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Sunday, October 28, 2007

24, loses 82-year-old wife, / Lost star 'ashamed' over arrest

Man, 24, loses 82-year-old wife
Newlyweds Reinaldo Waveqche (L) and Adelfa Volpe
Mr Waveqche began living with Ms Volpes (R) when he was 15

An 82-year-old Argentine woman who attracted media attention last month when she married a 24-year-old man has died as a result of heart problems.

Adelfa Volpes was admitted to hospital soon after she and her new husband, Reinaldo Waveqche, returned from their honeymoon in Brazil.

She died in a sanatorium in Santa Fe, the city where the couple were married.

Ms Volpes had rejected criticism over the age difference with the groom, who is the son of one of her best friends.

"I don't want to resign myself to the idea that I lost her," a disconsolate Mr Waveqche told EFE news agency.

The couple were married on 28 September in a civil service after several years of engagement, and later walked through a local church surrounded by reporters.

Their love is said to have blossomed when Mr Waveqche went to live with his future bride after his mother's death, when he was 15.


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Lost star 'ashamed' over arrest

Daniel Dae Kim in Lost
Lost follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious island
Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim has said he is "deeply ashamed and embarrassed" about his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving in Hawaii.

"It saddens me to know that I jeopardised the welfare of the kind people of Hawaii, a community that I love and call my home," he said.

Kim, 39, who plays tough guy Jin-Soo Kwon in the drama, added that he would fully co-operate with police.

He was released on bail after being stopped by police early on Thursday.

Police said the actor had been driving erratically and was found to have a blood-alcohol level that measured twice the legal limit.

"To my friends, family, colleagues and fans, thank you for your kind words of support," said Kim.

"To those I have disappointed I can only ask that you accept my heartfelt apologies. I am truly, truly sorry."

The South Korean-born actor will appear in court on 23 November.

Kim - an original cast member - is the fourth Lost actor to be arrested for a traffic offence in Hawaii, where the popular TV series is filmed.

In 2005, former co-stars Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal limit.

Rodriguez, who played Ana Lucia, was sentenced to five days in jail and $357 (£174) in fines.

Watros, seen on the show as the character Libby, had her driving licence suspended for 90 days and paid a $312 (£152) fine.

And last year, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, known as Mr Eko in Lost, was arrested for a traffic offence, and was accused of disobeying a police officer and driving without a licence.

The charges against him were later dropped, however.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

ABC licence cancelled For Hiru FM, Sha FM, Gold FM, Sun FM and Suriyan FM

ABC licence cancelled
----Daily News

THE Government has cancelled the broadcasting licence of the ABC Radio Network for broadcasting a wrong misleading and irresponsible news item on October 24 night which had caused panic among residents living in and around Ranminitenna in the Tissamaharama electorate.

The Government Information Department in a communique said this radio station had broadcast an unconfirmed report on October 24 night stating that a band of armed LTTE Cadres had entered Ranminitenna, a village close to the Kataragama sacred city. This had created tension and uneasiness among people in the area.

The Security Forces and Police immediately intervened and defused the tension and pacified the people. The Government feels that if not for the tricky intervention of the Security Forces and the Police this would have led to unfortunate incidents in areas like Kataragama where different communities and religious groups lived.

The fundamental responsibility of the Media was to implement the people’s right to information. Truthfulness was a fundamental ethic in carrying out this responsibility.

Truthfullness had been a mandatory stipulation in granting broadcasting licences to various institutions since radio beams were public property.

A responsible Government which is bound to maintain law and order and peace could not remain silent if anyone tried to publish wrong and irresponsible news reports taking cover behind the freedom of speech which would deceive masses and create confusion.

As such, the government was reluctantly compelled to cancel the licence of ABC radio.
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Government of Sri Lanka reported. Then many Radio lines such as Hiru , Sha, Sun Suriyan FM, and Gold FM are not on air anymore. Those five are the much popular radio lines in the country than any others. There must be some other story behind in Government side.Because, Most fault stories are generate from government media, not from others. But those cheaters are still alive.

Blackout, _Britney Spears' new album, will be released on October 30,

Britney Spears' new album, Blackout, will be released on October 30, two weeks before its original due date. A Jive Records representative says, "due to numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs." The first single from Blackout is a song called "Gimme More."

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Britney Spears has brought forward the release date of her long-awaited comeback album by two weeks after a string of illegal leaks hit the Internet, her record company said Wednesday.

Jive Records said in a statement that Spears' album -- "Blackout" -- would now go on sale on October 30 after songs and demos from the record were distributed online.

"Due to these numerous unauthorized on-line leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to October 30th," a statement from Jive Records said.

Spears' hopes of relaunching her career may hinge on the success of the new album, which comes after a period of turmoil in the pop princess's private life that last week saw her lose custody of her two children.

It followed a disastrous public performance in September at the MTV Video Music Awards to showcase her new single "Gimme More" which was widely lambasted as "lackluster, bumbling and underwhelming."

Britney Spears, seen here performing in September 2007, has brought forward the release date of her long-awaited comeback album by two weeks after a string of illegal leaks hit the Internet, her record company said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File) Britney Spears, seen here performing in September 2007, has brought forward the release date of..

Among the collaborators on the album are producers Bloodshy & Avant on "Piece of Me," "Toy Soldier," "Freakshow" and "Radar," Kara DioGuardi on "Heaven and Earth" and Nate "Danjahandz" Hills on "Gimme More," "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)," "Hot As Ice" and "Perfect Lover."

T-Pain is credited as one of three writers on "Hot As Ice," while Pharrell Williams wrote, co-produced (as half of the Neptunes) and sings backup on closer "Why Should I Be Sad."

Here is the track list for "Blackout":

1. "Gimme More"

2. "Piece of Me"

3. "Radar"
4. "Break the Ice"
5. "Heaven on Earth"
6. "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)"
7. "Freakshow"
8. "Toy Soldier"
9. "Hot As Ice"
10. "Ooh Ooh Baby"
11. "Perfect Lover"
12. "Why Should I Be Sad

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Britney Spears delivers solid album with 'Blackout'

With all her tabloid drama in the past few years (the wobbly marriage and messy divorce, the rehab, the custody battle, the pathetic MTV "comeback" performance), it's easy to forget that Britney Spears once made infectious and sometimes excellent pop music.

The sad details of her chaotic personal life have all but obliterated her success as a performer. But she remains one of the biggest-selling female artists of all time, selling more than 83 million albums since her 1999 debut, "... Baby One More Time."

Four years after her last studio album, 2003's "In the Zone," Spears returns with "Blackout," available Tuesday. And like its predecessor, the CD is sprinkled with irresistible bits of ear candy.

Spears' hit formula -- pulsating club beats overlaid with layers of icy synths and breathy, heavily processed vocals -- is still intact. And apparently there's a demand for it since Jive Records, Spears' label, pushed up the album's release date by three weeks.

Nothing on the CD is as adventurous as her last smash, the Grammy-winning "Toxic." Much of the music maintains a metallic, futuristic sheen, bolstered by Spears' robotic vocals.

The album opens with her current hit, "Gimme More," the throbbing number the pop superstar disastrously performed on the MTV Video Music Awards in September. Afterward, the 11 other songs pulse in the same vein with little tempo variation. Featuring production by Danja, the Neptunes and others, Blackout breezes by in less than 50 minutes, so it's perfectly tailored for continuous club play. Throughout the new album, she still equates maturity with transparent sexuality. The current single, "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" and "Freakshow" are danceable examples.

But when some of the layers are stripped away and Spears' colorless vocals are pushed up, the results are very bland. "Heaven On Earth," for instance, starts off like a bad imitation of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" before morphing into a cheesy synth concoction.

As it stands, though, "Blackout" is a solid album from Spears, one that shouldn't disappoint her legion of fans. And given all that she's been through since her last CD, it's amazing she was able to pull it off.

Copyright © 2007, The Baltimore Sun

Unbreakable - 'Backstreet Boys' new album to be release on 30 th October Worldwide!

'Backstreet Boys' new album to release on 30 th October Worldwide! Unbreakable

A Good news for Backstreet Boy's fans like me. One of the best groups in our era , is going to break the rest again. Also , Britney, on the same day.

After 2 years " BackStreet Boys are going to introduce their new album, announced on 27th of July this year. The same date Britney Spears 's new album "Blackout" to be released. They've named the album title " Unbreakable". Expect to be the top of the world as before. I think they have the ability to gain control without any difficulties as before, only if the album's songs can be touched to the hearts like before.The date to be release the new album has been set 30 of this month, October 2007. Now you can order from Amazon.com if you have the ability to buy it.

Product Details*************************

Track Listings**********************************
1. Intro
2. Everything But Mine
3. Inconsolable
4. Something That I Already Know
5. Helpless When She Smiles
6. Any Other Way
7. One In A Million
8. Panic
9. You Can Let Go
10. Trouble Is
11. Treat Me Right
12. Love Will Keep You Up All Night
13. Unmistakable
14. Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon
15. Downpour (bonus tracks)
16. In Pieces(bonus tracks)

Released Flag of JapanOctober 24, 2007
Flag of the United KingdomOctober 29, 2007
Flag of AustraliaOctober 27, 2007
Flag of NorwayOctober 29, 2007
Flag of the United StatesOctober 30, 2007
Flag of ThailandOctober 31, 2007[1]
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre Pop
Label Jive
Producer
Dan Muckula, Rob Wells, Emanuel Kiriakou, Adam Anders, John Shanks, Billy mann, JC Chasez



Now, Starlanka.blogspot.com has received information regarding, before the new album has been released, the songs are out without acknowledge of producers via internet. But we are not going to published the addresses here as it will be a pirate of the new creations. We expect do it after some time as we done to Harry potter book series.

