Magic Kingdom opens New Fantasyland in Orlando

Walt Disney World's New Fantasyland officially opened in the Magic Kingdom on Thursday (December 6, 2012). The new Fantasyland area was built on what was once the site of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea experience. This is the largest expansion project in the park’s 41-year history, doubling the size of the original Fantasyland. "It gives guests another level of immersion," chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Tom Staggs said. "We have technology to play with that Walt DIsney didn't have." The Orlando area Disney theme park area blends classic Disney characters such as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Dumbo” and “The Little Mermaid” with the multimillion dollar expansion. Additionally, the New Fantasyland features two distinct sections: Enchanted Forest and Storybook Circus. There is also the Be Our Guest Restaurant that serves both beer and wine, making it the first eatery inside a Disney theme park to serve alcohol.
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Allyson Felix finally has one Olympic gold medal

Denied twice on the world’s biggest stage, Felix won the Olympic gold medal she’s been yearning for, taking the 200 meters Wednesday night to fill the last, and biggest, hole in her otherwise stellar resume. Felix had put tremendous pressure on herself to win the race after coming up short twice before. Her winning time was 21.88 seconds, far off the scorching 21.69 that she ran five weeks ago in Eugene, Ore., at the Olympic Trials, but it matched the fourth-fastest 200 of her career and it was run into a slight headwind. “Relief,” Felix’s mother, Marlean, said when asked to describe her first emotion after her daughter reached her goal.
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Kristen Stewart: Good girl gone bad

After the vultures descended on Kristen Stewart, the beautiful actress publicly admitted to an affair with her ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ director, Rupert Sanders, and has gotten the most blame. Her boyfriend Robert Pattinson has told Stewart that she ‘completely humiliated’ him. Please share your opinion about the scandal on Twitter and let your friends know about the real Kristen Stewart.

Cause of the Waldo Canyon Fire remained under investigation

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The Waldo Canyon Fire is Colorado's most destructive on record, surpassing the 257 homes consumed in recent weeks by a much larger blaze north of Denver near Fort Collins. The cause hasn't been determined, said Jerri Marr of the U.S. Forest Service. A police spokeswoman, Carrie McCuffland, said there were no specific reports from citizens of missing people, and that the unaccounted-for list consists of individuals who apparently neglected to register with the city or the American Red Cross as evacuees. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said two people have been arrested in connection with a burglary at an evacuated home.

Colorado wildfire causes a mandatory evacuation of 32,000 people

Officials have ordered more than 32,000 people to flee their homes as firefighters struggled to beat back a fiercely aggressive wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs on Wednesday. The Waldo Canyon Fire, which started June 23, has burned 15,324 acres and is 5 percent contained. A more precise figure wasn't available because of the intensity of the fire. Winds gusting to 65 mph through mountain canyons blew the wildfire through containment lines into northwest Colorado Springs on Tuesday afternoon. It roared downhill, burning to the ground the Flying W Ranch, a popular Western-style tourist destination. Incident Commander Rich Harvey concurred. "I hate wind ... Wind is big factor in how we do this fire. It won't stay in the same place. The winds keep shifting on us." President Barack Obama plans to pay a visit to the area on Friday to view the damage, the White House said.

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Oh my God, Microsoft bought a social network

Microsoft just announced it had bought online social network firm Yammer Inc for $1.2 billion in cash, which will allow the software company to offer a service like Facebook's to corporate customers.

The $1.2 billion buyout comes as Google, Oracle and SAP continue expanding business-use social networks integrated into their respective product lines. With Yammer, employees can use a private, online company directory to contact colleagues, form networks, chat, share links and post news. Yammer reportedly currently has 4 million registered users, but only about 20 percent of those pay for premium services; the rest get the service free. Yammer will be added as a new Microsoft division and the company’s founder David Sacks will stay on as chief executive officer.

Phillip Phillips wins American Idol season 11

Last night, Phillip Phillips took home the title of this year's American Idol winner. According to Fox, Wednesday night's "Idol" finale broke a social media record, with over 1 million social media comments created in reaction to the show and its winner. If you are Phillip Phillips fan, please share this story on Facebook or Twitter with your friends. The “Idol” finale was crowded with Hollywood stars and die-hard fans, who went ballistic upon hearing the 21-year-old pawn shop worker was their new “American Idol.” The Georgia native won voters over with his singer-songwriter style and knack for tailoring a randomly assigned song to his own aesthetic.

More news about Arizona and Colorado wildfires

More than 1,000 firefighters in Arizona and Colorado were fighting at least five major blazes that have consumed more than 55 square miles (142 square km) of ponderosa forest, brush and grass, and a new blaze erupted in Utah on Thursday. Firefighters protected neighborhoods by burning grass, shrubs and small brush to prevent the wildfire from advancing toward homes. Crews got a boost as wind pushed the blaze to an area scorched by a previous wildfire, which slowed its growth. "We're praying for the firefighters' safety," said Lynn Ray, the manager of an emergency shelter for evacuees at a school in Mayer, Arizona, where billowing gray-black smoke from the Gladiator Fire was clearly visible. U.S. Forest Service investigators say the crazy 56-year-old Weber, a mental health counselor at Colorado State University, tried to stamp out the fire Monday but then fled as the blaze spread. The man later reported starting the fire to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, officials said.

The Forest Service issued Weber a citation for causing a fire without an allowance. He faces a $300 fine. However, the authorities also plan to pursue restitution for the blaze.

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Illinois town’s chief financial officer accused of stealing millions, Spanish king apologizes for elephant hunting trip

The arrest of Dixon's chief financial officer Rita Crundwell has shaken the northwest Illinois town. She was charged with defrauding the city of $3.2 million and misappropriating another $30 million in city funds. The woman stole the funds over six years to support her luxurious lifestyle. I think we should kill her.

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In an unprecedented act of royal contrition, Spain's king apologized Wednesday for having gone elephant-hunting in Africa while everyday people endure a severe economic crisis. The 74-year-old monarch had undergone surgery after breaking his hip in a fall during the hunting trip to Botswana. Well, what goes around comes around.

Warren Buffett diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, Phoenix woman fakes kidnapping to meet boyfriend

Billionaire investing legend Warren Buffett says he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer but the 81-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is giving no indication he plans on retiring any time soon. Cancer experts say Buffett's diagnosis shouldn't be a major concern because it appears his physician caught the disease early.

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Police say a 22-year-old suburban Phoenix woman has admitted she lied about being kidnapped in order to meet her beau in Mexico. Her family believed that her boyfriend, 19-year-old Jesus Antonio Araque Mondragon, had arranged her kidnapping after fleeing to Mexico. Wow, love is blind.

Man Dies Saving Child from Riptide, Bobby Petrino fired

A heroic 65-year-old man jumped directly into a powerful Florida riptide and rescued a little girl before suffering a "cardiac event" in the water that led to his death. Alan Hall and his wife saw three children playing near the shoreline as a powerful current began to build. Seconds later, the children started screaming for help. Their parents rushed into the water and were each able to pull a child to safety, but a third child, a little girl, was still in harms way in the rough water. The 65-year-old man jumped into the tide without hesitating. After pushing the child to safety, Alan Hall's heart stopped.

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Athletic director Jeff Long fired Petrino on Tuesday night and laid out a stunning laundry list of misdeeds against the man he hired away from the Atlanta Falcons four years ago. ''Coach Petrino abused his authority when over the past few weeks he made a staff decision and personal choices that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program,'' Long said.

One person killed in Colorado wildfire

Winds gust ranging from 40 to 50 mph in Pueblo County fueled a wildfire Monday afternoon. Investigators say one body was found late Monday after the fire spread across more than 4½ square miles in a matter of hours. Authorities don't know exactly how many houses were lost but said it was at least five and probably more than 10. It is several miles, and mountain ridges, west of Denver's tightly populated southwestern suburbs, which weren't threatened. I'll update more information about this fire on my Facebook or Twitter account.

You now can play Google Voice voice mail messages outside of the dedicated app

Some more amazing news for Android fans, particularly for those using Google Voice as you guys will be able to play visual voice mails that you receive from Google Voice right in the phone's native call log. The Mountain View company brings voicemail integration to the app. The app has a revamped user interface designed to deliver an enhanced experience. Right now you can play back the message, even in speakerphone mode, call back, reply via text through the messaging app or through Google Voice, and add contacts.

