AMERICAN IDOL- No 1 TELEVISION SHOW

American Idol is an open singing competition for all the Americans to find the best singer in the country. American Idol started its first season in 2002 now return for its seventh season.The show was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

American Idol is the highest viewed program in the U.S national television.So far six seasons were conducted and exposed six best singers to the world.The best singer will receive exciting prizes and a lot of chances to sing in a album.

The winner of this program are determined by the viewers voting. The singer who receives large number of votes will be considered as a best one.

In the last season American idol has donated $75 million to eradicate poverty in U.S and Africa.
Due to the great success of the program many game shows have been conducted by Walt Disney Company and the winner of the game show will be given a chance in the audition.

DR. CHIMPANZEE

Clay soils will provide excellent resistant against Malaria.The above mentioned treatment is not invented by scientists nor doctors. But the giant Chimpanzees in Uganda found this kinda treatment. They will swallow mouthfuls of dirt to self medicate against malaria. Clays soils consumed by the chimps in the Uganda national park contain high concentration of mineral kaolinite. Before eating the dirt chimps consume some leaves from the Trichilia rubescens plant, which content potent medicinal chemicals. Kaolinite present in the clay soil acts a catalyst to activate the plant's malaria medicine.

GOLD FISH - SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS

People who have fish tank in their place, then goldfish will be one of your fishes. Goldfish is known for its gorgeous appearance. But anyone can imagine that goldfish has short term memory loss. Recently an Australian student reported the truth about goldfish.Goldfish has a memory span of only 3 seconds and no matter how small its tank is , it will always discover new places and objects.

Elizabeth Banks

Banks of the 'five sexiest funny girls in Hollywood'!!Banks known for her fine performance in Seabiscuit, Heights, Spider man films. She became most popular through films like 40 year old virgin,slither.Banks aslo running many charitable organizations.Her recent comedy film Definitely,maybe was a different love story in which Banks co-starred with Reynolds.Fims clearly pictures that love is not easy.Now she is starring a thriller named A tale of two sisters .The movie revolves around two girls ,in which Banks plays a role of a step mother.

LCD versus PLASMA TELEVISION

LCD -Liquid Crystal Display and PLASMA television both are recently invented technology .


Here we will compare both the techniques and their advantages and disadvantages

SCREEN SIZE:

In plasma screen size ranges from 32 to 63 inches, though larger size such as 103 inch is available but this will be more expensive for consumer use
In LCD screen size ranges from 13 to 45 inches
At present winner is PLASMA, in near future LCD can beat plasma .

REFRESHING RATE:

Plasma tv's have a high refreshing rate because of high refreshing rate they will give a better video
LCD are basically used for viewing data than video , it has a low refresh rate.

PRODUCT LIFE:

Plasma television have a life time of around 30,000 to 60,000 hours. When we use an television for an average of 3 to 4 hours a day it will live around 16 years.
LCD will not have that much life when compared to plasma.

WEIGHT:

Plasma television are slightly more heavier when compared with the LCD televisions.
With respect to weight LCD wins the competition.

TRANSPORTATION:

Plasma televisions are hard to transportation since they have a large glass, and they have to be handled carefully. LCD can be easily shipped.

SCREEN THICKNESS:

LCD televisions are slightly thinner than plasma television

Each one has its merits and demerits.Buying a LCD will be better than plasma sets.
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ILAYATHALAPATHI VIJAY TO JOIN HANDS WITH GOWTHAM MENON

Ilayathalapathi as called by their fans actor vijay is currently working on kuruvi , directed by dharani, which pair gave the racy entertainer ghilli three years ago. Again now fans will be expecting more from this duo. Its already said that next film for vijay after kuruvu will be with ayngaran banner (yet to be titled film) going to be directed by director/ dancer prabhu deva , where this duo gave the super hit pokkiri last year. Here too the expections not going to be
less and all.
AVM has already announced that they are going to do film with vijay and tha name of the film and director for tha film are yet to be announced. With all these hypes around him here comes a good news for all vijay fans that vijay is going to join hands with Gowtham menon , where vijay is doning three roles and a role of police officer too after pokkori , its said that film will be action thriller.Gowtham told that he will start work on this mega movie after completing varanam aayiram and yet to be titled trisha starrer film.
Fans of vijay must be happy with news that a class director like gowtham menon is going to work with their hero for the first time and the hype and expection for this
triple action mania will not be less than the other two

MIXED REACTIONS FOR JODHAA AKBAR

The first reports of the epic movie jodhaa akbar are very mixed. some people feels that the film awesome and the way it has been shot is lavishing
and its a milestone in indian cinema, but some feels that the movie is too long and lengthy 
which is actually 3 and half hours long.

Coming days will determine the fate of the film, whether its a box office hit.It’s bound to take a good initial because of the presence of stars like Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai but how it
will sustain beyond that is a question.

Hrithik Roshan- Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘ Jodhaa Akbar’, a historical film about the Mughal
emperor Akbar and his Queen Jodha could not come true to expectations and hype created
around the film.The excessive length of the film has gone against it and a tight editing could
have done wonders for the film.

However, the performances by the lead players Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai are fabulous. Hrithik Roshan looks stunning in the sword fighting scenes where he is bare chested and the fair sex will find him very attractive. On the other hand, Aishwarya Rai has never looked so gorgeous in any film before. The chemistry between the lead players is just superb.

The fiilm has been releades with 1500 prints acrosss 25 countries initially ,
its the highest number of prints a film being released in India ,  the film producers wanted the people all over india to watch the movie when its hot,
hence they have to go for this huge amount of prints, though the raajput group of rajastan 
climed that the film spoils the history and what they say is jodhaa is no way connected to akbar ,
 they havn't allowd the movie to be screened in any of rajastan theaters. 
The film director Ashutosh Gowrikar however excliamed that they made lots of research regarding the film and what they shown in the movie is true only.
He also wrote letters to the raajput groups of rajastan to allow the film screening there.

SIMON TAUFEL LEAVES CRICKET....

Simon Taufel who topped in the ICC Elite panel umpire for the past four years announces that he will not continue in ICC after this March. The rude decisions against the umpires by the ICC may be one of reasons for his decision. Recently Steve Bucknor was ruled out of the INDIA down under series against Australia for his errors.

He told the Daily Telegraph that I am taking it year by year. It's important to spend time with my family, spend more time with my kids. I am always looking for new opportunities, not necessarily umpiring.

"There is lots of room for improvement with training and support at the ICC level," he said. "It's challenging. The difference between us and the players is we don't have a home series as such. That makes it harder. There are fewer opportunities for us.

Recently the pace spearhead Shane Bond and Adam Gilchrist announced their retirement from the International cricket.But they will play in IPL where they will get a huge money from limited work.There is also news that IPL is set to make an offer to Taufel.

ICC have to take certain steps to limit the number of International matches and increasing the count of Elite panel umpires.

ENTRY LEVEL SEDANS IN INDIA

TATA INDIGO NOTCHBACK
Rs 4-5 lakh (approx)


Specifications:LxWxH(mm):3995x1620x1540;1.4 petrol 84 bhp;1.4 diesel,70 bhp

USP: A chopped boot and a less bulbous bumper mean it will comply with the excise duty reduction from small cars

To compete with: Mahindra Renault Logan,Tata Indigo,Swift,Hyundai Getz prime


SUZUKI SWIFT SEDAN
Rs 5.5 lakh (approx)


Specifications:1.3 litre petrol 87 bhp;1.3 litre diesel,75 bhp;

USP: A Swift with the boot will replace the Esteem.Fuel efficiency,sporty style and upmarket feel will appeal to the buyer.

To compete with: Ford Ikon,Mahindra Renault Logan,Tata Indigo,Swift,Hyundai Accent

HATCHBACKS in India

Hatchback is a term designating an automobile design, containing a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind the vehicle by a single, top-hinged tailgate or large flip-up window. The vehicle must have at least two rows of seats, with the rear seat able to fold down to increase cargo space.

TATA INDICA V3
Rs 3.5-5.5 lakh(approx)
Specifications: 1.4 petrol,80 bhp;1.3 multijrt diesel,75 bhp;1.5 litre DICOR

USP: Contemporarily-designed indica with larger proportions.Interiors spruced up with centre-mounted instrumentation. Multijet diesel engines from Fiat will make v3 a pleasure to drive.

To compete with: Chevrolet Aveo U-VA,hyundai getz Prime,Suzuki Swift


SKODA FABIA
Rs 4.99-7 lakh
Specifications:LxWxH(mm) 3992x1642x1513;
1.4 litre petrol,68 bhp;1.4 litre diesel,85 bhp

USP: Well-appointed samll car with lots of space and frugal diesel engine.Sturdy and well built with good ride.Features of luxury cars in a hatch back.

