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Famous Birthdays Today, Jan 21: Booboo Stewart, Jerry Trainor, Emma Bunton

He’s an actor, he became famous for his role on Twilight films and he’s our Top#1 Famous Birthdays Today, January 21. His name is Booboo Stewart and, well, I really love his hair. He was born in Beverly Hills in 1994 and, from Yareah, we wish him and his family all the best in this special day. Congratulations and happy birthday, Booboo Stewart!

Famous Birthdays Today, January 21: Comic Con in Sydney x-men. Source: flickr. Author: Eva Rinaldi

I’ve done a lot of training in martial arts. I started out in warring tempo, I did sports jujitsu, and I’ve also practiced extreme martial arts.

Booboo Stewart

My mom was a professional fitness competitor, so I go into the gym with her. I train with my dad and mother. It’s embarrassing, because she’s really strong.

Booboo Stewart

More famous birthdays today, January 21: Jerry Trainor, actor who played the role as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh, born in San Diego in 1977; and Emma Bunton, founding member of the popular pop group Spice Girls, born in London in 1976.

Happy birthday to all of them. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Famous Birthdays Today, January 21 Video: Descendants ( Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson Booboo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce) Rotten to the Core

Outlander and love. Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe are romantic. Take a look at this video!

Outlander and love. Outlander (Starz) is one of the most romantic series on our small screen. Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and his wife Claire (Caitriona Balfe) form an iconic couple. We miss them and their adventures! Don’t you think so? Waiting for Outlander season 2 this spring, we can enjoy this video today. We cannot live without Outlander!

Outlander and love. Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan as Claire and Jamie Fraser

“The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.” Caitriona Balfe.

Outlander and love are the same idea because Jamie Fraser is not only a romantic man but he is brave, charming and friendly. Meanwhile, Claire Randall/Fraser is clever, elegant and a strong personality. Two great characters and an immortal legend!

Outlander season 2 (Starz). Caitriona Balfe as Claire Fraser

Outlander and love. Take a look at this video!

Outlander is an American-British television drama series based on the historical time travel Outlander series of famous books by author Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore and produced by Sony/Left Bank for Starz, the series premiered on August 9, 2014. A great success from the very beginning! In September 2015, Moore stated on Twitter that he expects season 2 to premiere in March or April 2016. We cannot wait for it! Spring will be wonderful!

“Working on ‘Outlander’ has been a delight, it really has. I had kind of forgotten what Scotland was like, and I’d turned into a bit of a Londoner.” Sam Heughan.

Did you like Outlander season 1? What do you think about Outlander and love? What do you expect from Outlander season 2? Tell us your opinion now!

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you! Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe rock!

Jessica Jones TV show. Krysten Ritter and Rachael Taylor speak about style

Jessica Jones TV show is trend! Everybody loves this series and especially, actress Krysten Ritter playing the role as Jessica, a superhero who opens her own detective agency in New York City. She’s very rough around the edges, and dry and sarcastic too. She is pretty but doesn’t worry about her look.

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones (Netflix)

Meanwhile, Rachael Taylor plays as Patricia “Trish” Walker, a former model and child star known as Patsy, who is Jones’ adoptive sister and best friend. She works as a radio host now and always wears beautiful designs.

However, how about the actresses? What do they think about style? Listen to them! Yareah quotes of the day are by Ritter and Taylor.

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones (Netflix)

“In terms of style I typically veer toward a certain masculinity. My style inspirations range from images of my father in his 1970s suits, to Tilda Swinton, to Hugh Hefner, to Sharon Stone and her ferocious sexuality, to handsome men I see on the streets of New York.” Rachael Taylor.

Krysten Ritter was a former model. Then, she is very concern about style. A beautiful girl!

“I like to be stylish and edgy, but also low maintenance.” Krysten Ritter.

**Marvel’s Jessica Jones is an American web television series created for Netflix by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. All episodes of the first season premiered on November 20, 2015, and they were an immediate success. In January 2016, Netflix renewed the show for a second season. Great!

Jessica Jones Official Trailer.

What do you expect from Jessica Jones season 2? Tell us your opinion now!

“Jessica Jones is based on a much more adult comic. The source material came that way. She has real problems with a number of things that she abuses! And we’re not shying away from that. There’s no tidying her up.” Jeph Loeb.

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you!

K2 Appoints Paul Davison as Regional Business Development Manager APAC

Paul Davison K2 Regional BDM APAC

K2, the global assignment and move management services company, announced today that it had appointment Paul Davison as Regional Business Development Manager APAC.

Paul Davison has 11 years’ experience in the global mobility industry. Currently based in Sydney Australia he has lived and worked in Asia and Australia. As Regional Business Development Manager for APAC, Davison will be responsible for overseeing the company’s relationship with clients across Asia Pacific where K2 provides expertise and support for organisations who transfer their employees throughout APAC and worldwide.

Prior to joining K2, Davison had worked in China on assignment as an expat specialising in international services for multi-national organisations. In Australia he is experienced in consulting with all levels of HR and Mobility professionals across China, Asia and Australia.

Reporting to Andy Hempshall, K2 Regional Director APAC, Davison will work with his regional counterparts in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. He is located at the company’s Australian regional hub in Sydney Australia.

“Joining K2 made perfect sense to me. They are totally focused on corporate mobility, customer service and are committed to supporting their corporate clients and their assignees.” said Davison.

Since 2002 K2 has developed its business based on; customer service, technology and assignment management services. K2 has built its reputation as the go to company for organisations requiring quality focused global assignment and move management services. Its core capabilities are customer service, assignment management services and technology.

“It’s great to capture someone of Paul’s experience and knowledge, he will be a valuable asset to our clients across Asia and Australia. He will help us to further build K2’s brand reputation for excellence in the region to ensure that our customers continue to receive the full support required to drive their global mobility programmes forward and to help them realise even higher levels of return on their mobility investment,” said Andy Hempshall.

About K2 Corporate Mobility

K2 Corporate Mobility provides a single accountable point of contact for HR teams to manage the full range of assignment services required to support the transfer of their employees worldwide. K2 manages and brokers services globally via its key management hubs in the United States, UK, Sweden, South Africa, Singapore, Japan and Australia. K2 are independent, global mobility experts. K2 specialises in delivering an extraordinarily high standard of service on every assignment. Visit www.K2CorporateMobility.com

Aberdeen Family Ceilidh Raises £2,000 for Vasculitis Charity

Grant Currie

The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation has raised £2,000 atThe Wee Black & Red Family Ceilidh, which was held at the Marriott Hotel, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7AZ on the evening of Saturday 16 January.

The event included a champagne reception, three course meal, raffle and auction, plus the ceilidh itself. All proceeds will go towards the charity’s objectives: raising awareness of vasculitis, educating medical professionals on how to diagnose it and researching this rare condition.

Some of the money raised by the ceilidh will go towards vasculitis research at the University of Aberdeen, under the leadership of Dr Neil Basu.

To date, the charity has given £62,000 to the university, which has been used to support a three-year PhD research project on vasculitis, alongside a patient support group in the city.

Grant Currie, co-founder of the charity, said, “One shocking thing about vasculitis is that so little is known about it.

“We have a public awareness programme that aims to educate both the general public and medical professionals, but our support of vasculitis research is completely vital.

“Aberdeen is the home of LCTF research and due to the leading researchers and experts in the city it is where the majority of our research funding is spent. We also sponsored the Scottish Society for Rheumatology Conference in October, which was held in the city.

“For that reason, Aberdeen is really important to the Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation, and it was fantastic to meet so many supporters from the area. We are so grateful to all who attended – without our supporters, everything that we’ve achieved in the last five years would have been impossible.”

The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation was set up by Grant and Adrienne Currie following the tragic death of their 15-year old daughter and only child Lauren in 2010. Lauren had suffered from Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly known as Wegener’s Granulomatosis), a variant of the auto-immune disease vasculitis.

Lauren’s condition was only diagnosed in the final hours of her life and her parents realised that, with earlier diagnosis, her life could have been saved.

Because vasculitis is uncommon and early diagnosis is an important factor in the effectiveness of medical care, public awareness of the condition is one of the charity’s main objectives.

As well as educating the general public, the charity educates medical professionals on how to spot and diagnose the disease.

Vasculitis refers to an inflammation of the blood vessels. It is an uncommon illness and different variations can affect people of different ages.

The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation aims to raise the international profile of vasculitis, and is one of only two vasculitis-specific charities operating in the UK. It is keen to collaborate with other relevant charities, including those in the US.

The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation has produced a video explaining the condition, which can be foundhere.

Links:

http://www.thelaurencurrietwilightfoundation.org

https://vimeo.com/55595845

Masters Week 2016 at Sotheby’s New York

NEW YORK, 19 January 2016 – Sotheby’s annual Masters Week auctions in New York will be held from 27 – 30 January 2016. This exciting auction series features rare and important European paintings, drawings, and sculpture dating from the 14th through the 19th centuries, including Orazio Gentileschi’s Danaë, one of the most important Baroque masterpieces left in private hands, and two very special private collection sales:  The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman and The Road to Rome. The Masters Week exhibitions open 22 January in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries.

 

THE COLLECTION OF A. ALFRED TAUBMAN: OLD MASTERS

27 January 2016, 6:00 PM

 

Mr. Taubman’s remarkable collection of Old Masters includes rare pieces by two of the most iconic names in the history of art: Raphael, whose small Portrait of Valerio Belli, Bust Length, Facing Left (estimate: $2/3 million) — one of the last of his paintings remaining in private hands — is  unique in the artist’s oeuvre as the only known profile bust representation, and Dürer, whose Christ Being Nailed To The Cross (estimate: $1/1.5 million) is related to his important series of drawings known as the Green Passion. Mr. Taubman’s collection also offers one of the strongest groups of Baroque works in private hands, led by Valentin de Boulogne’s The Crowning With Thorns (estimate: $1.5/2 million), as well as a number of classic 18th century British pictures, featuring Thomas Gainsborough’s The Blue Page (estimate: $3/4 million).

 

MASTER DRAWINGS

28 January 2016, 10:00 AM

 

Sotheby’s 28 January sale of Master Drawings offers a strong selection of Italian drawings, led by Giandomenico Tiepolo’s The Country School (estimate: $600/800,000) from his famous series of scenes from the life of ‘Punchinello.’ The auction also features: newly-discovered drawings by 17th-century Dutch masters Jacob van Ruisdael and Dirck Helmbreeker; major British works by William Blake and J.M.W. Turner; a series of studies by Ingres; a portrait of Jean-Claude Gaspard de Sireul (estimate: $120/180,000) by François Boucherand; and Guercino’s masterly red-chalk Study of a Baby in a Basket (estimate: $60/80,000) — one of an outstanding group of four drawings by the artist.

 

THE ROAD TO ROME: A DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION, PART I

28 January 2016, 2:00 PM

 

The Road to Rome: A Distinguished Italian Private Collection, Part I comprises 35 view and portrait paintings that display a splendid overview of ‘Grand Tour’ taste. Throughout the 18th-century, young aristocrats partook in the Grand Tour, visiting Italian cities including Venice, Naples and Rome as the culmination of their academic studies. Inspired by their voyages, many of these travelers developed an interest in art, sitting for some of the great portrait painters of the time and immortalizing their adventures by purchasing breathtaking view paintings. Many of the great artistic talents of the time including Vanvitelli, Bellotto, the Van Lint family, Hackert and Caffi directly benefited from the patronage of these Grand Tourists, and paintings by them will be highlights of the auction.

 

MASTER PAINTINGS EVENING SALE

28 January 2016, 6:00 PM

 

Orazio Gentileschi’s superb Danaë (estimate: $25/35 million) will lead the Master Paintings Evening Sale on 28 January. This undisputed masterpiece is one of the most important Italian Baroque paintings to come to market since World War II. Sotheby’s invited Pamela Romanowsky, writer and director of The Adderall Diaries, to create a film inspired by the work resulting in a beautiful and modern interpretation. View her film here: Reimagining Gentileschi’s Danaë.

 

In addition, the evening sale offers paintings by an impressive list of iconic artists: Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Sandro Botticelli, Eustache Le Sueur and Jacob Jordaens, whose St. Martin Healing a Possessed Man (estimate: $4/6 million) is one of the most exciting Flemish Baroque rediscoveries in decades. Further highlights include Canaletto’s An Interior View of The Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey (estimate: $5/8 million), dating from the early 1750s, which depicts an remarkable view of Henry VII’s chapel in Westminster Abbey — one of the artist’s rare works of an interior.

 

MASTER PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE DAY SALE

29 January 2016, 10:00 AM

 

The Day sale offers a wide range of European paintings and sculpture spanning six centuries.  Highlights of the paintings include works by esteemed artists Hubert Robert, Hans Bol, Jan van Goyen, Lucas Cranach the Younger, Apollonio di Giovanni di Tommaso, Edwaert Collier, and Pietro Antonio Rotari.  Sculpture and works of art from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods include an important pair of Venetian 15th century Istrian stone figures of Hope and Charity (estimate: $400/600,000) by Bartolomeo Bon; a beautifully-painted enamel plaque of The Annunciation (estimate: $50/80,000) by Royal enameller Leonard Limosin; and a pair of elegant Italian terracotta figures of Mercury and Minerva (estimate: $80/120,000), attributed to the late 17th century Florentine sculptor Giovanni Baratta.

 

MASTER PAINTINGS & 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART

SESSION 1: 29 JAN 2016, 2:00 PM

SESSION 2: 30 JAN 2016, 11:00 AM

 

Part 1 of the sale includes works by European artists from the 15th through the 18th centuries, while Part 2 focuses on 19th century French, Italian, British, Dutch, German, Spanish and Scandinavian paintings, with a selection of Sporting pictures.

Top TV Shows Today, Jan 19: Chicago Fire, The Flash, Limitless

Our Top#1 TV Shows Today is for the series Chicago Fire. Today’s episode: The Path of Destruction. Season 4. Episode 11. 10:00 pm. NBC. From Wikipedia: Chicago Fire is an American drama television series that airs on NBC and was created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas with Dick Wolf serving as an executive producer. The series originally premiered on October 10, 2012.

TV Picks Today, October 13: Chicago Fire

Our second choice is for The Flash. Today: Potential Energy. Season 2. Episode 10. 8:00 pm. CW.

And our last recommendation is for the series from the CBS, Limitless. Today’s episode: Stop Me Before I Hug Again. Season 1. Episode 13. 10:00 pm. CBS.

We hope you enjoy the shows. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Top TV Shows Today, Jan 19 Video: Chicago Fire 4×11 “The Path of Destruction” Promotional Photos

Famous Birthdays Today, Jan 19: Edgar Allan Poe, Logan Lerman, Jodie Sweetin, Mac Miller

Well, we hope you spend a good Blue Monday but it’s Tuesday and our Top#1 Famous Birthdays Today, January 19 is for… Edgar Allan Poe! Yes, he was a great author, poet and he’s one of the great American writers in the history of literature. Mystery, macabre… Rest in Peace, Edgar Allan Poe!

Edgar Allan Poe

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

Edgar Allan Poe

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Edgar Allan Poe

More famous birthdays today, January 19: Logan Lerman, actor who starred on the Percy Jackson films, born in California in 1992; Jodie Sweetin, actress who appeared on the popular sitcom Full House, born in Los Angeles in 1982; and Mac Miller, rapper born in 1992.

Happy birthday to all of them. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Famous Birthdays Today, January 19 Video: SIX CREEPY TALES by Edgar Allan Poe – FULL AudioBook | Greatest Audio Books

Aidan Turner or Henry Cavill? Who will be the next James Bond?

Aidan Turner or Henry Cavill? Who will be the next James Bond? Remember that ‘Spectre’ was released and actor Daniel Craig gave a surprising answer about doing another 007 film. Then, fans and followers have beginning to look for the most appropriate James Bond. Who will be the next sexy spy? Aidan Turner or Henry Cavill? What do you think?

Aidan Turner starring in And Then There Were None

Based on his performance in ‘And Then There Were None,’ fans of actor Aidan Turner have just started a campaign on Twitter wanting to see him as the next James Bond. No doubt, with that naughty smile, Turner could very well become the second Irishman (after Pierce Brosnan) to be called 007.

Of course, Aidan Turner has the acting experience for the role. Remember his roles in the ‘Hobbit’ trilogy and as Ross Poldark in BBC’s adaptation of ‘Poldark’ novels.

“I don’t speculate too much about the future. That’s the thing about this job – it’s so fickle. You take the jobs, you read the scripts and, if something interests you and you like the people who are working on it, you go for it.” Aidan Turner.

But a strong contender is Henry Cavill. He is sexy and a great actor too. What do you think of his roles as Superman and in The Tudors TV show starring as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk? Cavill is elegant and in 2008, he became the face and official spokesperson of the Dunhill fragrance collection for men campaign.

What do you think about Cavill’s last film? In 2015, he co-starred with Armie Hammer in the spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Henry Cavill starring in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

“I’m a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it’s probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.” Henry Cavill.

Aidan Turner or Henry Cavill? Who will be the next James Bond? Anyway, there are chances that Daniel Craig will do at least 2 more Bond movies after ‘Spectre.’

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you.

Who is ‘The Good Wife’ according to Julianna Margulies?

Set in Chicago, The Good Wife TV show focuses on Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies.) Her husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) has been jailed following an infamous political corruption and sex scandal. Thus and after 13 years at home, Alicia returns to her job as a litigator to provide for her children. No doubt, she is ‘a good mother.’ But how about ‘a good wife’? Yareah quote of the day is by Julianna Margulies. Listen to her!

The Good Wife Season 7 starring Julianna Margulies

“A good wife is someone who thinks she has done everything right: raising the kids, being there for the husband, being home, trying to do it all.” Julianna Margulies.

The Good Wife has received general critical acclaim. The series has won numerous prestigious awards, including five Emmys and the 2014 Television Critics Association award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

Actors and actresses of the show have been particularly recognized, with Julianna Margulies’ role as Alicia Florrick receiving significant praise.

The Good Wife season 7

“I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow.” Julianna Margulies.

A seventh season of The Good Wife was announced on May 11, 2015 and premiered on October 4, 2015 on CBS. What do you think about ‘The Good Wife’? Do you like it? Tell us your opinion now!

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you!

“I know this is going to sound corny, but I love my life. I love my baby, so I love getting to wake up with him. And I have the most amazing job, with writing that any actor would love and costars who I can’t wait to see on Monday mornings. And I love coming home to my husband.” Julianna Margulies.

Video: The Good Wife. Take a look!