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The audience for Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigans new digital channel show has halved to only 53,000 viewers.
Richard and Judys New Position, shown on UKTV channel Watch, slumped from the 100,000 which it attracted on its debut on Tuesday night.
A repeat of the Wednesday show boosted the figure to 67,000 and repeats of the Tuesday opener increased its total ratings to 143,000.
Madeley has defended the low viewing figures for the show.
He told This Morning: "Its like the opening of a new department store and its only 9.01am. It wont be full on the first day. Give us a chance, we will get there."
A Watch spokesman added: "Were very proud of the show and expect this to grow as audiences find the show. We have fantastic guests lined up.
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Richard and Judys New Position, shown on UKTV channel Watch, slumped from the 100,000 which it attracted on its debut on Tuesday night.
A repeat of the Wednesday show boosted the figure to 67,000 and repeats of the Tuesday opener increased its total ratings to 143,000.
Madeley has defended the low viewing figures for the show.
He told This Morning: "Its like the opening of a new department store and its only 9.01am. It wont be full on the first day. Give us a chance, we will get there."
A Watch spokesman added: "Were very proud of the show and expect this to grow as audiences find the show. We have fantastic guests lined up.
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The hard-working Oak Ridge Boys are touring through the fall and will go straight into their Christmas schedule, which launches in early November.
The country/gospel legends resume their outing tonight (9/23) with multiple shows at their Oak Ridge Boys Theatre in Branson, MO. A few more three-night stands at that venue are booked through mid-November, and the group will visit a host of US cities stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast through late December. Holiday-themed performances, which start Nov. 4, make up the biggest part of the itinerary. Details are included below.
When The Oak Ridge Boys [ ] recently discovered they didnt have a gig on New Years Eve, they couldnt believe it.
re going, Wow, New Years Eve off. What are we going to do with ourselves? the vocal groups tenor, Joe Bonsall, told The Associated Press.
Oak Ridge Boys manager Jim Halsey came up with an idea: Put the date on eBay. So the quartetBonsall, lead singer Duane Allen, baritone William Lee Golden and bass singer Richard Sterbanset out to auction a private New Years Eve concert to the highest bidder. The asking price was $25,000 and the 10-day auction closed last Sunday (9/21), according to AP. The highest-bidder will get to pick the venue and decide what they want to hear.
I think they should run the whole show if they win, Bonsall said. We can go more gospel, patriotic, straight country hits. Whatever they want. We can do it all.
The Oak Ridge Boys roots date back 65 years to the formation of The Oak Ridge Quartet. The groups former members number in the dozens, but its current lineup is its most popular incarnation to date, thanks to its string of 70s- and 80s-era hits including all Come Back Saloon, re the One, ll Be True to You, Bobbie Sue and Grammy-winning crossover hit
The Boys four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have earned them a host of gold and platinum albums, and more than a dozen No. 1 singles, as well as Grammy, Dove, CMA and ACM awards, according to their bio. Earlier this month, the group was honored with an ACM pioneer award.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.
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The country/gospel legends resume their outing tonight (9/23) with multiple shows at their Oak Ridge Boys Theatre in Branson, MO. A few more three-night stands at that venue are booked through mid-November, and the group will visit a host of US cities stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast through late December. Holiday-themed performances, which start Nov. 4, make up the biggest part of the itinerary. Details are included below.
When The Oak Ridge Boys [ ] recently discovered they didnt have a gig on New Years Eve, they couldnt believe it.
re going, Wow, New Years Eve off. What are we going to do with ourselves? the vocal groups tenor, Joe Bonsall, told The Associated Press.
Oak Ridge Boys manager Jim Halsey came up with an idea: Put the date on eBay. So the quartetBonsall, lead singer Duane Allen, baritone William Lee Golden and bass singer Richard Sterbanset out to auction a private New Years Eve concert to the highest bidder. The asking price was $25,000 and the 10-day auction closed last Sunday (9/21), according to AP. The highest-bidder will get to pick the venue and decide what they want to hear.
I think they should run the whole show if they win, Bonsall said. We can go more gospel, patriotic, straight country hits. Whatever they want. We can do it all.
The Oak Ridge Boys roots date back 65 years to the formation of The Oak Ridge Quartet. The groups former members number in the dozens, but its current lineup is its most popular incarnation to date, thanks to its string of 70s- and 80s-era hits including all Come Back Saloon, re the One, ll Be True to You, Bobbie Sue and Grammy-winning crossover hit
The Boys four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have earned them a host of gold and platinum albums, and more than a dozen No. 1 singles, as well as Grammy, Dove, CMA and ACM awards, according to their bio. Earlier this month, the group was honored with an ACM pioneer award.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.
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An email drops into inbox of The Voice from A Liberal Democrat Organiser Who Wishes To Remain Anonymous: I have no wish for anything I write to reflect badly on the local party. But on the flipside, theres little recognition within the wider party as to what our role actually involves. Riso Monkey - The Voice salutes you and all your kind
8:30am
Early photoshoot in front of some new Council Housing were constructing. The Councillor Im snapping is harangued by a local resident about the noise and disturbance caused by the construction. Resident then starts complaining that her little Eileen hasnt got a house on the social yet. Resident does not appear to make the connection between a lack of social housing and building new ones.
9:00am
Office. Coffee. Switch on computer, and watch the email counter tick upwards.
9:30am
Make final adjustments to local Council ward newsletter, the Focus. This involves switching a photo on one story for another not actually related to the story, but which apparently makes the Councillor look more majestic.
10:00am
Intern arrives. I wave a hand at the kettle, and start setting up the big printing engine, the Riso, to produce the Focus. It beeps recalcitrantly for a while, until I give it a swift kick.
10:30am
PPC calls. Apparently another Post Office has been targeted for closure. The PPC is bright and chirpy, unlike me, she never suffers from Post Office Compassion Fatigue. I start designing some flyers for the afternoons protest.
11:00am
Intern warns me that the Riso has stopped working. I walk over and glare at it. It sparks into life.
11:30am
Phone is cut off, owing to non-payment of bills. Its no-ones fault, its just the arcane rules of the local partys account, which only allows cheques to be made out at a conclave of all the Exec on a moonless night on [DELETED], in the blood of a virgin goat. It does mean that no-one can misuse funds, or indeed use them for that matter. I contact BT on my mobile and coax them into giving us a weeks extension.
12 noon
Lunch. My unsatisfying Tesco sandwich is interrupted by a phone call on our reconnected line from the Councillor whose Focus were doing. Apparently they want to change I insist to the less controversial I think we should insist. I tell them weve already gone to print. They ask how many weve done. In my minds eye, I consign another ream of paper to the Great Recycling Bin in the sky.
12:30pm
Printing flyers for the PO protest. The printer is emitting that strange metallic smoke again. It smells of bad fireworks, and makes my eyes sting slightly.
1:00pm
Catch bus to threatened PO. The PPC has been working the area and has already gathered a small crowd. I arrange them all neatly, and make another effort to achieve the impossible - a photo in which all the participants eyes are open.
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8:30am
Early photoshoot in front of some new Council Housing were constructing. The Councillor Im snapping is harangued by a local resident about the noise and disturbance caused by the construction. Resident then starts complaining that her little Eileen hasnt got a house on the social yet. Resident does not appear to make the connection between a lack of social housing and building new ones.
9:00am
Office. Coffee. Switch on computer, and watch the email counter tick upwards.
9:30am
Make final adjustments to local Council ward newsletter, the Focus. This involves switching a photo on one story for another not actually related to the story, but which apparently makes the Councillor look more majestic.
10:00am
Intern arrives. I wave a hand at the kettle, and start setting up the big printing engine, the Riso, to produce the Focus. It beeps recalcitrantly for a while, until I give it a swift kick.
10:30am
PPC calls. Apparently another Post Office has been targeted for closure. The PPC is bright and chirpy, unlike me, she never suffers from Post Office Compassion Fatigue. I start designing some flyers for the afternoons protest.
11:00am
Intern warns me that the Riso has stopped working. I walk over and glare at it. It sparks into life.
11:30am
Phone is cut off, owing to non-payment of bills. Its no-ones fault, its just the arcane rules of the local partys account, which only allows cheques to be made out at a conclave of all the Exec on a moonless night on [DELETED], in the blood of a virgin goat. It does mean that no-one can misuse funds, or indeed use them for that matter. I contact BT on my mobile and coax them into giving us a weeks extension.
12 noon
Lunch. My unsatisfying Tesco sandwich is interrupted by a phone call on our reconnected line from the Councillor whose Focus were doing. Apparently they want to change I insist to the less controversial I think we should insist. I tell them weve already gone to print. They ask how many weve done. In my minds eye, I consign another ream of paper to the Great Recycling Bin in the sky.
12:30pm
Printing flyers for the PO protest. The printer is emitting that strange metallic smoke again. It smells of bad fireworks, and makes my eyes sting slightly.
1:00pm
Catch bus to threatened PO. The PPC has been working the area and has already gathered a small crowd. I arrange them all neatly, and make another effort to achieve the impossible - a photo in which all the participants eyes are open.
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Now that's the word I'd use to describe David Cameron's big conference speech. I can't believe how bad it was. Seriously, who the hell are his speech writers? If he wants to be taken seriously as a future Prime Minister than he needs to change them pronto. Maybe Boris will lend him Guto Harri for a while? Though, maybe its good for us that he was so dull and uninspiring...
I was shocked to see so many similarities between his speech and Browns'. Both tried to mention everything without really saying anything of worth in the end. Cameron also focused far too much on Brown's statement that this was no time for a 'novice'. He didn't need to argue the case to such an extent. He simply needed to be visionary and inspiring. In this he failed miserably.
Also, If I was a Welsh Tory, I'd be bitterly disappointed by his complete lack of vision for Wales. Despite claiming that he wanted to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and not just England, nothing in his speech suggested that he cared or understood anything about Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland. He failed to mention the changing political climate and the impact devolution was having on the UK. Indeed, at the very beginning of his speech when he listed all the various elected people within the party, he didn't mention members of the Welsh Assembly once. Further, all the references he made throughout the speech were to England and in particular, Middle England. He didn't acknowledge that the NHS or education system was different in the various countries even. So why the hell does he want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the UK if he has such disregard for any country which isn't England?
And this is where my problem lies with the Tories in Wales. How can they still look up to and respect a party which doesn't respect them? If I were a Tory, and one that was pro-devolution (as some claim to be), I would seriously be considering forming a new right wing party in Wales now and breaking away from the London centric Conservative Party. Cameron doesn't care about Wales, and certainly seems to know nothing about the country. Why don't we just let him get on with what he really wants to do deep down and just be Prime Minister of England? Why don't the Welsh Tories break away from him and form something different? I'd certainly respect them far more if they did. Though I'd still disagree with many of their principles, at least then I'd know that they would always put Wales first and that they weren't in any way tied by their London masters. They could achieve a hell of a lot more for Wales by doing that, and I hope some of the more forward thinking members are seriously considering such a move.
And why not? Wales is changing politically. The referendum will be won, and more powers for Wales are inevitable. Our political system needs to change to reflect that, and therefore we need new political parties. Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems in Wales need to seriously think about this and think how they should move forward in the future. Indeed, once Wales achieves self-governance, we may well see a party being formed to challenge Plaid Cymru which also has socialist and nationalist principles, or even replace it. After all, won't all the parties then be Welsh ones?
Its time for people to be brave and bold, and not just go along with the status quo. Labour and the Tories have continously failed Wales and that, I fear, will never change. For members of both parties who truly love and care for Wales but could never be Plaid Cymru members, I would urge them to think about what I've said. After all, in the words of Sheryl Crow, a change would do you good...
Incidentally, just as I did after Brown's speech last week, I went to the cinema tonight. It was such a good film - Righteous Kill. You have to go see it. It was just so fantastic with Pacino and De Niro staring in it. And no, it wasn't cheesy in any way. I can watch serious stuff sometimes I'll have you know.
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I was shocked to see so many similarities between his speech and Browns'. Both tried to mention everything without really saying anything of worth in the end. Cameron also focused far too much on Brown's statement that this was no time for a 'novice'. He didn't need to argue the case to such an extent. He simply needed to be visionary and inspiring. In this he failed miserably.
Also, If I was a Welsh Tory, I'd be bitterly disappointed by his complete lack of vision for Wales. Despite claiming that he wanted to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and not just England, nothing in his speech suggested that he cared or understood anything about Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland. He failed to mention the changing political climate and the impact devolution was having on the UK. Indeed, at the very beginning of his speech when he listed all the various elected people within the party, he didn't mention members of the Welsh Assembly once. Further, all the references he made throughout the speech were to England and in particular, Middle England. He didn't acknowledge that the NHS or education system was different in the various countries even. So why the hell does he want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the UK if he has such disregard for any country which isn't England?
And this is where my problem lies with the Tories in Wales. How can they still look up to and respect a party which doesn't respect them? If I were a Tory, and one that was pro-devolution (as some claim to be), I would seriously be considering forming a new right wing party in Wales now and breaking away from the London centric Conservative Party. Cameron doesn't care about Wales, and certainly seems to know nothing about the country. Why don't we just let him get on with what he really wants to do deep down and just be Prime Minister of England? Why don't the Welsh Tories break away from him and form something different? I'd certainly respect them far more if they did. Though I'd still disagree with many of their principles, at least then I'd know that they would always put Wales first and that they weren't in any way tied by their London masters. They could achieve a hell of a lot more for Wales by doing that, and I hope some of the more forward thinking members are seriously considering such a move.
And why not? Wales is changing politically. The referendum will be won, and more powers for Wales are inevitable. Our political system needs to change to reflect that, and therefore we need new political parties. Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems in Wales need to seriously think about this and think how they should move forward in the future. Indeed, once Wales achieves self-governance, we may well see a party being formed to challenge Plaid Cymru which also has socialist and nationalist principles, or even replace it. After all, won't all the parties then be Welsh ones?
Its time for people to be brave and bold, and not just go along with the status quo. Labour and the Tories have continously failed Wales and that, I fear, will never change. For members of both parties who truly love and care for Wales but could never be Plaid Cymru members, I would urge them to think about what I've said. After all, in the words of Sheryl Crow, a change would do you good...
Incidentally, just as I did after Brown's speech last week, I went to the cinema tonight. It was such a good film - Righteous Kill. You have to go see it. It was just so fantastic with Pacino and De Niro staring in it. And no, it wasn't cheesy in any way. I can watch serious stuff sometimes I'll have you know.
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Paul Newman, a screen hero for more than half a century and the head of a philanthropic food empire for the past 25 years, has died, it was announced Saturday. He was 83.
Surrounded by his family and close friends at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn., Newman succumbed Friday after a long battle with cancer, according to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson.
Famed for his intense blue eyes, his love of car racing and one of the coolest demeanors ever to heat up the silver screen, Newman was nominated for Oscars ten times.
But perhaps his proudest accomplishment, besides his 50-year marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, was starting Newman's Own, which since 1982 has made popcorn, spaghetti sauce, lemonade and salad dressing and has donated more than $250 million to charities selected by Newman himself.
Career Highs
With more than 80 films and TV productions to his credit, Newman's career spanned generations. His first Oscar nomination was in 1959 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and his most recent was in 2003 for Road to Perdition.
The son of a sporting goods storeowner, the Ohio native enrolled in Ohio's Kenyon College after his 1946 discharge from the Navy. He married for the first time in 1949, then moved wife Jackie and their young son Scott east, where Newman attended the Yale Drama School and, later, the New York Actors Studio.
Dramatic TV roles came his way, but it was his Broadway debut in 1953, as the sexy stranger in Picnic, that led to a Warner Bros. Hollywood contract and his first movie the 1954 toga epic The Silver Chalice, which even he considered one of the worst movies ever made.
Still, the looker more than redeemed himself in two screen adaptations of Tennessee Williams dramas, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof costarring Elizabeth Taylor, and Sweet Bird of Youth, with a highly charged Geraldine Page.
In 1957, Newman and Jackie, with whom he also had two daughters, divorced. The next year, he married Woodward, with whom he eventually had another three daughters.
By the '60s Newman had hit his stride with such career-defining roles as the leads in The Hustler, Hud and Cool Hand Luke. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, followed by The Sting, made him and screen partner Robert Redford the hottest male stars of the '70s.
Newman won an Oscar for The Color of Money, in 1987. Exactly 20 years later, he announced his retirement from acting, saying, "I'm not able to work anymore ... at the level that I would want to. You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention."
Among his final roles was the voice of Doc Hudson in the 2006 animated movie Cars.
Charitable Investments
In 1988, Newman and Woodward established the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, named for the outlaws in Butch Cassidy. The camp permits seriously ill youngsters to enjoy the great outdoors at no cost to the kids or their families.
"I'm a cynical S.O. B.," Newman said when the camp opened, in Ashford, Conn. "But I have a sense of wonder here."
After his retirement from acting, Newman, who was based in Westport, Conn., remained active in his charity work (in 2007, he donated $10 million to Kenyon College) and his food business, and even started theater directing for the first time.
Besides Woodward, Newman's five daughters and several grandchildren survive him. His son, Scott Newman, died following an accidental drug overdose in 1978. In his memory, Paul Newman instituted the Scott Newman Center for drug abuse prevention.
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Surrounded by his family and close friends at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn., Newman succumbed Friday after a long battle with cancer, according to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson.
Famed for his intense blue eyes, his love of car racing and one of the coolest demeanors ever to heat up the silver screen, Newman was nominated for Oscars ten times.
But perhaps his proudest accomplishment, besides his 50-year marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, was starting Newman's Own, which since 1982 has made popcorn, spaghetti sauce, lemonade and salad dressing and has donated more than $250 million to charities selected by Newman himself.
Career Highs
With more than 80 films and TV productions to his credit, Newman's career spanned generations. His first Oscar nomination was in 1959 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and his most recent was in 2003 for Road to Perdition.
The son of a sporting goods storeowner, the Ohio native enrolled in Ohio's Kenyon College after his 1946 discharge from the Navy. He married for the first time in 1949, then moved wife Jackie and their young son Scott east, where Newman attended the Yale Drama School and, later, the New York Actors Studio.
Dramatic TV roles came his way, but it was his Broadway debut in 1953, as the sexy stranger in Picnic, that led to a Warner Bros. Hollywood contract and his first movie the 1954 toga epic The Silver Chalice, which even he considered one of the worst movies ever made.
Still, the looker more than redeemed himself in two screen adaptations of Tennessee Williams dramas, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof costarring Elizabeth Taylor, and Sweet Bird of Youth, with a highly charged Geraldine Page.
In 1957, Newman and Jackie, with whom he also had two daughters, divorced. The next year, he married Woodward, with whom he eventually had another three daughters.
By the '60s Newman had hit his stride with such career-defining roles as the leads in The Hustler, Hud and Cool Hand Luke. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, followed by The Sting, made him and screen partner Robert Redford the hottest male stars of the '70s.
Newman won an Oscar for The Color of Money, in 1987. Exactly 20 years later, he announced his retirement from acting, saying, "I'm not able to work anymore ... at the level that I would want to. You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention."
Among his final roles was the voice of Doc Hudson in the 2006 animated movie Cars.
Charitable Investments
In 1988, Newman and Woodward established the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, named for the outlaws in Butch Cassidy. The camp permits seriously ill youngsters to enjoy the great outdoors at no cost to the kids or their families.
"I'm a cynical S.O. B.," Newman said when the camp opened, in Ashford, Conn. "But I have a sense of wonder here."
After his retirement from acting, Newman, who was based in Westport, Conn., remained active in his charity work (in 2007, he donated $10 million to Kenyon College) and his food business, and even started theater directing for the first time.
Besides Woodward, Newman's five daughters and several grandchildren survive him. His son, Scott Newman, died following an accidental drug overdose in 1978. In his memory, Paul Newman instituted the Scott Newman Center for drug abuse prevention.
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BB EXPOSED: KRYSTAL
Oh Guys, check out this hot footage! Its Krystal the gorgeous brunette with a perfect rack from Big Brother Australia 06! The mega-hot housemate who works as a promotion model, entered the house with her mother Karen, who have both had matching boob jobs!
See hot uncensored pics and videos of Krystal getting her tits out, showing those awesome puppies covered in soap suds, while getting changed and sunbaking topless. Theres even a video of her shaving her pussy! This is some serious hot stuff. Check it out now and see why shes on the cover of mens mags every week.
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recently leaked image of what was reported to be the new MacBook Pro are probably nothing more than an amateur photoshop stab. According to ZDNet, the next generation MacBook Pro wont sport the rounded edges depicted in the leaked shot, with Apple instead opting to retain the more angular lines of the current generation system. ZDNet is also claiming that the new MBP will be almost 1/2 narrower than the current models, could sport all glossy screens, and will probably shift towards the separated black keyboard currently found on the MacBook Air. The site also claims that the new computers will have the rumored built-in glass trackpad with full multi-touch capabilities, and could possibly sport a new split touchpad with dual buttons, helping those that frequently utilize virtualization software. Finally, word on the street is that Apple will be doing away with dedicated Firewire 400 ports, opting instead for a new backwards-compatible Firewire 800 jack, as well as a doing away with the current 28-pin DVI port in favor of the mini-DVI jacks currently found on all MacBooks. Rampant speculation or truthful rumor mongering? Time will tell, folks.
