| Santa arriving in St. John on Friday
The area is wired with security cameras that connect to the St. John Police Department, because last year, the winter wonderland was vandalized, Fryzel said.The festivities will include music, popcorn, hot chocolate and hot dogs.The annual Christmas in the Park event has drawn people from surrounding communities and as far as Orland Park, said Public Works Director Bob Pharazyn.This year, the town expects more than 2,500 people to attend, Fryzel said.The crowd will count down to the tree lighting and then to Santa's arrival, which will come with a "bang," Pharazyn said, hinting at a surprise part of the festivities.A path of wood chips leads to Santa's workshop. Lining the path are 100 trees, many of which are sponsored and decorated by local groups and businesses.The St. John Historical Society tree has ornaments of laminated photos of historic St.
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The History Channel had the top-rated ad-supported cable program with "Life After People", leaving the two hours of Raw from Jan. 21 in the 6th and 8th slots. Raw averaged 4.9 million viewers. USA Network's "Monk" finished 5th, with the Democratic Debates on CNN being sandwiched in between Raw at 7th. Top 20 Cable ratings. 1:00 p.m. - CNNMoney has a press release from NEP Systems, which partnered with WWE to make the transition into HD. Plenty of technical information on the equipment used by NEP in the process. Said NEP chief technology officer George Hoover: "WWE challenged us with creating a mobile production facility ... This is a one of a kind unit that houses the most sophisticated sports telecast equipment out there today and we are proud to launch WWE into a new era of its growth." WWE VP of television operations Mike Grossman said, "This upgrade is the first of many technological advances for our brand in 2008." Press release.
Eminem Memoir In The Works
A rep for the publisher confirmed an October 16 U.K. release date for the book with the N.M.E. But the rapper's reps denied having a solid release date for the book and blasted the publisher for delivering inaccurate information. "While there is a book in the works from Eminem in which he details certain aspects of his personal and professional life, the book is still in the process of being written and edited," Eminem's camp told MTV News via e-mail. "There is no firm release date scheduled, although it is anticipated to arrive in the latter part of this year. The news about the project today came from the U.K. publisher, who is not involved in the day-to-day editing or creation of the book. It's unfortunate that someone who does not have intimate knowledge of the book felt compelled to jump the gun on announcing it by delivering partial and inaccurate information." Eminem has been in the headlines numerous times in recent months; first the rapper was rushed to the hospital over the holidays in late 2007 for complications stemming from pneumonia.
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