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How to obtain the email list of lawyers

2011-10-11T04:23:00.000-07:00

The business can be generated by so many attention getting methods of the lawyers. You can able to get maximum benefits with minimum amount and investment. It is more valuable for the lawyers. There are numerous associates available and the firms are not operated properly. It is very easy to implement the lawyer’s campaign and also you can able to get the email list of Lawyers through the internet. The email is the best way to communicate easily and also the lawyers can also build the database for the lawyers who are available at the outside of the office.
The email list of attorneys is very much useful for the clients so that they can able to fix their appointment through it. Many email addresses can be easily collected by using software and also it is able to find the information about the company which has been managed by a lawyer. The automatic emails can be updated and also it is a time consuming process. The lawyer campaign has been set up very easily and the List of US Lawyers by using the user friendly email marketing software. The email list management can be handled by using such software and for this, no special training is required.

Advanced HTC mobile phone

2011-02-01T21:59:00.000-08:00

HTC is one of the best premium mobile phone manufacturers in the modern times. It has launched so many mobile models and it almost reaches to a higher level and develops a good business in selling these mobile phones. It is mainly concentrated about the care of the consumer and their queries about the mobile phone have completely recovered. Many business people are often using the mobile phones continuously for their business. The good phone should not have the condition of good features and it is more complicated in finding such right phones. The HTC 7 Pro is a high technology phone which is mostly used by many business people. It is considered as the best business mobile phone. Many mobile phones are functioning on the Android operating system while the HTC7 Pro works on windows 7 operating system. The Android operating system is not convenient for the business people and it is only made for entertainment. But HTC7 Pro satisfies mostly the requirements of all the business people.
Similarly HTC Desire HD is one of the best looking mobile phones in the recent times. It is mainly made up of aluminium which looks so great and it makes to prevent from the scratches. This can be the dream of many mobile phone users. The flash support can be inbuilt in this mobile phone. There are so many features available such as touch screen facility, high resolution display with multi colors. It is available with 5 mega pixel camera with GPS navigation and the multimedia options. HTC Desire Z is another kind of mobile in HTC which has excellent connectivity with both 3G and WiFi.

Manzoor for NZ Tests

2011-01-25T10:30:00.001-08:00

Pakistan’s team selectors included the opener Khurram Manzoor, who is in form now, as the 15th member of the Test team in the tour of New Zealand. Khurram Manzoor has hit a great century for Pakistan 'A' team on their recent tour of the West Indies. The chief selector Mohsin Khan said they have brought in Manzoor after his good performance in the series against the West Indies. Manzoor, who started his sports career, first faced Sri Lanka in Karachi last year, and so far played seven Tests, scoring 326 with 3 fifties.

He said he was unlucky to be overlooked despite scoring a brilliant 77 in his last Test, against Australia in January. Pak play 3 T20 games, 2 Tests and 6 ODIs on their tour of New Zealand. A separate T20 team was also announced earlier this week, while the ODI team will be announced later.

India looks for victory

2011-01-25T10:29:00.000-08:00

Indian skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and chose to field against New Zealand in the third ODI of the five match series. India have made two changes with Zaheer Khan instead of Sreesanth and Ravindra Jadeja instead of Suresh Raina. Strengthened by the return of Zaheer Khan, India would look to show their superiority and grab the ODI series against New Zealand. A series victory would keep the team in second spot in the ICC rankings behind the top Australia.

Indian batting has been in stunning fashion in the first two matches. Zaheer Khan has been brought back for Saturday's encounter, which New Zealand must win to keep the series alive. Gambhir and Virat Kohli are center of focus in the team. Yuvraj Singh, slowly getting into his form after being ignored for the Test series. The Indian bowling has so far restricted the New Zealand batting that missed injured Brendon McCullum in the first two matches.

2011-01-16T22:18:00.000-08:00

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Accutane Lawsuit

2010-09-19T08:02:00.001-07:00

Hi friends, I want to share some information with you. This will help person to get some compensation from the person who made accident. if you or your friend met with an accident, you may not know how to claim money from insurance agency or company. The following site will help you to get compensation for you. you could visit the company by clicking the following link Accutane Lawsuit. Ok friends, that is it for today update. I will come up with an other interesting article soon. Have a good weekend ahead of you. Take care of your family. Bye Bye!!!

Become cosmetic specialist

2010-09-19T07:51:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, welcome back to my blog. This article will helpful to students, especially those who are interested to make them carrier in cosmetics. So, if you have a plan to become cosmetics specialist, This post will guide you to the best school to learn. If you want to visit the site check with the following link cosmetology school in Orange Park. you will get some placement at the end of the course. One of my friend joined there last year and he is satisfied with them teaching style and finally he got placed in good salon. Take care. Bye Bye!!!

Gold coins review

2010-09-19T07:42:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, Hope you all are doing good. Today i came up with an interesting article which is about gold. you could check the good review about the choosing a reputable gold dealer by clicking on United States Gold Bureau. They reviewed about the usgoldbureau.com. you could see the website by clicking on gold coins. I bought some gold bullion from here. I consider investing in gold is better option rather than other. ok friends that is for today update, I will come up with an other interesting article as soon as possible. Have a great day with your family and friends!!!

Bullions

2010-09-11T10:07:00.000-07:00

Investing in Gold is always a great idea. If you are planning to invest in gold for future savings, then I would like to tell you about an internet website which is a distributor of United States Gold, Silver & Platinum coins. The name of the website is called USGoldBureau.com. We must prepare our future, so at that moment we’ve not to worry about how we will live, because we have prepared our financial. You can buy gold bullion for your investment easily through USGoldBureau.com. This site is going to make your future secure and safe, so I would like to strongly recommend you to visit this website and plan your investment.

military degrees - Get it here

2010-09-02T00:08:00.000-07:00

Looks very good when I start a post with the word of good evening. Once we start our college life we had the idea of serving nation but most of us wont prefer since we need to go far to get the training and we should be separated from the family. But now this is all eliminated and if we want to join the army the simple thing you must to do is take the online military degrees from militarydegree.com website. Now its simple and powerful course to serve back the nation once again. Thanks for reading and please join this course very soon.

Going to buy new two wheeler

2010-08-14T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, I got some good money from blogging last month. Now, I would like to buy one two wheeler from that money. Yup, I earned more than 2000$ in this last 3 months and decided to buy new two wheeler. My favourite automobile company is Honda. I am willing to buy Honda unicorn soo. As a tall person like me, this bike will suit for me very well.

Bullion - The place to buy

2010-08-14T10:18:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone should look for a bright career in this world. One of my friend who had done his Bachelors degree and moved into the share business and worked as a share market broker for few months. I would like to invest more money in shares and I met him last week. He said for long term investment gold is the best option with less risk.He suggested me to buy bullion from here. He said you should make yourself to buy gold coins which is the most successful investment and he said, this is best website to buy the gold online. I googled internet and got positive review and decided to buy here.

India Independence day

2010-08-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, Tomorrow we are going to celebrate independence day in India. So I wish my Indian reades, "Happy Independence day". Lets spread Gandhi principles throughout the world. Love others. Ahimsa is the best way to achieve our target. Here i would like to sing one tamil song "Thaayin manikkodi, Thaayin manikkodi solluga Jai Hind!!!" I love my India!!!

Gold coin - Best place is this website

2010-08-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

This is going to be the review about the website which is selling gold as well as gold coins. first, we will look about this first. Have you heard the website to buy gold. They are the official trend setter in the new era for gold coin marketing. Everyone wouldn't go to invest in gold market. nowadays most people are investing in shares because of the high return. But we need to keep in mind that it has the high risk. But this business is predicted as the low risk for next twenty years with high profitability. Please sign up and get the free news letter from the website which is meant to know the market status every month. So, friends please purchase pure gold coins from them and have a nice day bye bye.

