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Girl’s Day

Ggirlsirls in the Air Force, in the motorcycle repair shop or on the computer during programming: More than 126 000 students from the 5th Taster class on Thursday at the “Girls’ Day” nationwide in typical male professions inside.

The ninth time, technology companies, research centers, crafts and the female offspring to day placements invited. With more than 9000 events had been a record, said the spokeswoman for the nationwide “Day Girls’» Coordination Center. The aim of the Federal Ministries of Family and research initiated days is that girls their inhibitions against technical and scientific training to lose.

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Huawei i-Mon: UMTS modem with Wi-Fi Access Point and a MicroSD slot

huweiHuawei presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona a mobile UMTS / WLAN router. The device with the dimensions of a matchbox can also via MicroSD external memory card to be upgraded.
The Huawei i-Mo is also a keychain by. Except when it comes to the variety of functions, because the small nice Phone in the format of a match box dials in UMTS networks and provides broadband access multiple Wi-Fi clients.

Except via wireless LAN to PCs via USB cable. Huawei also has enough space for a microSD card slot is found. If a memory card inserted, the memory of the USB client.

UMTS radio via the small router with up to 7.2 Mbps downstream and up to 5.76 Mbit / s upstream - if certain networks are reachable. The i-Mon is from the second quarter of 2009 available, prices are still not fixed.

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Berlinale 2009 - Applause for the German film “Storm”

berlinaleMuch applause and recognition for the first German competition entry at the 59th Berlinale: Hans-Christian Schmid met with his political drama ’storm’ the nerve of the cinema audience. The director of works, such as “Requiem”, “Crazy” and “Lights” in his thriller tells of the difficult legal processing of war crimes in former Yugoslavia. The audience at the Berlinale Palast took the shot with an international cast film in a first press on Saturday with a strong applause on.

The New Zealander Kerry Fox plays Hannah Mayard, a prosecutor at the war crimes tribunal in Den Haag. It creates it, a Bosnian living in Berlin (Anamaria Marinca) to convince that they were before the court against an alleged Serbian war criminal states. He has the command for mass rapes and executions of women desecrated.

Continued…

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iPhone nano for Christmas?

A newspaper report says Apple will later this year, a cheaper version of the iPhone on the market. At Christmas, the iPhone nano will be available. About a year ago, there was already a rumor about an iPhone nano, which however has not been confirmed.

iPhone Nano?The iPhone nano will be prepaid with no contract binding instrument and is offered at a price of 150 British pounds (190 euros) have to be reported the British tabloid Daily Mail. The tabloid cites no sources for this, so that remains unclear how credible this information is.

In July 2007, was an analyst announced that Apple iPhone nano in Christmas 2007 on the market will bring. It was not known. Already a few days after this statement analysts, there was a denial of other analysts. It was the market launch of an iPhone nano in principle possible but the date in question.

Daily Mail quotes one expert not notified that the iPhone nano with a touch wheel on the back of the unit which will be about what the phone is controlled. This technique describes a patent application by Apple in May 2007, it was not yet integrated in devices.

Also an iPhone Nano Shuffle seems to come out soon…

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Tom Cruise wants to make a movie of the pilot aircraft tragedy of Hudson River

Tom CruiseHollywood star Tom Cruise will now have the main role in a movie about the plane crash over the Hudson River last week to play. A few days ago had airplane pilot Chesley Sullenberger a phenomenal crash landing on the New York-lying river, where all 150 inmates of the machine survived the emergency landing. The episode is in the eyes of the flagship Scientologists worth an entire movie. Cruise said: “It is extraordinary. Such a heroic deed to accomplish is unbelievable. “Cruise can well understand how Sullenberger itself felt, because he himself is a trained pilot,” I know the feeling, because we are trained for emergencies. When they happen, and so happy out … but we want all that drama to end, “ponders the 46-year-olds. The Speaker of the Stars meanwhile denied the rumors of a new film project and stressed that no negotiations have taken.

US Airways Hudson RiverIn honor of his role as Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who on 20 July 1944 an attack on Adolf Hitler perpetrated, revealed Cruise, like challenging roles to play. “The colonel was an unusual part for me, but I’ve always wanted the challenge. I am always on the lookout for a good movie, and I will be constantly surpass themselves. “Everyone needs Star finally tasks, so Cruise:” I want to improve as an artist and do not think that will ever change. “

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Obama: First interview with Arab TV

He wished for a “new partnership with mutual respect” to use, said the new U.S. president to the Muslims on that issue. It was his first interview after taking office.

Obama MideastHe wanted to communicate, “that Americans are not their enemies,” Obama told the Arabic-language broadcaster Al-Arabija. The interview was conducted on Monday evening (local time) shortly after the posting of Obama’s Middle East envoy George Mitchell in the Middle East crisis in the region and recorded excerpts from U.S. media. Mitchell will, inter alia, with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet.

Durable peace in the Middle East

On the Middle East conflict, therefore, Obama emphasized that his government committed to a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians and between Israel and its other neighbors wanted to work. He was optimistic that this target would be reached, but it will take time and a new approach to the problems of the Middle East “as a whole” requires.

Obama also reiterated U.S. support for Israel, called it a “close friend” of the United States and said he believe firmly in the conviction that Israel’s security was of paramount importance.

But he also stressed the “Washington Post” that, “if America is ready for a new partnership (with the Muslim world) to initiate, on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, then I think we can achieve significant progress.”

Terrorists will be pursued

As in his inaugural speech, Obama said further that he had the hand of all Muslims wanted who had concentrated their fists to open, but that he would pursue terrorists, the destruction searched.

His task was to communicate that the U.S. has an interest in the welfare of the Muslim world would have said Obama. “We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect. ”

But if you look at the past, look back on the mutual respect and partnership, the Americas before 30 or 40 years with the Muslim world had, “there is no reason why we can not restore.”

The full interview video can be seen on highbridnation.com

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Righteous Kill - Review

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are back on the big screen.
Two of the best actor ever reunited Heat Strip since mid-nineties.
The two players in the action thriller short process, which is quite delayed the U.S. launch in the cinema comes two agents to hunt each other down. Pacinos role is more objective and left oriented, while the choleric by De Niro and with dubious means of fighting. He is not afraid to be gangsters ever motives to get to finally put behind bars to bring …
Quote from Righteous Kill:

Rooster: So long, Tom.
Turk: Where are you going?
Rooster: I dunno. To hell, I suppose.

The core of the story sounded very promising and with the cooperation of the two players should not go wrong, right?
But alas, you have to wonder what a bad screenplay grotte have both signed? The story gives her no more than a mild breeze. Both actors are tormented by history, which after half an hour had come to an end can be. Even if the verdicts of you often ingenious and the acting performances are excellent, once again, the two manage the fight against the wind rather than bad law.

Short process that is far short of expectations and its possibilities. One gets the impression that here is trying to salvage what was to be salvaged.
Pacino and De Niro do a very good, but you should in the future about where to place his signature.
Pity …

The Trailer

Have fun in the cinemas!!

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Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

Feliz Año Nuevo !

Bonne Année !

Frohes Neues Jahr!

Gullukkig Nieuw Jaar !

高兴的新年!

Buon Capodanno !

Feliz Ano Novo !

!السنة الجديدة المبتهجة

Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun !

Szczesliwego Nowego Roku !

С новым годом!

smoogy.com wishes you all the best for the new year 2009!

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Inappropriate Christmas gifts

Anger at Christmas because Christmas presents has improper according to a poll rather rare: The Germans resent rarely about inappropriate Christmas gifts.

Only twelve percent were, according to a survey by “Bild am Sonntag” ever really dissatisfied with a gift. While in the west 14 percent admit on a faulty gift has “once rightly angry” to have it in East Germany just eight percent. The vast majority, a total of 87 percent, however, is satisfied with the gifts under the Christmas tree. The Emnid Institute poll, the representative in the week before the fourth edvent.

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French car manufacturers are unhappy

On the weekend opened the car showroom in Paris. An opportunity to celebrate the French car manufacturers do not normally take leave. This time, the mood is gloomy. The fair comes for PSA Peugeot and Renault at an inconvenient time. You fear for your sales figures due to the global financial crisis.

In Spain, the United States and Britain is the sales caved. In Brazil, China and India will be a decline in demand expected. French President wrestles with the boss of Renault on the promise that the work Sandouville in the not too close. There, at Le Havre, is not doing too well. The sale of the new Renault Laguna is running slow, now have 1,000 positions should be deleted. In union circles is speculation that the plant should be closed. Renault builds in France alone from 5,000 overhead positions. The return on sales, and sales figures for 2009 can still most likely not be met.

To the auto industry Sarkozy wants to send one of the many tax cuts in France. From next year, the farms because of the tax relief competitive. Meanwhile hopes on the new Renault Megane.

Citroen is also not better off. Soon, the production in the major French works for two weeks may be the reduced production by 32,000 cars. The reason is that in Western Europe, sales decreased by 17% is alone in Spain increased by 40%. The termination of temporary workers, which in the recent past by car manufacturers has been practiced, is already being felt in the unemployment statistics.

The car sales in the EU fell from June 2007 to June 2008 decreased by 16% and met all car manufacturers. Even the Germans are not well off. BMW has a drastic austerity program with an extensive job cuts of 8,000 jobs announced and some rumors that Daimler is in mid-October expecting a profit warning. The financial crisis is now fully on the real economy.

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