Upstaging Jack White is tough -- just ask his former bandmate Meg White. But the woman who plays the sultry cop to his naughty perp in the music video for his new song "Freedom at 21" just about pulls it off.

After her fierce performance, you can't help but ask, "Who is that girl?"

Twenty-three-year-old model Brittany Colombo, that's who.

Colombo, who's half Sicilian and half black, was born in LA and raised in Chicago. She's been modeling on and off since age 17 -- mostly for print, but also in the occasional music video. You can catch her in the videos for Miguel's "Sure Thing" and Timbaland's "Carry Out," among others. But "Freedom at 21" is undoubtedly her highest-profile appearance yet.

The video's shoot took place over five days at the beginning of June -- two in the desert of Lancaster, Calif., and three at a studio in Burbank, Calif.

The desert scenes were rough, Colombo said; they filmed in the bright, hot sun for four or five hours a day. Colombo also didn't know how to ride a motorcycle, so a stunt double played her role for the bulk of the chase scene, but she still had to confront the shots immediately before and after.

"The motorcycle itself is a couple hundred pounds, so just trying to stand it up straight was a hassle," she said.

She also needed to learn how to play a cop, so director Hype Williams brought in several police officers to show her the ropes. They taught her how to put on handcuffs and how to kick someone's feet to bring them down before slamming them against the roof of a car. When it came time to demonstrate her skills on camera, she worried she had learned her lessons a little too well.

"I had to really grasp him and take his hands behind his back and push him down," she said. "He wasn't hurt -- but I always asked him if he was OK, and he said, 'Oh, it's OK, OK, you're doing fine!'"

Colombo said White was just as supportive when it came time to shoot the most salacious parts of the video back in Burbank.

"I was kind of nervous about that, because he's a really big star," she said. "I didn't want it to be portrayed as, 'You're getting all hot and stuff.' I wanted to keep it professional. And he wasn't weird about it at all. He made me feel like it wasn't bad. He made me feel very comfortable."

Smartphone major Samsung Electronics has launched Samsung GALAXY Beam projector smartphone in India at Rs. 33,900.

 The smartphone is based on the Android 2.3 OS platform, and equipped with an ultra-bright 15 lumens projector that gives high-definition projection up to 50" wide at a distance of 2 meter.

The 5 mega pixel camera enables users to capture and share pictures and videos with loved ones instantly, enriching the sharing experience.

The smartphone will enable its users to share their and other digital media content by beaming it directly onto walls, ceilings or improvised flat surfaces.

 The GALAXY Beam is powered by 1.0GHz dual-core processor and features a 5 mega pixel camera. It comes with 8GB of internal memory, which is expandable to 32 GB. The samrtphone is packed with 2 powerful 2000 mAh battery that ensures greater display power and content freedom. 

Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled a unique smartphone with built-in pico projector at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. Yes, we are talking about the Samsung Galaxy Beam smartphone. This handset allows the users to display and share multimedia content on a large projector screen as well as on a clear wall (surface). The built-in nHD projector on this handset is capable of beaming a wide range of multimedia content up to 50 inch wide.

Apart from the unique feature mentioned above, this handset packs a 4 inch display along with a 1 GHz dual-core processor. Samsung Galaxy Beam currently runs on the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. This handset might get the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update in the near future. However, you should not expect this device to get the latest Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update ever. Samsung Galaxy Beam was already available for pre-order in India. Now, the company went ahead and officially launched the amazing Galaxy Beam in India.

Samsung Galaxy Beam features a 4 inch touchscreen display, sporting a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 1 GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System (upgradable to Android 4.0 OS), Samsung Touchwiz 4 UI, built-in nHD projector, 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus and LED flash, HD (720p) video recording and playback, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls and much more.

Gisele Bundchen made her mark strutting in Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows wearing gigantic wings and sky-high heels. But the Brazilian supermodel envisioned being much more than a designer's muse, as she told Vanity Fair, "I would never want to be one of those girls who is 30, and modeling is all they know how to do. I want to do my best, and then I want to close the chapter on this job." Now in her early thirties, the former Angel has certainly stayed true to her word.

Aside a highly-publicized relationship with ex-boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio and marriage to football star Tom Brady, the bronzed beauty has taken on acting, philanthropy and motherhood. And after seeing her sport everything from bedazzled bras to silk gowns to fancy flip-flops, Gisele's proven that she looks downright amazing, covered up or not.

To celebrate Gisele's 32nd birthday on Friday (July 20th), we're taking a look back at her bombshell style over the years. Which of her looks is your favorite?

The suspect in the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater screening of the new Batman film early Friday had colored his hair red and told police he was "the Joker," according to a federal law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.

At least 12 people were killed in the rampage and 58 were injured, one fewer than earlier reported. Of those injured "nearly everyone was shot," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said Friday night, adding that a handful of people were hurt in the resulting chaos.

Ten of the victims were killed inside the theater while two others died at hospitals. As of Friday evening, the 10 bodies had been removed from the complex and authorities were preparing to begin "the agonizing process" of notifying families, Oates said.

A mug shot of suspect James E. Holmes has not been released. Witnesses to the shooting described him as wearing a gas mask that concealed much of his face and head. But the federal law enforcement source's information about the suspect's appearance fits with a statement from New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who was briefed by Colorado authorities Friday.

Oates declined to comment on Holmes' appearance other than to describe what he was wearing, and said he would not release his booking photo "for investigative reasons."

The Joker has long been a fixture in Batman comics and was famously brought to life by the late Heath Ledger in 2008's "The Dark Knight," the predecessor to Friday's release of "The Dark Knight Rises." Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award for his sinister portrayal of the iconic villain who encourages anarchists to take over Gotham City.

Meanwhile, authorities were faced with the difficult task of entering Holmes' Aurora apartment, which was left rigged with traps.

"It's booby-trapped with various incendiary and chemical devices and trip wires," Oates said, adding that it could take days to work through the apartment safely.

Five buildings around the apartment building were evacuated, Oates said. Residents were allowed back home briefly Friday night to retrieve such emergency items as medicine.

Authorities have postponed until Saturday any attempts to enter the apartment and are bringing in resources from the federal government to help with the situation, Oates said.

A gunman opened fire early Friday at a suburban Denver movie theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 14 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said.

The gunman, who is in custody, stood at the front of the theater and fired into the crowd about 12:30 a.m. MDT at a theater at a multiplex theater in a mall in Aurora.

"Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said at a news conference.

Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding the 911 switchboard, officials said.

Officers found the gunman near a car behind the theater.

"A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon (were) found inside," he said.

The suspect was taken into custody, but no name was released. Oates said there's no evidence of any other attackers. There was also no immediate word of any motive.

The suspect spoke of "possible explosives in his residence. We are dealing with that potential threat," Oates said, without providing details on where that was.

He said police also checked for explosives in the parking lot and at the Century 16 theater and secured those areas.

Witness Hayden Miller told KUSA-TV that he was inside Theater 16 and heard several shots.

"Like little explosions going on and shortly after that we heard people screaming," he told the station.

Hayden said at first he thought it was part of a louder movie next door. But then he saw "people hunched over leaving theater."

The police chief said 10 victims died at the theater and four at area hospitals.

Two people in critical condition were rushed to nearby Swedish Medical Center, spokeswoman Nicole Williams said.

She said emergency crews told her staff to prepare for several more patients from the shooting scene.

The youngest victim reported was a 6-year-old being treated at Children's Hospital Colorado, where a total of six victims were taken. Their condition wasn't known.

Their condition wasn't known.Aurora is located on the southeast outskirts of Denver, about 10 miles from downtown.

While Katie Holmes' theatrical split from Tom Cruise made celeb hounds' jaws drop, her latest move is sure to spread grins across the Great White Way. The 33-year-old actress will return to Broadway this fall in Theresa Rebeck's "Dead Accounts," it was announced Thursday.

"I am thrilled to be coming back to the Broadway community and honored to be a part of this team," Holmes said in a statement.

Holmes made her Broadway debut in the 2008 revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons." On its opening night, about 35 protesters from the group Anonymous carried signs reading, "Run, Katie, Run" and chanting "Scientology kills."

The actress has revealed a number of projects in rapid succession since her split from Cruise (and the church of Scientology), from a guest appearance on "Project Runway" to "Molly," a film she co-wrote and is co-producing. "Dead Accounts," however, will be her first major role.

The play, which premiered at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park back in February, follows a Midwestern family, with the drama circling around the prodigal son Jack who unexpectedly returns home from New York to Cincinnati. Holmes will play his sister, Lorna, who has been caring for their parents.

Rebeck was a creator and executive producer of "Smash" ("was" being the operative word) and her latest play, "Seminar," starring Alan Rickman, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

"Dead Accounts" will open on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. Other casting for the play has not yet been announced.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" has been a welcome financial success for Sony -- the film has earned over $530 million worldwide thus far -- but in some quarters it was criticized for not being very coherent. As Devin Faraci pointed out on his site Badass Digest, whole chunks of storyline that Sony used while marketing "The Amazing Spider-Man" were not present in the actual finished film.

"It's completely false," director Marc Webb told HuffPost Entertainment when asked about jettisoning a rumored storyline about Peter Parker's parents. While that may very well be accurate, it's clear that Webb had quite an grueling time while making "The Amazing Spider-Man."

"I want to finish this up and go to a beach and think about the future," Webb said when asked about returning for another Spider-Man film. "People ask about the sequel and I'm like, 'Well, you know, I don't know if I want to do that, but I love the process.' I love Andrew and Emma. But it's like asking someone who has just given birth, 'Do you want to get pregnant again?'"

Now it appears Webb may not even have that option.

"We'd really like him back, but there are obstacles," Sony Pictures chief Douglas Belgrad told The Hollywood Reporter. "He has an obligation to Fox." As THR notes, Webb is under contract with Fox to deliver another film for the studio, following "(500) Days of Summer," his first film.

Of course, when asked about any "problem areas" with Webb's blockbuster, Belgrad was pretty honest. "The section where Rhys Ifans' character turns irrevocably into the Lizard. It took several months to figure out, and the filmmakers cut a bunch of scenes. In software parlance, it required a patch."

With or without Webb, Sony is going full-steam ahead with "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"; bockbuster writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "Star Trek") have come onboard for the sequel.

A revolutionary discovery is rewriting the history of underwear: Some 600 years ago, women wore bras.

The University of Innsbruck said Wednesday that archeologists found four linen bras dating from the Middle Ages in an Austrian castle. Fashion experts describe the find as surprising because the bra had commonly been thought to be only little more than 100 years old as women abandoned the tight corset.

Instead, it appears the bra came first, followed by the corset, followed by the reinvented bra.

One specimen in particular “looks exactly like a (modern) brassiere,” says Hilary Davidson, fashion curator for the London Museum. “These are amazing finds.”

Victoria’s Secret might get credit for reinventing the brassiere, but the earliest-known bras now date back to the Middle Ages,  according to Austrian archeologists at the University of Innsbruck.

The university said Wednesday that it found four linen bras in an Austrian castle dating back to the 1400s, proving that women wore bras more than 600 years ago. It’s such a revolutionary find because fashion experts thought the modern-day bra was only about 100 years old after women became tired of tight corsets.

One specimen in particular “looks exactly like a [modern] brassiere,” Hilary Davidson, fashion curator for the London Museum, told The Associated Press. “These are amazing finds.”

Some of the ancient bras were intricately decorated with lace, suggesting that they were meant to be seen by someone else other than the person wearing it.

Although the linen garments were discovered in 2008, they did not make news until now, says Beatrix Nutz, the archaeologist responsible for the discovery. Researchers said the bras underwent carbon dating and they had to make sure the look of the bras fit with the 1400s.

“We didn’t believe it ourselves,” Nutz said. “From what we knew, there was no such thing as bra-like garments in the 15th century.”

Among the more than 2,700 textile fragments that were found in the Lemberg Castle in Tyrol was a linen undergarment that looks like a pair of panties. Nutz said it is men’s underwear because women did not wear anything under their flowing skirts in the Middle Ages.

Police say a boy who was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after a sand tunnel collapsed over him at a beach in Long Branch, N.J., has died.


The 12-year-old, who has not been identified, was not breathing when he was pulled out of the sand late Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Lifeguards administered CPR on him, and he was taken to Monmouth Medical Center where he was placed in pediatric intensive care unit.


Witnesses at the beach said blood was coming out of the boy's nose when lifeguards were working on him.

Someone screamed for help from lifeguards, who were just 15 feet away, said Roebuck. The boy was pulled out, and lifeguards performed CPR on him as they waited for paramedics.

A beachgoer from Staten Island, N.Y., said the boy wasn't moving.

"They were pumping him, pressing on his stomach, trying to bring him back," she said. "They kept trying to revive him, pressing, pressing. There was blood coming out of his nose... He didn't move."

Sources said the tunnel was deep, and the weight of all the sand on the boy's chest made it impossible for him to breathe.

The boy was rushed to Monmouth Medical Center, where he was taken to the pediatric intensive care unit.

The boy is from Oakhurst, sources said, but his name is being withheld.

Authorities said a fire truck responding to the scene hit a man holding his infant son. The truck hit the pair as it pulled into Ocean Place near the beach, knocking them both to the ground.

Both were taken to the Jersey Shore Medical Center. The father suffered some broken limbs. The baby was injured but not severely.

An elaborate and illegal camouflaged residence, outfitted with bunk beds and a barbecue patio, has been discovered near a Los Angeles County animal refuge.

Eight months ago, Robert Downs, 51, set up a small structure in the woods near the Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary in Sunland, Calif. To hide his home from police, Downs, who was previously homeless, sprayed it with camouflage paint and cut down nearby trees, said Johnie Jones, a deputy in the Parks Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The structure, which Downs built with materials he bought at Home Depot, contained four bunk beds built into the walls, tables, shelves and fire extinguishers. Outside were a rock patio, a barbecue grill and more tables. An American flag was draped over Downs' bed.

Downs stood a chance of evading major legal trouble for his hidden house, but sheriff's deputies also discovered that he cultivated eight marijuana plants outside the structure, a felony because he did not have a permit to do so, Jones said.

When Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies found Downs's residence while on patrol Monday, he told them he had been living in the 13.5-acre wildlife sanctuary for more than a year, Jones said.

"He seems like he had some skills," Jones said. "I've seen homeless sweeps before where people have brought tents or mattresses, but nothing this elaborate."

Downs was arrested on charges of marijuana cultivation and building a house on county property, Jones said. He is being held on a $30,000 bond, Jones said.

Downs was found with two others who were cited with infractions and then released, Jones said.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will remove the structure from the park over the next two weeks.

Spencer and Hanna are on a mission to swap out Garrett's "April Rose has the proof" note under his mom's hospital bracelet with one they've written, thanks to Hanna's expert forging skills. Their note asks A to meet them by the organ at the deserted church that night and Hanna wants to be the messenger since she's still heartbroken that "this A" broke her and Caleb up.

But when Hanna enters Mrs. Reynolds room and lifts her hand to insert the note, she flatlines and Hanna jets out of there faster than Mrs. Reynolds will ever move again.

They text Aria, who is apparently living at Ezra's and doing an incredibly cheesy photoshoot to motivate her about her new assistant gig. He's also wearing pajama pants. Just so you know. Despite the literally "so happy" lyrics playing in the background as they snap away, I'm still not okay with this student-teacher relationship, former status aloud.

Over in another uncomfortable relationship, Spencer and Toby are at the Parentless Hastings House, where Spencer's googling "April Rose, PA." They start making out, I start to gag, and then, Papa Hastings arrives! (After months.) He's been out going for a run. Apparently, he's Forrest Gump because holy s--- that was a long run. "They make it seem like he's always been there," my mom laments, before asking, "When Spencer was googling April Rose--did it say ob/gyn?" The plot thickens.

Anyway, Toby leaves and Papa Hastings reveals the upsetting information that key evidence from the prosecution in Garrett's case may be dropped, which means Garrett would be free. Upon hearing the news, Spencer quickly leaves in a huff as her dad asks where she's going. "Um Peter, tell me you possibly care when you the most absentee Dad there ever was," my mom scolds. Z snap.

Over at The Brew, Hanna brings a hard-working Emily the pick-up location of the clothing donations that included the jacket she was wearing the night it (and she) went missing. Em wants to go check it out today, but Hanna says they have to focus on Operation A tonight, so they'll go tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Spencer has relocated to a bench and traded her laptop for an iPad, on which she is still googling April Rose. Jason appears and he's just the person Spencer wants to talk to. My mom also notes, "He's bow legged ... or maybe he was just riding a horse through the streets of Rosewood." He confirms the news Papa Hastings shared and she says he's their last hope at saving the case.

She asks if Jason knows April Rose and before we hear his answer, we see Papa Hastings looking -- no, glaring -- at them. Turns out, Jason doesn't remember April Rose, but could have met her with all the girls the NAT Club had hanging around and not even known it. Spencer does her best Chris Hansen and questions Jason about the videos they made. He reveals he thought Ian and Garrett were paying girls to set up their friends, and April Rose could have been one of those employees.

At the church, Hanna is sorting clothing items by season and Ted is talking about wanting to look like Cat Stevens and wanting to hang out with Hanna's mom. ("I liked Cat Stevens too," my mom says. Note the past tense.) For all Hanna's hard work, Ted also invites her to a thank you party, which will be held at the church ... tonight. Looks like there's a glitch with Operation A.

Sofia Vergara might have just celebrated her 40th birthday with a surprise engagement, but hopefully the "Modern Family" star has some more spare time in her schedule to celebrate being named the highest-paid actress on television.

Forbes estimates that Vergara raked in approximately $19 million between May 2011 and May 2012. At the same time, Latin WE, the media company she co-founded in 1996, pulled in a total of $27 million.

Vergara's face is seemingly everywhere these days: She endorses major brands like CoverGirl and Diet Pepsi and she even has her own clothing line at Kmart.

"Her appeal with Hispanics is unrivaled; she has a positive Q Score more than twice that of the average celebrity," Forbes' Meghan Casserly wrote. "And with the ABC smash hit 'Modern Family,' Vergara’s won over American audiences without alienating her Latina roots. For advertisers, the combination is electric."

And Vergara knows her sex appeal has only helped with her success.

“Part of my career has always been because of the way I look,” the Colombian actress told InStyle. “I’m not ashamed. It has opened doors. But I also know that if I didn’t have something else, I’d be long gone.”

Her $19 million in earnings placed Vergara in the top spot, ahead of E! reality star, Kim Kardashian, who earned approximately $18 million between May 2011 and May 2012.
according to TMZ.

