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Prenup Doesn’t Protect Kaley Cuoco From Spousal Support Claim

Kaley Cuoco may have just realized that her divorce from estranged husband Ryan Sweeting will be more difficult than first thought. The popular actress has reportedly been served with papers from her husband’s attorney that he will be seeking spousal support despite the signing of a prenuptial agreement before their marriage. Kaley Cuoco is estimated to be worth about $45 million, while her husband has an estimated net worth of about $2 million.

“The Big Bang Theory” star, 29, married Sweeting, a professional tennis player, after a whirlwind romance, tying the knot on New Year’s Eve, 2013. Cuoco told Cosmopolitan in April 2014, “I admit it happened fast, but that’s who I am. When we met, I knew he was the one.” A source close to the actress told Us Weekly, “It’s only been three months but she knows Ryan is the one. When you know, you know.” They married in a lavish ceremony on a ranch in southern California.

In September, Cuoco announced she was divorcing Sweeting after less than two years of marriage. A statement from her rep said, “Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting have mutually decided to end their marriage. They ask for privacy at this time. No further statement will be issued regarding this matter.” Her divorce documents revealed the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement. The exact amount of spousal support requested has not been disclosed. The couple have no children together.

Cuoco attempted to shut down speculation she and her husband were having marriage problems in the months leading up to their split. Prior to the announcement of their separation, Cuoco removed all photos of Sweeting from her social media accounts and Sweeting similarly removed photos from his Instagram account and disabled his Facebook page. The pair last attended a public event together on September 10.

Since her split from Sweeting, Kaley Cuoco has been rumored to be dating her Big Bang Theory co-star, former boyfriend and on-screen husband, Johnny Galecki, 40, whom she previously dated for two years. Some even speculated that her relationship with Galecki was responsible for the demise of her marriage. However, both Cuoco and Galecki have taken to social media claiming that their relationship is just a friendship. Cuoco posted a photo of her and Galecki giving each other a fist bump on Instagram on Oct. 14, while he posted similar friendly photos on his Instagram the same day.

October 20, 2015
Lamar Odom Faces Long Recovery After Hospital Discharge

Lamar Odom has been deemed well enough to leave the Las Vegas hospital where he was rushed after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel last week. However, he faces a long recovery process before he can once again be deemed in good health. The former Los Angeles Lakers player was discharged from the Sunrise Hospital & Medical center Monday evening and transported to a Los Angeles-area hospital by helicopter to continue his recovery.

Lamar Odom’s transfer to L.A. was dependent upon his condition remaining stable. He was reportedly in a coma for days before awaking to see his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian at his side. Reports are now saying that he can speak in full sentences and is able swallow and eat food on his own.

Lamar Odom is still being treated for aspiration pneumonia and he is still on dialysis due to kidney failure. While he is able to move his arms and legs, he is not able to stand up, even with assistance. The athlete is no longer wearing an oxygen mask and his breathing is improving, but the reduction of oxygen in his body lasted so long that there may be some cognitive issues to deal with. The reports say that Odom’s health is improving day to day, but he is going to need a lot of rehab in the coming months.

Lamar Odom is a former high school basketball star who went on to win two N.B.A. titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. His private struggles with relationships and drugs were played out on reality television for the whole world to see. He married Khloe Kardashian, already a reality TV celebrity, a month after they met. Their marriage and its demise were chronicled for the masses on her show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.”

Many of the people close to him feared that something like this would eventually happen to him. When he was traded from the Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks in December 2011, his friends said that he took it hard. The estrangement from his wife over his partying habits also contributed to his downward spiral. In August 2013, he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and allegations of drug use have surfaced repeatedly. When he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, few who knew him were surprised, but all were saddened.

October 20, 2015
YouTube Stardom Brings Millions To Top Personalities

The most popular YouTube personalities have made millions doing what they do. The YouTube filmmakers, who are often directors, producers, and actors all rolled into one, have made their money commenting on video games, providing comedy, giving beauty tips, and even dancing while playing the violin. Their efforts have attracted millions of fans, and their money.

Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie on YouTube, has managed to accumulate nearly 40 million subscribers by providing expletive-heavy commentary as he plays popular video games. The 25-year-old Swede has been named the top-earning YouTube star on the planet, earning $12 million on a pretax basis over the past year. His popularity has prompted advertisers to pay top dollar to have their products featured in his videos.

Forbes recently released its first-ever ranking of the top-paid YouTube personalities, disclosing how much they make from their YouTube channels. The data, which lists earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes, comes from Nielsen, IMDB and other sources. Forbes also interviewed agents, managers, lawyers, industry insiders and the stars to ensure that its information was complete. The minimum to make the list was $2.5 million in pretax earnings for the year ending June 1, 2015.

Most of the earnings come from advertisements, including sponsored ads , integrated content and automatic previews. A few have their own product lines and four have books out or in the pipeline. Video games seems to be the most popular path to making it big on YouTube, but comedians have also found YouTube to be a lucrative calling. Half of the top-earning channels on Forbes’ list feature sketch comedy, stand-up routines or pranks.

Rhett & Link, the Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Neal III duo, made $4.5 million with their comedy videos through various sponsored content deals. Smosh, brainchild of childhood best friends Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, earned $8.5 million and secured a movie deal. Lilly Singh, known to her YouTube fans as Superwoman, earned $2.5 million over the past year with her jokes and recently embarked on a 25-city world tour.

In the ten years since its founding, YouTube has minted dozens of millionaires under the age of 30. As more young people migrate to mobile devices for their entertainment, advertisers are increasingly looking to YouTube and its popular personalities to get the word out about their products. The barrier to entry is low, meaning just about anyone could become a YouTube star if they are dedicated and willing to work at expanding their own unique brand.

October 19, 2015
Oprah Wants More To Join Weight Watchers After Her Success

Oprah’s successful Weight Watchers weight loss has prompted her to encourage more people to join the service. Oprah has long shown an interest in health issues and dieting programs, often struggling with her own weight over the years. Now, it appears that she believes Weight Watchers has the solution for those struggling with weight loss.

Oprah is putting her money where her mouth is, investing enough to buy 10 percent of the company’s stock, joining its board, and announcing that she will serve as an adviser to the company. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Oprah made a total investment of $43.2 million in the company, buying her shares at $6.79 apiece. Oprah also has options to acquire an additional 5 percent stake in the company.

According to deal terms filed with the SEC, none of her shares can be sold in the first two years after purchase. After that, a tiered plan comes into effect where she can sell up to 15 percent of her shares in the third year, up to 30 percent in the fourth year, and up to 60 percent in the fifth year. After that, she has the right to sell all of her shares at will.

Oprah’s investment comes after a positive personal experience with the company’s weight-loss program. In a statement, Oprah said, “Weight Watchers has given me the tools to begin to make the lasting shift that I and so many of us who are struggling with weight have longed for. I believe in the program so much I decided to invest in the company and partner in its evolution.”

Weight Watchers saw its stock soar after the news of Oprah’s investment was made public. The dieting company’s stock has been in a prolonged slump for years. The company’s stock had lost 72 percent of its value just this year before the investment by Oprah was announced. Investors flocked to Weight Watchers shares after the announcement, sending the stock up 86 percent to $12.60 at 10:25 a.m. Monday.

Weight Watchers has been in the midst of a slump as dieting has gone digital in recent years. Between 2011 and 2014, Weight Watchers’ total revenue fell 19 percent from $1.84 billion to $1.48 billion. An increasing number of people interested in dieting are using their smartphones to count calories with applications or have shifted from counting caloric intake to focusing on healthy eating.

Fewer people are showing interest in Weight Watchers’ famous group meetings, where experts and colleagues share dieting tips. In 2014, roughly 800,000 members attended Weight Watchers meetings and 1.5 million people subscribed to the company’s online products.

Weight Watchers recently announced an expansion of its brand’s focus to a general emphasis on healthier, happier living. The company has also attempted to turn around its business by investing in a new digital consultation service called Personal Coaching and investing in personalized accounts that sync with activity-tracking devices, such as FitBit.

October 19, 2015
Adele teases fans with new song and its good

If you are like most Adele fans, you are more than ready for some new music by British pop superstar, and that time may be at hand. It’s been more than four years since she released her last album.

In a commercial break during U.K. reality show X Factor on Sunday evening, a black screen appeared with Adele’s voice singing the following lyrics, and it was good, very good. Adele’s album last album “21”, which was released in 2011, saw huge success, selling 8.3 million units globally in 2012 and 18.1 million in 2011.

Adele won six Grammy Awards and two Brit Awards for the album. The new song is classic Adele, a love song and in 30 secs leaves you wanting to hear the next lyric. The clip makes it almost impossible to listen just once, but then all Adele songs are that way aren’t they?

“Hello, it’s me / I was wondering if after all these years / you’d like to meet to go over everything / they say that time’s supposed to heal ya / but I ain’t done much healing …”.

GENIUS advert! We’re ready to hear more. #Adele pic.twitter.com/z1lvEnWcH7

— SB.TV (@SBTVonline) October 18, 2015

Last month, rumor had it that Sony would release Adele’s next album Nov. 20, a release date that conveniently opened up. Obviously Twitter almost broke with the news and fans can’t wait for the rest of it, and isn’t that what brilliant marketing is all bout?

October 19, 2015
Donald Trump to Host ‘Saturday Night Live, Maybe, Maybe Not

Former Celebrity Apprentice star and Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is scheduled to return to the NBC with a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live on November 7. Well, as of now he is. A coalition of Latino groups and liberal online activist platform MoveOn.org are calling for NBC to disinvite Trump.

After the candidate disparaged immigrants crossing the border into the U.S. from Mexico as murderers and rapists, many Latino groups welcomed NBC cutting its ties to Trump, but in the world of entertainment and should I say, money NBC has shifted their position with regard to the frequentyl bombastic billionaire.

MoveOn.org’s petition has climbed to 108,000 signatures as of early Sunday. NBC “is providing a platform for Trump’s insulting attacks on immigrants and calling it entertainment — something we do not find funny.”

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda wrote NBC Universal CEO Stephen Burke and SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels that “we are appalled … and ask that you rescind the SNL invitation.”

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, which includes 40 national and regional civil rights and public policy groups, is reviewing further action, Sanchez said, including such options as staging protests the night of the telecast or calling for boycotts of the show or network

Always the promoter, Trump responded saying he is “doing very well with Hispanics” in polls. This week, new CNN/ORC polls in South Carolina and Nevada showed Trump with growing leads in both states, pushing past what some pundits thought was a plateau in his poll numbers.

Trump isn’t well received within Republican establishment types and are waiting for his popularity to wane. That is not happening at the moment and in fact his popularity seems to get strangers with every poll that is published.

Don’t underestimate the power of these groups and it would not be surprising to see NBC fall in line, but at the end of the day, this will come down to money and ratings.

Trump will bring both, not matter what activists groups think and or the Republican establishment types

October 18, 2015
Grateful Dead Co-Founder Phil Lesh Has Bladder Cancer

Phil Lesh, a founding member of influential band the Grateful Dead, has been diagnosed with non-aggressive bladder cancer and has canceled a pair of October concerts. Lesh battled prostate cancer in 2006. The 75-year-old bassist announced his illness Friday on the Facebook page of his San Rafael restaurant and concert hall, Terrapin Crossroads.

“I am very fortunate to have the pathology reports show that the tumors are all non-aggressive, and that there is no indication that they have spread,” Lesh said in the statement.

“So thanks to my local doctor Cliff Sewell and the incredible team at the Mayo Clinic, all is well and I can return to normal activities in two weeks from my surgery.”

Lesh is a founding member of the Grateful Dead, an American jam band that formed in the 1960s. The San Francisco group disbanded in the mid-1990s and Lesh went on to form his own music group Phil & Friends.

Recently, his band was touring with Chris Robinson, a singer with the Black Crowes.

After the death of Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry Garcia in 1995, the band has been revived in various forms.

In July, the four surviving members of the Grateful Dead, including Lesh, gave what they said will be their last group performance at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

October 18, 2015
Lindsay Lohan wants to run for President in 2020

We’re still a year away from the 2016 presidential election, but the 2020 race is already heating up. Lindsay Lohan is throwing her hat in the ring for President in 2020. Lohan joins fellow celeb Kanye West in what may become a ridiculous fad before much longer. Lohan announced her ambition on Instagram.

West announced he would run for President in 2020 at the 2015 MTV VMAs

“In #2020 I may run for president,” Lohan, 29, captioned the pic. “Through ups and downs #YESWECAN lets do this @kanyewest #truespirits thank you for inspiring us to be better people @barackobama #kanyewest2020 #lindsaylohanat35 #lindsaylohan2020 with #34yearsofEXPERIENCE #unitingWORLDnations”

Apparently her platform would include taking care of all the suffering children of the world.

Lohan who has faced numerous rehab stints and arrests, moved to London to make her West End debut in Speed-the-Plow, and said earlier this year that she wanted to apply for British citizenship, something she can’t pursue if she’s serious about her U.S. presidential bid.

It might be a good idea for Lohan to start acting like an adult before announcing any political ambitions, not to mention she will be 34 years old in 2020, a little short of the 35 year old age requirement to be President of the United States, but hey maybe she can get that changed. She is however Lindsay Lohan.

October 17, 2015
Daniel Craig Says Playing James Bond Is a ‘Drag’

The Internet is all a buzz about who will be the next James Bond, a role coveted by masculine, action-film actors for generations. Could it be Idris Elba from “Luther,” or maybe Damian Lewis from “Homelands?” Daniel Craig says he doesn’t care, as long as it is not him.

Why doesn’t Craig want to play the iconic spy again? He explained this quite clearly in an interview with Time Out London. “It’s a drag,” he says. As an actor, he wants to be absorbed in the role, not fussing about the look of the character. With Bond, he says, “You have to be worried about how you’re looking.”

He is more than ready to relinquish the role. In fact, he says he would “rather break this glass and slash my wrists” than do another stint.

The 47-year-old actor is unsure what he will do next. When asked if he would do another Bond movie, the actor replied, “…it would only be for the money.” And the Bond films do bring in money. Craig’s role as Bond in 2012’s Skyfall was the highest-grossing Bond film ever.

Craig believes the creative juice for the Bond franchise is all dried up, and there is nowhere left to go. Yet, he does not regret having played the debonair spy. “There are more opportunities,” he says, as a result of the high-profile role.

He claims he is not the only one who is all but finished with the legendary spy. He feels like the studio also wants to get the next movie over with as soon as possible. There was talk about filming two movies at the same time, to which Craig replied, “You’re out of your f—— minds.”

What is his advice for the next Bond? He says that if you are going to play Bond, then you better push yourself and do great job. “Make it better,” he said, “that’s all.”

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you see it, he is contracted to do one more movie as Bond. Craig first played James Bond in 2006’s Casino Royale. His fourth venture playing the infamous 007, Spectre, is due out in November.

October 17, 2015
Taylor Swift Halloween Concert Set for Tampa

Pop music goddess Taylor Swift will be playing at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Halloween on Oct. 31. The Tampa Sports Authority is taking a risk, in hopes of a big payday, because the authority had to offer Swift a $2.75 million guarantee to win a date on her “1989 World Tour.” If the show sells out, Swift would earn $928,000 on top of the $2.75 million guarantee and thus assuring the Tampa Sports Authority of a $700,000 payday which they would have to split with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under terms of their operating agreement with the authority.

The 1989 Tour still has a few weeks to run and is a rousing success, bringing in a mind-boggling $173 million from 59 concerts over 17 weeks. According to Billboard, Swift’s latest album “1989” just spent its 49th consecutive week in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.

1989 sold 1,287,000 its first week — that’s more than the sum of the next 100 titles on the Billboard 200 (for the same week) combined for sales week ending Nov. 2, according to Nielsen Music.

Swift will close her “1989” World Tour this December in Australia and is said to be looking forward to spending some time with her mom, who is her confidant and comforter.

“If you let your anxiety get the better of you, like everybody’s waiting for you to really mess up, then you’ll be done,” Swift explains. “A lot of the time I call my mom and talk for a really long time, just to remind myself of all the things that are great and that matter.”

October 16, 2015
Erin Andrews seeks $75 million in peephole video lawsuit

Erin Andrews filed a suit in Nashville Circuit Court back in December 2011, Marriott International and several other defendants. The The suit claims the defendants were guilty of negligence and invasion of privacy after a stalker named Michael David Barrett managed to film her through her peephole.

Police said in 2009 that Barrett made up to eight separate videos and posted them online, officials said Barrett even tried to sell the footage to TMZ.

On Tuesday the amount Andrews, Fox NFL sideline reporter is seeking in the suit was revealed – $75 million. The news was first reported by The Smoking Gun.

Andrews’s attorneys reportedly filed a revised version of the original suit earlier this week in Davidson County (Tenn.) Circuit Court. The initial lawsuit, filed in 2010 and amended in 2011, asked for $10 million and made similar claims.

Andrews holds that the hotel chain is ultimately to blame because its employees told Barrett she was staying at the hotel, gave him her room number and even booked him into the room next door to hers, according to Fox News.

The trial is set to begin in February. Her lawyers and the defendants expect the trial to last just 10 days.

October 16, 2015
5 Fashion Startups To Keep An Eye On

The future is bright for fashion startups looking to break into the industry. The rise of social media has made it easier than ever for these companies to show their products to a wide audience and target those attracted to their styles. These five fashion startups are in a good position to shake up the industry by providing new ways for people to get the fashion they want.

Style Lend

Style Lend lets members borrow and lend their high fashion items with others in surrounding neighborhoods for a nominal fee. The site has listings for everything from Louis Vuitton handbags to Gucci dresses. The site offers same day delivery and dry cleaning for the items before their return.

FitMeSo

FitMeSo creates custom dresses based on the customer’s measurements, which is great for those that are between standard sizes. The customer also chooses the material, color, and design of the dress from the choices available at FitMeSo.com. The dresses start at $219 and are manufactured in Taiwan with shipping worldwide.

Stantt

Stantt offers 75 sizes of men’s shirts based on the man’s chest, arm, and waist measurements, allowing the man to find the perfect fit. The sizes were generated from more than 200,000 measurements based on millions of data points. The shirts are made from 100 percent cotton and retail for $98 apiece.

Love The Sales

Love The Sales is a fashion search engine that makes finding deals on the clothing you want easier. Users enter the details of the items that they are looking for and the search engine returns matching results from thousands of sites across the Internet.

Nineteenth Amendment

Nineteenth Amendment provides a retail environment for a small number of independent retailers who have designed their own collections. Many of the items available are items that cannot be found anywhere else. The site is great for those looking for unique items at a reasonable price.

These fashion startups are trying to set the standards for new ways of obtaining great fashion in a way that won’t break the bank. Their business models take into account the current flaws in the fashion industry and strives to correct them in ways that are convenient for consumers. Each of these fashion startups have the potential to become powerhouses in the industry in the future. You should keep your eye on them, as they may become the next big thing in fashion.

