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2015-12-04T06:34:00.001-08:00

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Wednesday in Las Vegas at the Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert presented by The Recording Academy (airing Dec. 6 on CBS), Adam Levine photobombs John Legend and Chrissy Teigen with the help of wife Behati Prinsloo and pal Katharine McPhee

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DON'T 'SWEAT' IT

Meanwhile, his co-star Miley Cyrus sinks her teeth into a sweater at the film's premiere on Wednesday.

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STARRY NIGHT

Gwyneth Paltrow gets her sparkle on at the smartwater sparkling-sponsored opening of goop mrkt, her famed website's New York City holiday pop-up shop, in celebration of the brand's collaboration with Valentino on Wednesday.

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ON THE LINE

Hello, it's Rachel! McAdams hits the phones on CIBC Miracle Day in Toronto, Canada, to raise money for children in need on Wednesday

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HEART BREAKER

Chris Hemsworth is at peace on the red carpet at the In the Heart of the Seapremiere in London on Wednesday.

Star Selfie : Blake Shelton, Ben Affleck

2015-12-03T10:01:00.000-08:00

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Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton celebrate their CMT Artist of the Year awards with a selfie with Cassadee Pope at the 2015 CMT Artists of the Year awards in Nashville on Wednesday.

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Ben Affleck stops to take a photo with a fan on his way into the Jimmy Kimmel Live!studios on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

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'Carol' named best picture by New York Film Critics Circle

2015-12-03T09:49:00.001-08:00

(The Hollywood Reporter)The New York Film Critics Circle has named "Carol" as its best picture of 2015. The Todd Haynes-directed film — which stars Cate Blanchett as a housewife who meets and begins an affair with a shop clerk and aspiring photographer (Rooney Mara) in 1950s New York — won four awards from the critics organization.

In addition to best picture, "Carol" received honors for best director, best screenplay and best cinematography. However, neither Blanchett nor Mara received an acting award for the film. Instead, the organization, which voted on its annual film picks on Monday, selected Michael Keaton as best actor for his work in Spotlight and Saoirse Ronan as best actress for her role in Brooklyn. The best supporting actress nod went to Kristen Stewart for her part in "Clouds of Sils Maria."

"Inside Out" was named best animated film, the latest honor for the Pixar movie after it was namedbest animated film by the National Board of Review and received 14 Annie Award nominations on Tuesday.

The NBR's pick for best film, Mad Max: Fury Road, was ignored by the NYFCC, as were Oscar hopefuls "The Hateful Eight," "The Martian," "Beasts of No Nation" and "Room," which each won awards from the NBR. Other prospective Oscar contenders ignored by the NYFCC include "Steve Jobs," "Joy," "Concussion," "The Revenant," "Anomalisa," "Truth," "The Danish Girl," "Straight Outta Compton," "The Big Short," " Amy," "Sicario" and "Tangerine." "Spotlight," meanwhile, only received one award from NYFCC: Keaton's best actor nod.

Read more: 'Spotlight' tops Gotham Awards; full winners list

Last year, Boyhood was the big winner among the NYFCC, with the Richard Linklater-directed movie taking home three awards.

The full list of the NYFCC's 2015 winners follows:

Best Picture: Carol

Best Actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight

Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best Director: Todd Haynes, Carol

Best Screenplay: Carol

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria

Best Animated Film: Inside Out

Best Cinematography: Edward Lachman, Carol

Best First Film: Son of Saul

Best Foreign Film: Timbuktu

Best Nonfiction Film: In Jackson Heights

Special Award: Posthumous award honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films

Special Award: Ennio Morricone, composer

Founded in 1935, the organization's membership includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and qualifying online general-interest publications. Every year in December, the group meets in New York to vote on awards for the previous calendar year's films.

In addition to the regular categories, which include best picture, director, actor and actress, special stand-alone awards are given to individuals and organizations that have made substantial contributions to the art of cinema, including producers, directors, actors, writers, critics, historians, film restorers and service organizations.

The awards are set to be handed out in New York on Jan. 4.

CNN

We Should Talk About Mental Health With Respect

2015-12-03T09:35:00.001-08:00

In any given year, one out of every five adults in the U.S. has an experience with a mental health disorder. The tenth leading cause of death for U.S. adults is suicide. For individuals ages 10-24, the second leading cause of death is suicide. But you wouldn't know it.

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You wouldn't know it because of the way we talk about mental health in this country -- the way we shame and mock each disorder, each symptom, each call for help. As a society, we have made a serious health condition something that is easier to hide than to address. And we need to change things around, starting with the way we talk about mental health in our public spaces, specifically in the media.

This past Sunday, the singer Sinéad O'Connor wrote a troubling Facebook post that detailed her intention to die from an overdose. Thankfully, the Irish authorities were alerted, and O'Connor was located and given medical attention. She is now, reportedly, "safe and sound."

