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Talking about supermodels is not only about the beauty and body shape. The crowds believe their face, their pose, and their fame mean fantastic income. The richest supermodel title has referred to the legend Twiggy, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and in the latest years reportedly Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bündchen, is the world’s richest supermodel. By remember her assets, her career and her lifestyle, the reports are pretty undeniable. But another proof said no to the reports.

The website CelebrityNetWorth.com has released a list of the 15 richest supermodels on our earth, and the 48-year-old Kathy Ireland gets their top honors with a net worth of $350 million. Of course the estimation about how rich is Bundchen is not totally wrong, she is the runner-up. The Brazil supermodel’s net worth is estimated to be $250 million.  The following are Christie Brinkley, Heidi Klum, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson, and Claudia Schiffer.

Although Ireland just like has never been assumed as the richest supermodel, the wealth is proper and reasonable for a woman who, by her own admission, barely made it through high school. The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition mainstay has turned into quite the businesswoman in the last 20 years. To the tune of over $350 million! This stems from Kathy’s diverse business interests which includes designing and licensing products such as furniture, rugs and flooring. The hard work led  Kathy Ireland Worldwide has developed a $2 billion empire. It is ‘Billion’, with a B.

Kathy gained her popularity with Sports Illustrated‘s Swimsuit Edition, she has had a feature in each edition for 13 years straight, from 1984 to 1996, but who knew Kathy, now 48 years old, was such a business mogul? She has defined herself in a completely different way in live her career, her company’s motto being “Finding solutions for families, especially busy moms.” Not very catchy, but this allows her to sell a wide variety of household products and clothing, much like business guru Martha Stewart.

LifeVantage is a science based nutraceutical corporation that dedicated to visionary science that looks to transform wellness and anti-aging internally and externally with two categories products: a dietary supplement  that dramatically reduce oxidative stress at the cellular level and ati-aging skin care. The Company that was founded in 2003 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT and operations in San Diego, CA made Protandim(R), the Nrf2 Synergizer(TM) patented dietary supplement as their primary product and LifeVantage True Science Anti-Aging Cream skin care as the secondary product.

In February 7 2012, LifeVantage Corporation LFVN +14.02% announced it will release financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2011, after the market closes on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The Company will hold an investor conference call at 2:30 p.m. Mountain time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time). If you’re interested in participating in the live as investor, just call (877) 604-9665 from the U.S. and International callers can dial (719) 325-4886.

To keeps its current share valuation going the company will have to produce some earnings for shareholders. Long-term shareholders of LifeVantage corporation are off to a good start in 2012. The shares were trading in the $1,33 range on January 10 and are currently trading in the $1,59 range; a gain of 19,5% in less than a month.

The fiscal is not the only one topic. The management also will discuss about the next product. The product potentially will be formulated for altitude sickness, skin cancer, photo aging of the skin, renal failure, pulmonary hypertension, periodontal disease, osteoarthritis, heart disease, coronary artery bypass graft failure, asthma, metabolic syndrome, optic neuropathy and HIV/AIDS-associated lipodystrophy.

It just a week ago people was excited to ordered and tasted the new Lemon Cookie on the 100^th Girl Scout’s Anniversary. They appreciate the cookie and the organization. Now it’s getting louder about ‘calling for a boycott’ of Girl Scout cookies.

Parents start to say no to the troops offering the cookie because Girl Scout Organization applied some decision such as; allow a transgender child join the organization, Planned Parenthood, and justify abortion. They consider Girl Scout no longer to be the ‘pro-choice’.

Calling for boycott especially issued to protest the inclusion of a 7-year-old transgender child in Colorado last year. Parents and teens argue that allowing transgender child into the organization is contradict with the social and scout values.

A man has different point of view. “If a little boy, who identifies as a girl, wants to be a part of the groups, why not? The girls at the troop don’t have to know. He doesn’t have to be treated any differently. If he wants to be a girl, he deserves to be included, and treated of equally, as anyone else.” He added for the Parenthood Program, “As for Planned Parenthood, teenagers SHOULD be taught about healthy sex. Planned Parenthood’s main purpose is not abortion. It is to provide support for women, mothers and families. Teaching young girls about safe sexual practices is healthy, and far less damaging than hiding the facts for them.”

