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Pre-order Olivia Newton-John’s “Gaia” from Amazon

Olivia Newton-John’s CD “Gaia: One Woman’s Journey” is now available for pre-order through Amazon for a February 28th release date.

A lot of people had the impression this CD was more along the lines of “New Age” music, but it’s really terrific pop music. Strong vocals and great lyrics make this a terrific CD in my opinion.

Listen to a sample of “Not Gonna Give In To It” from the CD:

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From Olivia about “Gaia: One Woman’s Journey”: “I am so delighted that this very personal album has finally been released in North America. I wrote all of the songs on this CD in 1992 on my farm in Australia, after completing treatment for breast cancer.”

“Every song reflects that experience – my raw emotions and feelings and my close connection to Mother Earth, Gaia. I am so grateful that now, almost twenty years later, I am extremely healthy and that I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet and be inspired by so many wonderful people – fellow cancer thrivers – thank you for sharing your experiences with me!”

You can find more info about the CD by clicking here. I think you’ll like 🙂

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Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts to star together in “August: Osage County”

Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts

Osage County is about to welcome two new high-profile residents: Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.

The Weinstein Company confirmed today that, after being in talks with the Oscar-winning actresses for over a year, Streep and Roberts will appear on-screen together for the first time for the adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer and Tony-winning play “August: Osage County.”

Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts will play mother and daughter in the film, taking on the roles of pill-popping matriarch Violet and complicated, headstrong daughter Barbara, respectively. “After seeing Meryl Streep’s mesmerizing portrayal as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, it has me even more excited and proud to co-star with her,” Roberts said in a statement.

When the three-act “August: Osage County” opened on Broadway in 2007, the Midwestern family drama was heralded as a one of the greatest American plays thanks to its crackling dialogue and tour de force performances (Deanna Dunagan won a Tony as Violet and Amy Morton was nominated as Barbara).

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Third GOP lawmaker supports Maryland marriage equality bill

On Feb. 14, Del. Bob Costa (R) voted for the bill in committee, saying, “I represent constituents and not a party.”

Today, Del. Wade Kach (R) announced that he would be supporting the Civil Marriage Protection Act. Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition working to pass the bill, issued a statement.

Sen. Allan Kittleman (R) was the sole Republican supporting marriage equality last year and, according to Marylanders for Marriage Equality, reaffirmed his unwavering support at a rally in Lawyer’s Mall on Monday evening.

Interestingly, when Del. Sam Arora (D) campaigned for office in 2010, Equality Maryland endorsed him because he indicated support for marriage equality, and he even co-sponsored the legislation when it was first introduced last year. But when it came time to vote, Arora wavered and ultimately conceded that he opposed marriage equality and only wanted to support civil unions.

But now the question has come back around, and the stakes are high for Arora. The Maryland House of Delegates is set to begin debate on marriage equality legislation today with a vote by tomorrow, and at last count, the bill is one vote short of passage. Sam Arora could be the necessary last vote.

Will he honor his promises to his constituents? We’ll know soon.

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“The Simpsons” 500th episode to air

The man at the centre of the Wikileaks scandal will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming 500th episode of The Simpsons. According to a Reuters report, the episode, scheduled to be aired on Sunday (February 19, 2012), will feature the voice of Julian Assange, which was recorded down the phone after the show’s producers’ tracked him down in Britain.

Assange is currently under house arrest in Britain, fighting extradition to Sweden where he would be questioned for allegations of sex crimes.

The storyline for this milestone episode of the long-running show focuses on the Simpsons being banished from Springfield and trailers for the episode have seen Mayor Quimby announcing the results of a vote to have the family removed from their hometown.

The Simpsons was nearly axed by the Fox network after disagreements occurred during contractual negotiations.

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Colbert Report – production suspended due to family emergency

Reuters: Comedy Central has suspended production of the Colbert Report for at least two days, an unexplained development that ignited widespread speculation about the popular satirical news show on Twitter and other social networks.

Comedy Central said the show aired a repeat episode on Wednesday and would again on Thursday due to “unforeseen circumstances,” but did not elaborate. A spokesman for the cable network, owned by Viacom Inc., was not immediately available to comment.

UPDATE: Production on The Colbert Report was shut down on Wednesday due to an emergency with Stephen Colbert’s family, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog. Comedy Central expects the show to resume production next week.

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Music: New love and heartbreak

Facebook knows when you’ve met someone and it knows when you break up. We tell Facebook these things.

For some, a relationship doesn’t officially start until it’s reflected in the “Relationship” field on Facebook, and it’s not really over until Facebook says it is.

The data team at Facebook can see this data for hundreds of millions of people, and as of late last year, it started letting people share their listening activity through the social network.

Mashing these concepts together (relationships and music), the Facebook data team was able to track which songs people in new relationships are most likely to play, as well as the songs they cue up following a breakup.

The song most associated with new relationships was “Don’t Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo. On the other hand, the #1 song breakers-up tended to listen to “The Cave,” by Daniel Ek fave Mumford & Sons.

Here are the complete lists of the most popular music amongst the freshly love-struck or lovelorn created by Facebook’s data team – let me know what you think:

Love-Struck Songs
Songs people listen to when entering into a relationship (listen on Spotify):

“Don’t Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo
“Love on Top” by Beyoncé
“How to Love” by Lil Wayne
“Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars
“Good Feeling” by Flo Rida
“It Girl” by Jason Derulo
“Stereo Hearts” by Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
“Criminal” by Britney Spears
“No Sleep” by Wiz Khalifa
“Free Fallin’” by John Mayer

Breakup Tunes
Songs played by people after ending a relationship (listen on Spotify):

“The Cave” by Mumford and Sons
“Crew Love” by Drake
“All of the Lights” by Kanye West
“Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
“Take Care” by Drake
“It Will Rain” by Bruno Mars
“We Found Love” by Rihanna & Calvin Harris
“Call It What You Want” by Foster the People
“Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez and the Scene
“Without You” by David Guetta featuring Usher

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Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney in Michigan

From NBC News: A poll out today shows Santorum leading in Michigan.

This one conducted for the Detroit News/local NBC affiliate WDIV shows Santorum leading Romney 34%-30%, with Gingrich at 12%, Paul 9%. (Poll was conducted by the Glengariff Group – margin of error of +/-4.4%)

A Public Policy Polling survey found Santorum leading Romney, 39 to 24 percent, among likely GOP voters in Michigan — the state where Romney was born and where his father served as governor.

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Encore airing of “The Candi & Randy Valentines Show” tonight

Dave Koz, Elaine Paige, Donny Osmond and Billy Jeffrey

By popular demand, we are airing our very special Valentine’s Day edition of “The Candi & Randy Show” tonight!

Join us and our very special guests smooth jazz superstar Dave Koz, Broadway & West End theater legend Elaine Paige, the fabulous Donny Osmond and Billy Jeffrey from ABCs “True Beauty” and the Chippendales. They’ll be talking favorite Valentine’s Day memories plus we have great romantic music.

9pmEST/6pmPST – click here to listen in

If you miss the show – and why would you? – you can go to the same link to hear/download the archived show anytime.