Lenten Medittaion ay 20

2 Kings 5:1-15

Naaman Healed of Leprosy

5 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.^[a]

² Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. ³ She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

⁴ Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. ⁵ “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents^[b] of silver, six thousand shekels^[c] of gold and ten sets of clothing. ⁶ The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

⁷ As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!”

'I bought her for £50 from woman at train station': Seamstress tells court she did not abduct 3-day-old baby in South Africa, 18 years ago from her hospital cot

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Accused: A seamstress, 50, today told a court in Cape Town how she bought a baby from a woman called 'Sylvia' for £50 - and was handed the baby at a train station
''I bought her for £50 from woman at train station"
 Seamstress tells South African court she did not abduct 3-day-old, 18 years ago from her hospital cot
 Any one buying this fantasy tale, from this child abductor seamstress, in the least?

... Continue, to read the unfolding drama

'Bankrupt' Rapper 50 Cents Had $64M in Cash and Assets While filing for Bankruptcy .. Far from broke

Bankrupt rapper 50 Cent is far from broke. 

Had more than $64 million in assets and property while filing for Bankruptcy

What's this guy doing messing with Uncle Sam .. shades of Wesley Snipes, Redd Fox, Donald Trump etc. any one? Just saying

50 Cent, who's real name is Curtis James Jackson III, filed bankruptcy lastJune days after a New York jury awarded fellow rapper Rick Ross' baby mama, Lastonia Leviston, $7 million in a legal battle over her leaked sex tape. Which he has yet to fork over.

The lawsuit stemmed from a 13-minute video that appeared online in 2009 featuring a wig-wearing Fifty as a narrator dubbed Pimpin' Curly.

The character made explicit remarks about Leviston and taunted rap rival Rick Ross, who at the time was trading barbs with Fifty via video, lyrics and interviews. 50 Cent got the 2008 tape from the man in it - Leviston's boyfriend at the time. 

Photo: Instagram

Far from broke: Appraisers found rapper 50 Cent has more than $64 million in assets and property and over $36 million in liabilities

Justice Clarence Thomas, at the US Supreme Court, spoke up from the bench for the first time in 10 years to stand up for gun rights.

Photo: Michael Dwyer/Associated PressJustice Clarence Thomas, near the end of a little-noticed hearing involving issues of domestic abuse and the potential loss of gun rights, asked his first question from the Supreme Court bench in 10 years.
 
The morning's first session was nearly over when Ilana Eisenstein, the assistant solicitor general arguing the government's position, asked if any of the justices had any more questions for her.
That's when Thomas leaned forward and, in his booming baritone, launched a line of inquiry so far unexplored in the hourlong hearing.
"Can you give me another area [of law] where a misdemeanor violation suspends a constitutional right?" Thomas asked Eisenstein, who was arguing that a federal ban on gun ownership for people who are convicted of low-level domestic violence offenses at the state level should apply if the offense was committed "recklessly."

woman uses leap year to propose to boyfriend on live TV - but she gets a Very awkward response

TV hosts  left cringing after a woman proposes to boyfriend on live TV - but she gets awkward response  
Surprising leap year proposal live on television leaves viewers squirming after the man in question hesitated a little too long before saying...

Photo: ITV

Butcher Mark from Cumbria received a surprise visit from his girlfriend Helen at work... who decided to propose live on This Morning

Helen Hartley from Kendal, Cumbria, decided to take advantage of the rare February 29th date to ask her man, Mark Shepherd, who owns a butcher's shop in Ambleside, if he'd marry her live on This Morning.

Accompanied by television presenter Alison Hammond, Helen told Mark that he 'was the best thing that’s ever happened to me', she finally popped the question, only for him to tell her: 'I need to think about it.'

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Tennis icons Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova hit the Vanity Fair Party at the Oscars. All in White

Photo: REX/Shutterstock

Photo: REX/Shutterstock

Looking ACE! Serena Williams (L) and Maria Sharapova (R) added some sass to their usual tennis whites at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Sunday

From tennis whites on the court to dramatic white numbers Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova switched things up in dramatic white numbers as they attended the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party,

It was an elegant Serena, in a white lace number with a flowing fishtail train as she mingled with an A-list crowd.

See the rest of this fab cast at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party after the cut ....

Nigerian Govt Secure Release of 14-Year-Old Girl Kinapped And Forced Into Sharia Marriage by Muslim Man

News reaching us is that, Ese Oruru, the Fourteen-year-old Christian girl who was abducted and forced into an Islamic child marriage, is now in the custody of the Nigerian Authorities, eight months after she was kidnapped and it was first reported.

... Will the Government prosecute the perpetrators of this crime?

 

Victim Ese Oruru: christian, 13 when abducted. transported 1000 miles and forced into Sharia marriage. Name changed to Aisha by Muslim abductor.

Woman Waving Child’s Severed Head Is Arrested in Moscow

 A visibly disturbed woman was arrested on Monday after witnesses said they saw her waving the severed head of a small child outside a Moscow subway station.



 A Russian television network, REN TV, posted images from video that appeared to show the woman dressed in black and shouting incoherently. The Interfax news agency identified her as Gulchekhra Bobokulova, 38, a native of Uzbekistan, and said she was the child’s nanny. The child’s body was found near the subway station in an apartment that had been set on fire, the news agency said. Investigators issued a statement saying the woman had been charged with killing the child, who was 3 or 4, and that she appeared to be mentally unstable.
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'Hollywood IS racist': Chris Rock's monologue at the 88th Oscars

'Hollywood IS racist': Chris Rock skewers his Oscars audience and killer cops in rip-roaring monologue but saves his real scorn for the boycott brigade

 If you missed it, watch the video of Rock in his opening monologue here ....

Chris Rock pulled no punches as he accused white dominated Hollywood of racism during the most eagerly anticipated opening monologue in recent history at the 88th Academy Awards.

Addressing the huge elephant in the room, the acid-tongued comedian, 51, compared Tinseltown to a sorority and called out cops for killing black men as he riffed on the #OscarsSoWhite race row, which overshadowed this years ceremony.

'Is Hollywood racist? ... you're damn right,' said Rock to the audience in the Dolby Theater while he excoriated the film industry for its racial bias on the biggest night in show business.

Indeed, from almost his very first words to his last, Rock brutalized Hollywood for the lack of diversity, with the host finishing the entire ceremony by saying 'Black Lives Matter'.

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88th OSCARS Fashion Fails. Worst dressed Stars At The Annual Academy Awards

Photo: Jim Smeal/DEI/Shtterstock

Puff and pomp: Heidi Klum, 42, mixed too much material with a terribly awkward cleavage cut-out, making this billowing lavender chiffon gown one of the worst fashion faux pas at the Oscars this year
In the opinion of some, Heidi Klum leads the stars who suffered serious style disasters on the Academy Awards red carpet
...here is the full list of stars who did not wow us with their fashion sense at the 88th OSCARS 
    Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Winslet and Kerry Washington also join the list of this year's fashion fails

E-cigarette explodes in man's pocket 'like a rocket' ...melting' his leg, misses son by inches

E-cigarette turns to e-rocket
Explodes in man's pocket 'like a rocket'
- 'melting' his leg and missing his son by inches 

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A shocking e-cigarette explosion has been caught on camera - as a battery bursts into flames in a man’s pocket just inches from his seven-year-old son.

Mick Bennett, 47, was severely burned and spent 10 days in Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester, needing skin grafts.
He has also lost some feeling in his leg due to nerve damage.
Mick, from Bamford, Rochdale , had been skating around Bury Roller Rink with two of his children when the battery “went off like a rocket”.
You can seen in the video how the electrician was going to take the hand of his youngest son Michael when his pocket all of a sudden combusted,

Idaho senator sparks outrage for saying rape victims CAN'T get pregnant 'because of the trauma of the incident'

'Idaho senator sparks outrage for saying rape victims CAN'T get pregnant 'because of the trauma of the incident' -" rape victims can't conceive
    He said consent is a necessary biological factor in getting pregnant" '
     Rep Pete Nielsen (R) - told Idaho committee rape victims can't conceive.      After speech on Thursday, the Senate made it compulsory for abortion providers to tell women where they can get a free ultrasound. ... 'evidence shows 90 per cent of women choose life once they see their unborn child on an ultrasound'
 
A lawmaker in Idaho has come under fire for suggesting rape does not lead to pregnancy because it is too traumatic.

In a bizarre statement during a debate about abortion on Thursday, Rep Pete Nielsen (R) suggested consent is a biological factor in a woman's ability to conceive.

His words came shortly before Republicans passed a bill to make it compulsory for abortion providers to tell all women where they can get a free ultrasound.

