2008 State of the Union Address Outline

The 2008 State of the Union was held by President Bush on January, 28 2008.
This was the last state of the union of president Bush.
The president was criticized for not bringing new vision in the urgent issues such as the economic recession, the global warming and the middle east's conflict.

Writers' strike is over

The writers guild of America strike had ended today - 29, January 2008.
More than 12,000 writers had taken part at the strike since November, 2007.
The strike had ended after the writers guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had reached an agreement.

So It Be? Maybe...

2008 Super Bowl Winners

The 42nd Super Bowl took place on February 3, 2008 and determined the NFL winner of 2007.
New York Giants and New England Patriots had played in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The winner team after a great game was New England Patriots who had beaten the New York Giants 40-32

So It Be? Maybe...

2008 BAFTA awards winners

The winners of the 61st British Academy Film Awards were announced today on February, 10 2008.
The winners are :
2008 BAFTA Best Film - American Gangster
2008 BAFTA Best British Film - The Bourne Ultimatum
2008 BAFTA Best Foreign Language Film - The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Germany
2008 BAFTA Best Director - Joe Wright - Atonement
2008 BAFTA Best Leading Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
2008 BAFTA Best Leading Actress - Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose (La môme)
2008 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor - Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
2008 BAFTA Best Supporting Actress -- Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
2008 BAFTA Best Animated Feature - Ratatouille
2008 BAFTA Best Screenplay – Adapted - The Kite Runner - David Benioff
2008 BAFTA Best Screenplay – Original - Juno - Diablo Cody
2008 BAFTA Best Music - The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
2008 BAFTA Best Cinematography - No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
2008 BAFTA Best Editing - The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
2008 BAFTA Best Production Design - There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
2008 BAFTA Best Costume Design - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
2008 BAFTA Best Sound - La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne
2008 BAFTA Best Special Visual Effects - The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
2008 BAFTA Best Make-Up & Hair - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
2008 BAFTA Best Short Animation - The Crumblegiant – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey
2008 BAFTA Best Short Film - Soft – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
2008 BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public) - Sienna Miller

So It Be? Maybe

2008 Maine Republican primary results

The Maine Republican primary took place on February, 1.
This primary held a big surprise. After not winning any of the previous primary elections, the big winner of the 2008 Maine Republican primary was Rudy Giuliani, who got 32% of the votes.
John McCain who will be most likely the Repulican candidate for presidency got only 28% and came second before Mike Huckabee.

So It Be? Maybe...

Dancing on Ice Winners

The British tv show Dancing on Ice had ended today and the winners were chosen.
The winners are the celebrity Samantha Mumba who is a singer and actress and her partner the professional ice skater Matt Evers.
Samantha was chosen by the judges Karen Barber, Jason Gardiner, Nicky Slater and Robin Cousins unanimously.

So It Be? Maybe...

2008 Razzie Awards Winners

Today the winners of the 2008 Razzie Awards were announced.
The Razzie awards also called the Golden Raspberry Awards awards the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films every year since 1981.

So, The 2008 Razzie Awards goes to :
Worst picture of 2007 goes to "I Know Who Killed Me" with Lindsay Lohan.
Worst actor of 2007 goes to Eddie Murphy for his role in the movie "Norbit"
Worst actress of 2007 goes to Sofia Coppola in "The Godfather Part III"

So It Be? Maybe...

Big Brother Celebrity Hijack Winner

The winner of Big Brother Celebrity Hijack was chosen today.
The winner is John Loughton, a 21 years old man from Edinburgh, Scotland whose talents as a politician had helped him throughout the season.

So It Be? Maybe...

The results of the Parliamentary elections in Monaco

The Monegasque parliamentary election took place in Monaco on 3 February, 2008.
The results of the Monegasque parliamentary election were quite expected in the calm country.
UP (Union pour la Principauté) had won 14 seats out of 24 seats at the council.

So It Be? Maybe. We will know soon...

