Saturday, October 30, 2010

Trailer:Hereafter (2010)

Country:USA
Language:English | French
Release Date:22 October 2010 (USA)
Genres:Drama | Fantasy
PG:13
Run time: 123 min
Plot:
A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.
Director:Clint Eastwood
Writer:Peter Morgan
Stars:
Matt Damon, Cécile De France and Bryce Dallas Howard
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212419/

Urdu Magazine: Chahaar su,Issue-Nov-Dec 2010






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Editor: Gulzar javed
Sub Editor: Beena Javed, Fari Sha, Muhammad Inaam-ul-Haq
Issue: November-December:2010
Publisher:
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Book Review;Eat Pray Love (2010)


Film : Eat Pray Love
Country:USA
Language:English | Italian
Release Date:13 August 2010 (USA)
Genres:Drama | Romance
PG:13
Run time: 133 min
Plot:
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
Director:Ryan Murphy
Writers:Ryan Murphy (screenplay), Jennifer Salt (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem and Viola Davis

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/


Friday, October 29, 2010

Book Review:Endless Night - Christie_ Agatha


Book: Endless Night
Author: Agatha christie

Critics tend to debate what era can most appropriately be called Agatha Christie's "golden era"--and there is much to be said for her work in the 1930s, the 1940s, and the 1950s. But like her earliest works of the 1920s, her later works of the 1960s are negelected. And in the case of ENDLESS NIGHT this is an oversight indeed.

Book Review:Elephants Can Remember - Christie_ Agatha


Book: Elephants Can Remember
Author: Agatha Christie

Celia Ravenscroft is but a little girl when both her parents commit suicide. Never did she worry about the real reasons for that dramatic event, until today when she stands on the verge of getting married to Desmond Burton-Cox. Only one question suddenly seems of importance: Who killed whom, Celia's father or mother? Reason enough for Ariadne Oliver, Celia's godmother, to pay a visit to her old friend Hercule Poirot. The famous sleuth persuades Mrs. Oliver to delve -with his guidance, of course- into the past, to find the persons who are like elephants, the persons who will still remember the important details about this all-but-forgotten tragedy.
Elephants Can Remember is Agatha Christie's next to last work of detection and the author shows clearly signs of age, which is understandable since she was eighty-two years old and in failing health. 


Book Review:Dumb Witness - Christie_ Agatha

 Book: Dumb Witness
Author: Agatha Christie

This book, published also under the title "Poirot Loses A Client," has all the ingredients of an outstanding Christie tale: a domestic murder which could have been committed by any of several people close to the victim, a charming look at life in a small English village, a delightful and well-bred elderly lady, a fatal poisoning, and lots of clues.
Poirot is brought into this case in an unusual manner. He receives a letter from the elderly lady in which she hints at a possible attempt on her life. When Poirot realizes the letter had been written two months before he receives it, his little grey cells are alerted. He takes a trip to Market Basing only to find the writer of the letter, Miss Arundell, is dead. Since he considers her still his client, he is determined to prove her death was not accidental, but a deliberate murder. The cold trail of clues leads to a beautiful society lady, a handsome scientist, a faithful servant, and a pair of specialists in the occult. Will Poirot be able to unmask the killer before another death occurs? A dog's bouncing ball, a strange spiritual manifestation, and a mirror reflection of a brooch are all pivotal to solving this mystery. 

Book Review: Destination Unknown - Christie_ Agatha


Book:Destination Unknown
Author : Agatha Christie

Like "Murder on the Orient Express" and " Death in the Clouds", Christie's"Death on the Nile"  finds Poirot en route--this time on vacation in Egypt, where he encounters a romantic triangle that seems destined for lethal results. Linnet Ridge-way has everything: beauty, brains, unspeakable wealth... and Jacqueline de Bellefort's boyfriend, a handsome but simple man that Linnet stole away from her friend and married. And now Jacquiline is in hot pursuit, unexpectedly appearing to embarrass the newlyweds at various points along their journey. Linnet and her husband attempt to escape by secretly booking passage on a tourist ship traveling the Nile--but Jacquiline is one step ahead... and murder is not far behind.


Book Review:Death on the Nile - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Death on the Nile
Author: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie wrote "Death on the Nile" in 1937, one year after "Murder in Mesopotamia", and to all appearances "Death on the Nile" was intended as a prequel to "Murder in Mesopotamia", which itself was a prequel to the 1934 classic "Murder in the Orient Express". The three stories make up a satisfying trilogy of mysteries as Poirot tours the Near East finding murder everywhere he goes.
All three of the stories follow Christie's tried-and-true formula: She introduces the cast of suspects, gives each of them a dark secret and a motive to lie, and piles up the circumstances in such a way that the flying fickle finger of suspicion points to every one of them at some time or another. She compounds the confusion by supplying false leads and deliberatly glossing over hot clues. In each case Poirot holds his cards close to his vest, tantalizes the reader/listener with cryptic comments, and finds the most inconsequential-appearing facts to be highly significant. Eventually Poirot airs everyone's dirty laundry, explains his chain of deductive reasoning, reconstructs the crime in all its improbable complexity, and gets a confession. 


Book Review:Death in the Clouds - Christie_ Agatha


Book: Death in the Clouds
Author: Agatha Christsie

The mid 1930s were some of the best years of the so-called "Golden Age of Detective Fiction" in Britain. Most practitioners belonged to the Detection Club, they reviewed and promoted one another's books publically and privately they shared and re-worked one another's ideas. An example of this literary cross-fertilization may be seen when Freeman Wills Crofts' "The 12.30 From Croydon", 1934, and "Agatha Christie's "Death In the Clouds", 1935, are compared. Both books begin with a passenger plane flight across the English Channel. In the former novel, a passenger is found to be dead at the end of Chapter One when the plane touches down in Paris. In the latter, a passenger is found to be dead at the end of Chapter One when a plane touches down in London. Thereafter, and indeed in the titling of the two books, each writer develops the idea differently. 


Book Review:Death Comes as the End - Christie_ Agatha


 Book: Death Comes as the End
Author: Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie has a complete change of pace as she takes the reader to ancient Egypt for this exciting tour De force. It might seem an unusual step for a writer who specialized in 20th century murder set in cozy English villages, but all the passions that lead to murder---jealousy, envy, greed, love, hate---are apparently timeless. Christie's research was painstaking and she is able to give us the exact details of this ancient life down to the type of food they ate and the type of clothes they wore. One of the most amazing things to me was that she was able to make these characters so realistic even though they are living in a time and under circumstances so foreign to the reader.
The plot centers on multiple murders involving members of the family of Imhotep, a well-to-do religious leader in Thebes around 2000 BC.
This novel is her most unique, but it has the same brilliant plotting and satisfying ending that all her others have.

Book Review:Dead Man's Folly - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Dead Man's Folly
Author: Agatha Christie

Aridane Oliver is prominent in this novel as she has been hired to stage a Murder Hunt for the village fete to raise money for local charities. Her famous intuition tells her something is not right and her intuition is shown to be right on target when a real body is found instead of the "pretend" corpse in the murder game. Mrs. Oliver calls in her friend Hercule Poirot for assistance. Poirot is fond of Mrs. Oliver and has been since he first met her while solving the murder of Mr. Shaitana in "Cards on the Table." 

Book Review:Curtain - Christie_ Agatha


Book: Curtain
Author: Agatha Christie

Christie herself regarded the character with a mixture of bemused affection and frustration, and frequently expressed the wish that she had never created such an eccentric character--but of all her creations, Hercule Poroit was the most popular with the reading public. Indeed, such was the public's devotion that in the 1940s or 1950s Christie became concerned that others might attempt to "franchise" the character after her death, resurrecting him for other novels for the sake of a fast buck.

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Book Review:Crooked House - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Crooked House
Author: Agatha Christie

Crooked House" has long been considered one of Agatha Christie's most brilliant and memorable books -- the author herself singled it out as a favorite.
Here is the plot of "The Tragedy of Y," without giving away any major surprises: Three generations of a warped, wealthy family live together in one house. The hated grandparent is murdered. The children's tutor is wrongly arrested. Secret handwritten documents emerge that solve the crime. The murderer is shockingly revealed to be the same person as in "Crooked House". (Given the ostensible originality of Christie's ending, this last point is the most damning of all.)

Book Review:Cat Among the Pigeons - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Cat Among the Pigeons
Author: Agatha Christie

The Little Gray Cells strike again in this fabulous book "Cat Among the Pigeons." At a very respectable British boarding school three teachers all die while looking in the gym for some very mysterious foreign jewels put there by a man before his death. Mixed in with also a bit of spying at the beginning and Poirot's wit and wisdom this book is fabulous and has an unpredictable but fruitful ending! 

Book Review:Cards on the Table - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Cards on the Table
Author: Agatha Christie

Mr. Shaitana, a wealthy collector of objects dart, has an unusual idea for a dinner party after a chance meeting with Hercule Poirot in an art gallery. He invites to dinner four detectives plus four people he suspects may have gotten away with murder.
Along with Poirot are two detectives we have met in earlier Christie works: Colonel Race, the trouble-shooter from the Foreign Office, and Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard. Introduced in this book is Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, a best-selling mystery writer, who has been compared to Christie herself. Like Mrs. Christie, Mrs. Oliver eats large quantities of apples while writing and Mrs. Oliver's books are about a quirky Finn who is not unlike Mrs. Christie's quirky Belgian. Mrs. Oliver will return in six additional novels.


Book Review:By The Pricking of My Thumbs - Christie_ Agatha


Book: By The Pricking of My Thumbs
Author: Agatha Christie

 "By The Pricking of My Thumbs" certainly offers the sense of adventure, wit, and charm we have come to expect from Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford--but unlike their other outings, which might best be described light-hearted romps, this novel possesses a quietly chilling tone that intensifies as the story progresses.
 The story finds Tuppence interested in a painting recently inherited from Tommy's aunt, a painting of a country house by a bridge. Convinced that she has seen the original subject, she decides to track it down--and when she does, she stumbles into stories of a series of unsolved child murders that occurred in the district many years before... and some one is displeased enough about her curiosity to become lethal.

Book Review:Black Coffee - Christie_ Agatha

Book: Black Cofee
Author: Agatha Christie
What a daunting task it must be to adapt a play by Agatha Christie and be successful at it! Agatha Christie herself took to writing plays because she disliked the way one of her novels had been adapted for the stage. Charles Osborne, a Christie biographer and renowned theater and opera expert, does a commendable job in this novelization of the play "Black Coffee".

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Book Review; At Bertram's Hotel - Christie_ Agatha

Book:  At Bertram's Hotel
Author:Agatha Christie

Miss Marple goes on vacation to stay at Bertram's Hotel. If you were thinking she was going to have some kind of adventure like she did in _A Caribbean Mystery_ or _Nemesis_ while she was on vacation, think again. If you enjoy Miss Marple because she comes up with these wacky village parallels, you are going to be disappointed. There aren't many here. A large part of the detecting is done my Chief Inspector Davy. Miss Marple is merely a side character in this one -- she really isn't super involved except when Davy talks to her during his investigations. She is more a "witness" than a sleuth. 



Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Movie Review:National Geographic - Secrets Of The Taj Mahal (2010)


National Geographic - Secrets Of The Taj Mahal (2010) HDTV XviD-PVR

Language: English
00:46:24 | 608x336 | XviD - 902Kbps | 25.000fps | MP3 - 125Kbps | 350MB
Genre: Documentary
A look at the story behind the Taj Mahal, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century.

Book Review: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies

Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies
Tantor Media | English | 2009 | ISBN-10: 1400163242 | MP3 | 228 Mb


The era of hope and change is dead....and it only took six months in office to kill it.
Never has an administration taken office with more inflated expectations of turning Washington around. Never have a media-anointed American Idol and his entourage fallen so fast and hard. In her latest investigative tour de force, New York Times bestselling author Michelle Malkin delivers a powerful, damning, and comprehensive indictment of the culture of corruption that surrounds Team Obama's brazen tax evaders, Wall Street cronies, petty crooks, slum lords, and business-as-usual influence peddlers.

In Culture of Corruption, Malkin reveals:
* Why nepotism beneficiaries First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are Team Obama's biggest liberal hypocrites--bashing the corporate world and influence-peddling industries from which they and their relatives have benefited mightily

* What secrets the ethics-deficient members of Obama's cabinet--including Hillary Clinton--are trying to hide

* Why the Obama White House has more power-hungry, unaccountable "czars" than any other administration

* How Team Obama's first one hundred days of appointments became a litany of embarrassments as would-be appointee after would-be appointee was exposed as a tax cheat or had to withdraw for other reasons

* How Obama's old ACORN and union cronies have squandered millions of taxpayer dollars and dues money to enrich themselves and expand their power

* How Obama's Wall Street money men and corporate lobbyists are ruining the economy and helping their friendsIn Culture of Corruption, Michelle Malkin lays bare the Obama administration's seamy underside that the liberal media would rather keep hidden.

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Book Review:Computer Organization and Design

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface( 4th edition)

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 0123744938
Publication date:2008-11-10
Pages: 912 pages |Format: PDF | 252 Mb
The classic textbook for computer systems analysis and design, Computer Organization and Design, has been thoroughly updated to provide a new focus on the revolutionary change taking place in industry today: the switch from uniprocessor to multicore microprocessors. This new emphasis on parallelism is supported by updates reflecting the newest technologies with examples highlighting the latest processor designs, benchmarking standards, languages and tools. As with previous editions, a MIPS processor is the core used to present the fundamentals of hardware technologies.

