Monday Mar 01, 2010

Tom Cullen – Co-founder of Sonos

Music lovers are the heart and soul of Sonos®. We're a company created by music lovers, for music lovers. And everything we do, from the products we design to the way we interact with our customers, partners and each other expresses that passion.  Music at home has come a long way since the LP and the CD. Digital jukeboxes like iTunes and Windows Media Player are pervasive. And Internet radio stations and multi-million song music services are exploding globally. At Sonos, our vision is to fill every home with music by

making it incredibly easy for people all around the world to enjoy all that music in every room. Sonos customers are falling in love with music all over again. They continually tell us that with Sonos at home they are listening to way more music than they ever did before. We couldn't be more pleased. If you have built a big music collection over the years or just want to tap into the world of music which streams over the Internet, Sonos can make your life more entertaining, too.  Making it easy to play music all over the house was a hard problem to solve, one that called for a new approach to developing and delivering consumer electronics. At Sonos we excel at building systems that combine hardware, software, industrial design, usability design, and services into a simple package that works right out of the box. And since our mission is to create fanatical customers, we offer the best customer support in the business. Never one to rest on our laurels, we continue to improve our systems even after they ship by delivering software updates that add new features and music services. We think someday all home entertainment products will be made this way.

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Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen (Chinese: 宣萱; pinyin: Xuān Xuān; [IPA: syn hyn]; born 18 August 1970 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese actress. Jessica holds a degree from Imperial College London.

She is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong. She started her career in late 1992 and early 1993. Back in the 90's, Jessica was constantly in the limelight for not getting along with a few actresses, though most of the rumours had subsided by the 2000s.

Jessica changed her contract to a "per-series" as of late 2006, after it was disclosed that she did not renew her current contract. She was no longer under TVB management, and will be under her former manager, Carri Ma.

After The Drive of Life airs, Jessica plans to shoot a sitcom series "Parental Guidance Season 2" with Adrian Pang. In Mid-December, Jessica will come back to Hong Kong. In April, Jessica will return to TVB series to film "Just Love 2" with her male co-star Sunny Chan.

Jessica has won 8 Big Awards in only 1 month : TVB Awards 2007 (Best Series - Dicey Business), TVB Awards 2007 (Best Promotional Clip - The Drive Of Life), TVB Awards 2007 (Best Actress - Dicey Business - Runner Up), Ming Pao Awards 2007 (Best Actress - Dicey Business), 12th Asian Television Awards 2007 (Best Comedy Programme - Parental Guidance Runner Up), 12th Asian Television Awards (Best Comedy Performance by an Actress - Parental Guidance - Runner Up), I Weekly Magazine Awards (Top 10 Artists - Ranked #1), and I Weekly Magazine Awards (Top 3 Series - The Drive Of Life and Dicy Business - Ranked # 2 and 3)

Hot Korean Girls at Blogspot

Hot Korean Girls at Blogspot

I found a site that features the beauty of Korea. I mean Beautiful Korean celebrities. The site is http://hot-korean-girl.blogspot.com/

The site is very similar to my own site. But This site doesn’t ramble on like this site. The pictures above came from that site. The first one is (from left to right) Ivy, Go Ara, and Jeon Ji Hyun. The bottom one is Park Jin Hee.

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Rihanna Revels

We figured Rihanna’s “harder” album this year was in due part to her incident with Chris Brown last February. But it isn’t until now that she’s actually admitting to it. the songstress spoke with CNN and told them that working on Rated R really helped her to vent about her public break-up.

She especially opened up about the track “Cold Case Love,” which she says covers everything she "didn't say for the past eight months." The song, which is a collaboration with Justin Timberlake, is all about the aftermath Brown left her with.

She says, "It's a song that everybody wanted to hear, everything that I didn't say for the past eight months, exactly how I felt about that relationship and how I feel about it now - that song says it all."

Did Reese Find Love With Her Agent?

Reese Witherspoon was on another date with Hollywood agent Jim Toth. Reese was all smiles as she got into Jim's car, but she quickly covered her face as soon as she noticed the paparazzi.

Reese is generally a very private person, but she's reportedly already been on "at least ten dates" with Jim and kept it out of the mediafor the most part at least.

Two weeks ago she was spotted with Jim at Locanda Portofino resturant in Los Angeles where onlookers said the pair were "very flirtatious" and "very happy" during the meal.

A source said: "They were very flirtatious throughout dinner. They were having a lot of fun, totally getting along and laughing and talking the whole dinner. Reese seemed very happy. The mood was upbeat and really good.

“As they left, Reese reached around his neck and pulled him close for a hug. They kissed bye on the cheek - but it was a very friendly goodbye.”

They also had an intimate dinner Wednesday night at the low-key Pace restaurant in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. An eyewitness says the couple seemed at ease together when they left the restaurant.

"Reese looked very cute and casual in jeans with black boots. She was in the best mood ever and would not stop laughing," an observer told People magazine. "It was very obvious that Reese likes Jim and the two had great energy together."

