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1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529</id><updated>2024-10-02T12:58:47.866-07:00</updated><category term="Entertainment"/><category term="Celebrity"/><category term="Sci/Tech"/><category term="World"/><category term="Usa"/><category term="Life/Style"/><category term="Health"/><title type='text'>Hot Issues,Trends,Discussions</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>517</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-4418196369329434860</id><published>2010-09-17T10:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-17T10:41:34.555-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>British Police Hold 5 on Terror Charges as Pope Visits</title><content type='html'>As Pope Benedict XVI  embarked on some of the most symbolic overtures of his state visit to  London, the British police arrested five men early Friday on terrorism  charges related to his stay here but gave no specific details of any  threat against him.&lt;br /&gt;
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3. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBk-TBidd8LaxwtZlubyFyHOGnU0xOJmJVXLqZRF62GnzdrBphNH1TLxkw2Vtz4H1O0x4y3KY7_nVbDRAThtejDKSexmQgX59pRZ6QhktW_nhZHBDTzkhGXydite9Lr5WTPeaOugC8wD7/s1600/pope_benedict_xvi_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBk-TBidd8LaxwtZlubyFyHOGnU0xOJmJVXLqZRF62GnzdrBphNH1TLxkw2Vtz4H1O0x4y3KY7_nVbDRAThtejDKSexmQgX59pRZ6QhktW_nhZHBDTzkhGXydite9Lr5WTPeaOugC8wD7/s320/pope_benedict_xvi_7.jpg" /></a></div>On a day when Benedict became the first pope to set foot on some of the  most hallowed ground of the Anglican Church and British secular  authority, the police and the <b>Vatican</b>  said he would not change his long-planned itinerary because of the  arrest of what the municipal authorities in central London  described as  five  street cleaners. News reports said they were Algerians working in  an area the pope was set to visit.  <br />
4. After the arrests, the British police were “satisfied that our current  policing plan is appropriate” to ensure the pope’s safety, a police  spokeswoman said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of  police rules. <b>Britain</b>’s broader terrorism threat assessment level was not increased.  <br />
5. On the second day of a four-day visit partly overshadowed by the sexual  abuse crisis enfolding the Roman Catholic Church and partly evoking the  Vatican’s historically troubled relationship with the Church of England,  the pope visited with <b>Rowan Williams</b>,  the archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Anglican  Communion that grew from the 16th-century schism when Henry VIII broke  with Rome. The meeting took place at<b> Lambeth Palace</b>, the archbishop’s official seat.  <br />
6. Speaking alongside the archbishop, the pope renewed criticism of  increasing secularism, saying “the surrounding culture is growing ever  more distant from its Christian roots, despite a deep and widespread  hunger for spiritual nourishment.”  <br />
7. Later, Benedict was to address a panoply of the nation’s political leaders — including  former Prime Minister<b> Tony Blair</b>, a high-profile convert to Catholicism — in the ornate chamber of Westminster Hall within the Houses of Parliament.  <br />
8. Historically, the vaulted, medieval hall carries heady symbolism.  It was there that<b> </b><b>Sir Thomas </b>More,  a Catholic, was tried and convicted of treason in 1535. He was  subsequently executed. In 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized him on the 400th  anniversary of his death.  <br />
9. Later on Friday, the pope and the archbishop planned to mark a moment of  ecumenical symbolism, praying together  in a display of unity at  Westminster Abbey, the spiritual heart of the Church of England. But the  arrests seemed to inject a jarring note into a day planned as a display  of harmony and reconciliation.  <br />
10. The police spokeswoman said that counterterrorism officers raided  offices in central London at 5:45 a.m. and that five men, between 26 and  50 years old, were in custody “on suspicion of the commission,  preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.” It was not clear if  the arrests were precautionary or related to a conspiracy actually under  way.  <br />
11. Police officers subsequently searched offices and homes in north and  east London, but no “hazardous materials” were reported to have been  found.  <br />
12. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters that  the pope had been informed of the threat while meeting Catholic  schoolchildren at Saint Mary’s University chapel at Twickenham, in  southwest London, on Friday morning.  <br />
13. “We have complete trust in the police,” Father Lombardi said. “The  police are taking the necessary measures, there is no need to change  plans.”  <br />
14. He added: “The situation is not particularly dangerous. The pope is happy about this trip, and calm.”  <br />
15. Concern about papal security has persisted since a Turkish gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca, tried to kill Benedict’s predecessor, <b>John Paul II</b>,  in St. Peter’s Square in Rome in May 1981. Since then, the pope has  traveled with a significant security detail, protected by bulletproof  glass on his “popemobile” and by bodyguards alongside it. His convoy was  escorted on Friday by a about dozen motorcycle outriders. For all that,  Benedict mingled openly with schoolchildren when he arrived in  southwest London on Friday.  <br />
16. In April, Reuters reported, two Moroccan students deported from Italy  were suspected of plotting to assassinate the pope, strengthening  suspicions that affiliates of <b>Al Qaeda </b>in North Africa were seeking potential recruits in Italy and arranging financing for attacks elsewhere in Europe.  <br />
17. Britain is currently assessing the threats to its security, according to  a speech on Thursday by Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, the domestic  security service. Britain has frequently been on high terror alerts  since July 2005, when four suicide bombers killed 52 people in attacks  on the London transit system.  <br />
18. In the speech, Mr. Evans said that the authorities had revised an  earlier view that dissident groups in Northern Ireland would present an  increasingly feeble threat as peace takes root in the British province.   <br />
19. “On the contrary, we have seen a persistent rise in terrorist activity  and ambition in Northern Ireland over the last three years,” he said.  <br />
20. He also said that of all  conspiracies against Britain, the proportion  emanating from Al Qaeda in Pakistan’s remote tribal areas had fallen to  around 50 percent from around 75 percent three years ago as the  authorities have detected increased terrorist activity among Qaeda  affiliates in Somalia and Yemen.  <br />
21. There was no indication, however, that those remarks directly presaged the reported threat to the pope.  <br />
22. While the police said that Benedict’s itinerary had not been disrupted,  reporters on the ground said his schedule seemed to have slipped  somewhat with unusual, if brief, delays after word of the arrests  emerged.  <br />
23. The pope arrived in London late  Thursday after flying from Rome, then  went to Scotland. Speaking to reporters on his plane, he said that  church leaders had not been “sufficiently vigilant” or “sufficiently  swift and decisive” in cracking down on sexual abusers.  <br />
24. Benedict’s is the first state visit to Britain by a pope in which he met  with the queen and political establishment as a fellow head of state.  In 1982, John Paul II paid a pastoral visit to Britain but did not meet  Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and was received by the queen privately.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/4418196369329434860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/09/british-police-hold-5-on-terror-charges.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4418196369329434860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4418196369329434860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/09/british-police-hold-5-on-terror-charges.html' title='British Police Hold 5 on Terror Charges as Pope Visits'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBk-TBidd8LaxwtZlubyFyHOGnU0xOJmJVXLqZRF62GnzdrBphNH1TLxkw2Vtz4H1O0x4y3KY7_nVbDRAThtejDKSexmQgX59pRZ6QhktW_nhZHBDTzkhGXydite9Lr5WTPeaOugC8wD7/s72-c/pope_benedict_xvi_7.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-3849755775972887340</id><published>2010-09-17T10:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-17T10:25:39.718-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sci/Tech"/><title type='text'>Google’s Chief on Social, Mobile and Conflict</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GlNnqteL752HeyutvHZ_lbehNNZpGQox6gmcxlpTGx__ShRhk78UTvxhiXe8ZlWF9_6fX_kYFl13AvbZWkdfcp21xfikLUU-a74CbtzBPFeewKhPnh1LTN7wnZ2zlzJP8fHgLjwIC6Ui/s1600/images.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GlNnqteL752HeyutvHZ_lbehNNZpGQox6gmcxlpTGx__ShRhk78UTvxhiXe8ZlWF9_6fX_kYFl13AvbZWkdfcp21xfikLUU-a74CbtzBPFeewKhPnh1LTN7wnZ2zlzJP8fHgLjwIC6Ui/s320/images.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Lately, stories about Google often seem to be stories about conflict — Google knocking heads with China or the Justice Department or Facebook.&lt;br /&gt;
25. For Eric E. Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, that is a good sign.  “This is winning,” he said this week, speaking to a group of reporters  at Google’s Zeitgeist conference in Arizona. “If we were losing, we  would not have these problems.”<br />
26. Mr. Schmidt gave a few updates on those conflicts and rivalries, as  well as some others. Expect to see social tools from Google this fall,  he said, but do not expect a brand new social network. Instead, Google  will add social components to its core products.<br />
27. He and other Google executives were not shy about needling Facebook  for making it difficult for Google to import social information. Upon  signing up for Facebook, people can import their Google contacts, but it  does not work the other way around,  Jonathan Rosenberg, senior vice  president of product management, noted.<br />
28. “The best thing that would happen is Facebook would open up its  network and we’d use that information to improve our ads and our  search,” Mr. Schmidt said. “Failing that, there are other ways in which  we can get that information, which is what we’re working on.”<br />
29. He described another rivalry — the one between Google and Apple  over mobile phones — as different than the one with Facebook. By  increasing competition, that rivalry benefits both companies and both  can do well, he said. <span id="more-49929"></span><br />
30. Google’s Android business is flourishing, he said, despite the fact  that Google makes no money on it because it gives the mobile operating  system away for free.<br />
31. “I have been surprised at how important Android is for our business,”  Mr. Schmidt said. “It’s fundamentally because Android is seen as  representative of the new model of computing, and people are dying to  put their best applications on an open platform.”<br />
32. The situation in China is stable, after Google temporarily shut down  its search engine in response to assaults from hackers and now redirects  users to the Hong Kong site. But the Chinese government could change  that arrangement at any minute, Mr. Schmidt said.<br />
33. He also spoke about another government-related conflict: the Texas  attorney general’s investigation into Google’s search results and  whether Google unfairly favors its own services over other Web sites.<br />
34. Google does not promise that it will treat all Web sites neutrally,  he said. “What we promise is the best answer that we can come up with,  as judged by the end user.”<br />
35. Sometimes that is a Google site and sometimes it is not, he said.  “There is not a deliberate favoritism from a business perspective. There  is a favoritism from what end users prefer, and we have ways to measure  that.”<br />
36. Regarding the Department of Justice review of Google’s acquisition of  ITA, the flight software company, Mr. Schmidt said he expects the deal  to go through.<br />
37. Google, which has been on a shopping spree lately and particularly  interested in buying social networking and advertising start-ups, has  picked up the pace of acquisitions and plans to keep it that way, Mr.  Schmidt said.<br />
