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The US First Lady unfazed by Oscar backlash

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 2 Mar 2013 08:54:00 -0800

Michelle Obama says it was “absolutely not surprising” to her that her satellite appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony provoked a national conversation about whether it was appropriate, after some conservative critics accused her of selfishly crashing the event in an attempt to upstage it.

She attributed the chatter to a culture shift that has spawned legions of bloggers, tweeters and others who talk about anything and everything all the time.

“Shoot, my bangs set off a national conversation. My shoes can set off a national conversation. That’s just sort of where we are. We’ve got a lot of talking going on,” the first lady said somewhat jokingly on Thursday before an appearance in Chicago, her hometown. “It’s like everybody’s kitchen-table conversation is now accessible to everybody else, so there’s a national conversation about anything.”

In what was not the first-ever Oscar appearance by a first lady, Mrs. Obama was beamed live from the White House into Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles to unseal the envelope and announce that the night’s final award, for Best Picture, would go to ‘Argo’. In 2002, Laura Bush appeared at the ceremony on videotape.

Americans have long been fascinated by their first ladies, scrutinising everything from their clothes and hair to the issues they promote and how they raise their children. Mrs. Obama acknowledged that she and President Barack Obama have added appeal, and perhaps sometimes are subject to extra scrutiny because they are the first black family in the White House but also a young couple with young children.

She said she doesn’t give a second thought to critical comments about what she does as first lady.

Kim Kardashian covers growing baby bump in lacy top.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 2 Mar 2013 07:55:00 -0800

Kim Kardashian flaunted her pregnant curves last night as she headed to an important LA meeting.

Kanye West's girlfriend covered her growing baby bump in a lacy satin camisole, pairing it with simple white jeans and a two-tone cardigan.The pregnant reality star - who's expecting her first child - finished off her casual but stunning look with a pair of black heels and a cute white clutch bag.

Kim was snapped earlier that day in a rather different outfit, hitting the gym in a turquoise flannel shirt, bright matching trainers with a black top and joggers.Dressing down, she covered her face with signature huge sunnies as she was papped looking a lot more casual than usual.

American singer Stevie Wonder at pre-Super Bowl concert

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 4 Feb 2013 04:53:00 -0800

Applause and approval greeted Stevie Wonder as thousands stood for hours to hear his pre-Super Bowl concert that also featured guitarist Gary Clark Jr.

Escorted on stage late Saturday by his daughter and backup singer Aisha Morris, Wonder performed several of his hits, including his opening song, “How Sweet It Is.”

That was followed by “Master Blaster,” Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and Wonder’s own “Higher Ground.”

The 62-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member headlined the outdoor event held near the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel on the eve of Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.

Thousands packed a tent set up on a parking lot across the street from the hotel to hear Wonder, Clark, R&B artist Janelle Monae and DJ Martin Solveig.

Jennifer Hudson and Sandy Hook choir delight

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 4 Feb 2013 04:46:00 -0800

The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School was joined by Jennifer Hudson at the Super Bowl in a stirring rendition of “America the Beautiful” on Sunday that had some players on the sideline on the verge of tears.

Sandy Hook is the school in Newton, Connecticut, where 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in a December 14 shooting rampage.

Wearing white shirts that seemed to embody the innocence of youth, with green ribbons pinned on the right side of their shirts, the 26 children stood on the NFL’s red, white and blue shield-shape logo and many smiled excitedly as they sang the first verse before a silent yet packed Superdome crowd. Then Hudson, wearing a black blouse and long, white skirt, fronted them for a second verse that showcased her sterling voice.

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh watched alongside his daughter, Alison.

Fans offered a rousing ovation at the finish, and the chorus then trotted to the 20-yard line and turned, with their hands on their hearts, to watch Alicia Keys sing the national anthem.

Kim Kardashian says it will be called Pure Honey

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 4 Feb 2013 04:39:00 -0800

Socialite Kim Kardashian, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West, is working on her sixth perfume called Pure Honey.She may launch it in September this year.Kim said that Pure Honey, which contains raw wild honeycomb and rose notes, represents pure femininity. She describes it as really warm and inviting.“I am super involved from start to finish — on bottle design to ad campaign. I had this really great honey idea, so we moved away from just florals,” digitalspy.co.uk quoted Kim as saying.

Lady Gaga ‘ordered assistant to sleep with her’

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 23:44:00 -0800

Jennifer O’Neill, who is suing Gaga for more than £225,000 in unpaid overtime, said the pop star did not like sleeping alone.The couple did not have sex but Gaga’s assistant felt she had no choice but to share her boss’s bed.She said: “Unlike anybody else on that tour, I did not have my own hotel room. I was not asked if I wanted my own hotel room. I had no privacy.”

Selena Gomez: Out For revenge Against Justin Bieber

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:37:00 -0800

Selena Gomez has made no secret that Taylor Swift is one of her very best friends.

Now, according to a new report, the artist may be taking a page from her BFF… which could mean BIG trouble for Justin Bieber.

“Justin was so mean to Selena that she can’t wait to spill all the sh-t about him in her new songs,” an insider tells Hollywood Life. “All his flirting and all his bullsh-t are on the table.”

Selena and Justin split right before New Year’s, after an argument in Mexico resulted in the stars flying back to Los Angeles separately.

Bieber, of course, has mostly enjoyed a sterling reputation in the eyes of fans, but various recent stories have called that into question; led, of course, by the Justin Bieber smoking pot incident.”

Concludes this Selena source of what the public may soon hear:

“Her fans will be shocked about how much of a badass she can be when she’s out for revenge.”

Dick Wagner Loses Career With 'Curable' Dementia

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:10:00 -0800

Dick Wagner had enjoyed a successful life on stage, playing lead guitar for bands like Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Kiss, when he had a stroke and a heart attack in 2007."I woke up from a coma after two weeks with a paralyzed left arm," said Wagner, now 70 and living in Arizona. "My profession as a guitarist, I thought was over."

He and Cooper co-wrote the majority of the band's top-selling songs, including the 1975 hit, "Welcome to My Nightmare."But Wagner's own personal horror show had just begun. He worked hard at rehabilitation, but new symptoms began to appear: mental fuzziness and an odd gait."I couldn't turn to the left as I walked, only to the right, and I would do a spiral and fall," he said. "I fell completely flat on my face in the driveway on the concrete. I didn't know what had happened to me."

Another fall by his swimming pool precipitated a blood clot and surgery. Wagner was convinced his career was over.But in 2011, Wagner was diagnosed with NPH, or normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition caused by a build-up of spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, which puts pressure on nerves that control the legs, bladder and cognitive function.

Doctors at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix surgically placed a shunt in his head to redirect the fluid through a tube under the skin to his abdominal cavity. A small amount is drained every day for the rest of his life.

My first kiss with Selena Gomez was the best of my life: Justin Bieber

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:37:00 -0800

Justin Bieber has opened up about his love life and about his relationship with Disney starlet Selena Gomez.'My first kiss with Selena was the best of my life. It was in the car. It was scary and spontaneous and it was just awesome,' reveals Justin, 18.

‘What does love feel like? It feels good.'If you're really in love then you should get butterflies. Butterflies and happiness, that's how I feel anyway.'The Beauty And A Beat singer has tried to keep his relationship with Selena, 20, out of the spotlight - and from his legion of fans.

'I never like to throw it in my fans' faces. I love my fans and I'd never want to do that to them,' Justin tells Fabulous.'It's my private life and I like to keep that separate.'I don't have many things that I get to myself but that's one thing.'I'm very happy. And I know my fans just want to be happy for me.'

Beauty queens vie for Miss America title in Vegas

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:06:00 -0800

A parade of beauties from every state are primping and prepping to compete for the Miss America crown Saturday night.The show at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is the culmination of a week of preliminary competitions and months of practice.Each of the beauty queens has already proven her poise, charm and volubility by winning her state crown.After an opening number, the judges will announce 16 finalists.The women will strut their stuff in swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview competitions, with cuts after each round until a new Miss America is crowned.

