Types of Heels

1. Kitten Heels
   We recently wrote about kitten heels and love the style for the comfort / fashion mix. They're great for parties or work events where you don't need the extra height but will be on your feet for awhile.
   
   

Pumps
Also known as simply high heels, pumps are usually wider and between 2 and 3 inches in height. They're typically low cut around the front.

Stilettos
The highest of all the high heels, stilettos can reach up to 8 inches. While these heights can cause problems walking for many, it's a worthy skill for the lengthening effect they have on one's legs. Note: many stilettos are also platforms due to the height (see below for platforms).

Ankle Strap Heels
A favorite of the Clickless team, ankle strap heels are very much in style right now. The height of the heel can vary, but the one common denominator is the strap that goes around the ankle, making the heels more secure and comfortable to walk in.

Wedge Heels
There are two different types of wedge shoes: wedge heels and wedge sandals. Wedge heels are flush just like a high heel would be, and there is no separation from the heel to the sole.

Wedge Sandals
While they have the same type of heel as a wedge heel, wedge sandals have a more open, sandal upper.

Cone Heels
Wider at the sole of the foot and narrower at the base, cone heels form what you might expect: a cone. Just picture an ice cream cone on the bottom of your shoe. Disclaimer: while we know you love your shoe collection, please try not to eat them.

Sling Back Heels
Unlike ankle strap heels, the sling back heel just has a strap that goes around the back of the achilles heel. This provides a more elegant look while still achieving the function of stabilization.

Platform Heels
You can see platform heels from short to tall. The main thing that makes them platform is the part of the shoe under the sole is thicker. Many say this makes the higher heels more comfortable because there's less of a height differential between the back and front of the foot.

High Heel Sandals
With varying heights, a high heel sandal is anything that has any of the heel types listed here (high, stiletto, kitten), but with a sandal upper.

source: https://www.beclickless.com/blogs/heel-to-toe/14217957-25-types-of-heels-the-ultimate-guide

 The EHang 184 is a human-sized drone built by the Chinese UAV company EHang. It is an autonomous drone that will be able to carry a single passenger for 23 minutes at a speed of 60 MPH. The 184 also has gull-wing doors and arms that fold up.



source  : https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/09/10-of-the-coolest-gadgets-we-saw-at-ces-2016/

We met tons of brand new tech startups at CES this year and saw gadgets ranging from health-focused wearables, drones, 3D printers, and AR/VR headsets. We even got views of the Las Vegas strip from 1,000 feet off the ground in the UberCHOPPER. These were the hottest hardware startups and most interesting gadgets from the show, and you can find our full coverage of this year’s show here.


source : https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/09/10-of-the-coolest-gadgets-we-saw-at-ces-2016/

Rio Just Lost Its Mind Over Ping Pong. Yes, Ping Pong

Hugo Calderano takes a selfie with fans after winning a Men's Singles Day 2 of the Rio Olympics.MIKE EHRMANN/GETTY IMAGES

THE CROWD PACKED into Rio Centro Pavilion 3 was small by Olympic standards, just 3,000 or so. But it roared like the audience at a World Cup match, chanting two syllables over and over.

Hu-GO! Hu-GO! Hu-GO!

The joyous sound reverberated through the low-ceilinged hall with every point Hugo Calderano notched against Peng Tang, growing more raucous as people lost their gourds for table tennis.

Yes, table tennis.

Go ahead, laugh. But Sunday evening’s match, in which Calderano, ranked 54th in the world, upset No. 15 Peng, was a delirious, emotionally draining 60 minutes. And it was the most fun I’ve had at the Games so far. The 20-year-old Calderano was born in Rio, and the peals started from the first point, when his aggressive, drooping front hand flew past Tang’s paddle.

Olympic table tennis is terrific fun to watch in person, because there are no bad seats and the game is familiar enough for everyone to follow along. Every point has the potential to become an intense emotional journey, especially in a close match. Boisterous fans packed the stands: A beach bro in a tank top, two teenage girls tugging the corners of a Brazilian flag, a family in front of me, squeezing in again and again for selfies with Calderano a tiny figure in the background.

Calderano lost the first game 8-11, and started the second with two badly missed serves, the second failing to even hit the table. It appeared he might be outclassed. But the crowd never lost faith.

The Brazilian seemed to draw strength from their cheers. The fervor grew as he mounted a stirring comeback. The crowd, which had done an admirable job keeping quiet before each serve, lost it. By game point, fans roared through Tang’s service and Calderano’s winning return. He took the second game 14 to 12.

It continued this way through the match, the two athletes trading wins. Calderano’s game possesses endearing eccentricities. He tends to toss the ball quite high before each service, easily six feet above his head. And he crouches low when opponents serve, leaving just his eyes and nose peeking peeking above the table. It makes him look a bit like Kilroy.

He also looks like a genuinely nice guy, like he’d enjoy playing Mario Kart with you. He wears a digital watch while playing. Although he won the Pan American championship last year, few people I spoke with knew of him before the Olympics. He’s become a breakout star, his name trending on Twitter, where people profess crushes.

The most fascinating thing about his performance in Rio may be the deafening sound accompanying it. You have to wonder if it’s helping him. “He’s playing totally insane,” says Timothy Wang of the US table tennis squad. He saw Calderano upset Swedish veteran Par Gerell, currently ranked 32nd, earlier in the day and is sure the home court advantage is real. “No other tournament is like this,” he says. “It sounded like a soccer match.”

The crowd cycled through several cheers. A straightforward “Hu-GO! Hu-GO!” gave way to a “Hugo-Hugo (clap-clap-clap). Hugo-Hugo (clap-clap-clap).” Toward the end, as Calderano pulled away, the crowd settled on a droning “Huuuu-goooo! Huuuu-goooo!” By the third game, everyone was unhinged. I was grinning, exchanging “Can you believe this?” glances with strangers who don’t speak English and jotting things like “I think I’m gonna faint” in my notebook.

After he won that match, taking four of six games, I saw a group hugging and cheering. It was Calderano’s family, ebullient. I asked his mother, Elisa, if she thought her son had anticipated the reaction of the crowd. “I think he was counting on it,” she said. “He was mentally prepared.”

The family unfurled a #GoHugo banner and insisted that I snap a picture. They didn’t want it for themselves; they simply wanted to pose. His family asked if she’d see me at today’s match against Jun Mizutan of Japan, the No. 6 player in the world.

Of course, I replied. How could I miss it?

source : http://www.wired.com/2016/08/witness-rise-ping-pong-player-hugo-calderano-breakout-olympic-star/

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Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal keep hopes of Olympic glory alive with easy wins in Rio

ANDY MURRAY maintained his two-month unbeaten streak as he crushed Juan Monaco to reach the last 16.

By ROB MAUL IN RIO

PUBLISHED: 00:04, Wed, Aug 10, 2016 | UPDATED: 00:15, Wed, Aug 10, 2016

The defending Olympic champion hardly broke sweat in beating the Argentinian 6-3 6-1. He will now face Italy’s Fabio Fognini or Benoit Paire of France in the third round.

Murray, 29, who lifted the Wimbledon and Queens titles this year, has won his past 14 matches in a row since losing in the French Open final in June.

I played pretty well. I hit the ball well from the back of the court,” said Murray.

“I didn’t make many unforced errors and it was a good match.

“I didn’t use the doubles defeat as fuel. It made things harder if anything. It was a tough loss obviously and the way the match went was really tough so you’ve got to take it, move on and try your best the next day to win your matches and that’s it.

“The plan was always for Jamie to play mixed with Jo and that was it. Jamie is a way more experienced doubles player than me and Jo is obviously playing well too.

“I think they have a good chance of winning a medal and there’s an outside shot that me and Heather could potentially get in as well.

“But I’ve played a lot of tennis. It’s been really hard to prepare here after the French and Wimbledon. I haven’t played a match on a hard court for five months so playing two matches every day is not easy on this surface and in these conditions.”

Rafa Nadal, the 2008 Olympic champion, overpowered Italy’s Seppi Andreas 6-3 6-3 to progress, despite admitting over the weekend that he was still not fully fit. 

Jo Konta produced a stunning fightback last night as she reached the quarter-finals.

The British No 1 came from behind to beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-5 5-4.

The draw for the mixed doubles is out and, as it stands, Jamie Murray and Konta will be the only British representatives.

They will play Americans Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their opening match of the draw.

Andy Murray and Heather Watson do not have a high enough combined doubles ranking to qualify, although they will act as the second alternates.

If two other pairs withdraw before the end of the first round, then Murray and Watson will earn a wildcard spot.

“The plan was always that Jamie was going to play with Jo,” said Murray. “Obviously Jamie is a way more experienced doubles player than me. And Jo is obviously playing well too. So they will have the chance to win a medal.”

Brothers Jamie and Andy, the No.2 seeds, were surprisingly knocked out of the men’s doubles earlier in the week.

source : http://www.express.co.uk/sport/olympics/698329/Rio-Olympics-Andy-Murray-Rafa-Nadal-Tennis-Sport-News-Juan-Monaco-Jo-Kanta-Team-Gb-Spain

ABS-CBN net income jumps 76 pct in first half

MANILA - ABS-CBN Corp., the country's largest media and entertainment company, said Wednesday net income in the first six months of the year grew 76 percent as its ratings dominance boosted revenues.

Net income in the January to June period reached P2.1 billion, the company said in a statement. Revenues in the second quarter rose 20 percent to P11.2 billion.

The network said it led its rivals, producing the 15 highest-rated shows for the six-month period. The police drama "Ang Probinsyano," starring Coco Martin, is the consistent top-rater.

"The improvement in our ratings, coupled with the newly implemented cost per individual rating point pricing scheme, contributed to the increase in our advertising revenues," said ABS-CBN chief financial officer Aldrin Cerrado.

With the strong first half results, ABS-CBN was on track to meet its profit guidance for the year, group CFO Ron Valdueza said.

The company's digital television service continued to grow with over 1.3 million TV Plus boxes sold as of June. Sky Broadband grew its subscribers by 47 percent to 169,000, the company said.

The company's KidZania theme park had 65 open establishments and 150,000 visitors since the start of the year. The O Shopping Network generates daily sales of over P2.2 million, it said.

Earlier Wednesday, ABS-CBN President Carlo L. Katigbak said the company was opening an "experience store" as it grows its consumer business.

source : News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.

http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/10/16/abs-cbn-net-income-jumps-76-pct-in-first-half

LONDON (AP) - Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster - a friend of Britain's royal family and one of the country's wealthiest landowners - has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 64.

The Grosvenor Estate said the duke died at theRoyal Preston Hospital in northwest England after suddenly becoming ill at his vast Abbeystead Estate nearby.

The duke's Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres (121 hectares) in some of London's wealthiest areas.

His ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married heiress Mary Davies and acquired what was then marshland in 1677. Over the generations the family developed the land into two of London's most affluent neighborhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia.

The family's property portfolio includes land across Britain, as well as housing, office and retail space around the world.

The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List estimated the duke's wealth at 9.35 billion pounds ($12 billion).

Cavendish inherited his title, and the family business, when his father died in 1979. In the late 1990s he had a nervous breakdown, later citing the pressures of business and public appearances.

"Given the choice, I would rather not have been born wealthy, but I never think of giving it up," he told The Independent newspaper in 1992.

He and his aristocratic family are closely tied to British royalty. The duke's son and heir, Hugh Grosvenor, is a godfather to Prince George, son of Prince William and his wife Catherine.

Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II was sending a message of condolence to the duke's family. Prince Charles' office said he and his wife Camilla were "deeply shocked and greatly saddened" by his death.

The duke's estate said the family had asked "for privacy and understanding at this very difficult time."

It said "no further comment will be made for the time being but further information will follow in due course."

source : http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/08/10/billionaire-landowner-duke-westminster-dies-64/88506494/

Newly released Clinton emails shed light on relationship between State Dept. and Clinton Foundation

Washington (CNN)Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state raise questions about the nature of the department's relationship with the Clinton Foundation.

Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, released 296 pages of emails from the Democratic presidential nominee, including 44 that Judicial Watch says were not previously handed over to the State Department by Clinton. The emails, many of which are heavily redacted, raise questions about the Clinton Foundation's influence on the State Department and its relations during her tenure.

In one instance, top Clinton Foundation official Doug Band lobbied Clinton aides for a job for someone else in the State Department. In the email, Band tells Hillary Clinton's former aides at the department -- Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin -- that it is "important to take care of (redacted)." Band is reassured by Abedin that "Personnel has been sending him options."

The emails were obtained by the group through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch against the State Department in 2015. The group did not respond to a CNN request for comment.

