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Madame Christine Lagarde, the French Minister of Finance, has been appointed as new chief of the IMF International Monetary Fund.

I have always admired this lady. She is intelligent, she has class and she is one of the most elegant women I ever have seen.

And though I am not French, I am extremely pleased and proud that Madame Lagarde got elected to this very important function.

Blond Brownies a la Mode


This is another super yummy family favorite recipe I discovered in an old Taste of Home magazine - it's also located on their website.

These brownies are soooo delicious!  They have a rich almost butterscotchie flavor and stay moist for several days.  They're fabulous without out the topping and are out of this world with it.  The topping's also great by itself on ice cream.  Here's the recipe so you can enjoy them to.

Blond Brownies a la Mode
Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

Maple Cream Sauce:
1 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup evaporated milk
Vanilla ice cream and chopped pecans


Directions:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
  • Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. ( I usually have to bake these for 38 minutes.  You don't want to under-bake these or they turn out gooey.)  Cool on a wire rack.
  • For the sauce, combine syrup and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in milk. Cut brownies into squares; cut in half if desired.
  • Place on dessert plates with a scoop of ice cream. Top with sauce; sprinkle with pecans. Yield: 20 servings.

Meeting Taelyn Marie Frangiamore


From the moment I arrived at Kristen's house the cameras were unpacked & I began photographing Taelyn. I wish I could be there to capture her every milestone, but I'll have to share the paparazzi role with her mama!! The following are a small sampling of the 250 pictures I captured during my stay. She is 1 wk old in the photos! I can't beleive she's 4 wks old today.

Maci Celebrated her Birthday with family in Illinois during our stay!!

Maci had the giggles & loved being the center of Grandma's attention. The evening was all about her & she didn't have to share her Grandma with any other children!
WOO HOO!!! Fancy Nancy Tea Party book to go along with an adorable Tea Cart & Tea Set. The tea set Maci can paint to create her own fancy design!!

Maci loved her birthday card from Uncle Craig & Ms. Jessica. She said the girl on the front was her!
Uncle Craig & Ms. Jessica came over to visit us at Grandma Marty's. They brought along an early birthday present. Maci was thrilled to receive a fairy princess Barbie (that she likes to play with in the tub) and the newest Olivia take Ballet DVD!!

On our way to Monkey Joe's for some unlimited bouncing fun!! Aunt TT, Cody & Grandma & pa Guerra joined in too!! For $5 a kiddo, the children got to bounce for an unlimited amount of time (which our personal cut-off was 2 hrs). There were 6 different bounce inflatables & the kids had a great time. So did the adults! Afterwards we
eat dinner at Portillo's! YUM!!
Aunt TT took Maci shopping for her birthday & Maci selected a make-up kit & a Barbie that you can put pink highlights in her hair & in Maci's hair. It proved to be a fun time!!!
Cody was a great sport at letting Maci doll him up with make-up!

April 13th Our baby turned 4!!!!

Our sweet baby girl is now 4yrs old!! Maci has been all about her birthday since Christmas. She has been asking for a DS for the last 6 months & we kept telling her she needed to be older. So... when her birthday was approaching she informed Scott that, "dad I'm getting bigger and I'm going to get a DS." So the question is....... Did she get what she most wanted? YES!! I love transforming the house for Birthdays, making each child's day extra special!!
Daddy put up the streamers and...... Grandma, Grandpa, Marlena & Maximus blew up 24 purple & pink balloons to decorate her floor. As our lil angel slept we dropped all the balloons on her floor!!

We always open presents before everyone heads off to school/work. We've all been staying up kinda late so getting up on Maci's birthday was a little rough! We had to actually wake our little beast from her slumber.
Maci loves Polly Pockets & her Cinderella version of Polly. She has a Castle & the Carriage. In the set she is holding she got Prince Charming & more Cinderella outfits!!
Happy Birthday Maci!!
Maci's BFF, Caitlin in Colorado sent her this awesome envelope filled with cool crafts, glitter headbands, & beaded glow in the dark jewelry!! Caitlin always has the coolest neatest stuff!!
Admiring her new princess shoes from cousins Ian, Evan & Taelyn. A girl could never have too many shoes!!
Talking to Grandma Marty on her Birthday.
Maci received a bright red DS & a Pixy Pony (my little pony) Game. She went to her room & I found her on her bed learning her new game!! Our little Olivia lover with her hand painted Olivia made especially for her by Eyve Capaz!!
Maci picked out her own Birthday cake a month before her birthday. Yep, that's right! We were at Walmart picking out some rolls in the Bakery when she spotted this castle cake & asked if she could have it for her birthday!! So... I ordered it on the spot!
The cake was delicious & the kids favorite part was the icing!!

