urfriendshome: 2008

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Saturday, March 08, 2008

Seal

6 Species of Seals
Crabeater
Fur
Leopard
Ross
Southern Elephant
Weddell

Feature Seal:Southern Elephant Seal

Population:
700,000 individuals
Location:
Antarctic, circumpolar
Size:
Males to 20 ft,females to 10 ft
Weight:
Males to 4 tons,females to 1 ton
Diet:
Fish & squid

General Information

Antarctic seals are truly fascinating marine animals and a signature species of the Southern Ocean. They can be found throughout the Antarctic region, with some species living farther south than any other mammal. The Antarctic supports a much larger seal population than does the Arctic, in part because of the highly productive feeding areas that exist. Another reason is the lack of native predators such as polar bears, which also helps explain why seals in Antarctica show little fear of people. Of the six types of seals which are found south of the Antarctic Convergence, four of them are considered true Antarctic species: the Weddell, the Ross, the Crabeater and the Leopard. Both the Southern Elephant Seal and the Fur Seal do occasionally venture onto the continent, but prefer the more northerly islands of the warmer subantarctic seas.
Seals were the first Antarctic species to be commercially harvested. In fact, it was the search for new populations of seals that led to much of the early exploration of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. During the 19th and 20th centuries, several species of seals were heavily exploited for their skins or fur and for oil. Whole populations were decimated as early as the 1820's and some, including the Antarctic Fur Seal, were driven to the brink of extinction. Today, seals in the Antarctic are protected by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, which nonetheless allows for a small quota of specific species to be taken for science.
Though most of their time is spent in the water, all Antarctic seals, unlike whales, must return to land to breed. Breeding sites are found primarily on fast shelf ice and pack ice surrounding the Antarctic continent or on coastal shores of the more northerly islands. Breeding behaviors vary greatly among seal species. Ross, Weddell, and Leopard seals breed alone. Other species, such as the Antarctic Fur seal and the Southern Elephant seal prefer larger groups where dominant bulls aggressively defend 'harems' of females, with territorial disputes a common occurrence during breeding season.
All seals feed at sea using sonar (echolocation) and the enhanced sight of their large eyes. Diets vary but generally consist of krill (a key species in the Antarctic ecosystem), fish , and squid.
There are two main types of seals: the 'eared' seals (Otariidae) and the 'true' seals (Phocidae), which have no protruding ear. Only the Antarctic Fur Seal belongs to the Otariidae, or eared order. The 'eared' seals have hairless hind flippers that can be brought under their bodies making them very agile both on land and at sea. 'True' seals have furred hind flippers that they use to swim, but on land they are dragged behind the body in awkward 'snakelike' undulations.

