queen noor
June 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
The widow of the King Hussain of the Jordan, Queen Noor, recently appeared in the movie called Countdown to Zero, a documentary on the nuclear proliferation made by producer Lawrence Bender.
Queen Noor who is also the founding member of Global Zero which a anti nuclear movement against the nuclear weapon around world and they are have in awake of it made this movie which will hit the theater in July in America. Queen Noor appeared in the movie as consultant. She also helped in making the movie.
Queen Noor with the birth name Lisa Najeeb Halaby born in Washington DC when her father Najeeb Halaby was serving under Truman Administration as high ranking government officer in defense department. She graduated from the Princeton University. Queen Noor met King Hussain in function and they married in 1978. After marriage she relinquishes her American citizen ship and converted to Sunni Muslim religion.
The couple had four children. In 1999 King Hussain has died. She took the interest in promoting the Jordan internationally and took part in the many causes and movements. She is leader member of the foundation against nuclear weapons proliferation called Global Zero.“Countdown to Zero” features interviews with Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair and Pervez Musharraf and Oleg Khintsagov, a Russian nuclear smuggler who was caught trying to sell enriched uranium to someone he thought was an Al Qaeda operative. “It was the most chilling moment of my life,” director Lucy Walker said of her meeting with the convicted arms dealer. “Nine grams can bring down the elephant,” she said, quoting the criminal. “He was describing how a very small amount of nuclear material can cause so much destruction.”
“I truly believe this is the most urgent threat we face as human beings,” Walker added. “And that’s why I chose to make this movie.”
According to Skoll, the eBay founder-turned-philanthropist, the movie is part of a coordinated effort of more than 50 organizations, including faith-based groups, liberal groups and college tours to get the word out about the nuclear issue and help put pressure on the Senate to ratify the Start nuclear reduction treaty. “I started the company six years ago because we believe film could get people involved in the big issues that affects us all, whether climate change or nuclear weapons,” he said.
wgn
June 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
As it is now a vivid fact and the big happy news for the Americans that the Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup 2010 after 49 years’ long hiatus, thus for the pleasures and enjoyment for the viewers WGN TV has decided to screen the Chicago Blackhawks’ victory
parade on the channel. Once it is done, the rating of the channel would soar sky-high and it would add a number of new viewers too to its fan list. 
The channel knows the pulse of its audience, which is why this step has been taken to confer the viewers with full dose of entertainment. The TV aficionados are now sitting on the edge of the seats to wait for the parade.
This parade is scheduled to hit the screens at 11 a.m. EST and 10 a.m. CST on the channel. The thrilled fans have already left all behind to take time out for watching it live on their screens. The whole celebration would be a treat to watch, which no one wants to miss at all. Although WGN TV is going to show this celebration but there are certain other channels too on the abode, which are slated with the telecast to show for the joys of the thirsty viewers.
Leave everything aside and just book your couch space before the TV sets to watch all this on WGN TV.
source:sevensidedcube.net
greece debt
April 27, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
S&P ratings agency cut Greece sovereign credit rating to junk status Tuesday, and said it would cut it further if the government’s ability to implement fiscal reforms weakens.
In its downgrade of Portugal, Standard & Poor’s cited concerns about its ability to deal with high debt levels given the country’s weak economic outlook. It cut the rating by two notches to A-minus, or four notches above speculative, or “junk” status.
Investors had already bracing for the next weak link in the euro zone, targeting Portugal, Ireland and Spain, as Germany continued to hold out for strict conditions on the aid package offered to Greece by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
“If (Germany) were moving faster, it’s arguable the risk of contagion would be less. However, at this point in time, the markets smell blood,” said Charles Diebel, head of European interest rates strategy at Nomura.
European shares fell the most in more than two months on Tuesday, weighed by debt downgrades on Greece and Portugal from rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares fell 2.6% to close provisionally at 1,073.84 points, the biggest one-day percentage fall since Feb. 4, and after two straight sessions of gains.
Banking stocks were the biggest fallers. BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, BBVA, HSBC, Societe Generale and UBS fell between 2.4 and 6.1%.
www.rebates.com/florida
April 16, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
This morning, the Florida appliance rebate 2010 opened up to residents of Florida. The rebates.com/florida web site gives information about the Florida appliance rebate 2010, including a running ticker of the amount of available funds. There are limited appliance rebate funds, and in every other state the appliance rebate funds have run out quickly, so if you would like the rebate it is worth it to get online loans to ensure your new appliance qualifies for the Florida appliance rebate 2010 program.
