‘American Idol’ finalists croon Carole King tunes

Scotty McCreery won back some friends on “American Idol.”

After receiving criticism from the show’s judges for playing it too safe last week, the deep-voiced 17-year-old country crooner of Garner, N.C., enticed the panel with his buttery rendition of “You’ve Got a Friend” on the Fox talent competition’s evening of Carole King tunes Wednesday. It was 22-year-old rocker James Durbin of Santa Cruz., Calif., who was dubbed a front-runner though.

Randy Jackson proclaimed that Durbin “just might win the whole thing” after his electric reworking of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.” Steven Tyler didn’t say he saw Haley Reinhart, the bluesy 20-year-old college student of Wheeling, Ill., winning the contest, but he did claim that he “just saw God” after Reinhart’s upbeat rendition of “Beautiful.”

“You have one of the best voices in the competition,” Jennifer Lopez told Reinhart.

James and Jacob want to take it to church with "Something Tells Me I'm Into Something Good."

They appear to be trying to outscreech each other. They serenade Jennifer a bit, but it wasn't great.

Sorry J & J, but I didn't dig it.9:20 p.m. - Haley, what is up with that headband in rehearsal?

She has a bit of a technical issue with her earpiece, but they work it out in time for her to sing "Beautiful."

I do believe she is growing on me for some reason. Her voice sounds stronger to me, and she is not at all overpowered by the back-up singers. Steven Tyler says he "heard God in her voice," but Randy didn't love the beginning.

It's what the voters think that matters, Dawg.

9:10 p.m. -"Hi-De-Ho" is the perfect some for Casey, and he looks snazzy in his suit and hat.

He's such a throwback to a different era, and I worry that the viewers cannot fully appreciate his artistry. He's definitely not like what they are used to.

Randy loves it for much the same reason I did - it made me feel like I was in a great jazz joint. Casey played the piano and jammed with the band. Steven Tyler said it made his scalp itch it was so good.

What?

9:01 p.m. – Lauren and Scotty sing "Up on the Roof," and they are so adorable.

He tries to get her to hold her microphone like a flute. Just precious.

8:57 p.m. – OK, a friend just told me James sang "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," and it was amazing. This makes me happy for James, but sad for me.

Tornado warnings are important though, so I shouldn't complain too much.

8:49 p.m. – This stinks, but I totally missed everything about James' performance except the last note. Seriously, my local weather dude talked through the entire thing from the mentoring session all the way to the very last note.

Now I'm mad because Jennifer says he was the star of the night. And Randy says it was one of the best performances in the past few months and that James could win the whole thing. Randy even hugs him.

I cannot believe the timing and that I missed the entire thing. Grrrrrrrr!

8:37 p.m. – Scotty has to leave his comfort zone.

At least that's what they tell him. He's got to shake the perception that he can only do country. I can't comment on what Jimmy and Babyface tell him because we've got some nasty weather about to come through where I am and the local weatherman breaks in with an advisory.

I can tell you that Scott's version of "You've Got A Friend" sounds very country to me. The kid can't help it. I swear that a hip-hop song by him would sound country. Scotty is who he is, and his fans love him for it.

Randy loved it, but says he's got to stop falling off on the high notes. It was a good performance.

8:28 p.m. - Tomorrow night, Bruno Mars and Crystal Bowersox are performing. That should be hot.

We have some duets this evening, and the first one is Casey and Haley singing "I Feel the Earth Move." Their little interview before the song will do nothing to quell rumors that they are dating as they are all giggly and have a bit of a lovefest. Casey says he likes to growl with her.

Well alrighty then!

I like these two together. Very bluesy and soulful. Steven Tyler seems to confirm that they've got something going as you hear him say to the other two judges "Oh really" before he asks Casey "So how much in love with Haley are you ... cause it shows."

Cover. Blown.

8:16 p.m. – Lauren is singing "Where You Lead," and I can't even focus on that because here is Miley Cyrus offering up some advice.

She tells Lauren that people are always going to criticize her and talk about her. She should know as Jimmy slammed Miley a few weeks ago when he said Lauren was a stronger singer than her. He mentions that her fans have said some nasty things online about him, and she tells him he deserved it.

But back to Lauren. She pulls a kid out of the audience to sing to him, and this is the most relaxed I have ever seen her on the stage. She goes for the high notes, works the stage and J-Lo says it brought tears to her eyes.

Randy says she had some "extra swagger," and I agree. I hope she keeps building her confidence because I think she's already a star. She's in tears with all of the praise.

Ryan grills the kid to whom she sang. He's a 19-year-old named Brett. Lauren needs to get that number cause he's a cutie!

8:07 p.m. – Jacob selects "Oh No, Not My Baby" and Jimmy wants him to riff.

Wait, I thought Jimmy said before that he riffs too much. I'm as confused by this advice as I am Jacob's outfit of a blue gingham jacket with a brighter blue vest, yellow shirt and multicolored bow tie.

But Mantasia takes it to church! He's riffing, running, dancing, jumping. Now that's how you start a show!

8:05 p.m. – Hey Constantine Maroulis! You just can't stay away, can ya.

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is going to mentor tonight also. YAY!

I had no idea he had worked with Carole King. This should be good!

8:03 p.m. – Carole King is the business. Love her!

She has written so many amazing hits, recorded by more than 1,000 well-known artists. That's a great career.

I hope the contestants can do her music justice.

8 p.m. - Hello Wednesday evening.

Our Top 6 have made it where 124,000 have not, Ryan reminds us. Let's go!

Tatkal Ticket booking problem in IRCTC web site

Today i have found one more new problem(bug) in IRCTC page in TATKAL booking section

In Tatkal booking section IRCTC check for 2 day from today and if journey date is beyond 2 day from

Today then IRCTC do not allow to book ticket.

here comes the problem....

Some Train reach destination station after 2-3 days and different station have then own quota in same train and date change for same Train number from different stations.

Like : Train Number 12321 [Howrah Mumbai mail]

Start from HOWRAH and ends at MUMBAI and reach MUMBAI at 2nd day of journey

IF i book ticket today (24/3/2011) then IRCTC allow me to book TATKAL of journey date 26/3/2011.

IF 12321 start from HOWRAH on 26/3/2011 at 10 PM

so date become change from DURGAPUR means same train arrive at DURGAPUR at 27/3/2011

and dhanbad station have qouta and this station also reach by 27/3/2011

but i cant book ticket because of this stupid 2 days validation script and its available to book for journey date 27/3/2011 from DHANBAD to LTT

This portal have completed its 9-10 year and they have problem like this is same for IRCTC i don't know when they solve this problem

I hope one of them will read my post and take action.....

ISRO HAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED PSLV - C16 TODAY APRIL 20

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) today. PSLV-C16 launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India.

About PSLV – C16:

• PSLV-CI6 is the 18th flight of ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV
• PSLV is 44 meter high weighing 294,000 kgs.
• In this flight, the standard version of PSLV with six solid strap-on motors is used.
• It can carry payload of 1600 kg to Sun-Synchronous orbit.
• PSLV has 4 stages and uses Solid Fuel namely Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)
• PSLV-CI6 will place 03 satellites with a total payload mass of 1404 kg –

RESOURCESAT-2 weighing 1206 kg,The Indo-Russian YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg and Singapore’s X-SAT weighing 106 kg – into an 822 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Other remote sensing satellites scheduled for launch this year by ISRO are Megha-Tropiques, Radar Imaging Satellite-1 (RISAT-1) and Saral.

All My Children | Will Be Replaced By The Chew

All My Children (abbreviated as AMC) is a long-running American television soap opera that has been broadcast on ABC in the U.S. Monday through Friday since January 5, 1970; repeat episodes air weeknights on SOAPnet. Created by Agnes Nixon, the show is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. Since its inception, the show has featured Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most popular characters. The title of the show refers to the bonds of humanity. The poem, written by Nixon, that appears in the title credits' photo album reads.
The show title is sometimes abbreviated by fans and the press as AMC. The first new network daytime drama to debut in the 1970s, All My Children was originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc., the company created by Nixon and her husband, Bob. The show was sold to ABC in January 1975. Originally a half-hour in length, the show expanded to an hour on April 25, 1977. Previously, the show had experimented with the hour format for one week starting on June 30, 1975, after which Ryan's Hope premiered.

From 1970 to 1990, All My Children was recorded at ABC's TV18 at 101 West 67th St, now a 50-story apartment tower. From March 1990 to December 2009, it was taped at ABC's television studio TV23 at 320 West 66th Street in Manhattan, New York City. In December 2009, the show relocated to Los Angeles and is now produced in Stages 1 and 2 at the Andrita Studios. It was confirmed on August 4, 2009 that All My Children and One Life to Live would go HD. All My Children started filming in High Definition on January 4, 2010 and began airing in High Definition on February 3, 2010. All My Children is the third soap opera to be produced and broadcast in High Definition.

At one time, the program's popularity positioned it as the most widely-recorded television show in the United States. Also, in a departure from societal norms at the time, All My Children, in the mid-1970s, had an audience that was estimated to be 30% male. The show ranked #1 in the daytime Nielsen ratings in the 1978-79 season. Throughout most of the 1980s and into the early 1990s, All My Children was the #2 daytime soap opera on the air. In the Winter of 2009, the locale for taping the series moved from the costly New York City to California. For the first time since 1994-1995 season All My Children ranked in the top three on Nielsen ratings for the week of June 28-July 2, 2010.

Declining ratings in all of daytime television, combined with the loss of long-time draws such as actor David Canary, had the ABC network reconsidering their schedule. On April 14, 2011, ABC confirmed that after 41 years, All My Children has been canceled and will end its run in September of 2011. It will be replaced by a new lifestyle show, The Chew.

Follow Yuri Gagarin on the first human space flight

From 7.07am BST on Tuesday, the film First Orbit will track Yuri Gagarin's space flight as it happened 50 years ago. This page will display communications between Gagarin and ground control as the mission unfolds

First Orbit, a film by Christopher Riley, marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight by the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. It uses footage of the Earth shot from the International Space Station to match Gagarin's flight path, and original mission audio.

Read film maker Chris Riley's introduction to the film, which was shot from the International Space Station. The British Council helped to fund First Orbit, and they are tweeting the flight live as it happened, starting from 3.30am on Tuesday morning.

1st view of tsunami by coast Guard

This is the moment a Japanese Coast Guard ship was confronted by the tsunami that hit the coast of Japan on Friday.

Amazing video footage shows a huge wave looming on the horizon of an otherwise calm Pacific.

The wall of water was created by an earthquake off the coast of Japan, and it is believed to be the first footage of the tsunami in the open ocean.

But as their ship safely rode the wave, its crew were powerless to do anything but warn their countrymen it was on its way.

Scroll down to see the video

Hitting the wave: The tsunami rears up in front of a Japanese coast guard vessel in an otherwise clam pacific

On its way to destruction: The ship rides over the tsunami as it heads for the north east coast of Japan

And after it passed the 970-tonne coast guard vessel Matsushima it went on to the coast of Japan where it killed at least 6,500 people with another 10,700 missing.
The ship is lifted up tens of feet in the air and splashes down safely on the other side. A second smaller wave hits the ship minutes later.
When the wave hit Japan, the power generated by the earthquake sent water surging over the coast, flattening scores of coastal towns

Over the other side: The ship reaches the crest of the tsunami wave before crashing down on the other side

Hit by the wave: the Japanese coast guard ship Matsushima

Alam Ara: 80 years since Indian Talkies began

Eighty years ago, Indian cinema achieved a landmark on this day when director Ardeshir Irani made Alam Ara, the first ever Indian film with sound. The film also marked the beginning of filmi music.

Alam Ara was first screened at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay on March 14, 1931. It ran for two hours and four minutes, and used a Tanar Sound System to record the dialogues.

Irani recognised the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several other contemporary sound films. The film was based on a Parsi play written by Joseph David. David later served as a writer for Irani's film company.

March 14, 2011, is a special day for Indian cinema. It marks the 80th anniversary of Alam Ara - the first Indian film with sound.

On this day in 1931, Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai causing such frenzy among the audience that the police had to be called in.

Alam Ara also featured the first song of Indian cinema, De De Khuda Ke Naam Par, sung by actor Wazir Mohammed Khan.

The film, directed by Ardeshir Irani, is a love story between a prince and a gypsy girl and was based on a Parsi play.

The sad part, however, is that as a result of a fire at the National Film Archive of India at Pune in 2003, the last surviving print of Alam Ara was destroyed, and the film is no longer available in its original format.

This Pune based film maker is credited with Alam Ara for bringing talkies to India, just four years after the introduction of talking movies in America. Though the credit stands, there is not a single copy of Alam Ara after the last prints of the movie were destroyed in a fire in 2003 at the National Film Archives, Pune. The Indian Government till this day regularly advertises to seek anyone who might have a copy of the movie.

