John Krasinski, The Next Captain America.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - John Krasinski as Captain America?
It could happen as Marvel conducts screen tests this week in its search for the actor to play Steve Rogers, the alter ego of the title character in its "Captain America" movie.

The company's latest superhero movie is being directed by Joe Johnston ("Wolfman") and tells the story of the young infirm man rejected from enlisting who becomes America's symbol of liberty during World War II and eventually a member of Marvel's superhero team the Avengers.
About seven actors have moved to the front of the super soldier serum testing line and have either tested or are expected to screen test this week and next at Marvel's Manhattan Beach, Calif., headquarters.

Those known to be on the list with Krasinski include Michael Cassidy (who appeared in "Smallvile" and who tested for the Superman movie when McG was going to direct it), Patrick Flueger (one of the stars of " The 4400 " who most recently appeared in the Tobey Maguire movie " Brothers "), Scott Porter (TV's " Friday Night Lights "), Wilson Bethel (" Generation Kill ") and Mike Vogel (" Cloverfield ").

Chace Crawford is also in talks to screen test, though no deal has been made.
Garret Hedlund, already starring in Disney's "Tron," was also on the list to test but has fallen off, at least for now, because of scheduling conflicts. Insiders say he may still make the testing round. Jensen Ackles is another actor who had scheduling conflicts.

The studio has put the actors on 30-day holds during the testing process.
Sources on both sides caution that an actor may not be found from the tests, which happened during Marvel's search for the man who would be "Thor." For that movie, currently shooting in Manhattan Beach, the studio conducted several rounds of testing but found its star, Chris Hemsworth, late in the game, after initially passing on his audition reel.

While Marvel is looking for someone on the youngish side and who can play rugged, one key ingredient emerging is that the actor be American, according to insiders. So far, no British or Australian actors have been seriously considered though the search could widen if no suitable candidates are found.

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Austin, Texas Plane Crashed into IRS Building

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AUSTIN, Texas – A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service launched a suicide attack on the agency Thursday by crashing his small plane into an office building containing nearly 200 IRS employees, setting off a raging fire that sent workers running for their lives.

At least one person in the building was missing.

The FBI tentatively identified the pilot as Joseph A. Stack, 53. Law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still going on, said that before taking off, Stack apparently set fire to his house and posted a long anti-government screed on the Web. It was dated Thursday and signed "Joe Stack (1956-2010)."

In it, the author cited run-ins he had with the IRS and ranted about the tax agency, government bailouts and corporate America's "thugs and plunderers."

"I have had all I can stand," he wrote, adding: "I choose not to keep looking over my shoulder at `big brother' while he strips my carcass."

The pilot took off in a single-engine Piper Cherokee from an airport in Georgetown, about 30 miles from Austin, without filing a flight plan. He flew low over the Austin skyline before plowing into the side of the hulking, seven-story, black-glass building just before 10 a.m. with a thunderous explosion that instantly stirred memories of Sept. 11.

Flames shot from the building, windows exploded, a huge pillar of black smoke rose over the city, and terrified workers rushed to get out.

The Pentagon scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Houston to patrol the skies over the burning building before it became clear that it was the act of a lone pilot, and President Barack Obama was briefed.

"It felt like a bomb blew off," said Peggy Walker, an IRS revenue officer who was sitting at her desk. "The ceiling caved in and windows blew in. We got up and ran."

Stack was presumed dead, though police said they had not recovered his body as of Thursday evening. At least 13 people were injured, with two reported in critical condition. About 190 IRS employees work in the building.

Gerry Cullen was eating breakfast at a restaurant across the street when the plane struck the building and "vanished in a fireball."

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Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 Series

Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series
Feb. 15, 2010
Source: www.microsoft.com

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BARCELONA, Spain — Feb. 15, 2010 — Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web and applications. For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience on a mobile phone, exclusively on Windows Phone 7 Series. Partners have already started building phones; customers will be able to purchase the first phones in stores by holiday 2010.

“Today, I’m proud to introduce Windows Phone 7 Series, the next generation of Windows Phones,” said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer at Microsoft. “In a crowded market filled with phones that look the same and do the same things, I challenged the team to deliver a different kind of mobile experience. Windows Phone 7 Series marks a turning point toward phones that truly reflect the speed of people’s lives and their need to connect to other people and all kinds of seamless experiences.”

