As far as congress, we have to include the senate since they also have a powerful hold on what occurs on the hill.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to see an honest to goodness politician running this country. it seems like a miracle tho... :)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
Iguess Congress should take a hit in there own pockets instead of ours. We are suffering enough, I think its time for them to suffer just like we the people are.
Here is contact information for your representatives and senators as the August 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches.
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
12 Best Fuck You Songs
Fuck in its most literal sense indicates the act of copulation but has multiple metaphorical meanings. The word fuck casts negativity on anything which can be destroyed, dismissed, disdained, or defiled and music is no exception. Decades before Ceelo Greene's 2010 chart topper "Fuck You" broke through, musicians were belting out explicit lyrics laden with the f-bomb. Here are the 12 Best Fuck You Songs:
1. Fuck The Fucking Fuckers By Blacksmoke
2. Untouchable Face By Ani Difranco
3. Hey Fuck You By The Beastie Boys
4. I Don't Care About You By Fear
5. Fuck You By The Headstones
6. Fuck You (Ode To No One) By The Smashing Pumpkins
7. Another F.U. Song By Reel Big Fish
8. Fuck You By The Stiffs
9. Proposition Fuck You By Methods Of Mayhem
10. Fuck You By Anna David
11. Fuck You By Lily Allen
12. Fuck You By Ceelo Greene
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1. Fuck The Fucking Fuckers By Blacksmoke
2. Untouchable Face By Ani Difranco
3. Hey Fuck You By The Beastie Boys
4. I Don't Care About You By Fear
5. Fuck You By The Headstones
6. Fuck You (Ode To No One) By The Smashing Pumpkins
7. Another F.U. Song By Reel Big Fish
8. Fuck You By The Stiffs
9. Proposition Fuck You By Methods Of Mayhem
10. Fuck You By Anna David
11. Fuck You By Lily Allen
12. Fuck You By Ceelo Greene
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tony Romo Weds Candice Crawford
Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo said "I do" to Candace Crawford on
Saturday in Dallas, Texas
600 guests attended the couple's nuptials at Arlington Hall. An insider told Us R&B singer Ashanti was there to celebrate the newlyweds' big day.
The NFL star began dating Chace Crawford's kid sister in the summer of 2009
. Romo, 31, proposed to Crawford in December 2010 on her 24th birthday.
The next month Candice's brother Chace, 25, told E! News: "I'm very excited!
I'm very happy that she's happy.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Top 5 Spring Break Mistakes
Spring Break is also known as March break, Study Week or Reading Week in the United Kingdom and some parts of Canada--is a recess in early spring at universities and schools in Canada, mainland China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Spring break is all about partying as much as possible. Unfortunately, nothing can kill your good time faster than too much beer or liquor leading to alcohol poisoning or unprotected sex leading to STDs.
Check it out:
http://college.healthguru.com/video/top-5-spring-break-mistakes?Outbrain&landing=4&Outbrain
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The Popularity Issue
Popularity is not a state of grace. In business, it is treasure hard-won on the battlefields of product development and marketing, then leveraged or squandered or stolen back. Most of the products and ideas showcased here—the stuff we buy, sell, and otherwise consume the most—owe their status in part to aggressive sales tactics, from knocking on doors to strong-arming grocers to gain the best shelf space. In its most potent and permanent form, however, popularity transcends sales pitches, advertising, fads, and maybe even conscious choice. One rarely reads or talks or thinks about peanut butter, yet Jif has eaten Skippy's lunch for 20 years, a sustained level of popularity that the iPhone can only dream about. While Jif rolls on, the iPhone—the most buzzworthy product of the last decade—will probably take its place amid the Palm and the Walkman in the great closeout bin in the sky. In short, if we have to think about a purchase, it's in a precarious position. The things we rarely pause to consider are the ones that stay on top.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Robin finds out LeBron pendant worth about 10000 thousands
We never know whats gonna happens and what is written in our destiny nobody knows..When Vaneisha Robinson bought a diamond studded pendant in the shape of LeBron James' number 23 jersey at a yard sale four years ago, basically she thought its a costume jewelry.
