Hundreds of women try out for a shot at 'The Bachelor'


KIRKLAND, Wash. - Hundreds of women lined up in Kirkland on Saturday for a chance at romance and stardom during anopen casting call for ABC's reality show "The Bachelor."
All were hoping to make the cut - and find love.
"You know I've had a really hard time dating in Seattle, so if I can find somebody on TV - then so be it," says one contestant, Jaymee Espinueva. Another contestant, Sarah Stokes, brought her current love, her little pet dog Yogi.
"He's brought a lot of attention so far. He's my man. No. 1 man in my life," she says.
All of the contestants were hoping they have what producers are looking for. Last season several women from Western Washington made it onto the show.
"We're looking for all sorts of types," says Divida Vaccaro, senior casting producer."We don't really know until we see it, I can honestly say. We are looking for young girls that a willing to take a chance on finding love."
Every contestant gets several pictures taken, and then goes through a series of interviews. They are asked a battery of questions - whether they have ever been married or divorced, whether they have children - and plenty more.
But reality TV means drama. So these young women also must ask themselves if they really want to go through all the emotion and conflict.
"I'm probably one of the older ladies in this crowd," says Espinueva. "I've seen it all. I've been through it all."
"Gonna be the man of my dreams," says Stokes. "I mean - why not fight for him, and why not find him on TV and have our love story captured."
And you never know - producers say they are always keeping their eye open for the next Bachelorette.

Joe Francis '90 percent sure' Blake Lively leaked her own photos



A few days ago, five photographs of the actress Blake Lively leaked throughout the internet posing naked in front of a mirror. Lively immediately said that the photos were forged and intimidated the press charges against the publications that formerly make public the images.

A day after, 17 more photos flowed. However, Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild producer), believes the entire thing was arranged. "I would say 90 percent it's an organized effort or work on her part [to raise her profile in showbiz]. I'm not sure, but my tendency is that it's coming from herself. She knows what she's carrying out or somebody in her camp does," clarified Francis.

Francis says that the actress has obtained a wide range of coverage and pointed out Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson as instances of celebrities who got boost in their fame after their sex tapes.

Read more at http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/joe-francis-90-percent-sure-blake-lively-leaked-her-own-photos-06-04-2011

Ex-WNBA players spreading through college coaching


Former WNBA players are helping develop the women's game through college coaching. As the league enters its 15th season, there are 17 former WNBA players serving as college head coaches and another two dozen working as assistants. As their numbers continue to increase, so will the WNBA's influence on the game. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Sports WNBA team-by-team preview capsules Team-by-team look at the WNBA opens its 15th season Friday Which (in alphabetical order, except Seattle): WESTERN CONFERENCE SEATTLE STORM 2010: 28-6, 1st; beat Los Angeles 2-0 in conference semifinals; beat Phoenix 2 -0 in conference finals, beat Atlanta 3-0 in WNBA finals. COACH: Brian Agler, 4th season with team,
read more at http://m.theglobeandmail.com/

Manny Malhotra returns to Canucks lineup


Manny Malhotra made his long-awaited return to the Vancouver lineup Saturday as the Canucks took on the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Malhotra kept the guessing games on his status going, but his listing in the starting lineup, released about five minutes before game time, ended a week of doubts.
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Jackie Evancho Is Big Hit on 'Britain's Got Talent'


After wowing American audiences for nearly a year, Jackie Evancho crossed the pond to perform in London this weekend and blew away an audience at the finale for "Britain's Got Talent."
Evancho was the runner-up last summer in the British show's American cousin -- NBC's "America's Got Talent." It catapulted her tointernational fame as she amazed the judges and audiences with her soaring adult-like voice.
British hosts Ant and Dec introduced her Saturday night with video clips from home and past performances, calling her "an ordinary schoolgirl who blew America awaywhen she entered its biggest talent contest."
Encircled by hundreds of candles on the stage floor, the 11-year-old Evancho sang"Nessun Dorma" from Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" in her live United Kingdom debut performance. see the YouTube video of her performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyBIsfxWw5k&feature=player_embedded
The audience broke into applause as soon as she started to sing and then clapped sporadically throughout the performance.
A huge smile covered Evancho's face when the song ended.
TV cameras showed the four judges -- media mogul Simon Cowell, actor/singer David Hasselhoff , actress Amanda Holden and comedian Michael McIntyre -- giving her a standing ovation.