The GLAST satellite was launched today

The GLAST satellite was launched today (10, February 2008) 10 days after the original scheduled launch.
The NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is supposed to answer some of the most mysterious questions scientists and astronomers have considering issues such as gamma-ray bursts and what the Universe is made of.

So It Be? Maybe...

2008 Grammy Awards Winners

the 50th Grammy Awards took place on February 10, 2008 at the Staples Center.
The winners are :

Grammy Album of the Year Award Winner - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Grammy Best Country Album Award Winner - Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
Grammy Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Winner - Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Grammy Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner - Dance Tonight - Paul McCartne
Grammy Best R&B Album Award Winner - Funk This - Chaka khan
Grammy Best Rap Album Award Winner - Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
Grammy Best Rock Album Award Winner - Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Grammy Record of the Year Award Winner - The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Grammy Song of the Year Award Winner - Like a Star - Corrine Bailey Rae

So It Be? Maybe.

Osama bin Laden was caught today

Osama bin Laden the leaders of the terrorists group of Al Qaeda was caught today (October, 20, 2008) in a remote village in Pakistan.
President Bush has announced the achievement officially in a press conference a few hours ago.
Experts say that it can help the republican candidate to win the race to the white house, proving that the republican policy was a good one.

So It Be? Unfortunately, the chances are rather slim.

WWE Royal Rumble 2008 Winner

The WWE's Royal Rumble 2008 took place on 27, January, 2008 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Surprisingly, The winner was Cody Rhodes, who had defeated Shawn Michaels in the final match.

So It Be ? Might be...

Hurricane Dolly - One of the 10 strongest ones

Hurricane Dolly was one of the 10 strongest hurricanes in the history of the United States.

Although, It wasn't as deadliest as Hurricane Katrina, It had caused severe damages and dozens of casulties in 3 different contries.

The Hurricane is the forth storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season and experts expect at least 9 more storms.

Will it be? Maybe. We all hope the answer is no...

South Carolina Democratic Primary Results

The South Carolina Democratic Primary was held on Saturday, January 26, 2008.

The results were tied and a gap of 100 votes had set Barak Obama as the winner over Hillary Clinton.

So It Be? Maybe. Soon We Will See...

Dance War Winners

The series is imported from the UK's Dance X and is a little different from Dancing with the Stars and So you think you can dance.

The group led by Carrie Ann Inaba was announced today as the winner of the reality series Dance War after defeating easily the weak team led by Bruno Tonioli.

The series got high ratings throughout all the season and a second season is planned soon.

So It Be? Maybe. After all, there is a chance of 50%...

Nicola Sarkozy and Carla Bruni Have Separated

After rumors about expected marriage between Nicola Sarkozy the French president and his girlfriend Carla Bruni and about Carla Bruni carrying the child of Sarkozy, a surprising announcement had been delivered today.
According the announcement, Nicola Sarkozy and Carla Bruni Had separated. According to the latest rumor, Bruni had found out the Sarkozy has been seeing another woman while being with her.

So It Be? Maybe.

Winner of NRJ Music Awards 2008

The winners of the NRJ Music Awards 2008 which took place in Cannes, the 26 of January, 2008 are :
Francophone Revelation of the Year - Melissa M
International Revelation of the Year - Mika
Francophone Female Artist of the Year - Amel Bent
International Female Artist of the Year - Rihanna
Francophone Male Artist of the Year - MC Solaar
International Male Artist of the Year - Timbaland
Francophone Group/Duo of the Year - Fatal Bazooka
International Group/Duo of the Year - Maroon 5
International Song of the Year - Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music"
Francophone Album of the Year - Bob Sinclar - Soundz of Freedom
International Album of the Year - Mika - Life in Cartoon Motion
Music Video of the Year - Mika - "Relax, Take It Easy"

So It Be ? Maybe.....

Winner of 2008 African Cup of Nations

2008 African Cup of Nations' winner was announced on February 10, 2008.
The cup which started on January 20 gave the audience excellent football and high score tense games.
Egypt and Ghana have played in the final match which took place in Accra, Ghana.
Ghana had defeated Egypt 4-0 and was announced as the Winner of 2008 African Cup of Nations.

