Iconic beauties

Iconic beauties, Many women are beautiful, but not all have achieved icon status. Some women just have "it" -- the attitude, the allure and the enchanting looks that make them unforgettable and endlessly fascinating.
Meet the iconic beauties of yesterday and today that we just can't get enough of.

Portland disease date lawsuit

Portland disease date lawsuit,A 49-year-old Portland, Ore., woman has won a lawsuit against a 69-year-old retired dentist after contracting a sexually-transmitted disease from him ; and now the man must fork over a huge amount of money in damages  The lawsuit — reportedly the first of its kind — rested on whether the man should have known his disease was perpetually contagious and whether the woman was also at fault An Oregon jury has awarded $900,000 to a woman who claimed a retired dentist infected her with genital herpes, in a rare case in which a dispute over a sexually transmitted disease went to a jury trial.
The 49-year-old woman, who filed the suit under a pseudonym, testified last week that she suffered painful outbreaks and spiraled into depression following a sexual encounter with the 69-year-old man she met through the dating website eHarmony.
"I told the jury he's dangerous, and I believe he is," said Randall Vogt, the attorney for the woman, who declined to be interviewed.
High-profile lawsuits accusing celebrities of herpes transmission have been in the news for a quarter-century, but such lawsuits remain relatively rare and typically do not go to trial. The award issued Friday is believed to be the largest of its kind in Oregon. A similar 1996 case ended in a $550,000 settlement.

Mars colony

Mars colony, Dutch startup Mars One says it has the will and the means to build a human colony on Mars in only 11 years' time (video: watch the company explain how they will do it). Mars One's plan includes sending a communications satellite to the planet in 2016, followed by a robotic rover in 2018, and finally a team of colonizers in 2020 who will set the foundation for a full-fledged Mars colony by 2023 Mars has been partially terraformed and colonized. The atmosphere is still not breathable, and much of the surface remains a vast, cold desert, but some equatorial regions have been made fertile through generations of hard work. There, specially adapted plants are grown, both indoors and in the martian soil outside. Life on these farms is tough, with many farmers able to grown only what they need to survive.

In the polar regions, however, it is a different story. This is where much of the Martian population lives, protected from the elements by large bio-domes, and provided for by trade with Earth and its other colonies. The primary resource here is water ice – the most valuable commodity in the solar system – which is mined by the Martian colonists from the polar ice caps.The Martian colonies of the North are wealthy, and loyal to the governments of Earth (on which they depend for much of their income). Those living in the sparsely desert regions are not so happy with the status quo. Several years previously, they rose up in armed revolt. The rebellion was quickly put down, but many still fly the flag of an Independent Mars.

The parallels with American history and the history of Ireland are obvious.Our story takes place in a small rural town, two decades after the end of the Martian Civil War. The town is poor but its citizens are deeply rooted to the land, their ancestry going back to the early days of Martian colonization. When a rich vein of precious metal is discovered nearby, the future of the town begins to look much brighter. But then…

Scientists have long known that the Martian moon Phobos is in a decaying orbit, and that it will one day break apart and impact the planet . However, they hadn’t expected this to happen so soon. It seems that Phobos’s orbit was disrupted more than they had thought when a large spaceship crashed into its surface during the Martian Civil War. When this is realized, the government begins to evacuate the huge impact zone, in which our town lies.

Copenhaver Castle sold

Copenhaver Castle sold, Even with some home prices at historic lows, $1.45 million is not typically enough to buy a mansion. In Arizona, however, it is apparently enough to buy a castle  Robert Pazderka, owner of this company, has purchased the 7,900-square-foot Copenhaver Castle on Phoenix's Camelback Mountain (map it) for a paltry $1.45 million, 27 years after it was first put on the market for $7 millionThis abandoned, medieval castle, which sits in the hills above Phoenix, was constructed by Dr. Mort Copenhaver as a private residence during the 1970s. The exterior was constructed of stone blasted from the nearby mountainside, making it blend seamlessly into the environs.

