Rihanna's topless posters for her "Diamonds" world tour have offended the sensibilities of some Dublin residents, who took it upon themselves to cover her up by stapling clothes to the provocative images.

The posters feature the image from her "Unapologetic" album and depict the singer completely naked from the waist up, covered only by her elbow and the album title. She will be performing at the Aviva Stadium on June 21, and hopefully the modesty vigilantes will not be present at what is sure to be a titillating show.

Twitter user Paul Duane commented, "Somebody has stapled a dress to this Rihanna poster on Church St. Well done, you complete nutcase."

Charlene Lydon tweeted another image, captioning it, "North King Street, Dublin says a resounding NO to Rihanna's boobs!"

The DIY-style cover-up is reminiscent of the reaction to H&M ads featuring a bikini-clad Beyonce in New York's Lower East Side, when locals covered up her lower half with a sheet of paper every day.

The short list of actresses who could play former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton has just narrowed even further. News broke Tuesday evening that Carey Mulligan was passing on the role in "Rodham," and now another actress has distanced herself from the part.

Scarlett Johansson, who was listed as one of the early front-runners to play the political bigwig, has no involvement in the project.

"Scarlett has never been asked to do this film," a representative for the actress told HuffPost Entertainment. "She hasn't been approached about it nor seen a script. It's a total fabrication."

Johansson and Mulligan aren't the only two actresses who won't play Clinton in the new film. Jessica Chastain was rumored for the part, but shot down that discussion as pure speculation. Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence was also reportedly mentioned as a possibility for the project as well.

Reese Witherspoon and Amanda Seyfried were the other names associated with "Rodham" in the original report about the casting search, but neither actress has commented on the possibility of appearing in the film. James Ponsoldt will direct "Rodham" from a script by Young Il Kim.

Sarah Jessica Parker is launching a shoe collection -- and in a move that her beloved Sex and the City alter ego Carrie Bradshaw would approve of, she'll be doing it with partner George Malkemus, the CEO of Manolo Blahnik.

The line, called SJP, will be available exclusively at Nordstrom early next year and will include bags and trench coats.

Pics: 'Sex and the City' Styles, 15 Years Later

"In a silly way, I think it's what people have expected of me most because of Carrie Bradshaw," she tells Vogue. "... Because I got to play that role, I wore a lot of shoes, and by default I learned an enormous amount. It's hard to walk away from that."

Single-sole pumps and flats will range from around $200 to $300, and bags will likely sell for under $700. Everything will be produced in Europe and New York City, though production location for the trenches is still being decided.

"We're putting new colors together that people don't typically do, just beautiful combinations that you wish existed in your closet," she says.

Related: SJP Says Running in Heels Caused Extra Bone in Her Foot

But let's just hope her SJP heels are a little more feet-friendly than her on-screen stilettos have been -- which she revealed in March have caused her to grow an extra bone in her foot!

"For ten or so years, I literally ran in heels. I worked 18-hour days and never took them off. I wore beautiful shoes, some better made than others, and never complained ... but then I did I Don't Know How She Does It ... you know, [my character Kate Reddy] could not afford really good footwear. So I got [lower-priced] shoes and the bottoms weren't leather, they were plastic, so I slipped a couple times, twisted my ankle. I went to a foot doctor and he said, 'Your foot does things it shouldn't be able to do. That bone there... You've created that bone. It doesn't belong there,'" she explained to Net-A-Porter Magazine. "It's sad, because my feet took me all over the world, but eventually they were like, 'You know what, we are really tired, can you just stop – and don't put cheap shoes on us?'"

The third season of "Game of Thrones" has come to a close, which means it's time for us to continue our highly scientific study of sex and nudity in the acclaimed HBO series.

While "Game of Thrones" offers up a multitude of feminist role models, it has often been criticized for its gratuitous sex scenes. Perhaps this is part of the reason Season 3 reduced the amount of sex and nudity, at least in frequency. Where the first and second seasons featured sex and/or nudity in 10 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 episodes, respectively, the third season got sexually explicit in only 5 out of 10. However, when it came to the duration of scenes with sex and nudity, the third season has both the first and second beat with a total of roughly 8 minutes and 30 seconds per scene. By comparison, the first season had 8 minutes and 10 seconds and the second season had 7 minutes and 40 seconds.

"Game of Thrones" Season 3 also seemed to have a higher diversity of nudity, with a notable influx of male backsides and even a few flashes of male full–frontal. Of course, it wouldn’t be "Game of Thrones" without also including a few trips to Lord Baelish’s bordello, but on the whole, the sex this season felt more organic to the story than in the past -- alternately steamy (Jon Snow FINALLY losing his v-card) and terrifying (Theon's last romp before being mutilated into an "SNL" parody), but always captivating.

Below ,The Huffington Post has included a compilation of all the nudity and sex scenes from "Game of Thrones" Season 3, for your own research purposes. Please feel free to weigh in with your own theories in the comments below!

The 46-year-old flaunted her bare baby bump in a see-through shirt while picking up some groceries at the Bristol Farms supermarket in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 9. The actress's belly and lacy black bra could be seen through the sheer top as she made her way through the parking lot with her 5-year-old daughter, Nahla.

Berry, who's expecting her first child with fiance Olivier Martinez, also showed off her legs in cut-off denim shorts, while Nahla looked adorable in a cute tiered dress.

"I'm thinking that this is a miracle. I feel really happy," Berry told ET Online of her surprise pregnancy. "It's one of the best things that happened in my life, for sure."

Rumor has it Beyoncé isn't keen on being Photoshopped. So we hope she doesn't check her email this morning, where she might find a press release from Roberto Cavalli featuring a rather extreme image of herself.

Cavalli announced via email that Bey wore a special Roberto Cavalli "created exclusively for her 'The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour'" at her recent concert, a multicolored silk gown with gold embellishments and cutouts.

Sounds like classic Beyoncé, no? But here's the image they included:

Sometimes, it seems like everything is about being skinny -- juice cleanses will cut calories, yoga will keep you in tip-top shape and there's always a new diet to try. But all the attention placed on being thin is exhausting, not to mention dangerous. That's why we are so inspired by the rising profiles and embrace of plus-size models in the fashion industry today.

From penning articles about the public's severely unhealthy obsession with size to creating model workshops aimed at helping girls of every shape reach their runway dreams, plus-size models are shaking up the fashion game and redefining the rules of modeling. It's about time.

Here are ten models making a major impact today.

1. Jennie Runk

Runk is pretty new to the modeling scene, but she is already making headlines. In April, she modeled for H&M's swimsuit line and became the company's first plus-size model to sport its clothing. Pretty impressive, especially considering she was modeling the typically curve-resistant category of swimwear.

H&M's choice to use Runk created quite a stir, enough that Runk decided to pen a moving essay for BBC about the shoot. She stated in the essay that all the attention the campaign received was an "awkward surprise." She also offered possibly the best advice we've heard yet to young girls struggling with body image issues:

    "I feel compelled to show girls who are going through the same thing that it's acceptable to be different. You will grow out of this awkwardness fabulously. Just focus on being the best possible version of yourself and quit worrying about your thighs, there's nothing wrong with them."

2. Saffi Karina

In April, it was announced that British model Karina would be starting the UK's first-ever plus-size model workshop. Curve Project London features mentoring, hair and makeup sessions, photo shoots, runway lessons, casting tips and experience working with stylists for girls who want to make it in the biz at any size.

We can't think of anyone more fitting for this role, given that Karina is a former "regular" model who decided to switch to plus-size after her agency dropped her for her changing body. Karina explains her goal wonderfully:

    "I want to strive to endorse a positive body image and act as a role model to young women who previously thought ‘thin’ was the only way to get a foot over the fashion threshold."

3. Crystal Renn

We have so much respect for models who switch from "straight-size" to plus-size to improve their health (and their grip on reality). Case in point: Crystal Renn, who said that she switched to the plus-size game after realizing traditional modeling had saddled her with a crippling eating disorder. She's since spoken out about her experience and the problem with fashion's challenging standards.

At the "Inside the Modeling Industry: A Conversation About Health and Beauty in Fashion" panel in February, Crystal stated that designers should change the sample size to eight instead of zero:

    "By having a size 8 sample, you are giving freedom to a designer. Most of the models are going to be size 6s and 8s, and you could have 10s, and if a really amazing model walked in who was a size 0, you would tailor the dress down to her."

4. Justine LeGault

Oh, how refreshing it is when major fashion magazines take the plunge and put a beautiful model with a fuller figure on the cover. Elle Quebec did just that when it cast LeGault for its May 2013 cover. The Canadian model expressed her joy at the magazine's decision on her Facebook:

    The fact that I only got positive feedback about my ELLE cover truly makes me happy. It seems people aren't so shocked anymore to see curves in the medias [sic]. This is great news!

OVER the transom the other day came an urgent “Cougar Alert”: There is a new book out, and this one distinguishes the real cougar, a confident, strong, single woman over 40, from the comically desperate predator-seductress depicted in television shows like “Cougar Town,” one of the latest products of Hollywood’s obsession with the older woman.

There is so much cougar hype that we now have a fake cougar and a real cougar. We also have our first Miss Cougar USA, a 42-year-old crowned in August by a room full of “cubs,” men in their 20s and 30s. Cougar cruises are setting sail, cosmetic surgeons are promising to cougarize their clients and online cougar communities are cropping up.

Newsweek, taking stock of the explosion of on-screen romances between older women and younger men, declared 2009 “the year of the cougar,” but then concluded in the June article that “by this time next year, the cougar will be extinct.”

Maybe so — if you’re talking about television or the box office. But behind the unleashing of cougars in pop culture is what a growing number of sociologists say is a real demographic shift, driven by new choices that women over 40 are making as they redefine the concept of a suitable mate.

The loosening of relationship conventions, which is not limited to age but also includes race, religion and economic status, appears to be particularly evident among female baby boomers, sociologists say, who are faced with the tightest “marriage squeeze” — the smallest pool of compatible men as conventionally defined, those two to three years older, of similar background and higher levels of education and income. The reason is that as women have delayed marriage, men still have a tendency to date and marry younger women.

In the last several years, as the loaded term cougar was popularized by the media’s frenzied fascination with Demi Moore’s marriage to Ashton Kutcher, 15 years her junior, and the dalliances and liaisons of other celebrities like Madonna and Katie Couric, researchers have begun to examine the older woman-younger man relationship. It is one that has long been taboo, heavily influenced by the Freudian notion that the older women are mother substitutes or “robbing the cradle.”

“For a long time we’ve been fed this idea that women should look for a man to take care of her, a man that is more educated, has a better job and makes more money,” said Sandra L. Caron, a professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine. “That might be fine and dandy if you’re in high school and have this fairy tale Prince Charming. But when you look at adult women, most are self-sufficient and they don’t have to look for that.”

Dr. Caron is an author of a 2006 study of couples in which the wife is at least 10 years older, which found surprisingly positive attitudes among the couples, although fear of stigma and insecurity about aging for the women, in particular, were common.

The study, published in the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, reported that the couples thought their age difference mattered more to the outside world than to them, and that the men were more strongly drawn to the relationships at the start because of physical attraction.

Consistent with most other research and what many relationship experts are saying about these connections, the authors found that women liked the vitality the younger man brought into their lives, and men liked the maturity and confidence in the women, although generational differences sometimes made both partners uncomfortable. Others have also cited infidelity as a stronger possibility in any relationship with a large age difference.

“Initially I thought I would find more issues,” said Nichole R. Proulx, the lead author of the study, who is a marriage and family therapist in Maine. “But it’s a relationship like any other, despite what society might say. I thought I’d find that he looks at her like his mother, more inequality, more power struggles.”

That study involved only eight couples, and the samples have generally been small in other research into a subject that has not until recently received much scholarly attention.

An analysis of census data on age difference in marriages showed that the number of marriages between women who are at least 5 or 10 years older than their spouses is still small, 5.4 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. But both rates doubled between 1960 and 2007, according to Andrew A. Beveridge, a demographer at Queens College, who conducted the analysis.

At the same time, the data showed that the percentage of marriages of older men and younger women decreased steadily through 1980, and since then it has remained stable.

Sociologists say these figures reflect a solid change, if not a major shift in marriage patterns.

15 years ago today, HBO premiered the first episode of a show that would introduce the world to Manolos, cosmos and the one and only Carrie Bradshaw.

Yep, "Sex and the City."

The show debuted on June 6, 1998 and pop culture hasn't been the same since -- transforming Sarah Jessica Parker from "That Witch in 'Hocus Pocus'" to a full-fledged fashion icon and coining terms terms like "manthrax," "modelizer" and "fashion roadkill."

The 94-episode series ran for six seasons, spawned two film spinoffs and the TV prequel "The Carrie Diaries."

And it's pretty crazy how much the lives of the show's stars -- including Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon -- have changed since its 1998 debut.

They've gone on to become award winners and proud parents. The supporting cast has earned accolades too; one appeared nude on Broadway and one will even appear in the next "Hunger Games" movie.

Click the gallery above to see how they've changed through the years, plus check in on some of Carrie's more famous lovers!
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Justin Bieber announced his Latin American tour on Thursday, leaving the singer's Venezuelan fans up a creek without a show date.

