10 Top Paid Hollywood Actresses

To figure out earnings, I added the pay on movies they are currently shooting, as well as back-end pay earned after a movie hit the theaters. I also looked at any money actresses might have earned through their perfume or clothing lines. As is still typical for Hollywood, actresses earn significantly less than their male counterparts.

Here I have compiled the 10 top paid Hollywood actresses. I hope you will like it.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie takes about $27 million per movie. Last year’s Wanted is a most successful movie earned a $341 million at the worldwide box office. She’s getting a big upfront paycheck for her next film, Salt, about a disgraced CIA agent.

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston takes $25 million per movie. Last year’s Marley & Me, which earned $244 million at the worldwide box office.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep takes $24 million per movie. Last summer, Box Office hit Mamma Mia draw audiences as well as awards with $603 million at the worldwide box office.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker takes $23 millionper movie. Parker earned with the HBO series Sex and the City. That will keep her hot and it brought in $415 million at the box office worldwide.

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz takes $20 million per movie. Diaz is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She also earns big bucks from the Shrek series playing Shrek’s love interest, Princess Fiona.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock takes about $15 million per movie. The Proposal, Sandra Bullock proved $34 million opening weekend, unseating.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon takes $15 million per movie. It’s been a while since Witherspoon had a home run like Legally Blonde, but the actress had two solid hits this year with Four Christmases and Monsters vs. Aliens.

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman takes $12million per movie. Kidman’s much-hyped reunion with Baz Luhrmann, last year’s Australia, didn’t do quite as well as expected, but it still pulled in $211 million at the international box office.

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore takes $12 million per movie. The actress continues to prove herself to be a double threat, producing and starring in hit romantic comedies. February’s He’s Just Not That Into You earned a surprising $165 million at the box office.

Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger takes $10 million per movie. Zellweger hasn’t starred in a hit movie since 2003′s Cold Mountain, for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

Wonderful Conspiracy Theories of all Times

There are so many conspiracy theories out there, and obviously, many of them are ridiculous. However, it seems equally ridiculous to presume that all conspiracy theories are false. Therefore, I’m sure almost everyone here would agree that at least some conspiracy theories are true. So what I’m wondering is, what are some of the biggest ones?

Here I have compiled some of the biggest conspiracy theories of all times. I may have missed some so feel free to comment and correct me.

Apollo Moon Landing

The Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969 is said to be an elaborate hoax by the US accordingto  some space conspiracy theorists. NASA footage of Moon’s surface is bogus according to some theorists, who claim glaring anomalies such as shadows going in different directions and the US flag blowing in the wind show it was faked.

9/11 Pentagon Conspiracy Theory

There’s a theory that no plane actually hit the Pentagon on September 11 and that the explosion was actually caused by a missile fired from inside it by the Americans.

The Bermuda Triangle

A number of aircraft and ships are alleged to have gone missing in mysterious circumstances in the Bermuda Triangle. Strange goings on and supernatural activity has been reported since the 1950s.
Paul Is Dead

There is an urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of The Beatles died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. He was supposedly replaced by William Campbell- the winner of a look-alike contest.

Princess Diana’s Death

Some believe that the death of Prince Charles’ ex-wife in a Paris car crash 12 years ago was a murder plot by the Royal family to prevent her from marrying again

The Roswell cover up

Many believe that the US military covered up the crash of an alien spacecraft in Roswell, New Mexico. It has been claimed that various parts of an alien spacecraft and even bodies of extra-terrestrials were retrieved from the scene.

The Illuminati Run the World

The illuminate conspiracy theory holds that the world’s corporate and political leaders are all members of an ancient cabal: Illuminati, Rosicrucian’s, or Freemason.

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

The JFK assassination is perhaps the most discussed and most widely-accepted conspiracy theory.

Global Warming is a Fraud

William Gray made a list of 15 reasons for the global warming hysteria. The list includes the need to come up with an enemy after the end of the Cold War. According to him, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stopped giving him research grants, and so did NASA.

