Will audiences show up for 'Rock of Ages'?

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 Sister Christian" You're on a bus to Los Angeles and the cute blond girl in the third row breaks out into a rendition of You have two options: You can stare at her awkwardly or pretend you're Kelly Keagy and lend your vocals to the chorus.

It's scenes like this one, which opens Adam Shankman's new film "Rock of Ages," based on the rock opera of the same name, that have audiences split on movie musicals. Formerly a surefire moneymaker, the genre has become more accustomed to sporadic success in recent years.

Still, studios recreate such musicals, hoping for "Mamma Mia's" box office numbers and "Chicago's" critical acclaim.

Boasting names like Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones, nostalgic rock anthems and '80s flair, "Rock of Ages" will prevail if audiences are in on the joke, said Robert Viagas, the founding editor of Playbill.com.

Director Shankman appears to agree with Viagas.

"The period sort of makes fun of itself in its own way because it was a really wonky sort of boundaryless time," Shankman, who directed, produced and choreographed the film, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I wanted to make sure the comedy and emotion were coming from the characters and not from their wigs or costumes, that they weren't always chasing the joke of the era. "

Big hair and fanny packs aside, musicals have a hard enough time appealing to mainstream audiences.

"At a certain point, people lost the ability to ... imagine a realistic story being told through music and dance," Viagas said, noting theatrical underachievers like 1967's "Doctor Dolittle," 1968's "Star!" And 1969's "Hello, Dolly ! 

"Movies have become so literal," he added. Some people respond better to "things that are sort of in quotes. It has to have an element of reality."

Despite Shankman's success with 2007's "Hairspray," which grossed more than $ 118 million domestically, he said: "I really worry about losing money for people and hurting people's careers, and ('Rock of Ages') was a really big gamble."

But the director said he was comforted by Cruise's enthusiasm and hard work as rock star Stacee Jaxx.

Cruise has said he spent about five hours a day training for the role, and it's a good thing, because Jeffrey Simonoff, a New York University Stern professor of statistics, said the "Mission: Impossible" actor's performance could potentially be a big draw.

People will be intrigued to see a star in this role who isn't usually associated with singing and dancing, said Simonoff, who co-wrote a recent study titled "Broadway Show Survival." Then there's Zeta-Jones, who won an Academy Award for her role as Velma Kelly in "Chicago."

Simonoff's research says musicals last much longer than other types of productions on Broadway. That might play into Hollywood's motivation for adapting such stories.

If a Broadway show that costs $ 350 for a family of four in New York can be successful, Simonoff reasoned, why wouldn't a movie version, that costs about $ 45 for that same family, do well?

That said, "You get less of the spectacular aspect in the movies than you do in the theater," he said. "Music is playing, dancing is going on, and you really feel it a lot more than you do on the movie screen .... Movie musicals do get hurt by that. "

On Broadway, "There's that suspension of disbelief that you go in with," Simonoff added. "You know it's on a stage. When you watch a movie, there's still some suspension of disbelief, but it feels more jarring when people suddenly burst into song. "

In other words, the fact that the actors in "Rock of Ages" are constantly reacting to musical numbers could work in the film's favor.

Some people might find it odd if Sherrie, played by Julianne Hough, was sitting on a bus singing and nobody around her seemed to notice, Viagas said.

Most of the musicals that have done well at the box office of late have used a mix of dialogue and music to move a story along, much like "Rock of Ages." So it will be interesting to see how "Les Misérables," a fully sung musical, performs at the box office when it opens in December, Viagas added.

The "Rock of Ages" movie soundtrack, which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Soundtrack chart, will likely have a better week after the film opens, said Phil Gallo, a senior correspondent at Billboard.

Soundtracks aren't huge moneymakers anymore, Gallo said. "Garden State," which earned Zach Braff the Grammy Award for best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture in 2005, was "the last, sort of, collection of music by artists that would. .. greatly enhance the value of a film. "

Even the "Hairspray" soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 20 before peaking at No. 2.

