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Friday, May 4, 2012
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Italy goes big to save Venice as it sinks into the sea
A multibillion-dollar flood-prevention system will be put in place starting next year, a decade after the project began.
Venetians have been coping with tidal flooding, or ?acqua alta,? for centuries. A recent study suggests the problem may be worsening faster than previously believed.
Skip to next paragraphBut a multibillion-dollar system to be implemented starting next year could help prevent major flooding, according to two engineers who presented the project yesterday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass.
According to scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, the University of Miami, and Tele-Rilevamento Europa, an Italian company specializing in ground deformation measurement, the lagoon city is sinking, and won?t stop any time soon.
The team, who published their findings in the March issue of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, combined GPS and space-borne radar information on the lagoon over the past 10 years and came to the conclusion that the city is sinking about two millimeters (0.08 inches) per year. This contradicts previous studies, according to which Venice?s land subsidence, the scientific term that refers to its slow sinking into the waters, had stopped after the city discontinued groundwater pumping in the 1990s, as reported by the Italian newspaper Il Gazzettino.
?It?s a small effect, but it?s important,? lead author Yehuda Bock said in a press release.
In 20 years, the study says, 80 millimeters (3.2 inches) of the lagoon will be taken over by the sea. But that is not the only thing Venetians should be worried about: The city is also tilting eastward, a problem the authors of the research say wasn?t detected in other studies.
So, is Venice doomed? ?Perhaps not. First of all, some question the study?s methodological approach. Pierpaolo Campostrini, director of Corila, a Venice-based research center that studies the lagoon, told Italian daily Corriere della Sera that subsidence may not be constant. ?It could accelerate or slow down,? he said.
Then there is Mose, a complex 5 billion euro ($6.5 billion) flood-prevention system part of which will be operational in 2013 ? 10 years after the project, one of Italy's largest public works, first began. Mose engineers Maria Teresa Brotto and Giovanni Cecconi were at MIT yesterday to present the project, which MIT faculty helped to develop. Mose?s four barriers, placed in the water at the lagoon?s inlets, are designed to rise with the water level, thus protecting the lagoon from flooding.
The goal, Mr. Cecconi said, is ?to keep the water level under 100 centimeters [3.28 feet]? in the city. Critics of the project, however, are concerned about its environmental impact and its maintenance costs, which Ms. Brotto said will amount to 15 to 20 million euros per year.
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EchoStar outs its HDT-610R Ultra Slim Box, says it's 'world's slimmest' DVR
EchoStar has come a long way since unveiling that HDS-600RS early last year, and today the European company's taking the wraps off of its newest DVR, the Ultra Slim Box HDT-610R. Keeping true to its moniker, the 610R measures in at a slim 14mm thin, while weighing in at just under two pounds. Physical features aside, EchoStar's managed to stuff a 500GB hard drive inside the DVR's scrawny body, as well as a couple of USB 2.0 incisions and single Ethernet and HDMI ports. On the software end, the device is equipped with a Freeview+ HD feature that offers subscription-free access to over 50 "high quality" and four high-def channels -- though, you will have to pay a one-time fee for the service. The HDT-610R will be available for pre-order starting May 4th, with Amazon, John Lewis and Maplin being the first online vendors to have it for up for grabs. No word on pricing yet, but in the meantime all you Euro folks can gander at the PR below to soak up the rest of the deets.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Usher, Kelly Clarkson Added To Billboard Music Awards Performer List
Nelly Furtado and Linkin Park will also perform on May 20 show from Las Vegas.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>The Lineup for the May 20 <i>Billboard</i> Music Awards got a fuel-injection on Tuesday (May 1) when Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Linkin Park and Nelly Furtado <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/usher-kelly-clarkson-linkin-park-and-nelly-furtado-billboard-music-awards" target="_blank"> were added to the performer Lineup</a>.</P><P>The show, which will air on ABC from the MGM Grand Arena, was already slated to feature songs from <a href=" http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a>, LMFAO, <a href="/news/articles/1684195/the-wanted-britney-spears.jhtml">The Wanted</a>
, Carrie Underwood and Cee Lo Green.</P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:719495/cp~vid%3D719495%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A719495" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center></P><P>In no coincidence at all, the show will come just as many of the headliners are preparing to drop new albums, including Usher (<I>Looking at Myself</I>, June 12), Furtado, (<I>The Spirit Indestructible</I>, June 19), Bieber (<a href="/news/articles/1684085/justin-bieber-kanye-west-studio.jhtml"><I>Believe</I></a>
, June 19) and Park, (<I>Living Things</I>, June 26). More acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks for the show that will be co-hosted by "Modern Family" stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.</P><P>The night's <a href="/news/articles/1683540/adele-rihanna-gaga-billboard-music-awards.jhtml">leading finalists</a>
 include Adele, Rihanna, LMFAO, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne, with Adele in the lead in 18 award categories, followed by LMFAO with 17, Rihanna with 13 and Gaga and Wayne with 10 each.</P><P>The awards are based on <I>Billboard</I>'s chart rankings, and combine data from album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring in addition to streaming and social interactions with fans on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online music services.</P><P>Among the leading categories:</P><P><B>Top Artist</B>: Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna.</P><P><B>Top New Artist</B>: Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa.</P><P><B>Top Male Artist</B>: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars</P><P><B>Top Female Artist</B>: Adele, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Rihanna.</P><P><B>Top Duo/Group</B>: Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, LMFAO and Maroon 5.</P><P><B>Top <i>Billboard</i> 200 Album</B>: Adele <I>21</I>, Michael Bublé <I>Christmas</I>, Drake <I>Take Care</I>, Lady Gaga <I>Born This Way</I> and Lil Wayne <I>Tha Carter IV</I>.</P><P><B>Top Pop Album</B>: Adele <I>19</I>, Adele <I>21</I>, Michael Bublé <I>Christmas</I>, Lady Gaga <I>Born This Way</I> and Justin Bieber <I>Under the Mistletoe</I>.</P><P><B>Top R&B Album</B>: Beyoncé <I>4</I>, Mary J. Blige <I>My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)</I>, Chris Brown <I>F.A.M.E.</I>, Jennifer Hudson <I>I Remember Me</I> and Rihanna <I>Talk That Talk</I>.</P><P><B>Top Rap Album</B>: Bad Meets Evil <I>Hell: The Sequel</I>, Drake <I>Take Care</I>, Jay-Z & Kanye West <I>Watch the Throne</I>, Lil Wayne <I>Tha Carter IV</I> and LMFAO <I>Sorry for Party Rocking</I>.</P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:751260/cp~vid%3D751260%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A751260" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center></p>
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Rick Santorum Denies Taking Photo of Lindsay Lohan
Does Rick Santorum have a crush on Lindsay Lohan?
The former presidential candidate reportedly asked the actress to pose for a photo at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, then awkwardly denied it.
Lohan was sitting with Greta Van Susteren, whose invitation to the star drew fire from Meghan McCain, at the annual event when Santorum approached.
He reportedly asked Lindsay to take a picture of him with Van Susteren, then snapped a photo of Lohan. Not along with him, just a photo of Lohan. Alone.
Random? Sure. But probably harmless. The funny part is that when asked about this by a reporter shortly after, he dodged the question unnecessarily.
"I took a picture of a lot of people tonight," the visibly uncomfortable politician said, as though he could not remember what happened minutes earlier.
It's really okay Rick. You're allowed to be a little enamored with this sultry, captivating, slow-moving train wreck of an individual. We clearly are.
Santorum dropped out of the Republican presidential race this month, having given Mitt Romney an impressively strong run considering that he's Rick Santorum.
[Photos: WENN.com]
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