Bangkok Love Story (Thai: เพื่อน...กูรักมึงว่ะ or Puen, literally "friend") is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Poj Arnon. A gay romantic crime action drama, it is the story of a man who falls in love with a gunman who is ...
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
New Show `Chand Ke Paar Chalo`, a passionate love story from NDTV ...
It’sa classic love story, set in the heart of Lucknow…full of poetry and passion… pain and sacrifice” Chand Ke Paar Chalo is a co-production between ...
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AIDS Article & loving me
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Iconic Czech epic turned into new film
Director František A. Brabec: “The problem of the film adaptation is that there is no story. The poem is first of all a celebration of nature, of beautiful ...
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Hillary, Bill and Obama - a love story?
By Jimmy Orr | 08.26.08 You expect partisan politics to be bare-knuckle boxing these days. But Night One in Denver was remarkable for the polite way the ...
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The super spice that balances blood sugar and gives you up to a 20-fold burst of energy!
Earlier I told you that the accidental discovery of the effect of cinnamon on blood sugar has been a key breakthrough in the search for natural solutions for blood sugar problems. And here’s why it’s the fifth exclusive ingredient in Advanced Blood Sugar Solution™.
Once chemist Richard Anderson and his co-workers at the Human Nutrition Research Center found that the cinnamon in apple pie had positive effects on blood sugar, they investigated this popular spice.
They learned that cinnamon makes your fat cells more responsive to insulin, which regulates sugar metabolism and thus controls how much glucose is in your blood.
More important, cinnamon actually increases glucose metabolism—the process your cells use to convert glucose to energy.
Their key discovery: The most active compound in cinnamon—methyhydroxy chalcone polymer (MHCP)—increases glucose metabolism up to 20-fold!
More important, after testing some 50 plant extracts, none came close to MHCP’s affect on glucose metabolism.
What this means is, cinnamon not only helps balance your blood sugar—but it can give you as much as a 20-fold burst in energy!
Conventional wisdom says if you’re not having symptoms, your blood sugar problems are not a big deal. WRONG!
When I tell patients they have blood sugar problems, many tell me, “That can’t be. I don’t have any symptoms such as excessive thirst, frequent urination, hunger, fatigue or blurry vision.”
The truth is, blood sugar problems can go unnoticed for years. Left unchecked, they can wreak havoc on your body—eventually destroying your kidneys, your eyes, your heart, or your circulation—and you may not even know it until it’s too late.
It may take decades for little sugar deposits to do their damage, but if ignored, they will cause you major health problems.
- Conventional wisdom says low-fat dieting can control your blood sugar. WRONG!
Patients assume, “If I could just eat more low-fat foods, I’ll be okay.”
But what you’re not hearing is that low-fat diets can actually make your blood sugar problems worse. That’s because meals without fat pass out of your stomach more rapidly and get absorbed more quickly—creating blood sugar “spikes.” Too many of these spikes can lead to elevated blood sugar problems.
What you eat is important, but low-fat dieting alone won’t be the answer to all your blood sugar problems.
- Conventional wisdom says natural solutions just won’t work for blood sugar problems. WRONG again!
Many of my patients initially believe, “I need something stronger than what nature can offer to help me with my blood sugar problems.”
That’s because the Medical Establishment has done a good job of brainwashing the American public and making them dependent on expensive, conventional solutions that make up a multi billion dollar-a-year business.
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The politics of Photoshop.
The Internet has been amazingly adept at bringing like-minded people together and allowing them to make their voices heard. Even if the voices are screaming "We Love Dr. Horrible." Now, a collective of individuals has challenged the magazine industry to provide a magazine cover that is not subjected to rigorous Photoshopping.
You know, I understand that I'm sitting here blogging from under the auspices of The Man, but I can honestly say that I'm torn about the topic of altering photos and here's why: I have a permanent red vein in one of my eyes from an old injury and I 'Shop it out of just about every photo that makes it out of my hard drive. Sure, the super mondo bloodshot eye shows up in the photos that other people take of me, and I'll absolutely admit that I do it, so it's not like I'm fooling anyone, but I think it looks ugly and since I can't surgically do anything about it, I do the only thing I can, which is to digitally remove it. Sometimes, while I'm in there, I'll wipe out a zit or smooth over some acne scarring too. And at least once, I've shadowed in an egregious and unfortunately exaggerated double chin. You can smell the slippery slope from there, can't you?
Get ready for your close-up! High-definition TV has brought celebrities' skin flaws into tight focus. Learn from their tricks with SELF's advice.
Maybe I'm jaded, but I tend to view cover photos as works of art rather than photojournalism. It's a beauty ideal that doesn't exist in nature, much the same way in that makeup represents lips that are far too red or glossy or metallic and eyelashes that are way too thick and dark to come out of the head of a natural blonde. I know this. I understand this. If I myself were altered beyond recognition (the way that Tina Fey looks practically unrecognizable on the May 2008 cover of Marie Claire), I might be upset, but I don't honestly know how those stars feel about it, nor do I know how much money they're making to be some Photoshop artist's muse of the moment. What's more, having looked at untouched photos of stars, I can tell you that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is a lot more speckly than GQ would lead you to believe. But honestly, I don't really care, because I can understand that what I'm seeing is a representation of a person, just like a painting. I firmly believe that if Picasso or Rubens would have had the technology, they would have created similar depictions of their beauty ideal as well. The difference between the masters of yore and the masters of today is that our eyes can no longer see the brush strokes.
Photographic evidence: Anne from Elastic Waist comes to terms with her body by taking daily snapshots of herself. Could it work for you?