Still, any one can download all the books free via this web site. Because, we thought many of us can't afford to buy those 6 books but like to read them. Only an innocent imagination. Then we went forward to fulfill your expectation with the help of other reputed webs like "file networks" .We know companies spend large amount of money to produce a new album. It's not fare to download free from the beginning, that'll not help them anyway.We must give some time for them to earn and get profit for their product without getting it free. Please be patient !

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Posted in the biography from the official site: "Backstreet Boys spent a year-and-a-half recording 'Unbreakable,' which marks a confident return to the pop template that best defines the group’s sound. First single “Inconsolable,” produced by Emanuel Kiriakou (Nick Lachey, Celine Dion, Katharine McPhee), is a classic piano-driven midtempo ballad reminiscent of the group’s biggest hits. Upon its release in September 2007, it was an instant add at pop radio stations across the country.

All 13 tracks on the set, in fact, demonstrate an organic ease with material that is an ideal fit. “Helpless When She Smiles” is another stunning hit-worthy midtempo ballad, produced by Grammy-winning John Shanks (Kelly Clarkson, Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, Hilary Duff). A number of other tracks were produced and co-written in Nashville by Dan Muckala, who worked with Backstreet Boys on previous album “Never Gone.” Among his standouts is the moody Beatles-esque “Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon”—a song that all four singers herald as a highlight of the set. BSB asked heralded songwriter Billy Mann to collaborate on the song with Muckala. "The result," says Brian, “is a love story, but with an unexpected message that really makes you think. Melodically, the bridge becomes another song, which I love. It’s really all about the emotion of the vocals, and it’s different than any other track we’ve recorded.”

The boys met Muckala five years ago, when he was writing for a number of Christian artists. “He was sort of trapped in that category and we could tell he was ready to blossom into the secular world,” Howie says. “We were lucky to catch him at that stage, and he really inspired us with ‘Incomplete,’” the first single from “Never Gone.” “Sometimes people have that huge hit and their rates triple and they lose their humility. But Dan remains humble and we were all eager to work together again.”

Also among priorities this time around, BSB wanted to include enough uptempo tracks on the new album to showcase in their trademark kinetic live shows. Synthesizer-soaked “Everything But Mine,” playfully frenetic “Panic,” galloping “Any Other Way” and creepy crawler “One in a Million” ably fit the bill."

On Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007, "Unmistakable" (which Muckala co-wrote and produced with Adam Anders who also penned the Backstreet Boys' hit single "More Than That") and "Something That I Already Know" were released on RateTheMusic.com and Promosquad.com as new tracks members may rate. The next day, October 3rd, a clip from a radio station located in Japan apparently leaked the full version of the song, "Everything But Mine", along with the intro of the album. "Everything But Mine" was the first full song leak for "Unbreakable" since "Helpless When She Smiles" (Not including "Inconsolable"), which let out in the late Spring of 2007.

On Thursday, October 11th, 2007, an online music store released clips from all the tracks on the album, "Unbreakable", including the two bonus tracks (for specific editions), "Downpour" and "In Pieces".

On Monday, October 22nd, 2007, the full album was leaked on various P2P Sites due to Japan's release date for the album. This included 3 European bonus tracks.

On Wednesday, October 24th, 2007, "Unbreakable" debuted at #1 on Japan's Oricon Daily Albums Chart with 10,682 units sold.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Witness: Diana spoke after crash > "Oh my God, Oh my God"

LONDON, England (AP) -- A rescuer who tried to help Diana after her Paris car crash said Thursday that the princess spoke as she lay in the wreckage, repeating the words "oh my God" over and over.

Damian Dalby told an inquest into Diana's death that he and his brother rushed over to the wreckage of the princess' Mercedes after it crashed in the Pont d'Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997.

art.pariscrash.jpgA photograph of the crash site in Paris 1997, shown to the jury earlier in the inquest.

Dalby, who was a volunteer French firefighter at the time, told the inquest by videolink from Paris that the car was surrounded by photographers.

"The car's rear, right-hand side door was open, and a photographer was close by, but he did not stop me from doing my assistance job," Dalby said.

Ian Burnett, lead lawyer for the inquest, asked Dalby: "Was it right the lady in the car was trying to speak?"

"Yes, she was saying: 'Oh my God, Oh my God,"' Dalby said.

Dalby said police arrived and moved the photographers away.

The inquest is examining the deaths of Diana and her companion, Dodi Fayed, in Paris, where the couple had been pursued by paparazzi. Witnesses have testified that photographers were among the first to reach the scene of the crash.

The jury heard Thursday from a statement given by Dalby's brother, Sebastien Pennequin, shortly after the crash. Pennequin said he tried to help police move photographers away.

"They continued taking photographs, it was then I spoke to them telling them to stop," the statement said. "'The people must know that Princess Diana is alive,' one of them said."

The inquest -- required by British law when someone dies unexpectedly, violently or of unknown causes -- had been delayed for 10 years because of the two exhaustive investigations by French and British police.

Both concluded that the couple's driver, Henri Paul, was drunk, driving too fast and that the deaths were an accident. Paul also died.