38. But do not expect to see all the start-ups’ products live on, branded  with Google. “Most of the acquisitions that we are doing are focused  primarily on technical talent,” Mr. Rosenberg said.<br />
39. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/3849755775972887340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/09/googles-chief-on-social-mobile-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/3849755775972887340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/3849755775972887340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/09/googles-chief-on-social-mobile-and.html' title='Google’s Chief on Social, Mobile and Conflict'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GlNnqteL752HeyutvHZ_lbehNNZpGQox6gmcxlpTGx__ShRhk78UTvxhiXe8ZlWF9_6fX_kYFl13AvbZWkdfcp21xfikLUU-a74CbtzBPFeewKhPnh1LTN7wnZ2zlzJP8fHgLjwIC6Ui/s72-c/images.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-1938697862349581972</id><published>2010-05-10T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T11:20:49.842-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sci/Tech"/><title type='text'>Verizon leads carriers in customer satisfaction</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;postBody&quot;&gt; Verizon&#39;s customers are a happy lot. AT&amp;amp;T&#39;s? Not so much, still.&lt;br /&gt;
40. At least those are the findings of a survey (PDF)  released last week by ChangeWave Research that found Verizon tops among  cell phone users for customer satisfaction and fewer dropped calls.<br />
41. Of the 4,040 wireless subscribers questioned for the survey in March,  49 percent of Verizon's customers said they were very satisfied with  their service. In second place was Sprint Nextel with a 35 percent  satisfaction rate. T-Mobile and AT&T both tied for last with only 23  percent of their customers who said there were very satisfied.<br />
42. <div class="cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none" style="width: 466px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="259" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/10/changewave-cellular-custsat.png" width="466" /> <span class="image-credit">(Credit: ChangeWave)</span> </div>Verizon also came out top in the fewest number of dropped calls, with  its customers reporting only 1.5 percent of their calls lost over the  prior three months. The dropped call rates were 2.4 percent for Sprint  and 2.8 percent for T-Mobile, while AT&T was at the bottom with  customers reporting 4.5 percent  of their calls being lost. The dropped call rates marked Verizon's  best since September 2008 and AT&T's worst over the same time frame.<br />
43. <div class="cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none" style="width: 437px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="257" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/10/changewave-cellular-dropped-calls.png" width="437" /> <span class="image-credit">(Credit: ChangeWave)</span> </div>Customer loyalty, specifically churn rate, was another factor  measured in the survey. But here Verizon and AT&T both fared well,  with 7 percent of Verizon customers saying they plan to switch to  another carrier over the next three months, and 8 percent of AT&T  customers saying the same. The churn rate was 10 percent for Sprint and  14 percent for T-Mobile at the bottom.<br />
44. Though AT&T's other grades were poor, ChangeWave believes its  churn rate is relatively low thanks to its deal with Apple as the only  U.S. supplier of the iPhone.  In total, only 8 percent of all the people surveyed said they plan to  switch carriers, the lowest level ever recorded by ChangeWave.<br />
45. For those customers who do plan to switch, where will they go? The  popularity of the Motorola Droid led to a big jump in the number of  people who said they'd switch to Verizon, according to ChangeWave's  December survey results. The number has gone down 4 percentage points  since, according to the most recent results, but is still the highest of  the four carriers, with 27 percent of people who plan to switch  reporting they'll jump to Verizon. <br />
46. Among other subscribers looking for a change, 18 percent said they're  switching to AT&T. That was the second-highest rank in the current  survey but 3 percentage points lower for AT&T than in the December  survey and 19 points lower than it was in the September 2008 survey.<br />
47. Only 7 percent of those switching say they'll move to Sprint, while 5  percent indicated a leap to T-Mobile, however, those numbers do show an  improvement over the last several quarters. In the case of Sprint,  ChangeWave believes the boost is due to the carrier's new 4G wireless  plan and its lower prices but is uncertain whether or not this trend  will continue.<br />
48. Finally, how might a non-AT&T iPhone shake up the cellular  landscape? The news would certainly be good for Apple.<br />
49. Among Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile subscribers in general, 49  percent said they'd be very or somewhat likely to buy an iPhone if their  carrier offered it. But among specific carriers, 53 percent of Verizon  customers said they'd be very or somewhat likely to buy the iPhone, 44  percent of Sprint customers said the same, and 39 percent of T-Mobile  customers would likely jump to an iPhone.<br />
50. <div class="cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none" style="width: 466px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="265" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/10/changewave-cellular-iphone.png" width="466" /> <span class="image-credit">(Credit: ChangeWave)</span> </div>But with Verizon typically the most rumored carrier that would get an  iPhone if and when AT&T's exclusive contract ends, ChangeWave sees a  huge demand for it among Verizon customers and believes such a move  could have a "profound and likely transformational impact on the  industry."<br />
51. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/1938697862349581972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/verizon-leads-carriers-in-customer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1938697862349581972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1938697862349581972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/verizon-leads-carriers-in-customer.html' title='Verizon leads carriers in customer satisfaction'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-1989048575925019566</id><published>2010-05-10T11:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T11:16:35.561-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Weisz: No competition with Katie</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;body font-null&quot;&gt;         &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poptower.com/pic-11995/rae-weisz-antm-top-model.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://www.poptower.com/pic-11995/rae-weisz-antm-top-model.jpg&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Rachel Weisz has brushed off any talk of competition between  her and Katie Holmes, who are both playing Jackie Kennedy in two  different projects.&lt;br /&gt;
52. The Oscar-winning star will portray the former First Lady in a  biopic directed by her fiance Darren Aronofsky, while Katie will play  her in a TV mini-series, The Kennedys, to be shown on the History  Channel.<br />
53. "She's a fantastic actress, she will be fabulous - it's  not a competition," Rachel told People.com.<br />
54. She added: "I'm  surprised more people haven't played her thus far. It seems strange  there hasn't been many versions, but it's great she has the opportunity  to play her as well." <br />
55. Rachel is keen to jump into the stylish  shoes of Jackie Kennedy.<br />
56. "It's extremely exciting and scary at the  same time. She's American royalty, so there's some fear," she said.<br />
57. "I  haven't really got deep into it yet, but of course she's one of the  20th century's greatest and most fabulous fashion icons. I'm thrilled."<br />
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59. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/1989048575925019566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/weisz-no-competition-with-katie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1989048575925019566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1989048575925019566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/weisz-no-competition-with-katie.html' title='Weisz: No competition with Katie'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-5044477123132331341</id><published>2010-05-10T11:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T11:11:26.440-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Favreau reveals Iron Man 3 plot</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;body font-null&quot;&gt;         &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef012876f69eaa970c-600wi&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef012876f69eaa970c-600wi&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Director Jon Favreau has revealed his plans for Iron Man 3.&lt;br /&gt;
60. With Iron Man 2 currently topping the box office, the actor and  director told MTV he wants the villain in his next movie to be Marvel  character the Mandarin, a martial-arts expert who has superhuman powers  that can tear apart Iron Man's suit with his bare hands.<br />
61. Jon said:  "You've got to do the Mandarin - the problem with the Mandarin is that  the way it's depicted in the comic books, you don't want to see that."<br />
62. He  continued: "He has 10 magical rings - that just doesn't feel right for  our [franchise]. So it's either tech-based, or the rings are not really  rings. But maybe with Thor and all those others, you'll introduce magic  to that world and it won't seem so out of place." <br />
63. But while Jon  said he is keen to make Iron Man a trilogy he admits all the other  planned Marvel movies, with overlapping stories and characters, will  affect his film<br />
64. He said: "Iron Man 3 to pay it off, there's so  much left to understand about what the world is going to be like then.  You've got Thor, Captain America, Avengers all happening with different  directors before Iron Man 3, and that's all going to affect Iron Man 3.<br />
65. "And  what's going to have happened by then?<br />
66. "With Thor, you're going  to have all this supernatural stuff happening, and magic. There's a lot  of stuff going on in the world, if it's going to match the comic book,  it's going to be incredibly complex for a film. I'm curious to see how  they handle all that stuff."<br />
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68. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/5044477123132331341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/favreau-reveals-iron-man-3-plot.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/5044477123132331341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/5044477123132331341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/favreau-reveals-iron-man-3-plot.html' title='Favreau reveals Iron Man 3 plot'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-2149835037991905518</id><published>2010-05-10T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T11:07:53.838-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>PM Gordon Brown ‘on brink of standing down</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090604-gordon-brown-hmed-12a.hmedium.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;238&quot; src=&quot;http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090604-gordon-brown-hmed-12a.hmedium.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Speculation is increasing that Gordon Brown could tender his resignation  as    leader of the Labour Party as early as tomorrow.  &lt;br /&gt;
69. Senior party figures yesterday urged Mr Brown to face up to the reality  of the    election result and stand down as soon as possible to enable the party  to    rebuild in opposition.  <br />
70. He could use a meeting of the party's ruling National Executive  Committee to    announce that he will stand down. Harriet Harman, the deputy Labour  leader,    would take over as interim leader. <br />
71. Last night allies of Ed Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change  Secretary,    refused to deny reports that he would stand for the leadership — even  though    his older brother, David, is also a likely contender for the post.  Other    likely candidates are Ed Balls, Alan Johnson and Ms Harman herself.  <br />
72. While the focus is on the formal Tory-Liberal Democrat talks, informal    contacts were being maintained over the weekend between Labour and  Nick    Clegg's party through “back channels”. <br />
