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Name: Shane Meaney

Age: 26

Hometown: Bennington, Vt.

Occupation: House Flipper

Three adjectives that describe you: Passionate, funny and honest.

Favorite Activities: Working out, renovating houses, hitting golf balls off my deck into the woods and spending time with my friends and family.

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Eating the slop because I'm used to my roommate’s cooking.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” Make friends with people in the house while maintaining my competitive nature...oh, and have fun!

Who is your hero and why: My dad. He is an accomplished musician, loving husband, great father and would do anything for me or my sister.

What are you afraid of: Failure, mice and drowning.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: Graduating Pre-Med with a 3.8 grade point average.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… work hard and play harder.

What would you take into the house and why: My iPod since I can’t live without music, my dog Dozer and a pull up bar because I gotta keep those muscles alive.

Name: Willie Hantz

Age: 34

Hometown: Vinton, La. (living in Dayton, Texas)

Occupation: Tankerman

Three adjectives that describe you: Serious, hostile and docile.

Favorite Activities: Gambling and strip clubs!

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Eating the slop because I'm used to my roommate’s (i.e. my mother) cooking.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” To make as much confusion in the house in order to take the attention off of me.

Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: My least favorite was Rachel because I would have shot myself if I was in that house with her. There is nobody I really respected who ever played the game.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: My two children.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… only the good die young.

What would you take into the house and why: Cigarettes and vodka.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: I would be on All-Stars.

Name: Wil Heuser

Age: 24

Hometown: Louisville, Ky.

Occupation: Marketing Consultant

Three adjectives that describe you: Funny, unique and brash.

Favorite Activities: Running, biking and lunching with good friends.

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: It will be difficult to live with other people. I'm used to living on my own and having my space, but I'm always up for a challenge.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” I would probably not tell the other roommates my profession and play the "nice guy," "someone you can trust" role. I think I would let alliances form first and then manipulate my way into control of the game.

Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: I just watched the last season but I did not like Evil Dick; arrogant people are not my cup of tea. I did like Rachel. She was outgoing and fun to watch.

What are you afraid of: Snakes and bananas creep me out.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: My career. I have traveled the world, met amazing people, and I've never let the word NO stop me.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… If you want something done, do it yourself.

What would you take into the house and why: Aflat iron since I have crazy hair and I have to keep it in check! An iPod because music helps me think and meditate. A bottle of Woodford Reserve… I'm from Kentucky – Bourbon -- it’s in my blood.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: I wouldn't change much in my life. Fame comes and goes. I would however probably use a little bit of press to help bring light to causes close to my heart.

Name: Kara Monaco

Age: 29

Hometown: Orlando, Fla. (living in Los Angeles, Calif.)

Occupation: Model

Three adjectives that describe you: Smart, funny and loyal

Favorite Activities: Running, hiking and yoga

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Not being able to at least speak to my mom and best friends

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” I don't know if you can really have a strategy when it comes to Big Brother, but you have to be great competitively and socially.

Have you had any interesting occupations in your past: I worked at Disney for 4 years as a dancer/performer playing Cinderella, Snow White, and Alice in Wonderland.

What are you afraid of: Heights and bugs!

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… Live life to the fullest!

What would you take into the house and why: Only my nook so I can read.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: I would use it to help people and try to make a positive difference in the world.

Name: Jodi Rollins

Age: 42

Hometown: Englewood, Colo. (living in Calipatria, Calif.)

Occupation: Restaurant Server

Three adjectives that describe you: Funny, outdoorsy and opinionated.

Favorite Activities: Hiking, talking, writing, singing and laughing!

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: The lack of privacy, missing my family, getting no sleep and eating slop would all be hard for me.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” I will let people underestimate me.

Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: I loved Brittney from Season 2. She was sweet and funny with an edge!

What are you afraid of: Snakes and roller coasters.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: Running the LA marathon twice and marrying my hubby.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is…Live in the moment!!

What would you take into the house and why: A picture of my hubby, my iPod, a pen and a notepad.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: I would try to stay grounded.

Name: JoJo Spatafora

Age: 26

Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Occupation: Bartender

Three adjectives that describe you: Thankful, different and sparkling.

Favorite Activities: Rollerblading, dancing, cooking, traveling and ice skating.

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Not having a computer, cell phone or TV, although it’s pretty cool to just block everything out. I have no kids or special someone to go home to so it wouldn't really bother me as long as I can chill in the backyard and tan.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” Of course I have a strategy, but is it smart to tell you? Is this a trick question?

Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: I like Evil Dick the most because he’s “real.” I don't like the red headed girl that got engaged to one of the other guys....Rachel? She thinks a lot of herself and her laugh is so annoying!

What are you afraid of: Snakes and creepy crawlers, sometimes heights and I don't like the dark either - I watch too many horror movies.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… Everything happens for a reason... it’s a cliché, but true.

What would you take into the house and why: Chapstick so my lips stay soft, and a toothbrush because you have to brush your teeth - DUH!

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: I would try to keep a semi-low profile and stay as humble as possible. I would love to donate money to charities because I know what it’s like to not have a lot.

Name: Jenn Arroyo

Age: 37

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Occupation: Musician/Former Bass Player for the Female Metal Group “Kittie”

Three adjectives that describe you: Smart, sexy and funny.

Favorite Activities: I LOVE TO PLAY MY GUITAR/BASS!! I also like to work out, bike, run and lift weights. I enjoy writing and my journal tends to work out as lyrics.

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: No contact with family and friends. It will be tough, but I have been on very long tours far away from my loved ones and survived, so I can do this.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” I'm going to be me. It's a simple answer, but a fun twisted puzzle to unfold.

