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The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. Anatole France French novelist (1844 - 1924)

Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim got a bit embarrassed by airport security when they refused to allow her spike shoes travel on her feet. Like seriously, she was asked to change into something else if she has to make the journey. Turns out she's not the first to be a victim of that. So, ladies, now we know one more thing not to take to the airport. #thankmelater lol.

After 10 long hours in the sky, the Jang children couldn't wait to get off the plane. The Colorado siblings had just spent a month in Seoul, their first trip to South Korea. Their parents wanted them to get a taste of their heritage on their summer vacation. But their summer vacation will now be remembered for something entirely different. Joseph, Ester and Sarah were passengers on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul to San Francisco. Seconds before landing Saturday, the Boeing 777 crashed onto a sea wall, severing its tail. The three were all near the back of the plane, which bore the brunt of the impact. "During the time it was crashing, I thought it was all like a dream because I didn't know (if) it was actually happening," 13-year-old Joseph told CNN's Sara Sidner. "We were all bouncing all over the place," 15-year-old Esther added. "I just remember there being dust everywhere. I was freaking out, and then it just stopped." The seats in f...

JOHANNESBURG South Africa's anti-apartheid hero and former president Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition after being in hospital for more than four weeks to treat a lung infection, the government said on Tuesday.

ATTENTION PLS!!! Ramadan Commences Tomorrow.  Ramadan commences tomorrow is a news article from: Vanguard News Following the non-sighting of the new moon yesterday, Muslims in Nigeria have been asked to complete the 30 days of Sha'ban today and begin the 1434 A.H Ramadan tomorrow, Wednesday. 

WARNING: Never pass out drunk at a Paris Hilton party ... because her immature friends will dress you up in embarrassing clothes and then take photos of you.The above pic was snapped at Paris' 4th of July bash in Malibu ... and as you can see, some poor schmuck obviously had a little too much to drink and fell asleep on a beach chair.Thankfully, Paris and her friends let him snooze peacefully until he woke up. Just kidding, they dressed him up in a bikini top and gave him a purse and sunglasses. Then took photos.As far as we know, no markers were involved ... those are this guy's actual tattoos ... but still, HILARIOUS.Except not really. 

Former "Baseball Wives" star Anna Benson -- the estranged wife of ex-pitcher Kris Benson -- was arrested this morning in Georgia ... after allegedly raiding Kris' apartment with a gun and a metal baton, all while wearing a bulletproof vest.According to law enforcement, Kris -- who filed for divorce last year -- reported that Anna showed up in a rage last night after being forced by the court to vacate their marital home. Kris says Anna arrived and immediately whipped out an "expandable metal baton," threatening to hit him.But it didn't stop there ... Kris told police Anna then pulled out a handgun and demanded money. She must have been expecting Kris to pull a gun on her too ... because she was allegedly wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of the alleged assault.According to the police report, Kris told Anna he would get her the money following the altercation ... but then left the home and called police instead.Anna -- a former FHM model -- was arrested ...

Put away the bottles of bub ... 50 Cent has just been dropped from MLB.com's upcoming All-Star Bash in NYC in the wake of his domestic violence scandal, we has learned. We broke the story ... 50 was charged with domestic violence last week following the alleged domestic dispute at his baby mama's house in California in June, during which he allegedly kicked her and destroyed a bunch of her property (more than $7,000 worth).50 was supposed to perform at the MLB.com party on July 14th along with Kaskade, but sources told me, MLB officials decided not to move forward with the alleged GF-kicker.50's name appeared on the original flyer for the event ... but the event's Facebook page is now  updated, and advertises 2 "surprise performances" for the party. MLB hasn't returned our source calls to confirm 50 was cut as a direct result of the domestic violence charges.50's people haven't gotten back to us either.

As if re-gaining a bunch of weight wasn't bad enough, former "Biggest Loser" star Tara Costa is now being SUED for porking up again ... and it could cost her a lot of money, TMZ has learned.FC Online Marketing -- which owns ILoveKickboxing.com -- has filed a lawsuit against Costa claiming it entered into a fitness promotional agreement with the reality star ... but she didn't hold up her end of the bargain.The deal breaker ... FCOM  says Costa -- who famously lost 155 POUNDS on "The Biggest Loser: Couples 2" back in 2009 -- had re-gained "far too much weight" in 2011 to represent the brand in photo shoots and public appearances.FCOM says it paid Costa's foundation $45,000 in exchange for her image and likeness ... but since she got fat again, her image has lost all value to the company.FCOM is now suing Costa for breaching the don't-get-fat agreement, demanding unspecified damages.For what it's worth ... from Costa's recent Twit...

1816 Argentina formally declared independence from Spain. 1850 Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office. 1872 The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me. 1896 William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention. 1900 The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united at the Commonwealth of Australia. 1974 Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, DC. 1997 Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear. 2002 Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers. 2011 After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th state.

Yesterday, Imam Muhammadu Marwana, an influential member of the Boko Haram sect, confirmed a ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government to end their deadly activities.   Vanguard reports that sounding apologetic during the Radio France Hausa Service news, Imam Marwana said: WE are seeking forgiveness from the people over the number of people killed in the country.  I appeal to those who lost their loved ones to our activities to forgive us and on our side we have forgiven all those who committed atrocities against us. I  want to state clearly that we have no hands in the unfortunate attack on the secondary school (Government Secondary School, Mamudo, Yobe State). And to confirm the ceasefire deal sign, the Federal Government, through the Minister of Special Duties and Head of Boko Haram Amnesty Committee, Tanimu Turaki, yesterday, said that it had signed a ceasefire agreement with the militant group. Although details of the peace deal were scanty, Tura...

One week after university lecturers across Nigeria commenced an indefinite strike the Federal Government said it is taking steps to resolve the contending issues. The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa'I, on Monday also appealed to the lecturers, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to suspend the strike and "go back to classes". Ms. Rufa'I, who made the appeal at a meeting with vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities in Abuja, said: "we plead with them to go back to classes. "We are having a meeting tomorrow at the National Assembly with the Senate and House of Representatives to resolve all the issues. "Besides, the white paper on the 2010 Visitation Panel Reports on Federal Universities has since been released and forwarded to the universities for implementation. "Consequently, monitoring teams will soon visit the universities to ensure implementation of the recommendations." The minister noted with dis...

If you have just 11 seconds to live, you now have a chance of survival with the latest scanning equipment.  Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH said they have acquired a CT scan equipment that has the capacity to run a check on all organs of the body, from head to toe in less than 10 seconds and fish out a patients death points for immediate treatment. The machine, called the 128-slice Aquillon CT scanner is the first of it's kind in West Africa.Speaking on the machine, the Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Professor Akin Osibogun told Nigerian Tribune: "The Aquillon CT scanner is a 128-scanner and the main advantage it has over other CT scanners of earlier generations is its ability to penetrate deeper into the tissues and organs to show clearly the state of those tissues and organs. Of course the CT scanner is an imaging device and because it is able to provide images of tissues and organs inside the body. We are able to see the state in whi...