Sweet Home 3D v3.3

Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you placing your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. Sweet Home 3D comes with 50 pieces of furniture, but you may also import some additional objects in it. To get more objects, please visit this regularly updated page.

Sweet Home 3D provides a full help accessible from its Help > Sweet Home 3D Help menu.

What’s New in version 3.3:

Improved the precision of alignement lines.
Always used PNG format for exported textures to avoid loosing any detail.
Fixed a bug in OBJ export for models at 3DS format containing some undefined values.
Fixed a bug that prevented to create photos and videos at the two first quality levels when a sky texture was used.
Replaced JRE 6u24 by JRE 6u26 in Sweet Home 3D installers bundled with Java.
Other minor bugs fixes and enhancements.

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QuickSharp 2.0.0.16666

QuickSharp is a minimalist C# IDE for Microsoft NET Framework. It includes a sophisticated code editor with code completion, syntax coloring and code-folding, built-in compile and run, and support for ASP.NET and SQL Server, MySQL and SQLite databases.

Features:
create source code with the built-in editor featuring syntax colouring, code-folding and Visual Studio-style docking windows,
get instant lookup of class and namespace members using Code Assist,
compile programs from within QuickSharp; warnings and errors appear in the output window for instant location within the editor,
build EXE and DLL files automatically; no need to configure the compiler target,
run programs directly from the editor and capture the output in QuickSharp’s Output window or run in a separate window for interactive use,
use ‘embedded’ file options to control compilation and runtime behaviour; run shell-based commands at all stages of the build process to perform related tasks,
perform simple file management tasks from the Workspace such as opening, renaming and deleting files and folders,
add additional build tool configurations, including Mono and older Microsoft compilers,
compile intermediate language and XML resource files from within QuickSharp using the built-in ilasm and resgen integration,
use Find in Files to search files in the Workspace,
use the Regular Expression Helper to develop regular expressions,
explore the .NET Framework with the Object Browser,
develop your own features and enhancements using QuickSharp’s plugin architecture.

QuickSharp includes all you need to write, compile and run programs for the Microsoft .NET platform using the C# programming language. It provides a simple but complete integrated development environment (IDE) for Microsoft Windows 7, Vista and XP.

QuickSharp works with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5; if you’re a Windows 7 user you already have everything you need. XP and Vista users may need to download the latest version.

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Lazio fights back from 2 down to win in Serie A

Lazio pulled off a stunning second-half comeback against lowly Cesena in Serie A, recovering from two goals down to win 3-2 despite playing for nearly an hour with 10 men on Thursday.

Adrian Mutu gave Cesena the lead then debutant Vincenzo Iaquinta fired home a spot kick following an incident which also saw Lazio defender Abdoulay Konko sent off.

However, Lazio surged back in the second half with three goals in 10 minutes, from Hernanes, Senad Lulic and Libor Kozak.

Lazio moves provisionally into third place, ahead of Udinese which faces second-placed AC Milan on Saturday. Cesena remains second from bottom, four points off safety.

Meanwhile, Siena beat Napoli 2-1 in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals. The second leg will be played on March 21.

Dave Grohl fighting for rock at the Grammys

When Dave Grohl started in the music business, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were tots; Rihanna and Adele weren't even born.

That makes Grohl and his Foo Fighters kind of the senior set as they face off against the new kids at the Grammys on Sunday for album of the year. It's one of the six nominations for the Foos, who tied Adele and Mars for the second-most nominations (behind Kanye West) and will be performers at the show.

"It feels great to be the guy with gray hair in his beard who is still invited to these things," said the 43-year-old frontman. "Twenty years ago, I never thought I'd even have a career in music this long."

Grohl considers the last year to be his best. The band had a top-selling tour and sold more than 663,000 copies of their album, "Wasting Light," which faces off against Adele's "21," Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Rihanna's "Loud" for album of the year.

Oh, and he had a brief cameo in "The Muppets" as a drummer for a Muppet cover band.

This year is starting off just as good. On a recent afternoon inside 606 Studio, the band's garage like headquarters, Grohl discussed his Grammy competition, previewed what viewers can expect from the band's Grammy performance and mused about being the rock band with the most nominations at this year's ceremony.

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AP: The Foo Fighters have won six Grammys, and you're up for six more this year. What does it feel like to win one?

Grohl: When we won for best rock album for our third record, which we made in my basement, I was so proud - because we made it in my basement in a crappy makeshift studio that we put together ourselves. I stood there looking out at everybody in tuxedos and diamonds and fur coats, and I thought we were probably the only band that won a Grammy for an album made for free in a basement that year. I feel the exact same way about it this year for an album that was made in my garage.

AP: You were raving about Adele the last time I interviewed you, and now you're up against her for album of the year.

Grohl: I'm glad that we're with Adele in the same category. It means we've done something right. I think she gives us all hope. She's made an incredible record, and she's an incredibly talented artist, so maybe it is true that the cream actually rises to the top. There's a reason why that record is so (expletive) huge. It's good. It's inspiring when something legitimate gets recognized for what it is. It's such a cliche, but it's a huge achievement to be nominated.

AP: Tease me about what you've got planned for your Grammy performance. Will you be collaborating with anyone?

Grohl: Maybe. Ken Ehrlich, who produces the show, is no dummy. He's been doing it for 30 years. He's a very musical person, and he understands collaboration. He understands there has to be some common connection between the artists collaborating, but it has to be somewhat adventurous and unexpected. To be honest, how many (expletive) rock bands are on the show this year? Yeah, so they're not gonna put us with another rock band. Right now, there just aren't that many.

AP: How do you feel about the lack of rock in some of the bigger categories at the Grammys?

Grohl: I feel the same way about it as how I felt at this massive car show in Pomona last weekend that I entered my 1965 Ford Falcon van into. I've never entered a car show before, and I don't really know a lot about it, but we put the van into the competition. My friend Troy, who built the thing, said to me, "I think we're gonna win." I asked him, "Why's that?" He said, "Because there are no other vans here." I ended up winning first in class. It's kind of the same feeling.

AP: Tell me more about that feeling. It's kind of like you're the rock spokesman at the Grammys.

Grohl: I feel a little bit of responsibility and a lot of pride. I'm (expletive) proud to be in the (expletive) Foo Fighters. ... We're a real (expletive) band. If I were a kid in (expletive) Tulsa, Okla., who loves rock bands and plays with my rock band in the garage, and I turned on the Grammys and saw a rock band with choreographed dancers playing to computers, I'd be bummed until the Foo Fighters came on, and then I'd think, "Oh, good, humans that play instruments."

AP: You're nominated for six Grammys, so you'll probably win one. Do you have a speech prepared?

Grohl: No. I never plan what I'm going to say when I get up on stage. My father was a speechwriter, and my mother was a public speaking teacher, and one thing that I've learned in life is that you never want to read a speech. You just want to go up and give it. That always jinxes it, anyway. The last thing you want to do is walk out of there with a speech in your pocket that you didn't get to read. (Derrik J. Lang)

Maroon 5 to perform at 2012 Singapore GP

Get ready to bring on those Moves Like Jagger. The Singapore Grand Prix announced on Friday that multiple Grammy-award winning band, Maroon 5, will be performing at Asia's only street race during the race weekend of Sept 21-23.

The band will be headlining the Padang stage in Zone 4 on Saturday, Sept 22, at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Entry to the concert is free with any purchase of the three-day event ticket.

Two thousand early-bird ticket holders can register online to get wristbands for access to the Saturday Fan Zone area. They can also register to stand a chance to win a pair of exclusive passes to Maroon 5's Meet and Greet session.

Details are at: www.singaporegp.sg
With the release of their third studio album, Hands All Over, fans can look forward to an adrenalin-charged show packed with Maroon 5's greatest hits, with frontman Adam Levine - also famous for being a coach on the television series The Voice - crooning their favourite hits.

Singapore GP will be announcing additional artistes in the coming months.

