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Sri Rama Navami Greetings

2012-03-27T12:31:00.002-07:00

Alankrita Dogra The New Hottie

2012-03-25T12:34:00.003-07:00

Champions league T20 Team logos - clt20 2011 logos

2011-09-21T13:24:00.000-07:00

CLT20 2011 Logos

Kolkata Knight Riders India

New South Wales Blues Australia

Ruhuna Rhinos Sri Lanka

Cape Cobras

Chennai Super Kings India

Chevrolet Warriors South Africa

Mumbai Indians India

Leicestershire Foxes England

Royal Challengers Bangalore India

Auckland Aces New Zealand

Somerset Sabres England

Australia South Australian Redbacks

Trinidad and Tobago

Tamil Actor Karthi Marriage with Ranjani - Photos

2011-07-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses 2011

2011-07-06T01:58:00.000-07:00

Angelina Jolie, $30 million

Jolie is the only woman making bank for playing action heroes these days. Salt, which was originally written for Tom Cruise, brought in $300 million on a budget of $110 million. Her other movie from 2010, The Tourist, earned 75% of its $280 million box office overseas shares

Sarah Jessica Parker, $30 million

Parker hasn't strayed far from her association with fashion-lover Carrie Bradshaw from the hit TV show Sex and the City. In 2010 she starred in the second Sex movie, which earned $290 million. She's designing clothes with Halston and she has a line of best-selling fragrances, including NYC, which brought in $18 million in 2010.

Jennifer Aniston, $28 million

While the tabloids fret about Aniston's love life, the actress is slowly proving herself to be one of Hollywood's surest things on the business side. Her 2010 movie The Bounty Hunter opened weak and was immediately written off by the pundits. But the film kept attracting audiences, eventually earning $136 million on an estimated budget of $40 million. She later helped Adam Sandler's Just Go With It earn a healthy $212 million.

Reese Witherspoon, $28 million

Her marriage to agent Jim Toth kept her in the public eye this year but the actress' latest romantic comedy, How Do You Know, was a colossal flop, earning only $47 million on an estimated budget of $120 million. Don't expect it to dent Witherspoon's career. She is still the go-to actress for movies like her upcoming This Means War, about a love triangle involving two CIA agents.

Julia Roberts, $20 million

Roberts' career has slowed considerably since her Notting Hill days but she's still a box office draw. Eat Pray Love earned an impressive $205 million. Roberts also earns from her work as one of the faces of Lancome. She's attached to play the Evil Queen in one of two Snow White projects currently in development.

Kristen Stewart, $20 million

Stewart's non-Twilight career hasn't been as successful as her co-star Robert Pattinson's so far. Her 2010 film The Runaways grossed only $4.6 million at the global box office. But the two-part Breaking Dawn should bring her enough money to play around with different roles while looking for her next big hit. Stewart is attached to one of two Snow White projects currently in development.

Katherine Heigl, $19 million

One of the few women who can still command $12 million per picture, Heigl is the new queen of romantic comedies. She risks having that crown taken away from her though due to a couple of recent duds including Killers, which earned only $100 million, and Life as We Know It, which performed slightly better, bringing in $106 million on an estimated budget of $40 million.

Cameron Diaz, $18 million

seventeen years after she debuted opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask, Diaz is still one of the most popular actresses in movies. She starred opposite Tom Cruise in last year's Knight & Day. The film didn't perform as well as many would have liked but it still brought in a solid $260 million thanks to brisk overseas ticket sales. Her relationship with baseball star Alex Rodriguez helps keeps the busy actress in the news.

Sandra Bullock, $15 million

The actress hasn't had a movie out in the last 12 months. After a year of triumph (winning an Oscar) and heartbreak (a painfully public divorce) Bullock is getting back to work with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel about New York after 9/11, the film costars Tom Hanks.

Meryl Streep, $10 million

Streep had a huge year in 2009 with Julie & Julia and It's Complicated but the award-winning actress has been quiet since then. She'll return later this year as Margaret Thatcher in the biopic The Iron Lady directed by her Mamma Mia helmer Phyllida Law.

500,000 crore Nidhi @ Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple - Trivandrum

2011-07-04T12:32:00.000-07:00

About Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple:

In the 108 Divya Deshams, or the holiest shrines of Lord Mahavishnu, the idols of Lord Vishnu are in one of the three different postures. Either reclining, sitting, or standing. Lord Padmanabhaswamy is enshrined here in Anananthasayanam posture (in eternal sleep of yognidra). The main idol inside the sanctum sanctorum and viewed from three doors is in the reclining posture. In the left end door, devotees can see the face and upper body of Lord Padmanabha; from the middle door one can worship the nabhi (abdomen) part, where devotees can also see Lord Brahma, Goddess Lakshmi Devi, and the Utsava Murthi idol, along with Goddess Bhoodevi and Goddess Sridevi.

Padmanabhaswamy Temple stands at a place considered as one of the seven Parasurama Kshetras; texts including the Puranas, particularly the Skanda Purana and Padma Purana, have references for this shrine. Tradition states that in this place, the Hindu deity Lord Vishnu gave darshan to Indian sages like Divakarmuni and Vilvamangalam Swami

Paintings & Mural:

There are lots of beautiful painting and murals all over the inner walls of the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Some of the noted paintings include Goddess Astha Lakshmi, life size pictures of Lord Vishnu's Anananthasayanam, Narasimha Swamy, Ganapathi, Gaja Lakshmi, and Aswarooda Lakshmi Devi.

