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LOUISVILLE, Ky. curl secret babyliss . -- Muhammad Ali soaked in familiar cheers and chants along with a rendition of "Happy Birthday" on Saturday night as friends and admirers celebrated the boxing champs coming 70th birthday at a party in his Kentucky hometown. As party-goers mingled in a lobby of the Muhammad Ali Center before the party, Ali walked slowly to a second-floor balcony overlooking them. The crowd immediately began to clap, then broke into chants of "Ali! Ali!" followed by singing as Ali watched for about two minutes. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who is battling Parkinsons disease, leaned against a rail and raised his right hand to wave to the crowd. Ali walked on his own but was at times assisted by his wife, Lonnie, and his sister-in-law. After the brief appearance, Ali went to his party. Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis said his boyhood idol is "still the greatest." "I feel so proud and honoured that were able to show our feelings and show our support for him," Lewis said. Lewis said Alis strength and influence extended far beyond the boxing ring in his humanitarian efforts. "What hes done outside the ring -- just the bravery, the poise, the feeling, the sacrifice," Lewis said "... Hes truly a great man." The guest list numbered 350 for the private party, which doubled as a US$1,000-per-person fundraiser for the Ali Center, the six-year-old cultural and education complex designed to be a legacy to his social activism. The six-story centre also retraces Alis career, including his epic bouts against Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Sonny Liston. Guests paid tribute to Ali beforehand. "The reason I loved him is because of his confidence," University of Kentucky mens basketball coach John Calipari said. "He would talk and then back it up. He had great courage and who had more fun than him?" The guest list also included Alis trainer Angelo Dundee and three American hikers who were imprisoned in Iran. Ali, perhaps the most prominent U.S. Muslim, lobbied for their release. Rocker John Mellencamp headlined the entertainment. Ali turns 70 on Tuesday, and the party in his hometown is the first of five planned in the next few months. Not long after Alis dramatic appearance on the balcony, the crowd began filing into a banquet hall for the party, which was closed to the public and reporters. The self-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time" remains one of the worlds most recognizable figures, even though hes been largely absent from the public eye recently as he fights Parkinsons disease. Lonnie Ali said Friday that her husband has mixed feelings about the landmark birthday. "Hes glad hes here to turn 70, but he wants to be reassured he doesnt look 70," she said. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, Ali took up boxing at age 12, when his bike was stolen and he wanted to find and whip the culprit. The boy was introduced to Joe Martin, a police officer who coached boxing at a local gym. Alis brother, 68-year-old Rahaman Ali, recalled on Saturday night that the champ was cheerful and happy as a youngster. "As a little boy he (said) he would be the worlds greatest fighter and be a great man," he said. Ali flourished in the ring, becoming a top amateur and Olympic gold medallist . He made his professional debut in Louisville and arranged for a local childrens hospital to receive proceeds from the fight. Lewis said Ali ranks as the greatest of heavyweights, and he said he was inspired by Alis fights. "I used to get mad if I didnt see the Ali shuffle," Lewis said. "So I was always watching him, expecting some type of antic." Ali won the heavyweight title in 1964, defeating the heavily favoured Sonny Liston. Soon after, Ali -- who was raised in a Baptist family -- announced his conversion to Islam and changed his name. While in his prime, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967 for refusing to be drafted for military service during the Vietnam War. He cited his religious beliefs as the reason for his refusal. His decision alienated Ali from many across the U.S. and resulted in a draft-evasion conviction. Ali found himself embroiled in a long legal fight that ended in 1971, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favour. Ali lost his first bid to regain the heavyweight crown when Frazier knocked him down and took a decision in the "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden in 1971. Ali regained the heavyweight title in 1974, defeating Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle." A year later, he outlasted Frazier in the epic "Thrilla in Manila" bout. Last year, a frail Ali rose from his seat and clapped for his deceased rival at Fraziers funeral. Alis last title came in 1978 when he defeated Leon Spinks. Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted himself to social causes. He travelled the world on humanitarian missions, mingling with the masses and rubbing elbows with world leaders. Ali received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005. babyliss curl secret .Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have hired Randy Cunneyworth as a professional scout for the team. curl secret pas cher . It could come as early as Friday when the 2-0 Alouettes play host to Toronto, although the 1-1 Argonauts defence has yet to allow a passing TD this season. Going into the season, Calvillo needed eight to tie the 394 amassed by Allen in his 23 CFL campaigns from 1985 to 2007. LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpsons lawyer wont get a chance to plead for the imprisoned former football stars freedom before the full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court. The states highest court issued a terse and unanimous order Tuesday declining to do what three of its members already refused to do -- hear Simpsons appeal of his conviction and nine-to-33-year prison sentence in a 2007 armed confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room. Simpson lawyer Malcolm LaVergne told The Associated Press he understood the courts reluctance to hear oral arguments after a three-justice panel in October denied Simpsons appeal and declined in February to reconsider. LaVergne said hell take the case now to the federal courts. "What judge wants to be put in the position that they let O.J. go free?" LaVergne asked in an interview. "Well work now within the federal court system. Thats our option at this point." "This is not a fair result for Mr. Simpson, given the facts of the case," the lawyer added. LaVergne said he spoke last week with Simpson, and said the 63-year-old former football star remains in good spirits at the medium-security Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada. babyliss curl secret prix. In his appeal, LaVergne maintains Simpson didnt intend to commit a crime because he thought he was retrieving personal items that had been stolen from him. Simpson stood trial and was convicted with co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges. Four other men who took part in the caper pleaded guilty to lesser felonies, testified at trial and were sentenced to probation. Stewart served more than two years in prison before the Nevada Supreme Court overturned his conviction with a ruling that Simpsons fame -- stemming from his 1995 acquittal in the Los Angeles slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman -- tainted the Las Vegas proceedings. Stewart, now 57, avoided a retrial with plea deal in which he didnt contest felony robbery and conspiracy charges. He was sentenced in January to three years of probation, including nine months of home detention. ' ' '