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The Vancouver Canucks enter tonight's game at Minnesota owners of the NHL's longest current win streak at seven games. Vancouver has outscored their opponents by a wide margin of 24-8 in the seven games.
When you go inside the numbers there are two things stand out during the streak. Giving up just over one goal a [...]
Vancouver win streak on the line tonight, are they for real?
The Vancouver Canucks enter tonight's game at Minnesota owners of the NHL's longest current win streak at seven games. Vancouver has outscored their opponents by a wide margin of 24-8 in the seven games.
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Radio – Chiasson, Alfredsson's return
Are you ready for another two-hour episode of West Coast Bias? We were back on the NHL Network Radio airwaves yesterday, talking up all the latest news and notes around the hockey world.
TSN's Brent Wallace also joined us from Ottawa to share some insight and observations on former Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson returning to Ottawa, now [...]
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Brad Richardson likes Tortorella, laughs off Doughty
Kings players talk hatred for and rivalry with the Canucks
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Brad Richardson likes Tortorella, laughs off Doughty
It almost seems automatic. Player leaves a team, returns to face his former club, then scores against them.
Take Brad Richardson, for example. As a member of the Kings, he relished every opportunity to play the Colorado Avalanche, who originally drafted him in 2003 before trading him to Los Angeles five years later.
After signing a free agent contract with [...]
Canucks and Ducks talk another Anaheim win
Roberto Luongo after being pulled in Canucks loss to Kings
Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo gave up four goals to the LA Kings on Saturday night at Staples Center and his team ultimately lost 5-1. After things were over, here's what he had to say…
On where the game got away from them:
"It's tough to say. I [needed] to be better on the second goal there. I [...]
Tortorella and the Sedins talk Canucks 5-1 loss to Kings
Following the Canucks 5-1 loss to the Kings on Saturday night, here's what was being said back in the Vancouver locker room…
– Coach John Tortorella on the start of game: "I thought in the first two periods we had surges early, but couldn't score. It's a 5-1 game and you think you got spanked, but [...]
Tyler Toffoli, Linden Vey and Sutter talk Kings win over Canucks
Following the Kings 5-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks, here's what was being said back in the LA locker room…
– Linden Vey on the overall game: "After every shift and every game I feel a lot better, and it's good to get the win especially with the rivalry between the two teams the last [...]
POLL: Least favorite (most hated) active NHL player?
It's been three years since we last ran a poll asking which active NHL player you liked the least. While that may not seem like a long time ago, when you look over the previous list and see names like Chris Pronger and Sean Avery, you're easily reminded how quickly things change in the NHL.
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West Coast Bias on NHL Network Radio – week two
Stu Grimson and Michael Russo guest on West Coast Bias.
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For two decades David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People he explains why our national policy produces even more displacement, migration, immigration raids, and an increasingly divided and polarized society. Arguing for a sea change in how we think, debate, and legislate about and around immigration, Bacon promotes a human rights perspective in a globalized world.
"Bacon's timely analysis is as cool and competent as his labor advocacy is unapologetic. In mapping the political economy of migration, with an unwavering eye on the rights and dignity of working people, Bacon offers an invaluable corrective to America's hobbled discourse on immigration and a spur to genuine, creative action."–Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A fascinating look at trade and immigration policies and the people directly affected by them."–Booklist
"David Bacon is the conscience of American journalism and an extraordinary social documentarist."–Mike Davis
"Illegal People documents how undocumented workers have become the world's most exploited workforce-subject to raids and arrests, forced to work at low pay and under miserable conditions, and prevented from organizing on their own behalf. In this richly reported book, David Bacon makes a powerful case for the centrality of 'illegals'-of all nationalities-in the global struggle for economic justice."–Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Problem building your Architect Smurf Hut ?
How to build the Architect Smurf's Hut? The Architect Smurf Hut is located in the Smurf Island and requires 2 things i.e. an idle Smurf to build this structure and that you must have already upgraded your Handy's Workshop Hut back on your main Smurfs Village.
If your having difficulty upgrading your Handy's Workshop, look for Papa Smurf. Most likely you have outstanding quests that need to be completed before this new quest can be triggered. When you start the string of quests for Handy's Workshop upgrade, Papa Smurf will present you a lot of quests so you really need to be patient and complete them. Once you have, your Handy's Workshop Hut should look like like this :-
A lot of people get stuck here and have asked us these same questions, hence the reason for this post.
Once this is done, you will be able to build your Architect's Smurf Hut. In your tab, you will see the number of Dyes available on 3 colors which you may color your Smurf Huts with i.e. Blue color ( 2 dyes required ), red color ( 1 dye required ) and White ( 3 dyes required ).
Also, there will be an option to access the Hut Customization Menu similar your Handy's Workshop but note that there are more options available on the Smurf Island. For more on this, please refer to our previous post.
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April 24, 2012
Celebrity Gossip
Nude Shot of Madonna Expected to Sell for Over $10K at Auction
April 24, 2012 08:56:50 GMT
A provocative photo of
has been put up on sale. The black-and-white image featuring the Material Girl in the nude with just a strategically placed bed sheet to cover her bottom half will go up for auction at Bonham's in New York City on May 8. Fox News reported that it is expected to bring in over $10,000.
the nude picture
taken by fashion photographer Steven Meisel, the "Girl Gone Wild" singer sports bleach-blonde hair and dark eye make-up. She stares seductively into the camera as she places a lit cigarette into her mouth. The image was actually intended for her controversial 1992 book, "Sex", which contains a series of sexually provocative and explicit images.
