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On 12/11/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mutant horrors, singers and kissing
> strangers had a big year on YouTube.
> All of the above joined soccer stars, a
> bending iPhone, a beer commercial and a
> dose of street activism on the video site's
> list of the most popular posts of 2014.
> SA Wardega, a Polish actor, director and
> Web prankster, scored the top spot with
> "Mutant Giant Spider Dog," which had
> scared up more than 113 million views
> since he posted it in September.
> In it, Wardega films people in everyday
> situations into which he unleashes his
> otherwise cute dog, Chica, wearing a
> costume that gives the pooch eight giant,
> creepy spider legs.
> .
> It wasn't without a dose of controversy.
> "Someone reported a SpiderDog video to
> the prosecution claiming that threatening
> (sic) endangered the life of the people who
> were there," Wardega, whose first name is
> Sylwester, wrote in September on his
> Facebook page. "I wonder who will go to
> jail? Me or Chica? Or maybe a spider
> costume?"
> Taking the No. 3 spot, behind a Nike ad
> featuring soccer stars like Ronaldo and
> Wayne Rooney, was "First Kiss," a social
> experiment of sorts in which complete
> strangers are brought together and asked
> to kiss each other.
> Except, this one wasn't exactly as it first
> appeared. It was commissioned by Wren
> Studio, a small clothing company, to
> showcase a new clothing line. Almost all of
> those awkward strangers were, in fact,
> models.
> .
> "In all fairness, the people in the video
> could still be classified as 'strangers' by
> definition, but that's like calling a kid who
> plays Call of Duty for 12 hours a day 'an
> amateur'," read a Complex article titled
> "That Adorable 'First Kiss' Video That
> Everyone Is Talking About Is a Fake."
> "Never trust the Internet."
> Director Tatia Pilieva said there was never
> an intent to deceive anyone, noting that
> the video begins with the words "Wren
> presents ..." and the clothing company is
> mentioned in the credits.
> "It felt so real and sincere and it was," she
> told the New York Times, saying each
> couple really did meet for the first time
> the day they shot. "They shed all these
> layers in front of our eyes and in front of
> the cameras and that sweetness and
> kindness resonated with people."
> The Internet appears not to mind. The
> video has more than 94 million views.
> In fifth place is the video that launched a
> million tech-blog posts -- the "iPhone 6
> Plus Bend Test."
> Unbox Therapy, a Web video series
> focusing on consumer electronics, posted
> a video after online reports began popping
> up of Apple's massive, new phone bending
> in people's pockets.
> .
> The September video, which has racked up
> more than 59 million views, shows a host,
> Lewis Hilsenteger, bending one of the
> aluminum phones with his hands.
> Not that the problem, if it is one, has
> scared many folks away. The iPhone 6 and
> 6 Plus sold 10 million units in their first
> weekend on the market and have
> continued to break sales records in the
> months since.
> Another creepy prank, "Devil Baby Attack,"
> took the No. 8 spot with nearly 49 million
> views and the team behind the goofy "Epic
> Rap Battles" scored with the No. 9 video,
> "Goku vs. Superman," which got nearly 41
> million views.
> A more serious effort rounded out the
> Top 10 list. Tenth place went to "10 Hours
> Walking in NYC as a Woman," by anti-
> harassment group Hollaback. In it, a
> woman in jeans and a T-shirt is recorded
> walking as, one after another, men
> comment on her appearance, sometimes
> aggressively.
> The video, which has more than 37.5
> million views, sparked conversations
> everywhere about the prevalence of
> street harassment, as well as issues
> ranging from the role race, culture and
> geography play in public conversation to
> Web abuse (the subject of the video
> received rape and death threats online).
> .
> Also on YouTube's top 10 for the year
> were a nun's performance on the Italian
> version of "The Voice" (No. 4), a
> performance by a kid hip-hop duo on
> "Britain's Got Talent," (No. 6) and
> Budweiser's Super Bowl commercial,
> "Puppy Love" (No. 9).
> Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" was the most
> popular music video of the year.
>
>
> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Tottenham Hotspur
>> striker Emmanuel
>> Adebayor has
>> returned home to
>> Togo for personal
>> reasons, the Premier
>> League club said on
>> Friday.
>> The 30-year-old
>> former Arsenal and
>> Manchester City
>> player has been
>> given permission to take time off, Spurs
>> said on their website
>> (www.tottenhamhotspur.com)
>> "This is a private matter and so we will
>> not be providing any further comment,"
>> the club added.
>> Adebayor has made 12 appearances for
>> Tottenham this season and has not played
>> since the November international break
>> when Togo failed to qualify for the 2015
>> Africa Cup of Nations.
>> Spurs visit Turkish side Besiktas in the
>> Europa League on Thursday, needing at
>> least a point to top their group having
>> already sealed a place in the round of 32.
>
>
>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Its countdown to the end of the year
>>> and performances are being judged via
>>> different medium. To wrap up the year
>>> 2014, Forbes has released the list of
>>> the world's highest paid musicians.
>>> Dr Dre tops the league of the highest
>>> paid musicians this year with the total
>>> sum of $620 million. There is a big
>>> margin between Dr Dre and Beyonce
>>> who takes the number 2 spot on the
>>> list with $115 million courtesy of her
>>> Mrs Carter tour and endorsement
>>> from Pepsi and H&M.
>>> Also joining Dr Dre and Beyonce in the
>>> billionaire club is The Eagles with the
>>> sum of $100 million. You would not
>>> believe who and who made the list, see
>>> full list of those who made it below:
>>> 1. Dr. Dre: $620 million
>>> 2. Beyoncé: $115 million
>>> 3. The Eagles: $100 million
>>> 4. Bon Jovi: $82 million
>>> 5. Bruce Springsteen: $81 million
>>> 6. Justin Bieber: $80 million
>>> 7. One Direction: $75 million
>>> 8. Paul McCartney: $71 million
>>> 9. Calvin Harris: $66 million
>>> 10. Toby Keith: $65 million
>>> 11. Taylor Swift: $64 million
>>> 12. Jay Z: $60 million (tie)
>>> 12. Diddy: $60 million (tie)
>>> 12. Bruno Mars: $60 million (tie)
>>> 15. Justin Timberlake: $57 million
>>> 16. Pink: $52 million
>>> 17. Michael Bublé: $51 million
>>> 18. Rihanna: $48 million
>>> 19. Rolling Stones: $47 million
>>> 20. Roger Waters: $46 million
>>> 21. Elton John: $45 million
>>> 22. Kenny Chesney: $44 million
>>> 23. Katy Perry: $40 million
>>> 24. Jason Aldean: $37 million
>
>
>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> At least four people dead and seven
>>>> wounded in crowded market in northern
>>>> city in attack blamed on suicide bombers.