Alam Ara was based on a play by Joseph David about a king and his two wives who compete with each other to give birth to the kingdom's heir. The tale, mixed with romance, infidelity and action, was a treat to the ears with its evergreen songs. One among them was the 'De De Khuda Ke Naam Par' which is the mother of all Indian songs. Alam Ara, which means 'The light of the world' in Urdu, was truly instrumental in bringing light and 'sound' to Indian cinema.

Japan's nuclear crisis: the causes and the risks

A British nuclear expert has told The First Post that the explosion at the Fukushima I nuclear plant looks likely to be a "significant nuclear event" with a bigger impact on public health than the 1979 meltdown at Three Mile Island.

John Large, who has been a nuclear analyst since the mid-1960s and is a Fellow of the Royal Society, says the Japanese government may be significantly downplaying the seriousness of the accident – and he believes it could have far-reaching consequences for the nuclear industry worldwide.

What damage was caused?

The blast tore the roof off the building and damaged surrounding walls. Four workers were injured. Japanese authorities told the International Atomic Energy Authority that the explosion happened outside the reactor's primary containment vessel, which appears to be intact.

What is the radiation risk?

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa) reported higher levels of radiation around the power station over the weekend and the presence of caesium-137 and iodine-131 in the air. These are radioactive isotopes produced in fission reactions. The isotopes were released when steam was vented from the reactor.

Radiation monitors around the site recorded a radiation level of 500 microSieverts per hour on Saturday afternoon, a quarter of the annual dose the general population is exposed to due to natural background radiation. The level of radiation at the power station's main gate fell on Sunday to a very low level of 3.2 microSieverts.

Fukushima I is just 40 miles from the epicentre of the closest of 248 separate seismic shocks which have taken place in the past week off the coast of Japan. A 'boiling water' plant, it has six reactors.

Dramatic footage of an explosion at the plant's No 1 reactor on Saturday has commanded global attention. Now the Japanese government says it is fighting to prevent a second meltdown at No 3 reactor.

Meanwhile, sister plant Fukushima II, which is just 11km further away from the earthquake epicentre, is also in trouble. Cooling systems have broken at three of its four reactors – and at least one reactor has failed.

Efforts are underway to evacuate 210,000 people living within 20km of Fukushima I. Earlier, on Friday, 2,800 people were taken from their homes by coach.

When will the power station be safe?

The strategy of pumping sea water into nuclear reactors is untested. It could take several days to bring the temperature and pressure of the reactor cores down to within safe limits.

If the cooling fails, the reactors could overheat and cause a total meltdown of the radioactive fuel rods in the core. This would only lead to a major release of radiation if the reactor's containment vessel was breached.

The Japanese authorities have classified the sitiuation as a level 4 "accident with local consequences" on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES). The scale runs from zero for a deviation in normal operations to seven for a major accident. The Three Mile Island incident in 1979 was a five and Chernobyl in 1986 was a seven on the scale.

Tsunami Japan | tsunami video | Massive earthquake & Tsunami in Japan

Any one searching for information about the earthquake or tsunami in Japan will see static links providing information about the response to the natural disasters. Google has made it easy to report a missing person or information about a missing person.

This is similar to Google's efforts after the earthquake in the Christchurch area of New Zealand, Google's Japanese Quake Person Finder allows users to share when they have received information that a missing person is alive or to create a record for a new missing person. There are currently about 6,100 records.

Statement By The President On The Earthquake In Japan And The Resulting Tsunami Warning Throughout The Pacific:

Michelle & I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis

Obama: The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial. Obama: I have instructed FEMA to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the US states and territories that could be affected. /BNO News.

This is a Tsunami Information Statement for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.

Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerouse to coasts outside the source region. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is investigating the event to determine the level of danger. More information will be issued as it becomes available.

For those seeking shelter, there is also a Google Map up showing all the shelter sites in Tokyo. Some of the sites have descriptions of supplies they can offer such as food or bedding. Many shelters also indicate how full they are. More news

--:Another Video of Tsunami in Japan:--

Google's Android platform to be second most popular

Google Inc's Android software will become the World's No. 2 operating system for cell phones by the end of 2010, surpassing rival offerings from Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion and Apple Inc, according to a new report.

Google's Android software, which it offers free to cell phone vendors, has experienced dramatic growth since two years.

The market for mobile phone software has become a 'battlefield' for technology companies, as consumers increasingly use their phones to access the Internet, listen to digital music and play video games. More than 200,000 Android phones, from various companies like Motorola, Samsung etc., are sold every day.

Crazy fan tried to stab Real Madrid Coach

A crazy fan tried attacking Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho with a dagger on Friday night at La Coruna airport, north-west Spain.

His personal bodyguard was wounded as the maniac lashed out with the weapon, reported 'The Sun'.

Mourinho, 48, was hurried away by his security team after the incident at LaCoruna airport, north-west Spain.

Spanish media said the security guard, called Eduardo, only realised he had been stabbed when he boarded the team bus. Real Madrid security chiefs believe the attacker's target was Mourinho.

Newspaper 'El Periodico' said Mourinho had stopped to sign autographs inarrivals, where Madrid fans were waiting for the team. The bodyguard was near the manager and noticed he had been stabbed in the armpit."

Security cameras identified a 'tall suspect'.

Security has been stepped up for Real's La Liga fixture against Racing Santander tomorrow.

Mourinho, who moved to Chelsea from Portuguese club Porto in 2004, has

Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal friendly railway budget for 2011-12

New Delhi, Feb 25 (Calcutta Tube / IBNS) With an eye on the crucial assembly elections in West Bengal, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee presented a populist no-hike, Bengal-friendly Railway Budget for 2011-12 amid noisy scenes and protests from Bihar lawmakers.

There was no hike in passenger fare or freight as the Minister presented a populist budget as anticipated.

On expected lines Mamata Banerjee declared more projects for West Bengal, amid protests by Bihar leaders like Lalu Prasad and Sharad Yadav

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called it a common man’s budget, while the Opposition criticized it with the communists, her political rivals in West Bengal, slamming the minister for failing to implement the earlier projects she announced.

She said the metro railway network of Kolkata will expand while a metro coach factory will be set up near Singur and a rail industrial park in Nandigram in West Bengal.

She admitted that the Railway is passing through a difficult phase and announced to raise Rs 10,000 crore via bonds.

She also announced shelters for thousands of homeless, giving a human face to the budget.

Across India, however, passengers reacted to lack of safety measures for passengers.

“It is an election budget. I am happy with the projects and trains announced but passenger safety has been ignored as before,” said a commuter at Howrah Station in Kolkata.

A total of 56 new express trains were proposed in the Railway Budget.

Three Shatabdi Trains will be introduced in the coming fiscal year. These proposed new Shatabdis are: Pune-Secunderabad, Jaipur-Agra and Ludhiana-Delhi.

The Minister also announced that two double decker AC services on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.

Mamata Banerjee has announced the introduction to nine new Duronto Trains across different regions of the country. The proposed Duronto Trains are:Allahabad-Mumbai AC Duronto (bi-weekly); Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (tri-weekly); Sealdah-Puri non AC Duronto (tri-weekly); Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam AC Duronto (tri-weekly); Madurai-Chennai AC Duronto (bi-weekly); Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto (bi-weekly);

Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (bi-weekly); Nizamuddin-Ajmer non-AC Duronto (bi-weekly) and Shalimar-Patna Duronto (tri-weekly).

Mamata Banerjee announced that 1000 km of three sections will be electrified during the ensuing financial year. The sections on which electrification work will be taken up are

Vizianagaram-Rayagada-

Titlagarh-Raipur, Rosa-Sitapur-Burhwal and Alwar-Rewari.

Feasibility studies will be taken up for other sections, she said.

Mamata said a Central Organization for Project Implementation (COPI) will be set up with offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore to ensure timely project execution and proper utilization of funds allotted for works.

Highlights of Railway Budget 2011-12

No hike in passenger fare and freight rates.

Highest ever Plan outlay of Rs. 57, 630 crore proposed for Railways.

Rs. 9,583 crore provided for new lines.

10 Mistakes Everyone Should Make Before They Die

Life's toughest lessons are learned by making mistakes. It's what we learn from our experiences, the good, the bad, the ugly, that matter most. Have some fun with these tongue in cheek common mistakes that (we think) everyone should commit at least once in a lifetime.

1. Getting married

Everyone should take a trip down the aisle or stand before the justice of the peace just once in their lifetime. The Wedding March may very well be the opportunity to spend the rest of your life in wedded bliss...or could be a very expensive yet vital experiment in disaster. Either way, consider it a lesson learned

2. Getting hopelessly, falling down drunk

At least once in your life, drink far too much and just let loose. Pour down the shots of tequila. Dance on the bar. Just be careful as drinking excessively has severely negative impacts on your health (albeit a nasty hangover.) And as always, if you drink, don't drive. Few things are more expensive than a D.W.I. or regret.

