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  • Mailboxes for apartments and cottages

    Mailboxes for apartments and cottages

    Commercial Mailboxes

    Mail boxNow mailboxes represent not simply storehouses for newspapers and the correspondence, and the aesthetic and capacious designs, capable to meet all requirements of tenants private or an apartment house. At building of new buildings the contract organization suggests to get to owners of apartments a mailbox.

    The box post in specialized supermarkets is realized or ordered on joiner's manufactures and mechanical factories. Has received a wide circulation a mail box metal, executed of a steel in the thickness of 1 mm, both horizontal, and a vertical design. The similar box becomes covered by a spherical paint which long time protects a surface from corrosion owing to damp conditions of environment.

    Commercial Mailboxes for houses

    MailboxesThe mailbox in an entrance, according to the executed documentation, on a wall convenient for withdrawal of the correspondence is mounted. All access mailboxes realized in a retail network or made at the enterprises, should correspond to state standards. Not a secret that cases when section mail boxes from barbarous promptings break have become frequent, doors and lateral panels tear off.

    If clients want to get slot-hole mail boxes or products of other configurations, they can contact dispatchers by contact phone or send the demand for e-mail.

    Residential Mailboxes for cottages

    Mail boxesIn a private sector the street mail box reliably locked, rain waters inaccessible to penetration and an other atmospheric precipitation is necessary. Except all the rest, the paint by which the box metal is covered, gets out proceeding from durability conditions.

    Owners of own houses on general meeting of tenants often state a wish that the mail box has been executed in the general stylistics of the house. Trusting manufacturing of Commercial Mailboxes to any firm, it is necessary to state to masters all requirements, precisely having specified the sizes and product dimensions.

    Residential MailboxAs a rule, the organized groups of tenants choose either a mail box vertical, or a box post horizontal on a steady platform. If it is required to place a considerable quantity of products on the limited area, it is more preferable to choose a case post vertical, intended for street application.

    Now the mailbox is considered a synonym of good taste and durability. The material for a product steals up at leading steel-rolling factories. Each horizontal post case or a design of a vertical configuration should have the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer.

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  • Modern mailboxes for your correspondence

    Modern mailboxes for your correspondence

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    Many consider, that absolutely the Internet can shortly replace all. But, the Internet can and will replace much, but all is far not. As dialogue for the person plays the big role, and direct contact can replace nothing to the person. And it is not important, whether there will be it usual conversation or the letter. Yes, start up we now not so often we write by hand, but nevertheless where it is more pleasant to receive "live" letters, than "electronic". And how we receive letters? Certainly, through a mailboxes. Here about a mail box today conversation also will go.

    Mailboxes today

    Whitehall mailboxesNow there is a possibility to find uncountable set of the given subjects what it is figuratively possible to name post cases. On the Internet there are sites of mail boxes which acquaint the buyer with last novelties in this area. As post cases are mounted how to use mail boxes, where to buy a mailbox — this information is in detail displayed on the Internet on these sites.

    At all there is no for you a problem a repair of mailboxes if it suddenly becomes necessary. As however, for you will not make the big work and to pick up to itself that model of a post case which for you will be the most convenient. Today depending on the purposes and problems you can make the order for a necessary mail box and manufacturing to specialized firm which today it is enough.

    Mailbox postsApartment houses or the big firms can conveniently receive the correspondence, using a mailbox posts. The given mail box is equipped by the big general door, and including has set of the numbered cells with cuts. Distinguish section, individual and street metal boxes the post horizontal. They can be made both in horizontal, and in vertical kinds.

    It is necessary to note separately post cases with fireproof properties (fire-resistant residential mailboxes). This kind of mailboxes uses huge popularity in apartment houses. To crack or get into an armour mail box difficultly enough as the given box is equipped by special protection.

    They provide access of the postman to all sections, and the subscriber only to a personal cell. Such specialized mail boxes in the best way allow to keep the correspondence and relieve of superfluous advertising production. You will receive only that correspondence which refers direct to you. And it is better, if it there will be the pleasant letters handwritten.

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  • A Majesty of the Mailbox

    A Majesty of the Mailbox

    Mail-box by WOW Barbie


    If the theater begins with a hanger, but the house of course begins with a mailbox. As though that may be, the real mail never replace the Internet, all because this type of the communication is a kind symbol of USA, thus various type of mailbox and posts is the lifestyle for Americans because it stylish and laconically.

    Custom mailbox by WOW Barbie

    Many countries have tried to adopt the similar symbolism, but few have succeeded. Not inculcate the habit of every morning to check the mailbox, it's hard work. An elementary part of given tradition exists in Great Britain, but this is a privilege of the aristocracy. It's expensive pleasure, but mailboxes have luxury style with rather democratic price.

    My mailbox by WOW Barbie

    In third world countries (Russia, Africa, Asia) a function of the mail performs a big mailbox with a slot for letters, nothing unique — a simple steel box. This box will open once a week and letter go to the addressees. All the matter in the low literacy plus the post services, which work slowly than turtle.

    The Postman

    In terms of promotion the mail of USA to great symbolism, the «Postman» (directed by Kevin Costner) — was endowed with great strength. I strongly recommend to see this cult movie. Over 2.5 hours the hero of Kevin Costner will deliver messages to custom mailboxes of Post-apocalyptic States of America, for restore the National Post Service and for revival of civilization.

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  • More Gifts from Afar

    More Gifts from Afar
    Recently, upon seeing some of my pictures of toothless Avery, my new "blog" friend(also named Leslie) offered to send me one of her cutie cute owl tooth pillows. She is a very creative lady. i obviously did not turn her down. They came in the mail this week and there was one for Mitchie as well. Are they cute or what?

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    Leslie, the kids love them. They were a hit as soon as they came out of the box...even more than that, thanks for sending it to them. They loved having mail with their names on it. Thank you for thinking of us. We love them!
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  • Tuesday's Choice...a Fabric Audition

    Tuesday's Choice...a Fabric Audition
    I just can not make up my mind today about what fabric to use for a new project.

     We are getting ready to go on vacation where i obviously will not have my machine to sew with but there is some down time and plenty of car time so i thought maybe hand sewing would be the answer.

    Erin at Why Not Sew recently hand a hand sewing sampler series!!! I knew this was the one for me. It has been calling me.


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    But what fabric do i choose? I auditioned several sets for my husband(he is very indulgent) and he was leaning mostly to the primary colors...not the lavender or greens. Me...I am still not sure.

    However i have these gorgeous bundles of FMF that are just sitting waiting to be used for something amazing. Is this it? Is this that amazing thing?

    What do you think? Do i go for it and use the coveted, most beautiful fabrics? Will i regret it when i find something else i wish i did with them or do i just do it and know that i will love how this sampler is going to turn out(Erin used the FMF so i already have a preview)?


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    What to do!!! What to do???

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    In the meantime....here is something pretty that came in my mail. Don't you love fabric mail? I saw these Coquette charm packs on sale and scooped up a couple. It is very girly fabric...and i love the lavender in it. Who knows what is in store for these.


