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November 29, 2013
Celebrity Gossip
Lil Mama Lost in Court Against Her Lawyer
November 29, 2013 15:20:36 GMT
Female rapper
Lil Mama
lost in a court battle against her lawyer. The "Lip Gloss" rapper was accused of falling behind her legal fees, and after the court decision she has to fork out $18,000.
The lawyer, who specializes in intellectual property, had been protecting the stage name "Lil Mama" for years. He claimed he worked for Lil Mama until 2011 but he had not been paid for three years beginning 2008. The unnamed lawyer then took the matter to court in which Lil Mama suffered a defeat. Per TMZ, she is ordered to pay roughly $18,000 including for the bill, interest and other fees.
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Website Fires Back at Dr. Dre Over Cheating Report
November 29, 2013 14:30:58 GMT
Dr. Dre
's request to TheDirty.com to take down false reports about him has been met with snark-filled response. The website's lawyer replied to the producer's cease and desist letter with his own letter that mentions such people as Bill Clinton and
Lance Armstrong
The gossip site published a post in which Dre is accused of cheating on his wife with a video vixen. Dre then asked his attorney to send the website a letter demanding that the "scandalous, false accusations" be removed or the site could be facing a lawsuit.
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Carrie Underwood Parodies Miley Cyrus' AMA Performance on Jimmy Fallon's Show
November 29, 2013 09:09:16 GMT
Getting into the holiday spirit,
Jimmy Fallon
and his guests sang a medley about Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas at the same time. But it's not Fallon if it's not without a twist. Thus, instead of singing traditional holiday songs, they mashed up this year's hits and altered the lyrics to fit the theme.
The "
Saturday Night Live
" alum and
Rashida Jones
kicked it off with
Daft Punk
's "Get Lucky" which was turned into a song about Thanksgiving. They also took on
Katy Perry
's "Roar" and
's "Royals" before
Carrie Underwood
joined them.
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Video: Arcade Fire Takes Tram to Their Blackpool Concert
November 29, 2013 09:05:37 GMT
Arcade Fire
, once again, decided to make an unusual arrival to their U.K. concerts. After making a dramatic entrance to their Roundhouse gig in a white limo, Win Butler and his bandmates took the tram to their show in Blackpool on Wednesday, November 27.
They rode the public transportation into the city wearing giant paper mache heads. After getting off the train, they were greeted by fans who donned formal attire, just like what the band requested. The Canadian rockers walked through the town with a Mariachi band who played the title track of their newest album, "
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Alleged Justin Bieber's Bodyguard Attacks Paparazzo's Car in Australia
November 29, 2013 09:01:19 GMT
A man who is believed to be
Justin Bieber
's bodyguard has attacked a paparazzo's car in Australia. The paparazzo was following the singer's car on Wednesday night, November 27 when the car pulled over.
A man later came out and approached his car. In a
posted by TMZ, the bodyguard can be heard telling the paparazzo to leave but he refused. The two exchanged heated conversation and later the bodyguard allegedly attacked the car. The photographer said, "He just kicked the door." The paparazzo also claimed that the alleged bodyguard knifed his tires, but it is not shown in the video.
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Lamar Odom Tells Paparazzi: 'You Don't Know the Real Lamar'
November 29, 2013 08:20:49 GMT
Lamar Odom
nearly lost his temper when he was at LAX on Wednesday, November 27, TMZ reports. The athlete was in the terminal when he was surrounded by many photographers. Lamar said that one of the photographers nearly ran him over, but the photographer denied the accusation.
"Don't antagonize me," Lamar told the group at one point. When the cameramen tried to ask personal questions, the basketball player said, "You're trying to antagonize me." During the outing, Lamar was greeted by a fan and they took a picture together, prompting one photographer to yell out, "That's the real Lamar right there."
Khloe Kardashian
's husband, however, responded, "You don't know the real Lamar."
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Video: Demi Lovato Performs 'Neon Lights' on 'The X Factor'
November 29, 2013 08:17:27 GMT
Not only did
Demi Lovato
serve as a judge, but she also made an appearance as a performer on Thursday, November 28 episode of "
The X Factor (US)
". That night, the 21-year-old singer treated audience and fellow judges with a live rendition of her "Neon Lights".
Dressing up as a sexy lady rocker, Lovato belted out the newest single off her self-titled album, "
". She was joined by several back-up dancers on the stage that'd been decorated with neon lighting. During the performance, the light dimmed and Lovato showed off her glow-in-the-dark lips and nails.
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Peaches Geldof Apologizes After Naming Child Abuse Victims' Mothers on Twitter
November 29, 2013 07:59:57 GMT
Peaches Geldof
responds to controversies surrounding her tweet in which she mentioned the names of two groupies who allegedly gave their babies to
' pedophile rocker Ian Watkins. She could face police investigation since naming the mothers may eventually identify the sexual assault victims.
The daughter of Bob Geldof sent an apology while defending her action. "For all of those out there tweeting me about naming the paedophile mothers involved in the Ian Watkins case," she began, "The names have been in the public domain since December 12th when the court named them and put them up on their website for all to see."
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Take That's Howard Donald Tweets Picture of His Nude Self
November 29, 2013 07:56:47 GMT
Howard Donald bares it all for Thanksgiving. In a Twitter picture, the
Take That
member is seen ditching his clothes and proudly posing in his birthday suit. "I like to play golf," he captions the photo which sees him wearing only an orange visor and holding a golf club.
The 45-eyar-old boybander channels his inner nerd in two other pictures by wearing a rotten teeth grill. "Why can't people take me more serious?!" he writes in one of the pics. He plays a drag queen in another photo and slips into a Spider-Man costume in the other.
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Ron Burgundy Shares Thanksgiving Tip in 'Anchorman 2' New Viral Video
November 29, 2013 07:51:03 GMT
Ron Burgundy has a special Thanksgiving message for fans. In a new viral video for "
Anchorman: The Legend Continues
Will Ferrell
as his alter ego says, "This is Ron Burgundy giving you a Thanksgiving tip. Be sure to get the turkey drunk before you cook him" to get "the scotch right out of his pores." He doesn't forget to wish everyone a "happy Thanksgiving."
The long-awaited sequel to 2004's "
" still follows Ron and his news team consisting of
Steve Carell
's Brick Tamland,
Paul Rudd
's Brian Fantana and
David Koechner
's Champ Kind who won't make it easy to stay classy while taking New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
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Katy Perry and Arctic Monkeys Enlisted to Perform at BRIT Awards
November 29, 2013 07:41:48 GMT
Katy Perry
Arctic Monkeys
have been announced as the performers for the upcoming BRIT Awards. One of the biggest music events in the U.K., it is set to take place at London's O2 Arena on February 19, 2014.
It will mark Perry's first time to take the stage at the BRITs, even though the 29-year-old singer has received four BRIT nominations so far. "It's an honor to play at such a prestigious event where musicality shines at its brightest," she said of joining the line-up.
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Alec Baldwin Hints at Leaving New York Following Gay Slur
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November 29, 2013 07:11:59 GMT
Alec Baldwin
apparently is thinking of moving out of New York. The actor, who recently made headlines because he threw gay slur at a paparazzo, hinted at leaving New York in a new interview with The Gothamist.
"Public life now, it is just, it is horrible. It is horrible. It's so awful," Baldwin said. When asked if he was thinking of leaving, the "
30 Rock
" star replied, "New York is just... I go out the door of my house, every day there's all these photographers here. We have a little baby, you think I want my kid raised like that?"
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Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes Cuddling at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Spider-Man's Hand Speared
November 29, 2013 07:11:40 GMT
Ariana Grande
got to celebrate Thanksgiving with the loved ones while still working. Billed to perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, she was spotted being joined by her boyfriend Nathan Sykes during the November 28 festival.
The Nickelodeon star and the boybander were cuddling, smiling and whispering something in each other's ears while sitting on the back of a golf buggy. When Grande performed "Last Christmas", Sykes was reportedly hanging out with the actress/songstress' mother and brother while cheering her.
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Miley Cyrus Performed With Cat at AMAs After Getting Banned From Showing Too Much Skin
November 29, 2013 06:56:01 GMT
Just when people are getting used to seeing her appearing in public in revealing ensembles,
Miley Cyrus
covered her figure in a long sleeve top and a white pants suit when attending the 2013 American Music Awards. However, a source close to Cyrus revealed that the 21-year-old starlet was required to do so, or else, she couldn't perform at the event held last weekend.