A fierce advocate for mental health rights, O'Connor has dealt with depression for many years. She has, herself, spoken out against the way the media characterizes mental health issues, condemning the use of the word "crazy," and shaming paparazzi for trying to make a "buffoonery and mockery" of young, female celebrities with mental health disorders.

It is therefore especially disturbing to see many similar tactics being used by media outlets to make a "buffoonery and mockery" of Ms. O'Connor, after she wrote a worrying new post on Facebook, detailing her recent thoughts and feelings.

O'Connor's post is not something to be laughed at -- it is a major sign that help is needed. Yet, some of the articles I've read online have shown an incredible amount of disrespect for individuals with mental health disorders and ignorance of how to even discuss these issues. This article in particular, from Yahoo! News, feels dismissive, sensationalized and naive, as it republishes O'Connor's entire social media post, and ends with a flippant "hope Sinead gets all of the help that she needs ..."

What this reveals is that popular culture still has a strong influence on how we portray mental health in the public realm. Therefore, I'm calling on journalists and media professionals to join me in transforming the way we approach the way we talk about these issues in the media.

Earlier this fall, the Carter Center released an important resource guide that looks to help journalists more thoroughly understand, and radically increase the accurate reporting of behavioral health disorders. The guide can be found here and asks journalists to consider these three questions when reporting on mental health: 1) "Is mental illness or substance use relevant to the story? 2) What is your source for the mental illness and substance use diagnosis? 3) What is the most accurate language to use?"

In our work at the Flawless Foundation we look at the holistic issues around this topic and the impact of the use of language when discussing mental health. We recently called attention in our blog to the insensitive Halloween episode of Modern Family where mental illness was used as the theme for Halloween fun for the second year in a row. The moral and ethical questions we would add to this list from the Carter Center are: "Will your reporting cause more harm to this person's health condition by shaming and mocking them?" "Are you reporting from your highest self -- with integrity and compassion for another human being'?" "Are you sensationalizing someone's medical symptoms for entertainment?"

Let's put it this way: If you were asked to report on any other illness, like cancer or heart disease, how would you report on it? Would you use language that was inaccurate or offensive about those medical conditions? Would you make a "buffoonery and mockery" of those afflicted?

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The Sexiest Holiday Hairstyles

2012-12-25T12:01:00.002-08:00

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Kerry Washington's Airy Ringlets

Use weighty styling products in moderation—save for a light texturizer and a mist of hairspray—if you want to achieve bouncy curls like Kerry Washington's. After forming the spirals with a medium-barrel curling iron, comb through with a vented brush, as a paddle brush may cause the style to fall flat.

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Kate Hudson's Boho-Chic Bun

Is it just us, or does Kate Hudson's look have a slight floral vibe? Babaii channeled the beauty of Italy to create the star's breezy, yet polished, style. Rather than juggling multiple tools, he used his fingers as a comb so he didn't disturb the natural texture of Hudson's hair.

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Zoe Saldana's Undone Ponytail

Despite its effortless texture, Zoe Saldana's low ponytail maintains a dressed-up appearance, and even gets a touch of retro glamour with the added volume at her crown. Her hairstylist, Mara Roszak, used John Frieda's Frizz-Ease Mousse ($5; drugstore.com) on Saldana's damp strands, then rough-dried them to add movement. "To create the perfect natural wavy texture, I loosely braided her hair and let it dry," Roszak said. "I took out the braids, and misted a hairspray all over her head to add extra volume and texture." The Bardot-esque height was made by gentle backcombing at Saldana's crown. Taking sections from either side of the star's head, Roszak overlapped pieces of hair down the back until she formed a low ponytail shape, then fastened the style with hair pins. And remember—the tousled appearance is part of the appeal. "Allow pieces of hair around the face to naturally fall out for a soft, feminine look," Roszak added.

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Padma Lakshmi's Soft Layers

Va-va-voom! Not only did Padma Lakshmi's strands stay full and bouncy throughout the duration of the 2012 Emmy Awards, the style also had some animated inspiration. "The look is a modern-day Jessica Rabbit-influenced wave," said Lakshmi's hairstylist, Michael Duenas. He used OSiS Ultra-Strong Cream Mousse ($19; drugstore.com) on dry hair to give the style hold, before blowing out horizontal areas. Duenas then wrapped one-inch sections around a curling iron, directing the spirals away from Lakshmi's face. After adding extra ringlets throughout the style, he misted hair with a flexible hold hairspray. Duenas finished by spritzing OSiS Freeze Finish Hairspray ($19; drugstore.com) onto a boar-bristle brush, and combed out each curl to impart a soft wave. "It's sexy, understated, and ultra-feminine."

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One part Farrah Fawcett, one part haute couture, Heidi Klum's bouncy waves at the 2012 Emmy Awards make a statement without appearing overdone. "This look is new for Heidi because it is so soft and sexy," said celebrity hairstylist Oribe, who created the style. "I was inspired by French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, whose models always looked so glamorous." Oribe blow-dried Klum's hair using Volumista Mist ($34; oribe.com) to create body, then used a curling iron to add pin curls. Once the spirals were completely cool, he brushed through the style and misted on Impermeable Anti-Humidity Spray ($38; oribe.com) to lock out the elements.

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Eva Longoria Speaking At The Democratic National Convention

2012-09-09T05:18:00.000-07:00

Eva Longoria is very pretty and VERY politically minded.
We're not sure if she's planning on running for office any time soon, but she is definitely trying her hardest to make sure that Barack Obama stays in the White House.
The actress is already one of the 35 national co-chairs in the president's re-election campaign and will be speaking at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in September. She'll be one of the few celebrities joining a line-up which is sacrificing star power for powerful women!
Female leaders like Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, contraceptive advocate Sandra Fluke and many more will be taking the podium to speak to the crowd between September 3rd and 6th.
Former President Bill Clinton is also scheduled to pump up the audience along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.
In the past, the Desperate Housewives star has applauded Obama's fight for affordable healthcare, access to education, his support for the Hispanic community and his polices which "give everyone a fair shot at the American Dream."

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Facebook cracks down on fake 'Likes'

2012-09-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Facebook is weeding out fake "Likes" on its social network that are being caused by spammers, malware and black marketeers as it strives to maintain credibility as an advertising platform.
Facebook said the number of Likes, or endorsements by users, on corporate pages is likely to drop by less than 1 percent, on average, after the crackdown.
"Newly improved automated efforts will remove those Likes gained by malware, compromised accounts, deceived users, or purchased bulk Likes," Facebook said in a post on its official blog on Friday.
"While we have always had dedicated protections against each of these threats on Facebook, these improved systems have been specifically configured to identify and take action against suspicious Likes," the post continued.
Thanks to a growing black market, companies can instantly raise their profile on Facebook by purchasing thousands of Likes at a time — a practice that is forbidden by the No. 1 social network, which has 955 million users.
Many of these Likes come from bogus Facebook user accounts rather than genuine users of the social network.
Meanwhile, various spam-like programs on Facebook deceive users into unwittingly liking something when they perform another action, such as clicking to watch a video.
Facebook said the cleanup will benefit both users and companies that maintain pages on the network, by giving a more accurate measurement of fan count and demographics.
Ensuring the integrity of Likes is serious business for Facebook, which depends on advertising revenue from large brands and other businesses. Many of the ad campaigns that companies conduct on Facebook are designed to garner Likes — a sign that their marketing message has resonated with consumers.
"It's their currency," said Jeremiah Owyang, a partner at research firm Altimeter Group. "Facebook is playing the Federal Reserve, to take the counterfeit currency off the market to ensure that there's quality in the marketplace."
The problem is not unique to Facebook, say analysts, who note that Twitter and Google also grapple with fake accounts, spam and other techniques to game the service.
But for Facebook, the pressure to show that activity on its social network is genuine has grown as concerns have mounted on Wall Street about the company's long-term profit potential.
Facebook estimates that 1.5 percent of its users are "undesirable" accounts set up for purposes that violate its terms of service, according to its most recent 10-Q regulatory filing.
"I think what they're intending to do is get a handle on it before it gets really out of control," Brian Blau, an analyst with research firm Gartner, said.
"You can imagine no business wants to pay for advertising to fake accounts."
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Andy Roddick should bow out with no regrets

2012-09-02T08:40:00.000-07:00

Until my dying day I will remember that game. One game, five shots, 46 seconds. That 46 second game which saw Andy Roddick serve out the US Open of 2003.
There are so many Roddick moments to recall from a distinguished career - I loved the quality and sportsmanship of his epic quarter-final with Younes El Aynouai in Australia earlier that year - but nothing tops that sprint finish to the line at Flushing Meadows.
On a totally green hard court in 2003, before the blue was introduced, Juan Carlos Ferrero managed to get his racket on just one of Roddick's four serves. It was the freedom of an all-American sport-mad kid, just doing his thing.
Roddick, 21, had become a Grand Slam champion and a new American idol, who would end that year as the world number one, had arrived on the international scene.

Fast forward almost nine years and Roddick, on his 30th birthday, found himself announcing his retirement, very calmly and very definitely, to a packed Flushing Meadows press conference.
Friends and family were seated alongside the journalists: Brooklyn Decker, his wife, Larry Stefanki, his coach, Stephen Little, the London taxi driver who drove him randomly one night and became a close friend.
They knew what was coming, the reporters weren't so sure.
Was he pulling out of the tournament? Was it a birthday celebration? Roddick did well to keep the news under wraps and, through the microphones of the media, announced it to the world on his own terms. He deserved that.

