My wishes for you in year 2010
Great start for Jan,
Love for Feb,
Peace for march,
No worries for April
Fun for May,
Joy for June to Nov,
Happiness for Dec,
Have a lucky and wonderful 2010.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
01/01/10 - A Great Start
My wishes for you in year 2010
Great start for Jan,
Love for Feb,
Peace for march,
No worries for April
Fun for May,
Joy for June to Nov,
Happiness for Dec,
Have a lucky and wonderful 2010.
erik gates mythbusters picture
Updated: Mythbusters regular Erik Gates dies after 30ft fall, picture
sad news, Erik Gates, a regular guest on the discovery channel show Mythbusters has died as result of a freak accident.
Gates was working onsite for his electrical company when he fell through a skylight. He suffered serious blunt trauma to the chest and then died.
Gates guest starred on four episodes of Mythbusters as the "amateur rocket expert". He was very involved in rocketry, even creating his own website called Gates Brother Rocketry.
The official mythbusters twitter account sent out two tweets honoring Gates saying, "Team MB wishes to express our deepest sympathies on the passing of our beloved rocket expert, Erik." and "You were an honorary MythBuster and will be sorely missed."
It was earlier mistakenly reported that one of Erik's brothers, Dirk Gates, had also recently died as well, but that is UNTRUE and deep, sincere apologies and condolences go out to the family and friends of Erik Gates.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Sugababes in Sexy Bikinis
Credit: INFphoto.com
For all of you who didn't get away to a warmer climate for the holidays, well we have some very hot and sexy bikini pictures from the UK girl group the Sugababes, who enjoyed the holidays on the beach in the Barbados.
The Sugababes trio includes Amelle Berrabah, Jade Ewen, and Heidi Range.
We just love their sexy beachwear look, and look forward to escaping to a warm, tropical beach.
Credit: INFphoto.com
Actually, Spring Break is just around the corner, so lets get some ideas on the best bikini looks for a sexy tropical beach escape.
Sugababes' Jade Ewen enjoys splashing in the ocean waves in a sexy white and purple string bikini.
Just love those bright red nails that shine like beacon in the white waves.
Credit: INFphoto.com
Wearing a sexy aqua theme white, light and dark green string bikini top is Sugababes' Heidi Range.
The bikini top complements her blond hair and low rider jeans.
Sugababes' Amelle Berrabah enjoys the sunshine and a male follower attention, as she walks along the beach in a very sexy black tied bikini bottom and black and white zebra strips string bikini top.
Her short hairdo and white nails create the perfect sexy beach look.
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The Sugababes are working on their new album Sweet 7 which is due to be released in the UK on March 8. 2010.
Their single Get Sexy was released in August 2009 peaked at number 2 on the charts and the second single release About a Girl released in November 2009 peaked at number 8 on the UK charts.
If you cannot see the video clips, photos in your E-mail or news reader, just go to Sugababes in Sexy Bikinis.
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Dutch to Use Full-Body Scanners on Flights to U.S.
The major international airport of the Netherlands will begin using full-body scanners on passengers flying to the US to prevent a recurrence of the security breach that allowed a would-be bomber to smuggle explosives onto a flight to Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day, the Dutch authorities said Wednesday.
The new measures were announced as the Dutch interior minister discussed the government’s early investigation into the thwarted bombing.
At a news conference at The Hague in the Netherlands the interior minister, Guusje Ter Horst, characterized preparations for the attack as professional but its execution as amateurish, according to The Associated Press.
“It is not exaggerating to say the world has escaped a disaster,” Ms. Ter Horst said. Dutch officials said the accused bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, had raised no red flags as he arrived in Amsterdam from Nigeria and transferred to his Detroit-bound flight at Schiphol Airport. He arrived at 5:37 a.m. on Dec. 25, passed through security screening at a metal detector without setting off any alarms and departed for the United States at 8:55 a.m.
He had a visa to enter the United States, and he presented a valid Nigerian passport as he boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253. The Interior Ministry’s report said Mr. Abdulmutallab was traveling on a round-trip ticket purchased in Ghana.
Ms. Ter Horst said the explosives used in the attack appeared to be professionally made, and that it appeared they had been given to Mr. Adbulmutallab.
In a letter to the Dutch Parliament posted on the counterterrorism office’s Web site, Ms. Ter Horst said the attack demonstrated “a fairly professional approach, comparable to earlier attempted attacks against civil aviation,” referring to the thwarted 2001 attack by the “shoe bomber,” Richard Reid.
Although Dutch officials said they would deploy the scanners “immediately,” a spokesman for the country’s counterterrorism office said only 7 of the airport’s 15 full-body scanners were currently ready for use. The rest would be deployed within three weeks after receiving software upgrades.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tylenol Recall
A voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets is being expanded because of consumer reports of an unusual moldy odor with the 100-count bottles, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late on Monday.
The FDA said it and Johnson & Johnson were expanding recall to all available product lots of the pain caplets with the distinctive red EZ-open cap.
The initial recall involved five lots of the product in November after reports of an unusual musty or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, the FDA said.
The agency said the odor was believed to have been caused by the breakdown of a chemical used to treat wooden pallets that transport and store packaging materials.
It said the health effects of the compound have not been well studied, but the events reported to the company have been temporary and not serious.
The FDA said consumers who bought Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with the red cap from the lots included in the recall should stop using the product and contact McNeil Consumer Healthcare for a refund or replacement.
10 Ways to Create a More Hopeful 2010 (and Most of Them are Free)
Play with a puppy (or kitten)" is just one of 10 ways to make your 2010 a more hopeful year. For the complete list of hopeful tips visit HopeIsInTheCards.org. (PRNewsFoto/Hope Is In The Cards) PHOENIX, AZ UNITED STATES
28 Dec 2009 13:00 Africa/Lagos
10 Ways to Create a More Hopeful 2010 (and Most of Them are Free)
PHOENIX, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 2009 was not an easy year. Here are a few ideas to help make 2010 a better year for you, your friends and family, and perhaps even the world.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091228/LA30365)
1. Let Someone Know You Care
E-mails and text messages are no match for a heartfelt, handwritten message. Mail a REAL card or note to someone, right now. And if you don't know someone who needs a lift, then simply write the word HOPE on the back of anything you mail.
www.HopeIsInTheCards.org
2. Shop Local
Pick three local businesses. Spend $50 with these neighborhood enterprises instead of a national chain. You don't add anything to your budget, and you help keep small businesses going.
www.the350project.net
3. Read To A Child
You feel great, the child feels great, you promote learning and education and it's just plain fun to do.
www.readingfoundation.org
4. Play With A Puppy (or a kitten)
A visit to your local animal shelter or pet store is all it takes. If you know your zip code, go online and find a fuzzy friend nearby.
www.petfinder.com
5. Get Inspired
Loren Gelberg-Goff's internet radio show, Loving The Life You're In, serves up a weekly dose of positive, upbeat tips and conversations with some of the world's most interesting guests and experts.
www.worldtalkradio.com
6. Thank A Soldier
These people put their lives out there to serve our country. Let them know you'll be happy when they're home again.
www.amillionthanks.org
7. Give Something Back
Ditch TV for one hour and serve a meal at a shelter. Drive someone to an appointment. Paint over some graffiti. That hour will be treasured far longer than any sitcom.
www.unitedway.org
8. Turn Everything Off For 5 Minutes
TVs, stereos, iPods, computers, lights, clocks, the heat....everything. The quiet, the thoughtfulness, the lack of buzzing....it does wonders.
