‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Plot Revealed, Cast News: ‘Captain America 3’ Plot News Revealed in New Avengers Movie

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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Plot Revealed, Cast News: ‘Captain America 3’ Plot News Revealed in New Avengers Movie

Christian Post Report – With the success of the “The Avengers” and the film being the third highest grossing movie of all time, director Joss Whedon faces a conundrum on how to match the cinematic success of the 2012 film.

What can fans expect from Avengers: Age of Ultron? (Warning: spoilers ahead)

Avengers: Age of Ultron Cinematic Poster (Photo: Marvel Cinematic Universe/File)

Avengers: Age of Ultron will hit theaters on May 1, 2015

According to a “trusted and proven source” of JoBlo, the film will have Tony Stark leading the team.

At the end of “Iron Man 3,” Stark destroyed all of his beloved Iron Man suits and removes the arc reactor from his chest, which could all imply that the billionaire playboy would want to continue living not as a superhero, but as a private citizen bringing Stark Industries into the realm of private global security.

The collapse of S.H.I.EL.D. at the end of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will allow Stark to call the shots, with the Stark Tower becoming the main hub for global security and the new headquarters of the team.

The plot somehow leads to the speculation that this move has something to do with the impending civil war in “Captain America 3.”

In an interview with Empire about “Captain America 3,” Robert Downey Jr., who reprises his role as Tony Stark reveals that, “The clues are in ‘Ultron’ about where we might find (Tony) next.”

The cast of Avengers includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, James Spader (as Ultron’s voice), Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, and Don Cheadle, among others.

Directed by Joss Whedon, Avengers: Age of Ultron will hit theaters on May 1, 2015.

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City Harvest Church Deputy Senior Pastor Accused of ‘Lying and Deception’ by Prosecution in $19.2M Misuse Funds Case Concerning Kong Hee

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City Harvest Church Deputy Senior Pastor Accused of ‘Lying and Deception’ by Prosecution in $19.2M Misuse Funds Case Concerning Kong Hee
City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee (2nd R) holds the hand of his wife Sun Ho, also known as Ho Yeow Sun, as he exits the Subordinate Courts in Singapore on June 27, 2012. (Photo: Reuters/Tim Chong )

City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee (2nd R) holds the hand of his wife Sun Ho, also known as Ho Yeow Sun, as he exits the Subordinate Courts in Singapore on June 27, 2012. Kong Hee, the founder of City Harvest Church, one of Singapore’s largest churches, is accused of misusing at least S million ( million) of church funds to support his wife’s singing career, the Singapore Commissioner of Charities said.

City Harvest Church deputy senior pastor Tan Ye Peng has been accused by the prosecution of lying and committing deception in the long-standing case concerning $19.2 million of misused church funds, in which Tan, pastor Kong Hee, and four other members could be sentenced to up to 20 years if convicted.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mavis Chionh accused Tan on Wednesday of having been “engaged in a series of lies and deceptions over the years to conceal the unauthorized misuse of the church’s building fund,” according to The Straits Times.

Tan has denied all wrong doing, and has claimed that the Singapore megachurch’s congregation does not feel deceived in the ongoing case.

“In every aspect, we’ve never felt that we’ve done anything unauthorized,” Tan said late in March.

“Till today, church members come to me and say, pastor, hang in there. No one says pastor, we’ve been deceived.”

The church funds allegedly went into financing the career of singer Ho Yeow Sun, who is the wife of pastor Kong. The six CHC members are being accused of hiding such spending by secretly funneling money by way of sham bond investments into a company called Xtron, which was in charge of Ho’s career.

The prosecution has accused Tan, along with the others, of having “knowingly conspired” together to use the church money for Ho’s career by way of Xtron.

Chionh said that the accused consistently lied to auditors, lawyers, and the court about Xtron’s independence and legitimacy. She added that Tan’s testimony pleading his innocence was “incoherent and evasive.”

Tan has denied he knowingly participated in the wrongful investment of the bonds.

The deputy senior pastor said: “The building fund was invested, like I say, with corollary purpose. First was for a good investment with a return, and the second purpose was for the Crossover Project. So, I never thought that this was an unauthorised use of the building fund.”