I get that. I think a lot of people do too. What I think people are questioning isn't the technology of photo altering, or even the philosophy behind it, but rather the aesthetic that is driving those changes. So therein lies my problem in justifying or denying the Photoshopping.
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What about you guys? How do you feel about the obviously manipulated cover shots? Does it upset you when People airbrushes out Angelina Jolie's veiny forearm? Is it realistic to demand things from what is, in essence, a product? If there were a magazine whose tagline was "No Photoshopping Ever" would you buy it, on principle? The comments are ready for their closeup.
You know, I understand that I'm sitting here blogging from under the auspices of The Man, but I can honestly say that I'm torn about the topic of altering photos and here's why: I have a permanent red vein in one of my eyes from an old injury and I 'Shop it out of just about every photo that makes it out of my hard drive. Sure, the super mondo bloodshot eye shows up in the photos that other people take of me, and I'll absolutely admit that I do it, so it's not like I'm fooling anyone, but I think it looks ugly and since I can't surgically do anything about it, I do the only thing I can, which is to digitally remove it. Sometimes, while I'm in there, I'll wipe out a zit or smooth over some acne scarring too. And at least once, I've shadowed in an egregious and unfortunately exaggerated double chin. You can smell the slippery slope from there, can't you?
Get ready for your close-up! High-definition TV has brought celebrities' skin flaws into tight focus. Learn from their tricks with SELF's advice.
Maybe I'm jaded, but I tend to view cover photos as works of art rather than photojournalism. It's a beauty ideal that doesn't exist in nature, much the same way in that makeup represents lips that are far too red or glossy or metallic and eyelashes that are way too thick and dark to come out of the head of a natural blonde. I know this. I understand this. If I myself were altered beyond recognition (the way that Tina Fey looks practically unrecognizable on the May 2008 cover of Marie Claire), I might be upset, but I don't honestly know how those stars feel about it, nor do I know how much money they're making to be some Photoshop artist's muse of the moment. What's more, having looked at untouched photos of stars, I can tell you that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is a lot more speckly than GQ would lead you to believe. But honestly, I don't really care, because I can understand that what I'm seeing is a representation of a person, just like a painting. I firmly believe that if Picasso or Rubens would have had the technology, they would have created similar depictions of their beauty ideal as well. The difference between the masters of yore and the masters of today is that our eyes can no longer see the brush strokes.
Photographic evidence: Anne from Elastic Waist comes to terms with her body by taking daily snapshots of herself. Could it work for you?
I get that. I think a lot of people do too. What I think people are questioning isn't the technology of photo altering, or even the philosophy behind it, but rather the aesthetic that is driving those changes. So therein lies my problem in justifying or denying the Photoshopping.
Weetabix wants you to know that Ugh Weekly doesn't want fat readers, thank you very much!
What about you guys? How do you feel about the obviously manipulated cover shots? Does it upset you when People airbrushes out Angelina Jolie's veiny forearm? Is it realistic to demand things from what is, in essence, a product? If there were a magazine whose tagline was "No Photoshopping Ever" would you buy it, on principle? The comments are ready for their closeup.
Poor people modeling obscenely expensive clothes!
The man in this picture is carrying a $200 umbrella. Even though he is toothless, barefoot and probably living on about $1.25 a day. Elsewhere in Vogue India's August issue, regular (read: not wealthy) Indians carry $10,000 Birkin bags and the children of poor women don $100 Fendi bibs.
Vogue India's editor Priya Tanna told the New York Times that by choosing ordinary Indians over models she wanted to show "the power of fashion...[That] fashion is no longer a rich man's privilege. Anyone can carry it off and make it look beautiful."
Um, yeah. Anyone can make anything look beautiful if it was FREE. But the fact that 456 million people in India (half of the country's population) live on less than $40 a month, means that yes, fashion is solely a rich man's privilege and a symbol of affluence. I wonder if Ms. Tanna would buy an umbrella that cost her five months' pay. Sigh.
Vogue India's editor Priya Tanna told the New York Times that by choosing ordinary Indians over models she wanted to show "the power of fashion...[That] fashion is no longer a rich man's privilege. Anyone can carry it off and make it look beautiful."
Um, yeah. Anyone can make anything look beautiful if it was FREE. But the fact that 456 million people in India (half of the country's population) live on less than $40 a month, means that yes, fashion is solely a rich man's privilege and a symbol of affluence. I wonder if Ms. Tanna would buy an umbrella that cost her five months' pay. Sigh.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
New coming movies.
 | Mister Foe A twisted Freudian tale about a teenager who fancies his step- mother until he becomes convinced that she murdered his mother. |
''The Popular Country Music Magazines ''
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Coming Sooon.....Movies
 | Bangkok Dangerous Nic Cage is a cold-blooded hit man who heads to Bangkok to pull off a series jobs and winds up falling in love with a local girl. |
A true love story
This is a real story of a young college girl who passed away last month in Chandigarh. Her name was Priya. She was hit by a truck. She was working in a call center. She had a boy friend named Shankar. Both of them were true lovers. ...
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Open-Grand slam title the main aim for Jankovic
The Serbian came through another war of attrition at Flushing Meadows to beat talented Danish 18-year-old Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 6-2 6-1, her greater experience and fitness seeing her through to the last eight.
Jankovic has enjoyed just one week as the world number one, earlier this month, but has yet to reach a grand slam final, having lost in the semi-finals on four occasions, including at Flushing Meadows in 2006.
The 23-year-old is one of four players who can overtake compatriot Ana Ivanovic as world number one at the end of the tournament.
“It (the number one ranking) is a goal, but I want to win a grand slam,” Jankovic told reporters.
