American “Idol” Fashionistas

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Season 10

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Top 3 finalists:  Lauren Alaina (aka the Chosen One) and Haley Reinhart wowed their way to the top in fabulous style and fashion……

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Haley Reinhart performs Beautiful by Carole King on by The Miracles on American Idol.FOX/Michael Becker - Thursday, April, 28, 2011, 4:28 AM 

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Haley Reinhart performs “Beautiful”

by Carole King

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Lauren Alaina performs Flat on the Floor by Katrina Elam on American Idol.FOX/Michael Becker - Thursday, May, 5, 2011, 6:5 AM

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Lauren Alaina performs “Flat on the Floor”

by Katrina Elam

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Haley Reinhart performs Bennie and the Jets by Elton John on by The Miracles on American Idol.FOX/Michael Becker - Thursday, March, 31, 2011, 5:31 AM

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Haley Reinhart performs “Bennie and the Jets”

by Elton John

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“You’ve Really got a Hold on Me”

by The Miracles

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Naima Adedapo performs Summertime by George Gershwin on American Idol.FOX/Michael Becker - Thursday, March, 3, 2011, 5:3 AM

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Naima Adedapo performs “Summertime”

by George Gershwin

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Ashthon Jones performs Love All Over Me by Monica on American Idol.FOX/Michael Becker - Thursday, March, 3, 2011, 5:3 AM

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Ashton Jones performs “Love All Over Me”

by Monica

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Comments (0) May 13 2011

Smiles Galore!!!

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Engagements of the Year … 2010!

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Prince William and Kate Middleton

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Prince William and Kate Middleton

After eight years of dating, Prince William popped the question during a Kenyan vacation in October. Middleton, who now wears Princess Diana’s sapphire engagement ring, will walk down the aisle April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.

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Keith Britton and Zoe Saldana

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Keith Britton and Zoe Saldana

After 10 years of dating, Britton popped the question in June — but Saldana prefers to keep their engagement private. “She doesn’t even introduce him as her fiancé,” a source said. “She likes to keep her personal life to herself and wants people to focus on her as an actress.”

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Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy

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Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy

The former American Idol judge proposed to the makeup artist in February. “I’m smitten with Mezghan. I think she’s The One,” Cowell said before presenting Hussainy with an estimated $750,000 ring. “You know when you’ve found somebody very special.”

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Niecy Nash and Jay Tucker

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Niecy Nash and Jay Tucker

The couple first announced their engagement at a small party with friends and family in September. “I cannot believe that God has been this kind that he would gift me this man,” Nash gushed of Tucker. The lovebirds will tie the knot in May 2011.

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Shannon Brown and Monica

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Shannon Brown and Monica

The singer met her future fiancé when he played her love interest in the video for her song “Love All Over Me.” Engaged in October, Monica said she and the L.A. Lakers player are “realistic” about their future and “know who we are.”

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Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson

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Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson

After the news of their engagement was broken in November, Simpson hinted that their wedding

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Comments (0) Apr 01 2011

Smiles and Happiness . . . Weddings of 2010

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LaLa Vasquez and Carmelo Anthony

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LaLa Vasquez and Carmelo Anthony

“It was the most amazing night of my life,” Vasquez, 31, said of July 10 NYC wedding to the Denver Nugget star, 26. After a 20-minute ceremony, where their three-year-old son Kiyan served as ring bearer, the couple and their 300-plus guests danced to ’70s R&B and hip-hop tunes.

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

The expectant singer — in a one-shoulder silk Vera Wang draped dress — and the hip-hop producer, 32, were wed by pal Dr. Deepak Chopra at a private residence in Corsica, France July 31 (also in attendance: Queen Latifah and Bono). Three months later, the crooner, 29, gave birth to their son Egypt.

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Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky

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Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky

Clad in Vera Wang, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton swapped vows with the

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Comments (0) Mar 30 2011

Remembering Reggae’s “Cool Ruler” Gregory Isaacs

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Gregory Isaacs — one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-Seventies, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre’s landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse —

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Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1983)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyEP_st9csI

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Gregory Isaacs - My Number One

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9pgZe3ZkvE

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GREGORY ISAACS : Tune in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnw1nAVTmKY

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Gregory Isaacs - Cool Down The Pace

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XmNm0inyM

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Gregory Isaacs - If I Don’t Have You

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Long Live the “Cool Ruler”…Gregory Isaacs!!!!

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 Tribute to the Reggae Legend

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Gregory dies at 59; Jamaican singer pioneered reggae style known as lovers rock

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One of the genre major stars in the 1970’s, the ‘Cool Ruler’ had a polished sound and lyrics that focused on tales of love.  He was also known for his designer suits. 

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Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer who pioneered the style of reggae music known as lovers rock and became one of the genre’s major stars in the 1970s, has died. He was 59.

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Isaacs died Monday at his home in London, according to his manager, Copeland Forbes. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer last year.

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Known as the “Cool Ruler,” as he styled himself in the title of a 1978 album, Isaacs cut a dapper figure in his designer suits and silk shirts — an image suited to a style of music that emphasized romantic yearning over reggae’s more traditional themes of spiritual and political transformation.

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“I’d say he’s one of the three geniuses I’ve known in the reggae music business, and I’ve known everyone,” said Gary Himelfarb, who recorded several Isaacs albums for his Washington, D.C.-based RAS Records label in the 1990s.

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“Gregory was the kind of person who could walk through a room of 20 people and come out the other side and tell you what everybody was wearing,” added Himelfarb, whose professional name is Doctor Dread. “He could sit at a piano and compose incredible tunes. He was really brilliant. He was on a whole other level than your typical Jamaican artist.”

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Isaacs was born in Kingston on July 15, 1951, and grew up in Denham Town. In school, he enjoyed reading, composition and painting, and at home he listened to American R&B on his family’s radio.

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Gregory Isaacs

July 15, 1951 - Oct 25, 2010

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Comments (0) Oct 25 2010

Little Johnny Gets Promoted

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my cousin is a teacher by erinmcbeezy.

A first grade teacher was having trouble with one of her students. One day she asked Johnny what his problem was he replied, “I’m too smart for the first grade, my sister is in the third grade and I’m smarter than her too.” The teacher took him to the principal’s office and explained the situation to the principal.

The principal told her that he would give Johnny a test, and if he failed to answer one question he would have to go back to the first grade and be quiet.

The teacher and Johnny both agreed.

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