Susan Boyle (48) performed live on American television, then enjoyed a meet-and-greet with fans at the Rock Centre cafe in New York’s Rockefeller Centre.

Moments after Boyle was presented with a patchwork quilt knitted together by hundreds of people from 28 countries including the UK, US, Australia, Mexico, Japan and Antarctica, she became increasingly withdrawn and started to tremble and suck her thumb. Then, visibly overcome with emotion, she bowed her head and began to cry.

Just as suddenly as she broke into tears, Boyle suddenly jumped up and started dancing. Almost seems bipolar. A spokesman for Miss Boyle said:

"She was just overjoyed and extremely touched with the reception she had had from everyone in America."

It seems Miss Boyle is having a great deal of difficulty dealing with her new found fame, which isn’t a huge surprise considering her very humble beginnings.

Boyle’s CD is expected to sell somewhere between 400,000 to 500,000 copies just this week, making it the fastest selling album of the year and outstripping some of the world’s biggest stars including Robbie Williams and Mariah Carey.

Simon Cowell is even said to be preparing to film a movie about Boyles life.

Besides all the success Boyle is now experiencing she also has the unwavering support of her fans, and admirers from around the world.

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The Britney Spears tour bus carrying all of her tour equipment went off the road in Parkes, New South Wales in Australia.

The bus crashed about 4:30 PM during a bad storm. The winds became too strong and blew the bus, or truck, off the road, rolling it over.

Police say the driver was taken to the hospital, but the equipment was undamaged, and Britney was not onboard.

There have been so many bus accidents in the past 12 month related to entertainers. Maybe it’s time for an anti-roll system to be installed.

There is some good news for Britney in Australia though.

Britney Spears has broken the record for concert ticket sales at Sydney’s Acer Arena with a total of 66,247 tickets sold across 4 nights.

Britney Spears ticket sales exceed the previous record set by Coldplay in March 2009 when the record stood at 59,391.

Ticket sales record for sales in excess of 40,000 tickets at Acer Arena now stand at:

1. Britney Spears – Nov 09
2. Coldplay – Mar 09
3. Justin Timberlake – Oct 07
4. Eagles – Nov 04
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Apr 07
6. Bette Midler – April 05
7. Neil Diamond – Mar 05

Despite seeming like she would never comeback not so long ago, Britney has certainly come a long way. Congratulations Britney.

Miley Cyrus told Seventeen magazine:

"I want to be like Beyonce. She is the ultimate woman. You look at her and you don’t think, I wonder what her personal life is like. You look at her and you go, That girl on the stage is a superstar. You don’t care about anything else; you only care about her music. So I would hope that would be me in the future."

Miley will never be Beyonce as long as her ego is out of control, and she sounds like a 50 year-old smoker:

When Miley Cyrus and a friend came into the Pop Burger on East 58th Street and ordered, the counter manager asked for her name to mark the order. She snapped back, "Are you serious? You don’t recognize me? I’m Miley Cyrus." The counterman still had no clue who she was, ran her credit card with her name on it and shrugged, "That’s nice for you. Here is your order. Have a good day."

Beyonce doesn’t treat people like she’s better than them. For a 17 year-old Miley really thinks she is God’s gift to the world. Hey Miley, how about making Taylor Swift your role model since she’s closer to your age, and really demonstrates how to handle fame.

Pete Doherty says was on a life support machine in October because his heart stopped. The official word for the Babyshambles show cancellations at the time was that he was exhausted. Pete says:

"If I hadn’t been on a life support machine I’d have been in Ireland, but my heart stopped."

"The doctors immediately thought was that it was to do with drugs, but it wasn’t. What happened? Well, I don’t know. I don’t remember. I was running into the walls, making steering wheel signs with my hands. And then I just stopped. My body just stopped."

Sounds like a reaction to drugs.

Pete has a medical implant that cancels the effects of heroin and cocaine, so he doesn’t believe drugs had anything to do with his medical issue.

First of all if Pete’s heart stopped he would be shocked with a defibrillator, and he might have burns from it. When Pete says he was on a life support machine, that’s usually a ventilator that breathes for someone who has stopped breathing. What probably happened was that Pete’s drugs were set too high so he had a reaction. When Pete was in the hospital they probably had him hooked up to a cardiac monitor so they could watch his EKG to know what his heart was doing.

This happened last month, and we’re just now finding out. The world has stopped caring about Pete since he is no longer associated with anyone more famous than himself.

