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I got crazy lucky. Like, sometimes I think I won the lottery or something. At times it feels like the bottom’s gonna fall out. Just ‘cause I don’t really know how I got here. But I just keep moving forward, and it just keeps getting better and better.” - Channing Tatum on his career Channing Tatum has been a rising star in Hollywood for the last 6 years and is taking Hollywood by storm. ‘Chan’ (his nickname) wasn’t always destined for the silver screen. l Known for his deep resonant voice. orn in Alabama, with German, Irish, French and l B Native American blood. He grew up in the bayous of Mississippi. t school, he was the athletic one, into football, l A soccer, baseball, running and martial arts. l I n martial arts he learnt wuzuquan Kung Fu under Chee Kim Thong. e was also a bit of a ladies man as he pointed out l H that “girls were always the biggest distraction in school.” Graduating he left for college on a football scholarship but soon dropped out. Odd jobs including mortgage broker, perfume salesman, construction worker and kitty/puppy carer at a nursery, filled his time until he became a stripper under the pseudonym ‘Chan Crawford’. This life was made into a documentary called ‘Magic Mike’ that he recently starred in. Of stripping, Channing mentions that “Men go to strip clubs for a pretty simple reason. It’s a carnal, visual thing. The point of male stripping is to bring women onstage and embarrass them so their friends can cheer them on. Women go to watch their friends’ faces turn red and to have a night of camaraderie with their girlfriends.” His real break was a dancer in the music video ‘She Bangs’ by Ricky Martin. From there model work came pouring in, including work for Armani. By 2002 he was also doing TV

Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan-Tatum

commercials for Pepsi. Appearing in Vogue, and for Dolce & Gabbana, Nautica and Abercrombie & Fitch, he was also signed for the Italian Beatrice Model agency and Ford Models of New York. At the time, Channing commented on the modelling business “The more you try to look sexy, the lamer it is, so you just have to commit to the comedy.”

Modelling helped his life: “It’s made my life, and my family’s life, a lot easier, because I never knew what I wanted to do and now they don’t really have to worry about me any more. I’ve been able to explore life, and through exploring it I’ve found that I love art, I love writing, I love acting, I love all the things that make sense to me. And I’ve been given the chance to go out and see the world, and to see all the things out there. Not everyone gets that chance”.

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But he found that modelling no longer tested him, so he tried acting. In 2004, he appeared in CSI: Miami and liked it so much he decided to try it out for a career. ‘Coach Carter’ was next in 2005, starring opposite Samuel L Jackson.

His big break came with the dance movie, ‘Step Up’ in 2006, playing a street dancer who falls in love with a ballerina. He prefers more serious roles and his first came in the film ‘A Guide to Recognising Your Saints’ with Robert Downey Jr and Shie LaBeouf. He plays a hood who sorts his problems out with his fists. His performance gained attention from the high brow Sundance film festival and also got nominated as ‘Best Supporting Actor’ at an independent awards ceremony. Channing seems to have a bit of a political conscience as well and in 2008, he played another serious role in ‘Stop Loss’ about soldiers returning from Iraq, and ‘Battle in Seattle’ about the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. Next was the action movie ‘G.I. Joe: The rise of the Cobra’. At first he didn’t want to star as he thought it would glorify war, but after reading the script he saw that it didn’t. He also appeared as Pretty Boy Floyd in Michael Mann’s excellent ‘Public Enemies’. In the filming of ‘The Eagle’ he was filming a river scene and a crew member poured scalding hot water into his wet suit, (it was supposed to be warm water) which resulted in Channing’s pride and joy being burnt. The boiling water “pretty much burned the skin off the head of my dick” and “it was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life.” He recovered quickly though, much to the relief of his then girlfriend, now wife Jenna. In 2012, Channing was busy, hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ and starring in 3 films: ‘The Vow, Haywire and 21 Jump Street’. In November 2012 Channing was named Sexiest Man Alive, in People magazine. 7

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The Future In 2013, he’s set to return in the sequel to ‘G.I. Joe’ with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Bruce Willis. He’ll undertake a more serious role in ‘Foxcatcher’, a true story as a paranoid schizophrenic who went on to kill wrestler Dave Schultz. And he’ll be appearing in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Side Effects’ with Jude Law.

