Archive for April 2011
Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton wedded today at Westminster Abbey in a royal occasion of dazzling pomp and pageantry that has attracted a huge global audience and injected new life into the monarchy.
Before the vows, a veiled Middleton, the first “commoner” to marry a prince in close proximity to the throne in more than 350 years, walked slowly through the 1,900-strong congregation to the swirling strains of Charles Parry’s “I Was Glad.”
As they met at the altar William whispered to her, prompting a smile at the start of the ceremony. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams declared the couple married with the words: “I pronounce that they be man and wife together.”
Middleton’s dress, the subject of fevered speculation for months in the fashion press, was a traditional ivory silk and satin outfit with a lace applique and long train.
She wore a tiara loaned by the queen and the diamond and sapphire engagement ring that once belonged to William’s mother Princess Diana, who was divorced from Prince Charles in 1996, a year before her death in a car crash in Paris aged just 36.
Queen Elizabeth, other royals, David and Victoria Beckham, the footballer-pop star couple, singer Elton John and Prime Minister David Cameron were among famous guests at the abbey.
They joined 50 heads of state as well as charity workers and war veterans who know the prince from his military training. Prince William and Kate will now be officially referred to as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Source: Reuters
Limited Edition Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0
Porsche launches a new variant of the celebrated and successful racing pedigree 911 GT3 RS this July, offering even more power and greater performance. Limited to 600 vehicles worldwide, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 takes all the attributes that have made the Porsche 911 GT3 a serial winner on the race track.
The new model transmits thoroughbred motorsport technology through to its innermost core. The flat engine’s crankshaft has been lifted unchanged from the 911 GT3 RSR racing car’s six cylinder engine and the forged pistons’ connecting rods are made of titanium.
The flat six 4.0-litre sports engine, the biggest 911 engine ever, is also the most powerful naturally aspirated engine with its maximum power of 500 hp at 8,250 revs per minute. The 911 GT3 4.0, available exclusively with a six-speed manual sports transmission, sprints to 62 mph from a standing start in 3.9 seconds and, with its gearing designed for the racing circuit, takes it to the 124 mph (200 km/h) mark in under 12 seconds.
Inside, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 features lightweight sports bucket seats in carbon fibre covered in black leather/red Alcantara with ‘RS 4.0’ in red on the headrests. The steering wheel and gear shift lever are also trimmed in Alcantara with red stitching. Carbon fibre door entry guards with ‘RS 4.0’ logos are fitted to each sill and a dashboard trim strip in carbon fibre with a ‘RS 4.0’ logo runs across the inside of the car above the glovebox lid.
Source: newspress
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How Texting Helps and Hurts Romance
From a man’s point of view, the problem with texting and dating is that too many men just don’t know how to do it right. Funny, flirty, and confident messages will nurture the attraction between two people. This requires that men be original, think creatively, and author with purpose. As an example, when asking a woman for her phone number, I will text her immediately with a flirty message that says, “Who is that amazing guy you are talking to?” instead of saying “Hi,” “Thanks,” or “Nice to meet you.” Don’t forget, text messages are often reread. Send something that reminds a woman who you are or how you made them feel.
Another creative use of text messaging is to send pictures instead of texts. I happen to love women’s shoes and enjoy women who appreciate their footwear. So if I’m looking forward to seeing someone or want her to know that I’m thinking of her, I’ll take a picture of some great heels and send it to her with a message that says, “You would look great in these” or “Thinking of you.” If you don’t have the stiletto fixation I have, you could do this with something more fitting to your situation. In these cases, the messages are short, confident, and flirty. Style almost always trumps the substance of a text message, since anything “substantial” should be said in person. If the message would better be “said” than “read,” then you probably shouldn’t send it.
At the beginning of a relationship, first impressions can certainly be ruined by poorly conceived texts. Words, when used thoughtfully, can evoke powerful emotional responses in people. Next time you send a text, make sure it’s not just making conversation or replacing what should be a phone call. Messages should be used to elevate conversation. If you can do this, chances are that women will appreciate it, text you back, and look forward to hearing from you.
From a woman’s point of view, texting definitely detracts from attraction. Dating is all about getting personal, and texting is by far the most impersonal method of communication — a girl can’t derive any useful personality traits from a “Sup” text. This makes misinterpretation the biggest danger of texting in the early stages of dating. The action itself will speak louder than its contents, usually saying one of the following:
1. “I’m scared of you.”
Every time you communicate with someone, the recipient is aware that you had multiple methods available. You could have called, e-mailed, showed up at her doorstep, sent a singing telegram — the possibilities are endless. When a guy text’s, it’s clear he chose to do so, leaving the suspicion that he’s too scared of you to actually speak with you, doesn’t have clue how to start a conversation, or is suffering from a social anxiety disorder. None of those things are sexy. Ever.
2. “I don’t really care if you respond or not.”
A text loosely translates to: “I don’t really care about you. It might be fun to go out tonight, and it would be awesome to have sex but I’m too tired/bored/uninterested to make any real effort. So if you get back to me, great. If not, I can finally catch up on Lost. Bonus if you drive over here and I can do both.”