"Performers were warned that they would be yanked if there was too much skin," the source told Hollywood Life. "Even though her outfit was a bit more racy during the performance of 'Wrecking Ball', she definitely would have pushed it further."
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Michael Jackson's Estate Orders Conrad Murray to Stop Talking About the Late Singer
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November 29, 2013 06:11:15 GMT
Michael Jackson
's estate wants Conrad Murray to stop talking about the late singer, especially to media. Jackson's family has sent a cease and desist letter in which they want him not to discuss details of medical treatment received by the singer or he will face a legal battle.
Estate lawyer Howard Weitzman says in the letter dated November 26, obtained by New York Daily News, that Murray was Jackson's doctor. Therefore, details about his treatment are presumed confidential even if the patient passed away. He also calls the disgraced doctor "shameless" after Murray said in his interview with the Daily Mail that he placed a catheter into Michael every night.
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Movie News
First Look at The Rhino and Green Goblin in 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'
November 29, 2013 05:57:53 GMT
How The Rhino and Green Goblin will look like in "
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
" has just been uncovered. The two villains along with Electro are featured high above the sky facing off Peter Parker's alter ego in the movie's new poster posted on Twitter by Marvel_Spider.
The film will make its way out on May 2, 2014. Marc Webb returns as a director,
Andrew Garfield
reprises his role as the titular hero,
Jamie Foxx
plays Electro, and
Paul Giamatti
as well as
Chris Cooper
portray The Rhino and Green Goblin respectively.
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Cher Says Thanksgiving Celebrates 'a Great Crime'
November 29, 2013 05:06:04 GMT
doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving. In fact, the 67-year-old singer/songwriter blasts the holiday tradition on Twitter, "I DON'T! 4 me & my Family,it's a day,When every1 is free 4Diner & a movie,Not 2 celebrate the beginning of a GREAT Crime."
When one of her followers asked her to elaborate what she meant with the "crime," the mother of two quickly explained, "Stealing Land,from a ppl,Who believed,Owning LAND Was LIke Owning SKY! We gave them Blankets laced w/Smallpox."
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GoldieBlox Removes Beastie Boys' Song From Viral Ad, Plans to Dismiss Lawsuit
November 29, 2013 04:47:39 GMT
GoldieBlox has removed its version of
Beastie Boys
' song called "Girls" from an online video that became a viral hit. The California-based toy company has also revealed their plan to drop a lawsuit they filed for the right to the song featured in the hip-hop group's 1986 debut album "License to Ill".
GoldieBlox founder Debbie Sterling posted an open letter to the surviving members of Beastie Boys on Wednesday, November 27. In addition to apologizing and offering "a peaceful settlement," Sterling explained her decision to use the group's song in the ad.
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'Glee' Christmas Episode Preview: Snarky Santa and His Elves
November 29, 2013 04:41:18 GMT
Holiday comes early on "
". Next week, the show will return with a Christmas episode which also serves as its midseason finale. A preview for the said outing has landed online, showing Mr. Schue and the New Directions kids having fun decorating the choir room. In another scene, the glee club members audition for roles in McKinley's living Nativity Scene, with Becky standing in for the face of Baby Jesus.
In New York, Rachel, Kurt and Santana work as Santa's elves at a mall. It appears that an old man who channels Santa Claus isn't that nice as he scolds Kurt for looking directly at him. Santana later makes her friends worried when she doesn't show up for work.
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'Cymbeline' Starring Ethan Hawke and Milla Jovovich Gets First Trailer
November 29, 2013 04:29:21 GMT
Shakespeare's timeless love tale "
" gets a new modern, gritty take a la "
Sons of Anarchy
" in a feature film of the same name which just released its first trailer. It stars
Ethan Hawke
as the main baddie and
Milla Jovovich
as the scheming queen.
Taking inspiration from the story of a beautiful young princess who weds a man from low social status and goes against her father's wish to marry another noble, this film re-imagines the tragic romance set against a battle between dirty cops and a drug-dealing biker gang.
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Russell Crowe Supports Justin Bieber Amidst Graffiti Dispute
November 29, 2013 04:19:34 GMT
Russell Crowe
says he likes
Justin Bieber
's graffiti. The "
" star backs the Canadian pop star in a Twitter post written on November 28, showing his approval on the singer's street art hobby. "I like Beiber's tagging. Tag on little brother. Tag the world," the post reads.
Bieber, who is currently on tour in Australia, recently made headlines after he spray-painted an external wall of QT Hotel in Surfers Paradise with cartoon characters. The mayor of Gold Coast Tom Tait has said that he wants the graffiti to be removed. He wrote on Twitter, "@justinbieber Glad you had a great time on Australia's #goldcoast. Hope to see you back soon to clean up your mess. Make me a #belieber."
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'The X Factor' Reveals Top 6, Paulina Rubio Flubs Contestant's Name
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November 29, 2013 03:43:00 GMT
There's no a day off for "
The X Factor (US)
" judges and contestants on Thanksgiving as they returned for a results show on Thursday, November 28. In the latest episode, they trimmed down the number of contestants to 6.
Lillie McCloud was sent packing right away based on viewers' votes following her performance of "Summertime", which wasn't so special, on Monday night. Rion Paige and Josh Levi then faced off in the final showdown.
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'Jurassic World' Will Take Place 22 Years After 'Jurassic Park'
November 29, 2013 03:36:50 GMT
Plotline of the new "
Jurassic Park
" movie is still under wraps, but a tidbit that could give a hint at what to expect from the film is revealed. "
Jurassic World
" is confirmed to take place 22 years after the original pic directed Steven Spielberg.
Director Colin Trevorrow took to Twitter to dish on, "This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of Jurassic Park." The "
Safety Not Guaranteed
" helmer assured fans that it would not be a reboot of the 1993 classic.
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Austin Mahone, Ariana Grande and More Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 29, 2013 03:31:42 GMT
A bunch of musicians celebrated Thanksgiving Day by performing at Macy's parade in New York City.
Austin Mahone
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Florida Georgia Line
were among celebrities who joined the annual event which is currently in its 87th year.
Being surrounded by cute stuffed bears on his float, Mahone performed his latest single "Banga-Banga". The pop sensation, who donned a leather jacket, also danced with two backing dancers in the middle of the crowd.
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Kanye West Says Nike Executives 'Let Go of Culture'
November 29, 2013 03:13:51 GMT
Kanye West
called out Nike executives in an onstage rant at his concert. The rapper showed up at the Bridgestone arena in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday, November 27 as a part of his "Yeezus" tour. During the show, he vented his frustration about working with the company and its CEO in a more-than-6-minute talk session.
"Do you know who the head of Nike is?" he asked the audience members, as reported by Associated Press. "No, well let me tell you who he is: His name is Mark Parker, and he just lost culture. Everyone at Nike, everyone at Nike, Mark Parker just let go of culture."
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Video: Jennifer Lawrence and Jonah Hill Mock Rob Ford's Crack Apology on 'Letterman'
November 29, 2013 02:43:00 GMT
David Letterman
has enlisted his recent celebrity guests to help spoof Rob Ford's infamous crack-smoking apology. In a November 28 episode of "
Late Show with David Letterman
", the host introduced a fake documentary by Ken Burns which was based on the inappopriate statements made by the Mayor of Toronto following the controversy.
In the parody called "The Statement",
Jennifer Lawrence
Jonah Hill
Vince Vaughn
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Martha Stewart
took turn to read Ford's various statements he made on several media outlets.
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Emmanuelle Chriqui and Taissa Farmiga Up for 'Star Wars'
November 29, 2013 02:32:26 GMT
Three actresses are added to the latest stars rumored eying roles in "Star Wars Episode 7". According to Jedi News,
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Alexis Dziena
When in Rome
") and
Taissa Farmiga
American Horror Story
: Coven") are all up for the movie.
The movie is slated to hit theaters across the U.S. on December 18, 2015. No cast has been announced. Open auditions to look for two young stars to play a tough-cookie teenage girl and a charismatic, funny guy from 19 to 23 are still underway.
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Spike Lee Dismisses 'Oldboy' Poster Dispute
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November 29, 2013 02:14:50 GMT
An artist has penned
an open letter
to Spike Lee alerting the director that some of the posters for "
" were stolen from him. Now the helmer responds, insisting that "I Never Heard Of This Guy Juan Luis Garcia,If He Has A Beef It's Not With Me.I Did Not Hire Him,Do Not Know Him.Cheap Trick Writing To Me.YO."
In his letter, the artist named Juan Luis Garcia said he was approached by an ad agency back in January. "They wanted me to design some comps to present to you," he wrote. "They told me the budget was small and that they could only pay me peanuts for the comps but if you and the studio liked any of them I would then be compensated fairly through the licensing buyout fee."
