Saturday, March 17, 2012

Avalon to clean up its deceptively clear water


Avalon's polluted beach water
                                Los Angels                                                                               March 17, 2012

The crystal-clear water lapping the shore of Avalon can be deceptive. The Santa Catalina Island resort town's water has long been tainted with sewage, its beach one of the most chronically polluted in the nation.
Now, in an effort to force the town to turn the tide on the unabated health hazard, water regulators are moving to put Avalon under their supervision and ordering the tourist hub 26 miles off the Southern

Madonna Finishes William Orbit's Sentences


Madonna may not be on Twitter, but she's got her social-media game face on in the lead-up to the release of her 12th studio album, MDNA — and we think she's doing a savvier job of promoting her album than most stars better known for their social-media presence.


While Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Rihanna have adopted Twitter as their forum of choice when communicating with fans, Her Madgesty has been ramping up her Facebook presence as MDNA's March 26 release nears. She's been socializing minute-long snippets of several MDNA album tracks — including "I'm Addicted" and "Gang Bang" — posting behind-the-scenes pictures of tour rehearsals and polling her fans about which back-catalog songs they'd like to hear when she hits the road.

Jennifer Lopez's Manly Stunt Double: Take a Look!

Jennifer Lopez
See? We're not exaggerating.
Now, it's not like we've never heard of male stunt doubles for female stars before, but this one just takes the cake for us.
While filming the music video for "Follow the Leader" in Mexico, we caught glimpse of Jennifer Lopez's body double, and he definitely fits the part (surprisingly).

Meghan McCain Dishes to Playboy on Gay Rumors,


Bristol Palin, Meghan McCainMCMULLAN CO/SIPA; John W. Ferguson/Getty Images
It's not easy being a Senator's daughter—especially one who's ogled over not so much for her political views as the size of her chest.
Perhaps in a sly nod to the boob obsession, Meghan McCain, the 27-year-old outspoken daughter of Sen. John McCain, opened up to Playboy about the scrutiny she constantly receives over her body, the trouble with Bristol Palin, and yes, even her sexuality

The New iPad is Here

The new iPad — the third generation of the category-defining mobile device — arrived at Apple’s Retail Stores and the Apple Online Store on Friday, March 16 at 8:00 a.m. local time in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UK; along with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Beginning at a suggested retail price of $499 (US), the new iPad features a stunning Retina display, Apple’s A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. And iPad 2 is now available at a more affordable price, starting at just $399.

সুন্দরী হ্যাকারক্রিস্টিনা সেচিনকায়া

প্রথমে কম্পিউটার, এরপর ইন্টারনেট আমাদের জীবনের সাথে ওতপ্রোতভাবে মিশে গেছে। সকালে ঘুম থেকে উঠেই শুরু হয় এই নির্বাক বুদ্ধিমান যন্ত্রটার সাথে পথচলা। আর সারাদিন তো থাকতে হয় বিভিন্ন প্রযুক্তির সাথে। আর যুগে যুগে প্রমাণিত হয়েছে যে, প্রযুক্তির ব্যবহার শুধু উপকারিতাই নিয়ে আসেনি, সাথে করে এনেছে কিছু অযাচিত ঝামেলা। যাকে একধরনের নিরাপত্তাহীনতাও বলা যায়। আর এই নিরাপত্তাহীনতার জন্য প্রথমেই দায়ী করা যেতে পারে ইন্টারনেটকে। আরও ভালোভাবে বলতে গেলে, ইন্টারনেটের এই তথ্য ভাণ্ডারের মাঝে লুকিয়ে থাকা অসংখ্য হ্যাকারদের কারণে নানাভাবে বিপর্যস্ত হতে হয় আমাদের। তবে হ্যাকিংয়ের কিছু ভালো দিকও আছে। প্রথমেই জেনে নেওয়া যাক, হ্যাকিং ব্যাপারটা আসলে কী।

Jennifer Lawrence


"The Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence has admitted she's not sure when she'll be on set for the next film in the franchise, "Catching Fire," but that doesn't mean she doesn't have plenty of projects to keep her busy until then.
"I just wrapped a movie called 'The Silver Linings Playbook,' and that'll be out at some point, I don't know when," Lawrence told MTV News recently. "And then I'm going to go shoot another Bradley Cooper movie. It's not a Bradley Cooper movie — Bradley Cooper's in the movie — it's a Jennifer Lawrence movie with Bradley in it," she joked. "Bradley Cooper and I are going to come out with a Jennifer Lawrence/ Bradley Cooper box set."



That box set, should it ever get made, would focus on two very different films starring Lawrence and Cooper: "Silver Linings," due in November, revolves around a man who tries to put his life back together after spending years in a mental institution, while "Serena" is about a Depression-era couple who face personal complications when they learn the wife cannot bear children, possibly destroying the future of their lumber company.

Tendulkar hitting his 100th international century

 Bangladesh v India Asia Cup Sachin Tendulkar out

Sachin Tendulkar: India batsman scored his 100th hundred after a year-long wait

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The match will be remembered for Sachin Tendulkar hitting his 100th international century for India, but it ended with Bangladesh claiming victory to get off the mark in the Asia Cup in Mirpur.
Tendulkar, who had waited a year to reach the milestone, clipped a single to square leg off Shakib Al Hasan in the 44th over to take him into three figures, and responded to reaching the landmark with a muted celebration, while the Bangladesh fielders also offered their congratulations.
However, his final tally of 114 was ultimately in a losing effort as Bangladesh won by five wickets thanks to half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal (70), Jahurul Islam (53) and Nasir Hossain (54), with Shakib (49) and Mushfiqur Rahim (46) also impressive as they reached their victory target of 290 in the final over to bounce back from defeat to Pakistan in their opening match.

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