Although the castle was purchased in 1989 after Copenhaver declared bankruptcy, it has sat vacant for many years awaiting a buyer as the price continues to plummet.
This 7900 square foot private residence in the shape of a Moorish castle was built in the 1970's by Dr. Mort Copenhaver, and was known at that time as Copenhaver Castle. The exterior is rock that was blasted from the surrounding mountainside. The property was purchased in 1989 by Jerry Mitchell, a millionaire from Texas who refurnished the interior in western style and renamed it Camelback Castle. In May 2012, it was purchased for $1.45 million by Robert Pazderka, who plans to spend an additional $3 million to $5 million to renovate the castle.

Mom arrested at graduation

Mom arrested at graduation,Police in South Carolina arrested a mother while she was attending her daughter's high school graduation (why?). According to officers, the woman was warned before they handcuffed and escorted her out (where did they take her?). Several hours later, she was released after posting a $225 bond Beach balls and bullhorns are commonly banned from graduation ceremonies, but some schools also want to silence the screaming — going so far as to have overzealous audience members arrested.

That’s what reportedly happened to South Carolina mom Shannon Cooper, who was accused of whooping so loudly during her daughter’s high school graduation Saturday night that cops charged her with disorderly conduct and placed her in a detention center.

“Are ya’ll serious? Are ya’ll for real? I mean, that’s what I’m thinking in my mind,” Cooper told WPDE NewsChannel 15 in Myrtle Beach. “I didn’t say anything. I was just like OK, I can’t fight the law. “

Cooper said she didn’t act any differently than other families when their children’s names were called during the South Florence High School ceremony.

Her daughter, Iesha, told WPDE she didn’t realize her mother was being arrested until her friends told her.

“They’re locking your momma up for cheering — and I was like that isn’t right because other people was cheering and they didn’t lock them up,” Iesha told the TV station.

Graz crematorium fire

Graz crematorium fire,Authorities in Graz, Austria, say a crematorium nearly burned down because a woman who was being cremated there was so obese that her body burned uncontrollably (has this happened often in other countries?). The blaze has led to residents of Graz calling for weight limits on people being cremated As you'll well know if you barbecue very often, fat is extremely flammable. Normally, the human body doesn't carry enough of the stuff for it to be a problem during cremation—but recently, an obese woman from Austria carried so much weight that her fat burnt strongly enough to set a crematorium ablaze.
The fat caused the fire inside the crematorium to reach 300C, resulting in clouds of smoke billowing out of the building when the filter mechanisms failed to stand up to the job. Firemen had to rush to the scence in Graz, Austria, where they were confronted by thick black smoke smoke which, in the words of the Daily Mail, left them "covered with a layer of sooty grease". Delightful. They eventually extinguished the fire by aiming water through the vents which are used to clear the filters of the cremation oven.

Scout Willis arrested

The A-listers’ daughter was busted with a beer about 7pm Monday at Union Square in New York City, TMZ reported.

She produced a New York identification card bearing the name of "Katherine Kelly" but finally relented and handed over her real California ID. The legal drinking age in the US is 21.

"The first ID isn't mine. My friend gave it to me. I don't know Katherine Kelly," she told the officer, according to the criminal complaint.
Willis, who is an aspiring singer, was charged with criminal impersonation and breaking an “open container” law, both misdemeanours in New York.

Nicki Minaj Peter Rosenberg

Nicki Minaj Peter Rosenberg,Pink-haired diva Nicki Minaj was headlining the Hot 97′s Summer Jam music festival in East Rutherford, N.J. — that is, until radio host Peter Rosenberg slammed this song as "wack" and Minaj's record label's president, Lil Wayne, pulled her off the festival's lineup  The beef escalated after Minaj's exit in an explosive on-air call between DJ Funkmaster Flex and Minaj, in which both parties lashed out at each other Nicki Minaj's feud with DJ Peter Rosenberg seems to get even bitter. After the Harajuku Barbie explained the reason why she bailed out of the Hot 97's Summer Jam 2012, Rosenberg quickly responded to her statement by claiming that he was unapologetic about his diss toward the "Super Bass" raptress.
"Regardless of whether the time was good or not, the fact that she then pulled out and Young Money pulled out, means I will never apologize for that. Never," so the DJ told Rap Radar in an interview. The radio personality additionally claimed that he never insulted Minaj but he only gave his opinion about her song.
"I need it to be clear - I gave an opinion on a song," the DJ defended his blatant comments at the New York fest last Sunday, June 3. "And Nicki Minaj and [her label] Young Money decided to skip Summer Jam. Because of an opinion, not a personal attack, nothing derogatory because she's a woman."
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Oyster biggest pearl

Oyster biggest pearl,Researchers in England say an ancient oyster (how old is it?) could hold the world's biggest pearl (how big do they say it might be?). The oyster, which is 10 times the size of a regular one, was apparently found by fishermen in the Solent (what is that?). Experts plan to scan the oyster (using what?) to see if it contains a pearl How would you like to have a pearl the size of a golf ball? That is how big the pearl inside a 100-million-year-old oyster found near the Solient, a strait separating mainland England from the Isle of Wight, could be.
The Huffington Post notes that the pearl, while huge, and likely one of the oldest on Earth, is unlikely to top the world’s largest, the clam-produced Pearl of Allah, which weighs an astonishing 14 pounds, and has an estimated worth of $60 million.

Bear attack hot tub

Bear attack hot tub,A man relaxing in his hot tub was attacked by a wild bear on Sunday . The man was sitting with his back to the trees when he felt a blow against his head. After seeing the bear, he ran inside and called for helpA Coquitlam man is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a bear while in a Whistler hot tub.
According to Whistler RCMP, the attack happened in the 4800-block of Casabella Crescent in Whistler at about 3 p.m. Sunday.

The 56-year-old man had his back to the forest - and the bear - when it swatted him in the head, launching him forward in the hot tub before he scrambled out.

The man yelled at the bear and then managed to get inside the house where he called for help.

Whistler RCMP and a conservation officer went to the home, closing off the area between Highway 99 and Casabella Crescent.

Oil tycoon from Richford

Oil tycoon from Richford,ohn D. Rockefeller was born today in 1928. Rockefeller was born in the small town of Richford, N.Y. His family moved a lot and eventually settled in suburb of Cleveland where Rockefeller would make his fortunes.

Rockefeller dabbled in different business. Then during the Civil War he built his first oil refinery in Cleveland. Oil at the time was just begging. By the end of the war he bought his partners and began to expand his business eventually creating the Standard Oil Company.

Standard Oil rode the wave of a oil driven economy and became a large monopoly controlling or owning many other companies. The U.S. Supreme court eventually broke up the company into separate smaller companies. Two of the more famous companies were Exxon and Mobil.

Best Yankee center fielder

Curtis Granderson will be standing in center field when the first pitch is thrown at the New Yankee Stadium in 2010. Joe Girardi announced on Thursday that instead of moving the former Tigers' center fielder to left — as had been rumored throughout spring training — Grandy will maintain his usual position while Brett Gardner will make the shift across the field.According to Girardi there was "no wrong decision." The Yankees' manager said that he felt that both players "did a very nice job at both spots. Grandy has played a lot of center field in his career, and so has Gardy ... but we just decided that we were going to go with Grandy in center. Try not to move him around and put him in one spot."
There are very few cases in which a manager is faced with a situation that literally has "no wrong decision." But this may just be that anamoly.

Virgin group founder

Virgin group founder,Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group said on Monday it has signed a partnership agreement with Dubai-based mobile virtual network operator FRiENDi Group to expand into new Middle East markets.
Subject to local authority clearances, the two companies will merge their regional telecom operations to create a combined entity called Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa , which will develop and operate mobile telecommunications businesses across the region.
The combined group will manage the current operations of Virgin Mobile in South Africa and FRiENDi Group in Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, creating a regional mobile telecom player with more than 1 million customers.
"Virgin and FRiENDi Group have complementary brands across their respective demographic targets and both are focusing on providing great customer service and value for money," the companies said in a statement.The new group said it has plans to launch into more markets across the Middle East and Africa, and is targeting a regional customer base of over 5 million subscribers by 2015.

Famous people who didn't graduate high school

Famous people who didn't graduate high school,If you're a true Belieber, you'll know that this pop superstar just graduated from high school. Although he chose to juggle work and school  many stars do not. Scroll through to see some surprising high school dropouts.