Happy Niu (牛) Year!

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Happy 2009, Year of The Ox!

 

Wish Everyone Who Drops by This Blog Random Citations A Very Prosperous 2009, Year of The Ox [wiki] according to the Chinese Lunar calendar!

Men Kissing

From Xinhua

Two men kiss during a mass kissing event in downtown Madrid April 3, 2008. In exchange for spontaneous kissing, participants were given a free T-shirt during the event that saw the attendants kissing all at once.

Youtube April Fool's Rick Roll Prank: Rick Astley-Never Gonna Give You Up

Today April 1 is April Fools' Day! To entertain its viewers, Youtube redirected all of the featured videos on the homepage Rick Astley-Never Gonna Give You Up. Holy Rick Roll!

What is Rick Roll? Below is a simple yet very conclusive explanation by Col. Jack O'Neill

When what you think is a link to something you want to see actually directs you to a video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." This is common in the WoW community.

Video:Cherry Blossom Festival In Washington DC 2008

The annual cherry blossom festival begins March 29 and ends April 13 in Washington DC, USA. More than 1 million tourists are expected to see the 16-day National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Here are some of the highlights:

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CHIT-CHAT RUNS

When: March 29, 30; April 5

Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Location: Washington Monument Plaza

Cost: Free

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LANTERN WALKS

When: March 29, 30; April 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13

Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Location: Tidal Basin, near the paddle boats; 1500 Maine Ave., SW

Cost: Free

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RIVER TEAS

When: March 29, 30; April 5, 6, 12, 13

Time: Two-hour tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Location: Washington Marina; 1300 Maine Ave., SW

Cost: $60/adult; $30/child

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Video: Milo Ventimiglia's Drunk Easter Bunny Greeting

Milo Ventimiglia crazy bunny's video is disturbing!

Happy New Year 2008!

Wish all the people in the world a very prosperous 2008! Specially thanks to all those readers of Random Citations, it's your loyal readership that keeps us work hard at this blog!

Queen Elizabeth 2007 Christmas Speech Youtube Video

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wishes all people in the world a very blessed Christmas! Click here to watch the video at TheRoyalChannel on Youtube. Link to the full script of her Christmas speech. #Tags: Queen Elizabeth, christmas speech, youtube

Merry Christmas!

Wish every RC reader Merry Christmas and have a very Happy New Year!

2008 Golden Globe Nominations

Golden Globe 2008 is to take place in Los Angeles on January 13, 2008. Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere, along with Ryan Reynolds and Quentin Tarantino, just announced the categories and nominees for the 65th annual ceremony hours ago in Los Angeles. 

MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

COMEDY
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

ACTOR (DRAMA)
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington - American Gangster

ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Jodie Foster - The Brave One
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement

ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages
John C. Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

ACTRESS (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page - Juno

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
Ethan & Joel Coen - No Country For Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Ridley Scott - American Gangster
JOe Wright - Atonement

SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Ronald Hardwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson's War

ANIMATION
The Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Kite Runner
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lust, Caution
Persepolis

ORIGINAL SCORE
Into the Wild
Grace is Gone
The Kite Runner
Atonement
Eastern Promises

TV
ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
David duchovny - Californication
Ricky Gervais - The Office
Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Christina Applegate
America Ferrara
Tina Fey
Anna Friel
Mary Louise Parker

MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Company
Five Days
The State Within
Longford

ACTRESS (MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Bryce Dallas Howard
Debra Messing
Queen Latifah
Sissy Spacek
Ruth Wilson

ACTOR (MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Adam Beach
Ernest Borgnine
Jim Broadbent
Jason Isaacs
James Nesbitt

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rose Byrne
Rachel Griffith
Katherine Heigl
Samantha Morton
Anna Paquin
Jamie Pressly

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ted Danson
Kevin Dillon
Jeremy Piven
Andy Serkis
William Shatner
Donald Sutherland

Source: Celebrity-Gossip.net

Madrid Pac Man Christmas Tree

Cool!

This electronic Christmas tree fashioned in the likeness of a Pac-Man map, complete with Pac Man, power pellets and ghosts, shows the Spanish know what they're doing when it comes to the holidays. Currently in downtown Madrid, the tree not only features all the elements of the game, but Pac-Man and his nemeses are partially animated, shifting back and forth in place.

Link via Tags: madrid, pac man, xmas, chritmas tree

Peruvian Potato Christmas Tree

A special Christmas tree made of potatoes is shown at a local institute in Lima December 4, 2007. Students made the tree using 98kg (216 lbs) of potatoes. At first sight, you may thing this artificial tree is nothing special. Actually, tell you, Peru has some very special potatoes which grows 3,950-meter-above-sea-level Andes, chick here to know a little bit more. Tags: peru, lima, potato, christmas tree

Dog Beethoven

A Peruvian dog named Beethoven attends a symbolic pet wedding during a celebration for World Animal Day in Lima October 4, 2007. I wonder why its owner adopts the name of great musician Ludwig van Beethoven for her/his pet.

World's Biggest Choreographed Extravaganza

Performers of DPRK performed during the country’s famed Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in central Pyongyang Aug. 27, 2007. The games are the world’s biggest choreographed extravaganza with plenty of reverence for DPRK leader Kim Jong-il.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Today September 19 is unique: it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It was invented in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers, of the United States, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.

Nothing all that important, just a little bit of fun! You can see background and pirate jokes at Wikipedia.

Sally Field’s Anti-war Emmy Speech Censored

If you were watching last night's 2007 Emmy Awards, you didn't clearly hear what the best actress Sally Field should have said:

“If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn’t be any god-damned wars in the first place.”

Source:  Censorship Sucks! @ Perezhilton.com

Full List of 2007 Emmy Winners

Outstanding Drama Series: The Sopranos

Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actor in A Drama Series: James Spader, Boston Legal

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Ricky Gervais, Extras

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Jeremy Piven, Entourage

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama: Terry O’Quinn, Lost

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jaime Pressly, My Name is Earl

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series or a Movie: Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trail

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy

Outstanding Reality Competition Series: The Amazing Race

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Late Night with Conan O’Brien 

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Musical Comedy Series: Rob Marshall, Tony Bennett, an American Classic

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie: Robert Duvall, Broken Trail

Outstanding Mini-Series: BrokenTrails

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Alan Taylor, The Sopranos

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: David Chase, The Sopranos

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Tony Bennett, an American Classic

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie: Judy Davis, The Starter Wife

Outstanding Made for Television Movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie: Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Outstanding Directing in a Mini-Series or Movie: Phillip Martin, Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Outstanding Writing in a Mini-Series or Movie: Frank Deasy, Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Interactive Television Programming Award Current TV, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Tony Bennett

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Richard Shepard, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Greg Daniels, The Office

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Spain Patxi Ros Nude 5000M Race

This year's annual Patxi Ros nude 5000m race starts on September 15 at La Salvaje beach, near Sopelana. The race was inaugurated in 1999 when naturist and sportsman Patxi Ros decided to combine his two favorite pastimes in a public event. Source: Sopelana Nudist Race starts @ Chinadaily

Rubber Duck Race in Singapore

Tens of thousands of rubber ducks take part in the last Great Singapore Duck Race in Singapore Sept. 9, 2007. The race with 85,000 rubber ducks, which raises funds for seven charities in Singapore, will be the last one down the Singapore River before it is turned into a reservoir as part of the Marina barrage project.

Source: Last Duck Race in Singapore @ Chinadaily

Video: Pool Dog Dance Party

Dogs take over the City Park at the 4th annual Pooch Plunge held in Fort Collins, Colorado on August 19-20th, 2007. The pool is open for the summer season and then closes for the rest of the season. Before the pool is drained, the humankind's best friends was brought to enjoy the water splashing.

Source : Pooch Plunge 2007 - Pool Dog Dance Party @ Revver