Latest Happenings: August 2011

Katy Perry, Beyonce and Lady Gaga Too Vulgar for China

Chinese culture is allegedly getting heavily dented by pop music, and the authorities take measures to stem the tide – by banning some of the songs they deem to be most offensive. The blacklist is quite a long one, including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue and Bruno Mars.

The tracks that were picked out by China’s Ministry of Culture and which may soon be deleted from all the music websites of the country number 100, in which Lady Gaga is represented by quite a few of her hits – Judas, Marry The Night, Bloody Mary, The Edge Of Glory, Americano, Hair. Kylie Minogue got onto the list for her two songs – Get Out Of My Way and All The Lovers.

The use of the word “mutha” got Beyoncé’s Run The World (Girls) onto the list, while Katy Perry’s Last Friday Night was considered to be immoral.

Bruno Mars fell into disgrace over his Grenade and Just The Way You Are.
But the strangest choice – and accusations of “vulgar content” – was Backstreet Boys’ old hit I Want It That Way that was found distasteful after more than 10 years of its release.

The ministry has warned that the songs on the list will be promulgated illegal and taken out from legal streaming and download sites unless timely submitted for government screening.

Meanwhile Lady Gaga keeps collecting credits for her artistic activities – a week before opening Sunday’s VMAs she was included in quite a different list – that of Most Powerful Females of the World put out by the Forbes magazine. The China-banned hitmaker occupies the 11th place and the first one as regards celebrities. Before her on the list come only politicians and businesswomen, Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey following her on lower positions.

The Forbes’ Celebrity 100 List issued earlier this year had the indomitable artist on top, leaving behind such strong rivals as Justin Bieber, Elton John and U2.

Now the opening of the 2011 MTV VMAs Sunday at the Nokia Theatre – and the Born This Way singer is ready for new dazzling appearances!

Women Spend 5 Hours Daily on Gossiping

The British experts have conducted a new study, the results of which allowed calculating how much time women spend every day discussing other people.

As it turned out, a typical lady spends nearly a third of her wake time gossiping – 298 minutes per day which is equivalent to nearly five hours. In addition to the total amount of time that women devote to this occupation, the researchers have identified the most favorite topics for ladies to discuss.

Thus, it turns out that ladies spend about 24 minutes every day talking about their weight, diet and clothing sizes. One third of the participants of the study admit that they regularly discuss what they eat with friends and colleagues, and a quarter of all the respondents also exchange interesting recipes. As one of the leading authors of the study, Steve Barton, says, he and his colleagues did not expect food to be such a popular topic for women to discuss.

The weaker sex also likes to discuss makeup and various procedures, as well as the celebrities’ private life. Most often the women’s interlocutors are neighbors, shop assistants or even unknown women as, for example, in public transport. In addition, women eagerly talk about children, shopping, ways of spending a holiday, series, common acquaintances, and relationships. What is nice, the ladies very rarely complain about their own partners

Fast Weight Loss Tips

Although it had been long time that you knew, you are getting fat, but now once most of the people have started saying the same, you realized, that you really want to get slimmer, smarter and attractive. You wanted to loose weight hurriedly, please hold on, take a breadth and get convinced, that its not a eye splashing process, it will take some time. Here are few tips, through which you shall be loosing weight hurriedly and will be smarter only in a few days, without harming your body, your mind and your strength;

Instead of resorting to a continuous 40-50 minutes strenuous exercise, adopt to 4-5 sets of 10 minutes normal exercises. University of Pittsburg research has proved it 14 ratio 20 pounds loss formula.
Instead of going for a complete hour of exercise, take a break of 20 minutes after doing 30 minutes of exercise. This will provide a time lag, in which the fats would be burning. This will help in lost weight by 20% more.
Take plenty of water (minimum 18-20 cups of water), again short quantity but numerous times, this will assist in better working of your kidneys and liver and reduce fat contents of body.
Take lot of fruits and vegetables in raw form. This will not only keep your body strength at a level but also assist in reducing the weight.
Take green tea or green tea pills (if you do not have time to take the tea). It will burn the fats at much faster rate. Approx 30-40 % more than usual.
Take fiber rich diet, it will give you a feeling as if you are filled, and thus you will not be able to each much of food.
Reduce the quantity of salt in your diet. (max 1 table spoon per day would be more than enough). Since this will help in working of your kidneys and burning of fats.
Try not to skip your breakfast; however, you may skip your lunch, take fruits instead.
Do not continue staying idle, rather go out and work.
If you are really much concerned about your weight, please do not get carried away and do not start adopting The Alli Pills, Fasting, Fen-Phen, Diuretic Pills or Ipecac Syrup etc, since this way you are going to spoil your system.
Use of lemon juice also helps a lot in reduction of weight, and its easily available too.
Do not come closer to fried foods and do not take soda waters.
Instead of taking two-three heavy servings, take five light servings in a day, but remember these should really be very light, and preferably of fruits and veges only.
It’s a common nature, once you see something you love to eat, you feel like taking it a lot, I would not say you do not look towards it, rather you may take a small portion of that eatable, but once in a blue moon. It will keep you motivated also.

