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Did you know you can call a toll free number from the internet to a physical phone through the internet using skype? I haven't needed to use this until now (I think this ability has been present since 2005)... I had to call up a company in USA from Australia to enquire about an eBay auction. You can simply dial freecall phone numbers to France, Poland, UK and USA. These number rangers are supported:
* France: +33 800, +33 805, +33 809
* Poland: +48 800
* UK: +44 500, +44 800, +44 808
* USA: +1 800, +1 866, +1 877, +1 888
And this is how you can use this skype freecall system using skypeOut (you don't need to buy credits): In Skype, just enter the number in international format in the Address Bar (start with +1 for USA, +44 for UK etc) and hit the big green button. Couldn’t be easier! You can also add the numbers to your contact list and call them “pizza”, “video rentals” or wherever else you’re calling. The free calls are effective immediately and supported on all platforms where the Skype client is available. Oh and if you need to select a choice from a menu just go to the dial tab and click on the numbers you need to press. Something free... practical and a source for amusement when your bored.

Hayden Panettiere or Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born on August 21, 1989 and is an an American actress, singer, and a Grammy Award nominee. She has one younger brother, Jansen Panettiere.[citation needed] She also has two dogs named Penny Lane and Madison. Panettiere currently stars as Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes as a high school cheerleader with regenerative healing powers. Due to her role on Heroes, she has become a regular on the science fiction convention circuit, having been invited to attend many popular conventions around the world in 2007, including New York Comic-Con and Fan Expo Canada. Enjoy these photos of Hayden Panettiere.

Why have you done this Vanessa Hudgens? Why destroy your clean image? Why are you following the lead of with Nick?

I previously posted a funny feature length video by Mark Leung... here are more of his work.

MARK LEUNG'S CRAZY COMPUTER BUG

Absinthe: Tokyo Drift - Mark Leung

Jerk It Out - Mark Leung
A music video about grandparents, Santa Claus, arcade-style fighting, figure skating, a huge chicken, a guy on fire and girls in ballet class. Better than iPod commercial. Watch or die.

Mark Leung's Unlucky Day

I can't believe it. I've actually sat and watched some Youtube video for 40 minutes?! And its no commercial production, its all original, home grown indie film sort of stuff... I was randomly browsing for parodies in the comedy section of YouTube when I found this fitting tribute to a lot of RPG's in the past as well as some current issues (!). I hope you find this geeky parody comedy as funny as I did... And yes, its worth watching the whole video all the way through! Props to Mark Leung. I'll be posting his other videos in a few clicks.

Here's the blurb of this geeky parody comedy:

Once upon a time, when Earth was still a beautiful place, an evil force came to turn all living things into Vegetarians.

Three students from suburban Massachusetts would step up against this catastrophe... to end Vegetarian Supremacy.

Mark, Jesús, Maria and their foes would make amazing personal discoveries as the two forces clash.

And so began the ultimate saga about friendship, heritage, sex and explosions.

Penn Masala presents The Facebook Skit, a parody of Enrique Iglesias' song Hero. I guess this song is dedicated to all you Facebook stalkers and secret admirers out there... go poke someone today!

Check out this business! It's a Lawn Mowing company specialising in bikini clad girls mowing lawns. It's all happening in Memphis, Tennessee - that's right - in the middle of USA's conservative bible belt. An interesting business idea - but its nothing new. Just take something boring and throw in any sexy ladies and a bit of controversy and you have yourself an interesting business idea as well as media coverage (since they have the chance to show a little skin and boost their ratings). Another example of this business model is in Chile. Chileans are usually conservative Catholic, but there cafe's served by girls wearing lingerie it is all the rage. An all male version for the Chilean women however, failed. And in the US you've got all those bikini car washes and then you've got Hooters - the "family friendly" restaurant.

I was reading an article about Shannon Noll's move into the US market and I found an interesting quote by Shannon. Here it is:

What I've found is the people in the middle of the road are the ones with attitude and that sort of thing. But when you get to work with people at the top of the pile you realise there is hope; there are some decent people out there. They're not out to prove themselves to anyone.

Of course the quote is within the context of the article, which is talking about Noll's work experiences with notable songwriters in USA. But I've heard this quote a few times before, from different people about different careers, from business people to photographers. I've observed the same thing. Hmmm... something to ponder about...

Wow... I've had Rachel Stevens' photo in my header for all this time and I haven't explained or even talked about Rachel at all on my blog. I've written more about Vanessa Minnillo nude (especially with that scandal with Nick) than her. Anyway, this entry is about Rachel Stevens. Stevens was born on April 9 1978 and is known for singing, acting and modeling. She was boosted into the limelight with the former pop group S Club 7. Now she has her own solo recording career. Her background is a mix of English, Chinese and Filipino. I wonder if that classifies her as a Pinay? Her dad is half british and her mum is a Chinese Filipina. She basically sticks around the UK since I never see her in anything other than British shows... Anyway, I'll revisit her in the future - in the meantime enjoy these high resolution photos of Rachel Stevens.