70 Year Old Grandmas Look 40 Again: You Will Not Believe Their Transformations!

The Best Skin Solution You've Never Heard Of

Instead of throwing away money on expensive anti-aging skin creams that make big promises and don't work, one reader has discovered a skin product that erases years off her face for only a few dollars. Read on to find out how it works!

 Lauren, a 72 year-old grandma from Iowa, is a perfect example of how a little smart thinking and ingenuity can help you avoid unnecessary health risks and save you thousands of dollars in doctors' bills.
Like most women, Lauren didn't have the extra cash to try out every celebrity endorsed anti-aging "miracle cream" out there, let alone splurge on expensive elective medical procedures, like plastic surgery or facelifts.
Before trying this simple trick, she admits she used to spend almost an hour every day on an extensive skincare regimen consisting of over 6 different products, with seriously disappointing results. Each product made big claims promising to erase wrinkles and return her youthful skin; and while Lauren followed all their usage instructions to the letter, she saw no real results.
Frustrated and let down, she considered going so far as to take out a substantial loan for Botox injections, and even contemplated a highly risky and very expensive facelift procedure. But the high cost (ranging anywhere from $5,000 - $20,000+) and the horror stories of unfixable botched procedures convinced her that cosmetic treatments were not the solution she was looking for. She was determined to find a safe and affordable anti-aging solution that would give her real results and not leave her digging her way out of a huge financial debt.


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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on How Jolie's Health Battle Made Their Marriage Stronger

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sat down with Tom Brokaw on the Today show this morning to discuss their new film,By the Sea. "I don't want to give away too much about the film," Brokaw said, "But I think a lot of your fans and other moviegoers are going to be a little surprised by something...this is about the two of you and a deeply troubled marriage. Was this a big risk on your part?"

Jolie said, "I'm counting on the audience to know that if it was close to us at all, we could never make this film. It's because we're actually very, very stable and these aren't our issues.

Jolie and Pitt still defy Hollywood odds and have (as far as outsiders can ever tell) one of the strongest marriages among A-list stars. The duo can joke about their domestic life: "Every three months I'll say, 'Honey I think I should learn how to cook,'" Jolie laughs. Brad just shakes his head and says, "I'll just humor it. But really, she has no business in the kitchen." And then, they can also get serious.

When Jolie (who had lost her mother to cancer) went through her own battle with the disease, it made their bond even stronger. "It was another one of those things in life that makes you tighter," Pitt said. During her double mastectomy and surgery to have her ovaries removed (after discovering she was positive for the BRCA-1 gene mutation), Pitt said his role was "Support." He told Brokaw, "She was doing it for her kids and she was doing it for her family so we could be together."

Pitt called Jolie's response to the news "mature." Jolie told Brokaw, “I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn't something where I was gonna feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn't gonna let that happen.”

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Toyin Aimakhu ready to divorce husband?

As many have thought the storm is over in the Yoruba movie stars home, Toyin Aimakhu and Niyi Johnson, the actress has released a bomb shell that indicates the opposite.

Toyin, 31, has really been trying all her best to contain the cheat drama on the part of her husband, but seems she is getting tired and about to let go the marriage. Toyin had discovered text messages on his husband’s phone making secret love advances with other woman. The husband has since apologize, but seems the wound is yet to heal.

In her comment on social media she dramatize her message with a hand holding on to a robe and which was later released. Could it mean the Nollywood actress has made up her mind on divorce?

The tagged the photo thus:  ‘Sometimes, holding on does more damage than letting go’.
What makes our speculation near accurate was the video Toyin released via instagram, dancing in her car with flamboyant emotion on her face, saying: “Happiness is the key to life be happy for ursef,I’m super super happy.. #streetoflagos”.
Definitely she’s up to something but we can only ask her to take it cool because when the chips are down…

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Does Love Fluctuate??

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Love, the golden word that binds all and heals all.

Love, just a bit of it would make the world a better place.

