Opec wants American's to pay more for gas. Again. They just bled the cow dry. Our economy collapsed due to sustained high gas prices. People paid for gas on credit cards for over two years and every American that isn't in the top 2% is broke. Unless you are Madonna (and even she is a miser I hear) or Tom Cruise, or someone loaded with money, you are hurting. You may have been fired or live in fear of your job. No one in your family except the children are getting Christmas gifts. Have I nailed this?
Price fixing is illegal in the US. Anyone that thinks we can forget about an electric car or any other alternative form of propelling our automobiles simply because gas has come down for a short time is an idiot.
Yes, I said it. Idiot. We Americans on mass need to wake the hell up. Just because a problem doesn't show it self in front of our faces, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Gas is down. Does this mean we should forget the hell we just went through?
Tesla, get us a regular passenger version car done soon please? And our own big three, dumb asses. Figure it out will ya! We need a car that doesn't run on petro gas!
OPEC = Greed.
And hey America... Remember when you pump gas in your car. You are sending your paycheck to an Arab Nation that has no interest in our economy. Are you even aware that over 1.6 Trillion dollars in construction is going on in the Gulf which is more than a 1/3 increase since 2007 alone. Where is the money coming from? YOU and ME. Every drop of gas is money leaving our country and making another one rich. To date, our money has built the Burj Al Arab Hotel, perhaps the most luxurious hotel in the world. Then there is Hydropolis which would NEVER be possible if it were not for a ludicrous amount of disposable income by the OPEC nations. Then there is the Palm Jumeirha which you can see from space! This isn't just a landmark, it's entire body of land built up out of the sea by American's.
But hey we are decadant American's with loads of extra cash that we don't need. $80.00 for a barrel of oil. No problem.
The last person to pass a counterfeit is the person stuck with it. No one wants to be the last one holding an ersatz bill (sourdough). Neither banks or merchants receiving one are obligated to reimburse or compensate the party passing the bill. (U.S. Code Title 18, Section 471). Knowingly passing funny money is criminal. Meanwhile new bills such as the new $5.00 bill are on the streets now. You don't need to be a numismatist to keep yourself out out trouble.
How do you tell if the money in your pocket is real? The United States Secret Service has tips on detecting funny money. You can buy a special marker that when applied to real currency it leaves a yellow mark that fades. If it is a fraud, a dark or black ink stroke will remain on the bill. It appears the U S Reserve has a web site dedicated to keeping citizens updated on our currency. It's called the MoneyFactory.gov. Here you can read up or download materials on how to steer clear of phony bills.
There are in fact many security features built into modern bills. I've been to the Federal Reserve in Philadelphia and there you can learn more about it. Of course you can take an instructional course on identifying counterfeit money elsewhere.
Real currency has small metal particles in it. A trick you can do at home is using a household magnet and by folding an American Dollar bill in half then leaving some ballast on the lower half of the bent open bill, hold the magnet near the paper and it will attract the paper towards the magnet.
The $20.00 is the most counterfeited bill. The new $20.00 bill has a clear polyester (plastic) security thread running down left side of Jackson's portrait. Flip it over and it is still visible at the far right. The number 20 at the front right bottom is color shifting. It changes from copper to green as you change the viewing angle. The front and back side has a portrait watermark.
Similar to the $20.00 bill above, the $5.00 bill got a makeover this past March (March 13, 2008 was it's release date). Similar but not exactly like the $20.00 the security thread on the $5.00 bill is to the right of Lincoln's portrait. Micro printing abounds. It's watermarks are of the number 5.
The $5.00 bill has multiple color additions. From the staggerd fine print yellow 05's printed to the left of Lincoln's portrait to the purple number 5 for visually impaired which blends to gray at the edges. The large purple 5 glares at you on the back right bottom. Download a $5.00 bill video podcast for a visual instructional on the new $5.00 bill security features implemented March of 2008.
Whether it is a five, ten, twenty or fifty dollar bill, you can enjoy one security feature if for nor more than a good parlor trick... hold it up to an ultraviolet light. Under UV light security features will show themselves. You won't need special light to view the color shifting of optically variable ink.
With my birthday coming up (it's tomorrow, and I turn 31...JOY), I took some time to reflect on my long and (admittedly) well-lived life.
And I realize there are a few things from the 80's (a decade of which I was a child in, when TVs came with dials and only a rare few had cable -- my family was one of them, which brought our channel total to 36! -- and we played round things called records when we wanted to listen to music...), to wit, the show above...THE GREAT SPACE COASTER.
The astute amongst you will notice that there's a Dora the Explorer tag in this post. We'll get to why in a minute.
The show is about three young singers (Francine, Danny, and Roy) who are brought to a habitable asteroid in space by a puppet clown character named Baxter who pilots the "space coaster", a rollercoaster-like spaceship. The asteroid is populated by strange-looking, wise-cracking puppet characters like Goriddle Gorilla, Knock-Knock the bird, Edison the Elephant and Gary Gnu, who hosts the "The Gary Gnu Show". Baxter is forever on the run from M.T. Promises, a nefarious circus owner (played by a large, top-hatted puppet) who plans to re-capture Baxter and return him to the circus he worked at before he escaped. Each episode ends with a different life lesson, and various celebrity guest stars (such as Mark Hamill -- imagine me, at four years old, watching Star Wars AND The Great Space Coaster all in one. Hello, Heaven! -- and Marvin Hamlisch) occasionally dropped by.
In each episode, Roy shows a short film on his portable, fold-up TV, often featuring segments from La Linea, an Italian animated series about a little man who is drawn (using a single line) at the beginning of the segment and then springs to life, communicating with his animator through high-pitched Italian mixed with gibberish. Francine, Roy, and Danny sing a song together in each episode (sometimes originals like "Wacky Talk", sometimes older songs like "Be a Clown" or covers of '60s and '70s hits), and the various puppet characters often sing songs as well. A few years into the show's run the MTV-like "Rockin' with Rory" segment began, where a DJ puppet would introduce "Danny and the Spacecoasters" performing cover tunes. While the action was mostly videotaped on the space set, it wasn't unusual for the characters to venture down to Earth for filmed musical numbers.
The Great Space Coaster was fairly popular in its day, and was merchandised with Goriddle Gorilla and Gary Gnu plush dolls, among other toys. But ratings began to slip a few years in, and the producers tried to correct this by bringing in new characters like the Huggles and Rory. The show is no longer seen in reruns and isn't available on DVD (some episodes were released on VHS -- yes, kids, VHS! -- although these are becoming increasingly rare), giving it a somewhat legendary status among those who grew up in the '80s. The show was quite innovative for its time, and is still occasionally referenced in pop culture today, as in the 2006 episode of Family Guy, "I Take Thee Quagmire", which included a parody of the the show's wild opening title sequence.
The show ran from 1981 through 1986. The series was directed by Dick Feldman, and distributed by Sunbow Productions.
And as for the Dora the Explorer reference...Chris Gifford, who played Danny on The Great Space Coaster, went on to become a writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon, where he co-created the Peabody award winning children's series "Dora The Explorer" and the successful spin-off "Go Diego Go." My nephews adore both series, and it's kinda cool that we have that strange connection to each other's shows.
Like Superman died and then did not die, like Spider-Man whom was cloned, but not a clone, and the Batman series where his back was broken and he was no longer Batman--Once again the comic book industry has decided to make another over the top decision... Kill Batman.
The question is will he really be dead? After all the perpetrator is his father. But wait! He's dead! Isn't he?
Well, no. Not now. He faked it according to the latest story line. The not really dead or faked death device is really a hackneyed story line.
We readers will read the entire story, waiting and expecting to find out at the end, that this man claiming to be Batman's father isn't, and/or Batman never really died; that he too faked death.
The current writers at DC insist Batman really is dead and that his mantle will be taken over by one of his Protégé’s. "This is the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman" says Grant Morrison of DC.
Potential replacements are the first Robin, Dick Grayson whom is now Nightwing or the current Robin, Tim Drake. You may recall the second Robin was killed by the Joker. I think he's really still dead. Unless he is actually alive. Some believe he was thrown in the Lazarus Pit (brings you back to life with negative results) and is now the dark character Hush.
If you have ever watched Entourage, you may have noticed that the main character Vincent Chase is one lucky guy. He's an up and coming Hollywood socialite star that for all we can tell as viewers; has no real acting chops.
Now where have I seen that type of story play out before? I had a short list. Tom Cruise. When an actor makes a name for himself with his first film being Endless Love, you know that their future is based on looks and not acting skill. Hey, I loved Vanilla Sky but Tom played Tom again, just like Tom always plays Tom.
Both Tom and Adrian can pass as bad actors playing good actors playing bad actors.
In HBO's Entourage, Adrian Vincent gets to act within his role as an actor and I see that same un-quality. If there is any justice in the show, Drama should become the star, not Vincent. The Daily Beast agrees with me. What do you think?
26-year-old Britney Spears performed her hit song “Womanzier” during the 2008 Bambi Awards on Thursday in Offenburg, Germany. Guess Britney wasn't eating too much turkey yesterday. She made a comeback performance as she ended her performance with a bang atop a metallic spherical cage. She also picked up the award for Best International Pop Star. Brit will release her sixth studio album, Circus, next week. Watch the video below! You be the judge, we're sure you may be in a food coma and don't want to think too hard today, click, watch and comment!
Any young actress likes being complemented for her talent and when it comes from the perfectionist Aamir Khan the happiness has no bounds. Jiah Khan experienced this when she went for the auditions of Ghajini. Her screen test was taken by none other than Aamir Khan and the director A R Murugadoss. Jiah who was mentally prepared for rejection broke in tears when Aamir and Murugadoss announced that she was in for the movie.
Adding to her happiness Aamir told her mother that she was in the movie because of her tremendous talent. Jiah was overwhelmed to have received such a praise from the best actor in the country. The movie which is a remake of a Tamil flick of the same name also star southern sensation Asin. It is set to hit the theatres on December 25. Technorati Tags: Aamir Khan, Jiah Khan, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Shahid Kapoor is in Vogue these days, not only for movies but for advertisements as well. The handsome hunk has been signed by VIP luggage for its promotional campaigns and he has already started filming the add in Goa.
Shahid who last starred in ads for Clinic All Clear and Pepsi says, “Yes, I have signed on with VIP luggage. It’s true that it’s been a long time since I’ve done an ad. I take time before I sign an endorsement as I have to be completely convinced before signing one. It’s according to the brand fit. And for me, VIP luggage suits the bill very well. They are coming up with a very trendy line of luggage and I am very happy with the entire concept.”
Kangana Ranaut did a photoshoot for the “Stuck on you” promo line of Levis Jeans advertisement. Kangana in a bikini top is stuck to a shirtless model atop some objects at a construction site. Kangana with her pleasant smile heats up the new Levis advertisement.
Kangana has never said no to exposing herself, but that too has a limit bacause her exposure never looks vulgar. And this time she has done same for Levis where Kangana seems to be spiced up. Kangana last movie was Fashion where she acted as a model/showstopper, which was appreciated by the audiences. She gave an excellent energetic permormance in the movie. Technorati Tags: Kangana Ranaut, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Saira Mohan, a Canada-born model of Indian descent, has landed a role in a Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan .
She is the author of a popular e-book that has quite a provocative title - ‘How To Seduce (and Marry) the Woman of Your Dreams’. In 2003, Newsweek magazine made her the cover girl with the headline ‘The Perfect Face’. Saira Mohan, who made a fleeting appearance in Karan Johar’s movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna has now bagged her second Bollywood film.
The movie is Leena Yadav’s Teen Patti , with Amitabh Bachchan in leading role.Though it’s not yet known how big or important Saira’s role in the film would be, the Canadian beauty is all gung-ho about working in a film that has Big B at the helm.
‘Teen Patti’ is presently on the floors. The movie also stars Madhavan .About some more dope on Saira Mohan - she has appeared in many magazines including Elle, Cosmopolitan and L’Officiel. Technorati Tags: Saira Mohan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Bat Boy was spotted on a turkey farm celebrating Thanksgiving early. Sam Collins, owner of Collins Turkeys, Inc. farm, was out early this morning getting the feed ready when he heard an odd noise out in the field. “It sounded like some kind of hoopla was going on,” Collins said.
Farmer Sam grabbed his rifle and hurried over, expecting to find a fox harrassing the birds. But he was in for a much bigger surprise.
“A little boy in jean shorts was out in the field all by his lonesome. When he heard me coming, he ran and leaned against a tree, acting real casual like. I might have believed him ‘cept he tried whistling and a bunch of turkey feathers came out of his mouth!”
Gorgeous Ayesha would soon be losing the assets she has been known for. This Bolly-babe is having a lot of problems due to the boob job which she had done few years ago. After this surgery this gorgeous gal surely gained plus sized breasts but the actress is now thinking of reducing it back to normal.
Sources reveal that due to heavy sized breasts Ayesha is having a lot of pain on her shoulders. This is the reason why doctors have advised this diva to go through a surgery and reduce her bust size. Technorati Tags: Ayesha Takia, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Who can ever forget the sensuous lip lock between Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in ‘Dhoom 2’? Now, the history is going to repeat itself with much more passion it seems.
Much is being said about Hrithik’s chemistry with hot actress Barbara Mori amidst the shooting of ‘Kites’. Now the bonding is getting better each day for this The Mexican bombshell has gotten so comfortable working with Hrithik, director Anurag Basu and producer Rakesh Roshan , that she has been giving suggestions to make certain scenes look better. As a result what was initially planned as just a peck on the cheek was modified into a full-blown smooch after actress BarbaraMori insisted.
The scene we are talking about has Hrithik and Barbara jumping from a great height. Before the deadly jump, Hrithik was supposed to kiss Barbara on her cheek. It was a crucial kiss, but Barbara felt a smooch would look better, considering the chemistry between the lead characters in the film.
After some deliberation, Barbara’s suggestion has been incorporated into the scene. And instead of a kiss, Hrithik smooched her before the two did the stunt. What say Papa Roshan? Technorati Tags: Barbara Mori , Hrithik Roshan, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
At a recently held MTV second season launch Deepika Padukone was seen in totally different style and dress up with long hair almost reaching up to her waist while promoting her movie ‘Chandini Chowk to China’. MTV roadies is a reality show in which participants on “Hero Honda Karizma” travel through the different destinations on predetermined routes accomplishing various tasks and a person who till survives with a voting process till the end of the race is declared as winner possessing a 1 million rupee and a bike.
Not sure who'd want to spend time with this guy, but...
MomLogic reports that Chef Gordon Ramsay is living his own domestic nightmare ever since British tabloids began reporting the news that he's allegedly been having an on-and-off affair for the past seven years. Yesterday, they ran excerpts of an interview they did earlier this year with Ramsay's supposed mistress Sarah Symonds.
Hear what Sarah had to say about sleeping with married men and what advice she gives all wives out there. Is this directed at Tana Ramsay, Gordon's wife of 12 years and mother of his four children??
Symonds says, “I was working in sales, PR and hospitality, so I tended to mix with celebrities and high profile people, who I was always attracted to—that was my type. And they always seem to be willing and able to cheat on their partners. It just went with the territory.” She adds, “Married men who want to lure another woman are very good at it and it’s not hard for them to do. They tend to be charismatic, good-looking. Who wouldn’t say no? Lots of people wouldn’t. I was one that didn’t.”
As for the wives of her lovers finding out about her affairs, she reveals, “I wanted him to tell her about me. In fact, in the end, I picked up the phone and told her about me, personally. It wasn’t the best day in her life, I don’t think. But, as usual she stayed with him, they talked it through. She told me, ‘Even though I know he’s cheated, I don’t want to leave him because he’s the father of my children.’ And he still came back to cheat with me a year later.”
Perhaps referring to her alleged affair with Ramsay, Symonds claims, “I used to travel with my guy all over the world. Every business trip he went on, I would be with him and his wife would often call the hotel room and I would be lying next to him. In his mind, he wasn’t lying to her—she just didn’t know that he wasn’t in bed alone.”
Speaking about ending affairs, she explains, “I was very torn when I wanted to end the relationship with my married man, but we had such chemistry—sexual chemistry and physical chemistry and emotional chemistry—that I stayed in the relationship for way too long. I believed all the lies he was telling me. But I do still miss the sex with him, actually. I hope he’s not watching—I wouldn’t want him to know that.”
MySpace Music is proud to announce that Akon will be performing a free show for his MySpace friends at China Club in New York City on Monday, December 1, 2008 - a show being powered by AT&T. Doors for the 21+ Release show will be at 8 p.m., and admittance will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis with a printout of each person's profile displaying Akon in their top eight.
An internationally recognized, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Akon is one of the most influential voices in music today. In addition to having two multi-platinum albums, 21 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, Gold or Platinum status in over 23 countries, and over 145 guest appearances with artists such as Michael Jackson and Gwen Stefani to his credit, Akon is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.
In addition to his accolades, on November 19, 2008 Akon announced that his third album, "Freedom," will be available on "slotMusic™, a new form of DRM-free MP3 music on a microSD card beginning Tuesday, December 2nd - the same date his album will be released digitally and on CD. The new slotMusic card will give fans a chance to enjoy Akon's album in a variety of ways and on a host of devices - from their microSD-enabled mobile phones to their computers and MP3 players. Going beyond the original thirteen songs that are on the CD version of the album, the slotMusic "Freedom" card will carry a mini-documentary video on Akon's life and influences, the new video for "Right Now (Na Na Na)," and exclusive hi-res images and songs including fellow SRC artist Tami Chynn's debut single "Frozen" featuring Akon.
Please visit Akon's MySpace page to preview his new album "Freedom" before it hits stores 12/2 starting this Friday 11/28:http://www.myspace.com/akon
At various times in every school year I read an article about how a group of people are offended, thus changing the dynamic of Holidays, events, recreational activities and more. From the universal banning of dodge-ball to what now is the end of decades old traditions, in this case the Thanksgiving play at Condit Elementary in where else? California.
Some people game our systems to ruin everyone's fun. In this case, some = one. One person has objected and due to her own self-absorbed belief, and her background in education, she has turned a school district on its heels to almost end a children's Thanksgiving celebration. What is her complaint?
Ironically the complaint is over a reenactment of a historically accurate event where two cultures put aside their differences to share thanks. Know what it is? Yes, perhaps the most beloved holiday in the U.S., Thanksgiving. Does this really sink in? An event with a beautiful message of coming together and forgetting differences is challenged as of all things, racist. Michelle Raheja is offended on behalf of her child that any child should have to wear any handmade paper bonnets or head dresses. Why? According to Michelle Raheja, "I'm sure you can appreciate the inappropriateness of asking children to dress up like slaves (and kind slave masters), or Jews (and friendly Nazis), or members of any other racial minority group who has struggled in our nation's history." Earth to Michelle, The story of Thanksgiving is not a racial insult or slur. It's not just historically accurate, it's a celebration of people with differences coming together as one. To compare it to Slavery or Nazi oppression is your own warped perception you have no right to foist on others.
The writers of this LA Times article seem to take a politically correct position (gee what a surprise) using the word 'some' to describe detractors of the event. The reality is that one person (Michelle Raheja) almost ended the event. Thankfully the involved parents in the school rallied together to fight for the children's right to hold the event.
While the one woman in question has the bloodline of the Seneca Indian's, the reality is the Pilgrims came together with the Indians. This celebration is in no way an insult to any Indian.
But the greater question is this? Is this woman even really offended? I mean really? How many of us have ever had an insult thrown at us that we didn't get over.
This one woman, Michelle Raheja (an English Professor), did in fact get two others to rally behind her for support. Both were of course involved as teachers, one at a local university and the other a former professor. This invites a whole other conversation about the narcissistic attitude of so called intellectuals simply because they have a degree.
We are not talking about equal rights for women or blacks or even how to promote free range chickens. It is one person that made a decision to game the system to ruin everyone's fun. At one point a court must set precedent for common sense. In the meantime, I say if you don't agree with a school event, stay home. Take your kid to the mall, a ball game, the park or what have you. And good for the many people that want to stand up to this one person.
After considering every panel and word balloon printed in the comic book form for the past 12 months, Wizard magazine is pleased to announce their selections for their Best of 2008 list. The list, which makes its debut in the all-new Gold collectors’ issue, hitting comic shops November 26th, includes the best that comics had to offer in the previous year. Some of Wizard’s selections are:
Best Writer: Jason Aaron (Scalped, Ghost Rider, Wolverine) Best Artist: Leinil Yu (Secret Invasion) Best Book: Action Comics (DC Comics) Best Event: “Secret Invasion” (Marvel Comics) Best Single Issue: Y: The Last Man #60 (DC/Vertigo) Best Indie of the Year: Kramers Ergot 7 (Buenaventura Press) Best Hero: Captain America (Marvel Comics) Best Villain: Norman Osborn (Marvel Comics) Best Revamp: The Incredible Hercules (Marvel Comics) Best All-Ages title: Tiny Titans (DC Comics) Best R-rated book: The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment) Best Horror writer: Joe Hill (Locke & Key) Best Cover Artist: Marko Djurdjevic (Thunderbolts, Daredevil) Best Movie: “Iron Man” (Marvel Studios)
“Wizard’s very excited about presenting our picks for the best in comics of 2008 in this special all-new Gold collectors’ issue,” said Wizard Magazine managing editor Mike Cotton. “We had a lot of fun—and fights—putting together our picks for the best writer, artist, book and movies of 2008, and we can’t wait to see the fans’ reaction.”
For more information on the winners and why they were chosen, pick up Wizard Gold on sale at comic shops everywhere on November 26th. The issue, which hits newsstands on December 9th, also features the best comic book moments of 2008, the best toys, props and statues, and the title named Best New Series among other exciting features.
Subhash Ghai’s Yuvvraaj is a colossal flop, and it ain’t doing any good for the leading lady Katrina Kaif. This is her first major flop, and it’s hard to bite the dust after consecutive hits.A bitchy actress called in to say that Katrina Kaif is one blue funk now, "After six hits, she has now a colossal failure with Yuvvraaj. Guess her jodi with Salman just isn’t working." Remember their bit part in Hello? Anyhoo we are not liking her new anorersic look either. She looked pale in Yuuvraaj and is oh-so-thanda on the Vogue cover!" Maybe it’s time for Akshay Kumar to save the damsel in distress again?Despite all that the beautiful Katrina graces the cover of Vogue the second time. This time in a purple creation, Kaif oozes confidence. You decide whether she rocks the cover or not! Technorati Tags: Katrina kaif, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Celina bought in her 27th birthday on Monday with an illness in the family. Says the birthday girl, "My puppy Gooblee was unwell the whole day. My parents left Mumbai and my dog didn’t take well to their absence. So she swallowed plastic. The entire day before my birthday the vet was trying to pull the plastic out of his throat. Not a very pleasant way to bring in my birthday."
