Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado

ASPEN, Colo. -Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations.
The 44-year-old actor was taken into custody Friday morning by officers responding to a 911 call from a house in this ski resort town about 200 miles west of Denver.
Sheen, the star of CBS' "Two and a Half Men," was taken to the Pitkin County jail and booked for investigation of second-degree assault and menacing, both felonies, along with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, Aspen police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said.
He was released in the late afternoon after posting $8,500 bond and being advised by a county judge on the conditions of his release, she said.
Dasaro declined to name Sheen's accuser, citing a department policy prohibiting the identification of potential victims in domestic violence cases.
It wasn't immediately known whether Sheen had retained an attorney. His publicist issued a statement urging against a rush to judgment.
"It would benefit everyone not to jump to any conclusion," Stan Rosenfield said.
Sheen is the son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of actor-director Emilio Estevez. He is married to Brooke Mueller Sheen, a real estate investor who gave birth to the couple's first children, twin boys, in March. They married in May 2008 following Sheen's bitter divorce from Denise Richards.
Charlie Sheen's screen credits include "Platoon," "Wall Street" and the "Hot Shots!" movies.

The Top Ten IPO Candidates For 2010




It’s been a long drought for IPOs, but venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs are hopeful that 2010 will be the year they rain down on the Valley once gain. Earlier this year, a handful of IPOs trickled out, such as OpenTable, Rackspace, and A123Systems. But what people are really waiting for is another Netscape moment—an iconic IPO which will whet investor’s appetites and open the floodgates for others to follow.

Below is our list of the top ten IPO candidates for 2010 in the technology industry (and, no, it doesn’t include Twitter). I conducted an informal survey of some top VCs and angel investors. These are the names whispered about the most in the Valley and other tech circles. The hope is that the economy will swing back and the public markets will become receptive to IPOs, especially towards the second half of the year. The stock market in general is finding its legs already. The S&P 500 is up 24 percent this year. If the bull market continues, that will be good for the prospects of seeing these potential IPOs. And if it doesn’t, there’s always M&A.

1. Facebook. Total raised: $716 million.

If there is one company which everyone is looking towards for a new Netscape moment, it is Facebook. The company can pretty much go public any time it wants. It is already the fourth largest site in the U.S. and the world. Its last private common stock sale valued the company at $11 billion, which may or may not be rational. The key to a large public valuation will be whether Facebook can figure out how to turn all of that attention into advertising dollars. So far it is said to be on track to beat its $550 million revenue projections from earlier this year. A Facebook IPO would certainly create a halo effect for other tech offerings. Even if it doesn’t go out in 2010, the prospect that it might could still help other companies go public as hungry investors grab what they can get.

2. Zynga. Total raised: $219 million.

Social game developer Zynga is on a tear, with more than 230 million people a month actively playing its games such as FarmVille, PetVille, and Texas HoldeEm Poker. The company just raised a whopping $180 million round. It is believed to be Facebook’s largest advertiser and pulling in at least $250 million in revenues on its own. But it is also at the center of the Scamville controversy over how it makes some of its money from scammy offers. If it can convince investors it has cleaned up its act, they will gobble up an IPO.

3. LinkedIn. Total raised: $103 million.

The other social network, LinkedIn is like the enterprise version of Facebook. It is where business gets done and people find jobs. LAst year alone it raised about $75 million at a $1 billion valuation. Founder Reid Hoffman has spoken repeatedly about LinkedIn’s ability to IPO. Earlier this year, he recruited former Yahoo exec Jeff Weiner to be CEO and is spending more time himself as a venture capitalist, which has always been his sideline.

4. Glam Media. Total raised: $125 million.

Glam Media is one of the fastest growing ad networks and collection of fashion- and women-oriented sites. At a time when traditional media and women’s magazines are suffering, Glam is saw display advertising revenues across its network up more than 50 percent in 2009. CEO Samir Arora expects the company to be profitable in the fourth quarter, and is recruiting executives with big-company experience. Ad networks which dominate their niche are an easy lay-up for investors.

5. Demand Media. Total raised: $355 million.

Demand Media is another LA-based company, started by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt. Demand Media owns a collection of sites such as eHow, Livestrong, and countless niche sites. It also owns domain name registrar eNom, which generates a lot of its cash. Demand Media is a content mill, churning out articles and videos for its niche sites like Golflink.com and Trails.com cheaply and quickly in response to what people are searching for. It may not be sexy, but it is lucrative enough that potential acquirers are sniffing around and AOL’s Tim Armstrong is looking to copy and improve on the niche content model.

6. Gilt Groupe. Total raised: $48 million.

Gilt is a private online shopping club for luxury goods. Its revenues are reportedly around $200 million this year, and expected to more than double next year. IPO talk is already in the air. Gilt’s counterpart in Europe, Ventee-Privée, is rumored to be in acquisition talks with Amazon for around $3 billion. And Kleiner Perkins just invested in One Kings Lane, another private shopping club based in England.

7. Etsy. Total raised: $31.6 million.

Another niche e-commerce play could be Etsy, the Brooklyn-based marketplace for handcrafted goods. Sellers on Etsy are on track to trade $200 million worth of goods on the maretplace this year, double from last year. Founder Rob Kalin recently took over again as CEO and says the company is now profitable. Etsy will never be as big as eBay, but its focus means that can become a the alternative eBay for buyers and sellers of high-quality, custom-designed apparel, furniture, and other goods.

8. Yelp. Total raised: $31 million.

Yelp was nearly acquired by Google for around $500 million before the deal broke down last week. The fast-rising local reviews site now might try the public markets instead. The company already has 300 employees and is becoming a powerhouse in the online advertising for local businesses, which is an area of growth every major Web company wants to participate in. Already the IPO filings are starting to come in, with ReachLocal filing to raise $100 million for its local ad network.

9. Tesla Motors Total raised: $783 million.

Why would you invest in GM IPO if you could invest in Tesla instead? Silicon Valley’s electric car company is expected to hit the public markets. Building a car company takes massive amounts of capital, and Tesla has raised nearly $800 million so far. Most of that comes in the form of government loans, such as the $465 million it received as part of the government’s $25 billion bailout of the U.S. auto industry. A lot of the capital also comes from partner Daimler, and billionaire founder Elon Musk. But, hey, at least Tesla is profitable, which is saying a lot for a car maker.

10. Skype Total raised: $69 million

Despite all the drama surrounding eBay’s recent sale of Skype to a group of private investors including Silver Lake Partners and Andreessen Horowitz for $2.75 billion, the deal got done. Skype is already a major Internet brand, with more than 500 million users of its Internet calling, IM, and video communications service, and $185 million in quarterly revenues. Before eBay found its buyers, it was very publicly pursuing the IPO route. And given that eBay retains a 30 percent stake in Skype, that is still an option if its growth continues apace.

Runner’s Up: The ten names above are the most likely to go public if the markets open up. Other companies which might tap the public markets include Associated Content, Brightcove, Digg, StumbleUpon, LiveOps, Workday, MerchantCircle, ExactTarget, Chegg, and Rearden Commerce. Most informed observers do not expect a Twitter IPO next year. It is too early. The company just raised $100 million, and still needs to figures out its business model. Maybe in 2011.

Which of these companies do you think is most likely to IPO? Which ones would you invest in?

Free Christmas Toys for Kids



Children get so excited about the toys there are expecting for Christmas.  It is sad that many  will not get one toy this year, because their mom or dad lost their job or can not afford it..  I can still remember my childhood Christmas', when under the tree overflowed with toy and gift.

There are many organizations that try to  help put joy, in the lives of children who otherwise would not get toys for Christmas. It is so good to know that people understand and care.  Here is a list of a few organizations that help children.  Pass the information to someone else.

Prison Fellowship: Prison fellowship is a Christian prison ministry that sponsors Angel Tree that provides new toys and Christmas gifts, to children whose parents are. Angel Tree partners with local Churches, who sponsor toy drives to collect toys and gifts for needy children. In order to receive toys and gifts for Christmas , the parent who is incarcerated, must fill out an application with the prison Chaplin in July.
The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army sponsors the Christmas Tree, a program to bring new toys to children for Christmas. Registration can be done through the Department of Social Services or go directly to a Salvation Army in your area, where you will be screened, to confirm you are a family in need.

Operation Christmas Child: This program sponsored by Samaritan's Purse, distributes toys and gifts to children in impoverished nations, as well as in disaster areas in the United States. To receive toys for your children contact, Samaritan's Purse online and look for a Operation Christmas Child in your area.

Toys for Tots: Toys for Tots, is sponsored by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. New unwrapped toys are collected October, November and December for needy children in the community. To request at toy, go online, and fill out an application, giving child's name, age and sex.

Churches: Contact your denominational headquarters, to find out if they offer a program near you. Many churches offer toy drives and gifting programs for children during Christmas.





This guy made getting snowed in something to celebrate.



U.S. military drops ban on soldiers getting pregnant




Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military has dropped a controversial rule that called for punishing soldiers in northern Iraq for becoming pregnant or impregnating another soldier.
The updated policy "does not include a pregnancy provision," said Maj. Joe Scrocca, spokesman for U.S. Forces-Iraq.
The military also said that any unit must get the permission of the commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq before creating new rules restricting the activity of troops, Scrocca said.
Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo created the rule about pregnancy, covering 22,000 people under his command in northern Iraq, including 1,682 women.
Cucolo said he designed the rule to make his soldiers "think before they act."
It prohibited "becoming nondeployable for reasons within the control of the soldier," including "becoming pregnant or impregnating a soldier ... resulting in the redeployment of the pregnant soldier."
Cucolo made the rule part of General Order No. 1.
While violation of any rules in the general order could lead to court-martial, Cucolo insisted that he never intended such a drastic punishment for pregnancy.
All units have a general order that outlines a code of conduct. Commanders have been allowed to add to those rules but not allowed to make the rules any more lax.
But in an e-mail Friday to CNN, Scrocca wrote that from now on, "all requests by subordinate units to impose further restrictions of activities addressed in General Order No. 1 will require approval of the USF-I commander."
Cucolo had no immediate response. His division said he was spending Christmas Day visiting soldiers.
"It is our understanding that there will be no subordinate command general orders below United States Forces-Iraq. Therefore, as soldiers we will comply," Maj. Jeff Allen of the Multi-National Division North wrote in an e-mail to CNN.
Defending the rule last week, Cucolo said he alone would decide each case based on the individual circumstances.
To date, he said, there have been eight cases of women getting pregnant while deployed under his command. Four were given letters of reprimand that were put in their local files, which means the letters wouldn't end up in their permanent files and they wouldn't be a factor under consideration for promotions.
The four others found out they were pregnant soon after deployment; no disciplinary action was taken since they were not impregnated while deployed.
In all cases, the women were sent back to the United States for medical care, as is military policy. Each has the right to submit a letter in her own defense to be included in her file.
Of the men involved, three were reprimanded, Cucolo said. One, a sergeant, was given a more severe punishment of a written reprimand in his permanent file because he fraternized with a subordinate and committed adultery. A letter in the permanent file can affect a person's career because it is evaluated when a service member is considered for promotion.
A fourth man was never reprimanded because the pregnant soldier refused to identify who the father was, and Cucolo did not pursue the issue.
Cucolo said he expected some controversy.
"But I was also willing to deal with this attention because this is important," he said. "I am responsible and accountable for the fighting ability of my task force. I've got to take every measure to preserve my combat power, and that's the reason."