Love, that sweet poison which makes us do crazy meaningless things.

Ever seen a full grown man breakdown in public and shed oceans of tears, uncontrollably, without shame, bereft of remorse.

Have you ever lost the desire to eat, sleep, or even keep living over the loss (breakup) of a loved one?

Love, something so special, so divine, so sanguine, damn near perfect. God’s greatest gift to man (more so evident in the sacrifice of his only son).

In the past, I used to have a witty and somewhat realistic definition of love; A four letter word that guys use to get into girls’ pants.

I used to resist and fight love, and even the urge to fall in love.

I was so certain of this naive assumption that I brandished it about with careless abandon to whomever cared to pay attention, until nature had its way with me.

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I fell in love with a beautiful and extremely appealing girl and we didn’t make love until 8 months after we started dating (Lol, i wasn’t slow nor impotent).

I was deeply in love and I was willing to wait till she was ready emotionally, physically and psychologically.

Obviously this experience changed my rebellious view on love, it killed the fight in me and sent me falling, crashing in love, never to rise again.

Why then should something this beautiful, pure, and selfless fluctuate? Maybe it is subject to the ever constant ‘change’ or the forever present ‘law of gravity’.

Does love really fluctuate? I think it does, for me at least, and every other man I know. Anyone who has ever been in a love steeped relationship (the exemption of friends with benefits) must and will have experienced the highs and lows of love.

There are periods when the feeling of love is so intense, so thick, so strong, that we (guys) would see an extremely endowed woman with a buttocks the size of Nicki Minaj’s and you won’t even give her a second look.

That is love at its best, highest, purest peak. There are times when it (love) is so low you would wonder “what the heck am I doing with her”.

At that point, all her previously benign flaws will be magnified in your eyes.

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Love certainly has different levels of intensity and it would only be hypocritical and unrealistic of us to deny this, consequently and unconsciously telling the young ones that it is forever a blissful phenomenon, nah, not possible.

There is fantasy love and true love. Fantasy love might not fluctuate, might not waiver, might even never bicker, but trust me, it is fickle deep down and can’t last, never.

True love on the other hand is sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, sometimes fraught with ups and downs, but at the end of the day, you know you have something real, worth fighting for.

Love tends to fluctuate over weeks, months, and years. Basically, over time. Even in one day or an hour, love can and does fluctuate.

Tell me you’ve never been with your partner for about a couple of hours and not felt bored and indifferent at some point, hell, even tired of them.

You’re nodding, yeah, that’s it, that’s the fluctuation.

The fluctuation does not mean that love disappears from the relationship. It is natural for love to fluctuate from time to time in human relationships, whether we want it or not, like it or not.

Some say if love fluctuates,  it never was love,  but I say , if love doesn’t fluctuate, doesn’t waiver,  how do you test its limit? its depth? its validity? How do you? My friends, the moment you realize that love fluctuates in relationships, the better equipped you will be, relationship-wise.

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How to Make Your Ass Bigger And Sexier

If you are one this website then you are probably wondering what are the real ways to get a bigger butt.

Well, you’ve come to the right place because unlike most, Truly Booty is 100% dedicated to covering the top real ways possible of helping you get that killer booty you desire.

Getting a bigger butt is actually very simple at its core, yet it has been blown out of proportion due to people repeatedly falling into the same mistakes and pitfalls.

The fact is there are only two factors that will make or break your butt building journey — exercise and nutrition. Which will become the keys to the two most important factors — fat and muscle.

Yet there are a ton of ways out there that make promises of helping you achieve these factors correctly. Some of them work great, some of them don’t, most of them are just a downright scam or a waste of time.

Here we will be covering most every option out there; showing you what works and blowing the lid off what doesn’t.

So stick around and let’s build our dream butt today!

EXERCISE

The fact is there are only two factors that will make or break your butt building journey — exercise and nutrition. Which will become the keys to the two most important factors — fat and muscle.

