Most-watched Music Videos in 2014

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Every year, YouTube gives recognition to music videos that topped their records. For this year, here is the list of top 10 most-watched music videos:

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  • Anaconda: Nicki Minaj will never lose the spotlight because of her songs and videos. She made it to top 10 with her song “anaconda”.
  • All About That Bass: For those who have faded self-image, this song will remind of them that “every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top”. All About That Bass is heard from Meghan Trainor. The video is at number 9.
  • Shake It Off: Who will forget about Taylor Swift? She is considered one of the best-selling artists in America. Shake It Off video is at number 8.
  • Chandelier: Chandelier is at number 7. Sia rendered the song.

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  • Fancy: Izzy Azalea’s Fancy is at number 6. For your information, Fancy is Spotify’s most-streamed song for this year.
  • Wiggle: The famous beat is from the famous Jason Derulo and Snoop Dogg. Wiggle is at number 5.
  • La La La (Brazil 2014): Shakira’s La La La (Brazil 2014) is at number 4.
  • Can’t Remember to Forget You: This is also by Shakira featuring Rihanna. This song is at number 3.
  • Bailando (Espanol): Enrique Iglesias never left the spotlight. His Bailando is at number 2. You must know that his hit song broke the records of Hot Latin Songs list for being no.1 in 26 consecutive weeks.
  • Dark Horse: Katy Perry’s Dark Horse claimed the top spot for the most-watched music videos.

Most Singaporeans have watched all of the videos mentioned above. These music videos are very famous that it reached as far as Singapore from America.

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Welcoming the New Nobel Laureates

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The Nobel Prize is a prestigious award given to people for their valuable contribution to the world. Almost all people dream of this one. The Nobel Assembly already announced the winners for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The winners were announced on October 6, 2014.

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The new laureates discovered that the brain have inner GPS. There is a natural positioning system which is in charge of orienting the person of space. This new discovery can help researchers deal with Alzheimer’s disease patients (those suffering from spatial memory loss). The laureates include:

  • Dr. John O’Keefe: O’Keefee is the director of University College London’s Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour. He identified nerve cells that are capable of creating spatial map.

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  • Dr. May-Brit Moser: Dr. May-Brit Moser is the director of Trondheim’s Centre for Neural Computation.
  • Dr. Edvard Moser: Dr. Edvard Moser is also the director of Trondheim’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. Dr. may-Brit and Edvard are a couple. Both identified another cell implicated in navigation.

The three won prize money of $1.1 million. Other awards in Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace will be announced at the end of the week. As for the Economics Prize, it will be proclaimed on October 13, 2014. You better watch out.

If you want to give something to the world, it is better to start now. Who knows in the near future you can be a laureate? There are many things that you can contribute for Singapore and the world. You can encourage other Singaporeans to think of a valuable thing for the betterment of the world.

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The Truth About Michael Phelps

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The love of Singaporeans for swimming is evident. There are swimming talents that joined the Asian Games and made names thereby putting Singapore in history books. Ask a swimmer who is their idol and most of them will answer Michael Phelps. If you do not know Michael Phelps, it is not yet too late to get to know him.

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Michael Phelps is perhaps the most famous Olympian of all time. He was born on June 30, 1985 (he is now 29 years old). He was born in Towson, Maryland. Michael began swimming at the age of 7. He began swimming because his sisters influenced him. At the age of 10, he joined swimming competitions and it paved way to better opportunities.

For your information, he has a total of twenty two medals. Eighteen of which are gold medals. Apart from his Olympic medals, he also received medals from other international competitions. He received a total of seventy seven medals (61 gold, 13 silver and 3 bronze). In 2008, he earned the Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated.

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However, Michael was sanctioned for six months following his DUI arrest on October 7, 2014. This is not his first arrest because in 2004, he was also arrested for driving drunk. The first arrest cost him 18 months of probation. This year, he can train but he is forbidden to participate in any swimming competitions until March 6, 2015.

Michael apologized and said that he will go to rehab to better understand himself. The fact that he is taking steps to address his mistakes mean a lot to Michael’s fans here in Singapore and the whole world. Hopefully he can overcome this incident and rise above it.

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Activities for Family Staycations

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Despite the hectic schedule, you should give time for the family. If you finally filed for a vacation leave to spend time with your family, you should plan for fun activities. It doesn’t have to be an overseas travel. You can stay here in Singapore and still have a good time.

