NEW YORK – Nick Jonas is used to performing in front of screaming fans who know all the words to their favorite Jonas Brothers songs.
Now his new band, Nick Jonas & The Administration, is getting ready to perform as the house band for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles. The band will be expected to not only entertain but also keep the pace of the show moving.
"I'm excited and honored. ... We'll be performing a lot of covers. Intros and outros to the commercials. I think we have about 25 songs to learn," Jonas said in a recent interview.
The 17-year-old singer-musician calls his band a side project. They will record an album, Jonas said, but he will continue to record music with his brothers Kevin and Joe of the Jonas Brothers.
Since the awards show will be about movies, Jonas said his favorite film of 2009 was "The Invention of Lying," which he described as "funny" and "fantastic."
"I love Ricky Gervais," he said.
He is also a big fan of George Clooney.
"I don't know if he'll be there (in the audience at the awards show) but I just saw `Up in the Air' and thought it was great," Jonas said.
The awards are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091216/ap_on_en_mu/us_people_nick_jonas
COPENHAGEN – Police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the U.N. climate conference Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.
Hundreds of protesters were trying to disrupt the 193-nation conference, the latest action in days of demonstrations to demand "climate justice" — firm steps to combat global warming. Police said 230 protesters were detained.
Inside the cavernous convention hall, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, among the first leaders to address the assembly, echoed the protesters' sentiments: "If the climate was a bank, a capitalist bank, they would have saved it."
Earlier, behind closed doors, negotiators dealing with core issues debated until just before dawn without setting new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions or for financing poorer countries' efforts to cope with coming climate change, key elements of any deal.
"I regret to report we have been unable to reach agreement," John Ashe of Antigua, chairman of one negotiating group, told the conference.
In those overnight talks, the American delegation apparently objected to a proposed text it felt might bind the United States prematurely to reducing greenhouse gas emissions before Congress acts on the required legislation. U.S. envoys insisted, for example, on replacing the word "shall" with the conditional "should."
"A lot of things are in play," said Fred Krupp of the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund. "This is the normal rhythm of international negotiations."
Hundreds of protesters marched on the suburban Bella Center, where lines of Danish riot police waited in protective cordons. Some demonstrators said they wanted to take over the global conference and turn it into a "people's assembly." As they approached police lines, they were hit with pepper spray, and TV pictures showed a man being pushed from a police van's roof and struck with a baton by an officer.
Tens of thousands rallied in the Danish capital last weekend, demonstrating growing public awareness of the worldwide danger of ever-rising temperatures. Scientists say global warming will lead to the extinction of plant and animal species, the flooding of coastal areas from rising seas, more extreme weather, more drought and diseases spreading more widely.
The Copenhagen talks so far have been marked by sharp disagreements between China and the United States, and between rich and poor nations. Still unresolved are the questions of emissions targets for industrial countries, billions of dollars a year in funding for poor countries to contend with global warming, and verifying the actions of emerging powers like China to ensure that promises are kept.
Addressing the full conference for the European Union, Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren, urged the U.S. and China to raise their emissions-reduction targets.
"The world needs more and we are confident that you have the ability to deliver more," he said of the two countries.
After nine days of largely unproductive talks, the lower-level delegates were to hand off the disputes to environment ministers in the two-week conference's critical second phase. Connie Hedegaard, a former Danish climate minister, resigned from the conference presidency to allow Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen to preside as a higher-ranking official at the formal Wednesday-Friday segment involving heads of state and government. She was to continue overseeing closed-door negotiations.
Organizers still hope to break deadlocks that threaten to leave the meeting with no major accomplishments to be presented to President Barack Obama, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and more than 110 other world leaders arriving for Friday's finale.
The lack of progress disheartened many, including small island states threatened by rising seas.
"We are extremely disappointed," Ian Fry of the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu said on the conference floor. "I have the feeling of dread we are on the Titanic and sinking fast. It's time to launch the lifeboats."
Others were far from abandoning ship. "Obviously there are things we are concerned about, but that is what we have to discuss," Sergio Barbosa Serra, Brazil's climate ambassador, told The Associated Press. "I would like to think we can get a deal, a good and fair deal."
Governments had weeks ago given up hope of concluding a finished treaty at Copenhagen and aimed instead at establishing a framework, through decisions here, for negotiating more formal agreements next year.
Much of the uncertainty in the Copenhagen talks stems from how slowly the first U.S. legislation to cap carbon dioxide emissions is moving through Congress. Passage of a U.S. climate change bill is expected no earlier than next spring — and many other nations are unwilling to make their final commitments until the U.S. does.
A sponsor of that legislation, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., visiting the conference, sounded undiscouraged about the fitful negotiations. "My sense is we can get this done," he told the AP.
The draft texts being debated behind closed doors hinge on four key issues, with negotiating views generally divided between rich nations and developing ones:
• Emissions. Industrialized nations are under pressure to cut back even more on emissions of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gases, while major developing countries such as China and India are being pressed to rein in emissions growth. Environmentalists and poorer nations say richer countries should reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent or more by 2020, compared with 1990 levels, to avoid serious climate damage. The European Union has pledged 20 percent, and possibly 30 percent. The U.S. has offered only a 3 percent to 4 percent cut.
• Financing. Richer nations have discussed a "prompt-start" package of $10 billion a year for three years to help developing nations adjust to the impact of global warming and switch to clean energy. Developing nations want to see commitments by wealthy nations for years more of long-term climate aid financing. Expert studies say hundreds of billions of dollars will be needed each year, and the developing nations are trying to establish stable revenue sources, such as a global aviation tax.
• Monitoring. The U.S. and developed nations want some kind of international verification of emissions actions by developing nations. China, India and others are resisting what they consider potential intrusions on their sovereignty.
• Legal Form. For Europe, Japan and other developed nations, new, deeper emissions cuts will take the form of an extension of quotas under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The U.S., which rejected Kyoto and wants to remain outside it, likely to be included in a separate package that also deals with major developing countries. The level of legal obligation on each "track" may vary, particularly since the big developing countries — China and India — do not want to be bound by any international treaty to carry out their pledges of emission cuts. They prefer voluntary goals.
In this photo made Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, Brian Plourde of Easy Living Homes puts shingles on a roof of a new home in Yarmouth, Maine. Construction of new homes, helped by better weather, rebounded in November following a setback in the previous month.
In Aion, players are divided between those that are "The Chosen” and those that are “The Fallen.” The Tower of Eternity exists as a gateway into the Abyss, and acts as a portal between dimensions. When a great evil opens the gateways, it awakens the Dragons imprisoned within the Abyss, who seek revenge on both worlds. It is here that an epic conflict begins, as you take your first steps on a journey to bring salvation to the world. http://www.game.co.uk/Games/PC-Games/Aion-The-Tower-of-Eternity-Collectors-Edition/~r334820/
Raven Squad is a tactical action game set in the Amazonian jungles, and blends a first person shooter (FPS) experience with the command and overview advantages of a real-time strategy (RTS) game. Players can solve each mission situation using a combination of the two genres on their own or cooperatively with a friend. Also, they always have the ability to switch between eight different characters with their own unique background, personalities, behaviors, weapons and skills.
http://www.freshwap.net/finder/Raven+Riley+Virtual+Sex+Game+%28XXX%29.html
Though I’m not quite yet finished, I have recently been playing the two current God of War games and I have to say I’m having a blast. Though the game can be incredibly frustrating at points it is just enough for me to feverishly keep trying and not give up, while also not giving me an aneurysm. But that’s not what this post is about. The gameplay to the story is fantastic. The use of old Greek mythology is also very creative and fun. What’s lacking from this otherwise stellar story is pathos, and pathos makes all the difference in a story.
Kratos is the character you play as in the story so lets go into a little backstory. Kratos is this bloodthirsty spartan army leader when he takes on some barbarians and his army is decimated. Right before the leader of the barbarian horde is going to enact the final blow on Kratos, Kratos calls out to Ares and says he’ll be his servant if he can deliver him from death. Ares kills everybody except Kratos and his Spartans.
Kratos is now the leader of Spartans under the command of Ares. He goes about killing pretty much anybody and everybody. Eventually this catches up with him and though an old oracle warns him, in his blind fury Kratos murders his wife and child. He then feels bad and swears not to be Ares servant anymore. Ares points out that he was just trying to get Kratos to be a better warrior but KRatos is pretty set on getting revenge. In fact unquenchable revenge is ultimately what powers the main character and the story.
Kratos then becomes a servant to the other gods and sets out on a quest to kill Ares. After you kill every monster and person (regardless of they’re innocence) Kratos eventually kills Ares and becomes the new god of war.
The second game opens with the rest of the gods pissed at Kratos because he’s being a complete douchebag like Ares before him, sending out armies to destroy everything. The gods take away his powers and Zeus delivers the kill blow, however the Titans intercede and blah blah blah.
http://earlvagary.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/no-pathos-for-kratos/
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Uncage Wolverine's tragic past and discover how the ultimate weapon was created. Unleash the razor sharp adamantium claws, feral instincts and mutant regeneration power of the world's fiercest hero. Visceral combat. Pure rage. Epic battles. Take on the impossible in your hunt to uncover the secrets of Weapon X then exact your revenge.
The X-Men saga continues with the X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game for the PlayStation 3, based on the feature film of the same name. Unleash the fury of Wolverine and see how it all began. With cinema-style graphics and sound, and unstoppable action and excitement, X-Men Origins: Wolverine will have you on the edge of seat as you slash, slice, and stab your way through level after level of intense, epic gameplay.
With incredibly detailed graphics and stellar sound effects, you'll feel as though you're watching a full-feature movie, only you'll be playing it on your PS3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine takes you back to the "birth" of Wolverine when the fury was first unleashed. Battle your way through levels of relentless action that feature jaw-dropping graphics that are suitable enough for the big screen.
“Big Surf Island,” the latest DLC pack for Burnout Paradise, releases this Thursday on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The pack will add a new area to Paradise City, accessible via the ocean-side bridge in East Downtown Paradise. Big Surf Island will be roughly the same size as Downtown Paradise, but will contain new gameplay features.
“Big Surf Island” will cost you 1000 MS Points on the XBL side of things, and $12.99 on PSN. No word on the exact size of the download, but I’d imagine it’ll be quite large — likely close to one gigabite total. So clear up some room on your hard drives, folks, and get ready to burn some rubber, Burnout-style. If you’re on PSN, look for me on Big Surf Island. Say hello even.
Hey there, Battlefield fans. DICE would like you to know that Battlefield 1943 will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade next week on July 8th, and on the PlayStation Network on July 9th. The cost will be 1200 MS points, or $15. The game will feature 3 maps supporting up to 24 players to start, with a fourth map, Coral Sea, being unlocked once players worldwide have collectively made 43 million kills. Good hunting!
By the way, the PC version will be out around September, and will likely feature support for more players, along with tweaked gameplay to appeal to the more hardcore PC crowd.
http://www.christian-gaming.com/xbox-360/get-your-battlefield-on
As we and others in the gaming news biz pointed out once or twice, a slew of original PS1 hits — including Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil: Director’s Cut — are rumored to be coming Stateside soon. Thankfully, this is one of those lovely moments when I can say that we were (mostly, at this time anyway) right.
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut hits the PlayStation Network in North America on Thursday, May 28. This extended edition of the first Resident Evil experience will cost you $9.99 and a little download time. But oh my, folks, the cost is most definitely worth it.
If you’re wondering OK, so you say it’s worth it — why? Well, curious reader, because you’ll get the definitive version of the PlayStation 1 classic. The main game is largely the same, but you’ll get random camera angles (which differ from those in the original version), new costumes, and… OK, so there’s not much else that’s truly different. But hey, you can use analog control in this version.
Yesterday Microsoft announced that the latest installment of the ever popular Halo franchise has been renamed from Halo 3: Recon to Halo 3: ODST, after the orbital drop shock troops that will be the games main protagonists in their efforts to eliminate the Covenant at New Mombasa.
Read the full statement from Microsoft after the break.
“We are incredibly excited to tell a thrilling new story from the Halo universe and bring the perspective of new characters to the forefront of the Human-Covenant struggle. “Halo 3: ODST’s” tale will focus on the legendary ODSTs or “Orbital Drop Shock Troopers” as they drop into the ruined city of New Mombasa, looking for clues behind the Covenant’s catastrophic attack on the city. We’ll be sharing more about “Halo 3: ODST” and the ODST characters in the near future.
http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/11/26/halo-3-recon-renamed-halo-3-odst/
In the film, Nigel pointed out to director Marty DiBergi that the settings on Tap’s Marshall amps could extend beyond the standard 10 mark. Nigel stated "You see, most blokes will be playing at 10. You’re on 10, all the way up, all the way up...Where can you go from there? Nowhere. What we do, is if we need that extra push over the cliff...Eleven. One louder."
So there you go, when you want to invalidate your scoring system, just take it up to eleven! 11 means it's better.
