Watch out for the warden, Wayne: Rooney's relaxing family day out is ruined as he gets parking ticket

The prospect of spending time with his wife Coleen and son Kai on a peaceful sunny day must have been welcomed by busy footballer Wayne Rooney.
But the sports star's family day out was quickly ruined when he got a parking ticket on his silver Range Rover while having dinner at Manchester's Wings restaurant.

The 24-year-old looked less than impressed as he left the eatery and spotted the yellow envelope posted on his windscreen just minutes before by a passing warden

The prospect of spending time with his wife Coleen and son Kai on a peaceful sunny day must have been welcomed by busy footballer Wayne Rooney.
But the sports star's family day out was quickly ruined when he got a parking ticket on his silver Range Rover while having dinner at Manchester's Wings restaurant.
The 24-year-old looked less than impressed as he left the eatery and spotted the yellow envelope posted on his windscreen just minutes before by a passing warden

12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise -- and the Benefits for Happiness and Fitness.

Exercise is a KEY to happiness. Research shows that people who exercise are healthier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed onset of dementia. They get relief from anxiety and mild depression. They perform better at work.

Also, although it’s tempting to flop down on the couch when you’re feeling exhausted, exercise is actually a great way to boost energy levels. Feeling tired is a reason to exercise, not a reason to skip exercise.

But even when you admit that you’d feel better if you exercised, it can be very hard to adopt the habit. My idea of fun has always been to lie in bed, reading, preferably while also eating a snack – but I’ve managed to keep myself exercising over the years by using all these tricks on myself:

1. Always exercise on Monday. This sets the psychological pattern for the week. Along the same lines…

2. If at all possible, exercise first thing in the morning. As the day wears on, you’ll find more excuses to skip exercising. Get it checked off your list, first thing. It's also a very nice way to start the day; even if nothing else goes right, you've accomplished that.

3. Never skip exercising for two days in a row. You can skip a day, but the next day, you must exercise, no matter how inconvenient. (Lately, I haven't been following this rule, and it has really affected my routine for the worse. I'm going to re-double my commitment to it.)

4. Give yourself credit for the smallest effort. My father always said that all he had to do was put on his running shoes and close the door behind him. Many times, by promising myself I could quit ten minutes after I’d started, I got myself to start – and then found that I didn’t want to quit, after all.

5. Think about context. I thought I disliked weight-training, but in fact, I disliked the guys who hung out in the weight-training area. Are you distressed about the grubby showers in your gym? Do you try to run in the mornings, but recoil from going out in the cold? Examine the factors that might be discouraging you from exercising.

6. Exercise several times a week. If your idea of exercise is to join games of pick-up basketball, you should be playing practically every day. Twice a month isn’t enough.

7. If you don’t have time both to exercise and take a shower, find a way to exercise that doesn’t require you to shower afterward. Each week, I have a very challenging weight-training session, but the format I follow doesn’t make me sweat. (Some of you are saying, “It can’t be challenging if you don’t sweat!” Oh yes, believe me, it is.)

8. Look for affordable ways to make exercising more pleasant or satisfying. Could you upgrade to a nicer or more convenient gym? Buy yourself a new iPod? Work with a trainer? Get a pedometer to keep track of your walking distances? Exercise is a high life priority, so this a worthwhile place to spend some money if that helps.

9. Think of exercise as part of your essential preparation for times you want to be in especially fine form -- whether in performance (to be sharp for an important presentation) or appearance (to look good for a wedding) or mood (to deal with a stressful situation). In college, my roommates and I always made sure to exercise the day of a big party. Studies show that exercise does help.

10. Remember one of my favorite Secrets of Adulthood, courtesy of Voltaire: Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Don’t decide it’s only worth exercising if you can run five miles or if you can bike for an hour. I have a friend who scorns exercise unless she’s training for a marathon -- so she never exercises. Even going for a ten-minute walk is worthwhile. Do what you can.

11. Suit up. Even if you're not sure you're going to exercise, go ahead and put on your exercise clothes. Pack your bag. Put the dog's leash by the door. Get prepared. If you're ready to go, you might find it easier just to go ahead and exercise. Sometimes, a very trivial thing -- like not knowing where your shoes are -- gets in the way.

12. Don’t kid yourself. Paying for a gym membership doesn’t mean you go to the gym. Having been in shape in high school or college doesn’t mean you’re in shape now. Saying that you don’t have time to exercise doesn’t make it true.

People often ask me, “So if I want to be happier, what should I be doing?” and I always say, “The first thing to do is to make sure you’re getting plenty of sleep and some exercise.”

I know, that answer doesn’t sound properly transcendent and high-minded on the subject of happiness, but research shows that you’d be wise to start there. And I’ve found that if I’m feeling energetic and well-rested, I find it much easier to follow all my other happiness-inducing resolutions.

Why You Should Go Out More Often

If you ask people if they go out as often as they would like, most would probably say no.
Even though we have more entertainment choices than ever, increasingly people tend to stay home, and when they do go out, they do the same thing time after time. Whether it’s a movie or dinner at the same old restaurant – people play it safe.

By and large, it’s not because we don’t have options. Much as people would like to try new things, today most of us have less free time, making the free time we do have all the more valuable.

Paradoxically, this means we also have less time to research new things to do, and less inclination to take a risk on something new. Especially as the prices for live entertainment have skyrocketed in recent years.

Take professional sports for instance – it used to be an average family could easily afford to go to a baseball or football game. Today, however, with parking, tickets and food, a fun night at the ball park for a family can cost a small fortune.

