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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Whitney Houston’s Death and Bathtub Accidents


Whitney Houston in one of her concerts.

It was reported that the famous American singer Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub on Saturday night of February 11, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The coroner’s report did not show any foul play and that made me to conclude that a bathtub accident could have caused her death whether she was on drugs and drunk or not.


A Bathroom in Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Bathtub injuries are included in the most common causes of death due to injury in the United States and often from drowning and submersion while in or falling into bath-tub after slipping or falling while bathing.




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The bathroom is one of the most hazardous places in the home for accidents; as a matter of fact the majority of broken hips are the result of slipping in the bathtub. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that there are more than 300,000 bathroom accidents each year and that 2.5 million adults over the age of 65 need special assistance in bathing.
~ Dr. Alexis Abramson




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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Chipkos Saves the Planet with the World's Most Expensive Flip Flop



9 Aug 2011 14:00 Africa/Lagos

Chipkos Saves the Planet with the World's Most Expensive Flip Flop

Using sandals to protect more than just feet, Chipkos makes its footing in an environmental movement.

PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipkos today announces the release of a one-of-a-kind pair of sandals, hand-painted by renowned Los Angeles artist, David Palmer. At $18,000 a pair, this collector's piece is priced as the world's most expensive flip flop. With its purchase, Chipkos will protect 100,000 square feet of endangered rain forest land.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110809/LA49390)

This piece represents a unique opportunity for one philanthropist to support a major initiative to conserve the rain forest. In tandem, Chipkos presents their newest line of Indian-inspired, eco-friendly sandals. For each pair of sandals purchased, Chipkos will protect one hundred square feet of the rain forest.

Chipkos sandals are a throwback to the Osho slippers from the Sixties ashram scene of India. Unconventionally "square", the sandal design boldly breaks the norms, challenging the standard round-shaped flop and serving as a reminder of the company's square feet protection campaign and mantra, "Stand For Square Feet". Various colors and prints for men and women are available through the Chipkos online store at www.chipkos.com.

Chipkos has been overwhelmed by the positive response from social media fans, sales and the blogosphere. "We believe that people are ready for a wearable badge to express their support for nature conservation," says former math teacher and Chipkos' Chief Nature Ambassador, Priya Jaggia.

"Like adding land to Yosemite, each sandal purchase expands a Costa Rican national park by one hundred square feet, thereby protecting the habitat, species and resources within that land area in perpetuity," explains Norm Gershenz, Executive Director of SaveNature.Org.

Chipkos - Stand for Square Feet.

About Chipkos

Chipkos (http://www.chipkos.com) is an eco-friendly sandal company that protects one hundred square feet of the rain forest for each pair of sandals purchased. Chipkos encourages everyone to participate in the interactive forum TweetForSquareFeet.com, which allows anyone to protect one square foot of the rain forest.

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SOURCE Chipkos

CONTACT: Tuesday Simon, +1-310-906-0681, press@chipkos.com

Web Site: http://www.chipkos.com

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Chris Brown, 2Face Idibia and D'Banj shine at 2011 BET AWARDS



Sensational American R&B singer Chris Brown was the star of the night at the 2011 BET AWARDS Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, hosted by Kevin Hart. Chris went home with the awards for Best Male Artist, Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice, Best Collaboration, and Video of the Year Awards.

Popular Nigerian artistes 2Face Idibia and D'Banj shared the Best International Act award.




Chris Brown


The following is the full report.

27 Jun 2011 07:55 Africa/Lagos


CEE LO GREEN CHANNELS HIS INNER PATTI LABELLE IN FULL COSTUME DURING HER TRIBUTE PERFORMANCE FOR THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
JUSTIN BIEBER FLIRTS WITH NICKI MINAJ ON STAGE
ALICIA KEYS PERFORMS NEW SONG "TYPEWRITER" AND SHARES STAGE WITH BRUNO MARS AND RICK ROSS
STEVE HARVEY INSPIRES THE AUDIENCE AS THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, June 27, 2011

NEW YORK, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The hilarious Kevin Hart kept the crowd laughing out loud as a Hollywood House Husband during the BET AWARDS '11 opening act with Bobby Brown , Jermaine Dupri , Anthony Anderson , Nelly, and Nick Cannon . Chris Brown's powerful performance medley of "She Ain't You," "Look at Me Now," and "Paper Scissor Rock" illustrated just why he was named the 2011 Best Male R&B Artist, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award winner when he took to the stage in two performances collaborating with Busta Rhymes and Big Sean. Later, a precocious Justin Bieber propositioned Nicki Minaj on stage when he said, "I'm all grown up now. I turn 18 next year so...what's up?"

