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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Lohan Party Crasher?

Lindsay Lohan, professional party crasher? The troubled actress was denied entrance to yet another A-list bash this week, RadarOnline.com reports. Lohan showed up at Hollywood hot spot Trousdale on Thursday night to attend a Victoria's Secret party, but was blocked at the door by a bouncer, an eyewitness told the site. "As soon as she strolled up to the door, the rope was quickly pulled in front of her," the spy said. "She tried to pass the big bodyguard but he blocked her way." Despite...

Center of Darkness

For just an hour, the city that never sleeps turned off the lights Saturday night. Gotham's top landmarks, including the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge, went dark from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in honor of Earth Hour. The hour, recognized across the globe, is part of an initiative to highlight the impact of climate change. "It's going to send the right message to the world that if NY can do it, anyone can do it," said Sourabh Banerjee, 29, of Manhattan, standing near the Empire...

Ipad Biggest Rival

The International CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas will highlight the most important pieces of the moblie tech world, not the least of which is the next wave of tablet computers. The iPad is a favorite due to its high-profile release, wide array of applications and loyal Apple following, but what other companies are making headway into the space with tablets of their own? Which are among the biggest rivals to the iPad? Photo Courtesy: JooJoo The JooJooOfficially released in December...

South Korean Naval Sink Near North Korea (update)

Weeping, angry relatives of 46 crew members missing after a mysterious explosion sank a South Korean navy ship sailed around the site Sunday as rescue teams struggled to search for survivors. None has been found since an initial rescue of 58 sailors from the 1,200-ton Cheonan that sank early Saturday near the tense border with North Korea. No bodies have been discovered either. Still, President Lee Myung-bak refused to give up hope. The ship had been on...

NASA green lights April 5 launch of Discovery

NASA gave its thumbs up Friday to launch the space shuttle discovery on April 5 with its seven-member crew, including a Japanese astronaut, to the International Space Station (ISS). The US space agency made the announcement after an all-day Flight Readiness Review meeting, which found "no unresolved issues that would prevent Discovery and crew from flying a safe and successful mission." Barring unforeseen circumstances and unfavorable weather, Discovery should blast off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral on April 5, at...

Women's equality is key to global prosperity: Clinton

-Ensuring that women have equal status and opportunities is the key to global prosperity, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday, in a message to a conference in Spain. "When women are afforded their rights and afforded equal opportunities in education, health care, employment and political participation, they help drive social and economic progress," she said in the video message broadcast at the Spain-Africa Women for a Better World conference in Valencia in eastern Spain. "But when they are marginalized and mistreated as...

Thailand Protest Update

Thai troops retreated from security posts in the capital Saturday, bowing to demands from 80,000 jubilant red-shirted protesters who mounted a rally to demand fresh elections. The "Red Shirt" supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra targeted seven points where soldiers have been stationed during two weeks of street demonstrations, including the city's zoo and Buddhist temples. In the face of the huge crowds of flag-waving protesters, who arrived in cars, on motorbikes and on foot, the military agreed to withdraw from the positions...

Relief of RP envoy to Germany stirs rage

THE SUDDEN REMOVAL OF the Philippine ambassador to Germany may have more to do with bilateral relations between the two countries than being another case of an unconstitutional “midnight” appointment by President Macapagal-Arroyo. A former diplomat raised this possibility Saturday in the wake of the relief of career Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert, who has been replaced by 87-year-old businessman Alfonso Yuchengco. The move sent shock waves within the Department of Foreign Affairs. Ironically, Albert learned about her removal last week...

Palin tells tea party activists in Nevada to fire Democrats from Congress

Sarah Palin told thousands of conservative tea party activists assembled in the Nevada desert Saturday that they "fire" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats from Congress in the upcoming national election. The wind whipped U.S. flags behind the former Alaska governor as she stood on a makeshift stage, holding a microphone and her notes as she spoke to the cheering crowd in Reid's hometown. She told them Reid, fighting for re-election, is "gambling away our future." "Someone...

The Real Desperate Housewife

Bring your own beer production crew. According to a report from the Daily Beast, White House gatecrasher Michaele Salahi — she of the Coca-Cola Can Red sari and chemically straightened platinum locks — has been cast on Bravo’s upcoming Real Housewives of D.C. (The Daily Beast report notes Bravo declined to comment on casting, quoting a rep who said the network had “absolutely no announcement beyond the fact that we’re doing the show and the production process continues.”) You may recall...

