Friday, July 18, 2014

It's Her #HenNight! Adanna Ohakim and David Steinaker Enjoy Final Day As Singletons

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Adanna Ohakim, joined by her beau David Steinanker and their friends, had her hen night yesterday in Dublin Ireland where they both live.

At the party was her twin sister Adanma Ohakim and her own beau as well as their younger sister, Chioma and more friends and family who have arrived for the wedding.

The couple's white wedding takes place tomorrow, 19th of July, also in Dublin. More photos from the party below.

First Photos From Sisi Yemmie And Yomi's Church Wedding and Reception

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Sisi Yemmie looked absolutely stunning in her ivory lace and satin ball gown for her wedding to her dashing groom and sweetheart of many years, Bobo Yomi!

So let's give it up for the latest couple in town - Mr. & Mrs. Odusanya!

Check out more photos below, and see their traditional wedding pictures here.

Happy married life Sisi and Yomi, God bless your marriage.

Couple Love - Jennifer Aniston Gushes Over Fiance Justin Theroux

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Jennifer Aniston was at a party celebrating her fiance Justin Theroux, and shared some details of her own about what makes him so special to her. She gushed;

“I commend him for his courage. This is not normal for him. He’s so graceful and utterly kind and golden. It is amazing. He’s just so beautiful and handsome to me, and I love that his eyeballs are so beautifully captured because those eyes just knock me out every day. He just gets better every year. He’s just like a lost gem in the sand, and he’s just always been there and been brilliant, and now this is just in a different light.”

It's A Second Wedding For 9-year-old Boy And His 61-year-old Wife In South Africa

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A nine-year-old schoolboy has become one of the world's youngest grooms for the second time -- marrying his 62-year-old wife again.

Looking a little taller but still in last year's silvery tuxedo, baby faced Saneie Masilela clutched the hand of Helen Shabangu as they repeated their vows one year on.

Last year the boy, from nearby Tshwane, tied the knot with bride Helen after claiming he had been told by his dead ancestors to wed.

Shockingly his family took the message from the heavens seriously and hurriedly forked out £500 for the bride and a further £1,000 for the big day.

Casting Agency Wants Only Dark-skinned Out of Shape Black Women For Poor Roles?

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And we say we are beyond race in America. If this post-racial, then I can only shake my head.

The casting agency for the biopic about the musical rap group NWA has attempted to solely cast “not in good shape” and “dark skin tone” African-American girls to play poor people in the movie.

The agency released an ad seeking L.A.-based women to apply for one of several categories of extras that will be featured in the film. The breakdown is as follows:

This Teacher's Letter to Her Class About The 'Many Ways to Be Smart' Is A Must Read For Parents

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I was one of those who did OK with tests and exams, but a few of them tripped me up and made me cry when someone else did better or took the position I wanted.

It is now at this stage in my life, that I've realized those standardized tests make it seem like we're all the same, which we're not. This teacher tries to let the kids in their class understand that too, I love it.

In case you can't read it from the image, below is the letter in full;

These Passengers Missed MH17 By Minutes While Another Died After Changing Flights To Get On

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Time and chance, they say, happens to us all. As more news about the crashed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 come out, you want to simply break down and cry. The grief is overwhelming for the almost 300 people that died, and yet there are glimmers of relief for a few that were saved in one way or another.

Barry and Izzy Sim (above) were planning to travel to Kuala Lumpur with their young baby on Flight MH17 but were told by staff at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that the plane was too full.

The family was then given seats on a later KLM flight, that would depart at a later time. The couple cancelled the KLM flight after the wife refused to fly when they heard that MH17 had crashed.

Barry Sim and his wife spoke of their reactions after he hearing the plane they so desperately wanted to board was shot down.

First Photos of Passengers Including 80 Children That Died In Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash

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Among the 298 dead in the Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash yesterday were 80 children, including three Australian children, (pictured left), Mo Maslin, 12, (left), his brother Otis, eight, (centre) and sister Evie Maslin, 10, (right) who were traveling with their grandfather Nick Morris.

According to Australian newspapers, the family had been on holiday and the children’s parents had remained in Amsterdam for a few extra days while Mr Norris took his grandchildren on MH17 to get them back to Australia in time for school. The plane was going from Kuala Lumpur to Australia.

More than 100 AIDS researchers who were heading to an international conference in Australia were also on board the plane. 

U.S. Intelligence Confirms Pro-Russian Rebels Shot Down Malaysian Airlines MH17

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As bodies have begun to be recovered from the crashed Malaysian Airlines MH17 in Eastern Ukraine, preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment indicates that the plane was shot down by an antiaircraft missile fired by pro-Russian separatists.

After speculations yesterday, US officials believe the attack was likely carried out using an SA-11 surface-to-air missile system, or a similar class of weapon. The SA-11 is an early version of the Buk antiaircraft system that has been identified by Ukrainian authorities as the weapon used to bring down the airliner.

According to a report by the Washington Post, the U.S. official cautioned that the assessment is not final and that U.S. analysts are still investigating.

Below are transcipt of audio conversations between Russian Military and Ukrainian Separatists obtained by Ukraine Officials moments after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down.

Google Doodle Honors Nelson Mandela, South African Activist, For Posthumous 96th Birthday.

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NELSON MANDELA : 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013

Google has honored former South African President, anti-apartheid revolutionary and philanthropist Nelson Mandela with a Doodle on the occasion of the leader's 96th birthday.

Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa from 1994-99, turns 96th on Friday, 18th July.

Born on July 18, 1918, Mandela became involved in anti-colonial politics and joined African National Congress (ANC) where he also served as the President from 1991-97. However, prior to being the president of ANC, he gained prominence during the 1952 Defiance Campaign of the ANC.

Arrested and convicted for conspiracy to overthrow the state in 1962, he was sentence to life imprisonment and served 27 years of his life in prison until his release in 1990.