However, Celina is getting herself a BMW to cheer herself up this birthday. "I need that boost. I’ve been working hard and my Golmaal Returns is a hit. So I need to indulge myself. I know a girl’s best friend are diamonds. But she needs a posh car to get to the jewellery store. So a BMW. And then I’m lucky in so many ways. I’ve friends who are so supportive. And parents who love me for what I am."
"It’s a rather happy place to be in. Unfortunately, none of my family members are really in Mumbai to celebrate my birthday with me. And to me that’s not a very happy birthday for me."
Celina spent the day with destitute girls whom she sponsors. "It’s an organization called Regina Spaces which looks after destitute girls. I’m associated with it. I threw a birthday party for my girls. Nothing makes me happier than seeing them smile. Wish my family was here."
Celina describes herself as unlucky in love. "So maybe for my 27th birthday God will grant me romantic love. About time I got lucky in love." Technorati Tags: Celina Jaitley, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Salman Khan may look tough on the exterior but he has a weakness and Katrina Kaif knows well about it.
Often we hear of people who have worked with Salman praising him to heights. But none (presumably) knows the actor better than the gorgeous Katrina Kaif. She knows not just the actor’s strengths but also his weaknesses.
Speaking to a tabloid, Katrina revealed her beau’s biggest weakness. "He (Salman) likes to act tough but it is so easy to win him over. Anyone who wants to get close to him only has to act defenceless, play the underdog and say, ’I have no friends and no one loves me’. Bas, Salman will adopt that person," Katrina is quoted as saying.
Can’t say whether this is weakness or strength.But going by Salman’s close friends, Katrina is spot on in her revelation. Just a few days back, Subhash Ghai sang Salman’s praises and called him a man with “a heart of gold”.
Ghai revealed that he was dejected after the failure of his last few releases when Salman told him not to lose hope.“I am with you,” Salman had told Ghai. And the two went on to make Yuvvraaj together.
Bollywood actress Kajol is to be awarded for the effort she has made to help educate underprivileged children.
She is among few actresses who have tried to give back to society. And for this effort, Kajol will be honoured by ICONGO, a confederation of NGOs and Khemka Foundation, with a Karamveer Puruskar award.
The award, to be given away on Wednesday, recognises individuals who have been pivotal in leading change beyond their profession by being committed to social issues.
"I believe that social commitment is as important as our professional and personal commitment. It is indeed an honour to have been selected for this award. I will keep doing my bit and giving back to society the best in my capacity,” said Kajol in a press release.
Apart from being goodwill ambassador and patron of the Britain-based Loomba Trust - a charity devoted to educating widows’ children, particularly in India, Kajol also works with an NGO called Shiksha.
Kajol was last seen in hubby Ajay Devgan’s self-directed U Me Aur Hum . She would now work opposite Shahrukh Khan in Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan . Technorati Tags: Kajol, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Awards, Gossips, Bollywood, Actress
Have you ever text messaged the wrong person? Ever heard of "textual harassment" or "texting while intoxicated"? If not, read on. You'll get a kick out of this.
I first wanted to write an article only about text messaging the wrong person after learning I am not the only person having text messaged the wrong person. I'll get to that. However this is a topic that goes beyond this one blunder. So let's explore...
ACCIDENTLY CALLING THE WRONG PERSON
For me it all started when I acquired my first PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) phone. These phones have large touch screens and locking software is frankly a pain in most cases. Inevitably the phone would dial back in error anyone I was on the phone with last. This happened from time to time and usually it was my wife. WAS. LOL.
Nooooo! I never spoke to anyone I shouldn't be talking to, don't go assuming too much. The only story there is that I was annoyed by my phone. There is this one time when I was out to lunch with a friend from high-school, and old band buddy. We were catching up at nice sit down restaurant. My phone called my wife while it was on the table! Later she told me, "You idiot, you left a 20 minute voice mail at my office!" You'd think the joke ends there. She went on because she was angry, not pissed, but angry. Yes ladies and gentlemen my wife heard me speak things she should not have heard. And no I didn't speak ill of her. I recall telling my friend that my wife didn't know me. We were talking about how she angrily told me once she didn't want to know about my past life before her and I had to put all my photos of my life before meeting her in a crate and put a padlock on it. I'm not kidding. So at lunch I'm saying..."There is a side of me my wife will never know and I resent that." The fall out at home was hard core. I won't detail it, you can imagine what a woman does when she is angry and decide for yourself what happened.
Couple that incident with the phone calling her back while in my pocket a number of other times and you get annoyed with your phone and yourself.
In the end, I have had to actually remove people from my PDA phone completely to insure my phone doesn't dial them.
ACCIDENTLY TEXT MESSAGING OR REPLYING TO THE WRONG PERSON
Now you know where it all started for me, then it evolved. If you are like me, I now have a love hate relationship with my PDA phone. Because next came text messaging. Have you ever replied to or just simply sent a text message to the wrong person? I have plenty but I've gotten that under control over time. LOL
But what made me write this article today was that while watching Neil Patrick Harris (actor plays Barney - How I met your mother) co host a show he is chatting up about his Iphone and trading stories. Wouldn't you know it, he brings this very subject up. Apparently Mac Iphones make it easy to text the wrong people. Others have their own embarrassing moments to share here.
