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Environmentalists said it was sending the wrong message at a time when the rest of the world was struggling to reduce energy consumption and Hong Kong itself was often shrouded in a hazy polluted fog. “We welcome the filming of ‘Batman’ in Hong Kong, but why do we need to keep the lights on to make the backdrop? It seems like filmmaking is coming before environmental protection,” Gabrielle Ho, a project manager at conservation group Green Sense, told The Associated Press. “We believe producers are able to create the same effects via post-productions works, but instead they are asking us to turn on so many lights, wasting so much energy,” Ho said. October Pictures manager Chu Chen-on asked the building managers to have residents switch on all lights and signboards during the shooting period. The controversy is the latest snag for the Hong Kong production of the Hollywood movie. Earlier reports said a scene in which Batman was to drop from a plane into the harbor was axed after the movie’s producers found the water quality could pose a health risk. And 서산출장샵 concerns have been raised about the noise that planes and helicopters swooping low over the harbor would cause. The movie, a sequel to the 2005 hit “Batman Begins” stars Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker and Michael Caine as Batman’s butler, Alfred. October...

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Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has often spoken up against the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has also lately stepped up his criticism of Iran’s ruling clerics. In remarks carried late Sunday on his website Kaleme.com, Mousavi said the country’s rulers “arrest and beat people in the name of Islam, prevent activities of political parties in the name of Islam, and shut down media in the name of Islam.” The clerical leaders have called pro-opposition protesters enemies of God, or mohareb in Farsi – a crime punishable by death under Iranian law – and have increasingly used the concept as a weapon against opponents. Iran’s judiciary has put more than 100 people on a mass trial on similar charges since August. About a dozen people have been sentenced to death, and more than 80 others have received prison terms ranging from six months to 15 years. “You call anybody who speaks against you a … mohareb or overthrower. This is not beneficial to you or the country. This is not compatible with Islam,” Mousavi was quoted as saying. “Islam doesn’t allow beating, libel, keeping people in prison and imposing restrictions.” The opposition argues that Ahmadinejad won the June 2009 election through massive vote fraud and that Mousavi was the rightful winner. More than 80 demonstrators have been killed and hundreds of activists and pro-reform figures arrested in the crackdown on...

(AP) HAMILTON, Bermuda – Tropical Storm Leslie moved slowly northward Saturday after pausing to spin in place over the Atlantic, and forecasters expected it would regain strength and become a hurricane before passing to the east of Bermuda. The latest forecasts pointed to the storm going by about 200 miles (320 kilometers) east-southeast of the British territory Sunday afternoon or 바다 이야기 게임 방법 evening as a Category 1 hurricane, the Bermuda Weather Service said. “It appears that Bermuda will be spared a direct impact,” Wayne Perinchief, the national security minister, said Friday. “However, I urge the public to remain cautious as there is the potential for the storm to re-intensify and change track, and we could experience heavy rain and winds in shower bands.” Some businesses closed early Friday and shops were crowded for a second day with people buying emergency supplies. At least one cruise ship canceled a stop in Bermuda and the airport was expected to close. Bermuda, a wealthy offshore financial haven and tourist destination, has strong building codes and is accustomed to storms, and many people on the island followed Leslie without fear. “I have taken precautions,” said Gareth Kerr, 29. “The windows have the shutters across and I got supplies such as water and tinned food. If the weather is bad tomorrow I’ll just sit indoors.” Leslie weakens to tropical storm off Bermuda...