To compete with: Hyundai Getz and low-end sedans like the Mahindra-Renault logan and Ford Ikon

HONDA JAZZ
Rs 5.5-7.5 lakh (approx)


Specifications:LxWxH(mm) 3997x1681x1524;
1.2 litre petrol,90 bhp;

USP: Lots of interior space and a blend of performance and fuel-efficiency make it viable in the fast growing segment.

To compete with: Skoda Fabia,Suzuki Swift,Hyundai Getz prime,Chevrolet SRV and U-VA

FIAT GRANDE PUNTO
Rs 4.5-6 lakh (approx)
Specifications:LxWxH(mm)4030x1687x1490;
1.2 litre petrol,65 bhp;1.3 litre diesel,85 bhp diesel

USP: The Stylish car has revived Fiat fortunes around the world.Will share engines with GenNext Tata cars and be sold through the Tata network.

To compete with:The low-end sedans and Suzuki Swift


CHEVROLET AVEO U-VA
Rs 4.5-5.5 lakh




Specifications:LxWxH(mm)3920x1680x1510;
1.2 litre petrol,84 bhp;

USP: A superb combination of radical styling and an engine,which will merge fuel-efficiency and power.Expect more room inside considering it adopts tall-boy proportions.

To compete with:Honda Jazz,Hyundai Getz Prime,Suzuki Swift and Skoda Fabia

Small cars expected to launch in India in 2008

MARUTHI SUZUKI SPLASH
Rs 4 lakh (approx)

specifictions:1-litre,60 bhp,3-cylinder petrol;1.2-litre,85 bhp,4-cylinder petrol;1.3-litre,75 bhp,4-cylinder diesel

USP :Replacement of the wagon-R,High seating,feeling of space and flexibility with all the features of higher-end cars.

To compete with:

Hyundai Getz, Mahindra-Renault Logan, Ford Ikon and Suzuki Swift.

TATA NANO
Rs 1 lakh(approx)

specifications: The nano will have a top speed of about 82mph and 0-60mph acceleration in 25 seconds. The Nano's twin-cylinder, 624cc, 32.5bhp engine is far more advanced than the Maruti's old Suzuki unit, however, and at a claimed 57mpg offers better overall fuel consumption than the Maruti's 42mpg.


SUZUKI A-STAR
Rs 3 lakh(approx)

Specifications: 1 litre all aluminium engine,60 bhp

USP : Maruti's new small car is developed for India by Indians.Will be stylish,fuel-efficient and environment friendly with contemporary features.

To compete with: Hyundai santro and i10

Bye bye PETROL .....Bio Diesel --The Future Fuel

Bio Diesel is the most valuable form of renewable energy that can be used directly in any existing, unmodified diesel engine.

Rather than importing other countries’ ancient natural resources, we could be using our own living resources to power our development and enhance our economies. Instead of looking to the Mideast for oil, the world could look to the tropics for biofuels. Producing more biofuels will save foreign exchange and reduce energy expenditures and allow developing countries to put more of their resources into health, education and other services for their neediest citizens.

At present 80 thousand crores of money is spent in importing fuel from gulf countries per year. If we develop and start using Bio fuel nearly 20 thousand crores will be saved.By 2010 in India bio diesel wll play a big role.

The hybrid variety of Jatropha will provide nearly 48 % of bio diesel.All we have to do is to encourage our farmers to cultivate Jatropha curcas. From 100 kg of jatropha seeds we can get 28 kg of biodiesel,and the price will be around 25 per litre.

Biofuels burn more cleanly than gasoline and diesel. Using biofuels means producing fewer emissions of carbon monoxide.Bio diesel will be more environment friendly.
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DARSHEEL SAFARY nominated for Best Actor in FILM FARE awards

Darsheel safary won many hearts over the world for his stunning and awesome performance as 
Ishaan nandkishore awasthi in the film Taare Zameen Par .The role of a dyslexia child he 
played in that film is a touching one and he took every one into tears with his acting throughout
the film and especially in the climax.

The Filmfare nominations for the year 2007 are out but it's the Best Actor in a Leading Role category that is attracting all the attention. For the first time in the history of Filmfare awards, a child actor, that is nine-year-old Darsheel Safary has been nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role. Darsheel has been nominated for his portryal of Ishaan, a dyslexic child in Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par.

Darsheel will be competing with biggies like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Shahid Kapur for the best actor title.Darsheel was nominated for and won the Screen Award for Best Child Actor in January this year.However, the award upset the young actor who said that the Best Actor Award should be his and he won't settle for a child actor award.
 
NOMINATIONS:

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
Abhishek Bachchan (Guru)
Akshay Kumar (Namastey London)
Darsheel Safary (Taare Zameen Par)
Shahrukh Khan (Chak De! India)
Shahrukh Khan (Om Shanti Om)
Shahid Kapoor (Jab We Met)

BEST FILM
Chak De! India
Guru
Jab We Met
Om Shanti Om
Taare Zameen Par

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Guru)
Deepika Padukone (Om Shanti Om)
Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)
Madhuri Dixit (Aaja Nachle)
Rani Mukerji (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag)
Vidya Balan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa)

BEST DIRECTOR
Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)
Anurag Basu (Life… In A Metro)
Farah Khan (Om Shanti Om)
Imtiaz Ali (Jab We Met)
Mani Ratnam (Guru)
Shimit Amin (Chak De! India)

BEST MUSIC
A R Rahman (Guru)
Monty Sharma (Saawariya)
Pritam (Jab We Met)
Pritam (Life in a… Metro)
Vishal-Shekhar (Om Shanti Om)

SHOIAB MALIK in controversy

A hyderabad man has claimed that Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik was married to his daughter and Friday threatened to move the court as the player denied having wedded her.
Claiming that the couple did enter into a 'nikah', M.A. Siddiqui said the family would approach the court to get a formal divorce. Reacting 10 days after Malik's claim that there had been no marriage, Siddiqui, a Dubai-based businessman, told newsmen that the Pakistani cricketer had cheated his daughter Ayesha.

'He is a cheat. He is a big liar. He has not only cheated my daughter but cheated this city and this country,' he said at his house in the posh Banjara Hills neighbourhood here. He demanded that Malik be banned from playing in India.

In March 2005, Siddiqui had hosted a dinner for the Pakistani team at his house here when the team was in Hyderabad to play a warm-up match against India 'A'.

Malik and Ayesha had met in Sharjah in 2000. It was love at first sight and they decided to marry. Ayesha had told media here in 2005 that the marriage took place over phone on May 2, 2003, when she was in Hyderabad and Malik in Sialkot, his hometown in Pakistan. However, the marriage was kept a secret for two years, as the families wanted Malik to settle down.

MALIK DENIES MARRIAGE WITH AYESHA:


ayesha, alleged wife of shoaib malik

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has again denied that he has married an Indian girl, but one of his friends says he has admitted getting "engaged" to her.
Shoaib clarified that he liked Ayesha, a girl in Hyderabad in southern India, but never married her. "I liked Ayesha and I told my family about it. Elders of both the families discussed the matter but the chapter was closed after they couldn't agree on certain things," Shoaib told

Shoaib stressed at the press meet that he had never cheated the girl. "I can never think of cheating a girl and since it was something which disturbed me. I am here to clarify the matter."
But one of his close associates said the cricketer had told his friends that he had got "engaged" to an Indian girl and had mentioned Ayesha's name.

Shoiab side alleged that Ayesha's family was exploiting Shoaib and his celebrity status. "We are not denying the fact that Shoaib had an affair with a girl named Ayesha on the Internet almost six years ago. "Shoaib had planned to marry her and Mohammad Siddiqui claimed she was his daughter. But the photographs they showed of Ayesha to Shoaib were not those of their real daughter. They had been cheating Shoaib," his side claimed.

SANIA to skip Bangalore Open fearing controversies

At 21, she is a celebrity in Indian sport and on the WTA Tour circuit. And, for the first time, Sania Mirza says she won't play next month's Bangalore Open in order to avoid controversies.

“However best you try to block them off your mind, they keep coming back at you. It is not all that easy” the World No. 29 explained during an interaction with the media at her residence.
Sania Mirza is the first Indian woman to win an international tennis event. She won the WTA tour's newcomer of the year award in 2005 and she's been the only Indian to reach the fourth round of a grand slam event. But sadly much of Sania's career has been about the controversies rather than the celebration.



