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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: Matinee Movie with the Kids!
rock sunglasses while catching a matinee movie at Harbour Town Shopping Center on Saturday (December 28) in Sydney, Australia.
The 38-year-old actress and the 50-year-old actor were joined for the movie by all six of their kids – Maddox, 12, Pax, 10,Zahara, 8, Shiloh, 7, and five-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Earlier in the week, Angelina and Brad spent time together while visiting the Currumbin Wildlife Park in Queensland, Australia.
10+ pictures inside of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stepping out for a movie…
holds hands with her five-year-old daughter
Vivienne as they arrive for a day of fun to Luna Park on Monday
(January 6) in Sydney, Australia.
The 38-year-old actress spent the day
riding rides with
Vivienne and her twin brother Knox.
Angelina and her kiddos are currently in Australia
while she films her upcoming film Unbroken.
The whole family, including dad Brad Pitt,
was last spotted
out before the New Year, heading to a movie together!
50+ pictures inside of Angelina Jolie and some of her kids having fun at Luna Park…
Kelly Thomas verdict: FBI to examine trial evidence, testimony
The Orange County, California police officers responsible for the death of homeless schizophrenic Kelly Thomas were found not guilty in their murder trial Monday.
Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli–former officers with the Fullerton, California police department–were charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, respectively. The jury deliberated for less than a full day before finding them not guilty, Los Angeles Times reported.
Given the acquittals, prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against a third officer involved in Thomas’s death.
Car industry help the US
economy
move up a gear
Mercedes-Benz has launched a new “C-Class” sedan, due to go on sale early this year, with more leg room and a lighter frame than its predecessors. Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover is marketing a sporty Jaguar F-type Coupe, comparing it with an “archetypal British villain”, who is apparently full of “drive and arrogance”.
Porsche reveals new 911 Targa
The new Porsche 911 Targa makes its debut at the Detroit motor show
The Targa bar on the 991 version is designed to pay homage to the 1965 original, and features three gills and Targa lettering. Under the bar’s aluminium skin is a steel roll-over protection system.
the modelis on sale now, with customers expected to receive their cars in May.
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The entry-level Targa 4 costs from £86,281, accelerates from 0-62mph in 4.8sec and has a top speed of 175mph. The £96,316 Targa 4S manages the benchmark sprint in 4.4sec and tops out at 184mph.
Inflation Hits Bank Of England
of 2%
Pressure eases on Bank governor Mark Carney to begin raising the base rate of interest as inflation hits its target mark.
When housing costs were included, the RPI measure of inflation rose to 2.7% in December from 2.6% the previous month.
Annual inflation has exceeded the Bank's 2% target every month since December 2009, eroding the spending power of households who have seen wage growth either largely remaining stagnant or rise at a substantially lower rate.
But the sixth successive monthly drop in inflation eases pressure on the Bank of England - which would have to reconsider its flagship low interest rate policies should inflation look likely to spiral out of control.
As things stand, the Bank will only consider the possibility of raising borrowing costs when the jobless rate falls to 7%.
The return to the 2% inflation target was welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron who tweeted: "It's welcome news that inflation is down and on target. As the economy grows and jobs are created this means more security for hard-working people."
Microsoft: Windows 9 'Will Launch
in 2015
Microsoft is reportedly on course to ditch its troubled Windows 8 operating system in 2015.
According to tech blogger Paul Thurrott, the world's biggest software maker will confirm at its Build conference in April that a project titled "Threshold" will deliver a new operating system, Windows 9.
It was scheduled, he said, to launch in April 2015 following an update to Windows 8.1 this year which would also include phone software improvements.
Microsoft released Windows 8.1 in October 2013 after being met by a flurry of complaints about the original Windows 8.
The software ditched the familiar look of previous desktop versions of Windows in favour of a new tiled layout optimised to work with touchscreen devices, such as its Surface tablet.
However, many of those who chose to use the software with a traditional mouse and keyboard found it confusing and difficult to navigate.
Microsoft said it had sold more than 100 million licences for Windows 8, but the update was planned after listening to customers.
Scottish independence: UK's credit rating could be threatened as Treasury guarantees Scotland's debt
Bond traders welcome the Treasury's confirmation that it will stand by all UK debt in the event of Scottish independence but credit rating agencies could be concerned about the UK's bigger burden “Without Scotland, the UK’s GDP will be reduced by around 10pc, which means its debt to GDP ratio will rise until the money is repaid,” he said. “Some will say that it’s only an accounting issue because the UK government will have a claim on Scotland but it’s hardly a liquid asset. The debt level is everyone’s issue.”
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Facebook Just Paid $15 Million For A 22-Year-Old Who Accused Mark Zuckerberg Of 'Effectively' Bribing Politicians
Facebook has acquihired Branch, an 8-person startup that was trying a bunch of different projects for $15 million.Branch was initially focused on getting smart, coherent comments on the Internet. Then it did "Potluck," which was another way to get people talking about what they were doing.Neither application had great traction, so it's going to Facebook. On paper, it looks like a good fit.Branch is led by 22-year-old Princeton dropout Josh Miller. Miller has the design skills and product ambition to be a great product manager for Facebook. He'll probably spend 3 years at Facebook before he tries another company. We assume he'll treat it the way some people treat getting an MBA or a graduate degree.What's interesting about Miller joining Facebook is that he's been outspoken about what he thinks of Facebook. He's written multiple blog posts on Facebook, and until recently, they were quite negative.His most famous post was titled, "Tenth grade tech thoughts." In December 2012, he wrote about his sister's thoughts on social networks. In the post, he revealed that his sister didn't like Facebook. She told him, "It’s addicting ... you end up getting lost in it and I don’t like that." She also said that she only goes to Facebook if she's gone through her entire Instagram feed.His conclusion from talking to his sister: "Facebook may have an irreversibly bad brand."Five months later, he wrote about "The Next Facebook." This time, he said that Facebook is confronting an intractable problem with mobile. Facebook's killer advantage on the desktop was that it had your photos, and your contacts. On the phone every app has access to your contacts and your photos, and therefore every app is built a basic level of social networking built in. As he put it, "Smart
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