BREAK DE RULES

Hartson still critical but stable

2009-07-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

The doctors say that critically-ill former footballer John Hartson remains in a stable condition. The 34-year-old was told he had testicular cancer just over a week ago and doctors had also found that the disease had spread to his brain and lungs. He had surgery on Tuesday to relieve pressure on his brain and was reported to have resumed radiotherapy treatment on Friday. His family said they were overwhelmed by the messages of support for the ex-Wales, Arsenal and Celtic striker. On Friday, Hartson was seen to have been transferred from Morriston Hospital in Swansea to the city's Singleton Hospital to receive radiotherapy to treat the disease. But the player who is a father-of-three has since returned to Morriston's intensive care unit. In a statement, his family said that they want to acknowledge the outstanding care and skill that has been given to John by the medical and nursing staff at both Morriston and Singleton Hospitals. They also want to acknowledge the professionalism of the ambulance service. The family continues to ask for John's privacy and that of his family and the many hundreds of other patients at the hospital to be respected. They said that they continue to be overwhelmed by the many thousands of messages of support and goodwill that continue to come in from football supporters, ordinary people, clubs, and sporting figures from around the world.

Jackie Chan praises kung fu of Will Smith's son

2009-07-20T20:19:00.000-07:00

Jackie Chan says 'Kung Fu Kid' co-star Jaden Smith's dedication to martial arts puts his own son to shame. The 11-year-old son of Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has been training under Chan's stunt coordinator for his role in the China Film Group-Columbia Pictures remake of the 1984 hit 'The Karate Kid', which kicked off filming in Beijing on July 11. In a diary entry on his official Web site, Chan said he was deeply impressed by the younger Smith's progress when he visited Los Angeles last month. The veteran Hong Kong action star said Jaden Smith learned the Chinese phrases for different kung fu moves, responded to orders in Mandarin, and treated his teacher, Wu Gang, according to traditional Chinese custom. When he was thirsty, he gave the traditional hand gesture, putting one fist into the palm of the other, bowed and asked permission to drink some water," Chan said. Chan said Smith even learned the drunken fighter routine he made famous in his 1978 film 'Drunken Master'. "He put my son to shame! I provided my son with the best martial artists in the world, and he could not be persuaded to try it. In just two months, Jaden had learned so much. He is truly a talented boy," he said, adding he felt Smith was ready to perform his own stunts in 'Kung Fu Kid'.

Wenger feared for Rosicky future

2009-07-20T20:04:00.001-07:00

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that at one stage during Tomas Rosicky's rehabilitation he feared the midfielder's career was over. The 28-year-old Czech made his first appearance in 18 months on Saturday after hamstring and knee injuries. "There was a time when I was worried Tomas wouldn't play football again and he felt the same," said Wenger. "You have to ask and hope if he will ever get back to where we want him to be and the answer looks like yes." Rosicky, whose last appearance came in an FA Cup tie against Newcastle in January 2008, made his comeback by playing the first 45 minutes of the Gunners' pre-season game against Barnet. But, with Emmanuel Adebayor having moved to Manchester City, Wenger is confident the Czech international will still be the same player and hopes he could be available for the Premier League opener against Everton on 15 August. "Tomas had always led a healthy and dedicated life. Mentally he's also very strong," he added. "We have to manage him well and prepare him well. If we come through pre-season well he could start the season. "We must trust the players we have. It's a very important season for us and I believe we are in a very strong position."

Don't buy PETROL on 24TH JAN 2008!

2008-01-19T04:10:00.001-08:00

Petrol in Pakistan Rs 17 per liter
Malaysia Rs 18 per liter
In India it's 51 per liter

Why this difference in Asia itself? World Market CRUDE Oil is not the reason for
this. It's all Gain for private owners. As we are the general public, or Common
Man as R.K. Laxman would have said, we have to raise our voice, let's rise thru
Emails.

Forward this to all Indians who care.
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF
PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON
THEIR STOCKPILES.

AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OVER 4.6
BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
THEREFORE '24th JANUARY ' HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED 'STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND
'DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL THAT
DAY.

THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS
YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT. WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT
TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?

REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF PETROL GOING UP BUT
AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES,
TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH AFFECTS
PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING
SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO
IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE 24 JANUARY A DAY THAT THE
CITIZENS SAY 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'.

REMEMBER: JANUARY 24, 2008 .... NO Petrol Day...!

Please 'Think Of It ...............

Why does techsupport go crazy???

2008-01-12T20:34:00.000-08:00

1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to"Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any" key is.

2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that her mouse was hard to control with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to be the plastic bag the mouse was packaged in.

3. Another Dell customer called to say he couldn't get his computer to fax anything. After 40 minutes of troubleshooting, the technician discovered the man was trying to fax a piece of paper by holding it in front of the monitor screen and hitting the "Send" key.

4. Yet another, Dell customer called to complain that his keyboard no longer worked. He had cleaned it by filling up his tub with soap and water and soaking the keyboard for a day, then removing all the keys and washing them individually.

5. A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was enraged because his computer had told him he was "bad and invalid." The tech explained that the computer's "bad command" and "invalid" responses ..... shouldn't be taken personally.

6. A confused caller to IBM was having trouble printing documents He told the technician that the computer had said it "couldn't find printer." The user had also tried turning the computer screen to face the printer -- but that his computer still couldn't "see" the printer.

7. An exasperated caller to Dell omputer Tech Support couldn't get her new Dell Computer to turn on. After ensuring the computer was plugged in, the technician asked her what happened when she pushed the power button. Her response, "I pushed and pushed o! n this f oot pedal and nothing happens." The "foot pedal" turned out to be the computer's mouse.

8. Another customer called Compaq tech support to say her brand new computer wouldn't work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged it in and sat there for 20 minutes waiting for something to happen. When asked what happened when she pressed the power switch, she asked, "What power switch?"

9. Another IBM customer had trouble installing software and rang for support. "I put in the first disk, and that was OK. It said to put in the second disk, and had some problems with the disk. When it said to put in the third disk, I couldn't even fit it in." The user hadn't realized that "Insert Disk 2" implied to- remove Disk 1 first.