Rs 100,000 Crore Gold Treasure found in Kerala Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple as on June 2011

Around 100,000 crore worth treasure (Nidhi) has been found in the secret cellars of the famous Kerala Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu - Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). The 7 member paper appointed by the Supreme Court of India, has been preparing the list of valuable found in the cellars of Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple. The temple has 6 Secret Cellars (Nilavara – a place to keep assets safe) from Cellar A to Cellar F. Opening of each of these chambers is revealing a virtual treasure trove with precious diamonds, golden ornaments, emeralds, jewelleries, rare antique silver and brass platters and golden idols. An estimation of above 90,000 crore treasure was valued at the completion of the 6th day of valuing the assets of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Golden idol of Mahavishnu worth Rs. 500 Crore

The main treasure found on the 6th day was a one foot (12 angulams) height golden idol of Lord Mahavishnu and a 30 kg golden ‘anki’. This golden idol of Lord Vishnu is believed to be the replica of the ‘utsava vigraham' used in the temple. The golden idol of Padmanabhaswamy studded with more than 1000 previous stones is valued to around Rs. 500 Crore. Another golden idol of Lord Sree Krishna was also found which weighs around 5 kg.

Golden Coins, Ornaments, and Human figurine

Several golden coins were also unearthed yesterday which are believed to be issued during the reign of Krishnadeva Rayar in the 16th century AD. Numerous golden ornaments which were used to adorn the main deity were also found in the Vault marked A. Ornaments studded with emeralds were also found on Saturday. Numerous golden human figurine weighing 1 kg, golden bangles, golden rope, are other interesting treasure found in the Vishnu Temple.

Golden Coconut Shells

Another interesting finding was two coconut shells made of pure gold. One of this golden coconut shell was students with rare antique stones including emeralds and rubies.

Kung Fu Panda 2 Characters and Cast

2011-06-04T06:33:00.000-07:00

Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu

Jack Black as Po

Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress

Jackie Chan as Master Monkey

Lucy Liu as Master Viper

Seth Rogen as Master Mantis

David Cross as Master Crane

Marilyn Monroe - Happy Birth Day to Screen Goddess

2011-06-01T09:31:00.000-07:00

Karz actor Raj Kiran Thought Dead was found in mental asylum

2011-06-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

Raj Kiran, yesteryear Bollywood actor, who had given cherish able performances in movies like Arth and Karz has finally been found in Atlanta recuperating in a psychiatric hospital. The actor went missing at the peak of 1970's 80's, the actor was traced now in a mental asylum in USA. The man who had identified his whereabouts was none other than Raj Kiran's co-star in Karz, Rishi Kapoor.

The search for Raj Kiran's whereabouts began when the rumors of his death news snowballed and this was when his colleagues includinh Rishi kapoor started to trace his present location. His Hip Hip Hurray co-star Deepti Naval posted on Raj Kiran's Facebook Fan page "Raj, where are you my friend? Please reach out - Deepti (Naval)".

Rishi Kapoor recently left to the USA and was Hasppy in finding the whereabouts of his colleague. Rishi was shaken when he learnt that Raj is living in a mental asylum in Atlanta and is meeting his medical expenses by working within the institution.

Raj's wife and son got separated from him sometime back and also the other family members too never bothered to support him. After experiencing a string of crisis issues at home, Raj was forced to succumb to depression. He was later admitted in a mental hospital at Byculla, Mumbai and was later on taken to the USA by his Brothers Govind and Ajit.

ipl 2011 Top Ten Wicket Takers

2011-06-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

Bowler (Team)	Wkts	T20s	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Best	Econ	4w/5w
L Malinga (MI)	28	16	63.0	2	375	5/13	5.95	0/1
M Patel (MI)	22	15	54.2	1	358	5/21	6.58	0/1
S Aravind (RCB)	21	13	46.0	0	368	4/14	8.00	1/0
R Ashwin (CSK )	20	16	63.0	1	388	3/16	6.15	0/0
Mishra (DC)	19	14	53.2	2	358	4/9	6.71	0/0
Bollinger (CSK)	17	13	47.0	1	329	3/21	7.00	0/0
R Sharma (PW)	16	14	50.0	1	273	3/13	5.46	0/0
Abdulla (KKR)	16	15	50.0	0	305	3/24	6.10	0/0
P Chawla (KXIP)	16	12	41.2	0	336	4/17	8.12	1/0
R Harris (KXIP)	16	13	47.0	1	382	3/28	8.12	0/0

ipl 2011 Top Ten Run scorers

2011-05-14T12:54:00.000-07:00

Batsman (Team)	Runs	T20s	Best	Ave.	Srate.	100s	50s	4s	6s
Chris Gayle (RCB)	608	12	107	67.55	183.13	2	3	56	44
Virat Kohli (RCB)	557	16	71	46.41	121.08	0	4	55	16
S Tendulkar (MI)	553	16	100*	42.53	113.31	1	2	67	5
S Mars (K IX P)	504	14	95	42.00	146.51	0	4	52	20
M Hussey (CSK)	492	14	83*	41.00	118.84	0	4	53	6
P Valthaty (K IX P)	463	14	120*	35.61	136.98	1	2	55	20
S Raina (CSK)	438	16	73*	31.28	136.76	0	4	36	17
M Vijay (CSK)	434	16	95	27.12	128.02	0	3	34	20
V Sehwag (DD)	424	11	119	38.54	176.66	1	2	51	18
J Kallis (KKR)	424	15	80*	35.33	112.66	0	4	46	6

Kainaz Motivala Gorgeously Good Actress

2011-05-13T13:59:00.000-07:00

Its Rare these day to see beautiful and good actress often, but after releasing of Ragini MMS people are happy to see a fresh face on the screen , today's articles is dedicated to all the fans of our new Heroin Kainaz Motivala.

Kainaz Motivala was born on 20 Nov 1986 , presently lives in Mumbai.She is now the heart throb of many young hearts who watched her acting and steamy scene in Ragigni MMS.