Endhiran about to release on September

2010-08-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

India's Biggest budget movie, Endhiran about to release in September month. Super star Rajinikanth and World beauty Aishwarya Bachchan starred. Oscar winner A.R.Rahman is music director. Whole India expecting for this movie release. Especially, Tamilnadu people are awaiting for this. Their, so called "Thalaivar" acted in this movie as Hero as well as Robot.

Buy gold coins here

2010-08-14T10:09:00.000-07:00

Hi dude and dude's everyone should look for a bright career in this world. One of my friends who had done the Bachelors has moved into the share business and worked as a share market broker for few months. I would like to invest more money in shares and I met him last week. He got the new Ferrari 120 and amazed with his achievement. I asked hi om how he got this money by trading in shares? he said no, I have changed my business line and now gotten to the gold coins business. He said you should make yourself to buy gold coins which is the most successful business and he said a quality site to buy the gold online. Which is none other than this website.

GMAT

2010-08-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, This is the post about those who about to start the preparation of GMAT. this examination is conducted worldwide and basis of this GMAT mark, you will get admission to world's top universities with scholarship. So, you need to work hard to get admission from those colleges. Start learn English and Maths from basics. Then you will easily get the admission. You should remember, getting admission in top universities is not rocket science. So study well, All the best!!!

Best place to buy gold coins

2010-08-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Today, lots of people entered into the share markets and most of them made the market size large with weak response and we are getting a plunges occur. Owning gold is the safest way for investments and it will protect your family's private wealth, and there is no safer way to invest in shares. So invest in gold. If you are planning to buy gold coins, click on the above said link, that will provide the quality of pure golds. I will encourage and refer you to buy the gold coins available with them. So please click here to log on to the website and find the more interesting stuffs and subscribe you to sign up the news letter. Thanks for reading this post and have a nice day with your family.

CSAT 2011

2010-08-13T20:06:00.000-07:00

This is the post about CSAT 2011. Well, If you are an IAS aspire, you might have heard this. Yes, UPSC going to change the format from next year. Prime minister Manmohan Singh approved the bill. So, the new pattern will be applicable from next year onwards. Due to this pattern, everyone will get common paper. So, hereafter there is no scaling method and other normalization stuffs.

USA gold bureau

2010-08-12T23:17:00.000-07:00

Hey today i am going to tell the importance of United States Gold Bureau. They are the authorized agents of US mint. What they will do?, they are the deciding authority of official gold rates and its value. They are the leading information provider of precious metals like gold and bullion's. Please check with them profile about the company by clicking the United States Gold Bureau. So, according to them, the recession wont hit you at any cost if you invest the money in Gold and other than shares. I have been saying this continuously for several weeks so that I could reach you at any moment and you will be benefited a lot. Hope you will follow my words to shine in your future.

Top paying websites for bloggers

2010-08-12T23:16:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, This is gonna be the post for bloggers. Nowadays, most of the bloggers are making money from them websites or blog. Here is my top list of websites to earn money

1.Blogitive
2.SponsoredReviews
3.Payperpost
4.Blogsvertise

Check on the above said website, you could easily earn some amounts sooner without adult and casino contents

Gold coins to buy in online

2010-08-12T23:15:00.000-07:00

I would like to share some useful information which will help you invest in the right path to invest money. I wont give a suggestion, but let me tell you the website named as usgoldbureau. They are the largest sellers of gold coins and bullions. I never knew that I could get a tough with informative website like this. As far I know this is the only one website giving information and selling the pure gold and help us to buy gold coins. An investment in precious metal like gold coins or bullion is an absolute and it is must for anyone to save and multiply their money. As you all aware, Gold price are increasing in jet speed. This is the best investment to get good return soon without risk. Thanks for reading this post and bye bye.

July earnings

2010-08-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, Though i am working as a software engineer and also doing blogging as part time. I started monetize my blog too. Well, last month was milestone for my blogging. I earned around 500$+. In India, This is the best amount, a person can live with. I want everyone should learn the tips and tricks to earn money. If you need help, just comment here your mail id and question, i will help you.

Buy gold

2010-07-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, Hope you are doing good. This is the article about Gold and the best place to buy gold. Yes. Nowadays everyone wants to invest in gold. Even, Countries also interested to buy it as bulk amount. Because, one's economy has been determined by gold. So, if you want to buy pure and good gold. you came at the right place. Please click on the link buy gold eagle coins and you can find lots of gold bullions and gold coins are available. you can choose best one from it. Ok friends thats it for today update i will come with an other interesting article soon. Bye Bye!!!

Oxis - Oxidative stress technology

2010-06-06T23:45:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, Here i am going to explain about article which is about oxis. Its about in company which is giving advancing oxidative stress technology. you can get Anti aging, antioxidant, glutathione, penny stocks & free radical from here. You can check with the http://www.oxis.com website. you can also see them pages on Oxis on Twitter and Oxis on facebook. Ok friends, thats it for today. I will come up with an other interesting article soon.

Do you want to buy silver bullion

2010-06-06T08:23:00.000-07:00

Hi friends happy to meet you with an other interesting article which will help you to know better understanding about silver and also the correct place to buy silver bullion. I was searched internet to buy silver bullion and i found the site which is giving .999 fine silver, .999 is the quality measure for gold. the most pure one is mentioned as .999 so from this you can understand this site is giving silver bullion at the highest quality and various sizes. Ok friends, thats it for today update. I will come up with an other interesting article soon. Have a good day to you friends!!!

Need business finance

2010-06-01T22:52:00.000-07:00

Everyday I am thinking of the wonderful bank which helped me to get into this position. Yes I am very much grateful for that bank. Yup today I the Mark Steven the CEO of super duper computers in US. Super duper is a mid sized company having a head count of 15000 all over the world. I believe in hard work and honest as the result of my success. But even its true I wont accept the full fledged result of my victory is Ezunsecured bank, which they given me a Business Finance solutions in terms of loan. Three years ago I was suppose to give a Bankrupt, no one was with me to help but they were with me. They had given me a loan of 50k$ which helped to rescue my company now I cleared my bank debts. These bank proceeding a different relation usually will get the response from 3-4 days of loan applied and the money will be credited in your account within 7 days. Thus they providing Small Business Finance solutions and Small Business Financing for serving its customers in a different way. Hope it will help you so please pass it to as many people. Thanks and Bye bye

silver bullion

2010-04-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

Hi friends, After my vacation i came up with another interesting article for you. I was searched internet to buy silver bullion, at that time i got this site. If you want to buy silver bullion, this is the best site to purchase it in online. You can buy silver coin as your future investment. The Silver bullion provided by them is .999 pure silver so that everyone can buy this without doubt on quality. If you register in this site, you can get buffalo silver coin absolutely free. You need to pay only package and shifting charges. I hope you visit this site and buy gold bullion. Ok friends, i will meet you with another interesting article.

My Disclosure Policy

2010-04-10T09:28:00.001-07:00

This policy is valid from 1 January 2008

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.

The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

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Improve alexa ranking

2010-01-26T20:16:00.000-08:00

1. Install the Alexa toolbar or Firefox’s SearchStatus extension and set your blog as your homepage. This is the most basic step.

2. Put up an Alexa rank widget on your website. I did this a few days ago and receive a fair amount of clicks every day. According to some, each click counts as a visit even if the toolbar is not used by the visitor.

3. Encourage others to use the Alexa toolbar. This includes friends, fellow webmasters as well as site visitors/blog readers. Be sure to link to Alexa’s full explanation of their toolbar and tracking system so your readers know what installing the toolbar or extension entails.

4. Work in an Office or own a company? Get the Alexa toolbar or SS Firefox extension installed on all computers and set your website as the homepage for all browsers. Perhaps it will be useful to note that this may work only when dynamic or different IPs are used.

5. Get friends to review and rate your Alexa website profile. Not entirely sure of its impact on rankings but it might help in some way.

