With Sholay throwback Dharmendra campaigns for Hema Malini in Mathura
MATHURA: Actor and BJP lawmaker Hema Malini on Sunday campaigned in her parliamentary constituency, Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh with her husband and actor, Dharmendra, by her side. The popular Bollywood couple addressed a crowd for the Jat community where a massive crowd turned up. Addressing the rally, Dharmendra recalled how his humble beginnings helped him become a successful actor. “I am the son of a farmer and I have worked very hard in the fields when I was young,” he said. Dharmendra had a brief political stint about ten years ago when he contested the 2004 national elections from Rajasthan’s Bikaner on BJP ticket and won. Raising the poll pitch in the constituency, where the BJP has won four out of six Lok Sabha elections since 1991, Dharmendra told the crowd: “Gao walon, (Hema ji ke liye) vote karna. Nahi to kisi aas paas ki tanki pe chad jaunga aur wahan bahut mausi ko pukarunga. Bahut mausiyan aa jayengi. (Dear villagers, please vote for Hema Malini ji. Else, I will climb on one of the tanks and give a shout out to Mausi ji. I am sure a lot of them will come).” He reminded the crowd of the iconic scene from the movie, “Sholay”, where Hema Malini starred together with her husband and played the role of “Basanti”, a village girl. Hema Malini said she was excited to have her husband by her side. “With just two days remaining for the poll campaign to end in Mathura, people are excited to see me and him together. People have seen both of us together in so many movies. We are seeking votes for Mathura’s development,” she told reporters. Before the rally, she tweeted a picture of two of them together and said it was a “special day”. “Today is also a special day for me! Dharam ji is here in Mathura to campaign for a whole day on my behalf. The public is waiting eagerly to get a glimpse of him & listen to what he has to say! A photo taken in my house in Mathura just now before we leave for campaigning…(sic),” she wrote.
The Amazon Kindle Fire was touted as the first real iPad competitor due in large part to its low price and Amazon’s massive marketing muscle. While initial shipments were substantial, a new report from IDC suggests that the sales of the Fire have dropped off precipitously. IDC estimates the last quarter of 2011 saw 4.8 million devices ship, but in the first quarter of 2012 Amazon only moved 750,000 Fires.There are obviously some factors that affect Kindle sales. The Fire was brand new in late 2011, and there was pent up demand. Also, Q4 is the holiday season, when otherwise right-thinking adults spend huge sums of money on things they might not need. However, if you look at the numbers as a share of the overall tablet market, the decrease does look bad. The Fire went from 16.8% of tablets to just 4%. Recent financial warnings from TI (which makes the processor in the Fire) supports this data.This indicates that the Fire is slipping in relation to other devices — this is not just an effect of a slower shopping season. Apple, for instance, continued to dominate the market by shipping 11.8 million tablets. That’s a much smaller drop as a percentage than the Kindle Fire saw.A low price might be great for getting people to try a device, but opinions of the Fire had been almost universally mixed. Some functions, like reading ebooks are handled well by the device. But Amazon’s assurances that the Silk browser would revolutionize mobile browsing with its cloud acceleration did not come to pass.Amazon’s unofficial numbers from IDC leave it in third place behind Apple and Samsung for the first quarter. The low price of the Fire will certainly keep the device moving, but Amazon might not be destined for the tablet dominance some were predicting.via All Things D
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs sent a note Monday to employees saying he’s taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health.He says he will continue as CEO and be involved in major decisions but has asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all day-to-day operations.Jobs says he loves Apple and hopes to be back as soon as he can. He says he and his family would appreciate respect for their privacy.
A private, nonprofit railroad academy might relocate from California to Battle Ground to take advantage of the county’s short-line railroad, Clark County commissioners learned Wednesday.Commissioners were having a work session with railroad coordinator Jon Holladay on the 33-mile Chelatchie Prairie Railroad when Holladay introduced David Rangel, founder of the Modoc Railroad Academy.Rangel said the vocational school, which trains engineers, brakemen and conductors, has grown too big at its current location outside of Sacramento.“We are an elephant in a closet,” Rangel said.He said the school has seven instructors and 24 students at any one time; students take eight-week conductor courses or 20-week engineer courses.Rangel said since students come from all over the country, the school can be located anywhere. He said he’s looked at open short-line railroads in other states but likes the urban amenities and the proximity to Portland International Airport.Rangel said he’s been looking for classroom space in Battle Ground and he would also need to find student housing. He’d be willing to build student housing, if necessary.Currently, there’s commercial use of the railroad west of Battle Ground. Eric Temple, the main user, supports the school using the eastern portion of the line, Holladay said.An excursion train also uses the line.Commissioner Steve Stuart said he was concerned about the school using the line that runs through Battle Ground, but Holladay said the school would use the portion of the line that runs northeast of Battle Ground up to Chelatchie Prairie.
