10 January 2012

Lionel Messi has won FIFA's Ballon d'Or for the third straight year

Barcelona's 24-year-old Argentine striker beat team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gifto pick up the prestigious prize once again. Sky Sports reported Messi, http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif man of the match in the UEFA Champions League final in 2011, also won the Primera Division, Spanish Supercopa, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup last year. Xavi paid tribute to the winner, tipping Messi to go from strength to strength and take his place at the head of football's pantheon of all-time legends.
"He's still young, only 24, and I think he's going to break all the records that exist in this sport," said the midfielder. "He's going to be one of the best footballers in the history of the sport."
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic were both included in the world XI dominated by Spain-based players. The FIFPro World XI was: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Gerrard Pique http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif(Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Xavi (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).
Rooney said at the gala: "It was a great year and the highlight was winning the Premier League for the 19th time, which was a great moment for the club."
Barcelona's Pep Guardiola was named coach of the year; Japan's women's World Cup-winning captain Homare Sawa the women's player; Japan's (male) manager Norio Sasaki coach of the year for women's football; the Japanese FA were awarded the FIFA fair play award; Brazilian 19-year-old sensation Neymar won the FIFA Puskas award for the best goal of 2011

09 January 2012

Sport of the Week

ITALIAN SERIE - A

Siena 4-0 Lazio
(11' Destro, 35' Calaio-pen, 45' Calaio-pen, 81' Destro)

Inter 5-0 Parma
(13' Milito, 18' Motta, 41' Milito, 56' Pazzini, 79' Faraoni)

Udinese 4-1 Cesena
(1' Natale, 54' Asamoah, 75' Basta, 82' Natale; 39' Eder)

Roma 2-0 Chievo
(34' Totti-pen, 78' Totti-pen)

Atalanta 0-2 AC Milan
(22' Ibrahimovic-pen, 82' Boateng)

Bologna 2-0 Catania
(51' Cherubin, 90' Vaio)

Cagliari 3-0 Genoa
(13' Larrivey-pen, 56' Guerrero, 72' Granquist-o.g)

Lecce 0-1 Juventus
(27' Matri)

Novara 0-3 Fiorentina
(20' Jovetic-pen, 42' Montolivo, 49' Jovetic)

Palermo 1-3 Napoli
(89' Miccoli; 35' Pandev, 54' Cavani, 60' Hamsik)


SPANISH PRIMERA DIVISION

Levante 0-0 Mallorca

Racing Santander 1-0 Zaragoza
(45' Bernardo)

Real Sociedad 0-0 Osasuna

Real Madrid 5-1 Granada
(19' Benzema, 34' Ramos, 47' Higuain, 50' Benzema, 89' Ronaldo; 22' Rico)

Malaga 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Sevilla
(45' Michu, 52' Tamudo; 62' Escude)

Getafe 0-0 Athletic Bilbao

Villareal 2-2 Valencia
(14' Ruben, 18' Rodriguez; 41' Feghouli, 87' Aduriz)

Real Betis 2-0 Sporting Gijon
(23' Cruz, 90' Molina)

Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona
(16' Fabregas; 86' Vazquez)

Beyonce Gives Birth to Baby Girl in NY


Reuters reported first child of the R&B singer, Beyonce and rap mogul, Jay-Z was delivered late on Saturday at NY. Spokespersons for the singer did not immediately return comment.

Well, congratulation Beyonce and Jay-Z!!

08 January 2012

Quotes of the week

My mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on. -Forrest Gump


My momma always said, life was like a box of choccolates. You never know what you're gonna get -Forrest Gump


Time rules over us without mercy. Not caring if we're healthy or ill. Hungry or drunk. Russian, American, beings from Mars. It's like a fire, it could either destroy us or it could keep us warm -Cast Away


You just have to keep on breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise and who knows what the tide will bring -Cast Away


Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire - Schindler's List

Caroline Wozniackie - Profile of the Week



Name: Caroline Wozniacki
Citizenship: Danish
Residence: Monte Carlo
POB/BOD: Odense, Denmark, 11 July 1990
Recent World Rank on WTA Tour: 1
Won: 18 WTA Single Titles


Wozniacki's playing style centers "around the defensive aspects of tennis with her anticipation, movement, agility, footwork and defence all first-rate and key parts of her game." Her two-handed backhand is one of her best weapons as she is capable of turning defense into offense, most notably the backhand down-the-line. Her defensive playing style has her contemporaries label her a counter-puncher.


At 2005 Wozniacki won several juniors tournament including Orange Bowl Tennis Championship. At 2006, she was the top seed at the Australian Open (junior girls' singles), but lost the final to eighth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. At this year Wozniacki won the exhibition tournament Liverpool International Tennis Tournament, beating Ashley Harkleroad in the finals. In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, she won both the girls' singles and doubles. Her first title on the senior tour came shortly after on 29 October, when she won the $25,000 ITF-tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final.


At 2011 She got the Diamond Ace Award from WTA.


Source

Novak Djokovic - Profile of the Week


Biography
Name: Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић)
Citizenship: Serbian
Residence: Monte Carlo
POB/DOB: Belgrade, 22 May 1987
Recent World Rank by ATP: 1
Won Grand Slam Single Title: 4 times (2008 and 2011 Australian Open, 2011 Wimbledon Championship, 2011 US Open)


He started playing tennis at the age of four. September 1999, the 12-year-old Djokovic moved to the Pilić tennis academy in Oberschleißheim, Germany, spending four years there. At age 14, he began his international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition. Now he resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco and has been coached by Marián Vajda since 2006.
Djokovic is known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends. This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moyà, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova. He also did an impression of American tennis great John McEnroe after his final preliminary game at the 2009 US Open, before playing a brief game with McEnroe, much to the delight of the audience. It is because of this jovial personality that he earned the nickname "Djoker", a portmanteau of his surname and the word joker. Novak Djokovic is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.
Novak Djokovic is a self-described fan of languages, speaking four himself: his native Serbian, English, German, and Italian.


07 January 2012

Ricky Martin as Glee Guest Star

Ricky Martin and Glee Cast
Ricky Martin has started work filming as guest appearance on Glee. He is apparently playing role as a Spanish teacher. Another infos, this is not the first time Ricky Martin has teamed up with one of Glee cast, Lea Michelle. They worked together on musical Les Miserables when Lea Michelle was a child.

Source here and here

Hollywood's Top Earning Screen Couple


Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
According to Forbes Rupert Grint and Emma Watson is on the top of the rank. They earned US$ 4.2 billion from their four Harry Potter movies in the past five years. Behind Grint and Watson, there are Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart who earned US$ 2.5 billion from all of their Twilight series. This couple will have a chance to boost their earnings when the second part of the last book is released this coming November. Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox get the third rank with US$ 1.5 billion. Rank fourth is Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, they starred as Tony Starks and Pepper Potts at Iron Man Installment. This pair will appear together again in the superhero movie The Avengers. Rank fifth, Shia LeBeouf again with different partner, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley earned US$ 1.1 billion.

Check the full list Hollywood's Top-Earning Screen Couples here

06 January 2012

The Beauty of Singapore

Singapore is a 628 sq mile country located at South East Asia. Many people from other countries visit this small island for holiday or vacation because Singapore has a lot of tourist attractions and for shopping maniac, Singapore has so many shopping malls around. Singapore's main airport, Singapore Changi Airport hosts a network of 80 airlines and connecting Singapore to 200 other cities in 68 countries. Beside that, Singapore has friendly people to help us.

One of great view from Singapore
You can find a lot of shopping mall at Orchard Road, Marina Bay, Chinatown, Little India, and so on. At Orchard Road you can find Wheelock Place, Ngee Ann City, The Paragon, Lucky Plaza, Wisma Atria and some more. You can find a lot of high-end fashion brands here, a lot of restaurants, book stores, and many other things.

Orchard Road
Orchard Road
Other tourist attractions are Singapore zoo, which allows us to explore Asian, African, and South African nature habitats at night; Jurong Bird Park, and Singapore Botanical Garden. For island we definitely must visit Sentosa Island, home base for Universal Studios Singapore and we can see the Song of the Sea Performance as well, which is definitely must see performance.

Photo Credit: Universal Studios Singapore

Photo Credit: Resorts World Sentosa

When you visit Singapore don't be worry about the accommodation and transportation. Singapore has a very convenient public transportation like taxis, buses, or MRTs and you can find them easily.




 



                      

         

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Beautiful photos from Stanley K.

05 January 2012

Book of the Week - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. It was released on November 15, 2011.

Synopsis:
It is almost the holiday season, and Gregory is becoming a nervous wreck due to the constant pressure to behave for the entire month of December being put on him by his parents. He is also nervous of Santa "seeing him when he's sleeping and knowing when he's awake" and doubtful of his naughty or nice list. To make matters worse, Greg's mother stumbles upon "Santa's Scout", a magical elf that observes the behavior of children and then reports back to Santa at the North Pole, which causes Greg to become even more nervous.
Greg is also in trouble with the police. Greg tries to sell "drummies" or drumsticks for a lower price. He and Rowley go to put up posters to advertise. His latest money making scheme backfires when neon green paint from the posters leaks onto the school wall and Greg and Rowley flee. After Rowley makes a anonymous tip Greg is caught and has to clean off the paint. When Greg returns home there is a note from the police and Greg assumes it is because of the poster incident and the police will send him to prison. A blizzard comes and Greg, Rodrick, Mom and Manny are snowed in. Eventually they start to run out of food and the power goes out. When Rowley visits and tells Greg the power was never out Greg checks the circuit breaker and sees all power except to Manny's room is off and realizes Manny cut off all power. Greg's dad is able to get home on Christmas Eve (which Mom calls a Christmas miracle) and gives them all more food which they eat happily. Later the police come over and Greg realizes that they only came over before for toys for the toy drive and that he isn't in trouble.