The omission of Venezuela from the 13 dates predictably upset local fans, who took to Twitter to share their disappointment. Billboard collected a few examples that illustrate the general discontent:

    By afternoon, #Venezuelawantsbelievetour was trending on Twitter. One post offered the singer "arepas, cachapas and oreos" if he performed in Venezuela. "We need you here please come," begged another fan from the country whose capital, Caracas, was recently named the third most violent city in the world by Mexican-based Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice. Fans from Uruguay and Peru, countries also not included in the list, began their own Twitter protests.

Bieber also recently had to give up his monkey, so it's been a rough run. Tour dates below.

Oct. 19 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Oct. 22 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Quisqueya Stadium
Oct. 24 - Panama City, Panama - Figoli
Oct. 25 - Guatemala City, Guatemala – Estadio Progreso
Oct. 29 - Bogota, Colombia - Estadio El Campin
Oct. 31 - Quito, Ecuador - Atahualpa Stadium
Nov. 2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Anhembi Stadium
Nov. 3 - Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Apoteose
Nov. 6 - Asuncion, Paraguay - Jockey Club
Nov. 9 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium
Nov. 12 - Santiago, Chile - Nacional Stadium
Nov. 18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol
Nov. 19 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol

Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza.

When the music stopped, the seats filled and the match began, Williams went on defense, relentlessly chasing down one shot after another to defeat familiar foil Maria Sharapova. With a 6-4, 6-4 victory, the No. 1-ranked Williams won her first French Open championship since 2002.

"Eleven years," Williams said in French during the trophy ceremony. "I think it's unbelievable. Now I have 16 Grand Slam titles. It's difficult for me to speak because I'm so excited."

Then the national anthem played for the first American singles champion at Roland Garros since Williams' previous title.

Williams whacked 10 aces, including three in the final game, and the last came on match point at 123 mph - her hardest serve of the day. She then sank to her knees, screamed at the sky and buried her face in the clay.

 A teenager told her boyfriend that the man now charged in her death tried to kiss and grope her the night before she disappeared in a bizarre abduction plot, according to court documents released on Thursday.

An affidavit that accompanied a request for a search warrant shed new light on 15-year-old Nichole Cable's final hours before authorities say she ended up face-to-face with Kyle Dube.

Dube is accused of using a fake Facebook profile to lure Cable out of her Glenburn home, kidnapping her and killing her.

Investigators say the 20-year-old Dube posed as another man, who offered her marijuana before she disappeared on May 12. Cable went to meet the man and it was actually Dube, who was waiting with a mask over his face, police said. Dube had plans to stage an abduction and then rescue Cable to make himself appear like a hero, investigators said.

Cable's remains were found in nearby Old Town eight days later.

According to the search warrant affidavit:

In text messages, Cable told her boyfriend that Dube, of Orono, had groped her on May 11. She told him that she tried pushing Dube off her but he wouldn't stop and ended up leaving a bite mark.

Cable nevertheless remained friendly with Dube, continuing to text him on May 12. She told Dube that she was meeting a man named Bryan Butterfield to get a "free 20 bag."

Cable expressed reservations about meeting Butterfield at the end of her dirt road, asking Dube "is it alright to be a little scared?" Dube texted back, "No I wouldn't be."

Investigators found evidence of a struggle and a chase.

A mask bearing Dube's DNA was discovered on the ground and Dube had scratches on his face, investigators said in the court papers. Cable also lost her sneakers as she apparently tried to flee, they said.

Dube, who remains in jail, told state police detectives that he got the scratches on his face at his job in Bangor, where he worked for an agency that cared for people with disabilities, authorities said.

Dube is charged with kidnapping and murder. His lawyer, Stephen Smith, tried to keep the documents under seal, but the judge allowed some of them to be released Wednesday. They were made available Thursday after some redactions.

Smith was out of town Thursday and couldn't be reached for comment. Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson, who's prosecuting the case, said he couldn't comment on the facts of it.

According to state police, Dube told others that he had intended to abduct Cable using a mask and duct tape and then return to find her, becoming a hero, but he found her dead after binding her with duct tape and putting her body in the bed of his father's pickup.

An autopsy was conducted, but the results were unavailable as of Thursday.

According to police, the fake Facebook profile for Butterfield was traced to Dube's home. Cable's mother, Kristin Wiley, has said that she intends to work with law enforcement to raise awareness of the potential perils of social media and how to stay safe online.

Apple iOS 7 is the new 7th generation operating system to be used with iPhone 5S, iPod Touch 6G, iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 and/or iPhone 6.

An iOS 7 update for iPhone 5 and iPod 5 touch is also expected by Apple, a major player in the software market along-with Microsoft and Google, with huge fan base for its iOS based products. Apple is also popular for its Mac OS X based MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro personal computers.

June 10-14, Apple software and hardware will be under the spotlight internationally, due to Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2013) in San Francisco.

Apple is set for iOS7 release, the launch of next version of Apple mobile operating system. Its is too early to say that iOS7 is do or die thing for Apple, but the truth is Apple really needs to bring something real solid to get out of the declining situation.

In this era of robust mobile devices, operating system plays huge role for success of the device. Several unique feature provided by operating system can attract crowd to purchase the device along with design and hardware residing the devices.

Thanks to late CEO Steve Jobs, despite of falling market share, Apple still enjoys a reputation of excellent quality and usability in its products and services.

Apple iOS 7 Features List of new iPhone Operating System

The banners outside the event venue of Apple WWDC 2013, with a big number seven on one banner, represent the new iOS7.

iOS7 Features List of new iPhone Operating System
Apple has been carefully analyzing the competitive smartphone landscape in order to maintain parity with its Android and Windows Phone competitors in terms of iOS7 features and functions. Here under is the Apple iOS7 features list that is expected from the next version of iOS:

    iOS 7 Design
    Probably impressed from Microsoft Windows 8 Metro UI, Apple's Jonathan Ive has worked out a Plain and Simple iOS7 design.

    In late May it seemed that iOS 7 had found its way out into flat redesign. It seems that everything starts with a new Lock screen, where the glossy image and clock have been replaced by a stark black screen with supposed improved gesture controls.

    Even the security code pad has been altered, and instead of the familiar overlay, a new interface with round, black keys with white text has emerged. Apple iOS7 design might surprise users, by replace the vibrant look and feel with a more minimalist, monochromatic approach.

    Apple iOS7 new Design

    Customizable Theme, Lock screen and notification Bar
    A software's real power lies in the customization. Sometimes there are too many restrictions for iOS users being unable to customize few settings. To overcome this restriction people are tempted to do Jailbreak, which voids warranty from Apple.

    Apple should provide little freedom to their users in this version of iOS by enabling them to customize their Theme, Lock Screen as well as Notification Bar.