While we're glad Reese looks happy, we're still not quite over her breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal. They made such a cute couple!

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Katie holmes

Lindsay Lohan's Superhero Photo Shoot for Harper's Bazaar

I think Lindsay Lohan did a pretty good job at this shoot especially since their main theme is to make it look like candids, it's almost as if she's a totally different person.

Body Found -- May Be Andrew Koenig

UPDATE: CNN is confirming the body is that of Andrew Koenig.

A body believed to be that of missing "Growing Pains" star Andrew Koenig was found by police in Vancouver.


According to police, the body was discovered in Stanley Park today at around noon.

Andrew has been missing since February 14.

A news conference is scheduled for 5:00 PM PT. Andrew's parents are supposed to attend.

Story developing...

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/25/andrew-koenig-body-found-cops-vancouver-missing-growing-pains/#ixzz0gbKNB9Cu

Gwen Stefani’s Day Out with Kingston

Spending the day with her eldest son, Gwen Stefany and Kingston were spotted making their way around Beverly Hills, California on Thursday afternoon (February 25).

Joined by a male friend, the No Doubt frontwoman and her growing boy headed into the Barneys New York department store to check out the offerings before continuing along with the day.

As for her No Doubt efforts, Gwen recently revealed that the bands upcoming yet-to-be-titled album will be heavily influenced by 80s’ music.

“The last few weeks we’ve been listening to the worst of the 80’s, in the sense of bad but good,” Gwen said. “Pop songs, one-hit wonders, nifty songs, things like that. You just go back and find things that you love, and try to figure out how they made them.”

She continues, “They were doing stuff before, but things are kind of starting over. We might re-visit some of that stuff, but it’s the same old chase. It doesn’t matter how we get there - we want to get there, we will, and we’re having fun doing it.”

Source: celebrity-gossip

Mon Feb 22, 2010

ON TODAY'S SHOW:
 
Milt Larsen (born in Los Angeles, California) is a writer, actor, performer, lyricist, magician, entrepreneur, speaker and the creator of The Magic Castle. Larsen was originally a writer for the venerable audience participation Ralph Edwards TV classic, Truth or Consequences (1956–1977) starring Bob Barker. He also wrote the Malibu U television series (1967). Milt and his brother, the late Bill Larsen Jr., were both in television but had grown up in a family of magicians. Their father, a performing magician and respected Los Angeles defense attorney, William W. Larsen Sr., and their mother, Geraldine, the early TV pioneer children's entertainer known as The Magic Lady, published Genii, the Conjurors Magazine, which is still in publication. The Larsen Brothers' father died in 1955, his dream of a place for magicians to gather and swap trade secrets over drinks  unrealized. In 1961 history was made when Milt Larsen met Tom Glover, the owner of the entire hillside property which featured the famed Hollywood hilltop restaurant The Yamashiro. Larsen told Tom about his late father's idea of a clubhouse for magicians, and Glover agreed to Milt's proposal to transform the Lane mansion on Glover's property, below The Yamashiro, into what has since become one of Hollywood's all-time world renowned landmark attractions, The Magic Castle. Milt worked out a lease arrangement with Tom Glover, and almost single-handedly restored the once-stately, albeit dilapidated old house, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue, to its former Victorian period elegance (Milt's grandfather was a master carpenter and taught Milt the art of fine wood-working). Milt's biggest (and at first practically only) supporter was his brother, Bill Larsen Jr., at the time a CBS television producer of (The Danny Kaye Show). Bill Larsen promoted Milt's new enterprise among his network show business connections at every opportunity, bending ears and twisting arms, recruiting members for his brother's unique new private club. When The Magic Castle opened its doors to magicians in 1963, Milt's brother Bill came on board as President of The Academy of Magical Arts and Sciences, and was soon joined by his new bride and former magician's assistant, Irene Larsen, in promoting The Magic Castle worldwide in the international world of magic. On September 15, 2006, Milt and Bill Larsen Jr. were honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California. Milt Larsen has served as a creative consultant for the motion picture Bedknobs And Broomsticks (Disney Studios - 1971). He has appeared as an actor in Television's Hart To Hart (1981 Murder Up Their Sleep), and also a cameo appearance as a spectator (uncredited) in Bedknobs And Broomsticks. He also appeared as the back and hands of actor Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, performing his legendary tablecloth yank at the end of Gomez and Morticia's Tango dance in Addams Family Values (Paramount Pictures - 1993). Milt Larsen and collaborator Bobby Lauher wrote the book for the stage musical Victory Canteen starring Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters fame. Songs were written by Mary Poppins songwriters Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman. Although Robert opted not to participate in the project, Richard Sherman and Larsen also created a long time popular satirical record album which has since made the transition to CD Smash Flops, featuring tongue-in-cheek songs like "Bon Voyage, Titanic", "General Custer", and features "Congratulations Tom Dewey" which was used for the theme song in the stage production Give 'Em Hell, Harry!, a one-man stage play about United States President Harry S. Truman starring James Whitmore later made into an Academy Award nominated film (1975). They also wrote the comedy classic Lp now a CD, "Banned Barbershop Ballads" (Watch World War Three on Pay TV etc).  Richard M. Sherman and Milt Larsen wrote words and music for the comedy musical Pazzazz! (Book by Larsem, Sherman and Joseph Hoffman). The musical had its world premiere at the Granada Center for the Performing Arts Santa Barbara, California in June 2008. It was produced by Milt Larsen and his wife Arlene. In 1956 Larsen produced his first all-star magic revue "It's Magic!" with a new edition playing west coat performing arts centers annually. Now in its 53rd year co-produced by Terry Hill.  Larsen hosts a weekend radio show on CRN Digital Talk Radio Hear Them Again for the First Time featuring rare antique personality recordings from his collection. (2006–present) As entrepreneur he created the Mayfair Music Hall in Santa Monica, California (a Victorrian British Music Hall featuring live stage shows) (1973-1980), The Variety Arts Theatre - Los Angeles (1977-1990) and Caesars Magical Empire at Caesars Palace Las Vegas (1995-2004) He is a member of AFTRA, SAG and BMI and is a member of the Board of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Frequent collaborators include John Shrum, Dr. Thomas Heric, Richard M. Sherman, Carol Marie, Verne Langdon, Tom Glover, Terry Hill, and Ralph Edwards.