What are you afraid of: Roller coasters. Not too keen on heights either.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: I'm so very proud of every album I've ever worked on. A piece of my heart and soul are located within.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… TO ENJOY YO'SELF!

What would you take into the house and why: Guitar, a laptop to record my music and a flat iron.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: Head right back into the studio and record a full length album and then head out on the road with my band and tour. Start a music program to help underprivileged kids stay focused. Music has saved my life and I want to give back to what has been so good to me.

Name: Danielle Murphree

Age: 23

Hometown: Grant, Ala. (living in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Occupation: Nurse

Three adjectives that describe you: Loving, outgoing and passionate.

Favorite Activities: I love to dance. I could do that all day, everyday. I love photography, scrapbooking, working out and swimming. Anything that keeps me active.

Most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house: Being cut off from the outside world and not being able to listen to music or take pictures.

Strategy for winning “Big Brother:” To be considered someone that isn't a threat and someone that doesn't seem very smart. The people that are a threat are usually eliminated first.

Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most or least: I love Jordan and I can't stand Rachel. Rachel is beyond annoying and fake with her whining and backstabbing. Jordan seemed honest, down to earth and fun.

What are you afraid of: I am terrified of snakes, dying young, heights and never finding my true love.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of: Finally graduating Nursing school and passing my NCLEX on the first try.

Finish this sentence: My life’s motto is… love everything as if you were about to lose it.

What would you take into the house and why: My camera because I love taking pictures; my iPad so I can play games and listen to my music; and my cell phone because I’m a chatterbug and love talking to people.

What would you do if “Big Brother” made you famous: Be a happy camper. I guess I would deal with the new challenges that I faced with fame, but I wouldn't hate it. I wouldn't mind being famous.

"They" have been messing with java again, make sure yours is updated, and you are using the right version with the right operating system, ie, the 64 bit version, or the 32 bit version.

The only problem I have found with chat, is that the chat window may not be completely visable if you have your browser's view setting above 100%. You can float the chat window by clicking the float button at the bottem of the chat window.

You shouldn't require realplayer to access the feeds. I really have little understanding of how these things work, but last year things were great using bblite and I'm under the impression it will continue this way.

I was in the hospital, and Jem and "Team Morty" covered it. Unfortunatly they didn't use my page templates so they couldn't be added to the archive. I have all the data, and have always intended to reformat it, but it hasn't happened yet.

Pictures from the house were taken by WeLoveBigBrother.com, you can view the pictures here. The people in the pictures are people from the media, not the new HGs.

On Monday, July 2nd at 3:00PM BBT (5:00PM here on the east coast) there will be a tour of this season's Big Brother house on the Superpass Live Feeds. Danielle Donato and Rachel Riley will be your hosts. You'll be seeing the house even before the HGs see it when they move in on July 7th. Don't have the live feeds? Time is running out on the Early Bird Special. Click Here to get the three months of Big Brother for just $29.99.

For years our Canadian members have been complaining that there's no Big Brother made in Canada, well stop complaining! Here comes Big Brother Canada!

And now for Big Brother Canada details! According to Shaw Media’s Advertising site casting for Big Brother Canada is expected to start this July and last until January of 2013. That gives you 7 months to perfect the perfect casting tape and make sure you make it into the Big Brother house!

On Air Promotion for Casting – July 12

Online Casting Submissions – August 10

Cross country starts tour September 24

House construction will start in September in Toronto and will contain and indoor/outdoor set

Show will begin Feb 18 for 10 weeks with 3 one hour episodes per week

Shows will include 2 pre-taped episodes and 1 live eviction episode

All of the format changes in the US version will appear in the Canadian version including Head of Household, Veto, Luxury Competitions etc;. There will also be a jury that will decide the winner of Big Brother and will be sequestered in a separate location.

Unbeknownst to me, the company that maintain the physical computers the board runs on, has been doing upgrades to their software and now we are seeing some new errors. So I'm back to tech support.

As for Relevart, I have no idea. I'll need more info.

It's back!

Let me know if there are problems.

Getting real close. At least we got it to install (the installer program wouldn't work). I hope y'all like the new board because once I get this working it's going to be a long f'ing time before we mess with it again.

No, chat's not up yet, and it's not for lack of effort, if been working with tech support all afternoon.

Still working on it, tonight's not looking good either. But it's better to have it screwed up now instead of when BB is on.

Dade,

Be calm, don't panic... take a deep breath, there will not be any chatting tonight. I'm still waiting for tech support.

We were upgraded this morning, and it'll take a couple days to get some of the new bells and whistles working, but I'm hoping to have our chat rooms open by tonight.

Still going to try this, might be soon, could be later...

It's possible that we will be upgrading board's software this weekend. The software company has it's own chat application, which differs from the one we use now. Our chat users prefer that we keep the chat rooms as they are, and the company that supplies our board software may not upgrade us without changing chat software, so we have to see if that can be worked out.

As with any "improvement," I expect there will be a few glitches, so keep your fingers crossed and we will see what happens.

-Morty

Big Brother Canada: Big Brother Franchise Headed North

Big news! The infamous Big Brother TV franchise is headed to Canada.

Just like its U.S. sibling, Big Brother Canada will feature a group of diverse castmates living under the constant watch of TV cameras. Chairman and CEO of Insight Productions and Executive Producer of Big Brother Canada, John Brunton, said the franchise presents an opportunity to make serious waves north of the border.

I haven't tried this year's BBLite, but last year's was great. It makes doing screen caps really easy. So get it, and post some good pictures in the forum. So order the feeds from the banner link, then get the free BBLite app.

Since it uses Adobe Air, I think it'll even run on my Android. The Air platform runs on Apples, Linux and Windows.

Even if you don't use BigbrotherLite, things are better than the old days when you needed that horrible RealPlayer.