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  • Kirsten Dunst conquers the Cannes Film Festival and takes the best actress award

    Kirsten Dunst conquers the Cannes Film Festival and takes the best actress award
    By BAZ BAMIGBOYE IN CANNES
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    Honour: Kirsten Dunst poses next to Venezuelian actor Edgard Ramirez after being awarded with the Prix de l'Interpretation Feminine (best actress) for Melancholia
    Kirsten Dunst conquered the Cannes Film Festival by taking the best actress award from a jury led by Robert De Niro and for a movie made by banned film-maker Lars von Trier.
    The 29-year-old star thought her chances of winning at Cannes were dimmed after Von Trier was made persona non grata by the festival's board after telling a press conference he understood Hitler and that he 'was a Nazi'.
    The comments sent shock waves through the film world.
    Kirsten told the Mail Online that she kept thinking, 'Lars, shut up'.
    She added: 'He's a great film-maker who, sometimes I feel should let his films speak for themselves.'
    In any event, the actress who has come a long way since starring in the Spiderman pictures.
    ©Touched: She was awarded the coveted prize during the closing ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival
    She gives a terrific, deeply felt performance in Von Trier's film Melancholia as a newly-wed bride who instantly regrets her marriage while at the same time the planet Earth is on collision course with another planet.
    Her character Justine is an utterly depressed young woman .
    'I understood a little of what Justine was going through', the actress told the Mail Online.
    ©Dressed for the occasion: Kirsten looked stunning in a silver and white floor length dress
    It is a huge triumph for Kirsten as there was formidable competition from the likes of Tilda Swinton who starred in the British entry We Need To Talk About Kevin.
    The win also helps Kirtsen make a shift from main stream Hollywood films to more independent fare.
    The big award of the night, the Palme d'Or went to Terrence Malick's epic visual poem
    The Tree of Life which starred Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.
    ©Best actor went to Jean Dujarin for the enchanting picture The Artists which took a touching glance back to the era of silent films.
    Best director went to Nicolas Winding Refn for his work on the brilliant but bloody-
    thirsty thriller Drive which starred Ryan Gosling who is excellent as a movie stunt car driver by day and a getaway driver by night.
    Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, and Christina Hendricks also star in the film which opens in the UK in the Autumn.
    Other prizes went to the superb French movie Polisse which looked at a Parisian child
    protection unit.
    Jury members included Uma Thurman and Jude Law.
    ©Delighted: The 29-year-old lapped up the attention from her peers during tonight's Closing Ceremony in Cannes
    ©Critical acclaim: Dunst stars in Melancholia as a newly-wed bride who instantly regrets her marriage while at the same time the planet Earth is on collision course with another planet
    source: dailymail

    VIA Kirsten Dunst conquers the Cannes Film Festival and takes the best actress award

  • 'A breath of fresh air': Leggy Nicole is a hit at U.S. X Factor auditions as Cheryl becomes 'the invisible woman'

    'A breath of fresh air': Leggy Nicole is a hit at U.S. X Factor auditions as Cheryl becomes 'the invisible woman'
    By SARA NATHAN
    ©At your service: Nicole Scherzinger poses with excitable fans as she arrives at the second day of auditions in New Jersey for the U.S. X Factor today
    She is still in hiding after her dreams of cracking America on the X Factor USA were shattered.
    And yesterday, Cheryl Cole actually became the invisible woman as Simon Cowell introduced her replacement on the TV talent show – singer Nicole Scherzinger.
    To ear-splitting applause from the crowd, the X Factor judges walked out to greet the audience at the auditions in New Jersey.
    ©'Invisible woman': Nicole showed off her longs legs in a metallic grey dress with a studded belt, seen right the woman she replaced, Cheryl Cole on her first day of auditions in Los Angeles last month
    Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger beamed as they made their introductions.
    And it was a case of ‘Cheryl, who’s Cheryl?’ as Miss Scherzinger, 32, was introduced to the crowd by Cowell as ‘our own answer to Cruella de Vil.’
    It was as if Mrs Cole had never even been on set as the slender brunette then triumphantly punched the air, making it clear that she deserved the job, screaming: ‘What’s up New Jersey? How are you? Y’all feeling good today?’
    ©It's Saula: Simon Cowell has given Nicole high praise, saying she is like a breath of fresh air, but it was Paula Abdul who he was lauding with attention as the pair shared a smooch as they arrived today
    ©Pretty in pink: Paula stood out in a bright short dress, teamed with Christian Louboutin heels
    Clad in a figure-hugging green jumpsuit and gold stilettos, the singer added: ‘I don’t know if you all know this, but today is my first day on the job for the X Factor – I’m here for you. I’m at your service, New Jersey.’
    ‘So please, please, lets have some fun and let’s show X Factor some love!’
    The former Pussycat Doll singer was promoted from show co-host to a judge after Mrs Cole, 27, was removed from the panel after filming four auditions.
    ©Unbreakable bond: Simon and Paula were very touchy-feely as they greeted the waiting media and fans outside the arena
    ©Say cheese: Former Pussycat Doll Nicole poses with fellow judge L.A. Reid, who looked dapper in a suit with brown suede shoes
    And speaking after the first round of auditions at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey, music mogul Cowell told the Daily Mail: ‘Didn’t’ Nicole do well? She was terrific.
    ‘She’s a great addition to the panel, she’ll be great. She’s just what we needed – she’s a breath of fresh air.’
    The entire judging panel looked terribly cosy as Miss Abdul, 48 cuddled, up to Cowell , 51,and Miss Scherzinger bantered with record executive Reid.
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    Lively: Nicole was loving all the attention she was getting as she posed for photos and spoke to the Press
    And when asked if they knew who Mrs Cole was, audience members professed ignorance and one said: ‘We don’t know her in America.’
    An onlooker said: ‘It was as if Cheryl had never been there at all, everyone looked happy and relaxed. It was like she had been rubbed out of the show.’
    Mrs Cole is yet to make a public appearance after flying home to England from the auditions in Chicago two weeks ago.
    The star was removed from the U.S. judging panel after being told by TV executives that she had lost her ‘sparkle.’
    ©Meet my new BFF: Nicole posted a picture with fellow U.S. X Factor judge Paula on her Twitter page
    The move then sparked a 10-day standoff beween her and Cowell that ended in her snubbing a £2.5 million offer to return to the U.K. X Factor – and finally an 11th hour offer to try again as a judge on the U.S. show.
    She turned down the offer to return to America on Monday, leaving Miss Scherzinger - who was a guest judge at the U.K. X Factor auditions last year - to fill her high heels.
    A show source said: ‘Nicole is feisty, she’s loud, she gets the crowd going – and she’s ambitious.
    ‘In short, she’s exactly what the X Factor needs. She was great on the first day and managed to spar with Cowell and the rest of the judges.’
    Speaking earlier this week, Cowell told the Mail that it had been a ‘rough few weeks.’
    ©Having a blast: Crowds assemble outside the Prudential Center in New Jersey
    ©What a line-up: These are the first auditions to be filmed with Scherzinger as a judge
    ©Coming soon: X Factor starts airing from September in the U.S. on the Fox network
    ©Hot competition: A neon-clad Paula Abdul took on former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger in a battle of puffball frocks as the X Factor auditions kicked off in New Jersey yesterday
    source: dailymail

    VIA 'A breath of fresh air': Leggy Nicole is a hit at U.S. X Factor auditions as Cheryl becomes 'the invisible woman'

