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NAME THAT TREND! OXBLOOD ROUND TOES

With trends recycling the way they do, it is no wonder that we run screaming move on from the pointed shoe style from the late nineties and early noughties. On my trip to America last month I unfortunately encountered many in this variety, horrified of course to find them raise up at the tip or covered in faux-alligator.

The trend of today is the love child of Dr. Martens and, I don't know, a very old bottle of wine. These round-toed beauties are available from Paul Smith and Alfred Sergant to name only two. Wear these like you would your more preppy items. Would you buy into this trend?

SAY YES! TO BEING COOL - FEATURING JON KORTAJARENA FOR ELLE MAN MEXICO

 A regular on Man of the Cloth, Jon Kortajarena comes out in a series of studio shots for Elle Man Mexico by Santiago Rusiñol. He is their cover model this month too. If anything, he makes modeling look easy. Styled by Daniela Rodriguez and Pamela Ocampo.



Source: Thefashionisto.com

HEAR THIS: CALGARY BY BON IVER

I try to break away from fashion from time to time. I find it keeps me sane to be someone else for a few hours. Bon Iver has been the perfect escape for me and although I hate the idea of a mass hype for this music, I do want to share it. This is Calgary off of his new self-titled album which comes out at the end of June '11. 'For Emma, Forever Ago' was a masterpiece and completely untouchable but with the new release of this single I have hope for it being as good. Take a moment to listen.

Anna Kournikova Replaces Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser

Jillian Michaels enjoyed watching The Biggest Loser’s finale of season 11 with a smile and content.
She said, "To see the show wrap up with three female finalists and a female winner with a group of contestants whom Bob and I adored, it was the perfect ending."

Michaels is a veteran trainer of The Biggest Loser of the United States. In December, she announced that she will be leaving the series after the completion of season 11.

In a recent interview, she said, "I am grateful for what the show has given me, but it's no secret that I've been wanting to be in daytime for years now. To join Dr. Phil on his show and have him as a mentor – I couldn't ask for a better situation than The Doctors and Dr. Phil. So I'm just hoping to earn my keep over there and do a good job."

Michaels is 37 years old and she is looking to adopt a child. She said, "It's a waiting game. There is nothing I can do, which is not a familiar space for me. I'm so used to being able to affect change and be proactive and right now, it's like, the paperwork is in and you wait."

The other trainer of ‘the biggest loser’ is Bob Harper. He feels great about Michaels. He said, Michaels "has been my confidant, friend and foe, my wife at times. We have gone through so much together since season one and she's moving on, which is great for her."

Anna Kournikova, 29, is scheduled to fill the void which will be left as Jillian Michaels will move out of the show.

Commenting on Anna Kournikova’s role on The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper said, "She's a world-class athlete who is going to walk into the house and I think it's going to be great. It's going to be an adjustment for all of us but I am really excited."

On Tuesday, during the finale of The Biggest Loser, Kournikova introduced herself to the audience through a clip and said, "I know all about discipline, strength and conditioning, commitment. This is my chance to give back, the opportunity of a lifetime and a way to teach the contestants everything I know."

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Maria Sharapova Confirms a Quarterfinal Birth at French Open 2011

Maria Sharapova squeezed through her way to reach the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2011.

The former world number one tennis star is currently seventh seed and she easily edged Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 to make her way to the French Open 2011 Quarterfinals on Monday.

Maria Sharapova is now expected to show her skills again in Paris either against 25th seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko or German 15th seed Andrea Petkovic to confirm a semifinal seat of French Open.

Initially, it was not looking easy for Sharapova to beat Agnieszka Radwanska as Agnieszka was cruising against her with 4-1 in first set.

However, Sharapova, known for her fighting skills, bounced back and survived five set points in the second set.

The 24 year old Russian sensation Sharapova has won three Grand Slams and she is bidding to better her previous best performance at French Open 2007 when she made into the semifinals.

After a shaky start when Sharapova saw a fall of 4-1 down, she narrowly escaped a 5-1 deficit as she survived two breaks, but then she skilfully converted her fifth break point of the seventh game.

Radwanska could do nothing as she failed to retrieve a stinging forehand.

After levelling the sets, Sharapova never looked back and she took the first set tie break on her first set point.

Radwanska found herself lacking power to return a hammering first serve and Sharapova reacted in much powerful manner.

Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt (A Poem Against Domestic Violence)

This is a poem depicting the pain and anguish of a victim of domestic violence, who in turn, looks for a way to free herself from the clutches of a painful and violent relationship. What that woman realizes is that there is only one way, and daringly, she opts for that only way to protect herself against domestic violence!

Many women suffer the ordeal of domestic violence, many of them fail to make a voice, often women are forced to accept violence and injustice against them as a way of life. There are many facets of domestic violence against women and that includes, wife beating, honor killing, female foeticide, Dowry killing, rapes and many more.. I don't know if there is anyway to create a society where no such incidence will ever occur. I sincerely doubt it. Because violence or crime against women is no different then violence or crime against humanity. And the fact is, crime and violence is just another facet of humanity. It is an incurable disease for humanity.

Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt


A smile on my face
A twinkle in my eye
The makeup covers the marks
It disguises the pain inside.

We act so in love
A perfect match frozen in time
But behind closed doors
You destroy my body, soul, and mind.

It began with you saying you would never hurt me
And I fell into every word
Then you told me you hit me because you love me
I was already so broken down,
The threats you made controlled my life
My body bruised and bleeding
You told me you did it for my own good
That love was your only reason.

I remember the rug burns
Etched into my face that night
I huddled in the corner
Clinging to my life,
You screamed and yelled
And kicked my body
You told me I was whore
You told me I should like the abuse
You said you would beat me till I begged for more.

But I begged the wrong words,
I begged you stop
So you keep doing what you know best,
You pulled me up by my hair
Dragged me across the room,
I could cry no more,
My eyes ran dry
I was alone in a world of pain
You laughed so loud
Looking down on me
You loved me helpless and weak
You told me “you’re welcome”
I got what I deserved
You hugged me and kissed my cheek.
I went to bed with you that night
And laying there I knew I was stuck
You had complete control of my life.

My blood ran cold,
My heart started skipping beats,
I felt the pain turn into anger
It exploded inside of me.

I rolled over quietly,
Opened the drawer,
Looking in I knew,
I told you I didn’t like you having guns,
But this would be my time to thank you.

I watched you sleeping,
You chest breathing up and down
I swear you smiled
As I recalled our love
I needed to break free,
I held the barrel close to your head
And a wave of happiness washed over me.

It was the first real smile to appear on my face,
This one was not covering up our lies,
I laughed out loud like I have heard you do
So many times before.

You’re eyes started to open
But you had no time to react,
I stated the words “I’m doing this because I love you”
And my finger on the trigger pulled back.

It was all in slow motion as I watch your skull shatter
And your blood spit back on my face,
I had to lick my lips and taste your blood
Because so many times before
Your saliva took its place.

The pillow your head laid on
Drank up your blood so quick
I think it was thankful it wasn’t my tears
And I smiled at the thought of it.

I watched your body for a while
Your breathing was no more
Your face was unrecognizable
It was a sight I just adored.

I put the gun to the side
And I laid near your corpse
There was no more fear running through my mind
And I would soon drift off to sleep
You told me you hurt me for my own good
And no one would ever love me like you can
And I thought how ironic it was and how true
Because no one would ever love me like you did
And I was comforted by the thought
That no one ever would… 

WOOD TIES FROM WOOD THUMB

Sometimes you hear of a novelty item or gimmick and assume it's a joke. I've heard of wooden speakers, cufflinks, I even posted on wooded watches last week. But wooden ties? Google it, I dare you. 
Well Wood thumb, a San Francisco based company have taken reclaimed wood and given it new life. These collapsible accessories promise to get you into all the clubs, but I'm not so sure. Still, they are making their rounds and it seems to have caught on a bit of a following. I guess I would have to give it a try myself to tell for sure. 
What do you think about wooden ties as a trend? There are multiple websites offering their own versions. From a recycling standpoint it's great, but what about fashion?
Images from Treehugger.com & woodthumb.com

Know more about Calories in Wine

In general, we remain very alert about the calories we consume while eating various food items. This helps us to keep a good look on our health and fitness as none of us really want to be obese or absurdly fat; we try to check our calorie intake.

However, we often forget about the calories or fitness issues while drinking wine.

Seriously, how many of you realize that wine are a good resource of calories and too much wine can actually add up to your weight and ever growing waist?

Every food or drink contains calories and some other nutrients and wine is no exception. Calories are essential nutrients without which we cannot live.

However, excessive calories causes overweight, obesity and other health related issues. If you are on a weight loss regime and have joined a gym to reduce the size of your waist, it would be advisable for you to keep a check on the number of wine glasses you empty in a day because a significant number of calories in wine may add up to your weight.

The Amount of Calories in Wine

Every type of wine has a different content percentage of calories. About 60 to 90 calories are found in every glass of wine irrespective of its kind.

On an average, a bottle of wine contains approximately 300 to 500 calories. However, when compared with the number of calories in a hamburger which contains at least 1,000 calories, it is negligible.

Furthermore, while there is pretty low amount of calories in wine, it contains ignorable amount of fat. Carbohydrates and a small amount of sugar are the actual major constituents of wine.

Even then, the quantity of carbohydrates in a glass of wine is negligible when compared with the amount of carbohydrates your body will attain when you eat a slice of bread.

