Sun Aug 11 05:11:23 2013 Hot News Of Australia.

City to Surf


Former Eagle back in training
Swift, the former West Coast and Claremont footballer who retired last season at just 22, is ramping up his training for the Chevron
City to Surf
for Activ. He will compete in the 12km race in Busselton today before running the half-marathon in the
Perth Now
Vote Compass


Vote Compass : The most important issues to voters
The economy is by far the most important election issue for Australian voters, according to preliminary results from the ABC 's policy comparison tool,
Vote Compass
. Asylum seekers is a clear but distant second, ahead of issues such as health, climate
ABC Online
Chennai Express

Daily News
Analysis

Chennai Express
mints Rs33.12 crore on opening day "Though
Chennai Express
is playing in highest number of screens for any film, we still ran out of capacity in most locations due to this huge demand at the box office and the film is on its way to create new benchmarks, " added Verma. Trade analyst
Daily News
Analysis
Chennai Express
cruises past top grossers on Day-1
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) seems to be back with a vengeance to break the records set by his arch rival Salman Khan 's films in box-office collections. SRK 's
Chennai Express , which overtook Salman 's Ek Tha Tiger by grossing Rs 33.12 crore on
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Business Standard
Derek Medina

NEWS.com.au

Derek Medina
charged over 'Facebook murder ' of wife Jennifer Alfonso
Miami-Dade police said in an arrest affidavit that
Derek Medina , 31, said he shot Jennifer Alfonso, 26, at their South Miami home after she said she was "leaving him ". When officers responded to the home, they found Alfonso 's body, as well as her 10
NEWS.com.au
Derek Medina : Man shoots wife Jennifer Alfonso then posts picture of dead body
A US man has been arrested after shooting his wife then posting a gruesome picture of her dead body on Facebook.
Derek Medina , 31, also wrote a message appearing to confess to murdering wife Jennifer Alfonso, 26, before handing himself into police.
Mirror.co.uk
Lady Gaga

Entertainmentwise

Lady Gaga
bares all in bizarre meditation video - rude or art?
Either way,
Lady Gaga
is completely naked for the world to see, and she doesn 't care. The singer bared all for a bizarre video performing the "Abramovic Method " to support the Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI). In the footage, Gaga was pictured
The Daily Telegraph
Deadmau5 Receives Death Threats After Mocking
Lady Gaga 's
Marina
Canadian DJ and producer Deadmau5 has received death threats on Twitter from
Lady Gaga
fans after mocking the controversial video she starred in for performance artist Marina Abramovic. In the video which is called The Abramovic Method Practiced by
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Entertainmentwise
Karen Black

Telegraph.co.uk

Karen Black
Karen Black
was never afraid of presenting herself in the most unflattering light if it was right for the role. With her messy hair, ski-jump nose, pouting lips and too-close-together eyes, she had a dippy “trailer trash” sex appeal that made her the
Telegraph.co.uk
US actress
Karen Black
dies aged 74
US actress
Karen Black , who played leading roles in 1970s films Five Easy Pieces and Nashville, has died in Los Angeles, her representative says. Black, 74, died at West Hills Health and Rehab Center and had been suffering from cancer in recent years
ABC Online
Tom Waterhouse

Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Waterhouse
sells to William Hill
Tom Waterhouse
will remain the face of his online betting business - for now - after it was bought by British gambling powerhouse William Hill for far less than initially expected. William Hill chief executive Ralph Topping said 'there was no
Sydney Morning Herald
UK bookmaker William Hill buys out
Tom Waterhouse
bookmaking operation
William Hill, the world 's biggest listed betting company by market value, said it has bought into
Tom Waterhouse 's
business as part of its strategy of international expansion - with “Australia now forming its second home market.” Sportingbet Australia
The Daily Telegraph
Breaking Bad

Telegraph.co.uk

The Last Walts: An anxious, eight-episode farewell to
Breaking Bad
No matter what happens to Walter White, our work here is almost done. Creator Vince Gilligan 's unerringly brilliant “
Breaking Bad
” is back Sunday for the first of its final eight episodes — technically the concluding half of its fifth season — and
Washington Post
Breaking Bad
Season 5, part 2 - Our predictions
Breaking Bad , the American drama as addictive as the crystal meth its plot revolves around, left its avid fanbase hanging off a cliff last summer. The only thing they knew was that the next series, which airs in the UK via Netflix on Monday, would be
Telegraph.co.uk
US PGA

The Guardian

US PGA
2013: Justin Rose and Adam Scott lock horns at Oak Hill
Were Scott to win here, he would become the first player since 1975 to claim an Augusta Masters and
US PGA
victory in the same year. Then it was Jack Nicklaus who collected the first and fourth majors of the year. Rose 's potential double, of the US
The Guardian
US PGA
Championship - Dufner takes run at
US PGA
leaderboard and history
Dufner takes run at
US PGA
leaderboard and history. Jason Dufner brightened up a dreary day with a charge up the
US PGA
Championship leaderboard and a run at golf history, carding a seven-under 63 to match the best score for a round at a Major.
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Essendon

The Age

Essendon
drugs probe: AFLPA 's fury at Bombers
Finnis confirmed on Thursday night he had told the
Essendon
players there were 'no guarantees ' they would not receive infraction notices despite
Essendon
chairman Paul Little indicating in a letter to members on Wednesday that he remained 'confident
The Age
Essendon
players given no guarantee they will be free to play in the AFL finals
The AFL Players Association says it cannot guarantee
Essendon
players will be free to play in the AFL finals, but said it is encouraged by ASADA 's interim report. Players ' Association chief executive Matt Finnis refused to assure the future of any
ABC Online
Beyonce
Beyonce Haircut