10. A story from a Novell NetWire SysOp:
CALLER: "Hello, is this Tech Support?"
TECH: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
CALLER: "The cup holder on my PC is broken, and I am within my warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
TECH: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
CALLER: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
TECH: "Please excuse me. If I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am. Did you receive this as part of a promotional at a trade show? How did you get this cup holder? Does it have any trademark on it?"
CALLER: "It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a promotional. It just has '4X' on it."
At this point, the Tech Rep had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it. He was laughing too hard. The caller had been using the load drawer of the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder and snapped it off the drive.

11. A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. The tech asked her if she was "running it under windows." The woman responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window and his printer is working fine."

12! . And last but not least:
TECH SUPPORT: "O.K. Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter P to bring up the Program Manager."
CUSTOMER: "I don't have a P."
TECH SUPPORT: "On your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "What do you mean?"
TECH SUPPORT: "P on your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "I ain't gonna do that!" "

Proverbs From all Countries

2008-01-12T20:32:00.001-08:00

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Arab Proverb

A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
English Proverb

A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
Persian Proverb

A cat has nine lives.
Proverb of Unknown Origin

A closed mouth catches no flies.
Italian Proverb

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb

A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.
Proverb, Chinese

A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
Russian Proverb

A drink precedes a story.
Irish Proverb

A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
Persian Proverb

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
William Blake "Proverbs of Hell" (1790)

A forest is in an acorn.
Proverb of Unknown Origin

A friend in need is a friend indeed
English Proverb

A friend's eye is a good mirror.
Irish Proverb

A good denial, the best point in law.
Irish Proverb

A good husband is healthy and absent.
Japanese Proverb

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)

A healthy man is a successful man.
French Proverb

A hedge between keeps friendship green.
French Proverb

A hen is heavy when carried far.
Irish Proverb

A hound's food is in its legs.
Irish Proverb

A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.
Portuguese Proverb

A hungry man is an angry man.
English Proverb

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
French Proverb

A little too late, is much too late.
German Proverb

A loan though old is not gift.
Hungarian Proverb

A lock is better than suspicion.
Irish Proverb

A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.
Turkish Proverb

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
Yiddish Proverb

A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)

A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
Yiddish Proverb

A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly.
Haitian Proverb

A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.
Irish Proverb

A penny for your thoughts.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)

A penny saved is a penny gained.
Scottish Proverb

A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.
English Proverb

A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.
Hungarian Proverb

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.
Chinese proverb

A silent mouth is melodious.
Irish Proverb

A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.
Traditional Russian Saying

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Greek Proverb

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Bible - Proverbs 15:1.

A son is a son till he gets him a wife,
But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life.
Proverb of Unknown Origin

A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
Welsh Proverb

A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.
Yiddish Proverb

A teacher is better than two books.
German Proverb

A thief believes everybody steals.
Proverb of Unknown Origin

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
Chinese proverb

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
French Proverb

A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
Irish Proverb

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Quotes on Drinking

"The hard part about being a bartender is figuring out who is drunk and who is just stupid." - Richard Braunstein

"If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue." - Samuel Butler

"I envy people who drink -- at least they know what to blame everything on." - Oscar Levant

History behind brand names

2008-01-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

Apache:
It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches
to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy'
server - thus, the name Apache.

Jakarta (project from Apache):
A project constituted by SUN and Apache to create a web server
handling servlets and JSPs. Jakarta was name of the conference room at
SUN where most of the meetings between SUN and Apache took place.

Tomcat:
The servlet part of the Jakarta project. Tomcat was the code name for
the JSDK 2.1 project inside SUN.

C :
Dennis Ritchie improved on the B programming language and called it
'New B'. He later called it C. Earlier B was created by Ken Thompson
as a revision of the Bon programming language (named after his wife
Bonnie).

C++ :
Bjarne Stroustrup called his new language 'C with Classes' and then
'new C'. Because of which the original C began to be called 'old C'
which was considered insulting to the C community. At this time Rick
Mascitti suggested the name C++ as a successor to C.

GNU :
A species of African antelope. Founder of the GNU project Richard
Stallman liked the name because of the humor associated with its
pronunciation and was also influenced by the children's song 'The Gnu
Song' which is a song sung by a gnu. Also it fitted into the recursive
acronym culture with 'GNU's Not Unix'.

Java:
Originally called Oak by creator James Gosling, from the tree that
stood outside his window, the programming team had to look for a
substitute, as there was no other language with the same name. Java
was selected from a list of suggestions. It came from the name of the
coffee that the programmers drank.

LG:
Combination of two popular Korean brands Lucky and Goldstar.

Linux:
Linus Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system, which he
replaced by his OS. Hence the working name was Linux (Linus' Minix).
He thought the name to be too egotistical and planned to name it Freax
(free + freak + x). His friend Ari Lemmke encouraged Linus to upload
it to a network so it could be easily downloaded. Ari gave Linus a
directory called Linux on his FTP server, as he did not like the name
Freax. (Linus's parents named him after two-time Nobel Prize winner
Linus Pauling).

Mozilla:
When Marc Andreesen, founder of Netscape, created a browser to replace
Mosaic (also developed by him), it was named Mozilla (Mosaic-Killer
Godzilla). The marketing guys didn't like the name however and it was
re-christened Netscape Navigator.

Red Hat:
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap
(with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He
lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta
version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red
Hat if found by anyone!

SAP:
"Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4
ex-IBM employees who used to work in the
'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM.

SCO (UNIX) :
From Santa Cruz Operation. The company's office was in Santa Cruz.

UNIX :
When Bell Labs pulled out of MULTICS (MULTiplexed Information and
Computing System), which was originally a joint Bell/GE/MIT project,
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of Bell Labs wrote a simpler version
of the OS. They needed the OS to run the game Space War that was
compiled under MULTICS. It was called UNICS - UNIplexed operating and
Computing System by Brian Kernighan. It was later shortened to UNIX.

Xerox:
The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say `dry'
(as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing
wet copying). The Greek root `xer' means dry.

3M:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company started off by mining the
material corundum used to make sandpaper.

Interesting facts behind some of the most famous brands.

There are many companies / brands / products whose
names were derived from strange circumstances.

Mercedes:
This was actually the financier's daughter's name.

Adobe:
This came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran
behind the house of founder John Warnock.

Apple Computers:
It was the favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months
late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his
company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a
better name by 5 O'clock.

