Monday, September 28, 2009

Mashonda decided to confront Alicia Keys!!!

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So last night Mashonda (who is sort of still married to Swizz Beats) decided to confront Alicia Keys on twitter. Alicia was tweeting about love earlier that day and MaShonda felt she was being insensitive to her situation since her divorce to Swizz Beats hasn’t been finalized. So she wrote up a long tweet (using twitlonger) to Alicia and claims she will tweet it every day until she gets a response. Very interesting to me that it was done in a public forum (twitter) however she was very mature about the situation. Check it below:
After having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later I was advised that I should check @aliciakeys twit page. I’ve never reached out to her on twitter before. I feel our issues are a lot more serious than a website conversation. Not to mention that I’ve reached out to her many times in the beginning of this whole thing, as any wife would do. Unfortunately, I never succeeded in getting a response. The 1st time I meet AK, my husband introduced us to each other at an event. ( I have no choice but to call him my husband, until he is not anymore) In the messages that I sent to her (AK), I made it very clear that on the contrary of what she might be hearing, I am still married to my husband, living with him and just had a child. Its been two years and I still have not received a response. What I do receive, is constant displays of selfishness and disconcern to me and my son.
I was a fan of AK’s last album, we were both signed to J Records and I always checked up on her projects. I sang her songs and admired her for creating Superwoman and Karma, I would never deny her, her talent. I believed in her until I found out she was possibly sleeping with my husband. The affair was denied by both, until it was finally admitted months later.
Already I can hear some of you saying ” why are u blaming her, You cant make someone leave their wife, You cant break something thats broken”. Well, my marriage was not broken, as far as I knew we were celebrating our sons birth and getting ready to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary . Call it blind love, whatever. I call it being a devoted wife.. As far as me blaming her and not blaming him, thats false. Me and my husband have worked out our differences. We are in a good place as people and as parents. I accept his choices and I am comfortable enough with myself to move on. I am so very blessed in many ways.
My concern with AK is no longer the fact that she assisted in destroying a family but that she has the audacity to make these selfish comments about love and wanting to be with someone, even after knowing their situation. How is this the same Superwoman that I sang out loud with in my truck? I ask myself sometimes.
If you are reading this Alicia, let me start by saying, you know what you did. You know the role you played and you know how you contributed to the ending of my marriage. You know that I asked you to step back and let me handle my family issues. Issues that you helped to create.
Im not saying everything was perfect all the time but no relationship is perfect. We made a vow to God and I believe you should have respected that, as a woman. I know you owe me or my son nothing but I just wish you would’ve handled things more carefully. I’m not judging you, I put you and the whole situation in the hands of God, the Higher Power. Just know that as a woman, I expected so much more from you. I never had intentions on reaching out to you this way but after reading your twits tonight, and the constant disregard, you left me no choice. I feel that after 1 and a half years of you hiding this affair and acting like it doesnt exist, that now is the time to confront it, since you talk so openly about it now
This is not a publicity stunt, I dont have a record coming out. I just need to close this chapter in my life and that means confronting our issues. There is a small child involved. His dad loves him to death and he wants to spend more time with him but hes afraid because he knows we don’t have a relationship. This is my main concern. My son NEEDS his dad and I NEED to be comfortable with you. For him!
I know many will see my point and many will not be able to look into what’s real because they only want to see Alicia Keys the celebrity, not the human. This is not for the “people”, this is for you. Like I said I was left no choice but to reach out to you this way. By now, Im sure you want to find a balance in this as well.
I read your tweets tonight and I felt they were very insensitive. You have no idea how much pain I was caused because of this affair. Its baffling to me that you don’t understand what I might have gone through with this situation. I dont consider myself a victim anymore, Ive learned alot from this! I just ask you to try and be a bit more realistic and delicate to the situation, at least until my divorce is final. I felt me attending the party would have been a starting point for us, since you shook my hand after I offered it, but I suppose I was wrong.
If its so, that you and my husband are meant to be together, then God bless you both and I hope you never have to deal with what I did. I would not wish it on my worst enemy. If you two being together forever is the case, its more of a reason for us to get along, because I’m not going anywhere. Theres a child to be raised.
To answer your tweet, choose smart over spark. Sparks burn everyone, be smart! Its simple actually, just think of the shoe being on the other foot.
Stay blessed and lets work this thing out with respect and dignity.
In case you didn’t know, A. Keys and Mashonda came face to face at Swizz Beats birthday party a little over a week ago but there was no drama as the two shook hands and went on their merry way. MaShonda has been pretty quiet about the situation over the past few months because Swizz Beats sought a gag order to keep her from talking about the divorce proceedings. However Alicia Keys has an album coming out in December, and what perfect timing to jump back on the case for MaShonda.
Now the big question is “Why isn’t the divorce finalized yet?”
With that being said, I hope everything works out for the both of them.
thanks Kelly!