3. “I just sent that text to every single woman in my address book.”
…And he will mostly likely hook up with the first girl who answers, unless of course a much hotter girl gets back to him before he gets Girl No. 1 back to his place.
If a guy genuinely likes a girl, he should want to talk to her. Plus, the act of talking has another positive outcome — it boosts his chances of success. It’s easy to ignore a one-line text message, especially if it’s a chain of lowercase letters and numbers, such as “u want 2 go out 2nite?” A nice deep human voice? Now, that’s harder to turn down.
Source: marieclaire.com
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It’s an All-Star Reunion for ‘Fast & Furious’ Cast
After blasting through Miami’s race circuit, exploring the underworld of Tokyo and drifting through tunnels in Mexico, the Fast & Furious heroes are back in action. With explosive bouts of tire-shredding and clutch-crunching, the fifth installment in a series of movies that first captivated audiences a decade ago is back with a vengeance. Only this time, the action of ‘Fast Five’ isn’t limited to fast cars driving at breakneck speeds for there’s plenty of fight sequences, plus an astounding train heist.
Since we last saw them, Brian (Paul Walker) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) broke Dom (Vin Diesel) out of custody and have blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Brazil, they need to pull off one last job in order to gain their freedom. Their mission? Assemble a team of top operatives made up of their family of friends to orchestrate an insane heist worth $100 million.
Joining the cast in this latest installment is Dwayne Johnson, who plays a Federal Agent. For Johnson, it was an opportunity of a lifetime. “I was able to utilize what I have in my own personal arsenal: years of training, wrestling, and learning different combat styles from the films that I’ve shot,” says the actor.
Reggaeton music superstars Don Omar and Tego Calderón, Matt Schulze, Tyrese Gibson and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej, the tech-savvy hustler/race ringleader — all franchise favorites — make an all star return.
“I can definitely say once I read the script and knew who was set to return, I was down,” says Bridges. “We had a little too much fun while filming. It’s almost a crime to actually get paid and to have this much fun at the same time. I love working with good people and I love working on a good script that I know is going be a good movie, hands down.”
According to the franchise producer Neal Moritz, the idea of assembling the entire cast had been floating around during pre-production of its predecessor. An idea the team returned to after that film’s record-breaking release in 2009. “Bringing everybody back was sitting in the back of our heads when we did the fourth one. Once we saw the audience reaction to Fast & Furious’ combination of Vin, Paul, Jordana and Michelle, we all had that collective ‘wow’ moment. There’s this storied history for each of the characters throughout the franchise so it begged the question, ‘What if we brought them all back?” shares Moritz.
With outrageous action scenes ‘Fast Five’ has an overdose of car chases, gunfire and window-trembling explosions and almost 200 vehicles were mangled and totaled during production. “All of the ‘Fast and the Furious’ films have had terrific action, car chases and set pieces, but none of them have matched what we’ve done on ‘Fast Five.’ We really topped ourselves on this one with the cars and did some damage.” adds Moritz.
‘Fast Five’ releases in theaters April 29.
by Samantha Ofole-Prince. Samantha is a journalist and movie critic who covers industry specific news that includes television and film. She serves as an entertainment Editor for Trendy Africa.
President Obama Releases Birth Certificate
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama released the long-form birth certificate as he stated that the country doesn’t have time for the “distraction” and “silliness” of questions being persistently raised about where he was born.
The president spoke at the White House Wednesday after taking the unexpected step of releasing the document, which supplements Hawaii’s official certification of the president’s birth there. Obama had released that during the campaign. Polls show large numbers of Republicans continue to doubt Obama is a natural born citizen eligible to be president. Real estate mogul Donald Trump had seized on the issue as he weighs a GOP candidacy.
The certificate says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the office of president. Obama released a standard short form before he was elected in 2008, but requested copies of his original birth certificate from Hawaii officials this week in hopes of quieting the lingering controversy.
The certificate is signed by the delivery doctor, Obama’s mother and the local registrar. His mother, then 18, signed her name (Stanley) Ann Dunham Obama.
The form says Barack Hussein Obama II was born at 7:24 p.m. on Aug. 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital, within the city limits of Honolulu.
There’s no mention of religion. It says his father Barack Hussein Obama, age 25, was African and born in Kenya and his mother was Caucasian and born in Wichita, Kan. Obama’s mother and the doctor signed the certificate on Aug. 7 and 8.
Hawaii’s registrar certified the new photocopy of the document provided to the White House on April 25, 2011.
Source – white house
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“Okoto the Messenger” set for Los Angeles Premiere
LOS ANGELES – The Hollywood Premiere and star-studded After-Party of “Okoto the Messenger” is set for the 14th of May 2011at the Regent Showcase Theater in Los Angeles. “Okoto the Messenger” is a production of African Entertainment Group in association with Pascal Atuma Productions.