Yet there are a ton of ways out there that make promises of helping you achieve these factors correctly. Some of them work great, some of them don’t, most of them are just a downright scam or a waste of time.

Here we will be covering most every option out there; showing you what works and blowing the lid off what doesn’t.

So stick around and let’s build our dream butt today!

Quite simply, nearly every other resource out there either lies or does not give you give you a comprehensive full circle approach to really build up that bum.

Just throwing a few exercises at you, or a generic article that isn’t tailored to your needs is pointless, and will lead to stagnation and disappointment.

However, here at Truly Booty things are different. We will give you the real scoop on what actually works, and give you that full circle comprehensive approach so you actually get real results.

Check out our write-up called the saggy butt lifting program. It both targets and corrects all of the mistakes other places tend to have, while giving you a solid foundational approach where you can start getting results in as soon as a few days.

DIET AND MEAL

Diet is absolutely essential and beneficial for your entire lifestyle. Don’t let the dreaded word “diet” confuse you with thoughts of eating water and dried chicken breasts all day. There are plenty of delicious ways you can fuel your butt building goals and lifestyle by simply making better food choices.

Now apart from the obvious effects of eating better, such as more energy, better hair, better skin, better body composition, better health, and just feeling better all over — it is crucial for bigger butt success.

Proper nutrition really can make or break you, so choosing the right foods to make your butt grow bigger is essential. They can help regulate proper hormones, as well as supply your body will all the building blocks it needs. These “building blocks are what help to ensure your booty blasting workouts actually make your butt grow.

I cannot stress the importance of nutrition enough. And luckily it is not that hard once you understand the basics of it.

SUPPLEMENTS 

There are lots of bigger butt pills and other supplements out there promising to give you the results you desire. Some like aguaje pillscontain ample amounts of phytoestrogens, which are known as natures “natural estrogen”. And estrogen can have a direct correlation between women with curves, and those without.

Other things like maca root powder work as adjustors to essentially “balance” the naturally occurring bigger butt hormones (estrogen, etc) that may be off in your body, and impeding your results.

People are even coming up with their own concoctions like fish oil and vitamin e for a bigger booty.

But does any of this stuff actually work? Be sure to read our articles on the matter, to see whether they really do live up to their claims, or simply fall flat.

SURGERY PLAN

Celebrities around the world with more money than sense typically opt for this quick fix route. Although it can be potentially very dangerous and very expensive — think about if you want to take the risk and debt, all in the hopes of a quick fix? Added to the fact that achieving a bigger butt the natural way ends up looking a whole lot better anyway.

Although people still do opt for such butt augmentation procedures like butt implants; also known as gluteal implants. Where essentially a pad is inserted underneath your skin for a quick lift. Other popular surgeries like fat injecting or brazilian butt lift is another option.

MAKE IT WORK

Building a bigger butt does not have to be stressful, expensive, or hard — in fact it can be a whole lot of fun once you get into the swing of things.

Just remember to follow the advice laid out on this site and you will be learning how to get a bigger butt in no time!

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The Sexiest Age Ever

Just like a bottle of Pinot Noir, body confidence only gets better with age:Women feel their sexiest at 31 years old, according to a new survey reported in the Daily Mail.

The dating website Singles247 polled 2,000 people and found that women reported being most sexually confident at age 31. It's definitely an interesting stat, but you shouldn't let the age on your birth certificate tell you when to have Beyoncé-level fierceness—that can happen at any age. Need proof? We asked our Facebook followers to tell us at what age they felt their sexiest. Here's what they had to say:

"Definitely 40. I now have hard-earned wisdom, confidence, and most of all appreciation for my body—flaws and all—that I lacked at 20." —Julia Jones Sinsel

"Around 30 I became so confident and that made me feel super sexy!" —Bethany Greene

"I feel sexy right now! I'm 24 and believe everybody should consider themselves sexy at any age! Confidence is key, and sexy is what I will be." —Nina El Barkani

"I'm 33, and I have to say it's been a great year and seems like things are only getting better. Sexy is something that comes from within, and I think as we age we become more comfortable with our bodies and then, and only then, can we truly be 'sexy.'" —Tiffany Ketcham

"Now at 52. In the best shape of my life and love it!" —Lori Marmer

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"I felt really sexy once I turned 33. I feel more confident to voice my wants and needs. Nothing can hold you back when you take ownership of what you feel." —Dhiulhia Julia

The bottom line: Sexy is a state of mind—and you can gain that killer confidence at any age. Check out these tips to start owning your sexiness right now.

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28 Deadliest Mass Shootings in U.S. History Fast Facts

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Events:
32 killed - April 16, 2007 - Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. A gunman, 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho, goes on a shooting spree killing 32 people in two locations and wounds an undetermined number of others on campus. The shooter, Seung-Hui Cho then commits suicide.

27 killed - December 14, 2012 - Sandy Hook Elementary School - Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, 20, guns down 20 children, ages six and seven, and six adults, school staff and faculty, before turning the gun on himself. Investigating police later find Nancy Lanza, Adam's mother, dead from a gunshot wound. The final count is 28 dead, including the shooter.

23 killed - October 16, 1991 - In Killeen, Texas, 35-year-old George Hennard crashes his pickup truck through the wall of a Lubys Cafeteria. After exiting the truck, Hennard shoots and kills 23 people. He then commits suicide.

21 killed - July 18, 1984 - In San Ysidro, California, 41-year-old James Huberty, armed with a long-barreled Uzi, a pump-action shotgun and a handgun shoots and kills 21 adults and children at a local McDonalds. A police sharpshooter kills Huberty one hour after the rampage begins.

18 killed - August 1, 1966 - In Austin, Texas, Charles Joseph Whitman, a former U.S. Marine, kills 16 and wounds at least 30 while shooting from a University of Texas tower. Police officers Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy shoot and kill Whitman in the tower. Whitman had also killed his mother and wife earlier in the day.

14 killed - August 20, 1986 - Edmond, Oklahoma, part-time mail carrier, Patrick Henry Sherrill, armed with three handguns kills 14 postal workers in 10 minutes and then takes his own life with a bullet to the head.

13 killed - November 5, 2009 - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan kills 13 people and injures 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, during a shooting rampage. He is convicted and sentenced to death.

13 killed - April 3, 2009 - In Binghamton, New York, Jiverly Wong kills 13 people and injures four during a shooting at an immigrant community center. He then kills himself.

13 killed - April 20, 1999 - Columbine High School - Littleton, Colorado. 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold kill 12 fellow students and one teacher before committing suicide in the school library.

13 killed - February 18, 1983 - Three men enter the Wah Mee gambling and social club in Seattle, rob the 14 occupants and then shoot each in the head, killing 13. Two of the men, Kwan Fai Mak and Benjamin Ng, are convicted of murder in August 1983. Both are serving life in prison. The third, Wai-Chiu "Tony" Ng, after years on the run in Canada, is eventually convicted of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault. He is deported to Hong Kong in 2014.

13 killed - September 25, 1982 - In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 40-year-old George Banks, a prison guard, kills 13 people including five of his own children. In September 2011, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns his death sentence stating that Banks is mentally incompetent.

13 killed - September 5, 1949 - In Camden, New Jersey, 28-year-old Howard Unruh, a veteran of World War II, shoots and kills 13 people as he walks down Camden's 32nd Street. His weapon of choice is a German-crafted Luger pistol. He is found insane and is committed to a state mental institution. He dies at the age of 88.

12 killed - September 16, 2013 - Shots are fired inside the Washington Navy Yard killing 12. The shooter, identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, is also killed.

12 killed - July 20, 2012 - Twelve people are killed and 58 are wounded in a shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater screening of the new Batman film. James E. Holmes, 24, is taken into custody outside of the movie theater. The gunman, dressed head-to-toe in protective tactical gear, set off two devices of some kind before spraying the theater with bullets from an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two .40-caliber handguns police recovered at the scene.

