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2 Eylül 2009 Çarşamba
Pink Plagued By Wasps
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Pink-28283.html
Today 06:40
Pink's house has been invaded by wasps.
The 'Please Don't Leave Me' singer has an infestation of the stinging insects in her backyard, but doesn't want to call out an exterminator to kill them.
She wrote on her Twitter page: "Wasps nests are invading my backyard!!! Is there a way to not kill them? Maybe get a wasp interpreter to kindly ask them to leave?!"
To help her forget about her wasp worries, Pink - who this year reunited with her husband, motocross racer Carey Hart - has been cooking soup.
She revealed: "Just made homemade minestrone soup from scratch. It's amazing, not as good as Beppi's in Sydney though. I'm not Sicilian. Ingredients on request: veg' stock, carrots, celery, spinach, black beans, parsley, basil, bay leaves, onion, garlic, cabbage, tomatoes, sage, thyme and pasta."
"Wasps nests are invading my backyard!!! Is there a way to not kill them? Maybe get a wasp interpreter to kindly ask them to leave?! "
Pink isn't the only celebrity being plagued by an unwanted pest.
Kate Moss is being "driven mad" by a flock of doves.
...
Today 06:40
Pink's house has been invaded by wasps.
The 'Please Don't Leave Me' singer has an infestation of the stinging insects in her backyard, but doesn't want to call out an exterminator to kill them.
She wrote on her Twitter page: "Wasps nests are invading my backyard!!! Is there a way to not kill them? Maybe get a wasp interpreter to kindly ask them to leave?!"
To help her forget about her wasp worries, Pink - who this year reunited with her husband, motocross racer Carey Hart - has been cooking soup.
She revealed: "Just made homemade minestrone soup from scratch. It's amazing, not as good as Beppi's in Sydney though. I'm not Sicilian. Ingredients on request: veg' stock, carrots, celery, spinach, black beans, parsley, basil, bay leaves, onion, garlic, cabbage, tomatoes, sage, thyme and pasta."
"Wasps nests are invading my backyard!!! Is there a way to not kill them? Maybe get a wasp interpreter to kindly ask them to leave?! "
Pink isn't the only celebrity being plagued by an unwanted pest.
Kate Moss is being "driven mad" by a flock of doves.
...
30 Ağustos 2009 Pazar
Pink heads home $80m richer after record-breaking tour
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,26002421-5005368,00.html
August 30, 2009 01:00pm
AFTER more than three months criss-crossing Australia, American pop superstar Pink has wrapped her record-breaking tour, grossing more than $80 million.The inspirational singer played to a packed house at Sydney's Acer Arena last night. It was the 58th and final performance of her phenomenal Funhouse national tour.In total, Pink performed before more than 660,000 concertgoers over the past three months."It is a huge commitment on her part, but she loves being here,'' said tour promoter Michael Coppel."She didn't do it unwillingly. When we were doing (planning) the tour, we only had a month commitment and then all of a sudden the demand was there so we kept adding shows and ended up with three months. It was really meant to be a maximum of 30 days."She has graciously made the time available and I think she's had a great time doing it as well.''Pink - whose real name is Alecia Moore - played her first show of the tour in Perth on May 22, then travelled the country tirelessly, performing sell-out shows.She played 17 concerts in Melbourne, six in Adelaide, four in Newcastle, two in Wollongong and Canberra, 11 in Brisbane and four in Perth.Combining ticket sales and merchandise, it is estimated the Funhouse tour would have grossed more than $80 million.How much of Pink's multimillion-dollar earnings will remain in Australia depend on the type of contract she signed prior to arriving in the country, said University of Queensland taxation expert Stephen Marsden."There are special provisions in the Taxation Act for entertainers and sports peopl,e but it's not a flat rate,'' Mr Marsden said."If the contract was signed overseas, very little (of her earnings from ticket sales) may be subject to tax.''Pink's high-energy, two-hour show covered all her biggest songs from her five albums, including Just Like A Pill, U + Ur Hand, Trouble, So What!! and Get The Party Started.Reinforcing her reputation as one of the world's best live performers, her spectacular stage show included risque costumes, breathtaking aerial acrobatics and fabulous visual effects.But it's not just Pink's concert tickets that have been selling.She has sold more than 4.8 million albums and singles in Australia since releasing her debut offering, Can't Take Me Home, in 2000.Her single So What!! has been in the ARIA Charts for the past year. Also over the past 12 months, all five of her albums made it into the top 30 at the same time.Pink's Funhouse album has never left the top 10 in the 42 weeks since it was released last October, spending nine weeks at number one, which is a record for any female artist on the ARIA Charts.It's not surprising Pink has often spoken of her desire to one day live in Australia."The Pink Australian success story has been extraordinary, it just doesn't get any bigger,'' said Sony Music chief Denis Handlin."Australians have affectionately embraced her as their own as she has done with us.''Pink is scheduled to return tothe US today, where she will be reunited with her husband Carey Hart.Hart spent some of the past few months in Australia, performing at moto-cross events in cities where Pink was playing.Pink will celebrate her 30th birthday on September 8 before kicking off her first ever headline American tour.She's has 12 American shows planned, starting in Seattle on September 15.
