Black marketeers cash in on Kabali frenzy

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• Kabali tickets are being sold for as high as Rs 800
• Websites crashed as Rajini fans went into overdrive
• Multiplex theatres are selling tickets at higher prices

The frenzy in the air is palpable as superstar Rajinikanth"s much-awaited film Kabali is finally set to hit screens in around 7000 screens across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Hundreds of movie-watchers stormed ticket booking counters across the city as soon as gates opened for the advance booking. In less than hour, all tickets -- for both Telugu and Tamil -- were sold out for the entire weekend. Several websites crashed as Rajini fans went into overdrive trying to book tickets online.

As always, black marketeers have stepped in, and are capitalising on the high demand for tickets. Kabali tickets are being sold for as high as Rs 800 in some parts of the city. Unlike Baahubali, where single screen theatres were major hubs for black marketing, several multiplex theatres are allegedly selling tickets at higher prices to cash in on the frenzy.

Says K Pranay, a city-based B.tech student, "I went to Cinepolis Mall in Kukatpally to book tickets for Kabali. To my astonishment, I was asked to shell out `600 for the early morning show. While the price remains `150 for other shows, if you want to watch film on the first day, you have to shell out exorbitant amounts of money."

The situation is similar across all major multiplexes, including Prasads Multiplex and Forum Sujana Mall in Kukatpally.

With the black marketing flourishing in the city, especially during big releases, some of these touts have also set up their own agencies. One of them is Shiva, who has his own company called "Shiva Tickets", where he sells tickets in black at Inox, GVK One Mall and other venues.

Apart selling the tickets at a higher rate, he also takes a "commission" for bringing the tickets in the first place.

"For a low-budget film like Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, this guy charged Rs 300 for one single ticket. For Kabali the price has shot up to Rs 600. It"s crazy but what"s even more unbelievable, is the fact that people are willing to pay that kind of money to watch a film," shares Anurag Rao, a cine buff.

While Multiplex representatives denied that tickets are being sold at higher rates at the counters, a source under the condition of anonymity, admitted that black marketing is prevalent even in multiplexes. "When demand is high and supply is low, it"s only natural that prices will go up. One of the reasons for limiting online booking is to sell tickets at higher prices at the venue. Having said that, these "black tickets" are only sold for the first day, because after that people aren"t willing to buy tickets at higher rates," the source said.

Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Black-marketeers-cash-in-on-Kabali-frenzy/2016/07/21/article3540705.ece

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See Idris Elba"s Tonight Show dance moves in 3 GIFs

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Idris Elba danced last night on The Tonight Show. Dont worry, we already GIFd it for you.

Heres the context: Host Jimmy Fallon wanted to know if Elba has been asked by random people to be in a dance off since he was memorably featured in the music video for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis track, Dance Off. And, as you might expect, he has. The Dark Tower star goes on to describe how he was recently in the bathroom at a club when a man challenged him, but Elba declined with a, Bro, no, man, and managed to avoid hoofing it in the mens room.

Although he was featured in the music video, he doesnt bust many moves there. But Fallon uncovered the truth when he asked his guest, Are you a dancer? Elba suavely replies, I can dance.

And so, he proves it.

Here are a pair of GIFs of his smooth footwork, suitable for sharing:

Watch the full video in all its glory below:

Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/20/idris-elba-jimmy-fallon-dance-moves-3-gifs

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Pirate Bay (TPB), KickassTorrents (KAT) Rival Will Soon Emerge as Kim Dotcom Confirms Imminent Resurrection of ...

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Erik Pineda | Jul 06, 2016 09:49 PM EDT

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Torrent fans can soon add another solid player to their list of favorite file-sharing sites. Poised to soon challenge current leaders The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents is MegaUpload, which according to founder Kim Dotcom will resume operations as early as January 2017.

However, Dotcom has made clear that the second coming of MegaUpload will not necessarily carry the same popular label but the new name, according to TorrentFreak"will make people happy." It"s clear though that the flamboyant Dotcom is reentering the scene he once dominated but now ruled by the resilient TPB and the now mega popular KAT.

Work is now underway for the MegaUpload re-launch that Dotcom said will be leagues better than the old shuttered site. "I"m excited about the new innovations the site will contain ... I can say that this year I have set things in motion and a new cloud storage site is currently under development," Dotcom told TorrentFreak.

Much of the details for the new MegaUpload remain under wraps but Dotcom confirmed its basic function as a digital locker that users from around the world can freely access. He hinted too that the key feature is a virtually unlimited storage space.

