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Monday, 25 August 2014

Kate Middleton Concerned About Queen’s Health And Miscarriage Rumors Addressed

Kate Middleton has become an instant celebrity, with eyes affixed to her every movement, similar to the way Princess Diana was idolized. In her short time as a princess and member of the Royal Family, she has been the victim of rumors and debate over her relationship with the Queen and the whether or not she is pregnant. Finally, there may be answers to both debates.
Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton come from quite different backgrounds, upbringings, and are members of completely different generations. So, assuming that they will be best friends or worst enemies is rather unfair. They will not always see eye to eye, but assuming that they are bitter enemies is unfounded. In reality, Kate Middleton sees Queen Elizabeth as the glue that keeps the family together, and fears that her support is essential to maintaining the tight knit family. According to Celeb Dirty Laundry, the relationship between Kate and the Queen is quite supportive both ways.

“Things may get tense at times, like when Kate get’s photographed half-naked, but the love is still there and Kate realizes that after the 88-year old monarch dies she will have few family members really in her corner. Kate and Prince William are trying to get pregnant now – as they have made clear since their trip to Australia and New Zealand, so Queen Elizabeth’s support is more important than ever.”

All in all, Kate Middleton is compared to Princess Diana in every aspect. The unjust comparison creates an imaginary perception that Kate and the Queen are bitter enemies, but we really cannot be sure how their relationship unfolds behind closed doors. The Queen, undoubtedly, loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren, so it can only be assumed that she would love and welcome their spouses into the family as well.
Another rumor that has been spreading is the pregnancy, miscarriage, and naming of Kate Middleton’s unborn child. Celeb Dirty Laundry tackled this issue as well, and presented onlookers with some common sense.

“Kate suddenly started making more public appearances over the last two weeks, and her bloat and weight gain suddenly disappeared. She started looking like herself again, which in turn sparked the miscarriage rumors. Now, this one I’m more hesitant to believe, only because I don’t think Will and Kate would have the enthusiasm to be making public appearances if Kate just suffered a miscarriage – and they are making a LOT of public appearances recently.”

Kate has shown that the first trimester of pregnancy plagues her with morning sickness, which would prevent her from any serious travel. Even if a new pregnancy did not muster the sickness, doctors would surely err on the side of caution. With upcoming travel plans, we can assume that she is not currently pregnant, or they would not attempt attending the wedding in Italy. We will most likely be informed of a pregnancy before the end of the year, as Kate plans to extend her family, but without solid proof of a miscarriage or current pregnancy, we can put those rumors to bed.
Why do you think the world cares so much about Kate and the fairy tale life she leads?

Sunday, 24 August 2014

William Shatner Exposes Backstabbing, Egos, And Infighting At TNG

Star Trek TNG doc, presented by William Shatner

William Shatner shows the conflict-ridden, crazy first two years of production for Star Trek: The Next Generation in the new documentary William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge. The documentary takes an especially in-depth look at the role of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
And Shatner’s documentary is already being applauded by critics.
The Sun called it “a rich, raucous look at the messy birth of TV’s most famous utopian future, and the two years that nearly ended the whole thing before it started.”
And Shatner himself says this is “really, the best thing I’ve done.” High praise from a man who became the icon of the entire franchise.
In Chaos on the Bridge, William Shatner conducts candid interviews with TNG cast members like Sir Patrick Stewart, Denise Crosby, Jonathan Frakes, and John de Lancie, which reveal a situation of confusion. The cast didn’t seem sure they should even be making a new Star Trek series at all.
Patrick Stewart was not anyone’s first choice to sit in the captain’s seat, while the American cast members were causing ruckus off-screen.
However, nothing seems as noteworthy as the struggle in the writer’s room.
Shatner originally presented the idea for the documentary under the name Wacky Doodle, because writers described the first two years as insanity.
In an interview with Larry King, William Shatner described the problems with the writing process, saying:

“Roddenberry said there’s no conflict in 2400, there’s no conflict. And the writer’s said, what do you mean, drama is conflict. Everybody gets along. So they had to write a show with no conflict.”