August 30, 2009 01:00pm
AFTER more than three months criss-crossing Australia, American pop superstar Pink has wrapped her record-breaking tour, grossing more than $80 million.The inspirational singer played to a packed house at Sydney's Acer Arena last night. It was the 58th and final performance of her phenomenal Funhouse national tour.In total, Pink performed before more than 660,000 concertgoers over the past three months."It is a huge commitment on her part, but she loves being here,'' said tour promoter Michael Coppel."She didn't do it unwillingly. When we were doing (planning) the tour, we only had a month commitment and then all of a sudden the demand was there so we kept adding shows and ended up with three months. It was really meant to be a maximum of 30 days."She has graciously made the time available and I think she's had a great time doing it as well.''Pink - whose real name is Alecia Moore - played her first show of the tour in Perth on May 22, then travelled the country tirelessly, performing sell-out shows.She played 17 concerts in Melbourne, six in Adelaide, four in Newcastle, two in Wollongong and Canberra, 11 in Brisbane and four in Perth.Combining ticket sales and merchandise, it is estimated the Funhouse tour would have grossed more than $80 million.How much of Pink's multimillion-dollar earnings will remain in Australia depend on the type of contract she signed prior to arriving in the country, said University of Queensland taxation expert Stephen Marsden."There are special provisions in the Taxation Act for entertainers and sports peopl,e but it's not a flat rate,'' Mr Marsden said."If the contract was signed overseas, very little (of her earnings from ticket sales) may be subject to tax.''Pink's high-energy, two-hour show covered all her biggest songs from her five albums, including Just Like A Pill, U + Ur Hand, Trouble, So What!! and Get The Party Started.Reinforcing her reputation as one of the world's best live performers, her spectacular stage show included risque costumes, breathtaking aerial acrobatics and fabulous visual effects.But it's not just Pink's concert tickets that have been selling.She has sold more than 4.8 million albums and singles in Australia since releasing her debut offering, Can't Take Me Home, in 2000.Her single So What!! has been in the ARIA Charts for the past year. Also over the past 12 months, all five of her albums made it into the top 30 at the same time.Pink's Funhouse album has never left the top 10 in the 42 weeks since it was released last October, spending nine weeks at number one, which is a record for any female artist on the ARIA Charts.It's not surprising Pink has often spoken of her desire to one day live in Australia."The Pink Australian success story has been extraordinary, it just doesn't get any bigger,'' said Sony Music chief Denis Handlin."Australians have affectionately embraced her as their own as she has done with us.''Pink is scheduled to return tothe US today, where she will be reunited with her husband Carey Hart.Hart spent some of the past few months in Australia, performing at moto-cross events in cities where Pink was playing.Pink will celebrate her 30th birthday on September 8 before kicking off her first ever headline American tour.She's has 12 American shows planned, starting in Seattle on September 15.
27 Ağustos 2009 Perşembe
Pink fans see red over late night rail
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25988888-3102,00.html
Ursula Heger
August 28, 2009 12:00am
QUEENSLAND Rail has defended staff after Pink fans claimed they had been "kicked out" on the streets because the concert finished too late for normal train services.
Fans told The Courier-Mail they had been forced to leave Central Station after trains from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall on Wednesday night arrived too late to connect with final services.
