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)

McAfee Fake Alert Stinger 10.2.0.207

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Readon TV Movie Radio Player 7.4.0.0

Readon TV Movie Radio Player is a revolutionary new software that allows you to watch thousands of TV channels and latest movies directly on your computer. You can also record your favorite radio and MTV songs to MP3 audio files.

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