‘Ghost Rider’ Returns to Haunt Cinemas

Somewhere in the middle of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Ven geance,” Nicolas Cage pees flames. You read that right: The actor, famous for his questionably zany acting choices, goes into cuckoo overdrive, and urinating fire is just another box to tick on his loony-role checklist.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing — at least Cage seems to be immersed in the ecstatically delirious title role. The film thrives on his blazing pool of insanity, even if the story, acting and overall cheesiness results in a mess of a movie.

Directing duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (known to fans as Neveldine/Taylor), whose previous works include the equally frenetic “Crank” series, have little to count on other than the dive into lunacy taken by their leading man.

The story, for one, never takes form, and there’s little intrigue to be had within the central mystery. Something involving a demon-child and Johnny Blaze (Cage) trying to free himself of a curse barely provokes interest.

Cage has been quoted as saying there is a little bit of “The Da Vinci Code” mystery-solving in the script, but even by that novel’s loose standards and Tom Hanks’s hair, this sequel to the 2007 “Ghost Rider” falls short of a shrug. By the story’s end, the audience is hard-pressed to care about what demonic phenomenon does or does not occur.

Cage tries to infuse some personality into his alcoholic vagabond character Johnny Blaze, a former stunt-motorcyclist turned hellfire demon whose back-story is worthy of a Bruce Wayne-level of scrutiny.

This is, after all, a guy who made a bad deal with the devil for his dying father, the result being a still-dead father and a flaming skull for a head. But the story barely skips a beat before running off to the numerous action sequences.

The good and bad guys around Blaze don’t have much to offer either. There’s Fergus Riordan’s Danny, the child whose presence is the answer to all the questions hanging around the film (should you choose to indulge in a little elementary problem-solving). Riordan has little to do except switch between evil and nice-boy looks.

His mother, played by Italian singer-actress Violante Placido, has slightly more to do, but the script can’t decide whether to make her a tough sidekick or a damsel in distress.

The baddies — Ciaran Hinds as the devil and Johnny Whitworth as supervillain Blackout — are obviously talented, but they find no way to infuse any personality into their wooden characters, resulting in bad guys as interchangeable as the ones in the Rambo movies.

Respected English actor Idris Elba has some fun as Moreau, a French alcoholic priest and the film’s only character with enough traits to make up what might be called a “personality.”

Somewhere amid the sludge, Christopher Lambert has a small role as Methodius, a monk with a secret of his own and face tattoos that look like a wet Bible threw up on his face. The former “Highlander” actor seems to comprehend the puerile nature of his character, barely faking interest in trying to portray the monk with mysterious dignity.

This takes us back to the wild, wild Cage. Not since his feckless, effervescent turn in “The Wicker Man” remake has the actor looked more deranged in a role. Fortunately, what comes off as unintentional comedy in that film looks like blissful glee in “Spirit of Vengeance” (though admittedly there are some moments where Cage simply looks like an addict going cold turkey). The best thing that can be said about Cage’s performance is that there will be moments when you question whether what just transpired on screen was done with special effects, or if it was simply Cage’s really letting loose.

In the end, “Spirit of Vengeance” survives solely as a kind of cinematic freak show, with Cage as the main attraction. Everything else is utterly disposable. In the end I laughed at — or along with ­— Cage, providing enough entertainment to keep me awake. Let us just hope, for flaming-skull’s sake, that Cage is in on the joke.

If he isn’t, then Lord only knows how magnificent that “Drive Angry” sequel is going to be.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Directed by Neveldine/Taylor
Starring Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Fergus Riordan and Idris Elba
95 minutes
English with Indonesian subtitles

Was There A UFO in South Carolina?

Some residents of South Carolina received an initially terrifying awakening early Monday morning when their sky flashed bright blue and a large object was seen plummeting from the sky.

The unidentified flying object caught around Greenville county exploded in a few brief seconds causing an alarming boom that shook homes in several cities.
Over 30 emergency 911 calls were placed to at least one local police station while a number of fire fighters were dispatched before its mystery was solved.

'It sounds like a typical bolide,' Dr Charles St Lucas of the Roper Mountain Science Center told Fox4 of what he believes was a meteor, albeit early of their next expected shower in late April.

'This one broke apart into three or four different pieces, glowed a bright blue white,' he said calling its spontaneity, 'delightful.' With the sighting shortly before 2am, most residents didn't take it as coolly.

'I thought the aliens were coming,' one resident Cindie Stubbs told Fox4 with nervous excitement after witnessing the flash herself from above her home.

'I saw this big bright light that made the sand kind of almost sparkle it was so bright,' she said.

Bolides, according to the American Meteor Society, are a special type of fireball or astoundingly bright meteor. They are known for exploding before their landfall with a bright flash, similar to the blue one seen around Greenville.

Dr St Lucas told GoUpState.com that the blue coloring indicates that it was composed of copper or copper chloride. Being naturally occurring elements, it most likely wasn't falling 'space junk,' he reasons.

Injuries and damage from the sighting have not been reported.

Keep Your Eye on The Ball, David Beckham!

It must be hard to remain composed when the world is watching your every move. Especially when there are scantily-clad cheerleaders parading in front of you.

David Beckham was spotted looking a little flushed as a bevy of beauties walked past him and his boys at the LA Lakers game against the Phoenix Suns. While his wife Victoria was making sure her new collection had a successful launch in London, the footballer was enjoying a boys night out at the basketball.

Becks, 36, was accompanied by Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, and Cruz, six, at the Staples Centre. And both David and middle son Romeo were both caught taking in the sights from their courtside seats.

Becks and Romeo couldn't help but stare at one of the Lakers cheerleaders as she sashayed past them. He wore a brown T-shirt with jeans and a pair of shoes, with a wooly hat covering his hair.

The foursome looked like they were having a great time, fully engrossed in the game throughout.At one point David spoke with Spanish Lakers star Pau Gasol, who towered over him during their courtside conversation.

It's not the first time the LA Galaxy star has been caught with a wandering eye at a basketball match. In fact, ever since becoming a regular at the Staples Centre it seems David has enjoyed watching the cheerleaders perform their entertaining shows - as any red-blooded male would.

However, he has sometimes been accompanied by wife Victoria who has understandably kept a watchful eye on him. Meanwhile, only hours after wrapping up her work in New York after the city's fashion week, Victoria boarded a plane back to her homeland to launch her collection for London Fashion Week.

And she barely had time to catch her breath as she headed to department store Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge to throw a party to celebrate her new designs that went down a storm across the Pond.

She looked tired but managed to fight her fatigue as she faced a barrage of flashbulbs as she arrived at the store. And she was still her usual chic and professional self as she posed for the cameras in one of her own designs.

Lenovo A335

Specifications
Lenovo A335
Network2G
3G
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
SizeDimensions
Weight
Display
118.5 x 51.3 x 13.5 mm (4.67 x 2.02 x 0.53 in)
102 gram
TFT, 256K colors
240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches (~154 ppi pixel density)
MemoryPhonebook
Call records
Internal
Card slot
500 entries
Yes

microSD, up to 8 GB
DataGPRS
EDGE
3G
WLAN
Bluetooth
Infrared port
USB
Yes
Yes


v2.0 with A2DP

miniUSB
FeaturesOS
Chipset
Messaging
Alert
Browser
Radio
GPS
Games
Camera
Video
Colors
Java

Mediatek MT6253
SMS, MMS
Vibration, MP3 ringtones
WAP 2.0
FM radio, recording

Yes
VGA, LED flash
Yes
Black, white

- Loudspeaker
- Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
- 3.5mm jack
- MP3 player
- Organizer
- Clock
- Calendar
- Alarm
Battery
Stand-by
Talk time
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1700 mAh
Up to 400 h
Up to 7 h

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Lenovo LePad S2007

Specifications
Lenovo LePad S2007
Network2G
3G

HSDPA 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
SizeDimensions
Weight
Display
200.2 x 127.6 x 9.7 mm (7.88 x 5.02 x 0.38 in)
357 gram
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
800 x 1280 pixels, 7.0 inches (~216 ppi pixel density)
MemoryPhonebook
Call records
Internal
Card slot
Yes
Yes
16 GB, 1 GB RAM
microSD, up to 32 GB
DataGPRS
EDGE
3G
WLAN
Bluetooth
Infrared port
USB


EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

microUSB v2.0
FeaturesOS
CPU
Messaging
Alert
Browser
Radio
GPS
Games
Camera
Video
Colors
Java
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 (ICS)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Email, Push Email, IM
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
HTML, Adobe Flash

Yes
Yes
8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Yes
Black/orange
via Java MIDP emulator
- Loudspeaker
- Multitouch
- 3.5mm jack
- Geo-tagging
- Accelerometer, compass (sensors)
- HDMI port
- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Organizer
- Predictive text input
- Clock
- Calendar
- Alarm
Battery
Stand-by
Talk time
Non-removable Li-Ion 3780 mAh battery (14 Wh)
Up to
Up to 8 h

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Lady Gaga Drives Fans Crazy In First Taiwan Concert

Taichung, Taiwan - Lady Gaga extended her very first performance in Taiwan on Sunday to tens of thousands of fans in ecstasy, singing five more songs than scheduled in a free concert.

CNA-OANA reports the American pop diva sang nine songs from her latest album "Born This Way" at Taichung City's Fulfillment Amphitheater in front of 6,000 people who luckily got tickets to the promotional show.

More than 30,000 people that could not get in also enjoyed the rare performance by watching two large screens put up outside the theatre. Some of them were satisfied with simply listening to the music and feeling the excitement in the air.

The international star opened the much-anticipated show in a sexy black thin sleeve-less dress, wowing the audience with her trademark wild dance and heavy-beat music.

Her "little monsters" were surprised by the singer's improvisation of the lyrics and spontaneous interaction with them, such as singing "Taiwan you and I" or stopping in the middle of a sentence to let fans finish singing the rest.

She said the flags printed with her album cover on the streets and a huge screen playing one of her music videos made her very happy.

"That made me so happy, so thank you." In the one-hour long concert, Lady Gaga mentioned "Taiwan" for at
least five times, either in her songs or in her talks. "(I was) very very very very excited to see Gaga and I hope she will come give a concert in Taiwan next time," said Pierre Fu, a man in special costume inspired by his idol.

He added the whole concert was so very unique that it was impossible to choose a favorite part.

"Amazing. Only this word can describe it. She was fantastic and very friendly," said Natashia Lee.

She said the concert "doubled" her imagination "I think she performed with utmost sincerity and beyond, just as what she promised earlier--she put 150 percent preparation into the concert."

The diva is scheduled to give a press conference in Taipei Monday before leaving Taiwan the next day. (ANT.U.C003)

Amy Winehouse duet with Tony Bennett going to charity

Los Angeles - A duet between jazz great Tony Bennett and the late singer Amy Winehouse is being released as a single to benefit a charity established by her father, Bennett`s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

The classic pop standard "Body and Soul" that Winehouse recorded with Bennett in March is one of her last works. She died unexpectedly at age 27 on July 23, after a long battle with alcohol and drugs.

An official cause of death for Winehouse has not been determined. Her father, Mitch, is creating a foundation in her name to help drug addicts.

Proceeds from Bennett and Winehouse`s "Body and Soul" recording, which is being released as a single, will go to the foundation, said Liz Rosenberg, a spokeswoman for Bennett.

The song will also appear on Bennett`s "Duets II" CD to be released on Sept. 20.

Bennett, a Grammy winning jazz legend whose biggest songs include "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Rags to Riches," celebrated his 85th birthday on Wednesday.

He recorded "Body and Soul" with Winehouse at the Abbey Road Studios in London, and has credited her for her abilities as a jazz singer.

Grammy winner Winehouse was famed for her black beehive hair and soulful voice, and is best known for her 2006 song "Rehab" that summed up her struggles with addiction.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) (Uu.G003/B002)

Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis near split

Los Angeles - Johnny Depp`s 14-year romance with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis has hit the rocks, People magazine claimed on Wednesday, and the couple are living largely separate lives.

In a cover story for this week`s issue of People called "Love Gone Wrong", the celebrity magazine quoted several unnamed sources as saying the pair`s relationship is nearing an end.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star (48) and Paradis (39) never married but have been together since 1998 and have two children. They divide their time between France and the United States.

