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U2 lead singer and activist Bono became the world's richest rock star in one fell swoop on Friday, thanks to his investment in Facebook. The Irish singer made $1.5 billion for the social media giant's initial public offering — not bad, considering he invested $90 million back in 2009.

You know what that means: Bono now has enough money to buy Africa and end hunger once and for all. Well, maybe not all of Africa, but a good portion. We kid, we kid, though we do expect Bono to amp up his already considerable donations to humanitarian causes.

Bono hasn't talked much about his new cash — instead, he's focused on raising money for other musicians who aren't as well off. The singer — along with producer Quincy Jones and other musicians — got together Thursday night in Harlem for a benefit, according to Rolling Stone.

"We don't just dedicate this song to the ones who've passed on," Bono said while performing U2's "Angel of Harlem," referring to Donna Summer's death from cancer on Thursday morning. "Tonight we're thinking of the ones who are still with us."

He's also set to get back in the studio with The Edge and the rest of his U2 partners, according to MTV.

"The band are back in the studio getting a feel for new material after the last album No Line On The Horizon," a source told the music network. "Will.i.am had a credit on that and they are looking to explore that direction further. They have been working with Danger Mouse and RedOne. They are excited about getting to work with Carl Falk."

We hope he finds time to swim in a pool filled entirely with $100 bills, too. That's what we'd do, at least.

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Following the mysterious disappearance of Judi Silver in "Suicide Blonde," District Attorney Jack Klein seems more convinced than ever that Ike Strauss is up to some shady business. We, of course, know that Ike saved Judi from an almost certain death and shipped her out of the country for safe keeping. Klein only knows that Ike is hiding something — probably a lot of things — and it seems only a matter of time before the district attorney finds out what.

At the opening of "The Harder They Fall," Klein called for the draining of the quarry where Judi Silver was last seen and expressed his conviction that Ike is up to foul play. By episode's end, Klein had discovered the car Ike had submerged with Judi's would-be assassin inside of it. Curioser and curioser.

Sandwiched between these two notable events, however, Ike's personal problems continued to mount without the D.A.'s involvement.

First off, there's Ike's ever-poisonous business relationship with Ben Diamond. Confiding in his own father that he wants to buy Ben out of the partnership before gambling becomes legalized, Ike was gifted with the advice to delay the legal process as much as possible until Ben simply becomes restless and leaves of his own accord. This suggestion prompted Ike to visit with Senator Sloat to tell him to stand firm. All the while, Ike continued to save face with Ben Diamond — a vote wouldn't happen until Easter recess, Ike told his gangster pal with feigned disappointment.

But Ben wanted to know where his $100,000 corruption donation was going, if not to secure gambling at the Miramar Playa. And so one big question hangs in the air like Ike and Ben's cigar smoke: How much time can Ike buy before Ben finds out what's really going on here?

Meanwhile, Ben began to get closer to the truth about his wife's affair with Stevie, after turning her bedroom upside down in a search for evidence. Soon, he was casually needling Stevie about his sex life and making the kid sweat bullets. Given how careless Stevie and Lilly have been about their frequent sexual romps, it's really hard to believe a guy of Ben's acumen hasn't figured all of this out already.

Oh, and those X-rated photos Lilly and Stevie took of each other? The ones Stevie kept insisting he'd destroyed? They're now, predictably, being used as blackmail material by the cat burglar who's been a thorn in the side of the Miramar for the last couple of weeks. Coincidentally, the burglar slipped the photos and accompanying extortion note under Stevie's door while Mercedes and Danny were occupying the room, so now Stevie's little brother knows what the elder Strauss boy has been up to all this time.

It was, for the first time in this series, a good time to be Danny Strauss. After several weeks of being the bland, unreadable kid on the sidelines — given little to do but moon after Mercedes — Danny was rewarded with a strong scene opposite Ike in "The Harder They Fall" that finally squared these two guys against one other. You see, Jack Klein finally made good on his plan to bring Danny into the fold of his legal offices, offering the kid a prestigious summer internship. Not surprisingly, Ike didn't like the idea and Danny couldn't have cared less.

At the end of their father-son spat, Danny may have had some influence in how Ike approaches the gradually increasing immorality of his work and life. But why did we have to wait six weeks for these two characters to even begin to challenge one another?

Elsewhere in the episode, the hotel played host for a big televised prizefight that stood to net the Miramar some much-needed cash. Sensing an opportunity to make a quick fortune of his own, Ben began to leak word that he planned to bet on the underdog, and even got Ike to get in on the action with him. Later, after nearly everyone in town had followed Ben's lead, Lilly told Stevie that Ben's real plan was to bet on the champ at the last minute. By the time Stevie relayed the news to his dad, it was too late. Ben had captured a windfall, and Ike had suffered a huge loss .

With Stevie, Ike and Lilly all at dangerous low points, Magic City seems well-positioned for strong drama in its final two hours. Let's hope it lives up to the challenge.

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The boys are back and they're taking it off. A steamy second trailer has been released for Steven Soderberg's new film, Magic Mike.

On the surface, it's a smorgasbord of eye candy, but underneath it's an unconventional coming of age story.

Magic Mike trailer: Channing Tatum strips down! >>

Magic Mike is loosely based on Channing Tatum's short-lived career as a male stripper. In the film, he plays a very popular dancer, who takes a novice called The Kid under his wing. With the help of a leather-clad Matthew McConaughey, they turn the up-and-comer into a main attraction.

Matthew McConaughey betting on throngs for man thongs >>

McConaughey gives The Kid a few pointers on how to seduce women, "You are the husband that they never had. You are that dream guy that never came along."

At first, The Kid has a rough start. But eventually, he becomes a huge draw earning the respect of Magic Mike himself.

