Sunday 28 August 2016

US date format: 8/28/2016, UK date format: 28/8/2016

It was Sunday, under the sign of Virgo (see birth chart on August 28, 2016). The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat). In that special week of August people in US were listening to Cheap Thrills by Sia Featuring Sean Paul. Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2016 while The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins was one of the best selling books. On TV people were watching Brimstone. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Space Hulk: Deathwing or Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade.
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Movies

Which were the most popular movies released in the last months ?

Arrival

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

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Nocturnal Animals

Directed by: Tom Ford

Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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Wakefield

Directed by: Robin Swicord

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Victoria Bruno, Ellery Sprayberry

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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Directed by: Mario Van Peebles

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, Matt Lanter

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Let Her Out

Directed by: Cody Calahan

Starring: Alanna LeVierge, Nina Kiri, Adam Christie, Kate Fenton

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TV Series

Which were the most popular TV series released in the last months ?

Brimstone

Directed by: Martin Koolhoven

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Moonlight

Directed by: Barry Jenkins

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Kulipari: An Army of Frogs

Directed by: Tad Stones

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Four in the Morning

Directed by: Anthony Simmons

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Dalui Yeonin - Bobogyungsim Ryeo

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of 28 August 2016 ?

Holidays:
  • Many Christian churches: feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
  • Hong Kong: Liberation Day (1945)
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 28 August
Facts:
  • Anita Włodarczyk of Poland breaks her own hammer throw world record, set earlier this month at the Rio Olympics, by close to ¾ meter, with a throw of 82.98 meters at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Warsaw. (AP)
  • The Indian Space agency ISRO successfully tests its Scramjet engines. Two scramjet engines were mounted alongside of a two-stage, solid fueled rocket called Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), which is an advanced sounding rocket. Scramjet engines were then ignited when ATV achieved a speed of Mach 6 (7350 km/hr) at an altitude of 20 km. (The Hindu)
  • Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president. Official results are expected Tuesday. (Reuters)
  • Gabonese presidential election, 2016: Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president. Official results are expected Tuesday. (Reuters)
  • German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel claims the TTIP negotiations "have de facto failed", citing a general lack of progress. The U.S. and the European Commission have no immediate response to his comment. (AP)

Sport Games on 28 August 2016

Serie A
Italian Football
  • Cagliari - Roma : 2 - 2
  • Crotone - Genoa : 1 - 3
  • Fiorentina - Chievo : 1 - 0
  • Inter - Palermo : 1 - 1
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Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)
  • Anderlecht - Gent : 2 - 2
  • Club Brugge - Standard : 2 - 2
  • Genk - Waregem : 1 - 0
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Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)
  • Hertha - Freiburg : 2 - 1
  • Hoffenheim - RB Leipzig : 2 - 2
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Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)
  • Bielefeld - Union Berlin : 4 - 4
  • Braunschweig - Nurnberg : 6 - 1
  • Dresden - St Pauli : 1 - 0
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Music Charts

Which were the top hits in that special week of August 2016 ?

Top #10 songs in the USA
  1. Cheap Thrills - Sia Featuring Sean Paul
  2. Cold Water - Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO
  3. This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna
  4. Heathens - twenty one pilots
  5. One Dance - Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla
  6. Closer - The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
  7. twenty one pilots - Ride
  8. Don't Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
  9. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
  10. Needed Me - Rihanna
Top #10 R&B songs
  1. One Dance - Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla
  2. Needed Me - Rihanna
  3. Sucker For Pain - Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors
  4. Desiigner - Panda
  5. Too Good - Drake Featuring Rihanna
  6. For Free - DJ Khaled Featuring Drake
  7. Controlla - Drake
  8. Don't Mind - Kent Jones
  9. Broccoli - D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
  10. Work - Rihanna Featuring Drake
Top #10 Latin songs
  1. Duele El Corazon - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin
  2. Hasta El Amanecer - Nicky Jam
  3. La Bicicleta - Carlos Vives & Shakira
  4. Bobo - J Balvin
  5. El Perdedor - Maluma Featuring Yandel
  6. Shaky Shaky - Daddy Yankee
  7. Me Vas A Extranar - Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga
  8. Chillax - Farruko Featuring Ky-Mani Marley
  9. Ya Me Entere - Reik & Nicky Jam
  10. La Carretera - Prince Royce
Top #10 Rock songs
  1. Heathens - twenty one pilots
  2. twenty one pilots - Ride
  3. Sucker For Pain - Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors
  4. twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
  5. Hymn For The Weekend - Coldplay
  6. Unsteady - X Ambassadors
  7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Panic! At The Disco
  8. The Sound Of Silence - Disturbed
  9. Ben Rector - Brand New
  10. Ophelia - The Lumineers

Books

Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?

The Girl on the Train

By: Paula Hawkins

The #1 New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year, now a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. Don't miss Paula Hawkins' new novel, Into the Water, coming May 2017. The

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Three Sisters, Three Queens

By: Philippa Gregory

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory, the little-known story of three Tudor women who are united in sisterhood and yet compelled to be rivals when they fulfill their destinies as queens.As

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Sting

By: Sandra Brown

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel of corruption, treachery, and tantalizing sexual tension . . . where nothing is what it seems and every truth brought to light exposes a darker lie.When

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Present Over Perfect

By: Shauna Niequist

LIVE A LIFE OF MEANING AND CONNECTION Instead of pushing for perfection A few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick.

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Videogames

What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?

Lego Worlds

Lego Worlds

Platform: Microsoft Windows

Genre: Sandbox

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Total War: Warhammer

Total War: Warhammer

Platform: Microsoft Windows OS X Linux

Genre: Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics

Publisher: Sega

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade

Platform: Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Genre: Massively multiplayer online third-person shooter

Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

Space Hulk: Deathwing

Space Hulk: Deathwing

Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Genre: First-person shooter

Publisher: Focus Home Interactive

Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Platform: Microsoft Windows; Nintendo 3DS; PlayStation 3; PlayStation 4; PlayStation Vita; Wii U; Xbox 360; Xbox One

Genre: Action-adventure

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

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Financial News

Stock Markets and Exchange Rates

Exchange Rates
  • 1 CHF = 8.6769 SEK
  • 1 CHF = 18.9761 MXN
  • 1 CHF = 6.8163 CNY
  • 1 CAD = 6.5154 SEK

Home videos

Which movies you probably rented those days on VHS/DVD to spend a great night?

Diary of a Chambermaid

Studio: Sony

Format: DVD & Blu-ray

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Samba

Studio: Broadgreen

Format: DVD

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Howard the Duck

Studio: Universal

Format: Blu-ray

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Eye in the Sky

Studio: Universal

Format: DVD & Blu-ray

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The Secret Life of Pets

Studio: Universal

Format: DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

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