Pro-choice activists argue the rule is a way to emotionally manipulate women into keeping a baby, and opponents of the bill cite rape and incest victims as examples of a right to an abortion.  

Rep Nielsen, however, dismissed this argument, saying that victims of rape cannot get pregnant. 

Photo: AP

Rep Pete Nielsen (pictured) suggested consent is a biological factor in a woman's ability to conceive

The 88th Oscars. Who Wore What?. All The Razzle And Glamour Of Hollywood's Biggest Event

It's the biggest night on the Hollywood calendar. 

And A-list guests at the 88th annual Academy Awards made sure to shine in glamorous outfits on the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre on Sunday.

Many of the stars dared to bare in plunging looks, with Charlize Theron and Best Actress nominees Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett and Brie Larson all picking low-cut numbers.  

Lovely in low-cut looks: (L-R) Jennifer Lawrence, Brie Larson and Cate Blanchett all took the plunge on the Academy Awards red carpet in Hollywood on Sunday

Credit: Reuters

Saucy in scarlet: Charlize Theron was all about the sex appeal in a very low-cut and slinky red gown

Jennifer Lawrence was one of the last stars to walk the red carpet, but she certainly didn’t disappoint.

The 25-year-old was once again dressed in Dior Haute Couture, but showed her sexy side in a black lace number with corseted top which clung to her slim figure. 

Cate was another star to pick an embellished gown, in the form of a pale blue creation which had a low-cut neckline and was adorned with feathered flowers. 

Photo: David Fischer/REX/Shutterstock

Lenten Meditation Day 19

Lenten Meditation Day 19

(2) PRAYER: Eternal Father, You prepared a holy tabernacle, the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Blessed be the womb which bore the only Son of God.

Father, Your begotten Son was born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger because there was no room in the inn for Him and His parents. It was so that the world will seek the Kingdom of Heaven rather than the perishable wealth of this world.

Father, this indicated that Your own people were not ready to welcome their King, Redeemer and Creator. There was no room for the King of heaven and earth in His own land.

Lord, You came to Your own people and they did not recognize You. As a King, You came to your own country and they did not know You. When they heard of You they planned for Your death. With that plan, they killed numerous children. A bitter cry and lamentation was echoing in Your land as a welcome for the King. Women refused to be comforted because their children were dead.

Jesus, You bore all these things for the love You have for Your people. But Your people continued sinning and doing all kinds of evil against You and Your Heavenly Father. As a King, they regarded You as their enemy. As a Redeemer, You were a predator to Your own people, whom You saved. Who will, in remembering Your mercy and kindness to Your people, console You enough?

Take consolation. Be comforted, O loving Jesus Christ. May the voice of Your heavenly choirs of angels and archangels praise You and console You. Amen.
Our Father*…Hail Mary*…Glory Be*…

Agonizing Jesus Christ       Bear it Lord
Agonizing Jesus Christ       We love you Agonizing Heart of Jesus Christ
Thy Kingdom come

Hymn
Calm the heat of Your anger O Lord.
We are sorry, we all have sinned,
We will never sin again.

Girl 13, Abducted From Home In Nigeria By Adult Muslim Male From Kano, Forced To Convert And Child Marriage

Christian girl, abducted in Southern part of Nigeria by  adult Muslim male
Taken her over one thousand miles away to muslim Northern part of Nigeria.
Abductor and his hostage tracked to Emir's palace
Parents  informed daughter had 'converted' to Islam and  married to her abductor, could neither see speak to parents being Christian.

" Miss Ese Rita Oruru has been converted to Islam and renamed 'Aisha', married, the child is no longer your child. (she is) in the custody of the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi at the Palace." - Muslim Chief to victims family


The report which was posted on Facebook is currently trending on social media with the hashtag #‎FreeEseOruruNow‬ ‪#‎EseIsNotAisha‬.
 
Teenager Ese Rita abducted and forced to convert to Islam and Child marriage

Shalom Blac From Burn Survivor To Makeup Artist. Now Has Several Makeup Tutorials On YouTube

'For a while, Nchom, had suicidal thoughts. But as she met other burn victims who were worse off, it changed her perspective. "You have to be grateful for what you have, because you never know what someone else may be going through"'

This is an inspiring  story of a young burn victim a domestic fire accident left with a tremendous amount of scarring at the tender age of 9 in her. This was  stuff straight out of a horror movie, the worst nightmare for a any young girl. A lesson in overcoming setbacks
Nchom, the Maryland, US resident, 20, has turned the incident into a positive experience. The popular YouTube makeup artiste has not let her physical scars  stop her from becoming a force in the beauty and makeup industry! Helping other people fulfill their wishes and living life to the fullest. Although she does not consider herself a makeup artist, her positive attitude and dedication to the craft has helped the healing process and paved the way towards achieving success in helping others, turning regular folks into swans, awe inspiring. She publishes her beauty tips on YouTube under the pseudonym Shalom Blac. Read her story, published in Glamour





 When Nchom—who goes by Shalom Blac on YouTube—was nine years old living in Nigeria, an accident involving frying oil at her family's food store left her with serious burns all over her face, head, and shoulders (she shares the horror of that day in detail on her YouTube channel). Most of her hair was gone, and the tops of her ears fused to her head. But the trauma didn't end there


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Pastor 70,shot and killed by his own brother, 69 during church service

Unbelievable ...in church on a Sunday! The pastor's brother was definitely not feeling the lord

 'during a church service the alleged killer, (pastor's brother), was sitting in a pew at St. Peters Missionary Baptist in Dayton, Ohio, when he suddenly started following pastor Schooler'

Choir was singing,  heard two shots as Schooler headed behind the pulpit

- witnesses

 Pastor's brother, 69, taken into custody

Photo: Montgomery County Sheriff

Photo: Montgomery County Sheriff

Pastor William Schooler, 70, (left) has been shot and killed  during a church service at St. Peters Missionary Baptist in Dayton, Ohio. His 69-year-old brother has been taken into custody and is expected to be charged with his death

Embarrassment for Hillary Clinton as DNC Vice-Chair Tulsi Gabbard resigns and endorses SANDERS

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard , former DNC Vice Chair – We need a commander-in-chief 'who exercises good judgment'

"I think it's most important for us, as we look at our choices, as to who our next commander-in-chief will be, is to recognize the necessity to have a commander in chief who has foresight, who exercises good judgment.''
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Sec Hilary Clinton democratic front runner
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard,  quit her today at the Democratic National Committee so she could throw her support behind Sen. Bernie Sanders. 

Gabbard, a Iraq War veteran, went on Meet the Press to make the surprising announcement, which gives Sanders some of his momentum back after being trounced by Hillary Clinton yesterday in South Carolina.

Photo: NBC

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard went on Meet the Press today to announced that she was resigning from the Democratic National Committee and endorsing Bernie Sanders 

Photo: CQ-Roll Call

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Tulsi Gabbard (left) suggested that Bernie Sanders (right) would be the type of leader who would look at the consequences of sending Americans into war 

Gaming the system. 'Work-shy scammer' who won a free cruise is actually a luxury hotel owner

Andrea Murdoch was slammed by viewers after she was rewarded with a free cruise after being exposed as a liar who scammed her boss to get three months off work

'"Barmaid Andrea" admitted that she faked a shoulder injury to take three months off work to go on holiday to Italy, and then when she returned she drew a scar on her arm every day to continue the charade, during the ITV show as part of a Coronation Deceit sketch.
She also continued to wear her arm in a sling so she wouldn’t be found out and laughed as her secret was exposed.'

... it's a ‘new low’ but then the barmaid was rewarded with a cruise around the Mediterranean. Now viewers have reacted with fury over what they see as someone being rewarded on national television for bad behaviour.
“Hope Andrea has a lovely cruise break after faking an injury to spend 3 months on holiday,” thundered one viewer.
 
 Saturday Night Takeaway 'workshy scammer' revealed as luxury hotel owner




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Liverpool 1-3 Manchester City. City beat Liverpool, Win Capital One Cup

'Willy Caballero was Manchester City 's shoot-out hero as Manuel Pellegrini signed off with a trophy.'

Caballero, given a run-out as City's specialist cup keeper in preference to England No.1 Joe Hart, saved three penalties in the lottery to leave Liverpool broken-hearted.
Liverpool's last three major trophies had been won on penalty shoot-outs, and they were taken to the spot-kicks lottery by Carlisle and Stoke on the road to Wembley, so it was somehow inevitable that Jurgen Klopp's first tilt at silverware in English football should boil down to a shoot-out. ......

  Follow all the action as it happened

Caballero, given a run-out as City's specialist cup keeper in preference to England No.1 Joe Hart, saved three penalties in the lottery to leave Liverpool broken-hearted.
Liverpool's last three major trophies had been won on penalty shoot-outs, and they were taken to the spot-kicks lottery by Carlisle and Stoke on the road to Wembley, so it was somehow inevitable that Jurgen Klopp's first tilt at silverware in English football should boil down to a shoot-out. ......

 Narrative by Alex Richards in the mirror

Key Events In The Penalty Shoot Out

    1 min ago GOAL! Liverpool 1-3 Man City (Toure)
    2 mins ago GOAL! Liverpool 1-2 Man City (Aguero)
    4 mins ago GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Man City (Navas)
    6 mins ago GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Man City (Can)
    12 mins ago FT in ET: It's penalties!
    29 mins ago PEEEP! HT in ET

19:15 Key event 

 Winners. Jubiliant Man city Players

Filipe Coutinho scored the equalizer for Liverpool

Van Gaal's young Mancheter United Team Beat Premier League Title contenders Arsenal

Has Louis Van Gaal found the silver bullet?

These two club If your are a fan of the BPL- British Premier League Soccer and a fan of either of these two clubs, Manchester United and Arsenal FC. here is a peek at what transpired this afternoon at Old Trafford where the new United wunderkind, Marcus Ramsford is stirring the soccer world with his performance. Two starts, 4 goals and an assist for United. Today he got a brace and an assist against Arsenal as the United youngsters dented Arsenal's title hopes.   
Here is how the match trended as seen by Joe Mewis of the mirror

Photo: Reuters
Marcus Rashford, at 18 years and 120 days, became the third youngest player to score a Premier League goal for Manchester United after Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda

Photo: Reuters / Phil Noble

LVG makes a late bid for the Best Actor Oscar.

Mother brutally murdered her newborn baby after realizing he looked like her secret lover

 Mother murdered her newborn baby after realizing he looked similar to her secret lover.
Realized how different he looked from her other children.
Jailed for 18 years after killing the defenseless child, stamping on his head

Photo: CEN  
Trial: Elena Smocot following one of the hearings in the murder trial

Trump to Christie 'Get in the plane and go home. It's over there'

Hmm. Very interesting dynamics ...this bromance. I always  imagined Christie the Chairman of the GOP governors forum one individual who would not stand for being pushed around or is he auditioning??

 Caught on a hot mic shuffling Chris Christie off the stage after hearing his ringing endorsement
Christie had just slammed Marco Rubio as a no-show senator and praised Trump as a no-nonsense businessman

That was Donald Trump, was overheard telling his newest endorser Chris Christie in front of 12,000 people exactly where to go and how to get there. Christie had just sung The Donald's praises following the dramatic entrance of his plane in a stunt the campaign invented a month ago in Dubuque, Iowa. more importantly, he had trashed Marco Rubio.

Photo: AP

BEFORE THE SNUB: Donald Trump and Chris Christie exited the billionaire's private Boeing 757 in Millington, Tennessee together, but moments later Trump seemed to be telling him to get on another plane and go home

Drug Dealers Use Crocodiles To Guard stash, Cash

A gang of suspected drug-dealers in Amsterdam gave the task of guarding their loot to unusually ferocious guards: a pair of fully-grown crocodiles.

 Photo: Bo Tornvig via Getty Images 
The suspected drug dealers allegedly stashed their cash inside a cage, alongside two fully-grown crocodiles.  

Tanzanian Ministers Face Sack if They Fail to Sign Anti-Graft Pledge

Tanzanian President John Magufuli threatens cabinet ministers 'declare (your) assets, sign an integrity pledge by Saturday or face sack.'

"The president's instructions that all ministers who were yet to declare their assets and liabilities should do so before 6pm (on Saturday) has been implemented"-prime minister's office

Photo: Reuters
New Tanzanian president John Magufuli has launched an anti-corruption campaign in the country 

Mugabe Holds Lavish 92nd Birthday Party In Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe. 50,000 people attended

One feast in a poverty-devastated province cost nearly $1 million.
50,000 people attended ceremony, feasted on 50 cattle

Listened to speeches and songs in his praise, 
Giant cake in the shape of the ancient ruins that the country was named after. 
The cake, per tradition,  weighed 92 kg (more than 200 pounds), one kilogram for each of his 92 years

 

Photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace at his "surprise" birthday party at State House in Harare on Monday. The 92 years old is the world's oldest president. 

