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Posthumous Award for the Joker

Heath Ledger role as a Joker in the must-see movie The Dark Night has indeed created a trigger buzzing the Oscars. His creepy rendition of the classic role of the Joker was very brilliant and intense that it warrants for a posthumous Oscar award. Although many suggest that the role somehow [...]

blogger | July 20th, 2008 | Continued

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Pilobolus at the Oscars

Pilobolus is an internationally well-known dance company that began in a dance class at Dartmouth College in 1971 actually adopted the name from a sun-loving fungus found in pastures and barnyards. The group soon became an independent organization and was acclaimed for its strong element of physical contact between performers and contortions of human forms.
In [...]

vdr | June 27th, 2008 | Continued

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Beauty without Brains?

Looks like even Miss South Carolina herself doesn’t know exactly where United States is on the map. In Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss South Carolina answers the question and explains why one out of five American young people cannot locate their own country on a map. Are we lacking in good education? I [...]

vdr | June 26th, 2008 | Continued

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Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday

Posted on YouTube on April 22, 2007, “Chocolate Rain” has rapidly become an extremely popular internet meme with a banging 24 million views and over 186,000 comments as of June 15, 2008. This song and music video written and performed by the YouTube award-winning singer Tay Zonday is currently the topic of several parodies, remixes, [...]

vdr | June 16th, 2008 | Continued

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YouTube’s Project Direct Winner

Just recently, the YouTube website conducted a competition for those who are considered amateurs in the film making industry. Three winners will be chosen who will be granted a scholarship at the Vancouver Film School. Participants where asked to submit an original 6-minute film as an entry for the competition. After a few months, [...]

vdr | June 15th, 2008 | Continued

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“You can learn more about how Americans live just by looking at the backgrounds of YouTube videos—those rumpled bedrooms and toy-strewn basement rec rooms—than you could from 1,000 hours of network television.” - Lev Grossman, Time

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Which State is Best for Gambling, CA or NV?

 
            While casinos used to be the province of Las Vegas alone, more and more States have made it easier for more casinos to open within their borders, meaning that often, people do have an option for a great resort casino a little closer to home. It becomes more difficult to make the decision about [...]

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The Sights and Sounds of Internet Gaming

 
            The internet has brought all kinds of gambling opportunities directly into the home for the first time ever. You used to have to book a trip to Las Vegas or Atlantic City in order to be faced with thousands of different slot and video games, full featured poker rooms, and a wide selection of [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Ballroom Dance Shoes

Scenes of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck dancing elegantly across the floor in “Roman Holiday” always make me want to take up ballroom dancing. Being swept away by a gorgeous guy, led across the room in his arms feature in many romantic dreams. But like Cinderella, the right ballroom dance shoes are an extremely important [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Crystal Wine Glasses At A Glance

Crystal wine glasses can be great for a gift. They are sleek and elegant. Besides it’s also a gift that will be used for many years to come.
You can give Crystal wine glasses as a gift for anniversaries or birthday. They also make a great gift for engament parties.
There are a lot of styles and [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Buy a Costume. Adult and Kid Costumes and Wigs. Cheap, Sale

DRESSED TO THRILL: Costumes, fancy dresses
Did you know that costume parties once were considered scandalous in Britain for a long while, because men and women associated them with debauchery and decadence? In the United Stats, however, costumes and fancy has, mostly, as of the mass appeal of Halloween and pantomimes. Many of my favorite [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Escape From Reality with the Lottery

The lottery is something that millions of people across the country enjoy playing every week. In California, hundreds of thousands of people tune in every week to try and hear the Super Lotto result and see if they are the ones who have finally been able to win the jackpot and transform their lives. The [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Five Killer Blackjack Strategies for Your Next Trip to Vegas

Here are a few blackjack tips that we hope you’ll find useful.
1.  Use basic blackjack strategy - because it reduces the house edge to less than 1%.  Of course, the house edge will be lowered to that level only if you are flawless in the use of basic blackjack strategy.
2.  Play at blackjack [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Learn About the Texas Lottery

            The Texas lotto results can be found on their website. If you are lucky enough to have matching numbers for their Mega Millions game, you can win into the millions. But, Texas lotto results are for several other games as well. The Lotto Texas can be in the millions as well. It is currently [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Class Served Up in a New Way

            The Fitzgerald is an elegant hotel in the heart of San Francisco, California. Impeccable service and charming rooms are what make this hotel so great. First erected in 1910, the hotel was recently renovated in 2003. With rooms that have plush furniture and faux painting techniques on the walls, it is hard to miss [...]

3Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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You Don’t Have To Go To A Casino To Have Casino Fun!

 
            Many people don’t want to go to the Casino in person for a chance to win some big money. This leaves a couple of options when it comes to finding ways to gamble from home. First of all, in the older days, the only option was to play the lottery, and many people still [...]

2Jul2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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