Cutting it short you has only three ways;

Reduce Sodium
Reduce Calories
Do not take food late at night
Take small quantities of meals
Do not exceed normal calories intake
Take proper exercise

Recipies To Reduce Weight

To tone up your waist line requires the trimming of waist. It is the difficult task. Usually the diet plan fails if the proper exercise is not done with it. Both are required side by side. While talk about the diet recipes for trimming the waist line we require the food which contain all essential nutrients in it as proteins, unsaturated fats, vitamins and minerals. But with all these the researches suggest that the eating grains with vinegar of any type will helps you to reduce all body fats .There are many of such recipes which are the combination of these two with the nuts to provide the essential vitamins to the body .
SALADS:

It requires the different seasonal vegetables as cabbage leaves, peas and tomatoes and adds in to it some almonds which are soaked overnight and peeled. Chop them and add in to your salad bowl. Add in it some vinegar approximately two table spoons in a bowl .It will be giving with the dressing of olive oil.

JUICE RECIPIES:

Take you; like fruits in blender. Mix them well and add few drops of vinegar in them if the fruit is other then of citrus origin. The key to enjoying a variety of juice recipes is to keep them simple.

ALMOND AND APRICOT RECIEPIE:

½ Cup of wall nuts, add in to it almost 1 cup of apricot after peeling the skin. Now add in it one table spoon of vinegar. With this add ½ cup of boiled chicken. Serve it with the dressing of vinegar.
This recipe is the good source of selenium and magnesia. This is helpful in bone formation and thyroid hormone function.

5 Fast Ways to Look Younger

Crow’s feet, wrinkles on forehead, dark spots on hands are the first signs of ageing. And so far there is nothing bad about graceful ageing, women still want to look younger fast and effortlessly. Surgery can surely be the way out, but don’t hurry to go under the knife and firstly find out our 5 fast ways to look younger without painful and costly surgical procedures.

Every woman dreams of being young forever, but unfortunately it is impossible due to the course of nature. The only thing we can do is to age gracefully or cheat nature laws. Learn how to do it with our 5 fast and easy ways to look younger.

#1

Primer should necessarily take its place in your makeup bag. Apply a good primer before your makeup and you will get smoother canvas for foundation application and therewith prevent foundation form creeping into lines. Besides, there is nothing better to refresh and make you look younger than applying a bit of rosy or peachy blush to the apples of your cheekbones. Also you can go for bronzer but remember if you want to look younger you are to avoid shimmery bronzers. The matter is that light-reflecting particles draw attention to the lines.

#2

It is an open secret that hands can tell about woman’s real age that is why hands require the same care as face. Properly filed and polished nails can make your hands look younger and fresher. Go for shorter nails painted pastel, nude or delicate pinky shades, as the recent study shows that people think women are younger when nails adorned with delicate nail polish colors.

#3

With age our hair gets thinner and turns gray. That is why you are to take proper care of your tresses and dye it, but never go too extreme. The best option when dyeing your hair is to stay within two shades of your natural hair color. Besides make sure you opt for the hairstyles that make you look younger.

#4

Nothing can make your look fresher than charming ultra-white smile. And there is no need to waste a lot of money on costly dental whitening procedures as it is very easy to DIY. Mix a teaspoon of baking soda with 2-3 drops of hydrogen peroxide and brush your teeth with the derived mixture (don’t swallow!) and then rinse.

#5

When it concerns eye makeup, the best way to look younger is to stay natural. Prefer nude eyeshadow shades to the dark and all the more shimmery ones. Besides, applying eyeliner make sure the lines on the upper lids are more intense it would make your look more open.

Benefits Of Yuga For Pregnant Women

Although diet plays a very important role in our health and beauty in general But only you do not need to play a critical health diet of pregnant mothers and the health

Early pregnancy is unusual in these days of hunger and needs of the organism are different from vomiting or ions, can prevent a lot of food to eat. But as time advances, the demand on the body itself in our diet is inadequate. The following steps should be taken into consideration during pregnancy.

The early period of the food is low. Pregnancy is the center of cell growth and cell division occurs quickly. Eat a high protein diet should be taken in the last months of calcium in the bones of her mother is allocated to meet the requirements of calcium for children. Thus, high intake of milk, yogurt, Milk, Cheese and all things that should be taken in large quantities such as good time.

How to Make your Beauty Look Last All Day Long

Get ready to include your flawless beauty look in your busy work schedule with our guide to long-lasting makeup and hairstyle. Learn our tips on how to make your beauty look last all day long.

No doubt every modern woman understands how important is to make the beauty look last all day long. Today’s woman has simply no time to fix makeup or titivate her hair throughout the day. That is why we’ve prepared several easy tips on how to make your beauty look last longer. Follow these steps and enjoy your flawless makeup and perfect hairstyle all day long!

How to Make your Makeup Last All Day Long

Invest into a good primer. If you want to make your makeup last all day long, primer should become the key point in your morning makeup routine. Besides it provides smoother application of makeup foundation.

To make your lip makeup last all day long you are to follow several steps while doing your morning makeup. At first apply a lip primer which prepares and moisturizes lips, and then apply a concealer. It is better to opt for a creamy one. It will make your lips makeup last longer and lip color look brighter. And the last step is to apply a lipstick itself. To make your lip color stay all day long you are to apply lipstick and then blot your lips gently, after reapply lipstick and again blot them, repeat the technique for two or three times and only after complete your lip makeup with lip contour that would prevent lipstick from bleeding.

