4 top tv and movie download blogger blogs for Christmas !!

In Brief : It's christmas time and there is a long list of pending movies and tv-shows. For all you tv/movie addicts out there, here is my list of top 4 blogspot favourites to watch and download tv shows and movies.

4 top tv-series and movie download blogger blogs :

• http://all-about-ngage.blogspot.com/
• http://watchnewmoviesnow.blogspot.com/
• http://www.yourpcmovies.blogspot.com/
• http://episodes-tv.blogspot.com/

To know more read in detail below....
In Detail :
1. http://all-about-ngage.blogspot.com/ : This one is a hot favourite. Get anything from tv shows, movies to mobile videos and softwares for Symbian platform. The site has direct download links as well as files hosted on Netload and Filebase.

2. http://watchnewmoviesnow.blogspot.com/ : Find all the latest movies and tv episodes you missed. The files are hosted on zshare, bitroad and supernovatube. Easy and fast download.

3. http://www.yourpcmovies.blogspot.com/ : This one is for movies. Amazing collection of movies. The good news is a lot of direct downoad links.

4. http://episodes-tv.blogspot.com/ : This one is for your tv needs. Choose from rapidshare, megaupload, netload and filefactory links.

Merry Christmas !!

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Mobile web : Have you explored it !!

In Brief : Wikipedia launched it's mobile version yesterday. I too launched the mobile version ( http://simple2learn.mofuse.mobi/) of my blog yesterday, thanks to mofuse.com

I have been using a nokia N70 (Symbian 60 v2 OS) since last one year and it has been 4 months since I have been a regular mobile-internet user . The speed ranges from ok to good . It might sound improbable to many but I have been downloading full movies on my mobile with the help of Opera/Netfront browsers and Fget downloader. And yes, I watched the movie Max Payne on my mobile. What I have been doing on a Symbian 60 v2 mobile can be done even better on the Symbian v3+, Windows mobile and iphone.

The point is that mobile internet has come a long way. Everyday there is a significant advance in technology. With 3G supposed to be implemented in India, and mobiles with larger screens hitting the market, it's time to focus on mobile web. Already mobile blogging and monetizing projects are coming up in big way. The major players have all launched their respective mobile versions which load faster and are really easy to use. I guess it's the right time to join the mobile-web bandwagon. Read in detail for my mobile bookmarks...

In Detail :
http://m.google.com
http://m.youtube.com
http://m.yahoo.com
http://m.orkut.com
http://peperonity.com : the ultimate mobile host. numerous user pages. http://moviesmobile.net : all the hollywood/bollywood movies for mobile
http://mjelly.com/ : the best mobile links directory
http://wapedia.mobi : lets you view websites in mobile compatible version

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Netbook or notebook : Know what you need !!

In Brief : Netbooks have given mobility an all new meaning. Bridging the gap between handheld devices and laptops, they are creating quite a buzz.

Netbook : A very small, light-weight, low-cost, energy-efficient laptop, primarily used for internet based services such as web browsing, e-mailing and instant messaging. They are also suitable for light use running office and educational software
Subnotebook : A small and lightweight laptop.They generally are found to run full desktop operating systems such as Windows or Linux, rather than specialized software such as Windows CE, Palm OS or Internet Tablet OS.Subnotebooks are smaller than laptops but larger than handheld computers. They often have smaller-sized screens, less than 14 inches, and weigh less than typical laptops, usually being less than 2 kg (4.4 lbs). The savings in size and weight are usually achieved partly by omitting ports or having removable media or optical disc drives.

Notebook : Nothing but the laptop. We all know what a laptop is, right?
Top 10 netbooks....
Having difficulty in choosing a netbook. Read in detail
In Detail : http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12673233

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Slumdog Millionaire nominated 4 Golden Globes: A. R. Rehman too for best music !!

In Brief : Slumdog Millionaire is a key contender for Oscar nominations after being nominated in four Golden Globes categories. The categories include,

• best film
• best director (Danny Boyle),
• best adapted screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)
• best original score (A R Rahman).

