Thursday, August 8, 2013

say it ..you'll have what you say.....

I have three options for you today and you can only pick TWO! Which two of these three qualities would you want your ideal partner to have- GOOD Looks, GOOD Manners, Intelligence?
Remember, you can only pick TWO!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Tiwa Savage bags role on MTV Shuga series

by CAPITAL LIFESTYLE

Singer Tiwa Savage has bagged a role on the MTV Shuga series, which starts filming on location in and around Lagos this week.
Tiwa will make her TV debut in Shuga in the role of Sade – glamorous owner of Badoo Tree nightclub, a favorite hangout of the key characters.
The cast will join previously announced Shuga Series 2 stars Emmanuel Ikubese, who returns in the role of music promoter Femi, and Kenyan actor, singer and model Nick Mutuma who plays the role of Leo, a close friend of Femi’s from his Nairobi student days.

Africa Fashion Week brings style fusion to London catwalk

Teo Kermeliotis

Africa Fashion Week London took place in the UK capital last weekend, hosting the creations of 65 designers from across the continent and the diaspora.

Africa Fashion Week London was held from August 1 to 3
Inaugurated in 2011, the event promotes emerging and established designers
Organizers say they aim to hold the event twice a year and set up a distribution outlet

(CNN) -- Loud music pumps through huge speakers, front row guests cheer and a parade of stunning models electrifies the gleaming catwalk -- welcome to Africa Fashion Week London.

Currently in its third year, the glamorous event saw dozens of big names and up-and-coming designers from across the continent descending on the UK capital's hip district of Shoreditch to unveil their latest stylish creations.

"Our platform is about promoting emerging and established Africa-inspired designers," said Ronke Ademiluyi, founder of the event, held from August 1 to 3.

"The main thing is to bring attention to them, to showcase their creativity to the world so they get more global recognition for what they do and more appreciations for their brands as well."

Vibrant colors

The runways featured designs from countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya and Morocco -- but also from the diaspora, including Britain and the Caribbean.

A fashion show to inspire Africa

Fashion magazine targets 'Afropolitans'

In many ways, the event reaffirmed why Africa-inspired designs are fast catching the eye of the fashion world.

Mixing current trends with traditional patterns, more than 60 designers graced the catwalk with a wide array of colorful creations -- everything from show-stopping evening gowns and modern urban casualwear to bold textured prints and chic accessory lines.

Ademiluyi says the continent's fashion today "represents a fusion of contemporary and African designs" awash with "a lot of vibrant colors and tribal trends."

Amongst those giving a modern twist to traditional styles is Nigerian designer Fashola Olayinka with her Lagos-based label "MOOFA Designs." Her latest collection, "Ashake" is celebrating the "very powerful and strong women" who "turn heads wherever they go to."

"That's basically what's the collection is about," says Olayinka, who started the label about four years ago. "Women who are very feminine and sexy."

Jay-Z accused of trying to cheat on Beyonce with up-and-coming female rapper

Liv - who only uses her first name, made the sensational claims about Beyonce's husband during an interview with a New York radio station on Saturday.
She didn't say when the chatting up occurred, but said that Jay-Z was definitely attached when he approached her, wanting to make her "his girl when he was in town".
Liv insists she declined his offer out of respect for Beyonce, and because she wanted to become a successful artist in her own right, rather than via the famous rappers she'd hooked up with.
"I have so much respect for Beyonce - as a artist, as a woman, as a wife, as a mother," she told the radio station.
"I could do lot of grimy things to get in a position where I wanna get… I'll have to look at myself in the mirror after this… and somebody can take that from you, who gives it to you."
She didn't stop there - in new video clip 'The Invasion: Part 2', she details her run-in:
"I could have messed with Jay, but got respect for Bey," she raps.
"We were on the same set of a commercial, see, I was sitting by myself, and he sat next to me. I was handling it well, and he was shocked to see, I was getting up to leave, he sent his guards to me.
"Excuse me Miss, do me a favor, put your number on this piece of paper. When Jay get settled and he’ll call you later. I know most chicks would have took the bait, but then those chicks be the ones I hate. I wonder to this day if I’d have gave it up would it be me on stage throwing it up!"
She told Radar Online that she was disappointed by her experience, hoping Jay-Z had real interest in her music.
"In my mind, I was hoping for so much more," she said. "It was like, that was so personal and not about business at all. I was like, I get it. It started and ended there."
She claims to have run into him a second time and did swap numbers, but says nothing eventuated.
"I thought, 'Ok, this time he’s going to take me seriously,' so I gave him my number and took information," she explained.
"I sent him an email about my music and I never got a response, so I was like, okay, I get it. We never kept in touch but we had a wonderful connection."
For someone trying to become famous for her music rather than her alleged run-ins with hip-hop stars, she's doing a pretty lousy job!

Brave boy takes baby home after rapes

By Neo Maditla

Cape Argus

The small community outside Ceres where a four-month-old girl and a seven-year-old boy were raped. Photo: Henk Kruger

WhatsApp adds voice messaging, crosses 300 million active users

TOI Tech

WhatsApp has launched voice messaging, a new feature that allows users to record and send audio messages on their smartphones.

The popular messaging app WhatsApp has launched voice messaging, a new feature that allows users to record and send audio messages on their smartphones.

The new feature is believed to be a brainchild of the US-based company's co-founder and CEO, Jan Koum. WhatsApp is not the first mobile messaging app to feature voice messaging, however, the app maker claims that it offers certain features that differentiates it from the others in terms of usability.

With the updated WhatsApp, a user needs to push and hold to record a message and release to send it. In case the user decides not to send the message, a swipe to the left and the recording is deleted. All this is built into a single tap.

There is also no time limit for recording messages. Also, the volume automatically switches from speaker when held at arm's length to soft when held next to an ear.

The app maker also announced that it now has 300 million global monthly active users, surpassing 20 million monthly active users in four countries: Germany, Spain, Mexico and India.

Now with the introduction of voice messaging feature, the Whatsapp hopes further strengthen its global user base.

Though WhatsApp charges $0.99 from its users after one year, it has never disclosed the percentage of its paid users.

"Now all I want is for Liverpool to honour our agreement." Suarez pleas for Liverpool to let him go

LONDON: Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has accused the club of not honouring a clause in his contract which would let him leave Anfield, in comments published in Wednesday's Guardian.

Suarez repeated his desire to join a club in the Champions League and said that Liverpool had gone back on an agreement written into his contract, signed last August, which obliges them to sell to any club offering more than 40 million pounds ($60.7 million). "Last year I had the opportunity to move to a big European club and I stayed on the understanding that if we failed to qualify for the Champions League the following season I'd be allowed to go," he told the paper. "Now all I want is for Liverpool to honour our agreement."
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A Lab-Grown Burger Gets a Taste Test

David Parry/Press Association, via European Pressphoto Agency

Mark Post, a Dutch researcher at the University of Maastricht, held a sample of in-vitro, or cultured meat. The project took two years to complete at a cost of $325,000. Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, paid for the project.

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

A hamburger made from cow muscle grown in a laboratory was fried, served and eaten in London on Monday in an odd demonstration of one view of the future of food.

A chef preparing to cook the world's first lab-grown hamburger in London on Monday.

"Those who decry it as 'frankenfood' might consider that food animals are essentially treated as production units."

According to the three people who ate it, the burger was dry and a bit lacking in flavor. One taster, Josh Schonwald, a Chicago-based author of a book on the future of food, said “the bite feels like a conventional hamburger” but that the meat tasted “like an animal-protein cake.”

But taste and texture were largely beside the point: The event, arranged by a public relations firm and broadcast live on the Web, was meant to make a case that so-called in vitro, or cultured, meat deserves additional financing and research.
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the Ugly Truth:Knife won't make you pretty!....says experts

It might help you look a little younger, but if you were hoping to come out of cosmetic surgery looking more beautiful, the joke's on you, a recent study suggests.
Researchers wanting to find a way to objectively quantify what surgical corrections do for a person's attractiveness found that patients who had surgery to lift sagging skin or correct wrinkles on their face were voted as looking an average of three years younger.
The study, which was conducted by researchers from Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Institute of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, gave volunteers photographs of patients between the ages of 42 to 73 after they had undergone plastic surgery to have a look at.
They were then asked to approximate the age of each patient, as well as give an indication of how attractive they thought the patient was on a scale of one to 10. The volunteers never viewed before and after photos of the same patient.
Most patients' attractiveness was rated between four to six but the results showed no difference between ratings before and after surgery. However, volunteers did guess the patients' ages as being on average 5.2 years younger when viewing post-surgery photos.
"Patients come to us because they want to look younger. They want to look refreshed," added study researcher Dr A Joshua Zimm in an article by LiveScience. He also pointed out that further study on whether or not plastic surgery improves attractiveness were required.

Nigeria: Father Beheads Son for N1 Million in Adamawa

Yola — The Adamawa state Police command yesterday paraded a 24 year old father, Bappah Alti of Gamji village in Gombi local government area of Adamawa state for beheading his five year old son for N1 million.
Parading the suspect, the command's spokesman DSP Muhammad Ibrahim said the suspect took his son to the farm where he beheaded him. When the suspect's father, inquired about the whereabout of his grandson, Bappah claimed to have left him at the farm and later on a search party organized by the grandfather found the mutilated body of the child without the head.
According to the police spokes-person, the grand father, Alti Alhaji Guja, reported the case to the Police leading to the arrest of his son who confessed in the course of investigation to have killed his son using a stick and a matchete.
Addressing newsmen, the suspect, Bappa Alti confessed to the crime, saying he was engaged by one Alhaji Sange Hassan to deliver the head at the cost of N1 million.
He said he had planned to buy a herd of cattle as well as take care of his family including his aged parents. However, the alleged ritualist , Alhaji Sanje Hassan who is the ward head of Gamji village denied the allegation, insisting it was a set up aimed at blackmailing his person.
DSP Muhammad said as soon as investigations were concluded the suspects will charged to Court for prosecution.

Monday, August 5, 2013

iPhone 6 concept shows thinner handset with touch-sensitive home button and 12MP camera

iPhone renders are a dime a dozen, but for once we have been graced with a concept for Apple’s next flagship phone that seems very much a possibility.
Created by Arthur Reis, a budding designer who aspires to join the ranks of Jony Ive and Shin Nishibori someday, 3D renderings of the iPhone 6 imagine a handset that looks largely identical to iPhone 5 (think: anodised aluminium casing with chamfered edges), but an impressive 20 per cent slimmer at just 6.1mm thick.
The handset also features a 12-megapixel camera with an ‘iSight Pro’ sensor boasting an f/1.8 aperture and a ‘Magic TrackPad’ that replaces the physical home button with a touch-sensitive equivalent.
As far as we’re concerned, this is one of the best iPhone concepts we’ve seen, principally because it doesn’t go crazy on novel or unrealistic features as most concepts do.
Apple is always trying to make its handsets slimmer, so a more slender iPhone is within the realms of possibility. And with Samsung upping the ante with a 13-megapixel camera on the freshly launched Galaxy S4, we can certainly expect the iPhone 6 to match its competition in the imaging stakes.

Britain extends closure of Yemen embassy by two days

A general view of the British embassy in Sanaa January 5, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

LONDON

(Reuters) - Britain said on Monday that it was extending the closure of its embassy in Yemen by two days due to continuing security concerns.
The decision came after the United States extended its closure of more than a dozen of its embassies in the Middle East and Africa. France and Germany also temporarily closed their embassies in Yemen.
Britain had said on Friday that it would close its embassy in Yemen on August 4 and 5.

Fonterra apologizes for China milk powder contamination

BEIJING - New Zealand's Fonterra apologized on Monday for a milk powder contamination scare in China that has raised safety concerns that threaten New Zealand's $9 billion annual dairy trade and Fonterra's own business in a top market.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Poverty in Mexico ;Edgard Garrido updates us on the issue...

REUTERS/Edgard Garrido report that...Refugio, 82, is seen inside her house in Zitlaltepec, July 26, 2013 as shown in this picture and attributed her look to poverty oriented,he further stated that Mexico's poverty rate fell 0.6 percent between 2010 and 2012 to 53.3 million people, the government's social development agency Coneval said. Factoring in population growth, the ranks of the poor grew by half a million people in that time but a little better now compared to 2010 said Edgard Garrido

How Davido Dealt With Kenyan Groupies Who Wanted To Have Sex With Him

by Mr. Majani (Janitor)

"Ema dami duro, emi omo baba olowo..." those are the words to the chorus of Davido's breakout single, "Dami Duro."

In the Yoruba language, that phrase translates to, "don't try and stop me, I'm the son of a rich man!" And that is true. Davido minces no words when he brags about being the son of a billionaire Nigerian politician, and there were hoards of Kenyan groupies who wanted a piece of that money, by hook or by crook.
We were told the story of how Davido was hounded by these thirsty Kenyan women by a member of his entourage during his stay in Kenya. The drama all began at his press conference at a prestigious Nairobi hotel. According to Davido's entourage, Kenyan socialite Pendo was following them all over the hotel, but Davido didn't have time for trysts. He was attending to the press. Pendo allegedly stayed at the rooftop of the hotel for several hours, waiting for the opportune moment to get with Davido, but the time never came.

Fast forward to the Boombaataa event itself. Very many of Davido's groupies, including Pendo, found their way into the VIP and VVIP tents using press badges that they somehow got their hands on. They thought they would get to talk to Davido one on one in the VIP, but woe unto them! Davido was nowhere to be seen but the stage! Another groupie, tall, lanky lass with green shorts, made her way onto the stage when there was a twerking contest. Catch a glimpse of her here:

It has been reported to us that after the concert was over, Pendo and the lanky lass tried to force their way into the car that was transporting Davido, only to be unceremoniously kicked out by his security! Off to Skylux Davido went, for the afterparty, and more drama ensued...
At Skylux, Davido quietly checked in and made his way to the VIP section of the club. He was there with his crew, mingling with entertainment industry bigshots after getting his dues for the performance, when the DJ that night made the blunder that killed it: he announced via loudspeaker that Davido was in the house!
This was like a mating call for all the thirsty groupies that were in the area. Before they knew it, a previously empty Skyluxx VIP lounge was full of Nairobi women from all walks of life who forced their way in. Guess who had also made her way into the Skyluxx VIP? Pendo. Her attempts to get through to Davido were futile, as were those of the other Nairobi divas. Davido wanted to talk business that night, and was only hanging with the shot callers.

Back to the hotel Davido went, after the Skyluxx debacle. By this time, most of the groupies had given up their pursuit, but Pendo and the lanky lass from the concert were the most determined. They went round the hotel asking where Davido's room was, and while the lanky lass didn't find it, Pendo managed to get through. What happened in the room is anyone's guess, but the real drama was saved for the morning, where Pendo had allegedly racked up quite the bill, buying wine and food, expecting Davido to pay for all of it. But alas! The son of a rich politician was not willing to pay! He left Pendo with exactly zero bob, causing a huge fracas between her and the hotel manager! She allegedly walked out of the hotel, tail between her legs, and came to Ghafla's office to report her side of the story.

UPDATE 2-Shell to sell at least 4 more Nigeria oil blocks -sources

* Oil majors scaling back onshore, shallow water Nigeria
* Two blocks lie in region hit by oil theft, spills
* Nigerian firms, partnered with foreign, expected to bid
Joe Brock reports that;will sell at least four more oil blocks in Nigeria in its latest divestment from Africa's top oil exporter, three oil industry sources familiar with the deals said on Wednesday.The blocks are Oil Mining Licenses (OMLs) 13 and 16 onshore the Niger Delta, and OML 71 and 72, which are in shallow water, the sources told Reuters.

Shell said in June that it was considering further sale of assets in the eastern Niger Delta, where it has security problems - although it has never publicly connected the two.
The oil major said then that it was still committed to Nigeria long term. It has already sold eight Niger Delta licences for a total $1.8 billion since 2010.

Staggie rape victim shot in SA

By Megan Baadjies

INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS

Rashied Staggie. File photo: Shawn Uys

Cape Town - The woman who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by former gang boss Rashied Staggie is fighting for her life in hospital after she was shot.

Gunmen pumped several bullets into the Manenberg woman’s body and killed a male friend who was with her in the early hours of on Tuesday morning.

The 30-year-old mom of six, who cannot be identified because she is the victim of a sex crime, is on life support at GF Jooste Hospital.