The Trump campaign seized at the new batch of emails, citing them as evidence of Clinton being corrupt. The prolonged investigations into her use of a private email server while at the State Department has fueled public distrust of her and plagued her presidential bid. But the Justice Department declined to press charges against Clinton for her handling of classified information related to the server earlier this year, with FBI Director James Comey saying while she was "extremely careless," it was his judgment that "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case."

In a 2009 email, Band directs Abedin and Mills to put Gilbert Chagoury, a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and Clinton Foundation donor, in contact with the State Department's "substance person" on Lebanon.

"We need Gilbert Chagoury to speak to the substance person re Lebanon," Band wrote. "As you know, he's a key guy there and to us and is loved in Lebanon. Very imp."

"It's jeff feltman," Abedin responded, referring to Jeffrey Feltman, who was the US ambassador to Lebanon at the time. "I'm sure he knows him. I'll talk to jeff."

Judicial Watch President Tom Filton said in a press release that Clinton "hid" the 44 emails on purpose.

"No wonder Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin hid emails from the American people, the courts and Congress," he said in a press release. "They show the Clinton Foundation, Clinton donors, and operatives worked with Hillary Clinton in potential violation of the law."

Clinton's campaign said the emails didn't relate to her work at the Clinton Foundation.

"Neither of these emails involve the secretary or relate to the Foundation's work," said an emailed statement from Clinton campaign spokesman Josh Schwerin. "They are communications between her aides and the President's personal aide, and indeed the recommendation was for one of the Secretary's former staffers who was not employed by the Foundation."

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to use the emails to paint Clinton as corrupt.

"This is yet more evidence that Hillary Clinton lacks the judgment, character, stability and temperament to be within 1,000 miles of public power," said Stephen Miller, Trump's national policy director. "She views public office as nothing more than a means to personal enrichment -- and every dollar she takes comes at the expense of the public welfare. This latest finding is an unseemly, disturbing window into a corrupt office, and yet more evidence that Hillary Clinton has been lying from the beginning -- and by any reasonable definition attempted to obstruct the investigation of the FBI."

Trump also tweeted: "When is the media going to talk about Hillary's policies that have gotten people killed, like Libya, open borders, and maybe her emails?"

The Clinton Foundation was not part of the recent investigation into her private server; it was separate. The FBI went to Justice Department earlier this year asking for it to open a case into the foundation, but the public integrity unit declined. The Justice Department had looked into whether it should open a case on the foundation a year prior and found it didn't have sufficient evidence to do so.

CNN's Elise Labott and Pamela Brown contributed to this report.

source : http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-judicial-watch/index.html

Philippines leader calls US ambassador 'gay son of a whore' prompting summons

Rodrigo Duterte has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with Washington who asked for clarification about his comments.

 Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has angered Washington with his language attacking the US ambassador to Manila.

Photograph: Cerilo Ebrano/EPA

The Philippines’ firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with his colourful language, calling the US ambassador “gay” in comments that prompted Washington to summon Manila’s envoy to complain.

In the latest of series of tirades, Duterte used a local Tagalog language homophobic slur to express his displeasure with US Ambassador Philip Goldberg in televised comments made Friday.

“As you know, I’m fighting with (US Secretary of State John Kerry’s) ambassador. His gay ambassador, the son of a whore. He pissed me off,” Duterte said.

Duterte, 71, surged to power with a landslide in May following an incendiary campaign in which he gleefully used foul language to disrespect authority figures, from his local political rivals to the pope.

He first came into conflict with US envoy Goldberg on the campaign trail, after he said he wanted to rape a “beautiful” Australian missionary who was sexually assaulted and murdered in a 1989 prison riot in Davao, the city he ran for two decades.

Goldberg and the Australian ambassador both strongly criticised these comments.

“He meddled during the elections, giving statements here and there. He was not supposed to do that,” Duterte said Friday.

The US State Department said that the Filipino charge d’affaires, Patrick Chuasoto, had been summoned Monday to discuss Duterte’s comments.

“We had that conversation,” department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said.

“I think what we were seeking is perhaps a better understanding of why that statement was made,” she added.

Philippine foreign affairs spokesman Charles Jose confirmed the meeting but said Manila’s envoy had been “invited to the State Department to discuss the entire breadth of Philippines-US relations.”

“Philippine-US relations remain strong,” he told AFP Wednesday.

A former US colony, the Philippines and the United States have long shared a military treaty.

source : theguardian.com

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/philippines-leader-calls-us-ambassador-gay-son-of-a-whore-prompting-summons

Students' electronic devices now welcome in Vineland school classrooms

VINELAND – Smart phones and other electronic devices, once banished to school lockers, are now welcomed in classrooms as educational tools.

This school year, the Vineland school district is launching a “Bring Your Own Device” program, encouraging students from preschool to high school to bring their own Internet-enabled devices to school.

In other news: Before official dedication, Boys & Girls Club members add color to teen center

“This is the way students are learning, they are so comfortable,” said Hope Johnson, principal of the Veterans Memorial Intermediate School.

During a parent information session, held Tuesday in the Veterans Memorial auditorium, district officials stressed the new program is voluntary.

“No child’s learning experience or academic performance should be affected because he or she does not have an Internet-enabled device to bring to school,” according to district officials.

Use of technology may not be new to parents — many in the audience tapped into their smart phones, tablets and iPads.

But several raised questions about how the program will work, with one father expressing doubts that his kindergartner would be responsible enough to bring an electronic device to school.

It’s up to parents to decide if and when they want their child to participate, Johnson said.

Nathan Hunter, an incoming D’Ippolito Elementary School fifth-grader, occupied himself with a electronic game before the session began.

His mother, Anna Hunter, was looking for some guidance before adding a smart phone or tablet to her back-to-school shopping list. She wasn't sure which would best serve her son in class.

Times have changed since the school supply lists included pencils and paper, she said.

“I have a lot of questions,” Hunter said, noting she tries hard to keep up with technology.

Nathaniel enjoys his gadgets and didn’t think they would lose their appeal if they become classroom staples.

“They’ll still be fun,” he said.

During a video presentation, the district showed how teachers are incorporating technology into their lesson plans.

The results were widespread and positive, they said, noting more collaboration between students, additional access to research, less paper use and even quicker grading of students’ work.

Students spoke of being more engaged and more organized with school work.

Winslow Elementary School Principal Debra Quinn said the use of technology will prepare students to compete with others worldwide.

Permitting the device in class doesn’t give a student free rein to use it. District staff will have the “ultimate control” over when devices are used, according to the district policy.

Students who fail to follow the district’s Acceptable Use Procedures and Guidelines or other district polices will be subject to discipline.

The concept is not new, Johnson said, noting Delsea Regional and Millville school districts have the program.

The students are truly more comfortable with their own device, Johnson said, noting it didn’t matter if they used a smart phone, iPad or laptop. The only requirement is that the device be Internet-enabled.

Source: http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2016/08/10/students-electronic-devices-now-welcome-vineland-school-classrooms/88497758/

IBM creates world’s first artificial phase-change neurons

They behave like biological neurons, including low power usage and dense scaling.

IBM Research in Zurich has created the world's first artificial nanoscale stochastic phase-change neurons. IBM has already created a population of 500 of these artificial neurons and used them to process a signal in a brain-like (neuromorphic) way.

This breakthrough is particularly notable because the phase-change neurons are fashioned out of well-understood materials that can scale down to a few nanometres, and because they are capable of firing at high speed but with low energy requirements. Also important is the neurons' stochasticity—that is, their ability to always produce slightly different, random results, like biological neurons.

Enough fluff—let's talk about how these phase-change neurons are actually constructed. At this point, it might help if you look at the first diagram in the gallery.

Like a biological neuron, IBM's artificial neuron has inputs (dendrites), a neuronal membrane (lipid bilayer) around the spike generator (soma, nucleus), and an output (axon). There's also a back-propagation link from the spike generator back to the inputs, to reinforce the strength of some input spikes.

The key difference is in the neuronal membrane. In a real neuron, this would be a lipid bilayer, which essentially acts as both a resistor and a capacitor: it resists conductance, but eventually, with enough electricity along the input dendrite, it builds up enough potential that its own spike of electricity is produced—which then flows along the axons to other neurons—and so on and on.

In IBM's neuron, the membrane is replaced with a small square of germanium-antimony-tellurium (GeSbTe or GST). GST, which happens to be the main active ingredient in rewritable optical discs, is a phase-change material. This means it can happily exist in two different phases (in this case crystalline and amorphous), and easily switch between the two, usually by applying heat (by way of laser or electricity). A phase-change material has very different physical properties depending on which phase it's in: in the case of GST, its amorphous phase is an electrical insulator, while the crystalline phase conducts.

Source: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/ibm-phase-change-neurons/

Kpop News: BIGBANG Chosen As Korea's National "Creative Icon"

Kpop group BIGBANG has been recognized to be the national 'Creative Icon' of South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. BigBang will be the new ambassador of the ministry's newest slogan 'Creative Korea'. This was announced on Monday, August 2.

"Big Bang will be promoting the 'Creative Korea' brand worldwide in its new role as a Creative Icon," said the Culture Ministry. "The group will have a big impact on promoting Korea's image."

Being the creative ambassador, BIGBANG will be part  in the Rio Summer Olympics this August as well as the 2018 PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games Olympics.

"Creative Korea" is the result of the ministry's efforts to rebrand Korean's national identity and will replace "Dynamic Korea" and "Imagine Your Korea" as the country's slogan. "Creative Korea" 

Big Bang is an iconic K-pop group that has gained a global popularity. The Kpop group just recently celebrated their 10th year anniversary, holding various performances and exhibitions in previous months. They hold tours in Japan last month attracted some 165,000 concertgoers, according to management agency YG Entertainment.

Big Bang is currently preparing for an upcoming multimedia exhibition at S-Factory in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, from Aug. 5 to Oct. 30, and for a concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 20.

Source: http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/46716/20160804/kpop-news-bigbang-chosen-as-koreas-national-creative-icon.htm

2NE1’s Sandara Park lands judge role in Philippine talent show

 Sandara Park will soon meet avid Filipino fans and aspiring young singers in a new show. The 2NE1 group member has recently signed on to be one of the judges for a Philippine talent and audition show.

The South Korean singer's upcoming project was announced by YG Entertainment on Monday, Aug. 1, Korea Times reported. Park will act as a member of the judging panel for the reality talent show titled "Pinoy Boyband Superstar" that will air in the local network ABS-CBN in September.

Park will join two other local celebrities in the said talent audition show. The Kpop musician will act as a judge alongside Filipino singer and songwriter Yeng Constantino, as well as comedian and TV host Vice Ganda. The show will feature groups of aspiring young male singers who will challenge each other for a chance to become the next big boy band in the Philippines.

The upcoming reality singing competition will also mark Park's return to the Philippine small screens. Avid Filipino fans may recall that the Kpop singer was first discovered in a local talent show that aired in ABS-CBN during the early 2000's. She then left the Philippines to pursue a career in South Korea where she joined the popular girl group 2NE1.

Park described her upcoming new project as a special opportunity for her to reconnect with her Filipino fans, as indicated in the same report. She made mention of the love and support that she has received from her loyal local followers over the years, despite her nationality.

The singer and actress also recounted her childhood days in the Philippines. She even confessed that her dream to become a musician first started in the said Asian country.

In other news, the 2NE1 member has recently shown her support for the South Korean group Epik High. It appears that Park attended Epik High's latest concert and even uploaded a photo of herself with the members of the band along with some of her friends on Instagram, Soompi reported.

She even described Epik High's performance as fun and shared that she was sad she missed the encore part of the show. Park also commented on one of the concert's segments that she found scary but shared that it was a perfect addition to the performance given the summer season.

Meanwhile, watch a clip that featured Park in the Korean entertainment show "Showbiz Korea."

Source:  http://en.yibada.com/articles/147948/20160803/2ne1-sandara-park-2ne1-sandara-park.htm#ixzz4GucI71Hu

Poll: Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom skinny dips' nothing special

Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom -- who came to blows two years ago over model Miranda Kerr -- both made headline news this weekend by each being photographed skinny dipping on their respective vacations -- Bloom with Katy Perry in Italy, and Bieber with model Saharah Ray in Hawaii.

But it turns out the two A-listers are just doing what an overwhelming majority of travelers say they have done, too.

The travel/dating site MissTravel.com polled over 15,000 singles about whether they had ever taken a dip in the buff while on vacation.

Seventy-one percent of respondents said they had, and 38 percent said they also had been caught doing so.

So don't worry Justin and Orlando. 

You are not alone.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/08/08/poll-justin-bieber-and-orlando-bloom-skinny-dips-nothing-special.html