How Julia Roberts watched the royal wedding of London

On Friday, 22.8 million Americans watched the royal wedding on TV, and Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton are proud to say that they were among them.

For Roberts, the historic nuptials doubled as bonding time at home with her 6-year-old daughter.

"I sat with Hazel in my lap watching it," the Oscar winner told Time magazine in a joint interview with Clinton. The two have joined forces to promote the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which brings home-cooking solutions to developing countries.

Roberts, no stranger to onscreen weddings reveled in watching someone else's big day. "It was very exciting," she said of Prince William and Catherine Middleton's nuptials.

Even Secretary of State Clinton found time in her busy schedule to tune in to the wedding, which was also something of a family affair.

"I was on e-mail with my daughter and my 92-year-old mother lives with us," she said, "so the three generations of women in my family were watching the royal wedding." and that was more exiting.

But for Clinton, the glamorous ceremony took on a greater significance.

"I deal with so many painful decisions about what's going on around the world every day," she said. "To relish the happiness of these two young people who carry a lot of the hopes of not only their fellow countrymen and women but people around the world who tuned in it was very joyous."

Not only we but also the people all over the world enjoyed it.Every people pray to God for their happy life.On Friday, 22.8 million Americans watched the royal wedding on TV, and Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton are proud to say they were among them.

For Roberts, the historic nuptials doubled as bonding time at home with her 6-year-old daughter.

"I sat with Hazel in my lap watching it," the Oscar winner, 43, told Time magazine in a joint interview with Clinton. The two have joined forces to promote the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which brings home-cooking solutions to developing countries.

Roberts, no stranger to onscreen weddings reveled in watching someone else's big day. "It was very exciting," she said of Prince William and Catherine Middleton's nuptials.

Even Secretary of State Clinton, 63, found time in her busy schedule to tune in to the wedding, which was also something of a family affair.

"I was on e-mail with my daughter and my 92-year-old mother lives with us," she said, "so the three generations of women in my family were watching the royal wedding." (Nine months earlier, the Clintons celebrated a hotly anticipated wedding of their own when Chelsea exchanged her vows with businessman Marc Mezvinsky.)

But for Clinton, the took on a greater significance.

"I deal with so many ... painful decisions about what's going on around the world every day," she said. "To relish the happiness of these two young people who carry a lot of the hopes -- of not only their fellow countrymen and women but people around the world who tuned in -- it was very joyous."

Death of Bin Laden and a good day America

Osama bin Laden, the world number one terrorist killed by Navy SEALs in an intense firefight, was hunted down based on information first gleaned years ago from detainees at secret CIA prison sites in Eastern Europe, officials disclosed Monday. The U.S. said a DNA match proved the man behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was dead, and millions of Americans rejoiced.

After the gunfire, U.S. forces swept bin Laden's fortified compound in Pakistan and left with a trove of hard drives, DVDs and other documents that officials said the CIA was already poring over.

"The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden," declared President Barack Obama, hours after U.S. forces killed the al-Qaida leader. They then ferried the body out for a quick burial at sea.

Bin Laden's death after a decade on the run unloosed a national wave of euphoria mixed with remembrance for the thousands who died in the Sept. 11 2001, terror attacks. Crowds celebrated throughout the night outside the White House and at ground zero in Lower Manhattan where the Twin Towers once stood. Thousands of students at Penn State University and in other college towns spilled into the streets and set off firecrackers to mark the moment.

"For my family and I, it's good, it's desirable, it's right," said Mike Low of Batesville, Ark., whose daughter Sara was a flight attendant aboard the hijacked plane that was flown into the World Trade Center North Tower. "It certainly brings an ending to a major quest for all of us."

"Woe to his enemies. By God, we will avenge the killing of the Sheik of Islam," he wrote under his online name Assad al-Jihad2. "Those who wish that jihad has ended or weakened, I tell them: Let us wait a little bit."

U.S. officials conceded the risk of newly attack. The terrorists "almost certainly will attempt to avenge" bin Laden's death, CIA Director Leon Panetta wrote in a memo that congratulated the agency for its role in the operation. "Bin Laden is dead. Al-Qaida is not."

FBI spokesman Paul Bresson said, "While there are no specific, bin Laden-related threats at this time, every logical and prudent step is being taken to mitigate any developing threats." There were questions, as well, about Pakistan's role in bin Laden's years in hiding. Both Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said cooperation from the Pakistani government had helped lead U.S. forces to the compound where he died.

By their condemnations, bin Laden's supporters confirmed his death in what U.S. officials said was an operation years in the making. Even so, officials were weighing the release of at least one photo taken of bin Laden's body as part of what Brennan called an effort to make sure "nobody has any basis to try and deny" the death.