Video Review:Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance (8th Edition)


Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance (8th Edition)
Video training | 111 Mb

Book: Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance (8th Edition)
Author: William Stallings

* Publisher: Prentice Hall
* Number Of Pages: 792
* Publication Date: 2009-04-13
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0136073735
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780136073734
Product Description:

KEY BENEFIT: Learn the fundamentals of processor and computer design from the newest edition of this award winning text. KEY TOPICS: Introduction; Computer Evolution and Performance; A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection; Cache Memory; Internal Memory Technology; External Memory; I/O; Operating System Support; Computer Arithmetic; Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions; Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats; CPU Structure and Function; RISCs; Instruction-Level Parallelism and Super-scalar Processors; Control Unit Operation; Micro-programmed Control; Parallel Processing; Multicore Architecture. Online Chapters: Number Systems; Digital Logic; Assembly Language, Assemblers, and Compilers; The IA-64 Architecture. MARKET: Ideal for professionals in computer science, computer 


Book Review: The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama-David Remnick

David Remnick - The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
English | 672 pages 


"…Remnick examines in detail every aspect of Obama's life before his election as president…There is only a brief (five and a half pages) epilogue on the presidency…Yet the book's insights into Obama's character will be very useful for understanding the man's performance as president."
The rise of Barack Obama is one of the great stories of this century: a defining moment in American history, and one with truly global resonance. Until now, no journalist or historian has written a book that fully investigates the circumstances and experiences of Obama’s life or explores the ambition and conviction behind his journey to election. The Bridge – from a writer whose gift for illuminating the historical significance of unfolding events is unsurpassed – offers a portrait, at once masterly and fresh, nuanced and unexpected, of the man who was determined to become the first African-American president.


Book Review:The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite

The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate (AudioBook)
Publisher:Regnery Publishing
ISBN: 1596985666
Publication:2008
Format: MP3 | 104 Mb

If find yourself believing that "we are the ones we've been waiting for", or that "this is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow" or even, tout court, that "yes we can", the chances are that you are suffering from a severe case of Obamamania.
Tens of millions of Americans and an even larger number of Europeans have fallen victim to the syndrome, which involves a belief that a young black senator from Chicago can cure the world's ills, in part because of his race, in part because of his obvious intelligence and rhetorical skill; but in no part because of any record of achievement in the past. Fortunately, an inexpensive remedy is at hand.

It comes in the form of a new book by David Freddoso, The Case Against Barack Obama. Unlike the authors of some of the cruder attacks on Mr. Obama, Mr. Freddoso works for a well-respected organization, the online version of the National Review. Although it is a conservative publication and the author makes no secret of where his political sympathies lie, this is a well-researched, extensively footnoted work. It aims not so much to attack Mr. Obama as to puncture the belief that he is in some way an extraordinary, mould-breaking politician.
The Obama that emerges from its pages is not, Mr. Freddoso says, "a bad person. It's just that he's like all the rest of them. Not a reformer. Not a Messiah. Just like all the rest of them in Washington." And the author makes a fairly compelling case that this is so. The best part of the book concentrates on Mr. Obama's record in Chicago, his home town and the place from which he was elected to the Illinois state Senate in 1996, before moving to the United States Senate in 2004. The book lays out in detail how this period began in a way that should shock some of Mr. Obama's supporters: he won the Democratic nomination for his Illinois seat by getting a team of lawyers to throw all the other candidates off the ballot on various technicalities. One of those he threw off was a veteran black politician, a woman who helped him get started in politics in the first place.

If Mr. Obama really were the miracle-working, aisle-jumping, consensus-seeking new breed of politician his spin-doctors make him out to be, you would expect to see the evidence in these eight years. But there isn't very much. Instead, as Mr. Freddoso rather depressingly finds, Mr. Obama spent the whole period without any visible sign of rocking the Democratic boat.
He was a staunch backer of Richard Daley, who as mayor failed to stem the corruption that has made Chicago one of America's most notorious cities. Nor did he lift a finger against John Stroger and his son Todd....Cook County, where Chicago is located, has been extensively criticized for corrupt practices by a federally appointed judge....


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Book Review:Obama's War (Audiobook)


Bob Woodward - Obama's War (Audiobook) 
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Edition: 1St Edition 
Publication date:September 27, 2010 
Format:| MP3s | 446MB

Woodward has crafted one of his best books yet. This book is informative and well researched. As you read it, you cannot help but realize WHY certain news stories appeared at specific times. The debate about troop numbers is captured in a clear and concise manner, yet you will shake your head as to why it had to take place in such a public forum. Woodward's portrayal of GEN McChrystal is especially useful given the bad press surrounding his departure. An insiders viewpoint of events that most of us at the time had to rely on the media to learn about. Woodward does a fine job counteracting a lot of the Washington Spin by providing unparalleled insight behind the scenes.

Book Review: Obama's War-Bob Woodward -


Publisher: Simon & Schuster;
Edition:1St  edition
Price from Amazon: $15.00
|ISBN : 1439172498
Published:| September 27, 2010
Pages: 464 pages
PDF, EPUB, MOBI | 10MB
Woodward has crafted one of his best books yet. This book is informative and well researched. As you read it, you cannot help but realize WHY certain news stories appeared at specific times. The debate about troop numbers is captured in a clear and concise manner, yet you will shake your head as to why it had to take place in such a public forum. Woodward's portrayal of GEN McChrystal is especially useful given the bad press surrounding his departure. An insiders viewpoint of events that most of us at the time had to rely on the media to learn about. Woodward does a fine job counteracting a lot of the Washington Spin by providing unparalleled insight behind the scenes.


Book review:The Holy Bibe: the New Testaament- Authorized King James Version



The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Holy Bible begun in 1604 and completed in 1611 by the Church of England. Printed by the King's Printer, Robert Barker, the first edition included schedules unique to the Church of England; for example, a lectionary for morning and evening prayer. This was the third such official translation into English; the first having been the Great Bible commissioned by the Church of England in the reign of King Henry VIII, and the second having been the Bishop's Bible of 1568. In January 1604, King James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations as detected by the Puritans, a faction within the Church of England.

Movie Review:National Geographic - Inside The Vatican (2004)

Language: English
Run time:53 Min
Genre: Documentary

The Vatican may be one of the most famous places in the world, but it's also among the most mysterious; very few people have seen what lies beyond the Vatican's walls, and even fewer journalists have had free access to the tiny walled city that is the home of the Catholic Church. In 2001, National Geographic was given permission to enter the Vatican with a camera crew, and National Geographic: Inside The Vatican examines the city's 2000 years of history, as well as documenting the Vatican's historical archives and documenting private chapels which had never before been photographed to viewing by the public. Martin Sheen serves as host and narrator. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.


Book Review:Beginning Visual C++ 2010- Ivor Horton


Publisher:Wrox
Published:  April ,2010)
Pages: 1272
ISBN: 0470500883

Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2010 . Ivor Horton is the preeminent author of introductory programming language tutorials; previous editions of his Beginning Visual C++ have sold nearly 100,000 copies. This book is a comprehensive introduction to both the Standard C++ language and to Visual C++ 2010; no previous programming experience is required. All aspects of the 2010 release are covered, including changes to the language and the C++ standard..
* Microsoft Visual C++ is one of the most popular C++ development environments and compilers, used by hundreds of thousands of developers
* Ivor Horton's approach to programming tutorials has achieved a huge following; this book gives beginning programmers a comprehensive introduction to both Standard C++ and Visual C++ 2010
* Covers all the language changes in Visual C++ 2010, library additions, new MFC features, changes in the Visual Studio development environment, and more
* Also includes a brief introduction to programming for multicore processors in native C++ and C++/CLR processors
* Nearly 100,000 copies of this book have been sold in previous editions
Beginners seeking a complete education in Visual C++ will find everything they need in Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2010.

Book Review: Visual History of the English Bible: The Tumultuous Tale of the World's Bestselling Book

Visual History of the English Bible
The Tumultuous Tale of the World's Bestselling Book

Publisher: Baker Books
352 pages
 Published: 2008-09-15
 ISBN: 080101316X

With a full color layout and over one hundred illustrations, A Visual History of the English Bible covers the fascinating journey of the Bible from the pulpit to the people. Renowned biblical scholar Donald L. Brake invites readers to explore the process of transformation from medieval manuscripts to the contemporary translations of our day. Along the way, readers will meet many heroes of the faith--men and women who preserved and published the Scriptures, often at risk of their own lives.

From Wycliffe and Tyndale to King Henry VIII and the Geneva Bible, from the Bishop's Bible and the King James Version to the American Revolution and the Civil War, this tumultuous tale is history come alive. This book is perfect for history buffs, bibliophiles, and anyone interested in the colorful account of the world's most popular book.


Monday, October 25, 2010

Trailer:Jackass 3D (2010)

Jackass 3D (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:15 October 2010 (USA)
Genres:Documentary | Action | Comedy
PG: R
Run time: 94 min
Plot:
Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule.
Director:Jeff Tremaine
Writer:Preston Lacy
Cast:
Johnny Knoxville     ...Himself
Bam Margera     ... Himself
Ryan Dunn     ... Himself
Steve-O     ...     Himself
Jason Acuña     ... Himself
Preston Lacy     ... Himself
hris Pontius     ... Himself

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1116184/

Movie Review:Jackass 3D (2010)

Jackass 3D (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:15 October 2010 (USA)
Genres:Documentary | Action | Comedy
PG: R
Run time: 94 min
Plot:
Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule.
Director:Jeff Tremaine
Writer:Preston Lacy
Cast:
Johnny Knoxville     ...Himself
Bam Margera     ... Himself
Ryan Dunn     ... Himself
Steve-O     ...     Himself
Jason Acuña     ... Himself
Preston Lacy     ... Himself
hris Pontius     ... Himself

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1116184/

Movie Review:Paranormal Activity (2007)

Movie:Paranormal Activity (2007)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:16 October 2009 (USA)
Genres:Horror | Thriller
PG:R
Run time: 86 min
Plot:
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Director:Oren Peli
Writer:Oren Peli
Katie Featherston     ... Katie
Micah Sloat     ...Micah
Mark Fredrichs     ... Psychic
Amber Armstrong     ... Amber
Ashley Palmer     ... Diane - girl on the Internet

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/

Trailer:Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)


Country:USA
Language:English | Spanish (some dialogue)
Release Date:22 October 2010 (USA)
Genres:Horror
PG:R
Run time : 91 min
Plot:
After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.

Director:Tod Williams
Writers:Michael R. Perry (screenplay), Christopher B. Landon (screenplay)
Cast:
Katie Featherston     ... Katie

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536044/

Movie Review:Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

Country:USA
Language:English | Spanish (some dialogue)
Release Date:22 October 2010 (USA)
Genres:Horror
PG:R
Run time : 91 min
Plot:
After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.

Director:Tod Williams
Writers:Michael R. Perry (screenplay), Christopher B. Landon (screenplay)
Cast:
Katie Featherston     ... Katie

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536044/

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Video Review: John C. Maxwell - Learning to Become a Person of Influence


John C. Maxwell - Learning to Become a Person of Influence (2 DVD)
DVDRip, MP4, VBR, 624x480, 23.967 fps | AAC, VBR, 2 Ch | 97 mins | 796,77 Mb
Genre: eLearning | Language: English

In this popular training resource, Dr. Maxwell will lead you through the principles of influence. He teaches the importance of influence and its direct impact on your leadership ability. You will be introduced to ways to increase your influence within your organization and beyond. By applying the skills that Dr. Maxwell teaches, you will be able to see a dramatic increase in your influence with those around you.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Book review:Appointment with Death - Christie_ Agatha


It is not uncommon for a mystery writer to delve into the psychological study of a character. What makes "Appointment With Death" stand out is that Christie does a psychological study on an entire family. The emotionally unbalanced Boyntons consist of the cruelly sadistic Mrs. Boynton, the near-schizophrenic daughter Ginevra, stepchildren Raymond and Carol who are eager to escape the confines of their stepmother, an older stepson Lennox and his wife Nadine who remains alone in being undisturbed by the influence of the terrible matriarch.
The setting for this mystery is exotic Jerusalem where the Boyntons have come on holiday to visit the Holy Land. Christie excels in providing local color and this novel ranks among her best in that area.
Perhaps no reader will be shocked that Mrs. Boynton is murdered or that Hercule Poirot just happens to be on holiday in the same area and agrees to assist the local police in solving the crime. What will be intriguing is the long list of suspects, motives, and opportunities. Also, in typical Christie fashion, will be a surprising twist that leaves the reader saying "Now why didn't I see that coming?" A great read filled with red herrings and the type of descriptive writing that Agatha Christie excels in.


Book Review:And Then There Were None - Christie_ Agatha


Set on an isolated island without contact of the outside civilization, Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None is the story of ten strangers invited to an island by a mysterious host.

The book starts out with an introduction to the Ten characters. Although this is effective in telling the characters, it is also boring and does not catch your attention right away. But as soon as the guests arrive on Indian Island, this boredom disperses and an exciting thriller breaks through. What is also exciting about this novel is you have no idea who is committing these strange murders.

The first night these people are at the house they are greeted with an eerie voice that accuses them of murders that were committed but were never convicted of in the past. When the guests arrive there is no trace of U.N. Owen, but as the guests start to die this mysterious figure reveals his ugly face.

This book shows fear in peoples consciences, the guilt that lies within, and the hate among strangers. Anyone who wants to read a suspenseful murder mystery, and wants to stay on the end of their seats, should read this wicked novel of horror and fear...

Book Review:After the Funeral - Christie_ Agatha



This is classic Christie---the country house, the discreet servants, and Hercule Poirot gathers them all in the library to expose the culprit. As usual, Dame Agatha has her way with us, sending us off in the wrong direction, maddeningly obscure clues, and a thoroughly suspicious bunch of characters.