She was shot in her head, neck, face, back and hands by suspected gangsters.

Staggie is set to be released on day parole from September 24, after being convicted of the then woman’s kidnapping and rape.

Meanwhile, her friend Romano Oliver, 27, died at the bloody scene shortly after midnight.

The two were walking home when they were confronted by their attackers who first asked for a cigarette before opening fire on them.

Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said Romano was shot in the head.

“Police were busy with crime prevention duties in Red River Road when they heard gunshots,” he told the Daily Voice.

“On investigation police discovered the body of a 27-year-old male.

“He was shot once through the head and a 30-year-old female was wounded and taken to hospital.”

Cops are still searching for the suspects who will face charges of murder and attempted murder.

In 2003, Staggie and co-accused Randall Bosch were found guilty of kidnapping and raping the victim who was then in her teens.

At the time, the young mom testified that Staggie took her to an isolated area and forced her at gunpoint to have sex with three men.

Staggie, who pleaded not guilty, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attack.

On Tuesday, the victim’s mother, 55, revealed she always feared for her daughter’s life – even 12 years after the attack.

The mom said: “It affected our family in a really bad way. I always worried about her and when we heard Staggie was coming out, we became even more fearful.”

The mom said that her daughter had identified her shooters.

“A neighbour came to call us at home to say they were both shot and lying on a field in Red River Road,” she added.

She said her daughter crawled from the field to a nearby house where she collapsed.

“When I arrived there, she could still talk and she could tell me who it was,” the mother said.

“I held her hand when she asked me to and I prayed with my child. She kept apologising to me.”

The concerned mother said her daughter insisted on going out to a friend earlier after they had an argument.

“I told her not to go because she was going into the Hard Livings territory,” she said.

“But when she insisted on going, I told her to be back in 30 minutes.

“As I watched her walk down the road, I could see the Hard Livings running across the road.”

About 40 minutes after the victim left her home, they were shot.

“I should have fetched her when I said I would,” the devastated mom said.

“If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have let her go because I had a feeling something would go wrong.”

There was a strong police presence in Renoster Road, a short distance from the home where the victim lives with her young children.

Cop sources said that Manenberg has exploded in violence in the last month as rival gangs wage war in the area.

Saudi blogger sentenced to 600 lashes

Reuters

A Saudi website founder is to be whipped 600 times and jailed for 7 years for violating Islamic values, a sentence condemned by rights groups. File photo: Reuters

Dubai - An international rights group condemned the sentencing of a Saudi Arabian website founder to be whipped 600 times and jailed for seven years for violating Islamic values, saying it undermined the kingdom's stated support for religious debate.

A court in Jeddah handed down the sentence on Raif Badawi, who started the 'Free Social Liberals' website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, Saudi media reported on Tuesday.

“This incredibly harsh sentence for a peaceful blogger makes a mockery of Saudi Arabia's claims that it supports reform and religious dialogue,” said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director at US-based Human Rights Watch.

The United States said it was deeply concerned about the case. “We believe that when public speech is deemed offensive, be it via social media or any other means, the issue is best addressed through open dialogue and honest debate,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a briefing on Tuesday.

Ofcom Completes 800MHz Clearance Ahead of Schedule

by Ofcom, 4G, LTE

UK regulator has announced that a four-year process to release 800MHz spectrum for 4G mobile broadband has been completed. This spectrum was previously used for broadcasting digital TV channels and by wireless audio devices.

Last year, Ofcom secured an accelerated timetable for releasing these frequencies following discussions with TV broadcasters, Digital UK and the transmission company Arqiva. Wednesday’s completion comes five months earlier than originally planned.

The 800 MHz spectrum was auctioned by Ofcom for use by 4G companies in February. Everything Everywhere, has already launched 4G services using a different frequency band – 1800 MHz.

according to Pankaj in News,The company also won rights to use 800 MHz spectrum in Ofcom’s 4G auction, as did Vodafone, Three and Telefónica UK (O2). Ofcom placed an obligation on one of the 800 MHz spectrum licences, won by Telefónica UK (O2), to cover 98% of the UK indoors by 2017.

