Mariah Carey lifts ABC, ‘20/20′; CBS draws most viewers Friday

Barbara Walters, left, gets a look at the twins of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. The children Moroccan and Monroe are known as Roc and Roe. Photo credit: Donna Svennevik/ABC

CBS easily had the most viewers Friday night, but ABC could cheer. The Disney-owned network tied CBS in the 18-to-49 age group, and long-running “20/20″  had the biggest audience of young adults for the night.

What brought in those young adults? Chris Cuomo’s interview with Bernie Madoff’s daughter-in-law, Stephanie Madoff Mack, and Barbara Walters’ chat with Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon about their difficulties in having a child. Cannon is host of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC.
CBS had the most viewers in each time slot, and freshman drama “A Gifted Man” gained a million viewers during its hour, a good sign. Here’s how the CBS lineup fared: “A Gifted Man’ with 8.6 million viewers, “CSI: NY” with 10.7 million and “Blue Bloods” with 10.8 million.
ABC finished second in each time slot with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (5.1 million), a second “Extreme Makeover” (6 million) and “20/20″ (with 7.6 million viewers).
Here are the prime-time averages: CBS with 10 million, ABC with 6.2 million, NBC with 3.3 million, Fox with 2.6 million and The CW with 1.8 million.
Fox offered a new “Kitchen Nightmares” (3.5 million) and a “Fringe” rerun (1.7 million). NBC’s standout was a two-hour “Dateline” with 4 million. The CW offered fresh installments of “Nikita” (1.7 million) and “Supernatural” (1.8 million).
In Orlando, the top shows were “CSI: NY” (184,800 viewers), “Blue Bloods” (142,400), “A Gifted Man” (140,500), “20/20″ (with 114,400) and the 8 p.m. edition of “Extreme Makeover” (101,400).

Source: orlandosentinel

Hasanamba temple to open on October 21

The 12th century Hasanamba temple will open for devotees on October 21.

The district administration has begun preparations for the event, which attracts thousands of devotees from different parts of the State.

Opening

Hasanamba temple opens only once in a year during the ‘Ashwija Masa Poornima' for nine days.

It closes a day after Balipadyami.

Arrangements

Deputy Commissioner K.G. Jagadeesh visited the temple on Thursday and reviewed the arrangements. Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and Minister for Housing V. Somanna, who is in-charge of the district, are expected to visit the temple.

Mr. Jagadeesh said that well-known folk troupes would be invited to perform. As the number of devotees would be high, arrangements would be made for providing drinking water.

Police presence

Amit Singh, Superintendent of Police, said that additional police personnel would be deployed. As many as 200 police staff would be on duty, he added.

Source: TheHindu

World Series Game 1: Nelson Cruz Comes Up Short And So Do Rangers In WS Opener

ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 19: Nelson Cruz #17 of the Texas Rangers reacts after striking out in the top of the fifth inning during Game One of the MLB World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 19, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

ST. LOUIS — Nelson Cruz saw the ball slicing off Allen Craig's bat, sprinted to the foul line and slid, desperately trying to run down the tailing liner.
"It was close," the right fielder said.
He came up just short, and so did the Texas Rangers.
Craig's pinch-hit drive landed an inch or two in front of Cruz's outstretched glove for a go-ahead single off reliever Alexi Ogando in the sixth inning, and that was the difference as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Rangers 3-2 Wednesday night in a chilly World Series opener
"Baseball is like that. Inches," Cruz said.
On a night when all the runs were driven in with opposite-field hits to right, Lance Berkman put St. Louis ahead with a two-run single in the fourth against C.J. Wilson.
Rangers catcher Mike Napoli watched in dejection as Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday scored, but a few minutes later celebrated in the top of the fifth when he tied it 2-all with a two-run homer off Chris Carpenter.
"A tough loss," Napoli said. "But we shake things off pretty good."
Indeed, the two-time AL champions haven't lost consecutive games since Aug. 23-25 against Boston.