12 killed - July 29, 1999 - In Atlanta, 44-year-old Mark Barton kills his wife and two children at his home. He then opens fire in two different brokerage houses killing nine people and wounding 12. He later kills himself.

10 killed - March 10, 2009 - In Alabama, Michael McLendon of Kinston, kills 10 and himself. The dead include his mother, grandparents, aunt and uncle.

9 killed - October 1, 2015 - Gunman Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer shoots and kills nine people, injuring another nine, at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The shooter dies after a gun battle with police at the college. Six weapons were recovered at the school; another seven were recovered at Harper-Mercer's home.

9 killed - June 17, 2015 - Dylann Roof, 21, shoots and kills nine people inside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, South Carolina. Eight die at the scene; a ninth dies at a hospital. Roof is arrested the following day; according to police, he confesses and tells investigators he wanted to start a race war.

9 killed - March 21, 2005 - Red Lake High School, Red Lake, Minnesota. 16-year-old Jeff Weise kills his grandfather and another adult, five students, a teacher and a security officer. He then kills himself.

9 killed - June 18, 1990 - In Jacksonville, Florida, 42-year-old James Pough, angry about his car being repossessed, opens fire at a General Motors Acceptance Corp. office, killing nine people. Pough takes his own life.

8 killed - October 12, 2011 - Eight people are killed during a shooting at the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, California. The suspect, Scott Evans Dekraai, 41, of Huntington Beach, is arrested without incident as he is trying to leave the scene. The eight dead include Dekraai's ex-wife, Michelle Fournier, 48. He was armed with three guns -- a 9 mm Springfield, a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum, and a Heckler & Koch .45 -- and was wearing body armor during the shooting rampage.

8 killed - August 3, 2010 - Manchester, Connecticut - Omar Thornton kills eight co-workers at Hartford Distributors before turning the gun on himself. Thornton had been asked to resign for stealing and selling alcoholic beverages.

8 killed - January 19, 2010 - Christopher Speight, 39, kills eight people at a house in Appomattox, Virginia. He surrenders to police at the scene the next morning. February 2013, he is sentenced to five life terms plus 18 years.

8 killed - March 29, 2009 - In Carthage, North Carolina, 45-year-old Robert Stewart kills a nurse and seven elderly patients at a nursing home. In May, the Moore County district attorney announces she will seek the death penalty. On September 3, 2011, a jury finds Stewart guilty of second-degree murder. Stewart is sentenced to 141 to 179 years in prison.

8 killed - December 5, 2007 - In Omaha, Nebraska, 19-year-old Robert Hawkins goes to an area mall and kills eight shoppers before killing himself.

8 killed - July 1, 1993 - In San Francisco, 55-year-old Gian Luigi Ferri kills eight people in a law office and then kills himself.

8 killed - September 14, 1989 - In Louisville, Kentucky, 47-year-old Joseph Wesbecker armed with a AK-47 semiautomatic assault rifle, two MAC-11 semiautomatic pistols, a .38 caliber handgun, a 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistol and a bayonet kills eight co-workers at Standard Gravure Corporation and then kills himself. He had been placed on disability leave from his job due to mental problems.

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8 killed - August 20, 1982 - In Miami, 51-year-old history teacher Carl Robert Brown, angry about a repair bill and armed with a shotgun, kills eight people at a machine shop. He flees by bicycle, but is shot in the back by a witness who pursued him. He was on leave from school for psychological treatment.

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Easiest Way To Look Sexy

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1. Flash Some Color"Pair your everyday neutral shadow with a brightly colored metallic liner. For example, use a rich green liner with taupe shadow, or aqua liner with bronze shadow. The key is to keep the line very thin and close to the lashes along your top lash line so that it's just a hint of color," says WHbeauty director Molly Nover-Baker. Try Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof in 08 Flashy Blue, 04 Flashy Green, and 12 Flashy Ultra Green, .

