After taking a year off, the 2009 Women of Curling Calendar, featuring 13 female curlers from around the world, is now on sale.Available for $34.95 from thecurlingnews.com; Reported by the Sun and the Vancouver Sun.
Like past editions of the calendar, it features nude or near-nude curlers posing with props related to the sport.
..."I think this one is more risque, in my opinion," said a laughing Keshen [Christine Keshen, who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Games]. "But my boyfriend (Mike DuBois) thinks it's great. He's the boy, he's the expert."
...It was intended to be a fundraiser for women's curling teams, and models received a share of the proceeds.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Women of Curling 2009
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Spring Time
“Spring Time”, the first calendar with artistic nude photos licenced in Vietnam, was introduced on September 25 by the HCM City Culture and Arts Publishing House.I haven't found a way to order it yet. Not being a charity calendar, it's really outside my mission, but how can I not mention it? Story (and all seven beautiful pictures) found at VietNamNet.
The calendar uses seven nude photos by photographer Thai Phien: “No title”, “Spreading Wings”, “Line”, “Cool Stream”, “Shoot of Rock”, “Spring Melody” and “Angle”.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Naked Clown Calendar
Graduates of San Francisco's Clown Conservatory Class of 2008 have stripped down to their birthday suits to make a 2009 Naked Clown Calendar, a joyful and humourous work of art the clowns hope to sell in honor of a beloved mentor paralysed from the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) and others stricken with the disease.$20 from http://www.nakedclowncalendar.com/. Report found at the Sun and the Contra Costa Times.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Shopping at Sawgrass Mall
With over 270 manufacturer's outlets, retail outlets and other name brand discounters, Sawgrass Mills is one of Florida's premiere shopping destinations and a major tourist attraction. The mall has two food courts, many restaurants and a movie theater
Saturday, September 13, 2008
I love eating Exotic fruit
I guess because I 'm exotic ...
This week I been eating this fruit called ''Mamey''.
Very popular fruit in Florida, the Caribbean islands, and Central America. It is sometimes cultivated outside of the Americas. Fruit is large, up to a foot long with orange flesh tasting somewhat like a flavorful pumpkin. Many varieties are available and the fruit is highly esteemed.
Description: Large tree from 60-140ft. Hardiness: The tree is usually too tender to fruit in California. Young trees are highly susceptible to frost.Growing Environment: Grow in full sun. The mamey sapote flourishes in tropical climates with rainfall above 75" a year. Trees to not take well to periods of drought and will quickly loose their leaves.Propagation: The best varieties are usually propagated by grafting. Grafted trees may bear in 1-4 years. Seedling trees take 8-10 years to fruit.
Uses: Almost always eaten fresh out of hand or used in desserts and drinks. The mamey sapote was cultivated by the native peoples of Central America for hundred of years.
Native Range: Native to low elevation areas between southern Mexico and northern South America. It is now extensively cultivated in Central America, the Caribbean, and south Florida.
Description: Large tree from 60-140ft. Hardiness: The tree is usually too tender to fruit in California. Young trees are highly susceptible to frost.Growing Environment: Grow in full sun. The mamey sapote flourishes in tropical climates with rainfall above 75" a year. Trees to not take well to periods of drought and will quickly loose their leaves.Propagation: The best varieties are usually propagated by grafting. Grafted trees may bear in 1-4 years. Seedling trees take 8-10 years to fruit.
Uses: Almost always eaten fresh out of hand or used in desserts and drinks. The mamey sapote was cultivated by the native peoples of Central America for hundred of years.
Native Range: Native to low elevation areas between southern Mexico and northern South America. It is now extensively cultivated in Central America, the Caribbean, and south Florida.
Most Expensive Coffee in the World
The most expensive coffee in the world does not hail from Jamaica or Hawaii, but instead from Indonesia.
Kopi Luwak the most expensive coffee in the world does exist, and those who drink the expensive coffee insist that it is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then excreted by the Common palm civet, a weasel-like animal.
“Kopi” the Indonesian word for coffee along with “luwak” is local name of this animal which eats the raw red coffee beans. The civet digests the soft outer part of the coffee cherry, but does not digest the inner beans and excretes them.
Apparently the internal digestion ends up adds a unique flavor to the beans, removing the bitter flavor, and then beans are then picked up by locals and sold. The most expensive coffee beans can cost up to $600 a pound, and up to $50 per cup, if you can get over the fact that you are drinking such a strange brew.
You would know if you drank the most expensive coffee in the world, because the quantities of it are tiny amounts.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Britney Spears Had Sex at 14 and Started Taking Drugs Aged 15 Says Her Mom
Lynne Spears’ shocking revelations also include claims Britney begandrinking at 13 and was introduced to drugs when she went to Los Angeles torecord her first hit.
The ‘Toxic’ singer was even allegedly caught with cocaine and cannabis on aprivate jet when she was just 16.
Dispelling claims Britney lost her virginity to her former pop starboyfriend Justin Timberlake, Lynne says in her book ‘Through the Storm’ herdaughter first had sex with an 18-year-old American football player whileshe attended her local high school in Kentwood, Louisiana, for a year beforebecoming a teen pop star.
