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From our 20% ownership investment in Windset, we received 7.5% annual dividend and a 20% share of the increase in their fair market value, which when combined contributed approximately $7 million to pre-tax income in 2012 and that's on a $15 million original investment.
And to pursue opportunities in the Biomedical materials sector. In 2010, we acquired Lifecore Biomedical, which in 2012 contributed $34 million in revenues and over 30% EBITDA margins.
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Tension is threatening to boil over at Mercedes after Hamilton refused to obey team orders from the pitwall and allow his team-mate through at Budapest, saying he was "very, very shocked" that he was asked to move aside.
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First Financial Northwest, Inc. Reports Net Income For The Fourth Quarter Of $1.5 Million Or $0.09 Per Share And $2.7 Million Or $0.15 Per Share For The Year Ended December 31, 2012
RENTON, Wash., Jan. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:FFNW), the holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest (the "Bank"), today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $791,000, or $0.04 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and net income of $927,000, or $0.05 per diluted share for the comparable quarter in 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2012, net income was $2.7 million or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $4.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2011.
"Net income of $1.5 million for the fourth quarter indicates a significant improvement from our third quarter. Currently, key financial indicators appear to be trending in the right direction. Loan originations, primarily multifamily and commercial real estate, were $54.2 million for the quarter, an increase of 77.1% from the third quarter, providing the Bank with the momentum to diversify its loan portfolio by lessening the concentration of one-to-four family loans and other loan types. Additionally, our exposure to construction loans declined during 2012. Our efforts to reduce nonperforming assets is reflected in a further $824,000 decrease in nonperforming loans during the fourth quarter to $22.8 million at December 31, 2012 and a $1.9 million decrease in other real estate owned ("OREO") to $17.3 million. Total loans declined during 2012, however, decreases in nonperforming assets, combined with new loan originations, increased our performing assets and contributed to improvements in our net interest rate spread and margins for both the current quarter and the year. Loan delinquencies also declined, showing indications that several components of asset quality continue to improve.
On the liability side of our balance sheet, our excess liquidity allowed us to pay off a high cost $50.0 million advance that matured in January 2013, which will have a positive effect on both our cost of funds and net interest margin in the future. In addition, our certificate of deposit accounts continued to decrease during the fourth quarter, as part of our strategic plan to lower our cost of funds and increase our spreads," stated Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Savings Bank Northwest.
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From December, a new regime governing parental leave will come into effect. It has been suggested that the introduction of this system will give a boost to the amount of work being received by employment solicitors.
The new shared parental leave (SPL) system will allow maternity leave and maternity pay to be shared by working parents of babies born from 5th April 2015 onwards. This will mean that working practices become more flexible, and parents will be better able to share the bringing up of children in their youngest days.
Under the current system, mothers are entitled to take maternity leave for up to 52 weeks and to receive statutory maternity pay for 39 weeks. Fathers, on the other hand, are entitled to two weeks of paternity leave immediately surrounding or following the time of the birth. If the mother has returned to work, they are entitled to a further 26 weeks of leave once the child has reached the age of 20 weeks.
The new system, however, will introduce a "pool" of leave and statutory pay which can be shared between parents and taken in more flexible, combinations depending on the needs and wishes of the couple.
According to Sarah Gilzean, an associate of leading firm HBJ Gateley and a discrimination expert, has said that there is likely to be an increase in the number of employers seeking advice on how requests for maternity/paternity leave should be handled. This will create more work for solicitors specialising in related areas.
Gilzean says: "There may be a slightly higher risk of claims coming from men arguing that a failure to pay enhanced [maternity pay] amounts to indirect sex discrimination." Gilzean also went on to suggest that "there may be claims from women who lose their enhanced maternity pay to take SPL on the basis that they have been subject to a detriment for taking SPL."
According to estimates from the government, in 2015-2016 SPL will probably only be taken by a relatively small proportion of men. Something between the 2% and 8% mark is forecast. However, this is likely to increase over the following years as fathers become more widely aware of their increased range of options, judging by trends seen in other countries that have introduced similar systems. For example, Germany saw only 3.3% of fathers make use of their equivalent system in 2006, but by 2010 this had increased to 20%.
