5. Nathan Thomson
the nine-year-old boy who saved his mother when an armed intruder tried to stab her to death
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5. Nathan Thomson
the nine-year-old boy who saved his mother when an armed intruder tried to stab her to death
If you haven’t heard in United States alone 5 states have already enacted laws to ban cell phone use when driving your car unless you are using a hands free device such as a Bluetooth headset enabled phone. The five 5 states are California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York or Washington. It will be illegal to operate a phone while driving without a hands-free headset in many more states to come so this is definitely a good time to get one and avoid the tickets.
Here I have compiled some of the best sleeky hands free Bluetooth devices. I hope you will like it.
Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones
$48 million
Since crossing over to the mainstream in the early 2000s, the Black Eyed Peas have been everywhere from the Super Bowl pre-game show to discussing politics on CNN. A worldwide tour that took them from Switzerland to Mexico brought in $800,000 a night, while the band’s openness to endorsement deals led them to ink commitments with Target, Honda, Bacardi and Apple.
What does it take to become one of the highest-paid musicians of the 2010s? A career that peaked in the 1980s. Nearly half of the artists that make up this year’s list of the top-earning music acts have been around long enough that they could have appeared on the soundtrack to Back to the Future. Here are top ten earning musicians of 2010.
9. Kenny Chesney
$50 million
Chesney continued his reign atop the country music industry by out-touring everyone else. His 2009 tour grossed $71 million and brought in an average of $1.6 million every night, nearly doubling the box office receipts of his closest competitor, Keith Urban. Prominent sponsorships with companies like Corona and MasterCard keep tour costs down, making the tours even more profitable.
$58 million
The Material Girl isn’t quite ready to cede her spot in pop music’s hierarchy to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears just yet. The 52-year-old singer had the fourth highest-grossing tour of 2009, bringing in $6 million a night and
$138 million overall. An episode of the Fox hit sitcom Glee, which featured cast members singing several of her songs, added to her already high profile and cushioned her significant earnings from publishing royalties.
$62 million
A newcomer to the Celebrity 100, Lady Gaga broke down the door to fame with outlandish outfits and quirky videos, including one that featured her and Beyonce poisoning an unappreciative boyfriend. With a 106-date tour that grossed $95 million, Lady Gaga is also a marketer’s dream, teaming up with Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and Viva Glam.
$63 million
Jay-Z likes to say he’s not a businessman; he’s a business, man–and it’s not idle boasting. The rapper-turned-mogul retains his crown as hip-hop’s cash king thanks to a new album and investments in the 40/40 nightclub chain, the Broadway show “Fela!” and the New Jersey Nets basketball team. Jay-Z’s biggest boost comes from his Blueprint 3 tour, which grossed over $1 million per concert this year. He still makes less than wife Beyoncé.
$64 million
Not long ago, most of the entertainment world had written Britney Spears off as a celebrity flameout. But over the last year Spears logged the fifth highest-grossing tour in the world, bringing in $130 million in gross box office receipts by playing 98 dates. High-profile endorsement deals with Elizabeth Arden and Candies’ prove that the public expects Spears to stay in the spotlight for good.
$70 million
The poet laureate of New Jersey continues to connect with fans around the world. Backed by the E Street Band, Springsteen sold more than 2 million tickets on his world tour, which grossed $167 million, enough to make it the third highest-grossing tour in the world. Heavy radio play on classic rock stations and a steady-selling backlist adds to his bottom line.
$87 million
One half of the most famous couple in hip-hop (Jay-Z, No. 6, is the other half), Beyoncé continues to expand her business empire beyond music. Endorsement deals with companies ranging from Nintendo to L’Oreal and her growing House of Dereon fashion line bring in millions of dollars per year on top of the $86 million she grossed from a 93-stop world tour.
$114 million
This Australian heavy metal group has been shaking audiences all night long since 1973 and shows few signs of stopping. Second only to U2 in band tour earnings, AC/DC grossed a staggering $226 million on a worldwide tour that included 99 dates and brought in more than $2 million a night.
1. U2
$130 million
The world’s biggest rock band, U2 launched a massive world tour in 2009 that has brought in more than $311 million in gross box office receipts. Each tour stop brings in $10 million in gross ticket sales. Add in lucrative merchandise sales, heavy radio play and a steady-selling back catalog, and you have the highest-earning band on the planet.
The “World Bodypainting Festival” is a cult event that has driven the art of bodypainting. It has spread awareness and excitement for body art. For the year 2009 this biggest event took place over the small town of Seeboden, in Austria. We are going to share some stunning photos of that art festival and we hope that you will enjoy this post same as our previous post about bodypainting art.
10. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco: Price £500
Lamborghini has partnered with Nokia to provide a mobile telephone for lovers of the Italian car maker. This phone has the famous emblem engraved on the front and back of the phone. It is a limited edition model and only 500 will be made. The phone also comes with Lamborghini wallpapers, screen-savers and ring-tones.
Here are the details of top ten most expensive cellphones of the world
9. Bang & Olufsen Serene: Price £675
Another partnership between a luxury brand and mobile phone manufacturer takes the form of Bang & Olufsen and Samsung with the Serene which is on sale for £675. It has a sleek design with an inbuilt motor to open and close the telephone. There are some design issues however as you have to use a screwdriver to get to the battery and SIM card which is inconvenient.
8. The Gresso: Price £1,000
It seems luxury telephones are becoming more like fashion accessories than actual mobile phones. The Gresso
is made of gold and African Blackwood and will come in five models. This particular phone has been designed by a well known Italian designer. The Russian based company also has other models made of crocodile skin.