    1- During 30 minutes of active sex, the average person burns approximately 200 calories.e
    2- On average, adult men think about sex every seven seconds.e

    3- Having sex at least once per week can lower a man’s risk of heart disease by 30%,

 4- stroke by 50%, and diabetes by 40%. It has also been shown that men with an active sex life are more likely to live past 80 years.f

    5- The average size of an erect penis measures between 5 and 6 inches, while the average size of a flaccid penis is about 3.5 inches.e

    6- The sperm count of the average American male in 2008 was down nearly 30% from the sperm count of an average American male 30 years ago.h
       
    7- Viagra was released in 1998 with over $411 million in profits within its first three months

    8- Viagra, the well-known blue pill designed to help with erectile dysfunction, made $411 million in profits within the first three months of its release in 1998 before going on to make $1.8 billion in 2003.g

    9- Use of the condom was first noted in published literature in the early 1500s. The device was originally made of linen, and historians believe the legendary lover Casanova used linen condoms.a

    10- Historical records show that even in 1850 B.C., women attempted to practice birth control. The most common method was a mixture of crocodile dung and honey placed in the vagina in the hopes of preventing pregnancy.a

Karthi Wedding Photos: Tamil actor Karthi and Rajani marriage took place here at the Codissia Complex, Avanashi Road in Coimbatore. Karthi Shivakumar and Rajani wedding took place traditionally where all roads led to Codissia. No wonder Karthi wedding photos are widely appreciated. Actor Prabhu and his wife, actors Rajesh, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Nanda, Karthik and his wife Suchitra, cameraman G. Venket Ram and directors Bala, K.S. Ravikumar and R.V. Udhaya kumar , etc attended Karthi marriage function. Karthi marriage was attractive as he wore a white silk shirt and a silk veshti while Rajani was spotted in an orange and yellow creation.

Ang’s husband Neil is getting a third chance, as Ang allows him to move back into her house.  He hopes his wife will welcome him home with a delicious dinner.  Ang is too busy being stressed by the amount of boxes he’s unloading.  She and her ginormous breasts tell Neil that third time has to be the charm or he’s done for good.

At her sister’s request, Ang goes to the cardiologist.  She says a lot of stuff that I think warrants subtitles.  I may have picked up on the fact that she has to monitor her stool at home, and Ang is appalled about having to place her poop (my word, not hers…duh) in the mail.  I hope I’m wrong.  She chats with her doctor and reveals that she’s there because someone mentioned that she looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.  Her doctor explains that her check-up was fine, but she really needs to quit smoking.  Judging on her voice alone, he can tell that she’s a longtime smoker.  Ang gets a huge kick out of this revelation and rewards him with a raspy laugh.  He warns her that a heart attack or cancer will be the least of her concerns if she doesn’t quit.  I think he may want her to lay off the tanning as well until I remember it’s of the spray variety.

Ang’s sister Janine comes to her house and is mortified with all the junk that Neil is trying to move into her house.  Janine is overwhelmed by Ang’s fur collection.  I am too.&
; Ang tells Janine that she is thinking about purchasing a new house so she and Neil can actually fit in their space.  She’s found the perfect house, so she and Janine make plans to check out the potential new digs.

After her doctor’s appointment, Ang has implemented a self-imposed detox.  No smoking, no drinking, and she will work out every day.  She enlists her bartender Anthony to help her get in shape.  I think she’d do better off with the cast of Jersey Shore.  At least she’d get some laundry done.  She can’t GT, much less GTL.  Janine and Ang tour the home Ang hopes to buy.  It is so much bigger and nicer than the duplex she currently occupies.  The realtor is frightened when Ang jokes about putting a stripper pole in the living room.  She is over the moon to find the indoor jacuzzi.

Lil Jen and Ang go shopping in search of workout clothes that will make her more apt to exercise.  Lil Jen is all about yoga, but Ang thinks it’s a “crazy cult.”  I love yoga, but I may love Big Ang more.  Ang decides that she and her tatas look best in tennis attire, so that is the sport she intends to try.  I guess that’s not the worst reason to take up tennis.  That night at the Drunken Monkey, Ang is bartending her face off…if one can actually do that.  Her friend Linda arrives and wants to know how Ang is faring not drinking or smoking.  Ang is having a very difficult time refraining.  Linda isn’t very supportive of Ang’s detox, and she tries to derail her at every turn.  Ang stays strong, and now she’s two days being smoke and booze free.

Big Ang and Lil Jen are trying their hand at tennis.  Ang doesn’t want to look like a fool in front of her instructor Sergio, but she feels more comfortable when he compliments her on her attire.  I think it’s safe to say that Ang won’t be the next Venus Williams.  Jen is in shock at how graceful Ang looks on the court.  Are we watching the same person?  After the lesson, Jen jokingly suggests a menage a trois, and poor Sergio looks like he may drop dead on the spot.  Ang does what everyone does after a day on the courts…she goes in for a colonic treatment.  I really don’t need to see the size or lubrication on the speculum being inserted into Ang’s bum.  Once it becomes clear that the attendant won’t even be getting the child-sized instrument into Ang’s “exit only hole,” she calls it a day.  She wants a drink and a smoke stat. READ MORE

Because two weekends with identical line-ups performing at each aren't enough, Coachella is rumored to be adding a cruise to its offerings.

UPDATED: It's official! The S.S. Coachella will make two voyages this December. From the 16-19, the ship will set sail for the Bahamas, followed by a jaunt to Jamaica from the 19-23. The line-up will include Pulp, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk, James Murphy (who will be DJ'ing), Sleigh Bells, Simian Mobile Disco and more. The cheapest rooms are for double-occupancy cabins which start at $750, though a $200 per-person fee will be added at checkout.

The poster is available below, followed by our original reporting on the subject.


The rumors, which were reported in The Los Angeles Times, claim that Goldenvoice (the company which produces the festival in Indio, California) plans to set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Trips could begin as soon as December of this year.

Goldenvoice tweeted a photo yesterday which teased a 6 p.m. (PST) Tuesday announcement. Though sources cannot confirm the production company is unveiling cruise plans today, but Coachella would not be the first brand to expand onto the seas.

Holy Ship! debuted in January of last year. The dance music cruise features internationally known DJs and producers, and a second voyage has been set for January 4-7, 2013. As the Times notes, bands like Weezer, KISS and Kid Rock have also hosted cruises for their fans.

In any case, stranger things have happened. After all, Coachella provided the setting for Tupac's resurrection.*

Rumors that Coachella plans to leave its long-time home at the Indio Polo Field erupted after city council members hinted at a new ticket tax. Goldenvoice President Paul Tollett was quoted in The Desert Sun as saying, "If the tax initiative of putting $4 million to $6 million onto Coachella gets on the ballot we’re going to take off 2014; 2015 we’ll be at a new facility outside of Indio."

