With Osama dead, man finally shaves
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
When a middle school teacher vowed not to shave until Osama bin Laden was caught following the terror attacks, he thought it would only be a matter of months. So when Gary Weddle (50) found out the al-Qaeda leader was dead, he was probably more happy than most. In almost 10 years the science teacher from Ephrata, Washington, had managed to grow a grizzled beard that reached his chest.
Parting with his hair: Gary Weddle rushed in and shaved on his itchy
friend which he had for the last 10 years.
He certainly could have joined band ZZ Top and ironically bore a resemblance to Bin Laden himself. "I spent my first five minutes crying and then I couldn't get it off fast enough," said Weddle. Unsurprisingly Weddle's wife Donita was also rather relieved to be able to see a bit more of her husband's face. "He looks 10 years younger," she said. "It's a very happy moment for us. It's a very happy moment for the whole nation." Weddle had been working in his garden on Sunday evening when a colleague called to tell him the news.
Sceptical at first Weddle turned on the news and then when it had sunk in rushed to the bathroom to hack away at the itchy creation. Friends and neighbours even headed over to his house to watch the symbolic moment. And yesterday Weddle's school principal Jill Palmquist honoured him, telling students they should admire the teacher for sticking to his vow not to shave for 3,454 days.
But he had made a vow and was going to stick to it even if special forces had never captured the terrorist.
In 2003 Weddle had said, "If they want to shave it off my body in the coffin, they can, but I'm going to hang onto it... I'm not going to forget and I'm not going to let anyone forget."
3,454 Number of days Gary Weddle went unshaven
When Sonali Bendre attends a party without underwear
Thursday, February 10, 2011
It was a party hosted by the successful Bollywood director Karan Johar. The venue was the Four Seasons Hotel and the date was first of February, 2011. The party was attended by most of the glitterati of the Bolly Town. Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor graced the occasion. Sonali Bendre and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan entered the party together. No sooner had they arrived, the talk spread around the party that Sonali was not wearing underwear.
This is a disheartening incident for the fans of Sonali Bendre. During her career she has always portrayed herself as a sober actress. This incident rudely goes against her good image. Bollywood was rocked in the past due to separate such incidents, where Yana Gupta and Neetu Chandra turned up in public without wearing a panty. However, both of them were unmarried.
Sonali Bendre, the wife to the well known director Goldie Behl and the mother of a child; is always popular with the camera men. She has always attracted the looks of the admirers; however, this wardrobe malfunction might tarnish her reputation. The actress agitated with the whole incidence, retorted back to the press people that she was glad that they saw it.
Another look alike of Katrina Kaif…
It is said that there are seven people in this world who resemble you. Well, I guess this is true to some extent. It’s kind of uncanny to see how closely the Rockstar heroin Nargis Fakhri resembles Katrina Kaif. Well, we now get it whay Kats was a little insecure about Ranbir getting cosy with his co-star.
After many fresh faces auditioning for the role in Rockstar, it was finally Nargis who was chosen over the rest. Director Imtiaz Ali was very sure about Nargis fitting the role of romancing Ranbir in the film.
At a first glance, anyone would get confused looking at both the girls. Their face-cut, their skin tone, etc etc are very similar. Adding to that, Nargis is half Pakistani and half Czech and our Katrina is half Kashmiri and half British.
Well, now do we call this a coincidence???
Kangna won't lock-lips with Mika
Kangna Ranuat recently refused to kiss singer Mika Singh, who is infamous for his kiss with Rakhi Sawant. Buzz is that Kangna and Madhavan were shooting a high-tempo Punjabi song for Tanu Weds Manu with singer Mika Singh. Though the director wanted a kiss between Kangna and Mika, the
actress was disgusted at the suggestion.
According to sources, "Since the song has a crazy, wild and energetic vibe, the director Aanand L Rai decided to shoot it in wacky style too. He came up with an idea for Kanga to dance with Mika in the Baraat with the video culminating with him kissing her in his infamous Rakhi Sawant style," reports Mumbai Mirror.
KangnaThe source went on to reveal, "Though Kangna shot for the video with the required zeal, she freaked out at director's idea of Mika kissing her at the end just for fun. She shot down the proposal with thinly concealed disgust, saying, 'I am not Rakhi Sawant to do some thing like this'. The director didn't have much choice in the matter and gave in to Kangna's demand and changed the culmination of the dance number," reports the tabloid.
With Mika's reputation, it's no surprised that Kangna was freaked out by the proposal!
Lara Dutta suffers Wardrobe Malfunction
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The sexy Miss Universe and Bollywood beauty Lara Dutta almost suffered a wardrobe malfunction at a recent gathering
http://videos.oneindia.in/watch/36092/lara-dutta-suffers-wardrobe-malfunction.html
When Ranbir Kapoor turned hairstylist!
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor turned into a barber for a day, literally.
The 28-year-old actor tried his hands on straightening, ironing and blow drying machine when he made a brief visit at his hairstylist Aalim Haakim`s studio Aalim`s Hair Academy in Versova.
"I`ve got stubborn wavy hair, so I am perpetually at the mercy of my stylist and owe my looks completely to Aalim," Ranbir said in a statement.
Naseeruddin Shah eager to play lech in Dirty Picture
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is tired of playing a saint and is excited about his role of a lech in Milan Luthria`s Dirty Pictures. "I`m sick of playing a saint. A do-gooder. And with Milan at the helm, I am sure he`ll extract great work from me as an entertaining lech," said the
60-year-old in a statement.
Dirty Picture is inspired by the case of Southern actress Silk Smitha, who committed suicide. Vidya Balan is playing the female lead in the movie, which is being produced by Ekta Kapoor.
Luthria said when he approached Naseer for the film, he was taken aback at the actor`s first question. "Nasser asked me, `Am I playing a saint or a lech?`. I told him that a lech is what your character is," said Luthria.
Ranbir-Katrina the most wanted dates for Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
According to a poll conducted by Chakpak movie portal Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are the most wanted Valentine's Day dates. Well, not for each other definitely.
Ranbir and Katrina have topped a list of Bollywood actors with whom the youngsters will like to go on a date with this Valentine's Day. Though Shahid Kapoor was declared as the sexiest male star by the portal, Ranbir ruled the hearts of the young girls.
Ranbir received 39.4% votes leaving behind Shahid with 37.7% votes from the female fans as their Valentine dates. Imran Khan stood at the number three position with 15.9% votes, while Ranveer Singh and Abhay Deol were at the bottom of the list with 4.5 and 2.5 percent respectively.
When it comes to male fans choice, then Katrina Kaif led the league with a big share of 35.6% followed by Deepika Padukone with 22.4% votes. Actress Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor got 17.5, 12.4 and 12.1 percent votes respectively.
The poll was for the Bollywood lovers who fantasize Bollywood celebrities as their valentine dates. The portal also conducted a poll on the sexiest man in Bollywood, in which Shahid Kapoor led the leagues leaving behind John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan in the race.
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Govinda's daughter eyeing the size zero look!
Narmada Ahuja, daughter of Bollywood actor Govinda, is following in Kareena Kapoor's footsteps and is working towards a size zero figure through yoga.
As the star kid gears up for her debut with a romantic comedy, Narmada wants to look perfect on screen.
The script has been finalised and as the film enters production stage, Narmada is intensifying her fitness mantra, including yoga asanas such as the side stretch, angled Utthita Parsvakonasana, as well as dancing routines.
'I make sure I eat according to my activities and balance my diet according to the available food. Yoga advocates the need for moderation in food and the tendency to eat healthy to live and not live to eat,' she said in a statement.
'My yoga workouts have transformed my life and I look great and feel great. My fitness is the result of 70 per cent yoga-exercise-training-dancing and 30 per cent diet,' Narmada said.
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Veena Malik’s secret connection exposed!
Actress Veena Malik hit fame in Pakistan and abroad when she blamed cricketer and ex-boyfriend Mohammad Asif for match fixing. But she hit fame in India when she alleged that
Bollywood actress Neetu
Chandra was also involved with Mohammad Asif and match fixing.
There was a huge controversy on national television and Neetu’s publicist Dale Bhagwagar vehemently denied Veena’s allegations and termed her a “liar”. Veena and Dale were featured live on various television channels, fiercely debating the allegations.
As a result of all this hype and hoopla, both Neetu Chandra and Veena Malik were offered Bigg Boss. Veena accepted, while Neetu didn’t.
The Pakistani actress entered the Indian reality show and was best known and widely discussed for her close proximity to Ashmit Patel, another of the same publicist Dale’s clients.
Now after a month, Veena is being covered in international media and is looked upon as a girl who stood up for her rights in Bigg Boss. She’s being perceived as a fighter, for the cause of upliftment of women; similar to what Shilpa Shetty achieved with Big Brother when the same publicist Dale Bhagwagar was handling her PR.
What’s more! We thought Veena and Dale could never see eye to eye, as they were at loggerheads. But to our surprise, they were spotted together, happily chatting away at Ashmit’s birthday bash some time ago.
So should we say, there’s more here than meets the eye! When we questioned the publicist about this, he evaded the queries.
Only Madhuri Dixit can bring the 3 Khans together…..
The three Khans, Salman, Shahrukh and Aamir could have dinned together, if Madhuri Dixit had her way!