    Live Widgets
    Live Widgets and Icons is a feature that is long needed in iOS and the feature is expected in iOS7. Google Android has long offered home screen widgets, which display all kinds of information. Microsoft has also made its Windows Phone live tiles a key selling point for its smartphone operating system.

    Apple can potentially create a completely new channel in its App Store with inexpensive home screen widgets (priced between free and 99 cents). These programs would provide overview information about things like weather, sports scores or news headlines.

    These live widgets could function like the stock ticker in Apple's notification shade, but would reside on iOS 7 device's home screen.

    Apple iOS7 Live Widgets Icons

After canceling a scheduled appearance at a Los Angeles gay bar this weekend and facing threats of a lawsuit, Ciara was served papers during her performance at LA Pride on Saturday night.

The "Goodies" singer was performing on the catwalk when a woman reached out amid fans to hand her the lawsuit during the middle of a song. Ciara reached out for the papers nonchalantly while continuing to sing and then flung them back. TMZ published a video of the incident on Sunday morning.

The concert interruption came after Ciara bailed on West Hollywood's popular club The Factory. The singer's reps said they informed the club that Ciara couldn't make it, yet the performance was promoted nonetheless. Still, The Factory is suing for breach of contract.

Ciara's people spoke out after news of the lawsuit first emerged on Saturday, saying the singer's appearance at LA Pride the next day contractually prevented her from appearing at The Factory.

"Ciara's commitment to perform at L.A. Gay Pride on Saturday night prevented her from making such a Friday night appearance," a rep for Ciara reportedly told TMZ. "Despite being notified early last week that Ciara could not appear, The Factory continued to market and promote Ciara's appearance. The reason for the continued marketing/promotion is unclear, as it is not known why The Factory would intend to continue to mislead the public, to cause damage to the L.A. Gay Pride festival and to attempt to portray Ciara in a negative light.”

गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को बीजेपी की चुनाव प्रचार समिति का चेयरमैन बनाया गया. इसकी घोषणा बीजेपी अध्यक्ष राजनाथ सिंह ने पार्टी की राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक के दूसरे दिन की.

राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि 2014 में होने वाले लोकसभा चुनाव पार्टी के लिए बड़ी चुनौती है. ऐसे में पार्टी ने गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को चुनाव अभियान समिति का चेयरमैन बनाया है. उन्होंने बताया कि यह फैसला सभी की सहमति से लिया गया.

जब राजनाथ सिंह ने मीडिया के सामने आकर मोदी की नियुक्ति की घोषणा की तो उस वक्त में मंच पर लालकृष्ण आडवाणी को छोड़कर पार्टी के कई नेता मौजूद थे. मंच पर राजनाथ के अलावा सुषमा स्वराज, अरुण जेटली, अनंत कुमार, वेंकैया नायडू जैसे बड़े नेता साथ दिखे.

ऐलान के बाद मान-मनौव्वल जारी
मोदी को चुनाव प्रचार की जिम्मेदारी दिए जाने के ऐलान के बाद बीजेपी ने पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता आडवाणी को मनाने की कवायद शुरू कर दी. बैठक स्थल पर लगे पोस्टर में आडवाणी की तस्वीर ना होने की खबर मीडिया में आने के बाद आडवाणी और वाजपेयी के पोस्टर लगा दिए गए. इस बीच, चुनाव समिति की कमान संभालने के बाद मोदी ने भी ट्वीट किया कि उन्होंने लालकृष्ण आडवाणी से फोन पर बात की.

2014 की जंग मोदी बनाम राहुल गांधी?
मोदी को चुनाव प्रचार समिति की कमान मिलने के बाद माना जा सकता है कि 2014 आम चुनाव की जंग मोदी बनाम राहुल गांधी होगी. वैसे तो कांग्रेस सोनिया गांधी, राहुल गांधी और मनमोहन सिंह के सामूहिक नेतृत्व में चुनाव लड़ने की बात कह रही है. लेकिन राहुल कांग्रेस के चेहरे हैं. कांग्रेस उपाध्यक्ष बनाए जाने के बाद उन्हें चुनाव अभियान के समन्वय की जिम्मेदारी भी मिल चुकी है. तमाम राज्यों में कांग्रेस प्रदेश अध्यक्ष व अन्य कार्यकर्ताओं से भी वह लगातार संपर्क में हैं. ऐसे में मुमकिन है कि 2014 के लोकसभा चुनाव में दो चेहरे आमने-सामने होंगे नरेंद्र मोदी और राहुल गांधी.

राष्ट्रवाद है कांग्रेस पार्टी को सत्ता से हटानाः नरेंद्र मोदी
पीएम पद को लेकर गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की महत्वाकांक्षा तो जगजाहिर है. इसके लिए अब तक कट्टरवादी हिंदुत्व की छवि का दामन थामने वाले मोदी अब राष्ट्रवाद की बात करने लगे हैं, और उनके लिए राष्ट्रवाद है कांग्रेस पार्टी को सत्ता से हटाना.

बीजेपी की राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक को संबोधित करते हुए मोदी ने इन्हीं शब्दों का इस्तेमाल किया. इशारा साफ था. निशाने पर है कांग्रेस. और हथियार है राष्ट्रवाद ना कि हिंदुत्ववाद.

अपने संबोधन में नरेंद्र मोदी ने कहा कि कांग्रेस मुक्त भारत राजनैतिक नहीं, राष्ट्रवादी कार्यक्रम है. उन्होंने कांग्रेस पर देश का विश्वास तोड़ने का आरोप लगाया, साथ ही सत्तारूढ़ पार्टी को अविश्वास के माहौल के लिए जिम्मेदार बताया.

अपने भाषण के दौरान उन्होंने कांग्रेस के भारत निर्माण विज्ञापन पर भी निशाना साधा. उन्होंने कहा, 'यूपीए का विज्ञापन कहता है कि भारत निर्माण पर हक है मेरा. पर सच तो यह है कि भारत निर्माण पर हक नहीं, शक है मेरा.'

पार्टी का राजनीतिक प्रस्ताव पास
इससे पहले, राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में बीजेपी की राजनीतिक प्रस्ताव पास हो गया. पार्टी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष नितिन गडकरी ने राजनीतिक प्रस्ताव पेश किया जिसका समर्थन गोवा के मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर पार्रिकर और मध्य प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने किया.

इस राजनीतिक प्रस्ताव में कहा गया है कि यूपीए के चार साल देश के लिए बेहद ही खराब रहे. इस दौरान देश में आर्थिक गिरावट आई. इस प्रस्ताव में सोनिया-मनमोहन मॉडल पर सवाल उठाया गया है कि कांग्रेस का ढांचा दोषपूर्ण है. यूपीए में सत्ता के दो केंद्र हैं. दोनों केंद्रों के बीच मनमुटाव है. प्रस्ताव पर अपना मत रखते हुए पार्रिकर ने कहा कि यूपीए में सोनिया कैबिनेट अलग और मनमोहन सिंह कैबिनेट अलग है.


