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I got this from youtube.com. A video tribute to Farrah Fawcett, showing her winsome smile, tousled hair and unfettered sensuality, truly Farrah Fawcett’s trademarks as a sex symbol during the 70 era. Farrah Fawcett died at the age of 62 of anal cancer.
“TV had much more impact back in the ’70s than it does today. Charlie’s Angels got huge numbers every week — nothing really dominates the television landscape like that today. Maybe American Idol comes close, but now there are so many channels and so many more shows it’s hard for anything to get the audience, or amount of attention, that Charlie’s Angels got. Farrah was a major TV star when the medium was clearly dominant.”Larry King
Farrah Fawcett became very poplular in mid 70’s as one of Charlie’s Angels. Her appearance in the TV show boosted sales of her poster which earned her more royalties than what she earned for appearing in Charlie’s Angels. She became an icon because of her hairstyle which later on went on to become an international trend, with women sporting a “Farrah Do” or “Farrah Hair”. Read the rest of this entry »
During the early days of internet, there was only one web browser. But today, there are more than a hundred different web browsers you can choose from…the top two leading browsers for Windows platform are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Nestcape Navigator is getting out of the picture already. Other browsers competing in the market share are Opera, Safari (Mac OS), and a new one developed by Google Chrome. Read the rest of this entry »
A lot of people are speculating where will Michael Jackson’s body be buried. CNN has announced that Jackson’s funeral is set on Friday. A public viewing is set this Friday in his Neverland Ranch and a private memorial serivce is slated for Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Wear your goggles and get ready to watch a movie..Yes its true, a veteran eye wear company, Myvu, has invented a sleek video goggles called( Myvu Crystal Eyewear), Solid Optex, which displays information directly from a portable media player equipped with stereo surround earbuds, allowing you to watch videos right in front of your eyes. Even if you are just seated in your sofa, and lying in your bed, it appears like you are watching a movie in a large moviehouse.
Unlike fully immersive helmets, the slim goggles do not monopolize your peripheral vision. The awesome spectacles is thin, light and durable, made of solid plastic optic.
A tiny LCD is embedded on the glasses, with a set of lenses. A battery located in a dongle that hangs down from the glasses. The battery can be recharged using USB interface.
“ the high-tech shades also project a social image of cool, chic and sexy, gradually evolving from geek game peripheral to modern fashion accessory. However they have yet to hit the mainstream market with the same impact as a Bluetooth headset,” CEO Kokinakis
Throughout the 4 decades of Michael Jackson’s career, the change in his face shape and color has been the center of intrigue, fascination and speculation. I am sharing here a video clip showing how surgery has transformed the King of Pop’s face over the years.
A security robot has already been invented which can receive commands from a mobile phone to hurl a net that will trap the suspected intruders. Read the rest of this entry »
An artist's concept of HD 189733b, an exoplanet 63 light years away CREDIT:ESA, NASA, M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble), and STScI
Have you seen TRANSFORMER 2? We are not the only inhabitants of the universe….thats what the movie is trying to tell us. For a long long time, scientists have explored the possiblity of other life forms other than the human beings on earth. And recently astronomers and scientists became very excited when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called HD 189733b. Read the rest of this entry »
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