London Cinema Hires "Ninjas" to Stop Mobile Phone Use During Films

Published on: 14th Sep 2012

A ?UK cinema has found a novel method of deterring people's urge to use their mobile phone during films - it has stealthy ninjas in the cinema who swoop on the phone addicts and stop them.

The London based repertory cinema, The Prince Charles which specializes in low-cost cult films is offering free viewing to volunteers willing to don an all-over black stocking outfit and watch out for mobile phone users, as well as other anti-social occurrences.

Gregor Lawson, a co-founder of the company Morphsuits that provides the body-stockings, said that he was inspired to take action by his own experience in the cinema.

"I'm a big fan of going to the cinema, but there's an unspoken code of conduct when you're watching a movie that some people just don't understand," he said "Then when some fans were discussing being ninjas in their Morphsuits on our Facebook page I had a eureka moment. I thought I'd find a cinema and see if we could bring a light hearted taskforce to the aid of movie fans."

The use of mobile phones in cinemas and theatres is a socially controversial one, as even when the phone is set to silent, people sitting nearby complain of being disturbed by the glowing screens.

The reaction from cinema-goers according to the company statement has been supportive. Whether the move would be acceptable in more commercial venues as opposed to a cult arthouse cinema is still to be tested.

On the web: Prince Charles Cinema via Slash Film.

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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Temperature Record Is Cast Out

A team of meteorologists casts serious doubt on a world temperature record of 136.4 degrees recorded on Sept. 13, 1922 in El Azizia, Libya. They cite the antiquated instrument used, the likelihood that the observer was inexperienced and the wide disparity with subsequent temperatures recorded at the site. That means that officially, the ?new? record surface temperature is 134 degrees, recorded on July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, Calif. [Arizona State University]

Japan suggests that it will seek to phase out nuclear power by the end of the 2030?s, in a longer transition than had been expected. That would give power companies decades to recoup their investments and adjust. [The New York Times]

The loss of native forest birds has caused the spider population in Guam to explode, researchers report. [PLoS One]

The Commerce Department declares a disaster for the Northeast?s 2013 groundfishing industry because stocks have failed to rebuild. Those fish include cod, haddock and flounder. The move opens the way for Congress to appropriate relief aid for the industry. [Boston.com]

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Muhammad Ali receives Liberty Medal in Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Boxing great Muhammad Ali was honored Thursday with the Liberty Medal for his longtime role outside the ring as a fighter for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.

Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to watch the three-time heavyweight title holder receive an honor that his wife, Lonnie Ali, called "overwhelming."

"It is especially humbling for Muhammad, who has said on many occasions, 'All I did was to stand up for what I believe,'" Lonnie Ali said.

The 70-year-old retired champ, hobbled by a 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease, did not speak. But he stood with assistance to receive the medal from his daughter Laila Ali.

He looked down at his medal for several moments and then waved to the crowd. The award comes with a $100,000 cash prize.

Ali was born Cassius Clay but changed his name after converting to Islam in the 1960s. He refused to serve in the Vietnam War because of his religious beliefs and was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling later cleared him of a draft evasion conviction, and he regained the boxing title in 1974 and again 1978.

One of his most famous fights took place in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he battled George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974.

At the ceremony Thursday, retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo recalled the impression Ali's visit made on him as an 8-year-old growing up in that country.

"He changed my life," said Mutombo, who also is a trustee of the Constitution Center. "I can never forget how inspired I was to see a black athlete receive such respect and admiration. He changed how the people of Zaire saw themselves, and in turn how the world saw them."

Since hanging up his gloves in 1981, Ali has traveled extensively on international charitable missions and devoted his time to social causes.

Ali received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 2005. He also has established the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center in Phoenix and a namesake educational and cultural institute in his hometown, Louisville, Ky.

The National Constitution Center, which opened in 2003, is dedicated to increasing public understanding of the Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. It awards the Liberty Medal annually to a person who displays courage and conviction while striving to secure freedom for people around the world.

Previous Liberty Medal recipients include rock singer and human rights activist Bono, former South African President Nelson Mandela and former President Jimmy Carter. Six winners later received Nobel Peace Prizes.

Also presenting the honor to Ali on Thursday were U.S. Olympic athletes Claressa Shields and Susan Francia. Last month, the 17-year-old Shields became the first U.S. girl or woman to win a gold medal in boxing. Francia is a two-time rowing gold medalist from Abington, just north of Philadelphia.

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"Episodes" gets season 3 pickup from Showtime

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Editors slapped with suit after fashion week cat fight

It all started as a fight for the front row at a Zac Posen Fashion Week runway show, but now the spat between a public relations executive and a French magazine editor is headed to court.

