Happy birthday fashion girl! I guess I’m a little late,but Happy Birthday still ! Do you wanna know more about this fashion junkii?..Visit her fashion blog at FJ..
Rosemary….I quoted this just for you “A girl should be two things: Classy and Fabulous” -Coco Channel
Today March 8th, is International Women’s Day (IWD). It is a major day of global celebration of women.This day is meant to appreciate those who have the biggest influence in our lives. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political and social achievements. Below are some of the women who have influenced us in one way or another. Happy International Women’s Day!!
The Oscars are here! Tonight is the night that we all have been waiting for! Upon much deliberation and analysis, Mxdthingz is pleased to present its final winner predictions in all categories for the 2010 Academy Awards.
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Original Screenplay: Hurt Locker
Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air
Foreign Language Film: El Secreto de Sus Ojos
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Animated Feature: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Documentary Short Subject: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker
Makeup: Star Trek
Music (Score): Up
Music (Song): “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Animated Short Film: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short Film: Kavi
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
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The wait is over, the lineup of the Dancing with the Stars 2010 and the pairings of Dancing with the Stars this 2010 was officially announced and revealed.The pairings for this year’s Dancing with the Stars is also a sizzling hot topic in the US. We can’t deny the fact that this year’s pairing for Dancing with the Stars 2010 is indeed magnificent. So if you’re looking for the official list of Dancing with the Stars 2010 pairings, check it out below:
» Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough
» Aiden Turner and Edyta Sliwinska
» Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel
» Shannen Doherty and Mark Ballas
» Kate Gosselin and Tony Dovolani
» Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
» Buzz Aldrin and Ashly Costa
» Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya
» Jake Pavelka and Chelsie Hightower
» Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke
» Pamela Anderson and Damian Whitewood.
So who’s your bet to win this year’s Dancing with the Stars? I know you have your bet, but let’s wait to see how they all perform on stage!
All skin tones represent various shades of beauty. There are beautiful people in all racial and ethnic groups. We should not devalue people because of their skin complexion being different from ours. Many people feel that they are lower because they skin complexions are darker.
Nothing annoys me more than seeing these beautiful young Black and surprisingly Asian women changing their skin colors so they can appear whiter, or lighter than they were before. Obviously they dont understand the side effects of bleaching their skin and the significantly increasing risks of skin cancer.Did you know that Black skin and Asian skin have thicker and more compact dermis than white skin. This is also explains why blacks and Asians have fewer facial wrinkles than whites. I bet you didnt know that!
Most of these whitening products contain a lot of harmful ingredients for your skin.
Mercury – poisons the bloodstream, therefore toxic when used in cosmetics. You’ll have an idea more or less what happens if your blood is infected with a deadly toxin, which can cause kidney or brain damage.
Hydroquinone – has been banned in Europe and Asia because it has been found to be carcinogenic, makes the skin hypersensitive to the sun, and thus can cause skin cancer.
Steroids – can lead to thinning of the skin and produces stretch marks. It isn’t good because a thinned skin is also prone to skin infections.
Our solution to the problem lies in our need to increase and inspire confidence about the beauty of the black skin. Do something positive to counter your low self-esteem. Take advantage of the good parts of your body or talents. Girls/Women .. you are beautiful the way you are! Be proud of your heritage.
Read More here about the dangers of skin whitening/lightening
I just saw Dennis Rodman on REHAB show and he doesn’t look the same.Is he ok? He looks sick! Couldn’t recognize him when I saw these photos.His skin looks scary.What do you think!
I was so shocked( in a good way) when I saw Kelly Osbourne’s recent photos. Have you seen her? Not the Kelly Osbourne that we have all known for years! The 25-year-old Kelly Osbourne, who has waged a long, public battle with her weight. The rock offspring — daughter of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne – has lost an impressive 40lbs since her appearance on US TV show Dancing With The Stars and feels better than ever.
“I am much more confident with myself and I really do love my body now. I was never happy with my body before.I’m doing the bar method between Pilates and ballet. It sounds weird but it’s fun. I get bored easily so this works. It’s incredible to start getting muscles in places on my body that I never knew I could get.Kelly said.
A trick she has learned is to eat just a little bit of something that has no carbs and no sugar in it before you go to sleep because it keeps your metabolism going. They say you should never eat before you go to bed, but she said she have found just having a tiny little snack - like half an apple or something like that - before you go to sleep really helps.Kelly has come a very long way and matured alot, I think she looks terrific. I just hope she stays healthy, and not getting too skin.
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne @ @ New York Fashion Week
Tiger Woods has emerged from seclusion. After the golf star was spotted jogging, playing golf with friends and leaving his Florida home with wife Elin, he appeared this morning in front of the media, for his first public statement since the Thanksgiving episode. His beautiful wife, Elin, was not by his side, and he stood at the podium solo, while his mother sat front row. Here are some highlights from his emotional speech:
“I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did was not acceptable.”
Tiger Woods mom Kultida has her son’s back 100%. After Tiger’s apology speech, she told reporters she’s “so proud to be his mother. Period”.According to Kultida, Tiger’s a good man who just happened to make a mistake: “He didn’t kill anybody. He didn’t do anything illegal … People don’t understand that Tiger has a very good heart and soul.”
Tiger Woods has returned to his home in Windermere, Fla. — and his wife Elin Nordegren is there too … according to an eyewitness.
Tiger has apologized, looks like his wife is with him, his mom still loves him,its time for us to move on. I am so over this Tiger’s story.
Vanity Fair’s March issue came out a couple of weeks ago with a fold-out cover featuring nine young actresses to represent ‘The Fresh Faces of 2010.’
Abbie Cornish, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Mia Wasikowska, Anna Kendrick, Emma Stone, and Evan Rachel Wood all had some sort of breakout year, some with more memorable performances than others.
Not pictured was Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, even though she was interviewed inside the magazine and has the most compelling breakout story of all…
“At first I thought, ‘Hmm, should I be there?” she told Access Hollywood. “Then I very quickly got over it. I think if I were a part of that shoot I would have felt a little left out anyway.”Gabourey Sidibe said as she sat down with Access Hollywood..
My reaction when I saw this Cover was…. WTF!! I think Talent should be the “New Hollywood” and talent is blind to race, size and any other subcategory people use as a medium to gauge success or potential success!
In honor of Black History month, I bring to you the people who made the impossible, possible.Discover more on Black History with timelines, trivia, famous African American biographies, and more at Biography.com
Finally , the former Miss Tanzania hit the runways of NYC.I can see her hitting the runways around the world!She is a great role model and I wish her all the best. Below is some of the photos from a shoot she did and wanted to share with all of you.
Source ~Flaviana Matata@Global Grind
This song makes me sad everytime I hear it.. We have to stop destroying our earth,save plants and animals and love one another.
Congratulation to my girl former Miss Universe Tanzania 2007, Miss Universe 2007 5th runner up, and now a model in South Africa, Flaviana Matata for her hard work,determination,faith and patient, she will soon be moving to New York to pursue her carrier as a model. She got signed to a major agency with the help of Mogul Russell Simmon.
As she writes on her blog Flaviana thanked Russell Simmons for being ever so helpful giving her the opportunity to audition in New York with outstanding agencies and he has been working on helping her find a modeling home. She said “Have met many people but honestly he is the man of his own kind, sacrificing his time beside his busy schedule he has, very few people can do this as have had so many promises after doing well in Miss Universe but up to now haven’t heard from any of the people who promised to help me pursuing my career. I am so excited about the possibilities and opportunities that await me in the future, in the United States, and I can only hope and pray that all things work out. May God bless Russell Simmons in whatever he is doing”
Flaviana, won the very first edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2007, and went on to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant the same year, where she placed among the Top 15 semifinalists and ended up in 5th place after the evening gown competition. She was the first contestant from Tanzania to compete at Miss Universe 2007, and compete with a shaved head. She has recently model print ads for Sherri Hill. I cant wait to see her representing.Congratulation again!
