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Behave Yourself

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If you see to it each day that your conduct is impeccable, the following day will be completely clear, and you will be free to carry out your plans, always vigilant that you leave no loose ends. In this way, each new day will find you free and well disposed.
Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov


More Than Just A Pretty Face

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She is Nicki Lee

She Is MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE
Michael Stylez Jackson: I am glad I could catch you this morning Nicki I was wondering could you just give our audience a brief history. 
 When and where were you born and raised? 
What school did you graduate from? 
Did you got to college? Also what is one of your favorite food?

Nicki Lee: I just had a birthday Jan4...I was born and raised in Dallas Tx where I went to W W Samuel high school.I went to Ogle's School of Hair, Skin and Nails. My favorite food is Chinese.

MSJ: So Ms. Lee what actually sparked your interest in the world of modeling and what genre did you come into the industry under?
NL: When I was about 8 I saw a picture of a beautiful black woman in a Avon book and I wanted to be like her...I still have the picture!
MSJ:  who has been your favorite photographer to actually
work with?
NL: I've always been short and curvy so I knew being an Urban model would be tge best fit for me. I've worked with some really talented photographers like Derrick D. Brown, Carlton Primm and Charles Croomes its impossible to pick just one as my favorite because they all captured me in different ways.
MSJ: What woild you like to accomplish through model? Do you think that the world of modeling could benefit a young woman or man that May have been bullied, also how could this be accomplished?
NL: I want to be able to show my many layers through modeling as well as express myself to the camera. I know modeling can help with those that have and or being bullied...Models aren't perfect and to capture those imperfections can show that its ok to be different.
MSJ:And final question is this.....What makes you More Than Just A Pretty Face? 

NL: Michael What Makes me More Than Just A Pretty Face is the fact that I take life as it comes...I'm a hard worker and I love to be challenged.I know everyday isn't promised so I live it like its my last...I'm so humbled by what life has given me both good and bad.

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ljóðin

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Ástin

Ástin mín ég elska þig svo mikið,
að missa þig væri samstundis dauði.
Án þín væri ég aðeins tóm skel,
sem verður aðeins heil með þér.

Ástin kemur í mörgum formum,
móðurást og föðurást eru mikilvægastar.
Ást mín til þín er skilyrðislaus,
jafnvel þótt þú elskir mig ekki tilbaka.

Ávallt mun ég elska þig,
jafnvel þótt þú sjáir mig ekki.
Þú ert enn með henni,
og hún gengur með barn þitt.

Ég get ekki meir,
get ekki horft á ykkur saman.
Ég kveð ykkur hér,
og óska ykkur alls hins versta.



Agnes ritdómur

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Agnes ritdómur

Leikstjórinn er Egill Eðvarðsson og helstu leikarar eru María Ellingsen sem leikur Agnesi Magnúsdóttur, Baltasar Kormákur sem leikur Natan, Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðsson leikur Friðrik Sigurðsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason leikur Guðmund og Egill Ólafsson leikur sýslumanninn. Agnes er mynd um síðustu aftökuna á Íslandi, en þá er sýnt úr lífi þeirra sem voru tekin af lífi, eða það er farið eftir atburðarrásinni en nokkrum staðreyndum sleppt og sögunni breytt helling til að láta Agnesi líta betur út.
     Í stuttu máli þá er Agnes vinnukona sem á dóttur, hún vinnur sem bústýra hjá sýslumanninum sem er sífellt að reyna að nauðga henni en hún sleppur alltaf naumt undan. Natan kaupir Agnesi sem bústýru fyrir mikinn pening og fer með hana heim á Illugastaði en hann vildi ekki hafa dótturina með og hún var þá send í fóstur til prestsins. Natan heldur framhjá með mörgum konum og kemur svo með nýja konu heim og lætur Agnesi þjóna þeim, hann nauðgar þeim síðan báðum. Konan heitir Sigríður og
Agnes fer og lætur kærasta hennar, Friðrik vita hvar hún er og
hann kemur og lemur Natan með hamri og kveikir síðan í húsinu
og tekur Sigríði. Fyrir þetta eru Friðrik og Agnes dæmd til dauða
og eru þau síðan hálshöggvin.
Þetta gerist á 18 öld, en í myndinni er vikið frá mörgum þekktum 
staðreyndum, eins og til dæmis að Friðrik hafi drepið karlmennina 
á bænum með hníf og að Sigríður og Agnes unnu saman á bænum og voru með í þessu.
Myndin tengist nútímanum til dæmis á þann hátt að konum er ennþá beitt líkamlegu ofbeldi. Í dag eru miklu minni refsingar, þú myndir fara í fangelsi en ekki vera líflátinn.
Mér fannst myndin mjög áhugaverð vegna þess að mér þykir gaman að sjá smá brot inn í líf fólks á fyrri öldum og þetta er mjög gott dæmi um það nema það hversu mikið þau viku frá alvöru staðreyndum en það er áhugavert að skoða hvað gerðist í alvörunni, en í raun var Agnes sek um að vera með í þessu þar sem hún og Sigríður hleyptu Friðriki inn sem drap mennina og þær tóku peninga ásamt Friðriki. Myndin var vel leikin og mjög flottir leikarar í henni. Mér fannst Baltasar t.d. Ná sínu hlutverki mjög vel þegar hann var að leika Natan. Tæknivinnan var fín fyrir utan hvað eldurinn á Illugastöðum var örlítið óraunverulegur. Ég gef myndinni alveg þrjár af fimm stjörnum og ég mæli með henni.