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You should consider staycations. Family staycations are appealing because it is less expensive but fun. Here are some activities things that you can consider when you staycations:

  • Backyard camping: You haven’t tried backyard camping. Now is the perfect time to try it. You can cook and set up a camp in your backyard. If you do not have a backyard, you can go to camping sites. Do not forget your mosquito repellent.
  • Strolling in the park: There are many beautiful parks here in Singapore. It is time that you take advantage of it. Why not stroll in the park with the family? You can also consider biking. Your kids will surely be happy.

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  • Flying a kite and picnicking: If you are going to the park, you should consider picnic. You can also get your kids to join your fly your kite.
  • Movie marathon: If you want to stay at home, you can simply lounge and enjoy movies with the family. Before that, do not forget the popcorns, chips and sodas. This is a fun thing to do for catching up.
  • Play indoor games: After watching movies,  you can play indoor games like board and card games.

Actually, there are many things that you can do. The important thing is whatever you do or wherever you go, the family is happy.

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What You Need to Know about FIBA Basketball World Cup

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Not all Singaporeans are fond of basketball however there are still quite a number of Singaporeans who would love to get updates from the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The host country is Spain. This will be the last four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup cycle will be held after five years.

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The champion will automatically qualify in the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will be from August 30 to September 14, 2014. Here are the things that you need to know about FIBA Basketball World Cup:

  • Venues: There are different venues. Some venues include Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid), Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona), Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada (Granada), Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo), Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo (Seville) and Gran Canaria Arena (Las Palmas).
  • Qualifications: There will be twenty four teams who will join the World Cup. Automatically there’s one berth for the host nation.

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  • Qualified teams: As of September 21, 2014, twenty teams have qualified for the World Cup. United States, Angola, Egypt, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Iran, Philippines, South Korea, France, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey are qualified to mention a few. Wildcards are Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey.

Many people are heading to Spain for this remarkable event. If you want to watch it, you can consider live streaming via the internet or your cable TV. If you are fortunate to see the games personally, do not forget to capture the moments.

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Losing Weight Around Your Children

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You have a lot of things to do when you want to lose weight. For one, you become more eager to exercise without thinking about the effort it will take. However, this is not always an assurance that one can lose weight even a weary exercise is done. In fact, exercising will only go to waste if it is done quickly and if it’s not done in the correct form. Just consider that carrying weights for hours can really strain your muscles and even your spine.

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Remember that You’re a Role Model

If you are focusing to lose weight, do not say it to your child. Also, do not show that you are always stepping on a weighing scale. This is because, ironically, this increases the chance that you kid will become either fat or too thin. This is because he will become conscious of his own weight because he sees the difficulties of being fat. This may also make a child create a scary image of what will happen when he will also become overweight.

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Making Your Children Understand

Now, if you do not want this to happen to your child, you should not show yourself to him that you are working hard to lose weight. But if it happens that your child sees it every day and he keeps on asking why you are always doing the exercise, do not make a reason that you are trying to lose weight. Instead, you can say that you need to exercise because you want to become healthy and more progressive in life.  In this, way, he might be inspired and join you working out.

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Offering Help That’s Not from the Heart

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Helping someone is a very good deed especially when it comes to your heart. There are people in this planet who are not sincere in helping others particularly the elders. There are individuals who just ignore them and kicking them off. On the other hand, there are still people who love to help elderly most specifically the one that needs health assistance.

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Elders are not the only individuals who should be given a hand. In fact, infants should also be given attention because they are just starting their journey in this planet. They have to be taught the different things that they need to know about this planet. The first thing that you will teach to a baby is the language you are using. By doing this, you and your child can easily understand each other.

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Do not Offer Help

Once your child grow, he will learn different things like playing toys, answering puzzles, solving building blocks and many more. You will definitely teach him to do these things in order for your child to know what he is doing. But you should not teach all the things you know because this is not the way your child will know. For example, your child is playing building blocks. He is stuck in one block. Then, you offer help. Would you think your kid will learn if you do that? Apparently, he will. Nevertheless, you are not giving him the chance to learn from his own and give solution to his problem. If you always offer help to your youngster, he will always rely on you and will always call you when he needs help.

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