Steve Jobs has passed

Steve Jobs — the man who brought us the iPhone, the iPod and the iMac — has died. The co-founder of Apple was 56 years old. Jobs had been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years.  He dies only weeks after resigning as chief executive of computer giant Apple Inc. for health reasons.

"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," read a statement by Apple's board of directors. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts." 

Apple's website is remembering Jobs with a full page image of Jobs with his years of birth and death.
When clicked, the image changes to more text: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple." 


RIP Steve Jobs

Mom sells baby to go to Disny World

A Delaware woman sold her newborn son for $15,000 to take her other two sons to Walt Disney World.

Bridget Wismer, 33, was arrested in Newcastle, Delaware after  she sold the child to John Gavaghan, 54, of Philadelphia.Police have surveillance footage of the deal going down .The child was born Aug. 31, but Wisner didn't want him.Wismer's grandmother let authorities know in September of the deal that was taking place. She justifies the situation by saying: "I wouldn't just give my baby away and never see him. I gave him to a friend. " Both buyer and seller face several charges.

Amanda arrives

Amanda Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle on Tuesday night and was as overcome with emotion as she was a day earlier in Italy, when she was acquitted on murder charges after four years in prison.
"Thank you for being there for me," she tearfully told her supporters in front of a crowd of international reporters.

That little speech she gave convinced my husband that she is in fact innocent.  
Italian prosecutors say they will take their appeal to Italy's Supreme Court -- the highest legal authority in the country. The Kercher family has said it would support any prosecution appeal.  Knox doesn't have to be present when this occurs in the Italian courts.

Family used Google to learn how to kill

An 89 year old man's daughter (49) and three grandchildren ( 19, 16, and 14)  Googled "the easiest way to kill an old person" before trying to kill him for an inheritance.
Police analysis of computers seized from the family home in Hampshire, England, also revealed Google searches on ''1000 ways to die,'' ''how to kill someone'' and ''10 easy ways to kill someone with no trace."   The 19 year old's girlfriend was also involved in the searches.
In an attempt to ''frighten him to death,'' they threw bricks through his window at night and cut the fuel line on his car to try to make it explode.
Eventually, they attacked the man using bricks in plastic bags at the house he shares with his 87-year-old wife near Winchester, England.
Police are not naming names due to the underage children involved. All denied charges of conspiracy to murder over the plot in October and November last year.  The victim — suffered head injuries — had reportedly given his privately educated daughter, his paid care-giver, lavish gifts including a car in the months leading up to the attack.
She was jailed for 17 years. Her son was given an indeterminate sentence in a young offenders' institution. His girlfriend was given three years in youth detention. The 16-year-old received a 26-month youth detention order, and her her younger sister was given a two-year youth rehabilitation order.
According to a Guardian report on the court hearings:

The victim's son spoke of his bewilderment at discovering his sister had committed the attack. The man said he and his sister had enjoyed a privileged upbringing, including private education, and that she had been planning to kill their mother, too.

''The police told me they had reason to believe my own sister and her family had been planning to kill mum and dad. They told me they believed they were planning to do away with dad first and then my mum as well. Thankfully, they never got that far.''

Samsung Galaxy S 2

Can the Samsung Galaxy S II compete against the iPhone 4S?

Primary Camera:

The Samsung Galaxy S II and the iPhone 4S can shoot HD videos of up to 1080p.

Secondary Camera:

The iPhone 4S is equipped with VGA front-facing camera while the Samsung Galaxy S II is sporting 2-megapixel secondary camera. The Samsung Galaxy S II supports MicroSD card slot, so with the 16GB model only, a user can

Cheryl Burke Rob Kardashian

Last night, on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars we watched as Rob Kardashian gave us a heartwarming and beautiful performance, but did you know that Rob has been losing weight? Cheryl Burke recently dished on Rob Kardashian’s weight loss, and shared how proud of her partner she is.

Cheryl Burke is impressed with Rob Kardashian’s hard work, and she was thrilled when Rob got some motivational praise

The Clinic

Valoración: 5/10

James Rabbitts firma el guión y la dirección de la producción australiana “The Clinic”,  un thriller ambientado en los 70.

Su argumento nos narra cómo una pareja de novios (Beth y Cameron) se halla de viaje para visitar a los padres de ella, que se encuentra embarazada. Cae la noche, llega el cansancio, y con él, la consabida parada en un motel de carretera para descansar. Amanece, Cameron está solo en la cama del motel. Amanece, Beth, está sola en un inquietante lugar desconocido y en su vientre, una inmensa cicatriz. Comienza la carrera, él por encontrar a su amada y su hijo nonato, ella, por la supervivencia.

“The Clinic”, pese a cumplir su función de vehículo de entretenimiento, y jugar a su favor las siempre impresionantes localizaciones de los páramos australianos, así como las de la “clínica” que le da título, está demasiado plagada de lugares comunes, tópicos del género y recursos que nos traen a la memoria innumerables producciones anteriores.

Todo ello le confiere un sabor de “ya visto” y de nula aportación al género. Ni siquiera las interpretaciones de sus protagonistas, la sufridora Tabrett Bethell en el papel de Beth o el malogrado actor Andy Whitfield (“Spartacus: Sangre y Arena”) como su desesperado consorte consiguen implicar al espectador, víctimas, quizás, de un guión demasiado pobre, que no trabaja el lado más humano de los personajes y evita la empatía de aquellos que se embarcan en esta aventura desde las butacas.

Es con todo ello esta película un producto, pese a que se aleja de toda innovación o aporte al mundo del celuloide además de no conseguir esa buscada inquietud en el espectador,  que entretiene al espectador  pero que no generará poso alguno en su memoria cinéfila.  Aceptable pero prescindible.  

- Enoch - 

Casey reports and Amanda leaves Italy

2 news stories for you today:

Casey Anthony reported to her probation officer in Tallahassee on Monday afternoon. She revealed to her officer that she continues being unemployed and is not taking any sort of classes online or in a school.  She has not had any money rolling in the past month and she has drank alcohol (who knows how she pays for it) but not to excess.



Amanda Knox has left Italy a day after being let go free of her murder charges. She left Italy along with family members on a flight back to Seattle Washington.

Tesla Model S electric car

Tesla Model S Beta 1 (photos)


The Beta 2 model will not only help Tesla employees further refine the car, but it will also test the new production facility.

Not that this Beta 1 Model S wasn't quite far along. Electric drivetrain, check. Steering wheel, check. The car, referred to as Beta 1 by Tesla, even had a basically working infotainment system in the center stack and fully digital

Snowtown

Valoración: 7/10

Desde las antípodas llega la película “Snowtown” del director Justin Kurzel, una dura propuesta cuyo guión firma él mismo junto a Shaun Grant y se basa en una serie de cruentos acontecimientos sucedidos en su ciudad natal, una cadena de asesinatos en serie que pertenece ya a la crónica más negra del país.

El film nos narra el viaje a las tinieblas de un adolescente que, tras sufrir abusos sexuales cae bajo la protección de una paternal figura que, en una supuesta cruzada por la justicia y la venganza lo arrastra a una espiral de violencia, fanatismo y crimen más allá de todo límite.

Desagradable, visceral y malsana es la película, como la historia que cuenta. Unos ambientes decadentes , corruptos y enervantes, unas interpretaciones (Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne… etc) desgarradas y muy meritorias dado que gran parte del reparto se compone de actores amateurs seleccionados en el área misma del rodaje y una nula concesión al espectador, atacando a su mismo sistema nervioso y despertando una potente catarsis, una continua sensación de rechazo y repulsión mediante un guión elaborado y una conjunción de elementos que generan un ambiente perfecto, infernal.

No es, sin duda, un producto para todos los públicos. Es un film duro, en lo que cuenta y en el cómo lo cuenta, una película para impactar y perdurar en la memoria y, aunque pueda rozar lo desagradable, no deja por ello de ser un ejercicio de buen cine. Interesante. 

- Enoch - 

Seth Rogen wedding

Actor Seth Rogen married his long-term girlfriend, screenwriter Lauren Miller, in a ceremony on Sunday.

People magazine said the ceremony took place in Sonoma County, northern California, and among the guests were Rogen's frequent film collaborators including Jonah Hill, Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd, as well as "Knocked Up" director Judd Apatow and wife Leslie Mann.

Amanda Knox verdict

00:10 We will leave our live coverage of the Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito appeal hearing here for tonight. Both were cleared of all charges of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Meredith Kercher's family showed incredible stoicism today as they faced the world's media and said they accepted the Italian court's decision to clear Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of her murder

Amanda Knox has won her appeal!

Knox

This year has been the year of headlines being taken to trial! This time it was Amanda Knox's case to be taken to court and today she was cleared of all murder charges. The other defendant Raffaele Sollecito has also been cleared of the murder charge.  She still has to pay financial compensation to Patrick Lumumba, the bar owner who she initially blamed for the killing. Kercher's mother just seemed in shock.  Knox walked out of the court in floods of tears, almost unable to hold herself up, followed shortly afterwards by Sollecito, who showed little expression on his face. She will now be processed and then released to her family.

The murder of Meredith Kercher, Knox's roomate, occurred in Perugia, Italy, on November 1, 2007. Kercher, aged 21 at the time of her death, was a British university exchange student from London.  She was sexually assaulted and stabbed, and property belonging to her was stolen.

Kercher

Rudy Guede, a resident of Perugia, was convicted in October 2008 of the sexual assault and murder of Kercher. He is now serving a reduced sentence of 16 years. Raffaele Sollecito,  Amanda Knox, were convicted of sexual assault and murder in a separate trial in December 2009.  The prosecution argued that a severed piece of Kercher's bra, including its metal hooks, revealed traces of both her DNA and that of Sollecito. Knox's DNA was matched to the handle of a kitchen knife recovered from Sollecito's flat, and the prosecution stated that Kercher's DNA was on the blade. A June 2011 report by court appointed forensic experts concluded that the previous results indicating that Kercher's DNA was on the knife blade appeared "unreliable because not supported by scientifically valid analytical procedures"  
When questioned by cops, she was seen doing cartwheels in the station and when Sollecito and Knox were outside the flat as Kercher's body was being investigated, they were seen kissing many times. Her nickname of "Foxy Knoxy" did nothing to cool down people's disgust of her.

