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LOS ANGELES - Actress Eva Mendes was crowned as the most desirable woman of 2009 on Wednesday in a poll by online men’s magazine AskMen.com that organizers swear is not all about looks but overall qualities.

Mendes, 34, topped the online magazine’s 9th annual list of "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" after AskMen.com readers cast more than 10 million votes to rank the women with the best qualities for the ideal girlfriend or wife.

She took the top slot from actress Katherine Heigl after placing fourth last year while actress Megan Fox ranked second and Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller came in third place.

James Bassil, editor-in-chief of AskMen.com, said the list was a "pulse-check" of the women that readers were not only following but also perceived as more than just a pretty face.

"Obviously good looks are one quality but intelligence, ambition and humor also count," Bassil told Reuters.

"There are women in their mid to late 30s on this list who may be old by industry standards but you see more mature women on this list. The younger women getting a lot of play on gossip sites haven’t had the time to accumulate the achievements that a lot of these women have."

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie were not on the list while Britney Spears, in the midst of staging a comeback, was back after dropping off the list for a couple of years. She was ranked at No. 90.

The list included perennial favorites like Beyonce at No. 50 and Jessica Simpson at 70 but also some newcomers such as Australian actress Isla Fisher and singer Katy Perry .

French singer Carla Bruni, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, made her debut on the list in 76th place while comedian Tina Fey, who was widely praised for her Sarah Palin impression this past election season, made the list at No. 97.

Bassil said readers could have voted for the U.S.’s new First Lady Michelle Obama or Republican vice-presidential contender Sarah Palin but they did not garner enough support to make the list with the poll largely conducted before the U.S. election.

Brooke Burke, a former model-turned-TV personality who won the seventh season of TV show "Dancing with the Stars," rose to No. 14 in the list from No. 32 last year.

Burke, 37, who has four children, said it was a compliment to be included — and to have jumped a few slots.

"It is great to get that attention. I do think it is more of an intelligence vote and people are looking at who they would like to have as an ideal mate and not just their average pinup," Burke told Reuters.

Rounding out the top 10, in the following order, were:

1. Eva Mendez

 

2. Katherine Heigl

 

3. Marisa Miller

4. Keeley Hazell

5. Anne Hathaway

6. Alessandra Ambrosio

7. Scarlett Johansson

8. Rihanna

9. Kristen Bell

10. Kate Beckinsale

 

 

source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090122/ten-entertainment-us-women-desirable-db3f2d5.html

 

i want a home of my own someday. as early as now, i am already planning about it and how i will have the money to use to buy or build it. it’s not that easy to own a house right away or instantly, since house and lot prices are escalating like crazy. it is very expensive at this time, so what more can we expect for the coming years, right? my dream house would be a big one, with a tall gate painted white, i want a porch and a huge garden and of course, a huge garage for my cars and if possibly, a pool. LOL. it’s not bad to dream, and i usually dream big. but who knows, with enough determination and perseverance, this dream might not just be a dream anymore. 

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Could the days of the $400 Playstation 3 be numbered?

So says financial analyst Michael Pachter, who predicted this week that Sony will trim the price of its cheapest Playstation 3 pack to a "more affordable" $299 in April, and that an Xbox 360 price cut will follow by June.

And the Wii? Don’t hold your breath. "We expect Nintendo to maintain Wii pricing at $249 until the company sees signs that demand is slowing, which means a price cut may not happen until late in the year, if at all," Pachter

Like any analyst, Pachter, who is employed by securities firm Wedbush-Morgan, isn’t always right, but he boasts a healthy hit rate at anticipating similar moves in the past, notably predicting PS3 and Xbox 360 price cuts in 2007. Don’t expect official confirmation from either Microsoft or Sony, though: telling your customers about price cuts four months in advance tends not to be a very common strategy.

Ailing Sony, which is tipped to be about to post its first annual loss for 14 years, could well expect a significant sales boost if Pachter’s prediction pans out. The Playstation 3 is heading into 2009 with a bumper lineup of upcoming exclusive games, including Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, and superhero-themed DC Universe Online, and a lower price point could well lend the console much-needed momentum.

source: http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/ps3-will-be-299-in-april-analyst-predicts/1279759

 

e-bay or online buying is what’s the in thing today. almost everything can already be brought in the Internet. orders of books, clothing and electronic gadgets may be done through it. having to know this thing, i was able to help my cousin look for the best buys when it comes to appliances. she and her husband are already starting to look for a house and what’s a house without the appliances right? and so through the aid of the Internet, i helped her look for her desired items on a very reasonable price.

this must be a trouble for most of us, because it’s quite a hassle to go from an appliance shop to another appliance shop just so you can compare prices, know one’s high-ends and advantages and all sorts. so if you are someone who’s got the money to buy it all and just don’t have the time to scout, shopwiki is the answer. they specialize on kitchen appliances, like refrigerators, oven and blenders.  everything you need is in this site. they have a great number of appliance shops for you to choose from. the greater their list of appliance centers, the more better deals and savings for you.

it doesn’t hurt if you visit the site and take a good look. who knows, you might just find there what you really need!

 

HARARE (AFP) – Zimbabwe unveiled a 100 trillion dollar note Friday in the latest grim measure of its staggering economic collapse, heightening the urgency of a new round of unity talks set for next week.

Veteran leader Robert Mugabe and opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai are set to hold talks Monday with key regional leaders in a bid to salvage a four-month-old unity accord, which has yet to be implemented.

The stalemate over disputed elections last year has only fuelled the economic and humanitarian crisis that has impoverished the country, leaving nearly half the population dependent on food aid as a cholera epidemic sweeps the country.

The Reserve Bank announced in the government mouthpiece Herald newspaper a series of trillion-dollar denominations to keep pace with hyperinflation that has left the once-dynamic economy in tatters.

The new 100,000,000,000,000 Zim-dollar bill would have been worth about 300 US dollars (225 euros) at Thursday’s exchange rate on the informal market, where most currency trading now takes place, but the value of the local currency erodes dramatically every day.

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090116/ts_afp/zimbabweeconomycurrency_20090116125326

i am graduating really soon. 3 months from now, i’ll be marching down that aisle and i’ll receive my hard-earned diploma. 4years of being in college taught me a lot of stuffs and i can say that after everything that i have been through now made me tough enough to accept the challenges and what’s ahead. i am already ready to face whatever that will come my way.

as early as now, i am already planning where to work. our school is being bombarded by different companies who are looking for adept workers to work for them. almost every week we have symposiums and seminars and orientations about a company and sometimes, job fairs are held which usually takes a day. honestly, i am quite nervous. ready and well-conditioned as i am now, i am still weary of how everything will turn out. i have some shadow of a doubt if my skills are enough to employ me to the company of my dreams. thinking and complementing very hard, i have come to realize that my passion lays on teaching. yes, teaching in a college school! bet that? who would ever think that i wanted that as a career? i have only come to realize it lately. a teacher! and i think i would be best at it. LOL. i am imagining now of resumes and interviews and bio-datas and recommendations and referrals. these stuffs matter a lot because they’re your ticket towards employment. and they should be made really nicely, nice enough to entice the company to employ someone like you. like for me, i have to cite my skills and talents to cover-up for the lack of experience as a fresh graduate. i hate to admit it but some companies do refer on your resumes. they look at the construction and the body and how well it was made.

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FREEPORT, Bahamas - Actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama.

The couple received an urn with his ashes and left the island chain on Monday night, according to Obie Wilchcombe, a member of the Bahamas parliament and a family friend.

"Everything was in place, the cremation was completed, and they decided to leave," Wilchcombe said Tuesday. He said the family is back in Ocala, Fla., where they have a home.

Doctors in the Bahamas performed an autopsy on Jett on Monday but did not release results. However, a Bahamas undertaker said the teen’s death certificate had "seizure" as the cause of death.

Jett Travolta had a history of seizures and was found unconscious Friday in a bathroom.

The body was in "great condition," said Glen Campbell, assistant director of the Bahamas funeral home that handled Jett’s remains, though police officials had said the teen hit his head on a bathtub.

Funeral plans have not been announced.

In Ocala, Mayor Randy Ewers said the city sent the Travolta family condolences and will give them space and privacy.

"They’re fantastic people, really family oriented," Ewers said. "We want to respect their privacy as much as possible."

In a public statement Sunday, Travolta, 54, and Preston, 46, said they were "heartbroken that our time with him was so brief."

Travolta tried CPR to revive his son, who may have died in his arms before an emergency medical technician took over, Usmagazine.com reported, citing Travolta attorneys Michael McDermott and Michael Ossi. They did not respond to calls from the AP on Monday.

Travolta and Preston have said Jett became very sick when he was 2 years old and was diagnosed with Kawasaki Syndrome, an illness that leads to inflamed blood vessels. Preston blamed household cleaners and fertilizers and said a detoxification program based on teachings from the Church of Scientology helped improve his health, according to People magazine.

Police said in a statement that Jett had not been seen since Thursday when a caretaker, Jeff Kathrain, found him unconscious late Friday morning. But McDermott said that wrongly left the impression that Jett was unsupervised. He said two caretakers were with Jett throughout the evening, and he does not believe the teen was in the bathroom for very long.

The couple also has an 8-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu.