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Carrie Fisher Reveals Weight Loss Secret …

Jenny Craig gets plenty of credit for Carrie Fisher’s weight loss – over 50 pounds in the past year – but without the psychiatric hospital Silver Hill in New Canaan, Conn., the actress says she never would have gotten her life back together. “They really did heal me. It’s the alma mater that matters,” she said . At Thursday’s Silver Hill Hospital gala in N.Y.C., she extolled the virtues of the 80-year-old facility, where she was treated for alcohol addiction and bipolar disorder. Fisher said that during her stay “there was a president at Silver Hill, I’m not kidding. He had really bad breath. I told people not to get down wind of the president.” She did not name said president, but did share some reflections on topping out at 180 pounds a year ago, and how much different she feels since that high mark. Of what how she looked and felt a year ago, she said, “You have that last gigantic meal, look in the mirror. None of your clothes fit, and … forget it.” “I have a lot of trouble [keeping the weight off],” admitted Fisher, who still hopes to lose 10 more. “I really have to be held down when I pass a 31 flavors.” She also exercises. A lot. “You do the treadmill first, which is this horrendous, evil thing,” she said. “And then you get on the elliptical for 30 to 52 minutes.”

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Penn State, Football Program Rocked by Sex Scandal

The Penn State athletic department is facing serious charges of covering up sexual abuse, following an indictment of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts, including inappropriate touching and statutory rape. Sandusky, who retired in 1999, is accused of abusing eight boys over a 15-year period; while athletic director Timothy Curley and Vice President of Business and Finance Gary Schultz resigned from the university last night and have been charged with perjury and failure to report Sandusky’s behavior to police. The latter two face seven years in prison if convicted. Sandusky faces life behind bars. Iconic football coach Joe Paterno – who holds the record for most wins in the history of Division I – says an assistant coach told him of an incident between Sandusky and a young male in 2002. He passed that information along to Curley. “If true, the nature and amount of charges made are very shocking to me and all Penn Staters,” Paterno said in a statement. “While I did what I was supposed to with the one charge brought to my attention, like anyone else involved I can’t help but be deeply saddened these matters are alleged to have occurred. “I understand that people are upset and angry, but let’s be fair and let the legal process unfold. In the meantime I would ask all Penn Staters to continue to trust in what that name represents, continue to pursue their lives every day with high ideals and not let these events shake their beliefs nor who they are.”

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John Cho on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Meeting the World’s Leaders, and Talking Basketball with the President

The sweetest feel-good flick of the holiday season may well be the one about two ex-BFFs, who’d once gone in search of White Castle sliders and tangled with Homeland Security, who reunite on Christmas Eve to hunt down the perfect fir, crossing paths with drug-sniffing babies, Ukrainian gangsters, and a sweater-clad Danny Trejo along the way. Stoner heroes Harold and Kumar have come a long way since 2004 — and so has co-star John Cho , who sat down with Movieline recently to talk H&K, career moves, and his encounters with the likes of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Obama.

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John Cho on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Meeting the World’s Leaders, and Talking Basketball with the President

John Cho on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Meeting the World’s Leaders, and Talking Basketball with the President

The sweetest feel-good flick of the holiday season may well be the one about two ex-BFFs, who’d once gone in search of White Castle sliders and tangled with Homeland Security, who reunite on Christmas Eve to hunt down the perfect fir, crossing paths with drug-sniffing babies, Ukrainian gangsters, and a sweater-clad Danny Trejo along the way. Stoner heroes Harold and Kumar have come a long way since 2004 — and so has co-star John Cho , who sat down with Movieline recently to talk H&K, career moves, and his encounters with the likes of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Obama.

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John Cho on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Meeting the World’s Leaders, and Talking Basketball with the President

John Cho on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Meeting the World’s Leaders, and Talking Basketball with the President

The sweetest feel-good flick of the holiday season may well be the one about two ex-BFFs, who’d once gone in search of White Castle sliders and tangled with Homeland Security, who reunite on Christmas Eve to hunt down the perfect fir, crossing paths with drug-sniffing babies, Ukrainian gangsters, and a sweater-clad Danny Trejo along the way. Stoner heroes Harold and Kumar have come a long way since 2004 — and so has co-star John Cho , who sat down with Movieline recently to talk H&K, career moves, and his encounters with the likes of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Obama.

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Talkback: Should Studio Heads Be as Candid as Universal’s Ron Meyer?

I was traveling all day as Movieline’s report from the Savannah Film Festival picked up steam around the blogosphere, but early on it was clear that two polar-opposite reactions were building in response to Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer’s comments about his studio’s well-publicized (at least, outside of the studio) recent flops. Either you love his blazing moment of candor — because we’ve all thought the same about most, if not all, of the woeful Universal films mentioned — or you despise what he stands for. But Meyer is a businessman, the President and COO of one of the largest movie studios and theme park conglomerates in the business. Should more filmmakers and studio heads follow suit?

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Talkback: Should Studio Heads Be as Candid as Universal’s Ron Meyer?

Talkback: Should Studio Heads Be as Candid as Universal’s Ron Meyer?

I was traveling all day as Movieline’s report from the Savannah Film Festival picked up steam around the blogosphere, but early on it was clear that two polar-opposite reactions were building in response to Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer’s comments about his studio’s well-publicized (at least, outside of the studio) recent flops. Either you love his blazing moment of candor — because we’ve all thought the same about most, if not all, of the woeful Universal films mentioned — or you despise what he stands for. But Meyer is a businessman, the President and COO of one of the largest movie studios and theme park conglomerates in the business. Should more filmmakers and studio heads follow suit?

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Black On Black Bolitics: Herman Cain Says He Doesn’t Need To Know Foreign Policy Details To Know That Obama Has Failed

Herman Cain is running his mouth again and this time it’s regarding the foreign policy: Former businessman turned presidential frontrunner Herman Cain continued his attempts to calm voters concerns over his lack of foreign policy experience during a campaign stop here Wednesday night. “Relative to foreign policy, I don’t need to know the details of every one of the issues we face. “We’ve got plenty of experts who can fill in the details,” Cain said at dinner held by the Nueces County Republican Women. The former Godfather’s Pizza CEO told the 900 supporters in attendance that the key to dealing with issues abroad is to develop a clear foreign-policy philosophy, a line he often has repeated on the trail. That philosophy: clarify who the United States’- friends and enemies are – something Cain says President Obama has failed to do. During his two-day swing through the Lone Star State, Cain began both campaign speeches critiquing the president’s decision to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of the year. “When he withdraws all of the troops out of Iraq, it’s going to leave a huge power vacuum for Iran to go in and disrupt everything and undue everything that we’ve been trying to help them do on the last several years,” Cain said while speaking at the Clear Lake Tea Party in La Marque, TX on Tuesday. Broadening Cain’s policy platform comes at a time when the candidate is fighting speculation that he is the latest flash in the pan in the Republican field. A national CBS/New York Times poll released Tuesday shows Cain atop the field of Republican presidential hopefuls, garnering 25% of support, with the second closest Mitt Romney at 21%. Source

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Something New: Kerry Washington In A New “Scandal” With Columbus Short

Kerry Washington is going from the big screen to the TV screen in your cozy little home. She stars as Oliva Pope in “Scandal”,a new show on ABC. Washington plays a sassy media relations consultant to the President. She leaves her role at the White House to start her own firm but for some reason keeps getting caught up in the White House drama. This definitely looks and sounds like a good look for Kerry Washington and Columbus Short. When asked about going from the movies to TV, here’s what Kerry had to say: “I was not looking to do a TV show, but I read this amazing script with this amazing woman named Olivia Pope, and it happened to be for TV and so I thought maybe I want to do something different. Once I read it, I wanted to do whatever I had to do to be a part of it.” Check out the trailer: Will You Be Watching?

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Gibson Guitar CEO Says Obama Lied About Reasons To Regulate Business (Video)

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Here is an excellent interview with Henry Juszkiewicz, the CEO of Gibson, who says President Obama lied about the reasons to regulate businesses. Here is a video I made in reaction to the news about the raid plus a song called “Obama Haze”. Lyrics: Obama’s raids on my brain Targeting Gibson, that’s insane! Acting funny Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Blue Collar Philosophy Discovery Date : 20/10/2011 23:48 Number of articles : 2

Gibson Guitar CEO Says Obama Lied About Reasons To Regulate Business (Video)