What motivates you? That’s the question I’d like to ask in this inaugural column on motivation. Are you motivated by fame, fortune or fear? Or is it something deeper that fans the flames inside of you? In motivation we talk about getting outside of one’s comfort zone. It is only when we are uncomfortable that [...]
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‘Last Lecture’ Professor Randy Pausch Dies at 47 of Pancreatic Cancer
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Education, Health, tagged carnegie mellon university, jai pausch, last lecture, pancreatic cancer, randy pausch on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Randy Pausch, a popular college professor whose “last lecture” became an Internet sensation, died at age 47 on July 25 in Virginia following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2006. In August 2007, the cancer had spread, and Pausch was [...]
Angelina Jolie Had In Vitro to Conceive Twins Knox and Vivienne
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Health, Movies, entertainment, tagged Angelina Jolie, angelina jolie birth, angelina jolie twins, brad pitt, conceive, in vitro, ivf, james haven, knox leon, lenval, miraval, vivienne marcheline on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Angelina Jolie underwent vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment to conceive her newborn twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. The 33-year-old Oscar winner and partner Brad Pitt, 44, wanted to increase her chances of getting pregnant more quickly. “They conceived through in vitro. They both desperately wanted more babies soon,” says a source. Read more.
Kim Kardashian: ‘Reggie Bush Didn’t Call Me Fat’
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Health, entertainment, tagged 120 lbs., Khloe Kardashian, kim kardashian, new orleans saints, reality tv, Reggie Bush on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reality star Kim Kardashian, 27, is denying reports that boyfriend Reggie Bush has ordered her to lose weight. Bush, 23, is a football star with the New Orleans Saints. Kardashian, who’s famous for having a big *ss and a sex tape, recently claimed she weighs 120 lbs.–an assertion few people are buying, given her hefty [...]
The Best and Worst Suncreens
Posted in Beauty & Fitness, Health, News, tagged coppertone, environmental working group, neutrogena, skin cancer, sunscreen, The Best and Worst Suncreens on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all heard how important it is to use sunscreen –not only at the beach, but in daily life. Sunscreen helps prevent wrinkling and skin cancer. But a new study reveals that the most popular sunscreens are not only ineffective, but are actually harmful to consumers. After testing over 1,000 different sunscreens, the Environmental Working [...]
Chuckling Your Way Through the Golden Years
Posted in Health, tagged Chuckling Your Way Through the Golden Years, james krehbiel, laughter best medicine on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No matter what the experts say, aging is difficult. It takes a fair amount of luck, good genes, family support and activity to make this journey work. There is one added quality that really lightens the load as the elderly are faced with their “golden years,” and that is the capacity to laugh at [...]
Angelina Jolie Birth Update: Dr. Confirms Buns Still in Oven
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Health, Movies, News, entertainment, tagged Angelina Jolie, birth, brad pitt, brangelina, lenval, michel sussmann on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Angelina Jolie is still pregnant and doing “very well,” her French obstetrician, Michel Sussmann, confirmed Wednesday at a press conference from Lenval Hospital in Nice, France. “Everything is normal,” he said, speaking in French. Sussmann underscored that Angie is not in danger of delivering prematurely. “It really isn’t an emergency,” he stressed. “She was booked [...]
Angelina Staying in $500-a-Night Oceanfront Room
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Health, Movies, News, entertainment, tagged Angelina Jolie, angelina jolie birth, brad pitt, brangelina, france, hopital lenval, lenval hospital, nice, south of france on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Angelina Jolie checked into Lenval Hospital in Nice, France, June 30 at 10 p.m. local time. The oceanfront hospital specializes in caring for children and is “very modern,” says a rep. Jolie, who is expecting twin girls with partner Brad Pitt, is staying in a $500-a-night room facing the sea. Hospital reps confirm Jolie is [...]
Pam Anderson: ‘Jessica Simpson Is a Whore’
Posted in Beauty & Fitness, Celebrity news & gossip, Culture, Health, entertainment, television, tagged jessica simpson, pamela anderson, PETA, vegetarian on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new Hollywood catfight is brewing after former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson called singer Jessica Simpson a “whore and a b*tch.” Pam, 40, was enraged that Jessica, 27, wore a t-shirt proclaiming, Real Girls Eat Meat. Pamela, a longtime advocate for PETA, didn’t hold back when asked what she thought about Jessica’s unusual fashion statement. [...]
Few Answers in Model Ruslana Korshunova’s Suicide
Posted in Beauty & Fitness, Celebrity news & gossip, Health, News, entertainment, fashion, tagged Artem Perchenok, Mark Kaminsky, model suicide, Ruslana Korshunova on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The aftermath of Ruslana Korshunova’s shocking suicide offers few clues into the reasons behind the Russian model’s decision to end her life. The 5′8″ green-eyed beauty jumped to her death from the ninth-floor balcony of her Manhattan apartment on June 28 at 2:30 p.m. For the past few months, Ruslana had been dating Mark Kaminsky, [...]