“I would love to invite Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman to come and have food over at my place. I know Shah Rukh would always praise my cooking, Aamir would give me advice on how the food could be a little better which would help me improve, and Salman would just say ‘where’s the food, give it to me quickly’,” Madhuri told the press in New Delhi while launching celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s new 24-hour food channel “Food Food”.
If the Khans could make it to the actress’s place, they would be hogging on a sumptuous meal whipped up by Madhuri’s husband, Dr Sreeram Nene!
“He loves to cook. It’s a natural art. Like I have the affinity for dance, he has natural affinity for cooking. He is also a fast learner. He’s the one who aroused my interest in cooking and thanks to him I have become a good cook,” says Madhuri.
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Anushka graces the Filmfare magazine Feb, 2011 issue..
Undoubtedly, Anushka Sharma is the “IT” thing in Bollywood. Ever since this actress has stepped in the industry, there has been no turning back for her.
On the cover, she looks very simple, yet hot…
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I think you need to lose weight, says Saif to Kareena
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
While the speculations about Kareena’s fixation with size zero are still on, it has now emerged that it is the mean pressure from her beau Saif that is keeping her uber lean. So, as some men like their women to be curvaceous, Chhote Nawab Saif prefers his lady to be dainty and trim. So much so is Saif obsessed with the lean look that a slight fluctuation in Bebo’s frame is enough to trigger his criticism.
Going back, one recalls that it was during ‘Tashan’ when Saif and Kareena started their romantic sojourn. Not to forget that at the time Kareena was at her thinnest best. And even though Saif might be fighting a mid-life crisis courtesy his bulging paunch, he doesn’t refrain from openly telling Bebo that she needs to ‘lose weight’.
It so happened that both the stars were present to perform at an award function. While the two performed together they also had separate numbers. And when Bebo came backstage after the performance, Saif openly stated that she looked overweight and needed to slim down.
Confirming the news a daily quoted a source as saying, “Saif told Kareena ‘I think you need to lose some weight, yaar’.”
Well, looks like the `size zero` mystery is finally solved.
Aamir Khan wants to visit Lahore
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Bollywood star Aamir Khan has expressed a desire to visit Lahore.
Khan is currently visiting Karachi.
The Daily Times quoted Khan as saying he wanted to visit Lahore because many of his relatives are settled there.
During a telephonic news conference, he said he had a lot of pleasant memories attached not only with Lahore but also with Pakistan in general.
He added that he liked visiting Pakistan, and was not afraid of security threats or bothered by the current differences between India and Pakistan.
AdvertisementSonam Kapoor follows Mallika's mantra
Sonam Kapoor who debuted with 'Saawariya' opposite Ranbir Kapoor shared her secret fitness mantra in an interview. The actress said that she weighed 90 kgs once but after following a strict healthy diet and regular exercise she has lost all her extra fats and is finally left into a leggy lass.
According to Sonam she wants to look and feel young and thus work out at least five times a week.If that was not enough, the preety actress believes in the saying – 'early to bed and early to rise'. Well, that's what the hottie B-town bombshell Mallika Sherawat also preaches.
One would surely wonder if Sonam is impressed with reason of Mallika's beauty.Well, all can we say that the mantra is a perfect tip to keep one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Why men use prostitutes
Saturday, January 16, 2010
I don't get anything out of sex with prostitutes except for a bad feeling," says Ben. An apparently average, thirtysomething, middle-class man, Ben had taken an extended lunchbreak from his job in advertising to talk about his experiences of buying sex. Shy and slightly nervous, he told me, "I am hoping that talking about it might help me work out why I do it."
I, too, was hoping to understand his motives better. Ben was one of 700 men interviewed for a major international research project seeking to uncover the reality about men who buy sex. The project spanned six countries, and of the 103 customers we spoke to in London – where I was one of the researchers – most were surprisingly keen to discuss their experiences.
The men didn't fall into obvious stereotypes. They were aged between 18 and 70 years old; they were white, black, Asian, eastern European; most were employed and many were educated beyond school level. In the main they were presentable, polite, with average-to-good social skills. Many were husbands and boyfriends; just over half were either married or in a relationship with a woman.
Research published in 2005 found that the numbers of men who pay for sex had doubled in a decade. The authors attributed this rise to "a greater acceptability of commercial sexual contact", yet many of our interviewees told us that they felt intense guilt and shame about paying for sex. "I'm not satisfied in my mind" was how one described his feelings after paying for sex. Another told me that he felt "disappointed – what a waste of money", "lonely still" and "guilty about my relationship with my wife". In fact, many of the men were a mass of contradictions. Despite finding their experiences "unfulfilling, empty, terrible", they continued to visit prostitutes.
I interviewed 12 of the men, and found it a fascinating experience. One told me about his experience of childhood cruelty and neglect and linked this to his inability to form close relationships with anyone, particularly women. Alex admitted sex with prostitutes made him feel empty, but he had no idea how to get to know women "through the usual routes". When I asked him about his feelings towards the women he buys he said that on the one hand, he wants prostitutes to get to know and like him and, on the other, he is "not under delusions" that the encounters are anything like a real relationship.
