Thursday, 3 July 2014

'She slept with wolves without fear'

In the past week alone he has pleaded guilty to driving without a license and has been accused of hitting on a pretty radio intern. No wonder there are so many reports that Khloe Kardashian's family doesn't like her new beau French Montana.
But the 30-year-old beauty seems intent on letting the world know she's standing by her bad boy beau.
On Tuesday evening just after midnight, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star shared this message to Instagram, 'She slept with wolves without fear, for the wolves knew a lion was among them. R.M. Drake.' The note suggests the rapper is a wolf but she is the lion that can keep him in check.
Clearly smitten: Khloe Kardashian, being embraced by beau French Montana on her 30th birthday in NY, has been posting cryptic messages that appear to be about her criticized relationship
Clearly smitten: Khloe Kardashian, being embraced by beau French Montana on her 30th birthday in NY, has been posting cryptic messages that appear to be about her criticized relationship

Defending her love: After midnight on Tuesday the E! star posted this message; could French be the wolf to her lion?
Defending her love: After midnight on Tuesday the E! star posted this message; could French be the wolf to her lion? 

Always at work: The cover girl was camera ready with sister Kim (left) for a day of shooting Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons on Wednesday
Always at work: The cover girl was camera ready with sister Kim (left) for a day of shooting Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons on Wednesday

Irina Shayk sizzles in racy topless photo shoot… as she complains about only being offered stripper roles in movies

She is one of the most famous models in the world and has posed for every publication from Sports Illustrated to Vogue.
Now Irina Shayk, 28, is eager to carve out an acting career for herself although she has complained that she only gets offered sexy roles such as strippers or bartenders.
Speaking in the July/August issue of Maxim magazine, for which she posed topless on the cover, Irina moaned: 'Every time I get a script, it’s, like, bartender…stripper… And I don’t think I would make a bad bartender or stripper, you know?'
Wants to be taken seriously: Model Irina Shayk stripped off for Maxim magazine while complaining that she only gets offered stripper roles in movies
Wants to be taken seriously: Model Irina Shayk stripped off for Maxim magazine while complaining that she only gets offered stripper roles in movies
However, she was thrilled to land the role of Hercules' love interest Megara in the new movie Hercules which sees The Rock play the legendary son of Greek god Zeus.
She said: 'But Greek mythology! Irina is a Greek name, so I think: Maybe it’s destiny?'
While she may moving into movies, the beautiful Russian model insisted she is grateful for the financial security modelling has brought her. 

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Samsung to end panel production in November

Once considered a pioneering technology, plasma TVs have been delivered another nail in the coffin.
Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to announce it will be shutting down its plasma panel business, effective from 30 November.
According to reports, the South Korean firm blamed the decline in ‘overall demand for plasma televisions’ for its decision.
Samsung announced it will shut down its plasma panel business on 30 November, blaming the decline in 'overall demand for plasma televisions'. The 51-inch F8500 (pictured) will be one of the last Samsung models to feature the technology
Samsung announced it will shut down its plasma panel business on 30 November, blaming the decline in 'overall demand for plasma televisions'. The 51-inch F8500 (pictured) will be one of the last Samsung models to feature the technology

Panasonic announced last October that it was scrapping the technology, and production ended in March. 

Bad news for vegetarians! Plants can ‘hear’ themselves being eaten - and become defensive when attacked

Researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that plants respond to the sounds that caterpillars make when eating and that the plants then respond with more defenses. Here a cabbage butterfly caterpillar feeds on an Arabidopsis plant with a piece of reflective tape helping to record vibrationsMost people don't give a second thought when tucking into a plate of salad.
But perhaps we should be a bit more considerate when chomping on lettuce, as scientists have found that plants actually respond defensively to the sounds of themselves being eaten.
The researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) found that plants can identify sounds nearby, such as the sound of eating, and then react to the threats in their environment.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that plants respond to the sounds that caterpillars make when eating and that the plants then respond with more defenses. Here a cabbage butterfly caterpillar feeds on an Arabidopsis plant with a piece of reflective tape helping to record vibrations

'Previous research has investigated how plants respond to acoustic energy, including music,' said Heidi Appel, senior research scientist in the Division of Plant Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Bond Life Sciences Center at MU.

Klaas of 2014: Huntelaar celebrates late Holland winner against Mexico with kung-fu kick on the corner flag - BUT was it a tribute to Nigel de Jong and Louis van Gaal?

Kung-fu kicks are a common theme in this Holland World Cup squad.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s exuberant celebration after scoring Holland’s winner against Mexico was the latest in a trilogy of kung-fu antics, as he acrobatically followed in the footsteps of midfielder Nigel De Jong and boss Louis Van Gaal.
Their kung-fu kicks were in slightly different circumstances though.
Flying: The Dutch striker sprints over to the corner flag after firing his spot-kick past Guillermo Ochoa
Flying: The Dutch striker sprints over to the corner flag after firing his spot-kick past Guillermo Ochoa