Senate Committee Said to End ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Inquiry

Citing an unnamed Congressional aide, the Reuters news service on Monday reported that the Senate Intelligence Committee had ended its inquiry into Central Intelligence Agency cooperation with makers of the film “Zero Dark Thirty.” The investigation began after three Senators—Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin and John McCain—publicly objected to what they saw as the film’s incorrect portrayal of torture as having helped in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Those objections came at the height of an Oscar campaign that closed on Sunday with no major awards for “Zero Dark Thirty,” which was nominated for best picture and had once been seen as a strong contender. According to Reuters, the investigation was closed on Monday after it had gathered material indicating that C.I.A. officials did not actually tell the filmmakers that torture helped to find Bin Laden, though they helped in the development of the film’s characters.

Oscars winners 2013: Anne Hathaway did it her way

　　This one gives me pause. Anne Hathaway is a fine young actress. The dignity and humility with which she comports herself off-screen is admirable and has made her an academy favorite.

　　There is no doubt the actress pushes herself to take risks. She is fearless in virtually any role, which you know if you saw her suited up as Catwoman — seriously, she brought a wickedly delicious gravitas to "The Dark Knight Rises."
　　And no question, Hathaway put everything on the line to play the dying Fantine in "Les Misérables." She wasted away some 25 pounds to better portray the poverty-entrenched factory worker-turned-prostitute. She shaved off those gorgeous Pantene locks. She braved ruthless close-ups. Tears streaming, throat constricting, you could hear Fantine's pain in every note.
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　　Was this the year's best performance in a formidable group that included a standout turn by Sally Field in "Lincoln" and the self-righteous obsession of Amy Adams' believer in "The Master"? I'm not completely convinced.
　　But then I thought of the category itself. Supporting — as in what would Tom Hooper's vision for "Les Misérables" have been without Hathaway's interpretation. I can't imagine the movie/musical without her.
　　For making the performance her own, for giving Fantine such a memorable voice, Hathaway earned every ounce of that gold. I only hope one day the actress wins for a role that is more deserving.

Oracle loses appeal in HP row over Itanium

Oracle's last-ditch effort to wriggle out of a judgment requiring it to continue support for HP's Itanium-based servers has failed, leaving only the issue of damages to be resolved.
In August 2012, a San Jose, California court ruled that Oracle had violated the terms of its contract with HP when it announced that it would no longer produce versions of its database, middleware, and applications software for Intel's Itanium processors.

But the California appeals court apparently disagreed with that view, and on Thursday it summarily denied Oracle's petition without further comment.

In the suit, HP argued that Oracle had entered into a legally binding agreement to continue to produce software for Itanium as part of its settlement of the earlier lawsuit over Oracle's hiring of former HP CEO Mark Hurd.
But Oracle countered that all of this business about Itanium was really more of a nod and a wink than an actual contract, and that it had never given HP any assurances about its future plans for the platform (or lack thereof). In fact, Oracle's lawyers contended, the Mark Hurd agreement never mentioned the word software at all.
The court rejected that argument, however, finding Oracle guilty of both breach of contract and promissory estoppel – the latter term meaning Oracle had damaged HP by willfully breaking a firm promise.
With Oracle's appeal now out of the way, the trial can move forward into its next phase, in which HP will make its case for damages. Those hearings are currently scheduled to begin in April.
Early in the suit, HP said that it would ask the court for as much as $4bn in damages – based on projected ongoing losses through 2020 – if Oracle did not resume production of software for Itanium. Since Oracle has, HP will likely seek something more in the realm of $500m.

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