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Friday, May 31, 2013
Nicki Minaj gets emotional...Her advice to Women
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13Year Old Kid wins National Spelling Bee
Oxon Hill: Indian-American student Arvind Mahankali has conquered his nemesis, the German language, to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, New York, correctly spelled knaidel, a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th version of the competition. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge of vocabulary.
Arvind will take home 30,000 dollars (about Rs. 17 lakh) in cash and prizes along with a huge, cup-shaped trophy.
He finished third in 2011 and 2012, eliminated both times on German-derived words. This year, he got two German words in the finals and nailed them both, including the winning word.
The eleven finalists advanced from a field of 281 contenders based on a combination of a performance onstage and their performance on a computerized spelling and vocabulary test.
Runnerup was another Indian-American student 13-year-old Pranav Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, who stumbled and was eliminated on the word "cyanophycean," a blue-green alga.
The Oldest Person to Climb Mount Everest(Details)
Image Credit: Daniel Prudek / Shutterstock
When some people envision life in their 80s, they picture lounging on
a beach in Florida with a coconut-flavored cocktail in their hand.
However, Japanese octogenarian Yuichiro Miura decided to take a
completely different route into old age.
Recently, Miura became the oldest man to scale Mt. Everest, using the same route Sir Edmund Hillary traversed almost 60 years ago to the day.
Wow!
“This is the best feeling in the world,” Miura said in a phone call to his family from the summit. “I never imagined I would become the oldest man to get here, at 80. There’s no greater feeling in life, but I’ve never felt this tired either.”
While this is the third climb to the top of Everest for Miura, the ascent is even more impressive considering his age and medical history. The 80-year-old climber has undergone four heart surgeries to treat chronic arrhythmias, the last one just two months before leaving for Everest. He also suffered a broken pelvis and fractured thigh in a 2009 skiing accident.
When scaling the 45-degree ice wall known as the Lhotse Face, Miura reportedly climbed quicker than younger climbers in a different party. The most treacherous part of the climb up Everest began at about 23,000 feet, when Miura started inhaling oxygen from a tank.
Accompanied by his 43-year-old son, two other countrymen, and six Nepali sherpas, Muira set out for the last leg of his Everest climb, referred to as the “death zone,” around 2 a.m. local time. He reached the summit in about seven hours.
Miura said his motivation for the grueling journey was to test his physical and mental limits.
“It is to honor the great Mother Nature,” he said on his website. “Hoping to raise even an inch of human possibility.”
Although the mountain might seem like an old friend to Miura by now, he didn’t attempt his first climb until he was 70 years old in 2003. That trek already set a world record for the oldest climber to successfully scale the mountain. He returned five years later to break his own record.
However, that ascent appears to be the beginning of a fierce rivalry as Nepal’s Min Bahadur Sherchan made the climb to the top of Everest one day before Miura in 2008, at the age of 76 and 340 days, according to the Guinness World Records site. Now 81, the Nepalese climber is currently planning yet another record-breaking trip to the summit.
As for Miura, he is planning a different sort of alpine adventure – skiing down the sixth highest mountain in the world, the Himalayan mountain of Cho Oyu. Miura said he hopes to take on that endeavor in five years, when he is 85.
As for his 80-year-old wife Tomoko, she said that she has mixed feelings about her husband’s world-class adventures.
“I’m not sure if I am happy or not to have a husband who has so many dreams,” she told reporters. “He is the kind of person who does whatever he believes in, no matter what other people say.”
Well all we can do is say Well Done Old Man
Recently, Miura became the oldest man to scale Mt. Everest, using the same route Sir Edmund Hillary traversed almost 60 years ago to the day.
Wow!
“This is the best feeling in the world,” Miura said in a phone call to his family from the summit. “I never imagined I would become the oldest man to get here, at 80. There’s no greater feeling in life, but I’ve never felt this tired either.”
While this is the third climb to the top of Everest for Miura, the ascent is even more impressive considering his age and medical history. The 80-year-old climber has undergone four heart surgeries to treat chronic arrhythmias, the last one just two months before leaving for Everest. He also suffered a broken pelvis and fractured thigh in a 2009 skiing accident.
When scaling the 45-degree ice wall known as the Lhotse Face, Miura reportedly climbed quicker than younger climbers in a different party. The most treacherous part of the climb up Everest began at about 23,000 feet, when Miura started inhaling oxygen from a tank.