Personal life “My mother taught me how to love. My mom is the most loving person I know.” - Channing Tatum Channing has ADD and a sort of dyslexia. In the summer he still goes back to his grandparents house in Alabama as they raised him in his childhood during the summers. On the set of ‘Step Up’, he met his love, Jenna Dewan. They started dating and were married by 2009. In December 2012 they announced that she is pregnant with their first child.

Jenna Channing’s wife is (much like Channing himself ) an actress, model and dancer. As a dancer she’s been a dancer for Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott. Jenna is of Lebanese, German and English descent. She honed her dancing skills as a cheerleader in Texas before graduating, being voted prom queen and then went on to the USC, the University of Southern California. In 2004, Jenna started acting with the sitcom Quintuplets. She’s also appeared on ‘Melrose Place’ and ‘The Young and the Restless’. In movies, she appeared in low budget schlock horrors, ‘Tamara’ and ‘The Grudge 2’. Her big break came with ‘Step up’ where she also met her future husband Channing. In 2008 her years as a cheerleader came in handy, for the tv film ‘Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal’. In 2012, she was in the straight-to-DVD crime film ‘Setup’ but by 2011 she was cast in the entire series of ‘The Playboy Club.’

Personal life Jenna isn’t too hot on technology quoting ‘I’m about 50/50 when it comes to technology. I can check my email and search for stuff, but if I hear we’re on this and this and this site, then I need an exact link to get there otherwise I’m going to get lost.’ Jenna’s also an animal rights activist, a vegan and a member of PETA.

Channing & Jenna Producers Both Channing and Jenna set up a production house called ‘33andOut Productions’ together. Channing saying back in “I really don’t want to be in any more movies that I don’t produce. Unless it’s with one of the 10 directors that I really want to work with, I don’t have any interest in not being on the ground floor of creating it.” The first thing they produced was called ‘Earth Made of Glass’ about Rwanda and the genocide there. It was selected to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival back in 2010.

Overall Channing and Jenna’s future looks bright together, their political views are obviously fairly similar and that they seem to pick films to star in and make that have a conscience. They must also be all too aware that with age, looks fade and by setting up a production house they can carve a career out in other ways and make a difference.

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So we’re in Spain and life is OK, the economic crisis isn’t helping matters and crime goes up in desperate times, but hey, at least it’s sunny. Well most of the time anyway! But this got me thinking, are there any better places in the world? Surely for sun and climate there can’t be many other places better. So what about other considerations? Like crime?

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Scandinavian countries Most of Scandinavia is a fantastic safe place to live, if a little cold. Norway has beautiful landscapes galore, colourful painted fishing villages and magnificent mountain scenery. It has a very strong welfare system concentrating in particular on women and children. Compensation for the unemployed is excellent and they offer free education. It has low crime and the population is friendly. Norway is prosperous and wealthy and everyone within has cultural and religious freedom. Finland have no real enemies any more and if you want a place to go which is quiet, then this is a great place to disappear. This is the closest country to the North Pole and as the country is snow bound for over 6 months a year, home entertainments are a priority. If you want to get away from it all, the Finland is perfect with the peaceful population and the silent snowy landscapes. Sweden has no major crime, and a peaceful population. Cities like Stockholm and Gothenberg are incredibly beautiful cities to visit and live in and the countryside is stunning as well. While Denmark, has the world’s lowest child-poverty rate as it has exceptional child services. It also has few enemies now, after beating them up a thousand years ago, when Denmark took the name of Viking. Crime is low and so this is a very safe place to live. A bit flat though. Denmark

Other European countries Switzerland has incredible mountains and a population of honest and hard-working people. It’s also fairly safe and as everyone (by law) has a rifle in their homes, then burglary is pretty low!

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Austria has also got incredible scenery and a very low crime rate. The population is friendly as are neighbours. The recent immigration problem has resulted in a few negative incidents but on the whole Austria is still a safe place to live.

The Americas To the north, Canada has low crime and er...snow.

Islands Like New Zealand, some islands are the safest places to live.

Down Under New Zealand with a population of 4 million, is at least safe. It has a close and friendly community and it’s a bit like Britain was like back in the 50’s when you could leave your door unlocked and your things wouldn’t be stolen from the street. It has no enemies and it’s a democracy with high regard for human rights. With incredible scenery, like that seen in the films ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’, you can see rolling green hills, awesome mountains and even glaciers on the South island, this is a paradise to some.