9. Go Outside
There is something inspiring outside -- even if it's just a weed in a crack on the sidewalk. Think about it -- with nothing but rain and sunshine and the ickiest bits of dust and dirt, that weed broke through concrete! If a little plant can do it, so can you.
10. Spin
In your office chair. In the elevator when no one else is in there. Outside. Nothing so easy can make you feel so 8 years old again. And when you were 8, anything was possible.
It still is.
Have a happy, hopeful New Year.
www.hopeisinthecards.org
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Tyra Banks Follows Oprah Winfrey Out of the Box
Oprah Winfrey blazed a trail for women to get their own talk shows -- and now she’s blazed a trail for women to move on from their talk shows.
Want proof? Tyra Banks announced today that she's ending her time on the daytime TV circuit. The Tyra Show will go the way of The Oprah Winfrey Show after it wraps its fifth season this spring.
"I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past five years," Tyra told PEOPLE. "My next huge steps will allow me to reach more women and young girls to help us all feel as fierce as we truly are."
As for what, exactly, those "huge steps" will be, the word is she's setting her sights on Hollywood via her own film production company, Bankable Studios. An "industry insider" told PEOPLE her aim will to be to bring "positive images of women to the big screen."
More.
Monday, December 28, 2009
We Interrupt This Blog To Bring You An Important Public Service Announcement
Huwag iboto ang mga tetano sa Congreso at Senado. Tama na, sobra na! Bawasan ang walang silbing tetano ng bayan.
Iwas Boga at Paputok!
Marami na namam ang masasaktan at mapuputulang ng daliri sa darating na bagong taon Huwag bumili ng Sinturon ni Hudas, Mother Rocket,Super Lolo, Bawang, Pla-Pla, Five Star, Whistle Bombs at Boga sa palengke. Taon taon rin ay maraming bata ang nalalason sa watusi na akala nila ay kendi. Konting ingatz mga bata. Have a safe new year's eve from My Pinoy Humor Blog.
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Hair Styling Tips by Celebrity Stylist Joey Nieves On How Guys Can Achieve Girl-Approved Hair for 2010
28 Dec 2009 14:00 Africa/Lagos
Hair Styling Tips by Celebrity Stylist Joey Nieves On How Guys Can Achieve Girl-Approved Hair for 2010
CHICAGO, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A bad hair day should worry guys. A recent survey by AXE of more than 2,000 girls finds that three in four (74%) say hair ranks among the first things they notice about a guy. But AXE, the leader in men's grooming, provides the solution - five shampoos and one conditioner for a clean look she'll notice and soft, touchable hair; and five styling products to choose from to give them an edge in the mating game.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/axe/41391/
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091228/NY30493 )
To help guys gain girl-approved hair, celebrity stylist Joey Nieves offers his top tips for avoiding common hair errors. As the celebrity stylist to some of the top stars in the music business, Nieves knows guys have specific hair problems. Their scalps tend to be oilier and they sweat more than girls, leading to different shampoo needs. Guys also commit specific hair styling errors -- think gunky, crunchy, poufy, flaky -- that turn girls off. AXE Hair was created specifically to alleviate these problems.
"Guys have shorter hair that needs a stronger holding product to provide style, but you don't want too much hold that leaves hair crunchy or stiff," advises Nieves. "Guys also tend to use their fingers rather than a comb or brush to style and restyle their hair. AXE Hair products let guys handle that easily. And because AXE Hair holds without all the hard gel, girls will find their guy's hair soft and touchable."
Here are a few of Joey's top hair tips for guys:
Scrub Hair Clean for a Fresh Start: Guys should shampoo and condition their hair every day. If they don't wash their hair every day, but do reapply hairstyling products every morning, they risk overloading their hair with products. Their scalp won't "breathe."
-- If they suffer from hard, crusty, over-gelled hair, a definite
turn-off for girls, they should try AXE Deep Clean Shampoo + Hair
Scrub. If features rock crystals and removes the gunky product
build-up and oil blocking guys' game.
-- If you use a lot of product in your hair, chances are your hair may be
dry, coarse and brittle. You simply cannot over-condition curly hair,
and using AXE: Just Soft Conditioner leaves hair soft and touchable.
Many guys think using conditioner is just a girl-thing. But as men's
scalp and hair differ from women's, using a women's product isn't
recommended.
-- For everyday care, keep things simple with one cool product such as
AXE 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner. It's great for a home shower or to
carry in the gym bag!
Find Your Girl-Approved Look: A guys' hair should fit his lifestyle and personality. Whether you want a no-fuss style or a look that unleashes your creativity and gets the right girl in your life excited about your hair, achieving a terrific end look is all about finding the right styling product and having proper communication with your barber or hairstylist.
-- Before getting a new haircut, consult with your barber or stylist to
craft a look that works with your face shape, hair type, hair texture
and lifestyle.
-- While the right cut is the first step to a stylish look, being
informed about hair maintenance and the right styling products will
take any look to a an entirely new irresistible level.
-- Check out the full line of shampoos, conditioners and styling
products from AXE Hair designed specifically to create hair that
guys want and girls love.
-- Remember: Hair is one of the most important contributors to your
image, and the right style and products will have girls begging to
run their fingers through it.
Style the Versatile Fringe: Guys looking for a new style should try the Fringe, keeping their hair longer on top, shorter on the sides - that cut will offer some of the most versatile and fun looks. While the fringe is cut to bring hair from the temples and crown toward the forehead, the overall effect depends largely on using the right styling product to create a rugged texture. It can look sophisticated when smoothed down and fun when spiked up.
-- For a sophisticated look, use AXE Smooth & Sophisticated Look Shine
Pomade that gives long-lasting shine and control for a smooth,
polished look.
-- For a spiked-up style, use a product such as AXE Spiked-Up Look Putty
that gives your hair hold without all the hard crunch of gel.
-- Whether you use a straightening iron or enjoy naturally straight hair,
a great guy fringe is all about texture. To achieve that stylish
forward fringe, the AXE Messy Look Paste gives hair a messy,
just-out-of-bed look she'll want to run her hands through.
Condition Your Curls: Some guys feel like they're fighting a losing battle when combating the frizz, high-volume and general wildness associated with curly hair, but when cared for properly, it can be their most striking feature!
-- To start, use a scalp-friendly shampoo and conditioner designed for
men like AXE Hair Clean and Control 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner. It
features a hydrating Kukui blend that cleans and keeps guys' hair
under control. A luscious head of curly locks definitely can prove a
head turner for girls.
About AXE
AXE, the leader in men's care, is an iconic personal care brand around the world that helps guys look, smell and feel their best. The Unilever-manufactured brand is available in a line of deodorant bodysprays, deodorant and antiperspirant sticks, shower gels and hair care products. AXE is the No. 1 men's grooming brand in the U.S., excluding shaving hardware and achieved this status only seven years after launch. Including deodorant bodysprays, AXE is the largest men's deodorant brand in the U.S. AXE shower gel, launched in 2005, reached No. 1 status five months after hitting shelves.
