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July 17, 2008
21:55
Lionsgate Roars With 19 Emmy(R) Award Nominations
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17 Jul 2008 22:22 Africa/Lagos

Lionsgate Roars With 19 Emmy(R) Award Nominations

Studio's Acclaimed AMC Drama MAD MEN Tops Drama Series Category With 16 Nominations, Including Nods for Best Series, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Guest Actor, Writing, Directing and Cinematography

Lionsgate's Hit Showtime Comedy WEEDS Scores Three Nominations, Led by Mary-Louise Parker's Second Consecutive Emmy Nod for Outstanding Lead Actress

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate's (NYSE:LGF) acclaimed AMC drama MAD MEN earned 16 Emmy(R) nominations today -- the most among all drama series -- marking the first time a basic cable program has topped that list. Nominations include nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Supporting Actor (John Slattery), Guest Actor (Robert Morse), Writing, Directing and Cinematography.

The Company's hit comedy WEEDS scored three nominations, led by Mary-Louise Parker's second consecutive Emmy(R) nod for Outstanding Lead Actress for her work in the much buzzed-about Showtime series.

"This kind of recognition by the industry in our first season of MAD MEN and our fourth season of WEEDS is enormously gratifying," said Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate's president of programming and production. "We're extremely proud of both series and congratulate all of our Emmy nominees. These nominations underscore our commitment to generate programming that stands apart from the competition, speaks to audiences with a unique and distinctive voice and embodies the Lionsgate brand for original and cutting edge filmed entertainment."

Lionsgate noted that its July 1st DVD release of the first season of MAD MEN is selling very strongly and its June DVD release of the third season of WEEDS continues to strongly outperform first and second season sales on both DVD and in digital downloads.

MAD MEN received the following nominations:

-- Outstanding Drama Series -- Producers
-- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- Jon Hamm
-- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- John Slattery
-- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series -- Robert Morse
-- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series -- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
(Pilot) -- Alan Taylor
-- Two nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:
-- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Pilot) -- Matthew Weiner
-- "The Wheel" - Matthew Weiner, Robin Veith
-- Two nominations for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera
Series:
-- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Pilot) -- Bob Shaw, Production
Designer; Henry Dunn, Art Director; Rena DeAngelo, Set Decorator
-- "Shoot" -- Dan Bishop, Production Designer; Christopher Brown, Art
Director; Amy Wells, Set Decorator
-- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series -- Kim Miscia, Casting Director
(Pilot); Beth Bowling, Casting Director (Pilot); Laura Schiff, Casting
Director (Series); Carrie Audino, Casting Director (Series)
-- Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series -- "Smoke Gets in
Your Eyes" - Phil Abraham, Director of Photography
-- Outstanding Costumes for a Series -- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" --
John A. Dunn, Costume Designer; Lisa Padovani, Assistant Costume
Designer
-- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series -- "Shoot" --
Gloria Pasqua Casny, Department Head Hairstylist; Lucia Mace, Key
Hairstylist; Anthony Wilson, Additional Hairstylist; Barbara Cantu,
Additional Hairstylist
-- Outstanding Main Title Design -- Mark Gardner, Designer/Director;
Steve Fuller, Designer/Director; Cara McKenney, Main Title Producer
-- Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) -- "The
Hobo Code" -- Debbie Zoller, Department Head Makeup Artist; Ron Pipes,
Key Makeup Artist; Suzanne Diaz, Additional Makeup Artist
-- Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a
Special -- "Nixon Vs. Kennedy" -- Debbie Zoller, Department Head
Makeup Artist; Joel Harlow, Special Makeup Effects Artist; Brian
Penikas, Additional Special Makeup Effects Artist; Jake Garber,
Additional Special Makeup Effects Artist

WEEDS received the following nominations:

-- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series -- Mary-Louise Parker
-- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and
Animation -- "Go" -- Susan Moore-Chong, Production Mixer; Fred Tator,
Re-Recording Mixer; Chris Philp, Re-Recording Mixer
-- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
(Single Or Multi-Camera) -- "A Pool And His Money" -- William Turro,
Editor

Set to launch its second season on AMC July 27, MAD MEN has enjoyed widespread critical acclaim since its premiere and has garnered a long list of honors, including Golden Globe(R) Awards for Best Television Series -- Drama, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama (Jon Hamm); an AFI Award as One of the Top 10 Outstanding Television Programs of 2007 and a Peabody Award among many others. Created and executive produced by Matthew Weiner in association with Weiner Bros., the series depicts the professional lives, social mores and sexual exploits of advertising executives on Madison Avenue circa 1960, when the industry was at its height of glamour, power and prestige. The setting is the Sterling Cooper agency, which sells everything from cigarettes to political candidates, and its protagonist, Don Draper (Jon Hamm), is a fast-rising creative director whose smooth exterior conceals any number of secrets. The ensemble cast also includes Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Rosemarie DeWitt, Talia Balsam, Robert Morse, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton, Rich Sommer, Maggie Siff and Bryan Batt.

Currently in its fourth season, WEEDS continues to push the creative envelope with its daring portrayal of the complicated life of a suburban pot-dealing mom, played by Mary-Louise Parker. Produced by Lionsgate in association with Tilted Productions, the series was created and is executive produced by Jenji Kohan and also stars Elizabeth Perkins, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Allie Grant, Kevin Nealon and Justin Kirk, with special guest star Albert Brooks.

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio with a major presence in the production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, video-on-demand and digitally delivered content. The Company is leveraging its content leadership and marketing expertise through a series of partnerships that include the highly successful FEARNet branded VOD and Internet horror channel with Sony and Comcast, the recent announcement of the fall 2009 launch of a new premium entertainment channel with partners Viacom, Paramount Pictures and MGM, investment in the leading young men's digital distribution platform Break.com, ownership of the premier independent television syndication company Debmar-Mercury LLC and an alliance with independent filmed entertainment production and distribution company Roadside Attractions. Lionsgate also has forged partnerships with leading content creators, owners and distributors in key territories around the world, including Televisa in the U.S. and Latin America, StudioCanal in the UK, Hoyts and Sony in Australia and Eros International in India.

The Company has generated more than $450 million at the North American theatrical box office in the past year and has released a string of hits including THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS, THE BANK JOB, RAMBO, THE EYE, SAW IV, TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED?, GOOD LUCK CHUCK, 3:10 TO YUMA and WAR, most of which have opened at #1 or #2 at the box office. The Company has also forged leadership positions in television and home entertainment with the production of such critically-acclaimed television series as WEEDS and MAD MEN, the distribution of TYLER PERRY'S HOUSE OF PAYNE, FAMILY FEUD, SOUTH PARK, TRIVIAL PURSUIT and THE DEAD ZONE, among others, and approximately 8% market share and the industry's leading box office-to-DVD conversion rate in home entertainment. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 12,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with entrepreneurial innovation and original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.

For further information, please contact:

MEDIA CONTACT:
Leah Krantzler
The Lippin Group for Lionsgate
323-965-1990
lkrantzler@lippingroup.com

Sarah Greenberg
LIONSGATE
310-255-3856
sgreenberg@lionsgate.com

For corporate inquiries, please contact:
Peter D. Wilkes
LIONSGATE
310-255-3726
pwilkes@lionsgate.com

Source: Lionsgate

CONTACT: Media, Leah Krantzler of The Lippin Group, +1-323-965-1990,
lkrantzler@lippingroup.com, for Lionsgate; or Sarah Greenberg,
+1-310-255-3856, sgreenberg@lionsgate.com; or corporate inquiries, Peter D.
Wilkes, +1-310-255-3726, pwilkes@lionsgate.com, both of LIONSGATE

Web site: http://www.lionsgate.com/

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9:17
Only True Love Can Save Your Life and Not Orgasms
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If only Ruslana Korshunova found true love.

This post is very important to all young women who are in love and hate mood swings and are not really happy even though they look and pretend to be.

Depression drove supermodel Ruslana Korshunova to suicide at the tender age of 20.

If only she had found true love...she would not have plunged to her death.

Do not keep your fears and anxieties to yourself.

Love is not having a good time and then be depressed when the party is over.
Love is not having sex and later regret it.
Love is not love if it cannot save your life.

Only true love can save your life and not the spasms of momentary orgasms.

Seek for the love that will last the test of time even when you are all alone and you can still feel the glow and feel the joys of the bliss of true love in your heart and soul.

First, free your mind and fling open the doors of your heart and let love come in and lift your spirit higher.

I want you to have long life filled with love and peace.
If I a former refugee child can be happy today, then you too can be happy.

If you need to talk, call the hotline 234-8073983732.

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4:52
Picking the Perfect Name for Your Baby
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The naming of Jesus came before the presentation in the temple and most Christians declare the names they have chosen for their babies when presenting them to God. The following report is on how to pick the perfect names for babies.