Get ready to see all of Joe Manganiello in Magic Mike >>

Tatum, Pettyfer and McConaughey aren't the only ones stripping down for this film. The new trailer also gives us a glimpse of White Collar's Matt Bomer and True Blood's Joe Manganiello in action. Bomer reels in the ladies with a preppy stage persona, while Manganiello takes a more direct approach.

Check out all their manly moves below:

Magic Mike opens in theaters June 29.

Will you be watching Magic Mike take it off this summer?

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ABC’s Once Upon A Time season finale "A Land Without Magic" was an action-packed adventure with a bit of a surprise ending. For those of you who haven't caught fairy-tale fever and haven't watched the show, the series puts a modern spin on classic storybook characters.

Set in Storybrooke, Maine, the primary story line revolves around the love child of Snow White and Prince Charming, who is responsible for breaking the Evil Queen's curse that dropped everyone into modern time. The story is fascinating but who are we kidding? Our favorite part of the show is the fabulous interior design that has subtle nods to the original fairy-tale characters but with a modern twist.

A wickedly cool office

The Mayor's office perfectly reflects the Evil Queen's character in dramatic black-and-white colors. There are tons of subtle fairy-tale reminders such as the forest wallpaper, sunburst mirror and horse sculpture to honor Prince Charming's noble steed. An obvious character reference is the display of red apples, which is the only accent color in the room.

B&W color palette. Sticking to shades of black, white and gray allows accents and patterns to shine through. The effect is stunning in the room.

Layer patterns. Various patterns keep a simple color palette from being simplistic. Damask lattice and modern graphics combine with the forest wallpaper to add interest.

Mirror, mirror. Reflective surfaces like mirrors and chrome give the space sparkle. Lacquer and glossy paint give classic furniture a modern update.

Shop the look:

Up next: Get the look from Granny's Cafe >>

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Forest flair

The retro cafe where Red works with her granny is full style. Formerly thought to be suited for mancaves and masculine libraries, woodland wallpaper gets a hip update with the combination of retro furniture. The muted gray walls and checkered floor get a splash of color with a citron-hued hallway.

Whimsical wallpaper. We totally dig the Mirage wallpaper from Graham & Brown used in the room but if it's too woodsy for you a floral print would look great in a dining room.

Retro dining set. Scour flea markets and antique shops to find a retro dining set or a modern reproduction of dining chairs with chrome legs.

Ambient lighting. Pendant lighting not only gives a room a soft glow, it adds visual interest.

Shop the look:

Up next: Get the look from Mary Margaret's apartment >>

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Magically shabby chic

Sweet and simple like Snow White, Mary Margaret's apartment is an industrial loft decked out with eclectic antiques. The budget-friendly decor is a cool example of how exposed brick can get a homey makeover when paired with painted cottage furniture and feminine floral accessories.

Building character. Embrace industrial features like exposed brick, peeling paint and easy-to-care-for wood floors rather than covering them up.

Flea-market finds. Get to know your local flea markets, antique shops and second-hand stores and hunt out mismatched furniture pieces for a bargain price.

Painted wood. Unify eclectic furnishings with paint color. Go for a classic shabby-chic look with white-washed wood and paint a few accent pieces in a brighter color like green or yellow.

Shop the look:

Once Upon A Time, season one, ended with a bit of a cliffhanger. We're not sure if everyone is staying in modern-day Storybrooke or transporting back to fantasyland, but we sure hope there are more fairy tale-inspired designs to come!

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More kids drinking bottled water -- less fluoride

Lately, dentists are seeing more cavities in children at younger ages. And dentists aren't shy about pointing their finger at the cause: More kids, as many as 45 percent, are drinking bottled water exclusively instead of tap. A study published in the medical journal Pediatric Dentistry examined kids ages six months to 15 years and found that lack of tap water use combined with parental uncertainty about fluoride levels in different brands of bottled water are to blame for the rise in kids' cavities. Since the 1940s, the U.S. has been adding fluoride, a naturally occurring element, to most public sources of drinking water. The move has sent the rate of dental cavities into a downward spiral the last few decades. According to the American Dental Association, fluoride reduces cavities in both children and adults and helps repair the early stages of tooth decay even before the decay becomes visible.

More youngsters getting serious medical treatment

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that surgery for young children needing to fix their extensive dental maladies is on the rise.

"The number of preschoolers requiring extensive dental work suggests that many other parents make the same mistake. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted an increase, the first in 40 years, in the number of preschoolers with cavities in a study five years ago," the article reports.

It should be noted that this problem is not exclusive to a particular socioeconomic status. Dentists nationwide said they are seeing more preschoolers at all income levels with six to 10 cavities or more, according to the Times. And the level of decay is so severe that general anesthesia is often recommended.

Keeping kids' teeth healthy

Parents are still advised to brush young kids' teeth twice daily and avoid sweet foods or liquids before bedtime. Parents should start brushing their kids' baby teeth as soon as they're fully erupted. Experts advise that instilling good dental hygiene at a young age is imperative for kids to continue healthy practices into adulthood.

“You should brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, see the dentist twice a year for fluoride treatment and get fluoride in your drinking water,”  Jonathan D. Shenkin, spokesman on pediatric dentistry for the American Dental Association, told msnbc.com. “If you’re not getting it in your drinking water, that takes out a component of the effectiveness of that triad.”

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Former Bachelor Brad Womack blamed himself for the breakup of his relationship with Emily Maynard in 2011, but he's singing a different tune now that she's the one doing the picking on this season of The Bachelorette.

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"I'm glad I think I dodged a bullet with the relationship, so I just hope it works out for her," Womack told Houston ABC station KTRK—TV earlier this week. The Austin-based bar owner didn't elaborate on what he meant, but he did say she's a great woman.

"All I'll say is, she is a hell of a woman. I hope it works out. I'm happy; I hope she's happy. So maybe we can do an interview after the finale and you can tell me what happens," he said, adding that he has "no interest" in watching the show.

Emily Maynard couldn't be happier >>

A really douchey thing to say, right? Well, he wants us to know that he's totally a sincere, normal guy.

"Some people love the show; Some people hate the show. So I just want people to know, 'Hey I'm not just this cheesy reality guy that hands out roses...' I swear I don't have one piece of Bachelor memorabilia. It's just one of those things that came and went," Womack said, even though he went back to The Bachelor twice.

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Last summer, Womack told People that his temper was the reason that his union with Womack fizzled.

"The demise of our relationship was completely my fault," he told the entertainment magazine. "I gave Em every reason under the sun to get out much sooner than she did. She hung in there with me much, much longer than she should have."

He added that he'd blow up at her — and it sounded kind of scary.

"I would get so angry and would feel almost violated," he revealed. "I would keep those feelings bottled up, and by the time I had the chance to speak to Em… I would let that negative emotion come flooding out, and it was almost as if she was being attacked."

Maynard hasn't publicly blasted her ex, though she did reveal that she was worried he'd show up on the debut episode of the show. And if it doesn't work out with whomever she chooses this season? Well, she can always call John Mayer. The musician told Ellen DeGeneres that he loves watching The Bachelorette and The Bachelor.

"I don't even feel like it's my fault," he said. "It's not a guilty pleasure — it's designed to be a pleasure."

Mayer added that he loves how producers set up the dramatic scenes on the show. "They have to ask someone like Ben [Flajnik, the last Bachelor], 'Okay, Ben, we need you to walk out on the balcony without a shirt and just think,'" he joked. "So he has to walk out there and do this without his shirt on, so he can overlay it with, 'Yesterday brought me a lot of questions, a lot of questions in my mind.'"

He wouldn't join the show, though.

"It's one of those things where I would waste their time taking a meeting, just so I could hear more about it," he admitted. "I'd ultimately say no, but I'd just have to take the meeting."

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Making time for family

Recently BranchOut surveyed stay-at-home moms who were considering getting back into the workforce. And though a number of factors were important to these moms when looking for a job, the most important was finding a work-life balance.

It comes as no surprise that moms prioritize a work-life balance so that they can spend ample time with their children and families. Eighty-six percent of those moms surveyed said that in their job search, they look for employment that is conducive to providing a work-life balance, with 42 percent of moms saying that it's the most important quality.

Click to enlarge the infographic to the right for more survey results >>

Lovin' it

Moms also want to work at a job where they love what they do — 32 percent of those surveyed said it was the most important, followed by 9 percent saying loving where they work is the most vital.

Show me the money

Perhaps surprisingly, only 7.2 percent of the moms surveyed said compensation was the most important quality when looking for a job. The study indicated that nearly half of moms work because their families are dependent on the income.

Part-time status

Ideally most moms would like to work part time. When asked whether they'd prefer to work full or part time, more than half of moms would choose to work part time at work with 17.2 percent preferring full time at work and 27.5 percent full time at home.

Besides salary, moms planning to return to the workforce were most excited about the ability to interact with adults, practice their chosen craft and achieving a little independence.

Check out these 10 Reasons to go back to work after being a stay-at-home mom >>

About BranchOut

BranchOut is a networking application that you can access through your Facebook account. With a little help from your Facebook friends, BranchOut helps you locate resources and connections at companies that may be able to help you find a job. You can build your online profile or resume, locate people you know who are using BranchOut and invite others to join. You can search for jobs and companies, or post job listings of your own. It's a great opportunity for moms to connect with others and find work.

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Summer's almost here and you know what that means? Sand, surf and the Teen Choice Awards. The nominees for this year's ceremony have been revealed and The Vampire Diaries is top-dog.

The supernatural drama earned six nominations including Choice TV Actor and Actress, as well as Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi. In the latter category, it faces tough competition from another vampy favorite, True Blood. If the HBO rival doesn't stop them, fan favorites Supernatural and Once Upon a Time will.

On the music and reality side, both Justin Bieber and American Idol scored five nominations each. Bieber is up for Choice Male Artist, Fashion Icon and Male Hottie. While Idol is vying for Choice TV: Reality Competition Show as well as Male and Female Personality.

Check out the 2012 Teen Choice Awards nominees below:

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama

• Bones
• Gossip Girl
• Pretty Little Liars
• Revenge
• Touch

Choice TV Actor: Drama

• Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
• David Boreanaz, Bones
• Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
• Kiefer Sutherland, Touch
• Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl

Choice TV Actress: Drama

• Emily Deschanel, Bones
• Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ringer
• Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
• Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
• Emily VanCamp, Revenge

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Fringe
• Once Upon a Time
• Supernatural
• True Blood
• The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Jensen Ackles, Supernatural
• Joshua Jackson, Fringe
• Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
• Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
• Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
• Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time
• Kat Graham, The Vampire Diaries
• Anna Paquin, True Blood
• Anna Torv, Fringe

Choice TV Show: Action

• Chuck
• CSI: Miami
• Hawaii Five-O
• NCIS: Los Angeles
• Nikita

Choice TV Actor: Action

• LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
• Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii Five-O
• Zachary Levi, Chuck
• Adam Rodriguez, CSI: Miami
• Shane West, Nikita

Choice TV Actress: Action

• Lyndsy Fonseca, Nikita
• Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
• Grace Park, Hawaii Five-O
• Maggie Q, Nikita
• Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck

Choice TV Show: Comedy

• 2 Broke Girls
• The Big Bang Theory
• Glee
• Modern Family
• New Girl

Choice TV Actor: Comedy

• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Chris Colfer, Glee
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Ashton Kutcher, Two And a Half Men
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Choice TV Actress: Comedy

• Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly
• Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lea Michele, Glee
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Choice TV: Animated Show