CISCO:

It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.

Compaq:

This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a
small integral object.

Corel:

The name was derived from the founder's name Dr. Michael Cowpland. It
stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.

Google:
The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information
the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named
'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100
zeros. After founders Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry
Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a
cheque made out to 'Google'

Hotmail:
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a
computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the
business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending
in 'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included! the letters
"html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was
initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing.

Hewlett Packard:

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the
company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or
Packard-Hewlett.

Intel:

Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore
Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had
to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.

Lotus (Notes):

Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' or
'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation
of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Microsoft:
Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to
MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft! , the '-'
was removed later on.

Motorola:
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started
manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time
was called Victrola.

ORACLE:

Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for
the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project
was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to
all questions or something such). The project was designed to help use
the newly written SQL code by IBM. The project eventually was
terminated but Larry and Bob decided to finish what they started and
bring it to the world. They kept the name Oracle and created the RDBMS
engine. Later they kept the same name for the company.

Sony:

It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a
slang used ! by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.

SUN:
Founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for
Stanford University Network. Andreas Bechtolsheim built a
microcomputer; Vinod Khosla recruited him and Scott McNealy to
manufacture computers based on it, and Bill Joy to develop a
UNIX-based OS for the computer.

Yahoo!:
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book
'Gulliver's Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in
appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang
and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves
yahoos.

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2008-01-12T20:18:00.000-08:00

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The Game Plan - Movie review

2008-01-06T05:26:00.001-08:00

There’s nothing surprising about The Game Plan, in which a quarterback named Joe Kingman, played by Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, learns to love the young daughter, Peyton (Madison Pettis), he never knew he had. But the movie is so likable that it glides over its many plot holes (including the fishy explanation of why Joe never knew about Peyton, and an 11th-hour revelation by the girl that’s even less persuasive).

The film’s direction, by Andy Fickman, is raucous but never crass, and the affable Mr. Johnson is committed to every moment. The screenplay, by Nichole Millard and Kathryn Price, establishes Joe as a man-boy who talks about himself in the third person and has a separate room for his trophies. Peyton puts a tutu on his bulldog, switches his television to a horse program during the final seconds of an N.B.A. game and insists on being enrolled in a ballet class. The class yields a hint of romance for Joe (with Peyton’s elegant, tough teacher, played by Roselyn Sanchez).

And it lets Mr. Fickman stage some lively sequences, including an endearing montage that cuts between ballet and football practice, and a dance recital in which Joe, who’s been pressed into service as a tree, plays his role with such sincerity that he brings his burly teammates in the audience to tears.

The 11th hour - Movie review

2008-01-06T05:20:00.002-08:00

Yeah, yeah, yeah, the environment, blah, blah, blah, melting ice caps. To judge from all the gas-guzzlers still fouling the air and the plastic bottles clogging the dumps, it appears that the news that we are killing ourselves and the world with our greed and garbage hasn’t sunk in. That’s one reason The 11th Hour, an unnerving, surprisingly affecting documentary about our environmental calamity, is such essential viewing. It may not change your life, but it may inspire you to recycle that old slogan-button your folks pinned on their dashikis back in the day: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. The problem looks overwhelming, literally, as demonstrated by the images of overflowing landfills and sickeningly polluted bodies of water that flicker through the movie like damning evidence.

No matter how well intentioned, political documentaries that present problems without real-life, real-time, real-people solutions — an 800 number, an address, something — just add to the noise (pollution), becoming another title on some filmmaker’s résumé as well as a temporary salve for the audience’s guilt.

Written and directed by the sisters Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners, and narrated on- and off-camera by Leonardo DiCaprio, who served as one of the producers, The 11th Hour attempts to stave off helplessness, and the nihilism that often follows it, mostly by appealing to our reason. In one interview snippet after another, dozens of scientists, activists, gurus, policy types and even a magical-mushroom guy go through the arguments, present the data and criticise the anti-green faction, putting words to the images that are liberally interspersed between these talking heads like mortar. Every so often, Mr. DiCaprio pops up on screen to interrupt this show and tell, squinting into the camera and pushing the narrative to the next topic. If your head isn’t lodged in the sand, much of what’s said in the movie will be agonising and familiar. Gasping children, disappearing animals, gushing oil, billowing smoke, dying lakes, emptying forests, warming weather — the list of ills is numbingly familiar.

In the movie’s eye-catching opener, the directors riffle through a veritable catalogue of timely snapshots, some obvious (a smoggy skyline), others less so (a human fetus).
The images in The 11th Hour are pointedly horrifying, not reassuring, pacific or aestheticised. That can make it tough to watch, which the directors clearly know. They whip through the pictures and the interviews fast — at times a little too fast — and keep the information flowing as quickly as the visuals.

This swift, steady pace means that you receive a lot of bad news from a lot of different sources. From there the topic nimbly jumps to climate change, national security (courtesy the former director of the C.I.A., R. James Woolsey), Katrina, asthma and the stunning news from the oceanographer and author Sylvia Earle that “we’ve lost 90 percent of most of the big fish in the sea.”

Yes, it’s bad, but it’s not over yet. Many of those same sober talking heads also argue with equal passion that we can save ourselves, along with the sky above us and the earth below. It is our astonishing capacity for hope that distinguishes The 11th Hour and that speaks so powerfully, in part because it is this all-too-human quality that may finally force us to fight the good fight against the damage we have done and continue to do. As the saying goes, keep hope alive — and if you’re holding this review in your hands, don’t forget to recycle the paper.

Berrabah living in mobile home with Fuller’s mom

2008-01-06T05:20:00.001-08:00

Sugababes star Amelle Berrabah is living in a mobile home with her hospitalised boyfriend’s mother. The singer, whose lover Freddie Fuller was almost killed during a terrifying machete attack on Christmas Eve, has left her plush home and moved into the sparse prefab in Aldershot, Hampshire, so she can keep a vigil by Freddie’s bedside.
One neighbour said, “You don’t expect to see a rich pop star living in a mobile home. I have said hello to her a few times and she seems quite nice.” Amelle and Freddie were on a festive pub crawl when he was attacked at around 11.30 pm outside the Queen Victoria pub in Aldershot, Hampshire. Freddie almost lost his left arm and leg in the horrific incident.
The 23-year-old About You Now singer said, “It’s awful to see him lying there so still with his face so pale and his limbs all bound up.

