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Taylor Swift Donates $50k to Children’s Cancer Hospital

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Charity, Kind Acts,

Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to a children's hospital in Philadelphia.

The 24-year-old singer has given the large sum of money to The Children's Hospital in Pennsylvania to help fund a music program for youngsters suffering from cancer. The specialized scheme promises to lift the spirits of young sick patients by allowing them to create and produce their own music during their treatment.

"Taylor Swift's gift will help lift the spirits of many patients during a difficult time. Taylor Swift's music is an inspiration to so many of our teen patients," said the CEO of the medical center, Steven M. Altschuler.

Lamia Barakat, director of the Psychosocial Services Program at the cancer center, added, "We can think of no better way to use her gift than to grow our Adolescent and Young Adult initiative designed to support the emotional well-being of our teens with cancer."

Liam Hemsworth Involved in Fight

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies,

Liam Hemsworth was reportedly involved in a street fight in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Hunger Games actor was involved in an altercation outside a bar in Philadelphia when he confronted another man who he thought had thrown a rock at him and his friend. In video footage posted on gossip website TMZ, the man is seen on the ground clinging to Liam's leg, before the actor punches him in the face and pushes his head down, while his pal helps hold the guy down.

Police arrived at the scene and dispersed the crowd, but no official reports have been filed.

Liam and his friend left and the unnamed man - who was bleeding - said, "I don't think [Liam] fared much better." However, sources on the scene said that the 22-year-old actor - who was in the city working on new movie Paranoia - was unhurt and that, despite his claims, no one saw a rock get thrown.

Canada’s journeyman last spotted in San Diego

Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,

Matt Stairs will never retire from baseball. The 42-year old not only has yet to resort to riding out his career as an American League designated hitter, he’s also found a home in San Diego and will see time as both a first baseman and an outfielder. As a Canadian, it was hard enough for Stairs to find his way into the majors, but it seems that it’s been even harder to take him out of them.

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VIDEO: John Mayer Invites 11-Year-Old to Play During Concert

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Performances, Videos, Blues, Rock,

If you find yourself emotional after watching this video, it won’t be because John Mayer’s delivering an apology.

Over the weekend, the singer - who’s been uncharacteristically quiet since his Playboy magazine scandal - granted a wish for one of his audience members. During Sunday’s concert in Philadelphia, Mayer brought an 11-year-old holding a sign that read: “Can I play ‘Belief’ with you?”

Austin Christy, who has been playing the guitar for two years now, told a local paper that he had been secretly practicing that song to surprise his mom one day. It’s her favorite. “I believed in him that he would pull me up on stage and he believed in me that I would do a good job,” Christy said about being chosen.

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This Week on TV (1/14-1/20)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Mini Series, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, ER, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break,

(You can view the whole Revamped TV Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (1/14)

Prison Break (FOX, 8pm): Season resumes. “Michael suffers the consequences of solitary confinement, Sona-style.” I hate to think we left him in there these past few months.
Kyle XY (ABC Family, 8pm): Second season resumes. “Kyle returns to the Tragers to tell them truth about his existence.” Maybe ABC should consider stealing this show to fill their schedule. Otherwise, I’ll never get around to watching it.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 9pm): Regular day and time. “John grows restless and sneaks out of the house to track down Charley Dixon.” Maybe they should have recast Edward Furlong. He would have filled this punk role perfectly.
CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm): Actress Elizabeth Berkeley guest-stars as Horatio’s ex and Kyle’s mother. Wouldn’t it have made more sense if she was on the regular CSI? Then they could have linked it back to her Showgirls years.

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Tour

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, News,

DWTS If ten weeks of Dancing With The Stars is simply not enough, this news might be right up your alley: dates for the next DWTS tour have just been announced. Those lucky to have a stop in their area will have the chance to see celebrities old (Joey Lawrence, Monique Coleman, Drew Lachey) and new (Marie Osmond, Wayne Newton, Sabrina Bryan).

Tickets for the 37-city event go on sale this weekend; the tour begins in Seattle (12/18) and ends in Philadelphia (2/10). Take note: the list of scheduled performers varies depending on location.

Season Premiere of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Debuts in Theaters

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, News,

Those who have been eagerly awaiting Season 4 of Battlestar Galactica may have the chance to see the show in a whole new way. The two-hour debut episode, Razor, will hit select movie theaters on November 12th—almost two weeks before its boob tube premiere.

The free screenings, co-sponsored by Microsoft, will be available to fans (17 or older) in only eight cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas and Seattle.

Razor, a ‘flashback’ episode that will include the return of Admiral Cain, will then make its small screen debut on Nov. 24th. Ten days later, an unrated version of the episode will also become available via DVD.

Microsoft School of The Future Opens In Philly

Posted by Brian Viele Categories: Corporate News, Microsoft,

Classroom at MS-HS The city of Philadelphia fronted $63 million to have Microsoft design a school in a west-philly working district back in 2003. Well, after 3 years, Microsoft’s “School of the Future” opened it’s doors for the first time to 170 teens from the area. The students were chosen from a lottery, and now enjoy learning with laptops and school wide wireless internet. Each student has a “smart card” which they use to access their lockers, track attendance and even monitor their caloric intake. The students aren’t the only one’s with new gadgets either. The teachers have new “Smart Boards” allowing the teachers to write, zoom in and out, and even link to the internet.

But the school isn’t just gadgets and gizmos for the students and faculty, it also incorporates a whole new learning process. This new process is derived directly from Microsoft’s management techniques. Students are called “learners” and teacher’s “educators.” There’s no longer a library, but an “interactive learning center.” There are all sorts of ideas employed here that both remove stress from the “educators” while still looking out for the “learner’s” best interests. Using software to track students’ progress and automatically assigning them help if necessary as well as incorporating current events and real-world data automatically into lessons are just a few of the ways MS new program can help. It truly does help to bring to life the philosophy or the school’s principal Grover that “Learning is not just going to school.”

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