Saturday, February 21, 2009

The OSCARS 2009

The Best Actress In A Leading Role


The Best Actor In A Leading Role



and More Nominations.......






Saturday, February 14, 2009

Valentine’s Day Celebration


Saint Valentine's Day festival is celebrated in a big way in countries around the world ! It is interesting to note that the popularity of this ancient festival has grown several folds and is said to be increasing by the year as more and more people are getting influenced by idea of celebrating love and lovers. The present generation holds the festival in high regard and celebrates the day by expressing love not just to their sweethearts but everyone they hold dear and special.

Early Valentine's Day Celebration


Valentine's Day Festival is said to have originated in pagan times when people celebrated February 14 in honor of Roman God of Fertility. This February fertility festival celebration that also marked the beginning of spring was known as the Feast of Lupercalia. In such festivals boys drew out names of girls from a box. They would then be regarded as a couple for a year. Sometimes these couples would fall in love and even marry. Christian Church decided to turn the pagan event into Christian celebrations in honor of St Valentine. Gradually, people began to celebrate February 14 by expressing love for their sweethearts.

In the 14th century Valentine's Day began to be celebrated with loved ones and a large feast was organized to mark the day. In 16th century began the custom of exchanging gifts between lovers with the passing of paper Valentine. Initially, Valentine's day cards were usually handmade and given anonymously. During the 1800s much larger hand-painted copperplates molded in the shape of hearts replaced paper e-cards. In later years, the copperplates gradually gave way to woodcuts and carvings and lithographs. By the middle of the 18th century, Valentine's Day become popular amongst the masses and it became a common tradition for all social classes to secretly exchange small tokens of lover or handwritten love notes called Valentine. In 19th century began the custom of sending mass-produced Valentine's Day greeting cards. This custom is very much in vogue even today.

Valentine's Day Celebration in Present Times


In present times, Valentine's Day Festival celebrations are massive in several countries across the globe. The festival has emerged as a popular dating and gift-giving festival and therefore has a major social and economic significance. It may be noted that Valentine's Day started as a romantic festival but today the festival has increased in scope. These days, Valentine's Day is essentially regarded as festival that celebrates love between individuals and not just lovers. People therefore wish 'Happy Valentine's Day' to parents, teachers, siblings, friends or any other person special to them.

Though there are various traditions and customs associated with the festival, the most popular way of celebrating Valentines Day is by expressing love to sweethearts and dear ones with an exchange of gifts. Some of the most traditional Valentine's Day gifts exchanged between lovers are fresh flowers, chocolates and cards. Jewelry is also fast emerging as the most sought after Valentine's Day gift for women. In the modern technologically advanced age, exchange of text messages between friends and loved ones has become a norm.

Going on dates with beloved is the other major way of celebrating Valentine's Day Festival. Restaurants see a busy time as people celebrate the day of romance with a candle light dinner. People also participate in Valentine's Day dance parties and balls organized by various clubs and hotels. Private parties are also organized in homes and farmhouses where young and the old have a blast. Some couple use the occasion to propose their beloved while some chose to get engaged on the festival that celebrates love and lovers.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations ( 2009 )








Category 1

Record Of The Year


  • Chasing Pavements
    Adele
    <XL Recordings/Columbia>

  • Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
    <Capitol Records>

  • Bleeding Love
    Leona Lewis
    <J Records/SYCO Music>

  • Paper Planes
    M.I.A
    <Interscope>

  • Please Read The Letter (WINNER)
    Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
    <Rounder>


Category 2

Album Of The Year


  • Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
    Coldplay
    <Capitol Records>

  • Tha Carter III
    Lil Wayne
    <Universal Motown/Cash Money>

  • Year Of The Gentleman
    Ne-Yo
    <Def Jam/Compound>

  • Raising Sand (WINNER)
    Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
    <Rounder>

  • In Rainbows
    Radiohead
    <TBD Records>


Category 3

Song Of The Year


  • American Boy
    William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, Songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
    <Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing>

  • Chasing Pavements
    Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
    <XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.>

  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mraz,
    songwriter (Jason Mraz)
    <Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music>

  • Love Song
    Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
    <Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music>

  • Viva La Vida (WINNER)
    Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
    <Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs>


Category 4

Best New Artist


  • Adele (WINNER)

  • Duffy

  • Jonas Brothers

  • Lady Antebellum

  • Jazmine Sullivan


Field 1 — Pop


Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance


  • Chasing Pavements
    Adele (WINNER)
    <Columbia/XL>

  • Love Song
    Sara Bareilles
    <Epic>

  • Mercy
    Duffy
    <Mercury>

  • Bleeding Love
    Leona Lewis
    <J Records/SYCO Music>

  • I Kissed A Girl
    Katy Perry
    <Capitol Records>

  • So What
    Pink
    <LaFace>


Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


  • All Summer Long
    Kid Rock
    <Atlantic>

  • Say
    John Mayer (WINNER)
    <Columbia>

  • That Was Me
    Paul McCartney
    <Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.>

  • I'm Yours
    Jason Mraz
    <Atlantic>

  • Closer
    Ne-Yo
    <Def Jam/Compound Entertainment>

  • Wichita Lineman
    James Taylor
    <Hear Music>


See All The Category





Sunday, February 1, 2009

7 Wonders For Sports

F1 Circuit - Monte Carlo



Camp Nou - Barcelona



Bird's Nest - Beijing



S.Bernabeu - Madrid



San Siro - Milan



Maracana - Rio De Janeiro



Cricket Ground - Melbourne