73. Ministers insist they have far more common ground with the Liberal  Democrats —    notably over electoral reform and reviving the economy — than the  Tories    have. <br />
74. Several ministers believe that Mr Brown's continuing presence in Downing     Street is undermining the party's fading chances of negotiating a deal  with    the Liberal Democrats. <br />
75. Mr Brown, who remains Prime Minister, met ministers and Labour officials  to    discuss the party's next steps. They included Lord Mandelson, the  Business    Secretary, Ms Harman, Ed Miliband, author of the Labour manifesto, and     Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former press secretary. <br />
76. Despite the apparent progress between the Tories and Liberal Democrats,  Labour    is keeping alive the prospect of an anti-Tory “progressive alliance”,    including Scottish and Welsh nationalists, as well as Northern Ireland  MPs. <br />
77. Labour says Mr Brown is ready to negotiate with Mr Clegg if his talks  with    David Cameron collapse, offering him immediate legislation to hold a    referendum on changing the voting system.  <br />
78. However, they acknowledge that his presence at the table could prove a    stumbling block for Mr Clegg, who has made clear he would not prop up  Mr    Brown as Prime Minister. <br />
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80. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/2149835037991905518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/pm-gordon-brown-on-brink-of-standing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2149835037991905518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2149835037991905518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/pm-gordon-brown-on-brink-of-standing.html' title='PM Gordon Brown ‘on brink of standing down'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-3198297600924095029</id><published>2010-05-10T11:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T11:00:43.564-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Jessica Taylor welcomes baby boy</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;body font-null&quot;&gt;         &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/62300/62387.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/62300/62387.jpg&quot; width=&quot;100&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Jessica Taylor and her husband, England cricketer Kevin  Pietersen, have become parents to a baby boy.&lt;br /&gt;
81. The baby - the couple's first - was born today (Monday) after Kevin  jetted from Barbados, where he has been playing in the World Twenty20,  to be by the former Liberty X singer's side.<br />
82. A spokesperson said  the baby, whose name has not yet been announced, was born without  complication and that the new addition to the Pietersen family and his  mother are doing well.<br />
83. Kevin, 29, said: "This really is the most  amazing experience of my life."<br />
84. The cricketer plans to stay with  his 29-year-old wife, a Dancing On Ice finalist, for a couple of days  before flying to the West Indies to continue the tournament.<br />
85. The  spokesperson added that the couple, who married in 2008, would like to  spend time on their own to enjoy the new arrival.<br />
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87. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/3198297600924095029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/jessica-taylor-welcomes-baby-boy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/3198297600924095029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/3198297600924095029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/jessica-taylor-welcomes-baby-boy.html' title='Jessica Taylor welcomes baby boy'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-839550057352568355</id><published>2010-05-10T10:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T10:54:23.462-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Betty White hits a homerun on &#39;Saturday Night Live&#39;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://media.onsugar.com/files/2010/03/10/1/192/1922283/ed228855ca0de324_betty-white.larger.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://media.onsugar.com/files/2010/03/10/1/192/1922283/ed228855ca0de324_betty-white.larger.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Betty White fans have another reason to appreciate Facebook. Not only  did it provide the platform to petition for the TV icon to host  &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; it became a hilarious punch line in her opening  monologue. &lt;br /&gt;
88. "When I first heard about the campaign to get me to  host 'Saturday Night Live,' I didn't know what Facebook was," White  said. "And now that I do know what it is, I have to say it sounds like a  huge waste of time."<br />
89. The jokes continued -- "When I was young we  didn't have Facebook, we had phone book," she said, "but you wouldn't  waste an afternoon with it" -- but White's Facebook fans can rest  assured their online effort wasn't a waste. In fact, the actress, who  appeared in every skit, is getting rave reviews.<br />
90. "All it took to  reinvigorate a 35-year-old comedy show was the presence of an  88-year-old woman," <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/betty-white-in-the-mother-of-all-saturday-night-live-episodes/?src=mv" target="new">writes Dave Itzoff</a> of the New York Times. "The only  real disappointment of the night was when the clock struck 1 a.m. and  Ms. White and the cast had to step on stage to wave their goodbyes."<br />
91. Whether singing her muffins' praises on NPR or donning a black ski mask  for a hardcore version of The Golden Girls theme song, White shined on a  night when SNL welcomed back many of its female heavy hitters,  including Molly Shannon,Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and  Ana Gasteyer.<br />
92. "Her comic delivery is still formidable," says the  Chicago Tribune's <a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/05/betty-white-saturday-night-live.html" target="new">Maureen Ryan.</a> "The show would be smart to extend an  open invitation to White to return as host any time, but given how in  demand she is, who knows if she'd be able to make it back?"<br />
93. And  even musical guest Jay-Z seemed in awe of White. After his second song,  &quot;Young Forever,&quot; he dedicated the performance to &quot;the most incredible  Betty White.&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/839550057352568355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-white-hits-homerun-on-saturday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/839550057352568355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/839550057352568355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/betty-white-hits-homerun-on-saturday.html' title='Betty White hits a homerun on &#39;Saturday Night Live&#39;'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-7776878432766971667</id><published>2010-05-10T10:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T10:48:28.604-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Will.i.am: I&#39;m Cheryl&#39;s knight</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgza4Lrq8J7E3n9bdDVCojgIJJ4y0ozmh2GCdxGWuZlAHFA6nVdtegdCqxcWHIievaMJpHjVNnoI2WV3DRJXAdrFdQ2o-O85qmPf-toNjopNzrzcpxmXF6-AmsslZvQsCPJOP9K79YrIHl7/s1600/will_i_am.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgza4Lrq8J7E3n9bdDVCojgIJJ4y0ozmh2GCdxGWuZlAHFA6nVdtegdCqxcWHIievaMJpHjVNnoI2WV3DRJXAdrFdQ2o-O85qmPf-toNjopNzrzcpxmXF6-AmsslZvQsCPJOP9K79YrIHl7/s200/will_i_am.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Will.i.am has apparently claimed he could ride to Cheryl  Cole&#39;s aid as her knight in shining armour.&lt;br /&gt;
94. The Black Eyed Peas frontman has shown his soft spot for the X  Factor judge, who announced she was splitting from footballer husband  Ashley following reports he had been unfaithful, and reckons he's man  enough to be her protector.<br />
95. "She needs rescuing after all she's  been through and I'm the man to do it - whenever she needs me, she knows I'm straight there,  no excuses," he told the Daily Star.<br />
96. "The way Ashley treated her  was just stupid and she knows I will always be there for her now."<br />
97. Will,  who first worked with Cheryl in 2008 when he asked her to sing on his  single Heartbreaker, said he would drop everything for the Girls Aloud  star, who is supporting the Black Eyed Peas on their UK tour.<br />
98. &quot;If  she&#39;s in New York, I will get a flight straight away to see her. If  she&#39;s in LA, I&#39;ll get on a flight there. I&#39;ll even come to London if she  wants me to. I&#39;d move to anywhere if it meant being with her,&quot; he  added.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/7776878432766971667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/william-im-cheryls-knight.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7776878432766971667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7776878432766971667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/william-im-cheryls-knight.html' title='Will.i.am: I&#39;m Cheryl&#39;s knight'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgza4Lrq8J7E3n9bdDVCojgIJJ4y0ozmh2GCdxGWuZlAHFA6nVdtegdCqxcWHIievaMJpHjVNnoI2WV3DRJXAdrFdQ2o-O85qmPf-toNjopNzrzcpxmXF6-AmsslZvQsCPJOP9K79YrIHl7/s72-c/will_i_am.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-5380502835514778305</id><published>2010-05-10T10:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-10T10:45:48.980-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Singing legend Lena Horne dies at age 92</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;She started out as a 16-year-old dancer at the Cotton Club in  Harlem, and later won two Grammys&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/pics/lena-1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/pics/lena-1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;243&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Lena Horne, the silky-voiced singing legend who shattered Hollywood  stereotypes of African Americans on screen in the 1940s as a symbol of  glamour whose signature song was &quot;Stormy Weather,&quot; died Sunday. She was  92&lt;br /&gt;
99. Horne died at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical  Center, a spokeswoman said. No cause of death was given.<br />
100. Beginning  as a 16-year-old chorus girl at the fabled Cotton Club in Harlem in  1933, Horne launched a more than six-decade career that spanned films,  radio, television, recording, nightclubs, concert halls and Broadway.<br />
101. As  a singer, Horne had a voice that jazz critic Don Heckman described in a  1997 profile in the Los Angeles Times as "smooth, almost caressing,  with its warm timbre and seductive drawl _ honey and bourbon with a  teasing trace of lemon."<br />
102. She was, Heckman wrote, "one of the  legendary divas of popular music" _ a singer who "belonged in the  pantheon of great female artists that includes Ethel Waters, Billie  Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae."<br />
103. Horne,  80 at the time and cutting a new album, took a different view.<br />
104. "Oh,  please," she said. "I'm really not Miss Pretentious. I'm just a  survivor. Just being myself."<br />
105. When Horne first began dancing in  the chorus at the Cotton Club _ three shows a night, seven nights a week  for $25 a week _ she did so to help out her family's troubled finances  during the Depression.<br />
106. By the time she arrived in Hollywood for a  nightclub job in 1941, she had been a vocalist for the Noble Sissle and  Charlie Barnet orchestras, had done some recording and was a cabaret  sensation at the prestigious Cafe Society Downtown club in New York's  Greenwich Village.<br />
107. She created a similar response performing at  the Little Troc, a small club on the Sunset Strip, where, according to  one news account, "she has knocked the movie population bowlegged and is  up to her ears in offers."<br />
108. Signed by MGM to a seven-year contract  in an era when no other blacks were under long-term contracts at the  major movie studios, Horne went on to become one of the best-known  African-American performers in the country.<br />
109. With her copper-toned  skin, strong cheekbones and dazzling smile, she was a breakthrough on  the silver screen _ "Hollywood's first black beauty, sex symbol, singing  star," as Vogue magazine put it decades later.<br />
