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Dulha Mil Gaya is regressive and stale. The most creative aspect of the film are the characters names- apart from Shimmer, we have a flamboyantly gay cook named Lotus and a butler named Valentine.

The Boston Globe critic Wesley Morris once said that the only highlights in Oliver Stone’s Alexander were in Colin Farell’s hair. Well, the only highlights in this film are in Fardeen Khan’s hair.
The song also has a remix version, which might find place at DJ consoles.

Next in line is the title track Dulha mil gaya sung by Daler Mehndi. It is currently doing the rounds of television channels and is one of the better songs of the album. The Bhangra-based song is catchy and doesn’t lose its tempo.

The remix version adds an edge to the original.

Then there is Aaja aaja mera ranjhna with newcomer Sunanda behind the mike and later joined by Anushka Manchanda. It is very typical and reminds of tracks of the early 90s owing to its orchestration and vocals. In today’s time, it doesn’t appeal at all.

Up next is Magar meri jaan with Anushka. It is a fast-paced, foot-tapping number. However it lacks punch and doesn’t offer anything fresh and out-of-the-box. Strictly an average number.

Then we have Tu jo jaan le, a soft love ballad with touches of rock. It is sung by Sonu Niigaam and picks up tempo after a few minutes into the song. A nice track that will be liked.

Rang diya dil is a Shreya Ghoshal song. It is a slow-paced romantic outing and Ghoshal’s honey-tucked voice makes it pleasing. It is a melodious track and strikes a chord with the listener.

Next is Dilrubaon ke jalwe, an amalgamation of Indian qawaali and western hip hop. It is crooned by Amit Kumar and Monali Thakur and does have the potential to be a hit. The shifts from western to Indian and back to western music is interesting. The song also has a remixed version that adds zing.

Finally we have Shiri farhad in Neeraj Sridhar and Tulsi Kumar’s voice. This one too boasts of psychedelic beats with Hindi and English lyrics. The song is very ordinary and has a heard-before feeling. Same beats and not many alterations in the lyrics makes it a routine affair.

On the whole Lalit Pandit disappoints big time. There is nothing worth noticing in most songs. The tunes and styles are ordinary and lack freshness and punch.

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Just a few months ago we wrote about two separate lawsuits involving “browserwrap” or “clickwrap” agreements and whether or not they were enforceable. In the first one, an agreement was found to be enforceable even if the user on the website wasn’t forced to view it, but it was just a link away. That seems to be the same view held by the court in a new ruling, that says that even if the agreement is on another page and the user never reads it, the fact that there’s a link to it makes it enforceable. Frankly, I have a hard time seeing how that makes much sense, but it seems to be the way the courts are leaning. Of course, it’s not all courts, though. Because the other case we wrote about a few months ago found exactly the opposite, saying that such a “browserwrap” agreement is not enforceable because the user was not adequately notified.

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Natalie also has a comedy on her plate – medieval marijuana romp “Your Highness,” slated for October.

“It wasn’t that I didn’t want to do comedy,” Natalie said. “It’s just just that I would only get offered girlfriend parts in guy comedies where the woman has to have a job in fashion so that she can have nice clothes, and her goal is always marriage. I’m more interested in finding characters that make me laugh.”
“I’m not prudish about nudity. I think it’s beautiful in films, and sex is such a big part of life. My issue is that I feel it takes something away from what you’re doing when the focus is put on the wrong thing. My picture ended up on porn sites, and that’s the dilemma,” she added.

The experience left Portman shaken and now she has decided not to do such a scene again. “I just don’t want to do something that will end up as a screen grab on a porn site,” she said.
London, Jan 8 (Inditop.com) Natalie Portman has decided not to strip on screen because she doesn’t like seeing her pictures on porn sites.

The actress partially stripped for a lovemaking scene in 2007 movie “Hotel Chevalier” and it ended up on porn sites.

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Are you rich? Have a great job? That won’t make you happy. But taking the time to engage in artistic pursuits will, according to a new study.

The University of Science and Technology in Norway surveyed 50,000 people and found that men who participated in cultural activities were less likely to suffer from depression.

Researchers found that there is a positive relationship between cultural participation and happiness for both sexes. But they also found a positive relationship between cultural pursuits and depression in men.

Listening to music, exercising, going to the theater, and painting can all be good ways to ward off mental illness, say experts.

The study researchers speculate that participating in cultural activities means that people are involved in a community, which tends to make people feel better.

So if you’re feeling depressed, move away from the computer and pick up that paint brush.