Adriana Lima is a veteran of the Pirelli Calendar, the annual calendar shoot featuring the world's top models in various states of undress. But the 2013 edition will be different for Lima: the Brazilian model is posing naked, while pregnant. ANDRIANA LIME PREGNANT WITH HER SECOND ADRIANA'S PREGNANCY CRAVINGS The calendar is famous for its limited availability, as it is only given as a corporate gift to a restricted number of important Pirelli customers and celebrity VIPs. The Pirelli Calendar is perhaps the world's only prestigious and exclusive "girly" calendar, featuring pictures generally considered glamour photography including artistic nudes. Photocredit: Alessandro Scotti Vanity Fair Italia has published a series of behind-the-scenes photos from the 2013 Pirelli Calendar shoot set. Lima's growing baby bump is a feature for the month she's posing for. The Brazilian model, already mother to two-year-old Valentina, announced her pregnancy in March. Unlike her model peers, such as Alessandra Ambrosio and Sasha Pivovarova, Lima didn't take her top off for a nude pose during her last pregnancy.
ADRIANA LIMA'S PREGNANCY STYLE Adriana will be the first woman to pose for the Pirelli calendar, while pregnant. However, she won't be the first pregnant mother to pose nude, several stars, including Demi Moore, Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson have graced magazine covers exposing their nude bellies. PREGNANT CELEBRITIES POSING NUDE In recent years, the Pirelli calendar has upped the A-list ante: last year's calendar, shot by Karl Lagerfeld, featured Julianne Moore with its Greek goddess motif. And 2010's Pirelli, shot by Terry Richardson, showed off the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Miranda Kerr and Lily Cole.

Same-sex marriages aren't recognized in most states, but Target stores nationwide are now selling greeting cards to celebrate them.

Placed on card racks under the headings of "For two special men" and "For two special women," the cards are adorned with phrases such as "Mr. & Mr." and "Two very special women, one very special love."

The cards hit shelves in mid-June, a month after the retailer began selling T-shirts with gay pride themes, and two years after Target drew a backlash for a $150,000 donation it made to a group backing Tom Emmer, the Republican gubernatorial candidate who opposed gay marriage.

Target offers a range of greeting cards that appeal to a variety of audiences, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, spokeswoman Molly Snyder said.

"Target is focused on diversity and inclusivity," she said.

The cards are made by Carlton Cards, a unit of American Greetings, whose spokeswoman Patrice Sadd said the company and Target jointly decided to offer "wedding cards relevant for everyone."

More businesses are courting the gay community, even at the risk of alienating some customers. Other companies, including Minnesota-based food giant General Mills, have publicly backed same-sex marriage -- a step Target hasn't taken.

Hallmark has been offering cards for same-sex couples to retailers since 2008, though Target doesn't carry that brand.

In November, Minnesotans will take to the polls to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Minnesotans for Marriage, a group opposing same-sex marriage, denounced Target for its gay pride support. When asked about the greeting cards, spokesman Chuck Darrell said in an e-mail that "people can love whoever they want, however they don't have a right to force same-sex marriage on all of society."

Historically, companies have worried that marketing openly to gay people would drive away other customers, said Witeck Communications CEO Bob Witeck, who studies the gay community.

"What Target and other marketers have figured out is it's not a zero-sum game," he said. "The rewards of marketing to gay households are greater than the perceived risks."

In 2010, Target wasn't the only company that donated to MN Forward, which supported Emmer. The company has said it contributed because of the group's tax and jobs platform. But Target ended up drawing more ire than Best Buy and other companies that supported the group.

That's because the donation contrasted with the gay-friendly reputation the company held for so long, said Akshay Rao, a marketing professor at the University of Minnesota.

"All the actions Target has taken since the MN Forward kerfuffle have been friendly to the gay community," Rao said, "and this is one more in those long line of steps."

From a purely business standpoint, adding the cards is "a perfectly logical thing to do," Rao said.

Witeck's research indicates that the purchasing power of the country's LGBT population this year is $790 billion, or roughly $49,000 per adult.

Surveys shows that the groups most coveted by many retailers -- particularly the young and the educated -- tend to be accepting of gay people, Rao said, making some companies less averse to marketing to gay consumers.

In May, Target began featuring T-shirts with gay pride themes on its website, and donated proceeds from sales to the Family Equality Council, which supports LGBT families. Target has for years partnered with the council and sponsored the Twin Cities Pride festival. The T-shirts sold out last month.

PhotoKit Sharpener is a Photoshop Automate Plug-in designed to bring optimum image sharpening to both scans and digital captures. From capture to output, PhotoKit Sharpener 2.0 intelligently produces the optimum sharpness on any image, from any source, reproduced on any output device. But PhotoKit Sharpener 2.0 also provides the creative controls to address the requirements of individual images and the individual tastes of users.


PhotoKit Sharpener offers a simple but effective digital image sharpening workflow for Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 for both Mac and Windows (both 32-bit and 64-bit in CS5). PhotoKit SHARPENER 2.0 supports 8 and 16 bit RGB and Grayscale images.
PhotoKit Sharpener upgrade maintains the sharpening workflow concepts of Bruce Fraser, the original product designer, and was extended by new PixelGenius member and new product manager Mac Holbert. In addition to improving the sharpening effect routines, PhotoKit SHARPENER 2.0 adds important new functionality and new effects.


PhotoKit Sharpener new features highlights:
- The new dialog window in PhotoKit SHARPENER 2.01 now includes a preview button that allows seeing a preview of the selected sharpening effect. The preview will only be accurate when the preview window is zoomed into 100%.
- The cursor inside of the preview window shows the area of the image that will be zoomed in when you click the mouse.
- New to PhotoKit SHARPENER 2.0 (but previously available in PhotoKit Color 2) is the ability to have effects with multiple layers and layer groups returned as a single pixel layer. This feature can help keep file sizes down although it it does eliminate the flexibility of individual layer adjustments after an effect has been applied.
- The Create Layer Mask options allow all PhotoKit SHARPENER 2.01 effects to be brushed in or out depending on the Hide or Show effect options.
- The Show Batch Options allow stacking multiple effects to be run one after the other. So if you have a common capture, creative and output sharpening series you use, you can add those effects to a batch list. The batch list can be saved and loaded.