U.S. officials said the information that ultimately led to bin Laden's capture originally came from detainees held in secret CIA prison sites in Eastern Europe. There, agency interrogators were told of an alias used by a courier whom bin Laden particularly trusted.

U.S. counter terrorism officials considered bombing the place, an option that was discarded by the White House as too risky, particularly if it turned out bin Laden was not there.

According to officials who declined to be identified by name, bin Laden was shot in the head during a firefight, and his body was identified to near 100 percent certainty through DNA testing. Photo analysis by the CIA, confirmation by a woman believed to be one of bin Laden's wives, who was also at the compound, and matching physical features added confirmation, they said.

In addition to bin Laden, one of his sons, Khalid, was killed in the raid, as was the wife who shielded him, Brennan said. Also killed were two of bin Laden's al-Qaida facilitators, including the one who was apparently listed as the owner of the residence, Brennan said.


Within 40 minutes, the operation was over, and the SEALs flew out — minus one helicopter, which had malfunctioned and had to be destroyed. Bin Laden's remains were flown to the USS Carl Vinson, then lowered into the North Arabian Sea.

There was one last nerve-wracking moment back inside the White House, Brennan said, when the Pakistanis started scrambling their jets and there was brief concern that the U.S. force might be in danger.

The decision to bury the body at sea drew condemnation from some Muslim clerics despite Obama's statement that the burial was handled in accordance with Islamic tradition.

"They can say they buried him at sea, but they cannot say they did it according to Islam," said Mohammed al-Qubaisi, Dubai's grand mufti. "Sea burials are permissible for Muslims in extraordinary circumstances. This is not one of them."

Now total america is floating in happiness for the expected death of Osama Bin Laden.There are also ensured high security in various countries for the possibility of Al- Qaida's attact.

Atlanta Braves Coach Suspended by Major League Baseball

Roger McDowell, the Atlanta Braves pitching coach who allegedly hurled gay slurs at a group of fans earlier last weeked was suspended today by Major League Baseball.


McDowell's suspension will last two weeks, during which time he will not be paid. He was also fined. Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement Sunday, "Conduct by people associated with MLB that shows insensitivity to others simply cannot and will not be tolerated."

Superstar attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Mr. Quinn, tells TMZ, "The fact that Coach McDowell will be subjected to an unprecedented two-week suspension, be required to take sensitivity training and be fined, demonstrates that Major League Baseball believes that homophobic slurs, sexually lewd conduct and threatening behavior by Coaches or any other person employed at a game in the Major League will not be tolerated."

For his part, Justin Quinn tells us, "I am pleased to see Major League Baseball imposing discipline on Coach McDowell for his actions. I love baseball dearly and my family and I are now looking forward to getting back to the ballpark for another game."

McDowell himself released a statement that said, "I understand the decision made today by the Commissioner. I am embarrassed by my actions and I plan to give a personal apology to Mr. Quinn and his family."

The family is demanding an apology from McDowell ASAP for his alleged anti-gay behavior.

A rep for the Braves released an additional statement, saying, “We are concerned by these allegations and the behavior described by a witness today. This in no way represents the Braves organization and the conduct we expect of our employees.”

Trump: White House Dinner was't appropriate

American business magnet Donald Trump was surprised that he was the butt of so many jokes at last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, bemoaning, "It was almost like, is there anyone else they could talk about?"

He feels lonely and thought about the real condition of general people.

The Donald called in to "Fox and Friends" this morning inappropriate" considering that "the American people are really suffering."

He went on to call Seth Meyers "a stutterer" and said he didn't think he'd be "virtually the sole focus" of the evening.
He celebrate a dinner at White House last night.

Angelina Jolie

Date of Birth:4 June 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name:Angelina Jolie Voight

Nickname:AngieCatwomanAngeAJ

Height:5' 8" (1.73 m)

She was growing up in Los Angeles, was no stranger to the film industry, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was learned more about production.

She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven.

Angelina Jolie is an Oscar-winning actress who has become popular by taking on the title role in the "Lara Croft" series of blockbuster movies. Off-screen, Jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. She often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists, and she has a personal life that is avidly covered by the tabloid press.

In her earliest years, Angelina began absorbing the acting craft from her parents - her father is the Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and her mother is Marcheline Bertrand, who had studied with Lee Strasberg. At age 11, Angelina began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She undertook some film studies at New York University and later joined the renowned Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles. At age 16, she took up a career in modeling and appeared in some music videos. Her exotic good looks may derive from her mixed ancestry which is Czech, French-Canadian, Iroquois and English.

In the mid-1990s, Jolie appeared in various small films where she got good notices, including Hackers (1995) and Foxfire (1996). Her critical acclaim increased when she played strong roles in the made-for-TV movies True Women (1997) (TV), and in George Wallace (1997) (TV) which won her a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination. Jolie's acclaim increased even further when she played the lead role in the HBO production Gia (1998) (TV). This was the true life story of supermodel Gia Carangi, a sensitive wild child who was both brazen and needy and who had a difficult time handling professional success and the deaths of people who were close to her. Carangi became involved with drugs and because of her needle-using habits she became, at the tender age of 26, one of the first celebrities to die of AIDS. Jolie's performance in Gia (1998) (TV) again garnered a Golden Globe award and another Emmy nomination, and she additionally earned a SAG Award.

Angelina got a major break in 1999 when she won a leading role in the successful feature The Bone Collector, starring alongside Denzel Washington. In that same year, Jolie gave a tour de force performance in Girl, Interrupted (1999) playing opposite Winona Ryder. The movie was a true story of women who spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Jolie's role was reminiscent of Jack Nicholson's character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), the role which won Nicholson his first Oscar. Unlike "Cuckoo", "Girl" was a small film that received mixed reviews and barely made money at the box office. But when it came time to give out awards, Jolie won the triple crown -- "Girl" propelled her to win the Golden Globe, the SAG Award and the Academy Award for best leading actress in a supporting role.

By mind blowing acting , Jolie began to get in-depth attention from the press. Numerous aspects of her controversial personal life became news. At her wedding to her Hackers (1995) co-star Jonny Lee Miller, she had displayed her husband's name on the back of her shirt painted in her own blood. Jolie and Miller divorced and in 2000 she married her Pushing Tin (1999) co-star Billy Bob Thornton. Jolie had become the fifth wife of a man twenty years her senior. During her marriage to Thornton, the spouses each wore a vial of the other's blood around their necks. That marriage came apart in 2002 and ended in divorce.
Tomb Raider (2001). At first, she expressed disinterest, but then decided that the required training for the athletic role was intriguing. The Croft character was drawn from a popular video game. Lara Croft was a female cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. When the film was released, critics were unimpressed with the final product, but critical acclaim wasn't the point of the movie. The public paid $275 million for theater tickets to see a buffed up Jolie portray the adventuresome Lara Croft. Jolie's father Jon Voight appeared in "Croft", and during filming there was a brief rapprochement between father and daughter.

One of the Croft movie's filming locations was Cambodia. While there, Jolie witnessed the natural beauty, culture and poverty of that country. She considered this an eye opening experience, and so began the humanitarian chapter of her life. Jolie began visiting refugee camps around the world and came to be formally appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Some of her experiences were written and published in her popular book "Notes from My Travels" whose profits go to UNHCR.

Jolie has stated that she now plans to spend most of her time in humanitarian efforts, to be financed by her actress salary. She devotes one third of her income to savings, one third to living expenses and one third to charity. In 2002, Angelina adopted a Cambodian refugee boy named Maddox and in 2005 adopted an Ethiopian refugee girl named Zahara. Jolie's dramatic feature film Beyond Borders (2003/I) parallels some of her real life humanitarian experiences although, despite the inclusion of a romance between two westerners, many of the movie's images were too depressingly realistic -- the film was not popular among critics or at the box office.

In 2004, Jolie began filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) with co-star Brad Pitt. The film became a major box office success. There were rumors that Pitt and Jolie had an affair while filming "Smith". Jolie insisted that because her mother had been hurt by adultery, she herself could never participate in an affair with a married man, therefore there had been no affair with Pitt at that time. Nonetheless, Pitt separated from his wife Jennifer Aniston in January 2005 and, in the months that followed, he was frequently seen in public with Jolie, apparently as a couple.

The Gibson Interview: Jim Dickinson

“The Gibson Classic Interview,” where we open our archives and share with you interviews we’ve done over the years with some of the world’s biggest artists. This week, we revisit Russell Hall’s 2007 interview with Memphis legend Jim Dickinson.

“I’ve tried to create things that have some shelf life,” says Jim Dickinson. “Great records endure because they’re art. Art is supposed to last, and I’ve never tried to do anything else but make art.”

As a producer, session player, and recording artist in his own right, Dickinson has successfully pursued that ambition for last four decades. An integral cog in the Memphis and Muscle Shoals scenes in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Dickinson played piano on countless albums—including recordings by Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones.

Now in his late sixties, Dickinson remains as active as ever. Working at his legendary Zebra Ranch Studio in Independence, Mississippi, he continues to produce albums for a variety of artists, most notably his sons’ band the North Mississippi Allstars. In the past two years he’s also released two superb albums of his own, both of which prominently feature his barrelhouse piano style. Titled, respectively, Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger and Killers from Space, the recordings consists of rough-and-tumble nuggets from what Dickinson calls “the jukebox of my mind.”

You recently set up a Baldwin M1 in your Zebra Ranch studio. What are your thoughts about the instrument so far?

It’s quite a different experience. I’ve never had a new piano before. It’s an amazing instrument—just beautiful. It’s candy apple red, like a ’58 Chevy convertible. It’s big for a baby grand, but small for a grand, which makes it perfect for recording. In a recording situation a grand piano is really too much. The harmonics and the overtone are so strong they wipe out an acoustic guitar, or an instrument like that. But this piano is perfect.

Can you characterize the sound—what makes it distinctive?

It’s got a really good bottom end—really loud and bright. And that may be because it’s red, in all seriousness. For years my favorite studio piano in Memphis has been a Baldwin grand in Sam Phillips’ studio. It’s had the crap beaten out of it, and they don’t really maintain it, but it just keeps getting better and better. This piano sounds like a smaller version of that one. It has a brightness that’s not usually associated with grand pianos.

You did lots of session work in the ’60s. Did you have to change your style of playing a lot?

You do have to be adaptable to do that kind of work. Working for Atlantic, we would go from Jerry Jeff Walker to Aretha Franklin to Carmen McCrae within a single week—covering everything from rockabilly to reggae. What I do as a piano player is really simple and rudimentary. For that reason I can pretty much play with anyone, regardless of genre. I’m not a jazz player, for instance, but I’ve got a little jazz trick that I do. And the same is true of country music. I’m not really a country player, but I’ve got some country tricks. In session playing, the piano—certainly in rock music if not most pop music—should be colorless. You should be able to detect it only when you take it out, when it’s missing.

Do you read music?

No. I’m completely untrained, as far as that goes. I have really bad eyesight—a multiple vision problem that makes reading music impossible.

Your most famous session is the one you did with the Rolling Stones on “Wild Horses.” Ian Stewart was the Stones’ regular piano player at that time. Why didn't he play on that song?

I didn’t know the reason, for 10 years afterward. As soon as they started doing the song, Stu got up from the piano and started packing the gear, as if they were leaving. I was standing with Jerry Wexler, and Jagger came over to me and said, “So, I assume now we need a keyboardist.” Wexler said, “We could call Barry Beckett.” And I said, “Jerry, I don’t think that’s what he means.” So I just sat and started playing.
Did you take anything away from that session that you were able to use later in your own production work?

Yes. Spontaneity. Capturing the moment. As an R&B player, which is what I was then, you play lines and patterns—things that are very rote. And you play the song until you get it right.



What have you been working on lately?

Just yesterday(29th April) we finished another Allstars record. Actually this will be the first record we’ve used the new Baldwin on. I play most of the piano. Kurt Clayton, a local pianist who plays like Billy Preston, is also on one track. The record is going to be called Hernando. It’s coming out in January.

My heart was Broken, On 'When I Was 17:Vanessa Simmon

Vanessa Simmons may not have had a childhood like most of ours but that doesn't mean she didn't experience the same growing pains we all do. Everybody has some experience on his/her childhood.

Just like everyone else, Vanessa went through perhaps the single worst rite of passage for any teen: the first heartbreak. The actress/reality star sat down with MTV to open up about her painful split with her first true love for the latest episode of "When I Was 17,"

As a teen, Vanessa had a serious boyfriend, whom she described as her "high school sweetheart." She reminisced with a laugh about her puppy love with her boyfriend.

But poor Vanessa wasn't heading down the aisle anytime soon as her boyfriend soon broke up with her. Still, the worst was yet to come for the "Run's House" star. "Cut to not even a week after we broke up, he walks into homeroom. He has a necklace with another girl's name on it," she recalled. "Everybody else knew that he was with this other girl, except me. Apparently they were, like, really into each other and kind of serious and I was like, 'When did this happen over the weekend?'

"It felt like my heart literally was breaking," the 27-year-old beauty continued. And while she did commit the ultimate dumped-by-a-jerk sin by getting back with him, something she said she now regrets, Vanessa is truly having the last laugh.

"I ended up breaking up with him at the end of senior year anyway," she told MTV, adding, "it doesn't even matter."
I was more painful that time and that was more affecting.