The brand's mission is to help guys get the girl with grooming products that reflect individual personality and lifestyle. For more information, visit www.theaxeeffect.com.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091228/NY30493
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Video: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/axe/41391
Source: AXE Hair
CONTACT: Maritza Santibanez, +1-312-240-2724,
Maritza.Santibanez@edelman.com
Web Site: http://www.theaxeeffect.com/
Hair Styling Tips by Celebrity Stylist Joey Nieves On How Guys Can Achieve Girl-Approved Hair for 2010
CHICAGO, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A bad hair day should worry guys. A recent survey by AXE of more than 2,000 girls finds that three in four (74%) say hair ranks among the first things they notice about a guy. But AXE, the leader in men's grooming, provides the solution - five shampoos and one conditioner for a clean look she'll notice and soft, touchable hair; and five styling products to choose from to give them an edge in the mating game.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/axe/41391/
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091228/NY30493 )
To help guys gain girl-approved hair, celebrity stylist Joey Nieves offers his top tips for avoiding common hair errors. As the celebrity stylist to some of the top stars in the music business, Nieves knows guys have specific hair problems. Their scalps tend to be oilier and they sweat more than girls, leading to different shampoo needs. Guys also commit specific hair styling errors -- think gunky, crunchy, poufy, flaky -- that turn girls off. AXE Hair was created specifically to alleviate these problems.
"Guys have shorter hair that needs a stronger holding product to provide style, but you don't want too much hold that leaves hair crunchy or stiff," advises Nieves. "Guys also tend to use their fingers rather than a comb or brush to style and restyle their hair. AXE Hair products let guys handle that easily. And because AXE Hair holds without all the hard gel, girls will find their guy's hair soft and touchable."
Here are a few of Joey's top hair tips for guys:
Scrub Hair Clean for a Fresh Start: Guys should shampoo and condition their hair every day. If they don't wash their hair every day, but do reapply hairstyling products every morning, they risk overloading their hair with products. Their scalp won't "breathe."
-- If they suffer from hard, crusty, over-gelled hair, a definite
turn-off for girls, they should try AXE Deep Clean Shampoo + Hair
Scrub. If features rock crystals and removes the gunky product
build-up and oil blocking guys' game.
-- If you use a lot of product in your hair, chances are your hair may be
dry, coarse and brittle. You simply cannot over-condition curly hair,
and using AXE: Just Soft Conditioner leaves hair soft and touchable.
Many guys think using conditioner is just a girl-thing. But as men's
scalp and hair differ from women's, using a women's product isn't
recommended.
-- For everyday care, keep things simple with one cool product such as
AXE 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner. It's great for a home shower or to
carry in the gym bag!
Find Your Girl-Approved Look: A guys' hair should fit his lifestyle and personality. Whether you want a no-fuss style or a look that unleashes your creativity and gets the right girl in your life excited about your hair, achieving a terrific end look is all about finding the right styling product and having proper communication with your barber or hairstylist.
-- Before getting a new haircut, consult with your barber or stylist to
craft a look that works with your face shape, hair type, hair texture
and lifestyle.
-- While the right cut is the first step to a stylish look, being
informed about hair maintenance and the right styling products will
take any look to a an entirely new irresistible level.
-- Check out the full line of shampoos, conditioners and styling
products from AXE Hair designed specifically to create hair that
guys want and girls love.
-- Remember: Hair is one of the most important contributors to your
image, and the right style and products will have girls begging to
run their fingers through it.
Style the Versatile Fringe: Guys looking for a new style should try the Fringe, keeping their hair longer on top, shorter on the sides - that cut will offer some of the most versatile and fun looks. While the fringe is cut to bring hair from the temples and crown toward the forehead, the overall effect depends largely on using the right styling product to create a rugged texture. It can look sophisticated when smoothed down and fun when spiked up.
-- For a sophisticated look, use AXE Smooth & Sophisticated Look Shine
Pomade that gives long-lasting shine and control for a smooth,
polished look.
-- For a spiked-up style, use a product such as AXE Spiked-Up Look Putty
that gives your hair hold without all the hard crunch of gel.
-- Whether you use a straightening iron or enjoy naturally straight hair,
a great guy fringe is all about texture. To achieve that stylish
forward fringe, the AXE Messy Look Paste gives hair a messy,
just-out-of-bed look she'll want to run her hands through.
Condition Your Curls: Some guys feel like they're fighting a losing battle when combating the frizz, high-volume and general wildness associated with curly hair, but when cared for properly, it can be their most striking feature!
-- To start, use a scalp-friendly shampoo and conditioner designed for
men like AXE Hair Clean and Control 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner. It
features a hydrating Kukui blend that cleans and keeps guys' hair
under control. A luscious head of curly locks definitely can prove a
head turner for girls.
About AXE
AXE, the leader in men's care, is an iconic personal care brand around the world that helps guys look, smell and feel their best. The Unilever-manufactured brand is available in a line of deodorant bodysprays, deodorant and antiperspirant sticks, shower gels and hair care products. AXE is the No. 1 men's grooming brand in the U.S., excluding shaving hardware and achieved this status only seven years after launch. Including deodorant bodysprays, AXE is the largest men's deodorant brand in the U.S. AXE shower gel, launched in 2005, reached No. 1 status five months after hitting shelves.
The brand's mission is to help guys get the girl with grooming products that reflect individual personality and lifestyle. For more information, visit www.theaxeeffect.com.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091228/NY30493
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Video: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/axe/41391
Source: AXE Hair
CONTACT: Maritza Santibanez, +1-312-240-2724,
Maritza.Santibanez@edelman.com
Web Site: http://www.theaxeeffect.com/
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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janet napolitano
Napolitano Says ‘No Indication’ Bomb Attempt Part of Larger Plot
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said U.S. officials have “no indication” that an attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight approaching Detroit on Christmas Day was part of a larger plot.
“Right now we have no indication that this is part of anything larger,” Napolitano said today on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “The investigation continues.” She said officials are seeking to learn whether the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had any ties to the terrorist organization al- Qaeda.
“It would be imappropriate to speculate about whether or not he had such ties,” Napolitano said.
Merry Millionaire Balato?
Ang daming nag-email na humihirit ng balato from My Pinoy Humor Blog. And my long lost kamaganak are coming out of the woodwork, me Nigerian pa! Sori po at napurnada ang balato nimyo. Well let me explain, i'ts like...well... basicaly... actually.... parang ganito ang nagyari, panoorin na lang ninyo.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Flash Sales
Thousands of bargain-hungry shoppers are flocking to high street chains across the country snap up post-Christmas discounts.
With Boxing Day falling on a Saturday, retailers are expecting today to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
It is estimated that more than £3bn will be spent by shoppers, with 80% of the British public expected to visit the sales.
Sky reporter Tessa Chapman said the queues at Manchester's Trafford Centre had started forming at 6am as retailers promised discounts of between 40% and 60%.
"The shopping centre is hoping to attract 140,000 shoppers through the door, they have 10,000 parking spaces and are expecting each and every single one to be filled," she said.
"They have got 200 shops here and the vast majority will be open and taking advantage of the fact that for the first time in 11 years Boxing Day falls on a Saturday."
Next and Debenhams threw open their doors at 7am, and Selfridges started trading at its Birmingham and Manchester branches at 8am.