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Tuvalu, is the perfect tropical paradise. With a population of only 10,000 then crime isn’t going to be much of a problem and the people are very friendly. It has beautiful scenery and if you fancy getting away from it all, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a more remote place, as it’s situated between Australia and Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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And to the south, Costa Rica has a stable democracy and is regarded as the safest country in Central America. The population is friendly and honest and so travelling around is safe. It is said that the basis of this friendliness is that the people live the ‘Pura Vida’, the pure life.

Ireland, with a population of just over 4 million, is one of the friendliest places to live in the world. The people are hard working and happy (despite the money troubles) and with it’s culture and entertainments you will find little crime here as well.

Australia, New Zealand’s larger neighbour is also pretty free from crime (car thefts being the main problem). Mineral rich, Australia’s economy is growing each year and has the potential to be huge. With the current boom, crime is falling and that results in safety for the populace. The happy go lucky mindset of the Australian people also make this a nice place to live.

OVERALL

The number one safest place on the planet, that has been rated by visitors world wide is Iceland. Iceland has no old enemies. The people are friendly and happy. Crime hardly exists and petty thievery is very rare. There is also no drug abuse and no homelessness. In 2008, it broke from the Euro after refusing to pay off Iceland’s banks debts (built up from gambling basically). Iceland’s government didn’t think it was fair that the Icelandic population should be in hock for 40 years due to these banks. It has now one of the most stable economies in the world. Europe take note.

So islands seem to be THE safest places on the planet. Personally though, Iceland is a little nippy, Tuvalu is a bit distant and Ireland a bit wet. The Costa del Sol might not be perfect but it ain’t that bad either. 11

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MOVE ABROAD! As an increasing number of Britons look at living overseas, the opportunities for buying a foreign home are greater than ever. Spain continues to be one of the most popular destinations for British expatriates, despite its obvious economic difficulties, as the laid-back lifestyle and the convenience of the easyJet-corridor gives it an allure that is hard to resist. More than four in five expats living in the Costas and Balearics say they have a lower cost of living than they had in the UK, with nearly as many saying they have a better quality of life and are happier than they were when they were in Britain, according to a recent survey by Lloyds TSB International. New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates narrowly beat Spain when it comes to an expat’s quality of life, while Canada and Germany are close behind. A high proportion of expats move abroad because of their own or their partner’s work – around 42pc according to the research – but the quality of life they have when they get there is a significant part of their continued appreciation of their new home. Many people move abroad for job opportunities, but quality of life is also a major factor, and many people are attracted to moving abroad because it offers them a more relaxed way of life, new life experiences or better weather. Whatever the reason for their move, our research finds that two thirds (66 per cent) of expats reported they are happier in their new countries than in the UK.”

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Spain vsOrlando Property prices in France, Spain and the US have plummeted since the financial crisis, causing hardship for those living there, but presenting an opportunity for those moving to those countries. In the US, for example, prices have fallen by nearly 35pc between 2006 and 2012, according to the Knight Frank Global House Price Index. The recent HSBC Overseas Property Report showed that Orlando in Florida and Alicante and Malaga in Spain provide good value for money. For £125,000, you can buy a four-bedroom house in Orlando, or a three-bedroom house in Alicante. James Yerkess, HSBC head of foreign exchange, said: “Florida’s property market has reached the bottom since the bubble burst in 2006, with prices just starting to rise again, enabling foreign buyers to obtain a relatively large home for their budget, which is boosted by a favourable exchange rate and low level of purchase taxes and fees (5pc). “The pound-to-euro exchange rate has increased the most over the past six months, largely as a result of the on-going eurozone crisis. It is up by around 5.7pc, giving buyers with a £125,000 budget €8,563 more to spend. Currently Costa Blanca, Spain, offers the most space for money in Europe. “There is a huge discrepancy in the size of property that UK buyers can purchase on

the same budget in some of the most popular overseas locations. This is a combined result of foreign exchange rates, tax levels and the strength of the property market. Orlando, for example, offers excellent purchase power right now, but European destinations vary.” One thing to remember if you are emigrating is that you may want to get home to see friends and family, or they may be keen to visit you, and costs vary. The HSBC research shows that for a family of four with two flights a year plus car hire, the Costa del Sol is the cheapest region it looked at, with a total cost of £1,186. Unsurprisingly, because of the distance, Orlando was the most expensive on the same basis, at £4,464. So if family contact is important, this is something to take into consideration when you are planning a move overseas.