6. Write or Blog about Alexa. Webmaster and bloggers love to hear about ways to increase their Alexa rank. They’ll link to you and send you targeted traffic (i.e. visitors with the toolbar already installed). This gradually has effects on your Alexa ranking.

7. Flaunt your URL in webmaster forums. Webmasters usually have the toolbar installed. You’ll get webmasters to visit your website and offer useful feedback. It’s also a good way to give back to the community if you have useful articles to share with others.

8. Write content that is related to webmasters. This can fall in the category of domaining and SEO, two fields in which most webmasters will have the Alexa toolbar installed. Promote your content on social networking websites and webmaster forums.

9. Use Alexa redirects on your website URL. Try this: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?www.doshdosh.com . Replace doshdosh.com with the URL for your website. Leave this redirected URL in blog comments as well as forum signatures. This redirect will count a unique IP address once a day so clicking it multiple times won’t help. There is no official proof that redirects positively benefit your Alexa Rank, so use with caution.

10. Post in Asian social networking websites or forums. Some webmasters have suggested that East Asian web users are big Alexa toolbar fans, judging by the presence of several Asia-based websites in the Alexa Top 500. I suggest trying this only if you have the time or capacity to do so.

11. Create a webmaster tools section on your website. This is a magnet for webmasters who will often revisit your website to gain access to the tools. Aaron Wall’s webpage on SEOTools is a very good example.

12. Get Dugg or Stumbled. This usually brings massive numbers of visitors to your website and the sheer amount will have a positive impact on your Alexa Rank. Naturally, you’ll need to develop link worthy material.

13. Use PayperClick Campaigns. Buying advertisements on search engines such as Google or Exact Seek will help bring in Traffic. Doubly useful when your ad is highly relevant to webmasters.

14. Create an Alexa category on your blog and use it to include any articles or news about Alexa. This acts as an easily accessible resource for webmasters or casual search visitors while helping you rank in the search engines.

15. Optimize your popular posts. Got a popular post that consistently receives traffic from the search engines? Include a widget/graph at the bottom of the post, link to your Alexa post or use Alexa redirection on your internal URLs.

16. Buy banners and links for traffic from webmaster forums and websites. A prominent and well displayed ad will drive lots of webmaster traffic to your website, which can significantly boost your rank.

17. Hire forum posters to pimp your website. Either buy signatures in webmaster forums or promote specific articles or material in your website on a regular basis. You can easily find posters for hire in Digital Point and other webmaster forums.

18. Pay Cybercafe owners to install the Alexa toolbar and set your website as the homepage for all their computers. This might be difficult to arrange and isn’t really a viable solution for most. I’m keeping this one in because some have suggested that it does work.

19. Use MySpace . This is a little shady so I don’t recommended it unless you’re really interested in artificially inflating your Alexa Rank. Use visually attractive pictures or banners and link them to your redirected Alexa URL. This will be most effective if your website has content that is actually relevant to the MySpace Crowd.

20. Try Alexa auto-surfs. Do they work? Maybe for brand new sites. I think they are mostly suitable for new websites with a very poor Alexa rank. Note that there be problems when you try to use auto surfs alongside contextual ads like Adsense. They aren’t also long term solutions to improving your Alexa Rank so I suggest using with caution.

IPL champions

2010-01-21T04:20:00.000-08:00

Chennai: Rajasthan Royals, chasing 164, scored a last-ball three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings to win the DLF-IPL title at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

The Royals required eight runs off the last over with skipper Shane Warne and Sohail Tanvir at the crease. The side needed one run off the final ball delivered by paceman L. Balaji. Tanvir sealed the win for the Royals amid excruciating tension.

Yusuf Pathan, with his big-hitting (56 off 39 balls) and fastish variety of off-spin (three for 22), emerged the hero for the winning side.

He was sensationally run out by Suresh Raina, who scored a direct hit after running to his left from point. However, Raina had put down Pathan at mid-wicket off Muttiah Muralitharan when the batsman was on 13. It proved a crucial miss.

The match was in the balance when Warne cover-drove Makhaya Ntini to the fence off the final ball of the penultimate over. Ntini, who had bowled impressively, was a picture of anguish. There were celebrations in the Royals camp. Then, Warne and Tanvir ensured that their team finished at the right end of a thriller.

Pathan was adjudged Man of the Match and all-rounder Shane Watson the Player of the Series. The Jaipur team was coasting towards a win when Muralitharan deceived Shane Watson (28 off 19) in the air. Earlier, the little Swapnil Asnodkar of compelling hand-eye coordination and bat-speed, lofted the ball over the infield on either side of the wicket. His 28 gave the innings momentum.

Then, the Royals lost ground. With the Royals slumping to 42 for three in the seventh over, the Super Kings were full of beans. The Royals recovered through Shane Watson and Pathan.

When Super Kings batted, opener Parthiv Patel (38) and a free-stroking Suresh Raina (43) produced useful efforts.

Watson and Tanvir bowled well at the death, but Dhoni (29 not out off 17 balls), produced a few timely blows.

Dasavatharam Audio Download

2010-01-16T22:58:00.000-08:00

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Sachin wants to play 2011WC

2010-01-05T01:02:00.000-08:00

India badly missed Sachin Tendulkar during the Ahmedabad Test where South Africa handed the host their fourth biggest defeat on home soil on the third day of the second Test. The groin injury may have kept Tendulkar out of the third Test against South Africa but the Master Blaster feels winning the World Cup has been an unfulfilled dream.

Speaking to a private news channel the Master Blaster said, "Winning the World Cup is certainly still an unfulfilled dream and I would love to play in it." Sachin said that he will now weigh his career options series by series without setting a timeline for retirement.

In a career span of 18 years and counting, Tendulkar has played 147 Tests and 417 One-Day Internationals. He has amassed 11782 Test runs and 16361 ODI runs with 39 and 42 hundreds in each form of the game.

Talking about his career and goal Sachin said, "I am enjoying my cricket at the moment, but don't want to think too much into the future. I have been playing almost non-stop for 20 years and want to focus only on the present."

The Little Master has been plagued by injuries of late. If it was the tennis elbow some time back, now it is a strained groin that is keeping Tendulkar out of the ongoing Test series against South Africa.

Fastest triple century (balls faced)

2009-12-30T19:38:00.000-08:00

278 – V Sehwag, India v South Africa, Chennai, 2007-08
362 – M L Hayden, Australia v Zimbabwe, Perth, 2003-04
355 – W R Hammond, England v New Zealand, Auckland, 1932-33 (estimated balls)

Two triple hundreds

2009-12-25T19:37:00.000-08:00

Don Bradman 334 – Australia v England, Headingley, 1930, 304 – Australia v England, Headingley, 1934
Brian Lara 400 no – West Indies v England, Antigua, 2003-04, 375 – West Indies v England, Antigua, 1993-94
Virender Sehwag 309 – India v Pakistan, Multan, 2003-04, 309 no – India v South Africa, Chennai, 2007-08

Veeru 300

2009-12-21T20:00:00.000-08:00

Indian opener Virender Sehwag has struck his second career triple century on day three of the first Test against South Africa in Chennai.

The 29-year-old Sehwag, who made 309 against Pakistan at Multan in 2004, became only the third player to achieve the feat of two triple hundreds, matching Australian Don Bradman and West Indies batsman Brian Lara.

Indian were battling back after South Africa recorded a first innings total of 540, Hashlim Amla their top scorer with 159.

Sehwag dominated the morning's play, supported by fellow opener Wasim Jaffer, as the home team reached 176 without loss at lunch. That became 309-1 at tea, although Paul Harris had Jaffer caught at first slip by Jacques Kallis for 73 in the 53rd over to bring to an end a 213-run opening partnership.

Rahul Dravid joined Sehwag in the middle and was more than content to play second fiddle as the opener posted his fourth Test double century. The landmark triple hundred came shortly before the close and was the fastest in Test history, Sehwag having faced 278 deliveries in which he had struck 41 fours and five sixes.

