Saturday, April 30, 2011

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Welcome Twins on Anniversary

Mariah Carey gave birth to a girl and boy at a Los Angeles hospital just after 9am local time on Saturday (30 Apr 11). 

The babies arrived exactly four years to the day that the star couple exchanged vows in the Bahamas after a whirlwind romance. 

But the excited parents were well prepared to spend their special day in hospital - Nick Cannon made the prediction on U.S. TV's The Talk on Thursday (28Apr11), when he revealed Carey had already experienced a false alarm the night before. 

He said, "I'm not trying to be a psychic, but I think that, you know we get married every year, we renew our vows every year. I think we are going to renew our vows in the hospital, I can feel it... We got the minister coming in. So this gown will not be a wedding gown but a hospital gown." 

He added, "She is ready to just pop. It's gonna happen (soon). We were going to go to the hospital last night actually. Yeah, it's like that (close). The baby nurse (is ready). The bags? Packed. I don't even know why I'm here." 

Priyanka Chopra Hot PICS Who Says "I Am Un-Comfortable With Nudity"

Oh come on  Priyanka! You are saying this? Do you know what is Priyanka saying who is the hottest and "Desi Girl" of the bollywood. Times of India reports that Though she has portrayed many bold characters on the silver screen, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says she is not comfortable with nudity in films. This is incredible!

The 28-year-old, who has done steamy scenes in films like "Andaaz", "Aitraaz" and "Fashion" among others, says that among the few things that she would not indulge in would be nudity. "Nudity is something that I wouldn't be comfortable with. Even if I play the most complex and weird parts which are raunchy or whatever it has to be, the portrayal of a character is to a point where it is aesthetically done. It has to be something that I won't be averse to showing my parents. I have to be able to sit with them and watch it.





Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Welcome Twins On 4th Wedding Anniversary

People reports that April 30 is double the pleasure for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. Not only did they welcome twins, but the couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, too! The “Always Be My Baby” singer and her husband Nick Cannon celebrated their third wedding anniversary with the arrival of twins (a boy and a girl) on April 30 in LA.

The baby girl was born first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long, with her brother following at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches. The rapper/actor confirmed the happy news on his Rollin' With Nick Cannon radio show on Thursday morning, telling listeners, "In order for my wife and I to have our life, we need to be up front and I need to be able to share things with you and be real. I didn't even tell my wife I was gonna do this. I'm probably gonna get yelled at for not getting permission... We are having twins!"

"Congratulations to Mariah & Nick on the birth of #dembabies!!, a rep wrote on Carey's Twitter page. "Born, April 30th at 12:07pm ET. Mommy, Daddy & #dembabies are all doing fine!" That the singer was expecting twins was chattered about for months before Cannon finally confirmed it in December.

“My wife just gave me the most incredible anniversary gift ever in life! I won’t ever be able to top this!” tweeted the new dad following his children’s birth. The pair got married in 2007 after a whirlwind romance. They were the subject of endless baby rumors, and the couple actually were expecting shortly after their marriage, but Carey had a miscarriage; they did not reveal the miscarriage until she announced her pregnancy last fall.

Royal Wedding Breaks Internet Records With Live Stream

The royal wedding was streamed live on the British royal family's YouTube channel. The much touted royal wedding dominated the news on Friday and also as expected, set some new records for live streaming. The marriage of Prince William to Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, was streamed live on the British royal family's YouTube channel. "Royal wedding coverage" and "Kate Middleton wedding dress" were the two hottest searches on Google, which devoted the celebrated logo on its home page to the royal wedding and mapped the royal procession route in 3D.

Yahoo reports that is breaking records in terms of traffic and video consumption. Requests per second at the online media company have surpassed previous records, with 40,000 request per second compared to 33,000 per second during the Japan Earthquake. It also reported an all-time record for live video traffic, beating the previous record, the Michael Jackson funeral, by 21 percent. Yahoo also reported record video traffic in the EU and in APAC.

Social network sites like Twitter and Facebook were not immune from the royal wedding coverage. Twitter counted more than 2 million tweets related to the royal wedding. Facebook reports more than 6.8 million users mentioned the wedding in their status updates.

