Porsha Stewart and her divorce

March 29th, 2013 | By love not hate

On Tuesday, reports surfaced that former NFL player Kordell Stewart had filed for divorce from his wife of less than two years, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Stewart. Soon after, kinds words of love and support began flooding in from her reality show castmates.

NeNe Leakes took to her Twitter account Tuesday morning to show she was there for her fellow “Atlanta Housewife.”

And Leakes wasn’t the only cast member to publicly wish her well. Former Miss USA Kenya Moore — who is often seen feuding with Porsha on the reality show – released a statement to E! News speaking out in support of the reality star.

“It’s no secret that Porsha and I have had our differences,” she said. “However, I would never want to see anyone go through pain or suffering such as in a divorce. I’m a hopeless romantic and believe in love and hope they can get past their differences. I do wish Porsha well and know she will do what is best for her.”

News of the split came as a surprise to Porsha, who reportedly found out about the divorce through the media. An unnamed source told Us Weekly that the reality star was “completely blindsided” by her husband’s filing.

The estranged pair has no children together, but Kordell has one son from a previous relationship.

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Mother kept her pregnancy a secret, gave birth to twins on the toilet, smothered them and dumped their tiny bodies in a laundry basket

March 13th, 2013 | By love not hate

Jailed: Lindsey Lowe, now 26, faces to murder charges for her newborn twin sons but prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty

The mother who gave birth to twin boys on the toilet, smothered them and dumped their bodies in a laundry basket sobbed in court yesterday as the jury heard disturbing details about how officers found the cold, dead newborns wrapped in bloody towels.

Two police officers choked up while testifying about how they discovered the twin boys after the father of Lindsey Lowe, 26, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, called 911 after making the grizzly discovery.

She gave birth in her parents’ affluent home secretly in September 2011 and covered the newborn twin boy’s mouths with her hand to stifle the screams so no one would hear.

Officer Jeremy Fentress took the stand on Tuesday and described entering the bedroom of defendant Lindsey Lowe and pulling back a bloody towel.

He stopped speaking for a few seconds, then told the court: ‘After I pulled the bloody towel back, I saw a deceased infant.’

Fentress said he touched the baby with two fingers and found the infant was cold and not breathing.

The newborn was the first of two found on September 14, 2011, in the two-story home of the upper-middle-class neighborhood in Hendersonville, about 20 miles northeast of Nashville.

The second baby was found by Sgt James Garrett, who described getting ready to lay the first baby down on a bed ‘softly and gently’ before he discovered the umbilical cord, still attached to something deeper in the basket.

Fentress held the body of the first baby while Garrett pulled aside a sheet to uncover the second one – who was also dead. Garrett said he placed the first baby back in the basket beside his brother.

Defense: Her attorney John Pellegrin, seen at her side in an earlier hearing, is arguing that she did not know that she was pregnant and was not of sound mind when she smothered the newborns to death

Lowe, now 26, is facing two counts of first-degree murder at her trial, which opened Monday.

She had told police she gave birth to the twin boys in the bathroom of the home on the night of September 12, 2011, and smothered them so that her parents would not hear their cries.

Lowe’s parents found one of the babies two days later and alerted police.

Unusual: The weekend before the twins’ birth, Lowe was drinking and dancing at a friend’s wedding

Both sides in the case agree that Lowe did not act like a pregnant woman in the days and weeks leading up to the birth.

Defense attorney John Pellegrin told jurors Lowe was a bridesmaid in a wedding the weekend before the birth where she was dancing, laughing and posing for pictures.

The night before the births, one of her sorority sisters stayed at her house, even sleeping in Lowe’s bed, he said. And yet no one knew she was pregnant.

Prosecutors suggested that a lack of preparations showed Lowe never intended for the babies to live.

‘Officers, during their search of the house, found no evidence of an expectation of life,’ Assistant District Attorney Blanton said during opening statements.

‘There were no diapers, no pacis (pacifiers), no blankets, no car seat.’

They pointed out that Lowe had been engaged to her college sweetheart in 2011, but had gotten pregnant when she had an affair with another man.

‘Miss Lowe made no preparation for the births of these children because no one was going to interfere with her life,’ Blanton said in opening statements.

But defense attorneys argued that the case was not so simple.

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Court: Jury selection in the murder trial of Lindsey Lowe started Monday. She has pleaded not guilty

Diminished capacity: Defense lawyers’ requests to have psychologists testify as to Lowe’s mental state when she gave the statement were denied

‘Lindsey Lowe was pregnant, but she refused to accept it, her mind refused to accept it,’ Pellegrin said.

He argued that Lowe didn’t realize what was happening when she started to give birth in the bathroom.

‘She thinks her internal organs are coming out,’ he told the jury.

Family, friends and church members have come to Lowe’s defense.

In earlier hearings, Lowe’s father Mark Lowe described her as a ‘model daughter,’ saying she moved back in with her family after graduating from Western Kentucky University in 2008 and took care of her mother, who had a brain tumor.

The final witness Tuesday was Detective Steve Malach, who interviewed Lowe after the babies were discovered.

Upset: Lindsey Lowe cries as she listens to testimony while she sits with her attorney, John Pellegrin

He testified how Lowe told him she gave birth and then put the babies in a laundry basket.

When he asked if she ever checked on them, ‘she said she couldn’t face it,’ he told jurors.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Lowe could face life in prison without parole. Prosecutors had said previously they would not seek the death penalty.

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@2tpmusicradio interviews @Nisharockstarr with @jayjaymartin and @duchessofmiami

February 27th, 2013 | By love not hate

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@2tpmusicRadio with @JayJayMartin & @DuchessOfMiami

February 27th, 2013 | By love not hate

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Meek Mill releases New Track Listing for DC3

February 27th, 2013 | By love not hate

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KADNI RELEASES NEW SONG WITH MARVIN SAPP

February 21st, 2013 | By love not hate

Burruss possesses many titles, including a reality television star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and entrepreneur who has a line of intimate bedroom toys called “Bedroom Kandi.” She also hosts a late-night show online called “Kandi Koated Nights” where she talks about all things pertaining to intercourse. Still, the 36-year-old singer-songwriter ventured into the gospel world with “Prayed Up,” where she admitted to being a sinner while sharing her testimony.

“I stay prayed up, That gets me by / That’s how I made it through my darkest times / Yeah I’m a sinner and that’s no lie,” Burruss sings in the song. “Thank God my prayers are heard cuz he knows I try / Yeah I stay prayed up, yes I stay prayed up / The only way I made it through my pain is through God’s favor.”

However, some questioned Burruss’ decision to release the record.

“So Kandi has a gospel album out talking about being prayed up. Meanwhile, her site has her hosting a ‘male revue for the ladies,’” one person tweeted.

Another individual followed the same sentiments on the social networking website.

“Kandi is coming out with a gospel song,” one person questioned. “The same Kandi who sells sex toys..?”

However others defended the singer-songwriter in a debate on the social networking website.

“I guess everyone that is criticizing Kandi for making a gospel track leads a perfect life and has never done anything wrong then,” one person tweeted.

Another person thought Burruss’ decision to release a gospel song was a great idea.

“It’s funny that ‘religious’ folks have a say in who can sing gospel and spread the word,” the person tweeted. “I think it’s great that Kandi can reach people.”

Burruss’ took to her own Instagram account that became number one on iTunes gospel charts Monday.

“I knew when I decided to do it that I would be criticized. That’s to be expected,” Burruss wrote on the photograph sharing website. “I am honest about who I am. My great grandfather and my grandfather were Bishops in The Church of God Holiness. I believe in God but I have always struggled with the rules of the church, just like a lot of people.”

The singer’s new song also received backing from the likes of Sapp and singer Fantasia Barrino.

“I wanna thank @Kandi for sharing her heart through song in a different genre and asking me to be apart of that process,” Sapp wrote on his personal Facebook page.

Barrino called the song nothing short of a masterpiece.

“It’s a great song & my MD Javon Hill has his hands in this project,” Barrino tweeted. “Together he @kandi & Marvin Sapp have created a masterpiece!”

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Rihanna Steals the Attention at London Fashion Week

February 21st, 2013 | By love not hate

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersRihanna for River Island, fall 2013.

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersRihanna after she showed her River Island collection.

3:31 p.m. | Updated The big news this London Fashion Week was supposed to be the return of Tom Ford to the runway, the London debut of L’Wren Scott (complete with a dinner Sunday night at the Café Royale co-hosted by her boyfriend, Mick Jagger), the buzz surrounding such rising stars as Christopher Kane and JW Anderson and the emergence of the young British model Cara Delevingne as “the next Kate Moss.”

But for the thousands of young fans who packed New Oxford Street in central London on Saturday night, there was only one fashion designer who mattered this week: Rihanna.

The pop singer unveiled her first collection for the British retailer River Island, for which the British press has reported she is being paid roughly $1.2 million, at a cavernous club space jammed with revelers, a few curious members of the fashion press and the occasional local celebrity (including Ms. Delevingne, who sat in the front row, dressed in an Adidas hoodie, denim hot pants and thigh-high boots).

This, of course, was not the first dip into the fashion pool for Rihanna; she had already created two collections (largely of T-shirts, jeans and a leather jacket) for Emporio Armani jeans, with Giorgio Armani telling the press, “Rihanna is a great artist.” More recently she told interviewers at the Grammys that she had partly collaborated with Azzedine Alaïa on the custom-designed flowing, crimson gown she wore to the awards ceremony, saying he had showed her several designs before she picked the one she would wear.

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersA look from Rihanna’s River Island collection.

On Saturday, as attendees mingled among the heavily female crowd during the hourlong wait for the show to begin — a wait made somewhat easier by the small army of waiters passing out glasses of Champagne — it seemed at times more like a girl’s night out than a fashion show, with much of the overheard conversations being about last night’s date or last week’s breakup and almost no one talking about whether they would make it to Preen the next morning at 9.

As the crowd milled around, clearly interested in what Rihanna would show but perhaps even more interested in the after-party, a black-and-white film, projected on the wall behind the bar, showed on a continuous loop, with Rihanna apparently talking of the inspirations for her fashion line. I say “apparently” because the sound was turned off and you couldn’t hear a word she was saying.

