Nicole Kidman has been dropped from three films, just weeks after the Oscar winner’s stiff performance in the movie musical Nine was panned by critics. Kidman’s roles in the upcoming features Bel Ami, Monte Carlo, and a remake of Marilyn Monroe’s cinema classic How To Marry A Millionaire have been recast, according to a scoop featured in the Feb. 1 issue of Star Magazine.
Michael Levine, a publicist with public relations firm LCO, points to Nicole’s “advanced age” — she’s 42 — as well as a decline in box office bankability as contributing factors in her new career troubles.
“Nicole’s not aging gracefully, and it’s hurting her chances in Hollywood,” Michael says a matter-of-fact.
Of course, it isn’t all bad news for Nic. The star is still set to play the first man to undergo a sex change operation in The Danish Girl, expected to debut in theaters next year.
General Larry Platt is the biggest sensation to hit the audition room on the ninth season of American Idol, and there may be a recording contract in the retiree’s future. Platt famously lambasted the saggy pants-wearing culture common with an overwhelming number of men under 30 in his self-written ditty, “Pants On The Ground.”
The song became an overnight anthem. Fans have hit YouTube more than 3 million times to view the infamous video of General Larry swaying and James Brownin’ It as he chants: “Pants On The Ground/Pants On The Ground/Lookin’ Like A Fool With Your Pants On The Ground….” The phrase even became a trending topic on Twitter.
Now, the Atlanta homeless shelter employee — who marched with Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement — is on course to become Idol’s next William Hung if Jake Records has its way. Platt, 63, has been offered a deal with the label, says Jake CEO Scott Thomas. Jake is an independent label that launched in 2008 and counts alt-rappers Digital Underground among the artists on its roster.
“General Larry Platt has an energy about him that is infectious,” Thomas praised the veteran in a release Wednesday. “We’d love to work with Mr. Platt to generate some exposure for his original song, but also the causes that he holds near and dear to him.”
Platt appeared on The View on Monday to perform the song, and inspired both Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre and Jimmy Fallon to cover the hit. According to TMZ.com, Platt never obtained a copyright for “Pants On The Ground,” so he is looking to hire a lawyer to help him collect some kind of compensation.
As a chinese,I know China don’t have democracy now.Some young chinese people don’t satisfy some policies of government,but our new chinese generation are very different than the last,we all have new thoughts.So I believe it will be improved in the future in terms of democracy.However,we have our own culture and tradtion,we will improve it according our culture not westen style.You can see the democracy of Thailand or the Philippine are not successful I think,so the westen democracy should fit for our culture,after all we all think our culture should be more advance than westen.
Now our democracy is be improved than 30 years ago ,we can criticize our government and a lot of people hate chairman mao in public.
Предлагаю здесь обсудить итоги 5-летнего правления Президента Ющенко.
Кто бы ни пришел на его место – понятно, что сильно изменится как внутренняя, так и внешняя политика Украины.
Точно так же, как это случилось после Кучмы.
Для начала – как он сам характеризует эти годы:
«Я, президент Ющенко, за эти пять лет привел Украину к тем темпам экономического роста, которых мы не имели. Минимальная пенсия в десять раз поднялась. Когда я пять лет назад принимал Украину, в эту страну не приезжал ни один президент, кроме президентов Белоруссии, России, Казахстана. Сегодня нет месяца, чтобы одного-двух визитов на официальном или государственном уровне не было. Мы получили свободу, мы имеем свободного журналиста, мы имеем демократию».
Sony is bringing a new portable bluetooth receiver, named DRC-BT60P, to the market on February 10th. It’s a rather small device that weighs about 30g – think of it as a remote for your bluetooth device, such as a phone, laptop, or even a Walkman with a bluetooth adapter. It features a 3.5mm headphone jack and FM tuner. Here’s a little diagram of the unit itself:
You can see there are several buttons on the front, including Previous Track/FM Tune -, Play/Pause, Next Track/FM Tune +, FM on/off, and phone.