India closed the day on 468-1, with Sehwag still unbeaten on 309 and Dravid 65 not out off 181 balls.

Tips for good night sleep

2009-12-13T03:42:00.000-08:00

Stick to a schedule. Erratic bedtimes do not allow for your body to align to the proper circadian rhythms. Mum was right when she set a time we always had to go
to sleep as kids. Also, make sure you try to keep the same schedule on weekends too, otherwise the next morning, you’d wake later and feel overly tired.

Sleep only at night. Avoid daytime sleep if possible. Daytime naps steal hours from nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps.

Exercise. It’s actually known to help you sleep better. Your body uses the sleep period to recover its muscles and joints that have been exercised. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercise in the morning or afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body and aerobic activity before bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.

Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax tense muscles.

Avoid eating just before bed. Avoid eat large meals or spicy foods before bedtime. Give yourself at least 2 hours from when you eat to when you sleep. This allows for digestion to happen (or at least start) well before you go to sleep so your body can rest well during the night, rather than churning away your food.

Avoid caffeine. It keeps you awake and that’s now what you want for a good nights sleep. We all know that.

Read a fiction book. It takes you to a whole new world if you really get into it. And then take some time to ponder over the book as you fall asleep. I find as I read more and more, regardless of the book, I get more tired at night and so find it easier to fall asleep. Different for others?

Have the room slightly cooler. I prefer this to a hot room. I prefer to turn off the heat and allow the coolness to circulate in and out of the windows. If I get cold, I wear warmer clothes. It also saves on the bills as you’re not going to require the heat all night long.

Sleep in silence. I find sleeping with no music or TV on more easy and restful. I guess others are different, but sleep with no distractions is best for a clearer mind.

Avoid alcohol before bedtime. It’s a depressant; although it may make it easier to fall asleep, it causes you to wake up during the night. As alcohol is digested your body goes into withdrawal from the alcohol, causing nighttime awakenings and often nightmares for some people.

highest paid actor and actress

2009-11-29T03:34:00.000-08:00

The best-paid actors and actresses

Actor	Age	2005 income	Actor	Age	2005 income
Jennifer Aniston	37	$18 million	Nicole Kidman	38	$14.5 million
Drew Barrymore	31	$22 million	Jennifer Lopez	36	$17 million
Sandra Bullock	41	$10.5 million	Tobey Maguire	30	$32 million
Tom Cruise	43	$31 million	Brad Pitt	42	$25 million
Matt Damon	35	$17 million	Julia Roberts	38	$8 million
Johnny Depp	42	$37 million	Ray Romano	48	$36.5 million
Cameron Diaz	33	$13 million	Adam Sandler	39	$28 million
Will Ferrell	38	$40 million	Will Smith	37	$35 million
Jennifer Garner	33	$14 million	Denzel Washington	51	$30 million
Patricia Heaton	47	$9 million	Naomi Watts	37	$11.5 million

Kuselan-Rajinikanth

2009-11-19T03:30:00.000-08:00

No sooner than the pooja of the superstar starrer ‘Kuselan’ was complete news has been flowing on this front from left, right and centre. Yesterday we got you news that Rajini has conceded to the fans’ request and will have a bigger role in ‘Kuselan’ and now we have more interesting news on the ‘Kuselan’ stands.

A few days back actor Prabhu was unwell. Our superstar and the director and the film ‘Kuselan’, P. Vasu, had paid a visit to Prabhu’s home. After the initial pleasantries Rajini had a request for Prabhu. It was more like a loving compulsion. The superstar is reported to have asked Prabhu to act in ‘Kuselan’ in a very vital role done by Mukesh in the original movie ‘Katha Parayumbol’ .

For Prabhu, who lovingly addresses Rajini as ‘anna’, this was a request he could not topple. After giving this some thought Prabhu is said to have yielded to Rajini’s loving compulsion. Though nothing about the role of Prabhu has been divulged till now, it is for sure that he too will be seen in some important frames in this film. The last film that Prabhu starred with the superstar was ‘Chandramukhi’ which was an all-round hit.

‘Kuselan’ seems to be getting bigger than its Malayalam counterpart ‘Katha Parayumbol’ in terms of story size and cast, and if this continues we will soon have the who’s who of Kollywood associating with this flick.

Keep coming back right here for more interesting news on the Kollywood front.

Costliest Mobile in the world

2009-11-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

Here is something that will bring you out of the illusion of owning the priciest of mobile phones. We are talking about the Diamond Crypto Smartphone, designed by luxury accessories maker Peter Aloisson. This unique object de art is priced at a crisp $1.3 million and is tagged as the costliest in the world.

This one features a cover adorned with 50 diamonds, 10 of which are the rare blue ones. Apart from this, it also features s few sections made in rose gold as well.

Apart from the enticing looks, this phone manufactured by Moscow-based JSC Ancort Company uses powerful encryption technology to provide special security. This technology is used with an aim to secure the user’s identity together with keeping intact the info about kidnapping, technological blackmail, financial racketeers and corrupted state officials.

Together with this, the phone is built on the lines of Windows CE operating system, and features a high-resolution colour TFT display and stores upto 4000 numbers in it’s memory.

So if flaunting your riches is your hobby...then why not do it the real way by flaunting the costliest Diamond Crypto Smartphone.

Beautiful home in the world

2009-11-10T03:27:00.000-08:00

This autobiographical tale is my personal favorite. In a compelling narrative, the architect and scholar describes how he started out to build a boat shed and ended up with a new home. Along the way, Rybczynski sweeps through 2,000 years of architectural history, hopping from ancient Greece to Renaissance Italy to 20th century America.

Look Inside An Architect's Mind

If you're looking for a quick course in architectural history, you may wind up a bit confused. "The Most Beautiful House in the World" is a story about the creative process --and creativity can be chaotic.

Peering inside Rybczynski's consciousness, we are taken on a giddy ride through childhood memories, adult passions, and conflicting desires. We leap from metaphor to mundane domestic decisions and back to metaphor. Moving back and forth through centuries, we explore ideas that influence the ways we build. Scattered through the text are a sketches which illustrate Rybczynski's thinking processes as he designs -- and redesigns -- his structure.

Witold Rybczynski is a professor and an architect who has published several best-sellers in recent years. His books include "City Life, Home: The Short History Of An Idea," and the Frederick Law Olmsted biography, "A Clearing In The Distance." Written in Rybczynski's usual, lyrical style, "The Most Beautiful House in the World" reads like a novel. This is a book that's sure to appeal to anyone who ever started building one thing and ended up with -- uh -- something else.

Yogi B back in kuruvi

2009-11-07T20:15:00.000-08:00

This is a time for remix songs and one of the best remix of the recent times is the song ‘Eengeyum Eepodhum’ from the film ‘Polladhavan’. One person who comes to our mind when we remember this song is the one who sang the remix song Yogi B.

This song has proved to be a craze among the present day youth and was received with as much enthusiasm as that of its older version.

The latest buzz on Yogi B. is that he is going to sing for the film ‘Kuruvi’ which is in the making, starring Vijay and Trisha.

Yogi B. is a famous Malaysian-Tamil pop singer and this time he is going to shake a leg with Vijay for ‘Kuruvi’.

This Vijay-Yogi pair is expected to be a hit but we have to wait patiently to know if this is going to be another remix until further news on this is out.

Obama beats Clinton in Wyoming contest

2009-11-01T06:01:00.000-08:00

Democrat Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama has won the Wyoming Caucus defeating his rival the New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Illinois Senator Obama received 58 per cent of the caucus vote polled yesterday while Clinton got 41 per cent.

Nearly 60,000 registered Democrats participated in the event in some 29 counties all over the state.

Obama's win in Wyoming means that he has so far won 13 Democuses as opposed to a mere three by Clinton.

