Supreme99: January 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

US Defends $6.4bn Weapons Sale To Taiwan

The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the sale contributed to "security and stability" between Taiwan and China, Reuters reported.
Beijing announced a series of moves against the U.S. in retaliation for the proposed $ 6.4bn (£ 4BN) sale.
Ties between the two countries are already strained by rows over trade and internet censorship.Read More.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8489301.stm

One Gaston County City Logged 8 inches Of Snow. Find Out How Much Fell Where You Live

Though Snow Flurries and showers of sleet may continue this afternoon, little will be added to existing accumulations, said National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Horne.

“From here on out, we’re just looking at a fresh coating, perhaps,” Horne said.

Lincolnton and Waco each tallied 6 inches of snow. An inch and a half was measured at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

Any snow that melts during the day will quickly re-freeze. The forecast high for Gastonia is 27 degrees, and temperatures will plunge into the teens overnight.

Sunny skies will return Sunday, and forecasts are calling for a high of 38 and a low of 12,Read More,http://www.gastongazette.com/news/snow-43132-class-inches.html

Serena Williams Wins 2010 Australian Open

"It's Been a Very Emotional two weeks for me," Henin said as She Thanked the Aussie crowd. "I Thought it would never happen to me again. I'd like to Congratulate Serena. She's a real champion. "

What an exciting finish this was to a great start of the Grand Slam tennis season! Congratulations to all those that bet on Serena Thurs bring home the bacon, but we are not done, ladies and gentleman! This is when the fun begins, as the Men will now face off in the 2010 Australian Open Final! This year Roger Federer is looking for career-Grand Slam against a man No.16 that would be happy with just one of those: Andy Murray!Read More,http://sports-odds.com/tennis/013010-serena-williams-wins-2010-australian-open.html

Australian Open Women s Final, Henin Vs Serena Was Tough: Serena Beats Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

Her Traits were all in the display when she played a superb game against Henin and after a tough competition won the tournament.

Several years ago she was written off. There is no future for her wrote a great tennis commentator. But Merely a few years later she is again on top, winning matches after matches and pocketing more money than any other women's tennis player.

She has eclipsed all the other women tennis player one after the other. No one even comes close to her in class, form or consistency.

Tennis players of her age are retired and married or have taken up some other easier job assignments while she hops on the tennis courts, winning matches after matches.

Her 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Henin will be remembered for a long time to come.Read More,http://www.khabrein.info/news/Australian_Open_women_s_final__Henin_vs_Serena_was_tough__Serena_beats_Henin_6_4__3_6__6_2_1264861159/

Friday, January 29, 2010

Chidambaram Likely To Visit Pakistan

There Has Been Ministerial visit from India since the 26/11 terror strikes. The last visit by Pranab Mukherjee was in May 2008, who was then the external affairs minister.

Chidambaram's constant refrain, India on terror dossiers submitted seven Thurs Pakistan for action, has been that Islamabad needs to do more to punish the Accused 26/11.

On Thursday After Pakistani investigators named Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi as the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks, Chidambaram said that Pakistan was still dragging its feet.

"Lakhvi is one of the master minds. There are others. We know their names and we also think Pakistan knows their names. If they do not bring others Thurs trial, then I would have to Regrettably and reluctantly conclude that they are still dragging their feet , "he remarked.

The SAARC conference scheduled from Feb 20 will be attended by ministers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is expected to discuss regional cooperation for dealing with the menace of terrorism, Narcotics and organized crime.

Officials pointed out that an invitation had reached Chidambaram.Read more.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Chidambaram-likely-to-visit-Pakistan/articleshow/5513807.cms

Australian Open 2010: Andy Murray v Roger Federer Head-To-Head

Andy Murray Faces Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open with the confidence of having a winning record against the Swiss, though Federer has won their last two meetings and the only other time they have met before in a Grand Slam fina.Read More.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/7101623/Australian-Open-2010-Andy-Murray-v-Roger-Federer-

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sex and The Schoolgirl

This is a Work With a sociopolitical view to sell, something it has in common with virtually every film turned out today, love stories included, but its didacticism is not the kind that under mines the credibility of the characters. That's no small achievement considering the broad-stroke commentary on class and social background in the portraits of the nude in question, their families and their community-many of whose members support the teaching of Abstinence and vehemently oppose the sale of condoms in the schools .

There's no denying the film's view of such issues: Condoms work, Abstinence programs do not. But program disputes Fires Are not what this drama's energies-the credit belongs to a sharp script (Pamela Davis) and characters who come Roaring to life in surprising ways. The film's official Heroine is Sidney (Thora Birch), a former resident of the town who had troubles of her own once. Now an online journalist, she's on a self-appointed assignment Thurs uncover the cause of the rise in pregnancies at her old high school and do something about it. She does, but for all Ms.. Birch's jaunty authority in the role, it's Nancy Travis as the conservative-values mother, Lorraine, who dominates every scene with the power of her performance.Read More,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575017022962642694.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks

Apple Tablet Announcement Live Blog Wednesday at 10 a.m.

We know the tablet is definitely coming today, thanks to McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw, who said yesterday that the device will run the iPhone operating system and will support eBooks.
Now the question is how exactly Apple pulls this off and how they convince us why we need this thing in the first place. Books, magazines, newspapers, TV, games, the tablet is supposed to improve them all somehow.
Will it be worth the price tag? Will it blow your mind? Tune in to find out.
Alright, having problems with Coveritlive.
10:06 Steve Jobs is out here. Says Apple is the biggest mobile company in the world.
10:07 Everyone uses a laptop and smartphone. Is there room for a third category of device in the middle, Steve asks. It needs to be able to better at browsing the web, email, enjoying sharing photos, video, music, playing games and reading ebooks. It has to be better, "otherwise it has not reason for being." Can't be a netbook. "Netbooks aren't better for anything."Read More,http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=56083&tsp=1

Blood Bath on Markets; Sensex Crashes 491 Points; Nifty Near 4,850

While Poor Q3 Numbers by a string of leading companies the dented investor confidence in those stocks and the Resultant selling, the continued bearishness in the global markets also led Thurs heavy selling by funds across the counters, marketmen said.

Marketmen also attributed the panic selling Thurs unwinding of long positions by operators wary ahead of the expiry of the January contracts tomorrow.

The forthcoming credit policy, Which is expected Thurs announce some Measures to contain the Spiraling infliction, also weighed is interest-sensitive sectors like Realty, autos and banking, leading Thurs heavy selling in them, said marketmen.

However, Religare Securities president-equity broking Ashu Madan said, "the crash was expected on the line as a correction was due in the market after the huge rally of the past two-three months. Also, when there is no bad news, the Fear Factor comes to play - a fear that market may correct further made more pressure on the market and hence the crash. "

On the global front, the rating agency S & P downgraded the outlook for the Japanese economy Thurs negative yesterday and warned that it would revise its the ratings for the Japanese debt if the world's second largest economy did not bring down its huge deficit.Read More.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/market-news/Blood-bath-on-markets-Sensex-crashes-491-points-Nifty-near-4850/articleshow/5506118.cms

Salman Looked After Me in Mumbai: Katrina

Salman Khan may have cast Zarine Khan as Veer in the princess, but it is his real-life girl (Katrina Kaif), remains unfazed.

Katrina is Karan Johar's celebrity guest this week is Sony's Lift Kara De ... and she did 'lift' the show.

She is fun, she is sporting once and for all that she is not politically correct.

Thurs Karan's probing questions there were answers Candid.

When Karan asked Kat, who are the people who helped the 19-year-old model when she landed in Mumbai without knowing a seoul in the city, she said: 'Salman Khan, his family and friends looked after me'.

Of course, preceded by designer Anna Singh and directors like David Dhawan and Anees Bazmee (friends of Salman).Read More,http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14929080&cid=2359

Republicans Distance Themselves From O'Keefe

Good morning. Welcome to On Politics.

As everybody knows, Democrats were tripping Rushing Thurs distance themselves from ACORN last year after O'Keefe went undercover tape Thurs ACORN workers providing advice to his "girlfriend" is how to set up a Brothel.

Today, Republicans are running away from O'Keefe.Read More.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/01/republicans-distance-themselves-from-okeefe/1

Amy Winehouse Wants To Cover Over Her Blake Tattoo

Amy Winehouse Has been to see a tattoo artist about covering up the tattoo she got in honor of her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.

Amy's turbulent marriage Thurs Blake Fielder-Civil ended in divorce last July, and while there has been speculation that they might reunite, celebrity inker Henry Hate has debunked the Rumor.

Henry, Whose other celebrity clients include Alexander McQueen and Pete Doherty, said he and Amy had been talking for several months about a New Design To Cover up the word 'Blake's', which is Tattooed over her heart.

"I would not say she's flippant about it but she was the one that brought up the issue of the tattoo and I did not ask her what her reasons were," said Henry.

"I Imagined they're the obvious reasons, that she wanted some sort of closure and to move on." She was just like, 'It needs to go'. "

He also dismissed the story that Amy was going to have laser surgery to remove the design.Read More.http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/810608-amy-winehouse-wants-to-cover-over-her-blake-tattoo

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in Benin For AIDS Campaign.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the First Lady of France, has begun her visit to Benin as part of her ambassador role in the fight against AIDS.

She was met on Tuesday by President Thomas Yayi Boni.

Bruni-Sarkozy, a Global Fund ambassador, last month renewed a call to eliminate the transmission of HIV from mothers Thurs their children by 2015.

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected, accounting for 67 percent of all people living with HIV and 91 percent of all new infections among children.

Around 1.2 percent of Benin's population live with HIV in the small West African country of less than 9 million people, where the first HIV case was diagnosed in 1985.

Bruni-Sarkozy, described AIDS as a plague for the entire world, but said "United we can fight against these pandemic diseases."

Today is Wednesday Bruni-Sarkozy and Melinda Gates, representing the Bill Gates Foundation, one of the Global Fund's biggest donors, will visit a hospital in the village of Dangbo around 100 km from the capital Cotonou.

The "House of the Redeeming Love" in hospital Dangbo specialises in programs of protection against transmission of HIV from mother infant Thurs.Read More.http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=97181

Pitt Buys Bachelor Pad To Get Over Split From Jolie

Actor Brad Pitt has reportedly spent over $ 1.1 million is a bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills to help him sort out his split from partner Angelina Jolie, says a report.

Built in 1920 and originally on sale, the property has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a bar area and a cave built into the foundations.

"The house oozes character. Brad has had his eye on it for some time but for decided he was now the right time to buy" Because they wanted a place to call his own, "said a source.

"He needs somewhere quiet that does not have memories of Angie and where they can be alone and think about what he does next," added the source.

It was reported that Pitt's mother Jane has STEPPED in to try to save his relationship with Jolie. The 70-year-old has apparently become close to the actress after working with her while setting up a cancer center.

Pitt and Jolie are already believed Thurs Thurs have enlisted lawyers negotiate the division of their over $ 330 million (205 million pounds) fortune and custody of their children.Read More.http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/international/Pitt-buys-bachelor-pad-to-get-over-split-from-Jolie/articleshow/55

iTablet Apple Tablet Release Imminent: Latest News, UPDATES On Apple Product (PHOTOS)

They 'iTablet' Apple Tablet is ready to be announced on January 27, 2010, at an Apple event in San Francisco.

Apple hasn't confirmed the new product it will announce, but Rumors are strong that the 'iTablet' tablets will be the 'latest creation "Apple is showing off.

We'll be live-blogging the Apple iTablet tablets Unveiling starting at 10am PT, and following the news in real time on our curated MySpace page.

Until then, check out some of the top that Rumors have been swirling around the highly-hyped "iTablet" Tablet PC.

Steve Jobs reportedly said that the Apple Tablet "will be the most important thing I've ever done."

McGraw-Hill CEO confirms the Apple Tablet, calling it "really terrific" and noting that it is based on an iPhone operating system.

The Wall Street Journal reports on the possible uses of the Apple Tablet. According to "people familiar with the situation," "The Company envisions that the tablet can be shared by multiple family members to read news and check email in homes," the WSJ writes

Has the 'iTablet' Apple Tablet ad been leaked? Watch the "advertisement" for yourself and decide.Read http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/itablet-apple-tablet-rele_n_437770.htmlMore.

Prep Basketball Report

The action will continue on Friday when the top boys and girls teams in District 8-5A - Thibodaux and Terrebonne - square off key games.

After the first round of district play, Thibodaux's boys team stands atop the standings with a 5-1 district record, while Terrebonne follows with a 4-1 mark.

Thibodaux's girls team (6-0 in district) could come a step closer toward clinching the district title by Defeating Terrebonne (5-1).

Other big games on Friday include Helen Cox in Ellender Traveling to the District 8-4A play and Patterson facing ED White Catholic in Thibodaux in District 6-3A play.

BOYS TEAM OF THE WEEK

Vandebilt Catholic remained undefeated in District 8-4A play with huge victories over Lutcher and Helen Cox last week.

The Terriers, who are now 13-10 overall, have won six consecutive games, scoring 71.8 points pr game during that span.

Vandebilt Will Travel to Morgan City on Tuesday and host Belle Chasse on Friday.

GIRLS TEAM OF THE WEEK.Read More.http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100125/ARTICLES/100129513/1032?Title=Prep-Basketball-Report

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Julien To Limit Comments To Media

CLaude Julien is Apparently tired of seeing his critical words about members of the Bruins get, in his words, "twisted" by the media, so they told Reporters Tuesday they will no longer talk about individual players.

It could be for the time being, or it could be for the rest of the season.

Referencing Without specifics, the Bruins coach said his words have been "twisted" and that he's been criticized by media members for "throwing players under the bus" when he talks of them critically.

The message is clearly what about Julien's comments last week about Struggling Defensemen Dennis Wideman, and the reaction that it sparked both inside and outside the locker room. But they never got into specifics during a largely Testy exchange with a group of assembled print, web and TV Reporters at Ristuccia Arena.

"I'm just going to keep my answers pretty plain, because when I say too much some people tend Thurs twist it whatever way they want," said Julien. "So I'm just going to keep it to internal things."Read More.http://www.csnne.com/pages/landing?Julien-to-limit-comments-to-media-img-sr=1&blockID=168954&feedID=3944

The Goods: Sedins Rattle The Sabres

Daniel Sedin Sent a Blind between-the-legs pass Thurs Brad Lukowich, who put the puck top shelf is Ryan Miller early in the third period for his first goal of the season giving the Canucks a 3-2 win over the Sabers.

A slow first period, highlighted by a Ryan Kesler is a breakaway chance Miller, paved the way for an exciting final 40 minutes that had Vancouver and Buffalo Exchange five goals and Roberto Luongo and Miller put on a show.

The Sabers were on the board first with Adam Mair recording number one goal of the season 3:13 into the second. The Canucks responded exactly five minutes later with Mikael Samuelsson scoring his flashiest goal of the season as they deked Henrik Tallinder out of his skates before putting a smooth backhander through Miller's legs.

Vancouver took the lead a little over three minutes later thanks to a heads-up pass from Alex Burrows that sprung Henrik Sedin alone is a breakaway. Hank faked hand back and froze Miller before switching to his forehand and Burying the puck into the cage Yawning.

The Canucks took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but just 1:49 in, on the power play, the Sabers evened the score when a shot by Thomas Vanek squeaked past Luongo and he was unable to SNAG it before crossing the line.

Fans had visions of overtime and a shootout with this contest pinning Luongo's Team Canada against Team USA's Miller, but someone had to Give up the winner and the Buffalo netminder was unable to contend with the did-they-just-do-that ability of the Sedins are the game-winner.Read More.http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=514989

Winter Cleanup: Buffalo Exchange, Gazelle.Com and Donations

I'm a little behind the curve for the New Year's cleanout, but I'm finally catching up and would like to start getting some junk out of my house. Once the junk is ™ for, I have to take quick action to get rid of it before it merges into the rest of the random junk basement or the kids get into it and Reclaim every last piece. But being me, I want to extract the maximum benefit out of every last item.

Here are my ideas:Read More.http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/frugalista/2010/01/do-you-do-buffalo-exchange-or-other-clothing-resale.html

Borders Group CEO Ron Marshall Resigns

Mr. Marshall, 55 years old, took over as CEO at Borders on Jan. 5, 2009. A turnaround specialist with a strong financial background, Mr. Marshall is credited with reducing debt at Borders, cutting expenses and gaining the confidence of the publishing community in the Struggling retail chain. However, Borders had a very weak Christmas period and must now prove that it can boost revenue.

A & P declined to comment. Mr. Marshall could not be reached for comment.

"Mr. Marshall leaves at a time when many retailers are having difficulty pulling customers into their stores. The book business is rife with sharp discounting online for hardcover books, and the fast-growing demand for $ 9.99 electronic book best-sellers is luring away consumers who only a few years ago made their book purchases at bookstores.

Under Mr. Marshall and Mark Bierley, the retailer's chief financial officer, Borders has sharply reduced its corporate overhead and also expanded into the e-book retail business by taking a stake in Kobo Inc., an e-book retailer that Canadian retailer Indigo Books & Music Inc. spun off as a standalone entity late last year. Borders is expected Thurs integrate Kobo's e-book store into Borders.com this year.

But the chain, Which competes head-to-head with Amazon.com Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., and major discounters that sell a limited selection of books at cheap prices, has so far failed to prove that it can generate sales gains . Revenue at Borders' super-stores for the 11-week holiday period ended Jan. 16 dropped 15% to $ 649.2 million while same-store sales, a key economic indicator, also fell by 15%. Borders is expected to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter, Which Ends Jan. 30, in late March.Read More.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704905604575026911812309410.html?mod=WSJ_Small%20Business_IndustryNews

"Poor-Children-Are-Stray-Animals" Bauer Was a Beneficiary Of Subsidized School Lunch Programs As a Child

At This Point, I almost expect that any politician who presents him (or her) self as "Holier-than-thou" is going to have some unholy skeletons in their closet.

Witness the recent sex-tapes and love-child revelations from former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, The InterContinental escapades of current South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, the affairs, so to speak, of fundamentalists, member of the "Family," Senator John Ensign now under investigation for payments made to his former mistress (who is the former wife of Ensign's former staffer), and the Hypocrisy of Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who loves to moralize about other people's lives but was himself paying for sex workers. ... well you know what. Then we have former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, the caped crusader against prostitution who was nonetheless paying women for sex and ferreting them across state lines to do so ... a double no-no. The list goes on.

But since the pattern of Hypocrisy has primarily involved sex and sexuality, it did not dawn on me to think of people being hypocritical about school lunch programs.Read More.http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/12396

Corinne Bailey Rae Husband

Famous Singer Corinne Bailey is back on the music scenario after a gap of two years. This gap came Because of Corinne's husband's death.
Singer, Song writer and guitarist gave her debut album in 2008. The album called Corinne Bailey Rae "Which smashed the top ten charts. But unfortunately her husband died in 2008 Which quite destructed her life as well as her music. Jason Rae was also a musician who used to play saxophone. The couple married in 2001. But Jason, who was once arrested and suspected for handling illegal drugs, was caught dead on his flat. According to his reports, he died Because of the heavy dose of drugs.
After Jason's death, Corinne, who was working on her follow-up album, got scrapped but now she is back with her new album called "The Sea". We hope that she set the records again as she did before.Read Mor.http://news.puggal.com/corinne-bailey-rae-husband-20201/

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Lleyton Hewitt Through to Last 16 After Marcos Baghdatis Retires

Lleyton Hewitt last night set his sights is a nemesis and world No.1 Roger Federer after sweeping into the Australian Open's fourth round when Marcos Baghdatis retired with a shoulder injury.

Baghdatis, the 2006 Melbourne Park finalist, succumbed Thurs severe soreness after only 54 minutes when trailing 0-6, 2-4, giving Hewitt maximum recovery time as he tries to find the key to upsetting Federer tomorrow.

Hewitt, Federer has not toppled since the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final when the Adelaide baseliner recovered from two sets to love and a break down to win in five.

Since then, Federer has beaten Hewitt 14 times in a row and has not lost to his former doubles partner at Grand Slam level.
Hewitt will carry memories of his best form into his eighth Grand Slam Confrontation with Federer.

"I hit the ball as well as I have in a long time tonight. I took it up another notch." Everything has gone according to plan, "he said.

"I served well, hit the ball great, moved fantastic. I feel like I've STEPPED it up in every match so far."

Hewitt will have to find further improvement Thurs Upstage Federer, who beat him in a tight four-setter at the U.S. Open in September.

"It does take a great performance to beat him and that's why he's possibly the greatest player ever to play," Hewitt said. "He does not lose many matches. You look at his record in the grand slams.

"I still think there's room for improvement in my game and that's why you keep working. You play for these moments. These are the situations that motivate you." Full Story

Glacier Alarm 'Regrettable error': UN Climate Head

The head of the UN's climate science panel said Saturday a doomsday prediction about the fate of Himalayan glaciers was "a regrettable error" but that he would not resign over the Blunder.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said the mistake arose from "established procedures not being followed diligently."

"I am not resigning from my post. There has been an error but we will Ensure greater consistency in every (future) report," he said.

"I am not brushing anything under the carpet," he added.

Pachauri was referring to a forecast of Which featured in a benchmark report in 2007 that global warming is the probability of glaciers in the Himalayas "disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high."

The IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report was a 938-page opus Whose warning that climate change was on the march spurred politicians around the World to Vow action.

Earlier in the week, the panel apologised for "the poor application of well-established IPCC procedures." Read More.

The Scene MTV Pulls Plug On Appearances by Jersey Shore stars

The two stars of MTV reality shows Jersey Shore were scheduled Thurs appear at the Hi-Fi Club in Osborne Village tonight and Feb.. 3, respectively, but had canceled their appearances by the network, Which is Negotiating with the cast of the breakthrough show for a second season.

As Pauly D would say, that's just business.

The show has become a pop culture phenomenon and made minor celebrities of its trashy stars: the J-woww, Pauly D., Vinny, Ronnie, Mike "The Situation," Nicole "Snooki" and Sammy "Sweetheart." The first season focusing on the lives of the self-titled guidos and guidettes ended Thursday.

According to the New York Daily News, The Situation and DJ Pauly D make U.S. $ 7,500 Fri appearance, while Vinny and J-woww get between U.S. $ 3,500 and $ 5,000. Breakout star Snooki reportedly gets U.S. $ 10,000 to show up at a bar and behave badly.Read Morehttp://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/TV/the-scene-mtv-pulls-plug-on-appearances-by-jersey-shore-stars-82487242.html

IPL Fallout: Pak Cancels India Tour

While Pakistan turned the rejection of its cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction into a diplomatic row, IPL top shots on Friday said they do not Owe any explanation to anyone on the matter.

"We Do not Owe an explanation to anyone. I would urge the media and the people in Pakistan and India Thurs react more maturely and sensibly," said Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals.

Shetty said Shipla not bidding for the Pakistani players, "was not a contrived attempt" and they "lost out on the best players," but do not Owe Clearly any explanation.

"Things have been taken out of proportion," she said.

In another press conference, IPL chairman Lalit Modi said the owners of the IPL franchisees only have the prerogative to select players.

"If the owners do not pick them up, what can I do?" He asked, ruling out any apology to anyone.

"Why should we get into this issue of apologizing or not apologizing." Why Are not you saying I should apologize to Canada and Netherlands and Australia and Zimbabwe Whose players were not picked up? " he said.Read Morehttp://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails230110h.php

Gilani’s Pledge Clears Doubt Over Implementation of SC judgement on NRO

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza's recent announcement is implementing the Apex Court decision has no letter and in spirit, has cleared all doubts over the matter, Analysts said on Saturday. Besides, the opinion makers also observed that government has come clear on the matter no again - thus it was a positive development "Which certainly would help avoid any sort of inter-institutional Confrontation, is further controversy over the issue.

"Well, the premier's assurance regarding implementation of the Supreme Court order is indeed reiteration of the earlier governmental submissions, however, the government should also take practical initiatives for the purpose," said leading political analyst Najam Sethi and anchorperson.

Meanwhile, the analyst warned that any bid Thurs destabilize the PPP government and allies, especially the President would harm the future of democracy in the countryside.

"The situation will aggravate once President Zardari's office is destabilized, one can not imagine how the media, judiciary and certain other elements will deal with the democracy," Sethi said, adding, "any extra-constitutional step would have adverse effects and add to the destabilization ".

Sethi said that government was trying to focus on human rights and resolving of crises, however, the media and legal segments' priorities were political matters.

Karachi based analyst and Columnist Dr. Ayub Sheikh was a little more stressing over stability of the present Democratic system. "Be sure the collapse of Democratic system is not going to help rather federation would weaken the country," he maintained.

Sheikh said that government and Allied parties had already expressed consensus over Ensuring transparency as well as holding accountable the corrupt figures, however, "there should be no selective accountability or justice ..." when the step is taken, and it should be across the board.Read Morehttp://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94798&Itemid=1

Celebrity Telethon Raises Money For Haiti

Grim-Faced Celebrities and musicians with Mournful tunes set the tone for the all-star, international "Hope for Haiti Now" Telethon, Which featured two hours of desperate pleas for an even more-desperate nation. But it ended on a hopeful note, with a call for buoyant revival by Haiti's native son, Wyclef Jean.

"Enough of this moping man, let's rebuild Haiti, let's show 'em how we do it where we come from!" Jean shouted after singing the slow song "Rivers of Babylon," with a Haitian flag around his neck.

They segued into the joyful tune "Yele" with an island beat, as musicians danced around him, singing the refrain: "Earthquake, we see the earth shake, but the Seoul of the Haitian people will never break!"

It was a stark contrast from the opening of the telecast: no words, simply photos of Haiti's Tragic citizens as a backdrop, as Alicia Keys called for the help of angels in Somber tune.

"Can You Send Me An Angel To guide me?" Keys from her song "Prelude to a Kiss." There was no audience or applause, allowing the moment Thurs sink in for the millions expected to watch.

"The Haitian people need our help," said George Clooney, who helped organize the two-hour telecast. "They need to know that they are not alone. They need to know that we still care."

Then, after an impassioned plea from Halle Berry, Bruce Springsteen dedicated a song for Haiti - "We Shall Overcome."

