Britain's Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged to be married. The officiall announcement was issued Tuesday, ending years of speculation about the couple's possible pending nuptials. "The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton," said the statement from Prince Charles' Clarence House office. The couple apparently became engaged in Kenya in October as the two vacationed together.There is not a specific date set for the Royal wedding but it should happen sometime in the first half of 2011 and it will surely be a sight for all to see. Their 2011 wedding will be the largest Royal event since Prince William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married on July 29, 1981.
CMA Awards -- Miranda Lambert got a very special gift on her 27th birthday. She's taking home the "Female Vocalist of the Year", ''Album of the Year", ''Song of the Year", and "Video of the Year" awards in The 44th annual Country Music Association Awards. The CMA Awards opened with Underwood, Paisley, and Keith Urban performing "Songs Like This.
Miranda Lambert, who was nominated for nine awards, walked away with four trophies, including one for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her fiance, Blake Shelton shop home a trophy for "Musical Event of the Year" for Hillbilly Bone featuring Trace Adkins.
CMA Awasrds Winners complete list:Entertainer of the Year : Brad PaisleyFemale Vocalist of the Year : Miranda LambertMale Vocalist of the Year : Blake SheltonVocal Group of the Year : Lady AntebellumVocal Duo of the Year : SugarlandNew Artist of the Year : Zac Brown BandAlbum of the Year : Revolution, Miranda LambertSingle of the Year : "Need You Now," Lady AntebellumSong of the Year : "The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin)Video of the Year : "The House That Built Me," Miranda LambertMusical Event of the Year : "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton featuring Trace AdkinsMusician of the Year: Mac McAnally, guitar
In October 2010, it was announced that Hilary Duff had joined the cast of the film, She Wants Me, directed by Rob Margolies. The film follows the tale of a neurotic writer Sam, played by Josh Gad, who is making his next feature film and becomes conflicted after Duff's A-list starlet character shows interest in playing the lead role, which he has already promised to girlfriend and struggling actress, Sammy, played by Kristen Ruhlin.
In November 2010, she appeared in an episode of the television comedy series, Community; playing the part of Meghan, the leader of a group of mean girls.
Peneloppaful video - Hilary Duff Shares her 'Grandma' Fashion Style
Not even the rain could keep fashion fanatics away from the Lucky Magazine Shops event in New York City on Thursday. Hilary Duff hosted the event and gave ET the scoop on what's hot this fall.
"I am really excited that socks are back," said Hilary, revealing some of this season's hottest trends. "I'm a big thigh-high girl. I love thigh-high boots... I'm really excited to bundle up."
Hilary Duff take on fall fashion seemed to run contrary to the black one-shoulder Diane von Furstenberg dress she wore to the event, but she told ET that she planned to do some shopping.
A Carnival cruise ship carrying nearly 4,500 guests and crew members is out of power off in Pacific just off shore from Baja California. Carnival Splendor was headed for Mexico Monday when a fire broke out in the engine room. The fire was extinguished but the 952-foot ship will have to be towed to port in Mexico. Engineers on the Carnival Splendor have been unable to restore power to the vessel in the wake of Monday's fire, leaving passengers facing a second day without air conditioning, hot food or working toilets.
The 113,000-ton vessel, one of the largest in the Carnival fleet, remains dead in the water off the west coast of Mexico.
"We know this has been an extremely trying situation for our guests and we sincerely thank them for their patience," Carnival president and CEO Gerry Cahill says in a statement. "Conditions on board the ship are very challenging and we sincerely apologize for the discomfort and inconvenience our guests are currently enduring."
The firm has now said that all guests on the current cruise will be receiving full refunds. They will also receive reimbursement of transportation costs and a complimentary cruise in the future.
Apple launched an update for the iPad. Version 3.2.1 in addition to IOS 4.01 for iPhone and iPod touch for a few bug fixes including the Wifi connection.
The update also adds Microsoft's Bing as an option for Safari's search field, although Google Search remains the default choice. According to the Apple Support site, iOS 3.2.1 also fixes:
· A glitch that could prevent a copy/paste of single-page PDF attachments in Mail
· A bug that could cause video playback to freeze
· Reliability of video-out when using the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
The iPad iOS 3.2.1 update is available via iTunes.
Actress and singer Demi Lovato left her tour with the Jonas Brothers early this weekend in order to seek medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time. The Disney star, 18, was due to wrap up her slot supporting the singing siblings in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 13 November, but she left the trek at the weekend to seek professional help at a treatment centre. The name of the facility and the nature of Lovato's "issues" were not disclosed.
"Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help," the representative told People.com. "She is doing just that. Demi and her family ask that the media please respect their privacy during this difficult time. She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future."
Trick or treating Halloween 2010 -- The custom of 'trick or treat' probably has several origins. Again mostly Irish. An old Irish peasant practice called for going door to door to collect money, bread cake,cheese, eggs, butter, nuts, apples, etc., in preparation for the festival of St. Columbus Kill. Yet another custom was the begging for soul cakes, or offerings for one's self - particularly in exchange for promises of prosperity or protection against bad luck. It is with this custom the concept of the fairies came to be incorporated as people used to go door to door begging for treats. Failure to supply the treats would usually result in practical jokes being visited on the owner of the house.
Today, Halloween is celebrated many different ways, including wearing costumes, children trick or treating, carving pumpkins, and going to haunted houses and parties.
Trick or Treat!
36 million - The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2009 — children 5 to 13 — across the United States. This number is up about 190,000 from a year earlier. Of course, many other children — older than 13, and younger than 5 — also go trick-or-treating.
111.3 million - Number of occupied housing units across the nation in 2009 — all potential stops for trick-or-treaters.
92% - Percentage of households with residents who consider their neighborhood safe. In addition, 78 percent said there was no place within a mile of their homes where they would be afraid to walk alone at night.
Happy Halloween everyone! Wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy October 31!
had joined the cast of the film, She Wants Me, directed by Rob Margolies. The film follows the tale of a neurotic writer Sam, played by Josh Gad, who is making his next feature film and becomes conflicted after Duff's A-list starlet character shows interest in playing the lead role, which he has already promised to girlfriend and struggling actress, Sammy, played by Kristen Ruhlin.
