Hollywood movie to feature true story of Saudi oil giant

In this photo illustration the logo of “Saudi Aramco”, the national oil and gas company of Saudi Arabia, is displayed on a mobile phone screen and financial stock market graph is displayed on a computer screen in Ankara, Turkiye on May 12, 2022 [Ali Balıkçı – Anadolu Agency]

A new Hollywood movie, “Sands of Fortune”, will tell the story of Saudi Arabia’s oil discovery and the beginning of the nation’s state-owned energy company, Aramco, Anadolu Agency reports.

Initiated by Israeli producer and businessman, Uri Singer, the movie will tell the true story of US geologists, Max Steineke and Khamis Bin Rimthan, who together discovered the country’s first oil well in 1938, today known as Dammam No. 7, according to reports by regional news outlets.

Steineke was a renowned petroleum geologist in the US, having served as the head geologist of the California-Arabian Standard Oil Co. from 1936 to 1950, during which the company’s name was changed to Aramco.Saudi Aramco’s oil production hit 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 1949, and the company currently produces around 9 million bpd, making it one of the world’s largest oil producers.Hollywood movie to feature true story of Saudi oil giant

Read More........ → April 01, 2024

Chinese man scoops $42mln in lottery

A Sichuan resident has won nearly $42mln in a lottery. However, the man had to pay a $8mln tax and he donated another $1.6mln for charities. The identity of the winner is not disclosed. He refused to give interviews and was wearing a panda mask in a photo of him which was published by the lottery company. RIAN Tags: lottery, World, Society, News, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia

Read More........ → October 16, 2013

Weekend hungama for kids

This weekend kids can enjoy, as Disney is bringing up the action and entertainment together. Disney XD premieres The Next Avengers, a movie guaranteed to pump up the adrenaline and give an adventure rush, at 10 am on Saturday. What happens when the legacies of not one, not two, but four superheroes come together to fight one common cause? When a nefarious villain named Ultron emerges to threaten mankind, the next generation of superheroes leap into action. It's been decades since Ultron defeated the original Avengers, and a few folks that had held out hope for the future are finally ready to admit defeat. But Tony Stark has a surprise up his sleeve in the form of four amazing teenagers who just might have the power to defeat Ultron once and for all. But will James (son of Captain America and Black Widow), Pym (son of Wasp and Giant Man), Torunn (daughter of Thor) and Azari (son of the Black Panther) truly be capable of defeating the villain who brought about the downfall of their powerful parents? As the battle gets underway and Hawkeye's sharp-shooting son leaps into the fray, the team realises that they might stand a fighting chance if only they can track down the mission Hulk and encourage him to become a member of the team. Should they succeed in defeating Ultron, this group will forever be known as the Next Avengers. The action flick is followed by the enchanting tales of Cinderella. ‘Cinderella II: Dreams Come True’ on the “Magical World of Disney” block at 11 am on Saturday. When Cinderella and her Prince return to the palace from their honeymoon, the new Princess suddenly finds herself cast in the role of Royal Hostess. With the help of Fairy Godmother and a band of mischievous mice, Cinderella and her friends find that the only true way to succeed is to be you. So join the ever graceful Princess in her world of magical spells, mesmerising dreams and a wonderful fairy tale only on the small screen.*** Source: The Hans India

Read More........ → September 26, 2012

US woman scoops over $335mln in lottery

An 81-year-old American woman has won $336.4mln in Powerball lottery. Louise White, from Newport, Rhode Island, came to collect her prize several weeks after the lottery. She said that she had bought the lucky ticket in a local food store. Ms White’s after-tax prize, which she took in whole, amounted to about $210mln. (Vesti.ru) Tags: News, lottery, Society, US, World, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.

Read More........ → July 10, 2012

Huge lines in US for Mega Millions lottery tickets

Americans stand in long lines to buy tickets of one of the more popular lotteries in the United States, Mega Millions. Their most cherished dream is to hit the record-high jackpot of 540 million dollars. The odds of winning the jackpot by guessing right the correct six-digit combination are 1 in 176 million. Tags: News, lottery, Society, US, World, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia. 

Read More........ → July 08, 2012

Millions Mega Jackpot Guest Rooms: 46, 23, 38, 4, 2, 23 Mega Ball

Millions of Americans with bated breath to see what numbers they chose to jump $ 640 million price may win a share in the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. Maryland Lottery said the winning ticket was sold in Baltimore County. The identity of the winner and a store that sells is not yet known. "What is truly remarkable and historic," said Lottery Director Stephen Martino, Maryland. "We can not wait to welcome the winner of the jackpot by setting a world record." Other winning tickets may still appear, but Maryland is the first state to have to sell the winning numbers - they were created in the following order: 46, 23, 38, 4, 2, Megaball 23. Jackpot rose to $ 640 million from $ 540 million earlier today, after the hordes of Hope winners plunked down their money to buy tickets to the participation of 42 States of the United States. 400 million Mega Millions tickets were sold in the last 48 hours before the rally today. The previous record was $ 390 million jackpot, which was divided between two winners in 2007. Lump sum in cash for the jackpot today cost $ 462 million, compared with 389.8 million dollars. The odds of winning were 1 176 million, still hoping to win the state, which did not participate crossed the state to buy tickets. People lined up to buy tickets as early as 6 hours of waiting until six o'clock in the stores along the border of California, Nevada, Nevada, was one of eight states that do not sell tickets for Mega Millions. "Mega Millions drawing on Friday night ... provides an unprecedented opportunity for players to take a chance on a dream half a billion dollars for just $ 1 ticket price," Gary mourning for the Mega Millions group chief, told ABC News. "We have people come who have never bought a ticket, they have seen this number and they think," Gee, just a dollar, I have a chance at half a billion dollars. "It's hard not to take risks in this regard." Source: News Post, Image: flickr.com

Read More........ → June 23, 2012

Virginia woman wins $1 million lottery twice in one day

A Virginia woman won the lottery twice on the same day with two winning tickets for 1 million dollars each, taking her windfall gain to 2 million dollars. Virginia Fike, a Berryville, Virginia woman resident had two tickets that matched five of the six Powerball numbers in an April 7 drawing so that each ticket was worth 1 million dollars. “I’m in shock!” ABC News quoted Fike as saying in a news release from the Virginia lottery. In early April, Fike stopped at an Olde Stone Truck Stop in Virginia with her numbers ready and purchased two tickets. “I picked numbers based on my parents’ anniversary and their ages at that time, divided by the year they were married,” Fike said in the release. “I just love the jackpot games and I play when I can afford it,” she said. The jackpot that week was at 80 million dollars. In order to win the jackpot, the ticket holder has to match the five numbers and the sixth Powerball number. After the drawing, it was announced that no one had won the jackpot, but 14 people nationwide had matched five of the numbers and were entitled to 1 million dollar prizes each. Two of the winning tickets were in Virginia. Fike was in the hospital keeping her mother company. “I saw a scroll on TV about there being two 1 million-dollar winners. I looked at my mom and said ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if it was us?’“ she said. When she stopped by a convenience store, Fike had the clerk check her tickets and she discovered that she had won both of Virginia’s 1 million-dollar prizes. As per Virginia state lottery rules, winners split the jackpot, regardless of how many there are, but non-jackpot prizes from matching part of the winning sequence are not split and can be won multiple times. “It’s not that uncommon for people to buy tickets in games with the same number, but this is the biggest prize we’ve ever had in Virginia of two tickets in the same drawing,” Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty said. Fike was presented with a check for 2 million dollars on Friday at the truck stop where she purchased the ticket. Winners in Virginia are required to come forward and be identified. She will receive 1.4 million dollars after deducting taxes. The store also received a 20,000 dollars bonus for selling the two winning tickets. “I must be dreaming. I look forward to helping to take care of my parents and paying some bills,” she added. Source: The Asian Age, Image: flickr.com

Read More........ → June 21, 2012

Man hits $1 million jackpot six times

A suburban Phoenix man made a lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky guess in a recent multistate lottery game. An Arizona Lottery spokeswoman says the Glendale man claimed six $1 million prizes after purchasing six Powerball tickets with the same winning numbers late last month. The tickets were good for a  half dozen second-place prizes. And he picked up his $6 million in winnings over the course several visits to the Arizona Lottery's headquarters in Phoenix. Lottery spokeswoman Karen Bach says the man doesn't want his identity released. Source: The Asian Age, Image: flickr.com