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Brand New Action-Packed Trailer for 'G.I. Joe 2' Arrives
April 24, 2012 08:54:42 GMT
Shortly after releasing
its preview
via Entertainment Tonight, the latest trailer for "
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
" is premiered via Machinima. Jam-packed with new action scenes, the freshly released video presents a look Zartan who shows off his dangerous power and Joe Colton who help the G.I. Joe team to overcome the danger.
In this sequel to 2009's "
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
", the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra, but they are also forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
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Video: Smokey Robinson Opens 'Dancing with the Stars' Motown Night
April 24, 2012 08:28:23 GMT
It's a Motown night on "
Dancing with the Stars
" Tuesday night, April 10.
Smokey Robinson
kicked it off with "Tracks of My Tears" before Martha Reeves took over the stage with "Dancing in the Street". The Motown marathon continued with a performance by
The Temptations
who played "Get Ready".
The three Motown stars later returned to the stage to provide soundtracks for each pair of the remaining contestants.
Gladys Knight
and Tristan MacManus danced Rumba to "My Girl" by The Temptations, while
Maria Menounos
Derek Hough
did Foxtrot to "Jimmy Mack" by Reeves.
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John Cusack and Alice Eve Dazzle at 'The Raven' L.A. Premiere
April 24, 2012 08:26:25 GMT
James McTeigue's anticipated crime thriller "
The Raven
" has been premiered in Los Angeles on Monday night, April 23. Taking place at the Los Angeles Theatre, the special screening event was attended by lead actor
John Cusack
and his beautiful co-star
Alice Eve
Cusack looked dapper in an all-black suit for the formal event. At one point, the 45-year-old actor, who plays author Edgar Allan Poe in the thriller, stole the cameramen's attention as he posed with a real raven on the black carpet.
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New 'Bachelorette' Sneak Peek With Emily Maynard Teases a Surprise on First Night
April 24, 2012 07:48:09 GMT
A sneak peek at "
The Bachelorette
" season 8 starring
Emily Maynard
has made its way out via ETOnline.
The video
offers glimpses at Emily's date with some of the guys, and promises plenty of surprises that will keep audience guessing form the very first night.
As seen in the promo video, a mysterious guy will arrive on a helicopter during a cocktail party in the premiere episode, leaving the other suitors speculating if it's Brad Womack or Bentley Williams from "The Bachelorette" season 7. Emily herself is ready to be the center of attention as saying, "It's my turn, I'm The Bachelorette!"
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Deion Sanders' Wife Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
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April 24, 2012 07:28:14 GMT
Deion Sanders' wife has got into trouble for allegedly attacking him. Pilar Sanders was arrested on domestic violence charges in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 23. According to the Colin County Jail website, she was charged with a Class C misdemeanor for "assault family violence" offense.
News of Pilar's arrest came just hours after Deion took to his Twitter account to reveal that he's filing a police report against her after she jumped him in front of their two sons. "Pray for me and my kids now! They just witnessed their mother and a friend jump me in my room," he first tweeted. "She's going to jail n I'm pressing charges!"
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Preview for Latest 'G.I. Joe 2' Trailer Sees Zartan Stealing President's Identity
April 24, 2012 07:25:43 GMT
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
" has unveiled a preview for its upcoming new trailer. Being debuted via Entertainment Tonight, the sneak-peek video offers glimpses at new scenes, including the one that sees villainous Zartan stealing the identity of the U.S. president by copying his face. Some other new action scenes involving General Joseph Colton and Roadblock are featured in the preview as well.
In "G.I. Joe 2", the Joe team must work together to fight against mercenary Zartan and his accomplices. Having the world leaders under his influence, Zartan launches attack towards innocent populace and has some new heavies on the payroll to keep G.I. Joe at bay.
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First Look at Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' Video
April 24, 2012 07:09:30 GMT
It's been only a few days after
Lana Del Rey
released a music video for her single "Carmen", but the viral singing sensation has already prepared another clip. She's recently caught on camera filming visuals for her other single called "Summertime Sadness".
In a picture courtesy of JustJared, the "Video Games" singer is seen sitting on the front seat of a convertible with her eyes closed. In other images, she's joined on the smokey set by "
Hart of Dixie
" actress
Jaime King
who sits behind the wheel.
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'Gossip Girl' 5.22 Preview: Blair Channels Diana to Uncover the Truth
April 24, 2012 06:53:40 GMT
It takes a schemer to catch a schemer, so it's said in a preview for the upcoming episode of "
Gossip Girl
". Diana Payne seemingly holds a secret about Chuck's maternity as she says to someone over the phone, "Chuck thinks I'm his bloody mother."
Chuck and Nate, meanwhile, are determined to uncover what they think is an explosive secret between Diana and Jack. They agree that they need to hire a professional to dig the truth from the schemer, but Blair, Serena and Lola will offer their support.
