Alice is a 2009 television mini-series being broadcast on American cable television channel Syfy. The miniseries is a reimagining of the classic Lewis Carroll stories Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with science fiction and additional fantasy elements added. The miniseries is being produced by RHI Entertainment, the company that produced Tin Man, the highly successful 2007 adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. The series is four hours long, split into two parts, and premiered on Sunday, December 6, 2009. Writer and director Nick Willing previously directed a 1999 adaptation of the books which followed the story more closely; however, Alice is intended to be a modern interpretation, imagining how Wonderland might have evolved over the last 143 years.
Plot
Alice Hamilton (Caterina Scorsone), a woman in her twenties who lives with her mother, finds herself in Wonderland after the man she loves is kidnapped by the White Rabbit.
Wonderland is an outlandish city of twisted towers and casinos built out of playing cards, all under the rule of the Queen of Hearts. The White Rabbit is a secret organization that works for the Queen of Hearts and abducts people from the real world, so they can gamble in the Queen's casino. Once people are kidnapped, they are referred to as "oysters," and play in the casino so their emotions can be drained by the Queen. These drained emotions serve as the currency of Wonderland. The Queen keeps people under control by sedating them with elixirs (Rainbow Drugs = (Apotheosis)) that provide an instant fix of emotions as a way to pacify them when they become too unruly.
November is the 11th month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar.
In the pagan wheel of the year, November begins at or near Samhain in the northern hemisphere and Beltaine in the southern hemisphere.
The United States and Puerto Rico observe Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.
Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming") is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus; in other words, the period immediately before Christmas (Nov 27. - Dec 3.). It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday.
Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used in reference to the Second Coming. Christians believe that the season of Advent serves a dual reminder of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews for the birth of their Messiah as well as the waiting that Christians today endure for the second coming of Christ.
November 2, 2009, All Souls Day (Day of the Dead)
November 2, 2009, Premiere of TV Series Strange Rituals.
November 3, 2009, Release of V.
V is an upcoming television series remake to be broadcast on ABC during the mid season of the 2009-2010 television season.
The series will premiere for four weeks, before being put on hiatus until March 2010.
Giant spaceships appear over all major cities of the world, the alien "Visitors" claiming to come in peace. As some humans begin to doubt the sincerity of the Visitors, FBI counter-terrorism agent Erica Evans discovers that the aliens have spent decades infiltrating human governments and businesses and are now in the final stages of their plan to take over the planet. Erica joins the resistance movement, which includes Ryan, a Visitor sleeper agent who wants to save humanity. However, the aliens have won favor among the people of Earth by curing a variety of diseases, and have recruited Earth's youth, including Erica's son, to serve unknowingly as spies.
November 3, 2009,
November 3, 2009, Czech President Václav Klaus signs the Lisbon Treaty after it was upheld by the Constitutional Court, thus fulfilling the final step in its ratification. (euronews)
November 3, 2009, Release of Carrie Underwood album Play On (Oz).
November 4, 2009,
November 4, 2009, China approves a Disney theme park in Shanghai after a decade of negotiations. (The Times)
November 4, 2009, Italian politicans and the Vatican condemn a ruling by a European Court that says having a crucifix in a classroom is a breach of human rights. (RTÉ)
November 4, 2009,The United Nations General Assembly debates on whether to endorse the Goldstone report on the Gaza War. (New York Times)
November 4, 2009, An Italian court convicts 22 CIA agents and 2 Italian agents over the kidnap of Muslim cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr in Milan in 2003, in the first court case challenging the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme. (BBC)
November 4, 2009, The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 to win the 2009 World Series. (Associated Press)
November 5, 2009, Guy Fawkes Day.
November 5, 2009, Community S1 Ep8: Home Alone.
When the group finds out Jeff is living out of his car, they offer their help. Meanwhile, Annie helps Troy plan the perfect date for another girl and Pierce joins Vaughn's band.
November 5, 2009, 30 Rock S4 Ep6: Auditions.
While Liz and Pete try to rig the audition process, Tracy and Jenna decide it's in their best interest to conduct their own search for a new TGS actor. Amidst the audition chaos, Jack faces a more personal issue.
November 5, 2009, Fringe S2 Ep6: Earthling.
