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Nelson Mandela recovered and discharged from Hospital
Jan 28th
Nelson Mandela recovered and discharged: Madiba all in good health! The 92-year-old former African President Nelson Mandela spent two nights at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, reportedly suffering from respiratory difficulties.
Mandela’s nephew Lubabalo Sigonya, 37, said: “We are all very concerned right now. Anything could happen at his age. We pray for the best though because he has done so much for us.”
Close relative Nozolile Mtirara, 90, whose late husband grew up with Mandela claimed that Mandela was not in a critical condition and that he only had a problem with his legs. More >
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Razzie Nominations:The Twilight saga: Eclipse got highest nominations!
Jan 28th
The yearly anti-Oscars i.e., Razzie nominations are out! The Twilight Saga: Eclipse scored nine nominations Monday for the Razzie awards that recognize the worst films of the year. Eclipse has a tough competitor to get golden Raspberry as “The Last Airbender” also got 9 nominations.
Razzie Nominations 2011: The other films nominated for the worst film of the year are “The Bounty Hunter” starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex and the City 2, and the Twilight parody Vampires Suck.
The worst actor category nominees are Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson from Twilight, along with Jack Black for Gulliver’s Travels, Ashton Kutcher for Killers and Valentine’s Day and Gerard for The Bounty Hunter.
And the worst actress nominees are Jennifer Aniston for The Bounty Hunter and The Switch, Miley Cyrus for The Last Song, the four lead actresses of Sex and the City 2, Megan Fox for Jonah Hex and Kristen Stewart for Twilight. More >
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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 >
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Rafael Nadal’s Shocking exit from Australian Open!
Jan 27th
Rafael Nadal left Australian open 2011 after sustaining a shattering hamstring injury early in his quarter-final. He lost to fellow Spanish player David Ferrer. Ferrer is to face Murray in the second semi-final on Friday night.
Nadal injured his left hamstring in the second game of his quarterfinal against David Ferrer and went down 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. After taking a medical timeout on the changeover down 2-1, Nadal returned to the court with his left thigh bandaged and had a hard time sprinting side to side or getting a good push off his leg. While he may have been able to take out a less fleet or less accomplished foe in a similar condition, it was an impossible task against his friend and Davis Cup teammate Ferrer, who is nearly as fast and is relentless from inside the baseline. More >
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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 >
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Kristen Stewart to Play Snow White!?
Jan 27th
Snow White may be the best role for Kristen Stewart after playing much matured teenager who is madly in love with a vampire. Universal Studios is up for the making of the more romantic version of the classic fairy tale Snow White by name, Snow White and the Huntsman. Viggo Mortensen is all set to play the part of Huntsman as Johnny Depp and Michael Fassbender were previously rumored to take on the title character. But Viggo Mortensen was chosen for the part and is now in negotiations to star in Snow White and the Huntsman. The latest reports are that Twilight star Kristen Stewart is a contender to co-star as Snow White.
Universal is still testing actresses for the part of Snow White. Stewart joins a list which also includes Emily Browning who screen-tested last week for the part. More >
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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 >
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Australian Open 2011: Paes and Bhupathi in Finals!
Jan 27th
Australian Open 2011: Ace Indian pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are raced into Australian open finals. They are just a step away to win the title for the first time.
The seed 3 players Paes and Bhupati defeated the second-seeded pair of Daniel Nestor of Cananda and Max Mirnyi of Belarus 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 to make it to the final of the Australian Open.
Now the Indian duo will play top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the final, the Bryan brothers having got the better of the combination of Eric Butorac (US) and John-Julien Rojer (Curacao) 6-3, 6-2 in the first semi-final. More >
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Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of India to announce new Cabinet Today!
Jan 19th
Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India will announce a new cabinet members list on Wednesday. This reshuffle of his cabinet is a mid-term effort to refresh a coalition government snared by corruption scandals and year-high food inflation as it faces key state elections.
PM Singh may make changes to smaller ministries, bringing in younger politicians to change the image of the government. Or he could make major changes with some controversial reformists, such as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
There is a tide of anger all over the country over corruption and hike of prices of basic foods like vegetables. This may strain the coalition’s ties with its increasingly worried party allies in the run-up to important state elections this year and a general election due by 2014. More >
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New Zodiac Sign:Ophiuchus
Jan 17th
New Zodiac Sign: Ophiuchus is the 13th sign! Astronomer Parke Kunkle of The Minnesota Planetarium Society says that due to changes in the Earth’s alignment the dates of many zodiac signs have changed, according to NBC. In addition, there may be a 13th Zodiac sign: Ophiuchus.
Kunkle says that as the Earth and Sun slowly move the signs gradually change, as expected. The change didn’t happen over night either. The 12 signs were designated to different periods of the year almost 3,000 years ago, when astrology began, and since then the Earth’s position in relation to the sun has changed.
The Associated Press reported Friday evening that Kunkle has since clarified his earlier statements, emphasizing “this is not new news,” and “Astronomers have known about this since about 130 B.C.”
The theory of the 13th Zodiac sign of 2011, Ophiuchus came as the Earth’s position has shifted due to the gravitational pull from the moon and hence the Zodiac Signs must be rearranged to balance this shift. This also added the new sign “Ophiuchus”, a sign represented by a man holding a snake or “SnakeMan”. The sign is based on “Imhotep” of Egypt.
One of Imhoteps abilities was More >
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