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Kim Kardashian Stays Close to Kanye West at Scott Disick's Restaurant Opening
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April 24, 2012 06:42:56 GMT
Kim Kardashian
Kanye West
have yet to confirm their relationship, but their gestures at recent event gave slight hints they are more than just friends. The rumored couple attended the grand opening of
Scott Disick
's RYU Restaurant in New York City on Monday, April 23 night, and posed close to one another with their hands draping across each other's laps.
Offering more details about the pair's intimacy inside the restaurant was Hollywood Life. The gossip site was informed by an eyewitness that while Kim and Kanye arrived separately, they "sat down at a table - on the booth side - and never left each other's sides." The source added, "They were holding hands the whole time and seemed really comfortable together."
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Ashley Fink on Her 'Glee' Absence: Lauren's Somewhere in That School, but Not Televised
April 24, 2012 06:19:51 GMT
Ashley Fink hints that she won't return to "
" until the end of the current season 3. Asked about her character Lauren Zizes who is noticeably missing from the show since she quit New Directions in the third season premiere, the Carter McMahon of "
" said, "It is what it is."
"Lauren's somewhere in that school, she's just not on camera or being talked about," the 25-year-old actress went on telling The Insider when met at the weekend premiere of "
Struck by Lightning
" written by her "Glee" co-star
Chris Colfer
. "She's involved in activities that aren't televised."
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Ian Somerhalder 'Absolutely Interested' to Play Christian in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
April 24, 2012 06:18:53 GMT
Ever since it was announced that E.L. James' steamy novel "
Fifty Shades of Grey
" is set to be brought to the big screen,
Ian Somerhalder
has emerged as a popular suggestion to tackle the part of Christian Grey. Weighing in on the issue, Ian himself confessed that personally he is "absolutely" interested to play the wealthy entrepreneur.
Speaking to
Ryan Seacrest
in a radio interview, the Damon Salvatore of "
The Vampire Diaries
" gushed, "Oh goodness! Potentially. I absolutely would be up for that... Absolutely." He added, "That would be a pretty incredible thing. And hopefully that could pan out, I think. Yes, beyond the shadow of a doubt I think that would be a phenomenal opportunity!"
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Music News
Video Premiere: Melanie Fiona's 'Watch Me Work'
April 24, 2012 06:00:33 GMT
Melanie Fiona
releases an unusual music video for her latest single "Watch Me Work". While the singer sings the song to the camera, clippings of movie clips featuring female stars kicking ass are flashed on the screen. The movie clips include
Demi Moore
's "G.I. Jane" and
Uma Thurman
's "
Kill Bill
At the beginning of the video, Margaret Cho gives a brief speech. She says, "If you are a woman, if you're a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world."
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Adam McKay Promises 'Anchorman 2' Will Involve 'Big Blast of Change'
April 24, 2012 05:45:10 GMT
Plot details of "Anchorman 2" are still scarce for now, but director/screenwriter Adam McKay has promised that the upcoming sequel will offer some fresh ideas, including "a big blast of change." In a recent interview with Empire magazine, McKay revealed that the second Ron Burgundy movie will involve the Action News Team's efforts to adapt with trend change.
"We know these guys never deal well with change," said McKay. "And the good thing is that there's a big blast of change coming, according to the regular timeline. We're going to be throwing a lot of innovation at them, and they're not going to handle it well."
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Susan Sarandon Believes She's Under Government Surveillance
April 24, 2012 04:59:55 GMT
Susan Sarandon
has gone candid about the possibility of her being watched by U.S. government. The Sylvia Moore of "
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
" made the claim that the government's been tapping her phone this past Sunday, April 22 at a Tribeca Film Festival event in New York.
When asked by an audience member about being spied upon during a Q&A session with documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, the 65-year-old replied, "I've gotten my [FBI] file twice. I know my phone was tapped." She added as quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "If they're not surveilling you, then everyone else has cameras on phones."
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Video: Tony Lucca Responds to Christina's Diss on 'The Voice', Survives Instant Elimination
April 24, 2012 04:27:50 GMT
Tony Lucca wasn't shy to embrace his "Mouse House Club" roots on "
The Voice
" second live quarter-final performances show after being dissed by fellow former Mouseketeer
Christina Aguilera
. He sang
Britney Spears
' "...Baby One More Time" in response to her comment that he was "one-dimensional" and possibly using his tie with another ex-Mouseketeer
Justin Timberlake
to create a popularity contest.
X-tina, not showing any sign of being mad with Tony's fun way to address her criticism, said, "Let's get Britney Spears out here on the stage and let's do a real Mickey Mouse Club reunion. And get Justin, too."
Blake Shelton
also liked the
Adam Levine
protege's cover of the pop song as saying, "That pisses me off because that was really smart."
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Sinead O'Connor Apologizes for Canceling Tour Due to Illness
April 24, 2012 04:16:59 GMT
Sinead O'Connor
was forced to call off her upcoming tour which was supposed to kick off on April 21. The "Nothing Compares 2 U" hitmaker said, "With enormous regret I must announce that I have to cancel all touring for the year as am very unwell due to bi polar disorder."
Offering further explanation, she added, "As you all know I had a very serious breakdown between December and March and I had been advised by my doctor not to go on tour but didn't want to 'fail' or let anyone down as the tour was already booked to coincide with album release."