"A new site is in the making ... (with) 100GB of free cloud storage," Dotcom said in a tweet posted July 5.

In the same post, the German national also teased that users can count on solid security protection as the planned site will make use of on-the-fly encryption method, which TorrentFreak said is just the initial layer of security measures that the new MegaUpload is poised to offer.

"Given the German"s attention to security in recent years, it wouldn"t be a surprise if additional features are added before launch," the report said.

The new site will also permit users to sync all their devices with stored date plus the assurance of unlimited data transfer.

The new MegaUpload, Dotcom said, will be the culmination of years of planning and will be backed by his vast knowledge of the file-sharing environment. "It will be my best creation yet," Dotcom declared.

Short of confirming that MegaUpload will rise again using the same name, Dotcom told TorrentFreak that the new rival for TPB and KAT will certainly make people glad. And the new MegaUpload launch date will happen in the month that Dotcom is reminded of the raid that halted the old MegaUpload operations, which is January 2017.

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Source: http://en.yibada.com/articles/138734/20160706/pirate-bay-tpb-kickasstorrents-kat-rival-will-soon-emerge-as-kim-dotcom-confirms-imminent-resurrection-of-megaupload.htm

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Pokemon Go down: Android and iPhone users see new AR title go offline AGAIN

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UPDATE ONE: Pokemon Go servers appear to be struggling again, with users in the US and UK reporting further issues playing the new AR mobile title.

Developers Niantic have yet to reveal why the game has seen long outages this week, following Saturday and Sundays drop in coverage.

The latest update from the support team reads: "The issue causing the server problems earlier today have been identified.

"Trainers should once again be able to search for and train Pokmon in the real world. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve things."

However, trainers are seeing the same old error message popping up while trying tolog in this evening.

"I want my stuff back in southern Michigan!" one fan wrote.

"Figures I used my incense and your stuff goes down. Not to mention the freaking heat I just walked around in for an hour! Ugh so frustrated!"

Fans in the UK and US are reporting that Pokemon Go is down again, following a weekend outage that hit players worldwide.

Trainers are being hit by the same error message they found during previous server problems, leaving them unable to go out and catch Pokemon.

While several hacker groups have claimed responsibility for the weekend problems, tonight"s issues may be connected to Pokemon Go"s impending release in Japan.

One user complained: "Getting fed up with a huge company like Nintendo not being able to sort their server issues, now been going on for over a week.

"Just not acceptable. Been intermittently down in Suffolk UK all evening - very frustrating when someone stood next to you is logged on and your being told there are server issues!

"Nintendo have a very large investment in said company, and this game was hyped up big time over the last couple of weeks or so - they should have been prepared, it"s just not good enough."

Fans first started reporting issues at around 8pm in the UK, it is still unclear when the game will become accessible again.

Hacker group PoodleCorp claimed responsibility for this weekend"s attacks, and are said to be planning another one for August 1.

PoodleCorp would elaborate on its plans in an interview with YouTube channel DramaAlert.

A representative for the group said: "We"ll be taking down Pokemon Go, all of the servers for Pokemon Go, all day long, for 24 hours on August 1."

It appears as though the group will perform a DDOS attack, which is when the servers are overloaded with requests.

The weekend server crash came just hours after Niantic revealed that Pokemon Go had been expanded to 26 more countries.

Yrainers living in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Canada and Switzerland were able to download Pokemon Go from the Play Store or App Store.

The share price of Nintendo has soared an incredible 50 per cent since the launch of Pokemon Go to a staggering 25.7 billion.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/691196/Pokemon-go-down-why-is-Pokemon-go-down-Niantic-Server-Japan-launch-Nintendo

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Miranda Kerr engaged to Snapchat founder

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Supermodel Miranda Kerr is set to wed Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel after 13 months of dating.

The Australian beauty, 33, embarked on a romance with the billionaire businessman in June, 2015, and now the couple is engaged, according to DailyMail.com.

A representative for Spiegel, who was reportedly spotted ring shopping earlier this month, tells the publication, "They are extremely happy."

The bride to be has since shown off her large round solitaire engagement ring on Instagram, in a black-and-white snap which features animated versions of the couple, with Spiegel on one knee. The cartoon also has the words: "Marry me!"

"I said yes!!!" she captioned the image, adding a series of hearts and smiley face emojis with hearts as eyes.