Facebook&Twitter

What do you do with a problem like Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg

Until September last year Facebook was without doubt THE best social messaging on the planet. Myspace had died off years ago and everybody was on Facebook. Millions were joining each week and it dominated TV, news and the papers. Facebook was a fantastic place to find old friends, chat to them and also find new friends. There were internet sites on how to get the most followers for your business, how to look the coolest, how to be the coolest and all was well. There was even a marked increase in affairs due to Facebook, as suddenly old flames wanted to hook up again and get jiggy.

All this fun was the real reason why Facebook was popular in the first place and it helped to build the brand name. Until September that is, when Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook got greedy. He decided to launch Facebook on the stock market and in September 2012 it floated 421 million shares (15% of the company) at 38 dollars (28 Euros) thus valuing the whole company at 104 billion dollars (78 billion Euros).

And there lay the start of the decline. With shareholders to worry about, Facebook suddenly had to make more money and that’s where the decline of Facebook begins.

Since then Facebook has changed the rules about who actually sees the photos and other things you share on your wall. They’ve reduced it so that around 20% of your stuff gets through to your friends and family. So basically now you have to post 5 times as much in order to get noticed. And part of the algorithm doesn’t make a distinction between how important the posts are. This might annoy some.

The people who it’s really annoyed are the small businesses using Facebook. They could spread the word about their products (or music, art, writing etc.) and if people liked it they could add to their followers.

The problem now is that only 20% of people previously following them 4 months ago can now see their new products, music or art.

business isn’t all that popular at the moment. Especially with the common man who are likely to use Facebook.

So why has this been done? Money. Now people have to pay a fee so it can get to the full 100% of your followers. You now have to pay to sponsor each post and that money goes directly to Facebook. Now this is all very well for big businesses but for smaller ones which made their entire trade from the uniqueness of Facebook? Then it’s financially disastrous. One normal sized small business estimated that they would have to fork out up to 70 thousand pounds to do something which was free 4 months before.

Even though numbers like 1 billion people are mentioned as users it’s probably in reality close to half that when judging daily usage. Many users also have another account so they can do well in one of their games and such like. Others like to pretend to be someone else. This is quite a difference when planning a business model on those numbers. It will also mean that Facebook’s popularity will wane because if small businesses aren’t happy then this will spread to all. Keep an eye out for the deletions, there’s nothing like a stampede when people move on to the next big thing.

The result for these businesses is a slowing of trade and in turn they’ll have to look for other cheaper and ideally free venues to show their wares. That means all things creative will disappear from Facebook unless you’re a loaded millionaire or a large corporation who can stump up the cash. Big businesses might enjoy the lessening of competition on Facebook but then again big

In fact now the whole Facebook model Is built around identity theft for business profit. You can opt out of this and keep your stuff private but Facebook have already changed the privacy settings and so what’s to stop them doing so again on the quiet.

The decline of Facebook is already happening (though Facebook denies this) and in December 2012, 600 thousand British users and over a million in the United States deleted their account. On top of this there’s the whole issue of privacy and how Facebook keeps changing the goalposts on this one. All your likes get profiled and sent to advertisers which is why those adverts on the side are all strangely relevant to you.

So is this the end of Facebook? Well yes, if a free alternative is found. People want stuff for free and if that simply means setting up a new account, then they will. There can only be loyalty from the user if there is loyalty to them. All Facebook is at the end of the day is a glorified mix between Myspace and Hotmail chat. No one remembers them but they were the big thing back in the day.

Facebook&Twitter

So what are the alternatives?

Now Instagram has been bought by Facebook so that’s out. But there’s Tumblr and interestingly Myspace has renewed itself lately and remains free. The biggest competitor to Facebook at the moment is Twitter.

Twitter

A curious and simple website where you can put down your thoughts in 140 words. These 140 words can contain links to things you like, photos you’ve done or simply your thoughts for the day.