“Of course, by winning a grand slam I will regain the number one ranking again, and that is something I want really bad. I will try my best to achieve that.”
In sunny, breezy conditions, the 18-year-old Wozniacki, seeded 21st, out-manoeuvred and overpowered Jankovic in the first set but as the match wore on the Serbian began to win the majority of the longer rallies.
After levelling the match, she broke in the fourth game of the third set and then eased through the next three games to clinch victory and a match with either French 12th seed Marion Bartoli or 29th seed Sybille Bammer of Austria.
“In the first set, she played quite solid and didn’t make any errors. I was the one who was all over the place,” Jankovic said.
“I couldn’t really find my rhythm in these kind of conditions. I had to change something to get myself together again and do the right things. In the second set I started playing a little bit more aggressively…and it worked out.”
As she so often does, Jankovic went through the whole gamut of emotions on court, and said she liked to enjoy herself on court whenever possible.
“It’s not easy in our sport, travelling so much all year and being away from family and from your friends,” she said.
“So you really have to make the most of it and really enjoy yourself and have fun, whatever you do. Playing tennis, whatever you’re doing. But it’s important to be yourself, and I have a good time.”
''romantic love story''
"The film is an abnormal love story with interesting sequences," said Prem Kumar Patra who is producing the film under Prem Movies banner. ...
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Love story of 'Super Dan' and his girlfriend ...
Before the Spring Festival in 2004, Lin finally mustered the courage and sent Xie Xingfang a text message - I LOVE YOU. In fact, Xie Xingfang had already ...
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The Love story leads to children’s room gift
''This is a real love story. In 1954, Robert was getting ready to graduate from Williams College when he went to Smith College one afternoon with a car full ...''
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Britney Spears’ Custody Fight Costly According to Court Documents
Britney Spears’ Custody Fight Costly According to Court Documents. (EZ-Tracks) - Britney Spears may have had a tough time getting rid of Kevin Federline, but divorce attorneys want their piece of the Britney financial pie before they go ...
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The Business of Fancy Dancing
The Business of Fancy Dancing feels real because it is Alexie's story, told through his fictional counterpart Seymour, his poetry shaped into film. ...
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A different kind of love story: Gonzales girl donates hair to ...
“Then I remembered reading about a program called Locks of Love. We talked about it and I explained to her that she would be helping other kids who have no ...
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Laboratory Conditions
While we were in Los Alamos, New Mexico, looking for locations for one film project, we discovered a lot more about the town and its people than we bargained for. So we made a different film and called it Laboratory Conditions. It's being shown here in five pieces and is also available on DVD.
Love. Love! Love.Love!
I can’t write, and I feel like I need to be praying all the time. I hate when this happens. On the bright side, the last time I felt like this, God gave me the vision for The Love Story. Pray for me as I seek His guidance and peace. ...
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Love Story...
Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool ...
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Many Many histories in this WORLD.
Apart from the impressive facts and figures we are told forest tales — a bird story, a snake story, and even a true love story. A rampaging bull elephant ...
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Love Lips – all’s not white in the House
Since the public TV confession, Americans have been fed with stories about Hunter’s endearment for Edwards – Love Lips – and the possibility that her ...
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''Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers, Chris Brown Get MTV Nods
Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers, Chris Brown Get MTV Nods. (EZ-Tracks) - Britney Spears has rebounded from last year’s debacle of a performance to earn a nod for top video at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, according to an Associated ...
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What You Should Know About Karaoke Singing?
Hitokara - means you must sing the song alone. Karamovie - movie video clips where they leave out the voices. Health Benefits of Karaoke:. And here is great news - karaoke singing releases endorphins! Those are the “happy hormones” that ...
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Music Videos To Be Offered On 360
Netflix the content available will continue to grow and flourish and this will add an extra direction to the huge entertainment machine Xbox 360. News Source: MediaWeek Permalink: http://www.360-hq.com/article-2812-thread-1-0.html .
Saturday, August 23, 2008
An artiste, some movies and quite a bit of poetry
It is a long story of movie-making Zeyad comes forth with. The travails that Zahir Raihan went through with the production of Jibon Theke Neya are brought ...
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Movie review: Elegy
After their intimate interlude it's clear that David has developed an intense case of Consuela worship, which he attempts to explain to his poet friend, ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tales of loss that find a purpose
Loss is there in the title, the original, long-gone Mohawk word for Toronto. It continues in the central stories of two urban natives whose sense of loss is both real and metaphysical. It resurfaces in an ending where love loses out to prior emotional commitments. If there was a contest to determine who is psychically “The Biggest Loser,” our two leads would win hands-down.
Yet, even with this much loss trailing every frame of Tkaronto, Belcourt finds ways to connect stories, explore issues and – just maybe – restore purpose and direction to the many lost souls in Toronto (where the movie was shot in 17 days with a crew of six). What it lacks in budget and visual finesse – Belcourt is also the director of photography – it makes up for it in intellectual ambition, a moody score from Jordan O'Connor and a moving love story between two roaming artists.
Ray (Duane Murray) is a Métis writer visiting Toronto from Vancouver to pitch his graphic novel to TV producers. Jolene (Melanie McLaren) is an Anishnabe painter based in Los Angles who is in Toronto to do an interview with Max, a native elder (Lorne Cardinal). As Ray is expecting a child with his girlfriend, the pressure is on to sell his vision to a bunch of ignorant, tax-credit-chasing TV executives. Jolene's world is shattered when Max gives her an eagle feather, a symbolic honour, only to realize she has no idea what to do with it. Both Ray and Jolene are urban natives who are outsiders to their own cultures as well as the white, mainstream one they inhabit.