2. Wear a "Sex Kitten"Sweater 
"A fuzzy angora sweater just makes men want to reach out and touch you," says WH contributing accessories editor Jennifer Yoo

3. Expose Your Shoulders
"I love wearing a boatneck top to show off my shoulders," says WH senior fashion editor Thea Palad. "It's one body part that you can always count on to look good."

4. Show Some Skin... Places
Slim-fitting cropped pants are everywhere this season. They're a timeless, body-loving basic, and they shine the spotlight on an underrated erogenous zone. "A glimpse of ankle peeking out of cropped cigarette pants can be so sexy," says Liza Collis, WH fashion market editor. 

5. Make a Lotta Noise
Stacking on thin gold bracelets can take an outfit from day to night in an instant. "There's nothing practical about having a pile of bracelets on your arm," says designer Rachel Pally. "You're not going to be sitting at your desk checking your e-mail while wearing those!" The flash ofgold and the jangly sound are a little exotic, "and they make me feel sexy," adds Pally. Try Amrita Singh bangles

6. Let Loose
Most guys aren't down with updos. "So try an undone bun—it's soeasy and sexy," says Johnny Lavoy, owner of Moda-Rey Salon & Spain Connecticut. "Spray your hair with a little lightweight hair spray,such as Elnett. Finger comb it into a high ponytail, then twist the ponytail into a loose, messy bun and secure with large hairpins. Finish with another quick blast of hair spray. Add a cute headband for instant glamour."

7. Go for Long,Flowing Silhouettes
"I'm always hearing from women who say that their boyfriendsor husbands like them best in looser, flowing clothing items—a womanly, sensual shape that skims along the body and doesn't constrict," says Gaby Basora, designer of Tucker. "Right now, longer skirts and long drapey dresses feel really sexy."

8. Blush Like You Were a Naughty Girl
"Flushed, glowing cheeks are always alluring. It looks like what happens after...well, you know," says celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff. "Apply blush onto the apples of your cheeks and blend it to soften the edges." Try Tarte Natural Cheek Stain TEN , a creamy stain that looks perfectly postdeed pink on every skin tone.

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9. Layer It On
Red lips are sexy—no surprise there. But you can make them more modern by applying a hot pink shade over the red. "Start with a deep matte red," says April Greaves, a makeup artist in New York. "Blot, and then use a lip brush to paint on a layer of bright hot-pink lipstick." Try Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella, and Milani Lip Flash in In A Flash, .

10. Get Deep
"Any nail hue that makes you look dead or goth (such as black orgray) is so unsexy. Instead, go for a super-dark shade that has some color, like a deep plum or inky purple. And keep your nails short and well-manicured—chips are not hot," says Nover-Baker. Try OPI NailL acquer in William Tell Me About OPI, or Sonia Kashuk Nail Colour in Stop Whining

11. Emphasize Your Core Assets 
"Wear a corset with your favorite boyfriend jeans. It's sexy butnot vulgar," says Kate Moodie, WH fashion director.  ASOS corset, Current/Elliott jeans

12. Scent Your Strands
"Spritz one squirt of your favorite fragrance (Very Hollywood Michael Kors Sparkling Eau de Toilette,,  is an especially sexy option) on your hair. Whenever someone comes in for a hug or kiss, they'll get a whiff of your sexy scent," says Alexis Farah, WH associate beauty editor.

13. Let Your Necklace Dangle Dangerously
"I'm obsessed with long, slinky lariats like this metal one from Flying Lizard Design " says Palad."Knot it up, leave it open, or just play with it. It'll draw the eye right to your decolletage," she says.

14. Do Some Legwork
"If statement jewelry isn't your thing, try jeweled tights," says Yoo, who loves sparkly yet sophisticated tights that catch the light when you move. "It's an unexpected way to wear bling." Check out hue.com for styles.