Widely televised worldwide, the Globes are given by Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

For more info on the movie read in detail....
In Detail :
IMDB

Slumdog Millionaire wins Brit awards

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Wikipedia page banned : internet censored !!

In Brief : Make up your mind on internet censorship. The Internet Watch Foundation -- a nonprofit, nongovernment-affiliated organization -- added the Wikipedia page for the Scorpions' 1976 album "Virgin Killer" onto its blacklist Friday. The IWF's concern comes over the image on the album's original cover, which shows a young girl completely nude. Someone had reported the image as inappropriate through the IWF's online submission tool, the organization says, and its internal assessment found the photo to be "a potentially illegal indecent image of a child under the age of 18." The IWF's blacklist is used by the vast majority of British Internet service providers to maintain decency standards for their subscribers. As a result of the ban, affected U.K. Internet users are unable to view the page or access Wikipedia's article editing function.

I think they have gone too far. Form your own opinion. Animal Magnetism is their only album I have in my collection and I think going by the trend they may find it's cover provocative too.

In Detail : Washington Post story

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Believe it or not : One case, two HC verdicts !!

In Brief : It's like "Ripley's believe it or not". But then this is India where bizarre is common and common is bizarre.

In an unprecedented incident, the case of an Adilabad man charged with harassment for dowry and murder of his wife was heard by two division Benches of the A P High Court almost concurrently. And while one of the Benches pronounced him guilty on both the counts, the second one acquitted him on the charge of murder and ordered that he be set free immediately.

Imagine this in a country where "death sentence" and "double jeopardy" are legal.

source : The Times of India
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The trial court in Adilabad, after examination of the evidence on record, both oral and documentary, held Hymad responsible for the death of his wife and in 2006, sentenced him to life imprisonment for murder along with Rs 1,000 as fine and imposed another three years imprisonment plus Rs 500 fine for harassing his wife for additional dowry.
The accused has been serving prison term since then. Meanwhile, the relatives of Hymad approached S Surendar Reddy, a lawyer in Hyderabad and through him, got a criminal appeal filed in 2006 in the AP High Court against the judgment of the trial court. Around the same time, Hymad too wrote a letter to the authorities of the high court seeking their help in engaging the services of an advocate for preferring an appeal over the trial court verdict. The high court, through its legal aid wing, allotted lady advocate Shanti Neelam to argue his case.
The criminal appeal by Hymad's relatives went to a two-member division bench comprising Justice A Gopal Reddy and Justice B Seshasayana Reddy while Hymad's own appeal went to another two two-member bench comprising Justice D S R Verma and Justice K C Bhanu. The judgment on the appeal by relatives holding the accused guilty on both counts was delivered on March 7, 2008, while the verdict on Hymad's appeal acquitting him on the charge of murder was given on September 29, 2008

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Diego Maradona "God of Football" arrives in India !!

In Brief : Diego Armando Maradona arrived on a two-day visit here early this morning and was welcomed by thousands of Kolkatans who gave sleep a miss and lined the roads for a glimpse of the Argentinian.

He is currently the coach of Argentinian football team.
Considered by most to be the best football player ever, his career has been marred by drug abuse and the infamous "Hand of God" episode in 1986 football world cup win over England.

I have been following football since 1994 world cup and sadly my only memories of the genius is that of his unceremonius exit from the event due to doping charges

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Beer from Space : it's cosmic !!

In Brief : Japanese beer brewed from barley which was grown on the international space station orbiting the Earth, has finally been tasted.

The space-beverage was the result of a five-month mission during which barley was grown for the first time in a Russian laboratory on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Sapporo Breweries, one of Japan's major breweries, went on to use the crop of barley grown in space to create 100 litres of a 5.5 per cent proof beer ­ aptly named "Space Barley".
The space brew was the result of a collaboration between the Russian Academy of Science, Okayama University in Japan and Sapporo Breweries , one of the oldest brewers in the country.
The barley was grown as the result of an on-going crop growing project on board ISS, with other products including wheat, lettuce and peas. In the furute, potatoes could also be grown in space.
Cosmonaut Dr Boris Morukov who spent 11 days in space says potatoes may one day be grown, but not to make space vodka.
While the current batch of space beer will not be sold commercially, 30 couples selected from among the public by lottery will be invited to a special tasting event in Tokyo next month.
Although beer has previously been off space menus due to its alcohol and gas content, breweries are hoping that the newly-created space beer may eventually become available for astronauts to enjoy in space.

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Graphic novels ain't comics : did you know ?

In Brief : Yesterday I was reading an interview of Jeff Smith in Mumbai Mirror, the creator of graphic novel Bones, and it struck me how is it different from the comics. Here is the difference....

A graphic novel is a type of comic book, usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of novels, and often aimed at mature audiences.

It also means comic short story anthologies, and in some cases bound collections of previously published comic book series (commonly referred to as trade paperbacks).
Graphic novels are typically bound in longer and more durable formats than familiar comic magazines (using the same materials and methods as printed books).

They are generally sold in bookstores and specialty comic book shops rather than at news-stands.
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Leonid meteor shower : watch out for celestial fireworks till Nov. 21 !!

In Brief : It's the Leonid meteor shower time again...keep sky-gazing till Nov. 21...you might be lucky !!
The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the
meteors appear to stream from that point in the sky.
The Leonids generally begin on November 13 and end on November 21, with maximum generally occurring during the night of Novemer 17/18.
Observers are generally treated to displays of about 10 meteors per hour on the night of
maximum.
About every 33 years, the Leonids enter a phase of enhanced activity that accompanies the
return of its parent comet. During these periods, rates can amount to hundreds and even
thousands of meteors per hour. The last such enhanced period occurred during the period of
1998-2002 and the Leonids have been winding down ever since.

Read More...
http://meteorshowersonline.com/leonids.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonids

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Fields Medal....Mathematician's Nobel Prize...ever heard this name !!

In Brief : The only two times I heard about it are ....

(1) when Grigori Perelman refused it in 2006 and
(2) while watching the movie "The Goodwill Hunting".
The Fields Medal is widely viewed as the top honor a mathematician can receive.
It comes with a monetary award, which in 2006 was C$15,000 (US$15,000 or €10,000).
Founded at the behest of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, the medal was first
awarded in 1936, to Finnish mathematician Lars Ahlfors and American mathematician Jesse
Douglas and has been regularly awarded since 1950.
Its purpose is to give recognition and support to younger mathematical researchers who have
made major contributions
The International Union has awarded its 2006 prizes on August 22, 2006 during the Opening
Ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, Spain.
The next prizes will be awarded during the opening ceremony of ICM 2010 in Hyderabad, India on August 19, 2010.
In 2006, Grigori Perelman, credited with proving the Poincaré conjecture, refused his Fields
Medal and did not attend the congress. More...
IMU Prizes are awarded every four years at the Opening Ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM).
The Fields Medal recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement.
The Rolf Nevanlinna Prize honors distinguished achievements in mathematical aspects of information science.
The Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize is awarded for outstanding mathematical contributions that have found significant applications outside of mathematics.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Medal
Field's institute website :
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/aboutus/jcfields/fields_medal.html or http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/aboutus/jcfields/.
http://www.mathunion.org/medals/

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Barack Obama in brief....

Born
August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04) (age 47)Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Birth name
Barack Hussein Obama II

• Political party
  

Democratic Party
Spouse
Michelle Obama (m. 1992)
Children
Malia Ann (b. 1998)Sasha (b. 2001)
Residence
Kenwood, Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater
Occidental College, Columbia University, Harvard Law School
Profession
AttorneyPolitician
Religion
United Church of Christ
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Website
Office of the President-Elect
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the President-elect of the United States and the junior United States Senator from Illinois.
Obama is the first African American to be elected President of the United States.
He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School where he was president of the Harvard Law Review.
Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003, won a primary victory in March 2004, and was elected to the Senate in November 2004. Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004.
As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds.
He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.
On February 10, 2007, he announced his candidacy for President of the United States, and on June 3, 2008, he was named the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party after a 17-month-long primary campaign.
He became the President-elect after defeating Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the general election on November 4, 2008, and is due to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009.

