Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn

(born July 2, 1982, as Lisa Olivia Munn) is an American actress, model and television personality.

She began her career being credited as Lisa Munn. However, since 2006, she has been using the name Olivia Munn personally and professionally. Also since 2006, Munn has been one of the faces of the cable network g4, hosting a number of shows for the network, the most prominent being Attack of the show, with co-host Kevin pereira.

There is a storage room filled with boxes of Playboys. And it’s been very hard to get through all of them and write a personal note to each of you. BUT I have new metallic markers that don’t smear, someone to hand me the magazines, and commercial breaks to sign them in. My goal Sign all Plaboys by next Tuesday Goal Set

Hot damn, now that is one fine looking babe. If you don’t know who Olivia Munn is, she’s the co-host of G4TV’s Attack of the Show and one of the only reasons why I watch the channel. She’s also one of the hottest women on the planet (especially in a bikini as you can clearly see) and has made our top celebrity babes year-end list for two years in a row Yeah, she’s that freaking hot! Check out Olivia’s blogfor more of her drool-inducing pictures and shenanigans. Special thanks to Skeets for the heads up

Lisa Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma. She is of Chinese descent on her mother’s side and of Caucasian descent on her father’s. When Munn was two, her mother re-married to a man in the Air Force. Although the family relocated many times, Munn was predominantly raised in the shinjuku district of ,  where the military assigned her stepfather. During this time, she had appeared in a number of local theater productions, and later became a model within the Japanese fashion industry. She also attended the University of Oklahoma,majoring in journalism and minoring in Japanese and dramatic arts..

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Icebergs

Icebergs are large floating chunks of ice. In order to float, they need to displace a volume of water that is equal in weight. Submarines use this principle to rise and sink in the water by changing their weight.

But the rising sea temperature and these huge ice blocks play a role in the rising ocean level. These chunks of frozen glaciers break off from the face of glaciers and ice shelfs and fall into the ocean. The rising temperature are causing more to form by weakening the glaciers, causing more cracks and making ice more likely to break off. As soon as the ice falls into the ocean, the ocean rises a little.

Generally, these frozen blocks inhabit the ploar regions, although several were recently seen in New Zealand waters for the first time in 56 years. The last time one was visible from the New Zealand shore was June 1931. The largest measured about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) in length and stood some 120 meters (360 feet) above water. The bergs were likely to be part of a larger piece of ice which broke off the Ronne Ice Shelf, located southeast of the Falkland Islands, six years ago. The original chunk of ice, named A-43, was 167 km (104 miles) long 32 km (20 miles) wide.

Scientists are being careful not to attribute these bergs to climate change as it is a natural, but rare phenomenon. However, a marked warming trend is evident in the Antarctic Peninsula, with spectacular loss of ice shelves, and movement of glaciers which must cause a rethink, and link to global warming.

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Missile breakthrough: Agni-V poised for a global reach

Hyderabad: The Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) in Hyderabad, which develops India’s strategic (long-range, nuclear-tipped) missiles, has dramatically increased the options for its forthcoming Agni-5 missile by making it highly road-mobile, or easily transportable by road.

An upgraded version of the Indian Agni missile, which has nuclear capability and the range to reach deep inside neighboring territory, is seen on its mobile launch pad on Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal before its successful test Sunday, April 11, 1999. The test came despite U.S. requests that India hold off on development of its nuclear program. (AP Photo/HO)

That enables the Agni-5 to reach targets far beyond its stated 5,000-km range by quickly moving closer to the target. In a hypothetical war against, say, Sweden, an Agni-5 launcher, stationed near Bangalore, would be unable to strike Stockholm, 7,000 km away. But moving by road to Amritsar would bring Stockholm within range.

Similarly, moving the Agni-5 to northeast India would bring even Harbin, China’s northernmost city, within striking range. From various places across India, the Agni-5 can reach every continent except North and South America.

The Agni-5 will be the first canisterised, road-mobile missile in India’s arsenal, similar to the Dongfeng-31A that created ripples during China’s National Day Military Parade in Beijing on October 1. India’s current long-range missile, the Agni-3, a non-canisterised missile, can only be moved with difficulty from one place to another

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China spooked by India’s Agni-5

Agni-5, India’s latest long-range nuclear-capable missile under development, can target China’s northernmost city of Harbin, a leading Chinese newspaper has claimed amid a slew of strident anti-India articles over the status of Arunachal Pradesh.

“India’s Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) has made its forthcoming Agni-5 missile highly road-mobile, or easily transportable by road, which would bring Harbin, China’s northernmost city within striking range if the Agni-5 is moved to northeast India,” the People’s Daily reported.

Harbin is the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province.

The paper, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, noted that the Agni-5 which has a range of 5,000 km is similar to the Dongfeng-31A showcased during China’s National Day Military Parade on October 1 in Beijing.

India is going to test-fire the missile in early 2011, the report claimed.

The report came two days after China raked up its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, questioning Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit there on October 3.

Reacting strongly to the Chinese objection to Singh’s visit, India said the comments were disappointing as the state is an inalienable part of the country and such remarks do “not help” the process of talks on boundary issue.

A number of state-run Chinese papers have stepped up rhetoric against India on the boundary issue through their articles.

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Sachin Tendulkar’s 138 was his sixth hundred in 38 innings

Sachin Tendulkar’s 138 was his sixth hundred in 38 innings in finals, and it pushed his overall average in such matches up to an impressive 55.54. In his last three finals, he has notched up scores of 117 not out, 91 and 138, and India have won each of those matches.

# In all, Tendulkar has scored 1833 runs in finals, which is easily the highest – Sanath Jayasuriya is next with 1613. Tendulkar also ranks very high in terms of all-time averages in finals: among those who’ve scored at least 500 runs in finals, only three have a higher average. One of them is India’s current coach, Gary Kirsten – in 20 innings, he scored 1019 runs at an excellent average of 69.73.Tendulkar’s stats stats are very similar to those of Viv Richards, who averaged 55.73 at a strike rate of 84.78 in 17 finals. Brian Lara, on the other hand, has struggled in finals, averaging only 28.16, more than 12 runs below his career average. His one century and two fifties all came in his first four innings; in his last 14 finals, his highest score was 35.

The Man-of-the-Match award was Tendulkar’s 59th in ODIs, and his eighth in finals. It was also his 14th Player-of-the-Series award. Tendulkar leads the all-time list in both categories – he is 11 clear of the second-placed Jayasuriya in the match awards and three ahead in the series awards. Sachin Tendulkar has rated his risk-free 138 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Compaq Cup as one of his best innings. His 44th one-day hundred propelled India to 319, which proved 46 runs too many for Sri Lanka.

“This is one of my best innings. I will rate this up considering the conditions and the ground, the humidity,” Tendulkar said. His superbly paced innings fetched him his 59th Man-of-the-Match award besides helping him to yet another Man-of-the-Series award. It capped a successful return for Tendulkar, who had to miss the one-day series against West Indies earlier this year due to a finger injury.

Tendulkar said India’s success was due to the current team having more match-winners than before. “I think in this lot we have got match-winners and more big hitters as such and you know the guys have delivered at the crunch moment. It could be with bat or ball. But they have been delivering pretty consistently and you know they are all talented guys. You need match-winners to win consistently. That is what this team is about.”

Tendulkar said this team was among the top ones he had played for since debuting in 1989. “There have been so many great names. I would not want to run anyone down by making comparisons about teams. I would like to respect the fact that I was fortunate to be part of various generations. This is definitely one of the top teams I have been part of. We have always tried to win but we have been able to produce results in the last couple of years or so. We have been able to perform pretty consistently. There are going to be upsets in between but if you look at the larger picture, we have had better days.”

India’s victory was only their fourth in ODI finals in 21 attempts since 2000, and their first trophy in Sri Lanka since 1998. MS Dhoni played his part in setting up the win with a brisk 56 after promoting himself to No. 3. “The victory is special,” Dhoni said, “It feels great to win a trophy in Sri Lanka after such a long time. Being the second-placed team in world rankings we have to keep performing well to sustain the quality.”

Despite the big total, India had to endure some anxious moments as Sri Lanka’s batsmen battled hard till the end (Tendulkar said he had “no nails left” after the match see-sawed its way to the finish). The home side were helped by some tardy Indian fielding; two catches were grassed and several run-out chances were missed. The fast bowlers were also off the boil early on, wilting in the face of an onslaught from the Sri Lankan openers. “We have got to learn from our mistakes,” Dhoni said. “We did lack a bit in the fielding and bowling departments and both are very crucial. Thankfully, we ended on the winning side today.”

Dhoni dedicated the win to the former BCCI president, Raj Singh Dungarpur, who died on Saturday. “He was the manager during our tour to Pakistan [in 2005-06]. He was a great man. We dedicate the victory to him.”

India’s next assignment is the Champions Trophy, which kicks off on September 22 in South Africa.

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