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Tony Stark is not your typical billionaire. A weapons design specialist, jet-setting industrialist, player for life, and bad ass super-hero Iron Man, Tony Stark is the epitomy of balling. For everyone out there that's ever dreamed of becoming a billionaire super-hero, here's their chance.

The winner of the Become Tony Stark for a Weekend Sweepstakes will win a trip for 2 including:

First class air transportation to Los Angeles, CA
3 nights stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel
A helicopter tour of LA
A $1000 shopping spree on Rodeo Drive
Dinner and Spa treatments

Sweepstakes runs until 05/12/08. For official contest rules and details click here

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It's been nearly a year since television audiences have seen Jack Bauer, but the counter terrorism battle rages on. For fans who can't wait until January 2009 for the return of ‘24', Degree Men ® presents The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction.

The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction digital shorts chronicle the further adventures of American Counter Terrorism agent, Jason Blaine. Set within the same high-stakes world as ‘24', Blaine races against the clock to try rescue his boss, who is kidnapped by a nefarious drug cartel. This year's digital shorts will be released in six chapters, with each lasting three to four minutes.

Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC, who has directed past episodes of ‘24', directs The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction and delivers the trademark style and universe of the Fox Emmy-winning hit.

They have done everything possible to keep The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction true to the ‘24' universe,” said Charters. “The storyline will help get fans of the show excited for Season Seven and bring our brand to life in a have-to-see way.”

Here is short Biography of some Characters:

Jason Blaine
The Rookie
Place of birth:Altadena,CA
Family:Mother's a high school teacher,Father's a engineer at Rocketdyne.Older sister is married,two kids younger brother is in rehab.
Significant other:Never married.Many girlfriends,none serious.None children.One dog.



















Kate Wyman
Deputy Director,FBI Counter Terrorism Division
Place of birth:Claremont,NH
Family:Parents are both dead.Two older brothers,both civilians,both still in the New England area.
Significant other:None




















Want to know more about the Characters.Check out on the Exclusive Content,Character Profile Section here..

Both online and on-demand properties provide access to exclusive content, including hi-definition versions of The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction in Dolby 5.1 surround-sound, behind-the-scenes footage, as well as an innovative sweepstakes featuring several over-engineered prizes, including a new Hummer H3 sport utility vehicle. Five additional digital shorts of The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction will be released on a weekly basis.

Some Video Samples

So what are you waiting for, go get caught up with all the exclusive episodes of the The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction only at www.Degreerookie.com


Degree.Men's The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction

Connected is a brand new web series about David Newman, a Hollywood talent agent, and the stars that he manages in his agency. There’s all sorts of drama with backstabbing, and boyfriends being stolen, and the stars muscling each other out for top billing on their projects.

Watch celebrity meltdowns and comical put downs in a whole world where only the most connected servive.

Background information on Connected:

You win some, and you definitely lose some—especially if you’re at The Agency. David Newman is just trying to keep his clients happy, and trying to keep them in his agency! In the mix are: Amy, a teen movie star with a rep for wild partying and drama; Russell, an aspiring comedian who can’t find the right foot to start on; Quincy, a fresh-from-film-school director with a little indie cred and looking for his first big hit; Jane, a budding singer-songwriter who’s looking for an identity; Alex, music producer, best friend, gamer; and Emily, his trusty assistant and eyes and ears. Catch the Hollywood series everyone is texting about!

The Characters in the series are looking attractive,here is the short biography of some of the them.

Alex Lee :The Game Player
Trying to achieve the highest level in his career is easier than dating, even with all that ammo.













Tiffany Harrington :Silver Spoon Socialite
She's never had a job in her life but had more work done than anyone she knows.









Quincy EdgefieldFilm :Fest Favorite
He's only as good as his last film and nobody can remember when that was either.













Alex Lee :The Game Player
Trying to achieve the highest level in his career is easier than dating, even with all that ammo.













Diego Ramirez :Indie Bad Boy
His movies have broken box office records and he's personally broken many hearts-anything for a great scene.









Check out this link to see more about all of the characters :
T-Mobile Connected Cast


The Episodes are viewed in a big web player with an amazing quality and you can also siwtch to fullscreen mode if you want to see the video on your whole big screen.

So what are you waiting for, go get caught up with all the episodes of the new season that are out of this Hit Series on http://t-mobileconnected.com/


T-MOBILE CONNECTED.

Sony Pictures has denied Spider-Man 3 has been pirated, and claims copies being sold in China are actually fake.

Street vendors have been found selling DVDs in the Spider-Man 3 sleeve for 10 Yuan (65p), ahead of the film's cinema release in China on 1 May.

Reuters discovered some copies featured the 2001 TV movie Earth vs The Spider, starring Dan Aykroyd, while Sony says some show Spider-Man 2 instead.

Sony said "similar hoaxes and false alarms" often occur before releases.


'Ripped off'

"Our investigation in China has revealed no case of the film being pirated to date," said Sony.

The company also suggested no evidence has been found that the film has been pirated online.

"This incident underscores one of the problems with piracy - people who buy illegal movies often get ripped off themselves," Sony added.

In recent weeks China has hit back at the US over complaints made to the World Trade Organisation that it is not doing enough to tackle piracy.

The media has been invited to high-profile events to watch millions of pirated DVDs, music CDs and software being crushed.

PHOENIX: The remains of actor James Doohan, who played the starship Enterprise's chief engineer Scotty on Star Trek, will be blasted into space next month, the company organising the flight said.

The Canadian-born actor who inspired the catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty" – even though it was never actually uttered on the television show – died two years ago at the age of 85.

Houston-based commercial company Space Services said some of Doohan's remains were packed into a rocket at Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Friday, ahead of the flight scheduled for April 28.

The company had originally planned to blast Doohan's remains into space two years ago. But the flight was delayed by tests, then by a misfire during a practice launch last year.

Space Services spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said Doohan's ashes will be sent up along with the remains of some 200 other people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who first went into space in 1963. Cooper died in 2004 at age 77.

After a short flight the rocket will return to Earth with the capsules holding the remains.

Space Services is a commercial venture that charges $US495 to send a sample of a person's ashes into suborbital space. Capsules containing the ashes are retrieved, mounted on plaques and given back to relatives.

In 1997 the company blasted the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry into space.

As 2006 comes to an end, the stars gave PEOPLE their picks for the year's best books, movies, music and TV shows:


TV SHOWS

Ashlee Simpson: Desperate Housewives – "It's one of those shows like Sex and the City – every girl likes it."

Monique Coleman: Grey's Anatomy – "Even though there's huge issues, at the end of the day we're still concerned about the characters – that's good TV."

Macy Gray: Nip/Tuck – "It's over-the-top- drama. It's crazy. I don't know who thinks of that stuff."

John Stamos: South Park – "The show is so timely. If something happens, in like two weeks it's parodied on there."

Nicky Hilton: The Girls Next Door – "I just think they're so funny."


MOVIES

Josh Groban: The Prestige – "Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman are awesome. And I've loved magic since I was a kid. That it's a murder mystery with twists based on magic makes it amazing."

Jaime Pressly: The Departed – "It was amazing. It's a brilliant film. Everyone in it was great."

Anjelica Huston: Borat – "I don't know if it's the best movie, but it's the funniest. I have never laughed so hard in a movie. I've never laughed so hard, period.�

Mike Myers: The Fountain – "It's beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. All the performances were great. It was transformative."

Clay Aiken: The Queen – "Helen Mirren looks just like Queen Elizabeth. Acted like her! I thought it was very good."


MUSIC

Anne Hathaway: Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat – "You can just listen to it start to finish and it tells a story. It's beautiful, funny and very subversive. I really love it."

Chris Cornell: Bob Dylan, Modern Times – "I think it's fantastic. There's a lightness to it that doesn't normally come from him. When I say lightness, like a happiness."

Zach Braff: Joshua Radin, We Were Here – "It's just the greatest music. He's a really talented guy. He's like the new Paul Simon."

Katharine McPhee: Christina Aguilera, Back to Basics – "I really like her record. I think she brought some cool old-school stuff to it, and amazing vocals."


BOOKS

Terrence Howard: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho –"It teaches you to enjoy each moment."

Ben Affleck: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond – "I'm reading a lot of nonfiction. . . .This is really good right now."

Jennifer Connelly: In the Land of Magic Soldiers by Daniel Bergner – "That was the last one I read – it was actually about Sierra Leone, where Blood Diamond takes place. It was really fantastic."

Queen Latifah: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith – "I love it. It's a whole series."

Patricia Heaton: The Tiny One by Eliza Minot – "It's about a girl who loses her mother, and she chronicles the whole day before she finds out her mother died. She's exactly the age I was when my mother died. I'd read a few pages and then start sobbing."

Superman Returns producer Jon Peters is being sued by his former assistant for alleged sexual harassment.

Shelly Morita claims Mr Peters often grabbed and kissed her and made "rude, sexual and disparaging comments", reports Associated Press.

Ms Morita also claims the 61-year-old producer exposed himself to her three-year-old daughter.

A representative for Mr Peters, whose credits include Batman and Rain Man, could not be contacted for comment.

Ms Morita, who is seeking undisclosed damages, began working for Mr Peters in February 2005 but resigned after a year.



She claims the film-maker created a hostile work environment that eventually forced her to leave.

During filming of Superman Returns in Australia in July 2005, Mr Peters got into her hotel room bed and refused to leave, alleges Ms Morita.

Ms Morita also claims Mr Peters exposed himself to her and her daughter at his ranch, saying, "Look what boys have!" and later joked about it to other employees.

Mr Peters has worked as producer or executive producer on more than 40 films.

They include many iconic titles such as 1976's A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand, An American Werewolf in London and The Color Purple.

NEW YORK - The Clint Eastwood film Letters from Iwo Jima was named best film of 2006 by the National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season.
Helen Mirren was named best actress for her portrayal of Britain's ruling Queen Elizabeth in The Queen, while Forest Whitaker won the best actor award for his role in The Last King of Scotland.

The awards were voted on by 120 film professionals who viewed more than 250 movies and can be an indicator of what to expect for the world's top film honors, the Academy Awards, held in February.

Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima--the story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II--is not due to be released in U.S. cinemas until December 20. It is the second Eastwood film to be released this year about the 1945 fight for the tiny Pacific island following Flags of Our Fathers.

Martin Scorsese was named best director for his crime thriller The Departed, while Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's Volver, starring Penelope Cruz, won best foreign film.

Best documentary went to An Inconvenient Truth, featuring former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore and his concerns about global warming.