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White House put on lockdown as Obama daughters followed

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">A car trailed an official motorcade that was carrying the daughters of US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, sparking a brief lockdown at the White House.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The Secret Service, which is in charge of the president's security, said the vehicle followed the motorcade past a security barrier about 200 meters (650 feet) from the White House.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The driver, 55, was arrested and has been charged with unlawful entry, said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The vehicle "was immediately stopped by Uniformed Division officers," and subsequently investigated, Donovan said.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The White House declined to comment but a law enforcement official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the motorcade was that of the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha, who were reportedly on their way home from school.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Reporters working in the White House were not allowed to leave the building for an hour in the afternoon until the lockdown was lifted.</span></div>

White House put on lockdown as Obama daughters followed

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A car trailed an official motorcade that was carrying the daughters of US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, sparking a brief lockdown at the White House.The Secret Service, which is in charge of the president's security, said the vehicle followed the motorcade past a security barrier about 200 meters (650 feet) from the White House.The driver, 55, was arrested and has been charged with unlawful entry, said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan.The vehicle "was immediately stopped by Uniformed… Read more »

07May2014

Top five iconic beauty trends

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<span class="jw_media_holder jwMediaContent" id="media_0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><img alt="images" src="http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/cache/images/400x0x1/uploads/media/2014/04/25/5359f096b37ce-images.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Actress Marilyn Monroe's bold red lips have been voted the most iconic beauty trend of all time, with the sultry smoky eye following closely behind.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The study was conducted by Superdrug, a beauty and health retailer on its 50th anniversary and 2,000 women participated in the poll.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Monroe sported the striking bright pout during the 1950s and 1960s, but most famously in her 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch". </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="jw_media_holder jwMediaContent" id="media_1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><img alt="index" src="http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/cache/images/400x0x1/uploads/media/2014/04/25/5359f0c99fab1-index.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The second most iconic beauty look was the classic dark smoky eyes as loved by singer Cheryl Cole and socialite Kim Kardashian.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="jw_media_holder jwMediaContent" id="media_2" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><img alt="false lashes" src="http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/cache/images/400x0x1/uploads/media/2014/04/25/5359f0dfba158-false-lashes.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">False lashes, which first gained popularity in the 1960s landed in third spot.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="jw_media_holder jwMediaContent" id="media_3" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><img alt="V Beckham" src="http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/cache/images/400x0x1/uploads/media/2014/04/25/5359f10c63b44-V-Beckham.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The genuine looking fake tan bronzed effect that designer Victoria Beckham has mastered was fourth.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">And completing the top five iconic looks was heavy eyeliner, a look popularised by "Twiggy" in the 1960s and is still as relevant today as it was then.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="jw_media_holder jwMediaContent" id="media_4" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 400px;"><img alt="tumblr_l14tzjePtQ1qajf8d" src="http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/cache/images/400x0x1/uploads/media/2014/04/25/5359f1316a8aa-tumblr_l14tzjePtQ1qajf8d.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /><span class="jw_media_caption" style="background-image: url(http://en.prothom-alo.com/contents/themes/public/style/images/transparent_black_shade_1x1.png); background-repeat: repeat repeat; bottom: 0px; color: white; display: inline; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px; position: absolute; right: 0px;">Heavy eyeliner is the fifth most iconic beauty trend</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The study revealed that one in five women has copied an iconic look from a celebrity and nearly half said famous faces were where make-up trends originated from.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Two thirds of the 2,000 women polled said they wish they were braver when it comes to experimenting with new beauty trends, with the typical woman trying just three of the iconic looks over the course of her lifetime.</span></div>

Top five iconic beauty trends

Unknown 0 Fashion 12:10 PM

Actress Marilyn Monroe's bold red lips have been voted the most iconic beauty trend of all time, with the sultry smoky eye following closely behind.The study was conducted by Superdrug, a beauty and health retailer on its 50th anniversary and 2,000 women participated in the poll.Monroe sported the striking bright pout during the 1950s and 1960s, but most famously in her 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch". The second most iconic beauty look was the classic dark smoky eyes as loved by singer Cheryl … Read more »

07May2014

Brazil announces World Cup squad

Unknown 0 Players 12:08 PM

Brazil announces World Cup squad

Unknown 0 Players 12:08 PM

Add caption Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari on Wednesday unveiled the 23 men he trusts can deliver a sixth World Cup ahead of this year's event starting June 12 on home soil. colari, who led Brazil to the title in 2002, named the following 23 players for the June 12-July 13 event in 12 Brazilian cities: Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC/CAN), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro) Defenders: Dante (Bayern Munich/GER), David Luiz (Chelsea/ENG), Henrique (Napoli/ITA), Thiago Silva … Read more »

07May2014

Tahsan to act in Rony's "Marichika"

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Singer and actor Tahsan signed contract on Monday for a Redwan Rony film "Marichika".</div>
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The director, Rony said Nusrat Faria has paired up with Tahsan in his forthcoming film. Nusrat Faria is known as an anchor among the television audiences.</div>
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Tahsan said while talking about "Marichika", "The storyline of the film is romantic comedy. It liked the story as I heard it."</div>
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The other pair for the film has not been decided yet. Redwan Rony said he will finalised the pair very soon.</div>
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Redwan Rony's first film "Chorabali" bagged National Film Award in five different categories.<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award on 10 May.</div>
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Tahsan to act in Rony's "Marichika"

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Singer and actor Tahsan signed contract on Monday for a Redwan Rony film "Marichika". The director, Rony said Nusrat Faria has paired up with Tahsan in his forthcoming film. Nusrat Faria is known as an anchor among the television audiences. Tahsan said while talking about "Marichika", "The storyline of the film is romantic comedy. It liked the story as I heard it." The other pair for the film has not been decided yet. Redwan Rony said he will finalised the pair very soon. Redwan Rony's first fi… Read more »

07May2014

Raj's 'Taarkanta' in censor board

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Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Raj director film 'Taarkanta' has been sent to Film Censor Board for the review and scrutiny of the film and for issuing certificates of its release.</div>
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Raj said, " It has been taken two months for shooting and editing of the film. We have perfectly completed its visual effects and background music. We hope the film will get certificates without any cut."</div>
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Raj is expected to release the film in movie theatre at the end of the month.</div>
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The casts of the film are Moushumi, Arifin Shuva, Meem, Azaz, Faruk Ahmed and others.</div>
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The singers of the film are Bangladeshi Baby Nazneen, Kana, Arfin Roomy, Parvez, Puja, Nawmi, Liza and Kheya and Indian Sunidhi Chauhan, Mamata Sharma and Palak Muchal.</div>
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Raj's 'Taarkanta' in censor board

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Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Raj director film 'Taarkanta' has been sent to Film Censor Board for the review and scrutiny of the film and for issuing certificates of its release. Raj said, " It has been taken two months for shooting and editing of the film. We have perfectly completed its visual effects and background music. We hope the film will get certificates without any cut." Raj is expected to release the film in movie theatre at the end of the month. The casts of the film are Moushumi, Arifin … Read more »

07May2014

Evelyn Sharma harassed in Germany

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Evelyn Sharma harassed in Germany

Unknown 0 Actress, bollywood 12:03 PM

To her utter surprise and shock Bollywood actress Evelyn Sharma was harassed by a group of boys during her visit to her hometown Frankfurt, Germany. "It's has been one of the most shocking incidents in my life so far, especially because this happened back home in Frankfurt," Evelyn said in a statement. "It's a little shameful that this happened in broad daylight, but luckily I could get out of there before things went completely out of control," she added. A source close to the actress said tha… Read more »

07May2014

Tagore’s 153rd birth anniversary

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The 153rd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the larger-than-life Bangla poet, will be observed on Thursday.</div>
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The government has chalked out elaborate programmes marking the day.</div>
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This year’s theme of the birth anniversary is ‘Rabindranath and Bangladesh’.</div>
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President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the eve of the day.</div>
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The main programme will be held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00am with finance minister AMA Muhith as the chief guest.</div>
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On the day (Thursday) at 7:00pm, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will organize a cultural programme at its premises.</div>
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The birth anniversary programme will also be celebrated at the places associated with Tagore’s memory — at Sheliadah of Kushtia, Shahzadpur in Sirajganj, Patisar in Naogaon and Dakshindihi in Khulna — under the management of the local administration.</div>
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A three-day programme began at Sheliadah Kuthibari in Kushtia on Wednesday.</div>
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Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the programme as the chief guest.</div>
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Tagore’s 153rd birth anniversary