Lenten Meditation Day 17

Lenten Meditation Day 17

CONSOLATION PRAYERS

To the Agonizing Jesus Christ (23 June 1997) 

  (1) PRAYER: 

Eternal Father, when You were about to send Your only-begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, into the world with the aim of saving us and bringing a new paradise into the world through the most Precious Blood, out of love You said, "Whom shall I send? Who will go to redeem My people?" The heavenly court was silent until Your Son answered, "Here I am, send Me Father."

Honor and adoration be unto You O Divine Love.Praise and worship be unto Your name, O loving Jesus Christ. Take consolation, O Agonizing Jesus Christ, the reward You received from Your people for Your benevolence was sin. They sinned and blasphemed day and night against Your Holy Name. They fought against You and disobeyed Your commandments.

Time For The Oscars. Check Out The List Of The 18 Best Oscar Dresses Of All Time

There are few red carpets as iconic as the Oscars red carpet. Gowns can go down in history when actors wear them to the prestigious award show. While some of the dresses go down in history because they are outrageous, others are remembered because they are downright stunning. 
Ahead of Sunday's show, here is the ranking for the 18 most beautiful dresses in Oscars history. 

-'add to this list on Oscar day. Send in your picks to join this gallery and top off the top 20 of 'A' Listers.  Current members can move up or down'

18 Halle Berry in Atelier Versace, 2013

Photo: Getty Images

 

17 Penelope Cruz in Atelier Versace, 2007

 

 Photo: Getty Images

San Francisco tries to refund dead Apple Founder Steve Jobs $176 for an overpaid parking ticket... five YEARS after he died

Really. Where have these 'public' record keepers been??

He's been dead for five years, but San Francisco is trying to repay Steve jobs exactly $176 for an overpaid parking ticket.

The Apple founder tragically passed away at 56 of pancreatic cancer in October of 2011. He left behind his wife, his four children, and apparently a ticket he paid too much for or paid twice, despite his known efforts to eliminate the possibility of ever getting a ticket.

Jobs changed his car every six months to avoid so he having to get a license plate, which is loophole in the rules in the state of California.

Photo: Getty Images

Overpaid: He's been dead for five years, but San Francisco is trying to repay Steve jobs (pictured) exactly $176 for an overpaid parking ticket

'If you'll shut up, I'll give you my answer': Bill Clinton snaps at veteran

'If you'll shut up, I'll give you my answer':
The extraordinary moment Bill Clinton snaps at veteran and tells him to listen after he interrupts his speech to attack Hillary on Benghazi

Former president, Bill Clinton (pictured), was campaigning for Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, when a former Marine interrupted his speech to attack Hillary on Benghazi. The veteran asked him to address what Hillary was going to do about Veteran's Affairs. Clinton insisted that the Marine should 'shut up and listen', but instead he yelled that Hillary 'tried to cover up' four deaths in Benghazi (inset), which drew jeers from the crowd. The Marine was then escorted from the building (right) and another woman stood up and made similar accusations. She said that 'Hillary lied over four coffins'. Security forcibly escorted her out of the building as Clinton's Secret Service agent moved closer to him. 

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Pantsula, South Africa's 'Street' Dance Culture. Fascinating, Eclectic,Mesmerising

Pantsula isn’t just a dance, but a way of life in Johannesburg’s townships.

Precise and technical footwork, to the accompaniment of house music, pantsula dancers use hectic city streets as their stage surrounded by traffic, pedestrians and vendors. 

Many of the troupes practice several hours a day ... they have become recognized leaders and entertainers in their townships.

 

“The guys are trying to spread a message of better living through the dance” - Saunders

South African photographer Chris Saunders, began a two-month magazine assignment to document the pantsula phenomenon, which turned into a six-year journey through his homeland. Watch the video and read about the evolution of this dance culture

 Photo:Chris Saunders

A grouping of skandia dancers who make their income individually by dancing outside bars and in nightclubs for extra money. Skandia dancing is pantsula, but not in a group.

With precise and technical footwork, often to the accompaniment of house music, pantsula dancers use hectic city streets as their stage surrounded by traffic, pedestrians and vendors. With ample skill and dedication, many of the troupes practice several hours a day and have become recognized leaders and entertainers in their townships.