Daily Beast

Beyonce 's
hair stylist: She was having a 'moment
Rita Hazan, who 's been working with Mrs. Carter for a year, did
Beyoncé 's
hue; the singer chopped off her hair Tuesday night and colored it Wednesday night. Initially, says Hazan, "Her hair was long and went down her back. She 'd been thinking about it
USA TODAY
Beyoncé
Gets a Haircut
Beyoncé
sure knows what to do with a little down time. Just two days after finishing the summer leg of her “Mrs. Carter World Tour, ' Queen B decided a major change was in order. Late last night on Instagram, the superstar posted photos of herself
Daily Beast
Offspring Patrick

The West Australian
's back!
Offspring 's Patrick
Reid set to return to Offspring
Nina, played by Asher Keddie, has a history of fantasising about people in her life ever since the first episode of
Offspring
. This exclusive first-look photo shows
Patrick
reappearing to Nina after the birth of the couple 's baby - possibly in next
NEWS.com.au
Patrick
to return to
Offspring
Even though
Offspring
fans are still reeling from the death of one of the show 's favourite characters, viewers haven 't seen the last of Dr
Patrick
Reid. Despite dying after being hit by a car on Wednesday 's shocking episode, Nina Proudman 's love
The West Australian
Peter Beattie

Brisbane Times

Kevin Rudd presents former premier
Peter Beattie
as new candidate for Forde
FORMER Queensland premier
Peter Beattie
admits he and Kevin Rudd have had their differences but he 's standing for federal parliament to try to prevent conservative domination of the state. The former Labor leader has been preselected to run in the
The Australian
Peter Beattie , former Queensland Premier, stands in federal election for seat
Beattie wants to be 'PM Pete '. Former Queensland Premier
Peter Beattie
will challenge for the federal seat of Forde in a "huge boost " for Labor but he is a "political animal " and "wants the top job one day ". Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings.
Brisbane Times
Anastasia Ashley

FanSided

Surfer
Anastasia Ashley 's
warm-up routine includes twerking (Video)
Professional surfer
Anastasia Ashley
has reinvented her warm-up routine to include dancing, specifically twerking. The 'twerking ' dance craze has taken hip-hop, YouTube and Vine by storm. As sports fans wait to see cheerleaders embrace the dance craze
FanSided
Hot Bikini Pictures of Surfer
Anastasia Ashley
We won 't lie -- women 's surfing is our favorite sport. Put simply, we 're a huge fan of their uniforms, which make bikini volleyball players look like nuns. Are you drooling yet? Our latest favorite is
Anastasia Ashley , who has a new warm-up ritual that
Rant Sports
Vikings

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Vikings
notes: Undrafted rookie Line scores on TD reception
And it got a little higher in the
Vikings ' preseason-opening loss to Houston on Friday in Mall of America Field. Line 's quest to win a job with the
Vikings
is being chronicled by Peter King 's “Monday Morning Quarterback,” which has pledged that
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota
Vikings ' top picks make their presence felt in opening loss
Vikings
wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) celebrates gaining a few yards during the first quarter of Minnesota 's preseason game against the Houston Texans on Friday at the Metrodome. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo). See more photos from
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Pioneer Press
Heston Blumenthal


Watch the Trailer to
Heston Blumenthal 's
Upcoming Cookbook Historic Heston
Of all the cookbooks coming out this Fall (and there are a lot of them), perhaps one of the biggest releases is Historic Heston by British chef
Heston Blumenthal
. This is not going to be another casual cookbook from Blumenthal, like
Heston Blumenthal
Eater
Offspring
Patrick Offspring

Sydney Morning Herald

Offspring
death brings Ten back from the dead
Over the past week, the network heavily promoted the fact that
Offspring
character Nina Proudman, played by Asher Keddie, would lose someone important to her. In a bittersweet moment, Proudman will give birth to Reid 's child in next week 's season
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Brisbane Times
Ten beats Nine on
Offspring
bounce
TEN turned in a rejuvenated performance in Wednesday night 's TV ratings, edging out Nine on a channel share basis thanks largely to a big audience for its popular drama
Offspring
. In a much-publicised episode, about 1.057 million viewers tuned to be
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The Australian

Brisbane Times

Lego proves a show-stopper at the
Mr McNaught is one of 450 exhibitors at this year 's
in Brisbane, with his prized creation, a Lego replica of The Love Boat from the 1980s TV show of the same name, featuring in the Learning Pavilion. “Being a child of the 80s, it took me back to
Brisbane Times
Now You See Me


HomeTime:
Now You See Me , Bling Ring, Cosmic Psychos, Big Brother and the
THE slick 'n 'slippery heist movie
Now You See Me
might get more ridiculously illogical by the minute, but there can be no denying it is serious escapist fun throughout. An A-team of maverick illusionists has been assembled for a magic show that takes
Herald Sun
Breaking Bad

The Week Magazine

Breaking Bad ': The 5 best Skyler White episodes
This Sunday, AMC 's
Breaking Bad
begins a final run of eight episodes, bringing the tale of Walter White to its inexorable conclusion. The show has become one of the great running masterpieces of the last half-decade of television, bringing the post
Entertainment Weekly
Breaking Bad : Do the final 8 episodes ' titles reveal the ending?
And now, as
Breaking Bad
prepares to walk off into the sunset with its last-ever premiere episode on Sunday, AMC has released the titles of the show 's final eight episodes, and they 're just as full of possibilities as the titles used in the rest of the
The Week Magazine