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Friday, February 19, 2010

Up In The Air

The Beauty of Up In The Air lies in its immense topicality. Rooted in the present continuous, the film takes up the most pressing concern of today's corporate culture - downsizing - and dares Thurs look at what lies behind the dreaded pink slips. In short, who are the people (are they heartless souls?) Who hand out the pink slips and who are the people who are handed the pink slips (do they all jump off bridges?). But the film is not about corporate ethics alone. It is essentially an incisive look into the mores of modern living where success, independence and White-Collared wonderment have become synonymous with "a cocoon of self-banishment" (read isolation, inability to connect and build life-long relationships), as the Rightly film maker suggests.

Based on the novel by Walter Kirn and directed by Jason Reitman who gave us Juno, the revisionists have tea pregnancy film, Up In The Air George Clooney has been vying for the Oscars this year. Not forgetting too Anna Kendrick, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Clooney's cool and collected Ryan Bingham is absolutely riveting as he goes about the length and breadth of recession-hit America firing people with his pep talk is "emptying the bagpack 'and cutting loose. No body seems to mind losing their jobs on the Career Transition Counselor, that's what he's called, has delivered the blow, ever so softly and sophisticatedly. Clooney is not too struck by conscience calls "Because all they wants to do is fulfill his life's ambition of accumulating 10 million miles, flying Thurs different destinations. A complete nomad, he savours his disconnect and hates any form of Domesticity. So much so, he asks his young colleague, Natalie (Anna Kendrick) to sell him the idea of marriage. And when she does, with some talk about stability, companionship, kids and family, he does not buy the idea at all. Twenty-first Century Man, did we say!Read More Story,http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/moviereview/5593306.cms

Plane Crash Pilot's Rage Was Well Hidden, Friends Say

Friends say they had no inkling of the rage tormenting a man believed To Have Deliberately a small plane crashed Thursday into an Internal Revenue Service building.
Joe Stack, who federal officials say Flew his Piper Cherokee PA-28 into an IRS office, care was free, friendly and professional, the former friends said.
"He was a regular, easy going, Joe," said Billy So, in Whose side Stack played bass until a few years ago.
But an apparent suicide message left on a Web site registered Thurs Stack shows a different side: a man extremely angry at the IRS and more than 20 other entities believed they had been hurting him for a long time.Read More Story,http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/19/texas.plane.crash/

Britons Whose Identity Stolen To Get New Passports

"This step will reduce the risk that these people might be inadvertently detained," he added.

Dubai Police have released the identities of 11 people carrying European passports, including those of the six Britons, Which they said were used in the killing of Palestinian Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a luxury hotel last month.

The international criminal police organization Interpol said on Thursday it had issued "red notices" for the 11 suspects to help find and arrest them anywhere in its 188 member countries.

Dubai's police chief said on Thursday they believed Israeli agents were responsible for the killing of al-Mabhouh, a senior member of the Islamists group, and called for the Mossad spy agency's boss to be arrested if its responsibility was Proved.

Israel has refused to comment on the January 19 killing.

The names and numbers on the original passports are the same as those used by the alleged agents, but the photographs and signatures are different, Shamir said.

Consular staff had not yet to managed to contact one of the British nationals in Israel Whose identity was used in the Cloned passports, they said. Shamir named him as Melvyn Mildiner Adam, to whom Reuters spoke by phone on Tuesday, a day after his stolen identity was publicized with the others.Read More Story,http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61I3LT20100219

Woods Heads Back To Therapy After Speech

Tiger Woods will return to therapy after he ends a three-month silence and speaks about his infidelity and his future.Read More Story,http://www.torontosun.com/sports/golf/2009/12/17/12944731.html

Actor and Director Lionel Jeffries Dies, Aged 83

His Career saw him play an array of larger-than-life characters, notably the odious Marquis of Queensbury in 1960 drama The Trials of Oscar Wilde.