More Than Just A Pretty Face

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I am more than just a pretty face. I worked hard to get where I am. I fell flat on my face and I got back up again. I strive to be the best at any and everything that I do. I started a journey that I didn't know where it would take me. I have been hungry, broke and didn't know if I would make it. It wasn't my face that got people to believe in me. It wasn't my face that got me the job. It wasn't my face that forced you to read my story. It was my determination and my will to survive. I demanded attention with my actions and my voice to be heard. No, I never knew that I would become a role model. But, to see the footsteps of little feet behind me every step I took made me realize that I was born to be a role model no matter if I wanted to be that or not. That gave me the most courage. I stand today knowing that I will be the reason that some one else have the same courage that I have. To stand and scream, I Am More Than Just A Pretty Face!

I am more than just a pretty face because I have a story to tell. I didn't choose to become a model because it was easy, it is not! I became a model because I wanted to get in touch with my feminine side. I grew up as a tomboy and never did I think I would love to dress up in heels and skirts. Modeling became who I am. As a model, I knew it would open many doors into different fields that I have strong interest for. I can model, dance and I can act! All in one I can do those things without neglecting the other. I have goals in progress, and no matter what my face looks like, I will meet my goals. I will become my dreams. I am a professional, I am ambitious, and I am industrious. I am more than just a pretty face.
She is Kenyana Black
and she is More Than Just A Pretty Face




 
Interviewed by Michael "stylez" Jackson
President and Founder of GraceBOUND Modeling Group and Designer of MG Stylez.

Michael Stylez: When were and where you born?

Kenyana Black: I was born 10-16-1983 in Memphis,Tennessee, but i was raised in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

MJ: What high school did you go to? 

KB: I went to Olive Branch High

MJ: So Kenyana exactly what type of work are you doing right now?

KB: Well Michael at this time I am a full time promotional model. I have recently started acting and I have gotten asked to be a fashion coordinator in fashions shows and a personal assistant to a playwriter.

MJ: When did you want realize you wanted to get into modeling? 

KB: I realized I wanted to get into modeling at the age of 19. I met Mick Rubin of AMC photography. He was working on an Angels magazine and it was tasteful and he wasn't demanding sex so I decided to try it out. I enjoyed working with him and through him I met more opportunities. I have been modeling every since and him and i still keep in contact with one another, checking to see if we are doing good or need anything. I wanted to do something I never done before. I was quiet, shy and had a feisty attitude but i was actually sweet in heart. I knew by being in my shell that I wouldn't make it too far. I had to face my fears and think outside of the box. No one would know what I wanted if I didn't open up my mouth and tell them. I was uncomfortable in my own skin so it took a lot for me to model. It wasn't until I got away from the negative energy and hopeless dreams that surrounded me in Memphis that i realized I was ready to shed new skin. 

MJ: What are you aspiration?

KB: I came to Dallas Tx and I saw the competition and I got nervous. Dallas models and photographers welcomed me in gracefully. People were willing to teach me and work with me. I am very grateful and I owe them much respect. I wont to do and be my best since I had so many random, strange, and hopeful people helping me when they didn't have to. It would be selfish of me to stop trying when those who helped me get to where I am didn't stop helping and guiding me. They saw something in me that i didn't see in myself.This is an experience I will never forget. It has opened my first door into acting. I have learned so much.

MJ: Keyana you are amazing and I see a very bright future for you not only in Dallas,Texas but also on a national market level. so let me ask one more question before we end this interview. 
What would be your ultimate vacation?

KB: Let me see I would say....My ultimate vacation would be to bless the ground of Africa. I would like to meet this land and shed tears of joy here. Those people are less fortunate but they praise life every day. They sing and they rejoice. They are filled with so much love.

You can Reach Kenyana for booking through her email [email protected] or through [email protected] and all inquiries will be forwarded directly to Kenyana Black








These are Kenyana's Words as to why she is MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE




Kiki Valdes - The Valdeziacs

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Opening Reception:
Saturday April 27th 2013
7pm - 10pm

101 Exhibit
101 NE 40th Street. Miami, FL 33137
MarguliesAgency.com

K I K I   V A L D E S 
T h e  V a l d e z i a c s
Still Life (Toon) #1 - Oil on canvas (2012) 
305.972.8962
April 27 - May 10


One giant leap...for GA Security Magazine

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David Rohn "Reigning Men" at Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art

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Pivot Points - 15 Years and Counting at the Museum of Contemporary Art Miami

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Fla. Man Disappears Into Sinkhole

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Jeffrey Bush disappeared into the earth without a trace.

No body for the family to bury. Even his bedroom furniture and belongings were sucked into the ground when a sinkhole opened last month under the Seffner, Fla., home where he slept.

The fact that rescue workers were unable to retrieve his body has made the rare incident infinitely more painful for the family, brother Jeremy Bush said. Rescue teams from Hillsborough County at the time deemed the ground too unstable to attempt a rescue or retrieve the body and instead filled the hole with gravel.

"They did nothing," said Jeremy Bush, 36, who jumped into the sinkhole minutes after it opened to try to retrieve his brother. "They just left him there."

Man Disappears Into SinkHole


On the night of Feb. 28, after hearing a loud crash, Jeremy Bush ran to one of the bedrooms to see a deep, dirt-covered hole, about 20 feet across, where his brother was sleeping just moments before, he said. He jumped into the hole and clawed through the dirt searching for his brother. The hole was as deep as he is tall. He could see the house's plumbing poking out beneath the floor, he said.

Within minutes, a sheriff's deputy arrived and helped pull him from the hole, telling him the ground was still crumbling around them, Jeremy Bush said. They ran out of the home. No one ever went inside again, he said.

As the family watched from the street, engineers lowered a microphone into the hole to try to pick up signs of Jeffrey Bush. But a second collapse rattled the foundation and sucked the equipment into the hole, Jeremy Bush said.

After more tests the next day, engineers deemed the property too dangerous for rescue or recovery, said Willie Puz, a Hillsborough County spokesman. The engineers "advised us that additional collapses could happen at any time and it was an unsafe scene," he said. "We made our decisions based off that."

Tearful family members placed flowers and a teddy bear in front of the home, saying their final goodbyes to Jeffrey Bush. The house was demolished and the hole filled in with four truckloads of gravel, essentially creating his grave.

It's not the first time disaster victims have been left underground. The bodies of dozens of miners have been left behind in the wake of mine explosions or collapses in recent decades when the mines became too treacherous for rescue workers, said Celeste Monforton, a professorial lecturer at George Washington University who has been involved in mine disaster investigations.

Family of sinkhole victim felt rescuers could have done more, but experts equate the search to diving into quicksand.

"They ran out of the home. No one ever went inside again"


Wynwood Wake Up Call?

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if you don't know how to paint, keep going! practice somewhere nobody can see it.... don't do murals though. going big does not make you better, it just makes it harder for people to avoid crap....and the property owners giving you space should be shot. 