Sad day for education, as court ruling set aside a decision to close 17 schools says MEC

Independent Newspapers

A court ruling to set aside a decision to close 17 schools marked a sad day for education , Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant has said. File photo: Henk Kruger

Ways To Slow Down Aging And Look Young All The Time

The process of aging is natural and it isn’t something you can stop from happening. As you age, your skin starts to lose its moistness and become more prone to damage. However, there are many natural ways available to slow down the aging process and look young. Here’s 5:

Drink Plenty of Water

Human body is made up of 60% water and day-to-day routines deplete this valuable resource which needs to be replenished. Drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water every day – more is obviously better. Having adequate water content in the body will keep your internal organs hydrated as well as in good working condition. Additionally, it can help your digestive system run smoothly and stop bowel irregularity. Last but not least, it’ll help your actual skin look flexible, vibrant and supple by keeping it hydrated and flushing out wastes from the body.

Reduce Stress

Every person has stress in their life, and if you learn to manage it, then you’ll find your life is a way better. Researches reveal that mental stress speeds up the aging process. When you’re stressed out, you lose the body’s natural balance which in turn causes damage to bodily hormone secretion, cell-repair, and collagen generation. There are many ways for you to reduce the mental stress. You can divert your attention to various things like doing exercises, in order to relieve stress. Yoga, deep breathing and meditation can cut down stress, boost oxygen and blood flow and improve energy level.

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Myths About Getting Flat Stomach

We all want to have that sexy flat stomach, especially when the summer is near, and we are willing to work for it. The problem is that lots of people are wasting their efforts simply because they have a wrong information about getting flat stomach. Here’s 5 myths you should not believe about it:

Extra Crunches for A Flat Stomach

Extra crunches don’t lead to tight abs. The truth is that everyone has ab muscles. They just stay hidden underneath a thick layer of fat on the stomach. If you want a toned look, you need to focus on burning the layer of fat that may be covering your belly. The key is to not obsess about crunches, but focus on burning fat.

Starve Yourself to get A Flat Stomach

At times, you may think that starving yourself is the only way to lose weight and get a flat stomach. Starving yourself is not only ineffective, but also dangerous for your overall well-being. You may think that severe calorie reduction may lead to better and quick results. It is important to understand that the human body is complex. As a result, starving yourself may disrupt your body’s metabolism. This will only slow down results. It is important not to starve yourself, but eat wholesome meals after short intervals of time. Eating less may be the key to weight loss, but starving yourself is not.another thing is ,people have misconceptions about carborhydrate of which its a big lie.....

Many notions and misconceptions make you think that carbohydrates are bad for your health. However, if you are one of the people who believe this, it is quite unfortunate. You can eat carbohydrates while slimming down. As mentioned earlier, it is important to avoid packaged foods and stick with oatmeal, whole grains and brown rice. In other words, you should stick with wholesome carbs rather than giving up all carbohydrates.

The Korean Zombie: the most exciting fighter to ever grace the octagon.

Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports that Chan-Sung Jung, The Korean Zombie, might well be the most exciting fighter to ever grace the octagon. Between the flamboyant jumping knees, twisters and rice bail turnovers, Jung is also strikingly well-rounded and, of course, appeals to an enormously under represented demographic by being an Asian fighter who has reached the upper echelons of the UFC.

In MMA circles, there is the occasional delusional fan who argues that Asia just hasn't had any good fighters, and similarly extreme claims come from the JMMA elitists about a whole group of fighters that the UFC won't sign but who would mop up. The truth, as it often does, stands somewhere in the middle and is nowhere near as exciting. There have been many great fighters out of Asia, but for various reasons, they have not been picked up by the UFC after the fall of PRIDE or just haven't cut it.

Jung's infamous twister.

The two most prominent examples are Kid Yamamoto and Takanori Gomi, two absolutely elite fighters whose records show ample wins over quality competition but who were already on pretty unimpressive streaks when Asian promotions stopped outbidding the UFC for them. Now they are winding down their careers, losing to whoever needs a big name on their record.said Jack slack....

Kristen Stewart: " To The Paparazzi: 'You Don't Deserve To Breathe The Same Air I Do'

Biggest Celebrity Engagement Bling

....why not, if the money is there......

