Limit your accessories and give one piece of jewelry centerpiece prominence. Dress it up with a pump; dress it down with a flat sandal or flip flop. You can start wearing a boot with this as well.
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The romper was the definite must have item, and it’s not too late to find one. You can even make it a transition piece by layering a lightweight cardigan over it! Ashley Tisdale loved this $143 Seneca Rising romper, but by this point, it may be sold out. I found a mirror match in a deeper tone for $36 at Charlotte Russe. I think this is just the perfect thing when you want to sport something short and very easy to wear. I was blown away with the ease of it all, and grabbed several of these to wear into next spring and summer. Because they’re solid, you’re not going to have a problem moving these into next year.
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Sometimes it really sucks when it’s still hot outside, and you’re just not ready to buy a shearling or grey wool tights. For those who are not ready for diving head first into fall shopping, there are still bits and pieces of high-summer merchandise looks out there to be had.
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“I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that’s so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won’t take it then I’ll perform it for her. She had nothing to do with my issues with award shows. She had no idea what hit her,” West, 33, said in a series of tweets Saturday morning.
After West stormed the stage last September — telling the audience that Beyonce deserved to win the Best Female Video award instead of Swift, 20 — he now admits that it’s been difficult to win back the approval of his fans.
“There are people who don’t dislike me…they absolutely hate me!” he said. “If you google ‘Asshole’ my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search…People tweeted that they wish I was dead. They wanted me to die people. I carry that…I wear my scars.”
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“She’s just a lil girl with dreams like the rest of us. She deserves the apology more than anyone. I’m ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone,” he continued. “Who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down…TAYLOR LOVES RAP MUSIC…I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC…I’m sorry Taylor.”
Still, West insists “I am not a bad person. Even in that moment I was only trying to do good but people don’t always need my help. Beyonce didn’t need that. MTV didn’t need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn’t want or need that.”
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Better late than never?
Nearly one year after Kanye West ruined Taylor Swift’s big moment at the MTV Video Music Awards,NBA, the rapper is still trying to make amends.
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But Kardashian insists that despite the “ridiculous lies” she reads about herself, she isn’t letting the negative comments get her down. In fact, she wants to “say thank you” to her “haters” for caring about her in the first place.
Khloe Kardashian has never been the kind of girl who backs down from a fight — which is why the reality star is addressing the “haters” she caught writing “hateful comments” about her online.
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“Thank you for the ratings you give me on BOTH of my TV shows because based on the comments you leave on my page, it’s clear that you watch,” she wrote. “So thank you to my haters! You truly are making me better. God bless. I hope you are proud of yourself. I am proud of you!”
“I most likely have seen many of you in person before and you have never said these things to my face,Prada,” she continued. “This is because you are a coward. You don’t have the guts. You are the ones that when we come face to face can only stutter compliments.”
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“I am a little confused as to why people who ‘hate’ me so much follow my every move and know every last thing about me (whether it’s fact or fiction). It’s funny to me how these so called ‘haters’ can sit behind a computer screen and all of a sudden have courage,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 26,Tommy, blogged Friday.
Meanwhile, Dave had formed an alliance with Kiptyn and Kovacs; all three vowed to vote the same way. Kiptyn told the guys that he could not send Gwen home because he didn’t have a reason to and that he wanted Krisily out.
Naturally, she was upset.
“Dave was the person I went to and trusted,” she said. “I showed him I can be trusted. Dave made me feel safe … I don’t know how long it will take me to get over it. I do hold a grudge. What Dave did is unacceptable. The one minute I felt safe is the minute that they all screwed me.”
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Before the elimination round,Prada, Dave tried to get Krisily to vote off his enemy Wes. So he told her that the men weren’t going to vote her off and instead were targeting Gwen.
“I wish very good luck to anyone who is not Kovacs, Kiptyn, Elizabeth and Tenley,” she went on. “They’re going to be the final four. No one has the guts to break them.” She then added, “Sorry if I didn’t stay classy.”
Wes and Krisily were sent home Monday on ABC’s Bachelor Pad — and Krisily couldn’t hide her anger.
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Krisily could care less what Dave thinks.
“I am just angry,Calvin Klein,” she announced after her name was called. “I was told one thing and voted and put my faith in some people who clearly weren’t there for me.
At the last minute, they voted against Krisily.
Shocked by her outburst, Dave said Krisily came off like a poor sport and “embarrassed” herself.
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Yet the implications behind the theory go well beyond that. California is in a unique position to benefit from this vast amount of trade flowing through it. Jobs,Tiffany, businesses, and markets will all increase to serve that demand, and the general prosperity of California should closely follow. Think of California as a gateway on the new Silk Road, and you may start to see why California's future looks so bright. Now, other value investors are starting to take notice.
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For one, there is Kennedy-Wilson itself. The company's brokering and management businesses provide it with a steady stream of data about California, and the company has received very high praise from Fairfax for its real estate picking abilities.
The statement slipped the financial press's scrutiny — rare for anything said by "the Oracle of Omaha". But the power and simplicity of the idea deserves more attention.
Fairfax Financial and PICO Holdings (Nasdaq: PICO - News) both swear to their value investing principles, and they are pretty darn good at it, too. Each has handily beaten the market over the long term.
Finally, homebuilders like Lennar (NYSE:LEN - News) and MDC Holdings (NYSE:MDC - News) may each rise with California's fortunes. Both companies have well-established footprints in the state, and rising home prices will boost their sales and gross margins.
Recently, the two companies have been busy making property investments in the Golden State. Fairfax has teamed up and invested over $350 million with Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE: KW - News), a real estate investment and services company centered in California. Commenting on the transaction, Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa said: "With our long-term focus and value investing philosophy, we believe that this is the right time for Fairfax to begin selectively participating in commercial real estate opportunities, particularly in California …"
Data up to year ending Dec. 31, 2009.
Think about it: Every financial expert will tell you that U.S. trade with Asia will grow by leaps and bounds. Yet how many people mention the great boon this will be for California? As trade between the U.S. and Asia increases, a large amount of that will pass through the state, just as it always has. No wonder Buffett chose Burlington Northern,Prada, its dominant position on the west coast ensuring it a future with the shipping of more and more goods.
The Foolish bottom line
With everyone down on real estate and the economy, an opportunity has opened up to invest in an attractive long-term market. What are some ways for individual investors to capitalize? Here are just a few of the interesting possibilities.
Company PerformanceFairfax Financial9.9% simple average return on investments, over 25 years.PICO HoldingsApproximate 67% portfolio return in the 9 years to 2010, versus an S&P500 down nearly 14%.
Meanwhile, PICO has chosen to dive into the market on its own. Armed with a targeted methodology for investment, the company set out to find sub-markets in California. Their largest use of capital in the last two years has gone into investments with the following specific characteristics:
Resilient local economy & employment.Favorable housing affordability (% of households who can afford median house, etc.).Low rate of inventory on market.Acquired at a price significantly below replacement cost.Demand estimated to exceed supply within the next three years.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC - News) are two other possibilities. The duo control a combined 43% of California's deposit market, and each will benefit greatly as a booming California increases jobs and reduces foreclosures.
But then, there are thousands of interesting opportunities in an economy that's booming. Foolish readers know that first you have to be willing to look.
Who can blame them? With an economic tailwind behind it and prices well below replacement cost, California is a very attractive place for professionals to put money to work.
When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A - News) was buying railroad company Burlington Northern last December, Warren Buffett told Matt Rose: "I've seen what's been done here [in the U.S.]. I think I know how the country is going to develop. I think the West is going to do well. I'd rather be in the West than the East. So I really don't have much of a worry about that."
California Love
You don't often get a chance to buy into one of the world's best markets at rock-bottom prices. Yet real estate prices in California have retrenched significantly since the start of the recession, and they are now back at their 2004 levels. And when you couple that with its brighter economic prospects, prices today may represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So it is no surprise that two highly successful investment companies are making their move.
“No,Lacoste,” she replied.
She also said “no” when he asked if she’s ever experimented with drugs.
No other details are available at this time.
Later that year, during an interview with Larry King, she famously denied ever using drugs.
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They then found an undisclosed amount of cocaine in Hilton’s purse,Adidas, according to the Associated Press.
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Hilton was booked around 2 a.m. on a cocaine possession charge and was released.
Hilton was linked to drugs earlier this summer. In July, she was detained in South Africa for alleged marijuana possession (charges were later dropped when a friend said the pot belonged to her). A few weeks later, reports surfaced that Hilton was stopped in France after local authorities found less than a gram of marijuana in her purse. Hilton denied the second incident on Twitter, writing: “The stories saying I have been arrested are completely false!”
“Have you ever been addicted to drugs?” he asked.
Paris Hilton has been arrested for cocaine possession.
Police pulled over a car that the heiress, 29, was riding in Friday night on the famed Las Vegas Strip because officers thought they smelled marijuana smoke.
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Hilton pleaded no contest in 2007 to alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. She served 23 days in jail.
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UsMagazine.com first broke the news of their July 3 ceremony.
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Costar Rainn Wilson called it “the most beautiful wedding I’ve ever experienced.”
Jenna Fischer flashed her stunning wedding ring for the first time at Sunday’s Emmys in Los Angeles. The Office star, 36, also got cozy with husband Lee Kirk on the carpet.
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Everyone and their mother is launching a groovy sneaker line. There’s Gucci, Louis Vuitton with Kanye West … and Nike updates their inventory constantly and makes you mad-insane trying to keep up and collect. But sometimes you just want easy. Quiet. Classic.
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After being sprung from UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, Lohan was photographed for the first time in a Beverly Hills parking garage — holding an energy drink, ROCKSTAR,Nike, in her left hand. She skipped the L.A. premiere of her flick Machete, where cast and crew wished her well.
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“Clearly.. Paparazzi shouldn’t be allowed to take pictures or video while someone’s driving or at a stop light. 4every1’s sake,” Lohan wrote, using the hash-tag “trafficpolice”
Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab — and back in the Twitterverse.
“God bless her,Roca Wear,” actor Don Johnson told UsMagazine.com. “I care about her as a person.”
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Lohan spent 13 days in jail and 23 days in rehab as punishment for violating her probation related to a 2007 DUI. On Wednesday, L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox prescribed strict terms of supervised probation for the star.
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Until November 1, Lohan is barred from leaving California and must attend multiple psychotheraphy, behavioral therapy, and 12-step meetings weekly; she must also submit to random drug and alcohol testing at least twice a week. The penalty for a positive drug or alcohol test: 30 days in jail.
On Thursday afternoon, the star, 24, wrote her first Twitter entry in 36 days.
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Well, fret not: It’s much cheaper and easier to get a ticket to either George, Washington on October 2 or Phoenix, Arizona on October 10 to get an aural taste of the Aloha State at Jack Johnson’s To the Sea world tour stops in those fine cities.
As Johnson says, “Being someone who spends a lot of time in the ocean, I see firsthand the amount of plastic that washes up on our shores. A solution we can all make is to reduce our dependence on single use plastics. I’m happy to be teaming up with Brita to bring Water Stations to every show on my U.S. tour and encourage people to use alternatives to single use plastic water bottles.”
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