US warns Iran on missile threat !!!!!

The US has said it will not hesitate to defend its interests and those of its allies as Iran continues missile tests.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US had increased its security in the region and Iran should not be "confused" about US capabilities.

Iran tested missiles on Wednesday that could reach Israel, and on Thursday carried out further tests.

Meanwhile French energy giant Total has said it will not invest in Iran because it is too politically risky.

New tests

Condoleezza Rice was speaking during a visit to Georgia.

She said: "We take very strongly our obligation to defend our allies and we intend to do that.


Map of missile range

Tensions mount over Iran
Easy gas riches on hold for Iran

"In the Gulf area, the United States has enhanced its security capacity, its security presence and we are working closely with all our allies... to make [sure] they are capable of defending themselves."

The Iranian military said on Thursday its Revolutionary Guards had carried out further medium- and long-range missile tests overnight.
The tests included the first night test of the Shahab-3 missile, said to have a range of 2,000km (1,240 miles), along with shore-to-sea, surface-to-surface and sea-to-air missiles, state media reported.

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran says this appears another gesture of defiance following the international condemnation of Wednesday's tests. Media reports appeared to be delivered as a matter of pride.
Big blow'

Meanwhile, the head of Total, Christophe de Margerie, told the Financial Times the company's planned development of the huge South Pars gas field in southern Iran would not go ahead.

"Today we would be taking too much political risk to invest in Iran because people will say: 'Total will do anything for money'," he said.

Total was the last major Western energy group to have seriously considered investing in the country's huge gas reserves.

Analysts say the move will be a big blow to the Iranian energy industry.

It means Iran is now unlikely to significantly increase its gas exports until late into the next decade, they add.

Source:BBC

SMITH & CRUISE'S AUTOGRAPH SIGNING COMPETITIONS

Will Smith and Tom Cruise have autograph signing competitions.

"Hancock" star Will has revealed he and his close friend Tom always try to outdo each other by spending the most time with their fans on the red carpet.

Will said: "It's hard to beat that dude. He has another gear."

"He did two-and-a-half hours in France for 'Mission: Impossible' on the red carpet."

"Now when I go to France, people will say, 'You know, Tom was out here for over two-and-a-half hours.'"

The 39-year-old actor also revealed playing boxing legend Mohammad Ali in 2001 hit "Ali" inspired him to have more confidence in himself.

Will - whose performance earned him an Oscar nomination - explained: "When I was doing 'Ali,' I realized that he kept saying, 'I'm the greatest, I'm pretty,' to make himself believe it."

"He doesn't believe it, but he was dealing with racism. He was reacting to pain and rejection."

"He said it so much that he started to really believe it. That is what I've tried to do for myself."

Source: BANG Showbiz

LINDSAY LOHAN HAS SECRET HALF-SISTER :)

Lindsay Lohan has a secret half-sister, it has been revealed.

The "Mean Girls" actress' dad Michael fathered a daughter while he was still married, although estranged at the time from Lindsay's mother Dina.

Speaking about the relationship over 13 years ago, Michael - who has three other children, Michael, Ali and Cody, with Dina - told America's OK! magazine: "Years later the woman contacted me, convincing me that I was the only person she was with and that she had my child."

Michael - who married Dina in 1985 before they divorced in 2007 - has even written letters to the girl's mother saying his illegitimate daughter "is beginning to look a lot like Linds, with a mix of Cody, believe it or not."

He also sent his daughter a photograph of himself, which he signed "Love Daddy."

The girl's mother says that while Michael called his daughter on her 13th birthday in June and has had many conversations with her, he has never visited her or provided financial support.

She said: "It's time for Michael to take responsibility."

Source: BANG Showbiz

Hot News: Megan Fox Naked in Jennifer’s Body

Jennifer’s Body is Diablo Cody’s follow-up to Juno.

The Oscar-winning screenwriter has reportedly penned a movie about a possessed cheerleader who murders her male classmates.

That sounds cool enough and, as fans of Juno, we’d likely line up to see the film when it hits theaters in 2009 no matter what. But after producer Jason Reitman went on The Howard Stern Show this week? We’ve never been more excited about a movie.

That’s because, according to Reel Movie News, star Megan Fox gets topless in a scene. Granted, Reitman added that Fox’s hair covers most of her breasts, and that she’s wearing a skirt.

Still, though: Megan Fox? Remotely naked? Sign us up.

Lindsay Lohan plays DJ, a tale of two dresses, and more.