At Selfridges' flagship store in London, hundreds of people had queued outside the shop which opened for business at 9am.
Mary Adonis, 32, who lives in Portobello, west London, arrived at the Oxford Street department store at 2am to get a prime spot.
She said: "I want to look in all the departments, maybe for a bag. I love Gucci."
More than 125,000 shoppers are expected to descend on Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe, Kent.
General manager Andrew Parkinson said car parks were already 70% full by 11am.
"Key to this is that most retailers did not go on sale pre-Christmas," he explained
"Shoppers are therefore travelling to Bluewater to find real bargains, of which there are plenty."
Meanwile, Capital Shopping Centres, which owns 14 shopping sites across the UK, said it was expecting bumper days today and tomorrow.
Commercial Director Trevor Pereira said: "Customers have been flooding through our 14 centres' doors from the early hours today.
"Shoppers have been planning their sale purchases before the VAT hike comes into effect, and as a consequence we are extremely busy."
Brooke Mueller Sheen
Charlie Sheen arrested, released; Brooke Mueller Sheen and drink??
The sad Christmas tale of Charlie Sheen arrested and charged with a reported 2 felonies and 1 misdemeanor charge of domestic violence against his wife Brooke Mueller Sheen in Aspen, Colorado is gaining clarity.
After accounts that Charlie Sheen would not be able to post bond after his arrest, TMZ.com reports that he paid $8,500 after talking to a county judge. He's out of jail.
Moreover, his wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, was given a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in her body relative to her blood; the percentage was .13. By contrast, Charlie Sheen was given the same test and posted .04. TMZ wrote that law enforcement sources say Brooke Mueller Sheen was "legally drunk" when she called 911.
In a way, this is beginning to read like the Tila Tequila / Sean Merriman incident all over again. In that case, an intoxicated Tila Tequila called 911 reporting that Sean Merriman allegedly assaulted her. The San Diego County District Attorney dropped the case after witnesses and Merriman claimed he was trying to stop her from driving while drunk.
The difference here is there are no reported witnesses as of this writing, just Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Sheen.
Charlie Sheen said Brooke Sheen was the agressor and he was trying to defend himself. Again, that's very similar to the Tila Tequila / Sean Merriman disagreement.
Top-Grossing Films and Publisher Successes Mark 2000-2009 as Decade of the Pulps
24 Dec 2009 16:25 Africa/Lagos
Top-Grossing Films and Publisher Successes Mark 2000-2009 as Decade of the Pulps
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulp fiction is back as entertainment, according to box office and publishing reports. America's fascination was evidenced with Hollywood's top-grossing films for the first decade of the 21st century, of which 8 of the top 10 were either stories written during fiction's golden age in the 1930s, 40s and 50s like Lord of the Rings or based on heroes from that time as in Batman: The Dark Knight, Spider Man 1 and 2 and Star Wars Episode 3, garnering well over $3,200,000,000 in the US alone. While in publishing, L. Ron Hubbard's multi-genre pulp fiction series, "Stories from the Golden Age," Walter Gibson's "The Shadow" and Lester Dent's "Doc Savage" all saw marked increases in distribution and sales in traditional and non-traditional outlets.
Pulp classics date back to the 1930s and 40s - the time known as the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction and the last period that America faced both an economic collapse and multiple wars.
Hollywood-based Galaxy Press alone reported a 500% sales increase spurred by a strong domestic demand from the library, education and transportation markets since the launch of its line of 80 pulp fiction print and audio books by pulp master L. Ron Hubbard.
"It's clear that these audiences are looking for high-action entertainment with a broad appeal to readers of all ages - including readers who need to see the story take off right away," said John Goodwin, president of Galaxy Press, publishers of the Stories from the Golden Age (www.goldenagestories.com) book series.
"During the 1930s and 40s, America was going through the Great Depression, war had just finished, and another was looming," Goodwin said. "Americans needed an escape and the pulp writers - at least the very good ones like Hubbard, Gibson, Dent and Burroughs - provided that desperately needed outlet."
Pulp fiction characters, like the stories, were bigger than life and that is what appealed to the 30,000,000-plus readers caught in harsh economic times. America needed and wanted heroes and the pulps provided them. Adventure House publisher, John Gunnison, a Maryland-based republisher and distributor of pulp fiction (www.adventurehouse.com), understands why Hollywood is so enamored with pulp fiction, stating, "There's no better heroes than the pulp heroes."
"For a few decades," Goodwin added, "Americans didn't need their heroes with America's global expansion, housing, technology and Internet booms - who needs a hero to save you if you're not in danger?"
Based on film success and publishing numbers, America's love for heroes and desire to see them win has definitely returned.
For more information on L. Ron Hubbard and Stories from the Golden Age go to www.goldenagestories.com.
Source: Author Services, Inc.
CONTACT: John Goodwin, +1-323-466-3310, jgoodwin@galaxypress.com
Web Site: http://www.goldenagestories.com/
Top-Grossing Films and Publisher Successes Mark 2000-2009 as Decade of the Pulps
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulp fiction is back as entertainment, according to box office and publishing reports. America's fascination was evidenced with Hollywood's top-grossing films for the first decade of the 21st century, of which 8 of the top 10 were either stories written during fiction's golden age in the 1930s, 40s and 50s like Lord of the Rings or based on heroes from that time as in Batman: The Dark Knight, Spider Man 1 and 2 and Star Wars Episode 3, garnering well over $3,200,000,000 in the US alone. While in publishing, L. Ron Hubbard's multi-genre pulp fiction series, "Stories from the Golden Age," Walter Gibson's "The Shadow" and Lester Dent's "Doc Savage" all saw marked increases in distribution and sales in traditional and non-traditional outlets.
Pulp classics date back to the 1930s and 40s - the time known as the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction and the last period that America faced both an economic collapse and multiple wars.
Hollywood-based Galaxy Press alone reported a 500% sales increase spurred by a strong domestic demand from the library, education and transportation markets since the launch of its line of 80 pulp fiction print and audio books by pulp master L. Ron Hubbard.
"It's clear that these audiences are looking for high-action entertainment with a broad appeal to readers of all ages - including readers who need to see the story take off right away," said John Goodwin, president of Galaxy Press, publishers of the Stories from the Golden Age (www.goldenagestories.com) book series.
"During the 1930s and 40s, America was going through the Great Depression, war had just finished, and another was looming," Goodwin said. "Americans needed an escape and the pulp writers - at least the very good ones like Hubbard, Gibson, Dent and Burroughs - provided that desperately needed outlet."
Pulp fiction characters, like the stories, were bigger than life and that is what appealed to the 30,000,000-plus readers caught in harsh economic times. America needed and wanted heroes and the pulps provided them. Adventure House publisher, John Gunnison, a Maryland-based republisher and distributor of pulp fiction (www.adventurehouse.com), understands why Hollywood is so enamored with pulp fiction, stating, "There's no better heroes than the pulp heroes."
"For a few decades," Goodwin added, "Americans didn't need their heroes with America's global expansion, housing, technology and Internet booms - who needs a hero to save you if you're not in danger?"
Based on film success and publishing numbers, America's love for heroes and desire to see them win has definitely returned.
For more information on L. Ron Hubbard and Stories from the Golden Age go to www.goldenagestories.com.
