Vodafone in talks to sell Verizon Wireless stake

"LONDON (AP) — Britain's Vodafone PLC, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, confirmed Thursday that it was talking to Verizon Communications about selling its stake in Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 mobile carrier in the U.S.

The U.K. company is mulling its options for its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications owns the other 55 percent.

Analysts have suggested that Verizon wants to pay around $100 billion for Vodafone's stake, although reports have said that U.K. group is pressing for as much as $130 billion.

Verizon shares rose $3.55, or 7.6 percent, to $50.11 in premarket trading about an hour before the U.S. stock market opening. Meanwhile Vodafone's London-listed share price rose 8.8 percent to 2.06 pounds.

Vodafone, which has wide-ranging interests and is expanding in Europe, has long been rumored to be interested in a U.S. exit. Talks on a sale earlier reportedly broke down over price and tax concerns — and Vodafone stressed that there was no certainty a deal could be reached.

But competition among cellphone providers and other companies moving into the cellphone space is pushing both companies toward a deal, said Ronald Klingebiel, a telecommunications specialist with Warwick Business School. Vodafone also had little influence on Verizon Wireless' day-to-day operations, which made its stake more of an investment than a base from which to expand into the U.S. market.

"This would be a happy moment to exit," Klingebiel said.

At the same time, Vodafone is pushing ahead with a takeover bid for Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, as part of its strategy to dominate media services in Europe, its biggest market.

If approved by regulators, Vodafone would gain 32.4 million mobile, 5 million broadband and 7.6 million direct TV customers in Germany. It has 19.2 million mobile customers in the UK, where it has been under intense competition.

Any proceeds from a Verizon Wireless sale would add to Vodafone's war chest for further acquisition or allow the company to pay down debt.

But analysts have been cautious, wary of Vodafone's track record on mergers.

The research company Dealogic lists Vodafone Airtouch PLC's merger with Mannesmann AG as a $171.3 billion deal — the biggest ever. Many analysts at the time believed the German company was overvalued."

Christina Aguilera Writes Long, Rambling Love Letter to Fans: "You're My Inspiration"

"If it's true that the more love you give, the more you get back, Christina Aguilera is about to receive a tidal wave of affection. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the "Your Body" singer, 32, shared a long, gushing, and at times rambling letter to fans in which she thanks them -- over and over again -- for their support through the years and then offers advice on how to live a life of art and beauty.

"I wanted to reach out to my fans out there that continuously support me and have my back relentlessly throughout the years," she begins the heartfelt dispatch, which clocks in at more than 2,200 words. "I am so grateful and fortunate for your dedication. Your time & devotion. Your kindness and understanding. Your patience and compassion."

"It has been a tremendous gift to have been able to share my work on such a large scale with all of you around the world who have supported and appreciated my efforts through all I've worked tirelessly in accomplishing, for so many years now," she continues. "Your strength encourages me to continue digging deep and searching within myself to openly offer my heart & soul to you."

"Thank you for listening to my words. Opening your hearts. Giving back love. Seeing beneath the surface. Searching for the truth. Digging deep. Within yourselves & within your minds. Feeling and sharing with me your own stories, your own life struggles...," writes the Grammy winner, who most recently made headlines for her awe-inspiring slimmed-down new figure. "You're my inspiration and a constant reminder why I continue to give my very best and open up my heart and mind so vulnerably to you and with the best of intentions."

The letter goes on to say that Aguilera -- mom to son Max, 5 -- is "enjoying life now more than ever before" and writing new music constantly. "I am so happy and at peace in life and I only want and wish you all to feel the same and live that way too!" she gushes.

And how, exactly, does one achieve such bliss? "Be fearless in owning who you are. No matter what," she advises. "You have to put yourself out there and take risks. Sink or swim. You have to give things a try. Provoke thought. Speak from your heart. Live in the moment. Experience and discover the growth within yourself that challenges in live give you. And appreciate that gift that's only given through times of struggle and hardship."

She adds: "Be patient. And good to yourself. We spend too much time critiquing ourselves and beating ourselves up...Appreciate the courage it takes to give yourself and put yourself out there in the forefront. Not everyone can do that."