Read More........ → June 19, 2012

I'm treated like princess in India: Amy Jackson

Amy Jackson, who’s only ambition a few years ago was to pass her exams and follow in her mother’s footsteps and work with horses, has become such a massive movie star in India that her films attract audiences in millions. The British beauty has her own language and dance teacher, driver, cook, personal assistant and make-up artist. The 21-year-old’s life was turned on its head when a Bollywood film director spotted a picture of her on the internet and decided she had the perfect look for his films. He tracked her down and now Jackson has become the first ever white British to star in the leading role of an Indian film. It’s impossible for her to walk down the street in Mumbai without protection for fear of being mobbed by her army of fans. "It is ridiculous — like a mad whirlwind," she said. "I realised just how famous I was when I went to a film awards ceremony last year and people were screaming my name. "I get treated like a princess in India, it is like a different world. "I can’t go out on my own without a driver. I recently treated myself to a Mercedes CLS and was looking forward to driving it. The roads are manic in Mumbai so I went out to the supermarket late at night. "But I had to pull over after a few minutes and get my driver to come and get me — it was too crazy. "It’s mad that I am so famous. I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama. I was so shy I couldn’t stand up in front of people and speak. Now I’m in the next big three Bollywood movies. "I’m signed up for work for the next two years and I am one of the youngest ever actresses out there. I feel like pinching myself," she said. Amy was only 16 when she was spotted by a modelling scout while at a horseriding show. "I'd had my braces by then, my teeth had been sorted. "I used to dress up in my older sister Alisia’s clothes and thought modelling would be fun," Jackson said. She went on to enter Miss Teen World, Miss Teen International and Miss England and signed with top agency Samantha Bond in London. Her mum Rita, a horseriding teacher, and dad Alan, a BBC radio producer, backed her when she quit college with exceptional GCSEs. "I did two weeks studying philosophy and ethics but I wasn’t enjoying it. My mother said I should perhaps take a year out then go back to education. "That was in September 2009 and I was the Miss Teen World so I started travelling to America doing promotional work for the title. "I loved it. I am 5ft 7in so too short for the catwalk, but I loved glamorous photoshoots. Modelling finally gave me confidence," she said. However, she hadn’t bargained on meeting Bollywood director A L Vijay, who was in the UK that year looking for new stars for his movies and searched the internet for British girls. Amy’s agency contacted her and said he wanted to meet for which she travelled from Walton, Liverpool, to London in December. "The director liked that I was white but had an Indian look. "He offered me the job. I told him I’d never acted but he said he would arrange workshops for me and help me with the scripts and the language. "I thought, ‘Why not?’. It was a three-month contract in India and I saw it as a mini adventure," she said. She signed up to play a British girl in Madrasapattinam, a period drama, and within days flew to Chennai. "I’d never been anywhere like it. There were cows wandering through the city. "I was homesick, I didn’t like the spicy food, I missed my friends and a good fry-up. But I fell in love with the film sets," she said. The film came out in July 2010 to critical acclaim and Amy was an instant star. Since then she has done three films. Her wages match those of a Hollywood star — and she has the lifestyle to go with it. She met Bollywood hunk Prateik, 25, on set and the couple now live together. "We are an A-list couple in India. People ask us for photographs and autographs all the time. We get recognised wherever we go. Actors in India are massive and treated like mini gods. "I’ve been on the cover of Vogue, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan magazines. I’m the face of Emporio Armani in India. But I don’t take it for granted — I work hard every day to make sure I get better and better. "I often work seven days a week, 12 hours a day. I have a daily dance lesson and a Hindi teacher. "I didn’t even go home for Christmas because I wanted to work. "The world of Bollywood is crazy. It is the biggest film industry in the world. I have my own personal assistant who sorts out my life. He brings me green tea on set and sorts my lunch, dinner and chocolate biscuits. "I have a cook called Sheila at home who makes me scrambled eggs in bed. I can’t cook a thing so when she is off at weekends I struggle. I bring Super Noodles and Pot Noodles back from the UK — I am going to take about 50 packets back this time. I can survive if I have them," she added. Source: Screen India

Read More........ → June 18, 2012

5 Sexy Women in the World of Technology

World of technology may indeed be dominated by men. But not a few women also take part in it.Some have a beautiful face like a model. Like these women, which are summarized from varioussources: 1. Jade Raymond Looks Jade Raymond is pretty. He reportedly is a mulatto woman Australia, China, and

Canada.Who would have thought 36-year-old Jade is a Managing Director in the gaming company Ubisoftfame. This Canadian woman became producer popular games  like  The  Sims  Online  to  Assassin's Creed. 2. Marissa Mayer Marissa is not haphazard positions, he was Vice President of

Location and Local Services  on the internet giant Google. Marissa makes a charming appearance so ever Women of the Year 2009 version of Glamour Magazine. Graduate of Stanford University is also included 50 women in the world's most powerful version of Fortune magazine.3. Natali Del Conte Beautiful woman

from New York is acting as a senior editor at a leading technology website, Cnet.She also contributed to the websites of other technologies such as TechCrunch and Wired,implying a deep understanding of the technology world. 4. Amber MacArthur Amber today is a career in television. But his background

suggests skill in the technology world.For two years, this Canadian woman had worked at Microsoft as a web strategist. He was also theDirector of Web Marketing at HigherMarkets. 5. Jolie O'Dell Jolie working

as a tech journalist on various websites like Venture Beat and Mashable. In addition,Jolie also set up a website called ReadWriteWeb.My Blog: 5 Sexy Women in the World of Technology

