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Katy Perry Biography

It seemed an unlikely pairing, the daughter of an evangelist and a Christian pastor and the notorious womaniser, but when Katy Perry met Russell Brand he swept her off her feet.
She tamed him and he gave up his life as a lothario, now you cannot imagine either of them being with anyone else.
They were married on October 23rd 2010 at the exclusive Arman-I-Khas resort close to the Ranthambore National Park and Tiger Sanctuary in Rajasthan in India in front of 80 of the couple's closest friends and family. His wedding present to her was a female Bengal tiger called Machli and she gave him a baby elephant, both living at the Ranthambore Reserve.
Their traditional Hindu wedding was conducted by a long-time family friend of Perry's family and was completely over the top. It involved 21 camels, elephants and horses, plus dancers and musicians. She wore a sari with henna designs painted on her hands and the trees inside the resort were decorated with white and gold lights and the tents were decorated with flower garlands.
It was all so different from her humble beginnings. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25th 1984 in Santa Barbara, California where her parents still live. She took her mother's maiden name Perry as her stage name when she began to make her mark in the music industry, because Katy Hudson was too similar to film actress Kate Hudson.
She was incorporated into her parents' Ministry and sang in their church between the ages of nine and seventeen. She grew up only listening to gospel songs as she was not allowed to listen to what her parents called "secular music."
She copied her sister who practised singing to cassette tapes and when she was not around Perry would take the tapes and rehearse the songs.
Her parents suggested she should have vocal coaching and she began to have lessons. When she was 16 she enrolled in the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
Her church singing attracted the attention of rock veterans from Nashville and they took her there to polish her writing skills. She started to record demos and was taught by country music veterans to craft songs and play the guitar. She signed with the Christian music label Red Hill and recorded her first album at the age of 15-years-old.
When she was 17-years-old she left the Academy and moved to Los Angeles to work on an album with the Island record label.
She became known for her unconventional style of dress as much as her singing. Her clothes combined bold colours and vintage fashion, and she used fruit-shaped accessories, particularly water melons, as part of her outfits. Her figure-hugging latex costumes soon became her trademark.
It was reported in the Daily Mail that her mother disliked her daughter's music and called it "shameful and disgusting," but Perry said her mother was misquoted.
Her first two singles "You Are So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl" which topped the International charts, received negative reactions from both the religious and the gay sectors of society. One lot said the songs were homophobic and the others said she was promoting homosexuality.
Perry dated Gym Class Heroes front man Travie McCoy for several years after meeting him in a recording studio in New York. They broke up in 2008, began dating again early the following year but finally split a few months later.
She first met Brand in the summer of 2008 when she had a cameo role in his film "Get Him to the Greek" but they did not become a couple until she met him again at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009 when he was the host.
Three months later he proposed to her on New Year's Eve when they were on holiday in India and he has not stopped smiling since their wedding, saying all they do is laugh.
They spent Thanksgiving 2010 with her family in Santa Barbara and her father said he could not have wished for a better son-in-law than Russell. "He makes my girl so happy. She's so happy and he makes her light up. They're going to be just fine."

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Gemma Arterton Biography

She was born with six fingers on each hand and on June 5th 2010 she married her stunt-man fiancé in a fairytale ceremony in a Moorish Castle in Andalucia, Spain.
Gemma Arterton wore a flowing strapless white dress and a veil and they exchanged their vows against a picturesque setting. The couple met on the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" in 2008 when she was a Bond Girl and he was a stuntman.
Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent with polydactyly (an extra digit on the fingers or toes). Her father had it and so did her grandfather. The doctor who delivered her tied off the extra fingers and they fell off, leaving small scars.
Her parents divorced when she was 5-years old and her father re-married when she was 7-years-old so her single mother brought Gemma and her younger sister Hannah Jane up on a housing estate in Gravesend.
She worked as a make-up sales girl and took a performance arts course at the Miskin Theatre in Dartford, part of North West Kent College and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a full grant.
Arterton won her first professional role in Stephen Poliakoff's "Capturing Mary" while she was still at Drama School, she also made her stage debut as Rosalind in Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" at the Globe Theatre in London in July 2007 before graduating later that year.
Her film debut was in the 2007 St Trinians film when she beat Sienna Miller for the role as Head Girl. The following year she was chosen to be Bond Girl Strawberry Fields in "Quantum of Solace" from 1500 candidates.
She also played the protagonist in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles". Her most controversial film role was in "The Disappearance of Alice Creed in 2009" in which her character was kidnapped and abused in several graphic nude scenes.
She was nominated for a BAFTA for this performance and she was nominated again for her role in "Tamara Drewe" when she played the leading role.
The film was based on a weekly comic strip serial by Posy Simmonds published in The Guardian Review section. The strip is based upon a modern re-working of Thomas Hardy's 19th Century novel "Far From the Madding Crowd."
The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2010 and won the 2009 Prix de la Critique.
Gemma Arterton is very beautiful and prefers to wear minimum make-up as she likes the natural look. She believes too much make-up makes her look old, so she frequently goes to events without wearing any mascara.

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What is Entertainment?

In a world where we find ourselves ever more overwhelmed by—and drawn to—bright images and flashing screens, it is worth asking a few questions about that most important of consumer goods: entertainment. What makes entertainment entertaining? Why do we need it, or do we? What is entertainment, anyway?

These are a few of the questions I set out to answer in a class I taught a year or so ago: Entertainment in America. And while we couldn’t quite come up with satisfactory answers, even after a semester of reading and discussion, I’d like to try to set down a few of the thoughts that came out of that course here. But I don’t want to shove the partial answers I’ve come to down your throat—that’s no fun for anybody. Rather, what I’ll do in the following is offer a list of questions that you might ask yourself, along with a few resources that might be worth looking at as you search for your own answers to these increasingly crucial questions. I’ll also note, from time to time, the conclusions I have tentatively reached regarding these questions.

Are you ready? Here goes…

What is entertainment? (Too obvious, but we’ll come back to it. If you keep this question in mind as you go down the list, you may find a definition beginning to come together. Try it out.) Even if you know it when you see it, does it bother you if you can’t come up with a good definition of what it actually is?

Is there such a thing as "only entertainment"?
Only Entertainment—Bad Religion
That’s Entertainment—The Jam
That’s Entertainment—Judy Garland
When you read the lyrics of The Jam’s and Bad Religion’s songs, and read about the history of the Judy Garland highlights film, what is your sense of the kind of material that makes for entertainment?

Who needs entertainment? What for? When you are entertained, what are you feeling? Read a Dilbert or Doonesbury comic strip, and try to record what happened inside of you while you were looking at the comic. Did you feel happier? A sense of release? The resolving of tension? Was that entertainment? Would you say that reading the comic strip was the same kind of experience as watching a television show? How? How not?

Are some kinds of entertainment better for you than others? Which kinds? Is it better to play internet poker or to watch a video? Try doing each for a little while and record your feelings. Was one more entertaining than the other? How? Why? Did one make you more aggressive? Less likely to do something productive in the world around you? Did either change the way you felt about yourself? How?

One of the things I was struck by while teaching this course was the way entertainment can work as a substitute for action. If I can identify with a character on TV—on a soap opera, for instance—then I get to feel all the feelings that character feels, without having to do the actions that result in those feelings. I get to feel jealous without having a cheating spouse, excited by the intrigue of adultery without being an adulterer, and intimate without ever actually talking to a living human being. In short, I get to feel. Some researchers believe that feelings are the way we human beings experience our world most fully, but is there a price to pay when we feel our emotions in a way that’s disconnected from the physical world around us?

That is, if we get to feel feelings without taking risks, do we start to lose our ability to risk emotion in the "real world"? I don’t have a definite answer to that for you, but I do have one for me. I’ve come to the conclusion that entertainment is—while maybe necessary for emotional and psychological health—definitely a dangerous substance. Like fire. So, for my part, I’ll still watch a film now and then. But I’ll also think afterwards about how watching that film, getting that emotional satisfaction, affects my ability to act in the real world. You might consider doing the same; it actually turns out to be pretty entertaining.