After arrest, Barton turns to God for help

2008-01-06T05:19:00.003-08:00

Mischa Barton has turned to God following her arrest. The St Trinian’s star, who was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) recently, visited Beverly Hills’ Good Shepherd Catholic Church to seek forgiveness for her sins recently. An onlooker told gossip website TMZ.com, “Mischa came out of the church looking very pious, wearing a white, virginal dress. She was carrying a church brochure.”

The 21-year-old former O.C. star was stopped by police for straddling two lanes of traffic while driving through West Hollywood last week. She was charged with DUI, possession of marijuana and driving without a valid licence and could face jail. The Good Shepherd Catholic Church is the same church Prison Break star Lane Garrison visited in December 2006 after he was involved in a fatal car crash. He is now in prison for vehicular manslaughter.

Natalie to spilt from Johns

2008-01-06T05:19:00.001-08:00

Natalie Imbruglia has split from her rock star husband Daniel Johns. The Torn singer announced the pair have decided to end their four-year marriage after “growing apart” due to the pressures of work. In a joint statement they said, “While we are very sad that our marriage has ended, we want to make it clear that our parting is amicable and we remain friends. This mutual decision has not been taken lightly or quickly. However, our career demands and our lives in different parts of the world have brought us to the point where unfortunately this difficult decision was necessary for both of us. We have simply grown apart through not being able to spend enough time together. We have issued this statement to set the record straight and to eliminate any need for speculation.”

Imbruglia, 32, is based in the UK, while 28-year-old Silverchair frontman Johns has been living in their home country of Australia. The pair met in 1999 and married on New Year’s Eve in 2003 in a beachside ceremony in Queensland, Australia.

Lindsay filmed drinking liquor

2008-01-06T05:16:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan was filmed drinking champagne from the bottle on New Year’s Eve. The Mean Girls star, who has been in rehab three times following two arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine in May and July 2007, was filmed glugging the expensive drink straight from the bottle at an event in Italy where she received an award at the 12th Annual Capri Hollywood International Film Festival. Lindsay’s lawyer Blair Berk said, “After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year’s Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay immediately stopped, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track. There is no magic cure here. Unfortunately, Lindsay has to share her ‘one day at a time’ with the entire world.”

Meanwhile, Lindsay, who was recently voted the worst actress of 2007 in an online poll, may face problems with her new movie Dare To Love Me as it is suffering from financial difficulties. Executive Producer Gary Hamilton said, “There’s no problem with Lindsay from our perspective. It’s just trying to finance this film, which is a separate issue.”

Jackson, Smith, Tupac sued for stealing song

2008-01-05T10:16:00.001-08:00

Michael Jackson, Will Smith and Tupac Shakur are all being sued for stealing the same song. Blues musician Syl Johnson, real name Sylvester Thompson, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the three artistes claiming they all used his 1967 tune Different Strokes without paying him for the rights to do so.

Johnson claims Jackson’s Blood on the Dance Floor, Smith’s Who Stole The DJ and Shakur’s Peep Game all illegally sampled his track. The 71-year-old soul singer has also filed papers against the rap group N.W.A. for their song Real N**gaz Don’t Die, and KRS-One for his tune Criminal Minded.

Smith guides SA home

2008-01-05T05:40:00.000-08:00

South African captain Graeme Smith blasted 85 off 79 balls to guide his team to a seven-wicket win on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies at Newlands on Saturday. Smith’s innings enabled South Africa to square the series with one match to play. Victory with a day to spare seemed unlikely after a heroic effort by West Indian skipper Chris Gayle extended his team’s innings until tea and left South Africa needing 185 to win.

But Smith and AB de Villiers got the chase off to a flying start with an opening stand of 57 in nine overs and the tempo was maintained as Hashim Amla helped Smith add 83 in 17 overs for the second wicket.

Harbhajan hearing postponed until match-end

2008-01-05T05:35:00.000-08:00

Harbhajan Singh received a 24-hour break from ICC match referee Mike Procter for his Code of Conduct hearing, which will now take place after the ongoing second India-Australia Test ends at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Sunday. In a statement released through the International Cricket Council, Procter said: “At the request of the India team manager and under the circumstances I have exercised my discretionary powers to postpone the code of conduct hearing until the conclusion of this Test match. I am satisfied that with a further 24 hours India will have time to sufficiently prepare for this hearing.”

Harbhajan was charged on Friday under Level 3 of the ICC’s Code of Conduct following an alleged incident that took place during the second Test between him and Andrew Symonds. The two clashed Australia’s tour of India late last year. The bowler, quoted in the local media, however dismissed suggestions there was a racial element to his comments. “I did not say anything racist. I do not know what is going on,” he said. “I haven’t done anything, we were just talking. It wasn’t even sledging, it was just normal talk out on the cricket field. I was concentrating on my batting.

“I am here to play well for my country, to bowl well and to win this match. This is an important game and we have a chance to win, that’s what I’m focused on.” The charge was laid by match umpires Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor after the close of play on Day Three of the match following a complaint received from the Australia captain Ricky Ponting after the 116th over of the Indian innings.

The alleged offence falls under 3.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct which refers to players or team officials “using language or gestures that offends, insults, humiliates, intimidates, threatens, disparages or vilifies another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, gender, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin”. If found guilty, Harbhajan could face a ban of between two and four Tests or between four and eight ODIs.

Said Procter on the Nine Network.on Saturday morning: “They (Benson and Bucknor) reported to me the breach of conduct reported to them by Ponting. I informed both parties that there will be a hearing. It’s a Level 3 which is pretty serious and the hearing has to be within 36 hours. “The umpires didn’t hear anything, they didn’t know anything about it.”

