Director: Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker.”

Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, – “The Hurt Locker.”

Motion Picture: - “The Hurt Locker.”

Actor: Jeff Bridges  -  ”Crazy Heart.”

Actress: Sandra Bullock  - “The Blind Side.”

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds.”

Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique –  ”Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

Foreign Film: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos – ” Argentina.

Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel `Push’ by Sapphire.”

Animated Feature Film: – “Up.”

Art Direction: – “Avatar.”

Visual Effects: – “Avatar.”

Documentary Feature: – “The Cove.”

Documentary (short subject): – “Music by Prudence.”

Animated Short Film: -”Logorama.”

Live Action Short Film: – “The New Tenants.”

Cinematography: -  ”Avatar.”

Sound Mixing: – “The Hurt Locker.

Sound Editing: – “The Hurt Locker.”

Film Editing: - “The Hurt Locker.”

Original Score: – “Up,” Michael Giacchino.

Original Song: – “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.

Costume: - “The Young Victoria.”

Makeup: – “Star Trek.”

2. Kati Patang: Aaj na chhodenge

3. Silsila: Rang Barse

4. Baghbaan: Holi khele Raghuveera

5. Darr: Ang se ang lagana Sajan

6. Waqt: Do me a favour Lets play Holi

7. Mother India: Holi aaye re kanhayee

8. Kohinoor: Tan rang lo ji aaj mann rang lo

9. Nadiya Ke Paar: Jogi ji dheere dheere

10: Aap Beeti: Neela Peela Hara Gulabi

Listen all songs here

It is common knowledge that Banks are trusted public organizations, where their customer confidence is paramount. Complete transparency should prevail in the activities of a Bank – it being the first source for the public to carry out their financial transactions, day in and day out, without an iota of doubt.

While this thumb rule is applicable to Banks of all countries, a Bank of International fame like PayPal, crossing national barriers on the Internet, should be of unimpeachable integrity. It is most unfortunate that PayPal, which has millions of customers all over the world, has failed miserably in this regard.

What is so mind-boggling for Indian customers of PayPal is – it did not bother to give any prior notice that the personal withdrawal facility for Indian customers will not be available any more. This is a big jolt for the unwary customers, who came to know of it only when they clicked “withdrawal” at the Bank’s site.

Is it not breach of trust? Can any public organization afford to act in such a way? PayPal made public the difficulties the Bank is facing, with Indian law making authorities, only after the damage is already done. Here also writers of their blog were evasive in describing the “problem” they are facing “is likely to continue for few months”. One can imagine how an affected customer will feel.

As of today, Farhad Irani, writes in PayPal’s blog, under the caption “Resuming local bank withdrawals to India” that they have made some “progress”. See his own words –

“I’m pleased to tell you that the RBI has now allowed us to resume bank withdrawals for settlements for exports of goods and services. We are currently making changes to comply with Indian regulations for settlements for exports of goods and services, and we anticipate that as of Wednesday, March 3rd, we will be able to resume the bank withdrawal service. As part of the changes, you will be required to fill out a new field entitled ‘Export Code’ when you request a withdrawal. This information is required under the current laws of India in order to identify the nature of cross-border merchant transactions. On Monday, March 1st, we will be back in touch with specific instructions on how you can move your money into your bank account. I will be posting another blog then.”

As regards personal withdrawals it is still a big zero progress. Note his words:

Moving forward, the RBI has told us that PayPal needs specific approvals to allow personal inward remittances to India, which we currently do not have. Until we get these approvals, personal payments into India will remain suspended.”

There are lot of Indians engaged in rendering online services in their individual capacity and not as a firm. For example, there are many Indian writers providing services required by service buyers online. They derive their remuneration through PayPal – as being the first choice of millions.

Now because of this unfair commercial practice and bias shown on Indian customers by PayPal, all of a sudden and without prior notice, they are left high and dry. There is no clarity in what PayPal is saying through their official blog, as to when and how this stalemate is going to be resolved by this popular Bank of Internet.

This is unbecoming for the prestige of PayPal to prolong this hardship unduly. It is fervently hoped by one and all that PayPal will raise to the occasion in making amends to the injustice caused to Indian customers, sooner than later.

Happy Holi to Everyone!

After the Holi bash, you take a look at yourself in the mirror and shriek, ‘Is that me?’ Purple, green, red and pink… you look like, well, an alien. Don’t worry, we tell you how to beat the Holi hues at home

The Night Before

* Apply oil over your body the night before Holi. You can choose from mustard oiul, coconut oil, almond oil (badam rogan), malai or any cold cream. Also, don’t forget to oil your hair thoroughly to prevent damage caused by the harsh chemicals present in gulal.