This is the first royal wedding to be covered in such a way. Internet company Livestream, which is partnered with Associated Press, CBS and the Press Association, said the event broke its own records, with more than 330,000 concurrent viewers at one point.

"We are expecting the final analytics to show at least two million unique viewers throughout the service on livestream.com for the full ceremony," a spokesman said.  The BBC website, which was also showing live coverage, was struggling under the strain Friday morning, intermittently flashing an error message during the ceremony saying the site was experiencing "abnormal traffic".

As expected, the wedding of Prince William and Katherine Middleton has broken Internet records. The BBC traffic was eight times higher than normal and O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile also peaked to near breaking point, according to Keynote Systems.

The Associated Press said that millions followed the live video streams on computers and left comments on social media sites. The royal family’s own web site broadcast the event live, as did YouTube. Clarence House, the prince’s official residence, offered live tweets.

TV Week in Review: Sunday 24th – 28th April

Before long a number of these shows are going to be airing their finales, so they’re all doing their best to go out with a bang which means a generally good week of television.

Desperate Housewives: “The Lies Ill-Concealed”
Last week this show turned out a good episode, which was like a long drink of water after a drought. The show has been a downward spiral this season, and this week it manages to top last week’s good instalment with another episode featuring that excellent juxtaposition of humour and drama which once made this one of the best comedies on television. I’m all for character development, so the arcs all worked for me. Lynette’s was the poorest, but it was the source of much humour. The character herself seems to be learning things she should learned ages ago but it works in a great way, even if Vanessa Williams doesn’t get as much to do as I like. And although it starts out with some gruesome images, Susan and Paul’s affiance works much better than any arc she’s given this season. But neither matches the two great arcs surrounding Felicia and Karen and Gaby and Bree. On one side, Felicia reveals that she is still freakishly diabolical and poor Karen is the sap and on the flipside watching Bree and Gaby bond was such a nice touch and even though I understand Carlos’ decision I was cheering when Gaby went moved in – temporarily, I presume – with Bree definitely putting her marriage in jeopardy. If only the entire season had developed in such an admirable way.
[B+]

United States of Tara: “Dr Hatteras’ Magical Elixir”
The episode itself is probably the weakest of the season, thus far – but it’s hardly an unrewarding episode. Tara signs on to be her professor’s “lab-rat” which is something that I’m interested in, guest star Eddi Izzard in turning in some good work. Max is facing troubles at work, and though it’s a generally trite arc Corbett turns in some good work this episode. Larson doesn’t get as much to do as I’d hope, but her shenanigans on the plane were hilarious – I’m looking forward to what becomes of that. Charmaine and Tara finally reconcile in what ended up being a sweet closing. And, Marshall and Lionel call it quits which felt a bit odd – but I’m not sure why. I’m not sure if it’s because the relationship felt bogus, or because its end seems so flippant. I suspect that a tornado could brew from his latest liaison, but we’ll see, I suppose...
[B/B+]

Nurse Jackie: “Rat Falls”
I love Facinelli’s work on Nurse Jackie so – naturally – I was glad that he got a major this episode and I was even more overjoyed when that arc ended up being opposite Soozie Kurtz (as one of his moms). Facinelli is the only character who seems to be playing to a comedic audience (I still think Nurse Jackie is a drama in disguise) but his scenes manage to work on the comedic and dramatic level. In other news, rats infesting the hospital and happened upon Jackie’s pills. Will Jackie ever quit? Who knows? Eve Best too turned in fairly good work on this episode. As usual, Nurse Jackie never really overdoes it with the plot – but the episodes are almost always enjoyable.
[B+]