Ifans buys Miller engagement ring on b’day

2007-12-29T17:04:00.000-08:00

Rhys Ifans has bought Sienna Miller an engagement ring for her birthday. The Welsh actor plans to pop the question during a romantic evening to mark Sienna’s 26th birthday recently and has hidden the specially-designed band among a pile of presents.
A source told Britain’s Sun newspaper, "He’s collected 10 presents for Sienna of varying shapes, sizes and prices. They are all part of a plan for a romantic night in with a mountain of presents. He is keeping tight-lipped on a proposal but hinted to he has had a Welsh designer craft a special ring for her, which can only mean one thing."
Rhys, who was first romantically linked to Sienna in August after moving in to her London home in August when his houseboat started leaking, has also reportedly penned Sienna a poem in his native Welsh tongue to help ease her anxiety about growing older. The source added, "Sienna is having an age crisis and feels that she has not done enough with her life so far. Rhys, whose philosophy is to live and enjoy every day, has written her a poem about their brilliant future together, all her achievements in life so far and always seizing the best out of life."

Jessica confirms her engagement with Cash

2007-12-29T16:58:00.000-08:00

Jessica Alba has confirmed she is engaged. The Fantastic Four actress, who was seen wearing a large diamond ring on her wedding finger over the festive period, is set to wed her long-term boyfriend and the father of her unborn baby Cash Warren. The 26-year-old star’s publicist Brad Cafarelli said, "I can confirm that they are engaged."
It was previously reported Alba had wanted to tie the knot before the couple’s baby arrived in late spring next year. However, it was recently claimed the actress had decided to postpone the nuptials because she does not want to walk down the aisle with a baby bump. A source close to the couple said, "She doesn’t want to be pregnant in a dress."
Alba and Warren met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2004 where 28-year-old Warren was working as a director’s assistant. They split in July this year, reportedly because Alba was putting pressure on Warren to get married but quickly rekindled their romance in August.

Hilton to lose part of fortune

2007-12-29T16:56:00.000-08:00

Paris Hilton is set to lose a huge slice of her fortune after it was revealed her billionaire grandfather is leaving almost all of his money to charity. The Simple Life star had been in line to inherit a large share of hotel founder Barron Hilton’s $1.2 billion, but he will now donate 97 per cent of it to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, set up by his father. Barron’s son Steven, Paris’s uncle and president and chief executive of the foundation, said, "Speaking for the family, as well as the foundation, we are all exceedingly proud and grateful for this extraordinary commitment. Working to alleviate human suffering around the globe, regardless of race, religion or geography, is the mandate of the foundation set by my grandfather and now reinforced by my father."
Barron was said to have grown very frustrated by Paris’ behaviour, which included her spending 23 days in jail for driving offences and the sex tape, One Night In Paris, featuring her having sex with her then boyfriend Rick Salomon, being leaked onto the internet. Earlier this year, Jerry Oppenheimer, author of House Of Hilton: From Conrad To Paris: A Drama Of Wealth, Power and Privilege said, "Barron Hilton was, and is, extremely embarrassed by how the Hilton name has been sullied by Paris."
Barron’s money will now go to help the homeless and provide clean water in Africa as well as helping fund the work of Catholic nuns. Despite losing her inheritance Paris recently boasted of making of $200 million a year as it was so easy for her to make money. She said, "I went to Austria and got paid $1 million to wave at a crowd and tell them why I loved Austria." Asked why she loved Austria, she replied, "They pay me $1 million to wave at crowds."

Love is not necessary for sex, says Iglesias

2007-12-29T16:53:00.000-08:00

Enrique Iglesias insists you don’t need to love someone to have sex with them. The Insomniac singer believes lust is all you need to have fun in the bedroom. He said, "Sex and love are so different that, of course, you don’t have to be in love with a woman to sleep with her but it’s amazing when you get them both together. I’d say I’ve been in love about 10 times in my life, although those feelings usually turned out to be lust. I’ve had my heart broken a few times, but really, I’ve only been in love once. Love is lust that lasts and develops into trust and friendship."
Enrique, 32, has been in a relationship with former tennis ace Anna Kournikova for the past five years. Despite his casual attitude to sex, the Latin heartthrob admits he grew up determined not to emulate the legendary lothario antics of his singer father Julio Iglesias.

Garner based character in new movie on relative

2007-12-05T19:37:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Garner based her neurotic character in her new movie on a relative. The 35-year-old Juno actress, who co-stars with Jason Bateman as a childless suburban couple who agree to adopt a pregnant teenager’s unborn baby, confessed the family member has no idea they were the inspiration for the role.
Speaking at a Producers Guild of America screening of Juno in New York last week, Garner said, “My character is based on someone related to me. She doesn’t even know it yet. And it will kill her when she sees the movie.” Jennifer, who has a two-year-old daughter Violet with husband, actor Ben Affleck, joked her revelation means the relative will probably snub her this Christmas. The star quipped, “I’m definitely not going to get any Christmas presents from her.” Last month, the Alias star was named Glamour magazine’s Woman of the Year. Jennifer graced the cover of the US publication in an exquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issue honouring fantastic females.

Spice Girls wow admirers in Canada

2007-12-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

The Spice Girls wowed fans as they kicked-off their world tour in Canada recently. The band, Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Mel C, performed in front of over 15,000 fans at Vancouver’s General Motors Place, singing 22 tracks including their nine UK number one singles. It is the first time they have performed together as a five-piece in nine years, following Geri sensationally quitting the band in May 1998 halfway through their first world tour. The girls, whose show-stopping costumes have been designed by Roberto Cavalli, opened the concert with Spice Up Your Life, while dancing on raised platforms.
Much to the delight of the crowd they sang all their classics, including Stop, Who Do You Think You Are and Say You’ll Be There. During the show Mel B, Mel C, Geri and Emma each performed one of their respective solo hits. Victoria, the only member not to have had a UK number one single on her own, used her solo slot to strut along the stage as if she was on a catwalk.
Victoria has admitted to being nervous about what critics would make of the show.She said, “Luck doesn’t matter.” The girls, who were watched by Victoria’s soccer star husband David Beckham and singer Avril Lavigne, ended the show with their 1996 debut single Wannabe before a reprise of Spice Up Your Life. Fans were impressed with the show, with one girl, Marlaine Huery, paying £750 for her ticket. She said, “I was crying for the first half hour of the show, and I paid a fortune for my ticket, but if they come on tour again I would spend it again. They were just fantastic.” The girls continue their tour in San Jose, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Macpherson, Adams date secretly

2007-12-02T18:03:00.000-08:00

Elle Macpher-son and Bryan Adams are secretly dating, it has been claimed. The Australian supermodel is believed to have been romancing the Canadian rocker for around a month. The pair were seen sharing a passionate kiss at a private party Bryan hosted recently following the launch of his new photo exhibition.
A source said, “They were all over each other, flirting outrageously and couldn’t keep their hands or eyes off each other.” Elle, who has two children, Flynn and Cy, with her ex-fiancé Arpad Busson, went to the launch of Bryan’s new exhibition of photographic portraits, Modern Muses, in London members’ club The Hospital. But it was at the Mexican-themed after-party, held at Bryan’s London home, where Elle showed her true feelings for the 48-year-old musician.
The source added, “They enjoyed a passionate kiss at his front door when they thought nobody was looking. They tried to hide behind the door slightly, but were caught out. It was obvious all evening there was a lot of chemistry between them. Even when they weren’t by each other’s side they were constantly maintaining eye contact. They make a really cute couple.”