Florida appliance rebate 2010 qualifying appliances
There are several appliances that qualify for the Florida appliance rebate 2010 outlined on rebates.com/florida. Energy Star qualified refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, tankless gas water heaters and room air conditioners. All these appliances qualify for 20 percent of the retail price, plus a $75 recycling credit. All in all, a household can get a Florida appliance rebate 2010 up to $1,500.
Reserve your Florida appliance rebate 2010 at rebates.com/florida
The Energy Star appliance rebates available through rebates.com/florida are very limited. Florida was allocated only enough for about 66,000 households to receive the Florida appliance rebate 2010. You can request the Florida appliance rebate 2010 after purchasing your appliance or you can reserve a rebate. In the Florida program, you just need to request a priority number, which you can do at rebates.com/florida. A Priority Number reserves a Florida appliance rebate 2010 for you, but it must be used fairly quickly. You may want to discuss instant loans if you need to finance an appliance to receive the rebate.
Energy Star appliance ratings qualify for rebates.com/florida program
The Florida appliance rebate 2010 is based on the Energy Star government rating system. Energy Star has recently encountered questions about how their rating system works. Even so, usually new appliances are much more energy-efficient than old appliances. Be sure to do your own research about the Energy Star appliance you plan to purchase before you apply on rebates.com/florida.
fabrice tourre
April 16, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
The 31-year-old Goldman Sachs vice president charged with securities fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission today is Fabrice Tourre, a French graduate of Stanford who has worked at the Wall Street firm since July 2001.
In an email to a friend on January 23, 2007, the London-based trader called himself “The Fabulous Fab” and warned about the coming collapse in the subprime mortgage securities market, according to the SEC complaint. In the message, he also dramatically expresses his own lack of foresight about the consequences of his risky trading activity:
“More and more leverage in the system. The whole building is about to collapse anytime now… Only potential survivor, the fabulous Fab[rice Tourre]… standing in the middle of all these complex, highly leveraged exotic trades he created without necessarily understanding all of the implications of those monstrosities!!!”
Last December, the New York Times reported on Fourre’s role in helping create Abacus deals, which allowed investors to bet for or against mortgage securities through credit default swaps:
Mr. Egol and Fabrice Tourre, a French trader at Goldman, were aggressive from the start in trying to make the assets in Abacus deals look better than they were, according to notes taken by a Wall Street investor during a phone call with Mr. Tourre and another Goldman employee in May 2005.
On the call, the two traders noted that they were trying to persuade analysts at Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating agency, to assign a higher rating to one part of an Abacus C.D.O. but were having trouble, according to the investor’s notes, which were provided by a colleague who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to release them. Goldman declined to discuss the selection of the assets in the C.D.O.’s, but a spokesman said investors could have rejected the C.D.O. if they did not like the assets…
“Egol and Fabrice were way ahead of their time,” said one of the former Goldman workers. “They saw the writing on the wall in this market as early as 2005.” By creating the Abacus C.D.O.’s, they helped protect Goldman against losses that others would suffer.
Movie Review 3 Idiots
December 24, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Entertainment
Movie Review 3 Idiots: 3 Idiots; Star cast: Aamir Khan as Ryan, Kareena Kapoor as Neha Kurien, Sharman Joshi as Alok, Madhavan as Hari and Boman Irani as Professor Kurien; Director: Rajkumar Hirani; Rating:
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani the flick opens with Farhan(R. Madhavan) and Raju (Sharman Joshi) beginning a journey in search of their lost friend Ranchoddas Shaymaldas Chajaad (Aamir Khan) who leaves college all of sudden.
The movie proceeds through narrations that take you into the flashback when Rancho, Farhan and Raju arrive at a premier engineering institute to begin their course.
The three are roommates and go about their life at college in a lively way occasionally Raju and Farhan being worried about Rancho’s antiques.
The so called “villain” of the flick whose ways are against that of Rancho is the Dean of the college Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Boman Irani). In addition, to make matters worse Rancho happens to find love in his daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor).
The movie has some really hilarious moments with wedding reception mayhem of Viru’s oldest daughter played by Mona Singh, Raju’s father being reached to the hospital in a very funny way on a two-wheeler and so on.
The first half keeps you at wits end. But, enter second half and you are no longer given the same experience of the first half. The end stretches a bit too long and some things are just too away from spontaneity.