Caitlyn Cooper, from Boronia Heights, said she was expecting extra services would be put on to cope with the late-night passengers.
"When we arrived at the station, we were told that we had to get out of the platform area and out to the street because there were no more trains," she said. "They didn't really accommodate us at all."
She said a group of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station. "There were 16 and 17-year-old girls there who had no way to get home, and they were told that was their problem," she said.
Ms Cooper said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70.
Queensland Rail said yesterday the notices for the concert had forewarned commuters they would not be able to catch connecting trains outside of the Caboolture and Ipswich lines.
A spokesman said about 20 commuters had been affected by the problem, but denied they had been forced to leave the station.
"People who missed the last trains for the evening were advised by station staff to catch taxis, or they could remain on the concourse area of Central Station (monitored all night by security officers) – they were not kicked out into the street," he said.
Yesterday angry Pink fans accused Queensland Rail of putting passengers at risk after they were told to leave Central Station because there were no connecting services to take the commuters home. A Pink fan told The Courier-Mail today she had been told to leave Central Station because they had arrived too late for final connecting services to Loganlea.
"The Pink concert did not end until about 11:30 and we got to Boondall, paid a full fare to Loganlea station - with 1000 other train commuting passengers that went to Pink,'' she said. "When we got to Central we got off the train to transfer onto a Gold Coast line but instead we were met by QR staff and security requesting us to leave the station as there would not be any other trains until 4am in the morning.'' The fan said a several groups of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station.
"There was one group where the girls were bawling their eyes out because they had no one to pick them up because they were heading to the same destination as I was - Loganlea train station,'' she said. The fan said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70 despite paying for a return train ticket. Timetabling showed passengers travelling services to Ipswich and Caboolture would have been able to catch a connecting train, but no other lines reached the last connecting services.
Ursula Heger
August 28, 2009 12:00am
QUEENSLAND Rail has defended staff after Pink fans claimed they had been "kicked out" on the streets because the concert finished too late for normal train services.
Fans told The Courier-Mail they had been forced to leave Central Station after trains from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall on Wednesday night arrived too late to connect with final services.
Caitlyn Cooper, from Boronia Heights, said she was expecting extra services would be put on to cope with the late-night passengers.
"When we arrived at the station, we were told that we had to get out of the platform area and out to the street because there were no more trains," she said. "They didn't really accommodate us at all."
She said a group of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station. "There were 16 and 17-year-old girls there who had no way to get home, and they were told that was their problem," she said.
Ms Cooper said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70.
Queensland Rail said yesterday the notices for the concert had forewarned commuters they would not be able to catch connecting trains outside of the Caboolture and Ipswich lines.
A spokesman said about 20 commuters had been affected by the problem, but denied they had been forced to leave the station.
"People who missed the last trains for the evening were advised by station staff to catch taxis, or they could remain on the concourse area of Central Station (monitored all night by security officers) – they were not kicked out into the street," he said.
Yesterday angry Pink fans accused Queensland Rail of putting passengers at risk after they were told to leave Central Station because there were no connecting services to take the commuters home. A Pink fan told The Courier-Mail today she had been told to leave Central Station because they had arrived too late for final connecting services to Loganlea.
"The Pink concert did not end until about 11:30 and we got to Boondall, paid a full fare to Loganlea station - with 1000 other train commuting passengers that went to Pink,'' she said. "When we got to Central we got off the train to transfer onto a Gold Coast line but instead we were met by QR staff and security requesting us to leave the station as there would not be any other trains until 4am in the morning.'' The fan said a several groups of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station.
"There was one group where the girls were bawling their eyes out because they had no one to pick them up because they were heading to the same destination as I was - Loganlea train station,'' she said. The fan said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70 despite paying for a return train ticket. Timetabling showed passengers travelling services to Ipswich and Caboolture would have been able to catch a connecting train, but no other lines reached the last connecting services.
Pink fans stranded at station
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25988888-3102,00.html
Ursula Heger
August 27, 2009 12:43pm
HUNDREDS of Pink fans, including young teenagers, were "kicked out" on to city streets last night as the concert finished too late for train services.