Mischa wants to be producer

2007-12-02T17:52:00.000-08:00

Mischa Barton wants to become a film producer like Drew Barrymore, so she can take the best roles. The 21-year-old beauty is fed-up with the lack of “great female roles” in Hollywood, and plans to emulate her idol Drew by making her own movies. Mischa said, “Producing is something I might see as a necessity because great film roles are difficult to come by. I admire a lot of women like Drew Barrymore who produce themselves and put together great projects. It’s certainly the best way of making sure you get top roles in movies that interest you.”
Drew, 32, set up Flower Films with friend Nancy Juvonen in 1995. They have since produced a series of hits including Charlie’s Angels, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, 50 First Dates and Music and Lyrics, all of which Drew starred in herself. Hollywood actress Mischa can soon be seen playing the feisty schoolgirl J.J. French alongside British stars Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in St. Trinian’s, due to be out next month. Next year, Barton is all geared up to appear as young lesbian Lana Starkova in You and I (finding t.A.T.u), in which she finds love at a t.A.T.u pop concert and gets swept into a dangerous and alluring world of violence and drugs.

Winehouse to perform at Grammy ceremony

2007-11-19T10:23:00.000-08:00

Amy Winehouse is set to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards. The Rehab singer, who pulled out of her US tour last September following a stint in rehab plans to make a spectacular Stateside comeback by wowing the audience with a soulful medley at the Los Angeles ceremony on February 10, where she has also been nominated for six awards.
A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, “Amy is really excited to be asked to perform at the Grammys. It’s a huge event. She’s planning to do some sort of soul and Motown medley and is even weighing up the possibility of a duet with some US stars, particularly Kanye West, who has spoken in the past of wanting to work with her.”
The troubled star is worried she may be refused entry to the US because of her recent arrest in connection with the investigation into her husband Blake Fielder-Civil’s charge of perverting the course of justice.

Job Interview - Honest HR Question-Answers

2007-11-19T04:06:00.000-08:00

If we were to Honestly reply to all the HR Questions they would

go something like this

1. Why did you apply for this job?

I have applied for many jobs along with this and you called me

now.

2. Why do you want to work for this company?

I have to work for some company who ever gives me a job, I don't

have any specific company in mind.

3. Why should I hire you?

You have to hire some one, you may give me a try.

4.What would you do if we hire you?

Well, it depends on my mindset but I will try to work on whatever

is allotted to me.

5.What is your biggest strength?

Basically, daring to join any company who pays me well, without

thinking of the fate of company.

6.What is your biggest weakness?

Girls

7.What was your worst mistake, and how did you learn from it?

Joining my earlier company and learn that I need to jump to get

more money, so I am here today!

8. What accomplishments in your last position are you most proud

of?

Had I accomplished any in my last position, why do I need to

change my job? I could demand more and stay there.

9.Describe a challenge you faced and how you overcame it?

Biggest challenge is answering the question "why are you looking

for a change" and I started blabbering irrelevantly to overcome

that.

10.Why did you leave/ are you leaving your last job?

For the same reason why you left your earlier job... more money

11.What do you want from this job?

If no work is given but keep giving good hikes

12.What are your career goals and how do you plan to achieve

them?

Make more money and for that keep jumping companies for every 2

yrs

13.Did you hear of our company and what do you know of us?

Yeah, I know that you will ask this, I've gone through your

website

14.What is the salary expected and how do u justify that?

Well, no one will change job for the same salary, hence, give me

20% extra than what I am getting and that is unpublished industry

standard (I know you will bargain on what ever I ask, hence, I

have already hiked my current salary by 30%).

Celebration means ???

2007-11-14T04:10:00.000-08:00

Celebration means......
A winter evening.
Four friends.
One barsaat.
Four glasses of chai.

Celebration means......
Hundred bucks of petrol.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.

Celebration means......
Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
4.25 a.m.

Celebration means......
3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.

Celebration means......
Rain on a hot tin roof.
Pakoras deep-frying.
Neighbours dropping in.
A party.

Celebration means......
You and mom.
A summer night.
A bottle of coconut oil.
A head massage.
Gossiping about absent family members.

You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays,
Thousands on festivals,
Lakhs on weddings,

but to celebrate
all you have to do is spend your Time with your loved ones.
Keep in touch with your loved ones ........

Get a totally toned body like deepika padukone

2007-11-04T06:15:00.000-08:00

Want an enviable figure like Deepika Padukone? The actress is all bony and slim but doesn’t look anorexic. So, follow these workouts and diet plan to get an extremely well toned body like Deepika.

Diet:

Nutritionist K.L.P. Priyanka of Fitness One Studios says, a balanced diet, with adequate protein is essential. Good protein, which is different from high protein, is present in all animal sources, milk, meat, chicken and fish. Vegetarians get their complete protein from a combo of dal and rice. Other protein rich food includes lentils, rajma, channa, sprouts, dal, gram, channa dal, mushrooms.

Cut out refined carbs like maida completely from your diet. Instead eat whole-wheat atta, unpolished rice, ragi, bajra.

Have whole fruits and lots of liquids such as buttermilk, tender coconut, protein shakes, and fruit juices like guava, apple and unsweetened fresh lime. It gives you clear skin and tone.

It is necessary to religiously follow a balanced diet, exercise routine and stress relieving techniques like yoga for a totally toned body.

Workout:

When it comes to workout, many women have a misconception that weight training makes you look muscular. But in reality, it tones your arms, gives your muscles a tight and flexible look.