The government is introducing a new scheme to provide couples undergoing separation with a free initial mediation session. The government hopes this will encourage more couples to reach agreements without taking their disputes into the courtroom, but legal professionals remain sceptical about the impact it will make.
Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes announced the scheme earlier this week. It forms part of a string of government efforts to promote mediation, stretching back to the controversial cuts to family legal aid in April 2013.
The government aims to promote mediation as a quicker, cheaper alternative to settling disputes in court. According to Hughes, "We know mediation works and we want more people to make use of it." The government has also issued figures which, it claims, show the efficacy of mediation. 70% of couples who undergo mediation, the Ministry of Justice said, reach an agreement without the need for the courts. Almost two thirds of those whose disputes relate to children manage to settle their differences after a single session, the Ministry claimed.
However, so far the government's efforts to encourage the use of mediation by separating couples have fallen decidedly flat. This was seen as son as legal aid cuts took effect, at exactly the time the government hoped couples would seek out mediation as an alternative. Contrary to the hopes of the government, the number of couples turning to mediation actually fell. Six months after the cuts hit, less than half as many couples were using mediation as an alternative to settling their disputes in court. Over this six month period, the overall number of couples seeking out mediation services fell by 51%.
This fact may be down to the fact that fewer couples are now turning to lawyers. Unable to access legal aid to fund professional assistance, they instead proceed to court as litigants in person without stopping to consult a legal professional. Previously, lawyers were often the ones who made their clients aware of mediation and recommended the process, so by taking lawyers out of the equation the government may have caused awareness to fall. This has not been helped by the fact that, as critics of the cuts have been quick to observe, the government has made comparatively few efforts to make couples aware of the mediation schemes they have been introducing.
A number of legal professionals have expressed their doubts about the latest scheme. Resolution chair Jo Edwards pointed out that the scheme is limited to cases where at least one partner already qualifies for legal aid, and this is likely to limit its usefulness.
New proposals from Justice Minister Simon Hughes call for law students and trainee lawyers to be called in to help separating couples with the process of divorce. Hughes suggested that students and trainees could "talk through the issues," "sort out the clutter in their minds" and generally "hold the hands" of couples as they worked through the divorce process.
It is reported that ministers are forming plans for a potential advice centre network. Staffed by students and trainee lawyers, they would specialise in giving guidance to Litigant in Persons (LiPs) before they appear in court as part of their divorce proceedings.
On paper, the scheme is a timely one. Recent cuts to legal aid have affected a very large number of family court cases, including divorces. A significant portion of cases that appear before family courts now involve no professional legal representation for either party, and many struggle to afford specialist advice. The government has made it mandatory to first consider mediation, which is cheaper, easier and generally more amicable, but many cases still have to resort to the courts to settle disputes.
However, within the legal profession there are many voices speaking up to suggest that unqualified advice such as this will not prove to be an adequate substitute or even a particularly effective system in practice. Many students and trainees feel that they would not be confident in giving such important legal advice to people without it being checked by a qualified and experienced professional, especially when it could have such a profound impact on someone's personal life.
Many solicitors echo this sentiment when thinking back to their own days as trainees. For example, Hart Brown NQ solicitor Danielle Collett-Bruce said she would have felt "out of [her] depth." She also added that "experienced practitioners are still trying to understand the changes and I think it is unfair to expect young lawyers, whether in practice or not, to try to give a good level of advice."
Jo Edwards, chair of Resolution, also felt that such a scheme would not be adequate. While acknowledging that "any help that can be provided is not to be sniffed at," she also said that "the reality is this is complex stuff that needs specialist's advice from qualified professionals." Resolution, a national association of family legal professionals, has itself recently been tackling the issue of couples who struggle to afford professional help when going through divorce. They have teamed up with a major credit provider to offer manageable loans to fund legal advice and representation.
The Law Commission has proposed that pre-nuptial agreements gain legal status within England and Wales. The possibility has been widely welcomed by family lawyers.
The issue has been talked about for some months, and it is now looking like any relevant reforms that result from the discussions may soon come into effect. The Law Commission's recent report calling for the move is the result of consultations stretching out over three years.
