Friday, March 27, 2009

DREE HEMINGWAY, model, actress, daughter of Mariel Hemingway....NSI News Source Info # 380

DREE HEMINGWAY, model, actress, daughter of Mariel Hemingway.
WHAT I’M WEARING NOW A Balenciaga leather jacket, a flannel shirt from the Gap, April 77 jeans, Alexander Wang shoes, a YSL ring.
STYLE CREDO I’m a pants girl. I just feel more comfortable in them. Lately I’ve being trying on a lot of pantsuits, like the black Calvin Klein one I wore to their show. The trousers have a shorter Audrey Hepburn length, which I love. Mainly I wear jeans and a T-shirt, with a crazy shoe — the bigger, the better. I tried on the most amazing ones at Gucci. They’re huge platforms with straps that go around the ankle. Phenomenal. Having an accent piece is good. That’s basically all I do.
ON MY WISH LIST A Rick Owens leather jacket and a Proenza Schouler PS1 bag in python.
ON MY WISH LIST (SORT OF) The Balmain jacket with big shoulders. I saw one at Bergdorf the other day. It was black-and-white satin — a little too Cruella De Vil. I like the black wool one with embedded crystals, but it’s so expensive. And such a statement. People are going to look back years from now and be like, “Really?” There are also these men’s boots at Atelier. I don’t know who makes them. I barely understand any of the designers they sell. They’re combat boots, scrunched, with an old feel. They’re gorgeous, but I’m apprehensive about buying stuff that’s grungy. I like to break things in myself. I have a Balenciaga bag that I broke in like it was my job, and it’s glorious.
CURRENT OBSESSION Twitter. My mother turned me on to it. I had no idea what it was, but it’s so fun. You just update your status constantly. I enjoy reading P. Diddy’s. He has the funniest updates. Like: “Women are God’s gift to earth. What are you doing?” I love it.

Flowers, flowers....NSI News Source Info # 379

Flowers, flowers....beautiful and colorful flowers everywhere!!!!

Buy of the Week | Ditmas Park, Brooklyn....NSI News Source Info # 378

By Suzanne Hamlin
Price: $419,000
Address: 1818 Newkirk Avenue (between 18th and 19th Streets), #1C
The Property: A three-bedroom two-bath co-op with nine closets, a dining area and a terrace in a 1953 elevator building with a doorman, basement parking and a bike room. On the first floor above the lobby, the apartment has three exposures and windows in every room. It is three blocks from the subway and shopping. Recently refurbished, the apartment has redone hardwood floors, new molding and new kitchen appliances. The bathrooms could use updating. Maintenance is $969 a month. Open house March 29, 2009, 12 to 2 p.m.

Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain....NSI News Source Info # 377

Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain, third from right, attended the opening of a new infirmary at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.

Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden performs during 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships....NSI News Source Info # 376

Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden performs during the Ladies Short Program portion of the 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California, March 27, 2009.

NBC employees talk to Jay Leno during a commercial break as President Barack Obama appears on The Tonight Show....NSI News Source Info # 375

NBC employees talk to Jay Leno during a commercial break as President Barack Obama appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, Calif. Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Sheets of one hundred dollar bills wait to be cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 374

Sheets of one hundred dollar bills wait to be cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. The Washington printing facility has been responsible for printing all of the paper Federal Reserve notes up until 1991 when it shared the printing responsibilities with a new western facility that opened in Fort Worth, Texas.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan and Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 373

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks about Afghanistan and Pakistan while (L-R) policy adviser Bruce Riedel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, National Security Adviser James Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Undersecretary of Defense for policy, Michelle A. Flournoy, and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama announced a new strategy consisting of increasing troops in Afghanistan while boosting aid in Pakistan with the hopes of weakening al-Qaeda.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A blue morpho at the butterfly garden in Monteverde....NSI News Source Info # 372

A blue morpho at the butterfly garden in Monteverde. Other privately run zoo-like exhibitions in the area include a bat jungle, a frog pond and a serpentarium.

Costa Rica: A Traveler’s Playground....NSI News Source Info # 371

Some of the country's best beaches are preserved in Manuel Antonio National Park.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A family fishes off Svolvaer, the main port town in the Lofoten Islands., Norway....NSI News Source Info # 370

A family fishes off Svolvaer, the main port town in the Lofoten Islands.

Lofoten Islands, Norway....NSI News Source Info # 369

Visitors can rent rustic cabins called rorbuer, which were originally built for fishermen.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy....NSI News Source Info # 368

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, center, was seen on a display on the high-speed-train Frecciarossa, or "Red Arrow," in Milan. Mr. Berlusconi made a test trip with members of the media on the high-speed-train from Milan to Rome.

Russian-built Soyuz rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station....NSI News Source Info # 367

Russian police officers guarded the Russian-built Soyuz rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station. The rocket was transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The space crew is scheduled to launch on Thursday.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry return to the Supreme Court compound in Islamabad, Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 366

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, whose ouster led to tremendous political turmoil, made a celebrated return to the Supreme Court compound in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Benedict and President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola inspected an honor guard upon his arrival....NSI News Source Info # 365

Benedict and President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola (on Pope's right) inspected an honor guard upon his arrival.

