Brooklyn Labor Day Parade 2011: 7 deaths among 49 gunshot victims at West Indian Carnival. During the Labor Day weekend in New York the number of shot people has risen to 43, after violence started at the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. In the 24 hours, from Saturday 6 a.m. to Sunday 6 a.m., 24 people were shot, the victims were shot during 15 separate incidents, and so far no arrest…
I’m not going to say yes right now and I’m not going to say no.” However she says one person who wouldn’t be happy with seeing her strip off for the cameras is her X Files star husband Doug Hutchison, 52. Courtney Stodden, who was seen heading out for dinner in a very short red dress and black stripper shoes with Doug Hutchison last night, admitted: “He seemed a little frightened this morning, lik…
“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” – a Wikipedia badge of honor – and sat happily on the online encyclopedia for more than half a decade. But editors have lately discovered a small issue with the site’s meticulously written 4,500 word article detailing the 17th century Bicholim Conflict. It was entirely made up. After five years of featuring the piece, which tells th…
…fety officials to figure out how they enforce the rule, the Los Angeles Times reports. Industry experts estimate as many as 90% of all pornographic films produced in the US are made in Los Angeles. In 2011, pornographic film productions across the US were temporarily shut down after an adult film performer tested positive for HIV….
s chances and those of the film. The Academy has recognized his co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams in previous years, however, and will likely do so again for their supporting performances. 6. Les Miserables Musicals used to be the toast of Oscar night. But it has been a decade since one of that ilk – 2002′s Chicago – was named best picture. The producers of Les Misera…
…n things get complicated. Based on an Internet meme, the film was praised at this year’s Sundance Festival and has “indie sleeper” written all over it. 13. Savages Release Date: July 6 Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Emile Hirsch The Scoop: Oliver Stone is going back to the crazy-ass, hallucinogenic vibe of “Natural Born Killers” with this tawdry…
Intel confirms details of the first smartphone to be powered by one of its processors. The XOLO X900, made by the Indian manufacturer Lava, will go on sale on 23 April priced at about 22,000 rupees ($420). Lava has teamed up with Indian retail chain Croma to distribute the device across the country. The move follows Intel’s previous failed attempt to break into the smartphone market. A tie-…
Sherlyn Chopra, a Bollywood starlet who will be the first Indian to appear nude in Playboy, says it was “not easy” to pose for the magazine. Sherlyn Chopra, 28, said she could not “miss the opportunity of posing nude for the world’s most established adult magazine”. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has tweeted that Sherlyn Chopra will appear in the magazine’s Novemb…
ed fire,” the official said. Indian-administered Kashmir has been tense since the execution in February of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted for plotting to attack India’s parliament in 2001. Attacks in Srinagar have become rare – last October one person was killed by gunmen who opened fire in a hotel on the outskirts of Srinagar. And in May last year seven paramilitary soldie…
…Rahul Dravid and owned by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra. Fast bowler S Sreesanth has represented India in many international games. He has played 27 Tests and 53 one-day internationals. Media reports said the players were taken from Mumbai for questioning late on Wednesday. Three Indian cricketers have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the…
ollywood films and television serials. He gained huge popularity while playing Hanuman, the monkey god, in the television adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was also a member of parliament from 2003 to 2009 when he was appointed to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament. Indian actor Dara Singh has died in Mumbai after a long illness Dara Singh’s doctor said he…
…travels on from there to Nepal and China. When sold in the village, a single fungus fetches 150 Indian rupees ($3) – more than the daily wage of a manual laborer. Some people are able to collect 40 in a single day. So the search for caterpillar fungus has come to resemble a type of Himalayan gold rush. …
ything could happen. I feel the mayor should do something about that. The children should be our first priority, no matter what else is going on in the city.” Zak, a former Cleveland police officer of 30 years, believes the community is feeling the effects of the city’s cuts in the police force. “The first thing a city should do is protect its citizens,” he said. Although police cannot be on the s…
Film critic Roger Ebert has died at 70 after a long battle with cancer, his newspaper the Chicago Sun-Times has reported. Roger Ebert, known for his thumbs-up or down television reviews with partner and friend Gene Siskel, became a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, losing his jaw and his ability to speak in a subsequent surgery. Roger Ebe…
Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, has landed in Rabat, Morocco, after flying from Spain, completing the second leg of its pioneering journey. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse in Rabat, 19 hours after taking off from Madrid. The plane – the size of a jumbo jet – was powered by 12,000 solar cells turning four electrical motors. The 2,500 km-trip (1,550 miles), begun i…
…where it really doesn’t belong,” Diane Duke told the Times. Adult production companies are threatening to move out of California because of the requirement, but face legal difficulties. A 1988 ruling prevented producers from being prosecuted under anti-prostitution laws, and only one other state – New Hampshire – has a similar ruling. Adult film productions in the area hav…
…by the Press Trust of India news agency as saying that there had been a lot of debate on “the promotion of vulgarity” if the Playboy Club were set up. Playboy Club in Goa was planned to be 22,000 sq ft. Last year Bollywood star Sherlyn Chopra became the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy magazine….
es, finding their toilets full of condoms which they cannot flush down, as some couples find it hard to find a place to be alone. A survey by India Today magazine last year showed that fewer than 1 in 5 (19%) of respondents were open to the idea of pre-marital sex, or live-in relationships, with a quarter of people saying they did not object to sex before marriage, as long as it was not happening…
An Indian diplomatic bag has been found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, close to where an Air India plane crashed 46 years ago. The jute bag was recovered by a mountain rescue worker and his neighbor after some tourists spotted it on a glacier last week. The Indian embassy in Paris told the AFP news agency that it would begin efforts to retrieve the bag. The Air India plane flying from Mumbai t…
The female student who was raped on a bus in India’s capital Delhi has died at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. The 23-year-old had arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead. As news of the student’s death spread across social media…
…snobbish” and “snooty” by another. The Daily Bhaskar website said the “ill picturized and badly scripted show” portrayed India “in poor light”. Oprah Winfrey, 58, drew particular criticism for remarking on the Indian tradition of eating with one’s hands. Oprah Winfrey has been criticized after the broadcast of a two-part TV special about her trip to…
The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in the capital, New Delhi. The ceremony came hours after a plane chartered by the Indian government brought her body back to the city. The 23-year-old medical student died in a Singapore hospital where she was being treated for severe injuries. The attack sparked two weeks of protests about gender attitudes in India, and…
…ot an email response from HP: “Since we sold out of the current stock, we are building new units in order to fulfill orders received through 4am Monday, Aug 22. This means a delivery date in the 6 – 8 week range. Your order will be fulfilled.” Order was placed Saturday August 20th 3:50 PM. Updates for 8/29: No update from HP yet and they have stopped taking email notifications. Every…
Dominic West and Emily Watson were among the big winners at the TV BAFTA Awards, winning for their powerful performances in Fred West drama Appropriate Adult. Coronation Street has won the best soap and continuing drama award, beating last year’s winner EastEnders. Andrew Scott won the best supporting actor for Sherlock, in which he plays Sherlock’s arch nemesis Moriarty. In winning t…
…eir mothers The article also provoked responses from religious and Pro-Life groups. Rev. Joanna Jepson came to public attention when she spoke out against a late abortion that had been carried out in 2001. Doctors are permitted to carry out abortions beyond the 24-week legal limit if they believe a baby’s disability is serious enough, but Rev. Joanna Jepson argued that a cleft palate was a…
Kim Kardashian finally puts her swollen feet in flatsAfter she raised eyebrows on Thursday as she crammed her swollen feet into Perspex heels, with painful looking results, Kim Kardashian finally seems to be giving her feet a…
Eva Longoria humiliating wardrobe malfunction at Cannes Film FestivalEva Longoria has suffered an extremely embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as she unfortunately revealed far more than she intended to upon screening of Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy…
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart split after cheating scandalRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have split after almost four years together, People magazine is reporting. The couple – who reportedly broke up briefly in December…
Eurovision 2013 winner is Denmark's Emmelie de Forest with Only TeardropsDenmark has won 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Danish Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her…
Phil Robertson, Miss Kay and Uncle Si do commercials for Clayton HomesDuck Commander Phil Robertson and his wife Miss Kay, the stars of Duck Dynasty, sliced some sweet potato pie and filled their audience in about Clayton Homes. “What do I…
Eurovision winners over the years. Where are they now?The Eurovision Song Contest has been running since 1956 and in that time, acts from around Europe have been singing their hearts out in the hope of winning the trophy. There…
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