Rip the Runway 2010, has started for 2010. The event held at the New York Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, was hosted by the actor, Pooch Hill and Rap Artist, Young Money Nicki Minay.

The show which aired on March 15th 2010, also featured performances by Ludachris, Soulja Boy Tell’em, Estelle, Trina and Janelle Monae.

The little slice of Urban entertainment show on BET, is an hour show, that has the most innovative, freshest fashion designers, along with some of todays hottest musical acts.

It offers a special opportunity to showcase fashion and styles unique to the urban apparel industry.

Raj Patel, is an academic, journalist and writer and also a British born American.

He released, and is best known for his book Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, in 2008. And this year in February his newest book, The Value of Nothing, was on the New York Times best-seller list.

Called everything from the new world teacher, to being criticized for his beliefs, everyone has something to say about the man.

For an example of those thoughts, here is Patel’s thoughts on Generosity, Generosity makes us happiest. We’ll be happier people when we share, not when we impose, but when we learn from one another. Because when I’m connected to everyone I disappear … in being excellent you lose yourself. And when you’re connected to everyone, that’s the best thing that can happen.

For a little more controversy, there have been the ideas behind Benjamin Creme, a man who claims to receive telepathic transmissions from a master Maitreya, and with these transmissions, he has been given clues to Maitreya’s earthly arrival.

Some of those clues are, that he arrived on Earth in 1972, went to England in 1977, that he will be dark skinned, and also has a stutter.

Which sounds suspiciously like Raj Patel.

He is a scholar who is currently visiting in the Center for African Studies at the University of California. And is also a fellow at Food First, known as the Institute of Food and Development Policy, and a Research Associate at the School of Development Studies at the South African, University of KwaZulu-Natal.

He was asked to testify before the House Financial Services Committee in the USA, on the global food crisis.

Patel also became a US citizen in January 2010.

I am sure we will be hearing more about Patel in the future.

Procol Harum, released a debut single in May 1967, titled “A Whiter shade of Pale,” that has gained attention ever since.

The song which reached number on the UK singles chart in June 1967, and was there for six weeks.

The single also reached number 5 on the US charts, and this was all without much promotion.

The tune which has a very haunting sound, and vocals by Gary Brooker, and unusual lyrics by Keith Reid, also made it to number one in other countries around the world.

The title coming from a party that Reid was at, where he overheard a guy saying to a girl at the party, that she had “turned a whiter shade of pale.”

It has also been covered up to 900 times by other artists, and has featured on movie soundtracks such as, The Big Chill, Purple Haze, Breaking the Waves, The Boat That Rocked and New York Stories.

Annie Lennox, also did her own version which featured in the film The Net.

Back in 2009 it was the most played song played in public place in the UK, and Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004, named it the most played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.

It was also placed as the 57th Greatest Songs of All Time, by Rolling Stone.

In 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credits on the music, in a ruling by te Law Lords of the House Of Lords.

The mistress, of former Presidential candidate John Edwards, Rielle Hunter, has been interviewed and photographed in rather racy shots, for magazine GQ.

The pictures which have been dubbed “repulsive,” by Hunter who, Barbara Walters reportedly spoke to on Monday. This Walters revealed on The View, and that Rielle trusted photographer Mark Seliger, and supposedly “went with the flow,” but is now upset about the photos.

The pictures which feature Hunter, with seemingly no pants on surrounded by stuffed animals and others just as racy, are included in the article in the magazine. Most are showing her in a white shirt, posing on a bed.

Supposedly when seeing the final pictures, she cried for two hours.  Selinger, who is a top portraitist for big glossy magazines, could not be reached for his opinion. GQ Editor in Chief Jim Nelson, said ” I have no idea how she feels about the photos.” “But i think you can see how comfortable she was at the shoot by watching the video” posted by GQ on the Internet.

An incredible talent was featured on CBS’s, 60 Minutes, with Derek Paravicini. Paravicini, is a 30 year old blind savant who hails from England.

This amazing man who has trouble communicating verbally or physically, can play the piano with a talent and a skill, which is sublime.

Interviewed by Lesley Stahl, Paravicini plays requests, and plays effortlessly between genres, classical, pop and braodway tunes.

Paravicni’s most amazing talent, is the ability to play any piece of music that his ears has heard, he can then play that same tune in any genre. Like using a broadway tune, and playing it in jazz style, or alike.

He does this, like he is doing something of the simpliest tasks.

Although when Paravicini is asked to raise three fingers for the camera, he seems lost and awkwardly raises both hands.

The complete difference between his incredible talents, and his inability to communicate are so vastly different that he will touch anyone’s heart.

A savant, with the savant syndrome does not come as talented and extraordinary as Paravicini, most with the ailment do not demonstrate a special talent. Although the signs in some are there of a talent, it is far more subdued.

The Savant Academy, who are a organization who dedicate their time helping people with Savant Syndrome, reveal that there are probably only just over 50 people worldwide who have the sort of talent that Paravicini has.

A statement from their website says: ”Savants may demonstrate, for example, an ability to recite pages of text on a single hearing, to multiply six-digit numbers in their head, or to memorize and perform any song played for them just once. The 1988 film “Rain Man” introduced the concept of an autistic savant to a wider audience. Such prodigious savants are extremely rare.”