Yes, we've been hearing torn-between-two-worlds stories over and over again since the heyday of identity politics in the eighties. While Belcourt's film helps itself to similar language, it lingers more on the spiritual and emotional cost of cultural alienation. It also does this exploration on gender-neutral terms: Boys and girls shed equal amount of tears, hurt as much and are as likely to get lost.
They can also split into jerks just as democratically. As Ray finds out, men and women in the TV industry are more than happy to exploit his native status as well as his stories. Belcourt makes his point even if the tone of buffoonery in such scenes seems out of place with the wry humour that dominates elsewhere. There are many other specific references to the travesties natives face in the big city, but Tkaronto has enough angst to spare to any demographic group that has ever felt isolated or misunderstood. I mean that as a compliment.
Likely, none of this would have worked as well had it not been for Belcourt's fine cast. Murray and McLaren, who make for a handsome screen couple, bring whimsy and gravitas to their roles. Murray's understanding of his character's self-deprecation is used to enhance his outsider status, while McLaren's self-flagellation over her cultural inadequacy rarely feels forced. Cardinal, now mainly seen on TV as the cop in Corner Gas, gives a touching performance as the elder. I wish Belcourt has written more scenes for him.
There is still a jarring episodic feel to the film, but it allows Belcourt to at least stop and create brilliant little vignettes. The incident where Ray and Jolene visit a tarot card reader (beautifully performed by Rae Ellen Bodie) is one of my favourite scenes, even if it feels looped in from another feature.
I suspect that with a rushed shooting schedule, some scenes came out the way Belcourt wanted, while others didn't. They are the chances you take in guerrilla filmmaking. What remains is a smart debut movie that makes as much sense emotionally as it does socially. p
Yet, even with this much loss trailing every frame of Tkaronto, Belcourt finds ways to connect stories, explore issues and – just maybe – restore purpose and direction to the many lost souls in Toronto (where the movie was shot in 17 days with a crew of six). What it lacks in budget and visual finesse – Belcourt is also the director of photography – it makes up for it in intellectual ambition, a moody score from Jordan O'Connor and a moving love story between two roaming artists.
Ray (Duane Murray) is a Métis writer visiting Toronto from Vancouver to pitch his graphic novel to TV producers. Jolene (Melanie McLaren) is an Anishnabe painter based in Los Angles who is in Toronto to do an interview with Max, a native elder (Lorne Cardinal). As Ray is expecting a child with his girlfriend, the pressure is on to sell his vision to a bunch of ignorant, tax-credit-chasing TV executives. Jolene's world is shattered when Max gives her an eagle feather, a symbolic honour, only to realize she has no idea what to do with it. Both Ray and Jolene are urban natives who are outsiders to their own cultures as well as the white, mainstream one they inhabit.
Yes, we've been hearing torn-between-two-worlds stories over and over again since the heyday of identity politics in the eighties. While Belcourt's film helps itself to similar language, it lingers more on the spiritual and emotional cost of cultural alienation. It also does this exploration on gender-neutral terms: Boys and girls shed equal amount of tears, hurt as much and are as likely to get lost.
They can also split into jerks just as democratically. As Ray finds out, men and women in the TV industry are more than happy to exploit his native status as well as his stories. Belcourt makes his point even if the tone of buffoonery in such scenes seems out of place with the wry humour that dominates elsewhere. There are many other specific references to the travesties natives face in the big city, but Tkaronto has enough angst to spare to any demographic group that has ever felt isolated or misunderstood. I mean that as a compliment.
Likely, none of this would have worked as well had it not been for Belcourt's fine cast. Murray and McLaren, who make for a handsome screen couple, bring whimsy and gravitas to their roles. Murray's understanding of his character's self-deprecation is used to enhance his outsider status, while McLaren's self-flagellation over her cultural inadequacy rarely feels forced. Cardinal, now mainly seen on TV as the cop in Corner Gas, gives a touching performance as the elder. I wish Belcourt has written more scenes for him.
There is still a jarring episodic feel to the film, but it allows Belcourt to at least stop and create brilliant little vignettes. The incident where Ray and Jolene visit a tarot card reader (beautifully performed by Rae Ellen Bodie) is one of my favourite scenes, even if it feels looped in from another feature.
I suspect that with a rushed shooting schedule, some scenes came out the way Belcourt wanted, while others didn't. They are the chances you take in guerrilla filmmaking. What remains is a smart debut movie that makes as much sense emotionally as it does socially. p
Orchestrating The Edwards Love-Child Alibi
The precious Times has finally condescended to do some original reporting the John Edwards scandal, pulling from the tabloidy muck a scoop establishing that Edwards loyalist Fred Baron, who can't quite recall these things clearly, admits he maybe set Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter and Edwards campaign aide Andrew Young up with two separate lawyer buddies of his, and also maybe paid their legal fees?? All this happened right before one of the lawyers announced that his new client Hunter was not carrying Edwards' love child, and then the other lawyer announced that her new client Young was the father of the love child. And you know, funny thing, both of the lawyers forgot to mention their ties to one another via Baron. Here are some great quotes where swaggering genius lawyer Baron (pictured) pretends he's an Alzheimer's patient, to the Times:
"I have this recollection of somebody asking me for lawyers in New York, and I remember naming three or four, and he must have been one of them... It was either her who called or somebody on her behalf... "I remember getting a call from Pam and her telling me that she was representing him... I may have sent him over there, but on the other hand I may not have. I don’t have an accurate recollection... "I have a brief recollection of giving someone some cash. My assumption is I loaned some small amount of money to the both of them..."
