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Wow – just when we thought that Monday morning, jury selection would begin, Craig Titus has taken a plea deal, as did Kelly Ryan, which effectively ends the trial. Craig Titus will plead guilty to second degree murder, first degree kidnapping and first degree arson. Which means the judge can sentence Craig to between 17-55 years in jail. Kelly Ryan will plead guilty to battery with a deadly weapon and first degree arson. Craig hopes to speak on July 18th, which is when he will be sentenced. Hopefully, by then, we will learn more on what happened in this tragic murder.

Vyotech and Muscletech present the 2008 GNC Series 2008 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championship, which will be held on May 24, 2008 at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, located at 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Prejuding begins at 11am, Finals will be at 6:30pm.  With this show, the NPC California State Bodybuilding and Figure Championships will be held. Here is the current California IFBB Pro Figure List as of May 5th.1. Huong Arcinas, USA 2. Darlina Brown, USA 3. Stacy Clary, USA 4. Meriza DeGuzman, USA 5. Andrea Dumon, USA 6. Maria del Figueroa Consuelo Rojas, Mexico 7. Heather Mae French, USA 8. April Fortier, USA 9. Celese Gonzalez Leandro, Spain 10. Nancy Georges, USA 11. Heather Green, USA 12. Yamanaka Kiyoko, Japan 13. Anna Larsson, Sweden 14. Michele Mayberry, USA 15. Petra Mertl, USA 16. Leslie Morris, USA 17. Hazal Nelson, USA 18. Kirsten Nicewarmer, USA 19. Nicole Pitcher-Scott, UK 20. Felicia Romero, USA 21. Zhanna Rotar, USA 22. Tammy Strome, Canada 23. Masae Tagami, Japan 24. Kristi Tauti, USA 25. Angela Terlesky, USA 26. Waleska Valle, USA

It was a very hot day here in sunny Los Angeles, and thousands of people flocked to the beach for some cooler air and fun in the sun. The workout area at Muscle Beach Venice had closed about two weeks ago, as Bodybuilding.com and Headblade put up over $50,000 to completely bring new Star Trac equipment and flooring to the famous area. And on Saturday, May 17th, at 2pm, the red ribbon was cut, and reopened. Thanks to Joe Wheatley for getting this done, along of course, with the city of Los Angeles, and the sponsors who helped keep Muscle Beach brand new. Also on this day, Jack LaLanne and Franco Columbu’s plaques were put on the Bodybuilding Hall of Fame, which is right on the boardwalk on Muscle Beach. For pictures of the dedication ceremony, please go to: 2008 Muscle Beach Dedication Ceremony Pictures and more

Received invitation for an IFBB pro card 1 Lenayher Hernandez 2 Jessica Lyons Class A Results 1. Jamie Costa 2. Sue Upton 3. Jennifer Hoffman Class B Results 1. Jessica Lyons 2. Melody Clere 3. Solveivi Hernandez Class C Results 1. Lenayher Hernandez 2. Gale Elie 3. Ana Tigre Class D Results 1. Terri Turner 2. Melissa Frederick 3. Tiffany Rabon Class E Results 1. Catherine Holland 2. Ashley Dew 3. Marie Ann Newman Class F Results 1. Sharon Van der Horst 2. Jennifer Martin 3. MJ Fox For complete results, please go to: 2008 NPC Junior USA Figure Results

Congratulations on Ashlynn Evans who received an invitation to turn pro with the IFBB. Overall Winner 1. Ashlynn Evans Fitness A class Results 1. Ashlynn Evans Fitness B class Results 1. Brooke Kiser 2. Melissa Frederick 3. Safiya Johnson 4. Lishia Dean 5. Heather-Brooke Malone 6. Dani Stramer 7. Robin Seila Fitness C Class 1. Alissa Carpio 2. Betsy McNaly Harris 3. Melissa Brown

