Saturday, December 11, 2010

“Kangana Ranaut in Ekta Kapoor’s Ragini MMS” plus 7 more

“Kangana Ranaut in Ekta Kapoor’s Ragini MMS” plus 7 more

Kangana Ranaut in Ekta Kapoor’s Ragini MMS

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 03:35 AM PST


Producer and director Ekta Kapoor, has approached Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her next film Ragini MMS. The movie will be directed by Pavan Kriplani under the Balaji Productions banner.

The story of the movie is based on a real life incident. Balaji productions had decided to make the movie, after they saw the MMS of a girl who was involved in the MMS scandal. The movie tells an incident, where a young couple enter a house to spend a weekend, and don't realize that the house was pre installed with hidden cameras. And the cameras thus capture all their private moments.

Kangana is approached to do the role of the victim Ragini in the movie. Sources have said that, the movie is a thriller and also has some sensual content. The production house has brought the copyright from the victim and has already started to work on the movie.

Before Ragini MMS, Ekta's production house was applauded for her previous Bollywood release 'Love Sex Aur Dhoka'.

PayPal latest target from Wikileaks supporter, Dutch teen arreested

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:50 AM PST


A Dutch teen admitted involvement in cyber attacks against credit card companies who suspended service to Wikileaks.  PayPal, MasterCard, and Visa cut off payments to Wikileaks who used these three companies for fund-raising purposes.

A six-year prison term could be awaiting a 16 year-old Dutch Wikileaks supporter after he was arrested by Dutch authorities early Thursday morning in the Hague.

In similar lines, as of Monday, PayPal was receiving an increased volume of denial of service attacks that are continuing.

A Paypal spokesman said:  “They may have slowed the website down for a bit,” the spokesperson said, but he added that payments have not been affected.”

Earlier this week Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London on charges in Sweden of rape and coercion.  He  is fighting extradition.

The Wikileaks organizations has faced a series of setbacks lately after they published a large volume of US diplomatic document that were secret or classified .   Not only have they faced financial setback, but several companies, such as Amazon have denied them hosting.

As a result, Wikileaks supporters are targeting all sorts of web sites as a show of their displeasure and an attempt at revenge.

Sylvie Cachay swimsuit designer found dead in bathtub

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:48 AM PST


Swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay was found dead on  December 9th at 3 am  in a bathtub in her room at the exclusive Soho House in New York City.

The hotel staff was alerted to a problem when a person on the fourth floor reported water leaking from the ceiling.

The manager entered Sylvie's room on the fifth floor and found her in the tub with a sweater and underwear on.

He called police, removed her from the tub and started CPR.\He was unable to revive her.

American News Buzz reported: The Daily News reports that investigators had initially suspected Cachay had overdosed, but are now looking into the possibility that she was strangled.

Sylvie Cachay was 33 years old and was an up and coming designer of high fashion swim suits and had the Syla line of swimwear and towels.  See picture slideshow.

Law officials are talking to Nicholas Brooks who is 24.  He and Sylvie were dating for about six months.

He had left the building at 2:15 am and returned later to find police at the room. Nicholas claimed he went out drinking and Sylvie was asleep in bed when he left.

A police official said Sylvie appeared to have marks on her neck, a bite mark on her hand and hemorrhaging around her eyes.

Liu Xiaobo awarded 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:46 AM PST


The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo in Oslo, Norway On December 10, 2010

Many news agencies have reported Liu could not attend because he was imprisoned for subversion and is serving an 11-year sentence.  He wrote articles calling for political reform in China.

Liu's wife was been placed under house arrest to prevent her from traveling to Oslo to receive the medal and check for $1.5 million.

The box containing the Nobel Peace Prize medal was placed on an empty chair for the ceremony.

The Human Rights Now blog reports: The Nobel Committee's decision to award this year's Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo is undoubtedly a tribute to the memory of the 1989 pro-democracy movement that the Chinese government has been consistently trying to erase over the last two decades.

The Huffington Post tells us: Friday’s ceremony was the first time in 74 years the prestigious $1.4 million award was not handed over, because Liu is serving an 11-year sentence in China on subversion charges for urging sweeping changes to Beijing’s one-party communist political system.

This was the first time in 74 years that the Nobel Committee was not able to present the award.  Rules say the award may only be presented to the recipient or their immediate family.