According to the Daily News, a teen who identifies herself as Taylor recorded an eight minute video in order to persuade people say no to Girl Scout Cookie until the organization agrees to ban transgender member. The video was posted to honestgirlscout.com, a group that encourages the Girl Scout to eliminate sex education and insist on return to the traditional values listed in Girl Scout of USA congressional charter that includes the words ‘qualities of truth, purity’.

So far, there’s no indication of Girl Scout prefers to consider the calling. The organization defended their policies, it stated by a spokeswoman,” For 100 years, Girl Scout has prided itself on being an inclusive organization serving girls from all values of life. We handle cases involving transgender children on a-case by case basis with a focus on ensuring the welfare and best interest of the child, question and the other girls in the troop as our highest priority.

The 69^th annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Before that, the Los Angeles branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts held its 18^th annual Awards Season Tea Party. It was time to Earl Grey, sandwich, jam and cream in one long preparation of Golden Globe.  According to the Press Association, stars have gathered for afternoon tea in what has become a ritual ahead of the Golden Globe awards ceremony.

Neil Stiles, BAFTA/ LA chairman invited Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, and another guest to raises the glasses and wish the best of British luck to the various nominees. Also attend the meeting were Hugo stars Sir Ben Kingsley, The Artist Stars Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin, Assa Butterflied and Chloe Grace Moretz, Ides of March Star Evan Rachel Wood and Emily Watson of War Horse.

They really appreciated and enjoyed the Earl Grey moment. In the next gathering moment, the day of Golden Globes Awards, perhaps they would not feel as relax as that moment. Kenneth Branagh, supporting actor contender said,” There’s a little ritual getting ready for the night. The day is one long preparation, so by the time you get inside that room, you cant help but be swept up with the adrenaline- not only for the involvement with your own movie if you’re lucky enough to be nominated, but just everyone else.”

In the Golden Globe Awards night, there will be amazing people across a crowded room, and the sense of celebrating the good things the movie business does is what it’s all about. There’re 25 of actresses, actors, films, and director take home the cup. And may the winners are they who’re not only concern on movie business but also live the movie with passion and dedication.

John Edward, the ex-presidential candidate will need a medical procedure next month and requires surgery because of a serious heart condition. Edward’s doctor told a judge who delayed the trial that his illness limits his mobility, so, he will not able to attend the upcoming court case possible campaign violation. John Edward is accused of concealing almost 1$ million in cash and checks from wealthy donors used to help hide his pregnant mistress during his White House run in 2008.

According to the CNN report, Edwards is scheduled to undergo surgery in February and this trial has been delayed until at least March 26. The trial has already been delayed twice, including a continuance granted so Edward could attend his eldest daughter’s wedding.

The Federal Judge in North Carolina, Catherine Eagles, said the two-time presidential candidate had three episodes and indicated his condition could be getting worse and life-threatening if left untreated. But she didn’t explain the details and the exact nature of Edward’s illness Friday or what procedure he needed. She only said,” The public has an interest in a speedy trial, and this case has already been continued twice. Ordinarily, I would try to manage something like this, but clearly there’re some limitations on Mr. Edwards due to real and serious health issue.”

The statement from Eagles is probably referred to the public who don’t really sympathetic to the Edward’s heart condition. Maybe they prefer to give the sympathy to Edward’s dying wife whom Edward cheated on. Eagles seems like want to say that society deserve to know the result by a speedy trial and Edward also deserve to get a medical procedure. So, the judge need to give that chance to the Edward in makes his health get better, able to follow the trial procedure and finally the public will hear the justice about Edward’s case. We hope so. Hope it is only about time to hear the justice, because public just feel enough to hear the married and paternity story of Edward.  Just wait and see.

It’s been along time- about 90 years- to find the Twinkies or breads from the Hostess in the store shelves or on our kitchen table. Now this largest wholesale bakers and fresh delivered bread and snack cakes distributors in the United States to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

It’s not the first unwanted condition. Once called Interstate Bakeries and based in Kansas City, it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2004.  The poor sales and “high fixed costs” is the problem. During the case, the Hostess closed facilities, cut delivery routes and eliminated jobs.

Now, blaming high labor costs and rising prices of sugar and flower for putting the company in debt, the Hostess fell back into bankruptcy about three years after completing an earlier restructuring. The Wall Street Journal said people familiar with the matter told the company is facing a cash crunch with more than $860 million in debt, high labor expenses and rising ingredient costs. So far, there’s no other detail, a spokesman for the privately held Irving, Texas, bakery company declined to comment on the report.

The Hostess which employs about 19,000 workers and operates in 49 states is not the only one, and not the most preferred product. However, many bread lovers have been impressed by its taste and by passed the childhood with the Hostess’s product, and they agree that Twinkies, Ding Dings, Ho Ho’s, or spongy pink Sno Balls have become much more than a packaged snack cake. They always remember the day they spent many a lunch hour in various school cafeterias swapping and bribing the classmates for their Twinkies or Suzy Q’s.  They hope it will not be a ‘in memoriam’ product.  Will your favorites can only be found in the Twinkies Cookbook ?

Brandi Glanville, Actor Eddie Cibrian’s ex-wife, marries Darin Harvey over New Year’s Weekend. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star exchanged vows with Mixed Martial Arts manager Darin Harvey at a wedding chapel in Sin City on Saturday night. Saying the news in a series of Twitter.com posts on Sunday, she wrote, I’m married again – suuuuuuck it!… um he is my best friend but after some beer and strippers he is now my husband! No joke!… Getting my ring tomorrow! Yes I did really do it!… It wasn’t planned and we will handle it, but good times!”

“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star wed her friend on Sunday after a drunken night out on the town.

“Getting married @darinharvey !!!” she tweeted, along with a picture of her kissing his cheek.

And she wasn’t kidding.

On Sunday night, Glanville tweeted, “Having dinner with my husband! I yi yi! What did we do @darinharvey.”

She then clarified to a follower, “Um he is my best friend but after some beer and strippers he is now my husband! No joke!”

To another fan she wrote, “I’m an official housewife, for reals… Again.”

However the happy couple may not be husband and wife much longer – Harvey wrote in a post on his Twitter page the same day: “Don’t worry @BrandiGlanville and I had a crazy Vegas moment. Getting annulled tomorrow.”
During Glanville and actor Cibrian’s marriage, they has two children. Actor Cibrian is now married to country singer LeAnn Rimes. The pair divorced in 2010.

Sanitation officials said Wednesday that they expect to haul away 30 tons of debris from the Occupy L.A. encampment. The camp of about 485 tents was untenable because public health and safety could not be maintained, and the park had to be cleared, cleaned and restored for the public’s access. The total volume of personal belongings left behind after the early morning Los Angeles Police Department raid has astonished city workers as books and CDs, luggage, boom boxes, mattresses and dining chairs shattered around surrounded by dozens of collapsed and empty tents. Continue

On Monday, President Obama signed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act into law. The President urged every business owner who is hiring to hire a veteran right away, because hiring veterans is smart business. As more than 1 million service members return to civilian jobs as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, connecting veterans with jobs here at home will help the economy grow. This Saturday, November 26th, is a day to recognize the crucial role that small businesses play in driving our economy and creating American jobs according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Continue

Majestic Crystal Cathedral was the massive home base of famed “Hour of Power” TV priest Robert Schuller, who stepped down last summer after somehow managing to get his church $55 million in debt. In relation with the debt and bankruptcy of the Cathedral, The Crystal Cathedral’s Pastor Jim Kok sent an e-mail to congregants asking for their help. The Rev. Robert Schuller’s wife Arvella was recovering from a bout with pneumonia, and he said it would be really nice if they could donate some food which are low in sodium and include items such as fruit, meats, soup and egg dishes such as quiches. Continue