As for that after-party, Rihanna herself was a no-show, hitting the London club scene instead with some friends, an evening that quickly turned into tabloid fodder when a fan threw an energy-drink bottle at her, apparently angry that she was back with Chris Brown.

The runway, a multilevel set of platforms, resembled, appropriately, a concert stage; the models strutted out to the accompaniment of rap songs of which roughly every third word is unpublishable here. The clothes, designed in collaboration with Adam Selman, who has worked with the singer on her tour costumes in the past, were body-hugging and flesh-baring with even the modest cover-ups featuring some elements of see-through design. (You were expecting subtle?)

Mr. Selman told British Vogue that the collection was “urban-inspired, unfussy, with a bit of uptown,” and that it was very much “based on Ri’s style and her mood.”

But he added that there was the occasional creative tension between the two partners. “There were times when I said to her, ‘Ri, you’ve got to trust me on this,’ ” Mr. Selman told a reporter for the magazine’s Web site. “Then she would put her foot down, and I’d have to let it go.”

At the end, Rihanna came out in a form-fitting black minidress with Mr. Selman and flashed a quick, sly $1.2 million smile.

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NFL player Da’Quan Bowers seized with HANDGUN in his luggage at New York LaGuardia

February 19th, 2013 | By love not hate

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was arrested on firearm charges at New York’s Laguardia airport

Authorities say an NFL player has been arrested at a New York airport after police found a handgun in his luggage.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da`Quan Bowers Bowers was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and is expected to appear in court on Monday evening. He posted $10,000 bond.

Bowers was arrested at LaGuardia Airport as he was about to board a US Airways flight to Raleigh in North Carolina.

Authorities say the loaded .40-caliber weapon was found during a search of his carry-on bag.

The charges carry a minimum sentence of three and a half years in prison.

Meris Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Queens District Attorney’s office, told USA Today that Bowers did not try to go through security with his Smith & Wesson firearm.

When he got to the check-in counter, he told airline employees he had a gun in his bag, Campbell said.

She did not have any information on Bowers’ reasoning for having the gun in his bag.

Bowers played college football for Clemson University and was chosen by the Buccaneers in the 2011 NFL draft.

Bowers missed the first six games of the 2012 season with a torn Achilles tendon but returned in time to play in 10 games and record three sacks last season.

The Buccaneers released a statement reading: ‘We are aware of the situation and are gathering information. We will withhold comment until we know all the facts.’

New York’s LaGuardia Airport, where Bowers was arrested. He was attempting to board a flight to North Carolina

The NFL will also review the matter. League spokesman Greg Aiello said: ‘It will be reviewed under our league policies.’

Former Giants star Plaxico Burress was arrested on the same charge after he accidentally shot himself in 2008.

Burress, whose gun was tucked into his jeans and shot him in the thigh in a Manhattan night club, later accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge (attempted criminal possession of a weapon) and served 20 months in prison.

A Smith and Wesson M&P .40 cal handgun. File picture

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Lil Wayne admits he slept with Chris Bosh wife!!!

February 19th, 2013 | By love not hate

Rapper Lil Wayne claims he slept with the wife of an NBA player.

The star – whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr. – told a packed audience that he bedded Adrienne Williams Bosh, the spouse of Chris Bosh.

The outspoken music star made the claim on stage as he hosted LIV on Sunday All Star Weekend edition at Stereo Live in Houston, Texas.

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Boasting rant: Lil Wayne claimed to have slept with the wife of an NBA player as he spoke on stage on Sunday

The 30-year-old then led the crowd in chanting: ‘F**k NBA! F**k Lebron! F**k SheWade! F**k Chris Bosh! And I f**ked Chris Bosh wife!’

It comes after he was escorted out of a Miami Heat game at the American Airlines Arena last week for apparently cheering on the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Paired up: Adrienne Williams-Bosh and basketball player Chris Bosh

In a Twitter rant he said he had been banned from future games too.

‘So I’m @ da Heat game right, rootin 4 da Lakers kuz dats my team & would u believe they got police 2 make me leave?! Wow! F**k da Heat.’

He continued to explain to fans at the gig attended by stars including Drake, J Cole and the Young Money collective: ‘The NBA banned me from all NBA events … because the Miami Heat told them to ban me.’

Other targets: Lil Wayne also made Expletive-filled references to LeBron James and Dwayne Wade

However, a spokesperson from the Florida team told USA Today that the performer was not kicked out but he chose to leave.

Also, according to multiple reports, a fan named Danny Vega said that Lil Wayne was kicked out for making gun gestures at another attendee.

Despite his apparent rage towards the organisation he paid his respects upon hearing that the owner of his favourite team had passed away aged 80 on Monday morning after a long illness.

He said about LA Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss via Twitter: ‘Rest peacefully Dr. Buss and may God bless your family. Purple-Gold.’

