The Original Adidas

Adidas History

Adidas was founded in 1924 in Germany by two bothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler. The company was first named Dassler shoes and later became Adidas. By the Dassler shoes being seen in the Olympics this really helped the company get it’s name known. However, in 1948 Rudolf Dassler leaves to start his own company which is now known as Puma. Once Rudolf left his brother came up with the famous three stripes logo and changed the name to Adidas.

The 3 stripes were created to keep the foot stable, but ended up being the logo. Throughout the years Adidas was seen in the Olympics, and it was the leading brand making their shoes highly sought after by Olympic athletes. In 1978, Adi Dassler passed at age 78 and his wife Kathe ran the company. Six years later Kathe passed and the company was left for their son Horst Dassler to run, and three years later Horst passed at age 51. After Horst’s death Adidas ran into some major financial problems, and later Bernard Tapie comes to make an attempt to save the company.

Well to be HONEST, later down the road a hip-hop group named Run-DMC came and put Adidas on another level just like Jordan did for Nike, and the rest is HISTORY! They even made a song called "My Adidas", and it was a hit all around the world. After Run-DMC came to Adidas they even had their own signature line. Run DMC is still making Adidas money today just like Jordan is still making Nike tons of money......these guys are true legends to the "Shoe Game".

Adidas has worked with many famous people and has a signature shoe line for Stan Smith, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady aka TMAC, Missy Elliot, and many others.

Original Super Star 2

Stepping in to give a much loved classic a vibrant new twist, adicolor takes on the iconic Superstar 2, creating a fresh, new-school remix that's chock-full of old-school charm. It's styled from smooth full-grain leather, with the classic shell toe leading the way. Rubber shell toe for classic style and Full grain leather upper for comfort and soft feel

The adiRise

The adiRise

The adiRise is part street, part B-ball, and all-around fresh. These adidas adiRise Mid shoes flaunt an oversize tongue with a proud Trefoil badge, funky ankle strap and the classic vulcanized outsole.

Adidas Campus 2.0 Shoe

Campus 2.0

The glory days are still here, with one of the most original basketball shoes in 30 years. The adidas Campus 2, like the adidas Superstar, is as timeless as ever, with plenty of comfort and looks that will last. Full grain leather upper for comfort and soft feel

Check out Beyonce Pregnant Belly Photo

This photo was taken in Croatia when she was in vocation with her hubby Jay Z. If this is fake, the she is good on faking together with her hubby. According to her the fetus started kicking. Well I don't think this is fake because they both know the repercussions of it, this is real, let wait and see the end of it. Her destiny child is almost here!!

Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo Dead, Naked Body

Prosecutors just showed an image of Michael Jackson's dead, naked body sprawled on a gurney -- taken hours after the singer died.

The date on the tiles beside his body reads August 25th, 2009 -- but the autopsy doctor Christopher Rogers claims the date is wrong ... it should read June 25th.



Michael Jackson's Autopsy Doc Testimony
The doctor who declared Michael Jackson's death a homicide claims it's extremely unlikely the singer killed himself with a deadly dose of Propofol -- insisting Dr. Conrad Murray is more likely to blame.

Dr. Christopher Rogers just testified -- Murray's description of the final moments leading up to Michael's cardiac arrest just doesn't add up.

Murray claims he left for two minutes to go to the bathroom -- and when he returned, Michael wasn't breathing. The defense will argue MJ self-administered a deadly dose of Propofol in that time.

But Rogers insists ... Murray's scenario is nearly impossible -- because in that two minute window, MJ would have had to wake up (under the influence of several powerful sedatives) and skillfully administer the deadly dose ... which would then have had to travel to his brain, causing him to stop breathing.

What's more likely, according to Rogers -- Murray administered several doses of Propofol in the hours leading to Michael's death without properly measuring them out ... resulting in an overdose.

Source tmz.com

Blackberry services down in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Millions of Blackberry owners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been left without services following a server crash.

Owners of the smartphones were unable to browse the web, send email or instant messages.

The problem appears to have originated in a data centre in Slough which handles Blackberry services for the affected regions.

Blackberry UK said it knew about the problem and was "investigating".

In a tweet sent around 14:42 BST, the company said: "Some users in EMEA are experiencing issues."

A subsequent statement said Blackberry was: "working to resolve an issue currently impacting some Blackberry subscribers in Europe Middle East and Africa."

It apologised for the inconvenience that the ongoing problem was causing its customers.

