Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Dead

The rising drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, James Owen Sullivan died today, presumably due to natural causes. Nicknamed Jimmy 'The Rev', he was 28.

Selected Discography:

2001 - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
2003 - Waking the Fallen
2005 - City of Evil
2007 - Avenged Sevenfold
2008 - Diamonds in the Rough   

Get 25GB Storage FREE!

There's a way to get 25GB storage space - Free, Absolutely Free! With the launch of Microsoft's SkyDrive™ Explorer, you can store your files on their servers. Download SkyDrive Explorer here. After installation, you can see a new icon in My Computer. Login to the SkyDrive™ using your Windows Live ID.

• Change share mode and content type of the folders
• Copy folders and files into SkyDrive™
• Files greater than 50MB support
• Open files directly from SkyDrive™
• Move files and folders within storage

Kensington Slimblade SuperDeal

Amazon is selling Kensington Slimblade Media Mouse (Dark Wine) for just 19.35. Thats a 68% Discount off the 59.99 retail price. Its a fantastic thin slim mouse, a perfect alternative to the Apple's Mighty Mouse. Check it out here.

Product Features

* Unique Scroll Ball provides easy and intuitive 360-degree scrolling.
* Multifunction navigation pad allows you to control your digital media from anywhere in the room.
* Navigation pad on the media controller includes: volume control, track control, play and pause.
* Battery indicator light is green then changes to red as the battery level is getting low.
* Mouse goes into sleep mode when your notebook does to prevent power drain.

Grindstone 2 Download

Wake up slackers! Stop wasting your time and use it for some productive purpose by keeping track of your time. Grindstone 2 is a free Windows based time tracking solution. A smart new way to use your time efficiently. You can download it here.

Create new tasks, start the timer. Finish the task, stop the timer. This can help you maintain an accurate time-sheet of your work. As soon as I started using this tool on my laptop, I started using my time more productively. I sue this tool in combination with the "To-Do" app of my iPod. One good feature is the Reports tool which helps you see a breakdown of the total time recorded at the end of the week/month. Just be honest to yourself while recording the times, to get an accurate report. For managers, it can be a great small tool (size - 4.3Megs) to manage your project. Additionally, you can export the task list into an XML file.

India 3G Spectrum Auction

The acution date for India's 3G spectrum has been postponed from the scheduled date of 14 January 2009. Earlier it was to be held on 7 December'09 and was rescheduled. Well, it has once again been postponed due to uncertainty over the available spectrum and number of slots. The govt. will offer spectrum in 4 slots, with a pan price of Rs. 3500 crore ($720 mn).

Check out the region wise available spectrum:

iPhone Unplugged

Read the fine in-depth specific details on how AT&T makes a profit with Apple's iPhone.

The typical iPhone components and their prices are as follows:

• 16 GB flash memory from Toshiba - $24
• Display module from Balda AG - $19.25
• Touch screen assembly from Sharp - $16
• Application processor from Samsung - $14.46
• Baseband from Infineon - $13
• Camera from Altus-Tech - $9.55
• SDRAM from Samsung - $8.50
• Bluetooth from Samsung - $5.95
• Memory MCP from Numonyx - $3.65
  
• RF Tranceiver from Infineon - $2.80
• GPS Receiver from Infineon - $2.25
  
• Triband Antenna from Murata - $1.35
• Power IC Function from Infineon - $1.25
  
• Audio Codec from Cirrus Logic - $1.15
• Manufacturing Costs - $6.50
• Other Parts - $48

The total built-up cost comes to about $179. While the advertised price is $199 with AT&T's 2-yr contract. AT&T pays Apple subsidies over the sale of each phone.

So basically the $199 phone costs AT&T an estimated $550. To cover the subsidy, it increased the data plan rate to 30 bucks a month from the earlier 20.

Over years, the real winner from the sale of iPhones will be AT&T. It enjoys the exclusivity with iPhone, with a guaranteed continuous stream of revenue.

Microsoft-Murdoch-Google Analysis

Presenting the "Big Fight" between Microsoft and Google. Rupert Murdoch was in news recently when he decided that the News Corp websites would not allowed to be indexed by Google. Apparently the move was pushed and secretly backed by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. Lets analyse this step.

• With this move, News Corp and its websites limit the exposure to internet users, by not being indexed by Google and rather showing up on Bing.

•  News Corp would earn some quick short term cash from Microsoft as per the deal. This allows the media giant to quickly compensate for lagging internet ads+subscription revenue.

• On the other hand, Microsoft will improve its PR with media firms. This deal is very much an implicit signal to publishers, media firms etc.
  

• According to Google, the news items account for a very small percentage of the total searches all around the world.

• It is perceived that Google doesn't like copyrights much. This deal may have some impact in Google's ambitions to scan all books and information to be made available to people.

• All in all, the winner of this deal seems to be Rupert Murdoch.
  

Tomcat with Eclipse

This is a short tutorial to learn how to run Apache Tomcat server using Eclipse. Lets do it step by step.

• Install Apache Tomcat 6.0 from here.

• Unzip the zip file onto your local machine.

• Now to run the Tomcat server, you need to go to command prompt. So type cmd.exe in Run. Am using the Windows platform. In the command prompt, go to the Apache folder/bin folder

• Type in SET JAVA_HOME= The location where JDK is installed. In my case, C:\jdk1.6.0.

• Now run startup.bat

• This is the way to run the server for a single instance. The best way to avoid typing this command everytime you need to start server, is to modify startup.bat and shutdown.bat. So edit these 2 files by any editor like Notepad, EditPad or Wordpad and include the command SET JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.6.0

• When you run startup.bat, you see another window of command prompt opening, detailing the initializtion and starting of the server. (For instance, typically the message ends with the line - INFO: Server startup in xxxx ms, where xxxx = the time taken to startup like 4318ms or 5124ms... anything).

• To check if the server has started, go to your web browser and type in http://localhost:8080/ in the address bar. You should see a congratulations message. On the left panel of the page you can manage the server using administration tools.

• In order to manage the server, you need to have the managing rights for access. So go the installed directory of Apache tomcat/conf folder. Edit the tomcat-users.xml file and add the following command:  
  

• So far we learnt how to install the tomcat server on the local machine. Lets now see how to run it using Eclipse. There are many plugins for Eclipse. The most preferred one is the Sysdeo tomcat plugin. Download it here.
  

• After you download the zip file of the plugin (latest version is the 3.2.1), unzip it and cut/paste in the "plugins" folder of Eclipse's installed location. 
  

• Now start Eclipse.

• Go to the Window menu and click Preferences.

• In the preferences, you need to make changes for Tomcat. So choose the appropriate Tomcat version you're using. Also specify the Tomcat home i.e the exact location of where Tomcat is installed. Apply the settings.

• So this is how you can start and stop Tomcat server using Eclipse. See the following change on the menu bar of Eclipse.

Hamachi Free Download

Hamachi is a Free P2P service allowing you to create your own personal private network between two computers. You can create a secure channel between two machines, irrespective of the firewall. The channel is protected by safe secure ES-256 encryption algorithm. Download it here. The free non-commercial version can interconnect 16 clients at a time. Check it out...

New Vintage Logo

I just designed a nice vintage logo for my blog on a lazy Thanksgiving holiday.
Made using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Hope ya like it :)

Nokia N900 Pre-order Deal

Pre-order your stunning feature-packed unlocked Nokia N900 here for a fantastic discounted price.
Dell is offering special deal with $150 discount. So you can own a N900 for just $449.99.

Nokia N900 is loaded with features:

• 600MHz OMAP3430 processor.
• 1GB application memory.
• 32GB in-built storage.
• 3.5" touchscreen display with 800x480 resolution.
• Integrated aGPS system.
• Bluetooth.
• SMS, MMS, Email.
• 5MP Camera with Geo-Tagging.
  