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The 153rd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the larger-than-life Bangla poet, will be observed on Thursday. The government has chalked out elaborate programmes marking the day. This year’s theme of the birth anniversary is ‘Rabindranath and Bangladesh’. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the eve of the day. The main programme will be held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00am with finance minister AMA Muhith as the chief guest. On … Read more »

07May2014

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim , Bangladeshi model

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Bidya Sinha Saha Mim , Bangladeshi model

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05May2014

Emma Stone joins fight against cancer

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Emma Stone joins fight against cancer

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2" star Emma Stone joined the fight against cancer at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk for Women in New York, reports Indo-Asian News Service."The Amazing Spider-Man 2" co-hosted the event with Andy Cohen on Saturday, reports eonline.com.The event is especially close to Stone's heart because her mother Krista Stone was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2008.The first EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women was held in 1994 and the events have rais… Read more »

05May2014

Arrest warrant issued against "Ram-Leela" actors,director

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Arrest warrant issued against "Ram-Leela" actors,director

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An Indian court on Sunday issued arrest warrants against Ram- Leela director-producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actors Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh in connection with a case alleging that few scenes in the movie hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus, reports NDTV. Warrants were also issued against another producer Kishore Lulla, as well as the musicians and lyricists of the movie. Issuing the arrest warrants, chief judicial magistrate (CJM) SP Singh directed Mumbai Police… Read more »

05May2014

Suarez wins writers' award

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iverpool striker Luis Suarez completed a notable 'double' on Monday after it was announced he'd been voted the 2014 Footballer of the Year by England's Football Writers' Association.<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Suarez's 30 goals have kept Liverpool in sight of their first English championship title in 24 years and this latest honour comes after his peers in England's Professional Footballers' Association named him Player of the Year.<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Uruguay international Suarez, 27, topped a poll of more than 300 journalists ahead of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and will receive the FWA award, which has been running since 1948 at a gala dinner at London's Lancaster Hotel on 15 May.<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />FWA chairman Andy Dunn, of the Sunday Mirror, said: "Those members who have been fortunate enough to be working at a match involving Luis Suarez have witnessed an astonishing talent first-hand.<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Andy said, "Tireless endeavour allied to extraordinary imagination makes an irresistible combination. Add ingenious, impudent finishing and you have a footballer who truly quickens the pulse."</div>
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"Luis is a remarkably gifted addition to the long and distinguished list of winners of our award," Andy added.</div>
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Charles Buchan, one of the founders of the FWA, said the award should be presented "to the professional player who by precept and example is considered by a ballot of members to be the footballer of the year".</div>
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And there will be those who argue that, for all his goals, Suarez has failed to live up to the standards of Buchan's words given he started the season completing a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic -- a punishment which itself came a year after he received an eight-game suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.</div>
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Nevertheless, Suarez gained 52 percent of a ballot in which votes were cast for 10 players in all, with Gerrard the runner-up and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure, a key figure in Manchester City's Premier League title-charge, in third place.</div>
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Suarez won just two votes in last year's poll and Dunn told Sky Sports: "Our voting opened 12 hours after the biting incident at Anfield, so I think that was taken into account.</div>
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"I must stress the importance in this award that the football writers are asked to base their decision on obviously the footballing contribution throughout the season, but also to take into account the player's behaviour -- the original citation for the FWA award back in 1947/48 mentioned 'precept and example', so that is taken into account.</div>
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"While no-one would say Suarez is whiter than white, you would have to say his behaviour all throughout the season has been very good and I think the football writers have taken that into account, an element of redemption if you like, and allied with those 30 goals, and the sensational talent he has displayed all season, that made him a very, very popular choice."</div>
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Suarez wins writers' award

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iverpool striker Luis Suarez completed a notable 'double' on Monday after it was announced he'd been voted the 2014 Footballer of the Year by England's Football Writers' Association.Suarez's 30 goals have kept Liverpool in sight of their first English championship title in 24 years and this latest honour comes after his peers in England's Professional Footballers' Association named him Player of the Year.Uruguay international Suarez, 27, topped a poll of more than 300 journalists ahead of Liver… Read more »