Friday Night in the McGrath house:

So..... I was sitting here thinking about how we spend our evenings & I started thinking about this past Friday & how within 1.5 hours we had the best entertainment through our children!!
It all started with the youngest. Scott & Maximus were talking about what kind of animal they would be. Maximus said he would be a tree frog. Scott asked him, "what would I be?". He replied with, "you'd be a panther or a cheetah because your favorite color is black." Maci came marching into the room, yelling "I'd be an elephant". She is the smallest person in our home, yet she is the loudest & her footsteps match her mothers!! Scott looked at her smiling & said, "Maci I'd thought you'd be a hippo (this is her favorite zoo animal)". Maci responds just as loud as before with "CORRECT"! It was so darn funny!!

About 20 minutes later Marlena walked in the house from her school dance. Maximus & Maci start in right away with, "did you dance with a boy?" Marlena replied calmly saying, "yep.. 3 boys". I personally had a mini heart attack & Scott was perfectly fine. One would think the dad would go nuts, but he was so happy for her (as I am too, but I'm just not as willing to embrace her getting older) and that she had a great time. She went to the dance with a good group of girls & they had so much fun dancing & acting silly!!

Then about an hour later, Scott & I are watching tv & Maximus comes running through the living room & stops in front of the tv to tell me, "mom don't come in my room we're making you a project". I said ok & Scott asked, "then what are you doing downstairs". Maximus, "Lena sent me down to get a piece of paper -pause- she thinks I'm her minion" Scott said, "good choice of words". I asked, "what do you mean?" In a huff he said, "she tells me to hand her the remote & go do this & go get that". I didn't know what the word minion meant & I've never even heard it before. We have no idea where or how he learned the word & how to use it. Maximus is our little thinker & he is always surprising us!!

Things That Will Be At Kate Moss’ Wedding



So, The Telegraph tells me that Kate Moss is kicking her wedding plans into high gear, and that the three-day affair is going to be something out of Stefon’s wildest nightmares. In fact, part of me thinks she’s mainly doing it as an excuse to throw the most epic party ever. Here are some things that will be there, according to the Internet.