3. Driving the wrong way on a one way street or highway

Taking a wrong turn and driving into oncoming traffic is quickly remedied with a u-turn so have no fear. The thrill of playing chicken to the sound of furious motorists is often short lived, as the men in blue find this driving offense ticket worthy.

4. Falling down in public

Taking a trip and landing flat on your face or bottom is a great way to learn how to laugh at yourself. And also a great way to garner laughter from innocent bystanders. Either way, falling down in public is a vital and important process in coming to terms with our infallibility.

5. The "sneeze and shake"

Whether intentional or not, we've all made the mistake of sneezing into your hand or wiping your nose and then shaking hands with someone. On the gross factor scale, this one ranks rather highly. And in terms of hilarity, it's off the charts. If you haven't already executed the "sneeze and shake," throw it on your list of things to do soon.

6. Reading a lousy book

We've all found ourselves caught in the pages of a terrible book, rereading the same paragraph over and over again, wondering if we should give up or keep going. keep trudging ahead. If nothing else, that copy of Eat, Pray, Love will make great kindle for your fire when you're through.

7. Singing karaoke

Nothing belts a good time better than screaming the lyrics of your favorite song in the company of folks who can't sing any better than you. Just be sure to load up on the booze (see #2 on this list) and perhaps stuff some cotton balls into your pockets for those "karaokers" who can't carry a tune to save your ears from splitting.

8. Workplace romance

Perhaps the biggest faux pas to commit is engaging in a workplace romance. The inherit lesson one can learn from committing such an offense is more beneficial than not. By all means, flirt away. Just tread carefully and learn from the experience. And, as a word of warning, polluting the waters of the job pool is often frowned upon by higher ups and makes for an awkward work environment after the romance fades

9. "Losing" your child's pet or saying it ran away

We've all been here: waking up one morning to the sound of your daughter's chirping parakeet with your head screaming "I can't stand this bird!" Or you notice your son's fish doing the dead man's float. Whatever the case, disposing of the pet claiming it was lost or ran away may be the most humble way to delay the life experience of death.

10. Pulling a one night stand

Maybe you're freshly dumped, maybe you're just in the need of a little human touch. Whatever the case may be, pulling a one night stand may very well be one of life's greatest learning experiences. One night stands can go either way: they may build you up if you've been wounded in love but they also may be highly destructive.

Bonus Mistake

Nothing adds to allure and bragging rights faster than a trip to jail courtesy of the police car express. So you mooned a neighbor. Over consumed alcohol and flashed a friend. Or pulled a little breaking and entering to propel your career in pranks. Whatever the case, whatever the reason for handcuffs, getting arrested lends a colorful story to tell over and over again

Thomas Edison’s 164th Birthday Celebrated With Google Logo

Days after your logo celebrated the birthday of writer Jules Verne, your home-page Google Doodle today marks the 164th birthday of Thomas Edison.

At this rate, a user could become accustomed to equally inventive logos every morn.

Google is featuring a special Google logo, also known as Google Doodle, for the 164th birthday of Thomas Edison. The logo illustrates some of Edison’s most famous inventions including the electric light bulb, phonograph, and the motion picture camera. Edison holds over 1,000 U.S. patents and is the most well-known inventor of all time.

Our favorite touch about today's animated logo is the luminous light bulb that brightens and fades, spotlighting the inventor's electric-light contributions. The catch, of course, is that it was Britain's Edward Swan who "invented" the light bulb; but it was Edison who patented and popularized the electric light bulb in the United States. (Edison and Swan are said to have later merged their cross-the-Pond companies.)

Prior to his death in 1931, the Wizard of Menlo Park held more than 1,000 patents, including for electrical printing machines, telephone technology, motion-picture cameras, mechanical vote-recorders, the stock ticker and the phonograph.

Smartness is too much reminds Marks

The thing we hear, he only missed a few days and keeps the thing we read, forget it after a while, but the thing we see, it gets imprinted on our brain. Keeping this in mind, students should prepare for the Cgjams. Studies of this concept can be long remembered.

- For their preparation to be not just limited to NCERT books. Reading these books is so important, but preparation of these notes is even more important.

- Create your own Kaveschan bank and to his constant practice.