Baron had previously admitted to paying for Young and Hunter's posh living arrangements but said he didn't know how they found their lawyers. So the Times here is establishing that he might be a liar and also that he may have helped orchestrate the exoneration of Edwards as father of the love child.
The newspaper is apparently quite proud of its scoop, placing it on A1. Editor Bill Keller appears to be in full retreat from his haughty statement that the Edwards scandal is "a supermarket tabloid's anonymously-sourced story" that he would never "recycle." In today's story, his own newspaper not only mentioned the Enquirer's proven reports that Edwards had an affair but also alluded, in the second paragraph, to the tabloid's stories about Edwards fathering a love child. Neither the Times nor any publication other than the Enquirer claims to have proven that allegation through its own reporting. Sounds like "recycling!"
"I have this recollection of somebody asking me for lawyers in New York, and I remember naming three or four, and he must have been one of them... It was either her who called or somebody on her behalf... "I remember getting a call from Pam and her telling me that she was representing him... I may have sent him over there, but on the other hand I may not have. I don’t have an accurate recollection... "I have a brief recollection of giving someone some cash. My assumption is I loaned some small amount of money to the both of them..."
Baron had previously admitted to paying for Young and Hunter's posh living arrangements but said he didn't know how they found their lawyers. So the Times here is establishing that he might be a liar and also that he may have helped orchestrate the exoneration of Edwards as father of the love child.
The newspaper is apparently quite proud of its scoop, placing it on A1. Editor Bill Keller appears to be in full retreat from his haughty statement that the Edwards scandal is "a supermarket tabloid's anonymously-sourced story" that he would never "recycle." In today's story, his own newspaper not only mentioned the Enquirer's proven reports that Edwards had an affair but also alluded, in the second paragraph, to the tabloid's stories about Edwards fathering a love child. Neither the Times nor any publication other than the Enquirer claims to have proven that allegation through its own reporting. Sounds like "recycling!"
New bridge for music festival fans
A new bridge has been built over the River Thames to take thousands of fans to one of the country's biggest music festivals, using part of the stage used in Madonna's last world tour.
Youngsters using one of the camping areas at the Reading Festival have had to queue in recent years to take a boat to and from the main site.
Festival director Melvin Benn decided to build a bridge and has masterminded a £1 million project which will be officially opened on Wednesday, two days before the festival starts.
Staging from Madonna's last world tour has been used to help build the 5m wide structure - the first bridge to be built over the Thames since the Millennium Bridge near St Paul's Cathedral.
Footings will remain in place all year round but the actual bridge will be taken down at the end of the festival and used again in future years.
"This will be a real treat for festival-goers," Mr Benn told PA. "Getting from the north to the south of the site used to be slow and painstaking, but the bridge will make it a delight."
The first fan on site will join Mr Benn in cutting a ribbon to open the bridge on Wednesday.
More than 75,000 fans are expected to attend the annual Reading festival over the bank holiday weekend, with headline acts including the Killers and Rage Against the Machine.
Youngsters using one of the camping areas at the Reading Festival have had to queue in recent years to take a boat to and from the main site.
Festival director Melvin Benn decided to build a bridge and has masterminded a £1 million project which will be officially opened on Wednesday, two days before the festival starts.
Staging from Madonna's last world tour has been used to help build the 5m wide structure - the first bridge to be built over the Thames since the Millennium Bridge near St Paul's Cathedral.
Footings will remain in place all year round but the actual bridge will be taken down at the end of the festival and used again in future years.
"This will be a real treat for festival-goers," Mr Benn told PA. "Getting from the north to the south of the site used to be slow and painstaking, but the bridge will make it a delight."
The first fan on site will join Mr Benn in cutting a ribbon to open the bridge on Wednesday.
More than 75,000 fans are expected to attend the annual Reading festival over the bank holiday weekend, with headline acts including the Killers and Rage Against the Machine.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
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 Top 10 Movies on pre-Independence India  1. Shatranj Ke Khiladi Year: 1977 Based on: Munshi Premchand’s novel by the same name Screenplay & Direction: Satyajit Ray Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi & Amjad Khan This is almost a docu-drama on Pre-1857 India; it shows how the docility of India’s affluent upper middle class contributed to the establishment of the British Raj. Lucknow and its Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (an exemplary performance from Amjad Khan) provide the backdrop for the story of two chess-obsessed noblemen. The film documents the sluggishness of Post-Mughal India, where Kings preferred poetry to diplomacy and the durbars witnessed more mushairas and mehfils than ministerial meetings. Though a landmark in India’s period film genre, ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ is considered by most critics to be one of Ray’s unimpressive works. It is remembered more for the voiceover done by Amitabh Bachchan than for the political insights it gave. 2. Jhansi Ki Rani Year: 1953 Producer/Director: Sohrab Modi India's first technicolour film, ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’ was Sohrab Modi’s dream-come-true project. He brought technicians from Hollywood to work on the SFX and battle sequences. Mehtab, the star of the year, was cast in the title role. Modi essayed the role of the Raj Guru. The film was received well by contemporary critics and it was applauded for “its authenticity in creating the right period and delineating historical events, its spectacular battle scenes and Mehtab's stirring performance though she is far too old for the role.” There is a Ball sequence in the Jhansi palace, which was shot spectacularly by Modi. In spite of the critical acclaim, the film fell flat at the Box-Office. Click here for our Independence day special 3. Junoon Year: 1978 Based on: Ruskin Bond’s ‘A flight of Pigeons’ Screenplay: Shyam Benegal Directed by: Shyam Benegal Produced by: Shashi Kapoor Set in 1857 India, ‘Junoon’ explores the romantic within the rebel and the rebel within the romantic. It is set in 1857, with the First War of Independence as its backdrop. The perspective is that of Javed Khan, one of the leaders of the Mutiny (played by Shashi Kapoor). The film discusses the deeper truths of the rebellion. Javed Khan storms a British hideout and imprisons three British women. He falls in love with Ruth (played by Nafisa Ali) and wants her to be his second wife. The romance falls apart as British seek retribution for those killed by the rebels. ‘Junoon’ was India’s toast at most international film festivals (1978-1980), and it brought home a bagful of awards. 