2012 Teen Choice AwardsBuzz

Taylor Swift’s home must be running out of space for her trophies and medals. After her big wins during the American Music Awards, Grammy Awards, BMI Awards and Country Music Association Awards, the 22-year old country singer just brought home five surfboards from the recent Teen Choice Awards.

Other Teen Choices

Behind Swift was Canadian singer Justin Bieber who received four awards, then X Factor UK group One Direction with three. Former Canadian Idol finalist Carly Rae Jepsen also celebrated during the event in Los Angeles after her song “Call Me Maybe” got the Song of the Summer nod.

Among the most applauded people in the winners’ list were Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner who all star in the upcoming Twilight saga finale. “This award especially is an extreme honour”, expressed Lautner when he received his surfboard.

Among the other winners included Selena Gomez, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, Rihanna, Glee and Maroon 5. Demi Lovato, who just joined Simon Cowell in the panel of judges on the second season of the X Factor US, was the evening’s host, together with Glee’s Kevin McHale.

The awards were voted on by teenagers worldwide. During the ceremony, Lovato announced that there were over 134 million votes in all.

Battle of Outfits

Actress-singer Gomez was celebrating her birthday during the awards night. She just turned 20. She wore a simple pink dress.  She was spotted hugging her best friend Swift who admitted that they do not see each other more frequently due to busy schedules.

Gomez’s boyfriend Bieber was in a Michael Jackson-inspired dancewear.

Kristen Stewart climbed up the stage in a pair of sexy leather pants and a blazer to get her surfboard, while summer breakthrough singer Jepsen appeared before the audience in a silky purple romper.

One of the most-dressed attendees was Lovato. She sparkled in a feathered mini-dress by Falguni and Shane Peacock. In the later part of the show, the host changed into another sexy ensemble, which boasted a revealing neckline. Among the celebrities who were present during ceremony, it was only Lovato who gained not-so-good publicity for her earlier attire. Mothers watching the coverage on Fox were wondering if the host was wearing bra or not.

Online Polls

Not all the winners during the Teen Choice Awards received a 100% approval rating from online polling sites. However, some sites agree with the results. Example, a Guardian poll shows that 68% says Swift is their favorite while only 32% prefers Bieber (as of 07/24/2012).

On the other hand, The Hollywood Gossip is comparing gowns worn by the attendees. One poll allows visitors to pick between the gown of Lea Michele from Glee and that of Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars. Michele’s gown has been chosen by 51.5% while Hale’s has the other 48.6% (as of 07/24/2012).

Lovato’s fashion that night is also a trending topic now. An AOL Music poll has it that 73.1% thinks that her earlier outfitis a “hit”, while only 9% says it is a “miss”. Currently, she is the leading choice in a Pop Crush poll on best-dressed people during the Teen Choice Awards.

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Kim Jong-un’s North Korea

“Powerful and prosperous nation” is North Korea’s motto when translated in English. With guiding principles from its legendary founders, NoKor closed its door to foreign influences as part of its self-prescribed process of becoming a well-built nation in the Korean peninsula. NoKorhas become a “private” country in Asia, with essential information kept secret from the rest of the world.

Until today, no good number of pictures or videos is available to give a glimpse of what is happening inside the country. News media bodies, the leading sources of facts about a country, are not given full access to cover stories in Pyongyang, the country’s capital city. Foreign volunteers, who bring donations from international organizations, are required to surrender their recording devices as to control the disclosure of information about the current situation of North Koreans.

 Kim Jong-un: the New Face of NoKor After the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in December last year, the young Kim Jong-un took the highest position in their government. The moment he was installed as the new head of NoKor, everyone started asking “who is he?” Kim Jong-un’s exact age is unknown. News reports, with sources from China and South Korea, say that the leader was born on January 8, 1983. Others claim he was born in 1984. The new leader was educated in Switzerland. He was described as a shy student, and a huge fan of basketball. He was not even the first choice of his father to succeed in the throne.

The first choice was his eldest half-brother Kim Jong-namwho was caught attempting to enter Japan using a fake passport. Kim Jong-nam’s plan was to visit Tokyo Disneyland. Speculations about Kim Jong-un continue trending, with North Korea state media not giving any confirmations or clarifications about the hearsays. The “Disneyfication” of North Korea In early July, pictures showing Kim Jong-unand other military leaders being entertained by Disney characters during a concert called “Moranbong” surfaced on the internet. As seen in the pictures, members of a North Korean band were dressed up as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Minnie Mouse and other Disney characters. According to news reports, state-run Korean Central News Agency never mentioned about the Disney characters during its coverage of the concert. As everyone knows, Disney is an American brand.

Everyone was then wondering what the American characters were doing in a country that once closed its door to western culture.According to the Disney management, North Korea has not obtained any right to use the characters. Moreover, it was not just the use of Disney characters that was put on hot seat. The world was also wondering about the lady who was beside the young leader in the pictures. The woman might be Kim Jong-un’s Mrs. Right, sister or simply a workmate. Later on, it was said that the lady is a divorcee and an admirer of Kim Jong-un. In the past few years, news about North Korea revolved around its nuclear power plants.

In fact, NoKor is the latest country to join the nuclear club in 2006. The tension between the North and South Korea became an international headline when NoKor released statements saying it can use its nuclear resources to turn South Korea into ashes. One of the latest nuclear-related news reports about NoKor was its failed missile test that gained international opposition.As long as North Korea has its doors closed; the rest of the world keeps on digging for more information about the country. The unexpected reports are a sign that the once private country is starting to welcome changes.

Kicking Euro 2012 Football Polls

With every successful goal, the applause from the audience gets louder and louder. Sixteen football teams in the 2012 European Football Championship or more popularly called Euro 2012 are competing with each other to grab a slot in the upcoming Federation Internationale de Football Association or FIFA.

 This year’s Euro Cup is hosted by both Poland and Ukraine. It will run through July 1. The competition started on June 8, with millions of people wondering who among their idols will shine the brightest. Will it be Alan Dzagoev, Mario Gomez, Mario Mandzukic or Cristiano Ronaldo?

 Some football fanatics intentionally flew to the two countries to personally see their idols and visit the edifices that were made purposely for the international event. Among the most visited venues of the Euro 2012 include the Donbass Arena in Ukraine and the Municipal Stadium in Poland.

 Euro Cup Matches

The first semi-final game of the Euro 2012 featured Iberian rivals Portugal and Spain. The score was 4-2 in penalty, in favor of Spain. The winner of the upcoming Italy-Germany match will play against Spain on the first of July.

Last July 24, Italy won over England, 4-2 on penalties. According to football experts, Italy appeared superior to England during the fight. German football manager Jurgen Klinsman admitted that he was impressed with how Italy controlled the entire game

Another memorable match was the Germany-Greece game. Germany won the match, 4-2. All matches since the first day of the event are well-covered by news groups that broadcast results to millions of viewers worldwide.

The next and last semi-final match is expected to gather more crowds at Poland’s National Stadium where Italy will fight against Germany. In the tournament’s history, Germany never defeated Italy. Thus, this year’s Euro Cup will be historical if Germany will defeat Italy.

 The much-anticipated final match will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.

 Euro Cup 2012 Football Polls

 After updating their readers about the results of the latest Euro Cup games, news sites and sports blogs solicit for opinions regarding anything concerning the latest games. One of theissues that Guardian tackled is the banning of the England band which was allowed to play into the remaining games.

Results have it that 82.9% believes that the band should be banned, while the remaining 17.1% says otherwise. SkySports is conducting an online survey about the recent England-Italy game. The question goes “Who was England’s man of the match against Italy”. The initial results show that 41% of respondents say it was John Terry, 33.1% sayit was Glen Johanson, 15.7% say it was Joe Hart, 6.8% say it was Joleon Lescott, and only 3.4% say it was Ashley Cole. Team Talk also ran the same poll. Still, Johanson led with 40.99%. Then comes Terry with 21.62%, Hart with 20.27%, Cole with 4.95%, and Lescott with 2.7%. Between Portugal and Spain, a Castrol Football survey shows that Spain (68%) will win over Portugal (32%). Meanwhile, aFootball.cofootball survey predicts that Germany will win the entire competition. Fifty-two percent (15%) of respondents foresee Germany as the overall winner while 15%see Spain winning the trophy.

Spain also received the highest number of clicks in the Indiana Express online poll that requests readers to vote for the country that they like to win in the competition. Coming behind are Italy and Germany. Who do you think will win in the Euro 2012? Vote for your team now! Join PollPursuit and watch out if your answer is correct on July 1.