October 15, 2015
Audience To Be Nude For Miley Cyrus Naked Concert

Would you shed your clothes for a concert? That’s what Miley Cyrus is requesting of the audience of her upcoming naked concert with the Flaming Lips’. During the concert, the singer plans to be completely nude. The members of the Flaming Lips’ have agreed to be nude as well. To attend the show, the audience members must also lose the clothing.

Wayne Coyne, the Flaming Lips’ front man, confirmed plans for the naked concert on Instagram. The image accompanying the announcement was a split image of Cyrus and the band members seemingly unclothed. They won’t be the first artists to get naked for a concert. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Erykah Badu have also performed unclothed.

The Instagram announcement also revealed that white stuff that apparently looks like milk will be spewed everywhere during the concert. Portions of the concert will be filmed for Cyrus’s upcoming video for her “Milky Milky Milk” single.

Nudity has not appeared to be a problem for Miley Cyrus for quite some time now. The popular “Wrecking Ball” singer is well-known for posting racy photos online. She also flashed her nipples during her hosting stint at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.

Cyrus and Coyne formerly collaborated on the NSFW “Superfreak” music video. They have also collaborated on multiple songs, including a cover of the Beatles “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. The best friends sport matching tattoos in honor of Cyrus’s late dog, Floyd.

Despite their strong friendship, Cyrus says that there is nothing sexual about her relationship with Coyne. She previously told the New York Times, “ I am 100 percent in love with Wayne and Wayne is in love with me, but it’s nothing sexual in any way.” There is a 31-year age difference between the 53-year-old rocker and the 22-year-old singer.

The date, time, and location for the naked concert have not yet been announced, but many believe that it will occur during Cyrus and the Flaming Lips’ upcoming six-date club tour kicking off in Chicago on November 19. Cyrus revealed the concert tour with the Flaming Lips’ earlier this month on The Tonight Show.

The tour will also come to Detroit, Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Boston during its run. The tour is in support of her new album, “Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz,” which is available to stream online for free.

October 14, 2015
Lamar Odom Hospitalization Hits Basketball Pros Hard

The hospitalization of Lamar Odom has affected a number of current and former basketball pros, with some of them taking to Twitter to voice their support and others traveling to Nevada to visit him in the hospital. Kobe Bryant reportedly left immediately after a Los Angeles Lakers preseason game to travel to the Nevada hospital to see his friend and former teammate in the hospital. Odom and Bryant were teammates for seven seasons from 2004 to 2011. Several other members of the Lakers have also traveled to Nevada to support Odom.

Lamar Odom was a top-tier NBA talent and a two-time champion. He is also one of the most universally beloved teammates in the league. Those who know him describe him as sensitive, funny, genuine, and engaging. Dwayne Wade said he was praying for his friend to pull through, a sentiment echoed by Eric Gordon, Nick Young, and Paul Pierce.

Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel on Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff’s department in Las Vegas reported that a call for an unresponsive male at the Love Ranch came in at 3:15pm. Paramedics treated the male at the scene before he was taken to a nearby hospital. An investigation into the incident has been launched, but what was found, if anything, has not been disclosed.

Sources from the ranch have reported that Lamar Odom arrived at the ranch on Saturday and had been partying with the girls for days. On Tuesday afternoon, a woman went into the room he rented in the VIP suites and found him unconscious. The woman alerted the manager, who called 9-1-1 and went to see it aid could be rendered. The manager reportedly saw a mucus-type liquid coming out of Odom’s mouth and nose.

Medical personnel wanted to airlift Odom for treatment, but his 6’10” frame was too large to fit in the helicopter so he was transported by ground instead. Sources are reporting that the former basketball player is in a coma and is having serious medical issues with his heart, lungs, and kidneys. He is reportedly breathing with the assistance of machines and is considered to be in critical condition. His estranged wife Khloe Kardashian is reportedly at his bedside.

