Sholhollywoodtop: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Kate Middleton Engagement and wedding

Engagement and wedding
Main article: Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton
The newly married Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Prince William and Catherine Middleton became engaged in October 2010 in Kenya, East Africa, during a 10-day trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to celebrate William passing his RAF helicopter search and rescue course. Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November 2010. The couple married in Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011, with the day declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. The wedding was watched by a global television audience of over two billion people.
Following international attention regarding the wedding, Lifetime aired a TV movie entitled William and Kate on 18 April 2011, in the US. Catherine was played by Camilla Luddington and William by Nico Evers-Swindell.TV programmes were also shown in the UK prior to the wedding which provided deeper insights into the couple's relationship and backgrounds, including When William Met Kate and Channel 4's Meet the Middletons.
Public appearances
Catherine was formally introduced to public life on 24 February 2011, two months before the wedding, when she and William attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in Trearddur, North Wales. On 16 February 2011, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess' first royal tour of Canada

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Keeping It Real

I love that Will and Kate drove themselves from the reception. It's the first time it has been done and it was a lovely touch. It will come as no surprise that Harry was in charge of decorating the car! The front even has a learner plate.

Will drove Charles's Austin Martin from the reception at Buckingham Palace to Clarence House where they changed for the party.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Volkswagen Vento Launches in India Petrol & Diesel Car Price Rs. 6.99 & 7.99 Lakh

A new stylish Volkswagen Vento 2011

Volkswagen has released its special edition sedan Volkswagen Vento IPL edition 2011 ahead of the IPL in India. The Vento IPL Edition will be the first such model to be introduced in the Indian market and would pave the path for higher volume for the already popular model. The Vento IPL Edition is loaded with a state-of-the-art colour touchscreen multimedia player that includes a navigation system among other things, plush leatherette seats and a host of specially branded accessories. All for a competitive price of Rs. 7.24 lakhs ex showroom New Delhi.
Both variants are powered with 1.6 liter engine that are paired with a 5-speed manual transmission system. The new Vento is furnished with latest safety features including central locking, Antilock breaking system, front airbags, collapsible steering and anti-theft alarm. Its body colored bumpers, front/back, fog lamps and electrically-adjustable side mirrors are leading qualities to capture any zealous person. As for as luxury features concerned to the car is equipped with height adjustable driver seat, radio with CD/MP3 player and 4 high quality speakers. Volkswagen Vento is available in executive class colors with latest German technology

Specifications of Volkswagen Vento
Engine type :	1.6L I-4 (In Both 1.6 Diesel Highline and 1.6 Diesel Trendline Model).
Fuel System :	CRDi (In Both 1.6 Diesel Highline and 1.6 Diesel Trendline Model).
Transmission :	5-speed Manual (In Both 1.6 Diesel Highline and 1.6 Diesel Trendline Model).
Interior Specs :	Height Adjustable Driver’s Seat (In 1.6 Diesel Highline)
Fuel Tank Capacity :	55 Litres (In Both 1.6 Diesel Highline and 1.6 Diesel Trendline Model)
Exterior :	Body Colored Bumpers, Alloy Wheels, Front and Rear Fog Lamps (In 1.6 Diesel Highline), Body Colored Bumpers, Wheel Covers (1.6 Diesel Trendline)
Safety :	Central Door Locking, ABS, Child Safety Door Locks, Anti-theft Alarm, Airbags, Front/Rear Seatbelts, (In 1.6 Diesel Highline Model), Central Door Locking, Child Safety Door Locks, Front/Rear Seatbelts (1.6 Diesel Trendline Model)
Fuel Economy :	Vento Diesel covers 15.8 Km per litre in city and 20.5 Km per litre on highway. Whereas Volkswagen Vento Petrol covers 11.2 Km/L in city and 15.8 Km/L on highway.

Just Perfect

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

It's Not Easy Being A Girl

They say the truth hurts, but I'm here to tell you that beauty hurts more.

Not natural beauty, of course--but the kind of beauty that we ladies pay good money for and for which we subject our bodies to various torturous devices and garments. Here's my list of things that women use that are seriously painful, but we do them anyway... all in an effort to look pretty. Feel free to add any that I may have missed in the Comment section!

High Heels

I've written before about high heels that have ruined my night, and I stand by my theory that high heels were created by a misogynistic sadist whose quest to torture women just happened to produce something that also makes our legs and asses look fantastic.

"Comfortable high heels" is a total oxymoron, yet when special occasions arise we wedge our poor hooves into unnatural positions, crunch our toes into narrow leather restraints, and put undue pressure on our lower backs... all because.... well, why do we do it? Because it's expected of us, sure. Because legs look stumpy when you're wearing flats, definitely. Some women want to look taller, but as a 5'7" "giant" that was never the case for me.

The older I get, the less inclined I am to suffer for fashion. When I shoe shop I become a bit of an old lady, uttering previously-unheard of phrases like, "That heel is too skinny for me," and "Does this come in Wide?" I'm seriously one step away from throwing in the towel and getting a pair of these beauties:

False Eyelashes

Long, lush lashes are something that we all strive to achieve. There's a multi-million dollar industry built on the fact that women will smear everything from beeswax to bat crap on their eyelashes in order to make them darker and longer. On special occasions I've been known to rock some false eyelashes, and while I love how they look, I do NOT love the process of applying them. You have to put glue on them, you see, and then get them in just the right place on your eyelid, which isn't easy. Then you have to hold them there until they dry, and you can almost guarantee that they will start to come off at some point... which is a weird look.

But you cannot deny that for certain occasions, nothing but long black eyelashes will do:

Spanx

It's a well-documented fact that I own several pairs of Spanx (and other corset-y, suck-you-in undergarments), but the truth of the matter is that Spanx suck! They don't make you look thinner, they just smooth out your lumps and fat rolls and relocate them to other, weirder places. Sure, they can make your lumpy cottage cheese ass look less lumpy and cottage cheesy, but they will not eliminate the junk in your trunk. Only diet and exercise will do that... and we all know how I feel about those.

Hair Extensions

Since I'm not a Hollywood celebrity I have very limited experience with hair extensions, however recently Mala tried hers on me and I have to tell you... they may look amazing, but they hurt like a mofo! The clip-on kind (like Mala has) are little comb/clip things that fasten onto your hair at the roots, and when all is said and done you're left with a very heavy head of hair that once belonged to a cash-strapped Indian woman and is now clipped painfully to your scalp. Every movement of your head reminds you that they are there; and they're not just heavy... they hurt.

The permanent extensions are even more expensive and even more painful, from what I've heard, so every time you see an actress go from short to long seemingly overnight, know that they're lugging around a few pounds of paid-for locks that are probably hurting their skulls with every nod and shake of their heads. Jennifer Aniston, who is known for her gorgeous head of hair, admits to being "addicted" to hair extensions and to losing a lot of her real mane as a result of using the extensions so much.

Clearly, I'll put up with a lot in order to look as fabulous as I can on special occasions. Between the above examples of vanity and the fact that girls are well known to be terrible bitches throughout adolescence, I can say without hyperbole that it's not easy being a girl!