Movie of the Week - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a British-American action mystery film. This film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. The screenplay is written by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney.


Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr.John Watson. Holmes and Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their most cunning adversary, Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris.


Rating:
Rotten Tomatoes : 6.1/10
IMDb : 7.8/10
Metacritic : 4.8/10








Synopsis:
Holmes disclosed that he is investing a series of seemingly unrelated murders, terrorist attacks, and business acquisitions, that he has connected to Moriarty. Holmes meets with the gypsy Simza, the intended recipient of the letter he had taken from Adler, sent by her brother, Rene. Holmes defeats an assassin sent to kill Simza, but she flees before Holmes can interrogate her.
Moriarty's men attack Watson and Mary on a train to their honeymoon. Holmes, having followed the pair for protection, throws Mary from the train into a river below where she is picked up by Holmes' waiting brother Mycroft Holmes. After defeating Moriarty's men, Holmes and Watson travel to Paris to locate Simza. When she is found, Holmes tells Simza that she has been targeted because Rene is working for Moriarty, and may have told her about his plans. Simza takes the pair to the headquarters of an anarchist group to which she and Rene had formerly belonged. They learn that the anarchists have been forced to plant bombs for Moriarty.
They follow Holmes's deduction that the bomb is in the Paris Opera. However, Holmes realizes too late that he has been tricked and that the bomb is in a nearby hotel; the bombing kills a number of assembled businessmen. Holmes discovers that the bomb was a cover for the assassination of Meinhart—one of the attendees—by Moriarty's aide, Sebastian Moran. Meinhart's death grants Moriarty ownership of Meinhart's weapons factory in Germany. Holmes, Watson, and Simza travel there, following clues in Rene's letters.
At the factory, Moriarty captures and tortures Holmes, while Watson is pinned down behind a large cannon by sniper fire from Moran. Moriarty reveals that he owns shares in multiple war-profiting companies, and intends to instigate a world war to make himself a fortune. Meanwhile, Watson uses the cannon he was behind to destroy the lighthouse in which Moran is concealed. The structure collapses into the warehouse where Moriarty is holding Holmes captive. Watson, Simza, and an injured Holmes reunite, and escape aboard a moving train. Holmes deduces that Moriarty's final target will be a peace summit in Switzerland.
Holmes reveals that Rene is the assassin and that he is disguised as one of the ambassadors—having been given radical reconstructive surgery by Hoffmanstahl to alter his appearance. Watson and Simza search for signs of the assassin while Holmes and Moriarty, who is also in attendance, retreat outside to discuss their competing plans. Watson and Simza find Rene and stop his assassination attempt, but Rene is himself silenced by Moran. Outside, Holmes reveals that he previously replaced Moriarty's personal diary that contained all his plans and financing with a duplicate. The original was sent to Mary in London who decrypted the code using a book that Holmes had noticed in Moriarty's office during their first meeting. Mary passes the information to Inspector Lestrade who seizes the bulk of Moriarty's assets, financially crippling him. Holmes and Moriarty anticipate an impending physical confrontation that both realize Moriarty would win, due to Holmes' injured shoulder. Holmes instead grapples Moriarty and forces them both over the balcony and into the Reichenbach waterfall below.
Their bodies are not found. Following Holmes' funeral, Watson and Mary prepare to have their belated honeymoon when Watson, who is now writing the last few lines, receives a package containing a breathing device of Mycroft's that Holmes had noticed before the summit. Realizing that Holmes is still alive, Watson leaves his office to find the delivery man. Holmes, having concealed himself in Watson's office, reads a fresh eulogy on Watson's typewriter and adds a question mark after the words "The End".

Cast:
Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace as Madame Simza Heron
Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty
Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan-Watson
Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade
Geraldine James as Mrs. Hudson
Paul Anderson as Sebastian Moran

Sport of the Week

PREMIER LEAGUE

Aston Villa 0-2 Swansea City
(4' Dyer, 47' Routledge)

Blackburn 1-2 Stoke City
(70' Goodwillie; 17' Crouch, 45' Crouch)

QPR 1-2 Norwich City
(11' Barton; 42' Pilkington, 83' Morison)

Wolverhampton 1-2 Chelsea
(84' Ward; 54' Ramires, 89' Lampard)

Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
(85' Sidwell, 90' Zamora; 21' Koscielny)

Tottenham 1-0 West Bromwich
(63' Defoe)

Wigan 1-4 Sunderland
(62' Rodalegga; 45' Gardner, 55' McClean, 73' Sessegnon, 80' Vaughan)

Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
(11' Aguero, 33' Toure, 75' Milner - pen)

Everton 1-2 Bolton
(63' Howard; 67' N'Gog, 78' Cahill)

Newcastle United 3-0 Manchester United
(33' Ba, 47' Cabaye, 90' Jones - o.g)

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