As you can see the OLED (monochromatic) display on the device has several functions for showing various statuses, such as if there is a bluetooth connection, or if FM radio is on, if music is playing, if the phone connection is active. We really like that this charges through USB as well, and thoughtfully includes noise suppression and echo cancellation.
As you can see the picture above specifically mentions DRC-BT60 without the P at the end, but after checking various sites we’ve come to determine that its more of a branding thing, where I guess the DRC-BT60 is aimed towards Walkman users and will perhaps be included as a package. The DRC-BT60P will be aimed towards everyone else.
I’ve been around on many diabetes forums for a while but never came across this one. Some may know me from elsewhere. A friend suggested I drop in here as there are apparently some Aussies here 🙂
I’ll lurk for a little while, to see what the vibes are, before jumpng into any discussions.
While we’re on the topic of Jersey Shore: The mayor of Sea Isle City, NJ issued a press release Thursday to quash rumors that MTV’s unscripted smash is on its way to town.
Sea Isle City had been rumored to be the next location for the mid-season reality show, which filmed its first season in nearby Seaside Heights last summer. But there’s no truth to those rumors, say city officials. Jersey Shore’s so-called stereotypical portrayal of Italian-Americans led to a advertiser boycott and criticism from politicians and public interest groups — now Sea Isle City mayor Leonard C. Desiderio has become the latest public figure distancing himself from the program.
“To date, there has been no contact made to City officials regarding this possibility,” the release states. “We have not been contacted about the show ‘Jersey Shore’ filming in Sea Isle. This is an unsubstantiated rumor and in fact, we understand the show is returning to Seaside Heights for the next season. My staff and I are in communication with MTV to clear up this matter and ensure the media is provided with accurate information.”
MTV has not announced plans for a second season of Jersey Shore.
To the disappointment of Trash TV fans, Thursday night marked the first season finale of MTV’s controversial runaway hit, Jersey Shore. Shore stans were forced to say farewell to Seaside Heights, NJ and the eight twentysomethings whose drunken antics and random “hookups” sent them to reality TV infamy. Still can’t get enough of the Guidos? You’re in luck. The comedy geniuses at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson have put together a spoof film trailer that’s sure to become a viral hit.
The Late Late Show presents Jersey Shore: The Movie, starring Craig Ferguson, Tom Lennon, Nick Lachey, and Mila Kunis as The Princess of Poughkeepsie, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.
One Corporate Centre
Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Height:181m / 606.96 ft (roof)
Floor:45 floors
Completion:2009
Architect:Philip H. Recto Architects
Owner:Amberland Corporation
One Corporate Centre is an office skyscraper in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the tallest skyscraper in the Philippines with a height of 202 metres (662.73 feet) [3] from ground to tip of architectural antenna. The building has 45 floors above ground including 7 floors for commercial purposes, and 9 basement levels for parking [4].
One Corporate Centre was designed by Philip H. Recto Architects, and is developed and owned by Amberland Corporation.
Location
The building is located at the corner of Meralco Avenue and Doña Julia Vargas Avenue in Pasig City, and is strategically positioned within the Ortigas Center, the second largest Central Business District (CBD) of the country. One Corporate Centre is located near the Philippine Stock Exchange at Tektite Towers, and a few blocks away from the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation. There are also a number of residential condominiums and high end villages like Valle Verde at the vicinity of the building’s location, as well as a major shopping malls like the SM Megamall, Robinson’s Galleria, and Shangri-la Plaza.
Features and amenities
The building will have a gross leasable office space of 62,670 m2 (674,574.27 sq ft).[5]
Amenities inside the building include a Food Court, Executive Dining/Restaurants, Function Rooms with audio-visual facilities, Gallery overlooking Ground Floor lobby for art and other exhibits, Coffee shops, and a Fitness Center.
