Tim Hetherington
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Restrepo the award winning documentary film by Tim Hetherington, and Sebastian Junger. Hetherington who was killed in Libya, has now become more popular as people grew curious about what it is all about.

Restrepo is the name of a solider and an outpost in Afghanistan, (which was named after him) and the title of the documentary. It chronicled the lives of the soldiers from day to day for year. Hetherington won the Sundance Film Festival for Best Documentary Film.

Aside from this recognition, Hetherington’s photo and films earned world wide acclaim because of their genuineness.

This is a video of what Restrepo is all about. Here is the link to Restrepo.

A remake, Hongkong comedy movie , “Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy” had beaten the first day earnings of the blockbuster “Avatar” in Hongkong. This was disclosed by entertainment news sites, April 20, 2011.

Avatar earned HK$2.63M while the 3D the 3-D sex comedy movie earned HK$2.78M. The movie was a remake from the 1991 film with the same title, which previously starred Amy Yip, Carrie Ng and Lawrence Ng and directed by Michael Mak.

The recent saucy film director Christopher Sun said, he expects people

“… to take it as “an entertaining movie for adults.”

China forbids movies of this genre., so moviegoers trooped to Hongkong to watch the movie, Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. The YouTube video is also not allowed to minors. This is the video uploaded by gomorrahy

Prince William and Kate Middleton
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The Royal Wedding is just a few days away and Most Frequently Asked Questions surface together with all the glitz and glory that Prince William and Kate Middleton evoke.  The wedding would be featured and talked about in all big TV stations, radio, News and all available media. Business establishments will surely earn from their ingenuity in the wedding of the century. Here are some of the Most FAQ about this century’s Royal Wedding ceremony:

When is the date of the Royal Wedding?

April 29, 2011

Where will the wedding be?

It will be at the Westminster Abbey.

Is President Obama invited?

Apparently, President Obama was not invited. There about 1,900 invited guests, close relatives and friends. Included are Monarchs, celebrities, Kings like the Kings of Oman, Bahrain, Thailand, Emperor of Japan, and like personalities.

Is there a theme song for Prince William and Kate?

Yes, the song is sang by George Michael entitled “You and I”. It was originally written and sang by Stevie Wonder in 1972.

There are still many questions that would go on forever.

All My Life
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The cancellation of two soap operas “All my Children” and “One Life to Live” is final. This was announced by ABC, according to entertainment news sites , April 14, 2011.

“All My Children” and “One Life to Live” have been two of the longest running soap operas created by Agnes Nixon in 19 70 and 1968 respectively. Susan Lucci, a senior cast, said that she “loved playing  Erika Kane.”  Lucci bagged a Daytime Emmy for the role in 1999.

The show has been part of many American households including Kelly Ripa’s, who met husband Mark Consuelos in the set in 1995. Previously Ripa expressed her concern saying: “…What are you going to replace it with?”

After more than a thousand episodes however, “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” soap operas’ cancellation is final. A generation is closing its chapters.  ABC announced that they have based the decision on “…extensive research to what today’s viewers want…”

As a fitting tribute, this is a poem, written by Agnes Nixon, the show’s creator.

The Great and the Least

The Rich and the Poor,

The Weak and the Strong,

In Sickness and in Health,

In Joy and Sorrow,

In Tragedy and Triumph

You are ALL MY CHILDREN.

Being in the medical profession, you should present yourself in as an organized, competent and at the same time fashionable dresser. This is because first impressions last.  If you are a nurse, then you don’t have to dress shabbily or drably. You can exude competence while being elegant and fashionable in your nursing uniforms.

Introduce pizzazz; an impeccable sense of fashion and a whole new look with your custom made scrubs. These scrubs can even enhance your professional appearance because they would look elegant on you.  Performing your duties well and reliably will turn you into a highly-skilled and competent nurse. This means too that you should be conscious of how you appear to other people.

You can appear confident, competent and reliable even with beautifully styled and designed nurses scrub uniforms that you wear. In fact, if you can combine style, competence and an impeccable sense of fashion, then you are one amazing nurse. Don’t be afraid to bring in your chic style while staying competent and highly-skilled.

Police has found $10 million in the field of a Gimje farmer in South Korea and had arrested Mr. Lee, the farmer. This was reported by International news sites, March 12, 2011.

The money allegedly came from illegal Internet gambling operated by his two brothers-in-law. Apparently they had instructed him to hide the loot in the most unlikely place that police would search. The $10 million cash however, was found by alert policemen.

It is still unclear if the charges will be added to the brothers-in-law charges as well. Additional cash was also found in Lee’s car and in the family’s apartment.

The Ducati Monster 2011 roars into action  as it conquers the Mumbai road in India. Touted as one of the best motorbike of its kind, the Ducati Monster runs as smooth as a plane and as powerful as a lion. It has incredible lighting features, superb style and design and reliable motor.

Watch the video uploaded by raptorama and judge for yourself.

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President Obama
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A US government shutdown is looming as the stalemate between Democrats and Republicans over budget cuts continues.  Federal workers are disheartened because they will bear the major brunt of the event. Meanwhile the global community “watches” as US politicians “haggle” about national financial issues. This was reported by International news sites, March 7 & 8, 2011.

has not arrived to any agreement, as the 30-hour deadline, until Friday Midnight, looms nearer.

The Democrats and Republicans should put their act together and do away with any political aspiration for the sake of the constituents whom they preside over. If a housewife can balance her budget by using Math, surely they could also settle the budget stalemate by looking at the figures and not on the political advantages they could obtain.

A federal government shutdown would not only lose the slowly recovering economy of the US but would harm its standing in the global economy as well. Already stocks vales are falling and about 800,000 non-essential federal workers are conducting meetings to prepare for the eventuality. The Washington area alone has more than 300,000 federal employees who would be affected by the federal shutdown.

Government companies, like NASA, and contractors are getting ready for a possible government shutdown. The Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) said it will not furlough any employee. This is apparently with the understanding that the shutdown will last for only 2 to 3 days.  Understandably, a longer period would affect operations.

US soldiers’ military pay will also be partially on hold if the government shutdown proceeds. Likewise other non-essential federal workers would be furloughed and they may get paid or not when and if they report back to work because of this government shutdown this 2011 .

The Supreme Court election in Wisconsin has been a tight race between the two major “groups” . This was disclosed by US news sites April 5, 2011.

The unexpected tight race came after the debate about budgets cuts and government funds have surfaced pitting the proposal of each of the proponents. The watch continues and Wisconsin waits in eager anticipation for official results, which hopefully would not be contested as the State needs an action plan soon.

Katie Couric
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Katie Couric will host Talk Show after quitting from CBS; this was reported by Entertainment news sites, April 5, 2011.

Couric’s contract with CBS expires June 4 and the question of whether she will renew her contract or not has been left hanging in the air.

Presently according to news reports, she is quitting CBS and plans of putting up a talk show for her ala Oprah format is in the making.

Katie Couric replaced Dan Rather in 2006, to become the first woman in TV news, with her CBS Evening News.