UNITED STATES admits human rights shortcomings in UN report

WASHINGTON The Obama administration has told the United Nations that America’s human rights record is less than perfect but stressed that the U.S. political system has built-in safeguards that promote improvements.In its first-ever report to the U.N. Human Rights Council on conditions in the United States, the State Department said Monday that some Americans, notably minorities, are still victims of discrimination. Despite success in reforming such inequities as slavery and the denial of women’s right to vote, the department said, considerable progress is still needed.”Although we have made great strides, work remains to meet our goal of ensuring equality before the law for all,” it said.

The report noted that although the U.S. now has an African-American president and that women and Hispanics have won greater social and economic success, large segments of American society suffer from unfair policies and practices.High unemployment rates, hate crime, poverty, poor housing, lack of access to health care and discriminatory hiring practices are among the challenges the report identified as affecting blacks, Latinos, Muslims, South Asians, Native Americans and gays and lesbians in the United States.

The report, which drew on meetings that U.S. officials held with various groups around the country since January, also cited concerns from civil rights activists and citizens related to immigration and racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.The 29-page report was submitted to the Human Rights Council on Friday but was not published until Monday. Members of the council, which the United States joined only last year, are required to submit reviews of their rights records. The report was the first “Universal Periodic Review” produced by the U.S.

In one of his first moves to reach out to the international community, President Barack Obama decided that the U.S. should run for a seat on the council. The Bush administration had shunned the panel for years over its alleged disproportionate criticism of Israel and membership that includes repressive regimes.The report’s findings were cautiously welcomed by human rights activists but will likely draw fire from conservatives who opposed joining the council. They said the U.S. should not be judged by countries with poor human rights records.

The administration sought to rebuff such criticism in the report, saying its participation in the review was not an acknowledgment “of commonality with states that systematically abuse human rights.” It also said the report did not reflect “doubt in the ability of the American political system to deliver progress for its citizens.”At the same time, it said that the U.S. welcomed “observations and recommendations” from council members “that can help us on that road to a more perfect union.”

The American Civil Liberties Union praised the administration for engaging with the council but said the report neglected to address key areas where the U.S. has not met its human rights obligations. Those areas include inhumane prison conditions, racial disparities in death penalty cases, and abuses in the immigration detention system.”It is time for the U.S. to match its human rights rhetoric with concrete domestic policies and actions and create a human rights culture and infrastructure that promote American values of equality and justice for all,” said Jamil Dakwar, director of the ACLU’s human rights program.(AP)

driver accused of cruelty to animals and in a fine of USD 100 . He was caught carrying a goat in the trunk of his car

VIRGINIA A driver accused of cruelty to animals and in a fine of USD 100 . He was caught carrying a goat in the trunk of his car.Deputy sheriff kote Bedford, Virginia, United States (U.S.) found bound and the goat in the trunk of a car owned by Fiona Ann Enderby. When checked, it turns out she was also drunk driving. Thus reported the Associated Press, Sunday (22/08/2010).When asked the police, the woman was declared if the goats he bought from a farmer who will be given to someone else. We found the goat looked out of breath. When measured, the air in the trunk temparatur is approximately 94 degrees centigrade.

50 Cent's want to remove the tattoos

50 Cent’s many tattoos have always been a part of the rapper’s image. He’s displayed them prominently on album covers and in magazines throughout his career. But the ink that made him stand out in the music world isn’t serving him so well now that 50 Cent the rapper is becoming 50 Cent the rapper-actor. So Curtis Jackson (his real name) has begun the process of removing many of them with costly laser procedures.People reports that Jackson removed some of his iconic arm tattoos, saying that not only were they limiting the roles he could play, but that having them covered up for films was getting to be a pain.”[Laser removal] cuts down on the amount of time I have to spend in makeup covering them up,” says the actor. Jackson has roles in several upcoming films, including Twelve with Chace Crawford (out later this year), 2011’s Things Fall Apart, and The Dance, a boxing film costarring Nicolas Cage.Last November, Jackson made it clear that he values sleep over body art, saying that covering the ink in the makeup chair often required him to show up on set four hours before the other actors. And even when the ink is covered up, some rigorous roles won’t withstand the industry’s heaviest makeup. Jackson said of his role in The Dance, which is now in development, “When you’re a fighter, you’re sweating, [and] with a whole bunch of make-up on and stuff like that, it doesn’t look real to me.”