05May2014

Ben Affleck banned from blackjack at Las Vegas casino: source

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Affleck, 41, was stopped earlier this week by security guards at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas while playing blackjack because "you are too good," the source said. He was told he could play other games at the casino.<br style="overflow: visible;" /></div>
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Affleck, who won Oscars for co-writing 1997's "Good Will Hunting" and producing 2012's "Argo," recently starred in last year's crime thriller "Runner Runner," where he played an online gambling tycoon.<br style="overflow: visible;" /><br style="overflow: visible;" />The actor was on a short break in Las Vegas with his wife Jennifer Garner before he left to shoot Zack Snyder's upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel where he will play Batman opposite Henry Cavill's Superman.<br style="overflow: visible;" /><br style="overflow: visible;" />An earlier story by celebrity news outlet TMZ.com said Affleck had been banned for life from the casino for counting cards, a method of using probability to predict the next hand.<br style="overflow: visible;" /><br style="overflow: visible;" />A representative for the Hard Rock Hotel did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.</div>
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Ben Affleck banned from blackjack at Las Vegas casino: source

Unknown 0 Actors 3:16 AM

Actor Ben Affleck was banned from playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino because he was "too good," a source close to the Oscar-winner said on Friday. Affleck, 41, was stopped earlier this week by security guards at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas while playing blackjack because "you are too good," the source said. He was told he could play other games at the casino. Affleck, who won Oscars for co-writing 1997's "Good Will Hunting" and producing 2012's "Argo," recently starred in last year's… Read more »

04May2014

Passive smoking 'damages children's arteries'

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Passive smoking causes lasting damage to children's arteries, prematurely ageing their blood vessels by more than three years, say researchers.<br /><br />The damage - thickening of blood vessel walls - increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life, they say in the European Heart Journal.</div>
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<br /><br />In their study of more than 2,000 children aged three to 18, the harm occurred if both parents smoked.<br /><br />Experts say there is no "safe" level of exposure to second-hand smoke.<br /><br />The research, carried out in Finland and Australia, appears to reveal the physical effects of growing up in a smoke-filled home - although it is impossible to rule out other potentially contributory factors entirely.<br />Hidden damage<br /><br />Ultrasound scans showed how children whose parents both smoked developed changes in the wall of a main artery that runs up the neck to the head.<br /><br />While the differences in carotid intima-media thickness were modest, they were significant and detectable some 20 years later when children had reached adulthood, say the investigators.<br /><br />Study author Dr Seana Gall, from the University of Tasmania, said: "Our study shows that exposure to passive smoke in childhood causes a direct and irreversible damage to the structure of the arteries.<br /><br />"Parents, or even those thinking about becoming parents, should quit smoking. This will not only restore their own health but also protect the health of their children into the future."<br /><br />The results took account of other factors that might otherwise explain the association, such as whether the children went on to be smokers themselves, but the findings remained unchanged.<br /><br />However, if only one parent smoked the effect was not seen - possibly because exposure was not as high.<br /><br />Dr Gall said: "We can speculate that the smoking behaviour of someone in a house with a single adult smoking is different. For example, the parent that smokes might do so outside away from the family, therefore reducing the level of passive smoking. However, as we don't have this type of data, this is only a hypothesis."<br /><br />Regardless, experts say all children should be protected from second-hand smoke.<br /><br />Doireann Maddock, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "The negative health effects of passive smoking are well known, but this study goes a step further and shows it can cause potentially irreversible damage to children's arteries increasing their risk of heart problems in later life.<br /><br />"If you're a smoker, the single most effective way of reducing your child's exposure to passive smoke is for you to quit.<br /><br />"If this isn't possible, having a smoke-free home and car offers the best alternative to help protect your child from the harmful effects of passive smoke."<br /><br />Simon Clark, director of the smokers' group Forest, said: "We must avoid scaremongering because damage to arteries could be caused by a number of factors including poor diet and other forms of air pollution.<br /><br />"While it's sensible and considerate not to smoke around children in a small confined space it's far too easy to point the finger at smokers when the issue is extremely complicated."</div>
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Passive smoking 'damages children's arteries'

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Passive smoking 'damages children's arteries' Passive smoking causes lasting damage to children's arteries, prematurely ageing their blood vessels by more than three years, say researchers.The damage - thickening of blood vessel walls - increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life, they say in the European Heart Journal. In their study of more than 2,000 children aged three to 18, the harm occurred if both parents smoked.Experts say there is no "safe" level of exposure to secon… Read more »

04May2014

Actor Rhea Chakraborty molested, calls Mumbai 'suffocatingly unsafe'

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Rhea tweeted about the incident that happened inside a building in Khar (Mumbai), where she lives. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">She wrote, "Luckily, I take martial arts classes and managed to kick him real hard..And screamed so he ran away...But Mumbai is suffocatingly unsafe. (sic)"</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Later, Rhea filed an FIR and issued a statement saying, " I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouraging words I have tweeted about this unfortunate incident only to highlight the dismal reality and ask all women to be more aware. The police are doing their job and I am confident they will get to the bottom of this matter."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">With a series of tweets and responses, the actor discussed the incident and lamented the situation of women's safety in Mumbai.</span><br />
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty molested, calls Mumbai 'suffocatingly unsafe'

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Actor Rhea Chakraborty molested, calls Mumbai 'suffocatingly unsafe' Rhea tweeted about the incident that happened inside a building in Khar (Mumbai), where she lives. She wrote, "Luckily, I take martial arts classes and managed to kick him real hard..And screamed so he ran away...But Mumbai is suffocatingly unsafe. (sic)"Later, Rhea filed an FIR and issued a statement saying, " I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouraging words I have tweeted about this unfortunate incident… Read more »

04May2014

Will Zain and Aaliya fall in love on a romantic date?

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Will Zain and Aaliya fall in love on a romantic date?

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Amidst all the drama around Barkat’s entry into the Abdullah’s life, romance is set to brew between Beintehaa‘s lead pair finally Zain (Harshad Arora) and Aaliya (Preetika Rao) will finally have some romantic moments on the show. An unusual love story Beintehaa had an interesting twist with the entry of Usmaan’s lost daughter Barkat (Dimple Jhangiani), but the makers seem to have found an interesting way to weave in the love element into the ongoing track. It seems that Zain and Aaliya will soo… Read more »

04May2014

Most popular TV actors bangladesh Apurbo

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">One of the most popular TV actors of the current time, Apurbo is rather choosy about his works. He recently worked in his first full-length feature film, which is likely to be released this year. In a recent conversation, the model-turned-actor spoke to lestar image about his entry into the silver screen.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tell us about your film.<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> It's called “Gangster Returns”. Normally I play romantic role in TV plays, but here, the audience will see me as an action hero.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What's your expectation from the film?<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> It's releasing sometime next month hopefully, and expectations are certainly high. The entire team has made a great effort to present a good film before the audiences. I hope it will entertain film lovers.  </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tell us about your experience as an action hero.<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> I sustained injuries for a week on my ten-day schedule. I had to stay in water for 18 hours just shooting a title promo. It was shot at Coke factory in Tejgaon. I had to take up quite a few challenges for a number of sequences.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What are your plans for the big screen?<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> If I get quality scripts, I will continue in the field. Otherwise, I am happy with my career in the small screen. A lot of people ask me to quit TV plays and focus on cinema. But I don't think I can do that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You have also written, directed and acted in the tele-film “Backdated” simultaneously. How did that go?<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> It was stressful, performing three roles at a time. However, I am very satisfied with my first directorial work.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What kind of scripts interests you the most?<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> Very simple plots. As our life is filled with full of troubles, the audiences feel more comfortable receiving simple plots rather than complex ones. I want to entertain my viewers with plain storylines.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> You have also been seen singing …<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">To be honest, I have no institutional education in music. I have adopted it a little through listening only. Besides, my mother was an enlisted singer at radio in Rajshahi. I am often asked to perform songs at different programmes. I have also sung the title song of my play “Bhalobasher Chatushkon”. I have plans to release an album in near future, maybe.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tell us something about yourself not many of your fans know.<br style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" />Apurbo:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: georgia, Regular; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;"> When I was born, Satyajit Ray's “Apu'r Sangsar” was a blockbuster, and my mother kept my name based on the protagonist of that film. Since then, I have been called Apu and then Apurbo. My family members usually address me as Apu.</span></div>

Most popular TV actors bangladesh Apurbo

Unknown 0 Actors 2:58 AM

One of the most popular TV actors of the current time, Apurbo is rather choosy about his works. He recently worked in his first full-length feature film, which is likely to be released this year. In a recent conversation, the model-turned-actor spoke to lestar image about his entry into the silver screen.Tell us about your film.Apurbo: It's called “Gangster Returns”. Normally I play romantic role in TV plays, but here, the audience will see me as an action hero.What's your expectation from the … Read more »

04May2014