courtesy my favorite blog: necole bitchie

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Nike - Never without a Fight

Découverte de la nouvelle campagne Nike Sportswear pour le sweat à capuche Hoody AW 77, avec le rugbyman Maxime Médard. Baptisée “Never without a Fight”, sur une post-production réalisée par ChezEddy et mettant en scène un tatouage animé par les illustrations de Veenom.


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Agence : Duke Interactive. Musique : Animalsons. Réalisé par Dan Lowe (The Dark Room / Partizan).



Fifa 2010 Campaign

L’impressionnante campagne de promotion pour le jeu FIFA 2010 vient d’être lancée. Une manière de montrer la force de la communauté entre le football et le jeu-vidéo. Une publicité produite par EA Sports, sur une idée de l’agence Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam.


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Le jeu est prévu pour le 2 octobre en Europe.

Playstation 4 Concept

Playstation 4 Concept

Dans l’attente des prochaines générations de consoles, voici le concept produit de la Playstation 4 pensé par le designer australien Tai Chiem. Un modèle tactile et en verre plutôt étonnant. Une console dotée d’un écran transparent et de matériaux nobles. Plus d’images dans la suite.


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

FAKE BOOTIES!!! WHY????

Now First Off .... I would fuck ... Dont Get It Twisted ..

Second.. Im not a hater.. Just being Real..

Third You Be The Judge... Shes Says Its Not Fake...




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The Before Shots.. Or Ummm Before The Shots ...Lol









Fabolous vs. Bow Wow… The TWITTER Edition!

Twitter hosted a @MyFabolousLife roast where everybody and their mama joined in on the fun. It was all fun and games for rapper Fabolous until Bow Wow came through with a few low blows of his own. Ever since then, Fabolous declared a Twiiter funeral for Bow Wow.
You tell us who won. Here are the tweets coming from @BowWow614:
The dental institution of america #thanksfab for being the poster child for there new braces. “Have a Fabolous Smile”
#thanksfab for all ya wack ass jokes. they was boring jus like 1 of your on stage perfromances
I don’t kno wats worst, #fabsteeth or the ending of losos way the movie
#sorrybowwow for fab wasting time on twitter. no sweat. i put da dental bkground up on my pg 4 a reminder.
#fabsteeth bit Mike Tyson’s ear off!
when fab retires from rap, he cud always work for corona. im sure they could use #fabsteeth as bk up jus incase the bottle openers r broke.
u think if i had #fabsteeth tyra wudda kissed me?
Here are the tweets coming from @MyFabolousLife:
#iheardbowwow got his own line of onezees coming out
#iheardbowwow is the new toy u get in a McDonalds Happy Meal!
#iheardbowwow is refunding every person who actually paid to see Roll Bounce
#sorrybowwow Ur the child star of hip hop.. Ure like Webster, Gary Coleman..
#sorrybowwow I hav 2 inform u, u hav no more fans.. They’re all @souljaboytellem ’s now..
#sorrybowwow I’ll never let a bitch LIL BoW WoW Me! Cuz imma Hood Nigga!!
#sorrybowwow you can’t retire after u sell 30 thousand in ur 1st week.. Take ur brick like a man, lil nigga!
#sorrybowwow ,its not you..its me.. (Ciara’s last words to Bow Wow)
So… who won this one?

Monday, September 21, 2009

Supra Skytop Preview


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New looks into upcoming Supra Skytops can be seen here. Three new models all share a similar tonal demeanor in colors such as black, red and gray. The black and gray versions feature a woven upper while the red one is featured in patent leather. No word yet on a release date, stay tuned for more details.

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Source: Sneaker Freaker

KAUST University, Saudi Arabia

KAUST University, Saudi Arabia

By David Basulto — Filed under: Educational , In Progress , Travels , Urban Planning , , ,
 
KAUST Campus
KAUST Campus
Yesterday, after a very long flight, we arrived to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, one of the most important cities in the region. Why? We are attending the opening of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, an international, graduate-level research institution. The mission if this academic institution is to dedicated to advancing science and technology of regional and global impact, with a fellowship program that provides full tuition to graduate students pursuing the M.S., M.S. to Ph.D., or Ph.D. degrees (more info here).
The University is located on a new campus designed by HOK, 80km north of Jeddah (aerial view of the site). The campus is part of a larger master plan, also designed by HOK: A new town of 10,000 to 12,000 people, surrounding and supporting the University, living in over 6.5 million sqf on a 3,200 acre site along the Red Sea.
KAUST Campus © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Campus © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
The project started in fall 2006, and it was finished in just 3 years. To achieve this, the HOK Planning Group accelerated the process with a “Racing the Sun” design charrette in which planners from 10 offices across multiple time zones contributed to the plan over one 24-hour period. Each HOK office had a two-hour window to create its ideas and post them on a server. In the end, each contributed an idea that ultimately found its way into the final plan.

KAUST Aerial view
KAUST Aerial view
From what we have read and heard about the project, there is a lot to see in terms of sustainable planning/design for an extreme climate, along with a new approach to protect the fragile coastal ecosystem, away from the landfill strategies we have seen on Jeddah’s coast, including a coral-reef ecosystem preserved for use as a marine sanctuary and research area.
So tomorrow we are going to visit the campus, with our cameras ready to show you how this project has been materialized. We also plan to interview a design partner from HOK to get more details about this project.
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
You can see more renderings, images of the construction process, completed parts of the campus and also details on the construction of the Breakwater Beacon, a landmark for the project, at the end of the article. Expect updates on the KAUST campus in the next days.
We are also going to try to show you more about the city, which so far has been only traditional architecture in housing, with some western influences on retail projects, and lots of sculptures in public spaces (Calder, Miró for example). If you have arch-tips in the area, please leave them on the comments.
Renderings
KAUST Student center
KAUST Student center
KAUST offices, north research lab
KAUST offices, north research lab
KAUST Engineering Science Hall
KAUST Engineering Science Hall
KAUST Courtyard, pedestrian spine
KAUST Courtyard, pedestrian spine
KAUST Auditorium lobby
KAUST Auditorium lobby
KAUST Auditorium
KAUST Auditorium
KAUST Administration building
KAUST Administration building
Construction
KAUST Construction
KAUST Construction
KAUST Construction
KAUST Construction
KAUST Construction, central patio
KAUST Construction, central patio
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
KAUST Construction, north research labs, Solar Tower in between
KAUST Construction, south view research lab
KAUST Construction, south view research lab
KAUST Construction, glazing of the Solar Tower
KAUST Construction, glazing of the Solar Tower
Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST Construction, Breakwater Beacon
KAUST nearing completion
KAUST Campus © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Campus © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Research Laboratory Building interior atrium © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Research Laboratory Building interior atrium © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Administration building © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Administration building © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Library  © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Library © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Library interior, chandelier detail  © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié
KAUST Library interior, chandelier detail © 2009 J.B. Picoulet – S. Lourié