I Don’t Know How To Date



I don’t know how to date. This has come to my attention in recent weeks, months, or more specifically, the last 15 years or so. Every relationship I’ve ever had, I’ve just sort of fallen into where dating wasn’t really part of the equation. I always thought I was lucky in this regard, but I no longer feel that way.
To me, dating is the worst. I do not care for it at all. And to be honest, most first dates rarely end up in a second, because I’m wonky and my social skills are definitely a bit questionable. Getting through a date is more stressful for me than fun; in fact, I find I’m more relaxed when I go to the gynecologist.
Recently, I went out with a gentleman caller. He was a friend of a friend. I was forced into it as some sort of distraction for a recent falling out with an on-again, off-again love interest who ended up falling so below par that being with him became heartbreaking and disappointing.
I had tried to emotionally prepare myself for the date (read: had a martini and a Xanax before heading out the door), and had also cried out any possible tears that might pop out later in the evening, as I am a bit on the emotional side lately. I had also gone to the effort of putting on lipstick and even shaved my legs right before just in case things got hot and heavy. I’ll actually admit my reason for going on the date was more to hoping to get laid than find some lasting sort of relationship. This, I fear, is the boy in me.
The martini and Xanax were a bad idea, of course. Halfway through the dinner, I proceeded to tell my date that I didn’t know how to date, that I hated dating and that I didn’t care to go through the process of ever getting to know anyone because I already knew everyone I wanted to know except for Ryan Gosling . Furthermore he, my date, should know that I already met my soulmate, and although he was probably drunk in a gutter somewhere in Bushwick, as I spoke those words, someday, it was going to make sense and said soulmate and I were going to get our shit together and it was going to be perfect in a fantasy world with pink unicorns and bunnies named Fred. Yes, that’s what I told my date in a round about way. I have not heard from him since.
Of course this makes perfect sense, because had someone told me some malarkey about pink unicorns and bunnies named Fred, I, too, would avoid them like the plague, and I like those things.
So I went home and had a moment similar to the one Annette Bening had in American Beauty – the one where she cries and smacks herself to stop being such a baby. I didn’t smack myself with my hand, but rather with words. And in the moment I was forced to recall the so many first dates I’ve been on, and all the reasons they never resulted in a second. Granted, 70% of the time the choice to not have a second date was mine because I have obscenely unrealistic standards and again live in a fantasy world where everything is perfect. However, that 30% was not in my control. I had literally lost the chance for another chance for the same reason I had with my most recent suitor: I just don’t know how to date.
I don’t know how to make small talk and have it involve into topics more interesting. I don’t care to ask questions or even offer up any information about myself. I don’t try to be charming, because it seems like such a waste since I’ve convinced myself that there are only three people who have ever existed for me in the history of the world and two are dead – F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henry Miller – and the other is drunk in a gutter in Bushwick. I am absolutely completely closed off and by most accounts a curmudgeon. Women my age should not be this way so early in the game, but I am. This does not make me innovative or even a maverick; it makes me a narrow-minded asshole. Someone please tell me why there isn’t a class out there I could take to remedy this issue, or at least teach me how to be more relatable to the opposite sex so there is the slightest hope of eventually procreating with someone, anyone.
This weekend, I’m going to try this dating thing again. Once again, a friend is setting me up. I have already decided there will be no pre-gaming in my apartment, no mention of my soulmate – although he is, FYI – nor will I bring up anything about mythical animals or my disappointment in the whole dating process. No, instead I will do what they do in the movies and smile a lot. I will laugh at jokes that aren’t funny and put my wonky ways on hold for the evening if only to prove to myself that I can get to a second date and maybe even a third or fourth. Although to be honest, a don’t see a fifth one happening… by then I will have unleashed the real me and that takes a certain breed to be able to handle that level of madness, er, uniqueness.
Here’s hoping it’s just a “not enough practice” thing as opposed to a “missing the dating gene” thing, but I guess only time will tell.

Bristol Palin Clarifies Her Story Somewhat, But Not That Much

So Bristol Palin went on “Good Morning America ” this morning to talk about her new book, and the host couldn’t help asking about what was on most people’s minds: what exactly did she mean when she said Levi Johnston “stole” her virginity? Her response was this:
“That’s what it felt like. I’m not accusing Levi of date rape or rape at all, but I am just looking back with the adult eyes that I have now, and just thinking ‘that was a foolish decision.’ I should have never been underage drinking, and I should have never gotten myself into a situation like that.”
Well, okay then. I’m glad she doesn’t feel like she was raped. That’s a horrible feeling I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But here’s the deal: words mean things. You cannot say Levi “stole” your virginity, i.e. took it knowingly without permission, without implying that he assaulted you. If that’s not what you mean, choose a better word. Coerced, manipulated, corrupted, tempted into darkness, what have you. If you feel like he “stole” it, you feel like he took it without permission, which does nothing to dispel the idea that you were raped.
It’s also somewhat distressing that she frames her decision in terms of deciding to “underage drink,” making no mention of a decision to have sex. That doesn’t sound good! Just because you underage drank with someone doesn’t mean you’ve consented to sex with that person. The language that she uses here–”I never should have put myself in that position”–very well might refer to putting herself in a position where she was likely to consent to something she thinks she shouldn’t, but it still sounds uncomfortably like victim-blaming language to me.
Part of my annoyance here is probably due to the fact that I’m tired of feeling concern for someone who says dumb, contradictory things like this:
I’m not an abstinence preacher, you know. I think that if you wanna prevent teenage pregnancy, that’s the only option. I talk about in the book how I was on birth control, and obviously it wasn’t used effectively, and abstinence is the only way you’re gonna prevent teenage pregnancy, but, um, if you’re gonna have sex, practice safe sex, very safe sex.
BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS SAFE SEX?! Nice passive construction, by the way. I’m not going to let my empathy for what I still think sounds like a sexual assault (or at the very least, serious sexual misconduct) keep me from attacking her views. Abstinence-only education is proven to be ineffective, and the religious zealot wing of the Republican party continues to put life-threatening restrictions on women’s access to adequate healthcare. It’s entirely possible for bad things to happen to people who advocate bad public policy.

Red Carpet Rundown: The Good & Eccentric Abound At The BET Awards



Bright colors and skyhigh heels dominated the BET Awards. See what celebs like Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington and Willow Smith wore.

How To Look Like A Brooks Brothers Model



You think that looking like a J. Crew model is the same thing as looking like a Brooks Brother model? You. Dumb. Whore.
By which I mean, there are some very minor differences and this will be really helpful to you the next time you go to the Cape with Thurston (tell him his boat is looking yar!)

The World’s Ugliest Dog Has Been Crowned



This is Yoda. He’s a 14-year old Chinese-crested Chihuahau and he’s just been crowned the world’s ugliest dog. Yoda’s owner Terry Schumacher originally found him behind an apartment building and figured him for a rat. Then she did what anyone would do in that situation: inspect the rat, conclude it was a dog, take it home, name it after a Star Wars character and love it forever. He was a first time entrant in the Northern California fair and, frankly, he’s no Sam.

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बॉलीवुड के महानायक अमिताभ बच्‍चन दादा बनने वाले हैं. यह बात कोई और नहीं बल्कि खुद बिग बी ने कही है. अमिताभ ने ट्विटर पर लिख है कि वो दादा बनने वाले हैं. 

सलमान ने मुंबई में लॉन्‍च किया ब्‍लैकबेरी प्‍लेबु‍क

ब्लैकबेरी फोन निर्माता कंपनी रिसर्च इन मोशन (आरआईएम) ने भारत में अपना नया टैबलेट प्लेबुक लॉन्‍च कर दिया है. कंपनी ने इस प्‍लेबुक को लॉन्च करने के लिए अभिनेता सलमान खान को आमंत्रित किया.

प्‍लेबुक के लॉन्‍च के साथ ही इंडिया टुडे ग्रुप (English में पढ़ें) ने भी ब्‍लैकबेरी के लिए अल्‍टीमेट ब्राइडल ऐप्‍स लॉन्‍च किया है. 'द इंडिया ब्राइड लुक बुक ऐप्‍स' भारत के बेस्‍ट ब्राइडल फैशन का संग्रह है जिसमें नवीनतम डिजाइन को शोकेस किया गया है. ब्‍लैकबेरी ऐप्‍स वर्ल्‍ड पर यह नि:शुल्‍क उपलब्‍ध है.

भारत में इसकी कीमत 27 हजार से लेकर 38 हजार के बीच होगी जिसकी मेमोरी 16 जीबी से 64 जीबी के बीच होगी. प्‍लेबुक की स्‍क्रीन 7 इंच की है और यह एक बिल्‍कुल नए ऑपरेटिंग सिस्‍टम पर काम करता है जिसे क्‍यूएनएक्‍स सॉफ्टवेयर ने तैयार किया है. इस टैबलेट कंप्‍यूटर का वजन महज 425 ग्राम है.

इसे इस्‍तेमाल करने वाले वाईफाई के जरिए इंटरनेट से जुड़ सकते हैं या‍ फिर अपने ब्‍लैकबेरी फोन को इससे जोड़कर भी आप इंटरनेट का इस्‍तेमाल कर सकत हैं.

प्‍लेबुक में वीडियो चैटिंग की सुविधा भी दी गई है जिसके लिए इसमें पीछे की तरफ 5 मेगापिक्‍सल कैमरा दिया गया है जबकि सामने की तरफ 3 मेगापिक्‍सल का कैमरा दिया गया है. प्‍लेबुक में ई-मेल के लिए ब्‍लैकबेरी ब्रीज दिया गया है जबकि परिवार और दोस्‍तों से जुड़े रहने के लिए ब्‍लैकबेरी मैसेंजर भी उपलब्‍ध है.

प्‍लेबुक में एक साथ एक से ज्‍यादा एप्‍लि‍केशंस पर काम किया जा सकता है वो भी कि‍सी भी एप्‍लि‍केशन को बंद कि‍ए बि‍ना. इसीलि‍ए प्‍लेबुक में कोई होम बटन नहीं हैं क्‍योंकि‍ इस्‍तेमाल करने वाले को नई एप्लि‍केशन चलाने के लि‍ए चल रही एप्लि‍केशन को बंद करने की जरूरत नहीं होती है. इसके अलावा जीपीएस, एक्‍सीलरोमीटर, जायरोस्‍कोप, डि‍जि‍टि‍ल कंपास और माइक्रो यूएसबी की सुविधा भी प्लेबुक आपको देता है. 1 गीगाहर्ट्ज ड्यूल कोर प्रोसेसर वाले इस टेब्‍लेट पीसी में आपको 1 जीबी की रैम लगी है.

आरक्षण’ में मंडल आंदोलन का प्रसंग नहीं: प्रकाश झा

आरक्षण के चर्चित विषय को रुपहले पर्दे पर उतार रहे निर्माता-निर्देशक प्रकाश झा ने कहा कि उनकी आगामी फिल्म ‘आरक्षण: इंडिया वर्सेज इंडिया’ में मंडल आयोग की सिफारिशों के लागू होने के बाद हुए आंदोलन का कोई प्रसंग नहीं है.

आगामी फिल्म ‘आरक्षण’ के प्रचार के सिलसिले में पटना पहुंचे प्रकाश झा ने संवाददाता सम्मेलन में कहा कि देश में शिक्षा व्यवस्था के माफियाकरण और व्यवसायीकरण के कारण जो दुविधापूर्ण स्थिति उत्पन्न हुई है उस पर उनकी फिल्म केंद्रित है. फिल्म में मंडल आयोग के कारण हुए आंदोलन और चर्चित राजीव गोस्वामी के आत्मदाह का कोई प्रसंग नहीं है.

उन्होंने कहा कि आरक्षण समाज की सचाई है. इसके पक्ष और विपक्ष दोनों में तर्क दिये जा सकते हैं. शिक्षण संस्थाओं में आरक्षण के कारण एक वर्ग को सीटें सुलभ हुई है तो किसी दूसरे वर्ग के लिए अवसर कम हुए हैं. प्रकाश झा ने कहा कि आरक्षण फिल्म में पिछले दो-तीन दशक में शिक्षा का जो परिदृश्य देश में उभरा है उसका उल्लेख है. आज वही सफल हो रहा है जिसके पास पैसा है, जिसके पास 10 करोड़ की संपत्ति है वह सरकार की अनुमति से विश्वविद्यालय खोल सकता है.

प्रकाश झा ने बताया कि अमिताभ बच्चन, मनोज वाजपेयी, दीपिका पादुकोण और सैफ अली खान अभिनीत यह फिल्म कोचिंग संस्थानों और निजी शैक्षिक संस्थानों के रूप में करोड़ों रुपये के चल रहे समांतर शिक्षा व्यवसाय की सच्‍चाई देश के सामने रखेगी. यह व्यवसाय प्रतिवर्ष 30 से 40 फीसदी की दर से प्रगति कर रहा है. यह फिल्म आगामी 12 अगस्त को देश भर में रिलीज होगी.

राजनीति में विफल रहने वाले प्रकाश झा ने शिक्षा के कारोबार के लिए नेताओं को आड़े हाथ लेते हुए कहा कि महाराष्ट्र, मध्यप्रदेश और बिहार जैसे राज्यों में कई नेताओं के पास कई कई कालेज हैं. ऐसे कालेजों में अभिभावकों और विद्यार्थियों से पैसे की उगाही होती है.

हाफ पैंट में ही ‘लता दीदी’ का ऑटोग्राफ लेने आ गए थे ‘पंचम दा’


संगीत की दुनिया में आर डी बर्मन और लता मंगेशकर की जोड़ी ने कई ऐतिहासिक गाने दिए हैं, पर कम ही लोगों को इस बात की जानकारी है कि आर डी ने जब पहली बार लता को देखा, तो वह शॉर्ट पहने हुए ही उनका ऑटोग्राफ लेने आ गए थे.
लता ने पंचम दा के जन्मदिन पर इस बात को याद किया है .
लता ने ट्विटर पर लिखा है, ‘आज मुझे 13-14 साल का एक छोटा लड़का याद आ रहा है, जो एस डी बर्मन साहब की रिकॉर्डिंग के दौरान खाकी शॉर्ट और सफेद शर्ट पहने हुए मेरे पास मेरा ऑटोग्राफ लेने आ गया था. बर्मन दा ने मुझसे कहा कि यह मेरा बेटा पंचम है, अभी सरोद सीख रहा है.’
उन्होंने लिखा है, ‘उस दिन मैं पहली बार पंचम से मिली. उसके कुछ सालों बाद मुझे महमूद साहब से यह सुनकर बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ कि पंचम उनकी फिल्म में संगीत दे रहा है और वह मेरा गाना रिकॉर्ड करना चाहते हैं.’
लता ने लिखा है, ‘उस फिल्म का नाम ‘छोटे नवाब’ था और गाना था ‘घर आजा घिर आई.’ सुरों की मल्लिका ने लिखा है कि उन्हें गाना सुनने के बाद यह जानकर बड़ा अच्छा लगा कि इतना छोटा लड़का इतना अच्छा संगीत दे रहा है.
लता के मुताबिक, ‘मैंने वह गाना गाया और उसके बाद वह सिलसिला चलता रहा.. मैंने उसके संगीत में कई कमाल के गाने गाए, वह बहुत छोटी उम्र में इस दुनिया से चला गया, इसका मुझे बहुत दु:ख है, उसके जाने के बाद मैंने उसका आखिरी गाना ‘कुछ ना कहो’ रिकॉर्ड किया.’
उन्होंने लिखा है, ‘पंचम सच में बहुत महान संगीतकार था, आज उसके जन्मदिन पर मैं इतना ही कहती हूं कि पंचम तुम हम सबके दिलों में हमेशा रहोगे.’

कामुक दृश्यों के भरोसे ही नहीं है मर्डर 2: इमरान हाशमी


‘मर्डर’ के सिक्वल को भले पहले की तुलना में ज्यादा उत्तेजक बताकर प्रचार किया जा रहा हो लेकिन फिल्म के मुख्य अदाकार इमरान हाशमी का कहना है कि फिल्म केवल कामुक दृश्यों पर ही नहीं टिकी है. निर्माता महेश भट्ट पहले ही कह चुके हैं कि अदाकारा जैक्लिन फर्नांडीज ने 2004 के मर्डर वाली मल्लिका को मादक अदाओं में पछाड़ दिया है. हाशमी ने कहा कि सिक्वेल फिल्म की पटकथा उतनी ही चुस्त है. उन्होंने कहा, ‘जब मर्डर 2 को जब कागज पर उतारा जा रहा था तो हम जानते थे कि हमें इसे नया, पहले से ज्यादा रोचक और चौंकाने वाला बनाना होगा.’
हाशमी ने कहा, ‘जब मर्डर रिलीज हुई थी तो यह उस वक्त की सबसे ज्यादा चर्चित फिल्म थी. यह पहली व्यवसायिक हिंदी फिल्म थी जिसमें उतनी कामुकता थी.’ उन्होंने कहा, ‘हालांकि फिल्म की कहानी भी बेहतरीन थी.’ 32 साल के अभिनेता मोहित सूरी निर्देशित इस फिल्म से भट्ट कैंप में वापसी कर रहे हैं.

