Jenniferapps Apps

Christmas is an annual festivalcommemoratingthe birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly onDecember 25 asa religious and cultural celebration among billionsof peoplearound the world. A feast central to the Christianliturgical year,it is prepared for by the season of Advent or theNativity Fast andinitiates the season of Christmastide, whichhistorically in theWest lasts twelve days and culminates on TwelfthNight; in sometraditions, Christmastide includes an Octave.Christmas Day is apublic holiday in many of the world's nations, iscelebratedculturally by a large number of non-Christian people, andis anintegral part of the holiday season.The celebratory customs associated in various countrieswithChristmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, andsecularthemes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holidayincludegift giving, completing an Advent calendar or Adventwreath,Christmas music and caroling, lighting a Christingle, anexchangeof Christmas cards, church services, a special meal, andthedisplay of various Christmas decorations, includingChristmastrees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands,wreaths,mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely relatedandoften interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus,FatherChristmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associatedwithbringing gifts to children during the Christmas season andhavetheir own body of traditions and lore. Because gift-giving andmanyother aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightenedeconomicactivity, the holiday has become a significant event and akeysales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impactofChristmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the pastfewcenturies in many regions of the world.While the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, bytheearly-to-mid 4th century, the Western Christian Church hadplacedChristmas on December 25, a date later adopted in theEast,although some churches celebrate on the December 25 of theolderJulian calendar, which, in the Gregorian calendar,currentlycorresponds to January 7, the day after the WesternChristianChurch celebrates the Epiphany. The date of Christmas mayhaveinitially been chosen to correspond with the day exactlyninemonths after the day on which early Christians believed thatJesuswas conceived, or with one or more ancient polytheisticfestivalsthat occurred near southern solstice (i.e., the Romanwintersolstice); a further solar connection has been suggestedbecause ofa biblical verse identifying Jesus as the "Sunofrighteousness".

In 2007, Ram Charan made his film debut as theleading man in the film Chirutha which was directed by PuriJagannadh and completed 50 Days in 178 direct centres and 15 othershifted centres.The film completed 100 Days in 40 direct centres.He played the role of Charan, an ex-convict who is hellbent onkilling the murderer of his father. Rediff.com praised hisperformance stating "Ram Charan is quite promising. Dance andaction appear to be forte. He is rather graceful in the dancenumbers. He also stays clear of any oblique reference to his starfather by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism orstyle." His performance in the film earned him a Filmfare BestSouth Debutant Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.After the release of the 2009 blockbuster Magadheera, which wasonly his second film,directed by S.S.Rajamouli Charan establishedhimself as one of the leading contemporary actors of Tollywood. Heplayed a Dual role in this film in which one is a Brave Soldier ofa kingdom in Rajasthan in the 17th century who is in love with theprincess but however loses her and dies, the other being a bikeracer who falls in love with a girl who is the re-incarnation ofthe princess and wins her knowing their past. His portrayal gotimmense critical acclaim. The Times of India wrote "Ram Charanreturns as a valiant soldier and breathes life into thelarger-than-life role with ease. He showcases his horse-riding anddancing skills to perfection."IndiaGlitz commented "Charan has comeup with a mature performance and he has carried the film very well.Both his characters were done good justice and he reminded of hisfather at many places." Directed by S. S. Rajamouli, the filmreceived six Filmfare Awards including the award for Filmfare Awardfor Best Actor – Telugu and Nandi Special Jury Award for Charan. In2009, he became a spokesperson for Pepsi's advertisementcampaigns.Charan starred in Bommarillu Bhaskar's Orange in 2010. He playedthe role of Ram, an NRI living in Australia whose opinions areagainst loving forever. IndiaGlitz wrote "Ram Charan gave anexcellent performance all through the film. His attire, make up,dressing style, accessories and body language gives the audiences afresh feel of an urbane guy. He improved a lot in all thedepartments including action, dances, dialogue modulation, bodylanguage."His next film was Rachcha directed by Sampath Nandi. He did therole of Betting Raj, a gambler whose life takes a toll on him.IndiaGlitz wrote " He shows flashes of Chiru-ness more than he everdid in the past; be it his baritone or demeanour, he is a Megastarin effect. Helped by a strong script, he could have been muchbetter." The film released on 5 April 2012 and was declared acommercial success.