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Emotional Jennifer Hudson Takes Stand at Family Murder Trial as First Witness
April 24, 2012 04:05:04 GMT
The murder trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing
Jennifer Hudson
's mother, brother and nephew, has begun on Monday, April 23, and the singer/actress was surprisingly the first witness called to testify. The "
American Idol
" alum took to the stand after the opening statements from a prosecutor and defense attorney for her former brother-in-law.
While she didn't speak of the shootings themselves, the "Think Like a Man" crooner revealed that she had repeatedly told her sister Julia not to marry Balfour. Wearing a simple all-black dress and little makeup, she said with a trembling voice, "I told her over and over again to not marry him. We did not like how he treated her."
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Jimmy Fallon Gets Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake for New Comedy Album
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April 24, 2012 03:41:54 GMT
Details of
Jimmy Fallon
's upcoming comedy album have been revealed. The new CD is set to feature "a mind-blowing roster of guest stars including
Paul McCartney
Bruce Springsteen
Justin Timberlake
Eddie Vedder
and more."
The upcoming effort is confirmed to be filled with new original music as well as viral favorites from Fallon's TV show "
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
". It is titled "
Blow Your Pants Off
" and is planned to be released in the United States on June 12.
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John Cusack's 'The Raven' Unveils New Creepy Clip
April 24, 2012 03:31:30 GMT
John Cusack
's anticipated thriller "
The Raven
" has unleashed another creepy snippet. Being titled "Dear God", the sneak peek highlights a goosebumping scene where a group of cops break into a mansion after hearing a woman's continuous scream. When they enter a room where the voice comes from, the group are left shocked as they discover a blood-soaked hand hanging on the chimney.
Cusack plays notable author Edgar Allan Poe in "The Raven". Along with his partner Emmet Field (
Luke Evans
), Poe is engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a sadistic serial killer. Their journey starts when a mother and daughter are found brutally slaughtered in 19th century Baltimore. Fields discovers that the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory details in the local newspaper-part of a collection of stories written by Poe.
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Gotye Explains 'Dinky' Comment About 'Glee' Cover
April 24, 2012 02:57:31 GMT
his negative comment
about "
" cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know". The Belgian-Australian singer previously slammed the show for making his song sound "dinky and wrong," but then he cleared it up by insisting that the "dinky" remark he made was not just meant for the cover version but for the original song as well.
"The nature of using reverb and space in a recording can change your perception of how a sound appeals to you," he explained at a private concert for Los Angeles alt-rock station 98.7 held at Hollywood's Sayers Club on Monday, April 23. "This xylophone hook in my song -- it's kind of dinky not just in the cover version but the original song."
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'Dancing with the Stars' Recap: Katherine Jenkins Wins in Motown Marathon
April 24, 2012 02:55:32 GMT
Dancing with the Stars
" celebrated the glorious moment of Motown music on Monday, April 23. The remaining 8 couples danced to songs from the era with the likes of
Smokey Robinson
The Temptations
lining up to sing that night.
Coming up first to dance was
Gladys Knight
with her pro dancer partner Tristan MacManus who danced the rumba. Len Goodman said she's the most charismatic dancer and he would vote for her if he were at home. Carrie Ann Inaba added, "If any night is going to belong to anyone, tonight is going to belong to you." The soul musician earned 21 points.
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Jennifer Lawrence May Play Journalist Jeannette Walls in 'The Glass Castle'
April 24, 2012 02:51:11 GMT
Jennifer Lawrence
is close to secure a prestigious role in another book adaptation film. After recently landing key roles in "
The Hunger Games
" and "
", Lawrence is now in talks to star in "
The Glass Castle
" which is based on a memoir by journalist Jeannette Walls.
According to Deadline, the "
Winter's Bone
" actress is expected to star as Walls in the upcoming film. The movie itself is based on the former MSNBC gossip columnist's bestselling and critically acclaimed book "The Glass Castle: A Memoir", which rights have just been acquired by Lionsgate Films.
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Giuliana Rancic Jokes About Suggestions for Baby Name
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April 24, 2012 02:50:59 GMT
Giuliana Rancic
is not hiding her excitement over her baby news. After sharing to the public that she and husband Bill Rancic are expecting their first child via a gestational carrier, the 37-year-old TV personality joked on Twitter about what name she doesn't expect people suggest to her for her baby's name.
On Monday, April 23, a tweet is posted on E! News' account, and it read, "We want to know what you think @GiulianaRancic should name her baby (boy or girl). Use #BabyG to make suggestions." As her response, the entertainment news program's anchor retweeted the post and simply added a piece of her mind, "#NotBilliana:)"
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2012 Los Angeles Film Festival Announces Gala Screenings Lineup
April 24, 2012 02:12:43 GMT
The first three movies for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival Gala Screenings have been announced. On Monday, April 23, the festival's organizers confirmed that Lorene Scafaria's "
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
", Benh Zeitlin's "
Beasts of the Southern Wild
", and Ava DuVernay's "
Middle of Nowhere
" are all set to be screened during the gala.
Of the three chosen movies, LAFF Director Stephanie Allain said, "We're proud to shine the spotlight on unique films that embody the spirit of independence." She added, "These movies, though vastly different, all explore the importance of human connection in a rapidly changing world. Entertaining emotional and thought provoking, there;s something for everyone - and more to come."