Pi Day and also Pi Approximation Day, are two days held as holidays, in which to celebrate a mathematical constant, pi. The date March 14th, is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, so often the events are sometimes celebrated together.

There are even jokes for Pi day (although somewhat corny), such as Q: What do you get when you take the sun and divide it’s circumference by it’s diameter? A: Pi in the sky and by.

Pi, which is also a Greek letter, is used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it’s diameter. And Pi is a much celebrated day especially for maths enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi=3.1415926535…

And now with the use of computers, it has been calculated to over a trillion digits past the decimal. Which means that Pi is an irrational number, while also being transcendental, so it will continue infinitely without repeating.

First used by William Jones in 1706, the symbol for pi, was popular also after being taken on by the Leonhard Euler a Swiss mathematician in 1737.

The YMCA, has long been known as the Young Men’s Christian Association, and is internationally known, with a worldwide movement of 45 million members.

Founded in London, England in 1844, by George Williams, the aim of the organization was to allow it’s members to put principles into practice, by attaining development in a healthy spirit, mind and body.

These days, the YMCA’s are open to all faith’s social class, ages or gender.

The organization, has even had a hit song written and performed about it, with the Village People releasing it in 1978, and gaining a Number One in the UK, and a Number Two in the US with the single.

The clubs around the USA have been dealing with some dramatic events of late, with the YMCA in Mountain Lakes, being hit by fire recently, the Downtown Albany closing, and a sexual assault rocking the Litchfield chapter, when a Torrington man was charged with raping a woman back in 2009.

The clubs which are normally a staple in ever big city, have had their ups and downs over the years, but have normally come out on top.

This could well be just a sign of the times, but hopefully the clubs will continue on in strength, as they have always been a great thing for anyone in need of a safe, inexpensive place to stay.

Glenn Beck who is an award winning radio and Cable TV host, has been trying to promote people to read the book, the 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed The World.

There are views that the United States, has for years now, been progressively drifting away from our Founding Fathers, initial formula for success.

Recapturing these formulas, and reviewing history and the development of America, will bring an awareness to the brilliant precepts, which had made Americans, the first free people in modern times.

This book focuses on 28 Principles of Freedom, which the Founding Fathers, had said must be comprehended and put into action by all wanting peace, prosperity and freedom.

Sticking to those beliefs over the last 2000 years, has brought more progress than in the previous 5000 years.

This has also brought about Becks, 912 project. The project  focuses on 9, principles and 12 values, that Beck’s policy emphasizes have been lost in the USA today.

In a time of greed and corruption, Glenn Beck’s core values, are he says essential to a strong country. According to Beck, these 12 values must be restored, before things can ever improve.

Values such as Honesty, Reverence, Hope, Thrift, Humility, Charity, Sincerity, Moderation, Hard Work, Courage, Personal Responsibility and Gratitude, Beck says are needed to be focused on.

There are also nine principles that Beck is also asking Americans to live by, such as, America is good, I believe in God and he is the center of my life, I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday, The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. If you break the law you pay the penalty.

Justice is blind and no one is above it, I have the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results, I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion, and the Government works for me, I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

The book is published by National Center for Constitutional Studies, which is a  non-profit organization.

For people who are wondering about the 912 Project , it is a new movement in the United States. Started mainly in response to the economic crisis, and it is headed by Glenn Beck.

It focuses on 9, principles and 12 values, that Beck’s policy emphasizes have been lost in the USA today.

In a time of greed and corruption, Glenn Beck’s core values, are he says essential to a strong country. According to Beck, these 12 values must be restored, before things can ever improve.

Values such as Honesty, Reverence, Hope, Thrift, Humility, Charity, Sincerity, Moderation, Hard Work, Courage, Personal Responsibility and Gratitude, Beck says are needed to be focused on.

There are also nine principles that Beck is also asking Americans to live by, such as, America is good, I believe in God and he is the center of my life, I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday, The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. If you break the law you pay the penalty.

Justice is blind and no one is above it, I have the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results, I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion, and the Government works for me, I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

 While many people may disagree, or agree with his beliefs, they sure make some valid points. And with these points, the changes they could make if followed, especially for the youth of the USA, could be beneficial.

The Project has many websites regarding it, even a fan based one. So for more reading about the project, or to find out exactly who Glenn Beck is, you can find them on the Internet right now.

Laurie Berkner, is one of the most popular musicians for children in the world.

As a featured musician on Nick Jr. Jack’s Big Music Show, she is the also lead singer for the Laurie Berkner Band. Berkner who also writes children’s books, also gives her time to raise awareness for charity, and one of her favourites is an organization called the Pajama Program.

The way she offers her talents is by a song for the cause. The love note comes by form of a free down-loadable song called Open Your Heart, in which was written to raise awareness to the Pajama Program.

With her melodic, clear voice, and just a guitar, Open Your Heart, is a song for parents, to remind them, that their little one’s who seem so “I do it myself.” need their parents support, more than they will ever show.

The charity which offers supplies such as warm pajamas and story books to children who live in group homes, homeless shelters and orphanages.