10-year-old petitions American Girl for disabled doll

Melissa Shang, who has a form of muscular dystrophy, started a Change org petition asking American Girl to make its 2015 Girl of the Year doll a character with a disability. 'I want other girls to know what it's like to be me,' the Pennsylvania fifth-grader said.

An adorable 10-year-old is asking the makers of the American Girl dolls to introduce a character that, like her, has a disability.

"Disabled girls are American girls too," Melissa Shang says in a video posted with her petition. "We face challenges and overcome them every day."

Melissa suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological disorder and form of muscular dystrophy that causes muscle weakness and numbness. She uses a wheelchair or a walker to get around.

The fifth-grader from the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli, Pa., has been a big fan of the popular dolls since she was 7 years old, and her favorites are the Girl of the Year characters.

According to the American Girl website, these limited-edition dolls "give voice to a diverse range of personalities and backgrounds." However, there has not been one that has a disability. With the help of her 17-year-old sister YingYing, Melissa launched a Change org petition asking the Wisconsin-based brand to release a disabled doll as its 2015 Girl of the Year.

Source: nydailynews

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Leafs trade John-Michael Liles to Hurricanes for Tim Gleason

Tim Gleason figures to be a better fit for Randy Carlyle's system than John-Michael Liles, so the Toronto Maple Leafs made the trade to upgrade their blue line.

The Leafs got Gleason from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Liles and prospect Dennis Robertson.

"With Gleason, we feel that he can come back into a hockey environment where we can support him with the style of play that I think suits his style," Carlyle said. "We want him to be a guy that can come back in and move the puck. He's a big man. We just want him to make a contribution."

The Leafs won't ask the 30-year-old Gleason, who has just one assist and no goals in 17 games this season, to contribute on the power play or on offence much, in general. But Carlyle expects games to get tougher down the stretch, so the addition of the six-foot, 217-pound Gleason helps in that area.

Gleason has two more seasons at a cap hit of $US 4 million left on his deal. The left-handed-shooting defenceman was a 2001 first-round pick of the Ottawa Senators and then was a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

In the past three seasons, he has just one goal and 27 assists in 141 regular-season games.

But Liles wasn't doing much for the Leafs after spending the bulk of the first half of the season with the AHL's Toronto Marlies. The 33-year-old appeared in just six Leafs games and went scoreless.

The Hurricanes inherit the final two of his contract and the ensuing $3.875 million US cap hit.

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Jenny McCarthy kisses Donnie Wahlberg on NYE

Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg kissed on New Year’s Eve during the Tuesday night celebration. The celebrity in the crowd in Times Square for the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” but that didn’t stop her from kissing her boyfriend Donnie Wahlberg at the stroke of midnight. According to Gossip Cop on Wednesday, the kiss was perfect.

Fans watching on national television were pretty impressed with Wahlerg. He was showing up at the right place at the right time. The two stars haven’t been secret about their relationship, but they haven’t shared a public kiss either. People didn’t know what to expect, but it appears Jenny McCarthy kept her kissing tradition alive.

Jenny McCarthey is a huge part of the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” Sharing special moments with the crowd she makes time to interview those couples who come to Times Square to usher in a New Year. On January 1 it appears the star had her own tradition.

Take a look at the video clip of Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy's PDA moment as they are seen kissing in Times Square.

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Robin Thicke Performs on Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking evening

Robin Thicke suits up for his performance during the west coast portion of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2014 event on Tuesday evening (December 31) in Los Angeles.

The 36-year-old singer performed his hit song “Blurred Lines” during the show. Watch the performance below!

Robin pre-taped the performance and really spent New Year’s Eve in Miami. Check out photos below of him spending the afternoon relaxing on his hotel balcony.

“The countdown to 2014 is on. Hitting the stage at @SLSSouthBeach shortly to kick off the new year. Hope to see you,” Robin tweeted.

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Don Cherry praises Team Canada

Don Cherry used his Coach's Corner segment on Hockey Night in Canada Wednesday during the Winter Classic to praise Team Canada's game and class at the world juniors and advise the team not to retaliate during games.

Cherry said Zach Fucale's performance with the Canadian juniors has been exceptional, and advised the team to not "get sucked in" by European teams and stop retaliating during games to avoid penalties.  

Grapes also discussed Tim Gleason's trade as the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the veteran defenceman from The Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for John-Michael Liles and a prospect.

Click above to watch the full video and hear what Don had to say.

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“Anchorman 2: The legend Continues” review

Will Ferrell is back on the big screen as newsman Ron Burgundy, almost a decade after he first declared he was "kind of a big deal" and told San Diego to stay classy.

"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" hits theaters on Wednesday, following a promotional blitz that included premieres, Dodge commercials, an exhibit at Washington's Newseum, the temporary renaming of a college's communications school and anchoring a real-life newscast in character.

So, how does the sequel compare to the endlessly-quotable "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"? Critics have weighed in -- and the reviews are mostly positive, calling the film silly but fun. (As Burgundy himself once said, "Don't act like you're not impressed!")

Here's what some of them had to say:

"Making a sequel to a cherished cultural totem is no easy business, but director Adam McKay and his muse Will Ferrell keep things very classy in 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,' a modestly less quotable but generously funny new adventure for scotch-and-mahogany-loving 1970s newsman Ron Burgundy, here catapulted into 1980 and the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle." -- Scott Foundas, Variety.

"It's a frequently amusing, occasionally hilarious, rarely unpleasant grab bag of mild mockery and inspired lunacy, decked out with cameos from beloved comic performers and random celebrities." -- A.O. Scott, The New York Times.

"The movie cleverly spoofs the 24-hour TV news cycle, as well as sexism and racism in the workplace. Not every scene is equally funny, of course, but most of the comic antics generate laughs." -- Claudia Puig, USA Today.

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Ga. Woman has 1 of 2 winning Lottery Tickets

A Georgia woman who bought just one ticket and used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers was one of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second largest in U.S. history.

Lottery officials in Georgia identified the winner as Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, which is east of Atlanta. Curry will take a lump sum of about $120 million after taxes, Georgia Lottery chief executive Debbie Alford said.

"She has not decided how she'll spend those winnings," Alford said at a news conference that Curry did not attend.

The other winning ticket was sold at a gift shop in San Jose, Calif. The winner there has one year to come forward.

Curry was driving to work Wednesday when an announcer on the radio talked about the Mega Ball being 7. Curry knew that was her Mega Ball number, so she called her daughter to check the ticket.

"Between joyful tears and laughter on the daughter's part, she relayed to her mother that her mother had won the lottery," Alford said.

Alford wouldn't say where Curry worked or how old she was. A person who answered the phone at a listing for Curry said, "We are not interested in any publicity, thank you for calling" and then hung up.

Curry, her husband and other family members came to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize, surprising lottery officials who thought the winner may take some time to get their affairs in order before coming forward.

Alford said the news didn't hit home for Curry until lottery officials told her congratulations.

"She said she was just in a state of disbelief," Alford said.

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