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'Honeymooners' Star Jane Kean Dies at 90
November 29, 2013 02:13:27 GMT
Jane Kean, a performer who probably is best known for playing Trixie in "The Honeymooners", passed away at the age of 90. Kean died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She fell and suffered from a hemorrhagic stroke which led to her death, her niece Deirdre Wolpert said on Thursday, November 28 per Associated Press.
Kean was born on April 10, 1923 in Hartford, Connecticut. Young Kean and her sister Betty started performing on stages with the support of their mother. In the 1950s, she got the main role in Broadway plays such as "The Pajama Game" and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?". At that time, she and Betty also performed at a popular nightclub show which incorporated singing, dancing and comedy.
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Video: Selena Gomez Headlines Dallas Cowboys Halftime Show
November 29, 2013 02:11:39 GMT
Selena Gomez
made a stunning and energetic appearance when she returned home to headline the Dallas Cowboys-Oakland Raiders halftime show. The Texas native rocked the stage at Arlington's AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving day and performed on behalf of The Salvation Army.
Donning a sexy bodysuit, a fringe leather skirt and a pair of gold gladiator wedges, Gomez kicked off her three-song set with "Like a Champion". In the middle of performing "Slow Down", she shed the skirt and revealed her leather hot pants.
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Cheryl Cole Settles Legal Dispute With 'X Factor (US)' Producers
November 29, 2013 01:44:12 GMT
Cheryl Cole
has settled a legal dispute with "
The X Factor (US)
" producers Blue Orbit Productions out of court. The actress, who sued the producers following her firing in 2011, reportedly gets a huge payout of £1.4 million.
"Cheryl's dispute with Blue Orbit has been resolved amicably," a spokesman for the singer/songwriter/dancer tells BBC. Details of the settlement, including the actual amount that the producers will pay her, are not disclosed.
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Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Trailer to Debut Before 'The Hobbit 2'
November 29, 2013 01:03:07 GMT
When the first official sneak peek at Christopher Nolan-directed much-awaited sci-fi "
" will come out has been revealed. It's confirmed that the trailer is scheduled to premiere in front of "
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
" next month.
"The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' is 1 minute and 43 seconds, attached to 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'," it's announced on Twitter. "The Hobbit 2" will hit theaters Stateside on December 13, while "Interstellar" is due November 7, 2014.
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Nick Cannon Slams Kanye West's 'Genius' Self Declaration
November 29, 2013 00:15:25 GMT
Nick Cannon
slammed best buddy
Kanye West
via Twitter for his constant "genius" remarks. The "
America's Got Talent
" host took it to his microblogging site on late Wednesday, November 27 to remind West that "real geniuses don't have to tell everyone that they are a genius."
West has been making rounds doing interviews in which he declared himself "creative genius." He also stopped his concerts to tell his audience of which rappers he thought were geniuses. In one interview, West cockily said he would write "creative genius" as his occupation on custom forms but "it takes too long to write and sometimes I spell the word genius wrong."
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Brandi Glanville Clarifies That She's Not Lesbian
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's ex wife
Brandi Glanville
admitted that she had tried to swing the other way but that did not work. Following the release of a clip from her reality show "
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
" in which it is suggested that she made out with co-star Carlton Gebbia, Glanville clarified on her blog that she's not a lesbian.
The preview clip from the fourth season revealed a steamy session between Glanville and Gebbia. Glanville was heard telling co-star
Lisa Vanderpump
, "We were just having a heat-to-heart in the hot tub and one thing led to another and we kissed." Vanderpump added fuel to the fire, saying, "It's very confusing when you're with these women. Apparently they're either at each other's throats, or down each other's throats."
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It's a weekend full of musical hyphenations--cross-genre artists mixing it up to the delight of the ear and eye--as Maui Arts & Cultural Center (The MACC) presents more of the best that the world of performing arts has to offer.
Los Lonely Boys will rock the Castle Theater on Friday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. This trio of brothers--Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza--have a true American musical success story. As kids, they backed their father's band in Texas cantinas and honkytonks, then dived into the club scene with a band of their own.
Their self-titled debut record went straight to double platinum in 2003, and the mega-hit single, "Heaven," earned them a Grammy Award.
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Los Lonely Boys will rock the Castle Theater on Friday, Jan. 24, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Los Lonely Boys' infectious blend of country, rock, Texas blues, brown-eyed soul and Tejano is known throughout the music biz as nothing less than a "full-scale Tex-Mex, American roots rock party."
Their latest album, "Rockpango," is a yield of fandango and huapango--Latin rhythms that get the fiesta going!
Tickets for this rip-roarin' concert are $35, $45, $55 and $65.
The very next night, The MACC will present the pride of Zimbabwe. Oliver Mtukudzi is one of the most powerful creative forces to emerge on the Afro-pop scene in the last three decades. The MACC brings this superstar of the Afro-Pop scene and his band, The Black Spirits, to the Castle Theater stage on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Mtukudzi was inducted into the Afro-Pop Hall of Fame in 2013, an honor bestowed on contemporary African artists who not only excel artistically, but who also play a large role in connecting American audiences to Africa and African culture. (Previous inductees include Thomas Mapfumo, Youssou N'Dour, Oumou Sangare and Angelique Kidjo.)
Mtukudzi, or "Tuku," as he is well known as, sings in the Shona language, as well as Ndebele and English, in a deep and gutsy voice, in a distinctive style known to fans as "Tuku Music." He has a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of his people, heavily influenced by a humanist ethos. Tuku Music incorporates elements of different African musical traditions, such as South African mbaqanga, the energetic Zimbabwean pop style called "jit," and the traditional kateke drumming of his clan.
The Castle Theater will be set up with a dance floor for Tuku's concert to accommodate an audience who may very well be inspired to move along with these amazing African rhythms.
Tickets to see Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits are $35 advance; $45 on the day of the show.
Tickets for all shows can be purchased in person at The MACC Box Office (1 Cameron Way, Kahului), by phone or online. The Box Office is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 242-SHOW (7469) or visit www.MauiArts.org.
For all Castle Theater shows, everyone is invited to come early for pre-show dinner and beverages, and stay around after the show for dessert and beverage options.
There will be special entertainment in the courtyard starting at 6 p.m.--live music with the band MABANZI.

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Not properly: About walking and talkingLevel of Lucidity: Level of Cohesiveness:
This dream has been viewed 1274 times.I just like to ponder some things. Walking, for an instance. We have the impression that we have a geography about dreams, don't we? We must have. Our dream country. I used to have many dreams about walking (of course, we walk in dreams, that's normal, but I reffer to dreams wich appear to have walking as a main theme). Exploring neigbourhoods, contemplating houses, corners, landscapes and such. They are very real (real meaning here full of details), and mark me a lot. I'm a walker in RL, I like to take walks and do exactly what I do in dreams. A thing that is very recurring is that I pick a Bus, usually at the end of the dream, to go home. Isn't that so funny: dreams that finish when I pick a Bus? When I was a kid those walking dreams used to take me to more magical places, and to recurrent sites. Such as a certain beach, a big mall outside the city (walking on malls, exploring convenience stores is also a recurrent theme), a place very magical: grassy, with many gorgeous fountais, and rolling stairs: an open place, with many floors not built by man, plateus, grass ground, rolling stairs, fountais, a mix of a mall and a country field. And I usually meet my parents in this place, seated on a bar table with friends in the middle of the nothing. I can feel what it means. We have a world inside, and explore it in dreams. But is it really inside? Is my dreams just mine or are they conected to other dream countries or with something outside? If Jung is right and dreams are about the unconscious, we share it, don't we? The crazy thing is that our conciousness, our flow of thinking, don't stop in dreaming. We think, talk to ourselves, in dreams. I think that's the reason we can learn on dreams. I'm researching that: cognitive experience, learning in dreams and learning dream things. When we are young we dream about being persecuted and can't run. When I grew up I never had dreams about it anymore. Probally my development in awaken life had done that for me. But the contrary can be true? Like winning a situation in the dream and after that being improving something in real life? (I use the term "real life" just to refer to awaken life, but that doesn't mean I think one thing is more "real" than the other, I'm just a primitive: I believe in what I dream) Today I stay and fight whatever persecutes me in dreaming. Today I run and run. I remember a dream I had many years ago in wich I did quite a run. Crossed worlds I could say. And I was in such a hurry that I grabed the woods and pulled them to me to accelerate, I grabed the ground like I was not going ahead but pulling the earth. Eventually I got to a train rail, met my cousin Virgilio there, and talked some important things with him. I talk a lot in dreams. Talk to people, animals, myself, magical beings. And a constant: I never remember the words! Is there any exercise to fix that? I had a dream of walking, I was in the city, left the city to the woods, in the woods there was a house, I got inside, is like I lived there. I'm so sure of myself in dreams, so free! The house was familiar, I remember a smell of children piss in a matt. The house was full of people I knew from a long time ago. But I didn't stay there. I go on. I'm good at entering and lefting in dreams, and also a good thieve: I go up walls, open doors. I rarelly find a locked door. As I write this so many dreams pass trough my mind, dreams I had many many years ago and still have it in mind. When I was very young I dreamt I entered a small room and there was a beautefull naked girl in there and I just shit her! The image of that shit above her fine naked skin (in her belly) had never left me (of course, is guarded in those last drawers that we don't open all the time).
