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A Promise to the Dead Isn’t Set To Look Too Lively At The Box Office 2007-08-28 13:32:20 The movie A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman begins with a reminder that the terrorist attacks that took place in 2001 were not the first time that September 11 was forcibly imprinted onto a nation’s collective memory. On September 11, 1973 military planes which belonged to Gen. Augusto Pinochet launched an attack that annihilated the democratically elected regime of Salvador Allende in Santiago, Chile. Novelist and playwright Ariel Dorfman was living in Chile at the time of the attacks and, fearing for his life after the military coup, he went into hiding and fled the country. This movie, directed by Peter Raymont, marks Dorfman’s attempt to honour his friends and compatriots murdered by Pinochet’s troops. Dorfman’s oldest son, Rodrigo appears in the film, as well as acts as an associate producer, but he’s the only family member to offer any perspective on the painful experience of dislocation. The film does seem to lack on other faces and voices besi ...

Dancing With The Stars: new cast list leaked 2007-08-28 13:21:19 Dancing with the Stars cast won’t be officially announced until Wednesday morning’s “Good Morning America,”. But a leaked list of celebrity contestants that will be on the show has appeared on the net. The new season is due to premiere on ABC on the 24th September at 8 p.m. The show is nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including the award for “Outstanding Reality-competition Program.” The Emmys which are on the 16th September on CBS. Here is the full list of leaked contestants they are as follows: Aaron Carter Wayne Newton Mark Cuban Floyd Mayweather Jr. Lou Ferrigno Richard Quest Helio Castroneves Jane Seymour Tori Spelling Jennie Garth Nia Peeples Gisele Bundchen Sabrina Bryan We don’t know if this will still be the list come Wednesday but if it is it will be a big mistake on their part for allowing it to leak. Will you be watching the show? What do you think of the line up? source Written by Kerry for Product ReviewsIn Sections: TV Shows, News ...

Ben Affleck’s Gone, Baby, Gone is to Premiere at The Deauville Film Festival of American Film 2007-08-28 13:11:34 Gone, Baby, Gone is an amalgamation of two Afflecks, a director and cast with a few Academy Awards under their belts, a best-selling novel and a gripping story. It all adds up to a fantastic directional debut from Ben Affleck. The movie will be introduced to the world at the Deauville Festival of American Film on September 5th. The thriller is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane who wrote Mystic River. The crime drama follows the story of two private investigators who are searching for a 4-year-old girl kidnapped in a rough neighbourhood in Boston. Ben Affleck produced, directed and co-wrote the film but decided to stay behind the camera in favour of his younger brother Casey who is on the brink of a breakout in Hollywood with roles in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and in the Deauville’s line up. Joining Casey in the cast of Gone are Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and Amy Ryan. Gone, Baby, Gone was shot last summer in the south of Boston. ... Film

EA games thinks the PS3 “Just sucks!” 2007-08-28 13:05:22 The hostility between the worlds biggest game publisher EA Games and Sony has reached boiling point recently. The game developing giants EA said the following on the PS3 recently: “The truth is the PS3’s tools and the way it works just sucks. The truth is they are both virtually the same in terms of hardware when it comes to how powerful they are, maybe the PS3 has a few different things that makes it a bit more advance, and Sony has this idea that it is designed for optimal development but that’s a load of crap. In the last generation we would make the game for PS2 and then port it over to Xbox, but because Xbox was easier to develop for, we could actually enhance the title a little if we wanted to. The case with this generation is different, now we make the game for 360 first and then port it over to PS3, but we really don’t have the time to mess with how the PS3 works to really add to much more. It will change in the future, but for now it sucks.” This speaks f ... Games

Lucas Silveira of The Cliks: first transsexual signed to major music label 2007-08-28 13:05:05 For those of you who do not know who Lucas Silveira is he is the Canadian singer and guitarist of the rock band The Cliks. Lucas was born in Canada to a Portuguese-Canadian family where he lived from the age of four to the age of ten on Pico Island, part of the Azorean archipelago. Lucas is the first openly transgender or transsexual person signed to a major music label. Lucas is quickly becoming one of the most visible transgendered persons in the music industry. What do you think? source Written by Kerry for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Music, News ...