The Gap looked rather hip Wednesday evening, when Lindsay Lohan took to its portable turntables on the street in New York's Meatpacking District to celebrate the launch of the Gap's Rock Color Bus, which will be pulling into a town near you this summer and selling such items as T-shirts and hoodies on site.
A tale of two dresses...The celebrity gown game is always fun to watch, and the red carpet for Sunday night's Tony Awards brought a delicious moment in which Oprah Winfrey's best pal, Gayle King, and actress Alfre Woodard arrived within minutes of each other wearing the same flowing tangerine frock by Pamella Roland. The duo handled it well, actually posing for photos together . King admitted to ELLE.com that she got the dress for the Academy Awards but didn't wear it then. While the label's designer, Pamella DeVos, was in the Galapagos Islands and unavailable, her chief operating officer, Steve Fox, said, "Gayle has been a customer of ours and she bought the dress at Nordstrom." And Woodard's stylist worked with the company to get her sample-size dress. ... Easy come, easy go. Tommy Hilfiger Corp.'s purchase of Karl Lagerfeld's brands and debut of the Karl Lagerfeld contemporary collection in New York for fall was almost too good to be true. New Hilfiger owner Apax Partners has pulled the plug on this brilliantly styled, well-priced collection. If you want it, run, do not walk, into Neiman Marcus or Bergdorf Goodman, as the fall shipments will be the last for this brand. Lagerfeld Collection, the former Lagerfeld Gallery line produced out of Paris, will, however, go on. ...

After years of bare legs with skirts and dresses, the pendulum has finally swung back. And it's not hosiery that the fashion flock is donning, but leggings. Layered looks from Japanese street fashion (see "Street Chic: Tokyo") and the runways of the fashion capitals are now really hitting the streets in a big way. For summer, we're seeing women wearing leggings with short skirts and ballet flats. "Every other woman I see is wearing leggings," Geri Fagan, Fashion Director at Bloomingdale's, told ELLE.com. "Leggings are flying out of the store in every color and novelty. People are covering up the body more—girls don't want to be so obvious anymore." Fagan pegs the resurgence to the Marc by Marc Jacobs show for spring 2006 (see it here) and also to the 1980s revival. "When you think of the 1980s, you think of leggings." And it's not too late to get your pair. "For fall, we'll see the trend with boots and platforms. Sweater dresses work best with leggings." ... Shopping for fall at Saks Fifth Avenue will be a study in polar opposites. The retailer released its must-haves for the season this week and though we agree with its choices, shopping could be confusing with all the wide and narrow silhouettes. We suggest pairing voluminous sleeves with skinny jeans, textured knit sweaters with leggings, romantic blouses with narrow pantsuits or even wide-leg pants if they're not overwhelmingly ruffle-y. It's all about how you mix the silhouettes. And though we know summer has barely arrived, the best choices for fall can be found when these fabulous items start arriving next month. ...

The baby boom is happening in fashion too. Chaiken designer Julie Chaiken celebrated the joys of motherhood with an afternoon tea Thursday for fashion editors, execs, and other designers. ... Hair maestro John Sahag was remembered on the first anniversary of his death Tuesday evening by Holly Hunter, Carole King, Estée Lauder's John Demsey, and Siberian model Irina Pantaeva. ... WGSN reports that a French environmental agency suggests denim jeans should be washed after five wearings and be allowed to drip dry to save the impact the incessant washing has on the environment.

Obama's $22 million May a down month

Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, while former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sank deeper in debt.

Obama, who has been the fundraising leader throughout the presidential contest, entered June on virtually the same financial footing as Republican rival John McCain — a level of parity that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago.

Details of the candidates' May fundraising, filed Friday in reports to the Federal Election Commission, came a day after Obama announced he would become the first major party candidate to forgo public financing in the general election. McCain has said he will accept the public funds, which will limit him to spending about $85 million from September until Election Day in November.

McCain raised $21 million in May and ended the month with $31.6 million in the bank. Of Obama's cash on hand, $10 million is available only for the general election, leaving him with about $33 million to use between now and the party conventions in late summer. Obama reported debts of $304,000; McCain had debts of $1.3 million.

Obama's decision to forgo public funds permits him to use leftover primary money in the general election. McCain cannot.

Clinton, who bowed out of the Democratic contest on June 7, reported a $22.5 million debt at the end of May, more than half of which came from personal loans to her presidential campaign. The former first lady lent her campaign nearly $2.2 million during the month, bringing her total personal investment in the campaign to $12.175 million. She had $3.4 million cash on hand left for primary
spending. She also had more than $23 million for the general election, money her campaign cannot use to pay off her debts.

Clinton campaigned actively through the last Democratic primaries on June 3 before succumbing to Obama and is expected to have even greater debt at the end of this month. In a call to
donors on Thursday, she said she would concentrate on paying off money owed to vendors, not her personal loans.


Obama reported spending $26.6 million in May. His heaviest spending was on advertising — he spent more than $4 million buying time for television commercials. Clinton reported total disbursements of $19.2 million for the month.

The two Democrats traded primary victories during the month but Obama continued to build his delegate advantage. He secured the nomination June 3, winning that day's Montana primary but losing to Clinton in South Dakota.

Obama's decision to forgo public money in the general election gives greater significance to his efforts to capitalize on Clinton's support for the general election. Her donors would be a
rich vein to tap.

First, however, Clinton needs substantial help retiring her debt. Many of her loyal donors have already contributed the maximum to her campaign, so she needs some new sources of money. That's
where Obama comes in — his donors help her out, her donors help him.

"It's far more productive for Obama to have Hillary 100 percent focused and engaged on campaigning and raising money for him in the fall rather than having to do fundraisers at the same time to
retire her debt," said Hassan Nemazee, a Clinton national finance chairman.

"It would clearly make life easier for those of us in the Clinton world who would like to help Senator Obama raise the types of moneys that are necessary from the Clinton world to be in a position to point out, 'Look what Senator Obama has done for Senator Clinton."'

Clinton and Obama will meet with her top fundraisers next Thursday in Washington, then both will campaign together Friday.

Obama said he is expecting McCain to have significant help from the Republican Party and from outside groups.

So far, though, few conservative outside groups have stepped into the presidential election and those that have have spent little money. In a news conference Friday, Obama defended his decision to go outside the public financing system.

"There are a lot of outside groups that are potentially going to be going after us hard," he said. He also pointed out that McCain advisers have made a point of featuring the RNC's financial advantage.

"So you know, this isn't speculative on my part," he said. "I think it's something that we've seen in the past and it's something that we continue to be concerned about."

Dumb Dumber Dumbest People!!! Hollywood Celebrities

A Man can be measured dumb with an IQ.But here a new method handled for celebrities of america to estimate who is the most dumber,dumbest.The reasons taken into account were delinquent behavior,Poor movie decisions and bad taste in men.First Name made my eyebrows to shake and my eyes to laugh!! Its Lindsay Lohan.She was enough fit to be chosen as Dumbest person in hollywood.But i dint expect it to be her.Next is Kim Kardashian and at third is Spencer Pratt.As I said earlier it has been reported the list was purely based on the poor life choices of the people.These people often come to limelight and also turned on often.
The list was compiled by Entertainment Weekly magazine, reports the New York Daily News.

The Dumbers with their ranks:



1. Lindsay Lohan, actress

2. Kim Kardashian, model/actress

3. Spencer Pratt, reality show star

4. Jeff Kwatinetz, manager of company the Firm

5. Shia LaBeouf - the 21 year-old "Transformers" star

6. Heidi Montag, reality television star

7. Jessica Simpson, singer

8. Kiefer Sutherland, actor

9. Tori Spelling, former teen actress/daughter of a media mogul

10. Rumer Willis, daughter of two famous people

11. Nick Hogan, son of pro wrestler

12. Courtney Love, rock singer

13. J.R. Rotem, music producer

14. Britney Spears, pop star

15. Brad Garrett, comedian

16. Ken Paves, celebrity hairdresser

17. Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress

18. Brad Womack, star of 'The Bachelor'

19. Michael Jackson, singer

20. Cash Warren, Jessica Alba's boyfriend

21. Audrina Patridge, "The Hills" star

22. Wilmer Valderamma, actor

23. Vanessa Minnillo, former VJ

24. Mel Gibson, actor

25. Michael Richards, comedian

26. Brandon Davis, a socialite

27. Isiah Washington, actor

28. Charlie Sheen, actor

29. Denise Richards, actress

30. Alec Baldwin, actor

31. Chad Michael Murray, actor

32. Steve-O, a daredevil performer

33. Nicole Richie, American celebutante

34. Janice Dickinson, former supermodel

35. Adrienne Curry, reality star

36. Anne Heche, actress

37. Bai Ling, Chinese-born American actress

38. Kevin Federline, Britney's ex-hubby, singer

39. Shar Jackson, American television and film actress and rapper/singer

40. Scott Baio, American actor

41. Dustin Diamond, actor, musician, and stand-up comedian

42. Tila Tequila, actress and singer

43. Russell Crowe, actor

44. Kristin Cavallari, actress

45. Nick Carter, Backstreet Boy

46. Vanessa Hudgens, Disney star

47. Michelle Rodriguez, The Fast And The Furious actress

48. David Hasselhoff, Baywatch hunk

49. Joe Francis, Girls Gone Wild creator

50. Tom Sizemore, actor (ANI)