President Obama Christmas

Posted by bent | I said so | Monday 28 December 2009 9:32 am

As Obama holidays in Hawaii, officials say hes keeping up to date on whats described as a terror endeavour on board a Northwest Airlines plane that was about to land in Detroit.

A man from Nigeria was detained on the flight from Amsterdam Friday after he attempted to detonate an explosive appliance through landing.

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The White House says Obama was notified about the incident and discussed it with certainty officials.

The suspect, identified by Rep Peter King, as Abdul Mudallad, a 23-year-old man from Nigeria known in counter-terror circles, told investigators he was acting on behalf of Al Qaeda.

Deputy White House Press Secretary Bill Burton released a statement following the incident Friday.

‘The Obama was notified of the incident this morning between 9:00 and 9:30 Hawaii time by the Obamas military aide. The Obama afterwards convened a ensure conference call with John Brennan, his Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism consultant, and Denis McDonough, NSS Chief of Staff.

‘He asked to arrange a subsequent ensure call and in that call instructed that all suitable measures be taken to increase security for air travel. The Obama is actively monitoring the situation and receiving correct updates. There is commonly no change to his schedule.’

The attempted attack followed the release of a video from the Taliban showing Private First Calss Bowe Bergdahl, the only known American soldier in captivity.

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that Secretary Janet Napolitano is monitoring the situation ‘closely.’

Sources confirmed to Fox News that the terror alert levels for worldwide and domestic flights remains at orange.

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Posted by bent | I said so | Saturday 26 December 2009 8:07 am

Other big trend you will next year is a big push toward TVs that are ‘3D-ready.’

To do this, you will mostly see sets that are rated as 120Hz or 240Hz or plasma TVs. Sony and Panasonic have been the most creative about speaking for 3DTV, but I anticipate nearly all the major vendors will have some offerings next year.

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So, there is a question: What applications will it take to make 3D mainstream? Maybe sports is the solution, though some others may distinguish

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Critics’ views on Keira Knightley’s West End debut

Posted by bent | I said so | Monday 21 December 2009 9:41 am

Knightley has received mixed reviews for her West End debut in an updated production of Molieres 17th Century classic satire The Misanthrope, at Londons Comedy Theatre.f1

Talking to the BBC earlier this week, the Atonement star said she awaited to be ‘burned alive’ by the critics for her portrayal of a US film star.

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Knightley may be one of 21st century cinemas honored objects, but on stage she demonstrates little better than adequate.

Her arrival on the West End in an fascinating (but intellectually disingenuous) treatment of Molieres Le Misanthrope is, ok, on the blunt side.

She has all the charisma of a useful goldfish. Miss Knightley has a flawless face, but it does not move about much.

In a film actress this is often an advantage, but on stage it is a snag. Its like giving a carpenter a blunt chisel.

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In the early scenes, Knightley seems a touch experimental, lacking in both energy and presence.

In the second half however, in which she bitchily affronts a false friend and has a real humdinger of a row with the jealous Alceste, she uncovers both power and poignancy.

Knightley also makes you understand why Damian Lewiss splendid Alceste is so obsessed with the movie star, even if she represents everything he despises.

There is a mystery to Knightleys allure, and an charminh streak of mischief in her portrayal of the actress.f1

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Knightley catches the waywardness, sometimes the steel behind the velvety manner, the narcissistic love of care, but not the authority to explain how she can dominate a collecting by more than beauty.

Maybe the reason is physical. Shes so wispy she could fit into an umbrella stand. Maybe its a want of vox, Maybe a lack of the confidence that more time on stage may bring her.tisha

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Avatar Review

Posted by bent | I said so | Friday 18 December 2009 7:41 am

James Cameron may have placed this story on a moon called Pandora with alien characters, that could have belonged to human race if not being double the size, a longer face, sharper features, blue body, white fluorescent marks on the face and tail at the back.

Like those (very different) movies, ‘Avatar’ stretches the bounds of the cinematic imagination. It shows us something weve never seen before: an entire alien world, a new and complex ecosystem rendered in three dimensions with dazzling fluidity and detail.

In a way, the story is no different from what locals may feel in any part of the world when outsiders make an attempt to make inroads into their land to gain hold of their resources. This is what happens to Navis as well when their peaceful existence is challenged with American troops entering their world to gain hold of precious minerals worth billions.

Instead they try to win the natives trust by setting up schools, teaching them English and infiltrating their number with organic avatars, modeled on Navi DNA but controlled with a human consciousness which is where Jake Sully (Australian actor Sam Worthington) comes in. Hes a Marine and just naïve or innocent enough to score a free pass into the most suspicious of the local tribes.

Navi detest ’sky people’ and calls them Earth denizens. The mission is to get vast quantities of a mineral that Navi has and officials want to relocate Navi but Jake will never ever do it and will try to take it through negotiation. Jake gets lost in the forests and a Navi warrior Neytiri rescues him.

Sam Worthingtons Hair: It sounds ridiculous, but this is another detail that really stood out. Normally youll notice that an actor is given a hairstyle that they can have throughout the entire film, but Worthingtons hair changed with every time shift in the movie and it always looked completely natural. Yet again, nice touch.

Does one admire Cameron for the sheer vision that he has put to tremendous use in the making of ‘Avatar’? Does one pick up each and every frame in the film and start bisecting it for every pixel which has been designed to perfection? Or does one silently nod in approval for the familiar world of love, brotherhood, attachment, greed, misunderstandings and the ultimate reunion where spirit of togetherness is the ultimate winner?

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Samsung LED TVs and the World Cup

Posted by bent | I said so | Wednesday 16 December 2009 6:10 pm

Jay Y. Lee has riches and fame, and now he likely has the keys to the kingdom of South Koreas mighty Samsung Group. Such as his father, who as chairman moulded the sprawling conglomerate into a global technology powerhouse that accounts for a fifth of South Koreas exports, Lees secretive ways have made him an object of enchantment and speculation at home.

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The 41-year-old, listed by Forbes magazine this year as South Koreas seventh-opulentest man worth USD880 million, was promoted on Tuesday to the newly created role of chief operating officer at Samsung Electronics in a move seen as possibly geared toward succession at the corporate giant.

Samsung Electronics also named Choi Geesung as CEO in a management shake-up designed to make the company more brisk. He is expected to connect the younger Lee to his father in management transfer.

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Samsung Electronics, the worlds largest flat-panel TV maker, announced today that it anticipates the upcoming World Cup to boost LED TV sales across the UAE. Samsung’s LED HDTV’s boast high dynamic difference ratios, complements of Samsung’s ground breaking LED light source, pushing sports fans right in the action.

When it comes to watching sports on TV, the most important feature is how the images look on the screen. In this area, Samsung LED technology delivers unparalleled images for a really immersive experience. Samsung LED technology recompenses crisp, clear images in Full HD with 1920 x 1080p resolution.

Dubai takes $10 bln from Abu Dhabi

Posted by bent | I said so | Tuesday 15 December 2009 4:42 am

Abu Dhabi has bailed out neighbouring Dubai with 10 billion in wonder aid for debt-laden Dubai World, which said it would use 4.1 billion of it to return its Nakheel units Islamic bond maturing on Monday.

Dubais government held a conference call on Monday to debate the deal with a government source taking questions.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai are doubtless working as partners here to find a good, equitable solution to the Dubai World situation. The key part is buying time to permit Dubai World and creditors the possibility to come together on mutual restructuring.

There are no conditions. This is a government-to-government fund, the terms of that fund are internal to the government of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. These funds are especially for Dubai World.

I will not go into specifics. There is no conditionality. Abu Dhabi has made it absolutely clear it is there to support Dubai, Dubai World and I will not go into specifics of how the money is being handed. Whats importants is we have two partners that will help each other and help the UAE (United Arab Emirates).

Dubais government has been in consultation for some time with bankruptcy professionals and international judges to develop a framework that is sheer, equitable and acceptable to all parties.

The recent UAE bankruptcy laws are largely untested and (their) administration by Dubai courts poses certain challenges and problems for a large and complex bankruptcy of this size.

These (new) laws should permit Dubai World, should it choose it to use the laws to reach its restructuring and remaining obligations should it not find a mutual restructuring with its creditors.

This is something the company will provide lucidity on in the next few weeks. We wanted to give the company a framework and ensure a process with which they can have that conversation with lenders.

From a government perspective, the company needs to find a long-term decision to the capital structure and had to put tools in place for them to do that.

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Philadelphia police officer…

Posted by bent | I said so | Monday 14 December 2009 2:43 am

A Philadelphia police officers veteran has been charged with soliciting an undercover officer he thought was a teenage boy, authorities said yesterday.

The one year long investigation began after a 15-year-old Northeast Philadelphia boy told police that a man had got near to him and offered money to take nude photos, Chief Inspector Anthony DiLacqua told reporters.

The boy declined, but he later saw the exactly same man driving around the neighborhood. He copied down the license plate and contacted police.

The car belonged to Adrian Makuch, a 21-year veteran of the force.

In other actions, the board agreed on uses for most of its remaining economic-development money:

1.5 million to vouch the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017.

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Elliott Bay Book Company, a landmark free bookstore in Seattle, published tonight that it is pulling up stakes.

After 36 years, it is going to move from Pioneer Square, downtown, to the highly urban Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Like many free bookstores, Elliott Bay has been struggling with multiple pressures chain stores, online competition and the economic crisis. Supplementary, Seattle insiders have been disappointed by downtown parking challenges, panhandlers and Dan Savage, at least its basement reading room.

