Florida Legislature OKs new voting map for Congress; judge ruled current districts illegal
Florida Legislature OKs new voting map for Congress; judge ruled current districts illegal .
Month: August 2014
U.S. judge orders websites to stop ‘Expendables 3’ film piracy
Citing lost box office sales that are “impossible to calculate,” a California federal judge has issued an order to stop the operators of several websites from distributing stolen copies of the upcoming film “The Expendables 3.” The movie, distributed by Lions Gate Films, is scheduled to be released on Friday, but a pirated DVD-quality copy already had been downloaded more than 2.2 million times as of Aug. 1, according to court filings. In granting a preliminary injunction to Lions Gate, U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Morrow said in a ruling in Los Angeles last Friday that the defendants “deprived both Lions Gate and many others of revenue that will be impossible to calculate because there is no way of knowing how many people would have paid to see the film” if it weren’t for the copyright infringement. Lions Gate sued the operators of six websites that did not respond to requests to remove the film from their content. They feature Hollywood action stars including Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
U.N. names panel to investigate war crimes in Gaza
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday named three experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by both sides during Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. William Schabas, a Canadian professor of international law, will head the panel whose other members are Doudou Diene, a veteran U.N. human rights expert from Senegal, and Amal Alamuddin, a British-Lebanese lawyer engaged to be married to Hollywood actor George Clooney.
Distinction between men, women ‘silly’, says SRK
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was seen dancing with a women police officer in Kolkata, Monday said it was not about the uniform but about a lady in a uniform and such distinction between men and women was “silly”. This distinction between men and women is rubbish and silly. It should not be even talked about,” Shah Rukh said at an event here.
Clooney’s fiancee to serve on Gaza rights probe
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s three-member commission on possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza will include the increasingly high-profile British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who is engaged to George Clooney, and a Canadian legal expert whose appointment is already drawing fire.
Statistics “prove” Premier League progress
By Michael Hann LONDON (Reuters) – English soccer has always been renowned for its pace, power and tough-tackling but new research appears to quantify the idea that current Premier League teams are playing a different game now than as recently as six years ago. A study conducted by the University of Sunderland and Chris Barnes, the Head of Sports Science at West Bromwich Albion, analysed the physical and technical performance levels of more than 1,000 Premier League players over 23,000 “match observations”. Titled, “The Evolution of Physical and Technical Performance Parameters in the English Premier League,” the study showed that players in the 2012/13 season produced 40 percent more passes with a greater success rate than in 2006/07. “We can clearly see the evolution within the game between 2006/07 and 2012/13,” Paul Bradley from the University of Sunderland said.
FIR filed against K Kavitha for “anti-nationalist” remarks
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): In the aftermath of the controversial statements made by Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP K Kavitha over Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana, K Karunasagar, Convener BJP Legal and Legislative Cell, Greater Hyderabad, has filed an FIR against her.
Film, TV and music stars among Emmy presenters
Film stars Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey and Halle Berry are among the first presenters announced for this month’s Emmy Awards ceremony. In a statement Monday, executive producer Don Mischer said …
Satyamev Jayate composer Ritu Raj enters India's Raw Star
Ritu Raj, who had composed a song for Aamir Khan’s TV show Satyamev Jayate, will now participate in reality show India’s Raw Star (Star Plus).
India’s Raw Star – a platform to find the ultimate performing artist – will go on air Aug 24 on Star Plus. Raj is one of the top 10 contestants shortlisted by rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, who will be mentoring them.
Rani Mukherjee to anchor an episode of Savdhan India; Shiju Kataria roped in
The very pretty looking Shiju Kataria is all set to feature in a special episode of Savdhan India being produced by Keylight Productions.
This particular story is being shot in Delhi and it revolves around a mother’s – being essayed by Shiju- struggle to get to her daughter back into her life. The girl gets kidnapped.