17 Jul 2008 13:15 Africa/Lagos

Picking the Perfect Name for Your Baby

LOS ANGELES, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Choosing your new baby's name is a task fraught with tension for most expectant parents. Will the name be too common in popularity, or too rare? Will it tie negative associations to the child? (There's a reason the name "Adolph" has fallen out of favor the last half-century.) Will the name grow with the child, or sound frivolous during adulthood?

Jennifer Moss, a Los Angeles-based baby-name consultant who advises new parents on naming their children through her website BabyNames.com and by a personalized naming service, offers these tips in her new book, "The One-in-a- Million Baby Name Book" (Perigee Press, ISBN 978-0-399-53430-0), in bookstores this month.

Moss, who is a baby-name consultant and founder of BabyNames.com, offers the following guidelines for expectant parents in choosing their own child's one-in-a-million name:

1. Family histories and traditions: Does the name mean something special to you and/or your family members? Have you considered family names for first and middle names?

2. Spelling and ease of use: Is this name easy to spell? Is it easy to pronounce? A girl named Melyssah will be destined to spend a lot of time spelling out her name the rest of her life.

3. Popularity and saturation: Are you choosing a truly unique name or simply following the trends? Where is the name ranked on popularity lists like the one on BabyNames.com or the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby names database? Take into consideration that names that are popular today may seem dated 30 years from now, just as the name "Nancy" harkens to the 1950s and "Tiffany" summons images of the 1980s pop singer and her peers.

4. Jokes, puns, and teasing potential: Will your child be teased because of the name, or due to his or her initials? Is it funny to you? Does the name rhyme with something teasable? "Crystal Chandel Lear" belongs above the dining room table, not on a birth certificate.

5. Pronunciation, rhythm and flow: How does the first name sound when combined with your last name? Is it too choppy, or too long? Names have a natural sound and rhythm - a way that people hear the syllables in natural musical beats. Show friends and family the written name and ask them to pronounce it for you; if it doesn't sound right, or they mispronounce the name, you may want to reconsider.

6. Gender identification: Is the name too frilly? Is it a primarily male or female name? Remember that male-identified names often work for baby girls, but female-identified names can be awkward for baby boys.

7. The introduction test: Introduce yourself out loud using the planned first name and last name together. Does it sound "right" to you? Sometimes a name will look good on paper, but just doesn't sound right when written.

"The One-in-a-Million Baby Name" book includes chapters dedicated to traditional names, celebrity names, names of royalty through the ages, character names found in popular culture, nature names, and names from the world of sports, along with firsthand stories from parents on how they chose their children's names. It also includes thousands of name suggestions, along with their meanings, origins and ratings of the names from visitors to BabyNames.com.

BabyNames.com, which debuted on the Web in 1996, is one of the top destinations for expectant parents. In addition to its naming service and comprehensive names database, BabyNames.com offers parenting advice, parenting and naming forums, and celebrity-baby news, among other features. The site is owned and operated by Moss, her sisters Mallory Rustin, Kate Glinsmann and Sue Moss, and their mother, Peg Moss.

CONTACT:

Jennifer Moss
877-211-BABY (2229)
jennifer@babynames.com
http://www.babynames.com/

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

Source: BabyNames.com

CONTACT: Jennifer Moss of BabyNames.com, +1-877-211-BABY (2229),
jennifer@babynames.com

Web site: BabyNames

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4:29
She Gave Him All Her Love, But He Tore it To Shreds
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Chioma was well educated and from a rich family, but he was not well educated and was a poor driver from a poor family, yet she gave him her heart and soul. He was not God fearing and had loose morals. They have been dating since 2005, but his infidelity hurt her badlly. He was seeing and sleeping with another woman and even moved his things into the woman's residence. She was disappointed and left Nigeria for the UK. She wanted to break up with him, but he came back begging for her forgiveness when she returned and she gave in to him. She was very good in bed and was willing to satisfy him anytime he wanted sex. She gave him whatever would make him comfortable, because she truly loved him and wanted to be his wife for life.

He was very possessive and jealous. He felt uncomfortable anytime he saw her in the company of her male colleagues and beat her up after he saw her male colleague in her flat. She was pissed and took back the key she gave him to have access to her flat. He later pleaded for mercy and she was willing to forgive him. He seemed to be ready to make amends and he was even going to a popular pentecostal church with his aunt and they got engaged to wed last April. Then he did the worst when he was caught sleeping with the wife of a senior official in the LNG company where both of them were working. He had been seducing the wives of his bosses whilst on official duty as their chauffeur and nemesis had caught up with him. She was heart broken. The husband of the woman he slept with was so ashamed that he asked for transfer and left without the adulterous wife. The sex scandal shook the whole management and Chioma was too ashamed to hold her head high in office. This heartless driver fooled her. This was the last straw. Chioma resigned and left Nigeria for the UK without even telling us.

