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By Scott Pikeman

What was The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic in Europe, turned to Confessions of a Shopaholic upon reaching U.S. The first one from the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella (penname for Madeline Wickham) focused on Rebecca/Becky Bloomwood - the main character; she despite being a financial journalist, is heavily burdened by loans, one of the darker sides of being a shopping addict.

A resident to Fulham, London, Becky shares an apartment with Suze. Beckys boredom with her job inclines her psychologically to compensate it with something else; for Becky, it turns out to be shopping. Becky is well aware of her lack of knowledge on personal finance and she is reluctant to take appropriate measure. So debts keep piling up on her credit card while designer homeware, fashionable apparel and beauty products fill her apartment. This worsens her debts and to cope up, she accepts other offers for different credit and store cards. This time she spends wisely; she invests on buying birthday gifts for her friends in advance.

Now, while she heads a press conference, she comes across some bargain sign displayed on the showcase of a shop and requests the shop owner to reserve it for her till the end of day, as she wasnt carrying the card. At the press conference, Becky finds herself between the horns of a dilemma, as she was approached for her view on a new banking policy. However, Becky finally manages to get hold of the scarf by spinning a lot of yarns only to confront the biggest heartbreak of her life.

The movie is a light one with a bubbly if not sweet performance by Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood. Though Becky always wanted a job with a fashion oriented magazine, she somehow finds her way into the same publishing house, but to their financial magazine. So there she is with an unbelievably low credit score and shes dishing out advice to others about finance, investments, debts and what not. This doesnt seem to impress debt collecting agent Derek Smeath, played by Robert Stanton. All of this leads to Becky falling in love with, you got it, her rich, rich, rich entrepreneur boss Luke Brandon.

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Changing the Face of Country Music The Way Carrie Underwood Does It

By Greg Shuey

Carrie Underwood had a life-changing experience that fateful day in 2005 when she won in the fourth season of American Idol. Since then, the Idol champ has enjoyed a very fruitful music career.

Her Idol win has paved the way for a string of successes for this Checotah-native who has instantly captured the competition's judges when she sang Bonnie Rait's "I Can't Make You Love Me" during her audition. Since getting the golden ticket to Hollywood, Carrie Underwood has not stopped hitting it high with her songs and eventually took the title of American Idol.

Before her, there was one Idol superstar, Kelly Clarkson, the first Idol winner. She was followed by Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino. But even though there have been new winners, it was still Kelly who managed to do very well post-Idol win. When Carrie Underwood took the title, she was seen as a strong contender and did very well outside the show.

After she won, both Idol winners were clear front runners in the mainstream music scene. And each of the girls excelled in their respective fields. After her historic win, Carrie Underwood released her winning piece "Inside Your Heaven." That single did well in the charts. It was a good prelude to her debut album, Some Hearts, which included the song as a bonus track. She set a record with the release of Some Hearts. It debuted at the top of the Billboard Albums chart and stayed there for eleven weeks. It gave birth to hit singles like Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Wasted," "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore," and "Before He Cheats."

For a newbie in the music scene, Carrie Underwood was a pro. She managed to earn the respect of her colleagues with her music and talent. As a result, she won many awards from different organizations for her first single "Jesus, Take the Wheel." She received recognition from the CMT, Academy of Country Music, Gospel Music Association, Country Music Association, Billboard, American Music Awards, and the Grammys. Not bad for a newbie, right?

The release of her sophomore album Carnival Ride further solidified Carrie Underwood's superstar status. She proved that she is no one-hit wonder. With number one hits like "So Small," "All American Girl," "Last Name," "Just a Dream," and "I Told You So," she was able to prove the kind of talent and star quality she possesses.

By 2009, Carrie Underwood has already sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide and 10.7 million digital downloads, raising her total earnings to $14 million since June 2008. Aside from her record sales, she has also performed in over 300 live shows plus her several endorsements. She has done extremely well after her Idol stint that she was named by Forbes.com as the top earner out of all the Idol contestants-surpassing first winner Kelly Clarkson, and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

Looking at all the achievements she has acquired over the years, one can truly say that Carrie Underwood is enjoying the peal of success through her music. Her music has crossed borders. She done consistently well not only in the country music scene but in mainstream pop as well. This is truly a remarkable feat for a once-small-town-farm-girl. - 23815

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Acoustic Guitar: For Every Player In Any Style

By Fafane Caloxty

Unlike electric guitars, acoustic guitars are unique in that they require no additional amplification. The sounds produced by this type of guitar are naturally amplified using acoustic methods. This type of guitar is capable of a large range of sounds, and does not lack variety. Musicians have used this type of guitar for more classic music as well as modern music.

Using a sound box and a soundboard, acoustic guitars amplify the sound made by the guitar's strings. The hollowness of the guitar also helps to generate a louder sound. The soundboard of this type of guitar is larger than that of the electric guitar, which allows it to produce more sound. The soundbox and soundboard are essential parts of the natural amplification process, and are found in all designs and constructions of guitars of this type.

Electric guitars require an amp, while this type of guitar does not. When playing an acoustic guitar, no amplification from an outside source is necessary. This changes the sound that the guitar makes. Acoustic projection naturally amplifies the sounds created by the strumming of the strings.

This changes the sound because this natural process requires more energy. Since more energy is consumed by amplifying sound, the strings vibrate for a shorter period of time.

Acoustic guitars come in a wide variety, as design and construction directly affect the sounds produced by the guitar. The largest differential is the material of the strings. This type of guitar can have nylon/gut strings or steel strings. From string material, there are many subset types of guitars. For example, a Classic Guitar is a modern version of the original guitar design and is constructed with nylon strings.

The Romantic Guitar and Flamenco Guitar are also nylon stringed. Within the category of steel strings, there is the Steel Stringed Acoustic Guitar, which is more commonly known as a "Folk" or "Country" guitar. Also in this category are the Twelve String Guitar and the Battente Guitar.

A Lap Steel Guitar is a special form of steel stringed guitar. It is placed in its own category because of its construction and style of play. This guitar has raised strings which require the use of a metal slide known as a "Steel." It must be held in the lap, and cannot be played in the more conventional manner. Today's g

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BlackBerry Curve 8900: The Universal Cell Phone

By Allen F. Baker

BlackBerry phones are very popular among business people. They have numerous corporate applications which make them invaluable to anyone working for a large business. The phones do not have many apps or features that would appeal to the regular person. For a while the phones have been absent of multimedia functions such as being able to stream movies, music, or even feature a substantial web browser. This has been true about BlackBerry phones until now. The new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 phone offers customers a brand new way to enjoy a BlackBerry. The new Curve 8900 features a great list of user friendly apps which makes the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 a great phone not only for business people but for anyone as well.

The design of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is vastly improved from previous phones in the BlackBerry/Curve family. As of right now it is the slimmest phone featuring a full QWERTY keyboard. It is a nice change from bulky phones. The phone has a modern look, which is an improvement from the (almost) industrial and (very) conservative look of other BlackBerry phones. The phone was coated in very nice paints and finishes which not only make the phone presentable but also makes it extra durable. The screen on the Curve 8900 is a moderately sized but it supports a large range of colors that most phones cannot meet or surpass. Despite the small size of the phone (it is noticeably smaller than most BlackBerry phones) the keyboard is still very functional. They keys are spaced apart and are even raised above the phone unit, which gives them a nice tactile feel.

There are many features found on this phone that would still make it a great phone for any business person. The Curve 8900 comes with DataViz programmed into it. This application allows users to open and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Such a feature was available on previous phones but only by downloading an application for it first. One of the new features included is an improved web browser. It now supports full HTML which gives the user a better web surfing experience. Not only is it faster but one can also stream media like downloading music and movies. Not only that but you can watch YouTube clips as well. The Wi-Fi on the phone is a great improvement but the Curve 8900 could have used 3G support.

The camera found on the Curve 8900 was clearly improved on. The Curve features a 3.2-megapixel lens which is vastly improved over the previous 2 megapixels found on other BlackBerry phones. The picture quality was good but be wary of taking photos in dark areas. The camera can even record video. Similarly the video quality was decent but it was rather grainy.

The phone performance was very good. There is no outside interference during calls, not even from a noisy environment. Also the speakerphone worked just as well. There was little to no distortion on the callers voice coming through the speaker.

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Watch 17 Again Free Online

By Hector Flores

One of the latest comedy teen movies to hit the theatres would be 17 Again Movie. The story begins with a character by the name Michael ODonnell who ends up sacrificing all the good things in life including a scholarship and his basketball career in order to marry a girl, Scarlet, who is pregnant with his child. However, it is revealed soon that Michaels life cannot be considered a very successful one after 20 years of being married. His wife separates from him, which gives him no option but to live with his rich and geeky best friend, Ned Gold. His children Alex and Maggie, stay away from him while is job isnt going anywhere.

Michael, for obvious reasons, regrets the folly he committed and would do anything to change his course of life. Quite magically this chance does come to Michael when after a visit to his high school he is transformed to a younger version of himself. Michael makes complete use of this opportunity and doesnt hesitate to enroll himself again in to the same school with the help of his best friend. Here, he quickly learns about the guy Maggie is dating, Stan, who also happens to be the captain of the school basketball team. Mike is also quite disturbed when he watches his son get bullied by Stan, and vows to teach Stan a lesson.

Michael tries to correct all the stuff that he did wrong during his first attempt at life. He and Maggie become good friends. He also comforted Maggie when Stan breaks up with her. He helps Alex in making it to the basketball team and also helps him go out with a girl Alex likes. All feelings for his wife, Scarlet come back when he sees her looking for their son at one of the high school parties. Without much thought, he goes up to her and kisser her in public. This turns off Maggie completely. Issues between the couple are then sorted out later with the help of Ned as their marriage is finally reconciled. Mathew Perry plays the role of the adult Michael ODonnell while the star of the show is Zac Efron, who plays the younger one.

17 Again Movie is a treat for Zac Efron fans. However, besides this, it doesnt have much to offer. Its not one of the must see movies that you need to watch in the theatres. Instead, you can watch 17 Again movie online free of cost at your privacy and convenience.

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