Glee: “Born This Way”
I feel a bit badly for Glee, it’s as if it can’t win and I don’t know if perhaps audiences were expecting a “revolutionary episode”, a notion I find hilarious – this is Glee,people. Kurt’s back at McKinley and though he comes via a turgid rendition of “As If We Never Said Goodbye” (which happens to be one of the few Andrew Lloyd Webber songs I actually like) it’s all good. Sort of. For me, the episode is saved less by the overreaching arc of self-love and more by a trio of fine performances from Jayma Mays, Lea Michele and Dianna Agron. Emma’s rant about being a “ginger” was a nice moment of silly humour that I’ve been missing. Jayma has been given so little to work with this season. Quinn and Rachel have the best number of the episode – it’s easily one of best mash-ups the show has done, which makes the episode lopsided because it comes so early in it. The revelation of Quinn’s ugly past is an awful plot-point which subverts the entire self-love theme by implicitly saying that being conventionally good-looking is bad and by being too heavy-handed with high-school clichés. The Santana/Karofsky madness was humorous, mostly. Issues abound, as per usual, but for me it’s a strong episode. And I love randomness like the band geeks having their instruments with them on the patio. During lunch hour. Complete with a piano. Madness.
[B+]

Cougar Town: “You're Gonna Get It”
True, it’s not an excellent episode but it’s solid comedic goodness, and Cougar Town is a fine show. Bobby hits the wrong ball at the golf tournament which leads to a hilarious bit of random humour courtesy of Van Holt. This arc was buttressed by Jules hilarious mistakes with the “Pledge of Allegiance” (the strongest plot-point) and Travis and Laurie teaming up to hoodwink Ellie and Grayson. The relationship between Travis and Laurie is a winner, but even more I love how Ellie and Grayson don’t care for each other but still manage to foster a weird rapport between them. There are some classic Cougar Town moments, most of them courtesy of Laurie and her twitter fansite and it’s all in all a nice half an hour of good times.
[B]

Community: “Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts”
...and so Shirley’s baby is born. The episode feels a bit flat, and yet I think it’s a solid one. It’s probably because it’s missing on the most outrageous of things making for a softer, and oddly poignant episode. Fans will be pleased to know that Chang is NOT the father (said as Murray Povich). Jeong does a fair job this episode, but even when he’s good I still find him to be an exasperating performer. Troy and Abed’s handshake gaffe was hilarious, and I just love seeing Donald Glover get chances to show random bits of emotion. Britta and Jeff have a number of “moments” this episode, most of which end up working much better than I anticipated. I’m so glad to see that Community has managed to maintain my interest.
[B+]

The Office: “Goodbye Michael”
Well, Michael Scott has left the building and like the usual serious things that occur at Dunder Mifflin it all occurs with a level of poignancy that’s become a bit underestimated in the modern sitcom. It’s wonderful watching Carell interact with the entire cast as he gives each of them a goodbye present. Yet, even as the episode is marked with all this sadness it never loses site of those random moments that will always make this office the best one. The very sight of Pam walking into The King’s Speech while on a work assignment was just one of those brilliant little moments that worked much better than you’d think it would on paper. Or Dwight telling Michael that he doesn’t deserve to be “buttled”. It was such a nice touch having Jim figure out the ruse without breaking it, although I can’t say Deangelo Vickers is interesting, I’m a bit worried...
[B+/A-]

Parks & Recreation: “Jerry’s Painting”
And, as per usual, Parks & Recreation delivers another solid episode this week – and it’s a few minutes longer than usual, which I’m all for. Jerry’s controversial painting of a centaur with a striking resemblance to Leslie leads to controversy in the department. The painting acts as a nice impetus for a number of things. Ron doesn’t play a significant role this episode, but he does have an excellent speech about his interest in arc. Leslie’s a little down because she can’t date Ben (the sexual tension is killing me, hee) so she makes it her mission to save the painting. Meanwhile, Ben moves in to the married home of April and Andy which leads to some exceptional moments between the trio. April and Andy’s marriage is somehow leading to even more great moments on this show, which I didn’t even think was possible. And to think this is one of the season’s weaker episodes and it’s still head and shoulders above almost anything on television. As Andy would say, “Awesome-sauce”.
[A-]

