Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Kate Upton in Zero Gravity


Kate Upton is floating and posing effortlessly in a specially modified Boeing 727 know as G-Force One for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.








Photos Courtesy of Sports Illustrated









Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Eva Longoria is Maxim's Woman of the Year









Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria topped Maxim's hot 100 for the second year in a row beating 99 other equally hot women from across the world.

The actress told The Associated Press that her repeat selection for the No. 1 spot was a shock.
"I was actually really shocked last year when I made the list," said the 31-year-old Longoria, who ranked No. 91 on the 2004 roster.
"So 91 to No. 1 was a big jump, and then to get it a second time in a row — I just couldn't believe it," she said Friday. "I was like, `Surely there are more beautiful women in the world. " I can name 10".






Photos courtesy of Maxim





Thursday, February 06, 2014

Kate Moss still got it!









At The age of 40 Kate Moss graced the cover of the 60th Anniversary issue of Playboy Magazine.


Photos courtesy of Playboy

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Adele pregnant with first child




Adele is expecting her first child with boyfriend Simon Konecki, the Brit and Grammy-award winning singer said on her official website on Friday.
The 24-year-old star wrote on her website that she and boyfriend Simon Konecki were "over the moon" at the news.

In the blogpost, Adele also issued a plea that the couple's privacy be respected as they prepare to become parents.
Media interest in the London-born singer has soared since the success of last year's album 21. It became the biggest selling release of 2011, with more than 17 million copies being bought around the world. It earned her six Grammys, two Brits and two Ivor Novello awards.
Announcing her pregnancy on Friday, Adele told fans: "I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together.

"I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time. Yours always, Adele xx."

The Rolling in the Deep singer reportedly met Konecki, the chief executive officer of water charity Drop4Drop, last summer.

Some of Adele's past boyfriends have become the subject of her songs, notably on the album 21. But despite putting relationships to track in the past, the singer has indicated that she now regrets exposing her private life to such an extent.

In an interview this year with Matt Lauer of NBC, Adele said: "I do wish I'd kept a lot of things to myself, but I never knew the album was going to be so big. I will be more wary when I go into things now."



http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/29/adele-pregnant?newsfeed=true

Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes Divorce: Scientology Fears Prompted Her to File, Blindside Actor



Katie Holmes surprised many of us by filing for divorce from Tom Cruise, but the apparent reason behind her decision would likely be anyone's first guess.
Scientology.
Sources say the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce is happening for precisely that reason, specifically her concern that Suri will be introduced to it.


Their daughter is now six, the age where Scientology will begin to be a major part of her life, and Katie fears Suri will be dragged in too deep.
Holmes has never fully committed to Scientology, TMZ reports, despite her ties with the church and more than five years of marriage to Tom.
Many observers felt their marriage would never work for this reason; Katie respected Tom's beliefs, but raising their child his way a different story.
As she's grown, the couple had been arguing over Suri with greater frequency, and Katie eventually filed for divorce to protect the little girl.
A key detail in the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce filing was the location in which it was filed: The 33-year-old actress made if official in New York.
She does not want Tom, 49, to control decisions relating to Suri's religion, and feels N.Y. is far more likely to grant her request for sole custody.
Holmes reportedly is not after money - she had plenty before they got married and there's a prenup in place anyway - just little Suri Cruise.
Tom deeded their NYC apartment to Katie last year, reportedly for tax purposes; she's using it to establish residence, and file for divorce, in the city.
What is Scientology and is Katie right to be running scared? You will surely have plenty to say about it in the comments, but we leave you with this:
Here's Cruise describing Scientology and what the faith means to him in a video leaked in 2008. Clearly, the man takes it very seriously ...


http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/06/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-divorce-scientology-fears-prompted-her-t/

Friday, June 22, 2012

Outrage Over Grandmother Bullied on Bus Proves Anti-Bullying Campaigns Are Working





COMMENTARY | By now, most people have heard about the grandmother who was bullied on aNew York school bus. A video of the unfortunate act was posted online and immediately went viral. People have raised over $185,000 for the grandmother, Karen Klein, and authorities are investigating the middle school students who bullied her.

As a student who was bullied on a school bus in my childhood, my immediate reaction to this story was that the anti-bullying campaign taking place across America still has a long way to go. This story was also surprising in that much of the bullying that takes place these days is on smart phones and behind computer screens.

However, I now have a positive spin to put on this terrible story. Although this behavior is far from being wiped out, the reaction to a grandmother being bullied in 2012 is a positive sign. Twenty-five years ago, when I told my high school counselor I was being bullied on the school bus, he told me it might stop if I wore contact lenses instead of glasses.