But "Rock of Ages" is driven by '80s hits like "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Don't Stop Believin '" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."

"'Rock of Ages' is filled with 11 o'clock numbers," Gallo said.

Get ready to start singing on that bus.

Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi urges 'unity' in first speech as Egypt's president-elect

Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi urges 'unity' in first speech as Egypt's president-elect

Hours after being declared his nation's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi vowed late Sunday to represent all Egyptians, and he urged his countrymen to put aside their differences and come together for the common good.

"This national unity is the only way to get Egypt out of this difficult crisis," Morsi said in a nationally televised speech.

The longtime Muslim Brotherhood member paid special tribute to those "martyrs" who helped spearhead the revolution that led to the ouster of Egypt's longtime President Hosni Mubarak and, more than a year later, to Morsi's election.

Mohamed Morsi's top challenges

He expressed thanks and admiration for military personnel, police officers, judges and others in the Egyptian government for their work on behalf of the nation. "I must salute them because they have a role in the future" of Egypt, Morsi said.

The president-elect also promised "we will preserve all national and international agreements," a topic of concern in light of questions about how his election might affect Egypt's ties with neighboring Israel. And he vowed to "protect the rights of women and children, "as well as Christians and Muslims alike.

Earlier in the day, election officials announced Morsi earned more than 13 million votes in last week's presidential election, while Ahmed Shafik - the last prime minister to serve under Mubarak -. Had more than 12 million That worked out to just under 52% of the vote for Morsi, while Shafik got just over 48%, officials said.

"We've been waiting for it for 7,000 years," said Abdul Mawgoud Dardery, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. "For the first time in history, we have our own president, elected by us. The power of the people is now in the hands of the president -- and the president has to go and move forward."

Added another man celebrating in Tahrir Square, "What we are happy for is Egyptian people could overcome the remnants of the last regime."

TONY PARKER Suffers Eye Injury in Chris Brown/Drake Brawl

TONY PARKER Suffers Eye Injury in Chris Brown / Drake Brawl

NBA superstar Tony Parker says he suffered a Serious eye injury During the Chris Brown vs. Drake bottle-tossing mega-brawl.


Parker WAS inside Wednesday night club in NYC WIP When the bottle and the Fists began to fly.

Parker addressed the media today and said he got shards of glass in HIS Some eye During the melee.

"There I was with a bunch of friends When the fight Broke out. They started to throw bottles about. I got it all."

Continued Parker, "The cornea HAS Been touched. I Can not Do Anything for seven days. But I was lucky. The Injury Will not Prevent me from competing in the Olympics in Any Way."

FYI - Parker WAS scheduled to join the French Olympic team on June 20.

CHRIS BROWN/DRAKE BRAWL Nightclub Surveillance Tape Pretty Much USELESS

CHRIS BROWN / DRAKe BRAWL Nightclub Surveillance Tape Pretty Much Useless

Police is currently in possession of nightclub Surveillance footage from the Chris Brown / Drake melee early Saturday AM - but TMZ HAS learned, the footage is so dark ... the tape's basically Worthless.

Law Enforcement sources tell us, the club voluntarily handed over the Surveillance footage yesterday.

But it Will not do much good anyway - we're Nearly Told it's impossible to make out the faces on the club footage WAS Because the fight Broke When it dark out.

So Far, this is the only video of the fight police have Been Able to Obtain.

Human shields used in violent raid of Syrian city, opposition says

Political maneuvering fresh split on Both Sides of the Syrian crisis,Relentless killing raged on Monday as a peaceful resolutionappeared to Be the Apple fantasy.
At Least 21 People Were slaughtered across the country on Mondaymorning, Opposition activists said. Intense shelling on Deir Ezzorrained province, Where Corpses eight were found after regimeforces raided the city at dawn, the Opposition Local CoordinationCommittees of Syria said.
Across the country, Powerful Explosions and heavy gunfireTormented the Southwestern city of Douma forces conducted a raid-Iand-arrest spree, the LCC said.
"Civilians as human shields is Being used to complete the raidcampaign" in Douma, the Opposition said network.