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO )

Legendary songstress and diva extraordinaire Patti LaBelle was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and her tribute was a performance unlike anything ever seen before. Beginning with a special introduction from another musical icon, Gladys Knight , Cee Lo Green took to the stage in a throwback Patti LaBelle costume performing "Somebody Loves You Baby," while Marsha Ambrosius jazzed up the room with her spot on rendition of "If Only You Knew," before the great Shirley Caesar took the crowd—and Patti LaBelle —to tears singing "You Are My Friend." But it was Patti herself that brought the house down performing two of her greatest hits, "Love, Need and Want You" and "Lady Marmalade." Steve Harvey uplifted the audience in his acceptance speech for his Humanitarian Award.

The cast of the Five Heartbeats movie surprised the audience with a reunited performance with R&B crooners After 7 with the famous hit, "Nights Like This," for the 20-year anniversary of the film. The beautiful Kerry Washington graced the stage for BET's Shine A Light moment to honor individuals who make the world a better place for young people.

Celebrating the 10-year Anniversary of her first album, Songs In A Minor, Alicia Keys graced the BET AWARDS '11 stage for a medley of her hits with Bruno Mars and Rick Ross as well as for the world premiere her latest song, "Typewriter."

Additional highlights of the 14 performances include: Trey Songz sexy, shirt-ripping rendition of "Making Love Faces" and "Unusual," and was later joined by Kelly Rowland to perform her smash hit, "Motivation," Donnie McClurkin, Deitrick Haddon and Mary Mary uplifted the audience with their rendition of the gospel hit, "Thank You Lord," in tribute to the late Walter Hawkins; Mary J. Blige , Anita Baker , DJ Khaled, and Jadakiss kicked off the show with a monumental mix of hits "All Night Long," "Joy," "Happy," Dreams," "Real Love," "Rapture," and "Over Til It's Over"; Jill Scott performed a soulful rendition of "Rolling Hills" with actor and DJ Idris Elba ; DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Drake and Lil' Wayne amped the crowd performing "I'm the One"; and Beyonce closed the show singing "Best Thing I Never Had" and "End of Time" via live telecast from Britain's Glastonbury Festival.

This year's In Memoriam tribute celebrated the lives of Cali Swag District member M-Bone, Clarence Clemons , Teena Marie , Gil Scott Heron and Nate Dogg with performances and appearances by Doug E. Fresh and Cali Swag District, Queen Latifah, Ledisi, Scott Mayo, Snoop Dogg and Warren G.

In continuing the good that BET's S.O.S.: Saving Ourselves initiative has made over the years, the BET AWARDS '11 contained a special moment to show support for the victims of the tornadoes in the Southeast through a special message from Rev. Al Sharpton .

In addition to all of these spectacular moments, the full list of BET AWARDS '11 winners are:

* Best Female R&B Artist: Rihanna
* Best Male R&B Artist: Chris Brown
* Best Group: Diddy-Dirty Money
* Best Gospel Artist: Mary Mary
* Best Female Hip Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
* Best Male Hip Hop Artist: Kanye West
* Best New Artist: Wiz Khalifa
* Best Collaboration: Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes "Look At Me Now"
* Video of the Year: Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes "Look At Me Now"
* Video Director of the Year: Chris Robinson
* Best Actress: Taraji P. Henson
* Best Actor: Idris Elba
* Young Stars Award: Jaden Smith and Willow Smith
* Best Movie: For Colored Girls
* Subway Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams
* Subway Sportsman of the Year: Michael Vick
* Centric Award: Marsha Ambrosius "Far Away"
* Best International Act: 2Face Idibia (Nigeria) and D'Banj (Nigeria)
* Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award: Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at me Now"
* Humanitarian Award: Steve Harvey
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Patti LaBelle