One last memory, just not to enlarge this so much: In one of my walkings I got in some high part of the town. And I found myself in a neigbourhhod all made of, the word closest to it was celestial, celestial houses. They were not mansions but they were big, close to castles but far more pretty, more "homish", warm, confortable, with colorfull glasses, fine gardens, towers, etc... celestial palaces, thats the term. All I know is that this place exists and I don't believe it is "mine" or just inside of me, its a universal place. Maybe the way it showed itself to me is a single way, but the place itself was a power place, a God's place. I just walked the streets, watched the houses. I couldn't enter those. I felt such a feeling of enlightenment and nostalgia, I just met it in my experiences with mind expansion religious rituals with vegetables. I visited those places during my "trips". I know they exist.
How can a life be guidded by such strange things? Dreaming is more real to me than my real life. I'm not from this world.


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Recreation Sensation is an all-day summer program for elementary-aged children. This program is offered FREE to participants through the City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department. Youth will enjoy many fun activities, fieldtrips and presentations such as: swimming at Finley Aquatic Center, demonstrations by the Creek Stewardship Program, arts and crafts projects....and much more!
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Posts tagged Neil Halstead
The Strange Case of… Stella Luna
Legends don't tend to last in the days of instantaneous information flow, ad-hoc gratification and the ready-made potential to be an expert on anything - the entrance requirement being the ability to misspell a smart-arsed quip.
Legends don't often remain legends. They eventually aquire humanity and immediacy, and accessibility by default robs any myth of its wonder. But this is not a fate that has befallen Stella Luna. I almost wish it had. I wish more people knew.
So, let's be clear. This is a band that released one EP. Containing four songs. In 2002. On an unknown record label called, rather niftily, Clairecords (Is that an MBV or a Lilys-baiting name?). Who have a website containing limited information about their withdrawn clients. On the website, if one delves, one can find a press release describing said Stargazer EP as "a precursor to their full-length follow up later this year". The full-length never arrived.
What about this aberration could possibly warrant any further attention? Kids from Florida (FLORIDA???) release a shoegaze demo tape a decade ago - nevermind a decade late. Lives have been lived in that time. Loves lost. Too, too many amazing bands have come and gone. Why should anyone give anything close to a single fuck about this flash in the pan?
… Because this flash radiated from outer space. It was a blessing, descending like a meteor and burning out instantly, offering an otherworldy take on the shoegaze idiom. Blink once and you'd miss everything, it seemed.
Nothing based on cliché should be original. But Stargazer did manage to offer something unique. It went beyond the sum of its derivative parts and straight to the heart of what most 'shoegaze' bands don't understand - create your own atmosphere and you could live forever, if you get it right. There are people who won't forget - who will not forget.
Stella Luna got it right.
That EP, right there, represents evolution. It simultaneously feels like it has been plucked in suspension directly from 1991, re-animated, and sent out to stagger around wrecking things in uncertain light, flailing. But, realistically, no band could have done this in 1991. No way. Slowdive were busy piecing together the perfect pop record; just with an aesthetic that was no-one elses but their own. MBV were making music from a different cosmos. Bark Psychosis were toddlers, blinking furiously before they got round to the pressing business of inadvertantly redefining genres and classifications by destroying them. Y'know - patchwork.
This EP is my bridge. Slowdive gave up on the spaced out rock and went to do an equally beautiful and idiosyncratic take on country music as Mojave 3 (Yes, yes, I know - but make no mistake, the first Halstead project should have been a car crash too). But it seems to me, and has always seemed so, that Slowdive missed a trick. Their sound was not completed when they fell to bits. They didn't master their illusions like Kevin Shields did - not to the end point where there was no more to give. There was further scope. Scope to stop drifting and find out what might happen after crashing down. Get aggressive. Articulate what might follow oustanding melancholy. Go out into the unknown.
Halstead didn't, but, thoroughly off cue, Stella Luna did what others probably dismissed as risibly anachronistic. They launched Slowdive's sound starwards.
And those tunes, those tunes… With the simplest of melodies, weary drums, devastating layers of sustain and overdriven scuzz. On every listen, my favourite of the four alternates like a game of hazey pass the parcel played on a ledge above city lights below - four little nuggets, perfect, by themselves, of themselves, in themselves. This is intensely, intensely sexual music - but sensual, whispering; not overt. Not a bragging boor hammering away on top. It's sexual in that the sexuality is tantalising, ethereal. The aggression is like, I suppose, Black Francis's screaming - controlled at all times. Graceful. A synchronised release.
And which track to prefer… The obstinate lack of choice makes this all the more personal. The outright fucking degenerate chaos of Bridge To Nowhere? The effortlessly heartbreaking Antares, so well formed that I'd even miss the hopelessly cheesy space launch samples if they were to, one day, be disappeared? The almost playful title track? The opening number, Change, so perfect in so many ways that I want my world to stop… give it more attention than I have within me, outwith me. Stop breathing. Let it flow.
I found this blog not so long ago, offering nothing further than further hints, and other promises that, years ago, lapsed. This seems apt. It fits. On one hand, I want in on this, want to cultivate adventures up in the sky that could be possible - could be mine. On the other hand, I'd rather the legend stays as exactly just that (I didn't even find a photo of the band until fairly recently), and that the 26 minutes of heavenly bliss remains what it is; untainted, undiscovered, but not dead; dormant. Waiting. Just waiting.
So, Susan Hanson, Devon Smith, Rhonda Roberts, Jennifer Sterling and Darin Fitzpatrick - thank you. Wherever you are. Whoever you are.
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"Hand it over, boy."
"I'm sorry….I was just….I just wanted to look."
[Little thing for you guys while I research for my feels-war retaliation ]
"What are you doing?"
Kevin jumped, fumbling with the file folder and nearly dropping it as he glanced up to see Azazeal fully dressed again.
"I. uh. I was just curious," he mumbled, feeling exposed in nothing but his boxer shorts. Heaving an unsteady breath, Kevin sucked his lower lip between his teeth as Azazeal stepped forward with long fingers outstretched.
Kevin hesitated, wanting so badly to look through the file - just for curiosity's sake. "I'm sorry….I was just….I just wanted to look."
Azazeal curled his fingers up, his lips pursed into a blank-faced scowl. "Now."
Kevin handed over the file, releasing his lower lip and sighing as Azazel took it none-too-gently. The man - demon, more like it - paused and then leaned in to capture Kevin's lips in a quick, perfunctory kiss. Kevin leaned into it easily, head tilted up and still wanting more as Azazeal pulled away to drop the folder onto his desk.
"I'm sorry…" Kevin said quietly, watching Azazel move about the room in search of his shoes.
"Don't touch anything. I didn't bring you here to snoop," Azazeal pointed out, "I brought you here for sex. Come take your money."
Kevin approached as Azazel grabbed his wallet from the night stand, flicking it open and rifling through it. When he went to take the bills that were handed to him, but Azazeal flicked his wrist back, looking expectant.
Kevin wet his lips, pushing up on the tips of his toes and giving the man another kiss. Humming low in his chest, Azazeal grabbed Kevin by the thin dip in his back, dragging him closer to deepen the liplock. Kevin braced himself on Azazeal's chest, breath stolen as he tried to keep up.
Just as quickly as it had begun, Azazel ended it by drawing back and running the bills over Kevin's bottom lip. Kevin took them, looking down to count the amount as Azazeal chuckled and sat on the bed to put on his socks.
"There's no use in counting, not only is this an illegal transaction, but you're under eighteen. I'm sure your parents would love to find out you've been fucking me to pay for whatever it is you think is worth it."