I felt sorry for Chioma as Jennifer and I discussed the romantic predicament of having a relationship with a man who is like a reed in a quicksand. He was unfaithful and unworthy of being trusted with such a precious heart.
"I hope she finds her true love in the UK," I said.
"No man tramples on the heart of a woman and escapes the grave consequences," Jennifer said.
She was missing Chioma who was very close to her and she had wished that Chioma would wed after her own wedding last year.
"That is why it is always good to look before you plunge into the swimming pool of romance, lest you end up swimming in the murky waters of shame and slime," I said.

N.B:
This is a true story and the events happened in Rivers state, Nigeria. I have changed the real names of the people mentioned in the details.

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0:50
Photos of Top 10 Japanese Models and Top 10 Japanese Bikini Models
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Reon Kadena

Japanese models are erotic and exotic to behold and Reon Kadena leads the bevy of Japanese beauties who are the top models from Japan and you can see the top Japanese Bikini Models .

I am planning something exclusive for the hottest Nigerian female models as never seen before online and offline, including my own hottie who is a knockout in bikini and she loves to swim.

Nigerian models are not well appreciated and not well paid in Nigeria. The most attractive Nigerian models are still inside Nigeria and not the few outside the country.

Kisses & Roses will celebrate Nigerian models and appreciate them as the top models are celebrated and appreciated in developed countries.

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0:15
Keyshia Cole is Hotter Than July As She Releases Steady Flow of #1 Hits
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"Heaven Sent" Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer Keyshia Cole is hotter than July as she continues to top the Billboard 200 charts!

16 Jul 2008 19:39 Africa/Lagos

Keyshia Cole Releases Steady Flow of #1 Hits

KEYSHIA COLE REGAINS THE #1 SPOT ON BILLBOARD'S 'HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS' AND 'HOT R&B/HIP-HOP AIRPLAY' CHARTS WITH HER 3rd SINGLE 'HEAVEN SENT' FROM THE PLATINUM-PLUS DISC 'JUST LIKE YOU'

'Heaven Sent' Makes Keyshia's 7th #1 Song At Radio

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Definitely avoiding the sophomore jinx, Grammy-nominated and award-winning Geffen Records superstar singer/songwriter, Keyshia Cole, continues to deliver the hits with her third (3rd) #1 single, "Heaven Sent," from her near-double-platinum-selling sophomore album, Just Like You. "Heaven Sent" currently sits atop Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" and "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay" charts.

The coveted #1 spot is nothing new to the chart-topping Oakland native as "Heaven Sent" follows two (2) #1 singles from Just Like You: "Let It Go," and "I Remember." The single is the 7th #1 hit song at radio from Keyshia Cole over the past two years. Other #1s include "Love" and "I Should Have Cheated" from her platinum-selling debut The Way It Is, and the collaborations, "Last Night" and "Give It Up To Me," with Diddy and Sean Paul respectively.

Keyshia Cole is currently in the studio recording her third (3rd) yet-untitled CD to be released late 2008 and is gearing up for a soon-to-be announced tour. While she will soon start taping the 3rd season of her hit BET reality show, "The Way It Is," the second (2nd) season is the highest rated program in the network's history. The straight-from-the-soul singer is also gearing up to shoot a film based on her life and while recording her third (3rd) disc, a tenacious Keyshia Cole, takes time out to crisscross the globe with shows from Jamaica to Kansas City.

Source: Geffen Records

CONTACT: Tresa L. Sanders, Interscope Geffen A&M, +1-212-841-8272,
tresa.sanders@umusic.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, press kits, or interview requests on Keyshia Cole, please contact Interscope Geffen A&M: Tresa L. Sanders at 212 841 8272 or via email at tresa.sanders@umusic.com.

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Lionsgate Roars With 19 Emmy(R) Award Nominations

Only True Love Can Save Your Life and Not Orgasms

Picking the Perfect Name for Your Baby

She Gave Him All Her Love, But He Tore it To Shreds

Photos of Top 10 Japanese Models and Top 10 Japanese Bikini Models

Keyshia Cole is Hotter Than July As She Releases Steady Flow of #1 Hits