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Rekha Sharma, who plays Tory Foster on the SciFi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica,” did not always want to be an actress. Born in Vancouver, Canada, to Indian parents born in Fiji, she leaned more towards the musical punk side of her creative mind after developing a love of music.

With the sounds of David Bowie and Bauhaus providing the soundtrack for her adolescent romps through Canadian forests, it was clear a future of tours and gigs was where Sharma was headed. But as her teenage years began, a love of acting began to manifest itself.

“I was going through life after graduating from high school trying to figure out all my shit,” Sharma said. Upon graduating, she enrolled in the Emily Carr Institute of Design, inspired by the likes of Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. In a continued youthful attempt to find her career path, she also earned a Holistic Counselor Certification from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy soon after. [...]

Breast cancer at 24

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For one musician, breast cancer at 24 aligned priorities

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Standing under a blend of vivid stage lights, decked out in expressive clothing and listening to the buzz of the audience would seem like a surreal moment for most, but for her, it’s everyday.
Asha Mevlana, a soft-spoken violinist with a hint of rock n’ roll swagger, is living out her dream as a professional [...]

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Don’t be surprised if it’s a car of the year candidate. [...]

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Nowadays everything is eco-something. There are hybrid cars, organic veggies, solar powered homes and many more to list. However, as consumers it is hard to get involved in a complete lifestyle of eco-friendly-isim. What if you rent, or cannot buy a hybrid car or don’t have a Whole Foods close to your neighborhood?
A [...]

How Josh Hamilton has come around

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That will do it for Borowski

So much for the Joe Borowski era in Cleveland, as the Indians have designated their closer for assignment. The Indians desperately need to clean up their lousy bullpen and get a look at some of the younger guys.
The Indians also designated right-hander Rick Bauer, which will make room for Jensen Lewis and Brian Slocum to [...]

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If you ever find yourself thirsting for a taste sensation by the same name, Chelan Simmons will know she’s made it.

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X-Play porn producers Scott David and Jeff Mullen — the same boys behind the Brady Bunch and Bewitched porn spoofs — announced they are working on Love Boat and Three’s Company to add to their repertoire.
“We make movies that appeal to us from a creative standpoint,” said Mullen. “Then we determine if there is a [...]

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Teenage Zombies

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Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys, which was released in April, is a video game designed to look like a comic book, with scenes shown as comic frames with text bubbles for speech.
It plays like a standard 2D platformer, Zombies are the heroes battling villains in the form of alien brains that have [...]

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IOGEAR puts out device to share USB devices over network

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IOGEAR announced a new product Monday that allows sharing of everything from speakers to webcams to flash drives — and anything else that plugs into a USB port – over a network.
The USB Net ShareStation also lets users plug into a wireless router also for wireless device sharing.
“With multiple users in a home or small office, [...]

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