Re: Apr 09 by no1eftbehind

Pig Looks Like Sheep [PIC]

It's a woolly sheep-pig! This is obviously some kind of sinister porcine plot to infiltrate our farms in sheep's clothing and further the spread of the deadly swine flu. ^{link »}

'Fast' still drives foreign box office

"Fast and Furious" remained in the driver's seat at the foreign box office, winning its third straight weekend with $15.2 million at 6,340 playdates in 59 markets -- all of it from holdover business. ^{link »}

17 Again earned $6.8m in 17 markets. Disney's Race to Witch Mountain earned $3.1m in 31markets. Earth earned close to $300,000 in Italy. In total, Earth earned $85m in foreign grosses. Monsters & Aliens earned $143m in foreign markets. All monies are in US $. ^{link »}

'Obsessed' tops weekend box office

A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But a temp worker starts stalking him, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy. ^{link »}

Sony Screen Gems thriller at No. 1 ^{link »}

Obessed took approx $28.5m to take #1 spot, 17 Again dropped over 51% 4 #2 spot. Earth, which premiered on Earth Day, landed on #5 which was released by Disneynature. The Soloist, starring with Robert Downey Jr, was a disappointing #4 with an estimated $9.7m gross.
Box office chart: http://www.imdb.com/Charts/ ^{link »}

Author/physician Shigeaki Hinohara | The Japan Times Online

At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world's longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara's magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke's College of Nursing. After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the doctor turned these institutions into the nation's top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. ^{link »}

Golden Girls star Bea Arthur dies at 86

Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows Maude and The Golden Girls " and who won a Tony Award for the musical Mame , died Saturday. She was 86. ^{link »}

Arthur was best known for playing Dorothy on the long-running sitcom The Golden Girls, alongside Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, She also starred on the 1970s series, Maude. Maude, which debuted on CBS in 1972 (and ran until 1978) was a spin-off of the hit All in the Family. As the liberal cousin of arch-conservative Archie Bunker's wife Edith, Maude wasn't afraid to broach such controversial (especially for TV at the time) topics as abortion and civil rights. She also won a Tony Award for her role in the Broadway musical Mame. ^{link »}

OMGICU: Pics, Videos, Links, News

An attempt at real-time celebrity sighting: Sign up to send and receive text messages about stars you see on the street, at a cafe, picking up their laundry. It's been said already, but this is the logical next step from Gawker Stalker. ^{link »}

SUSAN BOYLE MAKEOVER: She Dyes Hair, Wears Designer Clothes

Susan Boyle's new hairdo. Some say the overnight singing sensation who rocketed to fame after a phenomenal performance on "Britain's Got Talent" has every right to upgrade her dowdy appearance. Others fear she may lose her authenticity _ and her amazing connection with the TV audience _ if she goes too far in the image makeover department. ^{link »}

Internet Providers Try to Charge More as Costs Fall - NYTimes.com

The cost of providing Internet service is about to fall even more, as cable companies install new technology, called Docsis 3, that will both increase their capacity and allow them to offer much faster download spee ds. ^{link »}

By contrast, JCom, the largest cable company in Japan, sells service as fast as 160 megabits per second for $60 a month, only $5 a month more than its slower service. ^{link »}

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent - Monthly Review Press

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx. ^{link »}

BBC NEWS | Americas | Chavez effect creates bestseller

A b ook which the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez presented to US President Barack Obama at the Americas summit has become a bestseller in just two days. ^{link »}

The book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, was ranked 54,295 on the sales charts of bookseller Amazon.com. Now, it has risen to number two. Written by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, the book looks at the impact of foreign intervention in Latin America in the past five centuries. It covers the continent's conquest by the Spanish nearly 500 years ago right up to the present day. ^{link »}

'17 Again' tops weekend box office - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

17 Again earned an estimated 24.1$m among young females placing number 1. State of Play, #2 & continuing strongly at #3 Monsters vs. Aliens.
For the rest of the box office receipt head to: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0843444020090419 ^{link »}

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | New rival to world's tallest man

A new contender for world's tallest man has been discovered in China, after he attended hospital for surgery. Zhao Liang was measured at 2.46m (just under 8ft 1in) by doctors in Tianjin, where the ex-basketball player was being treated for a foot injury. ^{link »}