30 Rock: “Everything Sunny All the Time Always”
Well, cheers to all in involved – this was a piece of brilliant. I’m not sure (I’m a bit partial to “Christmas Attack Zone”) but this might have been the best episode of the season and what’s so odd is that Jenna’s role was significantly muffled – although she delivered on that opening gag in Liz’s apartment with “The Secret”. It’s a trio of arcs. Tracy returns and is annoyed that the gang survived without him, leading to a ridiculous situation of trying to create the moment of a specific joke. The concept succeeds much better than I expected. Meanwhile Liz tries to take control of her life and Avery gets kidnapped in North Korea leading to a guest appearance from Condoleezza Rice which gives Alec Baldwin a chance to be brilliant.
[A/A-]

Grey’s Anatomy: “It's A Long Way Back”
It’s as if all that singing was a sort of therapeutic measure for Sara Ramirez to turn out a great performance. Perhaps not excellent, but it’s a season’s best for her as she deals with recovering herself and it’s an arc which functions as a fine backbone for a fine episode. It’s good watching the trio deal with the baby measured against some other interesting arc. Don’t we all wish Teddy and her non-husband would just bang and get over it? Yet, it’s not an annoying storyline. Things get even more interesting watching Meredith and Alex being unethichal. That scene with Devine and Pompeo where Adele thought she was Ellis was well delivered and it’s interesting watching Meredith break the rules to ensure she gets the best treatment. In the same way watching Alex almost blackmail a patient (excellent guest turn from Doris Roberts) for money to help some children in need. It toes the right line of ambiguous because it’s all in his race for chief resident and yet you get the feeling that Alex is truly just happy helping those children. I’m actually glad to have Grey’s back, it’s going well...
[B/B+]

Private Practice: “What We Have Here”
I sound like a broken record, but I’m really missing this show with Audra McDonald. It’s a fair delivery, but it continues a trend of well constructed, but trite episodes which the show has been riding on for some time now. Violet confronts, for the final time one can assume, her past with Kathy and moves forward with “allowing” Marshall to date the reviewer who hated her book. For some reason, Violet has lost that cadence that she first had and she’s become a bit of annoying character. Speaking of annoying, as much as I understand Addison’s dilemma the drama between her and Sam seems ridiculous. For now, Charlotte and Coop are the only sane ones. Strickland continues as MVP in Audra’s absence and they have some nice moments together moving towards their impending marriage.
[B-]

Randomness
  • I loved Kurt’s utterance about Santana and her Lady Macbethian ways, her worth as a Latina Eve Harrington.
  • Dare I say it: I don’t miss Paul Schneider from Parks & Recreation. I’m such a traitor.
  • I’m not sure what to think of Deangelo’s terrible salesmanship and obvious eating issues. It just seems disturbing...
  • How brilliant was the cake switch between Gaby and Bree?
  • Did anyone try following @thelarmi?
Standout Writing
30 Rock A/A-
Parks & Recreation A-
The Office A-
    
Standout Performances
Adam Scott in Parks & Recreation: A-
Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock: A-
Amy Poehler in Parks & Recreation: B+/A-
Peter Facinelli in Nurse Jackie: B+/A-
     
Sara Ramirez in Grey’s Anatomy: B+
Chris Pratt in Parks & Recreation: B+
Jayma Mays in Glee: B+
Tina Fey in 30 Rock: B+
Busy Philipps in Cougar Town: B+
Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives: B+
Lea Michele in Glee: B+
John Corbett in United States of Tara: B+
Dianna Agron in Glee: B+
         
How was your week in TV?

Official Royal Wedding Photos Released By Clarence House

The Telegraph reports that he pictures, taken in Buckingham Palace's throne room immediately after Kate Middleton and Prince William arrived from Westminster Abbey after the royal wedding, capture the Royal Family and the Middletons in rapturous mood. Clarence House released a trio of official royal wedding photos on Saturday morning.The bride and groom Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose for an official photo with left to right): Miss Grace van Cutsem, Miss Eliza Lopes, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

It is also said that William and Kate will not be going on honeymoon immediately and will spend the weekend privately in Britain, St James's Palace have said. William will return to work in Wales after the weekend, and the honeymoon at an undisclosed location will take place at a later date.

Married life began for newlyweds William and Kate today when they left London for a mystery destination. The couple spent last night partying at Buckingham Palace with their close family and friends in celebration of their wedding.

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There are a lot dramas in the world which gets a lot of popularity in their fans. But… Khuntoria is a most famous drama in the world. You must watch many dramas. Wait of fans of is over and this is a good news for them that 44th episode of this great Korean drama Khuntoria is airing April 30, 2011. The beloved ‘Sweet Potato’ couple from MBC’s ”We Got Married” broadcast their 44th episode. This great drama made a lot of fans within few days. Fans of Khuntoria are found in every part of the world.


In his last day, “Khuntoria” couple having fun on the beach in Victoria, although private swimming lessons with her “husband. ” On this week’s episode of MBC’s ”We Got Marriedthe Khuntoria couple will be heading off to Jeju Island for a vacation. Khuntoria Korean drama always becomes a high ranking trend in google and people search in google to enjoy another great episode of this drama.
Jung Yonghwa and SNSD’s Seohyun were given the mission: ‘Present the other with the happiest day of their lives’. We Got Married is a popular reality South Korean variety show, one segment of the Sunday Night program. Each week, couples are assigned missions to complete, with candid interviews of the participants to reveal their thoughts and feelings.

In the last episodes of Khuntoria, when Nichkhun and Victoria meet at the park, Victoria gives her present to Nichkhun, a handmade chocolate variety.

Pippa Middleton PICS With Prince Harry In Royal Wedding

The Maid Of Honour won an army of admirers, which includes Prince Harry, from the moment she got out of sister Kate Middleton’s Rolls Royce. The 27-year-old Pippa also in an Alexander McQueen dress like her sister, broke the rule of never wearing white to another woman’s wedding.

From the moment she stepped out of the Goring hotel, Pippa drew gasps from the crowd and became a hit across the globe. Justin Bieber, 17, called her “a hit”. Playboy Calum Best, 30, wrote: “Pippa is a beaut. Harry and Pippa next haha!” The 27-year-old Pippa also in an Alexander McQueen dress like her sister, broke the rule of never wearing white to another woman’s wedding.

Pippa Middleton is a London party planner who has been a British tabloid favourite since moving to London several years ago to peruse a career in party planning.

Pippa Middleton is a London party planner who has been a British tabloid favourite since moving to London several years ago to peruse a career in party planning.

“That was perfectly measured.”

Today is Dianna Agron's birthday. Glee continues to be the most loved show which happens to be hated or the most hated show which happens to be love. Either way, a lot a people are watching it. Sure, I wish for the awesomeness of season 1 again (less characters) but it's nice to see that the writers are - for the most part - giving Agron more material to work with. I still, generally, loathe Quinn Fabray but Agron is lovely - perfectly measured, indeed.

Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' Tour Rehearsal Footage Surfaces

Britney Spears is getting ready for her upcoming summer tour to support her latest studio album "Femme Fatale". In a footage taken by Just Jared from her rehearsal session, the pop singer, baring her toned tummy in blue top, is seen practicing her moves for her song "How I Roll" with several dancers. 

She is going to start the tour on June 16 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, CA and run it until August 13. The last tour stop will be a live concert at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON. Tickets for some selected dates will be made available for purchase starting April 30. 

She will have Nicki Minaj as her special guest. "I'm thrilled to have the hot Nicki Minaj join me and Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo will get everyone on the dance floor," the pop singer said in a press release. "Can't wait to take the Femme Fatales on the road."

Enrique Iglesias and Shakira Win Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards

Enrique Iglesias and Shakira were the toast of the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards as they each landed a haul of trophies. Iglesias scooped nine honors, including Latin Artist of the Year, while his Euphoria disc was named Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year. 

Colombian superstar Shakira picked up six prizes included Latin Pop Airplay Solo Artist of the Year and Hot Latin Songs Female Artist. Her track "Waka Waka" (This Time for Africa) was voted the Latin Digital Download of the Year. 

Other big winners were newcomer Prince Royce, who took home four awards, Aventura, Daddy Yankee and Juan Luis Guerra, who all received three honors apiece. The 22nd Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards were broadcast live from Miami, Florida on Thursday, April 28. 

