Monday, August 11, 2014

Kerry Washington Admits It Was Tough Being Olivia Pope While Pregnant

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Kerry Washington welcomed her first child with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, daughter Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha, back in April. So for most of the last season of Scandal, the 37-year-old Scandal actress was pregnant, and she successfully concealed her baby bump to play Olivia Pope on the TV show.

However, Kerry admits she struggled with the emotional roller coaster of being pregnant while filming Scandal where her character Olivia Pope was not pregnant. Kerry revealed to The Hollywood Reporter;

"All of last season was a challenge for me, on a few levels. For one thing, I was going through this amazing physical transition, this physical journey of having a baby, that my character was not going through. And I work very physically. What I do is often grounded in the body. That meant I had to figure out how to be this woman while my instrument was changing and evolving every day. It was like seeing the keys on a piano jump around on a daily basis. It was tough for me to even maintain Olivia's walk because of the changes.

Kim And Kanye West Receive Sweet Makeovers As Best Disney Couples Of All Time!

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Cosmopolitan magazine has worked with Holly Shortall, an Ireland-based fashion illustrator to turn Kim Kardashian and Kanye West into some of the sweetest and most heartwarming couples in Disney's favorite love stories.

I love me some Disney, and I can only wish Kim and Kanye get their forever after.

My favorite is Belle and the Beast above. See the rest of the illustrations below and comment on which is yours?

Maternity Style - Kourtney Kardashian In Plunging White Lace Jumpsuit

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Kourtney Kardashian is reportedly expecting her third baby before the end of the year and she's one pretty pregnant lady.

In a not so conventional maternity style, the 35-year-old reality star stepped out in a plunging white lace jumpsuit which showed off her cleavage and baby bump.

She accesorized with a gold bracelet and boxy black and white clutch. Kourtney was joined by her partner Scott Disick who looked a lot more casual in a grey T-shirt, checked shirt and black trousers.

Man Proposes To Girlfriend On Emirates Flight

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A loved-up passenger Stuart Mackinnon surprised his girlfriend Victoria Loudon by proposing at 35,000ft on board their Emirates A380 flight from Dubai to Brisbane.

When Stuart boarded the flight to Brisbane with his girlfriend Victoria, he knew he was going to propose - but he had no idea how memorable the event would become.

He told one of the crew of his plans to pop the question and they all decided to help him make the moment as special as possible.

They got the attention of the Baradene College Concert Band, who were travelling on the same flight, and they agreed to join in, The band provided musical backing while an Emirates crew member sang, "What A Wonderful World."

Catholic Church Bans Sign of Peace Greeting And Communion on Worshippers’ Tongues

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To check the likely spread of the Ebola virus, the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has announced new procedures for worshippers at Church Mass.

The measures were contained in a directive by the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, and include the administration of the Holy Communion on the palm of the faithful as against placing it on the tongue of the recipient.

It also calls for the stoppage of hand shake by worshippers done during consecration of the Holy Communion as sign of peace.

The Final Dose Of Experimental Ebola Drug Will Be Used To Treat Spanish Priest

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The Spanish priest, Miguel Pajares, who got infected with Ebola while working in Liberia will be treated with ZMapp.

The drug arrived at Madrid’s La Paz-Carlos III hospital where the 75-year-old missionary was being treated in isolation, the health ministry said in a statement late on Saturday.

According to reports, the dose sent to Spain for the priest is the third and final dose of ZMapp available currently. The company says more doses will only become available in 2015.

Some people on social media have already pointed out that it seems unfair that African's request for the drugs were denied after the initial two doses of the experimental drug was also used on two Americans infected with Ebola.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

First Ebola Virus Victim - Patient Zero Has Been Identified as a Two-Year-Old Boy In Guinea

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Researchers tracing the Ebola virus back to patient zero think that they have identified him, a two-year-old boy who died on December 6, 2013. The toddler fell ill while in a village in southeastern Guinea called Guéckédou.

This small village is like a three nation intersection, as it sits on the border of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. All three of these places have been heavily effected by the Ebola virus outbreak.

Scientists think that because the disease started in Guéckédou, it had an easy entry path into the three nations in West Africa that have suffered so many deaths between them.

There have now been 1,779 cases of Ebola reported and 961 people have died from the deadly disease.

One Direction Wins Big At Teen Choice Awards And Full List Of Winners

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Boyband One Direction topped the music categories at the Teen Choice Awards, receiving 10 surfboard prizes in total, including Choice Music Group, Choice Summer Tour for their ongoing Where We Are trek, and Choice Love Song for You and I

They also won for Choice Break-Up Song and Choice Single: Group for 'Story of My Life'.

In the social media category, they also won for the best twit, kings and hotties!

#EbolaOutbreak - Nigerians In Canada And Hong Kong Quarantined After Showing Symptoms

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Nigerians travelling into or out of Nigeria have to be aware of possible checks and tests at the airports at the countries of their destination. If possible, please do not travel at this time.

A patient with flu-like symptoms who recently visited Nigeria was put into isolation at an Ontario hospital but later tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus.

The man had complained of fever, headache, muscle pain and malaise and was held in isolation at Brampton Civic Hospital which instituted heightened infection-control procedures after the patient was admitted.

Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Eric Hoskins confirmed that the man, who recently travelled to Canada from Nigeria, is now "doing well" and anticipated to have a "full and speedy recovery."

NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart Hits And Kills Sprint Race Car Driver Kevin Ward [Photos]

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Three-time Nascar champion Tony Stewart has struck and killed a 20-year-old race car driver, Kevin Ward Jr, 20, during a local sprint race in New York.

The younger driver died after being struck by the car of Tony Stewart while standing in the race tracks.

According  to eyewitnesses, Stewart and Ward had collided on a previous lap of the dirt track race on Saturday. Ward then climbed out of his car to show his displeasure and was on track confronting Stewart when he was suddenly struck and thrown into the air by Stewart's car.