- Preparation for a Target Set. Go ing to achieve this goal. Consistent practice is closer to that goal than you yourself will be felt.

- Studying to be smart and find the latest smart Consepos note. Immediately before these notes to Cgjams Rivhaij.

- Paper solution while trying to respond to things differently. If you follow this style to them other than students have gained more marks. To do those things to use in the exam, after constant practice that you have learned. Yes, try to write something different from the original question do not go astray. The same type of answer that question relates to.

- Related Rifrenc giving write answers.

- Remember that the students are smart, they are solved paper also Smartness.

Kasab will also be part of India's population

26 / 11 terrorist attack accused Kasab Ajmal Khan India's population will be counted. Kasab will be included in the 15 th census. Kasab Arthur Road jail is now. Kasab's death penalty to the Bombay High Court verdict to come on February 21.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Maahiskara wisdom, "said Arthur Road jail in Mumbai Baikula and all prisoners will be included in the census." He hotels, prisons and hospitals for those who 'institutional Household' name New categary is made.

Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC), the census official GT Anbe, "said the census in BMC prison prison census that will give training to the officials. All prisoners in jail at the time of the census will be included in the census, whether Indian or foreign. "

The second phase of the census population, economic activity, literacy, domestic needs, birth and death, language and religion etc. related data will be assembled.

Valentine day's X factore, viegra sales is increase

The beautiful feeling of love that valentines Day is an opportunity to express, but some people unknownly have this wrong definition stronghold. That's why drugs like on this occasion mis-use viegra increases. Condition is that the last four days valentines de viegra 40 per cent increase in sales of such drugs becomes younger and 90 per cent are buyers who would not have no need.

Heart Care Foundation of last year, according to the analysis viegra with other drugs of this type - with date rape drugs like drug these days lives in considerable demand. Nimat: No research the viegra can not buy. Also, the date rape drug found in the open market, but the administration ignored virtually all areas of Delhi because of these things are readily available. That's why these things are constantly moving mis-use. It is shed and the rise of valentines Day, which reveals many side effects.

Rokaland Hospital Medicine Expert Dr. M. P. Sharma, valentines Day to propose to your loved ones, dining, make for celebration, but on this occasion some people want to be Super Man. The result is that heart patient and above 65 years old ones get the heart or brain diseases like stroke, then the shycozenic erectile disfunction youngsters get to see.

Senior Heart Specialist Dr Moolchand Hospital. The. Agarwal says youngsters such drugs is required. Anjoy than normal that they want to use them. Get used to it when he gets Asaikojenik disfunction erectile which their Performance without use of medication is less than normal. As far as a date rape drug is the celebration of girls under the pretext of water, mixed with things like cold drinks to benefit their case have become quite common. Color is not a test or because the drug use and drug does not seem to know the impact and effect of the girls collaborates forget that everything is over. So girls need to be careful too. Shopper drug also acknowledge the fact that Aallantain day around viegra or buyer of such other drugs are significantly increased. But the special thing he says to all those who buy drugs reach research have.

Another Bigger scandal than Spectrum scandal???

New Delhi :: 2 G spectrum scandal surrounded the government rather large one and is looking Afnsti spectrum scandal. Indeed, in 2005, ISRO's commercial unit internal Corporation Limited and devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd over spectrum between the 20-year deal was. According to the report, the CAG's initial assessment that the deal to the exchequer at least two lakh crore losses. CAG is currently investigated. CAG 2G spectrum allocation in case of loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore was estimated.

BJP hands on the latest revelations - take hand directly to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought cleaning. BJP spokesman said Nirmala Sitaraman, "CAG S - band spectrum sales over the alleged scam, which is estimated to him that it is a bigger scandal than 2G spectrum allocation issue." Nirmala Sitaraman said, 'This space is a matter of the Ministry and the Ministry is directly under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. So we want to give my statement on the matter directly to the prime minister.

Sitarman alleged that the former scientific advisor to ISRO M. G. Chandrasekhar now chairman of multimedia devas, which this rare secret way spectrum is allocated in very cheap price. He said the idea of the scam can be gauged from these facts that the rare 190 MHz S - band spectrum Bsienel almost half of the 70 Maegaherts MTNL and twelve thousand crores has been allocated, while a mere one thousand million devas Multimedia Rs.