Parents of Amy Winehouse call for boycott for her own protection 2007-08-28 12:43:57 The father-in-law of popular singer Amy Winehouse has pleaded to the public to stop buying her records until she has sorted herself out.Giles Fielder-Civil, father of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, has asked that neither Winehouse or her musician husband recieve awards or have their records sold until they have sorted out their drug problem and stopped fighting as a couple, for fears they may spiral out of control completely. Giles Fielder-Civil called them “Clearly they are addicts.” He has also suggested that her record label Island Records become “pro-active in helping the couple to get better.” This contrasts to their statement, saying they’ve done “everything we can to help with Amy’s personal problems over the past few weeks.” Do you think WInehouse and Fielder-Civil can pull themselves together? Source  Written by Phil for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Celebrity News, News ...

Ceratech: a new type of fast drying environmentally friendly cement 2007-08-28 12:29:33 CeraTech Inc have now produced a new kind of cement, that is both fast drying and also environmentally friendly. The company is led by an Army veteran who felt that the military needed new fast drying cement that is ideal in combat conditions. Traditional cement take a while to dry but Ceratech cement dries in only four hours, and it gets better the cement can be driven over by vehicles or even aircraft. This could be very important in combat zones such as Iraq or Afghanistan. The New Jersey authority have been testing Ceratech cement for two years now, so that they can use this fast cure cement on residential roads, but it is still early days and there are many learning curves to be made. What is also great about this new kind of cement is that it does not use 90% fly ash like other cements do, which makes this cement environmentally friendly. Source Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News ...

Bush Loyalist Clay Johnson To Be appointed At Homeland Security By President Bush 2007-08-28 12:21:32 It has been reported by very senior level sources inside the administration that Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who resigned yesterday. The sources state that Chertoff will be replaced at Homeland Security by the Bush loyalist Clay Johnson III, who current postion is Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. Johnson, is inexpericed in the homeland security, as he has never previouly worked in the department, but is only a professional Bush loyalist. He will have no experience in the many responsibilities of the department, such as immigration, air travel security, and disaster response. He is one of Bush’s oldest friends, having attended both prep school and college with the President. Johnson served as Bush’s gubernatorial chief of staff in Texas before heading up the Bush-Cheney transition team. Bush told Johnson and his wife over lunch “I want someone whose primary interest is me ... President

Venus And Serena Williams Win For Althea Gibson 2007-08-28 12:16:44 50 Years ago the late Althea Gibson became the first color person to win the U.S Tennis championship, on the opening night at the U.S open was dedicated to her and the theme was breaking barriers. Serena and Venus Williams both done Althea Gibson proud and won, dedicating their victories to the late Althea. Seeded No.8, Serena Williams had a very hard time, she struggled past the left handed German 19-year-old Angelique Kerber, who showed great defence before succumbing, the result was 6-3, 7-5. Many say the reason Serena had a hard time was because it was the first time she had played since her thumb injury at Wimbledon. After a pre-match cermony Venus had 20 African-American pioneers, Venus Williams was kissisng, hugging and greeting all of them on the way out to her match. Venus Williams had a much easier time against Kira Nagy the result was 6-2, 6-1. Who do you think will win the U.S. Open? Justin Henin, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, or some one else? What ...

Michael Vick will not be on the Tom Joyner Morning Show 2007-08-28 12:14:40 The troubled Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick has cancelled an interview his was supposed to have on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Tom Joyner Morning Show was supposed to interview Michael Vick about the dogfighting case and the fact the Michael Vick pleaded guilty to the charges that were brought against him. Apparently, Michael Vick was very apologetic when he told the Tom Joyner Morning Show that the interview was canceled. The reason Michael Vick canceled his interview with the Tom Joyner Morning Show is because advisors told Michael Vick not to do the interview in light of his upcoming sentence hearing in December. Do you think Michael Vick should have done the interview with the Tom Joyner Morning Show? Source Written by Roy for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Sports News, News ...

PolyMedica Bought for $1.5bln Cash by Medco Health Solutions Inc 2007-08-28 12:03:24 PolyMedica Corp, a company that supplies treatments for diabetes has been bought for a massive $1.5billion in an all cash deal by Medco Health Solutions Inc. Shareholders in PolyMedica will get a huge 17 per cent premium of their stock price as MedcoHealth has offered $53 per share. PolyMedica is in the business of distributing blood glucose test kits, insulin, syringes, and other supplies directly to the houses of patient suffering from diabetes. PolyMedica reported a $33.7 million profit for the fiscal year of 2007 and PolyMedica also reported $675.5 million in sales for that same period. Do you think PolyMedica shareholders are receiving a fair price for their company? PolyMedica trades as PLMB on the NASDAQ Source Written by Roy for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Business, News ... Health

Nissan 350z: George Hotz new car 2007-08-28 12:02:00 For those of you who wish to know what kind of car George Hotz is driving it is a Nissan 350z, ok many of you do not know who Hotz is he is the man who traded his hacked iPhone for the Nissan 350z sports car. This is just the latest in a long line of Z sports cars from the Japanese automaker. For those of you who do not know much about the Nissan 350z, it is a sports car that offers great performance at a realistic price. The 350Z has a sleek look that can accelerate as fast as it can brake, and when it comes to handling, it can compete with vehicles more expensive than itself. Many sports cars are great for racing but cannot handle the day to day driving, that is what makes the Nissan 350z different. The car comes in two varieties a convertible soft-top roadster or a two-seat coupe, both perform just as good as each other, although the coupe with its reduced weight does have the slight edge and the fact that it has a better structural rigidity. The engine used to power the 350z is a ...

Barrick Gold Corp (ABX): Not The Best Way To Profit From Rising Gold Prices 2007-08-28 11:49:26 Some people think that gold prices are heading a lot higher than current levels of around $660/ounce in the next few years. If this is to be believed then what remain to be decide is how can investors best profits from rising gold prices? Barrick Gold Corp is the largest gold mining company in the world and therefore ones first choice could be to invest in shares in Barrick, in the hope that the stock will rise with higher gold prices. However, as The Gold Prices Newsletter pointed out today, that has not been the best thing to do in the past: “Barrick has not kept up with the price of gold so our money would have provided a better return had we invested in the metal. The second observation is that both Agnico-Eagle and Yamana [which are other gold mining stocks] have dramatically outperformed Barrick. Likewise many other gold miners have also outperformed Barrick.” So perhaps the biggest is not the best when it comes to gold stocks. Do you think investing in Barrick is a good ...

Are you with the diaper free baby movement? 2007-08-28 11:42:02 The Diaper-Free movement is growing thick and fast. The movement was founded on the belief that all babies are born with an instinctive ability to signal when they have to use the restroom. Parents who practice this “elimination communication” learn to actually read their children’s body language to help them recognize the need to use the toilet and they mimic the sounds that a child associates with going to the bathroom. Erin Klatt began toilet training her son from birth and claims he has not wet his bed at night since he was a tiny 6 months old! She says, “The nice part is . . . really getting the majority of poops in the toilet vs. having to clean that. I don’t have to wake up at night and change diapers or have wet sheets anywhere. That’s really nice. “And being able to travel without a big, bloated diaper bag is terrific,” Well not all parents and experts agree with the claims of the “Diaper-Free” movement. The experts at the Child Study ...

Secret Service arrest Michael Duga for impersonating an aide to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards 2007-08-28 11:40:33 Michael Duga, a 31 year old man from Florida was arrested over the weekend for impersonating an aide to John Edwards, the Democratic presidential candidate. The secret service is now questioning Duga after he allegedly showed a police officer badge and also an ID card as well. Michael Duga was showing himself as chief of staff to former senator Max Cleland, who was a Georgia Democrat. The ID card did have his photograph and also his name engraved on the badge as well, police has said that someone named Michael Duga did actually serve as an aide to Cleland. Aides to John Edwards have said that Dunga does not work for their campaign, there is no more on this story as it is a security issue. However we can tell you that Dugahas a criminal history which includes carjacking and selling drugs, it is also alleged that Michael Dunga had stolen campaign documents. Michael Duga will have to appear at to Edgartown District Court on September 7th for a hearing. Source Written by Peter for Produc ...