Over the weekend, the National Council elected Minority Opposition Syrian Kurdish activist Abdul Basit Sieda to united dissidents aimed at ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Sieda, a native of Hasaka, Syria, But now living in Sweden, Called on officials in Syria, Russia, and China "to think carefully about the Whole Situation now Because the stability of the region - if Not The Whole stability of the world - is at stake here. We Would like to call upon Them to support the Syrian people. " Russia and China have blocked U.N. Security Council Resolutions That Many Other nations said Could have pushed al-Assad to stop the killing. The two countries, The which have major trade ties with Syria, said they Want more balanced Resolutions That call for a cessation of violence on all sides. Sieda Also Called on Iran "to admit the Situation on the ground and respect the Will of the Syrians" and to prepare "for new relations with the Syrian people based on the full interest of the Syrian and Iranian people."

A recent draft U.N. Accused report Iran of exporting arms to Syria inviolation of the ban on weapons sales, a Western diplomat ToldCNN last month. Some analysts say Iran HAS ITS Continued to armSyria in the brutal Crackdown on Opposition.
Sieda vowed HIS country will be "a free democratic state."
Dozens of countries have recognized the CNS as the legitimaterepresentative of the Syrian Opposition, though Many members of the group's leadership has expatriates.
When Asked how he bridges the gap between Planned to theSyrian Opposition and the Opposition in exile inside the country,Sieda said, "We are in direct communication and contact withrevolutionary forces inside. We are always communicating withThem .... The relationship between us and the forces inside HASnever Been Stronger. "
But al-Assad said he HAS Will Not deal with Opposition membersinfluenced from the outside.

While Sieda railed Committed Against the violence by al-Assad'sforces, the regime ITself Announced a new stage in ITS Thatargument "armed terrorist groups" is Actually Responsible for theviolence in the country.

A "documentary" Shown on state-run Syrian TV Revealed "that terrorists of various Nationalities from the terrorist al-Nasr Jabhet Organization, Which is Affiliated with al Qaeda Planned and carried out" Bombings in Damascus on March 8. The cars used in the attack Were driven by the Jordanian and the Syrian Palestinian terrorist, "and Iraqi Were Trailed by year," state-run news agency SANA Reported. Jabhet al-Nasr is Also known as the Front of Nusrat.

Also SANA said 22 "army, Law Enforcement and Civilian Martyrs" Were buried Sunday. The LCC, meanwhile, said 53 people Sunday Were Killed, Including 26 in Homs. Among the dead Sunday civil WAS journalist Khaled Bakr, founder of the Baba Amr media center, the LCC said. Baba Amr besieged the Neighborhood of Homs, under weeks of incessant shelling cam by the Syrian regime earlier this year, Opposition activists have said. At a mosque in al-Numan Maarit, part of Idlib province, El Mundo correspondent Javier Espinosa said he saw six Bodies destroyed beyond recognition. "They Were in pieces," he Told CNN. Residents said people leaving the mosque Were When the rocket hit in the middle of the street, hitting no one. I gathered after Residents to Assess the impact of the second rocket hit.

The rocket ever had Russian markings on the shell, Espinosa said. Russia is viewed as a key ally of Syria. While Western countries have criticized Russia for arms trade with Syria ITS, Russia insisted it HAS note is propping up al-Assad's regime. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday There WAS no alternative to UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's special peace plan, split mounting Evidence That It's Being violated daily. "The Situation Looks more and more grim," Lavrov said. "For the first time since the Beginning of this crisis, we see the question of foreign Intervention. And our position Remains unchanged. We Will Never Agree to Sanction the use of force in the UN Security Council." The United Nations said at Least 9000 HAS people have Died since the Syrian crisis erupted in March 2011. Opposition groups, however, say the toll is much higher, with estimates ranging from 12,000 to at Least More Than 14,000. CNN can not independently confirm reports of violence or Casualties in Syria, as the government restricted access by international HAS Journalists.

