MOVIE REVIEW: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

The first quarter of 2011 has been generally a down season for US box office with lackluster ticket sales and mediocre performances for most of the films shown. But it does not mean that there were no good ones shown.

One of which is "The Adjustment Bureau". The film brightly combines the elements of science fiction, thriller/suspense and love story in one. Matt Damon aptly plays David Norris a politician who got entangled in this bizaare world of fiction and love. He must now not only fight for his prestige, credibility and life but also fight for his love. Emily Blunt joins the cast and serves as the leading lady to Damon's character. Both were convincing and the sequences were rather riveting and impulsed. But I have a mixed feel on this film. It is like a combination of "The Box" and "Inception" plus a bit of a James Bond feel on it.

The film succeeded in delivering its message that we should fight for our own fates. We are the masters of our lives and only we can do what we truly want. It is not for someone to decide on what we choose and what we venture into. Fight for what you really want and see what's after that.

The Adjustment Bureau was nice although not spectacular. 4 out of 5 popcorns.

Credits: Yahoo movies

JAMIE CARRAGHER

James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher born 28 January 1978 is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool. He is the current vice-captain and is one of the club's longest-serving players; he made his 600th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions in December 2009.

Carragher started his career with the Liverpool youth team. He made his professional debut in the 1996–97 season and became a first team regular the following season. He gained his first senior honours in 2001, winning a cup treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Having initially played as a full back, the arrival of manager Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to the centre back position and that season he won his greatest honour to date—the UEFA Champions League. In the next season, he won the FA Cup and was selected in the PFA Team of the Year. Carragher set a record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool in 2007.

Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. Although he competed at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, he failed to pin down a first team place in the England national team. Carragher decided to retire from international football in 2007, with 34 senior England caps, and released his autobiography, Carra, in 2008. However, he came out of retirement after being selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

JAMIE CARRAGHER WALLPAPERS

PLAYER DETAILS

Name: James Lee Duncan Carragher
Date of birth: 28 January 1978
Place of birth: Bootle, Merseyside, England
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Defender
Current club: Liverpool
Youth career
1990–1996 Liverpool

Senior career
1996– Liverpool 455 (4)

National team
1997 England U20 4 (1)
1996–2000 England U21 27 (1)
1998–2006 England B 3 (0)
1999– England 38 (0)

WANG SHIXIAN PROFILE

Wang Shixian is one of the Chinese badminton players. Wang Shixian played in the women’s single.

Wang Shixian badminton was born at 13 February 1990. Wang Shixian was so young for the athlete. But, Do not ask about his achievement in Wang Shixian badminton career. In 2009, Wang Shixian won Malaysia Open and China Open. Her age is still 19 when Wang Shixian got the title in badminton professional tournament.

At the first time, Wang Shixian played in Junior National Chinese team in 2005. Then, in 2006, Wang Shixian promoted to the second level of adult team. Finally, Wang Shixian got the chance to try international tournament in 2009 and she can show her best performance with the title of Malaysia Open and China Open in 2009.

In 2010, Wang Shixian badminton career was so bright. Wang Shixian got the gold medal in Asian Games after beating her rival in the country, Wang Xin. Beside, Wang Shixian also got some titles of badminton Super Series tournament.

To the media, Wang Shixian said that she likes to listen to CDs. Beside, Wang Shixian also like to taste many kinds of food when Wang Shixian had the leisure time.

WANG SHIXIAN PROFILE
Birth name: 王适娴
Date of birth: February 13, 1990
Place of birth: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Height: 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight: 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Country: China
Handedness: Right
Coach: Zhang Ning

BOONSAK PONSANA PROFILE

Boonsak Ponsana born February 22, 1982 in Bangkok is a male badminton player from Thailand.

His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.

Ponsana played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeated Ronald Susilo of Singapore 15-10, 15-1. Ponsana advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15-11, 17-16 for a fourth place finish.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ponsana was defeated in the Round of 64.

In 2007 he won the AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007, and in 2008 he won the Indian Open Grand prix. Boonsak Ponsana competed in Super Series Final 2009 but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. He played for Thailand in 2009 SEA Games in Laos, bringing bronze for Thailand in men's team.


BOONSAK PONSANA PROFILE

Name: Boonsak Ponsana
Date of birth: February 22, 1982 (1982-02-22) (age 29)
Place of birth: Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight: 64 kg
Country : Thailand
Handedness: Right

Men's singles
Highest Ranking: 4 (November, 2010)
Current Ranking: 6 (March, 2011)

CHEN LONG PROFILE

BIOGRAPHY
Badminton fans must have been familiar with the name of Chen Long. The Young man badminton player from China. Chen Long born January 18, 1989 in Xiamen, Fujian China.

At his age the 21 he already showed good performance. Among them there is a single-player 3rd China in the Asian Games last November, Guang Zhou.

In 2000 Chen Long, who was aged 10 years and began training at the local badminton association Xia Men, China. In 2006 months 6 of 9, is an important day for the Chen Long. He managed to enter China's national team, and train with players of the world with players like Lin Dan, Bao Chun Lai, Chen Jin and others.

One year in the national team, Chen Long managed to become champion in several junior championships such as Ya Qing Sai and world junior championship. In 2008, Chen Long managed to enter China's first team.

Chen Long said he is very excited succeeded in becoming a member of China's first team. It was coach Xia Xuan Ze says not too happy, because in the second layer is still a lot of players who have equal ability.

Famous players of this shy, turned out to have an allergy to cosmetics. That is what led to her self rather be behind the camera than to get attention from the public.

Finally, Chen Long also said: "Do not call me Lin And boy, I want to be yourself."

Chen Long and his senior Bao Chun Lai

CHEN LONG PROFILE
Birth name: 谌龙
Date of birth: January 18, 1989
Place of birth: Xiamen, Fujian, China
Chen Long Height: 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Chen Long Weight: 79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st)
Chen Long Country: China
Handedness: Right

Men's singles
Highest Ranking: 3 (January, 2011)
Current Ranking: 4 (March, 2011)

CONFESSIONS IS 8 MONTHS OLD! YIPEE!

It all started one day when I had nothing to do - no job yet, no activities, no one texting or calling.

And so I grabbed my pen and notebook and scribbled some ideas. What to write? How to call them... And then I made outlines and drafts. Wow! I never thought I would have my writing self awakened again. I love a lot of things. From movies, travel, food, guys, girls, sports and a whole bunch of stuff. It was early 2009 since I last wrote and it was August 2010 when I got back into writing.

And how time really flies. It has been 8 months already since I started writing once more. And my blog has somehow become a regular fixture in my daily life. I thank all the people who continuously read on my blog and share their thoughts. My initial plan was just have something to put my random ramblings of the mind. I did not think of this to be something that could reach people from different places. Surprisingly I have readers from all across the globe - representing different culture, personalities, age, gender and sexual preferences.

To my readers, thanks a lot! Keep on reading and I'll be more than willing to continue writing for you.

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DAVID LUIZ PROFILE

David Luiz Moreira Marinho born 22 April 1987 known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League.

Mainly a central defender, he can also operate at left back and right back.

Club career

Vitória

Born in Diadema, São Paulo, David Luiz arrived in Esporte Clube Vitória at the age of 14 after being released by São Paulo FC, and started playing as a defensive midfielder, almost leaving the club for his poor performances in that position. However, he was soon moved to central defender and adapted well. Luiz made his official debut for Vitória in 2006, and excelled against Santa Cruz Futebol Clube for that season's Brazilian Cup, in a 2–2 draw.

As Vitória promoted to the second division at the end of the season, after finishing in second position, Luiz appeared in eight of the club's last nine games, scoring his only Série C goal on 3 September 2006, in a 2–0 home win against Clube Atlético do Porto.

Benfica

On 31 January 2007, Luiz joined Sport Lisboa e Benfica as a replacement for Tottenham Hotspur-bound Ricardo Rocha, on loan. He made a somewhat tumultuous debut for the club in a UEFA Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, partnering compatriot Anderson in the center of the defense, replacing the injured Luisão. Benfica lost the match 2–1, but managed to go through to the next round after winning 4–3 on aggregate.

On 12 March 2007, he played his first league match for Benfica, against União de Leiria. At the end of the season, Luiz signed a five-year deal with the club and, on 5 August, scored his first goal for the club in the Torneio do Guadiana friendly tournament, against Sporting Clube de Portugal. However, he only managed eight appearances in the league due to injury, as Benfica finished fourth.

On 11 January 2009, David Luiz netted his first official goal for Benfica, the game's only in a home success against Sporting de Braga. He played most of the campaign as a left back, at the expense of Portuguese international, Jorge Ribeiro.

In the 2009–10 season, Luiz was everpresent, appearing in 49 official matches (three goals, 4,206 minutes), as Benfica won the league after a five-year wait. In the season's League Cup, in a 4–1 away win against Sporting, he opened the score in the 8th minute, with Benfica also eventually winning the competition.

On 30 September 2009, Benfica sold 25% of Luiz's economic rights on any future transfer to a third party owner, Benfica Stars Fund, along with other teammates. He was tagged at €18 million, with the fund paying €4.5 million; his contract was also renewed in October, with a release clause of €50 million.

Chelsea

On 31 January 2011, David Luiz completed a €25 million move to Chelsea, with Nemanja Matić joining Benfica at the end of the season after his loan spell away at Vitesse.He made his official – and Premier League – debut on 6 February, replacing José Bosingwa in a 0–1 home loss against Liverpool.Eight days later, he made his first start for Chelsea, in a 0–0 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage. He was awarded the Barclays Man of the Match award for his performance, despite giving away a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game, which was saved by Petr Čech.

On 1 March, Luiz scored his first goal for Chelsea, firing in a half volley to help the Blues come from behind to win 2–1 against Manchester United, at Stamford Bridge.On the 20th, he scored his second goal for the Blues, heading in from a freekick against Manchester City (2–0 home win), and again receiving the Man of the match award.

International career

David Luiz played with Brazil's under-20 at the 2007 FIFA World Cup, with the team being ousted in the round of 16.

Courtesy of his solid season at Benfica, he was first picked for the full side for a friendly against the United States on 10 August 2010, after the national team's coaching change, with Mano Menezes replacing Dunga, playing in the 2–0 away win.

Personal information
Full name: David Luiz Moreira Marinho
Date of birth: 22 April 1987
Place of birth: Diadema, Brazil
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Defender

Club information
Current club: Chelsea
Number: 4

Youth career
1996–2001 São Paulo
2001–2005 Vitória

Senior career
2006–2007 Vitória 26 (1)
2007 → Benfica (loan) 10 (0)
2007–2011 Benfica 72 (4)
2011– Chelsea 5 (2)

National team
2007 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2010– Brazil 5 (0)

source:wikipedia