People magazine noted that the pair have not appeared on the red carpet together for more than a year, missing both the Cannes film festival in May 2011 and the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday, where Depp was a presenter.

"According to multiple sources....(they) are all but officially finished," People said.

Depp`s representatives did not return calls for comment on the People story, which hits newsstands on Friday.(V003)

Microsoft's New Phones Could Run The Same Apps as PCs

Leaks from within Microsoft have revealed a suite of hi-tech new features for Microsoft's Windows Phone - including new software that will let the phones share apps with Windows PCs.

A video, of Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore, and supposedly for consumption by Microsoft's partner Nokia, lists a variety of hi-tech features due in a forthcoming update to Windows Phone software. The key feature is that apps can be shared more easily with Windows PCs, in the same way as software is shared across Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Windows Phone will use much of the same software as Microsoft's upcoming tablet-friendly Windows 8, making it easier for developers to create applications that work on both. Microsoft hopes to have 100,000 apps available at launch.

The video was seen by website PocketNow, but other tech insiders who have seen Windows Phone 8 have confirmed several details. Analysts iSuppli have predicted that Microsoft's Windows Phone will overtake Apple's iPhone by 2015.

Nokia, which has partnered with Microsoft to produce smartphones running Windows Phone, has sold a million handsets since launch, beating analyst expectations. The new software, codenamed Apollo, should appear in new Nokia handsets, although there is no confirmed release date.

The devices will also offer SkyDrive - a remote-storage function which allows users to store files such as digital music online, then access them from any device. It could mean that Windows users will be able to access their entire music collection instantly without having to sync their devices with a PC.

The update will also add support for new screen resolutions and will add an NFC (near field communication) chip for contactless payments in shops. Microsoft are describing this as 'the wallet experience'.

So far, Windows Phone has remained niche, despite fan and reviewer enthusiasm for the operating system. Last year, Windows Phone accounted for just two per cent of the smartphone market.

But by 2015, that figure will be 16.7 per cent, says iSuppli - putting the handsets into second place in the worldwide smartphone race, behind Google's Android, but ahead of Apple's iOS.

Demi Moore's darkest hour

Following a panicked 911 call for paramedics to attend to a 49-year-old woman - who turned out to be Demi Moore - suffering from convulsions and seizures after she "smoked something" according to her friends, the world got a shocking glimpse into the dark, sordid life the millionaire actress has been living since her split from husband number three, Ashton Kutcher.

Having recently exhibited behaviour that would appear shocking in a woman half her age, Demi had been hitting the LA party circuit with her 23-year-old daughter, Rumer, and apparently indulging in drugs a source derided as "what teenagers take for cheap thrills", as well as refusing to eat and consuming can after can of caffeine-heavy Red Bull. And sources have since come forward to insist that the G.I. Jane star had recently added Adderall into the mix, a drug used to treat ADHD, but which celebrities have welcomed into their prescription drugs arsenal thanks to its appetite-suppressing side effects.

Scene delves into what led Demi to go so wildly off the rails, and reveals whether Ashton's departure is behind the self-destructive pattern, or whether it was her secret life that drove him into other women's arms…

What was she on?

With the 911 callers all admitting that Demi had started convulsing after having "smoked" a substance, one female on the line told the dispatcher, "It's not marijuana. It's similar to incense", revealing that the drug had sent the mother-of-three into "convulsions," a semi-conscious state and that she was "burning up."

And Hollywood-watchers began to piece together what it was the actress took, with most agreeing that it wasa synthetic cannabis known as ‘K2,' ‘Spice' or ‘herbal incense'.

"It's a relaxed high. People who aren't used to it can feel uncomfortable and self-conscious. Others feel relaxed physically," Dr John Sharp, MD, faculty member of Harvard Medical School told Us. With Dr David Sack, MD, CEO of Promises addiction treatment centre in Malibu, adding, "We see a lot of emergency room visits related to ‘Spice' because people start to feel unreal or they hallucinate, or they are very sedated so they become frightened and they have panic attacks."