आइटम गर्ल के रूप में जलवे बिखेरेंगी वीना मलिक


वीना मलिक
बिग बॉस सीजन-4 के जरिए भारतीय दर्शकों के बीच खास पहचान बना चुकी पाकिस्तानी अभिनेत्री वीना मलिक बॉलीवुड में आइटम गर्ल के रूप में दस्तक देने की तैयारी में हैं. ‘मुन्नी बदनाम’ गीत को आवाज देने वाली गायिका ममता ही वीना मलिक के लिए तैयार गीत को आवाज देंगी.
फलक्रम फिल्म्स के बैनर तले फिल्म ‘फिर मुलाकात हो न हो’ का निर्देशन कर रहे बॉबी शेख ने बताया, ‘‘हम वीना मलिक को एक आइटम गीत के लिए अनुबंधित करने जा रहे हैं. उनसे इसके लिए बातचीत लगभग हो चुकी है.’’
उन्होंने बताया कि ‘मुन्नी’ और ‘शीला’ की तरह ही वीना का आइटम गीत लोगों के बीच काफी लोकप्रिय होने की उम्मीद है.
‘रन’, ‘रंग दे बसंती’ जैसी फिल्मों में सहायक निर्देशक के तौर पर काम कर चुके बॉबी शेख की बतौर निर्देशक यह पहली फिल्म है जिसमें राजपाल यादव, कादर खान, प्रवीण कुमार एवं फिरोज खान (महाभारत के भीम एवं अर्जुन) और अरुण बाली का किरदार है.
शेख ने कहा कि मध्यम बजट की फिल्म होने के बावजूद इसमें टाइटैनिक और अवतार जैसी फिल्मों के टेक्नीशियन अपनी सेवाएं दे रहे हैं, जबकि फिल्मांकन दक्षिण के प्रख्यात सिनेमाटोग्राफर आर. जय प्रसाद कर रहे हैं. फिल्म की शूटिंग दो महीने में पूरी हो जाएगी और यह सिनेमाघरों में सितंबर में आ जाएगी.
आज के दौर की फिल्मों में अश्लीलता पर चिंता जताते हुए बॉबी शेख ने कहा, ‘‘मैंने ऐसी फिल्म बनाने का निर्णय किया है जिनमें प्यार का सही मतलब दिखाया गया है. इसमें नायक जिस लड़की को बचपन से प्यार करता है, उसके साथ रहने के बावजूद उसे हाथ तक नहीं लगाता.’’ उन्होंने बताया कि फिल्म में कुल छह गाने हैं, जिन्हें मशहूर गायक राहत फतेह अली खान, केके और आसिफ असलम ने गाया है.

Osama was a sex machine, says first wife

Osama bin Laden’s first wife, Najwa, has revealed that the killed al-Qaeda chief was a ‘sex machine’ who used to vanish into his bedroom for days with her after returning from waging Jihad.

On being asked by a journalist during an interview about her favourite time when living with bin Laden,
Najwa replied: ‘The sleeping time’.

She was interviewed by US investigative reporter Jean Sasson for her biography, but the journalist revealed details yesterday, which have not come out before, the Daily Mail reports.

“When I asked Najwa what her favourite time of day was, she admitted that it was ‘the sleeping time’,” Sasson said, adding that Najwa was not referring to actually going to sleep, but “that’s when he (bin Laden) was giving her all his attention”.

“Omar (her son) said that when he was a child, Osama would come home from Afghanistan and take Najwa into the bedroom and they wouldn’t come out for days,” she added.

When bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces, he was living with three of his wives in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where the forces had reportedly found herbal Viagra. Sasson said she ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if the news was true.
“He had a younger wife, plus two other wives there. I remember that on the day a clinic opened in Saudi Arabia for men who were impotent, cars lined up through Riyadh waiting,” Sasson said.
‘And most of the men were elderly, and they were very concerned because they had four wives, and they said they could only do it twice a day. Some of these men were, like, 80,’ she added.

Supposed

There was supposed to be a Today.
It is at this very time, 12am, 3rd of May 2011.
It did not break even.
A book cannot be judged by its cover.

Going Solo

So yes, it has been two weeks since I rejoined the singlehood. Nothing to shout about, just a failed relationship we all wished it lasted, of course not everybody think so.

I did not announce it on Facebook (FB may be over-rated but I'm a FB addict. Get it over with) as many.. MANY would question and sympathize and this and that. I didn't need that to make things worse for me at that point of time. But now, I can happily announce that DARYNNE IS BACK!

I'm heartless? Yes, I would be if I had broken it up only after our anniversary.

People I thought would be jumping on him, hahah... lets just say I could read mind and body language. Sigh, she's been waiting a long time. Oh well... lucky girl!

Work's been okay. Past two weeks have been hectic, all piled up within days with very tight deadlines. Lets pull this through together!

Till my next post, hopefully soon, ADIOS!

I. AM. DONE





Love.

Faces

Sneak Peak:
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Random Nights
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Hairyman Jess Ross
..when he grew another strand of hair






Random Nights
(The Hill Edition)





Farewell ...when Geoff left the yellow house



Wait wait wait... I've more updates on ME, my bestfriend's wedding and maybe a teeny bit on political joke too..




Cheerios, D.



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