Personal Trainer of Fitness One Studios, Chennai, Emanuel says: The point is not working yourself to exhaustion, which does more damage to the body than good. The point is working out correctly and intensely. You should never workout for more than an hour at a stretch.

First, warm up, stretch nicely and get into your schedule. Your schedule, if you are starting out should include circuit training (for all six muscle groups — shoulders, legs, chest, back, biceps, triceps) on alternate days and high intensity cardio and abs on the other days. Cardio should include cycling, walking, running, and treadmill. Among ab exercises, try out the different variations of crunches, leg raises and lateral raises.
Ideally you will have a six-day schedule and one day for rest and recovery.

As you progress, move to concentrating on weights for the muscle groups.

After warming up and doing the stretching exercies, you must do 20 minutes of cardio after which you get into weight training for 40 minutes. Cool down and stretch. This minimises chances of injury.

Let women have their own way

2007-10-19T04:15:00.000-07:00

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a
neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by
Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long
as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year
to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he
would be put to death.

The question was: What do women really want?

Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to
young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than
death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the

priests, the wise men, and even the court jester. He spoke with
everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would
have the answer. But the price would be high as the witch was famous
throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to

the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to
her price first.. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble

of the Knights of the Round Table, and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only
one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never
encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.
He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible
burden, but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He
said nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the
preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question

thus: "What a woman really wants," she said, "is to be in charge of her
own life." Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered

a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and
Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most
beautiful woman he had ever seen, lay before him on the bed. The
astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she
appeared as a witch, she would henceforth be her horrible deformed self only half
the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

"Which would you prefer? she asked him. "Beau tiful during the day ...
or at night?"
Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day he could have a
beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his
castle, an old witch! Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during
the day, but by night a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous, intimate
moments with?

(If you are a man reading this ...) What would YOUR choice be?

(If you are a woman reading this ..) What would YOUR MAN'S choice be?

What Lancelot chose is below.  BUT ... make YOUR choice before you
scroll down below. OKAY?

Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer the witch gave Arthur to his
question, said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the
time because he had respected   her enough to let her be in charge of her own
life.Now ... what is the moral to this story?

The moral is ..
If you don't let a woman have her own way, things are going to get ugly.

winners versus lossers

2007-10-13T04:17:00.000-07:00

Winners verses Losers


The winner is always part of Anwers;
The losers is always part of problem:

The winner has a programm;
The loser has a excuse:

The winner says, "let me do it for you";
The loser says, "that is not my job":

The winner sees an answer for every problem;
The loser sees a problem for every answer:

When a winner says, "It may be difficult but it is
possible";
When a loser says, "It may be possible but it is too
difficult":

When a winner makes a mistake, he says 'I was wrong';
When a loser makes a mistake, he says, 'It wasn't my
faut':

A winner makes Commitments;
A loser makes Promises:

Winner have dreams;
Loser have schems:

Winner says, 'I must do something';
Loser says, 'something must be done':

Winner are a part of the team;
Losers are apart from the team:

Winner see the gain;
Loser see the pain:

Winners see possibilities;
Losers see problems:

Winners believe in win/win;
Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose:

Winners see the potential;
Losers see the past:

Winners are like a thermostat;
Losers are like a thermometer:

Winners choose wat they say;
Losers say what they choose:

Winners use hard argument but softwords;
Losers uses soft argument but hard words:

winner stand firm on values but compromise on petty
things;
Loser stand firm on petty things but compromise on
value:

Winners follow the philosophy of empathi; " dont do to
others wat do you would not want them to do to you";
Losers follows the philosophy of empathi; ' do it to
others before they do it to you":

Winner make it happen;
Loser let it happen:

Winners plan and prepare to win;
Loser plans to win:



The keyword is preparation

Hathaway becomes new face of Lancome

2007-10-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

Anne Hathaway is to be the new face of Lancome. The Devil Wears Prada star has been signed up to promote the international luxury cosmetics giants’ new fragrance.
Odile Roujol, president of Lancome International, said, “Anne Hathaway is a radiant young woman who perfectly embodies modern femininity. We know she will portray all the passion and excitement of our new fragrance.”

Anne, 25, will follow in the footsteps of past Hollywood stars who have been Lancome spokesmodels, including Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Binoche, Uma Thurman, Mena Suvari, and Drew Barrymore. Last year, Clive Owen became the first spokesman for Lancome’s men’s skincare range. Anne’s ad campaign for the new fragrance will be launched in September.

Jennifer says she loves her full figure

2007-10-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Love Hewitt has slammed cruel comments about her fuller figure,saying she “loves her body”. The I Know What You Did Last Summer actress, who was ridiculed for her curvy shape after unflattering photos of her in a bikini were released last week, insists she is happy being a US size two and attacked the Hollywood obsession with an unhealthy size zero. Jennifer, who appeared much slimmer in a recent ad campaign for US clothing chain Hanes, fumed, “Size two is not fat. Nor will it ever be. And being a size zero doesn’t make you beautiful. I know what I look like and so do my friends and family. And like all women out there should, I love my body.” The 28-year-old star was enjoying a romantic break in Hawaii with her new fiancé actor Ross McCall when the pictures were taken.

Lohan sells family snaps

2007-10-02T06:38:00.000-07:00

Lindsay Lohan tried to sell photographs of her family Thanksgiving dinner, it has been claimed. The Mean Girls actress offered staged pictures of her with mother Dina, sister Ali, her brothers and boyfriend Riley Giles celebrating the holidays to several celebrity magazines. She initially demanded a six-figure sum, but dropped the price to $20,000 when she failed to find a buyer. A source told MSNBC, “She thinks she’s a huge star. She thinks everyone is dying to read about her, but she’s lost her fan base. Her decisions are being driven by cash, not repairing her image.” Lindsay, 21, reportedly failed to sell the pictures, but made some money from her family shopping trip to New York’s Armani Exchange and Intermix store .
It is claimed Lindsay tipped off the paparazzi she would be there and was paid to visit the clothing store. The source added, “It seems like everything Lindsay does is to make money.” Last month, it was claimed the troubled star, who completed treatment in rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and, served a prison sentence for DUI (driving under the influence), is broke after blowing her $7 million fortune on drugs and partying. Meanwhile, Lindsay has reportedly dumped boyfriend Riley. The couple, who met at Utah’s Sundance rehab clinic in August, are said to have split shortly after they returned to LosAngeles

