Here is an update for tomorrow’s brand new episode of Top Chef Chicago. This week, the Chefs skills are put to the test when they are asked to prepare a meal in 15 minutes. Will using Uncle Ben’s instant rice be helpful or which Chef will slip up and have to pack their knives and go?
Melinda Messenger and Alistair Murray from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society offer flu advice
MELINDA MESSENGER - TV PRESENTER AND MOTHER OF FLYNN (6 YEARS OLD) WHO WAS HOSPITALISED DUE TO AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO POLLEN.
New research released today by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society reveals that over 5 million hay fever sufferers may be confusing their symptoms with a cold or flu and taking inappropriate medication to treat their condition. Almost 13 million people suffer from hay fever each year in the UK - experiencing uncomfortable symptoms including; runny noses, blotchy skin and streaming eyes - but new research shows that 42% of hay fever sufferers may be confusing their condition for a cold or flu, with almost three quarters (73%) admitting to taking medicines to treat their symptoms without first seeking advice from a medical professional.
With this year’s birch and grass pollen seasons overlapping, some experts are predicting that this year’s hay fever season will be one of the worst seen in the UK, as more people are suffering from symptoms earlier in the year. Whether its global warming or growing sensitivity, figures support this increase with £87.6 million spent on over the counter hay fever remedies in 2006, a rise of 17% compared to the previous year.
While some hay fever symptoms can be annoying - for some the effects of the condition can be more serious. Research reveals that 2 in 5 hay fever sufferers become irritable, 29% have difficultly concentrating and a third have difficultly sleeping. 1 in 10 said they are embarrassed about their appearance and avoid socialising whilst 1 in 20 hay fever sufferers say they avoid leaving the house.
An update for tomorrow’s brand new episode of Top Chef Chicago. This Wednesday, tension is in the air and the contestants are thinning. They are asked to make a dessert which as Padma says “is the Achilles Heal.” Which one of these chef’s has a dessert recipe that will wow the judges and who will be sent home because of it.
Real Housewives of NYC Reunion Special Preview 04.22.08
An update for tomorrow’s reunion special for The Real Housewives of NYC.
Tomorrow night on Bravo, watch when the Real Housewives of NYC meet face to face and talk about the events that were witnessed during the season in a reunion special. Each housewife might have more than a few things to say to each other and some watch as the drama unfolds.
Andrea gets some steamy loving when her boyfriend Josh visits. Too bad Cordelia isn’t feeling the same love when she finds out that Andrea’s been complaining about her to the rest of the girls. Watch the betrayal on Tuesday at 10 p.m. on Oxygen.
Is Madonna Decena the Paul Potts of 2008? I for one hope so. Awesome voice - Awesome Story
32-year-old single mum Madonna is from the Philippines and wants nothing more to bring her children over to Britain. She think`s she`s got a chance with her singing talent, and the judges think she`s right…
Tearfully she explained that she had to leave her two children behind with their grandparents, until she had raised enough money to send for them. Her rendition of I Will Always Love You made sure there was not a dry eye in the house.
Madonna Decena sings the famous Whitney Houston song “I will always love you”
Madonna was working as a Club Singer and had recently performed in a Charity Gala at The Opera House, Blackpool, along with Joe Longthorne and Frank Carson, and as a guest singer with the Andy Prior Big Band at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool on New Year’s Eve.
Somehow, I think the venues in the future will be larger and she will be headlining!
The journey has begun, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM hits theaters today!
A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend in the new action/adventure epic FORBIDDEN KINGDOM.
Shot on location in China, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM marks the historic first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, DRUNKEN MASTER) and Jet Li (FEARLESS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA), and features the awe-inspiring action choreography of Wo Ping (THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON).
While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason (played by Michael Angarano - “24″, “Will and Grace,” LORDS OF DOGTOWN, SEABISCUIT) makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk (Jet Li). But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home.
Directed by Rob Minkoff (STUART LITTLE, THE LION KING), the film marks the first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, DRUNKEN MASTER) and Jet Li (FEARLESS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA). The original screenplay by John Fusco (YOUNG GUNS, HIDALGO) is based on the traditional Chinese legend of the Monkey King. The film is produced by Casey Silver (LADDER 49, HIDALGO, the upcoming LEATHERHEADS) of Casey Silver Productions. Renowned action choreographer Wo Ping (THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON) is creating the fight sequences, and the director of photography is Peter Pau (CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON).
Preview of tomorrow’s FINALE episode of Real Housewives of NYC on Bravo.
This week, watch when Bethenny returns to her roots and goes the to racing tracks for her birthday, only to have a friend of her father give her a birthday gift that is not really appropriate for that relationship. Jill and Brad terrorize her daughter the first day of her internship with prank calls.
Ramona brings her friend to her doctor to add that touch of botox that makes her look so young.
In a new advert currently appearing on TV a cheeky chappy has to get to his wedding on time after a stag do goes a little to far. Nothing wrong or surprising with that I hear you say but this is prime time TV and he’s in his birthday suit.
That’s right. Our ‘hero’ of 60 seconds is nude, naked, in the buff. However you want to put it our man is showing us his cheeks…all four of them. But is it a step too far and more importantly does he get to the wedding on time?
This week, the chef’s go through their famous quality taste test where they need to determine by the taste of the ingredient, meet, fish, or vegetable which is most expensive. See whose taste palate is expensive and whose is cheap.
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.
Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale (Jenkins) is sleepwalking through his life.
Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira), his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him.
Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument’s exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter’s faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away.
After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek’s beautiful mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor’s personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance.
And it’s through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.
Release: April 11, 2008
Directed by: Tom McCarthy
Screenplay by: Tom McCarthy
Produced by: Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London
Executive Produced by: Omar Amanat, Jeff Skoll, Ricky Strauss, Chris Salvaterra
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 103 minutes
This week, Jill and Bethenny plan a girls night party, however when they invite Alex and explain only the wives are coming, she insists her husband be invited too. Guess there is a question to the meaning of “girls” night.
An update for the brand new episode of Top Chef Chicago. On this week’s episode, watch as the chef’s need to turn the everyday fast food taco into a fine dinning meal. Which background of cooking will give one chef the advantage.
England players Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen, and David Bentley air their thoughts ahead of the England France friendly tomorrow.
England, who failed to qualify for Euro 2008, play Les Bleus at the Stade de France on Wednesday night; France Coach Raymound Domenech has stated that France will take on England as if they were one of their Euro 2008 finals opponents.
With Spain’s 1 -0 victory against France, the England players appear hopeful for victory
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