Quaff (v). Imbibe, drink
Sentence: Christy craved orange juice and quaffed it whenever she could.
ARIES (March 20 – April 19)
That long-awaited moment is here at last, and you have been building up to it for so long that an anti-climax is almost inevitable.
Key word for the week: competitiveness
Your luckiest aspect this week: career
Who to spend time with: Taurus
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20)
You are right to be looking for something deep and meaningful, but try not to get too serious about things, or you could end up missing out on some great fun.
Key word for the week: team spirit
Your luckiest aspect this week: relationships
Who to spend time with: Pisces
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20)
There is no use denying the love that is in your heart, and you will find that by accepting that feeling, you will make peace with yourself and with others.
Key word for the week: patience
Your luckiest aspect this week: relationships
Who to spend time with: Leo
CANCER (June 21 – July 22)
Remember your childhood dreams. Don’t let fear of failure or disappointment hold you back. The world is your oyster and you should just go for it.
Key word for the week: communication
Your luckiest aspect this week: family
Who to spend time with: Sagittarius
LEO (July 23 – August 22)
Luck is on your side, and brings you the opportunity for a fascinating encounter that knocks you off your feet. You need to spend some time relaxing with friends.
Key word for the week: honesty
Your luckiest aspect this week: ambitions
Who to spend time with: Cancer
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22)
Issues of control arise in your love life, and you have to start letting go. Also, don’t let others boss you around. This is a good time for friendship and socializing.
Key word for the week: curiosity
Your luckiest aspect this week: travel
Who to spend time with: Aquarius
LIBRA(September 23 – October 22)
This is a transition period for you in love matters, and you will move on to a new level in your love life. Relationships will change and evolve. This is a week for investing in you.
Key word for the week: risk-taking
Your luckiest aspect this week: finances
Who to spend time with: Virgo
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 22)
Certain aspects of your love life are taking off whilst other aspects remain stagnant. This strange state of affairs could cause a few surprises.
Key word for the week: honesty
Your luckiest aspect this week: love
Who to spend time with: Capricorn
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21)
Your free time is best spent either alone or with those you love. Socializing with friends and acquaintances will only put an extra strain on your energy.
Key word for the week: courage
Your luckiest aspect this week: family
Who to spend time with: Gemini
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19)
Don’t be prey to doubt and hesitation when it comes to love matters. Life is too short and this love opportunity which you have at present is a precious one.
Key word for the week: analysis
Your luckiest aspect this week: money
Who to spend time with: Libra
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18)
The planets are on the move and insecurity is banished. You are in fine form and ready to make some demands in personal relationships.
Key word for the week: sharing
Your luckiest aspect this week: friendship
Who to spend time with: Leo
PISCES (February 19 – March 19)
Your love life is heading for a three star period and you should already feel things picking up. Believe in yourself and others will respect your needs and limits.
Key word for the week: organization
Your luckiest aspect this week: home life
Who to spend time with: Scorpio
Jay-Z comes in second; Diddy, third.
50 Cent has recently been crowned as Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash King, dethroning Jay-Z by raking in $150 million over the past year.
The business publication estimated that Jay-Z, who placed in second, raked in $82 million, falling behind 50 by $18 million. Forbes also said that 50 banked $100 million after taxes on one deal alone when his stake in VitaminWater’s parent, Glaceau, was bought by Coca-Cola as part of a $4.1 billion deal.
Diddy came in third for the second year in a row, earning $35 million from his revenue streams, including his clothing line Sean John, his record label, premium vodka Ciroc, and two reality-TV shows. Meanwhile, Common, Lil Wayne and Akon made first time showings on the list.
The list of Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings
1. 50 Cent
2. Jay-Z
3. Diddy
4. Kanye West
5. Timbaland
6. Pharrell
7. Swizz Beats
8. Snoop Dogg
9. Dr. Dre
10. Ludacris
11. T.I.
11. Lil Wayne
12. Eminem
12. Common
12. Akon
13. Jermaine Dupri
13. Lil Jon
14. OutKast
14. Chamillionaire
14. The Game
Isaiah Washington is auctioning off a framed autographed cast photo of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” on eBay to support the Gondobay Manga Foundation’s Reach One Million Campaign, an organization aimed at improving the lives of one million children in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The auction will run through Aug. 23 on eBay. “This auction is a wonderful chance for people not only to bid on once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but to also help save a child’s life in Sierra Leone,” said Washington, a former “Grey’s Anatomy” cast member. Other items up for bid include autographed scripts from “Grey’s Anatomy’s” first, second and third seasons; and other memorabilia from Washington’s personal collection.
*The term “wardrobe malfunction,” first used in a 2004 statement from Janet Jackson to explain her brief breast-flash during a Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake, has been entered into the latest Chambers English Dictionary – with the definition “the exposure of an intimate part or parts of the body due to a defect in an article.” Chambers Editor Mary O’Neill said the phrase was deemed relevant enough to be included because it helps to “paint a vivid picture of current interests and concerns.”
*The trial of four men accused of murdering Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been delayed until next year, reports the Associated Press. A judge on Friday moved the start date from later this month to March 3, 2009. Prosecutors say the suspects shot Taylor in November during a robbery attempt at his Miami-area home. Taylor was unexpectedly home because of a knee injury. Venjah Hunte, 20, pleaded guilty in May under a deal that calls for him to serve 29 years in prison. The remaining four men have pleaded not guilty and are being held without bail. They face possible life in prison if convicted.
*A rep for Madonna has denied reports that she is planning to adopt another child from Malawi. The pop icon, who adopted her son David Banda from the country in 2006, was rumored to be planning the adoption of a 2-year-old Malawian girl. But Madonna’s publicist Liz Rosenberg tells Usmagazine.com: “Madonna has not made an attempt to adopt this baby earlier this year or now.”
*The Baltimore Business Journal reports that Radio One Inc. reported a net loss of $11.7 million, or 12 cents per share, for the quarter, compared to a net loss of $5.1 million, or 5 cents per share, in the same period last year. Revenue was $83.4 million, a 1 percent increase from the same period in 2007. During the quarter, the company bought online social networking company Community Connect Inc. for $38 million in cash. The company generated more than $3.7 million in revenue from the acquisition, in addition to revenue from other internally launched sites. Radio One owns more than 50 radio stations in 16 urban markets, as well as Silver Spring-based cable network TV One.
*Undergear, one of the nation’s leading catalog and online providers of men’s underwear, workout wear, swimwear and fashion, teams with Instinct Magazine, the leading independent gay national print publication, to search for the next hottest model to represent the Undergear brand in the “Undergear Model Star” search. The Undergear and Instinct teams will host open call events for Model Star wannabes in Los Angeles (August 21); Chicago (September 12); and Miami (September 20 or 27). One winner will be selected in each market and earn the opportunity to attend the New York City finale on Oct. 10. Contestants can also enter to win online by visiting the Undergear Web site (www.undergear.com) and completing the simple entry form including current photo or video. An online winner will join the four regional finalists in Manhattan at the finale.
“‘Human’ is my most personal album to date,” said Brandy. “I have grown so much since my last album. Being able to express myself and my journey through my music is a feeling I can’t describe. With this new chapter of my life it feels good to have Rodney ["Darkchild" Jerkins], a familiar face, by my side again. He brings out emotions in me like nobody else.”
Jerkins, who first collaborated with Brandy on her 1998 multi-platinum-selling collection “Never Say Never,” says “Human” is the most emotionally resonant album of Brandy’s career with songs and performances reflecting the truth and complexity of her experiences.
“It feels good to be back in the lab with Brandy again,” said Jerkins. “We’ve always made great records and I’m humbled and honored to be continuing our legacy. The sound might be new, bigger, and more uplifting but we’ve kept our musical promise by making great songs and great music once again. There is no musical combination like ours.
“The album’s title is a real life mirror of Brandy as a woman, an artist, a musician and a performer, communicating what it means to be fully ‘Human’: strong yet vulnerable, candid and triumphant, in love with life and in touch with the things of the spirit.”
“Right Here (Departed),” the first single from “Human,” leaked online last week and will impact pop radio on Sept. 16. The single and ringtone are scheduled to be released on Aug. 26, with a digital pre-order for the album slated the same day.
Other key tracks on “Human” include “Fall,” which Brandy co-wrote with the chart-topping British dance/pop singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield, as well as the new songs “Long Distance,” “Piano Man,” and “Torn Down.”
Brandy’s other musical collaborators on Human include Brian Kennedy (Rihanna/”Disturbia”), emerging production whiz RedOne (Kat DeLuna, 2006 World Cup Official Single “Hips Don’t Lie” with Shakira & Wyclef Jean), and James Fauntleroy (Jordin Sparks/”No Air”).
A spokesman for Democratic candidate Barack Obama said that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick – currently facing eight felony charges in a perjury case and two felony charges in an assault case – would be a distraction if he goes to the convention as a superdelegate. A Michigan judge told Kilpatrick on Thursday that he could attend the convention. But according to the Associated Press, Obama spokesman Brent Colburn said in an e-mail that the focus of the convention should be on Obama and not on what Colburn called “the troubles of one individual.”
*Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. (Aug 19), ESPN’s primetime newsmagazine “E:60″ will profile the unique route former Duke University football and basketball player Reggie Love took to become Senator Barack Obama’s personal assistant. Love tried to make it in the National Football League. But after unsuccessful tryouts with the Packers and Cowboys in 2004 and 2005, Love landed a job on Obama’s staff, starting in the mailroom and rising to his current position as “body man’ in less than two years. E:60 cameras and correspondent Rachel Nichols get an all-access pass, and multiple interviews with Love and Obama on the campaign trail, to tell of Love’s position, and the bond that’s formed between him and the Illinois senator.
*Kerry Washington, will.i.am and Hill Harper are among the stars who will take part in events at the Starz Green Room at the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28, reports Variety. Across from convention venue the Pepsi Center, the Starz Green Room will feature screenings of politically oriented films, panel discussions and an online film competition, among other events geared to convention attendees. Other expected celebs include Charlize Theron, Ben Affleck, Josh Brolin, Daryl Hannah, Rosario Dawson, Kal Penn and Stuart Townsend. Many of the panel discussions and events will be webcast at www.Starzgreenroom.com.
*Wall graphics company Fathead has released likenesses of Obama and his Republican rival John McCain for a real-time poll at www.fathead.com/presidential-playoffs asking “who should be on the wall at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in November.” “The race between McCain and Obama has been so zealous and the coverage so intense Fathead just had to throw ourselves into the fray,” said Brock Weatherup, CEO, Fathead. “Our ‘Fathead Nation’ is so passionate about sports and entertainment, we just knew they would want one of the presidential candidate images.”
Nicole Richie is behind a new online gift registry that will provide baby products to moms in need, reports People.com.
Due to launch this fall, the service allows families to sign up through local social service agencies. A list of baby products they need – such as cribs, strollers or blankets – will be posted on the Web site. Donors can view the wish-lists and choose what to contribute (much like a wedding or baby gift registry).
“We take for granted the basic necessities. For some families, it’s a serious struggle,” Richie tells People. “This is one way to ease the financial burden, and help new babies have a good start in life. We are only working with companies and products that Joel and I would use. We’re checking every product out for safety – and all products are BPA-free.”
The Web site will launch through her Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation, the charity she and boyfriend Joel Madden started last winter when she was pregnant with daughter Harlow. The registry will start off helping families in the Los Angeles and New York areas before expanding throughout the country and internationally.
“Nicole saw that even a clean blanket was out of reach for some of these new moms so she wanted to figure out an efficient way to connect them with companies and individuals who want to help,” foundation advisor Bruce Richman tells People.com.
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