• Beavis and Butt-head
• Bob's Burgers
• Family Guy
• Robot Chicken
• The Simpsons

Choice TV: Male Personality

• Nick Cannon, America’s Got Talent
• Simon Cowell, THE X FACTOR
• Cee Lo Green, The Voice
• Gordon Ramsay, HELL’S KITCHEN
• Steven Tyler, American Idol

Choice TV: Female Personality

• Christina Aguilera, The Voice
• Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model
• Carrie Ann Inaba, Dancing With The Stars
• Jennifer Lopez, American Idol
• Jessica Simpson, Fashion Star

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show

• American Idol
• America’s Next Top Model
• Survivor: One World
• The Voice
• The X Factor

Choice TV: Reality Show

• Dance Moms
• Jersey Shore
• Keeping Up With The Kardashians
• Punk’d
• Tia & Tamera

Choice TV: Male Reality Star

• Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, Jersey Shore and The Pauly D Project
• Rob Dyrdek, Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness
• William Levy, Dancing With The Stars
• Scotty McCreery, American Idol
• Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore

Choice TV: Female Reality Star

• Lauren Alaina, American Idol
• Melanie Amaro, The X Factor
• The Kardashians, Keeping Up With The Kardashians
• Tia & Tamera Mowry, Tia & Tamera
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jersey Shore

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action

• Abduction
• Act of Valor
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
• Red Tails
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Choice Movie Actor: Action

• Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
• Robert Downey, Jr., Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
• Tom Hardy, Warrior
• Taylor Lautner, Abduction
• Logan Lerman, The Three Musketeers

Choice Movie Actress: Action

• Salma Hayek, Puss in Boots
• Milla Jovovich, The Three Musketeers
• Paula Patton, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
• Noomi Rapace, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
• Zoe Saldana, Colombiana

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

• The Avengers
• The Hunger Games
• Mirror Mirror
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
• Wrath of the Titans

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

• Robert Downey, Jr., The Avengers
• Chris Hemsworth, The Avengers
• Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
• Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
• Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

• Lily Collins, Mirror Mirror
• Vanessa Hudgens, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
• Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers
• Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
• Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

Choice Movie: Drama

• Drive
• The Help
• The Lucky One
• The Vow
• We Bought a Zoo

Choice Movie Actor: Drama

• Matt Damon, We Bought a Zoo
• Zac Efron, The Lucky One
• Ryan Gosling, Drive
• Channing Tatum, The Vow
• Justin Timberlake, In Time

Choice Movie Actress: Drama

• Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Viola Davis, The Help
• Scarlett Johansson, We Bought a Zoo
• Rachel McAdams, The Vow
• Emma Stone, The Help

Choice Movie: Comedy

• 21 Jump Street
• American Reunion
• Crazy, Stupid, Love
• The Muppets
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

• Jason Biggs, American Reunion
• Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street
• Chris Rock, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
• Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy

• Cameron Diaz, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
• Alyson Hannigan, American Reunion
• Jennifer Lopez, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
• Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Reese Witherspoon, This Means War

MUSIC

Choice Male Artist

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Bruno Mars
• Pitbull
• Blake Shelton

Choice Female Artist

• Adele
• Jennifer Lopez
• Katy Perry
• Rihanna
• Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group

• Selena Gomez & The Scene
• Gym Class Heroes
• Lady Antebellum
• LMFAO
• The Wanted

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist

• Beyonce
• Flo Rida
• Nicki Minaj
• Pitbull
• Kanye West

Choice Rock Group

• The Black Keys
• Foo Fighters
• Foster The People
• fun.
• Linkin Park

Choice Rock Song

• “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
• “Paradise,” Coldplay
• “Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster The People
• “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
• “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra

Choice Electronic Dance Music Artist

• DeadMau5
• David Guetta
• Calvin Harris
• Kaskade
• Skrillex

Choice Single by a Group

• “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
• “Hit The Lights,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
• “Ass Back Home,” Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch
• “Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
• “Moves Like Jagger,” Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Choice Single by a Female Artist

• “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
• “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson
• “Dance Again,” Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
• “Part of Me,” Katy Perry
• “Eyes Open,” Taylor Swift

Choice Single by a Male Artist

• “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber
• “Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
• “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
• “It Will Rain,” Bruno Mars
• “Give Me Everything ,” Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer

Choice Male Country Artist

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Hunter Hayes
• Scotty McCreery
• Blake Shelton

Choice Female Country Artist

• Lauren Alaina
• Miranda Lambert
• Kellie Pickler
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song

• “Love on Top,” Beyonce
• “Take Care,” Drake featuring Rihanna
• “Wild Ones,” Flo Rida featuring Sia
• “Without You,” David Guetta featuring Usher
• “Starships,” Nicki Minaj

Choice Country Song

• “Tattoos on This Town,” Jason Aldean
• “Crazy Girl,” Eli Young Band
• “Storm Warning,” Hunter Hayes
• “God Gave Me You,” Blake Shelton
• “Sparks Fly,” Taylor Swift

Choice Country Group

• The Band Perry
• Eli Young Band
• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts
• Thompson Square

View the rest of nominees at the official Teen Choice Awards website.

Photo credits: Michael Carpenter/ WENN/Disney/FayesVision

How much are Jenny McCarthy's bare breasts worth to her? Well, she posed for Playboy back in 1993 for a cool $20K, but last year the Playmate-turned-actress told Access Hollywood that she'd do it for $2 million toward autism research.

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Hugh Hefner must have ponied up the cash, because the 39-year-old single mother is set to take it all off for the July/August double issue of the men's monthly, a rep for the magazine confirmed. The new Love in the Wild host joked earlier this week that she's dying to take her clothes off on camera again.

"All I wanted to do [when she began in the industry] was work with my clothes on, and now I just hope to get them off!" McCarthy she joked to E! News. However, she has one worry about posing: her breasts!