Since Haiti suffered the Devastating Earthquake on Jan. 12 that killed more than 200.000 people, the entertainment world has responded with an outpouring of charity, donations from The Million Dollar Thurs songs Designed to raise money for relief.

On Friday night, those efforts became collective as the biggest celebrities from music, film, sports and even politics joined together for the Telethon. Stars like Mel Gibson, Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts staffed telephone lines while CNN's Anderson Cooper gave reports about the situation from Haiti.

Although the celebrity phone bank appeared to be continuously busy with donation calls, some of which were Piped into the telecast, it was not immediately known how much money was raised by the show.

Most of the musical performances were down beat, emotional songs. John Legend sang "I Feel Like A Mother Less Child." Kid Rock, Keith Urban and Sheryl Crow sang "Lean On Me." Beyonce, with Coldplay's Chris Martin is backing her piano, revised her hit "Halo" with new lyrics: "Haiti we can see your halo, we pray you will not fade away."

Madonna provided one of the few upbeat moments with her choir-backed performance of "Like A Prayer," while Sting's "Driven to Tears" was also Spirited.

Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2's Bono and The Edge debuted a new song, "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)," as Jay-Z rapped from London: "When the sky falls, and the earth quakes, we can gon 'this back Together, we will not break. "

Mickelson Civil, a Haitian filmmaker, Fought back tears as they talked about relatives who died and those who are barely surviving, "The Survivors Should not have to go hungry or be afraid now," he said.

Jean made one of the more personal celebrity appeals of the evening, speaking of his experience after witnessing the torment of the nation first hand.

"I carried bodies of my people in the cemetery. They should have been walking," he said. "Instead they were heavy in my arms. ... Right now we can see the second wave of the coming disaster ... We have to make sure that the second wave never makes it to Haiti."Read Morehttp://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/01/23/entertainment/srv0000007407480.txt

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Oracle-Sun Merger Wins EU Approval

The merger still needs approval from regulators in Russia and China, but Oracle said it expects "unconditional approval" from those countries and that it "intends to close the transaction shortly."

Among other things, Kroes said the EU's probe looked at Whether the deal would hurt competition in the database market. Through its buyout of Sun, Oracle gains control of the World's Most Widely-used MySQL database.

"The Commission's in-depth investigation Showed that although the MySQL and Oracle compete in certain parts of the database market, they are not close competitors in others, such as the high-end segment," the EU said in a statement.

The European Commission, the EU's antitrust body, said it also found that the open source PostgreSQL database represents a legitimate, independent alternative to MySQL. It also determined that the merger would not scotch users' access to Sun's Java development platform.

Oracle executives have said the acquisition of Sun would allow their company Thurs offer a complete portfolio of products and services and help spare customers the frustration of having to build business IT systems from piece parts.Read Morehttp://www.informationweek.com/news/software/database/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222400062

Rex’s Philosophy Paying OFF

Ryan set goals of having the No.. And No. 1 defense. 1 running game in the NFL and his team achieved those in his first year. Ryan brought his philosophy with him from Baltimore, where he was the defensive coordinator.

The approach is much different than his predecessor Eric Mangini's. Mangini loved to talk about being "game-plan specific," meaning they would adjust his strategy each week depending on the opponent.

"It was moreso trying to take away certain things a team does," tackle Damien Woody said. "Rex is like, 'Screw that. We're going to do what we do is a defense and we're going to do what we do is offense. We're going to run the ball. We're going to play defense and you're just going to have to beat us. "He's like, 'We do not think you're going to beat us at what we do'."

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Conan O'Brien Signs $45M Deal To Leave NBC

NBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.

His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1

"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.

"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."

O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.Read MoreNBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.

His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1

"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.

"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."

O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

SC Issues Detailed Verdict ON NRO Case

That short order Effectively meant the revival of all the cases against some 8.000 of the beneficiaries who were no: Granted Amnesty under the Ordinance.

The federation later filed a review petition against the short order of the Supreme Court, arguing that the apex court failed to consider the doctrine of past and closed transactions.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had reportedly stated that the Supreme Court directives Thurs reopen cases against Swiss President Zardari would be implemented once the detailed Judgment is issued.

However, the PM also added that by virtue of international law extra-territoriality of the court is not authorized to direct the government Thurs Revive cases in foreign countries. --Read Morehttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/18-sc-issues-detailed-verdict-on-nro-case-am-08

IPL auction: Pak players Not Sold, Pollard, Bond Top pick

MUMBAI, Shahid Afridi is the first name in Round One with a base price of USD 250,000. And surprise, Afridi is not picked up. Same is the fate of other Pakistani players, no takers for Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal and Rana Naveed ul Hasan.

Mumbai Indians win tiebreak for Pollard

Pollard and Bond went for maximum price of USD 750,000 to Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively.

South Africa's Justin Kemp has been retained by Chennai Super Kings for the base price of USD 100,000. Australian batsman Adam Voges went to Rajasthan Royals for USD 50,000 while Kings XI Punjab got back Yusuf Abdulla of South Africa for USD 20,000.

Delhi buys parnell

Bidding for Pool B starts with South Africa's Wayne Parnell with a base price of USD 200,000. Heavy bidding on. Deccan Chargers are leading the way. Delhi Daredevils the challengers. And Delhi wins him for USD 610,000

England all-rounder Graeme Swann is pulled out next in round one. Base price of USD 250,000. And no takers for Swann as well.

Up next is Brad Haddin at a base price of USD 250,000. And there's no bid for him, cricketnext.com reported.

Vijay Mallya, Anil Kumble, Shilpa Shetty troop in.

Alright, all the men and women who matter in the auction are walking into the Trident Hotel, Bandra. Keiron Pollard and Shahid Afridi are touted as the hot picks of this auction. Read Morehttp://www.pakwatan.com/sports_detail.php?id=5792

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Even in Hollywood, World’s Troubles Impinged

The Golden Globes are usually the fail-safe awards ceremony, a boozy warm-up for the Oscars that might give winners a boost but would not count against the losers. Sunday night that was true for almost everyone there, except the paying Thurs network broadcast the event.

For NBC, it was closer to the battle of Dunkirk. Like the Allies Leaving France after the Germans invaded in 1940, NBC had no real chance of getting through it intact. At best, the network hoped To restore the award show's ratings on the last few years of its slide down and survive the Conan-Jay jokes.Read Morehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/movies/awardsseason/18watch.html

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Rocket Hits Afghan Capital’s Diplomatic Area

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday inaugurated the Gujranwala Tools, Dies and Molds Center (GTDMC) aimed at meeting needs of the local industry, besides boosting exports of country's engineering sector. The president who is on a week long visit to Punjab Thurs interact with the people And to launch key developmental project, unveiled the plaque of the center here at the Governor's House. The center, second of its kind on the Karachi, will enhance indigenous production and reduce imports of about 11 million dollars.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Fox, Tiger, and Christianity: A Defense of Brit Hume

It was a pretty mild pitch, as these things go, but only if God-talk is familiar to you. It was quite clearly what Jarring to many of Hume's colleagues. In a typical reaction, Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal Constitution asserted that "faith is a private matter between that person and God, and is not a matter to be judged by some pompous TV anchor." In case Hume was misunderstood, Bookman subsequently called him "rude and Crass" and guilty of "bad manners". MSNBC anchor David Shuster maintained that Hume had somehow "denigrated" and "diminished" Christianity. Even knowledgeable religion writers were nonplussed by Hume. USA Today religion writer Cathy Grossman has asserted her blog that the Fox commentator was "talking trash."Read http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/08/fox-tiger-and-christianity-a-defense-of-brit-hume/.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Sheer unadulterated cultural shamelessness disguised as popular entertainment - Celebrity Big Brother is back Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1240486/Sheer-unadulterated-cultural-shamelessness-disguised-popular-entertainment--Celebrity-Big-Brother-back.html#ixzz0bfAbCIZ9

I'm not saying we should go back to the days of Saturday Night at the Palladium or Dixon of Dock Green (though many would not mind). But modern television programs robbed of ideas, talent, skill, Ingenuity and personality do leave a lot to be desired. It's simply fodder for the masses.

When you get the once-upon-a-time caching of C list celebrities in the audience's is a stomach-churning appetites, you know your country's in an ill-smelling Quagmire Disguised as popular entertainment.

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The Hollywood Gossip Caption Contest: January 4

Welcome to the latest edition of The Hollywood Gossip Caption Contest, where we ask readers to Submit the funniest caption (s) for the celebrity picture below!

Last week, this popular game featured a smoking, texting, Likely drunk Lindsay Lohan. Today, we move on to a star with actual talent: Adam Lambert.

What might the openly gay singer be thinking / saying as he stares in the large Bosom of Pamela Anderson is a New Year's Eve?

You tell us! Click on the "Comments" link below and send in as many captions as you can think of. We'll announce a winner tomorrow. Have fun and get to work:Read Morehttp://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/01/the-hollywood-gossip-caption-contest-january-4/

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