Source: Author Services, Inc.
CONTACT: John Goodwin, +1-323-466-3310, jgoodwin@galaxypress.com
Web Site: http://www.goldenagestories.com/
My Christmas Angel
My Christmas Angel
December 25, 1999. 2.55 pm
The famous thriller novelist James Hadley Chase called one of his bestselling novels, “You're Dead Without Money`” Emmanuel now knew what he meant by that title, but he would rather say, you are lonely without money, because, in a capitalist state, you are handicapped without money. Money is a meal ticket. Money opens doors and money pulls crowd. Without money, you are disregarded and treated like a beggar.
Emmanuel was all alone in his squalid bed-sitting room in Onike, a suburb in Lagos city. He was lying on his back in bed, gazing at the ceiling. He was seeing many things of different forms, shapes and sizes. They were images of his distorted visions as he was contemplating his thoughts. He was wondering why none of his so called buddies and girlfriends cared to visit him. Why? Was it because he did not give them any gifts in cash or kind? He was flat broke and could not even afford an ordinary greeting card. In fact, he was so broke that he could not even afford a meal on Christmas Day. He had only water to offer anyone who would visit him today.
He had been jobless for the past twelve months living on credit and charity, borrowing and sorrowing in self-pity and he owed over fifty thousand naira. His landlord was threatening to eject him before the New Year. He said his eviction was long over due, because he had not paid his rent for over a year now. His debts were his worst nightmares. Everyone on his street knew he was a debtor. He had become the byword of his neighborhood. The laughing stock of many people who knew him when he was enjoying himself as a well paid banker. They were now making fun of him, since he had become the object of their derision. Most of his so called friends seemed to have forgotten to visit him for months and some of them were avoiding him like a plague. Especially the girls who flocked to him when he was working as a senior clerk at the Lagos City Bank (LCB) and always looked well-fed and well dressed in suits and traditional African attires in vogue. Then he was the toast of many girlfriends who always visited to dine and wine with him, watch the videos of the latest movies and listen to the CDs of the popular psychedelic music blaring from his CD player. The landlord made him the caretaker of the tenement and his neighbors always welcomed him gladly with open arms and broad smiles of appreciation. But now he was an eyesore to them. Poverty had turned him into a pauper. He was now tired of borrowing or begging for a living. His television set, video player and CD player were gone. He sold them to pay some of his debts and buy some foodstuffs. He also sold most of his fancy clothes to make ends meet. His wardrobe was more or less empty. He had only two worn shirts, two pairs of over-worn faded trousers, a pair of over-worn leather slippers and pair bathroom slippers. He was feeling comfortless and hopeless. He was even ashamed to go to church.
So this is life.
I have learnt my lessons.
Where are all my so called friends now?
The Big Boys Club, my sweethearts Ronke and Diana?
They don’t visit me anymore.
Only Mama Wande remembered to give him a plate of rice and stew with a piece of chicken and a bottle of iced soda. That was in the morning. He ate half of the food and kept the remaining half for the evening. God bless Mama Wande, the kind woman of all seasons and unlike the others who would only give you something in response to what you have given them or what you have done for them. C’est la Vie. Such is life.
These painful thoughts were festering thorns in his tender heart. He was having headaches. Poverty can cause hypertension.
But what would a poor man do?
Wallow in self-pity of his abject poverty?
No.
He must cheer up.
Imagine a young man of 30 all alone at home and lying in his pajamas in bed on Christmas Day, day dreaming, depressed all because of poverty. What a pity.
Even his relatives were not visiting him and since he had not been able to send money to his younger brothers and sisters, he had not heard from them for months. Their letters stopped coming six months ago. He even heard that they always hissed at the mention of his name in their village. He had lost his pride as the Opara (first son) of their parents who had passed away one after the other eight years ago. C’est la Vie.
Oh, God! Don’t let these festering thoughts kill me.
Have mercy on me.
Only the Almighty God could comfort him now.
Then he heard the sound of someone knocking at his door.
Someone was knocking!
Who could be the one?
It could be an outsider or a neighbor?
Not the landlord.
The landlord wouldn’t knock.
The landlord would bang on the door, shouting, Emma oh! Open the door!
He would say that only visitors should knock and not the landlord, the owner of the house.
“Yes. Who is it?”
“Angela.”
The sing-song voice shook Emmanuel from his state of melancholy.
He recognized the velvet voice of the person knocking at his door.
Oh, Sweet Jesus! Angela of all people!
Of all his female friends, Angela was the last person he ever expected to visit him!
She was from a very wealthy family living in the exclusive area of Lagos called VGC. Her father was a real estate tycoon and her mother was the publisher of a celebrated society magazine called SiSi. He met her whilst attending a seminar at the Eko L’ Meridien Hotel on Victoria Island. She was a Public Relations Manager of the Lagoon Island Bank near the hotel. They were attracted to each other and went to lunch thrice. They exchanged phone calls before she was sent overseas on management transfer. He lost contact with her and gave up the hope of seeing her again. He thought he was dreaming. He rushed to open the door. She was radiant in a silver hat, blue silk gown and white high heeled shoes. She was looking like an angel from the blues. He was dumbfounded, gaping and gasping as he saw her. She stared at him with a smile. He was like a bag of bones in his torn and worn pajamas. He was a pitiable sight. Emmanuel was ashamed of himself.
“Oh, God!”
“Emma?’ She called his name as if she was not sure if he was alright. She was startled by his unkempt looks. He was like a man who was suddenly released from the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. If she had not known him before, his dirty appearance would have turned her off. But she had been warned of his present predicament when she met one of his former colleagues since she returned from America seven days ago. In fact, what she heard moved her to tears. She found his address and told one of her father’s drivers to take her to his residence on the mainland of Lagos. A ghetto in Yaba.
Tears trickled to her rosy cheeks as she gazed at him.
“Co…com in….si…down,” he muttered, stuttering in embarrassment.
She came into his squalid room.
He offered her the only wooden chair in the room.
She sat down still gazing at him. A shadow of the dashing young man she once fell in love with at first sight for his exotic romantic looks. He became her beau for a couple of months. But her father did not accept him.
“An ordinary clerk living in an ordinary one room cannot go out with my first daughter! It is a social embarrassment,” he said and waved off her pleas in dismissal.
“Father, I love Emma and he may be only a clerk today, but he could end up as a managing director in a big firm tomorrow. Rome was not built in a day. After all, you told me that you were once a bricklayer,” she defended her choice.
“Well, Angela has a point there,” her mother said in support.
Her father hissed and bluntly refused to agree with them. He planned her transfer to a company in the United States of America to break up her blossoming relationship with Emmanuel. Then he used his own means to intercept her letters to Emma and he never knew about her whereabouts again. So, Angela did not receive any reply and concluded that Emmanuel was no longer interested in her. She stopped writing. Emmanuel thought she had also disregarded him and forgot about her and faced his quest for survival.
Angela returned from America and discovered the bitter truth of how her father worked against her relationship with Emmanuel. She blamed her father for the present woes of Emmanuel. She made up her mind to elope with him and believed that their love would succeed.
“Angie…,” Emmanuel muttered as if he had sore throat.
“Merry Christmas,” she said.
The greeting was like chocolate melting in his mouth. Emmanuel’s downcast face brightened like someone who was groping in darkness suddenly seeing a flashlight.
“Angie. Oh, my Christmas angel,” he enthused.
She got up from the seat and embraced him wholeheartedly and did not mind his filthiness.
Her sweet smelling perfume refreshed him like water poured on a parched ground in the heat of summer.
There were no words to express his feelings as her warm embrace elated his spirits. Emmanuel felt like he was in heaven on earth.
Oh, God!
She took him out to the beach for a picnic and they spent the Christmas night together in her private quarters in Ikoyi. Emmanuel had never experienced a miracle so magnificent. He simply surrendered to his God sent Christmas angel.
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I have not edited this short story.
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December 25, 1999. 2.55 pm
The famous thriller novelist James Hadley Chase called one of his bestselling novels, “You're Dead Without Money`” Emmanuel now knew what he meant by that title, but he would rather say, you are lonely without money, because, in a capitalist state, you are handicapped without money. Money is a meal ticket. Money opens doors and money pulls crowd. Without money, you are disregarded and treated like a beggar.
Emmanuel was all alone in his squalid bed-sitting room in Onike, a suburb in Lagos city. He was lying on his back in bed, gazing at the ceiling. He was seeing many things of different forms, shapes and sizes. They were images of his distorted visions as he was contemplating his thoughts. He was wondering why none of his so called buddies and girlfriends cared to visit him. Why? Was it because he did not give them any gifts in cash or kind? He was flat broke and could not even afford an ordinary greeting card. In fact, he was so broke that he could not even afford a meal on Christmas Day. He had only water to offer anyone who would visit him today.
He had been jobless for the past twelve months living on credit and charity, borrowing and sorrowing in self-pity and he owed over fifty thousand naira. His landlord was threatening to eject him before the New Year. He said his eviction was long over due, because he had not paid his rent for over a year now. His debts were his worst nightmares. Everyone on his street knew he was a debtor. He had become the byword of his neighborhood. The laughing stock of many people who knew him when he was enjoying himself as a well paid banker. They were now making fun of him, since he had become the object of their derision. Most of his so called friends seemed to have forgotten to visit him for months and some of them were avoiding him like a plague. Especially the girls who flocked to him when he was working as a senior clerk at the Lagos City Bank (LCB) and always looked well-fed and well dressed in suits and traditional African attires in vogue. Then he was the toast of many girlfriends who always visited to dine and wine with him, watch the videos of the latest movies and listen to the CDs of the popular psychedelic music blaring from his CD player. The landlord made him the caretaker of the tenement and his neighbors always welcomed him gladly with open arms and broad smiles of appreciation. But now he was an eyesore to them. Poverty had turned him into a pauper. He was now tired of borrowing or begging for a living. His television set, video player and CD player were gone. He sold them to pay some of his debts and buy some foodstuffs. He also sold most of his fancy clothes to make ends meet. His wardrobe was more or less empty. He had only two worn shirts, two pairs of over-worn faded trousers, a pair of over-worn leather slippers and pair bathroom slippers. He was feeling comfortless and hopeless. He was even ashamed to go to church.
So this is life.
I have learnt my lessons.
Where are all my so called friends now?
The Big Boys Club, my sweethearts Ronke and Diana?
They don’t visit me anymore.
Only Mama Wande remembered to give him a plate of rice and stew with a piece of chicken and a bottle of iced soda. That was in the morning. He ate half of the food and kept the remaining half for the evening. God bless Mama Wande, the kind woman of all seasons and unlike the others who would only give you something in response to what you have given them or what you have done for them. C’est la Vie. Such is life.
These painful thoughts were festering thorns in his tender heart. He was having headaches. Poverty can cause hypertension.
But what would a poor man do?
Wallow in self-pity of his abject poverty?
No.
He must cheer up.
Imagine a young man of 30 all alone at home and lying in his pajamas in bed on Christmas Day, day dreaming, depressed all because of poverty. What a pity.
Even his relatives were not visiting him and since he had not been able to send money to his younger brothers and sisters, he had not heard from them for months. Their letters stopped coming six months ago. He even heard that they always hissed at the mention of his name in their village. He had lost his pride as the Opara (first son) of their parents who had passed away one after the other eight years ago. C’est la Vie.
Oh, God! Don’t let these festering thoughts kill me.
Have mercy on me.
Only the Almighty God could comfort him now.
Then he heard the sound of someone knocking at his door.
Someone was knocking!
Who could be the one?
It could be an outsider or a neighbor?
Not the landlord.
The landlord wouldn’t knock.
The landlord would bang on the door, shouting, Emma oh! Open the door!
He would say that only visitors should knock and not the landlord, the owner of the house.
“Yes. Who is it?”
“Angela.”
The sing-song voice shook Emmanuel from his state of melancholy.
He recognized the velvet voice of the person knocking at his door.
Oh, Sweet Jesus! Angela of all people!
Of all his female friends, Angela was the last person he ever expected to visit him!
She was from a very wealthy family living in the exclusive area of Lagos called VGC. Her father was a real estate tycoon and her mother was the publisher of a celebrated society magazine called SiSi. He met her whilst attending a seminar at the Eko L’ Meridien Hotel on Victoria Island. She was a Public Relations Manager of the Lagoon Island Bank near the hotel. They were attracted to each other and went to lunch thrice. They exchanged phone calls before she was sent overseas on management transfer. He lost contact with her and gave up the hope of seeing her again. He thought he was dreaming. He rushed to open the door. She was radiant in a silver hat, blue silk gown and white high heeled shoes. She was looking like an angel from the blues. He was dumbfounded, gaping and gasping as he saw her. She stared at him with a smile. He was like a bag of bones in his torn and worn pajamas. He was a pitiable sight. Emmanuel was ashamed of himself.
“Oh, God!”
“Emma?’ She called his name as if she was not sure if he was alright. She was startled by his unkempt looks. He was like a man who was suddenly released from the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. If she had not known him before, his dirty appearance would have turned her off. But she had been warned of his present predicament when she met one of his former colleagues since she returned from America seven days ago. In fact, what she heard moved her to tears. She found his address and told one of her father’s drivers to take her to his residence on the mainland of Lagos. A ghetto in Yaba.
Tears trickled to her rosy cheeks as she gazed at him.
“Co…com in….si…down,” he muttered, stuttering in embarrassment.
She came into his squalid room.
He offered her the only wooden chair in the room.
She sat down still gazing at him. A shadow of the dashing young man she once fell in love with at first sight for his exotic romantic looks. He became her beau for a couple of months. But her father did not accept him.
“An ordinary clerk living in an ordinary one room cannot go out with my first daughter! It is a social embarrassment,” he said and waved off her pleas in dismissal.
“Father, I love Emma and he may be only a clerk today, but he could end up as a managing director in a big firm tomorrow. Rome was not built in a day. After all, you told me that you were once a bricklayer,” she defended her choice.
“Well, Angela has a point there,” her mother said in support.
Her father hissed and bluntly refused to agree with them. He planned her transfer to a company in the United States of America to break up her blossoming relationship with Emmanuel. Then he used his own means to intercept her letters to Emma and he never knew about her whereabouts again. So, Angela did not receive any reply and concluded that Emmanuel was no longer interested in her. She stopped writing. Emmanuel thought she had also disregarded him and forgot about her and faced his quest for survival.