November 5, 2009, Flash Forward S1 Ep7: The Gift.
November 5, 2009, An international team of scientists announces that the genome of the domestic horse has been successfully sequenced. (BBC) November 5, 2009, 13 people die and 30 people are injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in Texas. Fort Hood is currently under lock-down. (BBC)
November 5, 2009, Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Nicaragua. (Reuters)
-Mount Ida, known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, Ita and now Psiloritis, is the highest mountain on Crete. Located in the Rethymno Prefecture, it is sacred to the Greek Titaness Rhea, and on its slopes, according to legend, lies the cave in which Zeus was born.
-Ida, nickname of the only known fossil of the early primate genus Darwinius, species Darwinius masillae
November 6, 2009, Release of The Men Who stares at Goats.
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a American comedy film by director Grant Heslov due for release on November 6, 2009. It is based on the book of the same title by author Jon Ronson, an account of Ronson's investigation of attempts by US military forces to use psychic powers.
The film follows a reporter, Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), who stumbles into the story of a lifetime when he meets a special forces operator, Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). As they embark on a new mission, Lyn reveals his twenty-year involvement in this top secret, psychic military unit and shares details of their activities, each more bizarre than the last (including staring at goats in order to stop their hearts psycho-kinetically).
November 6, 2009, Release of A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol is a 2009 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 story of the same name. The film is written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge.
A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey), who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one night. Mr. Scrooge is a financier/money-changer who has devoted his life to the accumulation of wealth. He holds anything other than money in contempt, including friendship, love and the Christmas season. But an encounter with the ghostly figure of Jacob Marley (Gary Oldman) sets the stage for a mysterious and magical encounter with three phantasmic beings to help him realize the true magic of Christmas itself.
November 6, 2009, Release of The Fourth Kind.
The Fourth Kind is an upcoming science fiction/thriller/horror film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, and starring Milla Jovovich. The film is purported to be a documentary reenactment set in Nome, Alaska, and deals with alien abductions. The title is derived from J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the fourth kind denotes an alien abduction.
November 6, 2009, Release of The Box.
The Box is a horror film based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson, which was previously adapted into an episode of The Twilight Zone. The film is written and directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box with a mysterious power.
The film is set in Richmond, Virginia, in 1976. One night, a financially strapped, married couple, Arthur and Norma (Marsden and Diaz), receive a box that has a button. The next morning, a mysterious, disfigured stranger (Frank Langella) tells them that pushing the button will have consequences. They will receive $1,000,000, but someone in the world whom they don't know will die.
The story's premise recalls ideas set forth in Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments and repeated by Rousseau and Balzac, along with Sartre's No Exit. Smith argued that sympathy as a social bond was attenuated by distance, among other factors, and Balzac popularized the concept of killing someone at a distance--an idea which entered French dictionaries as early as the 1870s.
November 6, 2009, Release of Pirate Radio.
The Boat That Rocked (retitled Pirate Radio for U.S. release) is an ensemble comedy film, released in the UK on April 1, 2009 and currently scheduled for a U.S. release on November 13, 2009. Set in 1966, it tells a story about a fictitious pirate radio station broadcasting from a ship to the United Kingdom.
November 6, 2009, Release of Verizon Eris Phone.(PCW)
November 6, 2009,
November 6, 2009, One person is killed and five are injured during a shooting in an office building in Orlando, Florida, USA. (CNN)
November 6, 2009, The composer and pianist Elton John is released from his hospital bed in London after a period of illness which saw him cancel several concerts on The Red Piano Tour. (BBC) November 7, 2009, Scientists in the South Island, New Zealand, discover the first dinosaur footprints in the country, thought to be 70 million years old. (AFP) November 8, 2009, The United States House of Representatives votes 220-215 to pass the highly debated health care reform act. (New York Times)
November 8, 2009,
November 9, 2009, World leaders mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall, with the main celebrations taking place at the Brandenburg Gate. (BBC November 9, 2009, I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs.(Times)
November 9, 2009,
November 9, 2009,
November 10, 2009, V S1 Ep2: There Is No Normal Anymore.
Anna the leader of the V's uses the popular TV anchor Chad Decker to deliver her messages to the Humans but suspicion arises from FBI investigator Erica who believes that the V's have different intentions to what they claim. Erica and Father Jack find themselves being tracked down by a seeker.