* Mix together 1 tbsp butter, few drops of lemon juice, cucumber juice, radish juice, tomato juice (1tbsp each) and a pinch of turmeric. Apply this on your face. Rub gently with glycerin and rose water when the pack dries. It moisturizes your skin making it easy for the colours to be washed with cold water.

In The bath

These easy-to-make scrubs help you get rid of all the color smeared on your face…

* Take masoor dal, gram flour, rose water  (1 tbsp each), 2 tbsp curd, a pinch of haldi and a few drops of lemon juice. Apply it all over the body. Scrub and wash off.

* Mix besan, mustard oil and rose water (1tbsp each) with a pinch of turmeric powder and apply all over. Leave for some time and then wash.

* Mix a mashed banana in 2 tbsp milk cream and apply this paste all over.

* If you have normal skin, mix 2 tbsp fuller’s earth (multani mitti). 1 tbsp glycerin, raw milk and curd (2 tbsp each) and apply. Wash when dry.

* To prevent itchiness and irritation, mix cucumber juice, milk cream (1 tbsp each), freshly ground bottle gourd peels and apply it on your face. Wash it off with coconut water. This paste soothes the skin.

SAY CHEESE

Colour on the teeth can be quite a put-off. Rub some lemon rind on them for a shine. You can also make a paste of lemon juice, mustard oil and fine salt. Apply the mix and see your teeth glow.

Holi is scheduled at Monday, 1st of March 2010.

According to reports this ban has been in vogue from last Saturday. People from various parts of India came to know of this ban – overtly covered as “a problem” by PayPal when they, as usual, contacted the Internet Bank, for withdrawal of money from their personal account. These withdrawals will be routed through their respective Indian bank branches where they have accounts. Normally this withdrawal would take 6 to 8 days maximum.

PayPal has been sending messages of this “problem” (without telling the truth) to those requested withdrawal of money. But now the cat is out of the bag. In the PayPal site’s official blog, the spokesman of the Bank writes:

“1. Why did you suspend local bank transfers and personal payments to and from India?

We temporarily suspended these services to respond to enquiries from the Indian regulators, specifically questions on whether personal payments constitute remittances into India.

We’re working with the regulators and our bank processing partners in India to get this resolved as quickly as we can. We realize that this is causing considerable inconvenience to our customers and I want to reassure you that this is a top priority for the leadership at PayPal

2. When will personal payments be turned back on?

The regulators recently let PayPal know about revised licensing rules that we are now actively engaged in securing. Personal payments to and from India will be suspended for at least a few months until we fully resolve the questions from the Indian regulators.

3. When will local bank withdrawals be available?

Customers should be able to withdraw their funds to a local bank within the next few days. In the meantime, we’re going to restore the money into the PayPal accounts of any customers in India who have initiated a recent withdrawal, so they know that the money is safe in their accounts. Customers will also be reimbursed for any withdrawal fee charges.”

Investigative reports appearing in the Press claim that there is a tussle between Indian regulators of foreign funds and PayPal. This Internet Bank, which is a leader on financial transactions online is said to have handled payments alone worth $60 million in 2008. The withdrawal of payments by Indians is suspected as “remittances of foreign funds” into India stealthily. A low tariff of just $1.50 to remit $300 has raised the doubts in the minds of authorities.

The question is where does PayPal customers come into this tussle between the Indian law makers and PayPal Bank? The Bank has the predominant obligation to serve its customers without any hindrance whatsoever. Suspending the normal functions of a Bank and facilities legitimately enjoyed by its customers, without any prior notice is, to put it mildly, totally unethical.

Already the aggrieved customers have raised their objections through blogs – more than 150 pages of comments have been posted. Simply put, common people are taken for granted by both the Bank and Rulers of India.

It is high time that somebody raised an issue with International Authorities for net world banking to get remedy to this unfair commercial practice. Unquestionably, this is discrimination pure and simple of Indian customers. In a netbanking system common to all countries of the world, this sort of discrimination should be vehemently deplored by the world community.

The most trusted Internet Bank of the world – PayPal – is presently encountering a problem with regard to sending money to Indian Bank accounts.

In this Internet era, there may be only a few who are not aware of PayPal. Everyday some 30 million people are visiting the net world. Of them a majority are doing business with one website or the other. For all these commercial transactions of – online purchases; invoicing; collecting money from buyers and crediting the proceeds to the respective site, PayPal has been the first preference for years.

The best part is anyone having Internet access can easily open a PayPal account for free. No hassles, no commuting, no meeting with the Bank official and no waiting in the queue.  Just fill up your particulars in a form and submit through a click …you are done.

You can open a Personal Account or a Business Account and operate the same from wherever you are in the world.  PayPal takes all the precautions to keep your privacy as a closely guarded secret. It often advises its customers not to reveal your password even to PayPal staff.

Because of its hassle-free operations, both for depositing and withdrawing money online, millions of netizens have placed their trust on Paypal.  Ironically, the Indian Banks, though bragging of “computerization” of their accounts and induce their customers to engage in “net banking”, do not recognize Paypal. Many of their staff does not even know what is “Paypal”.

However for Indians who have been hitherto Paypal customers, there was no problem in either depositing or withdrawing money. Yes – there were delays in transacting the withdrawal requests – from 6 to 8 days – which Paypal themselves are plainly informing right at that time, when you make the request.

Considering the size of Paypal customer community and comparing the service of Banks in India, the Indian customers could not grumble.  But to the surprise of everyone, Paypal has admitted that they have some problems in processing bank transfers of money of late.

Here is the advice received from Paypal in respect of a withdrawal request for money from an Indian customer:

“Thank you for contacting PayPal.

We are currently experiencing an issue processing bank transfers to India bank accounts.  As a result there may be some delays in both withdrawals and random deposits.

We are doing everything we can to process your withdrawal as soon as possible; however, we do not have a specific timeframe to share at this time.

I know that this is somehow inconvenient on your end; I assure you though that your money will still post to your bank account and we are sorry for any inconvenience.

I’ll be glad to hear from you if you need clarification. You can also
visit www.PayPal.com/101. Thank you for choosing PayPal for your online payment needs. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Elma
PayPal, an eBay Company”

It is a moot point whether the “problem” is with the attitude of Indian Banks or whether PayPal is seriously ridden with a crisis. Whatever it is the customer is the ultimate sufferer.  We can only wish PayPal crosses over this crisis very quickly to regain the unassailable confidence reposed by their world-wide customers, which includes the “already suffering”  Indians.

The popular notion is all males are from Mars, the Planet identified with Passion and all ladies are from Venus, the Planet of Love.  It is also considered fit that the man proposes first to the girl with the most popular three words – “I Love You”. What can be a better day than the Valentine’s Day, universally celebrated as the Day Of Love, to propose to your sweet heart?

You can not take lessons in any school to love a girl. It is a feeling emerging within yourself spontaneously on seeing “your” girl.  Love at first sight is the back-story of majority lovers.  So love is related with heart (and not brain as we have been seeing in many cases).  How to propose on a Valentine’s Day – this is a tough question to answer – since there is no generalized idea suitable for every one.

True love emanates from the heart and honesty and sincerity are the virtues supporting it. This follows that you should remember – your proposal to a girl needs these ingredients. Experts say that women love like there is no tomorrow and hate like you wish you would die rather. So be careful to propose to your girl – you do it with all the sincerity in the world.

The first proposal coming from either of the pair is never forgotten in life. At any time thereafter, true lovers remember vividly each and every move of the other, while making this life-changing proposal. Even the color of the dress worn by the partner can be recalled by the other after long years.

So while proposing on a Valentine’s Day – it gets more weight – and you should make it much more of a fantasy coming true. The venue for proposing on Valentine’s Day can be anything as you wish. Surveys taken show Restaurants are selected by a majority love pairs.

If you prefer to make it public (only when you are sure of acceptance by the other party) go and kneel down before the girl with a bouquet of roses. She will be thrilled like anything (and brag throughout the rest of her life to everybody) and just for that reason will accept your proposal.

In the European countries where people go for dating prior to their wedlock, the proposal is meant for marriage. The words used are “Will You Marry Me”. Otherwise the emotions applied for are one and the same,

Whether it is a proposal for acceptance of your love or agreeing for marriage, do it with utmost love and sincerity on this Valentine’s Day.

If you get the chance to intercept those sms messages between a boy and girl of this modern age, you will have to go insane finding out their meaning. But it is the language of love – understandable only by the concerned two ends.  The fantasy will reach its crescendo on the Valentine’s Day – the universal celebration of pure love.

Valentine’s Day messages and quotes have been published on hundreds of sites online.  It is amazing how the words are coined like gems – some serious and some funny. See the following examples:

“I don’t have all the right words. I only have three. I Love You. Happy Valentine’s Day Honey”

“Anyone can catch one’s eye…but it takes a special someone, to capture your heart and soul and for me that special some one is YOU. Happy Valentine’s Day”

The funny texts are hilarious and are bordering obscenity ..here is one decent :

” I want you to know that our friendship means a lot to me. You cry, I cry. You laugh, I laugh. You jump out of the window…I look down & then….I laugh again. Hahaha!!!”

And for Valentine’s Day Quotes you have a lot readily available online – see these examples which make very good feeling:

“True love doesn’t have a happy ending, because true love never ends”

“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet – Plato”

So enjoy sending a right sms with a meaningful message or quote to your lover this Valentine’s Day!

Online greeting is also a good option to show your emotions, there is a wide range available over internet. One of free online greeting website is www.123greetings.com/

Check out right E-card for Valentine’s Day 2010!!!

