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Top 10 cities in China with the most beautiful women: Agree or not ? China has a tremendous resource pool of 1.2 billion people. With more than half of these being women, it's not surprising that it has some of the world's most beautiful women. STOMPer Cassonova received these photos and write-ups via email which re-affirms the point above. They are a tantalising survey of Chinese beauty. He travels quite frequently to China and says he agrees with the selection, although his No.1 city would be Changsha. But then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, one man's beauty may be another man's personification of ugly. Says Cassonova: "The real test is to go to the smaller cities and not the big capitals because the creme de la crme of Chinese beauties flock to the big cities to make their fortunes." Similarly, the ones that populate Singapore's KTV joints can't be used as satisfactory gauges because the top of the pops come here, he adds. Which is your choice, he asks the experienced "hands" and the well-travelled amongst Stompers? Check out the ranking of the Chinese cities with the most beautiful women. 1. Dalian | 大连 Bold but graceful Score: 95 Girls from northeast of China always have the reputation of being light skinned and tall. Dalian girls are undoubtedly the cream of the crop among girls in the northeast of China. Compare with women in southern China, Dalian girls might not be as graceful, but they are more bold and prideful; Compare with women in other northeast China and other inland cities, Dalian women added more elegance. For example actress Dong Jie (è‘£æ´) is a typical representative of the girls in Dalian. 2. Chongqing | é‡åº† Warm like fire Score: 94 Maybe it’s because Chongqing is a city in the mountains, Chongqing girls are climbing the hills ever since they were young their long legs are therefore beautiful and sexy. Girls at Chongqing are full of personality, full of charm and warm hearted like fire. Recently red hot actresses Jiang Qinqin (蒋勤勤), Yu Na (于娜) and Singer Chen Lin (陈ç³) are all products of Chongqing. 3. Chengdu | æˆéƒ½ Pure as the eye solution Score: 93 Because of the moist and nutritious soil of Dujiangyan (éƒ½æ±Ÿå °), City of Chengdu appeared in this small plain, a gentle and rich, prosperous land. Chengdu girls are particularly good looking. Chengdu girls have delicate and white skin and they do not seem to like the heavy make-up. Whether she is a working class, or a school girl, they are mostly light on the make-ups, but the natural beauty is truly amazing. Chengdu girls are like the city, vaguely reveals a faint, lazy, leisure scent. Their beauty is like a soft kitten. Maybe the only drawback of Chengdu girls is that they are not very tall. But it can also be a good thing if you appreciate the petite style. Therefore, if you want to have a romantic story, it is best to find a girlfriend in Chengdu. No wonder that foreign men in Chengdu all have the same sigh “Married too earlyâ€. In picture: Actress Xie Na (谢娜) 4. Suzhou & Hangzhou | è‹æ­ Pretty girl of humble birth Score: 92 Suzhou is the most girly city in China. Some say more than half of the beauties of southern China are in Suzhou. They all have admirable pretty hands. Needless to say, Suzhou girls are most suitable to be kind, considerate and desirable lovers. Suzhou and Hangzhou are known to produce beauties, is indeed well-deserved reputation. In picture: Han Xue (韩雪) 5. Changsha | é•¿æ²™ Beauty of blandness Score: 91 Changsha girls have both the body frame of northern China girl and the face of southern China girl. Famous actress Qu Ying (瞿颖) and host Li Xiang (æŽæ¹˜) are the representatives of Changsha. Qu Ying has been voted for “Changsha’s city flowerâ€. 6. Nanjing | å—京 Delicate, free and natural Score: 90 Being the ancient capital for six dynasties, Nanjing-born pretty girls naturally formed their Delicate and unconventional graceful beauty. Nanjing actress Mei Ting (梅婷) gives the feeling of gentle and quiet. she is always simply dressed, with simple languages but leaves a very deep impression. 7. Shanghai | 上海 Fashionable and exquisite Score: 89 Almost all Shanghai women think they are the women of women. They love fashion, perfumes, cosmetics… just like they love their own bodies. Shanghai is a stylish city, destined to create a different temperament of beauties. Actress Betty Sun is such a representative. With a pure and beautiful appearance, we are all attracted by her petite body with a pair of big beautiful eyes. Her extraordinary refined temperament is unforgettable. 8. Beijing | 北京 Aristocrat of the century Score: 88 Ubiquitous opportunity for profound historical and cultural heritage, Beijing girls grew very fast, they are capable, smart, intelligent and savvy. They make themselves more beautiful through many ways. Grew up in Beijing, Xu Jinglei (å¾é™è•¾) was an actress first then became a director. She not only showed people Beijing girls’ beauty also demonstrated their “aristocratic temperamentâ€. 9. Hong Kong | 香港 Fashion Pioneers Score: 87 Hong Kong has been leading the main stream fashion of China and East Asia. Despite Hong Kong girls maybe not be outstanding looking but their fashion sense is no match for the other cities. Michelle Reis (æŽå˜‰æ¬£) and Maggie Cheung (å¼ æ›¼çŽ‰) are the representatives of the city. 10. Guangzhou | 广州 Soft inside and hard outside Score: 86 Someone once said Guangzhou has no pretty girls, and it is hard to find real beauty that is actually from the city. However there are still a lot of beauties in Guangdong province. For example, Athena Chu (朱茵) and Chen Hui-Shan (é™ˆæƒ å§—) are beauties of Guangdong province.

Google unveils new smartphone AFP - Wednesday, January 6 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AFP) - – Google unveiled its new Nexus One smartphone Tuesday in a direct challenge to heavyweight Apple's iPhone handsets. The touch-screen device was billed by Google as a "superphone" and the next step in the evolution of its Android software. The Internet giant worked with Taiwanese electronics titan HTC to make the Nexus One. "I think you will see it pushes the limits of what's possible on a smart phone," HTC chief executive Peter Chou said as the smartphone debuted at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. "It is very thin and feels good in your hand," he added. Nexus One handsets are no thicker than pencils and no heavier than keychain Swiss Army knives, Google engineer Erick Tseng said while demonstrating one of the smartphones. "It is a great marriage of form and function," Tseng said. "It is really light." Nexus One smartphones are built on the same Android 2.1 software that runs Droid smartphones that recently hit the market but feature innovations including 3D graphics, according to Tseng. The handsets feature new speech command capabilities that allow users to speak emails, text messages, or Internet search queries. Nexus One devices can provide turn-by-turn spoken driving directions from a Google mapping program. Google also launched its own online store at google.com/phone at which the Nexus One will be sold. Nexus One smartphones will be sold at the Google-hosted Web store for 529 dollars (US) "unlocked," without ties to a telecom carrier. Nexus One handsets will be offered at prices starting at 179 dollars (US) if paired with T-Mobile service contracts in the United States. Google has made "strategic partnerships" with telecom firm Verizon in the United States and Vodafone in Europe. Nexus One devices linked to service from Verizon in the US and Vodafone in Europe should be available by mid-year, according to Google. Google said it will ship Nexus One devices to buyers in the Singapore, Hong Kong, Britain, and the United States. Nexus One smartphones are designed to work with a variety of telecom carrier networks. "You can take out your SIM card from any provider and put it in the phone," said Google vice president of product management Mario Queiroz. The Internet search and advertising giant has already gained a foothold in the market with its Android mobile operating system, featured in more than 20 phones since starting with T-Mobile's G1 in October 2008. Nexus One represents a significant departure in that Google is selling the Google-branded phone directly to consumers who will not be tied to any one telecom carrier. Apple's popular iPhone, for example, is available exclusively in the United States through AT&T. Analysts have expressed concern that Google's move could irk partners backing handsets based on the Internet firm's open-source Android software. "I don't see it as a threat," said Sanjay Jha, chief of mobile devices at handset titan Motorola, which recently brought to market a Droid smartphone based on Android software. "I think the Nexus One is a good phone. I think we will upgrade Droid to the software available on Nexus One." Chou and Jha took part in the Google press conference, saying they supported the Internet firm's new phone and Web store as a "healthy" expansion of the mobile phone ecosystem. Google executives sidestepped questions about whether the Nexus One is intended as an "iPhone killer," but did say that it should prove to be a powerful competitor. Like iPhones, Nexus One devices feature "accelerometer" capabilities allowing images or games on handsets to be controlled with twists or turns. "The message isn't to the iPhone specifically, it is to consumers," said Google vice president of engineering Andy Rubin. "Choice is a good thing." Google has an online Android Marketplace stocked with about 20,000 fun, functional or hip applications for smartphones running the software. Apple's online App Store with a far greater stockpile of applications has been cited as among the reasons iPhones have become globally coveted devices. Apple on Tuesday announced that more than three billion mini-applications for iPhone and iPod Touch devices have been downloaded from the App Store. "Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months; this is like nothing we've ever seen before," Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said in a release. "We see no signs of the competition catching up any time soon."

