“Up” (my 0-10 quality rating: 10) (animation) Director: Peter Docter, with co-director Bob Peterson Screenplay: Bob Peterson Voices: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, Bob Peterson Time: 1 hr., 36 min. Rating: PG (perilous action)A masterpiece of adult-level art and craft of animated films, not to say a wonderfully refreshing plot quality exploring seriously the …
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Newfoundland Travel – Avalon Peninsula
Sunday, July 20, 2003Our destination today was Terra Nova National Park, on the East Coast of Newfoundland. We were very surprised at the fees they charged: $5.00 per day per adult for use plus $21.00 per day for camping with no amenities (electricity was $5.00 extra per night). The area boasts arboreal forests reaching to …
North Korea defies world with Hiroshima-size nuclear device
The UN security council will begin behind-the-scenes negotiations today designed to strengthen sanctions against North Korea after the communist state appeared to have successfully tested a nuclear weapon as powerful as the one that destroyed Hiroshima. With the 15-member council called to an emergency session last night, diplomats scrambled to forge a unified front against …
Is Obama Going to Do Something About North Korea Or Just Run and Hide?
It looks as if our President is learning the hard way that international affairs and crises do not simply go away when you ignore them. Now, North Korea is challenging the international community and in direct defiance of the United States’ strong suggestion that they abandon their nuclear weapons manufacturing and testing. North Korea has …
Fun Travels in Australia and New Zealand, Part Three
When I left readers in Part Two of this odyssey around New Zealand and Australia, I was talking about the zealous fruit police and canines in Zed. The best way to see both countries is by a combination of ship and bus tour. The cruise that we took can be replicated by similar cruises on …
IPL – It’s Not All About Cricket
The show has begun with Indian premier league carnival in Cape Town. Due to the security reasons and elections in India, IPL has chosen a new destination- South Africa. It was started by Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) last year. It is new format of cricket called Twenty 20.It is a multi-billion dollar …
George Best, The Greatest Player to Don the Manchester United Shirt
George Best was undoubtedly the most naturally gifted player to ever wear the famous Manchester United Shirt. Even though Best self-destructed and destroyed his own career in the saddest of manners, he is considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time. If he had not taken the path of drinking and generally …
Indian Premier League – Karmic Cricket
The Indian Premier League is all about big bucks – record prices paid for the legendary players, with Englishmen, Kevin Pietersen and all-rounder, Andrew Flintoff, breaking the bank at $1.5 million each, the sale of media rights clocking over the $1.5 billion mark and the individual coffers of Bollywood and leading Indian industrial heavyweights literally …
Champions League Final Preview – Manchester United Vs Barcelona
On the 27 May, Manchester United will battle with Barcelona in the final of this season UEFA Champions League at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. Both teams have the credential and fire power to become this season European Champion. Manchester United can become the first team in 19 years to retain the trophy they won last year. …
Barcelona wins third-ever Champions League title
A rare headed goal by Lionel Messi helped Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final on Wednesday, giving the Spanish side its third European Cup title and third trophy in a magical season.Samuel Eto’o put the Spanish champions ahead in the 10th minute and Messi’s 70th-minute goal – his ninth in the …