Ellos no hacen cola para sellar el paro

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Todos conocemos la situación de desempleo actual en España, más de un 25%, es decir, cinco millones de españoles, aun no tienen empleo.

La juventud española, sin estudios ni experiencia, no sabe como salir de ahí.


La UE prevé más paro y recesión para estos jóvenes, que dudan aun si abandonar o no su país en busca de una nueva oportunidad.


Pero durante esta dura etapa, ¿a que se dedican estos jóvenes? ¿como intentar llenar esa sensación de vacío causada por los estudios que dejaron y el trabajo que no encuentran?


La policía nacional se puso en contacto con nosotros justo hoy, nos ha contado que están recibiendo una serie de denuncias por allanamiento de morada, pero estas casas no son precisamente un piso cualquiera, todas se están produciendo extrañamente en casas con piscina.


Estas denuncias, contienen descripciones similares, los dueños de estas casas con piscinas, han llegado a sus casas encontrando un grupo de jóvenes, dedicaándose a usar bicicletas dentro de estas piscinas, a modo de rampa.


Contactamos con uno de los vecinos llamado Juan, que se atrevió a poner la denuncia y nos contó lo siguiente:


-Parece mentira, que uno tenga que llegar a su casa y encontrarse su jardín lleno de niñatos usando mi piscina a modo de rampa.



Hablamos con Juan y accede a que el proximo viernes vayamos a su casa por la mañana temprano, y hemos podido realizar estas fotografías desde su casa.







Bajo nuestro asombro, intentamos ponernos en contactos con uno de los chabales que están practicando este deporte, pero en el momento en el que aparecemos, saltan la vaya y se van corriendo.


Les seguimos a toda prisa con nuestro vehículo, y llegamos cerca de un barrio llamado EL PALO, donde conseguimos hablar con uno de ellos a solas, el cual no quiere revelar su identidad:


-No somos mala gente, ni tenemos intención de robar a nadie, simplemente queremos practicar este deporte en un sitio en condiciones, ya que devido a la crisis, ningún ayuntamiento nos quiere construir un SKATEPARK. Tenemos demasiado tiempo libre ya que no tenemos trabajo y algunos de nosotros ya terminó sus estudios, a si que algo habra que hacer...


Al comentarles al peligro que se exponen y la sanción que les corresponde si la policía nacional les atrapa, no parece importarles demasiado, estos chicos van a seguir invadiendo nuestras piscinas hasta que el paro disminuya.



ULTIMA HORA!


Tenemos una noticia de ultima hora, y es que parece que este pasatiempo se está expandiendo por todo el mundo, comprueben este vídeo:





Ellos  

no hacen
COLA
PARA SELLAR
EL PARO


First draft

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David Hasselhoff Saving Berlin Wall

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“This is like tearing down an Indian burial ground. It’s a no-brainer,” the 60-year-old former Baywatch star told reporters at a packed press conference at a club near the Wall. “This is the last memorial to the people who died and to the perseverance of freedom.”

“Somebody said to me: ‘What if they tore down the Brandenburg Gate?’ I think there’d be a bit of a protest there too. If you tried to get near 9/11, where [the terror attacks] happened, you’d have a lot of problems,” he said.

The segment of the Wall in question is known as the East Side Gallery, a touristattraction and one of the few remaining signs of Berlin's Cold War division. After German reunification in 1990, the 1.3-kilometre stretch of concrete barrier was covered in colourful murals from artists around the world. 

But plans for a high-end residential development along the banks of the Spree River as well as providing access to a footbridge require a 22-metre part of the Wall to be dismantled. After angry demonstrations in recent weeks, the plans have been put on hold. Talks with the Berlin government and local district authorities are set to commence on March 18.

After hearing about the demolition work, Hasselhoff, known affectionately by his fans as The Hoff, decided to travel to Berlin to voice his support for the protestors fighting to keep the East Side Gallery intact. He also took the opportunity to recount his experiences of traveling through East Germany shortly after the Wall fell.
US entertainer David Hasselhoff on Sunday tried to rally support to halt the planned demolition of part of the Berlin Wall for luxury apartments along the German capital’s riverfront. 
Hasselhoff: "Off The Wall!"
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Source: The Local 


Giant Freak Rats Invade Tehran

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teenage mutant iranian  
RATS!!!