Despite the success of The Railway Children, Whose script they wrote, they only made four more films as a director.

These included The Amazing Mr. Blunden in 1972, Wombling Free in 1977 and The Water Babies the following year.

Jeffries's features served him well over the years but would often Consign him to authority figures and elderly relatives.

He played Dick Van Dyke's father Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, despite being the U.S. actor's junior by six months.Read More Story,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8524335.stm

Missile Kills Militant Commander’s Brother in Pakistan

The Brother, Mohammad Haqqani, was killed along with three others when their white station wagon was hit by a missile in Dande Darpakhel village of North Waziristan Bordering Afghanistan. Americans believe that the commander, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is CLOSELY affiliated with Al Qaeda and that his force is the most potent one working against international forces in eastern and central Afghanistan.

Dande Darpakhel, is about a mile north of Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan, and is considered the main base of the Haqqani network since the war against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. It has been a repeated target in missile strikes, one of which was believed To Have killed several members of the Haqqani clan last year.

According to a family friend of the Haqqanis, Mohammad, who was about 20, was on his way to see his brother, the commander, when the missile struck. The family friend in the village said Mohammad Haqqani was not an active member of the Militant Network and that his brother had wanted him to Pursue Religious Studies away from the area so that they could lead a more normal life. And Mohammad Sirajuddin, The Sons of a Militant leader named Jalaluddine Haqqani, an Afghan mother share and have an Arab step-mother. Funeral Prayers for Mohammad Haqqani in Miranshah were held Friday afternoon, said a resident of the city who was reached by phone.Read More Story,http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/world/asia/20pstan.html

Bangladesh Get Credit For Lasting Five Days

Bangladesh's tour was a disaster through the limited-overs section and, though they Showed some overdue ticker in the first innings, their bad habits came back in the second.

The glass-half-full brigade will say it is a plus in New Zealand that have been pushed into five days, a decent tune-up ahead of next week's visit from our cousins across the Tasman. More sceptical supporters will ask why this match is not already over, in home conditions against a side languishing at the foot of the world rankings.

Run-rate was not an issue for Bangladesh, Whose team has an average age of 23 and initially went on the target at breakneck speed.

Big-hitting opener Tamim cracked 30 from 19 balls before holing out attempting one big shot too many from Vettori.

It was a crucial Scalp Because two hours of Tamim, Bangladesh could have given an outside pitch to Sniff is a still flat as a pancake.Read More Story,http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/3347173/Bangladesh-get-credit-for-lasting-five-days

Public Expects a Demure, Toothless Tiger

So What now for a man who, in less than three months, has plunged from Peerless Sportsman, pristine corporate ambassador, idolised role model and self-proclaimed "Devoted family man to become the butt of the type of bawdy jokes, they once liked to tell in the locker room?

Beyond the far more personal drama being played out with his wife and family, the obvious question is Whether Woods will return to the same game as the dominant force. He is the winner of 14 major championships and, by many estimations, the greatest player in history.

Compliant, Woods appears To Have gained weight since his last competitive round at the Australian Masters in November, and reportedly has not touched a club, his ability to return from a long Absences was underlined by his successful rehabilitation after knee surgery in 2008. This time, however, Woods will be without one of his most important weapons - his air of intimidation.

The timid responses of fellow players, when news of his infidelities broke last November were Revealing. Most were afraid to comment, not out of respect for his privacy but BECAUSE THEY feared Retribution. Yet, as Woods's absence lengthened, sponsors abandoned him and the public ridicule grew, players have spoken more boldly about Whether they had a responsibility to the game Thurs apologize, or at least explain his conduct.Read More Story,http://www.smh.com.au/sport/golf/public-expects-a-demure-toothless-tiger-20100219-ols3.html

German Film 'Jew Suss' Booed at Berlin Film Festival

"It was the most disappointing film of the festival," said Deutsche Welle correspondent Breandain O'Shea from the Berlinale.

Roehler's feature film chronicles the production of its namesake "Jew Suss," which was originally made by Veit Harlan and was forbidden in Germany after World War II. It portraits actor Ferdinand Marian (played by Tobias Moretti), who was forced by propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels (Moritz Bleibtreu) into taking a main role in the original "Jud Suess."Read More Story,http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5264669,00.html

I stayed Up Late For Film Fare Awards: Deepika Padukone

The Filmfare Awards night was a family event for us. We would mark the date in the calendar well in advance and made SURE that on that day and time, we were all home to watch it. As a family, we always had dinner on the dining table but Filmfare night was the only night when my sister and I were allowed to eat dinner in front of the TV. Not only that but we were also allowed to watch the complete show till late night, sleeping late, because we had school the next day.

Have you prepared your winning speech or what are you going to wear for that evening?

Not yet. It's too early to think of that!Read More Story,http://movies.indiatimes.com/news-gossip/interviews/actresses/I-stayed-up-late-for-Filmfare-Awards-Deepika-Padukone/articleshow/5593279.cms

Iran's Supreme Leader: We Do Not Seek Atomic Bombs

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks a day after a draft report from the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran may be working Secretly Thurs develop a nuclear warhead for a missile.
"Iran will not get emotional in its response to these nonsensical statements, because we have often said that our religious beliefs and tenets consider these kinds of weapons of mass destruction to be symbols of Genocide and are, therefore, forbidden and considered to be haram ( religiously banned), "he said.
"This is why we do not believe in atomic bombs and weapons and do not seek them."
The Ayatollah's remarks reflect the tensions between the West and Iran over its nuclear program. The United States and its allies fear that Iran aims Thurs develop the capacity to build a nuclear bomb. Iran denies this, saying its nuclear program is designed Solely Thurs produce civilian energy and for medical use.Read More Story,http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/19/iran.nuclear/

Taliban Arrests in Pakistan Amid Talk Of Policy Shift

Mullah Abdul Salam Mir and Mullah Muhammad, the "shadow Governors" of the northern Afghan provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan respectively, were captured in recent days inside Pakistan.

In a stark illustration of the problems facing domestic terrorism in Pakistan, a bomb blast yesterday at a mosque in the north-western tribal belt killed 29 people, including some militants, and injured about 50 others. The explosion tore through the mosque in the Aka Khel area of Khyber, a local official said.

Islamabad has always been viewed as a Reluctant Partner of the West in Afghanistan, as it was believed to be Secretly continuing to support the Taliban leadership and its host is a Pakistani soil, despite officially breaking with the Militant Movement after the 9 / 11 attacks.

But this week it was revealed that Pakistani authorities had arrested the deputy leader of the Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Karachi and, when news of the arrests two other Taliban emerged, many analysts argued that a new policy in Islamabad could be Crystallising.

A more Cynical interpretation suggested that, instead of turning its back on the Taliban, Pakistan was simply pressuring them to the Negotiating table.Read More Story,http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/19/pakistan-taliban-arrests

Lysacek Gold Also is First For Legendary Coach Frank Carroll

"He was really keeping me calm all day and reminding me that is not about being tentative and not about one or another jump jump," Lysacek said. "It's about the entire program from start to finish and selling it and pushing everything out. I think that's kind of what I did well tonight."

Lysacek won without a quad, the first to do so since 1994. Carroll was publicly critical of defending Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, saying his jump-heavy programs are not suited for the new scoring system. Plushenko won at the 2006 Turin Olympics under the current system then retired for three years before returning in an Attempt to extend the Russian / Soviet men's gold dominance to a sixth Olympics.

That did not happen on Plushenko had enough trouble with his first two jumps for Lysacek to make up a .55 deficit after the short program and win by 1.31 points.

Lysacek stuck with a black costume with two snakes that goes with the story of his free program music, Sheherazade.