Jennifer Aniston gives Kimmel haircut live on TV

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:28:00 -0800

Jennifer Aniston can be a lot of fun on late-night when she doesn’t have anything to promote.Free of the obligation to talk about any upcoming projects and appearing on ‘The Jimmy Kimmel Show’ purely “out of love”, as the host put it, Aniston helped her friend launch his show in its new 11.35pm time slot, wielding weapons including a sledgehammer, a pair of scissors and yes, embarrassing vacation photos.

She used the first to take out Kimmel’s new desk while declaring “out with the old, in with the new!” and noting the show’s time change.And how on Earth could that “mistake” happen? “You’d think that one of our staff members, seeing you with the sledgehammer, would have said something before you came out,” Kimmel said, deadpan. “This makes no sense at all.”

“It actually makes no sense at all,” Aniston agreed. “Like zero. Like a little bit less than zero sense, even. Well, what are ya gonna do,” he said.At least they started out with a bang, literally, before the vacation pictures came out. Kimmel and his wife were part of the group that hit Cabo recently with Aniston and her fiancee, Justin Theroux, and was captured via cellphone camera at the spa getting a manicure, pedicure and massage. He was also snapped while nauseated on a boat, but the pictures didn’t chronicle that adventure in detail.

24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 7 Jan 2013 21:00:00 -0800

The Award Season Express made its first stop of the new year in the middle of the desert a couple of hours east of Hollywood at the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival gala.A blast of Golden Globe nominees and Oscar hopefuls walked the press gauntlet on Saturday night, including Naomi Watts, Helen Hunt and John Hawkes, Ben Affleck and ‘Arbitrage’ star Richard Gere, who received the night’s so-called Chairman’s Award.

“Great,” Gere noted with more than a touch of sarcasm. “That’s better than the Governors Award?” he inquired, with a chuckle. “What’s the pecking order of these awards? I want to know. Am I getting the best award? I’m not going in unless I’m getting the best award!”Though Gere, 63, has never received an Oscar nomination, there were previous Academy Award winners aplenty at the Palm Springs gala. Among them was Sally Field, the night’s honoree for career achievement, including her hard-won role of Mary Todd in director Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’.“I still can’t believe I got the role,” Field replied, cracking a smile. “Did I get it?”

Turning serious, she told the black-tie audience she was proud to be part of the film and happy to still be working. “I’m very lucky... Next year it’ll be 50 years that I’ve been in the business as a professional. It’s been a wild ride,” she said.

Lindsay Lohan due back in court on Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 7 Jan 2013 20:38:00 -0800

Lindsay Lohan was due to appear in New York criminal court on Monday to hear if her alleged role in a fight at a Manhattan nightclub will go to trial.At least she’ll have money to pay her legal bills. The 26-year-old flew to London to attend the New Year’s Eve party at the Dorchester thrown by the billionaire Sultan of Brunei’s celebrity-mad son, Prince Azim, and was reported to have been paid $100,000 (Dh367,309) for her presence.Lohan is accused of hitting Tiffany Mitchell, 28, of Palm Beach, Florida, at the Avenue Lounge in Manhattan.

It will be her 19th court appearance since 2007.Her lawyer is optimistic she’ll get off, telling CNN in November: “Once again, Lindsay Lohan is a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame.”“From my initial investigation, I am completely confident that this case will be concluded favourably and that Lindsay will be totally exonerated,” Heller said of the New York incident.

But it’s not the end of her legal woes.

Lohan is scheduled to appear at a probation violation hearing on January 15 in California.

You’ll remember she was put on probation after being convicted of stealing a necklace in 2011. She’d avoid jail if she stayed out of trouble, something it seems she can’t do. In November 2012, four charges, including giving false information to a police officer, obstructing or resisting a police officer in performance of his duty and reckless driving, were filed following a car crash.

