Emily Maynard is 'The Bachelorette

Emily Maynard is 'The Bachelorette: Its official, "Bachelorette" fans Emily Maynard, the girl who won Brad's heart during the last season of "The Bachelor," is going to be looking for a new love this summer on "The Bachelorette." Emily Maynard, the beautiful, sweet, young mom who captured America's and Brad Womack's heart on the 15th season of "The Bachelor," finally thought she had her happy ending. She accepted Brad's proposal and was looking forward to walking down the aisle. Unfortunately her relationship with Brad ended, along with her dream of moving to Austin with her daughter, Ricki, and starting a family. But Emily is ready for her luck to change and to bring her the love she so richly deserves. It's hard to meet men as a single mom, but Emily will have her pick of 25 bachelors when she gets a second opportunity to find love starring in the eighth edition of "The Bachelorette" when it premieres this spring on the ABC Television Network. Emily, 25, led a tragic but fulfilling life before meeting Brad. In 2004 she became engaged to famed NASCAR driver and team owner Ricky Hendrick. Sadly Hendrick died in a plane crash in October, 2004, leaving his fiancée pregnant with their child. The apple of Emily's eye and legacy of their love, Josephine Riddick "Ricki" Hendrick was born June 29, 2005. Instantly popular with "Bachelor" fans, Emily's strength, passion and southern charm - as a mother and as a woman - would make anyone happy to make her his wife. She found love again with Brad and, even though it didn't work out, she knows that the series can work. Among those 25 men, she is looking for someone who makes her laugh, doesn't take himself too seriously and can be her best friend. Emily is hoping that the third time is the charm. Emily feels incredibly grateful to have found her first love when she was very young, and despite not having dated a lot, knows what it's like to be truly in love. In the past seven years, she has been looking for someone with the same spark she has for life, and she believes that she will find her soul mate on 'The Bachelorette.' So there we go, "Bachelorette" fans. Who's excited? And we might even have Bentley to look forward to as well!

Florida primary: Does Twitter 'joy' for Romney signal victory?

Florida primary: Does Twitter 'joy' for Romney signal victory?: Republicans in Florida went to the polls Tuesday to cast what could be a decisive vote in the GOP race for the White House, a contest marked so far by the fluctuating fortunes of those still vying for their party's nomination. On Twitter, both nationally and in Florida, Mitt Romney's prospects appear bright, according to an analysis of social sentiment by San Francisco-based Kanjoya. Romney -- who suffered a stinging 12-percentage-point loss to Gingrich in South Carolina -- has been the subject of daily and hourly increases in "joyfulness," according to Kanjoya project manager Kumar Garapaty. MOOD METER: Track the nation's mood on the candidates to assess emotional language in social media, Kanjoya uses an algorithm that was derived from work done on the Experience Project, which has collected more than 14 million personal stories since 2007. Unlike in South Carolina, where Kanjoya analysts tracked rising "joy" around Romney to people tweeting happiness about his defeat, the sentiment Tuesday appeared to be tied to his chance of winning. As a self-proclaimed "30ish Republican Lady"  tweeted early Tuesday morning Happy voting day! Are you heading to the polls? Tell us what you're seeing. At his final campaign stop Tuesday, Romney told reporters: "If we're successful here, it'll be pretty clear that when attacked you have to respond and you can't let charges go unanswered." The strategy appears to be working. Over the last eight hours, Kanjoya has found 20% of the Romney tweets assessed as joyful contain the words "presidential, primary, leads, confident, victory." As for Newt Gingrich? Ten days after the former House speaker took South Carolina in a decisive victory, Kanjoya found an increase in "surprise" around Gingrich. The reason? Turns out it was only loosely tied to his performance on the campaign trail. Kanjoya analysts said the trend appears to be tied to the controversy about Gingrich playing the "Eye of the Tiger" song at his rallies. Kanjoya officials caution there are things to keep in mind when analyzing language for emotion. Company founder Armen Berjikly said language can be difficult to interpret correctly, with research finding people agree about the intent of statements about 80% of the time. And not all tweets can be assigned an emotion -- roughly 40% captured by their algorithm qualify.

Colbert’s Super PAC Raises More Than $1 Million

Colbert’s Super PAC Raises More Than $1 Million: Stephen Colbert’s quasi-satirical presidential bid has raised serious cash over $1 million, as of Tuesday morning, the comedian announced. An announcement on the Web site of Mr. Colbert’s political action committee said the “super PAC” had filed $1,023,121.24 with the Federal Election Commission at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday. The super PAC once known as the “The Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC,” then the “Colbert Super PAC,” but officially as “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” raised money from viewers to fund things like a commercial shown in South Carolina that equated Mitt Romney with a serial killer. “We raised it on my show and used it to materially influence the elections – in full accordance with the law. It’s the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country,” according to a release on the Web site, with contact details of someone named Alberto Rèalnamè, the communications director and an online “Clicktivist Organizr,” at bottom. Donors listed in the 147-page document include Gavin Newsom, the lieutenant governor of California ($500). A representative from Mr. Newsom’s office confirmed in an e-mail that the lieutenant governor had in fact donated to the super PAC. Some celebrities’ names also turned up in the filing, including the actors Laura San Giacomo, star of “Hot in Cleveland” ($250), and Bradley Whitford, a star of “The West Wing” ($250) naturally. Mr. Colbert also received money from a Rolling Stones tribute group called “Sticky Fingers Band” ($400). None of these donors’ contributions to the committee could be immediately confirmed. In addition to the super PAC’s more notable donors, it also received small donations from several people with dubious identities, including one in Wisconsin whose name, when pronounced, makes an obscene phrase.