Pearl Harbor Was Allowed to Happen

This theory states that President Roosevelt provoked the attack to make Hitler to declare war, since the public and Congress were overwhelmingly against entering the war in Europe. It was his backdoor to war.

10 Best Sleeky Hands Free Bluetooth Devices

If you haven’t heard in United States alone 5 states have already enacted laws to ban cell phone use when driving your car unless you are using a hands free device such as a Bluetooth headset enabled phone. The five 5 states are California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York or Washington. It will be illegal to operate a phone while driving without a hands-free headset in many more states to come so this is definitely a good time to get one and avoid the tickets.

Here I have compiled some of the best sleeky hands free Bluetooth devices. I hope you will like it.

Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones

The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones feature an attractive design, user-friendly controls, and solid sound quality. It has a built-in microphone for making calls.
Aliph Jaw Bone Bluetooth

The Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth has a modern, chic design, and they fit quite comfortably around the ear.

Plantronics Voyager 520

The Plantronics Voyager 520 is a very comfortable and lightweight Bluetooth headset with excellent call quality. It’s also quite affordable.
BlueAnt Z9

The BlueAnt Z9 is a smart and stylish Bluetooth headset with advanced Voice Isolation technology. It has reduced background noise.

Motorola H 98689 T820 Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Pair the Motorola H with any Bluetooth enabled phone to have music and calls seamlessly streamed directly to your ears. Hands free connection up to 10 meters from a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.
Plantronics Explorer 330

The Plantronics Explorer 330 is a classic, affordable, and lightweight headset that fuses Bluetooth wireless technology with effortless call control for a true hands-free experience.

Jabra BT620s – Bluetooth Stereo Headset

The Jabra BT620s lets you handle phone calls as well as listen to music. You can pair the headphones with two different devices, and play music from a PC via USB connection.

Jabra BT8010 Stereo/Mono

The Jabra BT8010 can be converted into a stereo headset by connecting a second earpiece via a wire. The OLED display shows caller ID, plus you can use it to scroll through phone contacts. You also can use it as a remote control for a Bluetooth-enabled music player.

Plantronics Discovery 925

It is a high performance Bluetooth earpiece that is also designed beautifully. With an elegantly simple VFrame design and an onyx-black, diamond-shaped earpiece, the Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece lets you communicate hands-free with comfort and crystal clear performance.
Sony Ericsson Bluetooth HBH-GV435

Fast automatic volume adjustment changes the volume depending on the situation, while Bluetooth 2.0 guarantees a stable link to your phone.

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Human Ketchup: The World's Largest Tomato Fight

he event is the culmination of a week long booze fest, named the ‘Tomatina’ and takes place on the last Wednesday of August beginning at around 10AM and ending at around 1pm. The rules are simple. Number one: smash a tomato into the nearest human’s face. Number two: don’t be naked whilst you do this. Number three: wear eye protection, and last but not least you have to stop throwing tomatoes after the final gunshot is fired - this signals the end of the festival.
Although this may seem violent, weird or wasteful – it’s actually not. The tomatoes, which are too ripe to be sold for eating purposes are bought for the festival and before being thrown they are squashed by the participants to avoid painful bruising caused by the oversized hard veg.
Having said this, there are still some minor injuries, the most serious of which occurred in 2002 when a woman slipped off the back of a truck and broke her leg. Apart from this, no major injuries or fatalities have occurred.
If anything, the most painful part of the festival is not the speeding tomatoes, but the huge acidic stench that they create during the fight, and of course, the town’s cleaning bill.

6 Damn Stupid Places to Bathe

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A healthy mistrust of all bodies of water, no matter how innocuous, is probably in your best interest as an air-breathing mammal. In this article we have gathered a list of some damn stupid places to don that new speedo. The list is in a chaotic order of coolness, not most dangerous/stupid, so if you know of any other places where you shouldn’t swim, drop them in the comments and enjoy!Ganges River, India, Bangladesh.Hazard: sharks.

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The Ganges river is the most sacred river in the Hindu tradition. It is the very artery through which the eternal blood of many Indians flow. Hindus from across the country come to the banks of the Ganges to cleanse their sins while others come to deliver deceased loved ones to its depths. Inhabitants along the Ganges depend on the river for their daily needs. It is this very relationship with the Ganges that make it dangerous.
The bull shark is responsible for more attacks on humans than any other shark. Their unique ability to survive in fresh water, with a relatively low profile allow them to traverse rivers and streams. Bull sharks have been found 2500 miles (4000 km) up the Amazon river and even inhabit Lake Nicaragua in Central America. The sharks are regularly found throughout the Ganges in India and Bangladesh. It is believed that they feed on the dead interned to the sacred waters and are responsible for many injuries throughout the region. Actual figures are unknown as many go unreported.
Fear: Low.
Though this is one of the scarier places on the list, the absence of actual statistics prevent me from raising the alarm bells.

Your own bathtub.Hazard(s): drowning, wrinkly fingers.
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How ironic. Ok, ok, we know it's a bathtub - most people bathe there. Notwithstanding this, it is necessary to list the danger that seven inches of water can bring to the bathroom. Amazingly, 402 people died in bathtubs in the US in 2004.
Fear: Low.
Some might be surprised how easy it is to fall asleep in a tub while intoxicated. Personally, I was not.
Lake of the Ozarks, USA.Hazard(s): drowning, keg-stands.
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The US Coast Guard lists the Lake of the Ozarks as the third most dangerous body of water in the US behind the Atlantic Ocean and the Colorado River. While many of the dangers discussed in this list involve natural phenomena, this lake is actually dangerous because of the people who play in it. As of 2006, 151 of Missouri's 212 BUI arrests occurred on the Lake of the Ozarks.
Fear: Medium.
Anyone who has been on the water with a drunken skipper can relate.Angel FallsHazard(s):
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While many people would enjoy a lazy float down the KerepRiver, it is pretty unlikely that anyone could enjoy the 979 m (3,212 ft) drop at the end of the ride. AngelFalls is the highest waterfall in the world and one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions. Most of us don't have to worry about stumbling across this natural wonder by accident as it is surrounded by dense jungle.The River Citarum, West Java.Hazard(s): used syringes, fecal bacteria, plague.
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The pollution in the River Citarum is so bad that the citizens here no longer bother to fish its waters but rather sift through the rubbish on the surface and find items to trade and sell. Under the strain of five million people, the river has been regarded by many as the most polluted river in the world.
Fear: High.
This is how plagues are born.Hot Springs (anywhere).Hazard(s): utter and miserable death.
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To most, a beautiful cool evening in a hot spring might sound like a perfect night. However, the warm water, lack of proper filtering equipment, and lack of sanitizing chemicals are ideal for the dreaded Naegleria fowler. Also known as the “brain eating amoeba,” the Negleria fowler enters through the nasal cavities and begins feasting on your gray matter. Within days, the victim experiences changes in taste and smell, followed by fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Within two weeks, the victim succumbs to coma and, finally, death.
Overall Fear: High
While the Naegleria fowler was only responsible for six documented US deaths is 2007, the idea of something eating my brain scares the absolute piss out of me.Sources:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

10 Best Social Sites for Movie Lovers on the Web

If you want your movie experience to extend beyond the theater, where should you turn? For movie lovers, the social web is the place to be. Nowadays you will find plenty of social networks for film buffs to hang out, discuss movies, get information about that latest films and upcoming releases, and meet other cinephiles. Where do you go for your movie fix on the web?

Compiled below is a list of the 10 best social sites for movie lovers adapted from Mashable.

IMDb

IMDb or International movie database has been the go-to site for movies since shortly after it was launched in 1990. Owned by Amazon, IMDb is easily the most complete film and television reference on the Internet.

Flixter

Flixster started experiencing phenomenal growth in 2007, and really took off when it released its “Movies” application on Facebook, which remains one of that platform’s most popular apps.