If you’re interesting you can slowly build followers who want to hear what you’ve got to say. If you’re interested in the everyday lives of other people, be it ‘normal’ people with something to say or celebrities who have little to say, then you can ‘follow’ either.

It is strangely addictive because the most curious of people can have the funniest or most profound things to say. Celebrities love it and self promote endlessly and it’s always fun to see celebrities get into slanging matches between each other.

As Twitter is free and has other specialities like ‘twitpic’ then you can load up your pics just like Facebook. It has no chat but then people with smart phones are often using other chat programs like ‘Whatsapp’, so Facebook isn’t essential there either. Hotmail also still has its chat function. And as you can connect all of them together, linking all the email addresses and the like then you no longer have to rely on any of them and can switch between. Facebook will probably survive, just as Myspace has done, but now that Facebook are starting restricting access to other people, then the idea of the best social messaging site begins to ring quite hollow.

Facebook will have to adapt to growing and changing markets and if they don’t then they’ll become history. If twitter or any other site adapts itself to greet those disillusioned Facebook users, then they could go from strength to strength.

Time will tell.

Fashion & Beauty

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More bags are also showing us their innards this season, with perspex, PVC and other transparent materials taking the place of the more conventional leather and canvas. The high street is catching on fast to the see-through trend that will have many of us putting our belongings on display this season.

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Shoe fashion trends for Spring/Summer This season is all about detail. Metallic, beaded and transparent footwear will be seen in the shops by big name designers. An ankle strap is also a crucial trend whether it be for heels or flats.

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Celebrity Gossip

Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan-Tatum Due Date: June

Yes, he is off the market for definite now! This will be the first child for couple, who tied the knot in 2009 after meeting and falling in love on the set of Step Up. A rep for the Magic Mike star broke the news to People Magazine on Dec. 17, saying, “They are pleased to announce that they are expecting the birth of their first child next year.” Speaking in November, the Magic Mike star hinted that he and his wife were thinking about starting a family. “I’m ready; I think she’s ready... The first number that pops into my head is three, but I just want one to be healthy and then we’ll see where we go after that,” he said.

Jamie Bell & Evan Rachel Wood Due Date: In the Summer Seems only yesterday that the 14 year old star of Billy Elliot was dancing across TV screens everywhere! Now this will be the first child for the couple, who tied the knot on Oct. 30, 2012. The actress shared the happy news via Twitter on Jan. 11. “Remember when I said, ‘No baby on the way here’ Well, I didn’t know there actually was!” she posted. “Thanks for all your warm wishes. We are very happy. I’m gonna be a mama!”

Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell Due Date: April This will be the first child for the House of Lies actress and Parenthood actor, who’ve been engaged since 2009. A close friend of the couple broke the news to People Magazine on Nov. 5, saying: “They’re so excited they’re both ecstatic. They can’t wait to become parents.”

Roberto Zincone & Malin Akerman Due Date: April This will be the first child for the Rock of Ages actress, 34, and her husband of five years, musician Roberto Zincone. The blonde beauty announced her pregnancy on the red carpet of the Environmental Media Awards Sept. 29. “It’s kind of like when you are hungover ... but it’s that kind of feeling where you want to eat everything greasy ... so the diet is great, I love it!” she told E! News.

Marvin & Rochelle Humes Due date: June One of Britain’s most stunning couples, The Saturdays singer Rochelle and hunky hubby, JLS’ Marvin, are expecting their first child. The 23-year-old beauty revealed her pregnancy last year just before Christmas on Twitter: “...we have some exciting news to share! Marvin and I could not be more thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child next year. We have always dreamt of being parents and the news is the best early Christmas present we could have asked for.” Marvin announced, “Rochelle and I are SOOOOO excited to tell everyone that we are expecting our first baby!!!”

Pasquale Rotella & Holly Madison Due Date: March The mum-to-be told People Magazine on Oct. 18 that she’s expecting a daughter. This is the first child for the former Playboy Playmate, 33, and her boyfriend of nine months, 38 year old party promoter Pasquale Rotella. The former Girls Next Door star confirmed to Us Weekly that she and Rotella are expecting. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom,” she tells Us. “But I thought it would take longer!” The mom-to-be, who is due to give birth any day, says she’s had a healthy pregnancy. “I’ve been lucky!”

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Due Date: June This will be the first child for the twosome, who started dating in March 2012. Kanye shocked his fans when he announced Kim’s pregnancy during his Atlantic City concert on Dec. 30. He asked his ‘people’ to stop the music, before grinning broadly and telling the crowd to “make some noise for my baby mamma right here”. We take it this pregnancy will not be low-profile at all! Sister Khloe Kardashian Odom immediately took to Twitter to share her happiness: “Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members!” she wrote. “Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!!”

Prince William & Kate Middleton Due Date: July This will be the first child for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who famously tied the knot in April 2011. Rumours of a royal baby had been flying for weeks when Buckingham Palace announced the news last Dec. 3 - the same day Kate was admitted to a hospital in central London with hyperemesis gravidarum (or severe morning sickness). Since then, Kate’s pregnancy, thankfully has progressed healthily.

David Walliams & Lara Stone Due Date: In the Summer Lara Stone and David Walliams confirmed the news that they are expecting their first child together. The comedian announced on Twitter: “Some wonderful news. My beautiful wife Lara is pregnant. We are having a baby! It is due next year and we both couldn’t be happier. Dx”

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She then married Kieran in a whirlwind wedding ceremony in the Caribbean just a few weeks later. We knew Katie could move fast, but this was almost unprecedented.

However, the latest news from the reality TV star surpasses all of that: she’s pregnant with her new husband’s child – her fourth – just a few weeks after they tied the knot. Sharing the news in her weekly column in The Sun, she writes: “It comes as a shock. But we’re all over the moon.”

Victoria Beckham

The 38-year-old fashion designer sparked speculation she’s had sur gery on her lips when she attended her husband Da vid’s debut soccer game for his new team Paris Sai nt-Germain. Victoria wa s photographed covering her mouth with her han ds as she nervously watch ed the recent match in France. Friends of the star have come forward to reveal Victoria’s inner turmoil over her desire to keep her youthful loo ks by way of expensive surgery while keeping this hidden fro m people. Insiders say the star is wo rrying about her mouth and famous pouting lips in particular. “Victoria’s worried that she looks like she has a trout pout,” an insider finished. “She’s particularly self-consciou s over it, as all she ever wants is a very discreet plumping effect. She’s mortified and is saying: ‘I’m worried I’ve gone too far!’”

Elin Nordegren dating new Billionaire Tiger Woods’ 33-year-old ex-wife has been dating 53-year-old billionaire Chris Cline since Christmas.

Both Nordegren and Cline - a coal magnate worth a reported $1.2 billion dollars, own homes in a North Palm Beach, Fla. oceanfront community called Seminole Landing. The reports of Nordegren’s new romance come nearly two months after The National Enquirer claimed that Woods was trying to win back his ex by offering her a $200 million pre-nup. Woods refused to comment.

When Katie Price suddenly announced she was engaged to new partner Kieran Hayler, the news came as a bit of a shock: she’d been engaged to Argentinean model Leandro Penna just a couple of months before.

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Star Trek: The Game

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut focuses on the story of FBI special agent Francis York Morgan as he investigates the murder of a young woman in the town of Greenvale. In this small town, players have to solve a murder mystery and survive against the killer and supernatural creatures that have taken residence. Along with the original story and gameplay, there are some new features, including HD graphics, an updated control system, a brand new scenario from the game’s director, Hidetaka Swery Suehiro, and DLC to keep the mystery going once you complete the main campaign. Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

This action-packed Star Trek game is based in the continuity set up in the 2009 reboot of Gene Roddenberry’s classic series by J. J. Abrams. The game offers a sweeping journey of epic proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the latest 23rd century weapons and gear. It boasts a story filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy. And for the first time ever, players are cast as Captain James T. Kirk and Spock in an unprecedented co-op experience. Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows. n

What if our greatest heroes became our greatest threat? From the indomitable DC Comics and the makers of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat comes Injustice: Gods Among Us, a bold fighting game featuring a large cast of favourite DC Comics icons. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale. A deep, original story compliments the fighting action that pits many of the great heroes and villains from the DC universe against each other. Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U. n

Dead Island Riptide The survivors of Banoi thought they had escaped the terrors of the tropical island and survived the apocalypse on a corrupted paradise. Then their fate took a turn for the worse. Shortly after the battle-hardened team had landed their helicopter on a military ship, a furious storm hits and havoc quickly spreads on board. With invigorating new elements infused into a proven mix, Dead Island Riptide reanimates the zombie terror for a second battle for life against the dead. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. n 25

Film REVIEWS April’s cinema releases

Oblivion

Cast: Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Melissa Leo. Director: Joseph Kosinski.