Job candidates may have to provide their Facebook login information to obtain employment

Perhaps your unemployment benefit or severance has run out. In this fiercely competitive market, you’re starting to become more frustrated. You'd be supprised if the interviewer asked you about your Facebook profiles. The Boston Globe is reporting that some recruiters are asking job seekers to give up their Facebook login information so they can check over their profiles. Some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person's social networking profiles and instead asking to login as the user to have a look around. Many need employment and may have to provide their Facebook login details to obtain it. Apparently, this practice is much more common among law enforcement positions. Meanwhile, privacy law experts worry about how the line between private and public life is being blurred in social media. David Fraser, a Halifax-based privacy lawyer who runs the Canadian Privacy Law Blog, called this act "a completely unjustified invasion of privacy." Do you agree with him?

Google Play marks a radical departure from Android Market

A Google Play account allows people to access all their files and data, of which Android apps are just a small part, from anywhere they can get online. I think that Google's approach to digital content is fragmented. Google Music is an example. The move might be seen a defensive one, to dig in against Apple’s iCloud, which is already prime time on the iPad and iPhone, and coming to a Mac near you with the release of OS X Mountain Lion.

Google renames its digital marketplace

Google is renaming its digital marketplace for mobile applications, music, movies and books, its latest move to raise its profile in the market for electronic content sales and to better compete with Amazon and Apple. Beginning Tuesday, the Android Market will be renamed as the Google Play Store. But at this stage it's not clear whether Google actually intends to target Play at the cross-platform market.

Weekend technology news March 03, 2012

It's a shocking news to Kodak Gallery's 75 million users. Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it plans to sell its online photo service business to online photo publishing company Shutter fly Inc. for $23.8 million.

NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security. The space agency discovered in November that hackers working through an Internet Protocol address in China broke into the network of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Say Hello to March

This is my first post in March and it is my second technology post.

Mobile companies are not happy at the flood of free messaging services piggybacking their networks. "Text messaging is free, and calling is going to be free," said Pinger co-founder Joe Stipher, wearing jeans in contrast to the dark suits favored by thousands of cell phone company executives attending the 2012 Mobile World Congress that ends Thursday. Telecom Italia SpA chief executive Franco Bernabe told MWC that free messaging services are undercutting the ability of phone companies to invest in their networks.

Social networking giant Facebook has extended its Timeline feature to ‘Pages' hosted by the Web site. The new feature is available for preview and is currently optional. However, all Pages will be switched to this mode at the end of this month.

Technology news Wednesday, February 29

After midnight, Google will start linking your data across all of Google’s products. On Thursday, a new privacy policy comes into effect at Google Inc. that allows the Internet search giant to sweep together a person’s data across its various services, from YouTube to Gmail and Google Plus, in an effort to better target the person with ads based on their personal preferences. This is a terrible news.

Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured — and none have stayed for long.

World Bank calls for help, Cook County Commissioner exposed

The World Bank announced on Friday a global alliance to better manage and protect the world's oceans, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in the next five years for the purpose. The partnership would bring together scientific centres, non-governmental groups, international organisations, foundations and national governments.

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Gay marriage legalized in Maryland

Remembering American war correspondent Marie Colvin

A prominent public official in Chicago was indicted on Thursday on federal tax charges for allegedly diverting campaign funds and other monies to pay for personal purposes while failing to report it as income.

The four-count indictment alleges that Cook County Commissioner William Beavers stole more than $225,000 between 2006 and 2008 from campaign funds and a county expense account and spent at least some of the money for personal expenses, including gambling.

Political news February 23rd, 2012

At Wednesday night's GOP debate, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney called Arizona a "model" for immigration enforcement, singling out the state's 2007 law mandating that all employers use the national E-Verify database when hiring workers.

Syrian forces launched a massive bombardment of rebel districts of Homs on Thursday, defying a world outcry over the killing of two Western journalists and a citizen reporter who were among the few to bear witness of the civilian toll.

