Eve, Cooper marry
Eve and Cooper exchange vows at the Blue Marlin, Cala Jondal Beach in Ibiza, Spain. Guests are asked to dress in elegant beach attire. Bun B is the master of ceremonies, and Eve wears an Alice Temperley dress. In the days leading up to the event, the bride and groom planned several activities for their guests including a night out at Pacha club. and a poolside party at Destino.
We are beyond happy to celebrate our marriage with all of our friends and family and start our journey in our new life together.
Retiring
LaJoie announces in a memo that he is retiring as CTO effective December 31st:
As many of you know, I have been planning for quite some time to retire at the end of this year, after 21 years with TWC and following my 60th birthday. Recent events have made this decision more complicated, but after careful consideration, I intend to stay with that plan.
Hamid Heidary will lead TechNO as a consultant as LaJoie transitions duties.
Leaves company
WWE announces the release of Brodus Clay as part of the company’s “fat trimming” budget cuts. WWE wishes Clay the best in his future endeavors.
Glenn Britt dies
Former Time Warner Cable CEO Britt dies in his home following a battle with cancer. Britt remained as a member of the board after retiring in July 2013. He is survived by his wife, Barbara. Colleague Michael Willner says:
Glenn led a shift in increasing the importance and positioning of broadband versus the conventional business. He prodded and pushed us to think in that way.
Sierra Leone locks down
Sierra Leone declares a 4-day lockdown from the 18th to the 21st of September 2014. This is in a bid to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the country. The aim of the move is to allow health care workers to isolate new cases and prevent the disease from spreading further. Health workers will be given vaccines in November, after safety checks have been completed.
Youth center project
Sheeran buys a police station, to convert into a youth center, for his home town of Framlingham, Suffolk. Sheeran has spent more than £1 million on the home town that he credits for getting him started in music. His dream is to retire in his home town and give back by running the community center.
Maynard, Johnson marry
Maynard marries Johnson in surprise wedding in front of 200 guests who have been invited to Tyler’s family farm for what they thought was an engagement party. Maynard:
God brought us together. He’s given me such peace about everything. I’m so grateful I met him.
Zee, Aaron marry
Zee marries Aaron on the shores of Lake Michigan. The TV-friendly couple are based in New York and Aaron works for the local NBC affiliate but they decided to wed on the shores of Lake Michigan because that is where she went every summer while growing up. They first have a vows ceremony and then hold a second, more traditional ceremony outside in a circle of rosepetals overlooking the Lake, in front of their 55 guests. Aaron:
I’m not joking. Since I knew I was marrying Ginger, I’ve been writing the vows in my head. So every time I thought about it I started crying. We’d be walking and I’d have to turn my head and blame it on allergies I don’t even have.
Hurst, Stas marry
Hurst and Stas tie the knot in San Juan Capistrano, California. Invited for the special occasion, which was planned by Gather Events, are close family and friends. Stas wears a Monique Lhuillier gown and a handmade head piece by Janie Baltzer. She is escorted by her father and joined by her sisters as her maids of honors, who carried flowers by Krista Jon. Jackson and his grooms-men donned Vera Wang suits.
It Hurst so good to be… Mrs. Hurst!!!!!!!
— Stacy Hurst (@StacySHurst) June 7, 2014
Donates to Chime Projects
Beyonce’ donates a total of $500,000 to Chime Projects, a program for girls and women in the areas of education, health and justice. Chimes co-founder, Frida Giannini:
At the Gucci Chime for Change event in NYC, Beyoncé just announced a personal donation of $500,000 to the charity.
Hires Carter as manager
Trainor hires Carter as her manager. Carter will co manage with Stiklorius.
Lopez, Smart break up
Lopez and Smart split after two and a half years of dating. The news comes shortly after rumors of Smart sending sexual text messages to transsexuals. Source:
Casper has been a single guy and can text or see whoever he wants, but the idea that he was knowingly texting a transsexual is laughable. He’s not that guy, but like a lot of single guys online he obviously likes to look at a ‘lil T and A.
Nyong’o & Christie join cast
Lupita Nyong’o & Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) join the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, commented on the casting choice:
I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII. It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape.
The roles the actresses will play have not yet been announced.
Algeria confirms first cases
Two Algerian men, ages 66 and 59, test positive after returning from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Algerian Health Ministry confirms the cases but gives no details as to the men’s condition.
Etheridge, Wallem marry
Etheridge marries Linda Wallem at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. The couple exchange their vows in the lily garden under an arbor, which is surrounded by red and purple flowers. Etheridge wears a gray suit while Wallem dons a sparkly dress. Guests include Rosie O’Donnell, Chelsea Handler, and Whitney Cummings.
True love…so blessed. "By the power invested in me by the state of California…" Thanks pic.twitter.com/rWftMxdxQv
— Melissa Etheridge (@metheridge) June 1, 2014
Quits American Idol
Minaj announces she is leaving American Idol.
Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. Time to focus on the Music.
Steps down from Hacker News
Graham announces that he is stepping down from his day-to-day role at the site. Kat Manalac and Garry Tan will be take over responding to individual comments, and others will be responsible for design, code and community management.
I’ll still be around as a user, but less frequently than when I felt I had to check the site every hour or so to make sure nothing had broken.
American carries out suicide bombing
An American detonates a suicide bomb in Syria on behalf of al-Nusra Front, the Syrian arm of Al Qaeda, driving a truck laden with 16 tons of explosives into a restaurant patronized by government troops in the northwestern city of Idlib. The group tweets a statement confirming the bombing, referring to him by his nom de guerre, ‘the American father of the kitten’:
Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki performed a martrydom operation in Idlib, Jabal Al-Arba’een. May Allah accept him.
The U.S. government identifies him as Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, of Florida.
Oliver Finlay Dallas born
Goodwin and Dallas welcome their first baby, Oliver Finlay.
https://twitter.com/joshdallas/status/473860044245569536
Kurdish boys kidnapped
Over 140 Kurdish junior high school boys, on their way home from taking final exams, are kidnapped by armed fighters. The boys are forcibly removed from buses driving children back to their homes in Ayn al-Arab, and are transported by truck to the ISIS controlled city Manbij in northern Syria. The boys are being taught about jihad and Sharia doctrines, are forced to watch videos depicting torture and execution, and are receiving military training. Human Rights Watch states in a report on the abduction:
Former recruits described how leaders gave children particularly difficult or dangerous tasks and encouraged them to volunteer for suicide attacks.