Director: Brian Helgeland.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy.

Genre: Biography, Sports, Drama.

About the film: On a future Earth evolved beyond recognition, humanity seeks a new home in the stars. Only one man (Tom Cruise) can find the truth and discover hope for our future. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind. Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, his soaring existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands. n 26

Cast: Harrison Ford, Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, T.R Knight.

Scary Movie 5 Cast: Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen, Kate Walsh, Heather Locklear. Director: Malcolm D. Lee. Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sequel, Spoof. About the film: Snooty, aloof, imperious, and oversexed French dance company director Pierre is putting on a new production. Jody, a Caucasian late-20s mother of two and her late-20s African American friend Kendra are both vying for the lead in the production. Jody’s extremely controlling former dancer mother is determined that Jody will have the brilliant career that eluded her. The highly skilled mid-30s Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, gets cut from the production and goes berserk. n

About the film: The story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 42 stars Harrison Ford as the innovative Dodger’s general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show, and Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, the heroic African American who was the first man to break the colour line in the big leagues. n

The Evil Dead Cast: Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci. Director: Federico Alvarez. Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Remake. About the film: Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.

Jurassic Park 3D Cast: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldbum, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson, Ariana Richards. Director: Steven Spielberg. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci- Fi, 3D, Post 3D. About the film: A wealthy man has created an island amusement park filled with dinosaurs cloned from fossilized DNA. When he invites experts to endorse it, nature takes over. n

Iron Man 3 Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale. Director: Shane Black. Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D, Sequel, Comic Book, Super Hero. About the film: In Marvel’s Iron Man 3, Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his world reduced to rubble by a malevolent enemy and must use his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him as he seeks to destroy the enemy and his cohorts. Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? n

Gadgets & Stuff

r o . . . d r Wei ? l u f r e d won This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcased some amazing technology. Amongst all the appliances and electronic devices, some rather interesting gadgets and gizmos were revealed! This month, we take a look at some of the stranger gadgets and technology...

LENOVO’S 27-INCH TABLET Lenovo managed to one-up even the largest tablets at CES this year, with their 27-inch IdeaCentre Horizon. In Lenovo’s defence they do call this device a ‘Table PC’, but looking at the advert they clearly intend it to be used as a mobile product.

THE DUAL-SCREEN YOTAPHONE Lenovo managed to one-up even the largest tablets at CES this year, with their 27-inch IdeaCentre Horizon. In Lenovo’s defence they do call this device a ‘Table PC’, but looking at the advert they clearly intend it to be used as a mobile product.

iPOTTY One of the more unusual iPad accessories on show this year, the iPotty will teach children potty training while they play with their iPads, when it goes on sale in the spring.

FURRY BRAINWAVE SENSOR Necomimi’s Brainwave Cat Ears apparently capture brainwave data, filter out any electrical noise and convert your brainwaves into movements of the headset’s ears. All for under £100!

SINGING TOOTHBRUSHES These Brush Buddies toothbrushes for children (or adults) will play the songs of One Direction, Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga while you brush your teeth.

iMUSIC BODY RHYTHM Uwe Diegel is a former concert pianist, turned medical product designer. His latest invention arrived at CES via Kickstarter, and is designed to let you feel the rhythm of your music. The iMusicBodyRhythm is a massage vest that pulses to your beats. Simply connect the vest to your iDevice, and you can get a massage to the beat of your music, or create your own beats with a virtual drumkit.

THE HAPIFORK According to French company HAPIlabs, eating too fast is one of the main reasons some of us put on. The HAPIfork monitors you in real-time, and warns you with a gentle vibrate (sending your forkful of peas everywhere) and some flashing lights if you’re eating too fast, whilst the accompanying app tracks your eating habits over a period of time. 29

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