Filmcrave

FilmCrave is a fun movie rating and review social site that rewards users for participation using a points system. The site also has discussion forums, movie polls, and trailers.

Criticker

Criticker makes it painfully easy to rate film. It gives you a list of movies and for the ones you’ve seen you enter a number between 0 and 100. Once you’ve rated enough films, the site starts to suggest films you might like through a probability score index.

FlickChart

The idea behind Flickchart is to tap into the crowd to collaboratively assemble the most comprehensive ranking of films ever made. Flickchart’s method of deriving those rankings is a little unusual, but extremely simple and very addicting.

I Heart Movies

I Heart Movies is a movie information site that’s essentially trying to take on IMDb by combining detailed movie information with ratings, recommendations, and reviews.

Spout

Spout isn’t the most polished film information site and social network on this list, but it is very complete. the site provides plenty of ways for users to interact, including rating and reviewing films, discussion groups, film news, and trailers.

NetFlix

While most people associate Netflix with its DVD-by-mail rental service, its Movie Fans social network is worth joining for users of the service. Powered by Ning, the site isn’t the most full-featured social network.

The Auteurs

The Auteurs is a social network for people who love film. You’ll find a community of people reviewing and discussing foreign films and dissecting the cinematography of scenes in classic cinema.

Box Office Mojo

If the business of movies is your game, then IMDb-owned BoxOfficeMojo is your place. BoxOfficeMojo tracks how much films earn at the US and worldwide box office on a daily, weekly, and weekend basis.

Look Out...Giant Balls!

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Zorbing - Argodome - Rotorua - New Zealand - April 2005
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At a moment like this, you wonder at the oddball ingenuity of an extreme sport while also feeling like the idea might have been rolling around inside your head all this time. Sphereing, also known as zorbing or globe-riding, involves little more than climbing inside a glorified hamster ball and being sent careering down hills for the sheer heck of it. Rock and roll, we hear you cry sarcastically? Don't knock it before you've tried it.
Wet or dry: There are several variations of sphereing

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Some spheres are designed for a single globe-rider, while others can accommodate two or three people. Riders can be safely strapped inside the spheres or left free to run, rodent style, with the rolling motion of the sphere, which inevitably results in their being bounced around uncontrollably. Water can also be added to this latter scenario for what is known as a wet zorb; said one reporter of the experience: "We looked like two drunks in a washing machine."
On the ball: The large, bouncy spheres are double-layered with an air cushion
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The inflatable spheres used in this peculiar pastime tend to be made of translucent plastic and are typically around 3 metres in diameter. There are actually two balls, one inside the other, with a cushion of air in between that acts as a shock absorber, preventing bumps and bruises or worse. Thus, zorbers can proudly proclaim their lightweight, flexible zorbs are far removed from the rigid plastic of hamster balls, and hold their heads up high knowing they are men, not mice.
Balls the size of a hamster's? Is globe-riding an extreme sport?
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Now there may be adrenaline-mad naysayers ready to kick sand in the face of this so called extreme sport, wondering where the thrill is in being bowled about in an oversized beach ball, even on the longer half mile runs. But check this: while your novice zorber may not be living on the edge, in 2006, Ken Kolver, the world's fastest 'zorbanaut,' reached a top speed of 52 km/h to claim a new world record. Enough to get your pulse racing? Well maybe not as fast as a small caged pet's.
A global sport: Zorbing originated in NZ but is now practiced all over
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On a serious note, in 2008, reporter Rebekah Metzler suffered a broken back after the ball she was riding hit a post and shot 8 feet up in the air before landing hard. Yes, this sport has had its ups and downs in its short history. A similar concept may have debuted in Russia as early 1973, while Britain's Dangerous Sports Club built a giant sphere supporting two deck chairs in the early 80's, but it wasn't until 1994 that the zorb as we know it was patented in New Zealand. Recently, activities like pool and pinball have been performed with zorbs. Never say zorbing is for squares.
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