elaine mellencamp

Whilst this week has been the showcase of celebrity engagements, singer John Mellencamp and his model wife Elaine Irwin have decided to reveal their intentions to all that they are to divorce, after 20 years of marriage. While a representative for the story hasn't confirmed that the papers have been filed yet, it seems that the split is a neutral agreement between the pair.

A spokesman for the 59-year-old rocker says he and his wife of 20 years, model Elaine Mellencamp (nee Irwin), are splitting up.



"John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family," their spokesman said in a statement on Thursday. "They will continue to raise their two children in Indiana but have decided to call it a day as a couple." He says they will continue to raise their two children in Indiana.

Mellencamp's latest offering, "No Better Than This," was released for fans earlier this year

new years eve 2011

2011 is drawing ever nearer and on this eve people will be drawing together their new year's resolutions, exchanging messages of good wishes by text or card and going out to different destinations to watch the new year begin in style. Along with this event over time there has been many quotes regarding it from famous names. Here are a couple to savour and send on to people you know:

“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual” – Mark Twain.

“Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average… which means, you have met your New Year’s resolution.” “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each new year find you a better man.” - Benjamin Franklin

Definitely not an occasion to take lightly and you will be wanting to build some resolutions of your own in time.

crystal harris playboy

Playboy magazine head honcho and creator, Hugh Hefner, celebrated the holidays in big style with his newest squeeze and announced his engagement to blonde bombshell girlfriend, Crystal Harris. Hefner, 84, said in a Twitter message from his mansion in Hollywood that he'd got a ring for Harris, a 24 year old ex playmate.

Harris, who posed for Playboy in her birthday suit last December, burst into tears at the news that the octogenarian mogul wants to tie the knot, he tweeted.

"This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory," Hefner wrote. "Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring," the mogul wrote. "I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all." It would be the third marriage for the still-dapper Hef. He divorced equally stunning Playmate Kimberly Conrad last year. He was married for 10 years to college sweetheart Mildred Williams in the '50s.

So another marriage for the classic porn mogul Hefner in the twilight of his life and he'll be pleased to have landed such a young looker!

day after christmas sales 2010

People are now franticly looking how to get a coupon code or flyers that will lead them to the best deals they can get their hands on this day after christmas sales. There are online stores which you can grab a bargain from this year and in the process you could pick up something using christmas money or coupons received as gifts.

Try to get the most of your budget on the list of top performing stores which are currently celebrating with us full of good and remarkable shopping spree experiences online.



We tried to follow this Internet outlets from the Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Aside from that list, you can look around from here and a few taps of your computer keyboard will probably take you to the most significant spots you can get on the web. Check Macy's, Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, and Buy.Com for variety of products that awaits you.

So an opportunity you cannot miss out on at this time of year so get researching for what stores are offering discounts and where those great sale prices are.

half jackets

Oakley Men's Half Jacket Iridium Sunglasses

Take to any light condition and alteration with ease with the dual-lens Oakley Half Jacket Iridium Sunglasses. With flexible, changable lenses, these sunglasses resemble the characteristics of a chameleon and allow you to switch to a new set of lenses to combat the current light state and/or to alter your style.

The glasses are equipped with interchangeable Unobtainium earsocks, nose pads, and grip anchors to insure a comfortable secure fit. Each lens option has a distinctive Iridium coating and tint that reflects glare, heightens contrast, and provides 100 percent protection against UV and harmful blue light, making the glasses ideal for snow, water, and road sports. In addition, the open-edge design extends your vertical field of vision and each set of optional lenses retains the peripheral clarity of XYZ Optics.

Specifications:

* Oakley O Matter frame material

* Plutonite lens material

* Passes ANSI Industrial Standard Z87.1 for optical clarity, high mass, and high velocity impact

* Iridium coatings and lens tints

* Interchangeable lens options available

* Three-point fit

* Metal icon

* Interchangeable Unobtainium nose pads and earsocks

* 100 percent UV and blue light protection

Amazon customer review: "I ordered these pair of glasses because my half jacket silver with iridium lenses (silver frame with light blue lenses) is showing its age. I got a whisker type Oakley as a gift last Christmas but feel that I enjoy the plastic versions better. I got them from the mail today and so extremely satisfied with it. I picked the rootbeer color with same color frame and gold emblem. It fits my face perfectly and I like the new color. The lenses are great but I'm still getting used to the rootbeer lens color. I'm asian and these glasses are snug, they really hug my face and they are very light. You really have to pick the style that fits your face in order to really be satisfied with the Oakley glasses. So far I have 4 Oakleys including a frame for my prescription glasses.

I was a Ray Ban guy but I like Oakleys better. Great quality glasses, would buy again."

So some very stylish and multi-functional sunglasses which is sure to meet the needs of anybody going out travelling and wanting their eyes adapted and to the suns rays.

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itunes store

Times have definitely changed and in turn so do Christmases and gifts. A decade ago, children's hopes for christmas were getting the Barbie doll or Transformer toy they'd always wanted whereas today those gifts are considered tedious next to ipods, ipads and iphones which are the new highly desired gift amongst the younger generation.

So, everyone is hooked up on downloading iTunes, finding apps on the Apple iTunes store both free apps and paid apps.

One of the favorite games that everyone downloads so far is the Angry Birds – Christmas edition. So, to all who have new iPod, Ipad and iPhone who wants to get their Apple products ready, just head on to iTunes.com or Apple.com and you will find directions on how to get started with your new toys. You need to setup your very own iTunes account though and if you are kids, have your parents set up the account for you or have them register their account on your behalf.

So head on over to itunes to get applications and media that you've been looking for, for a while.

stores open on christmas 2010

For those absolute and literal last minute christmas shoppers, this year you don't have a lot to choose from store wise. The blog The Pop Herald reports that one of Google's most popular search terms this morning are people seeing which stores are open today, on the 25th.

Many stores that had extended hours on and around Thanksgiving are not doing so today.

Large retailers like Walmart, Target, Kmart, and Best Buy are all closed. If you need last-second grocery shopping, Winn-Dixie may be your best bet as Publix and Sweetbay are both closed. The grocery store chain is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., although its pharmacy is closed. All speaking of pharmacies, all Walgreens stores will keep their posted hours -- including 24 hour locations -- and many CVS stores will also be open on Christmas.

Also local stores near to you could be seen open and if you want to check them too you will have to ring or possibly travel to them.