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Live Nation Teams With Insomniac Events in ‘Creative Partnership”
During a panel at his own EDM Biz conference, Insomniac Events' CEO Pasquale Rotella casually confirmed what his long been rumored: His company will formally partner with Live Nation. Described as a "creative partnership," the venture will allow Live Nation to access the festival brand's loyal and fast-growing fanbase, while providing the promoter the benefit of Live ...
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Australia opt for OConnor for first Lions Test
Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the British and Irish Lions at Suncorp Stadium with Kurtley Beale included on the bench.The starting XV picked by coach Robbie Deans features three debutants in full-back Israel Folau, flanker Ben Mowen and inside centre Christian Lealiifano.Folau is competing in his first season in professional rugby ...
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Shearer People are laughing at Newcastle
Alan Shearer believes the appointment of Joe Kinnear as Newcastle's director of football has turned the club into a laughing stock.Kinnear has wasted little time in making his presence felt with a series of free-ranging interviews which have hardly enhanced his reputation as he struggled to pronounce the names of some of his players, as well as managing director Derek Llambias.Llambias ...
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Fares hike reversed in effort to end Brazil protests
City leaders in Sao Paulo say they are reversing a hike in bus and subway fares which has sparked widespread protests across Brazil.Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and state governor Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference that the fare increase has been abandoned.It is not yet clear what impact the U-turn will have on the street protests that have broken out in several Brazilian cities. ...
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World Bank grants $20m to Haiti
The World Bank has given $20m to Haiti for cleaning up its public resources and making them more transparent.The grant will help Haiti improve public financial management, procurement practices and performance of the national electrical company. It will also create a tracking system to monitor budgets and a single treasury account to manage funds.The grant is the third approved for Haiti by the ...
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Taoiseach to meet European leaders in Vienna
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will travel to Vienna today to meet other European leaders for a summit to prepare for the next European Council meeting.He will join the President of the European Commission Jos Manuel Barroso and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the meeting of leaders of the European People's Party.They are preparing the agenda for a meeting of the European Council on June 27 ...
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Beady Eye to perform Oasis songs
Beady Eye will play Oasis songs on their tour.The Liam Gallagher-fronted rock band will dust off tracks made famous by the singer's previous band with brother Noel Gallagher on their UK tour, which kicked off in Manchester yesterday.Pondering which songs they may play, guitarist Gem Archer is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: "They're always there and we know that we can use ...
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Corbisiero to start for Lions
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland revealed that Alex Corbisiero's superior scrummaging resulted in his selection ahead of Mako Vunipola for Saturday's opening Test against Australia.The rampaging Vunipola was expected to feature at loosehead prop at the Suncorp Stadium after impressing during his four starts on tour, but he lost out to his England rival.Corbisiero was a late ...
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Singapore shrouded in fire smog
Officials in Singapore are urging people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution after a smoky haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened ...
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Injured making an arrest police dog becomes a celebrity
New York: He waited by an elevator on the 13th floor of Police Headquarters, the final stop Wednesday in a whirlwind of television appearances and newspaper interviews since his line-of-duty injury the previous day: broken teeth, swollen snout.So the day went for Bear, a 6-year-old German shepherd with the Transit Bureau, and his handler, Officer Vincent Tieniber, after what had seemed a routine ...
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Egyptians rappin away their feelings Revolutionary music a new outlet
"Arabian Knightz" is one of the rappin' Revolutionist bands (Photo courtesy of the band's Facebook page) The political turmoil that has been gripping the nation for more than two ...
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Police arrest 3 panhandlers on Hollywood Walk of Fame suspected of stabbing killing woman
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are selling their Spanish-style Los Angeles estate in Pacific Palisades. It was the first home the Hollywood couple bought together back in 1988, ...
