Usain Bolt, mai influent decat Barack Obama in 2009

Recordman-ul Usain Bolt este pe locul al doilea in Top 49 al celor mai influenti barbati din lume in 2009, clasament realizat de revista americana AskMen.com. Castigator a trei medalii de aur la Campionatul Mondial de Atletism de la Berlin, jamaicanul este clasat chiar in fata lui Barack Obama, presedintele SUA ocupand locul al treilea. In topul celor mai influenti barbati din 2009 se afla un numar de 15 sportivi, printre care si finalistii de la Wimbledon, Roger Federer si Andy Roddick.

Cel mai influent barbat al anului 2009 a fost declarat personajul fictiv din serialul de televiziune Mad Men Don Draper (interpretat de Jon Hamm), cu peste 500.000 de voturi primite.



Top 10 al celor mai inflenti barbati in anul 2009, potrivit AskMen.com:

1. Don Draper - personaj din Mad Men, interpretat de Jon Hamm
2. Usain Bolt - atlet
3. Barack Obama - presedintele Statelor Unite ale Americii
4. Mark Zuckerberg - fondator, CEO si presedinte Facebook
5. Simon Cowell - membrul juriului la American Idol si Britain's Got Talent
6. Michael Jackson - regele muzicii pop
7. Steve Jobs - CEO Apple
8. Roger Federer - tenisman
9. Peyton Manning - jucator in NFL
10. Dana White - presedinte UFC (Ultimate Fight Championships)


Alti sportivi din Top 49:

22. Lionel Messi - fotbalist la FC Barcelona
24. Manny Pacquiao - boxeur
28. Cristiano Ronaldo - fotbalist la Real Madrid
30. Tiger Woods - jucator de golf
33. Kobe Bryant - baschetbalist in NBA
34. Sidney Crosby - sportiv in NHL
35. Andy Roddick - tenisman
36. Georges St-Pierre - luptator UFC
42. LeBron James - baschetbalist in NBA
43. Dwayne Wade - baschetbalist in NBA
48. Jenson Button - pilot Formula 1
49. Lance Armstrong - ciclist

Obama si Sarkozy, nominalizati la premiul Nobel pentru pace

Presedintele american Barack Obama si cel francez, Nicolas Sarkozy, figureaza printre cele 205 persoane si organizatii - numar-record - in cursa pentru premiul Nobel pentru pace.

"Am primit 205 candidaturi, dintre care 33 sunt organizatii", a spus vineri directorul Institutului Nobel din Oslo, dupa cel din 2005, cand au fost depuse 199 de candidaturi, a explicat el, relateaza AFP, conform NewsIn.

Identitatea candidatilor este tinuta secreta timp de 50 de ani, insa unele nume "filtreaza". Pe lista figuraza Obama si Sarkozy.

Mii de persoane -parlamentari si ministri, precedenti laureati, membri ai unor instante internationale, profesori universitari si comitetul Nobel insusi - sunt abilitati sa prezinte candidaturi.
Numele casigatorului va fi anuntat in octombrie.

Anul trecut, premiul a fost acordat fostului presedinte si mediator finlandez Martti Ahatisaari.

Obama: tax cuts will be felt by April 1

WASHINGTON – The notoriously slow Congress passed the $787 billion economic stimulus package in a matter of weeks. President Barack Obama signed it into law less than one month into his presidency.

So, just how soon will Americans start reaping the benefits of tax cuts in it?

By April 1, according to the president.

"Never before in our history has a tax cut taken effect faster or gone to so many hardworking Americans," Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address.

He said the Treasury Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from people's paychecks in accordance with the new law, and that in six weeks, a typical family will start taking home at least $65 more every month.

Obama says his signature "Making Work Pay" tax break will affect 95 percent of working families.

The $400 credit for individuals is to be doled out through the rest of the year. Couples are slated to get up to $800. Most workers are to see about a $13 per week increase in their take-home pay. In 2010, the credit would be about $7.70 a week, if it is spread over the entire year.

People who do not earn enough money to owe income taxes are eligible for the credit, an attempt to offset the payroll taxes they pay.

Obama's expensive and ambitious package of federal spending and tax cuts is designed to revive the economy and save or create 3.5 million or more jobs. It will inject a sudden boost of cash into transportation, education, energy and health care, while aiming to help recession victims through tax cuts, extended unemployment benefits and short-term health insurance assistance. It also will add to a rapidly growing national debt.

The president signed the measure into law Tuesday.

In his weekly address, Obama said he was grateful to Congress, governors, mayors and everyday people who supported the measure.

Still, he added: "It is only a first step on the road to economic recovery. And we cannot fail to complete the journey." He said the country also must stem foreclosures, repair the banking system, get credit flowing again and revamp financial industry regulations.

And, even as he promoted the record-breaking spending plan, he called for doing what's necessary to control "exploding" deficits as the economy begins to improve.

Obama is holding a bipartisan "fiscal responsibility summit" at the White House on Monday to talk about ways to control the trillion-dollar budget deficit. The next day, he is to address a joint session of Congress, a speech expected to focus heavily on the economy. On Thursday, Obama will send a budget request to Congress "that's sober in its assessments, honest in its accounting, and lays out in detail my strategy for investing in what we need, cutting what we don't and restoring fiscal discipline."

Republicans are certain to hold him to that.

In the GOP's weekly address, Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, said his party wants to work with Obama to solve the country's economic problems "in a responsible way that does not burden our children and grandchildren with a mountain of debt."

"We can't borrow and spend our way back to prosperity," Camp said. "If he is serious about dealing with the tough issues and getting spending under control, his budget will show it."

"E timpul sa ne ridicam si sa incercam sa refacem America"

"E timpul sa ne ridicam si sa incercam sa refacem America", a declarat Barack Obama, in timpul Discursului de Inaugurare rostit, marti, la Washington, imediat dupa ce a depus juramantul de credinta in functia de presedinte al Statelor Unite. "Lumea s-a schimbat si noi trebuie sa ne schimbam odata cu ea", a afirmat Obama, care este primul afro-american care va conduce America.

Discursul sau a fost urmarit de doua milioane de persoane, aflate pe National Mall, in fata cladirii Congresului din capitala federala americana.

Peste 60 de agentii locale, statale si federale au participat la operatiunile de securitate, numai cei de la FBI avand peste 1.000 de agenti pe teren. La aceastia s-au adaugat 7.500 de soldati, 10.000 de membri ai Garzii Nationale si 25.000 de ofiteri din alte agentii.

Iata si "Fiara" prezidentiala ce-l va transporta pe Barack Obama: un Cadillac mai degraba desprins dintr-un film cu James Bond; ofera cel mai inalt nivel de protectie posibil si poate rezista chiar si atacurilor chimice.

Cat despre interiorul "Fiarei" informaţiile sunt ţinute secrete. Cei de la General Motors, care produc Cadillac, au semnat un contract de confidenţialitate.

Barack Obama şi celebrul său Blackberry!!!

Zilele trecute am auzit pe la tv despre un virus care poate patrunde in telefonele cu bluetooth-ul activat, fără ca posesorul să accepte ceva, deci un super virus. Tot în cadrul acelor ştiri se vorbea şi despre Obama şi celebrul său Blackberry, că securitatea americană l-ar fi sfătuit să-l schimbe, deoarece nu este sigur. Şi iată că Barack a scăpat de telefon la propriu, l-a scăpat pe jos! Eu personal m-am amuzat foarte tare! La revedere Blackberry, cred că firma de telefonie a pierdut foarte mulţi fani prin ce s-a întâmplat! Asta e!
Pozele sunt luate de la AFP!