110. "I was unique in  that I was a kind of black that white people could accept," Horne once  said. "I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because  it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because  of the way I looked."<br />
111. Refusing to play maids and other  stereotypical roles offered to black actors at the time, Horne appeared  in a nonspeaking role as a singer in her first MGM movie, "Panama  Hattie," a 1942 comedy musical starring Red Skelton and Ann Sothern.<br />
112. That  set the tone for most of her screen appearances in the '40s, a time in  which she appeared in more than a dozen movies, including "I Dood It,"  "Swing Fever," "Broadway Rhythm" and "Ziegfeld Follies."<br />
113. In most  of them, she had only cameos as a singer, who was typically clad in a  glamorous evening gown and singing while leaning against a pillar. It  became her on-screen trademark.<br />
114. "They didn't make me into a maid,  but they didn't make me into anything else either," she wrote in "Lena,"  her 1965 autobiography. "I became a butterfly pinned to a column  singing away in Movieland."<br />
115. Horne's musical numbers usually were  shot independent of the films' narratives, making them easy to be  deleted when screened in the Jim Crow South.<br />
116. Two exceptions were  the all-black musicals in which she was one of the stars: "Cabin in the  Sky" and "Stormy "Weather," both released in 1943.<br />
117. Her memorable  rendition of Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen's "Stormy Weather" in the  movie became a hit recording for Horne, as well as becoming her  signature song.<br />
118. A World War II pinup girl, the glamorous Horne in  1944 became the first black to appear on the cover of a movie magazine,  Motion Picture.<br />
119. "Anybody who was not madly in love with Lena Horne  should report to his undertaker immediately and turn himself in," actor  and friend Ossie Davis said on "Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice," a 1996  installment of PBS' "American Masters" biography series.<br />
120. "In the  history of American popular entertainment, no woman had ever looked like  Lena Horne. Nor had any other black woman had looks considered as  'safe' and non-threatening," Donald Bogle wrote in his book "Brown  Sugar: Over One Hundred Years of America's Black Superstars."<br />
121. "The  Horne demeanor _ distant and aloof _ suggested that she was a woman off  somewhere in a world of her own .... who appeared as if all her life  she had been placed on a pedestal and everything had come easily to her.  That was the way she appeared to be. ... The reality was another  matter."<br />
122. She was born Lena Mary Calhoun Horne on June 30, 1917, in  Brooklyn, N.Y.<br />
123. Her family lived in the home of her father's  middle-class parents in Brooklyn, where Horne's grandmother was active  in the Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of  Colored People and the women's suffrage movement.<br />
124. Horne's father  left his wife and daughter when Horne was 3. And her mother, unhappy  living with her strong-willed mother-in-law, soon moved out to pursue an  acting career with a Harlem-based black stock company.<br />
125. That left  young Lena in the care of her grandparents until she joined her mother  on the road in the South a few years later.<br />
126. Horne was living in  Harlem with her mother and her out-of-work stepfather when she left  school at 16 and joined the chorus at the Cotton Club in 1933.<br />
127. While  continuing to work at the club, she made her Broadway debut in 1934  with a small role in "Dance With Your Gods," an all-black drama that ran  only nine performances.<br />
128. Leaving the Cotton Club in 1935, she  became a featured singer in the all-black Noble Sissle Society Orchestra  but quit two years later to marry Louis Jones, a Pittsburgh friend of  her father's who was some nine years her senior.<br />
129. At 19, she  settled into domestic life in Pittsburgh and gave birth to her two  children, Gail and Teddy. But she and her husband separated in 1940 and  were divorced in 1944.<br />
130. Although Horne gave up show business when  she married Jones, money problems during the marriage prompted her to  accept the co-starring role in "The Duke Is Tops," a low-budget, 1938  black movie musical shot in 10 days.<br />
131. She also appeared in "Lew  Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939," a Broadway revue that had only nine  performances.<br />
132. Moving back to New York after her marriage broke up,  Horne was hired as a vocalist with the Barnet Orchestra, becoming one  of the first black performers to sing with a major white band, with whom  she had a hit record, "Good for Nothing Joe."<br />
133. After leaving the  Barnet band in 1941, Horne began an extended engagement at Cafe Society  Downtown, where she first met and became friends with singer-actor and  political activist Paul Robeson.<br />
134. While under contract to MGM in  the '40s, Horne met Lennie Hayton, a white staff composer and arranger  at the studio who became her second husband.<br />
135. Fearing public  reaction when they married in Paris in 1947, they did not announce their  marriage until three years later.<br />
136. Horne later said she initially  became involved with Hayton because she thought he could be useful to  her career.<br />
137. "He could get me into places no black manager could,"  she told The New York Times in 1981. "It was wrong of me, but as a black  woman, I knew what I had against me." But, she said, "because he was a  nice man and because he was in my corner, I began to love him."<br />
138. But  being married to a white man, whom she once said "taught me everything I  know musically," took a toll _ from her impatience with black critics  who questioned the marriage to her sometimes using her husband as a  "whipping boy" and making him "pay for everything the whites had done to  us."<br />
139. Horne's last film for MGM _ a singing cameo in the musical  "Duchess of Idaho," starring Esther Williams and Van Johnson _ was  released in 1950, the same year she triumphantly appeared at the London  Palladium.<br />
140. Primarily due to her friendship with Robeson and her  involvement with the Council for African Affairs and the Hollywood  Independent Citizens Committee to the Arts, Science and Professions,  both of which were named as Communist fronts, Horne found herself  blacklisted and unable to appear on radio and television in the early  '50s.<br />
141. But the cabaret business remained untouched by the  blacklist, and she focused on her critically acclaimed nightclub/cabaret  act.<br />
142. Her "Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria" became RCA Victor's  biggest-selling album by a female vocalist in 1957.<br />
143. Horne, who was  able to resume appearing on television in 1956, also starred in the hit  Broadway musical "Jamaica," which ran from 1957 to '59 and earned her a  Tony Award nomination.<br />
144. Unable to stay in many of the hotels she  performed in because she was black, Horne developed what she later  described as "a toughness, a way of isolating" herself from the audience  as a performer.<br />
145. "There was no cuteness or coyness about her,"  comedian Alan King said of Horne on "Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice."  "Lena came out there and stuck it right in their face _ boom! She was  radiantly and subtly brazen, saying to herself, 'You want to take me to  bed, but you won't let me come in the front door.' "<br />
146. Throughout  her early career, Horne experienced the injustices suffered by African  Americans at the time.<br />
147. While touring with the USO during World War  II, she was expected to entertain the white soldiers before the blacks.<br />
148. A  day after performing for white soldiers in a large auditorium at Fort  Riley, Kan., she returned to entertain black troops in the black mess  hall.<br />
149. But when she discovered that the whites seated in the front  rows were German prisoners of war, she became furious. Marching off the  platform, she turned her back on the POWs and sang to the black soldiers  in the back of the hall.<br />
150. Horne's long-suppressed anger over the  treatment of blacks in white society erupted in 1960 when she overheard a  drunken white man at the Luau restaurant in Beverly Hills refer to her  as "just another nigger."<br />
151. Jumping up, she threw an ashtray, a  table lamp and several glasses at him, cutting the man's forehead.<br />
152. When  reports of her outburst appeared in newspapers around the country,  Horne was surprised at the positive response, mostly from African  Americans.<br />
153. "Phone calls and telegrams came in from all over," she  told the Christian Science Monitor in 1984. "It was the first time it  struck me that black people related to each other in bigger ways than I  realized."<br />
154. In the early '60s, Horne became more active in the  civil-rights movement, participating in a meeting with prominent blacks  in 1963 with then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy in the wake of  violence in Birmingham, Ala., and singing at civil rights rallies.<br />
155. In  the early '70s, Horne faced three personal blows within an 18-month  period: In 1970, the same year her father died, her son died of kidney  disease; and her husband died of a heart attack in 1971.<br />
156. Horne  later said she "stayed in the house grieving" until Alan King "bullied"  her out of her depression, and she returned to singing and recording.<br />
157. She  also toured with Tony Bennett, as well as doing 37 performances on  Broadway of "Tony & Lena Sing" in 1974. And she played Glinda, the  Good Witch in "The Wiz," the 1978 movie musical directed by Sidney  Lumet, her then-son-in-law.<br />
158. Then, in 1981, she made a triumphant  return to Broadway in the hit "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music."<br />
159. Then  63, Horne went on to win the Drama Desk Award and a special Tony Award  for her autobiographical show that ran on Broadway for more than a year  and led to a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack album and a cross-country <br />
160. Her  rendition of "Stormy Weather" was, naturally, a show stopper.<br />
161. She  actually sang the song twice, first as she had in the movie when she  was in her 20s and, she said in an interview, she couldn't sing it  "worth a toot."<br />
162. Then, at the end of the show, she electrified her  audience by singing it again from the perspective of a woman in her 60s,  who had experienced a lifetime of love and misery.<br />
163. As Horne said  in the documentary "Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice": "My life has been  about surviving. Along the way I also became an artist. It's been an  interesting journey. One in which music became first my refuge and then  my salvation."<br />
164. Horne was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in  1984, and she received a lifetime achievement award from the National  Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1998.<br />
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167. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/5380502835514778305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/singing-legend-lena-horne-dies-at-age.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/5380502835514778305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/5380502835514778305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/05/singing-legend-lena-horne-dies-at-age.html' title='Singing legend Lena Horne dies at age 92'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-1698094744137844247</id><published>2010-03-09T03:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:47:22.727-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Phantom Of The Opera follow-up Love Never Dies premiers tonight</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.topnews.in/files/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://www.topnews.in/files/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;140&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber&#39;s Love Never Dies - the  follow-up to The Phantom Of The Opera - takes place tonight.&lt;br /&gt;
168. The show opens at London's Adelphi Theatre and will be followed by  unveilings in New York and Australia. The Phantom Of The Opera has been  seen by more than 100 million people, has been translated into 15  languages and won 50 awards.<br />
169. Love Never Dies continues the story of the Phantom, who has moved  from his lair in the Paris Opera House to haunt the fairgrounds of New  York's Coney Island.<br />