Currently, pre-nuptial agreements can be treated by courts as a factor in deciding how to assign assets in divorce cases, but they are not legally binding and have no set-in-stone status in law. The commission's report includes a draft of a bill which would change this, allow agreements that are legally binding to be made by couples who are getting married. In the event of their marriage failing, this would result in much greater security for both partners regarding the way their assets will be disposed.
If a bill in line with the Law Commission's draft should be passed, courts will have no authority to deviate from the terms of qualifying pre-nups when disposing of a couple's assets as long as the terms provide adequately for the needs of both partners and for any children.
In order to qualify under the terms of the draft bill contained in the report, a pre-nuptial agreement must meet the following criteria:
- It must be signed at least 28 days before the wedding takes place.
- It must not involve fraud, misrepresentation, or undue influence.
- It must contain a statement that the couple understand that the agreement is binding and cannot normally be altered by courts in the event of divorce.
- Both partners must have received legal advice, and undertaken full disclosure.
If any of these conditions are not met, the agreement will not be entirely voided. However, it will not be strictly binding and there will be greater discretion for courts to deviate from the terms when disposing of assets.
James Carroll, co-chair of the family law committee of the Law Society, stressed that this does not make all pre-nuptial agreements into documents that will be absolutely binding in every circumstance. He clarified: "Parties can choose to opt out of sharing non-matrimonial property, but they will not be able to contract out of providing for each other's needs."
Many lawyers predict that there will now be a surge in demand for pre-nups, although opinions differ as the to likely extent of this.
According to a recent report, the UK has surpassed New York to become the world-leading international legal services centre. TheCityUK's Legal Services 2014 report says that New York remains the home of the world's largest market for domestic law, but the UK is now the biggest centre of international law.
Approximately 7% of revenues for law firms around the world are taken by UK companies. This makes the UK the largest market in Europe by some distance, and the largest in the world by a smaller margin. The UK is also home to three of the world's five largest law firms when judged by number of employees. Alternatively, if judged by total revenue, the UK houses four of the world's ten biggest firms. The UK currently also houses offices of more than 200 foreign legal firms.
In 2012, legal services contributed £20.4 billion to the UK economy, accounting for 1.5% of the country's total GDP. Gross revenues for UK law firms were £38.5 billion in the 2012-2013 financial year, showing growth of 5% in this period.
Another claim the report contained is that London is the world leader in dispute resolution. This applies collectively to al forms of dispute, such as mediation, arbitration and litigation. Over 19,000 commercial and civil disputes were resolved in London in 2012, with approximately 4,700 of these being international. Furthermore, out of all corporate arbitrations across the globe, 40% of governing law is English law and London is widely viewed as the preferred arbitration centre.
According to Desmond Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society: "This report reinforces that the UK continues to lead the way. To remain the destination of choice for legal services, we need to invest in infrastructure, invest in skills and reduce the regulatory burden."
Furthermore, large law firms in London are likely to have larger, more extensive global networks than their counterparts in other parts of the world. This is perhaps linked to a claim in the report that the current slow rates of economic growth in established markets is likely to drive law firms towards overseas expansion to generate fees.
Nicholas Lavender QC, chair of the Bar Council, said: "These figures demonstrate how important the UK's legal services sector is to our economy and to the economic recovery." Lavender went on to say that "English law remains one of our most significant exports and continues to ensure the UK plays a leading role in global commerce."
There have been changes to civil litigation funding and costs that are worth noting for the clinical negligence sector.
The reforms made by Lord Justice Jackson's reforms have affected practitioners in the field, as well as their clients, although they were particularly aimed at the personal injury sector and not so much at medical negligence. Now, after eight months, those changes to civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales start to have serious impact on clients with less valuable claims.
After legal aid for clinical negligence claims have been removed, firms' cash flows have also come under pressure, following the removal of legal aid for clinical negligence claims. In order to make up for lost revenue after Jackson's reforms, personal injury firms are branching out into clinical negligence and competition rises up.