She first started her acting career with a small role in Wake Up Sid as Tanya in 2009. Then she came in film Paathshala as Shailey in 2010. Now she is the lead actress of Balaji production next "Ragini MMS", and regarded as most beautiful and sensual fresh faces of Bollywood.

She also appeared in lots of TV Commercials like Uninor, Mcdonalds, Videocon Mobile Phone and Sony Pix Promo.

Kainaz has been trained with Shaimak Dawar for 6 yrs. She loves dancing, traveling, experimenting with world cuisines & writing. She's also a fitness enthusiast & an animal lover.

Kainaz Motivala, 21, who plays the protagonist in Ragini MMS, Ekta Kapoor’s version of Paranormal Activity, says that the explicit lovemaking scenes with co-star Raj Kumar were difficult for her to shoot.

She was earlier working as a journalist for a Mumbai tabloid, until an assistant director spotted her and egged her on to audition for a role in Paathshaala, the film starring Shahid Kapoor as a dance teacher. That marked the start of the acting career of this Mumbai girl.

Her Eye color:Brown Height:5'4"Education:BMM (Journalism) Resides in:Mumbai, India Interests apart from acting are Dancing she have been training with Shaimak Dawar for 6 yrswatching movies, writing, reading, working out.

Her favorite actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and from the younger lot undoubtedly Ranbir Kapoor.
and Actress Kajol ,Favorite Film: DDLJ and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai .A role Kainaz would love to reprise is Kareena's role in Jab We Met, and her Favorite Dialogue is the one from Om Shanti Om, when SRK accepts the award.

Kainaz says attended acting classes happened by chance for her, it wasn't planned.If not an actor sh would be aJournalist,she was a journo before getting into acting, she also love psychologist's,she says psychology really fascinates her.

Good Luck for your future Kainaz!!!

Y S Jagan and Vijayamma wins Kadapa By-Elections with stupendous Majority

2011-05-13T13:10:00.000-07:00

Y S R congress party instilled by Y S Jagan mohan reddy saw a land slide victory in Kadapa by-elctions today, to the surprise of every one the rivals could not even get deposits.

The 38-year-old businessman-politician son of late YS Rajashekara reddy then CM of AP won the Kadapa by-election by a margin of 5,43,053 votes a record for Andhra Pradesh after Late P.V.narasimha Rao, he won over his nearest rival D.L. Ravindra Reddy, the Congress candidate. and M V Mysoora Reddy TDP candidate.

His mother Y.S. Vijayalakshmi, who gave up the Pulivendula assembly seat after her son turned against the Congress, returned to the state legislature. She triumphed over her estranged brother-in-law Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, the Congress candidate, by 85,191 votes, another record margin.The votes polled this time were more than the previous victory of late Rajashekara reddy.

Almost all the Top brass of congress and TDp were present throughout election campaign . Chiranjeevi’s presence in the Congress’ campaign, together with more than a do zone state cabinet ministers, failed to prevent a rout.CM Kiran kumar reddy was also present on the several occasions of campaign.

Though it is said that the present ruling congress party have over flown Liquor and money it did not effect the result in their favor, Telugu desam's statements which alleged Jagan with corruption and amassing huge sum of amounts also did not work .

Jagan in a press meet stated that his party YSR Congress party would present their Agenda on the birthday of his father and late YSRajashekara Reddy at Edupulapaya.He thanked the voters for choosing him as their leader and stated he would work for their benift,he also alleged that ruling Congress party and opposition TDP have become secret alliance .

Earlier YSR congress party put up a fair performance in the MLC elections, sources also said from now Vijayamma will play a key role in the YSR Congress party.

Rajinikanth died - False Rumors circulating on net

2011-05-13T12:22:00.000-07:00

Latha wife of "Talaivar" Rajnikanth , on 13th May, said in a press statement that the Tamil superstar’s physical condition is now improving. Recently, Rajnikanth was admitted to a private hospital for allergic bronchitis and viral fever, just a week after he was admitted in the same hospital for exhaustion he suffered during the first day of shooting of his Film Rana.

Reports suggested that the 60-year-old actor, who was hospitalized recently with allergic bronchitis and viral infection, was in critical condition.

Latha wife of Rajnikanth addressed media that Rajnikanth is advised to take rest by the Doctors.
“The actor had a viral disease and dehydration. After undergoing a good treatment ,now he requires rest said Latha.

Fans from across the state have poured into the capital to show their support to the Talaivar who was hospitalized a week ago due to fever and allergic bronchitis .

Satyanarayana Rao Gaikwad, Rajinikanth's elder brother, who lives in Bangalore, said the drastic reduction in body weight resulting from a harsh diet regime caused a minor illness and he has to remain in hospital for a few days more.

Going into the details Shooting for Rajinikanth's upcoming film was launched on April 29, and the Super Star is playing a triple role.For one of the roles, he needed to slim down from 75 kg to 60 kg and he started the strict diet regime a month earlier. While he did manage to shed around 15 kg in a span of 20 days, it took a toll on his health.He wanted to be slim for a role in his new film and was on a liquid diet for more than 20 days. The doctors said the sudden drop in body weight caused some minor complications, but there was nothing to worry," Gaikwad said.

Close aides also said Rajinikanth normal intake was three to four pegs of Whiskey per day, and on occasion, he consumed more than eight pegs. He decided to stop drinking after family members prevailed upon him on his birthday, which was celebrated on December 12."Although he wanted to stop drinking from his birthday onwards, he was finally able to stop only recently. The change in diet and sudden stop of intake of alcohol all at once, and that took a toll on his health

The doctors in the hospital however, remained non-committal on this, they said, “We are not authorized to talk about the details. But, we can say nothing is serious about his health condition.”They evaded queries about why he was kept in the ICU for such a long period, if his condition was not really serious.

Sources at the hospital said that Rajinikanth is showing signs of a quick recovery and he even spoke to some of the patients yesterday.Thanking his colleagues, fans and all well-wishers, Latha Rajnikanth said they were right now not particular on proceeding with the filming of 'Rana',with Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.

Lets wish for speedy recovery of Super star Rajnikanth, and pray god his health will be in fittest state ASAP . East or West Rajni is Best!!!

Michelle Obama hosts fitness event

2011-05-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai at Cannes 2011

2011-05-13T10:37:00.000-07:00

Gabriella Pasqualotto Exposing Dark Side of ipl 2011

2011-05-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

Ipl always had its share of controversies scandals and many not wanting to know show offs in its belly since its stat, be it Lailit modi scam or recent allegations of a cheer leader from south Africa stating cricketer are flirtatious and treat them like meat , though this statements and her blog has created a havoc back here among the cricket fans many people are supporting her saying cricketer's should behave decently not giving way to any controversies as they are watched closely by society and are inspiration to many young lads.

Gabriella Pasqualotto,if From south Africa Pietermaritzburg, 22 Year old Dancer and former Mumbai Indians cheerleader has alleged that the cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) treat the cheerleaders as “meat”. she is now fired and sent home for the blog post she have written .

Gabriella Pasqualotto, told the Afrikaans daily Beeld that she was put on the first flight home after being found guilty of blogging negatively, following complaints to league officials about her

After just two entries, a fellow cheerleader tipped off an unnamed player, who in turn informed the organizers. Though the blog has since been removed, we can find some of her statements from internet.

Pasqualotto wrote:
“Old Graeme Smith will make eyes at anything — while his girlfriend is walking behind him.”

“The Aussies are fun but naughty, such as Aiden Blizzard and Dan Christian. By the end of a crazy evening, a certain someone had played kissing catchers with three girls known to me only, although he has his own girlfriend back home. He cooed to each girl, ‘Come home with me, I just want to cuddle!’

“Oh, please! I have come to realize that cricketers are the most loose and mischievous sportsmen I have come across. Makes me wonder if I should worry about them more then the commoners on the street!

“I’ve still got to stay here a long time, so I have to keep by my list of hints: Beware of cricketers!” she said.

Pasqualotto writes About the post match parties:
“Usually only after day matches there is an exclusive after party and at night is when it all happens. The music pumps, the drinks flow and the cricketers come and go. We mingle and associate with important people of the IPL wearing their finest and sexiest, sponsors of all sorts, media and fashion shows, even Indian MTV! But the real fun happens in the VIP rooms where the players and night owls can cause scandal!

“The few Indian players we have met, such as MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have been very polite and keep to themselves in the dark corners. Hotshots like Tendulkar with families at home are never present. The likes of Jonty Rhodes and Albie Morkel are notorious for having a good time with friends!”

Talking from parents’ home in Pietermaritzburg Tuesday,immediately after landing in South Africa Pasqualotto said the organizers would not even allow her to cash traveller’s cheques or buy a phone card before bundling her onto a plane home.

Pasqualotto claimed that a number of other girls in the IPL had been “intimate” with cricketers and sponsors.

“It’s a joke. We can’t go anywhere without being surrounded by huge crowds. And some of the girls did not behave themselves,” Pasqualotto said, adding that this was despite warnings from the tournament organizers about behavior on their arrival in India. These instructions included not visiting players.

Now Lets see what would be the end of this blogging - firing - alleging spate and lets hope it will bring too much bad name for ongoing ipl 2011.Now there are ample chances of media trying to expose Cricketers sex life and some more spicy scandals with help of cheerleaders.

Martha Grahams 117th Birthday - Article on Mother of Modern Dance

2011-05-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

When i saw my home page of Google today i found dance posture's caricature sort of images , when checked i found today is Martha Grahams 117th Birthday, immediately i gogled to know about her and am sharing brief details about this legendary dancer choreographer who pioneered in modern dance.

She invented a new language of movement, and used it to reveal the passion, the rage and the ecstasy common to human experience.
In the course of a career spanning 70 years Graham choreographed some 180 pieces and during that time was the first dancer ever to perform at The White House, the first dancer ever to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and the first dancer ever to receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Grahams dance style is based upon contraction and release of the body. She despised the term "modern dance" and preferred "contemporary dance". She thought the concept of what was "modern" was constantly changing and was thus inexact as a definition.

Graham first appeared with her own group of dancers in 1929, began her tours after 1939, and became, according to many critics, the seminal figure in modern dance. Her choreography, which requires great discipline and flexibility to perform, is highly individual, stark, and angular.
Martha Graham was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1894. Her father George Graham was what in the Victorian era was known as an "alienist", an early form of psychiatry. The Grahams were strict Presbyterians. The Grahams had a high standard of living.
Martha was strongly discouraged from considering any career in the performing arts.Graham started her career at an age that was considered late for a dancer.

In 1911, the ballet dancer Ruth St. Denis performed at the Mason Opera House in Los Angeles. inspired by St. Denis’ performance, Graham enrolled in an arts-oriented junior college, and later to the newly opened Denishawn School.
Denishawn was founded by Ruth St. Denis and her husband Ted Shawn to teach techniques of American and world dance. Over eight years, as both a student and an instructor, Graham made Denishawn her home.
In 1926, the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance was established. One of her students was heiress Bethsabée de Rothschild with whom she became close friends. When Rothschild moved to Israel and established the Batsheva Dance Company in 1965, Graham became the company's first director.

In 1936, Graham made her defining work, "Chronicle", which signaled the beginning of a new era in contemporary dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression and the Spanish Civil War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes.
Her dances became more explosive and less abstract in the late 1930s and early 1940s, as she achieved her mature style.
Graham and her troupe revolutionized set design through inclusion of sculpture. “Frontier” her first troupe performance also included the sound design of Louis Horst, a close friend and strong influence throughout Graham’s life.

Her largest-scale work, the evening-length Clytemnestra, was created in 1958, and features a score by the Egyptian-born composer Halim El-Dabh. She also collaborated with composers including Aaron Copland, such as on Appalachian Spring, Louis Horst, Samuel Barber, William Schuman, Carlos Surinach, Norman Dello Joio, and Gian Carlo Menotti.
Grahams mother died in Santa Barbara in 1958. Her oldest friend and musical collaborator Louis Horst died in 1964. She said of Horst "His sympathy and understanding, but primarily his faith, gave me a landscape to move in. Without it, I should certainly have been lost." Grahams lighting designer Jean Rosenthal died of cancer in 1967.
For a majority of her life Graham resisted the recording of her dances and would not allow them to be filmed or photographed. She believed the performances should exist only live on the stage and in no other form. At one point she even burned volumes of her diaries and notes to prevent them from being seen.

Her works include Primitive Mysteries (1931), Letter to the World (1940), Deaths and Entrances (1943), Appalachian Spring (1944), Cave of the Heart (1946), Seraphic Dialogue (1955), Phaedra (1962), and Archaic Hours (1969).
She was still dancing by the late 1960s, and turned increasingly to alcohol to soothe her own despair at her declining body.
Graham's love of dance was so profound that she refused to leave the stage despite critics who said she was past her prime. When the chorus of critics grew too loud, Graham finally left the stage.
she is arguably one of the most important choreographers in the history of dance and perhaps one of the most important artists of the 20th century. she always said that she preferred to be known and remembered as a dancer.

Graham sank into a deep depression fueled by views from the wings of young dancers performing many of the dances she had choreographed for herself and her former husband Erick Hawkins.
Graham's health declined precipitously as she abused alcohol to numb her pain.
Graham survived her hospital stay In 1972 ,she quit drinking, returned to her studio, reorganized her company and went on to choreograph ten new ballets and many revivals.
She started teaching and Her last completed ballet was 1990's Maple Leaf Rag.
Graham choreographed until her death in New York city from pneumonia in 1991 at the age of 96.
She was cremated, and her ashes were spread over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico.

In 1998, Time listed her as the "Dancer of the Century" and as one of the most important people of the 20th century.
Everyone from Woody Allen to Bette Davis cites her as a major influence. She is universally understood to be the twentieth century’s most important dancer, and the mother of modern dance.
Her own troupe, the oldest dance company in the United States, faced problems a decade after her death. Internecine struggles caused the closure of the Martha Graham Dance Center, but a legal decision in late 2002 allowed the company to regroup, and they began to perform her dances again in early 2003.

Maria Shriver Women of Vision Split with Arnold Achwarzenegger

2011-05-10T05:16:00.000-07:00

A couple split, well you might think what’s so great news about it, many do these days due to hectic life, professional or personal problems what’s the big deal, It indeed a sad news for many because the couple are not just celebrities but an inspiration to many in their own way and have admirers and fans all over the world. We are talking about Arnold and Maria who are known for their 25 years of good marriage and love.

On May 9, 2011, Schwarzenegger and Shriver announced their separation after 25 years of marriage, with Shriver moving out of the couple's Brentwood mansion. They have four children, Katherine [22] Christina [20] Patrick [17] Christopher [14].

Today my article is dedicate to Maria Shriver one of the world’s most influential voices on the shifting roles, emerging power and evolving needs of women in modern life .Maria is not know just as wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger 38th Governor of California but also philanthropist, writer and journalist.

· Maria Shriver is Granddaughter of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.

· Shriver is a graduate of Georgetown University, with a degree in American Studies.

· Shriver was born in Chicago, Illinois. A Roman Catholic [3] of German descent through her father and Irish American descent through her mother.

· She is the second child and only daughter of the politician Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

· The separation announcement comes months after the death of Shriver's father, Peace Corps founder and former vice presidential candidate Sargent Shriver, in January.

· She married Schwarzenegger on April 26, 1986, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church.

· In 1986, she joined NBC News as a correspondent for the news show 1986 and an anchor for Main Street, a news magazine aimed at young people

· With a career in journalism spanning more than two decades, Shriver has been a network news correspondent and anchor for CBS and NBC, winning Peabody and Emmy Awards.

· She is the author of six New York Times best-selling books.

1. Ten Things I Wish I'd Known before, I Went out into the Real World. 2000

2. What's Wrong With Timmy? 2001

3. What's Happening to Grandpa? 2004

4. And One More Thing Before You Go 2005

5. What's Heaven? 2007

6. Just Who Will You Be? Big Question, Little Book, Answer Within. 2008.

· Shriver has been a lifelong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. She is also on the advisory board of Best Buddies, a one-to-one friendship and jobs program for people with intellectual disabilities.

· Maria Shriver serves as Chair of the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle, a bike ride that raises millions of dollars for programs supporting people with intellectual disabilities.

· Shriver has been instrumental in the hiring of individuals with intellectual disabilities in the capitol and in various state offices through her WE Include program.

· On February 3, 2004, Shriver asked to be "relieved of her duties at NBC News," citing concerns the network had over the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Lady of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration.

· Under Shriver’s leadership, The California Governor and First Lady’s Conference on Women – an element of the WE Empower program grew into the nation’s premier forum for women, with more than 14,000 attendees every year since 2004.

· In 2004, Shriver created The Minerva Awards to honor and reward "remarkable California women" who have changed their communities, their state, their country and the world with their courage, wisdom and strength.

· In February 2008, Shriver launched an ice cream company called Lovin' Scoopful with her brother, Tim Shriver. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from Lovin' Scoopful benefit the Special Olympics.

· Shriver is also a vocal advocate for families that like her own who are struggling with Alzheimer’s disease

· Shriver executive-produced The Alzheimer's Project, a four-part documentary series that premiered on HBO in May 2009 and later earned two Emmy Awards. The series took a close look at cutting-edge research being done in the country's leading Alzheimer's laboratories. The documentary also examined the effects of this disease on patients and families.

· One of the Emmy Award-winning films, Grandpa, Do you Know Who I Am? is based on Shriver's best-selling children's book dealing with Alzheimer's.

· Shriver created groundbreaking programs have educated, enlisted, empowered, connected, and honored people who are what she calls “Architects of Change” in their own lives and in the lives of others. She has successfully motivated people to get involved and unite across gender, economic, and party lines.

· In October 2009, Shriver launched "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," a national study and comprehensive report conducted in partnership with the Center for American Progress.

· The Shriver Report revealed that American woman, for the first time, make up half of the United States workforce and studied how that fact is impacting major institutions like family, business, and government and faith organizations.

· Maria Shevers serves on the advisory board of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, a new institute that will serve as a national resource for the most current research and scientific information for the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington’s diseases.

· In 2009, Shriver was honored with the Shinnyo-en Foundation’s 2009 Pathfinders to Peace Award, which is bestowed annually to a person who exemplifies the ideals of compassion, harmony and peace.

· She has won prestigious Peabody and Emmy awards for her television journalism.

· A rose Flower species was named after Shriver in October 2004. The Maria Shriver rose contains starchy-white blooms and a powerful citrus fragrance.

Dear Maria and Arnold wish you were together forever, hope you reconsider and given another thought on separating and live happily for ever with your children, God bless you both.

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Lakshmi Pranathi W/O Jr NTR Marriage Photos

2011-05-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

Have a Great Life ahead Lakshmi Pranathi,God bless you and Tarak

Liza Malik and The Bookie

2011-05-09T15:51:00.000-07:00

You don't know when you will be famous one day...
earlier it was Poonam pandey, then kavitha radheysham now its Liza Malik.. well the later didn't not shed clothes for being popular this time but it was her love towards cricket and her IPL cricketer party nights which landed her in the alleged bookie phone calls,where a bookie is calling her repeatedly to use her in bookie a row to get the matches fixed in the ongoing IPL 4, Hope she will not face any trouble further, entering in to the story .

Who is Liza??

Liza is Actress ,Item Girl, Stage Performer, page 3 Regular,party Animal and Cricket lover

Liza was born in Kolkota and brought up in Delhi. She is 25 years old and a graduate in psychology. Born to a Hindu mother and Muslim dad, Liza has a disturbed family life. When she was in class 12, her mom and dad separated and she had to give up her studies and earn a living for her mom, brother and sister. While working, through correspondence she completed her graduation. She has worked as an anchor, model, emcee, event manager, PRO and tele-calling executive.

When Liza was in class nine, she won the 1st prize in Boogie-Woogie. She was crowned Miss Delhi in 2002. Recently Liza launched a music album titled 'Simply Liza' with Mika.After her sucessful dancing moves in Dancin queen she steeled hearts of many as item girl and page 3 party animal, quite famous among IPL circle . Her first popularity limelight hogging took place when she publicly proposed ‘turbunator’ Bhajji Harbhajan Singh in reality show ‘Dancing Queen’ . Liza, who is also a stage performer, has done several shows that were attended by cricketers playing in the IPL and for Team India. She was also a regular at the IPL post-match parties last year.

A UK-based bookie, who calls himself Razaaq aka Razz, has been calling Malik asking her to use her alleged familiarity with Indian cricketers to help him fix matches in the on-going edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). She has been offered Rs. 50 lakh for the job.it is said that After she did not oblige him and turned rude with the caller, he threatened her of dire consequences. Liza approached the local Oshiwara police station in Mumbai and registered a non cognizable offense against him.

Take care Liza ....Appreciate you for not helping the bookie and trying to earn money in the wrongful way and eventually bringing bad name to IPL and India,You may wear small clothes for item songs but you have a big heart,Wish you get more projects and be an renowned actress soon, have a good future.

How to become a Radio Jockey Part II

2011-05-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

Do and Don't as Radio jock

What to talk and what not to mainly depend on the show, rather the Theme of the show some points to be kept in mind are:

Don’t:

*Never ever speak against Govt [No politics much better].

*Never ever Criticize famous personality [it may even end your program forever].

*Never ever be Hypocritic, Rude [even unknowingly] ,admit if you have done fault and cover it in all positive ways instantly. Especially on air.

*Never be too loud or hyper active.

*Never take controversial theme.

*One should finish the conversation in stipulated time , so be short and sweet.

Do:

*Always have an energetic tone and happy go-going voice

* Have your own style and it should be original, 'you copy- your are caught'[People always try to find faults so be very innovative and listener friendly]

* Must enjoy talking to people.

* One can't afford to have inhibitions to be a good RJ.

* One should know how to modulate ones voice. Speaking in the same monotone is a surefire way of losing our audience. Modulate your voice well and your fan following will increase and open the way to other assignments [like dubbing and voice over’s].

*If one sound different on the show, people will enjoy listening.

*Choose a different theme daily to carry forward, never confine to particular theme, it may be boring to listeners even for the RJ.."Do different and Be Bindaas is the Funda".

*One should Know the local dialect, More the languages we know, the more is the probability of penetrating into the masses @ least learn one or two lines from other languages.