Lynne admits she allowed Britney, aged 16, to sleep with Justin.
A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Lynne thought Britney was inlove and Justin was good for her.”
Lynne claims her daughter experimented with alcohol after joining Disney TVshow ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’.
The ‘Toxic’ singer was even allegedly caught with cocaine and cannabis on aprivate jet when she was just 16.
Dispelling claims Britney lost her virginity to her former pop starboyfriend Justin Timberlake, Lynne says in her book ‘Through the Storm’ herdaughter first had sex with an 18-year-old American football player whileshe attended her local high school in Kentwood, Louisiana, for a year beforebecoming a teen pop star.
Lynne admits she allowed Britney, aged 16, to sleep with Justin.
A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Lynne thought Britney was inlove and Justin was good for her.”
Lynne claims her daughter experimented with alcohol after joining Disney TVshow ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’.
Lynne – who has had a turbulent relationship with Britney since she splitfrom ex-husband Kevin Federline in 2006 – admits in the memoir she regretshanding control of Britney’s career over to her managers and allowing her tobe promoted as a sex object at the age of 17 in the music promo for ‘BabyOne More Time’.
Lynne, 53, believes Britney’s behavior as a teenage star led to her publicbreakdown earlier this year, which involved her being put in a psychiatrichospital twice and losing custody of her two children, Sean Preston, almostthree, and Jayden James, 23 months.
Britney Spears is accompanied by friends and security as she walks through the Mirage Hotel and Casino to attend The Beatles Cirque De Soleil performance in Las Vegas, Nevada -
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is a practice - positive thinking is something you learn over time. Positive thinking is not something that you were born with. The Creating Power course that I will introduce you to teaches you how to train your mind and subconscious mind to become more positive so that you practice positive thinking throughout your life.
A little background about positive thinking.
I'm sure many of you have heard of positive thinking and probably have read books about the subject. Many people believe that positive thinking is something you do on occasion. I often hear them say: "I'm a positive thinker, things will improve I know that." This is good - but it's not enough to create positive results in your life.
Why not?
Because positive thinking is not an attitude that you turn to when things go wrong.
Positive thinking is not something you do on occasion or keep in the back of your head.
Positive thinking is a practice! That's right a practice! Positive thinking is something you have to do everyday as often as possible when ever you can. By practicing positive thinking everyday you create a state of mind where you are constantly positive - it becomes a state of being positive. In the end you create a tremendous amount of positive energy - that only creates positive situations for you everyday.
In some cases Doctors now believe that having a positive attitude - that is practicing positive thinking everyday can improve your health. In fact, Researchers found that having an optimistic outlook can do wonders for a patient's recovery - especially for those who have just gone through surgery. Researchers studied 16-patients over a 30-year period - examining their attitudes and recovery after surgery.
"In each case the better a patient's expectations about how they would do after surgery or some health procedure, the better they did," said author Donald Cole, of the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto. The review says that the power of positive thinking is real, said ABCNEWS' Medical Correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman on Good Morning America today. "This mind-body connection that we have been toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard science behind it," Snyderman said. The study looked at patients who had a wide range of conditions - from back pain to heart problems. They found that patients who thought they would do well after surgery - did do well. Those who thought they wouldn't do so well - didn't fare well.
So how do we do this? How do we make positive thinking a part of our daily lives so that we stop defeating ourselves and make our lives better?
Actually it's quite easy - the trick is that it requires discipline and practice.
First begin by observing yourself. Pay attention to your thoughts. See how many are positive and how many are negative. Keep a notepad handy and keep track of the number of positive thoughts that you have and the number of negative thoughts you have. At the end of your day - take a look at the number - if you have more negative thoughts then there's some work to do.
The next day - observe your thoughts again. This time pay attention to the types of negative thoughts that you are having. See how they impact your life. Are these negative thoughts a part of reality - is that the way life is. For example: if you say you hate your job - do you really hate it? If you say your boss is a pain - is he/she really a pain? If these negative thoughts are a part of your life - then you have created your own negative reality.
That's right you created it. Every negative belief you have is manifested in your life. These beliefs are based on the thoughts you have. Thoughts repeated over and over again become a belief and a belief becomes reality. Negative thoughts repeated over and over again will create a negative reality. Positive thoughts repeated over and over again - create a positive reality.
First you have to understand your negative thoughts and beliefs then only can you begin changing them. Once you begin changing them you begin creating a positive attitude - and ultimately you begin practicing positive thinking everyday. In order to get the most out of positive thinking you have to make it a way of life.
So begin by getting rid of those negative thoughts and negative beliefs, which serve you no purpose, except to make you miserable. Then you'll be able to begin having a positive attitude and start enjoying life again.
The next step is to start using all your inner powers to so you're your mind gets used to positive thinking and so that you are always carrying a positive attitude. This will lead you to creating the life you want. These inner powers all start in your mind - which is the most powerful force you have. It is a force - that when used as it should - can create wonderful things in your life.
Halle Berry and Her Little One
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