Aguilera notes that she herself has had to learn these lessons as an artist in an industry where album sales and trophies often determine someone's worth. "Awards and accolades can be enjoyable 'moments' in time," she writes. "They look nice on a shelf...But as an inspired artist, it is also okay by me and I welcome others to question my work, be disturbed by it, sometimes offended or turned off...To be able to inspire and open up debatable conversation. That's what being a true artist is about."

She concludes the letter: "As always, thank you for accepting me for who I am. Being human -- flaws and all. We're all made up of beautiful imperfections...Sending everyone an abundance of warm light. Feel me in your hearts, as I feel you in mine. Together we brightly shine. We stand the test of time. Always have, always will."

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Christina Aguilera Writes Long, Rambling Love Letter to Fans: "You're My Inspiration""

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Saturn Moon Titan Sports Thick Icy Shell & Bizarre Interior

" The tough icy shell of Saturn's largest moon Titan is apparently far stronger than previously thought, researchers say.

These surprising new findings add to hints Titan possesses an extraordinarily bizarre interior, scientists added.

Past research suggested Titan has an ocean hidden under its outer icy shell 30 to 120 miles (50 to 200 kilometers) thick. Investigators aim to explore this underground ocean in the hopes of finding alien life on Titan, since virtually wherever there is water on Earth, there is life. [See more photos of Titan, Saturn's largest moon]

To learn more about Titan's icy shell, planetary scientist Doug Hemingway at the University of California, Santa Cruz, analyzed the Cassini probe's scans of Titan's gravity field. The strength of the gravitational pull any point on a surface exerts depends on the amount of mass underneath it. The stronger the pull, the more the mass.

The researchers then compared these gravity results with the structure of Titan's surface. They expected that regions of high elevation would have the strongest gravitational pull, since one might suppose they had extra matter underneath them. Conversely, they expected regions of low elevation would have the weakest gravitational pull.

What the investigators discovered shocked them. The regions of high elevation on Titan had the weakest gravitational pull.

"It was very surprising to see that," Hemingway told SPACE.com. "We assumed at first that we got things wrong, that we were seeing the data backwards, but after we ran out of options to make that finding go away, we came up with a model that explains these observations."

To explain these gravity anomalies, Hemingway said to imagine mountains on Titan having roots. "It's like how most of an iceberg actually lies submerged underwater," he said. "If that root is really big, bigger than normal, it would displace water underneath it."

Ice has a lower density than water — a chunk of ice weighs less than a similar volume of water. These high-elevation areas on Titan apparently have roots large enough to displace a lot of water under them, meaning they exert a weaker gravitational pull.

Ice is buoyant in water. "In order to essentially hold these big icebergs down and keep them from bobbing up, that means Titan's shell has to be extremely rigid," Hemingway said.

It remains uncertain what makes Titan's shell this rigid. The ice might possess cage-like molecules known as clathrates that could make it stiffer. Also, "if the ocean underneath the shell is colder than before thought, that could make the ice shell thicker and thus more rigid," Hemingway said.

This rigidity could mean Titan's shell is less geologically active than once thought. "If at least the top 40 kilometers (25 miles) is very stiff and cold and dead, if you want something like cryovolcanoes that erupt water instead of lava on Titan's surface, you have to be more creative about how that might happen," Hemingway said.

Their model also suggests Titan's shell has seen an extensive amount of erosion, with features carved more than 650 feet (200 meters) deep on it surface. "We now need different groups of people to figure out how so much material could get broken up and transported long distances across Titan's surface," Hemingway said.

One implication of these new findings relates to whether or not Titan's interior is separated into distinct layers. If researchers have underestimated Titan's gravity field, one might suspect its core is a giant blob of matter that is not made up of distinct layers as one would expect from such a large body. For instance, Earth is separated into a crust, mantle and core, and even large asteroids such as Vesta seem to have interiors divided into several layers.

"Maybe Titan is a mixture of ice and rock from the core nearly all the way out, and it's only in the last part near its surface that it's differentiated into ice and water," Hemingway said. "But we could be wrong there."

To help solve this mystery, "what we need is a Titan orbiter," Hemingway said. "That way we can have much better readings of Titan and learn more about its ice shell and its interior."

The scientists detailed their findings in the Aug. 29 issue of the journal Nature.

Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on SPACE.com."

Saturn Moon Titan Sports Thick Icy Shell & Bizarre Interior

" The tough icy shell of Saturn's largest moon Titan is apparently far stronger than previously thought, researchers say.

These surprising new findings add to hints Titan possesses an extraordinarily bizarre interior, scientists added.

Past research suggested Titan has an ocean hidden under its outer icy shell 30 to 120 miles (50 to 200 kilometers) thick. Investigators aim to explore this underground ocean in the hopes of finding alien life on Titan, since virtually wherever there is water on Earth, there is life. [See more photos of Titan, Saturn's largest moon]

To learn more about Titan's icy shell, planetary scientist Doug Hemingway at the University of California, Santa Cruz, analyzed the Cassini probe's scans of Titan's gravity field. The strength of the gravitational pull any point on a surface exerts depends on the amount of mass underneath it. The stronger the pull, the more the mass.

The researchers then compared these gravity results with the structure of Titan's surface. They expected that regions of high elevation would have the strongest gravitational pull, since one might suppose they had extra matter underneath them. Conversely, they expected regions of low elevation would have the weakest gravitational pull.

What the investigators discovered shocked them. The regions of high elevation on Titan had the weakest gravitational pull.

"It was very surprising to see that," Hemingway told SPACE.com. "We assumed at first that we got things wrong, that we were seeing the data backwards, but after we ran out of options to make that finding go away, we came up with a model that explains these observations."

To explain these gravity anomalies, Hemingway said to imagine mountains on Titan having roots. "It's like how most of an iceberg actually lies submerged underwater," he said. "If that root is really big, bigger than normal, it would displace water underneath it."

Ice has a lower density than water — a chunk of ice weighs less than a similar volume of water. These high-elevation areas on Titan apparently have roots large enough to displace a lot of water under them, meaning they exert a weaker gravitational pull.

Ice is buoyant in water. "In order to essentially hold these big icebergs down and keep them from bobbing up, that means Titan's shell has to be extremely rigid," Hemingway said.

It remains uncertain what makes Titan's shell this rigid. The ice might possess cage-like molecules known as clathrates that could make it stiffer. Also, "if the ocean underneath the shell is colder than before thought, that could make the ice shell thicker and thus more rigid," Hemingway said.

This rigidity could mean Titan's shell is less geologically active than once thought. "If at least the top 40 kilometers (25 miles) is very stiff and cold and dead, if you want something like cryovolcanoes that erupt water instead of lava on Titan's surface, you have to be more creative about how that might happen," Hemingway said.

Their model also suggests Titan's shell has seen an extensive amount of erosion, with features carved more than 650 feet (200 meters) deep on it surface. "We now need different groups of people to figure out how so much material could get broken up and transported long distances across Titan's surface," Hemingway said.

One implication of these new findings relates to whether or not Titan's interior is separated into distinct layers. If researchers have underestimated Titan's gravity field, one might suspect its core is a giant blob of matter that is not made up of distinct layers as one would expect from such a large body. For instance, Earth is separated into a crust, mantle and core, and even large asteroids such as Vesta seem to have interiors divided into several layers.

"Maybe Titan is a mixture of ice and rock from the core nearly all the way out, and it's only in the last part near its surface that it's differentiated into ice and water," Hemingway said. "But we could be wrong there."

To help solve this mystery, "what we need is a Titan orbiter," Hemingway said. "That way we can have much better readings of Titan and learn more about its ice shell and its interior."

The scientists detailed their findings in the Aug. 29 issue of the journal Nature.

Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on SPACE.com."

Portugal Police to Aid Scotland Yard's Hunt for Madeleine McCann

"Portugal police have assembled a new team of detectives to assist Scotland Yard's investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who went missing in Portugal six years ago.

Madeleine McCann was three when she vanished from a holiday apartment in the Algarve region of Portugal in 2007 as her parents ate dinner at a nearby restaurant with friends.

Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, said they found Madeleine missing after having left the children in the home unsupervised while having dinner nearby.

Madeleine's disappearance sparked a global hunt for the toddler, but an investigation by Portuguese police was shelved in July 2008.

Why Madeleine McCann May Still Be Alive

The newly assembled Portugal team will make inquires and question witnesses on behalf of Scotland Yard. British police launched a new investigation into Madeleine's disappearance in July and believe she may still be alive, having found no evidence to prove otherwise.

"We have visited Portugal on 16 occasions," said Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood. "The Portuguese have worked with us. We are working carefully and closely together now in order to progress this case."

British detectives decided to open a new case after uncovering what they said was new evidence from reviewing 30,000 documents and carrying out new witness interviews.

Thirty-eight "persons of interest" from a number of European countries have been identified by Scotland Yard. Twelve of those are British nationals believed to have been in Portugal when Madeleine went missing, but not all of them are currently living in the U.K.

Among the 38 people whom police will question is Antonio Castela, a 73-year-old cab driver who thinks he may have picked up Madeleine and at least two men and one woman the night after she disappeared.

None of the McCanns' friends who were having dinner with them the night that Madeleine disappeared are among the 38 "persons of interest" in the case.

Kate and Gerry McCann have maintained a website and a 24-hour tipline to keep their daughter's case in the public eye."

Las Vegas casino seeks to evict raunchy nightclub

"LAS VEGAS (AP) — It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.

The Palazzo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip is trying to evict a 10-month-old nightclub for shows it says are so raunchy that they violate obscenity laws. It says actors — some nearly naked — toss condoms into the crowd and simulate sex acts and bestiality on stage.

The club is seeking a restraining order to halt the closure, arguing that simulated sex acts don't constitute obscenity.

Casino officials "were well aware of our brand," said Sean Dunn, special events director at The Act, in an email statement, adding that representatives of the hotel-casino have frequently attended shows and did not complain.

Las Vegas Sands, which owns the casino, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Act remains open for business while a district judge considers its fate, but the fight over its future has exposed an underlying reality in Vegas: While the city sells itself as a racy, no-holds-barred destination, there are limits.

"I think there's the perception that anything goes in Vegas — there's no boundaries, no lines," said Lynn Comella, a professor of sexuality and women's studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "In reality, nothing could be further from the truth."

That perception, in part, is fueled by what tourists see.

Trucks roll down Las Vegas Boulevard advertising "hot babes" delivered directly to hotel rooms, the phone book is full of come-ons for escorts and private dancers, and taxis and billboards feature scantily clad women who leave little to the imagination.

While Las Vegas is also rife with strip clubs, tourists won't find them along the Strip or in the city's hotel-casinos. They can take in a topless stage show or lounge at a European-style topless pool, but they have to catch a ride to a side street to see strippers.

"The goal for Las Vegas was to be naughty enough to attract you but not naughty enough to repel you," said Michael Green, a history professor at the College of Southern Nevada.

The city — which rises and falls on the pocketbooks of its 40 million annual visitors — must balance the sexiness with the sensibilities of foreign tourists and large, multinational casinos.

"It's highly sexualized and gets a lot of mileage out of that, but it's a very particular version of that," Comella said.

In The Act's case, Sands executives notified club officials on April 26 that they'd crossed a line with the show and were no longer welcome in the $15 million space. The casino giant wants to evict it, ending a 10-year lease.

The casino notified club officials after undercover security officers went into the venue in March. The details of the show were laid bare this week in court, when an investigator apologized for getting graphic and looked pained while describing some kinky scenes.

The club contends Sands "manufactured this 'breach' in an attempt to improperly evict" it.

"We believe we are on the leading edge of the next evolution of nightlife in Las Vegas and that The Act fills a niche for patrons looking for an alternative to the typical Las Vegas big-box club scene," Dunn said.

Those who stray outside the limits of what is considered acceptable in the city risk invoking the wrath of the state's powerful Gaming Control Board and losing their lucrative gambling permits.

The board smacked the Planet Hollywood casino with a $750,000 fine in 2009 amid accusations that employees at the independently owned Prive nightclub allowed toplessness, turned a blind eye to prostitution and physically and sexually assaulted patrons.

The board isn't investigating The Act and is waiting for the lawsuit to play out, according to chairman A.G. Burnett.

There's no doubt that Las Vegas markets itself as an adult playground, said Oscar Goodman, the larger-than-life former Las Vegas mayor who's often flanked by scantily clad showgirls, martini in hand.

"We have standards and we're not going to advocate illegal activity," he said. "Unless the sex goes out of the line, we embrace it.""

Hayden Panettiere Joins the Bang Brigade!

"Hayden Panettiere looks banging!

The "Nashville" star revealed a brand-new fringy — and much blonder — 'do for her Wednesday appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman."

The 24-year-old actress, who has yet to confirm rumors that she's engaged to her boxer boyfriend, Wladimir Klitschko, 37, paired her platinum blunt cut with a patterned red-and-blue mini dress and a bold red lip while posing outside the late night show's New York studio.

"My friend said to go look at myself in the mirror … guess ill hafta trust her opinion…," she tweeted Wednesday along with a peek-a-boo photo showing just her eyes and bangs.

Panettiere is just the latest celeb to try out Hollywood's ever-growing bang trend. While Zooey Deschanel may be the poster child, everyone from Kim Kardashian to Kerry Washington, Taylor Swift, Emma Stone, and Lea Michele have sported the eyebrow-skimming style.

What do you think of Panettiere's new look?"

Joey Divorcing? More ‘N Sync Gigs? Fatone Takes on the Rumors!

"Sorry ladies, Joey Fatone is not back on the market.

After a report surfaced Wednesday morning that Fatone, 36, has been having marital problems with wife Kelly Baldwin, the 'N Sync band member is now shooting down the speculation.

"Omg! Insider's" Keltie Knight was with Joey on Wednesday and he was quick to put the rumor mill to rest.

"We're still married … kids are great," Fatone tells Knight, adding that he and his family recently took a vacation together. "I'm deeply upset about that. We're fine."

[Related: 'NSync Band Members Speak About Reuniting at MTV VMAs]

He adds that he believes the negative attention is due to all the recent media hype surrounding 'N Sync's reunion at the VMAs on Sunday night. "When you're on top, people try to knock you down," he adds. " Things start to get above, 'Let's make something up, let's screw with the media, let's throw things out there,' you know? And that's how it kind of went down."

As for Miley — the topic no one can stop talking about this week — Joey says that there's no truth to speculation that she was high during her racy performance at the VMAs. "[Although] people will say that she was on drugs … she looked fine to me."

And he would know. Joey was hanging out with his former "Hannah Montana" costar backstage before she took the stage for her controversial number.

Finally, although the rest of his fellow band members have all spoken about it already this week, Keltie just had to ask … does he think there's a chance that 'N Sync could tour again?

"That would be a huge negative at the moment because I've never — we've never talked about it, we never discussed it, never have, never did," Joey says.

"It's just more or less kind of doing something for [Justin], you know, like we said. We just wanted to get back together, everybody kind of agreed upon doing it and it wasn't like, 'Hey after this, were going to do this.' There was no discussion about that."

Joey is the last of the five members of 'N Sync to talk about the reunion. Lance Bass discussed it on his SiriusXM radio show "Dirty Pop with Lance Bass" on Monday. Chris Kirkpatrick told a Florida radio station that thanks to the reunion, "We remembered what we love about each other and what we hate about each other." And JC Chasez called into Ryan Seacrest's KISS-FM radio show on Monday, where he explained how the reunion was all Justin Timberlake's idea.

Timberlake himself called into L.A.'s 97.1 AMP radio Tuesday morning to talk about how he had doubts about whether or not he could even pull off his now infamous 15-minute performance. "I haven't really performed like that in a while, so I think was nervous just to see if I could physically make it through it because up until that point, I hadn't really rehearsed the whole performance full out," Timberlake told AMP DJ Booker. "I was gassed.""

America’s Next Top Momma: Eva Marcille Is Preggers!

"Eva Marcille is trading modeling for motherhood.

The cycle three "America's Next Top Model" winner is expecting her first child with her boyfriend, singer-songwriter Kevin McCall.

The 28-year-old beauty, who recently starred opposite Tatyana Ali in "24 Hour Love," broke the exciting news to BET.com and revealed that she is already halfway through her pregnancy.

"Being able to bring a life into the world is every woman's dream, but for me it's more than just a dream. It is a magical, mystical journey, which I get to share with this amazing man," Marcille gushed. "Kevin is the only man who I would share this moment in life with."

McCall clearly feels the same way about his lady love! The 28-year-old rapper posted a cute photo on Instagram of he and his girlfriend from the 2013 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on August 22 with the caption, "My beautiful woman came along to support me. She is such an encouragement to me to keep pushing and also to be grateful for all accomplishments big or small. @evamarcille love her for that cuz shit gets tuff in this game."

Sounds like this supportive couple will be able to tackle just about anything together — including parenthood!"

Jessica Simpson Shows Off Son Ace Knute for the First Time

"Nearly two months after giving birth to son Ace Knute, Jessica Simpson is ready to share her baby boy with the world!

The 33-year-old, who welcomed the newest addition on June 30, is debuting her little one on the cover of Us Weekly, posing along with 15-month-old daughter Maxwell.

Jessica Simpson, Maxwell Johnson, and Ace Knute Johnson (UsWeekly)

The mommy-of-two, who has been engaged to fiancé Eric Johnson since November 2010, seems to be happier than ever, telling the mag, "With two kids, we have our hands full, but every day is a new adventure. … It's fun! I feel very at peace with being a mom."

But will the cute couple, who had back-to-back babies, add more to their beautiful brood anytime soon?

"Pregnancy is alot. It was hard to do two so close together," admits the fashion mogul mama. "I have this huge sense of accomplishment, and I feel in my heart that I'm done. But obviously, accidents do happen!"

Check out the video for details on Jessica's life as a mom, and be sure to tune in to "omg! Insider" on TV tonight for more on this story."

Jessica Simpson Shows Off Son Ace Knute for the First Time

"Nearly two months after giving birth to son Ace Knute, Jessica Simpson is ready to share her baby boy with the world!

The 33-year-old, who welcomed the newest addition on June 30, is debuting her little one on the cover of Us Weekly, posing along with 15-month-old daughter Maxwell.

Jessica Simpson, Maxwell Johnson, and Ace Knute Johnson (UsWeekly)

The mommy-of-two, who has been engaged to fiancé Eric Johnson since November 2010, seems to be happier than ever, telling the mag, "With two kids, we have our hands full, but every day is a new adventure. … It's fun! I feel very at peace with being a mom."

But will the cute couple, who had back-to-back babies, add more to their beautiful brood anytime soon?

"Pregnancy is alot. It was hard to do two so close together," admits the fashion mogul mama. "I have this huge sense of accomplishment, and I feel in my heart that I'm done. But obviously, accidents do happen!"

Check out the video for details on Jessica's life as a mom, and be sure to tune in to "omg! Insider" on TV tonight for more on this story."

Why Amanda Seyfried Must Really Like Justin Long

"Amanda Seyfried is going Long.

After rumors first swirled that the "Lovelace" star was quietly seeing actor Justin Long (read about their flirty date night), the duo has been photographed together for the first time, and they seemed quite comfortable with each other.

Seyfried, 27, and the "Going the Distance" star, 35, enjoyed a cozy day together in Los Angeles on Thursday. They both kept it casual, especially the actress, who went makeup-free and tossed her hair into a casual ponytail. They picked up some drinks (iced coffee for her; a smoothie for him), then went to a park for a little picnic. They sat on the grass chatting, then were joined by one of Seyfried's girlfriends a little later.

Perhaps the most telling thing, however, was Long's interaction with Seyfried's dog, Finn. He was seen holding the leash of the Australian shepherd, whom she has referred to as her "best friend" and said, "I love him. I think of him and only him."

The new beau being trusted with her beloved dog?! Sounds serious.

But how serious remains to be seen as both Seyfried and Long have reputations for being serial daters. Her exes in recent years include Ryan Phillippe, Josh Hartnett, and "Dexter" star Desmond Harrington. She also recently told Elle she still loves her "Mamma Mia!" co-star and ex, Dominic Cooper.

As for Long, he's dated Drew Barrymore, Kirsten Dunst, and, most recently, Kate Mara."