“The guys are trying to spread a message of better living through the dance,” said Saunders, who first started taking pictures of pantsula dancers for the 2010 Dance issue of Colors magazine. “Everywhere you walk down a road, there’s kids playing, people dancing, people barbecuing … it’s got a vibe. It’s street culture.”

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Clear skies ahead! Meteorologist suffers hilarious green screen fashion fail when her dress blends into her map but chivalrous anchor steps in to save the day

KTLA 5 meteorologist, Liberté Chan, was saved from green screen mishap She wore a white dress that started to blend in with the weather map
The dress lit up and temperatures from the map were displayed on her
-co-worker, Chris Burrous, saved the day by offering up his suit jacket
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Photo: KLTA 5

KTLA 5 meteorologist, Liberté Chan, was saved from green screen mishap as her colleague stepped in and offered up his suit jacket

Texas schools rule will require athletes' birth certificates to determine gender

In a move condemned by transgender advocates, school superintendents in Texas have overwhelmingly approved a change that requires public school officials to use a birth certificate to determine a student athlete’s gender.
 'Transgender groups said the move will force transgender students to amend their birth certificate, a laborious and costly process, in order to play sports'
 
 Photo: Washpo/getty Images
Schuyler Bailer, a swimmer for Harvard, is the first openly transgender collegiate athlete.

Poles Take To The Streets In Support Of Lech Walesa. Protest Conservative Govt

Thousands of Poles chanting "We will defend democracy!" and "Lech Walesa!" rallied Saturday in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland's three-month-old conservative government that they say undermine freedoms and the constitution.

 Photo: dw

10,000 Poles wave Polish and EU flags in Warsaw to protest right-wing government

The march was organized by the Committee for the Defense of Democracy, which was formed in November in reaction to moves by the ruling Law and Justice party that have essentially paralyzed the Constitutional Tribunal, preventing it from acting as a check on new government legislation.

"We want a free and open Poland ... a Poland where there is room for everyone," said the head of committee, Mateusz Kijowski.

Thousands gathered in the cold, waving flags and banners and listening to speeches that condemned the government. Police estimated the crowd at 15,000, while Warsaw city hall, which is aligned with the political opposition, said 80,000 people took part.

Photo: Reuters/ M Schreiber

Former Solidarity leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa

Many people held up images of Walesa, the former Solidarity leader and ex-president who has faced revived allegations that he was a communist-era secret police informer in the 1970s, before he founded Solidarity, the freedom movement which eventually helped to topple communism.

The protest was held under the slogan, "We the people," — the opening words of the preamble of the U.S. Constitution and also the words that Walesa used when he triumphantly addressed the U.S. Congress in 1989, when communism collapsed across Eastern Europe.

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Poles protest conservative govt, defend Lech Walesa

Africa's first music download service launched in Senegal

Africa’s first homegrown platform for legal music downloads has launched in Senegal with the mission:
'to promote African artists, pay them properly and fight internet piracy.'

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Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour performing at Womad.

Historic Mansion Which Hosted Luminaries Including Jaqueline Kennedy Engulfed By Huge Fire– video

Amateur footage shows a huge blaze destroying a historic, 21-room mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.




The Stonor Lodge, which has played host to luminaries including Jaqueline Kennedy, was not occupied at the time of Thursday’s fire and was undergoing a major renovation. The house was built between 1870 and 1880 and owned for generations by the family of socialite and philanthropist Noreen Stonor Drexel, who died in 2012. No one was injured in the fire
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Photographer 'impersonates murdered neigbour and former landlord found entombed in concrete in backyard. Tries to sell the property'

Former newspaper photographer, Brian Colbert, 43, forged signatures on documents and superimposed his photo over his dead former landlord's ID
Pretended to be Ronald Shumway, 57, so that he could sell his home
'The Corpse was identified in a slab of concrete in the backyard after the home's new owner reported the smell of rotting flesh. Police have ruled death a homicide'
 

A Texas man is accused of selling the home of his dead former landlord whose corpse was found encased in concrete so he could pocket more than $100,000. Police are ruling 57-year-old Ronald Shumway's death, reported missing in April, a homicide, according to the Dallas News.

They have not said whether his neighbor, former newspaper photographer Christopher Brian Colbert, 43, killed Shumway but they believe he posed as the owner of his Oak Cliff home after he went missing. Shumway owned the property for over 30 years.

Police are still on the hunt for former Dallas Voice photographer Colbert who they say forged signatures on documents, and superimposed his photo over his dead former landlord's ID, according to NBC.