Johnny Depp in 'Dark Shadows' trailer

CNN's Henry Hanks has a theory: A movie without Johnny Depp wearing a wig and plenty of makeup ( *cough* "Rum Diary" *cough*), and you're taking your chances at the theater.

But put the man in some powder and eyeliner, and the odds that the movie will be good only go up from there.

We're hoping this theory holds true for Depp's upcoming "Dark Shadows," which once again pairs the actor with director Tim Burton.

In this film version of the retro ABC soap, Depp plays vampire Barnabas Collins, who resurfaces two centuries after being cursed by a witch to find himself in 1972.

look at who’s hot and who’s not in tennis.

Monday, 19 March 2012

Who’s hot:

Victoria Azarenka.

Just to “bring some attention in a silly way”, she has taken to wearing slogan T-shirts. During her time in the Californian desert, she wore one which announced, ‘Best is best’ and another which declared, ‘I got this’, and after the final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden she was telling the world, ‘Unstoppable skills’.

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Azarenka is getting away with it. In part, because they’re just a bit of fun – just like the top which Serena Williams wore after winning Wimbledon one year, which asked, ‘Are you looking at my titles?’ – but mostly because she just keeps on winning. By beating Maria Sharapova in the final (the same opponent she defeated to win the Australian Open, her first slam, in January), she extended her undefeated start to the year to 23 victories. Azarenka is doing what Novak Djokovic did in the men’s game, slashing her way through the rest of the field. And the calendar.

Boca defeat San Martín

Boca defeat San Martín 1-0 in sixth round of Clausura Tournament

Boca Juniors jumped to the second place after defeating San Juan's San Martín 1-0 in the sixth round of the First Division's Clausura Tournament.

San Martín de San Juan: Luciano Pocrnjic; Cristian Alvarez, Cristian Grabinski, Lucas Landa and Emanuel Mas; Mauro Bogado, Marcos Galarza, Federico Affranchino and Federico Poggi; Gastón Caprari and Sebastián Penco. Coach: Daniel Garnero.

Boca Juniors: Agustín Orión; Facundo Roncaglia, Rolando Schiavi, Juan Manuel Insaurralde and Juan Sánchez Miño; Pablo Ledesma, Leandro Somoza and Walter Erviti; Christian Chávez; Pablo Mouche and Santiago Silva. Coach: Julio Falcioni. 

Referee: Patricio Loustau.

Stadium: Bicentenario, in San Juan.

এশিয়া কাপের টুকিটাকি ভারত-পাকিস্তান চিত্কারে ধ্বনিত মিরপুর!

ক্রিকেট বিশ্বের যেই প্রান্তেই ভারত-পাকিস্তান লড়াই হোক না কেন সবার আগ্রহের কেন্দ্রবিন্দুতে থাকে ম্যাচটি। কে জিতবে এবং কে হার মানবে এই নিয়ে চলে আলোচনা,সমালোচনা তর্ক ও বিতর্ক। ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠানরত এশিয়া কাপের গ্রুপ পর্বে ভারত-পাকিস্তান লড়াই হবে। এই খবর অনেক আগে থেকেই জানতেন ক্রিকেট রোমান্টিকরা। কাল মিরপুর শেরে বাংলা স্টেডিয়ামে দুর্দান্ত লড়াই দেখতে হাজির বিশ হাজারেরও বেশি সমর্থক। প্রিয় দলের পতাকা ও ফেস্টুন বগলদাবা করে স্টেডিয়ামে এসে জানান দিলেন কোন দলের সমর্থক তিনি। শুধু তাই নয়, প্রিয় দলের খেলোয়াড়দের উত্সাহও দিয়ে গেলেন। বাংলাদেশ যেহেতু পক্ষ ও বিপক্ষে নেই তাই ভারত-পাকিস্তান চিত্কারে ধ্বনিত হল মিরপুর!

George Clooney

 I Don't Have Any Interest in Running for Office

March 19, 2012 01:53:51 GMT

Two days after being arrested during a protest over Sudan's humanitarian crisis, the 'Descendants' star shares his belief that he has 'a lot more influence' as an activist rather than as a politician.

Photo credit: Ryan Shapiro/WENN

George Clooney might have been vocal in standing up for what he believes in, but he isn't tempted to take a plunge into the politics. Two days after being arrested during a protest outside of the Sudanese Embassy, the Hollywood hunk said in a recent TV interview that he doesn't have any interest in running for office.

When appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press", Clooney shared his belief that he actually has "a lot more influence" on the humanitarian causes as an activist rather than as a politician. "No super PAC has given me money. There is no outside influence for me," the Matt King of "The Descendants" stressed.

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova to win Indian Wells title

Victoria Azarenka made easy work of Maria Sharapova as she won the Indian Wells title 6-2 6-3 in 85 minutes.

The world number one dropped only four points on her serve in the first set before breaking her Russian opponent four times in the second set.

The win was the 22-year-old's 23rd consecutive victory in 2012 and her second over Sharapova, following her Australian Open final success.

Top seed Azarenka dropped only one set throughout the tournament.

Azarenka in numbers

• Height : 6' (1.83 m)
• Date of Birth : 31 July 1989
• Singles titles : 12
• Doubles titles : Six
• Matches unbeaten : 23

Azarenka, who won 6-3 6-0 in the Melbourne final in January, broke the world number two in the opening game before holding her own serve to take a 2-0 lead.

Sharapova won the third game but she struggled to make any headway on the Azarenka serve, earning just four points on it in the first set.

She offered more in the second set, in California but, when she broke for the first time, Azarenka already led 3-0.

Middle East

Syria, rebels trade blame for bombings
March 19, 2012 01:51 am

People gather at the site of the car bombing in Aleppo.

BEIRUT: Syria and opposition forces traded accusations after a car bomb ripped through a residential area of Syria’s second city Aleppo Sunday, a day after twin blasts killed 27 in the capital Damascus. The series of deadly blasts came as U.N. teams prepare for a government-led humanitarian mission and work at launching a monitoring operation to end a year of bloodshed that has seen upwards of 8,000 people killed.
They also coincided with a forceful security crackdown on opposition rallies marking one year since the first nationwide protests erupted in Syria.

Katy Perry's

Katy Perry's Wild Road To 'Part Of Me'

Perry will debut the video for her hit on 'MTV First: Katy Perry' on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:23 p.m. ET on MTV.

We're just days away from "MTV First: Katy Perry," when the pop star will debut her video for "Part of Me." The special airs Wednesday, March 21, at 7:23 p.m. ET on MTV ahead of a 30-minute interview on MTV.com. But before that, we decided to look back on the superstar's crazy year.


» February 13, 2011:Perry walked into the 53rd Grammy Awards as one of the top nominees. Her Teenage Dream was up for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, and the tracks "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls"

Ice blocks begin breaking off Perito Moreno glacier

 

Local officials informed that the break away process started on Wednesday. Curious tourists and media gathered at the Los Glaciares National Park’s skywalks to witness the grand falling of ice chunks and blocks off the famous glacier.

Located 2800 km southeast of Buenos Aires, the Perito Moreno glacier is a major tourist attraction in Patagonia. 

Defiant North Korea says rocket launch to go ahead

North Korea rejected criticism of its planned long-range missile launch which threatens to upset its only major benefactor, China, and put relations with the United States back in the freezer just as they seemed to be starting to thaw.

Political analysts say the launch, which would violate U.N. resolutions on the heavily sanctioned state, is aimed at boosting the legitimacy of its young new ruler Kim Jong-un who inherited power after his father's death in December.

"The peaceful development and use of space is a universally recognized legitimate right of a sovereign state," the North's state KCNA news agency said.

BANKS’ ANNUAL FARM LOAN DISBURSEMENT TARGET

Only 56pc loan disbursed in first 8 months

A file photo shows farmers working on a paddy field in Dhaka. Bangladesh Bank data shows banks disbursed only 55.72 per cent of their annual target of agricultural loans in the first eight months of the current financial year. — New Age photo

Banks disbursed only 55.72 per cent of their annual target of agricultural loans in the first eight months of the current financial year.
According to the latest provisional data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Sunday, state-owned, private and foreign commercial banks, and specialised banks from July to February of the FY2011-12 collectively disbursed Tk 7,688.89 crore in farm loans against the annual disbursement target of Tk 13,800 crore. 
The agricultural loans disbursed by the banks in the same period of the previous financial year totalled at Tk 7,990.22 crore, 63.33 per cent of the annual target of the agricultural credits Tk 12,617.40 crore.
BB data also showed that the agricultural credit disbursement from July to February of the FY2011-12 also declined by 3.77 per cent from that of the same period of the previous financial year.
A BB official told New Age that banks usually disbursed large amount of agricultural loans during boro season. 

Kohli demolishes Pakistan in record chase

India v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur

March 18, 2012

India 330 for 4 (Kohli 183, Rohit 68, Tendulkar 52) beat Pakistan 329 for 6 (Hafeez 105, Jamshed 112, Younis 52) by six wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

	Sachin Tendulkar made an aggressive 52 to give India a brisk start © AFP  Enlarge
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Their bowling might struggle to defend 289 against Bangladesh. Their batting might not be resilient enough to dominate in all conditions. But in the subcontinent, India are the masters of the chase. And after having knocked off 321 in 36.4 overs in Hobart barely three weeks ago, they completed their highest successful ODI chase, in Mirpur, against Pakistan, who are not exactly a weak bowling side. And leading the mammoth effort was that man Virat Kohli who scored a career-best 183. Forget the obscenities, forget the extreme emotions; with 11 hundreds, including three in his last four innings, Kohli is one of the most complete ODI batsmen in the world now.

When a boundary is needed, Kohli is the man. When the singles are needed, Kohli is the man. When a gap is to be found, Kohli is the man. He kept doing all of that for 148 deliveries against Pakistan. By the time he was done, he had hit 23 boundaries and made 183. India had lost Gautam Gambhir off the second ball of the innings. They lost just one more wicket in the next 272. Kohli's dominance was so complete, it left contrasting support performances from Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma in the shade. It certainly meant Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed's centuries were in vain, as was their 224-run opening stand, Pakistan's highest against India, and their second-highest ever.

Not losing by a bonus point put Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup; it kept India and Bangladesh dependent on the result of the last league game between the hosts and Sri Lanka, who have been knocked out. A win for Bangladesh will see them go through, as they lead the head-to-head against India in the tournament; any other result will see India qualify.

It was Kohli who almost single-handedly kept India in the

Katrina Kaif Is Sizzling In The Third Installment Of The Action-Adventure Series

The hunt for a heroine for 'Dhoom 3 "is over! Katrina Kaif is sizzling in the thirdinstallment of the action-adventure series that features Aamir Khan as the anti-hero.

That's better! Katy Perry flaunts her curves in a sexy LBD following onstage fashion fail

PUBLISHED: 16:31 GMT, 18 March 2012 | UPDATED: 17:39 GMT, 18 March 2012

Katy Perry got it all wrong yesterday when she hit the stage in London wearing a strange superhero-inspired outfit.

But the blue-haired beauty got her sparkle back after the performance when she stepped out for dinner wearing a plunging little black dress, tights and boots.

The 27-year-old raised the style stakes in the form-fitting design that accented her curves to perfection.

Flaunting her curves: Katy Perry wowed her fans in a form-fitting LBD on Saturday Night in London

Her fans liked what they saw and immediately mobbed the star as soon as she arrived at Nobu Berkley in the Mayfair area of London.

Imogen Thomas shows off her bronzed beach body

 she flaunted her body during a romantic break in Thailand.

The former Miss Wales star slipped into a couple of bikinis that showed off her curves as she strolled along the beach with boyfriend Adam Horsley.

Imogen, 29, looked great in a lime green two-piece that struggled to keep her ample chest securely in place.

Making waves: Imogen Thomas and Adam Horsley have been holidaying in Thailand, this week

The ex Big Brother housemate has revealed how she has finally met a man who she feels she can trust.

 

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Lifestyle

Escort services in Lebanon slip through cracks of law A grab shows an online escort services website. BEIRUT: The websites offer glamor, sex and options. Age, hair color, nationality and measurements can be selected online. With an email or a phone call, Lebanon’s online escort services promise that beautiful women, and some men, can be delivered to your door and be at your service – for a hefty fee.But these escort agencies also appear to exact a high price from the women involved, and differ in some key ways from the prostitution that takes place in country’s nightclubs and super nightclubs.

International

Dell sees room to challenge Apple in tablets Dell's chief commercial officer Steve Felice poses for photographs during an interview with Reuters in central London March 16, 2012. (Reuters/Toby Melville) LONDON: A growing dissatisfaction among office workers with the clunky computers their employers force them to use, in contrast to the sleek Apple devices many have at home, could yet benefit incumbent suppliers like Dell, a top Dell executive said.

Kohli gives India crucial win

Pakistani opener Md Hafiz plays a stroke in the match match of the Asia Cup against India at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka Sunday

India won a crucial match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.

Vhirat Kohli scored 183 off 148 balls while RG Sharma 68 for 83 balls for India.

Earlier, Pakistan lost six wickets to pile up 329 in 50 overs after the openers gave a solid footing with a ton each in a bid to win the match to confirm a berth of the final match of Asia Cup.

Nasir Jamshed scored 112 off 104 balls and Mohammad Hafeez scored 105 off 113 balls.

Winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bat against India Sunday afternoon in their crucial last group match of the Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

It is a must-win match for India. Meanwhile, Pakistan is in a better position with two wins – one over hosts Bangladesh and the other the Sri Lankans.

Sachin Tendulkar’s hundredth century was snuffed out by Bangladesh on Friday, who chased down a 290-run target to inflict a five-wicket defeat on the visitors.