British Bands’ War of Words: One Direction, The Wanted Feud on Twitter
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Members of the popular rival British bands One Direction and The Wanted have been engaged in a Twitter feud for the past week, and now they’ve promised to take their dispute offline and into real world. The feud apparently started when One Direction’s Zayn Malik called Max George a “geek” on Twitter. Then George – of The Wanted – tweeted a picture of himself with Psy, the South Korean rapper, adding : “Me and Psy getting messy! # geekandproud |
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Mick McCarthy believes that Giovanni Trapattoni will get the right results to take Ireland forwards in international football, with the Ipswich manager admitting that at some point he would like to return to international management. McCarthy, who spent seven years managing Ireland between 1996-2002, has watched the national side see a group of young stars come through who can offer a great deal of promise, as they look to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Ireland are currently third in their qualifying group, one point behind Sweden and four behind Germany , and McCarthy believes that they in the best position possible to qualify with Trapattoni in charge. “They have done what they had to do,” he told Yahoo Sport. “They have won the two games that they should have won against Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands. “They lost to Germany , it wasn’t a good performance but losing to Germany is no great sin as I think they were probably expected to anyway
TNT’s David E. Kelley medical drama Monday Mornings is getting a comedic injection. Comedian Kevin Shinick , the head writer/producer/voice actor behind Cartoon Network’s Mad, has booked an arc on the upcoming drama series as Levi Hostetler, a religious man whose wife Ruth is brought to the hospital due to constant arm tremors. The medical series, based on the book by practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, follows the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. Ving Rhames ( Pulp Fiction ), Alfred Molina ( Frida ) and Jamie Bamber ( Battlestar Galactica ) star in the series, which premieres Feb. 4 at 10 p.m.
Angus T. Jones won’t quit “Two and a Half Men,” according to TMZ. Sources connected with the actor said Jones feels terrible that he caused huge problems for the cast and crew. When he recorded the video trashing the show and calling it “filth,” he had no idea the story would blow up. Someone needs to sit this kid down and explain the whole “Internet” thing. The source said Jones says he’s always felt “invisible” and believed no one really cared what he thought about the show or anything else.
Gangnam Style rapper Psy is delighted after a restaurant was renamed after his hit song. A LA restaurant that renamed itself after Psy’s No 1 hit Gangnam Style has avoided a lawsuit after the rapper took it has a compliment. The owners of the Koreatown restaurant, originally known as Soju Town, renamed itself following the song’s phenomenal success this summer. Although the owners did not get the star’s permission to use the name of his song, sources close to him revealed that he did not mind because he considered imitation as a form of honour. According to TMZ.com, Psy’s team briefly considered legal action when they found out about the restaurant’s new moniker but the Korean artist made them reconsider. Safe: The owners of the Gagnam Style restaurant in L.A will not face legal action after renaming their restaurant without permission. Psy achieved worldwide success with the release of his debut single, Gangnam Style.
Gangnam Style rapper Psy is delighted after a restaurant was renamed after his hit song. A LA restaurant that renamed itself after Psy’s No 1 hit Gangnam Style has avoided a lawsuit after the rapper took it has a compliment. The owners of the Koreatown restaurant, originally known as Soju Town, renamed itself following the song’s phenomenal success this summer. Although the owners did not get the star’s permission to use the name of his song, sources close to him revealed that he did not mind because he considered imitation as a form of honour. According to TMZ.com, Psy’s team briefly considered legal action when they found out about the restaurant’s new moniker but the Korean artist made them reconsider. Safe: The owners of the Gagnam Style restaurant in L.A will not face legal action after renaming their restaurant without permission
SYDNEY (AP) – Gotye has taken home album of the year at Australia ’s Aria music awards for his internationally acclaimed “Making Mirrors.” The album features the Belgian-born, Australian-raised singer’s multiplatinum hit “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which was the top song of the year on digital music service Spotify. Gotye won three other awards at Thursday night’s Arias, including best pop release, best Australian live act and best male artist. The annual awards show is Australia ’s version of the Grammys. This year’s gala featured appearances by Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Russell Brand.
EBay’s nomination of Luxembourg unit eBay Europe Sarl – with a staff of nine – as its provider of services to EU clients allows it to charge customers in Europe a low rate of sales tax, often known as Value Added Tax, helping it to compete against rivals. However, the unit doesn’t actually receive the money from sales. Instead, eBay said it continues to channel revenues through a Berne-based unit, allowing the company also to benefit from what Swiss tax lawyers say is the most competitive corporate income tax regime in Europe. EU rules allow companies to establish subsidiaries in Luxembourg and levy VAT at Luxembourg’s low VAT rate on sales to customers across the bloc. However, the rules also allow individual EU taxmen to challenge any claim to Luxembourg residence, and the right to charge Luxembourg VAT, in their domestic courts, if the taxman feels a Luxembourg-based subsidiary does not have sufficient staff or assets to support its claim to be the true supplier of goods or services. Tax experts say eBay’s arrangement, which appears to give eBay the best of both income and sales tax worlds, could be open to challenge, and MPs in the UK and Germany want their taxmen to investigate. “I hope that HMRC (UK tax authority Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) takes note …
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