Wyoming has 18 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this late August and yesterday's event picked 12 of them. The other six will be selected in the State Democratic Party Convention to be held in May.

Prior to Wyoming's event Senator Obama has the lead with the pledged delegates with 1520 and Senator Clinton has 1424 delegates. The New York senator, however, has a small lead in the number of Super Delegates.

Wyoming was not a major contest by any stretch of imagination but it does give the Obama Camp some breather in the light of some heavy blows it has received by way of losses in the primaries of Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island on March 4.

Clinton and Obama's battle for the Democratic presidential nomination took on new energy after Clinton's comeback victories in the delegate-rich Ohio and Texas.

A win by Obama in either Ohio or Texas would have raised serious questions of the candidacy of Senator Clinton and could have even forced her to end her campaign.

Next Tuesday Democrats in Mississippi will be holding their political event and here again the favourite is Senator Obama. The state of Missssippi, which would choose 33 delegates, has nearly 40 per cent African-Americans, a group that has overwhelmingly voted for him in the past primaries.

World smallest PC

2009-10-23T08:05:00.000-07:00

It’s only 2×2x2.2 inch! It’s called the Space Cube and it’s supposed to be the smallest personal computer in the world. It has a built-in 300MhZ processor and it’s also equipped with 64MB of SDRAM. There are a bunch of ports visible in the picture, such as USB, Ethernet, a monitor output port, serial connection and even a microphone slot.

The monitor is capable of displaying up to 65k colors at a resolution of 1280×1024 pixels. Less than a year ago, this fancy piece of equipment was retailing ~$325/piece. Isn’t that cool?

Highest ranking camel

2009-10-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

The world's highest ranking law-enforcement camel is Bert, who was accepted as Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, San Dimas, USA on April 5, 2003 and regulary goes on patrol with his handler Nance Fite (USA).

Budget Highlights

2009-02-16T02:50:00.000-08:00

Govt focussed on farms, jobs, fiscal devolutionManmohan Singh Govt's agenda was changeEconomy grew at 9% for 3 straight yearsPer capital income growth at 7.4% per annum for 4 yrsInvestment as % of GDP rose to 39% in 2007-08 from 27.6%Gross domestic savings rate at 37.7% during 2007-08
Foreign trade at 35.5% of GDP during 2007-08FY'09 outlook encouraging if rainfall normalForecasts indicate 2009 may be worse than 2008India cannot remain immune to the global financial crisisMukherjee: Growth rate of exports down to 17.1% in 9 mthsIndia still the second fastest growing economyPackages in Dec-08, Jan-09 aimed at stoking demandGovt okayed 37 infra projects between August'08-January'09Refinance to banks for long term credit to infra projectsIIFCL to refinance 60% of commercial bank loans for PPPIIFCL can raise Rs.10,000cr by Mar'09; extra Rs.30,000crFRBM targets relaxed to boost consumption demandGovt may consider additional fiscal measures in budgetMukherjee: Need to accelerate pace of policy reformsGovt will need to return to deficit targets after revivalGovt to expand employment generation schemesMukherjee: Steps to bring back 9% growth needed at earliestPlan allocation for agriculture increased by 300% in 08-09India got record $32.4bn FDI in FY08

Britney spears

2008-03-03T06:14:00.001-08:00

Britney Spears Claim to Fame
Famous as	Pop singer
Popular for	Album "...Baby One More Time" (1999)

Britney Spears Personal Fact
Birth Name	Britney Jean Spears
Birth Date	December 02, 1981
Birth Place	Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Height	5' 4"
Nationality	American
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Brown
Education	Studied at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School Attended Park Lane Academy, a private school in McComb, Mississippi

Britney Spears Family
Father	Jamie Spears
Mother	Lynne Spears
Brother	Bryan Spears (older)
Sister	Jamie Lynn Spears (b. 4-Apr-91, actress)
Spouse	Jason Allen Alexander (3-Jan-04 - 5-Jan-04), Kevin Federline (rapper, 18-Sep-04 - 30-Jul-07)
Relation	Justin Timberlake (singer, 1998 - 2002), Nick Carter (singer), Isaac Cohen (model, Jan - Feb 2007)
Son	Sean Preston Federline (b. 14-Sep-05), Jayden James Federline (b. 12-Sep-06)

The Name is Rajinikanth

2008-03-03T05:56:00.000-08:00

Anything on Rajnikanth sells. The advance booking frenzy is not just for his films. In the run-up to the release of the superstar’s biography, book stores in Chennai may need to take lessons in crowd management from theatres! The first print of The Name Is Rajnikanth will have 20,000 copies. That itself is quite extraordinary.

Himanshu Chakrawarti, COO, Landmark said, “20,000 copies is not big, it`s massive! I don`t recollect any other biography going for such big numbers in the first print. Enquiries have been pouring in and we are going to start advance booking in a day or two. “The 385 page book on the superstar’s life is this city doctor’s maiden venture. Replete with interesting snippets about the superstar from his childhood. his rise to the top, his spiritual bent and his rapport with co stars like Kamal Haasan.

Dr Gayathri Sreekanth, author said, “Not just from the masses, I`ve been getting enquiries from professionals. The expectation is mind boggling.”The book will be translated into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and yes Japanese too. That will happen in April. But die hard Rajini fans are in no mood to wait!

Kulandai Yesu, a fan said, “I will stand in the queue and buy the book, even if it’s English. I can at least see the photographs. This book is being launched on March 6 at Taj Connemara in Chennai by Amitabh Bachchan.

Alexander Graham Bell

2008-03-03T05:54:00.001-08:00

Alexander Graham Bell, American inventor and teacher of the deaf, most famous for his invention of the telephone. Since the age of 18, Bell had been working on the idea of transmitting speech. In 1874, while working on a multiple telegraph, he developed the basic ideas for the telephone. His experiments with his assistant Thomas Watson finally proved successful on March 10, 1876, when the first complete sentence was transmitted: "Watson, come here; I want you.".

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell

Criteria; First practical. Modern prototype. Entrepreneur.

Birth: March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland

Death: August 2, 1922, at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nationality: Scottish

Invention: telephone on March 10, 1876

Function: noun / tel·e·phone

Definition: An instrument which converts sound, specifically the human voice, to electrical impulses of various frequencies and then back to a tone that sounds like the original voice.

Patent(s): 174,465 (US) issued March 7, 1876 filed February 14, 1876
161,739 (US) issued April 6, 1875 filed March 6, 1875

oldest married couple

2008-02-29T19:44:00.000-08:00

Thomas Morgan (b. Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, UK, May 4, 1786) married Elizabeth (b. Caerleon, Monmouthshire, UK, January 17, 1786) at Caerleon on May 4, 1809, They remained married for 81 years 260 days until Elizabeth's death on January 19, 1891. At this time Elizabeth was aged 105 years 2 days and Thomas was 104 years 260 days - an aggregate age of 209 years 262 days.

Lightest birth

2008-02-24T19:41:00.000-08:00

With a combined weight of 1,385 g (3 lb 0.8 oz) Peyton (585 g (1 lb 4.6 oz)), Jackson (420g (14.8 oz)) and Blake (380g (13.4 oz)) Coffey (all USA) became the lightest triplets to survive when they were born by emergency Cesarean section at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA on November 30, 1998. Peyton was discharged first on March 12, 1999, followed by Blake on April 3, 1999 and Jackson on April 9, 1999.

Million Dollar Dhoni

2008-02-20T18:54:00.001-08:00

The Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction has not only caught the fancy of corporate honchos and Bollywood celebrities, it has also set the county clubs in England thinking.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) money-spinning mega event has clouded the existence of county cricket and all across the globe, cricketing bodies are now coming to terms with BCCI's clout in what is known as 'Gentleman's Game.'