Bam! I'm exonerated of embarrassment! I'm not the only one! He tells a couple cute stories about how he's both replied to and simply sent text messages to the wrong person.
So how does this happen to completely rational, sane, technically savvy and educated men? (Or women! LOL) ?
Here are a couple discussion boards discussions on the topic:
1. Ex-wife and ex-husband child custody wrangle (ironic but no connection to me) ... oh and solution to anyone a victim of this nonsense... change your phone cell phone number and only allow them to call your home. Duh.
Well, for me it's the fact it's a PDA phone. Not a phone. With a PDA phone you have a call history listed on the touch screen. A quarter or dime, car key etc.. can touch the screen and initiate the call if your phone is in your pocket. Gremlins too, don't forget them. Because something dialed my wife while my phone was lying innocuously on my table that day at lunch! :)
Then there is the user initiated blunder.The dumb mistake you are at fault for an no one else… These happen when you are emotional I suppose, that happens mostly when you are drunk. JThis is called, texting while intoxicated or being Intexticated ( or intexitcated), LOL. I don’t drink so I text messages for general communication only.Otherwise I don’t chat people up in text.
Of course then there is simply just the act of text messaging itself that can be an embarrassment.Just this last week on February 12, 2008 a woman was issued a restraining order for sending and ex boyfriend 10,000 text messages in two months.Frankly, I don’t see a problem with this.Isn’t this the average number of text messages girlfriends send a guy anyway? <grin> I've gone as far as to change my phone number on my PDA to stop an ex from doing the same, I think this guy could have done the same. I got a great phone number out of the deal! LOL
I was even more relieved to find a funny public service video on YouTube.com about safe texting. :)
Only in one case did I find that a guy actually texted the wrong person that he did NOT know and eventually married her.
HOW DOES ACCIDENTAL TEXT MESSAGING HAPPEN?
As you see there are lot of stories of it happening. I think it has to do with the devices mainly. For me, I've found that hitting reply to the last person that text messaged me is easier than typing a full number again. But saving a few steps in the process and being rushed in the car, out on the paintball field, or walking through a store or where ever I may be busy doing something I shouldn't be distracted can lead to embarrassment. On my PDA screen I see a list of recent text messages and have to select the person I want to reply to. I've though I selected the last person, when in fact I selected a nearby sender. I've also simply just hit reply to my last sender thinking that I was text messaging them last, when it was someone else. That one is user error. Guilty here. :)
Here is one more video. It's short and is cute, and actually makes another big point about text messaging mistakes. That is what you write doesn't express your emotions. Just watch it. You'll learn what you already know. :)
No one is immune to text messaging mistakes.We all have embarrassing moments in life and I think text messaging will become a big cause of life’s embarrassing moments as the twenty-first century rolls on.
Brace yourselves, folks. The couple we love to hate eloped in Mexico and are officially hitched. That's right, The Hills' Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are married!
Spencer shared his gushing wedding vows: “Heidi, from the moment you came into my life, I knew my life would never be the same without you. You are the light in my life like the sun to the earth! Your loving warmth makes me want to be a better person. Being with you, I feel complete. I’m honored to even be able to call you my wife. You are the most amazing, loving and caring woman on this planet. I will love you forever and always.”
And Heidi’s vows: “From the moment I met you, I knew I wanted to marry you. I never knew love existed like this. You have opened my eyes and shown me a new world. Every moment with you is magical and amazing. You are truly my prince charming and dream guy. I love you with all my heart and soul and promise to be the best wife to you every day for the rest of our lives. I can’t wait to see what life brings us. I will always be by your side!”
Oh, geez. Did you have to stop yourself from gagging? Heidi, 22, and Spencer, 25, exclusively sold their wedding pictures to Us Weekly, out on newsstands later this week.
“Grey’s Anatomy” actress Katherine Heigl was spotted with her husband/singer Josh Kelley and some friends enjoying a night out at the Desert Rose restaurant in Los Feliz. Katherine had a 1920s-themed party to commemorate her birthday! How fun!
Looks like Katherine was happy to trn 30, we know some young people dread that age but look how happy she is! Ha!
In other Grey's Anatomy TV news, the show scored its biggest audience since its season premiere this past Thursday, according to overnight data. The 'Ghost of Denny' helped the drama nab 15.7 million viewers! Good for them, we know the show doesn't sparkle like it used to, people were completely obsessed! Glad to see it's still doing well, right?!
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been dipping her hand into the cooking world lately. Gwyneth had been traveling around Europe (Spain) sampling the local delicacies with chef Mario Batali. Didn't they write some sort of little book together or something, too? Well, she just started a website called GOOP. She sends out a newsletter via GOOP, and the latest entry is about preparing Thanksgiving dinner. How timely! She writes:
"Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, my favorite holiday. I love when everyone comes together and celebrates the idea of gratitude, something we all mean to do every day, but seem to lose sight of most of the time. I also love the cooking – the days of planning and chopping and basting. This year, I decided to work out three variations on the traditional meal: a big group, a small gathering and a cozy dinner for two." She then includes some recipes, you'll have to check out her new website for more! We agree with her though, what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For me it's a day of over eating and football. But there's a lot more to this day then a turkey and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
As you probably learned in elementary school, the first Thanksgiving took place in the fall of 1621. Only half of the original Mayflower Pilgrims had survived by the fall. Thankful to be alive, they held a three day feast and invited the the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the celebration. The pilgrims had a jovial celebration thanks to the beer they brought with them from England.
Everyone was partied out from that first celebration, so Thanksgiving took big break until George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in 1989.
Strangely as it may seem, there wasn't a set day for Thanksgiving until 1863. Up until then the president would issue a proclamation each year detailing what day the holiday would be observed. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the last Thursday of November.
For some reason no one respected Lincoln's proclamation after his death, and the country went back to the old yearly proclamation system until 1939. Franklin D. Roosevelt returned the country to the fourth Thursday in November standard because it would lengthen the Christmas shopping season and hopefully boost the economy. In 1941, congress passed a proclamation officially setting in stone that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
But that's just us. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving too, but on the second Monday in October.
But what about the traditions?
No one really knows why we eat turkey on Thanksgiving, but since 1621 that has been the tradition. Approximately 91% of people eat turkey adding up to the sale of over 280 million turkeys for Thanksgiving celebrations. That's about 7.3 billion pounds of turkey. What do the other people eat? On the west coast the Dungeness crab is a popular alternative to turkey.
Archeologists have found evidence that turkeys were roaming the United States 10 million years ago. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest turkey weighed 86 lbs. It won the Heaviest Turkey competition in London on December 12, 1989.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle. A wild turkey can run up to 20 mph if spooked. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
Probably the strangest thing you've heard about turkey is that it contains tryptophan, a natural sedative. While it is true that turkey contains tryptophan, it's a myth that you get sleepy from eating it. Unfortunately it's not as simple as that. Here's how it works:
Tryptophan is an amino acid that helps your body produce serotonin, a calming agent in the brain that plays a key role in sleep. So that seems simple enough? Tryptophan produces chemicals that make you sleepy so that is why everyone takes their post-dinner nap on Turkey Day. Wrong.
Pharmaceutical companies, learning that the chemical produced serotonin, started producing medication in the 1980s for insomniacs. In 1990 the FDA banned tryptophan supplements because the chemical lead to severe muscle pain and even death. While tryptophan does produce serotonin it takes a large of the amino acid to produce enough to knock you out. Unfortunately, that amount can cause serious health problems.
Here's why tryptophan in turkey doesn't make you sleepy. Number 1: Tryptophan levels in turkey are minimal, almost unrecognizable. Number 2: Tryptophan only works well on an empty stomach. When you have food in your system tryptophan has to compete with all the other amino acids in your system, so an even less amount makes it to your brain.
Sorry guys but this is just an urban legend. The real reason you get sleepy is simple. You over eat. The average meal contains 3000 calories, most of which are carbohydrates. This means your body is working overtime to digest everything causing that post-meal lethargy.
Alright, but there's more to Thanksgiving than turkey. There's also the Macy's Parade, which has been held annually since 1920. It's so prominent in New York that Thanksgiving is referred to in NYC as Macy's Day. The end of the parade signals the beginning of the Christmas Season, consummated by Black Friday where shoppers officially begin the holiday rush.
The Thanksgiving Classic football game was first organized by the Detroit Lions in 1920 to boost ticket sales. Since then teams traditionally wear throwback jerseys to commemorate their team's history.
The day before Thanksgiving is the largest day in for bar sales in the United States. New Years Eve holds a close second. Around 78% of employees get paid leave Wednesday through Friday of Thanksgiving Week. It is also one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
So here are some little known things about a well known holiday. You can wow you're relatives at the table with your knowledge of the holiday. Just make sure you do some exercise the next day as the average American eats a day and a half worth of calories in one meal. It would be a good idea to join the holiday shopping rush on Black Friday. 10 hours should do it. Shopping burns 300 calories an hour.
What do Tom Cruise, A-Rod, Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps and Heidi Klum have in common? Apparently dancing around in thier underwear! Alex Rodriguez, The Bird Man, Kobe, the gold medal winner and Ms. Klum all play guitar for video game Guitar Hero, mouthing and rocking along to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll", mimicking the scene that made Tom Cruise in 1983's Risky Business. Other stars in the Guitar Hero commercials include Davids Cook and Archuleta, Slash from Guns N Roses,
BY THE WAY - Here's another (Disney) star rocking for Guitar Hero... Ladies and Gentlemen, Corbin Bleu... Brett Ratner has directed these commercials. Some people love 'em, other people hate them,what do you think?
The buzz is that King Khan and his wife Gauri held a lavish party at the Billion Dollar hotel in Dubai over the weekend.According to a source, “After the launch party of Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, hosted by international hotelier, Sol Kerzner (Chairman- Kerzner International) and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, SRK and Gauri hosted a party at their Atlantis Bridge Suite (costs 14,000 pound a night).”
It adds, “At the after-launch party, SRK and Gauri played host to some of Hollywood’s biggest names like Robert De Niro, Gerard Butler, Mischa Barton, Mary-Kate Olsen, Kylie Minogue, Charlize Theron, Lindsay Lohan, Wesley Snipes, tycoon Richard Branson and some of SRK’s close friends from B-Town like Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan, Arjun and Mehr Rampal and Farhan Akhtar. The rocking party went on till the wee hours of the morning.”
There were other guests as well like supermodels Agyness Deyn, Petra Nemcova, Yasmin Le Bon, musicians Janet Jackson, Lily Allen and Shirley Bassey, sports legends like Michael Jordan and Boris Becker were present.
There sure were plenty of biggies at the party!
Shah Rukh says that the party only ended by 7 am and they had a great time. He also talked about his interactions with Wesley Snipes, Gerard Butler, Lindsay Lohan and singer Kylie Minogue and found all of them were so sweet, loving and cool.
Aishwarya and Abhishek starred in many films together but still Abhi gets disturbed with wife’s present. It was clearly noticed on the set of Dilli 6 when he was unable to perform a simple stunt scene and became nervous looking at Ash. She without informing Abhi suddenly dropped on the set of Dilli 6.
From that incident, the cast and the crew came to know that the couple is not comfortable with each other. The stunt scene was nothing tough for anyone who had starred in action flick like Drona. Abhishek was not able to perform that simple stunt due to the presence of his dearest wife.
Dilli 6 is a Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s film starring AbhishekBachchan and SonamKapoor. The other casts of the flick are Om Puri, Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, Rishi Kapoor and Tanvi Azmi. The film is based on the life of the director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra how he spend his years growing up in the old Delhi neighborhood of Chandini Chowk. The film is slated for February 13, 2009 release. Technorati Tags: Aishwarya rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Hot, Pictures, Sexy, Actress, Bollywood, Gossips
Shahrukh Khan may not see eye to eye with Salman but he is really keen on working with Aamir Khan.
Forgetting about the old dog-blog episode Shahrukh revealed to a newspaper, “It’s not up to me to decide. If it has to happen some day, it will. But I would like to work with Aamir one day. I always tell him that I’ve worked with every actor but with him. Anyway there’s time. Abhi toh hum dono jawan hain aur dono ki body bhi achhi hai.”
Hey Shahrukh, how about a threesome in the Andaz Apna Apna-2. We can have Shahrukh as the the third guy in the film. Think about it guys . Technorati Tags: Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Hot, Pictures, Actors, Bollywood, Gossips
Sherlyn Chopra’s bindaas attitude is more outrageous than Rakhi Sawant’s. The girl is so frank that she doesn’t mind talking about her sex secrets to the media for a little publicity.
Talking about her sexual experience she says, “I was 16 when I had my first orgy with 2 guys and we were trying to experiment. After that, I had it again, with a guy and a girl. I don’t believe in sticking to the normal of 1:1 ratio thing. If you can heighten your pleasure in a ratio of 1: 3 or 2: 4, then why not? I also use sex toys coz’ do you think the Indian male is well-‘equipped’ to satisfy me?”
What more she says, “Be it the kitchen or the bedroom, I am a very demanding person, if not dominating. And you know what! My ex-boyfriend helped me in waxing some parts so that I could put on a very skimpy bikini. best work.”
Win the once in a lifetime opportunity to see Labelle perform live in 2009! To celebrate the release of their first studio album in 32 years, Back to Now, the illustrious ladies just launched the 'Dress Like Labelle' YouTube contest! To enter, contestants should create a video of themselves sporting Labelle's unique style. The video should be set to the full length audio of the single, "Roll Out" (featuring Wyclef Jean). Then, they should upload their video to the 'Dress Like Labelle' YouTube group and submit all basic information to the official Labelle contest page. The contestant who makes the winning video will win a trip to see Labelle live in concert! To read up on the official contest rules, click here.
I do not see how they can be both. In a conical relationship theory you see you and a partner spiraling in a positive or negative direction. Once a relationship begins spiraling in the negative direction that conical path starts off slowly and may be reversed if it is to survive, but if not it heads downward towards the end of the spiral where it comes to a point and vanishes. The same can be said for a positive relationship. This poses another question. Does a positive spiral end? Does it spiral faster and heat up and burn out like a star?
Then there is cyclical relationships. In them you are what you are and you will simply repeat with the next person the pattern or behavior of your last relationship. The old saying a leopard doesn't change its spots comes to mind. The good behaviors you expressed in past relationships will repeat in your next. If you are a liar, a cheat, or infidel, that cycle will repeat.
I often wonder how these two theories play out together? Can they meet and live in a sort of synchronistic existence or are they more of a semaphore?
Rihanna and Chris Brown cleaned up at this year's American Music Awards. Rihanna ended up winning both the Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. While her boy-toy Chris Brown took the prize in 3 categories- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/ R&B Male Artist, and Artist of the Year. Phew, well done!
There were tons of performances during the show last night from Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, The Fray, and Ne-Yo! There was also a surprise appearance by Justin Timberlake as he gave the Award of Merit to legend Annie Lenox.
Here's a few of the other results from the show! (not a complete list)
Breakthrough Artist Jonas Brothers Favorite Soul/R&B Album Alicia Keys, As I Am Award of Merit Annie Lennox Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Group/Duo Daughtry Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Jordin Sparks Artist of the Year Chris Brown
Twilight star Robert Pattinson leaned in for a bite of Tyra Banks neck during a taping of The Tyra Banks Show last week. Don't worry, he's not that weird. She asked him to do it! This silly moment makes for our PCM Picture of The Day!
Meanwhile, the director of Twilight has been given the green light to start work on a sequel as the film breaks box office records this weekend! It has taken $70.6m in its opening weekend in the US. The movie rang up the fourth-highest November opening weekend of all time. Twilight is proving extremely popular with the same teenage audience that enjoyed Harry Potter. Have you seen Twilight? What did you think?
In the month of September a 15 year boy named Nasir Sultan was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India.Nasir’s crime was that he was from Pakistan and had crossed the Indian border illegally.
Subsequently he was put up in the juvenile jail at the Faridkot town in Punjab.The reason that propelled him to do the daring act was just a burning desire to see his favourite actor Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and also participate in a TV reality singing contest.
Saying that he will come back in the evening, he had left his house on the morning of Auguest 14. Only after he landed up in the Jail, he called his parents to inform them of his condition.
Soon Ansar Burney, a human rights activist of Pakistan came to India to seek the release of the teenager who got into a quagmire due to his obsession with the Indian film star and not because he committed any unforgivable offence.A petition was also filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh in November requesting to let Nasir return to his home.The young guy is a student of class 10 and is an inhabitant of a place named Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.
After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave their clearance to release Nasir, he has been handed over to the concerned officials of Pakistan today morning at 11 a.m. Technorati Tags: Shahrukh Khan, Hot, Pictures, Actors, Bollywood