Young Obama Dolls



Retracing the footsteps of young Barry Obama

Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) -- Jack Christensen often walks away from the Baskin-Robbins with fewer followers than he had when he got there.
"We lose some people in there," Christensen told us with a smile. "They go in and start having ice cream instead of going on to the other stops."
To walk with Christensen is to retrace the steps of young Barry Obama, from the ice cream parlor where he worked in his youth to the nearby basketball courts where he developed his passion for the game.
"And they're important because they really show the environment -- that he had a great advantage over other inner-city kids where there's lots of graffiti and litter, and other problems," Christensen said of the courts. "And we have this wide open space in the sunshine and you realize he could play basketball almost any day of the year there."
At the moment, Christensen gives his walking Obama tour just one day a month. But he is switching to three days a month in the new year because of its popularity, which could grow even more now that the president is in Hawaii for Christmas break.
"Everybody gets really excited," Christensen said. "You know, 'local boy makes good' and the media plays it up and all that stuff. So it's a big event when he comes to town."
Christensen, or "Uncle Jack," as he prefers to be called, takes his Obama tour guests past the apartment building where young Obama lived with his grandparents.
"He lived with his grandparents, the Dunhams, in Apartment 1008. So in a 12-story building, you count down three apartments from the left and that's where Barry Obama, as he was called at the time, lived with his grandparents."
Up the street is the hospital where Obama was born, and not too far away, the Punahou School, where he went to school and played on the basketball team.

American Idol Returns!




It's going to be a good one!

American Idol is back on January 12 for a 2-night, 4-hour premiere event featuring the auditions from Boston and Atlanta.

And there's quite a star-studded guest judge list!

Not only is Ellen DeGeneres taking over for Paula Abdul for the whole season, but Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain will all be guest judging throughout the season!

We're looking forward to it - except for Avril!

Will U be watching American Idol in 2010?

Feliz Navidad from Justin Bieber!



Justin Bieber, the BIGGEST selling artist on Island Def Jam over Mariah Carey, Rihanna AND Bon Jovi, was invited to sing Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" at the White House for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

Justin is also the first artist to have all of his songs from his debut hit the Top 100 and his first 4 singles in the Top 40 BEFORE the album's release!

Congrats to Justin and happy holidays!


Sienna Miller in a bikini




Here's Sienna Miller in Barbados yesterday and I almost didn't recognize her in some of these shots. Probably because she wasn't fucking a married man and/or Jude Law which I just assumed was her calling card. Sort of like how a magician always enters a room in a cloud of smoke.

Happy Holidays!




Bad news, everybody. Christmas has herpes.

Ha! Just kidding. It's only the clap. On that note, The Superficial is bailing early for the holidays, but I'll be back Monday to kick off some light holiday posting and a look back at the best celebrity body parts of 2009. (Leighton Meester's ass, you might want to prepare yourself for disappointment.) In the meantime, feel free to visit our awesome link partners below and try not to make out with the Christmas tree this year. I don't care if it was asking for it with all those bulbs, shiny tinsel, sexy little tree skirt... Give daddy that piney sugar!

Happy Holidays!

Watch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 Movie Online

A new movie directed and written by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown entitled “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” will be released on December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day). This is a very nice to watch movie this Christmas. Bring your family and friends as you watch this movie in theaters.

To Watch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Online, please click here for information.

How to Heat a Honey Baked Ham | Honey Baked Ham Heating Instructions

Honey Baked Ham is also one of the foods being served on tables during Christmas season. It is one of the most favorite food – hams!

How do you cook a honey baked ham? What are the heating instructions of a honey baked ham?

The following will give on some heating and cooking instructions on your honey baked hams:

Preparing your honey baked hams:


Refrigerate the HoneyBaked Ham and Turkey Breast as soon as you receive it.
In the refrigerator, the HoneyBaked Ham will stay fresh for 7 to 10 days and the Turkey Breast for approximately 5 to 7 days.

To freeze unused honey baked ham portions for later use, wrap in aluminum foil and freeze within 5 days of thawing. The HoneyBaked Ham can be frozen for up to 6 weeks. To serve again, place in refrigerator for 24-48 hours ahead of time to thaw. Once thawed the Ham will keep for 2 days.

Serving Your Honey Baked Ham:

The HoneyBaked Ham and Turkey Breast are fully cooked and ready to enjoy. For the very best flavor, take the Ham or Turkey Breast out of the refrigerator and allow it to stand at room temperature a half-hour before serving. Refrigerate unused portions immediately.

Heating may cause the Ham or Turkey Breast to dry out and lose flavor. So be careful when heating your honey baked hams.

Your Turkey Breast is pre-sliced. To release the slices, separate slices gently with a knife.

Using a knife, cut around the bone of the Ham.

Cut along the natural muscle line to remove the top section of slices.

Cut straight down from the base of the bone to release the remaining sections.


Facebook is being cited in almost one in five of online divorce petitions, lawyers in the UK have claimed.

Facebook fuelling divorce, research claims
Suspicious spouses have also used the websites to find evidence of flirting and even affairs which have led to divorce. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
The social networking site, which connects old friends and allows users to make new ones online, is being blamed for an increasing number of marital breakdowns.
Divorce lawyers claim the explosion in the popularity of websites such as Facebook and Bebo is tempting to people to cheat on their partners.
Suspicious spouses have also used the websites to find evidence of flirting and even affairs which have led to divorce.
One law firm, which specialises in divorce, claimed almost one in five petitions they processed cited Facebook.
Mark Keenan, Managing Director of Divorce-Online said: "I had heard from my staff that there were a lot of people saying they had found out things about their partners on Facebook and I decided to see how prevalent it was I was really surprised to see 20 per cent of all the petitions containing references to Facebook.
"The most common reason seemed to be people having inappropriate sexual chats with people they were not supposed to."
Flirty emails and messages found on Facebook pages are increasingly being cited as evidence of unreasonable behaviour.
Computer firms have even cashed in by developing software allowing suspicious spouses to electronically spy on someone's online activities.
One 35-year-old woman even discovered her husband was divorcing her via Facebook.
Conference organiser Emma Brady was distraught to read that her marriage was over when he updated his status on the site to read: "Neil Brady has ended his marriage to Emma Brady."
Last year a 28-year-old woman ended her marriage after discovering her husband had been having a virtual affair with someone in cyberspace he had never met.
Amy Taylor 28, split from David Pollard after discovering he was sleeping with an escort in the game Second Life, a virtual world where people reinvent themselves.
Around 14 million Britons are believed to regularly use social networking sites to communicate with old friends or make new ones.
The popularity of the Friends Reunited website several years ago was also blamed for a surge in divorces as bored husbands and wives used it to contact old flames and first loves.
The UK’s divorce rate has fallen in recent years, but two in five marriages are still failing according the latest statistics.
Mr Keenan believes that the general divorce rate will rocket in 2010 with the recession taking the blame.

