American Idol 2014 Result: Say Goodbye to MK Nobilette

Considering how badly MK Nobilette had stumbled during her performance of Pink's "Perfect" on "American Idol" this week – losing her grip on the melody and lyrics mid-song and never quite recovering – and the fact that she'd landed in the bottom three twice before, the outcome of Thursday night's results show was perfectly predictable: The voters sent her home.

For a moment there, after she'd consulted with Rickey Minor and the band, returned to her mark, and sung her final song, John Legend's "All of Me," it looked as if the judges might use their one save of the season to keep the San Francisco 20-year-old, "Idol's" first openly gay contestant, on the show. Jennifer Lopez seemed especially reluctant to let her go, gazing beseechingly at Harry Connick Jr. 

Eventually, though, Connick leaned into the mic and delivered the bad news. A save "has to be unanimous, and it is not unanimous," he said. "It breaks our heart, but we have to say goodbye to you."  Read more

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Breaking News: #MH370 Malaysia Airlines missing flight : Updated: 1930/21March2014

#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Malaysia looking into possibility of deep ocean salvage

UPDATE [6.24pm]: Highlights from today’s press conference:

- Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to speak to US Secretary of Defence tonight to request use of remotely-operated vehicles for possibility of deep ocean salvage.
- No information yet from Australians on the object spotted in Indian Ocean. Search and rescue to continue in southern and northern corridor and will be ‘long-haul’. Hishammuddin Hussein says the ‘most sophisticated’ planes are being deployed.
- Information on the pilot’s simulator has been sent to international authorities to verify.
- China, Japan and UK have deployed assets. UK has offered specialist search and investigative help to be given once more information comes in.
- Kazakhstan has not seen any sign of MH370. Malaysia is waiting for permission for Kazakhstan to be used as a ‘staging point’ for search operations.
- Background checks on Ukrainian passengers clear. International intelligence confirms there is nothing unusual in passenger manifest.
- MAS says small batteries were on cargo, but packaged and stored according to international aviation guidelines. Batteries not listed as  ‘dangerous goods’ by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
- Last night’s briefing in KL to update family members was well attended by all relatives. Constructive and frank discussion, but not all questions were answered.
- Families in Beijing met with high-level Malaysian government team for three hours.

Full statement here.

UPDATE [5.30pm]: Australian radars have failed to pick up any sign of the missing plane and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (ASMA) is now replanning a 'visual search' with skilled observers. Full story.

UPDATE [1.23pm]: Three Chinese warships and an icebreaker wil join the search for possible pieces of the missing plane in the southern Indian Ocean. Full report.
UPDATE [11.41am]: Australia resumes search for possible wreckage from the missing Malaysian jetliner in a remote, storm-swept stretch of the Indian Ocean. Story here.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that finding flight MH370 could take months even if the debris shown in satellite images in the southern Indian Ocean is part of the missing plane.  Full story here.

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Breaking News: #MH370 Malaysia Airlines missing flight : Updated: 1930/20March2014

#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Planes haven't found debris, rain & clouds limiting visibility

UPDATE [6.04pm]: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has not found any debris yet, due to rain and clouds limiting visibility in the search area. Read in full.

Salient points from the 5.30pm press conference, headed by acting Transport Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein:

- The sightings of the two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean, while credible, is not confirmed, said acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
- Malaysia will look into sonar technology and submarines if search time exceeds 30 days. Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says Malaysian submarines do not have that technology and help will be sought from limited few who have.
- Hishammuddin insists that there have been no reluctance from Australian authorities in helping search operations. Operations will continue overnight to verify objects spotted in Indian Ocean.
- On whether it could take years to conclude, Hishammuddin said that if the debris is confirmed to be that of MH370, then comparisons will be made to Air France crash - which took two years - because conditions of Indian Ocean similar to that of the Atlantic Ocean.
- MAS chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya regrets the handling of family members yesterday. Says Chinese families have been given updates two to three times a day, the same update given to the press. High level team leaving to Beijing this evening.
- Representatives from Malaysian government spoke to families in KL yesterday. Chinese ambassador will lead a briefing today for Chinese families in KL. Similar briefing for other families.

Full statement here.

UPDATE [4.44pm]: Commander William Marks, spokesman for the US Navy's 7th Fleet, was quoted as saying that the radar hits of “significant size” - indicating something below the search area in the southern Indian Ocean - were not connected to missing flight MH370. Read in full.

The New Straits Times meanwhile, reported that the Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft has reached the search scene.

UPDATE [2.42pm]: PM Najib Razak meets Malaysian Chief of Defence Force after call with Australian PM.

UPDATE [1.13pm]: Largest object sighted is 24 metres, with a second, smaller object also spotted, Australian authorities said. Details. 
John Young, general manager of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said debris has been spotted on satellite imagery 2260km off the coast of Western Australia. Watch the video.