Nick Brooks still questioned in death of Sylvie Cachay

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:43 AM PST


Some of the blogs are telling us that Sylvie recently broke up with Nick.  They are puzzled why she checked into exclusive Soho House with him.

Some blogs are claiming that Sylvie accused Nick of setting her apartment on fire earlier.

Even stranger is the fact that reports have surfaced that Nick Brooks hooked up with Sylvie right after her dog was run over.  She needed someone to console her and he was available.

Her parents said after a while, Sylvie wanted Nick to get a job as he was not working.

Breaking News Theme has a statement from Sylvie's father: But the breakup was amicable – and there was no hint of violence, Dr. Antonio Cachay said.  "They were actually broken up," said Cachay, a respected ear, nose and throat specialist in this posh D.C. suburb. "That was the last news we had in Cancun."

While no one has been arrested, police are in the process of obtaining a warrant to examine Nick Brooks.

Sylvie's parents believe that foul play was involved in their daughter's death.  They are waiting on a second opinion for the autopsy to see if something was missed.

Honolulu Marathon Results 2010

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:40 AM PST


The Honolulu Marathon will being on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 5 am.  About 22,000 runners are registered for the race.

The Honolulu Marathon is the world’s sixth largest marathon and is a qualifying marathon for the Boston Marathon.

The Honolulu Marathon attracts a large number of Japanese participants because it has no cut off time for finishing the run.  This is not the case for many marathons in Japan.

“About 13,000 runners have come from Japan this year. They represent about 60 percent of the total entrants. Last year, there were 14,400 entrants from Japan,” reported KITV.

However, the current valuation of the Japanese yen at an all time high, even with fewer participants,  more tourist money is expected to be spent. This  will be a boon for the local economy which is still reeling from the recession.   Estimates put that figure around $100 million.

The course itself is not a fast course because of the terrain, but nonetheless a popular one for marathoners.   Many winners have gone one to place well or win the Boston Marathon.

Last year’s men’s winner was Kenya’s Patrick Ivuti with a winning time of 2:12:14, Ivuti also placed first in 2008.  The 2009 woman’s winner was Svetlana Zakharova from Russia, finishing at 2:28:34

Click here for 2010 Honolulu Marathon results.   Please be patient since it may some time before all the results are tallied.

Navy railgun: weapon from hell or game changer?

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:39 AM PST


The U S Navy set a world record in a powerful railgun shot: 33 megajoules of power.  They beat their old record of 2 megajoules set in 2008.

What this means is that a bullet about 4 inches in diameter and a foot or so long can destroy targets up to 110 nautical miles away.

It is being reported that this weapon will eliminate much of the need for explosives aboard a ship that would usually be needed to fire traditional guns which only have a range of 20 miles or so.

The projectile traveled at Mach 8 which is more than 6,100 MPH.

Look at the video of the record-breaking test shot.

Wired reports: There wasn't much left of the 23-pound bullet, just a scalded piece of squat metal. That's what happens when an enormous electromagnetic gun sends its ammo rocketing 5,500 feet in a single second.

Mashable tells us: This kind of weapon requires no explosion to get a projectile from point A to point B. Rather, a railgun uses an electromagnetic current to accomplish the task, and it does so at previously unimaginable velocities.

The railgun has no moving parts except for the projectile.

It does not use any explosives, which means it makes for a safer and greener operating environment.

Notion Ink Adam tablet unveiled

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:36 AM PST


Notion Ink has revealed its tablet Adam. They have paired up with Nvidia and are using the Tegra 250 video chip which provides second-generation tablet video speed. The Adam has 1 gigabyte of RAM and offers 8G of storage.

A camera that swivels around can be used for pictures and on-line chat make this a unique feature as far as tablets go.

Pre-ordering starts in just a few hours on December 9th.

Only people who have already commented on Notion Ink's blog will be among the first chosen.

As of this post, the latest on the Notion Ink blog is: Well! Not exactly now, lets wait for a detailed post in few hours! Those who are extremely interested, go take a look at the properties.

Slash Gear reports: The company isn't publicly confirming anything at this stage, but our source says that the binary countdown code which has been the basis for many pre-order rumors will read zero tomorrow, and the six Adam versions will go on sale.

Notion Ink Six models have already passed the EMI testing.  What has not been announced is whether 3G or 4G will be offered initially.
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