A possible move has been rumored for months, and people of Seattle looks to be split about whether or not its a good idea.

While the bookstore is going to be missed in Pioneer Square, it is going also be welcomed in Capitol Hill.

Not only does the neighborhood have a strong commercial province, a lively nightlife and lots of pedestrian traffic, but it lost longtime indie Bailey/Coy Books last month, after 26 years.

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Same-sex marriage in New Jersey!

Posted by bent | I said so | Thursday 10 December 2009 7:32 am

A plan to diminish library hours, scale back supporting at parks and beaches, eliminate long-standing public-safety programs and lay off 200 workers to aid close a 179 million budget insufficiency won unwilling confirmation yesterday from the San Diego City Council.

The council largely sided with Mayor Jerry Sanders by adopting his cuts in a 7-1 vote, in spite of complaints from a group of city workers that public safety would suffer greatly.

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A decisive New Jersey Senate vote on same-sex marriage, awaited to be held today, was called off late yesterday as advocates struggled to find the support needed for passage.

The measures sponsors, Sens. Raymond Lesniak (D., Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D., Bergen), asked for the postpone, hoping the bill would begin moving through the Assembly, where it is believed to have more massive patronize.

But no Assembly hearing has been scheduled.

The maneuvering appeared to be a setback for the same-sex marriage motion, which has been focused on New Jersey since the smash of a similar measure in New York state last week.

The Senate seems to be the biggest political obstacle to making New Jersey the next state to permit gay and lesbian couples to wed.

New Jersey has allowed civil unions for gay couples for almost three years, but critics say the unions have failed to give gay couples the same protections offered by marriages, as required by a court ruling.

In testimony Monday, gay and lesbian couples said they had been denied approach to their spouse in hospitals and benefits such as health insurance under civil unions.

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Las Vegas – 08/12/2009

Posted by bent | I said so | Wednesday 9 December 2009 7:53 am

There is something new to do in Sin City: Follow the trail of ‘The Amazing Race’ finalists who sprinted across Las Vegas, Nevada, in a quest to win a 1 million grand prize.

After zipping across eight countries in 21 days, the contestants landed at McCarran International Airport and raced to the Graceland Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip to get their next clue.

The chapel offers ‘Elvis wedding packages,’ complete with Elvis Presley executors who walk the bride down the aisle and ensure musical entertainment for the couple and guests, including performing ‘Viva Las Vegas’ at the end of the ceremony.

Jon Bon Jovi was married there, as were Billy Ray Cyrus and Aaron Neville, the chapels Web site boasts.

Next stop: Mandalay Bay, the well known resort and casino, where a contestants from each team had to rappel face first down the side of the gleaming 43-story building.

‘Thats the craziest thing Ive ever done,’ said Cheyne Whitney, who finished and won the race with girlfriend Meghan Rickey at the end of the finale, which aired Sunday on CBS.

The hotel offers a like sight on a more smaller scale at its restaurant Aureole, where wine stewards attached to mechanical hoists fetch bottles from a four-story wine tower.

Teams then have to race to the theater at the Mirage, where they got a taste of Cirque du Soleils ‘The Beatles Love,’ and the Monte Carlo, where they had to count 1 million worth of poker chips.

Clues also led them to a high rollers suite at the MGM Grand and ‘Mr. Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton, who published the finale line for this seasons race was his house: Casa de Shenandoah.

For those unknown with ‘The Amazing Race,’ the hit reality television series takes a dozen two-member teams and sends them on a crazy, breakneck-pace journey around the world in search of clues that will lead them to the next stop in the challenge. The team who finish first gets 1 million.

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Dubai – 08/12/09

Posted by bent | I said so | Tuesday 8 December 2009 10:33 am

Dubais stock market has fallen for the second successive day on continuing fears about leading companies capacity to repay debts.

The principal Dubai Financial Market index fell 6.1%, after final down almost 6% on Monday.

Two weeks ago, the World of Dubai asked for a six-month delay on debt repayments. Credit agencies have since downgraded many leading Dubai companies.

The Dubai index has now fallen with more than 20% since the extension supplication.

Tuesdays plunge was led by real estate developer Emaar Projects, which fell by 9.8%.

One of Dubai Worlds first principal repayments to bondholders in its property firm Nakheel is due next week.

‘Up till there is some relief in debt restructure, there will not be any grave buyers (of shares),’ said Julian Bruce at EFG Hermes Holding in Dubai.

‘The closer we get to the Nakheel deadline with no news, the worse it will be.’

Dubai World has some esteemed priority, vastly its ports business, which includes Londons Tilbury Docks and Frances Le Havre.

Different items in its wide-ranging investment portfolio include the luxury retailer Barneys of New York, a list of high-end US hotels, and the Canadian acrobatic circus franchise, Cirque du Soleil.

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