Robin said"I used to go to high school with it around my neck, not knowing the value of it,"
Robinson got curious about the pendant's value a few months ago when she noticed the diamonds were set in the same way real ones are. She took it to a local jewelry store for a once-over.
Jewelry store tested the diamonds and they told that it was real and that she should invest in getting it certified.
The pendant she paid $5 for four years ago is worth nearly $10,000. She's put the jewelry up for sale on eBay.
Despite the backlash caused by James' decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and play for the Miami heat, Robinson believes the pendant will sell for top dollar.
Robin said"I used to go to high school with it around my neck, not knowing the value of it,"
Robinson got curious about the pendant's value a few months ago when she noticed the diamonds were set in the same way real ones are. She took it to a local jewelry store for a once-over.
Jewelry store tested the diamonds and they told that it was real and that she should invest in getting it certified.
The pendant she paid $5 for four years ago is worth nearly $10,000. She's put the jewelry up for sale on eBay.
Despite the backlash caused by James' decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and play for the Miami heat, Robinson believes the pendant will sell for top dollar.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Photo shoot : 10 hrs late
Lindsay Lohan may be blasting Bravo with accusations that producers set her up to make her look bad on last night's episode of Double Exposure, but an insider tells me that LiLo has no one to blame but herself.
"She was 10 hours late," the insider insists. "The show has actually been nice to her and only has her being eight hours late."
In her most recent Twitter tirade, the embattled actress claims she was purposely given a wrong calltime for a photo shoot being filmed for the new reality show to make it look like she messed up.
Read more: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b187374_lindsay_lohan_was_10_hours_late_photo.html#ixzz0rkFT1c17
Thursday, May 6, 2010
5 things you should know about Starbucks
The Seattle company opened its first shop in 1971.
Starbucks is the coffee icon people either love or love to hate.
One of My friend name Patricia is addicted to
it...lol.. all these years later,
the coffee giant is still brewing up
addictive drinks and venti-sized controversy across the globe.
1) Logo: At close inspection, the Starbucks logo makes no sense. Since Starbucks was named after a nautical character, the original Starbucks logo was designed to reflect the seductive imagery of the sea. An early creative partner dug through old marine archives until he found an image of a siren from a 16th century Nordic woodcut. She was bare-breasted, twin-tailed and simply screamed, “Buy coffee!”
2)Nothing says marketing genius like an extremely vague literary reference. At
least that was the logic of Starbucks’ original founders — two teachers and a
writer — who chose to name their fledgling coffee bean business after a
supporting character in Moby-Dick.When the first Starbucks opened, it didn’t
sell coffee drinks, just beans. The founders wanted to name the place after Captain Ahab’s first mate Starbuck. Right… that guy. Before that, they considered naming it after Ahab’s boat, the Pequod, but changed their mind — according to a Starbucks spokesperson — when a friend tried out the tagline “Have a cup of Pequod.”
3) Every Corner:
You won't believe but there are over 16,700 Starbucks locations in more than
50 countries. During a particularly heady period in the late 1990s and early
aughts, Starbucks was opening a new store every workday.In 2008 and 2009, as millions of Starbucks customers lost their latte money — and their homes, cars and first born children — to the recession, the coffee giant was forced to shrink just a tad. It closed 771 stores worldwide and has plans to close a couple hundred more. Australia was particularly hard-hit, losing 61 of its 84 Starbucks in July 2008. At least they still have giant beer and koalas.But before you start feeling sorry for the Seattle-based mega-retailer, consider this statistic gathered by Harper’s magazine in 2002, confirming the nagging suspicion that Starbucks is stalking you: 68 of Manhattan’s 124 Starbucks are located within two blocks (!) of another Starbucks.
4) Hand in the Tip Jar:
Back in 2008, a San Diego judge ordered Starbucks to pay back $86 million in tips (plus interest) to over 100,000 of its California baristas. For years, Starbucks had a policy of spreading the tip jar love among all employees, even shift supervisors. The cash and coins (and occasional Skittles) were pooled weekly and divvied out according to how many hours the employee had clocked, adding up to an extra $1.71 an hour.
An ex-barista filed a class-action suit in 2006 citing that supervisors aren’t entitled to tips under California law. The Super Court judge agreed, and dropped the $105 million bomb on Starbucks in a curt four-paragraph ruling. Starbucks called the suit “fundamentally unfair and beyond all common sense and reason,” citing the fact that supervisors also make coffee and serve customers.
In a rare win for corporate American (ahem), the judge’s ruling was reversed a year later by the Court of Appeals, who agreed that supervisors “essentially perform the same job as baristas.” Just don’t tell that to their girlfriends.
5)The Starbucks-Peet’s Connection
Remember the first time you saw The Empire Strikes Back?
All you Peet’s Coffee & Tea fans are about to have your own one-hand Luke moment. Back in 1970, Starbucks co-founder Jerry Baldwin worked at the original Berkeley location of Peet’s, the creator of the American specialty coffee concept. When Baldwin and his buddies Zev Siegel and Gordon Bowker decided to open their own coffee shop in Seattle in 1971, they bought all their raw beans from Alfred Peet.
But here’s the kicker. Baldwin actually bought Peet’s in 1984, then he sold Starbucks in 1987. He was the chairman of Peet’s until 2001 when the store went public and he became the director. In other words, “Peet’s, I am your father!”
So if you’re one of those people who hates Starbucks and loves Peet’s Coffee & Tea or one of those people who hates Peet’s and loves the bux, it turns out you’re only hating yourself.
Starbucks is the coffee icon people either love or love to hate.
One of My friend name Patricia is addicted to
it...lol.. all these years later,
the coffee giant is still brewing up
addictive drinks and venti-sized controversy across the globe.
1) Logo: At close inspection, the Starbucks logo makes no sense. Since Starbucks was named after a nautical character, the original Starbucks logo was designed to reflect the seductive imagery of the sea. An early creative partner dug through old marine archives until he found an image of a siren from a 16th century Nordic woodcut. She was bare-breasted, twin-tailed and simply screamed, “Buy coffee!”
2)Nothing says marketing genius like an extremely vague literary reference. At
least that was the logic of Starbucks’ original founders — two teachers and a
writer — who chose to name their fledgling coffee bean business after a
supporting character in Moby-Dick.When the first Starbucks opened, it didn’t
sell coffee drinks, just beans. The founders wanted to name the place after Captain Ahab’s first mate Starbuck. Right… that guy. Before that, they considered naming it after Ahab’s boat, the Pequod, but changed their mind — according to a Starbucks spokesperson — when a friend tried out the tagline “Have a cup of Pequod.”
3) Every Corner:
You won't believe but there are over 16,700 Starbucks locations in more than
50 countries. During a particularly heady period in the late 1990s and early
aughts, Starbucks was opening a new store every workday.In 2008 and 2009, as millions of Starbucks customers lost their latte money — and their homes, cars and first born children — to the recession, the coffee giant was forced to shrink just a tad. It closed 771 stores worldwide and has plans to close a couple hundred more. Australia was particularly hard-hit, losing 61 of its 84 Starbucks in July 2008. At least they still have giant beer and koalas.But before you start feeling sorry for the Seattle-based mega-retailer, consider this statistic gathered by Harper’s magazine in 2002, confirming the nagging suspicion that Starbucks is stalking you: 68 of Manhattan’s 124 Starbucks are located within two blocks (!) of another Starbucks.
4) Hand in the Tip Jar:
Back in 2008, a San Diego judge ordered Starbucks to pay back $86 million in tips (plus interest) to over 100,000 of its California baristas. For years, Starbucks had a policy of spreading the tip jar love among all employees, even shift supervisors. The cash and coins (and occasional Skittles) were pooled weekly and divvied out according to how many hours the employee had clocked, adding up to an extra $1.71 an hour.
An ex-barista filed a class-action suit in 2006 citing that supervisors aren’t entitled to tips under California law. The Super Court judge agreed, and dropped the $105 million bomb on Starbucks in a curt four-paragraph ruling. Starbucks called the suit “fundamentally unfair and beyond all common sense and reason,” citing the fact that supervisors also make coffee and serve customers.
In a rare win for corporate American (ahem), the judge’s ruling was reversed a year later by the Court of Appeals, who agreed that supervisors “essentially perform the same job as baristas.” Just don’t tell that to their girlfriends.
5)The Starbucks-Peet’s Connection
Remember the first time you saw The Empire Strikes Back?
All you Peet’s Coffee & Tea fans are about to have your own one-hand Luke moment. Back in 1970, Starbucks co-founder Jerry Baldwin worked at the original Berkeley location of Peet’s, the creator of the American specialty coffee concept. When Baldwin and his buddies Zev Siegel and Gordon Bowker decided to open their own coffee shop in Seattle in 1971, they bought all their raw beans from Alfred Peet.
But here’s the kicker. Baldwin actually bought Peet’s in 1984, then he sold Starbucks in 1987. He was the chairman of Peet’s until 2001 when the store went public and he became the director. In other words, “Peet’s, I am your father!”
So if you’re one of those people who hates Starbucks and loves Peet’s Coffee & Tea or one of those people who hates Peet’s and loves the bux, it turns out you’re only hating yourself.
Monday, May 3, 2010
$17K Diamond Ring Found at Thrift Store
A retired jeweler sorting through items donated to a Pennsylvania charity spotted one fabulous find: a 2.6-carat diamond and platinum ring.Officials from Goodwill Industries say the ring has been appraised at $17,600, making it the most expensive item ever donated to Goodwill Industries Keystone Area.
The ring was discovered last week by retired jeweler Barry Landis, who has sorted through donated jewelry in Goodwill's Harrisburg distribution center for the last two years.Most of it is costume jewelry, but the donated diamond shone through.
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The ring was discovered last week by retired jeweler Barry Landis, who has sorted through donated jewelry in Goodwill's Harrisburg distribution center for the last two years.Most of it is costume jewelry, but the donated diamond shone through.
www.ktla.com
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Amost 15 Millions people take dip in the Ganga
Nearly 1.45 crore pilgrims took a dip in the Ganga on Wednesday, the day of the last royal bath during the Mahakumbh in Haridwar.
The mela administration made elaborate security arrangements for the fourth and last royal bath of the Mahakumbh with 25 companies of PAC, 20 companies of RPF, 10 companies each of RAF and ITBP being deployed at the mela area.
The mela administration made elaborate security arrangements for the fourth and last royal bath of the Mahakumbh with 25 companies of PAC, 20 companies of RPF, 10 companies each of RAF and ITBP being deployed at the mela area.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Dancing With the Stars
The actress was the first celebrity eliminated from the new season of the hit ABC show. She and professional partner Mark Ballas were axed during Tuesday's episode.
"Dancing isn't really my thing," she said after learning her fate. "I did it for my dad."
The 38-year-old "Charmed" and "90210" star said on last week's season premiere that she joined the "Dancing" cast to honor her father, a big fan of the show who recently suffered a stroke. He sat in the audience, watching his daughter perform.
"Dancing isn't really my thing," she said after learning her fate. "I did it for my dad."
The 38-year-old "Charmed" and "90210" star said on last week's season premiere that she joined the "Dancing" cast to honor her father, a big fan of the show who recently suffered a stroke. He sat in the audience, watching his daughter perform.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
5 Reasons Not to Get an iPad Too Soon
1. Bugs happen. It is almost inevitable that there will be a slew of complaints once the first wave of iPads hits the streets. Some complaints are more trivial than others, but better to let other users play Guinea pig for you. If it works as described--awesome! Get one the second month, or even the second week after the dust settles.
2. iPhone OS 4.0. Remember the lack of 3G wireless, Exchange messaging support, or the ability to copy and paste text from the original iPhone? The iPhone has improved steadily with each release of the OS and rumors suggest that version 4.0 will have a number of improvements you will want for your iPad.
3. Missing Features. The iPad was expected by many to include a camera. Not so much so you can hold your 10-inch iPad up and snap a photo of your goldfish, but to provide a webcam and video conferencing capability for the device.