Earlier on 10 October mobile operators in the UK, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar and other nations pointed the finger at Blackberry owner RIM when replying to tweets from customers complaining about the problems.

Business and consumer

Many corporate customers said they had not lost service, suggesting that the problem was with Blackberry's BIS consumer systems, rather than its BES enterprise systems.

"Blackberry runs two infrastructures," explained Simon Butler, a Microsoft Exchange consultant at Sembee.

"The understanding I have is that the BIS service has crashed.

"The business side runs on a different set of servers, although enterprise Blackberrys can still use messenger and the consumer services, so they are also affected," said Mr Butler.

Such a major outage will still come as unwelcome news to Blackberry's owner RIM, which has been losing market share to smartphone rivals - in particular Apple's iPhone.

Many corporate clients have switched to the device after Apple made a concerted effort to improve its support for secure business email systems.

"If you have got companies that are shifting their allegiance to other players in the market and you stop being able to provide them that concrete, reliable service, then that's going to have a detrimental effect," said Stuart Miles of Pocket-Lint.com.

Online complaints

The first signs of trouble emerged about 11:00 BST but seemed to have escalated with tags about Blackberry and its BBM service trending on Twitter.

The only functioning service on Blackberry seemed to be text messaging, prompting many users to voice their frustration online.

In an early report, The Daily Telegraph quoted one Twitter user as suffering "serious Blackberry outrage".

Others lamented the loss of the free BBM network saying they did not know what to do without it. 

Source: bbc.com

   

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Katiba mpya kuzinduliwa April 2014

*TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI*
KATIBA MPYA ambayo mchakato wake umeanza inatarajiwa iwe imekamilika na
kuzinduliwa rasmi Aprili 26, 2014 wakati wa Maadhimisho ya Miaka 50 ya
Muungano, Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda alisema mjini Dodoma leo *(Jumamosi Juni
25, 2011)*.
Akifungua Semina Elekezi kwa Wakuu wa Mikoa na wa Wilaya kuhusu mchakato wa
Katiba Mpya, kwenye ukumbi wa Hoteli ya St. Gasper, alisema hayo ndiyo
matarajio ya Serikali .
“Ni matarajio ya Serikali kuwa Katiba Mpya itakuwa imekamilika na
kuzinduliwa ifikapo tarehe 26 Aprili, 2014 katika Maadhimisho ya Miaka 50 ya
Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar,” alisema.
Waziri Mkuu alisema kwamba kama mamboyote yatakwenda kama yalivyopangwa,
Muswada wa Sheria kuhusu Mapitio ya Marekebisho ya Katiba utawasilisha
Bungeni mwishoni mwa Mkutano wa Nne wa Bunge unaoendelea hivi sasa au
mwanzoni mwa Mkutano wa Tano Oktoba mwaka huu.
Aliwataka Wakuu wa Mikoa na wa Wilaya kutoa ushirikino wa kutosha kwa Tume
ya Kuratibu na Kusanya Maoni itakayoundwa ili kuwezesha mikutano ya hadhara
ya kukusanya maoni kufanyika kama ilivyokusudiwa kwa kuhamasisha wananchi
kuhudhuria na kutoa maoni yao.
“Katika suala hili kubwa nala kitaifa, ni vyema viongozi wasiingize siasa na
wajiepushe kuwashawishi Wananchi katika kutoa maoni yao, bali wawaache watoe
maoni kwa uhuru au pasipo shinikizo lolote,” alisema.
Mchakato huo wa kuelekea uundwaji wa Katiba Mpya, umekwishaanza na katika
hatua ya awali, Serikali imeandaa rasimu yaMuswada wa Sheria ya Mapitio ya
Marekebisho ya Katiba *(The ConstitutionalReview Act*) ya Mwaka 2011.
(zaidi)
Waziri Mkuu alisisitiza kuwa hatua ya sasa siyo kutunga Katiba Mpya bali ni
kuunda Tume ya Kuratibu na Kukusanya Maoni ya Wananchi kuelekea kutungwa kwa
Katiba Mpya.
(mwisho)
*Imetolewa na:*
* Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu,*
* S.L.P. 980,*
* DODOMA*
*Jumamosi Juni 25, 2011*

Lewis Hamilton won in China ahead of Vettel.

source BBC Sport.

Lewis Hamilton claimed a thrilling first victory of 2011 for McLaren as he chased down championship leader Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull in China.