Kong, who founded CHC in 1989 and watched it become one of the country’s largest megachurches, has argued that the Crossover Project helped the church spread the Gospel message throughout the world by way of Ho’s music.

Tan has further maintained that CHC never suffered any financial loss, and that all of the church money for the transactions “has been accounted for.”

He has also said that as a pastor, he would never intend to cause harm to the congregation.

“I’m an ordinary man, I’m just a pastor, I just want to do the will of God, I just want to be faithful to the vision that God has given to us,” Tan said.

“In all honesty, I would never do anything that would cause loss to the church. … This is the church that I grew up in. This is my spiritual family.”

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‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 2 Spoilers, Plot News: Melinda May’s Secret Origin Revealed, Coulson and Gonzales Clash

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‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 2 Spoilers, Plot News: Melinda May’s Secret Origin Revealed, Coulson and Gonzales Clash

Christian Post Report – Things are definitely getting more intense and exciting as the second season of the hit crime fighting TV drama series “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” continues on this week with a brand new episode titled “Melinda.”

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ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

And just as the title suggests, spoiler reports indicated that this segment will unravel the story of agent Melinda May’s (Ming-Na Wen) transformation into “The Cavalry” when she finds herself torn in the war between Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Gonzales (Edward James Olmos), the two leaders who claimed to handle the “right” S.H.I.E.L.D. agency.

Fans will finally be able to take a deeper glimpse on Wen’s interesting agent character as she has been seen at odds with Coulson’s decision regarding Skye’s (Chloe Bennett) newly-found Inhuman powers.

Speaking of Skye, the synopsis from The Futon Critic says that the agent will finally learn more about her true heritage thanks to the “charismatic” Inhuman Lincoln (Luke Mitchell) who was enlisted to help Skye understand more of her Inhuman nature.

A report from Mstarz indicated that the details for the upcoming episode slated to air this April 28 has already been posted by ABC.

Titled “The Dirty Half Dozen,” the segment will see Gonzales and Coulson setting their political differences aside and working together to solve a Hydra-related incident, “even if it means teaming up with someone they don’t trust.”

For the meantime, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Season 2 Episode 17 airs this Tuesday, April 14 at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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Vandals Wrap Dog Chain Around Mother Mary Statue in India, Remove Baby Jesus’ Head

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Vandals Wrap Dog Chain Around Mother Mary Statue in India, Remove Baby Jesus’ Head
India (Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail)

A priest conducts a mass at a Catholic church during Christmas celebrations in Srinagar, December 25, 2012.

Christian Post Report – A new church attack has been reported in Agra, India, where vandals damaged four statues of Mother Mary, wrapped a dog chain around one of them, and removed the head of a baby Jesus statue.

“The intruders intended to hurt our religious sentiments as they placed the head of child Jesus Christ in the hand of Mother Mary and attached a dog chain to the neck,” said Father Moon Lazarus, the head St. Mary Church, located in the Pratabpura area in the city of the Taj Mahal.

The attack is said to have occurred early in the morning around 3:30 a.m., according to Hindustan Times, with the window panes of the priest’s car inside the church premises also being broken.

Lazarus revealed it was the car’s alarm going off that woke him and led him to inspect the scene.

“Around 3.30 a.m. I heard the alarm of my car. When I came out, I found all four doors of the car open and the windscreen was smashed,” the priest said, according to NDTV.

Christians in the city later took part in a silent protest against the latest act of vandalism on churches in the country.

“We appeal to both state government and the Centre to ensure the safety of minorities and send out a strong message to the anti-social elements behind these attacks,” said Father Savarimuthu, spokesperson of the Delhi Archdiocese.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajesh D. Modak, visited the church following the attack and promised that action will be taken against the culprits.

Aseem Chaudhary, the Agra Sadar circle officer, added: “It seems to be handwork of someone with sick mentality … the culprits would be brought to book soon.”

There has been a rising number of attacks against churches across India, including the capital of New Delhi.

Close to 200 Christian demonstrators were arrested in New Delhi in February for protesting against vandalism of Christian places of worship, and have argued that the government is not doing enough to crack down on religious violence.

Although they are growing in terms of numbers, Christians are a distinct minority in India, and often face hostility from extremist Hindu elements. Earlier this week, Sadhvi Deva Thakur, vice president of All India Hindu Mahasabha, suggested that Christians and Muslims in the country should be forcefully sterilized in order to control their growing populations.

“The population of Muslims and Christians is growing day by day. To rein in this, Centre will have to impose emergency, and Muslims and Christians will have to be forced to undergo sterilization so that they cannot increase their number,” Thakur said.

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‘GTA 5’ PC Release Date News: New Version Available

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‘GTA 5’ PC Release Date News: New Version Available

“Grand Theft Auto 5” is coming for PC on April 14, 2015. Rockstar Games, the developer, says that the launch time is tied to British Summer Time (BST), which means that 12:00 a.m. BST equates to 7:00 p.m. EST and 4:00 p.m. PST, giving US gamers a few hours advantage over those in Europe. This advantage however is only available to those who are opting to buy the Digital only version for PC.

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According to a report in Mashable, the PC version is more than just “a direct copy of the game.” It also brings with it two cool new features – the Rockstar Editor and the Director Mode – which allows the PC player to create new content based on gameplay.

The Rockstar Editor is a built-in video editor that allows users to “tweak and string together a series of recorded clips” into one cohesive video. Users as always will have the option to share their created videos or just keep it to themselves.

The Director Mode gives a different sense of control for PC users. Through this mode, they can “stage their own elaborate set pieces with a greater degree of control” than those available in existing modes of the game.

Both features combined turns the game into something more than just a game – it becomes “a toybox for content creators.” So much custom content can be created with these new tools.

The PC version is also expected to have better visual fidelity if users are using high-end PCs. It is said to run in 4K at 60 frames per second. The recommended set-up for this case is two video cards and an i7 processor according to the IGN report.

The IGN report also lists down the minimum requirements for PCs to run “GTA 5” which includes 4 CPUs, 4GB RAM, an NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB video card, 100% DirectX 10 compatible, and a 65GB HDD space. The recommended requirement needs higher RAM at 8GB and an NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB video card.

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‘Left Behind’ Sequel Could Feature the Return of Nicolas Cage as Pilot Rayford Steele

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‘Left Behind’ Sequel Could Feature the Return of Nicolas Cage as Pilot Rayford Steele
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The official movie poster for “Left Behind” starring Nicolas Cage.

Christian Post Report – Correction appended

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Actor Nicolas Cage starred in the remake of the wildly popular “Left Behind” movie last year and with a sequel recently announced, he may or may not return to reprise his role as pilot Rayford Steele.

David Heimbecker, the Vice President of Marketing at Cloud Ten Pictures, the studio responsible for bringing “Left Behind” to the big screen discussed the possibiliy of him returning in a recent interview with The Christian Post.

Heimbecker told CP that three of the actors, whom he did not reveal, are under contract and will return for the sequel. Getting Nicolas Cage to come back to reprise his role as pilot Rayford Steele will be a bit more difficult.

“Nicolas Cage does not sign individual contracts,” Heimbecker said. “Our plan would be to discuss [this film] with many people, including Nicholas Cage. He questions whether he’s interested or not and whether we can come to an agreement, obviously.”

The studio plans to bring back as many of the existing cast as possible for “Left Behind 2.”

The “Left Behind” films are based on the wildly popular book series of the same name penned by authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. The movies are written by Cloud Ten Pictures co-founder Paul Lalonde who has a passion to tell these stories, according to Heimbecker, who discussed how Bible prophecy actually brought Lalonde to faith in Jesus Christ.

“The key moment in his life was actually brought about because of Bible prophecy,” he said. “His brother and his sister we’re always telling him about Christ. It was when he started to get involved in Bible prophecy — that’s what actually brought him to Christ.”

Lalonde produced both the original straight to DVD trilogy and the new movies. His passion, along with Heimbecker’s, has led to the crowdfuning Indiegogo campaign, which they hope will allow them to release the “Left Behind” sequel by July or August.

“Left Behind” starring Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray is available on DVD. The original trilogy that starred Kirk Cameron is also available for purchase wherever movies are sold.