>>>> A blast has struck a busy textile market in
>>>> the north Nigerian city of Kano, killing four
>>>> people and wounding seven others,
>>>> according to traders and multiple online
>>>> reports.
>>>> The explosion happened on Wednesday in
>>>> the Kantinkwari market, which is typically
>>>> packed with crowds of traders, shoppers
>>>> as well as traffic.
>>>> Reports said two female suicide bombers
>>>> were behind the attack.
>>>> "I heard a huge sound coming from the
>>>> back of my shop along Unity Road. I just
>>>> closed the shop and tried to leave because
>>>> it's not safe," Nura Sadiq, a local trader,
>>>> told the AFP news agency.
>>>> Kano was hit on November 29 by a
>>>> suspected Boko Haram suicide attack at
>>>> the city's central mosque.
>>>> Two bombers blew themselves up and
>>>> fighters opened fire on worshippers, killing
>>>> at least 120 and injuring 270 others in an
>>>> attack apparently targeting the influential
>>>> Muslim emir of Kano.
>>>> The emir, Muhammad Sanusi II, had
>>>> previously called for civilians to carry
>>>> arms and defend themselves against Boko
>>>> Haram, a group fighting against Western
>>>> influence and for setting up an Islamic
>>>> state in northern Nigeria.
>>>> Kano, the largest city in the north, has
>>>> been a repeated target for the fighters,
>>>> who have in recent weeks sought to
>>>> attack locations outside their northeastern
>>>> heartland.
>>>> In December 2012, four people were
>>>> injured when a bomb went off outside a
>>>> mosque near the Kantin Kwari market,
>>>> which is northern Nigeria's largest for
>>>> textiles.
>>>> That came two years after the market
>>>> was razed by an overnight fire. More than
>>>> 500 shops and hundreds of stalls owned
>>>> by Nigerian, Indian, Chinese and Lebanese
>>>> traders were destroyed along with their
>>>> goods.
>>>> Nigeria has seen a surge in deadly attacks
>>>> mainly in the northeastern states of
>>>> Borno, Adamawa and Yobe where the
>>>> government has declared a state of
>>>> emergency to try to rein in Boko Haram
>>>> fighters who are blamed for the attacks.
>
>
>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Swedish police seized servers in
>>>>> Stockholm after a complaint was filed by a
>>>>> group targeting internet crime.
>>>>> It is the first time in several years the
>>>>> site has been taken offline rather than
>>>>> simply blocked by filters.
>>>>> Unexpectedly, the site's co-founder Peter
>>>>> Sunde - who is no longer involved - called
>>>>> for its permanent closure.
>>>>> Swedish police have confirmed the raid,
>>>>> which took place after the complaint from
>>>>> the Rights Alliance.
>>>>> Paul Pinter from Stockholm County Police,
>>>>> told the BBC that an investigation that had
>>>>> lasted "for years" led them to the location
>>>>> of the servers containing material related
>>>>> to the The Pirate Bay.
>>>>> As well as servers being removed from
>>>>> the data centre for examination, he said
>>>>> several people were now being interviewed
>>>>> by police.
>>>>> However, he would not confirm or deny if
>>>>> anybody had been arrested.
>>>>> The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde
>>>>> has said he does not care that the site
>>>>> has gone down
>>>>> The police operation took place in an area
>>>>> in Nacka, south-east of Stockholm. The
>>>>> area's mountainous terrain is used as a
>>>>> natural cooling system for computer
>>>>> servers.
>>>>> "We can confirm that the police has
>>>>> completed a raid in the facility which
>>>>> where we rent space for our data centre,"
>>>>> hosting firm Portlane, which has servers
>>>>> located in Nacka, told the BBC.
>>>>> "This raid was not for our company or
>>>>> any of our employees," a spokesperson
>>>>> said. It added: "It was partly directed at
>>>>> one of our customers."
>>>>> According to Torrent Freak, a website
>>>>> that reports on news about piracy and
>>>>> copyright law, a number of smaller torrent
>>>>> websites, or sites related to the activity,
>>>>> had also gone down.
>>>>> Various reports on Wednesday suggested
>>>>> that the site had returned with a Costa
>>>>> Rican web address.
>>>>> However, this site appeared to be a
>>>>> "mirror" - meaning copy - of the real site,
>>>>> and search functionality did not work.
>>>>> Cloud strategy
>>>>> The Pirate Bay has operated for over 10
>>>>> years, and in that time has become a
>>>>> focus for the creative industry's war on
>>>>> copyright infringement. It is one of the
>>>>> internet's most-visited websites, and the
>>>>> movie, music and software industries
>>>>> blame it for losses running into billions of
>>>>> pounds.
>>>>> Despite The Pirate Bay's operators being
>>>>> convicted of copyright violations,
>>>>> authorities have struggled to stop the site
>>>>> from operating.
>>>>> In the UK, internet service providers (ISPs)
>>>>> were ordered by the High Court to block
>>>>> access to the site in 2012. Other countries
>>>>> rolled out similar measures.
>>>>> The effectiveness of such blocks has been
>>>>> disputed. Sites will evade them by changing
>>>>> domains, or users will utilise proxies to
>>>>> circumvent them.
>>>>> The Swedish raid steps up the effort to
>>>>> stop people reaching The Pirate Bay by
>>>>> knocking the site itself offline, although for
>>>>> how long is unclear.
>>>>> Prof Alan Woodward, a security expert
>>>>> who has been working with European
>>>>> authorities to shut down illegal sites, said:
>>>>> "There have been raids before from which
>>>>> Pirate Bay has recovered.
>>>>> "Recently they have taken steps moving
>>>>> their infrastructure to be more distributed
>>>>> as a way of being more resistant to raids,
>>>>> so I would imagine they will reappear in
>>>>> some form."
>>>>> In 2012, The Pirate Bay announced it was
>>>>> to move its site to the cloud - internet-
>>>>> based storage, which can be shared
>>>>> across a variety of locations - so that
>>>>> raids would apparently be ineffective.
>>>>> Indifference
>>>>> At the time, the site said: "The site that
>>>>> you're at will still be here, for as long as
>>>>> we want it to. Only in a higher form of
>>>>> being. A reality to us. A ghost to those
>>>>> who wish to harm us."
>>>>> That confidence in the site's agility
>>>>> appeared misguided as it remained
>>>>> unreachable well into Wednesday.
>>>>> But according to Peter Sunde, it will be
>>>>> indifference that closes the site, rather
>>>>> than police action.
>>>>> "News just reached me that The Pirate Bay
>>>>> has been raided, again," he wrote in a
>>>>> blog post.
>>>>> "That happened over eight years ago last
>>>>> time. That time, a lot of people went out
>>>>> to protest and rally in the streets. Today
>>>>> few seem to care. And I'm one of them.
>>>>> "Why, you might ask? Well. For multiple
>>>>> reasons. But most of all, I've not been a
>>>>> fan of what TPB has become."
>>>>> He bemoaned the level of advertising
>>>>> found on the site and criticised what he
>>>>> called a lack of "soul" in the community.
>
>
>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Oil giant BP has said it expects to
>>>>>> incur restructuring charges of
>>>>>> about $1bn over the coming year.
>>>>>> The charges will be taken as part of BP
>>>>>> efforts to simplify its business activities
>>>>>> and corporate functions.
>>>>>> BP said it would also review its capital
>>>>>> expenditure plans for 2015 in light of the
>>>>>> oil price outlook. Oil prices have slumped
>>>>>> since June.
>>>>>> The firm said it aimed to make its
>>>>>> business "stronger and more competitive".
>>>>>> BP announced the charges as it laid out its
>>>>>> long-term plans for its upstream oil and
>>>>>> gas business.
>>>>>> BP Group chief executive Bob Dudley said:
>>>>>> "We have already been working very hard
>>>>>> over these past 18 months or so to
>>>>>> right-size our organisation as a result of
>>>>>> completing more than $43bn of
>>>>>> divestments.
>>>>>> "We are clearly a more focused business
>>>>>> now and, without diverting our attention
>>>>>> from safety and reliability, our goal is to
>>>>>> make BP even stronger and more
>>>>>> competitive.
>>>>>> "The simplification work we have already
>>>>>> done is serving us well as we face the
>>>>>> tougher external environment.
>>>>>> "We continue to seek opportunities to
>>>>>> eliminate duplication and stop unnecessary
>>>>>> activity that is not fully aligned with the
>>>>>> group's strategy."
>>>>>> Oil prices have slumped since the middle of
>>>>>> the year as fears of oversupply have
>>>>>> mounted. The price of Brent crude fell to
>>>>>> $65.29 a barrel on Tuesday, the lowest
>>>>>> level since September 2009.
>>>>>> Earlier this month, BP announced that it
>>>>>> would accelerate plans to cut hundreds
>>>>>> of back office jobs.
>>>>>> BP employs almost 84,000 people
>>>>>> worldwide, including 15,000 in the UK.
>
>
>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> According to Jack Daniel's Master
>>>>>>> Distiller Jeff Arnett, the US military
>>>>>>> buys the most of the brand's
>>>>>>> premium Single Barrel whiskey in the
>>>>>>> world.
>>>>>>> The price tag for an entire barrel of
>>>>>>> this whiskey, approximately 250
>>>>>>> bottles, swings from $9,000-$12,ooo
>>>>>>> since no two whiskey barrels have the
>>>>>>> same volume.
>>>>>>> "Over the entire span of when the
>>>>>>> program has existed, the US military is
>>>>>>> the largest purchaser. It has been
>>>>>>> represented by base exchanges,
>>>>>>> individual units, as well as other on-
>>>>>>> base military entities like Officers'
>>>>>>> Clubs," Arnett told Business Insider in
>>>>>>> an email.
>>>>>>> Single Barrel whiskey was first sold in
>>>>>>> 1997 and was such a success that the
>>>>>>> distillery created the ' By The Barrel'
>>>>>>> program a year later, and ever since
>>>>>>> then the American military has been
>>>>>>> the top buyer.
>>>>>>> During a tour of the distillery in
>>>>>>> Lynchburg, Tenn., our tour guide said it
>>>>>>> is believed that Navy SEAL Team 6
>>>>>>> bought a barrel after the successful
>>>>>>> raid on Osama Bin Laden.
>>>>>>> Although, we could not confirm, parent
>>>>>>> company Brown-Forman did share,
>>>>>>> "SEAL teams have purchased barrels
>>>>>>> before but we can't officially confirm
>>>>>>> Seal Team 6."
>>>>>>> At the distillery, only 1 in 100 barrels
>>>>>>> makes the cut for the select 94-
>>>>>>> proof Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>> In an average 53-gallon barrel, there
>>>>>>> are approximately 250 bottles-worth
>>>>>>> of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>> Here's how the 'by the barrel' program
>>>>>>> works.
>>>>>>> A prospective whiskey barrel buyer is
>>>>>>> invited to tour the distillery in
>>>>>>> Lynchburg, Tennessee and meet with an
>>>>>>> expert Jack Daniel's Master Taster and
>>>>>>> sometimes the Master Distiller, Jeff
>>>>>>> Arnett.
>>>>>>> A buyer samples whiskey from 3
>>>>>>> handpicked barrels along with the
>>>>>>> expert. After the tasting, a buyer
>>>>>>> selects a barrel and then later receives
>>>>>>> the empty barrel along with
>>>>>>> approximately 250 bottles. The bottles
>>>>>>> are individually numbered and
>>>>>>> personalized with a custom metal hang
>>>>>>> tag. The top of the barrel is also
>>>>>>> engraved before it is shipped to the
>>>>>>> buyer.
>>>>>>> And in the distillery's Single Barrel
>>>>>>> room, the buyer gets their name on a
>>>>>>> special plaque.
>>>>>>> Those who buy more than one barrel
>>>>>>> are given a medallion on their tablet.