  • Pippa Middleton gets herself a job at an environmental firm owned by her ex

    Pippa Middleton gets herself a job at an environmental firm owned by her ex
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Going green: Pippa Middleton is working for her ex-boyfriend's geothermal energy firm
    Pippa Middleton picked up a slew of new admirers after putting in a star turn in her role as bridesmaid at the royal wedding.
    And now Kate Middleton's younger sister has just taken on a new job.
    But her boyfriend might be a little green with envy as the 27-year-old is working for her ex George Percy, who runs a geothermal energy firm.
    t comes after she spent a week with George, the 26-year-old son of the Duke of Northumberland, and a group of friends in ­Madrid.
    ©Wedding belles: Pippa and her sister Kate with Prince William and best man Prince Harry leaving Westminster Abbey
    A friend told the Sunday Mirror: 'Pip and George are really close friends so when he needed someone to help out with office stuff, she was the obvious person to ask.
    She’s enjoying getting stuck in to ­something new.'
    Pippa will juggle the role with her role at party planning firm Table Talk, and editing an online magazine for her parents’ firm Party Pieces.
    Enterprising George, whose father is one of the richest men in Britain, set up the business last year with ­mining magnate Algy Cluff, who owns gold mines in war-torn Sierra Leone.
    The company aims to find ways of turning hot water stored underground into heat and electricity.
    Along with experts from Newcastle ­University, they are drilling boreholes in ­Co Durham, and Pippa is expected to help with lobbying for a new licensing system from the government so they can go into production.
    source: dailymail

    VIA Pippa Middleton gets herself a job at an environmental firm owned by her ex

  • Sew La Ti Embroidery

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    Sewing I recieved my first Japanese sewing book in the mail today, here is a little peek at it, we'll see if I try out anything in it, I am not the best at using patterns, they do seem pretty easy to figure out, and there are sooooo many cute things in it that would be the cutest on my girls.
    And I added a few things to my shop today, I like how the pictures turned out way better than before, against the really cool weathered wall.

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered
    You can never really know what is going on in the lives of the people around you, can you? The struggles others go through behind closed doors are often unknown to the people around them. I live in a very small community and had the privilege of lending a hand and a little comfort to someone that needed it. In turn she gave me inspiration.

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    She is such an amazing woman, fighting breast cancer and being all the things all women wish to be. Strong, beautiful, inspiring. She is always cheerful and happy in spite of everything. Her love for and relationship with God shines through her.

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    When i first heard what she was going through i kept asking myself what could i do? how can i help her? My skill set is quilting...so, I presented our homeschool group with the idea to make this quilt for her and was pleased that they wanted to take part and participate by writing personal messages to her. I just pray that they do not fade or wash away...i wanted to have the chance to wash it first to see if there were going to be any great catastrophes but i ran out of time. Pray!! pray hard.

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    I could not bring myself to quilt through any of the personal messages so i just outlined each box in pink. Then i spent what felt like forever straight line quilting, of random sizes, the rest of the quilt. It looks beautiful but was a lot more time and work than i anticipated.

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    I also wanted to hand stitch in some things that would be personal to her so i did a pink on pink breast cancer ribbon...a purple on purple cross...and the names of her husband and children, so that they would be with her when she used this quilt no matter when or where. I had not originally intended to make it pink but it turned out that they were her favorite colors. What a perfect coincidence.

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    She in turn gave me a gift...the gift of gratitude and appreciation(and a few tears) which really meant a lot to me. It is hard to know what people really think when you make something like this and then mail it away...and kids don't necessarily love getting a blanket.

    This is ironically Breast Cancer Awareness month. What a perfect time to honor her fight by bringing her this quilt. If someone around you opens that door a little and lets you in consider it a privilege to do what you can....what seems so small and insignificant can mean so much to someone that is struggling. I know you don't know her but if you think of her take a minute and say a little prayer, every single one counts!



    I am linking this up to Fabric Tuesday this week, as well as Amylouwho's for sew and tell. Got to Amylouwho's and see what everyone else has made and leave a little comment behind so they know you were there.


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  • Crafty Reads

    Crafty Reads
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    I just got these books this weekend. I love getting stuff in the mail, but i think i have mentioned that before! I have been looking at all of these for a long time now, but never indulging and buying them for myself. I could wait no longer, so i went ahead and ordered them. I have my first sewing project planned, it is even all cut out and waiting to go. I hope it turns out. I should have pictures of it soon. Until that is made i think i am just going to keep pouring over these and dreaming of more projects to make.
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  • Justin Bieber serenades Selena Gomez as he jets back from his world tour for intimate date night

    Justin Bieber serenades Selena Gomez as he jets back from his world tour for intimate date night
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Come Home To ME: Justin jumped up on stage with singer Ernie Halter at his concert in Costa Mesa Last night
    He only finished his mammoth world tour on Wednesday night in Tokyo but Justin Bieber couldn't wait to get back to his lady.
    The Baby singer was spotted back in the arms of girlfriend Selena Gomez last night as the couple took in an intimate concert in Costa Mesa, California.
    Sitting side by side and holding hands, the romantic pair watched musician Ernie Halter perform at La Cave.
    Ernie was the writer of Justin's song Come Home To Me, which Justin jumped on stage to perform with the singer-song writer half way through the show as a proud Selena sang along from the audience.
    Justin then rejoined Selena at the candle-lit table and they sat cosily in the booth to watch the rest of the show.
    ©Romantic: The cosy couple watched the show from a candle lit table
    According to one audience member, Justin then introduced Selena to Ernie as his girlfriend after the show.
    Ernie was clearly blown away by the impromptu duet tweeting, '@justinbieber great meeting u &@selenagomez tonight. Def a night to remember.'
    'Thank you for the encouragement & for singing with me.'
    '@selenagomez you and Justin are so sweet. Pleasure meeting you both. I saw you singing along to my songs. Made my night that much better :)' he also wrote.
    Justin returned the message, tweeting, '@erniehalter thanks for the night. Glad we could surprise u. U r the real deal. Congrats to u and the wife.'
    ©This is my girlfriend: Justin introduced Selena to Ernie as his girlfriend after the show
    Just when you thought Justin Beiber's influence on his teenage fans could not get any bigger, he's now deciding what they should smell like.
    The 17-year-old is launching a fruity floral scent for girls next month.
    And he is cheekily calling it Someday, offering a glimmer of hope to his fans - who call themselves Beliebers - that one day he might be all theirs.
    Let’s be real, the way a girl smells is very important to a guy!' Bieber told WWD.
    'I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world.'
    The singer's empire is growing dramatically and just last week he was named #3 on the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity List after earning over $53 million last year.
    ©Fan frenzy: People took pictures and cheered as the men performed on stage
    Justin Bieber calls Selena Gomez HIS GIRLFRIEND after doing a duet with Ernie Halter (May 2011)

    source: dailymail

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  • America's deadliest tornado for 64 years: Terrifying twister cuts six-mile swathe through a Missouri town, leaving up to 116 dead

    America's deadliest tornado for 64 years: Terrifying twister cuts six-mile swathe through a Missouri town, leaving up to 116 dead
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Aftermath: Aerial footage of the destruction in Joplin, Missouri, where a massive tornado tore straight through the city
    Devastating 198mph tornado tore a path a mile wide and six miles long straight through Joplin, Missouri
    Deadliest single tornado in over 60 years with at least 116 people killed
    Meteorologists issue new tornado warning for the ruined city
    Nearly 500 people have now died as a result of tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011
    Residents only had 20 minutes to take cover before monster tornado swept through the heart of the city
    Missouri governor declares state of emergency in city of about 50,000 people
    Emergency workers say thunderstorms are hampering efforts to find survivors as 1,500 rescuers search for missing
    Family and friends of the missing post moving appeals for information on Facebook and blogs
    Storm Prediction Center says more violent weather expected with further tornadoes through the middle of week
    ©Devastation: Destroyed homes and debris cover the ground as a second storm moves in on Monday in Joplin, Missouri
    Thousands of people were left without homes to go tonight after the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States in over 60 years touched down on Missouri, reducing the city of Joplin to rubble, ripping buildings apart and killing at least 116 people in a 6-mile path of destruction.
    Authorities said they had rescued seven people alive on Monday, but emergency warned that the death toll could climb higher as heavy winds, strong rain and hail quarter-sized hail stones hampered the search effort.
    Meteorologists issued a new tornado warning for the devastated city as forecasters warned large swathes of the country to brace for more big storms on Tuesday.
    ©Path of destruction: No house escaped the wrath of nature in some of Minneapolis
    A tornado watch was issued on Monday for Oklahoma and parts of southern Kansas due to an 'evolving tornado threat', said Russell Schneider, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center.
    'We are currently forecasting a major severe weather outbreak for Tuesday over the central United States with strong tornadoes likely over Oklahoma, Kansas, extreme northern Texas, southwest Missouri,' Mr Schneider said.
    ©The National Weather Service said the tornado packed winds of up to 198 mph.
    The weather service's director, Jack Hayes, said the storm was given a preliminary label as an EF4 - the second-highest rating given to twisters. The rating is assigned to storms based on the damage they cause.
    Hayes said the storm had winds of 190 to 198 miles per hour. He said survey teams from the National Weather Service are on the scene and will make a final determination on the rating Tuesday.
    Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to help out after one of the worst disasters in the state's history.
    ©Homeless: Ted Grabenauer sleeps on his front porch the morning after a tornado ripped off the roof of his home when it hit Joplin, Missouri
    ©Ruins: A view of the devastation after a tornado blew the roof off the St John's Regional Medical Center, rear, where about 180 patients cowered and were eventually evacuated
    ©Desolation: A residential neighbourhood in Joplin is seen after it was levelled by the tornado
    ©President Barack Obama called Nixon and offered his condolences to those affected, assuring the governor that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would provide whatever assistance was needed.
    'Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the tornadoes and severe weather that struck Joplin, Missouri, as well as communities across the Midwest today,' the President said in a statement sent from Air Force One as he flew to Europe.
    ©Map: Infrared image of the powerful tornado that spun through a densely populated part of Missouri
    'We commend the heroic efforts by those who have responded and who are working to help their friends and neighbours at this very difficult time.'
    Caring for the injured was made more difficult because the main hospital, Saint John's Regional Medical Center, had to be evacuated after suffering a direct hit - the tornado ripped off its roof and smashed all its windows.
    Cries could still be heard early Monday from survivors trapped in the wreckage.
    ©Despair: A tree stripped of bark and leaves frames St John's Regional Medical Center
    ©Eye of the storm: The tornado tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri
    ©Relief: Maggie Kelley and her husband, Trey Adams hug their dog, Saint, after finding him amid the rubble of her home in Joplin
    Mr Nixon said he feared the death toll would rise but also expected survivors to be found in the rubble.
    ‘I don't think we're done counting,’ he said. ‘I still believe that because of the size of the debris and the number of people involved that there are lives to be saved.’
    Crews found bodies during the night in vehicles the storm had flipped over, torn apart and left looking like crushed cans.
    Triage centers and shelters set up around the city quickly filled to capacity.
    At Memorial Hall, a downtown entertainment venue, nurses and other emergency workers from across the region treated critically injured patients.
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    Efforts: Rescue workers in lime-green jackets search for bodies and survivors inside St John's hospital
    ©Re-united: A man carries a young girl who was rescued after being trapped with her mother in their home
    ©Devastation: Emergency personnel walk through a neighbourhood severely damaged by a tornado near the Joplin hospital. There are are no firm details on the number of dead or injured, as the hospital is out of action
    ©Memories: Evelyn Knoblauch looks at a picture in what is left of her daughter's house
    At another makeshift unit at a Lowe's home improvement store, wooden planks served as beds.
    Outside, ambulances and fire trucks waited for calls. During one stretch after midnight on Monday, emergency vehicles were scrambling nearly every two minutes.
    On Monday morning, survivors picked through the rubble of what were once their homes, salvaging clothes, furniture, family photos and financial records, the air pungent with the smell of gas and smoking embers.
    Others wandered through the wreckage with nowhere to go, their homes or apartments destroyed.
    Kelley Fritz, 45, of Joplin, rummaged through the remains of a storage building with her husband, Jimmy.
    ©Search: An emergency vehicle drives through a severely damaged neighbourhood in Joplin
    They quickly realised they would never find the belongings they stored there, and that they had lost much of what was in their home after the tornado ripped away the roof.
    Their sons, aged 20 and 17, went outside after the storm and saw that every home was destroyed.
    ‘My sons had deceased children in their arms when they came back,’ Mrs Fritz said. ‘My husband and I went out and saw two or three dead bodies on the ground.’
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    Soul destroying: Jean Logan surveys the damage to her home in Joplin after the tornado. She had taken refuge in her laundry room with her granddaughter
    ©A total mess: Rachel Hurst picks through her belongings that were strewn about from her garage that was blown away in Minneapolis on Sunday
    Mrs Fritz said she was surprised she survived. ‘You could just feel the air pull up and it was so painful. I didn't think we were going to make it, it happened so fast.’
    Tornado sirens gave residents about a 20-minute warning before the tornado touched down on the city's west side.
    Staff at St John's Regional Medical Center rushed patients into hallways before the storm struck the nine-storey building, blowing out hundreds of windows and leaving the facility unusable.
    The hospital was among the worst-hit locations.
    ©Emergency: Extensive damage can be seen at the St John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. An emergency agency spokesman says fatalities had been reported but was unsure of the exact figure
    The Joplin twister was one of 68 reported tornadoes across seven Midwest states over the weekend, stretched from Oklahoma to Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
    One person was killed in Minneapolis. But the devastation in Missouri was the worst, eerily reminiscent of the tornadoes that killed more than 300 people across the South last month.
    Residents said the damage was breathtaking in scope.
    ‘You see pictures of World War II, the devastation and all that with the bombing. That's really what it looked like,’ said Kerry Sachetta, the principal of a flattened Joplin High School.
    ‘I couldn't even make out the side of the building. It was total devastation in my view. I just couldn't believe what I saw.’
    Emergency management officials rushed heavy equipment to Joplin to help lift debris and clear the way for search and recovery operations.
    Governor Nixon declared a state of emergency, and President Barack Obama said the Federal Emergency Management Agency was working with state and local agencies.
    ©Raised to the ground: Blocks of homes lie in total destruction after the devastating tornado
    ©Unbelievable: Destroyed vehicles are piled on top of one another in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Centre
    ©
    Desperate: Amy Langford carries items from her house that she was in with her husband Mark when the tornado hit their home in Joplin
    Jeff Lehr, a reporter for the Joplin Globe, said he was upstairs in his home when the storm hit but was able to make his way to a basement closet.
    The storm tore the roof off his house, but he was safe. When he emerged, he found people wandering through the streets, covered in mud.
    ‘I'm talking to them, asking if they knew where their family is,’ Mr Lehr said. ‘Some of them didn't know and weren't sure where they were. All the street markers were gone.’
    Justin Gibson, 30, huddled with three relatives outside the tangled debris of a Home Depot. He pointed to a black pickup that had been tossed into the store's ruins and said it belonged to his roommate's brother, who was last seen in the store with his two young daughters.
    Mr Gibson, who has three children of his own, said his home was levelled and ‘everything in that neighbourhood is gone. The high school, the churches, the grocery store. I can't get hold of my ex-wife to see how my kids are.
    ‘I don't know the extent of this yet,’ he said, ‘but I know I'll have friends and family dead.’
    In Minneapolis, where a tornado killed one person and injured 29, authorities imposed an overnight curfew in a 4-square-mile area, including some of the city's poorest neighbourhoods, to prevent looting and keep streets clear for emergency crews.
    ©Levelled: Red Cross representatives say 75% of Joplin is gone - here, vehicles and houses in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth and Main Streets are a jumble of rubble after a the tornado swept through
    ©Condolences: President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon during his visit to Dublin, Ireland. The President extended his condolences to all impacted by the deadly tornadoes
    ©Widespread devastation: Another tornado in Minneapolis damaged at least 100 homes, toppling hundreds of trees and injuring at least 29 people
    ©Community spirit: Residents of Joplin help a woman who survived in her basement after a tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses
    Mayor RT Rybak said one liquor store was looted right after the tornado hit late Sunday and a few burglaries took place overnight.
    He said it wasn't immediately clear how many homes were affected, simply saying: 'It's a lot.'
    Though the damage covered several blocks, it appeared few houses were totally demolished. Much of the damage was to roofs, front porches that had been sheared away and fences.
    The tornado left part of a garage door in a tree and many large trees were left leaning against houses.
    Pat Trafton said her family escaped unharmed after a tree was left leaning against her house.
    Mrs Trafton, 67, said: 'It's been a crazy day.
    'They say it was a monster tornado. It all just happened so fast.'
    It was the first tornado to hit the city since August 2009. 'There was no doubt right away,' the meteorologist said.
    North Minneapolis resident Tiffany Pabich was taking a nap just as the tornado blew through.
    ©
    Bettered streets: Debris is scattered about in Minneapolis. On Sunday night a tornado warning was issued for several areas in central states
    ©Crushed: Vehicles were picked up and dumped across the city by the tornado which left 30 people dead and dozens injured
    In the north-east Kansas, powerful storms spawned funnel clouds and hail that ripped limbs off of trees and shattered windows.
    About 200 homes were damaged in and around Reading with the tornado sweeping through the small town around 9:15pm Saturday night, said Kansas Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson.
    A man was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia, about 20 miles from where the tornado hit, hospital supervisor Deb Gould said.
    Ms Gould said two other people were brought in with injuries but she had no further details.
    Five people were injured in all, along with the person killed, said Ms Watson.
    Reading, a town of about 250 people is 50 miles south of the Kansas capital city, Topeka.
    ©Carnage: Rescue vehicles line up along northbound Rangeline Road in Joplin, Mo. after a fatal tornado swept through the city
    Reverend Lyle Williams, who is a pastor for about 10 worshippers at the Reading First Baptist Church, said the church suffered extensive damage: 'Yeah, it's pretty bad,' he said. 'My daughter was out there and told me about it.'
    'I'm not going to be able to have church today that's for sure,' he added, saying he's been a pastor at the church for 21 years.
    In Jefferson County, a mobile home was destroyed with an elderly couple was trapped inside, Ms Watson told CNN. She said responders cleared the debris and rescued the couple unhurt.
    ©Wreckage: A man stands amid the remains of a Wal-Mart store, after it was hit by the tornado, in Joplin
    Power had been restored in the town by early Sunday and a shelter was being set up at a local school.
    The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado also touched down in Topeka and northeast of the city near Lake Perry, where damage was reported at a nearby campsite, Ms Watson said.
    While many states have been struck by severe storms this spring, Kansas has been having one of its lightest tornado seasons in decades, according to the National Weather Service.
    ©A taste of spring? Trees were stripped of branches and many were left resting against houses
    ©Flattened: Reading - a town of about 250 people, 50 miles south of capital city Topeka
    Twister tragedy

