PowerBlogs: Jasmine Doobay

Is it me…or has this been a really really long week?

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Go and have a visit.

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Happy two-wheelin’

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This is just sick…and not the good sick (as Vinnie would say)…

A British teenager — the daughter of a woman called the “Human Barbie” — is already getting Botox injections. Her mom got her nickname because of all the plastic surgery she’s had to try to look like Barbie. Now there’s a goal in life …

“Teen Toxing is just part of life these days, which is why I share it with my mum,” the 16-year-old said in an interview. “With her help, I won’t get that frozen-face look when I’m older and will never have a line or wrinkle on my face.”

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Remember when you could get a credit card just by signing your name? Not anymore — 22 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 34 have been denied either a credit card or a loan. That age group is more than twice as likely to be turned down for a loan as any other age group.

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Have you heard about Chat-roulette? It’s a video chat site where you are randomly paired with another user for a real-time video chat.

Yeah, just think of the worst things you might do when you’re alone, and think about what strangers might be doing, and you’ve got it.

Although the Russian teenager who invented it has put in some safety features, it’s really hard to police the site in terms of online safety.

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The Oscars will be awarded on Sunday and with movies like The Hurt Locker and Avatar getting nominations, it wasn’t the worst year for guy-friendly movies at the theater.

But, if you want to really roll up your sleeves and dig into the good stuff, head to the video store and rent some of the killer movies from year’s past.

According to BroBible.com, here are the top 10 Best Picture Oscar winners every guy should watch.

10. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) — It was a geek orgy, but there was plenty of warring going on.

9. Gladiator (2000) — Russell Crowe as a killer. Cool stuff.

8. Casablanca (1943) — You might like George Clooney, but he can’t hold Humphrey Bogart’s jock.

7. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — A World War II drama that also involves trains. Two very manly subjects.

6. Unforgiven (1992) — What is not to like about a posse of gunslingers trying to capture a $1,000 reward by killing two cowboys who disfigured a prostitute?

5. The Godfather: Part II (1974) — The ultimate mob story. You shouldn’t get your man card until you see both parts I and II.

4. On the Waterfront (1954) — Marlon Brando is an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman who tries to stand up to his iron-fisted union boss. It’s dark and tough.

3. Braveheart (1995) — Sure there’s a lot of kilts in here, but there’s also a ton of blood and guts.

2. Rocky (1976) — The ultimate rags-to-riches, underdog tale of Rocky Balboa.

1. The Godfather (1972) — It’s all about men, both fathers and sons.

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Tim Allen has this on his iPhone.

Almost every concertgoer has been to a rock concert and seen Bic lighters held up high during certain songs or to request an encore.

For a while, pathetic glow sticks were used.

Now, the Bic lighter company wants to reclaim its rightful place at rock concerts — but in a new way.

Bic has released a free Bic Concert Lighter app for iPhones, Google Androids and BlackBerries. Users can actually flick their Bic on their phone and hold it above the crowd. Rock on!

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According to new government statistics, the percentage of sexual harassment claims filed by men has doubled over the past decade — from eight percent to 16 percent.

While some cases are about harassment by female supervisors or co-workers, most charges involve men harassing other men. Sometimes it’s romantic stuff. Other times, guys are picked on because they are gay or perceived as not being tough enough for the work setting.

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The Academy Awards are going to be held on Sunday and there’s a lot of questions floating around about who’s going to win.

The truth is, figuring out how to win an acting award is not that hard.

According to TheDailyBeast.com, here are the 10 ways to win an Oscar:

Play a famous person.
Be physically/mentally disabled.
Speak with a funny accent.
Be old.
Play gay/transgendered.
Get fat, go ugly.
Be a monster.
Experience the Civil War or Holocaust.
Play the piano.
Die.
The more things on this list an actor does in a particular movie, the better chances of him or her winning.

The Daily Beast suggests that, based on this list, Jeff Bridges and Mo’Nique are front runners because they went fat and ugly — and Christoph Waltz has the inside track because he played a Nazi.

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Scientists in Korea have figured out a technique that allows drinkers to avoid a hangover.

They blasted booze with extra oxygen and found that the body was then better able to metabolize the alcohol quicker — which cuts down those awful after effects.

As with everything in the universe, there is a trade-off. A downside of this new technique is that the also reduces the amount of time drinkers are actually drunk.