Roger Abernethie's heirs are gathered to hear the will when flighty sister Cora drops the bombshell, "He Was murdered, wasn't he?" The next day Cora is found axed to death in her little cottage. We have a raft of suspects and Ms. Christie is careful not to give any of them a satisfactory alibi.

"After the Funeral" is vintage Christie. She was at the height of her powers (1953). The characterizations were surprisingly deft (usually not her strong suit.) Uncle Timothy, the malingerer, was overdone, but George, the clever ne'er do well had some great malicious lines. She has a marvelous sketch of a private detective, Mr. Goby who was "--small and spare and shrunken. He had always been refreshingly nondescript in appearance and he was now so nondescript as practically not to be there at all. Mr. Goby was not looking at Mr. Poirot because Mr. Goby never looked at anybody----he emphasized his last point by nodding significantly at the sofa."

Movie Review: TV Show-Supernatural Complete Season 1


Supernatural Complete season 1
HDTV | English | 42Min/Eps | XVID 624x352 23fps | MP3 128Kbps 48Khz | ~350Mb

Genre     Supernatural drama, horror, action, adventure, thriller
Country of origin     United States
Language(s)     English
No. of seasons     6
No. of episodes     109
Running time     38-45 minutes
Created by     Eric Kripke
Starring:   
Jared Padalecki
Jensen Ackles

Plot:
Supernatural is an American drama and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they hunt demons and other figures of the paranormal. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. The current executive producers are Eric Kripke, McG, and Robert Singer; former executive producer Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season.
The series, which is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it as a series.
The pilot was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers,and the ratings of the first four episodes prompted The WB to pick up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. Originally, Kripke planned the series for three seasons, but later expanded it to five. The fifth season began airing on September 10, 2009, and concluded the series' main storyline;however, The CW officially renewed the show for a sixth season on February 16, 2010.Kripke has confirmed that he will not be returning as showrunner; however, he will still remain as an executive producer. Sera Gamble, replacing Kripke as showrunner, has stated that the sixth season will focus on the brothers' relationship.

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source: wikipedia

Friday, October 22, 2010

Movie Review:Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | 1996 | DVDRip DivX | 680 MB
Country:UK | India | USA | Germany | Japan
Language:English | Italian
Release Date:28 February 1997 (USA)
Genres:Crime | Drama | History | Romance
PG:R
Runt time: 117 min
Plot:
Two girlhood friends become sexual rivals at maturity.
Director:Mira Nair
Writers:Helena Kriel, Mira Nair
Cast:
Indira Varma     ... Maya
Sarita Choudhury     ...Tara, the Queen
Naveen Andrews     ... Raj Singh
Rekha     Rekha     ...Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra
Khalid Tyabji     ... Biki
Arundhati Rao     ... Annabi
Surabhi Bhansali     ... Young Maya

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116743/


Book Review:BC Home Magazine October/November 2010

BC Home Magazine October/November 2010
English | 80 Pages | 26MB | True PDF

BC Home is a must-read for B.C. homeowners who want to rethink, refresh or reinvent their homes. In addition to profiles of inspiring local home renovation projects, BC Home checks out the latest design trends and offers decorating advice and problem-solving tips, plus local sources for today’s hottest products.

Book Review: After the Funeral - Christie_ Agatha


After the Funeral is a Hercule Poirot novel that follows a somewhat different structure from most. First, as the title suggests, the story only begins after the funeral of a wealthy man. When the relatives gather at the house afterwards, his sister blurts out that he must have been murdered even though he was known to be terminally ill and no foul play was suspected. When that same sister is brutally murdered the very next day, however, there can be little doubt that something sinister is afoot and this is where Hercule Poirot is called upon. Still, we don't see as much of him as we usually do. The suspects are scattered about England and a number of the interrogations are conducted by other people and reported back to Poirot. In the end, of course, Poirot gathers all the interested parties together and reveals the solution.

Normally, I find that any Poirot novel suffers greatly when the Belgian is used sparingly. So I was pleasantly surprised in this instance that the other characters were sufficiently interesting to carry the load. The cast is pretty varied and I definitely found it interesting to see how they interacted with each other in the aftermath of these murders. The story generally moves along at a good pace though it slowed down a touch toward the end. The razor sharp humor that Poirot provides when portrayed at his best is largely absent here but the book doesn't suffer too badly.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (September 17, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579127312
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579127312

Book Review:A Pocket Full of Rye - Christie_ Agatha


Almost every formula, idea, and trick that Agatha Christie used in her detective fiction works proved to be entirely successful and won her an enormous reading public. Making use of nursery rhymes was one such formula. Nursery rhymes can reawaken the sense of wonder, mystery and enchantment in any reader. They also can carry symbolic levels of meaning, and some are allegories.
In this her 1953 offering she makes use of the nursery rhyme "Sing A Song Of Sixpence". Appropriately it is one of her Miss Marple books. Although her elderly spinster sleuth has little to do here, and is late making her appearance, it is she who perceives and urges the significance of the nursery rhyme. "Don't you see, it makes a pattern to all this."
The murders occur in the disfunctional family of Rex Fortescue, a financier, and the action occurs in his London office and in the family home, Yew Tree Lodge. The opening chapters are wonderfully engaging. Agatha Christie, when she took the trouble, could sketch characters vividly. Amongst all of them in this book, there are not more than a handful of suspects. To compensate, Mrs Christie throws in buckets full of red herrings.
You'll enjoy the puzzle, and having innumerable theories suggested and dismissed. The solution, when it comes, however, is no more plausible than is the likelihood of a blackbird pecking off a maid's nose.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Signet (March 2, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451199863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451199867
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches 

Book Review:A Murder is Announced - Christie_ Agatha


Although first published in 1950 "A Murder Is Announced" by vaunted mystery writer Agatha Christie has lost none of its zest. Deemed a classic in its genre this suspenseful tale is ably represented by British voice and television actress Rosemary Leach.

When invitations are sent reading "A murder is announced, and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.," everyone, including the indomitable Jane Marple, would anticipate an unusual party game. Such as, someone will be chosen as the murderer, the room is darkened, and the victim meets his fate.

It's not all fun and games when a real dead body is found. Miss Marple, on your mark! With her inimitable skill Agatha Christie allows listeners to enjoy solving the crime, step by step, just as much as Miss Marple does.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Signet (January 9, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451201191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451201195
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces

Book Review:A Caribbean Mystery - Christie_ Agatha


This novel was written late in Agatha Christie's career when she was already well into her seventies. So, not too surprisingly, it's not as good as the novels written during her prime from the late 1920s through the mid-1940s. The book is a little short, at about 220 pages and somewhat sketchily written. Christie was never a great one for extensive descriptions of her settings, but here she dispenses with description almost completely. The novel is set at a Caribbean resort, but I never had a clear idea of what the resort was like because she doesn't bother to provide much description. The mystery is decent, but not exceptional, and the herrings are a little too red. There are too many suspects with more or less the same potential motive. Anyone who has not yet read all the Christie's from her classic period should read those books before this one. Anyone who is close to completing the Christie cannon will probably find this one at least mildly enjoyable. I will say I love these Black Dog editions, which at less than $10 on Amazon are a great bargain.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (September 17, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157912738X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579127381
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches 



Book Review:4.50 From Paddington - Christie_ Agatha



In "The 4:50 From Paddington" Agatha Christie gives us another in her long list of detective stories involving a large family at their estate. This is, in my opinion, one of the best, and begins when Elspeth McGillicuddy, a friend of Miss Marple's, is returning from Christmas shopping in London and on her way to visit Jane in St. Mary Mead. Her train is running alongside another one on a nearby track, and Mrs. McGillicuddy has an excellent view inside the parallel carriage of the other train. What she sees is the back of a man strangling a woman. No one believes Mrs. McGillicuddy since no corpse is found and no injured woman turns up at any hospital. Only Miss Marple believes her friend. Although Mrs. McGillicuddy is leaving for Ceylon to spend Christmas with her son, Miss Marple continues her quest to prove her friend's story. First she books passage on the same train and narrows the search for where a body should have been thrown to the area around Rutherford Hall, the large family estate of the Crackenthorpes. The family consists of the semi-invalided and grouchy Mr. Crackenthorpe, his daughter Emma, three sons, a son-in-law, and a grandson. At least four of the men are likely candidates for the strangler.

Because Miss Marple is not young enough to physically search for the body in unknown territory, she engages Lucy Eyelesbarrow, one of Christie's most interesting female creations. Lucy quickly gains employment at Rutherford Hall as a domestic and busily does all the legwork for Miss Marple. Meanwhile, Jane Marple has taken up residence at a nearby home and advises and assists Lucy.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (March 30, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579126936
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579126933
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1 inches

Video Review:Defence Against Knifes


Defence Against Knifes DVD
English | 608x352 | XviD | 25fps 1618kbps | Mp3 104kbps | 700MB

Genre: Martial Arts
This DVD presents a defense system against a knife, based on the formidable techniques of the Philippine martial art, Kali, and on the principles of Jeet Kune Do. The specificity of these techniques is that they are as effective as they are pedagogic, and the combinations help to develop reflexes, swiftness, timing against multiple attacks, with various angles and various ranges Author: Eric Laulagnet


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