Archive for: February, 2012

Denzel Washington’s “Safe House” Hits Box Office Top Spot, “The Vow” at Close Second

Denzel Washington's "Safe House" Hits Box Office Top Spot, “The Vow” at Close Second

“Safe House,” which stars veteran actor Denzel Washington, secured the title box office hit when it successfully beat “The Vow” over the weekend. The movie earned $28.4 million from Friday through Monday, which lifted the film to No. 1 spot from its second-place standing when it opened last week, leaving “The Vow” with $26.6 million. […]

Yosemite Waterfall Turns to “Lava Falls” Every February

Yosemite Waterfall Turns to “Lava Falls” Every February

There is an eventful period of time when photographers wait for the specific ephemeral moment, like an eclipse, when the sun creates a very spectacular view that marks a wonderful phenomenon in Yosemite National Park in California. This wonderful event of nature happens at sunset in mid-February, if the weather allows it.  In those specific […]

Victoria Azarenka Set for Emotional Return to Dubai

Victoria Azarenka Set for Emotional Return to Dubai

Victoria Azarenka, the 22-year-old athlete from Minsk, admits that her bid to win two Middle East tournaments in weeks is an emotional one as she returns to Dubai where, this time last year, she almost quit the game after early defeats. After securing one the most surprising turns in the modern game; however, she returns to […]

China Opts to Activate Credit as Economy Declines

China Opts to Activate Credit as Economy Declines

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reduced the amount of reserved cash banks must hold on Saturday, enhancing the lending capacity by an estimated 350-400 billion yuan ($55.6-$63.5 billion) with a purpose of starting credit creation as China faces a fifth quarter of slowing growth in a row. PBOC would like to ease policies to protect […]

Kevin Costner, Whitney’s “The Bodyguard” Co-Star, Gives Emotional Eulogy

Kevin Costner, Whitney’s “The Bodyguard” Co-Star, Gives Emotional Eulogy

Pop icon Whitney Houston’s service was held last Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, which is Whitney’s childhood church where she sang in a choir as a child. Dashing actor Kevin Costner, who was the male lead role and the co-star of Whitney of the 1992 blockbuster film “The Bodyguard,” shared […]

Whitney Houston’s Funeral Will Be Broadcasted Live

Whitney Houston's Funeral Will Be Broadcasted Live

Legendary Pop Icon Whitney Houston’s funeral today is to be broadcasted on television and web streaming from the New Jersey church where she had once been a choir singer. The funeral services, to be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, will be an invitation-only and a more intimate setting compared to packed concert […]

Honduras Prison Fire Kills 355 Inmates

Honduras Prison Fire Kills 355 Inmates

A horrific fire broke out in the Honduras prison, killing at least 300 prisoners.  According to a Honduran government report, the detainees who died in the Honduran prison fire, which numbered up to 355, had been locked inside the overcrowded jail. The fire burned and suffocated screaming inmates in their locked cells as rescuers frantically […]

NBA: Raging Bulls Charge Past Celtics

NBA: Raging Bulls Charge Past Celtics

The raging Chicago Bulls defended strongly before stunning the Boston Celtics with surprising moves and paved the victory with the final score of 89-80 at the United Center on Thursday. Chicago only had a 44-35 lead in the halftime and stalled briefly at the start of the fourth quarter before Taj Gibson ignited a 20-11 […]

“Underwear Bomber” Sentenced to Life

"Alcatraz of the Rockies."

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, more widely known as “the underwear bomber” will get the last chance to rant against the United States government when given the sentence of life imprisonment today for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day in 2009. Prison officials anticipate that Abdulmutallab will be sent to the Supermax federal […]

Whitney Houston’s Medical Records Will Clear Doubts About Death

Whitney Houston’s Medical Records Will Clear Doubts About Death

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has directed Whitney Houston’s doctors and other medical advisers to submit her medical and pharmacy records as per standard operating procedures in such investigations, an official said on Wednesday. Ed Winter, the Assistant Chief Coroner, said that it is the standard procedure for all death investigation to shed light […]

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