Hollywood Icon Angelina Jolie hot image

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:13:00 -0800

Stunning, smart and slightly insane, this Hollywood icon is known for romancing her costars, kissing her brother at the Oscars, exotic tattoos and commendable humanitarian efforts. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, she first garnered attention as a high-school computer wiz in the film Hackers after which she married costar Jonny Lee Miller. Their marriage died in 1999 just when Jolie's career was heating up. She appeared in three films that year including the seriocomic Pushing Tin which introduced her to hubby No. 2, Billy Bob Thornton, and the mental-institution drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her an Oscar. Subsequently, Jolie made a series of blockbusters (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and bombs (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), none of which made use of her considerable acting talents. After divorcing Thornton in 2003, Jolie devoted much of her time to working with refugees in impoverished countries and raising her adopted children. In 2005, around the time her action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released, rumors circulated that she and recently separated costar Brad Pitt were having an affair. Although they refused to confirm the relationship, they remained tabloid cover stars for months until Jolie finally admitted in early 2006 that she was pregnant with his child.

Hollywood actress Naomi Watts

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:04:00 -0800

Naomi Watts Born in England, raised in Australia and — after 15 years of hard work — an "overnight" Hollywood success, this actress is as brilliant as she is gorgeous. Watts began studying acting Down Under and befriended Nicole Kidman at a commercial audition when the two were just teens. In their twenties they both appeared in the boarding-school drama Flirting, but Kidman's star rose much more quickly than Watts'. Throughout the '90s, Watts languished in supporting parts that failed to showcase her incredible versatility and knack for accents. Yet, with a lot of encouragement from Kidman, she stuck it out and finally got her big break in 2001's Mulholland Dr. Originally conceived as a TV series, this offbeat chronicle of an L.A. starlet was released as a movie that featured Watts in two powerhouse parts. Audiences and critics immediately took notice of her talent, and the next year she finally hit the big time with the horror flick The Ring and made the tabloids because of her romance with hunk Heath Ledger, 10 years her junior. Watts continued her hot streak with an Oscar-nominated turn in 2003's 21 Grams and soon signed on to play an ape's best gal in the remake of King Kong. After her relationship with Ledger ended in 2004, she found new love in the arms of the more mature Liev Schreiber, her costar in The Painted Veil.

Alicia Augello Cook hot picture

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:18:00 -0800

Full name: Alicia Augello Cook

Birth date: 1980-01-25

Birth place: New York, New York

Height: 5'8''

Career Start: The Cosby Show (1985)

Actress Aaliyah Dana Haughton hot photo

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:14:00 -0800

Full name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Birth date: 1979-01-16

Birth place: Brooklyn, New York

Height: 5'7''

Career Start: Romeo Must Die (2000)

Newcastle United v Manchester City Barclays Premier League preview

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:20:00 -0800

Newcastle United

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892, by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since. The ground was developed into an all-seater stadium in the mid-1990s and now has a capacity of 52,387. The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but two years of the competition's history, and never dropped below the English football's second tier, since joining the Football League in 1893. In 2007, long term chairman and owner Sir John Hall sold his share in the club to Mike Ashley.

They have won four League Championship titles and six FA Cups, as well as the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Newcastle United has the ninth highest total of major honours won by an English club.The club's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910, when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles.They have a fierce local rivalry with Sunderland, and the two clubs have engaged in the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898. The club's traditional kit colours are black and white striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. Their traditional crest takes elements of the city coat of arms which features two seahorses.

The first record of football being played on Tyneside dates from 3 March 1877 at Elswick Rugby Club. Later that year, Newcastle's first football club, Tyne Association, was formed. The origins of Newcastle United Football Club itself can be traced back to the formation of a football club by the Stanley Cricket Club of Byker in November 1881. This team was renamed Newcastle East End F.C. in October 1882, to avoid confusion with the cricket club in Stanley, County Durham. Rosewood F.C. of Byker merged with Newcastle East End a short time later. In 1886, Newcastle East End moved from Byker to Heaton. In August 1882, Newcastle West End F.C. formed from West End Cricket Club, and in May 1886, the club moved into St James' Park.The two clubs became rivals in the Northern League.

