VANESSA VEASLEY: BEHIND THE SCENES OF T.I.T.S. PHOTO SHOOT

JAY Z DESIGNS BROOKLYN NETS LOGO

HERE ARE THE BROOKLYN NETS LOGO'S DESIGNED BY HIP HOP SUPERSTAR JAY Z. WHAT YALL THINK????

ILLINOIS PITCHER HITS BIRD WITH BASEBALL

Illinois pitcher drills bird like Randy Johnson, bird somehow survives and flies away Remember when Randy Johnson practically obliterated a seagull with a pitch in a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants? Well, a high school pitcher took a page out of the same book in a game on Wednesday evening, striking an unspecified bird with a pitch on its way to the strike zone ... only for the bird to eventually dust itself off and fly off over the center field fence as if nothing much happened.

WANKAEGO'S COVER SHOOT FOR STRAIGHT STUNTIN MAGAZINE (BEHIND THE SCENES)

LANCASTER HIGH'S 6'5" GUARD SINDARIUS THORNWELL HAS OVER 20 D1 OFFERS INCLUDING OHIO STATE & CINCINNATI

Sindarius Thornwell, a 6'4 2013 SG of Lancaster High School (SC), shows why he is the number one ranked player in the state in his class at ScoutsFocus Elite held at USC-Aiken. He has over 20 D1 offers including Ohio State & Cincinnati.

Dara O'Briain Maths Tube Ad

I was always rubbish at algebra and probability type tests at school.  So no matter how many times I stared at Dara O'Briain's ad on the London Underground for his new maths TV show (School of Hard Sums), I knew I wouldn't get it


I actually got the ones seen on the inside of Tube carriages about next symbols or letter in a series. But the minute I'm asked about "if" something usually travels or moves at "y", then when would "z" happen, something in my brain disconnects and I can't do it. I want to say 59 minutes but I know that seems too obvious and there's going to be some trick about British Summer time or clocks going forward or the Tube not having a timetable anyway.

Visting the site (at time of writing) currently provides no answer either, but there are more puzzles involving moving matchsticks, joining dots with the fewest number of straight lines and working out next symbols in series.  Maybe the answer will be revealed later today, or in the following weeks.  Although I'm sure tons of you will know the answer anyway.

It would be good to see more train related brain teasers to pass away a few minutes staring across a platform.  Perhaps the next ads will be placed around Stratford and ask how long you have to wait for the next train during the London Olympics based on the probability of TfL's latest predictions having various degrees of accuracy.  Or how to make a journey from x to y using as few of the Olympic hotspot stations as possible - now that would a brain teaser.

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The story of Christian Louboutin & Cinderella's glass slipper

DISNEY & WORLD-RENOWNED SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN COME TOGETHER TO

CELEBRATE THE MAGIC BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST FAIRYTALES OF ALL TIME...

CINDERELLA

The Walt Disney Studios and famed red-sole designer Christian Louboutin, come together to celebrate the magic and inspiration behind of one of the greatest fairytales of all time, Disney's "Cinderella."  

Not sure about you but ive watched that cartoon and can safely say still do 

over a thousand times! 

so naturally when i read about this i jumped!

how many of us all dreamed of that glass slipper she had on??

 

Louboutin, whose designs are the epitome of style, power, femininity and elegance, was invited by Disney to bring "Cinderella" to life with a fashion forward twist.  As part of this collaboration, Louboutin will design a "Cinderella" slipper putting his own magic touch on the world's most famous pair of shoes. This announcement precedes Louboutin's 20^th Anniversary retrospective exhibition at the London Design Museum and the and the global release of Disney's animated classic masterpiece "Cinderella"Diamond Edition on Blu-ray coming to market this Fall.

 

"Isn't it everyone's dream, to once in your life be part of a fairy tale? Walt Disney Studios gave me a wonderful opportunity to live this magical moment. I have been so lucky to have crossed paths with Cinderella, an icon who is so emblematic to the shoe world as well as the dream world." 

- Christian Louboutin

The designer's mesmerizing creations are full of whimsy and glamour and his limitless imagination has helped him turn his dreams to reality and help women all over the world over feel like princesses.

 

Specific details on the collaboration will be formally shared in early July.

 

"I think we have made the fairy tale fashionable again. We can translate the ancient fairy tale into its modern equivalent without losing the lovely patina and the savor of its once-upon-a-time quality." 

- Walt Disney

To stay tuned for more news Click HERE!! 

LAURENS HIGH SCHOOL GUARD ALEX MILLS IS A PURE SHOOTER

KEEP A EYE ON ALEX MILLS NEXT YEAR. HE PLAYS FOR LAURENS HIGH SCHOOL, THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL I PLAYED FOR. DUDE CAN FILL IT UP FROM LONG RANGE

London Underground style map for Scotland's Munros

A new map of Scotland's highest mountains has been inspired by the layout of  the London Underground map.

Peter Burgess, a former geography teacher from East Ham, created the MunrOverground after the success of Tubular Fells, a topological map of England's Lakeland Fells.

The map shows Munros - mountains higher than 3,000ft - and landscapes such as Linn of Dee in Aberdeenshire.

Detail fom MunrOverground by Peter Burgess

On the map, as with a Tube map you can see Scotland's mountains grouped into a number of lines, including the Skye Line, the Knoydart, Skye and Affric Line and the Southern Hills.



Peter said "I've thoroughly enjoyed mapping Scotland. It's a place with a great heritage and landscape to boot.  I've not climbed many Munros, but a tally approaching 40 isn't too bad. In creating this map, I've not only learned a lot about Scotland and its fantastic mountains, but like the Tube map itself, it begins to make sense."

The John Muir Trust and Scottish Mountain Rescue will receive a donation from every map sold. John Hutchison, chairman of the John Muir Trust, said: "The MunrOverground is hugely inspiring, I'm sure that anyone who loves Scotland's wild places would be glad to hang it on their wall."

Thanks to Jon Allen for alerting me to this.

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SOUTH CAROLINA'S 8TH GRADE BALLER SEVENTH WOODS DOMINATES AT BIG SHOTS AAU TOURNAMENT @ CLEMSON COLLEGE AGAINST TOP HIGH SCHOOL TALENT (DUNKS ON HS PLAYERS)

SEVENTH WOODS IS THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER IN SC AND HE IS ONLY IN THE 8TH GRADE! YALL THINK I'M PLAYING BUT I'M TALKING BOUT THE COLLEGES AND EVERYTHING! THE BEST PLAYER IN THE STATE HANDS DOWN! THIS VIDEO CLIP WAS SHOT AT BIG SHOTS AAU TOURNAMENT AT CLEMSON COLLEGE WHEN SEVENTH WOODS WHO IS ONLY 13 LED HIS 17 & UNDER CAROLINA RAVENS AAU TEAM IN SCORING WHILE ABUSING SOME OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!

SWEET FASHION FIND: CHICHIA

Those of you who already know me, know my obsession with Tribal prints!!

such energy such power and such construction!

well as much as i love Tribal prints i loooooove it when i find a new found designer!

ChiChia is a London based Tanzanian designer.

But thats not where it stops!!!

Chichia for Made by Africa collection is a range of ethically produced high quality garments using a combination of Cotton blends and locally sourced organic Cotton jerseys with African printed cloth that brings new life to the perception of everyday basics. In aid of Made by Africa’s concept of supporting local projects, 1 US Dollar from every garment sold will go towards assisting in education for children at the SOS Children’s Village in Tanzania.

Fashion for a cause!!

Told u it gets better!!!

SHOP THE FABULOUS COLLECTION HERE!!!

Get ur S/S 2012 Blazers ready!!

A blazer is for every season, come winter or spring! 

a true essential in ones wardrobe!

so question is... do u guys have ur Spring blazers ready??? 

well we thought we would get u all started with a few of our picks!

you can never go wrong with an isabel Marant! 

 A Sasse and Bide BEAUTY! 

one of our LOCAL favorites "KAGE"

And from the winner of BEST LOCAL DESIGNER by Grazia style awards 2012

LADYFOZAZA's "Double Trouble" Blazer

ONE blazer >>> 2 LOOKS!

Roberto Cavalli's S/S 2012 

one of LAdyFozaza's "Double Trouble" Blazers

Zara's fabulous yellow number!

ZARA S/S 2012 blazers

The CREAM of Jeddah exclusive 

LAdyFozaza "Double Trouble"

Blazers

Spring/Summer 2012 collection from CG – Club of Gents

Marcelo Burton was spotted wearing a t-shirt and a blazer 

from Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 menswear collection.

So whats ur choice of Blazer this spring????? 

SINGER KE$HA TWEETS PIC OF HER TAKING A PISS IN PUBLIC

WEDNESDAY MORNING SINGER KE$HA WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PISS SO BAD SHE EXITED HER CAR AND PISSED RIGHT ON THE STREET! HERE IS WHAT SHE SAID ON TWITTER: "Pee pee on the street. PoPo come and get me if you can find me," then she added "I blame traffic."

MALIAH MICHEL STRAIGHT STUNTIN COVER SHOOT (BEHIND THE SCENES)

GO COP THAT 5TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF STRAIGHT STUNTIN MAGAZINE. MALIAH MICHEL IS ON THE COVER!

JIMMY FALLON & PRESIDENT OBAMA SLOW JAMS THE NEWS

When Jimmy talks to the UNC audience about student loans, he decides a slow jam with President Obama and The Roots is appropriate.

HUGE 800 POUND GATOR FOUND IN SC

Eddie Monroe has a routine. Every morning he walks around the outskirts of Somerset Point a park for Santee Cooper retirees and workers in Pinopolis on Lake Moultrie. As groundskeeper, Monroe looks for trash and makes sure the park's campers are comfortable. But on Tuesday he found the one thing he never expected to find. "I noticed this huge gator right here," said Monroe, pointing next to the park's floating dock. Huge may by the understatement of the year. The alligator Monroe found measured 12 feet long and weighted 800 pounds. After the groundskeeper realized it was dead, he got on the phone. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and gator experts showed up to find out just how the massive gator died.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S MELVIN INGRAM & STEPHON GILMORE TAKEN EARLY IN THE 1ST ROUND OF NFL DRAFT

THE NFL DRAFT KICKED OFF LAST NIGHT AND A FEW GAMECOCKS WERE CHOSEN EARLY. USC CORNERBACK STEPHON GILMORE WAS TAKEN 10TH BY THE BUFFALO BILLS. GILMORE WAS PROJECTED AS A MIDDLE 2ND ROUND PICK AFTER DECLARING EARLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ALL OF THAT CHANGED WHEN GILMORE SHOWED HIS ASS AT THE NFL COMBINE AND SHOT TO A EARLY 1ST ROUND PROSPECT.

USC'S MR VERSATILE MELVIN INGRAM WAS ALSO PICKED UP WITH THE 18TH PICK BY THE CHARGERS. INGRAM DOMINATED DAMN NEAR EVERY GAME LAST YEAR ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL. HE EXPLODED AGAINST THE BULLDOGS BY SCORING TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND EVEN RECOVERED AN ONSIDE KICK.

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Adult Toys & Underwear found on Trains for Sale

Those of you who watched BBC2's The Tube documentary may remember an episode on London Underground's Lost Property Office, where a number of items left behind appeared to be of a rather .... err... unsavoury nature.  Underwear seems to be left behind quite frequently.  Also somebody left a case filled with adult toys and sent their wife in to collect them. 



Well in Switzerland it appears people are a bit more embarrassed about retrieving lost items like this and an enterprising company has decided to sell these unclaimed pieces.

“People probably do not dare to go to the lost and found when they lose certain movies or dildos," said Roland Widmer, CEO of Fundsachenverkauf.ch

Widmer said he receives approximately 20,000 items per week, some 95 percent of which come from the Swiss rail operator SBB. Many of the products found are for adult use only. Thankfully they are washed and disinfected by the company before being put out for sale. “Sometimes there are whole suitcases full of toys and latex clothes," Widmer says.

Items at TfL's Lost Property Office

For one reason or another, the used underwear is no longer available at Fundsachenverkauf.ch – whether it has been removed or simply all sold was not clear, 20 Minuten reported via The Local.

Thanks to IanVisits for alerting me to this story & perhaps this could be a new revenue stream for TfL? Anything to stop a fare increase would be welcome, wouldn't it?

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Tube cleaners may strike over pay

While Tube maintenance staff on some lines are in a 72 hour strike over pensions & other benefits, the RMT are getting Tube cleaners to ballot for strike action in disputes over pay, benefits & pensions.

 Getty Images/Peter Macdiarmid
Union leader Bob Crow said: “Once again RMT is forced to move to a ballot for industrial action to secure a fair deal for our cleaner members and to end the exploitation of these groups of staff who work round the clock in the most appalling conditions to keep the tube running. 

“These cleaning staff are an integral part of the London Underground team and should be properly rewarded as such and not just seen as a money making tool to be exploited for every last penny in the interest of private profits. 

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The RMT is calling for above-inflation pay rises, substantial bonuses for working during the Olympics, free travel passes for all personnel, a Sick Pay policy and improvements to the companies' pension schemes. All members employed by Initial and ISS will be balloted shortly.


Crow continued “In the run up to the Olympics it is simply scandalous that the staff who will be keeping the transport system clean for the millions of visitors to this City are being treated like dirt.

“.....RMT would urge Londoners to back this campaign for justice for our cleaners and join us in forcing the Mayor and London Underground to drag ISS and Initial back to the negotiating table to resolve these disputes.”

As yet there is nothing on ISS's site about the prospect of being dragged back to negotiating tables by Crow and his union friends.  In the meantime maybe TfL could consider an idea that was tested in the Netherlands where cleaning smells infused through train carriages led people to drop less litter.

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COMPETITION: WIN ur very own LadyFozaza "Double Trouble" Blazer

THE WINNER OF THIS COMPETITION IS....

Amena Khouri

Congrats Luv!!!!

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Thank you all for your amazing support and LOVE and lovely entries!

you are all winners!

