PIPPA MIDDLETON: POUNDING THE PAVEMENT AGAIN

Pippa Middleton is pounding the pavement yet again.

On Saturday, the 27-year-old Brit took part in the Highland Cross 2011, a 50 mile duathlon which takes place in the Scottish Highlands. 

Arriving by helicopter, Duchess Catherine's little sister completed the 20-mile run and 30-mile bike ride as part of the Affric Brats team. Dressed in all black, the athletic beauty was all smiles by the time she approached the finish line.

Earlier this month, Middleton participated in the GE Blenheim Triathlon at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, England. (At one point, she collided with a topless mystery man!)

As a student at Marlborough and Edinburgh University, Middleton played hockey and tennis and, like her royal sister, continues to work out daily.

The recently single star -- several sources confirm in the new issue of Us Weekly that Middleton recently split with beau of one year Alex Loudon -- is also a Pilates devotee and enjoys skiing, swimming and jogging. 

ABRAHAM LINCOLN 2 UNKNOWN DOCUMENTS DISCOVERY

Listen up, interns tasked with endless hours of filing.

Museum intern David Spriegel was organizing a stack of documents last month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. when he made a shocking discovery.

Spriegel, a college student who had just begun his summer internship, noticed an inscription that read: "The above memorandum is in the inscription of Abraham Lincoln."

Spriegel had just discovered two previously unknown documents that Lincoln wrote in 1844 while the future president was working as a lawyer in Springfield.

"To tell you the truth, I doubted that these documents could really be authentic," Spriegel told the Lake County News-Sun Wednesday, after word had gotten out about his finding. "I figured a discovery like this would have been made by somebody else over the years. I didn't think somebody in their first week on the job would find this."

Experts with the library's Papers of Abraham Lincoln project have since confirmed the authenticity of the documents, as has a curator with the Lincoln Collection,  the newspaper reports. The papers are now catalogued with 5,600 additional Lincoln legal cases; the library will make them available for viewing this fall.

"It really doesn't happen very often," Glenna Schroeder-Lein, a manuscripts librarian and Spriegel's supervisor told the paper as she described her intern's discovery. "I've found some letters to Lincoln, but I've never found letters by Lincoln."

(Photo of Lincoln in Mathew Brady's studio in Washington, under the supervision of George A. Story, Curator Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum, 1861, via AP)

RYAN DUNN DIED AT 34

US comedy stunt television show "Jackass" lost one of its stars when Ryan Dunn, known for his death-defying and often car-related pranks, died in a car accident early Monday, MTV said.

Police said the accident took place around 2:30 am (0630 GMT) in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, and that Dunn was probably speeding at the time. An unidentified passenger was also killed.

Dunn's 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 burst into flames after the crash. It was found off the road and in the woods.

"Speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident," the West Goshen Township Police Department's report read.

"Upon arrival, police located one vehicle off the road and in the woods that was fully engulfed in flames."

BLAKE LIVELY: GREEN LANTERN LOOK AS STAR SAPPHIRE

Chocolate brown for "Green Lantern."Warner Bros.Although the world has yet to fully see Blake Lively as "Green Lantern" babe, Star Sapphire, she can tell you one thing: getting her haircolor just right for the role was no small feat.

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal about the role, the "Gossip Girl" star said there was an enormous effort to match the look of the DC Comics series during pre-production and filming. To wit: in order to get Lively's hair color the correct hue for Carol Ferris (Star Sapphire's normal-girl alter ego), Lively ended up testing 14 different brunette shades. (Who even knew 14 shades of brunette even existed?)

FAMOUS KISSING COUPLE AT VANCOUVER: MAKING LOVE NOT WAR

The identity of Vancouver’s famous kissing couple is revealed

By 'Duk

In the age of Facebook and Twitter, it was only a matter of time before the world learned the identities of the kissing couple from that now-iconic photo of the Vancouver riots.

About 24 hours after photos of the smooch was passed on through emails, IMs and blog posts, the Toronto Star and the CBC are reporting that the boyfriend and girlfriend in the photograph are Aussie bartender Scott Jones and Canadian college student Alex Thomas, who was injured just before the picture was taken.

The papers report that Jones and Thomas have been dating since Jones arrived in Vancouver on a "working holiday." They attended Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, which the hometown Canucks lost 4-0 to the Boston Bruins, and then somehow found themselves between the angry rioters and charging riot police later that night in downtown Vancouver.

The famous aftermath, as captured by Getty Images photographer Rich Lam:

KATE HUDSON AND MATTHEW BELLAMY NEW HOME SWEET HOME

It looks as if Kate Hudson and fiance Matthew Bellamy are moving in together, as the couple just purchased a new home.



This video, posted by Realtor.com, gives us a glimpse into the 7,000 square foot, 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom 1935 English-style home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles that the 'Something Borrowed' star and Muse frontman reportedly bought for $5.3 million.



