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- The Events of 9/11 Anniversary
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- 'Back to the Future' Shoes Cause Web Frenzy
| The Events of 9/11 Anniversary Posted: 09 Sep 2011 03:17 PM PDT by Mike Krumboltz  Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The somber occasion will be commemorated in a variety of ways across the United States. Below are some of the biggest events scheduled and who will attend. President Barack Obama will have a busy day, visiting Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. He is also scheduled to attend an interfaith prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral. The city of New York's official site hosts a list of events taking place in the Big Apple. Among the most high-profile will be the opening of the Sept. 11 memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center in Manhattan. On Sunday night, the National Geographic channel will air an interview with hen-President George W. Bush. The interview will feature both personal insights from Bush as well as archival footage from the chaotic and terrible day. The memorial at the Pentagon will be closed most of Sunday for private visitation for surviviors and families of those killed in the attack on the nation's capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will deliver a speech at the memorial Sunday morning and President Barack Obama will lay a wreath on the memorial Sunday afternoon." Near Shanksville, where United 93 crashed in an empty field, a new memorial will be opened Saturday. According to WTAE, "Every detail is designed to remember those who lost their lives, from the 17-ton boulder placed in the exact spot where the plane crashed, to the black concrete walkway shaped like wings, to the benches which mimic the metals of the plane." Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to attend the memorial's dedication, as are Obama and Bush.
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2011 12:26 PM PDT by Mike Krumboltz  Want to feel like a wimp? Then, by all means, go see "Warrior." The fight flick focuses on what it takes to survive in the brutal world of mixed martial arts. Spoiler alert: It's not easy. Tom Hardy ("Inception," "The Dark Knight Returns") and Joel Edgerton ("Animal Kingdom," "The Thing") play brothers who clash in the ring. Both actors went through rigorous training sessions to get into shape for their roles. This isn't lost on the masses. Over the past week, web searches on "warrior workout" have jumped an astonishing 700%. People clearly want to look like the stars -- but that might change once the masses hear about what Hardy and Edgerton went through to look like, well, warriors. Here's the scoop. Edgerton was asked to gain 20 pounds of muscle for his role. Hardy put on 28. How'd they do it? According to the film's press notes, Edgerton described his training as a patchwork of "physical, mental, and emotional." Before filming, both actors went through a ten-week training process. Meals were restricted and focused on high protein. While both actors ended up looking ripped, their training regimes were quite different. The film's producers wanted Hardy to be more of a raging bull in the fights. So, Hardy focuses much more on heavy weightlifting with the goal of bulking up in sheer size. Hardy, who was apparently not into athletics prior to this role, had his days structured as follows: "Two hours of boxing, followed by two hours of kickboxing and Muay Thai, followed by two hours of choreography, and finally two hours of lifting." Edgerton, meanwhile, plays the underdog. With his smaller size, he relies on finesse, jiu-jitsu, and "slick maneuvers." Both actors had stunt doubles, but Hardy and Edgerton completed about 85% of the fight work. The training was, of course, necessary. Not only to sell the action as believable to audiences, but to also protect the actors who went up against some of the best fighters in the world, including Kurt Angle, while filming. True, the actual fights weren't real, but even when staging a brawl with a professional mauler, you better know how to sell a punch, and even more importantly, duck.
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| 'Back to the Future' Shoes Cause Web Frenzy Posted: 09 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT by Claudine Zap 
Remember those imaginary supercool, self-lacing shoes worn by Marty McFly in "Back to the Future II"? Well, the future is now: Nike has created its own version of the shoes and is auctioning off 1,500 pairs of the special-edition sneaker on eBay. Proceeds will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Plus, the proceeds will be matched, effectively doubling the amount that will go toward Parkinson's research. Michael J. Fox, who has the disease and who memorably played Marty McFly in the franchise, appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" to get the word out and to show off the cool Nike kicks. The actor said, "This brings together three populations of people with major joneses. The sneakerheads, the 'Back to the Future' guys, who, believe me, are out of their minds -- in a good way! Thank God for them. And also people in the Parkinson's community who have an interest in research." Not to mention people with a jones for Fox himself. The Nike press release calls the Nike Mag an "exact match" to the shoes in the movie, "down to the contours of the upper, the glowing LED panel and the electroluminescent NIKE in the strap." These shoes don't appear to have laces, but aside from that detail, they come pretty close to the original pair. The press release notes, "The 2011 NIKE MAG illuminates with the pinch of the 'ear' of the high top, glowing for five hours per charge." As PC World put it, "at least they look cool." The site will offer 150 pairs of shoes a day at nikemag.ebay.com through Sept. 18. Fans should know these shoes don't come cheap. The first pair sold for a whopping $37,500. TMZ reports that the winning bidder turns out to be Tinie Tempah, a 22-year-old British rapper. Word of the Nike Mag auction immediately sent searches on Yahoo! soaring on "michael j fox" and "marty mcfly shoes."
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