World's Billionaires 2010

For this year, the world has a new richest man and it is no other than Carlos Slim Helu. His fortune swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion up $18.5 billion in 12 months. He is now ahead of Bill Gates, Microsoft (MSFT) cofounder.

If you want to know more about the top 20 billionaires in the world for this year (2010) read it here: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109029/worlds-billionaires-2010

Hold On

Until now, things are not the same anymore. Everything changes - for the worst or for the better? I can't help but ask myself why? Queries linger on my mind. Until when do I'm into this stage of life?. But who knows, someone knows the answer. I got a 'thinking it through' task for this day...WHAT (or WHO) am I looking to for happiness? Is this wise? Or do I need to make some changes? How may I be content? This questions are now part of my mind...seeking for answers which I don't know where to look for. Thinking it through as what these implies, I really don't know.

I need to continue holding on, holding on to life's promises. Even though life is full of pain and things happen unexpectedly. Yes, things do happen unexpectedly. You don't know until when you're gonna be happy. Just like our mood - happy, gloomy, sad, angry. Different feelings which are to express what we feel inside. Life thus, is complicated. I guess.?. It may be simple yet complicated. Living in this world doesn't implies that for the rest of your lives you will be happy. Somehow, when you're in a state of happiness, loneliness creeps into your life changing whatever happy moments you've got into sad one.

Just as the song goes:

I've been there a thousand times,
I've felt the rain like a thousand knives.
And it hurts,
I know it hurts!
I've been there like a fighter plane,
Tryin' fly my way through a hurricane.
And it's hard,
I know it's hard!

Don't be afraid,
You'll make it through,
Just call out to me and I'll come running to you!

Hold on, hold on!
When the current pulls you under,
And your heart beats like thunder.
Just give me your hand,
And hold on, hold on!
Until the storm is over,
And I'll be fighting for you.
Just give me your hand and,
Hold on!

I'll give you hope, I'll give you faith!
And if it's dark, I'll light the way,
For you, for you!
By your side, until the end,
Until you're standing tall again!
I'm here, I'll always be here.
And if the tide, sweeps you out to sea,
When your strength is gone, and it's hard to believe!

Hold on, hold on!
When the current pulls you under,
And your heart beats like thunder!
Just give me your hand,
And hold on, hold on!
Until the storm is over.
And I'll be fighting for you,
Just give me your hand!

Ooooo so...
Hold on, hold on!
When the current pulls you under,
And your heart beats like thunder!
Just give me your hand.
And hold on, hold on!
Until the storm is over,
And I'll be fighting for you!
Just give me your hand,
And hold on, hold on!

When life gets tough, we just need to hold on. Hold onto the very end. Somehow, life promises a better one. Be positive that's all I can say. The right time will come when we are happy. Who knows I will be happy too.

Feather Dancing Kittens

I would like to share this funny video I've seen while browsing over the net...it's really kinda cute - the kittens, of course. Especially the small one. I mean the 4th kitten over the last place...hahaha...
Just try clicking this feather dancing kittens to see the funny movie I'm telling you all about.

Enjoy!!!

'Avatar' says farewell at No. 1

----Hey guys, for the love of avatar movie & for those whom are the fans of this amazing one..it is a sad state though that it is now saying farewell at No.1 spot. Well, don't worry surely this movie inspires everyone - kids, couples & even families out there. So, hope the movie director would create another movie like this...I just hope there would be a continuation of this movie - Part 2 of course...;)---->

Hanging on for what will be its farewell round atop of the foreign circuit, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" on the weekend made it 11 straight stanzas in the No. 1 spot by grossing $36.1 million from 6,535 screens in 70 markets.

Total foreign take by director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster now stands at $1.844 billion -- thus surpassing the $1.843-billion worldwide boxoffice total rolled up by the director's 1997 former record holder, "Titanic." "Avatar's" worldwide cume is $2.550 billion. To date, its foreign gross is more than two-and-a-half times its domestic cume of $707 million.

The biggest "Avatar" market on the weekend was Japan, where the weekend take was $4 million from 514 locations for a Japan cume of $140 million. Top market overall remains France where the Cameron epic has grossed a total of $169 million thus far.

"Avatar's " foreign reign will be usurped by the opening this week of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," director Tim Burton's 3D re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic, starring Johnny Depp, in 41 foreign markets representing about 60% of the total offshore marketplace.

Italy and Sweden kick off on Wednesday, followed by openings in 26 additional territories on Thursday including Australia, German-speaking Europe, Korea and Russia. On Friday, "Alice" will set down in 13 more markets including Mexico, Poland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

Handled overseas by Paramount in all markets except Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria and Russia, director Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" grossed $19 million from 20 territories on the weekend for an early foreign cume of $34 million. It is tied for the No. 2 spot on the weekend.

France led the way with No. 1 bow of $6.8 million from 522 venues, making "Shutter Island's" opening surge the biggest ever in the market for a Scorsese title. No. 1 openings were also recorded in Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan, plus a No. 1 second-weekend holdover in Spain. In Germany, the drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio about a prisoner disappearance at a remote insane asylum opened No. 2 via Concorde with $3.7 million drawn from 472 screens.

Also grossing $19 million on the weekend -- and also tied for No. 2 -- was Fox's adventure fantasy "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," which played 6,350 screens in 65 territories for a foreign cume to date of $95.4 million. Japan led the way with a No. 2 opening with $4.1 million secured from 561 locations.

Garnering $3.4 million in its Russia opening at 440 screens was Universal's classic horror update "The Wolfman," which grabbed an estimated $10.8 million overall on the weekend from 5,302 venues in 57 territories. Foreign cume for the Benicio Del Toro-Anthony Hopkins-Emily Blunt vehicle stands at $63.3 million with five more markets to play including Japan on April 22. It ranks No. 3 on the weekend.

A close No. 4 is Warner Bros. romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," which seduced an estimated $10.4 million from about 4,400 screens in 58 markets. International cume stands at $87.4 million.

Finishing fifth was Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," which grossed $7.7 million from 3,203 screens in 36 territories for a foreign cume to date of $143 million. In France the hand-drawn animation title wound the weekend No. 2 with $2.7 million drawn from 700 locations for a France cume of $27 million.

Buoyed by openings in a dozen markets including Spain and Korea, DreamWorks/Paramount's "The Lovely Bones" garnered $6.3 million on the weekend from a total of 3,328 screens in 34 territories. Foreign cume to date is $35 million. Director Peter Jackson's fantasy thriller finished No. 3 in its second U.K. weekend with $1.9 million generated from 428 sites for a market cume of $6 million.

Warner's "Sherlock Homes" upped its foreign cume to $273.7 million thanks to a $5.8 million weekend at 3,000 sites in 42 markets. Same distributor's "Invictus" from director Clint Eastwood drew $5.6 million from 2,600 screens in 34 markets for a foreign cume to date of $71.1 million.

"The Blind Side," the surprise hit drama starring Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock as a mentor to a football payer, finally arrived overseas at 319 screens in six markets for a weekend take of $3 million. (Foreign cume stands at $3.8 million.) A No. 1 Australia bow generated $2.5 million from 221 sites.

Paramount's "The Crazies," a remake of director George Romero's 1973 horror cult favorite, premiered No. 2 in the U.K. by generating $1.9 million from 345 sites. Opening No. 18 in the U.K. was Sony's release of the CBS Films co-production, "Extraordinary Measures," a medical drama with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser. Premier weekend came up with $215,000 from 258 screens.

"It's Complicated," Universal's romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep, pushed its foreign cume within earshot of the $100-million mark ($90.2 million) thanks to a $3.6 million weekend at 1,600 screens in 41 territories. A No. 3 Brazil opening generated an estimated $1 million from 168 sites.

Sony's durable family-oriented title, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," which has been playing the foreign circuit since Sept. 16, drew another $2.6 million on the weekend from 1,350 screens in 20 markets for an overseas cume of $112.5 million.

Also coming in with a $2.6 million weekend from 1,682 situations in 52 markets was director Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" starring George Clooney, which has grossed a total of $68.5 million thus far overseas.

Opening No. 1 in Italy was Filmauro's "Genitori & Figli: Agitare bene prima dell'uso," director Giovannie Veronesi's comedy about generational frictions between parents and offspring. Debut stanza at 397 spots produced an estimated $2.2 million, putting it solidly ahead of Warner's "Invictus" and Fox's "Avatar," the market's respective No. 2 and No. 3 titles.

A local-language newcomer in France was EuropaCorp. Distribution's "Coursier" ("Motorcycle Courier"), director Herve Renoh's comedy about a hard-pressed deliveryman and his girlfriend. Opener at 250 screens generated an estimated $1.1 million and a No. 9 ranking. Third in the market in its second round was "Le Mac" ("The Pimp"), a comedy from director Pascal Bourdiaux, which drew an estimated $2.6 million from 465 locations for a France-only cume of $7.5 million.

Other international cumes: Fox's "My Name Is Khan," $29 million; Focus Features/Universal's "A Serious Man," $19 million; Sony's "Did You Hear About the Morgans?," $48.8 million; Fox's "Hot Summer Days," $16.3 million; Lionsgate's "Brothers," estimated $9.4 million; Universal's "Couples Retreat," $61.2 million; Lionsgate's "The Spy Next Door," estimated $13.7; Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox," $22.8 million; Showbox's "The Secret Reunion," estimated $25 million in South Korea only ; Sony's "Friendship!," $14.5 million in Germany and Austria only; Lionsgate's "Daybreakers," estimated $11.7 million; and Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," $219 million.


http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.thehollywoodreporter.com/avatar-says-farewell-no-1

10 Ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving

Hey fellas! Guess what, I find this write up interesting...and take note it would be helpful especially for those whom have difficulties in saving money...so enjoy & hope some (not all, of course) of these tips will help to trick yourself into saving and be financially fit...

Follow These Tips to Spend Less and Pocket the Money You Save

If cheap is chic, then saving is suddenly sexy. America Saves Week (February 21-28) takes on new meaning when the U.S. savings rate, which had dipped into negative territory, headed up to 4.6% last year. The savings rate could climb as high as 6.5%, according to Allianz Group Economic Research.

You know you're on to something when investing icons such as Burton Malkiel and Charles Ellis jump on the bandwagon. Malkiel and Ellis are authors of a nifty little book called The Elements of Investing. The book is just 154 pages long, including glossary, and its investing advice can be summed up in four words: "Keep it simple, sweetheart," a strategy I wholeheartedly endorse.

But, say Malkiel and Ellis, "it all starts with saving." Who would have imagined that this legendary Wall Street duo would be advising readers to buy next year's Christmas cards on December 26 or rent a movie instead of going out? People at all income levels tell me that they have trouble putting money aside because they're living paycheck to paycheck. But I'm convinced that saving is a classic case of mind over money. Here are ten surefire ways to trick yourself into spending less and saving more:

1. Know your plastic personality. Disciplined credit-card holders can earn rewards points by using their cards for all their purchases and paying the bills in full each month. Consumers with less self-control may want to use debit cards to make sure that they don't spend more than they have. In either case, your monthly statement provides a handy record of areas where you're leaking cash.

2. Don't trust yourself to pay yourself first. Instead, have someone else do it for you. Sign up for your employer's retirement plan. Set up an automatic deposit with your bank to seed your emergency fund. Even Uncle Sam will jump-start your retirement savings by automatically depositing your tax refund in an IRA. And you'll never miss money you don't see.

3. Do what my son Peter does: Deposit your paycheck and other money to your savings account instead of checking. You're much less likely to spend the money if you have to transfer it from savings. "That really hurts," says Peter.

4. Instead of hitting the cash-back button for $35 every time you go to the drugstore or supermarket, limit yourself to one ATM withdrawal per week and make your money last.

5. When you make a credit-card purchase, record it immediately in your checking-account register. You won't be surprised when the credit-card bill arrives, and you will have enough money to pay it in full.

6. When you subtract a check from your account, round up the amount to the next dollar. That way, you'll always have a slush fund. Your bank may even do this for you. Sounds like small potatoes, but even if it's only $100 every couple of months, that's still money in the bank.

7. Toss your spare change into a fun savings bank or glass jar -- anything that will catch your eye and your quarters. I know one person who accumulates $900 to $1,000 a year this way and uses the money to buy holiday gifts.

8. Bag the savings from brown-bag lunches. Each time you bring your lunch to work or pass up the temptation to buy a latte, take the money you would have spent and put it in your cash jar. It's an immediate reward for your self-discipline.

9. Pay yourself after you've paid off a debt. Once you finish paying off a loan or credit-card balance, keep writing the check but send it directly to a savings or investment account.

10. Can't decide between two items in a store? Give yourself a cooling-off period. Chances are you won't go back.

Remember, if money is power, then saving money is empowering. It gives you financial security and the freedom to make choices. Every once in a while I tap my own slush fund to send my three grown children checks to treat themselves to dinner. They appreciate the gesture and I have fun making it.



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