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Random Caricatures and Portraits (2009-2014)
Master Blaster Sachin
Tennis Sensation Serena Williams
The Three Presidents
Peter Criss of KISS for the American Spectator Magazine
Barack Obama & the Debt Burden
I am Biwinning. I win here. I win there. … Oops!
Ben Kingsley as Gandhi
What's his Story?
Pen and Ink Pet Portrait
George's very own Gorgeous?!
Ahmadenejad
The Bengal Tiger
A Cavalry Horse
By Shafali • Posted in General Cartoons	• Tagged animal art, caricature app, caricatures, cat portraits, drawings, gandhi caricature, ink drawings, narendra modi caricature, obama caricatures, pet portraits, portraits, rock star caricature, sketches
Caricature/Pen Drawing of a Killer.
A bit of drawing…
I drew this in a restaurant. We had gone to the restaurant for a cup of tea and while we waited for our order to arrive, I saw this man sitting a few tables away from us. He was there with his wife and his son who just refused to sit down. The mother was trying to stop the child from running around but the father wasn't content with his wife's efforts to curb the child's enthusiasm. He sat there, glaring at his wife, and this was the look on his face. He didn't wear a turban, he didn't have that bunch of keys hanging on the side of his face, he didn't have a skull-earring dangling from one of his ears, he also didn't have a dagger in his hand, but that look in his eyes – I haven't exaggerated it one bit.
This morning I read about parents who kill their children, and I was reminded of that face. According to the data, every year 3000 cases of parents killing their offsprings are reported in the US alone. Fathers are more prone to killing their sons, and mothers their daughters. Fortunately, this number is relatively small – most parents love their children and would give their lives to save their kids. Yet it makes me think, how many parents are there who lie on the continuum that stretches between life-givers and life-takers? A black and bleak thought to ponder upon.
These dark musings aside, this man definitely isn't one of the good eggs.
Note: I sketched this right then and there – I had a ballpoint pen with blue ink…so the actual drawing is blue and it was done on a page of my diary. In blue, he looks particularly menacing.
A bit of writing…still under wraps. I am writing stories and I am enjoying it immensely. I think Mr. Farland's Daily Kicks have made me burn my cloak of fear – I always loved telling stories, now I am going to write them down for the whole world to read. More on that later 🙂
A bit of experimenting. A friend made an FB post on Oppia (Google's new content authoring tool,) so I checked out Oppia.org and authored a sample exploration. Understanding their interface was a struggle at first, but after five or six tries, I got the hang of it. The tedium waylaid me and I forgot to do a self-review (I often don't – I am in too much of a hurry to move on to the next cool thing.) So after having forgotten all about it, a rap on the knuckles made me aware of my complacency. But thanks to the lady who took out time to write, I corrected the error.
So if you want to learn nothing much about the Color Wheel but something about how Oppia works, check it out here.
Additionally, I've been working on some magazine illustrations. Yesterday I finished working on a cover, which I'll share with you after the magazine is on the stands.
By Shafali • Posted in About Caricatures, Expressions - Negative, General Cartoons, How to Draw Expressions, Magazine illustrations, Unexplained Stuff	• Tagged caricature of an assassin, caricatures, cartoons, color wheel exploration oppia, drawing of a killer, drawings, google's new authoring tool, oppia, oppia exploration, parents killing children news, sketch of murderers
Wicked dogs don't want to work, and a depressed pretzel watches as Nike Women just do it!
When the Caricaturist was stuck inside her computer for three long days and three long nights, she spent most of her waking hours interacting with her files and folders. While there were many files that had to be "exterminated", there were some that were saved. One of these files had some funny Search terms that had brought people to my blog in the past six months.
Here are some that I thought I must share with my sweet readers. I've added my first reaction to the term along. You are welcome to share yours 🙂
Search Term 1: Caricatures of wicked dogs
Huh?! Wicked dogs? Really? Wicked DOGs? WICKED dogs? I don't know of any, and I've known more dogs than humans. Excuse my brutal honesty, but wicked is an adjective that applies exclusively to humans. So, dear searcher, I am not sure if you'll ever succeed in your quest. Even if you are able to find a caricature of a so-called wicked dog, I assure you that the subject of that caricature never existed – and so, such a caricature would be a work of fiction.
Search Term 2: Don't want to work cartoons
Now this searcher has my complete attention. "Don't want to work" is the stable human state. You know about stable states, don't you? "Want to work" is the exact opposite state of "Don't want to work," and unfortunately "Want to work" a highly unstable, extremely volatile state to be in. If a person stays in "Want to work" state for too long, he or she might become explosive. I hope that this searcher succeeds in his or her quest of truth.
Search Term 3: Justin Beaver
Yep! Justin "Beaver". It's so much more meaningful than that other surname that he uses…Bieber or something.
Beaver, according to this Wikipedia entry here is: "a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent." Makes a lot of sense, especially to the Crabby Old Farts. While I am not sure about the "large" and the "semi-aquatic" part, I'd accept "nocturnal" (as it applies to everyone connected with the music industry) and "rodent" (check out his hair!)
Search Term 4: Depressed Pretzel
An oxymoron. I can't believe that a pretzel can actually be depressed. This search term doesn't make sense to me – unless the searcher was in fact looking for my Toony Pretezel about Loneliness and Depression. Hey Presto! Here's the said Pretzel!
Search Term 5: Nike women just do it!
I disagree. I think Nike women are a lot more discerning. They don't just do it…they do it properly. But what would I know, I am an Adidas woman. Nike women are welcome to comment.
Search Term 6: How to draw someone holding a pencil in mouth
Easy! Draw someone and then draw a pencil in his mouth!
Search Term 7: Handsome Caricature
Hmm… Let me see. A handsome caricature…? I think I should point you to my Caricature Gallery. All my caricatures are handsome enough… at least they look handsome to me. It's the same old reasoning that makes the Rhino-mom think that her baby rhino is the cutest kid in the universe…if you catch my drift.
Search Term 8: Brainy Kid Cartoon/Studious Girl Cartoon/Genius Caricature
Hah. You are looking for portraits…not cartoons or caricatures, my friend! Just get a photograph and you are done.
Search Term 9: Handsome Indian Men Naked
How many times do I have to tell you, my dear searcher o'mine blog? For Indian men, handsome and nakedness don't go together! In fact, handsomeness and Indian-ness seldom goes together. We are some of the smartest people on planet Earth (and we are smart enough not to let people know that we are,) but we aren't really "handsome" or "beautiful" – and we aren't talking about the exceptions who prove the rule. (One exceptionally creative Italian lady would like to mention a few names here. She will try her best to discredit me, but then I ask her – has she seen those "handsome" India men naked? Ever?)
Search Term 10: Indian Nudes
Oh, c'mon! The only Indian artist who had the guts to have herself photographed naked and then paint some naked self-portraits was Amrita Shergill, and she couldn't have done it if she were a commoner or even completely (and I mean it in the genetic sense,) Indian. Her mom was French, and Indians are quite forgiving of the lapses by semi-firangs (semi-foreigners.) And yet, something drove Amrita Shergill to commit suicide at the young age of 28.
We have come a long way since then…my friend. Now we don't even dare to think of doing "terrible" stuff like that. Stay safe, my friend, stay safe!
For some inexplicable reason, if you are interested in reading more SEO Humor (humor? Really?) posts, here are four other loony posts that I made in the past.
Some More SEO Humor and… Who is Shafali the Caricaturist?
Shafali Hitler shares Some More SEO Humor!
Shafali's Cartoon, A Football Rat, and Handsome Indian Men – Some Long Tail SEO Humor!
A Depressed Woman Sketches a Cartoon Tongue Walking on Blood.
By Shafali • Posted in About Caricatures, humor, Personal, Satire, Toony Pretzels Cartoons, Verbal Caricatures, Women Cartoons	• Tagged amrita shergill, beaver cartoons, brainy kid, caricatures, cartoons, crabby old fart, depressed, dog cartoons, don't want to work cartoons, drawings, funny seo terms, handsome indian men, indian nudes, just do it, justin beaver, justin bieber, nike women, search engine terms, SEO humor, sketches, studious girl, toony pretzels
Caricature/Cartoon Keira Knightley, a Beautiful Scarecrow, and Two Beer-drinking Mice
Keira Knightley debuts on your favorite Caricature blog.
I know that we've been waiting for the lady to make an appearance here, for a very long time. I've been talking about her caricature for near about three months now. Whenever her appearance was announced here, there would be some last-minute change in her schedule, and we'd go back sulking. But then last-minute changes in schedule are the mark of a true diva…right?
I am glad to announce that I've finally found the evasive caricature of Ms. Keira Knightley, the lady whose inability to make her mind up almost cost Captain Jack Sparrow his life.
Presenting Ms. Knightley.
A Short Biography of Keira Knightley
(Thanks to the one and only Wikipedia.)
Keira Knightley was born in London, England, in a family of actors. Quite like many other actors and artists who make it big, Keira too was diagnosed with dyslexia. This obviously isn't much of a handicap when you are an actor, perhaps this is why at the age of six when it was discovered that she was a dyslexic, she became an actor. She acted in many movies before she got the opportunity to work in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Keira was 14 when she acted in this movie.
In 2001, at the age of 16, she got her first role as a grown up. This was in a movie called Princess of Thieves. She worked in a few other movies but it wasn't until she acted in Bend it Like Beckham, that she got her big break, and people began to recognize her. Four years later, she played the character of Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, and establish herself as more than just a pretty face.