Andy Roddick has won 32 career titles in a 12 year professional tennis career. Photo: Getty

It was a sudden development, and the twittersphere reacted with shock, but, if we're honest, it had been coming. For a while, Roddick has struggled to live with the intense pace and quality at the top of the men's game. He's not interested in simply "existing", to use his phrase.
Feeling uncompetitive against the best, Roddick put it simply: "It is time," he said.
And, on Thursday, it was impossible to argue with that.
Then we had Friday night.
Roddick thrashed one of the better prospects in the game (supposedly) Bernard Tomic and there were plenty of fans wondering if he'd made a premature call.
The Arthur Ashe night session is Roddick's stage in America. Nobody has played more times under the New York lights. As he whacked, wheeled, bounced and smiled his way to victory, he put the feeble Tomic firmly in his place. (The Aussie was "pathetic" according to US commentator Patrick McEnroe). Does Roddick have one more glorious run left in him?
Whatever happens here, Andy Roddick has been great for tennis. Like Kim Clijsters, also retiring after this year's tournament (she won in Mixed Doubles last night to prolong her career another day), he will be missed by colleagues, fans and media alike.
We will miss his huge serve, sharp wit, perennial perseverance, even the funny fidgets.
Not a point went by without the right shoulder of his shirt being adjusted. I hope in his next life - in TV studio, office, garden, wherever - he keeps adjusting that shoulder of the shirt and requests a nearby towel.
His press conferences were often legendary. Silly questions would be dispatched to the boundary with tongue-in-cheek disdain. Half-volleys would be snaffled with quick-witted enthusiasm. And he always gave an honest answer.
"How do you rate Gonzalez's chances?" [in the 07 Australian Open Final v Federer].
"Slim."
"What was your favourite press conference?" he was asked last night.
"I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one."
Classic, straight-faced, A-Rod.
Earlier, he was on good form on the court. He revealed he got a bit emotional as he walked past a TV studio and a saw a montage of his career. "The sound was down but I'm guessing it was set to an 80s ballad" he quipped.
He loved a bit of chat with an under performing umpire and would try to outwit them at change of ends. Once in Australia, he left the chair advising the crowd: "Stay in college, kids. Otherwise you may become an umpire."
When he needed to be serious, he had no trouble switching gears.
In the past 12 months he has been the most articulate voice of the locker room in the ongoing campaign for a better share of Grand Slam tournament revenues. The players should persuade him to stay as their spokesman and lead negotiations from the sidelines. He has also raised a huge amount of money for charity through his foundation.
Being such a popular player in the UK, it was a disappointment to many that he never won Wimbledon. How he tried.
He came close, especially in 2009, but never managed to avoid Roger Federer, who beat him in three finals. His effort in that marathon All England Club final three years ago was immense and one couldn't help but feel for him as he sat in the runners up chair as Federer paraded yet another trophy. Roddick just wanted to hold it the once.
No regrets though. It was a mighty fine career. Now a new life beckons and he's bound to be a success in whatever field he turns to, which will surely involve talking, a lot of jesting and quite a bit of fidgeting. Good luck Andy.

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Microsoft makes its Facebook shares pay off, report says

2012-08-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

Redmond reportedly sold one-fifth of its shares in Facebook right after the social network's IPO, and thus made a tidy profit.

A report suggests that Microsoft offloaded around 20 percent of its shares in Facebook just after the social network went public. In doing so, the software giant received $249 million back -- close to $10 million more than it first invested.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company invested $240 million in Facebook in 2007 for a 1.6 percent stake in the social network. Back then it wasn't a huge amount, but was a major boost for Facebook to have a dominant player on its roster. Soon after, Bing Search and Bing Maps were brought to the social network to display search results and other imagery for pages and businesses.
An Associated Press report said Microsoft sold 6.6 million shares -- roughly 20 percent -- when the social network went public in May. Despite Nasdaq's embarrassing and ill-timed hiccup, Microsoft sold its shares at the IPO price, a world away from Facebook's current trading price.

Add up the numbers -- number of shares multiplied by the share price -- more than $249 million in total. Maybe Microsoft foresaw the steep decline in Facebook shares and sold early, or maybe it's just good business sense. Either way, Microsoft still has a lot more Facebook stock on its hands.
Facebook is trading at $19 a share, down from $38 at its initial public offering in June. The social network has lost half its share value in one three-month period.
Questions were left with Microsoft, which did not respond at the time of writing.
This story originally appeared at ZDNet's Between the Lines under the headline "Microsoft offloads 20 percent of its Facebook shares: report."

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Expendables 2 raids US box office

2012-08-20T08:39:00.000-07:00

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Terry Crews star in The Expendables 2

Action heroes led by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have stormed to the top of the North American box office chart with The Expendables 2.

