Jenna Bush engaged to beau Hager
US President George W Bush is going to become dad-in-law, for his daughter Jenna is now officially engaged to boyfriend Henry Hager, ANI reports from Washington. The White House announced that the engagement took place on August 15.
“President and Mrs George W Bush are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Bush, to Mr Henry Hager, son of the Honourable and Mrs John H Hager of Richmond, Virginia,” the White House announced. “Miss Bush and Mr Hager became engaged on Wednesday,” the White House announced. However no wedding date has been fixed.
Your finger is now your credit card
US scientists have developed a cashless, cardless payment system that allows a person to make purchase simply by scanning their finger, ANI reports from Washington. The system uses the unique vein pattern under the skin of a person’s finger as a form of identification and then ties that so-called biometric to credit card information. Researchers say the finger credit card could make shopping easier and help reduce fraud and identity theft.
Chinese boy named ‘@”
There might be millions of characters in the Chinese language, but English letters and even symbols are being used as names in China, AFP reports from Beijing. In one of the strangest names, parents tried to call their son “@”, while other people have used transliterated English names to make their own sound more western, The First newspaper reported.
Bootylicious JLo voted best in Hollywood
Jennifer Lopez’s famous derriere has been voted the best butt in Hollywood, ANI reports from London. The sexy Latina topped the poll even though recent photos seemed to show that her bottom had succumbed to dreaded cellulite. Coming in close on JLo’s heels at second place on the list was the Beyonce, reports The Sun. The singer was followed by Justin Timberlake’s lady love Jessica Biel, who came in third.
The popularisation of mixing English into Chinese has led authorities to consider the need of standardising some of their usage, Professor Hou Min at the China Media University told the newspaper. But Li of the State Language Commission said the boy named “@” had one of the most unique titles. His parents wanted to call him “@” because a loose Chinese translation means “love him”. It was not clear whether the boy kept the name.