Other more interesting bytes about Keira:
Keira has appeared in the FHM's (For Him Magazine of UK) 100 sexiest women of the world (I am not linking to the magazine's site for obvious reasons.) again and again, and she topped the list in 2006. (I know that most women will find it difficult to believe, but it's impossible to figure out a man's mind – isn't it? And oh, I should also tell you that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley of the panties fame, topped the list for 2011. I can't stop wondering how Jennifer Lopez (twice, 2000 and 2001) and these two could get to the same spot in the same magazine!! Perhaps, it's a mark of changing times.)
She says that she's got no life outside of acting, which implies that her friends and family can never be sure whether they are talking to the actor or the character.
She's NOT an anorexic and she's got nothing to do with girls who stop eating so that they may look emaciated and thus make it to FHM's 100 sexiest women of the world, and die in the process.
She is expected to marry singer James Righton, and the caricaturist hopes that they'll beat the average marriage longevity among Hollywood couples.
Click for a list of Keira Knightley's movies, along with the names of the characters she played in them,
So how much does Keira weigh and What's her BMI?
Curiosity is such a b…well, a…lady dog. I checked it out myself and was shocked to learn that Keira's BMI is 17.23!
A BMI of less than 18.5 means that you are underweight. This site has this advice for Keira:
"You should consult your physician to determine if you should gain weight, as low body mass can decrease your body's immune system, which could lead to illness such as disappearance of periods (women), bone loss, malnutrition and other conditions. The lower your BMI the greater these risks become."
Wow! If I were Keira, I'd act pronto. If you know her, stop telling her that she looks great and send her to the Doctor. That poor little rich girl needs help.
By Shafali • Posted in Biographies of Famous People, Caricatures - Hollywood, Entertainment, Famous People, Hollywood Actors, Hollywood Caricatures, humor, Miracles, Parody, Rat Cartoons, Satire, Women Cartoons	• Tagged beer-drinking mice, caricatures, cartoons, drawings, hollywood actor caricatures, hollywood actresses, keera knightley, keira knightley, keira knightley bmi, keira knightley hair, keira knightley scarecrow, keira knightley's weight, kiera knightly, mice cartoons, sketches
Obamacare Law Upheld – America's March towards Darkness Begins – Caricature & Cartoon of President Barack Obama.
Click here to view President Obama rejoicing upon winning his second term 🙂 (Posted on: November 09, 2012.)
Thursday, June 28, 2012 was an important day in the History of the USA. On this day, America took a giant step towards assassinating free will.
This, of course, is the opinion of a caricaturist. Caricaturists are infamous for exaggerating stuff, but in this case, I think I am reporting it exactly the way I see it. It's Mr. Obama's way of gaining political mileage by ensuring that about 30 Million votes come his way.
Penalty or Tax? Whatever!
About the Health Care Law and its Long-Term Ramifications:
The US Health Care Law a.k.a. the Obamacare Law has been upheld by the American Supreme court with a majority of 5:4! 5:4? Yes. The bill that passed the house with a 219:214 majority and which was voted down not just by all Republicans but also by 34 democrats. If it's a panacea of all medical evils, then why almost half of these intellectuals voted against it? Who is to say, which half is the smarter lot?
I'll leave that discussion to those who know more about law than I do. I'll just sit here and wonder, why does Mr. Barack Obama think that this is going to really help America and the American people? While I am still to read a convincing argument how it's one of the smartest things ever done, here's why I think it's one of the dumbest.
If I work hard to earn what I do, I'd like to decide what "charity" I'd like to give my money to. You can't hold a gun to my temple and expect me to put my money into charity, and then feel good about it too. Fine, fine. You say it's not charity. You say, I "might" end up using some of it too. Right. But I might not. I think that I should be able to decide whether or not I want to even use a hospital at all.
I see "red" when I read or hear about the Health Care bill. It smacks of communism. I see the beacon of freedom fading. I see America marching towards a future that will make people question the value of hard work and merit.
In fact, I do see some people dancing about and making merry now that the healthcare bill's got the Supreme Court's nod. These are the medical practitioners, the Insurance companies, and of course, those who wanted health insurance but couldn't pay for it. Those who couldn't pay for it, would've earlier tried to work to pay for it, but I hear about subsidies being given to them now (so, the young who don't need insurance – except in the rare instance of their being in an accident, and the rich who don't want insurance, or even the upper-middle-class who'd earlier rather fly to a cheaper medical treatment destination instead of paying the premiums, will all now pay for the 30 Million or so uninsured among which you'd have the children of the illegal immigrants too. Great idea!)
Earlier Obama's team vehemently denied the "fact" that they accepted in the court, which was that the penalty would be a sort of tax. So in principle, US has accepted that it's fine to impose additional tax on those who work hard to earn an honest living, because they didn't want to buy "insurance" that they believed they didn't need, to help provide insurance for those who wanted to buy insurance but didn't or couldn't work to earn it. It makes me believe that Ayn Rand had predicted this a long time ago, when she had written Atlas Shrugged. Mr. Obama has opened a Pandora's box that will continue to spew newer schemes to make it shameful to work hard. The healthcare bill may well be a soft beginning with a delicate touch. Anyone who stands up against it would be called heartless and inhuman, and suffering will be sold in the garb of equality and affordability.
There might be a time, not in a very distant future, when Americans will look at one-another with suspicion. Distrust will grow, as will Xenophobia. The seeds have been sowed already. And while it's been presented as an innocuous, do-good policy, yet in the years to come it's going to spawn many more of its kind. In time, with repeated exposure to the evil of Need over Merit, Americans will lose their edge, which comes from their individualism. They'd become a collective whole – the good never aiming at greatness, and the bad never needing to leave their badness. Unless, of course, the other half that voted against it, stands up against it. Unfortunately, populist measures aren't easy to rollback, so whatever Mr. Romney may be saying now, he might find it really difficult to actually uproot it completely.
It's funny that I should feel so strongly about it. In my country, health insurance is a personal choice, and for more than 90 percent of its population, it doesn't exist. I think it would be safe to assume that a large majority of the population doesn't even know what health insurance is. Whether you get medical attention or not is determined by whether or not you or the ones who love you have earned it or not. For instance, if something really terrible happens to me, I'll die swift and quick, because I really didn't earn my right to health care by being able to buy a policy. What's so wrong with it? It's completely moral. Anytime when death comes visiting, I'll die happy, knowing that I lived a life that I wanted to live. I understand how it's hard on people who care about you, but it's just one of those things that we accept and it doesn't make a ton of difference to the population in general.
I think I am concerned because for me the US has been a lighthouse in the darkness of a world that I don't understand. I've always understood the value-system of America. I've admired the freedom that the country gives to every individual so that he may write his own destiny. This is the freedom that leads to other freedoms – the freedom of speech, of doing business, of making money, of keeping money, and to help others make money. It's this freedom that has made America the greatest nation in this world. What America does, others emulate, yet this once, I find myself hoping that others don't follow suit.
But as I said earlier, this is the opinion of a caricaturist – and caricaturists exaggerate. Go home, sleep well, and forget all about it.
By Shafali • Posted in About Caricatures, Celebrity Cartoons, Expressions - Positive, General Cartoons, humor, Parody, Political Caricatures, Political Cartoons, portraits, Satire	• Tagged affordable healthcare bill, american politics cartoons, caricature 2012 US presidential elections, caricature barack obama, caricatures, cartoon healthcare law, cartoons, dangers of obama care, democracy vs. communism, drawings, healthcare bill, healthcare law philosophy, international politics cartoons, mitt romney, need or merit, obama care penalty or tax, obamacare law, Political Caricatures, political cartoons, sketches, US supreme court upholds obama care, what is obama care, what is US healthcare law, why obamacare is dangerous
Caricature/Cartoon – Leonardo DiCaprio – The Abagnale Jr. who grew up to become J. Edgar!
This guy?
Who else but Frank William Abagnale Jr. now known as J. Edgar Hoover, a.k.a Leonardo DiCaprio!
Catch me if you Can!
Leonardo DiCaprio's Tiniest Biography on the Web
Every sensible biography must begin with the birth of its subject. Leonardo DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974 in LA, California. As it happens, most people who go on to become famous in their lives, come from a broken home; so was the case of Leonardo whose parents separated when he was a toddler. Leonardo's dad however was not a normal person. He was an artist…even better, he was a comic book illustrator. So his dad's influence made Leonardo explore his creative side (?) when he was little. Leonardo went to work at the tender age of 5, but was kicked out of the show for unprofessional behavior (?!) Leonardo wasn't a good student (obviously, if he were the world wouldn't be talking about him and obscure caricaturists wouldn't be drawing his rather unique physiognomy,) nor was he a smashing-hit with the fairer-sex.
One thing led to another, and then I saw him in Titanic (the movie, I mean, not the ship) smooching Kate Winslet. I checked out my parameters of handsomeness and wondered why the west found him good-looking! (BTW, he's taller than he looks. He's 5 feet 11 inches or more!)
Anyway, Leonardo DiCaprio's first movie wasn't Titanic, it was "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" for which he was nominated for an Oscar (He doesn't look like himself in this movie though). He was nineteen then. Well, one movie led to another, until "Titanic" happened. "Titanic" catapulted Leonardo into being an international celebrity. I read that 28 Kabul Barbers were apprehended by the Taliban because they were giving those kids the Leonardo-Haircut!