Fayed's father contends that the couple were the targets of a plot orchestrated by Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

Earlier Thursday, a French man who claims Diana died in a trap set by photographers faced skeptical lawyers.

Jacques Morel alleges that the late French photographer James Andanson organized a plan to stop the car carrying Diana and Fayed in the tunnel so paparazzi could take photos and get interviews. He says he has written a book on the subject, so far unpublished.

Morel, who began testifying Wednesday, said he saw a line of 10 to 12 photographers and a man with a video camera just inside the tunnel before the crash. No other witness has claimed to see photographers waiting in the tunnel, though several have said photographers were quickly at the scene.

Morel claimed he had seen secret papers supporting his contention, but Michael Mansfield, a lawyer for Fayed's father, Mohamed al Fayed, questioned whether such a file existed.

"How would you like to bet?" said Morel, who testified via video link from Paris. "I can bet with you 1 million U.S. dollars, and if you bet with me, I can send you the file within 24 hours."

Morel claimed he had given a copy of the file to Fayed's legal team, which Mansfield denied.

Mohamed al Fayed has alleged that Andanson, who died in 2000, was involved in a plot to kill his son and the princess and was the driver of a white Fiat Uno that collided with the couple's car before the crash.

That car has never been traced.

Diana: The new unseen CCTV images from the Ritz Hotel

The jury in the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest today watched CCTV footage from the Ritz Hotel taken in the run-up to the fatal crash.

The first of the DVDs showed members of the paparazzi arriving outside on the afternoon of August 30, 1997.

Inspector Paul Carpenter, of the Metropolitan Police, talked the panel of five men and six women through the staggered images.

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The hotel lift: A smiling Diana and Dodi get into the Ritz's lift shortly after arriving at the Ritz hours before the fatal crash

diana CCTV

He told them there were 43 separate cameras in the hotel in Paris, from where Diana and Dodi Fayed set off on their final journey, and that 31 were relevant to the inquiry.

"Only 31 of them show movements of the main participants in these events," he said.

He explained a problem with the timings of the footage, saying five different banks of cameras showed five different times.

diana CCTV

Moments later Diana and Dodi are seen again, this time in the lobby of the Ritz

Some may be up to 2 minutes 52 seconds off the master clock he had established to try to synchronise the images.

"We're going to start with the first arrivals at the hotel in the afternoon and in the first shot you will see members of the paparazzi arriving at the hotel at about five to four, some time before the Princess and Dodi Al Fayed actually arrived."

The court was shown colour footage from "Camera 4" at Place Vendome where two motorcyclists arrived, later followed by others.

The couple are spotted again with Claude Roulet, the deputy to the director of the hotel, who then leads them into the foyer of the imperial suite 90 minutes later

Members of the public could be seen milling past the front entrance of the hotel.

Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens, who is set to give evidence at some stage in the inquest, was in the main courtroom today, listening to the proceedings.

The jury then viewed footage of Diana and Dodi arriving at the hotel just hours before the fatal collision.

A camera overlooking the back entrance to the Ritz, in Rue Cambon, shows Claude Roulet, deputy to the director of the hotel, waiting outside for the couple, followed by a "fleeting shot" of them arriving.

A camera just inside the door shows the couple follow Mr Roulet into the hotel, followed by bodyguard Trevor Rees Jones, who is wearing an orange shirt.

Mr Carpenter explained to the jury that the next image was taken at 16.32 and shows Dodi and Diana walking through a lobby with columns at the rear of the hotel towards a lift.

Diana is seen again in the lift. Dodi can be seen in the mirrored rear of the elevator as he enters

The next image shows a smiling Princess getting into the lift alongside Dodi, who stands to her right. They are still accompanied by Mr Roulet, and can be seen to get out of the lift a few seconds later, at exactly 16.35.

The next shot shows Diana and Dodi walking towards the camera down a corridor on the first floor.

"You can see Mr Roulet lead the couple from the back of the hotel towards the front, towards the Imperial Suite," Mr Carpenter said.

The couple are again spotted in the hotel lobby just before 7pm.

Diana and Dodi are then caught on the CCTV in the foyer of the Imperial Suite at 16.38, walking into Room 102.

The footage then moves on to show images of Dodi leaving the hotel to pay a visit to Repossi the jeweller's.

Narrating the footage, taken at 17.06, Mr Carpenter said: "Dodi al Fayed appears on the left and Trevor Rees Jones will then depart at that stage. He goes downstairs to arrange the departure of Dodi to go to Repossi's with Mr Roulet."

The jury was then shown CCTV images starting at 17.37 which show Dodi, wearing a dark-coloured blazer and jeans, leaving the Imperial Suite and walking down the corridor with Mr Rees Jones.

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Diana leaves the hotel to get into the Mercedes, just minutes before the crash

He is then seen walking down a staircase into the Hall Vendome, at the front of the hotel.

An image taken outside the front of the hotel on the Place Vendome, Mr Carpenter says, shows Henri Paul standing next to a Mercedes which will take Dodi to Repossi's.