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Megan Fox Expecting a Baby With Brian Austin Green
April 24, 2012 02:03:34 GMT
A baby is likely to be on the way for
Megan Fox
Brian Austin Green
. Words that the former "
" beauty and her actor husband are expecting their first child together have actually flown around since late March, but it wasn't until recently that a source confirmed the rumors to E! News.
The latest pregnancy claim came out after 25-year-old Fox recently revealed how many children she would like to have. In an interview for the April issue of Cosmopolitan, the actress who will make an appearance in "
The Dictator
" admitted, "I want at least two, probably three kids. I've always been maternal."
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Ryan Seacrest Signs On to Host 'American Idol' for Two More Years
April 24, 2012 01:59:45 GMT
Ryan Seacrest
is staying on "
American Idol
" for at least two more years. FOX announced on Monday, April 23 that the radio personality has inked a new deal, reportedly worth $15 million a year, to continue his hosting gig on the reality singing competition.
"Ryan has been with AMERICAN IDOL from the very first day. I can't imagine the show without him," the show's creator and executive producer Simon Fuller stated in a press release. "He is the consummate host and an exemplary professional. Having Ryan continue to be a part of the AMERICAN IDOL family is great news for everyone."
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CMT Music Awards Nominees: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and More
April 24, 2012 01:32:23 GMT
Women dominate this year's nomination list for CMT Music Awards.
Carrie Underwood
gets the most nod by grabbing five noms,
Miranda Lambert
trails behind her with four, while
Taylor Swift
, along with
The Civil Wars
Jason Aldean
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Blake Shelton
Thompson Square
, follows with three.
Underwood lands a double nod in the long list of Video of the Year, thanks to her music video for new single "Good Girl" and her duet with
Brad Paisley
in "Remind Me". The former clip additionally helps her become a contender for Female Video of the Year, and the latter leads her to join the list of Collaborative Video of the Year.
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Jessica Chastain Could Play Sexy Scientist in 'Iron Man 3'
April 24, 2012 01:32:02 GMT
Iron Man 3
" keeps on courting more actors to round up its cast ensemble. After it was announced that
Ben Kingsley
Guy Pearce
are in talks to take the villainous roles, it is now reported that
Jessica Chastain
is also in the mix to star opposite
Robert Downey Jr.
in the third armored hero movie.
It was Deadline which broke the news that Chastain is in talks to play "a sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark." This is, however, not the first time the "
Take Shelter
" actress is mentioned to star in the next "
Iron Man
" film. She was previously offered the same role, but the deal had never been closed due to the actress' tight schedule for other projects.
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'Liz and Dick' Executive Producer: Lindsay Lohan Is Perfect for Elizabeth Taylor Role
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April 24, 2012 01:29:57 GMT
The deal is officially sealed for
Lindsay Lohan
to star in Lifetime's movie "
Liz & Dick
". As it was long speculated, the 25-year-old actress will portray
Elizabeth Taylor
in the biopic which focuses on the late movie icon's romance with Richard Burton.
"We are thrilled Lindsay will portray beloved Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor," said Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks, in a statement. "She is one of the rare actresses who possesses the talent, beauty and intrigue to capture the spirit of such a provocative icon."
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Pics: Katy Perry Snapped Kissing and Hugging Robert Ackroyd at Coachella
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April 24, 2012 01:17:16 GMT
Katy Perry
has found a new man in her life, and she's not afraid of flaunting her affection to him in public. The "Part of Me" hitmaker was caught on camera on Sunday, April 22 passionately kissing
Florence and the Machine
's guitarist Robert Ackroyd while at 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The estranged wife of
Russell Brand
donned purple high-waisted shorts and a matching sheer blouse for the summer festival, while her male companion sported casual look with a white T-shirt and jeans. Looking carefree, the twosome were all smiles as they hugged, kissed and swayed to music in the crowd.
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MOSCOW (AP) -- Anyone who switched on Russian TV recently might have been forgiven for thinking the Kremlin was relaxing its hard line on gays: Images of rainbow flags and a happy same-sex couple looking adoringly at their child flashed across the screen.
But the show, with its horror film music and juddering camera work, was another swipe at the gay community -- not a gust of tolerance. The force behind it is one of Russia's top propagandists, whose programs have helped to bring criminal charges against others on President Vladimir Putin's unofficial black list.
The primetime broadcast on state television points to the double-game the Kremlin is playing on gay rights.
To the West, Russia has sought to extend reassurances as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics that a law passed this summer banning homosexual "propaganda" does not discriminate against gays. To its domestic audience, the government has ramped up the anti-gay rhetoric, unifying its fraying electoral base with a popular refrain of traditional values.
The TV show by Arkady Mamontov -- who made his name by taking a hatchet to punk rock group Pussy Riot and other opposition activists -- is the latest example of Russia's unwillingness to back down from its legislative crackdown on gays. Champions of the law melted away when Western outrage reached a peak over the summer -- but they are now back in force on national airwaves.
Mamontov told a live studio audience that the scenes he filmed should be a warning "that we have to save the family, traditions, traditional love, or otherwise we'll be hit by something bigger than the Chelyabinsk meteorite" that fell on Russia in February.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists filmed for the show were carefully edited to make them seem alternately corrupt, subversive, demonic or laughably inept. One shot created an awkward juxtaposition of a gay activist with a poster of Che Guevara, a none-too-subtle attempt to portray the activist as a trouble-maker.