Hughton led Newcastle to win the 2009–10 Football League Championship, securing automatic promotion on 5 April 2010 with five games remaining, and securing the title on 19 April 2010; Newcastle were promoted back to the Premier League after just one season away. Under Hughton, Newcastle enjoyed a strong start to the 2010–11 season, recording famous wins against Aston Villa, Arsenal and archrivals Sunderland. Despite his high popularity among fans following these memorable wins, Hughton was sacked on 6 December 2010, following a 3–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. The club's board stated that they felt "an individual with more managerial experience needed to take the club forward."Three days later, Alan Pardew was appointed as manager with a five and a half-year contract.Further controversy was caused on 31 January 2011, when striker Andy Carroll was sold to Liverpool for a club record of £35 million.Despite this turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish twelfth at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4–4 home draw against Arsenal which saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim a point.

Newcastle United was set up as a private company limited by shares on 6 September 1895.The club traded in this way for much of the 20th century, until April 1997, when John Hall, who bought 72.9% of the club for £3 million in 1991, floated the club on the stock exchange as a public limited company, with less than half the shares sold to the Hall family and the majority holding going to his business partner Freddy Shepherd. Later that year Hall stepped down as chairman and was replaced by Shepherd, with the Hall family represented on the board by John's son Douglas.In December 1998, after buying a 6.3% stake in the club for £10m, the media group NTL had considered a full takeover of the club. This was later dropped after the April 1999 Competition Commission, brought in due to government concerns about football clubs being owned by media companies.

Team squad :

1 GK Tim Krul

2 DF Fabricio Coloccini (captain)

3 DF Davide Santon

4 MF Yohan Cabaye

5 DF Danny Simpson

6 DF Mike Williamson

8 MF Vurnon Anita

9 FW Papiss Cissé

10 MF Hatem Ben Arfa

14 DF James Perch

15 MF Dan Gosling

16 DF Ryan Taylor

17 MF Romain Amalfitano

18 MF Jonás Gutiérrez (vice-captain)

19 FW Demba Ba

20 MF Gaël Bigirimana

21 GK Rob Elliot

22 MF Sylvain Marveaux

23 FW Shola Ameobi

24 MF Cheick Tioté

25 MF Gabriel Obertan

27 DF Steven Taylor

28 FW Sammy Ameobi

29 MF Haris Vučkić

30 FW Nile Ranger

31 DF Shane Ferguson

32 FW Xisco

34 DF James Tavernier

37 GK Steve Harper

39 MF Mehdi Abeid

42 GK Jak Alnwick

49 FW Adam Campbell

Manchester City

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club has played at the City of Manchester Stadium since 2003, having played at Maine Road from 1923. The club's most successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison.After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, the club went through a period of decline, culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football for the only time in their history in 1998. Having regained Premier League status, the club was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group and became one of the wealthiest in the world. In 2011, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League and won the FA Cup. In 2012, the club won the Premier League, their first league title for forty-four years.

City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. They went on to claim their first major honour on 23 April 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup; City narrowly missed out on a League and Cup double that season after finishing runners-up in the League but City became the first club in Manchester to win a major honour.In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1906, including captain Billy Meredith, who subsequently moved across town to Manchester United. A fire at Hyde Road destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium at Maine Road in Moss Side.

Team squad :

1 GK Joe Hart

2 DF Micah Richards

3 DF Maicon

4 DF Vincent Kompany (captain)

5 DF Pablo Zabaleta

6 DF Joleon Lescott

7 MF James Milner

8 MF Samir Nasri

10 FW Edin Džeko

11 MF Scott Sinclair

13 DF Aleksandar Kolarov

14 MF Javi García

16 FW Sergio Agüero

17 MF Jack Rodwell

18 MF Gareth Barry

21 MF David Silva

22 DF Gaël Clichy

28 DF Kolo Touré

29 GK Richard Wright

30 GK Costel Pantilimon

32 FW Carlos Tévez

33 DF Matija Nastasić

42 MF Yaya Touré

43 FW Alex Nimely

45 FW Mario Balotelli

46 MF Michael Johnson

60 FW John Guidetti

62 MF Abdul Razak

Fulham vs Newcastle United, Premier League preview

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:32:00 -0800

Alan Pardew takes his men to Craven Cottage as Newcastle United face Fulham in a Monday night Premier League fixture. Martin Jol's side are 13th with 17 points from 15 games and the Magpies trail in 14th on an inferior goal difference.

Overview

Fulham have not won a game since the 1-0 win over Aston Villa in October. And Jol will be aware that the longer the Cottagers winless stretch (now at seven) extends, the harder it will be to avoid relegation. The last game ended in a poor 0-3 home defeat to Tottenham and Fulham have now lost three of the last four games played. Worse still, Fulham have now gone close to 300 minutes with scoring in the Premier League, which is surprising considering they rank eighth in the table in terms of goals scored (25).

Meanwhile, Pardew has something to cheer about before this game - Newcastle progressed to the knock-out stages of the UEFA Europa League, despite a midweek defeat at French side Bordeaux. The Magpies' domestic form, however, is starkly different to that in Europe and, importantly, from last season. Newcastle were superb in the 2011/12 campaign, after winning promotion from the Championship that season, finishing fifth.

So far this year, the St James' Park club have won only four of 15 games played, with only one win in the last six league games... and three in the last 10 across all competitions. They come into the game with a good league result behind them though. Newcastle hammered Wigan Athletic 3-0 at home last weekend, with Senegal forward Demba Ba scoring twice.

The Dutch manager has few injury concerns as Costa Rican striker Bryan Ruiz (hamstring) is and will be out of action this year while loanee from German side FC Koln Sascha Riether (knee) is also expected to sit out of the game. Former Welsh winger Simon Davies is long term absentee for the Cottagers and is expected to be missing most part of this season with a hip injury.

Fulham skipper Brede Hangeland is set to return to Jol's back four as he sat out for three matches after picking up a red card against Sunderland while midfielder Alexander Kacaniklic is also fit enough to start against Newcastle.

Fulham will be boosted by the return of captain Brede Hangeland. The central defender has finished serving a three match suspension for a red card against Sunderland and should slot straight back in, at the expense of former Arsenal man Philipe Senderos. Jol will also welcome Alex kacanikilic and Sascha Riether from injury but Bryan Ruiz (hamstring) will be unavailable for at least another month. Simon Davies (hip) is also out and will be missing till the New Year.

Probable Line-Up: Schwarzer; Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Riise; Duff, Sidwell, Diarra, Kacaniklic; Petric, Berbatov

Pardew can now call on defender Davide Santon, midfielder Chieck Tiote and playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa but last week's Premier League hero, Demba Ba, may struggle to be fit; he strained his hamstring in the game against Wigan. Ryan Taylor (knee), Steven Taylor (hamstring) and Yohan Cabaye (groin) remain long-term absentees, while there is still no confirmed return set for Dan Gosling and Haris Vuckic (both knee).

Probable Line-Up: Krul; Simpson, Coloccini, Perch, Santon; Gutierrez, Tiote, Anita, Ben Arfa; Cisse, Ba

Singer Scherzinger says she wants to leave The X Factor

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 19:04:00 -0800

Singer Nicole Scherzinger says she might not return to judge British singing show The X Factor.Scherzinger, 34, wants to leave it on a happy note.“I’m really glad I did the show. I don’t know if I’ll come back next year. “This year has changed my life. As an artist, it’s put into perspective what I want, how to go about it,” she added.The singer shares the judge’s panel with Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos.

Barclays Premier League:Sevilla FC and Valladolid square up

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 2 Dec 2012 22:21:00 -0800

Sevilla FC and Valladolid may have started the Primera Division season with wildly differing expectations, but it is Monday's hosts and not the visitors who are on the backfoot with nearly half the campaign gone.The Rojiblancos have flattered to deceive over recent weeks, a 5-1 derby victory over Real Betis and a 6-1 aggregate win over Espanyol in the Copa del Rey arriving during a woeful run of results that has left Michel's men struggling in 11th place.

Promoted Valladolid are one place better off and in the top half, with only a poor away record denying the Pucela a loftier position in the standings.But Sevilla boss Michel now wants his players build on recent positive results in a bid to engineer a swift return to the European places.He told AS: I expect to see more of the Sevilla that these players have shown me recently, a Sevilla side that is starting to enjoy more good games than bad ones.

