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    23 Nov 2009 by Jasmine Stone in Candice Swanepoel, Morning Headlines


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    “Oasis of the Seas”
    The world’s largest cruise ship has arrived..


    Oasis of the Seas: The world’s largest cruise ship has arrived – It towers 20 storeys over the waves and stretches 1,187ft from bow to stern. When you board, the most impressive aspect is probably the width of the ship – at 208ft, Oasis is wider than the wingspan of a Boeing 747. The ship is capable of carrying 6,296 paying guests and 2,296 crew. You need to take a look at this thing. [dailymail / youtube1 / 2]

    Victoria’s Secret 2009 NYC Fashion Show – The stunning models of Victoria’s Secret (incl. South Africa’s own Candice Swanepoel) took to the stage to show off the latest in lingerie. Hosted by none other than Heidi Klum – who gave birth to her third child a mere six weeks ago. [nydailynews/egotastic]

    Taylor Swift Tops Even Michael Jackson at American Music Awards – Kanye West might have a problem with it, but this is definitely Taylor Swift’s year. The 19-year-old twanger pocketed a leading five prizes, including the biggest, Artist of the Year, at Sunday’s American Music Awards, while Michael Jackson made some history from beyond the grave. [eonline]

    Sarkozy apologises to Ireland – French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France’s controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay. Cowen raised the issue of replaying the match at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. [france24]

    What’s up with the weather? – Many South Africans have had to haul out their July woolies for a taste of winter in November – which produced snow on the Drakensberg – as icy weather and torrential rain gripped large parts of the country this week. Sorry for you. [sundaytimes]

    Beckhams’ posh Cape Town pad – David and Victoria Beckham have had a home decorated in Cape Town, ahead of the soccer star’s arrival in the city for the 2010 World Cup draw. It has been established that furniture has been purchased from an upmarket lifestyle store for him. [timeslive]

    Why Google Should Cool it With Chrome OS – Sometimes you have to take a step down to step up. That’s what Google should’ve done with its open source PC operating system Chrome OS. Instead, Google is positioning Chrome OS against Microsoft with a lightweight OS shipping with netbooks next year. They’re going for a vibe of no native software, just the web. Ballsy.. [wired]

    Playboy’s bunny turns more alluring than its playmates – Playboy spent 56 years making sure that the world would know it by the sign of its bunny ears. Now that the company is up for sale, Playboy’s iconic logo, not the magazine, might be what saves it. [reuters]

    YouTube Clip of The Week: Pole Dance Ruins Wedding – On YouTube you can check which videos were the most viewed in the last 24 hours, the last week, last month, or year. This video was the third favourite YouTube vid in the world in the last week. Watch and you will see why. [youtube]

    British Hostages Say Pirates Will Kill Them – A British couple kidnapped from their yacht in October by pirates pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4 Friday, warning that their captors were running out of patience and could kill them if no ransom is paid. Not ideal. [cnn]

    Stephen Fry attacks ‘malevolent’ comments following Twitter spat – Stephen Fry, technophile and a “twillionaire” having amassed more than a million followers on Twitter, yesterday explained what almost led him to commit “twitticide” last month and consider leaving the micro-blogging service. [guardian]

    Japan Goes Mad for 13-Year-Old Fashion Blogger Tavi – Tavi Gevinson is getting more famous by the day. She was all over New York Fashion Week — on many a front row, at that — and “defines Rodarte for Target,” the Mulleavy sisters told Teen Vogue. [nymag]

    Levi Johnston’s Mother Gets Three Years in Drug Case – The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison. [huffington]

    8-bit Music Video Tribute of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ – What could possibly be a more fitting tribute to the King Of Pop than an 8-bit music video version of ’80s hit “Thriller?” Nothing. [gawkertv]

    [thanks paul]

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