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Christchurch quake: 'Buildings just piled on top of people'

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Matt Shallcrass was in a car that was rocked from side to side so badly he thought it would roll as buildings collapsed on to people all around him. The 26-year-old was in High St when the earthquake hit. He watched in horror as buildings collapsed and buried people who were on pavements during the busy lunch period. "We were driving and buildings just started collapsing all around us, covering people. We watched quite a few people just get buried under the buildings that were toppling over." He said the people - many of whom were feared dead - were walking directly under the awnings of shops. They collapsed suddenly within seconds of the shaking first starting. The shaking was so violent he thought the car would roll over. "The people were walking under the awnings of the shops on the footpath and it just piled on top of them." Asked how many people he saw trapped, he said: "It was a bit of blur but would be 30 or 40 quite easily. It was in the middle of lunch
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Stars dazzle Blonds Fall 2011 fashion show The Blonds Fall 2011 fashion show kicked off during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.

56th FilmFareAwards

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The stars came down in all their glory. It was a night to be remembered as everyone looked on with pride and admiration at the coveted Black Lady was presented to the deserving winners . A true celebration of excellence in Indian Cinema, the 56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010 held at the YRF studios in Mumbai on the 29th of January, 2011 was a larger than life spectacle, a glorious representation of its legacy of over five decades. Through the years, Filmfare has become the most awaited event in the industry as everyone looks forward to this night of nights. With a slew of performances by the biggest names in filmdom, the annual Idea Filmfare Awards is now an extravagant gala of glitz, glamour, excitement and entertainment.Check out 34 more images after the jump. This year, the 56th Idea Filmfare Awards was hosted by the new kings of cool – the very suave Imran Khan and charming Ranbir Kapoor who bought the house down with their wit and humour. The performances were power packed with t

પંખીને

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શક્ય છે બદલાય આખ્ખે આખ્ખું આ જીવતર પછી, મોકળું રાખીને મન ખુદને મળી તો જો જરી. પંખીને પોતાની પાંખ ઉપર ભરોસો હોય છે કે હું પાંખ ફેલાવીશ એટલે હવામાં તરવા લાગીશ. નાવિકને તેનાં હલેસાં ઉપર શ્રદ્ધા હોય છે કે એ મને સામે કાંઠે પહોંચાડશે. વિદ્યાર્થીને ગુરુ ઉપર વિશ્વાસ હોય છે કે એ મને જે શીખવશે એ સાચું જ હશે. નાના હોઈએ ત્યારે ક્લાસમાં આપણાં શિક્ષક સામે આપણે ક્યારેય શંકા કરતાં નથી કે, તમે જે દાખલો ગણો છો એ સાચો જ છે એની શું ખાતરી છે? સાચી વાત એ હોય છે કે આપણો તેના પર ભરોસો એ જ એમના સાચા હોવાની ખાતરી છે. જિંદગીમાં બે વસ્તુ ખૂબ જ મહત્વની છે. એક તો તમે કોના ઉપર ભરોસો કરો છો અને બીજું એ કે કોઈએ તમારા પર મૂકેલા ભરોસાને તમે કેટલો સાર્થક કરો છો. જે માણસ તેના ઉપર કોઈએ મૂકેલા ભરોસાનો ગેરફાયદો ઉઠાવે છે અથવા તો કોઈનો ભરોસો તોડે છે તે બીજા કોઈ ઉપર ભરોસો મૂકી શકતો નથી. સૌથી મોટો શ્રદ્ધાળુ એ જ છે જે લોકો ઉપર વધુને વધુ ભરોસો મૂકી જાણે છે. લાંબો વિચાર કરો તો સમજાશે કે આખું જગત મોટાભાગે ભરોસા ઉપર જ ચાલે છે. વોચમેન ઉપર આપણને ભરોસો હોય છે કે એ આપણાં ઘરનું રક્ષણ કરશે. બાળકને સ્કૂલે લઈ જતાં રિક્ષાવાળા પર આ
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Indian Fashion On the Stage show in Bollywood. Shabana Azmi said that the effort was aimed at creating awareness about the talents of kids from Mijwan. It was as if all of Bollywood's eye candy was on one stage at Shabana Azmi's 'The Mijwan Welfare Trust Show Sonnets in Fabric' to raise funds for the education of girl children in her ancestral village Mijwan. Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh were among the hotties who got sizzling on the ramp, all dressed by uber designer Manish Malhotra .