*Always maintain a good rapport with listeners.

*Do what you say when we are saying SMOKING is not good to health we are not supposed to smoke from then even if one is a serial smoker till that, because thousands of people listen us we cannot loose our dignity. What we say effect a lot of listeners especially children and youth.

*Read paper daily i mean we need to be aware of things going around.

Technical know-how: Plus & Minus as RJ

Technical know-how: An RJ has to deal with sound mixers, fader's, CD players, Call equipment, Computer for his songs and Ads database and microphones & headphones. Generally Initial training is given for the newcomer so one needs not to worry.

But still its good if one has an Idea about Protools, Nuendo, Sony Vegas, Sound forge, RCS, software's ,Old and new songs and their labels

Radio jockey filed has got its own Advantages and Disadvantages:

*MINUS: “An RJ also has no holidays. One should work every single day and has to enjoy it and not consider ones work a chore. When everyone is partying on New Year’s night, RJ is there helping his listeners to party! So basically it has to be someone who is committed, does not mind long hours, is verbally confident, knows his music, can cope with fame and is always willing to learn.

"You enjoy while I work for you" is a radio jocks position many a times.

*PLUS: Money (from RJ-ing and doing Ad commercials). Fame!!!! And it can lead one to get into voice-overs for ad films and movies [dubbing],can easily get extra money by doing part time jobs like voice over’s, MC shows, host live shows and many more..

Tips that maybe Handy :

Something we often find in the people who come to auditions are

*The problem of speaking proper language, In a Hindi/Telugu/Spanish radio one should talk in Hindi/Telugu or Spanish ; too much of English leaves a bad impression on ones performance[regional barrier].

*Talking with too much anxiousness or pretentious of being cool is never good. It obvious and natural that we get panic @ first time it’s not one’s fault, it will disappear as the time progress and experience

*Writing a good script and going to Auditions is a good way to give a better performance. "Good script means good output".

* Don’t pretend you know everything. The people who take your auditions like station In-charge, Programming head etc are learned people, Being honest is the Best way to get in and get going.

All these happen only because we will not and many a times cannot do proper homework .Some small tips on practice will sure come to our rescue on time, like

*Reading News papers of the language one is going to give the audition [Like Hindi/Telugu/Spanish News paper, if one is going to a Hindi/Telugu/Spanish radio station]

*Mirror mania: yeah its true and for sure way of practicing just see the mirror and talk to yourself until you are satisfied.

*Friends: Talk to friends as if you are RJ, Try to solve their problems.

*Make friends from the radio before you are going to the audition, that will put one selves at ease.

Good happens to good people so always be good, If you wanted to do something wish and work for it honestly it will surely come your way...

All The Best .

Hope this article will be helpful at least for some people . Spread Love and peace.

Click Here to Read What is Radio Jockeying

What is radio jockeying, How to become one?

2011-05-09T14:46:00.000-07:00

What is RJing?

Earlier Radio jocks were termed as Radio announcers but with the advent of FM’s And online radios the terms are fast changing.Radio jock entertains the listeners and guides them through various topics & information.It’s not necessary for an RJ to confine himself with certain genre of shows it can be a Film based, music based, an interactive one, based on social problems, humor, in fact any Topic, it can be on bun or bread....

Happy reading...

There are few things one must know

*Auditions!!: It’s the process of selecting a radio jock, it’s the initial and fist step except in the case of very senior RJs this is a mandate for all the RJs how wanted to enter this field.

What one asks in the audition depends on the station...Generally topic is given and one is asked to talk on it for few minutes say 2-5 minutes, or we can talk on any topic of our own interest. Many times one will be tested for his presence of mind by asking to go through mock/fake call.

*Script Links/Threads: The sentences or words that are spoken on air, rather framed sentences to carry the show are Links or threads

A good radio jock must also be a good script writer, script it the heart of the show good command on script is always handy and gives immense strength to conduct the show in a proper way. The general formats of the Links are Intro thread, Body, Conclusion thread.

*Intro: It must & should say about the radio which you are working for, your own Introduction, few lines about your show and its theme and finally a good joke or a quote to start with, and then a very good song to start the show after all its the songs which decides is the show going be a hit or flop.

*Body: The most important feature of a good radio jock is to carry the interest and see that the interest is sustained among the listeners, whatever the number of times he changes the stations finally he should be "wanting to listen your next thread" after the song/add you play for them, This is possible by a proper, Intricate threads [never leave the thread open let the "to be continued" format be there to attract the interest of listeners].

*Conclusion: End with a positive note or a joke or a social message and not forget to Play a good song again ,it’s important listeners must eagerly wait for ones next show, now it depends on one’s own talent and the topic of the day. It’s often found that a good conclusion gives a good start for the next show .

Two Types of Shows in general

There generally two kinds of Formats for programs or shows One is prerecorded and the other is Live!!!

*Pre-recorded: In these programs the show is recorded prior to telecast, generally calls are not taken in such shows, one good thing about such shows if we are wrong we can correct it immediately in the re-takes, we can talk till we get correct thread with number of retakes. Its something like dubbing Minus video. Generally mails or letters are read on these shows also almost many shows in Online radios are of this type.

*Live Shows: These are what we generally hear on Air, the so called interaction prog we take calls, SMSs etc, where we need to be very careful and of course cheerful.This is the best part of RJing we get instant reactions from listeners believe me once you get the taste of it you are not going to leave it forever!!!!

Generally We don’t go live directly ,before the call is on air we give some important feeds to the listeners like do not use/say certain things, if possible we also get to know his/her favorite song to pile up in the Software to play it on time.In one word we put the listener at ease and make him comfortable.