The news emerges two months after Kerr and Spiegel decided to move in together, purchasing a $12 million four-bedroom, six-bathroom mansion in Brentwood, California in May.

Miranda and her beau made their red carpet debut together at a pre-Grammy Awards party in February. The model also shared her first photos of the couple"s romance on social media in March, when she posted a number of sweet shots from their trip to Washington, D.C. on Instagram.

She recently opened up about her life with Spiegel, who turned 26 in June, insisting their age difference has never been a problem because he is mature beyond his years.

"He"s 25, but he acts like he"s 50," she told Net-A-Porter"s The EDIT magazine in January. "He"s not out partying. He goes to work in Venice (Beach, California), he comes home.

"We don"t go out. We"d rather be at home and have dinner, go to bed early. (But) in some ways he does (feel like a younger man). I"m telling you, I"ve got the best of both worlds."

The marriage will be Kerr"s second after previously tying the knot with British actor Orlando Bloom in 2010. The former couple, which split in 2013, shares five-year-old son Flynn together, and she revealed Spiegel gets along well with her boy.

"(My ex and I decided) that we had to know the person for six months and feel good about them (before introducing them to Flynn)," she explained. "Evan met Flynn, so yeah, things are going well. Orlando thinks he"s great. We"re just a modern family now!"

Bloom has also moved on from the failed marriage - he is dating pop star Katy Perry.

Source: http://wjla.com/news/entertainment/miranda-kerr-engaged-to-snapchat-founder

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Here"s What Led To Lady GaGa & Taylor Kinney"s Break Up

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It sounds like work was the death of Lady GaGa and Taylor Kinney"s five-year relationship!

According to People Magazine, the singer and Taylor broke up due to their work schedules and prolonged periods of time apart. We guess the pair couldn"t keep those plates spinning despite getting engaged a little over a year ago!

Related: All The Celebs To Part Ways In 2016!

Speaking to the mag, the insider confessed:

"Their work kept them apart a lot. Chicago Fire keeps him in Chicago and her work is almost always elsewhere."

Hmm very inneresting. Considering their relationship has always been long distance, we"re a little confused as to why everything fell apart just recently.

As of now, the musician and T.K. have not commented on their split. Maybe GaGa will speak out once she returns from her trip to Cabo, Mexico.

So, do YOU believe this reason for the breakup?

[Image via Instagram.]

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Source: http://perezhilton.com/2016-07-19-lady-gaga-taylor-kinney-breakup-work-busy-schedules

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Paul Ryan preaches unity to skeptical NC delegation

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By Cullen Browder

Cleveland Party unity remains a big issue as the Republican National Convention nears the halfway point in Cleveland, and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to emphasize that Tuesday morning in a talk with North Carolina"s convention delegation.

"How many of you had in your mind, at the beginning of this campaign, perhaps another candidate?" Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, asked the crowd.

When a number of hands shot up showing a large contingent wasn"t initially supportive of Donald Trump, Ryan, who himself was slow to embrace the presumptive presidential nominee, said simply, "Fine."

Then, he tried a sports analogy that quickly fell flat.

"OK, how many of you are for N.C. State primarily? How many support North Carolina?" he asked. "One of our teams from our state goes to the championship, we root for them, right?"

When that suggestion was greeted with a resounding "no," Ryan winced. "Come on, work with me here. Good grief," he said.

Mary Forrester, a Ted Cruz delegate from Gaston County, said she would support Trump, as will delegate Joyce Cotten of Pittsboro.

"We have differences of opinion. We fight for those differences," Forrester said of the division within the GOP that was displayed Monday during a rules fight on the convention floor.

"I think Donald Trump is the answer," Cotten said. "If people have reservations, I think he"s going to be a good leader. He"s a businessman, and at this time, in my mind, that"s what we need."

"We are to the point where this is a binary choice," Ryan told the North Carolina delegation. "If you"re not voting for the Republican, then you are helping the Democrat."

Larry Schug, a Cruz delegate from Zebulon, said he doesn"t buy that argument.

"I"m not voting for Hillary Clinton," Schug said.

He said he just doesn"t believe Trump is a conservative, so he"s not ready to jump on the bandwagon.

"If the Republican Party, the establishment of the Republican Party, wants to force their ways down our throat, I can"t stand for it," Schug said.

"We usually do the right thing after we"ve tried everything else," Forrester said of the GOP. "So, I feel like that we will come together."

Source: http://www.wral.com/paul-ryan-preaches-unity-to-skeptical-nc-delegation/15862272/

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