The high-octane Rangers had their chances. But Texas was 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position after rolling up a .302 average (19 for 63) in those situations during the AL championship series against Detroit.
"I don't think we did the job when we needed," Cruz said. "Men in scoring position is when you need to deliver."
Game 1 has been an indicator of success in recent decades: The winner has captured seven of the last eight titles, 12 of the last 14 and 19 of the last 23. In addition, the team hosting Game 1 has won 20 of the last 25 World Series.
Last year, when the Rangers made their first World Series appearance, they lost the opener to San Francisco 11-7, and the Giants went on to win the title in five games.
Now it's up to Colby Lewis, who starts for the Rangers on Thursday night against Jaime Garcia. Lewis will try to send the Series back to Texas tied at a game apiece.
Taking over as ace after Cliff Lee left to sign with Philadelphia, Wilson dropped to 0-3 with a 7.17 ERA in four postseason starts this year, allowing three runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings with a career-high six walks – two of them intentional.
He prepared for the start by getting in a tank of liquid nitrogen at 295 degrees below zero – the treatment is said to aid recovery – but on a blustery, 49-degree night his walks and a key wild pitch got him into some hot spots.
He fell behind after bouncing a pitch in the fourth that hit Pujols on the left foot. That started a streak of three bad pitches in a four-pitch span.
Wilson tried to go inside on Holliday but left the next one over the plate, and Holliday hit an opposite-field double into the right-field corner as Pujols took third.
Then, with the count 1-0 to Berkman, Wilson tried to go inside again but allowed a cutter to drift over the plate. Berkman went the other way and chopped the ball over first base and into right field as the Cardinals took a 2-0 lead. Wilson shook his head back and forth as he walked back to the mound.
"A cutter kind of down and away. He inside-outed it, and it took a weird bounce," Wilson said. "It's not like I'm sitting there serving up home runs. I gave up a couple of singles or whatever. It's just the way the ball bounces."
That lead was short-lived.
Adrian Beltre singled leading off the fifth and, one out later, Napoli hit a no-doubt drive about 10 rows deep into the right-field seats for his second home run of the postseason. A fired-up Carpenter had escaped a two-on, none-out jam in the second when Napoli hit into an inning-ending double play.
Pujols had Cardinals fans cheering in the top of the sixth when he slid to stop Michael Young's grounder behind first and threw to Carpenter for the out, stranding Ian Kinsler at third.
Then in the bottom half, NLCS MVP David Freese hit an opposite-field double to right with one out and went to third on a wild pitch. Wilson struck out Yadier Molina, then pitched carefully to Nick Punto and walked him on four pitches.
"The plan was not to give in," Wilson said. "I know they had either Carpenter coming up or a pinch hitter, and with Ogando warming up behind me, I have confidence that he's going to come in and get that guy out."
Ogando relieved, and with many of the red-clad Cardinals fans standing and waving white towels, Craig stroked a 1-2 pitch down the right field line. Cruz thought that when he slid past the grass onto the dirt, the friction slowed him down.
"I think the dirt caught me," he said.
Carpenter became the first St. Louis starter to reach the sixth inning since the division series. He got the win, allowing two runs and five hits in six innings with four strikeouts and one walk. Fernando Salas, Marc Rzepczynski, Octavio Dotel, Arthur Rhodes and Jason Motte followed, with Motte getting three straight outs for his fifth postseason save to complete three innings of one-hit relief.
With one out in the ninth, Beltre was called out on a grounder to third on a ball that appeared to bounce off his foot and could have been ruled foul. The call didn't go the Rangers' way.
It was that kind of night.
"The pinch hitter got it done, and ours didn't," manager Ron Washington said. "Got to give them credit, they beat us. We didn't give that game away tonight."
NOTES: Craig had the first go-ahead RBI by a pinch-hitter in the Series since Wade Boggs' bases-loaded walk for the Yankees in Game 4 against Atlanta in 1996. ... The NL is seeking its first consecutive World Series titles since winning four in a row from 1979-82 (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and St. Louis). ... It was the earliest date the World Series started since 2003.

Source: huffingtonpost

Bangalore Namma Metro (Kannada: ನಮ್ಮ ಮೆಟ್ರೊ "Our metro"): India's IT hub gets its first Wi-Fi metro

BANGALORE: The wait for metro rail in the country's IT hub Bangalore is finally over! Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath inaugurated the service which will open to public from 4 p.m. Thursday. The Metro service will run between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. 

Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, several state ministers, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley, and a number of state Congress leaders were present at the inauguration at the decked up M.G. Road station.

Bangalore Metro stations: First Look 


In pics: Bangalore Metro

Almost all of them, along with senior officials of the state government and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, special invitees and media personnel took the first ride in the "Namma Metro" (Our Metro) flagged off by Kamal Nath. 

Bangalore has taken a step towards solving its most pressing urban infrastructure problem with the launch of the Metro rail service - India's third such after Kolkata and Delhi. Traversing just under seven kilometres through the eastern part of the city, the so-called 'Reach 1' of the Metro is regarded more as a sign of hope than a major contributor to easing Bangalore's notorious traffic congestion. 

Linking the once-fashionable MG Road business district with Baiyappanahalli, the Metro is projected to carry 30,000 passengers a day, with fares ranging from Rs 10-15. The Delhi Metro, in comparison, has clocked peak traffic of two million and snakes through nearly 200 km of India's capital and surrounding areas. 

"The first 'reach' will cater to a limited number of people and is unlikely to ease traffic in the city," said Pravin Sood, Bangalore's top policeman in charge of traffic. 

The subsequent 'reaches' totally spanning the 42.3 km, will make a difference when they are completed in 2014, Sood said, expecting vehicular traffic to fall by up to 30% as a result. 

While the Delhi Metro has been a model for the rest, it does not have something that Bangalore Metro has: onboard Wi-Fi connectivity, in keeping with Bangalore's reputation as one of the world's top technology centres. But Bangalore Metro is at least a year behind schedule and its first phase will cost Rs 5,000 crore more than the estimate of Rs 6,395 crore. It is only the second phase, which will involve extensions to the city's tech hubs on the outskirts, that will make Bangalore Metro a true game-changer. 

Bangalore Metro is standard gauge, a system used by most metros worldwide. Narrower than the broad gauge, it allows for greater manoeuvrability, easy ride along curves, laying of tracks even on narrow stretches and control. The standard gauge has a track width of 4ft, 8.5inches, or 1,435mm, while the Indian broad gauge is 5ft, 6inches, or 1,676mm. 

"The Bangalore Metro, in terms of technology, is comparable to any metro rail system in the world - in Europe , USA or China - and is even ahead of some of them," BMRCL MD N Sivasailam said. 

Source:The Economic Times

Brenda Song engaged to Trace Cyrus

Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus are engaged. Photo: haleyr123/Flickr

While former Disney star Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus are continuing to keep quiet on whether or not rumors are true that Song is pregnant, the couple has announced that they have become engaged.
Cyrus announced the big news on Twitter, saying, “I am very excited to say, last week I asked my girlfriend Brenda Song to marry me and she said YES! We are both very excited to be engaged!”
It was the last tweet sent on his old phone, as he followed up the engagement report with the announcement that he had purchased a new iPhone 4s with a new phone number.
According to Zap2it, Cyrus’ famous sister Miley Cyrus took to Twitter to congratulate the happy couple and welcoming Song into the family, saying, “Can’t wait for Brenda to be a Cyrus :) couldn’t be more excited about my ‘sister in law to be’ yay :).”
In August, news spread that Song, 23, was pregnant and Cyrus was the father.
A source at the time said, “[The pregnancy] was not expected. They were both startled to find out she’s pregnant… They are figuring out how to handle it.”
Cyrus is a musician and former lead guitarist for the band Metro Station before moving on to form the band Ashland High. Cyrus has also started his own clothing line. Song, meanwhile, is currently lending her voice to an upcoming TV animated movie, Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games.