Knox and Sollecito were given sentences of 25 and 26 years respectively. Knox and Sollecito decided to appeal the Court's ruling and have obviously won.
I was watching live as she entered the courtroom. She seemed nervous and was taking deep breaths as her lawyer rubbed her back. At times she seemed to hold back tears.  Finally as everyone stood up and the verdict was read in Italian, she let her emotions through and let the tears stream down her face, her lawyers hugged her and cheers of joy were heard in the courtroom.
Outside in the streets of Perugia, people were running cheering with joy and in other large crowds chanting "DISGRACE" and calling their peers on the phone!
In statements given outside of the courtroom, Amanda's sister said  "We are glad that Amanda's nightmare is over" She thanked the judges, those who have provided support from around the world and Knox's judges, "who loved her".  "She has suffered for four years for a crime that she did not commit."
Raffaele Sollecito's father said that the court has given his son back to him, adding: "Raffaele has nothing to do with the death of Meredith Kercher."

Knox's mother

Her parents are not speaking about whether they will immediately come to The States due to security measures. Knox's family have been receiving death threats.

This much like Casey's verdict will go down in legal history and same as with Casey, if they are guilty then they will get what they deserve.

Win Big! Win Plastic Surgery!

Going to Atlantic City, NJ this month? If you win the Jackpot at the Trump Tak Mahal, you may be in for a HUGE surprise! You can win Botox, Cheek Implants, or Liposuction! The prize of $25,000 will be given in cash to the Jackpot winner. Players must be Trump One Card holders with a certain number of points and must be playing at the time of the drawing for a chance to win.
 


Players earn chances to win the lucrative makeover throughout the month of October, with a drawing for the winner held on October 29 at the casino.
"We wanted to change the face of a typical casino promotion and with this one we are literally doing it," Trump Entertainment Resorts Senior Vice President of Marketing Kathleen McSweeney said.
"Many people have something they want to change; a nip and tuck here, a lift there, but the cost of these procedures can be quite costly," she said in a statement.

The estimated cost of a breast augmentation is between $5,000 and $8,000 with an upper and lower eyelid tuck costing roughly $5,000, according to infoplasticsurgery.com pricing cited by the casino.
Botox injections run a couple hundred dollars while liposuction could cost between $2,500 and $10,000, according to the estimates.

Anna Faris - What's Your Number movie

Sometimes when actress Anna Faris talks, she leans over confidentially as if she doesn't want anyone else to hear what she is saying.

Meeting her in person, Faris comes across as a nice quiet girl from Seattle, which she definitely is. A 10-page profile of the actress in The New Yorker last April labeled her "funny like a guy." "I don't know what that means," says Faris, whose new movie, "

The Bret Michaels Pets Rock™ collection

Especially if your neighbours are Bret Michaels fans! As a dedicated pet owner myself, this is a natural partnership for me, and I can’t wait to unveil the collection.

I know my own pets rock, and I wanted to design a line of pet products every bit as fun and cool as they are.” Valley rocker Bret Michaels is launching a new line of products with PetSmart.

It's called The Bret Michaels Pets

50/50 cancer movie

The film is inspired by the true story of 27-year-old screenwriter Will Reiser, Rogen's friend in real life (known a Adam Lerner in the film and played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

For example, Adam believes his best friend, Kyle (Seth Rogen), is virtually disengaged from Adam’s emotional roller coaster, and he accuses Kyle of being concerned with just

Shane Warne and Liz Hurley engaged

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne and British actress Liz Hurley have become engaged during a trip to Scotland, reports said on Sunday.

Warne proposed to Hurley after a romantic dinner on Friday at an exclusive hotel in St. Andrews, on Scotland's east coast, where the sportsman was taking part in a golf tournament.

Pictures showed the couple smiling as they walked arm in arm across a golf

jacqueline laurita quits

In true late-season Real Housewives fashion, the gloves have come off.

Verbal blows, that is. When rumors surfaced that Melissa Gorga once worked as a stripper, Jacqueline began implying on her Twitter that Melissa's sister-in-law, Teresa Giudice, was behind the buzz.

"Teresa told me that 'rumor' about Melissa when she first started the show," Laurita Tweeted Saturday. My outfit was a tank

Weird Al Yankovic Live! —The Alpocalypse Tour

"Weird Al” Yankovic Live!—The Alpocalypse Tour is impressive. Yankovic digs into the archives, too, performing a career-spanning three-song closer of “Perform This Way,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Fat.” There’s no denying something is lost in the translation between live and TV.

You’re sitting in comfort, not out watching people don peacock costumes and sing a song they’ve presumably memorized,