Passed away: He paid respects to LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss (pictured August 2010) who passed away on Monday

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Tote bags to wear

February 18th, 2013 | By love not hate

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, $1,925, at select Nordstrom stores nationwide

Canvas tote, Fendi, $930, at Fendi, NYC

Cotton tote, Louis Vuitton, $1,410, call 866-VUITTON or visit louisvuitton.com

Embroidered fabric and calfskin shopper, Chanel, $2,600, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide

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The Photoshop bandit!

February 11th, 2013 | By love not hate

 

Shirley Hornstein photoshopped herself onto this picture with Justin Timberlake – who played Napster founder Sean Parker in 2010′s ‘The Social Network’ about the founding of Facebook

Mixing with Hollywood geek heroes such as Avengers director Joss Whedon and Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Eliza Dushku, Hornstein’s social chameleon act was exposed when she began to boast of working for Silicon Valley guru and Napster creator Sean Parker.

Sean Parker’s Founders Fund took legal action against the would-be tech investor to stop her from ever claiming that she worked for them according to Gawker.Com.

‘Beginning no later than July of 2011. Ms. Hornstein engaged in a pattern of conduct, which includes making false and misleading written and oral representations, designed to deceive potential business partners and employers into believing that she had prior and/or ongoing business and employment connections to Founders Fund and its partners,’ read the legal filing.

‘In fact, Ms. Hornstein is not now, nor has she ever been, an employee or business partner of Founders Fund or any Founders Fund Partner or executive.’

Fake: Hornstein with Andy Samberg – the would-be tech investor used her photo-manipulation skills to portray a false image of herself within the Silicon Valley community

Her false claims were discovered through a blog posting she made on the Women 2.0 site where Hornstein says she ‘has experience working with a number of Silicon Valley companies, including iMeem, Nitro PDF, Dropbox, and Founders Fund.’

The post has since been taken down.

The complaint also states, ‘On September 16, 2011, Ms. Hornstein again claimed employment at Founders Fund in an electronic communication to a major entrepreneurial networking company. That representation was likewise false.’

Tech Crunch, which revealed the duplicitous boasts of Hornstein outlined how she operated after investigating her various claims.

Anecdotes on Hornstein all began with name dropping and invariably led to her getting introductions to those involved at the very highest levels of Silicon Valley start ups and established firms.

Promising introductions that never materialized, Hornstein would eventually be caught out, allegedly harming the reputations of those who trusted her.

One commenter at the Hacker News forum offered this as evidence of what meeting Hornstein entailed.

Hornstein (seen in another doctored image with Andy Samberg) was exposed when she was issued with a lawsuit by Sean Parker after she falsely claimed to have worked with his Founder’s Fund

‘I’ve meet Shirley a handful of times, through mutual friends and founders here in SF,’ said the posting.

‘Every time we hung-out, she would tell elaborate stories of meeting so and so, or being friends with Sean Parker, or Justin Timberlake. Almost immediately, the first time I meet her, I was super skeptical; always felt like something was really off with her.

‘She mentioned she knew the founders at Dropbox, and even said that she had stock in Dropbox and sold it, and made quite a nice sum of money. Again, all the while I was super skeptical.’

Last week, however, Hornstein apologized for her actions on her blog – and promised to change her behavior.

Party goer Sabrina Bruning and Shirley Hornstein (right) at a tech charity evening called THRIVEGulu – where Avenger’s creator Joss Whedon appeared

‘In short, my house of cards collapsed. After TechCrunch outed me as a liar and (ab)user of photoshop, I was subjected to the humiliation and judgement from people I have never met and probably never will. 

‘More articles surfaced, and my entire credibility was essentially erased. I lost my job. My friends. My life came crashing done on me. I was devastated, confused and ashamed of myself. 

‘Deep down I knew this would happen eventually because you can’t build your life based on lies, but what did I do to stop it? I told more lies, created more elaborate stories, abused trust that been given to me and pretended that everything was going to be okay. 

‘Fake it ‘til you make it, right? I was so lost.’

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Lil Wayne says Heat kicked him out; Heat disagree

February 11th, 2013 | By love not hate

Lil Wayne has a song called Troublemaker. Surprisingly, it’s not about his attendance at NBA games.

The rapper left the Miami Heat-Los Angeles Lakers game Sunday afternoon and tweeted he was forced to leave because he was rooting for the Lakers. But Heat spokeswoman Lorrie-Ann Diaz told USA TODAY Sports in an e-mail that Lil Wayne was not kicked out but instead chose to leave.

“So I’m @ da Heat game right, rootin 4 da Lakers kuz dats my team & would u believe they got police 2 make me leave?! Wow!” Lil Wayne tweeted at 5:01 p.m. ET.

GAME: LeBron drops 30 again as Heat top Lakers

One fan who was at the game said security approached Lil Wayne after he made a gesture.

“Random guy yelled at Lil Wayne at #MiamiHEAT game. Weezy looked back, gave him a mean stare & gestured he had a gun,” tweeted Danny Vega, who said he was at the game and sitting near Lil Wayne. “Weezy just got into argument with security at the #MiamiHEAT game. He got kicked out for gun gesture.”

Diaz, the Heat spokeswoman, did not respond to a question about whether security approached Lil Wayne before he left.