The full-throttle film sequel also stars Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet Li in the tale of a gang of military mercenaries.
The film took $28.8m (£18.3m) over the weekend, according to studio estimates.
It knocked The Bourne Legacy into second place with $17m (£11m), while animated comedy ParaNorman is in third.
That film features a boy named Norman who can talk to ghosts and works to save his town from a zombie apocalypse.
Will Ferrell's political spoof The Campaign is in fourth place, followed by a new entry for Motown story Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 musical.
Sparkle was the final movie role for Whitney Houston, who starred alongside American Idol winner Jordin Sparks before her death in February.
Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gliberman wrote that the "gravelly conviction" of Houston's performance proved that "this could have been the first step not merely in a comeback but in a major re-invention".
USA Today's Claudia Puig wrote: "Envisioned as a starring vehicle for Sparks, Sparkle is also a fitting curtain call for Houston."
In sixth place in the box office chart, The Dark Knight Rises made $11.1m (£7m), taking it past $400m (£255m) and above The Hunger Games as the second most successful film of the year so far.
The Avengers is still comfortably the year's biggest hit, having taken $618m (£393m) in the US and Canada.

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Katie Holmes & Suri's Car Hit by Garbage Truck

2012-07-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

Nearly three weeks after filing for divorce from Tom Cruise, life in New York City isn't without a few bumps in the road for Katie Holmes – literally.

The Mercedes she was traveling in with daughter Suri, 6, was hit by a garbage truck Monday night, police confirm. No one was injured.

The mother-daughter duo were leaving the Chelsea Piers recreational center – not far from their new Manhattan apartment – when a turning garbage truck rammed into their Mercedes, according to a source.

"Suri was crying in the car," says the source, who adds that Holmes, 33, was not driving.

Once Holmes and her daughter were back home, a police report was filed.

This is the second time their car has been hit in four days. Last Friday, a paparazzi car hit their vehicle as they were pulling home after a trip to the FAO Schwarz toy store.

Still, life in N.Y.C. doesn't seem to be slowing down for Suri and Holmes, who was granted primary custody of her daughter, according to sources. The two have been photographed shopping at pet stores, feeding alpacas at the Central Park Zoo and enjoying an icy treat in between.

People

Rafael Nadal Withdraws from the Olympics

2012-07-19T12:01:00.000-07:00

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Rafael Nadal will not be competing in the London Olympics, he announced Thursday.

"I am not in condition to compete in the London Olympics and therefore will not travel as planned with the Spanish delegation to take part in the Games," he said in a statement to the Associated Press.

"I have to think about my companions, I can't be selfish and I have to think of what's best for Spanish sport, especially tennis and Spanish players, and give fellow sportsmen with better preparation the chance to compete."

Nadal – who won the men's singles gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics – has been battling knee problems for years. Still, he continued to prepare for the Olympics until as recently as this week.

"I tried to hurry my preparations and training to the very last minute, but it was not to be," he said in his statement.

But earlier this week, he documented his training progress online. "Stretching after the practice, more and more eager to arrive to London!" he wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday.

Nadal also said recently that he was "doing everything possible to recover" after competing at Wimbledon. "The hopes are at a maximum, the work is total and I expect to be at 100 percent," he said last Saturday.

Nadal, ranked number three in the world after Wimbledon, had been selected to carry the Spanish flag at the London Olympic Games.

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Heat-Celtics Game 6: It has to be LeBron/Wade show for Heat to survive

2012-06-07T13:10:00.000-07:00

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In all the schadenfreude over watching the Miami Heat lose and seem to unravel, one thing seems to be consistently overlooked — the Boston Celtics are a really good defensive team. They were second in the league in points allowed per possession, they blow up pick-and-rolls, they are tough to score on in isolation. They slow down everyone. They were going to slow down the Heat.
But if LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are really on there is no defense that can stop them.
And that’s what this series has come down to for the Heat — they need LeBron and Wade to be exceptional to win. Not good, like combining to score 57 points on 47 shots in Game 5, they need to be world beaters. Both of them. Every game. They need to put up 65 at least between them and hope that Chris Bosh can pitch in more (he will play more).
Those two especially are going to have to do that on the road in Game 6 because the Heat can’t count on anyone else. If they are going to force a Game 7 it will because the Heat’s stars carried Game 6.
Boston’s offense has looked solid enough the last few games against the Heat, most of that due to Rajon Rondo. He is running the pick-and-roll beautifully with Kevin Garnett (getting KG easy looks rolling to the rim or open spot up 18 footers), he is hitting a few outside shots and he is controlling the flow of this series. Throw in some good buckets from Paul Pierce and Ray Allen and it’s good enough.
Miami is helping out with defensive lapses — often ones of effort. How many times did the old legs of Boston just outrun the Heat players down he floor in Game 5? Dwyane Wade was not alone but was the most prominent guy just getting beat down court, forced into bad matchups because of it that Rondo and the Celtics exploit. That’s not on coach Erik Spoelstra, either — if you can’t get fired up for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals to bust it every single play there is nothing a coach can do.
Remember, the Heat entered this season wanting to up the tempo — play pressing defense, force turnovers, get out in transition and overwhelm with their athleticism. We saw that kind of defense in Game 1 and the second half of Game 4 from Miami, but that’s it. It was supposed to be their identity, but it isn’t. Not every game, not every play. The committment and effort are not there.
And at the end of the day, that is what this series is about. Boston is a good team that will play good defense and give you maximum effort every night. They will be the best team they can be.
Miami plays like it can flip the switch. But that switch almost never stays on for a full game. They will have a fantastic quarter then go back to coasting on both ends, something they can still win doing in the regular season but it leads to bad habits. The Heat are very self-conscious and that can throw off their confidence in a heartbeat. The Celtics will just put their head down and fight through those kinds of stretches.
Which is why you have to think Boston has the edge at home – this will be their best effort, best game of the series. That’s still not good enough to beat Miami’s best, but do you really think we’ll see that for 48 minutes at both ends of the floor? Do you really think this is the night Wade and LeBron both show up and play their best games? I’m just not sold.

