Bogus sex tape peddler Farrah Abraham just can't hide it anymore ... her breasts that is.
Abraham went frolicking on an L.A. beach earlier today in a barely-there bikini, where she celebrated the imminent release of her totally-staged "sex tape" with porn star James Deen
TMZ broke the story . Deen blew the lid off Farrah's sex tape plot yesterday ... telling us he was approached by a porn company to stage the sex tape over the weekend ... and that Farrah was behind the whole thing.
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Lady Thatcher's children Mark and Carol said their mother, who suffered bouts of ill health in recent years, died peacefully after suffering a stroke at the age of 87.
She died about 11am at the Ritz in central London, where she had been staying since January following a minor operation. A private ambulance drove her body from the hotel shortly before midnight.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Parliament would be recalled on Wednesday "for a special session in which tributes will be paid".
Downing Street, which joined Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament in flying its flags at half mast, also said the politician would be given a full ceremonial funeral with honours - the same status accorded to the Queen Mother.
The Government said the memorial, at St Paul's Cathedral, is expected to take place next week and would be televised.
Members of the armed services will line the route of Lady Thatcher's funeral procession from the Palace of Westminster to St Paul's.
Her friend and spokesman Lord Bell said she did not want a state funeral and thought a fly-past over the service would be a "waste of money".
Mr Cameron today led tributes from around the world, calling the former Tory leader "a great prime minister, a great leader, a great Briton" as while mourners left flowers outside Lady Thatcher's house in Belgravia, London.
The Prime Minister said: "Margaret Thatcher didn't just lead our country - she saved our country.
"Margaret Thatcher took a country that was on its knees and made Britain stand tall again."
He added: "We can't deny that Lady Thatcher divided opinion. For many of us, she was and is an inspiration. 
"For others she was a force to be defined against. But if there is one thing that cuts through all of this - one thing that runs through everything she did - it was her lion-hearted love for this country."
Mr Cameron was in Spain at the start of a European tour to push for a more flexible EU when the news broke but immediately cut short his trip. 
Buckingham Palace added: "The Queen was sad to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher. Her Majesty will be sending a private message of sympathy to the family."
US President Barack Obama said that America would "never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President Reagan" and that she had "with moral conviction" helped to shape history. 
Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair called the ex-PM a "towering political figure" who exercised a huge influence over Britain and the world.
"Even if you disagreed with her as I did on certain issues and occasionally strongly, you could not disrespect her character or her contribution to Britain’s national life," he said.
"She will be sadly missed."
The moniker stuck and privately she was thought to enjoy it. It also became the title of the 2011 biopic for which Meryl Streep won an Oscar.
Lady Thatcher was also memorably described by the then French president Francois Mitterrand with the back-handed compliment that she had the "eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe". 
But perhaps the defining moment of her career will be the decision to send a taskforce to the Falklands on April 2, 1982 after Argentina invaded.
In Stanley, Falkland Islands, in 1983
Despite her toughness, few will forget the pictures of Lady Thatcher leaving Downing Street for the last time with her husband, Sir Denis - tears in her eyes.
A woman who believed in hard work, she was the daughter of grocer Alfred Roberts and gained a degree in Chemistry at Oxford University, where she became president of the university's Conservative Association.
Her first job was as a research chemist but in February 1951 she was adopted as Conservative candidate for Dartford and at a dinner that day she met the wealthy and divorced businessman, Denis Thatcher. They married later that year.
With son Mark (L) and daughter Carol (R) at her husband's funeral in 2003
He supported her during her unsuccessful campaigns for the seat and during her studies to become a barrister. She qualified in 1953, the same year she gave birth to twins Mark and Carol.
Lord Bell said Mark is currently in Barbados, while Carol is in Switzerland. Both will be back in Britain for their mother's funeral.
Lady Thatcher had been staying at the Ritz at the invitation of its owners, David and Frederick Barclay, as her Belgravia home was not properly equipped for her recovery from illness.
The 6th season of the Indian Premier League is Ready to take off and as usual, the new season has got something fresh o offer for fans. It is the shuffling of players after the auction and the inclusion of new IPL franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Check out the list of IPL teams and their respective squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Gautam Gambhir (C), Brendon McCullum, Brett Lee, Debabrata Das, Eoin Morgan, Iqbal Abdulla, Jacques Kallis, James Pattinson, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Manoj Tiwary, Manvinder Bisla (wk), Shami Ahmed, Pradeep Sangwan, Rajat Bhatia, Ryan McLaren, Ryan ten Doeschate, Sachithra Senanayake, Sarabjit Ladda, Shakib Al Hassan, Sunil Narine, Yusuf Pathan
Chennai Super Kings:
MS Dhoni ((C), Wicket Keeper), Albie Morkel, Srikkanth Anirudha, Ankit Rajpoot, Baba Aparajith, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Chris Morris, Dirk Nannes, Dwayne Bravo, Francois du Plessis, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Jason Holder, Michael Hussey, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Nuwan Kulasekara, R Karthikeyan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ronit More, Shadab Jakati, Subramaniam Badrinath, Suresh Raina, VijayShankar, Wriddhiman Saha
Mumbai Indians:
Ricky Ponting (C), Akshar Patel, Aditya Tare, Aiden Blizzard, Ambati Rayudu, Amitoze Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwayne Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Harbhajan Singh, Jacob Oram, Jasprit Bumrah, Javed Khan, Jalaj Saxena, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Munaf Patel, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Phil Hughes, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Rishi Dhawan, Rohit Sharma,Sachin Tendulkar, Suryakumar Yadav, Sushant Marathe, Yuzvendra Chahal
Delhi Daredevils:
Mahela Jayawardene (C), Andre Russell, Arisht Singhvi, Ashish Nehra, CM Gautam, David Warner, Gulam Bodi, Irfan Pathan, Jeevan Mendis, Johan Botha, Kedar Jadhav, Manpreet Juneja, Morne Morkel, Naman Ojha (wk), Pawan Negi, Roelof van der Merwe, Royston Dias, Siddharth Kaul, Sujit Nayak, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav, Unmukt Chand, Venugopal Rao, Virender Sehwag, Yogesh Nagar
Kings XI Punjab:
Adam Gilchrist (Captai. Wicket Keeper), Azhar Mahmood, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, David Hussey, David Miller, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Luke Pomersbach, Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Manpreet Gony, Nitin Saini, Parvinder Awana, Paul Valthaty, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Rajagopal Sathish, Ryan Harris, Sandeep Sharma, Shaun Marsh, Siddharth Chitnis, Sunny Singh
Pune Warriors India:
Angelo Mathews (C), Abhishek Nayar, Ajantha Mendis, Ali Murtaza, Anustup Majumdar, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dheeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Harpreet Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Kane Richardson, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Luke Wright, Mahesh Rawat, Manish Pandey, Marlon Samuels, Mitchell Marsh, Mithun Manhas, Parveez Rasool, Rahul Sharma, Raiphi Gomez, Robin Uthappa (wk), Ross Taylor, Shrikant Wagh, Steve Smith, Tirumalasetti Suman, Tamim Iqbal, Udit Birla, Yuvraj Singh, Wayne Parnell
Rajasthan Royals:
Rahul Dravid (C), Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Ashok Menaria, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Dishant Yagnik, Fidel Edwards, Harmeet Singh, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Kumar Boresha, Kushal Janith Perera, Owais Shah, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Shukla, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Sachin Baby, Samuel Badree, Sanju Samson, Shane Watson, Shaun Tait, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Siddharth Trivedi, Stuart Binny, Vikramjeet Malik
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (C), Abhimanyu Mithun, Abhinav Mukund, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Chris Gayle, Christopher Barnwell, Dan Christian, Daniel Vettori, Harshal Patel, Jaidev Unadkat, KP Appanna, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Moises Henriques, Murali Kartik, Muttiah Muralitharan, Pankaj Singh, Prasanth Parameswaran, Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, Rudra Pratap Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Saurabh Tiwary, Sheldon Jackson, Sunny Sohal, Syed Mohammad, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Vijay Zol, Zaheer Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Kumar Sangakkara (C), Amit Mishra, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Biplap Samantray, Cameron White, Chris Lynn, Dale Steyn, Darren Sammy, Dwaraka Ravi Teja,
Hanuma Vihari, Ishant Sharma, Karan Sharma, Nathan McCullum, Parthiv Patel (wk), Prasanth Padmanabhan, Quinton de Kock, Sachin Rana, Shikhar Dhawan, Sudeep Tyagi, Thalaivan Sargunam, Thisara Perera, Veer Pratap Singh
CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ruled for 14 years, his successor announced Thursday in a Caribbean version of the treatment given Communist revolutionary leaders like Lenin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh.Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s acting head of state, said Chavez would first lie in state for “at least” seven more days at the museum, which will eventually become his permanent home. It was not clear when exactly he would be moved from the military academy where his body has been since Wednesday.
A state funeral will be held Friday attended by 33 heads of government, including Cuban President Raul Castro and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, and former Rep. William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, will represent the United States, which Chavez often portrayed as a great global evil even as he sent the country billions of dollars in oil each year.
Maduro said the ceremony would begin at 11 a.m., but did not say where.
“We have decided to prepare the body of our ‘Comandante President,’ to embalm it so that it remains open for all time for the people. Just like Ho Chi Minh. Just like Lenin. Just like Mao Zedong,” Maduro said.
He said the body would be held in a “crystal urn” at the Museum of the Revolution, a stone’s throw from Miraflores presidential palace.
The announcement followed two emotional days in which Chavez’s supporters compared him to Jesus Christ, and accused his national and international critics of subversion.
A sea of sobbing, heartbroken humanity jammed Venezuela’s main military academy Thursday to see Chavez’s body, some waiting 10 hours under the twinkling stars and the searing Caribbean sun to file past his coffin.
But even as his supporters attempted to immortalize the dead president, a country exhausted from round-the-clock mourning began to look toward the future. Some worried openly whether the nation’s anointed leaders are up to the task of filling his shoes, and others said they were anxious for news on when elections will be held. The constitution mandates they be called within 30 days, but the government has yet to address the matter.
“People are beginning to get back to their lives. One must keep working,” said 40-year-old Caracas resident Laura Guerra, a Chavez supporter who said she was not yet sold on Maduro, the acting head of state and designated ruling party candidate. “I don’t think he will be the same. I don’t think he has the same strength that the ‘comandante’ had.”
