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Each morning, we dish out a few links we love.
Think wedded bliss is the secret to happiness? Think again — studies show that women are more miserable once they’re engaged.
Moms aren’t the only one who are prone to post-partum depression — … Read more
Jimmy Jean-Louis with Leila Djansi
Haitian actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis has arrived in Ghana to commence shooting for Ghanaian film maker, Leila Djansi’s psychological drama, ‘Sinking Sands’. He touched down at around 6:30pm on Saturday May 22 at the Kotoka International Airport on a KLM flight via France. He was met on arrival by director Leila Djansi.
Jimmy was spotted looking trendy in a pair of dark denim jeans, a white shirt with black tie, an overall jacket, and a flat cap to match. He was excited about visiting Ghana for the first time and wished that he had arrived at day time so he could see more of Accra.
The model-turned-actor, said he is expecting a great experience in filming in Ghana, meeting the people and seeing the wonderful places in Ghana. “I joined the ‘Sinking Sand’ project because I liked the story, it is a beautiful and well written story worth telling”, commented Jimmy.
‘Sinking Sands’ is a psychological drama about a couple, Jimah (Jean-Louis) and Pabi (Ama K. Abebrese) in a loving marriage which turns into one of violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident.
Jimmy Jean-Louis has had a successful career as an international model and actor. Early in his career he honed his acting skills in a number of independent films, which led to him landing a supporting role in Jean Claude Van Damme’s “Derailed” which set the stage for subsequent roles with other Hollywood notables. He went on to secure major roles in movies such as: “Tears of the Sun”, “Hollywood Homicide”, “Monster-in-law” and “The Game of Our Lives”. He played the lead role in “Phat Girlz”, starring opposite Academy Award winner Mo’Nique as her love interest.
Currently playing The Haitian on NBC’s “Heroes“, Jean-Louis is also the founder of Hollywood Unites for Haiti, a nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing and educating underprivileged youth of Haiti to the arts and sports, and is concentrating his efforts on Haiti after the devastating earthquakes. His role in supporting the people of Haiti after the tragic event has been well recognized with several honors, including one at the White House recently.
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Here’s a shocker for you: last week a study by Statistics Canada was released that found one in 30 Canadian children and adolescents have, or are at borderline risk of developing, high blood pressure. That’s basically one kid in every classroom, as … Read more
James McHugh Construction has officially completed construction on Aqua, the Chicago high-rise that was named 2009 Skyscraper of the Year by international building database Emporis. Aqua beat out over 300 competitors worldwide for the honor, thanks in no small part to its no-two-alike undulating concrete balconies. It turns out, however, that there’s more to the 82-story tower than just good looks…
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Boeing’s X-51 WaveRider has made aviation history by completing the longest ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew for almost three and a half minutes in the skies off the southern California coast on Wednesday, reaching an altitude of about 70,000 feet and hitting hypersonic (Mach 5) speeds…
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Phandroid is reporting a bit of interesting news tonight. Apparently a member of Howards Forums who tried to benchmark his overclocked droid using the Quadrant app (which lists the top bench-marked handsets) saw sitting just below a Nexus One running Android 2.2 a device listed as the Shadow MB810. That’s right folks, it appears to be the Motorola Shadow (although obviously nothing can be confirmed).
What does the benchmark results tell us? Well, put simply, the phone listed(which may or may not be the Motorola Shadow) is very very fast. Blazing fast!
So, whose ready for the Motorola Shadow? I really hope this possibly benchmark test proves true.
Source: Phandroid
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If you’ve tried some of my other salad recipes on That’s Fit, then you know how good a bunch of greens can taste! Making a side salad with dinner is one of the easiest ways to create a balanced meal, full of fibre, vitamins, minerals and … Read more
The singer and actress, Lindsay Lohan will be playing as Linda Lovelace in her upcoming film, Linda Lovelace: Inferno.
The controversial actress is making the headlines again because of the release of her movie posters. The movie poster shows Lohan as a brunette porn star to which the pictures were taken by the celebrity’s photographer, Tyler Shields. He told PEOPLE, “Lindsay is amazing to work with. We have done it a few times and each time it gets better!” Shields took the photos a few days before Lohan attended the Cannes festival. Radar Online also caught Shields discussing about the shots. “We did the shoot at a low-rent motel in the Valley so that the mood was just right. Lindsay was on fire for that shoot and the results speak for themselves–she was really on her ‘A’ game. She spent a lot of time researching by watching Lovelace movies and looking at photographs too,” said Shields. He further added, “Lindsay was determined to get the poses just right and everybody was delighted with the results –I’m sure when filming starts she will do a great job.” Lindsay must be dedicated to the success of this film. As what the photographer said about her attitude towards the photo shoot, she shows compassion about her role. But who is Linda Lovelace?
Linda Lovelace, whose real name was Linda Susan Boreman, was an American porn star who became famous because of her performance of deep throat fellatio in the hard core film Deep throat. However, she denounced her pornography career and said that she was just forced by her sadistic husband to be in the film. She died because of a car accident last 2002.