There will also be a 9 basement levels for parking with paging system, and a helipad at roofdeck.
14 high-speed elevators and 2 service elevators will service the entire building to the office floors and to the parking basements, respectively. There will also be 1 service elevator that will service all floors for other purposes
Height:212.88 m (698.4 ft)
Floor: 60 aboveground, 5 belowground
Completion:2009
Architect:Wong Tung International Ltd., in cooperation with Recio + Casas Architects
Use:Residential
Owner: Kuok Group
Elevators:7
Cost:P3 Billion
Not to be confused with St. Francis Square Complex
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, also known as The St. Francis Towers 1 & 2 are twin-tower residential condominium skyscrapers in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. The towers are the 3rd tallest building in Metro Manila and in the Philippines, and are currently the tallest residential skyscraper and tallest twin towers in the Philippines with a height of 212.88 metres from the ground to its architectural spire.[1] [6] The building has 60 floors above ground, including a podium which connects the two towers, and 5 basement levels for parking, and are considered as one of the most prestigious residential buildings in the Philippines.
Remember the MATRIX? No, not the movie, but the highly controversial gov’t database that was to store and access all sorts of information on people, and kick out any individual’s “terrorist quotient,” if necessary. After a lot of negative publicity… and someone hacking into the database, the project was shut down in 2005. But, apparently the guy behind it is back with another attempt at a massive database. Michael Scott points us to a profile of the guy who ran the MATRIX (turns out he’s a former drug smuggler, so that should make you more comfortable), who since then has started another operation that is also trying to build up another big database of private info, and is using the always popular method of positioning it as something useful “to protect the children.”
Apparently, he’s set up the database to help find missing children and track down those who abduct them. This is absolutely a worthy cause — but there are some serious questions about the method here. He’s letting law enforcement use the technology he’s developing for free, but in exchange many believe he’s trying to get access to government databases to add more data to his own collection. Certainly, some government officials are happily using his technology, but others were turned off by some of the meetings, where they felt that the guy was asking for way too much — including financial records and even movie rental history.
It’s no secret that there are a bunch of big database companies out there creating huge profiles of pretty much everyone… but it does seem a bit sketchy when a guy who has tried to do similar things in the past (and had them shut down) shows up again trying to gain access to private government databases to include in his own system, in exchange for giving the police free access to that system.
Whitney Tilson makes a pretty simple, yet solid point against U.S. homebuilders. The U.S. has a massive oversupply of housing right now, as evidenced by the collapse of housing prices. Millions of additional foreclosures are on the way as well.
Thus until the U.S. works off its massive oversupply of housing, it won't need any new houses for a long, long time. Thus there will be little work for homebuilders and their employees even if the economy is recovering.
Conveniently, homebuilding stocks such as KB Homes (KBH), DR Horton (DHI), and Lennar (LEN) have rallied quite a bit from their March 2009 lows, even if they've come off from their 52-week highs already. Whitney Tilson has homebuilders as a major short position; it's certainly an idea worth investigating.
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"So we think over the next couple of years, there are millions more foreclosures."
"We're not predicting calamity, but it's going to keep the housing market under pressure."
"Homebuilding is our single biggest category of short."
"There's no need for new houses for at least a couple of years in this country."
Hi,Just want to remind you that we have to be vigilant and serious about diabetes. I just spent 1 week in the hospital .Started by a cough & sneeze.I have to tell you first that in november I spent 1 week for a pneumonia .Never had lung Problem Before .Anyway this time i waited to long .On tuesday Jan 12 my brother took me at the emergency i could not breathe .started to swell from liquid Retention Lucky me Nobody at the triage he put me on a wheelchair & wen’t out to park his car.When he came back I was already in the emergency with Oxygen and on a stretcher".I’m Overweight did not help.I had kidney failure on arrival,but resolve after treatment.they gave me cortisone for the lung my Bs went up for 2 days .On wednesday ,they put me in a room .Still had oxygen.They gave me A diuritic by intraveinus.,for3 days twice a day
I had a couple of hypoglycemia event .Off the oxygen on Monday .Out on Tuesday .I ‘m going for a Colonoscopy.Had my R.V before "On Feb 5.They wan’t to see if there bleeding cause i have anemia .And if the Colon &intestin are Ok .They think I have an obstruction and that i don’t digest My medication properly.So i’ll know after the 5th. Bye Ricky
Something odd happened to me recently: I tested positive for Graves Disease.
This is really interesting since I was hypothyroid for 17 years and then in the past year noticed my TSH near rock bottom [signifying hyperthyroidism].
Yes, Graves Disease is autoimmune. [No surprise there, right?]
Has anyone else with Type 2 Diabetes and thyroid issues seen a flip/flop? Do you know what caused it?
It is also competing head on with food production (one-third of US grain now goes to bioethanol production) which is causing worldwide food insecurity for the poorest people who can no longer afford to buy enough food for themselves and …
These little kitties are a sight to behold! Each one is handmade with thousands of tiny glass beads threaded on galvanized wire. These little works of art come from UniqueGiftArt.com. Smaller sculptures measure 9″ x 6″ x 7″ and sell for $44.99, and the larger calico is 11″ x 9″ x 21″ for $349.99. That’s a lot of beads!
I just approved the 55,000th comment on Moderncat! Seriously! I can’t believe what an amazing, active community we have here on Moderncat. It amazes me every day that so many people get such a kick out of the things I find. Thank you all for participating!
The 55,000th comment was from Laura T (comment 447 on the Ex-Boyfriend post). I think that deserves a little something special, so, Laura, keep an eye out for an email from me.
-Much thanks to loyal reader Andrea for alerting us that TV’s ALF has joined Twitter! This won’t news won’t mean much to some of you, but I love ALF! Here’s a real ’80s icon and one of the most beloved pop culture figures from my childhood. I’m certain that old ALF doll is still buried somewhere in my closet….
-An obese Cleveland woman who sat on her boyfriend during an argument — killing the man in the process — has escaped prison time….
-Adam Sandler and Chris Farley were the “It Guys” of Saturday Night Live in the ’90s, but on The Tonight Show Wednesday, Sandler told Conan O’Brien that NBC fired both of them from the show in 1995. Who knew?
-Something For The Guys: Zoe Saldana’s Nipples! (NSFW)
-Reggie Bush is allegedly back creeping with Carmen Ortega — a buck-toothed Buss It Baby that he does the mattress mambo with during trips to Miami. Who’s going to break the bad news to Kim?
-A source tells PEOPLE that Heidi’s mom, Darlene Egelhoff, is “horrified and having a total breakdown” after seeing the star’s recent plastic surgery transformation….
-I still can’t quite picture Steve Harvey as host of Family Feud…..
-Jennifer Garner talks divorce, finding love, and keeping love alive with Ben in this week’s Parade….
-In the March/April 2010 issue of AARP Magazine, Michael Douglas admits to failures in his fatherhood of son Cameron, 31 – who is now facing drug charges…..
-Rihanna’s got another woman beater on her hands. After the Hell she went through with Chris Brown, we were really hoping the Barbadian Princess would be able to find a man who isn’t in training to become the next Ike Turner. Girl, you sure know how to pick ‘em!
-I don’t have the patience to sit through Jersey Shore long enough to live blog tonight’s season finale, but the gals at HollywoodLife.com will be knee-deep in hairspray and tanning lotion if you’d like to check out their feed on the show….
-Cher’s Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold for $8.7 million…..
-Leonardo DiCaprio is as generous as he is handsome. The actor has donated $1 million to the Haitian Earthquake Relief….
-OctoMel flipped into Bitch Mode on KTLA reporter Sam Rubin — who is Jewish — after the journalist quizzed him on that disgusting Anti-Semitic rant he spouted off back in 2006….