iPhone 4 iShuttr case turn your phone into a camera, adds Xenon flash


Those of you who own an iPhone 4 know that the photos taken with it can sometimes come out too dark or blurry. We admit, the iPhone’s camera is better than a lot of cell phone cams, but it could always be better. Until the launch of the iPhone 5, which is said to have a better camera, we’ll have to find other ways to make our iPhone photo-taking a little better. One product in the works is the iShuttr: a case that adds a flash, zoom buttons, and a shutter release button to the iPhone. Created by Robert Haleluk, a professional photographer and programmer, the iShuttr is still in Kickstarter mode. The iShuttr is more of a camera case for the iPhone 4 intended to make mobile photography better. Yes, the iPhone 4 already has an LED flash which works pretty well for close-up photos, but it doesn’t do much for shooting anything past a distance of two to three feet. Haleluk said the team behind the iShuttr has acquired Apple’s MFi license, which stands for “Made For iOS.” So, the project is licensed by Apple , but in order to submit it to Apple for “consumer grade testing,” they need to create final units and have them tested by a third-party facility first. Hence, why they took the iShuttr to Kickstarter. The iShuttr crew needs to raise $50,000 in the next 72 daysand has already raised a little under$5,000. The iShuttr adds a Xenon Strobe flash to the back of the case. The case also has a zoom button which allows you to zoom inand out. In addition, the iShuttr features a shutter release, which is key since pushing the shutter button on your iPhone’s touchscreen actually pushes the lens a tiny bit. Although it’s a small movement, it’s enough to cause your photo to blur slightly. The case can be used with a standard tripod to assure maximum stability. It also has an ergonomic grip so that the user knows where to put their hand while shooting, eliminating any fingers getting in the way of the lens. The iShuttr also hasan external battery system which can be charged through an external USB port on the bottom of the case.
read more at http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/iphone-4-ishuttr-case-xenon-camera-2011063/

Patti LaBelle Faces Legal Action From Man Her Bodyguard Attacked



Soul singer Patti LaBelle is facing legal action for allegedly ordering a bodyguard to attack a man who got too close to her at an airport in Texas earlier this year. Richard King, 23, claims the Lady Marmalade hitmaker called on her security staff to assault him at a Houston airport on March 11. King's lawyer, John Raley said, "Apparently, LaBelle believed King was standing too close to her luggage, even though he was oblivious to her presence and the danger he was in. She lowered the window of her limousine and gave a command to her bodyguards. They sprang into action." An airport security video, obtained by the Houston Chronicle newspaper, shows a bloody King being pushed and punched before falling into a concrete pillar. The camera also captured Houston security personnel posing for photographs with thestar sometime after the incident.

Rosetta Stone Launches iPad HD App


Rosetta Stone, maker of the popular software for learning a language, has released an interactive app for the Apple iPad and iPad 2 called TOTALe Companion HD. Rosetta Stone users with an active Rosetta Stone TOTALe (from $179 for level 1, 4 stars) account can access all their language learningcourse content on the app, whichis free to download but requires authentication (TOTALe username and password). Rosetta Stone has had an iPhone app for several months, but this new iPad version rounds out some features that had been missing on the smaller device.
The iPad, with its multitouch input capability and gesture-controlled touchscreen, is an extremely attractive platform forRosetta Stone, because its language programs cater to people who learn best in a blended, interactive, and self-paced environment. When using the software on a desktop or laptop, Rosetta Stone studentsrely on mousing and clicking, even more so than keyboard input. Removing the mouse and replacing it with actual touch motion makes a lot more sense.
The app syncs with users' Rosetta Stone TOTALe account, allowing them to pick up their learning program in the app wherever they left off on any other device.

Angelina and Keira: most beautiful women in the world (VIdeo)


Brilliant performances in Atonement with Keira Knightley, The Last King Of Scotland and Wanted, alongside Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, have cemented his career.
Now James is the lead as the young Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class, the action-packed superhero movie that has been wowing critics and audiences and opened in the UK yesterday.
The 32-year-old actor has taken over from Patrick Stewart as the telepathic boffin mutant trying to defend humans.


