Stephanie Rice finally celebrating birthday with a bang today

September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Sep 19 (ANI): Australian swimming beauty Stephanie Rice is all set to celebrate her 21st birthday today-almost two months after her actual birthday-in a grand bash.

The Olympic star had to postpone festivities because of the world champ meet in Rome in July.

But, today, she will start her birthday celebrations at the Marriot Hotel, and roam across town with her gang in a giant luxury Hummer.

The party will swing over to Portside at Hamilton, where she will be cutting her birthday cake, reports the Courier Mail.

The swimmer celebrated her real birthday with a single piece of cake at a family do back on June 17.

According to reports, Rice has sold the rights to cover the bash to New Idea magazine. (ANI)

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Oz couple to marry in the nude as part of radio stunt!

February 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Feb 12 (ANI): A couple will be tying the knot in the nude as part of B105′s Naked Wedding competition.

Ellie Barton and Phil Hendicott will finally bare all when the couple tie the knot before 250 (fully clothed) guests at Gianni’s Events at Portside.

For the bride to be it will be a welcome relief from the daily fitness workouts the couple have endured in the lead-up to their flesh-fest nuptials.

“We started working out with a personal trainer the day we found out we won the competition,” the Courier Mail quoted Ellie as telling Confidential ahead of tomorrow’s wedding.

“When I first started I said to him: ‘Right, this is what I want us to work on – abs and bum.’ So ever since then he has been killing me every morning.

“But it’s been worth it. It makes you feel good at the least.

“But I must admit I am getting a bit nervous. But my family has been really supportive.

“Even my Nan. She is celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary this week and she is all for it,” she stated.

Asked how much the couple will be exposing for the world to see, Barton plans to cover her front parts with an over-sized bunch of roses.

“Well, we will have some body paint on,” she said.

“I have a massive bouquet.

“There are about 250 roses in it and it is very heavy but it will cover plenty,” she added. (ANI)

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Guwahati-bound plane makes emergency landing

January 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Kolkata, Jan 17 (ANI): A Jet-lite aircraft carrying 38 passengers and 8 crew members landed under emergency conditions at the Kolkata airport early on Saturday after one of its engines caught fire.

The pilot of S2 361 flight going from Kolkata to Guwahati contacted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and sought permission to land immediately, minutes after taking off at 6:29 am.

Apparently, he had noticed the portside engine emitting smoke and fire and switched off the engine mid air to stop the fire.

Fire brigade was on standby as the aircraft landed safely two minutes after take off.

Airline sources said that the disaster was averted with the help of the pilot’s presence of mind.

However, the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. (ANI)

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