The music is light and entertaining. On the whole a decent flick. Only time will tell if it joins the ranks of Aamir Khan’s other blockbuster movies.
3 Idiots works and how! With a good grip on emotions and entertainment, 3 Idiots is the biggest hit of 2009 for sure. Take it from us.
Dubai Firms’ Ratings Cut to Junk by Standard & Poor’s
Dubai Firms’ Ratings Cut to Junk by Standard & Poor’s, The ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has cut the credit rating of six Dubai companies linked to the government to junk status. S&P said extraordinary support from the Dubai government seemed “low” after the emirate said it would not guarantee Dubai World’s debts. Last week, state-owned Dubai World rocked financial markets after asking for a delay on repaying its debt. S&P said it was not rating Dubai World or its property arm Nakheel. It said that under its criteria, a credit standstill – which is what Dubai World had asked for – “is considered a default”. The firms downgraded were the ports operator DP World, DIFC Investments, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group and Emaar Properties PJSC. In addition, the rating on four banks was cut to junk. They were Emirates Bank International, National Bank of Dubai, Mashreqbank and Dubai Islamic Bank. S&P said this was because of their high exposure to government-related entities (GREs).
Dubai Firms’ Ratings Cut to Junk by Standard & Poor’s was first posted on December 4, 2009 at 5:47 pm.
The Girl With The Short Hair
The best part is that you figure out fun ways to do your hair, it’s just easier to take of! Best part? If you can work the curling iron and get a bunch of curls, it’s completely adorable. It definitely becomes a deciding factor on how you style your outfits. What are your thoughts on girls with short hair? As for my next hair cut? I’m definitely going to go for a Shannyn Sossamon look.
Image Source: Garance Dore
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The Girl With The Short Hair was first posted on December 20, 2008 at 11:12 am.
Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 12/21
After MUCH drama, the fall of the auto industry in the US has finally been avoided- at least temporarily anyway. In the end, Bush signed over $17.4 to Chrysler and GM on Friday in return for non voting warrants and more oversight on executive pay etc. In the end, they made a full circle and the money will be coming from the TARP fund, which brings up the really intriguing question of whether the government has opened the pandora box and now other industries will be lining up to get a share of the rest of the TARP fund. Paulson has already asked Congress to release the rest of the $350 billion TARP fund early, when just a few days ago he said that it will not be necessary. Just when we thought we figured out how the TARP is going to work, they change their minds. This does not bode well for the government, because it makes them look like they have no idea what they’re doing. Maybe they don’t! On the other hand, the wider purpose of TARP is to support the financial market stability, and I daresay, it will probably not be very stable if the auto industry went bankrupt!
On the sidelines, the Madoff scandal continues to unfold, revealing many influential individuals exposed to this fraud. The S&P cut the rating of 11 US and EU banks, including Bank of America, Barclays Bank, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and Wells Fargo Bank. I guess if ratings must be cut, at least there is safety in numbers. What are you going to do when everyone goes down?
Outside of the States, it looks like the land of chocolate and waffles is not doing very well. Belgium’s attempt to bailout Fortis got frozen as Prime Minister Yves Leterme tendered his resignation after having reportedly politically meddling to sway a court ruling. Apparently this is the third time their government collapsed. I had no idea.
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The face on the milk carton
September 20, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Entertainment
The face on the milk carton, Janie is living a pretty perfect life until one day at lunch she sees a missing person on a milk carton and the little girl looks strangely familiar… it is her. She is 3 years old in the picture and realizes that she has never seen any of her baby pictures… she then has never seen her birth certificate. Her neighbors say that she moved in when she was 5 and she hasn’t seen any pictures of when she was younger than five. Could her parents really have kidnapped her?!
Excellent concept, not-so-excellent execution. The plot idea is absolutely thrilling – suddenly realising that your parents are actually not your parents, but that you’ve been kidnapped, not knowing how to react, who to turn to or who to trust.
Unfortunately Caroline Cooney’s didn’t quite have the skills to pull it off, and therefore the writing seemed occasionally choppy and the emotions unrealistic.
Still, the story itself was really interesting, so I definitely want to read the rest of the series.
Title: The Face on the Milk Carton
Author: Caroline B. Cooney
Genre: YA
Rating: 3/5
# pages: 184
Date read: August, 2009
The face on the milk carton was first posted on September 21, 2009 at 1:48 am.
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