“But I feel like, you know, the puppies have gone south and left and right,” she joked to Access Hollywood in 2011. “I’d have to, like, scoop them!"

Don't worry, Jenny: There's Photoshop for that now.

The idea of returning to the magazine that made her famous has been on her mind for a while now.

"I would be so flattered if they asked me. It's probably not going to happen but I think I want to do it again," she said in a 2009 interview. "I would absolutely pose for Playboy."

Jenny McCarthy tackles herself a football player >>

It's not like she has to worry about her weight or anything — McCarthy is in the best shape of her life, thanks to her gluten-free lifestyle.

"I'm still on the Weight Watchers kind of thing, so I just kind of remembered and started counting my points again throughout the day," she said in 2007. "Fruits are zero points, vegetables are zero points, so I make sure I use that to bulk up, and then make sure I have my protein. I usually have my protein at lunch and my carbs at night — I don't mix protein and carbs."

Still, she pigs out from time to time.

"I have my once-a-month nachos," she added to People, "but it's [got] soy cheese and turkey chili on it, so it's somewhat safe. But it's still a big vice for me, because I have a big bowl of it."

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Former Cosby Show cutie Raven-Symoné was adamant in 2008 that she wasn't in a relationship with a woman. "It's false that I'm dating a girl right now," she said in a statement at the time.

These days she's not so forthcoming about her personal life. The actress — currently starring in Sister Act on Broadway — took to Twitter to tell people to butt out of her business.

"My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I'm datings to know. I'm not one for a public display of my life," Symoné tweeted on Friday afternoon. "I'm living my PERSONAL life the way I'm happiest. I'm not one, in my 25 year career to disclose who I'm dating. and I shall not start now."

"However that is my right as a HUMAN Being whether straight or gay. To tell or not to tell. As long as I'm not harming anyone," she added. "I am a light being made from love. And my career is the only thing I would like to put on display, not my personal life. Kisses!"

The terse statement came after the National Enquirer published an article claiming that the actress is living with former America's Next Top Model contestant AzMarie Livingston in her $11,000-a-month condo in New York City.

"Raven has lost almost 30 pounds, has done a whole image makeover, and now she is the star of Sister Act on Broadway," a source told the tabloid. "She’s at a point now where she doesn’t care what her family thinks, and she’s in love with AzMarie. She’s a lesbian and wants to live that way."

The two have only been living together for a few months, according to the source.

"The two began see­ing each other, and a few months ago, Raven finally got the nerve to ask her to move into her lavish Manhattan condo," the source said.

She might be keeping quiet for her family — they don't support the gay lifestyle, according to the magazine.

"She feels her parents are still trying to treat her like she’s a kid, and she’s told them she’s going to do what she wants," the source added. "She told her parents she loves them, but her home — especially her bedroom — is nobody’s business and she was not going to back down, so they needed to accept it, period."

Her Twitter statement makes it seem — at least to us — that she is a lesbian. We don't care, though: She's a talented actress who deserves happiness. Maybe someday she'll feel confident enough to tell the truth — gay or straight — once and for all.

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Believe it or not, Miley Cyrus claims she did not intentionally set out to become a sex symbol. That's right, the cleavage-baring former child star just happened to turn into one of the red carpet's hottest items.

Still, though Miley Cyrus doth protest the sex symbol label, she's willing to let onlookers far and wide flatter her.

"If people find that [I am a sex symbol], I take it as a compliment," the 19-year-old said during an interview with Lifetime's The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet on Thursday. "Thank you for thinking I'm sexy!"

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"People are so scared of seeing a woman being like, 'This is who I am and you're not going to change it,'" Miley Cyrus explained of the reaction to her adult-style attire.

The former Hannah Montana star, who released the single "Can't Be Tamed" before her Disney gig had officially ended, seems to be more comfortable with her own coming of age than the public is.

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"Even just the title of that, for a woman to say she can't be tamed… for a woman in the world with my face saying 'I can't be tamed' when that's really all people wanted to do, I think proves how sexist people still really are," the fiancée girlfriend of Liam Hemsworth shared.

Still, Miley Cyrus insists she's learned a lot about who she was then and who she can be now.

"I feel I was so trained in my interviews to be All-American or whatever," she went on to say. "I just got so set in the way of saying the same things I did when I was 12 years old… I guess I kind of realized that my whole life isn't one giant press junket. I don't have to be smiling all the time and always have the perfect answer."

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The fifth season of Private Practice came to an emotional close with Tuesday night's "Gone, Baby, Gone," as Amelia finally gave birth to her child and as Pete confronted the ramifications of last week's arrest. And Addison, who opened the hour by telling her therapist she finally has "everything [she's] ever wanted," ended it faced with the possibility of too much of a good thing.

But let's back up and take these stories one at a time:

Upon going into labor early in the episode, Amelia told Jake she neither wanted to see nor hear her baby after its birth. In fact, she just wanted to be wheeled out of the obstetrics floor as quickly as possible, so as not to get emotionally attached to her baby — a baby she has long been willing to donate to science, on account of his lack of a brain. But as the birth of her doomed child speedily approached, the staff of Seaside Wellness debated the ethics of Amelia's decision. Sam, for one, wanted no part of dismantling Amelia's offspring for parts, especially since the baby would, in fact, have a brainstem.

"The baby will be alive," Sam told his colleagues. "It's not a life I'd want, but it's not a life I'd kill."

On the other end of the debate, Jake told everyone to stay out of Amelia's hospital room if they couldn't be supportive. He also begged Addison to help Sam change his mind, as the hospital would need Sam's expertise to harvest the baby's heart and lungs. And Charlotte, concerned how this unfolding drama could pose a legal threat for the hospital, didn't want anyone to make a move until attorneys could be brought into the mix.