और भी...

Jessica Simpson was involved in a dastardly conspiracy with OK! Magazine to make a buck by grabbing a man's baby and mugging with the infant for the camera, making it appear as if the child were hers ... this according to a bizarre new lawsuit.

According to lawsuit uncovered by The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Christopher Hurst took his teenage daughter and infant son to a department store in October 2011 to meet Simpson.

The lawsuit claims ... when Hurst got close to Simpson, a stranger suggested he hand his infant over to Simpson ... who was pregnant at the time.

Hurst obliged, and then, according to the suit, a photog came out of nowhere and began snapping pics.

According to the suit, Hurst was stunned months later when OK! splashed the pic on its cover, making it appear it was Jessica's baby. The irony -- Jessica's baby wasn't even born yet.

The lawsuit accuses Jessica of being in on the plot, claiming she had a deal with a competing mag to sell the first baby pic for $800k, but then got greedy and hatched a plot with OK! to double dip with a baby that wasn't even hers.

Hurst is suing Simpson, OK! magazine, and Getty Images for damages in excess of $75,000.

A man was fatally wounded when his 4-year-old son fired a gun he found while they were visiting a residence in Prescott, Arizona, officials said.

Justin Stanfield Thomas, 35, and his son made an unannounced trip Friday to the home of an unidentified former roommate, police said. Thomas had previously lived in the residence, according to investigators.

"This appears to be an accident. There was no conflict in the stories of those in the house," said police Sgt. Brandon Bonney. "The resident didn't know his former roommate was stopping by to visit."

Moments after arriving at the home, the boy picked up the small-caliber handgun and asked his father and other adults in the room what it was he was holding, said Bonney.

Seconds later he pulled the trigger.

Officers and emergency crews arrived and found Thomas, of Phoenix, with a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Acknowledging it appears to have been a tragic accident, Bonney cautioned gun owners

"We want to remind people without making a villain of this person, that if a child is visiting your home, the first thing to do would be put the firearm away."

This isn't your typical revenge porn.

While her former classmates at Lincoln, Neb., Catholic high school Pius X contemplated going off to college, Valerie Dodds decided to stay local and start her own business: a personal adult website under her modeling name, Val Midwest.

As news of her venture spread, drama followed.

"All of the Pius kids were saying mean things and that's when I decided to go there and show them that I'm here to stay,” Dodds told ABC affiliate KETV.

The 19-year-old took a series of nude photos on the campus of her former high school over Mother's Day weekend, and recently received a ticket for trespassing and public nudity, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.

In response, Dodds visited the campus with a camera again. This time, she had her picture taken by daylight, with pasties and panties on. A police spokesman told the Journal Star that unlike her clandestine Mother's Day shoot, Dodd's recent stunt didn't break the law. However, Dodds said she won't stop there.

"I kind of want to go down to the courthouse and do a set right up front in pasties and panties. That sounds fun to me," Dodds told KETV.

According to a City of Lincoln government website outlining offenses against public decency, "It is the intent of the City to prohibit the exploitation of human nudity for the purpose of advertising, selling, or otherwise promoting the economic interests of any type of business enterprise."

Should Dodds tire of trying Lincoln's patience, it is perfectly legal for all people to go topless in New York City, as numerous advocates have pointed out.

A Texas high school silenced its Valedictorian’s microphone during his speech when he diverted from his pre-approved remarks and instead spoke about the Constitution.

Joshua High School graduate Remington Reimer, who was accepted into the Naval Academy, had his microphone silenced during his speech right after he told fellow graduates that school officials apparently threatened him with the move the day before, MyFoxDFW.com reported.

Colin Radford, a fellow graduate told MyFoxDFW.com that Reimer was "talking about getting constitutional rights taken away from him, and then he said "just yesterday they threatened to turn my microphone off," and then his microphone went off."

"Student speakers were told that if their speeches deviated from the prior-reviewed material, the microphone would be turned off, regardless of content," Joshua Independent School District said in a statement.

"When one student's speech deviated from the prior-reviewed speech, the microphone was turned off, pursuant to District policy and procedure," the statement said.

What's scarier than a really nasty break-up note? A really nice break-up note. You better watch your back if you get caught cheating and then receive a Dear John letter that opens: "Hey Honey!"

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On Friday, a Redditor posted a photograph of one such letter, and it's since gone viral, having received more than 1 million page views as of Monday morning.

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So far, no one has been able to prove the veracity of the missive, but it's dripping with realistic-sounding acid under a candy-sweet veneer of hearts and smiley emoticons. And is that red pen supposed to be the color of love or blood?

"Guess who left his Facebook open on the computer and got a message from Kelsi? Yeah! You did!" The writer goes on to say she's made a superfun game out of ditching his belongings—"since I know you like looking for other things, (like other girls!)— and provides clues to where the philanderer might find his stuff. She adds, "Oh, and while I didn't break or damage anything, I can't guarantee anybody else won't find it." It closes, "Happy Hunting!"

While the twisted genius of this revenge note is truly amazing, it's by no means the only incredible break up, letter, for better or worse, to grace the Internet.

A couple of years ago, an email from an OKCupid user, OompaLoompa to Miss Lonelyhearts surfaced that read: "Thanks for an interesting 3 dates. I spent the weekend thinking about you and me and have decided that I'm not interested in pursuing 'us' any longer….I don't think we're a good match, and after looking at us on Cupid again, neither does Cupid…[We're] a 52% on lifestyles questions. And I think the lifestyle issue is the bigger one. I think Cupid's matching system works best if the user answers more questions—so I'd recommend answering more. Cupid was founded by Harvard math majors, so I have confidence in their math algorithm." It goes on and on and on to describe how much more energy and zest for life he has than his date, and he even encourages her to move to another city. The final kiss-off? Closing the letter with an obnoxious "Ciao." Gawker calls the writer a "world class tool." We think Miss Lonelyhearts dodged a bullet and should consider herself lucky.

Another such dirtbaggy email was picked up by the Washington Post and circulated widely. After meeting a guy dancing, a young woman wrote him an email to which he responded, "I don't have time for twenty questions by email. I met five girls Saturday night, have already booked a first coffee with three of them, and meet more every time I go dancing."

A man who was clearly less of a player than the Lothario above, but equally callous, penned this note and included an image of him riding (away, presumably) on a giraffe. "Dear Janet, I think we should break up. I would tell you why but I'm having a tough time describing my feelings, so I drew a picture of me riding a giraffe, instead." Well, that explains everything.