Hamilton made one more stop than Vettel and made his fresh tyres work as he passed Vettel with four laps to go.
Button was denied third place on the penultimate lap as Mark Webber staged a brilliant comeback from 18th place on the grid to deny the Englishman.
Scot Paul di Resta finished 11th for Force India.
Hamilton had joined Button in passing Vettel with a brilliant getaway off the line but lost position in the first round of stops.
But Hamilton stuck to his three-stop plan and used his fresh tyres to work his way past Button, Felipe Massa's Ferrari and the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg before he set to work eating into Vettel's lead.

Chinese Grand Prix - Top three drivers

The 2008 world champion comfortably passed Vettel in the dying stages of a dramatic grand prix to move 18 points behind the German in the championship.
Hamilton, whose victory was even more impressive as McLaren had to work furiously on his car to get it to the grid in time because of a fuel leak, said: "I think today the strategy we came up with definitely helped.
"My new option tyres seemed to last longer. The pit stops were fantastic.
"The car felt great and I was trying to nurse my tyres while picking up pace. It was one of the best races I've experienced."
BBC F1 commentator David Coulthard said: "What a controlled comeback.
"It was a fantastic drive. He controlled his emotions and bounced back from a difficult race in Malaysia not to mention pre-season testing.
"I think Hamilton is really overcome with emotion too."
After straightforward victories in Australia and Malaysia, Vettel had to work hard to hang on to second place as he just could not eke out enough performance from the hard tyres.
Vettel explained: "We came out in the lead and then I think we tried too hard to stay on two stops.
"I saw Lewis coming closer and there was no point defending too hard - he found his way past.
"We did a couple of mistakes but still finished second so I'm very happy with that. We can learn a lot today."
In contrast, his team-mate Webber displayed his characteristic grit to fight back from 18th on the grid to snatch his first podium of the season.
Yet more problems with the power-boost Kers system and electrical issues meant the Australian had to battle his way through the backmarkers.
But Webber used his superior race pace and his three sets of soft tyres to deny Button on the 55th lap of the race.
Webber said: "It was an interesting GP. We started on hard tyres, got that out of the way.
"It wasn't easy. To still see P17 after 15 laps you think - 'when is it going to come'.
"It was a good day for racing (with Lewis winning) and a good day in terms of points for the team."
It was a disappointing end to the grand prix for Button, who had qualified behind Vettel in second place, but who lost position to his team-mate before Webber zoned in on him at the end.
Button had lost the lead to Vettel when the pair made their first pit stops at the same time only for Button to stop first at the Red Bull garage.
The mix-up meant Vettel returned to the track ahead of Button.
"It was absolutely bizarre," said BBC pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. "The McLaren mechanics didn't know what to make of it. He lost at least three seconds there."
Button said: "First of all massive congratulations to Lewis. It was a great race to be part of but I wasn't quick enough.
"Fourth place was as good as I could get out of the car. You're a sitting duck when people have got newer tyres.
"It was a tough afternoon for me and for some reason I didn't have the pace."
Rosberg chalked up a best finish of the season for the improving Mercedes with fifth place but it could have been better had he not let Button and Massa past in the closing stages.
Ferrari's toils continued as a two-stop strategy scuppered Massa's podium hopes as he lost ground over the last stint on the hard tyres and finished sixth.
The Brazilian will at least take a fillip from finishing ahead of his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who lost ground to Massa at the start and appeared to have problems with his rear wing.
Alonso finished seventh and rued a lack of race pace for another troublesome weekend.
"It was a tactical race," said Alonso.
"With this year's tyres in some part of the race you feel competitive, you feel good.
"In other parts of the race you feel very slow because people on different strategies can overtake you without any real problems.
"When you have a quick car any strategy is good as we saw with Vettel. When you have a slow car you have to get the right one."
Michael Schumacher had to pull out some defensive moves to hang on to eighth place ahead of Vitaly Petrov's Renault.
Kamui Kobayashi picked up the last point for Sauber to deny Di Resta, who went backwards from eighth on the grid as he struggled for grip with his rear tyres.
There was an encouraging day for Team Lotus who were satisfied to beat two midfield teams for the first time as Heikki Kovalainen finished ahead of Sergio Perez's Sauber and the Williams of Pastor Maldonado to claim 16th.
"It's not the highest place we've had but we beat two midfield cars in a straight fight so I am very happy," added Kovalainen.