• xHTML, PDF, Flash support.

Myspace acquires Imeem

Myspace, the social networking giant acquired imeem today for an undisclosed amount. The deal being worked out in the past few weeks was finally sealed with Myspace agreeing to pay 1million USD in cash. Though the exact amount of the deal is undisclosed, it is believed that Myspace will pay $9million to employees, thus totalling to $10million. Imeem is the 4th ad-supported online music service which has been sold for peanuts, considering the $30million raised in funding from investors. It's obvious that the Imeem assets would be merged with Myspace Music, which was launched in September 2008.

Black Friday Deal - FREE Amazon MP3's

Amazon will be offering FREE MP3's at its website worth $3 for a very limited time.
Check it out here. Sign in to your Amazon account and use the promo code - MP34FREE

Offer limited till only Novemeber 30... HURRY!

Key Java Concepts IV - Overridden Methods Basics

Today, we'll learn more about overridden methods. We can override a method when a subclass inherits a method from its superclass. The main advantage of overriding is that we can define the behavior that's specific to a particular class. We need to observe certain important rules while overriding methods.

• The overriding method needs to have the exact argument list as the overridden method. By not doing so, we could get an overloaded method instead. 

• The overridden method should have the same return type as the overridden method.

• "final" methods cannot be overridden.

• The access level of overriding method CANNOT be more restrictive than the overridden method.

• The access level CAN be lesser restrictive than its overridden method.
  

• We cannot override "static" methods.
  

• The overriding method CAN throw any number of unchecked runtime exceptions, even if it isn't declared in the overridden method.
  

• The overriding method CANNOT throw the checked exceptions which haven't been declared in the overridden method.
  

• However, the overriding method CAN throw lesser or narrower checked exceptions than those declared in the overridden method.

• A subclass in a different package can override methods marked public or protected. But make sure the methods are not marked final or static.

• The overriding method CANNOT have a more restrictive access modifier than the overridden method. i.e you cannot override a public method and mark it protected.
  

• The overriding method must not declare a exception it will never throw.

• A method can be overridden only if it can be inherited.
  

Illustration:

public class Car {
         public Tyre() {
                  System.out.println("Common Car Tyre");
        }
}

public class Camaro extends Car {
        public Tyre() {
                System.out.println("Special Camaro tyres");
       }

}

Isabeli Fontana Hot Pics

Some pics of the hot sexy Brazilian Lingerie model, Isabeli Fontana.

Key Java Concepts II - Constructors

This post will focus on the concepts surrounding Constructors in Java. So, here we go...

• Constructors MUST have the same name as class.
  

• A constructor is invoked when an object is created.
  

• Constructors don't have a return type.
  

• Interfaces never have constructors.
  

• Constructors cannot be inherited, thus they cannot be overridden.
  

• Constructors can use any access modifier.
  

• The compiler will create a default constructor, even if you don't create one yourself.
  

• Every class has a constructor. Even an abstract class has one.
  

• The default constructor is a no-arg constructor with a call to super().
  

• The constructor can be directly invoked using another constructor only i.e using a call to super() or this().
  

• Calls to this() or super() cannot be in the same constructor. Either one can exist, not both.
  

• this() may appear as only the first statement in a constructor.
  

• Constructors can call other constructors and they can call constructors again, however it's advisable to use a call to super() as early as possible to avoid the explosion of stack.
  

• The call to super() can be a no-arg call or may have arguments passed to the super constructor.
  

•  Its perfectly legal to have methods and constructor with the same name and in the same class. However it's not considered to be a good programming style.
  

 Illustration:

class Foo {
    Foo() {} // this is the constructor.
}

In this case, when the compiler compiles it, it generates a default constructor. So, for the compiler, the above code will look like:

class Foo {
    Foo {
         super();
    }
}

Key Java Concepts I - Interfaces

This is a part of a series of key important Java concepts to remember. Much of the fundamental points are based from a variety of books, forums, websites etc. The objective is to make these fundas handy at any moment. This post will cover the concept of Interfaces.

