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The Beyonce Knowles thriller Obsessed topped the box office over the weekend earning an estimated $28.5 million—kind of amazing given the critical reaction wasn't pretty. Zac Efron's 17 Again came in at No. 2 followed by Fighting, another movie that debuted much better than expected.

The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx had a somewhat disappointing debut at No. 4. and earned about $9.7 million. According to Variety, "box office observers had expected Soloist to debut in the $10 million-$12 million range. They say the pic could have been dinged by so-so reviews." Interestingly, Disney's Earth rounded out the top five, earning an estimated $8.6 million.

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Environmentally speaking, little things can make a difference. A lot of little people doing a lot of big things can make a HUGE difference. Some extreme environmentalists are trying to do just that, in a movement called No Impact. Basically, No Impact Environmentalists attempt to live their lives, in modern America, without making a negative impact on the environment. It is a simple idea with serious consequences to everyday activities. Here is a sketch of the basic concepts:

• Create no trash by composting food scraps, re-using objects, and recycling.
• Create no carbon emissions - say goodbye to cars, buses, airplanes, or any other mode of transportation that uses gas. Say hello to biking and walking for transportation.
• Create no water pollution by using environmentally-friendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners. This also means saying goodbye to your conventional TOILET. Yes that's right - you can also compost your waste with a composting toilet.
• Use no electricity - this creates carbon dioxide emissions, which are linked to Global Warming. This translates into no TV, no lights, no microwave, no oven, no elevators, no air-conditioning, etc. You can use renewable energy to generate electricity with solar panels or windmills.

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• Ginnifer Goodwin joins the cast of indie comedy Laws of Motion, says Hollywood Reporter.
• You know that kidney donor reality show I said was a really bad idea? Thankfully, it was all a big hoax, says the AP.
• In its first commercial licensing deal, Wilco sells lends a number of Sky Blue Sky tracks to a VW campaign, reports Pitchfork.
• Jim Carrey has been cast in a dark comedy about gay prisoners titled I Love You, Phillip Morris, says Variety.
• The man who leaked the episodes of the last season of "24" before they aired has been hunted down by the FBI, Reuters reports.




• An actor who agreed to place his genitals in a mousetrap is suing Johnny Knoxville, Adam Corolla and Jimmy Kimmel for failing to pay him the promised $10 million for the stunt which apparently left him severely injured, reports the AP.
• According to Variety, Patrick Stewart will lend his distinguished voice to narrate the BBC feature documentary Earth.
• NME reports that geography-obsessed Sufjan Steven is composing a piece of music about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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Giving flowers has become such a tradition for Valentine's Day, but just because you may be single, doesn't mean you can't take part in the fun.

I always send my best friend flowers on Valentine's Day, because let's face it, your best friend is always there for you and you do love her - isn't that what it's all about?

You can also buy yourself flowers too, but you may want to think about buying organic bouquets. Why buy Organic Flowers?

• Whenever you touch or inhale the scent of your non-organic flowers, you are likely touching or inhaling poisonous chemicals. When you buy organic flowers, you won't have to worry about toxic chemicals on your flower bouquets.
• Through evaporation, toxic pesticides and fertilizers that are sprayed on flower farms end up in the atmosphere. They then travel to other global areas to fall as rain or snow.
• Organic flowers, according to many people, last longer than non-organic ones.

Want to hear the other reasons and find out how you can send organic flowers? Then read more