Lil Wayne cited racism when he was not allowed into a Western Conference finals game last year, but Oklahoma City Thunder spokesman Dan Mahoney said the issue was the rapper didn’t have a ticket to the sold-out game. He then attended an NBA Finals game in Oklahoma City, apparently smoothing over any issues with Thunder staff.

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@TRINAROCKSTARR JUICY J AND 2 CHAINZ Having Sex

February 11th, 2013 | By love not hate

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Standing ovation for Ocean while Brown stays seated!

February 11th, 2013 | By love not hate

Last Wednesday, Brown appeared in court to face accusations that he violated his probation by submitting false community service records in connection with his sentence for assaulting Rihanna. Rihanna stuck by her man and showed up in court with him.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Rihanna said dating Brown makes her happy and “if it’s a mistake, it’s my mistake.”

In other Grammys-related news, the ongoing feud between Brown and R&B star Frank Ocean took another interesting turn. While Ocean was walking to the stage to collect the award for best urban contemporary album, the entire crowd gave him a standing ovation – except Brown. Brown’s album ‘Fortune’ was nominated in the same category.

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There is still some obvious tensions between the two singers after a reported fight last month.

Witnesses told deputies that Brown punched Ocean during an argument over a parking space outside a West Hollywood, Calif., recording studio Jan. 27, The Associated Press reported.

Ocean took to Twitter after the alleged brawl and tweeted, “got jumped by Chris and a couple guys…”

Earlier this week, Ocean said he would not pursue criminal charges against Brown, who has not commented on the allegations.

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New York’s 15 billion dollar underground world ready in 2019

February 8th, 2013 | By love not hate

Fresh steps: A planned glass Mezzanine elevator in the Second Avenue Subway will look like this artist’s impression in the planned works to ease congestion on Lexington Avenue trains

Dubbed the ‘The Line That Time Forgot,’ the Second Avenue Subway has been a New York City dream since the 1920s.

Then came the Great Depression and World War II, followed by lack of funds that stopped the project after several stretches of tunnel with tracks were built in the 1970s. The existing tunnels are now being incorporated into the new ones.

The first phase – 1.7 miles with stations between East 63rd and East 96th streets – is to be completed in 2016 at a cost of $4.5 billion. Funding and plans for the rest of the route are still up in the air.

Finally, there’s the extension of the No. 7 subway line from Times Square to a huge new real estate development on Manhattan’s Far West Side, New York’s biggest besides the World Trade Center.

It’s called Hudson Yards, a small urban village of high-rises, parkland, retail businesses and cultural institutions in the West 30s.

Moody’s Investors Service calls this subway extension – financed through $2.1billion worth of city-issued bonds – ‘a key milestone towards attracting development.’

‘These are vital projects, and they’ll reinforce the infrastructure of the city,’ says Mitchell Moss, director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University.

‘It’s not just about people going to work; the New York subway and rail systems are busy 24 hours a day, taking people shopping, to theaters, to clubs.’

The city’s 468 subway stations register more than 1.6billion rides a year.

The system is used by more than 5 million daily riders. The Metro in Washington, D.C., has about 800,000, and San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit has about 400,000.

In comparison internationally, UK’s London Underground transports roughly 3 million per day or 1,107 million annually.

New York’s three mammoth projects require creative solutions and the latest technology.

When crews prepared to drill the giant new cavity under Second Avenue, they first had to freeze the ground to about minus 20 degrees so as not to destabilize the buildings above as the boring machine cut through.

For that, aluminum tubes were inserted from the street and a special chemical solution was poured into the ground and cooled by a refrigeration plant.

The Second Avenue tunnels hold a space-age surprise: The ceilings are coated with a material once used to fireproof the space shuttle.

The new line has another major improvement. Instead of ventilation grates that allow rainwater to pour in, the new stations will be aired using enclosed cooling plants.

When Superstorm Sandy hit the city last October, floodwaters washing over the East Side did not penetrate subway construction sites.

‘We’re using the best technology available today, but this is really people-intensive work,’ says Horodniceanu, who supervises a team of thousands of workers on any given day.

‘I feel I have the most exciting job in the world,’ he says. ‘It’s an incredible feeling to be able to build a legacy project. I hope that one day, my grandchildren will be able to say their granddad built this.’

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Introducing the NEW Dodge Ram 2014

February 7th, 2013 | By love not hate

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Fashionista leaves Louis Vuitton bag containing ‘suicide diary’ naming five girls banned from funeral

February 7th, 2013 | By love not hate

Tragic: Ashley Anne Riggitano, 22, leapt from George Washington Bridge yesterday

A 22-year-old fashionista jumped to her death from a New York bridge, leaving behind a designer handbag with a suicide note including a list of five girls she did not want to attend her funeral.

Ashley Anne Riggitano leapt from George Washington Bridge at 4:40 p.m. yesterday into the Hudson River.

Her Louis Vuitton bag contained handwritten notes singling out the five people who had made her unhappy.

‘All my other ‘friends’ are in it for gossip,’ she wrote according to the New York Post.

She also mentioned a man who she was not happy with, and although he was permitted to attend her funeral, she added that she hoped he gets what he deserves’ when he gets there.

The newspaper reported that Miss Riggitano may have had a history of problems and tried to commit suicide at least once before.

Medication, including Adderall and Klonopin, was found in her bag, according to sources.

Adderall is used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or narcolepsy, while Klonopin is used to control seizures in epilepsy and for the treatment of panic disorder.

The newspaper reported that the people referred to in the notes appeared to be friends from college or work and that Miss Riggitano may have been bullied by her fashion friends.

Miss Riggitano had been working as intern for the New York-based jewelry and fashion designer Alex Woo.

She started her own business, called Missfits, where she hand crafted jewelry made out of semi precious gemstones with her best friend Victoria Van Thunen.

On her company’s Facebook page in the ‘About Me’ section she wrote:

‘My name is Ashley Riggitano or those who know me know I go by Ashley Anne. I am originally from Bergen county NJ but have moved on to downtown Manhattan. I study fashion merchandising at Lim College. I have always had a strong passion for fashion especially jewelry.’

Entrepreneur Miss Riggitano, left, started her own business with her best friend called Missfits. The pair contributed their jewelry to a charity event, pictured, last month

Bright future: Miss Riggitano was in the process of setting up her website for her bracelet business

‘Even when I was a little girl I always knew I wanted to be a designer. I always had the desire to start up a jewelry line and what way better than to start it with my best friend and partner Victoria.’

She adds that she is ‘Creative, Wild, carefree, loves the color pink, the beach, and skinny vanilla latte.’

Her Facebook relationship status lists her as ‘single’

The budding designer graduated from Laboratory Institute of Merchandising in Manhattan this year.

She had interned at some high-profile fashion companies including Tommy Hilfiger and Nicole Miller, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Her family in Paramus, NJ, have not commented on her death yet.

Miss Van Thunen wrote on her Facebook page yesterday:  ‘Those who incessantly blame others as the cause of their issues should perhaps take a step back and reevaluate these situations. The common thread may be that “they” aren’t the problem, but rather that YOU are.’

Business: Miss Riggitano and Victoria Van Thunen launched their business in May 2011

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SILVANO APPAREL (ALL WOOD EVERYTHANG)

February 5th, 2013 | By love not hate

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New WIZ and DRAKe “STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM” HEATTTTTTTT!!!!!!

February 4th, 2013 | By love not hate

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Chris Culliver apology about gay remarks!

January 31st, 2013 | By love not hate

“The San Francisco 49ers reject the comments that were made yesterday, and have addressed the matter with Chris,” the team’s statement said. “There is no place for discrimination within our organization at any level. We have and always will proudly support the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.”

Culliver is San Francisco’s primary nickel cornerback and had a key interception against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. The second-year veteran made it clear to Lange that he would not accept a gay teammate.

“I don’t do the gay guys. I don’t do that,” Culliver told Lange, who had asked the cornerback if he ever had been approached by a homosexual player.

Culliver’s remarks came one day after a pretrial hearing for former 49ers offensive linemanKwame Harris, who was charged with felony domestic violence and assault charges from an August beating involving a former boyfriend.

Culliver indicated that a gay player would not be welcome on the 49ers when Lange asked if there were any gay players on the team.

“We ain’t got no gay people on the team,” Culliver told Lange. “They gotta get up out here if they do. Can’t be with that sweet stuff. … Nah, can’t be … in the locker room, man.”

When asked by Lange if a gay player should keep his sexual orientation a secret, Culliver stated that gay players should reveal their sexuality after retiring.

“Gotta come out 10 years after that,” Culliver said.

Several NFL teams recently have become concerned about the NFL’s credentialing process for the Super Bowl media interview sessions mandatory for all players and coaches on the competing teams.

There is a sense the league should create a more responsible process that scrutinizes media applications and to avoid exposing players to media representatives who might never be approved for credentials to NFL games.

The 49ers participate in the NFL’s “It Gets Better” anti-bullying campaign. The city of San Francisco and progressive, open-minded Bay Area are home to a large gay community.

Although a handful of former NFL players have come out as gay, none has while still wearing a uniform.

Harris’ defense lawyer, Alin Cintean, said his client identifies as gay but “is not very public about it.” Harris, 30, was San Francisco’s first-round draft pick in 2003 and spent five seasons with the Niners. He played with the Oakland Raiders in 2008 but was released after the season, his last in the NFL.

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Kanye West Doesnt want to watch KIM have baby? WTF, is it really his

January 31st, 2013 | By love not hate

Rapper Kanye West, who is expecting his first child with socialite Kim Kardashian, won’t watch her giving birth to their child.

He has no intention of being by her side during labour.

“Emotionally, Kanye wants to be there for Kim throughout the labour, but he’s just not sure he’s up to it,

showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying.

“He is embarrassed about it, but Kanye has always fainted at the sight of blood. And he feels very squeamish at the thought of watching the birth. The truth is, Kanye is scared he will just add to Kim’s anxiety during labour.

“Kim’s starting to think that she’d rather have her sisters and mom as her birth partners,” added the source

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If you Missed @2tpMusicRadio Last nite you can listen now! AWESOME SHOW!

January 22nd, 2013 | By love not hate

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Lawyer has affair with divorce client then billed her for sex

January 18th, 2013 | By love not hate

A lawyer has been suspended after admitting to an affair with a client – and billing her for time they spent having sex, it was revealed last week.

Attorney Thomas Lowe had a six-month relationship with the woman he was representing in a divorce case.

The 58-year-old, who is married, began an affair with his client after complimenting on her appearance and talking about her sex life.

Illicit affair: Minnesota attorney Thomas Lowe, 58, has been suspended from practising law after he had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable client… and billed her for the time

The pair embarked on an affair and met up on numerous occasions to have sex.

Documents obtained from Lowe’s office in Burnsville, Minnesota revealed that on the dates he was having sex he billed the women for his time and coded their liaisons as ‘meetings’ or ‘drafting memos’.

Lowe, from Eagan, Minnesota, eventually broke off the affair after several arguments with the woman in a bid to save his own marriage.

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P.A.P.I. (N.O.R.E.) ft. French Montana, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – “Tadow”

January 8th, 2013 | By love not hate

The artist formerly known as N.O.R.E. follows up with his “Tadow” single featuring French Montana, Pusha T and 2 Chainz with an accompanying video.

Directed by Will Millions and dedicated to the late Chris Lighty, P.A.P.I. as he now prefers to be called, taps more superfriends for this video. Cameos include the likes of DJ Khaled, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Troy Ave, Jeremih and more sprinkled throughout the video.

P.A.P.I. goes from Lefrak City to LIV in Miami and everywhere in between in this fun video. The video begins with Pusha T and P.A.P.I. (that’s going to take some getting used to) start off in a barbershop with the two talking about not “pitching” anymore. As Pusha implores the Queens native that he still does “pitch” which led to a stickball game with some lovely females.

Also, P.A.P.I. gets in a one-on-one with the 6’7″ 2 Chainz, and is absolutely no match for the former hoops standout. This song will be available on P.A.P.I.’s next album, Student Of The Game, which should be released late in 2013.

Get a look at the new video for the catchy “Tadow” after the jump.

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NICKI MINAJ WILL NEVER FORGET DUBAI!

December 31st, 2012 | By love not hate

Award winning rapper, singer and song writer Nicki Minaj said this week she will never forget Dubai, the city where she performed last week in her debut concert in the UAE.

Playing on the name of her songs, she said the Dubai performance to be one of her “moments for life.”

Nicki performed at the Dubai Meydan Racecourse, where an audience comprising of the young to the old arrived on Friday to watch the singer, who has become known for monopolizing a male-dominated industry – rap.

The star told the press about how she much enjoyed the audience, and her love for Dubai.

“I really wish I could just hug them and stuff,” she said “They were so cute and so much fun. This is one of my moments for life, like I will never forget it. I will never forget my first time in Dubai and I would love to thank them for allowing me to experience this moment,” she told Gulf News.

The audience and critics were surprised however when Nicki stepped on the stage, donning a more conservative, covered choice of attire than what she usually wears in live concerts around other parts of the world.

Stepping on stage, Nicki shouted out a message to her audience: “Do not drop out of school and do not give your cookies out to every Tom, Dick and Harry. I am so proud of each and every one of you.”

Nicki later went performed her smash hits “Moment for life,” then “Bottoms up” and “Super Bass.”

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Champagne cooler sells for $724,460

December 31st, 2012 | By love not hate

The wealthy don’t need a reason to celebrate. Billionaire and real estate tycoon, Donald Trump once splurged $365,000 for a mobile champagne cooler. So for the filthy rich for whom money is no object, Van Perckens, a designer collective that designs and produces limited edition luxury items, has designed the world’s most expensive champagne cooler finished in solid 20 ct. gold in combination with precious stones. The limited-edition Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler is masterly crafted out of 7kg of 20 ct gold. Described to be a symbiosis of precious metals, crystal, passion and traditional Dutch craftsmanship, this collectors’ edition champagne cooler, is actually the result of the remarkable and labor-intensive production methods that makes it a work of art. Specially created for the billionaire party lovers who spend millions just on champagne, and has an extraordinary sense of style, this gilded champagne cooler take it up a notch with extraordinary details and craftsmanship involved.

Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler

Van Perckens world’s most expensive champagne cooler sells for 550.000 Euros

Interestingly, this expertly crafted champagne cooler has originated directly from the drawings and concept of designer that embodies the concept of pure luxury, and is recognized by its inimitable, fresh design.

Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler

And, the craftsmen also impressively execute the designer’s design to the very last detail to craft the item that itself radiated the passion with which it has been created and crafted.

Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler

The prestigious Van Perckens collection comprises a diverse range of products, especially created for those who enjoy the finesse and distinction of the highest available quality.

Rosewood case

Also available in sterling silver and silver/gold variants, the Nr.8 Champagne cooler is personally delivered in a hand-crafted Rosewood case enhanced with gilded details. The case’s interior is tastefully lined. The sliding drawer holds 6 champagne goblets and a pair of tailored, signature black gloves.

Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler

Notably, the design can also be exclusively tailored to individual requests without compromising the design’s uniqueness.

