Kim Kardashian's Dark Airport Look

Going a little more low-key than on her last trip to the airport, Kim Kardashian left the bright blue jeans behind and donned almost-all black on March 29.

Going with a touch of biker-chic, Kim wore a Rick Owens leather jacket with high Stuart Weitzman boots and 7 For All Mankind jeans.

Accessories were her black Chanel bag and a Love Quotes scarf.

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Coming Attractions for April

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It's April Fool's Day in the Lair! But we're not fooling around! We've got an absolutely fabulous line-up for you this month and you won't want to miss out on one single moment of fun, prizes and general raucous behavior! Here are some of the highlights:



On April 2, Lair favourite, the fabulous Kate Walker, returns for another fun-filled visit to celebrate the release of her latest book, The Proud Wife, and to share some really great news about one of her 2010 releases.





On April 3, Diana Orgain visits us for the first time to chat about the latest book in her Maternal Instincts mystery series, Formula for Murder. As a busy mother of three, she's got some great tips for aspiring writers who can't find the time to write.





April 4 finds Kay Thomas back in the Lair, along with her newest Bulletproof book, Bulletproof Hearts, from Harlequin Intrigue.







On April 6th, Jules Bennett will return to the lair to talk about her April Harlequin Desire release, Her Innocence, His Conquest.







And on April 7, Cheryl Ann Smith talks to Donna about her journey to publication and shares an excerpt from her debut historical, School for Brides. RT Bookreviews says Smith “makes a dazzling entrance to the romance community with a charming, sexy, innovative tale that sparks the imagination.”







Don't miss the fun on April 8! Joan hosts the wonderful Kristan Higgins AND the hero and heroine of her new Harlequin release My One and Only as they play 20 questions.




On April 12, Jeanne interviews Maureen Batita from the popular blog, Romance Writers Revenge. She'll discuss her ebook, The Kraken's Mirror. Yo ho, yo ho!








And on April 19, Dianna Love will join us in the lair to talk about keeping dreams alive, and why she's sponsoring a national art contest based on the book, Blood Trinity.









On April 21, Patricia Rice returns to chat with Nancy about her first direct-to-electronic release, Evil Genius.









On April 25, our favorite witch, Jennifer Lyon, visits to talk about her two new books in the electrifying Wing Slayer Hunter series, Night Magic and Sinful Magic.












Kathleen O'Reilly returns to the Lair on April 26 to chat with Bandita Nancy about her new Blaze, Just Surrender.













There will be a night of scandal and mayhem in the lair when the paparazzi crash the ball celebrating the launch of Midnight's Wild Passion, Anna Campbell’s latest historical romance from Avon. Mark your calendars for hijinks and giveaways on Wednesday, 27th April! You can read the blurb and an excerpt here: http://www.annacampbell.info/wildpassion.html.

And Anna's holding a Midnight Madness contest on her website to celebrate the release of her latest historical romance MIDNIGHT’S WILD PASSION on Tuesday, 26th April. All you have to do is read the excerpt from MWP on her Books page http://www.annacampbell.info/wildpassion.html and tell her what color Ranelaw’s hair is. Email your answer to anna@annacampbell.info The contest closes 30th April 2011. For more details, please visit http://www.annacampbell.info/contest.html.



One more April happening: The RT Book Lovers Convention comes to Los Angeles April 6-10. Are you going? What are you wearing? Tell us everything! And even if you're not going, we can pretend. What fabulous fantasy costume would you wear to the Fairy Ball? Source URL: http://gbejadacosta.blogspot.com/2011/03/
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Olivia Palermo at the 2011 Bid To Save Earth Auction

Olivia Palermo a the 2011 Green Auction: A Bid To Save The Earth at Christie's Auction House in New York.

Olivia wore a black beaded Rachel Roy top plus a black-and-lilac skirt and snakeskin pumps. 

Coming from the Pre-Fall 2011 collection, Olivia's top isn't available and her skirt is from a previous Topshop by Marios collection so is no longer available either.

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91 Years Of The Indian National Flag

 91 Years Of The Indian National Flag




 Pingali Venkayya (Telugu: పింగళి వెంకయ్య) (August 2, 1876 - July 4, 1963) was the designer of the Indian national flag.He was born in Bhatlapenumarru, near Masulipatnam or the present day Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh, India to Hanumantharayudu and Venkataratnamma. After finishing high school at Machlipatnam, he went to Colombo to complete his Senior Cambridge. On returning to India, he worked as a railway guard and a government employee at Bellary before moving to Lahore, where he enrolled into the Anglo-Vedic college to study Urdu and Japanese.