With players such as M S Dhoni and Andrew Symonds being auctioned for a whooping $1.5 million and $1 million, respectively, the country clubs and cricketing bodies all across the globe are now contemplating on how to reinvent the cricketing wheel.

Dhoni,Yuvi take India to victory

2008-02-19T05:09:00.000-08:00

India has beaten Sri Lanka by two wickets with just five balls remaining in a thrilling one day international match at Adelaide Oval.

After electing to bat, Sri Lanka was on the ropes early, as they sank to 2/6 in the third over. Kumar Sangakkara then took the field and began the Sri Lankan comeback, belting 128 off 155 balls, to notch up his seventh one day international century.
He combined with Mahela Jayawardene who scored 71, to put on a 153-run stand and help Sri Lanka to a respectable total of 6/238 off their 50 overs.
India matched their opponents poor start and slumped to 3/35 in the 12th over, before Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma salvaged some dignity with a quick 64-run partnership.
Sachin Tendulkar was bowled for an uncharacteristic duck by paceman Lasith Malinga in the second over, putting a sour taste in the Indian's mouths. Robin Uthappa also fell cheaply, notching up just 10 before a spectacular run-out by Sanath Jayasuriya.
But Singh and Sharma's stand helped India to 4/158.
Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh fell in quick succession after Yuvraj was bowled by Chaminda Vaas, but the damage was done. Singh's 76 and an unbeaten half-century from MS Dhoni sneaking India home with less then one over to spare. The win lifts India to 12 points on the tri-series ladder, six points above Sri Lanka, while Australia is clear on top of the ladder with 17 points.
Sri Lanka now meets Australia at the MCG on February 22nd.

Kosovo Becomes World's 195th Independent Country

2008-02-18T08:46:00.000-08:00

The former Serbian province of kosovo unilaterally declared independence on Sunday (February 17) and became recognized as the world's 195th country on Monday. The United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, and other countries have officially recognized Kosovo as an independent country. With international recognition, Kosovo meets the criteria for independent country status and became one of the world's newest country. Nonetheless,Serbia continues to claim that Kosovo remains a Serbian province and Russia and China are against the declaration.

GILLI

2008-02-16T09:15:00.001-08:00

Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed Gilly or Church,is an Australian international cricketer. He is an aggressive left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who re-defined the role for the Australian national team. He is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.
He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in both Test and One Day International cricket. His strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket and he currently holds the record for the second fastest century in Test match cricket.He is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper.He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999, 2003 and 2007)and is one of only three players to have won three titles.
Gilchrist is renowned for walking when he considers himself to be out, sometimes contrary to the decision of the umpire.
He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 and his Test debut in 1999. During his career, he has played for Australia in 96 Test matches and over 270 One-day internationals. He has been Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game since 2000, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable.
He announced his retirement from international cricket on January 26, 2008 (effective in early March 2008), during the final test match of the summer against India at Adelaide, one day after he broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper.However, he will still continue playing cricket in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

Emirates Palace -The world's costliest hotel at $3.8 billion

2008-02-10T20:03:00.000-08:00

Fancy bathing in champagne, sleeping between scented sheets and cooling off round the pool with the help of hotel staff armed with water sprays? Everyone will be treated like royalty; after all, they are at the Palace. Costing a rumored $3.8 billion (£2 billion), the Emirates Palace is the most expensive hotel ever built. Its owner, the government of Abu Dhabi, knows that the Palace will never make a profit. But that doesn’t matter as the idea was to impress the world by creating the most lavish seven-star experience conceivable. Here’s an exclusive sneak preview to find out what on earth they spent all that money on. It is a colossus- the architects describe it as the Taj Mahal of the Middle East, though its dusky-pink granite and rose-colored marble facade, delicate Arabic carvings, endless domes and scalloped arches are much more in keeping with Granada’s magnificent Alhambra. Just to walk around the place would take almost an hour.

Longest tongue in the world

2008-02-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

Stephen Taylor (UK) has a tongue that measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) from the tip to the centre of his closed top lip. It was measured on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy on January 5, 2006.

News to make every indian proud

2008-02-01T18:56:00.000-08:00

NEW DELHI:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been selected unanimously by the Royal Society for awarding the King Charles II Medal.

The Society is an independent scientific academy of the U.K. dedicated to promoting excellence in science.

The prestigious medal is awarded to foreign Heads of State for extraordinary contributions to the promotion of science. It has only been awarded once in the past, to Emperor Akihito of Japan in 1998. The Council of the Royal Society, after discussions in February this year, was unanimous in wishing to award the medal to Mr. Kalam in appreciation of his service to science. In a recent letter to the President, the Society noted that only a few Heads of State around the world have an active interest in science and are promoting science national and internationally.

"Under your office, Science and Technology investment in India has radically increased, as have science popularisation activities. As a scientist yourself, you made significant contributions to the Indian space and defence programmes. As Chairman of the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, and in your role in producing India's Technology Vision 2020, you built a road map for transforming India from developing status into a developed nation. It gives the Society great pleasure to see a Principal Scientific Adviser rise to the level of President," the Society said.

Microsoft makes $45bn bid to buy Yahoo

2008-01-31T07:03:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has proposed to Yahoo's Board Of Directors ,that Microsoft acquire all Yahoo shares for $31, which is currently estimated to be worth $44.6 billion. Yahoo shareholders would get either cash or Microsoft shares (0.9509 of shares per 1 Yahoo share), though the entire deal couldn't involve more than half payment overall in cash ($22.3 billion). The price is said by Microsoft to be 62 percent higher than what Yahoo shares went for as of the close of trading yesterday. Note that former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has just stepped down chairman of the board, with existing board member Roy Bostock now stepping up.

World's Longest Film

2008-01-24T06:40:00.000-08:00

The burning of the red lotus temple 1620min(27hr)
Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend 1532min(25hr)
Grandmother Martha 1452min(24hr)
Berlin Alexanderplatz 931min(15hr)
Heimat - Eine Deutsche Chronik 924min(15hr)

Zimbabwe issues a $10 million currency bill

2008-01-23T07:14:00.000-08:00

The Central Bank of Zimbabwe issued a $10 million currency bill, the highest denomination of currency in the world. Although it seems like a lot on paper, it's actually less than $4 US. The current inflation rate in Zimbabwe is 50,000 per cent a year.
Zimbabwe’s problems continue to mount with a hyper inflation in their economy. To combat this, Zimbabwe’s central bank has issued a $10 million Zimbabwe bill, which is worth only $4 US.

According to a blogger, he said the bill is the same color, layout and design as the Z$20 bill he used to carry 15 months ago and it was worth US$0.025. Now it is worth five hundred millionths of a cent.

And also the currency has an expiration date as shown below in the previous Z$20 bill.

And this is how much currency a Zimbabwe resident needs to buy one beer:

Biggest lion

2008-01-21T20:41:00.000-08:00

The 10ft lion who's still growing...

He looks like something from a prehistoric age or a fantastic creation from hollywood. But Hercules is very much living flesh and blood - as he proves every time he opens his gigantic mouth to roar. Part lion, part tiger, he is not just a big cat but a huge one,standing 10ft tall on his back legs. Called a liger, in reference to his crossbreed parentage, he is the largest of all the cat species.
On a typical day he will devour 20lb of meat, usually beef or chicken, and is capable of eating 100lb at a single setting. At just three years old, hercules already weighs half a ton.

Famous cross-breeds

Look at the size of its head

Nature made marvels in the crop fields!

2008-01-20T05:41:00.000-08:00

A crop "circle" is a geometric pattern, often very intricate and complex , appearing in fields, usually wheat fields and usually in England.

Some believe that the crop designs are messages from alien spacecraft. Some maintain that the aliens are trying to communicate with us using ancient Sumerian symbols or symbolic representations of alien DNA.