Not to be outdone by the boys, a jilted wife named Emily purchased a billboard to break-up with her cheating husband, and the picture of it went viral. "Hi Steven," it reads, "Do I have your attention now? I know all about her, you dirty, sneaky, immoral, unfaithful, poorly endowed slimeball. Everything's caught on tape….P.S. I paid for this billboard from OUR joint bank account."

 Writing a break-up letter (or email, text, or Facebook message) may seem like an easy way out of a relationship, but, given the reach of social media, it may cause far more shame than ending things face-to-face. "No matter how uncomfortable the situation, there are certain decencies that must be observed," admonishes Emily Post . Her top advice for breaking up in a civilized manner is to meet privately, in person. Unless, of course, you want to world to know what a cad he was.

Two young thieves walked into John's Beauty Supply store in Chicago on Monday morning, pulled out a bottle of pepper spray and a gun, and went straight for the good stuff: remy human hair extensions.

A female burglar pepper-sprayed a worker behind the counter before grabbing about 10 packs of remy hair, which sell for $100 each. A male thief held a gun to another employee and had her take $1,000 from the register and shove more extensions into a garbage bag.

This incident is just the latest in a spate of hair extension heists that have been sweeping Chicago and cities such as Philadelphia and Houston. Remy hair extensions, which cost anywhere from $100 to thousands of dollars per pack, have become highly sought after, and an underground market for the goods has popped up in response.

"They're selling them to hair salons," said Shayna Crosby, who works at John's Beauty Supply. "People even sell them online or out of the trunk of their cars."

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The remy hair frenzy is not without merit: They're the highest grade of real, human hair on the market, because the cuticles are kept intact and not stripped. This means they look natural and stay shiny, soft and tangle-free.

But the silky locks, which are often sewn in at salons, come at a high price. The average person uses two packs each time and the hair needs to be replaced every three to six months. This works out to hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars each year.

In the last eight months alone, there have been two similar beauty supply store burglaries in Chicago, according to police officer Jose Estrada.

Meanwhile, last year, robbers made away with a reported $230,000 worth of extensions from the 35th Street Beauty Supply store in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. A year earlier, thieves bypassed Beauty One's register and beelined straight for the remy packs, taking $80,000 of the product.

Yoonjin Han, who works at Beauty One, said she hears these heists happen even more often -- at least once a month.

They aren't just happening in Chicago. Hair extensions robberies have been reported across the country, from Texas to Oklahoma to Florida.

While the thefts are on the rise, there isn't an official count. An FBI spokesman said its crime data aren't broken down by "specific details such as hair extensions."

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Once the extensions are taken from stores, experts say thieves have no problem moving them.

"People who have the audacity and the ingenuity to do this will be able to sell them," said Neal Lester, an English professor at Arizona State University who has been lecturing about hair for the last 25 years. "It's no different from selling DVDs, where they are sold out of the back of your trunk."

They're even easier to pilfer, and to get away with, than other products that commonly make their way into underground markets, like iPhones or over-the-counter medication, since the extensions aren't marked with bar codes or serial numbers. Once they're stolen, they're virtually impossible to trace or tie back to a store.

Lester says that the pricey hairpieces have grown ubiquitous in recent years, as documented by movies like comedian Chris Rock's "Good Hair," which shed light on the lengths women go to -- and premiums they cough up -- to keep up their looks.

The Toyota Corolla has long been the antithesis of the enthusiast car. It’s the automotive equivalent of smooth jazz — ubiquitous and innocuous but seldom loved. And like a forgettably syrupy Kenny G ballad album, it’s also enjoyed enviable success over the years; in 1997 it beat out the Volkswagen Beetle to become the best-selling nameplate of all time, and is always near the top of the charts for its segment, selling 290,947 units in 2012 in spite of being near the end of its model cycle.

But reputation and bulletproof reliability alone hasn’t been enough to stave off competition in recent years, and it’s been sparring with the Ford Focus for bragging rights as the best-seller. Since a half-hearted makeover would likely lead to losing more marketshare, Toyota has unveiled a new, eleventh generation Corolla that’s sleeker and dare I say, interesting.

Surprisingly similar to the carbon fiber-trimmed Corolla Furia concept from this year’s Detroit Auto Show, the production version sheds the frumpy profile from the existing car by stretching the wheelbase and overall length by almost four inches. With chiseled lines and sculpted creases on the outside and a sportily svelte cabin within, it’s the best-looking Corolla yet. Nonetheless, the smallish tires tucked into cavernous wheel wells show it’s still an economy car at its core.

And while the fundamentals of the car won’t change much—there’s still a 1.8-liter, 132-horsepower engine, a four-speed automatic (in addition to a six-speed manual and CVT) and a torsion beam rear suspension—Toyota promises a more engaging drive. Steering has been slightly quickened to 3.19 turns lock-to-lock similar to the pre-refresh 2012 Honda Civic, and the electronic power steering unit touts better road feedback and accuracy. The S trim traditionally has little frills and no thrills, and for 2014 it’ll see a stiffened suspension setup as well as a 140-horsepower engine.

So the “sporty” grade won’t take on a Volkswagen GLI at a stoplight, but efficiency, not speed, has always been one of the key selling points of the Corolla, and Toyota is targeting 42 highway mpg for the LE Eco trim. The compact will also see more standard features across the line-up, including Bluetooth connectivity, LED-adorned headlights and eight airbags.

A TV advertisement starring former 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson has been banned for being sexist and degrading to women.

The commercial, for web hosting firm Dreamscape Networks, had the actress chairing a meeting of men. One of the men then fantasied about Anderson and her assistant dancing together in bikinis, reported Daily Mirror.

Dreamscape argued the ad portrayed Anderson and her assistant as "attractive, dynamic and confident business people."

The Advertising Standards Authority said it understood that the ad was intended to be a humorous and light-hearted parody of a mundane business meeting.

But it said the female characters were portrayed sexually throughout the ad, not just during the fantasy sequence, noting that their shirts were open to expose.

"Because of that, we considered the ad was likely to cause serious offence to some viewers on the basis that it was sexist and degrading to women," the ASA said.

After making a successful debut in southern cinema with "Chirutha", Neha Sharma was disappointed when her Bollywood debut "Crook" bombed at the box office. She says she was in denial after that.

"Honestly, my first (southern) film was a huge hit, so I didn't expect my first film here (in Bollywood) to fail. I had seen that high in life and didn't know that this was a possibility too. When it didn't do well, I was in denial and disappointed. I was obviously living in a cocoon," Neha told IANS in an interview.
Neha Sharma with Emraan Hashmi in a still from her Bollywood debut film 'Crook'

"I want to do good work. The first failure affected me. That is why I did 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum'," said the actress and added that she wouldn't have done the adult comedy had her first film worked.