Sheryl Crow: Brain tumor is a 'bump in the road'

Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow says SHE HAS a brain tumor, SHESomething to CNN on Tuesday described as a "bump in the road.""Please do not worry about my 'brain tumor,' it's a noncancerousgrowth. Some folks know I CAN have problems with this kind of thing,But I want to ASSURE everyone I'm OK," she wrote On HerFacebook page.Crow, a breast cancer survivor, spoke to CNN Chief MedicalCorrespondent Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, about thediagnosis.She Told Him the tumor WAS discovered months ago. Crow Does not Need Surgery But Will have regular scans to monitor the growth, She Told GuptaAccording to the singer's representative, Crow WAS diagnosed with meningioma, a common type of brain tumor. Elizabeth Taylor ever had one, so did Mary Tyler Moore, said Gupta. Between 6500 and 10,000 people in the U.S. is diagnosed with meningioma of each year. Approximately 85% of non-cancerous Thos is, According to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Meningiomas Represent about one-third of all primary brain tumors and is most frequently found in middle-aged women, the American Brain Tumor Association's website states. Although They're known as brain tumors, They Actually do not grow in the brain. Meninges is the thin layers of tissue That protect the brain and the spinal cord under the skull.

Symptoms include headaches That Often worsen over time, hearing loss, changes in vision and memory loss. Crow says HER SHE Went to doctor after Forgetting the lyrics to HER hit song "Soak Up the Sun" while performing. Depending on Their size, Some People Will have Their tumors removed right away. Some, like Crow, take the wait-and-see approach, while others never Might Need Treatment or year operation. "Really appreciate everyone's love and concern, I feel so blessed to have the support of all my fans, But I'm good - really!" Crow wrote.

Will Smith gives 'Summertime' a remix

                      Will Smith Gives 'Summertime' to remix

We know Him better Than Will Smith as the Fresh Prince These Days, But the "Men in Black 3" star is getting back on the small. The 43-year-old actor HAS HIS 1991 Recorded a remix of still-fresh classic with DJ Jazzy Jeff, "Summertime" (Which, let's Be honest, we still have in rotation, especially When the weather heats up).


It's "the groove Slightly transformed, just a bit of a break from the norm," Smith familiar rhymes over the beat. "Just a Little Somethin 'to break the monotony of All That hard-core dance That it's gotten to be."


TMZ posted about a minute of the reworked hit, Which Will serve as year intro to "Summertime 3" from the forthcoming mixtape DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie. The track will be available to download on June 11. In the Meantime, drums, please:

Beyonce signs on for 'Epic' roll

                                    Beyonce signs on for 'Epic' roll

Now That she's made ​​off her big stage comeback over Memorial Day weekend, Beyonce is ready to do the Same on the big screen. The 30-year-old singer / actress signed on to star HAS as "Country Queen" in the new animated movie called "Epic," Produced by 20th Century Fox Animation. She'll Be in excellent company, as the flick Also features voice-overs by Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Knoxville, Aziz Ansari, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis and Steven Tyler.

"Epic," helmed by "Ice Age" director Chris Wedge, is about a teen girl who, after finding herself magically dropped into the secret universe, Teams up with the unique band of characters all tasked to help save the world. The animated your Will Arrive in theaters May 24, 2013. The new mom is Also Expected to star in Clint Eastwood's remake of "A Star Is Born," as Reported previously.

Starz '' Spartacus' to end next season

                       Starz '' Spartacus' to end next season

After stabbing, slashing and pummeling countless enemies, slay HIS Will Spartacus Roman final next year. Starz is set to announce the next season of STIs That historical drama "Spartacus" Will the show's final mark Outing. The upside: Creator Steven S. DeKnight promises the remaining episodes will be spectacular (see the final season teaser poster and video here). "This season is Bigger Than Anything We've attempted," says DeKnight. "The scope and scale is just amazing. We're dealing with massive battles between thousands of people. We hope to leave people feel Satisfied."