2010 Kids Choice Awardees

Apolo Anton Ohno is going for the green at the Kids' Choice Awards. The Olympic-winning speed skater will attempt to set a new world record for being catapulted into slime at Saturday's 23nd annual shenanigan-packed Nickelodeon spectacle held inside UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Ohno will perform the messy feat with the help of the Kids' Choice Awards Slime Slingshot and ripped World Wrestling Entertainment champion John Cena. Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga are up for favorite...

Actor Hopper now in Hollywood walk of Fame

American actor Dennis Hopper has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Looking frail and sporting bandages, Hopper, 73, who is suffering from prostate cancer, had to be helped by a friend to the stage, reports the Daily Express. He explained that his bandages were the result of a fall outside his home. Surrounded by his family, the actor/filmmaker thanked Hollywood for being “my home and my schooling”. Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen, David Lynch and Dwight Yoakam were...

Detective prove Arson on 1978 fire in NY

A woman who lost seven children and her husband in a 1978 arson at their home near Albany was questioned again this week as investigators put renewed effort into solving the case. No one was ever charged for setting the fire 32 years ago in Cohoes. Detectives traveled to Okanogan, Wash., and spent several hours Wednesday questioning Virginia Utigard, the sole survivor, said Cohoes Mayor John T. McDonald. Then 29 and pregnant, Utigard was the mother of the seven children, ages 4 months to...

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group

At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder L. Ron Hubbard and creating the church’s teaching and promotional materials. The church says its 5,000 so-called Sea Organization members are religious devotees akin to monks who are exempt from wage requirements and overtime. But two lawsuits filed by two former Sea Org members, as they are known,...

Asada won title, Kim goes 2nd

That Asian rivalry - Asada vs. Kim - has been reignited. Mao Asada beat Olympic champion Kim Yu-na to win her second title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. The rivalry between the 19-year-olds had gone quiet recently as Kim dominated the last two seasons, losing just one competition. That was to Asada. And now, again. "I didn't think I would be sitting here," Asada said, noting that she's had trouble all season with her trademark triple...

Cheryl Cole: 'Not wearing wedding ring is not silly game'

The pop star, has insisted that removing her wedding ring is not a symbolic gesture aimed at her estranged husband Ashley Cole. The 26-year-old sought to silence speculation about her private life after she was seen apparently flaunting her ringless finger during a trip to Paris, saying: “This is not some silly game.” The X Factor judge denied rumours that the move was a message to her 29-year-old husband following their split last month amid claims that he cheated on her...

Airline Companies Still Struggling on thier Crews

AER Lingus cabin crew have overwhelmingly backed a €97m cost-cutting plan after chief executive Christoph Mueller threatened to sack them. A total of 92pc of the staff dramatically reversed their earlier vote against the rescue programme after the airline announced it would take drastic measures against them. Three weeks ago, cabin crew rejected the cost cuts, known as the Greenfield Plan, by a majority of almost two-thirds. The way is now clear for the airline to implement its plan to...

Million Joins Earth Day

The white-shelled roof of the Sydney Opera House fell dark, one of the first landmarks to turn out the lights in an hour-long gesture to be repeated by millions of people around the world who are calling for a binding pact to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The fourth annual Earth Hour will see buildings in up to 4,000 cities in more than 120 countries unplug to reduce energy consumption and draw attention to the dangers of climate change, according to organisers. The event will roll across...

Microsoft joins tablet competition

Rumours have been building for months that Microsoft plans to challenge Apple’s iPad with a tablet computer of their own. The Courier, thought to be a dual-screen tablet computer that opens like a book, was implicitly confirmed last week in a post on the Microsoft Jobs website that referred to “the forthcoming Courier digital journal”. The post was quickly edited to remove the mention of the Courier but that didn’t stop the rumour mill. Those rumours say that Microsoft’s Courier will weigh about a pound and be less than...

Apartment in Russia Collapsed

An apartment block west of Moscow partially collapsed after a suspected gas explosion, killing three people and possibly trapping others under the rubble. Some of the supporting walls of the three-story building gave way and a fire broke out. Emergency situations ministry spokeswoman Veronika Smolskaya was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying seven people were injured and three may still be trapped under concrete after the blast in the small Moscow-area town of Pavlovskaya Sloboda....

Story of Rags to Riches Stars

When thinking of the "new breed" of celebrity - from the Kardashians to Paris Hilton to the stars of "The Hills" - fame seems to depend on the fact that they're already fabulously wealthy. Well, despite these new trends, some of the most famous and wealthy people did not come from rich families - many of them were born into poverty. Read on to learn some of their stories and what it took from having nothing to multi-million-dollar empires. The Phenomenon - Oprah Winfrey Surely the most well-known...

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