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Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke. The 2013 MTV VMAs. Those two phrases are synonymous. Miley and Robin collaborated for a "Blurred Lines"/"We Can't Stop" performance which, of course, went viral due to Miley's nude leather costume and her excessive twerking. Celebs were shocked, fans gasped—basically the entire world didn't know what was happening. The duo's performance famously received more tweets than the Super Bowl. Talk about making an impression.
Oh, Fiona Apple. The then 20-year-old accepted a VMA at the 1997 show and unleashed a diatribe against the industry and the creation of 'cool,' cementing her rep as the bad girl of music.
At the height of their fame, Nirvana toyed with MTV execs by starting to play their controversial song "Rape Me" before seguing into "Lithium."
Lady Gaga was in the first few months of her fame when she performed "Paparazzi" at the 2009 VMAs. In the bizarre performance, she drenched herself in blood and screamed and writhed on the floor. World, meet Gaga.
Less than three months after Michael Jackson's death, his sister Janet ended a tribute to him by dancing her half of their duet, "Scream." Of all the tributes that went on in 2009, it was far and away the most moving.
You probably remember Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift, but how about when Beyonce won a VMA later in the night at the 2009 show, and brought Taylor back out to give a speech? Both women won for female solidarity.
Okay, so Christina Aguilera got gypped. Madonna smooched both pop princesses that night, but the live same-sex/torch-passing that everyone remembers is her blessing on Britney Spears.
Can you remember a time before Justin Bieber arrived? His "Best New Artist" win in 2010 made him the youngest person, at 16, to ever take home a moonman, unofficially kicking off the teenybopper rage of the last few years.
It was the first VMAs ever, and Madonna kicked things off by singing about being a virgin while wearing a lace, corseted wedding dress. Pop singers have been trying to top it ever since.
One gal who got close: A high-school aged Britney Spears, who stripped off her clothes to reveal a nude costume at the 2000 VMAs. How was anyone supposed to just play an instrument and sing after that?

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic crushed Paul-Henri Mathieu 61, 63, 60 in the second round of the US Open. After the match, ESPN's Brad Gilbert talked Djokovic into doing one of his dances.
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Djokovic will play American Sam Querrey in the third round on Saturday afternoon.
"I saw a little bit of his match today and he played great," Djokovic said. "He's in good form, good shape, and has nothing to lose. It's going to be a tough one."
The Serb has reached the finals the last four years in New York winning the title in 2011.
Later he went on ESPN to see how he did.
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Naseeruddin Shah to portray superstar Rajinikanth
Naseer saab's character is apparently based on South superstar Rajinikanth. Naseer would be seen wearing flamboyant clothes like how Rajini usually wears and will also be sporting different types of wigs. Surprisingly Naseer has not seen a single Rajinikanth film and plans to catch up on some of his hit films to get the nuances of the character bang on.
Apparently Vidya's character in the film idolises the character played by Naseer saab. This would be the second time Vidya and Naseer would be sharing screen space after the much acclaimed Ishqiya.
Besides Vidya and Naseer saab, there's strong buzz that The Dirty Picture also stars Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor in important roles.