Kevin tensed, standing there with nothing on but his underwear and a handful of money. Flustered, he scowled and fisted his hands. "I'm going to enter a boxing competition."
Azazeal's eyes flicked up, utterly amused. "You?" He chuckled and shook his head, picking his shoes up. "Little twiggy, aren't we?"
Kevin bit back a snarl, shoulders tense. "Fuck you," he spat.
Azazel laughed as he finished lacing his shoes and stood up. "Already done that, sweetheart." Leaning in, he gave Kevin a quick kiss and a pat on the bum. "Get your clothes on, will you? I've got an appointment to keep."


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An aggressive effort to eliminate data center waste is now saving Autodesk about $7 million a year, according to the design software company.
The initiative led to the consolidation of 85 percent of the company's servers over the past year and enabled the company to exceed its target to reduce data center energy use, said Lynelle Cameron, Autodesk's director of sustainability.
'We had a goal to reduce our energy use by 50 percent and we're now at 60 percent," she said. "The good news behind that is not just that we've reduced our carbon footprint significantly from our data centers, but also we have $7 million of savings annually as a result of that project."
The achievement was one of a string of green developments detailed yesterday during Autodesk's annual Sustainability Summit. The media briefing showcases the company's progress in environmental responsibility as well as products and business ventures that advance the firm's dual aims to democratize design and embed sustainability throughout the design process.
The data center project, which focused on the area where Autodesk uses the most energy, led a list that included news of enhancements to the cloud-enabled Green Building Studio web service and a success story from the firm's Clean Tech Partnership Program.
Boosting Performance for Existing Buildings
The latest version of Autodesk's Green Building Studio allows users to simultaneously pull data on a building's utility use and as much as 10 years worth of weather information for the site. The data helps building operators spot the disconnects between performance expectations based on design, actual resource consumption and the climate conditions that influence it.
Earlier versions provided weather data for more than a million virtual locations around the world, but the information available now is more refined and specific to location. "You can really understand how a building is performing relative to how it was designed to perform," Cameron said.
Closing the gap between building design and performance has become a key mission for the green building movement. It has found that even the smartest, most energy efficient building can fall far short of performance expectations if the building is not operated and maintained properly, and if occupant behavior thwarts efficiency systems and design elements. Numerous tools are being developed to keep green buildings on track and support their continuous improvement.
"This version of Green Building Studio targets existing buildings to help optimize their performance," Cameron said. "Think of the 200 million buildings on the planet that are candidates for energy efficiency renovation and retrofit."
Autodesk Cuts Data Center Energy Use 60%, Saves $7M
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There is a VERY good chance Tupac Shakur is alive and well ... and hiding ... this according to the man who was with him during the supposedly fatal shooting in Vegas, Suge Knight.
Knight just appeared on 93.5 KDay in L.A. with Tattoo and Cee Cee ... and pumped some major fuel into the biggest urban legend in hip hop ... that Tupac FAKED his own death.
Knight says his theory explains why cops never found his murderer -- because there was no murder.
"Maybe the question is ... Pac's not really dead ... pac's somewhere else," Knight says.
When asked if he ever saw Tupac's body following the 1996 shooting, he adds, "Nobody seen Tupac dead. "
Knight explains, "The person who supposedly cremated Tupac ... this guy got about 3 million dollars .. personally from me ... cash ... and next thing I know I never heard from the guy or seen him again ... he retired and left."
1st fool!
Not this stupid ass **** again...
Well it was more subtle than him raising his hands and saying "it wasn't meee" ;)
Suge Knight got Tupac killed as his sacrifice to the new world order. Just google sugeknight baphomet. Sugeknight sold his soul to the industry and the devil, 2pac talked against these things and they wanted him dead so made suge knight sacrifice him. KILLUMINATI???!!!
2 Pac was abducted by Martians,and now he is raping in space.
Suge put the hit on him. He knows damn well
Suge Knight, and 36% of you currently, are idiots.
He`s dead,DEAD,DEAD,DEAD.
Love Suge but why would you give someone three million in cash and to cremate a friend.
Doesn't cremation cost like eight grand.
-Cuz I can do it for six.
His autopsy photos were pretty damn convincing. Including the 'Y' cut and the skull cut.
omg! yes you do! you killed him!!!
I think he is dead but theres always a small chance he went into hiding..SMALL chance. Witness protection does that. However, unless tupac himself comes out tomorrow, im not going to believe anyone.
No, he's not dead. He's hanging out with Elvis, Saddam and Jim Morrison at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, room 1002.
I'm not convinced you still have two brain cells left.
Suge knight just wants to start sh*t. With today's technology Tupac wouldn't be able to open his door without a million cameras there to picture it. Let the man RIP.


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In this mission you are asked to infiltrate the prison. You and several of your other friends meet up outside including terry which supplies you with infinite guns and ammo for free for the assault. You will have to take out several guards 50-150 including swat teams. This can be tricky. When you have done this you will have to speak to billy and then execute him because he is trying to betray you because he thinks you have locked him in there on purpose So when you have killed him your friends bring your bike and you escape the prison and return to find out that your bar has been destroyed


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Issue release date: July 2009
Fibronectin Gene Expression in Aortic Regurgitation: Relative Roles of Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesTruter S.L. · Catanzaro D.F. · Supino P.G. · Gupta A. · Carter J. · Ene A.R. · Herrold E.M. · Dumlao T.F. · Beltran F. · Borer J.S.
aWyeth Research, Collegeville, Pa., bThe Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and The Howard Gilman Institute for Heart Valve Disease, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., cColumbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., and dBoston Medical Center, South Boston, Mass., USA
Objectives: In aortic regurgitation (AR), fibronectin (FN) expression is upregulated. This study sought to determine signal transduction pathways involved in upregulation of FN expression in AR. Methods: Cardiac fibroblasts (CF) from rabbits with surgically induced AR and matched controls (NL) were cultured and assayed for FN expression and kinase activity with and without inhibitors of kinases JNK, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and extracellular response kinase (ERK). NL CF also were subjected to cyclic strain mimicking AR for 24 h in culture with and without inhibitors. Results: AR CF exhibited 2.9-fold greater c-Jun phosphorylation (p < 0.01) and 1.5- to 2-fold greater ATF2 phosphorylation (p < 0.05–0.01) than NL. JNK and p38MAPK inhibition reduced c-Jun and ATF2 phosphorylation to NL; ERK inhibition had no effect. FN mRNA expression was similar in pattern to kinase activities. Cyclic strain in NL CF increased c-Jun phosphorylation 2-fold versus unstrained controls (p < 0.005). This was suppressed by inhibition of JNK but not p38MAPK. Conclusion: FN expression in response to the acute mechanical strain resembling AR is upregulated primarily via JNK. However, in chronic AR both JNK and p38MAPK are involved. These signaling pathways represent potential therapeutic targets for normalizing extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and contractile force transmission, believed to be related to ECM composition/organization, in AR.
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Definición de congress en inglés:
congressSilabificación: con·gress
Pronunciación: /ˈkäNGɡrəs /
1The national legislative body of a country.
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- A similar process occurs in most legislative bodies: Every parliament and congress in a functioning democracy has caucuses and coalitions.
- Bolivia is a constitutional republic with an elected president and national congress.
- Women now have 25% of the seats in the Iraqi national congress.
1.1 (Congress) The national legislative body of the US, meeting at the Capitol in Washington, DC. It was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives: changes in taxation required the approval of Congress
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- As you know, I have spend most of week up on Capitol Hill covering the Congress.
- She could get seven years and says she plans to take her case to the United Nations and the U.S. Congress.
- The Congress of the United States and the president of the United States unite.
legislature, legislative assembly, senate, house, house of representatives, parliament, convocation, diet, council, chamber
1.2A particular session of the US Congress: the 104th Congress
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- He was on this game in the final session of the last congress.
- Sixty-four Republicans voted for even a stronger bill in the House in the last Congress.
- During the 102nd Congress and the recently concluded 103rd Congress, the period covered by the study, not one important anti-tobacco initiative was passed.
2A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline: an international congress of mathematicians
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- At the same time, the party congress was instructive in exposing the political background of the latest round of anti-foreigner and German nationalist agitation.
- Hundreds of psychologists from all over the world attend our annual conventions, and hundreds of U.S. psychologists attend international congresses and other overseas meetings each year.
conference, convention, seminar, colloquium, symposium, forum, meeting, assembly, gathering, rally, summit
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- The National Congress of Indians provides national leadership on issues facing tribal communities throughout the United States.
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4The action of coming together: sexual congress
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- The dictionary says that 'tupping' describes what rams do to ewes but I first came across it being used in relation to human sexual congress.
- While society has thankfully moved on from the ignorant days when homosexuality was a crime, it is still against the law to indulge in any kind of sexual congress in a public place, and quite rightly so.
late Middle English (denoting an encounter during battle): from Latin congressus, from congredi 'meet', from con- 'together' + gradi 'walk'.
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Hey my followers! i know i havent been on in months but i have been having a lot of problems logging in on my phone and i am rarely on my computer any more. Im asking if yall can please find it to repost this and spread the word. i know many of us are not able to help with making a donation but by spreading the word about the need its bound to hit someone.
This family are close friends to me and it hurts me to see them this way. they are in need of medical and transportation costs because of having to go out of town to receive treatment. Spreading the word helps more then most think. Just by reposting or sharing on facebook or even tweeting this you are sending a message to more people then just those in our small community and few friends.
My hopes is that this becomes like wild fire spreading and hopefully some can help answer this prayer. Again any help would be apprecated.
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Gucci Announces Donation to UNICEF's 'Schools for Africa' Initiative
Gucci is pleased to make a one million dollar donation to UNICEF's "'Schools for Africa" initiative in Malawi and Mozambique to mark the company's long-term commitment to UNICEF's work for children and celebrate the launch of Gucci's children's collection.
The new children's collection – represented by the iconic Gucci teddy bear – is divided into two age ranges from 0 to 2 years and 2 to 8 years, and will launch with the Spring Summer 2011 collection. Recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez will star in a special advertising campaign dedicated to the launch of Gucci's new children's collection and highlighting Gucci's donation to UNICEF's "Schools for Africa" initiative.


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Willy Aybar
Tue May 10, 2011 5:19 pm Willy Aybar has signed with the Edmonton Capitals of the independent North American League.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar was non-tendered by the Rays in December and drew little to no interest in free agency. He's still only 29 years old, so we're thinking he'll find his way back to the major leagues eventually.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors
Thu Dec 2, 2010 10:54 pm Rays non-tendered 1B-DH Willy Aybar.
Fantasy Source Spin: The Rays declined his $2.2 million option for 2011 last month, but he remained under team control. Aybar, who turns 28 next March, batted just .230/.309/.344 with six homers and 43 RBI over 270 at-bats this past season. The Rays still have interest in bringing him back, but there are plenty of DH/first baseman-types available this winter.
Wed Nov 3, 2010 6:17 pm Rays declined 1B Willy Aybar's $2.2 million option for 2011.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar was a useful utilityman for the Rays this year, but his option money wasn't worth the production. He finished with a .230/309/.344 batting line, six homers and 43 RBI over 270 at-bats in 2010. The 27-year-old remains under team control and is eligible for arbitration this winter.
Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
Thu Oct 7, 2010 12:06 pm J.B. Long of Bright House Sports Network passed along a report by Tim Kurkjian of ESPN.com that the Rays have filed an injury petition and are attempting to add Willy Aybar to the ALDS roster.
Fantasy Source Spin: Interesting. The early speculation is that Aybar would replace Rocco Baldelli on the ALDS roster, but we probably won't know anything until the clubhouse opens. Stay tuned.
Source: J.B. Long on Twitter
Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:55 pm Willy Aybar will be unavailable for the next few games due to the birth of his child.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar has been given clearance to fly to St. Petersburg, Florida and will be allowed to return whenever he feels ready. The utilityman is 2-for-16 this season with a home run, a double and two RBI.
Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:17 pm Willy Aybar, the Rays' primary utility man last year, returned from his hamstring injury to play in a minor league game on Saturday.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar only played first base, so it has to count as a baby step towards making the opening day roster, but manager Joel Maddon was more upbeat about his chances of being ready for the start of the season after the game. It would probably take a very deep league - and an injury - to make Aybar relevant in fantasy this year.
Source: Tampa Tribune on Twitter
Tue Aug 4, 2009 5:27 pm Willy Aybar is the designated hitter in Tuesday's lineup against the Red Sox.
Fantasy Source Spin: This, after homering from both sides of the plate on Monday afternoon. According to Marc Topkin, manager Joe Maddon said that Pat Burrell, who has struggled to a .226/.332/.363 line this season, will return to the designated hitter role "relatively soon."
Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm Willy Aybar is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday.
Fantasy Source Spin: He missed the past two games after being a late scratch on Monday due to a migraine, but is hitting sixth as the team's DH on Wednesday.
Source: St Petersburg Times
Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm Willy Aybar is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday.
Fantasy Source Spin: He missed the past two games after being a late scratch on Monday due to a migraine, but is hitting sixth as the team's DH on Wednesday.
Source: St Petersburg Times
Mon Jun 8, 2009 6:43 pm Willy Aybar is a last minute scratch Monday due to a migraine.
Fantasy Source Spin: Reid Brignac draws into the lineup at short while Ben Zobrist moves over to second. Consider Aybar day-to-day.
Source: Tampa Tribune
Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:13 pm Rays agreed to terms with infielder Willy Aybar on a two-year, $2.6 million contract.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar was a super-two player, so even the two-year deal will leave him with two years of arbitration left after 2010. He'll serve as a backup at the infield corners again this season.
Source: MLB.com
Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:50 pm The Rays are close to signing Willy Aybar to a two-year deal, avoiding arbitration.
Fantasy Source Spin: The contract would include an option for 2011. "It should be done real soon,'' agent Luis Valdez said Tuesday afternoon. "We're just down to the details right now. The Rays have been great. This is going to be a great deal for Willy and his family.''
Source: St. Petersburg Times
Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:15 pm Willy Aybar went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBI in the Rays' 13-4 rout of the Red Sox in Tuesday's Game 4.
Fantasy Source Spin: The Rays scored three runs in the first when Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria took Tim Wakefield deep and simply cruised from there. Aybar's homer came in the third, and he later added a pair of RBI singles off the pen. Andy Sonnanstine held the Red Sox in check for six innings, surrendering just one run, but he gave up one run in the seventh and two while getting nobody out in the eighth. Still, it was an easy win for him. The Rays will head into Thursday's Game 5 up 3-1. Either James Shields or Scott Kazmir will start for Tampa Bay. Daisuke Matsuzaka will get the ball for Boston.
Wed May 28, 2008 11:31 am The St. Petersburg Times reports that Willy Aybar (hamstring) is close to returning from the disabled list and notes that it "seems likely he will replace Ben Zobrist in the utility infielder role."
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar has been sidelined since mid-April and his injury cleared the way for Evan Longoria to take over at third base full time. "He's going to be back, we just have to figure out primarily when it's going to happen," manager Joe Maddon said. "He can definitely add to what we've been doing, no question."
Source: St Petersburg Times
Mon May 19, 2008 3:04 pm Willy Aybar went 0-for-3 with a walk Sunday in the first game of his rehab assignment with Single-A Vero Beach.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar has been out since April 10 with a strained hamstring. He's not going to return as the Rays' starting third baseman, and the team has to decide whether he'll be worth carrying at all. He might be placed on waivers.
Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:04 pm Willy Aybar will likely be sidelined through the weekend due to "soreness and tightness" in his left hamstring.
Fantasy Source Spin: More time for Evan Longoria to impress. For what it's worth, manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday that there's still been no decision made at third base.
Source: St. Petersburg Times
Wed Feb 6, 2008 5:37 pm Willy Aybar was released from jail in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after his wife dropped a domestic violence complaint against him.
Fantasy Source Spin: Aybar, 24, and his 23-year-old wife have been married for seven years and have three children. The Rays are planning on having the third baseman enroll in a program for treatment after the latest incident. Aybar went AWOL from the Braves last year and later checked into rehab because of a substance-abuse problem.
Source: Tampa Tribune
Mon Feb 4, 2008 8:01 pm Willy Aybar is in custody in his native Dominican Republic for domestic violence charges, a local prosecutor told ESPN Deportes.
Fantasy Source Spin: It looks like he hasn't turned his life around after all. "Aybar is in jail since last week, and he could spend at least three more months in jail if he is convicted of domestic violence," said Jesus Fernandez Velez, the appeals court prosecutor in charge. This could result in Evan Longoria being handed the starting job at third base.