Odom’s troubles with drugs have been well documented over the past four years, culminating in his high profile divorce case with reality star Khloe Kardashian. Odom hasn’t played in an NBA game since May of 2013.

October 14, 2015
Presidential Campaign Music Raises Artists’ Ire

Presidential campaigns are carefully choreographed affairs where every detail of a candidate’s image is examined and enhanced to show them in the best light. The clothing the candidate wears, the strategically placed supporters, and the music used for entrances and exits from the stage are all cautiously selected by a team of campaign staffers.

Sometimes, problems occur when the politician, or their staff, does not inform the musicians that they intend to use their music as part of their campaign. The gaffes are typically blamed on campaign staffers lack of knowledge about the applicable rules. There is also a legal gray area over licensing rules for music in political campaigns.

It seems like it would be easy for politicians to avoid using songs that will get them publicly shamed by musicians. It tends to occur every presidential campaign season. The musicians that created these songs are not always happy to find out that a presidential campaign is using their song during their events.

Neil Young complained to the Donald Trump campaign in June over its use of his song “Rockin’ In The U.S.A.” at a campaign event. Then, last month at a rally opposing President Obama’s deal with Iran, Trump took the stage with “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” by R.E.M. playing over the sound system in the background.

The members of the band quickly took to social media to angrily denounce Trump’s use of the song at the rally. An official statement from the band says that the band’s members “do not authorize or condone the use of our music at this political event, and do ask that these candidates cease and desist from doing so.”

Last weekend, Trump was dinged by another artist for using music in his campaign without permission. Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, had his lawyer send a cease and desist letter to Trump’s campaign threatening legal action if he continued to use the band’s 1973 hit “Dream On” at his events.

The letter stated, “If Trump for President does not comply with our demands, our client will be forced to pursue any and all legal or equitable remedies which our client may have against you.” Subsequent reports have stated that Tyler and Trump have spoken and Trump has agreed to no longer use the song.

October 13, 2015
Would You Swallow A Fitness Tracker?

Fitness trackers are very popular these days. They come in a wide variety of sizes and styles so anyone can find one to fit their lifestyle. According to 2014 studies, roughly 20 percent of adults in the United States has at least one fitness tracker device. However, only half of those adults actually use them, creating a big problem for the tech companies that make the fitness trackers.

Tech start-up Jawbone believes that they have the solution: an ingestible fitness tracker that you swallow. The company revealed their plans in a talk during the Code/Mobile Conference recently held in California. Jawbone says that ingestibles are the next wave of fitness technology. The FDA has already approved two ingestible sensors for human use.

The new fitness tracker will monitor your health from the inside out. The company says that swallowing the fitness tracker would be much more convenient than wearing one. Having the user swallow the fitness tracker also allows it to monitor a wide range of data not available to today’s fitness trackers.

The company intends to develop two different types of ingestible fitness trackers. The first would be a version that would pass through your system after a certain amount of time. These devices would be able to scan everything from heart rate to oxygen levels to digestion efficiency during its journey.

The second type of device would be able to stay in the bloodstream indefinitely. These devices would be used for long term health tracking, monitoring hormone levels, gut bacteria, and a wide range of other health indications. The new devices are still in the conceptual stage.

It will be more difficult to cheat the device if the fitness tracker is monitoring your health from the inside. The fitness trackers available today can be duped by certain repetitive motions. When the measurements come from the inside, the tracker knows if your heart rate hasn’t risen enough to indicate strenuous exercise.

In the future, Jawbone would like to develop a fitness tracker that interacts with the other technology around you. For example, if the tracker senses that your body temperature is dropping, it could raise the temperature on your thermostat to make you more comfortable. If it sensed your melatonin levels dropping, indicating sleepiness, it could dim the lights for you. The possibilities are endless with this type of technology.

October 13, 2015