There may have been no conflict in the year 2400, but in the writing room there obviously plenty. Twenty-four writers quit during the first three seasons of Star Trek: TNG, nearly triple the normal attrition rate for a TV show like Star Trek.
Most startling seems to be William Shatner’s presentation of Gene Roddenberry.
According to the book, Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek, he was struggling with health problems of the brain such as cerebrovascular disease that led him to abuse a variety of drugs including marijuana and cocaine. The drug abuse was compounded by the deteriorating effects of diabetes and high blood pressure.
Despite all of this, he took a hands-on approach in creating the first two seasons of Star Trek until he ultimately let go by the third season.
For his part, William Shatner says he didn’t know Roddenberry that well when he was playing Captain Kirk.
William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge will debut Monday, August 25, at 9 pm ET/MT on HBO Canada.

Northern California rocked by magnitude 6.0 earthquake

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern California’s San Francisco Bay area Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Leslie Gordon of the USGS says the tremor struck just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday about 10 miles northwest of American Canyon, which is about 6 miles southwest of Napa. The USGS says it's the largest tremor to shake the Bay Area since the 1989 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta quake, which reportedly led to 63 deaths.

Officials say widespread power outages have been reported in Sonoma County, but there have been no immediate report of injuries.
Jennifer Jones Lee, who lives in the earthquake area, told Fox News the tremor “felt like someone just picked up the house, shook it for a while, then dropped it. It was incredibly violent.”
Arik Housley, who owns two grocery stores in the area, said he was awakened at about 3:30 a.m. by the shaking. “It was very jolting and probably went for 20 seconds . . . it was shaking pretty good,” said Housley, whose brother is Fox News senior correspondent Adam Housley.
Arik Housley said he passed a mobile home park where multiple fires could be seen as he drove to one of his stores to assess the damage. Housley said the shelving in his store had moved 2 feet to 3 feet from the wall, and much of his inventory had fallen to the floor, including $200 bottles of wine. Many merchants in the area forgo earthquake insurance because it’s too expensive, he said. A quake about 14 years ago resulted in about $30,000 in damage, he told Fox News.
The extent of the damage wasn't immediately clear. Two major injuries have been reported, and hospitals have been very busy with moderate injuries, Napa Division Fire Chief John Callanan said.
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck just before 3:30 a.m. about 10 miles northwest of American Canyon, which is about 6 miles southwest of Napa, in California wine country, Leslie Gordon of the U.S. Geological Survey said. It's the largest earthquake to shake the Bay Area since the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989, the USGS said.
"There's collapses, fires," said Napa Fire Capt. Doug Bridewell, standing in front of large pieces of masonry that broke loose from a turn-of-the-century office building where a fire had just been extinguished. "That's the worst shaking I've ever been in."
Bridewell, who said he had to climb over fallen furniture in his own home to check on his family before reporting to duty, said he was starting to see more reports of injuries.
The tremor set off car alarms and had residents of neighboring Sonoma County running out of their houses in the middle of night.
The USGS says the depth of the earthquake was just less than 7 miles, and numerous small aftershocks have occurred in the Napa wine country.
A member of Napa County dispatch tells The Associated Press that there has been one report of structural damage, but additional details were not available.
“There’s fires, debris all over the streets, everywhere,” Napa resident Karen Hunt told “Fox & Friends.”
Hunt said her husband, who is an engineer, shut off the gas line to their home to guard against explosions, then went to neighbors’ homes to do the same.
“Right now we’re just waiting for the aftershocks,” she said. She said she had not felt any, but reportedly there has been two, one at magnitude 2.5.
Hunt has said she has felt other earthquakes, but “this is way on top of anything I’ve ever felt.”
Hunt, who has lived in Napa since 1996, owns a winery. She said she heard from her partner that her 2011 and 2012 vintages had been destroyed.
“That’s pretty devastating if that’s the case,” she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Man's Subway Stunt Lands Job Interviews, Internet Fame

It can be challenging to get an interview for a new job, especially straight out of college.

After applying for 300 jobs and not getting a single favorable response, one young man decided to take a different approach.

Alfred Ajani, 22, stood in a London subway station during rush hour with a sign that said he recently graduated with a 2.1 bachelor of honours degree in marketing and offered up his résumé.

He posted a picture of himself holding the sign onto his Twitter page, which quickly gained hundreds of retweets, got him trending in London, and also brought in some promising prospects.

Ajani told us via Skype that at first, he was feeling nervous, but as he got more comfortable, more people approached him in the Waterloo subway station to take his résumé and give him some business cards.

He was able to secure a job interview right away, but the real impact happened when people started to retweet the picture that he posted. Companies have reached out to him via Twitter, email and LinkedIn. He's even enlisted the help of family and friends to help keep up with all the messages.

If he were to do something differently, Alfred says he would have picked a different subway station, one with an even greater potential for business prospects.