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Trump family adds celebrity status to Vancouver hotel and condo announcement
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Bill Rancic Explains Why Some Reality Show Winners Fade Away Has Adorable Moment With Wife Giuliana—Watch Now
had to say about how most reality stars' flames tend to flicker after 15 seconds."I think a lot of the winners on these reality competition shows fade away, but I think at the end of the day, you have to have a good work ethic," Bill explained. "A lot of them expect to have everything fall into their lap and that's not the ...
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Govt bond trading bands removed for day FIMMDA
Sponsored in part by Swiss govt, the 115-ft catamaran is crowned with solar panels that retract in port but open like a bird's wings to take best advantage of the sun's rays when at ...
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Local Nominates JP Miller for Star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Montgomery Miller, a son to the late writer, announced today that JP Miller's nomination was submitted on May 31st, for consideration by the Walk of Fame nominating committee for the 2014 schedule of ...
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Local bands foreign gigs
Local punk band The Caulfield Cult live a rock 'n' roll lifestyle - albeit one on the other end of the spectrum from the private jets and five-star-hotel-thrashing antics of the superstar names. While most of their peers in their late teens and early 20s are taking backpack and gap-year holidays in foreign lands, they spend their holidays performing in bars around Europe and sleeping ...
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‘Wonderful theatrical experience’ key says new Seattle Opera leader
Aidan Lang, director of New Zealand Opera, will become general director of the Seattle Opera in September 2014, after the retirement of longtime general director Speight ...
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Secrets of a Trailer Guru How This Guy Gets You to the Movies
own company in Santa Monica, California. It’s one of the go-to trailer boutiques for an elite group of Hollywood filmmakers that, in addition to Fincher, includes Spike Jonze, Terrence Malick, and the Coen brothers. And they all want what he’s selling: trailers that not only capture the spirit of their movies but get people talking. ...
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James Gandolfini Movies True Romance Zero Dark Thirty Not Fade Away Where The Wild Things Are More
1993 Tony Scott movie "True Romance." (Warning: Link NSFW.) Gandolfini reunited with Scott for "Crimson Tide" in 1995; that year also found him starring in "Get Shorty" as Bear, a gruff and physical bodyguard with a heart of gold. Other supporting parts in "A Civil Action," "8MM," "She's So Lovely," "The Juror" and ...
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HBO Paying Tribute to James Gandolfini
HBO: James Gandolfini Was a 'Special Man' and a 'Great Talent' The pay TV network will include the following message in telecasts, including the one scheduled for 10 p.m. Wednesday on HBO Signature: "HBO mourns the loss of James Gandolfini, a beloved member of the HBO ...
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Sony Shareholders Press CEO on Proposed Hollywood Sell-Off
told shareholders at their annual meeting that entertainment is a vital part of the company, but that the board will consider the proposal from hedge fund Third Point to sell a 15 to 20 percent stake in the profit-making ...
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Microsoft Reverses Decision to Impose Restrictions on Used Games for Xbox One
E3: Xbox One to Launch in November for $499 Last week at E3, Microsoft had said it would put restrictions in place to limit the sale of used games for Xbox One. Later that same day, Sony received enthusiastic applause at its press conference when, in previewing its competing PlayStation 4, it said it would instead allow players to lend, trade or resell used disc-based games as they choose. ...
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Kim Kardashians Early Labor Youre Not Doing the Baby Any Favors By Keeping It Inside Says Doctor
Asked about the possibility of Kim having developed preeclampsia, Velenton said, "A lot of times it'll happen to first-time mothers and it's really characterized by having a little bit of swelling in your extremities, also some pain and headache, really in the late third trimester and the cure for it is ...
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James Gandolfini Dies Restaurant Where Sopranos Shot Iconic Finale Packed With Fans
had died suddenly today at 51, fans flooded back to the scene of where the groundbreaking HBO series left them hanging on June 10, 2007-Holsten's diner in Bloomfield, N.J."People are just here reminiscing," Holsten's co-owner Chris Carley exclusively told E! News, noting that easily 400 to 500 people had filed in since hearing of Gandolfini's passing. "They are here ...
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