| Cairn India The Country’s Largest Foreign Oil Producer Charged Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:20 PM PDT 
 The company was founded in 1981 by Sir Bill Gammell, the former international Rugby player, who remains its CEO.Cairn's biggest asset is a 62.4 per cent stake in Cairn India, the country's largest foreign oil producer. Its Mangala field in Rajasthan.It is just expression of intent which has appeared so. It is still too early to speculate what they would intend to do but they definitely have the capital and the ambition to do this. The sale of a substantial stake would allow Cairn to use the resources to fund its exploration programme. The company is in the process of drilling offshore Greenland and the results of its two wells are due within the next few weeks. Cairn still maintains production operations in the Sangu Gas Field offshore Bangladesh as well as exploration acreage in Northern India, Nepal and Southern Bangladesh. In August 2007, it was announced that Cairn had submitted applications for two blocks located in the phase 2 of the Disko West licensing round offshore West Greenland.  |
| Fabio Capello's Controversial And Playboy Figures Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:08 PM PDT 
 Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career.the few managers to claim championship victories in four major European cities: Milan, Madrid, Rome, and Turin.Capello played in both legs against Swindon, Roma winning 2-1 at home in the first leg but losing 4-0 in the second leg at The County Ground, his first taste of football in England. Their Champions League ambitions were also ended following a defeat and a draw against Arsenal which saw them finish bottom of their group. Once again it had been English opposition that had thwarted Roma in Europe.Fabio Capello is somewhat of a disciplinarian, who prefers players who respect the coach and have the right mental focus over playboys and controversial figures. However, it has been highlighted that Capello has made a number of controversial comments over the years, such as praising Francisco Franco, and that the FA will be hoping he learns to keep his opinions to himself.But statistics can only take you so far. What Hart has to recommend him above his rivals is a presence on the field, that indefinable quality which ought to be a prerequisite for an international player.  |
| Bekham's Career Going To End Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:55 PM PDT 
 Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage. However, this victory was of little use as they finished third out of four in their group behind FC Barcelona on goal difference. Real Madrid were runners up in the Copa del Rey, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage and finished the league season in fourth place, meaning the team, whose president Pérez expected them to win either the Spanish league or the Champions League each season, did not match expectations. David is a fantastic player but I think we need new players for the future", referring to the new players that play in Beckham's right midfield position, including Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson, adding "This is the future of the team under Fabio Capello or another manager."  |
| Airport BAA Strike Risk Heathrow Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:45 PM PDT 
 Those booked on flights in the next few weeks face uncertainty after staff at BAA's six airports, including Heathrow, voted to take industrial action in a row over pay.Those booked on flights in the next few weeks face uncertainty after staff at BAA's six airports, including Heathrow, voted to take industrial action in a row over pay. I have a lot riding on the outcome of the Monday decision . Due to fly out of LHR on and back a couple of weeks after that. I'm not too concerned with the inbound, but the outbound at the end of August is very worrying. Unite was behind this year's five British Airways strikes and was the biggest financial backer of the Labour Party at the last election. Its latest threat represents the first significant test of the Coalition's ability to deal with industrial action.  |
| Tthe Floods Would Affect Pakistan National Economy Billions Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:33 PM PDT 
Pakistan is making all-out efforts for international aid, however, the flood situation is not being properly covered by the Western media," To a question, Haroon said that according to a general estimate, the floods would affect "Pakistan's national economy billions. The new warnings to several cities in Punjab and Sindh Provinces added to the desperation of survivors across the country facing a daily struggle for survival as Muslims around the world began to mark the holy month of Ramadan.working on the crisis in Pakistan, to gather information about how the UN plans to respond to one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in modern times. There is no comparison of the two calamities, as the number of people affected by the current flood disaster is estimated at 15 to 20 million people in contrast to that of 3.2 million affected in the 2005 earthquake. Zardari drew heavy criticism for leaving the country for officials visits in Europe during the crisis.  |
| The Nature Of Relationship Robert Pattinson And kristten stewart Untold Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:17 PM PDT 
Kristen Stewart is shooting this movie and going to visit Britain. A detail that reopens speculation about the nature of their relationship.the British might have arrived, but given their discretion, there are no pictures yet of the moment. A local city award ceremony where report pattinson was suppose to and invited with his girl friend but what we have seen is something ells he appeared with his beautiful twilight co-star kristten stewart.Robert Pattinson's character in his new movie makes love to Christina Ricci's character and she says there is some "naughtiness" between their characters. Let the tabloids and gossip mongers have a bonanza of rehashed dating and breaking up rumors, what's important is that Robsten are intact and having a great time building up whatever relationship they have right now.That was all very superficial. In contrast, Kristen and Robert looked at me as if they were really interested, shook my hand and listened when I talked. It felt very comfortable and authentic to me, so different from what one expects.  |
| New Voice Action Feature By Evoice Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT 
To use Voice Actions, tap the microphone button on the Google search box on your home screen, or press down for a few seconds on the physical search button on your phone to activate the "Speak Now" screen.This is a part of Google's new Voice Action feature in their new version of the Voice Search application which is available starting today for Android phones. Another feature is searching for music on the web again, any music on the web, not just music you have locally. These songs can then launch in apps you may have on your Android phone such as Pandora or Last.We knew that Google was going to unveil something cool today and the search giant didn't disappoint. With Google Voice Action for Android, you'll be able to give a series of speech commands that are quickly deciphered over the cloud and turned into actions. The new feature is only available for Android 2.2 devices, leaving quite a few devices behind, but in time, more devices will follow in tow. Video of the features below., along with a qr code to download the app from the market.  |
| Twitter Successful Jockeys Earn Plenty Posted: 12 Aug 2010 08:50 PM PDT 
 A small group of local public relations people came up with the idea to encourage people rally behind Lytle.Everyone else thought this was also a good idea, so I just kind of holed up and wrote up a full spec. The whole storyline, the branding identity, the way we were going to communicate all of our items and basic game mechanics. Successful jockeys earn plenty. Beginners start poor. Successful trainer, Bob Baffert hires top successful riders such as Garrett Gomez to mount his thoroughbreds.It's unusual for a jockey to perform regularly and not get injured. They break their collar bones, neck, hands, fingers, ribs and legs. Jockeys return to the race track after spending recovery time from hospitalization. Energy is required for completing tasks, and becoming proficient at tasks will help you advance to the next level. The more energy you have, the faster you can level up.The Ready Set via her follower's suggestions to planning an impromptu fashion show on the Brooklyn Bridge.Gregg, who tweets as @gabifresh and now as @mtvtj, will now be moving to New York City.  |
| In Developing Android Oracle Sues Google Knowingly Posted: 12 Aug 2010 08:33 PM PDT 
 The company also announced some enhancements to Android today and this week saw the release of its latest smartphone, the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon Wireless."In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement," Oracle spokeswoman Karen Tillman said in a statement. As such, it infringes on one or more parts of seven different patents something Google should know, Oracle argues, because it has hired former Sun Java engineers in recent years.Oracle says Google's known about these issues for around five years now, so it's clear that whatever licensing negotiations these two were having have broken down we've got a feeling this case will drag on for years to come, but we'll definitely keep an eye on it. The kicker in this lawsuit is Oracle's assertion that Google has "induced, caused and materially contributed to the infringing acts of others by encouraging others to use, copy and distribute" what could be called derivative works.  |
| Danny Keough Presley Married After Their Divorce Posted: 12 Aug 2010 08:21 PM PDT 
Keough is a Scientologist, and met Lisa at the Scientology Celebrity Centre.The couple had dated for three years before marriage.Keough said he would seek custody of his children with Presley, due to child molestation charges against Michael Jackson, who Presley married after their divorce. Presley described her relationship with Keough after they separated: I don't know how, but we've managed to stay close. There's others that I have pain or betrayal associated with that I won't have anything to do with. But he and I had a special thing. The song is a jab towards different men in her life. Unlike her first album, Now What included a sticker. Both albums, as of 2006, have been certified platinum. The production is ceased at this time of the year but will start early in the next year, till the cast will fill up.They divorced in 1994 but they are still close friends, Keough being a bass guitar player in Presley's band, and also serves as her musical mentor.  |