    Joplin Missouri 2011 Tornado May 23rd 2011 Massive Monster Killer Twister Tornado EF 5 MO 2011

    I WILL PRAY ~Joplin Missouri Tornado Tribute~ (5/22/11)

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    VIA America's deadliest tornado for 64 years: Terrifying twister cuts six-mile swathe through a Missouri town, leaving up to 116 dead

  • You might need a bigger scanner there Jack! A rotund looking Black goes through LAX security

    You might need a bigger scanner there Jack! A rotund looking Black goes through LAX security
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Hands up: Jack Black goes through a full body scan at LAX airport last night
    He may voice a lithe Kung Fu expert in his latest movie, but Jack Black was looking a little out of shape as he headed through security at LAX airport last night.
    The 41-year-old comic actor held up his hands and stood in front of the body scanner, in a pose which revealed his rather rotund figure.
    And when he turned round, he showed the back of his T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan reading 'Pie 'N Burger,' revealing his fondness for the fatty foods.
    The father of two was heading to New York for the east coast premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2, in which he reprises the voice of martial arts panda Po.
    ©
    Animation star: Jack was heading to New York for the east coast premiere of Kung Fu Panda, with the back of his T-shirt reading 'pie 'n burger'
    Jack also promoted the film in Los Angeles on Saturday, alongside co-stars Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu and Seth Rogen.
    The star may have been looking a little rotund, but he showed he still has plenty of energy this morning on the film's red carpet.
    ©All smiles: The actor looked his usual relaxed self as he headed towards the security checkpoint, clutching his laptop
    He wowed onlookers by taking a few leaps on the red carpet outside the city's Ziegfeld Theatre and demonstrated his own martial arts style moves.
    The 3D film explores Po's adoption and who his real father is.
    'Those answers are explained,' Jack told USA Today. 'It takes it to a real emotional place that we didn't in the first film.'
    ©Taking a leap: Jack showed off his energetic side as he demonstrated his Kung Fu skills at the New York premiere of Kung Fu Panda last night
    'At first, I wasn't really into it,' he said. 'But then they showed me a clip of panda Po synced to my voice from High Fidelity, and it clicked in my head.
    Like "That totally makes sense. My voice in that panda is going to be a funny movie."'
    And Jack, who was joined by co-star Lucy Liu on the carpet today, is hoping to do a third instalment.
    'I’d love to do more Kung Fu Panda, but it’s up to the audience to demand that,' he said.
    ©Fooling around: Jack played up to the cameras by lolling on the floor and performing press ups
    ©Keep it up: Jack kicked a toy panda around as she showed off his bear skills on the carpet
    ©Black tie: Lucy Liu looked stunning in a black minidress with white detail as she arrived at the premiere
    source: dailymail

    VIA You might need a bigger scanner there Jack! A rotund looking Black goes through LAX security

