Posts Tagged ‘America’

MOTION POTION: ELECTRIC NOSTALGIA TOUR AND SILENT SOUNDCLASH SERIES

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 23:18

Motion Potion challenges America's DJs to a "Silent Soundclash"Wireless headphones from Silent Events propel a 2-channel Silent Disco battle in U.S. clubs Motion Potion For more than a decade, Motion Potion has been pushing "Electric Nostalgia," a style that unites the past 40 years of ...

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GQ DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL RIELLE HUNTER PICTURES: “SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING”

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 17:46

GQ Magazine is firing back at claims made by Rielle Hunter, the mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards. Hunter — who sat down for a tell-all chat with the mag that was released on Monday — says she is “repulsed” by the photos the publication ran with the story. According ...

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GREAT CLAIMS

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:24

Insurance losses from catastrophesTHE final bill in terms of the death toll and economic loss is still being calculated after massive earthquakes hit Haiti and Chile this year and will far outweigh the 15,000 people who died or went missing as a result of natural and man-made catastrophes in 2009. ...

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RIHANNA TO RECORD SINGLE WITH JLS

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:51

”Umbrella” singer Rihanna has confirmed that she will be recording a single with British boyband JLS (Jack the Lad Swing) before the end of the year. Rihanna, 22, was teamed up with JLS by Jay-Z, who is keen to develop the boyband in America. He further plans on putting the two acts ...

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GISELE BUNDCHEN VOGUE SHAPE ISSUE APRIL 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010 21:18

“I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn’t work apart from the contracts I have, and then I only let them use my face…..” Gisele Bundchen — the world’s No. 1-ranked supermodel — graces the cover of Vogue’s April Shape Issue ...

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SPENCER PRATT LEAVING “THE HILLS”…..TO FIGHT CYBER CRIME

Monday, March 15, 2010 20:24

Spencer Pratt is finally biting his tongue. On Monday, the reality villain Hills fans love to loathe announced that he is leaving the long-running MTV docusoap to become a cyber sheriff. …No, we’re not joking….So reset your passwords, PopCrunchers: Heidi Montag’s manbag is making it his duty to patrol the ...

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MOODY’S TALKS DOWNGRADE OF U.S. AND U.K. SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATINGS

Monday, March 15, 2010 19:35

Today, Moody's is again hinting about sovereign credit downgrades for the U.S. and UK..As Bloomberg writes:The U.S. and the U.K. have moved “substantially” closer to losing their AAA credit ratings as the cost of servicing their debt rose, accordin...

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KE$HA, ORIANTHI WILL PERFORM ON “AMERICAN IDOL” RESULTS SHOW

Monday, March 15, 2010 17:46

Pop sensations Ke$ha and Orianthi will perform on this week’s American Idol Results Show. Ke$ha will sing her latest single “Blah Blah Blah,” while Orianthi is tapped to perform her hit “According To You.” Tuesday night’s performance show will feature the Season 9 finalists performing the songs of The Rolling ...

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SUNDAY CRUNCH CRUMBS: RYAN & TATUM O’NEAL, REUNITED; DAVID SCHWIMMER ENGAGED; THE GAYS TAKE ON TAYLOR SWIFT’S “YOU BELONG WITH ME”

Sunday, March 14, 2010 22:22

-Reunited and it smells so bad: Oscar-winning dad & daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal are back on speaking terms. The pair spent the past several years estranged after Tatum spilled the tea on her dysfunctional childhood in the 2004 autobiography A Paper Life…. -Unlucky in love so far, Friends star David ...

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:28

Barack Obama's off-again-on-again trip to Asia• BARACK OBAMA is set for a trip to Asia, beginning with a stop at his boyhood home of Indonesia. But the visit, originally set to start on Thursday March 18th, will be delayed until Sunday 21st so Mr Obama can be present to give ...

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BOMBER CLAIMS 14 LIVES IN MINGORA

Saturday, March 13, 2010 19:00

SWAT – At least 14 persons including four security personnel, three workers of an NGO and a student were killed while 65 others got injured in a suicide attack outside the District Courts in Mingora on Saturday.Several vehicles and a public library were ...

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‘SOUTH PARK’ KIDS SET TO TARGET TIGER WOODS

Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:07

The kids in the cartoon series ‘South Park’ are all set to take on defamed golfer Tiger Woods. The opening of the cartoon’s 14th season on Wednesday will see the troubled golfer encountering Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado town. “It’’s such an important issue in America right now ...

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EVENING CRUNCH CRUMBS: KATIE HOLMES IS NOT PREGNANT; COREY HAIM FUNERAL DONATIONS; JOAQUIN PHOENIX COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT TO PLAY EDGAR ALLAN POE?

Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:00

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Let’s check out what’s going on around the blogosphere: -A rep for Katie Holmes has denied reports claiming the actress is pregnant….. -Whitney Port debuted her new clothing line, Whitney Eve, at Miami Fashion Week on Thursday…. -I like a bargain as much as the next girl, but ...

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LIFE IS GREAT … BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE ALREADY MEGA-WEALTHY

Friday, March 12, 2010 23:14

As I pointed out in November:A report by University of California, Berkeley economics professor Emmanuel Saez concludes that income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, surpassing even levels seen during the Great Depression.The repo...

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BETTY WHITE “THE MIDDLE” GUEST APPEARANCE

Friday, March 12, 2010 21:51

The title of America’s Sweetheart belongs to Betty White — and boy is she in demand: the former “Golden Girl” just snatched up a guest star on the ABC sitcom The Middle — which stars Atticus Shaffer, Patricia Heaton, Chris Kattan, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, and Eden Sher. White, 88, will ...

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TROPICANA RESORT & CASINO ATLANTIC CITY INTRODUCES “JERSEY SHORE PACKAGE”

Friday, March 12, 2010 10:34

Jersey Shore is heading to South Beach — but the cast’s culture of “Gym-Tan-Laundry,” has made a lasting impression of the good people of the Garden State. The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City has introduced the “Jersey Shore Package,” which offers fans of the wildly-popular MTV series the chance ...

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MARCH 12, 1790: BATTERIES NOW INCLUDED

Friday, March 12, 2010 1:00

1790: John Frederic Daniell, a 19th-century scientific and academic heavyweight, inventor of the first practical electric battery and all-around geek, is born in London, England. Daniell, the son of a prominent London attorney, attended prestigious schools in Europe where he excelled in science — especially when it came to performing experiments ...

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ROBERT PATTINSON LIVES LIFE LIKE A VAMPIRE

Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:37

Robert Pattinson’s real life is not much different from that of the vampire he plays in the hit Twilight series, for the actor rarely steps out in daylight in fear of being mobbed by over enthusiastic fans. The 23-year-old star, who portrays Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of the novel ...

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ADRIANNE CURRY ISSUES HARSH WARNING TO ADDICTS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF COREY HAIM

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 22:01

The death of actor Corey Haim elicited a strong reaction from Hollywood Tweeters on Wednesday. After all, many working actors in their 30s either grew up watching the childhood star’s arsenal of ’80s teen flicks, like The Lost Boys, License to Drive, and Lucas — or they knew the man ...

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UNEMPLOYMENT: BETTER, WORSE OR LESS BAD?

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 20:39

Unemployment rates worsened in 30 states in January:In other words, unemployment increased in the majority of states.However, CNN is seeing the glass as half full, noting in a report entitled "State unemployment picture brightens":A total of 30 states ...

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