Meanwhile, minister Hishammuddin Hussein confirms 'new lead' and is meeting with Australian delegation to verify. Full story.

UPDATE [11.33am]: Two objects possibly related to MH370 have been spotted on Australian satellite imagery and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area, according to the Australian prime minister. Full story here.

UPDATE [9.40am]:  Data from the multiple "handshakes" between the Inmarsat satellite and  flight MH370 could help plot the aircraft's last known location before it disappeared, The Washington Post reported. Full story here.

- The disappearance of a Malaysian plane has prompted calls for in-flight streaming of black box data over remote areas.  Full story here.

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Hanez Suraya Bukan Lagi Duta Aura White

Memang sedih namun inilah yang harus ditempuhi oleh Hanez Suraya ekoran kontroversinya dengan suami orang. Menurut Berita Harian semalam, kontrak Hanez sebagai duta Aura White telah pun ditamatkan kerana kontroversi tersebut sedikit sebanyak memberi impak negatif kepada produk kecantikan itu.

Untuk makluman, Hanez Suraya telah dilantik sebagai duta dan jurucakap produk Aura White sejak setahun yang lalu. Pembatalan kontrak ini adalah satu langkah bijak oleh pihak pengurusan produk kecantikan ini kerana sebelum ini ada peminat yang fanatik telah mengajak pemboikotan produk ini kerana dutanya adalah Hanez Suraya.

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Sari Yanti Sah Failkan Penceraian 25 Februari Lalu

Berita sedih buat para peminat dunia hiburan tanah air. Desas-desus mengenai penceraian pelakon jelita Sari Yanti telah pun disahkan melalui Harian Metro hari ini. Telah berkahwin dengan Mohd Eddy Casmady pada 16 Januari 2009, Sari Yanti dikatakan telah memfailkan permohonan penceraian pada 25 Februari lalu.

Hasil perkahwinan mereka, Sari Yanti dan suami telah dikurniakan 2 orang cahaya mata yang masing-masing berusia 4 dan 2 tahun. Sepatutnya Sari Yanti dan suami menghadiri proses sulh pertama semalam di Kompleks Mahkamah Syariah Seremban bagi membolehkan masalah rumah tangga mereka diselesaikan secara baik.

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Breaking News: #MH370 Malaysia Airlines missing flight : Updated: 1930/19March2014

#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Flight simulator logs were cleared on 3rd Feb

UPDATE [5.53pm]: Highlights from today’s press conference:
- Data log deleted from the pilot’s flight simulator on Feb 3, forensic work is being done to retrieve data. All remain innocent until proven guilty.
- All 26 countries have verbally agreed to assist operation. Malaysia has written to all formally.
- Confirmed received radar data from other countries but cannot reveal as it is ‘sensitive’.
- In Maldives sightings, Malaysia’s Chief of Defence Forces has contacted counterpart in Maldives. Sightings confirmed untrue.
- No additional waypoint on MH370’s flight plan. Normal route to Beijing.
- All passengers, crew and ground staff being investigated.
- High-level team to go to Beijing to brief family on search and rescue. Team includes representatives from PM’s Office, Foreign Affairs Ministry, DCA and MAS. 

Full statement here.

UPDATE [4.05pm]: Thai radar picked up an "unknown aircraft" minutes after flight MH370 last transmitted its location but officials failed to report the findings earlier as the plane was not considered a threat. Full story here.

Why didn't the passengers of MH370 try to use their cellphones to contact someone on the ground? Telecommunications experts share their knowledge and offer possible answers to this question. Full story here.

UPDATE [11.28am, 19 Mar]: A former pilot suggested that there may have been a fire on board, the smoke from which would have short-circuited the electronics (including the transponder) and caused the pilots to pass out. He adds that the Captain may have tried to save the plane by setting a course to Langkawi, which explains the turn-back. Full story here.

Another Australian pilot and aviation expert offers insights into another possible explanation, where the plane may have undergone decompression due to an explosion on board, causing the pilots to lose consciousness before completing the redirection of the autopilot. Full story here.

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Rolling Stones scrap show after L'Wren Scott death

The Rolling Stones on Tuesday canceled the first date on their Australian tour after the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, Mick Jagger's girlfriend.

The designer, whose company was heavily in debt, was found dead in her New York apartment Monday in an apparent suicide.

Concert organizer Frontier Touring said Tuesday that a Stones show scheduled for Wednesday in Perth, Western Australia, would not go ahead. There was no immediate word on future dates on the tour, including a Saturday concert in Adelaide.

The Stones are scheduled to tour Australian and New Zealand, then play a string of European dates starting in June.

Scott was found dead in her Manhattan apartment at 10 a.m. Monday by an assistant; police said no note was found and there was no sign of foul play. Scott was found kneeling with a scarf wrapped around her neck that had been tied to the handle of a French door, police said.

