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Madonna at the Dolce & Gabbana and The Cinema Society screening of the Epix World premiere of “Madonna: The MDNA Tour” at The Paris Theatre in New York (June 18 2013)

MadonnaTribe's longtime friend and contributor Cr@zy4Mad*nna gives you a fresh photo update from New York City where Madonna : The MDNA Tour premieres tonight. Check out some exclusive images he took...

Justin Rose is already well on his way to one of the best 2013 campaigns of any golfer on the PGA Tour this year. With a U.S. Open victory at Merion Golf Club last weekend, there’s no reason to expect anything less than a stellar year from the 32-year-old. Rose notched his first major victory with that performance, breaking through the barrier that has held back some of the best golfers on the planet. It may just seem like another win to the casual observer, but winning a major after years of coming up short goes a long way toward building confidence—confidence he could very well harness in pursuit of a second major title.The PGA Tour official Twitter account may have captured the perfect image to illustrate that fact:Confidence may have been the missing piece in Rose’s pursuit of a major title. The world No. 3 has already posted four top-10 finishes in 2013 apart from his triumph at Merion, and as world No. 9 Graeme McDowell voiced on Twitter, Rose has been one of the best players on tour in recent years:But as well as Rose has played recently, not every facet of his game has been up to par. Confidence is absolutely crucial to playing winning golf, especially with the putter in hand. For as much buoyancy as he probably gained from winning his first major, there’s nothing like the assurance gained from besting a course that featured some of the most devastating greens of any track on the circuit this season.Rose knocked down putt after putt on Merion’s demanding greens, tallying just 90 total putts for the tournament. Of the top seven finishers, only Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel and Luke Donald attempted fewer putts though four rounds.With the missing piece of his game seemingly solved, Rose couldn’t be in better position to churn out a few more wins this season. If he can win at Merion, he can win anywhere. There’s still a lot of golf to be played this year, but there are also few players in better position to make a spectacular run this season. If the U.S. Open proved anything, the tour is still wide open. With a major victory now in his pocket, Rose proved to himself and the rest of the golf world that there isn’t anything he can’t do at this point in his career. Don’t expect that to change in 2013.

La Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada (FCFAC) défend l'utilisation de fonds destinés à renforcer les communautés de langue officielle minoritaire pour enseigner l'anglais aux immigrants francophones qui s'installent à l'extérieur du Québec.L'argent provient de la Feuille de route pour la dualité linguistique lancée par Ottawa en 2008, qui vise à renforcer la vitalité des communautés minoritaires francophones et anglophones du Canada.More...

First 2 Board | First2Board LufthansaFlyer / Aero-Shots Though off topic from my usual posts, I thought this was relevant enough to pass along….. As I was reading the InterWeb this evening, I came across an interesting story on Foxnews.com that refers to an upcoming documentary that challenges the “OFFICIAL” cause behind the tragic events behind TWA’s Flight 800.   For those of you not familiar with TWA Flight 800, the aircraft exploded shortly after takeoff from New York’s JFK.   It had been destined for Paris, France but exploded near East Moriches, NY on July 17, 1996. The documentary is scheduled to air on EPIX in July and claims to have former NTSB investigators involved with the investigation ready to reveal what may have really happened.   According to this article, the investigators were placed under a gag order and the NTSB may have falsified the reason behind the disaster.   Officially, the NTSB concluded that the explosion that downed the aircraft was caused by a spark inside of a fuel tank that ignited the jet fuel. It has been widely speculated that a missile may have actually downed the aircraft but both the FBI and NTSB ruled out that potentiality during their investigations.   In light of recent Whistleblower activity and alleged cover ups, sadly nothing would surprise me at this point.  I’m certainly going to be tuning into the program. The post TWA 800 Findings Are Being Challenged By Whistleblowers appeared first on First2Board.

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Le Canada aurait aidé les États-Unis et le Royaume-Uni à espionner les participants au sommet du G20 à Londres il y a quatre ans, selon des documents obtenus par le quotidien britannique The Guardian.D'après le quotidien, des espions ont consulté les ordinateurs et écouté les appels téléphoniques de politiciens et représentants étrangers lors de deux réunions du G20 dans la capitale britannique en 2009. Les courriels et les appels reçus par les délégués sur leur téléphone intelligent BlackBerry auraient également été interceptés.More...

A Hawaii energy expert says that he’s surprised that Houston-based Par Petroleum is buying Tesoro Hawaii LLC’s operations instead of Chevron Hawaii, the smaller of the two refineries in the state. “The best buyer for Tesoro is Chevron, but we always knew that they are not necessarily interested in expanding their business in Hawaii,” said Iman Nasseri, an energy economist and research assistant at the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. “[But] they would turn into a monopoly…

Square Enix's Bloodmasque was undoubtedly the strangest game I saw at E3 last week, and in a year defined by indie titles and two new HD consoles, I think that's saying something. Square Enix has had a weird time with the App Store -- other companies like Capcom and EA have found a lot of success in smaller titles, but Square Enix has clung to its own console traditions, releasing relatively large and high quality, high production titles for a relatively high cost. Bloodmasque follows this trend (though the price has yet to be announced just yet), and it also brings one weird little twist that was actually more charming than I expected. The game is based in an alternate universe, sort of steampunky version of Paris in 1890, where an empire of vampires (yes, a vampire empire) rules the world. One plucky adventurer has the guts and the magical powers to stand up to those empires, and that adventurer is you. Literally you, I mean, because the game scans your face, and then inserts it right on to the main character. That's me and my character above, though keep in mind that this was day 3 of E3, so if I look a little tired, that's why. The face-scanning thing is a gimmick, and yet strangely it works: After my face was scanned in and my hair was tuned to the right shape and color, I watched as my character (a little more fit than I am) saved a damsel in distress, and carried out a vampire fight scene. I tapped to attack, swiped to dodge, and then when the vampire was almost dead, pulled off a jumping leap and staked him right in the back of the neck. You can actually record three different faces, so you get one frowning, one standard and one smiling. Each of them can look very different, which can make the animation a little strange. Even under the best of conditions, the face looks weird and a little creepy, sure, but I could tell it was me, so I guess that's the point. Bloodmasque itself is really just a series of missions, which you navigate around via an overworld map. There's a light social game built on it as well -- you can choose two friends to join you in battle scenes, and their faces will also show up on screen as you play (you can elect to keep your face private, if you like, or you can choose a premade face if you're not interested in showing your mug to the world). Your friends get bonuses when you use them in battle, and vice versa, so having an oft-used mug will earn you more blood for upgrades and XP for missions. There are exploration levels, too, but I found them pretty bland, unfortunately. We'll have to wait until the full game arrives to see if the story pulls us in at all. But the setting is distinct (steampunk is always a plus), and that face gimmick makes for a very interesting twist indeed. If the combat can sustain the fun, Bloodmasque could be a riotous way to put a character together, featuring your very own look. Square Enix seems attached to the idea that selling premium games at a premium price will work, and I'm not one to disavow them of that, especially as lots of other companies race towards the bottom. Bloodmasque should be an interesting experiment -- it's set to come out sometime later on this summer.Square Enix uses your face for action in Bloodmasque originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX): Closing price $121.52 The American oil giant said Tuesday that it is divesting five Nigerian shallow-water oil blocks, making Chevron the most recent oil major wishing to dispose of assets in Africa’s biggest oil producing country. In recent years, Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, and Total have sold off a number of Nigerian onshore blocks, while ConocoPhillips  is selling its Nigerian operations to Oando Energy for around $1.79 billion. Nigeria wants more direct ownership of its oil and gas resources, either through the state oil company, or local firms, igniting fears among foreign oil majors that they may lose smaller assets for nothing if they don’t sell now, according to industry experts. Are these stocks a buy or sell? Let us help you decide. BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP): Closing price $62.60 BHP is returning to plans to develop a coking coal deposit in Australia, while it minimizes the strength of extra demand for that commodity from China in the middle of an expected steel glut in Asia. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, a joint venture known as BMA, which operates six coking coal mines in Queensland, has pulled back proposals for a new mine with an output of as much as 14 million metric tons of coking coal per year and intends to employ the Red Hill resource in the Bowen Basin to enlarge existing nearby pits instead. The move reflects how firms such as BHP are moving to tighten control of costs, while retaining exposure to rapidly-growing demand for coal in Asia. BHP believes that a lot of China’s future demand growth for coking coal will be addressed by domestic mines, but it has specified India as a growing market for imports. Are these stocks a buy or sell? Let us help you decide. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK): Closing price $21.25 Chesapeake has named Patrick Craine, a partner with the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani, and former attorney in the Security and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth office, as its chief compliance officer. In a statement, the company’s new Chief Executive Doug Lawler said that Craine was hired to complement Chesapeake’s regulatory and legal compliance endeavors. Aside from that, the firm hired Craine in 2012 to address the SEC’s investigation into a controversial perk that granted former Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon a share in each of the firm’s wells, according to a number of inside sources. Are these stocks a buy or sell? Let us help you decide. Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO): Closing price $57.11 Tesoro announced on Monday that it has concluded an agreement to sell Tesoro Hawaii, which operates the 94,000 barrel-per-day Kapolei refinery, together with dozens of retail gas stations, to the subsidiary of Texas-based Par Petroleum, Hawaii Pacific Energy, for almost $400 million. The company said that the sales price of the Hawaii operations is $75 million, plus the market value of net working capital, which should come to between $225 million to $275 million. Also included is an earn-out arrangement payable over three years of as much as $40 million, based on consolidated gross margins, according to Tesoro. The transaction should close during the third quarter. Are these stocks a buy or sell? Let us help you decide. Check out our Stock Picker Newsletter now. Don’t Miss: As U.S. Energy Boom Begins, Is Exxon a Good Buy? Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet