The Heroic Act Of Jasper Schuringa

Jasper Schuringa is a video director and producer from Amsterdam. He is the brave passenger of Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight 253 who saved the passengers from the bombing attemps of a Nigerian native named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Jasper Schuringa said that while he was on the plane, he heard a noise that reminded him of a firecracker, and someone yelling "Fire! Fire!". Although, he said he was only sure of the problem when started seeing smoke inside the airplane. When he went to look, he saw the Nigerian on his seat with his pants open and the explosive device between his legs. He then pulled the device from Abdulmutallab's legs and threw it away and screamed for water after trying to take out the fire with his own hands. He then grabbed Abdulmutallab from his seat and dragged him to the front of the airplane where he got him handcuffed with the help of a flight assistant. Also, Schuringa said he stripped off the rest of the clothes of the Nigerian to verify that he didn't have any other devices on him. After taking down the suspect, Schuringa said he had few minor injuries, but that he was fine and that he was happy to be there.When he returned to his seat, the other passengers applauded him, amazed by his heroic act.

PETN Explosive found in flight

A 23-year-old Nigerian native was caught on December 26th trying to blow up Northwest Delta flight 253 which was going from Amsterdam to Detroit. The Nigerian, whose name is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was caught by the other passengers of the flight just a few moments before it landed on its destination. More specificly, Abdulmutallab was stopped in his attemp by Jasper Schuringa, a video director and producer from Amsterdam. Schuringa is now very popular for his heroism all over the world. Multiple sources say that the explosive device started a fire on the legs of the suspect and on the wall of the plane. Abdulmutallab was taken into custody and sent to the University of Michigan Burn Center (Ann Arbor) to be treated for second and third-degree burns on his thighs.

Here's a picture of the suspect taken in 2004 on a Duke of Edinburgh Award test in Cameroon:


The US authorities were told by passengers of the flight 253 that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab went to the airplane bathroom, came back about 20 minutes later saying he had a bad stomach ache, then they heard a "pop" in the airplane, and started smelling smoke, which was followed by the fire.

According to preliminary analysis, with the support of the criminal complaint, the FBI found that the device used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab contained pentaerythritol (PETN), which is highly explosive.

The suspect will be facing the charges of willfully attempting to destroy an aircraft and willfully placing and causing to be placed a destructive device on an aircraft. These charges are equivalent to a penalty of about 20 years in jail.

This was a painful experience especially for the passengers of flight 253, but it seems the suspect is giving a lot of useful information to the FBI...

Brittany Murphy dies at 32

The famous actress Brittany Murphy died Sunday morning at the age of 32 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. According to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the actress died in the hospital at 10:04AM. Multiple sources say that she had gone into cardiac arrest and could not be revived. Many people suspect her excessive use of drugs to be the cause of this incident but nothing will be certain until the results of the toxicology test are released. According to the Los Angeles City Fire Departement, they answered a 911 call at 8 AM from the home of Brittany's husband, Simon Monjack. Also, it has been reported that Brittany was found unconscious in her mother's shower.

Brittany was well known worldwide for her movies. This fame started growing ever since the actress starred in Clueless (1995) with Alicia Silverstone. Then she kept on going, starring in movies such as 8 Mile, Just Married, Girl, Interrupted, Sin City, Riding In Cars With Boys, and many more.

Brittany also had some success in music. She made a track in 2006 with Paul Oakenfold titled Faster Kill Pussycat, which was very popular especially in dance clubs in that year. Also, Brittany made a few songs for the animated movie Happy Feet, in which she was the voice of a character named Gloria.

Fede Alvarez Makes A Fortune From A Youtube Video

Yes, it is actually true. This man's name is Fede Alavarez, and he spent about $300 to make a four-minute video about a robot invasion in Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay. The video is titled "Ataque de panico", which means "panick attack", and some people even compare it to the sci-fi movie District 9, asking if Fede Alvarez could be the new Neill Blomkamp. Not long after he posted his sci-fi video on youtube, Fede started receiving emails from the Hollywood studios. "I uploaded 'Ataque de Panico!' on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of emails from Hollywood studios", Fede Alvarez said. Indeed, the visual effect specialist obtained a 30 million dollar deal with Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. Here is the video below.

The Official Iron Man 2 Trailer

Many were asking for the Iron Man 2 trailer, which will hit theaters on May 7, 2010. There it is:




The same characters of the first Iron Man movie are joined by Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, Ivan Vanko/Whiplash played by Mickey Rourke, Justin Hammer played by Sam Rockwell, and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson.


Terrence Howard will be replaced by Don Cheadle in the role of Jim Rhodes, best friend of Tony Stark(Iron Man). Jim Rhodes will later in the movie become the armor-wearing hero War Machine, just like in the Iron Man comic books.

Kobe Bryant Hits The Buzzer Beater Again

After winning the game the buzzer vs Miami on December 4th:



Kobe does it again. He hits the buzzer beater against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 16th: