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| | Your Favorite Movie Score | | There have been a lot of discussions about favorite movies. That's not what this is. I have a deep admiration for composers who score movies. Some scores are just so recognizable out of context, and others are not, but still equally as outstanding. My favorite movie scores include classics like John Williams' Superman and all of the Indiana Jones movies, but I also love underappreciated scores like Edward Shearmur's The Count of Monte Cristo. Danny Elfman's music, even though some of the scores are quite similar, still strikes me as quite impressive. How about you? Who is your favorite movie composer? What makes for a good movie score? And finally, which movie score is your favorite? | |
| | Fox News is the fastest-growing cable news its ratings are skyrocketing.” | | Now that the tingly feeling has turn to reality the American people are tuning out cable news such as MSNBC which has been in bed with the democrat party the past two year's promoting Barack Obama for president of the United States.
Fox news ratings has went through the roof as every day Americans turn to Fox News for their source of news.
Fox news 24-7 feature democrats,republicans,
independents and even people with no party at all.
Who do you depend on for your news source?
(Fox News Is # 1 in News 24-7)The numbers were dismal across the board, with the exception of Fox News — as well as a handful of other cable networks, including FX and some international channels. But among this basket of channels, Fox News is the fastest-growing piece. Mr. Murdoch, in a conference call Wednesday afternoon with Wall Street analysts, said, “Fox News’ operating profit was a full 50 percent above last year, and its ratings are skyrocketing.”Overall, the company’s operating income dropped more than 30 percent. Fox News’ operating income was up 50 percent, as cable operators are paying much higher fees than they once did to carry the channel.“A few years ago they thought... | |
| | Why Do We Need These People? | | Do you know who is the Director of Communications for the Second Lady is?
Do you know who is the Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President is?
Now the real reason I ask these question is actually not to see if you know who actually fill these positions but why do we need to employee these people.
Here are the positions under the Vice President,
Chief of Staff to the Vice President Ron Klain
Counsel to the Vice President Cynthia Hogan
Counselor to the Vice President Mike Donilon
Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Evan Ryan
Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications Jay Carney
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President Alan Hoffman
Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President Brian McKeon
Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady Carlos Elizondo
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady Catherine Russell
Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President Moe Vela
Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Terrell McSweeny
Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Jared Bernstein
Press Secretary to the Vice... | |
| | Just a question on what life really is about in USA. | | Early in the 2008 presidential campaign, Mr. Obama's aides viewed any partnership with Mr. Al Sharpton as potentially damaging. Mr. Obama personally took steps to head off a likely visit by Mr. Sharpton to Iowa before that state's caucuses, according to the book "The Audacity to Win," by David Plouffe, Mr. Obama's campaign manager. Mr. Sharpton said that Mr. Obama called him personally about the trip to heavily white Iowa but did not directly dissuade him from going. He said he decided on his own not to visit the state: "I didn't want him to lose because of me."
...Later events would confirm that Mr. Obama was right to be cautious about race. He was forced to denounce racially charged and anti-American comments by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., who, unlike Mr. Sharpton, refused to heed the campaign's desire that he disappear from view.
But Sharpton is out of the Obama closet:Now, Mr. Sharpton's visits to the White House are announced to the public. Last month, he addressed reporters in the White House driveway after an Oval Office meeting with other black leaders to press the president on jobs. At a White House Christmas party for liberal... | |
| | Interesting list of Promises and Reality | | Dear Fellow Conservative,One year ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law the first major legislation of his presidency, the Congressional Democrats' so-called "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." The Obama Democrats made many bold claims about what this $862 billion bill would do for America's ailing economy.Let's see how their promises measure up to reality.Obama Promised Unemployment Would Not Rise Above 8 Percent With $862 Billion Stimulus. (Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, "The Job Impact Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Plan," 1/9/09)* REALITY: Unemployment Currently At 10 Percent. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/4/10)Obama Promised His Stimulus Would Create 3.5 Million Jobs By End Of 2010. (President Barack Obama, Remarks At The Signing Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act, Denver, CO, 2/17/09)* REALITY: Since Obama Signed Stimulus Last February, America Has Lost 2.8 Million Jobs. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/4/10)Biden Promised Stimulus Would Create Construction Jobs. "Road projects, energy projects and construction projects are being started as soon as... | |
| | Jobs in all 50 states | | Economic adviser Brian Deese was part ot the team that assembled an analysis of how the Amercian Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will create jobs in all 50 states...You've probably heard a lot about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. And you may have heard the President or members of his economic team say that this plan will save or create 3 to 4 million jobs over the next two years. Maybe you wondered where that number comes from. Well, it's from a study by Christina Romer, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist to the Vice-President. Their analysis has been confirmed by outside experts including the forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers and Moody's. Jumpstarting job growth is the top priority of the Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. Construction jobs to rebuild our nation's crumbling infrastructure...technology jobs to bring, put medical records online and lower health care costs while reducing medical errors...engineering jobs to modernize federal buildings and save billions in annual energy costs...jobs laying broadband lines so a business in rural America can compete with any other business in the world. The plan will... | |
| | Paris...... | | I have plans of visiting Paris. So whenever I see an article about the city, I read it all the time and take notes. This is another article I got from the CNN travel webiste. Since this is something informative for us travelers, I want to share it with all of you.
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Smiling Parisians show you their city, for free
PARIS, France (AP) -- The city of light has an unfortunate blight: the locals' reputation for rudeness. That's why a group of friendly Parisians have banded together to show complete strangers around their Paris, the one not found in travel books -- for free.And forget stereotypes of the francais-only French. The Paris Greeters are happy to speak English, or nine other languages of your choosing.These local volunteers are not certified tour guides, but regular folks eager to show off delicacies at their favorite boulangerie, or point out a tranquil park perfect for watching autumn shades fill in the famous skyline."I've always heard my American friends say things like, 'Paris is wonderful -- except for the Parisians,"' says volunteer Christian Ragil. "And I always wanted to do something about it." When he retired, he decided to join the Greeters, which... | |
| | National Scrapbookin Day - May 3rd | | Don't forget that May 3rd - this Saturaday is National Scrapbooking Day. You can check out this link for more info: http://www.nationalscrapbookingday.comLisa Bernstein (gosh I hope I spelled her name correctly) will be on QVC - I'm sure you could check out their website to see when she will be on - I'm guessing it's www.qvc.comAre you doing any special scrapbooking for the day? Of course, being the dork I am, I am taking my Girl Scout troop on a camping trip that weekend because it was the only time we could go. I also got in trouble because it's my best friend's birthday and I won't be able to spend it with her. My scrappin' sister is also mad because she thought that we could do an online crop broadcast that day. Ooops, at least I know the girls will have fun and that I'll even more photos to scrapbook! LOLHappy scrappin'! | |
| | News Corp and Liberty Media Swap Stakes, End Feud | |
Murdoch's News Corp., the third-largest U.S. media company, will swap its controlling stake in the satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc. for Liberty Media's 16 percent stake in News Corp. The move is expected to end the feud between Rupert Murdoch and John Malone over Liberty Media Corp.'s stake in News Corp.The deal, which is the result of discussions that had been dragging on for months, is subject to various regulatory approvals and must also be approved by a majority of the holders of News Corp.'s Class B voting shares, excluding the Murdoch family and Liberty.Murdoch's News Corp., the third-largest U.S. media company, agreed to buy back the 16.3 percent stake held by Malone's Liberty in exchange for 38.5 percent of DirecTV, $550 million in cash and three regional sports networks, the companies said in a joint statement today.Liberty's Chairman John Malone surprised Murdoch two years ago by suddenly building up a large stake in the global media conglomerate that Murdoch built. Malone's stake is currently worth about 16 percent of News Corp., but since many of the shares are the Class B voting shares, Malone's voting power was about 19 percent,... | |
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