Miss USA 2011 Winner Is Alyssa Campanella

Alyssa Campanella (born March 21, 1990) is a beauty pageant titleholder from the United States, who is the current titleholder and winner of the 2011 Miss USA pageant. She was also the first runner-up in the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant and represented California in the 2011 Miss USA pageant. Alyssa Campanella may have been raised a Jersey girl, but she represented the Golden State to take home the crown in the Miss USA 2011 pageant (not to be...

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Hawthorne

I admit to being a bit torn over the TNT show “Hawthorne” (which just premiered its third season), and specifically, the marriage of Christina Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett-Smith) and Tom Wakefield (Michael Vartan).  Not so much because of the obvious interracial union (hey, you love who you love), but more so because of the ramifications of that union.  Ramifications off-screen, that is. Outside of the fact that television is a powerful medium, one that has the ability to make, break, or simply reinforce stereotypes (you can’t tell me that shows such as “Julia,” “The Jeffersons” and “The Cosby Show” weren’t culturally significant), the...

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Bonnaroo

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s great rock events, kicks off its 10th annual gala on today in Manchester, TN. By the time it ends in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, some 170 artists will have performed including Arcade Fire, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, and the Strokes. Vevo will stream video...

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Meredith Vieira Says Goodbye After Five Years of Today

After five years cohosting the NBC morning show alongside Matt Lauer, Vieira delivered her last round of news this morning, in an emotional (and potentially viral) send-off that paid tribute to her half-decade on the show."It's a hard one," she said at the top of the show, which, despite being quite Vieira-heavy also managed to sprinkle in some actual news over the course of the first three hours. "Very mixed emotions. I know it's right, but it's hard." Joined by her husband Richard Cohen and the family dog Jasper, the whole Today show crew rallied together to say goodbye to Vieira, paying tribute to her throughout the morning with retrospective...

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DASH Diet Guidelines

For dropping those extra pounds Weight Watchers ranked No. 1 in the ratings by U.S. News & World Report, followed closely by Jenny Craig and the Raw Food Diet, while the DASH diet was deemed best overall diet, with the Mediterranean Diet coming in second. "Our analysis put hard numbers on the common-sense belief that no diet is ideal for everybody," the magazine said on its website. "The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet...

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Net Interest Rates Vs. Gold

CPI - Consumer Price Index, an accepted measurement of inflation. When the Fed Funds rate is below the CPI rate (Below zero on the chart) inflation tends to run.  When the Fed Funds is above the CPI, (Above zero on the chart) the Fed is fighting inflation.  So either the Fed is about to raise rates tremendously to fight inflation, or they are standing by and letting inflation run.  We are betting on the latter. chart Required...

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Mark Jackson

Mark A. Jackson (born April 1, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He played point guard for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004. Jackson has also worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC alongside his former coach Jeff Van Gundy...

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Larry Martin Hagman

Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony 'Tony' Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.Legendary actors and stars of the hit primetime series Dallas, Larry and Linda Gray will ride horseback down Wilshire Blvd. to celebrate the Collection of Larry Hagman VIP Preview party...

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Nikki Reed 'Idol' Star Paul McDonald absosultly Engaged

Nicole Houston "Nikki" Reed[1] (born May 17, 1988)[2] is an American film and television actress, and screenwriter. She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, for which she co-wrote the screenplay. Reed has since appeared in several films, including Lords of Dogtown and Mini's First Time. She also portrays Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga. Twilight' star Nikki Reed and 'American Idol' contestant Paul McDonald are engaged...

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Father's Day 2011 may be memorabale for all human

Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers.On June 19, 1910, a Father's Day observance was celebrated through the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. After listening to a church sermon...

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Reese Witherspoon

The 35-year-old Oscar winner is being recognized for her range as an actress and for delighting the MTV audience throughout her career. MTV President Stephen Friedman called Witherspoon "one of the most versatile and accomplished performers of her time." "Saturday Night Live" star Jason Sudeikis will host Sunday's ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheater, where Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Patrick Dempsey, Cameron Diaz, Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj are among those set to present the prizes. Fans voted online for the winners in categories such as best kiss, best villain and best line from a movie. MTV chose Witherspoon,...

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Scarlett Johansson

 Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo. Johansson rose to fame with her roles in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost Wor...

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Camille Grammer

Camille Grammer (née Donatacci; born September 2, 1964) is an American television personality starring in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Grammer first found fame as a dancer, model, and actress. After marrying Hollywood actor Kelsey Grammer in 1997, she worked as a producer and a writer for their company Grammnet Productions. According to the paperwork, which was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 2, the reality star wants...

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michaels

Speaking to the LA Times, he said: "Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael [Bay], who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women.” "Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It's summer. It's Michael's style. And I think [Fox] never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it." LeBeouf continued: "When Mike would ask...

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Meredith Vieira

Tired of waking up at 2:30 a.m. to tape the NBC morning show, Vieira decided she wanted to spend more time with her husband, whose health has been good recently, and her children, Ben, 22, a recent Stanford graduate, Gabe, 19, and Lily, 18, who is about to leave for college. "We don't know from day to day what might happen," she says. "So why not enjoy life now? It's very precious, and anyone living with any kind of illness knows that. Health is fleeting, and you need to celebrate it while you still have it."Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American journalist, television personality, and game show host. She currently co-hosts...

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