Why Leonardo was called Leonardo?
When Leonardo hadn't found his way out of his mom's womb, she went visiting a museum. The yet-unnamed-Leonardo decided to kick his mom for the first time when she stood admiring a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. Every mother wants to remember that first-ever kick (and hopes that the child would stop kicking once it's out,) and so Leonardo's mom decided to call him Leonardo.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Famous Movies
Some of his movies are:
This Boy's Life
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
The Man in the Iron Mask
Blood Diamond
J. Edgar (Recent)
The Caricaturist's Opinion on the DiCaprio movies that she's seen
I watched "Titanic" but it made me sad. I don't like tragedies. There's enough sorrow in real-life and I really don't like spending my time watching movies in which the hero dies. I loved him as King Luis XIV in "The Man in the Iron Mask," a movie that may or may not be historically accurate – but who cares – not the Caricaturist! "Catch me if you Can" is fantastic. Geniuses of all types make me feel optimistic and happy…and knowing that Frank William Abagnale Jr.s exist makes this world a more interesting place for me. I watched "Blood Diamond" and wondered what the heck we need those diamonds for. Even if I had millions, I'd not waste them on a stupid piece of shiny rock that I could tie around my neck and get Spondalytis. In my opinion, no sane person should wear diamonds…but then if the world was sane, I'd not have anything to do. Who'd I ridicule then?!
Finally, "Inception." I hated the movie, and I have a strong reason for hating it. I watch movies because I want a break from work. This movie puts your mind to work, and that too in the highest gear. You've got to go on calculating the dream-depth, the corresponding time-span that Leo and his team can spend in the dream…additionally you've got to remember the names of the dream-owners and the team-members who get left behind on the higher level! Phew! The movie left me with a headache that refused to leave me for two whole days! And this movie got several award nominations…thankfully, it didn't win many awards or I'd have to wonder.
J. Edgar (A movie made on the life of perhaps the longest-serving FBI director J. Edgar Hoover) is right now running in the theaters. I am wondering whether I should watch it in the theater or I should wait for it to premier on television…still thinking 🙂
By Shafali • Posted in Biographies of Famous People, Caricatures - Hollywood, Celebrity Cartoons, Comedy, Entertainment, Expressions - Positive, Famous People, Hollywood Actors, Hollywood Caricatures, humor, jokes, Parody, portraits, Rat Cartoons, Satire	• Tagged blood diamonds, caricatures, cartoons, catch me if you can, di capiro, di caprio, drawings, frank william abgnale junior, hollywood caricatures, inception, j. edgar hoover, kabul barbers leonardo, leonardo dicapiro, leonardo dicapiro movies, leonardo dicapiro's biography, leonardo dicaprio, leonardo dicaprio movies, Louis XIV, portraits, sketches, the man in the iron mask, the premise of inception, titanic
A Toony Pretzels Cartoon – Defining Loneliness
Loneliness once was a real feeling resulting from lack of real friends and real family. Now…they say that the feeling of loneliness still is quite real, but its drivers have changed. I grew up in a time when there was no Internet and in places where there was no television, no telephone, and at times no electricity. There were times when my family stayed in places where there were no other families around. Was I lonely? I don't think I was. I had so much to do. I'd bind my own books, make my own dresses (and my doll's dresses too,) study, draw, grow vegetables in my mom's kitchen garden, and even cook. I don't remember feeling lonely ever.
But now, I hear of loneliness ever so often. I hear of kids not knowing what to do if they didn't have their smartphones with them, I hear of young girls and boys jumping off the high-rises because they were depressed, and I read about women in apparently happy relationships suffering from anxiety and depression. I am sure that the feeling is extremely real for them, but I can't really get a handle on the causes…
I just wonder whether we were a stronger lot before Internet shrunk our world into a ragged ball of tangled connections.
Loneliness!
Loneliness is the state of feeling sad or deserted due to isolation.
If you are troubled by this cartoon, you should click the following links:
Docs warn about teens and 'Facebook depression'
'Facebook Depression': Do You Have It?
And if you are complaining, complain correctly.
No Friends on Facebook…A sad song!
PS: If your virtual life appears empty and meaningless, walk out of the door into the street. The real world too has a lot to offer. Give it a chance 🙂
By Shafali • Posted in Blogging, Comedy, General Cartoons, humor, jokes, Parody, Satire, Toony Pretzels Cartoons, Unexplained Stuff, Women Cartoons	• Tagged blogging humor, caricatures, cartoon depressed woman, cartoon depression, cartoon facebook depression, cartoon girl with computer, cartoon loneliness, cartoons, cartoons by shafali, drawings, email jokes, facebook friends, facebook humor, facebook jokes, facebook satire, no friends on facebook, sketches, toony pretzels by shafali, toony pretzels cartoons, twitter loneliness humor
Before I return to the future and to this blog, I'd like to write a bridge post.
Here are some of the searches that my blog has received in the last two months. While I understand the seriousness of these queries, I have to share my interpretation of these searches with you.
Search Term 1: Depressed woman sketches
No. No depressed woman sketches for this blog. When this woman is depressed and she sketches, she begins to smile – you see, the depressed woman doesn't remain depressed when she sketches, and so it's the smiling woman that you see sketching, not the depressed one. Confused? Hop along to the next term.
Search Term 2: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Panties
Wow. Those panties are famous, aren't they? I mean when I wrote about the lady's scanty panties, I thought that I was talking about something that had escaped note of others, but it appears that I was wrong. I now realize that every second person (hopefully of the male variety) is looking for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Panties! I believe that she should now get into the business of selling her panties. She can source panties at $2 per panty, snuggle in – wiggle out, and then sell them for $20 a panty. I can't recall another business that operates on 90% GPM – can you?
Search Term 3: Shafali's Caricature/Shafali's Cartoon
This is something. Isn't it? Folks, I know I am famous, but I am not that famous that you'd have cartoonists and caricaturists clamoring to draw my pulchritudinous physiognomy! And I am definitely not narcissistic enough to go on drawing myself.
Though in one of my previous posts, I said that my avatar looks a lot like me, I must admit doesn't portray me too realistically. I've removed the third eye, the broken front upper tooth, the sharp canines, the broomstick hair, the bullet hole in my left cheek, and of course, that extra knob on my nose. I hope this description helps you visualize the real me. You are of course welcome to turn in your sketches made as per the true description given here. The best wins a special mention in a post and a … dark, deep, bloody kiss on the neck. (slurp!)
Search Term 4: Caricature Cartoon of Abhishek Bacchan by Shafali
Whew. This is what I was scared of. C'mon, dear searcher. I won't draw the guy unless I was paid to draw him. His dad is the only Bachhan I'd draw of my own free will. Mr. Junior B will never motivate me enough, I am sorry folks but he just ain't my cup of tea.
However, if you are really keen on a Bacchan, check out his dad, who's still infinitely more interesting than all other Bollywood heroes put together.
Search Term 5: Caricature of a man who looks like a rat
Dear Searcher, you've got to be more explicit in your description. Could you please tell me the kind of rat that you want this man to look like. I mean, do you want a ratty sort of rat, or a mousey kind of cute one, or you'd like a field rat perhaps. And do tell me if you are looking for a tail too? Should I add some whiskers? And yes…one more question – should he be inside the trap or outside it?
But before you answer all these questions tell me this. You are looking for Saddam Hussein's caricature, aren't you?
Search Term 6: Cartoon tongue
A cartoon tongue?!
Search Term 7: Caricature of Best Boss
What doesn't exist cannot be caricatured. – The Caricaturist.
(Note: If you have indeed seen such a creature, run for you life! He (or she) must be a mutant, an alien, a vampire, a zombie, a ghost…anything but a human. Best Bosses, even real good bosses don't exist! Nope. Never. Nada.
Search Term 8: IITian Cartoon
Ask this gentleman, who is an IITian, a writer, and an artist too!
Search Term 9: Shafali's Characteristics
My characteristics? Let me think.
Well. Here's the tip of the iceberg or the top 3 items on the list.
1. Black and White
2. Light and Dark
3. Sweet and Sour
But why are you interested in my characteristics? Are you worried that I might yet be another ingredient in the recipe of an anti-matter bomb?
Oh I get it. Your keyboard played a prank on you, you were looking for Shafali's Caricatures…well, find them here 🙂
Search Term 10: Caricature walking on blood
Eeeeeyyyeeeeee! Haaaaallllpppppppp!
Search Term 11: Cartoon Dog in Nazi Uniform
The closest I could get was this.
But what my dog tells me is that when they had tried to put a dog in the Nazi uniform he bit his handler!
Search Term 12: Hair on its own
Hah! All over my house – except on my head, where I think it belongs! I hate it when my hair speaks of freedom and independence – but then it watches TV, you know.
Thank you for the inspiration, my dear searchers.
Other posts in this series:
By Shafali • Posted in About Caricatures, Comedy, Entertainment, General Cartoons, humor, jokes, Parody, portraits, Satire, Verbal Caricatures	• Tagged abhishek bachhan, Adolf Hitler, best boss, caricatures, cartoon tongue, cartoons, depressed woman sketch, drawings, funny keywords, funny searches, funny seo terms, hair, nazi uniform, portraits, rosie huntington whiteley's panties, sketches, vampires, verbal caricatures, walking on blood
Caricature/Cartoon – John F. Kennedy – The 35th President of the United States.
