During the on-field celebrations right after New York Giants won the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, linebacker Greg Jones got down on bended knee and proposed to his girlfriend Amanda Piechowski amid the confetti and the rapturous screaming and cheering from fans. Greg Jones’ girlfriend, who he refers to as Mandy, said yes and immediately started crying. Speaking to the New Jersey S…
The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with a dramatic last-minute touchdown in a thrilling Super Bowl XLVI at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. NEW YORK GIANTS 21 • Touchdowns: Cruz, Bradshaw • Field Goals: Tynes (2) • Safety: Awarded against Brady NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 17 • Touchdowns: Woodhead, Hernandez • Field Goal: Gostkowski Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who destroye…
lympics. The Boston Marathon ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events and is one of six World Marathon Majors. The Boston Marathon: World’s oldest annual marathon – 2013 was the 117th event Second biggest single-day sporting event in the US behind the Super Bowl, in terms of media coverage Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, the course is 26.2 miles Th…
Astronomers say the moon will go “super” this weekend, but that will mean bad news for the meteor shower watchers. The Super Moon, or the year’s biggest full moon, will delight all on 5th of May, 2012, starting from 23:35 EST (or 03:35 GMT on May 6th). Even though the moon will be at its biggest for just a few hours, the full moon will appear to last for a full three days starting on 4th Ma…
…am was able to produce an estimate for how common different sorts of planets are around red dwarfs. This assessment suggests super-Earths in the habitable zone occur in 41% of cases, with a range from 28% to 95%. Given how many red dwarf stars there are in close proximity to the Sun, it means there could be perhaps 100 super-Earth planets in the habitable zones of stars that are less than about 30…
…ican nominee has taken the White House without winning the Midwestern bellwether state in the general election. Of the 66 delegates on offer, Mitt Romney took home 35 compared to Rick Santorum’s 21, the Associated Press reports. Rick Santorum began the race in Ohio with a big lead in the opinion polls, but Mitt Romney’s well-funded political machine overcame him in part through a heavy…
Super High-Vision 8K, a new high-resolution television format, has been approved by the UN’s communication standards setting agency. Broadcasts in 8K will offer a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels – roughly the equivalent of a 32 megapixel photo. That is 16 times as sharp as current HD TVs offering about 2MP resolutions. Japanese broadcaster NHK showed off the technology in London d…
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at Concord Mills during our Labor Day Super Sale starting on August 31st and running through September 3rd. Be sure to stop by Guest Services in Neighborhood 4 to pick up a Super Sale flyer. Labor Day Super Sale at Concord Mills Gear up for the Labor Day Super Sale at Concord Mills! August 31st through September 3rd. …
…by slowing the pace down for Halo, which sees snippets of her outfits, ending with Beyonce in the blue catsuit sitting with her eyes closed on stage. Beyonce’s tour kicked off in Serbia on April 15 and is set to resume in Paris on Wednesday night. The 65-gig tour comes to the UK on Friday and will arrive in the U.S. in June….
Maria Menounos had to strip down in Times Square after she lost her bet on the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl. If the Patriots lost, Maria Menounos would “bare all“, said the bet. The correspondent A.J. Calloway, Giants fan, would have to wear a Patriots cheerleader outfit, if they won. In a cold weather Maria hosted an entire broadcast of her show “Extra” in a red…
A major study has found that global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion hidden in secret tax havens by the end of 2010. The figure is equivalent to the size of the US and Japanese economies combined. The Price of Offshore Revisited was written by James Henry, a former chief economist at the consultancy McKinsey, for by the Tax Justice Network. James Henry said his $21trillion is actually a…
…m of doctors claim that "super-fertility" may explain why some women have multiple miscarriages Recurrent miscarriages – losing three or more pregnancies in a row – affect one in 100 women in the UK. Doctors at Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton and the University Medical Center Utrecht, took samples from the wombs of six women who had normal fertility and six who had had…
…have tallied up about $1.06 billion while Mitt Romney and the Republicans have collected $954 million since the turn of the year. By comparison, Barack Obama raised a total of $750 for his successful 2008 campaign and his opponent, John McCain, raised just $130 million, which included a government grant for more than two-thirds of the total. The sources of the money underline the difference betwe…
…re than curious for one bonding reason: “From the simple fact that the superglue or that type of adhesive is very fast drying. If it had been there very long it wouldn’t have stuck,” he told LEX 18. The adhesive, a single square-inch of which can hold more than a ton in weight depending on the brand, can also cause burns to skin if a large amount of the glue is in contact. Not the first Walm…
