“Bored of Gangnam Style? And all the Gangnam Style parodies? Us too. Well, apart from the Ghostbusters one, obviously. We can never get enough of that.
But we digress. Because the good/bad news, depending on how you look at it, is that there’s a new Gangnam Style-style video in town. And it’s called Harlem Shake.
And the meme that’s doing the rounds? Taking said heavy bass instrumental track and filming yourself dancing to it – while everyone else around you ignores you and acts completely normally, only to then suddenly join in with you when the bass comes in. And go completely nuts.
The first such example, we do believe, was the one at the top of this page. And now everybody’s at it. Office workers, Norwegian soldiers, firemen, grandmothers, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang and even Jimmy Fallon. Check out all of these, and more, below (we particularly love the father and son one). It’s only a matter of time beforethe Eton boys get in on the act..
Normally there would have been an immediate denial by NASA.
As far as I could there is none as yet.
Why?
UFOs are reported all over the world, and over the weekend, they made an appearance in the skies above Melbourne, Australia.
Three very bright objects were videotaped maneuvering in a variety of ways, as well as turning their lights on and off as part of the show, reports the International Business Times.
At approximately 1:52 of the video — posted to YouTube by FindingUFO — one of the odd lights suddenly shoots away, seemingly from ground level, at incredibly fast speed.
While the individual who took the videotape doesn’t provide any personal information, commenters to the video suggest they, too, have seen similar light shows in the sky.
According to onlyMelbourne.com, “We receive UFO sighting reports in Melbourne at the rate of one a week. The vast majority are lights at night, and a few with a video evidence.”
And then there’s Lou20764, who (Warning! Warning!) has posted several UFO videos on his YouTube channel, like the one below, where he writes: “One of the most amazing sights I have ever recorded. Objects not visible to naked eye. ‘Invasion’ may be the wrong title, but that’s what I felt. I hope they are benevolent.”
In the UFO world, people who are known as “repeaters” are almost always immediately considered suspect. The more times you claim to photograph something unusual, the less credibility you seem to have.
Since we at Huffington Post don’t tend to pass judgment, we leave it to you to decide if Lou20764’s following UFO armada video, from Melbourne in November, is legit or not.
Though an Interim stay was ordered by the High Court of madras, ,he said, the Chennai Police chased people away, refused permission to screen the Film asking for the order in Physical Form.
He felt that he was being chased out of Tamil Nadu and hoped to settle anywhere else, be it Kerala or some other sate.
If no other State was prepared to accept he planned to settle abroad.
He also stated that he had hocked his house and was likely to lose it if did not meet his lender’s time line.
‘A visibly emotional Kamal Haasan held a press conference on Wednesday in Chennai. The actor and filmmaker alleged the ban onVishwaroopam was a sheer political game and he would be compelled to leave the country if the harassment persists.
Vishwaroopam was originally scheduled to release in Tamil Nadu on January 25 but the TN government imposed a 2 week ban on the film after a few Muslim outfits complained that the film contains a few objectionable scenes. Reacting to this Kamal Haasan said that the ban on Vishwaroopam was a ‘cultural terrorism’.
2 c If you are living so amiably with the Hindus in Tamil Nadu, and if they are going to change by watching this Movie, well..this is some special relationship of Religious Amity!
2 d) We are not getting houses.
True partly.
This has nothing to do with Mr.Kamal Hassan or Mr.Kamal Hassan.
2 c If you are living so amiably with the Hindus in Tamil Nadu, and if they are going to change by watching this Movie, well..this is some special relationship of Religious Amity!
2 d) We are not getting houses.
True partly.
This has nothing to do with Mr.Kamal Hassan or Mr.Kamal Hassan.
This is because of the terrorists’ attacks and the apprehension that some would be tenants might belong that Minority of Muslims who are rabid fanatics.
2 e ) Our concurrence is needed to produce a Film.
What can one comment on a statement as silly as this!
2 f) Since when Muslims have started taking Brides from the other Communities?
If they mean within their Communities, that only means that they suspect the Bride groom might be a terrorist.
Some good counters.
Director R.K.Selva Mani.
If these groups rallied against Pakistan when it cut the heads of Indian Soldiers in the Border, as they do now, Hindus would have loved Muslims more.
KRG,Director,Distributor.
‘ We do not call you Minority,You call yourself thus.
If as a Minority you say you are hurt please understand we still love you l despite what has happened throughout the world, it is because our patience’
I am no Fan of Mr.Kamal Hassan either.
I like his Histrionic abilities, not his pseudo humility , Pseudo Intellectualism and his habit of swiping at Hindus , especially Brahmins.
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Various Muslim organisations demanded a ban on the screening of actor-producer Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroopam‘, saying “it will affect social harmony” in Chennai.
M H Jawahirullah, MLA and President, Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, said representatives of various Muslim organisations met the City Police Commissioner S George demanding that the screening of the movie be banned.
“The screening of the movie will affect social harmony in the state. We plan to meet the Home Secretary, besides moving the Censor Board,” he said.
Jawahirullah replied in the affirmative when asked if they planned to move the court if required.
Muslim organisations had earlier demanded that the film be screened to them prior to its release, expressing concern over the depiction of the community in the movie.
He said Haasan had organised a special screening of the movie for them following their demand.
The thespian had already courted controversy after taking a U-turn on his decision to release the movie on Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform with theatre owners red-flagging his decision.”
ஆனால் இதன் பின்னனியில் என்ன நடக்கிறது என விசாரிக்கும் போது கமல் பெரிய சிக்கலில் மாட்டியிருப்பதாய் தகவல்கள் வருகிறது.
முன்னதாக பல்வேறு எதிர்புபகளையும் மீறி கமல் DTHல் ரிலீஸ் என்ற போது, ஆந்திரா/வட இந்தியாவில் ஒரு பெரிய மல்டிபிளக்ஸ் நிறுவனத்தலைவர் DTH வேண்டாம் ஆனால் நான் 400 திரையரங்களில் ரிலீஸ் செய்வதாக கூறியதாகவும் அதற்கு கமல் மறுத்துவிட்டதால் எந்த தியேட்டரிலும் ரிலீஸ் செய்யமுடியாது என சேலஞ்ச் செய்ததாகவும் கமலே கூறினார். அந்த வகையில் வட இந்தியாவில் போதுமான தியேட்டர்கள் கிடைக்காமல் வெறும் DTH ரிலீஸ் என்ற நேற்று தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது. ஆந்திராவிலும் ஏற்கனவே தெலுங்கின் பெரிய நட்சத்திர படங்கள் ரிலீஸால் போதிய திரையரங்குகள் இல்லாமல் 2 வாரம் கழித்து விஸ்வரூபம் ரிலீஸ் என்ற சூழ்நிலையில் இருந்தது.
ஆக தமிழ்நாட்டில் மட்டுமே தியேட்டர் ரிலீஸ் என்ற நிலையில், எத்தனை திரையரங்குகளில் என்பது கேள்விக்குறியாய் இருந்தது. ஆரம்பத்தில் கமல் 400 திரையரங்குகளில் வரும் என்றார்.. பின்னர் சில நாட்கள் முன்பு குறைந்தது 300 தியேட்டர்களாவது ரிலீஸ் செய்யும் என்றார். நேற்று முன்தினம் கமிஷ்னர் அலுவலகத்தில் புகார் குடுக்கவரும்போது 200 தியேட்டர்களாக இருக்கலாம் என்ற தகவல் கசிந்தது. ஆனால் உண்மையில் 30 முதல் 40 திரையரங்குகளே ரிலீஸ் செய்ய முன்வந்தாக தெரிகிறது.
..DTH நிலை என்ன என விசாரித்தால் அதுவும் அதிர்ச்சியாகவே இருந்திருக்கிறது.