Six Reasons to Not Like Google's Nexus One David Coursey David Coursey – Wed Jan 6, 11:50 am ET Google's new Nexus One smartphone is not an iPhone killer. It may not even be a Droid killer, but it may be Google's first serious and most public misstep. Basically, the Nexus One is a somewhat faster Droid with a somewhat better screen. Here are six things the Nexus One has going against it: 1. This is a great phone if you use Google apps, but not so good at synchronizing with a desktop or laptop computer. If you are into the whole Google "cloud" thing, this is your phone. If not, well... 2. I have to wonder how much Google engineers had to do with the hardware. A nearly useless, tiny, sometimes glowing trackball? Sure, that came from the Googleplex. If Google is going to put its name on hardware, it should be hardware that makes sense. 3. The Nexus One puts Google into competition with its "partners." One reason Microsoft hasn't done more in smartphones is handset makers' fears they would eventually be marginalized, as Microsoft has done to PC hardware companies. It may be inevitable, but Google is certainly making Android and its own applications at least as important as the handsets they run on. Unless Google thinks the Nexus One will be a big win--its own iPhone--and is willing to relegate other companies' Android handsets to perpetual "also ran" status, this is a bad deal. 4. It's bad for Android. At least the Android that everyone besides Google uses. The Nexus One will give handset makers even more incentive to take open source Android into quasi-proprietary user interfaces and applications. 5. It's on T-Mobile (in the U.S.). If there is a carrier that is less well-liked than AT&T, it's T-Mobile. Or at least it would be if they had even nearly as many customers as AT&T. (T-Mobile is the #4 U.S. carrier). This is the company that, with Microsoft's help, suffered a huge data loss late last year. Some people like T-Mobile, but I mostly hear people complaining about coverage issues. Yes, Google said the Nexus one will end up on Verizon's network, too. Until that happens, the phone--here in the U.S.--is linked to a decidedly second-tier carrier. 6. Google isn't a smartphone ecosystem company. The main reason for the iPhone's huge success is that Apple controls virtually every part of the customer experience and manages it quite well. Especially important are the Apps Store and iTunes, both as an application for managing the handset and as the world's largest music retailer. Google has treated Android apps and sales with a sort of benign neglect that is not a recipe for huge success. Google either needs to get into the apps and content sales business or accept that Android will not be an iPhone killer until those markets change. I'd like to see a Google version of iTunes, too. Google doesn't need the risk that the Nexus One presents. I see lots of risk and no reward in Google's getting into the handset business. Google must think it alone can do something that call the other handset companies in the world--combined--cannot do. . But, if it can't, the Nexus One will be a very public and embarassing come-uppance for the Googlers. Simply put: The Nexus One isnt a really great start. Friends who have tried both the Nexus One and the iPhone tell me they are keeping their iPhones. It is hard to tell why Google feels the need to do its own handset, though it presumably is to bring applications to users more quickly. Still, I am stuck with the feeling that by getting into hardware to such a degree that Google is a tad beyond its considerable depth. Overall, I think Google would be better off concentrating on the Android ecosystem and letting the hardware manufacturers design the hardware, with ample help from the Googleplex, of course. David Coursey has been writing about technology products and companies for more than 25 years. He tweets as @techinciter and may be contacted via his Web site