Dodi is then seen to leave the hotel, returning nine minutes later at 17.49, when he walks through the Hall Vendome.

Mr Carpenter said: "Dodi can be seen carrying a brochure in his right hand as he ascends the stairs."

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Harry Potter ! ---Dumbledore outed, Is a gay !

Source: Pop Watch by: Omar Aviles

Dumbledore At a recent Q&A at Carnegie Hall, Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling filled in yet another piece of the Potter universe not found (but maybe implied) within the pages of the series - Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts headmaster and wizard extraordinaire, was gay. Addressing a question about Dumbledore's seemingly non-existent love life, Rowling said: "I always saw Dumbledore as gay…Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald…Don't forget, falling in love can blind us. [He] was very drawn to this brilliant person. This was Dumbledore's tragedy." In fact, at a recent script meeting for the adaptation of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", after seeing a line in which Dumbledore extols the virtues of the distaff, Rowling was forced to remind director David Yates of Dumbledore's preference for red hot man candy.



Read the rest of what she had to say, including things not relating to Dumbledore's love of man meat, over here !

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Potter_lFirst things first: At last night's talk at New York City's Carnegie Hall — an event for thousands of young Harry Potter fans and their parents — J.K. Rowling outed the kindly headmaster.

Responding to a question from a child about Dumbledore's love life, Rowling hesitated and then revealed, "I always saw Dumbledore as gay." Filling in a few more details, she said, "Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald.... Don't forget, falling in love can blind us. [He] was very drawn to this brilliant person. This was Dumbledore's tragedy." She added that in a recent meeting about the sixth movie, she spied a line in the script where Dumbledore waxed poetic about a girl, so she was forced to scribble director David Yates a note to correct the situation.

So how did all those lucky kids get to sit in the baronial gilt and red velvet splendor of Carnegie Hall? First they won a sweepstakes event created by Rowling's publisher, Scholastic, and then they flew to New York from all over the country. As I waited in line in the unseasonal muggy New York heat to enter the famous concert hall, I chatted up the father and daughter in front of me. They'd just flown in from Nashville (what's more, their plane had been delayed, so they'd arrived at the concert hall with mere minutes to spare). As I canvassed more families, I found they'd come from all over the country — from as far away as Arizona, Washington, Minnesota, and Texas (it was rumored some came from Hawaii, but I didn't verify that).

When the line, snaking around the block, began moving at 6:30, it moved fast. By 7:00 everyone was seated, the red-jacketed ushers were shushing and closing the box doors, and the event host, MSNBC news anchor Keith Olbermann, took the stage. But not center stage, which was dominated by an enormous, velvet-upholstered, carved wooden chair — a throne, really — planted on a Persian carpet. Gesturing to it, Olbermann joked, "That's not sufficient for someone who'll be signing that many copies" — a reference to the fact that, after the reading, Rowling would be signing a copy of Hallows for every single sweepstakes winner.

The crowd was polite to Olbermann, but when a smiling Rowling finally strode on stage, perfectly blonded and coiffed, fingernails shellacked to a brilliant red, stilettos clicking, they went absolutely mad, screaming, jumping to their feet, even crying. Gently, in true mom fashion, she shushed them, and began to read from the seventh book. She's a brilliant reader, funny and quick, doing all the voices with comic perfection — Ron was abashed and sullen; Hermione, squeaky with rage; Harry, exhausted with the effort to appease the two. (She even made herself giggle in places as she read.) When she finished the crowd rose to its feet again, even as she tried, in vain, to get them sit. "Don't make me cry!" she kept saying. Finally everyone did sit, and the question-and-answer session could begin. The lucky questioners had mostly been chosen in advance (though a few were plucked at random); at least one little girl — 8 years old — could barely reach the microphone.

Neville's love life? "He marries Hannah Abbott!" she announced as the crowd squealed its appreciation. (What's more, Hannah becomes proprietress of The Leaky Cauldron, so Neville becomes cool to his students.)

Why is it Molly Weasley who kills Bellatrix? One, "Molly is a very good witch," even though most people don't realize it. And two, "Bellatrix is as obsessed with Voldemort as Molly is consumed with maternal love." What was it like to finish book seven? "It felt like a bereavement." Were there intentional similarities between Voldemort and Hitler? Yes, there were. The books, she said, were "a plea for an end to hatred, to bigotry" as well as a lesson for kids "to question authority.... You should not assume the establishment tells you the truth." Did Hagrid ever find love? Alas, no (though that had something more to do with the rarity of giantesses than any personality defect on Hagrid's part). To one boy, who revealed his dad had read the series, but not his mom, she said, "If I've got time to write 'em, she's got time to read 'em!" As the crowd roared with laughter, she added, "Is your mom here? Who did you come with?" (Dad, not Mom.)

By 8:20 it was over — the talking part, anyway. Rowling, flexing her hands, announced she had to limber up in order to sign all the books, which were stacked in enormous piles next to the stage. Was she really going to do scrawl her distinctive signature that many times? Yes, she was — and the kids, who were now going to be within touching distance of her, became downright emotional.

As for me, a member of the press, I was shunted back out into the hot October night, where it had started to rain. "That was great!" shouted a reporter next to me. Yes, it was. Like those kids, I'll remember it for the rest of my life.

On the train ride home, as I mulled over the evening, I kept trying to figure out which my favorite book of the series was. Four? Seven? Five? I've got a great argument for each of those. But I just couldn't make up my mind. All of you out there — can any of you say what your favorite is?

Monday, October 15, 2007

Sri Lankan President meets Sharukh Khan and Karan Johar






Visiting President Mahinda Rajapaksa is welcoming Indian Super Star, Sharukh Khan at Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi on Saturday prior to their meeting.

Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Chalenge 2007 Won - Aneek Dhar

Aneek Dhar Wins SaReGaMaPa - Pictures included

Aneek Dhar is the Winner of SaReGaMaPa Challenge 2007.

The last two weeks of tension, apprehensions, jubiliations, heart attacks, wishful thinking, the craze that gripped millions of fans who campaigned and voted relentlessly 24/7, have now decided the winner for the much sought after #1 crown. The mandates have chosen the topper.

It is none other than the 18 year old Royal Bengal Cub of Kolkata - Aneek Dhar!! He beat
Bikaner’s Raja Hasan and Pakistan’s Amanat Ali to take the title “Vishvayudh ka Vijeta”. Raja was declared the first runner up and Amanat the second runner up in the closely contested finals. Poonam was declared one of the “Spark of the show”. Mauli got the performer of the show crown for her first performance on Maiya Maiya.

The grand finale, which was held in Mumbai's Andheri Sports Complex on October 13, saw thousands of fans waiting breathlessly for the results, while millions others watched it from their homes. The show was a lavish and extravagant affair and the stadium was packed to capacity. All the top 12 were back on stage performing and it was really nice to see them all enjoying so well. The episode lasted for 4 hours with some nostalgic performances by the mentors, host, all the contesttants and by the past contestants. The results indicate that this show has received a record-breaking 106,144,334 votes collected worldwide for the Grand Finale. Aneek received a total vote count of 3,65,89,134 votes, while first runner up Raja Hasan receieved 352,40,963 votes and second runner up Amanat Ali received 3,43,14,257 votes.

The show surprise was Akshay’s live performance and he sang quite well. The three winners gave very touching thank you speech and behaved with a lot of dignity, making the viewers emotional as well. They surely made a place in everyone’s hearts. The musical journey that started 6 months back surely got a fitting closure.

Our heartiest congratulations to all the winners!!!
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Author : Barnali

"Om Shanthi Om", Will it be a huge one ?

With Shahrukh Khan is the Producer, and many actors represent one film,
I think "Om Shanthi Om" is going to be a very big hit in time to come. The very first film in the history , giving much publicity before the film release. There are 31 biggest stars who are in the film industry for the last 15 years. For the first time in The Hindi Film Industry , Sanjay Dutt , Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan , together at once on a film.


Farah Khan







But I've heard Aamir Khan is not there because of his own debut new film ‘Taare Zameen Pe’ with busy time. Farah Khan, The director of the "Om Shanthi Om", tried to get him too but failed.
The release date is fixed for 9th of November.Some of the actors and actresses are Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Vishal Dadlani, Malaika Arora, Rishi Kapoor, Subhash Ghai, Karan Johar, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Javed Sheikh (Pakistan), Arjun Rampal, Zayed Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Dino Morea, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Shilpa Shetty, Lara Dutta, Vidya Balan, Amrita Arora, Juhi Chawla, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar, Sunil Shetty, Govinda, Bobby Deol, Shahwar Ali, Uvika Chaudhary, Akshay Kumar, Kirron Kher, Bindu, Satish Shah.


Farah Khan, The director of the "Om Shanthi Om"
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Here are some photos of "Om Shanthi Om".






Friday, October 12, 2007

Mind Your Language, The Popular TV show, Back on Zee Cafe ,EVERY WEEK DAYS

Mind Your Language, The Popular TV show, Back on Zee Cafe at 7pm and 11 pm !

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Mind Your Language is a British comedy television series originally shown on ITV between 1977 and 1979. Produced by LWT and directed by Stuart Allen, it is set in a school for adult students in London, focusing on the English as a Foreign Language class taught by Mr. Jeremy Brown, portrayed Barry Evans, who had to deal with a motley crew of foreigners. A new version of the show with some of the original cast aired in 1986.

The series focuses on the English as a Foreign Language class for adult students in a London school. The classes take place in the early evening, and are taught by Mr. Jeremy Brown (Barry Evans), though on occasion other individuals take over the class if Mr. Brown is not available. The class consists of foreigners with varying degrees of English proficiency, with no two students from the same country (with the exception of Jamilla Ranjha and Ranjeet Singh, who come from two very different regions of India). The humour of the show is derived from the students misunderstanding English words or terms, and plays up to the cultural stereotype of their individual nation of origin.