'EKLAVYA' loses oscar chance

2008-01-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard', India's entry to the Oscars, has failed to make it to the nine top movies in contention for the prestigious award in foreign-language film category. The movie, starring three top stars including the Big B, Saif Ali Khan and the new emerging Vidya Balan, was among 63 entries from various countries but could not make it to the first shortlist. The movie, which also stars Saif Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan and Jackie Shroff, marked Vidhu's Chopra's return to directing after seven years. In the running for the five final nominations are Austria's 'The Counterfeiters', Canada's 'Days of Darkness', Israel's 'Beaufort', Italy's 'The Unknown Woman', Kazakhstan's 'Mongol', Poland's 'Katyn', Russia's '12', Brazil's 'The Year My Parents Went on Vacation' and Serbia's 'The Trap'.

This is to recall that Chopra's 'Eklavya had created a controversy back home in September last year when it was chosen as India's official entry for the prestigious award in the Best Foreign Film category. Many celebrities from Bollywood had openly expressed their disappointment at the film's selection by the Film Federation of India(FFI)

Bravo India! This should show who is stronger

2008-01-19T03:21:00.000-08:00

India beat Australia by 72 runs in the third Test on Saturday to hand the hosts their first loss since the 2005 Ashes series against England.

India sealed victory in the final session of the fourth day when they bowled out the Australians for 340 after setting them an unlikely victory target of 413.

Team India becomes the first subcontinent team to win a Test match in Perth. The last time Australia had won 16 Tests on the trot, it was India who had stopped them from win number 17. That was in 2001 at the Eden Gardens.

worlds cheapest car:Pride and joy

2008-01-18T23:05:00.000-08:00

After weeks of anticipation and a morning of wall-to-wall build-up on local television networks, which covered the event live, India's "people's car" rolled on stage to the epic strains of Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, with Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Motors, at the wheel.

You could almost hear the cheer going up across India - and you couldn't hear yourself think in the auditorium - as waiting journalists, members of the public and the minister of commerce, Kamal Nath, broke into spontaneous and euphoric applause.

Tata (below), suave and 70, appeared to have a lump in his throat as he announced the realisation of a dream that has taken more than four years and 500 engineers to bring to reality.

This was more than just the launch of a car, he said: it was the jumping-off point for an ideal that its designers hope will revolutionise the lives of millions of Indians, most of whom live in rural areas many miles from the nearest bus stop.

Viagra

2008-01-03T04:55:00.000-08:00

Viagra pills are used to treat male erectile dysfunction.But in England Viagra is used to save life of a two year old boy named Oliver.Oliver was suffering from rare disease.At present doctors prescribed him to take Viagra .He is taking 3-4 dosages per day which regulates her blood pressure.

Viagra helps to increase the oxygen level in the blood.But the treatment was very expensive .
According to his physician Oliver has a life span of only 5 years .When he grows the cost of the treatment will be more . Viagra not only helps to increase our happiness but also saves our life

Top Movies of 2007

2007-12-30T23:42:00.000-08:00

1. Resident Evil: Extinction
2. Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End
3. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
4. Ratatouille
5. Superbad
6. Beowulf
7. Transformers
8. American Gangster
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10. Stardust

Top Songs of 2007

2007-12-30T23:40:00.000-08:00

1. Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star"
2. Akon, "I Wanna Luv U"
3. Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls"
4. Mims, "This Is Why I'm Hot"
5. Akon, "Don't Matter"
6. T-Pain, "Bartender"
7. Soulja Boy, "Crank Dat Soulja Boy"
8. Justin Timberlake, "My Love"
9. DJ Unk, "Walk It Out"
10. Jim Jones, "We Fly High"

World's Costliest Ski Chalets

2007-12-25T21:45:00.000-08:00

The most expensive ski home in the world, the $135 million Hala Ranch in Aspen, has a master suite with a beauty and barber room for massages, pedicures and styling. There's a tennis court, indoor swimming pool and a mechanical shop with a car wash and gasoline pumps. Its 95 acres are under constant video surveillance, and its 15 bedrooms have views of the surrounding mountains.

Not a bad place to warm your feet. Yet this home is only one of several fantasy ski retreats--some for sale, others for rent--found by Forbes.com. We compiled our list by scouring listings and talking to brokers in the know.

As you might expect, most of the finest homes were in Aspen, Lake Tahoe or the Swiss Alps. A $100 million, eight-building compound in Zephyr Cove, Nev., sits on 210 acres of land and has nine bedrooms, 14 full and five half-baths, a 19-seat movie theater, a private lake and two par-three golf holes.

Arroyo’s stay in Dubai's costliest hotel draws ire from OFWs

2007-12-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

Arroyo’s stay in Dubai's costliest hotel draws ire from OFWs

During her two-day visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, President Arroyo will be billeted not just in any hotel, but at the seven-star Burj Al-Arab, raising eyebrows among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau reported Friday.
The President will spend her two evenings in Burj Al Arab, a seven-star hotel said to be Dubai's most expensive.
It is not known what type of room the President will occupy, but published rates in the Internet reveal that the most expensive room in Burj Al Arab is the Royal Suite, which costs US $10,900 or almost half a million pesos per overnight stay.
The cheapest room rate is about US $1,600 or almost P70,000 per night.
Burj Al Arab ranks tenth in the top ten most expensive hotel rooms in the world.
Meanwhile, the President’s official delegation is booked at the nearby Jumeirah Beach Resort, which is also one of Dubai’s costliest hotels.
OFWs said, they are not happy the way the President is spending taxpayer’s money.
"Siyempre sa hirap ng buhay sa atin, tapos ang isang presidente ay titira sa pinakamahal na hotel sa isang bansa, (Life is hard for us, then the president will stay in the most expensive hotel in the country)" said one OFW.
Other government officials said Arroyo’s visit is intended to address the problems now confronted by migrant workers.
One of the issues she wants to address is the poor exchange rate of the dollar against the peso.
She is also scheduled to meet with Dubai’s Chamber of Commerce and Filipino business leaders here in an effort to bring more investments to the Philippines and vice versa.
But militant group Migrante said, President Arroyo’s mission to Dubai got easily tainted with intrigue when she allowed to be booked in the famous Burj Al Arab.
"Malinaw na naglalayo sa layunin ng pagpunta niya dito, ito ba ay para lang siya magpasarap," said Migrante-UAE chair Cyrin Pinpin.
A source of ABS-CBN Middle East news Bureau also disclosed, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo had also visited Dubai a few months back and allegedly spent some of his evenings at the Burj Al Arab.

Angelina Jolie

2007-12-15T06:55:00.000-08:00

Born	Angelina Jolie Voight June 4,1975(1975-06-04) (age 32) Los Angels,California,United States
Occupation	Film actor, producer, director
Years active	1982, 1993–present
Spouse(s)	Jonny Lee Miller(1996-1999) Billy Bob Thornton(2000-2003)
Domestic partner(s)	Brad Pitt(2005–present)
Parents	Jon Voightt Merchaline Bertrand

Sony Ericsson’s stunning concept phone

2007-12-15T06:49:00.000-08:00

After the phonic fun that was the 3GSM congress in Barcelona this week, here’s a quick look at a rather appealing concept handset from the Japanese-Swedish axis that is Sony Ericsson that might one day become a reality.

The unnamed slider phone, as revealed by the wireless geeks at uber phones, looks like it’s made of polished glass and would need to come with an anti-fingerprint duster if ever released.

Pulchritude aside, the putative specs include an FM radio, a 3.2-megapixel camera and 2GB of onboard flash memory. We’ll take two please.

Alternatively, if you prefer to keep a little more grounded, feel free to check out the real-world phones over at the Sony Ericson photo gallery

Latest Fashion Trends for Spring 2007 Summer 2007

2007-12-11T06:31:00.000-08:00

The latest fashion trends for Spring/Summer 2007 are all about 'dresses'. There is a fashion transition happening at the moment with romance in dress, versus futurism in dress.

