Jada Pinkett on Rules of Marriage with Will Smith

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 86th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California, March 2, 2014.

Jada Pinkett Smith said her marriage is stronger than ever.

One reason, she said, was because they changed the way they view each other.

 

"We used to have all these rules, [but] as you go on in your relationship, you just get into a flow," she told Net-A-Porter magazine. "The thing I love is being in a place where it’s just like, Will, to me, encompasses everything. It’s almost as if calling him 'my husband' is too small of a word for what he means in my life -- and especially how I feel we, as women, identify the idea of a husband. I really had to mature and expand that."

ISIS Theatens To Retaliate US With War After Airstrikes

 

Few hours after the US launched devastating 'targeted airstrikes' on Islamist militants ISIS, who have seized many towns in Iraq and are killing non-Muslims, the Jihadist group has vowed to 'raise their flag at the White House". 

Some members and supporters of the terrorist group took to twitter yesterday to threaten the US with war. They tweeted gruesome pics of dead American soldiers from the previous war in the country, U.S. marines hung from bridges in Fallujah, decapitated men, human heads on spikes, and pics from the deadly attack on US on 9/11. They also vowed to blow up US embassies.

With the hashtag #AmessagefromISIStoUS, over 2000 threatening tweets were posted on Twitter. One member wrote "This is a message is for every American citizen. You are the target of every Muslim in the world wherever you are.'. Another one wrote "ready to cut your heads dear Americans O sons of bitches. Come quickly.'

Reacting, a US military official said ISIS is yet to know the full power of the US military force and will soon find out what they are capable of.

US Ebola Patient Dr. Kent Brantly Speaks out for the First Time

 - read his statement

Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the two US doctors who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, has spoken out for the first time. He released a statement from his isolation room at Emory University in Atlanta where he's being treated after he was flown out of Liberia last week. He is the first Ebola patient to receive experimental serum, ZMapp. Below is the statement Brantly released to the media yesterday

“I am writing this update from my isolation room at Emory University Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are providing the very best care possible. I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for His mercy as I have wrestled with this terrible disease. I also want to extend my deep and sincere thanks to all of you who have been praying for my recovery as well as for Nancy and for the people of Liberia and West Africa.

“My wife Amber and I, along with our two children, did not move to Liberia for the specific purpose of fighting Ebola. We went to Liberia because we believe God called us to serve Him at ELWA Hospital."

 “One thing I have learned is that following God often leads us to unexpected places. When Ebola spread into Liberia, my usual hospital work turned more and more toward treating the increasing number of Ebola patients. I held the hands of countless individuals as this terrible disease took their lives away from them. I witnessed the horror first-hand, and I can still remember every face and name.

Graphic Photo of Children Beheaded by ISIS #Lordhavemercy

 

 

Islamist Militant group ISIS has been killing non-Muslims in many cities in Iraq and Syria in their effort to eradicate the Christian faith in the countries...and they are not sparing children. There's been several executions of believers, including crucifixions and the beheadings of children. The children's heads are being erected on poles in a city park according to an eyewitness who spoke with CNN.

"There is a park in Mosul where they actually beheaded children and put their heads on a stick and have them in the park. The world hasn't seen this kind of atrocity in generations"  a prominent Chaldean-American businessman Mark Arabo told CNN

 

See some of the horrific photos + images of extreme brutality by ISIS on their prisoners. Members of the Sunni Shaitat tribe are taken from their homes rounded up and marched to their deaths. ISIS shared some these horrific images online.

A child beheaded

A man  holds the lifeless body of his decapitated daughter, executed by ISIS because she was of a Christian family.

See more photos after the cut

Average Internet Penetration in Europe is 68%

All Men Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Excerpt from GANG RAPE, GANGSTER AND MS. PEPPLES. PART 3

ARGUMENT 3: All Men Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Why do good men have to pay for other men’s bad behavior? First, a lot of good guys are paying for the mistrust of the bad omen. Do not blame women who fails to see a guy for what he is. They have tried that and often times let down. In a culture where rape and assault is high, women tend to be more suspicious and skeptical. As already adapted by some court justice, ‘all men are guilty until proven guilty’ should be changed to ‘all men are innocent until proven guilty’. That is the best way to tackle this issue in a post-modern way.