Most of Lord Jackson's recommendations were put into effect on 1 April by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, flanked by new Civil Procedure Rules. Those changes include the removal of legal aid for clinical negligence and the removal of fee agreements where in case of a win, the losing side has to pay the success fee. In the Post-Jackson rules, claimants will now pay it out of their damages. Furthermore, before the winning claimant had the right to recover after-the-event litigation insurance premiums in their entirety However, now only the insurance premium for expert fees can be recouped from the losing defendant. Finally, there would be much stricter control on the amount being spent by claiming to bring medical negligence claims to an English court, in accordance to the new costs and case management rules. Budgets will have to be set before the start of the court process because if costs exceed the value of the claim, they might be considered disproportionate, and therefore disallowed or reduced.
The Mitchell case remains the strongest signal yet of the courts' very tough line on compliance with these new costs budgeting rules. The case was heard before the Court of Appeal on 7 November. Clinical negligence lawyers did not have a lot of hope but still were eagerly awaiting the final decision. The claimant lawyers in Mitchell were heavily penalised for failing to file their costs budget on time, with their costs reduced to court fees alone and relief from sanctions denied. After all, this pessimism was justified, because the appeal was dismissed.
Over £130million going towards litigation cases against the Ministry of Defence can paralyse the UK's defences, according to a liberal research group.
According to Policy Exchange, the continuous legal assault against the Ministry of Defence, with 5,827 legal cases in 2012 to 2013, can instantly take up all the resources of the military. According to legal professionals, the commonly used "weapon" in legal challenges pertaining to military action and personnel activities was the European Convention on Human Rights.
The ECHR, a law passed in September 1953 and the Human Rights Act in 1998 allows individuals to file in domestic courts complaints and compensation for damages caused by any military in the area.
The UK was both involved in the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. The legal assault increased in volume right after the wars in both countries. Combat Immunity, as long as the Law of Armed Conflict is observed, protected the military from any form of complaint during the conflict. However, because legal issues of negligence and duty of care must be kept in check with military action, the Military faced plenty of legal attacks.
According to military law experts, no personnel is above the law, but they must guarantee to limit many of their own rights. Their report recommended that the government must effectively define Combat Immunity to help military personnel take decisions without fear of violating laws. They must also exempt the Ministry of Defence from the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, which is also a common "weapon" of legal assaulters.
Other recommendations said that the United Kingdom must put down the European Convention on Human Rights during military operations and that legal aid should be removed from lawsuits.
However, the plan is still in contest because many legal representatives pointed out that civilians have a right to complain against military groups who had committed grave offences and the laws give them the capability to do so.
According to them, some legal cases are not meant to get compensation or gains from cases, but rather cases filed by family members to ensure the safety of their sons and daughters who have gone to war.
Chris Grayling the Justice Secretary has declared an end to plans which proposed to award contracts for legal aid to the lowest bidder in an aim to minimize the bill the government has to shell out on legal aid. In a newspaper interview the Justice Secretary stated that the change is due to a deal which has been agreed between himself and the Law Society.
Adversaries of the initial idea had been opposed it as they believed that such a policy will inevitably have a damaging effect on the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Despite this change of heart regarding the way contracts are awarded the remainder of the cuts in the legal aid sector are due to go ahead as planned.
In a speech to the House of Commons the Justice Secretary revealed that households who have over £3,000 in monthly disposable income will not be eligible for legal aid as well as no longer providing such funding to prisoners. The cuts would also affect immigrants who have been residents in the United Kingdom for less than a year as they will be denied legal aid in civil suits.
In searching for ways to minimize the £2bn yearly bill by £350m which the government pays out in legal aid, ministers had proposed the introduction of price competitive tendering. Clive Coleman the BBC's legal correspondent labeled the proposals as controversial and stated that the quality of legal services is bound to be effected by the winner of the 'race to the bottom'.
Although the bidding format for legal aid contracts has been abolished the remainder of the money saving plans will go ahead in a push by the government to save money from the UK legal system which has been labeled as the costliest in the world.
'Factory mentality'
The current numbers of legal aid providers in the United Kingdom stands at 1,600 with potential for more should companies meet the minimum quality criterions. Plans by the government will put a cap on the contracts for solicitors working in police stations which will alone save 17.5% nationwide.