NBC

Apple iOS will kick in 40 percent of Google's mobile profits, says analyst

2012-06-07T12:37:00.000-07:00

Google will have arch-rival Apple to thank for a huge chunk of its mobile earnings in 2012.
The search giant's licensing deals with Apple over its Maps and Search apps have been a healthy cash cow since the iPhone debuted in 2007. This year will be no exception.
In an investors note released yesterday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said he expects Google to generate around $4.5 billion in mobile revenue this year. And iOS will kick in the largest or close to the largest chunk of that.
iOS will account for around 40 percent of Google's total mobile search revenue, or $1.6 billion, estimates Munster, which ultimately means iOS will generate around 2 percent of Google's total sales for the year.
Those numbers aren't bad, but they're actually conservative compared with an earlier estimate that pegged the iOS contribution at 80 percent of Google's mobile profits, according to AppleInsider.
But what happens if Apple replaces Google Maps with its own in-house map app? Recent reports suggest that Apple has already cooked up a 3D Maps app set to replace Google's app as the default on iOS devices. Regardless, Munster doesn't expect any significant changes to the numbers.
Google Maps will still live on in the App Store, freely available for any person to download, the analyst said. Google recently revealed that its Maps service has attracted more than 1 billion users across the world. Google offers a host of other apps for iOS users, but the Maps app could prove to be the most popular among them even if it's no longer the iOS default

And Google isn't standing still with Maps.
The company unveiled yesterday a host of innovations to the service, including 3D images, offline use, and more shots of Street View.
Still, the move by Apple to replace Google Maps as the default may be just the latest attempt to squeeze out the search giant.
"Moving forward, we expect a continued tug-of-war between Apple and Google," Munster said. "We believe Google is likely to push more of its apps through the App Store, including Chrome, while Apple will continue to innovate around discovery on the iPhone through Siri. Net-net, we believe the core user experience on iOS will remain largely unchanged even if Google Maps is replaced."

Cnet.com

Did lasers find gold-laden lost city of Ciudad Blanca at last?

2012-06-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

Underneath the thick, virgin rainforest cover in the Mosquitia region of Honduras, archaeologists have discovered ruins they think may be the lost city of Ciudad Blanca. Legends say the "White City" is full of gold, which is why conquistador Hernando Cortes was among the first Ciudad Blanca seekers in the 1500s.

But the method the modern researchers used was a little different from previous explorers' techniques. The modern-day researchers flew over the area in a small plane and shot billions of laser pulses at the ground, creating a 3-D digital map of the topology underneath the trees.
This is one of the first times this technique, called light detection and ranging (LiDAR), has been used to map ancient ruins. Beyond archaeology, LiDAR researchers at the National Science Foundation are looking to develop the technology for mapping disasters using drones, for military spying and for tracking erosion under rivers and shallow parts of the ocean.
LiDAR for archaeology Before LiDAR improved enough for their work, archaeologists discovered ruins the old-fashioned way — by hacking through forests using machetes. LiDAR is faster and cheaper.
It's been gaining ground since 2009, when a U.S. archaeology team working on Maya ruins first used the technology to peer beneath 80 square miles (207 square kilometers) of forest canopy in Belize. After four days of laser scanning, team members discovered buildings and agricultural fields they hadn't found in 25 years of study. The team was supported by the then-new National Science Foundation organization for LiDAR science, the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping. [10 Modern Tools for Indiana Jones]
Airborne LiDAR works by sending more than 100,000 short laser pulses to the ground every second while a plane flies over the area of interest. The laser light hits the ground, then returns to the aircraft. The time it takes for the light to make the back-and-forth trip tells researchers the altitude of points on the ground.
The technology is able to detect height differences of less than 4 inches (10 centimeters) and maps to GPS coordinates within 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters). "It's within a step, in many cases," said Bill Carter, University of Houston engineer who develops LiDAR systems for the National Science Foundation.