At the military academy, Chavez lay in a glass-covered coffin wearing the olive-green military uniform and red beret of his paratrooper days and looking gaunt and pale, his lips pressed together. In a nod to the insecurity that plagues this country, mourners had to submit to a pat down, pass through a metal detector and remove the batteries from their mobile phones before they entered.
Upton, wearing only a white bikini bottom and an opened white parka, was picked as the cover girl for the annual Sports Showed swimsuit issue, exposed on Monday, for the second uninterrupted year.
"It was freezing," Upton, 20, told NBC's morning TV show "Today" on Tuesday. "I'm from Florida, so it wasn't easy for me.
"When I came back, I was losing my range and eyesight. My body was shutting down because it was working so hard to keep me warm."
Upton joins personality models including Elle Macpherson, Christie Brinkley and Tyra Banks to appear more than once on the bikini issue's cover.
M.J. Day, a senior editor for Sports Showed, told Reuters that Upton braved temperatures as low as 24 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 Celsius) and wind chills as low as -20 Fahrenheit (-29 Celsius).
"We should name a passage after her down there," said Day, who escorted Upton on the frigid shoot. "She braved six days in a bikini while we were head-to-toe in jackets ... No one will ever accuse her of being a whiny model, ever."
This year's 17 models were part of photo shoots that stretched across all seven continents
A middle school biology teacher who was fired after students discovered she had starred in porn films has lost her bid to return to the classroom.Stacie Halas, 32, was sacked from Haydock Intermediate School in Oxnard, California, after students downloaded clips onto their smartphones of her appearing in films such as 'Big Sausage Pizza' and presented them to school officials.Halas, who appeared in the films under the name Tiffany Six, was fired from her job as a science teacher after the video surfaced in March but had hoped to make a return to the classroom. She lost an appeal against the decision on Tuesday.
She claimed she had only starred in the blue movies during an eight-month period from 2005 to 2006 because of financial problems after her boyfriend abandoned her and never when she was teaching.
Her lawyer Richard Schwab said Halas had tried to be honest but was embarrassed by her previous experience in the adult industry.
'Miss Halas is more than just an individual fighting for her job as a teacher,' he said Tuesday. 'I think she's representative of a lot of people who may have a past that may not involve anything illegal or anything that hurts anybody.'
Student claims that their teacher was moonlighting as a porn star were initially dismissed after school officials said they couldn't find any images of her on the Internet - but they were using the school's computers, which don't allow access to porn.
In hearings, former assistant principal Wayne Saddler testified that at the start of a sex video, Halas talked about being a teacher and he felt her effectiveness in the classroom had been compromised.
After rumors of her performance surfaced, profanity was etched on Halas' classroom window, a teacher testified.
Conrad Bain net worth: Conrad Bain was a Canadian born actor who had a net worth of $2 million. Conrad Bain was most famous for his role on the popular 1980s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”. Bain played the wealthy adoptive father of three orphans played by Gary Coleman, Dana Plato and Todd Bridges.
Since going off the air, Diff’rent Strokes has become somewhat of a cursed TV show after all three child stars, Plato, Coleman and Bridges all faced significant life challenges in later life. Both Plato and Coleman died unexpectedly after years of controversy and Bridges struggled for years with drug addiction. Conrad Bain was born in Alberta, Canada and had an acting career that spanned four decades. Bain died at the age of 89 on January 14, 2013 at his home in Livermore California.
A strong earthquake centred off the coast of northeastern Japan shook buildings as far as Tokyo and led to a tsunami warning for coastal areas of the northeast, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday.
The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said, adding that there was no risk of a widespread tsunami. That was revised from an earlier estimate of 7.4.
A warning for a one-metre tsunami was issued for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
That quake triggered fuel-rod meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and water and mass evacuations in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.
The government declared in December that the disaster was under control, but much of the area is still free of population.
Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501.T), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, reported no irregularities at its nuclear plants after the latest quake.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara and Tomasz Janowski; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by Edmund Klamann and Ken Wills)
Millions of people will "drop, cover and hold on" during a statewide earthquake simulation Thursday. The Great California ShakeOut, an annual event that aims to raise awareness about how to prepare for a major quake, begins at 10:18 a.m. and participants across the state will practice what to do when an earthquake hits. More than 9 million people have registered to join the exercise so far, including 296,980 people in Santa Clara County.
With his team struggling in the playoffs, the New York Yankees' highest-paid benchwarmer Alex Rodriguez was certainly not feeling the pressure as he flirted with two women in the stands. One of them clearly caught A-Rod's attention at at time when Yankee fans would have preferred he be more focused on baseball.
The New York Post identified the object of A-Rod's affection as Kyna Treacy, a 33-year-old Australian model sitting right behind the Yankees dugout with friend and fellow Aussie Kate Quinn.
Rodriguez reportedly got her phone number before the Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers in the first game of the American League Championship Series. The third baseman, who has been called out numerous times over the years for failing to hit when it matters the most, traded his terrible batting average for another set of digits on Saturday night.
Hollywood star and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger died in a tragic accident at the Zermatt ski resort in Switzerland. The star was on a snowboard when it crashed leading to his instant death.