Flaviana Matata with Russell Simmons, attending Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons ~ Life Project For Africa gala to benefit Njia Health Center in Tanzania- New York City (2009)
Doppelgänger ~a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart.If you’ve noticed that many of your Facebook friends look a lot like celebrities, it’s not your eyes playing tricks on you: It is Doppelganger Week on the social network site.The trend went viral last week and still is going on with more and more Facebook users changing their profile pics to celebrities they’ve been told they resemble.
“The basic premise is that everyone has been told at least once in their lifetime that they resemble a celebrity,” says the Doppelganger Week fan page on the site, which also provides help for those who might not know what celebrity they resemble by directing users to face-recognition sites that help find their celeb look-alike.I have been told I look a lot like Actress Malinda Williams (Soul Food)…What do you think?
I just started a new Facebook group called “I Love and I’m Proud of My African Accent“. If you are like me, with deep roots in Africa, you probably have heard Americans say you have an accent.You might feel that having an accent is not a good thing. Many new immigrants in America are embarrassed about their foreign accents and struggle to learn to speak like Americans. I think all this is rather unfortunate.With apologies to no one, I speak English with my distinctive Tanzanian accent~ but I usually get this “I love your accent, it’s so beautiful”, that makes me feel proud of my individuality~
“An accent is an intrinsic aspect of spoken language. Nobody can say a word, let alone speak a language, without an accent. Basically, an accent is one’s distinctive way of speaking” For example, Texans, have their own accent, so do New Yorkers and Americans from other regions.We all should be proud of our accents, because that differentiate you from another person, it make you “Unique”
So if you have an accent and are proud of it, go ahead, join this group and invite all of your friends to join this group as well.A place where you can connect and share stories and feel like you are at home.Anyone can join this group~ After all we all do have accents. LOL!
I want to congratulate my girl Millen Magese after being picked as the first black face of Ralph Lauren. The Tanzanian-born super-model recently strutted down the major runways of Paris, New York and Canada and is currently signed as the first black model to do a campaign for Ralph Lauren.Her startlingly intense eyes and perfect model features led to great success on the runway and in print.She is so beautiful, the minute you see her, you cant help but steal a glance.Today she is one of the most coveted models in Africa.Congratulation Millen!!
Move over Macy’s, Nordstrom, Sears,Crate & Barrell and Pottery Barn for your wedding gift registry.A store in Britain has launched a gift list service for people getting divorced.Debenhams has launched what is thought to be the UK’s first ‘divorce gift list’ for couples who are splitting up.
The tendency for modern couples to live together before getting married means the wedding list – designed to stock the newlyweds’ first home with basic goods – has become somewhat obsolete.
Divorce, on the other hand, results in one partner leaving and then having the need to fit out an entire new house with cookware, linen and electric goods.
Peter Moore, Head of Retail Services at Debenhams, said: “Divorcing can be an expensive time and registering for a Divorce Gift List means that family and friends can help the newly separated begin their new life.” “Unlike a wedding list which tends to be full of luxury items, I think this is going to be more basic,People will get towels, bed linens, irons, toasters and kettles.” Attridge said.
The launch date was anything but random — Debenham’s chose the month of January because it’s the busiest month for divorce in the UK.
I wonder if they will also have or / include a -> How To : A complete guide to choosing the right divorce gift for you!..
Nations and aid organizations around the globe are scrambling to provide aid to Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. While the listed date of this event to be 1/19/10, Bloggers Unite is asking that bloggers begin to submit relevant posts as soon as possible and continue to do so as long as more information becomes available and more aid for the citizens of Haiti is needed.
So they welcome any posts about current conditions in Haiti as well as how to donate money, supplies or man power to the ongoing disaster relief efforts. If you have any information to share about this tragic event with readers around the world, you can post a link to your article at their website-> BloggersUnite for Haiti