Van Perckens Nr.8 Champagne cooler

Each champagne cooler carries its own comprehensive certification and it adorns a price tag of $724,460. So if you are looking for a collector’s item to gift for the connoisseur in your life, this could be the perfect gift.

We have earlier also told you about the finest champagne coolers including, La Fraicheur 24 carat gold champagne coolers and Baccarat Moulin Rouge crystal champagne cooler, but this one trumps all.

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KIM K and Kanye WEST having baby! CONFIRMED

December 31st, 2012 | By love not hate

Kim Kardashian is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Kanye West the reality star’s representative confirmed the happy news to MailOnline.

The pregnancy was revealed by Kanye onstage during a concert in Atlantic City on Sunday night as Kim watched.

The rapper said ‘stop the music’, then announced ‘make noise for my baby mama right here,’ with a wide smile. Kanye’s announcement prompted a flurry of excited tweets from the audience.

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Expecting: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend a basketball game in Los Angeles on Christmas Day

Kim, who was sat in the audience during the show, is said to have not known that her man who reveal their pregnancy and was in shock like many of the rappers fans.

The two have been dating for eight months. They have previously denied pregnancy rumours.

Kim is thought to be around the 12-week mark.

Kim, 32, and Kanye, 35, were last seen together on Christmas Day when they attended a basketball game to watch Kim’s brother-in-law Lamar Odom play with his new team The Clippers.

Kanye was seen carefully attending to his girlfriend and holding her hand as they sat side by side in the front row. They left at half time, with Kim later tweeting that she felt ‘unwell’.

Beside themselves with excitement: The thrill of impending parenthood was subtly written all over their faces

‘In bed with the flu all day. Praying this goes away fast!’ the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star wrote.

Kim won’t be letting her pregnancy get in the way of her work – she is hosting a party in Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve at the 1 Oak nightclub.

According to TMZ Kim will earn a six-figure sum for the appearance with tickets costing $125 for entry into the VIP area and $3,000 for a table the website reports.

Kim is still married to her estranged second husband Kris Humphries. The pair’s divorce has been prolonged as the basketball star has insisted on a court case, claiming the marriage should be annulled as it was ‘fraud’.

After the news of Kim’s pregnancy broke late on Sunday her excited family took to Twitter.

Sister Kourtney wrote: ‘Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement!’

Shout out to his ‘baby mama’: Kanye made the announcement at this concert

Full of festive cheer: Kanye could not stop grinning after he made his spectacular announcement

And little sister Kendall added: ‘Whos excited about the KIMYE babbyyy?! weeee’.

Khloe wrote: ‘KIMYE!!!!! Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members!  ‘Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!!

Khloe‘s husband Lamar tweeted: ‘I’m excited for Kanye and my sister! There’s nothing like bringing life into this world!

Exciting! Kim’s large family were quick to offer their congratulations to the happy couple

‘Let’s keep Gods blessings coming!’

And Grandma-to-be Kris Jenner added: ‘I’m a happy girl !!!!!!!!! Wowza!’

Kanye spent the Christmas period with Kim’s family, who have welcomed him with open arms.

Kim has also become close to Kanye’s family after being he took her to visit them in Oklahoma City while visiting his mother Donda West’s grave last month.

Since Kim and Kanye began dating in April they have rarely been apart.

Despite the shortness of their relationship, the two have been friends for years.

It has even been speculated that the rapper had been in love with Kim back in 2009, when he appeared to refer to her in his track Knock You Down.

Parents to be: The couple have been the picture of happiness since they started dating earlier this year

Always together: Kim and Kanye walk around Los Angeles on Christmas Eve

At the time the song was penned, Kim was in a relationship with NFL star Reggie Bush, whom she went on to date on and off for three years.

The song includes the lines: ‘You was always the cheerleader of my dreams… To seem to only date the head of football teams… And I was the class clown that always kept you laughing… We were never meant to be, baby we just happened.’

He then goes on to rap: ‘You should leave your boyfriend now.’

And in December 2010, Kanye was on hand when Kim filmed her music video Jam (Turn It Up).

In scenes later broadcast on her reality show Kris Jenner was seen jokingly criticising Kanye for eyeing up Kim, telling him: ‘Don’t be looking at her a**’.

Not one to miss a beat, quick-witted Kanye replied: ‘I’ve never seen it actually.’

Whirlwind romance: Kanye tweeted this picture of him and Kim on November 12, writing ‘My baby’

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#Back2Business @TrinaRockstarr MIXTAPE ALERT!

December 26th, 2012 | By love not hate

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@BARBIEBANX opens new business Orderyourweave.com

December 17th, 2012 | By love not hate

for more info visit ORDERYOURWEAVE.COM now! Or send her a friend request @orderyourweave on twitter

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Get your credit repaired in 30 days with NICKOLA HILL

December 14th, 2012 | By love not hate

I GOT MY CREDIT FIXED IN 30 DAYS THANKS TO NICKOLA HILL, FOLLOW HER ON FACE BOOK NOW!

Stop putting on for facebook and instagram and GET YOUR CREDIT REPAIRED, this was my christmas gift to myself and a way to start off my new year right! They remove student loans, bankruptcy, medical bills, judgements in 30 DAYS no bullshit!

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