Yesterday angry Pink fans accused Queensland Rail of putting passengers at risk after they were told to leave Central Station because there were no connecting services to take the commuters home. A Pink fan told Tthe Courier-Mail today she had been told to leave Central Station because they had arrived too late for final connecting services to Loganlea.
"The Pink concert did not end until about 11:30 and we got to Boondall, paid a full fair to Loganlea station - with 1000 other train commuting passengers that went to pink,'' she said. "When we got to Central we got off the train to transfer onto a Gold Coast line but instead we were met by QR staff and security requesting us to leave the station as there would not be any other trains until 4am in the morning.'' The fan said a several groups of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station. "There was one group where the girls were bawling there eyes out because they had no one to pick them up because they were heading to the same destination as I was - Loganlea train station,'' she said. The fan said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70 despite paying for a return train ticket. Timetabling showed passengers travelling services to Ipswich and Caboolture would have been able to catch a connecting train, but no other lines reached the last connecting services. A TransLink spokesman said both QR and TransLink would fully investigate the matter.
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Ursula Heger
August 27, 2009 12:43pm
HUNDREDS of Pink fans, including young teenagers, were "kicked out" on to city streets last night as the concert finished too late for train services.
Yesterday angry Pink fans accused Queensland Rail of putting passengers at risk after they were told to leave Central Station because there were no connecting services to take the commuters home. A Pink fan told Tthe Courier-Mail today she had been told to leave Central Station because they had arrived too late for final connecting services to Loganlea.
"The Pink concert did not end until about 11:30 and we got to Boondall, paid a full fair to Loganlea station - with 1000 other train commuting passengers that went to pink,'' she said. "When we got to Central we got off the train to transfer onto a Gold Coast line but instead we were met by QR staff and security requesting us to leave the station as there would not be any other trains until 4am in the morning.'' The fan said a several groups of teenagers had become upset after being told to leave the station. "There was one group where the girls were bawling there eyes out because they had no one to pick them up because they were heading to the same destination as I was - Loganlea train station,'' she said. The fan said she had been able to catch a taxi home, but was out of pocket nearly $70 despite paying for a return train ticket. Timetabling showed passengers travelling services to Ipswich and Caboolture would have been able to catch a connecting train, but no other lines reached the last connecting services. A TransLink spokesman said both QR and TransLink would fully investigate the matter.
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26 Ağustos 2009 Çarşamba
Pink's toilet honour
http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/090826/340/iprsy.html&e=l_news_dm
(Wednesday August 26, 2009 12:24 AM)
Pink has been honoured in Australia after a venue christened the toilets in her name, according to reports.The US singer played a show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre this week and was rewarded for being the biggest selling act to appear there.The female cubicles at Door 6 are now known as 'Pink Ladies' and she was on-hand to cut the ribbon."By the way, if anyone needs to pee later on, I have a toilet upstairs dedicated to me. I want you all to christen it", the star told fans.Pink has now sold-out 11 concerts at the Brisbane venue, which General Manager Trish McNamara called an "extraordinary feat".
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25: Singer Pink poses inside the door 6 female toilet block at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre which has been named 'Pink Ladies' in honour of her for being the biggest selling artist ever at the venue, on August 25, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. The singer cut the ribbon on the new toilets - which are adorned with photos and stencils of the singer - before going on stage for the 10th of her 11 sold out shows at the venue. (Photo by Kylie Keene/Getty Images)
(Wednesday August 26, 2009 12:24 AM)
Pink has been honoured in Australia after a venue christened the toilets in her name, according to reports.The US singer played a show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre this week and was rewarded for being the biggest selling act to appear there.The female cubicles at Door 6 are now known as 'Pink Ladies' and she was on-hand to cut the ribbon."By the way, if anyone needs to pee later on, I have a toilet upstairs dedicated to me. I want you all to christen it", the star told fans.Pink has now sold-out 11 concerts at the Brisbane venue, which General Manager Trish McNamara called an "extraordinary feat".
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25: Singer Pink poses inside the door 6 female toilet block at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre which has been named 'Pink Ladies' in honour of her for being the biggest selling artist ever at the venue, on August 25, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. The singer cut the ribbon on the new toilets - which are adorned with photos and stencils of the singer - before going on stage for the 10th of her 11 sold out shows at the venue. (Photo by Kylie Keene/Getty Images)
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