Competitions are also conducted many a times or Question & Answer SMS contests all the main core things are Gone live generally, Morning 7 - night 11 is the general time to go on air, again it depends on the station there are some stations who go Live on air till late say up to 1 O clock in night.Remaining time there are unmanned programs or prerecorded ones.

Click Here to Read Do and Do not As Radio Jockey

Ambati Rayudu Dark Horse of IPL 2011

2011-05-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

Ambati Rayudu is just 24 and has his share of ups and downs , already seen plenty of twists and turns in his brief cricketing career he is more matured and responsible player now. At 16, he was touted as the next great Indian hope after he blasted 177 for India colts against England. At 21, he was almost finished as he chose to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League. He was banned from Indian cricket due to his signing with the rebel ICL.In 2009, he returned to mainstream cricket when he accepted the BCCI's amnesty offer and he starred in the last year's IPL . Sachin Tendulkar empowered him with the responsibility of batting up order, ahead of the likes of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, and Rayudu delivered on numerous occasions.He is presently top 5 run scrores of IPL 2011.Here is ths story od one of the dark horses of IPL.

Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu was born on September 23, 1985 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh to Sambasiva Rao and Vijayalakshmi.
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler,wicket keeper. He completed his schooling from Bhavan's Sri Rama Krishna Vidyalaya.

He made his debut in Ranji Trophy domestic cricket in the 2001/02 cricket season for Hyderabad. In the 2002/03 season, Rayudu made a double century and a century in a match against Andhra Pradesh.

After Fall out with HCA in 2005, he left the team to play for Andhra State Ranji Team for One year. Later after a disappointing season, he went back to play for Hyderabad next season. He ran into trouble with the son of Shivlal Yadav, resulting in an ugly spat where Rayudu was attacked by Arjun Yadav with stumps after the latter was dismissed.he'd also had some problems with coaches of the team he was playing for.

Known to be a potential for the Indian national team due to his excellent batting skills. Rayudu was selected to represent the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2002 tour of England. In the third One Day International he scored 177, helping his side to overhaul England's total of 305. In an earlier match he had performed a similar role when his 80 laid the foundation for a victorious run-chase as the Indians defeated their English counterparts 3-0 in the ODI series. In the 2004/2005 three-test series against England Under-19, he scored three consecutive half-centuries. Rayudu captained the India Under-19 team in the 2003/2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was also a regular in the India A squad.

But as the time progressed this dashing cricketers career took unwanted down step with his performance coming down drastically and his rapport with cricket associations going sour day by day.at one point every one thought his career was end by now , then came ICL , his want to play in front of home crowd and urge ot prove himself made him enroll for ICL and he had successful spree of hitting runs later he was dismissed by BCCI for playing in the rebel ICl matches, he was later forgiven by the board of cricket and he is playing past two IPL seasons .Rayudu is apparently enjoying the huge opportunity of batting alongside Sachin Tendulkar. Ina match sachin shared his MOM with Rayudu , and we see him keep on encouraging him along side other young cricketers .

Rayudu is now playing for the Baroda team. On 3 November 2010 he scored 200 not out against Orissa in the Ranji tropy.

Lets hope BCCi will take note of this talented young cricketer and give him a chance to play in the future international matches for Indian squad , his once team mates Suresh Raina, Irfan pathan and Others has already made mark in the cricket and now its his turn to prove his mettle by scoring full-on runs in this IPL season already in the top performer race with as a top 5 run scorer he need to bat for more runs to make the world a special note of him.

Good Luck Rayudu ... Wish to see you in Indian squad soon.

Pierre-Luc Dusseault Creates History becoming Youngest MP at 19Years

2011-05-04T12:02:00.000-07:00

what can u possibly expect from a 19 year old boy ... Study, play,have fun with friends or dating what else ahem may be strive to be successful.. or even do some job to get his money to spend... But today one man made history in the world of politics by winning the seat of member of parliament which is not a child's play. The duty filled with responsibilities is donned by none other than a 19 year old guy named Pierre-Luc Dusseault, here is the story of courageous,ambitious and responsible youngest politician.

Pierre-Luc Dusseault was born on May 1991 near Granby, his family was into a daycare administration and a warehouse management here in Granby . He did his secondary and elementary school at Magog, near Sherbrooke, and he was pursuing applied politics at Université de Sherbrooke before being elected an MP.

Pierre is elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 federal election, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament and creating the history in politics.

Stating that he will now put aside his degree for now to concentrate full-time on his work and pursue it later."The people of Sherbrooke elected me to be their representative and I’ll work full-time to represent them as best I can" he said in an interview, he also said he would pursue his education after his tenure as M.P

One would wonder who did NDP even know that just an 19 year old guy then was interested in politics,and made his stand against Québécois MP Serge Cardin again this was answered by him in an inteview to press "I am associated with NDP since two years now,Since I became a member of the NDP – I’ve been involved in the party. I’m president of the riding association and president and co-founder of the NDP student group at the Université de Sherbrooke. So this was not my first experience with the party. I was able to see how it works over several years".

His campaign started slowly until the university year ended and he hit the streets and parks later. He said people in his riding of Sherbrooke made it clear they wanted change which boosted him to work towards his victory.

Since he is the youngest MP in this Parliament, it’s clear that youth will be important forhim, he said he will cover education." It will be something that I will work on, like Churchill , Niki Ashton, who has already worked very hard on this. I’ll work with her to try and advance those files".

You would be interested to know Dessault voted for the first time, in this election.Though he is now in opposition ,Pierre says he will work towards the development of the place he was elected by the people he thanked every one of them .

Lets wish this youngest MP to have a great future in the politics and let people of his Constituency feel proud for electing him, and hope he woks for their betterment,
Become a Leader not a mere politician,Good Luck Pierre-Luc Dusseault