4.The entry level price of $499 seems quite reasonable, but things change and prices drop. Perhaps Apple will find that nobody is willing to pay extra for 3G connectivity, phase out the Wi-Fi only models and offer the Wi-Fi plus 3G iPads for the same low price, or maybe after the initial euphoria wears off Apple will cut prices to jumpstart sales as it did with the iPhone. It could happen.
5. Improved E-Reader, but it also lacks some of the annotating, bookmarking, and cross-platform syncing found on competing e-readers. Apple is bound to tweak and improve the e-reader functionality over time.
When it comes to some things that can be altered with a simple operating system update, early adopters have little to fear. However, if the iPad 2.0 ends up having a camera, faster processor, and expandable memory no amount of syncing with iTunes will fix that for the original iPad owners.
Keep that between us, though. We don't want everyone flooding Craigslist with iPads and driving prices down.
2. iPhone OS 4.0. Remember the lack of 3G wireless, Exchange messaging support, or the ability to copy and paste text from the original iPhone? The iPhone has improved steadily with each release of the OS and rumors suggest that version 4.0 will have a number of improvements you will want for your iPad.
3. Missing Features. The iPad was expected by many to include a camera. Not so much so you can hold your 10-inch iPad up and snap a photo of your goldfish, but to provide a webcam and video conferencing capability for the device.
4.The entry level price of $499 seems quite reasonable, but things change and prices drop. Perhaps Apple will find that nobody is willing to pay extra for 3G connectivity, phase out the Wi-Fi only models and offer the Wi-Fi plus 3G iPads for the same low price, or maybe after the initial euphoria wears off Apple will cut prices to jumpstart sales as it did with the iPhone. It could happen.
5. Improved E-Reader, but it also lacks some of the annotating, bookmarking, and cross-platform syncing found on competing e-readers. Apple is bound to tweak and improve the e-reader functionality over time.
When it comes to some things that can be altered with a simple operating system update, early adopters have little to fear. However, if the iPad 2.0 ends up having a camera, faster processor, and expandable memory no amount of syncing with iTunes will fix that for the original iPad owners.
Keep that between us, though. We don't want everyone flooding Craigslist with iPads and driving prices down.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Apple iPad Pressure on AT&T
As AT&T prepares to provide high-speed connections for the new tablet-style computer, it's redoubling efforts to make its network more reliable.
ASteve Jobs unveiled the tablet-style iPad computer Jan. 27, many of his pronouncements were greeted with cheers. In contrast, his revelation that AT&T (T) would be the exclusive U.S. provider of high-speed wireless connections for the Internet-capable device was met with audible sighs.
The reaction reflects dismay with the performance of AT&T's wireless network and concern that adding the iPad will only add to the strain. AT&T is the exclusive U.S. carrier of Apple's iPhone, a device that already places heavy bandwidth demands on AT&T's equipment. Even executives of the phone company concede the network isn't up to snuff in New York and San Francisco. "Consumers may expect more from their iPad than the network can deliver at this point," says Shira Levine, an analyst with Infonetics, a telecommunications market research firm. "There's potential for more consumer dissatisfaction."
ASteve Jobs unveiled the tablet-style iPad computer Jan. 27, many of his pronouncements were greeted with cheers. In contrast, his revelation that AT&T (T) would be the exclusive U.S. provider of high-speed wireless connections for the Internet-capable device was met with audible sighs.
The reaction reflects dismay with the performance of AT&T's wireless network and concern that adding the iPad will only add to the strain. AT&T is the exclusive U.S. carrier of Apple's iPhone, a device that already places heavy bandwidth demands on AT&T's equipment. Even executives of the phone company concede the network isn't up to snuff in New York and San Francisco. "Consumers may expect more from their iPad than the network can deliver at this point," says Shira Levine, an analyst with Infonetics, a telecommunications market research firm. "There's potential for more consumer dissatisfaction."
Friday, December 4, 2009
Microsoft's Bing Down for a Half Hour
Bing is the third most popular search engine in the U.S., where it was used for 9.9 percent of queries in October, according to comScore. Yahoo ranked second with 18 percent and Google stood all alone in first place with 65.4 percent.
Launched in late May and supported with a broad and aggressive marketing campaign, Bing is the latest iteration of Microsoft's search engine and expectations for it are very high.A day after trumpeting various enhancements to Bing, including the beta version of an improved mapping service, Microsoft had to apologize for a widespread outage that kept the search engine offline for about 30 minutes.
Launched in late May and supported with a broad and aggressive marketing campaign, Bing is the latest iteration of Microsoft's search engine and expectations for it are very high.A day after trumpeting various enhancements to Bing, including the beta version of an improved mapping service, Microsoft had to apologize for a widespread outage that kept the search engine offline for about 30 minutes.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Don't Let Murray Kill Again
Janet Jackson doesn't want Dr. Conrad Murray to continue practicing medicine -- because she doesn't want the man she holds "responsible" for her brother's death to strike again on "someone else."
In an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, Janet also said she doesn't know if Murray was the only doctor hooking Michael up with drugs -- but added "the truth always prevails."
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/17/janet-jackson-dont-let-murray-kill-again/#ixzz0X84PKGOu
In an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, Janet also said she doesn't know if Murray was the only doctor hooking Michael up with drugs -- but added "the truth always prevails."
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/17/janet-jackson-dont-let-murray-kill-again/#ixzz0X84PKGOu
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
President Obama Convenes National Security Team
A day after soliciting the views of congressional leaders, President Obama is convening top national security officials Wednesday afternoon for a strategy session on Afghanistan and Pakistan amid escalating U.S. casualties in Afghanistan and signs of declining public support for the war there.
As he considers how to deal with a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Obama has begun reviewing a request for additional U.S. troops from the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country, officials said.
The closed-door meeting in the White House Situation Room comes eight years to the day after the United States began launching airstrikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Aided by the airstrikes and small numbers of CIA and Special Forces advisers, U.S.-backed Afghan forces drove the Taliban from power, capturing Kabul on Nov. 13, 2001, and ending the radical Islamist movement's five-year rule. About two weeks later, U.S. ground forces began pouring in, beginning a buildup that now amounts to nearly 68,000 U.S. troops, plus about 37,000 from other NATO countries.
More on: washingtonpost.com
As he considers how to deal with a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Obama has begun reviewing a request for additional U.S. troops from the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country, officials said.
The closed-door meeting in the White House Situation Room comes eight years to the day after the United States began launching airstrikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Aided by the airstrikes and small numbers of CIA and Special Forces advisers, U.S.-backed Afghan forces drove the Taliban from power, capturing Kabul on Nov. 13, 2001, and ending the radical Islamist movement's five-year rule. About two weeks later, U.S. ground forces began pouring in, beginning a buildup that now amounts to nearly 68,000 U.S. troops, plus about 37,000 from other NATO countries.
More on: washingtonpost.com
Sunday, September 20, 2009
men and women greeting and kissing each other
Saudis decorated their homes and prepared sumptuous meals for friends and family. Big chunks of lamb mixed with rice and vegetables is traditional. The whole country reveled in celebration with men and women greeting and kissing each other in big cities.
All male folk dances with swords were performed in public.
In the capital Riyadh, the local government planned celebrations that began with prayers followed by seven separate fireworks displays, concerts, theater, poetry readings, a parade and women's programs. Car races, a remote control air show, a sky diving performance, a bicycle race and traditional music were also planned.
All male folk dances with swords were performed in public.
In the capital Riyadh, the local government planned celebrations that began with prayers followed by seven separate fireworks displays, concerts, theater, poetry readings, a parade and women's programs. Car races, a remote control air show, a sky diving performance, a bicycle race and traditional music were also planned.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hitler in sex act ad
A new German AIDS awareness advertisement featuring Hitler having sex with a woman, has caused a furore in Europe.The racy advertisement which also contains images of Josef Stalin and Saddam Hussein having intercourse, has been condemned by HIV charities around the continent.
Produced in German, Spanish and English, the ad runs with the tagline 'Aids is a Mass Murderer' and is set to be shown on German television next week.British charities are at the forefront of the protest, with concerns that it could be Aids patients, not the disease itself, that become associated with the war criminals, reported BBC online.UK-based HIV charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust, says it is concerned the advert could be 'insensitive', by stigmatising people with the condition.
Basically, the campaign is designed to shake people up, to bring the topic of Aids back to centre stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse.
Produced in German, Spanish and English, the ad runs with the tagline 'Aids is a Mass Murderer' and is set to be shown on German television next week.British charities are at the forefront of the protest, with concerns that it could be Aids patients, not the disease itself, that become associated with the war criminals, reported BBC online.UK-based HIV charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust, says it is concerned the advert could be 'insensitive', by stigmatising people with the condition.
Basically, the campaign is designed to shake people up, to bring the topic of Aids back to centre stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Why Akshay wanted to party with SRK?
When Akshay Kumar decided to throw his first party in Bollywood to celebrate the opening collections of his Kambakkht Ishq, he made it a point to invite Shah Rukh Khan even though the superstar was far away in San Francisco.
"Yes, I did call Shah Rukh Khan to invite him. When Kareena and I suddenly decided to have a party, we decided we'd invite the entire industry. This wasn't a party to celebrate our success alone. It was also a party to celebrate the success of New York as much as my own film. So, apart from me and Kareena, the party's unofficial hosts were Katrina (Kaif), John (Abraham) and the entire New York team," said Akshay.
Akshay has often accused members of the film industry of trying to sabotage his films but he still wanted everyone to come together for the success of two films following a slump."I want them to celebrate any success and not be happy when films fail. When New York was released, SMS messages against the film were sent out. The same thing is happening with my film. Why be negative? Specially when I've always been happy for all my colleagues' successes?" Akshay asked.
"So yes, I personally called up Shah Rukh and all my colleagues for the party. But he's shooting in San Francisco...There will be plenty more occasions, I'm sure," the actor said.
"Yes, I did call Shah Rukh Khan to invite him. When Kareena and I suddenly decided to have a party, we decided we'd invite the entire industry. This wasn't a party to celebrate our success alone. It was also a party to celebrate the success of New York as much as my own film. So, apart from me and Kareena, the party's unofficial hosts were Katrina (Kaif), John (Abraham) and the entire New York team," said Akshay.
Akshay has often accused members of the film industry of trying to sabotage his films but he still wanted everyone to come together for the success of two films following a slump."I want them to celebrate any success and not be happy when films fail. When New York was released, SMS messages against the film were sent out. The same thing is happening with my film. Why be negative? Specially when I've always been happy for all my colleagues' successes?" Akshay asked.
"So yes, I personally called up Shah Rukh and all my colleagues for the party. But he's shooting in San Francisco...There will be plenty more occasions, I'm sure," the actor said.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
'Final Destination' top spot with an estimated $10.9 million
Death stalked the multiplex in North America on Friday as Warner Bros.' new horror tale "THE FINAL DESTINATION" took the top spot with an estimated $10.9 million.The R-rated film directed by David R. Ellis, with gory episodes that unspool in 3D, set down in 3,121 theaters, where it should claim a mid-$20 million haul over the weekend. It's easily the biggest installment for the nine-year-old franchise.It aced the weekend's other debuting horror tale, "Halloween II," from the Weinstein Co.'s Dimension Films label.
Director Rob Zombie's second turn at the "Halloween" helm took in $7.6 million for the day in 3,025 locations, less than the opening-day take of his "Halloween" in 2007.Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock," the R-rated trip back to the famed counterculture happening, set up shop in 1,393 locations, where it picked up $1.2 million for a ninth-place showing.
The Weinstein Co. also claimed the third spot as Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" entered its second weekend with $5.9 million, down 59% from its opening day.Rounding out the top five, Sony's sci-fi parable "District 9," now in its third weekend, ranked fourth with $3 million.
Director Rob Zombie's second turn at the "Halloween" helm took in $7.6 million for the day in 3,025 locations, less than the opening-day take of his "Halloween" in 2007.Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock," the R-rated trip back to the famed counterculture happening, set up shop in 1,393 locations, where it picked up $1.2 million for a ninth-place showing.
The Weinstein Co. also claimed the third spot as Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" entered its second weekend with $5.9 million, down 59% from its opening day.Rounding out the top five, Sony's sci-fi parable "District 9," now in its third weekend, ranked fourth with $3 million.
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