THE BUZZ.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services THEY'VE GOT SOUL: R&B newcomer Ciara led the way with five nominations Tuesday for 10th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. Amerie picked up four nominations for her song ``1 Thing,'' and Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. , Destiny's Child  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys were all multiple nominees for the awards, which will be given out at a ceremony to be taped at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium is a name commonly used for a city's auditorium and/or arena. Canada
REEVE HAS CANCER: Dana Reeve Dana Reeve (March 17 1961 – March 6 2006) was an American actress, singer, and activist for disability causes. She was also the wife of actor Christopher Reeve. Early life and family Reeve was born Dana Charles Morosini , who spent nine years caring for her paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced Tuesday that she has lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . Reeve, 44, said she decided to disclose her illness following rumors about her health in the media. ``I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, and am currently undergoing treatment,'' Reeve said in a statement. ``I have an excellent team of physicians, and we are optimistic about my prognosis ... Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge. As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage and hope in the face of life's adversities.'' Reeve, who starred in the ``Superman'' films, was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995. He died Oct. 10, 2004. Dana Reeve, who is an actress and chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, was a nonsmoker, said foundation spokeswoman Maggie Goldberg. IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT ... : David E. Kelley's ``The Law Firm'' has been judged uninteresting by audiences and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. has pulled the plug on the legal-themed reality show after two low-rated episodes. Meanwhile, Fox has ordered a second season of its hit summer unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. series ``Hell's Kitchen Hell’s Kitchen section of midtown Manhattan; notorious for slums and high crime rate. [Am. Usage: Misc.] See : Poverty .'' During its 10-week run, ``Hell's Kitchen'' ranked first in its 9 to 10 p.m. Monday time slot Continuously repeating interval of time or a time period in which two devices are able to interconnect. among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49. ``Hell's Kitchen,'' in which a group of would-be-cooks and restaurateurs competed under the guidance of chef Gordon Ramsay, will return sometime in the 2005-06 season, according to Fox. KEITH SAYS MICK'S A MOTHER: Keith Richards says if the Rolling Stones were a mom-and-pop operation, Mick Jagger would be the ``Mum.'' ``Mick has to get up in the morning with a plan,'' Richards tells Newsweek magazine in its latest issue. ``Who he's going to call, what he's going to eat, where he's going to go. Me, I wake up, praise the Lord, then make sure all the phones are turned off. If we were a mum-and-pop operation, then he'd be Mum.'' The Stones' new tour kicks off Aug. 21 in Boston. Their latest album, ``A Bigger Bang,'' is due for release next month. ``I could see why some people may think we're phoning it in after all this time,'' the 61-year-old Richards says. ``But playing the music we do, and playing it with these guys, 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' can be a new song to me every night. I mean, we don't need to do it to feed our families. We don't need to do it to prove anything.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY ... WAY EARLY A Harrods doorman takes a glance Tuesday at Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) and Dino the donkey outside the department store in the Knightsbridge area of London. Harrods has opened an entire section devoted to Christmas. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press (2 -- color) CIARA Kevin Winter/Getty Images (3 -- color) REEVE |
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