Public relations exec Lynn Tesoro filed a summons with notice Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court against Marie-Jos? Susskind-Jalou, the president of Jalou publishing house, and her daughters, Jalouse magazine editor Jennifer Eymere and L'Officiel magazine editor Vanessa Bellugeon, according to Women's Wear Daily. Tesoro was allegedly slapped in the face during an altercation with the three women at the Zac Posen fashion show Sept. 9. The PR exec is seeking at least $1 million in damages for "assault, battery, emotional distress, slander and/or libel."

The reported slap happened just 30 minutes prior to the start of Posen's show on Sunday. Fire marshals removed 60 seats from the show's front row, causing Tesoro and her PR team to scramble to find seats for guests, including Susskind-Jalou, Eyemere and Bellugeon, WWD reported. Tesoro is the co-founder of HL Group, the PR team that represents Posen.

When Tesoro was unable to find the women seats, they reportedly started screaming at Tesoro and one of them slapped her. Tesoro confirmed the slap to WWD but didn't go into further details.

Eyemere admitted Monday to slapping Tesoro. She said she was sorry and knew it was wrong.

"I said, 'Don't speak to my mom like this. You have to stop to speaking like that.' I said, 'Be careful, I am going to slap you,' and she kept doing it, and it just happened," she told WWD.

"It was a small slap. It was not strong. I didn't hurt her, it was just to humiliate her," Eyemere added. "She humiliated my mom, and I humiliated her in front of her crew. Voil?. I just said at the end, 'Now you know you don't f*** with French people.'"

Tesoro's lawyer did not respond to requests for comment. Eyemere and Susskind-Jalou could not be reached for comment.

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Spiderbite And Skullcap Hybrid Cases Are A New Direction In Phone

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Valor Communication, Inc.^?, one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phone accessories worldwide, announces the release of their Skullcap? and Spiderbite? Hybrid Protector Cases. Featuring a dual-layered design, the Skullcap and Spiderbite Hybrid Protector Cases combine superior protection with unparalleled design.

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Senators vie to keep same-sex marriage off military bases

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Tech. Sgt. Erwynn Umali, left, and Will Behrens are married at the McGuire-Lakehurst-Dix Joint Base in New Jersey on June 23.

By Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News

Two U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to ban same-sex marriage ceremonies from occurring on military bases, following approval of a similar measure by the House of Representatives.

Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., co-authored the legislation presented Tuesday that would prevent marriage or ?marriage-like ceremonies? of same-sex couples at military facilities. It would also allow military chaplains to opt out of performing such a union if they object for ?reasons of conscience,? Inhofe?s office said in a statement.

Some same-sex civil unions have taken place at military facilities???including in Louisiana and New Jersey?? since the military in September 2011 repealed its ?don?t ask, don?t tell policy,? ending the ban on openly gay and lesbian service members.

?President Obama and his administration are dismissing their responsibility to uphold the law of the land by unilaterally deeming DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage) unworthy of enforcement,? Inhofe said.

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The Department of Defense doesn't comment on proposed legislation, spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez told NBC News, but she sent guidance distributed last year that allows for a military chaplain to decide whether or not to participate in a private ceremony???whether on or off a military site????provided that the ceremony is not prohibited by applicable state and local law.? The chaplain?s participation and use of military facilities for such functions does not constitute department endorsement.

Six states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage, while 31 states have constitutional amendments that effectively ban it. Plaintiffs in several lawsuits challenging DOMA have asked the Supreme Court to hear their case in the high court?s next session.

Sue Fulton, communications director at OutServe, an association of actively-serving LGBT military personnel with more than 4,500 members, said the proposed legislation violated service members' exercise of religious freedom and noted that a chaplain would never be forced to conduct a ceremony he disagreed with.

?This is something that is most often a private religious ceremony between two people???at least one of them who is serving???and their friends and family and their chaplain,? she told NBC News. ?And, for a Congress member to get in the middle of that when they?re just trying to have their life and exercise their own religious freedom, is despicable.?

The House of Representatives in late July approved an amendment to the 2013 defense spending bill that would prohibit money being spent by the military to violate DOMA. Similar versions of it had previously passed the House, according to The Hill.

"The military is an entity of the federal government, and federal law states that marriage is between a man and a woman," Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who proposed the amendment, said on his website. "Despite this, the Obama administration has allowed same sex marriages to occur on military bases. These marriages violate ... DOMA. My amendment prohibits the use of both military funds and facilities for same-sex marriages.?

A study released on Monday found the repeal of ?don?t ask, don?t tell? had not had a negative impact on force readiness, recruitment or retention, contrary to predictions that it would. The research was conducted by the Palm Center, which researches sexual minorities in the military.

Implementation of the repeal was "proceeding smoothly" across the Department of Defense, said Lainez.

Since ?don?t ask, don?t tell? ended, the Defense Department has held a gay pride event?and allowed service members to march in pride parades in uniform, according to reports.

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