To get gorgeous eyelashes all day long you are to heat up your lash curler with hairdryer and then (!) very very carefully curl your lashes in the middle and near the tips. To keep your lashes looking natural, apply mascara ONLY at the roots of your lashes.

How to Make your Hairstyle Last All Day Long

Alongside with the makeup your hair also should look flawless all day long. And to make your hairstyle last longer, you are firstly to stay away from various hairsprays. Nothing makes your hair look greasy faster than a hairspray applied in the morning.

Switch to an extra-volume shampoos and conditioners to make sure your hair doesn’t fall flat.

Protect your hair against humidity using silicone-based hair products. But don’t abuse using hair products containing silicone; as such it tends to be harmful for hair.

Opt for no-fuss hairstyles, such as ponytail, French roll or classic braid. These hairstyles always look chic and keep your hair in place all day long.

Latest Bridal Mehndi Designs

Latest Bridal Mehndi Designs are most often applied to the bride before the wedding or other special occasions like parties and meetings to represent fertility and love.

It became very popular update Latest Bridal Mehndi Designs and people are now using Latest Bridal Mehndi Designs to patch hand just for fun and for beauty.

How to recover Pregnancy After Miscarriage

A miscarriage is very scary and hard experience. Many females get more desire for next Pregnancy After Miscarriage and many feel fear in mind for further pregnancy. It is necessary and important to wait unless you recover fully from miscarriage.

To recover from this incident it is necessary to overcome on your emotional and physical state. Woman affected miscarriage require a long time for recovery from Pregnancy After Miscarriage and this procedure some times complete in weeks and some times in months. It is easy for her to conceive again if she completes monthly menstrual cycle.

It is very important to control over emotional stability although it take more than physical recovery but it plays vital role for next healthy pregnancy. To minimize mental stress it is necessary that both couple share their views and feelings so that all confusion could be resolve positively.

In the next pregnancy it is important for woman to remember factors that lead to miscarriage and avoid as much as possible. The most of miscarriage occurred at the end 1st trimester and term as early miscarriages. This is the stage at which abortion are carried out.

For the efficient and healthy pregnancy women should keep in mind following factors.

Avoid smoking during pregnancy
Abstain from drinking
Do not take any type of drug because it effect badly on child and mother health.
Control over diabetes or thyroid by consulting doctor
If you experience any spouting and bleeding immediately consult to doctor
A woman can pregnant after several miscarriages so there is no need to worry for the next pregnancy but precautions are mandatory for healthy and safe pregnancy.

Lady Gaga is world's most powerful woman

Pop sensation Lady Gaga has been named as the world's 11th most powerful woman in Forbes' top 100 list, beating Beyonce Knowles and Angelina Jolie.

The Poker Face hitmaker, who was seventh in 2010 but has fallen to number 11 this time, still managed to beat TV titan Oprah Winfrey, who sits at number 14, Contactmusic reported.

Gaga, 25, is the leading celebrity in the politician and businesswoman-heavy countdown and Knowles is the next big star after Winfrey at number 18.

J olie makes at 29 through her humanitarian work and supermodel Gisele Bundchen is at 60, one ahead of Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel tops the list, while US secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the runner up.

10 steps for a healthy heart

Here's how you can protect your heart by making simple changes in your cooking and eating habits.

Swap fried and salted cashew with roasted almonds, pistachios and walnuts. The high calorie cashew is made worse for your heart by frying and added salt. Almonds, walnuts and pistachios are high in good fats, necessary for a healthy heart.

Buy wholegrains and unpolished brown rice which is rich in fibre and micronutrients.

Buy low-fat dairy and cheese, it is good for your skin and less fattening.

Swap suji (semolina) upma with upma made from heart-friendly oats. Suji upma, high in glycaemic index will make you hungry sooner and take up your calories. Oats lower cholesterol and contain soluble fibre that's good for the heart.

Buy low-sodium salt, to keep your BP in check.

Buy fish over poultry and meat. Fish is rich in Omega3 fatty acids that protect your heart.

Avoid processed poultry and meat, they have very high fat and sodium content.

Swap milk chocolates with sweet treats made with dried fruits like raisins and prunes. Chocolates, high in refined sugar and calories, far outweigh the benefits of cocoa. Granola bars made with dried fruits are loaded with iron, potassium, fibre and anti-oxidants.

Use MUFA-rich oils like olive and mustard oil instead of refined vegetables oils and butter.

Grind oats and mix them in your dough and idli batter; use to thicken soups.

Vanessa Hudgens Forgot Her Pants // Pictures

Vanessa Hudgens forgot her pants! The actress was spotted wearing an oversized white shirt, no pants and brown boots as she left The Organic Watering Hole in Studio City, California.

Montreal chic in the bedroom

Bedrooms are our private sanctuaries where we retreat for a good night’s sleep and get away from the stresses of the outside world. Right from our very childhood we feel intimate with this personal space of ours. This is the reason we feel so attached to it and want to keep it in a perfect ship-shape. We tend to renovate it according to the taste, season and mood to keep ourselves as well as the environment of the room lively and in high spirits. This leaves us happy and fresh.

How to lend our room a Montreal feel. Let us design our haven of retreat with yet another chic decor. Check it out:

The idea of a Montreal chic room is conceived as an attempt to recreate the homely and comfortable look influenced by both French and English design. This décor is based more on comfort and therefore makes the occupant’s and visitors feel truly welcome. The room exudes style and romance full of comfort and character to unwind and relax in.

If possible, your bed should be a genuine vintage piece in heavy wood graced with intricate carvings. If you want to save on budget, you can also get a wrought iron bed delicate in appearance. Dress your bedroom in the finest, softest linens. If you believe in excellent taste and best of design, go for a Tommy Hilfiger comforter. A good bedding set contributes to the appearance of the room.

Choose furniture such as a white bedside or dressing table and decorate it with some country touches such as pretty floral arrangements. You can add armoires, with an alteration of shelves and hanging rails. Go for an all white theme or choose a color palette full of variety to give some depth to your room. Acquire some pieces that have shaped cutouts or carved detailing to add drama. As far as accessories are concerned you can go for crystal lamps, furry cushions and maybe a pearl wallpaper on the round columns that you have.

Let the cozy fireplace be lit and make your room a perfect haven for relaxing after going through the city’s legendary “joie de vivre.”

9 Amazing Facts About Our Dreams

We all see dreams, and for most of us dreams are something mystic, intriguing and unclear. Sometimes we see beautiful calming colored dreams, reminding us about the beautiful times of our childhood. Sometimes we see something that makes us worrying, stressed out or anticipating something bad. Sometimes we see dreams that make us feel scared or frightened. Some people see the same dreams all over again, and some are even able to rule their dreams, “making” themselves see what they want to. Very strange…

Check out the most interesting and the most strange factors about our dreams. Share these interesting facts with your friends and be aware what your dreams are all about. 1. It was estimated that people spend about 6 years of their lives seeing dreams while sleeping in their beds.
2. The studies have shown that most of us usually see from four to seven different dreams every night.
3. In our dreams we always see only what we know. Faces, houses, images and pictures we see in our dreams are only based on what we have already seen before in our life.
4. It is considered that we really can control and manage our dreams when we see so called ‘lucid dreams’. We can fly and actually do whatever we want to!

5. If someone (or you) is snoring, as a rule he or she can not see dreams at those moments.

6. Despite of seeing good and positive dreams quite often, it was proven that such emotions as fear and anger are dominant for all of us when we are dreaming.
7. Researchers have shown that we tend to forget up to 90 per cent of what we were seeing in our dreams just in 10 minutes after we wake up.
8. Dreams is not something related to only us, humans, and animals can too see dreams when they are sleeping.
9. Finally, according to the latest studies and researches, modern scientists are very much close to being able to record and interpret our dreams, because there are systems created which are able to record higher-level brain activity. This will be an amazing opportunity to understand why and how we all dream!

Chewing Food Longer Promotes Weight Loss

The scientists from Harbin Medical University have found that chewing is better than talking. It has been proved by an experiment involving volunteers who were supposed to chew each bite 40 times. It turned out that it allowed to absorb 12% less calories

The theory that the longer you chew, the less likely you are to overeat is not new. Many scholars have claimed that a leisurely lunch gives the brain more time to get the signal that the stomach is already full. It also reduces the level of ghrelin, the hunger hormone.

The doctors from Harbin have tested their theory on 16 slender people and 14 obese volunteers. It turns out there is a difference in how obese and slender people chew. Despite the fact that overweight people were chewing at the same speed as those who were slender, they swallowed the food faster.

The next experiment involved the volunteers who were again given portions of pie: they were asked to chew well, first 15 times, and then 40 times. When the people were chewing longer, they consumed 12% less calories, regardless of their weight.

Meet the World’s Priciest Dog

The highest price paid for a dog so far has risen to $1.5 million (or, actually, 10 million yuan). The dog deemed worthy of this sum is a Red Tibetan Mastiff, almost a year old, named Hong Dong, which means Big Splash in Chinese.

The Red Tibetan Mastiff is considered to be an inherently Chinese breed, which is confirmed by a well-documented history and the population area – it lives almost exclusively in China. In Tibet nowadays a little more than a dozen of these animals can be found.

History has it that a Red Tibetan Mastiff was the dog owned by Lord Buddha and Genghis Khan. Big Splash now belongs to a Chinese coal baron.

Tibetan Mastiffs, besides being arguably the world’s oldest pure breed, is certainly the most expensive breed. The previous dog price world record was also set by a Tibetan Mastiff, Yangtze River Number Two, two years ago. It was sold for 4 million yuan.

Country French for the bedroom

If you are considering French Country decoration for your bedroom, you are actually opting for one of the most timeless bedroom styles. French décor is all about warmth and comfort which is exactly what is required for a bedroom. But to ensure a finished look , here are few things you should consider.

The bed: The bed is obviously the most important item because it’s the focus of the whole show. To get a typical French look, add a pine bed. Use bedding with patterns and colors that are warm and cheery. You can have floral duvet sets in shades of yellow and blue to achieve this. You can also use ginghams, plaids and stripes. Acquire matching bedside tables. For a more feminine touch add a net with white gingham over the headboard.

Window treatment: Windows let natural light into your haven of comfort. Moreover, country décor is inspired by the brightness of nature. Let your windows look lovely with soft sheers, tailored drapes and curtains that softly fold onto the floor for an elegant and luxurious look. Make sure that you include decorative tiebacks and valances in your French interior.

Wall color: Everything in French décor seems to be in harmony with each other. This is the reason the wall colors are kept in subdued shades of cream, off white and soft shades of blue or yellow. To add life, color and flair to your room, add light blue, light green or even golden color. The key here is to make it look faded as if it was antique.

Accessories: Adding some antique accessories will give your room an authentic touch. You can add wall art or painting with “chipped paint” for a true look. These types of accessories are in great demand, so you can either acquire them from antique markets or even have them purchased from local thrift or consignment stores. Finally, add some scented candles, fresh flowers and light your room with lamps in ornate settings.

Whether you use French brocade or lace, remember that you are surrounded by beauty and style in a French country bedroom. So make your room luxurious to touch and feel.

How to get a flat belly

Slim Belly workout

Do 3 sets of each move, performing as many reps (1 second up, 1 second down) as possible until you feel a burning sensation in the muscles you're working or you can no longer maintain proper form. Rest 15 seconds between sets. You'll likely be able to do more reps during earlier sets and exercises-and that's okay. After you can do 50 reps or hold a plank for 2 minutes for most sets, try the harder variations, change the order of the exercises, or do the moves after another type of workout.

Hipless crunch

This variation better targets abs by preventing hips and upper body from helping you lift. Lie on back with legs lifted and bent, calves parallel to floor and feet relaxed. Cross arms over chest with hands on shoulders. Contract abdominal muscles and lift head, shoulders and upper back about 30 degrees off floor. Lower without touching head to floor. Exhale as you lift; inhale as you lower.

Make it easier: Rest calves on a chair and extend arms down at sides.
Make it harder: Extend legs straight up.

No-hands reverse crunch

Instead of keeping arms at sides, where they can help abs, anchor them overhead to activate more belly muscles. Lie face up with arms overhead and hands grasping a heavy piece of furniture or railing. Raise feet into the air with legs bent. Contract abs, press back into floor and lift hips off floor. Exhale as you lift; inhale as you lower.

Make it easier: Do the move with arms down at sides.
Make it harder: Straighten legs.

V Crunch

This exercise gets your upper and lower body moving simultaneously to recruit the maximum number of muscle fibres in your mid-section. Balance on tailbone with legs bent, feet off floor and arms bent at sides. Make sure back is straight and chest is lifted. Lean back and extend arms and legs, then pull back to start position.

Make it easier: Grasp sides of thighs with hands.
Make it harder: Hold a 1- to 2-kilo dumbbell in each hand.

Side plank

Static balancing moves like this one are challenging because your deepest abs work really hard to hold your core in midair. Do them after crunches to ensure complete fatigue-and firm abs from every angle. Lie on right side, elbow beneath shoulder, feet stacked, left hand on hip. Contract abs to lift hip and leg off floor. Hold until fatigued, noting your time. Do 3 sets before switching sides.

Make it easier: Bend legs and balance on bottom knee and side of lower leg.
Make it harder: Straighten top arm toward sky

Nokia E6

The Nokia E6 is an unlocked cell phone that will appeal primarily to business users overseas, as well as diehard Symbian fans that want one last device before Nokia switches out the lights and moves over to Windows Phone 7. The E6 is a good end note with a few key OS improvements, but they'll only impress the Symbian faithful. It's a quality phone, albeit one that few U.S. customers will need.

Design, Call Quality, and Apps
More than just about any other Nokia phone, the E6 looks like a BlackBerry Bold that someone installed the wrong OS on. The E6 measures 4.5 by 2.3 by 0.4 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.7 ounces. It's made of quality-feeling black plastic, with a pronounced chrome accent band around the front panel edge; silver and white versions are listed on Nokia's Web site, but I couldn't find them available anywhere in the U.S. The 2.5-inch, capacitive touch screen is a small wonder, as it features an ultra-sharp 640-by-480-pixel resolution and subtle haptic feedback; it looks really good in person. You also get an accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor; the first two are common on touch screen phones, but not usually in this form factor. Typing on the QWERTY keyboard is as easy as with any BlackBerry, if slightly cramped, and the screen is unusually responsive for a Symbian-based device.

The E6 is a quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and quintuple-band HSDPA 10.2 (850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz) device with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. That gives you plenty of options for data connectivity no matter where in the world you are. You can also use it as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot depending on your carrier and plan, which is an unusual and welcome feature for a Symbian phone.

Call quality in my tests was good overall. Callers sounded clear and full in the earpiece. Reception was solid; the only flaw was that it took several minutes after each boot-up for it to re-register the AT&T SIM card; until then, the automatic Ovi Store login failed each time. Symbian's Bluetooth pairing process is complex, and the phone absolutely refused to pair with my Aliph Jawbone Era ($129, 4 stars) or Samsung Modus HM6450 ($99, 4 stars)

Bluetooth headsets, even after a reboot. Battery life was unremarkable at 4 hours and 52 minutes of talk time.
The Nokia E6 features a 680MHz, single-core ARM11 processor; not fast by Android standards, but plenty for a Symbian phone. That said, the OS still looks overly complex, still has too many submenus, and still pops up way too many dialog boxes for common tasks. It's a bit easier to get around given the screen's ultra-sharp resolution, which leaves more room around icons and allows for smaller fonts.