Prabhas was born to Uppalapati SuryanarayanaRaju and Siva Kumari. He is the youngest of three children, with anelder brother Prabodh Uppalapati and sister Pragathi. He is thenephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.Prabhas started his movie career with Eshwar in 2002. In 2003,he was the lead in Raghavendra. In 2004, he appeared in Varsham. Hecontinued his career with Adavi Raamudu and Chakram.In September 2005 he acted in the film Chatrapathi directed byS. S. Rajamouli, in which he portrays the role of a refugee,exploited by goons. It had a 100-day run in 54 centers. Idlebrainstated that he had a unique style and macho charm in his screenpresence.Later he acted in Pournami, Yogi and Munna, an action-drama filmcame out in 2007, followed by the action-comedy Bujjigadu in 2008.In 2009 his two films were Billa and Ek Niranjan. Indiaglitz calledBilla stylish and visually rich.In 2010 he appeared in the romantic comedy Darling and in 2011,Mr. Perfect, another romantic comedy. In 2012, Prabhas starred inRebel, an action film directed by Raghava Lawrence. His next filmwas Mirchi. He rendered voice for a short cameo for the filmDenikaina Ready.

Chinese popular music found its beginnings inthe shidaiqu genre. The shidaiqu genre was founded by Li Jinhui inmainland China and was influenced by Western jazz artists like BuckClayton. After the establishment of the Communist Party in Chinathe Baak Doi record company headquartered in Shanghai in 1952 leftChina. The 1970s saw the rise of cantopop in Hong Kong, and latermandopop in its neighboring country Taiwan. Mainland China remainedon the sidelines through the decades that followed with only aminimal degree of participation in popular music. Only in recentyears has the youth of mainland China once again become a consumerin the mandopop music market of Taiwan.Despite having a much larger population China is not yetconsidered a major production or consumption hub for popular music.Hong Kong's icon Anita Mui was banned from returning to themainland concert stage after performing the song "Bad Girl" duringthe 1990s in China; this was her punishment for what the Chinesegovernment called her rebellious attitude. As Mui based much of herdance choreography on the style of Madonna, Mui's moves, (inretrospect), were no more rebellious than what would seem today tobe a comparably subdued western popular dancing style. Somewhatlike Mui's early attempts, many mainland Chinese artists oftenbegin with some commercial success in Hong Kong or Taiwan and thenattempt to re-introduce themselves into mainland China as part ofthe gangtai culture. Since the end of the 20th century pop music inmainland China is experiencing a rise in popularity. The beginningof the 21st century has seen mainland Chinese artists producing awide range of Mandarin pop songs and the release of many newalbums.Many popular mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese musicartists were included in promotions for the 2008 BeijingOlympics.

Karenjit Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981),better known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is an Indo-CanadianBollywood actress and model,and former porn actress. She has alsoused the stage name Karen Malhotra. She was named Penthouse Pet ofthe Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment,and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films andtelevision shows. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, whenshe worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awardson MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian realitytelevision series Big Boss. She hosts the Indian reality showSplitsvilla.In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's eroticthriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream actingwhich was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014) andEk Paheli Leela (2015).Apart from her acting career she has been part of activismcampaigns including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon toraise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed fora People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaignwith a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats anddogs spayed and neutered.Since 2011, Sunny has been married to fellow porn star DanielWeber.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus.Thestory of how this happened is told in part of the Bible knownasthe Gospels. There are four Gospels telling the life of Jesus.TheGospel of Luke tells the most about his birth, and the GospelofMatthew tells another part of the story. The Gospel of Johnsaysthat Jesus came from God to bring his "Word" or message toallpeople.The Gospels say that many years before Jesus' birth, prophetshadtold a promise to the Jewish people that God would send themaMessiah, or holy teacher. Christians believe that thepromisedMessiah was Jesus. His mother was a young woman calledMary, whowas engaged, but not yet married to a carpenter calledJoseph.Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant and was upset. Hewaswondering what he should do, when an angel came from God totellhim that the baby was the Holy One. The angel said that hemustname the baby. This was a sign that he would take care of itlikehis own child.At this time, the Middle East was ruled by the Romans. Anordercame that all the people had to travel back to their hometown, toput their names on the taxation lists. Joseph took his newwife toBethlehem. There was nowhere for them to stay, except astablewhere the animals slept. This is where the baby was born.Josephcalled him Jesus, as the angel had said.The baby Jesus had two lots of visitors. On the night hewasborn, angels told some shepherds in the fields that they wouldfinda newborn king lying in an animals' feed bin (or manger).Jesus'other visitors were some wise men who saw a new star in thesky andfollowed it, until they found the house where the family wasnowliving and gave the young child expensive gifts of gold,incenseand a precious herb called myrrh. (The wise men areoftentraditionally called the Three Kings, because there were threeveryexpensive presents but the Bible does not say how many wisementhere were.)All these parts of the Christmas story are rememberedandcelebrated in different ways at Christmas: in pictures,songs,plays, stories and in models that are called "cribs","creches" or"presepe".

Emraan Hashmi (born Emraan Anwar Hashmi;24March 1979) is an Indian film actor who appears in Hindilanguagefilms. Hashmi has received three Filmfare Awardnominations, andhas established himself as a leading contemporaryactor of Hindicinema.Before starting his career as an actor, Hashmi worked asanassistant director for the 2002 horror film Raaz. Thefollowingyear, he made his acting debut with a leading role in thecrimethriller Footpath and followed it with the erotic thrillerMurder(2004), which emerged as a box office success. Hashmisubsequentlygarnered praise for his performance in severalcritically andcommercially successful films such as; Zeher (2005),Gangster(2006), Awarapan (2007), Jannat (2008), Raaz: The MysteryContinues(2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), The DirtyPicture(2011), Murder 2 (2011), Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011),Jannat 2(2012), Shanghai (2012), Raaz 3 (2012), Ek Thi Daayan(2013)andHamari Adhuri Kahani (2015).

Chicken eggs are widely used in many typesofdishes, both sweet and savory, including many baked goods. Someofthe most common preparation methods include scrambled,fried,hard-boiled, soft-boiled, omelettes and pickled. They canalso beeaten raw, though this is not recommended for people who maybeespecially susceptible to salmonellosis, such as the elderly,theinfirm, or pregnant women. In addition, the protein in raw eggsisonly 51% bioavailable, whereas that of a cooked egg is nearer91%bioavailable, meaning the protein of cooked eggs is nearly twiceasabsorbable as the protein from raw eggs.As an ingredient, egg yolks are an important emulsifier inthekitchen, and are also used as a thickener in custards.Soft-boiled quail eggs, with potato galettesThe albumen, or egg white, contains protein, but little or nofat,and can be used in cooking separately from the yolk. Theproteinsin egg white allow it to form foams and aerated dishes. Eggwhitesmay be aerated or whipped to a light, fluffy consistency, andareoften used in desserts such as meringues and mousse.Ground egg shells are sometimes used as a food additivetodeliver calcium. Every part of an egg is edible,[citationneeded]although the eggshell is generally discarded. Some recipescall forimmature or unlaid eggs, which are harvested after the henisslaughtered or cooked while still inside the chicken.Eggs contain multiple proteins which gel atdifferenttemperatures within the yolk and the white, and thetemperaturedetermines the gelling time. Egg yolk begins to gelify,orsolidify, when it reaches temperatures between about 60 and 70°C(140 and 158 °F). Egg white gels at slightly highertemperatures,about 60 to 80 °C (140 to 176 °F)- the white containsovalbuminthat sets at the highest temperature. However, inpractice, in manycooking processes the white gels first because itis exposed tohigher temperatures for longer.Salmonella is killed instantly at 71 °C (160 °F), but isalsokilled from 54.5 °C (130.1 °F) if held there for sufficientlylongtime periods. To avoid the issue of salmonella, eggs canbepasteurized in-shell at 57 °C (135 °F) for an hour and 15minutes.Although the white is slightly milkier, the eggs can beused innormal ways. Whipping for meringue takes significantlylonger, butthe final volume is virtually the same.If a boiled egg is overcooked, a greenish ring sometimesappearsaround egg yolk due to the iron and sulfur compounds in theegg. Itcan also occur with an abundance of iron in the cookingwater. Thegreen ring does not affect the egg's taste; overcooking,however,harms the quality of the protein. Chilling the egg for afewminutes in cold water until it is completely cooled may preventthegreenish ring from forming on the surface of the yolk.

Kishore Kumar (4 August 1929 – 13 October1987)was an Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist,composer,producer, director, and screenwriter. He is consideredone of themost successful playback singers of the Hindi filmindustry. Apartfrom Hindi, he sang in many Indian languagesincluding Bengali,Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri,Malayalam, Odia, andUrdu. He has also sung in private albums inseveral languagesespecially in Bengali which are noted as all timeclassics. He won 8Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singerand holds the recordfor winning the most Filmfare Awards in thatcategory. He wasawarded the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" by the MadhyaPradesh governmentand from that year onwards, the Madhya PradeshGovernment initiateda new award called the "Kishore Kumar Award"for contributions toHindi cinema.

Allu Arjun (Stylish Star) nick named Bunnywasborn on April 8, 1983. His father, Allu Aravind, is afamousproducer and his uncle, Chiran jeevi is one of the top actorsinthe Telugu industry. Also, he is the grandson of latecomedianPadmashree Allu Ramalingaiah. He is well-known as stylishstar forhis unique way of acting and dancing. He is also known forchanginghis hair and body for each movie that he does. He hasstarred in 6movies so far and all of them are super hits. Besidesbeing aillustrious actor though, Stylish Star gives back to hiscommunityand shows to be a successful role-model. Every year onhisbirthday, April 8th, he donates blood and attends functionsforphysically and mentally challenged kids.