15. Shop His Closet
"Menswear-inspired clothes on a woman can be very sexy. There's something about the gender play that's irresistible," says Pally. "Ilike to pair a solid men's oxford shirt—top few buttons undone— with a patterned or beaded mini and great heels." On model: The Limited top, 

16. Go Glam
"My clients always say their husbands or partners like simple looks the best," says stylist Karyn Starr. Wearing a bold, jeweled costume necklace over a tee fits the bill—it's effortless but still chic. Try Jessica Simpson Collection necklaces,

17. Lace Up
"Lace never seems to get old, it just gets hotter than ever," says Eddie Schachnow, a stylist in Los Angeles. Look for it everywhere this season, from booties to demure dresses.

18. Make Your Skin Shimmer
"I love when my skin has a sexy glow to it, so I mix up my own blush concoction. Using a fluffy blush brush, I blend an apricot powder blush with a peach shimmer highlighter, and then swirl the two colors together over my cheeks, nose, forehead, and clavicle," says Nover-Baker. Try Origins Brush-On Color in Coral Reef, and Philosophy Amazing Grace Shimmering Face Powder,

19. Don't Shy Away from See-Through
A sheer blouse is so hot. "Wear it over a camisole and pair with anything from jeans to a pencil skirt," says Collis. "The glimpse of skin is sexy, but the ladylike silhouette keeps it classic."

20. Get Your Glow On
"I love Lucy B's Frangipani Bronzing Shimmer Oil " says Greaves. "Smooth it on bare legs to make skin glow. It isn't too shimmery or fake looking."

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Beyond QS World Universities’ ranking

It ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology as number one university in the world, followed by Harvard University, while the University of Cambridge and Stanford University both came third. The University of Cape Town in South Africa was ranked first in Africa; Stellenbosch University, also in South Africa, second; while the University of Witwatersrand came third. Others on the list included The American University in Cairo, Egypt; Cairo University, Egypt; Rhodes University, South Africa; University of Ghana; University of Nairobi and Makerere University.So much has been said about Nigerian universities’ woeful performance in the latest QS World Universities Rankings. Many Nigerians have expressed dissatisfaction that none of the 147 universities in the country was included among the top 700 in the world.   Out of   the 18 institutions that made the list in Africa, South Africa had nine, Egypt, five, while Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania had one each.

The universities were ranked based   on their global reputation, research impact, staffing levels and international complexion. They were also scored according to their academic reputation, employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, citation per faculty, international faculty and international student ratio.

And just this week, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015/2016 was released. Only the University of Ibadan was ranked among top 800 in the world.

While I would be the last person to pat Nigerian universities on the back for their seemingly poor outing, I still think people should be more realistic in assessing Nigeria’s performance in this international show.

I agree totally that Nigerian universities should be chided for coming behind both the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the University of Nairobi, Kenya, established in 1970. But at the same time, before anyone goes to town to vilify our own, I think we should look at where most of the institutions on the world ranking are coming from. In terms of age, most of them are far older than Nigerian universities. The ones in Africa were established either in the 18th or early 19th century.

For instance, Al Azhar University, Egypt was founded in 972 AD, the University of Cape Town, in 1829, Cairo University, 1908, Stellenbosch University, 1903, Makerere University, Uganda, in 1922 and Rhodes University, in 1904. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s oldest university, the University of Ibadan, was established in 1948.

Of course, the University of Ghana, established same year with UI, was on the list, but this still does not remove the fact that the western world is not using a fair yardstick to measure many African universities.

Frankly speaking,   I don’t see any justification using same criteria to assess   Nigerian universities   and Harvard, Cambridge or MIT.   What is the basis for comparison? Are they in the same category? Agreed that Nigerian universities still have a very long way to go, but, I think it is both unrealistic and out of context to group them among these famous ivory towers.

Why should anyone place a university like MIT established in 1861 or Harvard founded in 1636 side by side with any Nigerian university?   I don’t know how any ranking that lumps these very old universities with the relatively young ones will not always be skewed in favour of some universities in the world.   Don’t forget also   that the primary aim of these rankings is to help students make informed comparisons of leading universities around the world.   In a situation like this, I doubt if any ranking body in the western world would ever promote or project any African university as one of the best destinations for tertiary education.