Windows Phone 7 Series includes six hubs built on specific themes reflecting activities that matter most to people:

*People
*Pictures
*Games
*Music + Video
*Marketplace
*Office

Availability

Partners from around the world have committed to include Windows Phone 7 Series in their portfolio plans. They include mobile operators AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone, and manufacturers Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC Corp., HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm Inc. The first phones will be available by holiday 2010. Customers who would like to receive additional information about Windows Phone 7 Series and be notified when it is available can register at http://www.windowsphone7series.com


The home screen, or Start, on Windows® Phone 7 Series can be customized with “live tiles” that show the latest updates from the Web directly to customers. For example, create a “live tile” of a friend and gain a readable, up-to-date view of that person’s latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start.



The Windows® Phone 7 Series Office Hub provides fast access to Microsoft Office Mobile, Microsoft Office SharePoint and Microsoft Office OneNote on the same phone that offers Microsoft Office Outlook e-mail.

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GSIS.GOV.PH|GSIS ECARD

This is my review of the GSIS Website|GSIS.GOV.PH
GSIS Website is providing the members an online access about their account. GSIS.gov.ph is the website address.  GSIS is also using now the ecard or GSIS Ecard . So, GSIS members will just use the card for their transactions (loan or conso loan, benefits, emergency loan, etc.) in the GSIS office.
GSIS stands for Government Social Insurance System.
The main page of the GSIS Website (http://www.gsis.gov.ph/) is shown below:





The GSIS Website is therefore a very accessible tool for all the members instead of going to the GSIS office they can check their contribution by via internet through their GSIS Ecard or Electronic Card. Like the one below:



GSIS members can easily check their existing accounts through their ecard all they have to do is to log-in by entering their GSIS ID # appearing on the
e-Card Plus below your name and click GO.

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GSIS website is really a big help to all the members.

Check out the GSIS Latest Updates/News or Visit their Website click Here
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Alamaba University Shooting Incident

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Woman opens fire at Alabama campus, killing 3

Article Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_ala_university_shooting

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically, officials said. The shooter was caught outside the Shelby Center, a science building, without incident, according to university spokesman Ray Garner. He said he could not identify her or the victims. Local media reported the shooter was a faculty member.


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No students were involved, Garner said. All three of those killed and two of the injured were faculty members. The third injured person was a staff member.
Huntsville Hospital spokesman Burr Ingram said two of the injured were in critical condition and the third was in stable condition.

Sophomore Erin Johnson told The Huntsville Times a biology faculty meeting was under way when she heard screams coming from the room.
University police secured the building and students were cleared from it.

The Huntsville campus has about 7,500 students in northern Alabama, not far from the Tennessee line. The city is home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
The university posted a message on its Web site Friday afternoon telling students the campus was closed Friday night and all students were encouraged to go home. Counselors were available to speak with students.

Garner said at a news conference that the shooting was not unlike one the area experienced a week ago, when a 14-year-old student was killed in a middle school hallway, allegedly by a fellow student.
"This town is unaccustomed to shootings and multiple deaths," he said.

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Google unveiled Google Buzz

Google recently unveiled their newest innovation the so-called Google Buzz.

What is Google Buzz?
is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting.
You can Share updates, photos, videos and more with your friends with Google Buzz.

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Alexander McQueen found Dead

Breaking News! Alexander Mcqueen is dead.

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The Top British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who dressed stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Rihanna to Nicole Kidman in bold shapes and colors, was found dead in his home here Thursday, a spokesman for his company said.

Though his reputation for controversy earned him the titles "enfant terrible" and "the hooligan of English fashion," British Vogue Editor Alexandra Shulman said his work "influenced a whole generation of designers.

"His brilliant imagination knew no bounds as he conjured up collection after collection of extraordinary designs. At one level he was a master of the fantastic, creating astounding fashions shows that mixed design, technology and performance, and on another he was a modern day genius whose gothic aesthetic was adopted by women the world over. His death is the hugest loss to anyone who knew him and for very many who didn't," said a statement from Shulman on the magazine's Web site.

