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Premier League footballer who had affair with Big Brother star to sue Twitter

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2011/05/21/premier-league-footballer-who-had-affair-with-big-brother-star-to-sue-twitter-86908-23145927/

A celebrity has sued social media network ‘Twitter’ for the first time. A premier league football player, who is married, was accused of having an affair with the Big Brother star: Imogen Thomas on Twitter. A mystery user of twitter, posting the alleged affair, mentioned his name. His lawyers are filing a complaint not only against Twitter, but also against the mystery user who is responsible for the publication of the information on his or her account. They demand the identity of this mystery user to be revealed. Twitter, based in San Francisco, only commented the story with: “We are unable to comment”.

This story is a perfect example for the danger of the Internet. There are so many things that can go wrong or hacked or anything. Recently personal information of credit cards and such where stolen from hundreds of play station players. And in the Netherlands there was this girl who was arrested because she twittered about assessing a Dutch politician. How serious are we allowed to take the information spread on the Internet or social media? How serious do you take the information gained from the social media? I’m not a member of the computer generation, though I do follow these trends but, not really actually. I’d rather be social in real life then behind my laptop.

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Take That track chosen for X-Men: First Class

http://www.metro.co.uk/film/862046-take-that-track-chosen-for-x-men-first-class

For his latest superhero movie Matthew Vauhn have chosen a song of the British man band to support his motion picture at the end credits. The director of the fourth X-men film heard the song: ‘Love Love’ and felt that it totally summed up the tone of the movie. It’s not the first time that film director Matthew Vauhn and Take That have collaborated, their song: Rule the World was implemented in the 2007’s fantasy adventure film: Stardust. X-Man: First Class, starring James McAvoy as the young Charles Xavier who later becomes professor X, releases in the U.K and Ireland at the beginning of June 2011.

Take That, was I believe a little before my time, though I can be certain to say that I’m not a fan of their work. Though I think it is nice to see that directors are still using band music to embellish their motion picture. I think the music in a movie is an essential part of a film to capture the right emotion, make a point or to accentuate the images on the screen.  The last track that the audience hear is the song, that lead the end credits. A very important part for the members of Take That, because this specific song will be remembered the most.

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Britain's Got Talent's Ronan Parke, 12, tipped to win 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/2011/05/02/britain-s-got-talent-s-ronan-parke-12-tipped-to-win-115875-23101610/

 

Britain’s Got Talent is a TV show where contesters battle against each other with their own talent. That could be from singing and dancing to juggling or mime. Now Britain is in love with the twelve year old Ronan Parke who auditioned for the live shows this Saturday.  After he sang Feeling Good by Nina Simone, where he was really nervous about, he was called the new Justin Bieber. The excitement took over his nerves, he commented afterwards. And when judge Michael Mclntyre tells a twelve year old to not even bother going back to school, Britain can expect great things of this teenager.

Britain’s Got Talent is loved by people because people with all talent of all ages can subscribe to this show. Though there has been some comment in the Dutch version about the ages. There were several kids who auditioned and were sent home because the judges said that they were too young or inexperienced. I don’t know if we should support these things by making it into a hype. These children, supported by their parents or not, talented or not, shouldn’t get their hopes up just by entering a show like this. Mostly the auditions are only used for entertaining the audience. Adults can make their own choices and they have their own responsibility but I think for protection there should be an age limit to these shows.