•  Interfaces are like 100-percent abstract classes.
  

• Interfaces methods are by default public and abstract - however the explicit declaration is optional.  
  

• Interfaces can be implemented by any class.
  

• Interfaces can have constants.
  

• Interface constants are implicitly public, static and final.
  

• An interface can have only abstract methods - no concrete methods are allowed.
  

• Interfaces cannot extend a class or implement any other interface.
  

• However, Interfaces can extend as many interfaces as possible.
  

• As you know, there is no multiple inheritance allowed in Java i.e a class cannot extend more than one class BUT a class can implement multiple interfaces.
  

• The class implementing an interface can itself be abstract.
  

• An abstract implementing class need not have to implement the interface methods, however the non-abstract (concrete) class MUST implement the methods if it implements an interface.

Illustration:

public abstract Sizeable{  // use of public modifier is optional, if you don't want default access
    public abstract  toDo();  // Note the abstract methods always end with a ; instead of {}
    public abstract doThis();
}

class Baloon implements Sizeable {}

public class Tyre mplements Sizeable {}

Bing market share increases

Within five months of official launch, Microsoft's Bing search service has reported an increase in market share to 9.9-10%. The official Comscore figures highlight the steady upward graph in Bing's overall market share. Bing has a very neat and good representation of search results. With new features like Visual Search introduced with a limited sets, a new photograph everyday on its homepage, Cashback feature, it continues to attract new and returning users both. Bing has aggressively eaten Yahoo's market share which fell 0.8% to 18.0 and is also keeping the pressure on Google.


U.S. Core Search Share, September 2009 (Source: comScore qSearch)

Google	65.4%	+0.5% m/m	+2.4% ytd
Yahoo	18.0%	-0.8% m/m	-3.0% ytd
Microsoft	9.9%	+0.5% m/m	+1.4% ytd
Ask	3.9%	0.0% m/m	+0.2% ytd
AOL	2.9%	-0.1% m/m	-1.0% ytd

Soulfly - Prophecy lyrics

I see the Red Sea part in front of me
I see the desert clouds bleed above me
I'm with the prophets on the final destiny
We'll fight the heathens and the ghost enemy

This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy

I see the money beggars on the last temptation
We're marching now through the devastation
I'm with the prophets on a mission of salvation
Cities falling, nations falling nations

This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy

I see the new millennium tribal warfare
I see them blind sheep going nowhere
The new exodus, just like they said
I see the crown of thorns, you know I was there

This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy

I see the times in this armaggideon
I see the flag of the conquering lion
I must reach the mountains of Zion
I'm with the prophets and the prophecy goes on

This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy

New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war

Alfred Hitchcock's Classics

I just stumbled across an old Alfred Hitchcock DVD while cleaning up my room. I guess I had purchased it from Walmart a few years back.

It's basically a compilation of 4 of his spine chilling suspense thrillers namely:

• Jamaica Inn
• Sabotage
• The 39 Steps
• Easy Virtue

All these movies are masterpieces for sure. Though the horror, the suspense, the mystery, the thrill may seem a bit cliche in today's times, they were path-breaking for the old times for sure.

Nokia N97 Unlocked Phone Hot Superdeal

,Nokia N97 (black) is now available at a huge discounted price of just $463.24 from Dell. See this link for more details. Type in the code 47XR?F955NJR13 at checkout for an extra 15% discount. The code expires 11/13/2009. The phone retails @ $699. Now thats a kool 236 bucks discount. Hurry!!

EA acquires Playfish

• In an exciting development in the social gaming market, EA today acquired Playfish for about $400million - $275mn in cash, $25mn in stock and $100mn bonus if the company meets certain targets till 2012.
• Playfish is the second largest game developer for Facebook, after Zynga.
• Playfish has hits like Restaurant City, Word Challenge, Who has the biggest brain? etc
• The Playfish team will work under EA Interactive.
  
