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Friday, February 15, 2013

Russian Meteor Footage

Russia’s Urals region has been rocked by a meteorite explosion in the stratosphere. The impact wave damaged several buildings, and blew out thousands of windows amid frigid winter weather. Hundreds are seeking medical attention for minor injuries.

via rt.com

Fox News Lies About Riots In Russia

FOX, lies & the wrong videotape: What’s NOT happening in Moscow

Written by: RT

December 8, 2011

By Katerina Azarova

"Now, even though FOX news has kindly told us that this is, in fact, Moscow – as a Muscovite, one glance is enough to tell me it’s NOT. First of all, the phone box – ours are a greyish-blue, and are few and between. In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I saw a public phone box, let alone anyone using it.

Secondly, the people in the background – the young couple pressed against the building? They’re dressed in jeans and long-sleeved tees.

It’s December. In RUSSIA. No one in their right mind would go to a rally (where most of the time, a lot of standing around is involved) in a tee shirt. People here wear thermals, ski jackets, hats and gloves – the works. Stereotypes are based on fact, you know – and Moscow is very cold in December.

But even if all of this isn’t enough to convince you – and believe me, I do not want you to just take my word for it, here is my final argument.

You may say ‘Hey, that looks Greek to me” – and you know what, you’ll be spot on. Greek it is – literally. And that sign? Says “National Bank of Greece” in those big, pretty, gold letters. FOX, it appears, isn’t satisfied with the REAL Russian rallies. They wanted a BANG! But there were no bangs, so I figure they thought “hey, it’s police running after people and fires and chaos – who on earth will be able to tell the difference?!” So they took videos from Athens, put a ‘’Russia” comment on screen – and voila, stick a fork in ‘em, they’re done.

How unfortunate that their broadcasts can be seen by pretty much anyone, anywhere.

I don’t harbor any hopes that the FOX people will see this and suddenly change their “errant ways”. But for the viewers – there are no palm trees in the streets of Moscow, the Prime Minister is spelled ‘PuTin’, not ‘PuTTin’ and the plural for ‘protester’ is ‘protesterS’. For future references."

Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch and Luke Evansjoining join the cast of The Hobbit

Sir Peter Jackson has added a new entry to his official Facebook page confirming the casting of two actors and announcing the addition of two more. To sum, he confirms the casting of Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock in the BBC TV series Sherlock) as Smaug (but not the Necromancer). As for the new additions, Lost's Evangeline Lilly has joined as Tauriel a Woodland Elf (not a character in the book) while Barry Humphries (Finding Nemo) will do the motion capture and voice for the CGI Goblin King.

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Oscar Nominee List

The nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards

Oscar icon. Image via Wikipedia

Best motion picture of the year

· Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures ProductionMike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers

· The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers

· Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers)

· The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers

· The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers

· 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers

· The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers

· Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer

· True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers

· Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter's Bone Production
Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey and Andy Serkis as Gollum Officially Returning for ‘The Hobbit’

Ian McKellen as Gandalf
in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.
Image via wiki

Fear not, Hobbit-watchers: The band is getting back together. On the heels of Friday’s announcement that Elijah Wood will play Frodo Baggins in director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit, EW has confirmed that Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis will each reprise their roles from the Lord of the Rings films as, respectively, the wizard Gandalf the Grey and the creature Gollum.

via insidemovies

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THE HOBBIT is being filmed in 3D. Even wizards have to wear the glasses. Snapped by Peter Jackson in Wellington, 2011. Photo credit: zz-gandalf by ianmckellen, on Flickr

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Elijah Wood will appear in The Hobbit as Frodo Baggins

Elijah Wood as Frodo in Peter Jackson's live-action version of The Lord of the Rings.Image via Wikipedia

Deadline.com hinted first but TheOneRing.net has confirmed that Elijah Wood will appear in The Hobbit as Frodo Baggins. According to TheOneRing.net, "As readers of 'The Hobbit' know, the tale of 'The Downfall of The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit or There and Back Again,' are contained in the fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch.' In Peter Jackson’s LOTR films, the book is shown on screen and written in by Bilbo and Frodo and handed off to Sam Gamgee. (Not explained on film are Sam’s progeny later having the book and being Wardens of the Westmarch — hence the book’s title.) The fictional book, and either the telling from it or the reading of it, will establish Frodo in the films experiencing Bilbo’s story. Viewers are to learn the tale of ‘The Hobbit’ as a familiar Frodo gets the tale as well."

via wiki

Related stories:

It’s Official: The Hobbit Gets Its Bilbo Baggins — and Many Dwarfs!

The Hobbit: Official Cast (Facts and Photos)

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Friday, December 31, 2010

Anna Chapman's first television interview (one hour talk show video)

Anna Chapman, the almost stereotypical "Bond girl”, accused of spying for the Russian government appeared on Russian talk show “Пусть говорят” (Let Them Talk). The 60 minutes episode “Let them talk. New Year with a girl of the year” was dedicated to Anna Chapman and featured her mother, sister, grandmother, school teachers, friends and her first love.

Watch online "Let them talk. New Year with a girl of the year"
Anna Chapman full video (1 hour, Russian language)

Schwarzenegger arrives in Moscow, trades tweets with Medvedev and rides Moscow subway

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived in Moscow on Sunday at the head of a high-tech business delegation and immediately exchanged tweets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

"Just landed in Moscow. Beautiful day. Can't wait to see Pres Medvedev @KremlinRussia_e," Schwarzenegger wrote on his Twitter micro-blog, including a link to a photo of himself with a cigar in the back of a car.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Just landed in Moscow. Beautiful day. Can't wait to see Pres Medvedev @KremlinRussia_e

"@Schwarzenegger, welcome to Moscow. Looking forward to meeting you and your delegation at @skolkovo," the Russian president responded on his Twitter site.

Arnold Schwarzenegger also rode Moscow subway. He took photos of passengers and wrote "People in Moscow apparently love their public transit".

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Riding the subway in Moscow with the Austria and the United States Ambassadors to Russia

Arnold Schwarzenegger: People in Moscow apparently love their public transit

Schwarzenegger is leading a delegation of top Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists to Russia to discuss investment opportunities in Russia's high-tech sector. The trip includes a stop at Skolkovo, the site of the high-tech research hub Russia is creating near Moscow.

The center has been dubbed Russia's Silicon Valley and Medvedev is keen to bring in U.S. know-how to spark the project.

He has made modernization the center of his economic policy agenda and visited Silicon Valley during his visit to the United States in June.

The president also met the California governor during the trip.

As well as exchanging tweets, the president and the governor started following each other on Twitter.

via RIA Novosti

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Nobel Prize for Physics won by Graphene Researchers Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim

Konstantin Novoselov (left) and Andre Geim Photo: PA

Two University of Manchester scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, have won the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of their "groundbreaking experiments" with graphene, a two dimensional material.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences regognised Novoselov, who has joint British and Russian citizenship, and Dutch national Geim, for their work which could revolutionise the field of electronics.

Experiments with graphene, which is just one carbon atom thick, could lead to the development of new material and "the manufacture of innovative electronics," the citation said.

"Since it is practically transparent and a good conductor, graphene is suitable for producing transparent touch screens, light panels and maybe even solar cells," the academy said.

Geim, 51, and Novoselov, 36, were both born in Russia and started their careers in physics there.

The pair extracted the super-thin material from a piece of graphite such as that found in ordinary pencils, using adhesive tape to obtain a flake that was only one atom thick.

"Playfulness is one of their hallmarks, one always learns something in the process and, who knows, you may even hit the jackpot," the Nobel committee said.

The academy said that graphene offered physicists the ability to study two-dimensional materials with unique properties and made possible experiments that can give new twists to the phenomena in quantum physics.

"Also a vast variety of practical applications now appear possible including the creation of new materials and the manufacture of innovative electronics," it said.

Mentioning a few possible applications, the academy said graphene transistors were expected to become much faster than today's silicon ones and yield more efficient computers.

The prize of 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.5 million), awarded by the Nobel Committee for Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, was the second of this year's Nobel prizes.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

Friday, September 24, 2010

A New Twitter

Twitter introduces a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an easier, faster, and richer experience.

On the site, you’ll see the familiar timeline, yet underneath each Tweet is a handful of information, deeper context and even embedded media. Simply click on an individual Tweet and a details pane slides out on the right and reveals this content.

You can find out more about the enhancements on this information page. Here are some highlights:

New design. The site has a cleaner timeline and a rich details pane that instantly adds more impact to individual Tweets while still maintaining the simplicity of the timeline. And, experience infinite scroll -- you no longer have to click “more” to view additional Tweets.

Media. Now, it’s easy to see embedded photos and videos directly on Twitter, thanks to partnerships with DailyBooth, deviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Justin.TV, Kickstarter, Kiva, Photozou, Plixi, Twitgoo, TwitPic, TwitVid, USTREAM, Vimeo, yfrog, and YouTube.

Related content. When you click a Tweet, the details pane shows additional information related to the author or subject. Depending on the Tweet’s content, you may see: replies, other Tweets by that user, a map of where a geotagged Tweet was sent from, and more.

Mini profiles. Click a username to see a mini profile without navigating from the page, which provides quick access to account information, including bio and recent Tweets.

These changes will roll out as a preview over the next several weeks starting with a very small percentage of registered accounts tonight. During the preview, you'll be able to switch back and forth so you have time to grow accustomed to the way things work. Eventually, everyone will have the updated version of Twitter.com.

Eruption of Indonesian Volcano Sinabun

Glamorous 'Russian spy' Anna Chapman

Anna Chapman is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian with an IQ of 162, a diplomat father and a taste for the high life. She also has a romantic streak, having married her British boyfriend within a few months of meeting him. With such attributes it is hardly surprising that she has been called a real-life Bond girl.

And last weekend she was arrested in New York on suspicion of spying for Russia.

Gulf Oil Spill: Where it's been, Where it's going

Using satellites, scientists have been tracking the movement of BP's Deep Water Horizon oil slick as currents have pushed it closer and closer to the Gulf Coast. Now, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have used supercomputers to simulate its path in coming months as it moves up the Atlantic seaboard in major ocean currents.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Половина немцев не знает, когда закончилась Вторая мировая война

Эвенкия Православная - Новости

Половина немцев не знает, когда закончилась Вторая мировая война
Почти половина жителей ФРГ не знает, когда закончилась Вторая мировая война в Европе, и какое событие произошло 8 мая 1945 года. В этот день Германия подписала акт о капитуляции.

Соответствующий опрос был проведен социологическим институтом Forsa, передает Deutsche Welle.

Сообщается, что особенно велика неосведомленность об исторических событиях у представителей молодого поколения ФРГ. Так, более двух третей опрошенных (68%) в возрасте от 18 до 29 лет не знают дату окончания войны в Европе.

Весьма плохо информированы немцы и о масштабах жертв советской стороны – верный ответ дали лишь 18%. Для подавляющего большинства немцев (85%) 8 мая является скорее днем освобождения, чем днем поражения.

Опрос показал, что война уже перестала быть важной темой разговора для подавляющего большинства жителей Германии. Лишь 17% опрошенных заявили, что они часто обсуждают эту тему, 31% - говорят на эту тему время от времени, и еще 26% - изредка.

Автор: | NEWSru.com

Sunday, May 9, 2010

В годы войны погибли 26,6 миллиона жителей СССР

5 мая 2010

В годы войны погибли 26,6 миллиона жителей СССР

МОСКВА, 5 май — РИА Новости. Общие людские потери СССР в результате войны 1941-1945 годов составили 26,6 миллиона человек, безвозвратные потери личного состава советских Вооруженных сил составили свыше 8,6 миллиона человек, сообщил в среду журналистам в Москве начальник управления Минобороны РФ по увековечиванию памяти погибших при защите Отечества генерал-майор Александр Кирилин. Читать дальше