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list of All Time Great Movies

What according to you constitutes a great movie? One that is stuffed with high tension action, or one that can scare you out of your skin. Well, it depends on how the viewer watches the movie and what he takes away from it. If you ask me, one of the most important ingredients which makes a movie stand out as a great one is an underlying motive or a message. Not all movies manage to include this little but important stuff in their making. A lovely example of what I am trying to bring out here is the Oscar-honored 'Ratatouille'. What do you think this animated movie tried to reflect through its story line, characters and dialogues. To me, it stated that anyone in this world has the ability to cook. For some this quality is noticeable, while hidden for others. All it needs is a bit of polishing. For me, movies such as this truly deserves to be placed in the list of all time great movies, which is as follows:

List of All Time Best Movies

Earlier I thought to present a single list of all time great movies. But then I thought putting up the list according to different genres would be a better idea. So the list of great movies to watch begins with the animated ones, followed by action, horror and comedy.

Animation

• 9 (2009)
• A Bug's Life (1998)
• Aladdin (1992)
• Alice In Wonderland (2010)
• Balto (1995)
• Bolt (2008)
• Brother Bear 2003)
• Cars (2006)
• Despicable Me (2010)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Happy feet (2006)
• How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Ice Age 2 (2006)
• Ice Age 3 (2009)
• Igor (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Madagascar 2 (2008)
• Monster Inc. (2001)
• Monsters Vs Aliens (2009)
• Open Season (2006)
• Over The Hedge (2006)
• Princess and the Frog (2009)
• Rapunzel (2010)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• Robots (2005)
• Shrek (2001)
• Shrek 2 (2004)
• Shrek 3 (2007)
• Shrek 4 (2010)
• Sleeping Beauty (1959)
• Swan Princess (1994)
• Tarzan (1999)
• The Ant Bully (2006)
• The Bee Movie (2007)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Lion King (1994)
• The Princess and The Frog (2009)
• Toy Story (1995)
• Toy Story (2010)
• Toy Story 2 (1999)
• Up (2009)
• Wall E (2008)
• Watership Down (1978)
• Where The Wilds Things Are (2009)

Action/Thriller

• 300 (2006)
• Apocalypto (2006)
• Avatar (2009)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Blade (1998)
• Clash of the Titans (2010)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2003)
• Desperado (1995)
• First Blood (1982)
• From Paris With Love (2010)
• Funeral in Berlin (1966)
• Green Zone (2010)
• Inception (2010)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Jaws (1975)
• Ong Bak (2003)
• Ong Bak 2 (2008)
• Ong Bak 3 (2010)
• Paycheck (2003)
• Predator (1987)
• Predators (2010)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010)
• Psycho (1960)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• Rear Window (1954)
• Rocky (1976)
• Rocky 2 (1979)
• Rocky 3 (1982)
• Rocky 4 (1985)
• Rocky 5 (1990)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Scream of Fear (1961)
• Se7en (1995)
• Seven Samurai (1954)
• Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Sixth Sense (1999)
• Terminator (1984)
• Terminator 2 (1991)
• Terminator 3 (2003)
• Terminator 4 (2009)
• The A-Team (2010)
• The Expendables (2010)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• The Others (2001)
• The Rock (1996)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• What Lies Beneath (2000)
• Wrong Turn (2003)
• Wrong Turn 2 (2007)

Scary/Horror

• 28 Days Later (2002)
• 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Army of Darkness (1992)
• Cape Fear (1991)
• Carrie (1976)
• Child's Play (1988)
• Daybreakers (2010)
• Devil (2010)
• Drag Me to Hell (2009)
• Evil Dead 2 (1987)
• Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
• Final Destination 4 (2009)
• Friday the 13th (2009)
• Hellraiser (1987)
• Hostel (2005)
• I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
• Let Me In (2010)
• Mirrors 2 (2010)
• Misery (1990)
• Monsters (2010)
• My Bloody Valentine (2009)
• My Soul to Take (2010)
• Paranormal Activity II (2010)
• Pet Cemetery (1989)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
• Road Kill (2010)
• Salem's Lot (1975)
• Saw (2004)
• Saw 7 (2010)
• Scream (1994)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Shutter (2008)
• The Birds (1963)
• The Crazies (2010)
• The Fly (1986)
• The Grudge (2004)
• The Grudge 2 (2006)
• The Grudge 3 (2009)
• The Hitcher (2007)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
• The Howling (1981)
• The Last Exorcism (2010)
• The Ring (2002)
• The Ring 2 (2005)
• The Unborn (2009)
• The Uninvited (2009)
• Village of the Damned (1995)

Comedy

• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
• Adventureland (2009)
• Assassination of a High School President (2008)
• Back To The Future (1985)
• Bad News Bears (2005)
• Bed Time Stories (2008)
• Blades Of Glory (2007)
• Bottoms Up (2006)
• Bruce Almighty (2003)
• Burn After Reading (2008)
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
• Click (2006)
• Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
• Cop Out (2010)
• Crazy on the outside (2010)
• Dan in Real Life (2007)
• Date Night (2010)
• Dirty Deeds (2005)
• Disaster Movie (2008)
• Drop Dead Sexy (2006)
• Due Date (2010)
• Enchanted (2007)
• Epic Movie (2007)
• Flipped (2010)
• For Your Consideration (2006)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
• Good Luck Chuck (2007)
• He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
• I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
• I See You.com (2006)
• King's Ransom (2005)
• Knocked Up (2007)
• Leap Year (2010)
• Little Nicky (2000)
• Mamma mia! (2008)
• Man of the Year (2006)
• Marmaduke (2010)
• Monster-in-Law (2005)
• Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
• Must Love Dogs (2005)
• My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
• My Sassy Girl (2008)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
• New in Town (2009)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Over Her Dead Body (2008)
• Percy Jackson (2010)
• Pervert! (2005)
• Princess Protection Program (2009)
• Rumor Has It... (2005)
• Seven Day Itch (2007)
• Sex Drive (2008)
• Shoot Em Up (2007)
• Smokin' Aces (2007)
• Social Network (2010)
• Son of the Mask (2005)
• Southern Belles (2005)
• Spy Next Door (2010)
• Strange Wilderness (2008)
• Strictly Sexual (2008)
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
• The Benchwarmers (2006)
• The Boat That Rocked (2009)
• The Comebacks (2007)
• The Hangover (2009)
• The Honeymooners (2005)
• The Ice Harvest (2005)
• The Matador (2005)
• The Pacifier (2005)
• The Pink Panther (2006)
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
• The Simpsons Movie (2007)
• The Three Stooges (2010)
• The Wild (2006)
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
• Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
• Tooth Fairy (2010)
• Trust the Man (2006)
• Valentines Day (2010)
• Walk Hard:The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
• Wedding Crashers (2005)
• What Happens in Vegas (2008)
• When in Rome (2010)
• Youth in Revolt (2010)

I hope this article on the list of all time great movies has been able to reconcile with the list of your favorite ones. If you feel I have missed out some names, then feel free to add them. The comment box always awaits your feedback.

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Best Games for iPod Touch

Since its launch, the iPod Touch has been one of the most famous media players of the globe. People say that if you are a music fan, you should have the iPod Touch. Other than being a HD media player, the iPod is also a storehouse of more than 30,000 various applications which help your iPod Touch be fun and up to date. In this article we are going to discuss some of the best games for iPod Touch.

This device uses very user friendly motion sensing interfaces, is filled with sharp 3D graphics, and has lots of other interesting features for entertainment. If you are a proud owner of the Apple iPod, here are some popular games which can be stored in it.

Best Games for iPod Touch 2011

There are many stylish games offered by Apple Store which can make your iPod Touch more fun and stylish. Below is a list of games for iPod Touch in which some are free and some are not.

Backbreaker 2
This game has definitely won many hearts and getting it for $1.19 is not a bad deal at all. If you are a keen follower of American football, I am pretty sure you will love this game. The game has amazing graphics, is filled with amazing characters, contains challenging modes and makes you addictive. You can also choose your role in the game, you can either be the ball carrier or you can take your position in the defense team. Your player can perform various moves which makes the game more realistic. All NFL fans, this game is for you.