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Spice's latest innovation finger swipe touchscreen !!...for Rs 7999...

Spice Mobile's latest innovation the Spice S-930 will leave you bedazzled.

This incredible technology can be put into action with just a finger swipe! Users no longer need to activate their cell phones via keypads.
With the help of this incredible technology, you can view your gallery images and even unlock your keypad with just a fingers swipe.

• A sleek metallic finish exterior
• 2 Mega Pixel Camera with Webcam facility
• 2 GB Expandable memory Complimentary 1 GB Memory Card
• Video and MP3 player
• FM Record and Play
• VAS’s new Opera Mini Browser and Thomson Reuters, for speedy browsing and keeping up abreast with the various worldly events.

It costs Rs. 7,999/-. No it's not some typing mistake. It costs just that.

source -- TechGadgets.in, Mobiletor.com

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U.S. election procedure...for those who think Obama has won the election !!

TYPES OF ELECTION:

1. A primary election is a nominating election in which the field of candidates who will run in the general election is chosen. Victory in a primary usually results in a candidate being nominated or endorsed by a political party for the general election.

Barrack Obama won the primary election among Democrats.
John McCaine won the primary among Republicans.

**For those of you who thought Obama won the U.S. election, the real action hasn't even
started.**

1. A general election is an election held to choose among candidates nominated in a primary (or by convention, caucus or petition) for federal, state and/or local office. The purpose of a general election is to make a final choice among the various candidates who have been nominated by parties or who are running as independents (not affiliated with a major political party) or, in some cases, write-in candidates. Measures such as proposed legislation (referendums), bond issues (approving the borrowing of money for public projects) and other mandates on government also can be placed on the ballot.
2. In addition, many states provide for special elections, which can be called at any time, to serve a specific purpose, such as filling an unexpected vacancy in an elected office.

What is a convention?

Conventions are meetings sponsored by political parties for members of the party to discuss issues, candidates and campaign strategies. These meetings can last several days.In presidential elections, after state primaries are concluded, each party holds a national convention to formally select the presidential nominee – usually the candidate who secured the support of the most convention delegates, based on victories in primary elections. Typically, the presidential nominee then chooses a running mate to be the party's candidate for vice president.

The Democratic National Convention will be in Denver on August 25-28, 2008.
The Republican National Convention will be in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 1-4, 2008.


What is a caucus?

A caucus is a meeting at the local level in which registered members of a political party in a city, town or county gather to express support for a candidate. For statewide or national offices, those recommendations are combined to determine the state party nominee. Caucuses, unlike conventions, involve many separate meetings held simultaneously at multiple locations. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have their own rules governing caucuses. Those rules vary from state to state.


SCHEDULING ELECTIONS

When are general elections held?

They are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The 2008 general election will be held on November 4.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

What is the Electoral College?

The Electoral College is the group of citizens designated by the states to cast votes for the president and vice president on behalf of state citizens. The process for selecting electors varies from state to state, but usually the political parties nominate electors at state party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee. The voters in each state, by casting votes for president and vice president, choose the electors on the day of the general election. The Electoral College, not the popular vote, elects the president, but the two votes are tied closely.

How does the Electoral College elect the president?

The Electoral College system gives each state the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress. The District of Columbia is allocated 3 electoral votes. There are a total of 538 votes in the Electoral College; a candidate for president must get 270 to win (a simple majority). All but two states have a winner-take-all system, in which the candidate who gets the most popular votes in the state is allocated all of the state's electoral votes.

Let me explain....

popular votes...the vote count of citizens of the state.

electoral votes...no. of representatives from that state in congress...District of Columbia has 3

Now, the candidate winning more popular votes is awarded all the electoral votes of that state i.e. whoever gets more popular votes in D.C. is awarded 3 votes.

All over the country there are 538 electoral votes and 270 are needed for simple majority.

If no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution provides for the presidential election to be decided by the House of Representatives. In such situations, the House selects the president by majority vote, choosing from the three candidates who received the greatest number of electoral votes. Each state would cast one vote.

For more....

http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html?gclid=CJTw4JrtqZECFRsgewodfEOxfQ

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