Read More........ → April 15, 2012

Little boy lost finds his mother using Google Earth

An Indian  boy  who  lost  his  mother  in  1986  has  found  her  25  years  later  from  his  new home  in Tasmania - using satellite images. Saroo was only five years old when he got lost. He was travelling with his older brother, working as a sweeper on India's trains. "It was late at night. We got off the train, and I was so tired that I just took a seat at a train station, and I ended up falling asleep." That fateful nap would determine the rest of his life. "I thought my brother would come back and wake me up but when I awoke he was nowhere to be seen. I saw a train in front of me and thought he must be on that train. So I decided to get on it and hoped that I would meet my brother." Saroo did not meet his brother on the train. Instead, he fell asleep and had a shock when he woke up 14 hours later. Though he did not realise it at first, he had arrived in Calcutta, India's third biggest city and notorious for its slums. "I was absolutely scared. I didn't know where I was. I just started to look for people and ask them questions." Soon he was sleeping rough. "It was a very scary place to be. I don't think any mother or father would like to have their five year old wandering alone in the slums and trains stations of Calcutta." The little boy learned to fend for himself. He became a beggar, one of the many children begging on the streets of the city. "I had to be quite careful. You could not trust anyone." Once he was approached by a man who promised him food and shelter and a way back home. But Saroo was suspicious. "Ultimately I think he was going to do something not nice to me, so I ran away." But in the end, he did get off the streets. He was taken in by an orphanage, which put him up for adoption. He was adopted by the Brierleys, a couple from Tasmania. "I accepted that I was lost and that I could not find my way back home, so I thought it was great that I was going to Australia." Saroo settled down well in his new home. But as he got older the desire to find his birth family became increasingly strong. The problem was that as an illiterate five-year-old he had not known the name of the town he had come from. All he had to go on were his vivid memories. So he began using Google Earth to search for where he might have been born. "It was just like being Superman. You are able to go over and take a photo mentally and ask, 'Does this match?' And when you say, 'No', you keep on going and going and going."  Google Earth image that helped Saroo find his way home  Eventually Saroo hit on a more effective strategy. "I multiplied the time I was on the train, about 14 hours, with the speed of Indian trains and I came up with a rough distance, about 1,200km." He drew a circle on a map with its centre in Calcutta, with its radius about the distance he thought he had travelled. Incredibly, he soon discovered what he was looking for: Khandwa. "When I found it, I zoomed down and bang, it just came up. I navigated it all the way from the waterfall where I used to play." Soon he made his way to Khandwa, the town he had discovered online. He found his way around the town with his childhood memories. Eventually he found his own home in the neighbourhood of Ganesh Talai. But it was not what he had hoped for. "When I got to the door I saw a lock on it. It look old and battered, as if no-one had lived there for quite a long time." Saroo had a photograph of himself as a child and he still remembered the names of his family. A neighbour said that his family had moved. "Another person came and then a third person turned up, and that is when I struck gold. He said, 'Just wait here for a second and I shall be back.' And when he did come back after a couple of minutes he said, 'Now I will be taking you to your mother.'" "I just felt numb and thought, 'Am I hearing what I think I am hearing?'" Saroo was taken to meet his mother who was nearby. At first he did not recognise her. "The last time I saw her she was 34 years old and a pretty lady, I had forgotten that age would get the better of her. But the facial structure was still there and I recognised her and I said, 'Yes, you are my mother.'  "She grabbed my hand and took me to her house. She could not say anything to me. I think she was as numb as I was. She had a bit of trouble grasping that her son, after 25 years, had just reappeared like a ghost." Although she had long feared he was dead, a fortune teller had told Saroo's mother that one day she would see her son again. "I think the fortune teller gave her a bit of energy to live on and to wait for that day to come."  And what of the brother with whom Saroo had originally gone travelling? Unfortunately, the news was not good. "A month after I had disappeared my brother was found in two pieces on a railway track." His mother had never known whether foul play was involved or whether the boy had simply slipped and fallen under a train. "We were extremely close and when I left India the tearing thing for me was knowing my brother had passed away." For years Saroo Brierley went to sleep wishing he could see his mother again and his birth family. Now that he has, he feels incredibly grateful. Source: Bisarbeat, ***

Read More........ → April 15, 2012

US woman scoops over $335mln in lottery

An 81-year-old American woman has won $336.4mln in Powerball lottery. Louise White, from Newport, Rhode Island, came to collect her prize several weeks after the lottery. She said that she had bought the lucky ticket in a local food store. Ms White’s after-tax prize, which she took in whole, amounted to about $210mln. (Vesti.ru) Tags: US, lottery, World, Society, News, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.

Read More........ → April 14, 2012