Last year, the magazine began placing ads in the footers of editorial pages, alongside page numbers, launched a ‘VIP’ subscriber program and an online ad network. The Obama site is also a traffic grab, as the URL redirects to Paste’s Web site, and a banner ad appears at the top. Paste, the Decatur, Georgia-based music and entertainment magazine that’s developed a penchant for innovative experimentation, has launched a Web site—Obamicon.Me—that allows users to create their own digital versions of the iconic Barack Obama “Hope” poster.TheShepard Fairey-designed poster became a cult phenomenon, and was one ofthe iconic images of the 2008 presidential campaign—one that inspiredmagazine covers from 5280 to Time.Already, more than 10,000 “Obamaicons” have been created.Thata music and entertainment magazine would launch a Web site that hasalmost nothing to do with the music or entertainment industries is unusual,but sorta par for the course for Paste. In 2007, the magazine rolledout a pay-what-you-want subscription offer modeled after the rock bandRadiohead, which allowed its fans to pay what they wanted to downloadan album.
A few more messy Endgame moments to leave you with:Tony Stark sent his daughter, Morgan, to bed after eating a juice pop, without having her brush her teeth. What will the tabloids say?!Why would Cap ever compliment his own butt? Yes, jaded present-day Cap curses more, but agreeing he has “America’s ass” is so gratuitously un-Cap.Tony’s death scene with Pepper. Of course she’s fighting by his side… but their house seems pretty remote. Who’s watching little Morgan? This seems like something Tony would ask, given the effort he’s put into protecting his “second chance”.Read more: Avengers: Endgame review — so close to perfectionOriginally posted May 6. Now playing: Watch this: Spoiler-free review: Love letter to fans tops Infinity War Spoiler-packed review: MCU clincher so close to perfect No postcredits scene, but there’s a tiny audio stinger The biggest spoiler-filled WTF questions It’s three hours long: The best times to pee Captain America will always be my favorite Avenger 83 Share your voice Now playing: Watch this: Still, considering the team’s penchant for stumbling into trouble when they collected the stones in the first place, it’s a pretty big leap to assume that one dude on his own will complete the task perfectly, six different times. How is he even getting from place to place, especially if the Pym Particles that enable quantum time travel are in short supply? How does one return the Soul Stone to Vormir?If Captain America didn’t take the Infinity Stone in the first place, how would he really know the precise moment in the timeline that he needs to drop in? He doesn’t.
Hyderabad: Cybercrimes involving Nigerian gangs are increasing in number day-by-day as one more incident came to light on Friday. The victim approached the Rachakonda Cybercrime police after losing Rs 21 lakh in the name of kidney donation and falling prey to online fraud. According to Rachakonda Cybercrime police, a businessman belonging to Malkajgiri approached the accused after coming across an advertisement on internet stating the requirement of kidney. The businessman contacted the number mentioned in the advertisement and got in touch with the accused who introduced himself as Dr Wesley. Also Read – Farmers stage rasta roko against urea shortage in Kamareddy Advertise With Us The accused promised the businessman that he would get Rs 1.6 crore in return for his kidney. As the businessman incurred huge losses and was in debts, he decided to donate his kidney without consulting his family members to repay his debts. When he consulted Wesley on the phone, the accused introduced two other persons claiming to be doctors and explained various procedures for carrying out the operation. Later, they began collecting money from him in instalments under the pretext of various charges and promised that he would get Rs 1.6 crore after completion of the surgery. By believing them the complainant paid Rs 21 lakh in instalments in the last six months by transferring the amount to 30 bank accounts provided to him by the doctors.