"I want my ideal prostitute not to behave like one," he said, "to role-play to be a pretend girlfriend, a casual date, not business-like or mechanical. To a third person it looks like we're in love."
I felt compassion for Alex. No one had shown him how to form a bond with another human being and he was searching for something that commercial sex was never going to provide.
But another of the interviewees left me feeling concerned. Darren was young, good-looking and bright; I asked him how often he thought the women he paid enjoyed the sex. "I don't want them to get any pleasure," he told me. "I am paying for it and it is her job to give me pleasure. If she enjoys it I would feel cheated." I asked if he felt prostitutes were different to other women. "The fact that they're prepared to do that job where others won't, even when they're skint, means there's some capability inside them that permits them to do it and not be disgusted," he said. He seemed full of a festering, potentially explosive misogyny.
When asked what would end prostitution, one interviewee laughed and said, "Kill all the girls." Paul told me that it would take "all the men to be locked up". But most of them told the researchers that they would be easily deterred if the current laws were implemented. Fines, public exposure, employers being informed, being issued with an Asbo or the risk of a criminal record would stop most of the men from continuing to pay for sex. Discovering the women were trafficked, pimped or otherwise coerced would appear not to be so effective. Almost half said they believed that most women in prostitution are victims of pimps ("the pimp does the psychological raping of the woman," explained one). But they still continued to visit them.
An upcoming new law will make it illegal for men to pay for sex with a trafficked or pimped woman – and a punter's ignorance of a woman's circumstances will be no defence. Critics have suggested that this is unfair, that a man can't possibly know whether a woman is being exploited. Our interviews challenged this notion. The men knew, to some extent, about abuse and coercion in prostitution – they weren't operating under the convenient illusion that women enter the trade because they love sex. More than half admitted that they either knew or believed that a majority of women in prostitution were lured, tricked or trafficked.
More than one third said they thought the prostitutes they visited had been trafficked to London from another country, and a small number said they suspected that they had encountered a trafficking victim based on the woman's inability to speak the local language or on how young or vulnerable they appeared. "I could tell she was new to the country," said one man. "To be new in a country and be a prostitute – it can't be a choice . . . She looked troubled."
Another said that he had "seen women with bruises, cuts and eastern European accents in locations where lots of trafficked women and girls are". One man suspected that an African woman he had met was trafficked because "she was frightened and nervous. She told me she had been tricked. I had sex with her and she seemed fine with the sex. She asked me to help her, but I said there was little I could do. She might have been lying to me."
One of the most interesting findings was that many believed men would "need" to rape if they could not pay for sex on demand. One told me, "Sometimes you might rape someone: you can go to a prostitute instead." Another put it like this: "A desperate man who wants sex so bad, he needs sex to be relieved. He might rape." I concluded from this that it's not feminists such as Andrea Dworkin and myself who are responsible for the idea that all men are potential rapists – it's sometimes men themselves.
Half of the interviewees had bought sex outside of the UK, mostly in Amsterdam, and visiting an area where prostitution is legal or openly advertised had given them a renewed dedication to buying sex when they returned to the UK. Almost half said that they first paid for sex when they were below the age of 21. "Dad took me and my older brother," said David. "He paid. Maybe he wanted to make sure we weren't gay. We went to a brothel. Dad didn't do it, and I don't think he told my mum."
Another man paid for sex during a stag trip to Thailand with eight of his friends. He was disappointed. "It was a Russian girl, it wasn't the escort experience. She didn't want to talk, just lay on the bed and wanted to do the [sex] act only."
Many men seemed to want a real relationship with a woman and were disappointed when this didn't develop: "It's just a sex act, no emotion. Be prepared to accept this or don't go at all. It's not a wife or girlfriend." Others were clear that they paid for sex in order to be able to totally control the encounter, including Bob, who said, "Look, men pay for women because he can have whatever and whoever he wants. Lots of men go to prostitutes so they can do things to them that real women would not put up with."
Although some of the men said they thought the women they bought enjoyed the sex, many others admitted that they thought the women would be feeling "disgusted", "miserable", "dirty" and "scared". Ahmed said he thought the woman might feel "relief that I'm not going to kill her".
Only 6% of the men we spoke to had been arrested for soliciting prostitutes. "Deterrents would only work if enforced," said one. "Any negative would make you reconsider. The law's not enforced now, but if any negative thing happened as a consequence it would deter me." Perhaps the new law will make Albert think twice about paying for sex. He told me, "If I'd get in trouble for doing it, I wouldn't do it. In this country, the police are fine with men visiting prostitutes."
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