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Kelis Quietly Welcomed her Second Child, another Son, Last Month

Posted on December 17, 2015

Singer Kelis gave birth to her second child recently, E! News reports.

The singer and Le Cordon Bleu-trained Chef and Cookbook author welcomed the new addition, a baby boy, in November, the source told the entertainment news site.

The “Milkshake” singer has not made a public statement about her newborn neither confirmed the dad, though the rumor mill reports it is a mystery man she was caught holding hands with by the paparazzi, holding hands a little while back.

The “I’m Bossy” raspy-voiced crooner recently released a cook book , “My Life on A Plate” which she promoted this Summer. She announced the pregnancy by appearing quite preggers at the Afro Punk festival in New York city this summer wearing a bright pink caftan.

Kelis has not made a public statement about welcoming her newborn just yet. This is the second child for Kelis, who has a son named Knight, with now ex-husband rapper Nas.

Knight loves iceland! We took an outing to the glaciers today! What a day @bountyandfull
A photo posted by Kelis (@sausageandboots) on Jun 18, 2015 at 10:42am PDT

Congrats to the happy family!

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Second Time Mom-to-Be Kelis hits NYC to promote her New Cook Book

Posted on October 4, 2015

When not touring or belting out hits on a stage, mom-to-be Kelis was studying at the famous Paris cooking school, Le Cordon Bleu. The native New Yorker recently hit up the HuffPost Live and Sirius XM studios to promote her new cook book, “My Life on a Plate: Recipes From Around the World“.

Dressed in baggy denim cuffed cropped pants, a silk t-shirt and black ballet flats, the “Milkshake” singer hit the NYC promo tour last week.

In her cookbook, the native New Yorker shares dishes from her Puerto Rican heritage and her travels around the world. During stops on various legs of world tours, she discovered local outdoor markets and tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurants and other hidden journeys. She captures some of the food from her travels, culture and her own specialties derived from growing up watching and learning her mom who ran a catering business in the family home.

The cook book is the output of all that effort and was released this past September 28. And she had much practice working in a few restaurants on the line as a prerequisite to graduating from cooking school. “Kitchen is intense,” she told BBC of working sauté, adding that at first her fellow classmates were taken with a celebrity apprentice by their side but over time, because “time is so crucial that no one, it was like whatever, can you cook, like get on with it?”

Kelis, who is still actively performing, told BBC that the cook book is “just another outlet” for her, “something she enjoys.”

It’s available in hardback for $17.79 at Amazon.com.

Kelis is currently expecting her second child with her husband (though that is yet to be confirmed). She has a 6-year old son Knight with ex-husband Nas,

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Parents Pitch Products at White House’s First Demo Day

Posted on August 5, 2015

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So…we all know parents rock and some rock so much that they step in to fill a void and need among fellow parents by inventing some amazing and wonderful life-saving services, gadgets, contraption and tools.

A few of said innovative parents got a chance to show off their services and products yesterday at the First Ever White House Demo Day on August 4, which was also on the birthday of US President Barack Obama.

Bellyitch’s founder JJ was on hand to witness and record the President go around the exhibits set up in in the State Room of the White House and hear presentations from a selection of about 30 startups and entrepreneurs.

Earlier these brilliant minds were among small business owners who had taken part of a two-day session that included round tables and meetings with Senior White House officials, venture capitalists, government leaders and business mentors.

Products for and by parents presented that day included:

Husband and wife duo develop technology to help libraries boost kids’ summer reading
(Felix Lloyd and Jordan Lloyd-Bookey, Arlington, Virginia) Entrepreneurs and husband-and wife-team Felix Lloyd and Jordan Lloyd Bookey founded Zoobean to help libraries use technology to better serve their communities. Their latest product, Beanstack, provides families with learning tips, tools to log reading sessions, book and app recommendations and special badges tied to local library programs and goals. Jordan is the former Head of Google’s K-12 Education Outreach team. Felix is a serial entrepreneur whose first venture, MoneyIsland was acquired by BancVue.
Smart baby monitor can track a baby’s vital signs using only a video camera (Rubi Sanchez, San Francisco, California) Rubi Sanchez, the founder and CEO of Wearless Tech Inc., is a graduate of the University of California—Berkeley with experience in the health care industry. Her company has developed Cocoon Cam, a patent-pending solution that uses computer vision and cloud-based data analytics to transform the capabilities of a traditional baby monitor. Using their unique software, a digital video camera, and non-invasive infrared technology, Cocoon Cam can track a baby’s heart rate, respiration, and skin temperature from a distance. Parents can stream video and wellness information to their smartphone to know exactly what is going on with their baby’s health at any time. The Cocoon Cam team was trained through the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program.
Working mom of two turns family handmade popcorn tradition into snack food startup
(Jean Arnold, San Francisco, California) Jean Arnold grew up loving the fresh popcorn her mother would cook using a hand-cranked stove-top popper. As an adult, she spent years experimenting with making her own organic popcorn and flavoring it with exotic seasonings inspired by her training at Le Cordon Bleu in London. Now, as the founder of 479°, Arnold has turned her love of popcorn into a gourmet snack business that is sold around the country.

I also caught a cute moment during a pitch by Co-Founders Aaron Horowitz and Hannah Chung, both who have had experiences with juvenile diabetes. They explained how their inventive teddy bear called Jerry works. Jerry is stuffed with educational apps to help children develop healthy behaviors related to a condition they may be dealing with or generally nutrition, exercise, sleep, and mindfulness.

JJ captured the moment for a LIVE Periscope stream and uploaded on her YouTube channel where you’ll find other videos from the event:

Good stuff and it was pretty cool to be in the audience at the East Room to watch it all go down and to interview some of the exhibitors after the president’s remarks.

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