Here are the results from the 2008 New York Pro Bodybuilding contest. There were three contests held, Women’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Bodybuilding, and the 202 Pounds and Under Men’s Bodybuilding contest.  New York Pro Results 1. Kai Greene 2. Kevin English 3. Ronny Rockel 4. David Henry 5. Craig Richardson 6. Ben White 7. Martin Kjellstrom 8. Leo Ingram 9. Francisco ‘Paco’ Bautista 10. Charles Dixon 11. Roc Shabazz 12. Tarek Elsetouhi 13. Paul Baker 14. Joel Stubbs 15. Evgeny Mishin 16. Alfonso Del Rio 17. Don Long 18. Ricky Tricky Jackson 19. Elvis Brown 19. Oleg Emelyanov 19. Abiu Feliz 19. Neset Icli 19. Louis Joseph 19. Sergey Ogorodnikov 19. Zoran Vejic New York Pro 202 and Under 1. Kevin English 2. David Henry 3. Jason Arntz 4. Charles Dixon 5. Roc Shabazz 6. Guy Ducasse 7. Brian Chamberlain 8. Louis Joseph 9. Tricky Jackson 10. Nathan Wonsley5 11. Jimmy Canyon 12. Abiu Feliz 13. Daron Lytle 14. Roland Huff 15. Ken Jones 16. Emro Karaduzovic New York Pro Women’s Bodybuilding 1 Cathy Lefrançois 2 Jeannie Paparone 3 Rosemary Jennings 4 Dena Westerfield 5 Debbie Laszewski 6 Annie Rivieccio 7 Debbie Bramwell 7 Tina Chandler 9 Saskia Salemink 10 Antoinette…

On Saturday, May 10th, at the Tribecca Performing Arts Center at BMCC, New York, the 2008 IFBB New York Bodybuilding Contest will be held, along with the Shawn Ray IFBB Men’s 202 and Under Contest. For those of you in the New York and surrounding areas, here is your chance to check out some of the best IFBB Men and Women competitors make it to the stage to qualify for the 2008 Olympia. Here is more information on the contests. The top five men on the main contest qualify for the Mr. Olympia. The Tribecca Performing Arts Center is located at 199 Chambers Street, New York. The athletes meeting is Saturday at 10am. For more information, you can go to www.bevfrancis.com. Here is the list of competitors, in alphabetical order. Men 1. Jason Arntz, USA (202) 2. Elvis Brown, United Kingdom 3. Jimmy Canyon, USA (202) 4. Gianluca Catapano, Italy 5. Brian Chamberlain, USA 6. Alfonso Del Rio, Spain 7. Charles Dixon, USA 8. Guy Ducasse, USA 9. Tarek Elsetouhi, Germany 10. Oleg Emelyanov, Russia 11. Abiu Feliz, USA 12. Kai Greene, USA 13. David Henry II, USA 14. Roland Huff, USA (202) 15. Neset Icli, Netherlands 16. Leo Ingram,…

At the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, on Saturday, May 3rd, Amy Fry won the 2008 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure contest. This was the second IFBB Pro Figure contest of the year, and it was an exciting one. Second place was Nicole Wilkins, and in third, was Teresa Anthony, in her pro debut. This contest was held in conjunction with the 2008 NPC Pittsburgh Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure championships. Here are the results for the 2008 Pittsburgh Pro Figure Results 1. Amy Fry 2. Nicole Wilkins 3. Teresa Anthony 4. Heather Mae French 5. Shannon Meteraud 6. Heather Green 7. Catherine Andersen 8. Huong Arcinas 9. Bernadette Galvan 10. Allison Williams 11. Hazal Nelson 12. Tivisay Briceno 13. Melissa Pearo 14. Rosa Maria Romero 15. Nicole Pitcher-Scott 16. Melissa Montanaro-Griffin 17. Brenda Marie Smith 18. Tammy Strome 18. Laura Sutter

Saturday, May 2nd was family day at the Avidan house, and the family decided to go to a carnival, fundraiser and more to a special charter school, one which was named after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many people have not know that there is a school named for Arnold, which was renamed in July 2007. Here is the press release on it from last year. In honor of Governor Schwarzenegger’s commitment to the education of all California children, today the CHIME Charter Elementary School will be renamed in honor of the Governor, to the CHIME Institute’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Elementary School. Located in Woodland Hills, the newly renamed elementary school is part of the CHIME Institute. “I am honored to have a high-quality institution like CHIME Charter Elementary named in my honor. The CHIME Institute shares my commitment to educating all children,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. CHIME Institute implements a co-teaching model where general and special education teachers provide curriculum and learning experiences that meet the needs of all students.