Venkayya was an accomplished person on many fronts. He was immensely knowledgeable in geology (which he would later obtain a doctorate for) and agriculture. In Andhra Pradesh, this knowledge enabled him to spend most of his fortune experimenting with developing new crop cultivars and to become an authority on diamond mining, leading to him being popularly known as 'Diamond Venkayya'. He served in the British Indian army during the Anglo-Boer wars in South Africa. It was there he came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his ideology.

During the National conference of Indian National Congress at Kakinada, he suggested that India have a flag of its own. Gandhi liked this idea and said it would be good if he could come up with a design. During the National conference at Vijayawada, he proposed a tricolour with a charkha at the middle. Gandhi liked the flag, and the design was later adopted as the National Flag of India.

Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the national flag died, unhonoured on July 4, 1963, in conditions of poverty. There is not even a memorial in his hometown Machilipatnam to the man who made such an important contribution to the nation.

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.Venkaiah was also known popularly as ‘Japan Venkaiah', after he had learnt the language.

The flag, by law, is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, who allocate it to the regional groups. As of 2009, the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha was the sole manufacturer of the flag.

Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national emblems. The original code prohibited use of the flag by private citizens except on national days such as the Independence day and the Republic Day. In 2002, on hearing an appeal from a private citizen, the Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by private citizens. Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow limited usage. The code was amended once more in 2005 to allow some additional use including adaptations on certain forms of clothing. The flag code also governs the protocol of flying the flag and its use in conjunction with other national and non-national flags.

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Kangba Women Fetch Water With Traditional Barrels

Kangba Women Fetch Water With Traditional Barrels


Kangba women carry barrels to fetch water at a village on April 10, 2005 in Zuogong County of Tibet, China. Kangba people began to fetch water with the traditional barrels hundreds of years ago. Kangba people are one of the Tibetan tribes living in Kangba Region, a juncture area of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Kangba people are famous for their beauty, toughness and straightforwardness.











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iPhone Controlled Car

iPhone Controlled Car
A student of the department for aritificial intelligence at the Freie Universitaet Berlin steers a converted Dodge minivan remotely with an iPhone during a demonstration at Tempelhof Airport on November 2, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The car, whose design was led by professor Raul Rojas, is outfitted with a variety of laser sensors, GPS antennae and computers.















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VS Angels Celebrate

VS Angels Celebrate

VS Angels Celebrate The 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection
(L-R) Victoria's Secret angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima celebrate the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection at Mondrian Los Angeles on March 30, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.















































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Nicole Richie at the Vans x Jesse Jo Launch

Attending the Vans x Jesse Jo Collection launch on March 29, Nicole Richie donned a black leather jacket with skinny Jet jeans. 

The Balenciaga City was the bag to have years ago and seems to be making a comeback lately, Nicole adding a great color pop to her look with an apple shaded one.

Nicole's fab jewels included the House of Harlow 1960 Hexagon Ring and Feather Necklace, she was also wearing the peep-toe platforms from the range.

The Hexagon Resin Ring, and Feather Necklace are both on-line to buy at singer22.com.

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Shenae Grimes Carrying Rebecca Minkoff

Joining Nicole Richie at the Vans x Jesse Jo collection launch in Hollywood on March 29 was Shenae Grimes.

The 90210 star paired some destroyed black jeans with a black leather jacket. 

Completiting the all-black look was a Rebecca Minkoff bag, platform pumps, and even a little heart painted on her face.

For anyone interested in Shenae's bag it is the Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Clutch, on-line at the rebeccaminkoff.com site; the plain black M.A.C bag costs $295.00.

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Miley Cyrus's Low-Key Candid Style

A few candids of Miley Cyrus spotted out in Toluca Lake on March 27. 

Dressed casually in a loose grey sweater, black leggings, and flats; Miley added a little glam with her leopard print Louis Vuitton scarf and carrying a brown leather Givenchy "Nightingale" handbag. 

Add a leopard print touch to your look like Miley with Express's Infinity Scarf or Forever21's $6.80 Sheer Leopard Print Scarf.

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Emma Roberts' Sweet Candid Look

Cutesy hearts added a sweet touch to Emma Roberts' basic sweater, blue jeans, and boots look which she wore out shopping on March 25.

Emma's jeans were from Current/Elliott and the blue/grey bag from Balenciaga.

Not quite sure if this is Emma's exact sweater but you can get the look with ASOS's Heart Jacquard Cropped Jumper which costs $43/£24.

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Embroidered book covers

How breathtakingly gorgeous are these embroidered book covers by Jillian Tamaki? She made them for Penguin Books, and rumor has it that they'll be available this fall. SO beautiful. (I'm sure Jane Austen would have wholeheartedly approved. I love Emma's little freckles!)

P.S. More + amazing + book covers.

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