Funny Dancing Video of Prince William and Kate in the Church Wedding

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The Royal Wedding Route of Prince William and Kate Templeton

1. Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence for the British Monarchy. Set in the verdurous surroundings of St. James's Park, the Palace's East Front will be a fantastic location to witness the beginning and end of the wedding procession. A horse drawn parade will be led from its front gates and The Queen will host the wedding's reception celebration within its walls.

2. Clarence House
Designed by John Nash, Clarence House is the Royal residence home to The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Prince Harry. It was formerly the home of The Queen and Queen Mother between 1953 and 2002; this early 19th century home is attached to St. James's Palace. It features prominently on the Mall and will be subject to much attention prior to the wedding.

3. The Mall
Leading from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square, the Mall is to be closed to traffic during the Royal wedding -- acting as the main route of the procession. Expected to become the centre of celebrations, it will be adorned with decorations to mark the occasion. More than one million people packed the Mall to witness the public displays that marked The Queen's Golden Jubilee.

4. Horse Guards Palace
Host to Trooping of the Colour and Beating Retreat, Horse Guards Parade is a parade ground backing onto St. James's Park. The national celebration point of the Monarch's birthday, it will host the volleyball competition in the 2012 Olympics. The Royal Naval Division Memorial and the Guards Memorial are both featured in the square.

5. Women of World War II Monument
A monument to the role of women in the war effort during World War II. Completed in 2005 and dedicated by The Queen, the monument's lettering reflects the typeface used on ration books during the war. Featuring the uniforms of women workers this monument has come to represent a testament to equal rights in modern Britain.

6. Downing Street
The most famous address in Britain, Downing Street hosts the official residences of the most senior British cabinet ministers. While traditionally number 10 hosted the Prime Minister, recent government leaders have chosen to be domicile at number 11. A few minutes walk from the Houses of Parliament, and close to Buckingham Palace, this address will be passed on the procession.

7. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas. Designed by George Gilbert Scott, the Italianate classical architecture of the building is punctuated by ornate internal decorations and has played host to important international ceremonies like the signing of the Locarno Treaties.

8. Cenotaph
Originally designed to commemorate the victims of World War I, The Cenotaph was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and features the dedication "The Glorious Dead," chosen by Rudyard Kipling. Later adopted as a memorial for all fallen British servicemen, the portland stone construct is flanked by flags of the United Kingdom and features on the procession route.

9. HM Treasury
Originally functioning as a personal vault for Crown wealth, The Treasury was later transformed into the holding pin of the British economy. The building, completed in 1917, was designed by John Brydon and was adopted by The Treasury as a base of operations in 1940. A stunning piece of architecture overlooking St. James's Park, it will be passed during the procession.

10. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
Maintaining its status as a Royal residence for ceremonial purposes -- the Palace of Westminster, also know as the Houses of Parliament, is the home of British Politics. The east face overlooks the London Eye and the River Thames, straddled by Westminster Bridge. The west face features Big Ben and a wonderful view of Westminster Abbey at the heart of the Royal Wedding celebration.

11. Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is the traditional ceremonial site for Monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. A beautiful historical site employed for the coronation of British Monarchs, the church will be host to the Royal wedding. Overlooked by Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the Abbey is a national treasure.

Britain Royal Wedding Prince Williams and Kate Templeton

LONDON- Prince William and Kate Middleton married in Westminster Abbey on Friday as 1 million people packed the streets and an estimated 2 billion more tuned in around the world to witness an event expected to revitalize the British monarchy.

The couple looked nervous but happy and got through their vows without stumbling before Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams pronounced them husband and wife.

A million well-wishers - as well as some protesters - flooded into the historic environs surrounding Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and other London landmarks.

"Will, it's not too late!" said one sign held aloft by an admirer dressed as a bride.

About 1,900 guests were attendance, including soccer star David Beckham and musician Elton John.

The couple are now known as the duke and duchess of Cambridge.

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Turkish-German woman's Playboy cover stirs controversy

The first Turkish-German woman to appear on the cover of the German Playboy described the photos as an "act of liberation" from her strict upbringing. The story has reignited the debate on integration, Islam and gender.

Playboy says Sahin is 'totally Turkish and totally hot'

Indeed, in the 12-page article that accompanies the revealing photographs, she said that the semi-naked photoshoot was a bid to express her freedom.

Sila Sahin is the first Turkish Muslim to strip for German Playboy
The image of a naked Turkish Muslim woman has sparked debate in Germany.

Actress Sila Sahin arrives for the 'Bis aufs Blut - Brueder Auf Bewaehrung' Premiere at cinema Zoo Palast on September 21, 2010, in Berlin, Germany. Sahin has sparked controversy for appearing naked on the cover of Germany's Playboy magazine. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)A Turkish Muslim model appears naked on the May issue of Germany's Playboy magazine, sparking debate in the country over Muslim women and sexuality as well as causing a rift with the model's conservative family.

The 25-year-old Turkish German model, Sila Sahin, had been living in Berlin and starring on the German television soap opera "Good Times, Bad Times." In many ways, she had been an example of how a "well-integrated Turkish German should behave."

But then she took her clothes off.

The appearance of the young actress on the cover of the magazine with one breast exposed has triggered discussion in Germany over women with immigrant backgrounds and the religious and cultural constraints they often face, reports Time.

She is the first Turkish woman to have ever stripped for the cover of the magazine.

Sahin "managed to link her public exposure to the debate over a central socio-political issue: that young Muslim — in this case, Turkish — women are not allowed to make the same kind of decisions over their own lives and bodies that the daughters of the sexually revealing majority have been able to make for some time," it states.

The young woman has used the incident as an opportunity to make a political statement about Muslim women and their right to make their own decisions over their bodies.

"For too long I tried to do everything right. I want these photos to show young Turkish women it's okay for you to live however you choose," she said in an interview with Playboy, according to ANI. "Many of my countrymen think it's great that I can be so free. With the shoot I hoped to say to them that we do not necessarily have to live under these rules given to us."

Sahin's high-profile cover has upset some members of her conservative family, and her mother has cut off all contact with her, reports ANI.

.In local interviews with her, Sahin has expressed pride over the decision to make such a strong statement as well as hope that her family soon lets her return home.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/germany/110421/sila-sahin-playboy-turkish-muslim

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April Fool Day Parade New York City

The 26th Annual April Fools' Day Parade begins at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Friday, April 1st, 2011. Rain or shine, the parade will march down to Washington Square Park for post-parade...
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April Fool Day

Write-only memory: Signetics advertised write-only memory (WOM) IC databooks in 1972 through the late 1970s.
Decimal time: Repeated several times in various countries, this hoax involves claiming that the time system will be changed to one in which units of time are based on powers of 10.
Taco Liberty Bell: In 1996, Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell to "reduce the country's debt" and renamed it the "Taco Liberty Bell". When asked about the sale, White House press secretary Mike McCurry replied tongue-in-cheek that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold and would henceforth be known as the Lincoln Mercury Memorial.

Wikipedia's Main Page on the 1st of April, 2007. The featured article write-up deliberately confuses U.S. President George Washington with an inventor of the same name.Left-handed Whoppers: In 1998, Burger King ran an ad in USA Today, saying that people could get a Whopper for left-handed people whose condiments were designed to drip out of the right side. Not only did customers order the new burgers, but some specifically requested the "old", right-handed burger.
Apple buys the Beatles: In 2010, Bob Lefsetz released an April Fools' Day letter which had rumours circulating around the music industry.

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