The History Of Christmas


You know that what is Christmas or Christmas Day? Christmas, as we know it today, is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, which happened over 2000 years ago. The word �Christmas� translates to �Mass of Christ�. The festival of Christmas takes place on 25th December, every year to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but this date is not known to be Jesus� actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, a historical Roman festival, or the date of the northern hemisphere�s winter solstice. So Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.

Christmas is also known as Christian holiday. Christian celebrated by and Christian and non-Christians. Christmas is also celebrated as a secular holiday throughout the world, including countries with small Christian populations like India. Various theories of the origin of Christmas exist that give a clear insight into the celebration of Christmas. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, including North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.

On Christmas day every person giving of the gifts to his/her lover, family and relatives to celebrate Christmas and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world. Today, Christmas has turned out to be one of the most popular festival that fills joy, happiness and love in people�s life. The festival of Christmas has absorbed various customs and traditions of world and 25th December has emerged as the most important day for Christians, irrespective of its roots.
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Hollywood Actress Brittany Murphy Has Died





Unfortunately Brittany Murphy has died at 32 after suffering a heart attack. She was pronounced dead two hours after her mother reportedly found her unconscious in the shower of her Hollywood Hills home. She starred in films opposite Michael Douglas, Ashton Kutcher, Eminem and Angelina Jolie

A pharmacy-load of prescription drugs were found in Murphy�s bedroom including Klonopin (an anxiety medication), Carbamazepine (treats diabetic symptoms and is also a bipolar med), Ativan (anxiety med), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), Hydrocodone (pain med), Topamax (anti-seizure med also to prevent migraines), Propranolol (hypertension, used to prevent heart attacks), Biaxin (an antibiotic), Methylprednisolone (an anti-inflammatory), Fluoxetine (a depression med) and miscellaneous vitamins. Some of the bottles were full while some were empty, according to a coroner investigator�s notes leaked to TMZ.com . No alcohol containers, paraphernalia or illegal drugs were discovered, the notes said.

�Absolutely, mixing a number of these drugs could have resulted in her death,� Dr. Bruce Goldberger, a professor and director of toxicology at the University Of Florida College of Medicine told RadarOnline . �At the moment, it is pointing toward an overdose - or at least that will have to be ruled out by the autopsy or toxicology results.� May God forgive her and gave place in Paradise.

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Ufone Launched Blackberry Bold White





All telecoms operators offered portfolio of Blackberry phones. Ufone launched previously Blackberry Bold in black color. After the Blackberry Bold in Pakistan Ufone has now launched Blackberry Bold (9000) in pure White color. Its has a great move. Now Ufone become the first operator to offer this mobile in Pakistan. According to Ufone website:

"After introducing the revolutionary BlackBerry� Bold� 9000 smartphone to Pakistan, Ufone is proud to bring you the same BlackBerry Bold smartphone in pure white.
Make a bold style statement with your new white BlackBerry device that has all the dynamic features you�ve come to expect from a BlackBerry phone. So set yourself apart from the crowd, because this smartphone is as unique as U!"

All details, specifications and featutres Blackberry Bold White can be found on the official website of Ufone.com. The phone is priced in the same range as the original Blackberry Bold i.e Rs45000

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Relationship Between Deepika And Ranbir





Relationships in Bollywood at times are not permanent. The proof to this is the recent break-up of Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor. The lovebirds parted their ways two months back, after their two-year long relationship. Deepika Padukone was unavailable for comment when asked about the break-up.

Deepika looked flushed at a recent event for skin product launch. She was flooded with questions from the reporters, about her RK tattoo on the back of her neck. However, Deepika did not reply to that question. Her silence met with another question, when she was asked that whether the company is launching a lotion to erase the tattoo. Deepika seemed reluctant to answer anything about her tattoo.

The next question that got the actress to talk finally, when asked her about is she happy with her break-up. Deepika gave an instant reply saying that she is happy. Without answering, any further questions Deepika made a secret exit from the backstage.

The actress had faced a similar situation when she was shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker�s, Khelenge Hum Jee Jaan Se in Goa. While shooting for a scene the RK tattoo was visible, Ashutosh had to ask her to change her hairdo. Deepika had to tie her hair as bun for a fight sequence, but then she changed her hairstyle so it will not show.
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Angelina Jolie - Fidelity Is Not Essential For Relationships To Work







The Hollywood actress � who raises six children with her long-term partner Brad Pitt � believes open romances can work just as well as monogamous relationships, if both partners agree to it.

The 34-year-old met Pitt on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' in 2005 while he was still married to the actress Jennifer Aniston. She told Das Neue magazine: "I doubt that fidelity is absolutely essential for a relationship. It's worse to leave your partner and talk badly about him afterwards.

"Neither Brad nor I have ever claimed that living together means to be chained together. We make sure that we never restrict each other." However, she added that the couple have a fiery relationship at times. She said: "The sparks fly at home if the nice Brad fails to see that he's wrong and reacts in a defiant way. Then I can get so angry that I tear his shirt."

It was disclosed last month that Jolie and her father Jon Voight are attempting to reconcile after a public feud of nearly eight years. Voight, 70, the actor, said that he and his movie star daughter have got back in touch and are tentatively trying to rebuild their relationship. The pair have been involved in one of the most famous family feuds in showbusiness since 2001, when Voight told Access Hollywood that Jolie had "serious mental problems" and pleaded with her to seek help.

Relations had already become strained after Jolie learned Voight had an affair behind her mother's back.
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Imran Hashmi Change His serial kisser Photo





Emraan Hashmi is all set to change his serial kisser image with his upcoming film "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai" - he will flaunt six-pack abs and will be seen challenging an underworld don.

Director Milan Luthria says that he purposely wanted to give Emraan this look. "Emraan has always been the underdog and his character is that of a rebel, a dark horse. I wanted to break his serial kisser image and add shock value to the film, " Luthria told.

"I chose Emraan and then styled him this way as it was extremely difficult to find a youngster who in levels of intensity could be equal and at same time opposite to that of Ajay Devgn ."

The film is based on the Mumbai underworld of the seventies and Emraan�s character challenges the underworld don, played by Ajay.

"The role in the film demanded a look like this. It�s not just about the six packs, my character had to look physically tough. It was one of the key requirements of the script, " Emraan told.

The actor, who has done hit films like "Murder", "Kalyug", "Jannat" and "Raaz - The Mystery Continues", underwent rigorous training and followed a strict diet regime to obtain the sculpted body.

Emraan was given Angular training method and the training period was divided into blocks of 10 days.

The actor was advised to have five-six meals a day and followed guidelines like consuming fats, which were four and five grams of fish oil for fat loss, walnuts and almonds, carb manipulation for losing fat and maintaining muscle mass and protein intake.

Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan went for six-pack for "Om Shanti Om" and "Ghajini" respectively. Shahid Kapoor is doing two better -- he will show off eight-pack abs in his forthcoming film "Chance Pe Dance".

"Once Upon A Time..." also stars Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai and is expected to hit screens in June next year.
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Ranbir Kapoor Being Compared With King of Bollywood



The chocolate hero Ranbir Kapoor , is merely four films old, but he is already being compared to the Badshah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan.

Well this comparison comes easy, as Ranbir does romantic scene with as much ease as the suave Shahrukh Khan, who is a veteran in enacting romantic scenes.

When we asked Ranbir about this, he said, �I think comparing me with Shahrukh Khan would be like insulting him. Till now, I have done only 3 films, which are by no ways a parameter to compare me with him. In my last film �Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani� I have played a romantic character, where in �Rocket Singh -Salesman of the year� there is romance, but on a different level.�

Well however hard Ranbir might try to deny, the fact remains that people like him in romantic roles, as he sure is a charmer! No doubt Ranbir must be happy to be compared with Shahrukh , after all it is SRK who is the benchmark of success in Bollywood these days.
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Google Nexus One Phone Has launched




Google Nexus One, the most-awaited mobile phone of the year, is ready for launch. Google has confirmed that it is working on its own phone, which will be called the Google Nexus One. In the last few days, the internet was bombarded with rumors of the Google phone being called the Google Nexus One.The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the name Nexus One, also said that Google would directly sell its phone to customers, by 2010. Google has now confirmed the news and said that the Google Nexus One will be launched by January 2010.

The Google Nexus One phone is said to bear an uncanny resemblance to the HTC Passion Android phone, that is in the pipeline. This has led to speculation that the Google Nexus One will be manufactured by HTC, and sold online by Google under its own brand name. Google has not confirmed that the phone will be manufactured by HTC.

Nexus One price:

Google will sell the phone unlocked, so customers will have to buy their mobile phone services separately. In contrast, most of the mobile phone makers work with a wireless carrier like AT&T or Verizon, before finalizing the design of the product. Google Nexus One will not be locked to wireless carrier. However, this also means that the price subsidies usually offered by wireless carriers will not available with the Google Nexus One. How much difference does the price subsidy make? Well, an iPhone in the US with a 2-year contract is available from AT&T for $200, while an iPhone from China Unicom in China costs the equivalent of $732. The absence of a carrier tie-up may push up the actual sale price of the Google Nexus One. Any price which compares well with iPhone is bound to have a lot of takers, especially since the Android Market is growing faster than Apple�s iPhone App Store. Itproportal has reported that Mario Queiroz, Vice President, Product Management at Google, has said in a post on Google�s official mobile blog that the company has started a �dogfooding� (giving the phone to employees for testing) process for a phone. Querioz is said to have described, in the post, a concept of a mobile lab that is a device combining innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features.