Source: imperfectparent

Happy Columbus Day (Observed)

Columbus at Salvador, Dioscuro Tolin (Wikimedia)

The usual grumblings attend the day on which we commemorate the most famous illegal immigrant in the history of the Americas, an undocumented wanderer from Spain who brought plagues, fire and the sword from the Old World to the New.
Columbus Day is our most confused holiday celebration, one in which the public understanding of the day has shifted the farthest from the intent of those who instituted the observance. Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World on October 12, 1492 only became a federal holiday in the US in 1934 since the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971 we have celebrated it on the Monday closes to the actual date; Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Fourth of July escaped the leveling axe and are still celebrated on their actual dates.
There is a long history of celebrating the European discovery of the Americas outside the United States.  Many South American and Caribbean countries began celebrating the day as a celebration of Latino ethnic identity well before Columbus Day made it onto the holiday calendar in the US; Venezuela now celebrates it as the Day of Indigenous Resistance.  In Spain the day on which an Italian discovered what we now know as the Bahamas under the impression he was nearing Japan was long celebrated as Dia de la Hispanidad.
In American history, the fight to make a holiday on Columbus Day actually had almost nothing to do with the actual arrival of Christopher Columbus in the western hemisphere.  It wasn’t about celebrating the European conquest of the Americas or the extirpation of the native tribes.
The day was made a holiday after years of lobbying as a way of recognizing the contribution of Roman Catholics and immigrants generally to American life.  It is a holiday to celebrate diversity, not to commemorate the imperial outreach of Ferdinand and Isabella, a deeply regrettable couple who were notorious oath breakers, inquisitors and anti-Semites.

Posthumous Portrait of Columbus by Piombo (Wikimedia)


Back in the 1930s there was a widespread feeling among both Protestant and Catholic Americans that Roman Catholics, and especially Catholics from non-English speaking countries, were not and could not be ‘real Americans’.  Al Smith, the popular governor of New York, was the first Roman Catholic ever nominated for the presidency by a major party; suspicion of his religion made his defeat even greater than usual, as many solidly Democratic and pro-Prohibition voters in the South deserted the Catholic “wet” to vote for the reliably dry Protestant, Herbert Hoover.
For the KKK in those days, Catholics were one of the foreign influences that ‘real’ Americans had to fight, and many Protestant whites still considered Italians, Greeks and other southern European ethnic groups to be too ‘swarthy’ to be fully white.
Irish Catholics had faced discrimination, but with most of them arriving in the US as native speakers of English (some still spoke Gaelic as a first language in the 19th century) and looking as ‘white’ as anybody else, the Irish through hard work and the sheer weight of numbers had carved out a pretty solid place for themselves by the 1930s.  The Irish arrival at the height of American society was signaled by FDR’s appointment of Joseph Kennedy as his ambassador to the Court of St. James; many a Hibernian soul was comforted and soothed to think of an Irishman like Kennedy hobnobbing with kings and prime ministers on more than equal terms as the representative of the President of the United States.
The Italian-Americans were the largest and most powerful Catholic ethnic group that still felt themselves to be uneasily outside the American mainstream.  They were (and are) swing voters; especially in FDR’s home state of New York Italian-Americans (partly out of old rivalries with the Irish) are often Republicans.
The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut as a Catholic fraternal organization.  Catholics were forbidden by Rome to join the Freemasons, and other fraternal groups at that time in the US barred Catholics from membership.  These civic self help fraternal groups provided community services, raised money for members in distress, and often organized cheap life insurance for their members.  The isolation of Catholics from this vital element of American life both emphasized their outsider status in the US and left them without the resources and support these groups often provided.
The Knights of Columbus filled a need and quickly became a national organization.  Membership in the organization was a way for Catholics to help themselves and their community, to assert their identity as Catholics, and also to move into the culture of civic activism and voluntary associations that is a hallmark of traditional Anglo-Protestant social organization in both the UK and the US.
Christopher Columbus had a useful name for the organization’s founders to appropriate.  He was a Catholic himself, and an agent of their Most Catholic Majesties Ferdinand and Isabella.  Known to every schoolchild as the discoverer of America, he emphasized the indispensable role that Catholics had played in the story of the New World from the time of the discovery forward.  The Irish at that time dominated American Catholic life, but there were tensions between the Irish and more recent immigrant groups struggling for representation and recognition. Choosing the name of an Italian hired by the Spanish gave the Knights of Columbus a universal and small ‘c’ catholic character, rather than a purely Hibernian one.
The order was controversial; in 1912 claims that the fourth degree knights had to swear an oath to exterminate Freemasons and Protestants became widespread, and the charges figured in the 1928 campaign against Al Smith.  When the Episcopalian Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932, the lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and Italian-American organizations and lobbies to make Columbus Day a national holiday grew intense, and FDR signed a bill to make October 12 a holiday in 1934.
Columbus Day is not an imperialistic holiday.  It is a celebration of American diversity, a long overdue recognition of the importance of Catholics and immigrants in American life.  It is a celebration we share with our Hispanic neighbors in the New World and it is a day that testifies to our growing understanding that religious and ethnic pluralism aren’t problems for our American heritage; pluralism is central to our identity as a people.
That American Indian activists want to use the day to make a point is OK with me; they have a point to make.  But Columbus Day is a holiday that was created to celebrate the dignity and equality of Americans regardless of origin or creed, and that in my view is an excellent reason for the country to take the day off.

Source:  TheAmericanInterest

The Pancreatic Cancer That Killed Steve Jobs (1955 -2011)

In their announcement of founder Steve Jobs' death, at age 56, Apple officials did not mention a specific cause of death. But the visionary digital leader had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2004.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the faster spreading cancers; only about 4% of patients can expect to survive five years after their diagnosis. Each year, about 44,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S., and 37,000 people die of the disease.
The pancreas contains two types of glands: exocrine glands that produce enzymes that break down fats and proteins, and endocrine glands that make hormones like insulin that regulate sugar in the blood. Jobs died of tumors originating in the endocrine glands, which are among the rarer forms of pancreatic cancer.
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In 2004, Jobs underwent surgery to remove the cancer from his pancreas. In 2009, after taking another leave of absence from Apple, Jobs had a liver transplant in an effort to retain as much of his organ function as possible after his cancer had spread beyond the pancreas. In January, he took a third leave from the company before resigning as CEO in August.
"I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know," Jobs wrote in a letter to the Apple board of directors on August 24. "Unfortunately, that day has come."
According to experts, Jobs' was an uphill medical battle. "He not only had cancer, he was battling the immune suppression after the liver transplant," Dr. Timothy Donahue of the UCLA Center for Pancreatic Disease in Los Angeles, who had not treated Jobs, told MSNBC.com. He noted that most patients who receive liver transplants survive about two years after the surgery.
Standard treatments for pancreatic cancer include the common tumor-fighting strategies — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and, most recently, targeted anticancer drugs that may slightly extend patients' lives. In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration approved erlotinib, a drug that specifically targets growth factors found on cancer cells, for the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who are receiving chemotherapy. The drug has been shown in trials to improve overall survival by 23% after a year when added to routine chemotherapy. The tumors in patients being treated with erlotinib and chemo also develop more slowly than those in patients receiving chemotherapy alone.
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Because of the poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer, however, many patients elect to try alternative therapies, including a popular therapy known as the Gonzalez regimen, which involves fighting pancreatic tumors with pancreatic enzymes. Patients on the Gonzalez regimen also take a large number of nutritional supplements, including vitamins and minerals such as magnesium citrate, along with coffee enemas performed twice a day.
The treatment's developer, Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez of New York, has claimed that the use of pancreatic enzymes is a powerful way to suppress the growth of advanced pancreatic cancer cells. But a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2009, which compared groups of patients on the Gonzalez regiment to patients on standard chemotherapy treatment, found that those on chemo survived for a median of 14 months while those on the alternative therapy survived for a median of only 4.3 months.
Jobs is not reported to have tried the Gonzalez regimen, but he is known to have suscribed to alternative therapy. In a 2008 story, Fortune reported that Jobs initially tried to treat his tumor with diet instead of surgery, soon after he was diagnosed in 2004. In January, Fortune reported that he had also made a hush-hush trip to Switzerland in 2009 for a radiation-based hormone treatment. The exact details aren't clear, but the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland is known for its special form of treatment for neuroendocrine cancer, which is not available in the U.S.
Whether these treatments helped to extend Jobs' life or improve the quality of his last days isn't clear. But cancer experts expressed surprise that Jobs survived as long as he did, continuing to fight his disease. Other pancreatic cancer patients typically aren't as fortunate. Another high-profile patient, actor Patrick Swayze, managed to live for 20 months after his diagnosis, taking advantage of chemotherapy treatments. But, overall, patients' median survival is generally only five months.
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Jobs lost his battle with cancer at a time when researchers are constantly pushing the boundaries of treatments, particularly with antitumor agents that can home in on abnormally growing cells with increasing precision. In the end, his cancer proved too advanced to rein in with even the most innovative technologies.
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Tim Cook, Jobs' successor at Apple, wrote to employees on Wednesday. "Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

