SPRING BOOM IN LATVIA

Nature photographer Liga mathur clicks on a pet cat whose name she forgot in the Latvian countryside.This Cat loves salmon sandwiches and hates dogs.She is bound to meow endlessly if not given her meal at 12:00 am sharp.

Nature Photographer Liga Mathur zeroed on red tulips in the Latvian countryside. Liga was fascinated by these small group of flowers in the spring time Latvian countryside Plavniks (80 kms from capital riga)

Nature photographer Liga mathur while passing thru a countryside home in Plavnik region of Latvia clicked these beautuful spring time boom.She used sony digita W-70 camera.

Latvian nature photographer Liga Mathur clicks on red whitesh flowers in Latvian spring time.These flowers were clicked in the morning when they were still moist from nights misture.

Beijing Olympics burns under politics!

Beijing Olympics are nearing fast.There is indeed a lot of hoopla about Tibet and the security of the delegates during the Olympics.Even the World leaders so far have not comformed their presence on the occation of the opening ceremony in Beijing.Sarkozy has gone so far as to say that he might even deny the participation of French team.
As far as I know,the terrorist’s will never dare to attack China or Russia in the future.I have seen the response that the Russian alpha commandos gave during the theatre siege by Chechen militants.China is no different.They know how to deal with the trouble makers.Though Tibet’s case might be little different.Dalai Lama has clearely stated that there should be no violence!
Olympics is a festival and it belongs to the world and taking political mileage out of it is highly unethical.Politicians who are very unpopular in their own countries will resort to these tactics.Prestigius western Tv channels have brainwashed the western hemisphere about the Tibet-Olympics issue.Do they think that by sabotaging Olympics they can liberate Tibet? Vice verse,they will make this noble cause even worse.I really feel sorry for Tibetans and Dalai Lama.
Imagine the hard work any sportsmen has to do before qualifying for Olympics.At least four years of sweat and endurance is involved.Olympics is a tradition coming down from Greece.Time to time countries like US have tried to make a political issue out of it.Olympics is a month long sports festival where sports is celebrated.Sportsmen from different countries live together,eat together and make friends.
Talking of China,they have put in so much effort by building stadiums, Olympics village,beefing up security,training of language interpreters.A common Chinese gets the impression that whatever we do is bad.This way we are alienating nations and not bringing them together!

Do you Know the facts?

· A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
· Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
· The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
· A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
· A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. I know some people like that!
· A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
· A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
· During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen in the distance.
· On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! That explains it!
· Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
· Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
· The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
· There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.
· The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." There was never a recorded Wendy before.
· The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
· If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
· Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves.
· The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
· The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
· The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
· The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
· Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
· By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
· Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
· Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
· Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
· Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
· An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
· The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
· The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
· Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Not to mention the other drawback.
· Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

Carla Bruni Sarkozy shows her skills!

Carla Bruni the newly added first lady of France is a chic asset for this country of fine perfume,wine and fashion.Lady Carla Bruni sarkozy is however very different from all the first ladies from other countries.She will go down the history fist ever first lady who has shown her assets to general public before she ever dreamt of becoming the wife of Nicholas Sarkozy.In a recent visit to Britain her first ever as a first lady even the male members of British royal family couldn’t resist her charms.In the daily mail, a UK newspaper her nude photo was published which will ultimately sold in new york’s “Cristies” for a big sum!
Is Sarkozy using this opportunity to up his popularity in native france?However Carla Bruni Sarkozy must be laughing all the way to the bank after the British rendevouz.Needless she looks better without clothese than in it!It is to be noted that Sarkozy has previously used his ex-wife also for publicity.The British public is loving it!Hers is the most watched photo graph on the web now!Hillary Clinton!learn from Ms sarkozy on how to market yourself.Magazines with her face on the front cover are flying off shelves. Not since Lady Diana Spencer was launched on the international scene has there been such a media circus surrounding a woman in public life. As a model, turned pop star, and poet, Bruni is used to an audience and she looked completely at ease - seemingly unconcerned by publication of a nude photo of her from 15-years-ago in yesterday's newspapers. The Queen and Duke avidly read the papers over breakfast each morning.