Gorilla

All About Gorillas
Gorilla QuizGorillas are large, quiet, gentle apes that live in Africa. Although gorillas are frequently portrayed as aggressive, dangerous killers, they are really shy, peaceful vegetarians. Because of massive loss of habitat, these majestic primates are in great danger of going extinct.ANATOMYGorillas have very long arms (the arms are longer than the legs), and a short, bulky body with a wide chest.
Hair and Skin:Gorillas are covered with brownish hair on most of their body (except their fingers, palms, face, armpits, and bottoms of their feet).
The Head:Gorillas have a very large head with a bulging forehead, a crest on top (it is called the sagittal crest, and is larger on male gorillas), tiny ears, and small, dark-brown eyes. Gorillas have no tail. Adult gorillas have 32 teeth, with large molars (flat teeth used for chewing food) and large canines (pointy teeth used for biting), which are especially large in the male gorillas. Gorillas each have a unique nose print (like we have unique fingerprints).
Senses:Gorillas have senses very similar to ours, including hearing, sight (they seem to be slightly nearsighted and to have color vision), smell, taste, and touch.
Hands and Feet:Gorillas' hands are very much like ours; they have five fingers, including an opposable thumb. Their feet have five toes, including an opposable big toe. Gorillas can grasp things with both their hands and their feet.
SIZEMale gorillas are much larger than the females, and are almost twice as heavy. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks because they have a saddle-shaped patch of silver hair on their backs after they are about 12 years of age.
Gorillas
Height
Weight
Female
4.6 ft (1.4 m)
200 lb (90 kg)
Male
5.6 ft (1.7 m)
400 lb (180 kg)DIETGorillas are predominantly herbivores, eating mostly plant material. They forage for food in the forests during the day. They eat leaves, fruit, seeds, tree bark, plant bulbs, tender plant shoots, and flowers. They have been known to eat various parts of over 200 different plant species. Occasionally, gorillas supplement their diet with termites and ants.
Gorillas rarely drink water; the water contained in their diet is apparently enough to sustain them.
An average adult male eats approximately 50 pounds of food a day. INTELLIGENCE AND LANGUAGEGorillas are very intelligent and can learn extremely complex tasks.
Language:Some gorillas have been taught sign language by people; these gorillas learned how to form simple sentences and communicate with people.
Tools:Gorillas have never been observed using tools in the wild, although they have been taught to use them in captivity. BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL HABITSBands of Gorillas:Gorillas are shy, social animals that are active during the day (they are diurnal). They live in small groups (or bands) of 6-7 individuals, including one silverback (adult male), a few females, and their young. When the young mature, they go off and join or form another band.
Grooming:Grooming one another (cleaning the hair of another gorilla) is a major occupation among gorillas in a band. Female gorillas groom their offspring, one another, and the silverback; the silverback does not groom others.
Sleeping Nests:Each evening, gorillas construct a "nest" for the night in which they will curl up and sleep. These bowl-shaped nests are made out of leaves and other plant material. Nests are only shared by a mother and her nursing offspring. Scientists who study gorillas can easily estimate a local gorilla population by counting the number of "nests."
Aggression:Gorillas are not aggressive animals. When an intruder disturbs them, they may make a lot of noise, but they rarely confront another animal.
COMMUNICATION AND VOCALIZATIONGorillas are generally quiet animals. They communicate with each other using many complicated sounds and gestures. Gorillas use at least 25 recognized vocalizations, including grunts, roars, growls, whines, chuckles, hooting, etc. Some gorilla gestures include chest-beating, high-pitched barks, lunging, throwing objects, staring, lip-tucking , sticking out the tongue, sideways running, slapping, rising to a two-legged stance, etc. Communication is used to teach the young the many skills that they need to survive, and for other gorillas to communicate about food, social relationships, distress, mating, etc.
LOCOMOTIONGorillas knuckle-walk using both their legs and their long arms (putting pressure on their knuckles, with the fingers rolled into the hand). Gorillas rarely walk using only their legs. They can climb trees, but do not do so very often. Gorillas cannot swim.
LIFE SPANGorillas live about 50 years in captivity; their life span in the wild is only about 35 years (like most animals, they live much longer in captivity).
HABITATGorillas are primarily terrestrial (although they lived in trees back in their evolutionary past). Gorillas live in tropical rain forests (in the forest edges and clearings), wet lowland forests, swamps, and abandoned fields.
DISTRIBUTIONThe different subspecies of gorillas live in different parts of western Africa.
Subspecies G. g. gorilla, the western lowland gorilla, is found at low altitudes in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
Subspecies G. g. graueri,the eastern lowland gorilla, is found in eastern Zaire.
Subspecies G. g. beringei, the mountain gorilla, is found at high altitudes (from 5,400 to 12,440 feet or 1,650 to 3,800 m) in Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda. REPRODUCTION AND BABY GORILLASGorillas are fully grown and able to reproduce at 10-12 years old. Female gorillas are pregnant for about 8 to 9.5 months and have about 3 babies in their lifetime. Newborn gorillas weigh only about 3-4 pounds (1.4 to 1.8 kg) at birth (about half the weight of a newborn human).
Female gorillas carefully nurture their young. Baby gorillas learn to crawl at about 2 months (much earlier than humans) and can walk before they are 9 months old (earlier than most humans). They can grasp their mother's fur to ride on the mother's back at 4 months. Baby gorillas are fed mother's milk for the first 2 1/2 years of life. When they are weaned, gorillas begin to build their own sleeping nests out of vegetation (and not use their mother's nest anymore). Young gorillas stay with their mother for 3-4 years. Adult male gorillas (silverbacks) will care for weaned orphaned young gorillas. POPULATION COUNTSGorilla populations are decreasing; they are in danger of extinction. Scientists estimate that there are roughly 50,000 gorillas left in the wild in Africa. Most of these are western lowland gorillas; there are only about 600 mountain gorillas and 2,500 eastern lowland gorillas. Mountain gorillas are on the verge of extinction. THE EVOLUTION OF GORILLASThe earliest-known primates date from about 70 million years ago (Macdonald, 1985). The greater apes (family Pongidae, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans) split off from the lesser apes (family Hylobatidae, gibbons and siamangs) 20 million years ago. The gorilla's closest relative genetically is the chimpanzee (who is also our closest relative in the animal kingdom). CLASSIFICATIONGorillas belong to the:
Kingdom Animalia (all animals)
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata (animals with backbones)
Class Mammalia (warm-blooded animals with fur and mammary glands)
Order Primates (which is comprised of 11 families, including lemurs, monkeys, marmosets, lesser apes, great apes, and humans)
Family Pongidae (the great apes, including gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans)
Genus Gorilla (gorillas and orangutans)
Species gorilla
Subspecies G. g. gorilla - the western lowland gorilla (found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea)
Subspecies G. g. graueri - the eastern lowland gorilla (found in eastern Zaire)
Subspecies G. g. beringei - the mountain gorilla (found in Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda)

Vidya Balan

"I have enjoyed the success my work has brought me. Some might say I haven’t really struggled to be successful. I think it is my perspective that is utopian. My state of mind is positive and peaceful. And I dare to dream", - Vidya Balan

Date of Birth: January 1, 1982

Sign: Capricorn

Religion: hindu

City: Palghat, Kerala

Country: India

Mother: home maker

Father: PR Balan - Vice President of ETC Channel

Siblings: older sister

Education: St. Antony's School, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai University. She has sociology degree

Likes: indian classical musicFavorite

films: DDLJ, Dil Se, One fine dayFavorite

clothes: sarisFavorite

food: home-cooked

Her hero: Amitabh Bachchan

Her heroine: Madhuri Dixit

Other facts: Vidya is spiritually inclined

Hobbies: reading - all of Paulo Coelho’s books, listening to music and watching films

Occupation: bollywood actress / fashion model

Debut Film: Bhaalo Theko (Languages: tamil, hindi, english, malayalam, bengali )

Vidya Balan is hailed as the next big thing, among the current lot of Bollywood actresses. She banks on her beauty, grace and talent rather than on exposure like her other competitors.Vidya was born in a middleclass family in Palakkad, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originally her family belongs to Tamil Iyer community. But she grew up in Mumbai. Her father PR Balan is Vice President of ETC Channel and her mother, a homemaker. She also has an older sister, Priya, who is married. She is close to her brother-in-law as well. Vidya handles several languages with ease, including her native Tamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Bengali
Her did her schooling in St. Anthony’s Girls High School and college in St. Xavier's College and also studied in University of Mumbai for a short period. She has got a Sociology degree to her credit.
Vidya Balan was signed to appear in the Malayalam film Chakram, but the film was abandoned mid-way through productionShe is from the Iyer communityShe made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998She decided to join films the day she interacted with Shabana Azmi while in collegeShe is trained in Carnatic musicVidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was chosen for the lead role in ParineetaVidya Balan has acted in more than 25 ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
It was in Mumbai, during a pop concert, when filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached her to play the female lead in his movie Parineeta, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar.Vidya had to go through 40 screen tests and 17 make-up shoots before she was finally chosen for the lead role in the film.

Amrita Rao

ProfileName: Amrita Rao

Birthday: 7th June 1981

E-mail: fanmail@amrita-rao.com

Turn-ons: Impeccable behaviour with women

Turn-offs: Jealous People

Car in school: Mitsubishi Lancer

Car today: Mercedes Favourite

TV show: I love all Sajid Khan shows I lie sometimes: when i am in bed, haha. But seriously, they are usually white lies to avoid hurting someone or to my mum when she worries unecessarily.

Memorable moments: The day my first film Ishq Vishk released. It took a bumper opening and I went to the theatres with Shahid Kapoor and Ken Ghosh. The audience response was so positive and overwhelming, it was unforgettable.

Philosophy of life: Life is short and sweet, so make others happy and never let anyone down. Secret ambition: I've led such a protected life that a holiday in Venice on my own would be fun.

On a blind date I'd go out with:Brad Pitt. Please Jennifer Aniston, may I? If i were a burglar I'd steal: the hearts of my audiece.

I'd like to be reborn as: A social worker. I would like to do something for mentally challenged individuals. Maybe I will do so in this life itself.

Allergies: Snobbish people

Favourite drink: Nariyal Paani

What I am terrified of: doing a bad job in a film and letting my fans down.

Favourite Book: Chitra Bannerfi's Arranged Marriage

One role I'd give my left arm for: I would not name a role that has already been done by someone. I want to do a role that others would give their left arm for!

Amrita Rao was born in mumbai, to a well-to-do Saraswat Brahmin family, on June 7th 1981. In Sanskrit ‘Amrita’ is a drink which gives you immortality. This model-turned-actress has got the talent and beauty to be immortal in viewers mind.Amrita never really dreamed to be an actress because she though, with no contacts in the film industry, it would be a tough battle, if she wants to establish herself there. But not only has she made it to Bollywood, she is widely considered as the next big thing. Though she is just ten films old, she has already got a Sooraj Barjatya film under her kitty. Her beauty bowled over acclaimed international painter M.F Husain and inspired him to make a series of painting of her and her film ‘Vivah’.
It all started when, while studying psychology Sophia College in Mumbai, she auditioned for ‘Fairever Cream’ and to her surprise, got selected from among 60 other contestants. The close-up Ad campaign followed and it became a big success and she got loads of offers after that. Within a year, she became one of the most sought-after models in India.Her Cadbury’s Perk and Nestle Bru Coffee advertisements fetched her offers from top directors, but she was apprehensive at first, as she wanted to complete her studies. After completing her studies, she signed Raj Kanwar’s ‘Ab Ke Baras’ which was also Raj Babbar’s son Aarya’s launch vehicle. The film didn’t do as well as expected, she got an offer to act in a historical film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘The legend of Bagath Singh’, even though it was a small role.‘Ishq Vishk’, with Shahid Kapur became a huge hit and earned her girl-next-door image. She also won the best debutante award from Filmfare, Stardust and IIFA for the movie. She followed up the success with ‘Masti’, a sex-comedy and ‘Main Hoon Na’. ‘Main Hoon Na’, which had Shah Rukh Khan, gave her worldwide popularity. She also did ‘Deewaar’, ‘Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi’, ‘Shikhar’, and ‘Pyare Mohan’.‘Vivah’, the Sooraj Barjatya movie is a big turning point of her career. Not only is the film a big success worldwide, she has gained a huge fan following of all ages through the film. She and her co-star in the film, Shahid Kapur is considered the most happening pair after Shah Rukh Khan- Kajol.The best thing about Amrita is that not only is she beautiful and talented, she has no hang-ups and is very down-to-earth, which makes her easy to work with. She has two films lined-up - ‘My Name is Anthony Gonsalves’ and Telugu film ‘Athidhi’. After ‘Vivah’ she has lots of offers coming her way, but like before, she is taking it slow, waiting for the right scripts, because she knows ‘Slow and steady wins the race!’

Monday, February 25, 2008

Midnight-Strike

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Cyber Swat

Matrix

3D-Worm

SWAT

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Kaboom

Dommed

Green & Black

Sheep Invaders

Gooslasher

Friday, January 25, 2008

Malleswari

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

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Cast: Venkatesh, Aarti Agrawal & Asha Saini
Music: Koti
Direction: Vijaya BhaskarStory &
Dialogues: Trivikram Srinivas
Producer: Sravnthi Ravi Kishore
Story:Venakteswarlu alias Venky (Venky) comes to the house of Murthy (Prakash Raj) on recommendation of Sekhar (Chandra Mohan) who is a child hood friend of Murthy and the father of Venky. Nandini alias Nandu (Aarti Agrawal) is the daughter of Murthy.Venky enters that place when Nandu is about to get engaged to software professional from USA. He helps the family in getting the engagement done smoothly. Murthy helps Venky secure a handsome job. The relationship between Venky and Nandu starts with hatred and turns into friendship. Nandu expresses Venky that she is in love with him. Venky, who does not want to spoil the relationship of their parents, decides to run off from the house of Nandu.

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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Vaana-review

Starring: Vinay, Nila, Suman, Jayasudha, Seetha, Naresh, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Director: M.S. Raju
Music: M.S.Raju

Good

MS Raju’s lates offering ‘Vaana’ both as a producer as well as director is an honest attempt to make a neat film, which goes against the current trend. The film is a beautiful love story but with a subtle but clear message in the end for all young lovers.
Vinay is the only son of rich parents Jayasudha and Naresh. He has no aim in life and is wandering about enjoying the comforts provided by his businessman father Naresh. He comes across a beautiful girl Meera Chopra at a mall. He is so taken in by her beauty that he fails to notice a open manhole and falls into it. Meera rescues him and in the resultant confusion, she leaves behind her newly purchased watch.
The hero sees her with his face fully covered in the black drainage water. He tries to get in touch with a help of a phone-in programme on Radio. But it does not materialize. He sees her once again while he and his mother are going to attend a marriage. Vinay comes across the heroine once again but this time too his face is covered in black engine oil.
Vinay and Jayasudha reach Suman’s house and there Vinay learns that Meera is the daughter of Suman, a retired colonel and Seetha.
Meera’s marriage is fixed and her marriage is just about a week away. The hero manages to make Meera falls in love with him in just four days. Meera is even ready to elope with Vinay just two days before the marriage.
At this stage, Meera’s mother learns about her daughter trying to run away with someone. She asks Vinay to help her and see that Meera does not run away. Even Vinay’s mother slaps his son hard and warns him not to do any foolish thing like running away with the bride.
The heroine gets desperate as the marriage date is fast approaching. With just a few hours left for the marriage, the hero takes a decision. What is the decision? How it affects everyone is the suspense element that unfolds on the screen.