November 10, 2009, Release of Wyclef JeanFrom The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion.
November 10, 2009, Release of Puscifer album "C" is for (Please Insert Sophomonic Genitalia Reference HERE) E.P.
November 10, 2009, Release of Bon Jovi The Circle.
November 10, 2009, Release of MF Doom album Unexpected Guests.
November 10, 2009, Release of Wale album Attention Deficit.
November 10, 2009, Release of Clipse album Road til the Casket Drops.
November 10, 2009, Release of Throw Down Album Deathless.
November 10, 2009, 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street.
November 10, 2009, Fort. Hood Memorial.
Boots on display
President Obama spoke in front of the grim reminders of the deceased men and women: Each of the 13(Knight Templar/Last Templar) was remembered with a photo, boots, and a helmet atop an inverted gun. According to army lore, helmet and ID tags represent the fallen soldier. The rifle pointed toward the ground notes a break in action to pay tribute to the dead. The combat boots symbolize the soldier's last march.
November 10, 2009, John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, is executed in Virginia at 9:11 pm.(AP via Fox News (US)
November 11, 2009, Veteran/Remembrance Day.
Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is usually observed on November 11. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may be so designated. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)
November 11, 2009, For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appear together at a ceremony on Rememberance Day to commemorate the end of the conflict. (MSNBC)
November 11, 2009,
November 11, 2009,
November 11, 2009,
November 11, 2009,
November 11, 2009, Iran protests to Oxford University's Queen's College over a scholarship in memory of the slain Iranian student Neda Agha Soltan. (AP) November 11, 2009,Anti-monarchy protesters and riot police clash in Montreal, Quebec during a tour by Prince Charles. (Metro) November 11, 2009, The discovery of a new dinosaur species, named Aardonyx celestae, in South Africa is announced. (IOL)
November 11, 2009, South Park S13 Ep13: Dance With Smurfs.
During the morning, Gordon Stutski is killed while performing the announcements due to confusion with another man who had an affair with the killer's wife. Eric Cartman quickly volunteers to take over the announcements, sabotaging Casey Miller's attempt. The next day he calls out Student Body President Wendy Testaburger and with each passing day despite teacher protests, continues slamming her and referring to her as communist or "a socialist dunghole". Eventually he gets TVs installed into classrooms to d a show, eventually showing a chalkboard with KILL SMURFS down the two columns. They stand for: Keywords:, Integrated, Leftist, Liberal and Socialist. Modern, Utopian. Reformed, Farce, School.
November 12, 2009,
November 12, 2009,
November 12, 2009,
The top 10 list is as follows:
1. U.S. President Barack Obama 2. Chinese President Hu Jintao 3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin 4. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke 5. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page 6. Carlos Slim, Chief Executive of Mexico's Telmex 7. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of media group News Corp. 8. Michael T. Duke, Chief executive, Wal-Mart Stores 9. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz 10. Bill Gates, co-chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation November 12, 2009,
November 12, 2009, Fringe S2 Ep7: Of Human Action.
When a kidnapping rapidly escalates into a hostage situation in New York, local authorities close in on the suspects only to discover a mysterious force with mind-blowing consequences. As the investigation intensifies, the mystery and threat deepen to unimaginable proportions when theFringe Division connects a link between the kidnapping and Massive Dynamic
November 12, 2009, FlashForward S1 Ep8: Playing Cards with Coyote.
Mark cuts his romantic getaway with Olivia short when a tip leads to the discovery of the tattooed assassin seen in his flashforward, Simon and Lloyd settle a debate over a game of poker, Aaron learns the truth about daughter Tracy's deadly accident, and Janis returns to work but debates her future with the department.
November 12, 2009, The Office S6 Ep10: Murder.
The day gets off to a rocky start when rumors from the Wall Street Journal point to financial troubles for Dunder Mifflin. In an attempt to get the worried staff under control, Michael and Jim call the monthly staff meeting to provide what few assurances and optimistic viewpoints they can on the steadily worsening news. In a moment of quick thinking, Michael pulls out a party game, Belles, Bourbon, and Bullets, and forces the rest of the staff to play along. Jim tries to stop him, citing that today is one of the few days they cannot afford to play around, but is reminded that he owes Michael 'one' after he stopped another idea called "Tube City."