170. The new production, which has been almost two decades in the making,  sees Ramin Karimloo star as the Phantom, having already taken on the  role in The Phantom Of The Opera in London.<br />
171. Theatre impresario Lord Lloyd-Webber said: &quot;It is the love story  that is the essence of the piece. I tried to develop that story as much  as I can.&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/1698094744137844247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/phantom-of-opera-follow-up-love-never.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1698094744137844247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1698094744137844247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/phantom-of-opera-follow-up-love-never.html' title='Phantom Of The Opera follow-up Love Never Dies premiers tonight'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-7763132135799504386</id><published>2010-03-09T03:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:39:10.874-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>The Chippendales know just what women want</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/scottmills/_MG_8952.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/scottmills/_MG_8952.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Greetings and salutations, fellow stargazers! This is May Seah, your  Showbiz Sista, who got lucky recently. I got to chat up three eminently  desirable guys–but not just any guys. These guys pride themselves on  being your perfect fantasy guy.&amp;nbsp; These guys look really good gyrating in  cowboy outfits. These guys are honest-to-goodness original  Chippendales.&lt;br /&gt;
172. Yes, as you’ve probably heard, the world-renowned male revue is in  Singapore for their “Ultimate Girls’ Night Out” tour, and will be  performing their titillating, testosterone-charged routine from tonight  till next Wednesday at the Hard Rock Hotel at Resorts World Sentosa.<br />
173. From the wealth of their vast experience, hotties James Vaughan,  Bryan Chan and Kevin Cornell tell us what women want–really. Take it  from them. They’re professionals<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVFpfk6MKOE&feature=player_embedded"></a><br />
174. Catch The Chippendales from March 5 to March 10 at Hard Rock Hotel’s  Coliseum. Ticks from $138 from Sistic. Showbiz Sista, signing out. Live  long and pop corn!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/7763132135799504386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/chippendales-know-just-what-women-want.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7763132135799504386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7763132135799504386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/chippendales-know-just-what-women-want.html' title='The Chippendales know just what women want'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-431626345647216079</id><published>2010-03-09T03:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:26:55.476-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Celebrity"/><title type='text'>Simon Cowell needs someone like Mezhgan says Amanda Holden</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/27/article-0-05DBA499000005DC-547_468x304.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;129&quot; src=&quot;http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/27/article-0-05DBA499000005DC-547_468x304.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Simon Cowell&#39;s fiancee Mezhgan  Hussainy is perfect for the X Factor judge says&amp;nbsp;Amanda Holden.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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176. <span style="font-family: Verdana;">The </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Britain</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Verdana;">'s Got Talent star believes the pair  make a great couple because Mezghan knows how to handle the 50-year-old.</span><br />
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178. <span style="font-family: Verdana;">She told new! magazine: "He  needs someone like Mezhgan. He has lots of women in his life and he  likes women to need him, but in his own life he needs someone that can  deal with him and she’s fab for that.”</span><br />
179. <span style="font-family: Verdana;">And speaking about meeting  Mezhgan, Amanda added: “She is lovely. She is a real girl’s girl. She’ll  come and hug me and say, “Oh you look fantastic, where did you get  those shoes from?” </span><br />
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181. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&quot;She just wants to be your  friend, which I think is lovely because some girls can be horrid to  other girls. She’s not like that – she’s smashing.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/431626345647216079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/simon-cowell-needs-someone-like-mezhgan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/431626345647216079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/431626345647216079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/simon-cowell-needs-someone-like-mezhgan.html' title='Simon Cowell needs someone like Mezhgan says Amanda Holden'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-231135826267227084</id><published>2010-03-09T03:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:24:46.762-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Celebrity"/><title type='text'>Victoria Beckham comforts Cheryl Cole over split with love rat Ashley</title><content type='html'>Victoria&amp;nbsp;Beckham has sent a message of sympathy to Cheryl Cole – and  said she understands the anguish she has been suffering.&lt;br /&gt;
182. The former Spice Girl said she was confident the Girls Aloud singer  would emerge stronger than ever from the scandal surrounding estranged  husband Ashley’s alleged string of affairs.<br />
183. Victoria, 35, said: “I have so much sympathy for Cheryl. My heart  goes out to her – both as a woman and as someone in the media spotlight.<br />
184. “I feel for her so much, it’s a horrible situation but she’s a  fantastic, strong woman and she will be fine.”<br />
185. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHhIkoqlPROrcHAexrzCH2B4whfSgTGrf9FXJ1bileab8obzoBm9mfXcP_s5VDLEpvagAhaIxmZUWRkHGFD_ACfP-s_N1QCU8Up7BTkIVKrHr77A5KoW9o0MHw_Cxn3ZUOt_ZGyi8itNO/s1600-h/cheryl-cole-pic-splashnews-com-163604707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHhIkoqlPROrcHAexrzCH2B4whfSgTGrf9FXJ1bileab8obzoBm9mfXcP_s5VDLEpvagAhaIxmZUWRkHGFD_ACfP-s_N1QCU8Up7BTkIVKrHr77A5KoW9o0MHw_Cxn3ZUOt_ZGyi8itNO/s320/cheryl-cole-pic-splashnews-com-163604707.jpg" /></a></div>Victoria’s husband David, 34, was accused of getting close to his  personal assistant Rebecca Loos in 2004. It put pressure on their  relationship at the time but he and Victoria are now stronger than ever.<br />
186. Cheryl, 26, and Posh became friends during the 2006 World Cup in  Germany and went out for dinner several times. Speaking at Elton John’s  Oscars party, Victoria said: “I do sympathise.”<br />
187. Meanwhile, sources close to Cole say if divorce is unavoidable he  wants it to be finalised by the start of this summer’s World Cup so he  can concentrate on the tournament. <br />
188. A source said: “There is little hope of them getting back together.  They are due to see each other this week but even that hasn’t been set  in stone yet. Ashley has been telling friends he feels its over but you  have to wonder what will happen when the do see each other.<br />
189. “You never know, they both may feel very differently about things  when they see each other face to face. So in that respect, there could  be a glimmer of hope.”<br />
190. Cheryl has still not consulted divorce lawyers. She will meet up  with Cole, 29, when he returns from France, where he is having treatment  on a broken ankle.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/231135826267227084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/victoria-beckham-comforts-cheryl-cole.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/231135826267227084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/231135826267227084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/victoria-beckham-comforts-cheryl-cole.html' title='Victoria Beckham comforts Cheryl Cole over split with love rat Ashley'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHhIkoqlPROrcHAexrzCH2B4whfSgTGrf9FXJ1bileab8obzoBm9mfXcP_s5VDLEpvagAhaIxmZUWRkHGFD_ACfP-s_N1QCU8Up7BTkIVKrHr77A5KoW9o0MHw_Cxn3ZUOt_ZGyi8itNO/s72-c/cheryl-cole-pic-splashnews-com-163604707.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-8361994959229937626</id><published>2010-03-09T03:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:21:53.472-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Eleven girls? Really, Jack?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ps21.gov.sg/challenge/2008_02/images/jack_neo.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.ps21.gov.sg/challenge/2008_02/images/jack_neo.jpg&quot; width=&quot;135&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Greetings and salutations, fellow stargazers! Gazing at the stars, it  looks like one of them’s glory is hanging in the balance. That’s right,  we’re talking about Jack Neo—accomplished director, Cultural Medallion  winner, and now, serial skirt-chaser.&lt;br /&gt;
191. Besides Wendy Chong and Foyce Le Xuan, the two women who have come  forward to reveal their relationships with Jack, Shin Min Daily reported  yesterday that industry insiders have identified–but not named–no less  than nine other women, ranging from age 20 to 40, whom Jack previously  had dalliances with, including former members of Jack’s production  company J Team, a hotel employee, and a former celebrity aged around  thirty (who could that be?!).<br />
192. Naturally, people love a good scandal, and the Internet’s been all  abuzz. “Normally I wouldn’t have batted an eyelid at celebs cheating on  their spouses, but this time it’s coming from a director who uses his  movies to impart societal morals to the young,” said netizen “Singapoo”.  Netizen “Ah Yo” wondered, “Does he have to return his Cultural  Medallion?” Meanwhile, netizen “Neh Neh” was not impressed: “Seriously,  he doesn’t have the fortune or the charm of Tiger—why is he doing the  same thing?”<br />
193. Seriously, eleven attempted conquests and almost-affairs. And who  knows—maybe tomorrow, there’ll be news of eleven more. Sure, some of it  will just be gossip, but one thing’s for sure: We’ll never see Jack in  the same light again. Heck, we might never see another Jack Neo movie  again. Whether that’s a good or bad thing–you guys decide.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/8361994959229937626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/eleven-girls-really-jack.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/8361994959229937626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/8361994959229937626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/eleven-girls-really-jack.html' title='Eleven girls? Really, Jack?'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-6297622931429852125</id><published>2010-03-09T03:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T03:17:01.792-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Why was Facebook fiend Peter Chapman free to kill Ashleigh Hall?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01511/ashleigh-article_1511457c.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01511/ashleigh-article_1511457c.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Evil Peter Chapman murdered 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall after police  failed to lock him up for an arson attack weeks earlier.&lt;br /&gt;
194. Facebook sex fiend Chapman, jailed for life yesterday, set Emma  Monk’s house ablaze after she let him stay with her.<br />
195. But though she gave police the serial sex offender’s details,  describing the Ford Mondeo he later used to snatch Ashleigh, they did  not track him down.<br />
196. Six weeks later Chapman kidnapped, raped and suffocated the teenage  nursery nurse after luring her to a meeting near Sedgefield, Co Durham,  by posing as a teenage boy on social networking site Facebook.<br />
197. Emma, 31, of Newbury, Berks, yesterday insisted police should have  been able to trace Chapman easily with the information she and friend  Kim Parkin gave them following the arson attack.<br />