• It has more than 60 million monthly active users.
• Accel Partners & Index Ventures have invested $21mn into Playfish. 
  

Yankees 2009 Exclusive Finals Screencasts

Exclusive screencasts of the 2009 World Champions - Yankees award ceremony and celebrations. Hideki Matsui was named the World Champion.

Yankees are the World Champions!

Yay!! Go Yankees Go!! Yankees won the 2009 World Series by defeating Phillies in the Game 6 by 7-3. Yankees thus win the series 4-2. The final scorecard is as follows:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	0
New York	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	-	7	7	0

Michael Bloomberg is NYC Mayor for 3rd term

Republican Michael Bloomberg is New York City Mayor for 3rd term.
Latest figures, courtsey NyTimes:

Michael R. Bloomberg	Rep.	546,512	50.6%	Incumbent
William C. Thompson Jr.	Dem.	497,161	46.0

Christopher Christie defeats Jon Corzine.

Republican candidate Chris Christie won the NJ Governor polls defeating the incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine.

Latest figures show Chris Christie with 1,015,179 votes (49.1%) while Jon Corzine earning 924,151 votes (44.7%). This is a huge trend reversal in the states supporting Democrats. Earlier Republican McDonnell won the Virginia Governor post.
These results would serve as a huge confidence boost to the Republicans.

New Jersey Governor Live Results

We will kepp you constantly updated with the news and live results of the NJ, VA Governor election polls. Courtsey CNN.

Colin Farrell becomes a Dad again

Colin Farrell and his Polish girlfriend Alicja Bachleda welcomed their son Henry Farrell this Oct 07.
Colin met Alicja while filming 'Ondine' in Ireland. Earlier Colin got the Golden Globe award for his role as a hitman in "In Bruges". He will soon be seen in' Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus', as one of the avatars of the now deceased Heath Ledger.

2012 Exclusive Scene

Watch the explosive exclusive scene from upcoming movie 2012 here.
We' ll love to watch John Cusack back on the screen, who previously entertained us in 1408, Identity, Serendipity, Ice Harvest.

Aeropostale Halloween Deal

Aeropostale's special 2-day Halloween deal - $20 off on purchase of $80 or more
At checkout use the code: TREAT20...
Coupon expires 11-01-2009. Hurry!

Sony reports quarterly Loss

The key highlights of the 3-month July-September period report: 

• Sony reports a better than expected loss of $289million.
• PS3 sales up from 2.4 million units to 3.2 million units.
  
• Declining sales of VAIO laptops, Bravia HDTV's and Sony-Ericcson mobile phones.
• PS2 sales down by 1.9 million units, comparatively less than the 2.5 million units shortfall in July-Sept 2008.
• PSP sales down from  3.2 million units to 3.0 million units.
• An increase in music revenues, thanks to good sales of Michael Jackson's albums.

Google launches OneBox

Google launches its music search service a.k.a OneBox.
Check it out here. The objective is to search music from different sources more efficiently. Its partnering with imeem, lala, Pandora, Myspace, EMI, Sony Music, Warner Bros...

Windows 7 Upgrade Deal - Big Discount

Windows 7 is the new rechristened Vista coupled with the simplicity and endurance of XP.
The new notable features as you know are

• Superbar - the new taskbar featuring jumplists.
• Window snapping - nice feature for product comparison on internet.
• New updated Paint program.
• No sidebar - that means you can place the gadgets anywhere on the desktop.
• Enhanced calculator - whole new features included in it.
• Great multi-touch support.
  
• Faster than Vista - including fast bootup, eats less memory.

Ok... so here's the upgrade deal part... Microsoft is offering a huge discount for students. You can buy an upgrade copy of Windows 7 for just $29.99 here - a promotional offer till Jan 3, 2010. That's a flat 110 bucks off retail price. Big deal. Hurry up guys, you just have to enter your college/school email ID. I've already done it. For guys having any confusion regarding which version you should choose, the following chart will help.