Jagger eats avocados, berries to boost fertility

2007-10-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

Sir Mick Jagger is eating avocados and goji berries to make himself more fertile. The Rolling Stones rocker is reportedly so desperate to have a baby with his long-term girlfriend L‘Wren Scott that he has completely changed his diet. The 64-year-old musician has incorporated large quantities of avocados, which Aztec people believed improve men’s sex lives and prowess, into his diet, and drinks a glass of goji berry juice, dubbed “Fruit Viagra”, every day.
The expensive Himalayan berries, one litre of the juice can cost up to £30, are reputed to contain life-enhancing properties following reports of a Chinese man who drank a glass of the nectar daily lived to be 250. Acupuncturist and nutrition expert Laurie Morse is quoted as saying, “Nutrition is our body’s fuel, therefore, it is not optional that we provide our system with proper nutrients, if we are to enjoy health, balance and fertility.”

Somebody..........!!!!

2007-09-29T04:21:00.000-07:00

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby .............

S omebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "Normal," is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct ...

Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring ......

Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out good."

Somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.

Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices .....

Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother.

Somebody never helped a fourth grader with her math.

Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first.

Somebody doesn't have five children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books .......

Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery .......

Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten. or on a plane headed for military "boot camp."

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back ......

somebody never organized four giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married .... Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in- law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home ....

Somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her .......

Somebody isn't a mother

Allen criticises young parents

2007-09-07T10:22:00.000-07:00

Lily Allen has slammed people who have children at a young age, despite being pregnant at just 22. The Smile singer, who recently announced she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend, Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons, recently insisted she was too young to become a mother before discovering she was expecting.

She said, “People are having kids too young and nothing is being done about it. I want to have a child. If I was in the right relationship, I’d like to have a child in about two or three years’ time. I’d like to be a young mother, although not too young, and I’d like to be able to live in a nice place that has a good catchment area for schools. And that’s all I care about. That’s all you need.”

Lily, who began dating 37-year-old Ed last September, also insisted any children she has will be state educated. The pop star, who attended private school Bedales, in Petersfield, Hampshire, added to Marie Claire magazine, “Private education is a waste of money.” In December, it was revealed Lily was pregnant and she has since insisted she is “thrilled” to be expecting.

Radiohead is saviour of rock ‘n’ roll, says Thom

2007-09-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

Thom Yorke is planning to have toilet paper made proclaiming Radiohead the "saviours of rock ‘n’ roll". He is so used to hearing critics and fans bestow the prestigious title on the band he wants to create his unique tribute. He said, "I’ve heard it said that we are the ‘saviours of rock ‘n’ roll’ so often I’m going to have it printed on toilet paper soon." The frontman also revealed he can’t believe the "fuss" created by the group’s decision to let fans choose a price to download for their album In Rainbows.

Pressly ‘finds balance’ in life

2007-09-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

Jaime Pressly takes a break from her baby son every day to "find balance" in her life. The My Name is Earl actress gave birth to Dezi James, her first son with fiancé Eric Cubiche, in May 2007, says she forces herself to take time out from being a mom every day. She told People magazine, "You have to find balance. You have to make time for yourself and find ‘me’ time, whether that means taking a 15-minute bath or taking time to work out while someone watches the kids. My New Year’s resolution is actually to keep a balance in my life between my son and Eric and work. If you don’t, then this business can get out of control."

Jaime, 30, who lost her 42 lbs baby weight in 12 weeks, also had some advice for new mothers who are desperate to lose their post-pregnancy pounds.

She said, "I did it the old-fashioned way. I worked out with a trainer and resistance weights, and I dieted. I also did the cabbage soup diet, where you only eat cabbage soup, twice." Jaime isn’t ready to have any more children just yet, but says she "definitely" wants to expand her family in the future.

She added, "We definitely want more children, just not right now. We’re happy with things the way they are, and we don’t feel like we have to rush into getting married. Look at Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, they are a good example, they make it work without being married."

Watching our kids play is beautiful’- Geri Halliwell

2007-08-29T17:55:00.000-07:00

Geri Halliwell says watching The Spice Girls’ children play together is “beautiful”. The 35-year-old singer has revealed her 20-month-old daughter Bluebell goes on “play dates” with two-year-old Cruz, the son of her bandmate Victoria Beckham. Geri wrote on her blog, “Bluebell loves hanging with the Beckham boys. Cruz and Bluebell have play dates, and Romeo, well, he is just gorgeous with her. Actually, it was a beautiful moment when we were rehearsing the other day and all of our kids were playing on the stage at the same time. It made me smile.”
Victoria has three sons with soccer star husband David, Cruz, Romeo, five, and Brooklyn, eight, while Emma Bunton gave birth to her son Beau in April. Mel B has two daughters, eight-year-old Phoenix Chi and seven-month-old Angel Iris. The band begin “The Return of the Spice Girls” world tour in Vancouver, Canada, on December 2, and Geri insists their meticulous preparations have meant the girls have been living in each others pockets.She said, “I actually feel like I’m in the Spice bubble. We are encapsulated in this world where we are just immersed in each other’s lives constantly. Just before the run-through of the show the other morning, Mel B, Victoria and I even went to the toilet together. Although we did use separate cubicles.”

Charlotte plans to give birth in pool

2007-08-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

Charlotte church is planning a water birth. the 21 year old chat show host who is eight months pregnant with her and rugby star boyfriend Gavin henson's first child has purchased a birthing pool after a friend convinced her it was the best way to deliver. Charlotte's mother Maria revealed " her friend had a water birth and told her how great it was, so she's going for it.they are all the rage at the moment and there a lot of benifits with them too".
Maria also revealed that welsh singer and 25 yr old Gavin who have been dating for two years have decided not to find out the sex of their unborn baby until the big day. she added "she cant sleep and is tired all the time. But she and gavin are both so exited and cant wait to find out if if they have a boy or a gal. meanwhile Charlotte has spashed out 30000 pounds to increase security at her country mansion before the baby's arrival. The "voice of an angel" star is said to be erecting a massive fence to garuntee privacy at her 800000 pound estate in the welsh village of St.brides Major , near Cardiff.