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Fat Loss Plateau… How To Break Through It
The dreaded weight loss plateau
(the article below was originally written for a course I ran for figure competitors… But this is actually the same advice I give anyone who has reached a plateau in their weight loss efforts. it's simple advice but it comes from training hundreds of women)
One of the most frustrating things about getting ready for a figure competition is when you encounter a fat loss plateau. As a competitor you understand that there is no buffer for not getting in shape – you either hit your mark on contest day… or you don't (then you kick yourself for training and dieting for 12 weeks and not getting in your best condition). So when you get to a point that fat loss slows or stops, it's easy to go into panic mode. Slashing calories in half is what some competitors do. For those who decide to do that, they are going to have a miserable time mentally and physically as their body tries to adjust to 50% less calories. This is something you definitely want to avoid at all costs.
When overcoming a fat loss plateau you must attack it from 3 sides:
- Diet
- Workout
- Cardio
Diet: First you must tighten up your diet. This may mean cutting your diet by as few as 100 calories a day. You want to avoid cutting too many calories because this may cause your metabolism to slow down and go into 'starvation' mode. Once this happens, it's hard to fire the metabolism up again.
Workout: You must increase the intensity of your workouts. Basically train harder: (1) lift heavier weights, (2) perform your normal workouts (same reps and sets) in less time, (3) add on an extra 15-20 minutes to your normal workout time, (4) take less time between sets so that the workout is more cardio-like etc. There are many ways to increase workout intensity. The important thing is not to 'coast' but make sure each workout is at a high intensity level.
Cardio: Step up your cardio intensity. This may mean just going harder for the same amount of time, for example, you may be able to run 3 miles in 30 minutes. What you want to do is try and run 3.2 miles in the same 30 minutes, then eventually 3.5 miles in that 30 minutes.
- Or you may change from a less effective form of cardio cardio workout (ex elliptical machine) to a more effective form of cardio (treadmill or outside running). This is a very effective way to increase the amount of calories you burn in a workout.
One mistake I see is when competitors try to do it all by slashing calories… DON'T do that! You will lose weight initially but your metabolism will slow down too much and all progress will stop. This will make it very difficult to lose further body fat. It's much wiser to attack it a little from all 3 factors instead of just one.
Another Mistake I see is competitors who decide to double their cardio in order to lose body fat. This will work initially but it may take a toll on your body and mind… this can lead to burnout (mental and physical exhaustion).
So, If you do experience a plateau, don't panic and do something drastic that will cause your metabolism to shut down or that will cause you to burnout… Just use moderation in adjusting your diet and training. This is the one 'secret' behind my success in training fitness and physique competitors over the past 10 years.
Dangerous Exercises
As trainers we must look at every exercise and weigh the risks and benefits. for example, I see a lot of trainers getting caught up in this Crossfit movement and having their clients doing movements that they should NEVER be attempting… or having them lift maximum poundages when the clients only previous workout experience was jogging around the local park, aerobics classes, Zumba or the occasional spin class (that had them sore for a week!). Neither trainers or trainees should get caught up in trying to do the most difficult exercises they can… it's not necessary to reach your goals.
When you see someone in one of my videos doing a difficult exercise, it's because I now they can do it safely. Although there are others who can do the same movement, I know from watching them train that it may not be safe for them to do. They may even ask me "Why can't I do that exercise?" and I explain to them the reasoning behind my decision… but i also explain how they can get great benefit from another exercise that may be similar but not as dangerous. Be careful!
How Figure Competitors Build Great Glutes
When it comes to building glutes, figure and bikini competitors should be experts on what it is they need to do, to bring out this important asset. One of the main principle is that you must squat or lunge low in order to activate the maximum number of fibers in the glutes. In order to get out of a deep squat or lunge, the glutes have to do a lot of work. Your quads do most of the work after that – so you must go low if you want maximum glute development.
SAFETY: A lot has been written over the years about the knees being susceptible to injury when you squat below parallel – this is nonsense! This 'logic' based on nothing scientific… or anything seen in the real world. You ever seen Olympic lifters? If anyone should have bad knees it should be you neighborhood Olympic lifter… instead it's guys like me who did stupid things like play basketball on cement for many years and tackle football on concrete with no equipment… yup we were real geniuses back then. The "Squatting low is bad for your knees" came from the guys who had big upper bodies and little 'chicken' legs because they didn't want to squat!
The great thing about most of the glute exercises is that they should be done under control and fairly slowly – especially in the low position. Therefore making these safe exercises even safer.
You want to really focus on contracting the glutes in the low position. If you have too much momentum you will loose this ability to focus and the quads will take over.
From 5th Place …to 3 Pro Cards to the Arnold Classic!
For a few, figure can be a lottery hit the first time they step onstage… but for the vast majority it's a longer journey requiring patience and the ongoing desire to improve. When I first met laurie she was soft spoken, humble, shy and amazingly nice. Three years and 3 pro cards later… she is still the same person. When she won her last overall (NPC) there was no big celebration, no fist pumping… just a nervous smile as they brought her the trophy. Afterwards, almost every picture she took she made sure her daughter, Paris, was in it… that's because she has always kept everything in perspective. When she first started competing the victorys didn't come easy… after finishing 5th in her first competition Laurie could have easily given up… but instead she used that as motivation to become the best she could be.
Now she is on her way to compete in the Arnold Classic in a few weeks!
Known for her intense training, Laurie is well respected by the other competitors she trains with. She's so focused that she rarely talks during her workout. She finds a corner in the gym, goes 100% during her workout, changes clothes… and goes home.
Precontest fat loss workout: A bunch of hard exercises done back-to-back with no rest… until she is ehausted. The idea is to work the entire body and burn as many calories as possible.
"Get Uncomfortable" - Laurie doesn't feel she is getting a good workout until she gets into her 'uncomfortable zone' - the uncomfortable zone is usually when most would stop and rest… her goal is to get into that zone and stay there. This is why she doesn't have to do a ton of straight cardio to get lean… because she burns so many calories in her resistance-cardio workouts. What the uncomfortable zone really means to me is: "Leave me alone, I don't want to talk because I'm trying to catch my breath… please go away!" Check out the short video clip of her showing me that she doesn't want to be bothered.
Laurie is the tye of person everyone roots for. Just as gracious in victory as she had been in defeat. Never one to put other competitors down or brag on herself. I realized just how humble Laurie was when I went to her Facebook page looking for some good pitures (since I didn't get too many good shots at the show), when I noticed that she had not posted one picture of herself… after winning a show she has been trying to win for 3 years! The only thing she posted were things about her daughter… I think that says it all! Congratulations Laurie! Oh yeah, and good job at the competition too!
Laurie performing one of her favorite exercises:
Progressive Intensity Workouts for Fat Loss
As a figure coach I see women who have varying degrees of difficulty losing body fat, therefore it is important that I continue to try and develop new techniques to burn even the toughest body fat off figure competitor's bodies. Here is one of my favorite techniques – Progressive Intensity
Progressive Intensity is a technique I use to raise the workout intensity level for figure competitors during precontest fat loss training. There are a few ways to do this, the video shows my favorite version of Progressive Intensity…. increasing the reps with each successive set. The goal is to make your body do more work as your level of exhaustion increases.
Basically what happens is that as you go through your circuit of exercises (usually only 2 or 3 exercises) the reps will increase as you progress through the set. In the video, Laurie (who holds several figure pro cards) begins set #1 with 5 reps of Db Duck Squats followed immediately by 5 Jump Squats. Set # 2 is: 10 reps of each (duck squats and jump squats). Set #3 is: 15 reps of each exercise etc etc…. You can see how exhausted Laurie gets as she progresses through the set. The idea is to do this continously until the required number of sets are completed. Try to get to 30 reps of each NON-STOP. You can do this with practically any 2 or 3 exercises as long as you can switch quickly from one to the other. This particular example is tough because both exercises focus on the legs…. give it a try.
One round of this, at the end of your workout, is enough when first trying this out. Eventually you will be able to do an entire 60 minute workout in this manner
(CAUTION: a burning sensation in the legs, exhaustion and heavy breathing are side effects of this workout… ha ha).
Here is another example below. This is a hard one:
Can I Train for Figure at Home?
A lot of competitors think they need the latest high tech equipment or training philsophy to get ready for a show. I've always gone low-tech when I train clients. I use to work in large gyms with hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment…. but I would only need a corner of the gym, a few dumbells, a bench, a bosu ball and a few other low-tech pieces of equipment. My clients ALWAYS got the best results! This is why I developed my diets and training program… to dispell all of the misinformation out there about training, diet, and exactly what it takes to get ready for a figure show. I also realized that most of your training will be done on you own, without a trainer looking over you shoulder (if you're lucky enough to get a knowledgeable trainer)
The other day when I returned home from a competition, I received the following email from a Julie Valencia who used by online program to get ready for her first show in Toronto Canada. She prepared in her house without fancy equpiment or a trainer. She proves that determination goes a lot further than the latest piece of exercise equipment or DVD fad workout.