claims that it can reverse the signs of ageing by up to five years. Pre-order sales of the £45 ($71) Hyaluron serum topped 10,000, and beauty experts have predicted it to the biggest beauty launch of 2012. Swisscode Hyaluron certainly helps that it has already proved a hit with the A-list. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox are believed to be fans, while Emma Thompson and Helen Mirren are said to…
Meow, a 2-year-old orange and white super-sized cat tips the scale at nearly 40 pounds, and the Santa Fe Animal Shelter is on a mission to get the feline back into shape. Meow’s 87-year-old owner could no longer take care of him, so the pet was turned over to a shelter in southeastern New Mexico that called the Santa Fe shelter for help. “The thing with this cat is when you look at it…
tic materials might exist there. “GJ 1214b is like no planet we know of,” said lead author Zachory Berta, from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The planet was discovered in 2009 by ground-based telescopes. It is about 2.7 times the Earth’s diameter, but weighs almost seven times as much. It orbits its red-dwarf star at a distance of just two million km, meaning te…
…apore Airlines, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, Korean Airlines and China Southern The A380 has been in service for five years. It seats 525 passengers in a typical three-class arrangement. In total, 238 of the aircraft have been ordered by 17 airlines worldwide. The planes are assembled in Toulouse, but parts are built across Europe, with the wings being built in Broughton, Wales. Singapore Airl…
…per Bowl half-time performance Kevin Costner was among the speakers and paid a moving tribute to the singer. Whitney Houston was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton hotel in LA on February 11, the eve of the Grammy Awards. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed, pending toxicology reports, although today, Radar reported Whitney Houston had a deadly mixture of Valium, Xanax and alcoh…
A 7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of a tsunami. The earthquake struck 217 miles below the sea surface at 2:28 p.m. (5:27 a.m. GMT) and measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas, Such a deep jolt is less likely to cause damage than one close to the surface. The quake was…
…sing thousands of followers because of revelations that hundreds of children and young people were abused by clergy and church employees, the scandal has cost them badly needed trust among the roughly 24 million German Catholics. The victims groups and their lawyers has been accused Pope Benedict XVI of being part of a systematic cover-up by the church hierarchy for pedophile priests in his…
Jennie Garth recently split from her husband Peter Facinelli after 11 years of marriage. And since the couple announced their break-up, Jennie Garth, 40, has lost a significant amount of weight, with many conceding that she may well be another victim of the “heartbreak diet”. And the extent of her weight loss was all too evident over the weekend, when the actress slipped into a yellow bikini to p…
…displayed her freshly dyed ombre locks, which were brightly offset against her long black knit cover-up. Rumer Willis and Jayson Blair at Marquee Dayclub opening weekend celebration in Las Vegas The 24-year-old finished off her bohemian style with a pair of vintage-inspired tortoise shell sunglasses and a delicate silver bracelet and ring combo. Rumer Willis was beaming as she posed hand in hand…
The world’s largest celebration of Italian-American culture – New York’s 67th Columbus Day Parade – is on Fifth Avenue. The spirit of exploration, the struggles and triumphs of immigrants who helped build the United States, and the vibrant heritage and cultural wealth of the Italian-American community will be celebrated in New York during Columbus Celebration 2011, from Friday, October 7 th…
Chris Brown celebrated his 24th birthday for a second night and he did not seem to be missing Rihanna. Chris Brown continued his birthday bender on Saturday night at 1 OAK Nightclub in Las Vegas, where he wound up shirtless, smoking cigarettes and drinking the night away. He brought an entourage of friends to the club where they took over the DJ booth and made the place their own until 5 a.m. Ch…
Efrain Rios Montt genocide and crimes against humanity conviction overturnedEfrain Rios Montt, Guatemala's former military leader, has had his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity overturned. The constitutional court said the trial…
Brazilian husband caught cheating wife as lover escapes from windowA video has surfaced from Brazil depicting the hilarious struggle of a man attempting to escape a cheating woman’s bedroom after her husband has come home. And it’s out…
Alberto Fujimori: Peru jailed ex-president's health worseningA senior doctor treating Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori has said that the jailed former leader has severe and worsening health problems. Dr. Alejandro Aguinaga said…
Jorge Rafael Videla: Argentina’s former military leader dies in prison aged 87General Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s former military leader, has died aged 87 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Jorge Rafael Videla is…
Efrain Rios Montt sentenced to 80 years in jail over genocide and crimes against humanity in GuatemalaGuatemala’s former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and a three-judge tribunal sentenced him to 80 years in…
Fistfights in Venezuela's parliament over disputed presidential electionSeveral opposition MP’s are reportedly being injured during a brawl that have broken out in Venezuela's parliament over the recent disputed presidential…
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