Asked about reports of McQueen's death, London's Metropolitan Police said a 40-year-old man was found dead at an address in Green Street, central London. They would not confirm his identity and said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

"At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee's family," said a statement issued from his company on behalf of the family of the designer, who was born Lee Alexander McQueen.

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President Bill Clinton Hospitalized

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Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized:

Bill Clinton has two stents placed in heart artery

Article Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bill_clinton


NEW YORK – Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted Thursday to prop open a clogged heart artery after being hospitalized with chest pains, an adviser said.

Clinton, 63, "is in good spirits and will continue to focus on the work of his foundation and Haiti's relief and long-term recovery efforts," said adviser Douglas Band.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left Washington and headed to New York to be with her husband, who underwent the procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Stents are tiny mesh scaffolds used to keep an artery open after it is unclogged in an angioplasty procedure. Doctors thread a tube through a blood vessel in the groin to a blocked artery, inflate a balloon to flatten the clog, and slide the stent into place.

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Enceladus Harbors Water

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Cassini Evidence Suggests Enceladus Harbors Water

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Astronomers say it is likely that Saturn's moon Enceladus hides a large body of liquid water just beneath its icy surface, BBC News reported.
More data returned from the Cassini probe, which periodically sweeps past the little moon, has provided even more evidence backing the idea of a sub-surface sea below the moon’s surface.

Experts theorize that it is the detection of negatively charged water molecules in the atmosphere of Enceladus. Such ions on Earth are often seen where liquid water is in motion, like waterfalls or crashing ocean waves.
Enceladus may not have any "rollers" but it does have a very active region near its south pole where water vapor and ice particles shoot through cracks in the surface and rise high into the moon’s atmosphere.

Andrew Coates from University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory said they have seen water molecules that have additional electrons added.
Coates told BBC News there are only two ways they could be added -- from the ambient plasma environment, or from friction as water clusters come out of the jets, like rubbing a balloon and sticking it on the ceiling.

Image Caption: False color Cassini image of jets in the southern hemisphere of Enceladus. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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Best Valentine Gifts, Ideas and Tips

Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Few more days and it's gonna be the Day of the Hearts. Love will surely fill the air this month of the hearts. And as we wait for that very special day we also think of something that we can give or share to our special someone, family or friend. Maybe you would think of giving her/him a valentine card filled with so much wonderful and romantic messages that will surely captivate her or his heart. You might think also of bringing her to a very romantic place where both of you will enjoy.

There are so many things that you can do this season of the hearts, so for you to be guided to do the most amazing deed this Valentine's Day, I gathered here some of the websites that gives information about Valentin's Gifts, Ideas and Tips.

Best Valentine Gifts, Ideas and Tips

Valentine Gifts for Your Sweetheart - AskMen.com
The relationship correspondent offers her advice on giving Valentine's Day gifts. Lists rose colors and their meanings as well as ideas for more personal gifts.
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip/tip14.html

Valentine Day Gift Ideas
Valentine Day Gift Ideas on BestGiftIdeas.org. ... One of the most traditional Valentine's gifts can be made special with a little time -- personalize your gift with engraving. ...
http://www.bestgiftideas.org/valentine.htm

Valentine Idea Tips
Valentine's Day is one of the most romantic day in a year. ... There are ample valentine ideas and tips but the first and foremost thing to be kept in mind is to create the ...
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Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Get a jump on your Valentine's Day gift shopping - see our romantic gifts for him ... Beautiful heart-shaped Valentine's gifts are the perfect way to say 'I love you' this ...
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Valentine Gift Ideas
Valentines Day is the day to make your valentine feel unique by gifting him or her something special. Find out more about Valentine gifts.
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Valentine's Day, Tips for a Romantic Valentine: How to add ...
Follow some of the tips here to increase the romantic mood for Valentine's Day, a Wedding Anniversary or perhaps a marriage proposal.
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Valentine-Tips - All You Need for Valentine's Day
Make this Valentine's day a day to remember. Our tips will help you show your romatic ... Valentine's day is getting nearer and you still haven't met your soul ...
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Valentine's Day Tips
This site features romantic tips from Greg's 12 bestselling books, plus romantic "extras. ... And Deb promised him that he would never go without a Valentine again. ...
http://www.1001waystoberomantic.com/romantic_tips.htm