Moreover, a committee will be assembled to seek new ideas on how minute hearings can be avoided by resolving them over e-mail or video link. The final draft of proposals will be subject to a 6 week consultation period before the plans come into force.
The Law Commission has recommended that the defence of insanity should be abolished due to that fact that it no longer functions as it was designed to back in the 19th century. The Government was informed by lawyers responsible for suggesting reform that mentally incapable people are often subject to trial in court due to the decayed and no longer in date rules on fitness. Moreover, a recommendation to scrap the defence of insanity has also been made to the government due to it too being out of date and misplaced in the law and that those convicted persistently avoid its use.
The warning was made by the Commission which holds the responsibility to keep an eye on the law in Britain and make recommendations where necessary as well as think of new ways to keep legislation up to date and in line with modern society. The alert by the Law Commission will force government ministers to conduct a review into the matter in order to put a stop to unjust trials and prevent further mentally incapable defendants from having to be sent to prison where they are unable to cope with the environment. The law on unfitness to plead intends to shield defendants who are regarded as unfit to stand trial and to adequately understand the process of a courtroom hearing. Currently the Law Commission believes that the threshold regarding the mental fitness of a defendant to be fit to stand trial is set at an unreasonably high level which inevitably means that a large number of defendants are tried as normal when they should be exempted.
Moreover, pleading insanity as a form of defence looks at the defendant's state of mind at the time of the committed offence as opposed to the time of the trial. On average, in England and Wales there are thirty insanity pleas which succeed annually in the crown courts. In a published paper which is a discussion prior to the final report which will be compiled the Law Commission stated that both tests for insanity and the unfitness to plead have been formed on concepts which emerged in the 19th century and that neither of which has kept up with modern day developments in medical evidence and what it seen as acceptable in society.


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Use tiny clay pots to create Christmas ornaments featuring nesting birds. You can decorate the clay pot Christmas ornaments in a variety of Christmas themes.
- Tiny Terra Cotta Pots with Drainage Hole (Be sure to wash!)
- Gold Leaf Paint OR Silver Leaf Paint
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- I bought the tiny pots at Michael's for .58 cents each. Be sure to wash the pots with a grease-cutting dishwashing liquid (such as Dawn) and water. Don't skip this step, or your paint could peel off. Make sure the pots are thoroughly dry before you start painting them.
- With a flat brush, paint the pots with Liquid Leaf in Classic Gold OR Liquid Leaf in Silver. You can purchase Liquid Leaf at Michael's for $5.99 a jar AND if you use a Michael's 40% off coupon, it's even better.
- If you decide to place glitter on the rim of the pot, paint a fairly generous amount of Elmer's Craft Bond glue on the rim of the pot. Make sure you don't forget the front part of the rim as well. I used the Martha Stewart ultra- fine glitter.
- After the pots have dried thoroughly, spray a coat of Clear Gloss Acrylic spray. This will prevent any nicks in the paint that may occur over time.
- At this point, you will need to string organza ribbon through your pot and tie in a pretty bow at the top of the pot's rim. Michael's sells pots that already have drainage holes in them, so you won't need to drill anything.
- If you have decided to glue flat back rhinestones on the rim, use Aileene's Glass and Bead glue OR E-6000 to attach the rhinestones to the lip of the pot. I would highly recommend allowing the rhinestones to set for at least 24 hours.
- Using your low temp hot glue gun, glue a little Spanish Moss inside, and perch your little feathered friend on top. I snipped my moss into smaller pieces, however, this step is not required.
- Lastly, string and tie gold ornament thread under the ribbon and you have a sweet little ornament. You may also want to add a couple of snowflake stickers to the pot, however, this is up to you. You now have a sweet little bird ornament!
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The MAT presents Barry Smith in "Jesus in Montana"
Presented by Millibo Art Theatre at Millibo Art Theatre
January 12 - January 22, 2012
"Five stars! A devastatingly significant work, a scintillating turn of phrase and a way with a punch line that is jaw-dropping. You must see Jesus in Montana." – Montreal Gazette
The MAT welcomes back the very funny Barry Smith in Jesus in Montana, the true story of a young man's quest to discover truth, spiritual fulfillment and ultimately, himself. This inventive "Modern Monologue" explores the universal nature of searching for one's place in the world and questioning one's very existence. Why am I here? Where do I fit in? Jesus in Montana reveals—with frank humor—how even the most bizarre, misguided quest can be a worthwhile journey.
Winner of the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival Outstanding Solo Show Award, JESUS IN MONTANA is a timely and revealing comedy about a young man's personal road trip to discover truth, spiritual fulfillment and ultimately, himself
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In the early 90s, writer/performer Barry Smith found himself in a bizarre doomsday cult, living in the basement of a man who claimed to be the return of Jesus. After a few years of earnestly following "Jesus in Montana," Smith grew disillusioned (and tired of waiting for the oft-promised Apocalypse) and left the cult. Then he wrote a comedy about it!
This absolutely true, multimedia, award-winning comedy offers an irreverent glimpse into the world of religious fanaticism from one who's been there and back. With pictures! Using his signature "Modern Monologue" style, Smith uses projected photos, old audio, home movies and hilariously simplistic graphs to further explain how one gets
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Do Nekro Virus copy a technology from an enemy player if he only destroies ships with pre-combat ?
rolls, including pre-combat effects, PDS, bombardment, etc
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Posted 11 June 2013 - 02:20 AM
Do Nekro Virus copy a technology from an enemy player if he only destroies ships with pre-combat ?
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Posted 19 June 2013 - 09:49 PM
I say yes because pre-combat is part of a space battle so the Nekro would just score a victory during the pre-combat phase.
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Posted 08 July 2013 - 12:17 AM
Definately, they destroyed at least 1 unit during the Space Battle Sequence, so they get a tech from it.
Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:01 AM
Based on the FAQ (pg 11) answer to
Q: Can you acquire the objective: "I destroyed x ships in a
Space Battle" by shooting them with a PDS? What about precombat
A: No, PDS fire happens before the Combat step. All precombat
abilities happen during the Space Battle step, and
therefore count toward the objective.
My assumption is that it would follow similar rules. Essentially, if you wipe out a fleet with PDS entirely, I'd argue no tech for you, as a space battle never happened, even if you have ships in system. However, things such as anti-fighter barage and assault cannon, they would still net a technology if you somehow wipe out the fleet before they're allowed to return fire. For invasion combat, I believe it says on the Nekro race sheet that PDS casualties do not count, so I would argue the same as for space battle.
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It's hard to pick a winner here — both grown women reached such stunning levels of immaturity throughout tonight's Baton Rouge auditions episode. I'm going with Mariah, for at least having the decency to direct her shade at her target of loathing with a tremendous side-eye, while Nicki opted to draw the contestant into her ongoing epic battle to take down one of the top-selling female artists in history. Subtlety is everything. READ FULL STORY
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After weeks of breathless, pearl-clutching promotion for the infamous Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey fight, tonight's American Idol revealed what prompted Minaj's freakout in the first place. The Charlotte auditions episode featured a somewhat rational debate (prompted by Minaj) on whether a contestant should feel "forced" to "do the country thing," and then we saw Minaj determinedly stomping off the set after complaining that "Maybe I should get off the f—ing panel."
What we didn't see, of course, was a single second of Minaj's cringe-inducing motormouth-y rant captured in October's buzz-magnet handheld video. In fact, it's likely the "fight" we saw tonight had no real linear connection with the leaked footage, which makes the over-promotion even more obnoxious. Fox chose to save face — including any of that leaked footage on-air would be a huge turnoff, and Minaj has enough detractors as it is. READ FULL STORY
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In this corner, daaaahhhhling, we have five-time Grammy winner (and 34-time nominee, whoa) Mariah Carey: the best selling female artist of all time, the custodian of a famous five-octave range, a lovable nut who doesn't really exercise while wearing five-inch heels but does really flip out if photographed or filmed from her "bad" left side.
And in this corner, speaking in a fake British accent for some reason, there's brash young upstart Nicki Minaj: a rapper/singer who once boasted of earning $50,000 for a guest verse even before her album was released, a wearer of assorted ridiculata, and the winner of zero Grammys so far, though she's racked up four nominations since 2011.
