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Friday, October 12, 2012

European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize

A European flag reflects in a building of the EU headquarters in BrusselsThe European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo announced the winner of the prestigious prize during a ceremony Friday.

The committee says "the union and its core members have for over 6 decades contributed to the advancement of peace, reconciliation democracy and human rights in Europe."

The committee said although the European Union is current undergoing "grave economic difficulties" and "considerable social unrest"  it wished to focus on the E.'s stabilizing role in transforming Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace.

The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported an hour ahead of the announcement that the decision, by the five-member panel, was unanimous.

Nobel prize announcements began Monday with the medicine prize going to stem cell researchers John Gurdon of Britain and Japan's Shinya Yamanaka. Frenchman Serge Haroche and American David Wineland won the physics prize on Tuesday for work on quantum particles. Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the chemistry prize on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Chinese author Mo Yan was awarded the prize for literature.

The Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences will be announced on October 15.

The winners will receive their prizes at formal ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo on December 10.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Nicole Scherzinger discusses struggle with bulimia; “It was like my addiction”



Nicole Scherzinger has spoken out about her long battle with bulimia for a new documentary. TheX Factor judge admits to her struggles with the eating disorder in a VHI Behind The Music special, admitting that she never talked about it at the time because she didn’t want to seem like a victim.
“It's embarrassing. I never spoke about it. Like I said, I never want to play a victim, and I never wanted my family to hear about things from me because I think it would break their heart,” she explains.
“I guess it was like my addiction, right? I never did drugs, but kinda doing things to myself was my addiction. It's like when I got off stage, I was on this high, and I'd come back to my room and I'd be alone, so I would just do things. My bulimia was my addiction; hurting myself was my addiction,” she admits.
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The former Pussycat Doll also confesses to trying to hide her self harming injuries from the rest of the girlsl in the group, “I did it everyday for, like, years. Every time I had a second to be alone, I was doing something to myself. You get, like, blisters on your hands or scars on your hands, and I'd try to hide those. I think the girls could tell.”
Nicole says said she has since ended her self-destructive behaviour. We're very glad to hear it.

Kim Kardashian: ‘I’ve gained weight because I’m happy’


Kim Kardashian: ‘I’ve gained weight because I’m happy’
They may be one of the reasons for her worldwide fame, but Kim Kardashian says she’s taking action to rein in her curves.
Kim’s been spotted working out on South Beach in Miami and been tweeting about her weight struggles in recent days, after a magazine claimed she’d gained 15 to 20lbs since she began dating Kanye West.
Earlier this week, Kim tweeted: “How is it that @KourtneyKardash & I have the same amount of weight to lose but she just had a baby! SMH help! LOL.”
And now she’s opened up on her blog about her plan to use a dietary aid to lose weight, saying: “I started QuickTrim a few weeks ago just before I went to Australia because yes, I have gained some weight… but I guess being happy and comfortable does that to you.
“But it’s all good! I am back in the gym, watching what I eat and that combined with starting QuickTrim again means I’m feeling positive.
“I just want to be at my target weight and feel good about myself. I hate feeling heavy and lazy and it’s not a nice feeling when my clothes don’t fit. Just gotta stay focused! Xo”
Don’t worry Kim, we’ve all been there – nothing wrong with a bit of love chub at the beginning of a new relationship!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Kim Kardashian tries to keep up with Hulk Hogan's guns!


“What you gonna do…when you have @hulkhogan in the house!!!!!” is what Kim Kardashianinstagrammed after posing with the original muscle man himself.

The 31-year-old reality star attended a Miami nightclub last night and flexed her guns with the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time.

We knew it was going to be a good night for the Queen Kardashian as she tweeted earlier in the evening, “We’re going out tonight…it’s going down!”

After tweeting this picture of herself, Rob Kardashian, Scott Disick and a few other friends stating, “Ain’t nobody fresher than my clique.”


It is no secret that Kim wants to shed some weight and was recently seen taking a walk, in gym gear, on Miami beach, with her sister, Kourtney Kardashian.

Letting all her fans know, “How is it that @KourtneyKardash & I have the same amount of weight to lose but she just had a baby! SMH help! LOL.”

Kourtney's daughter, Penelope Scotland Disick, made her first worldwide debut on the cover of Us Weekly, with her mum, dad and big brother Mason Disick, 2.
Reportedly after seeing herself on the episode of Kourtney giving birth, to Penelope in Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim thought that it was time to loose some lbs.

We’re still on the fence as to whose is bigger though? Kim K’s derriere? Or Hulk Hogan’s bicep?