Friday, 4 April 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Styles discussing movie roles?

Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Styles discussing movie roles?
Leonardo DiCaprio has invited Harry Styles to hang out and talk about potential acting roles.
The 'Wolf of Wall Street' star wants to spend some time getting to know the One Direction hitmaker, and it is said his production company is willing to offer the singer a number of movie parts.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: 'Leo's production company Appian Way has at least ten movie projects in the works with roles that could interest Harry.
'Leo's invited Harry over to his house for a long weekend when their schedules allow to talk work and women. Bradley Cooper will probably be around too.'
Fans concerned about the future of the 'Story of My Life' boyband shouldn't be too worried though after the group went on record to dismiss rumours they could split up to pursue solo careers.
Harry recently said: 'We're not breaking up. We've spent every day together for months and forgot what my mum looked like. It's just holidays.'
His band mate Liam Payne has also rubbished claims of an imminent break-up, pointing out they have already started work on their fourth album.
He added: 'We have been writing away for the next album and rehearsals are just about to start soon for the tour. We're not splitting up.
'We're on WhatsApp messaging each other all the time, talking about song ideas and just funny stuff from our day.
'It's been a while since we have all been together so we are enjoying being back in each other's company.'

Kate Winslet is ‘haunted’ by her ‘Titanic’

Kate Winslet is ‘haunted’ by her ‘Titanic’
Kate Winslet is still 'haunted' by her nude scene in 'Titanic.'
The Oscar-winning actress, who stripped down for an intimate moment in the 1997 blockbuster, during which her co-star and good pal Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jack Dawson, draws a picture of her character Rose DeWitt Bukater's naked body, admits she finds some parts of the movie 'very uncomfortable' to watch and refuses to sign photographs or recreations of the original drawing. 
The 38-year-old beauty told Yahoo! Movies: 'I don't sign that [picture]. It feels very uncomfortable. Why would you do that? People ask me to sign that [picture] a lot.
'There's a photo of it as well that someone has lifted from a still of the film, and that photo gets passed around too. I'm like 'No! I didn't mean for it to be a photograph that I would end up seeing still 17 years later.'
The actress, who has a four-month-old son, Bear, with her husband Ned Rocknroll and children Mia, 13, and Joe, 10, from previous relationships, added: 'It's still haunting me. It's quite funny really.'
The 'Divergent' star recently admitted she often 'vomits' before shooting challenging scenes.
She said: 'I think you get really good at mind-f***ing yourself, to be honest. Acting is bloody scary. I still have moments when I think, 'I can't do this - everybody thinks I'm absolutely sh*t.' There are scenes I absolutely dread - there was a scene in 'Labor Day'; the whole courtroom sequence in 'The Reader'. I often throw up, which I'm a bit embarrassed about. It's the adrenaline.'

Ronaldo to sit out Real Sociedad clash

Ronaldo to sit out Real Sociedad clash
The 29-year-old will be rested for the trip to the Basque country but Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident that he will be fit for Tuesday's clash with Dortmund
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will sit out Saturday's trip to Real Sociedad, but believes his star man will be firing on all cylinders for the clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

The Portuguese scored his side's third goal in the 3-0 win over Jurgen Klopp's side in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash, but limped off late on.

And he will be rested for the match in San Sebastian against the Basque outfit but should be fine to line up in the return leg in Germany.

"Cristiano will rest. He is tired and has a bit of a problem," the former Chelsea boss told reporters. "We prefer him to stay in Madrid, work and get ready for the next game.

"On Tuesday he will be fresher and can recover better. He has played a lot of games. We just want him to rest.

"I've spoken with Cristiano and together we decided it was better he rested. It's normal he wants to play all the game but there's no problem."

The Italian has not decided who will replace the 29-year-old against Sociedad and insisted there are a number of possibilities to choose from.

"We have options," he added. "Alvaro Morata could play, we could change Isco's position or move the other forwards around.

"Gareth Bale is playing well, consistently. He could change positions with Cristiano missing."