Sometimes people get frustrated during the job hunting process, and Alfred found an interesting way to use social media to empower himself in his search.

Have you taken an unconventional approach to getting a job interview? If you follow Alfred's example, tweet us a picture @YahooTrending and we'll retweet it to our followers. Let us know how it works out for you in the comments below.

7 Things the Most Interesting People All Have in Common

Most Interesting Man Takes Land Mine Role — Boston Globe/Getty Images

I’ve posted a lot of research from experts on getting people to like you, being influential and having great conversations.

What’s the best way to use all this information to be more interesting?

1) First, Don’t Be Boring

Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Look at it like the Hippocratic Oath of conversations: Do no harm.

We’re all terrible at realizing when we bore others because, well, we all think we’re just fascinating.

The #1 tip for never boring anyone comes from Scott Adams: Be brief, be positive.

If you’re always to the point and stay upbeat, it’s extremely hard for anyone to accuse you of being poor company.

But sometimes you do need to speak a little longer to make sure things don’t get stilted.

The Art of Civilized Conversation offers another good tip: Is anyone asking you questions about what you’re saying?

If not, maybe it’s time to end the story or ask the other person a question.

(More rapport building techniques are here.)

2) The Most Captivating People Are Often Good Listeners

Impressing people can be great but it can also devolve into status jockeying, one-upmanship and envy.

People love to talk about themselves and there are a dearth of good listeners.

Let the other person talk. It gives their brain as much pleasure as food or money:

Talking about ourselves—whether in a personal conversation or through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter—triggers the same sensation of pleasure in the brain as food or money…

You can make an excellent impression by saying amazingly little. Ironically, the people we like the most often say the least.

(Learn how to listen like a hostage negotiator here.)

3) Talk About The Other Person’s Interests

This is straight from Dale Carnegie and if you’re not that socially adept, this is as straightforward as it gets.

Why struggle to guess what most people might find generically interesting?

Ask people what they’ve been up to or what their hobbies are. Then talk about that. You’re now 80% of the way there.

If you know about the subject the similarity will bond you.

If you don’t, ask them to explain and be a great listener as they talk about something they love.

(More on the science behind Dale Carnegie’s classic here.)

4) Have Three Good Stories

Comedians don’t just talk about anything when they’re onstage. They have their act rehearsed.

You don’t just trot into a job interview and say whatever’s on your mind.

Always have three good stories on hand that reliably entertain, inform or engage.

Another tip from Scott Adams: People are generally more interested in stories about people rather than things.

Drama, gossip and reality TV are successful for a reason. We all find human behavior fascinating.

On the other hand, most people don’t want to hear about the features on your new iPhone.

(More on how to tell good stories here.)

5) Don’t Forget Charisma

It’s not all about the words. Some people are engaging but if what they said was transcribed, it would be unimpressive.

When you’re speaking emotionally, the words only account for 7% of what get conveyed. Seven percent.

Voice tone and body language are far more important.

Via The Heart of Social Psychology: A Backstage View of a Passionate Science:

One often quoted study (Mehrabian & Ferris, 1967) found that of all the information conveyed to another person when we say something that is emotional (not informational), only 7 percent is contained in the actual meaning of the words we use.

Laugh. Smile. Be passionate. Gesture. Modulate your voice. Don’t just sweat the words.

(Here’s how to be charismatic.)

6) Be Somewhere Interesting

Got a say in where you’ll be at, as with a date or meeting?

Pick someplace stimulating. Context matters.

In general, we’re lousy about realizing where our feelings are coming from.

Research shows excitement from any source is often associated with the person you’re with — even if they’re not the cause of it.

Why do people find musicians so captivating? The music and the crowd stimulates emotions — and we viscerally associate those with the band.

MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely recounts a relevant study he did:

Why does this happen? Ariely thinks it might have something to do with “misattribution of emotions”: “Sometimes we have an emotion and we don’t know where it’s coming from, so we kind of stick it on something that seems sensible.” In other words, your strong feelings about the music might make you think you’re having strong feelings about the lead singer.

(More on the power of context here.)

7) And Most Importantly: Live An Interesting Life

Remember the theme of Don Quixote: If you want to be a knight, act like a knight.

If you don’t read, watch and think about generic things, generic things are less likely to come out of your mouth.

This doesn’t need to be expensive or difficult. Hang out more often with the most interesting people you know.

The friends you spend time with dramatically affect your behavior — whether you like it or not.