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What some call America’s most notorious hidden fee is about to be dealt a serious blow, as new rules kick in that will eliminate many of the booby traps that lead to bank account overdraft fees. 

Already, in advance of the Federal Reserve regulations coming in July, many banks are allowing consumers to opt out of the "courtesy" overdraft coverage and associated, cascading $35 fees.

But it should come as no surprise that there's a catch. In fact, there are lots of them. Topping the list: Consumers who opt out of overdraft protection now may find themselves in the worst of both worlds. Their transactions will be denied and they will face a $35 insufficient funds fee anyway.

"My card is being denied and checks are being returned, but the fee remains, “ wrote Ginnie Logan, who banks at Elevations Credit Union in Colorado and recently opted out of what the organization calls courtesy pay. "Essentially the issue hasn’t gotten any better. In fact, it has gotten worse."

Logan’s sentiment would sting consumer advocate groups who spent years fighting high bank overdraft fees. Expect a new round of consumer frustration  this year as insufficient funds fees make a comeback and consumers try to understand why. We'll try to explain.

Much of the frustration with overdraft fees came from the element of surprise.  While most consumers understood the danger of writing a check that might send their account balance into the red, few realized that they could overspend their balance by swiping debit cards or withdrawing cash at ATMs. The new regulations are designed to end those surprises: Beginning in July, banks will not be able to honor the last two kinds of transactions charges and assess the overdraft fee unless those consumers have opted in to a overdraft protection program.

Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and a number of other institutions already have announced that consumers may call and opt out of overdraft coverage now.  Most consumer advocates, including Consumers Union staff attorney Lauren Bowne, recommend that account holders immediately do so.

That, however, can lead to an unnerving conversation with your bank.  During a recent call to Bank of America, an msnbc.com reporter was told, "You may still incur overdraft charges in some cases," even after opting out. That’s because lags between credit and debit transactions and the time they are posted to your account can still cause headaches.

It's possible, for example, that an online bill payment could be sent when a checking account balance is above zero, but not debited until later, after a series of other withdrawals have sent  the balance to zero.  That would still result in an overdraft fee, because the bank could not have known the "true" balance of the account would dip below zero when it initiated the e-payment.

In addition, there are numerous circumstances under which opting out would cause transactions to be denied, triggering an insufficient funds fee.

Wire transfers or checks would bounce the old fashioned way, for example. At Bank of America, the insufficient funds fee is $35 – same as the overdraft fee.

Still, the Bank of America operator gave assurances that opting out would eliminate the possibility of debit card purchases leading to overdraft fees.

That should reassure consumers who aren’t so sure. Several have e-mailed msnbc.com recently suggesting they are still seeing overdraft fees related to debit card swipes after opting out.  The confusion is understandable, given the complexity of the systems involved. It doesn’t help that Bank of America operators won’t provide paper documentation of the procedure, its terms and conditions, or confirmation of the account change. The only way to confirm overdraft protection had been removed is to call after five days and ask another customer service representative to check, she said.

An operator at Logan's credit union gave a less black-and-white answer to the debit purchase/overdraft question.

"From what I've seen that's not happening," he said. "But it is possible."

 He described some potentially thorny time-lag situations. Not all merchants immediately process transactions — many transmit transactions in batches every hour or two, for example —  so it would be possible for a consumer to swipe their debit card four or five times in different stores during a day before the bank realizes the account holder's balance had gone south of zero.

Consumers who use ATMs outside their own banks' network could also face this problem, as some ATMs perform what are called "stand-in" authorizations, and don't transmit transaction information until later in the day.  That could also result in an overdrawn account.

Still, he said such situations were extremely rare.

The American Bankers Association offered several warnings about this kind of confusion last year while arguing against overdraft reform. But Nessa Feddis, spokeswoman for the trade group, said much of the confusion should be cleared up by the time the new Fed rules kick in this summer.

"The rule is very consumer-oriented,” she said. “… The Fed did a lot of testing and the rule forces banks to do things the way consumers would want them in each situation.” After July, she said, banks will not be able to charge a fee because of a lag in batch transactions, for example, because the Fed decided that consumers could not be expected to know about merchant transmission procedures.

The new rules aren’t perfect, however. Many consumers would want small debit card transactions or ATM withdrawals denied when their balance is at zero (saving a overdraft $35 fee), but prefer that checks be honored (since they would result in an insufficient funds fee anyway, and they would also lead to additional fees from the jilted merchant).  But many banks' systems can't handle such a split decision, Feddis said. Overdraft protection must either be on or off.

Consumers who misunderstand their overdraft protection has been removed may wind up bouncing a lot of checks.

"There are a lot of operational issues that still have to be solved," Feddis said.  "Some of these things will be resolved, but it might be through a different kind of product.” One possibility: banks will offer incentives to customers to keep larger minimum balances in their accounts to avoid overdraft situations, she said.

Despite the confusion, and the "worst of both worlds" possibility, the Consumer Union’s Bowne said she's sticking by her initial advice.

"Overall, I still think it is sound advice to opt-out of overdraft, when possible, as we wait for the rule to go into effect," she said.  "I cannot envision a scenario where a bank would charge a consumer for ‘attempting’ a debit or ATM transaction in which the consumer never completes the transaction. … That being said, nothing much surprises me with respect to these bank practices and without seeing the actual terms and conditions from the different banks it is hard to be certain."

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You should opt out of overdraft protection now if you bank allows it. The end goal here is to avoid overdrawing your checking account through debit purchases or ATM withdrawals. You never want to pay $40 for a $5 hamburger, as has happened to many people in recent years. But there are hazards.

If you have overdrawn your account in the past year, think before you opt out. A bounced check can have more far-reaching consequences than an overdraft fee.  You might end up in the ChexSystems database and lose check-writing privileges, for example.  So don't opt-out until you are ready to stay out of the red.

Consumers who live near a zero balance will find that so-called “account holds” placed on debit purchases by gas stations and some other businesses can cause headaches in a post-overdraft-fee world.  Holds, which exceed the transaction price, can freeze funds for days and cause confusing time lags. Be cautious using your debit card for purchases at firms that place holds.  One tip: If you must use debit, use a PIN instead of a signature. PIN-debit transactions generally are processed faster than signature-debits, so that will help you keep your account balance up to date.

When July comes, look for a mandatory notice from the bank about the new procedures. Don't fall for comes-ons advertising "courtesy" protection.  If you do nothing, you won't have it. And that's probably your best choice.

After you opt out, and the fed rule kicks in, when might you be hit with a fee?  When the bank has to “return” an attempted payment to you – a bounced check, for example, or an e-payment that can’t be honored. 

The safe way to protect yourself from overdrawing your checking account is to link it to other accounts – your savings account, a credit card, or even a line of credit. Everyone makes mistakes. Yours will be less costly if you borrow your own money through linked accounts than if you borrow the bank’s money through a “courtesy.”

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One of the few product announcements by a major electronics maker that’s not been made at the CES: Casio has unveiled the XJ-A series, which consists of nine projectors that are not only pretty cool-looking but also eco-friendly: The company says the devices are the first to be completely mercury-free. Casio also claims their so-called GREEN SLIM projectors are the world’s first devices of their kind that are bright enough to be used in a well lit room – without using a  mercury lamp.

At 43mm, the projectors are very slim, and weighing just 2.3kg they can be called portable to some extent, too. Casio uses a laser & LED hybrid light source in all of their new devices, which also feature wide-angle 2x optical zoom.

Buyers will be able to choose between four versions boasting WXGA Real resolution (1,280×800) and between 2,500 and 3,000 lumens brightness (XJ-A255, XJ-A250, XJ-A245 and XJ-A240). The other five models (XJ-A155, XJ-A150, XJ-A145, XJ-A140 and XJ-A130) have XGA Real resolution (1,024×768) and feature between 2,000 and 3,000 lumens.

All nine models have a contrast ratio of 1,800:1 and come with a lamp that features a 20,000 hour life span. Depending on which GREEN SLIM you choose, you’ll get USB or Wi-Fi connectivity.

Casio America hasn’t revealed any pricing details or release dates yet. In Japan, the projectors will hit stores starting January 29 with prices ranging from $1,600 to $3,500 (according to Casio Japan’s press release).

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On to Episode 6: We begin with the comical, and yet frightening, discovery that Ronnie and Mike have settled into a daily morning routine they describe as “gym, tan, laundry.” Vinny, who is neither tanned nor very muscled, is properly amused by this. “This is how we build the guidos,” he says. Mike proudly refers to the routine as “GTL.” He continues to not realize that he sounds like an ass.

Guess what they decide to do later? They go to a bar! The slight wrinkle is that Mike’s younger sister Melissa has been invited. Vinny is intrigued. This will not end well. Non-wrinkle is thatRonnie and Sammi decide to head home together. Cut to shots of housemates tsk-tsking the young lovers for being such killjoys. But … wait! Banter in the taxi leads to disaster whenRonnie makes a crack about Sammi’s big toe. Apparently she is VERY sensitive about her feet. A chill descends over the taxi, and the couple fire f-bombs at each other. Frankly, the guys who handle the bleeping duties have had an easy night so far so good to get them some work.Oh, and she also dished on her reading habits, which are pretty much nonexistent—though she did make it all the way to the second page of Twilight recently, before getting bored because “there were no pictures.”

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On to Episode 6: We begin with the comical, and yet frightening, discovery that Ronnie and Mike have settled into a daily morning routine they describe as “gym, tan, laundry.” Vinny, who is neither tanned nor very muscled, is properly amused by this. “This is how we build the guidos,” he says. Mike proudly refers to the routine as “GTL.” He continues to not realize that he sounds like an ass.

Guess what they decide to do later? They go to a bar! The slight wrinkle is that Mike’s younger sister Melissa has been invited. Vinny is intrigued. This will not end well. Non-wrinkle is thatRonnie and Sammi decide to head home together. Cut to shots of housemates tsk-tsking the young lovers for being such killjoys. But … wait! Banter in the taxi leads to disaster whenRonnie makes a crack about Sammi’s big toe. Apparently she is VERY sensitive about her feet. A chill descends over the taxi, and the couple fire f-bombs at each other. Frankly, the guys who handle the bleeping duties have had an easy night so far so good to get them some work.Oh, and she also dished on her reading habits, which are pretty much nonexistent—though she did make it all the way to the second page of Twilight recently, before getting bored because “there were no pictures.”

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On to Episode 6: We begin with the comical, and yet frightening, discovery that Ronnie and Mike have settled into a daily morning routine they describe as “gym, tan, laundry.” Vinny, who is neither tanned nor very muscled, is properly amused by this. “This is how we build the guidos,” he says. Mike proudly refers to the routine as “GTL.” He continues to not realize that he sounds like an ass.

Guess what they decide to do later? They go to a bar! The slight wrinkle is that Mike’s younger sister Melissa has been invited. Vinny is intrigued. This will not end well. Non-wrinkle is thatRonnie and Sammi decide to head home together. Cut to shots of housemates tsk-tsking the young lovers for being such killjoys. But … wait! Banter in the taxi leads to disaster whenRonnie makes a crack about Sammi’s big toe. Apparently she is VERY sensitive about her feet. A chill descends over the taxi, and the couple fire f-bombs at each other. Frankly, the guys who handle the bleeping duties have had an easy night so far so good to get them some work.Oh, and she also dished on her reading habits, which are pretty much nonexistent—though she did make it all the way to the second page of Twilight recently, before getting bored because “there were no pictures.”

And some people have the nerve to claim that there’s an education crisis in this country.

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Only three months after GM’s new Global Steering Holdings established Nexteer Automotive from the remains of supplier Delphi, the parent company decided enough is enough and announced it will sell the unit.

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Simon Monjack — the British producer who was married to late screen star Brittany Murphy — is so distraught over the actress’ sudden death last month, he’s considered taking his own life.

The Clueless star, 32, died Dec. 20 after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home. She was laid to rest on Christmas Eve. Simon — who wed the actress in 2007 — is grief-stricken about Murphy’s passing and struggles to communicate without breaking down in tears, according to his mother.

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The MCC has also received the Rating of A+ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The oldest alumnus present, A Eappen Adangapuram, who passed out from the school in 1944, remembered travelling from Saidapet to Parry’s Corner, where the school was then located. “I’ve been attending reunions every year since they were revived in 2006. The move to make the school a co-educational institution is in keeping with the times,” he saidTo mark 175 years, the school management is considering the setting up of a multiplex, with shuttle and tennis courts on the 15-acre campus. Tennis, cricket and football tournaments are being planned. The school headmaster and correspondent, G J Manohar, said: “We wanted girls to benefit from the infrastructure and quality of education. That’s why we are considering making it a co-educational institution. It will also be easier for families with more than one child studying here.”
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JVC’s jumping in on the CES fun today with a whole slew of new camcorders, with the GZ-HM1 HD Everio leading the pack. This 1080p shooter offers up better-than-usual low light performance and camera-shake compensation. There’s a 10.62 megapixel CMOS sensor within, though we imagine the $1,199.95 price tag will stun those who aren’t looking for something fancy when it ships in March. The February-bound GZ-HM550 capture 1080p while offering up a 16x zoom, 32GB of internal flash memory, an SD / SDHC card slot, Bluetooth (for geotagging, naturally) and a $799.95 price tag. In case that guy is still too rich for your blood, JVC’s offering up no fewer than eight other guys that range from $229.95 to $649.95, all of which should be out by next month. Peek those sources below if you’re on the hunt for the nitty-gritty details.

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