| Psoriatic Artheitis American Rheumatism Public In Danger Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:03 AM PDT 
 In fact, some patients have had arthritis for over 20 years before psoriasis eventually appears! Conversely, patients can have psoriasis for over 20 years prior to the development of arthritis, leading to the ultimate diagnosis of psoriasis arthritis. The onset of psoriasis arthritis generally occurs in the fourth and fifth decades of life. Males and females are affected equally. The skin disease (psoriasis) and the joint disease arthritis often appear separately. In fact, the skin disease precedes the arthritis in nearly 80% of patients. However, the arthritis may precede the psoriasis in up to 15% of patients. In some patients, the diagnosis of psoriasis arthritis can be difficult if the arthritis precedes psoriasis by many years. Psoriasis arthritis (also arthritis psoriasis, arthroscopic psoriasis or psoriasis arthropod) is a type of inflammatory arthritis 194 that, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation, affects around 10-30% of people suffering from the chronic skin condition psoriasis. Psoriasis arthritis is said to be a electronegative spongy arthropod and therefore occurs more commonly in patients with tissue type HLA-B27. Treatment of psoriasis arthritis is similar to that of rheumatoid arthritis. More than 80% of patients with psoriasis arthritis will have psoriasis nail lesions characterize by pitting of the nails, or more extremely, loss of the nail itself psychoanalysis. The great variety of clinical manifestations was framed in the definition suggested by Moll and Wright in 1973, ie, An inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis, usually with a negative sheep cell agglutination (SCA) test, ie, rheumatoid factor. The high frequency of distal joint involvement in psoriasis arthritis compared with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and arthritis mutilates (as an unusual but characteristic manifestation) has received special attention.  |
| Celebrating and hitting the club today on Wizard of oz Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT 
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, and has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the 1902 stage play and the extremely popular, highly acclaimed 1939 film version. The 71st anniversary of the Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film starring Judy Garland, has been commemorated with a Google doodle.The doodle depicts a scene from the film in which Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion catch their first glimpse of the Emerald City, the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz. The word google is written across the landscape. The film, based on a children's novel by L. Frank Baum, has become one of the best known films of all time. The movie was formed upon a children's story by L. Frank Baum, as well as went upon to turn a single of a many appropriate well known drive-in theatre of all time. According to Wikipedia a movie usually done a tiny distinction during initial due to a vast prolongation budget. When a movie was initial proposed to be shown upon TV in 1956 it went upon to became a many watched movie in story according to a Library of Congress. The Wizard of Oz has got multiform Academy Award nominations, as well as won a endowment for Best Original Song for "Over a Rainbow". Google have altered a loll a couple of times not long ago to applaud birthdays as well as events such as a World Cup Final, as well as behind in May noted a 30th anniversary of iconic colonnade diversion Pac-Man.  |
| The Jets are going Hollywood to be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks training camp show Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:53 AM PDT 
On Wednesday, New York Jets coach; Rex Ryan has invited Darrelle Revis and his agents to clear the contract disputes between Jets and Revis. Ryan said that the Revis missed the training camp and the complete squad will be at meeting. The Jets certainly seem perfect subjects, starting with the loquacious and charismatic Ryan, a Baltimore assistant during the show's first season in 2001, and trash-talking linebacker Bart Scott. GQ quarterback Mark Sanchez, All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis and newly signed LaDainian Tomlinson are also sure to get plenty of camera time. "I have to tell you that in all of the years that we've done this, this is the right team at the right time with the right coach, the right transparency, philosophy ... this is going to be a big hit," said HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg, who acknowledged being a longtime Jets fan. "We have our Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in Rex Ryan." The sixth installment of the series that follows teams through camp will debut Aug. 11. The team released a statement Wednesday trumpeting a "major media announcement" at noon Thursday at their training facility in Florham Park, featuring owner Woody Johnson, GM Mike Tannenbaum and coach Rex Ryan. The series is sure to produce great theater for HBO viewers, considering the characters on the Jets, including Ryan, probably the most colorful coach in the NFL and marquee quarterback Mark Sanchez, lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis and future Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson.  |
| President Obama Seeking A Nominee With "similar qualities" to John Wells Stevens Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:53 AM PDT 
 Kathryn Gow Yeager, the daughter of Barbara and George Yeager of Bronxville, N.Y., was married yesterday to John Wells Stevens, a son of Jill and George Stevens of New Canaan, Conn. The bridegroom's father, who retired as a principal partner in Stevens Associates, an educational consulting firm in New Canaan. Under the direction of Paula Stevens, grades 5-8 science teacher, seventh graders at the Stratton Elementary School used wikis to organize and present information they learned about environmental issues. This Web-based tool allowed them to post their findings about topics such as deforestation, overpopulation, pollution, and more. They used the wikis to post their findings in the form of text, graphs and charts, pictures, and videos. After the work was finished, a distinguished panel of judges evaluated them and determined the winners of the virtual science fair.President Obama said he would seek a nominee with "similar qualities" to Stevens, adding "it will also be someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. These two features of the VCA unit make this product more versatile and enhance its usefulness to end-users. We are pleased to receive this patent, which recognizes the refinement of a product that is already unique to the industry, in being able to simultaneously detect water and solids in the fuel stream.  |
| Nickelodeon American Heritage Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:51 AM PDT 
The nickel part of nickelodeon came from the 5 cents the people were charged for admission to the theater. The word ode-on means theater or a closed theater of some sort. Could be Greek or Latin, not sure. Hence the Ode-on theaters in the UK. Find dictionary definitions, audio pronunciations, and spellings for nickelodeon, Dictionary on Education Until yesterday when it was suddenly made clear to me that Nickelodeon is actually just a small movie theater. A Nickelodeon was just the old small theater in your neighborhood. The Second in terms of British Slang it refers to a prison or police station or even something like to steal or to arrest. And third in terms of printing it refers to a channel downward the surface of a portion of type used to make certain that it is suitably placed. T Nick has several meanings. It refers to something that is a shallow notch, a cut or serration on a periphery or a facade. Nickelodeon, an early type of motion picture theater, so named for its five-cent admission price. Odeon is derived from a Greek term for theater. Nickelodeons were preceded by penny arcades, where patrons peered through viewers at short moving pictures. The arrival of narrative-style films, like Edwin Porter's famous 12-minute The Great Train Robbery (1903) created the need for a new form of presentation. The name "nickelodeon" is usually credited to entrepreneurs John Harris and Harry Davis, who in 1905 opened a simple theater in Pittsburgh where projected films were accompanied by piano.  |
| David and Dania are an act called "Quick Change" and they delighted the audience on "America's Got Talent" Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:45 AM PDT 
The first special guest is "Quick Change" the act first saw on AGT in their first season. She changes more often in this act then all of us do in a week.David and Dania competed on Season 1 of "America's Got Talent," placing in the Top 10, and have come back several times since then to perform. The act has also become the official halftime act for the NBA and they received an award for being the Best Cabaret Magic by a Duo 2007.David Michael Maas & Dania Kaseeva combine ballroom sequences, with dramatic and fast costume changes. Quick Change, viral superstars from the first season of America's Got Talent, are back to perform live. They appear onstage and the woman does six dress changes and adds polka dots before the man changes from a blue to white suit. The woman then changes again, to purple, and then a rainbow dress to finish! Amazing! Quick Change is also a 1990 comedy film starring Bill Murray, who also co-directed with the film's screenwriter Howard Franklin. The film is set in New York City, particularly in Manhattan and Queens, with scenes taking place on the New York City Subway and within John F. Kennedy International Airport. Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty are also briefly seen.In the movie "You've Got Mail," Tom Hanks played the aggressive big-box retailer Joe Fox driving the little bookshop owner played by Meg Ryan out of business. Twelve years later, it may be Joe Fox's turn to worry. Readers have gone from skipping small bookstores to wondering if they need bookstores at all. More people are ordering books online or plucking them from the best-seller bin at Wal-Mart.  |
| Black Berry Torch Main Flop Down Reason In Market Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:41 AM PDT 
The Black berry torch have an issue of battery and the hardware designed is dated too with the screen of low resolution and OS new development is not seen well these are the main draw back of black berry Torch to Flop down from its level. The width of the keyboard is about the same as the Bold 9700, but slightly narrower, and the keys are more depressed than previous devices in RIM's arsenal. Still, using the QWERTY was completely natural and our confidence while typing was nearly as high as it is when using the 9700. As you may have heard, the newest version of BlackBerry Desktop allows WiFi syncing with your phone, meaning you're able to wirelessly transmit music from your PC to your phone (Windows-only right now). In our testing we had mixed results. Amazon has it on sale for only $99.99 with a new contract. The normal price on AT&T is $199.99 for the Torch. Antenna placement wouldn't have been a big deal a couple months ago, but then complaints about the iPhone 4's external antenna emerged, and Apple countered that all phones, including Blackberry handsets, experience signal attenuation when held a certain way.  |
| Actress Jana Kramer Split After Only One Month Of Marriage Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:38 AM PDT 
 Jana Kramer is an Top and Hit American actress.This one goes in the record books: Actor Johnathon Schaech and "One Tree Hill" actress Jana Kramer have split after only one month of marriage. Jana is humbled by the outpouring of support from her fans, friends and family, and appreciates the respect of her privacy.The couple has agreed to dissolve their marriage and Jana is "humbled by the outpouring of support from her fans, friends and family, and appreciates the respect of her privacy. Kramer signed on to become a series regular in The CW's One Tree Hill as Alex, an actress who becomes the new face of Brooke's fashion line, "Clothes Over Bros".Even though Justin Bieber is busy with his My World concert tour, he really took some time off from his engagements to attend the awarding and accept his surfboard trophies. "Jana and Johnathon have agreed to dissolve their marriage. Jana is humbled by the outpouring of support from her fans, friends and family, and appreciates the respect of her privacy."Though no official reason for the split was given, a source told the magazine that age played a factor in the couple's dissolution.  |
| 720p and I 'name' and iOS Apps Rumors - Apple Tv Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:33 AM PDT 
Upcoming refresh of the Apple TV will bring iOS app support, as well as a new name for the device. And it is full of ios Applications and tv applications to watch and listen like you do in your apple phone. According to Engadget, the next version of the Apple set-top box will be called the iTV. Mac history buffs will recall that this was the original name Apple announced for the device back in October of 2006; we can only assume the company has settled the trademark disputes over that name if it intends to go forward with a change. That was all the rumors we have confirmed that not before 2020 the i-tv will going to come and exist well the date is not guaranteed may be it will be launch next year but why would a company like apple need to develop a TV.  |
| Games App (Application) The Oxygen of Social Network Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:28 AM PDT 
The San Francisco-based company estimates the Japanese send nearly eight million tweets a day, about 12 per cent of the global total and second only to the United States which are mainly concerned about Games. Even now the Big Daddy Google has hired a Department for game development, "At Slide, we have been focused on building online communities that foster self-expression, creativity, and engagement across multiple platforms," Slide founder Max Levchin said in a statement. "Given our shared vision and values, this is a tremendous opportunity for two companies to come together to change the way people socialize on the Web." Social games not only represent a lucrative new revenue channel for social media sites but they also signal a fundamental change in the structure of the social media industry. Social networks can no longer afford to rely solely on advertising revenue.  |
| Universal and Vevo MTV and UMG Failed The Agreement Over Licensing Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:24 AM PDT 
This announcement comes just days after MTV signed a special agreement with Warner Music Group the only major label not a Vevo partner to feature its artists across online and cable network properties in exchange for better licensing rates. As a result, fans of Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas and hundreds of other acts were left looking elsewhere for their favorite acts' clips, or watching live-performance footage to which MTV retains the rights. Vevo, which is partly owned by Universal Music Group, has stopped the channel from showing videos from artists like teen heart throb Justin Bieber MTV and Vevo on half of UMG have been unable to strike a similar deal. "MTV has been unwilling to negotiate a fair syndication deal with Vevo to carry our artists' videos and consequently our videos will not be shown on their online properties," a UMG spokesman told CNet. MTV released a statement saying it was "disappointed by this move" and that it hoped "UMG will work with us toward a fair resolution." tags: lady gaga  |
| Netflix picks up the mail from 130 different locations Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:22 AM PDT 