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles
Another great action game just for $0.99, Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles is a must have game in your iPod Touch. The adventurous journey continues with some great sword fighting techniques and great battle sequences. The entire world of Assassin's Creed in your hands. Don't miss it.

Pac Man Lite
Pac Man was a favorite of millions all around the globe. Now the Pac Man Lite is here and it's for free. It even looks like the original Pac Man with a virtual control stick for your control.

iBowl
Fans of bowling, check out iBowl, one of the best free games for the iPod Touch. iBowl allows allows you to play bowling anytime anywhere. This free game is available for both the iPhone and the iPod.

Flick Golf
Getting high scores on the list of best games for iPod Touch 4g is Flick Golf. If you love golf, then Flick Golf is going to create an entire environment of golf in your own hands. Play the perfect shot with stunning graphics and increase your performance by making the levels more and more difficult. Flick Golf costs $1.19.

Metal Gear Solid Touch
A basic shooting game than stealth adventure. This amazing shooting game is filled with amazing graphics and excellent sound quality. Simply kill all your enemies by taking aim at them and gunning them down. This best iPod Touch game costs $7.99.

Audi A4 Driving Challenge
This racing game is all about completing the race on time with the help of the iPod Touch's accelerometer through difficult tasks. You get your rankings improved after every level and also unlock cool cars after the completion of every level. The Audi A4 driving Challenge is for free.

Doodle Jump
A top app for iPod Touch and winner of many excellent reviews and accolades, Doodle Jump is an exciting game which should be played by every person who owns an iPod. Doodle Jump has also been listed in the addictive games list, just few seconds with Doodle Jump and you wouldn't be able to put it down for hours. It comes for $0.99 only.

Need for Speed Undercover
A great racing game which makes you the ultimate driver on the racing track. The most famous game from Electronic Games, Need for Speed Undercover puts you in a competitive mood with its real graphics and intense showdowns. The excitement for $4.99 remains the same even in the small iPod Touch.

There are thousands of games available for the Apple iPod Touch. The whole concept of the best games for iPod Touch is a personal choice. A game that's interesting for someone might be boring for someone else. If you think some more names should be added in this list, please feel free to do so.

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Greatest TV Shows of all Time

Watching television, has got to be one of the most popular pass times that people indulge in. Its sheer ease of execution and high entertainment value are some of the most salient features that make it such a highly rated 'hobby'. Not many can argue about it, can they? After all, who wouldn't want to spend an entire day curled up on the couch or bed, with a comfy blanket and the remote control in hand, watching some of the greatest TV shows that have ever been made! The value of television, as a source of entertainment has grown over the years and still continues to grow. It is this immense popularity of the medium that has given rise to some exceptional shows that people enjoy watching even today. Given in this Buzzle article are names of some of the best TV shows of all time that are tremendously loved by audiences of all ages.

The Sopranos
Voted as one of the best TV shows in the drama genre, The Sopranos, created by David Chase is a series about a mobster, Tony Soprano, who lives in New Jersey. The TV show revolves around the various personal and professional life of Tony Soprano. It explores his relationship with his wife, his kids, his estranged mother, and also tells us about the various problems and conflicts that he faces in an effort to maintain a sort of sane balance between his family life and the mob that he is a leader of. The cast and characters of this show are extremely strong and so are the actors who portrayed them. There's little more that a great TV show requires.

Seinfeld
Moving on to comedy, if anyone has not watched or heard about Seinfeld, then there's got to be something really wrong. That's because this show features on almost every list of comedy shows that there is. It's not like the show has an extravagant storyline, but it is the uncanny simplicity that makes this show a great hit. Revolving around the lives of Jerry Seinfeld and his friends, this show has ticked many a funny bone with Jerry's wit, some great dialogs and some real life instances that Jerry has incorporated into the show.

The Simpsons
The Simpsons are a typical American family, with its members being Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. They represent the chronicles of a stereotypical American family through a rib tickling combination of comical satire and various dimensions of human nature. This show has been quite popular ever since its inception and has also been adapted into other forms of media like comic books, music, video games and even a movie.

The West Wing
This is one political drama that sends all the other ones on a run for their money. Produced by Warner Bros., this serial is basically about the various happenings within the Ova Office, in the West Wing of the White House. Revolving around a fictional Democratic President Bartlet, this show has some really interesting twists and turns with the various duties and responsibilities that are handled at the West Wing, like legislative and political issues.

Friends
David Crane and Marta Kauffman sure knew what they were doing when they decided to air this sitcom. Friends or F.R.I.E.N.D.S as it is most popularly known as, became a cult phenomenon soon after it was aired for the first time in 1994. It revolves around the lives of 6 friends, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler and Joey, who live in New York. It has an obvious progression, but with each episode in each season it deals with different aspects. Wit, outstanding humor, great performances and very believable incidents are what made this show an all time favorite for many sitcom watchers.

Other Great TV Shows

Apart from the shows mentioned above, there are also some other popular TV shows that have gained a lot of love and adulation from the audience. While they may not have made it to any great awards ceremonies, they were and still are definitely watched by a lot of people. Some such TV shows have been mentioned below. This is not a complete list. There can be many many more TV shows that were great hits. This is just a part of a very exhaustive best TV shows list.

• Full House
• Silver Spoons
• The Honeymooners
• 60 Minutes
• Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• All in the Family
• The Late Show with David Letterman
• The Oprah Winfrey Show
• Saturday Night Live
• The Wire
• Mad Men
• Our Friends in the North
• Six Feet Under
• A Very Peculiar Practice
• Talking Heads
• The Jewel in the Crown
• Dawson's Creek
• Sex and the City
• Bodies
• The Singing Detective
• State of Play
• Prime Suspect
• The X-Files
• Band of Brothers
• Queer as Folk
• Boys from the Blackstuff
• Oranges are not the Only Fruit
• House of Cards
• General Hospital
• I Dream of Jeannie
• The Price is Right
• Sesame Street
• The Shield
• Star Trek
• Arrested Development
• Who's the Boss?
• Different Strokes
• Beverly Hills 90210
• Doogie Howser MD
• The Wonder Years
• Small Wonder
• The Bill Cosby Show
• Cheers
• Three's Company
• Mind Your Language
• Frasier
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer

We would like to remind you once again that this list is not a complete one and may not hold all the various TV shows that were very popular. We've enlisted some of the most prominent ones and hope you enjoy watching them, just like everyone else does!

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Must See Comedy Movies

When blues knock on the door, and downturn beckons, get into that super-comfy Tee, brew some coffee, put your cellphone to silent, and settle down for a laughter riot. What's the worst? It'll only be able to make you smile. What's the best? It'll renew the person within you with a whirlwind of energy and loads of enthusiasm. For movie buffs like me who love laughing to tumbling men's tragedies, whimpering sounds of funny characters, and a laugh-out-loud romancing extravaganza between the most opposite of people, comedy movies are no less than magic. There's something for everyone, no matter how many times you watch them. A list of some of the must see comedy movies presented below gives you countless reasons to forget the rigors in life, and get swayed away with the cackles and giggles all throughout. Let's take a look at the funniest movies ever which make up for a must watch for every movie lover.

Must See Comedy Movies of All Time

Groundhog Day (1993)
Stars: Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell, and Chris Elliot
It's a story about a weatherman, who has the worst day of his life, over and over again. How come? Watch it to know.

Death at a Funeral (2007)
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, and Andy Nyman
Mayhem wreaks when, at Daniel's Dad's funeral, bizarre accidents happen one after the other, leading to a death at the funeral.

Office Space (1999)
Stars: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, and David Herman
A greedy boss, and a bunch of company workers. The fun is in watching the employees rebel against their boss. This comic tale is definitely a must watch if you hate your job!

The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, and Evelyn Keyes
What happens when an otherwise faithful husband is tempted by a drop-dead gorgeous neighbor, and that's when he's all alone? For classic comedy lovers, there ain't no movie that serves the purpose better.

Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, and Lauren Holly
When each day is a no-brainer, funny things are bound to happen. This ultimate comedy stars Jim Carrey, and that is it. Watch it for him, if you're up for some brainless but immensely funny flick!

The Nutty Professor (1963)
Stars: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, and Del Moore
A nerd professor turns nutty by drinking a potion containing magical powers, that turn him into a good-looking party animal. The problem is, the effects don't last for long.