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader. File PhotoRoad transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader was shifted to a cabin from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Singapore hospital on Wednesday after his condition improved further.“He is doing well,” said professor Abu Nasar Rizvi of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), reports news agency UNB.“Physicians are preparing to conduct a bypass surgery next week,” he added.His condition has been improving gradually over the last few days and the minister was able to walk on Monday.Quader, also the general secretary of ruling Bangladesh Awami League, was admitted to BSMMU on 3 March following breathing complications but tests revealed three blockages in his coronary artery.He was flown to Singapore the next day for treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital.Cardiothoracic surgeon Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, a member of the medical board treating Quader, also briefed his family members about his improvement.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during her post cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington on 25 March. Photo: AFPNew Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks on 15 March.Ardern said a royal commission — the most powerful judicial probe available under New Zealand law — was needed to find out how a single gunman was able to kill 50 people in an attack that shocked the world.”It is important that no stone is left unturned to get to how this act of terrorism occurred and how we could have stopped it,” she told reporters.New Zealand’s spy agencies have faced criticism in the wake of the attack for concentrating on the threat from Islamic extremism.Instead, the victims were all Muslims and the massacre was allegedly carried out by a white supremacist fixated on the belief that there was an Islamist plot to “invade” Western countries.”One question we need to answer is whether or not we could or should have known more,” Ardern said.”New Zealand is not a surveillance state … but questions need to be answered.”Ardern ruled out New Zealand re-introducing the death penalty for accused gunman Brenton Tarrant, 28, who was arrested minutes after the attack on the mosques and has been charged with murder.She said details of the royal commission were being finalised, but it would be comprehensive and would report in a timely manner.It will cover the activities of intelligence services, police, customs, immigration and any other relevant government agencies in the lead-up to the attack.The gunman livestreamed the attack online, although New Zealand has outlawed the footage as “objectionable content”.Ardern reiterated her believe it should not be aired.”That video should not be shared. That is harmful content,” she said when questioned about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing excerpts of the footage at campaign rallies for local elections this month.Erdogan had angered both Wellington and Canberra with campaign rhetoric about anti-Muslim Australians and New Zealanders being sent back in “coffins” like their grandfathers at Gallipoli, a World War I battle.New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters travelled to Istanbul to meet Erdogan and address an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.Peters said OIC members were full of praise for the support New Zealand had offered its small, tight-knit Muslim community in the wake of the killings.”A number of them were weeping and sobbing at the demonstration (of support) by non-Muslim New Zealand towards the Muslim victims,” he told reporters.”It was dramatic and I was told by countless ministers that they’ve never seen anything of that type.”The body of an Indian student killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks, meanwhile, was returned Monday to her grieving family in Kochi, where relatives remembered a bright young woman dedicated to her studies.Ansi Alibava, 25, was the first of at least five Indians shot dead on March 15 to be repatriated.The family planned to hold a funeral ceremony for the masters student in their nearby hometown of Kodungallur.
Popular on Variety ×Actors Reveal Their Favorite Disney PrincessesSeveral actors, like Daisy Ridley, Awkwafina, Jeff Goldblum and Gina Rodriguez, reveal their favorite Disney princesses. Rapunzel, Mulan, Ariel,Tiana, Sleeping Beauty and Jasmine all got some love from the Disney stars.More VideosVolume 0%Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcutsKeyboard Shortcutsplay/pauseincrease volumedecrease volumeseek forwardsseek backwardstoggle captionstoggle fullscreenmute/unmuteseek to %SPACE↑↓→←cfm0-9Next UpJennifer Lopez Shares How She Became a Mogul04:350.5x1x1.25×1.5x2xLive00:0002:1502:15 The company claims 92 million monthly active users and 450 million page views per day. Users are typically Generation Z, or China’s post-millennials, who tune in for a mix of live streaming, gaming, and short-form content.Bilibili considers content under one of two headings: professionally user-generated video (brands and creators who may be remunerated through donations and sponsorship) and user-generated video content.But the mix is changing. The company says it has been a buyer of factual content for the past two years. And it is now increasingly looking to produce and co-produce its own shows. It has worked with National Geographic on “China’s Hidden Kingdoms” and with NHK on the “WHK” anime show. With the BBC it has adapted car-themed men’s lifestyle show “Top Gear” as both a “Borrowed Gear” show and as a fan event which attracted a claimed 400,000 visitors over three days before the premiere of “Top Gear” season 25.China’s authorities have this year fined Bilibili and other streaming companies for content infringements. But the company appears to be finding favor with investors. It is one of the few Chinese tech stocks to have risen this year, from $11.50 at flotation to $14.97 per ADR at the market close on Monday. At that price it is valued at $4.19 billion.Regulators are seeking greater control over live streaming, user comments and user-generated content. Increasingly, that means more self-censorship by the platforms themselves. Executives in Brisbane declined to reveal how many staff are involved in compliance, but they confirmed that the company has teams in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Shanghai involved in filtering comments and content.The company believes that it can minimize such occurrences not jut through real-name registration, but also by requiring users to take a web citizenship test before they can start to feed back into the site. It also operates a graded warning system before users see their accounts suspended.
Bilibili, a specialty Chinese video platform best known for animation and games content, is setting out a stall as a viable and attractive partner for international co-productions.A presentation of so-called bullet comments (real-time audience feedback that overlays on-screen content) drew gasps from an audience of executives at the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday. It was unclear whether the intakes of breath were in horror or awe at this glimpse of the future and such huge levels of interaction with video content.Bilibili, which was founded in 2009 and earlier this year earned itself a share listing on the NASDAQ, followed up Monday’s surprising demo with a more select lunchtime presentation Tuesday. Its executives took turns to tout the company’s jaw-dropping numbers and to tease glimpses of its business deals with top-tier international TV groups, including U.K. and Japanese public broadcasters BBC and NHK, respectively, and a six-year corporate relationship with Discovery.
Toy Tuesday: The Most Fatal ‘Mortal Kombat’ ToysToy Tuesday: The Best Funko Pops Stay on target Six months after its release, people are still talking about Horizon Zero Dawn. Given how it is one of the best games of 2017, it’s no surprise to see people still praising it. Despite the PS4 exclusive’s popularity, it is only now getting some Funko Pop!s figures. Today, the company announced that a new line of Horizon Zero Dawn-inspired figures will hit stores soon. As expected, every single one of these figures is absolutely adorable.This toy line consists of five figures. One is the game’s protagonist, Aloy, who is holding her signature bow and arrow. There’s also one of Erend, who is Aloy’s friend and Vanguard of the Oseram tribe. The bad guys get representation with a figure of an Eclipse Cultist. And no collection of Horizon figures is complete without machines. There are two Watcher varieties: one with a glowing blue eye, and another with a yellow eye. The latter is a Best Buy exclusive. The figures are expected to hit stores sometime in October.Horizon Zero Dawn‘s upcoming expansion, The Frozen Wild, launches on November 7. That means you can snatch up the Funko Pop!s figures to go along with the DLC. In this DLC, Aloy travels to the northern-most parts of the world. While there, she’ll uncover a new mystery, face off against never-before-seen machines, and learn new abilities. Those who pre-order the expansion from the PlayStation store will get an exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn avatar to use as their profile picture.AdChoices广告Below are images of the upcoming Funko Pop!s figures. Please note that the finalized figures may differ slightly from these pictures. If these toys sell well, we’ll hopefully see more. I’d personally love a Pop!s figured based on a Thunderjaw. I’m not sure how one would make the T-Rex-like machine look cute, but I’m sure Funko can pull it off.Let us know what you like about Geek by taking our survey.
Local Business Award wins for Mosman TravelLocal Business Award wins for Mosman Travel The 2017 North Shore Local Business Awards were announced recently at a glittering gala presentation, with Mosman Travel being named Best Travel Agency for the second successive year.“We are delighted!”, said Mosman Travel’s Managing Director – Sharyn Kitchener.“We’re a boutique travel consultancy, home to experienced Travel Designers offering a full range of travel services. We design holidays for a client base that ranges from Baby Boomers to Millennials and every ‘gen’ in between. We also escort small group journeys and manage small corporate travel accounts. We are Mosman’s one-stop travel destination.“Between us, there’s barely a place we haven’t been, a cruise ship we haven’t seen, or a tricky itinerary or specific request that we haven’t dealt with”, continued Sharyn.The Local Business Awards’ North Shore catchment stretches from Mosman right through to St Ives. Judging criteria covers business history and heritage, marketing, staff training, business and environmental sustainability, successes during the past 12 months, support for the community, and business plans for the future.11 travel businesses received votes and made Local Business Awards submissions. Six were named finalists, and there was one winner: Mosman Travel.Source = Mosman Travel
By Stelios OrphanidesCyprus would possibly commit a fatal mistake to apply policies propagated by the new Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who is also leader of the left populist Syriza party, an economist said.Tsipras who was sworn-in two days ago and appointed a cabinet with people known for their anti-austerity beliefs, such as the new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who compared austerity with “fiscal waterboarding,” pledged to renegotiate the terms of Greece’s bailout with international creditors and seek a reduction of the country’s debt. One of the new government’s first decisions was to freeze the privatisation programme which includes the privatisation of the Public Power Corporation S.A. and the Piraeus Port Authority, the country’s biggest port. The Athens Exchange general index lost more than 10 per cent since Monday in response.You May LikeLivestlyChip And Joanna’s $18M Mansion Is Perfect, But It’s The Backyard Everyone Is Talking AboutLivestlyUndoPopularEverythingColorado Mom Adopted Two Children, Months Later She Learned Who They Really ArePopularEverythingUndoKelley Blue BookYou Won’t Believe How Affordable These Ford Car Models AreKelley Blue BookUndo Pensioner dies after crash on Paphos-Polis roadUndoCruise passenger airlifted to Paphos hospitalUndoRemand for pair in alleged property fraud (Updated)Undoby Taboolaby Taboola