Nexus One price and features:

Specifications of the Google Nexus One are thin on the ground but from what is known so far the phone will run the Android 2.1 operating system. We can safely expect to be loaded with the latest versions of all applications from Google. There are no indications whether it will be a GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone or a CDMA-EVDO phone. Nexus One may even be a world phone, boasting CDMA and GSM capabilities in one package. One can safely assume that the Nexus One will come with WiFi, 3G capability, wireless syncing, HSDPA/HSUPA and good multimedia features. Google�s Navigation with turn-by-turn voice directions and satellite imagery are likely to come with the Nexus One.

Unconfirmed reports say that the Nexus One will have a 1-GHz snapdragon processor with 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. The phone will have a 4.3-inch capacitive display screen, virtual keyboard, scroll wheel, 5-megapixel autofocus camera with flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-and GPS. The Google Nexus One will take on the popular iPhone 3GS head on. It is believed that Google has directly supervised the minutest details of the design of Google Nexus One. Google has staked its prestige on the success of the Nexus One, which will be the company�s first hardware product. Google has so far confined itself to the software space, focusing on search technology, applications and platforms. The launch of Nexus One puts the company in direct opposition to two big entrenched business segments; handset markets and wireless carriers. Handset makers like HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung, who have been building mobile phones with Android, will feel betrayed, since it is they who popularized Android which was a fledgling new mobile operating system just a year back. Wireless carriers in US and Europe, who have a stranglehold on the features and specifications of all mobile phones running on their networks, will not have similar control over the Google Nexus One. It will be interesting to see how AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint view the entry of Nexus One into their networks. A couple of months back, Apple blocked Google Voice from its online App Store, sparking speculation that its hand was forced by AT&T, which feared cannibalization of its voice traffic.
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Danica Patrick Hot Photos in ESPN


(Danica Patrick bikini photo from Sports Illustrated's 2009 Swimsuit Edition)




Rumors are flying thick and fast that ESPN The Magazine�s October 2009 body issue will carry nude photos of sports personalities like Danica Patrick.

Sports By Brooks has reported that ESPN will publish its own body issue or swimsuit issue � it�s not clear which one since it can�t be both � to take on Sport Illustrated�s famed swimsuit issues. Danica Patrick update: New photo gallery, NASCAR plans

Apparently, the athletes will be shot tastefully, in non-explicit poses much in the line of Sports Illustrated�s photo spreads that are just short of nudity.

ESPN The Magazine has not confirmed Danica Patrick�a inclusion in the swimsuit issue, though.

Gary Belsky, Editor In Chief, ESPN The Magazine, has been quoted as saying, �When we do reveal the participant list, we will not reveal who disrobed and who did not. The photos will answer most such questions, of course; and we will otherwise let the individual athletes reveal, should they so choose, whether they removed all clothing for our shoots.�

Earlier this year, Danica Patrick featured in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.


(Danica Patrick bikini photo)

The magazine carried a 10? x 13? peel-and-stick poster of Danica Patrick in a white bikini.

In the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Danica was shot lying on a Shelby Cobra 427 convertible. Danica�s bikini photos were taken by photographer Marlena Bielinska, in New York.

The glamorous Danica Patrick is not new to being in the media glare. In fact, this Indy driver is more known for her sex appeal than her racing career.

Danica has appeared in a host of magazines like FHM and Sports Illustrated, and also in TV programs and interviews, including the Late Show with David Letterman.

In February 2009, Danica appeared in a superbowl commerical for GoDaddy.com. The ad went on win the TiVo award for the most most-watched and the most recorded & rewatched ad, a survey had revealed.

The ads that included a �shower� ad and an �enhancement� ad worked very well for the website.


(Photo:Danica Patrick in Sports Illustrated's 2009 swimsuit issue)

Will Danica Patrick�s ability to grab eyeballs help ESPN The Magazine to top Sports Illustrated bikini editions?

Or rather will it help boost their flagging circulation figures? Given her track record and her incredible popularity ESPN The magazine�s 2009 October body/bikini issue is likely to at least outsell its other 2009 issues.

26-year old Danica Patrick was the Rookie of the Year in 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series. She went on to win the 2008 Indy Japan 300, to be the first female race driver to win an Indy car race.

Danica was included in FHM�s 100 sexiest women in the world list in 2006 and 2007 and was also voted the sexiest athlete in Victoria�s Secret �What is Sexy� list.
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