The Belize archaeology work and the new Honduras findings both used the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping's LiDAR system. There was one major difference between the two projects, however. At the Belize site, researchers thought it was likely there would be new ruins there. They used the LiDAR to scan regions surrounding structures they had already uncovered. On the other hand, in the new study in Honduras, researchers were running on just a hunch — and plenty of private funding.
LiDAR in Honduras Cinematographer Steven Elkins has been fascinated with the Ciudad Blanca stories for more than a decade. He previously analyzed satellite imagery of the Mosquitia forest, looking for signs of the city. As LiDAR improved, he gathered private investors to pay for the National Science Foundation's laser mapping center to analyze three areas he thought were especially promising. Elkins had originally approached the Honduran government with his idea, but government officials said they knew the forest well and there wasn't anything there, Carter said.

Over several days, National Science Foundation engineers flew over about 60 square miles (160 square kilometers) of forest for Elkins in their dual-engine Cessna planes. At the end of every day, they sent the data to Carter, who was working out of West Virginia. Carter found the first signs of what appeared to be human-made structures within five minutes of analyzing the data, he said. [Archaeology's Tech Revolution Since Indiana Jones]
"I'm the only person right now on the planet that knows that there's these ruins," Carter recalled thinking when he saw what he said were straight lines and right angles that don't normally appear in nature. "My wife walked in and looked over my shoulder and she was the second person to know."
Carter sent his analysis back to the archaeologists in Honduras, who agreed the structures were man-made. Now, Elkins, along with a team of Honduran scientists, will visit the structures in person and determine what they are and how old they are. The LiDAR coordinates will help them pinpoint exactly where to look in the thick jungle.
LiDAR for biology, disasters and the military Carter said he found his involvement in discovering the Honduras ruins exciting, but the National Science Foundation's LiDAR center is looking to do much more with the technology.
So far, center researchers have used LiDAR to map to the ground to assess flooding risk and to find new fault lines in California. They've pinged Floridian citrus groves with lasers to check on the trees' health. Healthy tree leaves reflect a different quality of light back to LiDAR sensors than do sick trees, Carter explained.

The science agency also recently developed a laser that uses green light, which is able to map features underneath shallow water. Biologists want to use this technology to investigate fish spawning grounds, Carter said, while land managers may use a water-LiDAR to keep an eye on erosion.
In the future, the center hopes to develop smaller, lighter, less expensive LiDAR that is able to ride in unmanned robotic aircraft. The drones could spy for the military, go on a tough Arctic mapping expedition or assess conditions after disasters, such as earthquakes or hurricanes.
"As we look in the future, we see the ability to use these types of systems to map the entire Earth," Carter told InnovationNewsDaily. "Certainly all the land areas and shallow coasts."

Msnbc.com

Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Are Engaged

2012-06-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus

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Wedding Party in the U.S.A.!

Miley Cyrus and Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth are engaged to be married after three years of dating, their reps confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.

"I'm so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of happiness with Liam," Cyrus, 19, tells PEOPLE.

Australian actor Hemsworth, 22, who met Cyrus when they costarred in The Last Song in 2009, proposed on May 31 with a 3.5-carat diamond ring from jeweler Neil Lane.

Next up for the couple: Cyrus is in the studio working on a new album, while Hemsworth is currently filming Empire State in New Orleans. He'll also shoot Paranoia with Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman before beginning production on the second Hunger Games installment.

People

Male pill: gene discovery may lead to contraceptive

2012-05-28T16:14:00.001-07:00

It may be possible to develop a new male contraceptive pill after researchers in Edinburgh identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm.

Experiments in mice found that the gene, Katnal1, was vital for the final stages of making sperm.
The authors of a study in PLos Genetics said a drug which interrupts Katnal1 could be a reversible contraceptive.

A fertility expert said there was "certainly a need" for such a drug.
Contraception in men is largely down to condoms or a vasectomy.
Infertility search Researchers at the Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh were investigating the causes of male infertility.
They randomly altered the genetic code of mice to see which became infertile. They then traced the mutations which led to infertility, which led them to Katnal1.

It contains the blueprints for a protein which is important in cells which support the development of sperm. Without the protein, sperm do not fully form and the body disposes of them.

Scientists hope they will be able to perform a similar trick in humans to stop sperm developing, without causing lasting damage.
One of the researchers Dr Lee Smith said: "If we can find a way to target this gene in the testes, we could potentially develop a non-hormonal contraceptive.
"The important thing is that the effects of such a drug would be reversible because Katnal1 only affects sperm cells in the later stages of development, so it would not hinder the early stages of sperm production and the overall ability to produce sperm.
He said it would be "relatively difficult" to do as the protein lives inside cells, however, he said there was "potential" to find something else that protein worked with, which might be an easier target.
'Holy Grail' Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield, said there was "certainly a need" for a non-hormonal contraceptive for men and that this had been a "Holy Grail" of research for many years.
He added: "The key in developing a non-hormonal contraceptive for men is that the molecular target needs to be very specific for either sperm or other cells in the testicle which are involved in sperm production.
"If they are not, then such a contraceptive could have unwanted side effects on other cells and tissues in the body and may even be dangerous.
"The gene described by the research group in Edinburgh sounds like an exciting new possible target for a new male contraceptive, but it may also shed light on why some men are sub-fertile and why their sperm does not work properly."