The staff slowly warm up to the game, which is a murder mystery/dinner party. The game is set in Savannah, Georgia, and everyone has to find out who amongst the party goers is the murderer. Thanks to Pam , Andy , and Phyllis, the game quickly becomes a hit. Almost everyone present starts to play along, except for Oscar and Creed . Shortly thereafter, the mystery party is in full swing, much to the disdain of Jim, who thinks the entire exercise is pointless.
November 12, 2009, The Mentalist S2 Ep7: Red Bulls.
After a lead brings Bosco's team to one of Lisbon's crime scenes, Minelli orders the two groups to work the case together. The sister of a wealthy woman is kidnapped and the CBI attempts to find the culprits. Bosco struggles with the idea of working with Jane and feels that he is ruining the reputations of those that he works with. While following a suspect, Van Pelt is shot and Rigsby shoots and kills the suspect after she attempted to shoot a fellow officer. With the ransom deadline looming, Jane realizes that there is an inside man, who turns out to be the nanny. The team finds her after she makes a phone call to the captors and traces the number to a house which they then arrive at to retrieve the woman. In response to his job well done, Bosco acknowledges that Jane offers a valuable perspective and asks for his input on the Red John case.
November 12, 2009, Parks and Recreation S1 Ep9: The Camel
One of the city hall murals is defaced, which plunges Leslie and the Parks Department into a fierce competition to come up with a new design. Ron and Andy share an awkward moment at Andy's new shoe-shine job.
November 12, 2009,United States Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan will face 13 charges of murder for the Fort Hood shooting. (AP via New York Times) November 12, 2009, United States Federal prosecutors begin legal action to seize properties owned by the Alavi Foundation on the grounds that it has ties with Iran. (New York Times)
November 12, 2009,Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for an overhaul of the Russian economy and democratic modernisation in an annual state of nation address. (BBC)
November 13, 2009,
November 13, 2009, Release of 2012.
Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. "2012" is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
November 13, 2009, Relase of Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean - who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.
November 13, 2009, NASA claims to have discovered water after the LCROSS satellite crashes near the South Pole of the Moon. (New York Times)
November 13, 2009, Trail of 9/11 mastermind Mohammed too be held in New York.
November 13, 2009, King announces new Dark Tower book.
November 13, 2009, The United States opens its first marijuana cafe. (Reuters) November 13, 2009, American politician William J. Jefferson, former Democratic Party Congressman from the U.S. state of Louisiana, is sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption. (AP via Houston Chronicle) November 13, 2009, 38 people are killed in collapsed school buildings and road accidents caused by heavy snowfall in China, the heaviest in 60 years. (BBC) November 13, 2009, Actor and film director Clint Eastwood is made a commander of the Légion d'honneur. (Xinhua)
November 14, 2009,
November 14, 2009, U.S. evangelist Tony Alamo is sentenced to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across several states for sexual intercourse. (CNN) November 14, 2009, The United Nations chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization completes a 24 hour hunger strike in Rome, Italy, ahead of a UN summit next week. (AP) November 15, 2009, Release of TV Series Prisoner.
AMC presents The Prisoner miniseries, a reinterpretation of the British 1960s cult hit series that starred and was co-created by Patrick McGoohan.
The Premise : A man, known as Six, finds himself inexplicably trapped in The Village with no memory of how he arrived.
In Search Of The Water (Liberty).
As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance.
Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.
Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) will play the role of Six; and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code) will co-star as Two.
November 15, 2009, The Cleveland Show S1 Ep6: Ladies Night.
Cleveland and Donna get together with the neighbors, but while Cleveland is enjoying himself, Donna is less than thrilled and gives Cleveland the cold shoulder. When invited to spend more times with the neighbors, Donna decided to sneak out and spend more time with her old friends at a single mothers gathering. Getting away from Cleveland helps spark the relationship. Cleveland finds out that she wasn't spending time with the other wives but gets distracted. While on a day out tubing down a river with the kids, Cleveland stumbles across Donna and her friends who are shocked to find out shes married. Donna is forced to tell the truth to Cleveland who is at first angry but after spending some time away, comes to realize just how much he cares for Donna. He hatches a plan to help Donna get back together with her friends by acting like a jerk by convincing her friends that their marriage won't last long.
Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. is nominated as a joke for Student Council President. Afraid of looking bad if he loses, Rallo comes to his aid as his campaign manager. When their efforts at slander don't produce enough results, Rallo attempts to pass off Cleveland Jr. as blind. During a presentation, Cleveland Jr. sees that his opposing candidate's life is in danger and saves him, exposing his vision but inspires his opposition to withdraw from the race, leaving Cleveland Jr. as Student Council President. Having achieved his goal, Rallo retires as campaign manager.
November 15, 2009, American Dad 5Ep6: Shallow Vows.
Stan and Francine celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary, and Roger takes over the planning. Francine, however, stops her regular beauty regimen after learning that Stan only married her for her looks, and becomes incredibly unattractive. The two of them attempt to try and make their marriage work, but Stan finds it difficult to see past Francine's appearance, so she throws him out. In desparation, he has his retinas removed, rendering him completely blind. Suprisingly, being blind causes Stan to actually listen to Francine, taste her cooking, and so on allowing them to fall in love all over again. This comes to a halt when Stan points out that Francine would have to be the provider for the family since he is now blind. Stan and Francine both realize that they married for shallow reasons: Stan wanted an attractive wife and Francine wanted to be taken care of and not to have to take care of someone. Despite this, they realize they do truly love each other and go through with the renewal, with Stan regaining his eyesight and Francine taking up her beauty regimen again. Their third renewal is forced to take place in a pizza parlor due to budget restraints.
November 15, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. President to meet with Burma's military government, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. (Reuters) November 15, 2009, APEC leaders say a deal on climate change will not be possible before next month's United Nations summit in Denmark. (CNN) November 16, 2009, NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129 at 1928 UTC (2:28pm EST), bringing supplies and the first two ExPRESS Logistics Carriers to the International Space Station. (NASA)
November 16, 2009, The United Nations "Hunger Summit" opens in Rome, Italy. (AFP) November 16, 2009, The IAEA expresses concern after a late declaration of a second nuclear site by Iran. (Al Jazeera) November 16, 2009, One of the United Kingdom's most prolific rapists, known as the "Night Stalker" who it thought to have struck more than 200 times, is charged with 22 offences against the elderly from 1992 to 2009. (The Times) November 16, 2009, The United Nations is criticised after a poster that made reference to China's internet censorship by the OpenNet Initiative at an international conference focussed on Internet freedom in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, is removed. (BBC)
November 17, 2009, Release of 50 Cent Album Before I Self Destruct.
November 17, 2009, Release of Rob Zombie Album Hellbilly Deluxe 2- Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool.
November 17, 2009, Release of Norah Jones Album Fall.
November 17, 2009, Release of The Empire Shall Fall Album Awakening.
November 17, 2009, Release of OneRepublic Album Waking Up.
November 17, 2009, Release of Rakim Album 7th Seal.
November 17, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama continues his first trip to China. (Reuters)
November 17, 2009, Release of Going Rogue.
November 17, 2009,
November 17, 2009, An inquiry into a scandal known as "Indonesia's Watergate" says a police case against two anti-corruption officials should be dropped. (Jakarta Post) November 18, 2009, A magical season for Royal's Zack Grienke, KC's Cy Young Award winner.(KC)
November 18, 2009,
November 18, 2009, The population of Africa reaches one billion. (BBC) November 18, 2009, According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia is the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand is the least corrupt. (Reuters) November 18, 2009, Senator and President pro tempore of the United States Senate Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia becomes the longest serving member in the history of the United States Congress. (Associated Press) November 18, 2009, Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Parliament of the United Kingdom and delivers Her Majesty's Most Gracious Address. (Daily Telegraph) November 19, 2009,
November 19, 2009, Parks and Recreations S2 Ep10: Hunting Season.
November 19, 2009, The Office S6 Ep11:Shareholder's Meeting.
November 19, 2009, 30 Rock S4 Ep5: Sun Tea.
November 19, 2009, Google releases the source code of its open source Operating system Chrome OS.(PCMAG) November 19, 2009, U.S. media mogul and talk show host Oprah Winfrey announces she will end her long running talk show in 2011. (AP via Newser) November 19, 2009, European Union / Three new positions created by the Treaty of Lisbon:
*The Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy is chosen as the first permanent President of the European Council by European Union leaders. (BBC) *British politician Catherine Ashton is selected as EU's first Foreign Minister. (BBC News) * French diplomat Pierre de Boissieu is selected as the first Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union. (AFP via Google News)
November 19, 2009, The discovery of three ancient crocodile species, Kaprosuchus saharicus, Araripesuchus rattoides and Laganosuchus thaumastos, is announced. (AP)
November 20, 2009, Release of Twilight: New Moon.
New Moon (marketed as The Twilight Saga: New Moon and also known as Twilight 2) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is based on Meyer's previous novel.
On December 13, 2008, Summit Entertainment released a synopsis of New Moon, which states: "Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested."
November 20, 2009, Release of Planet 51.
Planet 51 is an upcoming animated film directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. It was originally titled Planet One, but re-named Planet 51 in reference to Area 51. The film follows a NASA astronaut, Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first to set foot on it. However, he discovers it's inhabited by little green people who live in a white picket-fenced world reminiscent of 1950s America. This freaks out the aliens, who think he's an alien invader.
November 20, 2009, Release of Blind Side.
The Blind Side is a 2009 drama sports film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis.
"The Blind Side" depicts the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless 15 year old from a broken home, taken in by the Tourhys, a well-to-do family who helps him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Tourhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the 15 year old faces a completely different set of challenges. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, and a great defense lawyer becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.
November 20, 2009,
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is an upcoming film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicolas Cage.
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans draws elements from Abel Ferrara's 1992 film Bad Lieutenant, featuring a crooked cop who is a drug addict and takes sexual favors as bribes. The main character is Terrence McDonagh, a New Orleans Police sergeant, who starts out as a good cop, receiving a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. During his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and later becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. McDonagh struggles with addictions and finds himself involved with drug dealer Big Fate, who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
November 20, 2009, The United States Senate clears Senator Roland Burris of legal wrongdoing in relation to his appointment to the Senate. (WLS Chicago) November 20, 2009,Officials from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States express "regret" at Iran's refusal to accept nuclear proposals. (Reuters) November 20, 2009, The Irish Defence Forces are deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas are Cork and Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork are cancelled as the university is submerged. (RTÉ)
November 20, 2009, Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is officially unveiled at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, live on an American morning television show. (The Independent) November 20, 2009, Nasa taps The Rock for Spokesman.
November 20, 2009, The Large Hadron Collider, the largest atom collider in the world, is restarted after a fourteen-month delay for repairs. (The Daily Telegraph)
November 20, 2009, Two fingers and a tooth belonging to astronomer Galileo Galilei are located more than 100 years after their disappearance. (BBC)
November 21, 2009,
November 21, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating slips below 50 percent in a daily tracking survey by Gallup poll. (Reuters) November 21, 2009, New research concludes that Homo floresiensis, discovered in 2003, is a distinct species and not a previously known species with dwarfism or microcephaly. (The Daily Telegraph) November 22, 2009, Astronaut becomes Father in Space. (Telegraph)
November 22, 2009, Heroes S4 Ep7: Thanksgiving.
Three Thanksgiving dinners. The Petrellis: Nathan and Peter confront Angela about the truth with disastrous consequences. The Bennets: a dinner full of drama between Claire and Noah. The Carnival Folk: Hiro travels back in time with Lydia to discover the truth about Joseph's death while Samuel learns of his full potential with his ability.
November 22, 2009, Family Guy S8 Ep7: Jerome is the New Black.
The episode features Peter, Joe and Quagmire searching for a new fourth friend to replace Cleveland, who left them to move to Stoolbend, Virginia, in his spinoff entitled The Cleveland Show.
November 22, 2009, The Cleveland Show S1 Ep7: A Brown Thanksgiving.
November 22, 2009, The Mentalist S2 Ep8: His Red Right Hand.
Lisbon's team arrives at the office to find that Bosco's team has been shot and killed, while he is in critical condition. Through the investigation, it turns out that Red John was behind the attack and that it was orchestrated as Bosco came closer to finding him while investigating a recent crime. Someone impersonating a CBI agent then picks up and destroys all of the evidence relating to the case. Bosco's secretary Rebecca is found to be the assailant and Lisbon arrives at Bosco's room to apprehend her just before she finishes him off. Before Bosco dies, he and Lisbon admit their love for one another and he wishes Jane luck in finding Red John. Minelli is upset by the week's occurrences and decides to retire, while Rigsby and Van Pelt's relationship becomes more serious.
November 22, 2009, American Music Awards.
November 22, 2009,
November 22, 2009,
November 22, 2009, Debate is stoked over whether scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change after computer hackers break into a server at University of East Anglia, the well-respected climate change research center. (Wall Street Journal) November 22, 2009, The United States Senate votes to allow a debate on the healthcare reform bill of its President, Barack Obama. The debate is to begin on November 30, 2009. (The Guardian) November 23, 2009, Release of Lady GaGa Album Fame Monster.
November 23, 2009, Release of Shakira Album She Wolf.
November 23, 2009, Release of Rhianna Album Rated R (Russian Roulette).
November 23, 2009, Release of Real Estate Album Real Estate.
November 23, 2009, The first atom collisions have taken place in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. (The Times) November 23, 2009, The world's largest mass immunisation against yellow fever begins in West Africa, targeting 12 million people. (BBC) November 24, 2009,
November 24, 2009,
November 24, 2009,
November 24, 2009, Premiere of TV Mini-Series Paradox.
This gripping 5 x 60-minute series for BBC One stars Tamzin Outhwaite (The Fixer, Hotel Babylon) as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint, who is thrown together with Space Scientist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott) when a series of rogue images are transmitted from space into his laboratory. The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident but, shockingly, they also suggest it is yet to happen – it's in the future. Created and written by Lizzie Mickery (Messiah, The 39 Steps and The State Within), produced by Marcus Wilson (Whitechapel, Life On Mars)
November 24, 2009, The Government of Ireland announces a €10 million humanitarian fund for the worst affected by ongoing floods in the country. (RTÉ) November 24, 2009, Over 1,500 complaints are received from American viewers after a gay kiss involving Adam Lambert is televised during an awards ceremony. (BBC) November 24, 2009, The European Parliament approves a major overhaul of telecommunications systems in the European Union aimed at boosting the rights of mobile and internet users. (AFP) November 24, 2009, China executes two people for their role in the tainted milk poisoning scandal. (Xinhua) November 24, 2009, In a tribute to Hindu goddess Gadhimai, approximately 20,000 buffalo and 300,000 birds, sheep and goats are ritually slaughtered in a festival in Bariyapur, Nepal. (BBC) November 24, 2009, Web browser Opera closes a loophole which allowed Chinese users to access websites banned by the government. (BBC) November 25, 2009,
November 25, 2009,Dubai World, the state-owned real-estate and ports giant, asks for a moratorium on its 59 billion US dollars' in debt until at least May 30, 2010. (Bloomberg) November 26, 2009, The Murphy Report, commissioned by the Irish government, finds that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin covered up widespread sexual abuse of children by priests until the mid 1990s. (Irish Times) November 26, 2009, Germany's army chief Wolfgang Schneiderhan resigns over allegations of a cover up related to a September NATO airstrike in northern Afghanistan. (Xinhua) November 26, 2009, Ceremonies are held in India to mark the first anniversary of a series of attacks in Mumbai by Pakistani militants which killed 166 people. (Hindustan Times) November 26, 2009, China unveils its first firm target to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a United Nations summit in Copenhagen next month. (Xinhua)
November 26, 2009, Police in Hong Kong attempt to find the founder of a Facebook group whose members claim to have planned to commit a mass suicide on December 21. (IOL) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27),Release of Old Dogs.
Old Dogs is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Wild Hogs's Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams with supporting roles played by Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Seth Green, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard and Bernie Mac.
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins.
November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Release of The Princess and The Frog.
The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated family feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is loosely based on E.D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess, which was in turn inspired by the Grimm brothers' fairy tale "The Frog Prince".