Arnie was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. This is a huge loss to the film fraternity and all Arnie fans worldwide.
Arnold has said that he is keen on starring in Terminator 5 but with this 65-year-old’s sudden death the project may never take off.
Rest in peace Arnie – this time we know you’ll never be back.
Danielle Hamilton: This poor little girl people are so mean. Well u are a beautiful little girl R.I.P. angel. I can't believe kids now a days. I hope you kids are proud of what you did, now u have to answer to god and everyone else. Some day u guys will be the outcast and I hope u feel what she felt. But death is not the answer.
Amanda Todd was 12 years old when she made a mistake that would haunt her until her death three years later.
She killed herself this week, one month shy of her 16th birthday and one month after telling the world through a YouTube video of bullying that left her depressed and despairing.
Her mother, Carol Todd, doesn't want other children to suffer as Amanda did - stalked and harassed by bullies in cyberspace and in the schoolyard, by people she knew and by stalkers many miles away.
Amanda told her story in the heart-wrenching video that chronicled her nightmare: the taunts, the beating, the cyber-stalker who tracked her down whenever she tried to start afresh at a new school - firing off images that captured her showing off her young body, flattered by online attention from someone she thought was a kid just like her.
The video and the photos went to teachers, to parents, to Facebook friends, which lead to repeated taunts: "Oh, there's the star."
Now Carol wants to tell her story. It is a story no mother wants to tell.
"Amanda was a very caring individual. She would help others who needed help," Carol told The Vancouver Sun during an exclusive interview Friday at her home, where she was surrounded by friends and family. "One of Amanda's goals was to get her message out there and have it used as a learning tool for others."
As a teacher in the Coquitlam school district and a specialist in assistive technologies, Carol is comfortable around computers and knows well the dangers the online world can hold. Still, she wasn't able to protect her child.
"I have lost one child, but know she wanted her story to save 1,000 more."
In putting together her video, which Amanda did on her own, Carol said her daughter wanted to help other young people who are being bullied and to bring attention and education to the problem in the hope of seeing it eradicated.
"Amanda wanted to tell her story to help other kids. I want to tell my story to help parents, so they can be aware, so they can teach their kids what is right and wrong and how to be safe online," she said. "Kids have iPads, they have smart-phones, technology is much more accessible than it was even five years ago - that is the dangerous factor." Carol has launched a trust fund in Amanda's memory to raise money for anti-bullying awareness education and for support programs for youth with mental health issues.
Amanda was the victim of unrelenting blackmail. And the cyberspace stalker was aided by people in Amanda's real-world life - kids who would share the photos on their cellphones, kids who would gang up to hurl first verbal abuse and then fists at Todd.
"Everything she said in the video happened over the past two years," said Carol. "It was horrendous. I think about it now and I think, 'Oh my God. How did she survive this long with the pain?'" The end, when it came, was a shock. Despite Amanda's earlier suicide attempts, Carol said in recent days and weeks she was getting much better. She spent time in hospital in September, getting treatment and counselling.
Amanda Todd was 12 years old when she made a mistake that would haunt her until her death three years later.
She killed herself this week, one month shy of her 16th birthday and one month after telling the world through a YouTube video of bullying that left her depressed and despairing.
Her mother, Carol Todd, doesn't want other children to suffer as Amanda did - stalked and harassed by bullies in cyberspace and in the schoolyard, by people she knew and by stalkers many miles away.
Amanda told her story in the heart-wrenching video that chronicled her nightmare: the taunts, the beating, the cyber-stalker who tracked her down whenever she tried to start afresh at a new school - firing off images that captured her showing off her young body, flattered by online attention from someone she thought was a kid just like her.
The video and the photos went to teachers, to parents, to Facebook friends, which lead to repeated taunts: "Oh, there's the star."
Now Carol wants to tell her story. It is a story no mother wants to tell.
"Amanda was a very caring individual. She would help others who needed help," Carol told The Vancouver Sun during an exclusive interview Friday at her home, where she was surrounded by friends and family. "One of Amanda's goals was to get her message out there and have it used as a learning tool for others."
As a teacher in the Coquitlam school district and a specialist in assistive technologies, Carol is comfortable around computers and knows well the dangers the online world can hold. Still, she wasn't able to protect her child.
"I have lost one child, but know she wanted her story to save 1,000 more."
In putting together her video, which Amanda did on her own, Carol said her daughter wanted to help other young people who are being bullied and to bring attention and education to the problem in the hope of seeing it eradicated.
"Amanda wanted to tell her story to help other kids. I want to tell my story to help parents, so they can be aware, so they can teach their kids what is right and wrong and how to be safe online," she said. "Kids have iPads, they have smart-phones, technology is much more accessible than it was even five years ago - that is the dangerous factor." Carol has launched a trust fund in Amanda's memory to raise money for anti-bullying awareness education and for support programs for youth with mental health issues.
Amanda was the victim of unrelenting blackmail. And the cyberspace stalker was aided by people in Amanda's real-world life - kids who would share the photos on their cellphones, kids who would gang up to hurl first verbal abuse and then fists at Todd.
"Everything she said in the video happened over the past two years," said Carol. "It was horrendous. I think about it now and I think, 'Oh my God. How did she survive this long with the pain?'" The end, when it came, was a shock. Despite Amanda's earlier suicide attempts, Carol said in recent days and weeks she was getting much better. She spent time in hospital in September, getting treatment and counselling.
Her life was starting to go back to normal, which it hadn't been since grade 8.
"She felt like a normal teenager, she was so proud of herself," said Carol. "She went out with friends, she went to the mall, she said to me, 'Mom, this is the first time that I feel normal again. I have had the best day ever.'"
Carol doesn't know what caused her daughter's setback, but Amanda may have given Carol an answer in a private video.
"She left me a video message on her phone. I'm not ready to look at it yet," said Carol.
"The coroner has told me it will provide closure for me but I can't look at it yet."
Carol doesn't know what happened, but sometime earlier this week - before Amanda killed herself late Wednesday afternoon - something happened to shatter that fragile recovery.
Her ordeal started when Amanda was fooling around online with friends. She probably didn't think it was risky behaviour when she lifted her top to flash the person who was flattering her at the other end of the webcam.
Amanda's moment of indiscretion was not unusual for someone her age: Sexting and using webcams to share sexual photos is a growing trend among children, some so young they are still in grade school.
"The Internet stalker she flashed kept stalking her," said Carol. "Every time she moved schools he would go undercover and become a Facebook friend. What the guy did was he went to online to the kids who went to (the new school) and said that he was going to be a new student - that he was starting school the following week and that he wanted some friends and could they friend him on Facebook."
"He eventually gathered people's names and sent Amanda's video to her new school."
The police couldn't track him down. "The police investigated and investigated, it got traced to somebody in the United States," said Carol. "But they never found him. Those people are very good at hiding their tracks." The suspected pedophile threatened that if she didn't do a show for him, he would send her pictures off again. Amanda wouldn't bow to the pressure and he would carry out his threat.
"Then students and teachers would get them, people would start bullying Amanda and calling her star' and other names. It increased her anxiety and she couldn't go to class," said Carol.
Finger-pointing at schools for not stopping bullying only angers Carol. She said Amanda, who had learning problems, had excellent support in the Coquitlam school district, where Amanda spent most of her school time.
Since March, she was a student at CABE, Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education secondary school, which is a haven for youth who, for whatever reason, need the alternate learning situation.
It was there that Amanda made friends, among both the students and staff.
"She had a good support network there," said Carol. Among the teachers Amanda especially liked was former Olympic track and field star Leah Pells, who teaches physical education at the school. "She and Amanda clicked and Amanda trusted her," said Carol.
Carol is much more tech savvy than the average parent.
But Amanda's victimization at the hands of the stalker led Carol to learn more about the horrifying world of child pornography, where some victims don't even know their images are being shown on sites.
"You'll see pornography and the girls are so young," she said.
"I don't know if the girls are doing this for kicks, if their parents are monitoring it or if they even know about it.
When Amanda's story and video went viral this week, the outpouring of grief from local teens left Carol unable to distinguish Amanda's true friends from those who may have helped drive her to suicide.
The Amanda Todd trust fund is being held at the Royal Bank of Canada, which will be accepting donations in Amanda's name at all its branches.
"She felt like a normal teenager, she was so proud of herself," said Carol. "She went out with friends, she went to the mall, she said to me, 'Mom, this is the first time that I feel normal again. I have had the best day ever.'"
Carol doesn't know what caused her daughter's setback, but Amanda may have given Carol an answer in a private video.
"She left me a video message on her phone. I'm not ready to look at it yet," said Carol.
"The coroner has told me it will provide closure for me but I can't look at it yet."
Carol doesn't know what happened, but sometime earlier this week - before Amanda killed herself late Wednesday afternoon - something happened to shatter that fragile recovery.
Her ordeal started when Amanda was fooling around online with friends. She probably didn't think it was risky behaviour when she lifted her top to flash the person who was flattering her at the other end of the webcam.
Amanda's moment of indiscretion was not unusual for someone her age: Sexting and using webcams to share sexual photos is a growing trend among children, some so young they are still in grade school.
"The Internet stalker she flashed kept stalking her," said Carol. "Every time she moved schools he would go undercover and become a Facebook friend. What the guy did was he went to online to the kids who went to (the new school) and said that he was going to be a new student - that he was starting school the following week and that he wanted some friends and could they friend him on Facebook."
"He eventually gathered people's names and sent Amanda's video to her new school."
The police couldn't track him down. "The police investigated and investigated, it got traced to somebody in the United States," said Carol. "But they never found him. Those people are very good at hiding their tracks." The suspected pedophile threatened that if she didn't do a show for him, he would send her pictures off again. Amanda wouldn't bow to the pressure and he would carry out his threat.
"Then students and teachers would get them, people would start bullying Amanda and calling her star' and other names. It increased her anxiety and she couldn't go to class," said Carol.
Finger-pointing at schools for not stopping bullying only angers Carol. She said Amanda, who had learning problems, had excellent support in the Coquitlam school district, where Amanda spent most of her school time.
Since March, she was a student at CABE, Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education secondary school, which is a haven for youth who, for whatever reason, need the alternate learning situation.
It was there that Amanda made friends, among both the students and staff.
"She had a good support network there," said Carol. Among the teachers Amanda especially liked was former Olympic track and field star Leah Pells, who teaches physical education at the school. "She and Amanda clicked and Amanda trusted her," said Carol.
Carol is much more tech savvy than the average parent.
But Amanda's victimization at the hands of the stalker led Carol to learn more about the horrifying world of child pornography, where some victims don't even know their images are being shown on sites.
"You'll see pornography and the girls are so young," she said.
"I don't know if the girls are doing this for kicks, if their parents are monitoring it or if they even know about it.
When Amanda's story and video went viral this week, the outpouring of grief from local teens left Carol unable to distinguish Amanda's true friends from those who may have helped drive her to suicide.
The Amanda Todd trust fund is being held at the Royal Bank of Canada, which will be accepting donations in Amanda's name at all its branches.
Ram Charan Teja and Upasana Kamineni, who are entering the wedlock tomorrow (June 14), have not got much time to spend together after their marriage. As a result, the couple will have a short honeymoon.
The Magadheera star, whose dates are packed, will be going to honeymoon for four days. Though the actor has not decided the destination yet, the couple wants to go to a quite place where they could spend quality time with peace. As this will be the shortest honeymoon, the destination will be somewhere in India.
However, Ram Charan Teja and Upasana Kamineni, who are having two weddings – One for the family and friends and other for the fans, will be leaving to Tirupathi on Saturday (June 16). The same evening, they will visit Aragonda, the native place of Upasana’s grandfather, Dr Prathap C Reddy.
Apple's corporate statement announcing the death of 56-year old co-founder Steve Jobs was brief: "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
Steve Jobs: "The last of the great technology hardware entrepreneurs from the days when you could start up a business in your friends' garage"
Apple's corporate statement announcing the death of 56-year old co-founder Steve Jobs was brief: "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve."
Many technology experts, industry peers and other admirers have been quick to add their own tributes.
US President Barack Obama
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.
"By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity.
"By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun.
"The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.
"Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor.
"Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder
"For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour. I will miss Steve immensely.
"Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives."
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
"All of us would be touched every day by products that he was the creative genius behind, so this is very sad news and my condolences go to his family and friends."
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
"Tonight, America lost a genius who will be remembered with Edison and Einstein, and whose ideas will shape the world for generations to come.
"Again and again over the last four decades, Steve Jobs saw the future and brought it to life long before most people could even see the horizon.
"In New York City's government, everyone from street construction inspectors to NYPD detectives have harnessed Apple's products to do their jobs more efficiently and intuitively."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California
"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us."
The Grammys (recording academy)
"Thank you for revolutionizing the way we listen to music. Your vision will not be forgotten."
Tim Charlton, Charlton Media Group
"Steve Jobs was the last of the great technology hardware entrepreneurs from the days when you could start up a business in your friends' garage.
More importantly he personally envisaged the smartphone which put the power of a computer in your pocket, forever freeing us from our work desks and old style punch key mobile phones and with the iPad he moved us into the Star Trek era."
iPhone vigils
Other tributes (via Twitter) included praise for the way Steve Jobs changed the technological landscape:
"Thank you, Steve Jobs, for making technology a delight to use, instead of a necessary evil."
"The world pauses their iPods and rushes to their MacBooks and iPhones to confirm the news."
"3 Apples changed the World, 1st one seduced Eve, 2nd fell on Newton and the 3rd was offered to the World half bitten by Steve Jobs."
Apple fans were invited to share their thoughts, memories and condolences by sending messages to
I'm going to turn the TV off on September 11th. And close all the web browser tabs I have open on news sites.
This isn't to belittle the events of ten years ago, or to show disrespect for the victims and their bereaved: rather, it's to avoid the narcissistic and indecent media feeding frenzy that battens onto popular sentiment and attempts to jerk every tear from the emotional aftermath of tragedy, the better to milk the advertising revenue stream.
If the media really wanted to mark the occasion respectfully, they'd do so by holding a minutes' silence at 8:46am EST this Sunday.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said that counterterrorism officials were investigating a “credible” but uncorroborated threat of a car-bomb attack in New York City or Washington, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mr. Biden said he and President Obama had been briefed on Thursday about a report on the threat. “There are specifics — in that sense it was credible,” Mr. Biden said on Friday on the ABC News program “Good Morning America,” “but there’s no certitude.”
“We don’t have the smoking gun,” he said, “but we do have talk about using a car bomb.”
Mr. Biden’s comments on the morning news programs followed a statement from a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday night that called the threat “specific, credible, but unconfirmed.” On Friday morning, there was an increased police presence in downtown Manhattan, with all but one in-bound lane of the Brooklyn Bridge closed as officers checked some trucks and vans.
Another official said American intelligence agencies were urgently pursuing leads overseas in an effort to gauge the seriousness of the threat.
“It’s in the early stages, and a lot of vetting is being done in other places,” the official said.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and the city’s police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, said at a news conference on Thursday night that the police would set up vehicle checkpoints around the city, increase bag checks on the subway and keep a closer eye on bridges and tunnels.
The mayor noted that the threat information had not been corroborated and warned against an overreaction. “The best thing we can do to fight terror is to not let it intimidate us,” Mr. Bloomberg said, adding that he planned to take the subway in the morning as usual.
A White House official said on Thursday evening that while the government has already stepped up its vigilance in advance of the anniversary, “the president directed the counterterrorism community to redouble its efforts in response to this credible but unconfirmed information."
The report of the threat came after several quiet weeks in which officials said they were scanning intelligence with extra vigilance before the anniversary, but had found nothing credible.
Mr. Chandler noted that in a notebook of Osama bin Laden seized after he was killed, the leader of Al Qaeda speculated about mounting an attack 10 years after 9/11 or on another symbolic date.
“As we always do before important dates like the anniversary of 9/11, we will undoubtedly get more reporting in the coming days,” Mr. Chandler said. “Sometimes this reporting is credible and warrants intense focus, other times it lacks credibility and is highly unlikely to be reflective of real plots under way.
But he said officials take all threat reports seriously. “We continue to ask the American people to remain vigilant as we head into the weekend,” he said.
One law enforcement official said the initial intelligence report said that at least three suspects in a reported plot, one of them an American citizen, left Afghanistan and entered the United States by air last month. Intelligence agencies have not confirmed the report or identified those involved, the official said.
The official, who like others would speak of the investigation only on the condition of anonymity, said there was no connection to rental trucks reported missing in Kansas City, Mo. The trucks have been recovered and are not believed linked to the threat.
2011 Miss Universe Contestants Photos - The contest will be held on September 12 and the contestants are presently in Sao Paulo.
Eid-ul-Fitar, a festival which marks the end of holy Month Ramadan or Ramzan, will be observed in India on August 31 or September (the actual date will be decided after moon sighting).
On this day, Muslims brothers offer prayers at Eid Gah and exchange common greeting i.e Eid Mubarak hugging each others.
The festival is popular among the all communities at it spreads the message of brotherhood.
As the Eid festival is just few days away, the preparation is in full swing to celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm and festivity.
Just ahead of the festival, people are extensively searching for the Eid SMS and Eid Mubarak messages to exchange the greetings.
There are several websites available on internet with the Eid Mubarak SMS.
Here are few Eid SMS for samaylive visitors.
Today i pray that:-
Happiness be at ur door
May it knock early
Stay late & leave the gift of Allah's
Peace,love,joy & good health behind
shaban mubarak,eid mubarak,
ramadan mubarak,
As Allah waters HIS Creation,
May HE also sprinkle HIS wonderous
blessings over you and your beloved ones.
(Aameen).
**EID MUBARAK**
Some words can be left unsaid,
Some feeling can be left unexpressed,
But person like u can never be forgotten on this day
* * EID MUBARAK
When the sun has set, and day is done-
I"ll break this chain, but only one.
By the end of Ramadan, this whole chain will be all gone!
It"s time for Eid and lots of fun!!!
Kuch Yadei'n Chorh Ker
Zindagi Ki Ek Aur Eid
Guzar Gayi
...
Koi Aisa Lamha Jo Ab
Dobara Nahi Kbhi Laut Kr
Nahi Aaye G
Enjoy Each Moment Of
Life :)
"EID" Is An Event When We Share
Our Joys And Happiness With
Our Special Ones.
So On This Happy Event How
I Can Forget My Special Ones.
Accept My Hearteous Regards
And Congrats To U And Ur All Family Members
At Home.
I Wish That This EID Will Bring Prosperity
And Unity For U And Ur Family
And Also For The Whole Muslim Community
In All Over The World.
EID Is A Combination
EID is a Combination of 3 meaningful words: E:Embrace with open Heart I:Inspire with impressive attitude D:Distribute pleasure to all. Eid Mubarak:-)
My Heart Murmurs a sincere Prayer that Joy, Health & Happiness enrich Your Eid Day and EverydaY. —;(-@ Eid Mubarak
On The Pages Of Roses With The Ink Of Moon Light A Pen Of Love Have Written Only Few Words For You Happy EID MUBARAK
May Every Blossom in the garden of life Bright your EID with Joy and Fill your Days with the Sweet fragrance of happiness *EID MUBARAK*
The Perfect EID
Wishing You One EID As Perfect As Rose With Happiness Cheers And Joyzzz That Grow And Grows.. Wishing You An EID As Fresh As Rose ~!!!!*****EID MUBARAK****!!!!~
EID Is A Wonderful DAY
EID is a Wonderful DAY “To Pray” “To Love” “To Care” “To Smile” “To Relax” And “To Thank ALLAH” For all He gives us. ¤ EID¤ ¤MUBARAK
A beautiful Eid Mubarak Shayari in urdu/hindi
Sada haste raho jaise haste hain phool,
Duniya ki sare gham tumhe jaye bhool,
Charo taraf phalao khushion ka geet,
Eisi ummid ka sath Yaar tumhe…MUBARAK ho EID
A great Eid Mubarak Message & Wish
Eid of sacrifice, & commitment 2 allahs orders, May Allah bless us with the same in all circles of life, & help all amongst us, who r helpless, worried, & waiting 4 his rehmat, Ameen. Eid Mubarak.
A cool Eid Mubarak Wish
Wishing U a Very Very “HAPPY EID MUBARIK” Wid Luv And Best Wishes.
May That Eid Day Brings LOT of Happiness And JOYS in ur LIFE.
May u Live Long…
And That EID day Will comes in UR life Hundrad Times…
Remember me in ur prayers.