"It's something that I would not have done as it is like going out of my comfort zone. But I was like if this is what works, then why not do this," she explained.

It is important for newcomers, who don't have film background, to have box office success. "You have to have box office success then only people will show interest in you. This is something, which surprises me. I don't think it is about talent or looks, it is primarily about box office success," she said.

But she doesn't take success or failure seriously any more.

"I have done four films and I understand it is not something that you can control. It is part of the business. No actor can just have failures and no actor can just have successes," she said.

"I don't get affected whether a film does well or it doesn't. But you do want your films to do well as you put in a lot of hard work," she added.

Her next is Deols' "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2", which is coming out June 7. Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, the film also stars Dharmendra as well as his two sons - Sunny and Bobby.
Neha Sharma in a still from her upcoming film 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'

She nurtured the dream of being a fashion designer and acting just happened along the way.

"I always wanted to be a designer and I loved clothes and everything to do with it. When I got a Telugu film, it happened out of the blue ... at that point of time, I didn't realise how big it was. I really enjoyed my journey. Then I was like this was exactly what I want to do," she said.

The result of NIOS Class 10th, conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling, will be declared on June 7, Friday at 3 P.M., according to an official notification.

The students who appeared in class 10th examination can access the result at the official website nios.ac.in/results after 3 P.M. tomorrow.

The NIOS Class X Examination was held in April 2013.

NIOS is an "Open School" to cater to the needs of a heterogeneous group of learners up to pre-degree level. It was started as a project with in-built flexibilities by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979.

In 1986, the National Policy on Education suggested strengthening of Open School System for extending open learning facilities in a phased manner at secondary level all over the country as an independent system with its own curriculum and examination leading to certification.

Calling her "full of life" and "high-spirited", Bollywood celebrities expressed their grief and shock over the death of young actress Jiah Khan.

Jiah, 25, whose real name is Nafisa Khan, was found hanging at her residence at around 11 pm last night.

The actress made her acting debut with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd' opposite Amitabh Bachchan in March 2007.

"What!!! Jiah Khan ??? what has happened ? is this correct ? unbelievable !!!," tweeted a shocked Bachchan.

Filmmaker Varma called Jia a girl with "spunk and spirit".

"Never ever seen a debutante actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in 'Nishabd'. The whole unit of 'Nishabd' was literally in love with Jiah. "No matter what her problem was I just so wish she applied her on-screen philosophy of 'Nishabd' to her own life. Shocked and choked to hear about Jiah," Varma tweeted.

The British-Indian actress was later seen opposite Aamir Khan in 'Ghajini' and Akshay Kumar in 'Housefull'. She had been missing from the big screen for a while now.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who worked with Jia in 'Housefull', said, "Nothing worse than waking up to a bad news- shocked n dumb struck- RIP Jiah. She was full of life and had incredible sense of humour. She was a friend n will miss her. Am deeply saddened."

"Jiah Khan was full of life when I worked with her long time back. So sad that something drove her to take this extreme step. RIP," tweeted Anupam Kher who had also worked with the actress.

Actor Shahid Kapoor, said, "Shocked and saddened to hear about Jiah Khan... Very disturbing. RIP... May her soul rest in peace."

"Life has to be experienced and lived!It's a limitless ocean, have to swim through it,and not let it drown you! Rip Jiah Khan!God bless her soul," Bipasha Basu tweeted.

"Rip Jiah khan. Terrible tragedy.. Very very shocking and disturbing news," added Sonam Kapoor.

Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan tweeted, "Can't register that Jiah is no more... Worked with her in 'Housefull' and she was so beautiful n such a good soul. Too young to go Jiah."

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli said, "What she must've gone through to take such a step we'll never know. May her soul rest in peace."

"Shocked to hear about Jiah Khan, she was too young to give up on life. RIP," said Arshad Warsi.

Actress Dia Mirza posted on her Twitter page, "RIP Nafisa(Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful. This is no way to go! Life is too precious. The worst phases pass. They do. Never give up!."

It may be the strangest way yet to win a state title. After taking the first set in the best-of-three New Hampshire girls tennis singles final, Bow (N.H.) High senior Sunday Swett was told that she had won the title. Yet it wasn’t an injury that befell her opponent, Nashua (N.H.) Bishop Guertin senior Briana Leonard. Rather, Leonard unilaterally decided to end the match because she was being heckled by the crowd.

The Bishop Guertin girls tennis team, with Briana Leonard on the front right — BGHS.orgThe Bishop Guertin girls tennis team, with Briana Leonard on the front right — BGHS.org

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a crowd-induced state champion. This may be a first.

“We had an unfortunate experience,” New Hampshire Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Director R. Patrick Corbin told the Nashua Telegrah. “I’ve never seen something like this at a tennis match.”

The forfeit occurred when Corbin attempted to shift the girls singles final to a different court at the conclusion of the first set, which Swett won 6-4. Yet, instead of heading to the new court, Leonard left the scene entirely, retreating to her car with her parents and driving home.

The elder Leonards told the Telegraph that their daughter was being persecuted by the crowd because she lives in Massachusetts and attends high school in New Hampshire.

“They were bullying her,” Karen Leonard told the Telegraph. “This has been going on for two years. They’ve wanted her out for two years because she’s not a New Hampshire girl. Because we live in Massachusetts.”
Sunday Swett, who won a state title after her foe walked off because of crowd issues — YouTubeSunday Swett, who won a state title after her foe walked off because of crowd issues — YouTube

Regardless of where the family lives, Leonard’s own coach acknowledged that dealing with hostile crowds is an integral part of sports, even if he did feel that his athlete was facing a number of challenges in the final match of her prep career.

“Bri was heavily not the crowd favorite today,” Bishop Guertin coach Barry Ndynia told the Telegraph.

“But in sports that’s something you have to deal with. Some people will not cheer for you. They’ll cheer for your opponent. That’s why I was trying to keep her focused.”

As for Swett, the senior celebrated a title in her final match and told the Concord Monitor that the stunning forfeit would not take away from her contentment with the achievement.

MiKandi, the "world's first and largest adult app store," released the first ever porn app for Google Glass on Monday morning. A dozen people have signed up for the suggestively named "Tits And Glass" app and thousands have viewed the app's website, according to MiKandi CEO Jesse Adams.

But apparently MiKandi wasn't aware of changes Google recently made to its terms of service. In an update to its blog, MiKandi writes that it now has make changes to the app so it doesn't interfere with Google's ban on "Glassware content that contains nudity, graphic sex acts or sexually explicit material."