முன்னதாக சென்ற வாரத்தில் கிட்டத்தட்ட 30 லட்சம் பேர் முன்பதிவு செய்திருப்பதாக திடீரென ஒரு செய்தி வெளியானது. நாமும் அதை வெளியிட்டிருந்தோம். சினிமா ஆட்களுடன் நெருங்கிய தொடர்பில் இருக்கும், முன்பு விநியோகஸ்தராக இருந்த, ஒரு பிரபல நபர் தனது பேஸ்புக்கில் விலாவரியாய் எழுதியிருந்ததை அடிப்படையாய் வைத்து வந்த அந்த செய்தி ஆதாரமற்றதாய் போய்விட்டது. அந்த நபரிடமே அதைப்பற்றி விசாரித்தபோது அது ஆந்தையார் ரிப்போர்டரிடமிருந்து வந்த தகவல் எனவும்,இந்த DTH பற்றி தான் பல வருடமாய் கவனித்து தகவல்களை சேகரித்து வைத்துள்ளதாகவும், 10 கோடி DTH இணைப்புகள் இருப்பதால் 30 லட்சம் இணைப்புகள் நடப்பது எளிது என்றும், கமலின் பேஸ்புக் பேஜில் அதை பகிர்ந்துள்ளேன் அதை அவர் மறுக்கவில்லை எனவே.. தனது கணக்கு தப்பாது என்றார். அவர் சொன்னதைப் பார்க்கும் போது வாய்ப்பு இருக்குமோ எனத் தோன்றியது. ஆனால் உண்மை வேறுமாதிரியாய் இருந்திருக்கிறது.
YouTube has been blocked by Pakistan over what it terms to be inappropriate content, that is Movie on The Prophet which it considers as blasphemy.
It ha s asked Google to remove content but of no avail.
So the position in Pakistan is that YouTube remains blocked with surfers not being able to browse non controversial contents.
The US Government, despite Pakistan’s pleas can do nothing for to ensure removal of the content by Google, Pakistan must sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the US before asking the America-based company Google (which owns the YouTube)to remove the objectionable content from the website.
Pakistan is unable to decide either way.
To complete this process Pakistan Government must have the will to sign.
The dilemma is if Pakistan signs, then Militant groups will react for having surrenders to US Company.
If it does not ,non fundamentalist Groups will be restive.
A bunch calling itself a Government, where a President is facing corruption charges,a Prime Minister who has been asked to vacate his seat by the Supreme Court, besieged by The ISI,Army, Fundamentalists,,Moderates,Pro US lobbies…what can it do!
Split Personalities can not function, let alone decide. .
Story:
IT experts say that after signing an agreement with Google and getting YouTube registered, the Pakistan government will be in a position to ask the US company to provide Pakistan-specific content on the website.
Since blocking the YouTube five months ago in the wake of protests across the country over a blasphemous movie, the government has done practically nothing to either get the objectionable content removed from the website or open access to its non-controversial pages for millions of internet users.
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Explaining the reason, the convener of the Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK), Wahajus Siraj, said: “Unlike Pakistan,
countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia have entered into agreements with the US. Under the MLAT, these countries are in a position to request Google to follow local laws and remove the objectionable content from YouTube,” said Mr Siraj.
The IT expert said the agreement safeguarded interests of the service provider (Google in this case) by not holding it responsible for any blasphemous or anti-state content posted online by individuals/users.
According to Mr Siraj, absence of the treaty was why, despite repeated requests from Pakistan, Google has not taken out the anti-Islam movie. Access to YouTube was blocked on Sept 18 last year following protests in the country.
“Even India has signed the MLAT with the US and because of this New Delhi is able to get all objectionable contents blocked without denying access to YouTube,” Mr Siraj said. According to a senior official of the ministry of information technology there was a status quo on the matter. “The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty if signed is the only way to restrict/block blasphemous material on internet, but there is no progress yet on the matter,” the official said, adding that without signing the agreement links and websites would have to be manually blocked which was not possible.
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