A metal shaft within them supports the heels. Stiletto heels are always a fashion item and so its popularity keeps on changing. It started in 1950s and got popular among stylish ladies till 1960s but after that it faded away. Again in 1980s Stiletto heels were worn with wide shouldered power suits by the office going ladies. In 1990s it almost disappeared and was replaced by ladies wearing thick, block heels.

The comeback of the slender, stylish stiletto in 2000 among the ladies added a feminine touch to dressing up either for office wears or casual wears like jeans.

Though stiletto heels are fashion symbols, they have some disadvantages too. The force exerted by such heels is in large amount and that too in a very small area and thus causes damage to carpets and lawn grass.

Sometimes, it may hurt the wearer as it is difficult to keep one’s balance. Lastly the most important thing to consider is that if these are used as daily wears, they can cause leg, hip and back problems.

NASCAR has a line of shoes designed in stiletto. The black and white checks make it wear with any colour dress and thus by just keeping one or two pairs will be sufficient to add a little bit of fashion even for those girls who cannot afford to have a lot of pairs for different dresses.

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Spice Girls are now almost ready to take off for their world tour and the preparations are in full swing. Geri Halliwell, popularly known as Ginger spice, will have to leave her 18-month-old daughter at home. She will not be able to take her along on her tour because Bluebell, her daughter caught chicken pox. According to Halliwell, she got the infection from Cruz, Victoria Beckham’s youngest son. This was the revelation made by the Ginger Spice on the British TV show GMTV on Friday morning.

The kids of the Spice Girls had a good time while they were rehearsing their shows. Among the five of them there are seven kids. Victoria Beckham, 33, has three sons, Brooklyn, 8, Romeo, 5, and Cruz; Emma Bunton, 31, has one son Beau, born in August; Mel Brown has two kids, Phoenix Chi, 8, and Angel, born in April; Halliwell has a daughter, Bluebell and Melanie Chisholm, 33, has no kids till now.

Talking about the fans Posh Girl, Beckham said that true fans are those who almost cry or pass out during the show. On Britain’s GMTV, Beckham even told that her husband, David Beckham was away for a month and she has to look after her three children. To sort out everything and to take her kids to School and at the same time get herself ready too, she has to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

Via: People

Britney Spears came almost 12 hours late on the sets of her new video ‘Piece of Me‘ and the shooting could wrap up only by 5 am. The co-dancers got fed up with Britney’s tardy behavior. There are other news coming up that Britney has used four of her look-alikes in the video who were dressed in black newsboy caps, sunglasses, black trench coats and short blond wigs, according to Us Magazine reports. It also says that they were used only where the video didn’t require her close up.

According to The Superficial, it is better to have her look-alikes because it seems Britney is not taking care of her diet and soon will become ill-shaped. But, it might be another news thrown in air just to remain in limelight at any cost. There was news about her pregnancy and again the other day there was denial from her side. This is all to keep her in news and talked about.

Instead of doing all these, she must concentrate on her new video as well as her figure, so that at least the few fans that are left have something creative to talk about her.

Via:Thesuperficial

During an interview with Reuters, a Kenyan woman Kanotu Mumo revealed the condition in which she has to fend for her grandchildren and lives in Kiberia, which is the one of the biggest slums in Africa. There are a many such grandmothers in Africa who have to fend for their grandchildren who are left behind after their parents have died of AIDS.

While talking about the UN figures, the fact is that there are almost 12 million children in Africa who have lost one or both of their parents due to AIDS. This is about 80 percent of the AIDS orphans of the developing world. It is since 1990 that the numbers of orphans have increased by 50 percent.

The story of Kanto Mumo is similar to a number of grannies who had to leave their home town and fend their grandchildren. She lives in a hut that is 10 by 8 feet and you cannot see more than few inches inside the hut because it is staked with charcoal because she sells charcoal for her living. She lives there with four of her grandchildren, two great grand children and a child of a dead relative. There is no toilet facility or running water.

Like many other grandmothers interviewed by Reuters, Kanto Mumo cleans up the Stara School in Kiberia twice a week. Their grandchildren are allowed to attend the school and are fed with steaming porridge and beans. This project was started by a group of Kibera mothers, seven years ago with the help of UN World Food program and Kenyan aid agency feed the children.

This project is supplied and funded by Dutch charity ChildsLife International. The health of the children is also looked after by a nearby clinic, which supplies against the vouchers from the School. Josephin Mumo, a resident of Kibera has also supported in the raising of the School.

The project is even backed up by singer Harry Belafonte, Barabara Bush, mother of President George Bush and actress Drew Barrymore.

Many of the grandmothers are themselves suffering from HIV or old age problems. Some of them sell charcoal or wash clothes and earn to survive with their grand children. When they are not well, no one is there to even feed them. They are outcast by their villages and can’t go back. Most of them are worried about what will happen to the children if they died.

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Baseball is one of the most popular sports in America and if such a widespread use of drugs is true, then it will be very disappointing to the fans. Among the names are Barry Bonds who denied that he had used an untraceable steroid and this was investigated by Mr Selig. In the report of Mr Mitchell it was stated that there were evidence of all the 30 major League Clubs being affected by the use of banned substances.

Some of the sport’s biggest stars, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Eric Gagne, Miguel Tejada, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch and Andy Pettitte were included in the suspected list of the report. All the players have to respond to the allegation. But it is not clear about the disciplinary action being taken because many of them are not playing in Major League teams.

Mr Mitchell is of the opinion that public or the media should not focus on the names disclosed in the report but help baseball give ‘a fresh start’. But media reports that doping in baseball started in 1980s but the tests and punishments started only after a decade. The tests for steroids started in 2002 but penalties were not introduced until 2004. In 2005 a ban on human growth hormones was agreed but there was no reliable test to detect the substance. All this shows the lacking from the MLB side and the report has also criticized the officials for this.
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A good friend of Ricky Martin, Ole Henriksen who is a skin care guru and facialist also, accidentally disclosed the secret of Ricky Martin that he is a gay. Although guesses were going on about his sexuality ever since he became an international pop star, but he had never confirmed or denied that whether he is a gay or straight.

Ricky has his fans all over the world and the interesting thing is that he has never been linked to any women till now. There had been rumors that he is a gay but this is the first time anyone near to him has revealed the secret.

Ricky Martin had started his singing career in 1990 and his album ‘Vuelve’ became famous worldwide. His latest album ‘Ricky Martin: Live Black And White Tour’, was released in early November this year.

No comments from the Latin singer’s side has yet come after this disclosure. It would be a great shock for his girl fans but before coming to any conclusion everyone will have to wait till the Grammy Award winner, Martin confirms or denies it from his side.

Via: Aceshowbiz

Weird images of Amy in the picture gallery

Via:Dlisted

The company is about to put the camera in the 2008 CES show that is very near. It also plans to launch the two versions 3.1 and 5.0 megapixel in the market with a starting price of $99 USD.
Via:Technabob

The Circle Phone, designed by Jin Le, has everything in it that a modern electronic phone should possess. Though there is no touchscreen, there are three buttons and a rotary style dial pad perfectly placed in a very stylish modern looking ring. This is all if we talk about its features and the phone functions well.

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The Bonsai Gear Clock has derived its name from its design itself. The clock is designed as an old bonsai tree and has slow moving gears. The clock looks incredible with ABS plastic gears, metal stem and a wooden base. It requires 2 x D-size batteries (that are not included in the price) to function.

Designed by Takeshi for ‘Living Plus’, this cool retro clock comes for just $89.95.

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