The Iranian capitol of Tehran is suffering from a pest problem we don’t envy — Rodents of Unusual Size have come to plague the city. While they’re not the nearly human sized creatures native to the Fire Swamp, Iranian officials have reported that the “genetically mutated” creatures weigh in at up to 11 pounds. That’s larger than some of the cats that prowl the city’s streets, and big enough to warrant government backed teams of snipers whose job is to hunt down the voluminous vermin, because of course they’re resistant to traditional poison. Of course they are.

More than 2,200 of the rats have been killed so far, their corpses either burned or buried in pits of lime — which seems like a bit much, really. I mean, these are rats you’re dealing with, not vampires. That said, if I had to dispose of an eleven pound rat, I’m not sure what I would think is the right way to do so. I would probably just run away screaming and never look back, so, hey, goa and and torch the things, Iran. What do I know?

Aside from the rather dubious “radiation” answer given by one city council member, there’s no telling yet what is responsible for the rats increased size. The resistance to poison isn’t unique to Iran, though, having been seen in rats throughout Europe, including these British rats. The problem is getting so bad that plans are in the works to raise the number of snipers on rat-hunting detail from 10 to 40 in the coming weeks.

So if you’ve got the rare but coveted ‘Giant Rats’ space on your Apocalypse Countdown Bingo card, now would probably be the time to cover that bad boy up. Congratulations, I guess?

Iran Rolls Out Teams of Snipers to Battle Enormous Mutant Rats



Casting Obama as Satan for "The Bible"

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The History Channel released a mini-series called “The Bible” which is making headlines for one its cast members, Satan. The actor who plays Satan is Mohamen Mehdi Ouazann and happens to resemble the President of the United States, Barack Obama. The media has been on an outrageous circuit since the episode aired and now it’s making national headlines. CNN reported:

Buzz on Twitter quickly grew. According to Topsy.com on Monday, there were an estimated 20,000 tweets containing the words “Obama” and “Satan” since the 9:00 p.m. ET hour on Sunday, the hour in which Satan appears in the two-hour show.









In a statement, miniseries producer Mark Burnett called claims there was a resemblance “utter nonsense.”

Burnett said the actor who played Satan, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, “is a highly acclaimed Moroccan actor. He has previously played parts in several Biblical epics –including Satanic characters long before Barack Obama was elected as our President.”

What ever the story maybe, it has simply gone too far. Comparing Obama to Satan or anything pertaining any Biblical character is simply too far.

Obama as Satan
New History Channel show "The Bible" cast actor to play the Devil who resembles President Obama. 


Popular Demand by GG at Nac Gallery

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Votre service est pénible ?

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Votre service est pénible ?
Ce n'est pas une fatalité !
Vous êtes une banque ? Une mutuelle ? Un organisme de prêt ? Une agence de voyage ? Une agence de location ? Un service d'abonnement en ligne ?
Vous êtes bien obligés de faire remplir à vos clients des devis, des demandes de prêt, des formulaires de location, des aéroports et des dates de séjour ?
Vous pensez que la seule façon d'améliorer l'expérience utilisateur serait de raccourcir les formulaires (mais de toute façon on ne peut pas, le service juridique s'y oppose).
Vous avez tout faux :)
Ce qui compte ce n'est pas la longueur du questionnaire mais sa perception :
Monter 4 volées de marches, c'est pénible. Mais si vous transformez l'escalier en un jeu de course, la question n'est plus "ça va être pénible de le monter" mais "le dernier en haut à perdu". Vous avez effacé la pénibilité.


Sinisa Kukec "L O V E L I K E T H E U N I V E R S E" at Spinello Project, Miami

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That Moment

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That moment you are drunk on yourself
You are withered, withered like autumn leaves.
That moment you leap free of yourself
Winter to you appears in the dazzling robes of spring.
All disquiet springs from the search for quiet;
Look for disquiet and you will come suddenly upon a field of quiet.
All illnesses spring from the scavenging for delicacies;
Renounce delicacies, and poison itself will seem delicious to you.
All disappointments spring from your hunting for satisfactions;
If only you could stop, all imaginable joys
Would be rolled like pearls to your feet.


- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)