Every day, we wake up with a choice. We can choose to embrace the day as a new opportunity to learn, grow, and make a positive impact on the world, or we can let fear, doubt, and negativity hold us back. It's easy to get caught up in the challenges and obstacles we face, but it's important to remember that these challenges are what shape us into who we are. Each obstacle is a chance to learn something new, to become stronger, more resilient, and more capable than we were before. But we don't hav
Friday, June 19, 2009
Bonny Brown has another baby
Singer Bobby Brown and girlfriend Alicia Etheridge welcomed the birth of Brown's fifth child, a son named Cassius Brown. Brown has four other children, one named Bobbi whom he had with singer Whitney Houston, and three from previous relationships. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Neil Patrick Harris, and his partner are ready to start a family
"How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, 36, and his partner of five years, David Burtka, are currently searching for a surrogate to carry their child, Star reports, after the two passed a screening process conducted by Growing Generations, the agency Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick chose to help find a woman to carry their twins. Harris, who came out publicly in Nov. 2006 via People magazine, was quoted as saying, "I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love." Looks like his life will be getting even fuller. ( Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Tattoo gone wrong
In one of the most bizarre cases of tattoo jobs gone wrong, a Belgian woman named Kimberley Vlaminck claims that 56 stars were tattooed on the left side of her face, after she only asked for 3. The 18-year-old is suing tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz, claiming that she fell asleep during the procedure. Although Toumaniantz maintains that Vlaeminck asked for all 56 stars, he has agreed to split the cost of removal. "Kimberley is unhappy and it is not my wish to have an unsatisfied client," Toumaniantz said. "There is a way to remove the tattoos with the help of a laser. I accept to pay for half the cost." (ABC News)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Flordia teen arrested and charged with the mutilation of 19 cats
A Florida teen was arrested and charged over the weekend in connection with the murder and mutilation of 19 cats in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay. Tyler Weinman, 18, faces 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improper disposal of animal remains and four counts of burglary, reports CBS station WFOR-TV in Miami. Weinman is being held on $249,500 bail. The attacks began more than a month ago and cat-owners had been urged recently to keep their pets confined indoors or use fencing to keep the cats in their yards. Residents were also asked to be vigilant for any suspicious activity in the neighborhood. Weinman was taken into custody Saturday night while he attended a party. Police were still investigating whether he had any accomplices in the alleged attacks.
No Underwear, No Deodorant, No Job?
A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant. The city council in Brooksville north of Tampa recently approved a dress code that instructs employees to observe "strict personal hygiene." It also prohibits exposed underwear, clothing with foul language, "sexually provocative" clothes and piercings anywhere except the ears.
Pilot died in mid-flight at the controls, plane landed safely
A Continental Airlines en route from Belgium landed safely in Newark, N.J., today after the pilot died in mid-flight at the controls of a jet with 247 passengers on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.(ABC News)
The crew abord 777 Boeing jet included two trained pilots who took control of the plane and landed it at the airport just outside New York City. There were also federal air marshals aboard on the flight, Continental Flight 61.
The 61-year-old pilot died of natural causes, and the passengers were not immediately told of his death, according to the airline.
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"The captain of Continental flight 61, which was en route from Brussels to Newark, died in flight, apparently of natural causes," Continental said in a statement. read more
The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.(ABC News)
The crew abord 777 Boeing jet included two trained pilots who took control of the plane and landed it at the airport just outside New York City. There were also federal air marshals aboard on the flight, Continental Flight 61.
The 61-year-old pilot died of natural causes, and the passengers were not immediately told of his death, according to the airline.
Related
"The captain of Continental flight 61, which was en route from Brussels to Newark, died in flight, apparently of natural causes," Continental said in a statement. read more
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