Eid mubarak SMS for special/best friend
Hum app ki yaad main udas hain,
Bas app se milnay ki aas hain,
Chahe dost kitnay hi kyon na ho,
Mere liye to app hi sab se khas hain.
Eid Mubarak To My Cute, Sweet and Special Friend.
A Nice Eid SMS Greetings
Hope Love and Laugher, warmth, wishes, joy and a bouquet of Eid wishes, jubilations,
become a part of your Eid and Your Life.
Eid Mubarak.
Miss you on Eid
Lonesome without u,
Each n every moments.
When i am alone
I close my eyes n think of u
N thoughts of ur love warms
Inside me n makes me smile.
miss you a lot.
eid mubarak.
A cool & cute Eid sms
Suraj ki kirne, taaron ki bahaar..
Chand ki chandni, apno ka pyaar..
Har ghadi ho khushaal..
ussi tarhan Mubarak ho aapko Eid ka yeh tyohaar!
“EID MUBARAK”
Morning Eid Mubarak SMS in urdu/hindi
Subeh Subeh uth ke ho jawo Fresh,
Pehenlo aj sobse aacha sa koi Dress,
Doston ka sath aab chalo Ghumne,
Eid Mubarak Karo sabko jo aaye Samne.
Tumko bhi EID MUBARAK
Eid Mubarak Message in urdu/hindi
EID MUBARAK ho Aapko,
Dher sari tarif aur khusiya mile aapko,
But, Jab EIDI mile aapko to Please….
Aap Yaad karna Sirf Humko!!!
Eid Shayari SMS in urdu/hindi
Koi itna Chahe Tumhe to batana,
Koi tumhare itne Naaz uthaaye to Batana,
EID MUBARAK to har koi Keh dega tumse,
Koi Hamari tarah kahey to batana.
I wish you ALL a very happy and peaceful Eid.
May Allah accept your good deeds, forgive your transgressions and
ease the suffering of all peoples around the globe.
Eid Mubarik
Eid mubarak wishes
No shadows to depress u, Only joys to surround u, God himself to bless u,
these r my wishes for u, Today, tomorrow, and every day.
Eid Mubarik.
Eid mubarak text message in urdu/hindi
Zindegi ka her pal khushiyon se kam na ho
aap ka her din eid ke din se kam na ho
aisa eid ka din apko hamesha naseeb ho
eid mubarak
Eid mubarak SMS in urdu/hindi
Jab kabhi bin mange aap per khushion ki barsaat ho,
jab kabhi app ka dil anjaani khushi se betaab ho,
to samaj lena koi aap ko duaon main yaad kar raha hai.
Happy Eid
Eid mubarak Greetings message
May Allah flood your life with happiness,
u r heart with love,
ur soul with spirtual,
ur mind with wisdom,
Eid Mubarak to you from all of my heart
Eid mubarak poem sms
The moon has been sighted The samoosas are ready
Here comes EID so just go steady
Lots of duas is all i request
and just wanted to wish you all the BEST!!!
“Eid Mubarak”
Cute Eid text message
Here comes the day, once in a blue moon.
With chanda mama shinin up bright And blessing everyone…
Her luv so tender, merciful.
Shinin down on the earth wishin us “Happy eid”..”Eid mubarak”
Eid wish sms to special friend
Hum app ki yaad main udas hain,
Bas app say milnay ki ass hay,
Chahay dost kitnay hi kion na hoon,
Mere liye tp app hi sab se khas hain
Eid Mubarak To My Cute, Sweet and Special Friend.
Cute Eid text message
Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak
Our Eid has come
To bring us peace
To bring us love
To charish our life
It is the time
We Muslims came together
Shoulder to shoulder
It is the time
We Muslims
Share our love
Share believe
Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak.
Patrick announced Thursday she will run a full Nationwide schedule next year, along with a limited number of Cup races. Her Cup schedule has not been set. Patrick hasn't lacked for relevant advice in the early stages of her NASCAR career,
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Tonight at 10 pm EDT on HBO, the new "Mayweather vs Ortiz 24/7" series will debut, and Bad Left Hook will be here for you to talk about the half-hour episode live with fellow boxing fans who aren't watching UFC 134 tonight. (If you are watching UFC 134
Joe talks about the Pawel Wolak Vs Delvin Rodriguez fight. He also breaks down Pacquiao Vs. Marquez and Mayweather Vs. Ortiz. We also discuss the NJ judge suspensions that took place after the Paul Williams Vs Erislandy Lara fight.
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OCEAN CITY, Md. — With Hurricane Irene taking aim at the Maryland shore, officials ordered thousands of residents and visitors to leave Ocean City while Gov. Martin O'Malley warned of the dangers of the "monster" storm.
O'Malley declared a state of emergency Thursday. He warned state residents to prepare for what he called a large, deadly and "slow-moving hurricane that is bearing down on the state of Maryland."
The governor said Irene's epicenter is expected to arrive off the coast of Ocean City, with the eye wall possibly even over the beach community by 2 a.m. Sunday.
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said Thursday there were probably about 125,000 to 150,000 people in Ocean City. The city has about 7,000 residents.
Meehan said the last time Ocean City ordered an evacuation was in 1985 for Hurricane Gloria.