Sony Updates PS3 2.17 and 2.20 in Europe

Playstation updates for ps3 in Europe soon.

The upcoming firmware update for the PlayStation 3 is going to bring with it a whole host of new Blu-ray and PlayStation Portable features. System software update 2.20 will be released in "late March," according to Sony, and will add Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (otherwise known as BD-Live) to the PS3. BD-Live allows those with suitable players to access more features on Blu-ray Discs, some of which require Web-based interaction.
Regular firmware upgrades have kept the PS3 relatively updated.
The features will vary from product to product, but there will also be the option for "interactive movie-based games," which can be played against other players locally or over the Internet. To download BD-Live, users will need 1GB of free space.
Firmware update 2.20 will also "enhance PS3's relationship with PSP." Those who own both will now be able to copy music and photo playlists to their PSPs.
A host of other minor features will also be coming, including a "Resume Play" feature for Blu-ray and DVD movies, which will let film fans restart their movies from the exact point they left off, even if the disc has been removed from the drive.
It's not just one-way traffic either; the update adds at least one PSP feature that looks set to enhance the PS3 experience. The new Remote Play setting will allow the PSP to be used as a remote control for music played on the PS3. The PS3 Internet browser will also be enhanced to make streaming video viewable on Web sites, and Sony says that the browser's speed has also been improved.
DivX and WMV format videos over 2GB in size will now be playable, and "Mosquito Noise Reduction" will be added as an A/V setting in the control panel for "improved movie playback."

Creator of Harry potter was suicidal at a point
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has revealed she thought of killing herself while penniless and suffering from depression as a single mother, according to a report in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.In her interview she also revealed how she became broke after her first marriage with a portuguese journalist went bust.She was penniless and jobless with a small infant to feed.Than she took money from some friends and rented out a room from where she would write the famous book “Harry potter” which went on to sell more than 325 million co

pies and translated into 65 languages.She is one of the richest women in the world. Her life only shows us that misery too teaches us lessons and makes us humble.Into each life some rain must fall.How J.K.Rowling has bounced back and become famous is a lagend already.There were also photos circulated about her adjusting her bra!

Oscars vs Cannes

Cannes vs Oscars
More and more filmmakers are flocking to Cannes film festival in France.Its all about filmmaking and interaction between the actors, filmmakers and technicians.Yes, it has its acclaimed Red carpet but its not popular with the movie people.

In comparison Oscar’s is a staged show which honours mainly American Cinema and that also in a not very transparent way!The jury is biased and influenced by the financial mafia which runs these shows.It came as no surprise that Oscars are not so popular anymore.Any way it’s a one day show and genuine filmmakers and artists are not interested in it anymore.Every word spoken is controlled and we speak of artistic freedom! Not a surprise that statue of Liberty was designed and developed in France!It’s a joke.

Cannes is a beautiful city on the Atlantic coast where once a year all film lovers gather to discuss and promote good filmmaking.Its about the World cinema and not merely French or European Cinema.The jury is a mixture of film people from different parts of the globe and dubbing of films in other languages is excellent! Filmmakers , promoters, budding artists, technicians have a chance of meeting their counterparts from different cultures and backgrounds and discuss shortcomings and advances in production and artistic freedom.Offcourse Hollywood and Bollywood both are represented their too!Another good example is Sundance film festival promoted by Robert Redford in America. Berlin film festival is more a subdued affair and technically superior to any other film festival. In Berlin too the emphasis is on filmaking and quality and unlike in Oskars!Indian film festivals sucks because everybody is son and daughter/brother there.Few genuine actors like Nana Patekar , Amir Khan and Om puri,Nasruddin shah refuse to be a part of these bogus ceremonies.
No wonder that Michael moore’s film was banned in Oscars whereas it won critical acclaim in Cannes!