Mamontov uses their stories to drive home a sinister message: Gay organizations, funded almost exclusively by money from abroad, are Trojan horses that will give the West control over Russia from within.
One scene shows behind-doors recordings of Igor Kochetkov, chairman of the Russian LGBT Network, in which he thanks Western sponsors for their support in what is supposedly a closed meeting for groups supported by the Open Society, a foundation established by the U.S. philanthropist, George Soros. Mamontov's crew spins the bland speech as evidence that the LGBT movement is funneling vast funds from the West, with very little indication of how the money is being spent.
The thesis is simple: Much in the same way Jews in Soviet times were portrayed as pawns of foreign capitalist culture, gays are being presented as spreading homosexuality -- in what Mamontov dubs the "LGBT-zation" of Russia -- in a drive to push a foreign agenda.
"I believe that an influential (gay) minority is holding the governments of Germany, France, England and Holland by the throat and telling them: Do this, do that," he said at the program's opening. "Normalcy is already in the opposition."
But Mamontov isn't just an ordinary pundit: The material dug up for his shows has in the past landed people in jail.
A member of a leftist opposition group was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, while two other group members each face up to 10 years behind bars, after a 2012 program showed what it claimed to be footage of the three men accepting money from a foreign government official.
LGBT groups could come under similar legal fire.
A 2012 law requires any NGO receiving foreign funding and engaging in political activity to register as "foreign agents," in a country where that term means spy. Any organization failing to do so can be subject to heavy fines and jail time for its leaders. The law places gay NGOs on perilous ground, in particular because many have contacts with fellow groups abroad because of limited funding within Russia.
LGBT rights activists requested permission to hold a protest over the program outside Moscow's television tower, a symbol of state television. The request was rejected by the mayor's office, who said the application violated the gay propaganda law.
Pavel Astakhov, Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, said last week that anyone promoting the rights of single-sex families should be "made outcasts, damned for centuries as destroyers of the family and of human kind."
Statements like these play an outsized role in public perceptions about gays in Russia, where polls show that the vast majority of the population says they don't have a single LGBT acquaintance.


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LOS ANGELES – Reese Witherspoon's professional image is so squeaky clean that she got laughs on a late-night show this year for pretending to buy bottles of cognac and tequila.
Her recent arrest and admission that she clearly had one drink too many could be more damaging to her brand than it might be for someone with a less-wholesome image, experts say, but because she apologized quickly and sincerely, her career is likely to fare just fine.
Reese Witherspoon has become successful by positioning herself as America's sweetheart – a likable, friendly, non-threatening star – and this fundamentally disrupts that image, said branding expert Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You. It's far worse for Reese Witherspoon to be arrested (image-wise) than it would be for Lindsay Lohan.
The 37-year-old Oscar winner was arrested in Atlanta after a state trooper said she wouldn't stay in the car while her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, was arrested and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Witherspoon apologized shortly after news of the arrests broke Sunday and attended a New York screening of her new film, Mud, that night as scheduled. But she canceled appearances this week on NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Good Morning America on ABC.
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When it comes to higher education, it's not about where you start. It's about where you end up.
Every student who leaves with a credential is a winner, regardless of how he or she got there. And as more families come to this realization, it's changing the pathway to college completion – in ways that have lasting benefits.
For some students, the goal is a credential from Ivy Tech Community College. Equipped with an industry certification or two-year associate degree, they're ready for the workforce. They finish as likely – and often more likely – to have rewarding careers than many students who complete bachelor's degrees. For others, however, the race is a little longer, and the goal is a four-year degree. For some of these students, the tried-and-true course is to begin at the same college where they intend to finish.
Others, however, have discovered that they're much better off starting at Ivy Tech and then transferring credits toward a bachelor's degree. They're coming to realize, that is, that completing their first two years at Ivy Tech and then transferring to a four-year institution does not change the end result – while providing substantial benefits along the way.
What are the advantages of starting at Ivy Tech? First, students who complete an associate degree and then transfer, often outperform freshmen who start at a four-year college or university. Taking classes close to home at an Ivy Tech campus allows them to retain the support of family and friends while adjusting to the rigors of college classes.
In addition, those who are undecided on a career can take foundational classes and explore their options when it comes to choosing a program.
There's one benefit that truly stands out, howeversomething that is becoming more important every day. Those who start a four-year degree at Ivy Tech then transfer their credits enjoy significant cost savings – up to thousands of dollars in avoided costs associated with tuition, fees, and housing.
Talk about going for the gold: during the 2010-11 academic year alone, Indiana families saved more than $32 million just in tuition costs as a result of starting at Ivy Tech. Approximately 11,000 students transferred Ivy Tech credits to other colleges in 2010-11– a 25 percent increase over the previous year.
There's a good reason why credit transfer is becoming more popular. Today, the traditional four-year residential college experience is out of reach for many middle class families.