Performance:

Newcomer Vinay has a good height and physique. He has tried his best to come across as a young lover who is ready to do anything fairly well. It is only his dubbing that seems to be a bit too loud in comparison with his personality.
Meera Chopra plays her role with perfection. She is also hot and sexy in the song “Vunnatta Leenatta…” in a hot red costume. She looks beautiful like Simran and young and bubbly like Genelia.
Suman as a retired colonel has done another good job. His role is not too big to make much impact. Jayasudha as Vinay’s mother also gives a good and restrained performance. The rest of the star cast is okay.
Music is average but the cinematography is good. The natural beauty of places around Bangalaore and the rain scenes have been caught on camera beautifully. Comedy is just average. MS Narayana and Dharmavarapu do their routine stuff.
Prabhu Deva and Sunil appear in the first song and perform some dance steps.
Even producer director MS Raju appears in the song ‘Sirimale Vaana Paduthondhi loona” dressed up as a farmer driving a tractor laden with hay.
The hero has a white rabbit named ‘Devadasu’ for company from star to finish.
The film is a remake of the Kannada film ‘Mungare Male’. However MS Raju has done a god job with the remake.
The film is just like any other love story but for the twist in the end. It is the ending that makes watching the film worthwhile.
Vaana is a good watch, and it is a must watch for today’s younger generation that is blinded by love. They defy everyone and everything in their momentary madness called love. The tagline “Prema Madhuram Tyagam Amaram” is very appropriate.

Pourudu-- Review

Average
Pourudu is a sensitive but hard-hitting portrayal of a father, son conflict and the menace of gangs and gangsters. Debutante Raj Adithya manages to come up with an interesting storyline with the usual gang rivalry amongst two rival groups as a backdrop.

Story:

Ajay (Sumanth) is a top ranker in the civil services exams. He is awaiting a call for the interview in Delhi. Pandu (Suman) is his father. Ajai hates his father for his violent methods. Pandu is the right hand man of Ali Bhai, a big gangster, who is seen as doing some good to society by doing what the police fail to do. Ajai falls in love with Samyuktha (Kajal) daughter of Dharmavarapu. Ajai all the time asks his father to leave Ali Bahi and lead a honest ad law-abiding life. Ajai’s philosophy is that it is the duty of the police and the judiciary to punish evildoers in society. Ali Bhai is not doing the right thing by taking the law into his own hands. Ajai misses going to Delhi to attend the interview as he is caught in a brawl with some gangster while they are bashing him up. Pandu treats Ali Bhai as a demi-god but the gangster shows his true colours and eliminates the upright and honest Pandu after he has served his purpose. The question before Ajai now is whether to go to Delhi and pursue his dream of joining the IAS or to stay back and take revenge on his father’s killers. This is the suspense that should be watched on the silver screen.

Performance:

Sumanth as an angry young man who has this love-hate relationship with his father does a decent job. He also comes out well in the fight scenes. It is Suman who steals the show. He plays the role of a loyal lieutenant of gangster, Ali Bhai and also that of a doting father to an angry young son to perfection. Kajal is okay. She comes across as a beautiful hot and sexy actress in the song ‘Andalu Neekandistha..’. Nazar, Kota, and others do justice to their roles. There are many comedians in the film but the comedy on the whole is just average. Ali once again plays the role of a transgender. Brahmanandam’s role is too brief to make any impact. Music by Mani Sarma disappoints. None of the songs are good except for one hot number “Andalu Neekandistha… Vayyarame Vaddistha…” The film is an honest attempt to look at the problem of gangs and gangsters from the eyes of a law-abiding citizen. The title ‘Pourudu’ is completely justified. The director however goes overboard with the violence. Too many necks are twisted and many hands and legs are broken in the most horrifying manner. The film is an average entertainer.