Google Phone vs. iPhone: Head to Head by Diana Ransom Wednesday, January 6, 2010 provided by SmartMoney.com Will the company that revolutionized Internet search send the Apple (AAPL) iPhone looking for answers? At a press gathering on Tuesday, Google (GOOG) unveiled the Nexus One, a Google-branded smartphone that will run on the search giant's Android operating system. Some analysts say Google's new device, which is being built by HTC of Taiwan based on Google's specifications, will deal a stiff blow to Apple's hegemony in the smartphone arena. Where could Google succeed where other competitors have failed? The Nexus One boasts speed improvements and enhanced camera capabilities, and the device will be sold unlocked. So rather than being forced to sign a contract with AT&T (T), a service provider that has been criticized for network mishaps and poor customer service ratings in the last year, buyers may purchase service plans separately from the device. The Nexus One is also nice to look at, says Michael Gartenberg, the vice president of strategy and analysis for Interpret, a market researcher in Los Angeles. "Google's Nexus One is a beautifully designed device," he says. "It looks like Google looked at the iPhone and said we can do better." For now, the iPhone is the dominant device in the sector. And critics of Google's device say the company's design improvements offer only slight advantages over existing devices and won't necessarily shake iPhone from its perch yet. SmartMoney took a closer look at how Apple's iPhone and Google's new Nexus One match up: Price The unlocked version of the Nexus One, which will be sold directly to consumers via a new web store hosted by Google, will cost $529. A locked version of the phone, which will be sold initially by T-Mobile, will cost $179 with a two-year contract that will cost roughly $80 a month. Apple's iPhone 3GS now costs $199 with a two-year contract with AT&T. Advantage: Nexus One Network For iPhone users, the only service provider is AT&T. AT&T says it has the fastest 3G network -- a claim backed by organizations like the industry testing firm Global Wireless Solutions and Piper Jaffray. Still, the telecom giant's struggles with outages and slowdowns have been widely reported and culminated in a recent suspension of iPhone sales in New York and San Francisco. AT&T says that switching its "distribution channels" was the reason for the service halt. "While there's always more to be done -- particularly in markets like Manhattan and San Francisco -- we have a high sense of urgency and we're on the right track," says Fletcher Cook, a spokesman for AT&T. Like the iPhone, the Nexus One is also built for the GSM network. And while T-Mobile is currently the Nexus One's only so-called subsidized provider, the device can also operate on AT&T's network. However, because the device operates at frequencies unique to T-Mobile, "it won't be able to achieve 3G speeds on AT&T," says Jay Nakahara, a technology sector specialist at ICAP in New York. "If it is true that the Nexus One only runs at 2G speeds on AT&T, I find it hard to believe that there will be a lot of demand to buy an unlocked version." Nexus One may have other suitors in the future. Verizon Wireless (VZ) in the U.S. and Vodafone in Europe plan to eventually sell the Nexus One, according to Google. Advantage: Nexus One Applications Apple's app store offers more than 100,000 applications. Google's Android Market offers between 15,000 and 20,000 apps. "You're talking about a [tenfold] difference," says Gartenberg. Although he says the quality of Apple's apps may be vary widely, the momentum and attention among developers certainly favor Apple. "This is where Apple has had a real significant lead over Google's Android," he says. Some analysts say that may change. The fact that Google's Android is an open-source platform is attractive to developers, says Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, a San Jose, Calif.-based technology research firm. An Android app developer can create an app and see it instantly available. However, Apple app developers need to get approval first -- a process that takes roughly 15 days, he says. And Apple can be picky. "People are really having trouble with the approval process," Enderle says. In addition, "if you're writing an app, you'll write one for the biggest platform," says Nakahara. "It's in Google's best interest for its operating system to be as pervasive as possible," he says. Google's Nexus One will run the Android platform, but so will other devices from HTC, the Motorola Droid and possibly some handsets from Samsung and LG Electronics of Korea, he says. And Google may soon launch an Android Cloud Service so that users can run on demand apps rather than download them to a handset, says Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research in San Francisco. Nexus One