You believe in the theory that a small Gift goes a long way in making a new love or cementing an old love? Yes – it is completely true. If you observe the children, you can’t fail to notice the glee in their face while receiving a Gift – more so if it comes as a pleasant surprise or from an unexpected person. All of us are grown from childhood and this basic instinct comes with us, even when we have become adults.

So the pleasure of receiving a Gift is universal for human beings. That’s how the habit of presenting Valentine’s Day Gifts came into being. That said, the pleasure of a Gift is not only visible on the face of the receiver but also fills the heart with joy of the giver as well. Valentine’s Day Gifts have therefore enormous meaning in them.

One thing is inevitable – the pleasure springs up not by the Gift but by the act of giving. It shows the individual and personalized affection, love, concern, care, and whatever related word in the dictionary for wishing well of oneself. So in selecting Valentine’s Day Gifts remember this fact.

The Valentine’s Day Gift you are going to select should reflect your individual love – and show  to the person receiving it, how thoughtful you are in selecting that Gift.  It need not necessarily be flashy, rich or expensive. Even a single rose can tell thousands of stories in the mind of your lover, if only it is attached with a handwritten love poem, apt in meaning of your craving for the other.

There are thousands of Valentine’s Day Gifts and Gift Ideas advertised out there. You will be perplexed which one to select. It is here you use your individuality. Consider yourself in the shoes of your lover, for whom the Gift is intended. What would make you extraordinarily appealing as a Gift (and yet inexpensive at the same time) and would be put to best use? Select that.

May be a small pendent, a chain with a dollar or even a basket of chocolates. The idea behind that
Gift is important as to how your lover would like it, use it and cherish it. If it is done rightly then you are the most loved sweet honey to her in this world, on this Valentine’s Day 2010!

Top 10 inexpensive Valentine’s Day Gifts Ideas:

1. True Love Heart Necklace:

Price: $24.99 at gifts.redenvelope.com

A special way to declare your love!

2. Chocolates:

Price: $16.50 at amazon.com

Make your Valentine’s day special with these love chocolates

3. Beautiful heart Pendent:

Price: $50.00 at amazon.com

Make you girl happier with this Valentine’s Day gift

4. Heart Shaped Digital Photo Frame VF0242R:

Price: $12.99 at amazon.com

Your Love picture will increase the charm of your Valentine’s Day

5. Beautiful Lingerie for her:

Price: $22.95 at amazon.com

She will look Hot and Sexy on Valentine’s Day

6. Valentine’s Day “I LOVE YOU” Red & White Teddy Bear:

Price: $7.99 at amazon.com

Cute girls love these cute valentine’s day gifts

7. Garnet Love Message Earrings:

Price: $24.99 at gifts.redenvelope.com

8.  1 Doz Red Roses:

Price: $29.99 at amazon.com

Cheap and most loving Valentine’s day gift. Red rose symbolizes true love.

9.  Personalized Nickname Coffee Cups:

Price: $39.95 at gifts.redenvelope.com

10. The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time:

Price:  $29.99 at amazon.com

Your Valentine is waiting for your romantic love letter, write something special

Many of us are under the wrong notion that “celebration” and “budget” are two opposite words. They are not. Fact is any celebration can be most rejoicing and still it need not be an extravaganza. This thumb rule squirrelly applies for Valentine’s Day celebration as well.

All over the European countries Valentine’s Day is being celebrated – as an expression of your love – not necessarily to your opposite sex – but also to your kids and kin.  Valentine’s Day however brings much more impact on lovers, to be close and jointly celebrate the occasion joyfully.

Couples express love through lovely gifts to each other – apart from bouquets and flowers. This February 14, 2010 is somewhat blossoming on dearer economic conditions, where financial aspect needs budgeting in most of the countries. The down-turn world economy has doused the spending spree on Valentine’s Day celebration.

But love between two persons – a male and female – would not care about these things. In fact it does not care about anything at all, excepting the affectionate bond uniting the two – true love. So when selecting a gift for your partner in love, it need not be expensive. What is important is the love behind the present – whether the gift is rich and expensive or a modest one.

You can celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget by -

1) Selecting an inexpensive but very useful Gift
2) Spending the Valentine’s Day together in some nearest but beautiful location
3) Choosing an amicable restaurant within your budget to give a treat
4) Order for tasty but inexpensive food items that would not require breaking the bank
5) Expressing your love with profoundly soft and flattering words (which will certainly appease any one in love with you)

Remember – a single rose with a well written love letter put on the pillow of your partner will offset spending thousands of dollars. It is the love that you express does all the trick, to bring the heart of your partner close to yours for years to come. So there is no reason why you can not celebrate this Valentine’s Day on a budget.