Also said to have inhaled nitrous oxide - known as ‘Whip-it' - one source insisted, "Whip-it is not a common drug among people of Demi's age and social status. It's typically used by younger people who are looking for a cheap thrill."

And Demi's reaction to the drug is said to have been exacerbated by a lack of food and consumption of Adderall, with an insider spilling, "Demi has been taking Adderall and drinking energy drinks and starving herself and those are some of the serious causes that led her to collapse on Monday night. The pills and starvation destroyed Demi and this has been a problem for about a year." Adding, "She's constantly jacked up on Adderall and combining that with not eating accounts for her loopy behaviour and anorexic body frame. She literally refuses to eat any food."

Behaving like a teenager

With the phone passed between three different people during the 911 call which saw Demi rushed to hospital, the ‘friends' didn't know Demi's age, nor her address when speaking to the ambulance dispatcher - tellingly revealing that the actress appears to be hanging out with a crew of hangers-on who know little about her.

And reports have emerged that the actress was spotted out partying in LA at celeb-fave haunt, Beacher's Madhouse, with daughter Rumer, and Rumer's friends, just weeks before her hospitalisation.

"When she first arrived, she kept to herself... but she started loosening up and getting into party mode," spilled a party-goer, adding that Demi knocked back around 12 cans of Red Bull during the night. "She seemed really happy to be out with her daughter's friends."

And Demi also spent the night eyeing up another toyboy, Rumer's House Bunny co-star, 90210 actor, Ryan Rottman, 27. "She found ways to touch him all night, and at one point when he was in front of her, she was grinding [up against him]," spilled an onlooker. "His shirt came unbuttoned, and she started tickling his bare chest playfully."

Is Ashton vindicated?

After a friend of the New Year's Eve star said that although Ashton was "deeply concerned" about his ex-wife and "still cares about her" but "their marriage is ending and they are both moving on with their lives", the star was slammed for his apparent coldness, until other sources stepped forward to reveal that the actress's troubles had begun long before they wed.

Demi went through a highly publicised trip to rehab back in the 80s, when her St Elmo's Fire director, Joel Schumacher, ordered her to get help or be kicked off the set; and entering rehab for drug and alcohol abuse, the actress managed to kick her addiction to alcohol, instead replacing it with caffeine-packed energy drinks. But sources claim that the actress increasingly turned to prescription drugs in recent years - something her husband of six years, Ashton, struggled to deal with.

"Ashton and Demi both like to party, but she tends to wear it all over her. She can talk too much, get verbally abusive and weigh on your nerves," revealed a friend of the pair, last year. Adding that the Two And A Half Men actor was "embarrassed" when Demi famously got on stage and danced during a Snoop Dogg concert in Las Vegas back in August 2010. Watch it here

"[The prescription drugs] were a sticking point for Ashton," spilled a pal. "He wanted her to take care of herself and get a hold of things, and she wouldn't."

"Ashton has no excuses about his alleged infidelities," insisted a Hollywood-watcher. "But if Demi's behaviour is indicative of what he had to endure throughout their relationship, there are going to be people who will see his actions as those of a man at the end of his tether."

But despite most industry insiders agreeing that Demi's marriage ending was a major catalyst in her behaviour, one pal insisted, "This is not just about Ashton. I'm sure Ashton would like to think it's all about him."

Should we sympathise?

With her rep having cited the fooling-no-one excuse of "exhaustion" for Demi choosing to "seek professional assistance to… improve her overall health", friends have come forward to insist that the 49-yerar-old actress deserves our sympathy because of the "struggle" the millionaire actress faces in Hollywood.

"What she's going through now is not just things not working out with Ashton. It's really more about the toll it takes on an ambitious woman in this town," said one. "Meaning constantly having to prove you're not just a pretty face, but a talented actor, as well. Constantly having to prove you're a good mother, not just a celebutante around town who goes to parties instead of looking after her family. Having to stay sober in a town that's so not. Demi's had a fight in her for many years, before Ashton ever came along."

Whilst another blamed that Tinseltown symptom of pride for the star's downfall - "Demi has had too much pride to come clean about her issues. She wouldn't allow people to talk to her about them."

