16-year-old Simone Black from Rancho Cucumango, CA who came to the show with her dad, who is her mentor and stage dad sang “Sitting on the dock of Bay.” She did a very good job at it and I think she has a good chance of making thr top 10 this year. The judges asked why she performed this song and she said “She wanted to reach out to an older audience.” Randy replied in a surprise “Are you saying that we are old?”… Simone repliaed “No..” but then it apeared that she was getting dizzy and walked towards the front of teh stage and fell off. Her head hit the ground! The judges were up on their feet in a surprise. The show staff called for a medic. The first show pf Hollywood week ends here, with teh audiance having to wait one more day to see what happens to Simone.

On the next days show, Simone is shown getting up a few mninutes later and someone giving her a soda. Her dad walks her out so they can go to a hospital. Turns out she was dehydrated and did not have enough water and food. Doctor told her that she needs to drink a lot of water and eat.

AT&T rebutted such concerns by saying that the “AT&T and T-Mobile USA combination would have offered an interim solution to this spectrum shortage,” and that in “the absence of such steps, customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled.” The spectrum shortage mentioned is a short supply of wireless airwaves. The Department of Justice was going after the deal’s demise by arguing that it violated antitrust laws.

In the New York Times, the Justice Department’s deputy attorney general, James Cole, expressed his view on the deal’s end:

This result is a victory for the millions of Americans who use mobile wireless telecommunications services. A significant competitor remains in the marketplace and consumers will benefit from a quick resolution of this matter without the unnecessary expense of taxpayer money and government resources.

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Apparently, almost 2,000 people have signed on to a Change.org petition demanding that the actor who made hearts melt in 2004’s The Notebook be given a cover. The snub and reaction has received a lot of publicity because 2011 was a breakout year for Gosling. He starred in the summer hit Crazy, Stupid, Love. and in two critically acclaimed fall films: Drive and Ides of March.

George Clooney starred with Gosling in the last film, and he teased the press with the following remarks: “He [Gosling] really wants it. He’s been saying the whole time we were on the set of ‘Ides,’ he was like, ‘How did you pull that off?’” Clooney continued, “So I called up Brad Pitt and we worked with him for weeks on the walk, we told him how to train, everything.”

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The three exchanges demonstrate the way social media has altered the tone and texture of public and private discourse. Aaron Leeks may not have thought it appropriate to ask Michelle Obama to his 2012 Marine Ball had not De Santis and Moore asked out the two actors through YouTube videos. Moreover, if the well-publicized invitations, acceptances, and gala celebrations had not received the attention and approbation they were festooned with, the FLOTUS may not have thought accepting immediately to be within protocol and within social norms.

Sgt. Moore’s addressed this invitation to Mila Kunis: “Hey Mila, it’s Sgt. Moore, but you can call me Scotty. I just want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the Marine Corps Ball with yours truly. Take a second to think about it and get back to me. All right, bye now.”

The cornerstone of the school’s approach to education is “physical activity and learning through creative, hands-on tasks.” In the elementary-grade classrooms, computers and screens are banned, and engagement with the technological staples at home is discouraged. Advocates of such teaching methods argue that computers can have adverse effects on “creative thinking, movement, human interaction, and attention spans.”

If you haven’t been in a public elementary school lately, you may be surprised to learn about the tools that are being used to engage students, and also to boost their test scores. Instead of chalkboards, a la Waldorf, more mainstream schools have been experimenting with futuristic-looking touch screens. There at least a feature that would be more easily expected at a University instead of a third-grade classroom. Policymakers who push for more technology in the classroom cite the gulf in technological access among their students that must be bridged in the school setting to even the playing field. Seems like both philosophies could complement one another.

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Rooney Mara is in the lead role and her co-protagonist is Craig Daniel of Bond-fame. Anticipate the title’s “Girl,” Lisbeth Salander, to make a big impact on fashion. Yes, her look is a little over the top with the bleached eyebrows and severe bowl cut, but many a designer, to say nothing of the regular fashion devotees found on the street, will be taking a cue from her dark and modern wardrobe. It proposes a striking contrast to the conservative and purposefully decorous throwback fashion that has ruled the runways, and the wardrobes of both men and women, as of late.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the second film adaptation of Steig Larsson’s posthumously published best-selling novels. David Fincher, who last directed The Social Network is at the helm of this production.

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