Devas is the multimedia?
Devas in 2004, ISRO's former scientific secretary of multimedia doc MG Shekhar started in Bangalore. WorldSpace satellite radio company before he was managing director, who has wound its business in India last year. Deutsche Telecom in 2008, the 17% stake in Devas Multimedia for $ 7.5 million taken. Kiran Karnik, the director of the company's board, including luminaries like Larry Bebio and Gary Parsons.

What is the plan?
The company on mobile satellite broadband service, including Pletaforms wants to provide. The company claims that it Wi - Fi to work on the lines of the portable device is devised. devas Multimedia says that to prevent collision of trains location and its interaction with the Indian Railways is going on. According to the company, the 2009 and 2010 that the system has been successfully tested.

What deal was?
Multimedia Devas on January 28, 2005 launch the satellite from ISRO's commercial unit internal GSET GSET -6 e-6 and S band Tronspoharder take on lease agreement. After the deal with the company Tronspoharder - 2500 MHz band with 70 MHz of spectrum bands were found. Currently their price is much higher. devas multimedia satellite and terrestrial networks through plans to launch the broadband service.

devas multimedia - Pre-launch and satellite lease of reservation for $ 4 million dollars was to pay 25 Corr. In addition the company's board ISRO / internal a representative involved. Since launching service between the two parties sharing Rivenjo part of the deal, but the pattern has not been disclosed. Once the service launch, the company plans to invest 50 to 75 million, too.

When will service start?
ISRO to launch two new satellite was about the same in 2010 but it is too late. ISRO now through Europe Arianspess GSET-6 launch plans, delays in the project in the deal is Parvdhana give ISRO devas multimedia penalty. devas Multimedia says that will soon launch its satellite service will also begin.

devas is licensed to do multimedia?
The company's license with an Internet service provider - with 74% foreign investment is approved. Telecom department trial spectrum and license it is found to apply to its plan. But screw the company to service the satellite may have a patent. Also, it is not clear that the company made payments without using terrestrial spectrum can not."

Jawaharlal Nehru University MMS Scandal Clips

A pornographic MMS showing two Jawaharlal Nehru University hostellers making love has rocked the prestigious institution, prompting the administration to hastily investigate the scandal. The high resolution MMS, shot in April last year, started doing the rounds of the campus recently and came to the notice of the security office last Thursday.

The chief proctor’s office said the boy and the girl in the video were both students of the School of Languages. The girl has since quit campus without completing her studies. A computer science student is also under scanner for his alleged involvement in the making of the 1GB video which seems to have been professionally shot.

“All we can say right now is that it appears that the two boys made the video in April last year. What we are investigating is why it was circulated now — eight-nine months later? Or is it that it was in circulation but the administration didn’t know of it?” said JNU’s chief proctor H B Bohidar.

The matter has not been officially reported to the police but the cops have launched their own probe. “We are aware of the MMS allegations and have decided to ask the Vasant Kunj police to investigate. The ACP will seek a report from the JNU authorities and give it to us. Depending on the report, we will pursue the case further,” said DCP (south) H G S Dhaliwal.

JNU authorities said they are trying to find out if the video was made for commercial use. “The MMS is of high resolution and shot in a very professional manner which indicates use of high-end equipment and technology,” said chief proctor Bohidar.

Amazon Eve World’s Tallest Model

Have you ever heard of Amazon’s Eve? Born in Turlock, CA, 31-year-old Eve Amazon is 6’8 “tall, making it the world’s top model. Because of his height, it is actually considered a” plus size “model.

At 6'8", Amazon Eve is one tall drink of water. The Guiness Book of World Records certified "World's Tallest Model" (who also makes money working as a dominatrix) was at the Playboy Mansion for a party last week where "the bunnies sized me up and treated my body like a stripper pole!"

Amazon Eve first got her big concert modeling when she was featured on the cover of “Zoo Weekly” in November 2009.

Before breaking into the world of modeling, she worked as a fitness trainer. She now travels worldwide and has been in many magazines.

After creating a small stir when she appeared on the cover of an Australian tabloid photographed to a mere slip of a gal, Eve is ready to parlay her small amount of fame into something bigger. She tells FOX411 that she would be a "perfect Bond villain" (and admittedly it would be fun to see her snap a couple Bond girls in two).

Although most people believe that there is something high to envy, there are some issues specific height that people encounter during the. Amazon’s Eve, the Americans with Disabilities Act, disabled. Tall individuals as Amazon threshold can be considered “disabled” when exit signs are too low or doorways of the buildings are too short, for example.