Meanwhile, Pete weathered his own legal storm after blatantly telling the courtroom he was in no way sorry for the actions he took last week. Pete's sense of moral certitude in the face of prison time angered Violet, who has spent much of the season believing Pete will do anything to run away from facing the problems of their marriage and family.

"You did the right thing by your patient," Violet admitted to her husband, through a pane of glass. "You did not do the right thing by our family."

But in the end it was Cooper who helped Pete to see reason, citing the fact that Cooper's dear, departed wife will never even have the option of watching their son grow up. In contrast, Cooper said, Pete has a chance to spend every day with his own son and is throwing it away. Not long after this conversation, Pete expressed remorse to the court, was released on bail, and fell back into Violet's arms. But who's to say what the future holds for these two?

Ultimately, Sam did show up to help harvest the organs of Amelia's child — after a particularly persuasive monologue from the soon-to-be mother — and the resolution of his inner conflict brought his own feelings about Addison into clearer focus. He does want to have a family, after all. And he wants it with Addison.

And Mason, apparently coming to terms with the death of his mother, asked Charlotte if he could call her "momma." She, of course, agreed. He's even thinking of becoming a doctor, too.

Amelia's storyline closed with the new mother deciding to hold her baby, after all, for a few stolen moments before it was sent away for surgery. "Your father's waiting for you," she told him, as she sent him away, her eyes full of tears. And with Sam's help, the infant's organs were sent across the country to help dozens of children live fuller lives.

At episode's end, moved by his own experience with Amelia and by the events of the season as a whole, Sam dropped to one knee and asked for Addison's hand in marriage. His timing wasn't the greatest, however, as his indecisiveness in weeks past had already prompted Addison to step up her romance with Jake. Looks like fans will have to wait until season six to see what happens next!

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Every 16-year-old dreams of the day they pass their behind-the-wheel test and are awarded their first driver’s license. However, the reality of teens driving is anything but a dream. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, one in three teen deaths in the U.S. is attributed to motor vehicle accidents. Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are more likely to be involved in such accidents than people in any other age group.

Distracted driving

Use of electronic devices while driving is a huge distraction for teens — and girls are twice as likely to use them. Distractions aren’t all electronic, however. Eating or drinking, adjusting controls, reaching around in the car for items, talking to friends and personal grooming are just as distracting to the driver. The AAA Foundation study found that girls were 50 percent more likely to reach for an object and nearly 25 percent more likely to be eating or drinking. The more friends your teen has in the car, the more distracted she is while driving.

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Help them drive safe

Talk to your teen about safe driving often — not just when she gets her driver’s license. Make the effort to be a passenger in her car often, so you can see first-hand how she is driving and making judgments on the road. Talk to your teen about limiting distractions in the car both when she is driving and when she is a passenger. Implementing a “no food” and “no music” policy in your vehicles — even just for the first year — may severely cut down on the likelihood of accidents.

If your state doesn’t have a graduated license program, consider introducing driving to your teen gradually.

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Suzanne Somers has never approached her breast cancer the traditional way, so when doctors told her to choose between breast implants or a fat graft after her mastectomy, she refused.

"'Sew me back up,'" she recently recalled telling her doctors, according to Everyday Health. "I knew something better would come along."

And it did: Somers enlisted the help of the Japanese doctor who invented cell-assisted lipotransfer, or CAL, to reconstruct tissues from stem cells. She underwent the procedure last summer and is now talking about her new breast in public.

"At the time when they took my breasts I didn't want implants, I didn't want a foreign object in my body, I didn't want to do what they call a tram flap, which is where they cut a woman from side to side, at her hip take a muscle and blood vessel and move it up here, there's no feeling," she told Anderson Cooper during an appearance on his daytime talk show this week.

"I heard about a doctor in Japan, at the University of Tokyo, who had successfully regrown the breasts of over 400 Japanese women who had lost their breast to cancer. So I got a hold of him, I brought him over to America, I hooked him up with an American surgeon, we applied for an IRB, which is an Institutional Review Board, which qualified me for a clinical trial. It took me three years of trial and error, yes you can, they kept pulling it on me. In August it came through, I was able to have the surgery," the blonde actress explained.

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As for the procedure? The surgeon did end up taking some fat from her body to create the cell growth.

"They took fat from my stomach, boo-hoo, okay you can have it," she joked. "This is lay speak in a centrifuge at supersonic speed they whipped out my stem cells, separated them, cleaned them, discarded the weak ones, took the strong ones put them in a small amount of that fat they took from me, and with lack of a better term, with a turkey baster took that concoction injected into this breast and poof, you can see it I have in on my YouTube show, they made it the size of the other one, it has feeling, it's soft, there are no scars. I think it's the most incredible exciting thing to happen in breast cancer in a long time."

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Doctors and other medical experts blasted Somers when she went opted for alternative treatment for her cancer instead of tried-and-true methods. She wrote books about her views — including her controversial use of human growth hormone to keep a youthful appearance. Somers reportedly injects it into her vagina on a daily basis.

"The hormone system is like a symphony and you can put on a symphony if a lot of the players don't show up. It sounds better with the French horns, it sounds better with the string section. If you don't have Zubin Mehta showing up it's all kind of discordance so that would be your thyroid, adrenal, cortisol. So, HGH is like the kiss. HGH is expensive and it's determined by lab work if you have a deficiency," she told Cooper. It builds bone, it builds muscle, it strengthens the heart, the pumping power of the heart. Once I started adding HGH to the concoction I don't know, I don't have trouble with my weight, I sleep eight hours a night. Everything is working as though my body was at its healthiest optimal prime."

However, doctors blast her for promoting HGH for everyday use.

"Use of these products for anti-aging is based on hype, not science," Steven Petak, M.D., of Houston, president of the American College of Endocrinology, told Self.com.

That will do little to deter Somers — she's feeling the best she has in years, thanks to her new breast and lease on life.

"I have a hard time keeping my clothes on now," she joked to Cooper. "if I could I would show it's so great to have two breasts."

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Someone from Grey's Anatomy has gone bye-bye and it's not who you think. For weeks, we've gotten hints that Thursday's finale would bring death. We were warned that someone significant would bite they bullet, and they did.

This year's finale centered on a dramatic plane crash that put multiple lives in danger. Lots of characters were at risk, but only one met their maker. It was Little Grey! Creator and writer Shonda Rhimes killed off Lexie , Meredith's sister.

Lexie was trapped under some wreckage with her legs and pelvis in shambles. Despite the attempts by those around her, including former beau Mark , she was a goner.

To say we were shocked would be an understatement. So what does Rhimes have to say about her bold decision? Shortly after the show aired she took to Twitter to explain the how and why.

"Callie said it best tonight: Life changes in an instant. Turns on a dime.

I love Chyler and I love the character of Lexie Grey. She was an important member of my Grey’s family. This was not an easy decision. But it was a decision that Chyler and I came to together. We had a lot of thoughtful discussion about it and ultimately we both decided this was the right time for her character’s journey to end. As far as I’m concerned Chyler will always remain a part of the Shondaland family and I can’t wait to work with her again in the future.

I’d write more but I’m honestly too sad. I don’t like life changing in an instant and turning on a dime."

R.I.P Little Grey.

How do you feel about Lexie's death? Did Rhimes make the right choice?

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Okay, I couldn't help myself with the puns, especially given that IMDBpro reports that Adam Sandler is developing a film based on Hasbro's game "Candy Land." Who knew our childhood board games would be the new hot intellectual properties? Of course Sandler will be watching Battleship's box office this weekend -- a bad open for Battleship could lead the "Candy Land" movie into the molasses swamp.

But Battleship delivers on superior spectacle and clearly defined characters, making the stakes of Titanic seem puny compared to the entire planet being at risk. A few extra life rafts won't get the captain out of this jam.

Set in Hawaii, the story takes a while to get going, but the heavy rock soundtrack helps to keep the character/story set-ups rolling. Once the aliens from Planet G arrive, it's full speed ahead.

Alien movies usually present their little green men in the sky. This may be one of the only movies that finds them in the water, making for "Unidentified Floating Objects."

Called "The Regents," the aliens are surprisingly simian, two arms, two legs, walking upright, but somehow a lot more Terminator.

Liam Neeson plays Admiral Shane, perfectly terse and seasoned. Rihanna makes her film-acting debut and delivers a watchable performance as Petty Officer Raikes, a bad-ass weapons specialist. Her best line: "Mahalo, mother-f***ers!"

Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Hopper is much more than watchable, he's a dreamboat, in fact. This role is a much better use of his talents than the title role in John Carter. Brooklyn Decker plays his fiancée Sam Shane , a physical therapist who gets suck on a Hawaiian mountain top when the invasion begins. True Blood's Alexander Skarsgård plays Commander Stone Hopper who could easily convince me to sail away with him .

Hamish Linklater keeps the film afloat with his neurotic wit as the space researcher Cal Zapata. Curiosity kills the cat however when it turns out someone "out there" really was listening to the beacon that was sent into space several years prior. D'oh! Now it will take an entire fleet of destroyers to combat the aliens, who are invading earth to... well, we're not quite sure why they're here, but it can't be good.

NASA and the Pentagon are zero help, of course, and seem to be embracing this "extinction level event." But when the Navy begins using tsunami buoys to track water displacement on a computer screen, the visuals harken back to the old board game especially, as they call out coordinates, "Romeo 6" and "Whiskey 25."

When the Navy's destroyer is destroyed by the aliens, their one shot left is manning the floating museum that is the 70-year-old Battleship. But the young-guns don't know how to operate a steam-powerd ship, so it's up to the old guys -- yes, the often forgotten about Navy veterans, who help save the day -- a nice touch. Adding AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" keeps it rocking' old-school-style.

"They ain't gonna sink this battleship, no way!" declares one of the vets, giving us the closest proximity to the famous line from the TV commercial.

So what will it take to defeat these space invaders? Nuclear war heads? Stealth bombers? Those Navy SEALS who killed Bin Laden? How about… sunlight? And a hell of of lot of courage?

Bottom line: Though a wee bit long at 2 hours and 11 minutes, the filmmakers did an excellent job at bringing this boring old board game into the CGI-tastic 21st Century. No doubt the boys in your life will want to sink this Battleship!

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Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner started their new jobs as West Coast contributors for Seventeen magazine — and they're starting off their gig by talking about their favorite fashion items and, of course, their famous sisters.

The gist? Khloe Kardashian is the sister that gives the best advice and has the best shoes, while Kourtney Kardashian has the best style and Kim Kardashian gives good business tips. Basically, it's nothing we haven't heard before from this superficial family.

But, we digress: Kendall, 16, and Kylie, 14, seem like sweet girls who are being groomed early for the family business. The pair's fashion diary will start in the June/July issue of the teen magazine and we're sure it'll be a groundbreaking study in fashion if Kendall's recent interview for Teen Prom magazine is any indication.

On why she chose the prom dress for the cover:

"The reason I chose this dress as one of my dresses to pose in was... 'cause it... I just like it. The colors are pretty," she said.

On her favorite singer:

"The person that I'm listening to right now would actually have to be Katy Perry just 'cause she gets me really like pumped up and happy," she said.

On her ideal prom date:

"My ideal prom date would have to be cute, funny, sweet, nice. I don't know. Just come up to me and talk to me," she advised male suitors. "I'm looking forward to my prom because I'm just excited to have fun, be with my friends and dance the night away."

Why she loves photo shoots:

"My favorite thing about doing photo shoots is just being able to have fun, meeting new people, getting dressed up and I just love doing it. So, I love fun."

Riveting. Again, we have to give these girls some slack because they're young, though these are probably the same deep answers we'd get from Kim and Kourtney, too.

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Men in Black III star Will Smith is an all-around nice guy, but even nice guys have their limits. The actor was making his way down the red carpet at the Moscow premiere of his film when he stopped to talk to a Ukrainian reporter. The reporter — known for his silly and odd PDAs with celebrities — tried to kiss Smith on the mouth.

That's when things got heated.

"What the hell is your problem, man?" Smith yelled at the reporter before slapping him. The camera showed the reporter's sheepish response to the slap while Smith gathered his composure and moved on to another reporter.

"He's lucky I didn't sucker-punch him," the angry actor said. "Oh, sorry, I said that on camera."

Some are questioning Smith's reaction, saying this ruins his nice guy reputation. We say no way: The kiss — joking or not — was uncalled for and we probably would have put our knee to his you-know-what if that was us. As far as we're concerned, Smith was nice with the slight slap.

Smith usually has a good attitude about everything — he has to with young children like Jaden Smith and Willow Smith. Jaden even managed to push his dad's buttons during an Easter weekend visit to the White House.

"I was at the White House with my family and we were getting a tour and, you know, Barack and Michelle and Sasha and Malia... And it's me, Jada and the kids and we're walking through the White House. And the night before Jaden had said to me, 'Dad, I got to ask the president about the aliens.' I was like, 'Dude, no.' It's not cool. It's not cool. It's embarrassing," he recalled on the BBC's Radio One earlier this week.

The president led the Smith family into the White House situation room — and that's when Jaden saw his chance to do a little Men in Black III cross-promotion.

"...Jaden gets the look in his eyes and he leans over and says, 'Dad, what's my punishment?' And I was like, 'Jaden, do not.' And you know, Barack is talking about the Situation Room and Jaden says, 'Excuse me, Mr. President.' I was like, 'Hey, Barack, man…' And Barack said, 'Don't tell me.' And in perfect form, and this is why he's the president, he stopped and looked at Jaden said, 'The aliens, right?'"

Obama didn't miss a beat. "'I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of extraterrestrials, but I can tell you if there had been a top-secret meeting and if there would have had to have been a discussion about it, it would have taken place in this room.'"

But back to the slap: We just have one thing to say — Go Will!

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You'd think Sean Penn would be on top of the world now that he's dating supermodel Petra Nemcova again, but you'd be wrong. The actor has the weight of the world on his shoulders and he's upset that others aren't helping take off some of the burden.

His main complaint? Everyone has abandoned Haiti in the two years since an earthquake ravaged the country. "It's not only celebrities who went for a day," Penn spat during an interview at the Cannes Film Festival Friday morning. "It's the whole f***ing world. It's all of you."

Yowza! He's got a point, though: The actor practically lives in Haiti now and works tirelessly with the rebuilding efforts — without cameras. He's got down and dirty to solve problems, too.

"He was not a drive-by celebrity," another Haiti activist, President Bill Clinton, said recently. "He went into those camps and he was actually solving their water problems, solving their sanitation problems."

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The actor was inspired to help after nursing his son through a traumatic brain injury. The injury — and subsequent treatments — helped Penn realize how important medications can be in helping people survive. His son recovered and went to spend time with his ex-wife, Robin Wright Penn when the earthquake happened, freeing him up to do something.

"I really found affection for what those pain medications could do to people. I had just seen his relief, and so then it was four days before the earthquake that both he and his mother had found they were ready to spend time together, so he left, which was initially kind of a 24/7 burden of eight months that I needed to break through," he told The New York Times earlier this year.

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"And then by about day four after that I was just sitting around missing him, and the earthquake happened. I was hearing about the amputations and so on without any IV pain medications, so I put a little group together, but the intention initially was just to go down and distribute those medications to the hospitals and clinics that were doing surgeries."

At the press conference, Penn added that people don't want to talk about Haiti anymore, but they should because there's still a lot of work to be done. "The reason we have Haiti fatigue is because there was never a commitment in the first place," he said.

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There still is hope, though: Cannes organizers are holding a Haiti benefit on Friday night, according to TheWrap.com. "Central problem in Haiti is poverty. Paul Haggis’s group was there before the earthquake, in 2008," Penn continued at Cannes.

"The organizations have solidarity. This is an expression and shared voice… it’s basic love between people. Mathematically Haiti has never had a chance. It’s not defined by the earthquake," he added before calling on President Obama to take a stand for Haiti.

"It is time for our formidable and elegant president [to] stand [side] by side with the new president of Haiti."

At least he has one ally close to him: Nemcova is active in Haitian relief organization and is even building schools in the country.

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The illusion of productivity

Mounting evidence shows very clearly that multitasking is not as efficient as we think it is, and in some cases, it is actually dangerous to our health. The problem is that multitasking comes with the illusion of productivity. Just the word itself has a certain appeal. Multitasking. It sounds so effective. How could doing more than one thing at once really be so bad?

Unfortunately, the human mind has a limited capacity for attention. When we try to complete more than one task at once, our attention becomes divided, we miss critical details and our performance is actually compromised. Instead of multitasking, we are switch-tasking at high speed and our brains don’t have time to catch up. The most dangerous form of multitasking seems to be driving while talking on the phone. This causes a form of attention blindness that makes drivers so distracted that they perform worse than someone at the legal limit of alcohol intoxication.

Live life in the moment

However, this doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try to limit the number of activities you are doing at one time, if you can. While it may be impossible to sort laundry without keeping an eye on your sneaky 2-year-old, you don’t have to talk on the phone, surf the web and post 30-second Facebook status updates at the same time. Live in the moment  as much as you can -- even if that moment is covered with overcooked macaroni and sticky applesauce fingers.

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