Cold Turkey Sandwich

Am totally in love with the cold turkey cheese sandwich these days.
The perfect non-greasy, no-spill sandwich consists of:

• A freshly baked Portuguese roll.
• 4 slices of thinly sliced Boar's Head Turkey.
• 3 slices of Provolone cheese.

Turkey is a good alternative to chicken coz its low in fat which helps to keep cholesterol down.

Apple Q4 Profits

Apple reported a strong 47% increase in profit in the Q4 ending Sept 26, thanks to robust product line and increased sales in iPhone, Macs, iPod.

The key highlights are as follows:

• Revenue jumped 25% to 9.87 billion, with 52% sales in US.
• Gross Margin improved from 34.7% to 36.6%.
• 3.05mn Mac machines were sold - a 17% increase from last year.
• 7.4mn iPhone units sold, a 7% increase in year-on-year sales, plus good iPod sales thanks to price drops for boosting lagging sales.
  

Here's the chart of Apple's annual performance, courtesy Wikinvest.

Apple Historical Performance

	2006	2007	2008
Total Revenue ($M)	19,315	24,006	32,479
Net Income ($M)	1,989	3,496	4,834
Operating expenses ($M)	3,145	3,745	4,870

Verizon Motorola Droid iDont Commercial

Check out the latest commercial of Verizon Wireless' Motorola Droid iDont commercial. Positioned as the next iPhone killer, it boasts an impressive list of features:

• 3.7″ screen
• 854×480 WVGA capacitive screen
• 5 megapixel camera
• ARM Cortex 500MHz CPU
• Facial recognition using the built-in camera (apparently you take a photo of someone and Google will pull in search results based on the image)
• Custom Motorola Interface/UI, no MOTOBLUR, no Verizon UI
• Available in black and titanium colors

Google voicemails in searches

Google Voice voicemails appeared in public searches somehow. Wondering how the messages get indexed and whether it affects the user privacy. The search results for the term "site:https://www.google.com/voice/fm/*" gives following voicemail results.

Hummer is no longer an American brand

The super brand Hummer is no longer an American brand. It was today purchased from GM by a Chinese company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. Tengzhong will get a 80% stake in the buyout, while a Hong Kong investor Suolang Duoji will hold a 20% share. The GM Executive James Taylor, will however retain the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Youtube One Billion Views

As you can see, Youtube has uploaded a new logo - Youtube 1Bn to celebrate 1 Billion views per day.
You can notice, Google has bought its logo changing tradition to the world's most popular video website.

Papa Johns X-Men Pizza Box

I had taken a picture of a special promotional limited-edition pizza box from Papa Johns, just when the X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released in May'09. Sharing it with you guys...

Pink 'Funhouse' Concert

Pink had the crowds grooving in the city when she performed at the 'Funhouse' concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday, 5th Oct. She sang some rocking tracks like 'So What' to 'U+Ur Hand', 'Who Knew', 'Don't Let Me Get Me', 'I Touch Myself', 'Funhouse' and finished with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Jesus, she was looking gorgeous in that sexy red outfit.

Online Barcode Generator

Just today, Google is celebrating the Barcode anniversary with its special Barcode logo. Its a special one-day tribute to the Barcode patent on October 7, 1952 to Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver.
You can create your own barcode right here online.

Dope - Die Mofo Die lyrics

I don't need your forgiveness
I don't need your hate
I don't need your acceptance
So what should I do?

I don't need your resistance
I don't need your prayers
I don't need no religion
Run away, away from you!

I don't do what I've been told,
You're so lame why don't you just go?

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7)

I don't need your present
I don't need your pray
I don't need your decision
So what should I do?

I don't need your approval
I don't need your quote
I don't need your lecture
Run away, away from you!

I'll be sorry when I'll go?
You're so full of shit man just go!

