hamropalo.com http://hamropalo.com/ ©hamropalo.com http://hamropalo.com/files.php?file=logo_295758154.gif http://hamropalo.com/ http://hamropalo.com/life_style/benazirs-biography-kicks-up-storm.html Life Style Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:21:00 +0545 It's what he says about Benazir's carrying designs for a nuclear centrifuge to North Korea, on AQ Khan's behalf that has made the PPP furious.In Goodbye Shahzadi, Shyam Bhatia reveals a conversation he had with Benazir in 2003, but which he promised to keep secret during her lifetime.In it she told him that she was the ''mother'' of Pakistan's missile programme and that A Q Khan had asked her to carry designs for a nuclear centrifuge to North Korea on an official visit in exchange for their missile designs.The PPP were angry enough to have complained to LK Advani, who is reported to have said Benazir was his good friend, and anyone who knew her would be disturbed by the book and he also said that he regretted having attended the function.He said, ''Had I read the contents of the book, I would not have gone for the book launch.But Bhatia also writes that Benazir denied having made this confession in later interviews.Controversy always helps books sell but this time without Benazir around to deny or verify what Bhatia has written, a big question mark hangs over the future of Goodbye Shahzadi. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/bagley-mischkas-riviera-revery.html Life Style Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:52:00 +0545 Model walks the runway at the Badgley Mischka Cruise 2009 collection show in New York on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.Sometimes Cruise, or Resort, collections have little to do with warm weather vacations in exotic locals during the cold winter months following the purchase of one's fall wardrobe it's simply a retail signifier that new merchandise will be hitting the floor pre-spring.But Badgley Mischka's Cruise 2009 collection, which designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka presented on Tuesday afternoon, June 10, during an intimate runway show in their New York office, epitomized glamour on the high seas, particularly the kind that might be found sunbathing on a yacht in a Riviera harbor circa 1955.Grace Kelly and her mid-fifties films "Mogambo" and "To Catch a Thief" iired the collection, said Badgley, but a disco-era Grace - Jones, that is, would be another apt comparison, with all the criss-cross chiffon halter neck and lam owns making up the bulk of the duo's signature pieces. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/presidents-new-wife-pleases-the-french.html Life Style Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:41:00 +0545 More than two-thirds of the French feel good about their new first lady, model-turned-singer Bruni, and a majority feel her music career is "compatible" with her role as the president's wife.More than two-thirds of the French feel good about their new first lady, model-turned-singer Carla Bruni, and a majority feel her music career is "compatible" with her role as the president's wife, according to a new poll to appear on Sunday.On the downside, 35 percent are not smitten with the 40-year-old spouse of President Nicolas Sarkozy and 42 percent feel she should definitely drop her music career while he is in office, said the IFOP poll to appear in the weekly Journal du Dimanche.Of those polled, 64 percent felt Bruni, whose picture has been plastered over the French media since she and Sarkozy married in February after a three-month romance, "represented France well abroad.Sixty percent felt she was "renewing the role of the French First Lady", while over half, 52 percent, felt she was a positive influence on the president -- whose own confidence rating fell to 35 percent late last month.That poll by IFOP-JDD showed 64 percent of those questioned were "dissatisfied with Sarkozy," whose popularity plummeted earlier this year among voters worried about rising living costs and irked by his high-profile divorce and remarriage to Bruni.The telephone poll on Bruni questioned 1,005 people this week, as a new book entitled "Carla and Nicolas, the True Story," hit French bookstores.Written by two French journalists, it quotes Bruni as saying she had "no intention of changing jobs" but that she will not appear on stage while Sarkozy remains president.Bruni's third album is due for release on July 21 with 14 songs, most written and composed by her.More than two-thirds of the French feel good about their new first lady, model-turned-singer Bruni, and a majority feel her music career is "compatible" with her role as the president's wife, according to a new poll to appear on Sunday http://hamropalo.com/life_style/paris-hiltons-marry-hurry.html Life Style Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:12:00 +0545 Kathy Hilton thinks the 'Simple Life' star should take her time to decide whether Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden is the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, because they have only been together for a short time.Kathy said: "They've only been dating for three months! Paris recently revealed she thinks Benji is her "perfect match", saying she has never had such strong feelings for a man.She said: "He wants to get hitched and we've talked about it. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/beckham-bought-vineyard-for-victoria-for-her-birthday.html Life Style Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:12:00 +0545 The vineyard went down a storm with Victoria, she was delighted.The vineyard is located in the Napa Valley, approximately an hour flight from the couples Los Angeles home.David, who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, is said to have spent months researching vineries to find one that was just right for his wife.He apparently unveiled the present to Victoria by presenting her with a bottle with her name on the label while on holiday in the area last month.At present it is thought the wine will not be made commercially available and the couple - who have employed a team to run the vineyard - will keep it for family and friends.Other celebrity vinery owners include Sting, actor Gerard Depardieu and film director Francis Ford Coppola - who was one of the first famous people to invest in the Napa Valley. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/hayden-panettiere-tells-her-lesbian-experience.html Life Style Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:12:00 +0545 Actress Hayden Panettiere poses at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California March 29, 2008.Hayden Panettiere once had a lesbian experience. Hayden - who is rumoured to be dating her 'Heroes' co-star Milo Ventimiglia - refused to talk about her love life.She said: "People are more interested in who celebrities are dating than the events going in the world. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/book-review-investors-handbook.html Life Style Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:16:00 +0545 This book will, thus, be helpful to the investors and to-be investors to know the basics and dynamics of the Nepali share market.The rules of investing or picking a stock doesnot change with the conditions in the market; either one would invest on Initial Public Offering (IPO) or in the secondary market. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/indian-mango-tastes-bitter-in-the-us.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:11:00 +0545 Given that a cartoon of about a dozen mangoes costs around $35 which is about $3 per mango only a select few rich people are really able to enjoy the delicacy and tasts of Indian mangoes in the US.A same packet of mango coming from Mexico or grown locally in California and Florida costs about $10, which is even less than a dollar per mango.''It is beyond our reach,'' said Vijay Singh, who went to buy a cartoon of Indian mangoes from the Indian market in Jersey City Thursday evening. The manager of the shop said most of the consumers come and ask the price of Indian mangoes and then finally buy the local or Mexican varieties.Asit Tripathy, chairman Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), acknowledged price is coming out a major hurdle in the promotion of Indian mangoes in the US market.Part of an Indian delegation to promote Indian mangoes in the US, Tripathy said given the circumstances in which these mangoes are being exported to the United States its prices are expected to remain higher for the next few years at least. Same is the case with the restaurants in Los Angeles.The first of the series of mango testing festival was held at the Indian Consulate in New York, which was attended by a large number of Indian American community leaders, local traders and mango exporters from India.The first shipment of fresh mangoes from India was received last year May 1 by the US Trade Representative Susan Schwab marking the successful culmination of a bilateral initiative to create new opportunities for Indian farmers and US consumers.''The success of the mango initiative signals the determination of both India and the United States to forge deeper and stronger trade ties and create significant new economic opportunities for the people of both of our vast countries,'' Schwab had then said.This year the export of Indian mangoes to the US is expected to touch $7 million mark against $1 million last year. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/your-guide-to-a-career-in-online-tutoring.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:04:00 +0545 New Delhi: Gone are the days when tuition classes meant long hours after school with a bespectacled, cane-wielding tutor, for tutorials are now available on the Internet and tutors today are smart and tech-savvy.Anushree holds a Bachelors degree in Science. I can pursue something else alongside," Anushree says explaining the job benfits.It may not sound glamorous enough, but e-tutoring is a booming industry, with students from UK, USA, UAE and India logging on to seek help with their Math and Science homework.And as schoolteacher Deepika, whos also a part time e-tutor, explains, a huge advantage of the job is that you can work with an e-tutoring company either on a full-time or part time basis."Neither the students nor I have to travel. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/have-a-cheese-sandwich-to-make-the-right-decisions.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:04:00 +0545 London: Munching a cheese sandwich is not just a tasty delight, but might also be a mantra to successfully negotiating that pay rise.Psychologists at the University of Cambridge have revealed that cheese is a good source of the amino acid tryptophan, which is crucial to the manufacture of the brain chemical serotonin.And, they say, people with high levels of this brain chemical have strong chances of succeeding in delicate negotiations affecting their own interests.Revealing their observations during a study, the researchers revealed that the volunteers with low levels of serotonin were more likely to allow emotions rule their minds, and make decisions that harmed their long-term interests.However, people with high levels of the chemical behaved in a more rational way, and put their own material advancement ahead of the short-term satisfaction of telling their boss exactly what they thought of them.The researchers say that these findings cast light on why some people tend to over-react to a perceived unfairness, becoming angry and combative, when they have not eaten.During the study, the serotonin levels in 20 volunteers aged from 20 to 35 were manipulated.The researchers asked the volunteers to fast overnight, and then gave them a protein-rich drink in the morning.About four hours later, the volunteers were requested to participate in a financial negotiation called the Ultimatum Game, which involves one player proposing to split a sum of money with a partner. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/gays-and-lesbians-will-not-be-sidelined-at-euro-2008.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0545 Fed up with the homophobic atmosphere in European football, gay and lesbian fans are determined to take a stand at the Euro 2008.In Vienna, activists have initiated a poster competition to come up with a campaign against homophobia in football, while a gay party lounge called the LockerRoom has secured a coveted spot in the middle of the Zurich fan mile.The fact that there are no openly homosexual professional football players is the strongest indication for a homophobic atmosphere in this sport, organisers of both initiatives said.'In football, gays and lesbians have absolutely no opportunities, so we saw a strong need for action,' Hannes Sulzenbacher, one of the initiators of the poster competition, told DPA.The winning entry, chosen by the jury for its clear message, shows the torso of a player dressed in the Austrian team colours. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/brad-pitt-drops500-000-on-furniture.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:08:00 +0545 Brad - whose long-term partner Angelina Jolie is pregnant with twins - made the trip from France on Tuesday (03.08) for Design Miami/Basel.Among Brad's purchases were a $293,000 marble table by designer Jeroen Verhoeven, a rug made of aluminium thread that sells at $175 per square foot and two $25,000 Ron Arad chairs. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/lingerie-label-dumps-kate-moss-for-younger-model.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:08:00 +0545 They want a fresh new face and think theyve found just the candidate in Alice.Half-Brazilian Alice - who wears a nose ring - posed for a secret photo shoot to be released in September.Kates contract with the firm was not renewed last year amid rumours of tension between her and owner Serena Rees - but she returned for a bridal lingerie campaign this year.This is not the first fashion snub for the British catwalk queen.Naomi Campbell took her place for Yves Saint Laurent, while hot new model Agyness Deyn replaced her at Burberry. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/charles-dickens-desk-auctioned-for-163-433-250.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0545 It is an astonishing amount.Dickens was an early patron of Great Ormond Street, and was a friend of its founder Charles West.The hospital also benefited from the support of other famous British authors including Peter Pan creator J M Barrie and Oscar Wilde.According to Christie's, Dickens wrote Great Expectations and a number of other late novels and short stories at the mahogany writing desk.The auctioneer quotes the memoirs of Dickens' eldest daughter Mamie Dickens saying that on the evening of June 8, 1870, Dickens wrote letters "and arranged some trifling business matters" in the library where the desk stood. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/book-reveals-paulo-coelho8217-s-wilddark-past.html Life Style Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0545 Sao Paolo: During the course of his life, Paulo Coelho spent time in a mental institution, wrote several popular songs and became one of world's best-selling authors with novels like The Alchemist.But according to biographer Fernando Morais, that doesn't begin to tell the story of the author's life.O Mago (The Wizard), a new biography of Coelho, reveals the wild, sometimes dark, past of the Brazilian writer."It has everything, violence, sex, religion, rock and roll, Satanism. It contains shocking confessions, he found in almost 200 diaries and 100 tapes that Coelho, 60, kept hidden in a chest for years.The 632-page book hit stores this week and sold more than 10,000 copies in Brazil the day it was released. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/single-baby-boomers-want-sex-not-marriage.html Life Style Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:17:00 +0545 This is when most of the people came of age," said Glogovac.The survey of people in the United States and Canada by the company's site for older adults, prime.com, also found that 47 per cent of single boomers were primarily looking for friendship, while 19 per cent were seeking a sexual companion.The per centage of people wanting a serious relationship and those looking to casually date were about the same at 33 and 30 per cent respectively.A mere 10 per cent hoped to get married, compared with 60 per cent of those aged 30 to 39, Lavalife said. http://hamropalo.com/life_style/durex-survey--indians-not-sexually-satisfied.html Life Style Thu, 15 May 2008 19:05:00 +0545 A new global survey on sexual well-being conducted by the condom manufacturer Durex shows that Indians are low on sexual satisfaction.Achieving an orgasm is a Update breaking news