  New Zealand's capital to rename itself for Hobbit premiere October 8, 2012 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Zealand's capital Wellington will rename itself "The Middle of Middle-earth" when it hosts the world premiere of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy next month, the Associated Press reported. Middle-Earth is the fictional setting for the movies. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said the city will spend $900,000 on a red-carpet celebration for the Nov 28 premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the downtown Embassy Theatre. The movie is the first of three prequels to "The Lord of the Rings" movies. It's directed by Wellington resident Peter Jackson and is shot in New Zealand. The city will also host Hobbit artwork and an artisan festival. The city said the postal service and local newspaper will be among many agencies to use the unofficial Middle Earth moniker for three weeks. Partner news  Top stories The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU.   Partner news |  Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.WB to support electronic control system launch in Prosecutor’s Office Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan met World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. |