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The Bath To Enlightenment
By Mary Tannen
Published: August 19, 2001
It was available only in Europe, so chances are you discovered it on your first trip -- maybe junior year abroad -- and brought home several cartons; and traveling friends would bring it back to you in their luggage. Sometimes, feeling generous, you would wrap the neat rectangular box, knowing your gift would mark you as a sophisticated and worldly, yet caring, person of impeccable taste.
It was at this point that Vitabath should have been awarded protected-fetish status. But that which capitalism creates, it also destroys. Vitabath began appearing in prestige drugstores in the United States, and owning it no longer meant that you had been to Europe. (Besides, at about that same time, everyone had been to Europe, so it no longer mattered.)
Although the original formula remained, other colors and scents came in under the Vitabath name, scents that were sweeter and lacked the punch of the pine. Body lotions and bar soaps were added. It was during this period that the Vitabath company was being bought and sold, lumped in with other lines and shuffled among huge bureaucracies. The venerable luxury name slipped into mass market.
In 1998, the rescuing white hats arrived in the form of Belae Brands, a new company out of Phoenix looking to get into the expanding home spa business, and according to Belae's chief executive and founder, Andrew Patti, although Vitabath had strong name recognition, in the process of being bought and sold many times, its lotion and bar soap had undergone degradations, and the ingredients were not up to the high quality of the original. Belae has improved that.
Vitabath had also suffered the indignity of being sold in chain drug and food stores, making it less attractive to more upscale gift stores and pharmacies. Belae is attempting to solve this problem by providing humbler venues with Vitabath Essentials -- a lower-cost line headed by original-formula Vitabath in a six-ounce size -- and reserving the larger sizes of gel, as well as the lotion, bar soap and new oil mist for prestige locations.
Vitabath, Patti says, is in tune with the inclination of the nation right now, which is to draw back into our nests and take care of ourselves. (Like our president, we are into naps.) The bath gel has ''super ingredients,'' including vitamins and horse chestnut extract. Belae's mission is to recover the original luxe image and counter an impression that it is for an older consumer, possibly those women who first brought it home from Europe many years ago.
Perhaps in an attempt to reach the younger consumer -- or maybe just in an effort to cut costs, and not thinking anyone would notice -- Belae has redesigned the Vitabath carton. The embossed waves are gone, replaced by a few token lines printed on the bottom. The thin gold stripe around the top of the box has disappeared entirely. The almost subliminal cues that told the person opening the carton that she was in for a special, expensive treat are no more. Not only that, the original bubble font logo is now taller, slimmer and more feminine. It lacks the European authority of the original. It could be the name of just any bath product on the shelf; and today, unlike when Vitabath first appeared, the shelves are groaning with a surfeit of choices.
Patti and his cohorts at Belae Brands could not have raised the money to buy Vitabath if they had promised to just keep making the bath gel for its loyal but dwindling number of fans. Investors want growth, which is why even more fragrances and forms will be appearing under the Vitabath name. But for all the industry and inventiveness poured into expanding the brand so far, last year the original bath gel still accounted for 85 percent of sales. Belae is taking a chance in tampering with the look of this fiercely loved product.
Vitabath fetishists are now faced with a dilemma: Is it the stuff inside the bottle that we love, or is it the box, the logo, the memories, the whole -- to use a ''European'' word -- gestalt?
Relax, the beauty biz will run you a bath.
How simple those early days of Vitabath seem now that spa lines proliferate. There's no end to oils and lotions, potions and procedures to occupy us in the tub. The goal is not only to smooth the skin, but also to soothe the psyche by transforming the bath into a mind-altering experience. So choose your bath experience to enhance, coddle or dissipate whatever humor seems to be holding you in its sway.
Agoraphobic? Do you long to go to the Estée Lauder spa but can't seem to get out the door, let alone to Bloomingdale's? Private Spa Collection by Estée Lauder consists of eight products used in treatments at Estée Lauder day spas. So you can stay home and exfoliate with Crystal Glow Sugar Rub, a paste of sugar, glycerin and oils, $35. Follow with Sea Plunge Calming Soak for either bath or shower, $30. Healing Essence for Mind and Body, $35, is a blend of oils and essences to use on the hands, cuticles, elbows, heels and scalp. Massage on the temples and ear lobes to relieve stress, and remember to inhale deeply three times. Baby your extremities with Smoothing Feat Manicure/Pedicure Treatment, a soft blue cream with addictive paraffin texture, $22. And don't deny yourself that Calming Aura Scented Candle, $18, whose subtle perfume puts you in the mood.


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They are the perfect spot for swimming, soaking up the sun and relaxing on a hot summer day. For those looking for some adventure, the Wildwoods' beaches also serve as an ideal location for surfing, boogie boarding, power boating, jet skiing, sailing, kayaking and whale watching.
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Jessica Thomas, Kenny Tran, Nancy Packer Uses the US House of Representatives to lure people into thinking they will get a puppy if they pay the shipping cost. Lagos Nationwide
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When you email (Nancy Packer) for puppy information, she states that all are sold already. But she has a very very good friend (Jessica Thomas) who works for the US House of Representatives but recently got transferred to Nigeria and can't care for the puppies.
Once you email Jessica, she contacts you right away stating that the pups are free, you just pay the shipping cost to have them flow to you of $200 but she will only do this is it goes to a loving home and you promise to email pictures as the puppy grows up and so on. She then states that you must send the money by Western Union to her travel agent Mr. Kenny Tran. She then states that as soon as the money is received you will be emailed all the flight details and so on.
When the next morning comes you get an email from Jessica stating that there is a problem and that an additional $450 needs to be send immediately for updating the health certificates and new travel crates. She states she will repay the $450 the following Thursday and that you need to trust her.
THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO INNOCENT PEOPLE! I know am out $200 and have a 5 & 2 yr old little boys who are crying theirs eyes out and are completely broken hearted that their lil puppy will not be coming after all.
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