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s raining in my bathroom.
The man on the other end of the line chuckled. s not good, is it? Let me send someone over to take care of that.
I put down the phone and picked up a mop. It was 9:35. Id been zonked out on the living room sofa for a good hour when the sound of water smacking linoleum roused me from my delicious Tuesday evening coma. Plop! Plop! In my sleepy haze, I misinterpreted it for the sounds of cat mischief.
Knock it off, Hal!
Grumbling, I yanked the thread worn chenille blanket up to my chin and prepared for coma re-entry. Five, four, three. In whoosh and the crisp snap of claws on couch, Hals round black face appeared over the arm of the sofa, looking foolish and eager. You rang? I freed an arm from my blanketed cocoon to give him a lazy, grateful scratch on the chin.
Plop! Plop!
Cripes. The ruckus was decidedly not cat mischief. By the time I found the source of the plop!, there was a tire-sized puddle on the bathroom floor. I swore (the f dash-dash-dash word). At the edge of the puddle, a brand spanking new giant roll of Charmin Ultra Soft lay, displaced from the roller, disintegrated in a soggy gray heap. I swore again. Then I called maintenance, cleaned up the mess and waited.
And waited. When I got tired of wringing out the mop, I installed garbage cans to catch the water. Then I waited some more, horizontally. Sometime after 12:30, I gave in to sleep and dreamed that my coworker had turned into a zombie and was trying to eat my work friends. Our panicked fleeing made a steady rhythm - slap! slap! slap! - mimicking the bathroom weather system. When I woke up, it was dawn. No one had come to fix the problem, which was now a lake, shored up by the soggy hallway carpet. I took in the sodden shower curtain and the trickle that had wriggled down the bathroom mirror into the cabinet, destroying the remaining five rolls of Charmin. More f dash-dash-dashes followed. Exhausted from a night of escaping the living dead, I abandoned my long-held rule about not taking out my frustrations of people in the service industry. I redialed maintenance and swore into the answering machine.
You owe me some f-dashing toilet paper.
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The man on the other end of the line chuckled. s not good, is it? Let me send someone over to take care of that.
I put down the phone and picked up a mop. It was 9:35. Id been zonked out on the living room sofa for a good hour when the sound of water smacking linoleum roused me from my delicious Tuesday evening coma. Plop! Plop! In my sleepy haze, I misinterpreted it for the sounds of cat mischief.
Knock it off, Hal!
Grumbling, I yanked the thread worn chenille blanket up to my chin and prepared for coma re-entry. Five, four, three. In whoosh and the crisp snap of claws on couch, Hals round black face appeared over the arm of the sofa, looking foolish and eager. You rang? I freed an arm from my blanketed cocoon to give him a lazy, grateful scratch on the chin.
Plop! Plop!
Cripes. The ruckus was decidedly not cat mischief. By the time I found the source of the plop!, there was a tire-sized puddle on the bathroom floor. I swore (the f dash-dash-dash word). At the edge of the puddle, a brand spanking new giant roll of Charmin Ultra Soft lay, displaced from the roller, disintegrated in a soggy gray heap. I swore again. Then I called maintenance, cleaned up the mess and waited.
And waited. When I got tired of wringing out the mop, I installed garbage cans to catch the water. Then I waited some more, horizontally. Sometime after 12:30, I gave in to sleep and dreamed that my coworker had turned into a zombie and was trying to eat my work friends. Our panicked fleeing made a steady rhythm - slap! slap! slap! - mimicking the bathroom weather system. When I woke up, it was dawn. No one had come to fix the problem, which was now a lake, shored up by the soggy hallway carpet. I took in the sodden shower curtain and the trickle that had wriggled down the bathroom mirror into the cabinet, destroying the remaining five rolls of Charmin. More f dash-dash-dashes followed. Exhausted from a night of escaping the living dead, I abandoned my long-held rule about not taking out my frustrations of people in the service industry. I redialed maintenance and swore into the answering machine.
You owe me some f-dashing toilet paper.