Source: timehealthland

Tesla Model S Sport to rival BMW M5, 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds

A high-performance version of the zero-emissions Tesla Model S sedan will reportedly be available immediately from the vehicle's launch in 2012, giving Tesla a rival to the ultimate of Ultimate Driving Machines: the BMW M5.

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk reportedly confirmed the Model S Sport launch alongside the unveiling of the near-production-ready electric sedan at an exclusive event for Model S reservation holders in Silicon Valley, CA.

According to Green Car Reports, Musk says the $80,000 high-performance version of the Model S will be offered with a battery pack sized at 85-kWh to give the sedan a 300-mile range. The Sport version will come equipped with enhancements that cut its 0 to 60-mph time from 5.5 to somewhere between 4.4 and 4.6 seconds.

Additionally, Musk confirmed the Model S will be offered with optional aerodynamic wheels, boosting range to 320 miles. Tesla's CEO stated:

People were skeptical about whether we could build an electric car with a 300-mile range. And we've gone and made one with a 320-mile range.

Tesla has also promised to equip the Model S with seating for up to seven and by fitting the sedan with a battery pack that can be swapped out by Tesla at suitable sites along major freeways. All to please Wall Street Journal scribe Dan Neil.

In closing, Musk stated:

The goal with the Model S was to build the best car, not just the best electric vehicle. It can seat seven, has got two boots, a really low center of gravity; no-one thought any of this was possible. I'm proud of this car and it's a revolution that I hope the rest of the industry will follow.

We like it, too. In our humble opinion, the Model S seems set to become the world's most spectacular zero-emissions vehicle. We'll know more when the car actually hits the road, but it sure looks good "on paper."

Source: autoblog

Breast cancer awareness: NFL sports pink

San Diego Chargers nose tackle Antonio Garay walks off the field with a haircut in honor of breast cancer awareness month, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in San Diego.

(Credit: AP)

(CBS/AP) What does it mean when everyone on an NFL football field is wearing pink?
Breast cancer awareness.
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Coaches, players, and even referees will be donning pink caps and cleats for October's breast cancer awareness month. In an initiative to remind women 40 and older about the importance of annual mammograms, the league collaborated with the American Cancer Society.
Footballs included pink ribbon decals, goal posts were padded in pink, and the color was painted on fields all around the NFL.
Breast cancer kills nearly 40,000 women each year, while another 230,000 are diagnosed. Women should be screened once a year starting at age 40, the American Cancer Society recommends. The Society also advises women to start conducting breast self-exams in their 20s and to see a doctor if they detect any unusual lumps.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was among those who had pink towels hanging from their waists. Many of the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers wore pink-and-white gloves and pink-and-black shoes. Chargers nose tackle Antonio Garay took his tribute to another level, having a pink ribbon shaved into the left side of his head.
Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald, a spokesman for the league-wide awareness campaign wore pink shoes in the Cardinals' loss to the New York Giants. His mother died of breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society has more on breast cancer.

Source: cbsnews

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed Officially Get Married [Photo]

After 28 year together and two grown children Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed officially tied the known this weekend in an evening ceremony on the crystal lawn at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
According to reports the Saturday wedding left guests cheering as Gene finally said “I do” to his long time partner.  T
Tweed, 54 wore a beautiful ivory Priscilla of Boston gown and carried ivory garden roses down the isle. When all was said and done Tweed wore three different dresses for her special day.
According to guests the couple read their own vows to an audience of 400 guests that including Gene’s fellow members of KISS, Bill Maher and others. Tweed chose daughter Sophie, 19, to be her maid of honor and their other child Nick, 22, was also in attendance.
In a special salute to their very long courtship the couple’s first dance was “At Last” by Etta James and it was performed by their daughter Sophie.
Before proposing Gene and Shannon were on rocky terms, Simmons whisked his then girlfriend off on a private vacation which aired on their reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels proposing to her just as the shows season drew to an end without an answer.
Does it surprise you that it took Gene 28 years to propose or are you more surprised by the fact that a wedding ever happened in the first place?


Source: inquisitr

'Dookudu,' the biggest hit you've never heard of

The most popular movies at the multiplex this past weekend included some familiar titles: "The Lion King,"  "Moneyball," "Drive" and "Dookudu: Daring & Dashing."

Doo-wha?

"Dookudu," an Indian cinema offering that blends action, comedy, romance and dance sequences  (don't they always?), scored three of the seven most lucrative engagements around the country, according to the trade newspaper Variety. At a multiplex in Fairfax County, Va., the movie took in a whopping $82,000 over the weekend, a sum surpassed only by a trio of  "Moneyball" engagements (at gargantuan venues such as AMC Lincoln Square and Regal Union Square in Manhattan and the ArcLight in Hollywood).

The Virginia multiplex was an outlet of the Phoenix BIG chain, which programs Indian films along with the "Abductions" and "Dolphin Tales" of the world. (The other two engagements, incidentally, came in Edison, N.J., and suburban Dallas, where the film took in $73,000 and $71,000, respectively, over the weekend.)

Making the feat more striking: "Dookudu" is a Tollywood film, the nickname for the Telugu-language cinema from India's Andhra Pradesh region. While Hindi-oriented Bollywood movies sometimes land on domestic box-office charts, reminding the American film industry of the shadow economy that is Indian cinema in the U.S., it's rarer for a Tollywood film to pull off the feat.

So shadowy is said economy that box-office reporting sites like Hollywood.com did not even receive weekend tallies from the film's distributor (which makes a total weekend tally from the film's 30 screens impossible to report). The distributor did not reply to an email from 24 Frames seeking comment.

[Update, 4:36 p.m. Sept. 27: Harish Sajja of distributor 14 Reels Ent. tells 24 Frames that the movie has grossed $1.4 million in just three days, thanks largely to word of mouth (and despite the fact that, without subtitles, even many Indians aren't able to understand it). The previous record-holder for a Tollywood film is $1.2 million--over three months. Sajja hopes the movie holds this weekend and stays in theaters through the fall, even though it will have to compete with the glut of American films unleashed in the autumn months."It's a miracle," he said. "Nobody knows the movie is going to cross over like this."]

 Already a hit in India, the film pairs the very popular Mahesh Babu with the single-monikered Tollywood starlet Samantha in a two-hander that clocks in--in true India-cinema fashion--at a lightning-quick 3 hours and 10 minutes.

You can catch a trailer below, complete with "He is daring; he is dashing" tagline and enough quick cuts to make Baz Luhrmann look like Merchant Ivory. (If you want to catch the movie in the Southland, you'll have to head down to Norwalk, where it's screening opposite summer holdovers like "Transformers" and "Bad Teacher.")

So what made "Dookudu" so popular?  According to one Indian cinema website, which cited "sleek action sequences" and entertaining one-liners," it was a triumph of casting as much as anything else.

"Obviously, the most important is the star of the film, Mahesh Babu; then the film is directed by Srinu Vytla, who has earned a name for making mass entertainers [sic]. The presence of popular comedians Brahmanandam and M.S. Narayana in the film is also an asset, and ‘Dookudu’ has a beautiful heroine Samantha Ruth Prabhu, sharing screen space with Mahesh for the first time." 

Well, that's enough for us.

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Dookudu Mahesh Babu and Samantha Telugu film Photo Gallery