The Only Prepubescent Kid Who Deserves an Xbox 360

The Five Easiest Ways to Level up in Farmville

A list of tactics that will level you up in Farmville with little effort.

There are many ways to make yourself level up in Farmville, but not all of them are as good as others, and most take a while. So, I researched the five fastest ways to level up, and decided to share them with you. Here they are;

1. Help your neighbors. While this is slightly boring and repetitive, it really does work, giving you 5 XP per farm
that you help out on. If you have 20 neighbors, thats already 100 XP. It increases exponentially from there, all the way to thousands of XP, if you have enough neighbors.
2. Plant berries. Any type of berries will grow fast, and they give you one XP each. If you have a lot of fertile land, planting these will get you tons of XP every four hours or so. If you plant 50, thats 100 XP right away, and 50 is actually a low number for the average amount of plots on a farm. The maximum that you can have right now is 484, and thats actually 968 XP in an hour or so. You can see how fast this can build up.
3. Use the soybean/delete cheat. Plow a square, maybe 3×9 or 2×6, and plant soybeans. They give you 2 XP each, and you get an extra 1 XP from plowing the land. So, if you have a 3×3 square (9 plots) thats 27 XP. Then, use the delete tool to remove the crops before they grow, and replant/replow. While expensive, this method probably works the fastest, but is considered cheating by many farmers.
4. Build buildings. These can give you a massive bonus, anywhere from 100 to 1000 XP, and probably more as new buildings and decorations are released. However, these do take up a lot of space, so be sure to plan accordingly. Also, they cost a massive amount of money the higher level the actual building is. Once you unlock the villa, the amount of XP it gives you may attract you, but keep in mind that it costs a million coins.
5. Go for ribbons. These give you huge XP and coin boosts, and they actually are not that hard. If you play often enough, you can expect to gain a blue ribbon within a week or two, if you try to do the task involved enough, which is actually a lot simpler then it sounds. With new ribbons being added as new features are implemented, like the fertilizer ribbon, you can always have a goal in mind. Also, the tasks involved in getting a ribbon give XP and money as well, so you actually earn a lot more from achieving these awards.

So here are the top five simple methods in Farmville that will level you up faster. Hope that this guide helped.

Holiday movie guide

Invictus Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

What's The Story
David Seville wants what's best for his little fuzzy family, and so he decides to send Alvin, Simon and Theodore to attend a human school. It's tough enough fitting in even for human kids, and the Chipmunks soon discover that they have their work cut out for them. Meanwhile, the wicked record exec Ian Hawke has never gotten over losing his fabulous singing-rodent act, and will not rest until he finds a way to get revenge. He stumbles upon the perfect scheme to outdo the Chipmunks, with unexpected and adorable results.
Three Good Reasons
1. Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are back for another dose of mischief and musical mayhem. And if you think they're cute, wait until you see their new rivals, the Chipettes!

2.The Chipettes are voiced by three of the funniest femmes in film: Christina Applegate ("Anchorman"), Anna Faris ("Scary Movie"), and SNL sensation Amy Poehler ("Baby Mama").

3.Check out some hot new performances by Quest Crew, winners of the third season of "America's Best Dance Crew."
Bet You Didn't Know
Half a century ago, the Chipmunks were already a hit. In 1958, their first novelty single, "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," spent four weeks at #1 on the charts, sold 4 million copies, and won three Grammy awards.
The Princess and the Frog The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

What's The Story
Centuries ago, Dr. Parnassus made a bet with the devil and won immortality, which he later traded for youth so that he could be with his true love. Now it's time for him to live up to his end of the deal: he must surrender his daughter to the devil when she reaches the age of sixteen. But Parnassus, now the owner of a magical traveling carnival, decides to make one last wager to save the beautiful Valentina. If he can seduce five souls before the devil does, his daughter will be free. But does he have what it takes to best Satan himself?
Three Good Reasons
1. Director Terry Gilliam (former Monty Python member and director of "Twelve Monkeys" and "Time Bandits") is famous for delivering magical stories and dreamlike visuals.

2.Sadly, this will be Heath Ledger's final appearance on the big screen, but fans will get to be thrilled one last time by his charming, multifaceted performance.

3.Valentina is played by actress/model Lily Cole, whose unearthly beauty is almost a special effect in and of itself. "
Bet You Didn't Know
Jude Law, Colin Farrell, and Johnny Depp -- who finished Heath Ledger's work on the movie by playing his character within Parnassus' fantasy world -- donated their earnings from the film to Ledger's daughter, Matilda.
The Lovely Bones It's Complicated

What's The Story
With three grown children, a successful restaurant, and a (finally) amiable divorce under her belt, Jane Leisfield has finally managed to simplify her life. But one fateful meal with her ex-husband sends things spinning out of control when their attraction rekindles. One little problem: her ex-husband has remarried, now making her "the other woman." Okay, two little problems: the charming divorced architect Jane hired to remodel her kitchen seems to be falling in love with her as well. What's a woman to do?
Three Good Reasons
1. Tired of the same old twenty-something love-at-first-sight stories? You'll enjoy this romantic comedy about mature, flawed people with complex histories.

2.Nancy Myers ("Something's Gotta Give," "What Women Want") writes and directs the film with her trademark woman's-eye view.

3.It would be hard to find a funnier and more experienced trio of comic actors than Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, and Meryl Streep, who play the characters in this off-the-wall love triangle."
Bet You Didn't Know
According to Yahoo! Shine's list of the "Top 10 Etiquette Rules for Facebook," any change in your relationship status message has to be a mutual decision. So don't switch from "In a Relationship" to "It's Complicated" without letting the other person know first.
The Lovely Bones Nine

What's The Story
This flashy Broadway-style movie musical follows a famous Italian film director, Guido Contini, whose personal life and artistic life have both descended into chaos. In particular, Guido seems to be surrounded by women, all of whom make separate demands of him which are sometimes difficult to balance. He must learn to coexist peacefully with his mother, his agent, his wife, and his mistress, to name a few.
Three Good Reasons
1. Director Rob Marshall, who made the Oscar-winning "Chicago," adapts another stellar Broadway show with his same brand of sexy spectacle.

2. The renowned and incredibly versatile Daniel Day Lewis gets a chance to sing as Guido Contini.

3. Need another reason? How about seven more: Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Fergie, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren."
Bet You Didn't Know
"Nine" is a movie based on a play based on another play based on another movie. Federico Fellini's original movie was called "8 1/2," after the number of films he had directed (the "1/2" is because he once collaborated with another director). The musical's title comes from the age Contini remembers himself being in flashbacks.
The Lovely Bones Sherlock Holmes

What's The Story
Detective Sherlock Holmes is the most brilliant investigative mind in all of England, and despite his many irritating quirks, he always has the pragmatic and faithful Watson at his back. Now, when a malicious mastermind begins to set in motion a plan that could threaten England's future, Holmes and Watson must not only show off their mental prowess, but also roll up their sleeves and throw a few punches in order to stay on top of the escalating crisis.
Three Good Reasons
1. Sherlock Holmes has been a beloved character for over a century, and it's time he got a modern update that mines the original material in ways previous movies never have.

2.With Robert Downey, Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law as Watson, and Rachel McAdams as femme fatale Irene Adler, the film more than meets its quota of overly talented (and good-looking) stars.

3.In Arthur Conan Doyle's novels, Holmes would mention his dangerous adventures and daring fights that happened outside the story. Guy Ritchie, director of "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" is just the man to put the action front and center."
Bet You Didn't Know
Harry Potter fans: if Sherlock Holmes's house looks strangely familiar to you, it may be because it's the same set used as the home of Sirius Black in 2007's "Order of the Phoenix."
Watch the Trailers for This Week's Movies:

NFL player's shoe gaffe turns into big gift




By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON(AP)—Dunta Robinson’s(notes) shoe escapade has turned into a $25,000 boost for a facility that will serve underprivileged children.
The Houston Texans cornerback was fined that amount for wearing shoes during the season opener that carried a message directed at general manager Rick Smith: It said, “pay me Rick.”
Robinson was upset he and the Texans were unable to reach a long-term contract and skipped training camp before signing.

After writing letters to Smith, owner Bob McNair and coach Gary Kubiak, Robinson was allowed to donate the fine this week toward the construction of a Houston Texans YMCA that will benefit kids in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.
Before delivering the check, Robinson did arts and crafts with a group of children in a housing development in Houston’s Third Ward, a neighborhood that will be served by the YMCA. Dozens of boys and girls from elementary and junior high school giggled and smiled as they decorated wooden Christmas ornaments with Robinson and his fiancee.
“It’s a great way to make a negative situation into a positive,” Robinson said. “It couldn’t have worked out any better than to come down here and give back to this community and see all these kids smile. These people work really hard to keep these kids on the right track so you just want to make it a little easier on them.”

Officials: Passenger tried to blow up plane



WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of al-Qaida when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in Detroit.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., identified the suspect as Abdul Mudallad, a Nigerian. King said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit.
One of the U.S. intelligence officials said the explosive device was a mix of powder and liquid. It failed when the passenger tried to detonate it.
The passenger was being questioned Friday evening.
Both of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was continuing.
The motive of the Christmas Day attack was not immediately clear.

Am Just Trying to get in to shape


Kevin Rudolf – Cash Money Hero’s [Long Snippet]


I know a lot of people are waiting on this record, and we have had like two snippets already, but here is the best version of the snippet which Skim found. You can even hear a bit of Wayne’s verse… so what do y’all think from the previews? Sounds fire right?

Also, everyone at here would just like to wish all of our readers and members a Happy Christmas -- we hope you have a great day :)

Cash Money Records Merging With Warner Music Group? + Fabolous Inspired By No Ceilings




If worked right, this merge could be HUGE! Last week while Baby and Wayne paid a visit to a Manhattan courthouse for Wayne’s gun case (he’ll be sentenced Feb. 9th), they also paid visit to Warner Music Group’s HQ’s.
Details are extremely sketchy at this point, but an EXTREMELY reliable source confirmed with me that a “secret secret hush hush* meeting occurred with several major big wigs from both parties (Oh hai Lyor Cohen & Brian Williams).
While nothing’s been solidified in regards to logistics to this ground breaking venture, possibilities of future collaborations and ish of that nature are hatching as we speak. A merger of the sort could combine the forces of every conglomerate under the respective umbrellas of WMG and Cash Money Records.
This includes Atlantic Records Group (Lupe’s 1st & 15th Entertainment, T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records, Maino’s Hustle Hard imprint) Warner Brothers Records Inc (Asylum Records- Gucci Mane lives here, Warner Bros. Records, Blacksmith Records) and a bevy of other imprints.
And then you have to think of all the subsidiary labels under those major labels. Get my drift?
A quick note before I get out of here: Gee Roberson (the founder of the management empire, Hip Hop Since 1978) co-manages Lil Wayne and Drake- two actives players under the Cash Money/Young Money umbrella.
Gee also still serves as the president under Atlantic Records’ Urban Division. Put the pieces together, enjoy some egg nog and let’s merge some theories of what this could turn into for 2010. Cool?
Shouts to BET, and this would be BIIIGGG if it turns out to be true! Hit the jump to see some more updates including 40 Cock and Fabolous:

40 Glocc & Zoo Life talk about Lil Wayne ONCE again:

Fabolous says Drake’s So Far Gone, and Lil Wayne’s No Ceilings inspired him to do his own mixtape:

“The Drake mixtape of course was a huge success,” Fab explained in an interview. “Lil Wayne’s tape generated a lot of interest. I saw Wayne and just listening to his tape gave me kinda the feeling that people still accepted the mixtapes and wanted to hear it. I guess it’s particular artists that they attach to but I had felt even with the most high-class artists, people were getting so used to getting free music that the mixtape game wasn’t that influential anymore. So when I seen what [Wayne's] No Ceilings did, it let me see that there’s still definitely potential there, there’s still that market there. I think for me it’s definitely there because my albums tend to be a little more mainstream than my mixtapes.”

Exclusive: Jamie Foxx – Straight To The Dance Floor [No DJ] (Feat Lil Wayne)

Here is the Jamie Foxx single titled “Straight To The Dance Floor” featuring Lil Wayne tagless. We posted this song 3 days ago with tags, but we are now bringing it to you with no tags -- call it our Christmas present to y’all. This single will appear on Jamie’s upcoming album, Body which is set to drop on March 2nd 2010. You can listen and download the record below:





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Vanessa Hudgens Pretends To Not Want Publicity



She's taking Moejackson.com to court for refusing to remove her scandalous photos.
She was exposed to the world in a whole new way when her nude pictures were leaked on the internet, and now Vanessa Hudgens is seeking revenge.
The “High School Musical” babe is reportedly seeking damages from the Web site moejackson.com and its owners for refusing to remove the racy images from their page.
In her lawsuit, Miss Hudgens claims that the pictures were “self-portrait photographs” that were taken in a private residence and were obtained “by unknown methods and posted on the Internet by an unknown person without her knowledge or consent.”
Vanessa is hoping to be granted an injunction and monetary damages from a federal judge. Stay linked to the Gossip Center for the latest.

Every year I send out a holiday card to all my conservative relatives. I think I have a winner this year.




I give you... the Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, no really, that's what it's called



This pic never fails to make me laugh



Dont Get Me Mad Bitch



Merry Christmas yall


Kylie's Awesome Aussie Christmas




We wish we could go!

While you might be having fruitcake and experiencing 2 feet of snow today, Kylie Minogue is doing it up right down under! She is celebrating with her fam with a big outdoor barbecue in Australia!

Kylie admits that she is very much looking forward to her sunny holiday, saying:

"I'll be spending Christmas with as many family as we can gather in one place. Because I live so far away, time with my family in Australia is precious. In Australia, we always have a barbecue with lots of fresh seafood. Everyone pitches in in the kitchen for a big lunch. As for presents, we all gather round the tree and the gifts are handed out. The dog always has the best time with all the wrapping."

Lovely! Hope you're enjoying it, bb!


Merry Chrismas Shireen Asaw

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Hope You Have A Good One..



Russell Brand Spends The Day In Church




Has the apocalypse arrived?Russell Brand has an unconventional Christmas Day (25.12.09) planned.
The British comic star says he will spend the day in church punishing himself for being too naughty to date girlfriend Katy Perry - whose parents are Christian pastors.According to the Daily Star newspaper, he joked: "I'm going to be in church, dressed in sackcloth, whipping myself on the back for being a bad boyfriend to a good Christian girl. I think I'll be in Britain."My Christmas is so traditional that I hang around in a stable worshipping a baby. I haven't got any brothers or sisters so I'll be with my mum, some of my mates, and I'll see my girlfriend and in-laws." Russell, 34, and Katy, 25, spent yesterday afternoon (23.12.09) sledging on London's Hampstead Heath.The loved-up pair - who have been dating for three months - made the most of the UK capital's snowy conditions and were seen laughing and joking as they raced down hills.


Kanye West Sells His Soul To The Devil


Does this mean Kanye will shut up now?
MediaTakeOut.com learned that a few nights ago, rapper Kanye West BRAGGED TO FANS that he sold his soul to the devil. Here are the lyrics to Kanye Wests freestyle:

I love the Game So
That I cant take this s*t sometimes
And if they take everything away from me,
It wouldnt f*ckin matter
Artists be too concerned about their well being sometimes.
Artists be too scared to stand up for something.
They scared to lose their f*ckin house,
Or their scared to lose their record deal.
I sold my soul to the devil
I know its a crappy deal
At least it came with a few toys like a happy meal.
Im spaced out yall, I be on that moon talk.
I wonder if God asked Mike how to moonwalk

The Freestyle is FIRE . . . but talkin about selling your SOUL TO THE DEVIL???? That aint even nothing to play with . . .
Aint this getting CRAZY though. First Jay Z talking slick about JESUS, and now Kanye West talking about SELLING HIS SOUL!!!!


Angie Doesn't Care Too Much For Fidelity



Not the most shocking news we've heard, considering the circumstances to which she hooked up with Brad Pitt, but it's interesting to hear her discuss it.

Angelina Jolie revealed to a German mag that she feels open relationships work just as well as traditional marriage, if not better, as there is more freedom to be, well, open to other people! She was quoted as saying:

"I doubt that fidelity is absolutely essential for a relationship. It's worse to leave your partner and talk badly about him afterwards. Neither Brad nor I have ever claimed that living together means to be chained together. We make sure that we never restrict each other."

Um, you might want to restrict each other a little bit. You have kids now, and if someone strays, the ones that will really miss out are those little ones.

Hopefully, this is some justification for past actions and not a glimpse into what the future may hold.

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What Does the Real Santa Look Like?


Is this the real Santa Claus? By tradition, no one is supposed to see the actual Saint Nick. Come Christmas night, as the song has it -- and even the Boss sings it -- he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. So you'd better be snoozing as well as pretty darned good, or else.

Besides, we all know what he looks like. Since the advent of Clement Clark Moore's "Night Before Christmas" in 1823 and his invention of that "jolly old elf," we have become so conditioned by the kid-friendly version of the roly-poly guy with dimples and cheeks like roses that we stopped wondering who the real Santa Claus was, much less what he looked like. From movies like "Miracle on 34th Street" to all those Santa stand-ins at the mall -- and his visage on every piece of Christmas kitsch you could ever sell -- the myth is so widespread and so good there seemed little reason to question it.

Until, that is, the invention of powerful computers and some fancy new software that uses "virtual clay." The technology makes possible the reconstruction of a face from a skull, even one as old as that of Nicholas of Myra -- also known as Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus -- who lived and died in the fourth century in what is now Turkey. So holy was Nicholas that after his death his relics were carefully preserved, and through the vagaries of history -- basically a Muslim-Christian war a thousand years ago -- the saint's skull and other bones were relocated (stolen or rescued, depending on your point of view) to Bari, a city on what would be the Achilles' tendon of the Italian boot.

In the 1950s, the bones were removed while the crypt was spruced up. While they were out, the Vatican asked an anatomy professor at the University of Bari to take thousands of minutely detailed measurements and x-rays of the relics. Flash forward to the present day, and another University of Bari expert, forensic pathologist Francesco Introna, decided to commission an expert facial anthropologist, Caroline Wilkinson of the University of Manchester in England, to reconstruct the saint's face and head using the new technology and the earlier measurements.

The wizards at Image Foundry in England then took the data, and presto!

Delighted? Disappointed? Arguments for the veracity of the face are strong. Every face has the same 26 muscles but each skull is different, and that underlying bone structure gives a unique form to each person's face. Which is what happened when Wilkinson began laying the virtual muscles onto the 1,600-year-old skull of Saint Nicholas of Myra.

Moreover, this Nicholas is in many respects not so far removed from the Santa Claus or at least the Saint Nick who was long venerated in icons like the lineup the folks at the St. Nicholas Center have helpfully put together.

To be sure, he's more olive-skinned than rosy-cheeked, and his eyes are more piercing than twinkly. But the white hair and beard, while a bit of artistic license, make sense: the beard is in the style of the time, and the white hair would fit a man who died in his 70s after a life a sanctity that prefigured the Santa Claus of our time.

Nicholas of Myra (270-346 AD) was born into a patrician family of some wealth, but as a devoted Christian he used what he had to help others (and to intervene on behalf of the falsely accused). The most famous story to come down to us is how Nicholas, hearing of the plight of a father who could not afford dowries for his three daughters, secretly left bags of gold coins at their home to provide a dowry and preserve the ladies from a likely fate as prostitutes. In one version of the story, the father lay in wait the third time the donor was to visit and thus discovered the identity of history's first secret Santa.

But Nicholas was much more than a kindly, anonymous gift-giver. As a bishop in the fourth century, he was also deeply involved in the raging disputes of the day over core issues of church doctrine that we now take for granted, or ought to.

Back then, even three centuries after the death of Jesus, many beliefs remained unsettled. Chief among these was the true nature of Christ, and hence the nature of the Trinity. Was Jesus both God and man? Or was he just a man, a creation of God, albeit a special one? That was the line taken by followers of Arius, known as the Arians. So fierce was the divide over Christ's nature that Constantine, the Roman Emperor who had only recently legalized Christianity and ended the persecution of the church, called all leading bishops together for a council at Nicaea in the year 325 to settle the matter.

The Council of Nicaea, which produced the Nicene Creed that believers still recite as the foundational expression of Christian belief, was hardly the somnolent discussion that one might expect of such angels-on-the-head-of-a-pin topics. Instead, there were nasty arguments and periodic fisticuffs, and at one point Bishop Nicolas of Myra -- who already had a reputation as a staunch defender of orthodox belief against the heresy of the Arians -- popped Arias himself in the face.

The new facial reconstruction certainly gives credence to Nick's reputation as a battling bishop who gave as good as he got -- just look at that strong jaw and his broken boxer's nose. "It must have been a very hefty blow because it's the nasal bones between the eyes that are broken," Wilkinson, who did the reconstruction, told The Guardian.

In the end, Nicholas and the other orthodox bishops carried the day, vanquishing the Arians and confirming the belief that Jesus was true God and true man -- the heart of the mystery of the Incarnation that is observed on December 25. (Ironically, Christmas was not widely observed in Saint Nicholas' day, nor was there an agreement on a date to mark Jesus' birth. Easter was the oldest and most important celebration, and its date was one of the other debates settled at Nicaea.)

There is some speculation that Nicholas may actually have had his nose broken during the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian, who reigned from 284-305 AD.

Yet whatever the source of the broken nose, the reconstructed face of Nicholas of Myra reminds us that the real Santa Claus came from a time before Christmas, and from an era when the meaning of Christ was something worth fighting about.

Pope knocked down at Christmas Eve Mass



VATICAN CITY – A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Christmas Eve Mass, but the 82-year-old pontiff got up unhurt and proceeded as planned with Thursday's service.
Witness video obtained by The Associated Press showed a woman dressed in a red hooded sweat shirt vaulting over the wooden barriers that cordoned off the basilica's main aisle and rushing toward the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards.
The video showed the woman grabbing the pope's vestments as she was taken down by guards, with Benedict then falling on top of her.
The commotion occurred as the pope's procession was making its way toward the main altar and shocked gasps rang out among the thousands who packed the basilica. The procession came to a halt, the music stopped and security rushed to the trouble spot.
A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the woman appeared to be mentally unstable and had been taken into custody by Vatican police. He said she also knocked down Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who was taken to hospital for a checkup.
"During the procession an unstable person jumped a barrier and knocked down the Holy Father," Benedettini told The AP by telephone. "(The pope) quickly got up and continued the procession."
It was the second year in a row that there had been a security breach at the Christmas Eve service and this was the most serious incident involving the public in Benedict's five-year papacy. At the end of last year's Mass, a woman who had jumped the barriers got close to the pope but was quickly blocked on the ground by security.
That woman too wore a red hooded sweat shirt, but Benedettini said it was not immediately known if the same person was behind Thursday's incident.
MaryBeth Burns from Paris, Texas, was about four people away from the woman who jumped the barriers and was filming the pope's procession as the commotion started.
"All of a sudden this person sort of flew over the barricade and the Holy Father went down and all the security people were on top of it, a whole pile there, getting her off and him back up," said Burns, who was visiting Italy with her family on a religious pilgrimage for Christmas.
"I'm really mad because I had a perfect shot lined up," she added. "I'm still shaking."
Benedict lost his miter and his staff in the fall. He remained on the ground for a few seconds before being helped back up by attendants. At that point, a few shouts of "viva il papa!" (long live the pope!) rang out, followed by cheers from the faithful, witnesses said.
After getting up, Benedict, flanked by tense bodyguards, resumed his walk to the basilica's main altar to start the Mass. The pope, who broke his right wrist in a fall this summer, appeared unharmed but somewhat shaken and leaned heavily on aides and an armrest as he sat down in his chair.
Few people who were watching the Mass on giant screens set up in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square even knew that the pope had fallen, with many saying that either they weren't looking or had arrived too late.
Benedict made no reference to the disturbance after the service started. As a choir sang, he sprinkled incense on the altar before opening the Mass with the traditional wish for peace in Latin.
The incident was the first time a potential attacker came into direct contact with Benedict, and underscored concerns by security analysts who have frequently warned the pope is too exposed in his public appearances.
There have been other security breaches at the Vatican.
In 2007, during an open-air audience in St. Peter's Square, a mentally unstable German man jumped a security barrier and grabbed the back of the pope's open car before being swarmed by security guards.
Then there was the assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981. John Paul suffered a severe abdominal wound as he rode in an open jeep at the start of his weekly audience in the Vatican piazza.
The pope is protected by a combination of Swiss Guards, Vatican police and Italian police.
Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., the Vatican has tightened security at events where the pope is present. All visitors must pass by police to get into the square, with those entering the basilica going through metal detectors or being scanned by metal-detecting wands.
However, Sister Samira, an Indian aide to Vatican officials who attended the service and saw the incident, said she is never searched by security when she attends papal Masses, and said the same holds true for other people in religious garb.
Burns, the U.S. pilgrim, said security had been tight, and that it seemed there was no way to have prevented the woman from getting to the pope other than keeping the public out altogether.
"This is Midnight Mass in the heart of our church," she said. "I guess the Holy Father puts himself at risk every time he's around anybody, any crowds really."
In a similar incident, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was attacked as he was greeting the crowd at a political rally earlier this month. A man with a history of psychological problems hurled a souvenir statuette at the politician, fracturing his nose and breaking two of his teeth.
Benedict celebrated this year's Christmas Eve Mass two hours earlier than the usual midnight starting time in a move by the Vatican to ease the pontiff's busy holiday schedule.
Benedict has been remarkably healthy during his pontificate, keeping to a busy schedule and traveling around the world.
But in July, he broke his wrist during a late-night fall while vacationing in an Alpine chalet and had to have minor surgery and wear a cast for a month — an episode that highlights the risk he ran in Thursday's tumble.
In his homily, delivered unflappably after the incident, the pope urged the world to "wake up" from selfishness and petty affairs, and find time for God and spiritual matters.
"To wake up means to leave that private world of one's own and to enter the common reality," Benedict said in Italian. "Conflict and lack of reconciliation in the world stem from the fact that we are locked into our own interests and opinions, into our own little private world."
Benedict's next scheduled appearance is at noon on Christmas Day, when he is to deliver his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" speech (Latin for "To the city and the world") from the basilica's balcony.
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10 Tips for Approaching Single Women


 
 
What do you do when you see a woman you are attracted to? Do you run and hide? Do you use some canned line that you read on the Internet? Do you stand there in fear trying to think of the right thing to say? What is the right thing to do?
When approaching a woman, most guys make the mistake of thinking too much about what to say. They believe there's one magic line that will work in all situations. They rehearse this magic line, and when they deliver it, they hope the woman will become instantly attracted to them.
Unfortunately, rarely does this approach work -- because most of what you say is irrelevant. To catch a woman's attention, it is all about the confidence you display when approaching her.
Here are 10 surefire ways to intrigue her every time:
1. Observe something. Make a comment about something you observe in the environment. This is especially effective at the grocery store. For example, if she is ordering a turkey sandwich, ask her if the turkey is good here.
“Make your comment immediate to the situation”
Make your comment immediate to the situation and it will seem perfectly natural. No matter where you are, there is always something interesting to comment on.
2. Smile. This shows her that you are friendly and confident. A genuine smile not only feels good to you, but will put her at ease while creating openness in the interaction -- a requirement for building rapport.
3. Do not hesitate. If you hesitate in your approach, this tells her that you are not feeling confident -- an immediate turn-off. When you see her, walk over to her within a short period of time (the three-second rule). Show her you are a man who knows what he wants and goes after it.
4. Positive body language. If you approach hunched over with your head down, you are sending negative information about yourself, which makes you dead in the water before you begin. Stand up straight, with shoulders back and chest out, and use a firm yet relaxed walk.
5. Not too fast. If you walk over too fast, you could likely trigger her internal alarm. A calm, casual approach is usually the best way to make her feel at ease with you.
6. Keep eye contact. Never be the first to break eye contact when you approach. If you do, this sends the message that you are not feeling good about approaching. When you use strong eye contact, she will feel more drawn to you. With practice, you can master this.
7. Listen up. Make sure you pay careful attention to what she says. Do not have your response pre-thought out. Women love a man who pays attention to the details of what she says. If you start throwing out random words, she will lose interest fast.
8. Do not fidget. Fidgeting after you approach is distracting and shows you are uncomfortable. If you communicate that you are uncomfortable, she will feel uncomfortable, too, and will close up. Practice being aware of your movements. Pay attention to those movements, or lack of movements, that communicate comfort and confidence.
9. Lighten your tone of voice. The tone of your voice is a very powerful tool. Approaching her in a light and playful tone is one of the best ways to start. You could also begin in a serious tone, accusing her of something like "
“I hope you saved some turkey for me”
I hope you saved some turkey for me," followed by a quick smile to let her know you are joking. Practice playing with your vocal tone with your friends -- notice the different reactions you get when you say the exact same thing using varied tones and fluctuations.
10. Lean away from her. A man who leans in too far when he talks often makes a woman feel crowded. A better approach is to lean away from her slightly. This lets her know that you respect her space, boundaries, and are comfortable with yourself.
The key to making these tips work for you is putting them into practice! Practice these tips and see the reaction you get. When you put them all together, you will be surprised at their power.
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