It must be difficult for Pete’s children to see what a mess their father is.

Kim Kardashian isn’t talking about her "curves" anymore, because she has been losing weight. Kim posted a new picture of herself in a bikini looking much slimmer. Kim received this message from someone on Twitter:

"RT @kenbakernow Um @kimkardashian u look amazing. So Quick Trim works!?"

To which Kim replied:

"Yes it does!"

Kim tweeted below the picture of her slimmer self in a bikini above:

"Quick Trim photo shoot today in Miami! I finally feel I’ve reached my goal!"

Quick Trim is a set of weight loss products.

Kim defended Jessica Simpson putting on a lot of weight, and talked about how beautiful it was. If Kim wasn’t a hypocrite she wouldn’t have tried to lose weight.

I want to congratulate Kim on doing what needed to be done to get her body to a healthier weight. It’s obvious Kim feels so good about her results she wants to share, and hopefully this will inspire others to make that same effort.

It’s very difficult to lose weight because it requires self control.

Those people who are overweight have a problem where their insulin hormone converts any and all carbohydrates, including sugar, into fats and triglycerides, and then stores that fat in fat cells. Many studies have been done that show 80% of the population have the same problem with insulin that leads to obesity, and addressing that problem leads to weight loss, and a healthy weight.

To lose weight reduce your meal portions to match your activity level, then keep your carbohydrate intake to 30 to 50 grams each day. When you keep your carbohydrates low your pancreas produces much less insulin.

The body is able to prevent low blood sugar by passing protein broken down into amino acids from your food into sugar. The amino acids are sent to the liver which can make about 2 cups of sugar each day. The body will also burn fat from fat cells when you keep your carbohydrates below 30 to 50 grams per day.

Not only will this approach work for everyone, it doesn’t cost any extra money for a weight loss program or weight loss products, and the only changes in your health are positive.

One point to keep in mind is to make sure you get enough fiber, which your colon uses to stay healthy. Most sources of fiber are foods that contain a lot of carbohydrates. The right amount of fiber each day is about 20 -30 grams, but it can be a balancing act as you search for high fiber sources with low enough carbohydrates to keep your weight under control.

I have found that beans are an especially effective source of fiber, but you have to read the label. Kidney beans contain a lot of sugar, and may cause some people to gain weight. Two of the best low sugar, low carbohydrate, and high fiber beans are black beans and pinto beans. Most people can get enough fiber by eating about half to a whole 15 ounce can of black or pinto beans right out of the can, without warming them, on a 4 cup bowl of lettuce salad, without anything else on it, except olive oil, and cheese.

Eating fat doesn’t make a person fat. The body uses fat just the way it is ingested, or it passes it out. Sugar and carbohydrates are converted into fat by insulin, which is what really makes a person fat. A label that says low or no fat, but contains a lot of sugar and carbohydrates will make you very fat.

To live a person only needs protein and healthy fats. The body makes up to 2 cups of sugar each day from protein, and burns fat from fat cells if you keep your food intake of carbohydrates below 30 to 50 grams per day, along with portion sizes that match your activity level.

Bookmark this article, tell your friends about it, and try this advice yourself. You will find this to be the best weight loss program ever, but only if you have the self discipline to keep those carbs low.

Here’s something else to remember. There was a recent study done in Australia that showed each time a person ate any form of carbohydrates, from grains (like cereal and breads), potatoes, rice, etc., there was a dopamine release in the brain, just like when a person takes drugs, which then cause the person to start craving carbohydrates again within an hour. If you want to stop craving carbohydrates and sweets, then only eat protien and healthy fats.

To help stop the carbohydrate cravings take 5 grams of glutamine, and your cravings will decrease within about 30 minutes, but buy a high quality form of glutamine.

In case you’re wonder what glutamine does, here’s an explanation. About 80% of glutamine is absorbed by the small intestine, which plays a very large role in the immune system. Cabbage contains a lot of glutamine, and cabbage juice used to be used to cure stomach ailments like ulcers.

Weight loss, and keeping your weight at a healthy level, starts with the realization that your body needs you to work with it, not against it. If you eat carbs, and that makes you fat, then you eat an amount of carbs that keeps the weight off. Be good to your body, and you’ll have a better life.

If you want to lose weight, and are in serious need of help, email HG and I’ll email you links to some books that can help you understand how your body works, and how to lose the weight and keep it off.

Happy Thanksgiving, and don’t forget to eat responsibly.