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7)

I don't need your forgiveness
I don't need your hate
I don't need your acceptance
So what should I do?

I'll be sorry so you said,
Well I'm not sorry Bang you're dead!

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7

Netflix down for 5 hrs+

The movie rental service Netflix was down on Monday 7am PDT for more than 5 hours. This was unusual as the typical site outages for maintenance last for about an hour. When contacted Steven Swasey, director of corporate communications, he declined to share the cause of outage but assured it wasn't related to maintenance. He also reaffirmed the customers that the databases were intact and that their movie selections were safe.
Note that the company's website had gone down last July too for an extended period.

Erin Andrews Peephole Video

The internet is abuzz with the news of a peephole video featuring ESPN's hot newscaster Erin Andrews in the nude. The video was supposedly shot in a hotel, possibly with a spycam from her adjoining room. However, she is not sure where exactly the video was shot. Erin's lawyer attorney Marshall B. Grossman was determined to put the predator behind the bars. This is a clear case of privacy invasion. There are hundreds of websites and blogs having articles on this issue. You can find the video here. Erin Andrews issue has spread throughout like a wildfire. On the otherside, the controversy coupled with College Football has skyrocketed ESPN's ratings.

Based on the investigations and leads, the cops have arrested the suspect Michael Barrett on the charges of interstate stalking. By the way, here are the screenshots of the video.

Letterman apologizes Regina

The latest update on evolving story - Letterman publicly apologizes his wife Regina during the taping of the show, whom he married in March after dating for more than 20 years. Earlier Jay Leno had funnily commented "What the hell were you thinking?" after Letterman admitted to have had sex with his female staffers.

Check out a file picture of Dave and his wife Regina in happier times.

Demi Moore bush photo

A close look at Demi Moore's bush pic - today's hottest search term on Google.
Now that seriously is a huge big bush. Maybe someone should give her a couple of Gillette razors to shave that off :D

NYC's Best 10 Sports Bars

Watch the exciting College Football, Baseball, Basketball and all other sports at these top 10 sports bars.

1. The Blue Seats - 157 Ludlow St.
   
2. Third & Long - 523 3rd Ave.
3. Wildwood Barbeque - 225 Park Ave S.
4. Village Pourhouse - 64 3rd Ave.
5. ESPN Zone - 1472 Broadway.
6. 40/40 Club - 6 W 25th St.
7. Coppersmiths - 793 9th Ave.
8. Stout NYC - 133 W 33rd St.
9. Sidebar - 118 E 15th St.
10. Firefly - 54 Spring St.

Powerball 2009 Winners

The Powerball 2009 winning numbers - 12, 24, 48, 50, 57.
According to CBS, the winner is from South Florida who enjoys a cool $193mn jackpot.
The winner will get the prize either in a series of payments or a lump sum.

Twin Cities, Minneapolis Marathon results

The results of Twin Cities, MN marathon (Oct 4 '09 Sunday) are out.

So here is the winners list: 

USA Women's Marathon Champion: 

Ilsa Paulson 2:31:48

USA Men's 10 Mile Championship!

 

Men's Championship Winners:

Abdi Abdirahman:  46:35

Joshua Moen: 46:38

Patrick Smyth: 47:09

Medtronic TC 10 Mile

Female Winners:
Rachel Booth:  57:33
Claudia Becque:  58:08
Jenna Boren: 58:21 

New York State Unemployment

NYS unemployment is at a record high in 25 years. Picture this - the national average of unemployment - 9.7%, NYS rate - 9%... just slightly less. The highest unemployment rate is in Michigan - 15%.
However its not a big cause for worry.

Here is the Google graph of unemployment rate.

David Letterman's sexcapades and Extortion scandal

This very recent news  about David Letterman's sexcapades shook the city. With Letterman himself admitting to sleeping with female staffers, he accused the CBS producer Robert Halderman of trying to extort $2mn from him. Later the producer was arrested but he pled "not guilty" and was subsequently released on bail for a surety amount of $200,000.