Madrid, who are currently third in La Liga, are hoping to keep the pressure up on title rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid not behind Barcelona transfer ban, insists vice-president

Real Madrid not behind Barcelona transfer ban, insists vice-president
The Madrid director has dismissed suggestions that the capital club filed a complaint against their rivals to start off an investigation
Real Madrid vice-president Pedro Lopez Jimenez has stressed that the Santiago Bernabeu side did not play any role in Fifa's decision to hand Barcelona a ban for the next two transfer windows.

The reigning La Liga champions were sanctioned by world football's governing body over the breach of regulations relating to the acquisition and registration of foreign players under the age of 18.

Barca president Josep Bartomeu revealed on Thursday that Fifa opened an investigation into the Catalans' transfer policy for youth players after an "anonymous complaint" from an "unnamed club", fuelling speculation that Madrid were somehow involved in the sanction.

Nevertheless, Jimenez has made it clear that the capital club are not behind their arch-rivals' sanction.

"Neither Real Madrid, nor myself as a member of Fifa, have anything to do with the sanction that's been handed to Barcelona," Jimenez told AS.

"My membership of the Players' Status Committee is unrelated to Florentino Perez and Madrid. My appointment was a proposal of the European Club Association (ECA), of which Barcelona are a member, too.

"In neither of the two meetings that I attended did we discuss a sanction for Barcelona.

"I want to make it clear that the Players' Status Committee does not have the power to hand out any sanctions. All we do is study the documents that we receive. I have nothing to do with Barcelona's sanction."

Barcelona announced on Thursday that they will appeal their ban.

Pastore keen to stay at PSG

Pastore keen to stay at PSG
The former Palermo star's representative has insisted that a summer move is not an option as he is happy at his current club
Javier Pastore's agent Marcelo Simonian has made it clear that the attacking midfielder has no interest in leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.

The Argentine has struggled to hold down a first-team place under Laurent Blanc at the Parc des Princes, with Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani and Lucas Moura often deployed ahead of the 24-year-old.

Pastore has made only 12 starts in Ligue 1 this season and his lack of regular first-team action has led to reports linking him with a move away from PSG.

However, Simonian has reiterated that Pastore is settled in the French capital.

"Javier is happy in France," the former Palermo star's representative told Le Parisien.

"He feels good with his team-mates and the staff and works every day to keep playing for PSG.

"He thinks only of PSG and I can assure you that this is the truth."

Pastore scored his third goal of the season in all competitions on Wednesday as PSG beat Chelsea 3-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg.

The 24-year-old has a contract with the Ligue 1 champions until June 2016.

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION MAKES IT OFFICIAL: ‘SELFIE’ A MENTAL DISORDER


Photo credit: AP
Photo credit: AP
Chicago, Illinois - The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially confirmed what many people thought all along: taking ‘selfies’ is a mental disorder.
The APA made this classification during its annual board of directors meeting in Chicago. The disorder is called selfitis, and is defined as the obsessive compulsive desire to take photos of one’s self  and post them on social media as a way to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill a gap in intimacy.
APA said there are three levels of the disorder:
  • Borderline selfitis : taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day but not posting them on social media
  • Acute selfitis: taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day and posting each of the photos on social media
  • Chronic selfitis: Uncontrollable urge to take photos of one’s self  round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day
According to the APA, while there is currently no cure for the disorder, temporary treatment is available through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).  The other good news is that CBT is covered under Obamacare.
This is unwelcome news for Makati City in the Philippines, especially for its mayor, Junjun Binay, son of the incumbent vice president.  Makati was recently named selfie capital of the world by Time Magazine. The mayor even organized a ticker tape parade after his city was bestowed the rare honor

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy

Brendan Eich, Mozilla's chief technology officer and the founder of JavaScript, said the B2G browser-based mobile OS has less software overhead than iOS and Android and therefore can use lower-cost hardware. He spoke at Mobile World Congress.
Brendan Eich, Mozilla's chief technology officer prior to his promtion to CEO, at Mobile World Congress.Stephen Shankland/CNET
Mozilla's new chief executive Brendan Eich has resigned, after being dogged by calls for his resignation after word over his support for an anti-gay marriage bill in California.
Mozilla's board chairman Mitchell Baker announced Eich's resignation in a blog post on Thursday.
"Brendan Eich has chosen to step down from his role as CEO. He's made this decision for Mozilla and our community," Baker wrote.
Mozilla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.