BBC

Exclusive: Cameron Diaz reveals baby heartache after pregnancy film

2012-05-25T08:16:00.001-07:00

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Stunning actress Cameron Diaz has one of Hollywood's hottest bodies but she's not happy.

The Shrek star is eager to swap her superfit toned tummy for a baby bulge after making the rom-com What To Expect When You're Expecting.

Time may be against her - she turns 40 in August - and there's no Mr Right in her life but Cameron is still relaxed about the prospect of motherhood.

The broody star also remains grounded, is living for the moment and even happy about getting older.

She said: "This film made me want to have kids, either by giving birth, adoption or with a partner who has children.

"I'm totally looking forward to having my own family one day but I have no idea how things will turn out."

Cameron, the voice of Princess Fiona in Shrek, has broken up with a string of high-profile boyfriends but seems easygoing about finding her perfect partner. She said: "I very much live in the moment. I don't worry too much about the future so I have no idea what is going to happen next.

"I have so much love to give. I'm open to however love comes into my life."

Cameron certainly has plenty to give as aspiring singer and TV fitness show host Jules in What To Expect.

She and husband Evan, played by Glee star Matthew Morrison, 33, are about to have a baby.

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Singer Jennifer Lopez, 42, comedian Chris Rock, 47, and actor Dennis Quaid, 58, also star in the comedy about five couples facing parenthood.

But, despite the film's impressive cast, Cameron said she and her co-stars were humble on set.

She said: "The midwife was amazing. She had delivered a thousand babies and was there to help us keep it authentic."

She said: "There is no hierarchy in the film business. There are people who can't do their job without me and there are people I can't do my job without.

"Films are never about me. It is all about the production, making this well-oiled machine function as well as it can."

Former model Cameron, who broke into movies starring opposite Jim Carrey in the 1994 smash The Mask, does not see herself as a star.

Although the millions of fans who have flocked to her hit films, such as Vanilla Sky, Charlie's Angels, Gangs Of New York and There's Something About Mary, would certainly disagree.

And, in spite of all her success, Cameron does not take being a film star for granted.

She said: "When I have to do my job, there's certain things that can't happen. I can't get dirty because my costume is important. It goes on camera.

"I can't take time to be taking a stain out of it if we're on a tight schedule. It's a multi-million dollar business. I also have to be somewhere right when they need me, they want to know where I'm at and what I'm doing."

Last week Cameron found she had to deal with what happens when the cameras stop rolling.

She went on Ellen DeGeneres' US chat show to deny claims that she and Jennifer Lopez had been in bust ups on the set of What To Expect.

She said: "The claims we were having catfights on set were so funny. We were laughing and saying to each other, 'We haven't shot scenes together'." Cameron said they had known each other for 20 years and, at one time, their boyfriends had played sport together.

"We used to go watch softball games. She's a lovely girl. I really enjoy her. I wish we could have shot together."

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Away from work, Cameron is still looking for love and has firm ideas about the right relationship.

She said: "A partnership to me is equal. It's not one dominating the other."

The Californian-born actress also said she has learned a lot from costar Matt: "He's one of those people that stays so connected all the time. You can really rely on him.

"You want that in your partner when you're working but he is also that way as a person.

"That gives me hope that there's more guys who can stay connected."

But if Cameron's biological clock is ticking as she approaches 40 she was not showing it. She said: "I don't care about wrinkles. I feel stronger, my body's better than it was when I was 20.

"I feel better than I've ever felt in my life.

"I'm happier, wiser and know myself better.

"I'm so happy I'm getting older. Why would I want to throw away how I feel for the way that I look?"

Cameron swears by eating consistently well and said: "I want to be doing at 60 what I'm doing right now.

"I don't want to stop. I want to enjoy it and the only way that I can do that is to maintain fitness and health in my body."

She said: "My key to happiness is gratitude.

"I think we live in a society that's totally ungrateful. We feel entitled.

"We feel things should be immediately delivered to us whenever we want them, instant gratification, and I don't feel that way.

"I live with what I have, I appreciate it, I love it.

"I guess I'm most grateful for my friends and my family and my opportunity to just be here to live life to the fullest.

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"To sit around thinking: 'Oh, I wish I had this or that I could go back here' is not worth it.

"I always thought it was weird when people would say their high school years were the best of their life. What?

"This moment is the best moment of my life and I want to live in the best moment of my life, not in the past." Hollywood success came fairly easily for Cameron with her 1994 break. She said: "I didn't feel it to be tough when I started out in the industry.

"Certainly after The Mask there was a lot of people wanting to pigeonhole me into becoming one kind of actress.

"I chose not to let them because I felt I would rather experience more diverse roles. It worked out, so I guess I got lucky."

She will be hoping for a similar dose of luck to make her dream of becoming a mum come true.

People.co.uk