>>>>>>> MacDill Air Force Base's plaque reflects
>>>>>>> the purchase of 7 barrels of Jack
>>>>>>> Daniel's Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>> According to Arnett, Jack Daniel's
>>>>>>> derives all of its' color and most of the
>>>>>>> flavor from the handmade charred oak
>>>>>>> barrels.
>>>>>>> Single Barrel whiskey sits on
>>>>>>> the highest level of the distillery's
>>>>>>> barrelhouses where temperatures can
>>>>>>> reach up to 120-degrees Fahrenheit,
>>>>>>> the fluctuations in temperature give
>>>>>>> this whiskey the most interaction with
>>>>>>> the barrel, and therefore a darker
>>>>>>> color and more robust flavor.
>>>>>>> The distillery's relationship with
>>>>>>> America's troops spans further with
>>>>>>> the creation of the Operation Ride
>>>>>>> Home program. Since 2011,
>>>>>>> approximately 1,200 service members
>>>>>>> have benefitted from free travel from
>>>>>>> their bases to homes in order to
>>>>>>> celebrate the holidays with their
>>>>>>> families.
>>>>>>> "The men and women of our armed
>>>>>>> forces have been some of the best
>>>>>>> friends of Jack Daniel's over the years,
>>>>>>> and Operation Ride Home is a
>>>>>>> continuation of our longstanding
>>>>>>> support of our nation's military," Arnett
>>>>>>> told Business Insider.
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>>>>>>> A bottle of Jack Daniel's Single
>>>>>>> Barrel.
>>>>>>> About 250 bottles on a wall.
>>>>>>> Bill Barrilleaux and James Manley Jr/
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>>>>>>> Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 is a close
>>>>>>> second
>
>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Sony hackers have leaked new emails
>>>>>>>> revealing a heated exchange that detail
>>>>>>>> the metldown of Aaron Sorkin's "Jobs"
>>>>>>>> -- a script that suffered several high
>>>>>>>> profile talent departures before winding
>>>>>>>> up at Universal.
>>>>>>>> Hackers dumped studio president Amy
>>>>>>>> Pascal and Sony TV head Steve Mosko's
>>>>>>>> email inboxes onto file sharing sites
>>>>>>>> Monday evening, and Gawker unearthed
>>>>>>>> an undeniably juicy chain on Tuesday in
>>>>>>>> which Pascal and Rudin bicker
>>>>>>>> relentlessly about the state of the
>>>>>>>> Apple founder's biopic.
>>>>>>>> Sony has not yet responded to
>>>>>>>> TheWrap's request for comment.
>>>>>>>> The narrative begins around anxiety
>>>>>>>> over director David Fincher possibly
>>>>>>>> being lured away by Angelina Jolie to
>>>>>>>> direct a "Cleopatra" update, limiting his
>>>>>>>> window to helm "Jobs" and it's
>>>>>>>> theoretical star Christian Bale. Rudin
>>>>>>>> had no sympathy for Jolie's desires to
>>>>>>>> court Fincher, forcing Pascal to reflect
>>>>>>>> to one colleague:
>>>>>>>> "Setting aside Rudin for a minute, Eric is
>>>>>>>> mad about Fincher because he knows
>>>>>>>> that after all this money and time we
>>>>>>>> don't have a draft that could actually
>>>>>>>> land a director. That's on him alone. So
>>>>>>>> he's hiding behind outrage when he
>>>>>>>> knows full well Fincher could get picked
>>>>>>>> off by a good script at any studio.
>>>>>>>> That's the truth.
>>>>>>>> Angie directed a movie and now she's
>>>>>>>> ready for Cleo and it's not ready.
>>>>>>>> Fincher is her silver bullet.
>>>>>>>> Except he's not.
>>>>>>>> He's perfect for Jobs and we don't even
>>>>>>>> know what Cleo is, only what we want it
>>>>>>>> to be. That's the same situation as Girl.
>>>>>>>> A disaster.
>>>>>>>> Let's take a breath. Neither movie is
>>>>>>>> going anywhere. Next weeks business. I
>>>>>>>> will work on meeting.
>>>>>>>> This doesn't need to get crazy. We
>>>>>>>> control the material. Jobs is awesome.
>>>>>>>> Cleo can be a big commercial hit. They
>>>>>>>> are ours. We don't work for these
>>>>>>>> people."
>>>>>>>> The Eric identified in the Pascal email is
>>>>>>>> likely Eric Roth, the Oscar winning
>>>>>>>> screenwriter of "Forrest Gump" and
>>>>>>>> previous Fincher collaborator for "The
>>>>>>>> Curious Case of Benjamin Button." And
>>>>>>>> "Girl,' as it's only referred to, is
>>>>>>>> presumably Fincher and Sony's last
>>>>>>>> effort "The Girl With The Dragon
>>>>>>>> Tattoo."
>>>>>>>> From there, Rudin stirs the pot by
>>>>>>>> implying Pascal is starstruck by Jolie,
>>>>>>>> wasting her time trying to make
>>>>>>>> Fincher happen for "Cleopatra." Rudin
>>>>>>>> shares his own thoughts about Mrs.
>>>>>>>> Brad Pitt, and doesn't sugarcoat them:
>>>>>>>> I'm not destroying my career over a
>>>>>>>> minimally talented spoiled brat who
>>>>>>>> thought nothing of shoving this off her
>>>>>>>> plate for eighteen months so she could
>>>>>>>> go direct a movie. I have no desire to
>>>>>>>> be making a movie with her, or
>>>>>>>> anybody, that she runs and that we
>>>>>>>> don't. She's a camp event and a
>>>>>>>> celebrity and that's all and the last thing
>>>>>>>> anybody needs is to make a giant bomb
>>>>>>>> with her that any fool could see
>>>>>>>> coming. We will end up being the
>>>>>>>> laughing stock of our industry and we
>>>>>>>> will deserve it, which is so clearly
>>>>>>>> where this is headed that I cannot
>>>>>>>> believe we are still wasting our time
>>>>>>>> with it.
>>>>>>>> If you want at some point to talk about
>>>>>>>> this the way I pitched it to you --
>>>>>>>> which was a responsible way to make
>>>>>>>> this subject with some proper cover
>>>>>>>> for us all, and a proper price -- I'm
>>>>>>>> happy to do it. I'm also happy to say all
>>>>>>>> of this to Angie directly as I have no
>>>>>>>> need to keep her happy and what I DO
>>>>>>>> have is the right to determine for
>>>>>>>> myself a) what I want to do with my
>>>>>>>> own time and work, and b) what I want
>>>>>>>> to do with material I incepted. I won't
>>>>>>>> be part of this idiocy and I'm not --
>>>>>>>> and believe me, I am dead serious
>>>>>>>> about this -- spending literally ONE
>>>>>>>> more minute occupying one single inch
>>>>>>>> of brain space with it.
>>>>>>>> There is NO relationship with any movie
>>>>>>>> star -- ANY one -- that requires our
>>>>>>>> willingness to prostrate ourselves this
>>>>>>>> way in the face of childish,
>>>>>>>> irresponsible, willful and un-partnerly
>>>>>>>> behavior. You don't want David Fincher
>>>>>>>> on the movie. It's your right. Stop
>>>>>>>> allowing yourself to be made to feel like
>>>>>>>> a criminal for it.
>>>>>>>> That's the finish of this chapter for me.
>>>>>>>> I'm done.
>>>>>>>> Also on Tuesday, a tech website for
>>>>>>>> self-identifying "alpha geeks," Arc
>>>>>>>> Technica, published what it claimed to
>>>>>>>> be emails from Sorkin regarding
>>>>>>>> casting. Bale dropped out of the running
>>>>>>>> for the Jobs role on the heels of
>>>>>>>> Fincher's own departure. Danny Boyle
>>>>>>>> stepped in and Sorkin started lobbying
>>>>>>>> for actor Tom Cruise:
>>>>>>>> "I've gotten Scott and Danny to the
>>>>>>>> point where they're now a little
>>>>>>>> interested in Tom Cruise. Though both
>>>>>>>> remain concerned about his age (me
>>>>>>>> less so) everyone agrees that he's an
>>>>>>>> actor who can really handle language
>>>>>>>> (Lions for Lambs, Magnolia, A Few Good
>>>>>>>> Men) and a movie star who feels
>>>>>>>> comfortable owning the stage. He's in
>>>>>>>> London filming right now and Scott
>>>>>>>> wants to get him a script to read and a
>>>>>>>> meeting with Danny before Danny
>>>>>>>> comes here to LA next week. I've been
>>>>>>>> warned that he likes to bring in Chris
>>>>>>>> McQuarrie to re-write but [Creative
>>>>>>>> Artists Agency (CAA) agent] Maha Dakhil
>>>>>>>> (who wants him in the movie) has
>>>>>>>> assured me that won't happen."
>
>>>>>>>> On 12/9/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Little did we know that Ayiri Emami is
>>>>>>>>> also a fan of the much loved Tayo but
>>>>>>>>> since he (Tayo) did led the Warri
>>>>>>>>> billionaire to give Tayo Folarin
>>>>>>>>> $350,000 which is $50,000 more than
>>>>>>>>> what the winner of Big Brother Africa
>>>>>>>>> Hotshot won and that totals to about
>>>>>>>>> 63 million naira.
>>>>>>>>> Tayo whose girlfriend gave birth to
>>>>>>>>> their child, Oluwatoye, on two months
>>>>>>>>> ago while he was in the BBA hotsot
>>>>>>>>> house, where biggy gave him a box of
>>>>>>>>> cigars and cognac to celebrate with
>>>>>>>>> housemates.
>>>>>>>>> His baby, Oluwatoye and his great
>>>>>>>>> display on the show has earned him
>>>>>>>>> $350,000 a source close to Ayiri
>>>>>>>>> Emami disclosed this to OkGist.
>>>>>>>>> Congrats to Tayo Faniran!
>
>
>>>>>>>>> On 12/8/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Seven decades after being sent to Nazi
>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps, survivors of the
>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust will have the chance to get
>>>>>>>>>> retribution -- from the government of
>>>>>>>>>> France.
>>>>>>>>>> France signed an agreement Monday with
>>>>>>>>>> US authorities to pay $60 million to
>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust survivors transported to
>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps, said Arnaud Guillois,
>>>>>>>>>> a spokesman for the French Embassy in
>>>>>>>>>> Washington.
>>>>>>>>>> Patrizianna Sparacino-Thiellay, France's
>>>>>>>>>> ambassador at large for human rights in
>>>>>>>>>> charge of Holocaust issues, said Monday
>>>>>>>>>> the agreement "is a further contribution to
>>>>>>>>>> recognizing France's commitment to facing
>>>>>>>>>> up to its historic responsibilities.
>>>>>>>>>> "The reparation programs set up
>>>>>>>>>> immediately after the war, and those
>>>>>>>>>> introduced in the past fifteen years, are
>>>>>>>>>> the tangible symbol of the official
>>>>>>>>>> acknowledgment in 1995 of France's
>>>>>>>>>> 'imprescriptible debt' towards the victims
>>>>>>>>>> of the Holocaust," Sparacino-Thiellay said.
>>>>>>>>>> A joint statement from France's Foreign
>>>>>>>>>> Affairs Ministry and the US State
>>>>>>>>>> Department noted that the accord shows
>>>>>>>>>> the close relationship between the two
>>>>>>>>>> countries.
>>>>>>>>>> "In this year marked by the
>>>>>>>>>> commemoration of the 70th anniversary
>>>>>>>>>> of the Allied landings in Normandy and
>>>>>>>>>> Provence, this agreement further
>>>>>>>>>> strengthens the historic friendship and ties
>>>>>>>>>> between our two countries," the statement
>>>>>>>>>> said.
>>>>>>>>>> US officials created the fund and will
>>>>>>>>>> administer it. But Americans aren't the only
>>>>>>>>>> ones eligible for compensation; victims
>>>>>>>>>> living in nations that haven't signed
>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust compensation agreements also
>>>>>>>>>> can benefit, according to the embassy
>>>>>>>>>> spokesman.
>>>>>>>>>> A few thousand people may be eligible for
>>>>>>>>>> some of the fund, according to Guillois.
>>>>>>>>>> This fund had been years in the making,
>>>>>>>>>> and had come under intense pressure
>>>>>>>>>> inside the United States, including efforts
>>>>>>>>>> by American lawmakers to bar the SNCF,
>>>>>>>>>> the French national railway, from bidding in
>>>>>>>>>> US markets until the issue is resolved.