Accompanied by his 43-year-old son, two other countrymen, and six Nepali sherpas, Muira set out for the last leg of his Everest climb, referred to as the “death zone,” around 2 a.m. local time. He reached the summit in about seven hours.
Miura said his motivation for the grueling journey was to test his physical and mental limits.
“It is to honor the great Mother Nature,” he said on his website. “Hoping to raise even an inch of human possibility.”
Although the mountain might seem like an old friend to Miura by now, he didn’t attempt his first climb until he was 70 years old in 2003. That trek already set a world record for the oldest climber to successfully scale the mountain. He returned five years later to break his own record.
However, that ascent appears to be the beginning of a fierce rivalry as Nepal’s Min Bahadur Sherchan made the climb to the top of Everest one day before Miura in 2008, at the age of 76 and 340 days, according to the Guinness World Records site. Now 81, the Nepalese climber is currently planning yet another record-breaking trip to the summit.
As for Miura, he is planning a different sort of alpine adventure – skiing down the sixth highest mountain in the world, the Himalayan mountain of Cho Oyu. Miura said he hopes to take on that endeavor in five years, when he is 85.
As for his 80-year-old wife Tomoko, she said that she has mixed feelings about her husband’s world-class adventures.
“I’m not sure if I am happy or not to have a husband who has so many dreams,” she told reporters. “He is the kind of person who does whatever he believes in, no matter what other people say.”
Well all we can do is say Well Done Old Man
Children who live and School near Fast Food joints are more prone to Obesity...Then Why am I not Obese?
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Obesity is an epidemic that affects millions around the world. What’s worse, children are often particularly vulnerable to the dangers that come with being significantly overweight. In the US, studies show that race and socioeconomic status is a major factor in childhood obesity, with African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans being the most likely to be obese.
A new study from Baylor University has found that these groups are
especially at risk when fast food restaurants are located near their
schools. Minority students were also found to be less active than
students who attended a school without fast food options so readily
available.
The study was published recently in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.
“Our study demonstrates that fast food near schools is an environmental influence that has magnified effects on some minority children at lower-income urban schools,” explains Brennan Davis, assistant professor of marketing at Baylor who co-authored the paper with Sonya Grier, associate professor of marketing at American University.
Children in low income and urban schools have been found to have higher body mass index (BMI) than those students who attend schools in a more affluent area. Unhealthy food choices, such as fatty burgers and sugar-rich sodas, contribute to a high BMI. To make matters worse, an unpublished study has also found that students who are more likely to engage socially are more likely to visit these nearby restaurants to meet their friends.
Davis and Grier’s study found that having a fast food chain so close to school can cancel out the benefits of one day’s worth of exercise for any student, regardless of their socioeconomic status. However, this factor is much more prevalent for students who attend schools in lower income areas. For these students, the easy accessibility of a burger and soda so near school may cancel out the healthy benefits of three day’s worth of exercise.
Grier says this study is important because these lower-income students are the fastest growing demographic in the country in addition to being the most likely to be obese.
“As mobile geodemographic location targeting increases, fast-food promotions will likely target those adolescents nearest to fast-food outlets and who are at greatest risk for obesity. Voluntary industry actions, or policies that support healthier food near schools, can contribute to healthier school food environments,” said Davis in a statement.
When students leave school for the day, they’re no longer in the care of the district. While they may have received plenty of healthy food and exercise during school hours, poor choices during the remaining 16 hours of their day could undo all this effort. When fast food chains are located so near the school, they present youngsters with an easy opportunity to make poor food choices.
An earlier study by researchers at UCLA found that, when left to their own devices, students are more likely to skip over any of the “healthy” alternatives offered by these restaurants, even if they’re dining at a health-conscious establishment. The UCLA researchers asked 97 teenagers to dine at either Subway or McDonalds after school and keep their receipts. The researchers then recorded what the students ate and the total calorie intake of their meals. Those students who ate at subway only ended up eating 83 calories less than those who ate at McDonalds, and both groups ate more calories than the 850 calories that The Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests should be contained in a school lunch.
The study was published recently in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.
“Our study demonstrates that fast food near schools is an environmental influence that has magnified effects on some minority children at lower-income urban schools,” explains Brennan Davis, assistant professor of marketing at Baylor who co-authored the paper with Sonya Grier, associate professor of marketing at American University.
