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Andrea Berg was one of the biggest-selling German pop divas of her generation, winning three consecutive ECHO awards for her commercial prowess. Born January 28, 1966, in Krefeld, Berg was discovered in 1992 by producer/svengali Eugen Römer, who ushered her into the studio within a week of signing. Her debut LP, Du Bist Frei, quickly followed, and while sales were poor, the follow-up, Gefühle, proved a massive hit, led by the smash single “Die Gefühle Haben Schweigepflicht.” The 1997 release Träume Lügen Nicht solidified Berg’s chart success, and after a hiatus heralded by the impending birth of her first child, she resurfaced in 1999 with Weil Ich Verliebt Bin. Two years later Berg issued her first Best Of collection, a blockbuster hit that spent more than four consecutive years on the German charts and earned her the first of her ECHO prizes. Her next studio LP, Machtlos, also reached number one upon its mid-2003 release. In 2006, Berg returned with Splitternackt.

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Young R&B singer Chris Brown may be on tour, but he’s going to have to make a detour to the courthouse, after a lawsuit was filed in federal court against him and his touring company, CBE, on Christmas Eve. Ho, ho, ho! Ex-contract employee John Troxtel – who does business as RedMonkey Pictures, and has designed concert stages and sets for big tickets like Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Diddy, and Michael Jackson – filed the suit in California’s Central U.S. District Court, seeking damages over $1 million.

The suit reads: “Mr. Troxtel’s job was to transform what otherwise would be just a guy [Chris Brown] singing and rapping on stage into a multi-media spectacle worthy of a superstar. Mr. Troxtel did so through dozens of video elements, an animated cartoon and pervasive computer graphics synced [sic] to Mr. Brown’s performance.”

“Despite Mr. Troxtel’s top-quality work to make Mr. Brown’s concerts a success – the audiences rave about the animation and effects – Chris Brown’s touring company CBE Touring, LLC has decided to stiff Plaintiff for hundreds of thousands of dollars of work and expenses.”

Dang. How did Troxel know who to sue? That kid has a team that created him rivaling Bush’s travel entourage. Maybe his crew needs to stop spending so much dough on his underwear.

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Do you want to loose weight without even breaking a sweat? here are some tips that can help you quickly lose weight and inches off that potbelly.

Are you tired of carrying that extra weight around your middle?  

Well, here are some tips that can help you quickly lose weight and inches off that potbelly. That’s right, there may be a way for you to have a flatter stomach without doing those dreaded crunches. Here are some things that can positively impact your midriff , helping you lose pounds and inches without even breaking a sweat.

• Belly Fat Busting Tip #1

Increase your protein and decrease your carbohydrates. Increasing the amount of lean protein you eat and reducing carbs can deliver a one-two punch right to the belly! You see, carbohydrate tend to increase your insulin level, which can slow down your metabolism.

Since the body can only metabolize just so much carbohydrates at once, the rest is converted to sugar and then turned into body fat. Of course, increasing your protein doesn’t mean overeating. Just have 3-4 oz of lean protein with every meal yes, even breakfast and eat the protein first. This kicks your metabolism up a few notches as your body must work harder and expend more energy to digest protein. Throw in an extra helping of vegetables to add more fiber and moisture to your digestive process, and that should keep things moving along nicely. This is the first step to quick weight loss around your belly.

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At times it may seem like the Optimus Maximus Keyboard is some sort of mythical creature that is only seen in photographs, but this video illustrating layout changes proves that it does exist, somewhere. Whether or not we will actually see it in the wild one of these days (in the arms of Bigfoot no doubt) remains to be seen.

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