All men and women have the right to a fair trial. And once trial starts, if the prosecutor fails to prove beyond reasonable doubt, then the presumption ‘all men are innocent until proven guilty’ remains intact while the defendant is entitled to an acquittal. But in some western community this idea is only in print and far from reality. This is more evident in instances where a person getting arrested, is treated like a perpetrator, and thrown in jail on fabricated but sworn testimony of another person (an angry ex-wife and her trifling mother-in-law) and remain in custody until a bail comes through without due process. This has to stop

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Barack Obama Orders US Military to Begin Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq

Less than a day after US president Barack Obama authorized US airstrikes on Islamist militants, ISIS, in Iraq, American military jets have launched devastating air raids, killing many ISIS members.

This afternoon two F18 warplanes attacked ISIS and their vehicles with 500lb laser-guided bombs.

ISIS is said to be the most well equipped and richest terror group in the world after they sized weapons from Iraqi military and also took weapons left behind by the US after they left Iraq in 2011. Some months back, they attacked Iraqi central bank and took $400million in cash.

America has also dropped relief supplies to hundreds of thousands of non-Muslim who are trapped in Sinjar mountains after fleeing their homes following deadly attacks by ISIS.

Harper is all Talk and No Action Against Putin Says Senatoor Colin

Stephen Harper likes to poke the bear a.k.a. Vladimir Putin.

The Canadian prime minister has slammed Putin's "expansionism and militarism" and called the Russian president a "throwback" to the evil mindset of the Soviet Union.

In terms of the words Mr. Harper uses, I appreciate his forthright condemnation of Putin's behaviour in Ukraine. The 20th century was an ugly one for Europe, and the world can't afford leaders colouring outside the lines when it comes to annexing territory or messing with the internal affairs of its neighbours.

Historians J.L. Granatstein and William Kaplan have co-authored an article applauded the Canadian prime minister for being ahead of the pack in identifying Putin's nasty behaviour in Ukraine, outing him as "a Stalinist using Nazi big lie techniques and Soviet-era disinformation tactics to camouflage his government's actions and shift blame."

They commended Harper's exhortations to Canada's allies to mobilize to counter Russian expansionism -- to activate NATO and to impose economic sanctions to make Putin think twice about throwing his weight around. All good.

But these words are fluff unless Canada is willing to put its money where it's mouth is when it comes to standing up to the Putins of this world.

This government, which swaggers around in fatigues, pretending to be a friend of the Canadian Forces, has a lot to answer for when it comes to maintaining a military that can play its role in the world when these kinds of crises arise.

Photo: Cute Pics of North West

FIFA President Teases Canadian WorldCup

FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks during the opening press conference for the FIFA Women's Under 20 World Cup in Toronto, Ontario on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014.

Sepp Blatter appeared at peace.

Perhaps it was lingering memories of a chaotic Brazilian World Cup that have FIFA’s president so happy to be in Canada. Maybe it was a modestly attended press conference where he faced no questions about bidding corruption, 2018 World Cup host Russia’s alleged military involvement in Ukraine or labour rights in 2022 host Qatar.

Whatever the reason, Canada suits Blatter just fine. So fine in fact that Blatter didn’t have to be asked about a possible World Cup in Canada — he brought it up on his own.

Photo: Palestinian man inspects an Israeli drone that fails to explode

A Palestinian man inspects an Israeli warhead that failed to explode on the side of a road, during a ceasefire in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip.

Avril Lavigne Gets 17-Carat Anniversary Gift From Husband

Singer Avril Lavigne and her husband Chad Kroeger attend the 2013 Huading Awards ceremony at The Venetian Macao, Oct. 7, 2013, in Macau.