Kelly Brook (born Kelly Ann Parsons; 23 November 1979) is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.

Brook's modelling career began at 16 after winning a beauty competition, in which she was entered by her mother. She later worked on a range of advertising campaigns, including for Foster's Lager, Renault Mégane, Walker's crisps, Piz Buin and Bravissimo, a company that specialises in bras and lingerie for large-breasted women. Her figure eventually caught the eye of the editorial team of the Daily Star tabloid, which began featuring her as a Page Three girl.

Brook's picture soon began appearing in other lads' mags such as GQ, Loaded and FHM. In April of the same year, a poll over 5,000 women for Grazia magazine considered her to have the best British female body. She also topped the 'FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World' list in 2005, which was said to have polled 15 million people. Appearing in this list every year since 1998, she ranked No.34 in 2008, No.67 in 2009 and No.7 in 2010. She was the cover star of FHM's World Cup 2010 special issue, and was on the cover of the magazine in April 2011.

In February 2007 it was announced that Brook had signed a contract, reported to be worth around £1m, to represent Unilever's Lynx bodyspray, known as "Axe" in the US and in continental Europe. She has appeared on billboards, in newspapers and on-line as part of their advertising campaign. She has also appeared in commercials for Sky + and T Mobile and modelled for Reebok.

In 2010, she was chosen as the "new face and body" of lingerie maker Ultimo's advertising campaign. In September 2010, Brook appeared in the American edition of Playboy magazine. In October 2010, Kelly Brook appeared live in a Clapham picture house to surprise cinemagoers as part of a promotion for Carlsberg and Sky 3D. In November 2010, Brook presented an award at MTV's EMA's in Madrid.

Brook produces her own line of swimwear with New Look, which she herself has modelled.

President Barack Obama arrived courtside Monday night to loud cheers and Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" as he took his seat to watch an exhibition basketball game between the Brazilian and U.S. men's national teams.

Obama was accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and former White House aide Reggie Love at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital, according to White House pool reports. Some audience members later spotted another member of the presidential party.

"At USA-Brazil basketball, @Barack Obama & @MichelleObama were just on big screen kisscam but no kiss," CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer tweeted.

A pool report confirmed that the presidential spectator "smiled," but "didn't kiss" Michelle Obama when the couple were caught on the arena's giant Kiss Cam screens. The crowd booed in response.

The president, sporting a dark blue Under Armour zip-up, greeted American women's national team members after they defeated Brazil 99-67 earlier in the evening. Michelle Obama wore a navy blue sleeveless dress.

"Work up a sweat, ladies?" Obama asked before reminding the players that the U.S. "could not be prouder" of their athletic achievements.

During a halftime interview on ESPN 2, Obama said "there's no reason" the U.S. should not "bring home the gold" at the Summer Olympics in London later this month.


The president was given a second shot on the Kiss Cam in the fourth quarter. This time, he and the first lady did smooch, as captured in a shot by CNN's Wolf Blitzer:


According to the pool report, the crowd cheered and shouted, "Four more years!"

The pool reporter had already been ushered outside, back to the motorcade, before the fourth quarter. However, she was brought back in -- perhaps not coincidentally -- in time to witness the kiss.

Last year, Sprint launched the HTC’s first 3D smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D. This handset allows you to record 2D videos in full HD (1080p) and 3D videos in HD (720p), thanks to its 5 megapixel dual cameras. HTC EVO 3D was shipped with the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. HTC has already started rolling out the much-awaited Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the international variant. However, the HTC EVO 3D owners on Sprint were left behind.

Sprint finally announced the Android 4.0 update for the HTC EVO 3D smartphone. This update will bring the usual ICS goodies along with numerous enhancements and new features. Sprint has also confirmed the Android 4.0 update for the HTC EVO Design 4G smartphone. If you own one of these devices, then check out the complete changelog below.

                                     htc evo 3d
Changelog:

    A refined, evolved user interface that is simple, beautiful and useful
    Face Unlock: use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to unlock your phone with a smile
    Redesigned camera app which introduces scenes like Panorama and effects such as Vignette, Depth of Field, Vintage and Posterize
    Web browser now lets you sync Google Chrome bookmarks, request full desktop versions of sites and see your open tabs in a new layout
    People: browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+
    Improved keyboard with incredibly accurate typing, an inline spell checker and improved copy and paste support
    Redesigned Gmail app that lets you swipe between conversations to catch up quickly and search for emails even without a data connection
    Google+ integration that lets you hangout and video chat with up to 10 friends using your front-facing camera

Former child star Dakota Fanning,18, and Mary-Kate & Ashley's little sister Elizabeth Olsen, 23, went two pieces on the set of their new movie "Very Good Girls" in New York over the weekend.

In the flick, the bikini-clad actresses play friends who make a pact to lose their virginity during the summer after graduating high school.

Tomorrowland, the biggest music festival in the world, is coming to you. Tomorrowland TV, a new partnership between concert organizers and YouTube, will feature eight hours of live streaming per day.

The channel will showcase the work of 173 staff members, working from an on-site studio and select spots throughout the 65-acre grounds in Belgium. Last year's festival drew over 180,000 dance music revelers, and this year looks to be even bigger, with 400 DJs and three full days of raving (festival dates: July 27-29). Organizers say over 2 million people digitally lined up to purchase a ticket, an encouraging sign for the streaming TV channel.

The lineup will include Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia (who are supposedly breaking up and will hopefully perform a set that doesn't include any stabbings), Steve Aoki, Afrojack, David Guetta and Avicii. Live performances will be a part of the coverage, but Tomorrowland is well-known for its extensive theatrics, wild stage designs and even more adventurous festival grounds (there's a Church of Love, where attendees are afforded time to ... consumate their love).

On its end, YouTube will host the content and rake in revenue from banner ads and pre-roll. Tomorrowland will reportedly receive a share of those earnings as well.

Miami's 2012 Ultra Music Festival also had a live-streaming channel. UMFTV broadcast from each day of the event, but focused primarily on live-sets.

As dance music continues to explode in the United States, many have looked toward festivals in Europe for adventures currently unavailable in America. Though Las Vegas' Electric Daisy Carnival comes close in production value and Ultra draws massive crowds, Tomorrowland remains in a slightly different class. (New York-area festivals are almost always limited by early curfews, so they can't really be compared to Europe's all-night affairs.)

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is giving new meaning to the term "the one percent."

The Facebook Inc. (FB) founder refinanced a $5.95 million mortgage on his Palo Alto, California, home with a 30-year adjustable-rate loan starting at 1.05 percent, according to public records for the property.

While almost all lending rates have reached historical lows this year, the borrowing costs available to high-net-worth individuals are even lower if the person is willing to bear the risk of monthly interest rate adjustments, said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst with Bankrate Inc., a North Palm Beach, Florida-based firm that tracks interest rates. Large increases are unlikely anytime soon with the Federal Reserve signaling it will keep interest rates near zero for at least two years.

"When you can borrow at a rate below inflation, you're borrowing for free," McBride said in an e-mail. "This is the concept of using other people's money and it preserves financial flexibility for the borrower."


"The one percent" is a phrase popularized last year by the Occupy Wall Street movement to protest growing U.S. income inequality. The top one percent of Americans earns a fifth of the country's income and controls more than a third of its wealth, according to Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, whose book "The Price of Inequality," was published last month.

The average rate on a one-year adjustable mortgage was 2.69 percent on July 12, up from a record low 2.68 percent a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac, the McLean, Virginia-based mortgage-finance company. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan fell to a record low 3.56 percent on July 12. Freddie Mac doesn't survey rates for loans that adjust monthly.

Katie Holmes has had a big week! The mother of Suri/actress settled her divorce with Tom Cruise on Monday, and has already begun living the single life, reportedly leasing a $12,500-a-month apartment in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood. Along the way, she slipped into an ensemble featuring a pair of sexy, black leather pants that were strikingly similar to ones we've seen on Kim Kardashian. Now, Holmes, who's one-half of the fashion label Holmes & Yang, is known for her sophisticated style. But can she outdo a fashion-obsessed Kardashian? Time for us to decide just who wore it best!

Holmes, 33, strutted her stuff in textured black leather pants and a cream top and blazer for dinner with a friend in NYC on Wednesday. The former "Dawson's Creek" star — who wore minimal makeup and her haired pulled back — accessorized with a black leather bag, black heels, and a smile. Looks like someone's loving her newly single status!

Kardashian, 31, sported her black leather bottoms along with a ruffled white jacket while on a date with her BF Kanye West in the Big Apple in April. The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star finished her look with a ponytail, black clutch, gold cuff bracelets, and a pair of her cherished Christian Louboutin heels.

Who doesn't look hot in leather?! Not surprisingly, both Holmes and Kardashian do! However, Kardashian's pants appear to fit a little tighter and, therefore, are more flattering. She also chose a better top to go with them, because it's structured and plays up her curvy silhouette. Her competition, Holmes, opted for a looser look from the waist up that doesn't do much for her long and lean figure. So I say that Kim wins this style showdown. Do you agree?

Egypt is working with U.S. Embassy officials to secure the release of 61-year-old Boston pastor Rev. Michel Louis and two others who were abducted while on a church trip to the Middle East, U.S. officials told NBC News on Sunday.

The son of Louis told The Associated Press that his father was on a church trip to retrace Jesus' steps through the Holy Land with 23 other members of the clergy and worshippers when he was abducted. Along with him, a 39-year-old Boston woman in the group and a tour guide were kidnapped Friday.

The AP said an Egyptian Bedouin, Jirmy Abu-Masuh, was the captor – and that he was demanding police release his uncle from prison. It reported Abu-Masuh vowed to take more hostages of different nationalities if his demands were not met.

Gov. Gen. Tayeb Mabrouk of North Sinai said Sunday authorities are seeking to get the kidnapper's uncle released in exchange for the freedom of the three hostages, accoeding to NBC News. The kidnapper has refused to negotiate with three tribal Bedouin chiefs until his uncle is freed. He gave a 24-hour deadline to release his uncle but authorities have asked for more time, NBC News reported. The hostages are fine and being treated as guests, the kidnapper told authorities.

North Sinai authorities have been given orders by the ministry of interior to resolve the situation.


"He's been doing it for the past four years now, and this just turned out to be a little different from any other year," said the younger Louis, who works as a youth pastor at a church founded by his father. "He's a diabetic, so we'd like the person that, or the people that have him in captivity, to know that. We're just concerned for his health. But we know that the governments are working very hard negotiating."

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy told NBC News it was in close touch with the Egyptian authorities as negotiations continue, and that Egypt was “working hard to resolve the situation and bringing about a safe release of the hostages.”

The abduction took place along the road linking Cairo to the sixth-century St. Catherine's Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Sinai where the Old Testament says Moses received the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments.

Nobody would talk about it publicly, but everybody whispered behind closed doors. Katrina Kaif’s sister’s alleged MMS clip became quite a rage when it came out. It spread like a forest fire just as every other infamous video does the rounds when public. It certainly looked like the actress’ sister Isabel Kaif, but of course nobody could be sure. Katrina and he family stayed mum on the issue waiting for it to die its own slow death. The issue did eventually get lost in the oblivion, but as soon as the rumours of Isabel’s Bollywood debut started flying, the MMS issue was fuelled again.

Now, the latest rumours that we hear are that of Katrina’s breaking her silence on the topic, at last. She, of course, claims that the girl in the video is not her sister but somebody who bears a ‘startling’ similarity to her. Now that the lovely Isabel is rumoured to be joining the B-town soon, which seemed inevitable from the start, the skeletons have started coming out of the closet. And it’s better to deal with them now than to get stung when you’re at your most vulnerable. According to the rumours, Katrina has done just that. Let’s wait till the confirmed quote gets to us.

Delhi Metro will start inducting eight coach trains on its network by this December to tackle the ever-increasing rush and has begun conducting mandatory tests on a train that has been assembled.

The eight coach trains will be pressed into services on the busy Noida and Gurgaon corridors that record a combined daily footfall of over 13 lakh commuters.

Delhi Metro has already placed orders for procurement of 212 new coaches for conversion of six coach and four coach trains into eight coach trains.

By the year 2015, all the trains operational on Lines 2 (Jahangirpuri–HUDA City Centre) and 3/4 (Dwarka–NOIDA City Centre/Vaishali) will be either six coach or eight coach trains.

These additional coaches are scheduled to start arriving from September onwards and the first eight coach train is expected to be operational by the end of this year.

As part of the process, an eight coach train has been assembled at the Khyberpass Metro depot, on which various tests and examinations are currently being done.

"During the non-revenue hours in the night time, this train is also running from the Khyberpass to the Najafgarh Metro depot and vice-versa," Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

Stringent 'Type Tests' are being done on this eight coach train, as part of which various aspects of Metro operations such as signaling, safety, speed pick up, jerking, breaking etc are being checked and observed.

These tests are expected to continue for another 15 to 20 days.

Dayal said the process of changing the number of coaches of a train involves lot of technical expertise for carrying out the necessary integration and commissioning activities.

A team of seven-eight dedicated DMRC engineers and contractors' engineers carry out several rounds of testing to make it ready for passenger service, he said.

The sudden and unexpected passing of Sage Stallone, 36, on Friday night is said to have "devastated" his father Sylvester Stallone.

The father and son duo had reportedly grown close in recent years, though their relationship certainly had its rough spots. In a 1996 interview with People magazine, Sage -- who was raised by Stallone's first wife, Sasha, after his parents divorced in 1985 -- discussed playing the son of Rocky Balboa in 1990's "Rocky V."

"When I was screaming, 'You never spent time with me! You never spent time with my mother!'—that was true," Sage said. "I was looking into my father's face and really saying that."

But eventually, "everything changed," and the two mended their relationship, he told People. They reteamed on big screen  in the 1996 action movie "Daylight." Stallone was his son's No. 1 advocate on that project. "I didn't realize how much of a stage mother I had become," he joked to People. Director Rob Cohen says the reinvigorated relationship between them was clear to everyone on set. "Between takes, Sly and Sage would roll around in the dirt like two puppies," Cohen told People.


Sylvester Stallone and Sage StalloneSylvester and Sage Stallone in 'Rocky V' (Photo: Everett Collection)

Though the two may have shared the same handsome looks, they couldn't be any more different.

"Sage has chosen an entirely different route," said Stallone of his son. "He's interested in a different type of filmmaking. And he avoids the gym like the plague."

In 1996, Sage teamed up with film editor Bob Murawski to launch Grindhouse Releasing, which restores cult films and produces documentaries. More recently, he directed the 2006 short "Vic," which screened at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

"He was very respectful of all the actors in all the movies," Sage's attorney, George Braunstein, told the Associated Press. "You couldn't mention a movie that he didn't know everything about.

"He was a full of life filmmaker with his whole future ahead of him," Braunstein said of Sage (who was planning to wed for the first time). "He was just very up and enthusiastic and positive."

Added the attorney, "He was very proud of his father and proud to be his father's son."

Sage Stallone was found unresponsive in his L.A. home Friday. Police have found no signs of foul play or trauma, and the cause of death remains unclear.

Since filing for divorce from Tom Cruise early this month, Katie Holmes has been working overtime to make sure her darling daughter Suri stays busy and active! The newly single mom showed off her incredible legs in a red and blue stripped dress, while the stylish 6-year-old looked pretty in an orange dress and red ballet flats, as she clutched one of her many stuffed animals while on her way into an art studio in NYC on Saturday morning, with bodyguards in tow.
It's recently been reported that Holmes has enrolled Suri in the prestigious $38,000 a year Catholic all-girls school in Manhattan, Convent of the Sacred Heart, once attended by Lady GaGa, Paris and Nicky Hilton and Caroline Kennedy. The move to put Suri in school most likely could not have happened, if the former Dawson's Creek star hadn't filed for sole custody in her divorce from the dedicated Scientologist. Holmes now has primary custody of Suri under the terms of the settlement and the Mission: Impossible star will have visitation rights, but the actress was given the lead role in choosing how Suri will be educated. Her parents may have officially split, but Suri's life appears to be taking a turn for the best!

The CEO of Denver-based internet start-up FullContact API said in a market that is competitive for top talent, he wants to keep his employees happy and refreshed.

The flip-flop wearing founder offers his employees $7,500 for what he calls "paid, paid vacation," however there are rules.

"One, you actually have to take a vacation to get the money," Lorang said. "Two, you have to disconnect from work, so that means no calls, no emails, no tweets, no work of any kind."

Even Lorang admitted he has trouble following his rules.

"I suck at it," he said.

A picture of the CEO and his fiancee Sarah at Egypt's great pyramids captured Lorang checking his email.

Not surprisingly, employees said they loved having the company pick up the tab for their vacations.

"It's a real break for your brain," said Robbie Jack, a FullContact API employee. "You come back refreshed and reinvigorated and more excited about the stuff you were working on when you left."

If the idea of having a boss pick up the tab for a dream vacation is tantalizing, good news: Lorang is hiring.

"We're probably going to hire about 12 folks in the next six months," he said.

Tech companies have become known for their extravagant perks, and FullContact is no exception. Google offers on-site health care and pays for college degrees. At Facebook, employees with new arrivals get $4,000 in "baby cash."

Geraldo Rivera stuck his foot in his mouth again on Friday while discussing Chicago murders on Fox & Friends. He said that some of the homicides occurred because victims wore "thug wear." He then patted himself on the back and resurrected his controversial comment that unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin's hoodie was as much to blame for his death as the man who shot and killed him, according to Mediaite.
"I was right about the hoodie wasn't I," said Rivera. "I hate to brag, but I got criticized by every pundit in America when I said Trayvon Martin would be alive today but for the fact that he was wearing thug wear -- he was wearing the hoodie. Turns out now that we look at George Zimmerman's interviews with the police; he didn't profile Trayvon Martin because he was black, he profiled him because he was wearing a hoodie."

Salma Hayek plays a ruthless drug cartel queen in Oliver Stone's "Savages," and the director says that she brought some of that intensity to the set of the film as well.

"This woman gets what she wants. She knows what she wants," Stone said of Hayek during a press conference in Mexico City. "She told everybody on the set, 'I want a blue dress. I want it to be pinned this way. I'm not going to go on the set unless my dress is right.' She was tough. And sometimes we had to wait in the sun."

Hayek normally brings her daughter, Valentina, on to film sets, but she didn't for "Savages."

"This was the only movie that she was not on the set,” Hayek told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." Based on Don Winslow's novel of the same name, "Savages" is filled with violence and sex, things not necessarily appropriate for a 4-year-old like Valentina.

“I usually bring her on the set and she always likes to sit right next to the monitor and she bosses everyone around," Hayek joked.

Not that Valentina's behavior would have been tolerated. Stone runs a tight ship, as co-star Blake Lively told David Letterman. The actress bought the crew "I Survived Oliver Stone" t-shirts when the shoot ended, because "they needed something nice after working with him for that long."