| Maria Sharapova shines at IMG players party
The traditional IMG players party at Crown was a glamorous affair with the likes of Maria Sharapova and James Blake leading the stars on show. But earlier Jelena Jankovic, who has climbed into the top five in the world, stole the limelight at a party held by Prince. Jankovic looked more like a model wearing 10cm heels and a small black mini-dress. Alighting from a yellow Lamborghini without showing her underwear was a struggle. "It's hard getting out of a car in a dress like this with photographers everywhere," Jankovic said. Joining her at the party, which was held at the Lamborghini outlet in South Yarra was controversial world No.4 Russian Nikolay Davydenko. He turned up looking smart and colour co-ordinated with a black car.
Dinner and dance benefit victim's sons
The friends and family of Erick Shepheard will host a chicken and beer dance Saturday night at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville to benefit the slain man's two young sons. Shepeard was found shot to death Jan. 2 in his burned-out home in rural Freeburg. His wife, Cindy, was charged with first-degree murder three days later. Admission to the benefit will include a chicken dinner, draft beer and dancing to Boulderdash along with 50-50 drawings and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit Shepheard's two sons, who are now living with his family's relatives; one boy recently turned 7 while the other will celebrate his 1st birthday on Feb. 19. Doors will open at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 and dancing from 8 to midnight. Tickets are $20 each in advance and $25 at the door.
Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat
In 2007 there were 81 toy recalls for a variety of reasons. Half of these, involving nearly 6 million toys, were related to lead paint. In a typical year, the recall would have barely ruffled the $22 billion U.S. toy industry, which sells 3 billion units annually. But 2007 was far from typical as far as import recalls were concerned. Contaminated pet food, cough syrup, toothpaste, and other products—mostly made in China—were being yanked off store shelves under the full glare of the media. Given that most of its wares are made in China, the toy industry ramped up its inspections for lead, and found that high levels were a lot more common than they had assumed. By year's end, 42 recalls involving nearly 6 million toys had been issued because of excessive lead levels. Lead-contaminated toys became one of the biggest environmental health stories of recent times.
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Now featuring a cast of over 120 dancers and musicians, The Fire of Anatolia has achieved some remarkable feats: a performance in front of 400,000 spectators in the city of Konya on the Black Sea, a Guinness World Record attempt for the worlds fastest-moving dance routine, and a televised performance in front of a potential audience of 3 billion people at the first ever Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix. The show was last in Cairo in 2005, when it gave four sell-out shows at the Citadel, with a total audience of over 10,000. It received glowing reviews in the local press. This time, it comes to Cairo after dates in Dubai, the Netherlands, Russia and Slovenia and after two unexpected hiccups in late-January. On January 27, a traffic accident left 15 dancers injured, three of them seriously.
Manning happy with not being The Man
LAWRENCE — When Danny Manning walks into Free State High School's gymnasium, where his daughter, Taylor, plays basketball, he walks straight to the top. At the top, nobody talks to Manning. Nobody except his wife, Julie, who joins him so that the two sit alone, yet together, at the top. .
Tycoon Behind Bid For SPL Club Exposed As Pimp
A TYCOON trying to buy an SPL football club can today be exposed as a sleazy pimp luring women into prostitution. Neil MacGregor, 35, claims to be a wealthy ex-SAS officer with a bodyguard firm protecting Hollywood stars. Last week he launched a multi-million pound bid for Inverness Caledonian Thistle after a similar approach to Third Division Elgin City flopped. But we can reveal that MacGregor operates an internet escort agency hiring Scots girls to sell sex in the US porn industry. He was snared after trying to groom a Sunday Mail reporter, posing as a recruit, for a life of vice. Our investigator, who provided a fake CV and photo, agreed to meet MacGregor at Crieff Hydro Hotel in Perthshire but he fled after being confronted.
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