In order to keep their trust fund, the Slumdog kids must attend school. Two of the kids are in danger of losing their money.
Showing posts with label Slumdog Millionaire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slumdog Millionaire. Show all posts
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Slum child for sale
"Slumdog Millionaire" star Rubina Ali is back in the slums of India and allegedly up for sale. Reporters posing as tourists looking to adopt the now famous 9 year old say her father wanted nearly $300,000 for the girl.
The father now says he was just being polite ...that you don't say 'no' to guests.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Indian Pitchers
No, they are not from Cleveland. They're from India.
The country has received a lot of attention recently due to the success of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire.'
For years we have talked about how the U.S outsources just about everything to India.
Add Major League Baseball to that list.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2 Indian men to major league baseball contracts. The young men had never thrown a baseball before and did not speak English.
How did they end up training to become pitchers? A sports agent thought in a country of 1.1 billion people, there must be someone who can throw a baseball at say 90 miles an hour. Enter the reality show called "The Million Dollar Arm." You could win $100,000 and a chance to play baseball. More than 37,000 people turned out to audition for the show. The top 2, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel were invited to come to the U.S to learn to pitch like a major-leaguer.
With a lot of hard work, the men might get into a minor league game this year. An amazing story. Good Luck to them.
The country has received a lot of attention recently due to the success of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire.'For years we have talked about how the U.S outsources just about everything to India.
Add Major League Baseball to that list.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2 Indian men to major league baseball contracts. The young men had never thrown a baseball before and did not speak English.
How did they end up training to become pitchers? A sports agent thought in a country of 1.1 billion people, there must be someone who can throw a baseball at say 90 miles an hour. Enter the reality show called "The Million Dollar Arm." You could win $100,000 and a chance to play baseball. More than 37,000 people turned out to audition for the show. The top 2, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel were invited to come to the U.S to learn to pitch like a major-leaguer.
With a lot of hard work, the men might get into a minor league game this year. An amazing story. Good Luck to them.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Slumperson Millionaire II
Follow up:
A person protesting the word "dog" in the movie title "Slumdog Millionaire" has named some stray dogs after the film's directors and stars. 
A person protesting the word "dog" in the movie title "Slumdog Millionaire" has named some stray dogs after the film's directors and stars.
Slumperson Millionaire nominated for ten Oscars
The film Slumdog Millionaire is nominated for an Oscar in ten categories, including Best Picture.
Not everyone is happy about this.
Slum dwellers in India's Bihar state attacked a movie theater that was showing the movie. They were objecting to the word "dog" in the title, saying that equating slum dwellers with dogs was a violation of human rights. Reuters carried the story here.
Other movies with Oscar nominations include "Knight of the Night" (Caballero de la Noche)
Not everyone is happy about this.
Slum dwellers in India's Bihar state attacked a movie theater that was showing the movie. They were objecting to the word "dog" in the title, saying that equating slum dwellers with dogs was a violation of human rights. Reuters carried the story here.
Other movies with Oscar nominations include "Knight of the Night" (Caballero de la Noche)
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