Then I received the following email a few days later…..
The most important factors in training for a show are hard work, the proper diet and smart training. Don't get caught up in the newest piece of gym equipment, cardio machine or new fangled exercise DVD that promises to burn 3x as many calories as the last exercise craze. Just focus on the proper training and diet and you will always give yourself a chance to win! …terry stokes
Shut up… and become a Champion!
Congratulations Brittany Murchie for doing an awesome job at the NPC Nationals (North american Championships) this past weekend. Introduced to me by a pro competitor I also trained, the first thing Brittany said to me was: "I will do whatever you tell me to do, I want to go as far as I can." Then she preceded to train with me for the next hour. She didn't say one word during that workout …and she trained her butt off. I knew then that she had the mentality and work ethic to do this.
The goal with Brittany, as with all competitors, was to get better with every competition, which is what she did. She qualified for the nationals after winning the overall title in the NPC Rochester Bodybuilding and Figure Championships.
On my way home I started thinking of what it takes to be successful in figure competition. What do competitors that do well all have in common. You see, on the outside, Brittany looks like the type of competitor who is naturally in shape… not having to work too hard. She never says a whole lot, doesn't asks questions just to hear herself talk… she makes it look easy. Then I started to think about Laurie who is doing NPC Nationals in 3 months. Everytbody thinks it's easy for her to get in excellent condition… she never says a whole lot… she trains hard, says little, she sort of makes it look easy! Hmmm…. seems like a pattern.
Then I thought about all my competitors who have repeatedly done well, often against great odds, doubters and haters… and they all had the same quality – they all make it look easy! But… I know the truth!
I know that they struggle like everyone else, I know the doubts they have… I know when they want to quit sometimes after a day of 'not so clean eating' – what I realize is the difference with winners is their ability to focus, to keep setbacks in perspective and bounce back quickly. How easy it is for too many competitors to get distracted during contest prep when things get hard. They concern themselves with things totally irrelevant to their success onstage, they start to listen to everyone who wants to give them advice… they find excuses not to push harder during workouts, or for not following the diet strictly. To become a champion, it's important not to let irrelevant things distract you. Not to get caught up in the B.S. that often comes with competing.
I love it when one of these veteran competitors (who will remain un-named – but you know who you are) walks through a class and yells: "Stop talking and get to work, you have a competition to get ready for!"
Champions think in a straight line, which is why they don't say much, they don't complain and they only ask questions that will help them get better. Often my competitors will wonder why I don't spend a lot of time talking about certain things, why I ignore them sometimes. I'm not trying to be a jerk. What I'm trying to convey to them is that certain topics/conversations are not going to make them any better or further their progress towards their goal… so I don't bother talking about it.
Winners ask the question: "What do I need to do to get better?" Winners can be awol for 3 or 4 days and I don't worry because I know that they still trained hard, they still followed their diet to the letter and they still did their cardio… I don't have to worry. All my winners have this trait – the ability to avoid a pleasure now (whether it's food or just slacking off), for a greater pleasure… in a few months!
Can 35 and Over Figure Competitors Compete With Younger Girls
More and more I get questions from women who are in their 30's or 40's who've been working out for some time and would like to compete, but they are afraid that they won't be able to compete with younger competitors. The other day I had a 39 year old woman come to my gym telling me how 'everyone' said she could never compete with younger figure girls. I showed her pictures from a recent show in which all of my competitors were 35 or over (35-45). They won mutiple classes and one of my competitors missed a pro card by 1 point.
The really great thing about this sport is that age is not the hindrance that it is in many other sports. Recently while watching the Olympics I would hear the commentators praise competitors who are in their 30's… for still competing with the younger athletes. In figure, age brings about wisdom, grace and often a better physique. I explained to this potential figure competitor that the over 35 competitor makes up the backbone of my entire team. I explained to her that each competitor from the recent show, besides leadership, brings something different to the table …. Erika brings grace and a flawless posing style (and hairdo) that often, as in this show, will get comments from the judges/announcers about her presentation. Karen, who brings a hardcore non-stop attitude – having just completed a national Under Armour challenge where she completed 100 (yes 100!) continous squat presses with a 45 lb Olypmpic bar (she doesn't want me to mention that she is 50 years old… so don't tell her I mentioned it). She reminds everyone that it's just a sport and not your whole life. There is Andrea, who brings a more quiet, more subtle approach to training and competition, sort of a 'just do-it' attitude… no complaints, not too may questions – just workout, practice posing and get on with life, these are traints I try to get younger competitors to model. Finally we have Denise, one of the hardest working competitors I have ever met. Competing 9 months after having a baby, her before and after pictures are so incredible that people didn't believe they were real! Told she would never be a figure competitor because of her age, she has won first place trophies in the Untied States and Canada… and proved all her critics wrong.
Then I hear this: "Won't the judges always go for the younger competitor?" It doesn't matter what your age is… if you have the best physique you will win, besides, judges respect the over 35 competitor… most judges are former competitors, and they know how much hard work goes into getting onstage in your 30's and 40's, when your metabolism starts to slow down, your skin is not quite as tight as it use to be and you have more life responsibilities which makes it more difficult to find enough time to train for a show…. they respect that.
So don't listen to the naysayers… most don't know what they're talking about. If a trainer says you are too old, then find s trainer who is knowledgeable and willing to work with you – the truth is, a lot of trainers only want to train 'easy' competitors women who are 24 years old and in shape, who may have competed and done well in the past. They don't want to start from square one with a woman who is 37 and never competed before… Ironically, as is often the case… that 37 year old will find another trainer (I hope it's me) and show up at a competition and kick the other trainers competitor's butt! Nothing like a little sweet revenge!
So without my 'veterans' …there would be no "Stokes Crew"
Dehydration for figure competitors doesn't work…. STILL!
Here are my thoughts on dehydration before a figure competition…
I get so many questions about last week prep and dehydration/cutting water. My stance is still the same… It doesn't work! Although it SOUNDS legitimate when someone explains how it supposedly work… that doesn't mean it works.
As far as dehydration before a show to increase definition (bring out your 'cuts')… I've always said that it makes muscles smaller and decreases definition (and women can't afford to lose any muscle size or definition going into a competition). Below is a video about one of my favorite bodybuilders, Kai Greene, and his prep for the Arnold Classic. This excerp shows how dehydration can have very negative effects on muscle size and definition of one of the greatest bodybuilders in the world. If it can negatively effect him… what in the heck do you think it will do to your physique!?
Not only is dehydration ineffective in making you look more definined… it will most likely have the opposite effect!! The only tricks are hard dieting and hard work. Competitors are always surprised when I accuse them of dehydration (when they sneak and do it against my advice). They don't realize that I can tell from the audience and from pictures. It may be a day, a week or a month … but they eventually confess. They think they are going to make up for that last 5lbs they should have lost with diet and training, by losing 5lbs of water right before the show… this doesn't work and you may very well lose placings because of it.
How to increase the intensity of your workouts: Part 2
Besides not using enough weight (my last blog post) another big reason figure competitors (this applies to anyone actually) don't get the results is that they don't train with enough conviction… they just 'go through the motions'… Whether it's lackadaisical movements, half movements… or just wasting time tying sneakers, talking etc., It all adds up to lack of progress over time. Everyone is entitled to a crappy workout occasionally… but competitors need to consistently train at a different level. If you're a competitor training in a gym, but your workout looks like everyone else's in the gym… then you will probably not the get results you seek – a competitor's workout/energy level should stand out from the average person, in the gym, who is just trying to stay in shape.
In the video, the first few reps are done at about 50% effort… which is ok if you're just looking to get a little exercise, tone up a little bit… but definitely not for someone looking to compete in a figure competition or lose significant body fat. The remaining reps are done with good energy… this is the type of energy you need in the beginning (of competition training) so that you don't fall behind schedule… and even moreso close to competition time, when fat loss becomes much more difficult and your energy level is low.
It's hard sometimes to take an honest look at your diet and workouts when not getting results… everyone wants to feel that they are giving 100%… but in order to succeed you must be able to look at yourself and take responsibility for lack of results and then do what's necessary to reach your goals.


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Show me when you have it, haha :-).
Hey! Thanks for your question. It's a 27 inch late 2013 iMac, and the desk is the 140 cm wide version, I saw a smaller version of this desk also.
Check out this, maybe these two pics give you a better impression. Hope it helps: