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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Batangas Today: “Drive Thru Prank By Magic Of Rahat Goes Viral (Video)” plus 5 more

Batangas Today: “Drive Thru Prank By Magic Of Rahat Goes Viral (Video)” plus 5 more


Drive Thru Prank By Magic Of Rahat Goes Viral (Video)

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

A drive thru prank video has gone viral after it was posted on Youtube, tricking drive thru employees into thinking that the car is empty and drives by itself.

drive thru prank explained by Rahat

Drive Thru Prank being explained by Rahat
Image Credit: Youtube screen grab

Magic of Rahat posted the viral video on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, and has been viewed at nearly 4 million times already at the time of this writing.

In the drive thru prank video as shown below, Rahat showed how he managed to trick drive thru employees by wearing a seat costume making the driver looks invisible. The reactions of the employees were priceless.

“There’s no one in the car! The car just pulled up. There’s no one in it,” a group of drive thru employees reacted after seeing the “empty car”.

“Am I trippin’ son?” one of the prank victim said. Then she instructed another employee to take a picture of the car and said, “Instagram that joint.”

“Oh, my God!,” another drive thru prank victim, obviously shocked, said.

Meanwhile, the best reaction I think goes to that McDonald‘s drive thru employee at 2:35 mark of the video. He closed and open his window three times, looked away and looked back, expecting that the driver might magically appear. :)

Below is the Drive Thru Prank Video by Rahat. Enjoy!



Drive Thru Prank Video
Credit: Youtube / MagicOfRahat

2013 Oscar nominations: “Lincoln” leads with 12 nods including Best Picture (Complete List)

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:18 AM PST

The list of the much-awaited 2013 Oscar nominations has finally been revealed, honoring the films, directors, actors and actresses, and other contributions made for movies released in 2012. The movie “Lincoln” leads with 12 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Daniel Day Lewis, and Best Director for Steven Spielberg.

Daniel Day Lewis Lincoln

Daniel Day Lewis as US President Abraham
Lincoln in the ‘Lincoln’ movie

Image Credit: 20th Century Fox

As aired live at ABC today, Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards (2013 Oscars) were announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. MacFarlane, 39, was named the 2013 Oscars host back in October.

Incidentally, this is the first time in 40 years that an Oscars host participated in the announcement of the Oscar nominations, after Charlton Heston joined the announcement in 1972. The nominees for the 24 categories were selected by the 6,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences via ballot voting.

The 85th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC. The event will also pay tribute to the 50 years of James Bond movies.

Below is the complete list of the 2013 Oscars nominations, as summarized from the announcement.

* Best Picture:

“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Lincoln”
“Les Miserables”
“Life of Pi”
“Amour”
“Django Unchained”
“Argo”

* Best Actor:

Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”

* Best Actress:

Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

* Best Supporting Actor:

Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”

* Best Supporting Actress:

Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Jackie Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Amy Adams, “The Master”

* Best Director:

David O’Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Michael Haneke, “Amour”
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

* Best Original Screenplay:

Michael Haneke, Amour”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
John Gatins, “Flight” Written by
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Mark Boal, “Zero Dark Thirty”

* Best Adapted Screenplay:

Chris Terrio, “Argo”
Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
David Magee, “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner, “Lincoln”
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”

* Best Animated Feature:

“Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie” Tim Burton
“ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore

* Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:

“Amour” Austria
“Kon-Tiki” Norway
“No” Chile
“A Royal Affair” Denmark
“War Witch” Canada

* Best Original Score:

“Anna Karenina” Dario Marianelli
“Argo” Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi” Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” John Williams
“Skyfall” Thomas Newman

* Best Original Song:

“Before My Time,” Chasing Ice, Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Pi Lullaby,” Life of Pi, Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Suddenly,” Les Miserables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
“Everybody Needs a Best Friend,” Ted, Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Skyfall,” Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

* Best Production Direction:

“Anna Karenina” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
“Les Miserables” Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
“Life of Pi” Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Lincoln” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

* Best Cinematography:

“Anna Karenina” Seamus McGarvey
“Django Unchained” Robert Richardson
“Life of Pi” Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” Janusz Kaminski
“Skyfall” Roger Deakins

* Best Costume Design:

“Anna Karenina”
“Les Miserables”
“Lincoln”
“Mirror Mirror”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

* Best Documentary Feature:

“5 Broken Cameras” Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
“The Gatekeepers” (Nominees to be determined)
“How to Survive a Plague” 9Nominees to be determined)
“The Invisible War” Nominees to be determined
“Searching for Sugar Man” (Nominees to be determined)

* Best Documentary Short Subject:

“Inocente” Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
“Kings Point” Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
“Mondays at Racine” Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
“Open Heart” Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
“Redemption” Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill

* Best Film Editing:

“Argo” William Goldenberg
“Life of Pi” Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” Michael Kahn
“Silver Linings Playbook” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
“Zero Dark Thirty” Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

* Best Makeup:

“Hitchcock” Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
“Les Misérables” Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

* Best Short Film (Animated)::

“Adam and Dog” Minkyu Lee
“Fresh Guacamole” PES
“Head over Heels” Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
“Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’”David Silverman
“Paperman” John Kahrs

Best Short Film (Live Action):

“Asad” Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
“Buzkashi Boys” Sam French and Ariel Nasr
“Curfew” Shawn Christensen
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
“Henry” Yan England

* Best Sound Editing:

“Argo” Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
“Django Unchained” Wylie Stateman
“Life of Pi” Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
“Skyfall” Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
“Zero Dark Thirty” Paul N.J. Ottosson

* Best Sound Mixing:

“Argo” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
“Les Misérables” Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
“Life of Pi” Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
“Lincoln” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
“Skyfall” Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

* Best Visual Effects:

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
“Life of Pi” Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
“Marvel’s The Avengers” Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
“Prometheus” Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
“Snow White and the Huntsman” Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Britney Spears quits from X Factor USA after learning that Simon Cowell will fire her, reports say

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:43 AM PST

Is Britney Spears out from X Factor USA? Well, this is what some reports are now saying; noting that she decided to quit from the show after she learned that Simon Cowell will fire her as a X Factor Season 3 judge. The report comes almost a month after L.A. Reid announced that he will not also be returning to the show.

Britney Spears Simon Cowell

Britney Spears and Simon Cowell
Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox

According to TMZ on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, multiple sources told them that Britney Spears quits from being among the X Factor judges and that she will be focusing more on her music. Spears, 31, is now working on her 8th studio album, which will be released through RCA Records.

Britney loves Simon, she likes Demi Lovato but her thing is music.” A source was quoted at TMZ, with Britney reportedly considering doing a concert tour again since her 2011 Femme Fatale Tour was a success. Her Femme Fatale album won various Billboard Awards on the same year.

Apparently, a source was quoted at Daily Mail on the same day and confirmed that X Factor creator Simon Cowell was about to fire her because her performance was “boring.” Show insiders allegedly complained that she was not able to make a connection with the contestants.

Britney and her team knew it was unlikely she’d be asked back as a judge. The producers have already been making other plans for next season over the holidays. The reality is that toward the end of last season the main players knew they wanted to replace both Britney and LA Reid.” The source said.

Meanwhile, Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company, had only good words for Britney Spears for being an X Factor USA judge, and could be an indication that the network liked her performance. She reportedly received $15 million in X Factor Season 2.

“I actually thought it went very, very well. It was fraught with unknowns. I think Britney did a really good job. She came on, people remain fascinated by her and always will be.” Reilly was quoted at E! News, telling to reporters during an executive session at the Television Critics Association gathering in Pasadena this Tuesday.

“People got to know her a little bit, maybe some people were waiting for more drastic displays of some nature that never came…She tucked in really nicely on that bench.” Reilly added, noting that he still does not know if Britney Spears will still be hired in X Factor Season 3. Fox has no official statement yet.

5 new Apple products expected for release in 2013 revealed, iOS 7, iPad Mini Retina and iPhone 5S included

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:31 PM PST

A total of 5 new Apple products may be released this year, 2013, which include the ones being rumored such as new operating software and updated versions of their existing devices, along with some of the not-so-popular products that were rumored but were not consistently talked about.

Apple Store Upper West Side NY

Apple store in Upper West Side, New York
Image Credit: Apple.com

As noted on a recent report at CNN Money, Kurt Wagner of Fortune Magazine compiled the list of the 5 new Apple products, as predicted by research analysts Gene Munster and Douglas Clinton of Piper Jaffray, a leading investment bank and asset management firm, which also specializes in Internet companies.

Interestingly, the first new Apple product in the list is the Apple Radio, and is being expected for release this coming March 2013. This free radio service, which will be monetized via ads, is being noted to be part of Apple iTunes. This is being predicted to be released simultaneously with the iPad Mini with Retina Display.

The iPad Mini, which was unveiled in October last year, alongside with Retina MacBook Pro, the iPad 4, and the new iMacs, sports a 7.9-inch display with 1024 x 768 resolution and a dual-core A5 chip. By theory, a retina display can provide crystal clear images on the screen, and the pixels seemed to be unnoticeable.

The next Apple product being expected for release this year is the iOS 7, the upgraded version of their iOS 6, which was highly criticized particularly the Apple Maps. Back in September 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the problem and even recommended their customers to use the products of their competitors.

As reported earlier, a source told The Next Web (TNW) that Apple is currently testing the iOS 7, which is now expected for release this coming June 2013, along with the iPhone 5S. Other reports said that it could be called the iPhone 6 and that Apple might be getting rid of the S index on its upcoming iPhone.

Based on the predictions of Munster and Clinton, the new iPhone 5S will be released on September 2013, contrary to what TNW reported. But without considering the release date, it is being expected to sport an updated camera, but will likely be similar to the existing iPhone 5. So, will this be the so-called cheap iPhone?

Lastly, Apple is being predicted to release the Apple TV on November 2013, which was said to be not an upgraded version of the digital receiver box Apple TV but rather an actual TV set. Munster and Clinton noted that this plasma Apple TV set measures 42″ to 55″ and will may between $1500 and $2000, a bit more expensive than those from competitors such as Samsung.

But the question is, if all of these 5 new Apple products will be released, do you think that Apple fans will still be excited and will wait in long lines at Apple stores to buy them?

Razzies worst-of list announced, Twilight finale movie leads with 11 nominations (Complete List and Video)

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:34 PM PST

The Razzies worst-of list was led by the Twilight finale movie, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2‘, with a total of 11 nominations in 10 categories, as announced on Tuesday, January 9, 2013. The complete list of the Razzie nominations and a video of the announcement is available below.

Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Twilight

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Image Credit: Summit Entertainment

As revealed by Glenn Simon and Kelie McIver in a so-called undisclosed location, the Twilight finale movie leads the list of the 33rd Annual Razzie Awards nominations, despite being a successful hit in the box office. This includes Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actress, Worst Actor, and Worst Supporting Actor.

Interestingly, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2‘, which was released on November 16, 2012 and is the highest-grossing film of the Twilight movie series, has 11 Razzies nominations. Well, this is because ex-sweethearts Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were also nominated for Worst Screen Couple.

Meanwhile, Adam Sandler, whose movie ‘Jack and Jill’ managed to win all the 10 trophies of the Razzie Awards last year, is nominated again. His film ‘That’s My Boy‘ now has 8 nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor (for both Nick Swardson and Vanilla Ice), and yes, another Worst Actor for Sandler.

Below is the complete Razzies worst-of list, as summarized from Razzie.com. The 33rd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013, one day before Oscar Awards.

Worst Picture:

* “Battleship”
* “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure”
* “That’s My Boy”
* “A Thousand Words”
* “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″

Worst Director:

* Sean Anders, “That’s My Boy”
* Peter Berg, “Battleship”
* Bill Condon, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Tyler Perry, “Good Deeds/Madea’s Witness Protection”
* John Putch, “Atlas Shrugged: Part 2″

Worst Actress:

* Katherine Heigl, “One for the Money”
* Milla Jovovich, “Resident Evil: Retribution”
* Tyler Perry, “Madea’s Witness Protection”
* Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” “Snow White and the Huntsman”
* Barbra Streisand, “The Guilt Trip”

Worst Actor:

* Nicolas Cage, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” “Seeking Justice”
* Eddie Murphy, “A Thousand Words”
* Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Tyler Perry, “Alex Cross,” “Good Deeds”
* Adam Sandler, “That’s My Boy”

Worst Supporting Actress:

* Jessica Biel, “Playing for Keeps,” “Total Recall”
* Brooklyn Decker, “Battleship,” “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
* Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Jennifer Lopez, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
* Rihanna, “Battleship”

Worst Supporting Actor:

* David Hasselhoff, “Piranha 3D”
* Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Liam Neeson, “Battleship,” “Wrath of the Titans”
* Nick Swardson, “That’s My Boy”
* Vanilla Ice, “That’s My Boy”

Worst Screen Ensemble:

* “Battleship”
* “The Oogieloves in the Balloon Adventure”
* “That’s My Boy”
* “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* “Madea’s Witness Protection”

Worst Screenplay:

* “Atlas Shrugged: Part 2″
* “Battleship”
* “That’s My Boy”
* “A Thousand Words”
* “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″

Worst Remapke, Rip-off or Sequel:

* “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”
* “Piranha 3D”
* “Red Dawn”
* “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* “Madea’s Witness Protection”

Worst Screen Couple:

* Any two cast members from “The Jersey Shore” in “The Three Stooges”
* Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
* Tyler Perry and his drag in “Madea’s Witness Protection”
* Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester or Susan Sarandon in “That’s My Boy”


Announcement of nominations for the Razzies worst-of list
Video Credit: razziechannel/YouTube

Body of mom found in trunk: Ebony Jackson found inside Mitsubishi Eclipse

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:45 PM PST

A body of a mom was found in a trunk of a Mitsubishi Eclipse, and was confirmed by Oklahoma authorities on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 as Ebony Jackson.

Body of mom found in trunk is Ebony Jackson

Ebony Jackson (R) with baby
Image Credit: News9 Video grab

The mother’s body was found inside the white vehicle parked in the 4400 block of Elmbank in North St. Louis.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police department, Jackson was reported missing since last week after her three-month-old baby was found alone in an apartment complex in Breckenridge Hills last Friday.

On Wednesday’s news conference, police revealed that some trauma were evident on the woman’s body. Authorities are now looking into foul play in their investigation. They are also looking at how her baby ended up inside the apartment complex.

Initial reports by police revealed that Jackson was on her way to visit friends in East St. Louis but was unable to meet them.

The baby is reportedly in state custody, pending the results of a paternity test taken by a man who claims to be the father.

As of posting, police are still looking for leads into the case and is seeking the cooperation of anyone who has any information relative to the case.

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