Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Obama Reads Bush's Letter - Barack Obama shares the letter Bush left for him in the oval office.
|
Labels:
Fun
Obama Reads Bush's Letter - watch more funny videos
AR RAHMAN THE MUSIC MAESTRO
Although most Americans had heard of neither A.R. Rahman nor his music until recently, the 43-year-old composer is a giant in his native India. Rahman is now a Golden Globe® winner for "Best Original Soundtrack" for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and has been nominated for three Oscars® for the film, for best original score and two best original songs.
Educate yourself about this world-renowned musician below! And don't miss the two videos at the bottom of the post - of his acceptance of the Golden Globe® on January 11th and an interview he participated in with South Asia's Desi You!
His Achievements:
"Allah Rakkha Rahman is a Academy Award®-nominated and National Film Award- and Golden Globe®-winning Indian film composer, record producer and musician. His work has garnered considerable acclaim and a large global fanbase since his film scoring career began in the early 1990s."
"Working in several of India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists. His acclaimed music compositions have led TIME Magazine to declare him the 'Mozart of Madras'..."
On His Music: The Associated Press (Jan. 25th):
"Rahman has composed music for more than 130 Indian films, incorporating jazz, rock, Indian pop and Western classical music. 'He changed the entire concept of Indian film music,' said Subir Malik, another well-known Indian musician who described Rahman as 'a very, very experimental guy.' The two Oscar-nominated songs follow his tradition of mixing globe-spanning styles. 'Jai Ho' blends classic Indian pop with electronica and Brazilian-inspired drums. 'O Saya' features eclectic British sensation M.I.A., who co-wrote the song with Rahman."
"Only two Indians have won at the Oscars® so far — costume designer Bhanu Athaiya won for GANDHI in 1982 and noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray was honored with a lifetime achievement award in 1992."
'We have been waiting for this for nearly 80 years, haven't we? I am so elated,' A.R. Rahman told The Hindu on Thursday, soon after the Academy Award nominations were declared."
On A.R., the Man: India's Economic Times (Jan. 23rd):
"His father, a music composer himself, died when he was nine and his family had to rent out musical equipment to make ends meet. But, his mother... ensured that financial strife did not come in the way of her son's aspirations."
"[A.R.] plans to open a music school that will train people in orchestral music. 'Today the idea of music is composing for films, which is exciting and good for the film industry but not good for art,' he had told ET. 'So, my music school will be to start an orchestra and raise awareness about orchestral music. And in India, every state is different so I thought we'd have one orchestra that says it all. It is also a bridge for our culture, to export our culture,' said modern India's best known ambassador. "
On What His Success Means to Indians: India's Business Standard (Jan. 28th):
"He's enabled Indian music to move onto the international stage... A.R. Rahman winning the Golden Globe® for his music for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is probably the most significant thing to have happened to the music industry in India in a long time... There is no other Indian composer more deserving of recognition than Rahman. Many people have been looking at Rahman’s winning the award as something of a national achievement and in terms of Indian music and its artistes being put on the world map."
Mr. Rahman, who felt on 'top of the world,' said he was getting offers from Hollywood producers to provide the musical score for their films, ever since his musical score for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE won the Golden Globe award. Asked whether the Indian film industry would lose him to Hollywood, Mr. Rahman quipped, 'I will do a balancing act.'" - India's The Hindu
On His Spirituality: The Times Of India (Jan. 24th):
"[A.R.] said, 'Religious sounds rather vulgar these days, I am more of a spiritual person... For me and my music, spirituality is the most important element and I don't think I can create the kind of music I do, if I don't practice spirituality.' A source close to the musician revealed, 'Even when Rahman has a tedious schedule, he makes it a point to offer Namaaz five times a day, especially so after the awards.'"
Will A.R.Rahman get Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire??
My congratulations to A.R.Rahman for the 3 Oscar Nominations.
Slumdog Millionaire received 10 Oscar Nominations. Out of that 3 for Rahman for the original score and two songs O Saya and Jai Ho. This film is now in the Top 10 chart of north america and Top 1 in the British.
Rehman making indians proud.
"I love this film. The nominations have given me a great feeling. My inspiration to compose the music was the movie itself, its thought and the message in the film," Rahman told a TV channel after the nominations were disclosed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, US.
Let us wish him all the best, rahman bring us Oscar.
Financial Crisis has hit Santa Claus!!!!
|
Labels:
Fun
Amidst news of bailouts, bankruptcies, layoffs and the like, it seems people from all walks of life — even Santa Claus — are feeling the impact of the current economic crisis.
Sad but true. And did you hear how many kids are sitting on Santa’s lap asking for a job for their daddy for Christmas?Not enough credit has been given to the role the high cost of fuel has played in our economy.
This past year’s historically high gas prices has directly resulted in a record number of jobs and homes being lost. Of all the many that have lost homes in my area none have been because of adjustable mortgages.Most families have gone broke this past year at the pump alone. Then the increased cost in fuel was passed on to the consumer through increased production and shipping costs of every single consumer product imaginable.The average family cut back this results in even more jobs being lost.
And while we are doing the happy dance at the pumps OPEC is planning more production cuts. It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents a gallon to drive an electric car. The electric to charge could be generated by wind or solar power. Bail us out of our dependence on foreign oil.
Use some of those billions to get some infrastructures set up, get some solar and wind projects going, Create clean , cheap energy, create badly needed new green collar jobs. It would be a win-win situation all the way around. I just read a book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 by Jeff Wilson. I suggest anyone concerned about these things read this book.
This past year’s historically high gas prices has directly resulted in a record number of jobs and homes being lost. Of all the many that have lost homes in my area none have been because of adjustable mortgages.Most families have gone broke this past year at the pump alone. Then the increased cost in fuel was passed on to the consumer through increased production and shipping costs of every single consumer product imaginable.The average family cut back this results in even more jobs being lost.
And while we are doing the happy dance at the pumps OPEC is planning more production cuts. It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents a gallon to drive an electric car. The electric to charge could be generated by wind or solar power. Bail us out of our dependence on foreign oil.
Use some of those billions to get some infrastructures set up, get some solar and wind projects going, Create clean , cheap energy, create badly needed new green collar jobs. It would be a win-win situation all the way around. I just read a book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 by Jeff Wilson. I suggest anyone concerned about these things read this book.
Black Friday Stampede At Wal-Mart - Merry Christmas
|
Labels:
Fun
A Wal-Mart employee in suburban New York was trampled to death by a crush of shoppers who tore down the front doors and thronged into the store early Friday morning, turning the annual rite of post-Thanksgiving bargain hunting into a Hobbesian frenzy.
The throng of Wal-Mart shoppers had been building all night, filling sidewalks and stretching across a vast parking lot at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, N.Y. At 3:30 a.m., the Nassau County police had to be called in for crowd control, and an officer with a bullhorn pleaded for order.
Tension grew as the 5 a.m. opening neared. Someone taped up a crude poster: “Blitz Line Starts Here.”
By 4:55, with no police officers in sight, the crowd of more than 2,000 had become a rabble, and could be held back no longer. Fists banged and shoulders pressed on the sliding-glass double doors, which bowed in with the weight of the assault. Six to 10 workers inside tried to push back, but it was hopeless.
Suddenly, witnesses and the police said, the doors shattered, and the shrieking mob surged through in a blind rush for holiday bargains. One worker, Jdimytai Damour, 34, was thrown back onto the black linoleum tiles and trampled in the stampede that streamed over and around him. Others who had stood alongside Mr. Damour trying to hold the doors were also hurled back and run over, witnesses said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html?_r=1&ref=business
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html?_r=1&ref=business
Mother’s Eight Lies : "MOTHER" - a word that means the world to us.
|
Labels:
Fun
Nice Reading....(Source: Web)This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry."
This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten; My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish."
This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, "Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired."
This was Mother's Third Lie
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration; I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said "Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!".
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbours saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying "I don't need love."
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, "I have enough money."
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me "I'm not used to high living."
That was Mother's Seventh Lie.
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said,"Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain."
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died.
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the Million things she gave me,
"O" means Only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the Tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her Heart of gold,
"E" is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
"R" means Right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER" - a word that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)