The Afghan president's office says it has received a letter from President Barack Obama formally apologizing for the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

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Dozens dead in Argentina train crash, Romney at Arizona GOP debate, George Huguely sentenced

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney fought for frontrunner status in front of a live national audience last night in the CNN GOP debate before the crucial primaries next week in Michigan and Arizona.

A jury recommended that a judge sentence George Huguely V to 25 years in prison for the second degree murder conviction and one year for the grand larceny conviction.

A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during morning rush hour yesterday, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 others, authorities said.

Movie news Tuesday, February 2012

American film writers gave their top two movie awards on Sunday to Woody Allen's romance "Midnight in Paris" and Alexander Payne's family drama "The Descendants" in the final Hollywood guild awards show before next week's Oscars. Meanwhile, "The Help" collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including outstanding motion picture, top actress honors for Viola Davis and the supporting actress prize for Octavia Spencer.

Starring Denzel Washington as a CIA traitor on the run, "Safe House" raised its domestic total to $78.2 million durin the President's Day holiday weekend. Meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon's new movie "This Means War" debuted at No. 5 with $17.6 million which is a disappointing number.

Entertainment news this mid-week

Actress Evan Rachel Wood spent her Valentine’s Day at the installation of ‘The Ever Changing Face of Beauty’ exhibit.

Given the untimely death of Whitney Houston over the weekend, it’s a crazy coincidence that Amber Riley sang “I Will Always Love You” on “Glee” last night.

Working her magic on the catwalk, supermodel Miranda Kerr was spotted on the runway at the David Jones Autumn Winter 2012 season launch in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday.

Bringing her directorial effort to Sarajevo, Angelina Jolie was joined by partner Brad Pitt at Sarajevo's overseas premiere on Tuesday.

Entertainment news on February 9

Rihanna has taken the plunge and gone blonde in early days of 2012.

Zachary Quinto and Jonathan Groff share brunch together at Mustard Seed Cafe on Sunday (February 5) in Los Feliz, Calif. Jonathan recently booked a guest starring role on CBS’ The Good Wife ! He was also cast as a series regular in Starz’s drama series, Boss . On top of that, Jon will be returning to Glee later in the season.

Have you ever gone out without make-up?

I am sure that today most of us usually wear make-up whenever we go out. In general, make-up helps women look more attractive and confident in life, especially at work. Our celebrity stars are not exception. However, the following photos, you will be surprised to see their unmasked images.

Celebrities Showed off Bare-Faced Looks (Pictures)

Nicole Polizzi

Katy Perry

Vanessa Hudgens on life after High School Musical

Actress Vanessa Hudgens was one half of High School Musical’s golden couple (both on screen and off). And life after the Disney phenomenon (and Zac Efron) is still treating her extremely well. Here she tells Lina Das why her latest movie role was a ‘no-brainer’, reveals the joys of hanging out with Michael Caine and what she looks for in a boyfriend.

Chris Evans' hairstyle in "Captain America"

Captain America's real-life alter-ego is undergoing a transformation he can't really control.

"I have no problem saying this, but I'm losing my hair," Chris Evans told E! Online.

The 29-year-old actor admitted he is concerned that his changing hairline could affect the film series, which officially launches with "Captain America: The First Avenger" next month.

"The fear is this [role] can span 10 years, so I can be doing this character until I'm 40," he explained. "I'm supposed to be like this superior human. He can't be balding."

Source: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-08/gossip/29654882_1_captain-america-male-pattern-baldness-first-avenger

Mark Ruffalo & Scarlett Johansson To Star In Musical Can A Song Save Your Life?

This spring Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson will team up for the superhero ensemble The Avengers, playing the Hulk and Black Widow respectively. But after all the dust has cleared from much smashings and leather-bound ass-kicking, these two actors, who both forged their careers in independent cinema, will step away from the world of big budget movies to be a part of Once writer-director John Carney's next music-fueled drama, titled Can a Song Save Your Life?

Kate Upton and Karlie Kloss: Who is sexier?

Karlie Kloss in Vogue Australia March 2012

Kate Upton in 2012 Beach Bunny Swimwear Ad Campaign