Hundreds of Chinese troops have been working around the clock to drain Tangjiashan lake in Sichuan province. The lake formed above Beichuan town in the Mianyang region when a hillside plunged into a river valley during the May 12 quake that killed more than 68,000 people.... more.

  Young Buck still hasn't formally answered MTV News' requests for comment on allegations made a few days ago by 50 Cent and G-Unit — allegations that drug problems (including cocaine and syrup) and inconsistent behavior were among the reasons why he was dismissed from the group. However, on Saturday afternoon (April 19), multiple sources sent MTV News a new song by the Tennessee MC. READ MO... more.

  SF: Can you tell us the meaning behind "MMMbop," and how you came up with that? Zac: That's an interesting one. That song started out really as the background part for another song. We were making our first independent album and we were trying to come up with a background part. We started singing a slightly different incarnation of what is now the chorus of "MMMbop." That sort of stuck in... more.

The 13-year-old from West Lafayette, Ind., who often had the audience laughing with his one-line commentaries was all business when he aced "guerdon" — a word that appropriately means "something that one has earned or gained" — to win the 81st version of the bee Friday night. READ MORE... more.

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  You think O.J. Mayo received money from agents? How much money do you think this kid will receive before he declares for the NBA draft. Chances are the film crew had to pay someone something to have the rights to film this kid. The kids at school don't stare at Jeremy Tyler simply because he's 6 feet 9 and 240 pounds. They don't turn their heads and stop in the halls only because of his siz... more.

  Artist / Group Name: Stress Name of song you are sending: Your Body's like Drugz Artist / Group Website: http://www.myspace.com/stressnotic Where is the artist located: Jamaica Queens, New York How did you get started with your music? My father was a famous reggae singer/ producer named Keith Hudson, he got his start producing for many Reggae's greats such as U-Roy, Delroy Wilson... more.

What would hip-hop music be without Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Tupac or the revolutionary lyrics of Dead Prez? Don’t know? Well ask platinum-selling rap artist Nelly. The rapper, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, Jr. urged fellow entertainers to keep politics out of music if they want to stay successful in a recent interview with Blender magazine.... more.

Like any red-blooded American teenager, John Tyler Hammons digs rock music, fast cars, video games and...fiscal planning? Apparently so. The AP reports that the University of Oklahoma freshman trounced 70 year-old Hershel McBride to become the mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma, making it the first city in the nation to be governed by a self-admitted gamer. But while he could own any of his pe... more.

  When Jerry Rice Jr. and his Menlo School football team traveled to Plumas County to face Quincy High in the season opener, the stands were packed with 1,500 spectators. Word had spread that Rice Jr.'s dad was in attendance. The public-address announcer even welcomed him over the sound system. The young Rice was oblivious to the commotion. He was dealing with a challenge that had little... more.

What is Google Scholar? Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most ... more.

  O.J. Mayo has fired Bill Duffy and Associates and will select a new agent before leaving for the Orlando pre-draft camp next week, multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports. Calvin Andrews, an agent for BDA, had been in Chicago trying frantically to hold onto his client. Since the agency was the center of an ESPN investigation into possible improprieties in the recruitment of the USC freshman s... more.

Today, contemporary music instruction is part of nearly every college music program, but when MI began in the late '70s there were few such options available to musicians. When a few dozen guitarists and three full-time instructors gathered for the first GIT class in 1977, they knew that they were breaking new ground in music education. Here's a brief look at how it all began. The Guitar Instit... more.

  Artist / Group Name: Ski.Mask.Mob Name of song you are sending: Dummy Artist / Group Website: myspace.com/THEskiMaskMob Where is the artist located: We located in Vallejo, Ca and Turlock, Ca. How did you get started with your music? UniqueJay: I've always been into music from playing guitar and piano growing up. Around 2006 I picked up rapping, producing, and making beats. My bruh Mus... more.

  Ken Griffey Jr., the 38-year-old man sitting on the equipment trunk in the corner of the clubhouse this evening, will hit his 600th career home run one of these days, more than all but five players, three of whom are beyond reproach. Yet, there is no buzz. Griffey, still The Kid at heart if not in legs, is going to swing long and true and elegantly. The ball will jump and fall indelica... more.

There are only two things that could make this short clip of Shaquille O'Neal, then 20, shattering a backboard any cooler.... READ AND LOOK... more.

  MIANYANG, China - Last week's deadly earthquake in China has created more than 4,000 orphans, a Chinese official said. But Chen Kefu, the deputy director for civil affairs in hard-hit Sichuan province, warned at a news conference Wednesday that it will take time to determine the real number of parentless children because of the large number of people still missing and displaced. The Ma... more.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lou Pearlman, the man who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for engineering a decades-long scam that bilked thousands of investors out of their life savings. It was the maximum sentence the boy band mogul could receive for allegedly swindling some $300 million from investors and banks since the early 1980s. He plea... more.

#1. Fill Your Tank in the Morning More from CNNMoney.com: • Gallery: Cars, Which-Wheel-Drive for You • Gallery: Top 10 Dirt-Cheap Cars • 5 Dumb Car-Shopping Moves You may have heard that it's best to fill your gas tank in the early morning while the fuel is cold. The theory goes that fluids are more dense at lower temperatures, so a gallon of cold gas actually has more ... more.

When news of the upcoming CBS mixed martial arts bout between Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young first hit the sportswire, some asked if mainstream America could handle a female MMA. The country may not be ready for a female president, but bring on the girl fight. The Carano-Young May 31 bout will be the first MMA match ever seen on a mainstream network. Undefeated kickboxer Carano put a chokehold o... more.

Candace Parker had some jitters in her WNBA debut. It sure didn’t show.Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. “It obviously was better than I expected,” said the 6-foot-4 Parker, wh... more.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" dethroned "Iron Man" as ruler at the box office, pulling down $56.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co.'s action sequel took in less domestically in its opening weekend than "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe," which sold $65.6 million in North America in its debut weekend in December 20... more.

Miley Cyrus appears to have put the Vanity Fair photo scandal behind her. The teen queen donned a blonde wig while shooting scenes for "The Hannah Montana Movie" in Nashville on Tuesday....... more.

More than four months after Andrew Bynum injured his left knee, it’s been decided the Los Angeles Lakers center will undergo arthroscopic surgery.The Lakers made the announcement Sunday, saying Dr. David Altchek will perform the procedure in New York on Wednesday—the same day Bynum’s team entertains San Antonio or New Orleans to begin the Western Conference finals. An estimated timetable ... more.

Dining out can be quite the challenge when you’re looking to knock off a few pounds or simply eat healthy. Here are four slimming tips you can use at your next restaurant outing: 1) Think small: Restaurant portions are often gigantic. Scale back by ordering one to two non-fried appetizers instead of an entrée – or consider sharing an entrée with a friend. You can also divide your main cou... more.

A baby-faced high school student likened to an old-fashioned crooner and a scruffy bartender who sings alternative rock music will compete in next week's season finale of U.S. television's "American Idol." Guitar-playing rocker David Cook, 25, and 17-year-old piano balladeer David Archuleta beat out the final female contestant, Syesha Mercado, 21, after voting was revealed on Wednesday's broadc... more.

Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married. DeGeneres announced their engagement during a Thursday taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," telling the studio audience the news that the California Supreme Court had struck down state laws against gay marriage. "So I would like to say now, for the first time, I am announcing: I am getting marr... more.

Paul Pierce returned home and made sure the Celtics would play there again.Boston’s captain scored 41 points, hit two clinching free throws with 7.9 seconds left and led the team with the NBA’s best regular season record to a 97-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in Game 7 for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. That round begins Tuesday night against the Detroit Pi... more.

Artist / Group Name: Lil' Cash Money Da Young Rapper Name of song you are sending: One Life Artist / Group Website: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LILCASH1234567 Where is the artist located: PROVIDENCE,RI 401 How did you get started with your music? Music is my life, I've always listened to hip hop and rap, and I've seen how it's changed people's life's and that inspired me greatly, Music is my... more.

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Youngstar is a new and exciting TV, Film and part –time Drama School for students between the ages of 9 - 20 currently in the South East of the UK, with schools operating in Southampton, Oxford and The New Forest with new centres opening in Portsmouth, Salisbury Newbury very soon. Youngstar has its own production company producing quality programming for main stream TV, well ... more.