Netflix picks up the mail from 130 different locations and delivers it to 58 shipping centers to cut down on machine processing which could damage DVD.Netflix, would no doubt love to have the movies the same day they premiere on Epix, but that would really make for tough relationships for the pay cable channel and its distributors. More on the deal from the New York Times and some analysis from Dave Poland's Hot Blog. And soon HBO will tell us why this won't change their ability to print money. Blockbuster's been getting its lunch eaten by Netflix for about the last two years now, and prior to this move, about the only place you could get games by mail was from Gamefly. And speaking as a former Gamefly subscriber, that service was lousy due to the huge lags between sending a game back and getting a new one, a problem Netflix and this time speaking as a current Netflix subscriber) never had. Read: Blockbuster Adds Games To Its DVD By Mail Lineup Starting With Over 3000 Titles, Blockbuster Adds Games To Its By-Mail Service TFTS Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities. Netflix subscribers will see a massive boost in streamable content very soon thanks to a partnership with the joint-venture pay channel Epix TV. Epix launched last October by the collective efforts of Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate and with this deal in place, movies will be available on Netflix 90 days after they premiere on the pay channel.  |
| Verizon Wirless Track To Commercially Launch The 4G Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:22 AM PDT 
Who was No matter whom you call most frequently, Frends & Family from Verizon Wireless makes keeping in touch easier than ever. Talk as much as you want to 5 people on any network - even landlines - without using your minutes.Who do you call the most? Your friends? Your family? Your colleagues. This telecommunications firm Verizon Communications and British-based multinational mobile network operator Vodafone Group, with 55 and 45 percent ownership espectively. Verizon Wireless had the second largest revenue of all United States wireless companies reporting $49.332 billion in 2008.cello Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is a wireless phone provider that owns and operates the largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States, based on a total of 92.8 million U.S. subscribers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company is a joint venture of U.S. The company is on track to commercially launch the 4G network in the fourth quarter, Killian said. Initially, the service will work with USB laptop cards, but he said smart-phones will become available in the first half of next year. That he believes the framework allows companies to continue to innovate and invest. There on Verizon's proposed policy framework with Google Inc. (GOOG), Killian said he expects the proposal to build momentum with other industry participants.  |
| The Best Actress Award Reese Witherspoon Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:21 AM PDT 
Witherspoon was born at the former Southern Baptist Hospital (now the Ochsner Baptist Medical Center) in New Orleans, Louisiana, where her parents were living while her father was a student at Tulane University medical school.The story will explore Lee's professional and personal life, according to entertainment trade publication Variety. The Best Actress Award at the Cognac Police Film Festival, and firmly established her as a rising star. The making of the movie also gave Witherspoon significant acting experience; as she said, "Once I overcame the hurdle of that movie – which scared me to death – I felt like I could try anything.Witherspoon received a supporting role in American Psycho and made a cameo appearance in Little Nicky. She also appeared as a guest star in season six of Friends, playing the role of Jill Green, Rachel Green's sister. The singer-actress and hubby Marc Anthony had a competition to see who could swing highest on the playground, while their twins Max and Emme and Anthony's older children Christian and Ryan took turns going down the twisting slide.She appears to share 34 year old Reese's sense of style too rocking a cool pair of black rimmed glasses.Witherspoon is bringing together a familiar team to help her get the project rolling. Nora Ephron is attached to write the script for the film and direct while Marc Platt will produce along with Witherspoon.  |
| Facebook Step in With Google - Verizone Net Neutrality Debate Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:16 AM PDT 
"Facebook continues to support principles of Net neutrality for both landline and wireless networks," the company's Washington, D.C.-based policy spokesman, Andrew Noyes, said in a statement. "Preserving an open Internet that is accessible to innovators--regardless of their size or wealth--will promote a vibrant and competitive marketplace where consumers have ultimate control over the content and services delivered through their Internet connections." Facebook's statement doesn't surprise us; the Google and Facebook are now at war, and allowing Google to define net neutrality on its own terms presents a grave threat to the social network's business. Instead, a principle of nondiscrimination has long governed electric utilities and telephone networks. And now that a single big pipe has taken the place of telephones and, increasingly, broadcast, the president's platform called for similar nondiscrimination rules to be applied to Internet access. Comcast drew first blood in the net neutrality battle by violating the principles of the Broadband Policy Statement established by the FCC in 2005. Intentionally choking peer-to-peer networking traffic, and giving other Internet traffic preferential treatment on the Comcast network drew attention to the cause and illustrated why the FCC should have stronger oversight to protect national and consumer interests.  |