198. She added: “They just didn’t seem ­interested. We told them  everything and we gave them numbers of people he traded with online. One  of them was a man who had sold him the Mondeo. We both gave statements  but the police never got back to us.”<br />
199. Amazingly, police were supposed to be hunting for Chapman anyway at  the time Emma made the arson complaint.<br />
200. He had absconded from an address in Merseyside, breaching the terms  of his prison release for a double rape and a national police alert had  been issued.<br />
201. Kim said: “If the police had pulled their finger out, Ashleigh might  not have been murdered. They knew he was missing and they knew he was a  sex offender.”<br />
202. “They could have traced his car through its description and number  plate.”<br />
203. Stephen Clarke, who sold Chapman the Mondeo, said police finally  questioned him about two days before Ashleigh’s murder.<br />
204. He said: “The police asked for a description of him and the car.  They were very vague about why they wanted the information.”<br />
205. Chapman, who admitted murder, kidnap and rape, was finally arrested  close to the the remote rural spot where he had dumped Ashleigh’s body.  An officer became ­suspicious, checked the details of the Mondeo, and  arrested Chapman.<br />
206. Once at the police station he confessed to murdering Ashleigh, of  Darlington.<br />
207. Emma told how Kim introduced her to Chapman at a New Year’s Eve  party.<br />
208. She let him stay at her council home alone while she went to visit  her brother.<br />
209. Emma said: “He then phoned me out the blue saying ‘Are the kids with  you?’<br />
210. “Then he told me the house was on fire, I couldn’t speak through  shock. I rushed home and saw it going all going up.”<br />
211. Thames Valley Police confirmed Chapman was wanted in relation to the  arson.<br />
212. A spokesman said: “Originally there was another suspect who was  arrested, however subsequent investigations revealed Chapman may have  been responsible.”</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/6297622931429852125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-was-facebook-fiend-peter-chapman_09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/6297622931429852125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/6297622931429852125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-was-facebook-fiend-peter-chapman_09.html' title='Why was Facebook fiend Peter Chapman free to kill Ashleigh Hall?'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-2857208656621273145</id><published>2010-03-08T23:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T23:59:47.432-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Vanessa Paradis lands fifth starring role for Chanel</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;The French actress has signed up to be the face of the luxury  brand&#39;s &#39;Coco    Cocoon&#39; handbags.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i31.tinypic.com/mw6rfn.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://i31.tinypic.com/mw6rfn.jpg&quot; width=&quot;211&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Vanessa Paradis, the long-term partner of the actor, Johnny Depp, and  the    mother of his two children, has been confirmed as the new “face” of  the    Chanel &quot;Coco Cocoon” collection of handbags.  &lt;br /&gt;
213. This is the French actress and singer’s fifth starring role for the  famous    French brand.  <br />
214. A close friend of the Chanel designer and couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, she  has    previously fronted promotions for Coco perfume and Rouge Coco  lipstick, and    has been the ambassadress for the "Ligne Cambon" and "New    Mademoiselle" handbags.  <br />
215. Most recently, Paradis appeared at the Cabaret Chanel Club, in Shanghai,  for    the presentation of the brand's <strong>Métiers     d’Art collection</strong>, in Shanghai, in December, last year.  <br />
216. Vanessa Paradis is expected to be among the front-row guests when  Lagerfeld    shows his autumn/winter 2010/11 collection for Chanel, this morning,  at the    Grand Palais, as the Paris prêt-à-porter season enters its final two  days.  <br />
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219. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/2857208656621273145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/vanessa-paradis-lands-fifth-starring.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2857208656621273145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2857208656621273145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/vanessa-paradis-lands-fifth-starring.html' title='Vanessa Paradis lands fifth starring role for Chanel'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i31.tinypic.com/mw6rfn_th.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-2365426975539317177</id><published>2010-03-08T23:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T23:55:50.691-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Asda&#39;s 100 day guarantee or your money back on George clothing</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fa8qfq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mn9vLx6uZXHXFM93LHujdKMm-cC5PyINTv7U7FhutJ2JbVn7lBxdIACsgWGdOUnq82IfhRHUQtf5BoI12GTSq7k6_qnVBaSVGzj-MPaJAmefX02DrAt6nqzoQFnG3zYnNN-qIJOZySl9hkomwovgdpg/EMP-6741203%5B5%5D.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;128&quot; src=&quot;https://fa8qfq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mn9vLx6uZXHXFM93LHujdKMm-cC5PyINTv7U7FhutJ2JbVn7lBxdIACsgWGdOUnq82IfhRHUQtf5BoI12GTSq7k6_qnVBaSVGzj-MPaJAmefX02DrAt6nqzoQFnG3zYnNN-qIJOZySl9hkomwovgdpg/EMP-6741203%5B5%5D.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Supermarket chain Asda today launches an unprecedented 100 day guarantee  or your money back on all George clothing.&lt;br /&gt;
220. <br />
221. The store could be  hung out to dry if the scheme backfires and millions of shoppers cash in  on the supersize returns policy which is almost four times longer than  the high streets standard 28 days.<br />
222. <br />
223. Whether its a hem thats  unravelled on a dress, a lost shirt button or trousers that have ripped  within the 100 days, Asda says as long as shoppers have a receipt, they  will get a full no quibble refund.<br />
224. <br />
225. George has ploughed s40  million into improving the quality of the whole range and brand director  Fiona Lambert is confident it wont be taken to the cleaners.<br />
226. <br />
227. A  recent trial offering 100 day guarantee on school uniforms was a hit  with sales totalling s9 million but only s900 worth of gear being  brought back, Asda revealed.<br />
228. <br />
229. The chain said as the credit crunch  has started to ease, busy families are shunning bargain basement,  throwaway fashion and looking for longer lasting quality clothing.A study found seven out of ten shoppers were unlikely to buy cheap  trends while four out of ten said they would rather pay more for an  outfit that was well made.<br />
230. <br />
231. And almost half admitted they were  ditching the make do and mend culture which became a recession mantra.<br />
232. <br />
233. Miss  Lambert said:Even though officially its the end of the recession, the  attitudes we have developed towards being less wasteful are here to stay  and although we all want to make do and mend the reality is that the  busy Asda mum just doesnt have time. <br />
234. <br />
235. The George 100 day quality  guarantee now means that our customers should be just as happy with a  George garment after washing and wearing as the day they bought it. <br />
236. <br />
237. But  the offer does not cover jewellery, footwear and accessories.<br />
238. <br />
239. Asda  has overtaken Marks and Spencer as Britains number one clothing chain  with a 10.1% share of the market.<br />
240. <br />
241. Figures from market analyst  Kantar Worldpanel show Primark second with 9.9% and M&amp;amp;S third with  9.8%.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/2365426975539317177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/asdas-100-day-guarantee-or-your-money.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2365426975539317177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/2365426975539317177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/asdas-100-day-guarantee-or-your-money.html' title='Asda&#39;s 100 day guarantee or your money back on George clothing'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-7197034977928930273</id><published>2010-03-08T23:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T23:54:28.260-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Gordon Brown congratulates British oscar winners</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2 style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Gordon Brown has paid tribute to British success at this year&#39;s  Oscars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.topnews.in/files/Gordon-Brown_10.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;181&quot; src=&quot;http://www.topnews.in/files/Gordon-Brown_10.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Sandy Powell won Best Costume Design for The Young Victoria while Ray  Beckett    picked up a Sound Mixing gong for The Hurt Locker.  &lt;br /&gt;
242. The Prime Minister said: ''It's inspiring to see us continue to attain  this    gold standard in this industry during a year of such huge  international    competition. <br />
243. ''I know that wins like these, and the numerous nominations that the  British    received, all help towards inspiring the youth of Great Britain to aim  for    successful careers in film. <br />
244. ''I'd also like to congratulate our exceptional line-up of nominated  actors,    directors and film practitioners. <br />
245. ''Great Britain is one of the most creative countries in the world and  still    continues to blend the commercial with the cultural in new and  uplifting    ways.'' <br />
246. London-based Mr Beckett shared the best sound-mixing Oscar with his    international colleague Paul Ottosson and their teams. <br />
247. In his acceptance speech, Mr Beckett mentioned fellow Briton and boom  operator    Simon Bysshe. <br />
248. The Association of Motion Picture Sound said in a statement that the men     ''worked hard under arduous conditions'' in Amman and in the desert in     Jordan ''to produce a soundtrack of outstanding quality''. <br />
249. &lt;h2 style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/7197034977928930273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/gordon-brown-congratulates-british.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7197034977928930273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/7197034977928930273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/gordon-brown-congratulates-british.html' title='Gordon Brown congratulates British oscar winners'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-391457081278839592</id><published>2010-03-08T06:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T06:31:51.140-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>Afghanistan fight faces &#39;hard days ahead&#39;: Gates</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gates-defenselinkmil.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;246&quot; src=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/gates-defenselinkmil.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday  and praised the NATO-led counter-insurgency success in reclaiming the  city of Marjah, but stopped short of saying the war is at a turning  point.&lt;br /&gt;
250. "People still need to understand there is some very hard fighting,  very hard days ahead," Gates told reporters, referring to an expected  campaign in Kandahar province.<br />
251. Gates is checking on the progress of the expansion of the war against  Taliban-led insurgents since U.S. President Barack Obama committed  30,000 more American troops to the fight.<br />
252. Those additional forces are now arriving, with most expected to be in  place by summer.<br />
253. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the head of NATO's Afghanistan campaign, was  not specific about when the Kandahar offensive would begin, saying only  that it would wait until more U.S. and NATO troops are ready.<br />
254. About 15,000 NATO and Afghan troops fought a three-week battle to  reclaim the insurgent-held town of Marjah and the district of Nad Ali,  with few casualties reported.<br />
255. But the long-expected assault on Kandahar province, and in particular  Kandahar City, is expected to be a more ambitious and difficult fight.<br />
256. Kandahar is much larger, much more complex," McChrystal told  reporters.<br />
257. <h3>Canadian troops to have key role</h3>Canada's  2,800 soldiers in Kandahar are expected to be on the front lines in the  operation. The U.S. has also taken the rare move of putting four of its  units under the Canadian Joint Command in Kandahar.<br />
258. Gates is expected to meet with top military commanders as well as  senior Afghan officials, including President Hamid Karzai.<br />
259. The United States, Canada and NATO allies have been working with the  Karzai government to stabilize Afghanistan since driving the Taliban  from power in 2001.<br />
260. Gates's visit comes as the Taliban has reportedly taken control of  new sections of northeastern Afghanistan after winning an apparent turf  war with a rival militant group.<br />
261. Afghan officials said fierce fighting in Baghlan province between the  Taliban and insurgent allies Hezb-e-Islami left at least 50 dead on  both sides.<br />
262. Also on Monday, the British military says a soldier has been killed  in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.<br />
263. The British Ministry of Defence said the soldier die while on foot  patrol in the Sangin area of northern Helmand province on Sunday.<br />
264. The fatality brings the number of British military personnel killed  in Afghanistan since 2001 to 272.<br />
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266. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/391457081278839592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/afghanistan-fight-faces-hard-days-ahead.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/391457081278839592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/391457081278839592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/afghanistan-fight-faces-hard-days-ahead.html' title='Afghanistan fight faces &#39;hard days ahead&#39;: Gates'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-1328374128278072172</id><published>2010-03-08T06:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T06:27:55.939-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Jeff Bridges invokes &#39;The Dude&#39; after best actor Oscar win for role in &quot;Crazy Heart&quot;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cftktv.com/files/feeds/2_1_5559842_e030821A.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.cftktv.com/files/feeds/2_1_5559842_e030821A.jpg&quot; width=&quot;245&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;LOS ANGELES - The Dude finally has an Oscar.  &lt;br /&gt;
267. Jeff Bridges, the affable and well-liked star of  "Crazy Heart," won the best actor Academy Award Sunday night, an honour                      that has eluded him four times before. His first  nomination came nearly 40 years ago in 1971.                     <br />
268. Once onstage, Bridges took a fun and lively  victory lap, thanking his parents, collaborators, agent and his wife and  three                      daughters.                     <br />
269. "Thank you mom and dad for turning me on to such a  groovy profession," a clearly pleased Bridges said in accepting the  award.                                         <br />
270. He spoke about how his father, the late actor  Lloyd Bridges, used to sit him on a bed and teach him the basics of  acting.                      His mother was the actress Dorothy Bridges.                     <br />
271. "This is honouring them as much as it is me,"  Bridges said of his parents.  <br />
272. Bridges career has been a mix of critical and  popular favourites. One of his most popular roles was as The Dude in the  cult                      classic "The Big Lebowski," but turns in films such  as 1984's "Starman" and 1971's "The Last Picture Show" have accounted                      for some of his previous Oscar nominations.                     <br />
273. Backstage, Bridges clutched his Oscar in one hand  and a glass of champagne in the other. Asked to assess his life and  career,                      Bridges invoked his character in "The Big  Lebowski."                     <br />
274. "Ups and downs - what does The Dude say? - strikes  and gutters, man," Bridges said.  <br />
275. He sipped his drink at times and raised his glass  as if to toast reporters before leaving an interview room.  <br />
276. He won for his portrayal of Bad Blake, a  past-his-prime country star searching for redemption and another shot at  stardom.                      The role almost never happened - Bridges initially  turned down the part because he didn't feel that "Crazy Heart" had the                      appropriate musical heft.                     <br />
277. When Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett came  on board, Bridges signed on to play Blake, whose passion for music is  second                      only to his penchant for self-destructive  behaviour.                     <br />
278. The win was not exactly a surprise - Bridges, 60,  has been considered the favourite to win the best actor Oscar for  months.                                         <br />
279. Voters chose Bridges over George Clooney in "Up in  the Air," Morgan Freeman in "Invictus," Colin Firth in "A Single Man"                      and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker."                     <br />
280. Actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who worked with Bridges  on 1989's "The Fabulous Baker Boys," praised her former co-star. She  recounted                      how they shared a makeup artist who erased her  complexion flaws and seemed to transfer them to Bridges.                     <br />
281. &quot;It is that kind of attention to detail and lack  of vanity that has made Jeff not just a great actor, but a brilliant  one,&quot;                      Pfeiffer said.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/1328374128278072172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/jeff-bridges-invokes-dude-after-best.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1328374128278072172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1328374128278072172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/jeff-bridges-invokes-dude-after-best.html' title='Jeff Bridges invokes &#39;The Dude&#39; after best actor Oscar win for role in &quot;Crazy Heart&quot;'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-6053763831359569808</id><published>2010-03-08T05:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T05:30:21.232-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Oscars 2010: Bookies take a beating as all six favourites land Academy Awards</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scifibloggers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/avatar-wallpaper-Sam-Worthington.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://scifibloggers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/avatar-wallpaper-Sam-Worthington.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Courier; font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;Britain&#39;s  bookmakers were left licking their wounds this morning after the  frontrunners for all the major Academy Awards romped home clear.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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283. <span style="color: black; font-family: Courier; font-size: 10pt;">William  Hill says it was it's worst ever Oscars night, after all six favourites  won.</span><br />
284. <span style="color: black; font-family: Courier; font-size: 10pt;">It  was also a terrible night for British talent with no wins in the major  awards and Hills don't expect it to get any better in 2011 - they're  already offering 3/1 that a Brit wins Best Actor, Actress or either of  the supporting Oscars next year.</span><br />
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286. <span style="color: black; font-family: Courier; font-size: 10pt;">Hill's  spokesman Rupert Adams said: "We were relying on Avatar winning the  Best Film but all the favourites came in and it looks like we have had  our worst ever Oscar night." </span><br />
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288. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Courier; font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s  not been announced yet how much of a financial caning bookies took  around the country, however. &lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/6053763831359569808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/oscars-2010-bookies-take-beating-as-all.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/6053763831359569808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/6053763831359569808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/oscars-2010-bookies-take-beating-as-all.html' title='Oscars 2010: Bookies take a beating as all six favourites land Academy Awards'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-4593410738412676012</id><published>2010-03-08T05:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T05:05:55.386-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Entertainment"/><title type='text'>Hurt Locker triumphs at Oscars</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxRDxClb8sx8AxfbrUmt0UObMKwf9pm4bLubr-qRHkM-mN3OqDktf8-vOt-OHre6_Bz4bQiVRDS4SjoVUMUFjc4fysn1nI27TNDBtnY30vc1lGnF8lzJ6Puj7Y6Z9NjuIZNrk6kGv_F7t/s1600-h/headline_1268034608.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxRDxClb8sx8AxfbrUmt0UObMKwf9pm4bLubr-qRHkM-mN3OqDktf8-vOt-OHre6_Bz4bQiVRDS4SjoVUMUFjc4fysn1nI27TNDBtnY30vc1lGnF8lzJ6Puj7Y6Z9NjuIZNrk6kGv_F7t/s320/headline_1268034608.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/em&gt; emerged on top at the Academy Awards Sunday  night, winning best picture and making history, as Kathryn Bigelow  became the first woman to win an Oscar for direction. &lt;br /&gt;
289. "This really is, there is no other way to describe it, the moment of a  lifetime," Bigelow said as she took the stage at Hollywood's Kodak  Theatre to accept her landmark trophy as best director.<br />
290. Bigelow, whose film had faced ex-husband James Cameron's blockbuster <em>Avatar</em>  in nine categories, paid tribute to her fellow nominees.<br />
291. "It's so extraordinary to be in the company of my fellow nominees,  powerful filmmakers who have inspired me and who I have admired, some  for decades."<br />
292. She also dedicated the win to "the women and men in the military who  risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the  world. Come home safe." <br />
293. <em>The Hurt Locker</em>, which<em> </em>focuses on the  life-and-death pressures facing a close-knit bomb squad stationed in  Iraq, also picked up trophies for sound editing, sound mixing, film  editing and its original screenplay by Boal, who said he came up with  the story after covering the Iraq War as a journalist.<br />
294. "We had this fantasy of making our film, our way, with the talent we  hoped to have," producer and screenwriter Mark Boal said on stage, as he  was surrounded by the film's cast and creative team.<br />
295. "To be standing here, this was truly never part of our wildest  dream."<br />
296. <em>The Hurt Locker</em> and <em>Avatar</em> had started out Oscar  night as rivals with the most nominations. However, Canadian filmmaker  Cameron's 3-D extravaganza — the most successful film ever at the box  office — nabbed prizes largely for its stunning imagery: best art  direction, cinematography and visual effects.<br />
297. <h2>First-time wins  for actors</h2>Hollywood veteran Jeff Bridges finally had his Oscar  moment Sunday night, winning his first Academy Award for an acclaimed  turn as a hard-living country singer seeking redemption in <em>Crazy  Heart.</em> His received his first nomination in 1971 for <em>The Last  Picture Show.</em><br />
298. "Whoa!" Bridges declared in response to receiving a standing ovation,  before moving on to honour his performer parents, Lloyd and Dorothy  Dean Bridges, who encouraged him and his siblings to follow in their  footsteps.<br />
299. "Thank you mom and dad for turning me on to such a groovy  profession," he said. "They loved show biz so much, I feel an extension  of them. This is honouring them as much as me."<br />
300. Sandra Bullock, dubbed America's Sweetheart for her numerous roles in  box-office friendly romantic comedies, picked up her first-ever  nomination and Oscar for <em>The Blind Side</em>, in which she has a  rare dramatic turn playing a wealthy southern woman who adopts a  homeless teen and helps turn him into a football Star.<br />
301. "Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down?" Bullock  quipped in a speech that honoured her fellow nominees and was at times  sentimental, but also punctuated by jokes.<br />
302. "I would like to thank — what this film was to me — the moms who take  care of all the babies in the world, no matter where they come from,"  she said, later also recalling her mother, the late German opera singer  Helga Bullock.<br />
303. Bullock's win was also one for the history books, as she became the  first performer to win both an Academy Award and the dubious Golden  Raspberry prize on the same weekend. Her triumph at the Oscars came a  night after she turned up to accept the worst actress Razzie for the  box-office flop <em>All About Steve</em> — with a wagon full of the  film's DVDs<em>.</em><br />
304. A pair who have been unanimously recognized for landmark performances  capped their film season trophy hauls with best supporting actor  Oscars: Christoph Waltz, for <em>Inglourious Basterds</em>, and  Mo'Nique, for <em>Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire</em>.<br />
305. Waltz, a familiar face from European stage and television, picked up  the evening's first trophy for his turn as a villainous Nazi in Quentin  Tarantino's film — his first Hollywood role. Waltz thanked the American  director for taking his career in a new direction.<br />
306. "Quentin, with his unorthodox methods of navigation, this fearless  explorer, took this ship across and brought it in with flying colours,  and that's why I'm here," Waltz said.<br />
307. "This is your welcoming embrace and there's no way I can ever thank  you enough, but I can start now. Thank you."<br />
308. Mo'Nique, an actress, comedienne and talk show host best known for  brash, low-brow humour, delivered a startling, widely acclaimed  performance as a monstrous single mother in <em>Precious</em>.<br />
309. "I would like to thank the academy for showing it can be about the  performance and not the politics," she said as she took the stage.<br />
310. Mo'Nique also paid tribute to Hattie McDaniel, the Gone With the Wind  actress who was the first black performer to win an Oscar, <em>Precious</em>'  executive producers Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, and to her husband,  Sidney Hicks, "for showing me that … you have to forgo doing what's  popular to do what's right and, baby, you were so right."<br />
311. <h3>Multiple  wins</h3><em>Precious</em> was among the evening's double winners,  with Geoffrey Fletcher nabbing the urban drama's second Academy Award  for his script adaptation of poet Sapphire's story.<br />
312. "This is for everybody who works on a dream every day," he said, his  voice wavering. "To <em>Precious</em> boys and girls everywhere."<br />
313. Along with the end-of-evening best actor trophy for Bridges, <em>Crazy  Heart</em> won one of the night's early prizes when Ryan Bingham and T  Bone Burnett were honoured for the film's theme song, <em>The Weary Kind</em>.<br />
314. Also scoring two Oscars was adventure tale <em>Up</em>, winner of the  best animated feature Oscar and best original score. It is the third  consecutive Pixar film to win the Academy Award for animated feature.<br />
315. "Never did I dream that making a flip-book out of my third-grade math  book would lead to this," said director Pete Docter.<br />
316. One of the evening's upsets was in the foreign-language film  category, with Argentina's <em>The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de  Sus Ojos)</em> taking the title over higher-profile entries that have  dominated other award shows, included Germany's <em>The White Ribbon</em>  and France's <em>A Prophet</em>.<br />
317. The 82nd annual Academy Awards, which opened with a song-and-dance  number by Neil Patrick Harris and playful ribbing of this year's  nominees by hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, also took a few breaks  for tributes.<br />
318. In addition to a dance segment set to the best score nominees and  video montages paying homage to Hollywood's horror films, honorary  Oscar-winners Lauren Bacall and Roger Corman and the annual tally of  industry figures who have passed away, organizers put together a tender,  stand-alone homage to John Hughes, with actors from some of his biggest  films speaking as part of a tribute to the late U.S. producer, director  and screenwriter.<br />
319. Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy and Macaulay Culkin  were among those who spoke about Hughes — who died in August 2009 — as a  montage of his many teen and family comedy-dramas rolled on screens  behind them, including <em>Ferris Bueller's Day Off</em>, <em>The  Breakfast Club</em>, <em>Some Kind of Wonderful</em>, <em>Home Alone</em>,  <em>Weird Science</em> and <em>Planes, Trains and Automobiles</em>.<br />
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323. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/4593410738412676012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/hurt-locker-triumphs-at-oscars.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4593410738412676012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4593410738412676012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/hurt-locker-triumphs-at-oscars.html' title='Hurt Locker triumphs at Oscars'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxRDxClb8sx8AxfbrUmt0UObMKwf9pm4bLubr-qRHkM-mN3OqDktf8-vOt-OHre6_Bz4bQiVRDS4SjoVUMUFjc4fysn1nI27TNDBtnY30vc1lGnF8lzJ6Puj7Y6Z9NjuIZNrk6kGv_F7t/s72-c/headline_1268034608.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-4077826294704878067</id><published>2010-03-08T05:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T05:00:00.201-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>57 dead in earthquake in eastern Turkey</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newprophecy.net/Great_Turkey_quake.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;http://www.newprophecy.net/Great_Turkey_quake.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;ANKARA, Turkey — An official says the death toll in the strong  earthquake that hit eastern Turkey has reached 57.&lt;br /&gt;
324. A mayor says 57  people have died in the quake that struck six villages in Elazig  province.<br />
325. The quake struck Elazig at 4:32 a.m. (0232 GMT) and was  centered near the village of Basyurt. It was followed by several  aftershocks, including one measuring 5.5.<br />
326. The quake was felt in  the neighboring provinces of Tunceli, Bingol and Diyarbakir, where  residents fled to the streets in panic and spent the night outdoors.<br />
327. THIS  IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information.  AP's earlier story is below.<br />
328. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A strong  earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on  Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least  six small villages, the government said.<br />
329. The quake affected  villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes  and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said. The worst-hit  area was the village of Okcular where some 17 people were reported  killed and homes crumbled into piles of dirt.<br />
330. The government's  crisis center said around 100 people were also injured in the quake,  which occurred at 4:32 a.m. (0232 GMT, 9 p.m. EST Sunday) in Elazig  province, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Ankara, the capital.<br />
331. It  caught many people in their sleep. It was centered near the village of  Basyurt, and was followed by more than 30 aftershocks, the strongest  measuring 5.5, the Kandilli seismology center said.<br />
332. Emergency  workers were trying to rescue four people from debris, Gov. Muammer Erol  said. CNN-Turk television said the dead included four young sisters  trapped in the rubble.<br />
333. "Everything has been knocked down, there is  not a stone in place," said Yadin Apaydin, administrator for the  village of Yukari Kanatli, where he said at least three villagers died.<br />
334. Authorities  blocked access to Okcular village, to facilitate the entry and exit of  ambulances and rescue teams on the village's narrow roads. Relatives  rushed to the village for news of their loved ones.<br />
335. "The village  is totally flattened," Okcular's administrator Hasan Demirdag told  private NTV television.<br />
336. The quake was felt in the neighboring  provinces of Tunceli, Bingol and Diyarbakir where residents fled to the  streets in panic and spent the night outdoors.<br />
337. Some of the  injuries occurred during the panic, when people jumped from windows or  balconies. Dogan news agency footage showed people bringing in the  injured to hospitals by cars and taxis.<br />
338. Kandilli Observatory's  director, Mustafa Erdik, urged residents not to enter damaged homes,  warning that they could topple from the aftershocks, which could last  for days.<br />
339. Television footage showed rescue workers and soldiers at  Okcular lifting debris as villagers looked on. Rescuers could be seen  digging into dirt and then removing an elderly man. The man had died and  his body was quickly covered with a sheet.<br />
340. Two women sat on  mattresses wrapped in blankets. Turkey's Red Crescent organization began  setting up tents in the region.<br />
341. Earthquakes are frequent in  Turkey, much of which lies on top of the North Anatolian fault. In 1999,  two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Turkey, killing about  18,000 people.<br />
342. In 2007, an earthquake measuring 5.7 damaged  buildings in Elazig, briefly trapping a woman under debris. In 2003, an  earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude collapsed a school dormitory in the  neighboring province of Bingol province, killing 83 children. The  collapse was blamed on poor construction.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/4077826294704878067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/57-dead-in-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4077826294704878067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/4077826294704878067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/57-dead-in-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey.html' title='57 dead in earthquake in eastern Turkey'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265011291761135529.post-1329479172742908887</id><published>2010-03-08T04:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T04:57:23.300-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="World"/><title type='text'>World marks International Women&#39;s Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42663000/jpg/_42663265_04sudan_afp.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;143&quot; src=&quot;http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42663000/jpg/_42663265_04sudan_afp.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The world marks International Women&#39;s Day on Monday, an annual  celebration that highlights their economic, political and social  achievements. &lt;br /&gt;
343. "International Women's Day is the story of ordinary  women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle  of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men," the  United Nations says.<br />
344. The day was marked for the first time in the  early 1900s. More than one million women and men attended rallies in  Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland in 1911, according to the  United Nations. <br />
345. They demanded the right to vote and hold public  office, and for an end to job discrimination.<br />
346. &lt;div class=&quot;cnnInline&quot;&gt;&#39;It  is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to  celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have  played an extraordinary role in the history of women&#39;s rights,&quot; the  United Nations says.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/feeds/1329479172742908887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/world-marks-international-womens-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1329479172742908887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8265011291761135529/posts/default/1329479172742908887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotnews999.blogspot.com/2010/03/world-marks-international-womens-day.html' title='World marks International Women&#39;s Day'/><author><name>new issuess</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11452475384816168451</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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