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Uptown Girl's 18 houses in divorce victory

Thursday, July 10, 2008


She came out smiling – and Christie Brinkley certainly seemed a winner, as she walked away from her fourth marriage with 18 houses.

The original Uptown Girl must give ex-husband Peter Cook £1million but won custody of their two children after an all-night negotiation.

'It's a very bittersweet moment because it really is the death of a marriage,' said the former supermodel, 54.

'I'm very pleased with the results. I was here fighting for custody


Brinkley and Cook were wed for a decade before his affair with a teenager hit the headlines in 2006.

The architect admitted sleeping with Diana Bianchi, who he employed at his firm.

He gave a £150,000 payout to the girl, who was 18 at the time of their trysts.

It was also revealed Cook, 49, had spent thousands of pounds on ---- websites.

The lurid details came out in a battle which saw the two bitterly arguing over custody of their children, ten-year-old Sailor and Jack, 13.

The boy, Brinkley's son from her third marriage, was adopted by Cook.

Brinkley left court brandishing an elaborate dinosaur model she had helped her son make for school – it was used in the trial.

Despite a pre-nuptial agreement, the couple argued over the 18 houses which Cook had advised his then-wife to buy.

Cook's lawyer had repeatedly accused Brinkley of wanting to 'publicly flog' him, as she had supported keeping the hearing public.

But he was told he would get access to the children. Both were told to see psychiatrists by the New York court. Brinkley also has a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, 22, with Billy Joel – who idolised her in his song Uptown Girl
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Uptown
adjective
moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town: Take the uptown bus
noun
the uptown section of a town or city: Uptown is less crowded
tryst
- An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
- A meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on lurid
- gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident
- glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines

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Myleene Klass a babe of the waves

Thursday, July 10, 2008


Myleene Klass poses for photographers before an unconventional naming ceremony for cruise ship Carnival Splendor in Dover.

The 30-year-old musician played classical piano while a Royal Navy diver ascended from beneath the liner to the bow, where he smashed a bottle of English sparkling wine against the hull


hull
Synonyms 1. skin, pod, peel, rind, shuck

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Sushi art on a plate

Thursday, July 10, 2008




Panda treat: One of the sushi designs from Mr Kawasumi

There is something fishy going on in the art world.

The new substance of choice in making a masterpiece is sushi.

As one of the most divisive of culinary creations – you either love it or hate it – the raw fish dish is the perfect subject for some fancy art
Sushi art is being pioneered by inventive Japanese chef Ken Kawasumi, who has taken the food to a whole new level.

He has written a number of books about the popular dish of vinegared rice, including the Encyclopedia Of Sushi Rolls, Sushi For Parties and Fun And Fancy Sushi.

Art you can eat: Above, Mr Kawasumi has re-created the famous Sun-flowers painting by Vincent Van Gogh

To show off his skills at the launch of his latest book, the cook replicated one of Vincent van Gogh's most

famous works, Sunflowers, with an array of sushi. Bizarrely, the book is called The Most Simple Way To Make Decorative Sushi Rolls.

However, the early part of the publication gives easy tips on how to make your sushi look like animals.

Cartoon characters

Mr Kawasumi has inspired other chefs to take up the mantle, and the internet is filled with pictures of sushi in all manner of impressionistic guises.

These include flowers, Pokemon characters, pandas and even laptops


fishy
Synonyms 5. peculiar, queer, strange, suspect, dubious
culinary
of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen

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50 megapixels, 150 MB image files: Kodak’s new flagship CCD sensor

Rochester (NY) – And you thought your 12 megapixel camera is overkill: Kodak announced a new flagship product for its full frame CCD sensors, which creates digital images with a resolution of 50.1 megapixels. Hasselblad will be the first manufacturer to integrate the sensor in its cameras and yes, the camera will have a lunar price.

The new KAF-50100 image sensor replaces the nearly three year old 39 megapixel KAF-39000 as the highest performing image sensor Kodak sells. The CCD measures 49.8 x 36.8 mm, which is twice the size of a regular high-end DSLR CCD, but the same size as the KAF-39000 CCD. The new model includes a total of 51.6 million square pixels measures 6.0 μm x 6.0 μm, which is substantially smaller than the 6.8 μm pixels of the KAF-39000.

The resulting images are nothing less than impressive. Kodak says that at 50 megapixels, you could easily detect an object the size of a notebook computer in an image that is covering a width of 1.5 miles. Not surprisingly, the main application field of the chip will be industrial and aerial photography. Pricing of the chip was withheld. However, industry sources recently told us that the KAF-39000 CCD is priced north of $1000.

Hasselblad confirmed that it will be using the new Kodak chip for a new flagship camera of its H3DII series. The already announced H3DII-50, scheduled for a release later this year, will create 65 MB RAW or 150 MB TIFF image files at a rate of 1.1 images per second and 33 images per minute. Images can be stored on U-DMA CF cards, a 100 GB hard drive solution or a directly connected Mac or PC.

The camera weighs 2290 grams, more than four pounds, and will be priced above the 39 megapixel model: Hasselblad said that the H3DII-50 will be available in October of this year for $39,995.

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Can i post gaming news?

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Can i post gaming news?

Yes Of course
even you can send just a picture with no comment title

BTW :$40000 for a camera is so expensive

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OK. Thanks bro

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Identical twins born weighing exactly the same

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Chloe Minchion holds her sons Jacobe and Joshuah – both born weighing exactly 2.23kg (4lb 14.5oz).
The 17-year-old, from Longsight, Manchester, said: 'It's amazing. Somebody told us the Kray twins weighed the same. I hope they don't grow up like them

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What ugly boys they are

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Missing dog returns after 5 years

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Rocco the beagle is hugged by his owner Natalie Villacis – five years after he went missing.
The dog had wandered off from his home in New York and was found more than 1,370km (850 miles) away in Georgia.
He was handed into an animal shelter and retraced to his family thanks to a microchip embedded under his skin
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beagle
one of a breed of small hounds having long ears, short legs, and a usually black, tan, and white coat
wander
to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth -
to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks -
embed
to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement

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Beckham looks dunkable

Thursday, July 17, 2008

David Beckham is used to dwarfing his wife on the red carpet but his ego was cut down to size by a US female basketballer.
Beckham, who stands at 1.83m (6ft), was left in the shadow of 1.93m (6ft 4in) Candace Parker at the ESPY sports awards in LA

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dwarf
verb (used without object
to become stunted or smaller
ego
a. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit
b. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem