Static kill” appears to be working, says BP.

top Obama administration official said Wednesday the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico is “turning a corner,” with the “vast majority” of the oil now gone and the procedure to permanently seal BP’s crippled well apparently working. see the latest video here.

“We definitely are making progress. The oil hasn’t been leaking for some time,” Carol Browner, director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, told CNN’s “American Morning.” “The static kill is going well, but ultimately, it’s the relief wells we ordered drilled that will be the ‘final kill-kill.’ Probably, in the next 10 to 14 days that will be done, but (it was) an important step last night.” (more…)

BP working to seal oil well once and for all is set to take place.

One of two efforts to seal the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico once and for all is set to take place Tuesday, after a crucial test is conducted Monday to determine whether it will work, BP’s senior vice president told reporters. Click here to see test.

In the “injectivity” test, a substance called “base oil” will be pumped into the ruptured well bore to determine if it will go back into the reservoir, Kent Wells said Monday. The test will start with pumping one barrel per minute, then two, then three. How much is pumped will depend on how the test goes, Wells said. (more…)

Another oil leak!

An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is capped.

That was the word Thursday from the U.S. Coast Guard, which is overseeing efforts to contain the well and limit environmental damage.

“They’ve got a better handle on it now,” said Coast Guard spokeswoman Elizabeth Bordelon, after a Texas firm hired to cap the well worked overnight to study the leak and come up with plans to seal it. (more…)

Not much oil has been showing up on SURFACE.

Finally some promising news from the gulf. In the nearly two weeks since a temporary cap stopped BP’s gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, not much oil has been showing up on the surface of the water. (more…)

HMMM. What celebs do you wanna look like, men?

I think we all have a celeb that we admire and appreciate their looks. In a recent study it was determined that it’s more than just appreciation apparently. What male celebrities do men want to be like and women want to be with?

According to a new survey, girls want a guy who looks like Johnny Depp and guys want to look like Brad Pitt.

But that’s just the face. Here are a few other desirable celebrity body parts. (more…)

Alan’s new video: “Hard hat and a Hammer!”

I love this new record from A.J.Check out Alan Jackson’s new video here. “Hard hat and a Hammer.” CLICK HERE!