About BET Networks:

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

SOURCE BET Networks

CONTACT: Marcy Polanco, +1-212-975-3327, marcy.polanco@BET.net, Zabrina Horton, +1-310-481-3737, zabrina.horton@BET.net, both of BET Networks; or Simone Smalls of Simone Smalls PR, Inc., +1-917-388-3890, simone@simonesmallspr.com; or Michelle Huff, +1-212-239-1732, michelle@huffent.com, Debbie Asrate, +1-212-239-1732, debbie@huffent.com, both of HUFF Events & PR; or Charlie Guadano of Simone Smalls PR, Inc., +1-917-388-3890, charlie@simonesmallspr.com

Web Site: http://www.bet.com


Friday, June 17, 2011

LG Turns the Red Carpet Green with Envy at Los Angeles Movie Premiere




LG Mobile Awakens the "Green Lantern" Power Within Through Multi-Platform Marketing Campaign LG Mobile Awakens the

LG Turns the Red Carpet Green with Envy at Los Angeles Movie Premiere with Action Adventure Film Stars and Supercharged Revolution™ by LG

LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LG Mobile Phones, in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures, set the red carpet aglow last night at the Los Angeles premiere of the highly anticipated summer film “Green Lantern.” Fusing next-generation mobile technology with the contemporary story of a human-turned-superhero, the evening highlighted LG’s multi-faceted marketing campaign and brought tech fans and moviegoers together to celebrate superphones and superhero powers.


Angela Bassett

Created specifically for the premiere, LG Mobile Phones debuted a fun and sophisticated “LG Lounge” at the exclusive after-party for attendees to experience 4G power of the Revolution™ by LG. One of the first 4G handsets from LG, Revolution offers complete HD support for streaming, playing and recording video multimedia while on-the-go. Equipped with a chic design, large 4.3-inch touchscreen and Android 2.2 platform, Revolution is the ideal device for users ready to experience the next level of smartphone power. “Green Lantern” cast members and premiere attendees seen at the after party included Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Zachary Levi, Jason Bateman, Michael Clarke Duncan and Tim Robbins.


Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

In addition to its own presence at the premiere, LG invited consumers to harness the “Green Lantern” power within through a movie-themed online giveaway that offered users a chance to win tickets to the premiere, as well as their very own Revolution™ device. LG also launched an integrated TV and cinema commercial to highlight the supercharged capabilities of the handset and the superhero powers of Green Lantern. “Green Lantern” trailers, wallpapers and buddy icons can be downloaded at the LG microsite, http://www.RevolutionByLG.com/, and banner ads for the film as well as information about the partnership are available at http://www.facebook.com/LGUSAMobile and m.RevolutionByLG.com.
About “Green Lantern”

Bringing the popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, “Green Lantern” stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, the human-turned-superhero by the power of a mysterious, out-of-this-world ring. When a new enemy threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, it’s up to Hal to overcome his fears and save the world.

Under the direction of Martin Campbell, the film also stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins. The screenplay is by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim and Michael Goldenberg, story by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim, based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. “Green Lantern” is produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti, with Herbert W. Gains and Andrew Haas executive producing.

The film opens in 3D and 2D on June 17, 2011. “Green Lantern” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.greenlantern.com.
About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 93,000 people working in over 120 operations around the world. With 2010 global sales of 55.8 trillion Korean won (USD 48.2 billion), LG comprises four business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, and Air Conditioning & Energy Solutions. LG is one of the world’s leading producers of flat panel TVs, mobile devices, air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both a Global Partner and a Technology Partner of Formula 1™. As part of this top-level association, LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor of this global sporting event. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company

The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communications and information company. With its cutting-edge technology and innovative design capabilities, LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world. LG is pursuing convergence technology and mobile computing products, while continuing its leadership role in mobile communication with stylish designs and smart technology. For more information, please visit www.lgmobilephones.com.


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