Overall, it can be said that wine is a healthy drink because it is a good yet mild source of calories and carbohydrates with almost no fat. Calories are much important for our body to live healthy.

Calories can be defined as the amount of energy that is released when our body digests and absorbs the food or drinks we take.

Since we can attain a good amount of calories without adding any significant amount of fat in our body, it can be said as a healthy and tasty drink.

Furthermore, wine also helps us to digest our food properly.

Benefits of Drinking Wine

There are many benefits of drinking wine in a controlled and suave manner. Wine is a calorie rich drink with minimal amount of fat.

Wine is very good at helping you to digest whatever you eat while it also increases and enhances the taste of food.

Drinking red wine is furthermore beneficial. Some scientific researchers have revealed that red wines contain a good number of antioxidants.

Antioxidants are very useful as they are effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer bodies.

Antioxidants will also make your heart strong enough to avoid heart diseases. Thus, red wine is certainly very healthy for your tummy, taste, waist and heart.

Historical and Cultural Importance of Boston

Boston is often called as the cradle of American history and it is because Boston is one of the oldest cities of the United States.

The city of Boston was founded in 1630 as the capital of Massachusetts. It is the largest city of New England and since it is the major economic and cultural epicenter of New England, it is often called as the capital of New England including the six states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

In 1770’s, British government tried to enforce stringent rules to attain total control over Boston along with other 12 important colonies in America through extreme taxation. During that period, Boston arouse as the hotspot for the upcoming American Revolution and Civil War.

The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party were some of the most significant events of American Revolution that took place in the city of Boston following which, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston were fought. Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride worked as the initiation of countrywide revolution.

The Boston National Historic Park preserves all the historic sites, documents and artifacts that are pertinent to the period of American Revolution.

Puritan colonists from England were the founders of the city of Boston and right from the beginning, Boston established itself as the epicenter of religious philosophy. At the South End, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is situated which served more than 300 parishes.

At Beacon Hill in Boston, headquarter of Protestant faith of Unitarian Universalism is situated while headquarter of Christian Scientist is situated at Mother Church in Back Bay, Boston.

Bostonians uses a popular dialect of non-rhotic Eastern New England accent which is the major language of Boston and is also known as Boston English.

Sea foods, dairy products and slat are the popular cuisines of Boston. Boston is also considered as the mother place of hardcore punk music. The culture of Boston is well guarded and boosted by the presence of numerous theaters and art museums in Boston. Boston Opera House, Culture Majestic Theatre, Citi Performing arts Center, the Orpheum Theater and the Colonial Theater are the major theaters situated in Boston.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Lyric Opera Company, OperaBoston and Handel Haydn Society are some significant organizations that devoted for promoting Bostonian culture.

The Boston city government is responsible for operating and maintaining all beautiful gardens and parks.

Presence of many green, beautiful and mesmerizing parks in Boston is the reason why it is also known as the city of beautiful gardens and parks. The Skyline of Back Bay from the shores of Charles River offers a great scenic view for visitors at Boston.

Some of the most important and finest arts museums of the US are situated at Boston and one of them is Boston National Historic Park. A few other significant arts museums are Museum of Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum.

Boston city is also famous for its Caribbean styled Boston Carnival which is celebrated in August. Just like the Carnival of Trinidad, the Boston Carnival is also famous for dances, colors, exotic costumes, fun activities and Soca music.

Maria Sharapova Takes a Leap towards Her Career Grand Slam

Russian hot tennis star Maria Sharapova stormed in Paris to enter into French Open 2011 last 16.

She won against Taiwan’s Chan Yung-Jan during their women’s third round match in the French Open in Paris with ease.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova cruised like a firestorm in the fourth round of the French Open 2011 with an explicit show of hard-hitting as she won direct sets with 6-2 6-3 to earn victory over Taiwan’s Chan Yung-Jan on Saturday.

Known for her graceful hot girl looks, Sharapova was once voted as the most fashionable tennis player on and off the court.

On Saturday, she was wearing a chic chick yellow dress on court Philippe Chartrier at Paris in France.

Currently, Maria Sharapova is seventh seeded and she is one of the strongest contenders for the French Open this year.

She has never won a French Open title, however, this year, she is feeling very comfortable while playing on the typical clay courts of France.

Right from the start of the game, Maria Sharapova maintained her power strokes to take a 4-0 lead and from there, nothing was able to stop her.

In an another match, Polish tennis star Agnieszka Radwanska, who is 12th seeded, won against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 6-4 6-4.

Sharapova will take on Agnieszka Radwanska to progress towards the title French Open 2011 to complete a career grand slam.

Recently in an interview, she said that Belgian Kim Clijsters will be a strong opponent in any condition.