I am writing this post from the past. It's the year 1962 and John F. Kennedy is still alive and making merry with Marilyn Monroe. America is completed bowled over by this boyishly handsome young President and his pretty, petite, and stylish wife Jacqueline Kennedy. They love the couple – ( the men secretly admire John F. Kennedy's exploits while the women sympathize with the First Lady?) In other words, everything appears to be in order, and exactly as this caricaturist would like it to be – happy, romantic, mushy, and adulterous!
Here's the caricature of this tragedy-stricken, handsome child of destiny. Presenting John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy the 35th President of the United States.
Tradition demands that I share JFK's short and cute biography here. So here I go.
John F. Kennedy – A Quick Biographical Sketch
JFK or John F. Kennedy or "Jack" Kennedy was born in a politically active family on May 29, 1917. John suffered from various health issues from a very early age. The effect of his health on his attitude was compounded by his elder brother Joe's achievements overshadowing his own. All this (and possibly more) made John something of a rebel when he was at school. After school he spent a mysterious month at the London School of Economics, later returning to study at Princeton University. (Note that the well-to-do, rich and connected Americans of those times, preferred to educate their kids abroad! There's some glamor to this education abroad thing – isn't there?) Anyway, JFK was a good student and he ended up at Harvard, where he completed his thesis as the age of 23, published it as a book, which quickly became a best seller.
After completing his education, JFK wanted to join the Army but couldn't because he had some serious issues with his lower-back. Instead, he ended up joining the US Navy. (Wikipedia says that the "influence" (also called push or jugaad) of a senior Military guy was used to get him in the Navy – but then the ends are always more important than the means – and I am sure that Nixon's election intelligence team must've gone into the nitty-grity of this whole affair and everything must've been found in order…so, I'll not dig deeper into it. John married Jacqueline in 1952. The next few years were fraught with back problems and he had to undergo a few surgeries to have them corrected. It was in 1957 that he received the Pulitzer prize for a collection of biographies that he wrote and published about those US senators who risked their careers for their personal believes.
Anyway, one thing led to another, and JFK's bravery made him save quite a few lives despite his back problems. Lives saved leads to medals earned (at least in the US they do.) (When I open my third eye (the one that belongs to the caricaturist in me) I see the entire Kennedy family moving in the living room to make room for his medals.) All this and more, including his brother's untimely death, steered him towards the president-ship, and he became the 35th President of the US in 1961.
JFK finds an ally in Television:
In 1960 he stood for the Presidential elections again Richard Nixon, the Republican candidate (who later became the 37th President of the US). Theirs was the first presidential debate to have every been televised and, it is said that had it not been televised, history would've been different. People who hadn't yet bought the idiot-box were happily listening to the debate on radio, and they favored Nixon, but those who watched the tv telecast of the debates found Kennedy a lot more charming and confident. (Who says looks don't matter?)
Read more about the post-election politics here.
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy:
JFK's assassination is possibly the most widely remembered event of his presidency. Three years into his term JFK was on a political trip to Texas, when a man called Lee Harvey Oswald shot him in the neck and the back. Oswald was killed by Ruby two days after the assassination. The crime remains unsolved to date.
John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe:
It is said the JFK was quite keen on the Hollywood Glamor Queen, the inimitable skirt-swirling, drug-doing Marilyn Monroe. However, his close friends, confidantes, and others at the White House chose to stay quiet about his affairs (possibly to spare the pain such knowledge would cause his wife and to avoid the damage that it could do to his image in public…and of course, they didn't want to scare away the future Presidents – notably Bill Clinton.)
John F. Kennedy Quotes:
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal.Find more JFK quotes at Brainy Quotes.
At his inaugural address on 20th January, 1961, Kennedy challenged the people of the United States with the statement: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country." Guess it's time for everyone around the world to be asking the same question…isn't it?
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The Caricaturist's Hitlist… Across Time:)
A Happy post across time:)
Writing to you from 1961. It's the America of John F. Kennedy's time and everything appears to be as it should be. Last night, I prepared a short list of people whose caricatures shall be posted on this blog very soon:)
Here are they:
John F. Kennedy – (Created and Published: September 09, 2011. Click here to View.)
Joseph Stalin – (Created and Published: September 16, 2011. Click here to View.)
Mark Twain – (Created and Published: September 22, 2011. Click here to View.)
I haven't decided the order yet, nor have I decided not to add more names to this list. I want to stay in the past for as long as I can…and so there may be a few more.
See you soon with a caricature from the past!
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Caricature/Cartoon Napoleon Bonaparte – The Genius French Emperor who fired his Fashion Designer!
Napoleon Bonaparte could've changed the destiny of India had he seized Egypt. Indians could be speaking French instead of English, and Delhi would've been a replica of Paris! Doesn't sound all that bad to the Caricaturist. What difference would it have made – our ancestors would've died fighting for freedom anyways – my Grandmother would've gone to jail during the freedom struggle, anyways… but we'd be a more artistic lot.
But let me not get started on the Indian Freedom Struggle and show you this caricature of the Great Napoleon Bonaparte.
Where's that idiot who designed this uniform? The hat keeps falling over my eyes, the jacket is too stiff, and the trousers appear to be made of plastic! But hold on…plastic hasn't been invented yet – right?
Napoleon's Napoleonic Biography
Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769 (Note the connection with India's Independence Day.) and he died on 5 May 1821, when he was barely 53! He spent his short life fighting battles that impoverished France and killed about 3 million people in Europe. Despite this (or because of this) he is considered the greatest military leader ever.
From 1799 to 1812, almost all of Napoleon's military quests ended in victory and they helped him establish France as a military power to reckon with; but his good fortune ended in 1812, when he invaded Russia. He hadn't expected the climate to be so unbelievably hostile and that was his undoing. Next he was defeated by the Sixth Coalition and was kept in exile from which he escaped and resumed power. Unfortunately his army was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo, he was captured by the British and he died in captivity – either of arsenic poisoning or of cancer.
But Napoleon isn't known only for his battles. He's known for more.
Napoleon's Intellectual Legacy
Napoleon was responsible for a lot of other reforms in France. Here are a few of them.
The Napoleonic Code
The French Units of Measurement
Jewish Assimilation
The Napoleon Complex
They (the psychologists, who else) say that Napoleon was power-hungry because he wanted to compensate for lack of height. This assumption led them to coin the term "Napoleon Complex" They (the historians of course) incorrectly assumed that this historical giant was five feet two inches in height, while he actually was five feet seven inches – quite tall for his period! The confusion, they say (the mathematicians, who else) happened because Napoleon has instituted a different unit system in France!
Napoleon's Love Life
What's life without a little love?
It is said that Napoleon found his love in Josephine who was a widow and also a mistress of one of his associates. Napoleon married Josephine but as he was hardly ever around, Josephine found a lover. This obviously didn't go down well with Napoleon, who decided that two could play at the game of infidelity. So it all went on and on, until Napoleon divorced Josephine citing the medieval reason – he needed a successor. He then married Marie Louise who gave him a son, who later ruled as Napoleon II for a couple of weeks and then succumbed to TB.
Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
A leader is a dealer in hope…(only.)
A picture is worth a thousand words.(Not on the Internet!)
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon…(a fact gladly exploited by the politicians.)
All religions have been made by men. (I am glad that there's been one other person who realized this.)
An army marches on its stomach. (Of course…everyone else too.)
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Caricature/Cartoon of Sarah Palin – The Glamorous Ex-Governor of Alaska has got Everything that Matters!
When you go to China, you bring home Chinese Dragon Art (or in some cases, an Apple computer from a fake Apple Store), when you go to India, you bring home a replica of the Taj Mahal, when you go to Egypt, you bring home a bust of Nefertiti or Cleopatra, but when you got to Alaska, you bring home a caricature of Sarah Palin.
The Caricaturist has just returned from Alaska, and here's what she brought along.
"Bring 'em on!" says Palin. (Beauty, Brain, and Brawn.)
Sarah Palin – A Biographical Sketch
Sarah Palin is someone who creates waves everywhere she goes. The fact that she was born in the Gem State of the US could have something to do with the stars favoring her, but then it could be unadulterated hard work too.Though Palin was born in Idaho, her family moved to Alaska when she was five. She grew up in Wasilla, one of the six largest cities of Alaska. Palin did move to Hawaii for higher studies but then moved back to Wasilla.
Here are some of her early achievements.
Miss Wasilla 1984
3rd in Miss Alaska Beauty Pageant
Miss Congeniality
Then she moved to Moscow, Idaho to complete her Bachelor's in Communications and Journalism in 1987, after which she eloped with Todd Palin, her High School sweetheart.
Shortly after (well, four years is a short time) she was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992. In 1996, Palin ran for the Mayor's office and she won. She then was the Mayor for 2 consecutive terms.
Palin became the youngest and the first Woman Governor of Alaska in 2006 at the age of 42…(I love the gubernatorial services…where at 42 you are young!) It was now that Palin acquired a passport and traveled outside of the US to Kuwait (some oily issue, I bet.)
Read Palin's complete Biography here.
So…what did Palin do as a governor?
Well, among a lot of other good things that she did for Alaska and that you can read about here, she also reduced governmental expenses (including her own). Later in her tenure Sarah Palin faced a lot of ethical charges, and she resigned stating that a lot of money (state's and hers) was being spent to address the complaints about her ethics. John McCain selected Palin as his running mate, and Sarah found herself catapulted to the National scene.
