INDIA MUMBAI: “Commodities” is the word actress Asin Thottumkal used to describe the inhabitants of the world of showbiz, saying that it is compromise not creativity which is the name of the game in Bollywood.

The 24-year-old actress, who was speaking in the Youth Forum of the India Today Conclave 2010 here today on the topic ‘Change: Idealism vs Reality’ was at her candid best and said that values and integrity are compromised on a daily basis in the film industry.

“In Bollywood we all are commodities, who can be replaced by another at a moment’s notice. And therefore there is the need for constant compromise. If a formula works it is flogged to death, let ideas be damned,” said the actress.

Asin who was already a superstar in South Indian cinema when she debuted in Bollywood opposite superstar Aamir Khan in the 2008 blockbuster ‘Ghajini’ said that the only way to put the “soul” back into the industry was to stand up and say no to sub-standard products and practices.

“There can be many repercussions if you say no. As an actor it cam mean less endorsements, less visibility and less industry friends. But saying no to mediocre products is the only way to put the soul back into the industry,” said Asin.

The actress who has not signed on any new projects after her second film ‘London Dreams’ starring Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan flopped at the box office said that she has always been choosy about her projects. “There is a lot of pressure on me to sign movies. But one should believe in what one wants to do and it works for me,” said Asin who shared the dias with actor Ranbeer Kapoor at the event.

Smart Mouth updates :- Smart mouth brings to mind comments from teachers and authority in my youth.  I recently discovered it might be good to have a smart mouth…if you’re using SmartMouth mouthwash, toothpaste, gum and mints.

Dental decay causes a plethora of health problems. The least dangerous and most embarrassing is yucky breath. For years, I’ve been using Altoids to combat bad breath. Prior to that, I was partial to Tic Tacs. As I continue to have dental work done, I am exploring the Smart Mouth products.

SmartMouth mouthwash promises to get rid of morning breath right away (that would be a relief) and give you fresh breath for 12 hours. Mosts of the mouthwash products and mints I use only last an hour or two. It would be great to use SmartMouth mouthwash once and have pleasant breath for the rest of the day.

Obama Girl in Red Coat, Obama’s speech on the Internet rights causes a red-haired girl other Internet celebrity overnight. Wang Zifei is under the China media buzz even a week after Obama left China. They call it the ‘Obama Girl’ since it has been noticed red jacket off to the right of being behind Obama.

Only a small act in slow motion, seems to have changed the life of a college track. His name is Wang Zifei and is studying business management at Shanghai Jiaotong University. She has been the focus and ultimate goal of both the Chinese media as well as millions of Internet users since it was seen sitting behind the U.S. President Barack Obama.

While Obama was on a visit to China earlier this month to give their views on the rights of Internet, media people showed great interest in Wang Zifei who sat to the right chairs for Obama. As soon as she took off her red coat noticeably in some slow motion and issued its black dress, attention began to track your every move of that year.

A host of lace were made without even knowing it, according to his later claims, and everybody started talking about it. The Town Hall forum what became his first step on the ladder to fame. Within a short time, his photographs were all Web pages that became known as “Obama Girl”.

This made the child angry and finally, she broke the ice last week. New Chinese version of “Obama Girl” was not only surprised to hear that his paintings took more than 7 million hits record, but also comments that received only altered both his life and studies.

Poor Zifei Wang is trying everything possible to convince the world that does not court attention by saying that after all, what President Obama would bring to it? Feeling very sick, called on the Internet and netizens do not consider the act an attempt to derive the attention of the media. Although she has received a bit of music shows in his youth and his status before the cameras, however, intends to increase the popularity of this mode at all. Girl wants to be a simple easy through its too late!

LONDON: Road accidents, pregnancy and childbirth complications, suicide, violence, the AIDS virus and tuberculosis are the biggest killers of young people across the world, according to a study published Friday.

Researchers supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) said their study — the first to look at global death rates in those aged 10 to 24 — exposed as myth adolescents’ belief that they are stronger and fitter than other age groups.

In reality, they said, 2.6 million young people are dying each year and most of those deaths are preventable. Some 97 percent of the deaths were in low- and middle-income countries.

“Mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries were almost four-fold higher than were those in high-income countries, a difference that was particularly pronounced for young women,” the authors wrote on their study in The Lancet.

According to the WHO, there are more young people in the world today than ever before — 1.8 billion 10 to 14 year-olds account for 30 percent of the world’s population.

But George Patton of the Center for Adolescent Health and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia, who led the study, said the needs of this age group were often eclipsed by the very young, the elderly or the very sick when governments draw up health policies — an approach he said was increasingly risky as economic development continues.

MORE VULNERABLE THAN THEY SEEM

“We are seeing a shift of mortality to adolescence with economic development,” Patton told a news conference in London. “No longer can politicians and those making policy say ‘young people are healthy. We don’t need to worry’. They do die.”

Patton’s study found that two in five deaths worldwide in this age group were due to injuries and violence, with young men in low and middle-income regions such as eastern Europe and parts of South America at particularly high risk.

The top cause of adolescent male deaths was road traffic accidents at 14 percent, followed by violence and suicide. Road accidents were also the biggest overall killer, accounting for 10 percent of all deaths in the 10 to 24 age group, with suicide next at 6.3 percent.

The researchers said this suggested the current focus on AIDS and other infectious diseases such as tuberculosis in this age group, while important, was “an insufficient response.”

Maternal conditions including pregnancy and childbirth were a leading cause of adolescent female deaths, at 15 percent. The study showed dramatic disparities in maternal death rates.

Rich nations like Britain have a 1 percent maternal death rate while 26 percent of female deaths in Africa are related to childbearing.

“It is shocking the levels of maternal mortality that still exist,” Krishna Bose, of the WHO’s child and adolescent health department, told the news conference. “There is no reason at all for women to die in the process of giving birth.”

Of the total adolescent deaths, 97 percent were in low- and middle-income countries and some 65 percent were in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, despite these regions containing 42 percent of 10-24 year olds.

High-income countries had only 3 percent of the deaths, despite having 11 percent of the population in this age range.

Of course you are aware of our fascination with the San Diego Chargers cheerleaders.

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That was just from last year. In order to properly get 2009 in gear we sent BC Photo Editor Big Gay Rich on a mission. He virtually tracked down images from Chargers training camp where the boobs are on display and photographers are clamoring for closeups.