Google's change in policy underscores its efforts to fiercely control Glass' reputation before its public release. Glass' unobtrusive recording capabilities have sparked many privacy concerns. At least one strip club has already banned Glass, and Preeti Upadhyaya of the Silicon Valley Business Journal has raised concerns about sexual consent in the Glass-wearing world.

The ban on "sexually explicit" content may limit what MiKandi can show to Glass users, but the company's CEO is still optimistic: "We are going to have to be really creative," Adams told ABC News. "There are tasteful and artful things we can do."

Heather Arnet was escorted into the Abercrombie & Fitch headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, flanked by her contingent of 16 teenage girls. It was late 2005, and they were there to voice their discontent about a series of shirts that the company had unleashed on the market with text celebrating skinny blonde teenage girls while deriding brunettes and less-slender figures.

The shirts in question: “I had a nightmare I was a brunette,” “Blondes are adored, brunettes are ignored,” “Do I make you look fat?” and more.

Once inside, the group of protesters walked through a sea of cubicles and past towering images of men and women locked in embraces. The girls looked around in awe, wondering how strange it would be to work each day permanently surrounded by such images. Then, they entered a windowless conference room to plead their case that the fashion brand not demean people who do not fit its version of cool.

Arnet left convinced that their mission was futile.

“What we witnessed in that room that was so tangible was how deep the culture really is at Abercrombie,” said Arnet, reflecting on the experience nearly eight years later. “The only person who seemed empowered in that building was white and male.”

In recent weeks, Abercrombie has been thrashed by consumers, activists and the media for refusing to stock larger sizes for female customers and for controversial remarks made by chief executive officer Mike Jeffries in a resurrected interview with Salon in 2006. Jeffries said at the time that his brand targets the “attractive all-American kid,” forcing the company to issue an apology.

“A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong,” he told Salon. “Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”

For Arnet, the chief executive officer of a Pennsylvania-based independent advocacy group called the Women and Girls Foundation, the current controversy feels familiar. In an interview with The Huffington Post this week, she described her own efforts to persuade Abercrombie executives to reexamine their values as a new set of activists are now heading to New Albany to discuss the retailer’s latest brush with protesters.

Abercrombie does have women in powerful positions at the top of its corporate hierarchy. Three of the four executive vice presidents at Abercrombie are women, along with two of the nine members of the company’s board of directors.

“Diversity and inclusion are key to our organization’s success,” reads a quote from Jeffries on the Abercrombie website. “We are determined to have a diverse culture, throughout our organization, that benefits from the perspectives of each individual.”

But the way Arnet recalls her experience, that official message is quickly undermined by the reality inside the company’s headquarters: At her meeting, the men in the room did nearly all the talking, while dismissing the protestors as people who couldn't take a joke. The two women present sat mostly silent, Arnet said. After the meeting, Arnet took away a clear message: Abercrombie was not interested in broadening its consumer base to those deemed uncool.

“The girls tried to push them to say whether they would move forward with this idea for a girl-empowering line,” said Arnet. “The A&F team declined to say anything specific or committal.”

Post Name : Agriculture Supervisor/Krishi Pryavekshak -Department of Agriculture Rajasthan
Total Vacancies : 2224 Posts
Qualification : 10+2 with Agriculture / B.Sc (Agriculture)/ B.Sc (Horticulture).
Age Limit : 18-35 Years as on 01-01-2014
Application Fee : Rs.350/ (OBC Rs 250, SC/ST/PH Rs150/)
Last Date : 15-07-2013
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Recruitment May 2013
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A husband at a Chicago Cubs game a few weeks ago tried to protect his wife from a home run ball hit in their direction. He spilled his beer on her in the process, so afterward she poured her beer over his head. That's one example of what happens when a flying object comes between a man and his counterpart at a baseball game.

What happened Monday night in Anaheim is another, very different example. Cue up the above video and you'll see Houston Astros batter J.D. Martinez hit a foul ball and lose grip of his bat, which flies toward a couple sitting in the front row. The man, choosing flight over fight, bolts to the aisle for safety. The woman sticks her arms out to avoid the bat hitting her right in the noggin. She was OK, no thanks to her date.

She laughed afterward and no beers were poured over anyone's head in public, so maybe 'twas all good? We can't say for sure what happened, though, when the two left the game. Maybe the woman chewed him out for not being protective enough. Or maybe she agreed with his "every man (or woman) for him/herself philosophy."

The Internet of course has its own opinions and — as is usually the case when something like this happens — has declared chivalry dead. I'm probably not alone on this: I'd rather take a beer bath trying to help out a lady than be the guy mocked online for caring only about himself. Of course, a baseball bat wasn't flying at me as I wrote this.

The Benghazi Report has condemned the State Department for “systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies.” Four officials have resigned, and a few more lesser heads are likely to roll.  Secretary Clinton may have said she takes full responsibility, but she has successfully managed to avoid taking the blame. With the holidays fast approaching, she and senior White House officials can now wash their hands of the matter.

But the Benghazi report misses the point.  The events of September 11 are a symptom of a much larger problem -- the Obama administration’s entire Middle East policy has failed. And the problem is about to get much worse as the as yet unpunished but ascendant Al Qaeda and its affiliates contemplate what they might do next to attack Americans.

Less than two years ago, the entire region was at peace. Granted, it was an uneasy peace, but it’s a region where for thousands of years an uneasy peace was as good as it gets.  Granted, many countries were governed by dictators, but at least they were pro-American dictators.  Granted, some countries continually railed against Israel, but none of them were actually in a fighting war with Israel.

Fast forward to today. Everything has changed. The entire region is in upheaval.  With our help, Egypt has replaced a pro-American dictator with what promises to be an anti-American Muslim Brotherhood dictator and Islamist constitution. We helped Libyan rebels topple their dictator, yet their new government is has failed to consolidate control. They are cowed by Al Qaeda affiliated militias and couldn’t - or wouldn’t - prevent the Benghazi attack and assassinations of our diplomats.  Syria’s vicious civil war threatens to go from horrific to hellish as Al Qaeda sympathizers and Islamic extremists take over the rebel cause, chemical weapons go missing, and the ethno-sectarian violence spills over to infect Syria’s neighbors and threaten our NATO ally Turkey.  Iran is on the cusp of becoming a nuclear power and the dominant power in the region.  Any hopes that a post-Saddam Iraq would be a pro-American ally have vanished as Iraq falls increasingly into the Iranian orbit.  We will end up fighting our way out of Afghanistan, as it descends into multiparty civil war once the last American soldier takes the last helicopter out.   At best, countries will be governed by the anti-American Muslim Brotherhood.  At worst, chaos will ensue. Political and economic chaos  are waiting in the wings, and radical Islamists, terrorists and Al Qaeda expand their influence throughout the region.