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Eminem will release Relapse: Refill on December 21st

ShioriAkino — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:35 GMT

Its a re-release of Relapse with 7 new tracks. Relapse 2 will come out next year....

Kind of similar to what Lady Gaga was originally intending to do with The Fame Monster.

Quote:

SUPERSTAR HIP-HOP ARTIST RELEASES HIS CHART-TOPPING ALBUM RELAPSE WITH FIVE UNRELEASED TRACKS TO TIDE FANS OVER TILL RELAPSE 2

Multi-platinum hip-hop artist Eminem will release Relapse: Refill on December 21ST, 2009, on Aftermath/Interscope Records. This re-release of Eminem�s chart-topping fifth studio album includes seven bonus tracks, including the single �Forever�, also featuring Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne (previously found on the More Than A Game soundtrack), �Taking My Ball� (also released only with the DJ Hero video game), and five never-before-heard tracks.??
"I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned" Eminem says. "Hopefully these tracks on The Refill will tide the fans over until we put out Relapse 2 next year". Eminem has been busy in the studio creating even more new material since Relapse was released. "I got back in with Dre and then a few more producers, including Just Blaze, and went in a completely different direction which made me start from scratch. The new tracks started to sound very different than the tracks I originally intended to be on Relapse 2, but I still want the other stuff to be heard." ??

One of the most anticipated albums of the year, the platinum-selling Relapse entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 1 in May 2009 and sold more than 618,000 domestic copies in the U.S. in its first week. Relapse is also the top selling hip-hop album of 2009. The first song to debut from the album, "Crack a Bottle", was released in February and set a first-week record for digital sales at the time, while the first official single and video, "We Made You", debuted in April. The best-selling hip-hop artist of the SoundScan era, Eminem has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide. His previous studio album, Encore, reached No. 1 and dominated the charts in late 2004. The Grammy-nominated disc was certified quadruple-platinum, generated four Top 40 Hot 100 hits, and has sold more than 11 million copies. In October 2008, Eminem published Eminem: The Way I Am, a compilation of thoughts, stories and memorabilia that entered the New York Times bestseller list at No. 11.

Eminem : News : EMINEM TO RELEASE RELAPSE: REFILL ON DECEMBER 21ST

Paul O'Grady's dog Buster dies of cancer.

Bairnsfan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:59 GMT

Paul O'Grady's dog Buster dies of cancer - mirror.co.uk

Rather sad, he was always a highlight.

Words that excite you

Super-manc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:17:31 GMT

Post some examples of words that give you collywobbles, heebie-jeebies and make your belly go boom! I love thesaurus.com

up date my drivers now games crash

NathanPlayer1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:07 GMT

i had a new game it said my driver was an old one so i updated now my games crash ??

my driver is an nvdia

can any one help

Why did you choose your name?

LM_Punk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMT

If there's another thread about this I apologise however the search button has been removed for reasons I still can't fathom

Anyways

I'm just curious why did you choose your particular name

I picked mine cos there's a wrestler called CM Punk and apparently the CM in his name means Chicago Made, so i switched mine around to LM Punk which is London Made :)

You?

Henry Wiki gets edited

r00dboy_500 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:32 GMT

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letter form cambodia

Wexicoish — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:43 GMT

I got a hand written letter from cambodia today and im just wondering how theese people know who i am, it was for charity and im just intrigued :eyebrow:

Floods in Cumbria

Doc — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:52 GMT

Discuss.

Be interesting to see what the government does with the floods happening up north and not on their doorsteps.

Google Release Chrome Open Source and Demo

BarakatTreka — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:19:07 GMT

Today, Google have released their Chrome OS operating system for open source and demoed it a year before it's expected to be released as a final product.

Demo/Preview: YouTube - Google Chrome OS Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ57x...eature=channel

Blog: Official Google Blog: Releasing the Chromium OS open source project

switchgames

fifasarajevo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:41:48 GMT

ok guys im just wondering is anyone here using SwitchGames - Free Peer to Peer Video Game Trading
cause im new on the site and its hard to trade when u dont have any trades finished yet
and using the unsafe feature cause i dont want to pay for the safe waya
and im not varrified

Belgian Prime Minister named as President of Europe

ShioriAkino — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:32:43 GMT

Meh.

Quote:

Belgian PM named as EU president

Mr Van Rompuy was widely tipped, but Baroness Ashton was not

EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President.

The other top job created by the Lisbon Treaty - foreign affairs supremo - has gone to the EU Trade Commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton from the UK.

Both are seen as consensual politicians with limited foreign policy experience.

Both had unanimous backing from the 27 EU leaders at the summit in Brussels, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.

Earlier, the UK government said it was no longer pushing for former PM Tony Blair to get the presidency post.

Mr Van Rompuy, 62, had crucial French and German support. He has a reputation as a coalition builder, having taken charge of the linguistically divided Belgian government and steered it out of a crisis.

"Every country should emerge victorious from negotiations," he told a news conference after his appointment.

"Even if unity remains our strength, our diversity remains our wealth," he said, stressing the individuality of EU member states.

Baroness Ashton, 53, said she felt "deeply privileged" to get the foreign affairs post.

"I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative," she said.

"I think there was a strong push to have at least one woman in a senior position," she told the BBC later, adding that she hoped Europe would become "an economic superpower".

UK shifts stance

Earlier a UK government spokesman revealed the dramatic twist in the British position.
THE PRESIDENT'S ROLE

Chosen by 27 member states by qualified majority vote

Two-and-a-half-year term

Can be re-elected once

Chairs EU summits

Drives forward the work of EU Council of Ministers

Facilitates cohesion and consensus

Represents the EU on the world stage

Profiles of new appointees

The UK persuaded the other six leaders in the socialist group to back Baroness Ashton, having dropped Tony Blair.

EU leaders met in Brussels especially to select their first full-time president and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs - new posts created by the Lisbon Treaty, which will come into force on 1 December.

The idea under Lisbon is to give the EU more coherence and continuity in key policy areas. Up until now the presidency has been held by member states in turn, on a six-month rotation.

Going into the meeting the leaders had various candidates to choose from.
There were fears that the negotiations would go on late into the night, but it quickly emerged that a deal had been struck.

Drive for consensus as "a consensus builder" who had "brought a period of political stability to his country after months of uncertainty".
Turning to Baroness Ashton's appointment, he said "it gives Britain a powerful voice within the Council and the [EU] Commission.

Wanted: Someone with star quality

"It will ensure that Britain's voice is very loud and clear. It will ensure that Britain remains at the heart of Europe."

Baroness Ashton "is the first woman to hold such a high position in the EU," he added.

Commenting on the choice, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said "it's so important that Britain remains at the heart of the European project".

The foreign policy chief will have a seat as vice-president of the European Commission, as well as a budget worth billions of euros and a new diplomatic service of up to 5,000 people.

For months Mr Blair had been a favourite for president, backed by the UK government, and he was the highest-profile candidate.

Another contender, Dutch PM Jan-Peter Balkenende, ruled himself out of the contest as the meeting got under way.

Seeking balance

The EU leaders had a working dinner together to negotiate the appointments.

They were reported to be striving for a balance in the two posts, with one filled by a candidate from one of the bigger EU states, the other from a smaller country.

Similarly, the presidency was expected to go to a centre-right politician and the post of foreign affairs chief to the centre-left.

The combination of Mr Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton achieves that balance, the BBC's Jonny Dymond says.

Mr Barroso said Mr Van Rompuy's appointment was "a tribute to Belgium", noting Belgium's key role as host of the EU's main institutions.

The EU president will chair regular meetings of the European Council at which decisions are taken about the political position of the bloc.

However, correspondents say the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as the post is officially known, could have an even more powerful role.

BBC News - Belgian PM Van Rompuy is named as new EU president

Driving test.

Strange Pirate — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28:05 GMT

Evening all. Tomorrow is the day of my driving test. At 15:02 I will be setting off to slay the demon that is passing my driving test.

Does anyone have any interesting stories to share on their test? Any tips?
I am going to be dying of nerves by tomorrow afternoon.

TV Problem

Collison31 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT

So I go up to my room, go to switch the TV on......and the edges of the screen went green. I just thought it was a glitch, so I turned it off for 10 minutes, same happened. Went through all my plugs. Took them out and put them back in, but still nothing. Anybody know how to fix this.

Oh yeah, it's a SHARP tv, dunno how old it is, but t's certainly not new.

Lady Gaga BEFORE she was famous - Video + Pictures

ShioriAkino — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:54 GMT

I <3 her even more.

Vintage Lady Gaga 2005 Medley - Captivated & Electric Kiss

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China's lalalalala restauraunt.

Wexicoish — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:26 GMT

I dont even know how i came across this article, i think it wast through jo pratt's twitter, its actually quite interesting :lol:

China's lalalalala restaurant -Times Online