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Correct us if we're wrong, but didn't Reese Witherspoon, y'know, win an Oscar just a few years ago? We're pretty sure she did, but you'd never know it from this poster for Four Christmases, the upcoming comedy she stars in with Vince Vaughn. Despite the fact that Vaughn fired UTA and his manager after the star vehicle Fred Claus opened to less than his first $20 million paycheck, the poster still gives him first billing over the Oscar-winning, A-list Witherspoon (and for another Christmas movie, no less!). To be fair, Witherspoon's last film Rendition was a box-office bust, but she wasn't top-billed on that, either: new beau Jake Gyllenhaal was, despite the fact that he's not yet proven himself as a box office draw. After winning the industry's highest award and proving her ability to single-handedly open a comedy with films like Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama, what more does Witherspoon have to do to be called first in the billing block?
Is it simply that studios are too terrified to give a woman first billing over a male star, lest people then think the film to be a chick flick? After all, Vaughn's last hit was The Break-Up, the rare romantic comedy with strong male appeal, something that marketing folks might have felt was in jeopardy had costar Jennifer Aniston been first-billed. Four Christmases isn't a romcom but a flat-out comedy, but would it be perceived as the former if Vaughn was subservient to Witherspoon in the billing block?
Yes, when compared to Witherspoon, the presence of Vaughn in this film makes us more likely to see it (though still? not very likely), simply because the actor has a track record of enlivening even the most formulaic films with his improvised comic riffs. Still, we wonder just how B- and C-list you'd have to go to find a male costar whom the studio would allow Witherspoon to supplant. In an alternate Four Christmases, could the actress vault over Colin Farrell to claim first billing? Or will she have to settle for a part opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. to claim what, by rights, should be hers.
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Is it simply that studios are too terrified to give a woman first billing over a male star, lest people then think the film to be a chick flick? After all, Vaughn's last hit was The Break-Up, the rare romantic comedy with strong male appeal, something that marketing folks might have felt was in jeopardy had costar Jennifer Aniston been first-billed. Four Christmases isn't a romcom but a flat-out comedy, but would it be perceived as the former if Vaughn was subservient to Witherspoon in the billing block?
Yes, when compared to Witherspoon, the presence of Vaughn in this film makes us more likely to see it (though still? not very likely), simply because the actor has a track record of enlivening even the most formulaic films with his improvised comic riffs. Still, we wonder just how B- and C-list you'd have to go to find a male costar whom the studio would allow Witherspoon to supplant. In an alternate Four Christmases, could the actress vault over Colin Farrell to claim first billing? Or will she have to settle for a part opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. to claim what, by rights, should be hers.
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Jemima Rooper plays Amanda Price in ITVs four part adaptation/modern interpretation on Pride and Prejudice in which a modern girl (Rooper) finds herself trapped in Austens world. Here, she chats about the role and the character of Amanda (shes got gumption, well say that).
Lost in Austen begins Wednesday night at 9pm on ITV1
What attracted you to the role of Amanda?
I’m very similar to Amanda. I’m from Hammersmith, I’m 26 and I really feel an affinity with the character. I found out later that the writer, Guy Andrews, had me in mind while he was writing the script. The story is absolutely exquisite, it’s beautiful and perfect, plus the central character is funny, tragic and interesting and I think that’s rare in a lead role.
How does Lost in Austen compare to other period dramas?
The great thing about Lost in Austen is that it features all the characters we love from Pride and Prejudice, but they’re seen through a modern young woman’s eyes and placed in very different situations. It really gives the story a new lease of life and sets it apart from other remakes of classic novels.
Tell us about Amanda.
She’s a modern girl but she has a romantic streak. She seeks solace in reading Pride and Prejudice. When she enters the story she soon discovers how different it is and sees the negative points of the lifestyle she’s idolised. She’s too clumsy to fit into the manners of Georgian society and makes a mess of many of the situations she finds herself in.
How does Amanda compare to Lizzie Bennet?
Amanda is much less equipped to enter Lizzie’s world than Lizzie is to enter the modern world, as Lizzie is a progressive and confident woman. There are obvious parallels between the two though and Amanda finds her voice in Austen’s world, as she becomes more outspoken and makes her presence known.
Why is Amanda so impressed with the world of Pride and Prejudice?
Pride and Prejudice represents everything that her life is not. The manners, the etiquette and the courtesy she thinks are missing from her life.
How does Amanda react to becoming lost in the world of Austen?