Wedding Crashers (2005)
Stars: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Rachel McAdams
Two womanizers who sneak into the weddings of random people enjoy the romantic jot, only till one of them falls for a woman, really.

Big (1988)
Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Loggia
A teen makes a wish to be big, which actually comes true. Funny things happen when he realizes that his big body has brains of only a 13 year old.

The Hangover (2009)
Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Justin Bartha
A cascade of drunken adventures, this movie centers three men who lose their about-to-be-wed friend during the misadventures happened post drinking like a pig. One of the must see comedy movies of the decade!

Home Alone (1990)
Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern
An eight-year old kid is enough to teach a lesson to burglars, and that's what this movie reflects. It's one of the best comedy movies for kids, and certainly makes up for a must see!

Some More to Watch Out For

• Meet the Parents (2000)
• Some Like it Hot (1959)
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
• Liar, Liar (1997)
• Father of the Bride (1991)
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
• Bruce Almighty (2003)
• Clerks II (2006)
• The Simpsons Movie (2006)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

But obviously, this isn't a list that's your favorite, but I doubt we'd differ when I'd say that they are a must watch. Comedy movies like these have weaved their way into people's hearts like no other genre, and no matter how many times you watch them, they appear new! The above listed must see comedy movies bridged the genre into with action, romance, and even thrill. But the result was, laughter and only laughter.

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Black holes and the secret to our elegant galaxy

In summary my theories will explain theoretically in detail that a black hole is not a wormhole nor a portal to some other dimension or universe and it is not a body which destroys matter but that is in fact a extremely large star with a extremely large mass and density, with a radius of about 200,800,000,000,000 km, which exert a extremely strong gravitational force, enough to pull in the entire galaxy or enough to make every star in the galaxy become a part of it. The black hole acquires its mass through a series of billions of massive and extremely powerful explosions along with its extremely strong and large gravitational field.

The laws of physics states that every object in the universe has gravitational forces between them. But for a body or object to have a large gravitational field or strong gravitational force the body has to have a large mass. The larger a body's mass is the greater its gravitational field.

Therefore for a black hole to have such an extremely strong gravitational pull enough to suck in any material or matter near it, it has to have an extremely large mass, which would mean that it is made up of lots and lots of atoms (protons, electrons and neutrons). So that is why I have concluded that a black hole is not a wormhole that sucks up every thing but that it is instead a extremely large growing body with a extremely large mass, extremely large gravitational field and because of its large consist of lots and lots of energy. And also because of it large gravitational field it is able to attract bodies or objects from worthy distances, the bodies it is attracting would collide with each other to form clusters around it which would aid in its growth.


The creation of a black hole:

Any large star or sun with a stable core, any large star or sun which can or has the ability to with stand the bombardment and explosive power of millions of meteors and asteroids or the explosive force of several billion mega tone nuclear explosives has the ability to become a Black hole/ Growing star/ Giant star/ Mega star/ The large or massive bodies which were involved in the Big bang.

Say our sun was a bit larger and had a more stable core and it got hit by a or some large meteors, comets or asteroids or it got hit by large fragments from a planet or another sun which had exploded, which produces a series of explosion beneath surface of the sun. Breaking the chromosphere and some portions of the upper most parts of the photosphere in to millions of large segments or fragments. The average kinetic energy or temperature of the segments would be raised from thousands of degrees Celsius to hundreds thousands of degrees Celsius. The explosions within the or unstable state of the chromosphere and photosphere could shoot the millions of extremely hot segments at high velocities away from the sun, along with different kinds of deadly radiation in every direction.

These segments or high velocity fragments from the sun would amount to about 15 - 20% of the sun's mass. The rest of the 80 85% of the sun would still remain intact and partially stable, and would still continue to produce more radiation, light and heat energy by nuclear fusion.

The segments or fragments would be moving at such high speed that they could easily escape the gravitational pull of the sun. If there isn't any gravitational force between some of the fragments them selves and they were moving in straight lines, the force could be enough to carry them out of the solar system at high velocity.

The segments would at first be moving in a straight line away from the sun carrying hot dust, gases, solid and molten star dust (some of the metallic elements in the periodic table). After the segments have just left the vicinity of the sun they would start to attract each other because of the strong gravitational force between them. Some segments would continue at high velocity, while some would start to unhurried down and some would start to speed up. Some small and medium size segments would start to change direction speed due to their attraction to each other and to the larger ones. The change in direction and speed of some of the fragment would start to cause collisions between the fragments within the outward moving wave of fragments. Some segments might escape from taking part in any of the collisions.

The collision between the fragments would at first create an outward moving cluster or cloud around the sun. The cluster would consist of the some material as the segments. The cluster would at first be moving outwards at a reasonably unhurried speed compared to the segments that had escaped the collisions, which formed the cluster.

Many of the escaped fragments will now be in direct collision curse with many other stars and planets. The direct collision of a segment with a planet or unstable sun or even a stable sun would be catastrophic, with unimaginable explosive power and could have a catastrophic effect on the galaxy and, or even the entire universe.

Say one of these segment were to collide with the earth it would have the explosive power of several billion nuclear bombs. The massive explosion would not only destroy every thing on the surface of the planet, but it would destroy the entire planet. The massive explosion caused by the segment along with the unstable core of the planet, would demolish the earth into thousands of trillions of pieces of hot and molten rocks and metals, and fast moving clusters of hot gases and dusts. The explosion would cause the fragments from the earth to scatter in ever direction away from the earth at extremely high velocities.

Some of the fragments would immediately be heading directly towards the sun and also towards the large surrounding the sun. About 40 45% of the fragments after the explosion would be trapped in the sun strong gravitational field. The high velocity fragments from the planet trapped in the sun's gravitational field will start to move towards the sun but would be slowed down and broken down into smaller pieces by the cluster surrounding the sun. The fragments, which were broken down, will now become a part of now inward moving cluster surrounding the sun. The strong gravitational field of the sun would start to pull particles from the cluster towards it. By acquiring this mass the sun would start to grow. The larger or the more mass the sun has the greater and the stronger its gravitational field becomes.

The high velocity segments from the sun and the other 55 60% of the high velocity fragments from the earth would continue to move towards other stars and other bodies in the galaxy, causing a series of massive cosmic collisions and explosions. These collisions and explosions or cosmic chain reactions would mark the beginning of the destruction of the galaxy.

With the destruction of each planet and unstable star by the high velocity segments and fragments, the exploding bodies would distribute about 35 35% of their mass to the cluster surrounding the now growing sun thus enabling it to get bigger and as it grows its gravitational field also grows and becomes stronger. The grow sun would remain stable as it grows because the now slowly inward moving cluster surrounding it would unhurried down and demolish down all the large high speed fragments moving towards it, which are coming from planets and suns and other heavenly bodies, that had exploded throughout the galaxy.

The small particles of hot dust, rocks and gases close to the sun within the cluster would be pulled into the sun's atmosphere by its strong gravitational field. The immense heat and radiation being produced by the sun would demolish down the already small particles in to their smallest form (atoms and molecules). The atoms and molecules would then be distributed on sun's surface, causing its mass to become large, its volume and density to increase and its electro magnetic and gravitational field to become stronger and larger. This is when the growing sun is said to be a black hole and its growing gravitational field would now be capable of attracting or pulling objects (such as planets and other heavenly bodies) in other solar systems towards it.

Clusters like the one around the growing sun would not be formed around the billions of exploding unstable suns and planets. This is because the collisions, which form the cluster, depend on the size of the fragments and how strong the gravitational forces between these same fragments are. If the collisions to form the clusters do not start to take place immediately after the explosion of the body, then the collision would not take place at any other time.

So, compared to the fragments from a stable star the fragments from an exploding unstable star or planet are relatively small but they move through space at a much higher speed, and the gravitational forces between them are very weak. The fragments from the stable sun are very large and the forces of attraction between them are very strong. They tend to attract each other more readily causing collisions, which form clusters. The explosive power of the fragments from the stable sun does not depend on their speed but on the large mass (size) and on the nuclear reactions taking place on and within them.

The fragments from the unstable suns and planets are very small and the gravitational force of attraction between them is very weak. If they do not start to attract each other when they are close together, they are in the closest proximity to each other immediately after the explosion, then they would continue to move further and further apart with the gravitational attraction between them getting weaker and weaker. The explosive power of these fragments does not depend on their size or temperature but on the extremely high velocity at which they travel.

During the formation of the black hole or during the gathering of matter for the growing star, the star could become unstable and explode, scattering the matter it had gather back out at high velocity and temperature in every direction. This scattered matter would assist to reform the partially destroyed galaxy.

If the star remains stable during the formation of the black hole and remains stable when it has stop growing or have collected all the matter near it in the galaxy, there are three possible out comes.

One of the out come is during the formation of this giant star (black hole), more than one was formed in a similar manner in other parts of the galaxy the mega stars, which are now extremely dense and with their gravitational fields extending for several thousand light years. Still continues to produce lots and lots of light, heat, and other forms of energy, starts to attract each other and the speed of the mega bodies starts to increase as they move closer and closer towards each other. With each mega star having the explosive power of several hundred trillion nuclear bombs. The massive bodies then start to move faster and faster and closer and closer towards each other, increasing their temperature and explosive power. They then start to become unstable as their temperature increases to billions of degrees Celsius. They then collide at extremely speeds, creating a massive explosion, the second Big Bang?, recreating this galaxy.

The second out come could be only one mega star (black hole) is created, which remain so stable it produces all its light and heat energy, all its nuclear reactions stops and it begins to cool. It stops producing its energy and begins to shrink or becomes compressed as it cools. Its density would then start to increase, its volume would start to decrease but its mass would remain the same. This outcome would mean the end of the galaxy because the gravitational force of the mega body would be too great, the temperature would be too low (extremely low sub zero temperature) and there would be no source of light or any form of energy near the body. It would become one giant or massive dark body. The entire galaxy would be compressed into one giant dark and cold body, which would not be able to sustain life, and this would signify the end of life in the galaxy.

The third and final outcome: this outcome or the first outcome could be the outcomes, which recreates the galaxy or may have been the situations that originally created this galaxy, the enormous bang.

In the third out come, only one mega star is created, which remain stable as it produces its energy. The star continues to produce light and heat energy, through nuclear fusion. In this type of nuclear reactions or thermo nuclear reactions the mega star combine light elements (gases) to produce heavier elements (metals) within its core. It continues to combine these lighter elements until a point or limit is reached where there are no more light elements to be combined, so it has to find another way to produce energy. With the high temperature and pressure within the mega star, it would start to split atoms, splitting the heavy elements (such as metals) which it had produced back in to light elements (such as gases). The splitting of heavy elements by nuclear reactions to produce energy, within the massive star, would start to cause a series of large nuclear explosions or a series of massive chain reactions, which would cause the mega star to become highly unstable.

In its unstable state the massive star would then erupted into a mega super supernova in one or several massive and violent explosions. This massive explosion would demolish the mega star into billions of trillions of molten fragments of different size (that is different mass, volume and density), which would be carrying with them a massive amount of stardust (most of the elements in the periodic table), that is a large amount of dust, gas and metallic particles. Which will be scattered in every direction from the location where the star was.

The massive and violent explosion of the mega star would be the Big Bang? which would recreate the galaxy. The size and force of the enormous bang explosion would determine the size and shape of the galaxy that is whether it would be shaped like a large spiral or whether it would be shaped like a large loosely organized cluster or cloud. The enormous bang explosion would also determine the rate at which the galaxy would expand or the rate at which the fragments move away from the original location of the of the star which had exploded. The location in space where the massive star, which had exploded, was situated would become the center of the galaxy.

The energy of all forms produced by the enormous bang explosion would also be moving with the wave of fast moving fragments and stardust a way from the center of the galaxy in every direction. All of the energy would remain long after the enormous bang but some would be change to different forms.

The large, medium and small fragments along with the star dust and gases from the explosion of the massive star would be the bodies or materials which would reform the solar systems, suns, planets, moons, meteors, asteroids and comets within the galaxy.

The size and mass and the amount of energy within the solar systems and the bodies within the solar systems would depend on the size and speed of the hot fast moving fragments, the amount of fragments and the strength of the gravitational forces between fragments.

I have several theories on how the solar system would be recreated; these theories are mostly modifications of other theories.

Of the fragments that broke off the mega star the fragments with the largest mass along with the largest volumes of stardust would be the bodies, which would reform stars (suns). The large fragments would have traveling with them, other small and medium size hot fragments and stardust; these would reform planet, moons and other heavenly bodies.

One theory:

Upon exploding, the hot, large, fast moving fragments would move in every direction away from the original location of the mega star. These large fragments, whose mass would be about the same as a normal sun's mass, would have smaller fragments along with star dust and other small particle accompanying them or traveling with them. The small hot fragments, whose total mass would amount to about the same as several large rocky and gas planets, would be accompanying the hot, large and loosely formed fragments at high velocity, in a similar manner as how the tail of a comet travels or trail behind or accompany the head of the comet. In other words the head (coma and nucleus) of the comet would represent the large loosely formed stars (large fragments), while the long sparkly tail of the comet would represent the smaller fragments and stardust traveling behind the large loosely formed star.

Upon leaving the exploding mega star, nuclear reactions or chain reactions, that is the splitting of heavy elements to form light element would continue to take place within the large fragments and small fragments. In the large fragments the nuclear reactions would cause small portions of its outer layer to demolish off and become a part of its trailing tail. The reactions would further demolish up the small fragments making the tail in to smaller fragments and particles.

These nuclear reactions splitting atoms, would continue to take place within the loosely formed star and within the smaller fragments in its tail, until a limit or point is reached where most of the heavy elements within the star and its tail has been broken down or split up. By this time the loosely formed star and its tail would more start to resemble a large, fast moving cloud made of hot dust, gases and small fragments of heavy elements, with a more organized head and tail. Most of the mass, energy and gravitational force within the fast moving cloud would be situated in its head (star), that is about 80% of the mass and energy within the fast moving cloud would be situated in its loosely formed star, with a greater volume of star dust, light elements or gases and a much smaller volume of heavy metallic elements. Most of the heavy metallic elements would be situated in the small fragments, which weren't fully broken down by the nuclear reactions. These small would remain in or as a part of the tail of the dust and gas cloud.

Some possible out comes after the formation of this more organized dust, small metallic fragments and gas cloud is:

1. It could start to unhurried down on its own due to the gravitational forces acting within it, between the large loosely formed star, the small fragments and the star dust which comprises mostly of gases.

2. It could be obstructed by the large gravitational field of another large dust cloud, which could cause it to start to change its direction and speed.

3. It move so close to the other large mass or dust and gas cloud, that the strong gravitational field of the other dust could cause it to lose some of its mass, that is a small amount of gas particles could demolish of and become a part of the other dust cloud. The gravitational force of the other cloud could be so strong that it not only cause some of the dust cloud to demolish off but it also cause the two to collide into each other.

Whatever the out come, upon slowing down the large dust and gas clouds would be the bodies or masses which would reform the solar systems within the galaxy.

Whatever the reason why the hot dust and gas cloud starts to unhurried down, when it does start to unhurried down it would start to become more organized due to the gravitational forces acting within it.

The strong gravitational force between the particles within the head of the dust cloud would cause the particles of gases and a few metallic particles to start to attract each other. As the particles within the head starts to attract, they would start to move towards its center, large numbers of collision would start to take place between the particles. This would cause the average kinetic energy or temperature and pressure within the head and its center would start to rise. As this start to take place the center of the head would start to combine atoms by thermo nuclear reaction to produce nuclear, light and heat energy. As the radiation in the center of the head (the soon to be core of a sun) increases, its gravitational pull on the rest of the head and on the tail of the dust cloud would also start-to-start to increase. This is because an increase in radiation would cause an increase in temperature, which would cause an increase in kinetic energy and with an increase in kinetic energy of the gas particles within the center of the head more random movement, vibrations and rotations of the gas particles would start to take place.

The strength of the gravitational field or force of a body depends on the amount of atoms and electrons within the body, the rate at which the atoms within the body move and the rate at which the electrons within the atoms of the body moves.