  • Lost tribe of 200 found in Amazon spotted by satellite

    Lost tribe of 200 found in Amazon spotted by satellite
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©
    Spotted: The unidentified Amazonian tribe were seen in straw-covered 'maloca' huts
    Government officials in Brazil have confirmed the existence of an uncontacted population in the Amazon rainforest after the tribe of 200 was spotted by satellite.
    Three large clearings were identified in a southwestern area near the Peruvian border this week, but the tribe's existence was only verified after airplane expeditions in April gathered more data.
    Local government agency the National Indian Foundation uses the aircraft to avoid disrupting isolated groups.
    Brazil has a policy of not contacting such tribes but working to prevent the invasion of their land to preserve their autonomy.
    The government agency, known by its Portuguese acronym Funai, estimates 68 isolated populations live in the Amazon.
    The most recently identified tribe live in four large, straw-roofed buildings and grow corn, bananas, peanuts and other crops.
    ©Untouched by civilisation: The unknown indian tribe are thought to belong to the group sharing the Pano language
    According to Funai, preliminary observation indicates the population likely belongs to the pano language group, which extends from the Brazilian Amazon into the Peruvian and Bolivian jungle.
    The community is near the border with Peru in the massive Vale do Javari reservation, which is nearly the size of Portugal and is home to at least 14 uncontacted tribes.
    ©The community is near the border with Peru in the massive Vale do Javari reservation, which is nearly the size of Portugal and is home to at least 14 uncontacted tribes
    Funai coordinator for Vale do Javari, Fabricio Amorim, said: 'The work of identifying and protecting isolated groups is part of Brazilian public policy.
    'To confirm something like this takes years of methodical work.'
    The region has a constellation of uncontacted peoples considered the largest in the world, said Amorim.
    In addition to the 14 known groups, Funai has identified through satellite images or land excursions up to eight more tribes.
    ©The group are thought to live on bananas, corn, peanuts and other crops which they grow themselves
    That adds up to a population of about 2,000 individuals in the reservation, Amorim said.
    Their culture, and even their survival, is threatened by illegal fishing, hunting, logging and mining in the area, along with deforestation by farmers, missionary activity and drug trafficking along Brazil's borders, Amorim said.
    Oil exploration in the Peruvian Amazon could also destabilise the region, he said.
    ©'Lost': The isolated tribe, believed to share the Pano language, have plantations of corn and bananas near their homes
    ©Discovery: The roofs of 'malocas' - huts - are visible above the canopy of the jungle along the Javari River in Brazil
    In spite of the threats, most of Brazil's indigenous groups maintain their languages and traditions.
    Many have long fought for control of land in which they've traditionally lived on.
    They won legal rights to reclaim that territory in Brazil's 1988 constitution, which declared that all indigenous ancestral lands be demarcated and turned over to tribes within five years.
    So far, 11 per cent of Brazilian territory and nearly 22 per cent of the Amazon has been turned over to such groups.
    'Uncontacted' tribe found in Brazil's Amazon

    source: dailymail

    VIA Lost tribe of 200 found in Amazon spotted by satellite

  • In Other News...

    In Other News...
    seving
    ....besides vacation! Today i re-fashioned/purposed a old dress for Avery into a pinafore for 'prairie days'...something i am going to do with her over the next few weeks. I was trying to figure out what i was going to use and then i came across this old dress, that was just a little too small for her.
    seving
    It was already on my sewing table, because i planned on making it into a skirt for her. So i just got out the sewing scissors and cut a straight line as best i could. No marking, no measuring...i just eyeballed it.
    seving
    I quickly hemmed the now raw edges and she looked adorable. And as a bonus, because it was lined she can wear it either way, but i think she is partial to the layered look she is showing off here.
    seving
    These pretty things were in my mail today. I recently won a contest on Red Pepper Quilt Blog. Rita was so nice to give these Flea Market Fancy blocks away, they are 10 inches square. I already have them laid out on my floor, as Avery and i contemplate how they are all arranged at the moment. I hope i can do them justice. If you love quilts you should check out her blog, she makes beautiful quilts, and fast. Thank you so much Rita, it was a thrill to win!
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  • Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery to battle it out in American Idol final... as Haley Reinhart is eliminated

    Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery to battle it out in American Idol final... as Haley Reinhart is eliminated
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Life-changing: The next American Idol will be Lauren Alaina or Scotty McCreery as the two made it through to next week's final
    Record 95 million votes put teenagers through
    The next American Idol will be Lauren Alaina or Scotty McCreery - after Haley Reinhart was eliminated from the show.
    Alaina, 16, and McCreery, 17, will go head to head for the tenth American Idol title next Tuesday.
    A record 95m votes were recorded after the semi-final show last night.
    Country crooner Scotty McCreery was the first to find out he had made it through followed by Lauren Alaina.
    ©In... and out: Alaina celebrates as Haley Reinhart learns she has been eliminated from the show
    Haley Reinhart, 20, kept her cool belting out Bennie And The Jets, without shedding a tear.
    At the end of the song Haley said: 'You'll be seeing me, this ain't the end of this, this ain't the end of this thing - see you later!'
    She then embraced her mother and father in the audience.
    Reinhart had always seemed doomed on Idol. Unlike her remaining rivals the wavy-haired singer had been less definable and garnered fewer votes, landing at the bottom as one of the show's low vote-getters four times after weak performances of such songs as LeAnn Rimes' Blue and Blondie's Call Me.
    ©No tears: Haley Reinhart, 20, kept her cool belting out Bennie And The Jets, without shedding a tear
    This season's femme fatale found recent success by boldly tackling classic rock tunes.
    She earned a standing ovation from the judges two weeks ago for a rousing rendition of The Animals' version of The House of the Rising Sun, and she was lauded again Wednesday for her performances of Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon and Led Zeppelin's What Is and What Should Never Be.
    It was apparently too little, too late for Reinhart after 95 million viewer votes were cast Wednesday.
    ©Well done: After her performance Haley ran to embrace her parents in the audience
    While she was finding her groove throughout the finals, McCreery and Alaina had been delivering consistent country and pop performances since their attention-grabbing auditions.
    McCreery never appeared at the bottom, and Alaina only did once two weeks ago.
    Earlier in the evening as each of the three finalists were filmed visiting their hometowns.
    ©I'll be back: Haley vowed that viewers hadn't seen the last of her
    The show also featured a sizzling live performance by Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent and the U.S. debut of Italian boy-band and tenor trio Il Volo.
    Haley Reinhart made a tearful return to her hometown of Wheeling, Illinois a village 30 miles north of Chicago where she was overwhelmed by the number of fans who came out to see her despite a downpour.
    Scotty McCreery returned to his hometown of Garner, North Carolina for an all out concert performance - crying on camera as he was pictured leaving in his limousine.
    ©Homecoming: Scotty McCreery sobs as he makes his triumphant return to him hometown
    ©Emotional: McReery sobbed as he prepared for an all out concert performance in Garner, North Carolina
    But the perhaps the most emotional return was for Southern belle Lauren Alaina returned to Rossville, Georgia to visit her old high-school before taking a tour of the nearby area, which was devastated by recent storms and tornadoes.
    She wept as she past through the devastated communities meeting with some of the families whose lives had been torn apart by the disaster.
    'I'm doing this for you guys,' she told the crowd.
    ©Disbelief: Lauren Alaina returned to Rossville, Georgia to visit her old high-school before taking a tour of the nearby area, which was devastated by recent storms and tornadoes
    ©I'm doing this for you: She wept as she past through the devastated communities meeting with some of the families whose lives had been torn apart by the disaster
    McCreery and Alaina will face off Tuesday, with the 10th season Idol champion crowned on Wednesday.
    It will mark the youngest finale matchup in Idol history.
    Producers lowered the minimum age requirement to 15 years old this season, which allowed Alaina, who's been compared to fourth season Idol winner Carrie Underwood, the chance to audition last year.
    ©Success: The judges are also winners, with a record 95-million votes were recorded after the semi-final show last night
    ©The show featured a sizzling live performance by Nicole Scherzinger, she will co-host the U.S. X Factor
    source: dailymail

    VIA Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery to battle it out in American Idol final... as Haley Reinhart is eliminated

  • Raw grief of Jackass star's best friend: Heartbreaking video shows inconsolable Bam Margera as he visits spot where Ryan Dunn died in fiery crash