Jagger's representative said the singer was "completely shocked and devastated by the news" of Scott's death.

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Sarimah Ibrahim Pertama Kali Bercinta Dengan Jejaka Melayu

Penyanyi Sarimah Ibrahim mendedahkan bahawa dia sedang menjalinkan hubungan dengan seorang jejaka Melayu yang baru dikenalinya sejak tiga bulan lalu.

Sarimah, 36, berkata, ini merupakan kali pertama dia menjalinkan hubungan dengan lelaki berbangsa Melayu memandangkan sebelum ini hanya jejaka Inggeris menjadi pilihan hatinya.

"Mungkin apabila usia semakin matang, saya lebih mencari keselesaan dan keserasian dalam menjalinkan hubungan cinta.

"Pengalaman bercinta juga berkahwin dengan lelaki berbeza budaya bukannya mudah. Sukar untuk kita menyesuaikan diri. Alhamdulillah, akhirnya hati saya melekat pula dengan lelaki Melayu bernama Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku  Mudzaffar yang kini berusia 42 tahun.

"Lagipun saya perlukan seorang lelaki yang dapat membimbing saya ke arah kebaikan terutamanya berkaitan perihal agama," katanya kepada mStar Online.
Tambah Sarimah, keikhlasan Najimmudin membuatkan Sarimah terpikat dengan lelaki tersebut dan berharap agar kedua-dua mereka ditakdirkan bertemu jodoh bersama.

Sementara itu, Sarimah yang juga merupakan penyampai radio Mix FM bersama gandingannya iaitu Rod menganjurkan kempen mencari pasangan untuk Sarimah iaitu Desperately Seeking Sarimah menerusi stesen radio tersebut.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Sarimah bakal muncul dengan sebuah single lagu terbaru berjudul You On My Mind. Lagu tersebut turut menampilkan penyanyi Simon J Bailey. Baca artikel penuh

Sumber: Mstar

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'Usop Wilcha' Buka Syarikat Bantu Artis Kontroversi

Pelakon Syed Mohamad Asri yang terkenal sebagai Usop Wilcha mengakui matlamat utama menubuhkan syarikat pengurusan artis adalah bagi membantu artis-artis bermasalah dan terpalit dengan kontroversi.

Syed Mohamad Asri atau nama komersialnya Shy8 berkata, syarikat Heslr Media yang baharu ditubuhkannya dua bulan lalu berfokus kepada penjenamaan semula nama artis-artis yang pernah melalui kontroversi yang memburukan nama mereka.

"Kita akan cuba bersihkan dan bina semula nama dan kerjaya artis-artis yang pernah dihimpit kontroversi dan bantu mereka mencari peluang kedua dalam industri.

"Sayang jika dibiarkan bakat yang mereka ada dan mereka tidak ada laluan mana untuk kembali di terima dalam industri."Setakat ini ada beberapa artis sudah melantik saya untuk perkhidmatan rundingan ini," katanya kepada mStar Online. Baca artikel penuh

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Breaking News: #MH370 Malaysia Airlines missing flight : Updated: 1930/18March2014

#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Search area is now 2.2 mil square nautical miles

UPDATE [6.24pm]: Highlights from today's press conference:

- MAS says aircraft transponder switched off at 1.21am
- Search area is now a massive 2.2 mil square nautical miles (7.5mil sq km, about the size of Australia), all countries requested to relook radar and satellite data to narrow search area.

- Minister Hishamuddin Hussein confirmed that primary radar data from other countries shared but did not mention which countries.
- Malaysian military radar to be upgraded later because "interest of the passengers and plane has been placed above national security".

- MAS says it has given sufficient information and care to all the family members in Beijing and will look into any threat of a ‘hunger strike’ among them immediately.

- Hishammuddin rejected claims that Malaysia was a ‘den for terrorists’, calling them baseless allegations.

- Foreign Minister Anifah Aman says there is no need to contact Iran, as thorough investigation (on the two Iranian passengers) has already been conducted by Malaysia.

- On whether Anwar Ibrahim will be called in for investigations (over links between him and the pilot), Hishamuddin said ‘we did not bring this up’ and names the UK’s Daily Mail and CNN for bringing up the issue of politics. ‘This issue is above politics,” he said.

There was also a bizarre question from a foreign reporter asking Hishammuddin to confirm if he was PM Najib Razak's cousin and if he was protected. This was his answer: "I can confirm here that I am Najib’s cousin and I don’t know what i’m supposed to be protected from!".

UPDATE [2.22pm]: Australia has sharply reduced its search for the missing jetliner as strong currents and high seas make the task more daunting. Read it here.
UPDATE [11:11am]: Police investigations into the pilot and co-pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have not turned up any red flags in their backgrounds, according to the The Wall Street Journal. Full story here.

Source: Yahoo News

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