Children in low income and urban schools have been found to have higher body mass index (BMI) than those students who attend schools in a more affluent area. Unhealthy food choices, such as fatty burgers and sugar-rich sodas, contribute to a high BMI. To make matters worse, an unpublished study has also found that students who are more likely to engage socially are more likely to visit these nearby restaurants to meet their friends.
Davis and Grier’s study found that having a fast food chain so close to school can cancel out the benefits of one day’s worth of exercise for any student, regardless of their socioeconomic status. However, this factor is much more prevalent for students who attend schools in lower income areas. For these students, the easy accessibility of a burger and soda so near school may cancel out the healthy benefits of three day’s worth of exercise.
Grier says this study is important because these lower-income students are the fastest growing demographic in the country in addition to being the most likely to be obese.
“As mobile geodemographic location targeting increases, fast-food promotions will likely target those adolescents nearest to fast-food outlets and who are at greatest risk for obesity. Voluntary industry actions, or policies that support healthier food near schools, can contribute to healthier school food environments,” said Davis in a statement.
When students leave school for the day, they’re no longer in the care of the district. While they may have received plenty of healthy food and exercise during school hours, poor choices during the remaining 16 hours of their day could undo all this effort. When fast food chains are located so near the school, they present youngsters with an easy opportunity to make poor food choices.
An earlier study by researchers at UCLA found that, when left to their own devices, students are more likely to skip over any of the “healthy” alternatives offered by these restaurants, even if they’re dining at a health-conscious establishment. The UCLA researchers asked 97 teenagers to dine at either Subway or McDonalds after school and keep their receipts. The researchers then recorded what the students ate and the total calorie intake of their meals. Those students who ate at subway only ended up eating 83 calories less than those who ate at McDonalds, and both groups ate more calories than the 850 calories that The Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests should be contained in a school lunch.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Exclusive for Women...How Your Tattoo Affects Men's View of YOU
Whatever your feelings on tattoos, you have to admit Christina Aguilera is looking seriously hot here.
The craze for getting lower back tattoos was just as swiftly followed
by branding said tattoos "tramp stamps." Ugh. I don't particularly like
tattoos in that spot, but I really hate that name. While having a
tattoo definitely doesn't make you a tramp, it could actually be
affecting men's interpretations of your sexual intentions.A psychologist in France recently conducted a two-part experiment to see how men react to women with tattoos. First, women (who were undercover research assistants) were asked to lay on their stomachs at the beach for one hours periods. In some of the trials, they wore a temporary tattoo of a butterfly on their lower back, and in others they didn't. When the women wore tattoos, they were solicited by men 24 percent of the time, but without the tattoos they were approached only ten percent of the time. Men also made faster contact with the women with a tattoo, taking an average of just about 24 minutes to approach a woman with a tattoo versus nearly 35 minutes for women without.
The second part of the experiment asked men to answer questions about the woman on the beach, including having the men evalute the probability of getting a date with the woman and the probability of having sex with her on the first date. Men thought their chances of both were significantly higher with women who had a tattoo.
What's interesting is that some previous studies have shown that men view women with tattoos as less attractive overall (for instance, less athletic, less honest, less intelligent, etc.), yet here, they were approaching tattooed women more often, leading the researches to believe that men think women with tattoos are more promiscuous.
Now, before you ink-loving readers get mad at me, I'm not saying that any of those qualities describe you (um, they don't), and I'm not saying you should even care what some bozo on the beach thinks of your body art. If you love it, express yourself, girl. But because I'm always interested in the dynamics of people interacting, I am curious to know if the ladies out there with tattoos think it has affected the reactions they get from men, and if so, whether the attention seems in line with this study. Enlighten me!
5 Things I'll Never Rush Doing During Courtship...Thoughts?
We all recall the wave
of emotions we feel when getting into a new relationship. There’s the constant high
within the honeymoon period and excitement of things to come. Understandably everyone’s
optimistic at this time and hopes to have a long future with their partner. Nevertheless
it’s important not to make any hasty decisions and rush into things. Don’t let
emotions cloud your judgement and cause you to do things rapidly. Madame
Noir published a good post on things couples do too soon. Here’s a recap as well
as some points I feel are important.
1. Sex- this had to
secure the number one position because sex changes EVERYTHING! Of course intimacy
is important within relationships but often people rush into sex too quickly.
I'm not going to delve into the emotional, physiological effects of sex;
I'll save that for another post. The fact is the majority of people that are
dating probably have sex within the first few weeks. Hankering gets the better
of them and they just can’t resist the urges. They then mistake sex as a good
foundation for a relationship. How strongly you’re attracted to a person won’t guarantee
a fulfilling relationship with them. You’d be surprised how many people get intimate
way too quickly and then hope that the other elements of the relationship match
their sex life. I wouldn't rush into SEX
2. Live Together. Some
people debate that couples that live together are testing the waters for when
they get married and that it’s a sign of commitment. While others view it
as having your cake and eating it and that it pushes some couples into an area
of comfort that they just fall into. It depends what you want from the
relationship and what your beliefs, expectations are? While you may
live together there's still no guarantee that your partner won't up and leave. Living
together too soon can put too much pressure on a new relationship. You’re still
getting to know one another and don’t need the added pressure of constantly
being in each other’s space.
Won't rush into this either
3. Buying Gifts. I'm not against sharing gifts but
I don't feel it's appropriate within a few weeks of dating. Buying
gifts is a nice gesture but it depends what the motives are for giving them especially
if it’s expensive. Yes this person may be generous and want to show their
appreciation for you but what’s the rush? Is it because you want the person to
like you and the only way you believe they'll do that is through spending money
on them? Buying gifts can put indirect pressure on the other person to match
what your dong. I associate buying gifts with someone I'm in a long and
meaningful relationship with and always raise an eyebrow when gifts are
brought too soon.
Won't rush
4.
Prioritize Each Other. There's nothing wrong with putting your partner first
just don't do it too early within the relationship. You used to keep your
weekends free to chill with friends or have some me time and now find yourself
constantly putting your partner’s needs and desires before your own. You double
check whether your partner has something planned before you commit to anything.
Be careful not to lose your friends over someone you've been dating a
few weeks. It’s important that you still have a life as its early days and there
are no guarantees that the relationship will work.
Same!...
5. Expecting Too Much Too Soon. You've been
dating for a month and already you want to change the status on your Facebook.
Want to meet the parents and go off on holiday together. Slow your roll!
There's no rush and this urgency can end up pushing people away and come across
as desperate. Keep your expectations in check.
And that's it
And that's it
Do you think i'm a bit more demanding or ........?
A Must Read: The TWO Most Important Days in Everyone's Life
The Two Most Important Days Of Your Life.
What a powerful quote. But what does it really mean?
And more importantly, what does it really mean TO YOU?
Some people already know — they’re sure about their purpose. There are also some people who have a good idea, but they aren’t 100% sure about why they’re on this earth.
And then there are people who don’t know. Why is that?
- They don’t want to know. When they get close to learning their true purpose — they step back and shy away.
- They go through life without a purpose. They don’t realize the magic of having a purpose and the power it brings.
- They vacillate from one purpose to another. This isn’t a bad thing — but in the end it probably causes internal and external confusion of purpose.
- Sit down and think, meditate and reflect.
- Review where you’ve been, what you’ve done, and who you’ve impacted/influenced so far.
- Review what things/people/activities energize you (and what ones enervate you).
- Start to finely focus your lens and cull down your choices to a few.
- Then step back and look at the whole picture.
- Finally, make a clear decision, understand what your purpose is, and move forward.
Hmmm! Lovely Aiight? Kindly share pls
UNBELIEVABLE! Celebrity Female Personality shows off 6Packs
They say it takes about a year for a woman’s figure to bounce back
from childbirth, and Tia Mowry’s showing off her abs to prove the point.
Less than two years after giving birth to her son, Cree Hardrict, hard work has earned Tia a flat tummy, complete with six-pack abs, and she offered tips on how to snap back like she has.
Fans of “Tia & Tamera,” likely remember the former “The Game” star worrying about losing her baby weight before season 5 of the BET series premiered. She worked out with celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins and was able to slim down a bit before the season started; however, Tia’s now back to her pre-baby physique.
To keep motivated, Tia suggests finding a buddy to workout with, listening to the voice in your head that’s encouraging you to go to the gym (not the one that wants you to stay in bed) and more tips.
Of course, for Tia, producing her own yoga DVD probably helped keep her focused, too.
Less than two years after giving birth to her son, Cree Hardrict, hard work has earned Tia a flat tummy, complete with six-pack abs, and she offered tips on how to snap back like she has.
Fans of “Tia & Tamera,” likely remember the former “The Game” star worrying about losing her baby weight before season 5 of the BET series premiered. She worked out with celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins and was able to slim down a bit before the season started; however, Tia’s now back to her pre-baby physique.
To keep motivated, Tia suggests finding a buddy to workout with, listening to the voice in your head that’s encouraging you to go to the gym (not the one that wants you to stay in bed) and more tips.
Of course, for Tia, producing her own yoga DVD probably helped keep her focused, too.
Tia Mowry
Well she's got some nerve
GIDEON doesn't even have one pack..... Am i for real?
Neyo spotted with....God Knows Who! *Photos*
Thursday night at a
private cocktail and dinner hour with Ne-Yo sponsored by Malibu Red. The
dinner and drinks were fabulous! Ne-yo was very nice. He mingled around
chatted and took pictures with everyone. Very cool guy.
What the Unknown SHE wore: F21 blazer, Vince tank, Zara pants, Gucci heels and Celine bag.
But there's one thing i will like to say...
They look Great together
Would You believe this? Mario Balotelli honoured by TIME Magazine as the Most Influential footballer in the World 'Technically' for 2013
Mario Balotelli has been named one of TIME Magazine's Most Influential 100 people in the world for 2013. The list has previous included the likes of Lionel Messi and Didier Drogba, but 22-year-old Balotelli is the only footballer to be named this year and one of four athletes along with LeBron James, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and tennis player Li Na.
Chelsea legend and Watford manager Gianfranco Zola, who coached Balotelli for a bit of his time with Italy's U-21 team, wrote the blurb that accompanied Mario's inclusion in the "icons" section of the list. Zola says:
From afar, people may think he’s a madman, but he isn’t. Mario is a lovely guy, very humble and very funny. I can assure people he has always been a pleasure to deal with. He has returned to Italy from England as the main man with lots of attention. Now he has to ensure he keeps control and keeps focus. Mario loves the pressure, but to succeed, it is about finding balance.
First, i wouldn't even count him among 100 Most Influential Footballers for 2013...
How the hell did he get into TIME's? Of all Magazines..
Wow! Someone help me justify this dude
However, we would like to still congratulate him
Great Job Mario! Keep it up
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Uncut and mobile shots from a recent event....
ARSENAL All the Way....As far as i'm Involved, I'll always remain a GOONER
When asked my picks for the best Arsenal players of the Season...
I'll vouch for Theo Walcott, Ramsey and Santi Cazorla
Beating Wigan proves to the World that We are capable of silencing any team..
Bring on Newcastle and let's seal the Championship spot
Kudos to the Most Unpredictable TEAM in the World and for the record, i became a more passionate Arsenal fan when Van Persie left.....
The LOOK Shoe has our Sights for the week
I wish i were a lady
Honestly nothing would have prevented me from getting this piece
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Wealthiest Actor we Know
#1: Tom Cruise – $290 million from Mission: Impossible I, II, III and IV
Tom Cruise is one of the wealthiest actors in Hollywood for a reason: He almost never does a movie without taking a huge percentage of the gross profits. That has been a problem at times, especially when his movies have gone on to flop at the box office. But for the most part, Mr. Cruise has always been able to pick himself up with another hit down the road. His highest paying role far and away (no pun intended) has been that of Agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Cruise's production company optioned the film rights and has then produced all four movies. This allowed Tom to make $70 million off the first film, $75 off the second, $75 off the third and $70 million off the fourth. That works out to a grand total of $290 million which is the largest cumulative paycheck any actor has ever received for a single part.
The Celeb who stole our views for the Week 'Maika Monroe' ....She's the Cutest for this Week!
Maika arrives at the premiere of At Any Price held at the Egyptian Theatre on Tuesday night (April 16) in Hollywood.
The 19-year-old actress dolled up in a Marchesa dress with Jimmy Choo heels and was joined by co-stars Dennis Q, Heather G. and Kim Dickens.
Maika Monroe is white hot on the red carpet at the premiere of At Any Price held at Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York City on Thursday night (April 18).
The 19-year-old actress wore a chic Armani suit for the event.
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