The increase in the movement of the atoms and the electrons within the center of the head and the increase in its gravitational field, would cause more gas, dust and metallic particles to become attracted to it and start to move towards it. The movement of the particles toward the center of the head would cause an increase in the mass and density of the center of the head that is there would be an increase the gases or light elements available for the thermo nuclear reactions now taking place in the center of the head.
These increases would mark the rebirth of a well-defined star (a newly formed sun), with multiple layers forming around its core.

At the same time that the birth of the star was taking place in the head of the dust cloud, some similar forces and forms of energy were also at work in the tail of the dust and gas cloud, creating or reforming planets moons and other bodies.

The largest of the small fragments made of heavy elements (metals) within the tail because of their gravitational field would start to attract the smaller fragments and the small volumes of gases situated close to them within the tail. Some of the largest of the small fragments would have more heavy element small fragment situated close to them than others while some would have more small volumes of gases and dust situated close to them than others. As the small fragments of heavy elements, dust and gas start to move towards the largest small fragments, they would start to gain momentum; they would then collide with the larger fragments, distributing all their momentum, explosive power and energy to them. As the collisions increase, the momentum and the temperature or heat energy of the now growing fragments would start to increase. As the temperature and mass of the fragments increase they would start to become more defined or organized, taking the shape of well-defined molten spheres, with developing atmospheres. As the collisions continue the now well-defined molten spheres would continue to increase their momentum. And this increase in momentum would set them in motion and because of the gravitational pull of the newly formed sum on the molten spheres; they would be stuck in an orbital path around the sun. This would mark the birth of a planet. If the transfer of momentum during the collisions is the force which set the planets in orbit, then each planet would or should have a different orbital path, that is they won't be as neatly aligned as in our solar system.

The theory which could tell how they would become neatly aligned, is that during the formation of the solar system another large fast moving cloud made of similar contents, with similar mass and gravitational force passed every close to this dust cloud. Causing four different forces to start to acted on the developing bodies in the tail and in the head of the dust cloud setting them in motion:

1. The pulling force of the head on the bodies in the tail.
2. The force opposing that pulling force of the head.
3. The pulling force of the passing large gas and dust cloud acting on the bodies situated in the tail of this dust cloud. This pulling force would act perpendicular to the two previous force and would act at a tangent to the orbital part of the in the tail of this dust cloud.
4. The force opposing pulling force of the other dust cloud.

With the formation of the solar systems?, suns, planets, the moons of the planets would be formed in a similar manner as the planets them self but on a smaller scale.

The hot molten spheres (planets) in orbit around the sun, as the number of collisions decrease the surface of the planets would start to cool but reactions producing heat and kinetic energy would still be taking place within their cores. The spheres would remain hot and molten for a long time; this would give the gravitational fields of the spheres the time and the freedom to pull most of the heavy metallic elements towards their centers. This would then cause the lighter non-metallic elements and the gases to rise and be released on the surfaces of the planets and into their atmospheres. These elements, ions, molecules and compounds released to the surfaces and beyond would start to react with each other, forming thick, rich and dense atmospheres around each planet. As the planets cool their atmospheres would also start to cool. At the same time the reactions within the cores of the planets would cause pressure to start build up; forcing or pushing up heavy metallic elements, this would also cause other gases, molecules and compounds trapped beneath the planets surfaces to be released, causing the atmospheres around the planets to become thicker, and even denser and enriched with new substances.

As the planets cool further, most of the substances within their atmospheres would start to fall back on to the surfaces of the planets, cooling them down even further, causing some of the planets? surfaces to become hard, forming multiple layers within the planets. As the surface of the planets cool the pressure built up in their cores would cause cracks to start to appear within the upper layers of the planets, which would form geographical continental plates and mountains on the planets. The size of the force and pressure applied to the mountains and plates by the cores of the planets would give each planet its own unique appearance Because the planets would be stuck in orbit around their star or sun, they would develop a long and energy beneficial relationship with the sun, creating series of planetary cycles and season.

With the formation of all these bodies in the galaxy the only thing left is the creating of life.

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Is Solar Energy Reliable?

Solar power is becoming a way of life for many individuals across the globe. From isolated communities to inner city suburbs, solar energy is becoming a very well-liked selection to better the environment.

Solar energy has been in existence ever since life on our planet began. We have been using the strength of the sun in many different ways, past and present. The more modern technique of using solar energy has been through the use of solar panels.

Solar energy is 100% reliable, if our planet did not receive this energy, or if the energy increased or dropped significantly, then the earth would more than likely struggle to support mankind. However, some methods regarding how we use solar energy are by no means 100% reliable.

The more modern method of harnessing solar energy has been through the use of solar panels. The technology used to turn sunlight into electricity is still in its infancy. Newer and better technologies are emerging every year, and one day we can be hopeful that solar panels could easily support a large household in a reliable way.

Many individuals have had worthy success using solar panels to power their home, and this can be down to a range of factors. The main problem associated with the reliability of solar panels is the cost. Due to the more expensive panels been out of the price range of your average consumer, more and more individuals are opting for budget solar cells, which provide a much lower output, resulting in the disappointment of the consumer.

The individuals who achieve a reliable and efficient power output from solar cells either integrate these solar panels with a small home wind turbine or ground source heat pump.

The "green dream" is by no means a dream. We do have the technology available to provide 100% of a households power supply, yet cost is the bridge that places the green dream a long way away.

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Solar Renewable Energy - Sun Power

It is no secret that the sun can be harnessed to provide a source of energy for homes and businesses.

The sun is a powerful star. It supplies us with energy, through a process called nuclear fusion, and sustains life on our planet Earth. Solar energy, or energy from the sun, has existed since prehistoric times when guys would magnify the sun's energy in efforts to start fires.

The sun is a valuable resource that radiates enough energy on the United States in one day to meet the nation's needs for one and a half years. Since it is a free, clean and renewable source of energy, it is an energy source that will play a vital role in our future.

Using the sun's energy for our energy source seems like an easy solution to having an energy supply forever. Harnessing the suns energy is where the problem lies. The sun's rays shine all over the world and not in just one spot. Although it takes only 8 minutes for sunlight to travel to the earth, trying to catch the rays over such a wide area can prove to be tricky. Also, the energy in any one given place will vary due to factors, such as, clouds and weather conditions.

The history of using solar energy began in 1890's when solar water heaters were used in the United States. Solar water heating requires a storage collector and a storage tank. Flat plate solar collectors are mounted on rooftops. Pipes carrying water are pumped through these collectors. The tubes are painted black so they will get hot quicker. As the heat is collected the fluid in the tubes get heated. A storage tank holds the hot liquid. This helps with central heating and cutting fuel costs. Solar heaters became well-liked when natural gas was expensive and burning wood and coals were burdensome. It's popularity diminished with the discovery of an abundance of natural gas and oil deposits. Now they are making a comeback to replace the depleting fossil fuels that had taken its place.

Solar energy can be in the form of heat energy or light energy. The technology of photovoltaic, or PV as it is commonly called, converts the suns energy into electric currents through the use of solar cells. These electric currents can be used instantaneously or stored for later use. The PV cells consist of pieces of silicon under a thin piece of glass. They have both a positive and negative charge. Simple examples of this are the solar powered calculators that are common today. More complex examples are solar panels placed on roofs. This consists of using thin film solar cells as rooftop shingles, roof tiles, and even glazing for skylights. Unfortunately, the cells generate only about one sixth of the sun's energy into electricity. This means bigger arrays are needed and along with this come larger costs.

Solar thermal power plants use the sun to heat fluid, which in turn, is transferred into steam similar to fossil fuel burning plants. The steam is transformed into mechanical energy in a turbine and electrical energy from a generator. The downfall is solar plants cannot produce energy on cloudy days.

It is expected the next few years will see millions of households using solar energy. As research continues and processes improve, using our sun as a renewable energy source will produce efficiency and cost savings. So, let the sun shine in and take full advantage of this warm energy source where you live.

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New Solar Technology - Holographic Tuning

With the renewed emphasis on renewable energy, new technologies are emerging. Holographic tuning is one such technology and could revolutionize solar cells.

Holographic Tuning

Traditional solar panel systems are not particularly efficient and can be more than a bit of an eyesore. Since the panel systems only convert a small amount of the sunlight that hits them, there really isn't any alternative to placing the bulky beasts on your roof. Or is there?

Holographic tuning, also known as Holographic Planar Concentrator, is a new technology with one goal in mind cheaper and small solar cell collectors. The technology is based on a unique theory in which solar cells are holographically tuned to attract and focus different spectrums of sunlight on solar cells. The cells are tuned to attract certain spectrums that can be converted without excessive heat production. This allows the cells to make the maximum amount of energy while maintaining a very small size.

Current silicon cell technology is restricted to only a few spectrums and is highly inefficient as it fails to covert up to 85 percent of the sunlight into power. To make things even better, the process is being designed to tune the solar light onto both sides of each cell, thus doubling the energy output.

The primary advantage of holographic tuning is it will revolutionize the solar panel as we know it. Instead of large, bulky panels that aren't particularly attractive, holographic tuning panels will look similar to regular bedroom windows, but with five or six horizontal rows of black rectangles, the cells. The prototypes are actually very striking and are a major improvement over current solar panel systems.

Prism Solar Technologies is the leading company in the holographic tuning field. The company is a subsidiary of Direct Global Power, and is pursuing the advancement of the technology through an exclusive rights license from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Prism Solar Technologies intends to start manufacturing of the new holographic tuning solar panels this year. Keep an eye out for these attractive, efficient solar panels.

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8 Places to Find Golf Employment

The popularity of golf has really taken off in recent years. To accommodate the many individuals who play, take lessons, watch, or read about the sport, golf employment has become much more readily available, in a variety of fascinating businesses.

Golf courses: There are many more golf courses in operation today than there was twenty years ago, and every one of them offers dozens of golf employment opportunities. In order to race smoothly, golf courses need groundskeepers to care for the turf, operators and technicians for the equipment needed on a golf course, instructors to provide training for the golf course's members, and managers to make sure everything runs smoothly. Additionally, many golf courses have clubhouses and golf stores, both of which require sufficient staff in order to provide members with their conveniences.

Golf resorts: Golfing vacations are becoming more and more popular, as the explosion of golf resorts has indicated. A golf resort requires all of the same staff as a golf course does, except that a golf resort is often bigger and therefore requires more employees. Additionally, a golf resort needs a larger establishment to house their guests, and with a bigger building and more services comes a larger staff: housekeepers, front desk employees, and an expanded kitchen staff all contribute to the success of a golf resort.

Golf schools: As golf becomes more and more popular, more schools are opening every day to teach the sport. These schools are a wonderful source of golf employment for those who would rather teach the sport as the next best thing to playing it themselves.

Golf stores: There are a variety of retail businesses that sell golf equipment, clothing and accessories. Some stores, such as those small stores situated in golf course clubhouses, may sell only products that relate to golf. Other stores, such as large sports stores, sell equipment and clothing for a variety of different sports, golf included. Both types of stores offer excellent opportunities for golf employment, as they both have a need for sales associates who know about golf well enough to give their customers the best service possible.

Community centers: Believe it or not, your neighborhood community center may be able to provide you with golf employment. Community centers frequently offer residents fun, seasonal programs, such as classes on art, dance, and golf. Even if your community center doesn't already offer a golf program, you may be able to get a job just by suggesting one.

Junior high or high schools: Extracurricular activities are an necessary part of most junior high and high schools. Whether you are a teacher or just a golf enthusiast living in the area, you may be able to score a part time job by suggesting golf lessons or a golf club as an after school activity.

Golf publications: Most individuals wouldn't think of it, but golf publications offer another source of golf employment. There are at least a half-dozen golf magazines on the shelves of any well-stocked bookstore, and every one of them needs writers, editors, and photographers who know all about golf.

On your own: Golf is an industry that leaves plenty of room for entrepreneurs. As an experienced golfer, you can offer private golf lessons, meeting your clients wherever they enjoy golfing the most. You can also translate your knowledge and experience into written form by publishing biographies about famous golfers, travel guides that discuss the pros and cons various golf resorts around the world, or even how-to manuals for golf enthusiasts who want to learn more about the sport.

As you can see, there are many places of employment for golf enthusiasts. The golf industry is so well-liked that anyone with the right education and experience will never have to worry about having reliable golf employment.

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Turning Your Forum Signatures Into Cash

There are thousands and thousands of message boards on the internet. That's a lot of potential individuals who may be interested in your products or services. It also serves as a quick and easy way to get a lot of links pointing back at your site and can assist get your pages spidered faster by the search engines.

I use a free tool, Board Tracker (http://www.boardtracker.com/), to assist monitor posts on over 25,000 forums.

You can set up a free account there and then set up alerts. You can set it to alert you to any posts containing any keyword or phrases you like. Some examples would be, your board nicknames, your domain names, affiliate programs you work with, or whatever else you're interested in..

When somebody makes a post and one of your alert keywords is found, you are emailed a link to the thread which you can follow and make a post. So as not to be a obvious board spammer, it is recommended that you register and make an introduction post on that board before answering to the thread. When responding, you should make your post helpful to the person in regards to answering any question they had without spamming your site/program, you are relying on your signature file here to draw their attention.

To make this task easier, I suggest using Roboform (http://www.roboform.com/). Roboform makes it easy to handle all of your registering and logins.

Now, let's find some forums in which we can participate. Everyone has some knowledge or interest in something. Perhaps it is cars, interior design or something else. Whatever it is, you can be certain there are forums for that particular niche.

You can use your favorite search engine and search for...
forums
"message board"

or specifically for...
car message boards
interior design message boards

or search by the different types of forum software like...
"powered by PHPBB"
"powered by vbulletin"

Before registering with any message boards I would suggest that you setup a yahoo or gmail account just for this purpose. It would also be a worthy idea to use this email for your boardtracker alerts as well.

Now you are ready to start registering. I have created a new identity in Roboform to handle the registration for me. This includes my signature file as well. Before posting, make sure that you read the board rules so you are able to comply with those.

Once registered, make your introduction post. Basically you are just announcing your arrival and maybe saying a little something about yourself (roboform can do that too!), be sure to set your introduction thread to notify you of new posts so that you are able to respond as others welcome you.

Some things to hold in mind...

Who is your target audience and where will you find them? Are stay home moms likely to be found in Family & Parenting forums? Who is most likely to be participating at a car forum? A pet owners forum? etc..

Once you've situated your target audience, target your signature to meet the needs of that audience. For example, if you were involved in a Family & Parenting forum, a signature aimed towards the mom who would like to earn money while being home for her children may be in order. If it were a Car or Electronics forum, maybe a signature promoting Free Satellite Dishes (these pay $50-$100 per install btw) would be more appropriate. The idea is to determine what the needs of any particular audience would be and finding a way to appeal to that.

Also, notice that the majority of forums offer a place for individuals to place advertising, usually under a category labeled something like, "opportunities", "recommendations", "spam allowed", etc.. Look for these and make use of those as well. Each of those is a free targeted link to your site or product.

Make sure that you are paying attention to your anchor text. Anchor text, in case you don't know, is the actual text that is linked. Choose worthy keywords for your anchor text that you would like to do well for in the search engines. Never link text such as "click here".

The most necessary thing is to make this a part of your daily schedule. Do it each and every day and shortly you will have thousands of free advertising links all over the internet!

Disclaimer: I am in no way endorsing obvious spamming! The method I've outlined above is more of a proposition for yet another avenue of free marketing that should be used in a creditworthy and productive manner which will benefit the board owners, other board members as well as yourself.

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Vitamin D enormous potential to beat cancer

NEW YORK: Researchers now say higher levels of vitamin D may be necessary to reduce one's risk of cancer.

Scientists in their research published in the journal Anticancer Research, noting that traditional intakes of the essential vitamin just aren't enough to reach blood levels that can prevent or significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer and several other major diseases.

"We found that daily intakes of vitamin D by adults in the range of 4,000 to 8,000 IU [international units] are needed to maintain blood levels of vitamin D metabolites in the range needed to reduce by about half the risk of several diseases -- breast cancer, colon cancer, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes," said Dr. Cedric Garland, professor of family and preventive medicine at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in a press release.

"I was surprised to find that the intakes required to maintain vitamin D status for disease prevention were so high -- much higher than the minimal intake of vitamin D of 400 IU per day that was needed to defeat rickets in the 20th century."

To get sufficient amounts, but not too much vitamin D, Spencer recommends including salmon, milk, oranges or orange juice, egg yolk and mushrooms in your diet.

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How to Cure Food Poisoning

The nature and severity of food poisoning symptoms may vary with the type of pathogen or toxin, the health condition and age of the affected person, etc. While, some people may not develop any symptoms, some others have mild to severe symptoms. In some cases, these symptoms can be life threatening too. Even though, food poisoning is a common condition, at times, it can be fatal and may even lead to death. So, this condition must be treated without any delay, especially, if the symptoms are very severe. However, mild symptoms can be cured at home, if taken care of, at the initial stages itself. Here are some tips and guidelines about how to cure food poisoning.

Curing Food Poisoning

Food poisoning may cause symptoms like, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, dehydration, fever, chills, fatigue, aversion to food, etc. Severe symptoms include, blood in vomit, bloody stool, numbness, blurred vision, etc. If left untreated, these symptoms may lead to damage of the nervous system and may even lead to death. Mild symptoms may be treated at home with some simple remedial measures and no medications. But, moderate to severe symptoms need medical attention, so as to avoid complications. The following are some tips and guidelines about how to get rid of food poisoning.

How to Cure Food Poisoning at Home

As stated above, mild symptoms of food poisoning can be cured at home. No medications are needed in such cases, if you take care of the situation properly. Take a look at the following tips for curing food poisoning.

• The first and foremost point to note is that the affected person must avoid solid foods for sometime. It will be better to skip two to three meals, as this helps the digestive system to recuperate.
• Skipping meals does not mean that you should not have anything. In fact, you must stay well hydrated to compensate for the loss of fluids, due to vomiting and diarrhea. Use clear liquids for this purpose. Tender coconut water is said to be highly beneficial for those with food poisoning.
• It will be better to drink fluids frequently, but, in small amounts. Avoid drinking caffeinated and carbonated beverages. Even sugary drinks and alcohol must be avoided. You may also go for diluted sports drinks. Simple soups and herbal teas with ginger or lemon may also make the affected person feel good.
• Start solid foods in small amounts. For a few days, you have to avoid chilled food and those food items with oil and fat. Have simple foods, like, rice, potatoes, bread, for at least a week, and include probiotics (like, yogurt) in your diet.
• The affected person must avoid strenuous physical activities for a few days. Complete bed rest is often advised, so that the body can heal itself.

The above said self care measures are found to be sufficient in treating food poisoning symptoms at home. This is advisable only for those with mild to moderate symptoms. In case, the affected person is having severe symptoms, or if the condition is not improving with self care, then, medical attention is necessary.

Medical Treatment for Food Poisoning

Treatment for food poisoning is decided on the basis of factors, like, nature and severity of symptoms, causal agent, age and health condition of the patient, etc. But, in almost all cases, fluid loss due to incessant vomiting and diarrhea is tackled by administering intravenous saline. Even antibiotics may be administered along with the saline, in case of severe infection. The doctor may also prescribe medications for fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, etc. In some cases of severe food poisoning, the patient may have to be admitted to the intensive care unit, with life support measures.

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How to Make a Skirt

How about making your own skirt. I bet it will be a replica of what you perceived it to be. For the many designs and creations in your mind for a skirt, let us first start assembling some fabric. You can make skirts from almost any fabric. Right from denim, satin, jersey to poplin, worsted, etc,. The length and the pattern also has various options to choose from. The different styles like a kilt skirt, denim, pleated, mini skirt, pencil skirt, poodle skirt, etc., sure sparkle the wardrobes of many. Making a skirt is a simple task, and fun too. I have equally simple tips on how to make a skirt, in the following.

Before we get to the procedure, there are important things to remember. Whenever you design a skirt for yourself or for any body else, make sure you consider the body type, height, etc. Always choose the fabric and design that will suit that person, and will enhance the look and also make a style statement. Consider the latest fashions and trends if you are looking for a chic skirt that you would like to flaunt.

Easy Way to Make a Skirt

We will first learn to make a skirt without a pattern that is specific. These are basics on how to sew a skirt that will help you design various patterns, once you master this.

1. To begin with, you have to choose a skirt type. That is choose if you want to wear the skirt on the hips or the waist. Once you decide, measure your hips or waist size and multiply it by 3. For example let us assume for a waist skirt, if your waist measures 27", your final measurement will be 81".
2. Decide which fabric you want to use for the skirt. If you are new to designing and sewing, an easy to sew and design fabric is light weight cotton. Or you can choose from other varieties of fabric.
3. When purchasing the fabric, how will you decide how much fabric to buy? Simple, all you do is divide your final measurement (81" in our example here) by the length of the yard, that is (for example) 36". The answer here comes to 2 yards + 9" . You can purchase fabric measuring little more than this. There are different widths for fabrics as well, like 36", 54", and 60". Check the print on the end of the bolt. The idea is to choose the width of fabric according to length of the skirt. If you are making a short skirt, use a short width, if you are making a long skirt use a long width fabric.
4. Once the fabric is chosen, you will need to check on the design as to what other embellishments you want on the skirt. From beads, laces, buttons, badges to rickrack, ribbons, etc. You can opt for a plain skirt with no embellishments also.
5. You will also need elastic for the skirt. Buy a pack of ½" of elastic.
6. You will need to wash the fabric before sewing it. Now fold the fabric from short end to short end (that is, unfinished end to unfinished end), putting the right sides together. Now sew them at a seam near 5/8". Press open the seam. This how to make a skirt without a pattern will go down and at back of the skirt.
7. We will need to make the waist band casing now. The idea is to make a tube for the elastic to run through. To sew this, turn 1" from the top edge of your skirt, and press. Now turn ¼" of this edge from the bottom, on the inside, and press. Now sew very close to this folded edge. Leave an opening of 1" to insert the elastic through.
8. You will need to hem the bottom edge now. Turn it up by 1" from the bottom and press. Stitch close to the folded edge by turning the top edge of the hem to the crease.
9. Cut the elastic to the measurement of your waist, you can add 1" to the measurement. Now run the elastic through the casing for waistband, use a safety pin for the same. Over lap the ends and stitch them. To avoid a bump on the stitch, use zig zag stitches on the ends of the elastic.
10. Now to give the finishing touch, add a few embellishments if you want, or simply leave the fabric and design to create admiration.

That was easier than we imagined, right? You can make a basic skirt from this technique, however, for the more classy and chic designers, I have simple tips on how to make different skirts.

How to Make a Poodle Skirt

To make a poodle skirt, measure your waist, this measurement will be the same for the skirt waist measurement. Choose the length (a little above the knee or little below the knee is preferable). Add 1½" to the total length for seam and hem line. Use fabric in rectangles, the longer side of these rectangles should be twice the length of your skirt length (from the waist to the knee). Mark the center for both these rectangles for the longer side when placed horizontal, on the top and bottom. Use a string (of your skirt length)and attach one end with a chalk. Now hold the loose end on this center mark at the top, and draw a semi circle at the bottom of the skirt. Now use a similar string (half of your waist length), hold it at the same center at the top and make an arc. Repeat the same procedure for the other rectangle. Now cut along the arcs that you drew, you will have two halves of the skirt. Sew the skirt, the front side of the two halves facing each other. Now hem the bottom. You can print a poodle image with iron paper on the skirt.

How to Make a Skirt Out of Jeans

Cut your jeans to the required skirt length, remember to add few inches for the hem at the bottom, and turn it inside out. Now cut the seam of the legs, up to the zip in the front and the yoke at the back. Pin the front panels (from the crotch area), leave ¾" for the seam. You can also fold in inside and cut the excess or simply sew it flat. Sew the skirt along the pinned seam, repeat the same at the back. You can use another jeans or fabric for the extra fabric if you need for the skirt. Hem the bottom of the skirt, or if you like a frayed look do not close the hem.

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