Well, Chad Kroeger sure knows how to celebrate a wedding anniversary.

The Nickelback frontman got his wife Avril Lavigne a ridiculous 17-carat ring to celebrate the couple's first year together as man and wife. 

"I still can't believe my 1 year anniversary gift. 17 carat emerald cut. Wow. I love my hubby," Lavigne tweeted alongside a picture with her wearing the HUGE rock. 

Lavigne and Kroeger married last July 1 in the south of France in front of a small group of loved ones. The wedding took place at Chateau de Napoule, a medieval castle near Cannes and Lavigne wore a black tulle Monique Lhuillier gown. 

This is Kroeger’s first marriage and the second for Lavigne, who was married to Sum 41's Deryck Whibley from 2006 to 2009.

Photo: 888,246 ceramic poppies are planted in memory of Veterans

A Chelsea Pensioner walks amongst ceramic red poppies in the moat at the Tower of London in London. It is slowly turning red as some 888,246 ceramic poppies are planted in memory of the British and Commonwealth dead from World War I.

Breaking News! WHO Declares Ebola an International Health Emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola Epidemic an International Health Emergency, stating that "a coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread of Ebola" which has killed almost a 1000 people in four west African countries.

 

At an emergency meeting today August 8th, the Geneva based UN health agency said the declaration of an international emergency will help in raising the level of vigilance for transmission of the virus.

 

WHO advised countries identified to have been infested by the deadly Ebola virus - Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Lieone and Liberia - to declare a state of emergency and that there should be no general ban on international travel or trade on these countries.

Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's head of health security in a telephone interview with reporters stressed that Ebola is not a mysterious disease and that with the right steps and measures to deal with infected people, Ebola's spread could be stopped.

Photo: Heat Wave Warning in South Korea

A child lies in a pool of water to cool down in central Seoul on a day when South Korea's state weather agency issued a heat wave warning.

How Beverly Johnson became American Vogue's first black cover girl

Model agents told her she'd never make it, hairdressers refused to touch her hair and Kodak didn't even make film that could cope with her skin tone, but somehow 40 years ago Beverly Johnson became the first black woman on the cover of American Vogue.

"You mean there's never been a woman of colour on the cover of Vogue magazine? Are you kidding me? We're in the 1970s."

When Beverly Johnson found out that she'd made the August 1974 cover of the fashion bible she was ecstatic - but also outraged to discover she was breaking a racial taboo for the first time.

At 21, she'd only been modelling for a couple of years and didn't know that her goal - to be on Vogue's front cover - would put her in the history books.

When the picture hit the newsstands - with Johnson, her hair swept back, wearing an unseasonably warm angora cardigan and Bulgari diamond loop earrings - she started getting calls from newspapers and magazines from all over the world.

"That's when I knew it was a big deal, when people told me it was a big deal," she says.

"I was interviewed by people from Africa and from Europe. They were saying, 'It's about time that America woke up!' It was just life-changing."

Johnson grew up in an all-white neighbourhood in Buffalo, upstate New York, largely unaware of the racial tensions elsewhere.

Her mother, an African American from Louisiana, and her father, a Native American, never spoke about race.

Photo: Indian commuters make their way along a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Amritsar

Indian commuters make their way along a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Amritsar.

OMG! Wife sets husband on fire for molesting her 7 year old daughter

Is she the mother of the year or what? You sexually assault a 7 year old girl and you deserve to be set on fire...

Wxyz.com  reports

A man who was badly burned after his wife allegedly set him on fire is now facing sex crime charges involving his 7-year-old stepdaughter.

Police in Washington state said Tatanysha Hedman, 40, doused her sleeping husband in gasoline before setting him on fire.

Hedman, 40, was arrested and told police she set her husband, Vincent Phillips, 52, on fire because he hurt her 7-year-old daughter, who is his stepdaughter. She said she did it because shooting him "was too nice," 

Ebola Health Crisis Update: Spain Treats First Case

The Ebola virus has spread to Europe. A Spanish priest infected with the virus in Liberia arrived in Madrid for treatment today. 75 year old Miguel Pajares (pictured above) had been working as a missionary in Liberia when he tested positive for Ebola at the San Jose de Monrovia Hospital in Monrovia. A medically-equipped military jet was sent to Liberia yesterday to repatriate Pajares.

A Spanish nun named Paciencia Melgar working in Equatorial Guinea has also tested positive to Ebola and will also be repatriated to Spain.

The priest and the nun belonged to a Catholic humanitarian group that runs hospitals around the world, and had been helping to treat patients infected with the virus when they were infected.

 The Spanish priest as he arrived in Madrid today...

Ebola Drug Discoveries Made in Winnipeg Lab, Canada

Gary Kobinger works in a mobile laboratory installed by specialists of the National Public Health Agency of Canada, in Mweka, Congo, Friday, Sept. 28, 2007. The experimental Ebola drug given to two American aid workers is based on years of research done at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / AP / WHO, Christopher Black)

Canadian research is at the heart of an experimental Ebola therapy recently given to two American aid workers infected while caring for patients in Liberia.

The unlicenced drug, called ZMapp, is made of three monoclonal antibodies, disease fighting proteins that target a specific part of an invading pathogen, in this case the Ebola Zaire virus. That is the specific strain of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.

Two of the monoclonal antibodies are the product of years of research done at the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, the agency confirmed in an email late Monday.

The third was developed at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, known as USAMRIID.

"Canada is a world leader in research and we are proud of the advances made at the NML (National Microbiology Laboratory) in this area," a spokesperson for the agency said via email Monday night.
The former head of the Winnipeg-based laboratory said he was delighted to hear that the Canadian-designed monoclonal antibodies had been used in this way.

"This is really gratifying to see the work come to fruition," said Dr. Frank Plummer, who stepped down as the lab's scientific director at the end of March.

"It's a big achievement after years and years of very hard work."

The Canadian research was done under the leadership of Dr. Gary Kobinger who heads the special pathogens research program at the national laboratory. His team had developed a cocktail of three monoclonal antibodies called ZMAb, the rights to which were recently acquired by LeafBio of San Diego, Calif.

7 Top Tourism Destinations in Canada

Canada offers many diverse tourist attractions within its borders spanning from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic in the east, to the Arctic Ocean in the north and to the world’s longest undefended border shared with the United States to the south. Whether it’s “fly in” fishing in the Northwest Territories, an exotic sampling of urban nightlife in old Quebec City or anything in between, Canada has a destination for virtually any taste.

1. The Calgary Stampede

Tourists captivated by the colorful culture of the west may be interested in witnessing “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”, The Calgary Stampede, taking place for ten days each July. The Calgary Stampede is a spectacular event drawing in excess of 1.2 million visitors each year. Tourists taking in the Stampede are treated to rodeo and agricultural competitions including Chuckwagon races, a midway, stage shows, concerts and First Nations exhibitions. Stampede Park also hosts year-round sports, trade shows and other entertaining events. The site includes the hockey arena Pengrowth Saddledome, BMO Centre, a casino and of course the racetrack flanked by the grandstand

2. Toronto International Film Festival

In mid-September, movie fans and film creators from around the globe flock to Toronto, Ontario for the Toronto International Film Festival, attending premier screenings of the season’s most relevant releases. Film buffs visiting Toronto are entertained by the stars outside the cinemas as well; many of Hollywood’s “A list” thespians can be spotted on the red carpet en route to industry parties in the city’s entertainment district, in fashionable Yorkville or in the more recently developed creative Mecca of Gooderham and Worts in the distillery district.