On a fashion history point, I note that hemlines have been rising steadily for some two seasons and the ultra-short catwalk silhouette is leading to extreme leggy looks in mass produced garments for spring 2007.

This cream and orange bud print shift top (£45) is modelled here as a dress. See picture to the right from the main range of UK retailer Principles. With its bright abstract print, the short mini principles dress captures the optimistic spirit of summer and the graphic styling of late noughties prints. It can easily be worn either as a dress or tunic top.

The new sobriety in fashion demands that for Spring/Summer 2007 the midriff be covered, but expect to show a bit more leg .
Quite a bit more leg......

Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India - College Ranking

2007-12-05T06:22:00.000-08:00

RANK	Name of Institute	City
1	Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kanpur	Kanpur
2	Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur	Kharagpur
3	Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay	Mumbai
4	Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras	Chennai
5	Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi	Delhi
6	BITS Pilani	Pilani
7	IIT Roorkee	Roorkee
8	IT-BHU	Varanasi
9	IIT-Guwahati	Guwahati
10	College of Engg , Anna University	Guindy
11	Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engg & Tech	Calcutta
12	Indian School of Mines	Dhanbad
13	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Warangal
14	BIT, Mesra	Ranchi
15	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Trichy
16	Delhi College of Engineering	New Delhi
17	Punjab Engineering College	Chandigarh
18	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Suratkal
19	Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology	Allahabad
20	Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology	Patiala
21	Bengal Eng and Science University , Shibpur	Howrah
22	MANIT	Bhopal
23	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore
24	IIIT	Hyderabad
25	Harcourt Butler Technological Institute	Kanpur
26	Malviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur
27	VNIT	Nagpur
28	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Kozhikode
29	Dhirubhai Ambani IICT	Gandhinagar
30	Osmania Univ. College of Engineering	Hyderabad
31	College of Engineering , Andhra University	Vishakhapatnam
32	Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology	New Delhi
33	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Kurukshetra
34	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Rourkela
35	SVNIT	Surat
36	Govt. College of Engineering	Pune
37	Manipal Institute of Technology	Manipal
38	JNTU	Hyderabad
39	R.V. College of Engineering	Bangalore
40	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Jamshedpur
41	University Visvesvaraya College of Engg.	Bangalore
42	VJTI	Mumbai
43	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore
44	Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Coimbatore
45	SSN College of Engineering	Chennai
46	IIIT	Allahabad
47	College of Engineering	Trivandrum
48	NIT Durgapur	Durgapur
49	SIT	Calcutta
50	Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech	Mumbai
51	Sardar Patel College of Engineering	Mumbai
52	P.E.S. Institute of Technology	Bangalore
53	Maharashtra Institute of Technology	Pune
54	Amrita Institute of Technology & Science	Coimbatore
55	National Institute of Engineering	Mysore
56	B.M.S. College of Engineering	Bangalore
57	Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech.	Nagpur
58	Nirma Institute of Technology	Ahmedabad
59	IIIT	Pune
60	Amity School of Engineering	Noida
61	JNTU	Kakinada
62	S.J. College of Engineering	Mysore
63	Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology	Hyderabad
64	IIIT	Bangalore
65	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai
66	SASTRA	Thanjavur
67	Bangalore Institute of Technology	Bangalore
68	The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences	Bhiwani
69	III	Gwalior
70	JNTU	Anantpur
71	M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bangalore
72	Gitam	Vishakhapatnam
73	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Hamirpur
74	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Jalandhar
75	SV University Engineering College	Tirupati
76	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Raipur
77	Vasavi College of Engineering	Hyderabad
78	The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology	Hyderabad
79	NIT- National Institute of Technology	Patna
80	Cummins Colleges of Engg of Women	Pune
81	VIT	Pune
82	Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College	Nagpur
83	Muffakham Jah Engineering College	Hyderabad
84	Karunya Institute of Technology	Coimbatore
85	D.J. Sanghvi	Mumbai
86	Sathyabhama Engineering College	Chennai
87	Kongu Engineering College	Erode
88	Mepco Schlek Engineering College	Sivakasi
89	Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College	Ludhiana
90	Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology	Chennai
91	SDM College of Engineering	Dharwad
92	R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg	Guntur
93	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi
94	K.L. College of Engineering	Veddeswaram
95	Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology	Nadiad
96	S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science	Indore
97	Jabalpur Engineering College	Jabalpur
98	Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering	Trivandrum
99	G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology	Vallabh Vidyanagar
100	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneshwar

Aish: The costliest heroine!

2007-12-05T05:45:00.000-08:00

The latest buzz over Shankar-Rajini’s next film ‘Robot’ is that the former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who acts as the leading lady to superstar will be paid a whooping 6 crore rupees. The most sought after actress of India touches the highest mark in terms of salary received by any actress in Indian history.

‘Robot’ is in fact creating a history of sorts. It is the costliest film ever made in the subcontinent. The budget of ‘Robot’, which is made simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi, is said to hit 130 crores.

Aish hasn’t received so much salary for a movie even in her Hollywood commitments. The beautiful actress, who has virtually ruled the show world for more than 10 years, is currently getting 2 crores for a Hindi movie and 4 crores for a Hollywood film.

‘Robot’ is expected get rolling floors in April ‘08. The Tamil title is expected to be announced before the commencement of the shooting.

Shankar sure seems to get what he wants though he has to pay the price.

Who are the World's Highest Paid Actors?

2007-12-01T00:28:00.000-08:00

It is a strange fact that only a century ago, acting was thought of as one of the lowest of professions. The term highest paid actors would have been seen as a contradiction in terms. Now, of course, actors are placed among the highest ranks in society. The highest paid actors can command as much as 20 million US dollars (USD) for one movie. With the advent of home video and DVD, an actor's earnings can be much higher than his or her initial fee.
The highest paid actors are not necessarily bound to the silver screen, either. Many television actors command huge fees for their work. Although Jennifer Aniston made her name on the hit television show Friends, she has successfully made the transition to film. Aniston is now regarded as a powerful figure in Hollywood, and she earned an estimated 18.5 million US dollars (USD) in 2005.
However, it is the big Hollywood film stars who are at the top of the list of highest paid actors. Tom Cruise has always had a bankable film career. Despite being ousted from his film company due to his personal life, Cruise still managed to rake in 31 million USD in 2005.
Johnny Depp was once regarded as an independent film favorite, but his films were never high earners. However, since his swashbuckling role in Pirates of the Caribbean, Depp has been raking in the big bucks. He managed to outearn the popular Cruise by bringing home 37 million USD in 2005.
Julia Roberts was one of the first women to break the 20 million USD a picture bracket. She has also managed to stay at the top in Hollywood despite the younger starlets snipping at her heels. Those younger highest paid actors include Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Garner, who brought in 13 and 14 million USD respectively in 2005.
The men in Hollywood have always been fighting at the top of the list of highest paid actors. Comedian Will Ferrell laughed all the way to the bank in 2005 when he pocketed 40 million USD. He was closely followed by I, Robot and Men in Black star Will Smith, who coined in around 35 million USD. The Spiderman franchise has been good to Tobey Macguire. At only 30 years old, his earnings for 2005 were in the 32 million USD bracket.
Ray Romano is now one of the world's highest paid actors. The Everybody Loves Raymond star earned 33 million USD for the final season of the show and is now due to make the jump to big screen roles. Romano's on-screen wife, Patricia Heaton, could only manage a paltry 9 million USD for the last season of Everybody Loves Raymond, but she looks set to rake in more money from the syndication of the show. A recently reported seven figure deal looks set to keep the cash flowing in.
For many of the highest paid actors, money does not equal credibility. Although they all earn high pay checks, most are not taken as seriously as a Robert DeNiro or an Al Pacino, at least not by the people who hand out Oscars. The businessmen and women who make a lot of money from these stars are not too worried by this, but high earning power does not always guarantee longevity in Hollywood – ask Macaulay Culkin.