More competitions to come in the future!!

Happy shopping online! 

As you all might already know, LadyFozaza first started its journey with the ever so humble, adorable and fashionable Walkin Closet Boutique in the Heart of Kuwait City.... 

Due to the amazing orders Walkin Closet has been receiving for the LAdyFozaza blazers all over the world, it wasnt long before they've created their ONLINE BOUTIQUE, set to launch in a week!! 

As seen worn by the Designer Alanoud Badr on Sabah el kheir ya arab

on MB1 T.V

To Celebrate being able to reach all of you amaaaazing people around the world and to help countdown to the Launch date of the anticipated online Boutique, LadyFozaza decided to give away one of its favorite "Double Trouble" Blazer in peppermint Green with some Python attitude! 

The "Double Trouble" Blazer isnt calle Double Trouble for no reason!

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the Double Trouble Blazers are Exclusive to Walkin Closet's online Boutique and will be sold there where they will be delivering worldwide! 

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Bob Crow believes Tube have Secret Privatisation Plan

Maintenance staff from Tube Lines began a 72 hour London Underground strike from 4pm on 24th April 2012 in a row over parity of pensions & other benefits.  However, RMT leader, Bob Crow, believes he knows the reason why London Underground are not giving Tube Lines staff (who worked for a once privatised organisation) the same benefits as their Transport for London colleagues. 


In a short but emotive statement he said: "The inexplicable refusal of London Underground to agree to equalise pensions and benefits rights for our maintenance members is deeply suspect and points clearly to a secret plan to reprivatise this work in an action replay of the PPP disaster. 

"We understand there are already vulture companies hovering in the wings for another shot at robbing London blind through PPP2 and reducing the network to chaos. 

"Instead of playing these political and ideological games with our members pensions and benefits Tube bosses should be getting round the table and resolving this straightforward dispute."

At time of writing TfL have made no response to Crow's statement and are playing down the effect of the strike with just two sentences on the home page of their website.  "Some Tube Lines maintenance staff on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, plan to strike from 16:00 on 24 April to 16:00 on 27 April. We expect all lines will be running with no significant impact on services."

Crow had said previously “Former Metronet employees have been allowed back into the TfL Pension Fund (TfLPF) and now also have the same travel facilities as other LUL employees.  Tube Lines is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London and there is simply no excuse for refusing to give equal pension and pass rights."  Tube Lines staff voted in favour of strike action in very clear majority.

While Crow tends to have a persecution complex, and I like the image of the "vulture companies hovering in the wings", it will be interesting to see whether & how TfL will respond to his claims.  In the meantime keep an eye on TfL's website and status updates.  While the Tube is running normally, as commuters we may not notice the strike.  The picture will be very different if/when there are problems on the Northern, Piccadilly & Jubilee Lines in this strike period.

Update - I've just received an email from TfL's press office who said the following: "there are no plans to repeat the PPP structures of the past. We’ve recently taken the maintenance of the Jubilee fleet of trains back under our direct control, so our actions speak for themselves.

We’re committed to proper discussions on the future of Tube Lines and that includes all our staff. Since Tube Lines transferred to TfL in June 2010, we have been fully focused on the upgrade of the Jubilee line, which the PPP totally failed to deliver. It has now been delivered, with faster, more frequent services for Tube customers."

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The Hidden Fashion Gem of Dxb "Mon Atelier" Releases HOT summer colletions

The Hidden Treasure of Fashion in Dubai might not be that hidden anymore! 

as much as i tried keeping it to myself :p 

there is no denying a place like that has to be found! 

our little "Hidden Gem' called Mon Atelier which is "My workshop" in french 

has some new treasures in store 

that we couldnt resist not letting you know about! 

From HOT trucker caps for HIM ;) 

to some HOT summer Tees for the HER

The idea of Mon Atelier, since May 2010, developed into an exceptional business. Set in a beautiful standalone villa in Jumeira, this quirky boutique offers an unforgettable experience and a selection of the finest fashions and gifts. Based around a concept store and a fashion boutique ‘two-in-one’ , Mon Atelier has an exclusive collection of brands such as Bogosse for men and women; Lucky 7 T-shirts for men, women and children; New Yorker designer and musician - Maxime Cossoguy’s  line Drowning in My Sleep , a trendy  collection for men and women; Yoga Jeans by Second Clothing  for women; accessories from Pachamlujewellery that are made of the fruit Tagua; and lastly Mon Atelier’s in-house products for men, women and children that range from pyjamas, to children’s clothes and gym bags.

HOW GORGEOUS ARE THESE Lucky 7 Tees!

and how beautiful are this POLOS for MEN in these COLORS

PERFECT summer Tops!

To know more about MON ATELIER, Click HERE!