Latest update follows the revelation of Holly Hester that she had a secret relationship with Letterman. She claimed on TMZ about her affair with Letterman when she was an NYU intern. Earlier the New York Post reported Stephanie Birkitt, 1996 intern, to have slept with Letterman. Infact later, Birkitt was closely associated with Halderman, which shows how he came to know of Letterman's sexcapades. Some NYPost photos here.

The story is getting spiced up every new day, with new secrets spilled out of the box. Jay Leno cracked some funny jokes on the issue.

Bedtime Tunes

These days with so much workload, tensions, hustle, rush, we are all busy 24x7.
At the end of the day, everyone wants to sleep peacefully at night.
Check out the website Bedtime Tunes for soft, smooth, melodious music.
It also has a Facebook App and its updated nightly.

Google Wave Invites

Google Wave really created waves with its announcement and demo at Google I/O event.
Well if you're interested in getting an invite, check out this site - Google Wave Invites.
You could check out its forums here to see latest announcements, share information with members, watch out for updates on invites etc...

In the meantime, see this Google Wave wallpaper

PSP Go spotlight

Here's a quick spotlight on Sony's latest handheld - the PSP Go.

+ Slim design.
+ 16GB default storage space.
+ Expandable memory.
+ Bluetooth support.
+ Downloadable music, movies.
+ Integration with PS3

- Pricey @ 250 bucks, the price midpoint between classic PSP's $199 and PS3's $299.
- No game discs, games are to be directly downloaded. The games thus cannot be shared between friends.
- Still not as advanced as the iPod Touch or the iPhone.

Stoned Crow review

 Rating - 4.0 / 5.0

A few weeks back, I went for a casual date at some bar, but things didn't work out the way I hoped to... So here's a chronology of how things happened and how I stumbled across Stoned Crow.

7.00 - 9.00pm   2-way text communication with the girl about ever-changing plans. We decide to meet at a bar at around 11.00
11.30 - Girl arrives... girls make you wait (a universal truth)
11.30 - 12.00  We have drinks in Bar 1. She says "the place is not good.. Its so crowded here... Maybe we should go to some other bar..." So we leave to a nearby bar some 3-4 blocks away...
12.15   We arrive at a quieter Bar 2.
12.15 - 1.30  We have drinks, chat for a while, snap some pics and suddenly she says she's got to go... I am like okay sweetie... your choice... it was really nice meeting you... She hugs and leaves... (Fuck ! What do I do know? am already losing patience - I say this in my mind :)
I get bored and keep thinking about checking out some other bar... meet some random new chick... I love this city for the abundance of girls... You lose girl A, you win girl B... etc etc... Ok neways... so I callup my friend late at nite and he asks me to join them at Stoned Crow.
2.15  I join my 3 friends and we have a beer.

So here's how and why, Stoned Crow lifted my mood.

+ We toast on beer and absinthe and celebrate our bachelorhood :)
+ A great little place with an unpretentious look
+ Pretty good jukebox collection
+ Pool table
+ They were showing the Korean superhit film "Oldboy" on one tv.

4.00  We leave as the bar is about to close... but hey we will come back...

I just realised this is my longest review till date.

Brew Beer at home with Mr. Beer Kit

Beer making has never been so fun. Thanks to Mr. Beer Premium Deluxe Kits, with which you can brew top-class, professional quality beer right at your home. You can purchase the whole kit at Amazon for just $49.50. With Oktoberfest around, its most ideal gift for someone you love.

Check out some of our photos :

The kit comes with the following items:

• Brew Keg and Lid
• Tap, Washer and Nut
• Hopped Malt Extract
• Dry Brewing Yeast
• Booster©
• 8 Plastic Bottles & Bottle Caps
• 8 Labels with Mr. Beer® Logo 
• One-Step Sanitizing Cleanser
• Brewing Book
  

It can be a really great gift idea for your relatives, friends, Dad etc...