tuesday’s all Dirty Jobs. In this brand new episode, Mike Rowe visits the Dirty Potato Chips factory where he learns how the tasty snacks are made, and on a truly dirtier note, Mike ventures out to Rifle, Colorado, where he learns more than he ever wanted about waste management from the “Muffin Monster” – a machine used to separate solid waste matter from the liquids.
Muffin Monster
Dirty Jobs Returns!
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Chip Maker
Tuesday, October 14 at 9PM on Discovery Channel
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it. On Tuesday, October 7 at 9PM ET/PT, the Emmy®-nominated series DIRTY JOBS continues its fourth season with 11 world premiere episodes that provide an unflinching look at the unsung American worker and spotlight the dignity of a hard day’s work. With strong convictions and an even stronger stomach, DIRTY JOBS’ host and creator Mike Rowe serves as apprentice to hardworking men and women whose daily jobs – from collecting garbage to plugging abandoned mine shafts – help keep our society clean, civilized and working smoothly.
To help celebrate the new season, Discovery is launching the Meet Mike Sweepstakes on October 7th. Visit discovery.com/dirtyjobs for your chance to meet Mike Rowe, along with other great daily prizes! While you’re there, grab the new Meet Mike Widget and add it to your favorite social networking sites to share the dirt with your friends and help count down to the next episode of Dirty Jobs.
For the 11 new episodes airing Tuesdays at 9PM ET/PT beginning October 7, Mike travels the country to perform jobs such as:
Tar Rigger, October 7 at 9PM
Mike travels to San Diego, California to learn how to maintain the oldest active merchant ship in the world, which is still done the same way it was in 1863, when it was built. His work includes getting hoisted 130 feet to tar the rigging on the mast.
Dirty Chip Maker, October 14 at 9PM
Mike travels to the Dirty Potato Chips company in Oxnard, California, the only small-volume, independent potato chip maker in the state, to learn how potato chips are made and what it takes to keep the machines clean and in working order. He also heads to Rifle, Colorado to visit the town’s waste water facility, where he learns more than he ever wanted about waste management and cleans the “Muffin Monster” – a machine used to separate solid waste matter from the liquids.
Sheep Castrator, October 21 at 9PM
Mike heads to the Villard Ranch in Craig, Colorado to join forces with modern day sheepherders to shear, tag, worm and castrate young sheep. He also travels to an automobile dealership in Orange County, California to saw down a giant concrete wall to make room for a new wash bay, using a special saw with blades made of diamonds.
Leech Trapper, October 28 at 9PM
Mike heads to Waubun, Minnesota to team up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Unfortunately for him and the crew, catching leeches is done in a remote lake where the main prey seems to be humans – with mosquitoes the predator! Once the traps are emptied, they head back to the shop to learn how to separate and package the leeches for resale. Then, Mike heads to the Green Tripe factory in Hollister, California where he helps make B.A.R.F. (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) for dogs.
Other jobs tackled by Mike in this 11-episode run include breaking down mobile homes; creating mannequins out of a gunky glop of resin and plastic; sorting and cleaning eggs for market; removing chemicals from dirty soil to sterilize it; relocating cacti; making bologna; farming gourds; and plugging abandoned mines.
To good natured guinea pig Rowe, those jobs are all part of an honest day’s work. Having conducted over two hundred jobs (and counting!) since DIRTY JOBS premiered in 2005, he has found a hands-on way to pay tribute to a nation of unsung heroes … and get more than a few laughs along the way.
The series is produced by Pilgrim Film & Television; Craig Piligian is executive producer. For Discovery Channel, Gena McCarthy is executive producer.
Battleground Earth is celebrating it’s season finale this Sunday with an all-star sendoff.
Ludacris and Tommy Lee wrap up their 10-episode trek this Sunday, October 12th at 9pm on Planet Green and they’ve put together a star-studded lineup of entertainers to help celebrate. Special guests and performers joining Tommy and Luda at LA’s legendary Greek Theatre include Slash, Adrian Grenier, ZZ Top, Mike Rowe, Ziggy Marley, Cedric The Entertainer, Train, The Blue Man Group and many more.
“Battleground Earth Finale Preview - Arriving At The Greek ”
NELL MCANDREW LAUNCHES 12TH ULTIMO ‘SHOP IN SHOP’ IN SHEFFIELD
Nell unveils a dramatic new look at the launch of Ultimo’s new store!
Ultimo, the UK’s leading lingerie brand, today (Wednesday 8th October) unveiled its 12th ‘shop in shop’ boutique in Sheffield’s Debenhams department store. The new store, the very first for Yorkshire, was launched by a new-look brunette Nell McAndrew and Ultimo creator and Bra Queen Michelle Mone.
Despite the current challenges of the retail climate, Ultimo is going from strength-to-strength; fresh from a glittering debut at New York Fashion Week, the lingerie giants will unveil nine new ‘shop in shops’ within Debenhams across the UK, throughout October and November.
Ultimo’s Sheffield store opening coincides with the launch of Debenhams national bra fit week, which takes place from 10 – 17 October and aims to encourage women to come in-store to be fitted and measured properly for bras.
Michelle Mone, creator of Ultimo, said:
“I am thrilled to launch Ultimo’s 12th ‘shop in shop’ and to offer women the chance to experience Ultimo in an exciting new environment, where they can be properly fitted and advised on lingerie solutions. Sheffield is the first store we’ve launched since the announcement came of our nine new stores, so it feels like a real milestone – and the fact that it’s my Birthday makes it extra-special!”
Nell McAndrew said;
“I’m delighted to launch the new Ultimo store here in Sheffield. I absolutely adore Ultimo lingerie and I’m sure the women of Sheffield will feel the same way. Ultimo designs are so sexy and stylish, every women should have a least one set in their underwear drawer!”
Having successfully launched 11 Ultimo ‘shop in shops’ within the UK so far this year, the new Sheffield store, located on the upper ground level of Debenhams, will be a welcome addition to the city’s retail offering and to Debenhams’s lingerie department.
Ultimo, the UK’s biggest designer lingerie brand, currently has a presence in more than 140 Debenhams stores nationwide. Ultimo is available from Debenhams stores nationwide and online at www.ultimo.co.uk.
Celebrity stylist and image consultant Ceril Campbell helps women to build their confidence
Click below to watch celebrity stylist and image consultant Ceril Campbell offer her advice on improving your confidence and offering some simple tips to help improve your hair condition.
With our magazines constantly displaying images of skinny celebs, quick diets and the latest technology to turn-back-the-clock, it’s easy for women to feel pressurised into looking good and as a result, having low self confidence.
But apparently it isn’t wrinkles or body shape issues that women are most worried about but hair loss. Rarely spoken about, hair loss affects one in seven women. From hormonal changes post pregnancy or menopause, even stress, bereavement or simply a diet or lifestyle change can all affect a woman’s hair growth.
If you are facing the fact of loosing your hair than don’t panic, the Sinead O’Connor looks isn’t your only option!
October 4th, 2008 · No Comments Visit our Dirty Jobs section. Celebrity Gossip reports.
Dirty Jobs
Here are some videos from the all-new episodes of Discovery’s Emmy-nominated series Dirty Jobs. Beginning Tuesday, October 7th, at 9PM, the popular series returns with 11 world premiere episodes that provide an unflinching look at the unsung American worker and spotlight the dignity of a hard day’s work.
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