Angolans waited for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI outside the airport in Luanda....NSI News Source Info # 364

Angolans waited for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI outside the airport in Luanda, the capital. It is Benedict's second stop on his first trip to Africa. He came from Cameroon.

US President Barack Obama joined by Congressional leaders and middle school students from the Washington, DC area....NSI News Source Info # 363

US President Barack Obama (C), joined by Congressional leaders and middle school students from the Washington, DC area, congratulates the astronauts on the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery on their successful ongoing mission by teleconference from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, March 24, 2009.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Ishigaki Airport, Okinawa....NSI News Source Info # 362

Ishigaki Airport, Okinawa.

US President Barack Obama during an economic daily meeting March, 23 2009....NSI News Source Info # 361

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner(C) and FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair during an economic daily meeting March, 23 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Supporters hold posters of Wiranto, chairman of the People's Conscience Party (HANURA)....NSI News Source Info # 360

Supporters hold posters of Wiranto, chairman of the People's Conscience Party (HANURA), during his campaign rally in Serang in Indonesia's Banten province March 21, 2009. Southeast Asia's biggest democracy holds parliamentary elections on April 9. The polls will also determine which parties can field candidates for presidential elections on July 8.

Sayaka Hirano from Japan....NSI News Source Info # 359

Sayaka Hirano from Japan returns a ball during her quarterfinal match against Wang Yue Gu from Singapore at the Table Tennis German Open 2009 in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, March 21, 2009. Hirano won 4-1.

A poster of Japan's fashion brand Ms. REIKO dwarfs a pedestrian at Tokyo's shopping district of Ginza March 21, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 358

A poster of Japan's fashion brand Ms. REIKO dwarfs a pedestrian at Tokyo's shopping district of Ginza Saturday, March 21, 2009.

Hot air balloons float over Putrajaya during International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 March 21, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 357

Hot air balloons float over Putrajaya during International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 March 21, 2009. The four-day show ends on Sunday with participants from Belgium, New Zealand, Netherlands, France, United States, Philippines, Switzerland, Japan and Malaysia.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, walk with Galapagos National Park....NSI News Source Info # 356

Britain's Prince Charles (R) and his wife Camilla (L), Duchess of Cornwall, walk with Galapagos National Park guides during their visit to Seymour Island March 17, 2009. Prince Charles and Camilla are in Ecuador on an official visit.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa....NSI News Source Info # 355

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) meets with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa at the State Department in Washington March 18, 2009.

A Sumatran Tiger drinks water in an enclosure at National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....NSI News Source Info # 354

In this Dec. 7, 2005 file photo, a Sumatran Tiger drinks water in an enclosure at National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Conservationists have slammed plans to create a tiger park on Malaysia's resort island of Penang, warning Saturday, March 21, 2009, that the project would be too expensive to maintain and could lead to illegal wildlife trade.

Britain's Prince William shakes hands with David Pickering....NSI News Source Info # 353

Britain's Prince William, right, shakes hands with David Pickering, left, of the Welsh RFU as he arrives at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Saturday, March 21, 2009. Prince William will watch the final and deciding match of rugby union's Six Nations championship between Ireland and Wales.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington....NSI News Source Info # 352

President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, before their departure on Marine One helicopter, Saturday, March 21, 2009.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Jordanian honor guard upon the arrival of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on March 20, 2009 in Amman, Jordan....NSI News Source Info # 351

Jordanian honor guard take place upon the arrival of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on March 20, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.

Snowboard World Cup Finals in Chiesa Valmalenco, Italy, Friday, March 20, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 350

Michal Novotny, of the Czech Republic, second from right, competes on his way to win a men's snowboard cross event, followed by Canada's Robert Fagan, left, and Germany's David Speiser, right, at the Snowboard World Cup Finals in Chiesa Valmalenco, Italy, Friday, March 20, 2009.

Oh Big Apple Where's The Work?....NSI News Source Info # 349

A line of job applicants snakes through a line to attend the CUNY Big Apple Job Fair Friday, March 20, 2009 in New York. The fair attracts several thousand college-educated applicants. New jobless claims fell more than expected last week, but continuing claims set a new record for the eighth straight week and few economists expect the labor market to improve anytime soon.

Standout Choice in Macedonia?....NSI News Source Info # 348

Electoral poster of Imer Selmani, presidential candidate of the ethnic Albanian New Democracy, saying "New spring for Macedonia" is seen between umbrellas during the final rally in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Friday, March 20, 2009, two days before the presidential and local elections in this Balkan's country.

First lady Michelle Obama takes part in the groundbreaking of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 347

First lady Michelle Obama takes part in the groundbreaking of the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2009, with students from Washington's Bancroft Elementary School.

President Barack Obama makes remarks to representatives of the National Conference of State Legislatures, March 20, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 346

President Barack Obama makes remarks to representatives of the National Conference of State Legislatures, Friday, March 20, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.

Michelle Obama Advises Anacostia Students....NSI News Source Info # 345

First lady Michelle Obama spoke to students, including Tiara Chance, at Anacostia High School in Washington. Twenty-one women at the top of their fields joined Ms. Obama in visiting local schools to talk to students about their career goals.

On Africa Trip, Pope Will Find Place Where Church Is Surging Amid Travail....NSI News Source Info # 344

A woman showed her faith outside a stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, where Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass on Thursday. It was the third day of his six-day visit to Africa. In his homily, Benedict expressed compassion for African children being kidnapped and forced to fight by rebel groups trying to carve up parts of Africa. "God loves you, he has not forgotten you," he said in a message to the children.

Opium in Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 343

An American Marine patrolled in Farah Province of southwest Afghanistan with an opium poppy flower on his helmet. The Marines based in the remote village of Baqwa are battling a Taliban insurgency financed in large part by the drug trade, which thrives in Afghanistan's south.

South Koreans burned portraits of Osama bin Laden during a rally in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea....NSI News Source Info # 342

South Koreans burned portraits of Osama bin Laden during a rally in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea. They were protesting two attacks in Yemen this week against South Korean citizens. Al Qaeda is suspected in an explosion that killed four tourists on Sunday at a medieval walled city in Yemen. On Wednesday a suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying South Korean officials sent to Yemen to investigate.

Workers Protest Across France....NSI News Source Info # 341

A demonstrator with a peace flag protested government policies in Paris on Thursday, where rail service, airports, utilities and the public sector were hit by the second major strike in two months. French unions were mobilizing against what they saw as the government's inadequate response to the global economic crisis.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Workers were demanding insurance and retirement benefits,staged a sit-in at the offices of the China Resources in Beijing...NSI News Source Info # 340

Workers laid off from the Longbin Distillery in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, staged a sit-in at the offices of the China Resources Holdings Company in Beijing. The workers were demanding insurance and retirement benefits they said were lost when their distillery became a subsidiary of China Resources in 2007.

People lined up in the rain to attend a job fair in St. Petersburg....NSI News Source Info # 339

Millions of Russians have lost their jobs and the ruble has slumped against the dollar, ending a 10-year boom that was an underpinning of support for President Dmitri A. Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. People lined up in the rain to attend a job fair in St. Petersburg.

President Obama attended a town-hall-style meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., where he promised that his $3.6 trillion budget...NSI News Source Info # 338

President Obama attended a town-hall-style meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., where he promised that his $3.6 trillion budget and recovery plan would put the country’s economy back on track.

Obama Criticizes A.I.G. Bonuses, Calls for Greater Regulation....NSI News Source Info # 337

Before Mr. Liddy's testimony, President Obama walked with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, second from left, White House economic adviser Lawrence H. Summers, right, and Christina D. Romer, the White House's chief economist, on the South Lawn of the White House.

A.I.G. Chief Asks Bonus Recipients To Give Back Half....NSI News Source Info # 336

Edward Liddy, the A.I.G. chief executive who took over after the bailout, arrived to testify before the House Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee. He talked about progress in fixing the problems at A.I.G. and controversial retention bonuses that became known to the public this week.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Boyaca Chico`s FC of Colombia Edwin Movil celebrates with Marco Perez after scoring his first goal....NSI News Source Info # 335

Boyaca Chico`s FC of Colombia Edwin Movil (C) celebrates with Marco Perez (R) after scoring his first goal with against Universidad de Chile during their Copa Libertadores soccer tournament in Tunja March 18, 2009.

A Brazilian Indian boy holds a Brazil flag as he poses for photographers outside the Supreme Court....NSI News Source Info # 334

A Brazilian Indian boy holds a Brazil flag as he poses for photographers outside the Supreme Court during a court proceeding to examine the action seeking the repeal of the ordinance which defined the limits of continuous reserve at the indigenous reserve of "Raposa Serra do Sol" in the Amazon state of Roraima, in Brasilia March 18, 2009.

Members of the group "Ladies in White" stand outside Havana's Cathedral....NSI News Source Info # 333

Members of the group "Ladies in White" stand outside Havana's Cathedral, during the sixth anniversary of the arrest of 75 activists, March 18, 2009. The mothers and wives of the imprisoned Cuban dissidents demanded the release of the activists and independent journalists in a letter to President Raul Castro on Tuesday, saying their loved ones were guilty only of loving their country. Of the 75, who received sentences from six to 28 years in jail, 21 were released early and 54 remain behind bars.

Egyptian woman takes a break from offering trinkets to tourists at the Sphinx outside Cairo, Egypt....NSI News Source Info # 332

An unidentified Egyptian woman takes a break from offering trinkets to tourists at the Sphinx outside Cairo, Egypt. Tourism is a large part of Egypt's economy, and many Egyptians, including this woman, speak English.

Chile's Fernando Gonzalez fails to reach a passing shot by Roger Federer of Switzerland....NSI News Source Info # 331

Chile's Fernando Gonzalez fails to reach a passing shot by Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Indian Wells ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, March 18, 2009.