Friday Feb 19, 2010

Ed Asner, stars as the lead voice of Carl Fredrickson in the Disney / Pixar's boxoffice hit UP! which  won Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score - Motion Picture, at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards and is nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature. In addition, Ed is currently starring in the one man show FDR around the country and just completed a starring in the feature film, Elephant Sighs directed by Ed Simpson.  Versatile, committed, eloquent and talented are all
adjectives that describe actor/activist Edward Asner. Perhaps best known for his comedic and dramatic crossover as the gruff but soft-hearted journalist Lou Grant, the role he originated on the landmark TV news room comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show and continued in the newspaper-set drama Lou Grant, which earned him five Emmys and three Golden Globe Awards. Asner received two more Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man and Roots. His prolific and much honored acting career demonstrates a consummate ability to transcend the line between comedy and drama. One of the most honored actors in the history of television; Edward Asner has been the recipient of seven Emmy Awards and 16 nominations, as well as five Golden Globe Awards and served as National President of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996. Asner received the Ralph Morgan Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2000, presented periodically for distinguished service to the Guild's Hollywood membership. In March 2002, he was again honored by The Guild as the 38th recipient of the prestigious Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, presented annually to an actor who fosters the highest ideals of the profession.  In addition to his professional versatility, Edward Asner has consistently served and committed himself to the rights of the working performer in addition to advocating for human rights, world peace, environmental preservation and political freedom. A passionate and informed spokesperson for the causes he supports, Asner is a frequent speaker on labor issues and a particular ally for the acting industry's older artists. Some of the many honors he has received throughout his career include the Anne Frank Human Rights Award, The Eugene Debs Award, Organized Labor Publications Humanitarian Award, ACLU's Worker's Right's Committee Award and the National Emergency Civil Liberties Award.  Edward Asner has more than 100 TV credits, which include starring in the series Off the Rack, The Bronx Zoo and Thunder Alley.  Numerous guest appearances include roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, ER, Arliss, The Practice and a recurring role on Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.  Besides commercials and numerous books on tape, he has lent his voice to popular cartoon shows such as The Simpsons, Spiderman and Boondocks.  Asner's dozens of motion pictures include They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, Fort Apache the Bronx, JFK, and the European production of Giovanni XXIII - the highest rated television mini-series in the history of Italian TV as well as the box office hit, Elf with Will Farrell and James Caan.  Asner has done several Hallmark movies and was nominated for another Emmy for The Christmas Card in addition to his Emmy nominated guest appearance on CSI/NY and was the lead voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's 2009 box-office-hit UP!, which won Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score -Motion Picture, at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards as well as 5 Oscar nominations.

 

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Wednesday Feb 17, 2010

Pam McNeely

Media expert and analyst Pam McNeely talks about top TV shows and those that will make it and those that will not. Pop culture discussion of America's TV viewing habits.

Tuesday Feb 16, 2010

 Geoff Edwards - "No Spin Travel" Geoff Edwards is a veteran radio and television broadcaster. He has an Emmy for best talk show host, and an Emmy nomination for best Game Show Host. Besides hosting network game shows, he has appeared as an actor in numerous television shows and movies. In radio, he was top rated in Los Angeles on both KMPC and KFI. With all of this, Geoff never lost his thirst for travel. He has been cruising since 1969 and has twice cruised around the world. From Morocco, to the Marshall Islands, and even to Branson, Geoff 's wit adds a special flavor to his travel commentary. Michael, Geoff's wife, travels with him and records all on film.