    Raw grief of Jackass star's best friend: Heartbreaking video shows inconsolable Bam Margera as he visits spot where Ryan Dunn died in fiery crash
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Heartbroken: Bam Margera returns to the spot where his best friend and Jackass co-star lost his life in a horrific car smash in the early hours of Monday morning in Philadelphia
    Autopsy results reveal the crash was so violent it's impossible to determine if Dunn and passenger died from impact or from the fire that resulted
    Photo emerges showing stuntman in high spirits whilst he partied at a bar shortly before crash
    Co-star and best friend Bam Margera overcome with emotion as he visits crash scene
    Ryan Dunn's Jackass co-star Bam Margera broke down into floods of tears as he visited the spot where his best friend lost his life in a horror 130mph car smash.
    An inconsolable Bam spoke to a local news station and was so distraught he could barely put his loss into words.
    'It was the worst phone call I ever got in my life waking up to that,' the 31-year-old wept.
    ©Raw grief: Bam could barely hold it together as he gave an interview to a local news station
    Margera, who was in Arizona at the time of the crash, visited the crash scene in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening.
    He was visibly overcome with emotion, rocking back and forth in agony at the guardrail that the car crashed through.
    'I've never lost anybody that I cared about. It's my best friend,' he told local TV station WPXI, weeping.
    ©'Worst phone call of my life': He paid tribute to his childhood friend and asked how he would cope with the loss he wept: 'I can't, I can't'
    'He was the happiest person ever, the smartest guy. He had so much talent, and he had so many things going for him. This is not right, not right.'
    Margera stood at the guardrail that Dunn pierced with his Porsche Monday morning with such force that the car slammed through about 40 feet of trees before exploding into flames.
    When asked how he'd get through this ordeal, Bam replied: 'I can't. I can't.'
    Dunn's brother, Eric Dunn, said in an emailed statement to the AP that his family was 'devastated'.
    ©
    Memories: The cast of Bam's show Viva La Bam, a spin-off from Jackass, featuring Bam, front centre, his father Phil, far left, mother April and Dunn, back centre which ran for five seasons between 2003 and 2005
    ©Emotional: Close friends of Dunn visited the spot where his car smashed into a guardrail before careering off the road and into woodland and exploding into flames
    ©In good spirits: A new picture shows Jackass star Ryan Dunn in high spirits as he parties at a bar with friends and fans shortly before he crashed his Porsche yesterday morning, killing himself and another passenger
    ©Childhood friends: Ryan and Bam, pictured back in November 2003
    ©Wreckage: The charred remains of the Porsche 911 GT3 is towed away as police survey the scene
    ©
    Investigation: Dunn's Porsche was found engulfed in flames in woods beside the road
    Margera, who appeared in her son's MTV show 'Viva La Bam' with Dunn, says he was not the type of person to get behind the wheel while drunk.
    'He is going to be missed by everyone,' April tearfully told the NBC Today Show.
    'I have yelled at him for lots of things but he was not a big drinker and he was always responsible as far as I know, so I cannot believe he would do that.
    'I am sick because it is a waste, sick because I loved him, sick because he was talented and sick because he is gone.'
    Meanwhile the passenger killed in Dunn's fatal car crash has been identified.
    Police have confirmed Zachary Hartwell, 30, perished in a fireball car crash in the early hours of yesterday morning.
    Hartwell, from West Chester, Philadelphia, had been with Dunn at Barnaby's and appeared in one of the last photographs to be taken of the daredevil before the accident.
    The two were drinking with a third unidentified male in a Twitter picture, which was posted hours before the accident.
    ©Speaking out: Bam Margera's mother April says she does not believe Dunn was driving drunk at the time of his death
    While Hartwell was not a member of the Jackass crew, he is listed as a production assistant on the second Jackass movie.
    He is also credited on IMDb as a 'car stunt driver' in Bam Margera's film Minghags.
    He was reportedly a recently married Iraq war veteran
    Dunn who was famous for his vulgar stunts in the multimillion-dollar TV and movie franchise Jackass, was driving his 2007 Porsche on a highway when it left the road, flipped over a guardrail and crashed into woods before bursting into flames.
    Speed may have been a factor in the crash, West Goshen Township police said.
    The force of impact shattered the vehicle into several twisted and blackened pieces, leaving the Porsche 911 GT3 unrecognisable except for a door that was thrown from the crash and not incinerated. A 100-foot-long tyre skid marked where the car left the road.
    Police said they were able to identify Dunn through his tattoos and hair.
    Dunn appeared on MTV shows Jackass and Viva La Bam and the three Jackass big-screen adaptations. He also was the star of his own MTV show, Homewrecker, and hosted Proving Ground on the G4 cable network.
    G4 spokesman Dave Welch said Proving Ground, which premiered on June 11 with the second episode due to air today, was being shelved until the network could discuss its future.
    Dunn's long-time friend and fellow Jackass daredevil Johnny Knoxville tweeted last night: 'Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan, I love you buddy.'
    ©Passenger: Zachery Hartwell (right) was killed in Dunn's fatal car crash yesterday. The pair were at a bar with an unidentified friend in Philadelphia before the accident
    Dunn also starred in the yet-to-be-released film Living Will. The film's website describes Dunn's character as a 'party bum slacker (who) returns from the dead as a mischievous and perverted ghost'.
    MTV praised Dunn's tireless humour and enthusiasm and said he would be missed.
    'We are devastated by the tragic loss of Ryan Dunn - a beloved member of the MTV family for more than a decade,' said Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music/Films Group. 'The Jackass brotherhood will never be the same.'
    Dunn was born in Ohio and moved at 15 to Pennsylvania, where he met Bam Margera on his first day of high school, according to a biography on his website.
    Dunn, Margera, Christopher Raab (known as Raab Himself) and Brandon DiCamillo, under the moniker CKY for 'Camp Kill Yourself', started making videos that featured them skateboarding and performing stunts.
    ©Where the night started: Dunn and Hartwell were both at Barnaby's in West Chester hours before the accident
    Dunn was working as a welder and petrol station worker when Knoxville, a friend of Margera's through the skateboarding circuit, asked the crew to allow their videos to be part of the series Jackass, which became a hit on MTV and ran from 2000 to 2002.
    Perhaps his most famous stunt, in 2002's Jackass: The Movie, involved inserting a toy car into his bottom and going to a hospital casualty unit, where he made up a story that he was in mysterious pain after passing out at a fraternity party. Dunn's X-ray from the hospital became a popular T-shirt for Jackass fans.
    In a 2000 stunt, he dived into a tank at a raw sewage plant wearing flippers, a mask and a snorkel.
    ©Crash scene: Black marks on the road show where Dunn's car skidded out of control
    ©Devastation: Dunn's car span off the road, through a guardrail and into the woods
    Bam Margera Breaks Down After Hearing About Ryan Dunns Death

    source: dailymail

    VIA Raw grief of Jackass star's best friend: Heartbreaking video shows inconsolable Bam Margera as he visits spot where Ryan Dunn died in fiery crash

  • Don't do it pet! Cheryl Cole's family beg her not to forgive cheating ex Ashley as rumours of reconciliation heat up

    Don't do it pet! Cheryl Cole's family beg her not to forgive cheating ex Ashley as rumours of reconciliation heat up
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Clash: Cheryl Cole's family are begging her not to forgive cheating ex Ashley
    Cheryl Cole's concerned family and friends are urging her to reconsider letting ex-husband Ashley back into her life.
    Reports today claim that the singer's mother Joan Callaghan is furious that her cheating former son-in-law may have wormed his way back into Cheryl's heart.
    The 27-year-old singer yesterday told confidantes she will not rule out a reconciliation with the Chelsea and England footballer, 30, who had a string of affairs during their marriage.
    ©Furious: Cheryl's mother Joan Callaghan is understood to have challenged her daughter's judgement in letting the footballer back in her life
    But Joan is said to have challenged her daughter's judgement, asking, 'How many times do you want your heart broken?' the Daily Mirror reports.
    Cheryl's family and friends believe that 'once a cheat, always a cheat - and Ashley will go and break her heart again,' a source told the paper.
    Close friends of Mrs Cole last night confirmed she returned to their £5million marital home in Surrey three weeks ago to spend the evening with him.
    ©It is believed Cheryl and Ashley recently spent a night together at their marital home in Godalming, Surrey
    A source said the couple did not share a bed, but added: 'Who knows what is going to happen in the future with them?
    'Ashley is a predator, he likes a challenge and Cheryl is so tired and emotional that she may just give in.
    'He is the only man she has ever truly loved and that's a powerful thing – and Ashley knows how to play her like a violin.
    ©Maestro: A friend said Ashley, seen here in LA, knows how to play Cheryl like a violin
    'Cheryl has only a very small core group of friends and family whom she trusts – her mother, her brother, the girls from Girls Aloud and her PA, who is one of her best friends – and that could make anyone feel lonely and insular at times.'
    Joan is also understood to be furious with Derek Hough for seemingly abandoning Cheryl at her most vulnerable.
    Hough was a constant presence at Cheryl's side throughout her divorce and battle with malaria last year, but has disappeared from her life.
    ©
    Protective: Joan is also said to be angry at Derek Hough for 'abandoning' her daughter during her lowest point
    Cole, 30, is currently on a 'lads' holiday in Los Angeles, while Mrs Cole – who has kept a low profile for the past month after being sacked from the U.S. version of The X Factor – is at a rented home in North London.
    Last night, a source close to the footballer said he had even made plans to cut short his holiday to try to win back his ex-wife.
    'Cheryl told him she needs him and that she wants him to come back early and he's agreed,' the source said.
    Mrs Cole last saw him two weeks ago before he flew to California.
    Her divorce was made final in October shortly after she had battled malaria. In a recent TV interview with Piers Morgan, she said: 'We had a great relationship.
    There's part of us that will always love him.'
    source :dailymail

    VIA Don't do it pet! Cheryl Cole's family beg her not to forgive cheating ex Ashley as rumours of reconciliation heat up

  • Adoring Justin Bieber wraps a protective arm around Selena Gomez on her first public appearance since hospitalisation

    Adoring Justin Bieber wraps a protective arm around Selena Gomez on her first public appearance since hospitalisation
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©
    Bieber gets a fever: Justin appeared to enjoy the view as he joined his leggy girlfriend Selena Gomez on stage at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada last night
    Justin Bieber looked totally smitten with Selena Gomez on stage at the MuchMusic Video Awards last night.
    The 17-year-old singer wrapped an arm around his stunning girlfriend as she hosted the awards ceremony.
    The event was Selena's first public appearance since her hospitalisation for malnutrition last week.
    ©Adored: Fans in the crowd reach out to Justin in the hope of touching his hand
    ©Cute couple: The duo teamed up on stage at the awards bash
    Bieber took to the stage to accept an award, which he shared with hip hop star Drake, after they were named joint winners of best international Canadian video.
    While 18-year-old Gomez slipped into an array of revealing outfits during the course of the evening, Justin stuck to his guns, donning a retro T-shirt with a printed picture of Saved By The Bell Nineties pin-up Tiffani Thiessen.
    ©Double win: The teen singer also picked the favourite artist gong for his his hit Somebody to Love
    You'd have thought the 17-year-old would have been too young to be a fan of the American teen sitcom - but that didn't stop him wearing the top, which showed Thiessen in character as high school student Kelly Kapowski.
    Justin also scooped the honour for favourite artist by ordinary Canadians, adding yet more awards to his growing trophy collection.
    ©Outfits galore: Selena made a series of wardrobe changes throughout the evening, seen right getting speaking to axed 90210 star Trevor Donovan
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    Bad boy: Irish heartthrob Colin Farrell also joined the former Disney star on stage to present an award
    ©Joint winners: Justin and Drake, who was look a little fuller in the face than usual, both shared the award for International Video of the Year by a Canadian
    Lady Gaga was the other big winner of the night, opening the show with a performance of Edge of Glory and closing out with Born This Way - in which she 'hatched' from a cocoon.
    The singer was voted the most popular international artist in the fan category, while also taking home the best international video for Judas.
    However, she put in a relatively low-key claim for the fashion crown, wearing outfits which by her standards were somewhat conservative.
    ©Host turned performer: Selena took a break from her presenting duties to sing her hit Who Says
    ©Crowd mania: The fans in the audience loved the performance and scrambled for their cameras as she sang
    The 25-year-old skipped the red carpet as she turned up to the event in Toronto, Canada, but was pictured showing off what appeared to be a slightly fuller figure in a form-fitting LBD.
    She completed the look with her now trademark turquoise wig and a pair of bondage-style knee-high boots.
    The Telephone singer later posed for photographers, adding to her ensemble a towering pair of platforms, a blue blazer and a colourful pair of tights.
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    Legs Eleven: The singer and actress stood firmly in the spotlight as she made her red carpet arrival
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    Turning heads: Selena turned up in a stunning backless beige dress teamed with purple heels
    ©Cheeky: Gomez's boyfriend Justin arrived wearing a retro Saved By The Bell T-shirt with a printed image of Nineties pin-up Tiffani Thiessen with her toned torso on show
    Shawn Desman won the MMVA video of the year for Electric/Night Like This, while Far East Movement took home the international group video trophy for Like a G6.
    Other winners included Toronto-based six-man rap rock band Down With Webster, which won for best pop video for Whoa is Me.
    The best indie video went to JDiggz for This Time, and the rock video of the year was awarded to Abandon All Ships for Geeving.
    ©Canadian singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson won the fan’s favourite video for Stuttering and the hip hop video of the year going to Classified for That Ain’t Classy.
    Gomez proved a successful host for the night, having bounced back to health following her recent hospital dash, which she later revealed was down to malnutrition.
    The MuchMusic Video Awards is the biggest music awards ceremony in Canada and have been running since 1990.
    Irish heartthrob actor Colin Farrell joined Selena on stage to help with hosting duties, as did axed 90210 star Trevor Donovan.
    ©Greeting fans: The 25-year-old singer had her photo taken with her supporters, but avoided the red carpet
    ©Nappy couple: Twilight star Nikki Reed with her American Idol fiance Paul McDonald
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    Legs on show: Nikki wore a strapless dress which gathered at then waist while Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell dazzled in a sexy black ensemble
    ©Gothic style: Canadian singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson opted for a long black dress split to the thigh with a dramatic plunging back
    ©Sk8ter Girl: Canadian-born singer Avril Lavigne performs during the event with her electric guitar in hand
    Farrell is currently in Canada shooting the remake of the 1990 movie, Total Recall but found time to attend the ceremony, which also featured performances from Bruno Mars and Canadian-born singer, Avril Lavigne.
    On accepting her prestigious role as the event's co-host, Selena recently told the Toronto Herald: 'It's exciting and scary at the same time because (Wizards) was my safety net.
    'That's all I really know so it'll be interesting to detach from that and be on my own.'
    Selena has had a rocky few weeks after she fell ill and was admitted into hospital for 24 hours with malnutrition last week.
    ©Making some noise: Rapper Snoop Dog performs with Far East Movement during the ceremony
    ©Too cool for school: Irish actor Colin Farrell and rock chick Avril Lavigne pose on the red carpet
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    Warm-up: Selena Gomez takes a break from rehearsals in slightly less glamorous attire
    Selena Gomez presenting Justin Bieber & Drake win International Video of the year! MMVA 2011

    Lady Gaga - Born This Way Live Performance at: MMVAs 2011

    Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says Live Performance Much Music Video Awards MMVA 2011

    source :dailymail

    VIA Adoring Justin Bieber wraps a protective arm around Selena Gomez on her first public appearance since hospitalisation