Anne Hathaway Spends Night With Jim Sturgess in 'One Day' Trailer

The first trailer for "One Day" has been unveiled. The video, retrieved via Yahoo! Movies, sees Anne Hathaway's Emma Morley and Jim Sturgess' Dexter Mayhew spending their college graduation night together. Their relationship evolves over the following years as they revisit each other every July 15. 

Through laughter and romance, heartbreak and exhilaration, they experience the grandeur of life. Somewhere along their journey, these two people realize that what they are searching and hoping for has been there for them all along. 

In addition to the trailer, Hollywood Crush has also got its hand on a fresh still from the film. The picture sees Jim taking Anne's hand, apparently trying to write a note on it instead of writing the note on a paper Anne's holding. 

Also starring in the romantic comedy are the likes of Romola Garai, Jodie Whittaker, Rafe Spall, Jamie Sives, Ken Stott, and Patricia Clarkson. Directed by Lone Scherfig of "An Education", this film will have a limited release Stateside on July 8. 


'The Hangover 2' Release Threatened Over Tattoo Accusation

 "The Hangover Part II" faces a problem less than a month before it hits theaters. S. Victor Whitmill, a tattoo artist who gave Mike Tyson his distinctive facial art, is suing Warner Bros. Pictures over the similar-looking facial ink on Ed Helms' face, and asking for an injunction to stop the movie's release. 

A complaint has been filed on Thursday, April 28 in federal court in St. Louis. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the statement read, "When Mr. Whitmill created the Original Tattoo, Mr Tyson agreed that Mr. Whitmill would own the artwork and thus, the copyright in the Original Tattoo." 

"Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. - without attempting to contact Mr. Whitmill, obtain his permission, or credit his creation - has copied Mr. Whitmill's Original Tattoo and placed it on the face of another actor...," the statement continued. "This unauthorized exploitation of the Original Tattoo constitutes copyright infringement." 

Also being attached to the lawsuit was Whitmill's copyright registration for the "Original Tattoo", and Tyson's signature as a proof that the ex-champ granted rights in the work. In addition the document, some pictures of Whitmill applying the design on Tyson's face were included. 

In trailers and posters for the second installment of the comedy, Helms sports a body art while enduring the hilarious situation in Bangkok. Helm's tattoo looks like Tyson's, and was also chiseled on the same spot as Tyson's. Tyson himself made an appearance in "The Hangover" as himself, chasing the main characters after they stole his tiger. 

On another "The Hangover 2" news, Ken Jeong has recently posted on his Twitter page a new poster for the movie. The actor wrote, "Latest poster for The Hangover Part II...." , before attaching the new picture. 

"The Hangover 2" is scheduled for May 26 release across the nation during Memorial Day weekend. The gang from the first film are in Bangkok to celebrate Stu's wedding when they discover themselves in another state of black-out. 

Also reprising their roles as Helms' buddies are Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha. Jamie Chung, Nick Cassavetes and Juliette Lewis are among actors supporting the movie. Todd Phillips returns to serve behind the lens.


Kate Middleton Changes Into Gorgeous Second Dress for Reception

Kate Middleton continues to stun with her choice of dress for her wedding day. After showing off a regal look with her Alexander McQueen wedding gown on Friday morning, April 29, the wife of Duke of Cambridge William slipped into another gorgeous white dress for the royal reception at Buckingham Palace. 

For the second post-wedding bash of the day, the Duchess of Cambridge opted to don a white satin strapless evening gown with a circle skirt and diamante detailing around the waist. Like her wedding gown, this reception dress was also designed by Alexander creative director Sarah Burton. The 29-year-old completed her look for the evening with a white angora bolero cardigan. 

William also changed his clothes for the wedding reception with 300 of their closest family and friends at Buckingham Palace. The 28-year-old traded his scarlet colonel uniform for a classic, double-breasted dinner jacket and bow tie. Kate's sister Pippa has stepped out in a colorful outfit as well. She donned a floor-length green dress with a plunging neckline by London designer Alice Temperley. 

Kate's dress designer Sarah Burton has earlier called designing the dress "the experience of a lifetime". She went to explain that "Alexander McQueen's designs are all about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a beautiful dress for Catherine on her wedding day." 
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