The movie boasts of an all star cast featuring; Pascal Atuma, Aloma Wright of the hit television series “Scrubs“, J.J. Bunny, Jennifer Oguzie, Nkiru Okonkwo, Sammi Rotibi, Darrius L. Dudley, Onuoha Iyke, Serge Murphy Ukah, Oscar Atuma, Stanley Atuma, Bill Lee Brown, Rhonda Morman, Iyke Onwuegbuzia, Dee Dabira, Christine Lebbie and Vida Darko.
FREE admission when you sign up with PINGO; www.pingo.com/?coupon=okoto. Enter “okoto” as the coupon code.
It promises to be a day of total all out comedy, the two biggest names in African comedy in America & Canada will be hosting d show; D King of African Comedy “MICHAEL MODASUCKA BLACKSON” and d host of “Africa Laughs” on the Africa Channel; SEYI BROWN will be on hand to create max laughter.
Details:
VENUE: Regent Showcase Theatre
614 North La Brea
Hollywood, CA 90036
DATE: Saturday May 14, 2011
TIME: Comedy Showcase Featuring
Seyi Brown & Michael Blackson: 4:00 PM
Red Carpet Press Reception: 6:00 PM
Film Screening: 8:00 PM
Premiere After-Party: 10:00 PM
source: River Naija Productions
Jaguar XJ named International Luxury Car of The Year
The International Car of The Year (ICOTY) jury, made up of 12 nationally-renowned automotive journalists, has named the all-new 2011 Jaguar XJ as the 2011 International Luxury Car of the Year for its unique design and stellar performance.
“We’re delighted that the 2011 Jaguar XJ has received this honor,” said Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar Global Brand Director.” The all-new XJ is a benchmark in both design and technology, and we’re thrilled to receive such an accolade from one of the highest international panel of judges in our industry.”
Launched in 1997 at the North American International Auto Show, the ICOTY Awards became the first auto awards to honor new vehicles based on the emotional connection between car and consumer. Today, the ICOTY Awards have evolved and are based on lifestyle compatibility and how well automakers achieve that goal.
“The ICOTY Awards are not about power and performance, but rather about personality and passion,” said ICOTY Executive Producer Courtney Caldwell. The new Jaguar XJ has brought a bold new approach to the luxury car market with its distinctive design, generous accommodation and impressive predicted residual values.
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2011 Steps to the Cure event features Studio D-Maxsi designs
Maryland – Survivors of Breast Cancer hit the runway in designer attires from the stable of Afua Sam’s Studio D-Maxsi. This unique presentation was part of the highlights at the Steps to the Cure fundraiser and runway show which took place in Maryland recently.
Steps to the Cure is driven by the specific needs of the Maryland breast cancer patient, and visualized by the surrounding community of artists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists brought together by The Larry and Lori Lickstein Foundation.
This year’s 40 breast cancer survivor/runway models included 2 men, and showcased individually created designs by both professional designers and local hand-picked MICA students. Beneficiaries of the 2011 event are Hopewell Cancer Support and the Red Devils.
Photo Credit: Images by MCCOY
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New Luxury Nail Lacquer & Beauty Line inspired by African Fashion
NEW YORK – With the growing trend of African fashion, from events like Arise Africa Fashion Week to Joburg Fashion Week, African fashion is set to land a permanent mark on the fashion industry. This summer, Junda Morris-Kennedy former beauty consultant for Sephora a Luis Vuitton company will launch AfriqGlam®- a high quality professional couture nail lacquer line and beauty products.
AfriqGlam® is a trendsetting new line of luxurious nail lacquer that will capture the true essence and vibrant colors in African fashion. From the streets of Johannesburg to market places in Abuja, AfriqGlam has taken the unique style and flavor of the continent and bottled it into colors to suit the everyday woman. The premier collection will include 12 stylish shades ranging from soft chic pinks, shimmery metallic, beautiful bold brights and rich jewel tones. In addition to the original hues new color collections will debut seasonally.
AfriqGlam nail lacquer line will be B3 Free which means it does not contain formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phtalate. AfriqGlam nail lacquer is also camphor free, cruelty free and considered a vegan friendly product. “When creating this line it was important to me that not only can I safely wear it, but so can women all over the world.”
In conjunction with the premier nail lacquer, AfriqGlam will also introduction its premier teeth whitening system. The whitening system includes two amazing products: The Whiter Image TO GO Whitening Pen and The Chic Flic TO GO Lip Shine Plumper/Teeth Whitening Pen.
Afriq Glam Nail Lacquer will be available in major Spas, Salons, Hair Braiding Galleries, and through independent beauty consultants.
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Chief (Mrs.) Margaret Akinfenwa at 84
DALLAS – The celebrant arrived the venue looking beautiful and regal in her lovely attire to the delight of her grand children who led to the warm welcome of hundreds of guests who had waited patiently for her arrival. Chief (Mrs.) Akinfenwa exchanged pleasantries with friends and family members who had arrived from distant locations. The event was further energized by a live band who kept guests on the dance floor till the early hours of the morning.
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