Sarah Palin's Books
Palin penned two books, "Going Rogue – An American Life", her memoirs; and "America by Heart" a collection of excerpts from her speeches etc.
Palin Potpourri
She is against Gay Marriages and Abortions.
She supports Sex Education.
She supports Israel.
And some other interesting links:
The Sarah Palin Blog
Sarah Palin's confidence
Sarah Palin's Hot Pictures (I know you are going to click this one. Go ahead. I am not looking.)
Sarah Palin's Facebook Page
Sarah Palin's Twitter
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You may have read the SEO Humor Post that I made a while ago. While writing that post, I never thought that I'd be inspired to write another, so shortly after my first attempt at finding humor in the keywords that appear in this blog's list.
But then what has to happen does. We can't stop it, can we? Just like we can't stop global warming, aging, corruption…or on the brighter side, just the way we can't put a stop to gold-digging, cuckolding, pick-pocketing etc.; we can't stop posts from rolling out of absurd ideas.
So here's what I found in the treasure-chest this morning.
Search Term 1: world's funniest drawings
My dear searcher, you reached the wrong place, didn't you? I mean, my caricatures border on the funny – but they never go the whole way. They keep twiddling their thumbs as they stand nervously at the edge of the cliff, awash with fear – never gathering the courage to jump into the shrieking swirling waters of funny-ness. So for all the future searchers of world's funniest drawings, I recommend that they click the "Cool Caricaturists" link on this blog, or resume their search elsewhere without wasting another minute.
Search Term 2: drawings of ugly women
Aren't you searching for something that doesn't exist? I mean, you could find God if you tried hard enough …but impossible to find a woman who's ugly. If you don't believe me, organize a random poll and ask women to rate themselves as ugly or beautiful – and check the results!
We caricaturists could make ugly caricatures of women, but women themselves are beautiful. It's the men-folk who have a large sub-set called "ugly men". So My Dear Sir (I don't know why but I feel confident that this search term was born in a man's mind,) please don't go looking for ugly women. You are wasting your precious time on an impossible quest. Look for beautiful, pretty, lovely, wonderful, fantastic, fabulous, super, great, glamorous women instead…and you'll be swamped!
Search Term 3: queen elizabeth's mom princess elizabeth
I googled that information for you, dear searcher…and when I read the first line on this link, felt so optimistic that I wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog.
Well, here's why. Queen Elizabeth II's mom, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was born in 1900 and she lived to a ripe old age (and I mean really truly completely ripe) of 102 years! Wow! But believe it or not Princess Alice is going to beat Queen Elizabeth Bowes Lyon's record!
If you haven't seen Queen Elizabeth II's caricature on this blog, click here.
Search Term 4: Salvador Dali's Eyebrows
Salvador Dali's Eyebrows?!
Are you sure that you want to look at his eyebrows and not his mustaches?!
I think you should be looking at his mustaches – they are quite a pair. Here's Salvador Dali's Caricature – it'll help you appreciate why this search made me wonder whether the searcher really knew was good for him.
Search Term 5: i hate my job+cartoon
Oh…oh. I am so sorry. You really hate your job? Do you? And I agree, you do become a cartoon when you begin to hate your job. In fact, you have to be Dilbert to love your work…right? In this horrible horrible world of today, who doesn't want to be stuck inside a cartoon strip, free from the worries of loan-repayments and medical insurance premiums.
Search Term 6: half old woman half princess cartoon
You make a good point there. I think what you should be looking for is a cartoon of an old woman OR of a princess. In her mind, every old woman is a princess that she couldn't be in real life (except of course, those anachronisms who even in this modern world stick to being Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses) and, every princess – from the day she's born becomes an old woman – because she can't do those little things that make life so much fun…because they have to corset not just their bodies but their emotions as well.
Search Term 7: unhygienic practices cartoons
Eeeyuck!
You mean – nose-picking, @$$-scratching, ever-spitting, not-flushing…etc. etc. etc. kind of cartoons??!!
But why…and where's the humor?
Oh…I get it. Hee hee hee!
Search Terms 8a,b,c,d: indian necked men/handsome indian naked men/indian ugly man
I am curious. Who are you dear searcher…and what exactly are you looking for. It's clear that you want to look at an Indian Man but an indian "necked" man? What's an Indian neck? Are you looking for a Caucasian male who's had a neck transplant so that his neck looked Indian…or an Indian who has retained his Indian neck or had got a new neck…in any of those great shades of Indian browns?
Oh…oh. it was a typo…right? I looked at the second term and it dawned upon me that you are looking for Indian men au-naturel – and handsome ones too. Now you really need to check out my first post on SEO-matters of importance here. You may not succeed in your search, my friend of either gender.
But what's that third term? You needed to do a Google search for that? Really? I mean all you had to do was switch channels and watch some political news!
Search Term 9: art from ajit ninan
Thanks for the reminder. I shall make the promised post about the wonderful Ajit Ninan soon:)
Search Term 10: SHAFALI HITLER!!!
No. I am not. I will not take that insult, dear Sir or Ma'am or Bot! I am, and shall remain Shafali the Artist, Shafali the Caricaturist, Shafali the Egoist. Shafali Hitler is one title that I am not going to take lying down. Beware, or I'll let Hitler the Satan loose!
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Caricature/Cartoon of Nicolas Sarkozy – the Bling Bling President of France!
The Caricaturist presents the Caricature of Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France and the current husband of Carla Bruni.
I was there...I really was!
A Bling Bling Biography of Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy, was born in 1955. He grew up in a wealthy neighborhood of the Paris Suburbs. However, as his father had left his mother without any financial help, Sarkozy grew up in a family of limited means. He studied to be a lawyer and for many years he practiced law.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni
Carla Bruni is Sarkozi's third wife. Sarkozi's previous marriages had suffered from his extra-marital affairs, but this marriage is holding on though it's rumored that both Bruni and Sarkozi sample other goods whenever they can. Nicolas Sarkozy's and Carla Bruni's affairs have kept the French media busy. However as both the affected parties were having their share of the fun, they must've decided not to let their escapades rock their marriage. The recent good news from the French Presidential Quarters is that Carla Bruni when spotted with a baby bump, announced that she was pregnant. Interestingly, Bruni's biography at Wikipedia lists Nicolas Sarkozy as her 10th love-interest. You could question the sanctity of that number, but then her private life is her private life – 10 is the number that she's made public.
More Bling-Bling Stuff on Sarkozy
A caricaturist thrives on abnormalities. Whatever is normal is of no consequence to someone who's hooked to this silly art of distorting everything that she sees, hears, reads, and feels.
So here's what I selectively saw and read:
He's considered to be a protege of Jacques Chirac, former president of France, a gentleman whose caricature is due on this blog. But if he really learned from Chirac, imagine the Sarkozy-scandals that are yet to surface. However, we shouldn't discount the fact that Chirac and Sarkozy weren't really all that chummy.
Sarkozy is known to shoot from the hip (Uh…oh! Why don't I use that idea for drawing his cartoon?)
Sarkozy is one cool dude. Oh yes. All you need to be a cool dude in today's world is a Facebook page. Sarkozy has a lot more. In particular, he has to capability to use Photoshop! He posted his picture that showed him shooting from the hip and bringing the Berlin wall down (well…I've exaggerated it a bit. Let me whip out my artistic license…) Check out "Sarkozy was There – the Berlin Wall picture that he added to his Facebook page," and then check out the spoof images of Sarkozy on the moon, at JFK's assassination, and at lot of other interesting places and times in history.
Sarkozy loves to look good in the media, and so he's called the "Bling Bling President" by the French Media. (I'd like to confess that I won't mind being called the "Bling Bling Caricaturist" by the French Media. Really.)
The French so totally love their Bling Bling President that they have a Sarkozy Voodoo doll. Fabulous! If we had one of those for every politician of ours, we could actually get them to do some work. Believe it or not, Sarkozy thought that those dolls really worked, and so he sued the manufacturers – or could it be that he doesn't have a sense of humor? (I hope he doesn't get his knickers in a twist when he sees this caricature of his)
Wanted: A Cool Caption for the Caricature
I have been wondering what must be on his mind these days? Any thoughts?
I even added this thought-bubble to his picture…
What is he thinking?
What is behind that smile?
What is he thinking? Is he happy about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's elimination from the Presidential race, about his imminent fatherhood,…or about something else…that nobody knows but you.
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Caricature/Cartoon – Leslie Nielsen as Count Dracula – The Vampire who couldn't find his Bride!
In my grandmother's house there was room full of books. It wasn't a library. The books weren't organized. They just lay there in heaps. Kids in our family were discouraged from reading novels, because they could distract us from studies, and so that room remained out of bounds for me for a long time, but then one summer afternoon, when my grandmother was away visiting her brother's house for their usual card-game, I sneaked in.
What I found was a treasure chest of books…some belonged to my grandfather, some to my grandmother, and some…to my father. In fact, I found my father's English Reader from the time when he studied at Delhi's Saint Columba's and I laughed when I saw that he had made drawings (including a sketch of his English teacher) to cover every inch of blank space that was in it – something that I was always admonished for.
It was then, in that room, that I discovered Bram Stoker's Dracula. I took the book to my room, and read it under the covers…and sometimes, even in the bathroom. I completed the book without getting caught – a rare feat, especially under the eagle-eye surveillance of my grandmother.
I can't say that I am crazy about blood-sucking, foul-breathed, anachronistic vampires; but when I saw "Dracula: Dead and Loving it" I became a lot more patient towards them. If there were indeed a clumsy oaf of a vampire, so completely out of sync with the times of today; and if he really were as lovable as Leslie Nielsen was in this movie, I might consider inviting him to my Birthday party. (Did I go too far with that one?)
Here's my rendition of Leslie Nielsen as the funniest Dracula the world has ever seen.
Oh, it's a mirror. I thought this is what I actually look like! 300 years in a coffin can really play havoc with your smile!!
I am at a crossroads. Should I take you through the biography of Dracula or of the charming Naked Gun Leslie Nielsen?
A bit of both, perhaps?
Count Dracula – In Fiction and In History
There indeed was a Count Dracula. Sometime during the 15th century, there lived a man so evil that he came to symbolize the ultimate in cruelty. His name was Vlad, and he became known as Vlad III the Impaler. The image that's exploded in front of your eyes is a snapshot from the past. Vlad's favorite form of punishment was impaling. I will spare you the gory details of the process, and also the personal history of this historical maniac – but if you are interested, you can find all about it here.
As Vlad's family name was Dracul, he became known as the Count Dracula. The blood-sucking bits of Dracula's story might be fiction, but it's known that Vlad would feast in the jungle of the impaled, where he'd sit near those impaled at his orders, and enjoy a perfect meal – gloating upon the pain and misery that he had inflicted upon others. (I know…I know – he did it to those who were responsible for his father's downfall – but I refuse to feel pity for Mr. Vlad Yikes!)
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula in the early 20th century. It's obvious that he drew inspiration from Vlad the Sicko and the folklore of the region. His Dracula was a more colorful guy with three brides (who could be his brides or his daughters…it isn't made clear by Mr. Stoker,) and his tendency to stick a straw in any human neck that he chances upon.
Leslie Nielsen was a Hollywood actor and comedian. He acted in numerous parody movies (movies that parody other movies) but he is best known for his Naked Gun series in which he played the part of Frank Drebin, the man who unknowingly leaves a trail of disaster behind him.
According to Wikipedia here,
"Nielsen appeared in over one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters."
You know how marriages and affairs interest the Caricaturist. (She could've been a divorce lawyer, if she weren't a caricaturist) So, she is dying to tell you that Nielsen was an extremely well-married man who had married four times. He tied his final love-knot when he was a youthful 74, and that marriage lasted until his death, ! I hope all singles who are 74 or younger are tuned in 🙂
As a final note to this post, I recommend that people who are afraid of the dark because they expect canine-baring, blood-sucking vampires to appear out of nowhere; should watch "Dracula – Dead and Loving it!" I promise that you'll experience a transformation – your fear will be replaced by laughter!
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Caricature/Cartoon – Osama Bin Laden Killed by US Military in Pakistan – Justice has been Done!
Osama bin Laden, the dreaded Al-Qaeda terrorist carrying a reward of US $25 Million on his turbaned head, a close cousin of Achmed the dead terrorist, but infinitely more difficult to kill, is finally dead! He was shot by the US Military in Abbottabad Pakistan on May 1, 2011.
In the past, whenever I thought of caricaturing Bin Laden, I had set the task aside for that historical day when I would hear the news of his capture or death. Today, an hour ago, when President Obama announced Osama's death, I sprung into action, and drew this caricature. I believe that this is my fastest caricature ever…and I also think that it has captured the essence of my thoughts.
They "kill" me!
Feel free to use the above picture on your blog/website (FREE for as-is non-commercial use.)
Here's a Short Biography of Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden was born in a rich Saudi Family on March 10, 1957. Osama was the only son of his father's 10th(?) wife. Osama possibly enrolled for an engineering degree in Saudi Arabia, but he didn't complete it. However, he was extremely devoted to Islam and spent time in interpreting Quran and Jihad. Osama married four times and fathered 2 dozen children. (Note that he denounced the Americans as people who indulged in "fornication," among other things!)
Well…one thing must've led to another, and Osama ended up becoming a Jihadi. His family connections and wealth helped him gain importance and start the organization that we now know as Al-Qaeda.
What used to go on in Osama's Mind?
Nobody knows as he spoke little. But his actions told us that he was anti-democracy, anti-socialism and pro-taliban, pro-jihad!
He believed that it was okay to target women and children for the purpose of Jihad.
He was against music (on religious grounds!!!)
Osama is known to have spawned Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the September 11 attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
(Read more about Bin Laden at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden)
After the attack on the twin towers, USA declared war on Al-Qaeda. One of the important missions of this war was to "capture or kill" Bin Laden. Bin Laden was earlier working from Afghanistan, but then there were reports that he had moved to Pakistan. Pakistan however continued to deny it.
How the US Military killed Osama Bin Laden?
The American Intelligence discovered that Osama bin Laden was staying in a mansion at Abbottabad, which is 60 miles from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The compound around the mansion was almost 8-times the size of the compounds around the neighboring houses. Abbottabad is a town where many retired government and military officials live. The compound where Osama bin Laden was found and shot dead, is situated quite close to the Pakistani military academy.
The attack was carried out by American Assault Team consisting of special forces including the US Navy Seals. It was a 40-minute operation, which involved fire-fighting, which lead of the deaths of three men (Osama included) and one woman. The reason why the woman got killed was because she was being used as a human shield by Osama and his associates. One of the helicopters crashed due to a mechanical failure, but all the American personnel involved in the operation are safe.
His body/remains are now with the US.
Read the details at the Los Angeles Times website here.
All this of course raises a lot of questions. Especially as Pakistan has always been in denial that Osama was staying there (leave alone the fact that he was living there in "style" and "comfort" unlike Saddam Hussein who was imitating a mouse.) That Osama was staying in such close proximity of the military academy and in such a posh area, is something that makes you wonder how deep the roots of Al-Qaeda go?
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Caricature Gallery Updated with 15 Recent Drawings!
I've updated the Caricature Gallery with new caricatures in almost all sections. If you've begun to visit my blog recently, you might not have seen the caricatures that I've uploaded since November 2010, as they were not there in the Gallery until now.
The Celebrity Caricatures that have been added to the gallery include:
Troy Polamalu
Monalisa (yes, hers too.)
The additions to the gallery also include:
the Pen and Ink Drawing of an extremely resourceful terrier HH Dewey Dewster of Pawsylvania and
a Polymer Clay caricature of the Devil.
So please visit the Caricature Gallery to view the recent additions (which appear towards the end of each section.)
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Caricature/Cartoon – Salvador Dali, The Surreal Surrealist & The Persistence of Memory!
The Caricature of Salvador Dali – The Surreal Caricaturist and A Psychologist Extraordinaire!
I cross my heart and speak the truth so help me Dali.
I didn't draw this caricature, you did…I merely reproduced it.
Had you fooled, Didn't I? You see..."The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad!"
Dali is my Guru of the future. He is the artist whose footsteps I'd love to follow. He is the man who makes me understand the force that drives the loaded ones to part with their money. I like the man, and if someone would promise not to read this post, I'd venture further to say that I love him, mustaches and all.
Moving on to the serious stuff:
According to my first stop on the information highway also known as Wikipedia, Salvador Dali's name was almost as complex as his personality. What do you say to "Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol"? I say, "Magnificent!"
Here's his short biography.
Salvador Dali's Biography – Short, Sweet, and Surreal
Salvador Dali was born in Catalonia, Spain. That Dali became a surrealist should come as no surprise to us as his parents made him believe that he was a reincarnation of his older brother, also called Salvador. No wonder he grew up with his realities mixed up. Anyway, the point is that his aberrations became clear from the very beginning as the reincarnated Salvador began to display artistic tendencies at a very tender age. Dali's mom was keen on her son following his artistic instincts. Unfortunately in 1921, when Dali was just 17, she died.
Dali worked in Spain until 1935, when he moved to America. He later returned to Spain in 1949 and spent his remaining years there. It is said when Dali was in his late seventies, his Russian wife who was 10 years his senior had gone senile and she fed Dali something that made Dali lose his ability to paint. Still Dali loved her and when Gala his wife died in 1982, he attempted suicide. He was saved by his "friends" (who possibly asked him to sign blank canvasses before his death.) In 1989, when Dali was 86, he finally crossed over into the world of his paintings!
Salvador Dali – the Surreal Man
In 1922, an 18-year-old Dali who was thinner than a stick, discovered the essence of being a great artist. He developed a persona that would convert Dali himself into a master-piece. He used to dress up in a style fashionable about half-a-century before his time, and a young barely-out-of-his-teens Dali was already beginning to push his eyes out of their sockets.
What I really find interesting is the fact that Salvador Dali was kicked out from his art-school because he felt that none of the teachers were competent enough to examine him. I don't blame him for stating the obvious, but I do think that calling a spade a spade works when the spade is NOT supposed to grade your performance – I think he should have done it after having completed his studies, but then, knowing Dali, he might have done it to ignite controversy – and cook his daily breakfast.
Here's what he had to say about himself:
"at the age of six I wished to be a female cook, at seven Napoleon, ever since, my ambition has been continually on the increase, as has my megalomania: now all I want to be is Salvador Dali. But the closer I get to my goal, the further Salvador Dali drifts away from me."
(Source: http://www.theartistsalvadordali.com/)
Salvador Dali's Mustaches
Dali's iconic mustaches made their first appearance in the late 1920s and then they clung to his face throughout his life. That is the problem with developing a persona – you've got to stick with the good and bad of it throughout your life.
Dali and his Dad
Quite like every other male artist's father, Dali's father never approved of his artistic pursuits – especially his hobnobbing with the surrealists. So around 1930 Dali was thrown out of his father's house, because he said something about spitting on his mom's portrait, which of course, didn't go down well with his dad.
Dali and Surrealism
On one hand Dali was evicted from his dad's house for getting chummy with the surrealists, on the other hand he was expelled from the surrealist group because he didn't want to take a pro-communist, anti-fascist stance that all the other surrealists were taking at the time. However, Dali wasn't worried at all. He twirled his sword-fish mustaches, puffed his chest up, and said, "I myself am surrealism." Point taken, Mr. Dali.
Dali's Art
He painted about 1500 paintings. Use the following links to enter his world (Warning: expect slight dizziness.)
A list of his works
A Gallery of Dali's works
The Salvador Dali Website
Salvador Dali's artwork continuously changed in form and method. He began as a painter who was strongly influenced by Pablo Picasso's Cubism, Dadaism, and Expressionism. He then moved into surrealism but stayed with painting. Later in his life, he began experimenting with the photographic method and the content of his artwork became more science-oriented.
Dali's Psychological Disorders
The fact that he was an artist extraordinaire automatically qualifies him for receiving at least one Mental Illness Award.
So, what did he suffer from?
1. DSM Cluster A and B?
2. Bipolar Disorder??
Don't ask – but Dali's eccentricities (which incidentally had a big hand in making him famous,) have been ascribed to some sort of mental illness.
But then Dali was smart enough to know something that the psychologists didn't – he knew how to be famous…and he knew that he wasn't mad.
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad" – Salvador Dali
My Opinion on the Great Salvador Dali
(…doesn't really count…)
However, here's my take.
Dali was an exceptionally intelligent, street-smart man, who was also highly skilled in using the brush. Thus, he was unlike other artists. I believe that he could have excelled as a politician, a doctor, an engineer, a photographer, a cook…I guess he could have been whatever he wanted to. He however, wanted to be an artist – and he was smart enough to know how to become famous as an artist.
He knew that he had to make Dali a brand in art, and he knew that you didn't become a famous artist by doing what everyone else did. So he swam against the current, and he made the fact known, even if he had to scream it out in your face. Note that he had begun to develop his persona much before he became renowned for his art. Also note that most of his artworks generated a lot of criticism in terms of multiple interpretations – thus, he was completely aware of the fact that criticism of a certain kind leads to promotion. He ensured that his personality synchronized with his quirky artwork.
I'd have grouped him with the likes of Pablo Picasso and M.F. Hussain, but for his skill with the brush. Dali was an artist who could call his brush to do his bidding. Unlike others who have successfully peddled abstract art that made you wonder if your three-year old could do a better job, Dali makes you think that if the artist of his caliber tossed those objects around on the canvas, he must surely have had a reason to do so.
I bow to Dali's smartness, intelligence, and skill – in that order.
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This isn't your regular feel-good teen movie: What is supposed to be a fun, out-of-town barkada trip takes a turn for the worse when they play the game Bloody Crayons. (This is why we should stick to board games, people!) It stars your favorite actors such as Sofia Andres, Diego Loyzaga, Janella Salvador, Elmo Magalona, Jane Oineza, Maris Racal, Yves Flores, and Ronnie Alonte.
How does a war last for years, decades, generations even? As we saw in the previous films in the Planet of the Apes series, the fighting begins with a lack of communication and compromise, and is sustained by betrayals, pride on both sides, and a kill-or-be-killed mentality. War for the Planet of the Apes finds Caesar, leader of the apes, on a quest to avenge their losses and win the war once and for all.
They say love is blind, but we bet you haven't seen a movie quite like this. Starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy (in his first leading role!), Kita Kita is a sweet, funny, unconventional love story with a twist too cute to spoil.
If it's wrong to be excited for Dunkirk because of Harry Styles, then we don't want to be right. No but seriously, Hazza's film debut couldn't be any more prestigious: The war drama is directed and written by no other than Christopher Nolan and stars members of the Nolan A-team such as Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. We'll have to watch the movie to find out how big Harry's part is, but we do know that he booked the role because he's got skills. The director tells LA Times, "For the guys on the beach, we really wanted young unknowns. (Harry) is not that unknown, but he'd never done anything as an actor before. So he auditioned. I auditioned literally thousands of young men with different combinations of young men. And he had it."
Cara Delevingne returns to the big screen in this sci-fi adventure based on the French comic series Valérian and Laureline. She plays Laureline, one-half of the space-and-time-traveling tandem who are tasked to find the dark force causing trouble in Alpha, the home of species from a thousand planets. Cara shares the screen with familiar faces such as Dane DeHaan, who plays her partner in (solving) crime, and Rihanna, a shape-shifting entertainer (but of course!).
Can an old car be taught new tricks? That's the dilemma of Lightning McQueen, who must keep up with a new generation of sleek, aerodynamic, record-setting racers. After being in the game for more than a decade, he must learn not to race faster, but race smarter.
Which movies are you excited to watch? Leave a comment below!


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Dhaka Attack
Gulshan Attack
Latifur Rahman's grandson killed
Sun Jul 3, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Sun Jul 3, 2016 11:34 AM
This photo shows Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, 20, with his mother Simeen Hossain, Managing Director, Eskayef Bangladesh Limited. Faraaz was among the 28 killed at the hosatge situation in Dhaka. Photo taken Facebook page of Faraaz.
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, 20, grandson of Latifur Rahman, chairman of Transcom Group and Shahnaz Rahman, and son of Simeen Hossain, managing director, Eskayef Bangladesh Limited, and Muhammad Waquer Bin Hossain, was killed on Friday night when terrorists attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery and Restaurant.
He was completing his undergraduate studies at the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and came to Dhaka on May 18 to spend his summer holidays.
He along with two of his friends went to Holey Restaurant for dinner when the terrorist attack took the lives of these budding young scholars.
Faraaz was the younger of two sons of Simeen and Waquer. His elder brother is Zaraif Hossain.
His namaz-e-janaza will be held tomorrow (Monday, July 4) after Zohr prayers at Gulshan Azad Mosque.

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Environment Planet Earth
The 12 Tallest Mountains in the United States
Denali claims the highest elevation in the U.S. at 20,210 feet.
Katherine Gallagher
Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC.
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The tallest mountain in the U.S. is Denali, located near the center of the Alaska Range. In fact, most of the United States' tallest mountains are located in Alaska and are appropriately characterized by icy summits and glacial surroundings. That's not to say that other mountain ranges in the U.S. don't have some worthy peaks. Though maybe not as impressive as Denali's 20,310 feet, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney in California, stands at 14,494 feet.
Here are the 12 tallest mountains in the country, what makes each one unique, and some of the valuable natural resources they hold.
Denali (Alaska)
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Denali—no longer called by its colonial name, Mount McKinley—means "the tall one" in native Alaskan language. While it's widely accepted as the U.S.'s highest peak, its exact measurement has been debated since the late 1800s. To set the record straight, an advanced survey expedition team set out in 2015 with the latest GPS equipment and geoid models, determining its height as 20,310 feet. This has become the most widely accepted measurement today.
Denali is located inside the Denali Biosphere Reserve and National Park in south-central Alaska, within the northern boreal forest biome known for housing at least 39 mammals, including grizzly bears, gray wolves, and moose. According to the National Parks mountaineering summaries, between 1,000 and 1,300 permits are issued to U.S. and international climbers every year.
Mount Saint Elias (Alaska)
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The second tallest mountain in the U.S. rises 18,008 feet on the Yukon, Canada, and Alaska border inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is the largest national park in the U.S., encompassing more than 13 million acres—the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and the country of Switzerland combined. This park houses numerous plants and animals, but also the fossilized remains of many organisms.
Mount Saint Elias' Tlingit name is Yahtse-tah-shah. The first ascent of it was completed in 1897 by a team led by the Duke of Abruzzi. These days, the mountain is mostly used for skiing, as it has one of the longest ski runs in the world.
Mount Foraker (Alaska)
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Located in the central Alaska Range, the 17,400-foot Mount Foraker is the third-highest peak in the U.S. Its native names are Sultana, meaning "the woman," and Menlale, meaning "Denali's wife." In 1899, a U.S. lieutenant dubbed it Mount Foraker after fellow U.S. lieutenant and then-Ohio senator Joseph B Foraker.
It was first climbed in August of 1934 by Charles Houston, T. Graham Brown, and Chychele Waterston. Today, the peak sees far fewer climbers than its neighbor, Denali. Because the pass to climb both is included within one permit, most mountaineers opt for the more famous of the two.
Mount Foraker is also protected by Denali National Park and Preserve, where it provides important habitat for the region's wildlife and plants.
Mount Bona (Alaska)
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Mount Bona in eastern Alaska stretches 16,421 feet and is part of the Saint Elias Mountains. The stratovolcano is believed to have had its last volcanic eruption in 847 A.D. and is now home to a vast expanse of glaciers and ice fields. In fact, the state's oldest glacier ever recorded was recovered from a basin between Mount Bona and Mount Churchill, dated to be about 30,000 years old.
The mountain provides an important source of ice for both the Klutlan Glacier, which flows into Canada's Yukon Territory, and the nearby Russell Glacier system. Since it is almost completely covered in ice, climbers on Mount Bona are rare.