How Do We Know Who To Keep Around

Animal Sexual Outlets as Alternative Purnishment for Sexual Violators

Excerpt from GANG RAPE, GANGSTER AND MS. PEPPLES. PART 3

ARGUMENT 2: Animal Sexual Outlets

There were uproar from many corners when republican former governor of Missouri, Matt Blunt made announcements to have people who forcibly rape children get executed as penal consequences for the despicable acts. One of the alternative real solutions tabled was to provide a sex outlets in some like a trailer park where anyone who has an urge to rape a child can go for some sexual relief with animals instead. That is animal cruelty and second degree rape.

Evil cannot be an alternative solution for evil. The idea is idiotic, were they attracted to animals in the first place, try rape a Siberian tiger, you’ll know better. If you know going out to snick in a tiger’s butt is suicidal and have yourself restrain, you will also restrain yourself from all manners of sexual assault, knowing fully well the penalty is death. I am with Matt on this one, men have been having improper sexual experiments with women and minors for centuries, what better way than to resolve this menace. Who will see a fire and jump in except they are ready to die. It will amaze you that some men are more than ready. We are not holding them back any longer, let them burn to ashes and save the rest of humanity some sanity.

I think India is taking a step in good faith. The four men convicted over gang rape of photojournalist in Mumbai were sentenced to an amended Indian law that sets death as the maximum sentence if convicted of more than one sexual assault. I recommend this as a starter but in the next five years, if this is not enough to deter rapists, we can flip this rule to first offenders as well. In places like US and Canada, many people are against the death penalty, literally they support rapist killing others and all we can reward them for their draconian act is pardon. Wait till it happen to their ward. It is easy to have imbalance opinion about something you are not directly involved with.

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Warren Buffet Berkshire Posts Record Quarterly Profit

Warren Buffett, left, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., chats with other guests at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho in July. Getty Images

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted a record quarterly profit, a 41% jump tied to gains at its railroad, energy and other businesses as the U.S. economy continued its recovery.

 

Berkshire reported a profit of $6.4 billion, or $3,889 a Class A share, compared with $4.54 billion, or $2,763 a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 11% to $49.76 billion, from $44.69 billion.

 

Berkshire, a conglomerate with more than 70 operating subsidiaries including insurance, manufacturing, construction and retail businesses, benefits from improvements in consumer spending, employment and rebounds in the housing market. It also owns a large portfolio of securities.

 

At its core is an insurance business, which includes Geico Corp. and reinsurer General Re, that brings in billions of dollars from premiums paid by customers.

Forbes' Top Ten Highest Earning Hollywood Actresses of 2014

Forbes yesterday released its list of the highest-earning actresses between June 2013 and June 2014 and Sandra Bullock topped the list with an estimated $51 million in earnings. 

 1. Sandra Bullock - $51million - mostly from her movie, Gravity
2. Jennifer Lawrence - $34million - mostly from her franchise movie, Hunger Games
3. Jennifer Aniston - $31million - From Friends, endorsement deals and small budget movies
4. Gwyneth Paltrow - $19million - From Iron Man 3 and endorsement deals
5. Angelina Jolie - $18million - Part-payment for Disney film - Maleficent
6. Cameron Diaz - $18million - Mostly from her movie, The Other Woman
7. Scarlett Johansson - $17million - Mostly from Avengers and endorsement deals
8. Amy Adams - $13million - From Man of Steel, American Hustle
9. Natalie Portman - $13million - mostly from Thor 2
10. Kristen Stewart - $12million - from upcoming films, American Ultra and Still Alice

WHO Calls For Emergency Meeting on Ebola in Swtizerland

Ebola virus in Africa outbreak is a new strain

Global health experts at the World Health Organisation are meeting to discuss new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak.

The meeting – being held in Geneva, Switzerland – is expected to last two days and will decide whether to declare a global health emergency.

That could involve imposing travel restrictions on affected areas.

The outbreak began last February and has since spread to four African countries, claiming nearly 900 lives.

It comes as leading infectious disease experts have called for experimental treatments to be offered more widely.

Two US aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia appear to be improving after receiving an unapproved medicine before being evacuated back to the US.