So It Be? Maybe... We Bet It Will.

Britney Spears converted to islam

Britney Spears has announced officialy today (March 3, 2008) that she had converted her religion to Islam due to her expected marriage to Adnan Ghalib.

She had also said that she is planning to move to live in a Middle East country soon and that she had quit showbiz.

So It Be? Maybe. No Way - We will not give away Britney so easily.

2008 Serbian presidential election results

The first election for President since its independence took place in January 20, 2008.
Boris Tadic from the democratic party has gained the most votes. Yet, a second round will be held in which Boris Tadic and Tomislav Nicolic from the Serbian radical party will compete.

Will It Be? Maybe... and maybe not...

2008 Cycling Worldcup 3 Results

The UCI world cup series took place in Los Angeles in 18-20 of January 2008.
The biggest winner with no doubts was Victoria Pendleton from the UK who had been the leader in any race she had participated.

So It Be ? Maybe. Perhaps - We will see as time will pass...

Oil price reaches $50

Crude oil price had reached $50 today (10, February, 2008).
Due to the expected recession in the US and to the discovery of new oil fields in the middle east the crude oil price had drastically decreased in the last month.

So It Be? Maybe. We Sure Hope So...

Amazing Race 12 Winners

TK & Rachel are the winners of amazing race 12. Ron & Christina got to the second place and NIcholas and Donald to third one.
TK & Rachel are a young couple who had been dating for almost a year now. They are living in California and are working as flower shop owner and as a substitute teacher.

So It Be ? Maybe ! We have no idea...

Brazil Ireland Match Results

Brazil had beaten Ireland in today's match ( 06 Feb 2008 ) -
The national football team of Brazil has scored 6 goals while the Irish team had scored only one.
The best players were Gilberto Silva and Robinio. Ronaldinho had an awful game and did not play at all at the second half.
The friendly match which took place in Dublin, Ireland is the first match of Brazil this year. The last soccer match between those two countries had ended with a draw.

So It Be... Maybe. Probaby...

McFrappuccino - The biggest failure ever

It seems that McDonalds lost it's magic touch after finishing the year of 2008 with major loss due to the coffee business model.
Starbucks with the help of the legendary CEO Howard Shultz had beaten McDonalds in the coffee battle and it seems that they are going to beat them in the all war.
Howard Shultz had said today they are going to start selling Hamburgers in 2009 and to take advantage of the bad momentum of their rival.

So It Be ? Maybe... And maybe not...

Australian Open 2008 Winners

The big winners of the tennis grand slam of Asia/Pacific are Federer who had beaten Nadal in the final match and Kuznetsova who was a bit better than Justin Henin at the final match of the tournament.
So It Be? Maybe...

Super Tuesday 2008 results

The results of the super Tuesday 2008 (February, 5Th) are not so surprising - Hillary Clinton won all the states for the Democrats - Barak Obama thinks about resigning from the race.
Rudy Giuliani took most of the states for the Republicans.
So it be? Maybe...

2008 NHL All Star Game Winners

Dany Heatley and Tomas Vokoun brought the east to a great victory over the west on a boring NHL all star game.
It seems that next year NHL all star tickets will not be so expensive...

Sundance Film Festival 2008 Winners

Sundance Film Festival 2008 brought a lot of good movies.
However, one movie got the most awards and compliment - "Suspension" .
Suspension by Nicolas Provost is a piece of art consisting of a moving image. To describe it literally would give away the image you see, but could never give away the meaning because it is different for everyone (from http://www.sundance.org/festival/shorts/short_shot_suspension.asp)

An attempt to Attack president Bush while visiting Egypt

An attempt to Attack president Bush while visiting Egypt -
The Egyptian police is trying to hide the details of the attempt which was taken by Al Qaeda extremist group.
The president was not harmed but has decided to stop his visit to the middle east immediately and to head back to the states.