Sevilla FC vs Valladolid

Date : 03/12/2012

Time : 20:30 GMT

Venue:Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

The players are high on confidence and they showed as much in the Copa del Rey.When the first-team squad is running low on energy we give games to those who want to play. Cala has always responded well and Botia has played in a lot of games.Chilean midfielder Bryan Rabello, 18, is another player who has impressed Michel of late, with young striker Alex Rubio also entering Sevilla's short-term plans.

Rabello has proved to be a quiet and sensible player,Michel added.He's been playing very well for the youth team recently and it's possible that he will get some game time.

Alex is not scoring that many goals in the youth team but I hope he will take advantage of an opportunity to join up with the first team.

Valladolid fell foul of Sevilla's city rivals Betis in the Copa del Rey this week, slumping to a 3-1 aggregate defeat having won the first leg 1-0.Pucela head coach Miroslav Djukic is wary of suffering a similar capitulation at the hands of Sevilla, telling Marca:They will play the same way and we have to be prepared.We have to play with personality and play our own game. The players have the chance to prove they have the character to stay above their rivals and this game is as tricky as they come.

Newcastle United will play against Wigan Athletic tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 2 Dec 2012 21:37:00 -0800

After four successive defeats Newcastle United could do with an ego-repairing win at the start of a busy week, during which Alan Pardew's side also visit Bordeaux in the Europa League on Thursday. Wigan have never won a Premier League game at St James' Park but little has gone right for Pardew since he signed an eight-year contract in September. No Newcastle side have ever lost five successive Premier League fixtures but the visitors will hope to capitalise on the absence of Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye and Steven Taylor from an injury-hit home squad. Louise Taylor

Venue St James' Park, Monday 8pm

Last season Newcastle 1 Wigan 0

Referee M Jones

This season's matches 9 Y33, R0, 3.67 cards per game

Odds Newcastle 10-11 Wigan 14-5 Draw 5-2

Newcastle United

Subs from Elliot, Harper, Tavernier, Marveaux, Ferguson, Amalfitano, Abeid Bigirimana, Ranger, Shola Ameobi

Doubtful Shola Ameobi (groin) Injured Ben Arfa (hamstring, Dec 8), Cabaye (groin, Feb), S Taylor (hamstring, Feb) R Taylor (knee, Aug), Vuckic (knee, Aug), Gosling (knee, unknown), Obertan (toe, unknown) Suspended Perch (one match)

Wigan Athletic

Subs from Pollitt, Caldwell, Boselli, McManaman, Golobart, Redmond, Orsula, Fyvie

Doubtful Caldwell (hamstring), Jones (calf)

Injured Maloney (groin, 3 Dec), Miyaichi (ankle, 3 Dec), McArthur (hip, 3 Dec), Crusat (knee, 3 Dec), Alcaraz (groin, 3 Dec), Watson (leg, Feb), Ramis (hamstring, unknown) Suspended None

Pop star Katy Perry wears dress with Obama slogan

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 4 Nov 2012 22:43:00 -0800

Pop star Katy Perry is sporting a skin-tight minidress with President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan “Forward” emblazoned across it at the president’s rally in Milwaukee.Perry came on stage at Saturday’s event initially wearing a red, white and blue dress and holding a microphone shaped like the Statue of Liberty’s torch.

But after her first song, a cover of Al Green’s soul hit “Let’s Stay Together,” she tossed aside the dress to reveal the bright blue minidress.Obama’s slogan “Forward” is also Wisconsin’s state motto.Perry paused midway through her set to make a pitch for donations to victims of Superstorm Sandy.Obama’s rally with Perry comes before he’s set to be in Madison on Monday with rocker Bruce Springsteen.

Justin Bieber wants to be movie star

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 4 Nov 2012 22:32:00 -0800

Singer Justin Bieber is keen to become a movie star.Bieber says he is looking at scripts and is interested in trying out action and comedy roles.“I have a few offers after my tour is done. I’m pretty excited, I want to do comedy stuff and some action but I don’t know what exactly. I am a jokestar and I am good at it,” Bieber told ‘Star’ magazine.However, he is not planning to give up his successful music career.“I won't stop making music. I would love to do a song with Stevie Wonder and a duet with Quincy Jones would be crazy.”

Grace Patricia Kelly wallpaper

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:36:00 -0700

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.