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The Departed

Martin Scorsese’s award winning movie, “The Departed”, is banned in China. China Film Group, the major importer of films shown in mainland China, told the American movie’s Hong Kong distributor, Media Asia, that the Hollywood hit is unsuitable for Chinese audiences, though it gave no reason.

The Departed has just won the Best Director award at the 64th Golden Globe Awards. It received six nominations including Best Picture – Drama, Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (one for Jack Nicholson and another for Mark Wahlberg), and Best Screenplay (William Monahan) in this grand event.

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From whatever angle, it is impossible to liken Bollywood’s sultry actress, Shilpa Shetty, to pappadum in terms of looks. In what is beginning to be a habit, British national TV again invited controversy when it compared the sexy Bollywood star to Indian pappadum. Perhaps the controversy will be placed in better perspective if David Beckham were compared to fish and chips, or Madonna to hamburgers. Nevertheless, as a humble Indian cracker, pappadums are as much a staple for Indian consumption and a representative of Indian culture as the rising star Shilpa Shetty. Thus pappadum and Shilpa Shetty may have a lot in common after all.

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Are you a giver? Brain scan finds the truth

You have just found a boyfriend. You might be keen to know whether your boyfriend is altruistic and charitable. Any way to find out more?

Well, US researchers reported that altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviors to access, can be detected in a brain scan. Thru their research, it is revealed that an activity is found in a specific area of the brain could predict altruistic behavior.

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The Sri Sundararaja Perumal temple in Klang, Malaysia is also known as the Tirupathi of Southeast Asia. The world-famous Tirupathi temple in India attracts millions of devotees yearly.

ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO standards contribute to making the development, manufacturing and supply of products and services more efficient, safer and cleaner. They make trade between countries easier and fairer. They provide governments with a technical base for health, safety and environmental legislation. They aid in transferring technology to developing countries. ISO standards also serve to safeguard consumers, and users in general, of products and services – as well as to make their lives simpler.

And now there is a Hindu Temple in Klang, Malaysia was awarded the MS ISO 9001:2000 certification by local ISO Certification agency AJA EQS Certification Private Limited. The 117-year-old Sri Sundararaja Perumal temple has become the first Hindu temple in the world to attain the ISO 9001 certification.

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This is a five-step ladder to success. Although there is no short cut to success, a well-trodden path may be easier to follow than others.

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Fancy a job as an undercover private detective who is paid to have sex with prostitutes? The Sunday Telegraph reports that city officials in Sydney have paid A$25,000 to private detectives over the past three years to root out illicit sex trade. Nick Ebbeck, the mayor of Kuringai Council was quoted as saying: “We have to employ private investigators to actually go through with the act and come up with reports that will suffice in a court process.”

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In Netherlands, prostitution is a legal business

The world’s oldest profession is finally about to get the recognition it deserves!

According to the Netherlands’ national news agency ANP, Amsterdam’s red light district will soon get a new attraction: a bronze statue dedicated to prostitutes around the world.

The statue is designed by sculptress Els Rijerse, it will likely be unveiled at the end of March. Els Rijerse made the statue at the request of a former prostitute Mariska Majoor, who a decade ago founded a centre on prostitution in the Dutch capital.

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