Some of the 20 finalists stayed at my home this weekend…. (Naomi & Emily)

（先週末、ファイナリスト達が家にお泊りに来たの。　写真は尚美とエミリ　）

“Style & Motion. The show this year will be a musical, a comedy, a love story in an historical fashion show, showcasing the quintessential of Japanese beauty”. Ines

The girls are reheasing the Chicago part for the Lingerie segment….

（ファイナリスト達は今ファイナルに向けて、ランジェリーのパート「Chicago」のリハーサルをしているの。）

Wait and see the Pin-Ups act for the  swimsuit segment….

（水着のパート「ピンナップス」　のリハーサルも同時進行中。）

At the Countdown party at the Audi Forum Tokyo.

You can see who is striking very clearly on the catwalk…. check here!

Also my ranking is gone because I never have time anymore to update it but one thing I can tell you is that my number one this week is no other than LULU! Milly and Hiroko think the same as well.

Exciting, girls are changing, improving or getting down, it moves a lot since the show is coming up in 2 weeks only, the pressure is getting real high… come back to see all the non-edited videos of the  daily rehearsals with Milly that we will have available on MUJTV very soon!

（４月１７日にアウディフォーラムにて行われたカウントダウンパーティー。 MUJTVでその時のキャットウォークで誰が一番素敵だったかがわかるわ。　チェックしてみて！ それと、今までこのサイト上でアップしていた私のランキング、もう日本大会が目前に迫ってアップデートする時間がないので終了します。 ただ最後にこれだけ言わせて。　今週のナンバー１はLULU以外には考えられない！！　振付師のミリーと、美馬寛子も同じ意見よ。 ファイナルまであと二週間に迫って、ガールズたちは様々な変化を見せてくれているわ。　もうすぐMUJTVにリハーサルの様子がアップされると思うから、是非チェックしてみてね）

Photos by Hiroki Ikesue WILL COMMENT LATER…. PLS COME BACK!

HOW TO WEAR A BAG, AT THE FLAG-STORE ON OMOTESANDO

MIKA (boots), EMILY (purple), MINAMI (scarf) & MARIE IGARASHI (belt) BY cassiophoto jingumae 5-21-4 # C; Shibuya-ku 150-0001 mobile: 090-1995-4400 / Tel/fax: 81-3-3407-7424 http://www.cassiophoto.com

  Noa carrying Luca I am working so hard, so lately that my husband went alone with 2 of our boys to Saipan for the weekend to give me space at home to receive 3 televisions film the 20 finalists in a boot camp at home with me and Milly, my choreographer since the past 12 years, who just flew from London. Will post some pictures of the boot camp later.

5月1日（金）　13:10~13:25　J-wave（81.3FM）　PARADISO　「CHEER YOU UP」　生出演！！ I will be on TV with Ikko san! I am a big fan, do not miss it! 5月5日（火、祝）　22:00 ~ 23:00 　日本テレビ　「魔女たちの22時」　出演

Yatta! I just received my RESTIR NEWS #4 in the mail this morning and took some photos of the pages with my digital camera. I took Jennifer Lopez shopping at Restir at Tokyo Midtown shop  while she was in Tokyo and she loved it. I receive the Restir news every month and wanted to share with my fans… Basically, everything on these pages you can purchase via mobile or over the telephone if you don’ t want to come all the way to the RESTIR MIDTOWN shop. All the items are numbered as you can see, and via its mobile shopping service, you can place orders and the sales staff will answer your sales requests directly via text message and ship the items to you directly from the store. Just text message the item number to ” customer@restir.com ” and the sales staff will get back to you regarding size price and payment etc. t is basically a mobile shopping service. Telephone shopping/inquiries: 03-3404-5370   HOURS are 11:00 – 19:00 Monday – Friday In addition, the items that have an “@” mark, are also available on ” store.restir.com” If you want a copy of RESTIR NEWS monthly delivered to your home, go to its website and register to become a member so you can shop from your home every month! Have fun shopping!

To my friends and to any woman who dream to become pregnant and cannot…..  you should read this. Mercury In Fish It is known that mercury is toxic to the nervous system of the foetus and young children. Older children and adults are more resistant to the adverse effects of mercury. Our largest exposure to mercury is from eating fish and several countries, including the USA and Australia, have recommended that pregnant women and young children restrict their intake of fish that contain high levels of mercury.

Studies have shown that adults and children in Hong Kong have relatively high levels of mercury, which seems to be due to a higher total intake of fish rather than due to the fish that are eaten having a higher mercury content. In one study the average mercury content of fish commonly eaten in Hong Kong was 120 (mcg/kg) for sea fish and 80 for freshwater fish (Ip, Paediatrics International 2004). This is relatively low, there are several large fish species that have mercury levels consistently above 500. As a result of high mercury intake by pregnant women, one study (Fok 2007 at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin) found that more than 75% of newborns in HK had blood levels of mercury above the level that is considered safe.

 

We have gathered some data of mercury levels in fish to allow informed choices. These data come from more than one source and we have quoted all the results as mcg/kg for easy comparison. The results show the average mercury level, which will vary between different geographical locations and individual fish. The US and HK government data have been added in full and, at the end of this article, we have added a shorter list of the fish that are most commonly eaten by our patients

 

Australian Government:

Pregnant women or women intending to become pregnant within the next six months should be careful about which fish they eat.

They should:

Avoid fish with high levels of mercury (more than 500 mcg/kg) ie: shark, ray, swordfish, barramundi, gemfish, orange roughy, ling and southern bluefin tuna.

Limit other fish, such as tuna steaks, to one portion per week or two 140g cans of tuna per week (smaller tuna contain less mercury).

However, there is no restriction needed on the amount of salmon, including canned salmon, which is eaten.

 

US Government:

Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Women Who are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, Young Children: Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury (more than 500mcg/kg). Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury.