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Famine No More

Source: ECORAZZI - Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, have released a special video message in support of World Vision’s relief efforts in East Africa. The couple is urging people to give up one meal a day and donate the sum of $10 to FamineNoMore by texting “FAMINE” to “20222”

Sting and Wife Trudie Styler: Yoga and Tawdry Sex

Source: Examiner - Rocker Sting and Trudie Styler, his wife of 18 years, maintain their fit, youthful physiques by doing yoga every day and having an active sex life.

Styler, 57, who released a yoga exercise DVD in 2009, is launching another workout video called Weight Loss Yoga in March 2011.Both she and Sting, 59, have been doing yoga for 20 years, crediting their daily workouts with a happier marriage and an increased feeling of well-being in all areas of their lives.

Despite their disciplined approach to exercise, Styler and Sting indulge their joie de vivre. "We're epicureans; we believe in the good life," Sting tells the February 2011 issue of Harper's Bazaar.Styler adds, "Eating's pretty major; we have feasts at our house."

Another major component of their happy marriage is plenty of "tawdry" sex."

I don't think pedestrian sex is very interesting," says Sting. "I like the theater of sex. I like to look good. I like her to dress up. I like to dress her up."Trudie and Styler, who have been together for almost 30 years, have raised six children together and weathered ups and downs in both their personal and professional lives.

Through it all, they've managed to stay in love despite the pitfalls of fame, fortune and temptation. So what's their secret?

"We treat every day as it comes," Sting explains. "Relationships aren't easy, and I don't think they're particularly natural, but we're lucky because we actually like each other."

We love each other--that's a given--but Trudie lights my world up when she comes into a room. I don't take her for granted.

"Communication is also key. "It's important to have frank discussions about what the other wants," Styler says.

"To be in a relationship that is like a little lifetime, that's a challenge." 

Read more at the Examiner...

Cool Celebrity Causes

Source: DoSomethingGood - We love ALL charities and causes, but when it comes to naming your organization, they can be pretty cool...or pretty lame. We take a look at some of the celeb founded causes and pick our favorite names! Check out DoSomethingGood for the list...

Actor Kevin Costner Welcomes Seventh Child

Source: CBS - Oscar-winning director and actor Kevin Costner is a dad for the seventh time. Costner, 55, and his wife Christine Baumgartner, 36, welcomed their third child, a baby girl named Grace Avery Costner, on Wednesday, June 2.

Grace Avery arrived at 5:46 p.m. in California. She weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches at birth. The couple's rep tells People magazine that both mother and daughter are doing well.

The "Dancing with Wolves" star married Baumgartner, a German model, back in 2004. They have two other sons together - Hayes Loan, 16 months, and Cayden Wyatt, 3. Costner has four other children from a previous marriage. His eldest child is 25 years old.

Costner recently made headlines with his company, Ocean Therapy Solutions. BP officials agreed to test his company's oil-cleaning device, which could separate oil from water, as part of an effort to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf.

Pregnant at 47: Can I do that?

Source: CNN - This month, actress Kelly Preston announced that she was pregnant at the age of 47, prompting TV talk show discussions about the marvels of modern medicine that allowed Preston and her husband, actor John Travolta, to have a baby so late in life.

But 47 -- that's nothing. Compared with some other women, Preston's practically a baby.

Last year, Dr. David Kreiner, a reproductive endocrinologist in New York, helped a woman have a baby at 54. Dr. Jamie Grifo, also in New York, recently helped a woman get pregnant at age 55.

Both doctors say these days, it's not that difficult to get pregnant in your late 40s or early 50s -- as long as you have two things: someone else's eggs and at least $16,000 or so.

"Most women can get pregnant with donor eggs," said Kreiner, the medical director of East Coast Fertility in Plainview, New York. "The only reason you wouldn't be able to is if you have problems with your uterus, such as scarring or fibroids we can't operate on. But only about 1 to 5 percent of women have those problems."

So with donor eggs, could a woman get pregnant at, say, age 80?

"Theoretically, one would think there's no age limit," Kreiner said. "But it hasn't been tested."

Preston, who hasn't said whether she conceived naturally or with the help of donor eggs or any other form of technology, joins a list of celebrities who became pregnant in their mid- to late 40s. According to People magazine, actresses Geena Davis had a baby at age 46, Beverly D'Angelo at 49, Marcia Cross at 44 and supermodel Iman at 45. Actress Holly Hunter had twins at 47.

When celebrities get pregnant late in life, women sometimes assume they got pregnant naturally, reproductive endocrinologists say.

"They come in and say, 'Well, so-and-so got pregnant, and she's 47. My husband and I have been trying for so long. Why can't I get pregnant?' " said Dr. Hilton Kort, founder of Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. "I try to explain to them, we don't know how that celebrity got pregnant."

It's highly unusual for a woman to get pregnant on her own after age 45. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2008 there were 0.7 births per 1,000 women ages 45 to 49, compared with 9.9 births per 1,000 women ages 44 to 40.

Here are some questions and answers about having a baby that late in life.

Like Kelly Preston, I'm 47. What are my chances of getting pregnant naturally?

Slim to none, doctors say.

"Spontaneous pregnancy [rates for] someone 47 is VERY low," Kort wrote in an e-mail, explaining that your chances of conceiving naturally at that age are less than 5 percent each month, and the miscarriage rate in the first trimester is 70 to 80 percent.

"It's not impossible that someone aged 47 [got pregnant] without assistance, but it's highly unlikely," he adds.

What are my chances of getting pregnant at age 47 if I use in-vitro fertilization and my own eggs?

"Success with IVF at this age with patient's own eggs is practically unheard of," said Kreiner, of East Coast Fertility.

The odds are so low that Kort highly discourages women that age from even attempting IVF with their own eggs.

"Forty-three is pretty much my cutoff for IVF with a woman's own eggs. Occasionally, I'll do it at 44," he said. "The success rate is under 5 percent. When I explain this to women, they don't even want to try."

What are my chances of getting pregnant at age 47 if I use IVF and donor eggs?

Kort says he has a 70 percent to 75 percent success rate when women in their mid- to late 40s use donor eggs.

Grifo, who used donor eggs to get his 56-year-old patient pregnant, says he has a 55 percent to 60 percent success rate with donor eggs. He says his patient was due in mid-April, but the woman hasn't contacted him to say whether she had the baby.

How much does it cost to get pregnant with donor eggs?

It costs $20,000 to $30,000 per attempt to get pregnant with donor eggs at the New York University Fertility Center, where Grifo is the program director. Read more at CNN.

Sting And Trudie Styler Talk Rainforest And Eco-Living

Source: ecorazzi - 21 years ago, how many people were actually aware of what was and continues to go down in the Brazilian rainforest? Exactly!  Most of us had no clue about the sheer destruction caused by deforestation because it wasn’t occurring in our backyard and the media rarely educated us.

In 1989, Sting and his wife Trudie Styler first learned about this important issue and decided to take action. The couple was so moved by the plight of indigenous tribes that they established the Rainforest Foundation in an effort to raise funds to enable indigenous Kayapo Indian tribes to map and protect their territories and obtain basic human rights and legal protection from big industry.

One of the main ways that Trudie and Sting continue to achieve the financing goals for their foundation is by holding a yearly Rainforest Benefit Concert at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, which this time around featured musical performances from Lady Gaga, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Debbie Harry, Nile Rogers, Shirley Bassey…and naturally, the former Police front man himself.

Ms. Styler recently sat down with Katie Couric and said that although they’ve managed to raise close to $30 million to date, sadly it isn’t enough to protect tribes from the destruction triggered when huge corporations like Chevron stake their claim.  Still, Trudie feels proud that she and her husband are making a concerted and consistent effort to make a tangible difference, not only by running their charity, but by taking other steps to offset their acknowledged “massive carbon footprints.”

Prince William And Kate Middleton Wedding Next November?

Source: Huffington Post - Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton might tie the knot next November, the Telegraph UK reports. According to Tina Brown, June 3 and 4 have been blocked out on the royal calendar and could be used to deliver the wedding date announcement. The nuptials will likely occur in November.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were also married in the month of November.