As far as third-party apps go, Nokia's Ovi Store is mostly a bust—and on its way out anyway. But Nokia compensates by loading up the E6 with plenty of apps, including Shazam, YouTube, Psiloc World Traveler, Vlingo, and a photo editor. You also get the free Nokia Maps for voice-enabled, turn-by-turn GPS navigation. The WebKit browser is a little clunky but does a nice job rendering desktop HTML pages. Nokia phones have always excelled at email, with plenty of hooks for Webmail, Microsoft Exchange Server, and other POP and IMAP accounts, but if you're a heavy user of Google services, you should stick with an Android device.
Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions
You get 8GB of internal storage, plus a microSD card slot. There's a standard-size 3.5mm headphone jack that includes TV-out support, and there's an FM radio for those that still listen to it. Standalone MP3 and AAC music tracks sounded clear through Samsung Modus HM6450 Bluetooth headphones; at least A2DP seemed to work correctly. The music app is a lot of fun, with smoothly scrolling album covers that look sharp and vibrant. Standalone video files played smoothly in full screen mode, but given the 4:3 aspect ratio and small LCD, this really isn't a phone for watching movies.

Nokia phones are known for their quality cameras; the E6 continues the tradition, with an 8-megapixel sensor, double-LED flash, and geotagging support. There's no auto-focus, but it didn't matter in my tests; sample photos looked excellent both indoors and out, with detail levels that were virtually indistinguishable from a standalone point-and-shoot camera. Only a slightly muted color spectrum and excess grain with the flash in a dark room gave the cell phone game away. Recorded, high-definition 1280-by-720-pixel videos looked a little dark, but played smoothly at 25 frames per second and exhibited a high 12Mbps data rate. A secondary VGA camera lives on the front of the phone for video chats.

Fujifilm Launches FinePix F600 EXR

Barely a week after the launch of the RFinePix F500EX, Fujifilm has launched a higher version of the camera - FinePix F600EXR, sporting advanced photography features such as RAW format, high speed continuous shooting mode at 8 fps, and GPS.

Fujifilm touts this model as "the ultimate travel companion", thanks to the in-built GPS, which allows geotagging, in addition to the Landmark Navigator to pinpoint locations. The inclusion of RAW format support promises to finally bring DSLR-like image quality within your reach without having to break the bank. Being a tweaked-up version and successor to the F550EXR, it not only retains the form factor and choice of body colours of its predecessor, but also most of its other features such as a 16 MP EXR CMOS sensor, 15x optical zoom with CMOS Shift Image Stabilisation, 3.0" LCD viewfinder, 1080p movie recording with stereo sound, and all the EXR shooting modes.

The Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR has been launched globally, and will be available in India in October with an attractive price tag of Rs 19,888, which is only a thousand rupees more than the F500EXR.

RRB Recruitment 2011 – Railway Recruitment 2011 for ALP – RRB Recruitment 2011 Announced For 16595 Assistant Loco Pilots

RRB recruitment 2011 announced for ALP jobs. Railway recruitment 2011 for ALP is advertised by www.rrbbpl.nic.in. RRB recruitment 2011 announced for 16595 Assistant Loco Pilots.

RRB Recruitment 2011 Important Date:

Last date of receiving RRB recruitment 2011 ALP job applications is 12th September, 2011. Last date of receiving applications from far flung area candidates is 27th September, 2011. But written test will be held on the same date for all participating candidates. Candidates can choose a regional language at the time of applying.

Railway Recruitment 2011 for ALP Vacancy Details:

Ahmedabad: 100 WR

Allahabad: 1545 NCR and 712 NR

Bhopal: 310 WR and 824 WCR

Bhuaneswar: 378 ECoR

Chennai: 286 SR and 10 SR/SRD

Guwahati: 540 NFR

Kolkata: 1493 ER and 900 SER

Mumbai: 40 WR and 687 CR

Patna: 44 ECR

Siliguri: 226 NFR

Thiruvananthapuram: 199 SR and 16 SR/SRD

Ajmer: 330 WCR and 70 NWR

Bangalore: 776 SWR

Bilaspur: 500 SECR

Chandigarh: 1345 NR

Gorakhpur: 748 NER and 103 NER/SRD

Jammu & Srinagar: 453 NR

Malda: 610 ER and 243 SER

Muzaffarpur: 103 ECR

Ranchi: 653 ECR and 1011 SER

Secunderabad: 1035 SCR and 305 ECoR

Railway Recruitment Board has advertised for total 16595 job posts to recruit Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) for various RRB.

RRB Recruitment 2011 Assistant Loco Pilot Pay Scale:

Pay scale for RRB Assistant Loco Pilot recruitment 2011 is Rs. 5200-20200/- + GP Rs. 1900/- (Vacancy Breakup).

RRB Recruitment 2011 ALP Educational Qualification:

Minimum education qualification is matriculation or its equivalent under 10+2 system and course completed Act. Apprentice or ITI in any of the following specific trades recognized by SCVT/NCVT – Fitter, Electrician, Instrument Machine, Mill Wright/ Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanic Radio & TV, Electronics Mechanic, Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Wireman, Tractor Mechanic, Armature & Coil Winder, Mechanic Diesel, Heat Diesel, Heat Engine, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration & AC Mechanic or diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering recognized by AICTE lieu of ITI for RRB ALP 2011 recruitment.

Note: Candidates with higher qualification in Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering recognized by AICTE are also eligible to apply for RRB Assistant Loco Pilot recruitment 2011.