The film, which began production under the working title The Frog Princess, is an American fairy tale, Broadway-style musical set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. A prince named Naveen from the land of Maldonia is transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier. The frog prince mistakes a girl named Tiana for a princess and has her kiss him to break the spell. However, the kiss doesn't break the spell, but instead turns Tiana into a frog as well. Together, the two of them must reach the good voodoo priestess of the Bayou, Mama Odie , while befriending a trumpet-playing alligator and a hopelessly romantic firefly along the way.
November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Thanksgiving and Advent.
November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27),
November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer, is hospitalised after sustaining injuries in a car crash in Orlando, Florida, USA. (The Daily Telegraph) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), The International Atomic Energy Agency passes a resolution 25-3 condemning Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site. (BBC) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Multibillion-dollar debt problems of Emiratiinvestment companyDubai World, including the possibility of default, upset markets worldwide. (MarketWatch) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), The China National Space Administration sets a launch date of October 2010 for Chang'e 2, its second lunar orbiter. (AP) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 opens with the following issues on its agenda: discussion of climate change ahead of the December United Nations Climate Change Conference; Rwanda's admission into the Commonwealth of Nations; and Sri Lanka's bid to host the 2011 meeting. (BBC)
November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Franz Josef Jung resigns as Germany's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs following allegations of covering up the Kunduz airstrike, during which he served as Minister of Defence. (Deutsche Welle) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso nominates a new team of commissioners for his second five-year term. (BBC) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth following the completion of its STS-129 mission. (Reuters) November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27), A mass shooting at a Thanksgiving party in Jupiter, Florida, United States kills four people and critically wounds a fifth. (CNN)
November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27), The Cleveland Show S1 Ep8: From Bed to Worse.
Cleveland and Donna are excited to have the house to themselves when Cleveland Jr. and Roberta go on a school trip to Washington, D.C., but a disgruntled Rallo will do whatever it takes to keep Cleveland and Donna apart. Meanwhile Roberta’s partying gets out of control and Cleveland Jr. comes to her rescue.
November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27), Simpson's S21 Ep7: Redneck and Broomsticks.
The Simpson family is returning from a ski vacation. Bart, Lisa and Maggie play with an annoying toy, which makes Homer angry. Homer breaks the toy and the family gets in a road accident.
A mysterious person drags them out. When the family wakes up, they discover that the mysterious person was Cletus. Cletus tells Homer about moonshine, and soon, Homer becomes judge of a moonshine competition.
Meanwhile, Lisa plays hide and seek with Cletus's daughters, but she hides too well and can't find her way back. She encounters three girls who are practicing Wiccans. They ask Lisa to join their coven, which she accepts after having discovered that they can't throw spells. But the three girls are arrested and put on trial because Ned Flanders called the police and Lisa becomes the principal witness.
Many of the citizens become suddenly blind (including Skinner, Krusty, and Luann Van Houten). They blame the three girls and wish to drown them, but Lisa explains that the real culprits are Homer and his friends who threw moonshine in the water because they were scared to be arrested by the police. After this explanation, the girls are freed and Homer plays with the witch-drowning chair.
November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27), Four police officers are shot and killed while in a coffee shop in Parkland, Washington, United States. (MSNBC) November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27),The Iranian parliament urges the government to reduce ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Fars News Agency) November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27),The central bank of the United Arab Emirates announces it will provide extra liquidity to Dubai banks. (Gulf News) November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27),A United States Senate report states that Osama bin Laden was "within grasp" of the United States Army in Tora Bora in December 2001. (BBC) November 29, 2009 (2009-11-27), British scientists at the University of East Anglia, who are criticised, say they will publish their figures in full. (The Daily Telegraph) November 30, 2009 (2009-11-27), John Demjanjuk goes on trial in Munich accused of war crimes relating to the killing of 27,000 Jews in the Holocaust. (Deutsche Welle)
November 30, 2009 (2009-11-27), The Large Hadron Collider sets a new world record for particle accelerations. (The Times) November 30, 2009 (2009-11-27), Police in Seattle report that the suspect, Maurice Clemmons, shot in the murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington, is on the run. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) November 30, 2009 (2009-11-27), Argonne National Laboratory announces that nanodiscs, made from an iron-nickel alloy and subjected to a magnetic field, destroy 90 percent of cancer cells in tests. (AFP)