4. Shaheed Year: 1965 Directed by S. Ram Sharma Produced by: Kewal Kashyap Cast: Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra Bhagat Singh’s life has been subject to various Bolly takes, but none has been more impressive than this 1965 film. Manoj Kumar plays Bhagat with elan. This is the first of Manoj Kumar’s ‘patriotic series’. Kamini Kaushal, Pran, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asit Sen, Indrani Mukherjee and Anwar Hussain form the supporting cast. The films music is by Prem Dhawan, and all the songs became super hits. If you are a B&W fan, you should never miss this film. Ranjod Rathore’s cinematography wins both the battle and the war, for this one. 5. Mangal Pandey: The rising Year: 2005 Written by: Farrukh Dhondy Directed by: Ketan Mehta Produced by: Bobby Bedi Cast: Aamir Khan, Toby Stevens, Rani Mukherji Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian title) is the typical example of a speculative period film. It is supposed to be the biopic of a sepoy called Mangal Pandey, who had “spent the first bullet of the 1857 mutiny”. Half of what we see on screen, here, is an assortment of historical fiction rather than fact. Made on the lines of a ballad, the Ketan Mehta film failed to connect with the 21st Century Indian. This was primarily because of the fact that the premise for the film was an assumption rather than a truth. 6. Saza-e-Kalapaani Year: 1995 Produced by Mohanlal Directed by Priyadarshan Written by T Damodaran Cast: Mohanlal, Tabu, Prabhu A take on the infamous Andaman prison of the British (referred to as ‘Kalapaani’), the prime purpose of this film was to imitate Hollywood movies of the ‘Schindler’s List’ hue than to depict the prison realities of 1919. It meanders through romance, violence and slapstick before finally coming to a Titanic-like end. There is even a romantic number picturised on the female lead, inside the prison walls (the prisoner’s dream, of course!) Spectacularly mounted and dubbed in six Indian languages, ‘Saza-e-Kalapaani’ was a moderate hit both at the marquee and with the critics. 7. 1947-Earth Year: 1998 Based on Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel ‘Cracking India’ Written & Directed by Deepa Mehta Produced by Anne Mason Cast: Aamir Khan, Rahul Khanna, Nandita Das This is about the pent-up energies of “non-violent” India that found a vent on the eve of Independence. Deepa Mehta deftly portrays 'Gadar' (Partition) and the first wounds of Freedom! The film was received well both at home and across the world. 8. Saat Hindustani Year: 1969 Produced, Directed & Written by KA Abbas Cast: Utpal Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan, Jalal Agha, Madhu ‘Saat Hindustani’ is known today as the debut vehicle of Amitabh Bachchan. But there is more to it than meets the eye. KA Abbas, inspired by Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’, tells the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. Amitabh Bachchan played one of the seven Indians (a Muslim poet) captured by “the enemy nation” as POW. A decade later, Bachchan starred in another film titled ‘Pukar’ (directed by Ramesh Behl), which again had the liberation of Goa as the theme. This time, it looked as if it was Amitabh Bachchan, the superhero, who had liberated Goa from Portuguese yoke! 9. 1942: A love story Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kamna Chandra Produced and Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Cast: Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala The title for this movie could have been ‘Love in the time of Quit India Movement’. Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the screenplay oozes Mush! 1942 is considered to be the bloodiest year in India’s non-violent movement against the British. But for Naren Singh (played by Anil Kapoor) and Rajeshwari Pathak (Manisha Koirala), it is the time to sing “Kuch na Kaho!” The villain of this tale is a Psychotic British general who lives in a castle and loves to behead Indians by the dozen. The film is remembered today for being the swansong of RD Burman. The ‘1942…’ audio is pure gold. 10. Comic relief: Mard Year: 1985 Written by: Inder Raj Anand/Pushpa Raj Anand Produced and Directed by: Manmohan Desai Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Singh ‘Mard’ is the story of Raju Tangewala (Amitabh Bachchan. Who else!), who is a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi. He gets India her freedom in the space of three hours. This he achieves after facing innumerable perils at the hands of “khoon-choosing angrez”. He falls into quicksand, but is rescued by a talking dog and a thinking horse. The “Angrez Hukumat” puts him in the fray with his imprisoned King-Dad, and is asked to commence a gladiatorial duel. The son recognizes the father (and vice-versa) and together they bring ‘tabahi’ upon the British Raj. Manmohan Desai scrambles space and time to allude to everything related to India’s freedom struggle. A masterpiece in pop-art, ‘Mard’ is the anti-dote to the one who is overfed on classic period films. Source: India SYndicate  |
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China leads the pack
China erupted Wednesday when its women won their first team gymnastics Olympic gold medal, with further success in shooting, diving, and weightlifting adding to the elation.
Emotions also spilled over on the badminton courts with defending women's champion Zhang Ning breaking down in tears after coming through a mammoth quarterfinal against Chinese-born Pi Hongyan of France 21-8, 19-21, 21-19.
And Li Na became the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic tennis singles quarterfinal with a two sets to one win over Estonia's Kaia Kanepi.
China's gymnasts capitalised on a mistake-ridden US performance before an enthralled audience at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium who roared their approval when the medal was won.
The win avenged their narrow loss to the United States at last year's world championships and added to the team gold claimed by China's men on Tuesday.
Defending Olympic champion Romania won bronze.
"I feel very excited because we sacrificed a lot to win this gold medal and this is a direct competition between the Chinese team and the USA team and we are very proud that we won," said Chinese gymnastics coach Lu Shanzhen.
Chen Ying claimed China's third shooting gold of the Games when she won the women's 25m Pistol final, setting a new Games record in the process.
The hot favourite after winning the 2006 world championships, Chen came in with 793.4 points to surpass by two Bulgarian Maria Grozdeva's previous Olympic record set in Sydney.
In front of packed crowds of passionate fans, Wang Feng and Qin Kai clinched the men's synchronised 3m springboard title to continue China's diving domination with the hosts' fourth straight gold.
This was China's most comprehensive diving victory so far, winning by with a staggering 469.08 points compared to the 421.98 of Russian silver medallists Sautin Dmitry and Yuriy Kunakov.
"This gold is so important to my life," said Wang. "We performed very well today."
Liu Chunhong won the women's 69kg weightlifting gold medal, with the defending Olympic champion hoisting 128kg in the snatch and added 158kg in the clean and jerk for a total lift of 286kg, all three being new world records.
"I don't think anyone will reach that in the next one to two years, and when someone does I will create more records," said a tired Liu, who added she wanted to return to her home in Shandong province and rest.
Swimmer Pang Jiaying also brought the crowd to their feet, stunning the field to finish third behind winner Federica Pellegrini of Italy in the women's 200 metres freestyle.
"I didn't expect this medal, my coach told me that even eighth place would be okay," said a delighted Pang, who touched in more than two seconds faster than her previous personal best.
China's other big medal hope in the pool, Wu Peng, came fourth in the men's 200m butterfly with unstoppable American Michael Phelps first in a new world record time.
China's medal tally now stands at 17 golds, four silvers and five bronzes in the battle to be the most dominant sporting nation on earth.
Thanks to Phelps, the Americans have 10 gold, eight silver and 11 bronze.
China gave themselves another chance of swimming success after Liu Zige qualified fastest for the final of the women's 200m butterfly with teammate Jiao Liuyang third quickest.
Only world record-holder Jessicah Schipper of Australia separated them.
The country's top-ranked badminton players were back in action with Zhang booking a semifinal against Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti.
The match against Pi was tense and on the winning shot Zhang's smile quickly dissolved into tears of joy.
Emotions also spilled over on the badminton courts with defending women's champion Zhang Ning breaking down in tears after coming through a mammoth quarterfinal against Chinese-born Pi Hongyan of France 21-8, 19-21, 21-19.
And Li Na became the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic tennis singles quarterfinal with a two sets to one win over Estonia's Kaia Kanepi.
China's gymnasts capitalised on a mistake-ridden US performance before an enthralled audience at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium who roared their approval when the medal was won.
The win avenged their narrow loss to the United States at last year's world championships and added to the team gold claimed by China's men on Tuesday.
Defending Olympic champion Romania won bronze.
"I feel very excited because we sacrificed a lot to win this gold medal and this is a direct competition between the Chinese team and the USA team and we are very proud that we won," said Chinese gymnastics coach Lu Shanzhen.
Chen Ying claimed China's third shooting gold of the Games when she won the women's 25m Pistol final, setting a new Games record in the process.
The hot favourite after winning the 2006 world championships, Chen came in with 793.4 points to surpass by two Bulgarian Maria Grozdeva's previous Olympic record set in Sydney.
In front of packed crowds of passionate fans, Wang Feng and Qin Kai clinched the men's synchronised 3m springboard title to continue China's diving domination with the hosts' fourth straight gold.
This was China's most comprehensive diving victory so far, winning by with a staggering 469.08 points compared to the 421.98 of Russian silver medallists Sautin Dmitry and Yuriy Kunakov.
"This gold is so important to my life," said Wang. "We performed very well today."
Liu Chunhong won the women's 69kg weightlifting gold medal, with the defending Olympic champion hoisting 128kg in the snatch and added 158kg in the clean and jerk for a total lift of 286kg, all three being new world records.
"I don't think anyone will reach that in the next one to two years, and when someone does I will create more records," said a tired Liu, who added she wanted to return to her home in Shandong province and rest.
Swimmer Pang Jiaying also brought the crowd to their feet, stunning the field to finish third behind winner Federica Pellegrini of Italy in the women's 200 metres freestyle.
"I didn't expect this medal, my coach told me that even eighth place would be okay," said a delighted Pang, who touched in more than two seconds faster than her previous personal best.
China's other big medal hope in the pool, Wu Peng, came fourth in the men's 200m butterfly with unstoppable American Michael Phelps first in a new world record time.
China's medal tally now stands at 17 golds, four silvers and five bronzes in the battle to be the most dominant sporting nation on earth.
Thanks to Phelps, the Americans have 10 gold, eight silver and 11 bronze.
China gave themselves another chance of swimming success after Liu Zige qualified fastest for the final of the women's 200m butterfly with teammate Jiao Liuyang third quickest.
Only world record-holder Jessicah Schipper of Australia separated them.
The country's top-ranked badminton players were back in action with Zhang booking a semifinal against Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti.
The match against Pi was tense and on the winning shot Zhang's smile quickly dissolved into tears of joy.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Song Station Karaoke System Reviews..
How would you like your next DVD player to include a full blown karaoke machine, also called a karaoke player, inside? And what if this machine also carried the largest collection in the world of karaoke songs inside it? Does this sound to you like the stuff dreams are made of?
I have some great news for you! Not only did someone dream this stuff up, but they made it happen in the newest model of the ever-popular SongStation Karaoke Machine!
The SongStation Karaoke Machine looks just like a silver slim-line DVD player. It hooks up to your entertainment system in five minutes. Once you have it plugged into your TV and pick up the handy remote control, you begin to realize it is oh-so-much-more! It’s a DVD player, karaoke player, and CD player all in one, making your entertainment system more entertaining than ever!
Let’s look at the karaoke player itself. The SongStation Karaoke Machine plays every kind of karaoke disk out there. So if you already have a collection of karaoke disks, you will still be able to use them with The SongStation. If you don’t have a collection of disks yet, don’t worry. You get a disk with your SongStation that contains 53,000 karaoke songs. Plus, it’s international. You get songs from countries around the world and in ten different languages.
Along with the songs, this karaoke player comes with a variety of great features. You can adjust the pitch, the key, and the tempo of your songs to better match your voice. You can play a song with the vocals to learn it, and then, with the click of a button, take the vocals off to sing karaoke style. The lyrics show up on your TV screen.
The SongStation Karaoke machine also comes with inputs for 2 microphones, so that you can enjoy duet karaoke. You can adjust the volume and the echo level on each microphone separately to better complement each singer’s voice.
Want to have a Karaoke Competition? With this karaoke player, you can preselect up to 99 songs for it to play, or you can use the already prefigured private compilation of 540 hit songs in nine categories. Your SongStation Karaoke Machine is programmed to score each performance on pitch control, correct tempo, consistency of tone and volume, and intonation.
You can also use this scoring feature to practice and improve your own karaoke singing! Amaze your friends with your performance! They will wonder what your secret is.
So, is this just a great karaoke player with a so-so DVD player and CD player? How do they stack up with the competition? You will be pleased to learn that these parts of The SongStation Karaoke machine are also full-featured and high quality! Your DVD player features Digital Dolby and Digital Theater sound for your listening enjoyment. Choose to listen to your audio in any of eight languages. For subtitles, you can choose from 32 different languages. You can zoom in on your favorite scenes, or watch them from several different angles. In addition, you can activate the Parental Lock function to keep your kids from watching inappropriate movies.
And last, but not least, it all comes with a 12 month warranty.
Wow! I was hard pressed to find a downside to mention in this review. The only possibility of a downside to The Songstation Karaoke machine is that the karaoke player does not have its own karaoke monitor. In other words, it is not a stand-alone player. You need to hook it up to a TV. But at this price and value, it is totally unbeatable!
About the Author:
Reviewed by Eugene Walker of Planet of Rock. Visit The SongStation official website for more information. It is the #1 home karaoke system with 53,000 inbuilt songs.
I have some great news for you! Not only did someone dream this stuff up, but they made it happen in the newest model of the ever-popular SongStation Karaoke Machine!
The SongStation Karaoke Machine looks just like a silver slim-line DVD player. It hooks up to your entertainment system in five minutes. Once you have it plugged into your TV and pick up the handy remote control, you begin to realize it is oh-so-much-more! It’s a DVD player, karaoke player, and CD player all in one, making your entertainment system more entertaining than ever!
Let’s look at the karaoke player itself. The SongStation Karaoke Machine plays every kind of karaoke disk out there. So if you already have a collection of karaoke disks, you will still be able to use them with The SongStation. If you don’t have a collection of disks yet, don’t worry. You get a disk with your SongStation that contains 53,000 karaoke songs. Plus, it’s international. You get songs from countries around the world and in ten different languages.
Along with the songs, this karaoke player comes with a variety of great features. You can adjust the pitch, the key, and the tempo of your songs to better match your voice. You can play a song with the vocals to learn it, and then, with the click of a button, take the vocals off to sing karaoke style. The lyrics show up on your TV screen.
The SongStation Karaoke machine also comes with inputs for 2 microphones, so that you can enjoy duet karaoke. You can adjust the volume and the echo level on each microphone separately to better complement each singer’s voice.
Want to have a Karaoke Competition? With this karaoke player, you can preselect up to 99 songs for it to play, or you can use the already prefigured private compilation of 540 hit songs in nine categories. Your SongStation Karaoke Machine is programmed to score each performance on pitch control, correct tempo, consistency of tone and volume, and intonation.
You can also use this scoring feature to practice and improve your own karaoke singing! Amaze your friends with your performance! They will wonder what your secret is.
So, is this just a great karaoke player with a so-so DVD player and CD player? How do they stack up with the competition? You will be pleased to learn that these parts of The SongStation Karaoke machine are also full-featured and high quality! Your DVD player features Digital Dolby and Digital Theater sound for your listening enjoyment. Choose to listen to your audio in any of eight languages. For subtitles, you can choose from 32 different languages. You can zoom in on your favorite scenes, or watch them from several different angles. In addition, you can activate the Parental Lock function to keep your kids from watching inappropriate movies.
And last, but not least, it all comes with a 12 month warranty.
Wow! I was hard pressed to find a downside to mention in this review. The only possibility of a downside to The Songstation Karaoke machine is that the karaoke player does not have its own karaoke monitor. In other words, it is not a stand-alone player. You need to hook it up to a TV. But at this price and value, it is totally unbeatable!
About the Author:
Reviewed by Eugene Walker of Planet of Rock. Visit The SongStation official website for more information. It is the #1 home karaoke system with 53,000 inbuilt songs.
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