Season One takes place over a full school year, starting with Mr. Brown being hired by the Headmistress Miss Courtney, and ends with the students sitting for their Lower Cambridge Certificate. Season Two begins at the start of the next school year, with all ten previous students returning after having failed their exam, and two new students joining them, for a total of twelve. The exams were less stressed on as time went by. This was reflected in the show's setting; Season One and Two primarily took place within the classroom, but the later seasons explored settings outside of the school.

More recently the show has been criticised for unimaginative racism and political incorrectness, but in its day the show was popular with people of many backgrounds because of its light-hearted take on multiculturalism and because it gave some otherwise unrepresented minorities a television presence, albeit represented as caricatures.



Students **************************

  • Flag of Italy Giovanni Cupello, portrayed by George Camiller, is an Italian cook as well as the class' loudest student and de-facto class monitor. On the frequent occasions when Mr. Brown is called out of class, Giovanni is the one who takes charge of the class. He is best friends with Max, who is also (eventually) his flatmate. Giovanni's main English problem is understanding metaphors and large words, though he often answers wrongly on purpose to amuse the class. He is attracted to Danielle, though as the series progresses she becomes more like an accomplice rather than an infatuation. Like all those who dwell in London, he picks up slang faster than he does proper language. He is also very emotional and cries every time Mr. Brown leaves or declares he is leaving.
  • Flag of Germany Anna Schmidt, portrayed by Jacki Harding, is a stereotypical 1970s German and is often portrayed as gruff and stern. In her introduction she refers to "German efficiency", and accordingly Anna is a hardworking student, occasionally asking legitimate questions and as the series progresses, answering Mr. Brown's questions correctly. Her main problem is mixing "V" and "W" sounds.
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China Chung Su-Lee, portrayed by Pik-Sen Lim (Season 1 - 3), is a secretary at the Chinese Embassy. She is never seen without her red book of Mao, which she often quotes from, much to Mr. Brown's displeasure. She constantly juxtaposes her "Rs" and "Ls", although her English is arguably the best in the class. Early in the series, she had a fierce ideological rivalry with Taro, her Japanese classmate. Although she is often regarded as fierce, she is kind and thoughtful to her friends.
  • Flag of Japan Taro Nagazumi, portrayed by Robert Lee (Season 1 - 3) is a Japanese electronics representative. He has a reasonable command of English, but has a habit of adding "-o" to every word he says. He also bows to Mr Brown every time he stands, often resulting in the teacher repeating the gesture and hitting something. Early in the series he is at odds with Su-Lee due to Japan and China's own political differences in the 1970s. He is never seen without his camera and takes pictures of people for money. His classic reply is the Japanese "ah so?" (really?).
  • Flag of India Jamila Ranjha, portrayed by Jamila Massey (Season 1 - 3), is an Indian housewife from Bombay. When she first joins the class she can barely speak English, and needs Ali to translate her Hindi. She improves significantly as time goes on, but frequently returns to speaking in Hindi when it suits her. She is constantly knitting cardigans, though she is rarely seen wearing them. She does not participate in the Ali-Ranjeet feud as she is a Christian.
  • Flag of Greece Maximillian A.A. Papandrios, portrayed by Kevork Malikyan (Season 1 - 3), is a Greek shipping office worker, and is often paired with Giovanni. He is attracted to Danielle but as the show progresses the three became a gang of sorts. His personality is almost identical to Giovanni and the two rarely fight in the series, except over girls and, once, over ethnic slurs. Like many of his classmates, Max tends to misunderstand metaphors and large words. He also has heavy accent, which causes him to add "H" to almost every word he says.
  • Flag of Spain Juan Cervantes, Ricardo Montez, is a Spanish bartender with an optimistic streak. Juan is always laughing at himself, and is always confident of his answers even when they are completely wrong. Early in the series Juan spoke almost no English, and answered everything with "por favor" (please), necessitating Giovanni to translate some key terms for him. Juan's English improved as the series went on. He cares a great deal for Mr. Brown, whom he considers almost family.
  • Flag of India Ranjeet Singh, portrayed by Albert Moses, is a Tube worker from Punjab in India and a very devoted Sikh. He constantly argues with Ali, who is a Pakistani Muslim. He tends to mix up his general knowledge, and upon being corrected he always puts his hands together for "a thousand apologies". He carries a kirpan, with which he has threatened to assassinate anyone from Ali to Mr. Jarvis the woodwork teacher.
  • Flag of France Danielle Favre, portrayed by Francoise Pascal (Season 1 - 3), is an amorous French au pair who instantly grabs the attention of all men, including Mr. Brown. Her good looks often distract Giovanni and Max from their answers, while Mr. Brown is often found in seemingly incriminating positions with her. She is annoyed when Ingrid Svenson joins the class, instigating a rivalry for Mr. Brown's attention. She is a good friend to fellow au pair Anna and the two often spend their weekends together. Owing to her job, her spoken English is acceptable and her general knowledge fair, though her main problems lay in grammar theory.
  • Flag of Pakistan Ali Nadim, portrayed by Dino Shafeek (Season 1 - 3), is one of the first students that Mr. Brown meets at the school. He is originally from Lahore, Pakistan. Never seen without his Jinnah hat, he is the most vocal of the students and often literally misinterprets everything said by others. As a Pakistani Muslim he has a vocal and occasionally physical rivalry with Ranjeet, who is a Sikh (Indian). By the middle of Season 2, although they continue to argue, Ali's rivalry with Ranjeet becomes less malicious, and they are on occasion able to work together without complaint.
  • Flag of Sweden Ingrid Svenson, portrayed by Anna Bergman (Season 2 and 4), is a Swedish au pair who joins the class at the beginning of Season 2. She is attractive and straightforward about her attraction Mr. Brown, sparking a rivalry between her and Danielle. She transfers schools at the end of Season 2, but returns in the independently produced Season 4.
  • Flag of Hungary Zoltán Szabó, portrayed by Gabor Vernon (Season 2), is a Hungarian student who only appears during Season 2. He has a very basic level of English and requires a phrasebook for everything. He picks up slang quickly, most of which comes from Giovanni and Juan. Zoltán is a romantic at heart, and enjoys singing sad Hungarian ballads.
  • In the fourth season, Mr. Brown and Miss Courtney were still at the school, as were Anna, Giovanni, Ingrid, Juan and Ranjeet. New students included Maria Papandrious, portrayed by Jenny Lee-Wright, Michelle Dumas (Marie-Elise Grepne), Farrukh Azzam (Raj Patel), and Fu Wong Chang (Vincent Wong).