Age Limit for Railway Recruitment 2011 ALP:

Age should be minimum 18 years and maximum 30 years as on 1st January, 2012 for Railway recruitment 2011 ALP.

Selection Procedure for RRB Recruitment 2011 ALP:

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in written test, aptitude test and document and candidature verification.

Railway Recruitment 2011 for ALP Application Fees:

Candidates have to pay the fee in the form of Demand Draft/Indian Postal Order (IPO) of Rs. 40 for the Railway recruitment 2011 ALP. Women/SC/ST/EXSM/Muslims/Christians/Sikhs/Buddhists/Zorastrians (Parsis) candidates have to pay no amount as examination fees. The DD or IPO should be paid at the main branch of any of the nationalized Banks in favour of Chairman / Member Secretary / Dy. Secretary / Secretary / Assistant Secretary of Concerned Railway Recruitment Board.

How to Apply:

Railway Recruitment Board receives ALP application forms in both mode – online and offline.

Offline Application Form: Eligible candidates can send their application in prescribed format along with self attested Xerox copies of all necessary documents and DD/IPO to the respective address on or before 12th September, 2011.

Online Registration for RRB ALP Recruitment 2011:

Eligible candidates can apply online also for RRB ALP recruitment 2011 through official website of RRB.

RRB ALP Exam Date 2011:

RRB ALP recruitment exam date 2011 has not been announced in the advertisement. However, exam date of RRB ALP recruitment 2011 will be announced soon the official website/local news paper.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2011:

There is no details about RRB ALP admit card 2011 also. RRB ALP call letter will be sent by Railway Recruitment Board to the eligible candidates directly. RRB ALP Admit cards download details have not been mentioned in the advertisement.

Government of India, Ministry of Railways: Railway Recruitment Boards made an announcement about the recruitment of 16595 Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP) through the centralized employment notice no. 01/2011 on 13th August, 2011. Railway recruitment 2011 is advertised for ALP vacancies in various RRBs.

You need to read the details of advertisement about the ALP recruitment 2011 in RRBs to know more about eligibility criteria, educational qualification, how to apply, vacancies details, reservation, relaxation, selection procedure, age limit, pay scale, IPO/DD details, general instructions etc. at: http://www.rrbbpl.nic.in/Employment_Notice/Notice_English.pdf downloading PDF file.

You can download RRB ALP recruitment 2011 application at: http://www.rrbbpl.nic.in/Employment_Notice/Annexure_English.pdf in PDF file.

andhrabank.in | Andhra Bank Recruitment | Andhra Bank Jobs

(A Govt of India Undertaking)
Head Office, Dr.Pattabhi Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004

Andhra Bank, A Leading Public Sector Bank invites applications from Indian Citizens Sportsman for the sports of Cricket and Kabaddi in Officer, Clerical and Sub-Staff cadre :
Sports Persons : 13 posts (Cricket-9, Kabaddi-4) in different pay scales

Application Fee : The fees Rs.400/-, Rs. 300/- and Rs. (Rs.50/- for SC/ST) should be paid by DD in favour of Andhra Bank payable at Hyderabad.

How to Apply : Application in prescribed format should be send on or before 27/08/2011 to the Deputy General Manager (HR), Human Resources Department, Andhra Bank, Head Office, Dr. Pataabhi Bhawan, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500004 (AP).

Andhra Bank Website : www.andhrabank.in

Shahrukh Khan’s Ra.One Playstation Game’s first images surface!

Shahrukh Khan’s latest flick, Ra.One is all set to get a Sony Ps3 game, a while before the movie releases in October, this year. The superhero action flick that features plenty of stunts has plenty of cars and motorcycles that the superstar drives and rides as he goes about hammering the baddies. A Porsche Cayenne, a Ducati Monster and a custom built BatPod-like motorcycle is what Shahrukh Khan will be seen driving and riding in the movie.

While we are to see the cars and the motorcycles that the video game will have to offer in its various stages of game play, here are a couple of images Shahrukh Khan himself tweeted, earlier in the day. The game is titled, Ra.One The Game and will be compatible with both PS2 and PS3 versions of the Sony Playstation consoles. The game will be sold on the PS3 PSN network as well as game stores across India, and the world.

While Sony and Shahrukh remain tight lipped about the game’s price, rumors suggest that the game will be priced reasonably in order to ensure that many people actually go out and buy it. This is a unique initiative of sorts as Bollywood movies aren’t usually associated with video games except for the occasional flash game to promote movies. Therefore, this game could mark the beginning of an all new trend if it becomes successful.

Another big add on that the Ra.One PS3 game will feature would be Kareena Kapoor, who is set to become India’s Angelina Jolie, as her role in the Ra.One game is said to have similarities to Angelina’s Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider video game. Now, for an acress who has less than a couple of action sequences in the Ra.One movie, isn’t being compared with Lara Croft a little too much? The hype is building up. Now, it would be interesting to see whether the Ra.One game lives up to all the buzz it has had around it.

Bar Refaeli Covered In Mud Pictures

The super model just posted a few photos of herself covered in mud via Twitter. She was vacationing in her home country of Israel and stopped by the Dead Sea and covered her bikini body in the infamous mud. She wrote, “*muddy* but feels good!! DEAD SEA- if you haven’t been… well, s@@@ for you!”