Any ways with bangalore open 08' being announced and without sania'a name definitely her fans and all indian tennis fans will be highly disappointed. All indian tennis fans would love to watch her play and win in India , but with these kind of conterversies its big disappoinment for all.

About the Tri-color flag insulting conterversy she said “don't want to comment on the tricolour case. But if I was not respectful of my country or if I did not love my country, I would not have played the Fed Cup on one leg. But I do not talk about these things. I had offers at the same time to go and earn money somewhere else but I did the right thing”

That media blitz has made her the second most popular sports person in India after the cricketers and brought in the sponsorships as well. Fortunately, none of this has taken a toll on her tennis progress as yet but if the controversies continue, then it could well mean the end of her career.

ASHOKA -the lion heart by PREM

After his series of successful projects Krodham-1,Krodham-2 ,he crafted yet another action bomb ASHOKA which is going to be the massive hit of the year 2008.

I am this guy who really likes Prem, the movie actor director producer, whom no one even bothers for his genuine effort and sole struggle to better the quality of movies being produced here.

Though no one supports him in his struggle for producing some quality stuff...he fights as a lone warrior and even delivers good product..
Prem produced and directed the film in which he played the role of a chief security officer ASHOKA.The full packed action movie has no songs no duets. This motion picture will thrill you with action, suspense with emotion and make u feel proud about India

Prem deserves to be better director than a hero.The movie was express fast with stunning action scenes.So we can expect another series from Prem.Tamil industry receives a Kollywood Rambo.

UNIVERSAL HERO-Kamal Hassan ...exclusive

When's Dasavatharam getting released?
people never tire of asking me about the movie and its time i answer them.the movie is scheduled for April release.

Is it true that Jackie Chan will participate in audio release function?
Well,there has been news about it,but it's not confirmed.

There's a rumour about a project you will co-produce with Walt Disney.Is it true?
Talks are definitely on but nohing is confirmed as yet.

The budjet for the movie with Walt Disney is 120 crores?
Wow! I like the number.It's a news to me!

Is Dasavatharam your biggest project?
Yes,it is my biggest, longest and hardest project.

Himesh Reshammiya-how was the music turned out to be?
He is a North Indian but his music for Dasavatharam has a South Indian feel.Also,his music for the 12th century scenes has come out very well.

Tom Hanks played a HIV+ person in Philadelphia when the issue was in the news.Are you against in doing such a role ?Or is there too much stigma against it?
I,m not against playing such a character.Nor do I doubt if the society will find it unacceptable.I'm just tied up with other things now.

You say you identity yourself with the Malayali community.You even call y0urself a Malayali in that regard.Ant Malayali movie now?
True,I'm also a Malayali.As for a movie in Malayalam,there is an idea of doing a bilingual.Talks may happen soon.

Hillary Clinton Vs Barack Obama

Jan 20 2009 will be a big day for either of these two , Hillary Rodham clinton and barack obama will be the succesor of pesident of US Geroge.W.Bush. The interesting question is that whether the next US president the super power of world will be First women or first black man(Afro-American).

Lets have the look at the profiles of both,

HILLARY CLINTON:


Birth - October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois
Education - BA from Wellesley College, JD from Yale University Law School, where she was on the Board of Editors for the Yale Law Review
Family - Married to William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the US; one adult child, Chelsea, to whom they are both devoted.
Faith - Christian, Methodist

Senator Clinton was elected to the US Senate in November 2000 and 2006, after serving as First Lady during her husband's two terms as US President.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is a strong, charismatic leader, legendary for her sharp intelligence, uncanny political sensibilities and extreme diligence.

BARACK OBAMA:

Birth - August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Education - BA in international relations, 1983, Columbia University. JD from Harvard Law School, where he was Editor of the Harvard Law Review
Family - Married on October 18, 1992 to Michelle Robinson, a Chicago native, also a Harvard Law School graduate. Two young daughters, Malia and Sasha.
Faith - Christian, United Church of Christ

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) was elected to the US Senate on November 2, 2004.
Senator Obama focuses on promoting public education, health care, ethics, economic growth/jobs, support for working families and ending the Iraq War. p]

We have to wait and watch whether the experienced talent wins or the young talent. Also cast your vote (Not as a citizen of US but here in our MaGic Journey) in the right side and express your opinion.