users will also get access to Google Voice, the company's call forwarding application, which was blocked for the iPhone by Apple. Advantage: iPhone Hardware The Nexus One boasts a five-megapixel camera with a built-in flash and autofocus, while the iPhone 3.2-megapixel camera lacks a flash, says Chowdhry. "This is critical because there is a completely new category of apps called augmented reality, which require high resolution and autofocus to work well," he says. However, when it comes to usability, the iPhone has the advantage. Unlike the Nexus One, the iPhone has multitouch capabilities that allow users to rotate, pinch and zoom or un-zoom the display with their hands. Although the iPhone may get a speed boost when Apple comes out with another version in June, at this point, the Nexus One will be faster in general, says Chowdhry. Because the Nexus One will house Qualcomm's (QCOM) latest SnapDragon processor, it will run at about 1 GHz. The iPhone now runs at a slower speed -- about 600 MHz, he says. The Nexus One also offers a removable battery. Unlike the iPhone battery, which is sealed inside the device, the Nexus One battery can be replaced by the user. Advantage: Nexus One Email The Nexus One's default email account may be through Google's Gmail, but that won't stop users from checking other email accounts, says Nakahara. In checking corporate accounts, though, iPhone and Nexus One users will likely run into similar difficulties, he says. The Nexus One boasts a larger screen than the iPhone, which may be a benefit for picture taking and overall usability. However, neither the iPhone nor the Nexus One has an actual keyboard, which has upset some users. Advantage: Tie Copyrighted, SmartMoney.com. All Rights Reserved.

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Report: Tiger Woods's wife Elin boasts of £185m divorce Eurosport - Sun, 03 Jan 08:29:00 2010 Tiger Woods's estranged wife Elin has told friends that she has agreed a £185 million divorce settlement, according to a newspaper report. The News of the World claims the 30-year-old Swede told friends about the settlement, reportedly laughing as she described it as a "$300 million Christmas present" from the superstar golfer. Since news of Woods's serial philandering broke late last year, the world number one has been at the centre of a media storm that has seen 18 women claim to have had relationships with him. Rumours of a possible divorce have been circulating ever since, and the News of the World's source claimed that Elin Woods is determined to split up with her husband for good: "She's more focused than ever about moving on with her life," the source was quoted as saying. The source also added that Elin has begged the world number one to seek professional help over his fragile mental state, and refused to let him see his children over Christmas as he was "not stable enough". Tiger has also reportedly stopped communicating with several of his closest aides, and is apparently considering extending his break from the game until 2012. Eurosport AT&T drops sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods AFP - Thu, 31 Dec 17:40:00 2009 US telecoms giant AT&T announced that it was hanging up its sponsorship deal with disgraced golfing star Tiger Woods who has been embroiled in a sensational sex scandal. "We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods and wish him well in the future," the company, which backs the US PGA Tour event operated by the golfer's foundation, said in a terse, one-line statement. It was the latest blow for Woods since he inexplicably crashed his car into a tree and fire hydrant outside his Florida home in the early hours of November 27, unleashing a storm of revelations about his personal life. The crash came just days after a US tabloid had reported that he was having an affair and thrust Woods and his wife, Elin, and two young children into the center of a media storm. As the revelations grew, Woods was linked to at least 14 other women, forcing the golf superstar to admit in a statement on his website that he had been unfaithful. He also said he was taking an indefinite break from golf to focus on rebuilding his marriage. In one of the most stunning falls from grace ever seen, Woods's squeaky-clean marketing juggernaut image was destroyed. Woods has not been seen in public since the November crash which Florida police said left him with a "fat lip" but no other visible fac-ial injuries. While Woods went undercover, sponsors began pulling his once-omnipresent image from advertisements which have helped turn him into a billionaire. Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer and razor-blade giant Gillette have stopped using his image, and Dublin-based technology, management and outsourcing consultancy Accenture has already pulled the plug on its sponsorship deal. Nike, which pays Woods an estimated $40 million a year, however issued unqualified support in Woods's darkest hour. Since his fall, there has been an insatiable appetite for Woods-related revelations, with the latest news being that Elin had hired a Hollywood celebrity divorce lawyer and taken her children -- 10-month-old son Charlie and two-year-old daughter Sam -- to an island home she bought in Sweden for Christmas. Woods was said to be hitting golf balls alone at night to cope with the firestorm. Other reports said he had rekindled a relationship with Rachel Uchitel, the New York show club hostess who was the first mistress revealed. Uchitel was visiting the same Australian hotel as Woods when he was playing an event Down Under, and claimed she was visiting her parents over the holidays when she showed up in Palm Beach, Florida, close to where Woods has his 20 million-dollar luxury yacht "Privacy" docked. As 2010 loomed, so did a US PGA Tour season without Woods, whose absence cuts attendance at tournaments and television viewership by 50 percent, adding stress to a sponsor list already weakened by the struggling economy. And it raises the question of when, if ever, Woods will return to his quest of breaking the record 18 major titles held by Jack Nicklaus. AFP

Sylvia Ratonel: I want to go further than this Xin.sg - Thursday, December 31 As one of the final two Singapore Idol Season Three finalists, Sylvia Ratonel sang her heart out last night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to a crowd of 8,000 people. She opened the night's performance with a bang and delivered 'Mercy' with a groovy sexy punch before crooning to Coldplay's 'Yellow', giving the mellow tune a little twist of its own - but nothing could beat her final performance - a heartfelt and emotional rendition of 'Touched By An Angel', composed and written by Ken Lim. Despite losing out to Sezairi Sezali, Sylvia stood tall and proud, appearing every bit a winner in her own right. With no regrets, she earnestly shared that she is "satisfied with what she has accomplished thus far." "I did my best and gave it my all. Singapore has voted and I respect that. I am happy to have come this far. I did the best I could, perhaps it is just fate. Perhaps, I have a different path to take." Apart from gaining the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of performing at the Indoor Stadium, Singapore Idol also mended the broken bridges between Sylvia and her father. "It really made my relationship with my family much closer. My father was very supportive and told me this before I came to the indoor stadium, 'You are already a winner.'" Honoured to be the first Singapore Idol female finalist, Sylvia believed that her gender was not the main reason behind her loss and said, "We do have equal chances at winning and I have received a lot of motivation from being the first female idol finalist." We referred to Ken's comparison made on both finalists when he said that "Sezairi was musically better than Sylvia" and asked her if she would be doing anything to further enhance her 'musician capabilities'. The 21-year-old eagerly enthused, "I really want to learn how to play the piano badly. I'm sure it'll help me in my performances." "Perhaps, I'll be the first Alicia Keys wannabe in Singapore! " she jested before sincerely adding, "I really hope to carve out a singing career in the industry." She profusely thanked fans for their continuous and ardent support throughout her six-month long idol journey and said with tears glistening in her eyes, "I am very touched. If it's not for you guys, I wouldn't have performed this far. I am also very thankful to my colleagues at Conrad who have been very supportive all these while. Summarizing her long idol journey as "wonderful" and "tiring", she said, "It feels so fulfilling and it still feels like a dream. I'm just really glad to touch people and their lives."

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