>>>>>>>>>> One piece of proposed legislation, the
>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust Rail Justice Act, stated that
>>>>>>>>>> more than 75,000 Jews and thousands of
>>>>>>>>>> others were moved from France to Nazi
>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps on SNCF trains.
>>>>>>>>>> Those transported included US citizens
>>>>>>>>>> and their relatives, as well as American
>>>>>>>>>> military pilots shot down during the war.
>>>>>>>>>> An official at France's national railway
>>>>>>>>>> declined to comment on the agreement
>>>>>>>>>> when reached by CNN. Yet Guillois explained
>>>>>>>>>> that the SNCF was not considered liable
>>>>>>>>>> for the deportation of Jews in France,
>>>>>>>>>> because it was commissioned by France's
>>>>>>>>>> Vichy government -- which was formed
>>>>>>>>>> after the armistice and collaborated with
>>>>>>>>>> the Nazis -- to do so.
>>>>>>>>>> This isn't the first time that France, which
>>>>>>>>>> was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940
>>>>>>>>>> before reaching an armistice agreement
>>>>>>>>>> with Adolf Hitler's government later that
>>>>>>>>>> year, has borne some responsibility for
>>>>>>>>>> the Holocaust.
>>>>>>>>>> As Guillois noted, this latest agreement is
>>>>>>>>>> one of several mechanisms by the French
>>>>>>>>>> government to compensate Holocaust
>>>>>>>>>> victims since 1946, the year after World
>>>>>>>>>> War II ended.
>>>>>>>>>> The Nazis systematically killed more than
>>>>>>>>>> 6 million Jews during the Holocaust, along
>>>>>>>>>> with millions of other people who were
>>>>>>>>>> religious and ethnic minorities, political
>>>>>>>>>> dissidents, homosexuals or disabled, in
>>>>>>>>>> death camps situated primarily in Germany
>>>>>>>>>> and Eastern Europe.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>> On 12/8/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Prince William and Kate started their
>>>>>>>>>>> whirlwind tour of New York City on
>>>>>>>>>>> Monday, attracting crowds of well-wishers
>>>>>>>>>>> and heavy security.
>>>>>>>>>>> The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
>>>>>>>>>>> arrived Sunday for a three-day trip, their
>>>>>>>>>>> first to the Big Apple, which could include
>>>>>>>>>>> mingling with the American version of
>>>>>>>>>>> royals.
>>>>>>>>>>> Excited royal watchers gathered outside
>>>>>>>>>>> their hotel hours before their arrival,
>>>>>>>>>>> braving the nighttime winter chill. The
>>>>>>>>>>> Empire State Building also got in on the
>>>>>>>>>>> action, changing its world-famous lights to
>>>>>>>>>>> red, white and blue -- the colors of the
>>>>>>>>>>> Union Jack flag.
>>>>>>>>>>> Reporting from New York, CNN's royal
>>>>>>>>>>> correspondent Max Foster said the
>>>>>>>>>>> couple's visit was causing commotion in
>>>>>>>>>>> the city.
>>>>>>>>>>> Screams greeted the Duchess of
>>>>>>>>>>> Cambridge when she arrived at a children's
>>>>>>>>>>> craft group in Harlem, greeted by the first
>>>>>>>>>>> lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray,
>>>>>>>>>>> amid tight security.
>>>>>>>>>>> "They were very excited even to see the
>>>>>>>>>>> motorcade, and there is a real buzz
>>>>>>>>>>> around the city today," Foster said.
>>>>>>>>>>> "I think that association with Diana (Prince
>>>>>>>>>>> William's late mother), who used to come
>>>>>>>>>>> to New York a lot -- the biggest star in
>>>>>>>>>>> the world -- and Kate seems to be the
>>>>>>>>>>> closest replacement they have to Diana in
>>>>>>>>>>> this day and age."
>>>>>>>>>>> The Cambridges' flurry of activities
>>>>>>>>>>> includes a conservation reception with
>>>>>>>>>>> Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and Prince
>>>>>>>>>>> William split for a while Monday for a trip
>>>>>>>>>>> to Washington, where he met with
>>>>>>>>>>> President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
>>>>>>>>>>> William's visit underscored "the special
>>>>>>>>>>> relationship" between the United States and
>>>>>>>>>>> the United Kingdom, the White House said.
>>>>>>>>>>> After meeting with Obama, Prince William
>>>>>>>>>>> spoke at a session of the World Bank
>>>>>>>>>>> about the need for an international effort
>>>>>>>>>>> to stop illegal wildlife trading.
>>>>>>>>>>> "Cooperation is our greatest weapon
>>>>>>>>>>> against the poachers and traffickers who
>>>>>>>>>>> rely on evading individual national
>>>>>>>>>>> initiatives," he said. "Our collective goal
>>>>>>>>>>> must be to reduce the wildlife trade by
>>>>>>>>>>> making it harder: denying traffickers
>>>>>>>>>>> access to transportation, putting up
>>>>>>>>>>> barriers to their illegal activities and
>>>>>>>>>>> holding people accountable for their
>>>>>>>>>>> actions."
>>>>>>>>>>> William will later return to New York City,
>>>>>>>>>>> where the couple will attend an NBA game
>>>>>>>>>>> between the Brooklyn Nets and the
>>>>>>>>>>> Cleveland Cavaliers.
>>>>>>>>>>> During the evening game, the couple will
>>>>>>>>>>> get a chance to watch an American
>>>>>>>>>>> basketball royal in action, LeBron James,
>>>>>>>>>>> who is also called King James.
>>>>>>>>>>> At the game in Brooklyn, the couple are
>>>>>>>>>>> likely to rub shoulders with Beyonce --
>>>>>>>>>>> Queen Bey to her fans -- and her husband,
>>>>>>>>>>> Jay-Z. The celebrity couple used to be part
>>>>>>>>>>> owners of the Brooklyn basketball team.
>>>>>>>>>>> The couple's plans Tuesday include a
>>>>>>>>>>> moment of reflection at the 9/11
>>>>>>>>>>> memorial and a glittering charity dinner
>>>>>>>>>>> for their alma mater, St. Andrews
>>>>>>>>>>> University, at the Metropolitan Museum of
>>>>>>>>>>> Modern Art.
