Magic of Maaji swimwear will continue to mesmerise in 2011

Maaji swimwear is known by fashionistas across the globe for their stunning swimwear. The new 2011 swimwear collection is pretty and feminine. Each piece is made using a fusion of retro prints in soft to the touch swimwear, beachwear materials. Buttons, bows, frills and embellishments are used to make the swimwear quirky and unique. There is nothing else in the market remotely like this South American swimwear brand.


For those who don’t know Maaji – let us at Sandstorm Boutique provide a little information about them for you. We at Sandstorm Boutique love working with Maaji Swimwear and we provide their gorgeous collections to our customers based across the globe. The 2011 Collection is simply stunning and we are sure it will be a big hit with both our established customers and new customers in the coming year.


The Maaji swimwear look is subtle – it is not overtly sexy or in your face. This makes the swimwear suitable for; kids, teenagers and women who are in their 20, 30s or 40s ...... in fact it is great for any women who like to be ‘on trend’ on the beach - no matter what their age!

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Alyson Stoner on The Disney Channel New Year's Eve!

Join IMTA alum Alyson Stoner on New Year's Eve on The Disney Channel! She is hosting the premiere of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam - Freestyle Jam! She will be showing the hottest new dance moves from the movie throughout the evening with co-host Matthew "Mdot" Finley.

Be sure to catch this exciting new edition of a Disney Favorite!
Happy New Year from all of us at IMTA!

Alvaro Morata - Real Madrid wonderkid earning comparisons to legendary striker Fernando Morientes

The young forward is gradually getting involved at Los Blancos as Jose Mourinho sees massive potential in the player.

Alvaro Borja Morata Martin started his way in football at the age of 13 playing at the Atletico Madrid youth academy. Two years later, he moved to Getafe, where he spent a couple of seasons before his enormous potential was discovered by Real Madrid 's scouts in 2008.

His first year for the Juvenil C, one of the Bernabeu outfit's youth sides, was an immense success as Morata helped the team win two youth titles by contributing 34 goals. This earned him a promotion to Real Madrid Castilla in July 2010.

Morata's debut for the Castilla side came in a friendly match against AD Alcorcon on August 15, and the striker scored the only goal of the match as his side recorded a 1-0 victory. Since then, Morata has been a key part of Castilla's league campaign, and notched his first league goal for the side in a match against RSD Alcala in October.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho became increasingly aware of the teenager's potential and invited him to a pre-season tour with the senior side in the United States in the summer, a move indicative of the more important role Mourinho was considering for Morata.

On December 12, the 1.87m-tall forward went on to make his senior Real Madrid debut, coming on to replace Angel Di Maria in the 88th minute of a 3-1 league win over Real Zaragoza.

He was only given a few minutes to play and seemed a bit nervous, but showed some class with several touches on the ball and even came close to a one-on-one chance with the opposition 'keeper.

Shortly after his first taste of top-flight football, he also made a brief Copa del Rey debut as Real Madrid thrashed Levante 8-0, coming on for the last 13 minutes.

Alvaro Morata is a fantastic prospect for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. Despite the abundance of promising young Spanish talent coming through the ranks, Morata offers several qualities that few of his compatriots do.

He is a towering presence in the box and boasts superb aerial ability, as well as excellent finishing, off-the-ball movement and anticipation. He is also remarkably quick and agile.

This has been highlighted by his stand-out performances for the young Spain teams. He has scored a highly impressive nine goals in 13 appearances for the Spain U-17, U-18 and U-19 sides, including two goals in four matches at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The target striker's playing style has been compared to that of former Real Madrid star Fernando Morientes, mostly due to the youngster's aerial prowess, but also thanks to his exceptional composure in front of goal.

Watch Alvaro Morata 's debut appearance in a Real Madrid shirt against Zaragoza:

Fenerbahçe Gündemi

* İtalya’nın başkenti Roma’da düzenlenen Euroleague Uluslararası Gençler Turnuvası’nda Montepaschi Siena’yı 65-63 yenen Fenerbahçe Genç Erkek Basketbol Takımı Final Four’a yükseldi. Cengaverleri kutluyor ve helal olsun diyoruz!

* Dün akşam Fenerbahçe Erkek Basket Takımı deplasmanda Galatasaray'a 67-56 yenildi. Maçı izleyemediğim için yorum yapamayacağım ne yazık ki. Ancak Ukic'e alternatif şart yorumlarının dün akşamla birlikte artık iyice dillendirildiğini not olarak düşmek gerek.

* 'Fenerbahçe Gündemi' köşesini arka arkaya aldığımız yenilgilerle başlatmak istemezdim ama öyle denk geldi. Voleybol Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası'nda Fenerbahçe, Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom’a 3-2 kaybetti. (2-0 öne geçtiğimizi hatırlatalım). Bu sezon ikinci mağlubiyet oldu. Rusya deplasmanında gelen mağlubiyet sonrası ayakların yere basması adına hayırlı oldu belki de demiştik ama bugünkü kayıp hem moral bozucu, hem de ilerisi için tedirgin edici. Gamova'nın gitmesiyle birlikte oluşturulan yeni kadronun toplam kalitesi elbette daha fazla ama geçen seneki bir eksik hala giderilmemiş gibi. Veya oyuncular bu hususta tam anlamıyla performanslarını gösteremiyorlar. O eksik de şu: geçen yıl zor anlarda takımı ayakta tutan Nati'ydi. Bu sene de böyle anlarda yine sadece Nati var. Sergen Yalçın'ın o meşhur söylemiyle "sıkıntı var" yani. Umarım bu konuda teknik ekip gerekenleri yapar.

* Gökhan Ünal, İ.B.B'ye kiralık olarak gönderildi. Semih'in forma şansı bulamadığı bir ortamda alınması yanlıştı zaten. Orada çok iyi bir dönem geçirebilir belki ama şu saatten sonra Gökhan Ünal'dan Fenerbahçe'nin verim alabileceğini sanmıyorum. Umarım bundan sonraki futbol hayatına Fenerbahçe'de devam etmez. Temelli gider.

* Uğur Dündar, Aziz Yıldırım'la röportaj yapmış. Vakti olan okusun. Röportajda ilgimi en çok çeken kısım ise şu cümle bu arada, "Aykut konusunda kararım belli. 1.5 sene sonra seçim var. O seçime kadar Aykut’a dokunmam" demiş Aziz Yıldırım. Ancak bu sözlerinden önce de, "yapamazsam, zaten kendim giderim diyor" lafı da var. Sezon sonunda şampiyonluk gelmezse, ki bu şu anki duruma göre yüksek bir olasılık, Aziz Yıldırım kapıyı direkt göstermez ama dolaylı yoldan gösterir. Aykut Kocaman da durmaz herhalde.

* Bundan kelli fırsat buldukça Fenerbahçe'ye dair meseleler üzerine kısa kısa değineyim diyorum. Umarım bu bölüm geçici bir heves olma (bu da kendime yaptığım ulu orta bir uyarıydı)

UK students design new chapter for Speedo Swimsuits

Students at the London College of Fashion, University College Falmouth and the University of Huddersfield created their new designs from excess stocks of the revolutionary suit. The Speedo LZR Racer was rendered obsolete following a change in rules set out by the governing body of the sport of swimming FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) which prevented the use of body suits in competitive swimming.

The creations include several examples drawing on the suit’s heritage in the pool, including a patchwork watershort using the LZR Racer and other Speedo watershorts sourced on auction websites by Man Kit Au Yeung from London College of Fashion, and an ‘Afterlife’ creation featuring a cape inspired by superheroes and aimed at the high-end fashion market by Eva Hiu Wa Lai also from London College of Fashion.
Other designs saw the Speedo LZR Racer reworked for other uses, with University College Falmouth student Owen Bennett creating a buoyancy aid life jacket, and Adriana Margarita Ruiz, a London College of Fashion student, creating a Speedo LZR Racer inspired technical jacket.

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Have a rare glimpse of Cristiano Ronaldo baby boy!

It's not exactly the most conventional reaction after scoring a goal.

But footballer Cristiano Ronaldo went a little gaga on the pitch after hitting the back of the net - by sucking his thumb as his young son watched on.

The Real Madrid star saluted his pride and joy with the gesture during his team's match against AJ Auxerre.

Six-month-old Cristiano Ronaldo Junior was being held by Jose Andrade, the boyfriend of Ronaldo's mother Dolores Aveiro.

And it appeared the Portuguese sportsman's good luck charm paid off, as his team went on to defeat AJ Auxerre 4-0 during the Champions League game.

Ronaldo, who dates Russian model Irina Shayk, announced that he had become a father on Facebook and Twitter this summer.

He shocked fans when he revealed he had become a father to Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr on June 17 to an un-named American mother.

He said he was in 'full custody' of the baby, which is being cared for by his mother Dolores, 55, and sisters Katia, 33, and Elma, 35.

Roberto Mancini: Sometimes I want to punch Balotelli!

After victory over Aston Villa, Man City boss Roberto Mancini admits he'd like to thump hat-trick hero Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli's first City treble, including two cheeky penalties, took his tally to eight goals in eight games but his response to the general euphoria was typically muted.

Mancini smiled: "I would like to punch him sometimes! When you score three goals in the Barclays Premier League I think you should celebrate. After the first goal he did celebrate - for one second, I think! At least he smiled!

"Our supporters love Mario - they love all the players. Mario must understand this, because it is important for a player. Every day I fight against him! But he is young. He was with me at 17 years old, so I know him very well."

Armanın Gururu

Fenerbahçe kadın voleybol takımı, Ankara deplasmanında böyle karşılanmış. Düşünen, akıl eden, üreten herkesin eline sağlık.

foto: forum.fenerbasket.com

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Bu konuyla ilgili ne yazsan, hep karşı taraftan "ama şöyle de böyle..." şeklinde savunmalar geleceği malum (aklı selim sahibi olan kesim hariç tabii bu genellemede). Her zaman böyle olmuştur, muhtemelen ileride de böyle olacaktır. Bu yüzden meseleyi çok uzatmadan hem ilgili makamların ne yapacağını, hem de Fenerbahçe camiasının bu işi peşini bırakıp bırakmayacağını merak ettiğimi belirteyim.

Son olarak da topu Radikal'e vereyim. Hadiseyi en güzel onlar özetlemişler zira.