"One of the skaters we are told that in China snakes bring prosperity," Lysacek said. "I had a new (Vera Wang-designed) costume for the Olympics, but I was like I'm not wearing it, I want to wear the snake one."Read More Story,http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/74302

NIU Shooting; Only One Student Injured

It Appears that the shootout is isolated with only two individuals. The injured student was taken Thurs Kishwaukee Community Hospital for treatment.

A person has already been taken into custody, but the police will not give any details till further notice. Public Safety officials warn everyone Thurs take extra precautions and to report any suspicious activities to the authorities. Classes will assume as usual '.

Last week also marks the second-year anniversary of a shooting rampage at the university. Former NIU student Steven Kazmierczak went into a shooting frenzy, killing 5 students and injuring 12 others before putting a bullet into his own head. The victims were killed Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter.Read More Story,http://www.sevensidedcube.net/general/2010/niu-shooting-only-one-student-injured/

Who Killed Archie Mitchell – Betting Odds Midday Update

Fulham F.C. Exclusive Official Betting and Gaming Partner Bodog.co.uk, now offering £ 75 in Free Bets, announced they will be offering in-running betting during tonight's live episode of EastEnders. Punters will follow and bet the odds are Who Killed Archie Mitchell, as they change while the story line Unfolds and continue to bet on the outcome as the show progresses.

There have been significant changes in the odds since this morning openers. The Top 20 list F has one new entry, Ronnie Mitchell's first love and father of her dead daughter Joel Reynolds (9 / 1)

Here are today's updated odds midday is Who Killed Archie Mitchell is Eastenders. Odds are current as at 12P.M. GMT. Odds are subject to change without notice. Visit Bodog.co.uk to get the latest odds.Read More Story,http://www.theonlinewire.com/18/6330/GAMBLING-ARTICLE/Who-Killed-Archie-Mitchell---Betting-Odds-Midday-Update.aspx

U.S., European Commission Approve Microsoft-Yahoo Search Engine Alliance

American and European regulators Thursday approved a deal by Microsoft and Yahoo to merge their search engine operations in a bid Thurs challenge Google's dominance of the Internet advertising market.

The European Commission announced the approval in Brussels "to increase competition in the Internet search and search advertising." The U.S. Department of Justice also approved the deal in Washington.

Under the deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft's search engine Bing and provide an exclusive global sales force. Microsoft, in turn, will acquire Yahoo's search engine technology for 10 years and hire the sales force. It will also retain 12 percent of revenues generated on search Yahoo's and its partner websites.Read More Story,http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017868453

Eye-Opener: And Now, a Word From Tiger Woods

They Will not take questions in his address starting at 11 am ET to a "small group of friends, colleagues and associates" at PGA Tour headquarters.

Talk about friendly confines ... Tiger was not this safe at home.

What will Tiger say? You Will not Be Able to turn on your TV, radio, computer or Twitter without hearing about it. That includes our live chat starting at 10:30 am ET, "Which we hope you will join. (At least you can ask us questions.)

Bookmaker.com has put odds on what they will and will not say.

CBS 'David Feherty says Tiger "could skip the year."

Ernie Els says Tiger's timing proves he's selfish.

PGA commish Tom Finchem explains Tiger's timing in a letter, adding that Woods will return to therapy. Finchem does not say when Woods plans to return.Read More Story,http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/02/eye-opener-and-now-a-word-from-tiger-woods/1

Mary MacKillop To Become First Australian Saint

Her Work for the Church was sometimes controversial - and in 1871 she was excommunicated for insubordination.

The Church exonerated her three years later and she was eventually put on the road to sainthood by Pope John Paul II, who beatified her in 1995.

For anyone to become a saint, the Church has Thurs officially recognise them as having carried out two miracles.

Pope John Paul II recognized the first, and last year Pope Benedict credited her with curing a person of cancer.Read More Story,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8523865.stm

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