Canada loses U-20 opener 1-0 to Ghana in FIFA U-20 Women's WorldCup

Canada's Emma Fletcher (right) is tackled by Cynthia Yiadom during first half action in 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup action in Toronto on Tuesday August 5, 2014.

The pressure of playing at home, in the biggest match of their young careers, proved costly for Canada’s under-20 women’s soccer team Tuesday.

The Canadians dropped a 1-0 decision to Ghana in the opening game for both teams of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, a disappointing result for a host team that’s hoping to go far in this tournament.

“This is our first major tournament, and also it’s at home, we had a lot of people in the stands for us. It was a little added pressure,” said forward Nichelle Prince. “We knew it was coming, but it’s kind of different when you step on the field, and we had to get adjusted to that. It took us a few minutes to do that.”

Sherifatu Sumaila scored the game’s lone goal in the 22nd minute against a Canadian team that was on its heels in the early going. Sumaila capitalized on a cross from Edem Atovor, pouncing on a rebound after Canada’s ‘keeper Kailen Sheridan had pushed a shot away.

“I don’t think it was too much pressure, but it was certainly new pressure,” said Canadian coach Andrew Olivieri. “The biggest word right now is ‘adapt’ for them.”

Olivieri also said it was “a bit of a curse” not having to go through a qualifying tournament prior to the World Cup — Canada automatically qualified as the host country.

So Canada was lacking big-game experience “. . . not playing in big matches that you have to win. So this is the first match they’re faced with the need to get a result,” he said.

Winnipeg: More than 2000 speeding tickets tossed after error

More than 2,000 speeding tickets in Winnipeg are being cancelled or refunded due to an administrative error.

The tickets are being tossed because they cite the wrong section of a recently changed provincial law on speeding in construction zones.

Police say a computer used for photo radar had not been updated to cite the new section of the law.


Police say 2,574 photo radar tickets are affected

They were issued between June 27 and July 1 in the 7000 block of Kenaston Boulevard.

The fines would have brought in roughly $1 million

American Woman Fighting Ebola

Both Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly, who are members of Samaritan’s Purse involved in treating Ebola victims in Liberia, contracted the virus and are currently in a “stable but grave condition,” with Brantly taking a slight turn for the worse overnight, the organization said.

 

“Yesterday, an experimental serum arrived in the country, but there was only enough for one person. Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse in the statement. “However, Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly’s care. The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life.”

Nancy Writebol, an American hygienist employed by Serving in Mission (SIM), is in isolation at Samaritan’s Purse care center in Monrovia, Liberia.

 

Writebol and her husband, David, are missionaries who have been working in the region for decades, according to Today. They have been living in Monrovia since August 2013, CNN reported.

ncy was part of a joint SIM and Samaritan’s Purse team treating Ebola victims in Monrovia. She was involved in decontaminating medical workers who had direct contact with people fighting the Ebola virus.

Jeremy said his mother was helping the doctors and medical staff contain the deadly virus and “serving them as best she could.”

Video: How Teens Are Getting Tricked Into Using Heroin

When 20-year-old John purchased white powder at a party, he was told it was crushed painkillers. In reality, it was pure heroin. For four months, John's mother says he unknowingly snorted heroin before he realized what it was. John desperately tried to overcome his heroin addiction, but ended up tragically dying of an overdose.

John's story is not unique. The premiere episode of "Oprah Prime" explored the deep impact of heroin addiction with Russell Brand and shed light on a startling trend in which teens and young adults like John are being misled into taking the drug by friends and dealers. Jack Riley, DEA Special Agent in Charge, has seen the dangerous trend firsthand.

"We see heroin traffickers really trying to hook prospective new customers into the heroin addiction simply by not telling them what it is they're selling," Riley says.

Twenty-four-year-old Vincent, a former college football player and a recovering heroin user, admits to being on the other side of the trend. "I used to trick people into doing heroin so that they would do it with me," he says. "I would tell them it was OxyContin, Vicodin, cocaine –- really, anything. Anything less than heroin."