But fans of 50 Cent’s most unique tattoo – the giant “50 Cent” on his back – shouldn’t fret: That one is here to stay. “I can’t take that off,” he says. (Lucky for him, a back tattoo is usually pretty easy to hide under clothing.)Meanwhile, another famously tattooed celebrity is still using her body as a canvas, makeup-chair hours notwithstanding. On the cover of the latest Entertainment Weekly, Angelina Jolie displays what appears to be a new tattoo – the underlining of text on the back of her neck. (The text, which is not new, reads: “know your rights”.)

Like 50 Cent, Jolie (who is currently promoting her new movie, Salt) is no stranger to changing her mind about supposedly permanent body ink. Jolie altered an upper-arm tribute to her ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton after the two split up. Jolie’s arm now displays the map coordinates of where each of her six children were born.

Internet Addiction make Parents lost them baby .Jae-Beom Kim and Kim Yun-jeong,

SEOUL  The Korean government south  was initiated new legislation to reduce the rampant opium use internet, following the death of a child aged three months for negligent parents. Jae-Beom Kim and Kim Yun-jeong, they threatened to jail for being guilty of neglecting her daughter who was three months. Her son died of malnutrition. Apparently, his parents rarely fed him for being too busy dwelling on the Internet. That couples prefer to keep the child in a virtual online gaming rather than maintaining their own biological child. All this is because both have been addicted to playing online.

“This is a big enough phenomenon that occurred throughout the history of the internet in South Korea. Addictions are almost the same with drink and drugs addiction, such as a requirement that makes the person back again to the internet many times,” said Professor of Clinical Forensic Psychology at Monash University James Ogloff, was quoted by ABC Net, Monday (12/4/2010). South Korean government predicts there is approximately two million Internet users, or approximately 9 percent of the total number of South Korean Internet users, who fall into the category of addiction.

Jae-beom and Yun-jeong reportedly often visit the center online game named PC Bang in Seoul, almost similar to an internet cafe. In Seoul, the popularity of the PC Bang is pretty big. Even the South Korean government plans to introduce software that is capable of handling approximately 8.8 percent of internet users are addicted. One software includes programs to turn off the internet when consultation is not required, and another one is software that can create an online gamer to feel exhausted after a few minutes to play internet.

ESPN reporter's stalker gets 3 years in prison

LOS ANGELES An Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after giving a tearful apology that was harshly rebuked by his victim.Michael David Barrett pleaded guilty in December to interstate stalking after prosecutors accused him of following the reporter to at least three cities and shooting the videos through hotel peepholes.

Barrett, 48, of suburban Chicago, agreed to a 27-month prison sentence after pleading guilty but it was up to the judge to decide how long he would actually serve.Andrews urged the judge at the hearing for a harsher sentence and said she fears for her life every time she enters a hotel.”You violated me and you violated all women,” Andrews told Barrett. “You are a sexual predator, a sexual deviant and they should lock you up.”After the sentencing, she said, “Thirty months isn’t enough.”Barrett admitted renting hotel rooms next to Andrews three times and shooting two videos of her while she was naked. He was accused of posting the videos online and trying to sell them to Los Angeles-based celebrity gossip site TMZ last year.U.S. District Judge Manuel Real said he gave Barrett the maximum sentence under the law.

“The victim, Andrews, will be suffering with this problem for the rest of her life,” Real said. “There is no life sentence that can be imposed upon him, except his own guilt.”Barrett cried as he addressed Andrews in court, saying he would spend the rest of his life regaining the respect of his friends and family and atoning for his mistakes.”There are no words to tell Ms. Andrews how sorry I am for what I’ve done to her,” he said. “I hope someday she can forgive me.”Andrews, visibly nervous as she spoke, said she had no sympathy for Barrett’s claim he was publicly humiliated.”It’s my body on the Internet,” she said. “I’m being traumatized every single day for what he did. … This will never be over for me.”Barrett, who has until May 3 to surrender, was ordered to have supervised probation for three years after his release, during which he will be prohibited from contacting Andrews, her family or friends.

He will not be allowed to stay in a hotel without approval of a probation officer and if he accepts employment somewhere, Andrews will be notified. Barrett was also ordered to pay $5,000 in fines and $7,366 in restitution, but the judge said further restitution may be imposed to compensate ESPN.Barrett’s lawyer, David Willingham, said his client is undergoing psychological treatment and “has sought the path of redemption.””Mr. Barrett has lost everything he built throughout his life,” Willingham said. “He’s lost his career, his fiancee and his life savings. He knows that he brought this on himself.”Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have agreed not to pursue further charges against Barrett. However, he could face criminal action in other states stemming from other videos he allegedly shot of unsuspecting nude women through peepholes.

Andrews’ attorney, Marshall Grossman, has said there could be as many as a dozen other women that Barrett taped.A sentencing memo filed last month in federal court says Barrett uploaded videos of 16 other women to an online account.Barrett also allegedly conducted 30 Internet background checks that can produce birthdays and home addresses, the document said. The filing did not name the other alleged victims or say what information he obtained or how he may have used it.Prosecutors claim that 32 videos provided by DailyMotion.com show Barrett “victimized approximately 16 other women in almost precisely the same way that he victimized” Andrews. They did not identify the women.

Andrews testified in December that Barrett’s actions had a devastating impact on her and her family because she is constantly reminded that his videos appeared online and is subjected to taunts from sports fans when she works as a sideline reporter.Andrews has agreed to appear on the new season of ABC-TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” – an offer she said ABC made before the stalking allegations. She said she doesn’t want to seclude herself from the public eye because other victims would get the wrong message.”I did nothing wrong. Just trying to live my life,” she said.”I had to deal with a lot of people who said I deserved it, that I had played to a certain audience.”Her attorney said she will not file a lawsuit against Barrett.(AP)

MADONNA has become a model for the famous brand Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabanna

MADONNA has become a model for the famous brand Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabanna. Now, chanter “Material Girl” is the latest iconic  MDG sunglasses from Dolce & Gabbana. And, starring in new product advertising campaigns. Photocall was perpetuated by a celebrity photographer who is also a friend of Madonna, Steven Klein. MDG ad campaign will circulate until February 2011. Such as Legal  from Justjaredbuzznet, Sunday (14/3/2010). In recent times photocall, Luz Jesus lover’s sensual posing with sunglasses and applying lipstick bright red color. While earlier, the widow of Guy Richie is working with Iconix Brand Group based in the United States to create a new line labeled MG Icon.

“For me, joining Iconix can bring my fashion ideas for the consumer, so it is very interesting,” he said. And Iconix CEO Neil Cole, chief of a portfolio of American origin brands, including Ed Hardy and Badgley Mischka said, “We are delighted to announce the first in a series of new brands that will be developed from our cooperation with Madonna.”

“We believe that the ‘Material Girl’ will be a dynamic brand exclusive to Macy’s department store, and we look forward to working with Madonna, Lourdes, and the Iconix team,” he continued. In line with Neil, Chief Merchandising Officer of Macy’s express, gait Madonna in their stores will bring a fresh breeze. “Madonna is a fashion icon who can bring a new dimension to our junior customers. ‘Material Girl’ will increase rapidly passion for fashion at Macy’s,” said Jeff Gennette.

Beyonce & Rihanna show off they Sexy Body with Jumper

WHEN music video starring Alicia Keys latest single “Put It In A Love Song”, a duet with Beyonce Knowles R & B singer was in Rio de Janeiro, last week. The wife of rapper Jay-Z spit it back sexiness wearing body with intricate patterned jumpers completed a hat. Apparently, eye catching clothing worn by the 26-year-old woman was the design of Maya A Lake. Maya is a designer label Boxing Kitten is responsible to design a black tank top and worn white singer based in New Jersey is now starring in a video clip “Rude Boy”. Maya is also a favorite designer of another celebrity, from Fergie, Solange, and Erykah Badu.

Melina Matsoukas, music video director Beyonce and Alicia Keys, deliberately mendapuk the designer to design a brightly colored clothing and sexy, in accordance with the carnival theme. Such as Legal lansir of People, Monday (2/22/2010). “Keys and Beyonce put on the draft Lake jumper labeled ‘Billie’, after the legendary singer Billie Holiday wore these clothes. The Keys also wore a black and white dress custom made, as well as a skirt ‘Althea’ which I have made much shorter because I think be sweet to be used in the video clip, “said Maya told People.

“Meanwhile, Rihanna appeared on the video clip ‘Rude Boy’ by wearing black and white bustier that totally custom made,” said Maya.As reported previously, to star in a video clip, Beyonce and Alicia’s body was also showing off sexiness with Samba costumes of bikinis, including some decorative feathers head high like a princess on 9 February. The single taken from Alicia’s third album titled “Element of Freedom”.