James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73

James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73: James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 73. A family spokesman told FOX News that Farentino died of heart failure after battling a longtime illness. A recognizable character actor, Farentino had recurring roles on "Dynasty," "Melrose Place," "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" and "ER," playing the estranged father of George Clooney's character. He was also nominated for an Emmy in 1978 for his performance as Saint Peter in the television mini-series "Jesus of Nazareth." As for his films, his most notable was the 1980 science fiction film "The Final Countdown," co-starring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. Farentino had a tumultuous personal life. In March 1994, he pleaded no contest to stalking ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra, daughter of Frank. In 2010, he was arrested at his Hollywood home on suspicion of battery when he tried to physically remove a man from his home.

Nick Cannon Kidney Failure

Nick Cannon Kidney Failure: As Nick Cannon continues to recover from what his wife Mariah Carey "mild kidney failure," the future of the health of the host of America's Got Talent is in question. Dr. Bryan Becker, immediate past President of the National Kidney Foundation, took time to chat with people about the condition of the cannon, and what may be ahead in terms of his health. What is mild renal insufficiency? Normally, when this happens, medically, we call it acute kidney damage. When Nick was being evaluated, someone probably did test his serum creatinine and creatinine was high and there was some decrease in kidney function. What causes decreased renal function, might have been due to an illness of any kind or take an over-the-counter as Motrin or Advil. Might also be due to dehydration. What kind of disease can cause this? Could be problems of pneumonia or stomach which decrease the fluid. How quickly it will recover? Depends on the cause. If it is connected only to the liquid, is probably going to recover very quickly once back fluid. If it is connected to the drug, it will take a couple of days to get out of the drug. If it is connected to another disease, it gets better over time. He could easily relapse? Depends on the cause, but usually when the person is acute, tends to get better.

Rick Santorum Rises To The Top

Rick Santorum Rises To The Top: Rick Santorum did not attract much attention a few weeks ago. On 15 December, the former Pennsylvania Senator has attracted about 20 people, as well as two reporters, an event the city of Sac city, Iowa. Later, in a coffee shop in Holstein, there were few more journalists and voters, but little enthusiasm. That night, Santorum was far from the middle of the stage a GOP debate in Sioux City.

Three weeks later, after he finished second, just eight votes behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucus, the mood was different. A crowd of supporters packed a ballroom in Stoney Creek Inn here, waving signs, chanting "we collect Rick" and singing "Amazing Grace" and "God Bless America." Events happening throughout last week attracted similar crowds and excitement, which shows a marked increase in support for Santorum following his so-called "surge" in the polls. Some Iowa voters said his results improved polling gave them more confidence that he was a strong candidate worthy of their votes. Katy Kauffman, a teacher of 48 years, who lives in suburban Des Moines, said after the event that she was elated when results started rolling. She was standing near the front of the camera, which was warm and packed with supporters. Organizers later asked them to lower their scores, in order not to impede the view of the cameras of the podium. Kauffman has caucused and voted in Iowa before, but she has never volunteered for a campaign or served as a captain caucus, the person who steps up to talk about their favorite candidate before the caucus vote. Did those things to Santorum this year, he said, because he felt inspired to support it. Not "I can think of nobody better than him," he said. Not "really can think of nobody better than him in the country, not just people who are running." Judging by the crowd that drew and members of the media who swarmed to cover its events, others were drawn to him as well in the last days of the Iowa campaign. On Monday, in an appearance in a position of a chain of pizza in Boone, Iowa, there were so many supporters in attendance that many paid to external sections of the restaurant. Couldn't see Santorum where crowded and he could only hear when he began to speak at a near scream. When Santorum visited Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, the pastor, who introduced came close to tears while talking about the need to change the direction of the country. Men and women stood on chairs and tables to see it. One woman said "amen" almost every time that Santorum finished a sentence. Later that day in Orange Rapids, Iowa, supporters watched raptly as Santorum spoke about abortion. The applicant is firmly opposed to abortion and says that the issue is more important to him, but it is discussed more frequently when appearing in front of evangelicals that he does elsewhere. Those voters, especially, often became solemn as he argued that the future of the country is hanging in the balance. "It is so sad," one woman said to another, looking solemn.Santorum prides himself on taking questions and giving answers verbose in response--until there are none left, and continued to hold hourlong question-and-answer sessions with voters to caucus night.If his strategy will work beyond Iowa remains to be seen, but certainly speak up here. There were a couple of things he mentioned in every stump speech without fail: its small staff Roadshow, the number of speeches that he had done already-a number in the decade with 370, he says-and the phrase "you can buy Iowans." Santorum's Campaign Manager, Michael Biundo, told reporters Tuesday night that the candidate's message will not change as he moved to New Hampshire, the State that will hold the first primary election on 10 January. "Things changed two weeks ago and it just keeps building from there," he said.

Dick Clark hopes 'Rockin' Eve' 40th anniversary is not his last

Dick Clark hopes 'Rockin' Eve' 40th anniversary is not his last: Tradition meant a lot of Saturday nighttime. Central Floridians who determined to greet 2012 via TV stuck overwhelmingly in prime clock time with ABC and Dick Clark, who have owned the nighttime. “American Idol” hosts Ryan Sea crest was the main host of the ABC festivities since Clark has reduced his role. A 10 p.m. Especial brought in 167,800 lookers. It was the most-watched plan topically in prime clock time. ABC turned over all of prime clock time to Clark. The network marked the 40th anniversary of Clark welcoming the New Year with a two-hour especial that averaged 125,800 lookers. The next 3 most democratic serial in prime clock time were three “NCIS” reruns on United States. The most-watched of them attracted 76,000 lookers. Next came 4 repeats of “The Big Bang Theory” on TBS. The most-watched of them had 64,200 lookers. The most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration on another network was NBC’s 10 p.m. Especial with Carson Daly. It placed No. 18 and brought in 32,500 lookers.