So, for me, the problem is not about Nigerian universities not being ranked among the first 700 in the world. Rather, my point of concern is that Nigerian universities do not seem to be on the right track. I wouldn’t have been bothered   about any ranking if Nigerian universities were seen to be learning from the institutions ahead of them and working towards providing world class education for students.

But can we in all sincerity say that Nigerian universities have a vision of innovating and making scientific breakthroughs that can stand them out now?   Are they truly engaged in research activities? Are they keeping pace with global development in curricula, teaching and in the way they are being managed? Are they aspiring to be reckoned with among the world’s best in the nearest future? Are they taking specific steps towards achieving their vision? In line with the globalisation of education, are they making moves to improve on their international complexion?

These are the issues. It doesn’t matter if no Nigerian university is on the so-called global ranking list as long as the answers to the posers above are positive. I won’t mind   if our institutions are not given a space on the global ranking today once I am sure our universities are meticulous in fulfilling their functions of generating knowledge, transmitting same and applying it to provide solutions to societal problems.

Universities should impact positively on the society. They should be pre-occupied with what to do to make life more meaningful.   They should be developing hypotheses, performing experiments, conducting studies and all sorts of researches   just to make life better for everyone. Talk of ensuring advances in technology, breakthroughs in medicine, these should be the main pre-occupation of our eggheads.

But sadly, we are yet to reach this level. Many of our universities are not just on the right track. And if we continue at this rate, our public   universities, especially, may never attain any tangible position in any credible global ranking.

Unfortunately, our problem is not just that our universities are not progressing; a lot of them are actually retrogressing.   Funding, a major input for research and infrastructural development, is grossly lacking. Yet, our governments at both the federal and state levels feel comfortable playing politics with education. They want to provide free university education. But they don’t make provisions for research. They erroneously think that paying staff salaries is everything about tertiary education.

Meanwhile, research expenditures at MIT exceed $650m (N129.4bn) every year. Harvard runs a yearly budget of $4.2 bn (N836.6bn). And,   in spite of their robust funding on research, these universities still charge tuition. Tuition and fees for 2015/2016 in MIT and Harvard are   $46,704 [N10, 274,888] and $45,278 [N9, 961,160] respectively.

But, a country like Nigeria that does not vote money for research is reluctant to charge fees. Nigerians themselves don’t want to hear anything about tuition in universities. They think paying N90, 000 for hostel accommodation in some universities is tantamount to paying for university education.   What a joke? How can Nigerian universities compete favourably with others in the world with this kind of outdated model?

Let’s face it. Nigerian universities are bound to retrogress if government funding continues to dwindle. Right now, infrastructural facilities are over-stretched, lecture halls are overcrowded and equipment in many of these institutions is outdated. Most budgets for education go into paying staff salaries.

Lecturers are not accessing the little research funds that are available through donor agencies because they don’t know how to write proposals, according to the National Universities Commission.

When the University of Ibadan got N3.25bn from the Federal Government for the construction and renovation of infrastructure in 2013, it was the highest intervention ever received in its history. No Nigerian public university can state how much it budgets for research yearly.

University education is not cheap.   Nigerian governments   are free to keep running a free tertiary education, but they should   budget enough funds for the institutions.     Both the federal and state governments should fund research activities and provide adequate infrastructure in their universities. They should also encourage companies to endow chairs and fund research activities.

Microsoft is one of the biggest companies funding robotic researches at the California State University in the United States. I also found out during my visit to the university that the institution’s alumni give back part of the money they make from their innovations to the university to keep it running.

It is high time Nigerian universities began to think of producing such productive and high calibre alumni, not half-baked or non-employable graduates.

http://www.punchng.com/columnists/frank-talk/beyond-qs-world-universities-ranking/

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