Mind Your Language was a British comedy series originally shown on ITV, between 1977 and 1979. Produced by LWT, it was set in a language school in London, with the late Barry Evans as the embattled night school English language teacher for a motley crew of assorted foreigners.

The series was known for its humorous take on national stereotypes: the German woman was dour and humourless; the French woman was sexy and flirtatious; the Swedish woman was liberated and straightforwardly sex-mad; the Chinese woman a rampant Maoist; while the Sikh and Pakistani men were often on the brink of war, and the Spaniard, the Greek and the Italian were macho. Much of the humour also stemmed from the trouble the students had with the English language, their often outrageous speech patterns and the students' hilarious mispronunciations of English. In the politically correct days of the late 1990s the show was criticised, but in its day the show was popular with people of many backgrounds because of its light-hearted take on multiculturalism and because it gave some otherwise unrepresented minorities a television presence.


Memorable Phrases:*******************

Ali Nadim (Pakistani) : "Squeeze me please!", "Oh Blimey!", "Jolly Good","U damn fool!"

Giovanni Cupello (Italian) : "Santa Maria!", "Holy Ravioli!"

Maximillian Papandrious (Greek) : "Hokay!"

Jamila Rahjha (Indian) : "God heavening!"

Deloris Courtney (the prim-and-proper English headmistress) : "MISS Courtney, if you don't mind."

Ranjeet Singh (Punjabi - A Sri Lankan acted as Indian) : "A thousand apologies."

Chung Su-Lee (Chinese) : "Chairman Mao, he says..." "The Democlatic Lepublic Of China", "...peace-roving Chinese!"

Taro Nagazumi (Japanese) : "Ah-so" (proceeds forward and bows)

Juan Cervantes (Spanish) : "Por favor?","s'awright", "One fate/fete/fit, Two fate/fete/fit!"

Zoltan Szabo (Hungarian) : "Bocsánat?"

Anna Schmidt (German) : "Wery Good!"

Gladys the tea lady (English) : "Her ladyship wants to see you"

Jeremy Brown (English) : "Is the old dragon in?"

Sid the caretaker (English) : "You sure you got the right cucumber?"


Barry Evans ... Jeremy Brown (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


George Camiller ... Giovanni Capello / ... (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


Jacki Harding ... Anna Schmidt (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


Robert Lee ... Taro Nagazumi (20 episodes, 1977-1979)


Kevork Malikyan ... Maximillian Papandrious / ... (20 episodes, 1977-1979)


Zara Nutley ... Miss Courtney (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


Jamila Massey ... Jamila Ranjha / ... (20 episodes, 1977-1979)


Ricardo Montez ... Juan Cervantes (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


Albert Moses ... Ranjeet Singh (20 episodes, 1977-1978)


Françoise Pascal ... Danielle Favre / ... (20 episodes, 1977-1979)


Dino Shafeek ... Ali Nadim / ... (20 episodes, 1977-1979)


Pik Sen Lim ... Chung Su-Lee / ... (19 episodes, 1977-1979)

Iris Sadler ... Gladys / ... (14 episodes, 1977-1979)


Tommy Godfrey ... Sid (12 episodes, 1977-1979)


Anna Bergman ... Ingrid Svenson (7 episodes, 1978)


Gabor Vernon ... Zoltan Szabo / ... (7 episodes, 1978)


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