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ESPN layoffs 7000 workers as TV rights fees rise
Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ...
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The Apprentice a psychological assessment | Dean Burnett
The Apprentice is a very popular TV show despite everyone seeming to hate it. There are interesting psychological reasons for why this is the ...
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Cross-dressing Cuban woman who fought for Confederacy a rebel in more ways than one
She was an enigma wrapped in a riddle surrounded by an iron corset. Loreta Janeta Velazquez fought in the American Civil War as man, spied — perhaps for both sides — as a woman, and was denounced as one of the great literary hoaxers of the 19th century after she wrote a book about it. And a century after being erased from U.S. history, she’s back in a PBS ...
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NBC appeals to higher power with ’s ‘Save Me’
Save Me , created by novelist John Scott Shepherd, rushes to establish its premise in the premiere episode, making it challenging to believe at first. There are definite comic possibilities in a character who has God on internal speed-dial, but the first episode is too overstuffed to give us a sense of whether the writers are going to be able to make the setup work beyond a few funny but obvious ...
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FOX NEWS POLL Voters US shouldnt intervene in Syria
Most Americans do not want the United States to get more involved in Syria. A new Fox News poll finds that nearly a quarter of voters (23 percent) thinks the U.S. should get more involved because it's a humanitarian crisis and Syria is a strategically important country. However, nearly three times as many, 68 percent, say the U.S. should stay out because it's a civil war and the ...
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Movie Review
Paper Moon [DVD]
Tatum ONeal was nine years old and had never acted in her life when she played one of the lead roles in Peter Bogdanovichs Paper Moon opposite her father, then superstar Ryan ONeal, and became the (still) youngest person to ever win an Oscar. Some have seen her victory as a sentimental fluke, but watching Paper Moon, its impossible to deny the power and subtlety of her performance a ... ...
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FOX NEWS POLL Most want pre-ObamaCare system
Majorities of American voters say their family will be worse off under the Affordable Care Act, and think it would be better to go back to the pre-ObamaCare health care system. A Fox News poll released Wednesday finds that while 26 percent of voters say their health care situation will be better under the new law, twice as many -- 53 percent -- say it will be worse. Another 13 percent say ...
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Jenna Elfman Returning as Host of Crystal Lucy Awards
PHOTOS: Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2012 The theme of this year's event, "Close Up," celebrates the 40th anniversary of Women in Film, Los Angeles, and will "take a close look at the organization's history and accomplishments, focusing on where women are in the media industries today and examining exactly what WIF needs to do, directionally and programmatically, ...
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Power Lawyers How Aereos Attorneys Beat Hollywood
that had stopped Cablevision’s remote-storage DVR. Diller and Aereo’s leaders knew that the Cablevision ruling raised issues similar to those represented by Aereo and thus would be their best hope of beating the broadcasters. But Aereo’s success was less than assured. Even though the company prevailed at an initial stage by getting a judge to deny the broadcasters’ ...
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Mark Hamill to Be Honored at PromaxBDA Conference
president and CEO of PromaxBDA International. "Breaking on to the film scene as Luke Skywalker and going on to produce, direct and write, he has successfully established himself as one of the leading voice actors through numerous and memorable roles, most notably as the Joker in the many incarnations of the Batman franchise." The Don LaFontaine Legacy Award, which was introduced for ...
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Homeland Adds Boardwalk Empire Actor to Growing List of Guest Stars
A behind the scenes look at our cover shoot of Showtime's crime drama 'Homeland' with Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Claire Danes and Damian ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
In the middle of the Strip, and opposite the Mirage and Treasure Island is the Venetian, adjacent to its sister ...
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