Energize Your Home with orange

If you are looking up to rev up your style, go orange! Orange is a color full of energy, life and bounce. This wonderfully funky zesty color is sure to brighten up any interior — be it a living room, bedroom or kitchen. However, if you are not used to bold colors like this and feeling skeptical about its usage, follow these tips and you will achieve a successful orange home décor. Orange is a bright and warm color and the trick to use it in your décor is all about knowing how to make use of it to the correct extent!

* Remember that orange in isolation doesn’t really work well. For example if you have a feature wall in orange, it wouldn’t suffice. You will need to add orange accents to the room. For this you can acquire small and beautiful things like cushion covers or wall paintings in a living room, have an orange table lamp, and orange files in a study, vase and pictures in a bedroom and so on. This way the color is spread to highlight around the whole room.

* If your living room is in soft shades of cream or beige with dark rich looking wooden furniture, you can have a fantastic arrangement of orange using a plenty of it. You can have orange cushions, dash of orange within your carpet rug, orange candles and perhaps some good orange flower decoration.

* The brightness of orange makes the space look larger, so it is a great color to be applied in north facing rooms.

* If you want to use this funky color in your kitchen, orange mugs and tea towels are sure to give a dramatic touch. For a zestier effect, use orange in combination with blue! In fact shades of orange work great with blue and is quite popular in interior decorating.

* If you want to have an orange wall but not too sure of having the entire block of it, you can create a feature wall with wall paper that has orange within its pattern and lift up the room.

* If you are one who is not so used to bold and bright shade as orange but would like to experiment and add it in your decor, add little by little until you get accustomed to splashes of brighter shades.
Remember, orange is in great demand and is the most ‘in-thing’. C’mon, hit the market and get some home accessories to create a happy home decor to brighten your each day.

Stay slim snacks

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Combine one 140 gms non-fat yogurt and 1/3 package of sugar-free, fat-free chocolate pudding mix. Finish with a dollop of non-fat whipped cream. Delicious!

MINIPIZZA
Top a light English muffin with tomato sauce and one slice of non-fat cheese. Then broil for one minute.

NUTBUTTER CLOUD
Microwave 2 teaspoons of natural peanut or almond butter for 10 seconds. Then mix with 100 gms non-fat cottage cheese and one pack of low calorie sweetener. Freeze for 20 minutes.

POPCORN MIX
Toss together a 100-calorie bag of lite microwave popcorn, 2 teaspoons choco chips, and eight crushed peanuts or five almonds.

Tropical decorating with palm fronds

Are you thinking of delicious pina coladas in the middle of the day? Are you dreaming of that wonderful relaxing tour of the tropics? Well, here comes the good news. Without really waiting for your next holiday, create a tropical haven right at your home and live those moments in bright ambience, breezy palms and golden sand. Let us try and create an island style décor by incorporating some of these basics:

Plants – Have large plants for real transformation! Introduce palms such as Areca, Coconut or Cycas to perfectly suit the theme. Asian tropics can be achieved with Bamboo trees. House these must-haves in wicker baskets for a nice finishing tropical touch. You can also think of some faux or fresh cut palm fronds. Feathery fronds can lend a texture to your side table or even dining area. Add drama with oversized banana palms on the console table. Not only does this looks awesome but also lasts for nearly 2 to 4 weeks, so maintenance is simpler.

Area rug: Floor covering is an important element in any décor. Find a great palm rug that coordinates or contrasts your current beach décor. Depending on your taste, you can select a rug from a range of bright and splashy colors to modest and sophisticated. Natural colors that range from tan, aqua and green represent sand, water and trees respectively. You can also use a dash of red that showcases rising and setting of the Sun.

Shells: Tropical theme is almost incomplete without the use of shells. You can make interesting arrangements with different sized shells and palm fronds on white sand and use it as accent pieces in your décor.

Tropical wall décor: Acquire wall papers that feature palm trees or palm fronds to cover your walls. Another surefire tropical style addition would be to have pineapple prints in your living room.

The ‘interior’ elements: Have cool tropical furniture besides the above mentioned items. Furniture made from natural materials like rattan, sea grass, water hyacinth, bamboo and wicker go perfect with the theme. Interesting designs are woven to form various sofas, tables, chairs, swings, baskets and others that lend tropical air to a room. Bring outdoor to your home with upright palm fronds in tall vases.
All set and done, how about having another round of pina coladas? Let’s raise a toast to the fun and frolic of the tropic land!

Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Makeout Session

The on and off couple were spotted having a makeout session while eating lunch in Toluca Lake, California. They were spotted at the Sweetsalt Food Shop and couldn't hold back their affection kissing in between each bite of food. The paparazzi were all over them and Miley tweeted, "Dear Paparazzi, please take your business else where. Go point your lenses at someone who wants the attention. Because I do not. Thanks."

Check out Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth having a makeout session!

Malaika Arora back stuns everyone

Malaika Arora and Amrita walked the ramp together for the time and become a showstopper in Mumbai.Malaika Arora Khan aka Munni was on the ramp in a backless black outfit that added more attraction to her.

Amritha Arora , Malaika’s sister too wore a backless dress on that ramp in Mumbai on August 7. Audience teased them as ‘backless sister’. Both of them are walked for the designer MandiraWirk. All commented that Mandira’s collection was a reflection of 16-18 th century.

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