7. Mobiado Professional EM: Price £1,027
Another wood luxury mobile phone has entered the market with titanium buttons and a host of functions including a camera, FM radio and Bluetooth capability. Apparently they are only making 200 of them which make them very rare.
6. Nokia 8800 Gold Edition: Price £1,500
Nokia has launched a 24 carat gold version of its 8800 mobile phone. The gold edition phone comes with a camera, radio and MP3 player as standard. As well as these features the telephone also has a special edition box and charging dock.
5. Motorola V220 Special Edition: Price: £28,000
Motorola has also decided to release its own ultra expensive mobile phone and commissioned well known jewelery designer Peter Aloisson from Austria, who has also designed several other phones. The phone itself has 1,200 diamonds and its buttons are made of 18 carat gold.
4. Vertu Diamond: Price £50,000
Vertu is a British based company that specialises in luxury mobile phones. The Vertu Diamond is one of its handsets which is made of platinum and encrusted with diamonds. One of the benefits of owning a Vertu telephone is the special concierge button which allows the owner to use the concierge service 24 hours a day to book fine dining and travel whenever they need. Only 200 have been made.
3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond: Price £162,000
Only 5 of these mobile phones have been made it is a Windows mobile with WIFI, camera and a SD memory card to store photos and other media. Jaren Goh which is a design company based in Singapore created the phone which is made from various materials including diamonds, titanium and polycarbonate.
2. Vertu Signature: Price £167,000
Another Vertu mobile phone this time designed by French jeweller Boucheron. This particular telephone has one pear cut diamond along with two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. Only 8 are being made and if you can not quite afford the £167,000 price tag there is a cheaper version available without the rubies at just £62,000.
1. Goldvish: Price £540,000
The most expensive mobile phone in the world is the Goldvish. It is a one off which has an incredible 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds which are very high quality. Emmanuel Gueit had the pleasure of designing this mobile phone who usually designs watches for a living. The specifications of the phone include a radio and 2GB memory for storing media. The phone has already been bought by a Russian businessman for his wife.
2011 may be young, but it’s already shaping up to be a truly memorable year for gamers. Huge sequels to some of the strongest franchises around finally arrive — and a few impressive newcomers hope to grab a piece of the pie. Here are the ones we simply can’t wait to play. Scroll down to see count down list of top ten games of 2011.
10. Dragon Age II
The epic fantasy world of Ferelden enraptured role-playing gamers — and everyone at Yahoo! Games — back in 2009, but that was just the beginning. The sequel to Dragon Age: Origins ups the ante everywhere, taking place across a full decade as players battle the Darkspawn and bring a hero to power.
9. L.A. Noire
The hitmakers at Rockstar Games don’t like to play it safe, and with Game of the Year winners like Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption under their belt, they don’t have to. Their next open-world outing
takes place in the seedy streets of 1940s Los Angeles, an environment rife with sex, crime, and what sure looks like a lot of dark, gritty fun.
8. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Set thousands of years before the Star Wars films, this massively-multiplayer game turns players into smugglers, troopers, bounty hunters, and naturally, Sith and Jedi Knights battling for control of the galaxy far, far away. Better still, it’s created by Bioware (Mass Effect, Dragon Age) and features voice-acting for every single character you encounter. That’s some serious Force power.
7. Rage
Love the Fallout games but wish they were more action-packed? We’ve got your next must-have. Developed by shooter pros id Software (Doom, Quake), this post-apocalyptic romp aims to blend action, shooting, racing and role-playing into one delicious — and ambitious — package. Judging by early looks, they just might pull it off.
6. Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Clearly tired of fighting one another, some of the toughest heroes and villains from the Marvel universe have in the past found success by taking on characters from game maker Capcom’s stable. They’ll taste success again in the long-awaited third iteration, which packs quite a punch with impressive visuals and hordes of crazy moves. Excelsior!
5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Do we really need to explain why the next Zelda game is bound to be awesome? How about this: it’s the prequel to Ocarina of Time, one of the best games ever made, features a unique, impressionist art style, and is being crafted by design legend Shigeru Miyamoto. Consider it pre-ordered.
4. Mass Effect 3
All good things must come to an end, including the spectacular space opera that is Mass Effect. The final game in the trilogy will complete the tale of Commander Shepard as he tries to save humanity from a seemingly unstoppable race of evil machines. Decisions made in past titles will play a part in the experience, too, so you might want to use the time before its release to play catch-up. Trust us, it’s worth it.
3. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Sorry, Indy. No offense, Lara. But when it comes to seat-of-your-pants adventure, none can currently hold a candle to the wry star of Uncharted, Nathan Drake. The intrepid explorer returns in this sequel, which sees Drake knee-deep in the swirling sands of a lost Arabian kingdom.
2. Gears of War 3
The third installment in the hard-hitting shooter series from Epic Games has suffered a few delays, but it’s on track to arrive just in time to blow up your fall gaming budget. Big action? Check. New weapons? Check? Insane multiplayer? Check.If you own an Xbox 360, you’re going to want to put a check next to this one on the calendar.
1. Batman: Arkham City
How do you create a follow-up to what’s widely considered the best superhero game of all time? Carefully, that’s how. The good news is that Batman: Arkham City is being built by Rocksteady Studios — the same team behind the effortlessly awesome Batman: Arkham Asylum — and trades the confined corridors of the asylum for the darkened slums of Gotham. Expect tons of bat -villains, plenty of bat-brawling, and enough bat-gadgets to keep you busy for weeks.