The average American college student, for example, incurs more than $26,000 in student loan debt. Faced with that reality, families simply have to explore other possibilities. This shift has tremendous implications for the state of Indiana and our nation as a whole. We're in a global competition where the stakes are high. Today's economy is a global economy, and our employers will only be able to thrive if they have access to a world-class workforce. To ensure that we can compete, we need college-educated workers – including those equipped with credentials across a continuum that includes industry certifications, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and beyond. When students prepare to start a bachelor's degree, they also have four years of training ahead of them.
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Founded in 1930 by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, Price's illustrator-artist wife Margaret Evans Price, and Helen Schelle, the name Fisher-Price was established by combining two of the three names. Fisher worked previously in manufacturing, selling and advertising games for a company in Churchville, New York. Price had retired from a major variety chain store, and Helen Schelle previously operated Penny Walker Toy Shop in Binghamton, New York. Fisher-Price's fundamental toy-making principles centered on intrinsic play value, ingenuity, strong construction, good value for the money, and action. Early toys were made of heavy steel parts and ponderosa pine, which resisted splintering and held up well to heavy use. The details and charm were added with colorful lithographic labels. Mrs. Price was the first Art...
Attorneys for an advocacy group, who wants to end marketing targeted at children, have filed federal complaints against two developers of baby apps.
The holiday season just ended, but the toy industry is already looking ahead to the next holiday season and beyond. Toy Fair, the industry's big trade show, hit New York this week and along with it, some high-profile attention-getting stunts.
How many 2-year-olds do you know with an iPhone? Fisher Price seems to think there's a fair few out there, as it's released three new iPhone apps aimed at kids aged between two and five.
You know, toys from the '80s and early '90s were cool, but today's kids really have it made. Case in point, while Mom, Dad and Auntie Christina might be lusting after the iPad, the Pre-K family members get their own tablets. Gizmodo got to play with the Fisher-Price iXL at Toy Fair and it looks adorable. Because this is Fisher-Price, this toy definitely has a educational component. The stylus-controlled touchscreen includes little applications for reading, drawing, handwriting, and art and music.


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Her collections of poetry include the verse drama Opera di Cera, the collection Atlantic, and her first book, Darwin's Microscope.
Her debut novel, Double the Stars, an historical fiction about the adventures of astronomer Caroline Herschel, is published this September. Kelley is editor of two poetry, science and art anthologies: Pocket Horizon, which gave her the opportunity to work with poet Don Paterson, and Whipple Museum publication The Rules of Form: Sonnets and Slide Rules.
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What started as a small agricultural community has flourished into a large suburban area and the fourth largest city in the state. Host to a wide range of manufacturers and businesses, and one of the lowest costs of living in the south, it is no wonder why more than 100,000 people call Broken Arrow home. Broken Arrow may have begun its life developing the land and subsistence farming, but today, it is a thriving modern city in many ways.

One of the biggest festivals around, Rooster Days is what evolved from early citywide markets the city used to have prior to the Great Depression. People came to Central Park on Main Street to sell their excess livestock to the highest bidder. Nowadays, people are not selling livestock, but the festival lives on. It has become more of a county fair, with rides, games, food, and more. You can still check out the stockyards if you want to see some prize pigs and other live animals, but the real attraction is the deep-fried Snickers bars.

Thanks to a very thorough Broken Arrow Historical Society, today residents are able to trace the town's history all the way to the small river outpost that it was almost 200 years ago. Originally a creek community that survived by farming the land, the western expansion in the late 1800s brought the railroad through the area, where things began to change rapidly from then on. Slow growth led to more people moving into the area and, before long, the population swelled from a measly 10,000 people to more than 75,000 by the year 2000.


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lilybonnie wrote: enough to allow me to make calls or internet from my home - i cannot get a signal for anythingand so i should return it yet i put sim card in a 2009 mytouch 3g sitting in same spot and it is fine i live 23 miles from nyc and in an excellent tmo coverage area (zip 10543) yet this $600 device just doesnt have a strong antenna WTFONE TENTH of a mile to the stop sign on this street i can make calls i am so infuriated right now please tell me there is some sort sense to thisthat can be resolved i love the phone everywhere else it is just a paperweight at homeoh terrific
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Sorry to hear. I have yet to experience an antenna problem on my Amaze, but all phones act differently based on antenna placement. Wi-Fi Calling is on the way for the Amaze, but unfortunately that doesn't help you right now. Can you get any signal on the Amaze in any area of your home?
It is possible your HTC Amaze does not have a strong attenna WTF, but I would check into this further. I have an HTC Sensation, whose attenna is not very different from yours and I get good reception, even in remote and roaming areas. Reception on my phone isn't very different from my old Blackberry Bold 9700 which had a reputation for excellent reception. Sometimes you get people at TMobile technical support who aren't all that knowledgeable. You might try contacting Tmobile support again to see if you get someone with a different take on your problem. Alternately HTC also has a technical support line and you might get more help from them. They are more knowledgeable about their phones. I understand they also made the Mytouch 3g and could tell you for certain if it might work where the Amaze does not.
When all else fails and especially when I am roaming or rural areas I sometimes switch my phone to 2g. You can do this(on the HTC Sensation anyway) by going into settings/Wireless Networks/Mobile Networks/Network Mode. When you are there, switch to "GSM only". I find that this improves signal strength almost anywhere and really helps conserver battery life. However, it does reduce Internet speeds and GPS navigation does not work as well so you will want to remember to set it back to GSM/WCDMA Auto when you need those functions. Good luck.
That's interesting. Mine has been excellent. There are two places I frequently drive through that have notoriously bad signals, and I haven't had a dropped call in either place. My Blackberry 9700 and 9780 would drop the call maybe 20% of the time in those areas. My prior Androids (Motorola Defy, LG Optimus T) were terrible at keeping a signal and almost always dropped in those areas. So far, my Amaze has been at least as good as my Blackberries.
thank you for the responses
i am able to switch to gsm only and make calls but it is absurd that i have to.
so very strange when i'm in a great coverage area
can someone explain wifi calling and will it cost me $14 a month when we get it?
also does a wifi phone call use data (the 2gb per month plan i am on) and does the person i am calling have to be on wifi? i guess i really dont understand it
You should not have any antenna problems so you need to replace the phone. If you bought it a store, you're lucky, you can get a new one there. If you bought it online (or sent to you) you have to go through shipping it, not too terrible. I'm not a tmobile rep I had to do this a couple of years ago. But your phone should work well for reception. No nonsense about a 'weak antenna'!
finding out a lot of stuff with this thing is not so amazing
like what else?
I'm curious about why people seem down on htc phones like the amaze, and rather are choosing s2.
amaze seemed pretty high quality, do you think not?
For the Amaze being able to use Wifi calling, you will need to make sure you
1. are using the sim that came with the phone (older sim will work, but not for wifi calling)
2. Have the correct wifi calling feature (check your mytmobile.com account)
3. Have the software update (at this point still to be released to my knowlege)
Those 3 things are REQUIRED for wifi calling to work but will not cost you anything. It will not work if either one of the 3 is missing. Either way, it will be free of cost. The 15.00 service you are referring to is the tethering feature, I believe. This is NOT needed for wifi calling.
The wifi calling will work differently from the "old" wificalling like current phones do. It will bypass most of the cellphone network and use the IP network instead. Promising better performance.
The person you are calling does NOT have to use wifi calline, this can be any phone number. Just like from your home phone.
The wifi calling does not affect your wifi transfer because you can use your own, or any wifi for that matter, as much as you want.
well tonight all was fine! i am so happy
i hope it stays this way - have had 4g all night all through the house
but ez come ez go
regardless the phone has been super awesome everywhere else and i love it so
glad i am not considering returning it (as i would hate to have to restore all my stuff and set it all up again)
thank u for the wificalling info
also while i am here i have a likely dumb question -
if i am at home and connect to my wifi
am i then not using any of my 2gb monthly data plan?
see my post on signal strength. same issue.
Yes, when you are on Wifi the data you use does not count against your data plan. However,if you are not on an unlimited calling plan, you still use up minutes when making phone calls over Wifi. Someone at Tmobile told me that you do not get charged for phone calls made over wifi when you are in another country, but I cannot confirm that. I recommend using the JuiceDefender app, especially the Ultimate version, as a way to help maximize battery life. The AutoKiller app is another app that helps in terms of limiting the number of apps running in the background. You can find those in the Android market.
My wife just got the Amaze. We use the phone in home tmo area and in an affiliate iowa wireless area. I have a Mytouch4G. The Amaze's current software or antenna, not sure which, is consistently 10% less powerful than my Mytouch4g. db will always be around 10% higher (the lower the better for db signal strength) and ASU around 5 lower. The signal strenght can be found under Settings, About Phone, Network. She is dropping calls in parts of our home that our other phones never drop. Wondering if this is a platform/software issue, or a hardware issue. May not affect all you folks in big cities. We frequent rural locations.
We got 2 Amazes. Our office building has metal studs and an metal roof....It is acutally a new high tech modern building in a high end office park...not a shed. Anyway, we never did get much connectiion at all with our older phones. With the new Amazes, we can easily switch to WiFi inside the building and connectionis brilliant. This all worked with the phones righht out of the box as they exist today. That said, I believe that WiFi really eats up battery power, so have your charger with you. FYI, you can download and print a 250 manual for the Amaze here:
I have a signal issue as well. Been debating if it is an issue with the Amaze in general, or just my particualar phone. If the signal strength is anything less than full bar, it will not sit still (meaning it jumps signal strength consistantly). The other day day while in one of my branches, my phone sitting on the desk not moving and the signal stregth bounced from no signal to 3 bars throughout the day. It also told me I was in Las Cruces, NM (even with gps on), I am in Central Florida. This area shows "very good" signal on the coverage map. I upgraded from an Cliq, which always had 3 to 4 bars everywhere I went. Most places now I have 2 bars that varies.
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What is the distance between Kalyan station and Andheri East is there any local transport available between these two places what is the cost of these transport? What is the distance between Goregoan and Andheri East is it walking distance.
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kalyan station to andheri ( east or west ) is approximately 60 kms..you have to come by train in the central railway and change trains at dadar and get in to western railway train up to andheri from churchgate or up to borivali train-- ( andheri is about 7 th station from dadar.. from thana there is state transport bus upto borivali.. from borivali you can come by local train.Answered by ashit thaker, 17 Feb '07 10:10 pm
andheri east is a huge area the distance from there to goregaon varies .. wher from andheri east ???
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