After saying I do to Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively debuted her light-pink oval diamond ring, estimated to be worth $2 million.

Eye Majic - "Timeless Secrets of Modern Beauty"

David Moceri

Ever since Egyptians used khol around their eyes in 4000BC, eye shadow has been and inevitably continues to be one of the most used cosmetics. Obviously in today's world, the technology of cosmetic's formulation has made the quality of eye shadow powders more beautiful than ever before. As far as applying eye shadow, Eye Majic has developed the world's quickest and easiest application method ever.
Eye Majic is a privately established company, founded in 1996 by the husband and wife team of Rocky and Grace Mammone. With the inevitable fusion of Rocky, the entrepreneur, inventor, innovator and Grace, the fashion savvy, worldly cosmetician, Eye Majic came to fruition as a result of their combined creative energies. Based in Melbourne Australia, Eye Majic currently markets its products both nationally and internationally, and continues to expand.
Eye Majic's core product – Eye Majic – is unique because it offers a dramatic solution to the often tedious and messy application of eye shadow. Having identified that women face a challenge when seeking a fashionable and convenient eye shadow product, Eye Majic set about to fill that void, establishing their very own eye shadow with a state-of-the-art applicator that caters to women who are passionate about exquisite eye make-up. To women who have previously avoided eye make-up, Eye Majic opens a new door to fast, fun and easy-to-apply eye shadow.
Eye Majic is the world's first complete eye shadow application allowing users to apply eye shadow without the burdened fuss of brushes and pots. It can be used anywhere at any time, without the need of a mirror. As it only takes less than 10 seconds to apply, users can keep up with the latest colors, fashions, trends and designs.

Popular Wedding Trends for 2013-2014 by Top Celebrities

Curtis Rose

Celebrity Wedding Trends for 2013-14

For celebrity brides, the sky is the limit when they’re planning a wedding. Here are some of the top trends for the famous celebrity weddings coming in 2013 and 2014 by HansonEllis.com.
(Newswire.net -- July 30, 2013) Torrance, CA -- Celebrity brides set the trends that are showcased in weddings in the coming years. “We want to look like them, dress like them and buy what they are buying,” says Tracy Hoang of HansonEllis.com, “Who doesn’t want to look and feel like a star?” It is attributed to this, that a year after Kate Middleton wed, sleeved bridal gowns are an ever growing hot item, after years of strapless dresses dominating popularity. Starlets aren’t afraid to make a statement, be bold or untraditional.

Popular in particular for celebrity brides are meaningful and memorable favors. No one hears about a Hollywood bride sending her guests home with butter mints. Their gifts offer a piece of their personality, and become memorable. That’s why five years after her marriage to Shaun So, people are still talking about the chopsticks Anna Chlumsky gave her guests.
Another big trend for celebrities, perhaps inspired by the popularity of Dancing with the Stars, is a choreographed dance for their first dance as a married couple. Bringing back classic dance through taking lessons before the wedding, not only helps the pair stay in shape for the big day, but also provides a fun show for their guests. They’re used to having the eyes on them, so this is a fun trend for which they participate.
Celebrities are used to seeing their names in the lights, and having the spotlight on them. It should come as no surprise that this translates to their wedding day, where having unique lighting fixtures are a growing trend in Hollywood. Elaborate chandeliers hanging over each table offer great lighting and beautifully accent the centerpieces. Unusual globes accent cozy nooks offering the feel of a lounge.
Surprising trends from celebrities aren’t surprising anymore because the unexpected is expected for those in the limelight. Their trends become the trends that regular people follow, and showcase that it is good to personalize a wedding to the couple. Now if only their marriages would last as long as the trends they set…

9 Fathers Who Do Silly Things For Love

Nine spectacular fathers and why we love them.

Love does wondrous things to people when they become parents. Fathers and mothers go the extra mile for their kids. Check out these extra special dads, who walked that mile in their kids’ ballet slippers.

For a magical birthday, one father dressed up as Prince Charming for his little girl.
"World's Best Father" Dave Engledow wants to join in on the fun.
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He's also not afraid of a little primping.
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Who says Darth Vader was a bad dad?
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This father learned a little something about quality time, by spending the day dressed as Spider Man…with his son…at his office.By Kristen Droesch.