DeKnight says he's Been That 90 Percent Certain months for the upcoming third season - subtitled "War of the Damned" - Would Be the last for "Spartacus." Creatively, the writer-producer assures That Will result in the timing of your strong. The historical foundation for the rebel leader's journey, he says, lends ITself to wrapping up the show sooner Rather Than Later. "Looking at the story in the history books, it's wave after wave of Roman Senators going until after Spartacus who has defeated [Roman general Marcus Crassus] Comes in," says DeKnight. "There's Only So Many battles you CAN put a spin on. So let's pick out the most interesting moments in this struggle and lay out a clear narrative for Spartacus and his rebellion. I wanted to lay out a strong forward narrative with a strong antagonist. "

"Spartacus" may wrap sooner Than Many fans Might like, yet the historical drama Actually most survived longer Than Expected. The show HAS HAD to run wild and since it Difficult on Starz Launched two years ago. The first season Was a Phenomenon. Its violent comic-book imagery may have Been inspired by the hit movie "300," bots "Spartacus" "computer-assisted surgery and visual style-esque Shakespean profanely quotable dialogue ESTABLISHED Quickly the show as singularly unique. Ratings started modestly, THEN climbed with Nearly Every episode, eventually hitting about 6 Including one million viewers When all encore airings and viewing platforms.Tragedy Struck after the first season the show's breakout star When Andy Whitfield WAS diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Pre-production on season two WAS halted. A short-order sans Whitfield prequel, "Gods of the Arena," Kept the show Producers and the network functioning while Hopedale for the actor's recovery. Eventually, the role of Spartacus WAS Turned over to newcomer Liam McIntyre, who recently led the show's second season."This show HAS Been always a challenge," says DeKnight. "We've faced unique Some Challenges and Tragedies. I'm particularly Thankful to Starz. Any Other Network, if the show's lead actor ever had fallen ill and eventually passed away, They Would have Canceled the show. Starz felt like we owed it to the audience and to Andy to the finish you. "In the most recent season, Spartacus led HIS band of rebel slaves to victory Against the Romans at Mt. Vesuvius HIS longtime nemesis and defeated Gaius Claudius Glaber. As Reported first on EW.com, the season adds new year Todd Lasance as ambitious young Simon Merrells as Julius Caesar and Crassus.DeKnight says Crassus Will introduce a truly formidable enemy to help drive next year's drama. "Crassus is kind of like the Roman boogieman We've Been talking about for the last Three seasons," he says. "We meet Him in episode one and you totally get That this is a guy who - maybe he can't EQUAL Spartacus in the one-on-one fight, But he's shrewd and smart and just as dangerous as Spartacus."Spartacus Will leave behind a legacy of HAVING stretched the Boundaries of television series, between Expanding the use of green-screen technology (the show HAS never shot one frame outdoors) and proving hard-R sex and violence CAN draw year When mixed audience with compelling storytelling. There WAS, and Remains, nothing Quite like the show on TV."I Would Rather much end the series with the audience wanting more Than limping to the finish line, with only the die-hard fans sticking around for the wrap up," says DeKnight. "We Want to make the 10 best episodes we can. I can not wait for everybody to see it.

Update: Has he says DeKnight new show in development at Starz That Could Be The successor to Spartacus. We're hearing the mysterious project's working title is Incursion. The series is described in industry circles as the "Halo-like video game meets HBO's Band of Brothers." The writer-producer says the show not is Expected to Be Fully immersed Another green-screen production like Spartacus. Starz says the project is still in very early stages, But obviously we're looking forward to whatever next Makes DeKnight.

Calle 13 talks about beginnings, new growth

         Calle 13 talks about Beginnings, new growth

All big ideas start small, and Calle 13 - the wildly popular urban alternative band from Puerto Rico - is no exception. Its members, Rene Perez, who goes by "Resident," and Eduardo Cabra, "Visitor," has stepbrothers. When Their Parents divorced, Cabra Would visit Perez at HIS father's house on 13th Street, or Calle 13. He WAS required to identify himself to enter, either as a resident, "resident" or visitor, "Visit," in Spanish. The names stuck. "Later, it took on Another Meaning, with the question of Whether immigrants has Residents or visitors," said Perez, who Along with Cabra, recently sat down to talk with CNN en Español's Claudia Palacios. "But That WAS how it started." Neither brother Could have Imagined Calle 13 THEN what Would become - one of the most highly praised and Talked-about groups to come out of Latin America in years. It has won 20 Grammys and More Than Moved beyond ITS reggaeton roots to include instruments and sounds from all over the region, winning critical and popular praise in the process.

Though Raunchy, the group's hard-hitting lyrics is Often on social issues, and Perez is particularly well-known for Being outspoken about poverty, education and Puerto Rican Independence. Asked how he now views HIS career, Perez said he's matured and made ​​adjustments so That Some People Can Hear better and understand HIS message. "I liked to use bad words," said Perez, who writes the group's Raps and lyrics. "Because it seemed to me Gave it a reality that's missing in music." "There has bad words in Novels, in theater, in documentaries, at the movies. Why Can not they exist in music?" "The problem," he Continued, "That WAS Were people concentrating on the bad words and losing the message." Though he'll still swear on records if the song calls for it, Perez says he uses expletives less now in the hope That HIS music will be Able to reach the Wider audience. To That end, Perez, who Went to school at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, said he complained to start writing lyrics in English and thinks he Might one day live in New York. His music and words is paired with beats created by Cabra. Their Younger sister, Ileana Cabra, known as "PG-13," Sometimes Also performs with Calle 13.

Cabra describes the group's sound as a mix of Many influences. Eclectic is a good word for it. In spite of the Variety that's out there, though, Cabra CNNE Told That's Palacios he thinks "we're going through a bad time, the worst time in music." "Everything sounds the Same on the radio, different Producers Doing The Same work," he said. "Look - we're making the best music note in the world. But what we have is making sincere, and I think that's worth Something."Anulaţi modificările

Five young people arrested for drug trafficking in Bucharest

Five young people arrested for drug trafficking in Bucharest

Five youths were detained for 24 hours after prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) - Bucharest Territorial Service on charges of drug trafficking and possession of drug risk for commercial risk.

According to a press release Thursday of DIICOT DIICOT prosecutors accused Bucharest to conduct research Ciocîrlan Sorin Constantin, 32, Zamfirescu Alexandra, 27, Felciuc Radu Marius, 21 years old, Vlad Andrei Marinescu, 20 and Luke Bănişor Dag, 21, for offenses of drug trafficking and possession of drug risk in order to market risk.
The five were arrested after Wednesday in raids conducted in the capital to their homes, was discovered and raised the amount of approximately 600 grams of cannabis.

Risk drugs, prosecutors say, were for sale to consumers in Bucharest. DIICOT prosecutors asked the court to arrest young people for 29 days. Research in question were conducted with the support of DOS and information with criminal police officers of the BCCO Bucharest.

Daughter disappeared four years in Sibiu was found dead in river Cibin

Daughter disappeared four years in Sibiu was found dead in river Cibin

Daughter disappeared four years on Sunday, in Sibiu, was found dead in river Cibin Monday morning by crews Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, police locals opening an investigation into this case.


"We have opened an investigation to determine the exact cause of death and who is responsible to separate the child", the AFP correspondent said Luciana Baltes, Sibiu police spokesman. The girl was found four years by representatives of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU) Sibiu over eight kilometers from where it is assumed that the child fell into the river Cibin crossing Sibiu, among the remains of vegetation.

"Following the search operations conducted during this morning (Monday morning - no) by ISU staff Sibiu, the girl was found on the river Cibin. It was caught in the vegetation of the river, dead," said Silviu whitish , ISU spokesman Sibiu. Girl's body was taken four years of medical forensic services, and the autopsy will be established cause of death. The child was missing by his grandmother on Sunday, at around 17.00, and searches ISU Police and representatives were held, along the river Cibin until around 22.00, when the operation was interrupted, being resumed Monday morning. A Sibiu who lives in the river had told firefighters that a man said he saw the river, something that "looked like a doll, possibly a child."

"A man told me that he went ashore and saw a doll floating, possibly child. Only saw hair. He said he had great hair and was face down. He ran back on deck and not seen anything "said Marin Mazilu, Sibiu, which has a house on the river, over seven kilometers from where it is assumed that the girl fell. It seems that little grandmother lived in a makeshift shack Cibin river, where they had settled camp three days ago, my mother was away in Italy, and the father is married to another woman.

"When he disappeared he was in blue jeans and white shirt and black săndăluţe. A minute or two I left her daughter alone and disappeared. They play here, that I had to do with another little girl, puts milk in the bottle. Not I can tell. I was the only daughter and my daughter who is pregnant and has a baby a year. Her parents, father married, my daughter is out in Italy, "said Mandra mumble, grandmother daughter four years, which disappeared on Sunday, from around 17.00. Missing girl has two brothers who were left in place Brateiu, in Sibiu, and a sister four months living in the hut by the river Cibin in Sibiu.

Accidents in Vrancea

Accidents in Vrancea: One killed and 12 injured after a coach overturned Ukrainian tourists to Măicăneşti

One person died and 12 were injured, including three in serious condition Monday morning after a coach overturned on the DN23 Ukrainian tourists, between localities and Nanesti Măicăneşti Vrancea, inform the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Vrancea (ISU). Six of the injured were taken to hospital Vrancea County, including the wounded and four children, but they have suffered minor injuries.

In the place were sent six ambulances and two SMURD and two extrication crews. The ISU spokesman, Lt. Cristina Duta, coach, registered in Bulgaria were 25 people who returned from the Romanian coast and headed for Kiev. Policemen on the scene doing research to find causes that led to the accident and not exclude the possibility that the driver be asleep at the wheel.




The first investigations showed that the bus involved in accident are two drivers. According to data from intervention teams on the ground, wounded have policontuzii and multiple accidental trauma, six of the 12 injured with serious wounds. The coach and six were children, four of whom they hurt, but easy. Prefect of Vrancea, Cristi Mishael said that those involved in the accident, but were not injured will be transported to a hotel in town, until the arrival of another bus that would take over and take them to Kiev. "He contacted the company that they carry and will be sent another bus from its branch in Neamt County," said Cristi Mishael.

Circulation in the area where the accident occurred is proceeding normally, the bus overturned in the ditch by the roadside, went on its meaning, intervention teams working to extract the deceased, which appears to be trapped under the bus. According to police, the accident announcement was made ​​at around 5.30.

Majestatea Sa va Mananca Pie Jubileu sau Dă delicatetea Fisheye Royal?

Will Her Majesty Eat the Jubilee Pie or Give the Delicacy the Royal Fisheye?

GLOUCESTER, England—In her six-decade reign, Queen Elizabeth II has been given lavish gifts that include rubies, a shark-tooth sword and a diamond and platinum brooch.

But for this weekend's celebration of the queen's 60 years on the throne, she will receive one gift she may not have dreamed of as a princess: a pie for two made of a slimy, parasitic eel-like fish known for sucking the blood out of its prey.

The pie comes from Gloucester, a small city about 100 miles northwest of London. In a tradition dating to the Middle Ages, the city sent lamprey pies—which it considered a delicacy—to the monarch every Christmas and when kings or queens ascend to the throne. The lampreys usually come from the River Severn, a narrow, muddy waterway that passes through town.

Nowadays, the fish is considered a pest. But the tradition in Gloucester lives on, at least for special occasions. Gloucester last baked a lamprey pie for the queen in 2002, when she celebrated 50 years on the throne. This year's edition has been getting a lot of attention here thanks to a shocking revelation: The lampreys were imported from the Great Lakes region on the U.S.-Canada border, where they are plentiful, because Gloucester's lamprey population has dwindled.

David Hale, Gloucester city council's commercial catering manager, who says he is "head chef," said it would be his first time baking for the queen and Prince Philip and that he is feeling the pressure. "We want to make sure the finished product is just perfect," he said.

Cities across the United Kingdom have a history of sending gifts to celebrate special events in the monarchy, such as jubilees and coronations. And for this jubilee in particular, which kicks off Saturday, the British are going all out. The queen, who turned 86 in April, will become only the second British monarch ever to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. The last such celebration was for Queen Victoria in 1897.

On Sunday, up to 1,000 boats will cruise down the Thames, with the queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, traveling on a royal barge. Buckingham Palace encourages neighbors and friends to gather for picnic lunches or parties on the street. Some local authorities are handing out party packs with British flags and table mats for kicking off celebrations.

The festivities will continue into Monday and Tuesday, when there are public holidays in the U.K. There is to be a concert at Buckingham Palace that is open to the public Monday night and a service at St. Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. The queen will end the long weekend of celebrations later Tuesday with an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the royal family.

Not every town has Gloucester's unique vision when it comes to royal gifts. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has already presented Her Majesty with a fountain pen in honor of her 60 years as queen. In Leicester, a city north of London, the city council presented Her Majesty with a photo album featuring pictures of past royal visits to the town.

Choosing a gift for the woman who heads the U.K.'s constitutional monarchy can't be easy. In 2009, President Barack Obama gave the queen an iPod, whereupon British papers reported she already had a six-gigabyte silver mini. Brazil has given her sloths and Germany a canary—both of which went straight to the zoo. And in 2010, South African President Jacob Zuma gave the queen a chess set with Zulu and Xhosa warriors, only to find that she had received a similar set from Nelson Mandela in 1996.

Buckingham Palace gives guidelines on how the queen can retain or dispose of official gifts. She can place them on permanent loan, send them to the Royal Collection or use them herself. Under no circumstances, however, can gifts be exchanged—so as to "avoid causing offense to donors," the royal house says on its website.

Regardless of whether the queen will actually eat the lamprey pie, the chefs of Gloucester have done trial runs of the pastry. The pie will take the shape of the city's cathedral, built more than 900 years ago.

Mr. Hale, the chef, said he and his co-chef have been debating whether the queen would prefer lamprey baked in white wine and caramelized onions or in onions and mace.

No matter how the fish is prepared, some of the townspeople said there is no way they themselves would eat lamprey, distinctive for the single nostril on the top of its head. Legend has it that in 1135, King Henry I, an aficionado of the delicacy, died after eating a surfeit of lampreys.

"They're probably the most ugly thing you could come across," said John Powell, secretary of the local fishing association, and hearing about what happened to King Henry "is enough to put anyone off them."

The town crier for 25 years, Alan Myatt, disagrees.

"In my time as crier, this is the second lamprey pie I've been associated with," he said. "I've tasted something very similar to lamprey, and they are very nice. It's fit for a king or queen."

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As town crier, Mr. Myatt stands in the center of town once a week, wearing a three-cornered hat and red tunic as he shouts to the town about local events and sales the stores are having. He said baking the lamprey pie is ingrained in the city's tradition and culture. He added that the town would jump at any excuse to celebrate.

"Whether the monarch actually eats the lamprey pie is a different kettle of fish," he said.

The sourcing of the fish from the Great Lakes has attracted attention from the local press. But Paul James, the leader of the city council, reveals the town's dirty little secret: It had to use imported lamprey for the last pie, in 2002, too.

"It's all about helping to put Gloucester on the map," said Mr. James. "In the past, we've been guilty of not making history, so this will get us known for the right reasons."