Both had their claws out as soon as American Idol's season premiere began last night. READ FULL STORY
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It's no wonder a camera "just happened" to capture the now infamous Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey brawl — after watching the two-hour season 12 premiere, it's clear the two new American Idol judges can't stand each other. This is never going to change, and it's super uncomfortable to watch because both women are acting like they're 5. Instead of coolly rising above their differences (when in actuality: THEY'RE THE SAME), they talk over each other until eventually Minaj wins because she's simply louder and more obnoxious. At one point, Minaj plastered on one of her 31 flavors of fake smile and monotoned "She's a bitch she's a bitch she's a bitch" ad nauseum. How many people are tuning in to a singing competition to see something like this? I'm guessing one — and she's pictured above, mimicking how the majority of viewers probably looked while they watched her. READ FULL STORY
'Vote for the Worst' 'Idol' website shutting down
If you know who Sanjaya is, the website you have to "thank" is shutting down.
Vote for the Worst, a website started in 2004 encouraging fans of American Idol to vote for the worst contestant to bring about the end of the show, is coming to its own end. To quote its creator Dave's own post announcing the shut down: "They say when your critics stop talking about you, you're finished. We've been American Idol's biggest critic, but we're leaving before we get completely bored with a show that really should've bowed out gracefully a few years ago."
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Genial talk show host Jay Leno and aggressively odd rapper Nicki Minaj seem like they have approximately nothing in common. But on The Tonight Show yesterday, the two realized that they actually do share something: They've both been involved in high-profile celebrity feuds.
Yes, says Minaj, the animosity between her and fellow new American Idol judge Mariah Carey isn't trumped up for the cameras: "It definitely isn't a fake feud." According to her, the fighting began as simple joking around before taking a turn for the real (maybe around the same time Nicki cursed out Mariah in North Carolina). "We're both passionate, and both crazy, and we're both, you know," Minaj helpfully explained to Leno, adding, "and then sometimes it just goes 'rawrr!'"
Mariah Carey talks Nicki Minaj feud: 'I did hire more security' -- VIDEO
So, just how much do Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj actually despise each other? We won't be able to judge that for ourselves until American Idol's 12th season premieres next week — but in the meantime, there's Carey's new interview with Barbara Walters, which touches on the Mariah/Nicki feud.
A brief recap of the conflict: Mariah Carey had a vision of love — and a vision of herself as American Idol's only female judge. So when Fox invited Nicki Minaj to serve on the show's new judging panel as well, there was some immediate friction between the two musicians — although both Carey and Minaj rejected rumors of bad blood. ("How can you feud in two days?" Carey joked shortly after the judging panel was made official. "I think a feud takes a little longer [to build.")
Then TMZ released a video of Nicki cursing out Mariah during an Idol audition in North Carolina. Walters discussed the explosive clip on The View, saying that Carey had told her things got even more heated once the cameras were off. Specifically: Minaj supposedly said, "If I had a gun, I would shoot that f—ing bitch." Mariah responded by reportedly hiring extra security. President Obama and Stevie Nicks got involved. Nicki accused Walters of taking Mariah's side "because I'm a little black girl that raps." It was, in sort, a Class-A fustercluck.
Russell Crowe responds to Adam Lambert's 'Les Mis' criticism
Russell Crowe has stepped up to defend Les Misérables after American Idol finalist Adam Lambert skewered the movie via Twitter.
@Brunettemom123 @adamlambert I don't disagree with Adam,sure it could have been sweetened,Hooper wanted it raw and real,that's how it is
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Over the weekend, Lambert released a multi-tweet review of the film in which he said while "visually impressive," "the score suffered massively with great actors PRETENDING to be singers."
Ouch. (He also singled out Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Tveit and Samantha Barks, who played Eponine, as the exceptions to that assessment.)
'The X Factor' finale: Does anyone even care?
The judges certainly don't! Their collective uttah indifference throughout season 2 — save for the occasional scripted standing O, shown above — has made it damn near impossible for me to feel that strongly about which of three talented but not awe-inspiring contestants should win. I tried to give The X Factor the benefit of the doubt this season. But if the judges can't even remember these people's names, why should viewers? READ FULL STORY
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