Correction: Thursday, April 16, 2015:

An article on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, about the “Left Behind Sequel, reported that Cloud Ten Pictures had reached out to Kirk Cameron for a role in its 2014 film “Left Behind” and that he turned it down. The studio’s VP of Marketing David Heimbecker reached out to The Christian Post on April 16, 2015 to state that the studio had in fact never reached out to Kirk Cameron for a role in the film and that he was mistaken in his original statements made during an interview discussing the “Left Behind” sequel. In addition, Heimbecker was labeled as a producer for Cloud Ten Pictures in the article’s headline, however, his official position is VP of Marketing.

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update for Nexus 5 Release Date: Download Ongoing for Nexus 5, What About Other Nexus Devices?

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update for Nexus 5 Release Date: Download Ongoing for Nexus 5, What About Other Nexus Devices?

Christian Post Report – As Google Nexus 5 owners are giving feedback that they are already receiving the latest Android 5.1 update for Lollipop, there is no word yet on when other Nexus devices will receive the much-awaited update that is said to fix numerous bugs and issues that Lollipop users earlier complained about.

Google announced the Android 5.1 update in March with the company saying that it will only be initially available to selected units. While it was expected that Google will prioritize its own Nexus devices, the time frame for the roll out of the updates was not clear early on.

Android Lollipop Update on Nexus 5 Youtube Screenshot/ file

Android Lollipop Update on Nexus 5

A report in Venture Capital Post also confirmed that the first update received by selected users on Nexus 5 last month was different from what Nexus 5 owners are receiving now. The current version is said to bring SIM card improvements, which was not present in the first build.

Google also confirmed early on that the update will be rolled out to Nexus 6 owners as well. The time frame and the type of update has not been confirmed. It will be up to Nexus 6 owners to confirm when they have started receiving the update.

It was also reported that Nexus 4, 7 and 9 devices are next in the line-up for the updates but again, Google was mum about the time frame.

The Android 5.1 update is reported to bring a lot of improvements in the Lollipop experience. Firstly, it is supposed to address some of the bugs and issues that Android 5.0 Lollipop users have raised. The update is said to bring: improvements in battery life; increased protection and security through a new locking system that prevents the device from being used when stolen or lost; ability to place high definition voice calls between devices running the new OS, and SIM card improvements.

Update version 5.1.1 however is said to additionally address the memory leak problem encountered by earlier Lollipop users.

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Family Christian Stores Will Be Up for Auction on June 8; Book Vendors Stand to Lose Millions of Dollars in Sale

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Family Christian Stores Will Be Up for Auction on June 8; Book Vendors Stand to Lose Millions of Dollars in Sale
Family Christian Bookstore (Photo: Reuters/Tami Chappel)

Rick Manning of Atlanta, Georgia, looks over a book and other items made about the movie “The Passion of the Christ” at the Family Christian Bookstore in Buford, Georgia, February 25, 2004. The movie officially opened to the public on Wednesday.

Christian Post Report – A Grand Rapids, Michigan judge approved a sales process and schedule on Tuesday for Family Christians Stores, the nation’s largest retailer of Christian books that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.

During the hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John T. Griggs ruled that the company will be up for auction on June 8. All bids for FCS must be submitted by May 18, just days before the May 21 auction, according to MLive.com. The winning bids will be announced on May 22 with the sale officially scheduled to close on June 8.

FCS filed for bankruptcy after suffering a 10 to 20 percent sales drop in recent years, according to company owner Rick Jackson, and Tuesday’s proceedings arrived after FCS came under fire from vendors and lenders who could lose millions due to the bankruptcy filing. Initially, Jackson planned on buying the company at auction through a related firm, Family Christian Acquisitions.

However, the company plans to unload their remaining inventory at the future auction, despite signing a contract that required it to pay the publishers for the products after customers purchased them from their locations. At an auction, the 27 publishers who filed a lawsuit will not have the opportunity to recover their merchandise.

Meanwhile, Jackson previously told The Christian Post of his plan to keep FCS storefronts open, therefore salvaging the jobs of over 4,000 people.