The Longevity Project, which studied over 1000 people from youth to death had this to say:

The groups you associate with often determine the type of person you become.

In The Start-up of You, Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha talk about how the best way to improve particular qualities in yourself is to spend time with people who are already like that.

The best and most reliable way to appear interesting is to live an interesting life.

And to pursue that ends up being far more rewarding than merely making a good impression on others.

White House Rolls Out New Birth Control Accommodation For Nonprofits

The Obama administration announced on Friday a new accommodation for religious nonprofits that object to covering the full range of contraceptives in their employee health care plans.
The new accommodation will allow religious nonprofits, such as Catholic schools and hospitals, to opt out of covering birth control by notifying the Department of Health and Human Services of their objections. HHS and the Department of Labor will then arrange for a third-party insurer to pay for and administer the coverage for the nonprofits' employees so that women still receive the contraceptive coverage guaranteed to them by the Affordable Care Act.
“Women across the country deserve access to recommended preventive services that are important to their health, no matter where they work,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell. “Today’s announcement reinforces our commitment to providing women with access to coverage for contraception, while respecting religious considerations raised by non-profit organizations and closely held for-profit companies."
The original accommodation required religious nonprofits to directly ask a third-party insurer to pay for and administer the contraception coverage if the nonprofit objected to covering it. But several nonprofits sued the administration over the rule, claiming that the act of filling out a form violated their religious beliefs by serving as a "permission slip" for its employees to use contraceptives.
The administration developed the new accommodation to pre-empt those lawsuits, which legal experts expected the Supreme Court to take up next year.
The court already ruled in June against the administration's contraception coverage rule, which requires most employers to cover the full range of 20 contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration at no out-of-pocket cost to women. The court decided that closely-held for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby, a craft-supply store owned by a family of Christians, should be able to opt out of covering birth control for religious reasons.
The administration said Friday that it is currently soliciting comments on how to develop an accommodation for closely-held companies, but that it still hopes Congress will pass a legislative fix to ensure that women affected by the Hobby Lobby decision receive the same coverage as other women.
UPDATE: 4:35 p.m. -- The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing several religious nonprofits in their cases against the administration, said it is currently evaluating whether the accommodation adequately respects the religious freedom of its clients.
"This is latest step in the administration’s long retreat on the HHS Mandate," said Lori Windham, senior counsel for the Becket Fund. "It is the eighth time in three years the government has retreated from its original, hard-line stance that only 'houses of worship' that hire and serve fellow believers deserve religious freedom. Ninety percent of religious ministries challenging the mandate have received relief from the courts, and we are hopeful the administration’s new rule will reflect the robust protections that have always been given to religious individuals in this country."

Sunday, 2 February 2014

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Compliments of the day. It is our divine motivated desire to write and tell you of our plan to expand Zion Intl University built for the poor and physically challenged structurally. As a matter of fact, we have acquired acres of land very close to our original site and we are appealing for funding and donation to you to enable us continue with the developmental projects in the site. A lot of money running in hundreds of thousands of dollar is required and this is why we are appealing to you give us financial donation to enable us continue with the charity work. I am officially pleading to you to come to our financial assistance by donating to us so we can be able to build as expected to the benefits of the children from poor parentage. There is blessings in giving to the poor and more especially to the orphans and the physically challenged. Remember the Bible admonitions below,

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:-Deuteronomy 15:7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:-Deuteronomy 15:7
The first phase of the project is costing us about $19,500,000. This is capable of building over 30 school hostels and lecture halls which is targeted to provide accomodation to over 5000 students.

The second phase of the project will cost us $5,000,000. This will be channeled toward raising the best lecturers for the University and setting up a formidable administrative structures required for the daily running of the school affairs. There are some other developmental structures at hand right now but we are financially down town to uphold the continuation. This is why we decided to write and solicit for your partnership by donating to us for the benefits of the poor and the less privileged. We promise lasting partnership benefits to you if you can come to our assistance by donating to us. I will be giving annual financial reports to all that desire to partner with us in order for us to achieve this noble project. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS BIBLE PROMISES CONCERNING GIVING TO THE POOR SO YOUR GIFT AND DONATION WILL COME OUT OF YOUR HEART AND IT WILL QUALIFY YOU FOR TOTAL DIVINE BENEFITS. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.-Leviticus 19:10
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.-Leviticus 23:22

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.-1 Samuel 2:8 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.-Psalm 140:12
Job 36:15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

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