And unfortunately, as a result our lives may be less complete. Cultural entertainments, taken in with friends or family, have been a staple of civilization since ancient Greek times. Regardless of education, affluence or background - they bring people together and expose us to new ideas, new tastes and new sights and sounds, which in turn make us more interesting and more fulfilled as individuals.

But if you’re someone who does want to go out more often, but you’re not aware of your options, and aren’t inclined to spend hundreds of dollars for a night out, help has arrived. Called Goldstar, it’s a new free web service dedicated to helping people go out and try new things more often.

Goldstar maintains a team of people that scans upcoming events in 13 major metro areas across the U.S. They then negotiate deals with the venues and promoters of these events to offer discounted tickets to Goldstar members – most for half-off the regular price.

That’s right – half off!

Why do the events agree? It’s simple – they know that if they get a Goldstar member, chances are it’s also a NEW customer to them. New customers are extremely valuable to any business because they turn into repeat customers and they also generate word-of-mouth among their friends.

Every conceivable type of event, appealing to a broad range of tastes, can be found on Goldstar: from classical concerts at Carnegie Hall to the hottest rock bands in the local amphitheater, from top name comedians to eclectic independent theatre productions. Goldstar also features major league baseball, basketball and soccer tickets, many at half-price, as well as harbor cruises, kayaking trips, sushi-making classes, wine tastings, spa treatments, and culinary tours. Whether you’re looking for something fun to do with the whole family or something off the beaten path for a first date, chances are you will find it on Goldstar.

The Goldstar member community also actively reviews and comments on all of the events offered, making it one of the world’s largest sources of online user generated live entertainment reviews. That means significantly less chance of ending up at an event that just isn’t for you. The site uses sophisticated software to suggest events suited to your personal tastes, and provides venue maps plus tips on local restaurants, what to wear, and where to park

But best of all, the site is completely free. So if your goal is to get out more often and to try new things, there is really no reason not to make Goldstar your starting point for weekend fun.

Female Friends Stand Up for Casey Affleck in Sexual Harassment Allegations

In the face of sexual harassment charges from two women who worked on his recent documentary, Casey Affleck is staying strong -- thanks in part to support from female associates who are questioning the claims.

"I never saw anything out of the ordinary either on or off set, and certainly nothing like what they described in [these lawsuits]," Nicole Acacio tells the New York Post. Acacio worked with Affleck on 'I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix,' and says she came to know both producer Amanda White (suing for $2 million) and cinematographer Magdalena Gorka (suing for $2.25 million) "to some degree."

"The real Casey isn't the one who was described in these suits," Acacio says. "Nothing I've ever witnessed would lead me to think he could ever do anything like that."

A female editor from the film, who spoke under condition of anonymity, told the Post, "These lawsuits are contrary to everything that I personally know about Casey."

Affleck's lawyer, Marty Singer, tells the Post, "Both claims are total fiction" and Affleck plans to countersue each woman.

White alleges that in addition to enduring "uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances in the workplace" throughout the making of the documentary, she also wasn't paid for her work as a producer. The claim reads: "Affleck repeatedly referred to women as 'cows'; he discussed his sexual exploits and those of other celebrities that he allegedly witnessed; and asked [White], after learning her age, 'Isn't it about time you get pregnant?'"

Gorka alleges that while filming the documentary, Affleck climbed into bed with her and groped her while she was sleeping.

Affleck, 34, is married to Joaquin Phoenix's sister, Summer, and has two children.

Salman Khan Career-love story

salman khan made his acting debut in the 1988 film Biwi Ho To Aisi where he played a supporting role. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romance Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). The film went on to become one of India's highest grossing films.[3] It also won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, and a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor Award.

1990 saw only one film release starring Khan, Baaghi, co-starring alongside southern actress Nagma. The film was a box office success,[4] and was followed by another successful year in 1991 when he starred in three hit films, Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa and Saajan.[5] Despite these tremendous early box office successes, all of his 1992-1993 releases resulted in box office failures.[5] .

Khan clawed back his previous success in 1994 with his second collaboration with director Sooraj Barjatya in the romance Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, co-starring Madhuri Dixit. This film was the biggest hit of that year, and turned out to be one of Bollywood's highest grossing films ever, becoming the fourth highest earner of all time.[6] Apart from being a commercial success, the film was widely acclaimed and Khan was praised for his performance, earning his second nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare. Three more films released that year featured Khan, none of which making a significant impact on the box-office as was the case with the previously mentioned title. He did however win praise for his performance in Andaz Apna Apna, alongside co-star Aamir Khan, which has gained a cult status since its release. In 1995 he cemented his success with Rakesh Roshan's blockbuster Karan Arjun, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan.[5] The film was the second biggest hit of the year, and his role of Karan once again put his name among the nominees for the Best Actor award at the Filmfare, which was eventually won by his Karan Arjun co-star Shahrukh Khan.

In 1999, Khan starred in three hit films: Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, which reunited him with Sooraj Barjatya for the third time; Biwi No.1, which became the top grossing film that year; and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which was a major critical success, and earned him another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare. In 2000, Khan acted in six films, most of which failed critically and commercially, except for the two moderately successful films, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, both of which co-starred Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta. His performance in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, the release of which was delayed until 2001, was received well. The film was one of the first Bollywood movies to handle the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan played the role of a rich industrialist, who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles.[7][8] In 2002 he starred in the delayed release Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam which was semi-hit at the box office.

Khan started 2007 with the ensemble film Salaam E Ishq which failed to do well at the box office. His next release Partner did very well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster verdict.[10] He next appeared in his first Hollywood movie, Marigold: An Adventure in India opposite American actress Ali Larter. Telling the love story of an Indian man and an American woman, the film was a major failure, both commercially and critically.