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Chinese New Year: The year of Rabbit
Feb 3rd
Chinese New Year: The year of Rabbit. Happy New year China! The new year in the China named after rabbit begins on Thursday!
2011 is the year of Rabbit starting Thursday 3rd February and on Wednesday ends the year of the Tiger. The lunar horoscope says the rabbit is naturally happy and a homebody. In China, there’s no housecleaning on New Year’s Day – it would wash away the good fortune.
New York’s Empire State Building lit up its tower red and gold to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on Wednesday.
“The lights on top of the Empire State Building, carrying the spirit of peace, cooperation, prosperity and harmony, have played an important role in promoting intercultural understanding and people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States,” said Dong Xiaojun, Deputy Consul General of the Chinese Consulate More >
Tropical Cyclone Yasi to strike Queensland Coast Australia
Feb 2nd
Australia: Queensland coast is about to hit by a deadliest tropical Cyclone Yasi with ferocity the likes of which hasn’t been seen since 1918 as officials warned it could be the deadliest storm in generations.
Yasi was upgraded to a category five storm from category four as it menaced the populous east coast, where it was expected to hit around 10pm (1200 GMT) on Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Yasi is on track to make landfall between Innisfail and Cardwell about 11pm (AEST) tonight (2am Thursday NZT), with authorities confident they have the site within a 30km range of accuracy.
The cyclone already has winds of 295km/h that have knocked out weather monitoring equipment on Willis Island, off Cairns, and was bringing down trees at Ayr, near Townsville, on Wednesday morning.
Yasi will cross the coast on the high tide, meaning a storm surge that will accompany it will be devastating for low-lying areas. More >
Japan Volcano Eruption from Mount Shinmoedake in the Kirishimna range
Feb 1st
Japan Volcano eruption: The volcano became active last Wednesday firing red-hot magma and volcanic bombs into the air in southern Japan erupted Tuesday with its biggest explosion yet, shooting out a huge plume of gas, boulders and ash.
This is the largest eruption since it burst back to life last week covered wide areas in ash, shot boulders onto distant roads, knocked down trees and broke hundreds of windows in hotels and offices. The danger zone around Shinmoedake volcano was widened to keep residents safe
Mount Kirishima, a volcano on the southern island of Kyushu, began erupting on Jan. 26. A giant ash cloud poured from the volcano, prompting the Tokyo VAAC to issue an ash warning for places above 25,000 feet (7.6 kilometers).
NHK said the eruption was five times larger than the initial activity last week, which was Shinmoedake’s first major eruption in 52 years. More >
Australian Open 2011: Roger Federer out of the race!
Jan 28th
Australian Open 2011: This time we are not going to see Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s fight in final. Roger Federer lost his semifinals to Novak Djokovic. And the world’s No.1 Nadal has already left with injury.
The Swiss was beaten 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 6-4 by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. “It’s not the end in any way. It’s a start for many other tournaments after this,” Federer said.
Expectations are that the possible final showdown on Sunday will be between Djokovic and Andy Murray. Swiss press described Federer as “bankrupt on court” against Djokovic, powerless to stop the imperious Serb from eliminating the four-time More >
Playstation Meeting 2011: PSP2 Revealed by Sony!
Jan 27th
Playstation Meeting 2011: The PSP2 is finally revealed by Sony at the playstation meeting 2011 in Tokyo Japan. Sony gives us our first official look at the PlayStation maker’s next bold foray into handheld gaming, the “Next Generation Portable.”
Many of the features are already known from leaks, speculations and rumors. Sony confirmed many of the features of the PSP2. The PSP2 features a high-resolution, touch-sensitive OLED screen that’s larger than the original PSP screen, tilt-sensitive SIXAXIS controls, dual analog sticks, front and back-facing cameras, and a touch sensitive back panel.
The new PlayStation Portable is as powerful as a PlayStation 3. The device features built-in WiFi and 3G wireless connectivity and uses an all-new form of media storage for games.
PSP2 will be out this holiday. The hardware specifications are as follows. More >
NYC Snow: Weather Emergency Declared!
Jan 27th
NYC snow storm: Mayor Bloomberg decided to declare a weather emergency as a result of NYC snow fall.
The National Weather Service issued a weather warning from 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday through 6 a.m. ET on Thursday as piles of snow growing. The warning is for NYC, Westchester and Rockland counties, Long Island and part of northeast New Jersey.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says some express subway trains may run on local tracks Thursday morning, and some subways may not run all the way to the end of the line.
The Long Island Rail Road is expected to run on a reduced rush hour-schedule, with 14 westbound trains canceled, and buses will replace some trains. More >
Golden Globes Winners 2011: Full List
Jan 17th
Golden Globes Winners 2011: The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards has been presented. The show was broadcasted nationwide live on NBC, Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 (PST)/8:00-11:00 (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Here is the complete list of Golden Globes winners 2011.
CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Robert De Niro
BEST DRAMA – The Social Network
ACTOR (DRAMA) – Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
ACTRESS (DRAMA) – Natalie Portman – Black Swan
BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY – The Kids Are All Right
ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY) – Paul Giamatti – Barney’s Version
ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY) – Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – In a Better World (Denmark) – Susanne Bier More >
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: India won by 1 Run
Jan 15th
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: India won by 1 Run. SA had the game in the bag and they …. choked. India won the toss and elected to bat first. India lost its first wicket M Vijay (16) early in the eighth over. The score was 22. Sachin Tendulkar (24) and Virat Kohli (22) then added 41-runs for the second wicket partnership. Kohli was unfortunate to get run out. Yufraj singh and dhoni made good partnership of 83 but after that India lost all wicket so quickly and gave a very simple target of 190 runs to South Africa.
South Africa didn’t have good start and lost the wicket of Hashim Amla on the total score of 7. Munaf Patel brought him back to pavilion. Graem Smith and Colin Ingram (25) contributed 59-runs for the second wicket. Harbhajan made Ingram to depart and got him lbw. AB de Villiers and JP Duminy couldn’t do much and made just 8 and 13 runs respectively. But then with David Miller (27), Graeme Smith before getting bowled on the ball of Munaf added some precious runs for his team. He played a well innings of 77 runs.
India 190 (47.2 ov)
South Africa 189 (43.0 ov)
India won by 1 run
Munaf Patel is the man of the match. MS Dhoni “It’s a big win for us. We were short of 40-45 runs. More >
Sourav Ganguly says that “He is Transparent”
Jan 15th
After being ignored in the IPL auction, Sourav Ganguly breaks his silence on Saturday. He said that he never did politics and was always been transparent in what he did as a cricketer.
Indirectly taking a dig at the IPL snub during a programme, Ganguly said: “I never did politics. I would not have been here if I did politics. With my practical experiences I say whatever you do, you will not be at the top all the time.
So when you are at the top, be transparent. The rule is same for all, be it in politics or sport. As a leader you must tell the truth. They might not like it but it’s important to be clear with your colleagues,” Ganguly said. More >