Mount Blackburn (Alaska)
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Also located within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park in Alaska is Mount Blackburn, standing at 16,390 feet. That makes it the fifth-highest peak in the U.S. and the highest peak in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains.
In 1912, George Handy and Dora Keen summited its eastern side, completing the historic climb without guides. The eastern peak of the mountain didn't see another climber until almost 70 years later, when Gerry Roach made a second ascent in 1977.
Since the mountain is so close to the Gulf of Alaska, it experiences some of the worst weather in North America; a combination of frequent storms, inaccessibility, and its remote location has resulted in less than 50 summit attempts over the last 30 years.
Mount Sanford (Alaska)
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Apart from being the sixth highest mountain in the U.S., the Mount Sanford shield volcano is also one of the country's highest Quaternary volcanoes. Its last known eruption was during the Pleistocene period, which lasted from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
Mount Sanford's elevation is 16,237 feet. It's little studied and rarely climbed because its summit is completely covered in ice. Several large-magnitude eruptions over the past 2,000 years covered the area with volcanic ash, famously known as the White River Ash.
Mount Fairweather (Alaska)
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve's 15,325-foot Mount Fairweather was named by British navigator Captain Cook in 1778 for the good weather encountered at the time of his visit. Before Cook's arrival, it went by the Tlingit name Tanaku.
The first successful ascent of Mount Fairweather occurred in 1931. It wasn't summited again until 27 years later. Since that second climb, there have been only 43 successful summits, the last of which happened in 2011.
Thanks to its location just above Glacier Bay, Mount Fairweather can be seen from hundreds of miles away on clear days. More often, though, it's obscured by cloud cover and notoriously stormy weather on the mountain (contrary to its name).
Mount Hubbard (Alaska)
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Mount Hubbard straddles the Alaska-Yukon border. The Canadian side is located within Kluane National Park and Reserve and the U.S. side within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. In 1890, geologist Israel Russell named the 14,950-foot mountain after Gardiner Greene Hubbard, the first president of the National Geographic Society, because National Geographic had co-sponsored Russell's expeditions.
The mountain is separated from Mount Vancouver by Hubbard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in North America at 76 miles long, seven miles wide, and 600 feet tall.
Mount Bear (Alaska)
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Mount Bear is located just four miles west of the Alaska-Canada border. It's at least 14,831 feet in elevation, and its icy plateaus contribute to both the Barnard Glacier and the Klutlan Glacier complexes.
Its remoteness and proximity to more well-known peaks like Mount Logan and Mount Lucania together deter many potential summiteers. It is protected by the preserve and Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. A drop from the summit of Mount Bear to the Barnard Glacier is a whopping 10,000 feet down over 12 miles.
Mount Hunter (Alaska)
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Mount Hunter is often considered the steepest and most technical of the three main peaks in Denali National Park and Preserve. It rises 14,573 feet, about 7,000 feet above Alaska's Kahiltna Glacier.
With such a rugged reputation, very few people have attempted to climb Mount Hunter since it was first summited by by Fred Beckey and Henry Mehbohm in 1954. The accomplishment is still considered one of the boldest climbs ever completed in the Alaska Range, especially since both mountaineers had been part of the first Northwest Buttress expedition of Denali earlier that same year.
Mount Whitney (California)
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Known for being the tallest mountain in the contiguous 48 states, Mount Whitney—Shoshone name Tumanguya—is in California's Sierra Nevada mountains on the border of Sequoia National Park and the famous John Muir Trail. Accessing the 14,494-foot summit is only possible for climbers through a special permit, and the U.S. Forest Service only reserves permits by lottery or six months in advance.
Because its summit is above the tree line and requires climbing more than 6,000 feet in 11 miles, Mount Whitney has an alpine climate and ecology with very few plants and animals, although some examples include the low-growing sky pilot cushion plant and transient butterflies.
Mount Alverstone (Alaska)
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Also located within the Saint Elias Mountains on the border of Alaska and Yukon, 14,500-foot Mount Alverstone (or Boundary Peak) shares a large massif with Mount Hubbard to the south and Mount Kennedy to the east. The mountain was named after Chief Justice of England Lord Richard Everard Webster Alverstone, known for casting the swing vote that decided the Alaska boundary dispute of 1903.
It was climbed for the first time in 1951 by a team led by Walter Wood, who also ascended Mount Hubbard during the same expedition. Mount Foresta, a smaller mountain near Mount Alverstone, is named for Wood's daughter who tragically died in a plane crash while he was summiting the mountain.
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Remember that time when the lights went out at Rock Fantasy? You don't remember that? You weren't even there? Of course you most likely weren't, dear visitor. It's a local reference.
The ones that were there became zombies and ate pizza.


As the saying goes, the pen is mightier than the sword – and nuclear weapons. Why not hold a writing competition focused on nuclear weapons abolition? People could submit poems, essays or stories. You could publish the winning entries online or in a booklet.
Establish guidelines: Who can enter? What kinds of entries are accepted, e.g. poems, essays, fiction? Is there a word limit? Is there a topic?
Publicize the competition: Set a deadline for entries, and create flyers to promote it. Advertise the competition in your school newsletter. Encourage your friends to contribute.
Announce the winners: Arrange for a panel to judge the competition. This might include your school principal, your local member of parliament or an author.
Publish the winning entries: Arrange for the winning entries to be published in your school newsletter. And why not make them available online for the world to read?
I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons. Can you?
The abolition of nuclear weapons is the most urgent challenge of today.
Nuclear weapons are the worst kind of weapons. They must be abolished now.


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AMC Boss Says 'The Walking Dead' Could Have 'Star Trek'-Like Longevity
09-22-16 • TV Posted by itadmin
On the surface, Star Trek and The Walking Dead don't have a lot in common. One is a hopeful, inspirational tale of exploration and diplomacy in deep space in the 23rd century, and the other is an almost nihilistic story about survivors of a zombie plague who constantly have to be as concerned about the living as they are about the dead. Still, someone is making the comparison, but it's not based on any narrative similarities, but rather the series' longevity. As Star Trek marks 50 years this year, the AMC bosses of The Walking Dead see just an equally as grand an opportunity ahead for Dead.
While attending the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference (via The Wrap) this week, AMC head Josh Sapan said he sees The Walking Dead going for infinity and beyond (just to confuse our franchises). [Star Trek] came and went three times. We do think that we have a franchise [in The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead] that is one of the rare franchises that you occasionally come across in what we do for a living," said Sapan.
That's ambitious when you consider the sheer volume of material that Star Trek has left in its wake these last 50 years; on TV alone, Star Trek has produced over 700 hours of stories. Ambition is one thing though, but it's hard not to say that The Walking Dead may have the juice to do it. The show has already spun off once successfully, and going into season seven, the show promises to be just as popular as it's eve been. That may all change if it turns out Daryl is the one killed by Neagan, but it's difficult to that even that development would be a deal breaker for fans. The world of The Walking Dead is also versatile enough to accommodate all sorts of stories, and we've only seen a very small portion of that world so far in a small space in time. What's going in Europe, Central America, or the U.S. Midwest? What will the world look like 10, 20, or even 50 years after the zombie apocalypse? Sounds like AMC's got plans.
Fear the Walking Dead airs Sundays on AMC; The Walking Dead returns Sundays this October.
Source: ScreenCruch
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If you are in an over-heated seller's market and you are trying to buy a home…Don't Panic! Michael blogs about how to navigate this as he has assisted many buyers in the current seller's Seattle housing market. If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to michaelackerman@cbbain.com or visit www.mackerman.com.


When I began my student teaching, I wished to create a classroom environment that involved me being an advocate for my students. During discussions, and throughout the semester, I tried to create an environment in which students could feel comfortable being themselves and voicing their own opinions without fear of ridicule. Although this took a lot of policing at the beginning, students began to understand the importance of this respect. During a unit I taught on discrimination and illegal immigration, I made sure to address the definition of discrimination and discriminatory speech so that all students would feel treated fairly. These actions have helped me to create a more equitable and just classroom, and I would hope that students would carry this with them into the world and the rest of their lives.


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Detailed report on the home care agency located in Greenville, Mississippi (MS).
Delta Regional Medical Center Home Health Agency is a government run home care agency based at 1314 Hospital Street in Greenville, MS. The agency services an area over 2,500 square miles in size with over 130,000 residents. It was certified by Medicare in 1975. A total of 12,427 Medicare visits were made to 378 home care agency patients in 2006. The provider was reimbursed $1,633,754 for these services.
Delta Regional Medical Center Home Health Agency offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social, and home health aide services. Patients of this agency are more likely to have their bladder control improve, have less pain when moving around, and have urgent unplanned medical care less often, when compared to other agencies in the state. However, patients are not as likely to get better at taking their medicines correctly, when compared to other state home care agencies.
CiteHealth is not associated with Delta Regional Medical Center Home Health Agency or Delta Regional Med.ctr.hha. We do not endorse, sponsor, or take financial incentives from this provider.
Located 15.35 miles away in Lake Village at 310 Main Street.
Located 15.83 miles away in Lake Village at 608 Highway 65 and 82 South Suite A.
Located 15.83 miles away in Lake Village at 2729 Highway 65 and 82 South.
Greenville has a total population of 41,633, of which 13,062 are children under the age of 18 and 4,909 are seniors 65 and older. The median age is 31.5.
The median family income is $30,788 while the median household income is $25,928. Roughly 29.11% of the population live in poverty.