The Lohan family has never been one to shy away from the spotlight or resit the temptation to whore themselves out to the media. Michael Lohan, father of actress Lindsay Lohan, is no exception. After it was revealed last week that Michael Lohan had fathered a secret love child while separated from Dina Lohan (who he later divorced), he is now planning to sell the results of his paternity test to a major tabloid.

If he turns out to not to be the father, it will cost them $10,000. If he's the father, the price doubles to $20,000. On top of that, if he is the father he will sell the exclusive rights to the photos of his first meeting with the young girl.

A woman claims that Michael is the father because she was having an affair with him around the time the girl was conceived, and that paternity tests have ruled out her ex-husband.

Now Magazine is reporting that Amy Winehouse's record label has begun taking proactive measures to keep her away from any junkies that could lead her back down the path of temptation and self-destruction. They've reportedly put her on house arrest, and have even hired security to keep the undesirables out.

A source told the magazine, "Effectively, Amy's been put under house arrest. She's being monitored 24/7 to make sure she's behaving herself and keeping out of harm's way. There's also a security guard stationed outside her house to vet any undesirables. From now on there'll be no more waifs and strays - or fans - coming into her place wreaking havoc."

Recent comments she made during an interview for Rolling Stone magazine are said to have concerned music bosses. In the interivew, Amy said that she feels that treatment has never worked.

‘I've never been to rehab - I mean, done it properly,’ she says. ‘I'm young and I'm in love and I get my nuts off sometimes. But it's never been like: "Amy, get your life together." To be honest, my husband's away, I'm bored, I'm young. I felt like there was nothing to live for. It's just been a low ebb," she told Rolling Stone.

Cleveland’s rush to get cash from downtown developers who received UDAGs – essentially free money - nearly 20 years ago could cost the city $750,000 to $1 million a year on each of three major gift-loans to wealthy developers.

In all, the city will receive $14.4 million less on $36.7 million worth of loans that would be repaid now rather than in 2010 and 2012. The lesser repayment relates to the discount developers will get for paying sooner than the due dates.

The tragedy lies in the likelihood that the funds will be quickly re-loaned to other downtown developers in much the same manner – no payments for years and no or little interest on the loans. Would that people facing foreclosures on their homes could get such generous terms.

Council members believed that they had a deal that each ward would get $100,000 from the payback kitty. Unfortunately, this is a drop in the bucket and there was talk last week that Mayor Frank Jackson may renege on those prior commitments.

The UDAGs (urban development action grants) were given usually as 20-year loans. The money came from federal funds given to cities based on their concentration of blight. Unfortunately, the money was used, not to fight blight in neighborhoods, but mostly for new downtown office developments.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority met today for a budget meeting and discussed how they will cope with $20 Million shortfall that is expected by the end of 2009. The RTA has experienced an increase in riders with the price of fuel increasing but have felt the pinch at the pump themselves. It was recommended that the board raise the rates by 50 cents to counteract the shortfall. The measure will be voted on July 15th.

OK! Magazine is reporting that New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have been spending a lot of time together and speculate that they be more than just close friends. Madonna, who has not been seen with her husband Guy Ritchie for months, and A-Rod are both married.

If the rumors are true this wouldn't be the first time that Rodriguez was caught straying. Last year, he was photographed with a women at a Toronto strip club that made the New York gossip rags go wild. Imagine what the media feeding frenzy if these two are actually a couple.

Paul McCartney is heading back to North America for a show that helps ring in Quebec City's 400th anniversary. The show, which is being held on July 20th, will be the former Beatles only show in North America in 2008.

If you are online website owner that uses Google's referral ads via Adsense you'll have to come up with a new way to earn commissions on products. The company announced that they are retiring the program and streamlining it with Doubleclick which they acquired last year.

The Internet giant sent this memo out to users of the service yesterday that read as follows:

Thank you for participating in the AdSense Referrals program. We’re writing to let you know that we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program during the last week of August. We appreciate your patience during this transition and here are some alternative
options to consider:

* Google Affiliate Network: As part of the integration of DoubleClick, the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now
operate as the Google Affiliate Network for advertisers targeting users located in the United States. Similar to the AdSense Referrals program, the Google Affiliate Network enables publishers
to apply for advertiser programs and get paid based on advertiser-defined actions instead of clicks or impressions. For further details, please visit:

ISM is the latest industrial rock sensation to come out of New York City. Francis Petruziello had a chance to speak with their vocalist, Andre Mistier via E-mail to talk about their new project Urgency, the meaning behind the band's name, touring plans for 2008 and an unusual request to perform on The Virgin spacecraft.

F.P: How is Urgency different from your first release?

A.M: We have always been interested in making music for modern ears. People will always respond to the sound of a human voice, or a piano, the organic sounds. But we also live in a world of elevators, cell phones, construction, assorted inorganic bleeps and crashes. So we have always felt that to speak to modern people, we have to use a mix of these two elements. The biggest difference is that on Monkey Underneath, we put the organic parts down as the base and then put the electronics on top of them. But the electronic parts should be the loops, the machine-like elements, while its the organic parts that should be free to express emotionally. This is what we've done with Urgency, and the result has been a more expansive and emotional sound, both edgier and more danceable at the same time. Music for the party at the end of the world.

There's a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of artistry, entertainment and humor, but for Atlanta's best dressed alternative rockers Family Force 5 it's an ecstatic equilibrium that remarkably illustrates all three elements, as proven after one listen to the group's sophomore album Dance Or Die, to be released August 19 on CD and digitally. This release is a strategic partnership between the Transparent Media Group founded by the Olds brothers, manager Chris Woltman and producer Joe Baldridge with EMI Music Marketing and Tooth & Nail Records.

"EMI has been involved with Family Force 5 since the beginning," says Bill Gagnon, Senior Vice President of EMI Music. "We are very pleased to partner with the band and with Transparent Media Group for the release of Dance Or Die."

It looks like the Cleveland Indians, considered worthy contenders just 3 months ago to win the World Series, are heading past the point of no return this season. Crippled by injuries to three all stars (Jake Westbrook, Victor Martinez, and Travis Hafner)and unable to put together a string of solid games has devastated the team. The sad thing about the season that is on life support it didn't have to be that way.

If the Indians would have addressed the needs in the middle of the lineup (a right handed hitter who could play a corner outfield position or third base)the Tribe would have still had a chance to grind out games. Instead, they are left with a lineup that even the pitiful Barry Zito mowed down like a little a league team last week. The horrendous offense has led to trip to the cellar in the AL Central and 10 1/2 deficit of the leading Chicago White Sox.

To add insult to injury, the Indians will likely unload key assets such as CC Sabathia, who they probably would have gotten more value from in the off season and will be in rebuilding mode in 2009. What a difference a year makes for fans of the Cleveland Indians.