She doesn’t react very well. She thinks she’s going mad and there’s an adjustment period when she thinks there’s some sort of conspiracy against her. She is then constantly trying to catch up and react to the events unfolding around her.
How is she received by the people in Austen’s world?
They take her at face value and think she’s completely absurd. The younger Bennet girls think she’s wonderful and interesting, whereas the older characters tend to be wary and threatened by her.
Who is her closest ally in the Austen world?
Jane Bennet, the eldest sister, takes her under her wing and they form a lovely friendship, despite how very different they are. There are also parallels between her and Wickham, despite the fact he’s from the Georgian era. There’s something they recognise in each other.
Who is her worst enemy?
Her worst enemy is Caroline Bingley; she takes a disliking to her from the start and does everything she can to trip her up. Also in a weird way Mr Darcy is her enemy as he thinks she is the most revolting creature he has ever had the misfortune to meet.
How does Amanda’s presence affect the way Pride and Prejudice develops?
Her presence throws the whole story completely off kilter. She’s so unusual that she attracts the attention of all the characters and the plot spirals out of control. She starts to battle to keep the story on track so she doesn’t ruin one of the greatest novels ever written.
Lost in Austen has an incredible cast. How did you enjoy working with your fellow actors?
I have been so lucky with the people I’ve worked with. I already knew three members of the cast and felt privileged to work with those I hadn’t. We’ve all kept in touch and we’ve been meeting regularly since filming ended.
What was your favourite scene to film?
There were so many scenes when we got the giggles - Alex Kingston is a terrible giggler! The ball scenes were tremendous fun to work on too.
What’s next for you after Lost in Austen?
I’m in a play called Her Naked Skin which opened at the National Theatre at the end of July.
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A date for your diaries, folks: November 23. On this day in history, the first jukebox was installed (1889), the first issue of Life hit the newsstands (1936) and teen clothes horse/actress/singer Miley Cyrus was born (1992).
Hannah Montana star Miley is celebrating turning sweet 16 at Disneyland - and guess what? You're invited!
At a price, of course. According to Entertainment Tonight, Miley - who earned $18.2 million last year - is selling a limited number of $250 tickets to her bash. Entitled 'Miley's Sweet 16 - Share the Celebration', they go on sale next week.
"It's gonna be an awesome party with more than seven things I like," Miley tells ET, rather surreally. "It's gonna be totally awesome. I hope it's a great time... I love roller coasters, so this is my ultimate birthday."
Well, I'm sure it will be lots of 12-year-olds' ultimate birthday, too. Get working on those dance routines and 'V for victory' signs now, kids.
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Hannah Montana star Miley is celebrating turning sweet 16 at Disneyland - and guess what? You're invited!
At a price, of course. According to Entertainment Tonight, Miley - who earned $18.2 million last year - is selling a limited number of $250 tickets to her bash. Entitled 'Miley's Sweet 16 - Share the Celebration', they go on sale next week.
"It's gonna be an awesome party with more than seven things I like," Miley tells ET, rather surreally. "It's gonna be totally awesome. I hope it's a great time... I love roller coasters, so this is my ultimate birthday."
Well, I'm sure it will be lots of 12-year-olds' ultimate birthday, too. Get working on those dance routines and 'V for victory' signs now, kids.
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The housemates from heaven have turned into the housemates from hell. If you catch my drift.
Rex and his fellow inhabitants of Big Brother 'heaven' were treated to a screening of the audition videos of the 'hell' housemates - and then promptly sat the latter group down to tell them exactly what they thought.
And poor old Rachel - who giggled and screamed and chatted and flicked her hair through her audition tape (and posed in a red cropped top and jeans for the obligatory photos) - got the worst of it.
"You were not the same person. That would be the most amazing person, but you're the most boring. I'd swap you for Scrabble!" Rex told her - not exactly kindly.
"I would have respected you so much more if you would just admit that you lied to get on the show," he continued. "Your VT is the best by far, better than anyone else's, but it's not you, it's nothing like you and you know it. It's a fake, you're a liar. If it was, you would be the coolest person in here."
Ouch.
Rachel tried to defend herself - saying that she had always admitted to being "more confident on the outside" - but it was clearly something of a struggle when faced with Tyrannosaurus Rex. Still, don't worry, Rachel - based on the housemates' reaction, you'll probably be nominated this week. And then you might go. And then you won't have to deal with Rex ever again. Hurrah.
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