Complete with a stone patio, sauna, loft and other amenities, all that's missing is a nursery for their child that's on the way!

UK HEIRESS PURCHASES AARON SPELLING MANSION

Aaron Spelling's old mansion finally has a tenant, though it's someone you wouldn't expect.

The late producer's 57,000-square-foot Los Angeles home is slated to be sold to 22-year-old Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Petra, daughter of British billionaire and Formula One racing boss Bernie Ecclestone, is said to have purchased the expensive home due to the fact that she'll be splitting her time between Los Angeles and London after her marriage to entrepreneur James Stunt later this summer.

Candy Spelling and her late husband Aaron began building what is now considered the largest home in Los Angeles back in 1991. This sale comes as no surprise as Ms. Spelling has been wanting to downsize, having closed on a 15,555-square-foot Century City condo for $35 million in December 2010.

END OF THE WORLD ON OCTOBER 21, 2011 ACCORDING TO FAMILY RADIO

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.Revelation 9:5

The End of the World October 21, 2011

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The purpose of this tract is to inform you of the great urgency there now is in the world for each and every person to be reconciled to God. The Bible is the Word of God! Everything the Bible declares has the full authority of God Himself. Now, at this time, information is coming forth from the Bible which clearly reveals God’s plan for Judgment Day and the end of the world itself. The Bible has opened up its secrets concerning the timeline of history. This information was never previously known because God had closed up His Word blocking any attempt to gain knowledge of the end of the world. We read about this in the book of Daniel:

NATALIE PORTMAN GIVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST CHILD

Natalie Portman has given birth to her first child.

People.com announced she has welcomed a baby boy.

Fresh off a hot year in theaters with the highly-successful 'Black Swan' and the romantic comedy 'No Strings Attached,' the actress will settle into the new role of mother. The Oscar-winner and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied announced their engagement and pregnancy in December.

Sticking to Jewish tradition, Natalie declined to find out the gender of the baby before giving birth.

EDITA VILKEVICIUTE: GOES SMART SENSUALITY, NUDITY UPDATE, NEW PHOTOS

Note | Nudity Updated In what may be the ultimate product placement shot, Camilla Akrans teams up yet again with Edita Vilkeviciute, this time for Industrie #2. An organic, natural sensuality reigns, placing this mood piece from Industrie — a business magazine — on the right course forward for Smart Sensuality brands.

This is one of our most popular editorials due to its sensuality and high taste level. The remaining images from the shoot have been released and we update them with pleasure today. We add the term ‘Phoenix Rising’ identifying it as a highly influential editorial in New Eroticism, female-centric values imagery.

PIPPA MIDDLETON IS NOW SINGLE

Since the royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William many have been waiting to see how Kate's little sister Pippa Middleton would cash in on her new-found fame as Britain's most eligible woman.



It seems she may have traded in beau Alex Loudon, the cricket-star-turned-banker, for an even wealthier lad.



"It is common knowledge in their close circle of friends that Pippa and Alex have recently split up," a friend is quoted as telling the Times of London.



The Sun reports that Middleton's newfound celebrity put a strain on the relationship, though the pair will "stay good friends."



Middleton, 27, has not been seen publicly with Loudon, 30, for several weeks. But she has been seen tooling around town, as well as Spain, with former flame George Percy, the son of the Duke of Northumberland and one of Britain's richest men.



As the duke's eldest son, Percy stands to inherit a large fortune.



"The Duke of Northumberland's son would be a considerable catch," Charles Kidd, editor of the blue blood bible Debrett's Peerage, told The Associated Press. "He's the heir to his father and his father's title. The duke is the highest rank of the peerage. They do rank just after the royal family."



Kidd said Percy, 27, has served as a "page of honor" to Queen Elizabeth II, a position that allows him to accompany the queen at major state events.



Middleton's appearances with Percy at a swanky Madrid nightclub and a posh London restaurant have prompted Britain's newspapers to report that she and Loudon have separated. She has not been seen publicly with Loudon since the royal wedding on April 29.

AMANDA BYNES HAVE NO REGRETS WITH HER TWEETS

Amanda Bynes is hardly shy when it comes to posting sexy photos or expressing exactly how she feels about guys on Twitter.



"I believe in no regrets," Bynes, 25, told PEOPLE at the MTV Movie Awards. "You say what you feel because you felt it at the moment."



So why does she have the desire to share her emotions with over 5,000 strangers who follow her Twitter updates?



"It's sort of like what I would tell a reporter if I were doing an interview," Bynes says. "You kind of have to let people know a little bit about you. And once you've been in the business for a long time, people kind of know stuff about your life."



"I don't tell anybody anything too personal," she continues. "But I say stuff I would say in an interview."



Still, Bynes says she's learning to keep some things to herself.