“It’s part of our plan, to keep stores open, to keep 4,000 people in jobs, and then all the vendors that rely on us to sell their books and so forth,” Jackson told CP on the set of Giving Films’ “90 Minutes in Heaven” in February.

“It’s a nice brand, we just want to keep going,” the businessman continued at the time. “So right now, if the judge approves our plan, in 90 days we will be out and moving on.”

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Nike Fuelband Lookalike Allows Users to Play Minecraft (VIDEO)

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Nike Fuelband Lookalike Allows Users to Play Minecraft (VIDEO)

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Christian Post Report – Gameband with Minecraft. Gameband Facebook page. January 15, 2015.

A first gen Nike Fuelband lookalike called Gameband has hit the market for a soft release allowing users to play Minecraft wherever they go.

Distributed by Microsoft, Gameband, the first wearable Minecraft device, lets users take their Worlds with them and play Minecraft anywhere and anytime wherever they have access to a computer or a laptop.

The bracelet is made from durable hardware and infused with speed-oriented software that works on Windows, Mac and Linux. Gameband is capable of saving players’ Worlds and backs up games onto security-fortified cloud-based servers.

The wearable comes in two sizes, 6.2 inches and 7.3 inches, weighs 40 grams with a thermoplastic polyurethane body, splashproof to IPX-4 standards, and a stainless steel clasp. It also includes an 8GB USB and is powered by a 22mAh dedicated rechargeable battery.

Users plug their Gameband into their computer’s USB 3.0 port and launch the Gameband App to play Minecraft. Each time a player logs off on their game, they can save and backup their Worlds to Gameband’s secure cloud-based servers.

Using the Gameband’s pre-loaded launcher and onboard space for Minecraft, users will be able to save their games locally, making Gameband the key to their game data.

The wearable ships complete with the PixelFurnace App which gives users the ability to customize their Gameband with personalized messages, images, and even lighted animations they can upload and share on PixelFurnace’s website.

New wearables already have pre-loaded content complete with maps of games from Dragonz, Hypixel, and Sethbling, with the Minecraft Game sold separately.

Gameband not only functions as a gaming-capable wearable, its 140 array red LED display also shows the date and time, making it function as a watch, as well.

The Gameband with Minecraft will cost 99 Euro online and $80 in the US. They are available for purchase at retail stores like Target, Best Buy, and Microsoft Store in North America, at EB Games in Australia, and via online purchase for UK and European-based customers.

Users enjoy their first year of cloud backup service for free, and are charged $9.99 the succeeding year.

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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals Live Stream, Start Time: Watch Online NHL Hockey 2015

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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals Live Stream, Start Time: Watch Online NHL Hockey 2015

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Fresh from their Game 1 win, the New York Islanders try to win their second game at the Verizon Center when they face the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference battle. The game will be on April 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

In the first game, both teams matched up pretty well early, with Brock Nelson picking up the puck in the middle to blast a shot on Braden Holtby’s glove side to give the Islanders the lead in the seventh minute of the game.

Marcus Johanssen leveled things in the closing minute of the first period with a goal after a scuffle behind the New York goal. The Capitals eventually won the puck and Johanssen blasted a shot that hit the top-left corner of the goal. However, things started to turn around in the second period, with Ryan Strome scoring off a John Tavares assist in the fourth minute to restore the New York lead.

Off a face-off in the Capitals’ side, Tavares brought the puck to his left side where Strome picked up the puck and shot in between bodies to beat Holtby. And in the 11th minute, Josh Bailey added to the lead after an offensive barrage from New York. Holtby tried to stop numerous attempts from the Islanders attackers but could not stop Bailey’s second attempted rebound which found a crease underneath him.

The goal was reviewed but finally confirmed the goal after replays showed that it clearly went past the line. Things were formally ended with an empty net goal by Nelson after Washington were desperate to cut the lead with less than two minutes on the clock. Washington lost control of the puck in their offensive zone which led to a quick counter-attack for New York to finish the game 4-1.

With another win in Washington, the Islanders take a firm hold on the series as it heads to the Big Apple.

To get highlights on this game, go to NHL.com. For live streaming, click here.

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