Originally from Drumchapel in Glasgow, James was aged only seven when his mother Elizabeth Johnstone and father James Snr split up.
His mum lived across the the street from her parents who agreed to look after James despite having five kids of their own.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Shakira logra en su concierto que los madrileños olviden su romance con Piqué

Shakira consiguió anoche en su concierto en la capital hacer olvidar a los madrileños que desde hace unos meses su corazón pertenece a Gerard Piqué, futbolista del eterno rival F.C. Barcelona. Con sus movimientos sensuales los 40.000 asistentes se rindieron ante la estrella latina, olvidándose del deporte y bailando al son de su música.

Esta vez la colombiana fue puntual, y con menos de media hora de retraso subió al escenario delestadio Vicente Calderón con un 'look' mucho más sobrio y discreto de lo habitual: cazadora de cuero metalizada, leggings negros y un pañuelo escarlata.

El concierto comenzó al grito de "¡buenas noches Madrid!", para pasar a uno de los temas más emblemáticos que ha dedicado a la ciudad, 'Te dejo Madrid'. Después siguieron largas listas de sus éxitos , porque aunque su gira se titula 'Sale el sol' en honor a su último trabajo, no cantó más que tres temas de su nuevo disco, optando por ofrecer un concierto lleno de sus canciones más clásicas.

Blake Lively's Scandalous Week



She’s been the dominant headline-grabber on the web over the past seven days, so it comes as little surprise that Blake Lively easily took over as the new queen bee on this week’s Gossip Center Hot 45 List.
The “Gossip Girl” actress ousted last week’s victor Robert Pattinson in taking the top spot while Hot List mainstay Kim Kardashian earned runner-up honors as she edged out third place finisher Justin Bieber.



Paving the way to her very first number one finish, Lively was plastered on nearly every entertainment news and celebrity gossip website thanks to the release of disputed nude private photos of the actress.
Responding to the debacle, Blake’s rep released a statement telling, “The photos of Blake Lively which have just surfaced on various websites including Perez Hilton and Zap2it are 100 percent fake. Blake has never taken nude photos of herself. Blake will pursue legal action against the publication which initially published these photographs and any other outlets that republish them in any manner."
The 24-year-old’s press-heavy week was also bolstered by her seemingly burgeoning romance with actor Leonardo DiCaprio along with the debut of her cover shoot of the July 2011 issue of Glamour magazine.


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Ambitious Weiner sees media strategy backfire

Anthony Weiner Hilariously Attacks GOP Over NPR Funding Dispute:Anthony Weiner yesterday spent the day on the grill after the obscene photographs, saying it was a good student sent to Seattle with his Twitter account – but the young woman insisted harasser was the culprit.

Six-term Democratic Congress hard to play defense, as rumors continuedto insist that illegal Tweet – below the picture size of a man in gray shorts bulge-summary – the work of hackers. His spokesman described the incident was no more a “distraction.”

Sean Kingston awake in hospital, communicating with hand signals, facial gestures: report

After crashing his jet ski nearly a week ago in Miami, Kingston is on a fast road to recovery. 


Sean Kingston is finally awake and alert in the hospital, even communicating with nods and sign language to family and visitors, TMZ.com reported.

While Kingston remains hospitalized, sources told the gossip site that the "Beautiful Girls" singer's recovery looks promising. The 21-year-old singer still can't speak because of the breathing tube inserted in his mouth and throat, but the update is a considerable improvement over his condition when he was rushed to the trauma unit on Monday night with critical injuries from a jet ski accident.

Doctors at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital are helping the Kingston recover from water in his lungs, a broken jaw and a fractured wrist, according to the Miami Herald.

Cassandra Sanchez, the passenger who was riding with Kingston on his new Sea Doo might be the singer's "beautiful girl," but "lucky girl" may be a more accurate fit. Sanchez escaped the accident relatively unscathed, except for a sore jaw and ribs.

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ImogenThomas Britse pers in ban van Imogen Thomas affaire

Het is weer smikkelen en smullen geblazen voor de iets populairdere Britse pers dezer dagen. De tabloids zijn in de ban van Imogen Thomas, die twee weken geleden ‘onthulde' dat ze een vleselijke affaire heeft gehad met een braaf getrouwde voetballer uit de Premier League.

Het probleem voor de dame, die bekend werd via de elfendertigste serie van Big Brother, is dat ze haar verhaal via de geëigende kanalen niet aan de grote klok kon hangen. Op verzoek van de advocaten van de speler verbood een rechter haar immers om de naam van de voetballer te vermelden, op straffe van een fikse boete.

Meer nog, de rechter vond dat er stevige aanwijzingen waren dat de hele ‘affaire' eigenlijk een poging tot oplichting was. De speler, die Imogen Thomas inderdaad drie keer zou gesproken hebben, kon voor de rechter bewijzen dat Thomas 100.000 pond (115.000euro) zou geëist hebben. Zo niet, zou ze de affaire lekken aan de pers. ‘Er staat buiten een journalist te wachten', luidde haar laatste sms'je.
Via http://www.nieuwsmening-magazine.nl/

Imogen Thomas tells of her devastation at being exposed as married soccer star's mistress

Imogen Thomas (Pic:Big Pictures)

DEVASTATED Imogen Thomas broke down yesterday as the strain of her fling with a love cheat soccer star took its toll.

The Big Brother girl is furious she was exposed as the married player’s mistress while he is protected by a gagging order.
 

Imogen, 28, told a friend: “This has ruined my life.”

SOBBING in the street, Imogen Thomas struggles to cope after being exposed as the mistress of a married footballer hiding behind a court gagging order.

The Big Brother favourite told friends she was in love with the big name player but revealed the publicity has left her devastated.

One pal said: “The strain has really started to take hold and although she is putting a brave face on it, she is very tearful and says it’s ruined her life.”

Imogen and the Premier League star, a “family man”, enjoyed an affair before news of the fling emerged.

But sources close to 28-year-old Imogen say she is distraught that her involvement was made public while the footballer was able to convince a judge his identity should be kept secret under creeping privacy laws

Nadya Suleman’s doctor loses California medical license – CNN International

Nadya Suleman, left, launches a signature milkshake at "Millions of Milkshakes" with her family and their helpers in 2010.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The California fertility doctor who implanted a dozen embryos in Nadya Suleman, resulting in the birth of eight babies, will lose his medical license on July 1, state officials said.
The California Medical Board ruled that Dr. Michael Kamrava committed "gross negligence" with "repeated negligent acts, for an excessive number of embryo transfers" into Suleman in 2008.
Suleman -- known in the media as "Octomom" -- was 33 when she gave birth to eight babies in January 2009. She was a single woman who already had six young children conceived through in-vitro fertilization administered by Kamrava.
Kamrava, who began treating Suleman in 1997, said Suleman demanded all 12 embryos that were available for the procedure.
The doctor "did not think he could refuse to transfer less embryos than those to which N.S. would agree because he believe at the time that the ultimate decision should be largely driven by the patient's wishes," the board wrote in the decision released Wednesday.
"While the evidence did not establish (Kamrava) as a maverick or deviant physician, oblivious to standards of care in IVF practices, it certainly demonstrated that he did not exercise sound judgment in the transfer of 12 embryos to patient N.S. (Suleman)," the board wrote.

Sneak Peek: “Octo-Mom” Nadya Suleman Shops Around Reality Show

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Nadya Suleman is shopping around a reality show.
Nadya Suleman, the woman better known as Octo-Mom, is shopping around a reality series featuring her and her 14 children.

The series, titled Finding Nadya: Breaking Free of Octo-Mom, will try to portray the hardworking Mom in a better light – one who is not looking for fame, but doing everything she can to make ends meet.

Even Oprah Winfrey and Suze Orman gave the okay for Suleman to do a reality series if it meant making enough money to keep a roof over her family’s heads. Suleman had always been apprehensive about the idea as she doesn’t want to come across as a woman who seeked out this fame that she now carries.

I feel that if this reality series will help Sulemanfinancially, then go for it. And I would continue to do so until the children ask to stop.

What do you think of the new reality series? Which network should it premiere on? Check out the preview below.

[Photo via PR Photos.]

Woodstock man, woman arrested in Craig's List murder

A Woodstock man and woman face charges in a prostitution case that started on Craig's List and ended with murder.

Timothy Smith is accused of shooting and killing Kurt Milliman, 48, of Prairie Grove. Police say Milliman solicited prostitution from Kimberly Smith via the website Craig's List. At some point an altercation took place and police say Timothy Smith shot Milliman dead inside a home in the 4300 block of Doty Road in unincorporated Woodstock Saturday.

Timothy Smith faces first degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, pandering, obstructing justice and pimping charges.

Kimberly Smith was arrested for two counts of obstructing justice, disorderly conduct and prostitution.