GLEE ON NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

HollywoodNews.com: While ‘Glee’ star Matthew Morrison will be touring a bit with New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, don’t expect their music on the show right away.



The New Kids on the Block admitted that they would be flattered if ‘Glee’ tackled their songs, but it isn’t something they are going after just yet, states MTV. “[T]here seems to be like a rush of pop stars who are just stumbling over themselves to be on ‘Glee,’” Donnie Wahlberg commented.



However, they would be on board if it ends up being something that happens: “It would be wonderful for a lot of our fans. I think we’re so focused on the tour … it would be a wonderful treat, but we’re doing this.”

Do you want to see their songs on ‘Glee’?

HUGH HEFNER ANNOUNCED WEDDING IS OFF

Hugh Hefner announced Tuesday that his wedding to Crystal Harris has been canceled.



The octogenarian twice-divorced Playboy founder tweeted Tuesday, "The wedding is off. Crystal has had a change of heart."



Crystal posted an update to her web site Tuesday, writing, "After much deep reflection and thought I have decided to end my engagement with Hef. I have the utmost respect for Hef and wish him the best going forward. I hope the media will give each of us the privacy we deserve during this time."



A tweet by Crystal may reveal more. She wrote on Monday night, "There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting."



The nuptials were to have taken place at the Playboy Mansion on June 18, this coming Saturday.

PIPPA MIDDLETON SPLITS WITH FIANCE ALEX LOUDON AND NOW DATING GEORGE

Media sensation Pippa Middleton has reportedly split with Alex Loudon, who accompanied her to the royal wedding of her older sister Kate to Prince William.



Pippa, 27, has not been seen in public with 30-year-old Alex -- a former cricket player who now works in banking -- for several weeks. But she has recently been spotted around London -- including at a tennis match (pictured) last week -- as well as in Spain with her former flame George Percy, 27, who is the son of the Duke of Northumberland, one of Britain's richest men.

KATE MIDDLETON AND PIPPA MIDDLETON NEW PHOTOS: LATEST FASHION

New photos have emerged of Kate Middleton and sister Pippa as they made an appearance today at the wedding of their close friend Sam Waley-Cohen to Annabel Ballin.



The sisters were seen outside of St. Michael and All Angels Church in Lambourn, England after the ceremony.

PIPPA MIDDLETON AND GEORGE PERCY ON A DATE???

Advantage Pippa.



Duchess Catherine's younger sister found time to watch a spot of tennis on Thursday, enjoying a match between Andy Roddick and Kevin Anderson alongside her former college roommate, George Percy.

KIM KARDASHIAN SOON TO BE BRIDE

Khloé Kardashian is gearing up for sister Kim's upcoming wedding to Kris Humphries with a mixture of excitement and dread.



"I'm looking forward to being in the wedding," the reality star, 26, told PEOPLE Wednesday at the Forbes Celebrity 100 event in Hollywood. "I don't want to help because Kim is going to be such a bridezilla! If I do one thing wrong, I'll be screwed! But I would love to be in the wedding."



And that will probably happen. Sisters Kourtney and Kim "were both my maids of honor, so she has to do the same for us," Khloé says.

CHINA WARNED PHILIPPINES TO LEAVE SPRATLY ISLANDS

(AP) 

MANILA, Philippines - China warned Asian neighbors Thursday to stop searching for oil near the Spratly Islands and vowed to assert its sovereignty over the potentially petroleum-rich territory in the South China Sea that several nations claim.

China and the Philippines have swapped diplomatic protests over the islands, with Filipino officials accusing Chinese forces of intruding into Manila-claimed areas six times since February and of firing shots at least once. Beijing denied the allegation Thursday and said it would use violence only when attacked.

Vietnam, meanwhile, has accused China of flaring tensions in Vietnamese waters by hindering the operation of a oil and gas exploration boat for the second time in two weeks.

The Spratlys, which are believed to be atop vast oil and gas reserves, have long been feared as a potential flash point of armed conflict in Asia.

DALLAS LEADS 3-2 VERSUS MIAMI: ONE MORE WIN AND WILL CROWN AS CHAMPION

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki thrust both arms in the air, a sea of blue screaming around him and the Dallas Mavericks finally ahead in these ultra-close NBA finals.

Now it really is "now or never" for LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

Nowitzki scored 29 points, driving for the go-ahead dunk with 2:45 remaining, and the Mavericks beat the Heat 112-103 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA finals.

Five years after going up 2-0 on the Heat, the Mavs finally got that elusive third victory, and can wrap up their first championship in Game 6 at Miami on Sunday night.

"We're a very resilient team, you know that," guard Jason Terry said. "We've been in tough battles all playoffs long. It's not going to stop. It's going to get even harder. But we're ready. We're determined, and this is our time."

James, who called this game "now or never," responded from his worst playoff performance with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Dwyane Wade battled through a sore left hip after a first-quarter collision to finish with 23 points.