To look at this bullying story objectively, it is practically impossible to wipe out any vice in our society. Despite anti-drug, anti-smoking and anti-bullying campaigns, all of these deleterious activities continue today. Plus, we all remember how well Prohibition worked out when we tried to make the sale of alcohol illegal.

In addition to facing a possible detention or suspension at school, the students who bullied the grandmother are now facing a far worse judgment. Their actions are being ridiculed by millions of their peers around the world. This would have never happened if not for the success of today's anti-bullying campaign.

For middle school students, nothing is more important than peer relations. That's why most students at that age will choose to dress like their classmates rather than their parents. Discipline from parents, schools and even the police are important. But to truly curb a negative behavior, peers must convince their friends it isn't cool.

Although it was traumatic for a grandmother to get bullied on that school bus, the reaction to this heinous act proves we are moving in the right direction. Twenty-five years ago, someone may have just told her not to wear glasses.


http://news.yahoo.com/outrage-over-grandmother-bullied-bus-proves-anti-bullying-220000763.html


A Toronto man's online fundraising campaign for a 68-year-old upstate New York grandmother is nearing $450,000, after a video showing the woman being bullied to tears by children on a school bus went viral.

The victim of the deluge of taunts, insults, slurs and threats of violence was Karen Klein, a school bus monitor in the Rochester, N.Y., suburb of Greece.

Her tormentors were a group of four 13-year-old boys.
In a profanity-laced exchange, the 10-minute YouTube video posted this week showed the students calling Klein "fat," "ugly" and a "troll," and jabbing her with their fingers as she wept, apparently trying her best to ignore the comments. The children continued to abuse her verbally after she removed her sunglasses to show she had been crying.

One student taunted: "You don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they don't want to be near you."
Klein's oldest son killed himself 10 years ago.

Klein told CBC's Mark Kelley Thursday night on Connect that she decided not to press charges against the children "because these kids — they're kids."

"I'd hate to see it go in their file or whatever. They're only 13 years old," Klein said. "Middle-school children are a different breed of children."
Hugs from strangers

While Klein said she was surprised to learn a video of the incident had been posted to YouTube, she was even more taken aback by the flood of support she received from strangers who viewed the clip.

The video has been viewed more than 1.8 million times within just two days.

"I can't believe the people and how nice they've been. I mean strange people stop by and they give me a hug," Klein said Thursday.

Sidorov, who told CBC News he was a victim of bullying as a young immigrant from Ukraine, noted that Klein only earns $15,506 a year. He had set a goal to raise $5,000 for her to take a much-needed holiday.Among those affected by the footage was Torontonian Max Sidorov, who created a page through the online fundraising service Indiegogo.com for Klein.

"Lets give her something she will never forget, a vacation of a lifetime!" Sidorov wrote on the page.

But the fundraising drive soon wildly surpassed expectations. As of 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, more than $375,000 had been pledged to go toward Klein.
Hopes for retirement

In her first conversation with Sidorov since the money was raised, Klein said onConnect with Mark Kelley that she was overwhelmed by supportive emails, Facebook messages and flowers.

"It certainly has been an experience. One I'll never forget," she said.

Klein said she hasn't yet decided where she might go on vacation.

Earlier in the day, Sidorov told CBC Radio's Carol Off on As it Happensthat he hoped the money would give Klein the freedom to stop working and take it easy.

"I think she's going to retire with this money, and I hope she does. It's enough money to send her on a very much earned retirement," he said.

As for Klein's tormentors, she said the father of one offered her a sincere apology and added that a written apology from his son would be forthcoming. She has also requested a written apology from another of the youths.
Death threats for boys

Meanwhile, a deluge of people have demanded harsh punishment for the boys featured in the video.

John Auberger, supervisor for the Town of Greece, said in a press conference the suburb was likewise shocked by the hurtful nature of the taunts.

"We, too, are outraged by the behaviour of this group of students and want to emphasize that the actions of a few do not reflect our community as a whole," he said.

The boys remain under police protection.

"They've received death threats," Greece police Capt. Steve Chatterton said Thursday. "Their families have been threatened. We have custody of one of their cellphones, and he had over 1,000 missed calls and 1,000 text messages threatening him. And he's 13 years old. That must stop."

Police said it's not clear if they committed a crime under NY State law. Klein said she simply hopes the kids learn a lesson and act respectfully.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/21/bullied-bus-monitor-karen-klein.html