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Winners of 2008 Academy Awards
Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
Actor
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon Sean Penn in Milk (Winner)
Brad Pitt, in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler
Actress
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie in Changeling
Melissa Leo in Frozen River
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Kate Winslet in The Reader (Winner)
Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin in Milk
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (Winner)
Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams in Doubt
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Winner)
Viola Davis in Doubt
Taraji P Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler
Director
David Fincher in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard in Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant in Milk
Stephen Daldry in The Reader
Danny Boyle in Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
Foreign Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex Germany
The Class France
Departures Japan (Winner)
Revanche Austria
Waltz With Bashir Israel
Adapted Screenplay
Eric Roth and Robin Swicord-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley-Doubt
Peter Morgan-Frost/Nixon
David Hare-The Reader
Simon Beaufoy-Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
Original Screenplay
Courtney Hunt-Frozen River
Mike Leigh-Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh-In Bruges
Dustin Lance Black- Milk (Winner)
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter-WALL-E
Animated Feature Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E (Winner)
Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road
Cinematography
Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
WALL-E
Wanted.
Sound Editing
The Dark Knight (Winner)
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted
Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman (Winner)
WALL-E Thomas Newman
Original Song
Down to Earth from WALL-E - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman and Gulzar (Winner)
O Saya from Slumdog Millionaire- AR Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Costume
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess (Winner)
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire (Winner)
Trouble the Water
Documentary (short subject)
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki (Winner)
The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306
Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II
The Golden Army
Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes (Winner)
Lavatory — Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up
Live Action Short Film
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland) (Winner)
Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
My fav Tom Hanks movie list (i will provide the links soon)
#1. He Knows You're Alone
by Armand Mastroianni
#2.Splash (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Ron Howard
#3.Bachelor Party
by Neal Israel
#4.The Man with One Red Shoe
by Stan Dragoti
#5.Volunteers
by Nicholas Meyer
#6.The Money Pit
by Richard Benjamin
#7.Nothing in Common
by Garry Marshall
#8.Every Time We Say Goodbye
by Moshé Mizrahi
#9.Dragnet
by Tom Mankiewicz
#10.Big
by Penny Marshall
#11.Punchline
by David Seltzer
#12.The 'Burbs
by Joe Dante
#13.Turner and Hooch
by Roger Spottiswoode
#14.Joe Versus the Volcano
by John Patrick Shanley
#15.The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Brian De Palma
#16.Radio Flyer
by David M. Evans
#17.A League of Their Own
by Penny Marshall
#18.Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition)
by Nora Ephron
#19.Philadelphia (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
#20.Forrest Gump
by Robert Zemeckis
#21.Apollo 13
by Ron Howard
#22.Toy Story (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by John Lasseter
#23.That Thing You Do!
#24.Saving Private Ryan
by Steven Spielberg
#25.You've Got Mail
by Nora Ephron
#26.Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by John Lasseter
#27.The Green Mile
#28.Cast Away (Widescreen Edition)
by Robert Zemeckis
#29.Road to Perdition (Widescreen Edition)
by Sam Mendes
#30.Catch Me If You Can (Full Screen Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
#31.The Ladykillers (Full Screen Edition)
by Ethan Coen
#32.The Terminal (Widescreen Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
#33.Elvis Has Left the Building
#34.The Polar Express (Full Screen Edition)
by Robert Zemeckis
#35.Cars (Widescreen Edition)
#36.The Da Vinci Code
#37.Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen)
by Mike Nichols
#38.The Great Buck Howard
Here i am sitting in my office @ night.
Here i am sitting in my office @ night
Thinking hard about life
How it changed from a maverick collage life to strict professional life...
How tiny pocket money changed to huge monthly paychecks
but then why it gives less happiness.
How a few local denim jeans changed to new branded wardrobe
but then why there are less people to use them
How a single plate of samosa changed to a full Pizza or burger
But then why there is less hunger..
Here i am sitting in my office @ night
Thinking hard about life
How it changed..
How a bike always in reserve changed to bike always on
but then why there are less places to go on
How a small coffee shop changed to cafe coffee day
but then why its feels like shop is far away..
How a limited prepaid card changed to postpaid package
but then why there are less calls & more messages
Here i am sitting in my office @ night
Thinking hard about life
How it changed...
How a general class journey changed to Flight journey
But then why there are less vacations for enjoyment.
How a old assembled desktop changed to new branded laptop
but then why there is less time to put it on.
How a small bunch of friends changed to office mate
But then why we always feel lonely n miss those college frnz..
Here i am sitting in my office @ night
Thinking hard about life
How it changed.. How it changed..
101 Things to Do When There's Nothing to Do
Forgot to toss toys in your purse? Carry-on consigned to the cargo hold? Long waiting-room stay used up all your distractions? No matter how organized the parent, there will always come a time when your child will rely on you for distraction, just you and you alone. What do you do when you're stuck without props? Here are 101 informal activities that use nothing more than your clothing, your accessories, and whatever wits you have about you. If your child has a particularly short attention span or low tolerance for boredom, you may have to run through a whole string of these -- but finally, the time will pass.
1. Play "Rock, Paper, Scissors"
2. Arm wrestle
3. Thumb wrestle
4. Push palms together to see who can push the hardest
5. Stack hands one atop the other, pulling out the hand at the bottom and bringing it up top
6. Stack fists, using same rules as above
7. Stack arms, similarly
8. Play with your child's hair
9. Let your child play with your hair
10. Draw a letter on your child's back with a finger and see if he or she can guess
11. Draw a letter instead on your child's arm
12. Have your child draw a letter on your arm or back, and you do the guessing
13. Take off your shoe and have your child practice shoe-tying
14. Take off your child's shoe and find a different way to lace it
15. Take off your child's shoes and sock and use the socks as puppets
16. Use your wristwatch to give a lesson in telling time
17. Use your wristwatch to time things going on around you
18. Let your child try on your wristwatch
19. Let your child try on your jewelry
20. Count by twos, threes, fives, tens
21. Count backward from 100
22. Pick a number between one and 10
23. Teach the 9 times table trick
24. Give a math equation for your child to figure mentally
25. Give a string of math equations and ask for the answer at the end
26. Make up math story problems
27. Say words to spell
28. Say words to rhyme with
29. Play "I Spy"
30. Try some tongue twisters
31. Play "I Went to ..."
32. Sing some silly songs (softly)
33. Do songs with hand motions, with and without the words
34. Play "20 Questions"
35. Look for things out the window
36. Play paddycake
37. Teach your child some clapping games
38. Have your child teach you some clapping games
39. Whisper secrets, silly and serious
40. Say "Tell you tell me three things you did today"
41. Tell a story, taking turns one sentence at a time
42. Write a poem, taking turns one sentence at a time
43. Hide something (even just your thumb) in one fist -- guess which hand?
44. Count your change
45. Count your currency
46. Make a stack or a snake with loose change
47. Fold or roll up currency
48. Make a pattern, train, or house out of credit cards.
49. Show your child the pictures in your wallet (yes, even your driver's license)
50. Try to remember one of your child's favorite storybooks; let your child correct your mistakes.
51. See how your child looks in your glasses
52. Give an invisible manicure
53. Give an invisible pedicure
54. Get an invisible manicure or pedicure
55. Have your child name all his or her classmates
56. See how many people your child can name in your extended family
57. See how many birthdates of friends and family your child can recall
58. Name a relative's birth year and have your child figure out how old; invent relatives if necessary
59. Guess what the people around you do for a living
60. Make a Christmas or birthday wish list
61. Count how many words you can spot -- on signs, posters, clothes
62. Make faces
63. Play Straight Face
64. Try to make each other laugh -- last one wins
65. Have a staring contest
66. Have your child narrate a favorite movie
67. Interview your child for a TV news show
68. Speak Pig Latin
69. Play "Truth or Dare"
70. Make up your own secret code
71. Think of rhyming words for items around you
72. Take turns naming words for a letter of the alphabet; last one to think of a word wins, and you move to the next letter
73. Same as above, but with rhymes
74. Same as above, but with entries in categories
75. Explain the meaning of various figures of speech
76. Make up silly similes
77. Make a puppet face with your fist, with your thumb as the lower jaw
78. Flip a coin
79. Do "This little piggy" on feet or hands
80. Give a backrub
81. Get a backrub
82. Crawl fingers up your child's back or arm like a spider
83. Make up an acronym for your child's name, and the names of other family members
84. Ask for favorites: TV show, movie, book, color, game, animal, friend
85. Play peek-a-boo
86. Give your child the name of an object and ask what color it is, what letter it starts with, what shape it is, if it's heavy or light
87. Go on a "hike" with your two fingers walking over your child's arms, shoulders and head
88. Break an egg over your child's head by rapping it gently with your fist and then opening your hand to make the egg roll down the face
89. Do charades
90. Be mirror images
91. Play "Simon Says" on a smale scale.
92. Throw an imaginary ball
93. Blow imaginary bubbles
94. Blow a raspberry on your child's arm
95. "Steal" your child's nose
96. Be a little goldfish
97. Do "Here is the church, here is the steeple," or make your own version for another building
98. Try guided relaxation
99. Practice breathing techniques
100. Repeat what the other person says; repeat what the other person says.
101. See who can go the longest without talking.
Originally posted here.
For your attention
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Thanks Mr Pramod Muthali
Yep I am thanking Mr. Pramod Muthali for his shame less behavior. This issue again shows we people are together. Already you people know about the pink chaddi campaign, but what you don't know that I want to discuss on. Bangalore unites, a social organization organized a protest march across the city. From different place the peace march held, w/o disturbing traffic, not on the busy road but on the footpath. That is called a cultured educated peace protest. I don't know beating other people is what kind of Indian culture!!!
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Windows 7 Beta released
Now Microsoft released the Windows 7 Beta. You can download it from here. To know more about Windows 7, you can follow The Windows Blog. Check what is new in Win 7.
For those who wants to go beyond the GUI, click here.
Other related links: Windows 7 Lineup Offers Clear Choice for Consumers and Businesses.
Windows 7 Wins on Netbook PCs.
Recent Stock Market Joke
1. The US has made a new weapon that destroys people but keeps the building standing. It's called the stock market - Jay Leno
2. Do you have any idea how cheap stocks are?? Wall Street is now being called Wal Mart Street -Jay Leno
3. The difference between a pigeon and a London investment banker. The pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW
4. What's the difference between a guy who lost everything in Las Vegas and an investment banker? A tie
5. The problem with investment bank balance sheet is that on the left side nothing's right and on the right side nothing's left.
6. Bush was asked about the credit crunch. He said it was his favourite candy bar - Jay Leno
7. President Bush's response to the liquidity crunch was to meet some small business owners in San Antonio last week. The small business owners are General Motors, General Electric and Century 21. - Jay Leno
8. What worries me most about the credit crunch, is that if one of my cheques is returned stamped 'insufficient funds. I won't know whether that refers to mine or the banks.
NEW STOCK MARKET TERMS
CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer.
CFO -- Corporate Fraud Officer.
BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.
BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry.
VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower.
BROKER -- What my broker has made me.
STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell.
STOCK ANALYST -- Idiot who just downgraded your stock.
STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.
FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected.
MARKET CORRECTION -- The day after you buy stocks.
CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.
YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.
WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.
PROFIT -- An archaic word no longer in use.
What is recession?
This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales.
His sales and profit went up.
He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more.
He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers.
He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.
The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international situation is terrible.
The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV.
He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard,
removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic.
He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.
Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand.
And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.
The father said to his son, "Son, you were right".
"We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think.