>>>>>>>>>>> Kate, who is pregnant with the couple's
>>>>>>>>>>> second child, has battled acute morning
>>>>>>>>>>> sickness in recent months, and has had to
>>>>>>>>>>> cancel some events.
>>>>>>>>>>> Their chubby-cheeked toddler, Prince
>>>>>>>>>>> George, did not accompany them on the
>>>>>>>>>>> trip.
>>>>>>>>>>> .
>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> It has been a roller coastal these 65
>>>>>>>>>>>> days and finally it has come to an end
>>>>>>>>>>>> this final day December 7th and the
>>>>>>>>>>>> winner finally chose, Idris. we did make
>>>>>>>>>>>> our predictions known earlier and we
>>>>>>>>>>>> had indeed predicted that the lad, as
>>>>>>>>>>>> against our very own, Tayo, would
>>>>>>>>>>>> take home the prize and so he did.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is how the night panned out up
>>>>>>>>>>>> until this very glorious moment.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Butterphly and Ma'm Bea, first to
>>>>>>>>>>>> be evicted
>>>>>>>>>>>> The final show was definitely not
>>>>>>>>>>>> lacking in the pomp, glitz and glamour
>>>>>>>>>>>> the Big Brother show has come to be
>>>>>>>>>>>> known for. The show kicked off with
>>>>>>>>>>>> interesting performances from music
>>>>>>>>>>>> artists including "Eja Nla" D'banj who
>>>>>>>>>>>> had the audience asking for more of
>>>>>>>>>>>> his performance.
>>>>>>>>>>>> IK then went straight to the eviction of
>>>>>>>>>>>> as the representative of the auditing
>>>>>>>>>>>> firm brought the envelope containing
>>>>>>>>>>>> the names of the six housemates that
>>>>>>>>>>>> would first be evicted. IK asked all the
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hotshots to stand just as he called the
>>>>>>>>>>>> names of Butterfly and Ma'm Bea to
>>>>>>>>>>>> leave the house as they were the first
>>>>>>>>>>>> to be evicted.
>>>>>>>>>>>> JJ and Sipe are next evictees
>>>>>>>>>>>> A musical performance by Nzonzi
>>>>>>>>>>>> helped to douse the highly tensed
>>>>>>>>>>>> atmosphere. After the musical
>>>>>>>>>>>> interlude, IK welcomed Butterphly and
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ma'm Bea to the stage and asked them
>>>>>>>>>>>> how they feel. Butterphly said she felt
>>>>>>>>>>>> like crying for leaving at this stage
>>>>>>>>>>>> while Ma'm Bea said she learnt a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>> the last week. Butterphly said the
>>>>>>>>>>>> house brought out the real her even
>>>>>>>>>>>> as it took her long to adjust. Ma'm Bea
>>>>>>>>>>>> said she had a caring heart which she
>>>>>>>>>>>> picked up from her mother. IK
>>>>>>>>>>>> presented a medallion as gift from
>>>>>>>>>>>> Biggie to the duo, saying it will help
>>>>>>>>>>>> serve as a reminder they made it to
>>>>>>>>>>>> the finals.
>>>>>>>>>>>> IK moved on next to the housemates
>>>>>>>>>>>> for the next set of evictions. He
>>>>>>>>>>>> announced the names of JJ and Sipe as
>>>>>>>>>>>> the next evictees from the Big Brother
>>>>>>>>>>>> house.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Moment The Winner Was
>>>>>>>>>>>> Picked-
>>>>>>>>>>>> The final moment was upon us. Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>> and Idris were brought through via a
>>>>>>>>>>>> limosine and went on stage with IK,
>>>>>>>>>>>> waiting to hear which one of them
>>>>>>>>>>>> would be crowned this season's winner,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Africa's Big Brother Hotshot. They
>>>>>>>>>>>> made a great entrance to the live
>>>>>>>>>>>> stage. Idris was speechless, Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>> watched his final video of his 63 days
>>>>>>>>>>>> in the house as he shuffled around
>>>>>>>>>>>> nervously.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris clearly enjoyed his video and
>>>>>>>>>>>> watched himself intently. IK talked to
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tayo and he said that things changed
>>>>>>>>>>>> for him in the house. They discussed
>>>>>>>>>>>> their fight but it was water under the
>>>>>>>>>>>> bridge. He talked about having fun in
>>>>>>>>>>>> the house in the last week, IK asked
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tayo if the pressure got to him, Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>> said that he chilled for the past week
>>>>>>>>>>>> as he felt he had done everything he
>>>>>>>>>>>> had done already. Tayo then mentioned
>>>>>>>>>>>> that if he won, he would give a "grand
>>>>>>>>>>>> prize" to the woman who "walked into
>>>>>>>>>>>> his house". Idris said that he will "give
>>>>>>>>>>>> the money back to Africa".
>>>>>>>>>>>> IK stood on stage with the final
>>>>>>>>>>>> envelope that revealed the winner. "The
>>>>>>>>>>>> winner of Big Brother Hotshots is…" IK
>>>>>>>>>>>> left them hanging, the drone kept
>>>>>>>>>>>> droning on, IK extended their agony,
>>>>>>>>>>>> and then said. "That person is Idris."
>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris is the winner! Africa has chosen
>>>>>>>>>>>> as Idris charmed not only the women
>>>>>>>>>>>> of the house, he charmed the entire
>>>>>>>>>>>> continent of Africa. The Tanzanian is
>>>>>>>>>>>> now USD300,000 richer. Tayo played
>>>>>>>>>>>> an amazing game but Idris is the
>>>>>>>>>>>> ultimate winner and there is much
>>>>>>>>>>>> celebration.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations to Idris, the ultimate
>>>>>>>>>>>> Big Brother Hotshot.
>>>>>>>>>>>> How Africa Voted
>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the final votes of this
>>>>>>>>>>>> season, the housemate with the most
>>>>>>>>>>>> number of country votes is Idrs.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris received five country votes and
>>>>>>>>>>>> these were from Kenya, Namibia,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The runner-up, Tayo received two
>>>>>>>>>>>> country votes and these were from
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria and Mozambique. The rest of
>>>>>>>>>>>> the finalists received country votes as
>>>>>>>>>>>> follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Macky2 got two country votes from
>>>>>>>>>>>> Zambia and Rest of Africa, Nhlanhla
>>>>>>>>>>>> also got two country votes from
>>>>>>>>>>>> South Africa and Botswana, JJ got one
>>>>>>>>>>>> country vote from Zimbabwe, Sipe also
>>>>>>>>>>>> got one country vote from Malawi and
>>>>>>>>>>>> Butterphly received 0 country votes.
>>>>>>>>>>>> For the housemates who received the
>>>>>>>>>>>> same number of country votes, the tie
>>>>>>>>>>>> breaker rule came into effect for
>>>>>>>>>>>> those housemates.
>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the Big Brother Africa
>>>>>>>>>>>> rules: If the Popularity vote does not
>>>>>>>>>>>> yield clear evictees and there is a
>>>>>>>>>>>> deadlock between two or more
>>>>>>>>>>>> housemates, the percentage vote from
>>>>>>>>>>>> each of the 15 regions is added
>>>>>>>>>>>> together and divided by 14 in order to
>>>>>>>>>>>> generate an across the board
>>>>>>>>>>>> percentage, which is then used to
>>>>>>>>>>>> ascertain who stays and who goes.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The PlayStation gaming console wrapped
>>>>>>>>>>>>> up its second decade on Wednesday, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony celebrated by looking to the past.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Japanese tech giant announced that a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> limited edition 20th Anniversary
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation 4 will be released soon. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>> console will be gray, like the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation released December 3, 1994 in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Japan. It will include other imagery like the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> iconic four-color PlayStation logo that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> harks back to the system's history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The mid-'90s were an exciting time for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> game developers, driven by the explosion
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of powerful but affordable 3-D graphics
>>>>>>>>>>>>> rendering hardware and the birth of many
>>>>>>>>>>>>> young and adventurous development
>>>>>>>>>>>>> studios," Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Computer Entertainment Worldwide
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Studios, wrote in the post on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation blog. "The original PlayStation
>>>>>>>>>>>>> was meant to embody that sense of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> adventure and discovery, that sense that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything was possible."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The PlayStation sold a then unheard-of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100,000 units in its first weekend and hit 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>> million units in six months, according to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only 12,300 units of the 20th Anniversary
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PS4 will be released, according to a video
>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the blog post. Pre-orders will begin
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, and details about how to vie for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of the handful of slots will come
>>>>>>>>>>>>> during a keynote presentation from
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation Experience, a fan and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> developer expo being held in Las Vegas.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The keynote will be Saturday at 1 pm ET.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> assembled a gallery of images of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation, and the people who love it,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the past two decades.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bond is back and we're pleased to have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all of the details of the new movie.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director Sam Mendes revealed the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> name and cast of the new movie,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spectre, during a live event held at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> London's Pinewood Studios.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The movie is set to be released on 6th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> November 2015. Avid fans will know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spectre stands for: Special Executive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Revenge and Extortion,
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gangnam Style hit music video by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> South Korean singer, PSY, has exceeded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YouTube's view limit, prompting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YouTube to upgrade its counter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The video which was released in 2012,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was announced to be its most watched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever and has been viewed more than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2,147,483,647 times. YouTube has now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changed the maximum view limit to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, or more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than nine quintillion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On December 1, YouTube posted a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> statement saying: "We never thought a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video would be watched in numbers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greater than a 32-bit integer… but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that was before we met Psy."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile, how do you say
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9,223,372,036,854,775,808? That's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over a quadrillion, over a trillion, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over a billion.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/4/14, Joseph Ogunlowo <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kim K has been named the "Most Searched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Person of 2014″, beating last year's winner,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyonce. 2014 was definitely the year of the 34
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year old reality star with buzz-worthy events like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> her wedding to Kanye, her Vogue cover and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most recently her 'break the internet' naked pics
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Paper magazine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyonce comes second, while Miley Cyrus and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Katy Perry come 3rd and 4th respectively. See
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the top ten most searched personalities of 2014
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the cut...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Kim Kardashian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Beyonce Knowles
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Miley Cyrus
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Katy Perry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Justin Bieber
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Joan Rivers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Jennifer Lopez
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Kendall Jenner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Kaley Cuoco
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10. Robin Williams
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, Joseph Ogunlowo <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the Pioneers Festival in Vienna, a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slovakian startup called AeroMobil unveiled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the thing that we have all been dreaming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about since we saw that first episode of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jetsons while still wearing diapers: The first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flying car. It's here. It's real. And it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spectacular.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to Venturebeat, the company
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took the wraps off AeroMobil 3.0, the latest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iteration of its flying car that has been in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development for almost 25 years.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We believe personal transportation is about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to change forever," said AeroMobil chief
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> executive Juraj Vaculik at a press
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conference. "We think it's time to make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transportation more emotional and more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personal."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The car was designed by Stefan Klein,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> founder and head of the Department of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Transport Design at the Academy of Fine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arts in Slovakia. Klein had been tinkering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the concept as far back as 1989.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The car needs very little runway to take off,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and it can be refueled at any standard gas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> station when the wings are retracted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AeroMobil believes it will be attractive for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries that don't have billions of dollars
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to spend building a modern transportation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infrastructure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The body is built from advanced composite
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> materials that keep it lightweight but also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> durable. Under the hood, it has autopilot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and an advanced parachute deployment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system. The cockpit can carry two people,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and in the air the flying car can reach top
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speeds of 200 km/h. It has a 27-foot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wingspan and is 19.7 feet long.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No word on the price tag.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to reports Angelina Jolie's black
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUV car slipped on a wet road, slid into the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curb with extreme force, popping two tires,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> almost causing the driver to lose control of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the vehicle.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The actress was heading home in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chauffeured black SUV from Writers' Guild
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Theater, when the car hit the curb.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to an eyewitness (who spoke ti
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X17 Online): "The car slammed into the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curb at a significant speed. Angelina must
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have wondered if they hit another car. It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was pretty bad -- the tire exploded and it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amazing nothing worse happened to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> car. I wouldn't be surprised if she has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whiplash."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Angelina reportedly stayed in the car after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the incident and was later picked up, not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by Brad pitt, but by another driver from the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same car service.
>
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