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A Shotgun Wedding: How charming! This should last at least 18 months….
Alicia Keys — Grammy-winning songbird and alleged homewrecker — is expecting her first child with fiance Swizz Beats, a newly-divorced anteater DJ and producer who reportedly began dating the “Un-Thinkable” star while his relationship with his now ex-wife, R&B singer Mashonda, was still ongoing.
“Un-Thinkable” indeed! Got yourself a winner there, honey…. 
Mashonda claims Swizz admitted that he was having an affair with Alicia back in 2008, after she stumbled across credit card statements and other documentation from their trysts in various hotels across the country.
The couple went public with their romance at the Gotham Magazine Gala in March, much to the chagrin of Swizz’s ex.
Although reps for the pair have refused to comment, a friend of the “very happy” lovebirds has divulged that Swizz and Alicia will be married in a private ceremony later this year, Entertainment Tonight reports.
In addition to Alicia, Swizz (whose real name is Kasseem Dean), 31, has produced music for Jay-Z, T.I., Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and Gwen Stefani. He has one son with Mashonda — Kasseem Jr., 3 — and an older child from a prior romance. There are also reports that the Abe Lincoln doppleganger has two other children, one who lives in Russia, conceived with former groupies — but you didn’t hear that from me.
At least one person won’t be breaking out any bubbly for the expectant parents. You guessed it; Mashonda. The bitter songbird is dragging the soon-to-be Mr. Keys back into court for later this month for failing to fork over more than $300,000 in maintenance payments.
Whatever happened to all those rumors accusing Alicia of being a lesbian?
This Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal USB mouse was a limited-edition item in the UK that is, sadly, now sold out. But we can still appreciate how clever and awesome this thing is. [MusicRadar via Engadget] More »
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Still can’t get enough of Red Dead Redemption? Well here’s more reason to love the game as Rockstar promises to release more DLCs in the coming months.
After the provision won a major vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this evening, the House voted tonight to include an amendment overturning the military’s 17-year-old ban on open gay service into the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill. The vote was 234 in favor to 194 opposed, with only five Republicans voting in favor and 26 Democrats voting against.
“Lawmakers today stood on the right side of history,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese in a prepared statement emailed to reporters as soon as the bill cleared the 216-vote threshold necessary for passage. “This is a historic step to strengthen our armed forces and to restore honor and integrity to those who serve our country so selflessly.”
The move followed impassioned speeches in favor of repeal by Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), all of whom argued that repeal was a crucial moral test for America.
This means that both the House and Senate now have a defense authorization bill that repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The House may vote on the bill as early as tonight.
Segundo o anuncio da General Motors, a marca irá revelar seus planos para este ano onde irá revelar as novidades que ainda irão chegar.
Com o anuncio a marca convoca a imprensa especializada para avaliar as novas idéias da GM para o mercado brasileiro.
Além do pronunciamento, a GM não informou mais nada, então para saber o que vai acontecer segunda-feira, vai ser só apenas esperar.
Fonte: Auto Diario
No retail stores are stocking the micro HDMI cable needed for the Sprint EVO just yet, but one of our visitors pointed out anyone can order one online (Thanks Cary). Arrow Electronics is selling the correct cable for under $10 and I overnighted one to test it out. If you feel like grabbing your own, they have about 125 left in stock and my order processing went very smooth. If those happen to sell out, I’m sure our Android accessories store will stock them soon.
Getting the HDMI out working was fairly simple as it’s just plug and play. After the micro HDMI cable is connected to the phone and TV, there will be a HDMI icon in the notification bar to let you know everything is working.
I can think of all kinds of cool uses for sending video from my Android phone to a TV, but it appears the functionality is limited to the Gallery app right now. Users can playback pictures and video that they captured on the phone and that’s about it. I’ve been told Sprint is blocking the other apps from displaying video due to DRM issues.
Hopefully the HDMI out features will be expanded in a future software update. If someone discovers a hack to make more apps work, please let me know and I’ll share with the group.
So you just picked up your new Sprint EVO 4G with front-facing camera and you are ready to make your first video call. What are your choices when it comes to video chat applications? Users could download the new Fring and start video chatting for free OR they could opt for Qik and start paying $5 per month.
Yup, you read that correct. Mobile video chat with Qik will be a “premium service” with a $4.99 monthly recurring charge (via PayPal). This fee will be in addition to the mandatory $10 Android tax that Sprint is tacking on to all EVO calling plans.
The Qik application is prominently featured on the front of the EVO box and it comes preinstalled, so I’m sure they will get a few sign-ups. However, I wonder how long those customers will keep paying once they learn they can get the same functionality for absolutely nothing.
Employee training materials from Sprint.
Most people spend Memorial Day Weekend in the backyard, at a local beach or stuck in traffic. That’s all well and good, but you, AutoWeek reader, are not most people.
Where you should be this weekend:
1. Indianapolis
Like we even need to tell you about this one. Last year’s Indy 500 may have been televised in more than 294 million households, but nothing beats seeing the winner take a swig of milk in person.
More info: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com
2. New York City
Active Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard ships dock along the New York City for Fleet Week on May 26 to June 1. Visitors can tour ships and meet-and-greet with military personnel. A Memorial Day celebration is scheduled on Monday at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Oh, and we’re told this city has a bit of a nightlife.
More info: www.intrepidmuseum.org
3. Memphis, Tenn.
Graceland will host a car show for fit a king May 27 to 30. The Elvis Motor Classics International Car Show will feature hundreds of cars from car clubs throughout the country.
More info: www.elvis.com
4. Cincinnati
Six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati will dedicate itself to the nation’s longest-running culinary arts festival on May 29 to 30. Each year, the P&G Taste of Cincinnati USA brings out about 500,000 people to taste-test the city’s top entrees.
More info: www.taste-of-cincinnati.com
5. Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.
Daytona Prototypes and GTs will race side-by-side at Lime Rock Park for the first time ever. Show up to see how the 30 Grand-Am cars fare on the 1.5 mile racetrack during the Memorial Day Classic on May 29 to May 31.
More info: www.limerock.com
6. Istanbul, Turkey
If you happen to make it out to Eurasia this weekend, don’t forget the 2010 Formula One Turkish Grand Prix. You can see firsthand if Mark Webber will take his third straight win of the season.
More info: www.formula1.com
7. Concord, N.C.
Sprint Cup drivers will take on NASCAR’s longest race during the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30. Watch the U.S. Army parachute team the Golden Knights jump over the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race’s pre-show.
More info: www.charlottemotorspeedway.com
8. Washington, D.C.
Our nation’s capital hosts several events during Memorial Day weekend, but we’re most excited for Rolling Thunder. A rally in honor of prisoners of war and those missing in action, the demonstration will bring more than 250,000 motorcycles to the streets of D.C. this weekend.
More info: www.rollingthundermotorcyclerally.com
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I never thought I’d post a tennis shoe ad on my site, but this one merits posting. It’s a lovely little video celebrating soccer in Africa.
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We’ve pointed out in the past how ridiculous it is to suggest that forcing YouTube to delete videos from terrorist groups actually does anything to harm terrorist groups. It’s not like some random person is coming across those videos and saying “hey, that makes sense, now I’ll be a terrorist.” In fact, by monitoring those videos, law enforcement can actually find out more about what terrorists are saying and what they’re up to. Yet, we’ve had politicians attack websites that don’t automatically pull down such videos.
Thankfully, there are people who recognize this is ridiculous. It looks like a bunch of experts testified at a House Committee hearing on homeland security, and repeatedly made this point:
“A mandate requiring the removal of terror-recruiting content online could be counterproductive to the fight against terrorism,” said John Morris Jr., general counsel of the Center for Democracy and Technology. “Using appropriate legal process, government agencies may be able gain invaluable information about terrorist operations by monitoring online sites and services.”Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, urged the committee against “sacrificing our civil liberties in pursuit of security.”
“We leave it to others to debate whether evidence shows that terrorists’ use of the Internet makes them more effective or simply more vulnerable to interception of their communications,” Romero said. “Instead we are here to implore this subcommittee not to level its legislative guns at this most democratic of communications tools.”
Hopefully, the politicians listen, but I fear the opportunity to grandstand on this issue will be too much of a draw.
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Com certeza é no mínimo curioso não é verdade? Formula 1 na praia? O que um carro que anda sempre acima de 250 km/h está fazendo andando em uma praia?
Isso não passou de um desafio feito dentro da própria equipe para o piloto Toro Rosso, que conseguiu fazer 185 km/h em cima da areia da praia.
A equipe conseguiu trabalhar bem na suspensão do carro que estava acertado para a pista, para andar na areia a suspensão foi levantada cerca de 15 cm.
Segundo a equipe líder do campeonato 2010, ainda terá mais desafio e mais vídeos bem curiosos, todos estrelados por Toro Rosso com o carro da Red Bull.
Fonte: You Tube
If any of you have found yourselves interested in social networking to the extreme, you likely have accounts on dozens of different sites that allow you to give and receive constant updates, in real-time, of what you’re doing and where you’re doing it. Well, as most Google account holders well know, Google Buzz was introduced to the world not too long ago. Today, they finally enabled BlackBerry users to use their services through the mobile browser and not just Google Maps.
To be able to use Google Buzz go to buzz.google.com on your mobile phone. It’s that simple. You’ll need to enable JavaScript to be able to use the mobile version, but if it’s not working, it’s as easy as pressing “J” when you’re viewing a page and it will give you a prompt letting you know “Refreshing with javascript enabled…”
If this works for you, give us a buzz right here and let us know how it’s working for you. Of course the design of it isn’t as pretty as it will be soon, but hopefully they’ll either sweeten the aesthetics or release a BlackBerry Google Buzz app!
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