"She's obviously struggling with some serious emotional issues. Her husband was a disappointment. She's approaching 50, a member of a social order that values youth and the superficial, torn between paying lip service to ‘inner beauty' and yet incapable of submitting to the standards of a shallow industry," said Etalk's Elaine Lui. "And she exists in a reality that's so fragile, supported by fakery and pretension, it cannot support itself when things do go wrong. I do feel bad for her about this. I do." Adding, "But still I am having a hard time suppressing the schadenfreude in favour of sympathy. Didn't [Demi] invite [us] inside when [she] gratuitously tweeted shots of [her][ tight body? Didn't [she] move from Hailey, Idaho, where [she] spent several years away from the glare of the business, taking pleasure in obscurity, only to eagerly return to the cesspool of fame? We are increasingly demanding honesty from our celebrities. I wonder though if it's unreasonable to withhold compassion until that honesty is forthcoming." (Gemma White)

A day of Al Dah

Dubai: Emirati welterweight Eisa Al Dah beat Mexico's Miguel Angel Munguia Garcia in an unanimous points decision at Thursday night's 10-card Dubai International Boxing Championship inside Dubai Tennis Stadium.

Winning 58-54, 59-54, 59-53, 33-year-old Al Dah has now taken his fight record to eight wins and two losses in 10 appearances, while 29-year-old Munguia now has 22 wins 23 losses and one draw to his name in 46 fights.

Al Dah looked to struggle early, brought to his knees in the second, but the ‘Arabian Warrior' returned to form in the third and fourth of this six round contest to twice floor ‘Flaco'.

Weak and tired
Munguia re-composed himself to go the distance while a tiring Al Dah held out for the decision and didn't risk an offensive. "I think people were expecting me to throw a lot of punches and look for the knockout but this was not the strategy to win this particular fight," Al Dah said.

"When he hit me in the liver, it shut down my entire body and made me weak and affected all my power, speed and energy.

Recovery

"I recovered but tried to conserve my energy after that shot and didn't throw so many punches. I kept my distance, covered my face and tried to avoid his strong left hook right. I knew heading into this fight I would have to combat his power punches with my speed.

"When you fight a Mexican, you have to protect yourself at all times and when he hit me, I went dizzy. He confused me with his switching between southpaw and orthodox and he comes from a high altitude so has good conditioning.

"I felt his experience, threw a few good shots but he didn't give me a chance. I looked for the knockout, it didn't happen but nevertheless I am happy with the win. This has been my toughest contest yet and as fights progress they will get tougher."

Munguia said: "I was prepared for the fight and in the end lost only by one or two points. It was a really great fight I'm not too disappointed to have lost really. He's a great fighter with good experience and a good right hook."

Results

Outcome of other fights

4x3 Boxing — Mohammad Akram (SYR) beat Mehrdad Danesh (IRA) by points decision 40-36, 40-38, 38-38; 3x5 MMA — Gudrat Gargash (AZB) beat Houshyar Mandahaki (IRA) third round TKO; 5x2 MuayThai — Kerry Bennett (ENG) beat Marija Malenica (FRA) third round TKO; 5x3 MuayThai — Sardobek Qudiro (UZB) beat Mohsen Dastvard (IRA) second round KO; 5x3 MuayThai — Hakim Ittouchene (FRA) beat Atan Canlubo (PHI) by points decision 49-47, 49-46, 48-46; 6x2 Boxing — Mikaela Lauren (SWE) beat Chantal Ughi (ITA) first round KO; 4x3 Boxing — Akilles Adnan (SWE) drew with Mehdi Ramazani (IRA) 38-37, 37-39, 38-38; MMA 3x5 — Abbas Mollamahdi (IRA) beat Mahmadou Siby (FRA) third round TKO; 6x3 Boxing — Eisa Al Dah (UAE) beat Miguel Angel Munguia (MEX) by points decision 58-54, 59-54, 59-53; 3x3 MMA - Bobb Sapp (USA) beat Tofan Pirani (SWE) second round TKO. (Ashley Hammond)

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