Angela returned from America and discovered the bitter truth of how her father worked against her relationship with Emmanuel. She blamed her father for the present woes of Emmanuel. She made up her mind to elope with him and believed that their love would succeed.
“Angie…,” Emmanuel muttered as if he had sore throat.
“Merry Christmas,” she said.
The greeting was like chocolate melting in his mouth. Emmanuel’s downcast face brightened like someone who was groping in darkness suddenly seeing a flashlight.
“Angie. Oh, my Christmas angel,” he enthused.
She got up from the seat and embraced him wholeheartedly and did not mind his filthiness.
Her sweet smelling perfume refreshed him like water poured on a parched ground in the heat of summer.
There were no words to express his feelings as her warm embrace elated his spirits. Emmanuel felt like he was in heaven on earth.
Oh, God!
She took him out to the beach for a picnic and they spent the Christmas night together in her private quarters in Ikoyi. Emmanuel had never experienced a miracle so magnificent. He simply surrendered to his God sent Christmas angel.
PS:
I have not edited this short story.
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$5.99
#168864 in Books
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Goldfish have no Hiding Place ~ James Hadley Chase
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#405344 in Books
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#451658 in Books
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$12.71
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More Deadly than the Male
Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Pinoy NORAD Santa Tracker Live
It's Christmas eve, almost midnight na here in North America at medyo late yata si Santa. Where the heck is Santa Claus. Teka minute, heto po ang latest update from Pinoy NORAD Santa Tracker. Namataan si Santa na naipit daw ng traffic sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Sa me pagitan ng Boni Ave. at Shaw Boulevard, malapit daw siya sa me Mercury Drug, Igan. Kung hindi uusad ang traffic e baka daw mag-MRT na lang siya sa Shaw. Kaya konting hintay lang mga boys en girls sa US of A at darating din jan c Santa.
Isang ligtas, mapera at masayang Pasko sa mga batang maghahanting ng kanilang ninong at ninang ngayong kapaskohan. Mula sa My Pinoy Humor Blog, Happy Hunting! Sugod mga inaanaaak!
Isang ligtas, mapera at masayang Pasko sa mga batang maghahanting ng kanilang ninong at ninang ngayong kapaskohan. Mula sa My Pinoy Humor Blog, Happy Hunting! Sugod mga inaanaaak!
'Twas the Night Before Christmas: First Lady Michelle Obama Reads the Holiday Classic
'Twas the Night before Christmas: A video of the holiday classic being read by First Lady Michelle Obama is available at www.childrensnational.org for children and families around the country and world. Children's National has hosted every First Lady since Mrs. Truman. Children's National Medical Center is a national and international destination for children needing specialty medical care, and is located just four miles from the White House. Photo credit: Rick Rinehard. (PRNewsFoto/Children's National Medical Center) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
24 Dec 2009 05:28 Africa/Lagos
'Twas the Night Before Christmas: First Lady Michelle Obama Reads the Holiday Classic
Children's National Posts Favorite Story on Its Site
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Lady Michelle Obama read the holiday classic 'Twas the Night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, during her holiday visit to Children's National Medical Center. A video of the classic story being read by the nation's First Lady is available on the Children's National website, so children and families around the country and world can share the special holiday visit.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091223/DC30393 )
First Lady Michele Obama, with daughters Malia and Sasha, along with dog Bo, visited patients and staff at Children's National Medical Center on Tuesday, December 22.
As part of her visit on Tuesday, Mrs. Obama and her daughters read stories to children staying at the hospital who were brought down to the hospital atrium for the annual event.
"It's been a longstanding tradition for First Ladies to visit the nation's children's hospital. We are pleased that Mrs. Obama and her daughters brought such joy to our patients and staff," said Jacqueline D. Bowens, Executive Vice President and Chief Government and External Affairs Officer at Children's National.
The tradition of First Ladies visiting Children's National goes back to First Lady Bess Truman. Children's National Medical Center is located less than four miles from the White House.
About Children's National Medical Center
Children's National Medical Center, located in Washington, DC, is a proven leader in the development of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury. Children's has been serving the nation's children for more than 135 years. Children's National is proudly ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by US News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit www.childrensnational.org.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Festivus-The Holiday For the Rest of Us
Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for the TV show Seinfeld as part of a comical storyline on the show. The holiday's celebration, as shown on Seinfeld, includes an aluminum "Festivus pole", practices such as the "Airing of Grievances" and the "Feats of Strength", and the labeling of easily explainable events as "Festivus miracles". [wiki]
As Frank Costanza aka Jerry Stiller would say "Until you pin me, George, Festivus is not over!" Happy Festivus for the rest of us!
As Frank Costanza aka Jerry Stiller would say "Until you pin me, George, Festivus is not over!" Happy Festivus for the rest of us!
Rihanna Rocks Our World: GQ January 2010 App
Rihanna Rocks Our World: GQ January 2010 App
Get exclusive photos and video of Rihanna in this month's digital issue of GQ. Tip: Turn your iPhone horizontally for the full layout.
Rihanna Rocks Our World with the most romantic magazine cover of 2009 and what a WOW way to enter the New Year 2010!
Merry Christmas and please, do not let Rihanna make you wet!
"In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity" - Albert Einstein
To do well in life you must first think well - John C. Maxwell
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Secret Love at Tattoo ni Santa Claus
Last minute pahabol e-card para sa mga katribo. Let's ink Santa then send the kumikembot video ni Santa Claus to a friend or love ones. O tatoan na! Isang click lang here.
Kiss and Tell - Celebs Under the Mistletoe
22 Dec 2009 15:00 Africa/Lagos
Kiss and Tell - Celebs Under the Mistletoe
LONDON, December 22/PRNewswire/ -- Girls Aloud beauty Cheryl Cole is the celebrity most men would like to pucker up to under the mistletoe this Christmas.
Geordie Cheryl, 26, tops off a successful year in which she mentored X Factor winner Joe McElderry by being named the star the nation's hot-blooded males would most like to give a festive kiss.
One in four (25 per cent) of the 1,400 men quizzed put singer Cheryl at the top of their list, knocking Hollywood star Angelina Jolie into second place with 24 per cent of votes.
In third place was TV presenter Holly Willoughby, with one in seven men wishing to share their mistletoe moment with her this year, according to a poll by Lypsyl lip balm(1).
Among the nation's women, Simon Cowell missed the top spot again when it came to kissable men. Just one in five girls said they would like to bump into him under the mistletoe.
The number one Lypsyl mistletoe choice for women was Hollywood heart throb George Clooney who has one in three women round the country wanting to lock lips with him.
Actor Brad Pitt matched his wife Angelina Jolie by coming a close second in the male celebrity poll with 25 per cent of the vote, followed by James Bond hunk Daniel Craig with 15 percent.
Lypsyl, which sells a lip balm every two seconds(2), ran the nationwide survey to launch its Celebrity Lips of the Year contest. People can vote for their favourite celebrity on the brand's Facebook fan page Lypsyl: Love Your Lips and the results will be revealed in February 2010.
A Lypsyl spokesperson said: "The vote for Cheryl Cole as the most kissable celebrity caps a fantastic year for her following her success as a solo artist and X Factor judge. Lypsyl lip balm is an essential in every woman's handbag if they want to have luscious lips like Cheryl's."
Notes to Editors
(1) Survey of 1,423 people by Redshift in December 2009
(2) IRI HBA All Outlets 52 w/e 22 Mar 2008, Unit Sales
North East
- Cheryl Cole (24%), Angelina Jolie (9%), Dannii Minogue (6%)
- George Clooney (21%), Brad Pitt (15%), Simon Cowell (7%)
North West
- Cheryl Cole (18%), Angelina Jolie (15%), Dannii Minogue (6%)
- George Clooney (16%), Brad Pitt (16%), Daniel Craig (10%)
Yorkshire / Humberside
- Cheryl Cole (14%), Holly Willoughby (13%), Angelina Jolie (10%)
- George Clooney (22%), Brad Pitt (16%), Daniel Craig (7%)
East Midlands
- Angelina Jolie (20%), Holly Willoughby (13%), Cheryl Cole (9%)
- George Clooney (20%), Brad Pitt (10%), Daniel Craig (6%)
West Midlands
- Cheryl Cole (21%), Angelina Jolie (11%), Dannii Minogue (5%)
- George Clooney (15%), Brad Pitt (14%), Daniel Craig (13%)
East of England
- Cheryl Cole (13%), Holly Willoughby (11%), Dannii Minogue (5%)
- George Clooney (33%), Brad Pitt (15%), Daniel Craig (5%)
Greater London
- Angelina Jolie (14%), Cheryl Cole (10%), Dannii Minogue (5%)
- George Clooney (21%), Brad Pitt (17%), Daniel Craig (11%)
South East
- Angelina Jolie (14%), Cheryl Cole (13%), Dannii Minogue (8%)
- George Clooney (17%), Brad Pitt (17%), Daniel Craig (11%)
South West
- Angelina Jolie (13%), Dannii Minogue (10%), Cheryl Cole (8%)
- George Clooney (19%), Brad Pitt (12%), Robert Pattinson (9%)
Scotland
- Angelina Jolie (17%), Cheryl Cole (8%), Holly Willoughby (6%)
- George Clooney (20%), Brad Pitt (17%), Daniel Craig (9%)
Wales
- Angelina Jolie (18%), Cheryl Cole (13%), Holly Willoughby (7%)
- Brad Pitt (18%), George Clooney (18%), Daniel Craig (11%)
Source: Lypsyl
For further information please contact the Novartis Consumer Health Press Office: +44(0)20-7878-3133 / novartisconsumerhealth@mslpr.co.uk
Monday, December 21, 2009
Paskong Balikbayan Box
Kung pwede lang sumakay sa balikbayan box sana ay nadiyan na ako sa piling mo. Maligayang Pasko sinta ko.Rosie Gets Wet in Sexy Swimwear
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Sexy model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley enjoys being wet as she poses in bikinis and one piece swimwear for Victoria's Secret catalogue shoot on the beach in Saint Barthelemy, French West Indies.
Well, even though the calendar says December 21 - the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, it's also that time of the year for creating those hot, sexy pictures of bikinis and swimwear models that will entice us with every catalog page we turn or ad we view.
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So even as we watch a blanket of white snow covering the ground, down in the islands they are seeing blankets of white, foamy ocean waves washing up on the beach.
Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can make any type of swimwear look hot and sexy.
She really looks sexy in the pictured one piece body sliming swimsuit.
The swimsuit, a dark blue swimsuit with black geometrical designs, really stands out against the backdrop of white, ocean waves.
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The top of the swimwear adds enhancement to her cleavage.
Really a great one piece swimsuit design, don't you think?
But Rosie Huntington-Whiteley really shines in those itty bitty, form fitting bikinis.
Her well toned, fitness model body serves as a beautiful canvas for displaying those very sexy string bikinis.
She looks really stunning in a red with yellow string bikini that was featured in the photo shoot.
The bikini top focuses attention on her cleavage. Just a really sexy and stunning bikini for those that dare to bare a bit of skin.
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Top model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been modeling since 2003. She has worked with many leading designers and brands including Tommy Hilfinger - DKNY, Max Azria - BCBG and Ralph Lauren.
In 2006, she made her first appearance on the Victoria's Secret runway.
She was also named Model of the Year at the 2009 Elle Style Awards.
If you are looking for your own winter get-a-way or just want to see more swimwear and bikini photos, just check out our swimwear pages.
If you cannot see the video clips, photos in your E-mail or news reader, just go to Rosie Get Wet in Sexy Swimwear.
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Why Are Men Such Dogs?: Psychiatrist Reveals Why Men Cheat and Why Women Believe Their Lies
21 Dec 2009 14:20 Africa/Lagos
Why Are Men Such Dogs?: Psychiatrist Reveals Why Men Cheat and Why Women Believe Their Lies
GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- We hear a new story in the media every month: Celebrities, politicians, and high-profile businessmen cheating on their spouses. With these stories being so common, it's easy for single women to doubt that they could ever have a "happily ever after" ending in their own lives.
Psychiatrist and author of the book Little White Whys: A Woman's Guide through the Lies Men Tell and Why, Dr. Ishmael Major, has heard every crazy story under the sun and shares his insider's view with women. This fun and informative guest can tell your audience the most outrageous lies he has heard men tell to cover their tracks. He can also help the ladies in your audience by sharing the top 3 ways to tell if a guy is lying and by giving women a 10-second test to tell immediately if a man is lying.
Invite Dr. Major to answer:
-- Why should women only believe half of what men say?
-- What are the major red flags women should look for?
-- When should a woman end a relationship?
-- What lies do men tell themselves?
-- Is it possible to find trust and happiness in a relationship?
CREDENTIALS: Ishmael Major, M.D. is a psychiatrist and infidelity expert who has helped thousands of people find happiness within their relationships. His book Little White Whys: A Woman's Guide through the Lies Men Tell and Why reveals the secrets women want to know about why some men lie in relationships. Dr. Major has been featured on NBC News 2 WCBD, WMYA News 13's My 40 TV Morning Show with Victoria Dunkle, The Oakland Tribune, the N'DIGO newspaper, Connections on ETV, On Point With Cynthia Hardy WWDM 101.3 FM, The P.A Bennett Show WGCV, KMBP Mountain Public Radio, KKNW 1150 AM's Chat With Women, and KPAY 1290 AM.
AVAILABILITY: South Carolina, nationwide by arrangement, and via telephone
CONTACT: Dr. Ishmael Major, (904) 254-9643 (SC); drbyday@gmail.com; http://www.littlewhitewhys.com/
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.
Source: Dr. Ishmael Major
CONTACT: Dr. Ishmael Major, +1-904-254-9643 (SC), drbyday@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.littlewhitewhys.com/
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Guaranteed White Christmas
Katatapos lang ng mala Ondoy snowstorm dito sa aming barangay. Nagsimula ito sa Florida at humagupit pataas hanggang dito sa New England. Kanselado ang mahigit na 65% of local flight kaya apektado lahat ang biyahe from JFK International Airport up to the bus terminal sa Cubao. Less than a foot of snow ang bumuhos dito samantalang 21 inches naman sa ibang estet. Kaya mula dito sa harap ng bahay eh binabati ko kayo ng isang Maligayang Garantisadong White Christmas!
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